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Soccer-Inquiry shows abuse, misconduct 'systemic' in U.S. top-flight NWSL
FILE PHOTO: The North Carolina Courage and the Chicago Red Stars compete in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) championship in Cary, North Carolina, U.S. October 27, 2019. REUTERS/Amy Tennery/File Photo
By Amy Tennery
NEW YORK (Reuters) -An independent investigation released on Monday showed abuse and misconduct «had become systemic» in the U.S. top-flight National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) and that the league, teams and the governing U.S. Soccer body failed to adequately protect players.
NWSL was forced into a reckoning a year ago as a report from The Athletic outlined allegations of sexual abuse by former North Carolina Courage head coach Paul Riley, after speaking to more than a dozen players he had coached since 2010.
The Athletic said Riley denied «the majority» of the allegations.
The fallout engulfed the league, prompting the departure of former Commissioner Lisa Baird and demands for reform, while half of the NWSL teams parted ways with their head coaches over player complaints before the end of the 2021 season.
U.S. Soccer brought in U.S. Deputy Attorney General Sally Q. Yates and King & Spalding LLP to conduct the independent inquiry and released the full findings.
«Our investigation has revealed a league in which abuse and misconduct — verbal and emotional abuse and sexual misconduct -had become systemic, spanning multiple teams, coaches, and victims,» the Yates' report said.
U.S. Soccer founded the NWSL in 2012 and operated as manager, providing logistical and financial support, through 2020. It continues to provide oversight over the league.
The Yates report said the league, its teams and U.S. Soccer failed to put in «basic measures» for player safety at the NWSL's inception, or «respond appropriately when confronted with player reports and evidence of abuse.»
«DEEPLY TROUBLING»
U.S. Soccer said it would move immediately to implement reforms and President Cindy Parlow Cone called the investigation's findings «heartbreaking and deeply troubling.»
«The abuse described is inexcusable,» said Parlow Cone. «U.S. Soccer is fully committed to doing everything in its power to ensure that all players — at all levels — have a safe and respectful place to learn, grow and compete.»
The NWSL said it would immediately review the findings.
A joint investigation between the league and its players' association is ongoing.
«We greatly appreciate our players, staff and stakeholders' cooperation with both investigations, especially during the ongoing season,» the league said in a statement.
«We recognize the anxiety and mental strain that these pending investigations have caused and the trauma that many – including players and staff – are having to relive.»
The Yates report said that allegations of abuse in the league were made available to the NWSL and U.S. Soccer long before they came to light in The Athletic report.
The 172-page independent report said coaches accused of abuse were able to move from club to club because teams, the NWSL and U.S. Soccer «failed to identify misconduct and inform others.»
The report recommended a variety of reforms aimed at boosting accountability and transparency, including a requirement for misconduct to be disclosed.
«Abuse in the NWSL is rooted in a deeper culture in women's soccer that normalizes verbally abusive coaching and blurs boundaries between coaches and players,» Yates said in a statement.
U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal, who chairs the Senate Commerce subcommittee with oversight over American Olympic and amateur athletes, called it a «damning report» and said he would push for Congressional hearings.
«This report reveals appalling and abhorrent systemic abuse in U.S. women's professional soccer,» he said in a statement.
«Years of complaints about sexual misconduct, verbal abuse, and other completely inappropriate conduct against female soccer players were met with little to no action from teams, the League, or the Federation.»
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A Felvargs Passage of Courtship is a set of two trials that a Felvarg must complete in order to participating in breeding. Until a Felvarg's PoC's are completed the Felvarg cannot breed nor give away slots to other players, however the Felvarg can still do other activities within the group. Please read through the journal carefully and if you have any questions comment below.
Each image must depict at least 75% of the Felvarg.
Images must be colored, shaded, and have a complex background.
Up to 2 Felvargs may participate in a single entry.
Each image must be at least 500x500px or larger.
Literature entries require 1,200 words each and all Felvarg in the entry must play a main role and be mentioned fluidly throughout.
What is 75% of my Felvarg?
Perspective? We allow it, however if we feel as though the perspective was abused to dodge the requirements above, our Passage of Courtship admins have the authority to send images to corrections. So long as roughly 75% of the Felvarg is present you're all set, we are very reasonable when judging visual percentages.
Additional images/Literature must be created strictly for the Passage of Courtship and cannot receive any other rewards to qualify.
Additional images must be a colored fullbody sketch or higher quality to qualify.
Standalone bonus will qualify if there is only a single Felvarg being judged for it's Passage of Courtship. Adding Alphas or other Felvargs to complete one of the below prompts will not remove this bonus.
If 2 Felvargs are present in a set of PoC's, they can each complete a different prompt so long as it's clear they are each completing the prompt selected for them.
Each image will be totaled and then added together to create a final score, which then determines the medal achieved.
Your medal will be placed on your Felvarg's import image!
Look for the prize goods! Each month a new prompt will have the chance to reward a special prize!
Choose two 's, one from 'the beginning' & one from "internal instinct".
Spring is a time of change, new beginnings. As the flowers bloom and the air warms suddenly swarms of butterflies can be found all over Ulfrheim. Sporting a myriad of breathtaking colors and patterns they flutter about as far as the eye can see. Depict your Felvargs interactions or reactions to them.
The Beginning - #1: Our experiences shape us from a young age, what can seem like a small moment in hindsight can set you on a path you may never have expected. Depict a singular moment in your Felvargs formative years that ultimately led them to who they are today, be it good or bad.
The Beginning - #2: Each Felvarg needs to find it's voice. Depict your Felvarg as a pup, practicing their very first howl.
The Beginning - #3: Looking tough is not as easy as it seems and it takes more practice than one might think. Depict your Felvarg pup attempting to snarl or look menacing at something. Perhaps its a rock or maybe even a small unsuspecting animal.
The Beginning - #4: Our loved ones help us grow and learn to love and trust. Depict your Felvarg as a pup playing with another pack member or their Sire/Dam.
The Beginning - #7: At some point, every Felvarg needs to discover who they are and to do this, they may start off by imitating the ones they look up to. Depict your Felvarg mimicking the actions of a parent, sibling or pack member.
The Beginning - #9: Losing you baby teeth is a milestone of youth that everyone must go through. Some look forward to it, some are not pleased with having a gap in their fabulous smile. Show how your Felvarg lost their first tooth, or was it teeth?
The Beginning - #10: They say that sharing is caring, but what they don't mention is that sharing is hard. Depict your Felvarg as a pup learning how to share with a litter mate, pack mate, or Dam/Sire.
The Beginning - #11: Depict your young Felvarg coming into contact with something they've never experienced before, what kind of reaction do they have? Are they afraid, are they excited?
The Beginning - #12: Me, my and mine. Sharing might be hard but sharing is not happening here. Show your Felvarg hoarding or otherwise protecting something which they have decided is completely theirs.
The Beginning - #13: When you're young, sometimes the line between right and wrong is a little blurry. How does your Felvarg display their sense of justice, be it with friends or family? How do they know what is right, and what is wrong?
The Beginning - #14: Learning to share is important, but learning to understand and share the feelings of another is an even more important part of growing up. Depict your young Felvarg displaying empathy for a family member, pack member or friend.
The Beginning - #15: Ulfrheim is no stranger to water so it's important for a Felvarg to be able to sufficiently swim. Depict your Felvarg taking its first swim- Does it like the water or dread every second of it?
Wild Prompt: Surviving in the wild is no easy task, sometimes it is even life or death. Depict your Felvarg at a young age exploring the great wonders of Ulfrheim alone. Bravery must be achieved at a young age and there is no better time than now.
As the melting snow mixes with the abundant spring rain it causes the lakes and rivers of Ulfrheim to rise and flood over their borders. The village of Reynir is in particular trouble as the water-loving residents are dealing with more than they can handle with flooding of their homes and pathways. Depict your Felvarg helping the villagers rescue their homes or otherwise escape the rising waters.
Internal Instinct - #1 : Your Felvarg is roaming the woods when it stumbles upon a frightened pup, the pup is clearly lost and petrified. Depict your Felvarg guiding the pup to safety or calming it in some way.
Internal Instinct - #2: While hunting large prey you realize it too is hunting something, up ahead it closes in on two small abandoned pups, who clearly stand no chance against the ferocious beast. Depict your Felvarg fending off the danger and rescuing the innocent pups.
Internal Instinct - #3: Each day can be a new adventure in Ulfrheim, but it's not everyday where you get to experience something entirely new. Show your Felvarg going on an new and unknown adventure, whether willingly or not.
Internal Instinct - #4: Your Felvarg is laying near the rushing lake waters when cries of distress call for it's aid, thrashing around in the water an abandoned pup wails in fear. Depict your Felvarg entering the waters and rescuing the unfortunate pup, or soothing the pup after it's safe on dry land.
Internal Instinct - #5: A gathering is forming at the Shrine of Freyja and all the possible mates are within your grasp. Depict your Felvarg attempting to court/impress another Felvarg, are they shy? Perhaps charming?
Internal Instinct - #6: Danger could be lurking around every corner in Ulfrheim. Every Felvarg has to face off against an array of threats to survive and keep those they care about safe. Depict your Felvarg going up against a dangerous element or enemy.
Internal Instinct - #7: It is important not to let your fears get the better of you, nor to ignore them and hope they go away. Depict your Felvarg facing and/or overcoming a fear that they struggle with.
Internal Instinct - #8: Our dreams and goals make us who we are, and it is important that we all have them as we grow. It is not every day, however, that we get to achieve them. Depict your Felvarg achieving one of their dreams or goals, however large or small.
Internal Instinct - #10: Times are tough and not easy as a loner. It is during this time that the ones who usually wander on their own have to seek help elsewhere. Show your Felvarg having to get over their pride and seek help.
Internal Instinct - #11: You have encountered something that you simply cannot defeat or overcome on your own. Strength lays in numbers, and friends can be your best allies. Show your Felvarg coming together with others, be it family, friends, or strangers, to overcome this obstacle.
Internal Instinct - #12: We can't always win them all, but we sure can try. Depict your Felvarg's reaction to losing, or winning, a heated competition. Are they a sore loser or a respectful champion?
Internal Instinct - #13: It is important for your Felvarg to understand their basic need for self preservation, which governs their need for material supplies and security. How do they protect themselves from harm and ensure their survival?
Internal Instinct - #14: Maintaining relationships isn't always easy, but in the end it is always worth it. Depict your Felvarg showing they care, even if it isn't in the most conventional manner.
Wild Prompt: Your first kill, alone, the prey? a beast high in the mountaintops on the island. It will not be an easy task and stealth is key, depict your Felvarg prowling or otherwise preparing to strike, how will you go about staying undetected and will you fail due to the mountains lack of resources?
