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Caste System Remains The Biggest Threat To Democracy
in Annihilate Caste — by Vidya Bhushan Rawat — April 5, 2017
Despite a great threat to their own existence inside the JNU campuses which is being 'cleaned' to maintain Brahmanical purity and hegemony ( it was always there but in a better 'coordinated' and sophisticated way) the young Ambedkarites of Birsa Ambedkar Student Association ( BAPSA) today protested against the killing of a young Dalit boy in Telangana a few days back. The brutal killing of Madhukar whose only fault was to have fallen in love with a girl belonging to Kapu community of Chiranjivi fame. Those who saw the chopped personal parts of Madhukar were shocked. Obviously these incidents will shock any one in a civilised society but definitely these are not aberrations. We are habitual to these things and the high density of intensiveness on our part even in the protest. Now, why should protest on this issue be organised by an Ambedkarite or Dalit group ? Why is this just a Dalit issue ?
It is important to think over these issues. I wish other like- minded student organisations should have joined BAPSA's call or could have coordinated with them. Today's India needs all young forces to join hand to eliminate caste and therefore, Manuwad, as Baba Saheb Ambedkar had wished. It is only possible if all the thinking people join hands, express their solidarity whereever possible, organise yourself on a common minimum programme. One by one institutions are being targeted, our freedom is under assault.
The killing of the person who loved the girl who happened from a so called high caste community is a racist criminal offense but it won't fluster the societies which live and enjoy in commune or what I would say along with its caste identities. The anti Romeo Squad in Uttar Pradesh is beginning to work where politicians of all variety want to confine us , to our own communities and that too like an obedient slave where parents act like feudal lords and would decide your. It will be too naïve to assume that those who followed the customs and followed the traditional arranged marriages did not face any problem. If that were the case, we would not have heard of dowry deaths, burning of bride, killing of young girls by their husbands and parents in laws. How will you oppose dowry when you consider woman as a burden. Parayadhan to Kanyadans are being glamorised and justified through high decibel TV programmes.
Love can demolish all the forces of hatred which exists in our society. Love is a challenge. Love is a challenge to caste system of manuwadi vernavyastha. It is the challenge to supremacy of caste.
Many years ago, an untouchable boy from India, a brilliant artist but of no fame or name who used to draw portraits in Delhi's Palika market fell in love with a beautiful woman from Sweden who had just come to Delhi for an India tour. Charlotte fell in love with Pradumna at first sight and then started one of the finest love stories of our age. They romanced. They went to Jaipur and other places before getting married in Odisha. Charlotte loved India and hence Pradumna gave her new Indian name called Charulata.
Pradumna did not go to Sweden along with his bride as he wanted to go by earning his own money. Of course, it was very difficult for him to earn that much of money through making portraits of people who used to visit him but he decided to honor his love and one day he decided to go to Sweden using his bicycle and thus began a historic journey. It took nearly six month for him to travel from Delhi to Stockholm where he finally got united with her. Pradumna really never knew who his lover was, I mean, the family background, as she belonged to an aristocratic family which owned nearly 5000 acres of land, a huge lake of not less than 10 kilometer. I had the privilege to enjoy his hospitality in his beautiful place near Gutenberg.
I narrated this story because the way Indians are not ashamed of even killing a person who love and want to make their own choices related to marriage. Why the hell are we in awe with castes. Is it because it has privileges and is like red beacon cars of our uncontrolled politicians?
Democracy can play a level playing field but our political system will never allow this. Invented by power elite, this electoral system will not allow the poor and marginalised to have a fair share in power structure. Only those who are feudal and believe in the feudal caste based social structure will represent us in the name of democracy. If we were really a democracy we would allow our children to have right of choice, right to freedom of expression, right to enjoy life as per our ideals but then it is not acceptable. Why ?
The why shows that we as a society are afraid of democracy and that is why we continue to kill our youngsters. We will continue to kill them for the sake of our 'Ijjat'. There is no honor in killing. It is a crime and criminals must be dwelt with legally and brought to justice. Politics has become the biggest tool to justify everything right from killing individuals, hitting them, insulting and humiliating them, all, in the name of culture and nation but at the end it is trying to protect the feeble wall of the castes. The caste hierarchies will crumble one day and that is why the casteist forces are showing sign of desperation. They can't debate. They can't discuss and reason with you and that is why they bring non issues and when they fail they hit at you, intimidate you and want the state to follow their dictates.
Yesterday, African Mission envoys called India a racist country and threaten to go to UN Human Right Council for growing racial violence against Africans students living here. It was unusual show of strength and power. As I say here that we Indian stand with our African brothers and sisters, our own north eastern brothers and sisters who face tyranny of the hidden apartheid exists here. Yes, India is not a racist country. It can't be. The fact is that over 90% of our people suffer from the worst form of discrimination called as caste system and untouchability. This can not be an internal matter but a human rights issue and we must fight it together with all those who are victims of similar kind of discrimination based on caste, color, race, region, gender and disability.
One of the best way to eliminate caste discrimination and untouchability is to implement the Constitution of India in letter and spirit and convert the constitutional morality as the socio-cultural morality of India. Unfortunately, those who swear by constitution have not really respected it that way and hence we are witnessing the brahmanical moralities being imposed on Indian nation resulting in growing cases of unrest, chaos and anarchy. If India is not to become a Hindu Pakistan or we do not have a Talibanised Hindu priestly class then, the only way ahead is implementing constitutionalism along with all the international covenants that we have signed. That is the only way to keep us united and progressive.
KCR government in Telanagana has completely failed in protecting the Dalit interest. The chief minister is more bothered about Tirupathi and pleasing different religious gurus to keep his throne safe but that would keep people restive. A brutal murder is being converted into a suicide just for the sake of keeping the Kapus happy is the most dangerous thing but that is what most political parties are doing. Shockingly, we are not witnessing any protest by political parties against such goondaism and murder because they are afraid of losing votes. The problem is that for the sake of votes you may win elections but whole edifice of our constitution and idea of a secular progressive inclusive India is getting defeated each day. The threat to real democracy comes when our young lives are lost for the sake of maintaining the purity of caste system in the name of culture and customs. India's caste bomb is dangerous and it can only be defused and saved by following the path of liberal secular constitutional democracy.
Vidya Bhushan Rawat is a social and human rights activist. He blogs at www.manukhsi.blogspot.com twitter @freetohumanity Email: vbrawat@gmail.com
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Author: Vidya Bhushan Rawat
In India, caste system has percolated deep into social fabric in such a way that even friendship is difficult, let alone love affairs. Even friendships are mostly caste based and depend upon caste to blossom. The society has restricted the basic fundamental right to love one another and marry one's choice and live with happiness and peace


