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VolunteerMatch Adds Nine New Cities to Apple Maps Guides
Thousands of volunteer opportunities available in support of healthier communities during American Heart Month
Thursday, February 11, 2021 - 10:30am
NEWSROOM: VolunteerMatch
CONTENT: Press Release
OAKLAND, Calif., February 11, 2021 /3BL Media/ – VolunteerMatch, the largest nonprofit network on the web connecting volunteers with opportunities to give back, today announced the release of 9 additional community-based Guides in Apple Maps. Residents and visitors in Austin, Denver, Minneapolis, Portland, and Nashville can now use the Maps app to identify meaningful places to volunteer in-person and virtually.
The new Guides join an initial 11 cities launched in January, marking 20 volunteering Guides released to date.
"We are excited to continue to expand our volunteering Guides in Apple Maps, and to make it even easier for people to do good, and to feel good, wherever we are. In February, as we spotlight Heart Health Month, particularly given the devastating impacts of COVID-19 on heart and vascular health — impacts disproportionately felt in our communities of color — it's a reminder to consider every avenue we have for self-care and a healthy lifestyle. Volunteering is a wonderful part of a vibrant life and can often be accomplished virtually and safely distanced in support of the causes we love," said Laura Plato, Chief Solutions Officer at VolunteerMatch.
As illustrated in The Doing Good is Good for You Study conducted by VolunteerMatch in partnership with UnitedHealthcare, volunteering has been shown to positively impact health and overall well-being. According to that research, 75% of U.S. adults reported feeling physically healthier by volunteering, 79% reported lower stress levels, and 93% reported an improved mood.
With Guides now available in 20 major metropolitan areas, VolunteerMatch offers another convenient way to mobilize local and virtual volunteer forces at a time when nonprofits continue to face growing demands for their services with fewer resources, supporting the health of both volunteers and the communities they serve.
To access the VolunteerMatch Guides on iPhone, iPad or Mac, click on each of the cities: Austin, Dallas, Denver, Detroit, Honolulu, Minneapolis, Nashville, Phoenix, Portland, San Francisco, Chicago, Atlanta, Seattle, Los Angeles, Houston, New York City, Boston, Miami, New Orleans, and Washington, DC. Apple users can also discover Guides by tapping the search field when they open the Maps app, then easily save them to their My Guides collection. Guides automatically update when new places are added, so the latest recommendations on where to volunteer or donate are always front and center.
About VolunteerMatch
Founded in 1998, VolunteerMatch is the most effective way to recruit highly qualified volunteers for nonprofits. We are the largest nonprofit network in the world with the most nonprofits and volunteer opportunities. We believe everyone should have the chance to make a difference. That's why we make it easy for good people and good causes to connect. We've connected millions of people with great places to volunteer and helped tens of thousands of organizations better leverage volunteers to create real impact. For more information visit volunteermatch.org.
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Thursday, Feb 16, 2023 from 6:00 PM to 8:30 PM
Thursday, Feb 16, 2023
Blackbird, Santa Barbara, CA
Don't miss this opportunity to relish in the best that the wine and culinary worlds have to offer with our delectable winemaker dinner at Blackbird. Sip on delicious wines from The Four Graces Winery in Oregon's famed Willamette Valley, while mingling with winemaker Tim Jones, and enjoy an exquisite dinner from Executive Chef Travis Watson. The evening begins with a meet & greet reception on the patio, followed by a four course dinner in Blackbird. Each course is carefully curated by Chef Travis to perfectly pair with these superb wines.
Tim Jones spent most of his life in Northern California and the Pacific Northwest. He was born in Ashland, OR and grew up in Eureka, CA. Tim first became interested in winemaking while he was a student at Willamette University in Salem, Oregon. On weekends, he would go wine tasting in the Yamhill and Dundee regions, but as a student, he had way more enthusiasm than money to buy wine. A BA degree in Spanish from Willamette gave Tim the opportunity to study wines abroad in Chile and Argentina. His growing passion for wine led him to winery harvest work in Sonoma County.
Tim joined The Four Graces team in May of 2018. At a small winery like the Four Graces where there are only four of them working in the winery, each day is unique and challenging. "It has given me the chance to develop a close connection to the wine through all stages of the winemaking process. With our two estate vineyards at Doe Ridge and Foley Family Estate, we get to taste and compare some of the best grapes in the Willamette Valley".
Tuesday, Mar 7, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Thursday, Sep 28, 2023 from 5:00 PM to 10:00 PM
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Kayes és una gran ciutat i un municipi de l'oest de Mali a 495 km al nord-oest de Bamako, sobre els marges del riu Senegal. És la capital de la primera regió administrativa (regió de Kayes) i capital del cercle que porta el seu nom. La ciutat coneix un fort creixement demogràfic, ja que ha passat de 80.146 habitants l'any 2005 a 127.368 habitants l'any 2009.

El seu nom ve del soninké, de la paraula karré que significa 'marigot' (zona baixa humida que s'inunda en l'estació de pluja).

Geografia
Kayes és anomenada «La cocotte-minute de l'Àfrica» en raó de les seves temperatures mitjanes molt elevades. Està envoltada de massissos muntanyosos molt rics en ferro que contribueixen a l'elevació de la temperatura. La temperatura mitjana màxima del mes més calent de l'any (abril) és de 44 °C. La temperatura mitjana anual és de 30 °C a Kayes. La durada mitjana anual de sol és de 3.049 h en el conjunt de la regió.

Diferents llocs es troben en els voltants de Kayes:
 el fort de Médine a 12 km de Kayes;
 les cascades de Félou (16 km);
 les cascades de Gouina a 80 km al sud-est de Kayes sobre el riu Senegal;
 La tata de Koniakary, construïda per al-Hadjdj Umar Tall a 70 km al nord-est de Kayes;
 el llac Magui i el llac Doro;
la presa hidroelèctrica de Manantali.

Història

El 27 d'agost 1892, Kayes va esdevenir la capital del Sudan francès quan es va constituir la colònia d'aquest nom separada del Senegal; quan la colònia, amb el nom de Senegambia i Níger, fou restablerta, la capital fou transferida a Bamako el 10 d'octubre de 1902.

El municipi mixt de Kayes fou creat per un decret del  de desembre de 1918 efectiu l'1 de gener de 1919. Per la llei del  de novembre de 1955, Kayes esdevingué un municipi de ple exercici l'any 1956 amb un consell municipal elegit per un col·legi únic i un alcalde elegit en el seu si.

Durant la Segona Guerra mundial, la regió va protegir una gran part de les reserves d'or de la Banca de França, despatxades a ultramar des del començament de la guerra per evitar que no caiguessin en mans de l'enemic. Aquest or, inicialment despatxat a Dakar, va ser a continuació encaminat per ferrocarril a Kayes, jutjada més segura perquè estava allunyada de la costa i del risc d'un atac marítim.

Economia i transport

Kayes se situa sobre la línia del ferrocarril Dakar-Níger construïda en el moment de la colonització francesa al final del .

El 2003, el conflicte de la Costa d'Ivori bloquejà els transports cap al sud i va reactivar la via fèrria i la ciutat de Kayes. El desenclavement a nivell de l'accés viari és actualment en curs: les carreteres que duen al Senegal i a Bamako estan acabades. La ciutat de Kayes està situada a banda i banda del riu Senegal. Per raó del trànsit viari en augment, i sobretot pels pesos pesants que connecten Dakar a Bamako, el pont construït l'any 1998 ha tingut un desgast ràpid i ha hagut de ser rehabilitat l'any 2009. Els treballs, d'un import de prop de dos mil milions de francs CFA, han pertorbat fortament la circulació, el trànsit sobre el pont va quedar interromput durant tres mesos.

L'aeroport internacional de Kayes Dag Dag permet connexions regulars amb Bamako i París a partir del desembre del 2011 amb la companyia francesa Aigle Azur.

Cultura i patrimoni
El Consell de ministres reunit el  de gener de 2011 adoptà un projecte de decret sobre classificació del patrimoni cultural nacional dels edificis colonials de Kayes, comprenent la ciutat dels ferroviaris i els antics edificis sobre la riba del riu entre la residència del governador i la «Quarantena».

