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Minneapolis -- Today, only a week after St. Paul's announcement that the city has set a goal of making all buildings carbon neutral by 2050, Environment Minnesota Research and Policy Center (RPC) released a new report showing why a 100% renewable future is well within reach.
The report, Renewables on the Rise: A Decade of Progress Positions America for a 100% Renewable Future, provides an assessment of the growth of key technologies needed to power the nation with clean, renewable energy, including wind, solar, energy efficiency, energy storage and electric vehicles.
Since 2008, Minnesota has seen a 550 percent increase in the amount of electricity it gets from the sun --and more than doubled wind power production. The evidence is clear: a cleaner, healthier economy powered by renewable energy is within our reach.
"I applaud Mayor Melvin Carter and Chief Resilience Officer Russ Stark for setting bold clean energy goals, both for St. Paul's city-owned buildings and for the community as a whole," said Tim Schaefer, director of Environment Minnesota RPC. "Minnesotans deserve energy and housing infrastructure that's resilient, clean, and affordable for everyone.
The report comes as a diverse group of U.S. cities, states, corporations and institutions commit to 100 percent renewable energy. In 2015, Hawaii became the first state in the country to set a 100 percent renewable energy requirement, and similar bills in both Massachusetts and California have cleared major hurdles this year. At the local level, 61 American cities, led by a mix of Republican and Democratic mayors, have committed to that goal, including Minneapolis and Rochester. Minneapolis announced its 100% renewable goal just this April.
Environment Minnesota Research & Policy Center is a 501(c)(3) organization. We are dedicated to protecting our air, water and open spaces. We investigate problems, craft solutions, educate the public and decision-makers, and help the public make their voices heard in local, state and national debates over the quality of our environment and our lives. For more information, visit www.EnvironmentMinnesotaCenter.org.


Eugy is a fast growing artist, born in Ghana and moved to London with his family at the age of 6. He has had an interest in music since a very young age and wrote his first 16 bars when he was just 13. In the past year alone, Eugy has gone from building a fanbase online to now performing on large stages. He performed along side Mr Eazi to 5000 people at the recent Ghana Party in the Park festival, where the large crowd chanted his trademark 'Eugy Official'. He also performed along side North African descent Geko at the Wireless Festival. Online, Eugy has over 40,000 youtube subscribers. His debut music video 'Body', which was shot in Ghana has generated 2 million views. His follow up, which had the attention of all record labels, 'Dance For Me' has over 6 million views on the dance video alone and 4 million views on the audio. Social media followers all joined in with the dance trend, to even Rita Ora and popular beauty Youtuber Jenny Jenkins acknowledging the viral smash. The song currently has 3.5 million plays on Spotify. This has led to many radio stations including BBC 1xtra, Capital Xtra and Kiss to support the record. With Eugy having Ghanaian roots, it has allowed him to develop a new style of singing and rapping where he incorporates English with his native language Twi. Africa and Europe are extremely excited about this new age of music; combining Africa and the Western World together. France and The Netherlands are some of the highest viewing audience.


