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Stein column: School district visioning highlights successes, points direction
Local | February 27, 2019
Rob Stein
Superintendent's Corner
Five years ago, the Roaring Fork Schools held a series of community meetings to find out what goals you had for your students and what characteristics you wanted to see in your schools.
Building on that work, we went back to our communities last fall to continue the conversation. This time, we wanted to know how well we had met the commitments we made, and where the community wanted us to go next.
We held 16 meetings with over 400 participating students, parents, staff and community members in November. We held meetings in English and in Spanish and at all times of day in multiple forums so as to allow anybody to participate. We gathered written comments, took notes, received texts and emails, and collected more than 110 pages of verbatim notes and comments. This feedback was invaluable.
The feedback from these meetings affirmed much of the work our schools have undertaken over the past five years, and surfaced areas where we need further clarification.
There was consensus among parents, students, teachers, and community members that there has been growth in several areas. We heard that there is a stronger sense of emotional safety and belonging in our schools due to increased emphasis on social-emotional learning and character development, explicitly naming what we call "habits of a scholar" and crew. There has also been an increased emphasis on, and investment in, mental health.
Feedback also highlighted an increased sense of community within schools, as well as between schools and the broader community. There are more community-oriented activities in schools and more partnerships between schools and community organizations to support our children.
Participants reported a great deal of emphasis on high quality and engaging teaching and learning. There is both a more rigorous core curriculum and expansion of experiential learning opportunities. Student engagement in their learning has increased.
There is much greater inclusion and opportunity for students who come to our schools from Spanish-speaking households, and increased focus on bilingual and bicultural learning. There have also been increased efforts to partner with and include Spanish-speaking parents and families in school activities.
Facilities investments have improved learning environments and increased physical safety. Investments in staff housing were a step toward making living in the Roaring Fork Valley more affordable for our teachers and other staff members.
We also heard, in almost all of the above categories, that the community would like us to go further.
We heard a desire for a continued emphasis on academic engagement and rigor, including more advanced coursework and more delineated career pathways to prepare students for their future. We still have work to do in all students feeling that they belong and that they have the character and social-emotional skills to thrive. The community wants to see more whole-child supports, such as increased health and mental health services, and differentiated academic supports for different kinds of learners.
We heard that our community loves our teachers, and that they want to see us invest more in them. That includes even further effort to address endemic challenges of the profession, such as having a livable wage, a manageable workload, access to housing and health care, and opportunities for leadership.
We heard that our community wants even deeper connection between schools and community, more student learning embedded in community, and more parent engagement. They especially want to see partnership with all families — especially our immigrant community — and more parent involvement and dialogue around school-level planning, visioning, and decision-making.
We have been given clear direction to continue on the path of the strategic plan that was formed five years ago, though updated to reflect shifts in community priorities and emphases over that time. We also identified two areas where additional work is needed. First, the community has pushed for a broader commitment to, and a clearer vision of, equity in our schools. Second, participants pushed us to define what it might look like for all schools, families, and the entire community to truly engage as partners.
These are not questions we can answer alone, so we plan to have further conversations in every school and community over the course of the year. We are also working toward a revised strategic plan to be submitted for board approval before the end of the school year.
We are deeply grateful to have a community so committed to its children and schools, and to have learned so much through this visioning process.
Rob Stein is superintendent of Roaring Fork Schools.


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Egypt Central Bank Considers Crypto
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Egypt's central bank revealed in a conference in Abu Dhabi yesterday, as reported by news outlet Amwal Al Ghad, that it is doing a study on cryptocurrency.
The Central Bank of Egypt's sub-governor for payment systems and information Ayman Hussein says the bank is conducting a research in collaboration with an undisclosed number of international financial institutions to develop a framework on how to issue digital currencies. Hussein calls it an ongoing "feasibility study". This may likely lead to the issuing of an Egyptian pound-based cryptocurrency.
Hussein did not disclose the other parties involved in the studies, neither was any detail about the expectations revealed – whether it would be a bank-to-bank cryptocurrency based system as in the case of UAE or between banks and their clients.
According to the media outlet, Hussein refers to digital currency as having "several benefits" to include "lowering the cost of banknote issuance and use of cash".
The Egyptian fintech market has been described as an emerging market as tendencies towards a cashless society are imminent alongside economic reforms in the country. A while back, IBM's General Manager in Egypt Wael Abdoush said that "the entire world talks about this technology, so it is natural that it receives attention in Egypt".
Egypt continues to expose itself to more fintech reform templates from around the globe and continues in this direction in the bid to achieve a cashless society. In recent times, it has taken significant moves towards achieving financial inclusion in a world so rapidly changing in the wake of a fintech revolution through blockchain.
Although, rather than throw caution to the wind, it took up a stance of anti-cryptocurrency when in January of this year, the Central Bank of Egypt warned against dealing in Bitcoin, following an official religious edict that considers Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies as haram (forbidden).
Perhaps the thoughts about cryptocurrency markets in Egypt were being reconsidered as a result of the sporadic increase in the development and a possibility of regulation of blockchain ventures in other Islamic countries. Such development includes UAE performing its first Sharia-compliant bond transaction on the blockchain, and a proposed deployment of a Sharia-compliant cryptocurrency exchange.
In Saudi Arabia, cross-border cryptocurrency framework is currently being considered in collaboration with UAE.
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In response to the President's request, then Secretary of the Interior, Stewart Udall, formed a committee led by the Bureau of Recreation (then an agency within the Department of the Interior) to study existing trails in the U.S., how well they served the American public, and to recommend federal legislation that would bring into existence a cohesive national trails system. This committee's work resulted in a report entitled, Trails for America, which was published in December, 1966.
The National Trails System Act of 1968 was the direct result of the Trails for America report. While differing slightly from the suggestions in the Trails for America report, this legislation did follow the Report's original intent. It established three different types of trails: National Scenic Trails, National Recreation Trails, and Connecting and Side Trails. Later in 1978, President Jimmy Carter signed into law a bill that created an additional category of trails: National Historic Trails.
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National Recreation Trails provide opportunities for outdoor recreation primarily in and around urban areas and have no minimal length requirement. These trails may be designated by either the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of Agriculture rather than by an Act of Congress. These trails may exist entirely on state, local, and private property as well as on federal lands.
Importantly, the Act also established the concept of railbanking which gives America the incredible network of rail-trails enjoyed by so many today.
What an incredible gift was given to us today by an earlier generation. Let us all commit to finishing the work they started and paying it forward to future generations.


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Download file to see previous pages The first crusade lasted between 1095 and 1291. Pope Urban officially launched the first crusade in France. The focus was to aid those Christians living in the East. Pope Urban II told the people in France that the Muslim Turks were torturing and oppressing Christian pilgrims visiting Jerusalem and other holy lands. As a result, he appealed to the Knights to fight for their religious city. During the crusade, the absolution of sin and eternal life was promised to the people who also hoped to attain wealth and land in the East. With the endorsement of the Byzantine emperor and guided by the Armenian Christians, the knights walked from Syria and Turkey to Jerusalem. The first crusade focused to retake and recapture Jerusalem. The Muslims had captured the city of Jerusalem in 1076. Muslim soldiers oppressed and tortured any Christian who wanted to go to Jerusalem. This cruel treatment angered Christian. This prompted Pope Urban II to declare war against Muslims (Pomeranz et al, 2010).
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Q: vim "+ register unreachable. + key causes unwanted motion + and - work as expected only in the insert mode. When I try to yank a line in the visual mode using "+y combination, + causes cursor to move one line up and - one line down. The last pressed key field resets " and in it's place appears a number of lines to yank.
I couldn't find any tips in the help, regarding unbinding + from the Carriage Return, CtrlM motion. Very irritating.
With or without .vimrc, effect is exactly the same. Maybe problem with mappings. Here is output of several commands:

---------showkey
key 12                    # pressing +

----------showkey -a
+ 43 0053 0x2b             # pressing +

----------dumpkeys |grep plus
keycode  12 = plus             question         backslash        Control_underscore

