Monday, October 3 was the second day of Nobel Prize announcements, but also marked the Green Flight Challenge Expo, sponsored by Google and staged under the control tower on Moffett Field, home of NASA Ames Research Center, Mountain View, California.
The four airplanes that flew in the Challenge at Charles M. Schulz Sonoma Country Airport in Santa Rosa, California were joined by Greg Stevenson's full-size mockup of his GFC design and a Pipistrel Virus that had won an earlier NASA/CAFE Personal Air Vehicle (PAV) Challenge. Stevenson's airplane was a reminder that there were numerous entrants that, for a variety of reasons, could not attend. There is a huge number of aircraft in the wings, so to speak, that will fill these pages in the next months and years.
20 exhibitors showed off their visions of a greener future, and three rows of tents protected exhibitors and their displays from the rain that started mid-afternoon.
At about 11:00 a.m., attendees were bussed to Building 3, which was crowded with media, including reporters and camera personnel for the local affiliates of ABC, CBS and NBC.
In opening remarks at the ceremony, Dr. Brien Seeley, head of CAFE, saw this as a "pivotal historic event," with future aerial vehicles quiet, emissions free, and capable of landing anywhere – in other words, achieving bird-like flight.
Erik Lindbergh of the Lindbergh Electric Aircraft Prize (LEAP) awarded a $10,000 prize to team leader Eric Raymond and e-Genius for the quietest aircraft. e-Genius registered between 56 and 62 dBa during the takeoff tests on Monday. Compare this to normal conversation, which might range between 80-85 dBa. The prize money was donated by Jeannie Schulz, the famed cartoonist's widow.
Parrish explained that NASA's $1.6 million investment had generated of $4 million in expenditures by competitors and produced two stunning results – the winners of the Challenge.
e-Genius took a second prize of $120,000 along with the Lindbergh quiet aircraft award of $10,000 (prize money donated by Charles Schulz' widow Jeannie Schulz). Both it and the Pipistrel G-4 had flown the 200-mile course at better than 100 mph average and wildly exceeded the required 200 passenger miles per gallon economy goal. e-Genius reached 375.8 passenger miles per gallon.
The G-4 did even better – 403.5 PMPG.
The winner received not only a check for $1.3 million (equivalent to the current value of a Nobel Prize – 1 million Euros), but a stunning trophy created by local artist Ralph Carlson. Its bird-like design, echoing Dr. Seeley's vision for future flight, was conceptualized by Seeley, his wife Anne, son Damon, and board member Bruno Mombrinie.
Jack Langelann, Pennsylvania State University aeronautics professor and Pipistrel team leader, explained that at the current 8 cents per kilowatt hour charge in his home state, the G-4 could be charged for a two-hour flight at a cost of $7.
world. Receiving their electricity from geo-thermal powered generators on nearby peaks in the Geyserville area, CAFE's fliers flew "green" indeed.
Some disappointment was expressed by Jeff Shingleton of the Phoenix Air team that results for Phoenix and Eco-Air results were not yet available, but would be reported later in the week. The CAFE blog will announce these numbers as soon as they are available. Jeff also said that his team was shocked that electric aircraft could fly the course at all, let alone achieve such outstanding results.
Pipistrel founder and President Ivo Boscarol pledged to contribute $100,000 of the prize money to a future Challenge in which the goal would be the flight of the first electric-powered supersonic aircraft. This drew enthusiastic applause from the crowd and set a new and dazzling goal for visionaries.
Following the awards ceremony, covered thoroughly by all the local network news teams, the teams each performed flybys for the gathered throng, with rain finally putting an end to a gala day that heralds the dawn of a new golden age of aviation.
My compliments to all winners – great achievement, leading human mobility into the future!
My special thanks and congrats go to the e-Genius team.


Universal Windows Platform (UWP) applications utilize a new Windows API and app model that creates a single output binary that can feasibly run on any Windows 10 device, ranging from desktops to HoloLens. Because a app can run on a wide variety of devices with different form factors and types of input, you want it to be tailored to each device and be able to unlock the unique capabilities of each device. In addition to the guaranteed core API layer, you can write code to access device specific APIs so that your app lights up features specific to one type of device while presenting a different experience on other devices. Adaptive UI controls and new layout panels help you to tailor your UI across a broad range of device screen resolutions and sizes.
C++/CX is Microsoft's language extension for C++ that allows it to target the Windows Runtime that was released with Windows 8 and continues to evolve with Windows 10.
The Windows Runtime Library is a template library that provides a low-level way to author and use Windows Runtime components.
C++/WinRT is a recently implemented standard C++ language projection for the Windows Runtime implemented solely in header files. It allows you to both author and consume Windows Runtime APIs using any standards-compliant C++ compiler. C++/WinRT is designed to provide C++ developers with first-class access to the modern Windows API.A recent alternative called CppWinRT is a language conformant wrapper for the WinRT APIs that allows you to use modern and compliant C++ code to targets Windows 10.
Universal Windows Platform apps use Microsoft's own build system called MSBuild, which uses the same .vcxproj file format that is used in the new project templates for desktop development.
MSBuild is a robust and fully featured build system that allows building projects in Visual Studio that target Windows. Building an MSBuild-based project just requires a .vcxproj file and can be built in the IDE or using the command prompt.
In order to deploy local UWP applications in Windows 10, you must first enable "Developer mode" which can be done after creating a UWP project. This will find and install the latest packages for Store app deployment and allow you to deploy the UWP apps you develop in Visual Studio.
After activating developer mode in Windows 10, you can now build and deploy Universal Windows Platform applications, like this spinning cube that is provided in the DirectX templates.
Visual Studio provides many features that help you to code correctly and more efficiently. Whether it be the powerful predictive capabilities provided by IntelliSense or the fluid navigation found in Navigate To. Let Visual Studio do the work for you with autocompletion simply by pressing Tab on the item you want to add from the member list.
You can hover also over any variable, function, or other code symbol and get information about that symbol using the quick info feature.
There are also many great code navigation features to make dealing with large code based much more productive, including Go To Definition, Go To Line/Symbols/Members/Types, Find All References, View Call Hierarchy, Object Browser, and more. Peek Definition allows you to view the code that defines the selected variable without even having to open another file which minimizes context switching.
We also have support for some of the more common refactoring techniques like rename and extract function that allow you to keep your code looking nice and consistent.
Debugging applications is what Visual Studio is famous for! With a world-class debugging experience that provides a plethora of tools for any type of app, no tool is better suiting to debugging applications that target the Windows desktop platform.
Powerful features like the advanced breakpoints, custom data visualization, and debug-time profiling enable you to have full control of your app's execution and pinpoint even the hardest to find bugs. View data values from your code with debugger data tips. Take memory snapshots and diff them to reveal potential memory leaks, and even invoke PageHeap on your app from inside Visual Studio to help solve the notoriously hard problem of memory corruption. Track live CPU and memory usage while your application runs and monitor performance in real-time.
Unit testing is a very popular way of improving code quality, and test-driven-development is fully supported inside Visual Studio. Create new tests and manage them inside the Test Explorer for easy management and execution of tests. Writing unit tests is easy and can help find problems as they arise instead of later on when things are harder to isolate. Visual Studio allows both native and managed test project templates for testing native code which can be found in the Visual C++àTest section of the new project templates.
Besides all of the individual developer activities that Visual Studio makes more productive, collaboration is also something that is directly integrated into the IDE. Visual Studio Team Services is a suite of features that optimize the team collaboration process for software development organizations. Create work items, track progress, and manage your bug and open issue database all from inside Visual Studio. Git is fully supported and works seamlessly with the Team Explorer, allowing for easy management of branches, commits, and pull requests.
There are few steps required to package your app so that you can distribute it on the Windows Store. First, make sure you are a registered Windows app developer. Once you are registered and have a tested and optimized app you are interested in publishing, you can select your packaging options in the app manifest file (package.appxmanifest). This detailed packaging guide will walk you through the rest of steps needed to get your app ready for distribution and submit it to the Windows Store.
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An RGB color can be understood by thinking of it as all possible colors that can be made from three colored lights for red, green, and blue. Imagine, for example, shining three lights together onto a white wall in a dark room: one red light, one green light, and one blue light, each with dimmers. If only the red light is on, the wall will be red. If only the green light is on, the wall will look green. If the red and green lights are on together, the wall will look yellow. Dim the red light and the wall will become more of a yellow-green. Dim the green light instead, and the wall will become more orange. Bringing up the blue light a bit will cause the orange to become less saturated and more whitish. In all, each setting of the three dimmers will produce a different result, either in color or in brightness or both. The set of all possible results is the gamut defined by those particular color lamps. Swap the red lamp for one of a different brand that is slightly more orange, and there will be a slightly different gamut, since the set of all colors that can be produced with the three lights will be changed.
A computer LCD display can be thought of as a grid of millions of little red, green, and blue lamps, each with their own dimmers. The gamut of the display will depend on the three colors used for the red, green, and blue lights. A wide-gamut display will have very saturated, "pure" light colors, and thus be able to display very saturated, deep colors.
