We wish for so many things during the holiday season. We are swept away by waves of shiny ribbon and temptation as fragile as tinsel. Above the roar, it's easy not to hear the heartbeat of Christmas.
So close your eyes, open your heart and listen.
These 12 timeless melodies have been lovingly chosen for the joy, warmth and beauty they conjure. Bathed in their jubilation, you're sure to be reminded of the only wish that truly matters.
It is a wish worth the wishing - that the generous, open spirit of Christmas glow like an ember every day from now on.
Widely regarded as one of the region's top melodic banjo players, Lisa Schmitz is a teacher, student, author, wife, mother, and musician from Hope Valley, Rhode Island. For this project, she has assembled a stunning array of musicians and 12 songs that virtually define the season.
The result is an untraditional embrace of traditional Christmas music - poignant, joyful and true. May you enjoy Glad Tidings this year, and for many more to come. With every listen, you'll agree, it is music played on heartstrings.


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#pragma once

#include <memory>
#include <string>

#include "soa/jsoncpp/value.h"
#include "soa/service/async_event_source.h"
#include "soa/service/http_header.h"

namespace Datacratic {

/* Forward declarations */

struct HttpClientCallbacks;

/****************************************************************************/
/* HTTP REQUEST                                                             */
/****************************************************************************/

/* Representation of an HTTP request. */

struct HttpRequest {
    /** Structure used to hold content for a POST request. */
    struct Content {
        Content() = default;

        Content(const std::string & str,
                const std::string & contentType = "")
            : str(str), contentType(contentType)
        {
        }

        Content(const char * data, uint64_t size,
                const std::string & contentType = "")
            : str(data, size), contentType(contentType)
        {
        }

        Content(const Json::Value & content,
                const std::string & contentType = "application/json")
            : str(content.toString()), contentType(contentType)
        {
        }

        std::string str;
        std::string contentType;
    };

    HttpRequest()
        : timeout_(-1)
    {
    }

    HttpRequest(const std::string & verb, const std::string & url,
                const std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> & callbacks,
                const Content & content, const RestParams & headers,
                int timeout = -1)
        noexcept
        : verb_(verb), url_(url), callbacks_(callbacks),
          content_(content), headers_(headers),
          timeout_(timeout)
    {
    }

    void clear()
    {
        verb_ = "";
        url_ = "";
        callbacks_ = nullptr;
        content_ = Content();
        headers_ = RestParams();
        timeout_ = -1;
    }

    std::string verb_;
    std::string url_;
    std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> callbacks_;
    Content content_;
    RestParams headers_;
    int timeout_;
};

/****************************************************************************/
/* HTTP CLIENT IMPL                                                         */
/****************************************************************************/

struct HttpClientImpl : public AsyncEventSource {
    HttpClientImpl(const std::string & baseUrl,
                   int numParallel = 1024, int queueSize = 0)
        : AsyncEventSource()
    {
    }

    HttpClientImpl(HttpClientImpl && other) = default;

    virtual ~HttpClientImpl()
    {}

    /** Enable debugging */
    virtual void enableDebug(bool value) = 0;

    /** SSL checks */
    virtual void enableSSLChecks(bool value) = 0;

    /** Enable the TCP_NODELAY option, also known as the Nagle's algorithm */
    virtual void enableTcpNoDelay(bool value) = 0;

    /** Use with servers that support HTTP pipelining */
    virtual void enablePipelining(bool value) = 0;

    /** Enqueue (or perform) the specified request */
    virtual bool enqueueRequest(const std::string & verb,
                                const std::string & resource,
                                const std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> & callbacks,
                                const HttpRequest::Content & content,
                                const RestParams & queryParams,
                                const RestParams & headers,
                                int timeout = -1) = 0;

    /* Returns the number of requests in the queue */
    virtual size_t queuedRequests() const = 0;
};

/****************************************************************************/
/* HTTP CLIENT ERROR                                                        */
/****************************************************************************/

enum struct HttpClientError {
    None,
    Unknown,
    Timeout,
    HostNotFound,
    CouldNotConnect,
    SendError,
    RecvError
};

std::ostream & operator << (std::ostream & stream, HttpClientError error);

/****************************************************************************/
/* HTTP CLIENT                                                              */
/****************************************************************************/

struct HttpClient : public AsyncEventSource {
    /* This sets the requested version of the underlying HttpClientImpl. By
     * default, this value is deduced from the "HTTP_CLIENT_VERSION"
     * environment variable. It not set, this falls back to 1. */
    static void setHttpClientImplVersion(int version);

    /* "baseUrl": scheme, hostname and port (scheme://hostname[:port]) that
       will be used as base for all requests
       "numParallels": number of requests that can be handled simultaneously
       "queueSize": size of the backlog of pending requests, after which
       operations will be refused (0 = infinite)
       "implVersion": use version X of the HttpClientImpl, fallback
       to HTTP_CLIENT_IMPL
    */
    HttpClient(const std::string & baseUrl,
               int numParallel = 1024, int queueSize = 0,
               int implVersion = 0);
    HttpClient(HttpClient && other) noexcept
    {
        *this = std::move(other);
    }
    HttpClient(const HttpClient & other) = delete;

    virtual int selectFd()
        const
    {
        return impl->selectFd();
    }

    virtual bool processOne()
    {
        return impl->processOne();
    }

    /** Enable debugging */
    void enableDebug(bool value)
    {
        impl->enableDebug(value);
    }

    /** SSL checks */
    void enableSSLChecks(bool value)
    {
        impl->enableSSLChecks(value);
    }

    /** Enable the TCP_NODELAY option, also known as the Nagle's algorithm */
    void enableTcpNoDelay(bool value)
    {
        impl->enableTcpNoDelay(value);
    }

    /** Enable the requesting of "100 Continue" responses in preparation of
     * a PUT request */
    void sendExpect100Continue(bool value);

    /** Use with servers that support HTTP pipelining */
    void enablePipelining(bool value)
    {
        impl->enablePipelining(value);
    }

    /** Performs a GET request, with "resource" as the location of the
     *  resource on the server indicated in "baseUrl". Query parameters
     *  should preferably be passed via "queryParams".
     *
     *  Returns "true" when the request could successfully be enqueued.
     */
    bool get(const std::string & resource,
             const std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> & callbacks,
             const RestParams & queryParams = RestParams(),
             const RestParams & headers = RestParams(),
             int timeout = -1)
    {
        return enqueueRequest("GET", resource, callbacks,
                              HttpRequest::Content(),
                              queryParams, headers, timeout);
    }

    /** Performs a POST request, using similar parameters as get with the
     * addition of "content" which defines the contents body and type.
     *
     *  Returns "true" when the request could successfully be enqueued.
     */
    bool post(const std::string & resource,
              const std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> & callbacks,
              const HttpRequest::Content & content = HttpRequest::Content(),
              const RestParams & queryParams = RestParams(),
              const RestParams & headers = RestParams(),
              int timeout = -1)
    {
        return enqueueRequest("POST", resource, callbacks, content,
                              queryParams, headers, timeout);
    }

    /** Performs a PUT request in a similar fashion to "post" above.
     *
     *  Returns "true" when the request could successfully be enqueued.
     */
    bool put(const std::string & resource,
             const std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> & callbacks,
             const HttpRequest::Content & content = HttpRequest::Content(),
             const RestParams & queryParams = RestParams(),
             const RestParams & headers = RestParams(),
             int timeout = -1)
    {
        return enqueueRequest("PUT", resource, callbacks, content,
                              queryParams, headers, timeout);
    }

    /** Performs a DELETE request. Note that this method cannot be named
     * "delete", which is a reserved keyword in C++.
     *
     *  Returns "true" when the request could successfully be enqueued.
     */
    bool del(const std::string & resource,
             const std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> & callbacks,
             const RestParams & queryParams = RestParams(),
             const RestParams & headers = RestParams(),
             int timeout = -1)
    {
        return enqueueRequest("DELETE", resource, callbacks,
                              HttpRequest::Content(),
                              queryParams, headers, timeout);
    }