----------xev | grep -A2 --line-buffered '^KeyRelease' | sed -n '/keycode /s/^.*keycode \([0-9]*\).* (.*, \(.*\)).*$/\1 \2/p'

20 plus                    # pressing +

----------cat .vimrc
set fileencodings=iso-2022-jp,euc-jp,cp932,utf8,default,latin1
"colorscheme distinguished
filetype on
filetype plugin on
filetype indent on

set stl=%f\ %m\ %r\ [Fmt=%{&ff}][Typ=%Y]\ Line:%l/%L[%p%%]\ Col:%c\ Buf:%n\ [%b][0x%B]
set autowrite
set noswapfile
set hidden "no need to save buffer before

set nocompatible

set autoindent
set si
set wrap
set spell
set nobackup

set ruler
set showcmd
set number
set cursorline

set tabstop=4
set expandtab
set smarttab
set shiftwidth=4

set incsearch
set mouse=a
syntax on
set hlsearch

set hid "change buffer no save
set incsearch
set magic "for regex
set wildmenu
set ls=2
set cmdheight=1

----------vim --version

VIM - Vi IMproved 7.3 (2010 Aug 15, compiled Jul  2 2013 18:30:39)
Included patches: 1-1287
Compiled by Arch Linux
Huge version without GUI.  Features included (+) or not (-):
+arabic          +file_in_path    +mouse_sgr       +tag_binary
+autocmd         +find_in_path    -mouse_sysmouse  +tag_old_static
-balloon_eval    +float           +mouse_urxvt     -tag_any_white
-browse          +folding         +mouse_xterm     -tcl
++builtin_terms  -footer          +multi_byte      +terminfo
+byte_offset     +fork()          +multi_lang      +termresponse
+cindent         +gettext         -mzscheme        +textobjects
-clientserver    -hangul_input    -netbeans_intg   +title
-clipboard       +iconv           +path_extra      -toolbar
+cmdline_compl   +insert_expand   +perl            +user_commands
+cmdline_hist    +jumplist        +persistent_undo +vertsplit
+cmdline_info    +keymap          +postscript      +virtualedit
+comments        +langmap         +printer         +visual
+conceal         +libcall         +profile         +visualextra
+cryptv          +linebreak       -python          +viminfo
+cscope          +lispindent      -python3         +vreplace
+cursorbind      +listcmds        +quickfix        +wildignore
+cursorshape     +localmap        +reltime         +wildmenu
+dialog_con      -lua             +rightleft       +windows
+diff            +menu            -ruby            +writebackup
+digraphs        +mksession       +scrollbind      -X11
-dnd             +modify_fname    +signs           -xfontset
-ebcdic          +mouse           +smartindent     -xim
+emacs_tags      -mouseshape      -sniff           -xsmp
+eval            +mouse_dec       +startuptime     -xterm_clipboard
+ex_extra        +mouse_gpm       +statusline      -xterm_save
+extra_search    -mouse_jsbterm   -sun_workshop
+farsi           +mouse_netterm   +syntax
   system vimrc file: "/etc/vimrc"
     user vimrc file: "$HOME/.vimrc"
 2nd user vimrc file: "~/.vim/vimrc"
      user exrc file: "$HOME/.exrc"
  fall-back for $VIM: "/usr/share/vim"
Compilation: gcc -c -I. -Iproto -DHAVE_CONFIG_H   -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -I/usr/local/include  -march=i686 -mtune=generic -O2 -pipe -fstack-protector --param=ssp-buffer-size=4 -U_FORTIFY_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=1
Linking: gcc   -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE  -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -L/usr/local/lib -Wl,--as-needed -o vim        -lm -lncurses  -lacl -lattr -lgpm -ldl   -Wl,-E -Wl,-rpath,/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -Wl,-O1,--sort-common,--as-needed,-z,relro -fstack-protector -L/usr/local/lib  -L/usr/lib/perl5/core_perl/CORE -lperl -lnsl -ldl -lm -lcrypt -lutil -lpthread -lc

A: If anyone will came across problem like this here is a similar issue, with slightly different symptoms, and the same answer.
https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/25965/vim-unnamed-register-or

A: If I understand your problem correctly, you'll want to press + just after choosing the register, not after y.
The correct way to yank to the " register is "+y.

A: "As expected"? But what do you expect?
In insert mode, + and - are supposed to insert a + and a -.
In normal mode, + and - are supposed to move the cursor one line up and down.
In visual mode, + and - are supposed to move the cursor one line up and down, expending/contracting the selection.
+ only means "clipboard register" when it is typed after a " (or in some contexts after a @).
If you are trying to yank to the "+ register you must first tell vim which register to use, then do the operation.
"+y

After you have typed the ", typing + won't move the cursor and Vim wil just wait patiently until you tell it what you want to do with that register (ydc).

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A bronze Celtic statue with golden eyes was unearthed in the same Poprad locality last year.
Celtic coins found in Jánovce in the past. (Source: TASR)
La Tène and Roman Age ceramic fragments and metal objects have been unearthed in an archaeological dig.
The Spiš Museum, in cooperation with Constantine the Philosopher University Nitra, Kežmarok museum and the private company Archeológia Spiš, discovered the artefacts in the western part of the fortified settlement in Jánovce-Machalovce, outside the town of Poprad in eastern Slovakia, as reported by the TASR newswire.
Pea and wheat grains
Part of a settlement building in the north-western section of the fort was examined, and numerous fragments of ceramics and metal objects were found within it. They date back to the late La Tène Age, which is the first century BC, according to Spiš Museum archaeologist Mária Hudáková.
Previous archaeological findings in Jánovce (7 photos)
"Of these, a pair of Celtic coins, some iron clasps and a bronze bracelet deserve attention. The pair of glass beads discovered is also a valuable find," she said.
Based on the research, information on food consumed by the inhabitants of the fortified settlement was also obtained. Archaeologists found samples of pea and wheat grains in flooded clay.
Demise of the fort
The north-western part of the ramparts of the fortified settlement was also examined. Research has shown the fortifications were largely formed by natural bedrock. In some places, it was modified and in the upper part supplemented with a clay embankment with a wooden structure.
"The structure was burnt in the investigated parts, which can also be attributed to the demise of the fort in the first century BC," Hudáková argued.
Related article The Celt with golden eyes may be the find of the year Read more
The samples of burnt wood will now be subjected to radiocarbon dating, which may help experts specify the time classification.
"We assume the settlement, at least in the forecourt of the fort, continued to exist until the second half of the second century AD, as evidenced by the findings made during the past archaeological excavations," the archaeologist added.
The investigations in this archaeological site started in mid-July of this year and were completed on August 6.
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A lot of cake, a lot of fun. Kids all around jump and shout. Hello everyone, does your kids like to pretend they are little monkey? I am going to give you ideas about monkey birthday party.
Tell your kids to put away their books and prepare for their birthday party. You can prepare pen and paper then sit down and brainstorm with your kids about their birthday party. You need to prepare about decorations, souvernir, clown and ice breaker games. You can prepare monkey mask for the kids to wear. You can also use monkey sticker for your home decorations.
Prepare some ice breaker games to keep everyone entertaining and play with each other at the party. You can play jungle bingo or monkey see monkeys do. This is will bring some energy and excitement for kids at the party.
You can also invite a man to wear monkey costume to the party. Tell him to engange and sing along with the kids.
You can celebrate your kids birthday at restaurant or at home, it's your choice. If you celebrate it at restaurant, you can can pick the food from the menu. Don't forget to prepare yellow or maybe brown cake for your kid. If you decide to celebrate it at home, prepare some dessert, sweets and another special treats like monkey chocolate for everyone to celebrate the party. Don't forget to prepare the main food like barbeque grill.
That's all the ideas for your son monkey's birthday party. Good luck preparing your son awesome party!


