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'The Flash' Movie Finds A New Director In 'It' Helmer Andy Muschietti; Christina Hodson Will Write The Script
By eelyajekiM | @ | July 2nd, 2019 at 9:00 pm
Development on WB's long-gestating standalone superhero film The Flash seemed to be going nowhere fast. Especially after John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein exited the project.
But hopefully things can pick up speed with It director Andy Muschietti helming the project and Bumblebee scribe Christina Hodson penning the script. More on the report below.
Topics: Movies, News
Tags: Andy Muschietti, Barbara Muschietti, Christina Hodson, DC, DCEU, Ezra Miller, Grant Morrison, Michael Disco, The Flash, The Flash Movie, Warner Brothers
Ezra Miller To Submit 'Flash' Script Co-Written With Grant Morrison After Creative Dispute With Directors
By eelyajekiM | @ | March 18th, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Just when things were looking good for Warner Bros. DCEU after the release of Wonder Woman and Aquaman, The Flash brings back memories of how the shared universe continues to struggle. In the latest bit of news, Ezra Miller reportedly seems to be very unhappy with the direction that the speedster is heading towards in the standalone film and is now working with DC comics writer Grant Morrison on a brand new script that will compete against the one being written by directors John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. And this news comes at a time when Miller's contract to play as Barry Allen expires this coming May. More on the report here below.
Tags: DC, DCEU, Ezra Miller, Grant Morrison, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, The Flash, The Flash Movie, Warner Brothers
DC Standalone Film 'The Flash' Hits Release Date Speed Bump; Pushed Back To 2021
By eelyajekiM | @ | October 16th, 2018 at 6:35 pm
At some point in time the DC Extended Universe looked like the alternative choice to everything Marvel Studios. However, the Warner Bros. superhero universe is having a bit of trouble getting off the ground. It even has trouble trying to catch up to Marvel. Case in point, The Flash, which has been hit with production delays, release date push backs, and directors coming and going.
Now a new report confirms that the standalone film won't be able to make its 2020 release, and now will hit theaters in 2021. More on the report below.
Tags: DC, DCEU, Ezra Miller, John Francis Daley, Jonathan Goldstein, The Flash, The Flash Movie, Warner Brothers
HVFF 2018: 'Firestorm' Panel Moderated By Geeks Of Doom
By Dr. Zaius | @ | September 24th, 2018 at 8:15 pm
The Heroes and Villains Fan Fest emanated from the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, NJ on September 8th and 9th, where the biggest stars from comics television and film were there and fans were able to pose for photos with them, get autographs, and take part in Q&A panel discussions. The fest heavily featured stars from DC's TV Universe or "Arrow-verse" on The CW. Stars from Arrow, The Flash, Legends of Tomorrow, and more were there as well as stars from Fox's Gotham.
The opening panel of the weekend was the Firestorm panel featuring the trio of actors who've portrayed the character: Victor Garber, Robbie Amell, and Franz Drameh. The stars talked about their superhero favorites, and took an array of questions from the eager crowd. And moderating the panel was my wife Athena (Olympus Athens) and myself Dan (Dr. Zaius) of Geeks Of Doom.
Check out the video of our moderating debut here below.
Topics: Comics, Conventions, HVFF, News, Television, Videos
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HVFF 2018: Heroes and Villains Fan Fest Rocks New Jersey
Heroes and Villains Fan Fest invaded the New Jersey Convention and Expo Center in Edison, NJ this weekend bringing celebrities, tons of merchandise, cosplay, and more. Where New York Comic Con's sheer size and crowds could make make the timid geek uncomfortable, HVFF is a perfect starter con for fans of all ages. The stars of some of the biggest comic themed shows on TV were there, highlighted by the DC's Arrow-verse stars and those from FOX's Gotham. Fans lined up for photo ops with their favorite celebs, and had their pick of merchandise from hundreds of vendors. HVFF also offered a number of interactive panels and Q&As.
Topics: Conventions, Features, HVFF
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Sexuality education and reproductive health on the agenda when Swedish Minister for Education participates in launch of UNESCO's new handbook for sexuality education during visit to South Africa and Zambia on 12–16 January.
Sweden has been active in the work to produce the handbook, which is part of Sweden's efforts for qualitative and gender-equal sexuality education globally. The handbook will contribute to strengthened and improved sexuality education, and is based on scientific studies and the efforts of the working group which included prominent roles for RFSU and Sida.
During the visit, emphasis will also be placed on the regional launch of the Swedish-funded UNESCO initiative 'Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future', which aims to provide more young people in southern Africa with access to qualitative sexuality education. Mr Fridolin will be keynote speaker at this event.
During the visit he will meet representatives of the South African Ministry of Basic Education, government agencies from Ghana, Swaziland, Côte d'Ivoire and Namibia, as well as youth organisations and civil society.
"All young people, regardless of gender, are entitled to good and unprejudiced knowledge about sexuality and reproductive health. Education in this area leads to increased awareness and gender equality, and therefore means an investment in development and democracy. This is an example of feminist foreign policy in practice," says Mr Fridolin.
During his visit in Zambia, Mr Fridolin will meet government representatives as well as members of civil society. For the full schedule, see http://www.unesco.se/visit-to-zambia-and-south-africa-by-minister-for-education-mr-gustav-fridolin-12-16-january-2018eng/.


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Christiane Lemieux offers look inside her new tome
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"The best way to learn is by asking questions," Christiane Lemieux, founder of DwellStudio and author of Undecorate, says in the opening of her new coffee table tome meets textbook, The Finer Things: Timeless Furniture, Textiles and Details (Clarkson Potter/Publishers, $60). "But, with respect to making design decisions about your home in this do-it-yourself culture, whom do you ask? You're lucky if you happen upon a well-informed salesperson or work closely with an interior designer. Most of the time you're on your own, tearing pages from magazines, studying product details on packages, scanning websites, and trying to figure out things for yourself." The Finer Things is Lemieux's answer to her question.
The 400-page book investigates the ins and outs of the home furnishings realm, including furniture, flooring, wallcoverings, tile and more, with the reader's needs and interests in mind: from the origin of the salon wall (it dates back to the Renaissance) and a timeline of furniture's evolution (starting with ancient Greek seat forms) to a look at the process of fabric through Pierre Frey's eyes. But it's not just history Lemieux provides, it's applicable education: with fact-based design knowledge that tallies the major players in window treatment providers, explains the science and function of LED bulbs, and catalogues the leading artisans and manufacturers—all accompanied by lavish and inspiring images. Lemieux sat down to chat with EAL about the veritable homeowner's manual:
The book is gorgeous but it's also informative. What void in the marketplace did you intend to fill with The Finer Things?
I really wanted to understand real craftsmanship in the world of design. There is a lot of content out there that's not necessarily right or true. Once I started investigating what makes something timeless with exceptional quality, I went down a rabbit hole that resulted in an encyclopedia of design featuring the world's most celebrated master craftsmen.
Interior design by Miles Redd; copyright by Paul Costello / OTTO
How did you approach the book? What was your guiding philosophy or mission?
I really wanted to talk to the top experts in all areas of design to learn about their craft. It was humbling in many ways, because although I'm well versed in design, it made me realize just how exceptionally talented, skilled and educated these experts are.
What are some of the most surprising things you've learned from your research on the book?
There are so many, but one of the major takeaway is that something of quality has to be as beautifully crafted on the inside as the outside. For something like a sofa, although we never see the inside, it's still important. For a high-quality piece of furniture, every detail is considered. We don't think about the inside of things when we spend money, but quality is often unseen.


