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Despite being brought up and educated in London, Iranian filmmaker Babak Jalali shot his sophomore feature Radio Dreams in the Bay Area of San Francisco. His stylistic preferences and personal signature aesthetics began to take bolder shape in his debut Frontier Blues (2009), shot in his hometown of Gorgan in northern Iran.
"My favourite director, considering the whole body of work, is Aki Kaurismäki, and I like the kind of deadpan humour you can find in Beckett stories", Jalali states, referencing Scandinavian cinema and absurdist literature.
Radio Dreams tells the story of several individuals, members of a displaced Iranian and Afghan collective. In the director's words, it is "an observation film about a group that happened to be a minority" on "existing in a kind of alien landscape."
The lead character, Mister Royani -- played by U.S.-based Iranian musician Mohsen Namjoo, known as 'the Bob Dylan of Iran' and recognizable by his distinctive mane -- is a respected author in Iran and manages a San Francisco-based Persian radio station with the unprecedented zeal of an intellectual, occasionally pretentious and arrogant.
El Salvadorian poetry and the history of apes in space are definitely not subjects calculated to send ratings sky-high and please local advertisers, but Mister Royani does have one ultimate coup in the making - a jam session between Afghanistan's first (real-life) rock band Kabul Dreams (the members basically playing themselves) and the equally authentic and iconic metal band Metallica.
Jalali loosely sketches connected vignettes framed by the big date with radio destiny: egos clash between Mister Royani's high-brow stab at programming and the pragmatic managerial style of the station owner's daughter. It's also a big moment for Kabul Dreams, eagerly awaited in front of the documentary camera. Other vignettes include one about falling in love, as well as even more surreal digressions -- for example, a homoerotic surprise in the usually indifferent radio owner -- all courtesy of the filmmaker's incidental humour dipped in a subtle medley of absurd and melancholy.
"I wanted to show the whole absurd mood of that place," the director states. The set design of what appears to be an amateurishly hammered-up studio is both the epitome of Mister Royani's unrealized ambitious and a monument to unpopular compromises, brushing up against the myth of the American dream. But the fish out of water or foreigner-in-exile scenario is only a fraction of Jalali's wider sweep, squeezing many more elements into this puzzle of a film.
Among these, Radio Dreams is "also about doing something which is not ideal; you have other dreams, other aspirations, but you have to compromise." The director drew inspiration from real-life Iranian and Afghan society in the U.S. and the proliferation of lo-fi and low-quality television and radio stations within Iranian communities in Los Angeles, but his sophomore feature also addresses universal issues whilst avoiding jaded clichés and running platitudes.
The combination of individual fate and personal struggle in Mister Royani and the life of the community does not create tension but variety; a minimalistic tapestry of motifs not stereotyping or generalizing a minority. "It is also a story of how you adjust, how you adapt, how you exist in a place you do not know, centred around individuals within a minority," the director says of how the context for Radio Dreams is meant to be interpreted.
Disillusion and aspiration mingle in this slightly melancholic drama, which is less a caricature and more an attempt to grasp a medley of aspects of immigrant life. By the end of the day, Lars Ulrich may even show up.
Radio Dreams won the main award - Hivos Tiger Award - in the festival´s official competition.
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Q: Please help to understand a proof that any Galilean transformation can be written as composition of three (standard) transformations I'm trying to understand one line I saw in a proof that any element of the Galilean group (i.e. any Galilean transformation) on the canonical ($\mathbb R \times \mathbb R ^3$) Galilean space can be written uniquely as $g_1 \circ g_2 \circ g_3 $, where

$g_3(\mathbf G)$ : Rotation  $(t,\mathbf x ) \rightarrow (t,\mathbf x)$
$g_2(s,\mathbf s)$ : Translation  $(t,\mathbf x) \rightarrow (t+s,\mathbf {x+s})$
$g_1(\mathbf v)$ : Uniform-velocity motion $(t,\mathbf x) \rightarrow (t,\mathbf x+t\mathbf v) $

The proof first shows uniqueness, by demonstrating that if $\phi$ is in the Galilean group, the $s,\mathbf G, \mathbf s,\mathbf v$ parameters above will be determined by the values of $\phi(0,\mathbf 0), \phi(1,\mathbf 0)$ and $\phi(0,\mathbf e_i)$ for $i=1,2,3$.
Then to show existence, it says :

Given $\phi$ in the Galilean group, we can construct $s,\mathbf G, \mathbf s,\mathbf v$ as above and then let $\psi=g_1 \circ g_2 \circ g_3$. Now, does $\phi(s,\mathbf x)=\psi(s,\mathbf x)$ for all $s,\mathbf x$? In other words, if $\phi$ and $\psi$ are Galilean transformations that agree on $\phi(0,\mathbf 0), \phi(1,\mathbf 0)$ and $\phi(0,\mathbf e_i)$ for $i=1,2,3$, then we need to show that $\phi=\psi$ agree on all $(t,\mathbf x)$. Equivalently, if $\chi$ is a Galilean transformation that leaves fixed $\phi(0,\mathbf 0), \phi(1,\mathbf 0)$ and $\phi(0,\mathbf e_i)$ for $i=1,2,3$, we need to show it is the identity on all $(t,\mathbf x)$.

and goes on to show that $\chi(t,\mathbf x)=(t,\mathbf x)$ for all $(t,\mathbf x)$. My question is how is the line I italicized above "equivalent" to the line before? A transformation that leaves $\phi(0,\mathbf 0), \phi(1,\mathbf 0)$, $\phi(0,\mathbf e_i)$ fixed is only one specific case of a Galilean transformation. How is showing that it leaves all the other points fixed too the same as showing that an arbitrary Galiliean transformation $\phi$ agreeing on $\phi(0,\mathbf 0), \phi(1,\mathbf 0)$, $\phi(0,\mathbf e_i)$  with some transformation $\psi$ will also agree on all other points?