When I finish a prompt is there a place I submit it?
Hey there! When you finish both the PoC prompts required, you can submit them to the current month's Hierarchy Updates for judging! The HU journal is linked on the front page.
If I'm doing a set of POCs with two Felvargs in, do both have to be the same prompt number? So for example, if they're at Lake Lysa and Fel A is swimming and Fel B is hovering anxiously on shore, could Fel A be submitted as the Beginning prompt 15 (first swim) and Fel B be submitted as the Beginning prompt 11 (first contact with something new i.e. a body of water)?
For that matter, do they both have to be judged for the same prompt category at the same time? Or can one be judged for the Beginning and the other for Internal Instinct, like the same scenario but Fel B dipping its toe into the water for Internal Instinct prompt 7 (facing a fear)? Of course if they have to be for the same prompt number they'll be the same category, but I thought I'd ask just in case.
Hey there, so sorry for the late reply. They would have to be the same prompt to qualify for the PoCs. If you think of it this way, you cannot get a fishing image also rolled as adventure, which is much the same here. If using the same image for different prompts, it would be classified as reusing the image. I hope this helps! If you have any more questions, feel free to ping my account so I can get back to you!
Ohh so if I understand this correctly, when you upload a drawing can you also add some short writing in the description for extra points or is it only one or the other?
Yes! You can add an extra 500 word story or an extra drawing of your characters to your PoC in an attempt to get a higher medal.
That's really cool! Thank you for responding!
hello, can one set of Poc's be applied to two Direwolves or dose each one of them have to have a separate one?
There can be up to two Felvargs displayed/taking part in PoC's at a time, they do not have to be separate.
Hey! I was just wondering if both PoC's are needed to be uploaded in the same month to apply the Monthly Bonus or is it just applicable for the one PoC that has the bonus?
Hi there! You need to post the PoCs on the journal on the month of the bonus for it to apply! So for instance, you need to post in the journal in July to apply for the July bonus. Hope that helps!
Hey there! Not long at all, they were just rolled yesterday.
Hello! I was wondering if theres a way for me to re-do my passage of courtship?
Re-do them in what way? Once judged, you cannot put more in for judging unless you do a make-over kit, which erases everything besides used slots. If you wanted to alter the image, you can make small alterations to it.
Unfortunately, that isn't something that we allow at this time, so sorry about that!
no problem!! thank you for the help!
Hi so I finally have 2 Felvargs I'd like to try my first time doing PoCs and would like chance for the april bonus on the Instinct prompt fo the scar pack buuut I'm worried I won't get both images completed before the end of month.
Am I able to submit one at a time to have a chance at the bonus? or they both have to be submitted together?
or like if say Instinct was submitted in April it could still get the bonus even if the Begining Prompt was posted next month if I run out of time. If that make sense??
You have to have them both up and submitted by the end of the month to apply for the bonus, since we don't go off the image dates but instead the date that the form was submitted!
I understand. Thank you for taking the time to explain clearly!
Is the december bonus only applicable for internal instinct - #14?
Yes! It's one image/lit per prompt, so two total.
The last prompt, The Witch's Domain, is that also apart of the PoC? It would count as the second part?
It says up to 2 Felvarg can participate in a single entry, so could I do my two fels together, or would it have to be one of mine and one of someone else's/starter? I plan to have my current two fels be mates, which is why I kind of want to do their PoC together.
Awesome! I can draw my two fels being cute derps together <3 Thank you for the reply!
For the #10 sharing prompt, can they be depicted sharing with another creature other than a felvarg?
"Depict your Felvarg as a pup learning how to share with a litter mate, pack mate, or Dam/Sire."
It would have to be another Felvarg.
What do you mean exactly by "fending off the danger" in the Internal Instinct - Prompt number 2 ? You mean like fleeing /running away from the threat or could the felvarg doing the PoC face the danger/threat in order to defend the pup?
Either or! As long as they are shown trying to save the pups in some way or form. It could be helping the pups sneak away, or fending off the danger/threat to the little ones.
Saw this asked Here , but didn't see it answered and I'm curious as well.
How many bonus lit/images can you make for the PoC?
Also, do the bonus images apply to both prompts or do you have to make separate bonuses per prompt?
As our Guide: Passage of Courtship says, the bonus is per image, meaning you can have a bonus image or story for both The Beginning and Internal Instinct pieces (2 bonuses total for one PoC). If only one bonus was to be included it would only count for one of the prompts, not both, so if you wanted the greatest benefit from your bonuses you would need to have 2!
I hope that helps, if you have further questions feel free to ask!
How about how many images? Is it limited to any certain amount per image or can you make as many as you want?
It is only one bonus per prompt. So in a single PoC submission for one Felvarg, there can be a total of two bonuses.
Can the required images be in one image?
For example, from what I read to qualify a passage of courtship, 2-500x500 images of different prompts in one image?
No, you need two separate images! One image for the Beginning and another for Internal Instincts.
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The original cast of the beloved sitcom are also likely to have their demands met before production for season 8 commences.
CBS's 'The Big Bang Theory' is still dealing with behind-the-scenes issues as production for the show's eight season remains delayed due the cast continuing to negotiating new contracts that will give them a rather large pay rise.
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Warner Bros., the producer of 'Big Bang,' announced on Wednesday (July 30th), "due to ongoing contract negotiations, production on 'The Big Bang Theory' - which was originally scheduled to begin today - has been postponed," as Jim Parsons, Johnny Galecki, Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, Simon Helberg and Kunal Nayyar, still try to secure new deals.
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However, fans of the beloved sitcom will be pleased to hear that series 8, which is expected premiere on September 22nd, is scheduled to resume this coming Wednesday (Aug 6th), according to Deadline.
This past March, CBS ordered three more seasons of 'Big Bang,' and will therefore take the hit show to ten seasons, until the 2016-2017 television calendar, which puts it on the same par as the universally loved sitcom 'Friends'.
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And it seems all the original cast want to be paid the same amount the 'Friends' cast was as well. For season 7, the big three, Leonard, Sheldon and Penny, played by Johnny Galecki, Jim Parson and Kaley Cuoco-Sweeting, earned $350,000 per episode, but now the trio are reportedly demanding up to $1 million per 22 minutes of televisual viewing.
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It appears that the cast are going to have their demands met, a "well-placed inside" confirmed to Fox News.
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( April 17, 2014, Hong Kong, Sri Lanka Guardian) When human beings refuse to be malignant, cunning, ulterior, reprehensible, sinister, vicious and felonious we can achieve great things together. We fought for years to find those assumptions on the ground. We articulated ideology to adopt and changed the attitudes that we have been living with for years. The concepts are the result of the origins of imagination and experience. That is how the normative and universal struggle began. To some extent we won the battle, but the old evil remained to shatter our dreams. The origins of the state, and the system of good governance were given some sort of hope to breathe for those who fought for the hard won freedom.
We ran out through the blood bath to achieve the norms of humanity. Everybody needs respects and dignity, all need freedom. Freedom to work, walk and talk. All folks were born in a same manner though the external conditions can be difference. They all had mothers, with or without a legal father. We were all born under the same sky. We all started our life with a cry when we came out of the womb. In this commonality, the land we belong is ours. All have desires to have equal access to public resources. What of the idea that the state cannot, fulfill these realities? What if a single man caused the deterioration of all norms of the state?
Who is going to strengthen this very idea of freedom for mankind? Who is going to find the real robber of the land? Who is going to punish that robber in a genuine criminal justice procedure? Which judge has the spine to take out the real ogre? Is there no shame in accepting orders that you know better than anyone else, are the devastative orders you have been asked to implement? How many times have you been ordered to put innocents behind bars while the actual perpetrators are robbing citizens of the little humanity they have left? Is this justice? Is this the idea of state? How many of you have courage to stand up against your nihilistic decisions you made and correct them, at least from now onwards?
What is tragic about life today is our tendency to avoid the really painful political behaviour, and our loss of collectiveness against inhibition. We are able to see what we must do. However, by failing to do so we are engaging in activities that can be boomerang on us tomorrow.
Mr. President, you have seen all this throughout the history of the country. It did not start the day you killed unarmed civilians to win the election in your constituency, but even when you were a kid you experienced the unjustness your forefathers were engaged in; isn't that so? Rather than correcting injustices when you were able you feloniously avoided doing so as the status quo suited your own special needs.
I was taught that when a robber engages in his first robbery his conscience is pumping and urging him to stop. But for those who do not listen to the voice of conscience reach that inhuman stage so that the second time your innocence has evaporated and been replaced with the courage to rob. You well understand this thematic cultural behaviour and therefore you learn how to rob well. Then it becomes second nature to continue until the entire country is being robbed by one or another of your clan.
You must be very much happy by seeing hundreds of your clan playing with a power which places them above the law. But perhaps your happiness is equal to your real fear because of the curse that has befallen tyrants like yourself in the past. Now you have not only stolen but also paralyzed the very idea of the state by installing puppets who are happy even to lick your dirty shoes. You changed the law in order to your will. You spread lies in order to support your personnel desires; you order the killing of men, women and children in order to justify your animalistic behaviour. And during all of this mayhem you claim to be a Buddhist. This is not a matter for laughter but a dangerous precedent in our society.
Mr. President, not only are you disastrous for the land, you are the man who must be held responsible for all the sins of the cowards, the cowards who were fooled into electing you as president. When a man attains well-deserved power his or her well behaviour matters. But neither you nor anyone else in this country, behave as human being. Once you killed people in the name of the crackdown on terrorism, then you and your clan ordered the killing of people who protested for their right to natural drinking water. This is the country and those are the very people who installed you at the top, and made your family the so-called, "first family", in the country.
Mr. President, it is time for you to give me back my country. You can either continue to make fools of the people who elected a tyrant like you or let the country rise phoenix-like from the ashes. You are the man who is robbed the nation of its humanity. You have no right to remain, and you are cursed by the natural laws. Mr. President; give me back my country. Allow people to have their humanity. If you do not do this, history will never absolve you!