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Bird, Taurasi begin one more tour of duty
KERRY EGGERS ON SPORTS/PORTLAND TRIBUNE/Veteran basketball stars eye more Olympic gold as Team USA visits OSU, UO
There's no reason to think Sue Bird and Diana Taurasi won't play basketball together forever. After all, they already have.
Bird, 39, and Taurasi, 37, are paired together like Penn and Teller, like ham and cheese, like pen and paper.
They've been together since 2000-01 at Connecticut, when Bird was an increasingly savvy junior point guard and Taurasi was a promising freshman shooting guard. Both will be first ballot Hall-of-Famers after they retire. Bird, voted one of the top 20 players in WNBA history, has been a member of four gold medal teams in the Olympic Games and the World Cup. Taurasi, a nine-time WNBA All-Star, has four golds at the Olympics and three at the World Cup.
The duo first paired internationally on the 2004 U.S. Olympic team that won gold in Athens. They never were teammates in the WNBA — Bird has played 16 seasons with the Seattle Storm, Taurasi 15 campaigns with the Phoenix Mercury — but were together for seven years playing professionally overseas.
In reality, this is almost surely the last go-round for Bird and Taurasi, the cagey veterans on the U.S. national team that will play against Oregon State in Corvallis at 7 p.m. Monday and against Oregon in Eugene at 4 p.m. Saturday as part of a four-game exhibition tour against college teams.
The tour also stops at Texas A&M on Thursday night as the U.S. team begins early preparation for the Olympic Games in Tokyo next summer.
Bird and Taurasi are coming off injuries — Bird from May knee surgery and Taurasi from an April surgery to correct a disc protrusion. Each played in Team USA's 95-80 victory at Stanford on Saturday. Starting in the backcourt together, Bird had seven points and eight assists in 26 minutes while Taurasi contributed six points and three assists in 17 minutes.
The knee "is doing well," said Bird, who hadn't played a game since the 2018 World Cup, before the Stanford game. "Rehab can be a little bit of a grind. You have to have patience. When you're on the other side of it, everything is better. It's exciting to be back out there."
Taurasi is on a minutes restriction as she recovers from the back surgery.
"It's feeling better," she said. "I've turned the corner a little bit. Hopefully, on this trip it will get better day by day. I'm optimistic, but we're going to be smart about it, too."
In the Associated Press preseason college poll, Oregon is ranked No. 1, Stanford No. 3, Texas A&M No. 6 and Oregon State No. 7.
"These are all very competitive teams, so this will be good for us," Bird said. "This is the time for our younger players to get national team experience, and these college exhibitions are a good chance for us to be seen by a variety of fan bases."
The U.S. national team players don't want to lose against a college team, though the real goal is to run the consecutive streak for Olympic championships to seven in Tokyo.
"The pressure is to win gold medals," Bird said. "Nobody wants to be on the team that loses, to fail to carry on the tradition. That's what motivates us.
"That's what great about these exhibition games. It gives you a taste of what it's going to be like. People will be excited to see is, but they'll be rooting for their college teams. It's fun and it will help prepare us for Tokyo. We've had just one practice together (before the Stanford game), so we'll learn something about ourselves."
The college opposition will get the best the U.S. team has to offer.
"That's the one thing we're conscious about," Taurasi said. "We go into any competition with the mentality that we have to play harder and better than anyone else. That mind-set is the consequence of always being the top dog. We go into every tournament wanting to prove ourselves. We never settle."
Bird and Taurasi expect to get a test when they visit Corvallis and Eugene.
"With Oregon, I'm sure they feel like they had a disappointing loss in the Final Four last year," Bird said. "Coming off of that, they're really motivated. But it's tough when you're No. 1. You have a target on your back. It's an experience they've never had.
"With Oregon State, Scott (Rueck) always had his team incredibly prepared. They're going to be even better than last year. (Destiny) Slocum has another year under her belt, and there's a lot of other talent on that team. Both teams are primed to have a good season."
Bird chuckled, adding, "I'm just hoping they take it easy on us."
Bird is looking forward to going against Oregon senior Sabrina Ionescu, the 2018-19 National Player of the Year.
"The word on the street is she will be the No. 1 pick in the WNBA draft," Bird said. "What I like about her game is she can make plays. She sees the floor so well. She gets her teammates involved and she can score. At the next level, you have to be able to do both and have an impact on the game. You get both of those things from Sabrina. She's a terrific player and a very competitive kid."
Added Taurasi: "They're both programs that have done an amazing job the last couple of years, putting themselve in the top five and into national championship contention. It's remarkable what they've been able to do. We're excited to play them. This trip for us is about chemistry and playing time, and we get to do that against some of the best teams in the country."
The U.S. team is without some of its best players, including Elena Delle Donne, who is out with back injury, and Breanna Stewart, recovering from Achilles tendon surgery.
"But our national team is always incredibly talented," Bird said. "People say we could field a second team (in international competition) and win a gold and silver medal. When someone goes down, it gives some others an opportunity. These exhibition games are great for us and for our younger players, to get a taste of it and show what they can do."
Winning four gold medals at the Olympics has stoked Bird's fire to get a fifth.
"It's been crazy," she said. "Each of the four has its own story line. To play in the Olympics was really exciting to me growing up. It was the end all/be all for me — to win gold. That was how I evaluated what it meant to make it.
"With each Olympics, my role changed, and I became a more experienced player, a veteran. But it's all the same in one respect. The chance to represent the country, to be selected as one of the top 12 in the U.S. considering how much talent we have — it's special to be amongst that group."
Bird and Taurasi cherish that they have been able to enjoy the ride together.
"We have a chemistry on the floor, and we're close friends off the floor," Bird said. "It's the best of both worlds. When we're out there, it's easy to play with one another, we're so familiar with each other's games. It's been great to have these experiences and be able to go through it all with a friend. There are lots of happy memories."
"You don't get to do this very often in life — share your career with one of your best friends," Taurasi said. "We've been able to do it every level. I like to think that not only do we make each other better better players, but also better people."
Bird and Taurasi expect to play next season in the WNBA. They both realize Tokyo almost surely will be their swan song in Olympic competition.
"I'm realistic," Taurasi said. "I'll be 38 in June. I've had a good run. I'm looking forward to making sure these next couple of months to get my body right so I'm able to enjoy getting one last run."
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We must keep our tent as large as possible, but we will not include anyone who embraces bigotry or merely turns a blind eye to it.
If you are an atheist who believes that discrimination because of race, gender, or sexual orientation is sometimes acceptable, then we don't want you.
We don't want your membership, we don't want your money, and we don't want your support. Your cause is not our cause. American Atheists exists to eliminate bigotry against our community, so we will never tolerate bigotry from our community."
American Atheists used to be synonymous with Madalyn Murray O'Hair, who was pretty much the caricature of the angry atheist your parents warned you about. David Silverman has done some great work leading the group somewhere better.


