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Holiday Commission, this is my very first commission ever, so I'm not to sure what to expect. Commission details Yandere wolf maid takes care of you (Roleplay) ASMR triggers can include whispering, head scratches/head pats, awooooos , wolfy kisses and anything else that would fit the topic. Normal voice would be fine unless there is something you think would be better. Feel free to be creative on this topic. If there are any questions or concerns feel free to email me back and If I can get a confirmation email that would be great. On the behalf of your fans and myself, Thank you keep on doing on what your doing and Merry Christmas.
This is for your holiday commissions. I had the idea of an alien girl that has abducted the listener and is running tests to learn more about them. She has tendrils on her body that she uses to hold tools or examine subjects, BUT DOESNT USE THEM FOR ANYTHING LEWD. She's a little nervous around the listener and constantly worries about scaring or hurting them, but at the same time is really excited and fangirls occationally. You're regular voice or loli voice is fine, whichever you think would be better. As for triggers, I think mouth noises, scratching, and whispers are good for when she's examining the listener up close. Also, poking, crackling, and rubbing sounds would be good for when she does experiments. Thanks so much, this means a lot to me and the rest of your fans that you're doing this whole thing. You might remember me as J Lim from your YouTube comments. If not, I can't blame you. Keep doing what you do and never stop being adorable.
Hello Wolfy, I wanted to say thank you for your posts and your work on your videos. They have been very good and would like a private audio work from you. Your neko voice is adorable, i think i would like you to use that voice, if that's ok (preferably when you aren't sick XD).
So the idea is a "Santa visiting on Christmas eve" kind of thing. The listener's little sister is cuddling with them so there would be a constant and gentle breathing background sound for the whole time. A few minutes later there is the sound of gentle footsteps. The listener wakes up to find that it's a wolf girl Santa. After that they spend some time talking quietly, probably about whether the younger sister was being nice all year and things like that. Then once the wolf girl Santa leaves, the younger sister wakes up and asks what happens and finds out that Santa came through the house. Then they go back to sleep. Feel free to take some creative liberties on this.


Joanne Buist (Boomers) age 83, of Kentwood, went to be with her Lord on Friday, January 4, 2019. Joanne retired from Keebler after 35 years of service. She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 63 years, Harold, her sons, Rick Buist, Randy (Sue) Buist, Terry (Terri) Buist, Rob (Penny) Buist; seven grandchildren; five great grandchildren; sisters and brother, Shirley (Jerry) Kruys, Richard Boomers, Mary Lou (Rol) Mast, Dianne (Jim) Crawford; sister-in-law and brother-in-law, Arlene Barnard, and Leon Buist. Her sister, Donna Mast, and brother, Robert Boomers, preceded her in death. Visitation will be held on Sunday, from 2 - 4 pm at Stroo Funeral Home, where the funeral service will be held at 2 pm Monday, January 7. Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Kentwood District Library.
My sympathy to Harold children and grandchildren.
So sorry for your loss. Your Mom was a special lady. Had some good laughs with her. Prayers and hugs to you all.
Our sympathies Our prayers and thoughts are with you and your family.
Sorry for your loss. Our thoughts & prayers are with you.
So sorry for your loss. You are all in our thoughts and prayers as the Lord welcomes this special angel.


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Q: Remove class from HTML when one of two links are clicked (both have same class) I have a UI element that has two panels. Only one is visible at any given time so each panel has its own close link. Both these links should perform the same action - closing/hiding the element.
Initially I thought I could do this by toggling the class on html and have the same class applied to the link that opens the UI element and the two that close it (below) but this didn't work.
const html = document.querySelector('html');
const button = document.querySelector('.trigger-cart');

button.addEventListener('click', e => {
  e.preventDefault();
  html.classList.toggle('cart-visible');
});

I've included an example of where my code is add now. I have remove the toggle for separate add/remove declarations. This is better but only the first close button works and the one that follows in the markup doesn't fire at all. I tried using querySelectorAll but that doesn't seem to work either?
Can someone help me with this? Just getting the close buttons working is the priority but I might have several links on the page that could in theory open this UI element. Which is why I thought using a single class to toggle the class on html might be best initially.