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As Derek Muller explains in How Long Will You Live?, telomeres are the end caps on your chromosomes. They function to keep chromosomes wrapped up tightly in a nice, neat package and prevent them from fraying and binding to all the other little things within your cells.... Telomerase, also called terminal transferase, is a ribonucleoprotein that adds a species-dependent telomere repeat sequence to the 3' end of telomeres. A telomere is a region of repetitive sequences at each end of eukaryotic chromosomes in most eukaryotes .
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Fall is one of the most enjoyable times to ride. To get the most out of your cycling experience as a family or as an individual, consider the following routes in Arkansas.
As we head into autumn, the air will turn cooler and the colors of fall will be vibrant across Arkansas – two traits of the season the entire family can enjoy. There's no better way to take in both than with a family bike ride. With opportunities to get great cardiovascular exercise, spend time in the outdoors and enjoy quality time with friends and loved ones, there's a lot to love about cycling.
The Arkansas River Trail connects to dozens of parks and museums, making it a perfect way to travel around central Arkansas on a pleasant day.
This prominent trail runs along the Arkansas River in Little Rock and North Little Rock. It winds its way around the entire metropolitan area and offers recreational opportunities for people of all ages, fitness levels and health conditions. The Arkansas River Trail offers scenic river views while providing access to many of the historical and cultural sites in the metropolitan area. It connects 38 parks, six museums and more than 5,000 acres of federal, state and local parkland. It's a great beginner trail for the entire family!
If you're looking for a challenge, this trail offers beautiful lake views and big climbs on the 37-mile Lake Maumelle Loop, one of the best bicycle tours in Arkansas for early morning riders. Start at the picnic area Pinnacle Mountain State Park on Highway 300, then turn right onto Highway 10. Expect heavy traffic along Highway 10, so early morning rides are recommended. Look for Highway 113 (end of Lake Maumelle) and prepare for a strenuous scramble up Wye Mountain.
This trail is perfect for those who want to experience a big group ride. On this trail, you'll travel by some of the state's finest farmland where rows of cotton, corn, rice and soybeans line the road on flat terrain. The long version of this route follows Harper's Loop, a signed cycling route from the Arkansas River Trail in North Little Rock to Highway 165. The shorter route starts at the Plantation Agricultural Museum State Park in Scott and continues to England where you make a right onto Highway 161, which loops back to Scott.
The flat terrain of Harper's Loop is easier for young riders to navigate.
If you want a change of pace, try an off-road trail. The Rabbit Ridge Mountain Biking Trail is designed for beginner off-road cyclists. The trail is wide and has minor elevation changes making it the perfect place for a novice to ride. Kids will particularly like riding on this trail. It's located just inside the visitor center entrance to Pinnacle Mountain State Park off Pinnacle Valley Road.
It's important that everyone in your cycling group wears a helmet — even experienced adults. Bring water and small tools to fix a flat tire in case of emergency.
One of the best routes for cycling in Arkansas is the Razorback Regional Greenway in Fayetteville. The 36-mile greenway is a paved, multi-use trail so it can be enjoyed by the whole family. The path weaves throughout northwest Arkansas, connecting six major cities in the region. This safe, well-lit path draws riders of all ages, weaving through parks, by city attractions, near restaurants and more. Riders can enter the trail south of Walker Park in Fayetteville and at numerous points throughout the region.
► Wear a properly-fitted helmet. It's especially important that young children be outfitted with a properly-fitting helmet. More than 70 percent of children between the ages of 5 and 14 ride bicycles, and 55 percent of those children don't always wear a helmet, according to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control.
► Adhere to the rules of the road. Cyclists have the same obligations as automobile drivers and must always ride in the same direction as traffic and obey all signs and rules of the road.
► Avoid distractions. Never talk on your cellphone or wear headphones. Be 100 percent alert at all times.
► Stand out. Cycling clothing is bright so cyclists can be seen. Avoid riding after dark or in poor weather when visibility is low.
► Maintain your bike. Before riding, ensure your tires are properly inflated. Carry tools to repair your bike in the event of a flat, or in case your chain falls off.
► Keep both hands on your handlebars. You'll have more control of your bike and a greater chance of avoiding unexpected obstacles.
With these safety tips in mind, you can steer your way out of danger and enjoy the ride!
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Page + Steele, formerly known as Page and Steele, is an architecture partnership created in 1926 by Forsey Pemberton B. Page (1885–1970) and W. Harland Steele (1900–1996) in Toronto, Ontario. It is now part of the IBI Group of architectural and engineering firms.

History
Forsey Page was born in Toronto in 1885 and attended the University of Toronto where he received Bachelor of Applied Science and Master of Engineering degrees. He practiced as an architect from 1908 and served in the Canadian Army from 1916 to 1918 during World War I. He retired after 1950 and died in 1970.

Harland W. Steele was born in Stouffville, Ontario in 1900 and graduated from architecture at the University of Toronto in 1925. He retired in 1970 and died in Toronto in 1996.

In the 1950s the firm employed famed architect Peter Dickinson.

Projects
Page and Steele's projects cover the span from 1926 and 1970:

 Forest Hill Public School 1931–32
 Forest Hill North Preparatory School 1936
 Forest Hill Municipal Building 1945
 Wallberg Memorial Chemistry Building, University of Toronto 1946–1948
 Forest Hill Collegiate Institute, Toronto 1948 - Reconstruction in 1992
 Niagara Falls Collegiate and Vocational School 1948
 Page and Steele Head Office 1948-1948
 St. Joseph-Islington High School, Toronto 1950
 The high-rise portion of Regent Park, Toronto early 1950s
 Wexford Collegiate Institute, Toronto 1964
 East York Collegiate Institute, Toronto 1988 - Reconstruction

Legacy
Most of Page and Steele's projects are in Toronto, but newer ones are under construction outside Canada.
 Trinity Park Lofts, Toronto
 Four Seasons Hotel Group Head Office, Toronto
 Benevenuto Place, Toronto
 O'Keefe Centre, Toronto
 Beth Tzedec Synagogue, Toronto
 Delta Hotel Toronto
 Air Canada Centre Expansion
 Colossus Vaughan
 Maple Leaf Square
 Empress Walk
 Shore Club, Jersey City NJ
 J.W. Marriott and Resort Hotel, Aqaba, Jordan
 Four Seasons Hotel Amman
 Four Seasons Hotel Prague
 Atrium on Bay
 Denison Armoury 1961, demolished 2003

References

External links
 Page + Steele / IBI Group Architects

Architecture firms of Canada
Design companies established in 1926
Companies based in Toronto
1926 establishments in Ontario
University of Toronto alumni

