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Q: Powershell + 7zip to batch extract and rename - getting "No files to process" message Edited:
Originally, my question was why the first piece of code wont work. the unzip action was working if I run it on it own on on single file outside the loop. but once I wrapped it round with loop, it won't work, and there was no red error either.
Thansk @nemze , his/her answer inspired me to change the my code from:
$7ZipPath = "C:\7z\7za"
$zipFolderRoot = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test"
$zipOutPath = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test\Unzip"
$zipFilePassword = "TEST123"
ls -Path $zipFolderRoot -directory -Exclude Unzip

Foreach ($zipFolderChild in (ls -Path $zipFolderRoot -directory -Exclude Unzip))
{
$zipFile = '"$zipFolderChild"+"\"+"Data.zip"'
$command = "& $7ZipPath x -o'$zipOutPath' -y -p$zipFilePassword $zipFile"
iex $command
#file rename command that I have not written yet
}

To :
$7ZipPath = "C:\7z\7za"
$zipFolderRoot = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test"
$zipOutPath = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test\Unzip"
$zipFilePassword = "TEST123"
ls -Path $zipFolderRoot -directory -Exclude Unzip

Foreach ($zipFolderChild in (ls -Path $zipFolderRoot -directory -Exclude Unzip))
{
$zipFile = "$zipFolderChild"+"\"+"Data.zip"
$command = "& $7ZipPath x -o'$zipOutPath' -y -p$zipFilePassword ""$zipFile"""
iex $command
#file rename command that I have not written yet
}

By moving the $zipFile definition outside of the ForEach loop, this works!
I think my 2nd obstacle now move to getting my files renamed inside the loop.
What I am trying to achive:

*

*Data.xls from 20181001 folder rename to 20181001.xls

*Data.xls from 20181008 folder rename to 20181008.xls

The amended code is still reading $zipFolderChild as the full path, how can I extract the folder name ONLY instead?
EDIT3:
Trying to get the rename statment into the loop, but not sure how to get the -NewName argument work, $zipFolderChild.Name.xls clear doesn't work. Also tried:
$folder= $zipFolderChild.Name
#file rename command that I have not written yet
$rename = "-path", "$zipOutPath\Data.xls" ,"-NewName", "$folder.xls"
& Rename-Item @rename

inside the loop, not working either.
FINALLY WORKING:
$7ZipPath = "C:\7z\7za"
$zipFolderRoot = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test"
$zipOutPath = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test\Unzip"
$zipFilePassword = "TEST123"
ls -path $zipFolderRoot -directory -Exclude Unzip

Foreach ($zipFolderChild in (ls -path $zipFolderRoot -directory -Exclude Unzip))
{
$zipFile = "$zipFolderChild\Data.zip"
$cmd = "& $7ZipPath x -o'$zipOutPath' -y -p$zipFilePassword ""$zipFile"""
iex $cmd

$folder= $zipFolderChild.Name
$xlsFile = "$zipOutPath\Data.xls"
$NewName = "$zipOutPath\$folder.xls"
&  Rename-Item -Path "$zipOutPath\Data.xls" -NewName $NewName
}

A: Does this work better?
& $7ZipPath x -o$zipOutPath -y -p$zipFilePassword $zipFile

$zipFile won't get the variables with single quotes:
 $zipFile = "$zipFolderChild" + "\" + "Data.zip"

A: This is working for me:
$7ZipPath = "C:\7z\7za"
$zipFolderRoot = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test"
$zipOutPath = "Z:\long folder path\Test Folder\Unzip Test\Unzip"
$zipFilePassword = "TEST123"

Get-ChildItem -Path $zipFolderRoot -Exclude Unzip -Directory

Foreach ($zipFolderChild in (Get-ChildItem -Path $zipFolderRoot -Exclude Unzip))
{
    $zipFile = "$zipFolderChild\Data.zip"
    $command = "x", "$zipFile", "-p$zipFilePassword", "-y", "-o$zipOutPath"
    & $7ZipPath @command
    #file rename command that I have not written yet
}

I used splatting for $command.
Edit: some examples for OP second question.
Try both examples and see what happens.
First:
$i = 0
Foreach ($zipFolderChild in (Get-ChildItem -Path $zipFolderRoot -Exclude Unzip))
{
    $zipFolderChild.name
    Write-Output "step"
}

Second:
$i = 0
$folder = Get-ChildItem -Path $zipFolderRoot -Exclude Unzip
Foreach ($zipFolderChild in $folder)
{
    $folder[$i].name
    Write-Output $i
    $i++
}

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Author Profile: Peter Kimani
Author photo: Yusuf Wachira
Author Peter Kimani began writing fiction to right a wrong.
The Kenyan writer's first novel, "Before the Rooster Crows," is set in the 1980s and inspired by the true story of an American Marine brutally assaulting and robbing a Kenyan woman, then being set free after returning the money he stole.
"She was a prostitute in Mombassa," Kimani, 45, explained in a recent Skype interview. "He picked her up, they had an argument, and he hit her over the head with a bottle and mutilated her." The man then took back the $5 he had paid her for services.
"Amazingly, when this matter went to court, the Marine was set free after paying back the five dollars."
When Kimani read about this, he became very distressed and decided to write about it.
"I'm not rewriting history," he explains. "But I am using my imagination to make amends for the wrongs committed against the weak."
In "Dance of the Jakaranda," Kimani's third novel and first to be released in the United States, he once again looks to history for inspiration, this time the story of the construction of Kenya's first railroad.
The railroad, instigated by the British, stretched from the coastal town of Mombassa over 500 miles inland to Lake Victoria.
"If you look at the premise of this story, we have been reading colonial history about our people. So my unstated mission is to show the discrepancies in that history and that the truth might reside somewhere other than the museums."
"The story of history is told by the victors, not the victims. What is their story?"
Kimani, who holds a doctorate in creative writing and literature from the University of Houston, uncovers this truth by weaving together plotlines from black, white and brown men, both at the turn of the century and in 1963, when Kenya became an independent nation.
Moving back and forth between different perspectives and time periods could be potentially confusing for readers, so Kimani was methodical in how he structured the novel.
"I thought of those different storylines as parallel railroad lines," he says. "I structured the novel along that motif, shifting from the past to the present until when they finally converge."
JOURNALISM BACKGROUND
Before writing fiction, Kimani spent 20 years working for national newspapers in Kenya, including as a senior editor for The Standard, the oldest newspaper in Kenya, and as a writer and columnist for The Daily Nation.
He toured Kenya and the region extensively, covering reconstruction efforts in South Sudan and conflicts in Somalia, and had his reports appear in The Guardian, The New African, Sky News and other international outlets.
But Kimani began to feel restrained by the constrictions of journalism.
"In places where truth should be spoken, in journalism and non-fiction, you have so many restrictions that the truth isn't always told. In a sense, literature is just about the only free thing left in the world."
Still, he found his training as a journalist helped him as a creative writer, as it gave him the tools to write effective historical fiction: how to conduct research, be steadfastly observant, and transform a large, complex story into something personal and approachable.
"'Dance of the Jakaranda' is a political story, and I used all aspects of human love to tell the story," such as the secret family story of Rajan, a railway technician, as well as the love story between Rajan's grandson and a mysterious stranger. These narratives put a personal face to the larger story of a nation struggling against, then breaking from, colonial rule.
While Kimani no longer works as a journalist, he is a founding faculty member at Aga Khan University's Graduate School of Media and Communications in Nairobi, where he currently teaches long-form prose and feature writing to journalists from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Burundi and Ethiopia.
"Journalism has changed over the past decade, so we teach how to utilize multi-media platforms," he says.
"We are looking at storytelling for different times. And what might save us is telling our stories in unique ways."
TIME IN IOWA
In 2007, Kimani was one of 30 writers selected to participate in the University of Iowa's International Writing Program.
"The first lines of "Dance of the Jakaranda" were actually written in Iowa," he said.
During this time, Kimani participated in readings, discussions, and lectures with writers from around the world.
"It was a very creative period. You bounce ideas off other writers, and that's how stories begin."
"In that petri dish of cultures, I saw with clarity the contradictions that have beset my country since its founding: our multiracial and multicultural society remains restive," Kimani explains in a statement provided with the book's press kit.
"Weeks after returning home, Kenya exploded in political violence in which 1,000 people were killed. The novel fomenting in my mind was frozen."
He set the novel down for four years to focus on writing for young adults, then returned to the project while enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Houston.
Here he was able to work with one of his heroes, world-renowned author Ngugi wa Thiong'o, who is frequently named as a likely candidate for the Nobel Prize in Literature. Ngugi served on Kimani's dissertation committee, and the two will partner once again for Kimani's upcoming book launch event at the Public Library in Brooklyn, New York.
"Writing is very solitary. You have to sit and write. But you have to rely on so many others."
Kimani is grateful to the many people and programs that have supported him, from Ngugi and his mentors at Houston, to his publishing team and his wife and sons.
This fall he will return to Iowa, the place where it all started, and give a reading.
"Iowa," he said, "has been very special to me."