Religió
Com per al conjunt del Mali, la principal religió n'és l'islam, amb, tanmateix, una presència animista i minories cristianes.

Notes i referències

Ciutats de Mali

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Tropical tree planting: the key to climate action and supporting climate-sensitive communities
Ed Mitchard
Blog type: Scientific research
Originally published: A previous version (slightly different to here) was published in a Mongabay article and presented in a Zeromission webinar on best-practice methods to planting trees in the correct geographic location.
Background: Ed Mitchard is a Professor at the University of Edinburgh, who studies changes in land cover, forests and forest carbon stocks globally using a combination of field studies and satellite remote sensing data. He also previously served as the chair of the Plan Vivo TAC and currently remains a TAC member.
The current climate crisis calls for efforts on two fronts: first off, we must reduce CO2 emissions to the atmosphere, and secondly we must support the communities that are most at risk from climate change. Thanks I think to activists like Greta Thunberg and pervasive news coverage of large-scale fires in Australia, the Americans and Siberia, there is greater awareness and engagement globally on the urgency of tackling our warming climate. Also gaining more attention is the vastly unjust impacts of climate change – that the least well-off groups are feeling climate change the most. Rural populations in the Global South, from farmers in Nicaragua, to Tanzanian hunter-gatherers, to forest dwelling groups in Indonesia, are all experiencing the impact of climate change through less predictable weather patterns and increased natural disasters. Thankfully, one initiative can address these twin crises: tree planting in tropical regions.
There are many necessary paths to reducing CO2 emissions. We know we need to cut emissions from across our power, transport and industry sectors. And we must stop tropical deforestation. Forest clearing has represented about 15% of our emissions to the atmosphere since the Rio Declaration in 1992. This tragic loss has also has prevented this forest from sucking up a proportion of the carbon we release from burning fossil fuels, something the dwindling intact forests continue to do. To this end, REDD+ initiatives in the tropics, which reduce emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, are increasingly important. Community driven REDD+ projects, such as Bujang Raba and the Yaeda Valley project, can deliver significant positive impacts on the climate, while also improving the lives of marginalised communities.
However, it is clear that reducing emissions drastically and stopping deforestation, while necessary, are not by themselves sufficient to keep global warming below 2 degrees (a level that itself may not be safe for hundreds of millions of the world's people). We must also suck out massive amounts of carbon from the atmosphere, partly because emissions reductions cannot run fast enough, and partly because we've already emitted far too much carbon.
In order to protect our lifestyles in the West, and even the livelihoods and homes of many of the world's poorest people, we need to go further and keep warming to just 1.5 degrees. For example, this will protect many (though not all) island states and coastal settlements from becoming unhabitable due to sea level rises. In order to do this, the International Panel on Climate Change states that much more CO2 will need to be actively removed from the atmosphere in the 2020s and 2030s, before we get to net zero. In order to suck this CO2 from the atmosphere, tree planting and forest restoration are essential, and we need to scale up our current paltry efforts urgently.
The social benefits of tree planting
There are clear social and biodiversity reasons to plant trees in the tropics. Not only do the trees remove carbon from the atmosphere, but trees improve the local environment. Trees lower the local temperature, provide shade, stabilise the ground to protect against landslides and the damage caused by heavy rain, and often provide non-timber products such as fruits which can improve nutrition or diversify local incomes.
Tree planting projects can channel income to rural communities through payments for ecosystems services (PES), which greatly improve the livelihoods of rural communities. Plan Vivo's certified projects all provide benefits for communities and biodiversity, as 60% of the money from the sale of carbon credits – called Plan Vivo Certificates – flows directly to the project participants, themselves some of the poorest people on the planet. Thus carbon funds are used not just to lock up carbon, but directly to tackle issues like poverty, food insecurity and gender inequality.
These projects create much more than forests. The trees planted through the Halo Verde project in Timor Leste fund a scholarship for more than 450 girls to finish high school, and improves crop quality to ensure locals have enough to eat. In Ethopia, EthioTrees works with landless farmers to tap and produce frankincense oil, contributing to the livelihoods of some of the most vulnerable people in the region. And further, these financial and environmental benefits provide direct resilience for these communities against some of the impacts of climate change, such as the increased incidence and severity of extreme weather events.
Trees grow quickly in the tropics
There are also scientific reasons to plant trees in the tropics rather than in more northern regions. Fundamentally, trees grow much faster in the tropics, and land and labour is much cheaper there. Therefore, for a given financial investment, more trees can be planted in the tropics over a larger area, and these trees will capture carbon faster than an equivalent number outside the tropics. These differences are significant: I have seen newly restored forests in tropical Peru reach 15 m height in about 6 years, whereas a Scots Pine planted in the Scottish Highlands might take 60 years to achieve that height. This will translate directly into carbon storage, suggesting per hectare carbon sequestration rates in Scotland might be just a tenth of that in the tropics.
Tree growth in the Scottish highlands (left) is at a slower rate than in the tropics, illustrated by a photo of smallholder woodlots from the Trees for Global Benefits project (right)
This not only means that costs for achieving the same carbon capture in far northern latitudes are far higher, but also that the land footprint is far greater. It does not mean we should not be restoring forests in the Scottish Highlands: that has positive ecological and social value too, and will capture significant quantities of carbon in the longer term. But it does not seem to me to be an efficient use of financial resources for carbon sequestration – tropical forest restoration or agroforestry projects are more sensible from a financial and land footprint standpoint per unit of carbon.
There is another complicating factor: the albedo effect. This describes how reflective the Earth's surface is, and is one of the nasty feedback loops of climate change: as the climate warms, there is less ice cover in the oceans, and less snow cover on land, meaning less heat from the sun is reflected back into space, and the Earth warms faster. This is probably the main reason the arctic is warming so much faster than the rest of the planet. Planting trees in the tropics has little further impact on the albedo effect – non-forest and forested surfaces in the tropics have pretty similar albedo. But in much of Nordic areas like Sweden and some the more mountainous regions of Scotland, the impact is highly significant: trees are much darker than the snow that would otherwise lie on the land for much of the year. Thus planting trees in northern places, while it will still (slowly) take carbon out of the atmosphere, might actually warm the planet more than leaving things as they are.
Diagram depicting how the albedo effect differs in forested and snowy regions
MAX Burgers investing in co-benefits
So, where is money to plant trees in the tropics to come from? One answer is government funding for ecosystem restoration (e.g. see Bonn Challenge commitments). But companies taken together have more financial firepower, and many are looking to offset their carbon emissions to meet various Net Zero targets. A leader in taking its climate responsibilities seriously is MAX Burgers, a large Scandinavian fast food chain. MAX was ahead of the curve in the mid-2000s when it started working to reduce emissions from its supply chain and operations as much as possible, and then offset residual emissions through purchasing carbon credits that funded tree planting projects in the developing world through the Plan Vivo carbon standard.
It continues to offset its residual emissions now, in fact making its food 'climate positive', offsetting more emissions through tree planting for every meal sold, than is released through their entire value chain. Large Scottish brewery Brewdog recently made a similar pledge, that its beer will be 'carbon negative', due to reductions in supply chain and production emissions, and tree planting. MAX have funded farmers to plant trees on their farms in countries in the Global South – whereas Brewdog, like many others, have chosen to plant their trees closer to home (in the Highlands of Scotland in this case). While these projects will capture carbon in the longer term, tree planting in Scotland does not deliver the same kind of social benefits as tropical tree planting does. Companies should direct their investments towards carbon capture that improved the incomes and local environment of developing countries (possibly in addition to restoring ecosystems closer to home, e.g. under rewilding, climate resilience or biodiversity badges, rather than for carbon offsetting).
All of us must address climate change urgently. We must ensure politicians set ambitious climate goals, and companies should remove emissions from their supply chain as much as possible, and remove all incentives and legal pathways for new deforestation. Any residual emissions should be offset, and in order to support communities at the forefront of the climate crisis, I believe these offsets should come mostly through a massive expansion in agroforestry and forest restoration projects across the tropical regions. In order to capture carbon in the most efficient manner, and provide a host of environmental and social benefits, tree-planting in the tropics is an essential investment.
Author: Ed Mitchard


