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MAGNET CLASSICS
MAGNET Classics: They Might Be Giants' "Flood"
The making of They Might Be Giants' Flood
By A.D. Amorosi
It would be easy to think of They Might Be Giants' third album, Flood, as its absolute best. The 1990 release from the Johns—Linnell and Flansburgh—was their first on a major label, their first to be produced by name outside producers in a studio with all its incumbent frippery and, ultimately, the duo's first and only album to go platinum.
"I can hardly describe how utterly in shock we were at how it took off," says Linnell during a brief break from mixing one new TMBG album (the adult Glean, due this month) and recording another (a children's album, due this autumn). "Maybe I still am."
Beyond studios and sales, Flood has come to define the iconography of They Might Be Giants, as well as the tenor of the time. Seriously, who the hell knew or cared about Brooklyn before these guys broke out? What band in 1990 offered such a wide berth for the liberal use of accordions and Casios in the years immediately preceding grunge's grouchy guitars? Or truly bothered with wit and childlike—not childish—humor? Or used the fez as a symbol of achievement? Or emphasized the arcane literary use of the unreliable narrator in its lyrics? Or could be kitsch without losing its cool? Or shifted from polkas to tangos to country music to surf rock to polka again, all while maintaining post-punk heft and contagious melodicism? Or gave breath to the historical notion of "Istanbul" not so much being "Constantinople" any longer?
From the '60s talk-show chorale of "Theme From Flood" to the existentialist lullaby finale of "Road Movie To Berlin," with references to Frankie Laine's "Rawhide" ("Minimum Wage"), serious questions of bigotry ("Your Racist Friend") and absurdist screeds ("Someone Keeps Moving My Chair") in between, Flood is a bona fide odd-pop classic.
Beyond their klatch of children's records (Here Come The ABCs, Here Come The 123s, Here Comes Science) and "Boss Of Me," the theme to Malcolm In The Middle (Bryan Cranston's series before Breaking Bad), it is Flood that Linnell and Flansburgh are best known for.
"I get that," Linnell says of Flood's epic luster and its capacity to define his work with his longtime boyhood pal. "Flood absolutely has all the elements of where we started and where we wound up."
It's not as if TMBG wasn't the captain of tiny industry before 1990 and Flood. Named after a George C. Scott movie, the duo had been around since 1983 and moved from its role as house band at Darinka on Manhattan's Lower East Side to a touring act within several years of being founded. This included gigs where guitarist Flansburgh and accordionist/saxophonist Linnell were accompanied solely by a drum machine and an Otari eight-track reel-to-reel tape player. Soon, TMBG created real hype—as well as a deeply personal connection to its growing fan base—with the duo's home-cassette answering-machine-based Dial-A-Song project.
"I don't think we used Dial-A-Song as any sort-of entrée to getting a record deal," says Linnell, when quizzed about the possibility. "The thing kept breaking down. No, we used it to connect with the people who liked us. It really only ever advertised itself."
Still, TMBG got a deal with the independent Bar/None label through Restless, and released two spare, quirky albums between 1986 and 1988—They Might Be Giants and Lincoln—each of which won its own levels of acclaim. The former yielded "Don't Let's Start" (whose video became an MTV smash in 1987), whereas Lincoln's jittery "Ana Ng" topped modern-rock charts.
"I don't think we were so much getting restless as we were feeling we could use help getting out there," says Linnell of considering major labels in 1989. "We didn't want to give up anything to gain something."
"I couldn't say we had a clear idea of what we wanted to accomplish going forward from that point," says Flansburgh.
Though major labels seemed like the enemy to anyone well-versed (or -vexed) in indie polemic, they were in fact a place where money and access came freely. And at that time, Elektra—part of the WEA industrial complex—looked like a good place to be. It had a rich history as one of offbeat American folk music's avatars in the '60s, with albums by Tom Paxton, Judy Collins and Phil Ochs. By the '80s, Elektra had successfully marketed oddball new-wave acts such as the snarky Housemartins and Björk's pre-solo ensemble the Sugarcubes, as well as post-punk heroes like the Pixies and the Cure.
"The move from Bar/None to Elektra would be best described as graduating high school and going to college," says Flansburgh. "Both have their own set of challenges, and both can be a blast, but if you think you can go back, it really won't be the same. I guess I felt like we had somehow smuggled our slightly fragile brand of expression onto a larger stage, but we didn't want to have it fucked with. We went to WEA for distribution, not a style makeover."
Lyrically, Flood maintains the same freeform absurdity of its previous recordings while heightening Linnell's feel for the unreliable narrator motif. "I think that's just my thing," he says dryly.
The only real change was the duo's "Your Racist Friend" and its socially aware take on bigotry. Linnell doesn't see that song or Flood as a gateway to lyrical change. "We had discussions about what kind of songs we wanted to write, but were probably a little ginger about spelling them out," he says "We kept it all very undefined, which is how it's been all the way through."
Linnell and Flansburgh seem to agree on pretty much everything, now and then. When it came to the demos they were building at the time before recording what would be Flood, both agreed that—beyond Elektra's marketing sensibility and distribution reach—what They Might Be Giants needed was a bigger sound, ears other than their own, the money to get all that, and a real studio to do it all in.
"Real studios were very rarified situations then," says Flansburgh. "Although I feel like the first two albums are good and a direct product of John and my recording production values, I wanted to get beyond the limitations of project studio productions."
"If we wanted a trombonist, we didn't want to worry about scrounging to get that," says Linnell. "We agreed that for our first label outing, yes, we could use a hand, to polish things up a bit. We liked the idea of having someone objective."
Though Linnell and Flansburgh both spoke to producer Geoff Emerick—who had worked with George Martin on several Beatles albums, as well as going it alone with Paul McCartney, Split Enz and Nellie McKay—the pair quickly focused on the duo of Clive Langer and Alan Winstanley. "They were fascinating guys," Linnell says of the British pair, least of all because they had produced massive hit singles and albums for Madness, the Teardrop Explodes, Aztec Camera and Dexys Midnight Runners. Langer specifically had bonus cred, not only because he had co-written Robert Wyatt's "Shipbuilding" with Elvis Costello (another of the pair's production charges), but because of a cultish pop thing from Linnell's youth.
"I saw Clive play as part of Deaf School when I was in college in Massachusetts," he says. "I was a huge fan of that band. Sure, after John and I met them, that was still a big deal, but I'd have to say that—to a certain extent—they won on personality. I kept having this feeling that they would get us."
You can't ignore the fact that TMBG was a friendly, humorous, curious duo that knew and worked with each other forever, just as Langer and Winstanley had at that point. "They did seem to mirror us a bit," says Linnell.
"Langer and Winstanley were not much older than us, yet were so experienced in the ways of the studio, and so giving of their expertise," says Flansburgh, who mentions that the production duo respected TMBG's drum machines and unorthodox approaches. "They had incredible levels of patience. Having worked with producers who you might call 'hit makers,' the thing they all seem to have in common is they don't mind spending days recording vocal tracks. I wish I had that temperament."
Twenty-six years after working with TMBG at NYC's Skyline Studios, Langer recalls having mostly similar feelings about the duo. "I've worked with Alan for over 30 years, and we're dear friends, but I don't think that we are bud-buds like the two Johns," he says from his London studio, where he's finishing a solo project with Roxy Music's Andy Mackay. "The Giant chaps seemed very close. Then again, we were two couples thrown together, so that's an interesting scenario right there."
Langer and Winstanley were working with Morrissey in England—recording Bona Drag—when they first received demos for four TMBG songs. The former still sounds astounded by the musicality and professionalism of Linnell and Flansburgh; so much so that, at the time, Langer wasn't certain they could improve upon what TMBG recorded in skeletal form. "It was really good, that," he says.
Linnell, Flansburgh and Langer all agree, though, that together the foursome greatly and noticeably boosted what the twosome initiated. Linnell mentions that one of Langer/Winstanley's primary embellishments was bringing in a live drummer. "Langer and Winstanley definitely gave us a sense of what we could be doing with acoustic instruments and rhythm, drums in particular," says Linnell, pointing out that "We Want A Rock," the swinging "Twisting" and the messy beat of "Birdhouse In Your Soul" were tracks that he and Flansburgh imagined would sound better with "more natural, realistic" rhythms.