RGB is a convenient color model for computer graphics because the human visual system works in a way that is similar – though not quite identical – to an RGB color space. The most commonly used RGB color spaces are sRGB and Adobe RGB (which has a significantly larger gamut). Adobe has recently developed another color space called Adobe Wide Gamut RGB, which is even larger, in detriment to gamut density.
As of 2007, sRGB is by far the most commonly used RGB color space, particularly in consumer grade digital cameras, HD video cameras, and computer monitors. HDTVs use a similar space, commonly called Rec. 709, sharing the sRGB primaries. The sRGB space is considered adequate for most consumer applications. Having all devices use the same color space is convenient in that an image does not need to be converted from one color space to another before being displayed. However, sRGB's limited gamut leaves out many highly saturated colors that can be produced by printers or in film, and thus is not ideal for some high quality applications. The wider gamut Adobe RGB is being built into more medium-grade digital cameras, and is favored by many professional graphic artists for its larger gamut.
RGB spaces are generally specified by defining three primary colors and a white point. In the table below the three primary colors and white points for various RGB spaces are given. The primary colors are specified in terms of their CIE 1931 color space chromaticity coordinates (x,y).
The CIE 1931 color space standard defines both the CIE RGB space, which is an RGB color space with monochromatic primaries, and the CIE XYZ color space, which works like an RGB color space except that it has non-physical primaries that cannot be said to be red, green, and blue.
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It is a shame that Eastern Europe is often overlooked when it comes to food. No one knows how to handle cold, dark, long winters quite like those from the harsh climate of North-Eastern Europe. Even if the weather isn't freezing or snowy, winter can get very dark. So, there are many hot Eastern European foods to warm everyone up. All of them are sure to get you through even the biggest of snow storms.
Syrniki are a great way to start the day. They are essentially cottage cheese pancakes. The batter is generally a combination of cheese, eggs, and flour with a little bit of sugar and salt. Some recipes, however, will call for raisins, semolina flour, or vinegar. This is the beauty of syrniki; they are very accommodating. If you want something more filling and fancy, go for it. If you need something simple, they have you covered. For the most basic recipes, consider adding dollops of raspberry jam and sour cream for the full effect. And if you are a big fan of cheese, don't miss our article on cheese foundue, it will definitely warm up your body and keep any cheese-lover happy.
Solyanka is the Russian version of casserole. It came into being when the family cook ran out of ingredients. The result is amazing. There are three types, but the most common is meat-based. For vegetarians, there is a mushroom option, and pescetarians can enjoy the fish version. The meat version is based on a stock spiced with peppercorn and bay leaves. Sauteed onions, tomato paste, beef, sausage, olives, lemons, and pickles are some of the other main ingredients. Serve it with sour cream and dill.
Goulash is one of the most famous dishes on this list. It is popular throughout most of Eastern Europe but originated in Hungary centuries ago. This beef and potato stew is renowned for its use of paprika.
Don't let the accents in this dish's name scare you off. One of the national dishes of Slovakia, these potato dumplings are a delicious mouthful. Bryndza is a Slovak cheese and halušky are the dumplings. You make the dumplings by combining grated potato, flour, and eggs; then you push the mixture through the holes in a colander. Once you boil the formed dumplings, like pasta, top them with the cheese and pan-fried bacon.
It seems like every country in Eastern Europe has their own version of dumplings. The Russian one is gaining popularity outside of Europe. And there are many reasons to get on board with this trend. Namely, they are delicious. Also, if you live in a snowy climate, they are easy to store.
TAKEAWAY: Pelmeni originated in Siberia. Families would get together and make a winter's supply all at once. Each person would take one task: rolling dough, cutting circle, adding meat, and closing them up. When they were ready, they would open the window and stick them in the snow outside. This would freeze the entire stash. The cook could then grab some from the window whenever they were ready to eat. As you can see, pelmeni was essential a freezer dinner before the freezer existed.
Some people would combine pelmeni and vareniki into one category, though this doesn't give vareniki its due credit. The two are very similar. Vareniki are, however, far more versatile. Ask for pelmeni, and you get dumplings with beef. Ask for vareniki, and the waiter will wait for you to clarify what type. It's akin to asking for a sandwich. What do you want inside? There are savory types with potatoes, mushrooms, and more. There are also sweet types though. Those are often filled with cherries.
Estonian is often considered one of the cutest languages in Europe. Their name for gingerbread cookies is an excellent example of why. There are lots of great foods from Estonia, and the Baltic in general. Like many dishes on this list, piparkoogid have a cousin dish. For those who prefer thicker cookies, try pryaniki. These are a Russian spice cookie which features honey as one of their key ingredients. Both varieties should be served with tea sweetened with raspberry jam for the full Northern-European effect.
Eastern Europe is often associated with Vodka. This isn't a misrepresentation of the region's alcohol, but it skates over the far more gentle regional beverages. Serve tatra tea hot and imagine you just got done skiing in the Tatras mountains in Slovakia. For more of a city vibe, look for Riga Black Balsam. No one does hot cocktails like Latvia.
Eastern Europe gets a bad rap when it comes to food. Nonetheless, there are tons of delicious dishes from this region. Potatoes, sour cream, and dill feature heavily throughout. But, as someone who doesn't like the last two of those items, I can assure you, there are plenty of wonderful ways eat up in Eastern Europe.
Kate is a language student. Last year she lived in Russia, Israel, and Morocco. She also traveled to many other destinations and explored the cuisines there. Now she'll offer you tips to get the most out of your traveling experiences around the world.


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594 F2d 1046 United States v. Warren
594 F.2d 1046
Jim Dean WARREN, Defendant-Appellant.
Fifth Circuit.
Joseph G. Garza, San Antonio, Tex., for defendant-appellant.
J. A. Canales, U. S. Atty., Anna E. Stool, George A. Kelt, Jr., Asst. U. S. Attys., Houston, Tex., Robert Berg, Asst. U. S. Atty., Corpus Christi, Tex., James R. Gough, Asst. U. S. Atty., Houston, Tex., for plaintiff-appellee.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Before COLEMAN, GODBOLD and INGRAHAM, Circuit Judges.
INGRAHAM, Circuit Judge:
Appellant Jim Dean Warren was convicted of knowingly or intentionally possessing a controlled substance with intent to distribute, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1970). He raises a panoply of arguments on this appeal: (1) that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress; (2) that the jury panel should have been discharged because of prejudicial remarks of a prospective juror; (3) that a mistrial should have been granted because of prejudicial remarks by the prosecutor; (4) that the jury deliberations were tainted by the jury's ex parte communications with the court and the court's coercive instructions; and (5) that the evidence of constructive possession was insufficient to support the jury verdict. We affirm the conviction.
On November 12, 1977, Border Patrol Agent Cecilio Ruiz, Jr., stopped an automobile driven by appellant for routine citizenship questioning. The stop occurred at the permanent border checkpoint fourteen miles south of Sarita, Texas, on U.S. Highway 77. Appellant was accompanied by his son Craig and Mrs. Margaret Elena Fernandez. Agent Ruiz asked appellant, who appeared nervous, to open the trunk. Several suitcases were found in the trunk. When Agent Ruiz asked what the suitcases contained, appellant voluntarily opened them. Twenty-four pounds of marijuana were discovered in one suitcase. After appellant denied knowledge of the marijuana and Mrs. Fernandez stated that the contraband was hers alone, Agent Ruiz placed both appellant and Mrs. Fernandez under arrest.
A grand jury returned a joint indictment against appellant and Mrs. Fernandez for knowing or intentional possession with intent to distribute twenty-four pounds of marijuana, in violation of 21 U.S.C. § 841(a)(1) (1970). Mrs. Fernandez entered an agreement with the government wherein the government would recommend "pretrial diversion"1 in exchange for her testimony against appellant.
Appellant argues that the district court erred in denying his motion to suppress the marijuana, because Agent Ruiz searched his car without probable cause. Probable cause is unnecessary for a routine customs stop and search at the functional equivalent of the border. Almeida-Sanchez v. United States, 413 U.S. 266, 272-73, 93 S.Ct. 2535, 37 L.Ed.2d 596 (1972); United States v. Martinez, 588 F.2d 495, 497-98 (5th Cir. 1979). Since the Sarita checkpoint is the functional equivalent of the border, Id; United States v. Clay, 581 F.2d 1190, 1192 (5th Cir. 1978), the search of appellant's car complied with the Fourth Amendment.
Appellant argues that the district court erred in failing to discharge the jury panel after a prospective juror informed the court of his antipathy towards narcotics. During the voir dire, a prospective juror, Mr. Clarence Moore, volunteered: "Your Honor . . . I am very much against anything to do with narcotics. I have had a very sad experience." He was struck from the panel for cause. Defense counsel moved to discharge the entire panel on the basis of Mr. Moore's remark. The district court acted within its discretion in not discharging the panel. The prospective juror's remark was not so prejudicial as to taint the jury's deliberations, See United States v. Chiantese, 582 F.2d 974, 978-80 (5th Cir. 1978), particularly since the court instructed the jury to disregard the remarks.