    /** Enqueue (or perform) the specified request */
    bool enqueueRequest(const std::string & verb,
                        const std::string & resource,
                        const std::shared_ptr<HttpClientCallbacks> & callbacks,
                        const HttpRequest::Content & content,
                        const RestParams & queryParams,
                        const RestParams & headers,
                        int timeout = -1)
    {
        return impl->enqueueRequest(verb, resource, callbacks, content,
                                    queryParams, headers, timeout);
    }

    size_t queuedRequests()
        const
    {
        return impl->queuedRequests();
    }

    HttpClient & operator = (HttpClient && other) noexcept
    {
        if (&other != this) {
            impl = std::move(other.impl);
        }

        return *this;
    }

private:
    std::unique_ptr<HttpClientImpl> impl;
};

/****************************************************************************/
/* HTTP CLIENT CALLBACKS                                                    */
/****************************************************************************/

struct HttpClientCallbacks {
    typedef std::function<void (const HttpRequest &,
                                const std::string &,
                                int code)> OnResponseStart;
    typedef std::function<void (const HttpRequest &,
                                const char * data, size_t size)> OnData;
    typedef std::function<void (const HttpRequest & rq,
                                HttpClientError errorCode)> OnDone;

    HttpClientCallbacks(OnResponseStart onResponseStart = nullptr,
                        OnData onHeader = nullptr,
                        OnData onData = nullptr,
                        OnDone onDone = nullptr)
        : onResponseStart_(onResponseStart),
          onHeader_(onHeader), onData_(onData),
          onDone_(onDone)
    {
    }

    virtual ~HttpClientCallbacks()
    {
    }

    static const std::string & errorMessage(HttpClientError errorCode);

    /* initiates a response */
    virtual void onResponseStart(const HttpRequest & rq,
                                 const std::string & httpVersion,
                                 int code);

    /* callback for header lines, one invocation per line */
    virtual void onHeader(const HttpRequest & rq,
                          const char * data, size_t size);

    /* callback for body data, one invocation per chunk */
    virtual void onData(const HttpRequest & rq,
                        const char * data, size_t size);

    /* callback for operation completions, implying that no other call will
     * be performed for the same request */
    virtual void onDone(const HttpRequest & rq,
                        HttpClientError errorCode);

private:
    OnResponseStart onResponseStart_;
    OnData onHeader_;
    OnData onData_;
    OnDone onDone_;
};

/****************************************************************************/
/* HTTP CLIENT SIMPLE CALLBACKS                                             */
/****************************************************************************/

/* This class is a child of HttpClientCallbacks and offers a simplified
 * interface when support for progressive responses is not necessary. */

struct HttpClientSimpleCallbacks : public HttpClientCallbacks
{
    typedef std::function<void (const HttpRequest &,  /* request */
                                HttpClientError,      /* error code */
                                int,                  /* status code */
                                std::string &&,       /* headers */
                                std::string &&)>      /* body */
        OnResponse;
    HttpClientSimpleCallbacks(const OnResponse & onResponse = nullptr);

    /* HttpClientCallbacks overrides */
    virtual void onResponseStart(const HttpRequest & rq,
                                 const std::string & httpVersion, int code);
    virtual void onHeader(const HttpRequest & rq,
                          const char * data, size_t size);
    virtual void onData(const HttpRequest & rq,
                        const char * data, size_t size);
    virtual void onDone(const HttpRequest & rq, HttpClientError errorCode);

    virtual void onResponse(const HttpRequest & rq,
                            HttpClientError error,
                            int status,
                            std::string && headers,
                            std::string && body);

private:
    OnResponse onResponse_;

    int statusCode_;
    std::string headers_;
    std::string body_;
};

} // namespace Datacratic

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Police: Speed, alcohol factors in fatal East El Paso accident; suspect hospitalized
Speed and alcohol are believed to be factors in an East El Paso crash that resulted in the death of a 69-year-old man and the suspect being hospitalized, officials said.
A 42-year-old man, whose name has not been released, was driving a 2006 Cadillac DTS about 11 p.m. Monday on Loop 375 near Iron Medics Drive when he swerved into the right lane, El Paso Police Department officials said.
He then struck the back of a 2004 Ford Mustang driven by 69-year-old Francisco Garcia.
The impact of the accident caused the Mustang to travel down an embankment and roll over.
Garcia was thrown from the vehicle, officials said. He died at the scene.
The 42-year-old man was taken to a hospital to be treated for serious injuries, officials said.
Police said witnesses reported that the Cadillac was driving at a high rate of speed.
More:El Paso woman dies, man in critical condition after motorcycle crash on Sgt. Major Boulevard
More:'They are pushing my buttons': El Paso man accused of killing mother-in-law in shooting
Speed and alcohol are believed to contributing factors to the accident, officials said.
Charges are expected to be filed against the 42-year-old man once he is released from the hospital, officials said.
The accident remains under investigation.
This is the 46th traffic-related fatality of 2021, compared with 50 at this same time last year.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Avoid heavy cleaning by using foil on oven bottoms (steering clear of vents and heating elements), and clean spills as soon as possible. To clean, use either safer degreasers or baking soda mixed with two tablespoons salt and hot water. Let paste sit for 5 minutes and then use a scrub brush.
Does not contain sodium or potassium hydroxide, ethanol amines, butoxyethanol, or glycol ethers. pH must be less than 11.