Alan Bezozi has worked with Regina Spektor and Elle King, and is a one-time drummer for Freedy Johnston. After befriending Flansburgh in 1989, his job became that of pumping up the live drums and rhythm programming on Flood. "They had concise and clever songwriting," he says. "I thought the drums could perhaps be a bit more 'drummerly.'" Rather than become a TMBG member, Bezozi (like guitarist Arto Lindsay, violinist Mark Feldman and a small brass section) became Flood's studio rats. "Years after that album came out, Flansburgh admitted they used me as a motivator," says Bezozi. "The Johns would be together and say, 'Bezozi's coming Wednesday, we're paying him, we better have something ready for him to work on.'"
Each track was approached like a little movie, with Flansburgh and Bezozi filling "Particle Man" with brushes and making the rhythms of "Hot Cha" entirely of kitchen objects. "The Casio FZ-1 sampler was all the rage at the time," says Bezozi. "So, for no particular reason, we decided to sample everything in the kitchen—that little grill at the bottom of the refrigerator, the whole nine yards. Literally the kitchen sink."
"'Istanbul (Not Constantinople)' was all additive," Flansburgh says about utilizing the Casio's "fancy sampler," famous for its use on Deee-Lite's "Groove Is In The Heart" and De La Soul's albums. "We sampled blowing over a soda bottle, which can be clearly heard as the three-note chord on 'even old New York,' and did a lot of other home-brewed experiments on that track." Langer and Winstanley then took those sounds, cut-and-pasted several sections, and created the instrumental intro of "Istanbul" with a horn and violin section in the middle. "At its core, that track is really fully Casio-powered," says Flansburgh.
Neither TMBG nor its new producers wanted to hear things that were more normal. "That is not why they wanted to work with us or us with Langer and Winstanley," says Linnell. "They wanted John and I to be ourselves—just more so."
Sonically, the central track to Flood, the one that contains all that was TMBG before all that would come after, was "Birdhouse In Your Soul." When the Johns brought that herky-jerky tune to the producers, they altered its demo to include what Linnell says was an off-the-beat robotic rhythm.
"Clive and Alan heard that," says Linnell, "and they said we ruined it."
"We were working in a new area with them and their computers," says Langer. "They came in with one beat, and we gave them another: an extra da-boom-da boom in between their boom and kick. I wanted one of the Johns—the guitar John—to play heavy guitar notes behind it. Weaarahwah! It's the sort of thing I'd been doing with Madness. Oddly, 'Birdhouse' sounded like a Madness record, especially when it went into that avant-garde brass. But the Johns had this stuff anyway, naturally."
"'Birdhouse' got the best out of everyone," says Flansburgh. "Clive and John hashed out an expanded arrangement that had cool transitions. It had the producers' exciting trick of using acoustic instruments and the bold playing of session players, and also blended in our version of sampling and sequencing, so a lot of the power of our approach stayed in the mix. At Winstanley's insistence, it was the very first time I played through a Marshall amplifier, which I didn't understand the function of until then. He really used that distorted slab of midrange guitar breaking out of the Marshall to move the track to a different, more pop place. Even though it's simply doubling a bass line, it pulled the sonics of it together in the most exciting way. Man, those things are loud."
After Flood's release, its promotion included a joke about it being better than other albums, as it had more songs at 19 tracks. Along with Elektra's push behind "Birdhouse In Your Soul" as first single (which found the duo performing the song on Johnny Carson's Tonight Show with a full brassy big-band arrangement courtesy of glitzy orchestra leader Doc Severinsen), TMBG filmed "Istanbul (Not Constantinople)" and "Particle Man" as part of Warner's kid-venture Tiny Toon Adventures. Before you think we've unlocked TMBG's infatuation with making moves toward children's music, think again.
"Oh, I can point to something even earlier," says Linnell. "We were invited to go on Nick Rocks, this Nickelodeon show in the '80s, and introduce videos." The Nickelodeon showcase was one of that network's early experiments in crossover programming between kids and adult audiences, yet one that opened Linnell and Flansburgh's eyes to child-like and child-filled musical possibilities.
"It took us another dozen years to commit to the idea, but we suddenly became very receptive to it then," says Linnell. He speaks seriously about never lowering your standards for kids, how you must play over and above the norm, as to do otherwise would be insulting to that zealous, youthful audience. "Funny thing was, when our first album came out in 1986 with that pink cartoon cover by Rodney Alan Greenblat, Tower Records put it in their kids section. They didn't know. Still, Flans and I were aghast. Little did we know."
Twenty-five years after its release, both Linnell and Flansburgh find total joy in discussing and playing their third LP. "Look, Flood was our most fun album, probably because we felt so free and ready to do something interesting and grow," says Linnell.
One of the most interesting aspects of that record's success, looking back, is how much of an impact it had on the radio of Great Britain and Australia. "First off, we weren't expecting Flood to have the effect it did, period," says Linnell. "1990 was a year of a lot of exiting developments for us. We were catapulted into this middle range. We had been approved of. That's weird, but it meant something. The best part, though, was how the British took to it. As a kid, I watched so many acts take off in the U.K. first, before America, so it was doubly amazing that we charted big there."
Langer proudly states that Flood tracks such as "Birdhouse In Your Soul" are still played regularly on BBC Radio. "It comes on at least weekly," he says. "It's a classic of BBC 1 in particular. It comes on in pubs, and people start singing it."
As for Australia, TMBG's 2014 concerts there were so warmly receptive—especially when it came to Flood songs—the duo released a free, online-only, live version of the full 1990 album stitched together from several different Down Under shows this February; all in anticipation of its full Flood show at Brooklyn's Music Hall Of Williamsburg in March.
Flansburgh and Linnell are still learning and evolving when it comes to their union. Though each has recorded albums in the past outside of TMBG—Linnell did the aptly titled State Songs, Flansburgh recorded as Mono Puff—the twosome has eschewed solo work within the last decade to concentrate solely on being the best and most consistently experimental Giants they can be. Most of this stems from how—and what—they put into and got out of Flood.
"My sense of Flans and I is not that we're better friends necessarily than we are totally able to rely on our collaboration," says Linnell. "We support each other's ideas and expect that the other will come up with something new and non-repetitive that we bring into TMBG. As for not doing solo work—we built this franchise. We have a job. It's company loyalty; weird to say as such, but true. A lot of this comes from Flood. There's something brash and confident in that album. Then, like now, we are in command of the material. When we hear Flood or play it live, you can sense that it is the work of younger people, and that no matter how we evolved artistically, that it wasn't always by conscious choice, and that all comes from Flood. It still feels fresh and it still feels familiar. It's a genuine pleasure."
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Of course, this is my photography page, so the main focus (no pun intended) will be on my still photography. However, it deserves to be mentioned that still photography isn't my only interest.
When I say; "Still Photography" most people will think of digital photography, and who could blame them. That is just one aspect of photography that I have my hand in. For example, I'll still shoot film in formats from 35mm to 120 medium format and even 4X5 inch (in my pinhole camera! Of course, digital stills as I've mentioned as well as both aerial and underwater photography AND video. That's right, I'm also involved in shooting video and don't be surprised if you're met with some video the next time you visit.
One of the most important thing in photography – for me – is to change up the angle. Shooting from a regular standing position is what most people do, and that's fine, but I want to present a different perspective. I was so interested in getting a higher angle that I toyed with the idea of buying one of those used bucket trucks like the utility companies use! That idea died quickly – thank goodness. However, I still didn't give up on getting that perspective, I just used a different tool.
That's where my interest in UAV (drone) photography and videography were born. As I mentioned, I'm not a dabbler – I jump in…. f ully. Where it comes to the drones, I took a course and successfully completed the FAA part 107 certificate test so that I can fly commercially. This would allow me to do different (paid) assignments and even to sell photographs that were taken with the drone. I've even created a separate website for the drone stuff. If you're interested, that site can be found here; flying wolf nola.
I've got a few different cameras that can shoot underwater as well as just regular HD digital cameras. So, you never know what may turn up on this site.
As always, thanks for visiting, next time we'll start to dig into some different photographs and the stories behind them.