Appellant argues that the district court erred in overruling defense counsel's objection to the testimony of Mrs. Fernandez, because the government coerced Mrs. Fernandez to testify against him by offering her "pretrial diversion." The agreement between the government and Mrs. Fernandez is analogous to a plea bargain agreement. So long as Mrs. Fernandez was free to accept or reject the government's offer with the benefit of counsel and other procedural safeguards, the bargain was voluntary and legitimate. See Bordenkircher v. Hayes, 434 U.S. 357, 363, 98 S.Ct. 663, 54 L.Ed.2d 604 (1978); United States v. Valdes, 545 F.2d 957, 960 (5th Cir. 1977). The government adduced testimony that Mrs. Fernandez understood the terms of the bargain and received advice of counsel, before she elected to accept the government's offer.2
Appellant also complains that the district court erred in denying his motion for a mistrial after the prosecutor's sidebar suggestion that appellant did not wish Mrs. Fernandez to testify truthfully. In his direct examination of Mrs. Fernandez, the prosecutor remarked: "All anybody wants you to do is tell the truth, with the exception of perhaps a few." Defense counsel objected to the sidebar comment and moved for a mistrial. The motion was denied. The prosecutor erred in expressing a personal opinion about the credibility of the witnesses. See United States v. Morris, 568 F.2d 396, 401 (5th Cir. 1978). However, the district court's instruction to the jury to disregard the prosecutor's sidebar remarks and the overwhelming evidence of appellant's guilt render the error harmless. See United States v. Restrepo-Granda, 575 F.2d 524, 528 (5th Cir. 1978).
Appellant alleges three reversible errors in the jury deliberations: (1) the district court's failure to disclose the contents of jury communications indicating the numerical split of the jury; (2) refusal to grant a mistrial when a polling of the jurors revealed the jury vote; and (3) insistence upon the jury continuing its deliberations despite jury communications indicating a deadlock.
The district court did not err in failing to disclose the vote of the jury. Although as a general rule, the district court should disclose to the parties the contents of jurors' notes, United States v. Robinson, 560 F.2d 507, 516 (2d Cir. 1977), the court should not disclose the numerical division of the jury, because of the threat of coercion during jury deliberations.3
The district court did not err in refusing to grant appellant's motion for mistrial when a polling of the jurors revealed that the jury had yet to reach a unanimous decision as the foreman had announced. Pursuant to defense counsel's request for a polling of the jurors, the court clerk asked each juror if the guilty verdict was his or her verdict. When the eleventh juror, Mr. Lewis Lytle, was asked if this was his verdict, he said: "No, Sir, I really can't say it, because . . . ." The district court interrupted Juror Lytle and ordered the jury to deliberate further.4 Fed.R.Crim.P. 31(d) provides:
When a verdict is returned and before it is recorded the jury shall be polled at the request of any party or upon the court's own motion. If upon the poll there is not unanimous concurrence, the jury may be directed to retire for further deliberations or may be discharged.
The district court did not abuse its discretion in directing further deliberations and denying the motion for mistrial. See United States v. Smith, 562 F.2d 619, 622 (10th Cir. 1977).
The district court's admonitions to the jury to continue its deliberations did not coerce the jury to render a guilty verdict. In response to the first two jury notes suggesting that the jury was deadlocked, the district court instructed the jury: "Please continue your deliberations." In response to the third note, the district court wrote to the jury:
The court suggests you continue your deliberations. You may recess for dinner and return this evening to continue your deliberations, or you may recess now and return in the morning at 9 a. m. to continue your deliberations. Please advise the marshal as to your choice.
The fourth supplemental charge to the jury, given after the polling of the jurors, was a verbose restatement of the third charge.5
We recently observed in United States v. Cook, 586 F.2d 572, 578 n. 2 (5th Cir. 1978), that a supplemental instruction with language similar to that at issue in the instant case is not a traditional Allen charge. See Allen v. United States, 164 U.S. 492, 17 S.Ct. 154, 41 L.Ed. 528 (1896). The supplemental instructions in the instant case have none of the coercive elements found impermissible by this circuit. "The district court's charge did not refer to the expense of a second trial or the need for the minority to reconsider its votes, imposed no coercive deadline, made no treats of marathon deliberations, and exerted no pressure for the surrendering of conscientiously held minority views." United States v. Solomon, 565 F.2d 364, 366 (5th Cir. 1978).
Finally, appellant argues that the evidence of his constructive possession of the contraband was insufficient to support the jury verdict. The test of the sufficiency of the evidence is whether, viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the government, a reasonable jury could find the accused guilty beyond a reasonable doubt. Glasser v. United States, 315 U.S. 60, 80, 62 S.Ct. 457, 86 L.Ed. 680 (1941); United States v. Davis, 592 F.2d 1325 (5th Cir. 1979). Constructive possession involves "ownership, dominion or control over the contraband itself, or dominion or control over the premises or the vehicle in which the contraband was concealed." United States v. Salinas-Salinas, 555 F.2d 470, 473 (5th Cir. 1977). Like actual possession, constructive possession may be joint or exclusive. See United States v. Riggins, 563 F.2d 1264, 1266 (5th Cir. 1977).
Appellant was driving the car in which the contraband was found. Mrs. Fernandez testified that she and appellant jointly owned the car as well as the contraband. The evidence was sufficient to support the jury finding that appellant shared dominion and control over the vehicle and the marijuana.
Since the stop and search occurred at the functional equivalent of the border, a showing of probable cause was unnecessary and the motion to suppress was properly denied. The district court did not abuse its discretion in refusing to discharge the jury panel because of a prospective juror's prejudicial remark. Nor did the district court abuse its discretion in refusing to grant appellant's motion for mistrial after the prosecutor expressed an opinion about the credibility of a witness. During the jury deliberations, the district court properly withheld from counsel the numerical division of the jury and properly instructed the jury to continue its deliberations. The fact that appellant was the driver and joint owner of the car in which the marijuana was found permitted the jury to infer appellant's constructive possession of the contraband. The conviction is affirmed.
Under the terms of the "pretrial diversion" agreement, Mrs. Fernandez agreed to a period of probation in exchange for her testimony. The government promised that if Mrs. Fernandez did not satisfy the requirements of the "pretrial diversion" program and was tried, the government would not use any of her testimony in appellant's trial against her
Moreover, the terms of the bargain were before the jury as was the admission that Mrs. Fernandez's testimony contradicted her statement to Agent Ruiz that she alone was responsible for the marijuana in the car trunk. The jury is the final arbiter of credibility. United States v. Murray, 527 F.2d 401, 410 (5th Cir. 1976)
Although it is improper for the court to inquire of the jury division, See United States v. Jennings, 471 F.2d 1310, 1313-14 (2d Cir.), cert. denied, 411 U.S. 935, 93 S.Ct. 1909, 36 L.Ed.2d 395 (1973), the unsolicited disclosure of the jury division by the foreman is not by itself a ground for a mistrial. United States v. Zeehandelaar, 498 F.2d 352, 358 (2d Cir. 1974)
The court instructed the jury:
Well, be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, I gave you an option as to what you wanted to do by way of continuing your deliberations, that you could go to dinner and come back and, deliberate a little more this evening or you can recess now and come back at 9:00 o'clock in the morning. You are obviously at this point do not have a unanimous verdict. Whichever you wish to do, you may do, but I want to ask that you still consider your deliberations, so you can leave and be in recess, come back at 9:00 o'clock in the morning; you can go to dinner, come back and deliberate further this evening; but that's going to be your decision to make, but I do feel like you should deliberate further, so whichever you do is not going to be create any problem as far as the court is concerned, but I do feel there should be some further deliberation and I do give you that option as to when you will deliberate, so I'll excuse you to go back with the Marshal to the jury room. You can make your decision at that time.
The jury resumed its deliberations at 9:00 a. m. the next morning and rendered a unanimous verdict of guilty at 9:45 a. m.
See footnote 4, supra

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More than 1,400 motorcycles were stolen in Missouri in 2017.
If you own a motorcycle in Missouri, you may want to tie it down.
The Show-Me State ranked No. 7 in a recent report by the National Insurance Crime Bureau on 2017 motorcycle thefts in the country, which showed those thefts are on the rise.
From 2016, the number of motorcycles stolen in Missouri increased by 18 percent — the fifth-largest increase of any state.
Comparatively, national motorcycle thefts declined by 5 percent in 2017, with some states seeing even larger drops.
Arkansas had 699 thefts last year (No. 23), which was a 10 percent drop from 2017. Kansas, with 563 thefts last year (No. 27), saw an 8 percent drop last year.
At least 1,409 motorcycles were reported stolen in Missouri last year, trailing behind California (7,532), Florida (4,323), Texas (3,525), South Carolina (1,732), North Carolina (1,632) and New York (1,547).
