Doing our share to help the environment weighs heavily on everybody's minds these days. With work, personal obligations, and that unpredictable thing called life, however, finding the time to constantly be environmentally conscientious is a task much easier said than done. But there are some simple things you can do right from the comfort of home to help lessen your impact on the environment. You can develop some small habits, like turning off the lights when you leave a room, taking shorter showers, and watering your plants and lawn at night during the summer. Another way you can be more environmentally conscious around your home is by using some essential everyday items in place of chemical-laced, store-bought cleaners. Try using these seven items the next time you have a day off to clean the house.
Everyone has a container of salt sitting in the pantry, and even more of us could do with a little less sodium in our diet, so why not put some if it to use around the house? Table salt, or sodium chloride, can be used to clean, disinfect, and deodorize many areas in your home. Combined with lemon, it can be used to remove rust and rust stains, and keeping your sponges in a bowl of salt water by the sink keeps them clean and germ-free when you're not using them. Mixing salt with vinegar and flour also creates a paste that can be used to shine gold, silver, pewter, and stainless steel, so you can easily keep your jewelry and kitchen appliances/utensils looking brand new with ease.
Like vinegar, soap can also be used on nearly any surface in your home. Although it is not as strong as vinegar, it is still useful in breaking down grease and dirt, especially when used with hot water. Natural soaps that are made with whole oils and alkali make for the most effective cleaners. These are available in several forms, including solid bars, liquid, flakes, and powder.
Like salt, lemon is another natural miracle cleaner that can be used to clean, polish, and deodorize. The acidic liquids found in all citrus fruits works to break down grease and kill germs, while leaving your home with a fresh citrus smell. You can also mix salt with lemon to break through tough rust stains and polish stainless steel.
Vinegar is an all around miracle cleaner. It can be used for virtually any surface in any room of the house, including the bathroom, kitchen, and living room with hardwood floors. Mix a solution of equal parts vinegar and water in a spray bottle, and use it to clean glass surfaces like mirrors and windows. You can also use this solution to clean hardwood, tile, and ceramic floors, and to clean and disinfect your plastic garbage cans, or bins. Vinegar can also break down mold and mildew in the bathroom in your bathtub, faucets, and showerhead.
Olive oil is another excellent natural cleaner for your home. You can spray it onto most surfaces that require polishing, including hardwood and stainless steel, and also on surfaces like leather to remove the dry, cracked appearance that comes with age and wear. Olive oil can also effectively remove annoying grime like chewing gum, and, combined with lemon, also serves as aromatic agent. For the best results, pick up a bottle of organic oil from your local organic grocery store.
Hydrogen Peroxide can be used as a safe alternative to bleach. It effectively breaks down mold, mildew, and stains by killing bacteria such as salmonella. Hydrogen peroxide comes in liquid-cleaner form and can be used on nearly any surface in your home, and any mess that requires bleaching and the use of an antiseptic. You'll get the same great results without having to worry about harmful chemicals effects on your surfaces, or your health.
Although most people use it to make cocktails, vodka can also be used as an effective home cleaner. You can add it to your laundry to eliminate odors, and use it to clean glass surfaces to give them an extra shine. Vodka can also be used to polish chrome and clean porcelain surfaces in your kitchen and bathroom. To get a little more enjoyment out of your spring-cleaning, consider mixing yourself a drink, and turn your major headache into an enjoyable pastime.


You can plot the residuals against the regressors by using the PROC SGPLOT. For example, the following statements plot the 2SLS residuals for the demand model against price, income, and price of substitutes.
The plot for income is shown in Figure 29.12. The other plots are not shown.


You can set firewall rules for UDT copy between private and public clouds, or between two private networks separated by a firewall, if you do not want to use a proxy server.
If your environment has two firewalls between the source and destination vCloud Connector nodes, you cannot use the UDT protocol to copy data. UDT-based copy occurs over dynamically-generated ports on the source node and port 8190 on the destination node (or, when you copy between a private cloud and a public cloud, between a dynamically-generated port on the private cloud node and port 8190 on the public cloud node). Any firewall rules must allow for this type of connection for data transfer. In an environment with two firewalls, this connection is not possible.


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American Idol Producer Nigel Lythgoe Explains Why Ryan Seacrest Is Behind The Success Of The Show
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By Calvin	 Last updated Jan 17, 2013
Have you ever wondered why Mr. Seacrest gets paid $15 million a year for his duties as the host of American Idol? Well, it has finally been explained by Nigel Lythgoe. According to the producer of the show, Seacrest is they key to the show, the person who controls the entire program, and pretty much the guy who gives the orders.
You see, Ryan doesn't go on stage with an earpiece so people backstage can direct him on what he needs to do, he simply does his job so well that when he sees that a judge is not ready to have the camera put on them (or perhaps have a stylist sort out a malfunction problem), Ryan gives hand gestures and blabbers on so that cameramen react to his actions and follow his every move.
Nigel explained: "Ryan Seacrest drives the entire program. He's not on an earpiece or anything. He's not beholden to anybody. He controls the show. He's really important. It would be very, very difficult to replace Ryan Seacrest."
Lythgoe also talked about having heard of all these stories that the franchise was going to die out if Simon Cowell left, yet it still happens to be one of the most-watched shows in the States attracting up to 18 million viewers every week. According to Nigel, he doesn't believe that no one (except for Ryan, maybe) can't be replace on the show, stating that the dynamic of the program is what has it stay as popular as it is.
"I've never believed that Idol as a franchise is beholden to any individual because everybody said it would die the minute Simon Cowell left, and it hasn't."
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When we moved to Canada, I was not sure what I was going to do long term. Just about 5 years ago, I was still going to SFU, unclear about what I wanted to do with my life. Bouncing from Engineering to Business to Interactive Arts, I couldn't make a decision which way to go as I knew it would be the rest of my life from there.
I picked what I knew best and was going just to have that backup degree so I could fall back to and apply for some 9-5 job. I always knew I wanted to run my own agency as the thought of going in to work and report to a boss didn't sit well with me.
I took a risk, I quit any distracting jobs, and my journey began before I knew it. I've then decided to start BragDeal Inc. with the intention to help businesses by doing what I love.
Slowly, I got the first client and they loved the work I presented. From there, it snowballed and over a period of 2 months, the company grew a solid clientele base.
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The chairmom and book author shares lessons from her experience growing the creative agency DM9 Jayme Syfu.
When pressure runs high and deadlines abound, how do creative businesses thrive? For the outsider, the immense demand can easily crack the spirit, and run enthusiasm dry.
It is heartbreaking. It is exhausting. But for award-winning advertising executive Merlee Cruz-Jayme, this is when the real fun starts, as one good idea can easily scurry the troubles away and make the light bulbs pop.
Welcome to the life of the creative.
Dubbed as "chairmom," Jayme is the Chief Creative Officer of the world-acclaimed creative agency DM9 Jayme Syfu, which gained accolades from award-giving bodiesincluding the Grand Prix at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France in 2013—the first Filipino agency to bag such award.
She has recently added another title to her CVas the book author of Everyone Can Be Creative, where she discussed how the natural and learning creative can cultivate their skills.
But with so much on her plate, how does she ensure her team is at their best? She shared some tips with Entrepreneur.com.ph.
Even the advertising industry is not spared by the restless millennials' refreshing ways. "I love working with young minds because they keep things fresh and show you there's another way of doing things," Jayme said in a creative workshop for Summit Media on April 25.
The creative noted how important to offer something new in the table, especially when pitching ideas to clients. "I always want to be the first one to tell the brand, that hey, 'Did you know ads appear when Steph Curry makes a 3-point shot?' It gives you edge," Jayme added.
But with the young's restlessness comes the yearning to do more, which is why Jayme always prepares herself for the inevitable truth of them leaving the company.
"You can't expect them to be loyal but you can learn from them new things, and that's okay," Jayme said.
The constant transition of people in the creative agency has made Jayme emotional at times, as she has treated the agency like family. "I've cried over people who leave us multiple times! But it's part of it, no hard feelings," Jayme said.
You need to cultivate and nourish their creativity before they become monsters, she said.
"As a whole, the advertising industry is full of humble people, but if there's this one person who thinks so highly of his or herself, I don't hesitate to make them leave because that could easily spread among your people. It's toxic," Jayme said.
Rules and creativity may not entirely jell, but with the boundless energy that creatives tend to give, it is the only that keep them disciplined.
"Just imagine if we weren't given deadlines! We won't be able to start working. Deadlines keep us disciplined," Jayme added.
Dominating in a male-dominated industry has always been a feat, even for Jayme, which makes her protective of her own female creatives in the agency.
While her integrity has sometimes cost them clients, Jayme believe the "blessings would come later," as her own people is her topmost priority.
As per work demands, it usually does not end in deadlines, at least for those in ad agencies. If there's one more thing that creatives dread at times, it would be revisions.
Jayme is well-aware of the creative block and has experienced meeting clients for multiple revisions but still walk away with the same studies. Frustrating is an understatement.
"That's why we sometimes have competition in the office, where there's limited time to brainstorm an idea with a real good prize, for example, a trip to Japan. Competition keeps them sharp," Jayme said.
But what comes with the competition is the set of winners and losers, of its fair share of rejections and failures. These realities are unsurprising, but dealing with them is the tricky part.
"You have to train yourself that you can't be an overachiever or overeager and not think of the worst. You have to prepare yourself for that," Jayme said.
For a company rich in young talent, this could be difficult to deal with. But this is probably where Jayme easily earned the tag "chairmom," as she tries to be the agency's support system at the worst of times.
"You try to come up with ways to make yourself feel better. As the person in charge, you have to keep things together, because you are their support system. You can't wallow," Jayme said.
Unknown to many, Jayme once served as a nun in the Benedictine Monasteries and credits her stay there as one of her strongest foundations for being tough.
"I've seen many creatives lose it. I also cry, but only once, then I move on to the next phase. You have to surround yourself with the right support system to keep going," Jayme said.
Well, Jayme is in good company, as world-renowned Japanese creative firm Dentsu Aegis Network Ltd. announced its 70% acquisition of DM9 in December 2015. The Filipino agency will now be merging with Dentsu Philippines, growing its population to almost a hundred.
"I always want to do something new and I look forward to this chapter. The same tactics that may have been effective for us then, may not apply now. I look forward to learning that," Jayme said.
Elyssa Christine Lopez is entrepreneur.com.ph's editorial assistant/writer. Follow her on Twitter @elyssalopz.