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LaGrange, Ohio facts for kids
LaGrange, Ohio
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LaGrange is a village in Lorain County, Ohio, United States. The population was 2,103 at the 2010 census.
The village derives its name from Château de la Grange-Bléneau, the French home of Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, an officer in the American Revolutionary War.
LaGrange is located at 41°14′20″N 82°7′13″W / 41.23889°N 82.12028°W / 41.23889; -82.12028 (41.238903, -82.120371).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 2.01 square miles (5.21 km2), all land.
1890 551 7.8%
1900 528 −4.2%
1910 467 −11.6%
1950 712 30.4%
Est. 2015 2,133 1.4%
U.S. Decennial Census
As of the census of 2010, there were 2,103 people, 726 households, and 569 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,046.3 inhabitants per square mile (404.0/km2). There were 789 housing units at an average density of 392.5 per square mile (151.5/km2). The racial makeup of the village was 96.6% White, 0.4% African American, 0.7% Native American, 0.2% Asian, 0.4% from other races, and 1.7% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.9% of the population.
There were 726 households of which 40.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.9% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.0% had a male householder with no wife present, and 21.6% were non-families. 17.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.07.
The median age in the village was 41.4 years. 25.7% of residents were under the age of 18; 7% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 23.5% were from 25 to 44; 29.4% were from 45 to 64; and 14.4% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the village was 48.5% male and 51.5% female.
As of the census of 2000, there were 1,815 people, 618 households, and 501 families residing in the village. The population density was 1,031.9 people per square mile (398.2/km²). There were 648 housing units at an average density of 368.4 per square mile (142.2/km²). The racial makeup of the village was 97.19% White, 0.72% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 0.33% from other races, and 1.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.21% of the population.
In the village, the population was spread out with 32.1% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 20.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 94.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.2 males.
The median income for a household in the village was $50,750, and the median income for a family was $55,179. Males had a median income of $41,591 versus $26,302 for females. The per capita income for the village was $19,465. About 3.6% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.
LaGrange's town square includes a tribute statue to the soldiers of the Civil War.
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Recently, there have been many higher education institutions that have been on a quest to understand more about digital accessibility in online and hybrid courses. Campbell has disability guidelines that are important to read and understand. Universal Design for Learning (UDL), Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0), and CAST are also valuable resources to learn more about accessibility requirements.
The webinar available below is useful to watch and development an understanding for accessibility standards.