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Are you one of the 5 percent or the 95 percent? No, we're not talking politics or economics. We're talking physics careers. If you are one of the roughly 5 percent of undergraduate physics majors who ultimately became a faculty member, congratulations! Congratulations, too, to the 95 percent who are contributing to all sorts of industries and professions, using their physics background to create products, services, and processes of value to society. In general, the undergraduate physics curriculum was designed to best serve the 5 percent. With greater demand on higher education to demonstrate economic value to students, combined with greater international economic competition and the changing demographics of incoming students, the education we provide to physics majors requires a critical re-examination.
The Phys21: Preparing Physics Students for 21st Century Careers report, summarized below, examined these issues. It is the outcome of the Joint Task Force on Undergraduate Physics Programs (J-TUPP), which was convened by the American Physical Society and the American Association of Physics Teachers to answer the following question: What skills and knowledge should the next generation of undergraduate physics degree holders possess to be well prepared for a diverse set of careers? J-TUPP was also asked to provide guidance to physics faculty on how to revise their department's undergraduate curriculum to better prepare students for diverse careers, and to include relevant recommendations on content, pedagogy, professional skills, and student engagement.
This study was seen as a necessary follow-on to the SPIN-UP report  (an outcome of the physics revitalization effort begun in the '90s), trends in innovation and entrepreneurship education, and the aforementioned issues of economic competitiveness, student demographics, and economic pressures on colleges and universities . Other nations are making significant efforts to enhance economic competitiveness by linking physics, innovation, entrepreneurship, and career development . It was the goal of this project to encourage the physics community to be pro-active, rather than re-active, to the coming changes in physics education, and to be the leading discipline in adapting to this changing educational landscape.
The task force consisted of leaders in academic physics, physics education, industry, national labs, and professional societies who brought with them knowledge and insight from a variety of perspectives including career development, innovation and entrepreneurship, physics education research, and systemic change in education . The panel conducted a comprehensive study to identify the skills, knowledge, and attitudes that physics graduates will need in order to be prepared for diverse careers and to generate a set of learning goals and recommend methods to achieve these goals in academic settings.
The task force reviewed reports and learning goals generated by panels in physics and other STEM disciplines, National Academy reports, employment data, recommendations from think-tanks and economic development organizations, surveys of employers, the STEM competency literature, data from the American Institute of Physics Career Pathways Project and Statistical Research Center (see the figure), and interviews with a range of industry and education experts. In addition, J-TUPP commissioned studies of hiring managers and recent physics graduates employed outside of academia, and conducted case studies of physics departments to better understand how to develop innovative programs that support the career preparation of their students. A number of external reviewers also provided insight that was incorporated into the report. The two-year study resulted in Phys21, which was published in October 2016. A supplementary document summarizes the supporting research used in Phys21 .
The Phys21 report is intended to help physics programs better prepare students for today's careers and those of the future. It provides information about the skills and knowledge that employers of physics graduates are seeking, and describes ways in which physics departments can help students acquire those skills and that knowledge. Not only will departments that take up this challenge better serve all of their current students, they are also likely to attract a more diverse set of students with a broader range of career interests. The potential for greater funding resources, new and interesting research projects, and creating a greater sense of relevance for physics among students are all valuable outcomes.
There is broad consensus regarding the skills, knowledge, and attitudes needed by college graduates to prepare them for 21st century careers.
Colleges and universities are increasingly scrutinized regarding the value and the return on investment that an undergraduate degree provides.
Many students expect their intellectual work to have relevance, often resulting in a social good, authenticity, and application; they seek out disciplines and programs that they perceive to have these characteristics.
Students who plan to obtain graduate degrees will also benefit from developing skills and knowledge that are valued outside the academic community.
Physics-specific knowledge: Use fundamental cross-cutting themes in physics, apply basic laws of physics, represent physics in multiple ways, solve problems that involve multiple areas of physics, engage in multidisciplinary problems that link physics with other disciplines, and investigate how physics concepts are used in modern technology.
Scientific and technical skills: Solve ill-posed problems through experiments, simulations, and models; determine follow-on investigations; and identify resource needs. Competencies required include instrumentation, computational and industry-standard software, coding, and data analytics.
Communication skills: Communicate orally and in writing with audiences that have a wide range of technical and non-technical backgrounds. Competencies include listening, discussing, persuading, assessing understanding, and teaching.
Professional and workplace skills: Work in diverse teams and generate new ideas; demonstrate familiarity with workplace concepts such as project management, budgeting, intellectual property, and legal and regulatory issues; demonstrate awareness of career opportunities and pathways for physics degree holders; and life skills such as responsibility, time management, perseverance, and ethical behavior.
Use the findings of Phys21 to guide strategic planning for program improvement and enhanced student recruitment through faculty development, course modifications, changes in program requirements, and co-curricular activities that include fostering contact between students and physicists outside of academia, and exposing students to physics as applied in non-academic settings.
Incorporate application-related topics and industry-standard software and tools into courses, exercises and assignments, and laboratory activities.
Utilize co-curricular activities, such as co-ops and student internships, community resources such as chambers of commerce and economic development organizations, and industry speakers and guests to expose students to opportunities as well as to business and professional skills.
Collaborate with other academic departments and campus offices (such as career services) to bring work-place relevant topical content and experience to physics students.
Direct students, through advising, to general education courses and programs that can support their career objectives while meeting graduation requirements.
Expand written and oral communications content and activities to address diverse, non-technical audiences.
Build industry partnerships, add industrial projects to the research enterprise, and utilize sabbaticals and other opportunities to provide faculty with opportunities to become familiar with the needs and opportunities presented by non-academic organizations.
Develop interdisciplinary research and teaching opportunities, and leverage existing capabilities on campus.
Promote a departmental and faculty culture that values non-academic careers and the students who pursue them, and which emphasizes innovation and the entrepreneurial mindset.
There are groups within the physics community that are developing resources, implementation methods, and curricular approaches for achieving goals such as those recommended in Phys21. Primary in this effort is the development of the PIPELINE Network , an APS-led, NSF-funded project engaging a consortium of colleges and universities to develop and test a variety of implementation methods to achieve learning goals such as those recommended in Phys21. As documented in the J-TUPP Supplement  there are other academic disciplines working to achieve similar goals, and the methods developed across these areas can be applied to physics. In addition, there are national organizations, such as VentureWell, that offer financial support, conferences, and other resources . You are not alone.
Douglas Arion is Professor of Physics and Astronomy and Donald Hedberg Distinguished Professor of Entrepreneurial Studies at Carthage College. Lawrence Woolf is a technical fellow at General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. and President of the General Atomics Sciences Education Foundation. Both Arion and Woolf are members of the J-TUPP panel.
2. D. N. Arion, "Things Your Advisor Never Told You: Entrepreneurship's Role In Physics Education." Physics Today, August 2013, Pg. 42.