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Q: MarkLogic: Understanding searchable and unsearchable queries? I have the following expression:
let $q1 := cts:element-range-query(xs:QName("ts:week"), ">=" ,xs:date("2009-04-25"))
return cts:search(fn:doc(), $q1, "unfiltered")

I did a xdmp:plan, and got to know that range indexes are being used and the expression is searchable
However, when I added a XPath:
let $q1 := cts:element-range-query(xs:QName("ts:week"), ">=" ,xs:date("2009-04-25"))
return cts:search(fn:doc(), $q1, "unfiltered")/ts:top-song/ts:title/text()

On doing a xdmp:plan, it told me the path is unsearchable. Further on doing in query-trace it said other than fn:doc() nothing searchable.
However, since I am getting the correct result. My guess is that indexes are working just fine.
If so, what is logging the message "unsearchable" ?
I specifically need the title element in this case, is there anything I can do to make the entire expression searchable ?

A: This code is doing two things:

*

*Executing a search to get a sequence of documents

*Applying an XPath to the sequence of documents to extract nodes from the documents

To put it another way, the XPath is not part of the search.  It applies post-processing to the results of the search.
Both xdmp:estimate() and xdmp:plan() accept only the input to the search and not the post-processing on the results of the search.
Hoping that clarifies,

A: If there were an element range index on the ts:title element, you could use cts:element-values() to retrieve the titles by applying the $q1 query, and that would be an index-resolved operation.
For example:
cts:element-values(xs:QName("ts:title"), "", (), $q1)


ARTELES CREATIVE CENTER - Arteles Creative Center in Finland is one of the largest and most international creative residencies in Scandinavia, welcoming over 90 selected visual artists/ curators/ musicians/ writers/ performance artists/ photographers/ designers / architects per year.
LICENSE TO CREATE - Designed to benefit both your present projects and long-term ambitions, our program allows you the time, space & facilities you need in order to develop yourself and your work. You can go experimental, test new ideas, produce works, collaborate with other energetic, international artists, or take it as an opportunity to turn towards to your inner self and the nature.
The center is located in the middle of extraordinary nature of Hämeenkyrö, Finland (European Union Landscape Award in 2009) where you can soak in the fresh air, enjoy the silence, go for wandering walks in the forests, swimming in the many lakes nearby, go skiing and skating at winter time, do hiking and trekking trips in the nearby nature or have daily relaxing in a traditional wood-fire sauna. You can also get to know the fascinating and rich old culture of Finland viewed through Kalevala Epic, full of trolls, witches, myths and its inherent ties with nature.
Each year the Amador County Artists Association (ACAA) hosts a studio tour to showcase the richness and variety of artistic talent in Amador County. Another goal of the tour is to raise money for scholarships, the student art show and other art related projects. Because the tour is free to the public, ACAA generates funds through artist fees and a raffle of works submitted by participating artists.
To defray printing and other costs, the ACAA is looking for business or organization to help sponsor the event. Anyone interested in doing so or obtaining additional information is invited to contact Fundraising Chair Janet Piccola at 209-304-6795 or PiccolaPottery@att.net.
Silk painter Ann Bowns was the featured artist at the last ACAA meeting. Not only was the demo informative, but Ann has quite a sense of humor - and she makes the process look so easy.It was an enjoyable evening.
Anyone wishing to get in touch with Ann, who will be hosting upcoming classes (no schedule as yet), can email ART4NE1@surewest.net or call 916-729-3216.
Best of Show - Matt Conrardy's "Balancing Nature and Industry." Matt, who was not present, took first place in painting for Amador High School, and Best of School for Amador. Flanking his painting are, from left, show coordinator Karen Crane, Argonaut art teacher Millie Butler, show Juror Sharon Galligan, and Amador art teacher Nicole Bommarito.
Best of School for Independence High School - Mercedes Black's "Pit Bull Puppy" which also placed first in the drawing category for her school.She was not present.
Best of School for Argonaut High School and first place in the painting category for Argonaut - Tanielle Wolin's "Through the Leaves."
2014 Open Studios September 20 and 21 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Participating this year will be 25 artists, many in their own studios and others grouped together at Rollingwood Clubhouse, Jackson Senior Center, and elsewhere. Painters, photographers, sculptors, and artists in ceramics, jewelry, fiber and gourds will take part in the FREE, self-guided tour.
Visitors will be able to enjoy demonstrations, inquire about an artist's work, collect unique masterpieces and even get a chance to win a piece of artwork at the Artist Raffle by visiting the Rollingwood Clubhouse in Jackson during the tour. Proceeds support the ACAA scholarship program, annual student art show, and other activities.
The FREE full-color map/brochure will help visitors make the most of the studio tour. There are photographs and detailed directions to each location. While on the road, Studio Tour signs will help mark the way. After August 15, maps will be available throughout the county at visitor centers, Jackson and Ione libraries, and other outlets, or by calling 209-223-1347 or 209-296-1779.
Horses, faith and country living inspire the art of Julie Muela-Farris, Sutter Creek Gallery's featured artist for the month of July. She was raised and currently lives in the wine country surrounding Lodi on her family's ranch. Her goal is to create drawings in charcoal and pastel that catch the essence of her subject matter.
No one in Muela-Farris's family draws or paints, but she was always drawing as a child. "I had an amazing teacher in high school that first ignited my interest in pursuing art in college," she stated. As a result, she has taken classes in drawing, painting, and art history at local community colleges, as well as private lessons in portraiture and watercolor painting. She recently decided to continue her education at Cosumnes River College.


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Jews: Sexually Perverted — and Remaking Society in Their Image
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Internationalist Academic Gloats: Irish Will Become a Minority in Ireland by 2050
Chris Rossetti 2017-01-19
Chris Rossetti · 19 January, 2017
What makes the people of Ireland unique?
Preaches to Irish, on whom he lived for decades, that they "must accept" being replaced in their own homeland
THE FORMER President of Dublin City University said, in 2005, that Ireland's natives will be a minority in the country by the middle of this century, but that immigration is still essential if the country is to remain prosperous.
Professor Ferdinand von Prondzynski was referring to an alleged (and unidentified) UK-based research. Speaking at the conferring ceremony at DCU he said that the Irish in Ireland will be a minority by 2050 while the Chinese may form the largest ethnic group.
Von Prondzynski is one of those well-funded "international" academics who flit from prominent position to prominent position and country to country, always espousing internationalism and globalism, whose sources of backing and funding are murky at best. He is known as a lawyer, a legal academic and a high profile commentator on academic affairs and public policy. A German-born Irish citizen, he was a lecturer and Fellow at Trinity College, Dublin and both a Professor and a Dean at the University of Hull, before serving as the high profile second President of DCU. He is now based in Scotland.
Speaking with the Irish Times he said, "Whether this turns out to be an accurate prediction or not, we have to prepare for a very different kind of society.
"It needs to be a planned process to ensure our skills needs are being met … a very substantial increase in population will be needed over a long period of time.
"And I don't think people have quite realized this yet."
In Von Prondzynski's speech he also argued that if Ireland attempts to stop migrants coming to the country it will seriously damage the economy and will see Ireland return to the economic periphery of Europe.
A major population expansion is needed for the next wave of economic growth, and he said universities in particular must prepare the country for the multicultural nature of what Ireland's future society will be like. He said inter-cultural studies and research should be prioritized and care is needed to ensure the "new Irish" gain equal access to higher education.
The professor added that universities should be "active contributors" to anti-racism policies and offer support to industry and to government agencies.
He also said that Ireland needs to maintain an interest in and support for Irish traditional culture.
Von Prondzynski said, "Ireland as a multicultural society will be able to make a particularly valuable contribution to the new Europe, and will be able to continue to lead as a country in which high-value innovation takes place and strong community values are espoused."
He added, "People are nervous about immigration. But immigration is almost always a good thing. People think immigrants come here and take jobs, but the opposite is true. They will come and create jobs."
Source: Irish Central
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That isle is depressing, as anyone who's been there can see. Poor customer service, poor choice in shops, all imported, litter everywhere. A racial mixing between white males and ching-chongs that I haven't see not even in England…
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Irish men: Do this—stop going to the pubs and crying about your sainted mothers. Get to work. . . or there will be no more Irish mothers.
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White genocide, in 1950 25% of the world was white in 2050 5% will be. How many whites will there be in 2150. OUTRAGEOUS


Music is an important part of our worship services. It can speak to the soul deeply and powerfully, creating a time of beauty and reflection.
Our worship service often includes an instrumental prelude and postlude. Two to three hymns, often drawn from Singing the Living Tradition and Singing the Journey, involve the congregation in singing. Choirs or soloists often perform an anthem (a piece with lyrics that complement the service's theme) and an offertory (a piece performed while the congregation offers donations). Instrumental interludes can also accompany times of reflection or prayer.
Whether a beginner or advanced, young or old, from harmonica to harp, we would love you to join us in making music together. Volunteer once or on a regular basis – you'll get plenty of support.
We also host public concerts featuring contemporary folk music. The series is called Old Stone CoffeeHouse. It spotlights nationally renowned musicians, playing in our historic building, with superior acoustics! The concert series benefits organizations that promote social justice.


