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Photograph of Glady Thacher by Frank Wing
Glady Thacher started four nonprofits in her oversized living room — and they've helped people live better lives
By FRAN MORELAND JOHNS
Soon after her graduation from Smith College in the late 1940s, Glady Thacher took on the traditional roles of supportive wife and mother then mandatory for most women. But she quickly decided there was a loftier goal: reaching her full potential — and helping others reach theirs, too. As a result, thousands of women, and not a few men, have Thacher to thank for broadening and enriching their lives — mostly through organizations she nurtured and launched in her own living room.
She and Jim Thacher, who had finished Yale Law School after serving in the Army during World War II, moved to San Francisco from the east coast with their first child — she was pregnant with their second — in 1953. "I had loved San Francisco since the first time I visited, when I was 17," she says. "I loved the life of freedom and spaciousness."
Thacher was a painter in those mid-1950s days. "But it dawned on me that was pretty selfish, with a husband and two kids," she says. "So I closed up the studio and made space for a 'mother's helper.' I fell back to being just a mom, being a nonentity."
There were eventually two sons and two daughters; today, there are also 10 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Along the way, her just-a-mom role morphed as Thacher took on multiple civic endeavors.
"My life changed toward a true vocation when I was asked to sit on the board of Conard House," Thacher says of the nonprofit that provides resources for people living with chronic mental illness. "Founder Elaine Mikels had gotten a grant from the National Institutes of Health to create the first halfway house for young people with mental illness coming back from Napa State Hospital. I'd never been on a board before. We were in dire need of money, and I'd never even been a fundraiser before."
A Chronicle story and a state grant got the nonprofit on its way, and the rest was up to the board. "Cissie Swig was on the board — she was so gorgeous," Thacher recalls. "We would go up to Sacramento with another board member and beg for money."
Thacher delights in telling how the three each committed to asking one designated person for $1,000, and Swig — now widely renowned for her philanthropic and other accomplishments — was the only person who didn't get the money. Thacher's success confirmed her future as a dynamic fundraiser for organizations she created and supported.
"A relative said I became 'a legendary beggar,' " she says. "That made perfect sense to me: a beggar is a beggar."
The causes Thacher was begging for would also become legendary. "What I was really interested in was why young adults should feel so unempowered," she says. "So I went for a counseling degree at San Francisco State. This was in the late 1960s, when everything was in turmoil at S.F. State. The experience far outweighed the academics, opening my eyes to what others were going through."
The Thachers had bought a house in Presidio Heights with a main room about half the size of a basketball court. A previous owner had knocked out some walls to double the size of the room, made even grander by its 12-foot ceiling.
"I looked at the size of this living room, and saw I could create an office where the students I'd been practicing counseling on could come," she says now, sitting in the same spot. "I set up desks, a 3M copier on the piano and a card catalogue. Then I persuaded a number of parents to be on a volunteer board. Kids from 14 to 18 needed to learn what they could do and get paid for — to find out they were worth something."
Enterprise for Youth was born to solve the problem that seemed obvious to Thacher: No one — neither parents nor teachers — was truly listening to the young people, asking them about their skills, interests and dreams. Initially, she paired questing high school students with friends of hers "who had training in non-judgmental listening skills."
The nonprofit organization soon outgrew Thacher's spacious living room, meaning more funding was needed. Board member Nancee Erickson spearheaded the creation of the San Francisco Art and Antiques Show, which recently concluded its 37th year as a major Bay Area event — and guarantees support for Enterprise.
Next Thacher wanted to share her path to empowerment with others of her generation. She began inviting other Smith graduates into her living room and counseling them about career choices. "I was intensely hated by their husbands," she recalls. The Smith graduates soon expanded to the other Seven Sister colleges, and from there to college graduates in general. Eventually it became Alumnae Resources, which offered career counseling to hundreds of women — "until the internet came along," Thacher says, and career centers were no longer needed.
She says her husband was not among the ranks of the naysayers. "I had a little nest egg of my own," Thacher acknowledges, "but I was blessed that Jim never felt women were inferior."
Another Thacher enterprise is the San Francisco Education Fund, which she founded in 1979 to support public education and help those from underserved communities graduate ready for college, careers and civic responsibility.
Later her spacious living room would provide a place for the beginnings of yet another nonprofit, San Francisco Village, when Thacher and a group of other committed adults gathered to address concerns about aging and housing for older people in the city. Officially launched in 2009, San Francisco Village now has a staff of five, a volunteer corps of 175 and more than 375 members ranging in age from 60 to 96, located in 25 different neighborhoods.
Thacher's contributions to the community and the wider world did not come without personal cost. "I was not a good mother," she says in her usually direct manner. "When I graduated from college, women were on the cusp of emerging in their own time. But even the most educated wives were expected to drop everything and support their husband's careers. Being a mother could not be a win-win; you were taking something out of the bank and away from your own children. My oldest daughter in particular felt gypped. We have had our ups and downs, but are now pretty much on the same page."