I decided to bring a little savory something for a bake sale today. The idea spawned from the chinese sausage focaccia I made from the Milk Bar cookbook a couple weeks ago. Considering the ingredients I was going to use for this version, it should be failsafe. I've become completely infatuated with a yeasty dough. I love the smell, the feel, and of course, the result. This dough is pretty easy to make and easy to handle. Love it.
In the bowl of your stand mixer, stir the flour, salt and yeast together with a spatula or the hook of a stand mixer to mix well. In a steady stream, add the water as you continue to stir until the water is incorporated, for about 1 minute.
Place the bowl onto the stand mixer and put the hook in place. Mix the dough on the lowest speed for about 3 minutes. Pull the dough down off the hook and then continue to knead the dough on low for another 4 minutes.
Brush a large bowl with the grape seed oil and put the dough inside. Cover and let rise for 45 minutes. It should be slightly sticky to the touch and bounce back when you press on it.
Once the dough is ready, dump it out onto a lightly floured surface. Punch it down and pull and stretch it to be just slightly larger than a 9" x 12" baking sheet. You will be folding the dough in thirds. Spread half the bacon jam onto the middle section of the dough. To make it easier to spread, take it out of the refrigerator about an hour before using. Sprinkle half the bacon over top and then half of the cheese on top of the bacon.
Fold one third of the dough over top and repeat the layers. Finish with folding the last third over top and sealing the edges.
Brush a 9" x 12" baking sheet with a bit of the reserved fat from the bacon. Gently lift the dough onto the pan. Cover loosely with plastic wrap and let rise for 45 minutes.
Heat oven o 375F. Uncover the dough. Drizzle a little more of the bacon fat around the edges of the dough, not on top. Bake for 15-20 minutes or until the focaccia is golden brown.
Let the focaccia cool to room temp before cutting it to serve. Yum...even better once sliced and reheated!


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Ellis Davies talks to Andrew Monk, Co-Founder of ioLight, about the world's first folding portable digital microscope.
Tell me about your background.
I have an MA in Physics from University of Oxford, UK, and I am passionate about the subject. I am mainly concerned with how physics can make society better – theoretical physics is interesting, but it doesn't really help the world much, yet. For my entire career I have looked into new technologies and how to get them into the market, leading me to a number of start-up companies over the past 20 years, which were mainly spinouts from universities.
How did this project begin?
Around 15 years ago, I was working at the University of Southampton, UK, when I bumped into another Oxford physicist, Richard Williams, and helped him to set up his first company. We went our separate ways, and four years ago, we met again. At the time, Richard was working on a project for a client and realised
that he didn't have a microscope that could do the job. In this instance, a cheap microscope wasn't good enough, and a high-end alternative was too expensive and complicated. We thought, why is there no good quality, portable low-cost microscope? Richard, whose background is in optical fibres, built a microscope at his desk, which we filed a patent for in March 2014 as the world's first folding portable digital microscope – ioLight.
How was the project funded?
The funding was raised in 2015, with the first round in March funded by high net-worth individuals – people we knew – to get us to the prototype stage. We then did a round of fundraising through crowdfunding, which closed in October 2015. We also received an Innovate UK grant.
What do you think of crowdfunding as a fundraising method?
It's fantastic – crowdfunding is completely changing the profile of British industry. Before, you had investors that all had a clear view of how to run your company. Most of these were different to how you would want to run it yourself, leading to a built-in conflict. With crowdfunding, my investors want me to run the company the way I want to – they're backing me. That's really important because it means people can deliver companies in the way that they feel is best, rather than in an alternative way.
Funding through other channels is becoming very tight in this country and people keep saying to me that it's very difficult to get funding in the UK. Actually, if you work with the leading crowdfunding platforms, and you're sensible and hardworking, it's not easy but is perfectly possible. The exciting thing is that the UK is ahead of the world on crowdfunding as the regulations in the USA make it very difficult for US institutions, and the rest of Europe has not quite accepted crowdfunding as a fundraising method. The UK is in a great position where we have a unique opportunity to use this platform to move businesses like ours forward.
How does the ioLight work?
The first thing is using the fantastic potential of the iPad screen. Many digital microscopes have the screen built into them, and we think that's crazy because that screen is out of date the minute you launch the product. Tabelts, on the other hand, keep evolving – next year's iPad will be better than this year's, and so will the microscopes picture as a result. There is a wireless link to the iPad that displays the image taken by the microscope on the screen.
The second thing is the camera components. The camera in a phone is completely wrong for our purpose. Over the years manufacturers have made lenses to clip onto phones, but the problem is that the camera itself is designed to take pictures of things far away, and we want to take pictures of something very small and close-up. We realised we had to build a new camera. The ioLight camera is a conventional mobile phone sensor camera with some clever optics that turns the camera into a microscope, so the optic is quite different from a standard mobile phone optic. That projects an image onto the sensor, which is then fed into the electronics of the microscope, and pushed out over a WiFi link to the iPad. The feed is HD, 1080p resolution video, which is a huge amount of data to transfer wirelessly. In examples such as Chromecast or Apple TV, the stream is delayed by about two seconds so that the receiving unit can reassemble the video at that end. However, if you were focusing a microscope, a two second delay would be infuriating. As a result, one of the big technological challenges was to develop a zero delay, high throughput wireless data pipe, which is what is now used in the ioLight.
We also wanted to remove any features of a conventional microscope that we felt were over-engineered, while keeping our favourite parts. For example, having top and bottom illumination and a stage as a professional microscope would, but removing the X Y stage, as we thought it unnecessary. The microscope is set up to give an excellent picture. It is not capable of producing the image quality of a lab microscope, but that's not what we're looking for. We are looking for is something very portable and economic for various field applications.
Do you think that the use of the ioLight in schools could encourage children to pursue science?
Yes, we love showing the microscope to children. We've done a lot of exhibitions for children, including a big show at the Museum of Science and Industry in Manchester, UK, and an open day at the Eden Project, UK. If you try to get children to look into a conventional microscope, they often find it boring and confusing – they're just not interested. When we take the ioLight to exhibitions, children clamour over it. That's what science needs. That's what is going to change science – children getting excited about it.
What sort of feedback have you received so far?
We are getting our first customer feedback now, and it's looking to be a very broad market. In a way, this is the challenge we have ahead of us over the next few years. Materials science is obviously a big area that we are interested in, particularly micro engineering, micro machining and microelectronics. We've had some surprising feedback also, mostly from veterinary science. Vets have been our largest group of customers, using the microscope to diagnose animal parasites on farms, which you can do there and then. This cuts down on the time it takes to diagnose an animal substantially.
There has been some very positive feedback, but the field is so wide that we're trying to work out where the sweet spot is for our product.
What are the plans moving forward?
We're a small company, so we need to be carful with our resources. We are, however, going to expand to other platforms, such as iPhone and Android – it's just a question of what order and when. That depends on our customers and what they ask for. People are asking for these expansions, and we are currently assessing new opportunities. Developing each platform is quite an expensive process because porting our zero latency software from one platform to another is not a simple task. Therefore, we need to make sure we have some business on the relevant platform before we expand to it.
Anton Paar expands range
Anton Paar has added two new rheometers to its range with a focus on easy handling. The MCR 72 and MCR 92 are billed as easy to use in an everyday lab routine, with the 72 equipped with a ball-bearing motor to be robust and require no compressed air. The 92 has an air-bearing motor for high accuracy with sensitive samples.
Both rheometers are recommended for observing the structure of a sample as well as its flow behaviour and deformation. Measurements can be taken in both rotational and oscillatory modes, and there are different kinds of temperature device available.
Anton Paar claims that an automatic motor-driven elevation mechanism of the measuring head combined with the SafeGap feature makes measurements 100% reproducible. Both models also feature TruRay, able to regulate the lighting of the measuring surface.
Kleindiek micromanipulators used at Imperial College
Through the use of Kleindiek Nanotechnik (KN) micromanipulators, Dr Farid Tariq of Imperial College London, UK, aims to improve fuel cells and batteries by analysing 3D multiscale imaging and modelling of these devices to develop the ability to control how porous electrodes operate at fine levels. The research could help understand microstructures and property relationship together at a fine scale.
Dr Tariq has said that the choice was made because of the flexibility of use and deployment given by the KN devices. KN produces a variety of instruments for various modes of microscopy. These are small and practical devices for easy and quick use.
Thermofisher Scientific adds communication protocols to nuclear gauges
Thermofisher Scientific has made its Thermo Scientific LevelPRO and DensityPRO nuclear gauges more accessible with the addition of communication protocols. These allow the gauges to integrate into a plant's control systems to provide self-diagnostic and communication abilities such as archiving, trend analysis, process optimisation, predictive maintenance and asset management.
Thermofisher Scientific says that, by expanding the communications offerings, aims to make it easier for customers to standardise across their full system regardless of the communication protocols they employ.
CELLView improves microscopy performance
Greiner Bio-One, UK, has collaborated with EMBL, Germany, to produce the CELLView slide, a cell culture slide for use in the biotechnology sector. The companies claim that the slide enhances efficiency, clarity and speed of microscopic applications and cell imaging.
The slide features conical wells that reduce the impact of the meniscus effect and offer the ability to use multichannel pipettes. The embedded cover glass, single focal plane and maximal planarity produce close to no autofluorescence.
Linkam launches new LINK software.
Temperature controlled microscopy company Linkam has released new system control and imaging process software in response to user input. The new LINK software is a user interface developed to deliver a practical system experience for temperature controlled microscopy stages. The interface allows the user to control and monitor the different parameters for Linkam stages, including temperature, humidity, shear mode, tensile force and vacuum. Up to 100 ramps can be programmed using the software, for more complex experiments. LINK features a five-point calibration system to increase accuracy and precision in data collection.
LINK supports the Linkam T95 controllers via USB2 and RS232 connections.
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Much like H1Z1, the folks behind Ark: Survival Evolved have decided to spin their Survival of the Fittest game mode in to a completely separate entity while still retaining all of the bloodlust and fire breathing.
Ark: Survival of the Fittest is a battle royale styled multiplayer game where you can reenact The Hunger Games with dinosaurs and dragons in either free for all, 2 player, 4 player or even 6 player tribes. As an extra incentive to be as ruthless and entertaining as possible, the top 10 players in each league will receive a portion of the $50,000 prize pool, which for an early access tournament is a rather hefty sum.
If you've played Ark: Survival Evolved for any long period of time you would have most likely noticed that it has some performance issues that can make even the most powerful of rigs break down in tears. Thankfully, it seems that the developers were aware of this issue as the Survival of the Fittest announcement states the standalone will be arriving with "massively boosted performance".
I'm pretty sure a dragon isn't a dinosaur, but I'm also pretty sure nobody cares because its a dragon!
As I mentioned before, Ark: Survival of the Fittest will be completely free and devoid of microtransactions, but it will still come with all of the benefits of a fully paid game which includes frequent updates, performance improvements and a whole bunch of new features and dinosaurs to play with in the future.
I'm not sure how exactly the developers plan to recoup their money from this venture, but perhaps Ark: Survival Evolved is doing so well they don't have to, and as such are completely free to indulge in a project purely out of passion. Whatever the reason, this is great news for both Ark fans and those that find the idea of riding around a dragon appealing.
Speaking of which, Ark: Survival Evolved is currently 40% off and will set you back €16,79, so if you're up for one of the best survival/crafting games out there, now would be the time to give it a try.