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Pryor, Boozman, Griffin: $1.5 Million in EDA Funding Will Benefit Ben E. Keith of North Little Rock
WASHINGTON D.C.- U.S. Senators Mark Pryor and John Boozman today joined Congressman Tim Griffin (AR-2) to announce that the City of North Little Rock will receive a $1.5 million grant from the Economic Development Administration (EDA) to purchase new electric generators. The funds will encourage business expansion—like Ben E. Keith—and attract new industry to the area.
"For decades now, Ben E. Keith has been a major player in Arkansas's economy. I'm pleased to see that they're taking steps to expand their foothold," Pryor said. "I was proud to support the bipartisan omnibus appropriations bill to help with their expansion. I look forward to working with them in the future to grow our economy and create even more good-paying jobs here at home."
"This is a great investment in the people, community and region as we improve economic opportunities to provide well-paying jobs to hardworking Arkansans," Boozman said. "These funds will help lay the foundation for expansion and job creation at Ben E. Keith and encourage future business and industry development in the area."
"Our local and national economies benefit from companies like Ben E. Keith and the American jobs they create. I remain committed to supporting policies that allow businesses to expand and grow jobs in Arkansas and across America," Griffin said.
This EDA investment supports the purchase of new electric generators for installation along Highway 70 and I-440 in the City of North Little Rock. With the help of private funds, the EDA grant is expected to create 85 jobs. EDA grants are awarded through a competitive process.
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5 things NOT to do in Venice
Visit St Mark's Square. Take a gondola ride. Buy a carnival mask. We all know what to do when we're in Venice – but what about things to avoid? If you want to make sure you don't fall into the classic tourist traps, here's what not to do in Venice.
1) Swim the canals
Quite apart from the fact that it's illegal, and the fact that they're full of dangerous motorboat traffic, you really wouldn't want to swim in Venice's canals. They may be shallow, and they may seem a tempting way to cool off when the weather's hot, but trust us – unless you fancy sharing the water with the overspill from the city's archaic sewage system, it's best avoided. Definitely a justified number one on the list of things not to do in Venice.
2) Leave litter in the street
Litter-dropping is a huge no-no wherever you are in the world, but it's especially true of Venice, where discarded rubbish can easily find its way into the canals. If that happens, it's much harder to deal with and could end up being swept out into the lagoon and beyond, contributing to the untold environmental damage being caused to the ocean. With plenty of bins around, there's no excuse for spoiling this beautiful city by leaving your rubbish for someone else to pick up.
3) Sit on the ground
It seems hard to believe, but the Venetian police could soon be able to stop and fine you €50 to a whopping €500 for sitting on the ground in St Mark's Square. The rule was proposed simply because the square is so busy, being the city's beautiful focal point, and if approved it will apply to other public areas, such as the steps on the Rialto Bridge. So if you're tired and thinking about taking a rest on the steps, or even parking yourself on the ground in the middle of the square, consider heading to a local cafe or find a bench instead.
4) Stare across at the Bridge of Sighs
Everyone stands and gawps at the Bridge of Sighs when they go to Venice, but although it perhaps doesn't quite qualify as a 'what not to do in Venice', they're missing the best bit. Get yourself a ticket to the Doge's Palace and you'll be about to go INSIDE the bridge and get the same glimpse of Venice as the prisoners whose sighs gave the iconic bridge its nickname.
5) Order pizza
What, go to Italy and not order a pizza? It sounds counterintuitive, but Venice isn't really the best place to enjoy this Italian favourite. Restaurants here don't have wood-fired pizza ovens – they were banned for fire safety concerns – so you may not find the same great pizza as you would elsewhere in Italy. But don't let that get you down. Venice – an independent republic for much of its history – has its own cuisine that's distinct from other Italian cities, so while you're there, indulge in local dishes such as risotto or seafood instead. Take a look at our article on where to eat like a local in Venice for some ideas for where to sample authentic Venetian cuisine.
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Man-Made Chemicals Found in Drinking Water at Low Levels
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Safe drinking water supplies are critical to maintaining and preserving public health. But how healthy is that resource? A recent USGS study found low levels of man-made chemicals in water entering and leaving drinking water treatment plants. USGS lead scientist Greg Delzer explains the findings of this study.
Episode Number: 78
Date Taken: Thursday, December 4, 2008
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Jennifer LaVista: Thanks for tuning in to this episode of CoreCast. I'm Jennifer LaVista.
Safe drinking water supplies are critical to maintaining and preserving public health, but how healthy is that resource.
A recent US Geological Survey study found low-levels of man-made chemicals in water entering and leaving drinking water treatment plants. Joining me now on the phone is the National Coordinator of this city, Greg Delzer.
Greg thanks for joining us.
Greg Delzer: Thank you Jen, it's my pleasure.
Jennifer LaVista: What were the major findings of this study?
Greg Delzer: Well, there were really three major findings. But before mentioning them, I think it's important to describe some of the most important features of this study, just in general, to help put these major findings in perspective.
Jennifer LaVista: Ok.
Greg Delzer: For example, this study is currently in progress so the findings represent initial results based on monitoring about 260 man-made, primarily unregulated contaminants in source water, which is untreated water. And finished water, which is treated water of nine different community water systems located around the nation.
The water systems that we studied use rivers as our source or primary source of drinking water supply. At each of these sites, samples are generally collected on a monthly basis for about one year. So, with that and a little bit of a background, our first major finding was that, a diverse group of contaminants were detected in source water.
However, the concentrations were low, this indicates that there is a variety of different sources and pathways for these contaminants to reached our drinking water supply. But when the concentrations were low, about 95% of the concentrations were less than one-part per billion, and in all cases, none of the time-weighted averages for those compounds were greater than a drinking water benchmark.
Greg Delzer: Our second major finding was that almost 2/3 of the most commonly detected contaminants in source water were generally detected in finished water at about the same frequency and concentration. However, about 25% of these contaminants were detected much less frequently in finished water than in the source water.
And our third major finding is that individual contaminants seldom occurred alone. They occurred in chemical mixtures. We found that there was an association between the numbers of contaminants detected in both source water and finished water and the amount of urban and agricultural land within the water shed. That is, as the amount of urban and agri-lands increased within the water shed, the numbers of contaminants in an individual sample also increased and vice-versa.
So for example, about 80% of samples had five contaminants present, but about half of these samples contained mixtures containing 14 or 15 different contaminants.
Jennifer LaVista: Tell me about the chemicals that you tested for.
Greg Delzer: Ok. The chemicals we've monitored again are primarily man-made organic contaminants, most of which are unregulated. Only about 40 of the 260 are regulated that is they have maximum contaminant level and the rest are unregulated.
For our purposes, we've broken them into 13 different categories based on the predominant use of those compounds. And these categories include things such as pesticides, solvents, gasoline-related compounds, and personal care and domestic use compounds, as well as others.
Jennifer LaVista: Where did these studies took place?
Greg Delzer: The studies were conducted at nine individual community water systems located in Colorado, Georgia, Indiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Nevada, North Carolina, Oregon, and Texas. The rivers monitored include the Clakamas, the Truckee, Cache La Poudre, Elm Fork Trinity, White, Chattahoochee, Neuse, Potomac, and Running Gutter Brook.
Jennifer LaVista: What are some of the chemicals that your study found most frequently?
Greg Delzer: Many compounds present in the 13 categories I described before were detected at least in some of the samples. However, those that were detected most frequently include the disinfection byproduct chloroform as well as herbicides - Zymosine, Atrazine, the degradation product of Atrazine, and also a compound common in fragrances which goes by the acronym of HHCB.
Jennifer LaVista: Are these findings surprising?
Greg Delzer: Well, it's been pretty well established for many years that rivers receiving municipal and industrial discharge, as well as discharges from other point and non-point sources will be impacted. So the occurrence of low level concentrations of these types of contaminants in river water at an intake is not necessarily a surprising finding.
In addition, because most of the community water systems that we studied, employed conventional water treatment. They were not specifically designed to remove the types of contaminants we monitored.
So, it's probably not so surprising that 2/3 of the most commonly occurring contaminants in source water were also detected in finished water at similar concentrations.
What is more surprising is that a quarter of those most commonly occurring contaminants in source water were not detected in finished water. It is presumed that this is primarily due to chlorine oxidation or other aspects of water treatment that removed, or at least transformed the contaminants into something different. However, additional research is really needed to better understand those processes.
It is also a surprising that individual contaminants seldom occurred alone. Again, about half of the source water and finished water samples contained mixtures of 14 or 15 different individual contaminants. Drinking water standards like MCL and other human health benchmarks typically are based on toxicity data for individual contaminants and the effects of mixtures of contaminants at low levels are not well understood.
The frequent occurrence of mixtures in both source and finished water samples, really points to a need for identifying those mixtures that are most common and most likely to have potential human health effects.
Jennifer LaVista: So, is it safe to drink water from the tap?
Greg Delzer: Well, the finished water or the treated water data that we are reporting were collected following all of the treatment steps. But prior to the water entering the distribution system and ultimately to the tap, the locations that we monitored were the locations where compliance monitoring is done by the water utility to ensure compliance with all States and Federal Regulations.
Although our data provides significant insight into the quality of our drinking water, many things can happen in the water and distribution. For example, it's known that free chlorine can continue to degrade certain organic compounds in the finished water we monitored, did in fact, of course, contain free chlorine.
However, the best way to characterize tap water is actually to sample the tap water, and this is not something we are doing at this time as part of these studies.
Jennifer LaVista: Are there any more studies planned for the future?
Greg Delzer: Yes. In addition to the nine studies included in this report, we hope to complete about 20 more by the year 2013 and we're about 2/3 of the way there right now.
Jennifer LaVista: Is there anything else you'd like to add?
Greg Delzer: I just like to emphasize that these results represent initial findings of studies currently in progress and as results become available for other studies of source water and finished water from community water systems around the country.
We will continue to work and better understand not only the results but also the implication of those findings and to continue working with other Federal, States, and local agencies in the process.
Jennifer LaVista: Greg, thank you so much for your time.
Greg Delzer: Thank you Jen, it was my pleasure.
Jennifer LaVista: That was Greg Delzer, National Coordinator for the recent US Geological Survey Study on source water quality assessment. To learn more, visit water.usgs.gov/nawqa/swqa.
Thanks for tuning in to CoreCast. I'm Jennifer LaVista. CoreCast is a product of the US Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
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News Release: Man-Made Chemicals Found in Drinking Water at Low Levels
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Q: What parts of a PHP website are handled by a Dependency Injection Container? After reading a trillion vague tutorials on Dependency Injection Containers, I feel as though I'm still not fully getting the point.
When it comes to things that are application specific (like models, controllers, etc), how should I manage the auto-injection of dependencies?
I happen to have a LARGE website, with maybe 30-40 different types of models...do I really create a single application dependency manager to handle each of these different types?
I have had people tell me that DIC's are not meant for domain stuff, but more for framework stuff, and I have also heard the opposite.
Which is "right"?
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If DIC's aren't applicable for domain layer objects (like models), how do you pass dependencies to the domain layer objects?