Only Georgia (1,235), Indiana (1,204) and Arizona (1,057) had fewer motorcycle thefts reported in 2017, according to the report.
But almost half of the motorcycles stolen in Missouri in 2017 were recovered, at 48 percent, according to the report.
Theft is among the two most common insurance claims for motorcycles, along with collision, according to State Farm. The insurer recommends documenting all upgrades and modifications made to motorcycles to help make sure of proper reimbursement in case of a loss.
Honda was the most common make of stolen motorcycle in 2017, with Yamaha coming in second.
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Day 320: Not Wasting a MinuteActs 20:11-12
Then he went upstairs again and broke bread and ate. After talking until daylight, he left. The people took the young man home alive and were greatly comforted.
Thoughts for Today:Paul had a very busy day, after preaching until midnight a young man had fallen asleep and tumbled out of a third story window to his death. However, Paul saved the day when he rushed down and threw himself upon the young man -- who miraculously regained life. So what did Paul do following this rather extraordinary event (remember he had been preaching all day and into the night)? Did he go to bed to catch up on some much needed rest? No, instead Paul "broke bread and ate", before he resumed "talking until daylight'. The Bible doesn't tell us why Paul thought this would be his last opportunity to speak in person to the believers of Troas -- just that it was -- and he did not want to waste a single minute.
Since my father's passing a few years ago, it has been my pleasure to serve my mother's needs. Many of you who have lost your parents know the experience can be both bitter-sweet. For me it can be difficult because I sense that time is short for my mother, especially as I see the ravages of age take more and more of a toll on her health; yet it is also beautiful since I am able to give back a small measure of what she has given to me and by doing so make her life a little easier. When my life seems a little too hectic to "fit in" my mother, I pause for a minute and try to remind myself that her time on this earth is short. I wished I had spent more time with my dad in his later years -- somehow I couldn't find the time, and I don't want to have that same regret with my mom. The whole experience has given me a new appreciation for the brevity of life -- and as a result I have developed an awareness to make certain I have made time for the people I care about -- and the Lord has called me to care for -- before it is too late.
Questions to Ponder:Paul was motivated to speak all night because he sensed his time with the believers in Troas was short and he would not return to see them again. If you knew this evening, when you waved to your neighbor it was the last time you would ever see him, would you have invested more time than just wave? Sometimes we take far too much of a long view in our relationships -- without consideration to how quickly life can pass. Children grow up, parents age, neighbors move, and opportunities to share our faith pass us by. We shouldn't wait until tomorrow because tomorrowmay never come. Who do you need to see differently? Have you been putting off spending time with someone in your life, thinking you have lots of time? Is there someone in your life who needs to hear the gospel, and you are probably the only person in their life who knows Jesus? Perhaps the right time is right now, before it is too late.
Day 319: How to Save a LifeActs 20:10
Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. "Don't be alarmed," he said. "He's alive!"
Thoughts for Today:Paul wasn't passive when he saw a problem; he was a man of action. As evidenced in our passage today, when Paul learned that Eutychus had fallen three stories from a window to his death while listening to him preach he went down and "threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him." By doing so Paul saved his life. We don't know precisely how these actions saved Eutychus -- just that they did.
When my middle daughter Natalie was in elementary school, she came home one day with the "Firefighter's Safety Handbook". With "wide-eyed" enthusiasm she shared with me the do's and don'ts of fire safety as related by (in her words), "A real life fireman!" (Who had not only the hat, badge, and overalls, but a bright red fire truck as well.) It was quite an experience. She asked me, "Daddy, what would you if you saw someone running out of a burning building with their clothes on fire?" Without pausing for me to answer, she proceeded to tell me, "If a person keeps running they burn up; so you have to tackle them and roll them on the ground to put out the flames." I asked if she would be brave enough to do that, with all the seriousness of an eight year old she nodded "Yes!"
Sometimes, when someone's in trouble, nothing short of a tackling, or rather throwing yourself into a situation and getting your arms around that person will work -- kind of like what Paul did. A single mom (who is a friend of my wife), told me recently that her eighteen year old son moved out of the house a few days ago, doesn't have a place to live, and is starting to hang around with some kids that aren't a good influence upon him. He doesn't have a place to live so he might end up on the street. I know him pretty well, so I asked her if she would like me to call him. In this situation I had two choices, the first: watch with detachment from the sidelines and hope that things work out okay; and the second: use Paul's example and instead have the courage and compassion to throw myself into and upon the problem while allowing the Lord to lead my words and actions. In other words, become an instrument of saving. Which choice would you make -- passively hopeful or involved and proactive?
Questions to Ponder:Sometimes, like the young man, we can all lose our way. I thank God for the people in my life who cared about me and were courageous enough to get involved when I was off course -- who saved my life. Have you been passing up opportunities to get involved? Is there anyone in your life who needs your saving hand? Do you have the courage (and the time) to reach out and assist them? The next time the Lord touches your heart with a situation, yield to His call and you too may save a life.
Day 318: Tragedy: A Test of Faith and ActionActs 20:8-9
There were many lamps in the upstairs room where we were meeting. Seated in a window was a young man named Eutychus, who was sinking into a deep sleep as Paul talked on and on. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story and was picked up dead.
Thoughts for Today:The upper room (third floor) where Paul was speaking was probably hot because of the large number of people in attendance, plus the many lamps. The combination of the heat and length of Paul's talk lulled Eutychus, the young man (probably around 14 years of age), to sleep who then fell out the window to his death. What a tragic event!
As Eutychus' parent I might say, "I shouldn't have let him sit in the window in the first place." Or maybe as a critical observer, "If he had been paying attention he wouldn't have fallen asleep." Or even as a compassionate family member, "If someone had designed the room better there might have been better ventilation, and the tragedy could have been avoided all together." Did you see what just happened? From three perspectives the responsibility for the death went from the self-guilt of the parent; to the personal responsibility (or rather irresponsibility) of the individual; and ultimately to a vague "someone." As silly as it would have seemed in Paul's day, in our legal system that "someone" (designer/builder/owner) would probably have legal and financial responsibility for not providing a safe environment and thereby was the cause of Eutychus' death.
From my perspective it was simply a tragic accident. Too often we make ourselves crazy -- either riddled with guilt or angry and out for retribution -- when indeed there was and is no fault in an accident. An accident by definition is: the way things happen without any planning, apparent cause, or deliberate intent. The problem is we have difficulty understanding and accepting that a life can be lost without meaning -- at least none within our ability to grasp or understand. After all, what purpose could be met in the death of Eutychus?
The Bible tells us in James 2:21-22, "Was not our ancestor Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did." Abraham did not understand the meaning or purpose of the sacrifice of his son Isaac, just that God had asked for it. As I read our passage today, I wondered if Eutychus had been my son and had died a tragic yet accidental death; would I place his death on the altar of God and thereby complete my faith; or would I be angry at God for letting it happen? Would I in grief look for a villain to blame or would my faith and action work together? Those are really big and difficult questions to answer. How would you respond?
Questions to Ponder:Those of us who are familiar with the Book of Acts know the story of Eutychus has a "happy ending." However, in this life that is not always our experience. Accidents happen and people, including loved ones, lose their lives. The Bible tells us in Roman 8:28, "And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose." It is during tragedies that we are really challenged to apply that lesson of trusting God "in all things." How do you respond when an accidental tragedy occurs? How do faith and action work together in your life? How do we find God's purpose in those things we do not understand?
I pray that for all of us who face tragedy in this life, we would allow our faith and action to work together -- placing our loss as a sacrifice upon the altar of God, and as a result our faith would be made stronger, completed because of our trust in God. Amen.
Day 316: The Right Mix of Courage, Faithfulness, Wisdom and Prudence Acts 20:3b-6
Because the Jews made a plot against him just as he was about to sail for Syria, he decided to go back through Macedonia. He was accompanied by Sopater son of Pyrrhus from Berea, Aristarchus and Secundus from Thessalonica, Gaius from Derbe, Timothy also, and Tychicus and Trophimus from the province of Asia. These men went on ahead and waited for us at Troas. But we sailed from Philippi after the Feast of Unleavened Bread, and five days later joined the others at Troas, where we stayed seven days.
Thoughts for Today:Paul had learned of a plot against him perpetrated by the Jews just before he was about to set sail for Syria. Rather than putting himself at risk on a ship crowded with Jewish pilgrims heading to Jerusalem for the Passover, he instead divided his party, choosing to go overland and thereby retracing his steps through Achaia and Macedonia. By doing so Paul demonstrated that he had both the courage and faithfulness to continue on with his mission, yet the wisdom and prudence (defined as caution and good sense) to choose an alternative route -- all the right ingredients required for a successful outcome.