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Based on the true story of the greatest treasure hunt in history, The Monuments Men is an action drama focusing on seven over-the-hill, out-of-shape museum directors, artists, architects, curators, and art historians who went to the front lines of WWII to rescue the world's artistic masterpieces from Nazi thieves and return them to their rightful owners. With the art hidden behind enemy lines, how could these guys hope to succeed?
633 Squadron (1964)
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When Norwegian resistance leader Lieutenant Erik Bergman reports the location of a German V-2 rocket fuel plant, the Royal Air Force's 633 Squadron is assigned the mission to destroy it. The plant is in a seemingly-impregnable location beneath an overhanging cliff at the end of a long, narrow fjord lined with anti-aircraft guns. The only way to destroy the plant is by collapsing the cliff on top of it.
During World War II, four Jewish brothers escape their Nazi-occupied homeland of West Belarus in Poland and join the Soviet partisans to combat the Nazis. The brothers begin the rescue of roughly 1,200 Jews still trapped in the ghettos of Poland. Based on a true story.
The Great Raid (2005)
The Great Raid is an inspirational true story of one of the most triumphant rescue missions during World War II. As the war rages, the elite 6th Ranger Battalion is given a mission of heroic proportions: push 30 miles behind enemy lines and liberate over 500 prisoners of war.
Red Tails (2012)
The story of the Tuskegee Airmen, the first African-American pilots to fly in a combat squadron during World War II.
Where Eagles Dare (1968)
World War II is raging, and an American general has been captured and is being held hostage in the Schloss Adler, a Bavarian castle that's nearly impossible to breach. It's up to a group of skilled Allied soldiers to liberate the general before it's too late.
A squad of German soldiers fighting on the Eastern Front during WWII led by a battle-hardened officer fight to survive Soviet attacks and dogmatic commanders in a chaotic and lethal environment in this sympathetic portrayal of another side of the war not commonly portrayed in Hollywood film.
A sprawling war film, Midway stars nearly every actor who wasn't in A Bridge Too Far. Charlton Heston, Toshirô Mifune, Robert Mitchum and Henry Fonda are among the familiar faces depicting the American and Japanese forces in a naval battle that became the turning point of the Pacific war. Using some real wartime footage, Midway provides an exciting view of a gigantic battle.
To Hell and Back (1955)
The true WWII story of Audie Murphy, the most decorated soldier in U.S. history. Based on the autobiography of Audie Murphy who stars as himself in the film.
Das Boot (1981)
A German submarine hunts allied ships during the Second World War. Soon it becomes hunted itself. The crew tries to survive below the surface, while stretching both the boat and themselves to their limits...
Flyboys (2006)
The adventures of the Lafayette Escadrille, young Americans who volunteered for the French military before the U.S. entered World War I, and became the country's first fighter pilots.
Operation Amsterdam (1959)
Operation Amsterdam is a 1959 adventure film, directed by Michael McCarthy, and featuring Peter Finch, Eva Bartok, and Tony Britton. It is based on a true story [1] as described in the book Adventure in Diamonds, by David E Walker. The action of the story covers a few days in May 1940 when the Germans invaded Holland.
Dunkirk (2017)
The story of the miraculous evacuation of Allied soldiers from Belgium, Britain, Canada and France, who were cut off and surrounded by the German army from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk between May 26th and June 4th 1940 during World War II.
The Dam Busters (1955)
Adapted by R.C. Sherriff from Guy Gibson's book Enemy Coast Ahead, The Dam Busters is a docudrama following the conception of a new British weapon for smashing the German dams in the Ruhr industrial complex and the execution of the raid by 617 Squadron 'The Dam Busters'
Air Force (1943)
The crew of an Air Force bomber arrives in Pearl Harbor in the aftermath of the Japanese attack and is sent on to Manila to help with the defense of the Philippines.
A Yank in the R.A.F. (1941)
Tyrone Power is a pilots' pilot, but he doesn't believe in anything beyond his own abilities. He gets into trouble by flying a new fighter directly to Canada instead of to New York and letting it be towed across as the law demands, but is offered a new job ferrying bombers to war torn England. While on a layover he finds Betty Grable, an old flame, has joined the RAF as a WREN in her attempt to fight for democracy. Power joins up to impress her and in the course of his several missions begins to develope an understanding of what they are fighting for.
The Wings of Eagles (1957)
The story of Frank W. "Spig" Wead - a Navy-flyer turned screenwriter.
The Dirty Dozen: The Fatal Mission (1988)
A renegade team of World War II soldiers. This time, one of the 12 is a woman and, with a Nazi spy within their midst, they're up against German wartime geniuses out to establish a Fourth Reich.
Twelve O'Clock High (1949)
In this story of the early days of daylight bombing raids over Germany, General Frank Savage must take command of a "hard luck" bomber group. Much of the story deals with his struggle to whip his group into a disciplined fighting unit in spite of heavy losses, and withering attacks by German fighters over their targets. --KC Hunt
Wing and a Prayer (1944)
An aircraft carrier is sent on a decoy mission around the Pacific, with orders to avoid combat, thus lulling Japanese alertness before the battle of Midway.
The Imitation Game (2014)
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at Bletchley Park, during the darkest days of World War II.
The Great Escape (1963)
The Nazis, exasperated at the number of escapes from their prison camps by a relatively small number of Allied prisoners, relocates them to a high-security "escape-proof" camp to sit out the remainder of the war. Undaunted, the prisoners plan one of the most ambitious escape attempts of World War II. Based on a true story.
World War II: When Lions Roared (1994)
Based upon the actual cables between Washington, London and Moscow during the Second World War, this TV-movie examines the relationship between the leaders of these countries throughout the conflict. Franklin D. Roosevelt (John Lithgow), Winston Churchill (Bob Hoskins) and Joseph Stalin (Michael Caine), spring to life as real but imperfect people who nevertheless are great leaders fighting a great war.
First Light (2010)
In May 1940, feeling the RAF needs every man to fight to Luftwaffe, Geoffrey 'Geoff'/'Boy' Wellum joins at 18, becoming the youngest ever Spitfire pilot. After an intense training, he soon bonds with the flying men of his squadron. In the air, danger is great, but on the ground drinks, sports and girls, in Geoff's case Sarah, provide great comfort. However in time, the casualties exact a grueling psychological toll, until his tour of duty is ended after 18 months.
The One That Got Away (1957)
Based on the true story of Oberleutnant Franz von Werra, the only german prisoner of war captured in Britain to escape back to Germany during the Second World War.
"Patton" tells the tale of General George S. Patton, famous tank commander of World War II. The film begins with patton's career in North Africa and progresses through the invasion of Germany and the fall of the Third Reich. Side plots also speak of Patton's numerous faults such his temper and habit towards insubordination.
Valkyrie (2008)
Wounded in Africa during World War II, Nazi Col. Claus von Stauffenberg returns to his native Germany and joins the Resistance in a daring plan to create a shadow government and assassinate Adolf Hitler. When events unfold so that he becomes a central player, he finds himself tasked with both leading the coup and personally killing the Führer.
The Thin Red Line (1998)
Based on the graphic novel by James Jones, The Thin Red Line tells the story of a group of men, an Army Rifle company called C-for-Charlie, who change, suffer, and ultimately make essential discoveries about themselves during the fierce World War II battle of Guadalcanal. It follows their journey, from the surprise of an unopposed landing, through the bloody and exhausting battles that follow, to the ultimate departure of those who survived. A powerful frontline cast - including Sean Penn, Nick Nolte, Woody Harrelson and George Clooney - explodes into action in this hauntingly realistic view of military and moral chaos in the Pacific during World War II.
Hangmen Also Die! (1943)
During the Nazi occupation of Czechoslovakia, surgeon Dr. Franticek Svoboda (Brian Donlevy), a Czech patriot, assassinates the brutal "Hangman of Europe", Reichsprotektor Reinhard Heydrich (Hans Heinrich von Twardowski), and is wounded in the process. In his attempt to escape, he is helped by history professor Stephen Novotny (Walter Brennan) and his daughter Mascha (Anna Lee).
Flame & Citron (2008)
During Nazi occupation, red-headed Bent Faurschou-Hviid ("Flame") and Jørgen Haagen Schmith ("Citron"), assassins in the Danish resistance, take orders from Winther, who's in direct contact with Allied leaders. One shoots, the other drives. Until 1944, they kill only Danes; then Winther gives orders to kill Germans. When a target tells Bent that Winther's using them to settle private scores, doubt sets in, complicated by Bent's relationship with the mysterious Kitty Selmer, who may be a double agent. Also, someone in their circle is a traitor. Can Bent and Jørgen kill an über-target, evade capture, and survive the war? And is this heroism, naiveté, or mere hatred?
Winter in Wartime (2008)
During World War II in the freezing Netherlands winter of 1944/1945 the western Netherlands are in the grip of a famine. Many people move east to provide for their families. Fourteen year old Michiel can't wait to join the Dutch resistance, to the dismay of his father, who, as mayor, works to prevent escalations in the village.
The Fighting Sullivans (1944)
The lives of a close-knit group of brothers growing up in Iowa during the days of the Great Depression and of World War II and their eventual deaths in action in the Pacific theater are chronicled in this film based on a true story.
Max Manus: Man of War (2008)