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        {{Key: "Mykey", Value: myvalue}},
        {{Key: "Mykey", Value: myvalue}},
        {{Key: "Mykey", Value: myvalue}},

 counts, err := dbmain.NoOfDocumentsInfo(MyDBName, myCollectionName, filters...)

 }

Below is my called function
 func NoOfDocumentsInfo(DB string, col string, filters ...bson.D) ([]int64, error) {
if nil == dbInstance {
  if nil == GetDBInstance() {
    logger.Error("Not connecting to DB")
    err := errors.New("DB connection error")
    return nil, err
  }
    }

logger.Debugf("%s %s", DB, col)

coll := dbInstance.Database(DB).Collection(col)

counts := make([]int64, len(filters))
for i, filter := range filters {
  count, err := coll.CountDocuments(context.TODO(), filter)
  if err != nil {
    logger.Fatal(err)
    return nil, err
  }

  counts[i] = count
}

return counts, nil
}

As you can see I am calling the "coll.CountDocuments" functions multiple times. What I want is to write the code without calling the "coll.CountDocuments" function multiple times by aggregating all the filters into a single query.
I have tried to use the aggregation pipeline but my "cur" and "result" is giving null output. If you run the code you will be able to see it.
func NoOfDocumentsInfo(DB string, col string, filters ...bson.D) ([]int64, error) {
if dbInstance == nil {
  if GetDBInstance() == nil {
    logger.Error("Not connecting to DB")
    err := errors.New("DB connection error")
    return nil, err
  }
}

logger.Debugf("%s %s", DB, col)

coll := dbInstance.Database(DB).Collection(col)

pipeline := make([]bson.M, 0, len(filters)+2)
pipeline = append(pipeline, bson.M{"$match": bson.M{"$or": filters}})
pipeline = append(pipeline, bson.M{"$group": bson.M{"_id": nil, "count": bson.M{"$sum": 1}}})
pipeline = append(pipeline, bson.M{"$group": bson.M{"_id": nil, "count": bson.M{"$first": "$count"}}})

var result struct {
  Count int64 `bson:"count"`
}

cur, err := coll.Aggregate(context.TODO(), pipeline)
if err != nil {
  logger.Fatal(err)
  return nil, err
}

logger.Debugf("cur: %+v", cur)
err = cur.Decode(&result)
logger.Debugf("result: %+v, err: %v", result, err)
if err != nil {
logger.Fatal(err)
return nil, err
}

return []int64{result.Count}, nil
}

A: You have to add a field for each filter in $group, you may use $cond to conditionally increment the given counter. But this may very well end up not using indices, and thus being even slower than the separate, original count queries. Also note that using $or may also result in skipping indices. Also note that in $cond you may have to transform filters (e.g. add $ to field names).
You'd better launch concurrent count queries (using go) for each filter, and if they are indexed, they will complete fast. This is how it could look like:
func docCounts(db string, col string, filters ...bson.D) ([]int64, error) {
    // ... obtain collection
    coll := dbInstance.Database(db).Collection(col)

    counts := make([]int64, len(filters))
    errs := make([]error, len(filters))

    wg := &sync.WaitGroup{}
    wg.Add(len(filters))

    for i := range filters {
        go func(i int) {
            defer wg.Done()
            counts[i], errs[i] = coll.CountDocuments(context.TODO(), filters[i])
        }(i)
    }

    wg.Wait()