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Ah, the holidays! We're sure plenty of you are planning on traveling, visiting family, or perhaps going somewhere exotic. We know that you probably already have an insanely long to-do list but one thing you can't afford to not do is keep your home safe while you are away. Below are some tips on how you can do that.
This might be the best idea in this list if you've got pets or plants that will have to be looked after. Your pets will definitely love staying home as opposed to being sent to a kennel.
Aside from that, a pet sitter or house sitter can pick up your mail, turn lights on and off, and perhaps even water your plants. This will all ensure that everything will be in order when you return home as well as deter bad people because it would look like someone's home.
Keep up the appearance that someone is home by not letting mail and newspaper pile up outside. Either have someone take them inside or contact your newspaper person to suspend the service and talk to your post office about holding your mail for up to 30 days.
You can also make it look like someone's home by installing motion sensors and light timers. There are also timers that would allow you to program internal lights as well your TV to turn and off at a set schedule.
And we mean really good! Make sure that all latches are in place including the ones for basement and attic windows. Better yet, make sure that you also secure sliding glass windows and doors by cutting a thick dowel or wooden pole to fit to fit in the groves and tracks when the window or door is shut. A really determined thief may just go ahead and shatter the glass but doing this will make your home a less desirable target.
Don't place gadgets where they are clearly visible from the window. Some thieves employ the smash-and-grab modus and having valuables near windows will make your home a target.
Speaking of windows, it would be better if you've got some shade over or curtains. You don't have to close everything but an extra layer of privacy will make it more difficult for bad people to watch if someone's home.
The last thing you want when you're back is to come home to waist deep snow outside your house so do yourself a favour and have your driveway properly cleared daily to make your return more pleasant as well as make it look like someone's home.
Speaking of keeping things need, you may want to trim shrubs and trees before going away to make it more difficult for burglars to slip inside your home unnoticed.
You can tell a neighbour you have a good relationship with, a friend from the same area, or perhaps a relative who lives nearby. The key word in here is that you have to absolutely trust the person(s) who'll know that you won't be home for quite a while. Even better if they can come over your home from time to time to run faucets and flush toilets if you live in a very cold area.
Last but not the least, you may also want to refrain from posting in social media that no one will be home. Although you may trust your friends and contacts, it will still be better to be safe than sorry.
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The rights to the song "Siren Song", which she Maruv is going to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision song contest belongs to the Russian company of Warner Music Russia, according to Ukrainian "Channel 24" with reference to data of Apple Music.
Participant of "Eurovision" from Ukraine, an ultimatum
In the final of Ukrainian national selection for the Eurovision song contest was won by the singer Maruv. National public Teleradiokompaniya of Ukraine said that the final decision about participation in the Eurovision song contest Maruv after the artist will answer questions related to tour in Russia. Later, the Commission referred Maruv a contract which has a clause about the prohibition to go on tour in Russia, the singer is the day that you make a decision.
"The owner of the rights for the song "Siren Song", which she MARUV plans to represent Ukraine at the Eurovision song contest in 2019, the Russian company Warner Music Russia. Therefore, we can assume that all royalties from the song will go to the Russian budget," — said in the message.
The website also published a photograph with Apple Music.
The Eurovision song contest this year will be held from 14 to 18 may in tel Aviv.
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Work Uniforms for Local Manufacturer
With over 70 years of experience in polyethylene manufacturing, Buckeye Packaging appreciates consistency and quality service—two things they've come to expect from Rentwear.
Since Buckeye Packaging began renting uniforms and floor mats from Rentwear in 1981, nothing much has changed—and that's just how they like it.
When current maintenance facility manager Dale Hackney started with the company over 20 years ago, Buckeye Packaging was already a Rentwear customer.
"My dad made the decision rent uniforms, blue jeans and floor mats from Rentwear," Hackney said. "It was one of the best choices he ever made!"
For as long as Hackney can remember, the route representative has arrived within 10 minutes of the same time every day they receive a delivery.
"The deliveries are very consistent and that makes our lives that much easier," Hackney explained.
But not only is the delivery schedule reliable, the driver himself is largely unchanged.
"I think we've only had two or three different drivers since I've been here," Hackney said. "And that's very rare."
"The price is great and I love working with local companies," Hackney said. "The service feels more personal."
Quality and Service
While consistency is important, it doesn't mean much if the uniform and floor mat quality is subpar.
"The logo mats in our lobby and the branded work uniforms our employees wear help to improve our company's image," Hackney said. "The products are high quality and look great every day."
He also noted the exceptional service his company received through the years.
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Q: Generate Inactive user report with some exclusions - Powershell I am writing up a script to generate a list of inactive users at both of our office locations. Some of these inactive users will be on Maternity leave, so we put the keyword "Maternity" in their AD description field. I would like for the script to EXCLUDE anyone with that keyword from the report, but I appear to be having issues with piping the info around correctly.
Search-ADAccount -UsersOnly -SearchBase $LondonOU -AccountInactive -TimeSpan 90.00:00:00 | Get-ADUser -Filter * -Properties Description | where {($_.enabled -eq $false) -and ($_.description -notcontains "Maternity")} | Sort LastLogonDate |

The above is what I am using now and it works for showing me the inactive users. I just cannot get it to exclude the Maternity keyword users.
Thank you!