ANKARA (AA) - A new constitution and a presidential system is the priority for millions of supporters of Turkey's ruling Justice and Development (AK) Party, Prime Minister Binali Yildirim said Thursday.
Yildirim has vowed to replace Turkey's current constitution and parliamentary model since he became premier and chairman of the AK Party last month.
"We will make both a new constitution and bring the presidential system to this country," he told a gathering of provincial party leaders in Ankara.
Constitutional change, in particular the call for a presidential system, has climbed the political agenda since Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the former prime minister and AK Party leader, was elected president in August 2014.
The election was the first time a Turkish president, whose role is currently defined as largely symbolic, was directly elected by popular vote.
Changing to the presidential system is opposed by Turkey's three other parliamentary parties and the AK Party does not have enough deputies to pass the changes without submitting them to a referendum.
Turning to foreign policy, he warned of the consequences of Thursday's expected vote in the German parliament on labeling 1915 events as genocide.
"Germany is undergoing a real friendship test," he said.
The deaths of Armenians in eastern Anatolia occurred after some sided with invading Russian forces. Turkey acknowledges that there were numerous casualties on both sides in the subsequent fighting and relocation of Armenians but denies this amounted to genocide.
Ankara has repeatedly proposed the creation of a joint commission of historians from Turkey and Armenia plus international experts, to tackle the issue.


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Three reasons why Trump is unlikely to clinch an infrastructure deal
Justin Lebron
United States president Donald Trump is keen to get an infrastructure deal done. But the way things have been working out for Donald Trump, it looks more and more unlikely that he will get any. When speaking about this, a former economic advisor to Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Gene Sperling, said that the United States president Donald Trump might be facing three significant challenges actually to finalize on a deal.
President Donald Trump is expected to address this issue on Tuesday night when he takes the podium to present his State of the Union address. Gene Sperling in a speech told that getting a positive response from the Democrats, who hold the House majority, is most possibly going to be difficult. He further added that the United States president has "three pretty tough bars to get over" to get a bipartisan infrastructure deal.
Trust Issue:
Gene Sperling, who served as director of the National Economic Council under both Clinton and Obama said, "People don't like making a deal with him. Even Republicans have gotten burned on DACA, on the shutdown appropriations. So there is very little trust,"
President Donald Trump has caused some perturbation within his party over the recent shutdown of government and his stance to phase out Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals. The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals had a difference in opinion regarding the deportation for immigrants who were brought into the U.S. illegally as children. The decision for this case is still ongoing and is currently being held up in court. Trump recently offered to extend Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals legal protections for three years. Donald Trump offered this as an exchange to end the government shutdown and for border wall money and. The shutdown of government finally ended after a record-long 35 days.
Government Design:
There is a wide gap between the two parties when it comes to what should be in the plan. Gene Sperling said, "Democrats are going to want real spending, not loans, public-private partnerships and they're going to want, as Chuck Schumer has said, a green infrastructure component that deals with climate change."
"Any infrastructure bill would have to include policies and funding that help transition our country to a clean-energy economy and mitigate the risks the United States already faces from climate change," Schumer wrote in the Washington Post op-ed on December. A distinguished visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation and co-author of "Trumponomics: Inside the America First Plan to Revive Our Economy," Stephen Moore, agrees there is a wide divergence between the two parties.
When commenting about the issue, Moore, a conservative economist who advised the Trump campaign in 2016 said that the GOP wants more bridges and roads, better energy infrastructure and ports. While on the other hand the Democrats, want more green energy programs and mass transit.
Moore said, "When Republicans talk about infrastructure and Democrats talk about infrastructure, and it's like Republicans are on Mars and Democrats are on Venus. There is an issue of whether they are actually talking about the same thing."
Gene Sperling said that after Trump's tax cut added to the deficit, Democrats are going to expect a plan that is more deficit neutral. He went on to add, that this might lead to conflicts about whether President Donald Trump is willing to revert some of his recent tax cut to help foot the bill. However, Moore insisted that such a scenario will never happen.
"I guarantee you there is not going to be a big tax increase or a pullback on the tax cut because we believe the tax cut has been a phenomenal success," Moore said.
He went on to add that the policy is responsible, in part, for the "incredible economy" and the "biggest construction boom going on in American history."
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Nortel Network Amends and Extends Credit Facilities
Nortel Networks completed, on December 20, 2001, the amendment and extension of its US$2 billion 364-day credit agreements entered into in June 2001 by Nortel Networks Limited and Nortel Networks Inc. with a syndicate of financial institutions led by JPMorgan Chase Bank. The amendments extend the term from June 14, 2002 to December 13, 2002, and reduce the size of the committed facility to US$1.575 billion. In connection with these amendments, security was granted over assets of Nortel Networks and certain of its subsidiaries and held in escrow by JPMorgan Chase Bank, as collateral agent, only to be released from escrow in the event that Nortel Networks Limited's U.S. senior unsecured debt rating fell below the investment grade level. The security became effective on April 4, 2002 and now secures all of Nortel Networks's credit agreements and outstanding public debt securities.
On April 8, 2002, Nortel Networks also completed the amendment and extension of its US$1.75 billion 364-day credit agreements entered into in April 2000 by Nortel Networks Limited and Nortel Networks Inc. with a larger syndicate of financial institutions also led by JPMorgan Chase Bank. These amendments extend the term from April 10, 2002 to April 7, 2003 and reduce the size of the committed facility to US$1.175 billion. These amended credit agreements are also secured by the security that became effective April 4, 2002.
Nortel Networks was represented by in-house counsel Deborah Noble, Blair Morrison, Anna Ventresca, Peter Kalins and Tracy Connelly. In Canada, Nortel Networks was represented by Ogilvy Renault, with a team comprised of James Riley, Sam Billard, Nicole Sigouin and Laverne Garcia (corporate finance) and Michael Lang (corporate securities) in Toronto, John Naccarato (real estate) in Ottawa and Martin Thériault (corporate finance) in Montreal. Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton in New York represented Nortel Networks in the U.S., with a team comprised of Wanda Olson, Craig Brod, Penelope Christophorou, Jonathan Wiener and Jonathan Ross (corporate), Donald Stern and Bessie Giannopulos (real estate) and Leslie Samuels, William McRae and Les Kulin (tax).
JPMorgan Chase Bank was represented in Canada by McMillan Binch, with a team comprised of Tim Baron and Jeff Van Damme (corporate finance) and Andrea Onn (real estate); and in the U.S. by Davis Polk & Wardwell in New York, with a team including Peter Levin, Tiziana Tabucchi, Jason Kyrwood, Adam Kaplan and Felicia Williams (credit transactions) and Susan Kennedy and Matthew Weidner (real estate).
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Audible Rolls Out Lower-priced Subscription Plan
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Amazon-owned Audible has begun its preview of Audible Plus, a new, cheaper subscription plan that showcases the company's exclusive content including Audible Originals, podcasts, and audiobooks. For $7.95 per month, Audible Plus listeners will have unlimited access to a catalog of more than 11,000 titles and 68,000 hours of content developed largely by Audible; subscribers, however, will not have access to Audible's wider catalog of audiobook titles from other publishers and will not receive a credit to download one title monthly.
Those offerings are now being made available via a restructuring to its traditional credit-based subscription which is now being called Audible Premium Plus. For $14.95 per month, Audible Premium Plus members have access to the Audible Plus catalog in addition to receiving one credit per month which can be redeemed for any title in Audible's entire library of more than 500,000 titles. (Premium Plus members can also purchase additional credits if they wish.) The Audible Plus catalog is available to Audible Premium Plus members now, and new customers interested in trying the standalone Audible Plus service can sign up beginning August 27.
According to Rachel Ghiazza, Audible executive v-p and head of U.S. content, the addition of the new service is meant to appeal to existing customers while attracting new subscribers. "Audible Plus provides something that's unique and additive for existing members—it's the perfect opportunity for them to explore a curated section of content," she says. "And for new members it's an exciting, accessible entry point to discover all different types of audio listening."
This unlimited subscription model lands Audible in more direct competition with other audio services like Spotify and podcast subscription app Luminary, but Ghiazza believes that Audible Plus stands apart. "It's the first of its kind all-you-can-listen catalog that provides a curated list of our Originals, podcasts, and audiobooks all in one service," she says. And, in a statement, Audible CEO Bob Carrigan sounded a similar note. "As we accelerate our expansion in the premium audio storytelling and entertainment space, we believe this collection of extraordinary voices will inspire millions of customers," he said.
The company has been growing its exclusive and Originals offerings in recent years to span a range of categories, including comedy, children's, documentary, self-development, and Audible Theater productions from a solid roster of notable authors and artists, and celebrity performers. Among the titles added to the Audible Plus lineup this month are: Letters from Camp, a family scripted show starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Sunny Sandler, and Jake Gyllenhaal; Stories of a Lifetime, legendary journalist Dan Rather's show about pivotal moments in his life and career, recorded live for Audible Theater; and Bluebird Memories: A Journey through Lyrics & Life by Common. Plans are to significantly expand Audible Plus content and provide technical enhancements to the service building to an official launch in the coming months.