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Writer takes issue with political cartoon
A few weeks ago the Gazette ran a political cartoon which portrayed Democrats as Socialists (which at this stage, I believe most Democrats would agree is the case). But disturbing to me is that Republicans were portrayed as racists. The term racist has been so casually used to vilify anyone someone doesn't like or agree with that its real meaning has been obscured. I found this to be highly offensive and wonder why the Gazette chose to select something so untrue to include in the editorial page.
It is a matter of historical fact that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 would never have been passed without Republican support (82%). Roughly two-thirds of Democrats supported it. Al Gore, Sr. and Senator Robert Byrd of West Virginia were among 21 Senate Democrats who voted against it. Byrd, I might add, was once a member of the KKK, although he later apologized for it when he began to see the winds of change turning and was afraid he might lose political power. The senior Al Gore even crafted the "Gore Amendment" designed to continue school segregation. Instead of having his son (eventually the Democratic candidate for President in 2000) from having to attend a desegregated school, Al, Jr. attended an elite private school. The civil rights activist Andrew Young in his book An Easy Burden, noted that the best civil rights judges were those appointed by Republican President Eisenhower and stated, "These judges are among the many unsung heroes of the civil rights movement." Senator Everett Dirkson's leadership in delivering the Republican vote earned him the Leadership Conference of Civil Rights Award presented by Roy Wilkins of the NAACP. Yet we still have those among us who wish to perpetuate "the Big Lie" – that is, tell a lie big enough and often enough and people will believe it.
I know that political cartoons are merely someone's opinion, but when they become so far off-the-wall and totally devoid of truth, I feel you need to be more discerning in what is opinion and what is trash. This was trash.
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import java.io.IOException;
import java.nio.ByteBuffer;

import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IFrameWriter;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.comm.IPartitionWriterFactory;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.context.IHyracksTaskContext;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.ITuplePartitionComputer;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.dataflow.value.RecordDescriptor;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.api.exceptions.HyracksDataException;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAccessor;
import edu.uci.ics.hyracks.dataflow.common.comm.io.FrameTupleAppender;

public class LocalityAwarePartitionDataWriter implements IFrameWriter {

    private final IFrameWriter[] pWriters;
    private final FrameTupleAppender[] appenders;
    private final FrameTupleAccessor tupleAccessor;
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    public LocalityAwarePartitionDataWriter(IHyracksTaskContext ctx, IPartitionWriterFactory pwFactory,
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        tupleAccessor.reset(buffer);
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        for (int i = 0; i < tupleCount; ++i) {
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            FrameTupleAppender appender = appenders[h];
            if (!appender.append(tupleAccessor, i)) {
                ByteBuffer appenderBuffer = appender.getBuffer();
                flushFrame(appenderBuffer, pWriters[h]);
                appender.reset(appenderBuffer, true);
                if (!appender.append(tupleAccessor, i)) {
                    throw new HyracksDataException("Record size (" + (tupleAccessor.getTupleEndOffset(i) - tupleAccessor.getTupleStartOffset(i)) + ") larger than frame size (" + appender.getBuffer().capacity() + ")");
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Park Hyun-kyung wins Korean title in return to live golf
Park Hyun-kyung of South Korea watches her tee shot on the first hole during the final round of the KLPGA Championship at the Lakewood Country Club in Yangju, South Korea, Sunday, May 17, 2020. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)
May 17, 2020 12:20 AM PT
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In a return to official live tournament golf after the coronavirus epidimic, Park Hyun-kung shot a final-round 67 Sunday to win the Korean Ladies Professional Golf tournament by one stroke.
Park had a four-round total of 17-under 271 on the Lakewood Country Club course.
Bae Seon-woo (68) and Lim Hee-jeong (71), who led by three strokes after the third round, were tied for second.
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Man drowns during paddle at Marina Da Gama
Derrick Spies, Correspondent
Fourth person drowns in Cape Town as city braces for New Year's Eve weekend
20-year-old drowns after rip current sweeps him away
2 drown in separate incidents in Cape Town and Port Alfred
Strandfontein – A 74-year-old man's body was recovered on Saturday morning after he failed to return home from a paddle to a neighbour's house in Marina Da Gama in Cape Town on Friday evening.
NSRI spokesperson, Craig Lambinon, said concerned family members had contacted the Strandfontein NSRI and asked for assistance after the man failed to return from a paddle.
"It is suspected that he had paddled to another residence on the marina earlier in the day and when the family arrived home in the early evening he was not at home. He was not at the other residence and the canoe he had been paddling on was also not found, raising concerns that he may be missing on the Marina," he said.
Lambinon said the local neighbourhood watch, friends and family and a large community effort had started a search along with the police, NSRI members from Standfontein, Simonstown and Kommetjie, and members of the Cape Town Fire and Rescue Services.
He said an extensive search had resulted in the canoe being found during the early hours of the morning. It appeared to have washed ashore, raising concerns that the man was missing in the marina.
Lambinon said this had raised concerns and the search continued for the missing man, but the search was suspended when no signs of him were found.
Lambinon said the search resumed at 07:30 on Saturday morning, with the assistance of the police dive unit and a police helicopter supported by the fire and rescue services dive unit and the NSRI Strandfontein.
He said the canoe had been found on Friday afternoon by a resident, who had recovered the canoe to his yard, thinking it had been abandoned or washed off a nearby yard.
"Sadly, during the search, the body of the man was located and recovered by police divers and the body will be taken into the care of the forensic pathology services," he said.
Lambinon said police had opened an inquest docket.
"All emergency services teams on the scene have expressed condolences to family and friends and the huge public and community support and assistance is commended," he said.
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EXCLUSIVE: A fan-favorite "Muppets" character will get some screen time in "Ralph Breaks the Internet" too!
Since last year's exciting D23 Expo presentation about "Ralph Breaks the Internet"— Disney's highly anticipated follow-up to its 2012 hit animated feature "Wreck-It Ralph"— there's been plenty of buzz about that one big scene featuring all the Disney Princesses. But as anyone who has been paying attention knows, the sequel will also feature a variety of other Disney-owned properties and characters in its area of the World Wide Web inspired by the Oh My Disney website.
Mike Celestino, Inside the Magic: I have to ask about "The Muppets," because we see Kermit at the entrance to Oh My Disney. Will we see any other Muppet stuff in the movie?
Rich Moore: I think there's a little Beaker going on.
Johnston: You might see a little Beaker. [laughs] You might see some Beaker, for sure. Weirdly looks a little bit like part of the Kremlin… it'll make sense when you see it. But yeah, Beaker lives there.
Of course, the eagle-eyed bloggers over at excellent Muppet fansite Tough Pigs spotted Beaker in an earlier trailer for the film, but from what Johnston and Moore are saying, it sounds like Dr. Bunsen Honeydew's frequently-injured lab assistant might have a slightly larger role than just a cameo in the very distant background.
As you can seen in the screen captures, Star Wars, Marvel, and Pixar are all represented in the Oh My Disney area as well. Is there a chance we might seem some of those characters besides the First Order Stormtroopers in the image above and Buzz Lightyear, who popped up in the most recent trailer? We'll have to find out when "Ralph Breaks the Internet" hits theaters on Wednesday, November 21.