This reminds me of a story I once heard: It seems that a hundred year storm had come to a certain area and town in the mid-west. As the rain continued to fall, the river rose, threatening to overflow its banks and flood the town. The heavy rain drops beat down upon the roof of the sole church in town as the pastor -- full of passion made his concluding points with pounded fist -- "The Lord will provide a way out from any circumstance -- all that is needed is faith!" At the conclusion of the service, as the people filed out a man ran up to the steps of the church holding an evacuation order -- the levy was about to break and the flood waters would soon be upon them. One of the church deacons had his car, packed and waiting in the parking lot; he offered a ride to safety, "You're welcome to come with us pastor; we're going upriver to my sister's house." The pastor smiled and said, "Jim, you must not have listened too carefully to my sermon today -- the Lord will provide a way out -- all we need is a little faith!" The deacon replied, "Okay pastor have it your way, but I need to protect my family." And off he went. The river continued to push over its banks, and now the streets were filled with water. The fire department sent a boat to the church and called out to the preacher, "Pastor, we're all leaving, come now -- the levee is about to break." Still the pastor replied, "Go on, don't worry about me, the Lord will provide -- I have faith!" The water continued to rise forcing the pastor to climb onto the roof. A helicopter looking for people stranded by the flood waters spied him on the roof of the church and called out to him, "Pastor, the levee has broken; you only have a few seconds before the whole town is washed away, grab the rope and climb aboard." The pastor resolutely replied, "I have faith, the Lord will provide a way out!" Sure enough, the levee broke, the town and church were washed away and the pastor drowned. As the pastor entered through the gates of heaven he asked for an audience with the Lord. Kneeling in front of the Lord yet clearly frustrated, the pastor inquired, "Lord you know I have been your faithful servant for over sixty years and I have steadfastly preached your Holy Word to my flock. You heard my sermon today, yet you didn't provide for me in my time of need. Why did you let me drown?" The Lord patiently smiled and answered, "I provided a car ride, which you declined; so I sent a boat instead; and finally a helicopter, but you declined that as well. What more did you expect?"
Indeed that is the question: What do we expect, or rather what should the Lord expect of us? How about a little wisdom and prudence mixed in with courage and faithfulness? If we do, we might just find the elusive answer to our prayer is right in front of our face.
Questions to Ponder:The pastor had courage and faithfulness yet was lacking the right proportion of wisdom and prudence. Too often we place limits and boundaries upon the Lord then complain when the results don't quite meet our expectations. Has the Lord been answering your prayers, but you've been blinded to it because of your own expectations? Are you a little out of balance? What else do you need to mix in? Courage, faithfulness, wisdom, prudence or something else? What current situation in your life requires these qualities?
Day 315: Experiencing the Urgent Need for JesusActs 20:3a
...where he stayed three months.
Thoughts for Today:Paul had left Ephesus, traveling through Macedonia arriving in the province of Achaia. While in Greece ("where he stayed three months") he spent a lot of time in Corinth and it was from Corinth that Paul wrote his letter to the Romans. Although Paul had not yet visited Rome, believers there had started a church (thought to be Jews who had received the Spirit at Pentecost and brought their new faith home), and Paul wrote to them of his plans to visit. The letter to the Romans is perhaps the most complete explanation of Christianity in the Bible. It begins with the meaning of faith and salvation, an explanation of the relationship between Jews and Gentiles and then concludes with a list of practical guidelines for the church to follow.
I think it is interesting that the Holy Spirit chose to inspire Paul to write the letter to the Romans while in city of Corinth. Corinth, in an age of sexual immorality, was widely known for the licentious life-style of its citizens. The first three chapters of Romans deal specifically with man's sin and fallen nature. Perhaps Paul needed the vivid reminder of Corinth to fully express humanity's need for a Savior in the person of Jesus Christ. Often times when I am circled by the love and goodness of friends, family and fellow Christians I temporarily forget the evilness and depravity of man. Sometimes I too need a reminder. I think that is why mission work is so incredibly valuable for us -- it gets us out and into the real world -- where hunger, poverty, sexual abuse, drug addiction, murder, and AIDS are not just headlines -- but real facts of life.
Questions to Ponder:When was the last time you saw upfront and personal the consequences of sin? A friend of mine came back recently from a mission trip to South Africa truly grieved and changed by the experience. Seeing first hand and in graphic detail the travesty of AIDS gave him a whole new perspective and passion for service in the name of Jesus. He spoke these words in summary, "Food and medicine will help a lot, but those are only temporary fixes. The real problem is the life style. What the people need is a change in morality and that comes from Jesus -- He's the only way anything is ever going to change." Amen. Sign up for your church's next missionary trip. You will see the need for Jesus in a completely different way and with a whole new sense of urgency. If you cannot go now yourself, help another person go. If these two ideas seem impossible now, begin to pray for an area of the nation or world that is on your heart. Pray for healing, pray for real change through the power of Jesus Christ.
Day 314: The Mutual Blessing of EncouragementActs 20:2
He traveled through that area, speaking many words of encouragement to the people, and finally arrived in Greece...
Thoughts for Today:One of the greatest gifts a friend, coach, mentor, or parent can give another person is encouragement -- and that is exactly what Paul did as he traveled throughout the area on his way to Greece. I am left with the impression that Paul was completely unhurried, taking as much time as was needed -- never rushing. In fact, Luke, the author of Acts, expresses it this way: "and finally [Paul] arrived in Greece." Almost as if he was wondering if Paul would ever arrive at his destination.
This past week I have been playing the role of nursemaid to my twenty-one year old daughter Rebecca following a very complicated knee surgery. Rebecca tore her PCL tendon in a collision with an opposing goalie during a high school soccer game. Four years later, the knee finally became too much of a problem for her -- hence the surgery last week. In the weeks and then days leading up to her surgery, Rebecca became increasingly agitated -- she was terrified of going under anesthesia -- wondering if she would ever wake up. I'm sure it's why she put it off so long. The night before the surgery Rebecca stayed with us (she is a college student and has her own apartment). Just before bedtime, she wanted to talk and have me to go over the whole procedure with her one more time -- as I did so tears started to roll down her cheeks -- my tough little girl was scared. What she said next broke my heart, "Daddy, you won't let anything bad happen to me, will you?" I reassured her once again that I would go to the "ends of the earth" to protect her, that we had chosen the doctor carefully and done our homework -- it was now in God's hands; I hugged her tight, we then prayed, giving the result to God for perhaps the two hundredth time.
Surgery the next day was very successful and just before I tucked her in that night -- Rebecca grabbed my hand and looked at me with those big green eyes and said, "Daddy I love you. I don't know what else to say but thank you for always being there for me." I nearly turned to mush, but after I kissed her forehead I somehow I choked out, "Whenever you need me -- I'm there -- always." I have been so incredibly blessed by being Rebecca's encourager, as I am every time I find an opportunity to encourage someone. I can't help think that in our passage today Paul must have felt the same way -- blessed as much by being the encourager as the people who were being encouraged. To really be there for Rebecca I needed to put everything else in my life on hold -- the phone, work, ambition, impatience, and yes, even golf. But it was worth it -- just ask Rebecca.
Questions to Ponder:There are two points I wanted to make today regarding the mutual blessing of encouragement: first, the blessing goes both ways (to the encouraged as well as the encourager); and second, in order to really encourage someone (not superficially); it's critically important to focus and clear out all distractions. Do you think Rebecca would have felt so encouraged if I was on the phone with work or returning emails when she needed my attention? How do you handle your opportunities to encourage? Who do you know right now who could use some time and attention? Will you pick up the phone? Will you clear from your life the distractions that keep you from being a blessing to others?
Day 313: Looking Forward and Moving OnActs 20:1
When the uproar had ended, Paul sent for the disciples and, after encouraging them, said good-by and set out for Macedonia.
Thoughts for Today:Paul had spent two years in Ephesus and its surrounding areas (the province of Asia) preaching and teaching the Word of God. After the riot brought about by the silversmiths (merchants and makers of idols for the temple of Artemis) had quieted, Paul felt it was now time to go. I always find it interesting how God uses a crisis to move us from where we are to where He wants us to go. Or maybe sometimes it's just as simple as moving us out of what we're doing and into what we do best so others can take over. Whichever the case, we know Paul was not only an amazing church planter, but also encourager, exhorter, teacher, admonisher, etc. and other churches certainly needed his time and attention.
Unfortunately for many of us when God allows a crisis to influence our lives, rather than looking forward to the next thing we have an interest in (for Paul it was travel to Macedonia and from there to Jerusalem), we have a tendency to look backward at what we are giving up. Take a moment and put yourself in Paul's position: he was leaving a church where he had made some deep and lasting friendships; built a strong and supportive congregation; was well-respected by his peers (both Christians and non-Christians); and until recently had lived peacefully (without threats against his life). Ephesus was a good place for Paul, but God had other plans and Paul followed God.
Too often when some crisis happens that effects our livelihood (job, career, health, etc.) rather than move on (to the next thing we had on our mind if we weren't so tied down), we mourn over what once was and now is lost. I don't see Paul doing that -- he's always pressing on (Philippians3:12), "Not that I have already obtained all this, or have already been made perfect, but I press on to take hold of that for which Christ Jesus took hold of me." Is it time for you to get over what changed in your life and move on?