text:
1965-05-23 - Grim Conversation
Summary: Constantine and Adam discuss with Halgrim the future of his unwanted roommate.
Constantine was approached by Adam about a delicate matter that required a certain sort of expertise dealing with all manner of things squicky, monstrous, and ephemeral. By George, John Constantine was that poor bastard with that rather unfortunate skill-set. Needless to say he was coaxed into giving aid to Halgrim and his tenant. So now they travel through Monster Metropolis to find the person in question.
"Often he is not here below," Adam says, walking alongside Constantine. It's one of his steps for every three or four of John's, so he's ambling, really. "In particular now, as it is finals season." He's heard at length from Halgrim about that. "We might try his office hours." The total absurdity of a construct and a wizard going to a possessed man's office hours seems to escape him.
Fortunately for Adam, Constantine, and the students of Columbia, the university is now officially on summer break, and that means Halgrim gets some time doing something other than teaching and grading. It's not the flashiest research work, but there's worse, and so he's brought a few copied papers and a pair of books with him to the lean-to.
It's improved slightly since Halgrim first woke up in it: someone's procured a futon that's full enough to qualify as a bed and not just 'a bag of cotton lumps', and the blanket is a patchwork quilt Adam might recognize as those made by one of the alligator sisters (they're a motley mess of frabric scraps over a simple shredded filler; ugly, but comfortable and, most importantly, free). There's also a sloppy child's drawing in crayon and marker on one wall: a rough suggestion of a wolf with big, curling horns and a ragged black mane; Halgrim's other face.
If he minds the image, it's not apparent. He's focused on the photocopied articles, which he's making notes on as he reads through a book.
Constantine plodded along in the manner he usually did with zero cares to give in the world. He's seen its true face. There was really little left to get worked up over. Still today wasn't about the endless nihilism that bit at the heels of the Saint of Last Chances. Today there was actually someone they might restore quality of life to on some level. That was decent enough innit? Well, for John it was more of a challenge and getting to poke at primordial spirits. That was always interesting.
John mused as they traveled, "Ever notice it's always we academics that keep winding up win reality's steamiest piles of shite? You suppose this is where 'ignorance is bliss' came from, mate?" Fair point. Reaching the destination there was a two-knuckle rap to the door.
Adam hangs behind John out of long habit, not to let his face be the first one seen. "It's always the old story. The fruit of knowledge is sweet, but its consequences are bitter." Constantine and he are two who know that well. "Professor Lindqvist," he addresses the lean-to. "I've brought you John Constantine. He's known for…" he pauses. Maybe he shouldn't tell Halgrim everything John is known for. "For facility with malicious spirits."
Papers and books shuffle about—there's an upturned orange crate with a Unicorn Brand label on it for Halgrim to use as a 'desk'—and Halgrim pokes his head out of the door, already looking pleased to hear a familiar voice. "Ah, Adam, good to see you. And, hello, Mr. Constantine." Halgrim offers his hand for a shake; it's a rough, calloused hand, the kind one gets from a fair amount of manual labor. His expression turns wry. "If you're familiar with malicious spirits then I have to assume Adam already acquainted you with my particular…situation." His accent is, despite his time in the States, still distinctly Scandanavian.
Constantine arched an eyebrow witha scant, wily grin shaking the professor's hand, "You might say we've met." The Brit took a long moment to look around the room to take note and stock of it giving the findings a nod. "Be rather keen on how you two met though if you don't mind me asking, Professor. I'd love to hear your account on the event. Moonlighting as an archaeologist? Comparative theology? Ancient lit? Bad camping trip?"
"As would I." Adam leaves all his ugliness on display when he's downstairs; there's a couple few Morlocks who could give him a run for his money, after all. So it's obvious that his huge face is alight with interest. "And I have drawn your other self, if you have never seen him in more detail than—" he nods to the crayon drawing.
Halgrim's comfort evaporatesd, and he swallows. "No—thank you, Adam, I don't think I need to see what he…really looks like." He raises an eyebrow at Constantine in turn, and gestures at the papers and books. "Not moonlighting, Mr. Constantine. I *am* an archaeologist. Though I've not been in the field since, well." He looks away and sighs. "I've never had to actually tell anyone before," he says. "So please forgive me if my telling is fragmented."
He pulls on the bronze chain around his neck, yanking out the amulet that's hidden under his shirt. It's not terribly large, unlike when Constantine previously saw it; worn by the beast, it was easily the size of a lime, but on Halgrim it's maybe a few centimeters at most. They're closer, though, than the beast would allow them get, and at this range the metallic inclusions that give the rough, blood red stone its internal glow are more apparent. "it all began with this thing."
Constantine nodded slowly offering offhandedly, "Doesn't it usually?" He shrugged more in expression than body, "No apologies needed, gov. Tell it as ya like." His beady eyes took note. It didn't look like Stranges or something he could blame the Catholics for today. Interesting. "Likewise I'm to assume any attempt to remove it has been met with folly, yeah?"
Adam has been so calm, up until now. Because now is when he suddenly looms up close, bending over to get in Halgrim's face. Passions that are usually on a leash bubble to the surface, causing his face to contort in a growl. "Not tonight," he rumbles, "but some night you will see him. And then you will be forced to obey the command of Apollo: Know Thyself."
Halgrim leans back enough that he has to put a foot behind himself to remain steady. He doesn't seem particularly nervous about Adam getting in his space; on the contrary—one of his hands forms into a fist, and there's a distinct sense that both Adam and Constantine can feel building: something is clawing at a doorway, trying to shove its way though, and something else is sitting stubbornly in front of that door, bracing it shut. The stone around Halgrim's neck flickers, and the edges of his irises gleam red-gold for a moment. He takes a deep breath, lets it out, and says, "We'll see about that," not once looking away.
|ROLL| Constantine +rolls 1d20 for: 20
Constantine took a deep breath pinching the bridge of his nose and walked a slow circle around the conflict. Mostly hermetic he started repeating a mantra in old tongue. With a series of hand gestures kept to the subtle while the lads bickered he did what good mages do: He pulled up a protective barrier to keep this business from affecting the material world. Just in case. The myriad tattoos on his skin faintly glowed with an emanating luminescence under his skin, and then died down. "There. That's a bit more helpful. Now when we're all done waving our cocks about deciding the future of the professor might we get back to the past a bit and find out how this all started? I assure you that taking responsibility for one's actions will be in a later discussion I can almost certainly guarantee will not be proctored by yours truly. Now, if you'd be so kind as to continue?"
Adam's dry, cold lips pull back from his teeth in challenge. "So we will, Professor. So we will." When the Mirror Dimension manifests, it surprises him enough to back off, looking around at the almost-but-not-quite new reality Constantine has sealed them off into. Its crystalline borders convince him that the mage is serious. "Very well," he growls. Straightens up, tosses his long black hair back over a massive shoulder.
'Personal responsibility' brings Halgrim up short, and he visibly crumples. If the wolf is still at the door, it's gone utterly silent. "Yes, of course," he says, sounding dazed, and clears his throat. "Apologies, Mr. Constantine." He gives their new setting a curious glance, shakes his head. "To answer your question I did try to get rid of it, on several occasions. The first time I tried to leave it at home, I woke up miles from my apartment, in the forest." He's quiet for a moment, then, "That's also when I realized what had really happened at the dig site. And after that I made more attempts to abandon it in various places, but they all ended the same. And when one of them resulted in an entire herd of sheep slaughtered, I…thought I should stop trying." He runs a hand over his face.
"We were, on a dig, in northern Norway. Overbygd, near Skjold specifically—not that, I expect that means anything to either of you." Halgrim glances between them, on the off chance it does. "It's fairly remote. There's a military garrison there."
Adam rumbles, "I know it. At the least, I knew it fifty years ago." He's folded his long arms and seems, if not relaxed, at least under control. "Beautiful land, with few humans to despoil it."
Constantine lifted his hand taking no offense nodding for him to continue discussing tragedies at dig sites and slaughtered flocks of Sheep. He couldn't help but note, "Well it does make them a bit easier to count. Go on." His lips pressed together and there was, in spite of his best efforts to teh contrary, a deep and genuine empathy there in his eyes as his listened neutrally to the story. "Been possessed before. Nasty business, mate. For what it's worth we all go through some trial and error before we look outside. But you! You won the jackpot. You found yourself a genuine primordial being that wanted to be found>"
Halgrim nods at Adam. "Still few. I can only imagine the garrison is meant to keep an eye on Finland and the Russians." He almost smiles, apparently finding that darkly amusing. He's all stone-faced seriousness a second later, though, and grimaces at Constantine's congratulations. "I've wondered about that, actually. How long did this site sit there, unnoticed? It wasn't well hidden. So why did no one notice it before we did?" He shakes his head. "And it was a little odd in other ways—it seemed to be a specialized burial mound, but there was no village that we knew of in that area, and they're not usually that isolated. But it's also not unheard of; sometimes we just don't know where the village is, and really we often never find them. So we didn't give it much thought, just noted the location and went about excavating."
Halgrim pauses and fingers the necklace. "The mound was actually an entrance extension, into a half-exposed sort of cave. Rolf—" He stops short, rubs at his eyes. "Rolf, he had a geology specialization, he said it looked like it might have been a cave, with a collapsed roof, and the mound had been built over it intentionally. There were large branches preserved in the dirt, so I suspect he was right about that." He laughs at some memory or another. "We had a hell of a time digging our entrance through it. Another item for the notes." He clears his throat again, and as he speaks his expression grows distant, like he's actually attempting to picture it. "Inside, we didn't find your typical burial mound contents. Instead it was almost entirely empty, save for an enormous skeleton, like from a bear or something that big, or bigger. And a stone chest. Old, ancient even, covered with mildew and the like. The lid of the chest was holding—it had closed onto an arm. A human arm. It was desiccated but there were fragments of cloth." He nods, like he's giving a report. "Very well-preserved. Cut off," he indicates just above his elbow, "with a clean, flat cut. No biting or gnawing."
Adam listens without speaking, standing in that statue-still way of his. Arms folded, head bowed. He offers, though, about the arm, "Sacrificed for an escape."
Constantine considered this folding his fingers loosly together, index fingers out to rest in the divet of his lip. "Villages sometimes relocate. Happened with the Innish, the Galls, Roanoke…" He could go on. He didn't. Looking to Adam his eyebrow arched earnestly impressed, "Good call that. Could be. So you can't part with it ad it wanted out. I know…" His hands rotated in vague circular gesture, "we can feel these things. You get a craving. Can you discern what it wants?"
Halgrim nods at Adam. "I've come to assume that. Some other, similarly unfortunate person found it previously." He ducks his head, as if he's ashamed. "And unlike me they managed to resist, and found a way to escape." He makes a face, shakes his head at Constantine's question. "No, I…I only opened the chest as part of the excavation. There wasn't, that I remember, any desire to do that, and none of the others seemed to wish to." He smiles, bitterly. "Of course, maybe I've forgotten intentionally. But even since then, I've never sensed that it wants anything. Aside from when I'm angry or scared or otherwise upset. Even then it's not that I can feel it wanting anything. It's more that it takes that chance to gain control and wreak havoc."
"He must desire something," Adam murmurs. "Can it be as simple as chaos itself? I have felt that desire as well. You could say I outgrew it. He is a spirit, though, altogether different."
Constantine arches an eyebrow, "A being in symbiosis will generally do whatever it has to to protect its host. Natural instinct. A ummm sorto of fight or flight response built into its higher consciousness. So not that you are… welll, assembled as it were, does it seem to have a pull? Wnat to act on things other than to protect you? Chase foxes, I don't know."
Halgrim tilts his head, looking thoughtful. "Not that I've noticed. The only sort of reaction I've ever seen from it has been violence." He nods at Adam. "Chaos for chaos' sake, as Adam says. Or maybe I'm subconsciously holding it down and those moments let it out, and after being held down it reacts more extremely than it would?" He thinks that over, shrugs. "I'm not sure I can say for certain that's the case. It's almost more like a sleeping disorder, or something like that. A feeling that I have to carry myself a certain way, and the pressure of that is wearing me down." He sighs, and looks exhausted for having mentioned that.
_importedadamconstantinehalgrimleague-of-monsterssocial