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Travelling during the holiday period? Do you have Power of Attorney and Enduring Guardianship documents in place, as well as your Will?
The New Year and holidays come with much excitement. Families often take the opportunity to catch up with relatives, and travel.
The start of 2018 is also a great time to make sure you have checked everything off your "to do" list and take stock of your current situation.
If you and your family are heading overseas or travelling on the road, it's important that your estate planning documents are in order. If you are stuck overseas or in trouble, you need to have a Power of Attorney and an Enduring Guardianship in place so that the people you have nominated can help you. The problem is when you need these documents you cannot make them, so make sure you prioritise your time to see your lawyer to get these important documents in place before you head overseas or go on a road trip, so that you can ensure you and your loved ones will be taken care of, and that what you want to happen will, in fact, happen.
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This is the first case about peer-to-peer file sharing and copyright to reach the Supreme Court of Canada. The issue involves the circumstances in which Internet service providers can turn over personal information (names and addresses associated with alleged Internet use) to copyright owners who accuse subscribers of illegal downloading. More specifically, can the ISP recover the costs of being careful with personal information before giving it to copyright owners.
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PeopleCover Story: In Discussion With Kantaluk Hongladarom
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By Nicharee Phatitit November 25, 2018
There is much more to the art-loving real estate executive than meets the eye
KPN land's former chief operating officer ying Kantaluk Hongladarom, the mastermind behind luxury condominium The Diplomat 39, brings to mind the famous words of Coco Chanel: "A girl should be two things—classy and fabulous." Well-versed and eloquent, Kantaluk exudes a grace and confidence that reflect her upbringing. She attended boarding school in Australia from the age of seven before heading to a Swiss finishing school and later the United States, earning a degree in economics at Boston University before a second degree in business at Sasin Graduate Institute of Business Administration. From a young age she has travelled the world—experiences that have helped to form her perspectives on aesthetics and style and her sense of independence. Here she muses on her philosophies and the life journey she has taken to become the person she is today.
Kantaluk showed her independent nature by following her own path into high finance. "After graduating, I began my career at Goldman Sachs and later moved to SGV-Arthur Andersen in Bangkok as a consultant," she says. In fact, she spent the best part of a decade honing her management skills and acquiring corporate experience before returning to help with family business interests, taking care of golf courses and a hotel under the Siam Motors Group, which is part of the wider family conglomerate. It wasn't until four years ago that she finally joined KPN Land. Within a year and a half she was promoted to the position of chief operating officer.
On the steps of The Diplomat 39
When talking about her business philosophy and management style, Kantaluk's forward-thinking shows through. "I always encourage my teams to think outside the box—beyond simply their individual roles and scope of work—and I believe it's okay to make mistakes. You can't move forward thinking 'if only I'd known this, I would have done that'. What is important is that you've taken into account all the information available and you've tried to come up with the best solution. So for me, with both life and work there should be no regrets. You make the most informed decision you can at the time and you move on."
An avid lover of art and design, the 47-year-old's passion spans both her work and private life. Whether it is for her own living space or real estate projects under her care, Kantaluk's eye for tasteful décor is reflected in every detail—from ornate patterned wallpaper to lush materials and pieces of art and antiques hand-picked by the lady herself. This is particularly evident at The Diplomat 39, which exudes a classic, timeless style. "When it comes to design, I always aim for something that's classic but modern enough so that one wouldn't feel that the design is dated," she explains. As its name suggests, The Diplomat 39 oozes understated charm, eschewing brashness for a more urbane feel—indeed, the luxury condominium could be a metaphor for Kantaluk herself.
The red dress by Calista brings out the shine of Kantaluk's complexion completed with a jewellery set by Jasmin
A perfectionist who embraces the imperfections in life, Kantaluk believes that interior decoration is a personal and organic process. "It's like creating a private collection of the things one loves. Whether you are decorating your own home or a project like The Diplomat 39, it is never a finished product—it's organic and ever-growing, with things always being added or removed as tastes and practicalities change. A home, after all, should be lived in. It's very personal," she smiles. "The same applies to the art that I've bought. I buy pieces because they are beautiful, rather than because I need them for a particular space." In terms of approach she adds, "I don't have a particular style. In fact, I used to think of myself as a mixed salad—when you pick all the vegetables that you like and mix them up. I believe in metamorphosis and the synchronicity of different designs. Because I've travelled quite a lot, I tend to draw inspiration from what I've seen—from my own memories and experiences."
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Kantaluk is sleek and elegant in a Dior floral dress matched with Chanel earrings
Certainly something of a globetrotter, Kantaluk loves to visit art fairs to select pieces both for herself and her projects. "My cousin and I visit the European Fine Art Fair in Maastricht almost every year. Then I take some time to travel around Europe, visiting different art centres and my favourite antique stores. I love art and architecture. People who create things inspire me. The ability of human beings to create is a wonder to me. I'm a firm believer in expressing oneself and with art and architecture, one feels like they are sharing part of their experience and life with you through their work."
When speaking about art, her eyes seem to light up. "I can recall exactly how I felt when I purchased a particular piece of art, so in a way collecting has become like a photo album for me. What I love about art is that it sparks discussion, and it's such a great way to engage and interact with people. Art can be so subjective and the diversity of opinions is what makes it so beautiful. I also love to visit museums and galleries, especially the smaller ones." Some of her favourites include The Frick Collection in New York and the Musée de l'Orangerie in Paris.
In a Ralph Lauren top and skirt paired with Chanel necklaces
Her career aside, Kantaluk is a doting mother to her 17-year-old daughter Kaye and the two have a close relationship. "I admit I can be a workaholic at times but I do try to balance it with my personal life. My daughter and I have an agreement that I take her to school myself. That means every day I drive her across town, which gives us time to talk. In addition we try to have dinner together every evening, which is why I don't attend that many social gatherings and evening events." The pair also make ideal travel companions. "I often take Kaye with me when I go overseas. She loves looking round museums and galleries too. The first time I took her to Paris, she ended up visiting the Louvre for five days in a row," Kantaluk laughs.
As a mother and a busy female executive, one wonders what her perspective is on gender equality. "I think it is more relevant now than it has ever been. Despite the fact that we've moved forward and the feminist movement is increasingly active, the challenges of gender inequality still remain and I see this in my work every day. I think it has to do with the industry itself because real estate is such a male-dominated field—especially the construction and engineering sides of it."
Add to this Kantaluk's background and she points out that the challenge doubles. "What I've discovered, especially here in Asia, is that when you come from a more privileged background there will always be the notion that you have succeeded primarily because of your family name—your credibility is called into question. And so you end up having to work harder to prove yourself, much more so than other people. It is a constant theme in what I do…saying 'no, actually I know what I'm doing'. It does make life more challenging, but it's a challenge that I'm happy to take on."
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Mission Guépards (Chase) est un roman pour enfants écrit par Lucy Daniels, publié en Angleterre aux éditions Hodder Children's Books en 2004 puis France aux éditions Pocket Jeunesse en 2005. C'est le quatrième tome de la série Alerte Africa.