Max Manus is a Norwegian 2008 biographic war film based on the real events of the life of resistance fighter Max Manus (1914–96), after his contribution in the Winter War against the Soviet Union. The story follows Manus – played by Aksel Hennie – through the outbreak of World War II in Norway until peacetime in 1945.
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
As U.S. troops storm the beaches of Normandy, three brothers lie dead on the battlefield, with a fourth trapped behind enemy lines. Ranger captain John Miller and seven men are tasked with penetrating German-held territory and bringing the boy home.
Tells the story of operation Market Garden. A failed attempt by the allies in the latter stages of WWII to end the war quickly by securing three bridges in Holland allowing access over the Rhine into Germany. A combination of poor allied intelligence and the presence of two crack German panzer divisions meant that the final part of this operation (the bridge in Arnhem over the Rhine) was doomed to failure.
The Battle of the Eagles (1979)
The first Yugoslav Partisan air force unit. Loosely based on historical facts.
Empire of the Sun (1987)
The story of young English boy who lives with his parents in Shanghai during World War II. After the Pearl Harbor attack, the Japanese occupy the Shanghai International Settlement, and in the following chaos Jim becomes separated from his parents.
The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
During the Second World War, a special project is begun by the US Army Air Corps to integrate African American pilots into the Fighter Pilot Program. Known as the "Tuskegee Airman" for the name of the airbase at which they were trained, these men were forced to constantly endure harassement, prejudice, and much behind the scenes politics until at last they were able to prove themselves in combat.
The Bridge on the River Kwai (1957)
A classic story of English POWs in Burma forced to build a bridge to aid the war effort of their Japanese captors. British and American intelligence officers conspire to blow up the structure, but Col. Nicholson , the commander who supervised the bridge's construction, has acquired a sense of pride in his creation and tries to foil their plans.
Flying Tigers (1942)
Jim Gordon commands a unit of the famed Flying Tigers, the American Volunteer Group which fought the Japanese in China before America's entry into World War II. Gordon must send his outnumbered band of fighter pilots out against overwhelming odds while juggling the disparate personalities and problems of his fellow flyers.
The Spirit of St. Louis (1957)
Charles 'Slim' Lindbergh struggles to finance and design an airplane that will make his New York to Paris flight the first solo transatlantic crossing.
Hell's Angels (1930)
Two brothers attending Oxford enlist with the Royal Flying Corps when World War I breaks out. Roy and Monte Rutledge have very different personalities. Monte is a freewheeling womanizer, even with his brother's girlfriend Helen. He also proves to have a yellow streak when it comes to his Night Patrol duties. Roy is made of strong moral fiber and attempts to keep his brother in line. Both volunteer for an extremely risky two man bombing mission for different reasons. Monte wants to lose his cowardly reputation and Roy seeks to protect his brother. Roy loves Helen; Helen enjoys an affair with Monte; before they leave on their mission over Germany they find her in still another man's arms. Their assignment to knock out a strategic German munitions facility is a booming success, but with a squadron of fighters bearing down on them afterwards, escape seems unlikely.
The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
Set in German-occupied Norway, this is an embellished account of the remarkable efforts of the Norwegian resistance to sabotage the German development of the atomic bomb. Resistance fighter Knut Straud enlists the reluctant physicist Rolf Pedersen in an effort to destroy the German heavy water production plant near the village of Rjukan in rural Telemark. In the process, Pedersen discovers that hi
The Purple Plain (1954)
After losing his bride in a Luftwaffe air raid, bomber pilot Forrester becomes a solitary killing machine, who doesn't care whether he dies. The reckless Canadian pilot is both admired and feared by the rest of his squadron in World War II Burma. The squadron physician is assigned to determine the embittered Bill Forrester's fitness for duty. To break through the nightmare-haunted man's wall of silence, the physician drives Forrester to visit an outpost of English-speaking refugees, which includes an alluring young Burmese woman.
Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Miracle at St. Anna chronicles the story of four American soldiers who are members of the all-black 92nd "Buffalo Soldier" Division stationed in Tuscany, Italy during World War II.
Operation Pacific (1951)
During WWII, Duke E. Gifford is second in command of the USS Thunderfish, a submarine which is firing off torpedoes that either explode too early or never explode at all. It's a dilemma that he'll eventually take up personally. Even more personal is his quest to win back his ex-wife, a nurse; but he'll have to win her back from a navy flier who also happens to be his commander's little brother.
The Eagle Has Landed (1976)
When the Nazi high command learns in late 1943 that Winston Churchill will be spending time at a country estate in Norfolk, it hatches an audacious scheme to kidnap the prime minister and spirit him to Germany for enforced negotiations with Der Führer.
Age of Heroes (2011)
The true story of the formation of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando unit, a precursor for the elite forces in the U.K.
Chain Lightning (1950)
Matt Brennan runs into Jo Holloway, the Red Cross girl he romanced in Europe when he was a flyer in World War II, when he is offered a job by jet manufacturer Leland Willis as a test pilot. Carl Troxell, wants to sell an escape cockpit to the Air Force. He wants Matt to stall the presentation of JA-3 the prototype that doesn't include the ejection seat, to give him more time for the experimental JA-4. But Matt doesn't believe it is yet safe enough to try.
Eagles Over London (1969)
The British High Command finds itself in the thick of a huge dilemma when it is realized that they have long been infiltrated by spies from a German intelligence group. This all happens during the preliminary stages of the Battle of Britain.
Shackleton (2002)
The true story of Shackleton's 1914 Endurance expedition to the the South Pole and his epic struggle to lead his 28 man crew to safety after his ship was crushed in the pack ice.
Seventeen Moments in Spring (1973)
The series is based on a true story of a Russian spy Colonel Isaev (Stirlitz) in Fascist Germany during 17 days in very end of WWII. Stirlitz has worked his way to the very top of the Fascist hierarchy without being caught. However, his "colleagues", top Hitler's officers Borman, Mueller, Schellenberg are beginning to suspect him. Stirlits is constantly walking on the edge between his two identities, sending information to Russia, while skillfully maintaining the appearance of loyalty to fascist regime.
One of Our Aircraft Is Missing (1942)
During the Allied Bombing offensive of World War II the public was often informed that "A raid took place last night over ..., One (or often more) of Our Aircraft Is Missing". Behind these sombre words hid tales of death, destruction and derring-do. This is the story of one such bomber crew who were shot down and the brave Dutch patriots who helped them home.
The Eagle and the Hawk (1933)
The pilots of a Royal Air Force squadron in World War I face not only physical but mental dangers in their struggle to survive while fighting the enemy.
Last months of World War II in April 1945. As the Allies make their final push in the European Theater, a battle-hardened U.S. Army sergeant in the 2nd Armored Division named Wardaddy commands a Sherman tank called "Fury" and its five-man crew on a deadly mission behind enemy lines. Outnumbered and outgunned, Wardaddy and his men face overwhelming odds in their heroic attempts to strike at the heart of Nazi Germany.
Captains of the Clouds (1942)
Inspired by Churchill's Dunkirk speech, brash, undisciplined Canadian bush pilot Brian MacLean and three friends enlist in the RCAF.
The Frogmen (1951)
The new commander of a Navy Underwater Demolition Team--nicknamed "Frogmen"--must earn the respect of the men in his unit, who are still grieving over the death of their former commander and resentful of the new one.
Dark Blue World (2001)
March 15, 1939: Germany invades Czechoslovakia. Czech pilots flee to England, joining the RAF. After the war, back home, they are put in labor camps, suspected of anti-Communist ideas. This film cuts between a post-war camp where Franta is a prisoner and England during the war, where Franta is like a big brother to Karel, a very young pilot. On maneuvers, Karel crash lands by the rural home of Susan, an English woman whose husband is MIA. She spends one night with Karel, and he thinks he's found the love of his life. It's complicated by Susan's attraction to Franta. How will the three handle innocence, Eros, friendship, and the heat of battle? When war ends, what then
In Enemy Hands (2004)
At the height of Hitler's infamous U-boat war, the crew of the U.S.S. Swordfish were heading home after months at sea. They never made it. Now prisoners of war aboard U-boat 429, a small group of American survivors will find their loyalties put to the ultimate test when they're forced to join their German captors to fight for their very lives.
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New British Horseracing Authority CEO Nick Rust 'thrilled and honoured' with appointment
By Simon Jackson. Nick Rust has said that he is "thrilled and honoured" following news that he has been appointed as the new chief executive of the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). Rust – a long-term employee of Ladbrokes where he is currently managing director of retail – replaces outgoing CEO Paul Bittar and is expected…
November 6, 2014 in Horse Talk.
BHA chairman pays tribute to departing chief executive Paul Bittar
By Simon Jackson. British Horseracing Authority (BHA) chairman Steve Harman has paid tribute to departing chief executive Paul Bittar who is leaving the organisation early next year. The Australian-born Bittar brought a wealth of experience to the role when he took over as CEO in September 2011. He had previously held the position of chief…
August 5, 2014 in Horse Talk.