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Web Link	DN: Google, Verizon and Net Neutrality
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Web Link	NYT: In Digital Age, Students Still Cling to Paper Textbooks - WHY ?
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Web Link	NYT: Rise in Online Classes Flares Debate About Quality
It's about time. The New York Times of 11.04.06 reports that increasing deployments of online classes is stimulating more concerns about the quality of those classes. 152
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The BBC online news reported 11.04.06 that several Internet giants have challenged French law regulating their activities.	 137
Web Link	NYT: The Internet is Not (yet) a Human Right
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Web Link	NYT: Microsoft Invests in Nook EReader
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Web Link	DW-TV: Education for All, interview with UNESCO's Mark Richmond
This is a 1 minute 22 seconds interview with UNESCO's Mark Richmond, a researcher in sociology and education. Deutsche Welle Television (a.k.a. DW TV, www.dw.de), headquartered in Berlin, Germany, offers this interview and a series of online articles supporting and reporting in part on UNESCO's progress to make (affordable or free) Education for All an international, multi-national, cooperative and highly successful goal. UNESCO and these DW TV articles insist that education is a human right, not a special privilege. 164
Web Link	NYT: Web Courses Prove Popular, Profits May Come Later (13.01.07)
This New York Times article of Monday January 7, 2013 (13.01.07) is partly a promotional reminder of the Coursera Massive Open (no-credit) Online Courses now available care of their web site and accepting enrollments, but also an insider's look at the operations of the Coursera operations now funded by over $22 million in venture capital funding. Remember the Netscape browser, based on the originally free, possibly open source, Mozilla browser from NWU of the early 1990s? The Coursera venture of 2013 may be a similar bait and then charge game such as Netscape put on the users of their version of the Mozilla browser after a few years.	 142
Web Link	NYT: StudentsFirst Group Gives 12 States Failing Grades (13.01.07)
" In just a few short years, state legislatures and education agencies across the country have sought to transform American public education by passing a series of laws and policies overhauling teacher tenure, introducing the use of standardized test scores in performance evaluations and expanding charter schools. In just a few short years, state legislatures and education agencies across the country have sought to transform American public education by passing a series of laws and policies overhauling teacher tenure, introducing the use of standardized test scores in performance evaluations and expanding charter schools. Enlarge This Image Max Whittaker/Reuters Michelle A. Rhee says her group wants to create an 'environment in which educators, parents and kids can operate.' (jgw: without government regulation and interference?) Such policies are among those pushed by StudentsFirst." These are the opening remarks in the New York Times article reported January 7, 2013 (13.01.07) stating that the advocacy group Students First has given "failing grades" to 12 US states for their failures in public education. The founder of Students First is the controversial, some say dictatorial and union-busting, ex-chancellor of Washington D.C.'s schools, Michelle A. Rhee.	 139
Web Link	The edX web site: free college courses online (13.01.07)
As of January 2013, the edX universities are: MIT (Cambridge, MA), Harvard (Cambridge, MA), the University of California at Berkeley (UCB), The University of Texas System (e.g. UT Austin, UT Dallas), Wellesley (Cambridge, MA), Georgetown U. (Washington, D.C.)	 162
Web Link	UDacity: free college courses online (13.01.07)
Web Link	Udemy: Helping Professors Put Courses Online (13.01.07)
13.01.07 care of New York Times article "xxxx." 135
Web Link	DN: A Tribute to the Late Open Internet Activist, Aaron Swartz
The Democracy Now Progressive News broadcast of Thursday January 17, 2013 (13.01.17) featured this tribute and long obituary to the late 29 y.o. MIT student Aaron Swartz, advocate. He died by suicide in early January 2013 facing 35 felony counts for, in effect, Internet Mis-Use. He was an ardent supporter for a free and open Internet, The Open Library Project and a founder of the Open Commons licensing agreement that can be applied to web-published documents, audios and videos, to allow free access, free copying and derivative uses of them with attribution. His prosecution by the U.S. Justice Department may have been "over reach" and in effect setting up Swartz to be an intentionally terrifying example of what the U.S. Government can and will do to people who break the laws protecting the growing privatization of the Internet, higher prices for access to it, and the reduction in the content web-published on it that can be accessed freely 24x7 without special permissions or fees.	 116