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Une terrible sécheresse accable la réserve de Musabi. Sous le soleil de plomb, une famille de guépards risque de mourir. Jack et son amie Shani doivent alors agir au plus vite...

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Œuvre de littérature d'enfance et de jeunesse
Roman britannique paru en 2004

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A new partnership between conservation groups is setting out to protect wildlife and restore ecosystems on Australian islands.
The partnership, announced today at the 4th Island Arks Symposium on Norfolk Island, will see Island Conservation and the Invasive Species Council combining forces. The two groups will work on projects with local islanders to remove introduced invasive pest species like rats, rabbits, ants, and cats to save important native wildlife.
Around one-third of Australia's threatened animal species call islands home. Many island species are found nowhere else in the world. For some animals which are now extinct on the Australian mainland, islands are their last refuge. Islands are essential to marine turtles and seabirds existence.
"Australia has a sad history of invasive pest animals like introduced black rats decimating native sea bird colonies on islands," said Andrew Cox, CEO of Australia's Invasive Species Council, who is part of the alliance.
"More recently, yellow crazy ants have disrupted Christmas Island's ecosystem by killing millions of the island's iconic red land crabs and contributing to the loss of Australia's two most recent animal extinctions.
Island Conservation is the only global conservation organisation whose sole mission is to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands.
Pinzón Giant Tortoises are hatching and thriving in the wild in the wild for the first time in 150 years thanks to the eradication of invasive rats from their Island home.
"Island Conservation has a solid track record of working with local groups to plan and undertake pest eradication projects on islands across the world to preserve endangered species," said Ray Nias, Island Conservation Southwest Pacific Regional Director.
"Our funding comes from donors. This allows us to act far more quickly than government often can. We're now looking for new donor-partners to help support the Australian islands partnership.
The Invasive Species Council was formed in 2002 to campaign for stronger laws, policies and programs to keep Australian biodiversity safe from weeds, feral animals and other invaders. The Invasive Species Council is a not-for-profit charitable organisation with a board, about 200 members and over 1,000 supporters. The organisation is incorporated in Victoria and registered with the Australian government as a charitable institution and a deductible gift recipient.
Island Conservation (IC) is our world's only global, not-for-profit conservation organization whose mission is to prevent extinctions by removing invasive species from islands. We work where the concentration of both biodiversity and species extinction is greatest – islands. Removing a primary threat – introduced invasive vertebrates – is one of the most critical interventions for saving threatened plants and animals and restoring island ecosystems. Once invasive species are removed, native island species and ecosystems recover with little additional intervention. Over the past 20 years, Island Conservation and partners have deployed teams to protect 994 populations of 389 species on 52 islands. IC is headquartered in Santa Cruz, CA with field offices in Australia, British Columbia, Chile, Ecuador, Hawaii, New Zealand, and Puerto Rico.


Round #10 Analysis: While the women's gold has been decided, the open section is anything but decided. The Ukraine (18 match points, 27 board points) still holds onto a one-point lead, but Russia 1 (17, 26) and Israel (16, 27) are on their heels. Ivanchuk has led the Ukraine to a fascinating performance, but needs to win against Israel to clinch gold. They have already clinched at least a bronze.
GM Sanan Sjugirov is a product of Kirsan Ilyumzhinov initiative of chess in Kalmykia. Sjugirov demolished Magnus Carlsen in a most improbable result. Photo by ugra-chess.com.
A cadre of team are on 15 points and perhaps on of them can gain a chance at a bronze. Russia 1 will be heavily favored against Spain (15, 26½) and only needs to avoid losing to earn a medal. Armenia (15, 25) still has a mathematical chance at a bronze medal and will play a beleaguered France (15, 23) who were crushed by the Ukraine 3½-½ and eliminated. Poland (15, 27½) has a mathematical chances of a bronze in the event of a win over Hungary (15, 24) and an Israeli loss.
Round #10 Analysis: This tournament has been picture perfect for the Russia 1 team (20 match points, 31½ board points). They had "home field advantage" and gave their fans what they wanted… a gold medal. Despite some light criticism on placing World Champion Alexandra Kosteniuk on the third board, the strategy worked well and the team will stand on the gold medal stand for the first time since the Soviet Union broke up.
The Soviet Union won the gold in 1986 in Dubai, UAE. The women won round ten in resounding style beating Bulgaria 4-nil. Russia 1 will play Russia 2 and some have been discussing a loss by Russia 1. This may allow two Russian teams to win medals, but it would be short of a miracle for a number of reasons.
China (16, 28½), a threat to win gold every year, will have to vie for a silver or bronze against the Ukraine (15, 27½). Poland and Armenia also have 15 points with slim chances if someone totally collapses in the China-Ukraine match. It's been a very interesting tournament with fantastic performances. The individual medals will be interesting since the new criteria of total performance rating (TPR) is used. The new criteria was introduced at the 2008 Olympiad.
Jamaican Federation President Ian Wilkinson taking photos behind his legendary player, Shane Matthews. Matthews is a seven-time Jamaican champion. Photo by ugra-chess.com.
I have written about the awarding of individual medals before. The drawback of using TPR is that someone who has contributed more points to their team's match effort (the criteria for team medals) may be is a lower position. If the tournament ended today, Tatiana Kosinteva would win gold on board one with 6½/9 (2644 TPR), Nana Dzagnidze would win the silver with 7/9 (2626 TPR) and Hou Yifan wins bronze with 7½/10 (2577 TPR). Is 6½ better than 7 or 7½ in individual chess results? In this case, the result is not solely on the merit of individual performance, but also determined by team standing and thus, the performance of teammates. Imagine if team medals were determined by TPR.