A: Maybe not exactly what you are looking for but here is an example usage of Dependency Injection Container (DIC)
Let's say I have a Database class and a Cache class.  I need to be able to access my database and my Cache class inside of my other classes (models, controllers, etc).
This is a situation where a DIC would come in handy, I can simply store my Database and Cache class inside the DIC class and pass that DIC class into any other class that needs access to the objects that it holds

A: It's not very clear what the question is, but I'll try.

When it comes to things that are application specific (like models,
  controllers, etc), how should I manage the auto-injection of
  dependencies?

Do you use a DIC? Did you write one, or do you use a library?
Maybe a library would help, I am the author of PHP-DI so I'm biased, but the library helps me auto-inject dependencies.
For example I can write:
class UserController
{
    private $formFactory;

    public function __construct(FormFactory $formFactory) {
        $this->formFactory = $formFactory;
    }

    public function createForm($type, $data, $options) {
        // $this->formFactory->...
    }
}

In that situation, the DIC can detect what dependencies your controller want, and autoinject them. That makes life easier.

I happen to have a LARGE website, with maybe 30-40 different types of
  models...do I really create a single application dependency manager to
  handle each of these different types?

Why would you need that? I don't understand the need, maybe you need to explain a bit more what's the problem.

I have had people tell me that DIC's are not meant for domain stuff,
  but more for framework stuff, and I have also heard the opposite.
Which is "right"?

IMO there's no difference between "domain stuff" and "framework stuff". The only thing that is hard though, is having a DIC injecting stuff in an entity, because that's not a "singleton" (not in the Singleton Pattern way): these objects are not "managed" by the DIC, you can create instances manually everywhere in your code. Example:
$user = new User();

If the User class needs a service, then everywhere in your code you have to do:
$user = new User($service);

On the contrary, you never need to create a service manually (you never need to call "new"), so you can let the container create the instance and inject everything.