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Facebook to stop 'beyond sketchy' practice of asking for email passwords
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Facebook will no longer ask some users for their email password as a means of verification after drawing criticism from privacy advocates.
As Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg prepared to face questions from Irish TDs on the possibility of linking social media accounts with PPS numbers, revelations had already come out that some users were being asked for their email password as a means to access the social network.
First reported by The Daily Beast, the prompted message said: "To continue using Facebook, you'll need to confirm your email. Since you signed up with [email address], you can do that automatically …" This reportedly appeared above a form asking for the users' "email password".
Realising the major concerns users could have with their privacy – not long after Facebook admitted that millions of users' passwords were insecurely stored – the company said in a statement that it will no longer ask for users' email account passwords.
"A very small group of people have the option of entering their email password to verify their account when they sign up for Facebook," a spokesperson said.
"That said, we understand the password verification option isn't the best way to go about this, so we are going to stop offering it."
Following the original discovery, a security consultant named Jake Williams described this form of verification as "beyond sketchy".
"They should not be taking your [email] password or handling your password in the background. If that's what's required to sign up with Facebook, you're better off not being on Facebook," he said.
A changed Zuckerberg
On the subject of privacy, Zuckerberg recently published an op-ed in various newspapers across the world calling on greater regulation of both his own creation and of other major internet players.
"Lawmakers often tell me we have too much power over speech, and frankly I agree. I've come to believe that we shouldn't make so many important decisions about speech on our own," he said.
More specifically, he called for regulation in four areas: harmful content, election integrity, privacy and data portability.
"Internet companies should be accountable for enforcing standards on harmful content," Zuckerberg wrote. "It's impossible to remove all harmful content from the internet, but when people use dozens of different sharing services – all with their own policies and processes – we need a more standardised approach."
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Google Home Vs Amazon Echo: Please consult with Notebook vendor for a complete list of supported features. Our experience with notebooks has been that the M10 GPU can run effectively with passive or minimal active cooling designs. Meanwhile, the M11 GPU needs a more extensive passive cooling design i. Origin PC Chronos Review: Prospective notebooks would just be puzzled in the end due to the lack of the feature, which couldn't be enabled by the end user because the system vendor would choose to disable the hardware component that supports the OverDrive capability.
In these days it was the fastest available graphic card for notebooks and started the time of gaming noteboks. Lenovo Smart Display Review: The benefits of a mobilihy dielectric are mainly related to shielding from crosstalk in high transistor density chips.
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Compared with the Mobility Radeon it is only higher clocked. We've also seen or should ati radeon 9700 mobility say heard? ATI has, thus far, reserved the use of the post-fix "XT" for desktop cards that support OverDrive, and the fact that the majority of laptops weren't going to implement Zti wasn't going to play to ATI's benefit.
This particular model is a bear to carry at around 12lbs, and with all of the fans spinning, it's definitely not one of the quietest notebook we've worked ati radeon 9700 mobility. Dell Latitude 2-In-1 Review: Please consult with Notebook vendor for a complete list of supported features. Radeon R4 Stoney Ridge.
We show the least amount of ads whenever possible. Alienware Area R5 Review: The version with only 32 MB memory can rqdeon a 64 bit memory interface.
ATI's Mobility Radeon 9700 – What's in a name?
Google Home Ati radeon 9700 mobility Amazon Echo: HD Graphics Ivy 970. This is more of a lack of options due to unforeseen repercussions because of the Mobility Radeon three-tier naming mess. The question is then, "does the M11 live up to the name ATI has given it? Affordable, Dead-Silent Media Streaming. The addition of the Turbo Pro threw a monkey wrench into the mix by creating ati radeon 9700 mobility three-tier Mobility Radeon family.


Chandeliers are one of the most sensational accessories in tasteful interior décor and play a deciding role in elevating the aesthetic appeal of any space. TISVA's range of chandeliers comprise an assortment of contemporary and legacy designs with an idea of maintaining a choice for the traditional as well as the modern day Indian interior spaces. The range is available as a family of products thereby giving customer an option to choose from chandelier options in 5 Head, 4 Head and 3 Head with matching wall lights in 2 Head & 1 Head.


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Das Harfnerlied des Antef ist ein Werk der altägyptischen Literatur aus dem Neuen Reich und gilt in seiner modifizierten Form der kritischen Auseinandersetzung mit dem Totenkult als klassische Vorlage aller folgenden Harfnerlieder.

Überlieferung
Das Lied ist in zwei Fassungen überliefert. Die ältere datiert in die Amarnazeit (späte 18. Dynastie) und besteht aus einer stark beschädigten Inschrift im Grab des Paitenemhab in Sakkara. Der Text ist eine Beischrift zur bildlichen Darstellung eines blinden Harfners und eines Flötenspielers. Die gesamte Darstellung befindet sich heute in Leiden.

Bei der jüngeren Fassung handelt es sich um eine Niederschrift auf der Vorderseite (recto) des Papyrus Harris 500 aus der Regierungszeit von Sethos I. oder Ramses II. (19. Dynastie). Der Text ist hier vollständig erhalten und wird von einer Sammlung von Liebesliedern umrahmt. Die beiden Fassungen sind textlich identisch.

Im Lied selbst wird als Urfassung eine Inschrift im Grab eines Königs Antef genannt. Mehrere Könige dieses Namens regierten in der 11., 13. und 17. Dynastie. Bisher wurde allerdings in keinem der bekannten Königsgräber eine solche Fassung gefunden. Möglich ist auch, dass hier, wie es häufig in Ägypten geschah, dem Text lediglich mehr Bedeutung verschafft werden sollte, indem er mit einem längst verstorbenen König in Verbindung gebracht wurde.