/* const html = document.querySelector('html');
const button = document.querySelector('.trigger-cart');

button.addEventListener('click', e => {
  e.preventDefault();
  html.classList.toggle('cart-visible');
});
 */

const html = document.querySelector('html');
const btnOpen = document.querySelector('.trigger-cart');
const btnClose = document.querySelector('.close-cart');

btnOpen.addEventListener('click', e => {
  e.preventDefault();
  html.classList.add('cart-visible');
});

btnClose.addEventListener('click', e => {
  e.preventDefault();
  html.classList.remove('cart-visible');
});
html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cart {
  background: #eee;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100vh;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: -375px;
  transition: right .5s;
  width: 375px;
}

.cart-visible .cart {
  right: 0;
}

.panel-one,
.panel-two {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 50vw;
  align-content: center;
}

.panel-two {
  background: #ddd;
}
Display Cart

    Close Link

    Close Link

A: You have multiple link elements with the same class close-cart and using querySelector to get them will return only the first link element, that's why only the first link is working.
To resolve this-

*

*Use the document. querySelectorAll() method to find all elements of class close-cart.

*Use the forEach() loop to iterate over the collection of the elements.

*And then use addEventListener() method to add an event listener to each element.

Here is the working demo-

/* const html = document.querySelector('html');
const button = document.querySelector('.trigger-cart');

button.addEventListener('click', e => {
  e.preventDefault();
  html.classList.toggle('cart-visible');
});
 */

const html = document.querySelector('html');
const btnOpen = document.querySelector('.trigger-cart');
const allCloseButtons = document.querySelectorAll('.close-cart');

allCloseButtons.forEach(el => {
  el.addEventListener('click', e => {
    e.preventDefault();
    html.classList.remove('cart-visible');
  });
});

btnOpen.addEventListener('click', e => {
  e.preventDefault();
  html.classList.add('cart-visible');
});
html,
body {
  margin: 0;
  padding: 0;
}

.cart {
  background: #eee;
  display: flex;
  flex-direction: column;
  height: 100vh;
  position: fixed;
  top: 0;
  right: -375px;
  transition: right .5s;
  width: 375px;
}

.cart-visible .cart {
  right: 0;
}

.panel-one,
.panel-two {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: center;
  height: 50vw;
  align-content: center;
}

.panel-two {
  background: #ddd;
}
Display Cart

    Close Link

    Close Link

A: The query selector method returns the first child,You can change your code like this

    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge" />
    <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Document</title>