I'm not very happy with my answer as it's a bit vague, but I have trouble identifying really what's your problem. Maybe you should give code examples, or at least explain a bit more.
PS: I have struggled to understand DI and what is a DIC too, don't settle for a "I think I get it a bit more now, though not totally", I did the same and it took me months to finally understand.
If it helps, read the introduction text at http://mnapoli.github.io/PHP-DI/ and maybe also: http://mnapoli.fr/controllers-as-services/ (not directly related, but it can help)

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Pupils discover the delights of physics
Published: 1:00 PM February 26, 2010 Updated: 6:15 PM October 10, 2020
David BalePhysics may not be the most inspiring subject at school, but one teacher who begs to differ has been visiting students in the county to prove otherwise.David Bale
Physics may not be the most inspiring subject at school, but one teacher who begs to differ has been visiting students in the county to prove otherwise.
Teacher David Richardson brought his Ever Wondered Why? Roadshow to Framingham Earl High School, near Norwich, yesterday to show students that physics can be relevant and inspiring, and to persuade more youngsters to study it.
To get across the message he used live, hands-on demonstrations with airzookas, smoke machines, and whizzy-whirly straws, whilst also teaching the youngsters about core physics principles, from the nature of what we are made of to the size of the universe.
Headteacher Nicola Furneaux said the roadshow, which was launched by the Institute of Physics (IOP) and the National Science Learning Centre (NSLC), was a big success with the pupils from Years 9 and 10, especially the exploding hydrogen balloons.
She said: 'The show was aimed at stimulating interest in physics and there were a lot of awe-inspiring demonstrations, visual trickery and hands-on participation that seemed to be popular. Students love big bangs.
'Everything they saw will be followed up in more detail during science lessons throughout the term.'
Over the course of 2010, Mr Richardson's roadshow will visit schools across England, as part of the new government-funded Stimulating Physics Network, which is working with science teachers to help increase the appeal of physics in schools across England.
Mr Richardson, who is on sabbatical from Clifton College in Bristol, said his aim was to share his enjoyment of physics with as many secondary school pupils as he can reach.
He said: 'I have an overwhelming passion to teach and to see young people learn physics. I am motivated by helping them realise that physics is not dull but rather that physics is at the root of almost everything that makes life exciting.'
His lectures are accompanied by tailored lessons, created by himself and shared with the schools' science teachers to help widen the impact of the show.
Charles Tracy, head of education pre-19 at IOP, said: 'The roadshow has been designed to 'wow' people.
'We hope it triggers the imagination of thousands of students and inspires them to take on more scientific study, producing the army of scientists we need to overcome the 21st century's challenges.'
The roadshow also visited Flegg High School in Martham this week.
To find out more go to www.stimulatingphysics.org.


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Teams travel through cycles. Year after year, season after season, teams are recalibrated, repopulated, redirected, and redeployed. New talent, new leadership, and new goals drive the change. Amidst these constant transformations, some things stay the same. Consider the analogy of the trailer park. Families in trailers come and go inside this community ecosystem. Yet, the entrance, roadways, concrete pads and utility hookups remain in place. The infrastructure is steady and reliable. So, what comprises your team's infrastructure?
Activate an idea circle. Rather than opening a discussion where the most verbal participants shape the conversation, create a structure that invites everyone to pitch in. Often, the best ideas are left unspoken. Sometimes team politics make it unsafe to speak up. Maybe more introverted teammates prefer to listen than talk. An idea circle extracts innovation from the quiet side of the team. Here's a way to turn up the volume.
Try to make an apples-to-apples comparison between diverse teams across a spectrum of industries. Start with the common features that make organizations thrive. Rate each attribute on a scale from healthy to sick. So, what should you measure?
Relationships share similar dynamics whether small or large. We are most familiar with the exchanges that are traded in interpersonal settings since the majority of our connections are one-to-one partnerships. When you expand these interactions to a team, the complexity multiplies. What if the model for successful partnerships was the same regardless of the size or scale of the team?
Recently, the founders of the Team Clock Institute met to discuss the resources that brought the greatest value to our clients. Some communicate an appreciation for the online assessment application while others like the benefits derived from the training. The majority of the feedback that comes from business partners, however, points to the worth of the action planning. Learning how to elevate the team is more important than understanding why it is stuck. This was the impetus for the development of The Team Manual. A proven solution to any team challenge is now only a click away.


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Over one action-packed weekend in Greenville, Denver, and Washington, DC, brewers and baristas preliminarily competed in competitions, the third such weekend this season. These competitors are on the journey to the much-anticipated US Coffee Championship Qualifiers rounds, happening either this year or early next. From there, the national competition, where only two will be crowned US Brewers Cup and US Barista Champion. We had folks on the ground taking glorious photos of the three events and here they are in full color.
Sponsors of the event also included Stumptown, Dolcezza, Small Planes, Vigilante, La Marzocco, Modbar, Five Acres Farms, Swiss Water Decaf, Pacific Foods, Curtis Wilbur, and Dim Sum DC Media (who took photos for us during the event!) The preliminary took place during Coffee District's Coffee Fest, with events across the city. A post-competition feast was provided by Madeline Lewsen of The Dabney and the folks at Tail Up Goat, providing BBQ for the participants, with a case of Susucaru natural wine to wash it all down.
Cara Nakagawa of Toby's Estate competes in the Barista Competition.
Jenna Gothelf of Everyman Espresso, the top ranking barista reacts to the announcement in Washington, DC.
You can't host a preliminary on your own, and sponsors Ancap, Mahlkonig, Nuova Simonelli, Due South Coffee, Counter Culture Coffee, 1000 Faces, and Spirit Tea all helped make this event an action-packed, coffee/tea-fueled professional development rager.
Participants from California, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Kansas took part in the preliminary programming in Denver, Colorado. The Rocky Mountain Craft Coffee Alliance threw the shindig, with the support of Novo Coffee and about twenty coffee companies across the country.
When asked why the RMCCA decided to host, Josh Taves (RMCCA Vice Chair and Quality Control and Business Development Manager at Novo Coffee) told us, "The Rocky Mountain Craft Coffee Alliance's mission statement is that we are a group focused on developing community among coffee enthusiasts, both consumer and professional, through education, collaboration events, and networking all along the Rocky Mountain region. We felt like we had the ideal vision and reach to be able to host a great event through collaboration with the Rocky Mountain Craft Coffee community and that the USCC Preliminaries would be a great way to showcase the hard work and community spirit of our members.
It wasn't just competitions—oh, no—beverages were flowing for all with a pour-over booth from Spur Coffee, Nitro Cold Brew from Novo Coffee, and a tea service from Spirit Tea. "Fleet Coffee sponsored a cool party also at a board game bar," Taves added.
Hosts teamed up with Toddy, Novo Coffee, Huckleberry Coffee Roasters, and Sweetbloom Coffee, Logan House Coffee, Moru Coffee, Loyal Coffee, Morning Fresh Farms. Prizes were furnished by Synesso, Rhino Coffee Gear, AeroPress, Amethyst Coffee, Cherry Roast, Middlestate Coffee, La Marzocco, and Corvus Coffee. Rocky Mountain Craft Coffee Alliance.
The fourth and last weekend of preliminary events take place this weekend in Tulsa, Oklahoma and Louisville, Kentucky. Follow us on Instagram for the latest from these events!