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LAS VEGAS – Solutions Recovery, Southern Nevada's premier licensed residential drug and alcohol treatment center, announced the organization has hired Cynthia Polsinelli as an account executive.
In her new role, Polsinelli works directly with Danuelle Shiflet, director of admissions and outreach at Solutions Recovery. Her responsibilities include building brand awareness and targeted community outreach. Polsinelli offers nearly a decade of experience in the substance abuse and mental health fields. Prior to joining Solutions Recovery, she worked as business development director for Seven Hills Hospital in Las Vegas, where her responsibilities included supervising marketing and mobile assessment teams, as well as hosting community education events.
She has also worked for health care entities such as Montevista Hospital in Las Vegas and Genesis House Addiction Treatment in Lake Worth, Florida. She received a dual master's degree in counseling and community psychology from Sage Graduate School in Albany, New York.
"I have been a community partner of Solutions Recovery for the past eight years, and I have always appreciated the organization's team work and enthusiasm," said Polsinelli, who previously served as a community liaison with the organization. "Solutions Recovery is growing and adapting to Las Vegas' needs, and I am happy to be a part of this growth."
Solutions Recovery offers treatment for numerous conditions, including drug and alcohol addictions, mental disorders, problem gambling, eating disorders and more. Offering 24-hour care, the organization provides a wide range of services, such as residential and intensive outpatient care, chiropractic treatment and dual-diagnosis programs. Additional services include experiential therapy such as yoga, dance and mixed martial arts classes. A salon and coffee shop are also available on the Solutions Recovery campus, providing sober-friendly activities in close proximity to clients.
"Solutions Recovery works tirelessly to ensure our organization addresses the growing demand for addiction recovery services across Southern Nevada," said David Marlon, president of Solutions Recovery. "We strive to hire talented professionals who are passionate about serving community members in need, and Cynthia will play a key role in expanding our services for years to come."
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"The Rookie: Feds" Tonight January 17 2023 on ABC | "Out for Blood"
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Tuesday (January 17, 2023) the hit ABC series "The Rookie: Feds" returns tonight with another a repeat episode
Tonight, the January 17 episode of "The Rookie: Feds" airs at 9PM ET on ABC. You can watch previous episodes on Hulu and ABC.com.
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As the unit investigates a murder victim whose body has been drained of blood, the gruesome case catches the attention of a true crime show, and Brendon shares his "Vampire Cop" expertise to help solve the case.
Following the experiences of Simone Clark, the oldest rookie in the FBI Academy.
"The Rookie: Feds" Stars Niecy Nash (Simone Clark), Frankie Faison (Christopher "Cutty" Clark), James Lesure (Carter Hope), Britt Robertson (Laura Stensen), Felix Solis (Matthew Garza), Kevin Zagers (Brendon Acres).
The series was created by Alexi Hawley
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Personal: Member of the Player Executive Committee... Majored in journalism at Northwestern … mother, Christina, played field hockey at Dartmouth … father, Jerry, played football at Dartmouth … sister, Katy, is a midfielder on lacrosse team at Stanford who just completed her sophomore season … summer hobbies including hiking, paddle boarding and waterskiing on the lake … huge dog lover who has a labradoodle named Rudy.
2022 Season: Talented rookie who accrued 1,129 leaderboard points while starting all 12 games … tied for fourth in the league with 960 win points … also shared seventh place with 105 MVP points … third-leading scorer in the league with 25 goals … finished seventh in Athletes Unlimited with 37 points … registered at least one goal in 10-of-12 outings, including first nine games to start the season … scored three or more goals in a game six times … opened professional career with four goals against Team Glynn on July 21 … also scored four times in Week Three opener against Team Colson … notched back-to-back three-goal outings to close Week Three against Team Johansen and Team Moreno … also collected 15 draw controls, including season-high five draws in Week Three opener.
At Northwestern: Five-year letter winner for the Wildcats who started 63-of-81 games from 2018-22 … fourth-leading scorer in program history with 225 career goals … also contributed 59 assists and 155 draw controls … finished career ranked sixth on Northwestern's career list with 284 points … led Northwestern to pair of Big Ten Conference titles and three appearances in NCAA semifinals … member of 2022 NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team … First-Team IWLCA All-America selection in each of her last two seasons … also received Second-Team All-America status from Inside Lacrosse and USA Lacrosse Magazine … garnered All-Big Ten First Team recognition in 2021 and 2022 campaigns … started all 21 games as a fifth-year senior and led Wildcats with 79 goals and 106 points … also ranked second on the squad with 27 assists … finished 2022 campaign as the Big Ten's leading goal scorer while ranking fifth in NCAA Division I … starter in 16 games during 2021 season and netted 66 goals with nine assists … contributed 25 goals with nine assists in seven games during COVID-shortened 2020 campaign … starter in 20-of-21 games as a sophomore who scored 52 goals with 13 assists … appeared in 17 games during freshman campaign, scoring three goals with one assist … recipient of N Club Award, which is given to the best male and female student-athlete in each graduating senior class … two-time captain for the Wildcats who moved from midfield to attack as a sophomore.
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Come to Sacramento to See the World at the Global Winter Wonderland this Holiday Season
Friday, November 14, 2014 2:44 PM by Brandon Darnell
Travel the world in a single night without ever leaving Sacramento when the Global Winter Wonderland opens at Cal Expo Nov. 22 and runs through Jan. 4, 2015.
See the beauty of some of the world's most iconic landmarks fully lit and spread across 17 acres at the California State Fairgrounds with carnival rides, multicultural events and cuisine from all over the globe.
The event is a lantern festival modeled on similar spectacles popular in China. Global Winter Wonderland CEO Lulu Huang said she remembers being awed by the lantern festivals as a child in China, and wanted to bring one to the United States since moving here more than 20 years ago.
"I have these beautiful memories from when I was little," she said. "I want this to be a place where we can appreciate different cultures and put people together."
The Global Winter Wonderland was based in Santa Clara for its first three years, and this year will be the first time in Sacramento. It was wildly popular in Santa Clara, and Huang said she expects 300,000 visitors between opening weekend and Jan. 4, 2015.
A 70-foot-tall Christmas tree highlights the holiday season, and multiple stages will showcase various cultural events from musicians and dancers to fashion exhibitions.
Food plays a large part in the festivities, with cuisine from different cultures being highlighted. Greek gyros, tempura, tamales and burritos, pizza, chow mien, and barbecued meats are all spotlighted during the run of the event.
Special grand opening ticket packages include two tickets for $26 and two tickets plus two unlimited ride wristbands for $56. General admission tickets are $16 for adults, $12 per child or senior, and an unlimited ride wristband is $25. Season passes and group tickets are also available. Purchase tickets through the official website. Parking at Cal Expo, 1600 Exposition Blvd., is $10.
The Global Winter Wonderland is open from 4:30 p.m. - 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and from 4:30 p.m. - 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
There are 32 event days. See the full schedule on the official website.
Make it a Day
The Global Winter Wonderland is a great way to cap off a festive day with the family, but there's a lot more to do in Sacramento during the daylight hours.
Start off with a coffee or hot chocolate in Old Sacramento (centered around Front and K streets), then wander through the historic district, where you can visit the Railroad Museum to take a ride on a holiday train, check out the Old Sacramento Christmas tree on the waterfront and stop at the various vendors selling everything from sweets to movie memorabilia and western wear.
After that, head to the Capitol for a view of the State of California Christmas tree in Capitol Park. The park itself has numerous monuments and memorials, and you can tour the Capitol for free.
If the kids are young, head to Fairytale Town, which is transformed to a winter paradise during the holiday season with holiday lights, decorations, reindeer and even Santa.
Knock out some of the holiday shopping at Arden Fair Mall, 1689 Arden Way, which is just a couple blocks away from the Global Winter Wonderland.
While you're out and about, don't forget to eat at one of Sacramento's local restaurants. Sacramento is America's Farm-to-Fork Capital, and even in winter the chefs are using locally grown, fresh ingredients in their dishes and cocktails. Visit FarmToFork.com for more details.
Looking for more holiday events? Sacramento365.com has a special section rounding up all the holiday events in Sacramento.
Join the Conversation on Social Media
Share your holiday experiences and images with Visit Sacramento on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.
Global Winer Wonderland is also on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Use the hashtag #OneWorldOneNight to tap into the conversation.
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CANBERRA (AP)--Australia would contribute to a U.N. peacekeeping force in East Timor if a peaceful transition in the disputed territory could not be realized, Foreign Minister Alexander Downer said Wednesday.
Spelling out for the first time the terms under which Australia might take part in an international peacekeeping mission, Downer said the U.N. must set a clear and achievable mandate for any peacekeeping force.
"We hope that East Timor's transition can be handled in such a way that peacekeeping forces are simply not required," Downer told the National Press Club.
"But if that does not eventuate, and if the U.N. makes the call...Australia will respond appropriately, bearing all the considerations I've listed in mind."
Other requirements include a clear idea of what the costs might be, an assessment of Australia's commitments in other areas and an assessment of the risks for Australian personnel.
The Australian government has previously said it would contribute to U.N efforts to oversee an autonomy ballot in East Timor, but has refused to speculate on sending peacekeeping troops.
In a reversal of an old policy, Indonesian officials have said they would let go of East Timor if its people reject the autonomy proposal. But many separatists suspect that Indonesia, which invaded the territory in 1975 and annexed it a year later, is not sincere.
This year, tensions have grown in the territory and there have been more clashes between supporters and opponents of independence. Fighting between separatist guerrillas and Indonesian soldiers dwindled years ago.
In Jakarta, East Timor's detained rebel chief Jose Alexandre Gusmao accused the Indonesian military of conspiring to undermine the autonomy vote by arming civilian militias in order to create chaos.
Downer said Indonesia's Foreign Minister Ali Alatas had assured him that the armed forces were not supplying arms to the militias.