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How is stuff spawning
Item, container, location and monster spawn optimisation
There's an interesting effect of the enemy spawning mechanics when you approach it properly. First thing that is worth noticing is that game yields better challenges if you approach those challenges as bigger group. Because some of the places on map are rarely ever visited in big, multi-team organised group, this is not a popular information. The thing is, free exploration cause magical things to happen if you have 10+ people participating in it. Each spawn trigger in the game considers: server-specific RNG, location-specific RNG based on server-RNG, number of nearby players, as well as character-specific history tables, when determining what to spawn. An event that spawns 5 monsters per wave when you go there alone, can spawn 30+ monsters per wave in such a big group. Because those situations are rather rare, there are still mostly unpolished. As a result, a wave of monsters can be spawned wholly in one location - imagine 30 scorched all standing in this same spot, waiting for a grenade that'd yield 5k exp reward. If you do that in area that is currently in favorable and generous RNG moments, you might see such things as 12 3* legendary opponents being spawned in a single 5min event. Or you might see many dozens of creatures just roaming aroudnd where you are supposed to only meet half a dozen.
GROUP UP!
Additionally, every character in the game has some history tables and cooldowns. For example, caps at vendors are resetting around 20 hours after you touch them the day before. Furthermore, the game stores information on the last monsters you have killed, last containers you have looted, and last world object items you have picked. User u/cr4ckma7ter has prepared an excellent research in this regards: the lists lengths are 180 world objects, 60 containers. If you enter a location that has item spawns that are currently figuring on those lists, they will not respawn for you. This list clears itself periodically with time, but the reset is longer than 48h. Those lists are why if you only visit single location for looting junk few days in a row, stuff doesn't want to respawn for you. If you go somewhere else and pick 180 of other stuff, and you come back to location you have looted, it should be respawned, and if it isn't, then on new world they'll respawn for you. Finally, its worth noting both historical context and current reality of respawning monsters. The lists I mention contain last-killed-monsters data too. This data is loading with a delay, and is not instantly available in full in first seconds after joining the server. It has been utilised wonderfully in the past, where farming Whitesprings could gather 10 randoms and make them cooperate. A player that has just rejoined the game, while being in a team, needed some time to synchronise the 'last-killed-monsters' table. Under the hood, the game processed: 'Okay, so there's a new player that has joined this area, lets check his last-killed-monsters list. List is empty. Proceeding to respawn everything.' As long as the newly joined player was the only one in given area, he was the only one that was considered for defining the state of location. The result was that a wave of 50 ghouls has been spawned, eliminated and looted every 150 seconds. The remanescents of this wonderfull desynchronisation are still in the game, and you can still benefit from this effect - the difference that people mostly failed to notice is that now this only works indoors (you have to exit world map and load indoor location). How much things will spawn is also defined on how much processing power can be attributed to a particular location - more players, more power, more stuff spawning, more fun. Unfortunately, the greatest possible focus happends on Private Server, where you don't share server resources with players doing their separate thing, hence the game on average produces way more opponents.


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Study: Raw milk causes 96% of dairy foodborne illnesses
A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 96% of all foodborne illness from dairy products comes from raw milk and cheese, Food Safety magazine reported.
According to statistics in the study, unpasteurized products cause 840 times more illnesses and 45 times more hospitalizations than their pasteurized counterparts.
Despite the sobering statistics, popularity of unpasteurized products continues to grow, with proponents pointing out their positive health benefits.
Even though food safety process and awareness have made great strides in recent years, so has the raw milk movement. Public health advocates have long cautioned against consuming any unpasteurized dairy products, with the FDA strongly condemning consuming products. Federal law prohibits raw milk products from crossing state lines, meaning each state can make its own laws on local sale and consumption of the products.
Raw milk aficionados say the products taste better, produce fewer allergic reactions and can cure illnesses — claims that are all anecdotal and unproven.
But as more people are interested in natural and local foods, somehow the popularity of raw milk continues to grow. According to the National Council of State Legislatures, all but 19 states allow raw milk sale or distribution in some form. Some states have required products to be labeled as unpasteurized, while others only allow sales on dairy farms.
It's not clear if anything can stop the popularity and growth of raw milk — short of states and localities outlawing it. While some continue to tout its benefits, there are stories everywhere about its negative consequences. This latest CDC study is a sobering look at the dangers of consumption, but it's not the only recent story that has made headlines. In March, two people died after eating artisenal raw milk cheese made in upstate New York that was contaminated by listeria. In total, six people were hospitalized after eating the cheese.
Last year, West Virginia passed a law allowing herd sharing, where several people can have part ownership of cows in order to have access to raw milk. Several lawmakers toasted the bill's passage with raw milk — and got sick soon after.
Food Safety magazine CDC: Raw Milk, Cheese Cause Almost All Dairy Foodborne Illness
Emerging Infectious Diseases Outbreak-Related Disease Burden Associated with Consumption of Unpasteurized Cow's Milk and Cheese, United States, 2009–2014
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 public:
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DLM attorney Brian McGiverin recently appeared in an Austin Chronicle article about mortgage scams in Dove Springs.
Rafael Gomez, a homeowner for barely a year, described being made to pay $650 for paperwork related to his title he still hasn't seen. Moreover, property insurance he was told was required rose from $1,200 monthly to $2,361 – on top of the $1,231 mortgage payment for his family's three-bedroom home.
Salvador Villegas said he, his sister, and elderly mother were all evicted following an inability to cover late fees. "They went to $1,500 in a span of two months," he said of his sister's experience.
At press time, Evans' attorney, Jason P. Gorman, had not returned a call seeking comment.
DLM attorney Brian McGiverin has been working with legal aid attorneys and Austin Interfaith to uncover mistreatment of homeowners in Austin's Dove Springs neighborhood.
Dozens of Austinites say they've paid thousands of dollars thinking that money was going toward buying their homes. Then they got a notice that they are in foreclosure. As our Jeff Stensland explains, attorneys are looking at why this is happening in a specific part of town.
For many, the American Dream is a good education, a career and the chance to own a home.
A woman we will call Maria, thought she was on her way to realizing her American Dream, that is until the mail came.
"One day, I just received a foreclosure notice. It said he wants something like $15,000 to $20,000 cash to continue the contract," her son translated from her native Spanish.
Maria told TWC News that she signed a contract in 2008 to buy a home in a Southeast Austin neighborhood.
"He was asking $2,500 for a down payment with a monthly payment of $1065.52 a month. That includes the rent, the insurance and taxes and everything. They had a loan life for 30 years," she said.
Tax records show Jason Lippman owns the house that Maria lives in. He lives in West Austin.
TWC News reached out to him, his business partner and his attorney but haven't heard back.
"They are part of a regulated industry, but they are ignoring those regulations," said Attorney Brian McGiverin.
McGiverin says the lenders are ignoring those regulations and targeting the Dove Springs neighborhood.
On Monday night, those attorneys met with the families.
Time after time, families say they were on the way to home ownership only to learn they were only paying interest on a high-interest loan.
"There are laws in place that are designed to protect homebuyers from getting loans that are going to be predatory," said McGiverin.
Now, Maria hopes the state will take action to keep her in the house she's already paid $80,000 to call home.
Attorneys say they've been in talks with the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
They plan to hand over dozens of complaints to the agency, so the high-interest mortgages can be investigated.
Several dozen Dove Springs residents gathered Monday night to call for a state agency to investigate a local real estate group they blame for deals under which neighbors lost their homes, or have been threatened with foreclosure or eviction.
On Monday evening, Texas RioGrande Legal Aid and Austin Interfaith, as well as a representatives from the offices of state senators Kirk Watson and Judith Zaffirini and Austin City Council Member Delia Garza, who represents Dove Springs, met residents in the neighborhood seeking more information.
Attorneys are seeking to bring the residents' allegations to investigators with the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage Lending.
Legal aid attorneys said they are investigating whether a rotating cast of four firms, all owned and controlled by the same people, targeted Latino and Spanish-speaking buyers in the Southeast Austin neighborhood, many of whom didn't qualify for traditional loans, reaching them through fliers posted around the neighborhood.
Molly Rogers, a staff attorney with Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid and manager of its foreclosure prevention team, said the firms in question are HomeTex Enterprises LLC, F&S Capital LLC, Tenzing Investments LLC and The Lending Group LLC.
Residents on Monday night said that Jeff Evans, listed as the property director for HomeTex Enterprises on his LinkedIn page, lured them into unfavorable housing contracts.
Evans could not be reached late Monday. An attorney who has represented associates of HomeTex did not respond to a request for comment Monday afternoon.
Legal aid attorneys allege the group took advantage of an informal sales process — buyers were often unrepresented by a real estate agent, title company or attorney — and signed people up for financing packages that included large balloon payments. According to Rogers, some buyers did not realize a payment for the remaining balance on the home would come due within five or so years, while others believed the balloon payment would be far lower than it turned out to be. In some cases, according to attorneys, homeowners were promised a chance to refinance balloon payments but were then denied at the critical moment, resulting in default.
Several residents at the meeting said they signed contracts without fully understanding them after receiving assurances from Evans.
Several of the residents gathered Monday night said they contacted Evans after seeing signs around the neighborhood advertising home ownership for small down payments or rent-to-own opportunities.
Rogers said that in many cases, residents paid hefty down payments and then put in thousands of dollars in repairs and improvements on homes they were then forced to leave.
Martha Leal, 56, said she paid more than $10,000 for a down payment as well as thousands for tile flooring and a new porch while she tried to improve her credit score as part of a rent-to-own contract.
She said the contract called for her to get her credit into good enough shape to purchase the house within five years. But when she missed a February deadline, she says Evans threatened to remove her option to buy; she said the deadline has since been moved to December.
Attorneys are seeking to file a formal complaint with the Texas Department of Savings and Mortgage and are hoping that the City of Austin will step in to help residents, though it was unclear Monday night how that would happen.