Inhalt
Das Lied ist in wörtlicher Rede des Harfners geschrieben und beginnt mit einer kurzen Einleitung, in der König Antef gepriesen wird. Es folgt eine ernüchternde Darstellung des Begräbniskultes der vergangenen Generationen:

Literatur
 Jan Assmann: Tod und Jenseits im Alten Ägypten. Beck, München 2003, ISBN 3-406-49707-1.
 Jan Assmann: Die Harfnerlieder. In: Stein und Zeit. Mensch und Gesellschaft im Alten Ägypten. München 1991, S. 215–217.
 Jan Assmann: Feste des Augenblicks, Verheißung und Dauer. In: Jan Assmann, Erika Feucht, Reinhard Grieshammer (Hrsg.): Fragen an die altägyptische Literatur. Studien zum Gedenken an Eberhard Otto. Wiesbaden 1977, S. 55–84.
 Jan Assmann: Harfnerlieder. In: Wolfgang Helck, Eberhard Otto (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Ägyptologie. Harrassowitz, Wiesbaden 1997, Bd. 2, Spalte 972–982.
 Günter Burkard, Heinz J. Thissen: Einführung in die altägyptische Literaturgeschichte II. Neues Reich. LIT, Berlin 2008, S. 96–98.
 Michael V. Fox: The Song of the Songs and the Ancient Egyptian Love Songs. University of Wisconsin Press, Madison Wisc. 1985, ISBN 978-0-299100-94-0, S. 378–380.
 Michael V. Fox: A Study of Antef. In: Orientalia. Bd. 46, 1977, S. 393–423.
 Wolfgang Kosack: Berliner Hefte zur ägyptischen Literatur 1 - 12.: Teil I. 1 - 6/ Teil II. 7 - 12 (2 Bände). Paralleltexte in Hieroglyphen mit Einführungen und Übersetzung. Heft 3: Der Bericht von dem Lebensmüden und seiner Seele, die Hirtengeschichte und das Harfnerlied. Christoph Brunner, Basel 2015, ISBN 978-3-906206-11-0.
 Miriam Lichtheim: The Songs of the Harpers. In: Journal of Near Eastern Studies. Bd. 4, 1945, S. 178–212.

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Altägyptische Literatur
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Garden Graith or Talks Among My Flowers by Sarah F. Smiley. Published in 1880 by Anson D.F. Randolph & Company and printed by Edward O. Jenkins in New York. This dear little treasure has given me great reading pleasure over the years. The author beautifully expresses her faith and relates how she has cultivated her relationship with the Creator of all things through the bountiful harvest of lessons she gleans from the rain, the seeds, the weeds, the flowers and fragrances of her garden. Ms. Smiley invites her pot-bound reader into her garden… and to immersing ourselves in the natural world that surrounds us, wherever we may be.
It appears that this humble book, rich in spiritual insights, acquired a growing readership, as many years later, I found a ninth edition copy of her book published by Hodder and Stoughton and printed by Hazell, Watson & Viney, Ld., London and Aylesbury, MCMII.
There isn't a page of her book that I don't savor, so I will begin with the first chapter and share Ms. Smiley's perspective on The Garden Itself.
"And the Lord God planted a garden in Eden…… And the Lord God took man, and put him in the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it (Gen ii. 8-15). O for a moment's vision of that garden! – planted by His own hands, who beholding all that He had made to be very good, and His fair world yet without sin, could in His holy leisure gather up the choicest of His creations, and group them in a garden, and so hand them over to be the joy of His unfallen children – showing Himself thus in His first act towards man to be the giving God, – giving liberally, giving lovingly. Has such a thought as this ever come to you, dear friends, as you looked at some exquisite flower, or on some tree of surpassing stateliness and symmetry – perchance the seed of this came originally from Eden, or this may be the shoot of one of those self-same trees beneath the shadow of which their own Creator walked? Flowers have ever seemed to me an unfallen part of earth – mementos of Eden, and pledges of Paradise…… So we will even leave the study and its dearly treasured books, and come out into the garden, where the voice of God is yet audible, and look and listen together, and learn what He has to teach us out of His own handiwork. We will go down the hill into the hollow, and take our seats in the little arbor that encircles the tall elm-tree, and here with the garden spread out before us we will watch its growth as the seasons pass on, and gather up its graith* as our more lasting possession. * Graith – furniture; goods; riches.
If her quiet observations and humble reflections stir your heart, then I pray that you too will find a copy of Garden Graith for your own reading pleasure and spiritual edification.


The National Association of Charitable Gift Planners is the national organization for people and organizations that work together to make charitable giving most meaningful.
The Dallas Council of Charitable Gift Planners is the professional association of people in the Dallas metropolitan and North Texas area whose work involves developing, structuring, and administering planned gifts, and the allied professionals with whom they work.
Our members include fundraisers, planned and major gifts officers, consultants, attorneys, accountants, financial planning professionals, insurance professionals, donor advisors, and trust officers.
Our luncheon programs and informal meetings provide a forum to share expertise, ideas and knowledge. The annual National Conference on Philanthropic Planning brings together speakers from all disciplines involved in the planning process to share their expertise.
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Gift Planning on the Run is a 6-session course designed to assist you in implementing a gift planning program. See additional information under the Programs Menu.
Only Members are eligible to pre-pay for our 2019 luncheon program and receive a 20% discount. The pre-paid cost for all five 2019 luncheon programs is $100. Pre-payment will buy access to all January-December 2019 lunches.
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As a reminder, the chapter's membership roster/directory is available to members on our website under the "Members Only" page. Please contact Teresa Moore for the password.
Email Teresa Moore to discuss opportunities for committee membership and other roles.
This session outlines some common donor perceptions - or misperceptions - about investing planned income vehicles and provides information to help facilitate conversations with donors about investments. Attendees will learn why understanding how split interest vehicles are invested can lead to creating good gifts for both the organization and the donor, and can help to manage donor expectations over the life of the gift.
Crystal Thompkins is National Director of Gift Planning Services for the BNY Mellon Wealth Management Planned Giving Group. David Hohler is the Director of Investments for BNY Mellon Wealth Management's Planned Giving Group.
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Shane Hurlbut, ASC, is the world renowned cinematographer behind such films as Terminator Salvation, Drumline, and The Greatest Game Ever Played. He has lensed over 20 Hollywood feature films and most recently AMC's newest hit show Into the Badlands.
In this video, Shane will show you how he built a DIY trash can fire light effect like the ones he used for Into the Badlands, using Home Depot Bulbs and a Magic Gadgets Flicker Dimmer.
This second image is other version of the DIY Trash Can Fire Light.