Questions to Ponder:Take a moment (especially if you are not presently in a crisis), and think about what you would like to do if you weren't so busy with everything else you're presently doing. Write it down, because it will be hard to remember when the crisis comes. I'm not working right now -- I've shared in previous devotions what happened to my career (real estate finance) and business. At first I enjoyed the free time; then I started to worry about not working. I followed the advice I'm about to give you and I began to pursue some of the things I had wanted to do and intended to do "if I only had more time". Now I've got the time. However, my pursuits are not all charitable (serving more at church and other activities), or recreational (traveling and playing more golf), or family oriented (spending more time with my wife and children). Some are business oriented -- "If I wasn't so locked into this mortgage business I would really like to try ________." I'm not saying you should wish for a crisis, just spend more time looking ahead than behind you -- and you will find the blessing in it, just as I have.
Day 312: Speaking Toward ReasonActs 19:35-41
The city clerk quieted the crowd and said: "Men of Ephesus, doesn't all the world know that the city of Ephesus is the guardian of the temple of the great Artemis and of her image, which fell from heaven? Therefore, since these facts are undeniable, you ought to be quiet and not do anything rash. You have brought these men here, though they have neither robbed temples nor blasphemed our goddess. If, then, Demetrius and his fellow craftsmen have a grievance against anybody, the courts are open and there are proconsuls. They can press charges. If there is anything further you want to bring up, it must be settled in a legal assembly. As it is, we are in danger of being charged with rioting because of today's events. In that case we would not be able to account for this commotion, since there is no reason for it." After he had said this, he dismissed the assembly.
Thoughts for Today:Here's a news flash for you, according to a Swiss and German research team's study concluded in 2007 they found, "The fear of being punished makes people less likely to violate social norms." In other words, the threat of punishment can deter bad behavior. Chances are, you don't find this research to be all that enlightening. From our passage today we read about a city clerk who, two thousand years ago, applied this same principle -- "You better cool it, or you're going to get into really big trouble." Why do we sometimes need the threat of a significant consequence to get our attention and make us change direction?
The Bible tells us (which most of you could quote from memory), "The wages of sin is death, but the gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord (Romans 6:23)." The Ephesians knew if they didn't disperse, they were in danger of being charged with rioting and possibly would go to prison (or worse). That would be their consequence. We all know what consequence sin brings -- separation from God. The question is: How significant does the consequence need to be to bring about change?
Questions to Ponder:As you read today's devotion, in what area of your life do you face a possible consequence, but for some reason have not been able to motivate yourself to change? Is it in your marriage, child rearing, friendships, alcohol consumption, foul language, or something else? I have a bit of a weight problem, so I asked God to take away my desire to overeat -- He told me to "turn to Him and away from my sin." In other words, the first two steps were mine. The second half of James 4:7 tells us, "Resist the devil and he will flee from you." It's the first part of that verse that causes us most of the trouble: "Submit yourselves to God." One of the most important things to realize in our Christian walk is in order to draw upon God's awesome power, we must first be submitted to Him completely; and then we are to flee from -- separate ourselves from the thing (sin) that is causing the problem. It requires commitment and effort not talk. How committed are you? What is your first step?
Day 311: The Reluctant OratorActs 19:33-34
The Jews pushed Alexander to the front, and some of the crowd shouted instructions to him. He motioned for silence in order to make a defense before the people. But when they realized he was a Jew, they all shouted in unison for about two hours: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Thoughts for Today:As I read today's passage I thought it was funny the way Alexander was drafted into becoming the spokesperson for the Jews -- they "pushed" him to the front and then "shouted instructions to him." He was a puppet (not even using his own words) and it certainly wasn't the right formula for quieting the crowd. The result was completely unsuccessful as the crowd not only rejected Alexander, but continued on for two hours, shouting: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" I wonder what kind of "instructions" the Jews had given Alexander. It sure does seem like those on the sidelines always have such great and wise suggestions for those they place in front of the crowd.
Contrast this result with the numerous Biblical examples of similarly reluctant men who were drafted by God to become His spokesperson (Moses, Samuel, Elijah, Isaiah, Daniel, and Jonah to name a few). The difference of course is what happens when we are God and Spirit powered versus when we are influenced and forced ahead by man's will. How supportive do you think the Jews would have been if the crowd physically attacked Alexander?
Questions to Ponder:There is nothing wrong with being reluctant; however, the question is: Who has your back, or rather who is directing you? Are you allowing others to use you for their own purposes or are you humbly positioned to serve the Lord and Him only? Sometimes we get confused over man's will versus the Lord's. Who is calling you to action, man or God?
Day 310: The Influence of the CrowdActs 19:28-32
When they heard this, they were furious and began shouting: "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!" Soon the whole city was in an uproar. The people seized Gaius and Aristarchus, Paul's traveling companions from Macedonia, and rushed as one man into the theater. Paul wanted to appear before the crowd, but the disciples would not let him. Even some of the officials of the province, friends of Paul, sent him a message begging him not to venture into the theater. The assembly was in confusion: Some were shouting one thing, some another. Most of the people did not even know why they were there.
Thoughts for Today:In our previous devotion, we found the merchants of Ephesus had come together to discuss how they were going to deal with the threat that Paul's ministry was bringing to their livelihood (the making and selling of idols). In today's passage they had now whipped both themselves and the whole city into an uproar. As a result, the frenzied crowd rushed into the theater ("the lecture hall of Tyrannus") where Paul was known to be teaching. I love the following comment by Luke the writer of Acts, "Most of the people did not even know why they were there."
The influence of others upon where we go, what we do, what we like, and how we behave can not be underestimated. Recently my daughter Amanda has decided she wants to start horseback riding and have her very own pony. Her mother and I have hoped she would grow out of this phase -- trying to explain all the effort and work involved in owning a horse. It seems this new interest is being fueled by her best friend Kiana who is taking horseback riding lessons with her Mom, as well as her cousin Heather who lives on a ranch in Idaho and rides regularly. I guess it could be worse than horseback riding.
I asked Amanda why she wanted to ride horses, she gave me some answers but let me suffice it to say, it wasn't the horses she had fallen in love with, just the fact that it was what her friends were doing. For those of us who are parents we see this kind of behavior in our children all the time. If you want to find out how your child got some new interest or obsession, just look at what their friends are involved in. The same is true for us as well. We can't help but be influenced by others and at the same time become an influence upon others. It works both ways -- positively and negatively.
Questions to Ponder:When I was in high school my cousin in Tennessee asked me, "What crowd do you run with?" That question has always stuck with me, because who I hang out with says a lot about me. For example, what interest binds me to my friends? Are they healthy interests, or destructive in any way? How can I be a more positive influence? God places us in relationship with both Christians and non-Christians alike. The question is: What or who has the most influence upon you -- the world or the Lord?


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The Billboard Rhythmic chart debuted in the issue dated October 3, 1992, as the Top 40/Rhythm-Crossover chart, alongside the Top 40/Mainstream chart (now called Mainstream Top 40). Weekly rankings are "compiled from a national sample of airplay" as measured by Nielsen BDS monitoring rhythmic radios stations continuously. The first number-one song on both charts was "End of the Road" by Boyz II Men.

On June 25, 1997, the chart was renamed to Rhythmic Top 40 as a way to distinguish stations that continued to play a broad based rhythmic mix from those whose mix leaned heavily toward R&B and hip-hop. Prior to the Billboard Hot 100 becoming an all-genre songs chart in December 1998, the Rhythmic Top 40's panel of radio stations monitored by BDS made up one portion of stations measured towards the airplay component of the Hot 100 (alongside Mainstream Top 40, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, and Modern Rock stations).

Below are the songs that reached number one on the chart from its inception to the end of 1999 in chronological order.

Number-one rhythmic hits of the 1990s

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Tourism professor Daniel Guttentag is quoted in Governing Magazine concerning a story about Airbnb.
The Post and Courier interviews REACH program Executive Director Edie Cusack about students with special needs.
Wood Marchant '89 talks to WCSC-TV about the Collegiate Recovery Program.
The Post and Courier quotes Daniel Guttentag in a story about hotel occupancy rates in the city.
The Post and Courier announces arts management professor Quentin Baxter will host the In the Mix speaker series.
Charleston CEO has a preview of the College's forum on diversity in tourism.
Economists Frank Hefner and Calvin Blackwell speak with The Post and Courier about the Lowcountry economy.
The Moultrie News reports on the College's new one-year master's degree in elementary education.


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Distance from Pune: 180 km approx.
Total distance for climbing: 5km approx.