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The Coronado Global View Manager is a sophisticated cached metadata controller designed to produce a single namespace for multi-site, multi-region access. The Coronado Global View Managers supplies Global file access by caching all file and directory listings, handling global single file lookup, Windows ACL storage, global file locking and other background cleanup services required for global file environment. The Coronado Cloud Storage Servers are stateless and communicate with Global View Managers for a single file view of all files stored in the Cloud Storage. The Coronado architecture is a distributed model, allowing Coronado Global View Managers and Coronado Cloud Storage Servers to be placed where required for performance or multiple user access.
In a Multi-Site environment all Coronado Cloud Storage Servers communicate with the Global View Manager for critical information. The Global View Manager acts like a "traffic cop" for file locking, single-file instance storage and advanced global functionality. For example, a file uploaded to the cloud in Chicago would be immediately available and viewed in New York and any user in New York could immediately download the file.
The Global View Manager allows for monitoring of all file opens, file closes, file renames and the deletion of files by logging this information with the Active Directory user. Once saved, tools such as Splunk can be used to move the data into a more sophisticated security monitoring program.
Many corporate workflows require large files to be moved across regions of the world. The BridgeSTOR Global View Manager allows for global watch folders by informing Cloud Servers to pre-cache files for immediate availability of the file. This is particularly useful when offices are in different time zones and administrators would like data to be local before users request the file.
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Brands often find that their Facebook Page reach is declining. Building a powerful, engaging community for your Facebook fans is a far more consistent and friendly approach to connect with your fans and your target audiences.
Your first step is to find out a lot more about your audience. This is what's going to empower how well you build your community.
Building a proper community means you need to really put aside your "selling" hat. A community is about participation, a sense of belonging, and ultimately a benefit to the end user. Being consistent with what you provide for your community is key. And the big key here is content. Not about your product or service – but useful content that will resonate with your audience.
Facebook Live let's you connect with your audience with streaming video that's delivered live – there and then – making the moment special and endearing. The great thing about Facebook Live is that it is truly a dialog, a shared experience rather than a one way broadcast. Your fans can ask you questions live, as you are streaming, and you can anser those live as well. It brings a really cool sense of intimacy and participation, if you do it right.
Remember to make your Facebook Live cast friendly and ask for participation. As of now, you can stream Facebook Live from your Facebook Page or from a Fcebook Group (read more on Group below). To begin a Facebook Live broadcast from your mobile device, go to the status update box on your page or in your group. Among the options at the bottom, click Go Live (the one with the little red camera next to it). You are on!
Plan every Live session carefully. Have a clear topic that will work with your audience – one that will genuinely interest them. Let your audience know that you will be going Live. Announce the date and time slot ahead. Post these on your regular page several times before the session.
During the sesion, do ask for participation. When you respond to fan questoins while you are live gives a great sense of here and now, it's a dialog, a conversation. There's no better way to create a sense of trust between you (as a brand) and the audience. Prepare for questions ahead – you do want to look the part of authority.
Remember that after the actual live broadcast, the video will be available on the page or group for good. There may be post-session questoins as well, and don't ignore those. Also, tell them when you'll be going Live again... This continuity, and consistency is what builds a sense of community.
Essential Reading: How to use Facebook Live video like a pro. The essentials of getting it right.
Many top brands are increasigly building Facebook Groups – because content shared with a group almost instantly resonates with the audience – it serves up to what the audience is really interested in, and it is far more engaging than your regular brand page. Groups are collections of like-minded people who share a common interest or goal.
And, while a Group ideally should not be just about your brand product, you can certainly build a lot of interest around your product without overwhelming the audience. Your Group should be a place –yes, a community, where your audience can feel comfortable and have a sense of belonging.
Facebook doesn't limit who can see what. Members of a group can see all of the posts in it.
When you create a Facebook Group, you need to have good insight on what your audience would really be interested in. remember, our first step towards building a community was to gather customer and audience insights.
To create a Facebook group, go to the Groups section in the left-hand sidebar and click Create Group on the top right side. Facebook will ask you to choose the purpose of your group, click Connect and Share. That's the best option for a brand.
Name your group – carefully choosing a name that every one will understand, and know what they'll get out of it. The name should be easy to find in Facebook Search. Start by inviting a few people to join.
Add a cover image and a useful description. The cover image should be inviting and relevant to the purpose of the group you are creating. Remember, that you can create more than one group, although, if you haven't done one before for your brand, I'd recommend a bit of practice with just one to start with.
Then, click "Add a Description" in the right-hand sidebar. In the description, let members know about your business, link to a business landing page or your homepage, and state what they can expect from joining your community. This is very important.
Of course, you'll need to promote your Facebook group so members will join. Announce your Group wherever possible. Let your customers know via email. On social media, you can pin a tweet, boost Facebook posts, and or even share an Instagram pic about your group.
You need to focus on engaging your audience within the Group. Start with posts that will trigger action. Your posts should get the conversation rolling so members can discuss the topic you posted amongst themselves – and even with you as a brand. Try asking people to share their favorite ways to use your product. Their favorite hacks. Their memorable moments.
Share articles and news that will resonate with the core purpose of the Group. One cool idea for a Group is to provide a solution. What solutions does your brand or product provide? You can share articles from multiple sites that help your audience in their every day lives.
Remember people join a Group because thay feel that they'll have a need resolved. Show off your expertise here. Gain a sense of trust by answering questions, providing tips and guiding your audience forward.
In conclusion, building a community is a far longer game than just a Facebook brand page. Your community will help you establish a unique platform in your industry and bring your brand a confident sense of authority as well as a tone of friendliness and conversation with a group of loyal fans. That's how you better engage than a page, because a community that works well, spreads itself.
It will be a really interesting year ahead. There are going to be so many things to look forward to. I think the trends that will begin this year will set the tone for years to come.
Building a community for Facebook fans is a priority, rather than just have a fan page, and this post makes all the points that we need to remember.
Nice blog, thank you for sharing such great information.
This is awesome post. The information you provide about Facebook audience is really nice. Almost all the people of the world have an account on Facebook. So Facebook marketing give you a great opportunity to reach your product to the huge amount of audience.


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Nanotech The Next Big Thing
Published: May 01, 2004, By Sheila A. Millar, Attorney-at-Law, Keller & Heckman, Washington, DC
Everyone seems to be talking about nanotechnology. While it is expected to become a multi-trillion dollar industry over the next decade, fears are being raised about adverse health, safety, and environmental effects, and about potential misuses for terrorism, including bioterrorism.
These tiny, tiny particles are generating a big, big debate about how to establish sound policies that allow the technology to flourish while assuring risks are measured and addressed. What is the government doing about it? And how will it affect the converting industry?
Most of the government's effort to date has been to promote the development of nanotechnology. In 1996 the Clinton Administration created the National Nano-technology Initiative (NNI), raising the profile of nano-tech science to the federal level. Nanotech R&D also is a priority of the Bush Administration. Legislation authorizing nano-tech R&D, the 21st Century Nano-technology Research and Development Act, was adopted last year, and federal funding for nanotechnology has increased multiple times since 1997, with close to $1 billion in funding requested for 2005.
Multiple federal agencies, including the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Inst. of Occupational Safety and Health, and many agencies involved in security, participate in the NNI. Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA) is developing legislation to promote a public/private partnership to "close the gap" between R&D and commercialization, and Senator George Allen (R-VA) is forming a Congressional caucus on nanotechnology.
According to NNI, "nanotechnology" involves:
Research and technology at the atomic, molecular, or macromolecular scale (length scale of approximately 1-100 nanometer range).
Creating and using structures, devices, and systems that have novel properties and functions because of their small/intermediate size.
The ability to control or manipulate on the atomic scale.
Commercial products based on nanotechnology, including stain-resistant fabrics, improved sunscreens, and sports equipment, are available, but NNI says nanotechnology is in the "pre-competitive stage."
Potentially, the applications for nanotechnology are almost limitless. Much excitement has surrounded the possible use of nanotechnology in the early detection of cancer. It could make polymers significantly stronger; it shows potential for use in environmental remediation; and it could be used in catalysis. Nano products are used or expected to be used in coatings, inks, biolabeling devices, digital products, filtration, sensors, and pharmaceuticals. They may help improve energy efficiency and possibly could indicate spoilage or contamination in packaging.
In short, nanotechnology has the potential to affect our daily lives in many ways.
Yet, despite the enormous promise, there are also enormous unknowns. The unique physical and chemical properties of nanomaterials may result in unique biological properties and effects and may prove toxic. EPA is soliciting more research proposals on the toxicity of nanomaterials, while some environmental activists have called for a halt in further development until more is known about the effects.
Ethicists are considering the implications, and policymakers are examining how — and if — regulatory programs designed to safeguard the public apply.
Equally important, for nanotechnology to reach its vast economic potential, much more investment in the educational infrastructure will be needed. Commercialization will require interdisciplinary coordination among physicists, chemists, biologists, and engineers, meaning reversing the decline in graduating scientists in the US will have to be a vital goal.
It also will be crucial for industry to adopt self-regulatory standards for quality, purity, and safety, and to identify nomenclature and classes of nanomaterials. Industry experts must apply lessons learned from the biotechnology debates, in particular, calls for application of the precautionary principle. They must work to gain public understanding and acceptance, and they must offer policymakers guidance on the good, bad, and indifferent aspects of the technology so it can flourish with confidence.
For converters, nanotechnology may affect the development of innovative packaging with improved barrier properties, biodetection capabilities, antimicrobial properties, and more. The breadth of nano-technology and the associated public policy debate about governing it will affect the converting industry in ways we cannot yet fully understand.
Sheila A. Millar, a partner with Keller and Heckman LLP, counsels both corporate and association clients. Contact her at 202/434-4143; This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; PackagingLaw.com.