Great news: Governor vetoes wild rice bill!
Gov. Mark Dayton has fulfilled his promise to veto the wild rice bill (HF 3280)!
Water Action Day 2018 a success!
Learn more or take action now!
As we noted in the State of the River Report, chloride or salt pollution is a growing problem for Minnesota's waters. This session, FMR and our allies have been advancing a bill in the Minnesota Legislature to reduce it.
On Monday, April 26, the Minnesota House of Representatives voted 69-56 to pass a bill to block the state's Groundwater Protection Rule from going into effect without legislative approval.


Today I delivered this painting to the woman who commissioned it for her very special occasion. I hope she'll be pleased with it, as well as the person who will be the recipient of the gift in honor of the occasion. The Hebrew reads "v'anochi lo yadiati" and translates "And, I, I didn't know." and is from the parashah Vayatze which will be read in a couple of weeks. This painting is based on the painting which was just hanging in the Urban Suburban show at the Epsten Gallery. I enjoyed painting this and it thrills and honors me to have my art used to mark such a great event.
I will be adding print reproductions of the painting to my Etsy shop very soon.


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Birthday Age
October 13 25
Gender Height Weight
Male 3' 2" 52 pounds
Species Profession
Esper (Carbunkle) Musician / Singer
Hair Color Eye Color
Light Grey Grey
(To be announced)
Dominant Hand Alignment
Left Neutral Good
Attunement Secondary
(To be announced) (To be announced)
Weaponry Armor Accessories Items Creatures
Magic Type Experience
Full Name Diamond
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Nicknames Dia, Die, Dime, Mon; Sol, Solly, Solomon (fake first name, used where it's needed, mostly when touring)
Hobbies Besides playing instruments, he plays as one-half of the popular Esper band "Diamond and Carbuncle".
Likes Playing instruments, dancing, and hanging out with his friends.
Dislikes Those who try to make him screw up during his instrument playing or dancing, or those who insult his friends or his sister, Sapphire.
Weaknesses Like all Espers, he is vulnerable to having his Magic Energy completely drained — Since he is a creature of pure magic, if he is drained of all of his Magic Energy and does not have it restored in time, he will black out, lose his consciousness, and fall to the ground. If he is not given Magic Energy-restoring item soon after, it could very well result in his death.
Abilities Like all carbunklian Espers, Diamond has a permanent magic-deflective aura cast upon him (which is created by the gemstone on his forehead), is naturally creative and multi-talented, especially in the field of music (singing, playing instruments, acting, dancing, etc.), can make almost anyone's voice harmonize well with his own, is inherently considered "cute" by most creatures, and is very agile. Also, due to the structure of his body, he can alter the sound of his voice at will (only needing to work on the accent and tone of the voice to make it sound authentic - this improves with practice), has a strong headbutt, has the use of retractable claws, and can jump high and kick hard.
(Due to the natural sociability and love of music the carbunklian class of Espers are known for, they will commonly form ad hoc groups to see how well the group sounds together - If they sound good, they may regroup together at a later time; otherwise, they will go their separate ways. Groups can be permanent, but this is a very rare occurrence. Usually these groups will be composed entirely of members of their own Esper class, but some groups include non-carbunklian Espers, and a few even have non-Espers.)
Personality Like all carbunklian Espers, he is a rather sociable creature, and his mood can range from playful to serious depending on the situation at hand - When he's not around other carbunklians, he is usually impatient and pompous, and tends to get into fights if provoked enough.
History He has lived most of his life in the Esper world. At one point, he wanted to pursue his dream of becoming a famous musician. Though very talented in his field, he just didn't do too well as a solo act...But then he met up with Carbuncle, a talented singer. The two joined forces to become the band "Diamond and Carbuncle"...And this merger was all that he needed to get the recognition he wished for in the Esper world. Eventually he, along with Carbuncle and Sapphire, decided it was time to move on and become famous outside the Esper world; Sapphire came along with them, later breaking off momentarily to work on becoming a famous diva.
At one point, Diamond and Carbuncle crossed paths with Ragnarok, another of their Esper kindred, and joined his group for awhile to help them with their quest. Eventually, Diamond, Carbuncle, and a few other Espers left with Excalibur to help out with an experiment, and then left Ragnarok's group, rejoined with Sapphire, and went along on their way.
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Inspired by my other books, Stories From "The Life," these three letters share how the kink community can take a scene from a story and live it themselves. Follow them as they play out their own version of some of the kinkiest stuff in print.
Jenny and her boyfriend love to play doctor, but one day, he gets a little too creative and devises a special "test" for her which involves a lot of water going where the sun don't shine. Can she take the pressure and pass the test?
This fun-loving couple takes turns as dom and sub, inventing new and exciting ways to spice things up. When its her turn, she devises a medical probe that takes things to the next level. Her idea is so intriguing it even draws in another woman who simply must see how things turn out.
Jim and Sarah met Mistress Jasmine in a "novelty" bookstore, and their relationship hasn't been the same since. Every week they wait, barely able to contain themselves, so they can submit to her new and exciting session ideas.
But "containing themselves" takes on a whole new meaning when they explore one of nature's universal calls for relief. Enthusiasm turns to urgency as this couple explores like they never have before.


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Q: Detect whether the native PDF viewer in Firefox (introduced in firefox 19) is the primary PDF viewer Firefox has introduced a native PDF viewer in Firefox 19, which works quite well. However on my website, I want to detect whether the PDF is opened in the native PDF viewer of Adobe Acrobat Plugin.
On the basis of that I want to tell the users to choose a different viewer (Adobe Acrobat).

A: This problem was answered in another post:
How to detect if pdf.js is *default* reader in firefox
The solution is considered 'brittle' by its author; meaning it could be broken by changes in future Firefox or PDF.js updates.  It is the only working solution I have found:
http://www.pinlady.net/PluginDetect/PDFjs/

A: What if we do this:
if(document.contentType="text\html" && window.location.href.endsWith(".pdf") > -1)
        return true; // native PDF viewer is opened
else
        return false;

Above Snippet is based on assumption that for a PDF file the URL will always end with .pdf. How reliable this is?


Author of 3 books. Mother to 3 miscreants. This is my life.
HCSMasterClass - Writing for Whatever is a downloadable, interactive, course that helps you master the art of introducing yourself to writing. Be it for just a hobby, starting a blog, self-publishing a work of fiction, or other writing pursuits, Writing for Whatever introduces you to the fundamentals of the craft.