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In summer 2003, Jordan Shipley, senior receiver for Burnet High School, committed to Texas.
Shipley was a four-star recruit who held nearly every Texas high school receiving record. But few could predict that Shipley's commitment would have a profound effect on the Longhorn program for roughly the next decade. After six seasons, Shipley left his mark as arguably the greatest receiver to ever play at Texas.
Roughly a month after Jordan exhausted his collegiate eligibility, the Longhorns received the commitment from his brother, Jaxon Shipley, who, at the time, was a junior at Brownwood High School.
Now Jaxon Shipley, set to play his final game at Darrell K Royal-Texas Memorial Stadium on Thursday, acknowledges the end of his collegiate career as the end of an era.
"It's going to be pretty sad, especially for me being around here pretty much my whole childhood — watching my brother play and then me coming through here," Shipley said.
Jaxon Shipley knew he wanted to follow in his brother's footsteps to Austin since Jordan's early playing days at Texas. Growing up around the football program made some game-day routines very special for him.
The Texas faithful will remember the Shipley brothers for their steady hands. Those hands have led to prolific production in their careers, as the brothers currently sit at first and third places on Texas' all-time career-receptions list.
Despite playing with four different starting quarterbacks in his career, "Mr. Reliable," as head coach Charlie Strong calls Shipley, enters Wednesday's game 25 receptions away from placing only behind his brother.
Both brothers wore number eight during their careers on the 40 Acres — just another connection between the two receivers that Jaxon Shipley relishes.
However, the brothers are not the only Shipleys to be associated with Texas football in recent years. In 2013, their father, Bob Shipley, served as a football analyst for the Longhorn program.
Jaxon cherished being able to spend so much time with his father last season and knows how fortunate he was to have the opportunity.
Now Jaxon Shipley prepares to finish a chapter of his life, and, with it, the Shipley chapter of Longhorn football. And while his teams never were as successful as his brother's, the younger Shipley has created plenty of memories.
For a quarterback that's entering his fourth year behind center, there sure are a lot of question marks surrounding Longhorn junior David Ash. Is he one hit from ending his career? Will the foot fracture that kept him out of spring practice have any lingering effects? If he stays healthy, Longhorn fans may be pleasantly surprised. If not, they will have to rely on unproven, but promising, youngsters in sophomore Tyrone Swoopes and freshman Jerrod Heard.
Senior Malcolm Brown and junior Johnathan Gray will be a two-headed monster. The two could be the best running back tandem in the Big 12. But with the dismissal of Joe Bergeron and Jalen Overstreet from the team, the depth at the position took a big hit. The two injury-prone stars will need to stay healthy.
Kendall Sanders' dismissal from the team is a huge blow to what was already a thin receiving corps. Jaxon Shipley and Marcus Johnson will get the most targets. While Shipley is a good possession receiver, he is not your ideal No. 1. Johnson must make huge strides to prove he can make big plays on a consistent basis. Junior Daje Johnson, who has been injury prone throughout his career and is now facing a team suspension, along with relatively unknown receivers in senior John Harris, freshmen Jacorey Warrick and Jake Oliver, will need to step up to fill the hole left by Sanders.
Senior center Dominic Espinosa, entering his fourth year as a starter, will anchor an upperclassman-filled offensive line under new offensive coordinator Joe Wickline. Despite losing three of the five starting linemen, this is still a veteran bunch that should be very similar to what we saw last season.
The defensive line is one of the strongest units on the team. Led by preseason senior All-Big 12 selection Cedric Reed at defensive end, Strong boasts a veteran unit up front. Junior defensive tackle Malcom Brown, senior defensive tackle Desmond Jackson and junior defensive end Shiro Davis are all expected to have good seasons, keeping opposing quarterbacks under constant pressure while slowing down the run.
While there are no stars here, it is a deep group. Seniors Jordan Hicks and Steve Edmond and juniors Peter Jinkens and Dalton Santos should hold their own. Sophomore Timothy Cole also appears ready to make a difference in the Longhorn front seven.
The cornerback situation should be solid with star senior Quandre Diggs and junior Duke Thomas leading the way. Senior Sheroid Evans is coming back from a torn ACL and could be a big factor, depending on how his knee responds. The issue lies with the safeties as projected starter Josh Turner is suspended indefinitely and primary backup Chevoski Collins has been dismissed. That leaves inconsistent senior Mykkele Thompson and unproven sophomore Adrian Colbert in a possible starting position, with very little depth behind them.
We are not sure what to expect from Nick Rose, aside from a strong leg. All we've ever seen him do is bomb kickoffs through the end zone. Sophomore Nick Jordan and his six missed field goals on 15 attempts will have you biting your nails. Senior William Russ will likely be punting for the first time in his career. The return game is a little brighter for the Longhorns, though, with longtime returners Daje Johnson, Diggs and Shipley expected to get the majority of reps.
Sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes was sacked four times and threw one interception Saturday afternoon.
With more than 10 injuries on both sides of the football, the first game of the new Charlie Strong era saw the remaining Texas quarterback struggle early in the Orange-White Scrimmage on Saturday.
Sophomore quarterback Tyrone Swoopes, who led the first-team offense, struggled through the first half. In addition to opening with an interception, the 6-foot-4-inch sophomore completed just two passes for nine yards through his first nine pass attempts. One incompletion sailed past senior wide receiver Jaxon Shipley, when he was wide open in the end zone.
With less than eight minutes to go in the second quarter, Swoopes and the first team offense drove the ball 91 yards capped off by an 11-yard rushing touchdown from senior running back Malcolm Brown. And with seconds before halftime, Swoopes completed a hail mary pass to junior running back/wide receiver Daje Johnson.
In the second half, Swoopes completed eight of his next 10 passes. With a late third-quarter 6-yard touchdown pass to Brown, Swoopes ended the day 17-for-30 with 229 yards, three touchdowns and one interception.
Swoopes took all of the snaps with the first-team offense and only faced the second-team defense. Strong said he wanted to the first team to come out with some confidence.
In the fourth quarter, Swoopes threw his best pass of the day as he connected with Shipley for a 44-yard touchdown. Shipley, who caught six passes for 95 yards and a touchdown, said Swoopes kept his composure and showed signs of maturity pushing through the bad plays.
Shipley expressed optimism about the coaching change.
With the second-team offense, senior quarterback Miles Onyegbule completed 5-for-10 passes for 60 yards and had two interceptions. Walk-on quarterback Trey Holtz entered the game in the fourth quarter and went 5-for-7 for 55 yards and a touchdown pass to senior wide receiver John Harris near the end of the game.
Brown, who carried the ball 20 times for 82 yards with a rushing and a receiving touchdown, said the offense was not in sync at the beginning.
For any Texas football fan, the names McCoy and Shipley go together like peanut butter and jelly. But this isn't the older McCoy and Shipley sibling combination. Colt McCoy and Jordan Shipley are gone. Instead, the aerial attack is led by the younger duo: senior quarterback Case McCoy and junior wide receiver Jaxon Shipley. They are the pair could make or break the Longhorns' Big 12 title chances, and Case McCoy always seems to look to Jaxon Shipley when he needs a completion, especially in third down situations.
After taking over for junior quarterback David Ash, McCoy had trouble converting on third down. He completed only 9-for-17 passes on third down against Kansas State and Iowa State, and only a few of those resulted in first downs. What's more telling is that he only completed one of three passes targeted at Shipley, his supposed safety blanket.
Since then, McCoy seems to have settled into his starting role. He has completed 13 of his 17 attempts to Shipley in the games since Iowa State, including a perfect 4-for-4 against Oklahoma and Kansas. But this revamped McCoy-Shipley duo never looked better than it did Saturday, as the pair made a multitude of crucial plays in the Longhorns' overtime win against the Mountaineers.
The Longhorn offense sputtered well into the third quarter of the game, converting only 1 of 11 third down attempts. McCoy especially struggled, completing only 1 of 10 passes on third down. With the game and Texas' Big 12 title hopes hanging in the balance, McCoy adjusted and threw to Jaxon Shipley. The two put on a clinic as the game wound down, converting three straight third down conversions, including a beautiful pass-and-catch for a 10-yard touchdown on third and goal midway through the fourth quarter.
No completion was more important than their last. With barely more than a minute left in the game and the Longhorns facing fourth-and-seven, McCoy found Shipley 9 yards down field, extending the game and giving Texas the opportunity for a game-tying field goal.
It is obvious how comfortable these two feel playing together. Against West Virginia, McCoy was 5-for-8 on third down when looking for Shipley and 2-for-9 when throwing to anyone else. But this trend isn't an isolated. This season, McCoy is 13-for-20 when looking for Shipley on third down, and 22-for-42 throwing to all other receivers — a 13 percent difference in completion percentage.
Mack Brown wants to lean on the running game to pace the Texas offense, and he should. But with talented sophomore running back Johnathan Gray out for the year with a ruptured Achilles, the Longhorns will likely have to take to the air more often. When they do, be sure to keep an eye on Shipley — McCoy will.
Coming into the season, the Longhorns faced a bevy of questions at the wide receiver position.
Veteran wideouts Mike Davis and Jaxon Shipley missed time in training camp with nagging injuries, while sophomore receivers Kendall Sanders and Marcus Johnson were each inactive for games early in the season. These concerns are nothing but a distant memory now, though, as Texas' now healthy cast of wide receivers form perhaps the team's most dynamic offensive unit.
Texas' starters at wide receiver both played well in the Longhorns first eight games, with Shipley leading the team with 39 receptions for 445 and Davis setting the high mark with five touchdowns. But Shipley and Davis hardly stand as the Longhorns' only consistent threats through the air.
Sanders racked up 28 receptions for 286 yards and a score in his first seven games this season, while Johnson places third on the team with 301 receiving yards. Adding to the depth are sophomore running back/wide receiver Daje Johnson, who has 14 receptions in six games, and junior wide receiver John Harris, who has two touchdowns.
Senior quarterback Case McCoy continues to enjoy the depth at wide receiver, as having a number of viable options in the passing game allows him to spread the ball around without having to zero in on a single target.
Co-offensive coordinator Major Applewhite believes that the injuries to Texas' veteran wide outs early in training camp prepared the younger receivers for increased playing time, as players like Sanders, Marcus Johnson and Daje Johnson received extra reps with the first team offense.
producing in the upcoming games, as teams figure to stack the box in an attempt to stop a torrid Texas rushing attack that has produced 221 yards on the ground in its last three games.
The Longhorns know that maintaining a balanced offensive game plan is necessary if they hope to remain in the driver's seat for a Big 12 title. This calls for McCoy to maintain a strong connection with his wide receivers, and unlike at the start of the year, he has plenty of options to throw to.
Sophomore wide receiver Kendall Sanders didn't do much as a freshman but, after serving a one-game suspension for an offseason arrest, is proving to be a crucial part of the Longhorns offense. Texas will need a big game from him this week against Kansas State, especially with Daje Johnson out and Mike Davis possibly missing the game as well.
Last June, wide receiver Kendall Sanders received word that he would play one less game than most of the rest of his Longhorns teammates this season.
After being arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated in April, Sanders was suspended for the season opener against New Mexico State, placing the sophomore in a challenge to catch up to his teammates.
The Athens native is stepping up to that challenge.
As a freshman, Sanders played in 11 games as a backup wideout. He caught two passes for a total of 15 yards.
As a sophomore, however, Sanders has already surpassed his first-year accomplishments. The 6-foot receiver has 91 yards off 11 receptions in his first two games, well on his way toward having a breakout season.
Sanders' appeal stems from his versatility and ability to do make things happen after he catches the ball. He is currently one of the team's leaders in kick returns. Against Ole Miss, the receiver returned one of his four returns on the year for 51 yards, bring his season total to 108 yards so far. Other than that, Sanders, who says his favorite TV show is The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, is always a part of the play giving 100 percent.
Sanders' teammates added to that praise.
Texas lost its star running back and wide receiver when Daje Johnson left the Longhorns' loss to BYU earlier this month. In addition, Mike Davis was injured in last weekend's game against Ole Miss, which proved a chance for Sanders to step up in their places.
Sanders' ability to play where needed and ability to give a full effort has given him applause from those around him.
For the second time in as many days, the Longhorns lost aomeone to an injury. This time it was junior wide receiver Jaxon Shipley, who sustained a strained hamstring Thursday according to head football athletic trainer Kenny Boyd.
Boyd stated that although the injury is minor, they will proceed with caution and Shipley's availability will be determined on a day-to-day basis. His status for the upcoming spring game is unknown.
Shipley's injury comes on the heels of Cayleb Jones being charged with felony aggravated assault of a Texas tennis player stemming from a Feb. 26 incident in downtown Austin. Shipley is one of two returning starting wide receivers, the other being senior Mike Davis. Shipley caught 59 passes for 737 yards and six touchdowns last season.
Freshman lineman Jake Raulerson underwent an emergency appendectomy Wednesday evening and is out for the spring. Both Shipley and Raulerson are expected to make full recoveries well before the fall.
Quandre Diggs, Cedric Reed and Adrian Phillips bring down Iowa State's Jerome Tiller on Saturday afternoon. The Longhorns put together their most complete game of the season with 609 yards of total offense while holding the Cyclones to 277 yards.
The Longhorns wore Darrell K Royal's initials on their helmets to honor the former coach who died Wednesday. Flags flew at half-mast and it was a somber day at the stadium named after him. But the way that Texas played was also a tribute to Royal.
Despite struggling in early games this season, the Longhorns found their rhythm on both sides of the ball and defeated Iowa State 33-7.
The Texas offense was balanced throughout the game thanks to a dominant offensive line. David Ash had a good game, going 25-of-31 with two touchdowns and 364 yards, a career high. He completed his first 11 passes.
Mike Davis has become Ash's go-to target; both Davis and Jaxon Shipley stepped up and combined for 250 receiving yards.
Running back Malcolm Brown played for the first time in six games, but Joe Bergeron and Johnathan Gray retained their ownership of the backfield. Bergeron had 86 yards and Gray had 75 yards and two touchdowns. The offense had 609 yards of total offense.
Texas began the game by honoring Royal, lining up Royal's wishbone formation. Ash pitched the ball to Shipley, who threw it to back to Ash, who threw it to tight end Greg Daniels for a 47-yard gain.
"All the coaches said, 'It's Wednesday, and we don't have [a tribute to Royal]. So what are we going to do?' So these crazy young coaches come back to me with a double-reverse pass," Brown said.
The Longhorns didn't score on the drive, but the first quarter gave the Longhorns a big advantage.
Texas went up by two scores after a five-yard touchdown run by Gray and a 61-yard touchdown pass from Ash to Davis. In the second quarter, Ash hit Barrett Matthews for a three-yard touchdown on the tight end's first reception of the season.
Brown was happy with the defense's play in the game, but was not pleased with the timing of Iowa State's touchdown.
Quarterback Steele Jantz found wide receiver Quenton Bundrage for a 14-yard touchdown with 41 seconds left in the half to make the score 20-7.
Texas' defense continued its solid play and held the Cyclones to 277 yards; they were three of 12 on third-down conversions. The Texas offense went 8-for-14 on third downs.
The biggest play the defense allowed was a 23-yard pass from Jantz to Chris Young. Cornerback Carrington Byndom caught his third interception of the season and Josh Turner also had one at the end of the game. Defensive end Alex Okafor had nine tackles.
Nick Jordan replaced Anthony Fera at kicker and scored a 37-yard field goal for the only points of the third quarter. With the help of the field position gained after an incredible 38-yard catch by Jaxon Shipley that deflected off Iowa State's cornerback, Gray scored his second touchdown of the game on a 13-yard run. Jordan concluded scoring in the game with a 25-yard field goal with 1:23 left in the fourth quarter.
Texas now holds a four-game winning streak heading into its bye week. This game was more than just getting Texas its eighth win.