Tina at Carrots 'N' Cake is having an online bake sale today to raise money for Team in Training which will benefit the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. I have donated 2 dozen of my wonderful Holiday Chocolate Covered Pretzel Rods. You can find these along with many other delicious treats on her blog post.
All of the rules and logistics are explained on her site. I hope you get a chance to bid on a delicious treat and help raise money for such a great cause. Good Luck and Happy Bidding.
I will be posting a recipe tutorial later this week!


Melissa Chaplin, author of Returning Well, talks about practical ways churches can help returning mission partners go through the process of coming home again.
The first thing for the church is to put themselves in the shoes of the mission partner who has come home, and understand what the big issues will be for them. These might not be what you'd think.
"Something every returning worker has experienced in varying degrees is grief… they have lost a life, friends, a team, a culture; even lost internal things like a sense of identity. They could be suffering uncertainty of purpose – What's next? They've developed a greater heart for the world; they've seen things, so they want a deeper purpose." Uncertainty could include financial worries – when missionaries return a lot of financial support drops away.
But if they have a solid support base coming around them this can create a sense of rest and joy in return.
So how can we in their churches do a better job of receiving mission workers back home in practical ways?
In the first settling stage, when the person or family might be tired, sleeping badly, acting indecisively and overwhelmed by choices, helping them find housing, stocking their pantry, going with them to places, offering transport might help. In the second stage, when emotional reaction kicks in, be sensitive. "I advise churches to let the returnees choose when they share about their ministry; don't press them to share before they have had debriefing and have processed their transition. Build a relationship with them. Listen to them." If their transition is clearly difficult, it would be a blessing for the church to pay for a residential debriefing, such as Piringa Charitable Trust, (North of Auckland in New Zealand).


The short movie "Set in Stone," directed by Dhruv Satija and produced by Wu Yi, brings us to the life of a Hui'an artist, Mrs. Jiang, who grew up in a family of stone carvers. For her, stone carving is not just a job, but also an old skill to inherit. She would like to make more people aware of this art in the age of the Internet.
The scarves with flora prints Jiang and her daughter wear in the movie are attention-catching. Jiang is a Hui'an woman. Hui'an is located in Fujian, southern China. Hui'an women have a very distinct costume. Typically they wear short cyan jackets and skin-tight black hiphuggers, which flare out at legs, they cover their heads with colorful scarves and conical hats. The costumes have been the focus of anthropologists.
Apart from colorful costumes, Hui'an woman are also known for being hardworking, and Mrs. Jiang is a representative of such ideals. She does artwork, runs a shop and takes care of her family. Stone is hard and rough, women who do the stone carving are gentle and precise. She thinks the harmony not just results in a beautiful craft, but also a deep relationship between the woman and stone.
For many sincere artists, the artwork they produce are just like their own babies. Mrs. Jiang carved the image of her daughter on a stone. Her wish for the future of Hui'an stone carving is same as the hope for her child, to grow strong and live long. It's a beautiful and heart-warming movie that everybody can enjoy.