More often than not, things aren't going to go the way that you want them to on set. Things are going to break. Things aren't going to work. Models aren't going to show up. That's life. Deal with it.
Now, for those of you who are either under prepared or overwhelmed, don't give up. There is always a way to resolve a situation that you didn't foresee. Here are the three steps I take to handle any situation on or off set.
We all need to fail. I'm a firm believer that failure leads to growth. Once you've gone through a failure, you'll either need to learn to adapt, or you'll continue failing. I cannot tell you how many situations that I've been in where I found myself questioning my validity and my experience as a photographer.
Stress is often unnecessary. The only time you should ever feel stressed is when you're absolutely unprepared, and even then, if you step back and think, you'll almost always find a solution.
The way I tackle unforeseen situations is simple. I know that somehow and some way, I'll need to get the job done. That's evident. I'm not going to allow myself to fail. I trust in my ability to conquer said situation.
What variables in your situation are in your control? What variables can you change? Don't focus on whatever you cannot change — for example, if your client requests a last-minute location change and you already have all of your gear set up for a specific shot. Ask them politely to take a quick shot before you move, "just in case." Don't relocate until you nab that shot. You already have your gear set up, and it doesn't cost them anything more than a second.
Once you've analyzed the situation and figured out what variables you can change, use them to your advantage. For example, in the video below, I was informed by the client that most of my gear was already on location and accounted for. Unfortunately, that wasn't the reality of the situation. Luckily I was prepared and brought a light stand as backup and found a way to set up a backdrop for that editorial. If I hadn't found a way to mount the backdrop, I could have just as easily used gaffer's tape to mount a backdrop to a wall or better yet, shoot on-location.
Finding practical variables that you can change makes you an extremely versatile photographer. Learning to adapt to any situation makes you a Swiss Army knife of solutions, or maybe I've been watching too many MacGyver reruns.
On a brighter note, here are some god-awful situations that I've found myself in. Enjoy my pain!


In quainter days, there used to be debate over how to police corporate advertising. How should we protect ourselves from the more obvious lies while also preserving freedom of speech, to which even assholes are entitled?
This concern is, like so many other remnants of the concessions our overclass once had to make, no more. These days, the biggest corporations blatantly lie in their mega-million-dollar marketing campaigns, and nobody so much as sniffs.
Case-in-point: The "More Bars in More Places" campaign now being run by AT&T (…formerly Cingular, formerly AT&T Wireless, formerly AT&T).
The reason the ecosystem is dying is not because we still have a dryer in our basement. It is because corporations look at everything, from human beings to the natural environment, as exploitable commodities. It is because consumption is the engine of corporate profits. We have allowed the corporate state to sell the environmental crisis as a matter of personal choice when actually there is a need for profound social and economic reform. We are left powerless.


The Junior Structural Designer will support structural design services in the electronics industrial field through Revit modeling and CAD design.
Will be part of a fast-paced team focused on designing Advanced Facilities such as semiconductor manufacturing plants, data centers, and similar state of the art structures.
Working with other designers and engineers conveying structural requirements to the construction team through traditional 2D paper deliverables and/or BIM 3D Revit models.


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Marissa Steen wins Symetra Tour event
Marissa Steen (Symetra Tour)
ASHEVILLE, N.C. – Marissa Steen won the Friends of Mission Charity Classic on Sunday for her second Symetra Tour victory of the year.
The 24-year-old former University of Memphis player closed with a 3-under 69 to finish at 8-under 208 at the Country Club of Asheville.
"I'm on Cloud 9," Steen said. "Just to see all of the hard work pay off because my motto has always been, `Hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard.'
"I've always kind of been the underdog. I wasn't the most highly ranked college player or amateur player but I've always worked my butt off. All of the sacrifice my family has made, my swing coach, the whole support system around me has been unreal and I couldn't do anything without them."
Also the Guardian Retirement winner in April in Florida, she earned $15,000 to jump from second to first on the money list with $50,467. The final top 10 will earn 2015 LPGA Tour cards.
"It's huge," Steen said. "I was joking before that money talks, but it does and that's what it's about at the end of the day out here as much as we don't want it to be it is so to get two wins and a couple of more top 10s on top of it has been huge."
Taiwan's Wei-Ling Hsu was second, four strokes back after a 70. She won the Self Regional Healthcare Foundation Women's Health Charity Classic last week in South Carolina and was in position to win a $1 million bonus with a victory Sunday and another next week in the Symetra Classic in Charlotte.
Canada's Natalie Gleadall finished at 1-under and tied for 6th at 215. The other Canadian to make the cut was Jessica Wallace. She finished at 4-over 220 and tied for 36th.


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DeVaux's Hot Shooting Helps Men's Basketball to Second Straight Win
Wentworth (8-7, 6-2 CCC) 27 37 64
Salve Regina (5-10, 2-6 CCC) 30 28 58
Pts: Dan DeVaux - 26
Reb: Dan DeVaux - 7
Ast: 3 Players (#11, #12, #20) - 2
Pts: Nicholas Bates - 20
Reb: Nicholas Bates - 11
Ast: Barrett Hanlon - 4
NEWPORT, R.I. – Junior Dan DeVaux (Wethersfield, Conn.) came off the bench to score a career-high 26 points – including scoring 22 of his team's 27 points in the first half – as the Wentworth Institute of Technology men's basketball team picked up its second straight win with a 64-58 triumph over Salve Regina University in a Commonwealth Coast Conference contest played at the Rodgers Recreation Center.
Winners of four of their last five contests, the Leopards climb over .500 to stand at 8-7 overall and sit in a three-way tie for first place in the CCC (6-2) as the first half of conference play winds down. The Seahawks fall to 5-10 (2-6).
The Leopards found themselves down eight (10-2) after going a stretch of 5:32 without a point. That stretch ended when DeVaux connected on his first three of the day with 13:38 remaining. DeVaux then scored Wentworth's next 19 points, the last coming on a three pointer with 1:49 left to make it a 28-26 contest. After junior Nichols Bates (Danvers, Mass.) made a layup with 1:44 left, sophomore Ben Kizel (Short Hills, N.J.) hit one of two free throws to make it 30-27 in favor of Salve Regina at the break.
DeVaux's 22 first-half points came on 8-of-9 shooting from the floor which included going 5-for-6 from behind the arc. He also had four of the team's nine first-half rebounds. Senior Kyle Romich (Groton, Mass.) and sophomore Jason Ganley (Northbridge, Mass.) each had two points and Kizel had one through the first 20 minutes.
Romich opened the second half by draining a three to tie the game at 30-all. The Seahawks scored the next five points and took a 35-30 lead with 19:05 left but Romich answered with a three which ignited an 8-0 run and gave Wentworth a 38-35 lead with 15:31 left after DeVaux hit another shot from behind the arc.
After Bates brought Salve Regina within one, Wentworth used a second 8-0 run to take a nine-point lead (46-37) with sophomore Sam Konllmeyer (Hampton, N.H.) scoring four points during that stretch. Bates scored his team's next six points to make it 46-43 with 7:05 left and the Seahawks would pull with three on two other occasions, including when junior Connor Costello (Southborough, Mass.) converted a layup with 1:23 left.
That would be as close as the hosts would come as the Black & Gold used four straight points from Romich to push the lead to seven and would pull out the six-point win.
DeVaux was 10-for-18 from the floor (5-for-10 from behind the arc) with seven rebounds and three steals. Romich finished with 19 points, while Ganley and Knollmeyer had eight and seven points, respectively.
Bates scored 20 points for Salve Regina to go along with 11 rebounds while sophomore Bryce Boggs (Hyde Park, Mass.) added 12 points. The Seahawks had a 41-27 rebounding advantage for the game.
Wentworth hosts Gordon on Tuesday. That same night Salve Regina is at Nichols.


Seattle Parks and Recreation issued the Notice to Proceed to Bayshore Concrete for the slope stabilization project at Bhy Kracke Park, 1215 5th Ave. N on southeast Queen Anne. Bayshore Concrete will start construction beginning April 9 and work will be completed by early July 2018. Although Seattle Parks and Recreation and the contractor hired for the project will work to minimize impact to the neighborhood, much of the park will be closed during construction. The Seattle Park District's Fix It First Initiative funds this much-needed major maintenance project.
The scope of work includes installation of pipe pile retaining walls at the pathway behind the play area, removal of a deteriorating cherry tree, and pathway widening and replacement. During construction, the contractor will need to close the play area, the lawn adjacent to the play area, lower field, and picnic/ arbor area, the pathway behind the play area, and the pathways behind the play area and arbor. The closest park with a play area is Bayview Kinnear Park, 270 W Prospect St, less than 1 mile away.
This project requires driving piles for the foundation of the wall. This work will take approximately a month and will be noisy. We are working with the contractor hired for the project to minimize impact to the neighborhood.
The two additives which included vines at the base of the retaining wall, arbor work (additional pipe pile wall behind the arbor, modifications to the arbor to remove the northern bay), and removal of the secondary switchback pathway at the lower garden with vegetation restoration were not within budget and will not be constructed at this time.
For more information about the project please visit http://www.seattle.gov/parks/about-us/current-projects/bhy-kracke-park-improvements or contact the project manager, Katie Bang at katie.bang@seattle.gov or 206-684-9286.