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We will ask him a yes/no question, such as 'Approved?'.
'Use eXe and .lrn forumctn-circa2008 moodle to work up the application https://communitypartners.org/applynow'.
The Narrative Guide doc has 7 sections which make up the Proposal. Each section has it's own page listed below and in the left column Outline.
Each page has one or more text boxes with specific lead in statements related to specific questions. When in doubt refer to the Narrative Guide docx.
The objective is to go through each section, click on the pencil icon of each text box, edit the information, in the text box so that it has specific information for your non-profit project proposal idea.
I very much employ you to adopt a get something in every text box of all 7 sections approach. Spend less time on individual text boxes, initially and more time focused on reading all the way though every question.
If you do not know what to write in a text box say you do not know what to write and list some things that come to mind that might work but move on through the rest of the questions.
This will hopefully help you to get information in the most appropriate text box, help you become more familiar with all the questions, so you can more dynamically refer to it without having to duplicate it and moving on should help keep your thoughts and ideas flowing.
Now, you may also need clarification on the specifics of what information is being requested.
Therefore, you may need to do a bit of word smithing and definitions lookup before understanding or coming up with an appropriate response.
This can be a bit time consuming and frustrating, to say the least, so that's when you write your thoughts and move on to the next question.
If need be, talk to someone else that is involved as a participate or one of your advisers, if possible.
This is something that Community Partners strongly suggest as a way to involve others and to have a more realistic way of verifying the specificity of the project.
The 20 questions are indicated by each of the lower case letters within each of the 7 Sections (below). This represents the whole proposal.
When was your project launched and who was involved in getting it started?
Describe what you realistically hope to accomplish by the end of your first year under fiscal sponsorship. Please keep in mind potential time and/or fiscal constraints. It's okay to be candid here!
a How you will measure the effects of your project's activities on the community it serves at the end of your first year under fiscal sponsorship?
To complete your project sponsorship application you will need to submit résumés for the primary people conducting project activities in addition to answering this question for the Proposal Narrative.
b Summary biographies for each person you plan to include on your advisory board, which should contain at least three people. Be sure to indicate whether each person identified has already agreed to serve on your project advisory board.
a a one-year budget and budget narrative that details sources of revenue and expenses for your project.
b Your specific revenue goals and plans for raising funds from sources such as individual donors, foundations, businesses/corporations, government, special events and/or other sources.
c Include a projected timeline for carrying out these fundraising activities. If possible, identify likely funders for your particular efforts and indicate if you have a relationship with these potential funders or if they are prospects you intend to approach.
d Letters of support from potential individual, foundation, public, or corporate funders can be uploaded in addition to the proposal narrative if you have them.
a Outline your specific expectations regarding the benefit(s) fiscal sponsorship and a relationship with Community Partners will provide your project.
the end of the 7 Section 20 question process.
Your proposal will need to include all of the elements listed above.
Once your full proposal is complete, you can fill out the application form and upload your documents.
Please refer to the following materials for additional support in creating your budget.