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LSU beats S. Carolina 5-2 in Game 2
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BATON ROUGE, La. – LSU left-hander Jared Poche' fired seven strong innings Saturday night, allowing just one run on three hits and leading the Tigers to a 5-2 victory in Game 2 against South Carolina in Alex Box Stadium, Skip Bertman Field.
LSU improved to 31-16 overall and 14-9 in the SEC, while South Carolina dropped to 27-18 overall and 11-12 in league games.
Game 3 between LSU and South Carolina will be Sunday at 2 p.m. CT. The game will be televised on ESPN. It will also be broadcast live on 98.1 FM in Baton Rouge. Fans can also go to LSUsports.net for live stats and audio.
Poche' (8-3) recorded three strikeouts, and though he gave up six walks, he was able to work himself out of jams throughout the game.
"He was typical Jared Poche', he bends but he doesn't break," said LSU coach Paul Mainieri. "There are a couple of times in the game where the other team thinks they have him, but Poche' finds another gear, get out of the jam, and then he gets stronger as the game goes on. His best innings tonight were the fifth, sixth and seven innings, where he was really magnificent."
Hunter Newman earned the save for the Tigers, giving up one hit and one walk in the ninth and inducing the game-ending 4-6-3 double play with runners at first and third.
South Carolina starter Adam Hill (3-4) was charged with the loss, allowing five earned runs on five hits and three walks while striking out six in six innings pitched.
South Carolina scored the first run of the game in the top of the fourth, when shortstop Madison Stokes worked a two-out walk with the bases loaded. Poche' induced a groundout the following at bat, holding the Gamecocks' lead at 1-0.
In the bottom of the fifth, LSU second baseman Cole Freeman gave the Tigers a 2-1 lead with his first triple of the season. Freeman laced the ball down the right field line, scoring scored Zach Watson and Kramer Robertson. The following at bat, left fielder Antoine Duplantis scored Freeman with a sacrifice fly, pushing the LSU lead to 3-1 through five innings.
"When Cole Freeman got that triple, you could almost feel in the dugout our entire team exhaling," Mainieri said. "The kids were pressing a little bit at the plate, and somebody has to step up and get it done. Cole Freeman did that, he was a leader tonight."
The Tigers added two more runs to their lead in the bottom of the sixth, when Watson knocked a two-run single to right field that scored Josh Smith and Nick Coomes.
"Watson came through with an enormous base hit," Mainieri said. "They'd been pitching him away, so he went with the ball and got a hit over the second baseman's head. What a big hit that was for us to extend the lead."
The Gamecocks narrowed the deficit to three in the top of the eighth. With LSU right-hander Zack Hess pitching in relief of Poche', South Carolina center fielder TJ Hopkins lined an RBI single up the middle, scoring Jonah Bride from second. Hess limited the damage to one run in the inning, striking out Hunter Taylor looking with Hopkins on third.
Newman walked Stokes to lead off the ninth, and after a one-out single by pinch hitter Alex Destino, South Carolina had runners on the corners. But, leftfielder Carlos Cortes sent a ground ball to Freeman, who started the 4-6-3 double play to end the game.
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Differential Equations & Partial Derivatives
1. Carbon-12, one of the 3 isotopes of carbon, is radioactive and decays at a rate proportional to the amount present. Its half life is 5730 years (that is, it takes 5730 years for a given amount to decay to half its original size). If 10 grams were present originally, how much will be left after 2000 years? [7.85 grams]
2. Under normal conditions, the rate of bacteria in a given sample grows at a rate proportional to the number present. In a certain sample, there were 105 present at a given time, and there were 3 times that present after 10 hours. How many were present after 20 hours? [9 x 105]
3. Find any relative minimum, maximum or saddle points of the equation:
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New Construction on East Main Street
Tom Walogorsky | Staff Writer
Residents and visitors to the Village of Pawling have noticed an abundance of activity on East Main Street in recent months. The property is currently undergoing a complete demolition and rebuilding, with the ultimate goal being a multi-use building that will feature both residential and commercial space.
The building, located at 23 East Main Street, was the former home of Village Frame Shop, Freshcuts Barber Shop, and Pawling Trading Company Coffee and Tea House. Originally built in the late 1800s, the property was in need of numerous repairs, prompting the owners, the Tomassetti family, to begin the arduous process of demolition and rebuilding from the foundation up. Ultimately, two commercial spaces will be available for rent on the bottom floor, with multiple, single-family apartments available above. The building is currently undergoing a complete overhaul and rebuild, which will include new walls, floors, windows, and foundations. In addition, the commercial spaces will be receiving new kitchen facilities, ideal for restaurants. In all, the property contains 3,000 square feet, and can be subdivided and modeled to suit.
The space on the building's second floor is slated to become eight apartments. Each will feature custom kitchens, granite countertops, and ceramic tile bathrooms. An option for on-premises laundry is also being considered.
The construction is being handled by Dalrymple Construction, Inc., of Pawling under the supervision of Diana Tomassetti and architect J.P. Pirrello. A team of a dozen workers are currently hard at work on the project, including carpenters, electricians, plumbers, and expert masons. When completed, the site will also maintain the current aesthetics of the Village of Pawling, similar to that of the Dutcher House on Colman Boulevard. The project will also be modeled to resemble the Tomassetti family's adjacent property at 33 East Main Street, the former site of Riley's Garage.
The renovation of the property at 23 East Main Street is scheduled to be completed in early 2019. Currently, no tenants have officially signed on to lease commercial space.