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Q: How to add `Python 3.x` interpreter in Pycharm I have just installed PyCharm 2017.3.3 and I am trying to run a project written in python 3 but it doesn't run. I have checked the setting page it has only Python 2.7  interpreter. How can I upgrade the interpreter to Python 3.x.

I have checked the official PyCahrm

A: First locate your interpreter on your Ubuntu system, then
Try these steps:

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*From the file menu click or select settings:

*From left pane select project name, then on the right click on project interpreter

*On the right click on the project interpreter drop down arrow and choose show all from the options there.

*On the dialogue box that appears click on the + button on the right then click on Add Local text that will appear.

*In the Add local interpreter dialogue box that appears select System Interpreter then click on the three dots to the right and navigate to your python location mine is usr/bin/python3.5. And with that you should have your project use that python version.


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Slow buses and a stranger: An unforgettable Christmas in 1975
KNKX Public Radio | By Nick Morrison
Courtesy 303 Gallery, New York
Pine Street, Seattle, Washington, August 27, 1974. This is the street Nick and Lee walked down to get to the restaurant, just as deserted as it was that Christmas Day.
What makes a particular Christmas unforgettable? Maybe it's a surprise guest or a perfect gift or some sort of event that becomes family legend. But for Nick Morrison, his most memorable Christmas happened because of slow city buses. Listen above or read the story below as he explains.
On Christmas morning, 1975, the sky above Seattle was remarkably clear—which made standing at a bus stop on 3rd and Union remarkably cold. But there I was, waiting for the Mt. Baker bus.
Earlier that morning, I had awakened with my girlfriend, at her apartment on Alki. Over coffee, she sweetly but firmly told me I couldn't spend Christmas Day with her because her mother was coming over. So off I'd gone. Buses were on a holiday schedule, so I had a long wait for a bus out of West Seattle. By the time I got to 3rd and Union, it was going on noon and I was looking at yet another long wait.
And let me tell you, being in Downtown Seattle on a Christmas morning in 1975 was kind of creepy. There was nothing and nobody moving. In fact, it was very much like the deserted downtown we experienced in the early months of the pandemic.
That being the case, I became immediately aware when some guy emerged up the street at the corner of 3rd and Pike—I assumed he was a street person so as he began to sidle my way, I began to feel in my front pants pocket for some change that he'd undoubtedly ask for. Which he did.
We were about the same age. He was a little grubby, stubbly and bleary but not bust-out wasted. More like maybe a factory worker on a three-day weekend bender that had gotten out of hand.
When he got close enough to talk to me without having to raise his voice, he started his pitch—said he was temporarily stranded in Seattle, that—he wasn't gonna kid me, now—he was hungover and hungry and could I spare him some change so he could afford a meal.
Of course, my first thought was, 'a meal, my aunt fannie. this guy wants a bottle of t-bird.' so, instead of just handing him some pocket change, I challenged him,
"Tell you what," I said, "if you know of a place that's open today, take me there and I'll buy us both dinner." To my surprise, the guy lit up a little and said, "There's a place right down around on First. But are you sure you want to do this?" And all of a sudden I was a hundred percent sure I wanted to do this.
"Let's go," I said and off we went. Along the way we got a bit better acquainted.
His name was Lee. He said he'd hopped a freight somewhere in the Midwest to come to Seattle to surprise his sister with a Christmas visit. She lived in Ballard, was married to a guy he hadn't met and they had a kid he'd never seen. So here comes Uncle Lee.
Of course by the time he rolled out of a boxcar in Seattle, he was hammered. And he remained hammered all the way to his sister's doorstep, at which point the husband had unceremoniously given him the heave-ho. Never did see the kid and barely saw his sister—so here he was, among the aimless.
The eatery that was open was about what you'd expect for 1st Avenue on a Christmas Day in those days—a bar and grill that had long since seen better days, with its stale booze smells, cigarette smoke, worn-out booths, tatty, morose Christmas décor, country music leaking into the dining area from a juke in the bar and tough old waitresses—presiding over a roomful of castaways, mostly men, in varying stages of drunkenness.
We found a booth. An old waitress steamed by like a Mississippi river boat and threw us a couple of menus without breaking stride. The special was a Christmas dinner with all the trimmings. I told Lee that I thought we should live it up and order the works—and he readily agreed.
Just before the scalding soup and wilted salads showed up, I popped into the bar and came back with a surprise—a couple of hot buttered rums.
I was pretty sure Lee would strike like a cobra when the rum hit the table and I was right. He polished it off in one tip. More amazingly, though, he then did the same with his cup of molten soup—all of it down the hatch, all at once. And then, as I was about to say something like, "Good lord, man, how'd you do that?" — Lee threw up.
It was a dark several minutes for both of us—well, all three of us, if we include the poor old rummy who was dragooned from the bar to come clean up the mess. Not that there was much to clean up. I mean, there just wasn't much in his stomach other than the recently introduced soup and rum, all courtesy of me. Still, the poor guy was mortified and I was mortified that he was mortified.
I quickly suggested we just forget about that unfortunate lapse in decorum and start over. We decided to skip the soup but maybe try the rum again. Which we did, to much better effect. Then turkey, spuds, gravy, a mushy veggie medley, little paper cups of cranberry sauce and soon we sat back, satisfied young men with full bellies.
While in our after dinner afterglow, drinking beer and sharing a newspaper, I suggested that he and I take in a movie—specifically John Huston's adaptation of Rudyard Kipling's The Man Who Would Be King, which had just been released and was playing several blocks away. It starred Sean Connery and Michael Caine as two scheming, cockeyed British soldiers of fortune in 1880s India, who have a plan to go off and conquer a place called Kafiristan. All by themselves.
The movie's got everything—Caine and Connery, stunning scenery, the spectre of Alexander the Great, freemasonry, battles, fabulous riches and—since it's a John Huston movie—tragic folly. We went.
During the movie, I'd occasionally glance over at Lee to see if he was enjoying it. He really was. He seemed totally transported. I was having a great time, too. Not only was I loving the movie, I was loving being the kind of guy who would do such a thing—befriend a down-and-outer on Christmas Day and treat him to a meal and a movie.
But for as good as it all made me feel, I was also conscious of the fact I might also have been trying to pay the piper in advance. You know—collecting some good karma for a rainy day. See, there wasn't that much difference between Lee and me. We were close to the same age. We were both kind of drifting through life, letting one thing lead to another, spinning the wheel again and again to see where the ball would drop. At that moment my luck was better than his—I had a job, a girlfriend and a place to live—but I could fairly easily see myself in Lee's shoes.
After the movie we walked back over to 3rd and Pike. At some point along the way I told him I'd better be heading back to my lonely post at the bus stop on Union before the holiday schedule made buses even more scarce. He said he, too, might throw himself into the black hole of the public transportation holiday schedule to take another shot at his sister's doorbell. He thanked me for the meal, the drinks and the movie. I thanked him for his company and we went our separate ways.
That was the last I ever saw of him, but I hope his brother-in-law didn't knock him off that porch in Ballard a second time. I hope he met his infant niece. I hope he made it home. I hope he made a home. And to this day whenever I watch The Man Who Would Be King (which had remained a great favorite) and see those two lunatic adventurers crossing the Hindu Kush to conquer a nation. I think of those two young men—boys, really—back in '75, with no real purpose in the world, walking down Pike toward First on a clear Christmas Day, just looking for places to get in out of the cold for a while.
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Nick began working at KNKX as a program host in the late 1980's and, with the exception of a relatively brief hiatus, has been with the station ever since. Along with his work as a Midday Jazz host, Nick worked for several years as KNKX's Music Director. He is now the station's Production Manager and also serves as a fill-in host on KNKX's jazz and blues programs.
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Iyugu, Sule
Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ
Sule Iyugu was born around 1924 in Akun Eggon (Eggon Hills) at Agbro in the present Nassarawa Eggon Local Government Area. Sule and his parents later descended from those hills to settle in the plains now called Wolon at Kagbu within the same local government area. His parents were traditionalists and, as a result, he was put through all the rites and initiations their belief demanded.
However, during his childhood Christianity entered Eggonland with missionaries from South Africa and from the Dutch missions. In this period Sule saw some mission outreaches by these missionaries and knew a few early Christians but it did not have an impact on his life at the time.
Then on one occasion, as he listened to their hymn "Ko Kun Zo Kun Yesu Domin Gafara?" ("Have You Been to Jesus for the Cleansing Power"?) from the Hausa Hymnbook he was convicted and gave his life to Christ Jesus as his personal Lord and Savior.
As his life changed, it was clear that he could no longer fit into the life patterns of his family who were still strong traditional worshippers. Little by little he experienced persecution from his parents in different forms until, finally, he was excommunicated from the family. In order to survive at the time he left and joined the family of Ada Bashi Otso, an older extended relation. They were Christians and proved a tremendous support to him in his Christian upbringing, right through his marriage arrangements. He was baptized in that family.
Ada Bashi Otso's family organized the marriage for him and paid the bride price. Sule Iyugu married Yaku, a humble and dedicated woman and they were blessed with ten children whom they raised in godly fear to adulthood. The children are all well placed professionally (2008).
Sule Iyugu later moved to the mission center in Alushi where he was exposed to adult education and subsequently received theological training in the local Bible school. However, his dream of further theological education did not materialize largely because of a lack of financial resources to support himself and the family while in school.
Sule Iyugu became an evangelist, covering Gospel work in Alushi Medical Center, the leprosarium, and the local church at Alushi. From this base he covered mission work in the neighboring Eggon and Mada regions. His major engagements were preaching, teaching, and church planting. During his ministry the number of believers increased dramatically. The demands of the Gospel increased as new churches planted in the neighborhood grew and needed pastors.
At this early period there were no indigenous ordained ministers in all of what is known today as the Evangelical Reformed Church of Christ. The few ordained white missionaries were finding it increasingly difficult to cope with the magnitude of the work. As a result, a few of these pastors with basic biblical education and who had experience in the field were ordained as catechists to help with the work. Sule Iyugu and two others became catechists in the Eggon Regional Council, taking on the many pastoral responsibilities. They were vested with the authority to fulfill the duties of full-fledged pastors, performing baptisms and marriages, leading communion services, and dedicating children. They faithfully carried out the tasks in the church until more indigenes were trained to levels where they could be ordained full-fledged pastors. Iyugu also headed local and regional councils for many years and periodically represented these areas in the church synod.
Sule Iyugu motivated youths to prepare for western education to fight illiteracy and enhance their ability to understand the Scripture as well as to give them hope for the future. Considering his strategic position, the local education authority gave him the responsibility of posting, transferring, and even disciplining its teaching staff within the locality–a job Iyugu successfully carried out for many years.
Iyugu had a great influence on people both in the church and outside the church. In the church as a preacher, teacher, and church planter, he was popular and served their needs. Outside the church, youths loved him greatly for the educational encouragement he gave both to them and to their parents. He was a sort of "education secretary" for his neighboring region and the teachers teaching in nearby primary schools. He was a man of discipline throughout his life and he tried to influence people in this direction. Those who met him had a lot of respect for him.
He died peacefully in September 1999 after a brief sickness, leaving behind his wife and children.
Patrick Alambaga Khaty Opah
Envuladu, Emmanuel Adagadzu. Bishara a Kasa Eggon Daga 1920-1980. N.pl.: n.p., 1983.
Ayimon Magazine. An Eggon Official Magazine.
Sule, Affan, son of Pastor Sule Iyugu. Interview by author. September 24, 2006.
This article, received in 2008, was written and researched by Rev. Patrick Alambaga Khaty Opah while a student at the Nigerian Baptist Theological Seminary (Ogbomoso, Oyo State, Nigeria) under the supervision of Rev. Dr. Deji Ayegboyin, DACB liaison coordinator.