SAP business warehouse production support is needed in a live environment it is important that you check the system performance regularly and make any appropriate changes.You want to test several BW tools that have been developed with this task in mind.
Definition: An InfoPackage group is a collection of InfoPackages.
Use: During a data request, the scheduler is able to access InfoPackage groups directly, enabling it to request several InfoPackages at the same time.You process InfoPackage groups in the InfoSource tree in the Modeling or Monitoring area of the Administrator Workbench.
You can assign any number of InfoPackages to an InfoPackage group.You cannot assign InfoPackages with the same selection conditions, the same assignment to a combination of InfoSource / DataSource / or source system, or the same data type (transaction data or master data) to an InfoPackage group.
In the Data Targets tabstrip in the InfoPackage, you can set different options for the automatic deletion of requests that have been loaded already.
Event-controlled scheduling of jobs (processes).
Definition :An event is a signal to the background processing system that a particular status has been reached in the in system.The background processing system triggers all of the processes that have been waiting for this event.
Options:Successful completion of a process (subsequent processing) triggers a subsequent process and Determining event chains.
You use events to control processes in BW. You determine these events under Tools - CCMS - Jobs - Maintain Event.For more information about event processing, see the The Event Concept and Event Processing section of the Basis documentation.
Under Tools - CCMS - Jobs - Maintain Event, you have to create the events that you want to use to control processes in BW.Parallel processes run during event chain processing, so make sure that there are adequate backgound processes available.
Subsequent processing (event is triggered) following the successful / unsuccessful completion of a process.
You are able to start subsequent processes based on this type of event.
Definition: An event chain is a collection of events that have been completed successfully and independently of one another and to which the background processing system reacts .
Use : You arrange events into an event chain in the Administrator Workbench.If all of the events in the event chain are completed successfully, a success-event is triggered. You specify this success-event in the subsequent processing of the event chain.The start of this event can in its turn trigger other processes.
• Specify a name - Choose Create Event Chain.
• Assign an event type (successful or with errors).
• Specify parameters (for example, job number, job name).
are events with errors in the event chain.
• Save the event chain.
If, in the chain, you decide on one event that you want the system to trigger if its triggering-event is not completed successfully, and this event is triggered, it is triggered for the whole chain.
• Administrator Workbench (BW) - Tools- Event Chain Processing.
• Choose the Subsequent Processing option, and decide which event you want the system to trigger in the case of successful completion, and which event you want to be triggered if there are events with errors in the event chain.
• Save the event chain.If, in the chain, you decide on one event that you want the system to trigger if its triggering-event is not completed successfully, and this event is triggered, it is triggered for the whole chain.
Prerequisites:Under Tools - CCMS - Jobs - Maintain Event, you have determined the events that you want to use in an event chain and in the subsequent processing of the event chain.
ŸA process in BW is triggered by an event or by a transaction.When a process is complete (for Example, data has been loaded using an InfoPackage) a second event can be triggered (using the Subsequent Processing button) that in turn triggers a third process, and so on. The resulting sequence of events is called an event chain.A source system can also be accessed remotely by a Business AddIn (User-Exit) that subsequently controls an event or triggers a process in the source system.
A process in the source system has no direct event-control over BW processes. The source process is embedded in its own ABAP program. The function module rssm_event_raise is included and executed in this program. It can transfer a process to the BW.
ŸYou can specify a time delay for the procesing of an InfoPackage in BW. See the examples on the next slide.Instead of using an event, a BAPI (InfoPackage_Start) can also be called in the source system. It controls an InfoPackage in the BW directly. However, with this method you do not have the option of completing the process control in the BW.
In the source system, an event is sent to BW after a master data update has been completed.This event triggers an InfoPackage that requests the master data from the source system according to a specific time frame (InfoPackage is started periodically at a rate of once a week).this means that the InfoPackage is started in BW once a week only if changes are made to the master data.


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Q: path is acting up in python for this really simple program, it took the images from the file that the script was in. this was a few days ago. now it takes the files from my c_drive.
I fixed this by using the os module and changing the string, but this looks really inefficient.
import os
import pygame

file = os.path.realpath(__file__)
print(file)
path = file.replace('code.py', '')
os.chdir(path)

pygame.init()
screen = pygame.display.set_mode((500, 500))
pygame.display.set_caption('code')
icon = pygame.image.load('idle1.png').convert()
pygame.display.set_icon(icon)

running = True
while running:
    for event in pygame.event.get():
        if event.type == pygame.QUIT:
            running = False

    pygame.display.update()

is there a more effecient way to do this? is my python broken?

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Episode 42: Tom Jones discusses defending Earth against the threat of asteroids
// Jul 18, 2017
Frequent STEM-Talk listeners will more than likely recognize today's guest, veteran NASA astronaut Tom Jones, who joins us today to talk about the threat of near-Earth asteroids.
Tom occasionally helps co-host STEM-Talk. But for episode 42, regular co-hosts Ken Ford and Dawn Kernagis turn the microphone around to interview Tom about his days as an astronaut, planetary defense and asteroids.
It's a topic, as you will hear, that Tom is quite passionate about. He also has a great deal of expertise in the field. Before he became an astronaut, Tom earned a doctorate in planetary science from the University of Arizona in 1988. He's also a graduate of the United States Airforce Academy. His research interests range from the remote sensing of asteroids to meteorite spectroscopy to applications of space resources.
He became an astronaut in 1991 and received the NASA Space Flight Medal in 1994, 1996, and 2001. He also received the NASA Exceptional Service Award in 1997 and again in 2000. In 1995, he received the NASA Outstanding Leadership Medal.
Tom logged 52 days in space, including three space walks totaling more than 19 hours. He is the author of several books, including Sky Walking: An Astronauts Memoir, which the Wall Street Journal named as one of the five best books about space. His latest book is Ask the Astronaut: A Galaxy of Astonishing Answers to Your Questions about Space.
Below are links to Tom's books as wells the STEM-Talk interview with Pascal Lee, which Ken refers to while interviewing Tom.
Pascal Lee interview: https://www.ihmc.us/stemtalk/episode-17/
New Yorker article: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2011/02/28/vermin-of-the-sky
TFPD Report: https://www.ihmc.us/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/TFPD-FINAL-Report-to-NAC-10-6-10_v2.pdf
Tom Jones books:
"Sky Walking" – http://amzn.to/2t8dSQn
"Ask the Astronaut" – http://amzn.to/2vhUxZD
"Complete Idiots Guide to NASA" – http://amzn.to/2uWZHun
"Planetology" – http://amzn.to/2unXgnP
3:36: Ken and Dawn welcome Tom to the show.
4:11: Ken comments on the interesting path that Tom has travelled throughout his life and asks Tom to give a synopsis of his path of reinvention.
6:56: Dawn asks Tom to talk about the goals and highlights of the four shuttle missions he went on.
3:39: Dawn welcomes Tom as a guest on STEM-Talk.
9:23: Dawn comments on how Tom no longer flies in space, but he and some of his colleagues are now involved in another space mission that could save the Earth or a large part of it from destruction. Dawn then asks Tom how he became interested in planetary defense from asteroids.
11:30: Ken asks Tom to explain the differences between asteroids, comets, meteoroids, meteors, and meteorites.
13:37: Ken asks Tom how he would define a near-earth asteroid.
14:06: Dawn asks Tom how frequently asteroids strike the Earth.
16:27: Dawn asks Tom how likely she is to die in an asteroid catastrophe, statistically speaking.
18:27: Dawn discusses an article on planetary defense titled, Vermin of the Sky, published in The New Yorker in February of 2011. She comments on how Ken is quoted in the article as saying, "The very short perspective we have as humans makes the threat of asteroids seem smaller than it is. People of all sorts find it easier to kick the can down the road and hope for a mystical solution."
20:04: Ken comments on how in the same article Clark Chapman notes that "Unlike Hurricane Katrina, we can do something about an asteroid, the question is whether we would rather be wrong in overprotecting or wrong in under protecting". Ken then points out that one can imagine a near societal collapse should it be announced that, with high confidence, an asteroid was on a collision course with Earth, and that as a society we have no means to deflect it. Humans, Ken adds, would come to envy the dinosaurs who had no time to ruminate about their fate. Ken asks Tom if he can even imagine the societal disruption of such an announcement.
21:50: Dawn discusses how in January of this year the U.S. Government released a strategy for preparing for a Near-Earth Object (NEO) impact. She then asks Tom if he thinks the strategy is on the right track.
23:29: Dawn asks Tom to give a sense of how NASA deals with the asteroid hazard today.
25:04: Dawn asks Tom if he thinks that as NASA's interests in asteroids has increased, if it is striking the right balance between science, exploration, and planetary defense.
26:59: Ken discusses how Tom and Rusty Schweickart co-chaired the NASA Advisory Council's Ad Hoc Task Force on planetary defense, and how in October of 2010, their task force made five primary recommendations. Ken asks Tom to review them and briefly discuss what has transpired in the years since in a lightning round. Recommendation number one: organize for effective action on planetary defense.
28:17: Recommendation number two: acquire essential search, track, and warning capabilities.
29:10: Recommendation number three: investigate the nature of the impact threat.
29:41: Recommendation number four: prepare to respond to impact threats.
30:39: Recommendation number five: lead U.S. planetary defense effort in national and international forms.
32:05: Ken praises Tom on the successful lightning round.
32:08: Dawn asks Tom what the current score card is on our detection of NEOs and how the percentage of the NEO population discovered is.
33:49: Dawn asks Tom why we do not get more notice of the approaching objects.
34:53: Dawn comments on how Tom talked about the limitations of the ground-based detection. She then asks Tom to discuss why ground-based detection has these limitations.
36:10: Dawn asks Tom to talk about some of the cons of these space-based detection missions and whether or not there are solutions to these cons.
38:16: STEMTALK BLURB
38:42: Dawn asks Tom what we learned from the Chelyabinsk impact in 2013.
40:36: Dawn asks Tom how much it will cost to deal with the asteroid threat effectively.
41:55: Ken comments that clearly these relatively modest preventive costs would be entirely dwarfed by several orders of magnitude for any significant impact on Earth in a populated area.
42:57: Ken states that to put it in perspective, the initial annual cost estimated in the report is essentially the cost of a single, frontline jet fighter.
43:27: Dawn discusses Tom's role as a science advisor for the B612 Foundation that is now creating a new asteroid institute at the University of Washington. She then asks Tom what his take is on the new activities that this institute will be enabling, aside from searching for NEOs.
45:05: Dawn comments on how Tom is associated with the Association of Space Explorers and asks why they are interested in planetary defense.
46:16: Ken asks Tom to imagine that we have detected an NEO that seems to be on a collision course with Earth. He then asks Tom to review the leading proposed ideas on how humanity might deflect it sufficiently for it to actually miss the Earth.
49:45: Ken asks Tom if once we divert an asteroid collision whether or not it is gone for good. More specifically, how we can prevent an asteroid on its elliptical orbit from passing through a gravitational keyhole and returning to threaten Earth again.
52:37: Dawn comments on how ESA and NASA have been discussing a joint-asteroid deflection demonstration mission. She then asks Tom what the prospects are for that mission.
54:36: Dawn asks Tom if he thinks that the UN is the best organization to plan for a public safety hazard of this magnitude.
56:32: Ken asks Tom to talk about the natural uncertainty associated with projecting the exact place of impact on Earth and the implications for planning a deflection mission.
59:30: Dawn asks why it is that the topic of NEOs seems to fly under the radar and be of so little interest in comparison to other threats of much less gravity.
1:01:20: Ken comments on how he believes that this topic suffers from the sky is falling syndrome, evoking the story of Chicken Little. Also, that political leaders tend to think in terms of best election cycles and that it is hard to get them excited about potentially cataclysmic events that are nearly certain to happen in the long run.
1:02:50: Dawn discusses how NASA's 2017 budget eliminates funding for the asteroid redirect mission, which is to return a boulder from a Near-Earth Asteroid and put it on the moon. She then asks Tom if this cancellation affects our planetary defense efforts in any real sense.
1:04:10: Dawn asks Tom how we can use Near-Earth Asteroids and their resources to aid our human space flight exploration efforts.
1:05:13: Ken comments on how he finds Phobos and Deimos, moons of Mars, absolutely fascinating. He goes on to state that these may in fact be asteroids. He then asks Tom to talk about Phobos and Deimos and why they are of such great interest.
1:07:56: Ken recommends that the listeners interested in Phobos and Deimos check out an earlier STEM-Talk podcast with Pascal Lee. (See link above.)
1:08:14: Ken asks Tom what he sees as the role and timing of the lunar activity in the larger scheme of human space exploration.
1:09:53: Ken asks Tom what he sees as the best way for government to conduct its programs so as to help enable the success of commercial space products and service providers without directly subsidizing them.
1:11:39: Dawn comments on how Tom has had a very impressive career path and asks him what advice he would give to others who would like to someday work in space or explore the solar system.
1:14:03: Dawn discusses the four books Tom has written on space flight: "The Complete Idiot's Guide to NAS;" "Sky Walking: An Astronauts Memoir;" "Planetology: Unlocking the Secrets of the Solar System," and "Ask the Astronaut: A Galaxy of Astonishing Answers to Your Questions about Space Flight."
1:15:23: Dawn asks Tom if he deals with the asteroid hazard or planetary defense in any of these books.
1:16:19: Ken comments that Tom should heavily distribute The Complete Idiot's Guide to NASA in certain quarters of D.C.
1:16:46: Dawn asks Tom what other interests he pursues in addition to space.
1:17:31: Ken and Dawn thank Tom for joining them.