The Thachers were never your ordinary family. Glady — as she is known to one and all, although her given name is Gladys — was busy improving the world. The four children were growing up into their own distinct careers and choices. Jim Thacher was deeply involved in Democratic politics — local, state and national — and in a Marin sheep ranch he bought when the children were young.
"There were Christmas mornings when Jim was at the ranch," Thacher recalls, "because sheep don't observe holidays."
He could be found walking the 40 or so blocks to his downtown law office every day, and elsewhere around San Francisco, often accompanied by his brother, Carter. It was on one such long walk that he suffered one of the two strokes that took his life in 2008. He was 83 years old. "We had a happy, stable marriage," Glady recalls with a contented smile.
"I'm still busy, and very happy," says the octogenarian activist. Staying busy involves keeping her fingers in multiple community pies, reading, walking her dog, Brody, and spending time with "Dear David" Perlman, her companion.
David Perlman and Glady Thacher
A late-life romance
SEVERAL YEARS AFTER her husband Jim Thacher's death in 2008, Glady Thacher crossed paths with longtime San Francisco Chronicle science editor David Perlman, whose wife had died five years earlier.
"Jim and I used to go out to dinner at Osteria on Sacramento, and David and his wife were often there, too. We didn't really know them, and they sat at a table on the other side of the restaurant," she recalls. "But I knew who he was. A relative of mine wanted to be a journalist, so I corralled David to counsel her."
That was the beginning of their friendship. Although Thacher says she was not interested in Perlman romantically at first, that slowly changed. "It took about a year," she says. "A friend asked him to bring me to a birthday party, and I decided we should be boyfriend-girlfriend. I told people for a while that I had a boyfriend, but he didn't know it yet."
Perlman eventually reached the same conclusion, after a small incident of jealousy when Thacher went to another party in the company of another gentleman. The two have been a happy couple for half a dozen years. In her 80s and his 90s, they traveled to visit friends and family on the east coast, and to Paris and the south of France just for fun. At the end of last year, Thacher helped Perlman celebrate his 100th birthday. "All the family came," she reports. "I made him a yearbook."
Perlman, who has had a few recent health issues, now uses a wheelchair and has full-time help, but he "spends no time feeling down," Thacher says. She walks the dozen or so blocks from her home in Presidio Heights to his home in the Inner Richmond to spend most weekends, and they enjoy dinners and quiet times together.
As with many late-life romances that follow long, happy marriages, not all of their children are enthusiastic. But most in their extended families simply appreciate the joy that these two legendary San Franciscans have found in one another.
"It is just a lovely romance," says one longtime friend. "Sometimes I think late-life romances are the loveliest of all."
— Fran Moreland Johns
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Weekday Liturgies The congregation is invited to attend Evening Prayer on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday at 5:30 p.m. in the Church; the midweek Eucharist is held on Wednesdays at 12:15 p.m. in Saint Mary's Chapel.
Adult Forum: "Paul and the Crises of His Churches – 1st Corinthians Paul's theological belief in Christ's death and resurrection has clear ethical implications for the life of believers. How does Paul's belief in the future – bodily resurrection of believers – relate to forms of Christianity that are prevalent in our world? Come study the problems of the church in Corinth. Join us following the 8:00 a.m. service in Saint Mary's Chapel.
JDOK's: Last fall was an incredibly busy time at Saint John's. JDOKS (the Junior Daughters of the King) didn't meet because of all the other scheduled parish activities. Now it's time to ask, "What shall we do with JDOKS for the new year?" Several members have asked me when we were going to meet, and I would like us to meet and discuss this. We have a rich history of activities in the parish. We have limitless possibilities for the future! What would you like the Junior Daughters to do and be? If you are interested in being a part of this, please meet with us Sunday, February 17, in Saint Mary's right after the 10:15 service. Bring your thoughts and ideas with you. Bring a parent or grandparent with you as we discuss and plan. Any girls between the ages of 7 and 18 who are not members but are interested in learning more about this organization are invited to come! If you have questions before the meeting, please contact Karla Davis or Sherrie Burkholder.
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The map achieves its goal of drawing people into the data but I feel there are some missed opportunities here.
From a data perspective you can filter to see the most endangered languages but clicking on an individual point just shows the name of the language. It's not until you're on an individual language page that you see just how endangered it is and how few speakers remain. I wish this type of information were accessible from the map and visualized in a way that illustrates just how low the number of speakers is.
Beyond how the information is visualized I think there is a missed opportunity for emotional impact through design here. Languages are endangered because their native speakers are dying. The site is headlined "The World Through 3054 Lenses" because this is exactly what languages are. The importance of each language is a difficult concept to communicate online but I don't think this project really attempts to achieve that. Right now the most interesting parts of the site, aside from the map, are video samples of some of the languages. Emotion isn't something we usually associate with data visualization but it can be a powerful catalyst and call to action.
This is a video produced by Everynone in association with the fantastic podcast RadioLab. Take a look.
If you're as fascinated with the idea of language as I am then you'll enjoy this Radiolab Episode entitled "Words." Even the first segment gives new meaning to the Endangered Languages project.