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By Joseph Kolapudi - Press Service International
Thinking of times in which we see our whole life flash before our eyes might not appeal to some, but for years, it has fascinated me. Is it possible for all of life's memories to be condensed into mere seconds? Can such an existence be summarised in a few short moments? How is it possible for years of experiences to simmer into a simple flashback in time?
Looking back through the lens of hindsight, it has become possible to do so. There are certain moments in time when every individual on this planet would gladly go back in time just to change things, not as they ought to be, but as they should have been. Existence itself is a finite thing, especially when circumstances seem to simply happen and their effects go beyond our control.
When I was thinking about the events that happened during that fateful day of 11/9, I looked back on the recent opportunity I had to converse with a gentleman by the name of Sujo John.
Sujo, like most people in New York at the time, found himself chasing the American Dream. He had landed a job on the 81st floor of the North Tower of the infamous World Trade Centre, started earning a lot of money, and his wife along managed to get a job in the same area on the South Tower. But on that formidable day, that dream, and the dreams of many, literally came crashing down to the ground.
Yet in the midst of chaos and confusion, somehow, Sujo found a way to find peace with God. He began to think of his wife, his unborn child, his ultimate destiny if he did not make it out of Ground Zero. The survivors surrounding him died within moments; yet, as Sujo tells me his story. There was a faint, flashing red taillight of an abandoned ambulance that was his only guiding light in the midst of dirt and debris falling around him, and somehow, he managed to make his way towards that shining light, and eventually, was reunited with his wife later that day.
Taken for granted
Such a story reminds me of the times I often take for granted the moments in time which I realise are most valuable simply because they are the most insignificant. The times in which I reach my limits yet find the strength to finish my task. The moment when I feel down but things begin to look up. The second I think I can no longer control my actions, yet my actions reflect an inner peace that I know I could not have come up with on my own.
It's in these times that I lack the words to describe my thoughts and feelings, but understand the significance of time, in and of itself, is a precious gift. The time that we all have on this earth can never be bought or sold, yet can be used to leave a legacy.
My friend Sujo, having survived the devastation of that tragic day, instead of turning bitter towards people or towards God, decided to make a difference, not only in his life, but in the lives of others, who also needed rescuing, just as he had been. He now runs a global coalition to fight modern-day slavery, and is passionate about bringing it together to make a difference in the lives of those who have been exploited.
Perhaps all of us are fighting for something in life - the right to be heard, the right to be loved, maybe even the basic right to live. Yet when we finally cross that line in the sand and begin to realise that it's not all about accomplishments or accolades that really stand the test of time, it's about our own legacy that we leave behind for others to follow. Our standard of success will be based more on a standard of significance, not of the world, but of who we are in Christ. The footsteps that we follow can also be the footsteps that we leave behind for others to see and take note.
A third-culture-kid born in Australia to Indian parents, Joseph returned from California where he was studying theology at Fuller, and is now working for a B.A.M. initiative through a missions agency in South India, still continuing his love for writing by contributing to PSI.
Joseph Kolapudi's previous articles may be viewed at http://www.pressserviceinternational.org/joseph-kolapudi.html