For the Enthusiast Intel build we chose the newly released Intel Coffee Lake i5-9600k as our processor.
To cool the i5-9600k while overclocking we selected the be quiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 to match our case. The Dark Rock Pro 4 is an excellent choice for our build aesthetically and will allow us to reach our maximum potential for overclocking without watercooling.
To allow overclocking on the processor, we set the parametric filters for Z390 ATX motherboards that support up to 64GB of DDR4 memory, six SATA 6Gb/s devices, multiple expansion cards, and crossfire or SLI functionality.
Now a days is only 16 gigs of RAM enough to game and stream?
550 watt power supply for a rtx 2080?
Is an i5 enough for an rtx 2080? Also, would upgrading to 3200 ddr4 ram be worth it?
Would it be worth the money to Have an I9-9900K instead?
I have a 500 watt power supply in my case from my last build, can I get away with that or do I need those extra 50 watts?
I am looking for a Pc that is fast for film and photography editing using DaVinci Resolve and Adobe products, I also require a 4k screen with a minimum of 27" screen, maybe curved a little, unsure about that bit. any advice?
yea... but this is a pc build not a gaming setup. so it was stated correctly. Notice how it says build?


I love talking about current events. These days it gets harder and harder because of a volatile President Trump. Learn more in Chaos-Confusion-Shut Down-Merry Trumpmas-Bob Davis Podcast 788.
Moreover all this talk of political polarity isn't republican or democrat. Either you think the president is a genius or an idiot. There's no in between.
Especially relevant is the question of whether we are able to take a step back and look at recent key events with some perspective.
Not too long ago I asked listeners and subscribers to think about what US economic and foreign policy should be. A presidential election and midterm election have taken place since then.
Suddenly foreign policy and economic policy are front and center. We'll talk about it fireside in Chaos-Confusion-Shut Down-Merry Trumpmas-Bob Davis Podcast 788.
First of all, the president made a snap decision to withdraw US Troops from Syria while on the phone with the Turkish president. In the aftermath the defense secretary resigned, as well as a senior diplomat managing the alliances to fight ISIS. Now the president is talking about withdraws from Afghanistan and Iraq. Is he right?
Combined with Trump's executive order ban of Bump-Stocks the Syria Withdraw has usually fawning talk show hosts apoplectic.
In addition the ongoing struggle between the White House and Congress has resulted in a government 'shutdown'. What's more the struggle appears to be between a Republican president and his Republican majority in the House and Senate.
On top off all this the president wants to fire the Federal Reserve Chairman. Concerns about economic performance are rising and finally financial analysts are writing about government spending accounting for most of the so called 'boom' in the US economy over the last two quarters. This is conservative republican economics?
Finally there's talk of a big split within the republican party. Moderate Republicans fighting Trumpers. Trump fighting with all of them to get a wall built along the US Mexican border. Through all of this there's been no legislation on key matters like immigration even with republican control of the Legislative and Executive branches of the government. It sure seems like the lack of principles and republican populism is tearing the so called 'conservative' coalition apart.
In conclusion the question of whether people thought about policy during both elections is key. New ideas, and international structures are coming. If we the people don't start thinking about what kind of country we want, and how will the next America function? Trumpmas will look like child's play. All of this has me aching to hit the open road!
More of us get our news from social media these days. Problem is most of the 'news' on social media doesn't adhere to standards. Might feel better informed, but it's hard to tell the difference between writing to a standard and propaganda. In Getting Your News Groove Back-Podcast 621.
People are in the habit of posting, sharing, liking and commenting on stories that support their point of view. People apparently believe anything published on the Internet that looks credible and comes from a site they visit often. We are floating on a sea of bad information.
News stories not written to standard assert things that turn out to be false. What's worse, this kind of information poisons the discourse. Thoughts, insights and ideas based on bad information form into concrete assumptions and conclusions. Those conclusions drive people's ideas about the world.
In Getting Your News Groove Back-Podcast 621 I'll provide some examples of story-lines that have not been proven. Most of the time these stories reinforce the right versus left thinking that ruins friendships and family ties. It's what makes social media so angry and vitriolic.
There are standards. When you know the standards you can determine whether a writer lives up to those standards. Without standards we're susceptible to a steady stream of propaganda and manipulation. It's up to us to learn the standards and choose what we post, share, like and comment on accordingly.
A steady diet of Social Media, 24 Hour Cable News and Talk Radio is like junk food for the mind. This ruins a person's ability to discern whether assertions are true or just opinion. When all we do is read stuff online, watch You Tube videos and listen to cable news and talk radio we lose the context of major stories. We don't get the details to be able to master the issues. Getting Your News Groove Back-Podcast 621 explains how to do that.


Finite triangular matrices with a dedicated type for the diagonal elements can be profitably represented by a nested data type, i. e., a heterogeneous family of inductive data types, while infinite triangular matrices form an example of a nested coinductive type, which is a heterogeneous family of coinductive data types. <p> Redecoration for infinite triangular matrices is taken up from previous work involving the first author, and it is shown that redecoration forms a comonad with respect to bisimilarity. <p> The main result, however, is a validation of the original algorithm against a model based on infinite streams of infinite streams. The two formulations are even provably equivalent, and the second is identified as a special instance of the generic cobind operation resulting from the well-known comultiplication operation on streams that creates the stream of successive tails of a given stream. Thus, perhaps surprisingly, the verification of redecoration is easier for infinite triangular matrices than for their finite counterpart. <p> All the results have been obtained and are fully formalized in the current version of the Coq theorem proving environment where these coinductive datatypes are fully supported since the version 8.1, released in 2007. Nonetheless, instead of displaying the Coq development, we have chosen to write the paper in standard mathematical and type-theoretic language. Thus, it should be accessible without any specific knowledge about Coq.