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It's A Wild Story : The Story of Kind of Wild Wines
Meet Kind of Wild Wines. A new organic and vegan certified brand that delivers wine straight to your door. This is our wild story.
Kind of Wild founders Adam and Jordan will be the first to admit: the odds were stacked against them. Looking back, planning to launch a wine brand in 2020 was an ambitious task. Yet, the brotherly duo faced the challenge head-on and used their learnings to disrupt the market instead. Thanks to their global approach, the KoW team has proven that it's entirely possible to make wine together while completely apart and deliver a wine brand that is in line with a singular vision of being organically certified and better for the planet. It's a wild story, so here it goes:
THINK ORGANIC, DRINK ORGANIC
Adam and Jordan have always enjoyed organic produce and other natural foods when providing for their families. It's become an ingrained lifestyle choice for the brothers.
"For years, we have bought organic foods – from eggs to vegetables and milk. Yet, we noticed that consumers don't always do the same with their wines. We want people to think of wine as food. If you eat organic, you can drink organic. There's no reason why a consumer can't have access to a wide selection of certified organic wines from premium appellations, so we decided to make it possible," explains Jordan.
With this in mind, the Sager brothers combined their years of experience operating as an importer to create a business model that would make high-quality certified organic wine easily accessible to the US market.
"For decades, we have been supplying the country's top restaurants and wine shops with the world's best and fully certified organic and vegan wines. So we know what's out there. We've put in the work by solidifying long-term relationships with the world's finest organic growers and adopting a minimal impact approach to ensure our customers can enjoy a diverse selection of wines that also happen to be better for the environment. It's a win-win," adds Adam.
Interestingly, the idea burgeoned at the same time as the pandemic, which is why their efforts focused on e-commerce opportunities and utilized crowdfunding.
"We want to keep Kind of Wild as authentic as possible and feel the best way to do that is to control our messaging. What better way to do that than learn from our consumers, listen to their pledges, and implement their feedback? That's why we opted to incorporate crowdfunding," says Jordan.
Kind of Wild Wines set up their campaign on the IndieGoGo platform. At first, they relied on their friends, family, and existing Winesellers Ltd. customers to generate a buzz. Within two weeks, the campaign was fully funded, with over 100 committed subscribers to Club Wild.
"We're thrilled and humbled by the results so far. It reaffirms that there is not only a need, but an actual audience, out there for our wines, and we can't wait to bring it to them," adds Adam.
REWILDING OUR PLANET
Spurred on by the support of their crowdfunding campaign, Kind of Wild launched in April 2021. It is a first for the US wine market, offering customers a global collection of certified organic and vegan wine discoveries delivered directly to your doorstep, in order to support winemakers that farm healthy soils. While these wine are available à la carte, the idea is to join Club Wild as a subscription member to receive them effortlessly monthly, bi-monthly, or quarterly based on your likes and needs. The initial collection is a portfolio of 6 organic wines from 6 different countries – one Rosé, two Whites, and three Reds. The wines are sourced and crafted from six premium wine-growing appellations in France, Spain, Italy, Austria, Argentina, and Chile.
The brand's name stems from the concept of rewilding our planet and returning it to its most natural form. At the same time, it also communicates that the people behind the brand are genuine, kind, and kind of unconventional. This philosophy of care has deep roots in Kind of Wild. According to Adam, Kind of Wild was created to "encourage healthier soils, cleaner air, and wines that are better for you."
For Kind of Wild Wines, the team is dedicated to working in harmony with nature and believes there is always an opportunity to restore our Earth. That's why they have built a brand that is devoted to 'rewilding' the planet by working solely with organic grape growers farming healthier soils, and improving their environmental impact.
"When we learned that healthy soils, void of chemical residues and abundant in microorganisms, can be a climate solution, we were motivated to double up our efforts to create Kind of Wild. That's why, when it comes to crafting our wine selection, we partner with trusted family growers and source from specific vineyard sites. We need to know exactly where the wine comes from and how it was made," explains Jordan.
The duo's dedication to sustainable farming extends to all facets of the brand. All Kind of Wild Wines are made with grapes grown on certified organic vineyards and are certified vegan (produced without animal products for fining). They are low in sulfur, and all growers are encouraged to incorporate regenerative farming practices in their organic vineyards to benefit soil health.
"Great wine starts at ground level – in healthy soil. Healthy soils produce a healthy plant, a healthy plant produces better fruit, and better fruit produces the best wines. We feel, together with our customers, we can make a real difference and do something to improve the health of our planet, while also being able to enjoy a glass of great wine," claims Adam.
DRINK WITH CARE
No stone has been left unturned by the Kind of Wild team. Each label showcases its own unique, original illustration that explores the positive association of humanity and nature.
"The idea was to be as diverse in the artistic themes and content of each illustration as the wines are in their unique origins, varietals, and sense of place," Jordan conveys. In addition, Kind of Wild is committing to donate at least 1% of its revenue to partner environmental foundations such as Kiss The Ground + Organic Farming Research Foundation that promote and provide support for organic and regenerative farming.
Finally, in an attempt to reduce their environmental footprint, all Kind of Wild dry goods and materials were selected using sustainable and responsible, minimal-impact criteria.
Kind of Wild Wines prides itself on using eco-friendly packaging at every step of the process.
"We are very conscious of our impact on the environment. For example, we chose lighter-weight, American-made glass bottles that greatly reduce the overall carbon footprint. We also use cork closures with no capsules covering the top of our bottles, and the labels on the bottles are produced from sugar cane, linen, and hemp. Our shipping packaging is ultra-sleek and minimalist, made from SFI certified (Sustainable Forestry Initiative) corrugated, and is curbside recyclable. Even our marketing and POS materials are recyclable and also printed with vegetable inks!" ends Jordan.
Ultimately, Kind of Wild wines' ambition is to make delicious, high-quality, and sustainably produced wines available to anyone who wants them. They also want to help broaden wine lovers' viticultural horizons by introducing them to new varieties sourced from exciting and different locations from all over the world. As people seek more transparency, diversity, and traceability with their buying decisions, Adam and Jordan believe that this desire will extend to wine, with Kind of Wild leading the way to encourage everyone to drink with care.
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Wolpe serves as director of both the Africa Program and the Project on Leadership and Building State Capacity, at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. He is a former presidential special envoy to the Great Lakes Region in Africa and a former seven-term member of the U.S. Congress. As a congressman, he chaired the House Subcommittee on Africa for ten years.
The traditional method of building peace treats conflict resolution as "a kind of template," according to Wolpe. This method assumes that the essence of democracy is competition, that the challenges of peace-building are rational within a Western framework and that social and political pressure combined with legal sanctions is the most effective means of deterring crime.
Criticizing these conventional assumptions, Wolpe said that traditional peacemaking does not give divided societies a common ground on which to negotiate. "It mistakes differences in perceptions for conflicts over values," he added.
Instead of the traditional approach toward conflict resolution, Wolpe believes the process should be human-based rather than institutionally based. He said peacemaking should focus more on recognizing the value of collaboration and on restoring fractured trust among the leaders of societies in conflict. "In some cases … it's a case of building [relationships] in the first place," he said.
"A key challenge is to strengthen the communication and negotiation skills of key leaders," he added.
Wolpe spoke specifically about his cooperative approach in the Burundi Leadership Training Program (BLTP), which came out of a proposal he presented to the World Bank. The program was established in 2002 as part of the Africa Program.
Burundi, a small African nation that borders Rwanda, is divided by ethnic hostilities between two groups, the Hutus and the Tutsis.
In Burundi, the BLTP held participant-based workshops involving role-playing and simulations, which allowed civil and political leaders to improve their cooperation and negotiation skills, as well as their abilities to analyze and resolve problems.
The program has witnessed much success, Wolpe said, citing political party leaders who participated in the workshops as an example. After these leaders first received training, "they asked for the media to be present for their training so the media could see them collaborating instead of fighting," he said.
Although Wolpe has directed resolution work in post-conflict settings, he would like to expand his workshops to also aid in conflict prevention. "My hope is that … we'll begin to get to the stage where we can do more of this on a preventative basis," he said.
This class, which counts toward the peace and justice studies major, hosts a high-profile speaker each week to discuss human-based approaches to conflict resolution. Executive director of the Project on Justice in Times of Transition Ina Breuer, founding co-chair of the Project on Justice in Times of Transition Tim Phillips and the classics department chair, Professor Bruce Hitchner, teach the class.