    // Produce some kind of error if any of the queries failed.
    var err error
    for _, e := range errs {
        if e != nil {
            err = fmt.Errorf("at least one query failed: %w", e)
            break
        }
    }
    // Note: starting with Go 1.20, you could simply write:
    // err = errors.Join(errs)

    return counts, err
}

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It still offends me. A lot. That everybody still has phone numbers. And for more than just interfacing with legacy POTS land lines. It bugs me that a mobile phone isn't a mobile computer with a world-routable IPv6 address and that voice communication isn't just a special case application that runs on top of this.
It's even more annoying that programs that run over IP and don't use the non-IP parts of the mobile network still insist you have a 'phone number'.
I found a first edition copy of Learning GNU Emacs at work. I've started reading it just to see how much of it is still relevant 27 years later. I'm not through the whole book yet, but so far all of it still applies. ALL of it.
There's more to do with #emacs these days, but holy cow that is cool that it's still pretty much the same editor it has always been.
Where I am from, you don't negotiate with terrorists, and Microsoft continue to terrorize many projects, companies and individuals with their software patent portfolio.
There is a strong reason why at work, we will only ever touch free software when building solutions for our customers. This is because software freedom is the most important concern when providing infrastructure and solutions to the most vulnerable among us. Software freedom keeps them safe.
To assist Microsoft in their efforts of promulgation is to assist them in their ongoing efforts to undermine software freedom. WSL is a trojan horse. It is not our friend, and we should not tolerate it's consumption of our distributions.
Digital Restrictions Management (#DRM) is any technology that is built into an electronic product or service with the aim of limiting its range of uses.
Use the day and read on to inform yourself & others about DRM!
Digital restrictions imposed by DRM endanger our citizen rights and open up a legal minefield for copyright reforms and exceptions to it. They hinder access to our digital heritage and knowledge, block citation and creativity.
Use the #DayAgainstDRM to inform yourself about the dangers of #DRM, how you can break free or tell others why and how you resist DRM!
@write_as Honestly, your whole projects... cause I don't see it.
@write_as Then what's the point of it?
@write_as But you can't create content without write.as, which as of this moment is still proprietary... Let me guess, you hope to get some funding or monetize it, which is why it's not #foss yet, right?
There is nothing personal about this conversation, so yes... this is PR.
Don't advertise as #foss if half of the project (the more important half) is proprietary.
@write_as Can I use read.as without write.as? If no, then you advertised your whole project as #foss, which is a lie.
Also why did you make your answer unlisted?


Abstract : The Gaia FGK benchmark stars are among the preferred samples of reference stars to test parametrisation pipelines of spectroscopic surveys. They consist of a small but carefully selected sample whose parameters are derived consistently and homogeneously. Here we summarise this work and provide our current list of stars with associated parameters which are recommended for validation and calibration purposes for stellar surveys. Data available at CDS as catalog III/281.


A friend of mine has let me post these, i dont know where he got em and what not but i thought id share em to whoever actually might see my blog.
Both games are the full version and not those crappy shareware ports you see floating around everywhere.
Simply drag and drop the files to the root of your flash carts Mirco SD card.
Extra info: The "id1" folder must be on the root of the sd card.
Thanks, The homebrew works great! :P I been looking at your other stuff. Good job.
Awesome! The homebrew works really, really, well! This will keep me for a while.


Apple has announced another big name will be involved in its upcoming drama, Are You Sleeping. Breaking Bad's Aaron Paul is now among the cast alongside Octavia Spencer, Lizzy Caplan, Ron Cephas Jones, Elizabeth Perkins, Mekhi Phifer, Michael Beach, Tracie Thoms, and Haneefah Wood.
"The series is based on the novel of the same name by Kathleen Barber and explores people's obsession with true-crime stories and the recent boom in podcasts dedicated to probing unsolved and disputed cases.
Apple is not set to release its first TV shows until March 2019, so we still have a long time to wait, but the new cast members are certainly building up excitement. Ron Cephas Jones is currently starring in NBC drama This is US, and Elizabeth Perkins is best known for her role in the TV show Weeds and movie Big. Tracie Thoms is remembered for her roles in Cold Case, Rent, and The Devil Wears Prada, Haneefah Wood for her roles in Freedomland, and Zoe Ever After, and finally Michael Beach for his roles in ER, and Third Watch!


Well made spoons, made from quality stainless steel. Not as fancy as some, but nice looking and functional.They actually work better than I expected. The size is just right for my hand .I just put them into the dishwasher to clean, saving me time.