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14th Judicial District awarded $30K grant for new adult diversion program
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A $30,000 grant will help to start a new adult diversion program in the 14th Judicial District, which includes Routt County, meant to rehabilitate offenders rather than criminally charging them.
The 14th Judicial District, which includes Routt County, received a $30,000 grant from the state Tuesday that will fund a new adult diversion program.
The program will provide an alternative to prosecution and incarceration for certain lower-level offenses and provide rehabilitative services that might not otherwise be available in the criminal justice system.
District Attorney Matt Karzen said that to his knowledge, the program is the first of its kind for the 14th District. A diversion program for juveniles has been in place for some time.
The program is targeted toward people whose criminal activity stems from factors like a substance abuse disorder or mental illness, issues that likely would not be resolved in prison, according to the district attorney.
"This is more focused on proactively getting them what they need to recover," Karzen said.
Alleged perpetrators of certain crimes, such as sexual assault and murder, would not be eligible for the program, according to Karzen.
Karzen said the program aligns with his goal of criminal justice reform. He aims to work toward a system that balances human decency with public safety. Rather than face criminal charges, an offender participating in the diversion program would work with a case manager to identify his or her needs, then receive appropriate treatment.
If the person makes a good-faith effort at rehabilitation, prosecutors would formally dismiss the criminal case, according to Karzen.
Studies have shown that diversion programs can reduce recidivism, better rehabilitate offenders and lead them to employment, which results in cost-saving benefits for taxpayers footing the bill of the criminal justice system. One report, published in the Center for Health and Justice, analyzed the effects of the Kings County Drug Treatment Alternative-to-Prison program in New York. From 1990 to 2011, there were 1,349 participants, leading to estimated cost savings of more than $92 million.
"Investing in adult diversion has a ton of potential," Karzen said. "It can be hugely positive, I think."
The judicial district requested a $100,000 grant from Colorado's Adult Diversion Funding Committee, but budget cuts due to the COVID-19 pandemic substantially reduced the amount of available funding.
"I didn't think we were going to get anything," Karzen said of the grant money. "It was the first unexpected good news I've had in a long time."
He initially hoped to serve 80 people in the first year of the program. With the reduced funding, about 15 people could participate. The funding becomes available July 1. Officials hope to start taking applications for the program in August, according to Karzen.
He and other justice officials plan to use the first year as a trial period to determine the effectiveness of adult diversion. If successful, Karzen hopes to expand the program next year.


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Do you believe that a socialist nation takes away peoples pride and incentives to achieve higher goals?
Best Answer: Absolutely. You get substandard health care. Makes you wonder where the Canadians will go now? There is no incentive to achieve if a physician makes the same as a ditch digger. Why pursue a higher substandard government run education to live in mediocrity?
Liberty is lost when you have no incentive to prosper. As for the economy, we all know that the best stimulus is money earned. No economy has thrived through government spending and intervention.
The only winner is the totalitarian government. The people lose.
Those who do not choose to think would ignore the signals. Europe is waking up to realize socialism is just wrong. Why would we go there?
It is all downhill from here and into the depths of despair. I do not choose to be equal. I want to be the best I can be.
Carmen Avena · 1 decade ago
Because under communism, the government forces people to work for whatever wages they dictate. Slave labor is communism's answer to a thriving economy. It's fine if people don't want to believe me, but open a frigging book in that case. The average daily wage in the USSR for madated factory labor was a loaf of bread and a ration of Vodka. Going on strike was a crime punishable by firing squad.
It doesn't matter what people believe. It only matters what is true. Like it or not, preservation of self is the strongest human instinct. So it stands to reason that an economic system, which allows an individual to work towards ensuring the best chance at self preservation, is going to be the one that motivates us the most. Socialism is all about collectivism. Capitalism is all about individualism. Therefore Capitalism is going to be the economic system which allows citizens to be the most prideful and the most motivated.
Depends upon your definition of "socialist." Some think any degree of government protection for workers, consumers, or the environment is "socialist." Others only use the term if government actually owns the factories, stores, and the like as government owns schools, police forces, etc.
I think a government owned health care system that operates along side a private system, just like we have public and private schools, would actually help people achieve higher goals. I know I would have tried harder to own my own business if I didn't feel I had to work for an employer who provided health insurance.
So, it is not so simple if one takes a simple view of what it means to be a "socialist nation."
Yaktivistdotcom · 1 decade ago
when people face adversities they either rise above it and figure a way to change things to make it better OR they give up and just flow with the tide.
any artist will tell you that most creativity comes from times of stress or unhappiness or from times of great joy and happiness. life is an emotional ebb and flow if you are a human being.
to be creative, people must strive. if you have nothing to strive for, you are content to let life happen to you rather than make life happen for you.
socialism doesn't bring out the best in people, it makes people chattel of the state. IMO
? · 1 decade ago
Yes, read this experiment made by a professor at Texas Tech.
An economics professor at Texas Tech said he had never failed a
student before but had, once, failed an entire class. That class
insisted that socialism worked and that no one would be poor and
would be rich, a great equalizer. The professor then said ok, we
have an experiment in this class on socialism.
All grades would be averaged and everyone would receive the same
so no one would fail and no one would receive an A. After the
test the grades were averaged and everyone got a B. The students
studied hard were upset and the students who studied little were
But, as the second test rolled around, the students who studied
had studied even less and the ones who studied hard decided they
a free ride too; so they studied little.. The second test
average was a
D! No one was happy. When the 3rd test rolled around the
average was an
The scores never increased as bickering, blame, name calling all
resulted in hard feelings and no one would study for the benefit
anyone else. All failed, to their great surprise, and the
told them that socialism would also ultimately fail because when
reward is great, the effort to succeed is great; but when
takes all the reward away; no one will try or want to succeed.
Could not be any simpler than that....
Clayton A · 1 decade ago
Socialism is little more than government sponsored laziness and there can never be pride in that. But then those who support such wouldn't know pride if it bit them in the rear.
For the most part, yes. There will always be people who have an intrinsic urge to achieve at a higher level than the masses but as soon as most people see that they can receive without having to contribute to the best of their ability motivation is weakened.
To each. according to its need and its potential. People in Capitalist country HATE their job, but in pure socialist society, you do what you like. You dont have to work like a machine. Why do we work? To feed ourselves. People under a capitalist society is a machine compare to be treated as a human being.
We are socialists because we reject an international economic order sustained by private profit, alienated labor, race and gender discrimination, environmental destruction, and brutality and violence in defense of the status quo.
We are socialists because we share a vision of a humane international social order based both on democratic planning and market mechanisms to achieve equitable distribution of resources, meaningful work, a healthy environment, sustainable growth, gender and racial equality, and non-oppressive relationships.
Well, if you're talking about social Democracies like Canada and Sweden, then no. There are financial rewards in both systems, but they're not the over-the-top financial rewards that the US offers.
If unlimited wealth is the incentive (the potential) then the society that makes it so has very little appreciation for what makes life good. No one will ever be able to convince me that quality of life increases in proportion to how much money people make. Bill gates is not happier than I am. :) And my needs are met as well as his are.
Why do communists think that taking away people's incentive to work and achieve is a good thing?
Why does Obama look down on success? He sends a clear message to the people of this great nation that you?
Libs, aren't you giving people an incentive for being poor with social welfare programs and taking away?
Do you star, then take it away, if you're not picked as best answer?
Why don't liberals seem to have any pride in working hard to achieve goals and being independent ?
Is Trump trying to start a civil war between liberals and conservatives?
How can there be any doubt that what Trump tweeted about the four congresswomen was racist?
I am in LOVE with Ilhan Omar! Is there a chance she'll divorce her brother soon?