This unique Proof Sterling Silver coin is full of luck, featuring a real four-leaf clover. Each coin is unique because every four-leaf clover is slightly different than the next. Sold out at the mint!
Obverse: Displays the crest of Palau.
Reverse: Features a real four-leaf clover embedded in the coin. Inscribed around the clover is "Better an ounce of luck than a pound of gold".
As a freak of nature, the number of leaves on a clover can vary. Clovers with up to seven leaves have been found, but the most well-known is definitely the four-leaf clover.


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Q: Can we add some mention of codereview to the SO FAQ? The question Experienced PHP developer, please RATE my code received 4 downvotes - it was 5 until I looked at the FAQ and discovered that there is no mention of codereview.stackexchange anywhere in it.
The OP has a history of asking questions that are acceptable on SO, so far as I can see he has never previously received a downvote for one and he certainly has no other questions with a negative score - suggesting he has at least glanced at the FAQ. He has just lost some of the little rep that he has through what is arguably no fault of his own.
Can we add a mention of CR to the "What kind of questions should I not ask here?" section, with the links to SU, SF etc?

A: While @CasperOne is right that this particular question was horrible, and would have been closed on CR, in general I think we could do a better job of directing questioners to the right site.
Can we put the evil title filter to good use?  Why not detect certain keywords or phrases in questions—"rate my code", "refactor", etc—and, if found, post a suggestion that this question might be better suited for CodeReview.SE

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MCSD confirms report of "inappropriate communications" between teacher and student
COLUMBUS, Ga. — The Muscogee County School District confirms Monday it received reports of "inappropriate phone communications" between a student and a teacher.
A press release says the school district has turned over the investigation to the Columbus Police Department. The teacher was reportedly reassigned away from students while the investigation continues.
The release says the choice to reassign the unnamed teacher "in no way reflects whether or not the District believes these allegations."
The school district says it will not release the identities of the student or the teacher.This is a developing story. Stay with WRBL News 3 for updates.
by Michaela Leggett / Jan 16, 2021
STEWART COUNTY, Ga.(WRBL)- Silicon Ranch, a Nashville-based solar-energy corporation, will install a solar farm on about 1,400 acres of land in Stewart County.
Silicon Ranch is coming to Lumpkin, Ga., where they will fund the installation of the Lumpkin Solar Farm. Silicon Ranch will also own and operate the solar farm. Construction of the farm is set to take place immediately and is expected to be completed in late 2021.


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Review: The Foreign Landers – Put All Your Troubles Away
May 24, 2021 by Jacques DiCroce
This may be one of the shortest reviews to appear recently on this site but this EP is simply stunning. Ok, so I really can't stop there because The Foreign Landers deserve so much more.
First a bit of background on the artists. David and Tabitha Benedict come from varied backgrounds, David from South Carolina and Tabitha from County Armugh, Northern Ireland. Many of you will know David from his work with Mile Twelve, the Boston based bluegrass band and Tabitha Agnew, from Cup O'Joe and Midnight Skyracer. Admittedly, I didn't know much about Cup O'Joe but in listening to a few cuts on Youtube, I'm a fan and clearly they got the goods. Now married and living in the US, Put All Your Troubles Away is their first project together, a result of work they did during the pandemic lockdown in Northern Ireland.
The EP begins with a re-imagined version of Gordon Lightfoot's, "I'm not Saying." As they explain on their website, this version came about as a remembrance to Tony Rice, who famously recorded a wonderful version of this classic in his collaboration with Norman Blake. This version is performed on guitar, sweetly sung by Tabitha, accompanied by David's cross picking mandolin and beautiful solo work.
"The Leaves So Green," a traditional lyric from Northern Ireland's Sam Henry collection has been re-worked with new music. The duo's virtuosity is on display in "Finn's Rescue," an instrumental featuring Tabitha on banjo and David on mandolin. Other originals include "Song for Riddle" and a beautiful ballad "Knowing You," highlighting David and Tabitha's wonderful harmonies.
The last tune of the collection performed on banjo and mandolin is John Hartford's "Put All Your Troubles Away." This tune originally appeared on the disc Hartford & Hartford, recorded in a bluegrass style by Mr. Hartford with his son Jamie, in the Foreign Landers' uplifting version you can almost hear John's flatfooting in the background.
This is a exceptional debut EP by this Trans-Atlantic folk duo and is available for download at Bandcamp. Do yourself a favor and get it. Highly recommended.
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Snow doesn't deter everyone from dining out in Montgomery County
By Kelly Rule
Snow falls in Montgomery County as restaurants continue to endure in the pandemic and weather
Kelly Rule has details of restaurant owners making do in the snow
ARDMORE, Pa. - The snowstorm is having an impact on outdoor dining throughout the Montgomery County. No one knows what to expect in terms of delivery and takeout in the middle of a Nor'easter. People will undoubtedly order, but how much business will there be?
"My dad's been here 39 years. It's never stopped him. Snow's not going to stop him. We're here," said Vinny Cilluffo, whose father owns Bella Italia Pizza, in Ardmore.
If they can stay open during a pandemic, Cilluffo says they will stay open for delivery and takeout during show. But, on a day where people usually crave hot slices, hunkered down at home, Vinny says it's also 20-20.
"Historically, snow days have been good, but with everything else going on, we'll see. One day at a time, like everything else, " Cilluffo added.
As Lower Merion Township crews prepared for the flakes to fall, not all restaurants felt it was worth it to stay open, as the snow started to pick up and those with a new, early-afternoon closing time because of COVID-19, say the snow's timing worked out in their favor.
Jonatan Valacios, co-owner of Coffee Bar, in Ardmore, says pre-pandemic, Coffee Bar would thrive in the snow.
"It's not the usual business, but we have to do what is best for the moment," Valacios commented.
The outdoor dining setups in downtown Ardmore Wednesday were packed up, or empty and snow-covered, but it didn't stop two brave souls from squeezing in an outdoor meal.
"Still outdoor dining. We're on a break from virtual learning, so we figured we'd come down and grab lunch," diner Janice Garnett remarked.
"I'm happy, really happy, because I like snow," diner Theodore Garnett stated.
Nor'easter moves into region bringing snow, rain, ice Wednesday
Snow days could become a thing of the past now that so many students learn at home
It's been a while: Philadelphia area hasn't seen 'significant snow' since 2018