The relations between two nations date back to the landing of the Newfoundland Regiment in Gallipoli, Çanakkale in 1915.
The bilateral relations between Turkey and Canada started in June of 1943, ensuing the request from the Republic of Turkey to open its Embassy in Ottawa. Canadian Prime Minister MacKenzie King announced on November 25, 1943 the establishment of the diplomatic relations between two countries. Mehmet Ali Şevki Alhan, the first Minister of the Republic of Turkey to Canada arrived in Ottawa from his Minister Counsellor post in Washington, US on Februaray 15, 1944 and presented his letter of credence on March 6, 1944. He was received by the Canadian Foreign Minister on March 21, 1944. He unfortunately passed away on duty on June 26, 1947. When the Mission was upgraded to Embassy in August 1947 the first Turkish Ambassador Ali Muzaffer Göker arrived in Ottawa on October 30, 1947 and presented his credentials on November 12, 1947. General Victor W. Odlum, the first Ambassador of Canada to Turkey, presented his credentials to İsmet İnönü, second President of the Republic of Turkey, on November 26, 1947.
Turkish Embassy is located on 197 Wurtemburg Street, operating in an historical building which has served as the Turkish Embassy since 1953. The Office of the Counsellor for Economic Affairs, the Office of the Counsellor for Commercial Affairs, and the Office of the Armed Forces Attaché are also located within the building.
Upon application of the Embassy, the house was designated as a Heritage Property by the City of Ottawa in 1980.
Detailed information can be found about the Embassy and Residence buildings of Turkey in the book titled "A Tale of Two Houses" (Ottawa, 2018) written by Ambassadrice Lerzan Kayıhan Ünal, PhD, published on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Turkey and Canada.


Faculty and staff who are marching in the procession should arrive at 9:15 a.m. and line up on Court I in the lower level of the RAC. The Platform Party will line up on Court II. Personal belongings may be left in the line-up area, which will be monitored by campus security. Light refreshments will be available. The procession will begin promptly at 9:40 a.m.