Posted on Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 5:58 a.m.
The location of the proposed $12 million recreation center, pictured here, is being looked at as the city's master plan process has produced a new vision for the site. That vision includes extending River Street through the Water Street property, which could affect the location of the center.
The location, size and feasibility of the proposed $12 million Water Street Eastside Recreation Center project in Ypsilanti are being re-examined as the project moves forward, yet city and county officials are optimistic the Water Street development will occur.
"Right now we're watching the city go through its master planning process," said Bob Tetens, the Washtenaw County Parks and Recreation director. "We don't know what that's going to do to our proposal. ... Right now we've got an agreement to work on a certain amount of land on the northwest corner. ... Some things I've seen have been in conflict with our proposal."
During the city's master plan process, planning consultants have discussed potentially moving the recreation center development farther back on the Water Street property.
However, Tetens said the county reached an agreement with the city several months ago regarding the location of the center and that's what he hopes to continue move forward with.
"Any other site has other issues associated with it," Tetens said. "We want to be on the busiest road in the community. We want to be adjacent to the trail and adjacent to the river and that's what the northwest site gives.
"We have already come to an agreement that we'll be at the northwest corner. That's what we proposed and that's what the city agreed to. To talk about any other site is counterproductive and speculation at this point."
A bird's eye view of the proposed recreation center. Tetens said the design scheme will likely evolve over the next year.
However, Tetens said he's confident the project will continue to move forward.
"I'm confident we're going to be able to construct a facility on the northwest corner," Tetens said. "I'm confident we're heading toward that conclusion. I certainly hope so because we've invested a lot of time and energy into the project."
The county's parks and recreation department entered into a partnership last year with the city of Ypsilanti, and the Ann Arbor YMCA. Parks and Recreation would enter into a lease agreement with the city for the land and the YMCA would oversee the day-to-day operations.
The center would be nearly 60,000 square feet and would be much like the Meri Lou Murray Recreation Center that opened in 1991. The center would be equipped with a swimming pool along with various aquatics, a locker room, gym, fitness facility and other amenities. The center also would offer classes.
Officials still expect construction to begin in 2015. It would occupy between eight to 10 of the 38 acres on the Water Street at the northwest corner of the property off of Michigan Avenue.
Should the location and size change?
Ypsilanti Mayor Paul Schreiber said at this point, he believes everything is still in the negotiation stage, although he acknowledged the city is aware the county would like to move forward with the initial plan.
"The Ypsilanti City Council, we didn't really have a plan for the site," Schreiber said. "I wish we could have had a plan sooner, but we have to deal with the reality opposed to what we wish. I still think it's a great use and idea, but we have to figure out what is best for the city and best for the county parks and recreation and the residents on the east side of Washtenaw County. I hope that we can actually negotiate both on the city's side and the parks and rec side. I think it's going to take a little more time."
Schreiber said he met with planning consultant Ian Lockwood, City Planner Teresa Gillotti and Tetens about a week ago to discuss the recreation center and present some of the ideas that have come up during the master plan process.
"The county parks and rec want to do a project now and rightfully so," Schreiber said.
However, one of the ideas being proposed is conforming the site to a grid structure and running River Street through the property to Factory Street.
"That would be a pretty large recreation center," Schreiber said. "There's a possibility of having a smaller recreation center that would be on the Water Street property that could fit in with the grid structure that's being discussed with the master plan. I think that's a smaller design than what the county was thinking."
Schreiber said there are three possible options moving forward.
The first could be to keep the location as orignally proposed, have a smaller recreation center that would fit in with the grid structure or potentially move the recreation center entirely off of the Water Street property.
"I haven't made up my mind on what I want," Schreiber said. "I want to get more information and get the marketing study back and I also want to see what the county's parks and rec is interested in doing."
Schreiber said he has yet to decide where he believes the proposed recreation center should go.
The YMCA is conducting a market study to determine the feasibility and the impact of the recreation center. The market study should be done within the next two weeks. Tetens said the study is something the YMCA conducts across the country as it looks at potential sites for development or management.
The study also will examine and determine the appropriate size of the property.
"Hopefully that will also provide some direction," Schreiber said. "I see this as being a good thing that the county wants to put a rec on the east side and I just want to make sure it's going to be a good thing that goes in the Water Street property."
Council Member Pete Murdock said when the city first started discussing the recreation center in 2011 with the county, council initially expressed interest in having the property located elsewhere. Murdock said it's too late to go back and change the location now.
"We had a big discussion," Murdock said. "I think the location has already been decided and if we want to renege on that we can do that, but the parks people have basically said that's a deal breaker with them going back there. ... Extending River Street is a very expensive project, which is not likely to happen. I think it may be a nice plan, but it's not very viable."
Murdock said moving where the rec center would be located isn't a "realistic option." Murdock noted that the project was supposed to begin construction this year.
"We don't have the funds to develop the plan," Murdock said. "If we're talking about having a rec center, I think we need to be talking about what we already agreed to instead of reneging. We can't keep changing the rules as we go through the process."
The results of the marketing study will be completed in two weeks, officials said.
A proposed concept of a pool at the Eastside Recreation Center.
Completing the pedestrian bridge that will run through a portion of the Fischer Honda property in 2013.
Completing the border to border trail in 2014.
Beginning the construction of the recreation center in 2015.
"Late this summer, activity will probably start to occur on all of this project," Tetens said.
Tetens said the external look of the recreation center will also change over time. Tetens said the structure will not be comprised of just steel and glass and he hopes to add some sort of color texture to it.
"Once we have a good idea and everyone is in agreement, we can send it out for construction bids," Tetens said. "It depends, we have a lot of cooks in the kitchen on this one. We want everyone to have input and to feel good about the final project."
Tetens said the parks and recreation's millage renewal will take place in November 2014 and until that happens, he said it's unlikely any construction contracts will be signed. Tetens said the parks may also have to bond to cover part of the costs.
However other parts of the project can move forward, he said.
Schreiber said every project has a period of "heartburn" where those involved may not agree, but he doesn't think it will impede the project.
"I hope everybody takes this slow and deliberate and I think with any project there's heartburn involved," Schreiber said. "This is part of the project and I'm in it for the long haul."
"We're still proceeding and think it's a great project," Tetens said. "The city has been a partner with this."
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 : 1:38 p.m.
Ug, what a non article. There was no point to this. The plan is in progress, continuing well, and there are no new developments. The city master plan updates will not have significant impact on the rec center. I know you're paid per article but this is just silly.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 : 1 a.m.
Are you kidding me? The Rec Center is the ONLY thing this property has going for it. To pretend otherwise is sheer folly. Build the darn center wherever the county wants and be happy about it.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 8 p.m.
It seems that nothing is quite good enough for this property. There's interest from a chain, and that's no good, or it's suburban (?), and that's no good. This is a classic situation where perfect has become the enemy of the good. I do hope that the city council doesn't drive off what would be a welcome addition to the community just because they haven't got just the right situation in hand. It would be wonderful to make this property a small farm incubator or some such, but surely there is someone there willing to get something more reality-based done.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 6:51 p.m.
The commentators are right. We should be saving this prime location for all of the businesses and investors that have lined up for a crack at the prime piece of property. Do you think we'll be able to squeeze in a Rec Center next to the Burger King and Family Dollar? Come on folks. This property is utterly valueless as it stands now. Almost no one wants any of it, other than the Rec center and a dollar store. Yes, it would be great to keep it all on the tax rolls. It would be nice to have it fit the grid, and to have a bridge with a through street all the way to the freeway on River. But back here in reality, we're closer to bringing in a Emergency Financial Manager than we are building an $8mil bridge. Developing a recreation center to add value to the downtown area is close to reality. Commercial development of that parcel remains a fantasy. We can't keep throwing the dice on fantasies we can't afford while we let reality pass by. The rec center is all but a done deal, why would we try to derail it now? Oh, then there's the matter of having already signed an agreement to work with the county on the parcel along the river. How is it going to look to any developer if we try to pull the rug out from this deal too? Not only do we reject all business proposals because they don't "feel" right, we can't even let someone gift us a rec center, because someone, someday, might want to pay taxes on that property. Who in their right mind would try to do business with us?
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 9:56 p.m.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 7:09 p.m.
Every time Andy opens his mouth, the value of my house drops ten percent in value. I think the recreation center should go on Michigan Avenue near the bridge, but I wish people wouldn't say the property is worthless. It's a self-fulfilling prophecy. Think that your town is worthless and other people will think it's worthless too.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 5:23 p.m.
Seems pretty close to the water. As long as AA city taxpayers aren't kicking in for this, go for it. What about the huge facility that Washtenaw Community College built recently? Doesn't that serve the Ypsi population? I'm just wondering how many people can support these facilities. The Meri Lou Center in AA keeps raising prices constantly.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 9:53 p.m.
These are good questions and that is why I support putting it where the consultants see it, on Waterworks park, closer to the township, closer to I-94 and farther away from the other options you mention. That property is also already off the tax roles.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 7:54 p.m.
That WCC facility is very expensive compared to the county rec center. it's lovely, but the two don't compare pricewise.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 4:10 p.m.
The main reason Ypsilanti faces an ongoing structural budget crisis is because so much city property is already off the tax rolls (EMU, churches, public property, non-profits, etc.). On the other hand, the Water Street site represents a tremendous opportunity for new investment that will be capable of generating much-needed revenue -- but only if that new development is taxable. I think everyone appreciates the County's willingness to consider building a new recreation center in Ypsilanti, and I think most people are enthusiastic about the concept -- but like many of my neighbors, I don't understand this continued insistence that the only option for building it is on that (prime) northwest corner. Given the size of the Water Street site (38 acres), and the ample availability of public (non-taxable) property around it, is there *really* no way this proposal cannot be reconfigured to provide the benefit of a new recreation center while still preserving our opportunity to develop the most prime parcels (adjacent to the Huron River, Downtown and Michigan Avenue) in the way that makes most sense for our community in the long-run?
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 3:11 p.m.
We don't have money to extend river street with a new bridge right now. The city doesn't own the land across from water works park. There are no other private developers on the table right now with any other plans. JUST BUILD THE REC CENTER. Who cares if it's on the best part of the property. Maybe it should be! It will be the anchor that draws in more development. Trust in that and move forward, PLEASE.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 : 1:52 p.m.
Stephen, staff members are not paid per article.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 : 1:45 p.m.
The rec center is moving forward. This is a silly and pointless article. Katrease and all the other bloggers on a2dotcom get paid per article so we end up with nonsense like this.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 2:50 p.m.
Three questions: 1. If you put the Dollar store and it's parking lot on Michigan Avenue along with the Washtenaw County Rec Center on the Northest corner on Michigan Avenue, how much property is left over for future development along Michigan Avenue? At this time with no other planning on the site as Mr. Murdock and others are suggesting, Michigan Avenue is what we have to offer. No roads or any sort of grid on the property so no opportunity for internal deelopment. 2. What is the potenial traffic pattern along Michigan Avenue if these things are put on the street like this, especially in the hours after work when people are likely to use them the most? where do they turn in and go out? 3. What is the potential impact on local businesses already established and paying taxes like the Ypsi Studio, the Karate and Judo Classes on Park Street and the ballet and other classes in the Riverside arts Center located nearby? I'm not against these new projects, but we do not want to create problems for them or for other existing or future opportunities for the city by not thinking things through. This should not be a fight. Our Mayor is right to wait for the information to come in, and if the county really wants to work with the city they will be interested in this information themselves. It is in everyone's best interest including theirs.
You could answer some of your own questions with a little research. There would still be plenty of room in between the rec center and family dollar. The entrance for the rec center would most likely be located at River street and share it's traffic light. Impact upon existing small businesses should be minimal. We can answer these questions NOW and move forward, not dither around in the ether and claim that we don't know enough yet.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 2:18 p.m.
A suburban rec center should not be allowed to happen on Water Street. It will cut off the entire property from downtown.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 3:08 p.m.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 1:34 p.m.
The county has a viable plan for a solid use of a portion of the very large Water Street property that the city removed all private property-holders from a decade ago --- and now, city officials are proposing to alter the location of the county's Recreation Center, to a less attractive part of the Water Street estate, on the grounds that a "grid" can be created, with massive public investment to create new roads! The city managers have gone INSANE if they seriously think this is a viable plan. Stick to the agreement with the county, and move forward on using the NW corner for the Rec Center, as agreed! The insanity that created the original fantasy of a privately financed neighborhood on brownfield lands was previously unequalled, but the apparent current willingness of Ypsilanti planners and the Mayor to delay the County's plans may equal the original Water Street insanity. The county is the only serious entity to ever come forward with realistic plans for invested in Water Street. Quit delaying agreement on the possible for fantasies of a utopia where you can get whatever you desire, using unspecified sources of private or public capital. Get real, or face another decade of an empty Water Street project!
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 3:01 p.m.
Have to agree with you. We cannot afford to lose this rec center by pining for broader Utopian dreams. We don't have money to extend river street with a new bridge right now. The city doesn't own the land across from water works park. There are no other private developers on the table right now with any other plans. JUST BUILD THE REC CENTER. Who cares if it's on the best part of the property. Maybe it should be! It will be the anchor that draws in more development. Trust in that and move forward, PLEASE.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 1:13 p.m.
The never-ending roadblocks created by the city's so-called 'planners' and the laughable dysfunction that is Ypsilanti city government are writing on the wall for county parks and recreation officials. Whether relocated to Ypsilanti Township or another reasonably close location outside of the City of Ypsilanti, the county will be assured of a much more streamlined approval process and actually get the new center constructed. The city has blown the opportunity and the citizens of this part of the county should not be held hostage by City of Ypsilanti sleazy politics and staff incompetence. It's time for the county to move forward with its mission.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 1:15 p.m.
Really??!! That's what you're taking out of this?
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 12:12 p.m.
We all need to take a pause here and consider the new master plan proposal. Per the drawing, which resulted from thousands of hours of discussions and considerations, I think it looks pretty good; the first real plan I have seen for the Water Street area that makes sense. Note the size of the newly proposed recreation area with not only buildings but athletic fields too. And note the easier access to the I-94 intersection. Why wouldn't the County be interested in this concept? We need a little flexibility here as we work to plan Ypsilanti's future and we need to start sticking to what looks like our plan. This new location would be good for everyone, especially the citizens of Washtenaw County.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 : 4:29 p.m.
Dave H., you always make me smile no matter what alias you use.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 2:14 p.m.
If the City doesn't own the land, then the County can buy it from whoever does own the land. Its the idea here that I like, an expanded recreation area in a place that makes more sense. It was the consultants who came up with the idea, I just support it.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 12:32 p.m.
The problem with the proposal to put the rec center in the area south of the Water Street project is that the City doesn't own that property. The City doesn't own the property west of the newly envisioned South River Street.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 11:01 a.m.
The mayor says "I haven't made up my mind on what I want" and that every project has a period of "heartburn" involved. These are not words that should be coming from a leader's mouth.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 10:56 a.m.
"Schreiber said there are three possible options moving forward. The first could be to keep the location as originally proposed, have a... recreation center [that is more vertical & with a smaller footprint] that would fit in with the [street] grid structure or potentially move the recreation center entirely off of the Water Street property." I've deliberately edited the second option because having listened to the planners talk about their ideas, that is really what they are discussing as the second option. We have a facility like this, the downtown Ann Arbor YMCA, which works wonderfully and is 4-5 stories tall. In contrast, the county is considering a one or two story building with extensive parking lots with a footprint that covers a lot of ground. It would be much better if the new rec center were integrated into a larger complex with mixed uses such as housing & office space above or adjacent & parking decks that served multiple buildings that maximized intensity of the use of this land. During the meeting I had arranged a couple of weeks ago where the world's foremost "New Urbanist" urban planner, Andres Duany, donated a couple hours of his time to meet with Ian Lockwood, members of his team, the city manager, Ralph Lange and City Planner Teresa Gillotti, Duany was very pointed in his comments that a suburban style rec center that had extensive parking & that did not fit into the new street grid would be less than the *ideal scenario*, which is what I outlined above as the second option, a recreation center that is more vertical & with a smaller footprint that would fit in with the street grid structure. Mr. Duany stated if the river waterfront land has extensive parking lots & low buildings that absorb the views along it, the interior property is devalued. To be most successful, Water Street should be more intensely developed as part of a downtown-style city grid, & be not just another suburban development.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 4:17 p.m.
@beardown: The second article in two days, actually. I have tremendous respect for the man. Andres Duany is truly one of the best urban planners in the world. Ask any urban planner or just go to the library and read his most famous book, "Suburban Nation: The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream", and you'll gain some insight into why we all think that way about Mr. Duany. It's actually a quick read and written for a general audience. Over the years I've probably handed out as gifts 30-40 copies of the book. It's brilliant!
Are you Duany's publicist? This is the third or fourth article in a couple of days where you have citied him as the all knowing expert of what to do with Ypsi's financial sinkhole.
Mon, Apr 29, 2013 : 10:38 a.m.
So how long has the city had the property? How long have they had to develop a master site plan? They start doing it AFTER they have already gotten proposals for building? Wow. Talk about ineptitude. They're going to end up losing both deals and go broke paying back the loans. Beginning to feel like the Ann Arbor city council is running the show. C'mon Ypsi. Ya gotta do better than that.
Tue, Apr 30, 2013 : 1:37 p.m.
This is the city's master plan. Not the site's. This is a normal and necessary part of being a city. If you're going to whine about Ypsi go somewhere else.
@YpsiGreen: There was a master plan in place from the start of this project. This is an update and major refresh since so many years have gone by. You can read all the original plan documents on the city's Water Street website.