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In an age of nickel-and-diming, it seems almost impossible, but you can avoid paying $25, $50, or even $100 to check a bag simply by using certain airline-branded cards.
Airlines make huge profits from incidental fees in the United States. Whether you�re hashing out a huge chunk of change to change a flight or a smaller amount to select your seat prior to check-in, these charges are the cornerstone of airline profitability nowadays.
Our Greyhound stations and the stores inside them accept credit or debit cards. But, your bus might take a rest stop along the route where there are shops or food stalls that only accept cash. So make sure you bring some real money, and not just plastic.
How To Avoid The Higher Checked Bag Fees On JetBlue and United Airlines U.S airlines have all charged $25 for your first checked bag up until August 27th, when JetBlue became the first US airline to break the $25 barrier.
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A millisecond before launching off the fridge to catch the moth. Cats. Fast.
Time of the year we can actually open the windows in the house. And they love it.
When I started the Caturday series last October it was going to be a weekly thing.
Clearly that hasn't worked out.
So I'm starting it up again with Miss Cleos having a rest after charging around the house like a demented Banshee.
Do Banshees even charge around?
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Robert A. Culbert
June 29, 1929 - January 25, 2022
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Robert A. Culbert, 92, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Palms of Punta Gorda, Punta Gorda, Florida.
Robert was born to Mathew and Ruth Culbert on June 29, 1929 in Arlington, Virginia and moved to Florida in 1979 from New Carrollton, MD. He was a member of B.P.O. Elks Lodge #2153 of Port Charlotte. Robert was a wonderful man who loved his family and spending time with friends. He will forever be missed by all who loved and knew him.
Survivors include his son, Robert A. (Darlene) Culbert, Jr.; his 3 daughters, Robin L. Sporrer of Deerfield Beach, FL, Barbara M. (Mike) Bausch of Gaithersburg, MD and Rebecca L. Finly of Punta Gorda, FL; 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, 3 nieces and 4 nephews. He was preceded in death by his loving wife, Patricia L. Culbert and his son, Mathew C. Culbert.
A memorial mass will be held 11:00AM, Thursday, March 3, 2022 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Punta Gorda, FL. Inurnment will be held at a later date by the family.
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Robert A. Culbert, 92, of Port Charlotte, Florida passed away Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at Palms of Punta Gorda, Punta Gorda, Florida. Robert was born to Mathew and Ruth Culbert on June 29, 1929 in Arlington, Virginia and moved to Florida in 1979 from New Carrollton, MD. He was a member of B.P.O. Elks Lodge…
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Shriram City Union Finance & Shriram Transport Finance Company Raise Record Retail Fixed Deposits worth INR 2,000 Cr in July 2021
Shriram City Union Finance & Shriram Transport Finance Company Raise Record Retail Fixed Deposits worth INR 2,000 Cr in July 2021. Shriram City Union Finance Ltd. (Shriram City), a Chennai-based leading SME, Two-wheeler, Gold Financing Non-Banking Financial Company (NBFC), and Shriram Transport Finance Company (STFC), a Mumbai-based company, one of the country's largest Asset Financing NBFC, both part of the Shriram Group raised record Retail Fixed Deposits (FDs) worth INR 2,000 Cr in July 2021.
Attractive interest rates, large customer base of 6.4 Million customers, long track record of 20+ years of issuing FDs, digitally enabled systems, strong parentage and reputed brand name, along with the covid induced need for security led to the record FDs raised by Shriram City and STFC.
Shriram City raised retail FDs worth INR 390 Cr, while STFC raised INR 1,610 Cr in July 2021, the highest ever funds raised from retail FDs for both entities. In Q1FY22, Shriram City witnessed Retail FD growth of 33% to INR 5,761 Cr, while STFC saw a growth of 49% to INR 17,903 Cr.
Shriram City has a large active customer base of 4.3 Million customers spread across 926 branches. Top 3 states for Shriram City are Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Shriram City has 94% of its branches located in Rural and Semi Urban locations. Public deposits comprise 22% of the company's borrowings.
STFC has a strong customer based of 2.1 Million customers spread across 1821 branches. Top 3 states for STFC are Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Delhi. STFC has 88% of its branches located in Rural and Semi Urban locations. Public deposits comprise 17% of the company's borrowings.
Commenting on the record FDs Mr. Y.S. Chakravarti, MD & CEO, Shriram City said: "We are constantly working on providing our customers better products, be it on the credit or deposit side and it is reassuring to see how many customers choose to place their hard-earned money with us. The rates offered by the Shriram Group entities are one of the most attractive in the industry and backed by a strong parentage it makes for a great investment, especially for risk-averse investors."
Mr. Umesh Revankar, Vice Chairman & MD, Shriram Transport Finance Company Limited said: "At Shriram Transport we have invested extensively in the way we do business digitally, which has the potential to draw deposits and service loans from a broader pool of potential customers. Above everything it's the long-standing positive relationships, strong brand awareness and loyalty, along with the fact that we are firmly established within the communities we serve that is bearing fruit."
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The award for scientific research is presented to two researchers, Britta Langen and Therese Karlsson for their work in cancer treatment awareness.
Assar Gabrielsson was one of the founders of Volvo. In accordance with his wishes, a foundation to provide funding for clinical research into cancer diseases was created in 1962. It supports potentially promising research projects which do not yet have the necessary footing to attract grants from central funds.
The award for basic scientific research is awarded to Britta Langen for her research focused on the mechanisms of radiation therapy. The award for clinical research is given to Therese Karlsson for her research about larynx cancer. Both researchers will receive SEK 100 000.
Therese Karlsson was awarded the prize for her increased awareness on the positive effects of voice rehabilitation for patients being treated for larynx cancer. The results derived from her research has led to changes in the national healthcare program.
"Studies show that patients who received voice rehabilitation had improved quality of life and communication skills, both soon after treatment and in a longer term", says Professor Eva Forssell Aronsson,executive member of the Assar Gabrielsson Foundation.
Britta Langen received the prize for her developments in the mechanisms of radiation therapy, especially focusing on the side effects on healthy tissues. Her research has been a successful contribution to providing better radiation treatment for various cancers.
The Assar Gabrielsson Award will be presented Thursday May 24 at 13.15 in Östholms hörsal, Medicinaregatan, Gothenburg. During the ceremony the award winners will present their research.The ceremony will be held in English.


Sandra Dukić, born in 1980 in Rijeka (Croatia). She graduated from the Academy of Art in Banja Luka (Bosnia and Herzegovina) where she lives and works. Her works were exhibited in the Center for Book Arts New York and Splatterpool Gallery (New York, USA), the National Centre of Contemporary Art (Saint Petersburg, Russia), the Delaware Centre for Contemporary Art (Wilmington, USA), the Museum of Contemporary Arts (Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina), the Museum of Contemporary Arts (Novi Sad, Serbia), the Museum of the City of Skopje (Macedonia). Sandra Dukić won the prestigious Zvono Award, the annual award for visual artists under 35, which provides residency within the International Studio and Curatorial Program in New York.


Electronic document management systems bring enormous benefits to companies of all sizes. In fact, there are more document management benefits than we could cover in just one blog post. Today, we'll touch on five of the most obvious perks of converting your paper documents and transforming your document system.
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Document management software increases your profit margin in many different ways. For example, your paper costs (ink, toner, maintenance, storage, etc.) decrease almost immediately. Also, your employees are more efficient in their use of time and company resources. Furthermore, your communication with clients becomes more effective and timely, meaning your business continues to grow.
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Governor George W Bush of Texas picks Dick Cheney, the CEO of Halliburton Co, to be his Republican running mate in the 2000 presidential election. No stranger to politics, Cheney's impressive résumé includes stints as White House chief of staff, House Minority Whip and defence secretary. When Bush wins by a narrow margin, Cheney begins to use his newfound power to help reshape the country and the world.
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BJP govt in Arunachal Pradesh to remove Rajiv Gandhi tag from university
Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu (File Photo)
Established as Arunachal University after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid its foundation stone at Rono Hills near Itanagar in 1984, the first university of the frontier state was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi University in 2005.
The five-day old BJP government of Pema Khandu in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday decided to table a proposal in the state assembly's budget session to remove the Rajiv Gandhi tag from the state's first university and rechristen it as Arunachal University. The first cabinet meeting that took place on Wednesday after the PPA government converted into a BJP government in the state on Saturday, referred the matter of renaming the Rajiv Gandhi University to its original nomenclature to the ensuing budget session for discussion, a government press release issued in Itanagar said.
Established as Arunachal University after then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid its foundation stone at Rono Hills near Itanagar in 1984, the first university of the frontier state was renamed as Rajiv Gandhi University in 2005. In 2007 it was converted into a central university. While there have been demands on several occasions to rename it as Arunachal University, the latest demand came from the students' union of the university itself, which, in a memorandum to chief minister Pema Khandu on August 22, 2016 pressed for restoring its original name.
"The University has its own history and uniqueness with collective reflection of harmony, and the people of Arunachal Pradesh have historical and emotional connectivity with the name Arunachal University," the students' union had said.
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I was looking at a picture of a commercially made marking gauge and thought I can do that. The result is in the photos. The center "ruler" sides through a mortice in the body. A cut has been made in one side so the screw can pull the top and bottom together locking the centre in place. Not particularly original as I am sure many others have made a similar device. About 30 cm long. The wood is Rimu. Its not one of my favorites but beggars can't be choosers.
I do a lot of quick marking out with a pencil, usually with my fingers as the guide. This is a step up on that. I just set the distance, hold the body against the side of the project, hold the pencil against the end and slide the whole thing along. The total construction time was about 30 minutes and all the materials were recycled from scrap. Total cost was $0.
Handy gauge, John. You appreciate it every time you use it because you made it your self!
Simple is good Well done.
Ah Ha – I know the answer to this. I made a previous version that did have a pencil mounted in it. Two problems quickly became evident. If I used a thin pencil, for accurate lines, the lead broke frequently. If I used a thick flat carpenters pencil the lead was strong but the line drawn became thicker and thicker. I have since concluded that only a mounted blade will give a precise line. But then I am back to a formal marking out gauge thereby defeating my original intention.
Another lesson learned. Thanks for the reply, John.