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I was going to wait till the summer to install it, but I succumbed and installed it last week. It takes a little getting used to, old habits are hard to reform, and it's not quite finished (what software ever is), and much of the software that's out to run on it is Beta.
What strikes me most about his response is that even while installing a software that was, by his own admission, still a long way from being finished, Adams could only think about the future. He didn't talk about the bugs or problems, all he saw was the promise of what was to come. Even when chatting with fans on his message board, Adams promoted the same love of technology and thirst for the future that drove so many of his books.
It's fitting that his final word to fans was a positive view of a still-developing technology.
Thanks to Reddit user danwin for finding this post and posting about it on the Apple Reddit forum.


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Nahum steht für:
 Nahum, ein prophetisches Buch des Alten Testaments

Nahum ist Namensbestandteil folgender Personen:
 Ana Nahúm († 2015), uruguayische Rundfunkjournalistin
 Chaim Nahum (1872–1960), türkischer Großrabbiner
 Jacques Nahum (1921–2017), französischer Regisseur, Produzent und Drehbuchautor
 Nahum J. Bachelder (1854–1934), US-amerikanischer Politiker
 Nahum Norbert Glatzer (1903–1990), US-amerikanischer Rabbiner und Hochschullehrer
 Nahum Golan (gebürtig Norbert Spiegel; 1915–1991), israelischer Brigadegeneral
 Nahum Parker (1760–1839), US-amerikanischer Politiker
 Nahum Stutchkoff (1893–1965), jiddisch-polnisch-amerikanischer Schauspieler, Schriftsteller und Lexikograph
 Nahum Tate (1652–1715), englischer Dichter
 Nahum (Künstler) (* 1979), mexikanischer Künstler und Musiker

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 Nachum
 Naum (Begriffsklärung)
 Naoum

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Discussion in 'Questions (Windows Mobile)' started by DaveW, Nov 3, 2008.
I am a Newbie to Basic4PPC so sorry if this is a dumb question!!
x = img1obj.GetProperty("X") '<error here!
Can anyone help get me on the right track?
You can have a look at this sample program.
I also note that you are using dzImage.dll on the desktop, it should be dzImageDesktop.dll. Make sure you have got the latest version from post #30 here http://www.basic4ppc.com/forum/additional-libraries/1403-dzimage-library-3.html.
You should also assign a filter to the OpenDialog to define the files types you want to open.
OpenDialog1.Filter = "Picture Files|*.bmp;*.jpg|Text Files|*.txt|All Files|*.*"
In your code img1obj contains a reference to your Image1 control. img1mve is an event object, owned by img1obj, that calls NewEvent when the mouse moves over the image.
Each event has an eventargs object assoicated with it that contains none, one or more details of the event depending upon the event type. In this case X and Y are properties of the eventargs belonging to the img1mve event. You cannot access these properties through img1obj, you must get them from the eventargs of the img1mve event and for this reason these are exposed to you by the Data property of the img1mve event object.
The Door library is not intended for routine use by "normal" programmers. To use it, other than by example, needs reasonably in-depth knowledge of the underlying .NET Common Language Runtime and its objects, and knowledge of how to access its documentation and understand it once you have found it. The library is provided so that features of objects that are desired to be used when they are not exposed by Basic4ppc or its libraries can be accessed without having to implement them in a library upgrade. The major "users" of this library are probably Erel and myself on behalf of other users.
Thanks for the excellent explanation of the 'why' !
Having got the Desktop version of the posted code working, I made the Setup and Install files using the SetupBuilder program, I put the dlls (dzEventsMagic, Door, dzImage, ImageLib) and exe in the installer and installed the app on my PDA. However I get a NullReferenceException when I try to open an image. If I say continue the image appears but the ScrollBars do not. This seems to indicate that the errors is in the 'door' bit still.
I know that bugfixing idiot's code is not your job, but I would be very impressed if you (or anyone) could offer more help!
Its always as well to post the actual code that is failing. Try running the app in the IDE on the device, this should give you the line number that is failing and therefore a better idea of what is wrong.
EDIT :- You did compile the exe for the device didn't you?
And yes, I have compiled the app - though I confess I did miss that the first couple of times!
I do have the messages on my device and it is line 20. I should have remembered this as it has come up before on this app. See post #10 here http://www.basic4ppc.com/forum/questions-help-needed/870-error-messages-device.html#post4461 for the changes to run on a device.
Thanks for the excellent help!


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An historic $4 million dollar gift from Winnipeg business icons and philanthropists John and Bonnie Buhler to The University of Winnipeg announced Friday, January 22, 2010 supported construction of one of downtown's signature buildings at 460 Portage Avenue, the Buhler Centre, and provided financial support to business students with special scholarships.
$3 million of the donation allowed UWinnipeg to consolidate its entire Faculty of Business and Economics inside the Buhler Centre at the corner of Portage Avenue and Colony Street, and includes state-of-the-art classrooms, computer labs and meeting spaces. The additional $1 million created the Buhler Knowledge Access Fund to provide ongoing business scholarships within the Faculty of Business and Economics to outstanding students and those in need, including single parents and those with lower incomes.
In addition to the Faculty of Business and Economics, the eco-friendly Silver LEED Buhler Centre is home to UWinnipeg's Professional, Applied and Continuing Education (PACE) Division and Plug In Institute of Contemporary Art.
The Buhler Centre opened on time and on budget in September 2010.
Stella's Cafe and Bakery opened at street-level for students and the general public in June 2011.