We will be streaming a short playthrough of a new hack that was released – called Metroid HD.
The game is essentially Metroid 1, but with Super-like graphics. This is done through an emulator called Mesen which basically allows you to "skin" old NES games and update the graphics. Check out our stream on Twitch at 3pm CST today!
I actually had an indirect hand in this hack's creation – it involves using the hack called Metroid mOTHER as a base and then improves the game's graphics considerably. I'll be talking more about it during the stream. See you there!


The Honolulu Ekiden Foundation invites you to "Hoʻohui Paʻani" or "Be united in play" at the Fifth Annual Honolulu Ekiden and Music Festival. Last year,the Foundation brought more than 1,300 runners together for a relay race and music festival,and once again welcomes runners to register for its 2017 event on May 21st.
The Honolulu Ekiden and Music Festival culminates in a star-studded concert finale at the Waikiki Shell, featuring hip-hop, reggae and rock sensations, Dirty Heads, known for their hits "My Sweet Summer," "Lay Me Down," and recent release "That's All I Need." Their current single "Oxygen" from their self-titled album is out now. Grammy-nominated and internationally known Gin Blossoms, are recognized for their numerous hits including "Hey Jealousy" and "Follow You Down." Singer/songwriter Piko Taro is best known for his smash viral sensation hit "Pen Pineapple Apple Pen" and his latest song "Orange Juice." And extremely popular Japanese rock band FLOW will also perform.
Participants in the relay are encouraged to register in two to six-member teams before May 18.
The registration fee includes participation in the Ekiden race and admission to the nighttime music festival at the Waikiki Shell (tickets are first come first served for the first 2,000 participants).
The Honolulu Ekiden and Music Festival is the only one of its kind in Hawaii, bringing Japanʻs Ekiden tradition of a marathon-length relay race to the islands. In ancient Japan, the Ekiden was a method to pass along important news from provinces to the capital with multiple messengers, completing different segments of the journey. Today, the event symbolizes teamwork and cooperation to achieve a common goal, with races held throughout Japan.
It is the goal of the 2017 Ekiden to promote tourism, foster cultural understanding between the residents of Hawaii and Japan and provide a way for friends, co-workers, running and military groups to participate together in a race that not only promotes teamwork and competition but most importantly is a lot of fun.
The Honolulu Ekiden experience culminates in a star-studded music festival at the Waikiki Shell. Every year the thrilling lineup includes a combination of international and domestic rock bands as well as pop artists.


Over the years many leaders have said, "My team loves me. They would die for me." This was said when the office's month-to-date results were pathetic. Your team does not have to die for you, but is it too much for you to expect it to sell for you?
Expenses are incurred by a business daily. You cannot ring your landlord and say, "My business is closed for twelve hours each day. Therefore I will pay only half the rent." While this concept is laughable, there are many offices that, in spite of the fact they accrue Expenses on a daily basis, fail to accrue Results daily.
Commit to one listing result per day. Any office can achieve this. Once this result standard has become a habit, the next stage is to make a sale each day. If you have the stock, this too is possible.
Time Focal Points are critical to a leader's results planning. One listing a day. One sale a day. Time Focal Points can even be extended to hiring. You should set a minimum number of first interviews. Just five first interviews per week or 20 per month, will give you two winners per year, which is a half million dollars income per year.
Your office should be hooked on the concept of at least one great result per day. One of the best ways to do this is to achieve early results. Get into the habit of making sure your office's results are in before noon. Make results happen before noon.
Your office must never close without a result. A business will lose focus without iron-fisted control from the top. Now, please, understand the paradox of that. Iron-fisted control does not mean abusing your team. You are firm but fair and, on certain things, you will not compromise. One of these things is that your office never closes without at least one result each day.
Good leaders know that when a seller presentation has been done correctly and the listed property is not sold within two weeks of coming onto the market, the chances are that the asking price should be reduced in order to maximise the selling price. Your team should aim to sell at least 30 per cent of your stock each month.
Some team members avoid addressing the issue of their overpriced stock. They didn't have to worry about Asking Price Adjustments when the market was booming. In most areas it isn't booming any more, so we now have to pay special attention to the asking prices of our stock.
And we know that the longer we leave a property at a high price, the lower the price the sellers may eventually have to accept. Therefore, as leaders, we cannot allow our salespeople to shirk visiting sellers and asking them to reduce their asking prices.
How they do this is the difference between a good result and an angry client, and this is another matter entirely. We cover this in great detail in our sales program Winning Ways – Real Estate Sales. But the least we should do is insist that our salespeople stop leaving their stock on the market at unsaleable prices.
Fail to address the price issue and your agency could be your competitors' best asset . While your salespeople leave sellers sitting unsold with your agency, your salespeople could be conditioning those sellers to sell with your competitor. Have you had a property withdraw from sale with your agency and list with another agency at a lower price lately? Now you see what I mean.
For many leaders, it has become all too easy for mediocrity to fester in their offices. In such businesses, while the payment of expenses always seems to occur, the extra profit necessary for the leader to enjoy a good life is absent. The bills are paid but the leader struggles.
Expenses occur daily. From today, so do results.


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The Ballina Naval & Maritime Museum is a local maritime history museum located in the town of Ballina, New South Wales in Australia. The museum explicitly houses and records the local maritime history of Ballina and the former mariners that reside in the town. Many of the museum's founding members, as well as some current volunteers served in the Royal Australian Navy. The museum features displays and models honouring  events and history from the RAN and navies from other nations.

The museum is located on Regatta avenue, behind the Ballina Tourist information centre. The museum is noted for maintaining in its collection one of the three Las Balsas craft and it also manages the largest naval and merchant ship model collection in Australia.

Collection
The museum has extensive displays featuring:
 The Las Balsas raft
 Port of Ballina and Local History
 Tribute to women in the Navy
 Interactive displays, including the SS Wollongbar
 DVD showings
 A working triple expansion steam engine
 Mark 9 21" Torpedo
 Model Ships

Las Balsas

In 1973, the Las Balsas rafts were towed into Ballina by fishing trawlers after their journey from Ecuador. One of the rafts is preserved in the Ballina Naval and Maritime Museum. They had planned to arrive in Mooloolaba in Queensland, but currents forced them off their course. Their journey was almost twice as long as the Kon-Tiki expeditions of 1947 and proved that people could have travelled across the Pacific in ancient times.

Gallery

See also
List of museums in New South Wales
List of maritime museums

References

Transport museums in New South Wales
Local museums in Australia
Maritime museums in Australia
Ballina, New South Wales

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Chennai: Composer Harris Jayaraj is delighted to have his best friend Shankar Mahadevan on board to croon for a song in his next film, Anegan, directed by K. V. Anand.
The two are working together for a song after almost eight years, their last outing being Ghajini, which was directed by A. R Murugadoss and had Suriya playing the lead.
Sources also say that the songs for the film are almost over, and the shoot is slightly delayed as Dhanush is busy with his Bollywood film, Shamitabh.


Abstract: In this paper, I invite a reconceptualization of constitutional (as distinct from political) citizenship, by examining the legal practice, virtually universal between the mid-nineteenth and mid-twentieth centuries, of the denaturalization of citizen women who married alien men. This practice, which emerged as a by-product of the post-revolutionary constitutional state and the 'new Westphalian' international order, reveals two core paradigms: allegiance and protection. Our modern idea of citizenship, I argue, is still embedded in the first, to the detriment of the second. Our concept of citizenship, and the legal regimes that accompany it, reflect a distinction between the allegiant and the disallegiant citizen, which mirrors the injurious distinction upon which marital denaturalization rested.