On Sunday, June 16, 2019 I am participating in Seek the Peak, and fundraising in benefit of the BC Cancer Foundation.
The BC Cancer Foundation is the fundraising partner of BC Cancer. Every dollar raised stays right here, advancing research and enhancing care for the people of B.C.
With your help, BC CAN make a difference in the lives of all British Columbians. One in two people in our province will face cancer in their lifetime and BC Cancer is igniting progress to break down cancer, piece by piece, in the labs and clinics.
Investments in science and enhancements to care can make a significant difference for British Columbians. BC CAN change the outcome for each person facing this disease.


The GetAway Club recently joined hands with FC Goa as their official screening partners to provide a virtual stadium experience for the fans. They kicked off their event at Bay 15, Dona Paula. As part of Fan Fiesta there were numerous attractions such as food kiosks, games, contests, fantasy leagues, DJ, etc. Other activities like Bubble Soccer were also part of the event.


This very mysterious jewel of the Eastern Free-State, is situated on this farm. Destiny Castle is built on a mountain top, overlooking the Maluti mountains of Lesotho and the Eastern Free-state Highlands.
A guided tour can be arranged to visit this intriguing castle!.
Destiny Castle will be opening soon for guest to stay over. We have 4 double rooms and can sleep up to 8 people (Tarrifs apply). Watch this space!
Visit us and learn more about the history of this intriguing Medieval Castle.


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Q: RevMob showPopup does't exist in the latest version I want to upgrade RevMob library version,
in old version I have functionality to display in fullscreen and in popup like this:
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In new verion showFullscreen works, but showPopup was deprecated, how I can to use popup ?

A: according to Google Play Monetization Policies, the Pop Up ad unit has been removed:

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Jerry Don Halstead (Midwest City, 12 de setembro de 1963) foi um boxeador profissional na divisão de pesos pesados de 1985 até 1997. Ao longo do caminho Halstead lutou contra pugilistas proeminentes como Greg Page, Tony Tubbs, Buster Douglas, Pierre Coetzer, Tommy Morrison, Ray Mercer, Alex Stewart, Herbie Hide, Brian Nielsen, Jeremy Williams, and Wladimir Klitschko.</ref>https://boxrec.com/en/proboxer/680</ref>

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Archive Brody Dalle singer
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New Times for Brody Dalle Yield Different Sounds and Old Stories
Barry Thompson
While plenty of her contemporaries amongst late '90s/early '00s punk exemplars have retrogressed into legacy acts (coughrrRancidcough), Brody Dalle has done quite a bit of evolving. Since the 2006 dispersal of the Distillers, 35-year-old Dalle has had a couple of kids and, nowadays, does a lot of jogging instead of drugs. And on her her first full-blown solo product, "Diploid Love," she refines the pop and electronic components that started seeping in during her over-too-soon stint at the helm of Spinnerette. "Rat Race" and "Don't Mess With Me" deploy enough crunch to keep OG fans feelin' skippy. Then there's "Meet the Foetus/Oh The Joy," a dreamy alt-rock excursion in which Shirley Manson stops by to say, "Hey! 'Ey 'Ey 'Ey! Whoa Oooooh! Oh!" Meanwhile, "Parties For Prostitutes" sounds like frickin' Portishead. 'Tis a lovely selection for anyone hoping to enjoy a rock 'n roll album. More


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Trumpeter Ambrose Akinmusire has proven himself an artist of rare ability and wide-ranging aesthetic interests. Now with his bold new double-album A Rift in Decorum: Live at the Village Vanguard, Akinmusire reached a new pinnacle as he and his quartet - Sam Harris (piano), Harish Raghavan (bass) & Justin Brown (drums) - join a distinguished strata of jazz artists who've made live recordings in the hallowed New York City venue.
1. Maurice & Micheal (sorry i didn't say hello)
3. Moment in between the rest (to curve an ache)
4. Brooklyn
5. A song to exhale to (diver song)
6. Purple (Intermezzo)
7. Trumpet Sketch (milky pete)
8. Taymoor's World
9. First Page (Shabnam's poem)
10. H.A.M.S (in the spirit of honesty)
11. Piano Sketch (Sam intro)
12. Piano Sketch (beyond enclosure)
13. Condor (Harish intro)
14. Condor
15. Withered
16. Umteyo
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AM2's classic arcade light-gun game is popping up in the most unexpected place--the N-Gage.
Sega plans to release both Virtua Cop and Alien Front for the N-Gage later this year.
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As living, breathing souls inhabiting this small planet together, it is built within our default settings to engage in relationships with others, be that as a friend, work colleague, lover, parent, child and even ourselves. We cannot avoid them and each connection is unique. Some of which leave imprints on our lives forever. It is these relationships that forge us, help us to grow, develop and at times destroy us. We learn how to love and we learn how to be hurt. Our interpretations of which are as unique as our fingerprints. The pieces I have selected to include in the exhibition are a culmination of two years work. As an artist I am always exploring and trying new techniques. For the past few years I have been working solely in Photography however just recently I have also been returning to my Textile background and producing more mixed media works. I am a lover of the written word and this too plays an integral part within my work and excerpts of which you will also be able to see here. Life is for living….and without feelings we cannot be alive!