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▸ News ▸ Are full-time stripes a negotiation snag?
Are full-time stripes a negotiation snag?
by Mark Schultz - August 6, 2012 August 10, 2012 1
From that I've read and heard, the most talked about lockout issue coming from the NFL Referees Association is the pension plan. Currently the officials receive a traditional pension when they retire, and, apparently the NFL wants to make the officials' retirement funda self-managed 401(k)-type plan.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in January that he expected to make a handful of the officials to full-time. In my opinion, within five years all NFL officials will be full-time league employees. It seems the NFL doesn't want the retirement status quo and doesn't want to pay the full-time officials a traditional pension. I think the NFL would rather match a percentage of an official's salary, and let the official manage their own retirement account or mutual fund. If all of the officials are full-time in five years (the typical length of the NFLRA collective bargaining agreement), it is possible that the NFL would want to shed its pension obligations to the officials before the officials become full-time NFL employees.
As an outsider that has no knowledge of the current negotiating tactics, it seems the full-time officials issue has to be the missing puzzle piece, and the one that all the other pieces connect to.
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Mark Schultz is a high school football official, freelance writer and journalist. He first became interested in officiating when he was six years old, was watching a NFL game with his father and asked the fateful question, "Dad, what are those guys in the striped shirts doing?"
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I know I've been knee deep in the WP7 Kool-Aid and I wasn't planning on doing another post about it today but I just saw this and simply can't resist. This is a really really full featured app. So much so that I'll give you the video but hit the jump for the details because you have to see what this thing is capable of. The devs description (which are not exaggerated) are "Where2Go (W2G) is the all-in-one travel companion app which is designed by (constant) travelers, developed by travelers who are also developers, for the travelers around the world to help them enjoy their trip better than ever! It's not because this app is beautiful and full of eye candy – this app is what we have been waiting for since the dawn of smart phone time!" This is about a dozen apps in one.
Never Rush to the closing gates…again!
W2G developers are travelers too, and we know that "normal" calendar on smart phones are simply were not designed for dynamic nature of travelling. Meets FlexAgenda, the smart and location-aware calendar which will make sure that you will always have enough time and enjoy your trip.
For FlexAgenda to work, you just specify 3 simple rules: When you want to get there, how long you will be there and are you "serious" about it!? Then, FlexAgenda will does the rest for you to make sure that you will not miss the plane or that once-every-10-years sunset.
after adjustments, if you are "serious" about certain item – you will get a notification that you will be late for that item!
Background is dynamic and changed to match the place you are currently in proximity!
Trip is not only about traveling, you can use W2G's FlexAgneda to keep track of your reservation codes and everything else.
With "seriously", FlexAgenda will make sure that you know in advance that you will be late for the plane.
Taxi taking you in circle? No Way!
With W2G directions feature, you know exactly where you are going. It will constantly show you the direction of the next attraction that you will be going. Unlike normal online mapping solutions, W2G Map use your bandwidth only once to download the map and still provide you with real time position. It's not only saving you from paying extra taxi fare but also help you save the bandwidth cost!
Speak up! – don't worry if you don't speak Thai. We have provided the pre-recorded voice to help you "speaks" to them to get the SIM you want.
W2G features a unified BTS (Sky Train) and MRT (Underground Metro) transit system map. It's fully pinch-zoom-pan-able, so you don't need to take the photo of the system map for reference (as we normally do) again!
Where To Go in the transit!?
* We are looking for an API to get the CellID – we have our own underground cell id to station mapping which would be useful!
Time to fill the Gap!
Been there and it's not like what you expected? Never mind, our Recommender system is at your service! It will takes your travel style, photography style, how you want to gets around, kind of food you like and how you like staying in Bangkok into account and find out the place that you likely wanted to go. Every place comes with a description and photo of it.
You discover that neat photo taking spot? Found the delicious food stand? Don't miss out the opportunity to share! Send a "Postcard" to the world and it will be "attached" to the place you are currently in proximity. So when other W2G travelers passed by and read your post card – they will know. And don't be shy to share, this is completely anonymous.
Giving tips in a more comfortable way, you are completely anonymous with our postcard system.
Photos can also be used as the postcard front. We are going to upgrade the system to have different postcard backs for each city too! – so it would be quite a collectible.
Maybe we will even allow user to send the real postcard with the actual post office stamp to recipient – if we have funding, who knows?
When you mark the agenda that you have "visited" the place, W2G also check you in at FourSquare. Why only FourSquare? because FourSquare links with Facebook and Twitter! So you only have to do it once and updates all – saving you time and the bandwidth cost if we found the venue in four square, the todo list will also be added to your item's note.
No client side application would be complete without its web based companion. http://www.where2go.in.th is where you go when you want to create a trip, see the place detail and tips (in the postcard form) and vote for the photo that best suitable for the place.
We have a big plan for our Where2Go Project and the client is actually downloading data live from backend running on this server, the Silverlight RIA which is under development, is schedule to be opened in Q4 2010.
Jirawat (nantcom) is one of the team member in http://www.journal.au.edu/abac_newsletter/2004/jul04/where2go.html which won Thailand's Imagine Cup 2004 – he decided to make the dream alive again as all the technology to make it happen has went mainstream and all available in WP7!
You can hit up their website and donate to the project if you want.


As the crypto fever started to take the world by storm, South Korea emerged as one of the leading countries by trading volume and interest showed towards cryptocurrencies.
South Korea is known as a very crypto-avid country, with lots of interesting crypto projects and various noteworthy crypto exchanges such as Bithumb and the second-largest service within the area, Coinone.
Led by CEO Myunghun Cha since 2014, the Coinone crypto exchange aims to open up the South Korean crypto market by offering its citizens the possibility of trading a wide array of cryptos against the Won, Korea's official currency.
Since it's mostly aimed at South Korean citizens, by default, the website is in the Korean language. It's also worth mentioning that there's an English version available, readily accessible from the upper-left menu.
To start, users are required to create an account by clicking the Register button, located in the same left-sided menu mentioned before. The process involves users having to enter the desired password and a valid email, as well as to performing a captcha.
Users will then have to confirm their email by clicking the link sent via email. The next step involves users having to sign in and to click on the security tab to secure the account. Users are provided with a comprehensive PDF guide with various verification steps. Traders will also be required to verify their phone, as well as to add some photos. Lastly, they will have to provide various banking details, as well as perform an OTP verification.
One of the most important sections of the platform is the Pro Chart which displays a real-time analysis of various important cryptocurrencies. This section provides users with the option to customize their timeline by picking from hourly or weekly summaries for each crypto.
To actually exchange and trade, users need to click Exchange and select any of the provided options such as margin trading, crypto trading, or deposit/withdrawal. The platform also provides its users with a quick way to check their history by simply selecting Transaction.
As mentioned before, Coinone has been a solid crypto exchange service in South Korea even since 2014. What's more, in all its years of activity there haven't been any reports of hacks or dubious activities.
This brings us to the platform's security features which are a top priority for the team behind the platform. The platform includes multi-signature wallets, cold storage, and two-factor authentication (2FA).
As mentioned before, Coinone is mostly aimed at South Korean citizens, and the only accepted fiat currency is the Won. However, it's worth mentioning that the platform also accepts fiat currency deposits via bank transfer, just as long as the bank accounts are Korean as well.
Coinone wouldn't be the second-largest crypto exchange in a such a competitive market as the South Korean one without low fees. 0.10% is the maximum fee, making it one of the cheapest exchanges not only in Korea but on an international level as well. Traders will also be happy to hear that Coinone does not change any sort of fees for deposits, regardless of the payment method used. As expected, the fees can vary on the amount of KRW traded on a monthly basis, and the taker and maker fees differ. The maker fees range from 0.02% to 0.1%, and takers fees are usually between 0.06% and 0.1%. The exchange has a smart "algorithm" aimed at promoting liquidity which means that the more traders trade, the more their associated fees will decrease.
While Coinone is very much intended for beginners, it does boast a couple of advanced trading features as well. One good example is its support for margin trading, with a maximum leverage ratio of 1:4.
Thanks to a partnership with California-based blockchain security firm, BitGo, Coinone is not only an exchange platform but also a wallet. The platform uses the Multisig Wallet Technology to provide its users with a reliable environment for their coins.
Last but not least, Coinone is worthy of your attention because it comes with support for a decent list of coins, such as BTC, BCH, ETC, XRP, QTUM, XTZ, ZIL, IOTA, OMG, BTG, ZRX, KNC, and LTC. Interestingly enough, the most traded pair is the BTC/KRW pair, with a 24-hour volume of $3,620,303.
To conclude, Coinone is not the second largest South Korean exchange for nothing. It has a very approachable user interface, a lot of security features, and supports enough cryptocurrencies to keep most (even more advanced traders, thanks to its margin trading) traders happy.
The only downsides include the fact that it is a service exclusively designed for the South Korean market (hence, it only accepts trading against KRW), and that many users might consider the verification procedure to be too tedious.