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Madrona promotes Anu Sharma and Daniel Li as partners
Lucas Matney
Fresh off the announcement of more than $500 million in new capital across two new funds, Seattle-based Madrona Venture Group has announced that they're adding Anu Sharma and Daniel Li to the team's list of partners.
The firm, which in recent years has paid particularly close attention to enterprise software bets, invests heavily in the early-stage Pacific Northwest startup scene.
Both Li and Sharma are stepping into the Partner role after some time at the firm. Li has been with Madrona for five years, while Sharma joined the team in 2020. Prior to joining Madrona, Sharma led product management teams at Amazon Web Services, worked as a software developer at Oracle and had a stint in VC as an associate at SoftBank China & India. Li previously worked at the Boston Consulting Group.
Seattle-based Madrona raises $345M for its eighth early-stage fund
I got the chance to catch up with Li, who notes that the promotion won't necessarily mean a big shift in his day-to-day responsibilities -- "At Madrona, you're not promoted until you're working in the next role anyway," he says -- but that he appreciates "how much trust the firm places in junior investors."
Asked about leveling up his venture career during a time when public and private markets seem particularly flush with cash, Li acknowledges some looming challenges.
"On one hand, it's just been an amazing five years to join venture capital because things have just been up and to the right with lots of things that work; it's just a super exciting time," Li says. "On the other hand, from a macro perspective, you know that there's more capital flowing into VC as an asset class than ever before. And just from that pure macro perspective, you know that that means returns are going to be lower in the next 10 years as valuations are higher."
Nevertheless, Li is plenty bullish on internet companies claiming larger swaths of the global GDP and hopes to invest specifically in "low code platforms, next-gen productivity, and online communities," Madrona notes in their announcement, while Sharma plans to continue looking at to "distributed systems, data infrastructure, machine learning, and security."
TechCrunch recently talked to Li and his Madrona colleague Hope Cochran about some of the top trends in social gaming and how investors were approaching new opportunities across the gaming industry.
8 investors discuss social gaming's biggest opportunities
IAMGOLD atteint ses prévisions de 2020 grâce à une production de 653 000 onces d'or et termine l'exercice en ayant 950 millions $ de liquidités
Tous les chiffres de 2020 sont préliminaires, non audités et sujets à ajustements finaux. Tous les montants sont exprimés en dollars américains, sauf indication contraire Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - 19 janvier 2021) - IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) (« IAMGOLD » ou la « Société ») annonce ses résultats préliminaires d'exploitation du quatrième trimestre et de fin d'exercice de 2020, ainsi que ses prévisions pour 2021.Gordon Stothart, président et chef de la direction, a ...
IAMGOLD Meets 2020 Guidance: Producing 653,000 Ounces of Gold and Exiting the Year with $950 Million in Cash on Hand
All 2020 figures are preliminary and unaudited and subject to final adjustment. All amounts are in US dollars, unless otherwise indicated. Toronto, Ontario--(Newsfile Corp. - January 19, 2021) - IAMGOLD Corporation (TSX: IMG) (NYSE: IAG) ("IAMGOLD" or the "Company") announces preliminary operating results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2020, as well as guidance for 2021.Gordon Stothart, President and CEO of IAMGOLD, commented, "We achieved our target production and cost guidance in 2020 in the ...
Walt Disney Co said on Tuesday it had eliminated performance-based bonuses last year for top executives, including Executive Chairman Bob Iger, as the media company looks to soften the impact of the COVID-19 fallout. The pandemic dealt a major blow to the company's theme parks and movie studio business, while people sheltered at home during the lockdown pumped up sign-ups on its Disney+ streaming service. Iger received a total compensation of $21 million for fiscal year 2020, significantly lower than the $47.5 million he had received in the prior year, Disney disclosed in a regulatory filing.
NJ extends public health emergency for another 30 days
A father and daughter, both doctors at the same New Jersey hospital, received the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine one right after the other.
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Backing the Bulls: Cramer's 'Mad Money' Recap (Tuesday 1/19/21)
Jim Cramer says the factors pushing the stock market change every day, and investors need to understand the news to manage the volatility.
8 Ways To Land Your Dream Job in 2021
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Disc disease is also referred to as "herniated disc" "slipped disc" "ruptured disc" and "bulging disc"
Symptoms of disc disease include pain that radiates across the buttocks and down a leg (sciatica). Weakness in the affected leg may also occur.
A number of studies have looked at the frequency of abnormalities on MRIs in patients without LBP. Findings from several are presented below.
X-rays only show the bones of the lower back. They do not show the discs or spinal cord.
CT myelogram is typically performed when metallic hardware is present in the spine from a previous spinal fusion. The hardware will distort the images on an MRI scan.
Spondylolisthesis may occur secondary to spondylolysis. Spondylolisthesis that results from spondylolysis is sometimes referred to as "isthmic spondylolisthesis" or "spondylolytic spondylolisthesis."
Spondylolisthesis may also result from degenerative changes in the pars interarticularis joints that lead to laxity in the joints. The laxity allows the vertebra to slip forward over the underlying vertebra. Spondylolisthesis can contribute to spinal stenosis.
The cause of spondylolysis in children and young adults is largely unknown. It is believed to be a stress fracture that results from overuse. Spondylolysis is seen more frequently in athletes who engage in sports that require frequent and extensive spine motion (e.g. gymnasts, figure skaters, dancers, divers).
In older patients (≥ 40 years), spondylolysis does not typically precede spondylolisthesis. Spondylolisthesis occurs from degenerative changes in the pars interarticularis joint that create laxity in the joint. The laxity allows the vertebra to slip forward over the underlying vertebra.
In a study that followed 145 patients with degenerative spondylolisthesis for 10 years, spondylolisthesis progressed in 34% of patients. Progression did not correlate with change in symptoms.
PRIMARY OUTCOME: change in the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score at 3 months. The ODI score ranges from 0 - 100 with higher scores indicating greater disability. The minimum clinically important difference was predetermined to be 6 points.
The Early PT versus usual care study found that PT offered a marginal benefit in LBP disability at 3 months and less. The benefit failed to meet the prespecified clinically important margin of difference. Given the fact that studies involving PT are inherently unblinded, it's likely that early PT offers no real benefit in LBP.
Early PT should be avoided in most patients. Patients with chronic LBP (> 12 weeks) should focus on exercises that strengthen their core as this will likely help alleviate and prevent their pain over time (see low back pain workout for more).
Unfortunately, there has not been a surgery trial that used a sham procedure in the control group. This has lead to a lot of crossover in the trials which introduces bias.
If sciatica persisted for > 6 months in Group 2, microdiscectomy was offered. Patients in Group 2 with progressive leg pain or neurologic deficits were offered surgery earlier than 6 months.
Average baseline score on the Roland Disability Questionnaire was 16.4. Average baseline score on the visual analog scale for leg pain was 65.
At one year, 39% of patients assigned to conservative treatment had received surgery. These patients received surgery at an average of 18.7 weeks.
The high crossover rates in the studies above bias the results toward the null (no effect). The NEJM study had a lower crossover rate, and it tended to show that surgery was superior to conservative treatment in the short-term (up to 8 weeks) for the relief of leg pain. At one year, there was no difference between the treatments for pain or disability.
PRIMARY OUTCOME: change in score on the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) at 6, 12, and 52 weeks. The ODI scale ranges from 0 - 100 with higher scores indicating more severe symptoms.
None of the comparisons at any time point were statistically significant. Analyses were adjusted for differences in baseline values.
The BMJ trial above is the best trial we could find that evaluated the effects of spinal injections in disc disease. Another study detailed below (see anticonvulsants) found no benefit of injections when compared to gabapentin.
A number of other trials have been performed that have generally shown mixed results. Most of these studies did not use a sham control group which is crucial in evaluating this type of intervention.
Some authors maintain that steroid injections offer short-term (up to 6 week) relief of disc disease but have no lasting effect. This short-term effect may be due to systemic absorption of the steroid and is unrelated to steroid placement. A recent study of steroid injections in spinal stenosis found suppressed cortisol levels in patients receiving steroid injections (see spinal stenosis injections). This finding supports a systemic effect. A blinded study comparing spinal injections to intramuscular steroid injections would be interesting.
Average Baseline SF-36 score was 32 for bodily pain. Average baseline ODI score was 43.
In Group 1, ten patients received lumbar fusion. Nine of these patients had degenerative spondylolisthesis.
In trials, spinal stenosis surgery performs better for pain outcomes than conservative treatment. Functional outcomes appear to be similar.
The SPORT trial had a high crossover rate which can bias the results toward the null (no effect). The smaller Spine trial did not have a high crossover rate.
In spinal stenosis surgery, the lamina of the vertebrae are removed (laminectomy) to relieve pressure in the spinal canal (laminectomy illustration). A spinal fusion may also be performed to stabilize the vertebrae. Spinal fusion involves fusing two vertebrae together with a bone graft and rods and screws. The fused vertebrae are theoretically more stable and less likely to cause nerve impingement, particularly in patients with spondylolisthesis. There are several techniques for performing this procedure (spinal fusion illustration).
The primary analysis was a per-protocol analysis. Ten patients in the fusion group did not receive fusion and were not counted. Four patients in the laminectomy group did not receive laminectomy and were not counted. Five patients were lost to follow-up and not counted.
PRIMARY OUTCOME: Score on the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score (range 0 - 100, lower scores indicate less severe symptoms) at 2 years. Analysis was per-protocol.
Average baseline ODI score was 42.
138 patients completed 5 years of follow-up. There was no significant difference between the groups for the ODI score at 5 years (Group 1 - 27, Group 2 - 28, p=0.86).
PRIMARY OUTCOME: Proportion of patients achieving a numeric rated scale (NRS) pain score of < 4 on Day 14 after the intervention. The NRS pain scale runs from 0 - 10 with 0 being no pain and 10 being maximum pain.
The VAPOUR trial found a positive effect of vertebroplasty while the other two trials did not. One hypothesis for the conflicting results is that most subjects in the VAPOUR trial had their fracture for < 3 weeks when they were treated, where as in the other two trials, the length of fracture was longer. The authors of the VERTOS trial also note that more than 80% of the participants in the VERTOS sham group believed that they had received the intervention compared to only 54% in the VAPOUR sham group. This may mean differences in the placebo effect affected the trials.
PRIMARY OUTCOME: Percent of patients who have improvement of ≥ 4 points on the Roland–Morris Disability Questionnaire (RMDQ) at 6 weeks. The RMDQ measures functional status and it has a scale of 0 - 24 with higher scores indicating greater disability.
A procedure called radiofrequency denervation (RD) was developed to treat this type of pain. Potential candidates for RD are first screened with numbing injections around the target nerves. If the injections produce pain relief, the they may proceed to RD. During RD, a doctor places a cannula under fluoroscopy in the area of the target nerve. An electrical current is then applied that supposedly damages the pain-conducting fibers.
A randomized trial published in the JAMA (2017) compared RD to conservative treatment in 681 patients with nonspecific low back pain. The control arm of the study did not have a sham procedure which means a placebo effect was highly likely. Despite this, the study still did not find that RD had a meaningful effect.
PRIMARY OUTCOME: Pain intensity (numeric rating scale, 0 - 10; whereby 0 indicated no pain and 10 indicated worst pain imaginable) measured 3 months after the intervention. The prespecified minimal clinically important difference was defined as 2 points or more.
FINDINGS: Among ED patients with acute, nontraumatic, nonradicular low back pain, naproxen + diazepam did not improve functional outcomes or pain compared with naproxen + placebo 1 week and 3 months after ED discharge.
PRIMARY OUTCOME: Average change from baseline on a leg pain score (scale 0 - 10 with 0 indicating no pain and 10 worst pain) at one and three months. Score reflects the average pain experienced during the week before follow-up.
This study found no difference between epidural steroid injections and gabapentin for radicular nerve pain. The one-month outcomes are valid, but the three-month outcomes cannot be considered valid because nonresponders were excluded from the study after one month.
FINDINGS: Treatment with pregabalin did not significantly reduce the intensity of leg pain associated with sciatica and did not significantly improve other outcomes, as compared with placebo, over the course of 8 weeks. The incidence of adverse events was significantly higher in the pregabalin group than in the placebo group.