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I love suburbia. I love our house and our yard and our basement. I love having 2 cars in the driveway, a garage full of tools, neighbours who come by and shovel the snow off your driveway when you had a rough night and were planning on staying in bed as long as possible.
Part of moving out to the 'burbs though was finding a house that we could make our own. It had to be move-in ready so we didn't bring a toddler into a construction zone, but with options for improvements down the road. As we were looking for houses we were more interested in what CAN we fix over what do we NEED to fix, and I think we found a great compromise with our place.
That said, my Honey Do list is getting longer and longer. The kitchen drawers need to be re-seated, we are going to completely re-design the back yard, I want to tear out the garage and design it to be more appropriate for a man of my height… the list goes on and I find myself wondering where to start, and what I can handle myself, vs. where I should hire a professional.
Fortunately I was offered a set of tickets to the GTA Home & Reno show from Feb. 16 – 19 at the International Centre. With guest speakers Scott McGillivray, Leigh-Ann Allaire Perrault, and Janice Fedak I'm sure to pick up some tips and ideas for other projects. The show also has family day activities for children, and a hands-on centre to teach basic skills.
Better still? I was given 4 tickets to give away! Enter below for your chance to win a set of 2 tickets (General Admission regularly $15, children under 12 are free). Enjoy the show!!


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using AllYourTextsLib;
using AllYourTextsLib.Conversation;
using AllYourTextsUi.Framework;
using AllYourTextsLib.Framework;
using AllYourTextsLib.DataReader;

namespace AllYourTextsUi
{
    public abstract class MainWindowModelBase : IMainWindowModel
    {
        private IConversationManager _conversationManager;

        private List<IConversation> _sortedConversationList;

        protected int _selectedConversationIndex;

        protected const int NoContactSelectedIndex = -1;

        public IDisplayOptions DisplayOptions { get; private set; }

        public IPhoneSelectOptions PhoneSelectOptions { get; private set; }

        public IPhoneDeviceInfo DeviceInfo { get; set; }

        public MainWindowModelBase(IDisplayOptions displayOptions, IPhoneSelectOptions phoneSelectOptions)
        {
            DisplayOptions = displayOptions;

            PhoneSelectOptions = phoneSelectOptions;

            DeviceInfo = null;

            ConversationManager = null;

            _sortedConversationList = null;
        }

        public abstract IConversation SelectedConversation
        {
            get;

            set;
        }

        public IConversation PreviousConversation(IConversation conversation)
        {
            int itemCount = _sortedConversationList.Count;
            if (itemCount == 0)
            {
                return null;
            }

            if (conversation == null)
            {
                return _sortedConversationList[_sortedConversationList.Count - 1];
            }

            int conversationIndex = _sortedConversationList.IndexOf(conversation);
            if (conversationIndex == -1)
            {
                return null;
            }

            int previousConversationIndex;
            if (conversationIndex == 0)
            {
                previousConversationIndex = itemCount - 1;
            }
            else
            {
                previousConversationIndex = conversationIndex - 1;
            }

            return _sortedConversationList[previousConversationIndex];
        }

        public IConversation NextConversation(IConversation conversation)
        {
            int itemCount = _sortedConversationList.Count;
            if (itemCount == 0)
            {
                return null;
            }

            if (conversation == null)
            {
                return _sortedConversationList[0];
            }

            int conversationIndex = _sortedConversationList.IndexOf(conversation);
            if (conversationIndex == -1)
            {
                return null;
            }

            int nextConversationIndex = ((conversationIndex + 1) % itemCount);

            return _sortedConversationList[nextConversationIndex];
        }

        protected abstract IConversation DefaultConversation
        {
            get;
        }

        public IConversationStatistics ConversationStatistics
        {
            get
            {
                return ConversationStatisticsGenerator.CalculateStatistics(SelectedConversation);
            }
        }

        public virtual IConversationManager ConversationManager
        {
            get
            {
                return _conversationManager;
            }
            set
            {
                _conversationManager = value;
                UpdateConversationList();
            }
        }

        public static IConversationManager LoadConversationManager(ILoadingProgressCallback progressCallback, IPhoneDeviceInfo deviceInfo, bool mergeConversations)
        {
            IConversationManager conversationManager = null;

            using (DatabaseReader contactDatabaseReader = new DatabaseReader(DatabaseFinder.FindContactDatabasePath(deviceInfo.BackupPath)))
            {
                ContactReader contactReader = new ContactReader();
                contactReader.ParseDatabase(contactDatabaseReader);

                using (DatabaseReader textDatabaseReader = new DatabaseReader(DatabaseFinder.FindTextMessageDatabasePath(deviceInfo.BackupPath)))
                {
                    TextMessageReaderBase textMessageReader;
                    IEnumerable<ChatRoomInformation> chatReader;
                    IEnumerable<MessageAttachment> attachments;
                    int chatWorkEstimate;

                    if ((deviceInfo.OsVersion == null) || (deviceInfo.OsVersion.MajorVersion >= 6))
                    {
                        try
                        {
                            textMessageReader = new TextMessageReaderiOS6(deviceInfo.BackupPath);
                            textMessageReader.ParseDatabase(textDatabaseReader);
                            ChatRoomInformationReaderiOS6 chatRoomInfoReader = new ChatRoomInformationReaderiOS6();
                            chatRoomInfoReader.ParseDatabase(textDatabaseReader);
                            chatReader = chatRoomInfoReader;
                            attachments = new List<MessageAttachment>();
                            chatWorkEstimate = chatRoomInfoReader.ItemCountEstimate;
                        }
                        catch (DatabaseQueryException)
                        {
                            textMessageReader = new TextMessageReader(deviceInfo.BackupPath);
                            textMessageReader.ParseDatabase(textDatabaseReader);
                            chatReader = new List<ChatRoomInformation>();
                            attachments = new List<MessageAttachment>();
                            chatWorkEstimate = 0;
                        }
                    }
                    else if (deviceInfo.OsVersion.MajorVersion == 5)
                    {
                        textMessageReader = new TextMessageReader2(deviceInfo.BackupPath);
                        textMessageReader.ParseDatabase(textDatabaseReader);
                        ChatRoomInformationReader chatRoomInfoReader = new ChatRoomInformationReader();
                        chatRoomInfoReader.ParseDatabase(textDatabaseReader);
                        chatReader = chatRoomInfoReader;
                        attachments = new List<MessageAttachment>();
                        chatWorkEstimate = chatRoomInfoReader.ItemCountEstimate;
                    }
                    else
                    {
                        textMessageReader = new TextMessageReader(deviceInfo.BackupPath);
                        textMessageReader.ParseDatabase(textDatabaseReader);
                        chatReader = new List<ChatRoomInformation>();
                        attachments = new List<MessageAttachment>();
                        chatWorkEstimate = 0;
                    }

                    int workEstimate = AllYourTextsLib.Conversation.ConversationManager.GetWorkEstimate(contactReader.ItemCountEstimate,
                                                                                textMessageReader.ItemCountEstimate,
                                                                                chatWorkEstimate,
                                                                                0);
                    if (mergeConversations)
                    {
                        workEstimate += MergingConversationManager.GetWorkEstimateByContacts(contactReader.ItemCountEstimate);
                    }
                    progressCallback.Begin(workEstimate);

                    conversationManager = new ConversationManager(contactReader,
                                                                  textMessageReader,
                                                                  chatReader,
                                                                  attachments,
                                                                  progressCallback);
                    if (mergeConversations)
                    {
                        conversationManager = new MergingConversationManager(conversationManager, progressCallback);
                    }
                }
            }

            return conversationManager;
        }

        private void UpdateConversationList()
        {
            if (ConversationManager == null)
            {
                _sortedConversationList = null;
                return;
            }