Singing her adorable rendition of "Animal Crackers in My Soup" Shirley Temple (later Shirley Temple Black) charmed Depression-era audiences with her unrelenting cheerfulness in 20th Century Fox's movie, "Curly Top". For the ticket price of 24 cents the struggling moviegoer could bask in Shirley's unbridled optimism and for 74 minutes forget about his or her troubles.
Shirley's career began in 1932 at the age of three when Educational Pictures chose her for a role in a short film. In 1933 the company declared bankruptcy and in February 1934 Shirley signed a contract with Fox Film Corporation. Fox Films merged with Twentieth Century Pictures to become 20th Century Fox in 1934. That same year Shirley starred in 12 films, including "Stand Up and Cheer", which was her breakout performance. Shirley's salary was raised to $1,250 per week (equivalent to over $22,000 in 2014) and her mother received $150 a week to serve as her acting coach and hairdresser.
Shirley's mother and movie hairdresser, Gertrude, styled her hair in exactly 56 pin curls ala Mary Pickford, for every film. Perhaps not coincidentally, Shirley starred in four films that were remakes of Pickford films, including "Curly Top".
Shirley's performances in "Little Miss Marker" and "Baby Take a Bow" were well received, but after she played an orphan girl in the film "Bright Eyes" she was propelled into the lofty realm of international stardom. Her impact on the film industry was so great that when Gary Cooper met Shirley on the set of their 1934 film "Now and Forever" he asked for her autograph!
Her early successes were followed by a growing wave of recognition for Shirley's talent and film presence. She was presented with the first ever Juvenile Academy Award in February 1935 and was invited to add her foot-and-hand prints to the concrete in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre.
An employee of Grauman's Chinese Theater preserved the "practice" cement slab on which Shirley familiarized herself with the process of writing in wet cement. Other stars also utilized this practice process. Joan Crawford's practice slab was sold in her estate auction. Shirley's slab was sold in an auction on 12/17/2010 for $9,440, including the 18% buyer's fee.
In a Motion Picture Herald poll she was named the number one box-office draw from 1935 through 1938, outshining such highly regarded grown-up stars as Joan Crawford, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, and Bing Crosby.
Shirley Temple in her "Curly Top" dress posing with Will Rogers.
It was in this heady atmosphere that "Curly Top" opened in 1935 and became one of the year's most popular films as reported in Variety. Shirley played the role of Elizabeth Bair, also known as Curly, the spunky little orphan girl whose mischievous ways often landed her in trouble. Curly's pets in the film were a pony and a duck that accompanied her when she left the orphanage to live with her foster father at his beach house in the Hamptons.
Elizabeth (aka Curly): Oh, my duck does a wonderful trick. My duck can lay an egg.
Mrs. Higgins: And just what is so wonderful about that?
Elizabeth (aka Curly): Well, can you lay an egg? (pause)… Oh, excuse me.
Starting in the 1930's and continuing through the present day, literally thousands of Shirley Temple collectibles have been produced. The list includes such diverse products as soap, clothes, books, mirrors, jewelry, sheet music, and figurines. Cobalt blue mugs, pitchers and cereal bowls with Shirley's smiling face were given away as premiums with Wheaties cereal.
Hazel Atlas Glass Company and U.S. Glass Company made millions of Shirley Temple cobalt blue glass dishes from 1934 to 1942. Wheaties and Bisquick gave them away as premiums – buy one box of Bisquick to get a mug; buy two boxes of Wheaties to get a pitcher.
She also promoted products from companies such as Quaker Puffed Wheat, General Electric, and Packard Automobiles. Perhaps the best known of the licensed products were the dolls produced by the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company of New York. In the 1930s and into the 1940s every little girl wanted one, and many of them got their wish. The series of look-alike dolls and must-have costumes accounted for over $45 million in sales by 1941.
In 1935 Shirley Temple composition dolls made by Ideal Novelty & Toy Company were sold through the Sears-Roebuck catalog in sizes from 13" to 20" tall for prices from $2.89 up to $5.79 each.
Shirley's income from endorsements and royalties on licensed products was over $100,000 in 1935, nearly doubling her income from films, and in 1936 it exceeded $200,000.
Always keen to capitalize on popular trends and the endorsement of stars of stage and screen, Whiting & Davis engaged Shirley to promote a child's mesh purse. The inventive minds at W&D seized on the iconic image of Curly's pet duck and the dress with appliqued figures of two ducks on the front and on the sleeves popularized in "Curly Top". The purses were made from Ivorytone mesh (see the pursecollector.com article "The Mysteries of Mesh" for more information on Ivorytone mesh) in bright red, light blue, dark blue, and white with a matching painted frame and a twisted-link chain handle. The two ducks were painted in white on the red and dark blue backgrounds, in yellow on the light blue background and in light green on the white background. An ad for the purse, touting it as "Shirley Temple's bag", appeared in the 1936-37 Sears-Roebuck Fall and Winter catalog. The purse was offered for $1.00, and it came with a small mirror with Shirley's picture on the back.
The authors would like to acknowledge Scott Henry for his contribution of the Sears catalog page images.