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Disconnect and закупорьте a cap a hose of supply of fuel (1) to a cooler (5).
Disconnect from a cooler and at once закупорьте a hose of removal of fuel (2).
Press and disconnect hoses of removal of fuel (2) and cooling liquid (4).
Turn out fixing bolts (7) and remove assembly of a cooler of fuel (5), having disconnected from it a hose of supply of cooling liquid (3).
In summary start the engine and check on existence of signs of development of leaks components of power supply systems and engine cooling.


This mini-dictionary contains many often used words in three languages: English, Armenian and Persian. The author's hobby has always been "romancing with the words". This book is an example of his infatuation.


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Chicago City Clerk
Legislative Bodies
Record #: SO2019-1502
Type: Ordinance Status: Passed
Intro date: 3/13/2019 Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards
Final action: 10/14/2021
Title: Zoning Reclassification Map Nos. 2-H and 4-H at Illinois Medical District - App No. A8728
Sponsors: Burnett, Jr., Walter, Ervin, Jason C.
Topic: ZONING RECLASSIFICATIONS - Map No. 2-H, - ZONING RECLASSIFICATIONS - Map No. 4-H
Attachments: 1. O2019-1502.pdf, 2. SO2019-1502.pdf
Journal Page Number
10/14/2021 37905 City Council Passed Pass Action details Meeting details Not available
3/13/2019 97796 City Council Referred Action details Meeting details Not available
FINAL FOR PUBLICATION
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Title 17 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, is hereby amended by changing all of the Institutional Planned Development Number 30 (Council Journal 54046 et al. approved 10/1/97) symbols and indications as shown on Map Numbers 2-H and 4-H in the area bounded by:
the north line of West Congress Parkway; South Ashland Avenue; the alley next south of West 15th Street; South Paulina Street; West 15th Street; South Wood Street; West 14th Street; South Damen Avenue; the north line of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way; and South Oakley Boulevard,
to the designation of C2-5 Motor Vehicle-Related Commercial District.
SECTION 2. Title 17 of the Municipal Code of Chicago, the Chicago Zoning Ordinance, is hereby amended by changing all of the C2-5 Motor Vehicle-Related Commercial District symbols and indications as shown on Map Numbers 2-H and 4-H in the area bounded by:
to the designation of Institutional Planned Development 30, as amended.
SECTION 3. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after its passage and due publication.
The area delineated herein as Institutional Planned Development Number 30, as amended (the "PD") consists of approximately sixteen million two hundred fifty-two thousand and sixty-seven (16,252,067) net square feet or three hundred seventy-three and one-tenth (373.10) net acres of property, which is depicted on the attached Planned Development Boundary Map (the "Property") and is owned or controlled by the Illinois Medical District Commission (the "Applicant"), established pursuantto the Illinois Medical District Act, 70 ILCS 915/0.01, etseq. (the "Act"). This comprehensive amendment to Institutional Planned Development Number 30 is an appropriate zoning ordinance for the area within the Illinois Medical District boundaries and is consistent with the zoning and uses of property surrounding the Property under the Chicago Zoning Ordinance ("CZO").
The requirements, obligations, and conditions contained within this PD and, subject to the provisions herein, the rights granted by this PD shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Applicant, to any legal titleholder or ground lessor of land within the PD and to their successors and assigns. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 17-8-0400 of the CZO, at the time of any application for an amendment, modification, or change to this PD (administrative, legislative, or otherwise), the Property in this PD shall be under single ownership or under single designated control. Except as provided herein, single designated control shall mean that only the Applicant may apply for an amendment or other change to this PD (administrative, legislative, or otherwise) and that only the Applicant may apply to or enter into an agreement with the Department of Planning and Development ("DPD"), the Department of Transportation ("CDOT"), or any other City department. Applicant shall have authority to authorize any property owner, ground lessor, or developer to conduct tasks on Applicant's behalf (a "Designated Developer"); any such designation must be in writing and filed with DPD. Before a Designated Developer enters an agreement with CDOT or any other City department, a copy of the designation must be filed with DPD and CDOT or the applicable department. Provided, however, that in instances where the property which is the subject of the request is owned by any federal, state, or local unit of government ("Unit of Government"), then said application or request for modifications or agreement with a Department may be made by that unit of government with written notice provided to the Applicant at the time ofthe request or agreement.
ILLINOIS MEDICAL DISTRICT
INSTITUTIONAL PLANNED DEVELOPMENT 30, AS AMENDED INTRODUCTION DATE: MARCH 13, 2019 PLAN COMMISSION DATE: AUGUST 26, 2021
3. All applicable official reviews, approvals, or permits are required to be obtained by the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or Unit of Government. Any dedication or vacation of streets or alleys or grants of easements or any adjustment of the right-of-way shall require a separate submittal to CDOT by the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or a Unit of Government. Any request for grants of privilege or any items encroaching on the public way shall be in compliance with this PD. Ingress or egress shall be pursuant to this PD and may be subject to the review and approval of DPD and CDOT. Closure of all or any public street or alley during demolition or construction shall be subject to the review and approval of CDOT. All work proposed in the public way must be designed and constructed in accordance with the CDOT Construction Standards for Work in the Public Way and Street and Site Plan Design Guidelines and the Municipal Code of Chicago ("MCC") 10-20.
Pursuant to a negotiated and executed Perimeter Restoration Agreement ("Agreement") by and between CDOT's Division of Infrastructure Management and the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or a Unit of Government, improvements and restoration of all public ways adjacent to redeveloped properties shall be required. Improvements and restoration may include, but not be limited to, the following, as shall be reviewed and determined by CDOT's Division of Infrastructure Management:
Full width of streets Full width of alleys Curb and gutter Pavement markings Sidewalks
ADA crosswalk ramps Parkway and landscaping
The Agreement must be executed prior to any CDOT and PD Part II Approval. The Agreement shall reflect that all work must comply with current CDOT Rules and Regulations and must be designed and constructed in accordance with CDOT's Construction Standards for Work in the Public Way and in compliance with MCC Chapter 10-20. Design of said improvements should follow CDOT's Rules and Regulations for Construction in the Public Way as well as The Street and Site Plan Design Guidelines. Any variation in scope or design of public way improvements and restoration must be approved by CDOT.
This Plan of Development consists of seventeen (17) Statements along with:
Bulk Regulations Table Parking Ratio Table Minimum Lot Area/Unit Table Planned Development Boundary Map District Sub-Areas Map Sub-Area Maps
In any instance where a provision of this PD conflicts with the Chicago Building Code, the Building Code shall control. This PD conforms to the intent and purpose of the CZO and all requirements thereto and satisfies the established criteria for approval as a planned development. In case of a conflict between the terms of this PD and the CZO, this PD shall control.