Microsoft has released the second service pack for Windows Server 2003, which includes new deployment and networking tools, and other upgrades to help administrators.
The service pack includes the Scalable Networking Pack and XmlLite, two new features among the operating system's current collection of critical, non-critical and customer-requested updates.
The Windows Server 2003 Scalable Networking Pack is designed to help eliminate operating system bottlenecks associated with network packet processing. The goal is to improve performance and scalability of network-based server loads such as file storage, backup, web servers and media-streaming.
XmlLite helps developers build XML-based applications that interoperate with other applications based on the XML 1.0 standard. XmlLite works with any Windows language that can use dyanamic link libraries, but is tuned for C++.
Microsoft made the release candidate of the SP2 available in November. The next server release on Microsoft's road map is Longhorn, which is expected to ship by year-end.
In addition to the new features SP2 adds to the server environment, it has an update to Windows Deployment Services that includes improvements to Remote Installation Services that ease the setup of new computers through network-based installation. Deployment Services is tuned for upgrades to Vista and the forthcoming Longhorn Server.
Microsoft also has replaced its CACLS tool with ICACLS, which is used to reset and back up account control lists.
Also in SP2 is Wi-Fi Protected Access 2, which includes support for the most recent Wi-Fi Alliance certification for wireless security that is key to Microsoft's future wireless access tools; IPsec Filter Management, which reduces the filter set to as few as two; Microsoft Management Console 3.0, which features new and enhanced command-line tools; enhancements to MSConfig; firewall per port authentication; and performance improvements tuned for virtualisation and SQL Server.
The service pack also includes all the updates from Windows Server 2003 SP1.
Microsoft says the service pack is needed to support the upcoming service pack 1 for Windows Compute Cluster Server 2003. That service pack is slated to be available in the next 30 days, according to the company.
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Teresa Kearney (Mother Kevin) CBE (1875–1957) was a teacher, Franciscan Sister, and missionary, who founded a new Franciscan order.  Born in Arklow, Ireland on April 28, 1875, she became a Junior Assistant Mistress at 17 and taught in Essex, England. On December 2, 1902, she left to begin missionary work in Nsambya, Uganda, working as a Franciscan Sister of Saint Mary's Abbey, Mill Hill, London.