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Candy Crowley Will Be First Female Debate Moderator In 20 Years; Is it Too Little Too Late?
By Jill Heller @jiillx
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Candy Crowley, host of CNN's "State of the Union," will be the first woman to moderate a presidential debate in 20 years, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced Monday morning. PBS's Jim Lehrer and CBS's Bob Schieffer, old hands at debates, will moderate the other two, while Martha Raddatz from ABC will moderate the vice presidential debate.
The commission's announcement came after they were pressed to choose a female moderator from an unusual source: three teenagers from New Jersey. Two weeks ago, Emma Axelrod, Sammi Siegel and Elena Tsemberis, students at Montclair High School, posted an online petition called "It's Time for a Female Moderator," after that learning that no woman had moderated a presidential debate since Carole Simpson in 1992.
The petition, created on Change.org, has already amassed 122,344 signatures - 82 percent of the young women's stated goal. After hearing news of the commission's choice of Crowley, the trio updated their page with a triumphant message to supporters. "Through this campaign, millions of Americans learned that two decades passed without a woman moderating a U.S. presidential debate," said Emma Axelrod. "We are so proud to have helped educate Americans on this issue, and are extremely happy that women and girls watching the debates this year will see a potential role model up on the stage moderating."
The Obama team, which has been noted for courting female voters in recent months, also released a statement in support of the decision. "We're pleased with the selection of the moderators by the debate commission, and look forward to vigorous and substantive debates this fall," said Jim Messina, campaign manager for Obama.
But not everyone feels completely vindicated by the moderator assignments. "Last week, high-level women in the television news industry, who spoke only on condition of anonymity, wondered whether women would be selected to moderate the two traditional debates," wrote Brian Stelter for The New York Times. "They noted that those assignments have the highest prestige and authority. And on Monday, those assignments went to Mr. Lehrer and Mr. Schieffer, longtime moderators."
For her part, Crowley expressed nothing but excitement at her opportunity. In a statement released through CNN she said, "As someone who is in awe and grateful every day to be in a country where freedom of the press, free speech and free elections are a way of life, I am wowed, amazed and excited by the opportunity to moderate a 2012 presidential debate."
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Ex-NY Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos spoiled son Adam on road to corruption
By Dareh Gregorian
Dec 14, 2015 | 8:40 AM
Evidence during the their trial showed the father-son bond to be extremely close — and highly dysfunctional.
Their lawyers said Dean and Adam Skelos had a typical, loving father-son relationship.
It appears to have been anything but.
Evidence during the their three-week corruption trial showed their father-son bond to be extremely close — and highly dysfunctional. The pair lived six blocks from each other, spoke on the phone several times a day and FBI wiretaps showed the elder Skelos spent much of his time managing his only child — a 33-year-old married father who sounded and acted more like a petulant teenager.
DEAN SKELOS' SON ADAM HARDLY SHOWED UP FOR JOB DAD HELPED HIM GET, THREATENED BOSS: SUPERVISOR
"Aaaaargh! This day sucks!" he griped to his dad in one call from last December, after he found out one of his moneymaking schemes wasn't going to pay off.
His powerful pop tried to reassure him.
"I'm going to now refocus on a lot of other things with you, OK, pal?" the dad said.
A top family therapist in Manhattan, Michelle Ascher Dunn, said the smothering from Dean Skelos, 67, effectively "crippled his son" — and they both went down in flames as a result.
"Most teenagers might go through a period of self-aggrandizement and entitlement, and some fathers facilitate that if the father feels entitled" as well, Dunn said.
"Most young men grow out of that on their own. They want to separate from their father enough to conquer their own territory and become their own man. Maybe later they rejoin the father — but they don't want to be subsumed in the father's kingdom. They want to stand on their own two feet."
But not Adam Skelos.
He was 6 when his parents divorced, and he struggled to find stability as he got older. He reportedly went to three Long Island high schools and eventually graduated from his dad's alma mater, Southside High School. From there, his every step seemed tied to his father's connections.
He went to Hofstra University, a school his Republican father had helped obtain state grants. He went to work at a law firm where his father was a friend of a partner and landed internships in then-governor and fellow Republican George Pataki's Nassau County office, and at the Long Island Power Authority. After college, he got a job at a title insurance company that donated to his dad.
The jobs through his father gave Adam Skelos an aura of success, but much of that was an illusion. He was reportedly fired from working on then-Mayor Michael Bloomberg's campaign for not showing up.
But the connections did pay off — by 2010, he was making $145,000 a year through title work and a sales gig at an energy company, court records show.
Dean Skelos and Adam Skelos leave Federal Court on December 11, 2015 in New York. They were found guilty on all charges in there corruption case. (Alec Tabak/for New York Daily News)
It was around then that the father and son's co-dependence turned criminal.
Late that year, Dean Skelos started leaning on an exec at a major real estate company dependent on state legislation to give his son some additional work. He urged the CEO of another company that needed the state to stay in business to give his son's then-girlfriend — and now wife — Ann Marie Diaz some court reporting work.
The dad later leaned on the same CEO, Anthony Bonomo, to give his son a job — an arrangement Adam Skelos' lawyer acknowledged during the trial quickly turned into a "nightmare."
"You know who I am. I'm Adam Skelos," his supervisor quoted him as saying on his first day of work. The supervisor, Christopher Curcio, described Adam as seeming "arrogant" and "entitled" — an image that was reinforced when he rarely bothered to show up for his $78,000-a-year job.
Eight days after his son started at Bonomo's multimillion-dollar company, he got a call from Dean Skelos, complaining Curcio was "picking on" his son. Bonomo told him Adam Skelos hadn't been showing up to work — and powerful pol told him to just "work this out."
During their corruption trial, Dean Skelos' lawyer, Robert Gage, said the dad was trying to "protect" his son.
Dunn said the dad's action had the opposite effect.
"Devotion is allowing your child to face the normal slings and arrows of reality, to cope with disappointment and failure. This father did not allow that," she said.
"In the real world, if you don't have a powerful father, you get knocked around a bit by your boss."
In the months that followed, both Bonomo and a mutual friend, former U.S. Sen. Al D'Amato, complained to Skelos about his son's conduct, but the dad apparently never even tried to tell his son to get his act together.
Two months after his dad's meeting with D'Amato, Adam Skelos threatened his supervisor when he asked him to come to work.