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Home » Market Review: Vast health care sector sets Louisville apart
Market Review: Vast health care sector sets Louisville apart
Region's wellness, aging companies pay $4 billion in payroll, account for $500 billion in revenue
By Abby Laub
Norton Healthcare and Jefferson County Public Schools have partnered to provide a new school-based telemedicine program that allows students to be seen by a provider from their school nurse's office using teleconferencing technology.
You can tell people by the company they keep, and a region by the companies it keeps. In the case of health care – which includes medical services, lifelong wellness and aging care – Louisville is in better company than anyone else in the nation.
"Companies like Humana, Kindred Healthcare, Almost Family (now LHC), Pharmerica, and ResCare (now BrightSpring) got their start and are headquartered in Louisville," said David Buschman, managing director of Greater Louisville Inc.'s Health Enterprises Network. "These companies have created a knowledge center and culture of innovation that attracted companies like Atria, Signature and Trilogy to create the nation's largest concentration of headquarters operations."
He added that Louisville is now home to more lifelong wellness and aging care headquarters than any other MSA in the nation, an asset that sets Louisville apart from other health care markets. Buschman said there are 4,100 health-related establishments in the Louisville Metro and collectively, and they employ more than 124,000 people with an annual payroll over $4 billion and account for $50 billion in revenue.
"Health care is the region's largest employer, accounting for 18.2% of all jobs," he said. "Between 2006 and 2017, health care sector employment increased 22.3%."
Massive growth and innovation
A big factor in these numbers is Norton Healthcare, which continues to grow. The hospital and health care system is Louisville's fourth largest employer, providing care at more than 250 locations throughout Kentucky and Southern Indiana. It includes five Louisville hospitals and more than 14,600 employees. A strong research program provides access to clinical trials, with 850-plus clinical studies underway. In 2018 Norton Healthcare was named by Healthiest Employers as the fourth healthiest place to work in the country.
"Our payroll and purchases of supplies and services total around $1.7 billion each year," said Michael W. Gough, executive vice president and chief operating officer. "As a not-for-profit, we have a commitment to improving the health of our community and provide funding for many services that benefit the public. In 2018, our total contribution was valued at more than $165 million, including $105 million in charity care and unpaid Medicaid cost for patients who couldn't afford to pay."
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The success of Greater Louisville's medical services scene can be attributed to this compassionate outlook, but also to its top notch workforce and innovation.
A recent example is Talaris Therapeutics Inc., formerly known as Regenerex LLC, a company born at the University of Louisville. In April 2019 it announced it had raised $100 million from investors to develop a therapy, based on UofL research, that could improve the lives of kidney transplant recipients. It is using technology developed at UofL to allow living donor kidney transplant recipients to stay off immunosuppression drugs for the rest of their lives.
Another UofL researcher, virologist Dr. Donghoon Chung, is one of three principal investigators with a new center working to advance new drugs for the treatment of equine encephalitis viruses in humans. The project, Center of Excellence for Encephalitic Alphavirus Therapeutics, is funded by a $21 million grant from the National Institutes of Health over five years.
The innovation extends beyond patient care and includes industry distributors and pharmaceuticals. At the end of 2018, AmerisourceBergen, a global health care company, announced it will expand its full-line Louisville distribution center with a $15 million investment expected to generate 134 full-time jobs. The project will create a high-tech distribution center, which will package, process and ship pharmaceuticals to health care providers across the country. This investment proves that Greater Louisville's logistical assets also bleed over heavily into the medical sector, as company officials noted Louisville's location as a deciding site selection factor for the expansion of its full-line facility.
Managing modern health care also requires data prowess and a high-tech skilled workforce. UofL's School of Public Health and Information Sciences is one of the many regional entities helping keep students prepared. Most recently it launched the Master of Science in Health Data Analytics (MSHDA) to coach students to help health care organizations improve their quality and lower the cost of care, while enhancing the patient experience. The program will be offered online and on campus later this year.
Norton also has a wide range of initiatives in place to attract, develop and retain the workforce it needs.
"This includes partnerships with high schools and universities, an apprenticeship program and scholarship options," said Gough. "We also believe that health care offers opportunities for lifelong learning, so we offer programs for our existing team members to build upon their skills or pursue advanced degrees or other career paths."
But what health care really boils down to is helping people – through data or hands-on care. And Norton and other providers are continually meeting that demand with excellence.
Recent examples include the February 2019 opening of a new Norton Women's Health office in Shelby County. And in January 2019, Norton Children's Hospital – which in July 2018 received national recognition for its treatment of children with diabetes – opened its new $12 million, 31,000-s.f. unit that will serve hundreds of sick and injured kids every year. In October 2018, Norton opened its new $38 million Norton Cancer Institute – Brownsboro. The comprehensive cancer care center brings all Norton Healthcare oncology subspecialties and services together for the first time in one location. In the same month it opened the Norton Breast Health Center on the Norton Brownsboro Hospital campus.
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A longtime member of the Louisville health care scene is Jewish Hospital, which in April 2019 celebrated 55 years of organ transplantation. In 2017, Jewish Hospital Transplant Care set an all-organ record, with 187 organs transplanted. Today, Jewish Hospital is among a very small percentage of hospitals across the country approved to perform all five solid organ transplants: heart, lung, liver, kidney and pancreas. It's also home to the world's most successful hand transplant.
Baptist Health also has a large presence in the region. Baptist Health Louisville is a 519-bed hospital that has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as the No. 1 hospital in the Metro Louisville area and No. 3 in the state of Kentucky for 2018-19. In June 2018 it completed a $18.7 million expansion of the emergency department.
Reflecting the needs of an aging population, an increasing industry focus is on at-home and high-tech health. Entities like Norton and others have a big focus on technology, and the hospital was ranked the highest in Kentucky among large organizations on the 2018 list of Best Places to Work in IT by IDG's Computerworld. These technology experts are relied upon for developing technology to elevate patient care.
"Continued investment in our IT technology and employees helps ensure a support model that provides clinicians with the essential tools to care for our guests and their families," said Gough.
In April 2019, a new initiative with Norton Healthcare allowed students at Engelhard Elementary School in Louisville to have access to medical care beyond the school nurse. The school-based Telemedicine Program allows a child to see a Norton Healthcare provider through a secure video visit from the school nurse's office.
Also in February 2019, Louisville-based LHC Group Inc., an in-home health care provider serving 85 Kentucky counties announced it will locate a regional home office at its existing operation in Louisville with a $600,000 investment expected to create 31 full-time jobs.
"Kentucky's health care sector has grown steadily in recent years, and LHC Group's addition of a regional headquarters location in Louisville builds on this extraordinary progress," Gov. Matt Bevin said in a press release.
LHC Group's investment comes on the heels of the company's April 2018 merger with Almost Family Inc., a home health care services provider headquartered in Louisville since 1976.
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Sometimes home health falls on the shoulders of unpaid providers, and the problem of lost wages in health care around the world is a big problem being addressed by the Louisville Healthcare CEO Council.
In April 2019, the LHCC announced it's accepting applications for its CareTech Pitch Competition, an international competition that convenes investors, entrepreneurs, and enterprises to identify outstanding innovations to address the needs of unpaid caregivers.
"Unpaid caregivers provide an astounding $506 billion of free care every year. Many report that they operate in a near-constant 'crisis mode' and struggle to find relevant resources," said Tammy York Day, president and CEO of LHCC. "LHCC is creating a unique opportunity for entrepreneurs to put their disruptive technologies in front of some of the biggest customers in the health care industry."
Buschman noted, "We're seeing more private/public collaborations than ever before."
He cited programs like Kentuckiana Works; the "Academies of Louisville" that partners with Jefferson County Public Schools; The Thrive Center, an experiential center of technology that spotlights innovation and promotes healthy aging; the Hive, a UofL/Kindred Healthcare technology research and collaboration focused on developing innovative solutions for various aspects of aging care; Lacuna Health, a Kindred Healthcare Innovations company that identifies and solves for gaps in the patient experience; and LEAP (Louisville Entrepreneurship Acceleration Partnership), a collaborative effort to strengthen and grow the innovative ecosystem of the region as some of many examples of this innovation and collaboration at work in the regional health care marketplace.
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var $elements = select("body");  //See the select function we wrote last time.
Removing an id from an elements might justify a special function, if for nothing else but consistency.
We could simply set the id to an empty string like $element.id ="", but the element would still have an id attribute which could lead to come confusion later on. So lets write a function that removes the id attribute from all elements passed to it.
In the first article we decided to that we wanted to follow a design pattern that would work for both synchronous and asynchronous programming. All of our methods going to following a similar pattern: functionName(targetElements, all other parameters… , callback).
We'll need to start the function off with a fast way to check if the callback was passed.
Where the elements is a html element or and array of html elements and callback is our callback function. Since we could have either, we need to check if we have an array or a single element.
The html element object does not contain a length property, while arrays and element lists do.
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With school a few weeks away, Chancellor Ronnie Green and others representing UNL have criss-crossed the state to discuss Nebraska's largest public university campus in coffee shops, hotel ballrooms and high school cafeterias.
Chancellor Ronnie Green and other university officials were among civic leaders who participated in a Nebraska National Guard refueling flight on May 24. The flight allowed participants to see firsthand how members of the Nebraska National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing accomplish the task of adding fuel to fighter jets soaring at 35,000 feet.
Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts launched a new international trade council to identify business and research opportunities overseas. The council's membership includes leaders from 20 different groups, including Nebraska Farm Bureau President Steve Nelson, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry President Barry Kennedy, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green.
When the American Society of Animal Science presents awards at its July 9 annual meeting in Baltimore, those in attendance can expect to hear the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's name announced frequently. Five Nebraska faculty and administrators have earned national awards from the society — including Chancellor Ronnie Green, who has been selected to receive the national association's most prestigious honor.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green and Chief Communication and Marketing Officer Teresa Paulsen were named 4-H Luminaries by the National 4-H Council March 21 in Washington, D.C. Luminaries are an exclusive group of accomplished and influential 4-H alumni who will help raise awareness of 4-H's life-changing impact and generate support for bringing 4-H to more youth. Green and Paulsen are part of the 40-member inaugural class.
Ronnie Green on Thursday called on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to tackle the 21st century in a speech before faculty, staff, administrators and others during his installation as the campus' 20th chancellor. Tracing education's role from before the founding of the United States, through the signing of the Morrill Act creating land-grant universities, and peering into the future, Green said UNL is intertwined in both the state and the nation's DNA.
With the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's enrollment at record numbers and research at UNL also on a roll, 2017 will be an important year as the university begins to chart out its future and how to maintain and increase that growth. That's according to the University of Nebraska- Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green, who was in Aurora Wednesday to discuss the university, its achievements and its strategic goals. About 30 people attended the meeting.
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Chancellor Ronnie Green was appointed to lead the Association of Public Land Grant Universities' Commission on Food, Environment and Renewable Resources. The commission supports research, extension and teaching in issues tied to agriculture, food, human sciences, the atmosphere, oceans, climate and veterinary medicine among 236 member public research universities, land-grant institutions and state university systems.
Three students who aced the ACT while still in middle school made the news Tuesday when University of Nebraska-Lincoln officials offered them full-tuition scholarships to attend college. All three students received perfect scores on at least one section of the ACT college entrance exam. The scholarship, which is worth approximately $27,000 at 2016-17 tuition rates, would cover a bachelor's degree, or 120 credit hours.
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Lion has been announced as the exclusive supplier of beer and cider at Adelaide Oval, continuing a partnership that spans more than 65 years with the SANFL and more than 60 years with SACA.
The ten-year, multi-million dollar deal will deliver significant financial returns for both sporting codes while providing Adelaide Oval patrons with a range of premium beverages.
"We're very pleased to announce that Lion was successfully awarded the right to be the exclusive supplier of beer and cider at Adelaide Oval," said Adelaide Oval SMA CEO Andrew Daniels.
"Contracts such as these are a pivotal part of our business plan to ensure that we can meet our operating obligations while providing a return to support grassroots cricket and football. This deal will deliver significant financial benefits for both sporting codes.
"As the market leader, this deal is also excellent news for those Adelaide Oval patrons who are legally able to drink alcohol as they will be able to responsibly enjoy an excellent selection of Lion's quality beers and ciders."
The supply term will come to an end in 2025.
The deal also extends to sponsorship of the SANFL competition and the SANFL clubs, including pourage rights at the clubs.
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SANFL Executive Commissioner Leigh Whicker AM said the League was delighted with the deal.
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SACA Chief Executive Officer Keith Bradshaw said the deal was equally as important to cricket.
"Lion has been a fantastic long-term supporter of cricket in South Australia through their West End brand. This deal is critical to cricket in our State, with support for the West End Redbacks and Adelaide Strikers through to grass roots Premier League and Grade Cricket competitions," he said.
Jake Parkinson, West End's Regional Director said Lion is proud of its longstanding partnerships with the SANFL and the SACA and is excited that these will continue into the future.
Adult patrons at the Adelaide Oval have long enjoyed our range of Australian and International premium beer and cider products many of which are brewed at our West End brewery. Today's announcement is a continuation of this South Australian tradition in a stadium that is committed to creating positive experiences at sports and events in Adelaide," Jake said.
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Completely subverting the traditional energy demand and realizing that the comprehensive cost of PV and Power Storage is lower than that of thermal power. This is why it's worthy for invested. PV + Power Storage will eventually become the mainstream energy source, not necessarily because it is the cleanest, but it must be because it is the cheapest. The cost of photovoltaic system has been reduced to $0.45/W. In 2007, the system cost reached $9/W. In 13 years, the cost has dropped to only 5% of the original cost. Lithium iron phosphate energy storage system has dropped to $0.23/wh. The system can reach 5000 times for charging and discharging.
In 2025, the cost of the photovoltaic system will reach $0.33/W, which will be amortized to 25 years of depreciation plus financial costs, 1,500 hours/year of power generation hours, and the cost per kilowatt-hour of electricity will be $0.015 per kilowatt-hour. The cost of the energy storage system will be $0.15/WH, and the number of charging and discharging will be 10,000 times. Secondly, according to 15-year depreciation, the cost of kWh storage is $0.015 per kWh, and the financial cost is $0.0197 per kWh; the cost of PV + Power Storage system is $0.035/kw, and the cost is expected to drop to within 0.023per kWh in 2030, sweeping across all fossil energy.
In 2030, PV + Power Storage can occupy 20% of the global power market, which is a high probability event, about 9 trillion kWh. According to the global power generation conditions, the average annual photovoltaic power generation of 1250 hours can be expected, 1GW (1 million kWh) installed capacity is about 1.25 billion kWh. 9 trillion kWh, and the total installed capacity is 7200GW which covers an area of about 70,000 square kilometers. It is predicted that the cost of photovoltaic ground system will be $0.33/W in 2025 ( Solar panel: $0.15/W) and $0.27/W in 2030 ( Solar panel: $0.12/W). By the end of 2020, the total installed capacity of photovoltaics in the world is about 750GW, and 6450GW of photovoltaic storage systems will be added in the next 10 years. The huge space is enough to make people excited.
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