      Display Cart

          Close Link

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Williams accused of leading church into crisis
· Nigerian cleric applauded for attack on archbishop
· Rebellion by Nazir-Ali a coup for traditionalists
Riazat Butt in Jerusalem
Sun 22 Jun 2008 19.01 EDT
A senior Anglican archbishop last night accused Rowan Williams, the Archbishop of Canterbury, of apostasy, manipulation and leading the church into turmoil, as a summit of traditionalists convened in Jerusalem with a mission to "rescue" the Anglican church from its liberal leadership.
The Rt Rev Peter Akinola, Archbishop of Nigeria, called for a new "roadmap" for the 77-million-strong Anglican communion on the opening day of an eight-day meeting that threatens to upstage next month's Lambeth conference, the summit meeting of Anglican bishops held every 10 years.
In the latest blow to Williams's plans for Lambeth, the Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali, became the most senior Church of England figure to decline an invitation, joining a growing boycott movement by scores of bishops unhappy with the liberal agenda of some provinces of the church.
Most of the 280 bishops at the Global Anglican Futures Conference (Gafcon) have declared their intention to stay away from Lambeth, but Nazir-Ali's rebellion is the greatest victory yet for conservative African and American religious leaders opposed to gay priests and same-sex marriages.
In a speech last night, Akinola set out the conservative case with an excoriating attack on Williams. During an hour-long address, he criticised Williams for his "revisionist leadership" and for leaving the communion in an "unprecedented brokenness and turmoil".
To frequent applause, exclamations of amen and whistles, Akinola called on delegates to rescue what was left of the church "from the error of apostates". "We can no longer trust where some of our communion leaders are taking us," he said. Gafcon, he said, offered "fresh hope for a meaningful spiritual haven" for those who could no longer hold out and be "truly Anglican under revisionist leadership".
"We can banish the errors plaguing our communion, we will not abdicate our responsibility and acquiesce to destructive modern cultural and political dictates," Akinola told the 1,000 bishops, clergy and laypeople assembled, calling for efforts to "inaugurate and determine the roadmap" to a new Anglican future.
His address concluded a day of debate over the communion and Williams, who was described by the Archbishop of Uganda as a "burdened man" suffering "sleepless nights". Henry Luke Orombi said that although Williams was a personal friend and a godly man, there was a need to be decisive.
He praised Nazir-Ali for his "clarity, courage and boldness" and named him as a better candidate to lead the communion.
"I would have loved him to be Archbishop of Canterbury," he said. "There is need for such a man."
Nazir-Ali has repeatedly aligned himself with traditionalists, by opposing the ordination of gay clergy and blessing of same-sex unions, and will tomorrow give an address on the future of the Anglican communion.
He is the most senior Church of England figure to participate in the event and sits on the leadership team.
By favouring Gafcon over Lambeth, which will still attract more than 600 of the world's 880 Anglican bishops, he risks alienating himself from fellow clergy and could get a tepid reception when he attends next month's General Synod, the Church of England's national assembly and legislative body.
The Rev Colin Coward said Nazir-Ali's defiance made no sense. "It's a betrayal of collegiality and commitment to the communion. It's a more serious breach of conduct for an English bishop to boycott Lambeth than someone from overseas," he said. "He puts at risk his authority as a diocesan bishop. Why does he continue to associate with Church of England bishops, sitting with them in the House of Lords, but not go to Lambeth?"
Nazir-Ali's decision has been confirmed by his ally Chris Sugden, one of the English clergy attending Gafcon, who said the bishop had made his mind up as far back as October.
Williams is understood to be aware of Nazir-Ali's decision, but there has been no official response from Lambeth Palace.
Canon Giles Goddard, from Southwark, said Nazir-Ali's protest undermined Williams and the communion.
"He should reconsider his position. I don't see how he can continue to be a diocesan bishop if he behaves in this way," Goddard said.
Gafcon has laid bare the division in the Anglican communion.
The Anglican bishop in Jerusalem welcomed some of the Gafcon leaders into St George's Cathedral for a Sunday service. The Rt Rev Suheil Dawani said: "Throughout its history, the Lambeth conference has dealt with many difficult issues. At times these issues looked as if they might divide us, but they did not because we persevered in prayer and fellowship, together, with respect and patience."