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Ceramics students experience a new art technique in which clay sculptures are rapidly burned in a fire, producing a unique effect unattainable by the electrical kiln
Raku art piece made by a student in ceramics
Anastacia Laux, A&E Editor
Producing a metallic, crackled appearance, ceramics class students worked on an art project unlike any other they had done during the first trimester of this school year. Different from most clays, the ceramic sculptures were baked through a rapid firing process called raku, involving placing the clay into fuming flames.
"[The technique creates] a finish that you can't get any other way," Michael Close, one of the art teachers who fired the clay, said. "It's so cool. It's just a nice thing to share because there are all these different ways to fire clay and the glazes, you can do it in the electric kiln like how it's always been done, you can do it with raku, you can have a wood-burning kiln, you can make a hole in the ground and have a fire… The raku is just one of those things that we can actually do at school."
While the typical process for baking clay is through the use of an electric kiln, raku is done through a more dangerous and tedious process performed outdoors. After the clay is glazed, it is placed in a kiln fired by propane torches. Blasting flames engulf the clay and burn it just until its molten state, from which the red-hot clay is removed.
"[Raku] creates these funky effects in the glazes, and they're formulated to become metallic glazes or to crackle and absorb smoke through the clay pores. It's pretty intense and you just can't do any of that with an indoor kiln," Dan Peterson, another art teacher, said.
Creating ceramics using the raku method has provided students with artistic opportunities previously untaught at City High.
"I really liked it," Geneva Bristow '22 said after having fired her clay in ceramics class. "I'm sure lots of people would like to try [raku] because it's not that different from regular clay, but I think that it's overall cooler and the way that the clay came out being just a little bit burnt was kind of cool."
Baking the ceramics using this outdoor fired kiln produces characteristics unattainable by the indoor kiln. The key difference lies in the rapid heating caused by the fire, which cuts down the baking time from over a dozen hours to less than one hour. This rapid succession of heat burns the clay and causes the glazes to create a metallic, crackled appearance.
One of the most difficult challenges of raku for the art teachers was not the clay firing itself, but rather the construction and preparation of the kiln. Peterson and Close began planning for the project during the last school year, creating a prototype kiln and doing research. Everything from the air circulation to the internal temperature needed to be monitored.
"The physics are tricky. If you get them wrong, they're a pain to go back and fix because you're cementing things into place inside of the kiln," Peterson said.
Having had a successful raku firing this fall, the art teachers hope to bring back the technique every year, or even every trimester.
"The neatest thing is watching somebody take their piece and clean it off [from the soot], and those sheen and metallic colors start showing and you see the look on their face," Close said. "It's like, 'Oh, this is awesome.'"
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Music businessman, Soso Soberekon gifted BBNaija reality TV star, Ifu Ennada half a million Naira after she posted her account details in his Instagram comment section.
Begging.....This is now a lucrative form of business and Social media is the current Headquarters.
Everyone is guilty of this one way or the other,even the rich and famous are not exempted from this list.E.g..my friend Mr. Jollof who successfully took his begging silks online and begged for a Car, in which he has since gathered millions toward it?..IG big girls and slay queens,Some Hold PHDs in sliding into Dms Begging Sliks.
Let's not forget our Actors/Actresses, In fact, to become successful in Nollywood,u must have a Masters in Begging. Tope Solaja, Regina Chukwu, Amarachi Igwe, just to mention a few, can testify to how begging has helped dem in their career.


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Q: Percentage of cell cannot exceed 7% I have an excel file that uses formulas to calculate the percent of incentive generated. I have been asked to set up cell (G14) to never exceed 7% no matter what the values of cells C6,D6 and E11 are changed to. This is weird for me because the percentage should either go up or down depending on those values.
Can anyone help me figure out what can be done to lock this cell from exceeding 7%? here´s a link to the file http://1drv.ms/1El030y
Thanks

A: You just need to set a maximum value on it:
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A: Use an IF() statement?
=IF(F14+$F$11>0.07,0.07,F14+$F$11)

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How is a Market-Linked Product developed?
What does "principal protected" mean?
What if an investor wants to sell a Market-Linked Product? Can an investor profit by actively trading them?
Are there any special tax considerations?
What should I do if I would like to know more about Market-Linked Products?
Every Market-Linked Product is constructed differently, but many of them rely on the same basic concepts. Frequently, the financial engineering involves the replication of a zero coupon note and an option component that has a payout at maturity, thus giving the Market-Linked Product its particular risk and return profile. The leverage inherent in options can work to the investor's advantage or disadvantage.
The term "principal protected" does not mean that an investor is guaranteed to receive the full return of principal. Rather, a principal protected note is an obligation of the issuer that issued the note and is subject to the credit quality and claims paying ability of that issuer. In the case of a bankruptcy of the issuer, the note holder would be repaid at a rate equivalent to other senior unsecured debt holders of the firm. Principal protected notes are not FDIC insured. A Market-Linked Certificate of Deposit issued by a bank is generally insured by the FDIC up to $250,000 per depositor, subject to FDIC rules. Investors should refer to the respective offering documents for further information. Selling a principal protected or FDIC insured product prior to maturity may result in loss of principal.
Once issued, a Market-Linked Product will generally trade at a discount to their value at issuance due to the embedded distribution and hedging fees included in the original issue price. Market-Linked Products, when not listed, are typically not intended to be actively traded instruments and are intended to be held to maturity. The value of the investments will not directly correspond to the underlying reference asset, and investors may not receive the expected payout if they sell their investments prior to the stated maturity date.
The tax treatment on Market-Linked Products varies with each risk and return profile and depending on the investor's tax situation. Incapital does not provide tax or financial advice. Please consult with a qualified tax accountant before investing.
Market-Linked Products are not suitable for all investors.
Market-Linked Products are intended to be buy and hold investments. The secondary market for these securities is limited.
This site has been designed principally for informational purposes and no information on the site is to be considered an offer to sell or a solicitation of any offer to buy any securities or any other instruments.
Offers and sales of any of these securities or instruments may only be made pursuant to the related offering document which should be read carefully.
Investment value prior to maturity will be influenced by many factors, including interest rates, the level of the underlying reference asset, implied volatility and the time remaining to maturity. Investors may lose some or all of their investment in connection with some of these instruments.
This communication is not intended to provide accounting, legal or tax advice or investment recommendations. Investors should contact their own accounting, legal or tax advisors for additional information. Information on this website is subject to change.
The investment products discussed herein are considered complex investment products. Such products contain unique risks, terms, conditions and fees specific to each offering. Depending upon the particular product, risks include, but are not limited to, issuer credit risk, market risk, the performance of an underlying derivative financial instrument, formula or strategy, and foreign currency risks. Return of principal is not guaranteed and is subject to credit risk of the issuer or the performance of a derivative instrument, formula or strategy. Additionally, unless otherwise specified in the respective offering documentation, the products discussed herein are not FDIC insured, may lose value, and are not bank guaranteed. You should not purchase a complex investment product or make an investment recommendation to a customer until you have read the specific offering documentation and understand the specific investment terms and risks of such investment.