In 1952 Kearney founded the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa. Kearney's work in East Africa resulted in the formation of multiple hospitals and training of nurses throughout the region. Her name serves as the root of the word Kevina, which means "hospital" or "charity institute" in Uganda. On November 6, 2016, the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lugazi opened her formal beatification process, securing her the title Servant of God.

Early life

Family
Teresa Kearney was born in Knockenrahan, Arklow, County Wicklow, on April 28, 1875 as the third daughter of farmer Michael Kearney and Teresa Kearney. Three months prior to Kearney's birth, her father died in an accident. Following his death, Kearney's mother remarried and had three more children. When Kearney was ten years old, her mother died. Her maternal grandmother, Grannie Grenell, then raised Kearney in Curranstown, County Wicklow. Grannie Grenell had a profound impact on Kearny's spiritual beliefs and deep faith. When Kearney was 17, Grannie Grenell died.

Education
Kearney attended local convent school in Arklow following her mother's death. In 1889, following her grandmother's death, Kearney went to convent of Mercy at Rathdrum, to train as an assistant teacher. She did not have the finances to pay for training, and became a Junior Assistant Mistress. A year later, she went to teach in a school run by the Sisters of Charity in Essex.

Career

Early work
Kearney became a Junior Assistant Mistress at 17 and taught in Essex, England.

Missionary work
Following the death of her grandmother, Kearney turned toward thoughts of religious life. She believed that God was calling her to be a sister, and she applied for admission to the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of the Five Wounds at Mill Hill, London. In 1895, Kearney entered St Mary's Abbey, Mill Hill, London. On April 21, 1898 she took the name Sister Mary Kevin of the Sacred Passion. Her motto was "For Thee, Lord." She volunteered to work with African Americans in London. She waited three years for a posting to the American mission, but when the call from a foreign mission came, it came from Africa.

Path to Uganda
On December 3, 1902, Kearney and five other sisters left London for Nsambya, Uganda. They were chosen at the request of Bishop Hanlon of the Mill Hill Fathers. The sisters arrived on January 15, 1903 and established a dispensary and school in the Buganda. "Their task was to care for the women and girls and to further weaken the association of Catholicism with French missionaries and Protestantism with British missionaries in the then British Protectorate." Among the sisters were three Irish, one American, one English, and one Scottish woman.

Kearney started her first clinic under a mango tree near the convent. The first seven years of missionary work were tough for the sisters. Various diseases, from smallpox to malaria, ravaged Buganda. The infant mortality rate was also relatively high due to the high frequency of maternal deaths. In 1906, Kearney expanded the missionary and set up a hospital in Nagalama, twenty-three miles away. Following Sister Paul's illness and return to the United States in 1910, Kearney was appointed the new superior of the convent. In 1913, three more sisters arrived, which allowed Kearney to establish a third mission station in Kamuli, Busoga. All three stations focused on medicine and education for the local population with a focus on primary and secondary education, training of nurses, and the founding of clinics, hospitals and orphanages.

Role in World War 1
During World War 1, the Nsambya Hospital was used to treat the Native Carrier Corp, porters for European troops. At times, Kearney was outraged by the treatment Europeans gave to the African porters. She worked to uphold the rights of African people caught up in the European war.  On December 25, 1918 Kearney was awarded the MBE, Member of Order of British Empire, for her services to the wounded during the war years.

Promotion of female education
Kearney is credited for promoting higher education in Catholic African women in her mission. In 1923, she founded the Little Sisters of St. Francis, a community of African nuns for teaching and nursing. This program started with only eight local girls. A year later, Kearney and Dr. Evelyn Connolly, a lay missionary, founded a nursing and midwifery school in Nsambya. Their goal was to promote the education of women throughout Uganda.

Creation of Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa

In September 1928, Kearney returned to England to establish a novitiate exclusively for training sisters for African missions. The novitiate was officially opened in 1929 in Holme Hall, Yorkshire. Many women from England, Scotland and Ireland travelled to Holme Hall to assist the missionary efforts. This created a shortage for the Mill Hill Fathers, who also needed sisters for their school in England and American missions. Upon realization of this divide, Kearney and the Mill Hill Fathers broke off from each other. On June 9, 1952 the new congregation of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa was founded by Kearney. Kearney was appointed the first superior-general. Mount Oliver, Dundalk, became the motherhouse for this new congregation. With the formation of the FMSA, Kearney expanded the missionary work to Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, the US, Scotland, and South Africa.

Retirement

Kearney retired in 1955 at age 80. During retirement, she was appointed Superior of a convent in Boston, Mass. and raised funds for African projects. She travelled and talked to donors to garner support for projects in Africa.

Death
On October 17, 1957, Kearney died at the age of 82 in Brighton, Massachusetts. Her remains were flown to Ireland and buried at Mount Oliver. Ugandan Catholics rallied to have her body flown to Uganda to be buried. On December 3, 1957, Kearney's body was buried in the cemetery at Nkokonjeru, the motherhouse of the Little Sisters of St. Francis.

Legacy

Kearney's legacy is evident today. In Uganda, the word Kevina means "hospital" or "charitable institute". The Mother Kevin Postgraduate Medical School was named after Mother Kevin (Teresa Kearney). The Little Sisters of St. Francis currently has over 500 members throughout Africa, while the Franciscan Missionary Sisters for Africa currently works in Uganda, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, and South Africa.

Awards
In 1918, Kearney was made Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for her work during the war.  In 1955 she received Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE), as well as Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (OBE). In 1955, she was also awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice from Pious XI, for her Catholic work in Uganda.

References

Irish Franciscans
Franciscan missionaries
Christian medical missionaries
Female Christian missionaries
Irish Roman Catholic missionaries
British Roman Catholic missionaries
Roman Catholic missionaries in Uganda
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire