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The Betrayal Of Higher Education
By Bob MacGuffie
Image by Nina R
"For the time is coming when people will not put up with sound doctrine, but having itching ears, they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own desires and will turn away from listening to the truth and wander away to myths."
2 Timothy 3:14 – 4:5
In my previous article, 'A Signal Call to The Consciences of Our Nation's Teachers – 'Rise Up to Save Our Children,'' I examined how our Children's K-12 Educational system has been horribly transformed into a Woke propaganda-mill designed to produce students trained in mindless group think. The goal of this insidious, long term cultural revolution is to create in students a desire to reject everything that the Progressive Left despises as traditionally normative, because such normative thinking negatively impacts their desire for permanent power.
This cultural attack on our children takes many despicable forms including presenting a distorted history of the United States as an evil and negative force in the world, a mutilated view of its culture as being racist, greedy, exploitative, and aggressively imperialistic. This attack seeks to destroy traditional religions by replacing them with an environmental form of paganism, which one might term 'Gaia Worship.'
Thus, the Democrat Left, which dominates the Teacher Unions and the Educational Bureaucracy, seeks to install a new 'Unholy Trinity' consisting of an all-powerful Government, Enviro-paganism and the Socialist ideology that proceeds from both, each playing out their roles as Big Brother, Earth Goddess and the Unholy Ghost.
This betrayal of parental expectations through the rape of childhood innocence creates a situation where all the axiomatic presuppositions that parents have regarding the purpose and function of education are deliberately annihilated.
That is, the parental expectation that the reason why schools exist is to teach children to think critically for themselves by learning how to read, write, understand math, express themselves clearly, have an understanding of science and computers as well as be exposed to the triumphs of civilization – especially Western Civilization - via the teaching of its heroes, history, literature and art. However, all thesepresuppositions are instead being undermined and subverted, largely in a clandestine manner, to create generations of students who will be incapable of critical thinking and will, instead, become unthinking tools in the service of a brutal and cruel power lust designed to foster the acceptance of a permanent ruling class over them.
However, this assault on students is only the precursor and preparation for what Progressive Academia has in store for them in university, where the poisoned fruit of their K–12 mis-education will be more fully put to work in the service of the Left.
We are often warned by Conservatives that colleges are places where a Cultural Revolution is taking place; this view is behind the curve. In terms of who is in control of Academia, the Revolution is over and those who launched it have won.
What were once institutions charged with passing on the accumulated wisdom of Western Civilization have been corrupted into a sewer of cultural relativism and de-constructionist philosophy. Everything once held in esteem is disparaged; everything once considered edifying is debased; everything once seen as aesthetically beautiful is now viewed as repellent, everything lauded as successful is seen as inegalitarian and everything once praised as heroic and liberating is demeaned as arrogant and bullying. All cultural and religious traditions are now taught to students as being "outdated," bigoted," "close-minded," "intolerant" and, of course, systemically racist.
Gone are the days when Matthew Arnold, the 19th Century British pedagogue wrote of the need to instill a canonical body of knowledge in students through higher education. He believed that in order to prepare them for the future they needed to be instructed "…to know the best that has been known and thought in the world, irrespective of practice, politics, and everything of the kind… culture is the great help out of our present difficulties; culture being a pursuit of our total perfection by means of getting to know, on all the matters which most concern us, the best which has been thought and said in the world, and, through this knowledge, turning a stream of fresh and free thought upon our stock notions and habits, which we now follow staunchly but mechanically …".
Arnold, Matthew. 1869. Culture and Anarchy: An Essay in Political and Social Criticism. Oxford: Project Gutenberg.
How far we have fallen from this lofty ideal; how mutilated and distorted a concept has been put in its place… and how damaging the result.
University has now become a rapacious business that only serves its own institutional enrichment as it partners with the Government in the immiseration of its students though government encouraged debt. It then propagandizes students with failed Marxist cliches, anti-scientific sex and ecological theories, and deliberately incomprehensible post-modernist "De-constructionist" philosophies that saddle students with the inability to think critically. Such propaganda sets the stage for the blind acceptance of iron-bound ideologies and demands that all opposition be marginalized, anathematized, cancelled and squashed even to the point of violence.
Most grotesquely, this is all done on today's colleges in the name of 'tolerance' and 'diversity' at the very same time both are annihilated on campus. The world is neatly divided into the Marxist paradigm of oppressed and oppressors, of exploited and exploiters, of racists and multiculturalists.
The Rule of Law is overridden by the Rule by Majority. 'Equity' is demanded over 'Equality'; Patriotism is replaced by self-loathing Anti-Americanism, and traditional religion is erased in favor of ecological paganism. Everything considered by the far Leftwing professoriate as evil – capitalism, racism, sexism, patriarchy and myriad fill-in-the-blank 'phobias' that plague the fever swamps of progressive political imagination - are considered the result of an archaic, unfair system created by 'dead white male slave owners' …such as those men previously revered as America's Founding Fathers.
The very past itself is not only to be re-written but wiped out; no previous understanding of life or value held in the past is to be considered of any value because some of those standards may be outside the values held by Progressives in the present day… and hence a threat to the Left's hideous vision of the future.