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How an African history scholar's work led to groundbreaking lawsuit against the British government
A great article for those who believe history is just for history sake.
It tells the story of Prof Caroline M. Elkins of HBS whose doctoral work on colonial-era African history just opened a pandora box.
Sixteen years ago, Elkins completed a dissertation on colonial-era Africa, which earned her a PhD in history from Harvard and ended up making history in the world.
Based on years of extensive interviews with elderly Kenyans and veteran British colonial officials, her work focused on a military conflict known as the Mau Mau Rebellion, which took place in Kenya throughout the 1950s, at the end of British colonial rule. The study revealed how the British government had secretly detained and tortured hundreds of thousands of Kikuyu people—then and now Kenya's largest ethnic group—in an attempt to squelch their demands for independence.
The research became the basis for her 2005 book Imperial Reckoning, which won the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction. That honor alone could have been a satisfying coda to a project that had begun more than a decade prior. As it turned out, though, her research also led to a groundbreaking and successful lawsuit against the British government; an upcoming feature film; and a visiting professorship at Harvard Business School.
"People often ask about the relevancy of education today," says Elkins. "We can say to ourselves that we're relevant because we're important, or we can show people that we're relevant. I've always needed my work to be relevant."
In 2008, Elkins was still a junior faculty member, focused on making tenure and writing a second book. That's the year she got a call from the law firm Leigh Day, which was looking to sue the British government for reparations on behalf of the Kikuyu detention camp survivors. The suit would be based almost entirely on the research in Imperial Reckoning.
"They wanted to bring forward the strongest claimants in what would be a tort claim—basically a big personal injury case that accused the British government of systematically torturing them and systematically murdering others," Elkins recalls.
It was the first time the British Government would be sued by any former colonized population, and the lawyers were eager to move forward. But the case hinged on Elkins agreeing to serve as expert witness.
Taking such a public stand was a politically risky prospect for a not-yet-tenured professor. Her work was already facing a fair amount of criticism and controversy. "There were a lot of people who did not like [Imperial Reckoning] because it really challenged the very notions about things that people held true about the empire in the West," Elkins says.
Her testimony against all odds led to proving British attrocities:
In 2010, almost two years into the case, the judge made a stunning announcement: After multiple discovery requests from the claimants, the government had revealed 300 boxes of previously undisclosed files, many of which detailed the treatment of Kikuyu detainees during the Mau Mau Rebellion. The files had been removed from Kenya and relocated to Britain in the 1950s, along with reams of documents removed from 36 other former British colonies. For decades, these documents had sat hidden in a repository called Hanslope Park, 10 miles south of Northampton. (Known colloquially as spook central, it's the real-life version of the fictionalized intelligence branch in James Bond films, where the government keeps all its MI5 and MI6 files.)
The discovery of the documents was at once validating, exciting, and maddening for Elkins. "I had spent years of my life trying to put these pieces together, and they had been sitting on these files all this time," she says.
As expert witness, Elkins was charged with reviewing and analyzing the documents in time for the next hearing, so she recruited a team of Harvard doctoral students and undergrads to help her. "If I had gone through them systematically by myself, I would have been looking at another three to four years of work," she says. "We had less than a year."
Over several months of meticulous evaluation, the team discovered that the Hanslope files corroborated the Kikuyu testimony that Elkins had collected through her field interviews—thousands of pages documenting the systematic torture, rape, and slaughter of thousands of Kikuyu. The evidence also revealed a chillingly bureaucratic process for deciding which evidence to destroy and which to hide.
"I had known that the British government had destroyed evidence, but I had always imagined in my mind that it was this big haphazard bonfire type process," Elkins says. "And it wasn't, really. It was highly choreographed."
Along with the documents that had escaped destruction, Hanslope Park held detailed records of which files had been destroyed, and how: for instance, which files had been burned, which had been dumped into the Indian Ocean, and so on.
"They had documents documenting the destruction of documents," Elkins says. "For every file that was destroyed, they created a special document destruction certificate, in duplicate, one to be left in Kenya, one to go back to London."
In 2013, five years after that fateful phone call from Leigh Day—and six decades after the Kenyan rebels were detained and tortured, the British government settled out of court with some 5,500 Kikuyu detention camp survivors. The monetary payout was 19.9 million pound sterling, the equivalent of about 4,000 American dollars per person.
More significantly, the government apologized. In order for the settlement to go through, every single claimant had to agree to the terms of the deal. "The one thing these claimants wanted, over and over, was an apology," Elkins says. "And they got it."
Wow. Just amazing. Never heard something like this.
Kudos to Prof Elkins and the legal firm..What a story..
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thesignaregriotte Says:
I'm a historian, African history, so I think history is fundamental. Thank you for sharing! Also as a side note my undergrad honors thesis adviser actually had Dr. Elkins as his thesis adviser in grad school.
Thanks a lot for your email and wonderful to know you work on African History.


It is a case that has garnered national attention.
Sgt. Alan J. Driver Jr. will show up to Fort Bliss Wednesday morning for a trial that could determine the rest of his life.
The Military Police Unit member is accused of abusing a top terror operative in Afghanistan.
In an exclusive interview with KFOX, Sgt. Driver spoke about the limited training he and his fellow soldiers received to carry out a job that turned out to be more than what their mission in Afghanistan was suppose to be.
"We didn't train for it, when you deal with a prison situation, you need to train on how to handle prisoners" said Driver.
Driver is accused of assault and maltreatment while being assigned to Bagram Airbase in Afghanistan, home to one of the most heavily fortified military prisons in the world.
Driver, of the 377th Military Police Company, said he was trained to guard the perimeter of such detention facilities.
"That wasn't the mission that we did over there" said Driver.
On top of that, the soldier with 11 1/2 of military experience, said he dealt with Omar al-Faruq, a well-known al-Qaeda leader in Southeast Asia who escaped from Bagram in July of 2005.
While he could not provide details about his upcoming trail, Driver told KFOX that al-Faruq is the prisoner who he is accused of abusing.
Driver is the last of 11 soldiers from the Cincinnati-based 377th MP Company to be tried on charges of abusing detainees, including two who later died.
Driver acknowledged they had limited training.
He believes it is due to the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal that he and others have recently been tried.
"I don't think we're scapegoats, I think that some unfortunate things have happened, like Abu Ghraib, that's the forefront on everybody's mind and I think as a result of that, they went through with these cases. Instead of prosecuting us, instead of taking to us, or trying to take us to jail, they should have asked us, 'What was going on over there, went wrong over there and what can we improve, how could we have improved your training before you got there?" said Driver.
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Added a whopping 50new graded reader add-ons, including graded-reader versions of the "Four Great Classic Novels" (Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Outlaws of the Marsh, Journey to the West and A Dream of Red Mansions); demo versions of all of them are available in "Add-ons".
A note on reviews: the App Store no longer resets our review average with every update (yay!), but if you haven't left us a review recently, we'd really appreciate it if you would after this one, you hopefully shouldn't need to do it again for quite a while.