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Graduating Engines -- Wurdemann (17)
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Advance in Astronomical Science
AGFA Formulas for photographic use
American Practical Navigator
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Antique Scientific Instruments
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Appendix: World's Largest Telescopes, 1850-1950
The "Application" of Telescopes to Astronomical Instruments, 1667 - 1669: A Study in Historical Method


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The JERC website can have links to various non-government websites also such as Facebook, twitter etc. We do not undertake any responsibility for the contents and do not support any views expressed in these hyperlinks.
Mechanism to Check Hyperlink Accuracy- We manually perform the testing to check accuracy of the hyperlink of the website.
JERC does not object to you linking directly to the information that is hosted on Joint Electricity Regulation Commission website and no prior permission is required for the same. However, it is required to inform us about any links provided to Joint Electricity Regulation Commission website so that you can be informed of any changes or updates there in. Also, it is not permitted for JERC pages to be loaded into frames on your site. The pages belonging to Joint Electricity Regulation Commission website must load into a newly opened browser window of the User.
The validity and accuracy of the hyperlinked URL is checked on monthly basis by web manager to ensure the information is relevant and linked address is correct. JERC use broken link checker available on iwebestools.com to extract the list of broken links and then web manager compares the link name and URL to test the accuracy of the links.


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The First Vegan Burger On The Planet You Need A Ticket For
Posted on October 20, 2016 By Going Vegan No Comments on The First Vegan Burger On The Planet You Need A Ticket For
It's always the same story when people refuse to go vegan because of their addiction to meat. They say they just can't resign to the flavor of meat. Meanwhile, they are even options to eat vegan burgers that claim to taste like "real" burgers. However, the vegan burger that came out last Thursday seems to fully answer the demands of those meat-addicted people by offering them a plant-based alternative that gets so close to beef that it "bleeds" as Traci Des Jardins, the chef-owner of Jardiniere, puts it. This vegan burger also seems to be the first one you need not only to stand in line for several hours but even to order it in advance as it had been sold out so fast last weekend that the restaurant started to issue tickets to order it.
"Has there ever been a burger in San Francisco so popular that you needed a ticket to order it?
This Thursday, Jardiniere and Cockscomb began serving the Impossible Foods burger, a plant-based beef substitute that approximates beef so much that it "bleeds." (As The Chronicle described in our feature about the burger and its closest competitor, the "blood" is heme, a plant-based molecule that resembles the hemoglobin in blood.)
According to Traci Des Jardins, chef-owner of Jardiniere, on Thursday lines formed outside her restaurant several hours before the burger went on sale. The restaurant has sold out so quickly that it now issues tickets at 7 p.m. just to make sure it can meet all its orders.
Des Jardins has been consulting with Impossible Foods for a year now, advising the Redwood City-based firm as it moved from, as she says, "a science company to a food company."
"I was compelled by the idea [of the burger] in the context more of sustainability," she says, "how to supply our growing population with viable alternatives to meat."
Jardiniere is one of three West Coast restaurants launching the burger, which debuted at David Chang's Momofuku Nishi in New York City in July. Des Jardins cooks the patties in cast-iron skillets and serves them on (vegan) Acme buns, topped with Dijonnaise sauce, caramelized onions, avocado, cornichons, and lettuce and tomato. The Hayes Valley restaurant is only selling the burger in the lounge after 7:30 p.m., once the pre-theater rush has been served. (Chris Cosentino's Cockscomb is selling the Impossible Foods burger at lunch.)
"People are really enthusiastic," Des Jardins says. "It's a very different demographic than we get at Jardiniere, so it's fun for us." Younger diners make up the bulk of the burger eaters, and only a few longtime vegetarians have been grossed out by the burger's beefy verisimilitude."
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The Department of Transport has recently published a revised version of the Road Accident Fund Benefit Scheme Bill in the Government Gazette on 9 May 2014. Interested persons are invited to submit comments within 60 days of the publication. An earlier version of the Bill was published for public comment on 8 February 2013. Following receipt of public comments, the Bill was redrafted.
The new Bill provides for a no-fault benefit scheme and a new Administrator called the Road Accident Benefit Scheme Administrator ("RABSA"), which will replace the current Road Accident Fund ("RAF"). RABSA intends moving away from an insurance based system, which has been in operation in South Africa for many years, to a system of defined and structured benefits. An insurance based system endeavours to place the victim of a motor vehicle collision in the same position financially he/she was before the accident.
Prior to 1997, South Africa was governed by a system of compulsory motor vehicle accident insurance. Individuals were required to secure private insurance for physical damage and/or bodily injury arising from traffic collisions and against liability that could arise there from.
This system was replaced by the Road Accident Fund, a state insurer established by a statute. It provides insurance cover to all drivers of motor vehicles in South Africa in respect of liability incurred or damage caused as a result of a traffic collision. Liability incurred in relation to property damage (such as damage to vehicles, buildings, vehicle contents) is excluded from cover. The Road Accident Fund operates a system whereby the claimant is assigned a percentage of responsibility for the accident, and the Road Accident Fund pays the claimant a settlement according to the percentage that was not deemed to be their responsibility. Insurance premiums are collected by the Road Accident Fund through a levy on motor vehicle fuel. The Act was later amended, as it was unsustainable. It allowed for uncapped loss of income / support claims for both locals and foreigners, resulting in the RAF being sued for millions of Rands. Claimants were also automatically entitled to general damages for pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life, etc, and were fully reimbursed for past medical expenses on private tariffs.
The Amendment Act, currently in place is a more affordable and sustainable system. Claimants' rights have been drastically reduced under the new system. Claims for loss of income / support are capped resulting in a considerable reduction in the value of claims. Claimants are also only entitled to general damages for pain and suffering, loss of amenities of life, etc, in cases where their injuries are regarded as serious in terms of the American Medical Association guides. The Amendment Act also takes away a claimant's common law right to sue the wrongdoer for any damages resulting from bodily injury which cannot be recovered from the RAF.
Unfortunately the administration or the lack thereof in the RAF, is as in most government departments, in dire straits. A large percentage of the fuel levy is expended on administrative costs and does not reach the victims of motor vehicle collisions, which it is intended for.
The Department of Transport now wishes to further reduce the rights of claimants by introducing RABSA. Government should not hoodwink the public into believing this further amendment is to serve their best interests. The amendment is designed to serve no other interest than that of government. The new Bill will result in victims facing huge bills, receiving little or no compensation and not being able to claim damages other than the defined and structured benefits RABSA allows for.
A claimant is sent for a medical assessment, at his/her own cost, to determine whether the time off work is justified. A claimant is then compensated through a complex formulae of defined and structured benefits for the period off work. The formulae does not take into account: loss of future promotions, early retirement, loss of productivity, chances of future surgery, the working environment of the claimant and the fact that a claimant seriously injured is an unequal competitor in the open labour market.
A claimant is also sent for a medical assessment, at his/her own cost, to determine whether the claimant is permanently injured. A claimant deemed to be permanently injured, is then once again compensated through a formulae of defined and structured benefits. Claimants are paid on a monthly basis and are not entitled to lump sum awards. No provision is made for inflationary increases in monthly payments. Payments also terminate on the death of the beneficiary, resulting in dependants of claimants being left destitute.
RABSA results in the Administrator becoming the proverbial judge, jury and executioner, at the cost of the public, who will ultimately fund the Administrator through a levy provided for in the Customs and Excise Act. If the proposed Bill is approved, cash strapped victims will face insolvency due to administrative bungling within the RAF, which has instigated the new Bill.


Auburn, IndianaPhotos, maps and news from Auburn, Indiana.Updated January 30, 2018.
Auburn is a city in DeKalb County, Indiana, United States. The population was 13,086 at the 2010 census. Founded in 1836 by Wesley Park (1811–1868), the city is the county seat of DeKalb County. Auburn is also known as Home of the Classics.
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I go running. If you run far enough it's like meditating because your mind gets cleared.
Saturday morning I ran a mile in Maggie Daley Park.
That might not sound that exciting but it was part of a new race - the Run the Ribbon Mile Race - that had its first running this weekend. And while I haven't run a straight mile since high school, I had a pretty great time with this one (even if I did trail my wave by almost 20 seconds with a 6:32). As I said in my Newcity review, this is definitely a race with room to grow that should attract some attention from the running community (especially if mile races make their promised comeback).
Run the Ribbon - the Mile Race is Making a Comeback!
Just a few weeks ago I read this article in Chicago Athlete talking about how the mile race was starting to gain popularity. So I looked around for a mile race to run... and found the newly minted Run the Ribbon Mile Race, taking place this coming Saturday morning in (or maybe around is a better word) Maggie Daley Park.
Not only is it a mile race, it's a mile race in a sweet newly created location with a catchy title. And it's hosted by CARA (Chicago Area Runners Association). Which means it's legit.
"With mile races making a comeback, we thought a grass-roots running event would capture the attention and interest of our running community," says Ed Zylka, Executive Director of CARA. "So we set out to combine the mile, arguably the most revered distance in racing with the uniqueness of the skating ribbon course to create one of the most memorable race experiences around."
Over the years I've had mixed reactions (bad, good) to the Bastille Day 5K & 8K Run,Walk & Block Party (starting with that lengthy title), but it has been around longer than I have (this will be it's 34th year!) and it remains a popular summer race in Chicago.
I skipped it last year, but I'm ready to head back next month to check it out again. This year the race is in front of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum again and takes place on Thursday, July 9th with the 8K kicking off at 7:15pm and the 5K kicking off 15 minutes later.
One thing this race - which, according to the Special Events Management website "commemorates the French Revolution" - always has going for it is cool race shirt design (the 2013 race shirt was my 2nd favorite of the year) so I have high hopes for the event in that area. And this year promises an indoor post-race block party, which should be nice in mid-July.
Alright runners - the Humana Rock 'n' Roll Chicago Half Marathon is back in Chicago on July 19th. And, in fact, this year it's basically a running festival from Friday through Sunday (July 17th-19th), with the expo on Friday and Saturday, a 5K on Saturday and a 10K and half on Sunday.
And this year if you run the 5K on Saturday and then either the 10K or half on Sunday you get a special "Remix Challenge" medal. Because these kinds of "challenge" gimmicks always work on me, I'm now registered for both the 5K and the half.
If you've read about RAM Racing's Terrapin 5K over the last few years (maybe here or maybe over at Fuzzy's blog, or really all over the place) then you know what the basic theme is. If not, then you should know that it's a 5K nestled in a music festival and it usually takes place the Thursday night before Lollapalooza starts. This year, though, it's on Thursday, July 2nd. Fittingly. It's the Thursday before The Grateful Dead perform together one last time at Soldier Field.
And it's the last Terrapin 5K. Mirroring the final performance by The Dead, the Terrapin website claims that the "Terrapin 5k is Headed Back to Chicago for One Last Time!" I checked with RAM Racing on this one to make sure it wasn't a publicity stunt and a representative confirmed: "This is the last time we are doing this race."
Saturday morning I woke up at six with a cold that I had been dealing with for a few days, took some DayQuil and caught a train downtown. Since DayQuil is basically magic (at least for a few hours) by the time the race kicked off at 7:20 I felt totally fine. And the race - the Volition America Half Marathon - was totally fine too (check out my Newcity review for some elaboration on that sentiment).
When I got to the starting line it was pretty packed - both with runners and with American flags. I didn't realize until after the race that there were over 600 runners. Organizers did a good job of packing us in there without making us feel so packed in.
Pretty much everything about this race was well-organized, especially for an inaugural race. The gear check was the size of gear checks that I've seen in much larger races (there were around 800 runners in both the half marathon and 5K) and I was able to check my bag right after arriving.
Have you ever talked a big game and then found yourself having to back it up? It's not a particularly exciting position to be in. And at mile 21 of the Starved Rock Country Marathon this morning, that's exactly where I found myself.
Just last weekend I was talking to a dude at a bar (The Grafton Pub, to be specific - cool place if you're in Lincoln Square) and he was describing watching runners getting pulled from this year's Illinois Marathon due to rain last month. He asked me what I would do if that (being told to quit a canceled race) ever happened to me.
"I'd just ignore them and keep going," I said.
"But what if they're like, 'The course is closed - you HAVE to stop running!'?" he asked.
"I'd just run around them."
At the end of last month I ran the Big Sur International Marathon. And I'm not going to lie. It was hard. It was so hard that it didn't just hurt my legs. It hurt my feelings.
And as I was sitting at home thinking about my hurt feelings I saw another upcoming marathon that looks picturesque and unique: the Starved Rock Country Marathon. So, I did the appropriate thing and signed up for another marathon - why let all that hill training from last month go to waste!? The race starts Saturday morning (May 16th) at 7am in Ottawa, Illinois.
The Big Sur International Marathon or What's With All the Hills???
Five days ago I woke up in Carmel at 2:30 in the morning so that I could head to a local middle school and wait in line for a school bus that would arrive at 3:30 and take me 26.2 miles away to Big Sur, just so that I could wait two hours in the dark and then run back along a windy, hilly stretch of highway.
Taken on its own, that sounds like madness. And while I'm not one to dispute that appraisal, I should perhaps add that there were several thousand people taking this journey with me. That many people can't be crazy right? Debatable.
Last year the Universal Sole Four Mile Classic took place on an incredibly windy day in Dusable Harbor. A day so windy that one of the covered tents from the basecamp got blown straight into the lake. It may have been windy but it was still a great race with an even better post-race party (seriously, all-you-can-drink 312). Well, that race is coming back for another go-round, but this time it's moving farther north to Montrose Harbor - where the first official Burgers and Beer 5K was hosted (also by Universal Sole).
The press release says that runners can expect "the usual USOLE perks (swag, beer, prizes and a great party)" along with a "flat, fast 4 mile run along the northern stretch of the Lakefront Path." And they also have an post-race party planned.
This one will be on the roof top of Lakeshore Sport & Fitness in Lincoln Park where they'll host a "killer raffle" with Goose Island beer and food.
Great news for the Chicago running community!
Fleet Feet Sports and RAM Racing just announced in a joint statement that they will "now have packet pickups for all our races at our own stores as well as at each others' stores, making it easier for all our participants to pick up their race packets closer to work or home."
"As friendly competitors we were challenged on how much we could collaborate in serving the Windy City's endurance athletes," says the statement, signed by both Dave Zimmer and Steve Ginsburg. But based on recent changes the two say they can now "work together and blanket Chicagoland with the best retail, coaching and racing services conveniently located for everyone in the metropolitan area."
Fleet Feet has six locations in the Chicagoland area and Running Away Multisport is in Deerfield.
The Bank of America Chicago Marathon lottery closes at noon on Tuesday (tomorrow). If you're like me, then you've probably already put your name in. But if you want to avoid the anticipation of knowing whether or not you got into the race - or if you're just a good person - you can get a guaranteed entry spot now via a charity.
If you're looking for a good charity to run with, one of my neighbors, Michelle Di Benedetto, is leading the charity team for the Infant Welfare Society of Chicago (IWS).
IWS actively engages in preventive care through medical, dental, optometry and behavioral health services and our marathon team is part of that mission - celebrating healthy lifestyles and early intervention.