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Q: Fix an error enable-migration C# using Visual Studio 2022 I'm trying to enable-migrations in Visual Studio 2022, but I get an error:

PM> add-migration InitialCreate
Both Entity Framework Core and Entity Framework 6 are installed. The Entity Framework Core tools are running. Use 'EntityFramework6\Add-Migration' for Entity Framework 6.
Build started...
Build succeeded.
Your startup project 'Project' doesn't reference Microsoft.EntityFrameworkCore.Design. This package is required for the Entity Framework Core Tools to work. Ensure your startup project is correct, install the package, and try again.

I really need help about it. Thanks so much

A: The following commands worked for me.
1. EntityFrameworkCore\Enable-Migrations
2. EntityFrameworkCore\add-migration
3. EntityFrameworkCore\update-database

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To utilize ARCS beyond an evaluation, an ApplicationID license must be purchased. An ApplicationID is supposed to be associated with a single end-user application, which houses sets of users competing for shared resources. Your ApplicationID should be registered on the server machine where ARCS is installed. Such a server likely exists at each site where your end-user application is installed. There is no limit to how many sites/servers a given ApplicationID is registered on. There is no limit to how many developers integrate with ARCS.
A single ApplicationID license is priced at 800 USD. Each additional ApplicationID license costs 200 USD.
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Pregnancy can significantly impact the thyroid gland, and the impact of changes in thyroid hormone levels during pregnancy may be linked to a risk of developing gestational diabetes.
It is relatively common for pregnant women to have abnormalities in thyroid function due to pregnancy. This can lead to pregnancy complications, such as premature delivery, and adverse health outcomes for the baby.
How does pregnancy affect the thyroid gland?
During pregnancy, the thyroid gland can increase in size by up to 40%, which results in changes in the production of the thyroid hormones thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), and thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH).
T3 is the active hormone molecule in the body and T4 is a precursor that gets converted to T3 in the body, either by enzymes or the thyroid gland itself. Thyroid hormones play an important role in many of the body's functioning, including how it handles and processes glucose, which suggests that they may play a role in the development of gestational diabetes. Despite these known thyroid changes, there are no clear recommendations around the routine screening or treatment of thyroid dysfunctions in pregnancy.
How do thyroid changes affect women's risks for gestational diabetes?
To provide more insight into the effects of thyroid changes on gestational diabetes risk, researchers in the United States studied thyroid hormone levels and their ratios, and their association to gestational diabetes. Their results were published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
The researchers conducted a case-control study that evaluated the medical records of pregnant women from 12 U.S. clinical centres. They determined gestational diabetes status based on medical records, and thyroid hormone data were obtained from the blood samples collected and documented over the course of pregnancy.
Since thyroid hormone levels can fluctuate over the course of pregnancy, the study also assessed associations between the first and second trimester separately, in addition to the overall trend of thyroid hormones over an entire pregnancy.
The study found that T3 levels and the ratio of T3 to T4 levels were significantly higher at the first and second trimester of pregnancy in women who would later go on to be diagnosed with gestational diabetes. This demonstrates a significant and positive association between the risk of gestational diabetes and the levels of T3 and the ratio of T3 to T4 at both trimesters.
They also observed TSH levels to drastically increase in the beginning before levelling off, however, TSH was not found to have any association with gestational diabetes at either the first or second trimester. Further, hypothyroidism (where thyroid hormone levels are below the normal range) was not shown to be linked to gestational diabetes in both trimesters.
The study's results are strengthened by the thyroid hormones' mechanism of action in the body, and how this mechanism can contribute to gestational diabetes. Since thyroid hormones regulate the absorption and uptake of glucose in the body, the ratio of T3 to T4 thyroid hormones could be an important marker of glucose balance in the body.
The study's measurement of different thyroid function markers throughout pregnancy allowed the researchers to examine potential trimester-specific associations, and the large study population representative of four major ethnic groups means the results can be applied to a broad group of individuals.
In summary, the overall findings contribute to the body of evidence that thyroid function abnormalities are linked to an increased risk of gestational diabetes and its related adverse health effects. The study suggests that there may be a potential benefit to routine screening of thyroid function among pregnant women.
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FIDE World Chess Championship 2013, Chennai, India
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Carlsen Takes 6-3 Lead
World No.1 and challenger Magnus Carlsen of Norway moved closer to the crown when he won game nine with the black pieces in 28 moves to take an unbeatable 6-3 lead in the 12-match series at Hyatt Regency Hotel in Chennai on November 21.
Carlsen needs a single draw from the three remaining games to win his maiden world chess title. If he does it he will become the 20th player and first Norwegian in the history of world chess to win the title.
Anand needs three wins from the three remaining games to force a tie-break. "The situation does not look so good," confessed Anand. Anand had been world champion in 2000 to 2001, then from 2007.
For the record, the last time a player won three games in a row in a world championship was Anand in 2000. Karpov also won three games in a row against Kasparov at St Petersburg in 1986.
Carlsen is well placed and experts expect him to win the title on Friday. Carlsen won three games and six were drawn. Carlsen leads by 6-3 and Anand is yet to win a game. He could still win one black game on Friday and delay the Norwegian celebrations.
"The position was extremely imbalanced. Fear of being mated was there," said Carlsen speaking after the game in a crowded press conference. Carlsen had spent the free day yesterday at the beach resort playing basketball and swimming.
Anand and his team had prepared for this in the free day yesterday. The position was promising. After 27.Rf4 black promoted the pawn. Anand's final blunder on move 28 ended the game as he was losing a rook.
The players arrived to applause from the audience. When Anand moved 1.d4 which was expected, once again the audience applauded. Anand had moved clearly from 1.e4 to 1.d4. Carlsen had played the Caro-Kann in game one and then played the Berlin variation of the Ruy Lopez in the other games with solid play.
Unable to break black's defences, Anand was expected to move to 1.d4 in the previous white game. Having had to calm himself with a draw after defeats in game five and six, Anand decided to do so with 1.e4 and keep the 1.d4 more like a surprise in this game.
Carlsen played the Nimzo-Indian defence. "We came here expecting an Anand win," many Indian grandmasters like S Kidambi, Deepan Chakkaravarthy.
Anand played 10.g4 and went for aggression from the word go. Being in a must win situation did not help him much.For his 23rd move, Anand took over half an hour. On the 28th move, Anand had a draw but blundered with Nf1.
"There was not much of choice," said Anand after having to play an aggressive line today. "I needed to change the course of the match drastically," said Anand.
The prize money for this match will be 2.55 million dollars. The winner will get 1.53 million dollars and the loser will receive 1.02 million dollars.
All India Chess Federation Press Release November 21, 2013
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Can someone tell me the difference between Alexa Rank & SEMRush visitor data? I tried to Google this but couldn't really find anything here.
Alexa rank is a ranking system based on an algorithm that factors in traffic, page views, etc., whereas SEMrush provides traffic-related data points. They are really two completely different data sets.