What are you afraid of? Is it "evil?" Is it "death?" Or is it someone in particular who makes you feel that both have made you their target? Many films in the past have explored the nature of what makes us afraid. But "Case 39," a horror mystery and thriller directed by Christian Alvart ("Pandorum"), takes a different spin on the traditional view of fear by touching the heart of the famously quoted, "The only thing to fear is fear itself." After all, just how terrifying is "fear itself"?
Emily Jenkins (Renée Zellweger) is a social worker, her life crammed with 38 cases of child abuse and neglect. One day, to her horror and protest, one more is slapped onto her desk – a case concerning an "innocent" looking girl by the name of Lilith Sullivan (Jodelle Ferland) who is said to be experiencing neglect from her rather paranoid parents.
Through a turn of events and a bit of fighting on her part, Emily finds herself excitedly taking in Lilith into her own home. That is when things start to get a little strange as Emily comes face to face with a demon she willingly invited right into her life. She also discovers that maybe Lilith's parents had a right to be paranoid.
The wonderful part about "Case 39" is that everything "echoes." With the exception of an arbitrary stuffed Totoro, everything is beautifully tied together. Even the tiniest details such as an ice cream cone – a prop so completely random and out of place that it baffles the viewer – ends up being repeated later on. The audience is bound to be on the edge of their seat.
And things are far from predictable or cliché. A completely unique thriller is created that separates it from other "demon-child" films prior. While a demon-child is an established trope, this is not the religious or horror type of demonic influence that is present. In fact, there is nothing particularly religious or horrific about it. "Case 39" lacks the usual focus on spirituality, such as exorcists and the divinity of God, though there are subtle mentions and hints.
Yet, these are just part of the little details which enhance the plot as to the true mystery of Lilith. Those who are familiar with demons will hardly find themselves complaining. As for horror, this film is easier classified as a mystery-thriller.
"Case 39" is more of a nightmare for the protagonist than the viewers, unless of course you consider the usual "jump" scenes. The point is, this is not one to make you terrified to walk down the street at night.
The actors themselves all played their roles rather well. Right away, you get an understanding of the type of person they are, both by their actions and their appearance. The only downside is that it does not quite change. Perhaps this was the intent though, especially with the Sullivan family. In the beginning, you get off right away that something is wrong outside of appearances, and that merely adds to the mystery.
In all, it was a great film, not the type one would go demanding others to see, but it is easily enjoyable. There is something in it for everyone. The true purpose though is the message at the core of the film itself: "The only thing to fear is fear itself," but even that can be conquered.


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Bała się. Po prostu się bała. Nie wiedząc, co się z nią dzieje.
- Myślę, że to wspaniała Moc!
Po raz pierwszy usłyszała te słowa. Nawet Tatuś nigdy tak nie powiedział. Dlaczego?
An alternative timeline in which, immediately following the creation of Crystal Tokyo, Sailor Saturn was given orders to never leave Titan, unless summoned like during the time of the original Moon Kingdom. Alienated because of this, Hotaru grows contempt in her heart, and can only be healed by one person in the universe.
When Usagi and Momoru decided not to become the Rulers of Crystal Tokyo, everything changes. The beautiful city of crystal never appear and the Silver crystal suddenly loses it power. Still, everyone live happily with no enemy in sight. Everything is peaceful and perfect, and Usagi has never been happier, especially since the birth of her second daughter, Kousagi.
But did they really escape from their Fate? Destiny cannot be change. Especially theirs.
And as Fate and Destiny turn their eyes to the second-born, Kousagi learns that not everything is a perfect as she thought. Bitter and broken-heart, Kousagi grants a wish that turn everyone world apart. A parallel universe was born, with difference past and future, but still connected to them, in a way they never imagine before. All because of a wish.
What use is there for a Moon Princess during her seemingly immortal mother's reign, and what use for a Soldier of Death and Rebirth now the world is at peace? Chibiusa has an idea, if only Hotaru will agree... A short, fluffy post-Stars piece.
A collection of Valentines Day drabbles for our beloved sailor soldiers.


Now, meet Democrat Alison Grimes, Kentucky Secretary of State. This is her first video inviting people to her campaign kickoff in Lexington Kentucky. She will hold McConnell accountable for his actions that hurt the people of Kentucky.
As McConnell begins to throw mud at his opponents remember that he is just trying to distract you from all the horrendous things he has done with his career in the senate. Just remember that he voted to double Medicare premiums on Kentucky seniors and against every law that would benefit women.


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Milwaukee Tavern Scorecard - June 2, 1924
This tavern card, that uniquely Milwaukee institution of the early 20th century, was published on June 2, 1924. It was distributed to watering holes all around the Cream City,
The card is credited to "B. F. Steinel" and "C. Leysenaar". We've seen that first before on other cards, but the second is new to me. A quick check of corporate records indicate that a Cornelius Leysenaar owned a printing company going back at least thirteen years before this time. I don't know why Mr. Steinel took on a new partner, but it didn't seem to take; by 1927 he was again the only person listed.
The box score tells a sad story for the hometown heroes:
They let the visiting St. Paul Saints off to a quick lead in the second, cut it in half in the bottom of the inning, then let the Saints double it again and add another before staging a mini-rally in the bottom of the fourth. In the bottom of the seventh the Brewers scored four runs to take the lead before surrendering it again in the top of the ninth. In the bottom of the ninth inning, the Brewers plated a run to tie the game and send it into extra innings, finally surrendering two runs in the top of the 11th to seal the game for St. Paul.
That loss had to have been especially frustrating for a Brewers club in desperate need of a win; they were coming off a disastrous road trip, having lost 10 of their last 11 games. At the conclusion of this game they stood solidly in the American Association cellar with a .400 record, 16-24.
Looking around the majors, it's interesting to note that the two New York clubs were on top of the two leagues (with Brooklyn fairly close behind in the senior circuit), and the Philadelphia clubs were each in last place.
As always, the ads give us a wonderful glimpse into a section of Milwaukee life of the day. So far as I can tell, all the establishments are gone now, even the two printing companies, but there are some here more notable than others.
The Boynton Cab Company was one of the earliest cab companies in the city, having started with horse-drawn wagons in 1858. In 1903 the company purchased its first four motorized cabs and began the transition to automobiles. In 1923, just one year before this card was printed, the Boyntons purchased the Milwaukee Yellow Cab Company and the Black and White Yellow Cab Company, consolidating their hold on the marketplace. No wonder they could afford to undercut their competitors' rates. The Boynton Company was in business for 121 years, an amazing run. When it finally closed its doors in 1979, several of its drivers formed the Yellow Cab Cooperative, which still ferries passengers today.
Morgenroth, the "baseball and boxing headquarters", has an interesting story. Run by "Honest John" Morgenroth, it was the hub of the Cream City's illegal gambling industry, with everything from a roulette wheel to news tickers to track horse racing results. It flourished for years, until Honest John attracted the wrong kind of attention by investing in a business run by Mayor Daniel Hoan. The press (and police) could no longer turn a blind eye to "Milwaukee's sporting headquarters", and the joint was shut down in 1931 following a series of vice raids.
As always, these cards tell us as much about Milwaukee of the day as they told tavern patrons about the previous day's ball games.
Posted by Chance Michaels at 7:34 AM
Labels: 1920s, tavern cards
Happy Belated "National Zipper Day"!
Last Chance for "Back Yards to Big Leagues"
Opening Day at the Orchard, 1948
The Orchard in 1894
AAGPBL Baseball Card - Sylvia Wronski
Turn Ahead the Clock. Again.
"Now We Got More Kinds of Bums", 1948
"Hop" On Towards the Orchard