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New book on killing of Jews in Poland exposes raw nerve
A prominent Polish historian presented evidence Wednesday about Polish villagers' widespread killing of Jews fleeing Nazis during World War II, touching a raw nerve in a country still grappling with its role during the Holocaust. CBS reports.
The research is likely to irk the nationalist Polish government, which has taken aim at those seeking to undermine its official stance that Poles were only heroes in the war, not collaborators who committed heinous crimes.
In launching the English-language version of her 2011 book, "Such a Beautiful Sunny Day," Barbara Engelking details dozens of cases of everyday Poles raping Jewish women and bludgeoning Jews to death with axes, shovels and rocks. The book, which came out in Polish under the previous government, takes its title from the last words of a Jew pleading with peasants to spare his life before he was beaten and shot to death. It offers a searing indictment of Polish complicity that will now reach a far wider audience.
"The responsibility for the extermination of Jews in Europe is borne by Nazi Germany," she writes. "Polish peasants were volunteers in the sphere of murdering Jews."
For decades, Polish society avoided discussing such killings or denied that Polish anti-Semitism motivated them, blaming all atrocities on the Germans. A turning point was the publication of a book, "Neighbors," in 2000 by Polish-American sociologist Jan Tomasz Gross, which explored the murder of Jedwabne's Jews by their Polish neighbors and resulted in widespread soul-searching and official state apologies.
But since the conservative and nationalistic Law and Justice party consolidated power in 2015, it has sought to stamp out discussion and research on the topic. It has demonized Gross and investigated him on whether he had slandered the country by asserting that Poles killed more Jews than Germans during the war – a crime punishable by up to three years in prison.
Despite the current climate, Engelking said she had no fear of recriminations and proudly took on the government's historical revisionism.
"People think I should be afraid, but I am not. I have a sense now of inner freedom and they cannot harm me in any way," she said during a break at a symposium recognizing the launch of her book at Israel's Yad Vashem Holocaust memorial. "Let them try … you cannot obey this idea because this is really not true. I am obliged to tell the truth, that is all."
Engelking, the founder and director of the Polish Center of Holocaust Research in Warsaw, said her decade-long research relied on diaries, documents and court files that gave voice not only to survivors but also victims. The government has long pointed to Poland having the largest number of citizens honored by Yad Vashem for saving Jews as evidence of their heroism. Engelking, however, said there were far less who aided Jews than those who betrayed them and that climate made the actions of the few all the more noble.
"There was severe punishment from Germans for helping Jews. They (the saviors) acted not only against German law, but against their neighbors, against the atmosphere, against the common sense of anti-Semitism," she said.
Mateusz Szpytma, a historian with Poland's state-run National Remembrance Institute, said he found the book to be written in a "prosecutor's style" and often relied on a single source.
"The attention is almost solely focused on negative events that took place but were not the only ones," he said. "Almost every element that is unfavorable to Poles is taken as true. Positive things are pushed to the margin."
The noted Israeli Holocaust historian Yehuda Bauer said the significance of Engelking's findings was the enormity of the cruelty toward Jews that she details. "It is something that we assumed but she proves," he said.
He said there were parallels to the way Jews were treated by the local population in other European countries like Lithuania, Bulgaria and Greece. But the sheer scope of the genocide in Poland — half of the 6 million Jews killed in the Holocaust were Polish — made Engelking's findings most pertinent.
Havi Dreifuss, a Tel Aviv University scholar and director of Yad Vashem's center for research on the Holocaust in Poland, said Engelking's research has shed new light on the last phase of the Holocaust, after Jews were packed into ghettos and sent to extermination camps, and how even those who had managed to survive that still faced the wrath of their compatriots.
She said estimates range between 160,000-250,000 Jews who escaped and sought help from fellow Poles. She said only about 10-20 percent of those survived, with the rest rejected, informed upon or killed by the rural Poles themselves.
"This research reveals not only the Jewish immense efforts to escape, as well as the Jewish despair and helplessness. It also exposes the terrible reality in which those Jews found themselves: a reality where very few acts of kindness were lost among the countless acts of cruelty, abuse and meanness," she said.
Poles have been raised on wartime stories of Polish suffering and heroism and many react viscerally when confronted with the growing body of scholarship about Polish involvement in the killing of Jews.
A recent poll showed an overwhelming majority of Poles believe their ancestors helped save Jews and rarely turned them over.
Engelking said that was unlikely to change as long as this "propaganda" continued and the "truth about our behavior during the war" was not allowed to be shared widely in schools and with the public.
"I hope that after this counter revolution that we are experiencing now, next time we will have another counter revolution," she said.


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Diggs on facing his hometown team Saturday
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Updated: January 13, 2021 07:13 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — News10NBC Sports Director Rich Donnelly has a story about a Bills player facing his hometown team Saturday.
Stefon Diggs might appear like a conquering hero when he takes the field against the Ravens.
He was named to the Pro Bowl for the first time this year and was also named first team all-pro. That's the first time that a Bills wide receiver earned that honor in the history of the franchise.
Despite growing up in Maryland, Diggs said that he's more focused on playing well for the Bills than playing against Baltimore.
"It's definitely something that I thought about, probably in my younger years, that hopefully, I get to play the Ravens someday," Diggs said. "It's not something I think about at this point in my career, I just want to play at a high level, if you would have asked me after my rookie year I'd have a different answer, but I'm old."
News10NBC will be diving into the Bills game during our sports special on Thursday.
Then we also have a pregame show on Saturday before NBC's Football Night in America leading up to the Bills game.


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Ben Taylor Starts Mini-Tour with Intimate Set at Rockwood
Ben Taylor kicked off his Manhattan mini-tour last night with an at times, too intimate acoustic performance at Rockwood Music Hall. The show featured new songs, old faves, and a few covers of his father, Sade, and... Mary Poppins!?!
Having to fight my way through Lincoln Tunnel traffic, delayed subway trains, and an army of drunken Santas, I didn't get to Rockwood at the time I had hoped. I was still able to snag a stool in the balcony, albeit behind a row of people. The opener was a woman called Grace Weber, who I had never heard of before. Thirty minutes later, I was in love with her. A gorgeous, tall blonde, she had an incredibly soulful voice with a range so amazing, it seemed it could have only come from inside the blue water bottle she drank from, sucking the beautiful voice out and singing with it à la Ursula in The Little Mermaid. She has some room to grow as a songwriter, (and I've probably never said this) but I think if she got on American Idol, they'd be able to turn her into a star. Not in the young pop starlet mold that she physically encapsulates, but more along the lines of Adele. After failing to get the vocal effect pedal to work that she'd just hyped up, and knocking her guitar into the mic stand several times, she laughed embarrassedly, "You guys are seeing my dorkiness like in full force tonight." "We love it!" shouted someone in the crowd. Closing her set with "Somewhere Over the Rainbow" caused me to roll my eyes a little, but as the song progressed, I listened with rapt attention like the rest of the silent audience. Grace Weber, with the right guidance, you will go far, and please leave a comment below if you want a boyfriend.
The piano onstage was lifted into the ceiling, leaving me worrying about a coyote and roadrunner-style mishap for the first few minutes of Ben's set. After all, he was already wounded, having recently snapped his left Achilles' tendon whilst playing frisbee. Ben was accompanied by his longtime friend/collaborator David Saw, and the duo's guitars harmonized so sweetly, you'd have never known they'd been off-tour for two months. Ben paused between each song to give a little background on it, and introduced Sade's "By Your Side" as having been recorded for a top-secret TV appearance. They sang "Worlds Are Made of Paper" with the line in the chorus changed from "Nothing lasts forever" to "Nothing lasts for apples" because Saw was smitten by a young child's YouTube rendition. They followed that with a brand new song, a spicy little number which I'm going to call "Rocket to the Moon."
Those in the know spotted songwriter/producer of Fugees fame, John Forté, seated in the front row. Busily sipping wine and videotaping the show, Ben asked if he wanted to join in, but Forté shook his head. "We'll work on him little by little. We're gonna sing the songs he normally sings, and we'll sing them so badly that he'll not be able to take it anymore," said Ben. Enlisting the crowd's help on "Dirty" and providing Forté's rap himself, Taylor tried to work on him too quickly, but it was a great laugh for the audience. The beat provided by Ben's bassist Benjamin Thomas on cajon, Taylor played new song "How Serious Can This Be" and segued seamlessly into his father's "Lo & Behold," the first time I've heard Ben cover his dad. John Forté put down his camera and took the stage for two songs, "Hungry" and "I'll Be Gone."
Ben designated the next part of the show to be his family's portion, starting it off by recalling the time his mother inquired, "Write a song telling me how much you love me." When Carly Simon requests you write her a song, you oblige, but you've got to take your time. As the years passed, she kept asking if songs he'd written about other women were about her, to which he'd reply, "Did you even listen to it? That's gross." Eventually settling on "Nothing I Can Do," Ben admitted, "I wrote this for my mama 'cause she's my archetypal woman." The most interesting songwriting tale that I hadn't heard yet, however, was the one for "Oh Brother," written for Ben's younger twin brothers. He sang the song over the phone for James, who cried and revealed, "That's so beautiful I wish I'd written that for them." Still without a bridge, Ben offered it to his father, who excitedly took the task. Two months later, Ben still hadn't heard back, so he reminded his father again. James accepted, but only if Ben would hum a melody over the bars, so James could write the lyrics. To mess with him, Ben recorded, "If we could only get some of that old good time JT shit right here," following it with a series of "no's" in James' signature scatting. "My dad's the only old man who gets happier the more times he says no," Ben laughed, and demonstrated. Playing the track for James, the legend responded, "That's a great fucking lyric," and the bridge remained the same. Ben also tacked on "Jolly Holiday" from Mary Poppins to the family section, in tribute to a foxy nanny he once had named Mary.
The funny banter and excellent sound in the tiny space increased the intimacy level to a comfortability where fans would answer Ben's rhetorical questions or shout out questions of their own. While that could get a little annoying, it was only encouraged by the candidness Ben was displaying, making announcements like, "Ladies and gentlemen, Benjamin Thomas is going to urinate." He told the crowd straight-up, "You can clap and clap all you want, but once I leave this stage, that's it because I can't get back up," motioning to his leg. He finished things off with "I've Known the Garden," and retreated to the hallway to talk with fans and sign CDs.
Ben plays tonight at the Standard Hotel (RSVP here) and tomorrow at the Bowery Hotel (RSVP here).
BEN TAYLOR - 12.15.12 - ROCKWOOD MUSIC HALL (1 hour, 53 minutes)
SET -
Dear Boy / Listening / Wicked Way / By Your Side / Worlds Are Made of Paper / Rocket to the Moon* / You Must've Fallen / Dirty / How Serious Can This Be > Lo & Behold / Hungry (feat. John Forté) / I'll Be Gone (feat. John Forté) / Nothing I Can Do / Oh Brother / Turn on the Lights / Jolly Holiday / A Good Day to Be Alive / Not Alone / Good Bird / America / I've Known the Garden
Labels: ben taylor, carly simon, concerts, grace weber, james taylor, john forte, mary poppins, new york city, reviews, rockwood music hall, sade, setlists
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Q: Special characters are displayed as ascii characters in textarea angularjs Actual string -  • Is Recovery Team assembled? • Critical timing for SLA's - are any impacted now, when will be if incident prolongs?
String getting displayed in textarea -
Please suggest..
HTML code:

            <textarea class="form-control form-control-BCC" name="Notes" ng-model="buisnessSaveCommunication.BusinessContinutiydata.KeyMessage" spellcheck="true"></textarea>

here buisnessSaveCommunication in ng-model is alias.
angularjs :
scope.BusinessContinutiydata.KeyMessage = scope.keyMessge;

A: The problem is you can't directly show encoded entities inside textarea/input box. What you could do is, before binding the value to textarea decode it. For the same use $sanitize service of ngSanitize. Simply passing html to $sanitize service will return decoded html.

//Make sure you included `ngSanitize` module in your app module dependency
//Also add angular-sanitize.js with the same version that Angularjs has, otherwise it may conflict.
angular.module('app', ['ngSanitize'])
  .controller('TestCtrl', function($scope, $sce, $sanitize) {
    $scope.test = $sanitize('Critical timing for SLA's');
  })

{{test}}!

Otherwise you just need to do manually decoding before binding values to your textarea. You can refer What's the right way to decode a string that has special HTML entities in it? for the same
Demo Here

In such cases I'd prefer you to use TextAngular component, which provides similar thing with many additional feature.


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  <title>JenaExample.java</title>
  <meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, target-densitydpi=160dpi, initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;">
  <link rel="stylesheet" media="all" href="docco.css" />

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JenaExample.java

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package com.complexible.stardog.examples.jena;

import java.io.FileInputStream;

import com.complexible.common.protocols.server.Server;
import com.complexible.stardog.Stardog;
import com.complexible.stardog.api.ConnectionConfiguration;
import com.complexible.stardog.api.Connection;
import com.complexible.stardog.api.admin.AdminConnection;
import com.complexible.stardog.api.admin.AdminConnectionConfiguration;
import com.complexible.stardog.jena.SDJenaFactory;
import com.complexible.stardog.protocols.snarl.SNARLProtocolConstants;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.query.Query;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.query.QueryExecution;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.query.QueryExecutionFactory;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.query.QueryFactory;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.query.ResultSetFormatter;
import com.hp.hpl.jena.rdf.model.Model;

/**
 * <p>Example of how to use the Jena integration with stardog</p>
 *
 * @author  Michael Grove
 * @since   0.3.3
 * @version 2.0
 */
public class JenaExample {

                ¶

Using Stardog with the Jena API

                ¶

In this example we'll show how to use the Stardog Jena API bindings.

	public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {

                ¶

Creating a Server

                ¶

You'll need a server to connect to, obviously.  For the example, lets create an embedded server.

		Server aServer = Stardog
			                 .buildServer()
			                 .bind(SNARLProtocolConstants.EMBEDDED_ADDRESS)
			                 .start();

		try {

                ¶

Next we'll establish a admin connection to Stardog so we can create a database to use for the example

			AdminConnection aAdminConnection = AdminConnectionConfiguration.toEmbeddedServer()
			                                                               .credentials("admin", "admin")
			                                                               .connect();

			try {

                ¶

If the database already exists, we'll drop it and create a fresh copy

				if (aAdminConnection.list().contains("testJena")) {
					aAdminConnection.drop("testJena");
				}

				aAdminConnection.createMemory("testJena");
			}
			finally {
				aAdminConnection.close();
			}

                ¶

Now we open a Connection our new database

			Connection aConn = ConnectionConfiguration
				                   .to("testJena")
				                   .credentials("admin", "admin")
				                   .connect();

                ¶

Then we obtain a Jena Model for the specified stardog database which is backed by our Connection

			Model aModel = SDJenaFactory.createModel(aConn);
			try {

                ¶

Start a transaction before adding the data.  This is not required, but it is faster to group the entire add into a single transaction rather
than rely on the auto commit of the underlying stardog connection.

				aModel.begin();

                ¶

Read data into the model.  note, this will add statement at a time.  Bulk loading needs to be performed directly with the BulkUpdateHandler provided
by the underlying graph, or read in files in RDF/XML format, which uses the bulk loader natively.  Alternatively, you can load data into the stardog
database using it's native API via the command line client.

				aModel.getReader("N3").read(aModel, new FileInputStream("data/sp2b_10k.n3"), "");

                ¶

When you're done adding, you need to commit the changes

				aModel.commit();

                ¶

Query that we will run against the data we just loaded

				String aQueryString = "select * where { ?s ?p ?o. filter(?s = <http://localhost/publications/articles/Journal1/1940/Article1>).}";

                ¶

Create a query…

				Query aQuery = QueryFactory.create(aQueryString);

                ¶

… and run it

				QueryExecution aExec = QueryExecutionFactory.create(aQuery, aModel);