The Cake Tree is a truly compelling yet disturbing read that reminds me of a twisted and dark children's tale, the kind where you try to figure out what the moral of the story is but find it a little difficult because you can't believe how the ending turned out.
Don't lie because even a little lie can lead to terrible consequences. Maybe that can be the moral?
The character referred to as 'the boy'(whose name the writer does not reveal to emphasize how little he means to Edissa- I may be wrong, I'm simply making assumptions) intrigued me the most. I think it was the way he simply watched her in silence and is referred to as her 'follower', making him come across as creepy to me. Though he doesn't intend for what happens to happen (I won't spoil it) I think it was clear that his actions would produce quite grisly consequences simply from the way he's presented to the reader.
What I love the most about this story is how powerfully the dark plot contrasts with the sweet, little children and lovely, fairy tale-like tree.
It's a simple yet powerful story and I would recommend it to anyone, especially to those who enjoy a quick read and like stories with both a sprinkling of 'sugar and spice' and 'snips and snails'.


Judging from the number of phone calls the newsroom has received in recent weeks, more than just the holiday season has arrived in Wise County.
'Tis the season for scams, apparently.
I received a call last week from a man who said he was contacted by a person who claimed to be his grandson. This "grandson" was in jail in another state, and he needed someone to send money to the jail to bail him out.
This isn't the first time I've heard about this type of scam.
The man I talked to said it was strange how the person on the other end of the line even sounded similar to his grandson, but he was rightfully skeptical.
The intended victim hung up and called his grandson, who reassured him he was neither in the state nor the jail where the scammer claimed he was.
These scammers play on the sympathy of these individuals, and since the scam is still going on, apparently many people fall victim to this trick.
Perhaps the most common scam we hear about is the IRS scam. The scammer claims to be with the IRS and tells the victim they owe money and asks for credit card or debit card numbers over the phone. They may even threaten arrest if the payment is not made immediately.
The IRS says it never: calls about owed taxes without first mailing a bill; demands payment without giving you the chance to appeal; nor requires a certain payment method.
Our area was also ripe for scammers after the recent hail storm.
While many of the out-of-town companies who descended on Decatur were legitimate businesses, the Decatur Police Department received plenty of complaints from people who reported possible scams.
Our home phone rang a day after the hailstorm, and the number appeared to be from someone I know here in town. But instead, the person on the line was from an out-of-town roofing company who was offering a free roofing inspection.
That same day representatives were out combing the neighborhoods talking to residents about possible roof damage. We just replaced our roof a few months ago and had no intentions of getting another one so soon.
We eventually stuck the sign of the (local) roofing company we used back in our yard to deter out-of-towners from stopping.
We removed the sign to mow one day. That same afternoon, a card for roofing inspection was left in our door.
1. Check to make sure that the roofing contractor is in good standing with the Better Business Bureau.
2. Research how many years of experience they have as a roofing contractor in North Texas.
3. Find out if they are insured. Don't hesitate to ask a roofing contractor for a certificate of insurance and make sure that the coverage is in effect throughout your project.
4. Find out where the roofing company is located. Have they just come to town with the storms?
5. Get warranty information in writing (for materials and labor). Consider how long your contractor has been in business and where they are located when looking at their labor warranty.
6. Do they have credit references? Ask for a list of local suppliers, and call them to ensure that the roofing contractor is in good standing. You don't want to be left footing the bill for roofing materials.
7. Will they give you a detailed, written proposal?
8. Are they asking for money upfront? Homeowners should beware of paying before the job is complete. A partial payment for materials, however, after they have been delivered to your project location or if the material is a special high-end custom product, is not unusual.
9. Is the roofer offering to "take care of" or "eat" your insurance deductible? Talk directly to your insurance company to ensure that the offer doesn't commit insurance fraud.
10. If the roofing contractor's bid is significantly lower than their competitors, find out why and what materials they are using. Compare apples to apples.
More information on roofing scams can be found at www.ntrca.com.


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Lucavsala island
An island on the Daugava river, which only a few years ago was full of abandoned sheds, has become a popular place for bathing and recreation after the launch of renovation works. The Lucavsala park attracts children, those who prefer active recreation and other residents who want to enjoy nature while remaining close to the city centre.
The park has a swimming area equipped with changing cabins. The beach has been designed so that both children and adults can swim safely. It is located right across from Zaķusala island, granting a view that will make you forget you are in the centre of the city. There is a shoal in the middle of the river which can be safely reached from the bank and volleyball pitches next to the bathing area.
The playground has everything children need to have fun - they can jump, slide, climb, or play in a sandbox. They can also make new friends among the many children who visit!
After reaching the Salu bridge / Mūkusalas Street roundabout, turn next to the Neste service station and KSenukai store; then turn left and you've arrived.
Take trolleybus No. 19 and get off at the "Lucavsala" stop
On bicycle
Cross Akmens or Salu bridge. The ride takes 20 minutes.
Festivals, Festivities
Positivus Festival 2023


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Burkova, Svetlana; Filimonova, Elizaveta; Kimmelman, Vadim; Kopylova, Viktoriia; Semushina, Nina. 2019. Lexical expression of time in Russian Sign Language. Sign Language Studies. 19: 175-203.