A Debt Recovery Paralegal is wanted for an excellent opportunity with a Legal 500 law firm in Liverpool. Salary is negotiable depending on experience.
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This is a fantastic Debt Recovery role for an ambitious paralegal looking to join a leading law firm with a competitive salary and benefits package on offer.


Who does a bankruptcy trustee work for?
Home Bankruptcy Advice BlogBankruptcy in Ontario Who Does a Bankruptcy Trustee Work For?
You choose the trustee you want to work with but who do they work for? You? Your creditors?
Depending on what you read on the internet or who you talk to, this can cause quite a debate.
In very few words, the trustee in bankruptcy is an officer of the court. That means they are responsible for administering the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
They sit between the creditors and the person who is doing the bankruptcy or proposal and in essence "conduct the traffic".
They are to realize on the assets of a bankrupt, help a debtor plan a viable proposal, recover monies for the creditors and assist the bankrupt in obtaining their discharge.
This all means they might look like they are in a position of conflict – they help the debtor and the creditors. At times they will even look like they are against the bankrupt or debtor by making them go to court. The truth however is that there is a strong rulebook they must follow – The Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act.
A trustee in bankruptcy is responsible for ensuring that if you file a bankruptcy or do a proposal, you are aware of your duties – you must be told what you are required to do to enable completion of the bankruptcy or proposal.
But they must also recover on your assets if you are bankrupt or ensure payments are made within the terms of the payment plan outlined if you are doing a proposal.
If you do not complete the duties, they are required by law to report to the Official Receiver (the government officials who oversee the bankruptcy and proposal processes) and the bankruptcy court on what is still outstanding. This is where the conflict comes in.
If you are experiencing financial difficulties, you cannot "hire" a trustee to work for you. You need to see a trustee in bankruptcy to assess your situation and to sign the proper documents. Then the trustee is required to file the documents with the Office of the Superintendent of Bankruptcy ("OSB") and the OSB appoints the trustee to administer the file. If that sounds complicated, it is the reason why a trustee in bankruptcy is required to study many hours and write many examinations before being granted a licence.
Trustees in bankruptcy do not work for you but they assist you. They do not work for the creditors but they do assist in assuring that there is proper recovery for the creditors.
If you are having financial difficulties, talk to a trustee in bankruptcy. As officers of the court, we are required to conduct ourselves within certain standards of practise and thus they we work to ensure that your creditors and you are dealt with fairly and equitably.
Joel Sandwith is a Licensed Insolvency Trustee with Hoyes, Michalos & Associates Inc. in London and Sarnia, Ontario. Before joining Hoyes, Michalos in 2009, Joel worked as a Credit Counsellor for Family Services Thames Valley. He brings a wealth of credit counselling and debt management experience to finding solutions for the people he helps get out of debt.
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I am sure, most of the engineers; especially the ones from NIT Rourkela would agree with me that most happening and most unforgettable time at our alma mater was the first year and the final year.
First year was mostly dedicated to the ragging time, ragging fundae, third button, seniors and just going to the college and coming back. Some of the unforgettable memories! The friends that you made during the ragging period are some of your best friends for life! And why not, you spend time together learning and practicing the ragging fundae, being together facing the 'monster' called senior. Also, there would be time, where you would see some of the fortunate ones who have been able to understand it, making an honest effort to teach you 'Power Series'. I still remember, Ashish used to teach us during our first semester, when certain topics would bewilder us, as if they were from a different world! There would be some other times, when a certain friend of yours had spent the whole night taking care of you and teaching you, even when, he knows that there is an exam the next morning and even he needs time to learn some and brush up some!! All thanks to NIT Rourkela that we have been fortunate to get such fellas and friends.
Getting ragging free by the second year seniors was a scene in itself. Can there be something as "official ragging free" when by law ragging was banned in India? But, we were!! J Seniors would ask us "when is your official ragging free??" and would advice, "you can wear jeans after official ragging free, but don't wear very tight jeans, etc" J Wow!! How can we all forget this? I know, we all remember this well. The official ragging evening was in itself something, no less than a grand culmination to some big event. As if, the Organizing Committee chairman would declare the Olympics closed!! Second year seniors would come and Cultural Secretaries would come with their cohorts and shout "Aaj se tum log ragging free ho"!!
Final Year was another story altogether. Last year's good campus placement was a good reason to be optimistic of our good fortunes with the placements. And with the economy scorching ahead at a brisk pace after that bust of 2000-01, we left the shores of third year and moved ahead towards final year at NIT Rourkela with a huge sense of optimism. The urgency shown by large companies which came calling even before we officially started our college after the summer vacations of 2004, it seemed everything was rosy for us! And it started with a bang (though we all expected a lot more J), with Infosys placing 47 from the batch and rang the campus placements bell for our batch. With others lined up and gulping fast before one would get space to breathe, it was festival mood everywhere in the campus!
I close my eyes, and the scene, when Arun Rai shouted from the first floor gallery of Placement Deptt. "Gandhi tera ho gaya hai" and came running down with Nishant is still vivid. And both shouting "bumps do", "maaro Gandhi ko", "mote tera bhi ho gaya hai", "bumps do dono ko". I swear, no one can ever forget such moments the whole of his life. Till then, we were only bystanders to such scenes, but suddenly, we were a part of such celebrations, and in fact we were the protagonists. Imagine, you studied the whole of your life till then, and suddenly you have moved into a different space, where you don't have to study (like we used toJ) and what more, you are being paid for your efforts or no efforts, sometimesJ). I remember, I and Vijayendra got through Infosys from the whole gang and rest were all shouting party, party! And what other place to go to party for a Rengolian, than the Radhika Hotel and we quickly rushed.
Many more such parties followed over the next few months and no one was left! No wonder, with a job in hand, there were parties all day and night during the final year. No wonder Final year is one of the best times at NIT Rourkela!!
Whatever happens to the current IPL related chants, we have to accept the fact that it indeed has taken cricket to a whole new world and given it a platform it deserved!
It all started with Modi spilling the beans on Kochi IPL stakeowners and especially One Sunanda Pushkar, whom former Minister, Shashi Tharoor is expected to marry soon (though this can take a back seat in the light of this controversy). I am not interested in knowing what is the role of Ms Pushkar in the franchise or what is her role vis-a-vis Mr Former Minister. Neither I am interested to know if Tharoor ever requested Modi not to disclose the owners and their stakes. What I am interested to know is what role actually the former minister enacted in the IPL franchise and was he truthful thus far? From the looks of it, it seems, he did have a role, may be some financial stake as well. If there had not been any role, why would the govtt. ask him to step down and cut a sorry figure in the eyes of the common man. As it is, the govtt, is already running short in respect to the rising prices, Women's bill, Telangana controversy (Thank God! it is not buring right now), Nucler liability bill, etc. If he was not at fault, why shuould the immensely popular and internationally acclaimed minister step down? I agree, since becoming minister last year, he has become controversy's favourite child, but still, I don't buy the argument that he was not at fault and still resigned for moral reasons or whatever.
What can we say about Mr Lalit Modi. From his resume, it seems, he has a penchant for the wrong! But, everytime he has come back strong and better equipped! I bilieve, this time would be no different either! He gave cricket and India something different and something to chear about! An internationally acclaimed brand worth billions within 3 years is something which not even top business houses could ever imagine. No investment, no business would have ever grown so popular in such a short timeframe. His marketing and selling acumen is there for all to see. But I bilieve, the immense popularity of IPL and that everyone wanted their share of the pie and to top it all the fact that he became the most saught after business man, celebrity created all the problems. Did success caught up with him? Did he started taking things for granted and treated everyone else with contempt? Did he manouvered around the law and regulations to help his business causes and his kith and kin? It seems answer to these questions may be a big Yes. His high handedness proved to be his unbecoming. We can't say anything for sure, but answer to many such questions would be interesting to know. I am sure, millions like me want to know these facts.
Another thing that bothers me is that why did our tax authorities, govtt and other agencies react to such happeneings? Why can't they be proactive? Why do they have to wait for some whistleblower to lift the lid? This time again, they joined late! Everyone knows these franchises, BCCI, IPL are all private bodies and hence they don't have to declare any financial or business information. Hence, they can easily play around. With millions at stake and numerous theories flying across about the financial status of the franchises over the internet and other media, it should have been reason d'etre for all such investigations. Nevertheless, better late than never!
I know the title above sounds like a cliché :) Not that I couldn't find something which would sound better and attractive to the audience, but I wanted to put this to bring a point into perspective. T20 cricket was conceptualized just a few years ago by someone who has long been forgotten and never knew that it would generate the moolah like it is now, otherwise he would have put a royalty fee to his idea :) He just tried it out to bring some loyal supporters back to the English county cricket and make it enjoyable for the teams as well as the audience.
Out of this money that comes into the IPL, all but franchise bid money is shared across the BCCI and franchises and if franchises wish, between the players as well.
Apart from everything that is money in IPL, what are the other benefits that have risen out of IPL. For the players, it is a world level platform, where they are earning much more during this 40-50 day period than they would otherwise for the rest of the year (For some, I might sound over optimistic here :)). They get to share dressing rooms with the best in the world and get to feel how it is playing at the international arena under the glare of the lenses and where every smart catch and pathetic running between the wickets is being watched and liked and ridiculed globally. Imagine how it would feel for someone like Saurabh Tiwary to play alongside Sachin Tendulkar and learn some tricks of the trade. Would someone like Yusuf Pathan had ever dreamt of playing and being coached by Shane Warne and being pampered by him, like he is? And see the transformation, over the last few years, since IPL1, Yusuf has become a regular member of the Indian T20 and ODI squad and bowlers world over dread him for his batting histrionics. Since then, every captain, wants to see the back of Yusuf as soon as he comes out to bat. Experts say that since IPL1, he has improved a lot in his batting and bowling both. Some of the players, like Ravindra Jadeja and Yusuf Pathan should thank IPL very much that this gave them a platform to showcase their talent and earn an Indian blue jersey.
Earlier, the Indian domestic teams for the Ranji trophy and the likes except the zonal teams only had players from their respective states, with only a few exceptions here and there. This somehow, seemed like a regional bias. But with the advent of IPL, we see players from North Indian states playing for the team from the land of "Marathi Manoos". Thanks to the clout that the BCCI enjoys, that those regular chants from the "manoos" have been allowed. Who knows, may be some mouthpiece would condemn the Ambanis to employ the services of a North Indian Harbhajan Singh for the team from Mumbai.
The corporates and celebrities who have invested some huge amounts of money into buying their respective franchises also seem to give thumbs up to this carnival of cricket. Mind you, these are some of the best business minds of the country and some of the best known faces in the Indian social circuit that they wouldn't have missed a point before investing millions into them. According to some estimates, over the 3 years of its inception, IPL has grown to be a brand worth more than $4 billion and continues to grow and bring more into its ambit. Critics, say millions invested into buying the franchises and then buying cricketers is not a sane business idea and may take years for them to come out of the red. But, I ask them a simple question, unless, a sound business idea was shown to the prospective bidders for the franchises, why would some sane person or a large business house put in such monies for which they might be accountable to the public too. Also, the business model discussed above seems pretty okay for most of the franchises to turn profitable in a year or two of their inception. Having said that, understand all from how things stand now, after 3 years into the IPL mania. 2 new franchises were bought together for an amount more than what was spent for 8 of the old ones 3 years back. 10 second advertisement spots for the IPL3 league matches were sold for Rs 4.5 lakh, which is 200% more than the price for similar ad spot during IPL1 in 2008 and this rose to Rs. 5.25 lakh as the league progressed. For the semi finals and final, these rates are expected to shoot to more than Rs. 6.5 lakh per 10 second spot. For all this, Sony Max is expected to rein in Rs 700 crore during IPL3 this year. All product launches, special cricket based advertisements and events have all aligned themselves to the IPL window. All this is generating money and much moolah as expected.
When the players and the business houses are enjoying their association with IPL, how can the most important stakeholder – the quintessential cricket fan be left behind? And people – we are right up there, sharing the stands with the likes to those celebrities and enjoying to the core. Most of the venues running to packed houses is a testimony in itself that we are all involved and sharing our moments in the sun. The concept was new to us – city teams, clubs and the format – all enchanted us and with the fact that it was cricket – the national pastime and passion, we all got into the thick of the things quickly and with vigour. It has given us enough to spend our after-office hours with our friends and loved ones together and enjoy a few hours, being treated to that barrage of fours and sixes, scoops and free hits.
The BCCI, the parent body and owners of the IPL are the ones who are smiling the most. And why wouldn't they not, they are earning the most of the money that is being generated from the league. They keep a share from everything that is money from the league, be it media rights, gate receipts, merchandise deals and sponsorships. IPL has led BCCI to get another point to wrestle themselves with the other cash stripped cricket boards of the world and the ICC. Even though, it is not wise to have such a clout rest with just one board, but as they say, who cares, until it doesn't affect anyone? And whoah!! As I write this one...it has started to affect a few people and everyone is now terming IPL as a saga of Power, Mystery and Deceit!
PS: We shall discuss a few more aspects in the following articles.