				try {

                ¶

Now print the results

					ResultSetFormatter.out(aExec.execSelect(), aModel);
				}
				finally {

                ¶

Always close the execution

					aExec.close();
				}
			}
			finally {

                ¶

close the model to free up the connection to the stardog database

				aModel.close();
			}
		}
		finally {

                ¶

You must stop the server when you're done

			aServer.stop();
		}
	}
}


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Wednesday, July 25, 2018 by Jessica Armbruster in Arts & Leisure
Gudrun Sjödén Image courtesy ASI
Here's this week's top happenings.
Mike Stanley Image courtesy event organizers
Mike Stanley
A few years ago, Mike Stanley almost quit comedy. "I was at a place in my life where things weren't lining up," he recalls, "and things just weren't happening despite the amount if work I was putting into it." Stanley figures every comic hits that crossroad a few years in. "You work so hard and promote yourself and you feel like no one is in your corner, so you get burned out." The key, he discovered, is to "rewire the way you think about comedy and what success really is." To that end, Stanley relocated to Denver from Detroit after his engagement fell through. "You really have to look at the people you bring into your life if this is what you want to do. It's not a conventional lifestyle and it's not easy." His perseverance has paid off, as not only is he headlining clubs around the country now, he has a huge New Year's Eve gig performing at Brad Garrett's Comedy Club in Las Vegas. The former Everybody Loves Raymond star saw one of Stanley's sets and became a fan. "The most exciting thing for me was to be able to call my mom and tell her that. Everybody Loves Raymond was her favorite show." 16+. 7:30 p.m. Wednesday through Friday; 9:45 p.m. Friday; 7 p.m. Saturday and Sunday; 9:30 p.m. Saturday. $16-$23. 408 E. Broadway, Mall of America, Bloomington; 952-858-8558. Through Sunday —P.F. Wilson
Poetry, Protest, and Possibility
Moon Palace Books
This Wednesday, Kyle "Guante" Tran Myhre will share poems at Moon Palace. He'll be joined by Fatima and Isha Camara, siblings and former youth poetry slam participants. The event is co-presented with MPD 150, a collective that aims to dismantle the Minneapolis Police Department. Guante will be sharing pieces exploring a police-free future, including "Quicksand," which he performed during a recent TEDx Talk on using art as a tool for activism. He'll also share works about racism and white supremacy from his latest album, Post-Post-Race, and his well-known piece "How to Explain White Supremacy to a White Supremacist." Donations to the event go toward the collective's upcoming projects, including an interactive exhibition planned for this fall. 7 p.m. Free; $5-$10 suggested donation. 3032 Minnehaha Ave., Minneapolis; 612-454-0455. —Sheila Regan
Brian Scolaro
Acme Comedy Co.
"I have a commercial out now where I'm a mango," says actor and comedian Brian Scolaro. "That was weird. It's for Snapple. I used to be a third lead on sitcoms. Now I'm a mango." He doesn't mind, though. "Being a mango pays pretty good." The road, however, can sometimes be a grind, even for an experienced comic. "When you're not famous you don't always play the good rooms, the rooms that are well run," he explains. "Acme is such a well-run room. It's an enormous pleasure to play there. It's a relief." Scolaro has also been dealing with health issues, having recently been diagnosed with MS. "They tell me I've got to watch my diet now. Well, I guess I'm going to die." He elaborates: "Immediately, they want you to start eating healthy. If I have my choice between being in a wheelchair and eating pizza and not eating pizza and walking, I'll tell ya something, I may go wheelchair." 18+. 8 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday; 10:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday. $15-$18. 708 N. First St., Minneapolis; 612-338-6393. Through Saturday —P.F. Wilson
FLOW Image courtesy event organizers
Flow Northside Arts Crawl
North Minneapolis
This weekend, north Minneapolis lights up with art, music, performance, and community during FLOW Northside Arts Crawl. Organized by the West Broadway Business and Area Coalition, the crawl is a three-day festival that takes place both indoors and outdoors in spaces along West Broadway Avenue. Things kick off on Thursday with an evening block party, followed by art receptions and a farmers market on Friday. On Saturday, visitors can tour 35 different sites, from the Mississippi River to Penn Avenue North, featuring 300 artists. Bop around Freedom Square, the Capri Theater, Juxtaposition Arts, and the KMOJ stage for fun, entertainment, and joyful art. Find more info at www.northmpls.org/flow. 6 to 10 p.m. Thursday; 3 to 10 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday. Free. West Broadway, from the Mississippi River to Penn Avenue, Minneapolis. Through Saturday —Sheila Regan
Gudrun Sjödén: A Colourful Universe
Textile design, creative startups, and colorful, boldly patterned women's wear take center stage when singular Swedish designer Gudrun Sjödén strides into ASI this month. The career retrospective—the first in the U.S.—will include examples of Sjödén's artworks, clothing, and catalogs. Additionally, the designer will be in town to participate in a makers' event, give tours, and host a discussion about women and entrepreneurship. Once you've seen or worn Gudrun Sjödén's striking designs, your day will be instantly brightened. There will be a first-look preview party from 7 to 10 p.m. Thursday, July 26, featuring the artist and her team, a fashion show, and a live choir. Included with museum admission; $15-$20 for the opening party. 2600 Park Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-871-4907. Through October 28 —Camille LeFevre
The Vagical Mystery Tour
The Cedar Cultural Center
What do you call the opposite of a sausage fest? The Vagical Mystery Tour. Coming to Minneapolis on Thursday and hosted by Minnesota native Lizz Winstead, this event pairs comedic and musical performances by women and non-binary individuals that will empower, inspire, and help raise awareness about abortion access. Winstead, who co-created The Daily Show, and award-winning comedian Jenn Schaal will incite laughs while a slew of local musicians like Lori Barbero, Chastity Brown, and Tina Schlieske will snarkily perform some of the most sexist songs ever written. A call to action follows the entertainment portion of the evening, with a talk back with abortion providers and activists who will discuss the current state of reproductive rights in Minnesota and tell you what to keep an eye out for as we go into election season. It's all part of a nationwide effort by the Lady Parts Justice League, the nonprofit Winstead founded, to eliminate the stigma surrounding abortion, support abortion clinics and providers, and get out the vote. All ages. 7 p.m. $20/$25 at the door. 416 Cedar Ave. S., Minneapolis; 612-338-2674. —Erica Rivera
The Northeast Dog Parade
This Friday, the Northeast Dog Parade is returning with an enticing reason for people and pooches alike to get outside and enjoy the heat. The informal gathering is slated to begin in the park across from Wilde Café on historic Main Street in Minneapolis, where hounds will get to know one another in the usual manner of curious sniffs and cautious licks. Once everyone is acquainted, the pup promenade commences with an easygoing loop around the neighborhood. Following the stroll will be a series of fun activities, including awards for dogs who perform the most impressive tricks, dogs sporting the most striking costumes, and dogs who have the closest resemblance to something (or someone) else. A wide range of dog-friendly vendors will also be on hand to offer treats and services. 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Free. 65 SE Main St., Minneapolis. —Brad Richason
MSP Iranian Film Festival
St. Anthony Main Theatre
Minnesota's first annual Iranian Film Festival launches at St. Anthony Main Theatre this week. The series will feature five contemporary films that have never been seen before in the Twin Cities. There's Ava, a coming-of-age film by Sadaf Foroughi, and Ida Panahandeh's Israfil, in which a woman takes up a romance with a childhood sweetheart after the death of her son. Mani Haghighi brings biting satire to Pig, while two petty thieves try to break into a police station to steal an ancient treasure in Vespiary, a comedy by Borzou Niknejad. Check mspfilm.org for a complete list of showtimes. $10. 115 SE Main St., Minneapolis; 612-331-4724. Through Sunday —Sheila Regan
Pie Equals Square
The Crane Theater
When biomedical engineer Gerry Timm commissioned choreographer Paula Mann to create a dance, he gave her carte blanche to do anything she wanted. So she started with him. To be precise, she started with his tangled processes of cogitation and how they relate to hers as an artist. At a recent rehearsal of Mann's Pie Equals Square, five terrific dancers loped, lurched, and looped through the multiple equations lodged in Timm's brain, stuffed his mouth with the paper on which they were written, and even squared the circle. They found elegant visceral solutions to knotty problems, and not just abstractions. Mann's sophisticated patterning depicts a society in control, in complicity, and always on the verge of chaos. A witty score by Hans Kruger and projections by Steve Paul complement this whimsical foray into a world where the rules have changed and irreverence abounds. 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday; 2 p.m. Sunday. $18-$22. 2303 Kennedy St. NE, Minneapolis. Through Sunday —Linda Shapiro
'The Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity' Dan Norman
The Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity
Park Square Theatre
Local playwright May Lee-Yang's comedy The Korean Drama Addict's Guide to Losing Your Virginity centers on a Hmong woman whose misfortune with romance is a stark contrast to the escapist fantasies depicted in Korean soap operas. With her 30th birthday swiftly approaching, the amorously adrift woman must cope with not only her own anxiety, but the gender expectations of her culture. Enter a prospective bachelor, heir to a prosperous manufacturing company, whose employment has brought him to the Midwest. Harboring aspirations for a career in music, the man in question just might be a kindred spirit, or at least the closest approximation. Directed by Mu Performing Arts stalwart Randy Reyes, this world premiere production at Park Square is a refreshing take on a midsummer romance. For tickets, go to www.muperformingarts.org. The show is in previews through August 2. 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays, plus July 31 through August 1; 2 p.m. Sundays, plus August 11. $35-$40. 20 W. Seventh Pl., St. Paul; 651-291-7005. Through August 19 —Brad Richason
Circus Juventas
If someone in the Twin Cities wanted to run away and join the circus, they wouldn't have to go far, as Circus Juventas is in St. Paul. Since 1995, they have been training students in the art of acrobatics under the big top. Their summertime showcase invites audiences to 1890s Paris, as Jules Verne and H.G. Wells take a trip together via hot air balloon and submarine. Along the way there will be sci-fi fantasy, steampunk fashion, sky pirates, and appearances from Dr. Moreau and Captain Nemo. Watch as these daredevils navigate ropes, giant wheels, and seesaws. Find tickets and more info at circusjuventas.org. 7 p.m. July 27-28, August 1-5, 9-12; 1 p.m. July 28-29, August 4-5, 11-12. $23-$32; $45 VIP. 1270 Montreal Ave., St. Paul; 651-699-8229. Through August 12 —Jessica Armbruster