            _sortedConversationList = new List<IConversation>(ConversationManager.ConversationCount);

            foreach (IConversation conversation in ConversationManager)
            {
                if (DisplayOptions.HideEmptyConversations && (conversation.MessageCount == 0))
                {
                    continue;
                }
                _sortedConversationList.Add(conversation);
            }

            _sortedConversationList.Sort(CompareConversations);
        }

        public virtual IEnumerable<IConversationListItem> ConversationListItems
        {
            get
            {
                UpdateConversationList();
                return GetConversationListItems();
            }
        }

        private List<IConversationListItem> GetConversationListItems()
        {
            if (_sortedConversationList == null)
            {
                return new List<IConversationListItem>();
            }

            List<IConversationListItem> listItems = new List<IConversationListItem>(_sortedConversationList.Count);
            foreach (IConversation conversation in _sortedConversationList)
            {
                listItems.Add(new ConversationListItem(conversation));
            }

            return listItems;
        }

        private int CompareConversations(IConversation conversationA, IConversation conversationB)
        {
            Comparison<IConversation> sortMechanism;

            switch (DisplayOptions.ConversationSorting)
            {
                case ConversationSorting.AlphabeticalByContact:
                    sortMechanism = ConversationComparer.AlphabeticalByContact;
                    break;
                case ConversationSorting.DescendingByTotalMessages:
                    sortMechanism = ConversationComparer.DescendingByTotalMessages;
                    break;
                default:
                    throw new ArgumentException("Unrecognized sorting mechanism.");
            }

            return sortMechanism(conversationA, conversationB);
        }
    }
}


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Joe McGinty is an American composer, keyboardist and arranger who was born in Atlantic City, New Jersey. McGinty is most widely known for his five years as the keyboardist for The Psychedelic Furs (after a brief stint with Robert Hazard in Philadelphia). He is also the founder of the popular Loser's Lounge tribute series. He opened a New York City piano bar, Sid Gold's Request Room, with Beauty Bar owner Paul Devitt. He has an original project with singer Andrea Diaz, "The Duchess And The Fox."

Career
McGinty got his start playing keyboards with his high school friends in the South Jersey area. In 1983, he was invited to join the showband '"Franco And Mary Jane". For two years McGinty travelled across the country playing casino lounges, Sheratons and Marriotts, playing 4 or 5 sets a night, 6 nights a week. In 1985, he started a band with his Franco and Mary Jane bandmates, "Racket Club" that played the Florida club circuit. "Racket Club" disbanded in 1986. Relocating to South Jersey, McGinty joined Robert Hazard's band and was with Robert Hazard for a year until he heard about auditions for The Psychedelic Furs. He auditioned for the Psychedelic Furs in 1987 and joined them for the "Midnight To Midnight" tour, staying with them for 5 years until they disbanded in 1992. His playing can be heard on the single "All That Money Wants" and the LPs Book of Days and World Outside.

After the Furs disbanded, he immersed himself in the local East Village music scene. In 1992 he joined The Kustard Kings (David Terhune's instrumental surf-funk band). In 1993 he started Loser's Lounge and formed his first band featuring his own compositions.

McGinty has also worked with Ryan Adams, The Ramones, Nada Surf, Kevin Ayers, Martha Wainwright, Die Monster Die, Devendra Banhart, Ronnie Spector, Jesse Malin, Amy Rigby, Spacehog and others. He has composed music for independent films and TV shows, including HBO's G String Divas.

McGinty has worked alternately as musical director for a variety of New York theaters, including the Vineyard Theatre and the New York Theatre Workshop.

Loser's Lounge
McGinty is the founder and music director of the popular Loser's Lounge tribute series, where local talent pays homage to the pop icons of the past. Loser's Lounge made its debut in 1993 with a Burt Bacharach tribute at Fez, and has played to consistently sold-out rooms ever since. Now based at Joe's Pub, the Loser's Lounge has also performed at the Allen Room at Lincoln Center, Celebrate Brooklyn, Westbeth Theater Center, The Knitting Factory, Makor and the Jewish Museum.

McGinty and the Loser's Lounge Band are a go-to band for special events. They were the house band for Comedy Central's "Night Of Too Many Stars" benefit for autism education; AmfAR (backing Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, Elton John and Dionne Warwick); several MoveOn events and The David Lynch Foundation.

The Duchess And The Fox
McGinty teamed up with Superhuman Happiness (a Stuart Bogie project) singer Andrea Diaz to form the "cabaret-noir" duo "The Duchess And The Fox". They released their debut ep "Every Night" in February 2016.

Sid Gold's Request Room
Sid Gold's Request Room opened its doors in May 2015. A classic, retro-styled piano bar in the Chelsea neighborhood of New York City. Live "piano karaoke" can be heard every night. McGinty plays there 4 nights a week. Celebrities such as Bill Murray, Gilbert Gottfried, Parker Posey, Moby, Billy Cruddup, Elle King, and Stockard Channing have been seen at Sid Gold's Request Room.

Carousel Vintage Keyboard Studio and Music Production
McGinty owns a vintage keyboard studio in Brooklyn, which features over 30 vintage keyboards, including a Chamberlin, Fender Rhodes, Hammond organ, Clavinet, Wurlitzer electronic piano and many analog synthesizers. McGinty has produced Unicornicopia's debut CD. He has also produced music for The Daily Show.

Film and Television
McGinty has composed and/or produced music for Bored To Death, The Daily Show, What Happened, Miss Simone?, G String Divas, The Virginity Hit, and Last Chance Harvey.

He composed original songs for the film One More Time starring Christopher Walken. In the film, Walken sings the song "When I Live My Life Over Again," composed by McGinty and director Robert Edwards. He scored the short film "Super Sleuths" directed by Benjamin Dickinson.

McGinty & White
McGinty has teamed with singer/songwriter Ward White for the chamber pop project McGinty & White.  The duo have self-released the album McGinty & White Sing Selections From the McGinty & White Songbook.  They have played as musical guests at New York's Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre.

Circuit Parade
Circuit Parade is an experimental electronic chamber pop band which features analog synthesizers, cello and woodwinds. Members included McGinty (electric piano, synthesizers), Mike McGinnis (woodwinds), Leon Dewan (Dewanatron) and Julia Kent (cello). For live shows, Eleanor Norton plays cello. Circuit Parade released one CD, Negativland, in 2008.

Baby Steps
Baby Steps was an orchestral pop ensemble led by McGinty which lasted from 1993 until 2004. Baby Steps released a self-titled EP, "Baby Steps," and a full-length record, Kiss Me, Stupid.

Space Nutz
Space Nutz is McGinty synthesizer project. One EP was released featuring synthesizer cover versions of songs by the Ramones, Black Sabbath, and The Partridge Family, as well as original compositions.

References

External links
JoeMcGinty.com
Complete Discography

American keyboardists
Living people
Musicians from Atlantic City, New Jersey
Year of birth missing (living people)