Last weekend I visited Copenhagen for the first time. I had been wanting to go there for as long as I can remember. I already knew Stockholm, Oslo, Helsinki… but people kept telling me that I should go, that I would love it… and it was true!
We went just for a weekend and even though I wanted to stay more I think that it is enough time to discover the main bits.
We stayed in a lovely Airbnb in the area of Vesterbro, west of the city centre, and quite close to the train station which it comes handy if your flight arrives late or you leave very early in the morning like us. The neighborhood was lovely, quiet but with a few trendy coffee places and restaurants.
You didn't know what to choose!
Another place I would recommend if you want to enjoy a good lunch with lots of options both Danish and international is the Copenhagen Street Food place just crossing the canal. I had a lovely veg lunch but there were tons of other stalls to eat from.
Moving to a different subject, I also enjoyed a lot browsing on design and furniture shops. I visited Hay House which is right in the city centre and also Royal Copenhagen, another shop packed with scandi and Danish design (very pricey) but worth a look if you like design.
The thing that surprised me the most was by far the price of the patterns. They have several shelves packed with patterns, divided in styles and within the styles, by sizes, which it is very useful (you don't need to trace or copy anything). The price of the patterns as I said was incredible, just around 3 pounds! Could not believe it.
I chose a raincoat pattern, the one on the pic and a lovely laminated/pvc fabric to make it. When I opened the pattern to see the instructions, I saw that there are not many technical drawings and that the instructions are just written one after the other without much explanation which I imagine, makes thing cheaper.
Also, instead of having the usual paper pattern for the pieces, these come already cut on a kind of interfacing type of material ready to put on your fabric to cut. I LOVE THIS BIT!
Regarding the fabrics, I saw lots of different types and the jersey selection is BIG  In the end, I didn't buy more as I had promised myself I was going to behave, hehehe, and I did!
As for the other shop I wanted to go but was closed is Stof 2000. Just in case you want to check it if you visit Copenhagen.
Another bits worth visiting: Granola for brunch, Normann Copenhagen for stationary, La Glace for traditional cakes and the area of Norrebro.
Hope you liked this post and you seen again soon!