Gorakgad is a fort that can be done easily in a day from Mumbai. Though not famous for any historical events, Gorakgad attracts trekkers due to its inviting pinnacles, which offer good opportunities for rock-climbing. This region of Gorakgad and Machchindragad has a dense forest cover. Fort Gorakgad is quite small in size. It was had strategic importance during the reign of Shahaji Raje. However, no major battle is recorded to have taken place here. It was used in Shivaji's era to patrol the nearby region and was used as a stopover station during the journey to Junnar via Naneghat. Though small in size, there is enough availability water and a lot of space for accommodation. The fort gets its name from Saint Gorakhnath, who performed his "Sadhana" in this place.
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Get a Closer Look at 10 Outstanding Examples Of Website Navigation
Navigation is also known as button bar, which is an essential component of a website. The success of a website is directly related to its navigation. Website navigation is like a gateway into the different sections of content. Some general rules are mentioned below to design it effectively:
Navigation should be easy and simple
It should be consistent
Remind the user of their locationUse obvious section names
Navigation is the first thing of which extra care should be taken irrespective of the functionality of the website. The website with wonderful functionality along with an exceptional navigation will be impressive and interesting for the visitors, thereby giving an enhanced user-experience.
Few websites with marvelous and distinctive navigational elements are showcased below, which is a sign of how websites should be with a combination of novelty and realism:
Examples Of Website Navigation
CSSChopper
CSSChopper offers a rich and colorful approach to website navigation. A traditional menu bar is situated across the top of the page, but user's eye is immediately drawn towards the below-mentioned rich and user-friendly content that describes it's services. A basic approach is adopted, but it is an effective solution for communicating the core information.
HTMLPanda
HTMLPanda is a well-designed and colorful approach of website navigation. An inspirational pic is added on the home page with precise & user-friendly content. It is a brief description that communicates the core information regarding its excellent services.
Big Apple Hot Dogs
This is a quirky site, which uses minimum navigation in order to create a simple and clean interface to display the content and product.
No-Refresh
No-Refresh website really encourages users to click due to its simple and impressive website navigation. With the help of this website, they done the easy exploration of work and philosophy. The site is not boring due to bright splashes of colour along with some pleasant layout surprises on the screen.
Nick Jones
A simple and minimalist approach to website navigation is adopted by Nick Jones showcasing a menu of options in the center of the page in a straight line.
Niketo
The website of Niketo has adopted a timeline-like approach in order to show the content. It has a simple-but-effective pop-up menu with the help of which you can filter the content that is shown
The website navigation of Dutch studio 75B uses a bird's-eye-view approach. In this, the content is shown from high level. A horizontal scrolling page is revealed at full size on clicking on any one section.
Stephen Vernon Clarke
Stephen Vernon Clarke is a simple website for a photographer that uses a dial metaphor in order to provide the website navigation between sections mirroring the functionality of a camera. With the help of this ultimate solution, the photographer's work is permitted to take a center stage.
Nimbletank
Nimbletank offers a fun and interactive experience to users with a 360 degree movement and references of old school Tetris game. This site is aimed at touch devices, but it is also functional on desktop screens. In the corner of this site, situated a rotate button to mimick the rotation of an iPad.
This site is unusual in its minimalist navigation. This site impress the geeks with its rich 3D effect that is rendered directly in the browser in which the site sweeps from one section to other.
David Meyer is a web graphic designer and has years of experience in this field. He works at Webgranth, which is a top-rated service provider company. His biggest passion is blogging and so, he also writes for other blogs.
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Counter-ISIS Campaign to Intensify, Mattis Says
Yellow Ribbon America Breaking News!
By Terri Moon Cronk
DoD News, Defense Media Activity
WASHINGTON, May 9, 2017 — The U.S.-led coalition will accelerate its campaign to defeat the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis said today in a joint press conference in Copenhagen, Denmark, with Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen.
"We will further accelerate this fight to free people from ISIS' crushing occupation and [the] enemy's terror threat to Europe and beyond," Mattis said.
The secretary is on his first stop of a three-country trip to Europe. In Copenhagen, he and Fredericksen co-chaired a 15-country defense ministerial on defeating ISIS, officials said.
The Danish defense minister described the effort to defeat of ISIS as one of Denmark's highest priorities. Denmark agreed during the ministerial to substantially increase its defense budget to aid in the counter-ISIS campaign.
"We are committed to working together — all of us — and that was reinforced today in our meeting with many partners: to defeat [ISIS] wherever it attempts to establish its roots," Mattis said.
ISIS Won't Escape
The secretary said the coalition in Raqqa, Syria, is getting into position to surround the city.
"The idea, ladies and gentlemen, is that the foreign fighters not be allowed to escape and return to constitute a threat against free and innocent people elsewhere, whether it be in the Arabian Gulf, North Africa, and certainly Europe," he said.
ISIS has lost a significant amount of territory that it once held — more than half in Iraq and in Syria, Mattis said.
"ISIS has lost two-thirds of its strength in Afghanistan," said the secretary, who also noted the death in Nangarhar province of the ISIS-Khorasan emir over the past weekend.
"In our anti-ISIS campaign, we are dealing that group one more significant blow with the loss of their leader," Mattis said.
And the fight will go on, he emphasized.
"We continue to integrate our military and nonmilitary efforts," Mattis said. "You have to remember the battlefield we are fighting on is also a humanitarian field where innocent people live [and] are sometimes forced to stay on a battlefield by ISIS. We're doing everything humanly possible to limit the suffering and any casualties among those innocent people."
Bilateral Meeting
Mattis said he and Frederiksen also conducted a "substantive" bilateral meeting in Copenhagen.
"Denmark has always been a stalwart ally and friend of the United States, and the close defense relationship between our two countries reflects the enduring strength of NATO's transatlantic bond, [with us] having stood by each other in good times and in bad," Mattis said.
"The American people are truly heartened by your government's commitment to share the cost of the common defense through a substantial increase in defense spending," Mattis said to Frederiksen. "Times have changed; 2014 was an eye-opener for all of us, minister, and we have to change with the times."
Mattis said he and the Danish defense minister also recognized that Denmark occupies a "rather unique role" as a member of NATO, as a member of the European Union and as a member of the Arctic Council.
"In our NATO affiliation, I affirmed that the U.S. commitment to Article 5 [of the North Atlantic Treaty] is ironclad," Mattis said. Article 5 established the alliance in 1949, and states that an attack on one allied country is an attack on all.
"We stand together, minister, visible and indivisible, in the face of any threats to international law or to a peaceful, international order," the secretary said.
Picture: U.S. Defense Secretary Jim Mattis arrives in Copenhagen to attend a ministerial with coalition countries to discuss the counter-Islamic State of Iraq and Syria campaign, May 8, 2017. Mattis also met with Danish Defense Minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen. DoD photo by Air Force Staff Sgt. Jette Carr
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S.Korea, U.S. to Set Up Bioterror Monitoring System
South Korea and the U.S. have agreed to set up a monitoring system against bioterror threats from North Korea.
The Defense Ministry on Sunday said the contract to build a surveillance portal system against biological weapons was signed Friday at the U.S. Army Medical Research and Materiel Command.
This system will detect and respond to the use of around 10 dangerous biological weapons such as anthrax and smallpox. It will enable the South Korean military to receive information on vaccines and diseases from the U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases, while the U.S. will benefit from real-time information gathered by South Korea.
A Defense Ministry official said the two countries agree "that we need to be prepared for the potential use of biological weapons by North Korea, especially after what happened in Syria."
Defense Ministry Mulls Importing Anthrax Vaccines
Pentagon Says Live Anthrax Shipment 'Inexcusable'
U.S. Military Repeatedly Shipped Live Anthrax to Korea
Korea, U.S. to Work Together on Anthrax Safety
N.Korea 'Could Make Huge Amounts of Anthrax'
Defense Ministry Warns of N.Korean Bioweapons
Pentagon: Mistaken Shipments of Live Anthrax Worse Than First Thought
Live Anthrax Delivered to U.S. Airbase 'by Mistake'
Military Worries About Biochemical Drone Attack
Top Brass Discuss Asymmetric Threat from N.Korea


Are you sure you want to remove The song of Hiawatha from your list?
From the book:The Song of Hiawatha is based on the legends and stories of many North American Indian tribes, but especially those of the Ojibway Indians of northern Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. They were collected by Henry Rowe Schoolcraft, the reknowned historian, pioneer explorer, and geologist. He was superintendent of Indian affairs for Michigan from 1836 to 1841. Schoolcraft married Jane, O-bah-bahm-wawa-ge-zhe-go-qua (The Woman of the Sound Which the Stars Make Rushing Through the Sky), Johnston. Jane was a daughter of John Johnston, an early Irish fur trader, and O-shau-gus-coday-way-qua (The Woman of the Green Prairie), who was a daughter of Waub-o-jeeg (The White Fisher), who was Chief of the Ojibway tribe at La Pointe, Wisconsin. Jane and her mother are credited with having researched, authenticated, and compiled much of the material Schoolcraft included in his Algic Researches (1839) and a revision published in 1856 as The Myth of Hiawatha. It was this latter revision that Longfellow used as the basis for The Song of Hiawatha.