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The Greenbrier Chosen by Town and Country: Christmas 2017
by Admin | Oct 20, 2017 | The Greenbrier resort | 0 comments
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, and more specifically, The Greenbrier, is 1 of 8 places chosen for Town and Country's list of Where to Go for Christmas in 2017. Others on the list include Finland, Malta, and Bethlehem, with America's Resort being the only selection from the United States.
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Where to Go for Christmas in 2017
Tempted to skip town for the holidays? Here are a few places we recommend.
Via townandcountrymag.com
THE GREENBRIER
White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia
West Virginia might not be the first place that comes to mind for a late December getaway, but that's probably because you've never spent Christmas at The Greenbrier. The historic hotel—which has hosted 26 U.S. presidents—pulls out all the stops for its guests as part of a "60 Days of Holiday Cheer" tradition. On property, you'll find more than 100 Christmas trees, 120,000 lights, 2,000 poinsettias, a 2,000 pound chocolate display, and a plethora of holiday-centric meals and events.
Thank You from The Houston Texans
by Admin | Oct 6, 2017 | Videos | 0 comments
The floods in Texas heavily impacted the Houston Texans, who called The Greenbrier home for three weeks during their Training Camp at The Greenbrier Sports Performance Center this past summer. More than half of the players and operational staff of the Texans were affected by the waters.
They wish to thank The Greenbrier Family for their support during Hurricane Harvey. We raised approximately $12,500 for their Employee Fund and will continue to accept donations on their behalf.
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If you would like to donate to help those extended family members get back on their feet, checks can be made payable to: "The Houston Texans" with "Flood Relief for Employees" indicated on the subject line. Texans representatives have promised that 100% of the money raised will go to those staff members in need. Checks can be mailed to:
Habibi Mamone
White Sulphur Springs, WV 24986
Everyone at The Greenbrier Sporting Club sends prayers and best wishes to the Houston Texans and everyone impacted by the recent devastating floods.
FEATURED PROPERTIES | NOVEMBER 2019
The Greenbrier featured in The Houston Chronicle
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A new paper in Science shows that big female fish are disproportionately important to maintaining populations. The research suggests that protection of large, reproductive females is essential to sustaining viable fish stocks.
What difference does it make whether an angler catches one big fish or two smaller fish, each half its weight? Experts assumed that big and small fish invest the same proportion of their energy to make eggs. But a new report in Science by a Smithsonian biologist and colleagues shows that plus-sized females invest disproportionately more in the number of eggs and the size of each egg. Therefore, taking a single big fish has a bigger impact on the fish population than taking multiple small ones.
"Our results are critical for fisheries management: They tell us to reduce fishing pressure on large fish rather than smaller ones in order to maintain and replenish stocks," said staff scientist D. Ross Robertson at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute (STRI) in Panama. "We need to focus on reducing fishing pressure on large fish rather than exploiting them more heavily than small fish."
Led by Diego R. Barneche at Monash University's Centre for Geometric Biology and the University of Sydney, Robertson, along with evolutionary biologists Craig White and Dustin Marshall, also from Monash University, surveyed egg number, egg volume and energy invested in eggs by 342 different marine species, based on publications in Google Scholar about wild fish, as well as data on egg-quality of a range of species collected by Robertson.
The number of eggs laid by a single mother ranged from 11 to almost 58 million eggs per clutch. Egg volume ranged from a hundredth of a cubic millimeter to 0.345 cubic centimeters.
Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute staff scientist Ross Robertson talks about his fish-identification applications at his office on April 11, 2018. (Photo: Smithsonian/Sean Mattson)
Fish are for sale at Panama City's fish market on May 9, 2018. (Photo: Smithsonian/Beth King)
Fish ovaries containing eggs ("huevos" in Spanish) are for sale at Panama City's fish market on May 9, 2018. (Photo: Smithsonian/Beth King)
The energy content of eggs from fish collected at sites around the world from Japan to Corsica ranged from seven hundredths of a joule to almost 300 joules. Larger eggs have slightly less energy per unit volume than small eggs but a much higher energy content overall.
Rather than finding a straight linear relationship: more weight implies more egg production, they found a power-function relationship: as weight goes up, the effort put into reproduction rises exponentially.
"There have always been two quite different explanations of the relationship between size and fecundity," Robertson said. "We collected enough data to identify what we think is generally the correct relationship."
From river systems to trees and genes, scientists are discovering that the properties of biological systems are often governed by power laws, rather than linear relationships. For example, scaling up the effective dosage of a drug in a mouse to the weight of a human resulted in overdoses, because the relationship was not linear. Also, ecologists working in Africa found that bigger species of savannah animals require disproportionately more space to live in than smaller animals.
"The realization that fecundity in marine fish is non-linear is important not only for managing commercial fish stocks to maintain and enhance their productivity, but also for understanding evolution and for managing invasive species such as lionfish, in which the big females seem to be concentrated in deep water," Robertson said.
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Q: File IO with Gradle I have a file called changelog.md that has text that looks like this:
# Changelog
## Version (version id)
(stuff in here)
***
## Version (older version id)
(other stuff in here)
***

I want to capture the text in between the first occurrences of ## Version and *** and store it in a string. How would I go about doing this? I know that Gradle supports Groovy runtime, and found some tutorials of how to do something like this online, but how would I intertwine all of that to get the most minimalistic approach? Is Groovy even required?

A: I'm not a regex expert. but this snippet should give you (stuff in here)
def versions = file("changelog.md").text =~ /(## Version)(.*)\n(.*)/
def latestVersionFromChangeLog = versions[0][3]


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Our Y.O.U.th Serve AmeriCorps*State members serve as mentors and workshop leaders within Y.O.U.'s afterschool and summer programs.
Y.O.U.th Serve members provide crucial academic support, social and emotional enrichment, and life skills development. They also assist our other program staff in building relationships with parents, families, and community members through Family Nights and other programming.
Our VISTA members strengthen our organization by promoting initiatives that alleviate poverty through volunteering and the mobilization of resources.
VISTAs develop initiatives for Y.O.U. and the communities we serve that enable people to become self-sufficient and secure. VISTA members serve as catalysts for change, living and working alongside community members to advance local solutions.
We are currently recruiting for our 2018-2019 AmeriCorps Y.O.U.th Serve and VISTA cohorts! See below for details on how to apply.
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Healthcare is a significant expense for employers.
That is hardly a newsflash. Premium increases for employer-sponsored plans have significantly outpaced the rate of inflation for the past 20 years. In fact, it is not uncommon for companies to get a 10-15 percent annual increase in premiums.
This causes a lot of companies each year to go through the painful exercise of trying not to cut back benefits for their employees while satisfying obligations to other stakeholders.
A single payer, universal care system sounds like an elegant solution to this problem. And, it arguably works for a number of sovereign nations. But, Colorado is not a sovereign nation. We are merely one of 50 states.
If a company does not like the expense, taxes, regulation or laws of a certain state, that company does not need to expatriate from the country, but merely move to a state with more optimal conditions.
Colorado is already the 13th most expensive state in which to do business. It is the second most expensive state that does not have nearby access to a deep water port, which is a great facilitator for international trade.
The proponents of Amendment 69 are advocating a program that would add an additional 10 percent to payroll tax (6.675 company paid, 3.33 percent employee paid). This increase in tax is expected to be offset by the absence of company and employee paid premiums.
The problem with this is that this is all in theory.
No other state in the Union has a state-run, single-payer system. Vermont studied implementation of a state-run, single-payer system and shelved the idea because it was deemed too costly.
Colorado can't afford this experiment.
If the cost savings don't materialize, and there is no real backup support to say they will, then the tax payers will be responsible for the shortfall. The increase in taxes will push Colorado to an uncompetitive situation compared to other states. This will change our nice in-migration of jobs to a net out-migration very quickly, which will exacerbate the budget shortfall. If a single payer healthcare system is to be tried, it should be nationally and not as an experiment of one state in the Union.
— Andy Montgomery is the CEO of the Northern Colorado Economic Alliance.


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Q: JInternalFrame minimize while maintaining current location I need the iconable/minimize feature of JInternalFrame to collapse the frame (which it does), but also maintain the JInternalFrame's position within its parent component. Currently, when I press the minimize button of a JInternalFrame, java places the component at the bottom of its container. Is there a way to maintain the location whilst minimizing? If there is no obvious solution, how might I observe the iconable icon and remove the default listener? Thank you.

A: To modify this behavior you would want to create an implementation of javax.swing.DesktopManager.  To get the majority of the default behavior already available I'd suggest subclassing javax.swing.DefaultDesktopManager.
In DefaultDesktopManager the method iconifyFrame(JInternalFrame f) controls the complete behavior but internally uses the method protected Rectangle getBoundsForIconOf(JInternalFrame f) to determine the bounds for the icon of the frame being minimized.  Here you can return the bounds for the icon of the internal frame that you'd like to use.  The problem is those values are cached so if you want it to move every time you would need to do something like the following.
import javax.swing.DefaultDesktopManager;
import javax.swing.DesktopManager;
import javax.swing.JDesktopPane;
import javax.swing.JFrame;
import javax.swing.JInternalFrame;
import javax.swing.SwingUtilities;
import java.awt.BorderLayout;
import java.awt.Dimension;

public class CustomDesktopManager extends DefaultDesktopManager {
    @Override
    public void iconifyFrame(JInternalFrame f) {
        super.iconifyFrame(f);

        JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon icon = f.getDesktopIcon();
        Dimension prefSize = icon.getPreferredSize();
        icon.setBounds(f.getX(), f.getY(), prefSize.width, prefSize.height);
    }

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        SwingUtilities.invokeLater(new Runnable() {
            public void run() {
                JFrame frame = new JFrame();
                frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);

                JDesktopPane desktopPane = new JDesktopPane();
                DesktopManager dm = new CustomDesktopManager();
                desktopPane.setDesktopManager(dm);
                JInternalFrame internalFrame = new JInternalFrame("Test Internal Frame", true, false, true, true);
                internalFrame.setSize(200, 150);
                internalFrame.setVisible(true);
                desktopPane.add(internalFrame);

                frame.add(desktopPane, BorderLayout.CENTER);
                frame.setSize(800, 600);
                frame.setVisible(true);
            }
        });
    }
}

A: Just for the record, if what you want is simply change the icon Location or Size, other way to achieve it is through the internalFrameIconified() event of your JInternalFrame:
public void internalFrameIconified(javax.swing.event.InternalFrameEvent evt) {
    JInternalFrame.JDesktopIcon icon = myInternalFrame.getDesktopIcon();
    icon.setSize(new Dimension(200,icon.getSize().height)); //Change icon width to 200
    icon.setLocation(x,y); //You can calculate its position as you wish (not implemented here).
}

This way, you can set rules independently for each JInternalFrame (or JInternalFrame type) without having to extend DefaultDesktopManager. However I will highly recommend to follow Joshua recommendation if what you want is to generally affect all JInternalFrames.