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Meet the Lexington students who were honored for overcoming obstacles
Lexington Local Schools recognized 15 students recently as "overcomers" for persevering through challenges.
Meet the Lexington students who were honored for overcoming obstacles Lexington Local Schools recognized 15 students recently as "overcomers" for persevering through challenges. Check out this story on mansfieldnewsjournal.com: https://www.mansfieldnewsjournal.com/story/news/2019/05/31/lexington-students-recognized-overcoming-challenges/1288177001/
Mark Caudill, Mansfield News Journal Published 9:08 p.m. ET May 31, 2019 | Updated 9:12 p.m. ET May 31, 2019
Lexington superintendent Mike Ziegelhofer enjoys a moment with Adison Delp, an eighth-grader recently honored as an overcomer, and educational aide Katie Glaze on Lexington's last day of school. (Photo: Jason J. Molyet/News Journal)
LEXINGTON - The last day of school is supposed to be fun, with staff and students looking forward to the freedom of summer.
For some staff at Lexington Local Schools, Thursday's last day proved bittersweet as they said goodbye to some special students, ones who showed a spirit of perseverance against overwhelming odds.
At the most recent school board meeting, members recognized a number of such "overcomers" in what Superintendent Mike Ziegelhofer calls one of his two favorite days of the school calendar.
Teachers nominate the students, who ranged from preschoolers to upperclassmen.
It's hard to top Adison Delp's story. The eighth-grader was born a quadriplegic. He gets around in a special chair.
"I'm always sad to see kids move on, but I am so going to miss this kid," junior high principal Taylor Gerhardt said. "He's a great kid. We talk about everything under the sun."
The principal calls Delp an inspiration and admires his "amazing" spirit.
"You can't feel sorry for yourself (in comparison)," Gerhardt said. "He's tougher than you are."
The principal gave Delp a loving head bump as he left the room.
Delp was home-schooled until fifth grade. His constant companion is educational aide Katie Glaze, who has been with him since fifth grade.
"Every day with Adison is a memorable experience. He doesn't see himself as physically challenged; he's just one of the guys," Glaze said. "Adison is an inspiring young man who plans to make it on his own.
"Young and old can be inspired by this young man's attitude and fortitude. I am thrilled that this young man has entered my life and has made such a positive impact on my life."
Delp has excelled academically. In addition to making the honor roll every grading period this year, he was the junior high's top speller.
"I've always loved learning," Delp said.
Eight staff members nominated Delp as an overcomer.
"When I went to the board meeting, I didn't even know what I was there for," he said.
When he found out, Delp told his mom he didn't think he deserved any special recognition.
Delp was the ball boy and water boy for his school's football team. He loves the sport and says he hopes to be a coach.
"I like the tackling. I just like everything about it," Delp said.
Gerhardt, who had been the varsity football coach for five years, said he hopes to connect Delp with a coach in California who has no arms or legs.
Delp is looking forward to going to the high school, which is only one floor. He and Glaze had to take lifts at the junior high.
Glaze said Delp excels at technology and should gain more independence because of it. She said she will stay with him at least another year.
"It's very, very rewarding to work one-on-one with him ... most days," Glaze said with a sly glance at Delp.
Dual deployments
While Glaze and Delp have many shared experiences, Anthony Oscar bonded with third-grade teacher Jillian Noblet because both had loved ones deployed during the school year.
Anthony Oscar, a third-grader at Central Elementry in Lexington, was honored as an overcomer. Oscar's father was deployed for four months of his school year. (Photo: Jason J. Molyet/News Journal)
Oscar's father John and Noblet's husband were deployed to Kuwait for four months as members of the same Air Force unit.
"It was emotional," Oscar said. "It got pretty rough sometimes, but Ms. Noblet helped me power through it."
Noblet said getting to know her pupil helped her deal with the deployment.
"We were both really sad around the holidays," she said. "If he was having a bad day, we'd have lunch and just talk."
Noblet said she had two clocks in her classroom, one tuned to Eastern Time, the other to Kuwait time. The class also wrote letters to Oscar's father.
Already a standout wrestler at the state and national level, Oscar wants to be a Navy SEAL.
"Through the whole deployment, that didn't stop him from studying and finishing his homework," Noblet said.
Oscar added, "I'm doing great."
Noblet admitted she wasn't doing as well on the last day of school.
"I'm very emotional," she said.
Brooklyn McPeek didn't know how to react when she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in March 2018.
"It was kind of vague," the Lexington High School junior said. "I didn't really fully understand everything until a couple of weeks later."
When the diagnosis did hit home, McPeek turned to God.
"I have a very strong faith," she said. "My mom always told me to give it to God when it's not in your hands."
Lexington High School junior Brooklyn McPeek was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in March 2018. She was honored as an overcomer by the Lexington school board members. (Photo: Jason J. Molyet/News Journal)
Still, McPeek needed help. Her disease and subsequent treatment left her feeling tired all the time. She also had difficulty concentrating.
"She was in need of some assistance academically," counselor Karen Freeman said. "She's a hard worker, always very worried academically about doing her best."
McPeek underwent radiation and eventually had her thyroid gland, a butterfly-shaped organ at the base of the neck, removed.
The thyroid gland releases hormones that control vital bodily functions such as breathing and heart rate.
McPeek takes medication to regulate the condition.
"I can't really miss it," she said.
She said it's been a struggle to be back at school.
"It's been OK," McPeek said. "I've had a few rough days. I get really, really, really tired."
She added it's not unusual for her to sleep six hours and not feel rested.
Part of McPeek's ongoing treatment includes radiation in a pill form. Once she takes it, she has to be in isolation for two weeks.
Ziegelhofer playfully asked her if she glows in the dark. Fortunately, McPeek has to take only two or three more of those powerful pills.
She is scheduled for an ultrasound in August.
"I still have lymph nodes that are growing," McPeek said. "I might need another surgery, but for the most part I'm doing OK."
Watching Mom in pain
Xander Jellison just completed his fifth-grade year at Eastern Elementary School.
He has seen his mother deal with cancer five times since he was in the third grade. Edwina Brownell was an iconic teacher for Lexington Local Schools.
"She's a special lady," Ziegelhofer said. "She's been inspiring to staff the last two or three years."
Brownell's cancer has caused the loss of one of her eyes. It also led to surgeries on her liver and the lining of her brain.
She bravely taught half-days after the liver surgery, which Jellison called her most painful.
Xander Jellison (Photo: Mark Caudill/News Journal)
"It wasn't good at all," he said.
Not knowing how she would do after brain surgery, Brownell took her family to Disney World. Jellison is a Disney fanatic.
Teacher Jessica Duffey formed a bond with her student because her father died of brain cancer about a year ago. Just like Noblet and Oscar, they came together through a shared experience.
"You would have never known that Xander was going through anything," Duffey said.
She said Jellison has blossomed socially, growing more confident. He is a bit of an old soul, favoring music from the 1970s and 1980s. Jellison said he has recently gotten into Metallica.
"The circumstances don't define you; it's how you react to them," Duffey said of Jellison.