Kim Kardashian's insurance company is suing a security guard for $6.1 million after he left the reality TV star alone in 2016 in a Paris hotel room, where she was subsequently robbed at gunpoint.
Pascal Duvier and his employer, PROTECTSECURITY, are being sued by insurance company AIG for the sum it had to pay Kardashian for the stolen jewelry that was taken during the Oct. 3, 2016, robbery. In the lawsuit, AIG claims that Duvier failed to correct "number of security breaches in the hotel" that allegedly allowed the masked robbers to enter Kardashian's room—including a missing lock on the hotel's front gate and an intercom on Kardashian's door that was not working.


Is all debt evil? Or is some debt smart? What is the real difference between good debt and bad debt? These are common questions that I've heard over and over again in my adulthood, and I've also heard some very different opinions on the topic as well. Some say that a house mortgage is a good debt; others express how important transportation is to them, which means that their car is a good debt; while still others spout off debts such as student loans, business loans, and home equity loans and consider them all good debt as well. So which is it? What is the right answer?
For many, a necessary debt equates to a good debt, but I don't believe in this. Just because you might need something and can't afford to buy it with cash does not make it a good debt. Per my experience, good debt enables you to make more money than you could have if you had not taken on the debt. For example, let's say that you currently earn $50,000 a year at your job. If, however, you could borrow $10,000 from the bank, invest it into something (a business, a money-generating activity, etc.) and earn more money back than you had to pay in (which increases your earnings each year to say, $55,000, then this would be good debt wouldn't it?
Buying rental properties is often a form of good debt. By borrowing $100,000 from the bank, you could buy a property and rent it out for $1,000 a month, while only paying the bank back $500 a month. The net gain is yours to keep and you likely didn't have to use very much of your money to earn it.
Another form of good debt is student loans. If you can borrow $30,000 and use that toward earning a degree that will earn you an additional $20,000 per year, then that loan would quickly pay for itself wouldn't it? If you're borrowing money and using it to increase your net income (income after all expenses), then this would be considered good debt.
There are a lot of bad debts out there, but let's start with the obvious ones: payday loans, credit card debt, and luxury debt (for items like a boat, quad, or snowmobile). These are all debts that either have extremely high interest rates or are simply not necessary to live your life. Debt of this kind will only lead you into a downward spiral, which is a very difficult pattern to escape.
Then there's the bad debt that people often call good debt. The first of which is your car. While it might be important for you to get to work and back, using debt to buy a car is far from wise. Basically, you're borrowing $20,000 from your future self to own a car that's worth $4,000 by the time you pay it off. Debt on depreciating assets is bad debt.
Okay, now here comes the real debate. What about that house you own? Is that good debt? According to the definition provided to us from the wealthy (namely, Robert Kiyosaki), your home is not a good debt. Sure, it might increase in value over the course of your lifetime, but it barely keeps up with the rate of inflation. Plus, it generates absolutely no money for you while you own it! In fact, all it does is drain money out of your pockets with the mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance, and repairs. In the end, your house is a very poor asset and robs you of your potential cash flow. If you want to be wealthy, buy an inexpensive home and use your remaining capital for investments.
Throughout my life, I've had the usual debts: student loans, credit card debt, and a house mortgage. What I've learned though, was that it was affecting me negatively in two different ways.
First, taking out debt is just too easy, and it often results in us spending more money than we would have if we were paying cash (spending other people's money is far easier than spending your own). For instance, when you're a kid going to college, what is more desirable? Hanging out with your friends and having $25,000 worth of debt, or working hard after class each day and ending up with $15,000 of debt? Today, it seems like most kids are taking option #1, the large debt option. In the moment, it's just more fun to avoid working, and since there will be debt anyway, why not just tack on another few thousand? This is when good debt becomes bad debt very quickly.
Second, people tend to grow comfortable having debt. They took out school loans and a house loan and survived unscathed, so that small balance on the credit card doesn't really seem like such a big deal. Some good debt can easily morph into having other debts, even when the individuals know that it's unwise.
So what about having no debt? Would that be a good option? Without debt, it's pretty difficult to grow a large multi-million dollar company, but what if you didn't need $100 million to be happy? What if you could live a productive life for $5 million? Do you need debt to do this? Absolutely not.
I went on a rampage about a year ago and paid off every single one of my debts, even my house. Today, I have an unbelievable cash flow each month (since I have no payments) and am living on only 25% of my income. By investing the other 75%, I could easily build up millions of dollars during my lifetime. It doesn't have to involve any debt, which means I'll have a fun, worry-free life. After living with debt and without it, I would choose to live without it every time.
What about you? What do you consider good debt and bad debt?