Except as provided in this Statement, all uses allowed by the CZO within the C2, Motor Vehicle-Related Commercial District, shall be permitted on the Property, subject to Applicant's approval of placement of uses by Sub-Area in conformance with the Master Plan and Design Guidelines most recently approved by the Illinois Medical District Commission. Applicant shall provide written notice to DPD of any amendments to the Master Plan and Design Guidelines.
No use which requires a Special Use Permit before being established or operated within a planned development may be established or operated within this PD except upon approval by the Zoning Board of Appeals pursuant to the standards under Section 17-13-09000 ofthe CZO.
On-Premise signs and temporary signs, such as construction and marketing signs, shall be permitted within this PD, subject to the review and approval of the Applicant and DPD. Off-Premise signs, other than Applicant's kiosk program signs, are prohibited within the boundary of this PD unless specifically approved by the Applicant and DPD.
For purposes of height measurement, the definitions in the CZO shall apply. The height of any building shall also be subject to height limitations, if any, established by the Federal Aviation Administration. The height of all new buildings within Sub-Area 5A and 5B shall be designed and developed in conformance with the height limitatons of the RT 3.5, Residential Two-Flat, Townhouse and Multi-Unit District Section 17-2-0311-A ofthe CZO and in general conformance with the Master Plan and Design Guidelines.
The maximum permitted floor area ratio (FAR) for the Property shall be in accordance with the attached Bulk Regulations Table. For the purpose of FAR calculations and measurements, the definitions in the CZO shall apply. The permitted FAR identified in the Bulk Regulations Table has been determined using a net site area of 16,252,067 square feet and a base FAR of 3.19.
Upon review and determination for Part II review, pursuant to Section 17-13-0610 ofthe CZO, a Part II review fee shall be assessed by DPD. The fee, as determined by staff at the time, is final and binding on the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or Unit of Government and must be paid to the Department of Revenue prior to the issuance of any Part II review approval.
All development, including but not limited to renovations of existing buildings and redevelopment or repurposing of vacant land, shall be designed and developed in substantial conformance with the most-recently approved Master Plan and Design Guidelines approved by the Illinois Medical District Commission, the Landscape Ordinance, and Section 17-13-0800 of the CZO. Final landscape plan review and approval shall be conducted by DPD. In the event of a conflict between the provisions of this PD and those ofthe Master Plan, the provisions of this PD shall govern.
Maximum and minimum parking requirements shall be determined as part of Site Plan Approval as provided in this Statement 10 pursuant to the attached Parking Ratio Table. Development sites meeting the eligibility of a Transit-Served Location ("TSL") shall qualify for reductions in parking requirements in accordance with Section 17-10-0102-B ofthe CZO. A development site may be eligible for further parking reductions than those permitted for TSL sites, subject to approval by the Applicant, DPD, and CDOT. Accessory parking lots and structures may serve to satisfy required parking for multiple uses within the PD, subject to the review and approval of the Applicant and CDOT and DPD with written notice and copies of shared parking agreements delivered to CDOT and DPD. Accessory and non-accessory parking facilities may be located anywhere within the PD and used on a shared basis to satisfy parking requirements subject to the review and approval of the Applicant and CDOT and DPD, provided that such locations are consistent with the provisions of the Master Plan and a traffic and parking study, to be completed for any such proposed accessory and non-accessory parking facility and submitted to CDOT and DPD.
For redevelopment of or new building construction on any property within this PD other than alterations to existing buildings that do not increase their height or floor area ratio or alter their footprint or existing site conditions, the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or a Unit of Government must secure Site Plan Approval following the procedures of Section 17-13-0800 of the CZO prior to approval of Part II review pursuant to Section 17-13-0610 of the CZO.
Prior to Part II review approval pursuant to Section 17-13-0610 of the CZO for any property, the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or a Unit of Government shall submit a site plan, landscape plan and building elevations for the review and approval by DPD. Review and approval by DPD are intended to assure that specific development components substantially conform with this PD and to assist the City in monitoring ongoing development. Sub-Area Site Plan Approval submittals pursuant to Section 17-13-0800 of the CZO need only include that property for which approval is being sought. If the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or a Unit of Government is seeking approval for a site that is less than an entire Sub-Area, the application shall include a site plan that shows all land between the site and the nearest public Rights-of-Way or the boundary of the nearest Sub-Area. The site plan provided shall include all planned street Rights-of-Way with dimensions.
If Site Plan Approval is required, no Part II Approval for any portion ofthe Property shall be granted until Site Plan Approval has been granted. Following approval by DPD, the approved Sub-Area Site Plan Approval submittals, supporting data and materials shall be made part of the main file and shall be deemed to be an integral part of the PD.
After approval of the Sub-Area Site Plan, changes or modifications may be made pursuant to the provisions of Statement 10. In the event of any inconsistency between approved plans and the terms ofthe PD, the terms ofthe PD shall govern. Any Sub-Area Site Plan Approval submittals shall, at a minimum, provide the following information:
Fully-dimensioned site plan (including a footprint of the proposed improvements) Fully-dimensioned building elevations Fully-dimensioned landscape plan(s)
Statistical information applicable to the subject Sub-Area, including floor area, the applicable floor area ratio, uses to be established, building heights and setbacks
Sub-Area Site Plan Approval submittals shall include all other information necessary to illustrate substantial conformance to the PD.
Following approval by DPD, the Site Plan Approval, supporting data and materials shall be made part of the main file and shall be deemed to be an integral part of the PD.
Any interim reviews associated with Site Plan review or Part II review are conditional until final Part II Approval.
The Applicant, a Designated Developer, or a Unit of Government shall comply with Rules and Regulations for the Maintenance of Stockpiles promulgated by the Commissioners of the Departments of Streets and Sanitation, Fleet and Facility Management, and Buildings, under Section 13-32-085 ofthe MCC, or any other provision ofthe MCC.
The terms and conditions of development under this PD may be modified administratively, pursuant to Section 17-13-0611-A of the CZO, by the Zoning Administrator upon the application for such a modification by the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or Unit of Government.
The Applicant acknowledges that it is in the public interest to design, construct, and maintain newly developed projects in a manner that promotes, enables, and maximizes universal access throughout the Property. Plans for all new buildings shall be reviewed and approved by the Mayor's Office for People with Disabilities to ensure compliance with all applicable laws and regulations related to access for persons with disabilities.
The Applicant acknowledges that it is in the public interest to design, construct, renovate and maintain all buildings in a manner that provides healthier indoor environments, reduces operating costs, and conserves energy and natural resources. Projects subject to Site Plan Approval shall obtain the number of points necessary to meet the requirements of the Chicago Sustainable Development Policy in effect at the time the Part II review process is initiated for each improvement that is subject to the Sustainable Development Policy and must provide documentation verifying compliance.