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Gottlieb says shorter quarantine period would still capture "vast majority" of virus cases
Gottlieb: Shortened quarantine would capture "vast majority" of cases
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Washington — Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, said a shortened recommended quarantine period under consideration by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) should capture the "vast majority" of coronavirus infections.
"What you want are recommendations that are prudent and practical that people are going to follow," Gottlieb said Sunday in an interview with "Face the Nation." "And when you have a 14-day quarantine period, that's such a long period of time that a lot of people aren't going to follow that anyway, and it makes it difficult to adhere to recommendations. So putting in place a 10-day quarantine period, even a seven-day quarantine period, you're going to capture the vast majority of infections within that time frame."
Transcript: Dr. Scott Gottlieb on "Face the Nation"
Under current guidelines, the CDC recommends people quarantine for 14 days after their last contact with a person who has COVID-19. But the health agency is considering shortening that time period. Admiral Brett Giroir, assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health and Human Services, told reporters Tuesday there is a "preponderance of evidence that a shorter quarantine complemented by a test might be able to shorten that quarantine period."
The Trump administration, Giroir said, is "actively working on that type of guidance" and reviewing the evidence.
Gottlieb called the potential move by the CDC a "prudent step" that should have been considered earlier. Most people who are exposed to COVID-19 are going to be infected within five to seven days, he said, though there is evidence that some won't become infected until 14 days after exposure.
"I think you need to balance the practicality of what you're recommending with people's ability and willingness to comply with it," he said.
The possible change in recommendations from the CDC comes as the nation experiences its latest surge in coronavirus infections, and public health experts expect the number of cases to rise after the Thanksgiving holiday.
With more than 13.2 million confirmed coronavirus cases, according to Johns Hopkins University, and hospitalizations spiking, governors and mayors have begun to reimpose restrictions on restaurants and bars in an effort to mitigate the spread of the coronavirus, while many places require residents to wear masks in public.
Gottlieb said in areas of the northeast and mid-Atlantic, where governors took "more aggressive steps earlier," he expects infection rates to remain lower than in other parts of the country. He also noted that in other areas where governors declined to implement stringent restrictions, such as mask mandates or closing bars and restaurants, there is little evidence their economies fared better than in places with stricter measures.
"What's really keeping consumers home is the virus," he said. "Why people aren't going out to eat is they don't want to go into restaurants and risk getting infected. It's not the mandates and the state action that's keeping people home. It's the infection."
While coronavirus cases continue to rise and top health experts warn the nation is facing a difficult winter, three pharmaceutical companies, Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, have reported positive late-stage trial results for their COVID-19 vaccines. On Tuesday, the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices is scheduled to meet to discuss allocation of a COVID-19 vaccine and make recommendations on who should receive it first.
Gottlieb conceded the country is "not going to have enough supply to vaccinate everyone" who could be eligible for a vaccine, but predicted the first tranche will go to health care workers and residents of long-term care facilities. But with only 40 million doses available throughout the month of January if Pfizer and Moderna receive emergency use authorizations from the FDA, he said there is "probably not enough vaccine to work fully through both of those groups."
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Administrator / Faculty
Director and Professor
Tom Miller is a professor of fisheries science and director of the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science's founding campus, the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory in Solomons, Maryland.
Born in the England and educated in the U.K., U.S., and Canada, he was initially appointed to the Chesapeake Biological Laboratory faculty in 1994 and became director in 2011. During his career, he has been a leader in the development of approaches to manage several Chesapeake Bay species, including crabs and menhaden, combining laboratory, field and modeling approaches to address questions of interest to society. Most recently, his research has focused on both the effects of ocean acidification on blue crab, recruitment issues in menhaden and striped bass and stakeholder involvement in recreational fisheries. His work has been funded by a diverse array of agencies including NSF, NOAA, EPA, Maryland Sea Grant and the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.
Dr. Miller serves on the Scientific and Statistical Committee of the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission's Management Committee, and is a scientific advisor to the Potomac River Fisheries Commission. He has served on several National Academy Panels. He is a Governor's Appointee to the Patuxent River Commission and the Board of the Chesapeake Bay Trust. Dr. Miller previously served on the Maryland Task Force on Ocean Acidification.
He has been the recipient of the President's Award for the Application of Science at UMCES and received the 2015 USM Regents' Faculty Award for Public Service, the highest honor that the Board bestows to recognize exemplary faculty achievement. Dr. Miller is a two-time recipient of the Graduate Education Award for excellence in teaching from the Marine Estuarine Environmental Sciences program at the University of Maryland.
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Fisheries ecology and management
Ph.D (1990) North Carolina State University - Zoology (Oceanography minor)
MS (1984) North Carolina State University - Ecology
Bsc (Hons) (1981) University of York - Human and Environmental Biology
Counteractive effects of increased temperature and pCO2 on the integrity of the carapace of juvenile blue crab, Callinectes sapidus, from the Patuxent River, Chesapeake Bay.
Evaluating ecosystem-based reference points for Atlantic menhaden.
Marine and Coastal Fisheries
Bayesian calibration of blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) abundance indices based on probability surveys.
Journal of Agricultural, Biological and Environmental Statistics
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Regularly Offered Courses
MEES 631 Fish Ecology
MEES 660B Responsible Conduct for Research
Graduate Program Foundation Areas
Ecological Systems
miller@umces.edu
@tomatcbl
Beaven Hall
Directors Suite
146 Williams Street / 0038
Solomons, MD 20688
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rbrodnik@umces.edu
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During a car accident, a police detective's mind is swapped with the mind of Digby, his St Bernard dog partner on duty. Helen Underwood (Shelley Peterson), the officer's widowed sister-in-law, takes custody of Digby where he joins her children Annabelle (Valentina Cardinalli), Richie (Jaimz Woolvett) and Timmy (Jonathan Shapiro). Now inhabiting Digby's body, the detective is able to talk with the family.
"A Dog and His Bone"


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Leidos Signs Contract to Overhaul UK Home Office's Biometric Infrastructure
Biometrics News – Facial Recognition – Fingerprint Recognition
Britain's Home Office is looking to overhaul its biometric capabilities after signing a new 10-year contract with Leidos UK. The Home Office is a ministry department that oversees law enforcement and immigration procedures in the UK, and has partnered with Leidos as part of the Home Office Biometrics (HOB) Programme's Strategic Central and Bureau Platforms project.
For Leidos, the challenge will be finding a way to consolidate the Home Office's existing biometric infrastructure. Though the Home Office is able to provide face, fingerprint, and DNA matching, it currently does so through two separate legacy systems. Britain's law enforcement agencies use the IDENT1 platform, while border agents use the Immigration and Asylum Biometrics System (IABS).
Leidos will be deploying a public cloud platform that unites the two systems and paves the way for future updates. The company will also modernize the Home Office's biometric technology.
"We look forward to working with the Home Office to deliver transformation across the key components of the Biometrics transformation programme," said Leidos UK VP Tim Crofts. "This is vital to the UK's security, border and policing services and we will transform and secure critical services for government departments and agencies."
While Leidos is updating the Home Office's technology, the company will not have any say in how it gets used. The Home Office will still be solely responsible for determining who has access to the country's biometric systems.
In that regard, it is worth noting that while London police and the British Home Secretary have pushed for the deregulation of facial recognition tech, the UK's use of biometric surveillance has come under fire in recent months. A Cardiff resident took the police to court for privacy violations related to the use of facial recognition, and his is not the only legal challenge to the system. An investigation into a separate surveillance scheme in central London has raised similar privacy concerns for UK residents.
October 3, 2019 – by Eric Weiss
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Smith, who has often been compared vocally to the late great Patsy Cline, was one of the most successful female country artists of the 1960s and early '70s. She is a prime example of the Nashville Sound, and many of her records were produced by Nashville Sound architect Chet Atkins. Her first record went to No. 1 in the country charts, and she stayed near the top for most of the '60s. When her star began to fade somewhat, she launched a new and successful career as a Gospel singer.