The musician, the sweet singer."
added by Kate. "The most famous lines of the poem, from "Hiawatha's Childhood""
in Spanish - Spanish ed.
1992, J.M. Dent, C.E. Tuttle Co.
1975, C. E. Tuttle Co.
The song of Hiawatha: the epic adventures of an Indian hero.
Hiawatha's childhood: from "The song of Hiawatha"
1941, Garden City Publishing Co., inc.
in Hebrew - Mahad. 2.
Hiawatha: the Indian passion play.
1911, Rand, McNally & Co.
1909, Reilly and Britton Co.
1899, Izd. magazina "Knizhnoe di͡e︡lo"
in Russian - Illi͡u︡strirovannoe izd. / s portretom avtora, risunkami v teksti͡e︡ i semʹi͡u︡ otdi͡e︡lʹnymi avtotipīi͡a︡mi amerikanskago khudozhnika Fr. Remingtona.
in English - Minnehaha ed. with illustrations.
1898, T.Y. Crowell & Co.
The song of Hiawatha: an epic poem.
1898, M.A. Donohue & Co.
in English - Minnehaha ed.
Hiawatha: rendered into Latin, with abridgment.
Publish date unknown, Oxford U.P.


This 3-LP box set was commissioned for the John Cage Centenary. Inside a heavy slipcase is a custom 10-page gatefold sleeve which holds the LPs and a 40-page book of essays and photographs. Cage's original boxes for the piano preparations and their contents were photographed and scanned for the illustrations. The typography on the slipcase is stamped in foil; the gatefold cover is printed on foil.
The client requested a catalogue as a folder, rather than a book, so that additional elements could be added while the exhibition was in progress. The final result is a custom folder with a string tie containing a CD, a 32-page printed booklet, 32 loose sheets printed before the opening, and 12 loose sheets added after installation.
A facsimile of a sketchbook that Merce Cunningham gave to John Cage as a Christmas present in 1984.
The wrapper is designed to protect the book as well as provide a spine. The cover of the original sketchbook was scanned and then printed using silver ink to approximate the sketchbook logo, and spot varnish to approximate the scotch tape.
Pocket-sized calendars, produced by the John Cage Trust, illustrated with Cage aphorisms, artifacts, and noteworthy historical events in his life.


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Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS- Understanding Restriction Occlusion and Dilation
Author: Comfort, Angie
Editor's note: This article is the sixth in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
With the upcoming implementation of ICD-10-PCS, there are new definitions and descriptions used to describe the procedures performed. Coding professiona....
ICD-TEN: Top Emerging News September 2013
top emerging news, educational opportunities, practical information on coding with the new ICD-10-CM/PCS, preparatory steps for implementation
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Transplantation, Reattachment, Transfer, and Reposition
Editor's note: This is the fifth in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
In the Journal of AHIMA's continuing Coding Notes series focusing on the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS, this article will focus on the definitions of four root ope....
Managing and Mapping Coded ICD-9-CM Data to ICD-10-CM/PCS
Author: Johnston, Gloria
Although the process of dual coding—assigning both ICD-9-CM and ICD-10-CM/PCS codes at the time of coding—is one way to compare equivalence of the codes, it is too resource-intensive to be practical for every instance where both codes are needed. ICD data mapping can supplement....
ICD-TEN: Top Emerging News August 2013
ICD-TEN: Top Emerging News July 2013
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Division, Release, Control, and Repair
Editor's note: This is the fourth in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
The transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS on October 1, 2014 is much more than just the customary annual update of codes. The ICD-10-CM code set is very similar in struc....
ICD-TEN: Top Emerging News June 2013
Leveraging CAC to Prepare for ICD-10-CM/PCS
Author: Scott, Karen S.
As the healthcare industry prepares for the transition to ICD-10-CM/PCS, many tools have been developed to assist in mitigating anticipated coding productivity losses. Computer-assisted coding (CAC) is an important tool that healthcare organizations can leverage to help counteract projecte....
ICD-10-CM/PCS Part of a Global Network of Information Standards
Author: Bowman, Sue E; Scichilone, Rita A
International classification systems, like ICD, are analogous to a river with local tributaries connecting to a global network of waterways, intersecting other classifications and terminologies to carry standardized health information around the world. With that in mind, it is clear how th....
Misperceptions, Misinformation, and Misrepresentations: the ICD-10-CM/PCS Saga
Author: Averill, Richard F.; Butler, Rhonda R.
There has been an array of misperceptions, misinformation, and misrepresentations concerning ICD-10-CM/PCS—making it hard to discern the true facts. Due to the increased concerns, bills have been introduced in Congress to postpone or entirely abandon the conversion to ICD-10. In....
The Final Countdown: Industry Moves Closer to ICD-10-CM/PCS Implementation Deadline
The clock is ticking, and in only 16 months the healthcare industry will begin to use, process, and exchange ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10) codes. Readiness varies throughout the industry, with some stuttering after the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services delayed the ICD-10 implementation d....
Hospitals Still Assembling ICD-10-CM/PCS Efforts
The majority of US hospitals are still assembling their ICD-10-CM/PCS preparation efforts, with larger facilities faring better than smaller providers, according to a recent survey conducted by vendor TrustHCS and AHIMA (see "ICD-10-CM/PCS Status Check", Journal of AHIMA 84 (6):38-40).
Joining Forces on ICD-10-CM/PCS: Collaboratives Form to Help Handle Coding Transition
Author: Jahn, Mark
As providers and payers grapple with the complexities of ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10), many are formally collaborating with one another to learn best practices and accelerate ICD-10 implementation.
Across the country, many different types and sizes of ICD-10 collaboratives have fo....
Adapting Enterprise Workflow for ICD-10-CM/PCS
Author: Clark, Jill S
During her speech at the 2013 HIMSS Annual Conference, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services' Acting Administrator Marilyn Tavenner said the healthcare industry should proceed full steam ahead on preparing to implement ICD-10-CM/PCS. The message conveyed is that CMS is 100 p....
YOU ARE HERE—ICD-10-CM/PCS Status Check: Three Hundred HIM Professionals Report
Author: Barnhouse, Torrey; Rudman, William J.
Those who think their hospital is way behind in preparing for ICD-10-CM/PCS (ICD-10) should take note of the following. Several industry surveys reveal the same thing: most of the nation's 4,000-plus hospitals have only just begun implementation efforts.
That concernin....
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Drainage, Extirpation, and Fragmentation
Editor's note: This is the third in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
The implementation of ICD-10-PCS will challenge the skills of coders-it contains many unique features and provides an opportunity to truly reflect the complexity of....
ICD-10-CM-PCS Coalition Letter to US House of Representatives Leadership
Author: Advanced Medical Technology Association; AHIMA; American Medical Informatics Association (AMIA); Blue Cross and Blue Shield; Cepheid; Health IT Now Coalition; Medical Device Manufacturers Association (MDMA); 3M Health Information Systems; Roche Diagnostics Corporation; Siemens Health Services
Coalition letter supporting the October 2014 adoption of ICD-10-CM for reporting diagnoses by all health care providers and ICD-10-PCS for hospital reporting of inpatient procedures, collectively referred to as ICD-10, with opposition to further delaying full compliance with the planned adoption of ICD-10.
Putting the ICD-10-CM/PCS GEMs into Practice (2013 update)
Source: AHIMA practice brief
This practice brief has been updated. See the latest version here. This version is made available for historical purposes only.
Clarification on the Use ICD-10-CM External Cause and Unspecified Codes in ICD-10-CM
Author: Cooperating Parties for ICD-10-CM/PCS and ICD-9-CM Coding
Source: Government (U.S.)
Approved by the four Cooperating Parties for ICD-10-CM/PCS and ICD-9-CM Coding, which includes American Health Information Management Association, American Hospital Association, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and National Center for Health Statistics
External Cause Codes
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Detachment, Destruction, and Extraction
Editor's note: This is the second in a series of 10 articles discussing the 31 root operations of ICD-10-PCS.
One of the keys to understanding ICD-10-PCS is the many new definitions and descriptions used to describe the various components of performed procedures.....
First Steps for Synergizing Health IT Projects: Work can be reduced and enhanced by connecting ICD-10 implementation with other health IT efforts
Author: Mitchell, Glenn
Editor's note: This article is the second of a two-part series discussing how to synergize an ICD-10-CM/PCS implementation with other healthcare projects and requirements. The first part, "Synergizing ICD-10," was published in March 2013.
Once an organization ident....
CSA ICD-10-CM/PCS Resource Guide - Retired
(The content in this toolkit has been retired. It is made available for historical purposes only.)
Source: AHIMA toolkit
Coding Root Operations with ICD-10-PCS: Understanding Excision and Resection
ICD-10-PCS will bring about many changes and challenges for coding professionals. It is important for those involved in coding to start preparing today for the many unique features of the coding system. One of the keys to understanding ICD-10-PCS is the many new definitions and description....