The Applicant acknowledges that it is the policy of the City to maximize opportunities for Minority and Women-owned Business Enterprises ("MAA/BEs") and city residents to compete for contracts and jobs on construction projects approved through the PD process. To assist the City in promoting and tracking such MAA/BE and city resident participation, the Applicant, a Designated Developer, or a Unit of Government shall provide information at three points in the City approval process for any project requiring Site Plan Approval. First, as part of an application for Site Plan Approval, a MAA/BE Participation Proposal must be submitted. The MAA/BE Participation Proposal must state goals for participation of certified MAA/BE firms in the design, engineering, and construction of the project and of city residents in the construction work. The City encourages goals of: (i) 26% MBE and 6% WBE participation (measured against the total construction budget for the project or any phase thereof); and (ii) 50% city resident hiring (measured against the total construction work hours for the project or any phase thereof). The MAA/BE Participation Proposal must include a description of the proposed outreach plan designed to inform M/WBEs and city residents of job and contracting opportunities. Second, at the time of submission for Part II review for the project or any phase thereof, the following must be submitted to DPD: (a) updates (if any) to the proposed outreach plan; (b) a description of the outreach efforts and evidence of such outreach, including, without limitation, copies of certified letters to MAA/BE contractor associations and the ward office of the alderman in which the project is located and receipts thereof; (c) responses to the outreach efforts; and (d) updates (if any) to the MAA/BE and city resident participation goals. Third, prior to issuance of a Certificate of Occupancy for the project or any phase thereof, DPD must receive evidence of the actual level of MAA/BE and city resident participation in the project or any phase thereof, and evidence of such participation. In addition to the foregoing, DPD may request such additional information as the department determines may be necessary or useful in evaluating the extent to which MAA/BEs and city residents are informed of and utilized in planned development projects. All such information shall be provided in a form acceptable to the Zoning Administrator. DPD shall report the data it collects regarding projected and actual employment of MAA/BEs and city residents in planned development projects twice yearly to the Chicago Plan Commission and annually to the Chicago City Council and the Mayor.
The Applicant acknowledges and agrees that the rezoning of the Property from Institutional Planned Development 30, as amended (having an underlying zoning of C1-2 Neighborhood Commercial District) to C2-5 Motor Vehicle-Related Commercial District and then
to this Institutional Planned Development 30, as amended, is an "entitlement" within the meaning of Section 2-44-085 of the MCC (the "2021 ARO"). Applicant agrees that all "residential developments" or "residential projects" (as such terms are defined in the 2021 ARO) within the PD will be subject to the 2021 ARO.
17. The Applicant acknowledges that it is in the public interest to ensure that adequate open space and recreational facilities are provided to serve new residential developments. All open spaces developed for use by the public must be in compliance with the Open Space Impact Fee Administrative Regulations and Procedures promulgated by the Commissioner of DPD, pursuant to Section 16-18-110 of the MCC. Impact Fees shall not be required for projects wholly owned and developed solely by Applicant or a Unit of Government.
Bulk Regulations Table
Sub-Area Net Site Area (SF) Net Site Area (Acres) Maximum Floor-Area-Ratio
1A 1,303,765 29.93 3.00
IB 454,446 10.43 3.50
2B 189,358 4.35 4.00
3B 151,854 3.49 2.20 |10 9|152,226 3.49 1.50
5A 534,715 12.28 1.20
5B 113,585 2.61 1.20 |10 9|211,661 4.86 2.20 |10 9|615,293 14.13 3.25 |10 9|3,615,926 83.01 3.50 |10 9|477,067 10.95 3.00
10 515,242 11.83 3.00
13 419,855 9.64 2.60
15 1,166,243 26.77 3.20
Totals 16,252,067 373.10 3.19
Parking Ratio Table
Subarea Parking Minimum* Parking Maximum*
1A C2-5 C2-3
IB C2-5 C2-3
2B C2-5 C2-3
3B C2-3 C2-2 |10 9|C2-3 C2-2
5B C2-3 C2-2 |10 9|C2-3 C2-2 |10 9|C2-3 C2-2 |10 9|C2-5 C2-3 |10 9|C2-5 C2-3
10 C2-5 C2-3
""Subject to the off-street parking ratios for the specified zoning district in the CZO.
Minimum Lot Area/Unit (MLA/U) Table**
Sub-Area Per Dwelling Unit Per Efficiency Unit Per SRO Unit
1A* 400 300 200
IB 200 135 100
2A 200 135 100
2B 200 135 100
3B* 1,000 700 700
4* 1,000 700 NA
5A* 1,250 700 NA
5B* 1,250 700 NA
6* 1,000 700 700 |10 9|200 135 100 |10 9|200 135 100
g* 400 300 200
10* 400 300 200
14* 1,000 700 700
*Within the Sub-Area, all projects located within 1,320 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-10-0102-B.l.b of the CZO or within 2,640 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-10-0102-B.l.b of the CZO when the subject building is located along a pedestrian street or pedestrian retail street, and which provide no more than one parking space per dwelling unit, are eligible to use the reduced lot area per unit standards for TSL eligible sites in accordance with Section 17-3-0402-B ofthe CZO.
** The limits on the ratio of efficiency units to dwelling units as per Section 17-3-0410-A of the CZO do not apply to transit-served developments within 660 feet of a CTA or METRA rail station entrance or a CTA bus line corridor roadway segment listed in Table 17-10-0102-B.l.b ofthe CZO.
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DEPARTMENT OF PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT CITY OF CHICAGO
Alderman Thomas Tunney
Chairman, City Council Committee on Zoning
Maurice D. Cox J Chicago Plan Commission
Re: Proposed Planned Development for the property bounded by Congress Parkway to the north; South Ashland Avenue to the east; the alley next south of West 15th Street, South Paulina Street, west 15th Street, South Wood Street, West 14th Street, South Damen Avenue and the north line of the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad right-of-way to the south; and South Oakley Boulevard to the west.
On August 26, 2021, the Chicago Plan Commission recommended approval of the Zoning Map Amendment submitted by, Alderman Walter Burnett of the 27th Ward and Alderman Jason Ervin ofthe 28th Ward. A copy of the proposed Zoning Map Amendment is attached. I would very much appreciate your assistance in having this introduced at the next possible City Council Committee on Zoning.
Also enclosed is a copy ofthe staff report to the Plan Commission which includes the Department of Planning and Development, Bureau of Zoning and Land Use recommendation and a copy ofthe resolution. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate to contact me at 744-9476
Cc: Steve Valenziano
PD Master File (Original PD, copy of memo)
121 NORTH LASALLE STREET, ROOM 1000, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60602


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Since its inception the 3D printing industry has been male-dominated, reflecting the global picture across the engineering and manufacturing sectors in general. However, with the continuous progression in gender equality, this situation is gradually changing. Moreover, as the 3D printing industry grows in size and reach, it also continues to grow in demographic diversity and inclusivity.
Here we recognize a number of the most inspirational and influential women working in the 3D printing industry today. Each of them is contributing to the industry in different ways and helping to shape the way 3D printing has a positive impact on design, engineering, manufacturing, personal 3D printing, education and biotechnology. The following list intends to put a spotlight on those pushing the technology forward.
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