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The Center™: Hundreds of Arts & Cultural Events Unite Like-Minded People in NYC's LGBT Community
Sean Garrity Updated: 9/29/16
The Short Version: The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has served as a beacon for New York City's LGBT community since 1983, providing outstanding social, cultural, and health- and wellness-based programming and currently welcoming 300,000 visits a year. Film screenings, theatrical productions, visual arts shows, and the like attract a diverse set of attendees, and social components are built into all of the events, providing great opportunities to meet like-minded people in a welcoming, safe place. If you're looking to experience culture, learn something new, and get to know various types of people, The Center is the place to do it.
New York City has a long-standing reputation as the hub of arts and culture in the United States. By the 19th century, Broadway was the center of the country's performing arts industry. In the 1920s, the city's African-American community brought us the Harlem Renaissance. Andy Warhol hit the scene in the 1950s, ushering in the visual pop arts movement.
Today, New York City remains at the heart of American culture. The city's vibrant community pumps the lifeblood that fuels its more than 1,200 cultural venues. Home to over 700 art galleries, 300 nonprofit theater and dance companies, and hundreds of museums, there is no shortage of activities for those interested in the arts.
Of the LGBT institutions offering arts and cultural programs throughout the city, one stands out as a model of community and relationship building. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center has been bringing people together to enjoy the arts for decades. Since 1983, The Center has welcomed more than 300,000 visitors and continues to provide outstanding social, cultural, wellness, and health-based programming to the LGBT community.
The Center's arts and cultural programming connects people who want to learn and have fun together.
With social components built into all of their activities, The Center offers attendees opportunities to connect with people with shared interests including film, theater, visual arts, and literature.
"No matter the event, whether it's a play, an author talk, a music performance, a film screening, or a comedy show, people are looking for an opportunity to do the things they love," said Robb Leigh Davis, The Center's Director of Cultural Engagement.
And, for those in the LGBT community looking to share experiences with others interested in the arts, The Center provides an ideal, safe space.
"It feels good and comfortable to be in a space where you feel safe and 100% identify as yourself and meet people who are in the same mindset as you," Robb said. "That's what people enjoy about their experiences at The Center."
Celebrating the Humanities: The Center's Top 4 Venues to Connect
The Center offers a host of activities where attendees can learn, have fun, and connect. Some of the most popular events include film screenings, theatrical performances, literary readings, and visual arts shows, but attendees often walk away with much more than just the enjoyment of the event.
"You can also learn about other things while you're there," Robb said. "There are people who've lived in the city all of their lives, but they either never had a reason to come in or they felt the building was only for social services. But they might have started attending the cultural program, appreciated it, and, as a result, attended another program. The outcome is people learning about all of the other things that are offered inside this building."
Robb Leigh Davis, Director of Cultural Engagement, poses with Nneka Onuorah (second from right), director of "The Same Difference," and guests, at one of the many films presented at The Center.
With social components built into all of The Center's events, attendees can come together and share their appreciation of the arts. Here are the top four venues where people can connect:
1. Film Screenings
Film screenings are probably The Center's most popular events. The Center has partnered with NewFest, an organization that presents year-round film screenings and events that include New York's annual LGBT Film Festival. This partnership has proven successful, as The Center presents a new film each month. The Center also acts as the co-screening location for NewFest's annual film festival.
2. Theatrical Performances
Robb's background makes him an ideal fit as The Center's Director of Cultural Engagement. A theater major at Syracuse University, Robb has experience writing, directing, and performing in numerous theatrical productions. Coupled with behind-the-scenes creative work he performed for television and working for the Department of Education to bring the arts to children in communities where they were lacking — it's no wonder The Center enlisted him to head their arts and culture division.
The Center regularly partners with New York City institutions, such as the New York City Public Theater, to bring audiences top-notch productions. These performances are the perfect places to meet new people and network in the performing arts community.
3. Literary Readings
The Center holds literary readings and talks with authors on an almost weekly basis. These provide wonderful educational opportunities for attendees and work to foster engaging discussions during social hours after the events.
4. Visual Arts Shows
The Center has a gallery of artwork on their walls that rotates bi-monthly. The subject matter is always compelling and frequently addresses some of the larger social justice issues that the U.S. faces. Walking the gallery during openings is a great way to meet others and talk about the topics that matter to us most.
Strike Up Conversations & Build Lasting Bonds at Social Hours
The arts and cultural events at The Center are exceptional and produced by some of the finest artists and performers in the city. What makes them even better, though, is their social aspect.
"Whether we're showing the NewFest films, a theater production, or the art gallery openings, everything we do has a social aspect to it," Robb said. "Socializing is an integral aspect to our events. Meeting and connecting with new people is a key part of everything we present. I make it a point that after every event there is a social hour."
There are social components to all of The Center's events, making them great places to meet people.
Attendees are able to connect and talk about the events they attend. They're designed to encourage communication, which inevitably leads to new friendships and other connections. In fact, the events create a type of domino effect in connecting people.
"I've started to encounter people who have met through these events over the last couple of months, and they've established a friendship and made connections," Robb explained. "They look forward to seeing that person at the next event and they introduce them to a new person. And so, I'm trying to build this notion of community building into everything we present."
While all of the events are great places to connect, Robb notes that the NewFest film series has been remarkably successful in fostering conversation and engagement during social hours. The films in the series have strong social justice themes and pull in people from very disparate communities. And with 100 to 150 people attending some of these screenings, attendees are sure to find common ground and strike up interesting conversations with others.
Relationship and community building crosses generations at The Center's events. Recently, The Center featured a talk with celebrated author Edmund White. White, 80, attracted an audience mainly composed of older people. There were young people in attendance, too, however, and what transpired was very exciting.
"You saw this kind of intergenerational connection develop that doesn't always take root," Robb said. "But I was grateful to actually see that happening and to see people from different generations sharing with each other and attempting to build community and bridges that often don't exist between the generations."
Providing Safe Spaces to Learn, Have Fun & Grow Together
In 1983, The Center opened their doors to the LGBT community to provide programs focused on health, wellness, and community connection. Not long after, their first cultural program, Second Tuesdays, was launched by board member Diana Leo to bring some of New York City's public figures in the arts to speak to their community. Since then, The Center has grown and offers an array of cultural programming that gives the community the ability to come together in a safe space to enjoy events and companionship.
The Center employs a very diverse staff of over 100 people who work in areas of social services, cultural affairs, communications, finance, fundraising, and more. The people The Center employs are reflective of those they serve, which creates a very welcoming experience for the community.
The Center's cultural events provide the LGBT community a safe space to congregate.
"People have grown up with The Center," Robb said. "There are people who started out in the youth program who have been with The Center almost from inception. They find a family, a home, and a very strong community inside the building."
Because The Center's mission revolves around empowering and building a strong LGBT community, it is an ideal space for people to congregate and make connections.
"Gay spaces don't exist in the way they once did, and I think that people are looking for an opportunity to connect with like-minded people in a location that isn't necessarily a bar," Robb said. "This is nothing against the bar scene whatsoever; it just gives people an alternative. Whether they're coming to an author reading or a music performance, it's just an opportunity to be in a safe space with people who share similar interests."
On the Horizon: The Center Aims to Expand With New Partnerships
Going forward, The Center is looking to expand their work in the community. They hope to continue to grow partnerships with the Public Theater's Mobile Shakespeare Unit and NewFest and create a seasonal programming schedule.
The Center also intends to expand partnerships with schools and other social justice and theater organizations and aims to cultivate relationships with LGBT groups not located in Manhattan.
"We're everywhere, so if there's an LGBT center in Queens, it may make sense for us to go," Robb said. "I would love for us to go have 'A Night with The Center in Jackson Heights,' or 'A Night with The Center in the Bronx,' and not lock into the notion that everything has to happen here. We can go meet the community where they are."
The Center's programs embody the reasons why New York City remains at the heart of arts and culture in the United States. Whatever their path forward, it is certain that The Center will continue to build relationships and community in the city and beyond.
Sean Garrity
Sean Garrity is a Contributing Editor for DatingAdvice.com and has an extensive background in researching, writing, and editing on a wide range of topics for industry and consumer publications. Sean's goal is to inform modern daters of the latest trends, technologies, and solutions that might help them meet their match. When he's not behind a keyboard, you can probably find Sean outdoors camping, fishing, or skateboarding.


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West Ham 1 Chelsea 0: Tearful Di Canio pounces
By Jonathan Northcroft at Upton Park
A goal, his 50th for the club in possibly his last home appearance — and in his first game after 10 weeks in exile — means the Hammers will take their fight for survival to the final day of the season. This victory could, of course, merely prolong the agony. But ecstasy was unmistakeably the thing at Upton Park yesterday.
Who should be surprised that Di Canio, the great actor in his own self-drama, was the one writing the script? Having emerged from the bench, he barely had a decent touch other than the one in the 71st minute that brought West Ham hope and himself glory. It came after the move of the game.
Frederic Kanoute held up the ball before feeding Joe Cole,


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