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"On behalf of myself and all of my ARE crew and family, THANK YOU for an amazing performance on Saturday night at Brewbaker's! What a great show, people are still talking about how great you all were! You were so supportive of our event and just a great group of guys. THANK YOU! We look forward to seeing you perform again soon."
- Amanda Unger, President - Board of Directors, Aids Response Effort
"I wanted to share what a "hit" Old Lady Afro was at our recent fundraiser at the Australian Embassy. They played a great mix of songs at our charity event to benefit Washington DC Youth Rugby Club. They donated their time and talent to raise money for inner city children that participate in a program to get fit and active while playing the international game of rugby.
Old Lady Afro was ever reliable and easy to work with in advance, during set up and while the event was taking place. I am sure they were a draw and increased the number of attendees at our event. Many guests stayed longer than anticipated - dancing and singing while enjoying a wonderful concert. I would recommend the band to other organizations in the area looking to create a fantastic musical atmosphere at their next event.
Because we are charity the runs with minimal volunteers, I was especially grateful of the spouse of the band's lighting technician who arrived early and helped chop vegetables, assemble cheese platters then during the evening refreshed the platters and clear up. What a great bunch of people associated with Old Lady Afro! I can't wait to book them again."
- Martha Evans, Embassy of Australia, Board Member, Washington DC Youth Rugby
"Old Lady Afro played at our fundraiser for Washington DC Youth Rugby held at The Embassy of Australia. The band was awesome! Our hosts at The Embassy gushed about how good they were and invited them back to play at their holiday party. They kept the crowd going throughout the night playing a good mix of songs and providing a great atmosphere. As a result of having Old Lady Afro play our event, the crowd stayed longer than usual and we raised more money than we ever have!"
- Brian Mihelic, President, Washington DC Youth Rugby
"Old Lady Afro did not disappoint. They showed up on time, set up their stuff efficiently, tested systems and were ready to jam. They understood that a birthday party had a timing flow to follow and executed on the plan nicely. Two solid sets with the best jams from the 80s and 90s. How does a band deliver on Cameo's Word Up right after Echo & The Bunnyman's Lips Like Sugar? I don't know, but it worked--very well. They didn't even get upset when a friend grabbed the second mike to takeover backup do-do-doing to Duran Duran. Who knew the grass would be damaged from dancing? Who knew neighbors would ask weeks later if I knew who had that awesome band playing? By simply hosting the band I built street cred I didn't even know I needed. Now I never want a party without them. And they are some of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. No pretense, no drama. They just look like they want to be there, want to be together and that they're having the time of their lives. Infectious."
- Carrie Cahoon, Brew & Que (Private Event)


Acai may be tough to pronounce (we here at GoodBelly say it "ahh-sigh-eee"), but that doesn't mean you should steer clear of this small but mighty berry. Studies have shown that acai berries contain more antioxidants than blueberries, raspberries, cranberries, strawberries and blackberries. Pretty impressive for a little tyke!
Considering January is also National Oatmeal Month, naturally we had to incorporate acai into our morning bowl of oatie goodness. Check out this deliciously filling oat-acai mashup. You'll be glad ya did!
For Oatmeal: Bring oats and coconut milk to a boil in a small saucepan over medium heat. Reduce heat to low and cook to desired thickness, stirring every few minutes. Remove from heat, add coconut oil, and stir to melt throughout. Set aside, and allow to chill. For Acai Smoothie: In a powerful blender, combine contents of acai smoothie sachet (we used Sambazon Pure Unsweetened Smoothie Packs), banana, blueberries, lemon juice, spinach and GoodBelly Cultured Water. Puree until smooth. Assembly: Pour oatmeal into one side of a cereal bowl. Fill the other side of the bowl with the acai smoothie mixture. Top if you wish (we used chopped almonds, fresh fruit and toasted unsweetened coconut flakes). Enjoy!


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Восточно-Африканская подобласть — таксономическая единица фаунистического районирования суши ранга подобласти. Является частью Эфиопской области царства Палеогея. Её границы совпадают с ареалом саванн. Для неё характерен горный эндемизм амфибий и насекомых. Наблюдается викаризм между видами гилей и саванн. Фауна генетически лесная, но современные адаптации саванновые. При сезонном дефиците воды животные держатся либо возле водопоев, либо быстроноги. Эндемичны для подобласти павианы, три рода антилоп, львы, пятнистые гиены, кафрский буйвол, африканский страус, голуби, цесарки, африканский слон, жираф, носорог и зебры.

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