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Jazz legend Miles Davis' moon and star trumpet - Luxury Retail
Jazz legend Miles Davis' moon and star trumpet to be auctioned at Christie's
Miles Davis is one of the most celebrated, musicians of the century. He personified Jazz music for a whole generation of people, many of whom don't know jazz music beyond Miles Davis.
Fans or rather rich fans can now get a piece of this musical greatness to be their own as the rare trumpet designed and played by Miles is now going under the hammer.
One of three rare trumpets designed and played by Miles Davis, one of the most influential jazz musicians in history could sell for between $70,000 and $100,000 at a Christie's auction next month.
The trumpet was made by the Martin Company, which was founded in Chicago in 1865 by German instrument-maker Johann Heinrich Martin, around 1980 to Davis' specifications, according to Christie's. The Martin Company horn features a unique design showing with crescent moons and stars along with the word "Miles" inscribed inside the bell. This is what remains of the trio of trumpets; the set's red version has remained in the musician's family since his death in 1991, while the black one is buried at his side in Woodlawn Cemetery in New York City.
The trumpet is part of "The Exceptional Sale," and will be open to public viewing from Oct. 24-28 at Christie's Rockefeller Center galleries in Manhattan.
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Eight Girls Taking Pictures By Whitney Otto
What a great gift from my Dad. At a time when I was starting to feel bored with my surroundings he sent me this book in the mail knowing that I would see inspiration within it. 8 Girls Taking Pictures is inspired from 6 real life women photographers (Imogen Cunningham, Ruth Orkin, and Lee Miller to name a few), that helped influence the last 100 years of the photographic industry. Looking into the obligations, struggles and dreams of 8 woman, Otto beautifully brings to focus the complicated but often serially simplified perception of the roles of woman with art, family, and a woman's place in the workplace in the 20th century. Grete Stern's story told with liberties through the character of Charlotte Blum, is especially heartbreaking. Charlotte's story begins at her workplace in Germany in 1927; where she designs window displays and advertisements for a popular department store. Besides the attention paid to Charlotte's ideas of challenging gender rolls of housewives in the displays she creates, a greater plot develops when Ines, a lesbian artist takes notice of the displays. The two become involved over decades of time in a twisted plot involving love, a shared photography business, relocation due to racism and the lolls and highs of creative success. What I enjoyed most about Charlotte's story however was the thought provoking ending. Finding herself in Argentina in a heterosexual marriage with a child, and Ines a continent away, Charlotte is forced to make a choice between creative fulfillment in a unhappy marriage or true love. You might be surprised by her final decision.
I listened to a radio interview with the author soon after I finish the book and an interesting fact came to light about the real life women the characters were based on. Through Otto's research she had found that all of the photographers had a very special relationship with their fathers. Despite the rolls that society was pushing girls to stay domestic and boys to become the breadwinners of future families or the fact that some of the girls had brothers who also needed the attention of their fathers, none of that seemed to matter. For one reason or another, the daughter always seemed to be the favorite. The birth of the artist always began with a father creatively nurturing the dreams and potential of a daughter. Trust and Love. I can't help but thank my Dad for doing the same for me.
The Expats By Chris Pavone
A quick read for those traveling or living abroad. Pavone pulls personal experience being a spouse of a employed wife who's work recently took them abroad. Through his leading character Kate, he touches upon subjects pertaining to reinventing oneself and finding your own footing when starting a new life abroad. One part Spy thriller, one part self discovery makes this book a fun easy going read and easy way to pass time in an airport.
A Painter of Words from Uruguay: Mario Benedetti
The Rest is Jungle & other stories
Author Mario Benedetti, a native Uruguayan, writes a taste of spanish culture offering the reader a look inside the mind of a native. The countries written about are nonspecific, just as the points of view from lead spanish characters vary from a Military Captain to a house pet. At first I found his POV changes from each story a little bit jarring, but his strong depiction of multifaceted characters remains the holding thread to connect the short stories together. Often his characters' flaws and discrepancies are at the forefront of a storyline; highlighting conflicting conversations taking place inside the POV's head. From Listening To Mozart we hear a similar dialog of a Captain Montes during the time of the dirty wars in South America. He drowns himself in Whisky and Mozart every night, trying to forget his evil deeds of the day. After his young son Jorgito asks "Dad, is it true you torture?" we hear the inner conflict of a seemingly ruthless, emotionless man.
"A million dollar question: Where will your sense of discipline lead you Caption Montes? Will it lead you to commit more crimes on behalf of others? Shrink from your image in the mirrors? Where will your sense of discipline lead you, little Captain Montes? To begin suppressing your capacity to love? Turn your hatred into a routine? …" Captain Montes knows now his son is too young to fully understand his question to his father. He goes on thinking: "Do you think that with time your son will forgive what he now ignores?"
Benedetti writes about a very sensitive subject and challenges the reader to see the man behind the Captain's mask of "duty" who struggles to find justification for his own actions.
From The Rage Has Ended, we hear a story of an affaire between a married woman and a stranger witnessed from the unknowing husband's dog (Fido). From Fido's perspective:
"First of all there was the Other Man. Yes, one afternoon when he [Fido] was alone in the apartment, having a siesta in front of the bathtub, the woman came home with the Other Man. Fido had growled fearlessly, as if he were prophesying. The Man had called him repeatedly in a loving falsetto voice, but Fido didn't like his pressed black pants or unpleasant odor. That time the woman had only talked with the Other Man, though they had laughed more then ever before. But another day, when she was alone in the apartment with Fido and the Man showed up, they held hands, and ended up hugging. Afterwards , that round face, with a black moustache and bulging eyes, began to show up more and more frequently. They would never go into the bedroom, but did things on the sofa that brought Fido embarrassing and bittersweet memories….-One afternoon- who knows why- they noticed Fido's presence again. Actually, it was the woman who noticed him, …Perhaps she was especially aware that Fido existed, that he was present, that he was a witness, the only witness. Fido had nothing to blame her for, or rather, he didn't know that he did indeed have something to blame her for, but he was there, in the bathroom or in the dining room, watching." –


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Crystal chemistry and solvent effects in polymorphic systems: Sulfathiazole
Blagden, Nicholas, Davey, R. J., Lieberman, H. F. et al, Williams, L., Payne, R., Roberts, R., Rowe, R. and Docherty, R. (1998) Crystal chemistry and solvent effects in polymorphic systems: Sulfathiazole. Journal of the Chemical Society - Faraday Transactions, 94 (8). pp. 1035-1044. ISSN 0956-5000
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Sulfathiazole, a compound that forms four known crystal structures, has been examined with a view to understanding its polymorphism. A graph set approach was used to classify the structural differences and similarities of the polymorphs, the results of which indicated packing motifs common to three of the four structures. By combining this analysis with experimental morphological data, it has been possible to examine the origins of the observed solvent dependence of polymorph appearance in this system. In particular, the possible link between the observed hydrogen-bond motifs of each form and the associated processes of nucleation and crystal growth from n-propanol, nitromethane, ethanol, water and ammonia solution, have been considered.
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Here's how Arctic Monkeys rate their own songs out of five
Rhian Daly Jun 19, 2018 7:11 pm BST
Arctic Monkeys' Matt Helders and Alex Turner
Alex Turner and Matt Helders critiqued some of their back catalogue
Arctic Monkeys have rated some of their own songs out of five.
The Sheffield band released their sixth album 'Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino' last month (May 11). The record features a track called 'Four Out Of Five', which includes the lyrics: "I put a taqueria on the roof/It was well reviewed/Four stars out of five."
In an interview with Jo Whiley and Simon Mayo on BBC Radio 2, frontman Alex Turner and drummer Matt Helders were asked to rate some of their own tracks out of five. After being played a clip of 'I Bet You Look Good On The Dancefloor', Helders commented: "There's a few things I'd change about it now, but I don't want to get into that. The snare's a bit cranked."
The pair awarded the track, which was their first release on Domino in 2005, four out of five. Next, they gave 'Favourite Worst Nightmare' track 'Brianstorm' five out of five, with Helders reasoning: "When one of my friends who's not in a band first heard it, he said it was the best thing he'd ever heard."
'Snap Out Of It', which featured on 2013's 'AM', was also given four, while the last track to be judged was the band's 2006 cover of Girls Aloud's 'Love Machine'. "You know, Jo, that we didn't actually write 'Love Machine'," Turner joked, before referencing the fact they'd just requested the station play Barry Manilow's 'Could It Be Magic'. "It were actually a Barry Manilow song."
"I think the performance were a two out of five," Helders critiqued. "That's the charm of it, though," Turner replied.
Meanwhile, Arctic Monkeys performed 'Tranquility Base' closer 'The Ultracheese' for the first time last night (June 18). The song made its debut appearance in the band's setlist as they performed at the Ascend Amphitheatre in Nashville, Tennessee.
The group will return to the UK next month to headline Glasgow's TRNSMT Festival, before embarking on a run of headline shows in September. Remaining tickets are available to purchase here.
Arctic Monkeys will play:
Manchester Arena (September 6/7)
The O2 Arena, London (September 9/10/12/13)
Birmingham Arena (September 15/16)
FlyDSA Arena, Sheffield (September 18/19/21)
3Arena, Dublin (September 24/25)
Metro Radio Arena, Newcastle (September 27/28)
The Big Read – EXCLUSIVE – The Cure: "Glastonbury won't be the only time I'll burst into tears on stage this summer"
Lykke Li to release new remix EP 'still sad still sexy' this month, shares new song with Skrillex and Ty Dolla $ign
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Spanish trap star Fusa Nocta on her stellar Mad Cool festival set and the power of 'The X Factor'
A$AP Rocky's lawyers respond to claims of "inhumane conditions" in Swedish detention center