Loring Park Art Fest Image courtesy event organizers
Loring Park Art Festival
Loring Park
Loring Park Art Festival, now in its 19th year, features over 140 local and national artists. The event offers a bit of everything, showcasing paintings, sculpture, photography, printmaking, jewelry, glass, and woodworking. There's also entertainment: Live musicians will stroll through the park and Diversity Street Dancers will perform. You'll find a wide array of food, snacks, and beverages, including the Lakes & Legends Beer Garden. The new addition is located east of the pond, and will showcase pints from the farmhouse-style brewery, which is located just a few blocks away. Browse, imbibe, and buy some one-of-a-kind art. Find more details at www.loringparkartfestival.com. 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. Free. 1382 Willow St., Minneapolis. Through Sunday —Loren Green
Greenway Glow
Midtown Greenway
Summertime bike rides are special. The annual Greenway Glow ride is especially memorable. Each year, the Midtown Greenway Coalition hosts an illuminated, artsy bike festival featuring twinkling art installations, fire artists, and treats. This year there will also be beer, eats from Taco Cat, and ice cream. The festival is free, but those who sign up for the VIP experience will help support the Greenway. Choose from family-friendly, twilight, and nighttime rides. Registration and more info can be found at midtowngreenway.org. 7 p.m. to midnight. Free; $35, plus $15 minimum in raised funds. 2834 10th Ave. S., Minneapolis. —Jessica Armbruster
Block Party, Art, Game Day, and Magic: The Gathering Tournament
Light Grey Art Lab
This weekend, Light Grey Art Lab and Fallout Gallery will be teaming up for a daylong block party that will offer geeky delights. A variety of board and tabletop games will be available for play. Take a lesson from gaming experts or join a game and make new friends. At Light Grey, you'll find art prints and books for sale, and a Magic: The Gathering tribute exhibit will be on display. Live entertainment will also take place throughout the day, and food will be available. Head online to sign up for the Magic tournament. Noon to 7 p.m. Free. 118 E. 26th St., Minneapolis; 612-239-2047. —Jessica Armbruster
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Mill City Night Market
Each week this summer, Mill City Night Market takes over the grassy area in front of U.S. Bank Stadium. This Tuesday, the event will also be a happy hour, as Day Block Brewing will be serving up pizza, beer, and wine to picnickers on the green. A free yoga session starts up around 5:30 p.m., and lawn games like kubb, cornhole, and ping pong will be played. Shop for veggies and artisan eats from local farmers, and enjoy live music. This is also a family-friendly happening, with plenty of healthy foods and activities geared toward kids. 4 to 8 p.m. Free. 425 Portland Ave. S., Minneapolis. --Jessica Armbruster
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Grange v Abellio
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Employment Up to Date - April 2019
Compensation for failure to provide rest breaks can include an award for personal injury
In Grange v Abellio London Ltd UKEAT/0304/17/JOJ, the Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that compensation for failure to provide adequate rest breaks pursuant to the Working Time Regulations can include an award for personal injury
Regulation 12 of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (SI 1998/1833) (WTR) provides that where an adult worker's daily working time is more than six hours, the worker is entitled to a rest break of not less than 20 minutes. The WTR also provide that, if a claim is well founded, a tribunal can award a compensation sum that it considers is just and equitable considering the employer's default and any loss suffered by the worker.
Mr Grange was employed by Abellio London Ltd (Abellio) as a Relief Roadside Controller or SQS (SQS) from June 2011. As an SQS, Mr Grange's role was to monitor the arrival and departure times of a bus service, regulate the frequency of the service and adjust it to traffic conditions. Prior to starting his role as an SQS, Mr Grange had been employed by Abellio as a bus driver from September 2009.
The working day for an SQS originally lasted 8.5 hours with the half hour being unpaid and treated by Abellio as a lunch break. Whereas as a bus driver Mr Grange was entitled to scheduled rest breaks, the responsive nature of the SQS role rendered it difficult to take the half hour envisaged by Abellio as a lunch break. From July 2012, the working day for an SQS was reduced to eight hours such that an SQS would work for this length of time with no break but finish half an hour earlier than they previously had.
On 14 July 2014, Mr Grange submitted a grievance contending that he had been forced to work without a meal break which had impacted his health. Subsequent to submitting this grievance, Mr Grange was signed off work sick in relation to an ongoing condition and the grievance was ultimately rejected.
Mr Grange instituted proceedings against Abellio before the Employment Tribunal, claiming that Abellio had acted unlawfully by breaching its obligations under the WTR in refusing Mr Grange rest breaks.
"Refusal" to allow a break
At first instance, the Employment Tribunal dismissed Mr Grange's claim and cited an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) that held that refusing a rest break necessitated a distinct act of refusal in response to a worker's request for a rest break or attempt to take that break. "Refusal" was given its ordinary dictionary meaning of "an act of refusing, a denial or a rejection of something demanded or offered".
In this case, the change to the working day from July 2012 has been communicated to the claimant via an email on 16 July 2012 which expressed Abellio's expectation that an SQS would work for eight hours without a break. The Employment Tribunal concluded that this communication was not a "refusal" by the employer to allow the break; at best it was an expectation of the hours to be worked, at worst it was an instruction.
However, Mr Grange appealed to the EAT on this point and was successful. The EAT analysed the language and purpose of the Working Time Directive (WTD), which the WTR implemented into UK law, and considered it "clear the WTD entitlement to a rest break is intended to be actively respected by employers". With that in mind, the EAT found, that Mr Grange's employer's refusal did not have to be an active response to a positive request. The denial of the right could take place through the employer's arrangement of Mr Grange's working day.
Just and equitable compensation
Upon remission back to the Employment Tribunal, there were various discussions regarding jurisdiction of the claim and the extent of the period Mr Grange could actually claim for.
Ultimately, due to sickness absence and annual leave, the Tribunal found and Abellio conceded that there were only 14 different working days it had denied Mr Grange rest breaks. For these 14 days, Abellio was unable to show that working arrangements were in place to facilitate the taking of rest breaks by Mr Grange, therefore his claim succeeded and the Tribunal turned to consider compensation.
Mr Grange had suffered no financial loss – he had been paid his full salary even with the shorter working day. However, the Tribunal did find itself satisfied that the lack of rest breaks would have had some adverse impact even if they did not exacerbate Mr Grange's ongoing medical condition (a bowel condition) and therefore considered that some compensation was due. On this basis, the tribunal considered that a just and equitable award was £750.
Mr Grange appealed to the EAT on the jurisdiction point and Abellio cross-appealed in respect of the compensation, contending that the Tribunal had awarded compensation which amounted to an award for injury to feelings or personal injury, which was contrary to previous Court of Appeal guidance, or in the alternative, the award was excessive in the absence of medical evidence.
With regard to Abellio's cross-appeal, the EAT agreed that a claim for compensation under Regulation 30(4) WTR did not allow an award for injury to feelings. However, the EAT did not consider the Court of Appeal guidance to be determinative on whether Regulation 30(4) WTR excluded an award for personal injury.
The EAT also did not view the award as excessive. Low value claims could be dealt with on a common-sense basis, without the need for medical evidence. Mr Grange had given evidence and been cross examined on how the lack of rest breaks had affected his health so the tribunal had enough evidence to make an award of £750 for 'discomfort and distress'
Abellio's appeal was therefore dismissed.
The case confirms two important but distinct points:
An employer does not have to actively "refuse" a rest break for that to amount to a breach of the WTR – simply arranging working patterns in a particular way, which prevents a rest break from being taken, is sufficient; and
Although an award for injury to feelings is excluded from rest break compensation, an award for personal injury is not.
Grange v Abellio London Ltd
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Sunil Chhetri: Nice that we are all fighting for a place in the team
The Indian captain says that the team is shaping well under the new head coach, Igor Stimac.
Amitabha Das Sharma
AHMEDABAD 12 July, 2019 22:16 IST
Sunil Chhetri says head coach Igor Stimac will know his best starting XI before the first week of September. - AP
The Indian captain Sunil Chhetri said the national football team is shaping well under a brave and knowledgeable coach like Igor Stimac and hoped that the side will get a settled look before the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup get underway in September.
"Every coach wants to decide the first 14 before every tournament. I am sure even our coach is looking for that. He is sorting his players out and will have his selection ready before the first week of September when we have our qualifiers," Chhetri said during an interaction. "As for now he is seeing how the players are pushing each other to have the best possible name for each slot. It is fine now that we are each fighting for a place and giving our coach the choices to have the right balance in the side," the Indian captain said ahead of his team's crucial match against DPR Korea in the ongoing Intercontinental Cup on Saturday.
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The captain appreciated his coach's approach saying that Stimac is the "bravest" coach he has seen in his long association with the National team and is the right man to encourage the youngsters. "Technically he is very knowledgeable and understands modern football. He works very hard with the team and is helpful to all the players, be it a senior or a junior. The best part about him is that he is very brave and has not come with a prejudice and wants to give everyone a chance, which is not very common among coaches," Chhetri said. "This tournament (Intercontinental Cup) is very important for the team because it pits closely ranked opponents allowing a fair assessment of our abilities," the captain asserted.
When asked about the changes brought by Stimac, Chhetri said, "the best system I feel is the one that is mostly adopted in the League. In the league (ISL) we see a lot of passing and build up from the back and that what we are seeing here with Stimac who wants the players to have possession of the ball and start the attacks from the back."
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