If all goes well, the teacher said, Jellison's mother has a 60% chance of being OK.
Blossoming socially
When Charlotte Hoffman and Braxton Hriesik started preschool at Western Elementary School, they were mostly silent.
Braxton, 4, has been at the preschool for one year. He will be back next year after starting in October.
He is on the autistic spectrum.
"He had no language," preschool teacher Sandy De Luca said. "It was difficult for him to communicate his wants and needs."
Staff discovered Braxton was drawn to his classmates and assigned a different buddy to him each day.
De Luca said Braxton is much more likely to stand in line if a peer guides him, for example.
Staff also learned the 4-year-old pays attention, leading them to challenge him more and more.
Braxton uses an iPad for help and has even started singing the alphabet song. He also likes to give high-fives and dance.
"It's been so much fun to watch him connect," De Luca said. "Our expectations have been exceeded."
The same could be said for Charlotte.
"Charlotte was nonverbal. She was really in her own little world," De Luca said.
"She is calling me by name," De Luca said. "She's using one- and two-word sentences."
Charlotte was born prematurely, which led to developmental and medical issues. She just completed her third year in preschool.
"She has an older sister, but she didn't know how to get along with her peers," De Luca said.
The day before school let out for the summer, Charlotte mentioned her mom and going home. Her therapist never thought she would be able to write her name, which now seems like a possibility.
"She's come a long way," De Luca said. "She was a baby who didn't know her place in the world, and now she's found her way."
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Other overcomers
Lexington Local Schools recognized a number of other students who have overcome obstacles, including Noah Sgambellone, Airianna McGuire and Erin Leslie at the high school; Lydia Schroeder at the junior high; Ron Jarell and Emma Holtz at Central Elementary; and JJ Palm Rhodes, Tommy Schafer, Preston Adkins and Brooklyn Moore at Eastern Elementary.
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It feels like summer is fast approaching, or at least the pressure of my deadlines makes it seem that way. After the summer, I will but have one year left in my project, so perhaps it is time to look back at what I have done up to now and still have to do in the time that remains. With time running out, however, the foremost thing on my mind is the task to formulate and submit a new research project for the NWO VIDI scheme and for an ERC Starting Grant.
Recently, I have been coaching and advising prospective PhD candidates as well as VENI and VIDI applicants regarding their research projects, and I have re-read my own VENI grant application several times in that context and noticed that I actually have already done quite a lot of what I had promised to do. One of the first things I wanted to provide was a more precise reconstruction of Brentano's project of philosophy as science, specifically regarding the role of psychology as science of consciousness and as foundational discipline, which I addressed in "La science de la conscience selon Brentano" (in the aptly titled Vers une philosophie scientifique. Le programme de Brentano, edited by C.-E. Niveleau) and for a broader audience in "Making the Humanities Scientific: Brentano's Project of Philosophy as Science" (in The Making of the Humanities. Volume III: The Making of the Modern Humanities). Moreover, I concentrate on more technical details of Brentano's concept of intentionality in a forthcoming article in the venerable Brentano Studien ("Improper Intentions of ambiguous objects: Sketching a New Approach to Brentano's Intentionality"), which takes into account many of his unpublished materials. In that respect, I promised that I would go to Harvard and Graz to examine Brentano's manuscripts and see whether I could publish anything. Not only did I manage to do so, but found tons of interesting materials (which I hope to be able to make available soon). I recently published a previously unknown letter from Husserl to Brentano that I discovered at the Houghton Library (in Husserl Studies and also made publicly available here). Moreover, I am in the process of completing an edition of Brentano's logic lectures based on four sets of notes from three different archives, as appendix to my book, and I will publish Ehrenfels' dissertation and related materials in a forthcoming volume of Meinong Studies. The next "deliverable" on my list was to organize an international conference, which took place last month.
Yet, I realize that simply fulfilling promises and checking boxes for my current project will not automatically get me my next one. A VENI is an individual grant, but a VIDI, the next step up, is a grant to establish a research group, i.e. I will not only be the PI, but assemble and lead a team. In order to qualify for that it would be a good thing to get experience in leadership, advising, etc. which is of course hard to come by in the context of an individual research grant with no systematic teaching. Nevertheless, I think I am on the right track by setting up and coordinating a close reading seminar and a working group for the national research school in philosophy (OZSW), by organizing a series of workshops and a major conference, by co-editing and co-authoring volumes and articles, by coaching graduate students and postdocs, etc.
Moreover, in order to build up an appropriate CV, one has to work towards the topic of the future grant already in the present. If I want to obtain a grant on the "Mechanization of Consciousness" in the 19th century, I certainly need publications and talks about such a topic on my CV. This presents an interesting problem. Since the grant review process takes quite a while, I need to submit my application at the end of my third year in order to (hopefully) get it by the end of my fourth year. So by October my CV needs to fit my proposed research topic. Since it takes quite some time to research, write, submit, and get accepted and published, I should have started to do so even before getting halfway my current project … which I did, of course. I started publishing and giving talks with "science of consciousness" and "mechanization" in the title, precisely for this reason: "always have a second project".


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Shmoop Launches Catalog of Snarky Education Apps for iPad, Android
By Scott Aronowitz
In its never-ending effort to take both academia and modern technology down a peg, Shmoop, publisher of irreverent study aids for several academic subjects, has launched a catalog of 500 self-assessment applications for Android smart phones, as well as more than 500 e-books for use with the Apple iPad.
Since its launch in 2008, Shmoop has built an online library of boil-it-down study guides, augmented with music and pop culture subreferences, for commonly used but usually long and somewhat dry educational tools such as classic novels (literature), major world and national events and people (history), and laws and procedures (government), as well as more extensive and specific study aids for advanced placement and college entrance exams.
With its new mobile apps, Shmoop is aiming to give students easy, anytime access to its informative-yet-irreverent compilations of facts, concepts, and analysis. "Shmoop is a mobile Yente," said a spokesperson for the company. "We'll use students' crushes on their mobile devices as a way to help them find real love for literature, poetry, history, and the world around them."
The Android apps are available at Android Market (exclusively on the Android device) by searching on the keyword "Shmoop." The eBooks are available by accessing the Apple iBookstore on the iPad, also using search keyword "Shmoop."
Scott Aronowitz is a freelance writer based in Las Vegas. He has covered the technology, advertising, and entertainment sectors for seven years. He can be reached here.
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