This blog was originally posted as "Budgeting 101 with Sarah" on The Newbie Nesters.
I grew up in a lower middle class household with a father who is a church worker (and believe me, the average church worker doesn't make much money) and a mother who stayed at home until all four of us girls were in school. That means I didn't grow up with much. I watched friends get Cabbage Patch Dolls and little pink boomboxes and Barbies galore and I had to be happy with my two Barbies and the Barbie pool I received from my young and childless (at the time) aunt and uncle. What little money I did get in the form of an allowance I hoarded like a mini-Scrooge, and from middle school on, any and every job I worked slowly contributed to a growing savings account that rarely, if ever, saw a withdrawal. A natural saver, the first time I ever allowed myself a spending spree was the fall semester of my junior year of college. After months of saving every penny from my job serving tables at a local upscale restaurant (or at least upscale for southwest Michigan), I spent it all traveling around western Europe while attending classes in London. But besides that one semester, I continued to save, only spending what I had and only when necessary, all while watching my boyfriend, and then fiancé, spending slightly more than he was making.
And so in our early 20s a spender married a saver and lived happily ever after. Kind of. It is fair to say that the spender and saver are still happily married in-spite of the money mistakes that we made all through our 20s. Some of those mistakes we made together, some of those we made separately, but both are having a lasting impact in our late 30s.
Unfortunately, when I got married and graduated from college, those saver habits started to change. At my core I was a saver, so every unnecessary penny spent hurt, but I found that buying things could also be fun. Once I had a full time job and some disposable income, I found myself buying things that I didn't really need. This was especially true of items that I felt I had been robbed of owning all through my childhood. One of those things were collectors items, particularly collector's edition Barbie dolls, most of which I still own.
These Barbies have won a display position in the guest room.
To this day I still don't know a good way to display them and several of them are hiding in a closet in our guest room.
These Barbies have been relegated to the closet.
Immediately after we got married I had an apartment to furnish, so I would buy fun decorative items on sale to cover for all the hand-me-down furniture. I needed a new teaching wardrobe so I would buy various clothing items that I really liked, as long as they were on sale. Sales became my friends and I learned the hard way that habitually shopping sales can actually lead to more spending than saving. Over the last fifteen years post-college graduation I don't know how many unused or barely used items I have donated or sold at garage sales. Now I don't buy something unless I know exactly how I am going to use it or where it is going to go in our house. While I'm not ready to get rid of all of our books and movies and other items, I am slowly learning that less is more, a lesson that slapped us in the face a year and a half ago when we lived for six weeks in our 30 foot camper. I am also trying to do a better job of spending my hard earned money on a few quality items over many junky items. I relearned that particular difficult lesson this past year when I decided that I needed a much better camera that I could use in my yearbook adviser work. My husband had tried to encourage me to do just that two years ago when I bought our last camera. At the time I was too cheap to buy the SLR camera I desperately wanted so I just bought a nice standard digital camera. So instead of a single purchase two years ago I ended up spending much more money overall, eventually buying the camera I really wanted.
Another 20s financial failure was dining out, way too much. While dining out (or dining in if you're the take-out type) can also destroy one's waistline (as it did for us), it also did a number on our budget. But dining out was so easy. For the first three years we were married my husband was working in Michigan, I was working in Illinois, and we were living in Indiana. By the time both of us got home from work we were too exhausted to cook. And that's ignoring the fact that when we were first married, my cooking skills were embarrassing, to say the least. I once screwed up a box meal. You know, one of those "just add water and mix" meals. When we moved to Indianapolis and we were both living and working in the same city, the situation improved some. We both starting learning how to cook more and I found that I sometimes enjoyed it. But I was also teaching English and directing the high school theatre program at the same time. There were times during the school year when Chinese take-out and wings nights at Buffalo Wild Wings was just way easier. When we moved one more time and I was only working part time, we discovered that it was financially essential to eat at home. In the last seven years since that move we have learned that cooking at home is way more affordable, tastes significantly better (seriously, the only thing we haven't been able to "perfect" has been certain pasta sauces), and is way healthier. During those rare weeks when we don't cook much at home, my husband and I both feel gross and more often than not, we regret our decisions. If I could go back and do my early 20s over again, I would force myself to learn how to cook something better than Hamburger Helper.
While eating at home more would have helped our checkbook, we also should have been smarter about where that home was located. This is probably the one area of our finances on which my husband and I still disagree. We spent the first year and a half of marriage living in apartments and then decided, before we were 25, that we were ready for home ownership. At the ripe old age of 24, we bought our first house. Now we both loved our first house. It was a nice starter home, it was fun to paint and decorate, and it allowed us to get our first puppy, but in terms of our finances, we had no idea what we were doing. We bought a house with more property than I think we intended and ended up spending significantly more on property taxes than originally thought. Or maybe we were just ignoring the extra property taxes because we had stars in our eyes. I had fun decorating but didn't really consider how much money I was spending trying to emulate the interior designers on TLC (before HGTV became the place all things home design). And we stupidly fell for a buyers club pitch thinking that we would be buying so many things for our new house that the club would help us save significant amounts of money, only to discover that it was over $1000 that we would never see again. My husband wouldn't change a thing about THAT home purchase, but if I could do it over again, I would have found a house to rent before buying, at least to give us a homeownership test run. A complete rundown of our other homeownership issues can be found here. Let's just say our experience has been a mixed bag.
But all of the above mistakes could have been avoided if we had just learned how to budget when we were in our early 20s. For the first twelve years of our marriage we never knew how much we were spending, living on faith that we wouldn't bounce a check between deposits. Our debt increased, our spending never decreased, and it was a constant potential for conflict in our marriage. We took a finance class three years ago and while we are far from perfect and still have a lot to work through, we finally learned the why and how of budgeting. Now I regularly use the website You Need a Budget (which has free plans for students) for all my budgeting needs and we are constantly working on a plan for becoming debt free. It isn't easy, but I wish we had started doing it before we got married. It would have eliminated many a fight and helped us learn the above lessons much sooner. Not only that, but our retirement savings (which are ok but not great) would be significantly better.
No one ever REALLY wants to talk about money, especially when they are young and don't have much of it, but I would count my lack of financial literacy one of the greatest regrets of my 20s. Do a better job of spending and planning in your 20s and then you'll be able to really enjoy your 30s and beyond. Trust me. It will be worth it.


A great majority of the urbanization in Venezuela took place due to the early oil exploitations. Towards the end of the XIX century, most early cities and camps were born next to oil fields. With time, these, "provisionary" camps, which included residential areas for the workers, began to grow, better their infrastructure, equipments and very quickly became small communities. Nevertheless, in the 1920s, these oil camps became the target of most social critiques as they were extremely segregated by working ranks.
Neglecting this social critique, the camps continued to grow, fed mostly by a rural migration that was attracted by the possibility of employment and a better quality of life. This marks the beginning of the first barrios; and with time, the barrios extended to other cities not involved in the petroleum exploitation. Between 1936 and 1950, Caracas went from having a population of 258000 to one of 1 336000, and in the year 2000 reaching over 3 million inhabitants.
Because of the natural topography of the city- a long valley where the surrounding mountains limit the expansion- the city began to grow into and onto itself. Because of the lack of strong urban and housing policies directed to both the production of housing and the creation of "livable" city, the majority of the population slowly improved and solved their own habitat, through auto-construction and incremental development, invading land inside and in the borders of the city, taking over the surrounding hills and ignoring most aspects of circulation and connectivity.
The leading housing institution in Latin America, Banco Obrero (Workers' Bank), was created in 1928. In 1941 began the first process of urban renovation EL Silencio, as well as the massive eradication of barrios favoring the construction of massive super-block projects such as the "23 de Enero." These two mark the two largest moves in the flight against barrios.
In 1945, the Banco de Obrero's Housing Plan was established and aimed to terminate all unsanitary and precarious housing and replace it with the construction of 4000 housing units/year in the next 10 years. In the 1950s, although the eradication continued, the need for housing continued to grow and the massive displacement of people only resulted in the creation of new invasions in the Eastern and Western mounts of the city, thus giving birth to Petare (the largest barrio in Caracas) amongst others. Although the construction and rental of a "rancho" (house in the barrio) was considered illegal, politicians still supported the invasions in return for votes, providing them materials and protecting them from eradication.
Between 1959 and 1964, the Banco de Obrero (BO) began various "sites and services" projects as well as some projects dealing with the rehabilitation of the barrios. Around 1970, through the leadership of Teolinda Bilívar and her collaborators, the BO created the first Program for the Urbanization and Equipment of Barrios. This pushed architects, planners, sociologists and students to work together in projects aiming for the construction of basic infrastructure and services in informal settlements. Nevertheless, as soon as the program began to take off, it was impeded by the same organization that created it, favoring the sites and services projects already began.
The 1973 oil boom brought high financing to the public sector and accentuated the growth of the largest barrios in the capital. According to stats taken from edition 35 of the academic journal urbana, between 1950 and 1990, the informal population grew by close to 900%! Around the same time, various practices began to take place aiming for the "consolidación de barrios" (consolidation of barrios). These projects, in their majority, focused on adding new stairs, drainage, and black water management, yet never truly addressed the factors behind their uncontrolled growth and their physical and social reintegration into the formal city.


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Q: Using node.js libraries on front-end How can I use the 'request' node.js module on the front-end?
normally I would retrieve it like so:
var request = require('request');

but this is not possible on the front-end since require is not recognized.
What is the best way to solve this?

A: To use node modules in the browser you can use a library called Browserify  . This allows you to work with the common module pattern as well as the you can use this package browser-request to get the features of request module