"Talk to me like that again and I'm going to smash your f---ing head in," Curcio quoted him as saying. "You're not fit to shine my shoes."
That year, thanks to his dad's string-pulling, Adam pulled in $457,000. He bought a $675,000 house near his dad for his growing family, which included a son he named Dean.
Front page featuring fallen state senate bigshot, Dean Skelos, his son Adam Skelos, and ex-Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver. (New York Daily News)
While Adam Skelos didn't like showing up for office work, he was constantly scheming to make more money, urging his dad to give him contact information for billionaires he was meeting with on state business.
In March, after it became public that his dad was under investigation, Adam bemoaned that his father was no longer offering him help with jobs, and was only offering him money.
In a March 28 call, Adam told his dad he was "freaking out."
"Ann's doing the, the budgeting and stuff," Adam said.
His senator sire told, "Dad's here to help, so just remember," he said. "Don't freak out."
"No, I don't want that kind of help, though," his son responded. "I'd rather have a-"
"I know, I know," his dad said.
Dunn said the frequent phone conversations were another sign something was wrong with their relationship.
Most children have internalized their lessons from their parents by the time they become adults and don't need that kind of frequent reassurance.
"You don't call to call mommy and daddy saying, 'I'm doing that and doing that — is that right?' " Dunn said.
She said it sounded as if "this father viewed this boy as damaged" and sheltered him too much as a result.
"This father did not allow this boy to grow. And when the father's judgment lapsed, the boy followed him," Dunn said. "We'll never know why."
The Skeloses face up to 130 years in prison when they're sentenced in March on bribery and extortion charges.
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I remember when I first discovered David Allen's book Getting Things Done.
I was holding down a challenging corporate job and working on a side hustle.
I had a toddler at home and a mountain of stress at work. I was managing a team of writers (this is an oxymoron) and juggling complicated deliverables for customers, coworkers, and executives.
And all of those wonderful productivity routines seemed like they were going to make my life simple and stress-free.
My Next Actions list fit onto a single page. Mind you, I had to shrink the items down to about 5-point type to get it that way. But I was younger then and my eyesight was still decent, so that was okay.
My Projects lists were mighty. My Someday/Maybe lists were even mightier.
I judged every day by how well I conformed to my system.
Remembered to define my Next Actions and clear out my inbox? I was a hero. Got stuck spending more than 20 minutes on a complex creative task that didn't really lend itself to a "Next Action" framework? I'd vow to work more wisely next time.
That toddler is a delightful, wise-cracking 12-year-old now. The side hustle became a thriving business that eventually became part of Rainmaker Digital. And I don't spend hours of creatively fertile time working on my productivity system.
I don't blame GTD. It wasn't the book's fault, and David Allen is definitely wiser than I am about this topic.
But I was spending more creative energy managing my productivity system than I was producing work. And that's definitely doing it wrong.
This time of year, there's no shortage of miracle systems being offered that will help us quit being such a disaster.
There are books and programs and classes and coaches, all vying for your attention to fix what's horribly wrong with you.
I know this because I have long been an enthusiastic consumer of these.
But the "secret ingredient" that I found really worked wasn't in any of those.
That "secret" was looking at the reality and individuality of who I am. My goals, my strengths, my weaknesses, and my habits aren't anyone else's. So someone else's system isn't going to work for me.
I think we buy all of that productivity advice so that it will fix us. But we don't need fixing.
When I started to actually produce more work, it was because I recognized that. I didn't try to squeeze myself into someone else's system. I took tactics from different places and put them together into my system.
Possibly, as we all head into the new year, you don't need someone to put you into a box with everyone else and their resolutions.
Possibly you don't need to try some kind of do-it-yourself therapy to figure out why you're always spinning your wheels. To figure out why you're so screwed up, or why you self-sabotage, or how to fix your insecurities when everyone else is doing great.
Possibly you just need to assess your own strengths and weaknesses, figure out what matters to you, and then decide on a handful of habits that can help you do more of the stuff you want to do.
Maybe you haven't been spinning your wheels, after all. Maybe you've just been getting ready for take-off.
We're going to have a resource that might be able to help you out with this.
Not by trying to cram you into our version of a perfect productivity system. But by helping you see yourself more clearly (and with a little more kindness), then helping you craft a simple, natural system that works for you and only you.
Because if you aren't the secret ingredient in your productivity formula, no system is going to work for you.
It's called our Creative Foundations course, it's brand-new, and it helps make sure that all the content you're creating is built on a solid foundation.
Or, keep it simple stupid!
Sonia – this is a great post for so many reasons: the pitfalls of other people's systems, self reflection and understanding that creative output is about all that gets measured.
I regret the time I used to write just for others and never thought to build my personal brand.
Having a path of productivity is possible if you start doing it for yourself. I have experienced all those juggling days with the unrealistic thoughts in my mind.
Maybe something else was required to do so.
I find that the best way is to just start instead of fretting over productivity too much!
I found a system that works for me through this!
Great article, Sonia. There really is no out of the box success system that fits everyone, and to find the right handful of habits that actually keep me motivated has been a huge part of feeling comfortable working remotely and keep me passionate in my hobbies and personal endeavors.
I don't think anyone needs any fixing!
And I do believe in the connection of productivity with creativity. I think they go hand in hand. The more creative you are the more productive you can be. You need both, in order to get things done.
You need to be creative to find new ways to keep productive. Your creativity is pretty much your imagination. We all have it. It is what makes you daydream and have that vision of you accomplishing your goals in life.
I believe we all are productive. And there is not such thing as "procrastination". What we do have is Priorities. We will work on the things most important to us. We will be productive with the things that matter the most in our life at the moment.
Thanks for such a wonderful piece of article, I want to share my perspective that even though you are very creative, but you don't make that creativity productive you may fail at the end of the day!
I've always said, awesome is already inside each of us. We just need to let it out. Sonia, I think you hit the nail on the head by saying we have to fit into our own systems by taking bits of others and crafting them around our own creativity.


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