History, values, traditions, heroes, myths… all must be destroyed.
The former purpose of university was to prepare students to face the chaos of life and be able to bring order to it by asking questions, even uncomfortable questions, so that they become capable to listen to even the most uncomfortable of answers. It is through such questioning that one finds new possibilities and new answers. It is not in the safe, well-lit and hospitable intellectual spaces one is familiar with, that answers are found; they are more often found in the dark and foreboding places one least wants to go. But it is necessary to go there, because things that aren't relevant to what you are seeking often remain invisible until they block the path to your goal. It is in having the courage to face the darkest of ideas that one learns to overcome them by discovering and mastering them with better ideas.
College should be the place where you fearlessly enter such dark places and listen to challenging and even uncomfortable thoughts, so that one can face the need to accept hard answers to hard questions. It is in college that students must learn to steel themselves to face the real world outside campus, where the consequences of not being able to face adversity can be far more consequential, than a failed test or the snide remarks of a cynical professor.
Students are not helped by protecting them with on-campus speech codes, 'safe spaces' and exposure to only that which they find inoffensive and unchallenging. Instead, they must be asked to consider hard realities and how they should deal with them, but this can only be accomplished through critical thinking and by learning to articulate answers in clear speech and writing.
All this is now under constant attack; those who seek to mentally enslave our children in order to turn them into unquestioning serfs laboring for the 21st Century corporatist machine, castigate the wisdom of the past and reject political, economic, social and cultural traditions that have produced the most successful society in history. They replace critical thinking with pre-digested group-think; they mutilate language to serve political purposes, they reject reason as unfair and outdated, they abhor industrial progress as inimical to their vision of a pagan ecological utopia, and they demand acceptance of Socialist failure in the name of "equity."
In short, the modern university does not prepare young people to face and overcome chaos, but to embrace it.
It does not teach values but obliterates them. Nietzsche once spoke about a 'transvaluation of values'; today's Academia teaches the non-valuation of values. However, if there are no values, there can be no place to find the positive emotional satisfaction that goes along with the ability to accept them. The post-modernist professors found in today's Academia oppose value systems in toto because they produce both those who can live up to them as well as those who cannot, thus creating that which post-modernism hates most: winners and losers.
In the dystopia they espouse to naïve students, the only answer is to do away with value systems completely and thus eliminate the possibility of losing. High-achievers are not recognized as it might hurt the feelings of non-achievers; instead, everyone gets a participation prize. But if there are no losers, neither are there winners… and this is the goal. A society where excelling is deemed "unfair" and even "evil" is a place where all positive individual achievement stops… as it did in the USSR, and as it does now in Communist hells around the world… and into that vacuum steps the Government as the sole representation of all values, as it directs and controls all people in the service of itself.
Until and unless we take back Academia from the barbarians that have captured it, we will be turning over our young people to our worst enemies; enemies that hate what our ancestors have built, hate what we are trying to maintain and pass on and, worst of all, control our children, who they seek to turn into their witless drones - both denied our glorious past and barred from a bright future.
We must not let this happen.
We cannot let this happen.
Our political leadership must face the fact that parents will no longer accept politicians who ignore the crisis in our schools; worse yet, parents must reject those politicians whose careers depend on the political donations of the Education Bureaucracy and whose first interest is in placating them rather than salvaging the education of our children. Control of Academia must be returned to parents, so that students' needs, not the bottomless greed and self-absorption of the thuggish teacher unions and the power lust of professional Educrats, are served.
Congress must call college administrators to account for their actions by holding hearings into their practices and spending priorities. Congress has every right to do this since it is so intimately involved not only with student loans but also with the funding it provides universities to do research and development in many areas.
Congress must investigate the ongoing corruption involved in tuition inflation. For the past 20 years tuition has gone up 7% a year! Yet the vast majority of this money has not gone to better educating students but to fund a lavish expansion of campus buildings accompanied by skyrocketing employment of highly paid school administrators in relation to student population growth. For example, the University of Michigan employs 83 full time 'diversity officers,' whose only purpose is to make sure that the campus lives up to the latest 'standards' of Woke diversity advocates. The cost of this wretched waste of money is $11 million dollars a year which, when combined with the space, tech and support staffs these administrators require to push their paper, is more like $15 million. Parents should reflect on how much tuition could be cut if the money lavished on this colossal waste were not thrown away on such politically-correct nonsense.
Congressional investigators should start with expensive, non-Ivy League colleges that are heavily dependent on government financial aid to survive. It should question officials from such colleges about the heavy debt that they are burdening students with and what kind of degrees they are selling them that will be able to produce jobs that pay off that debt.
Administrators need to explain why the government should subsidize anti-American, anti-Capitalist, anti-Religious, anti-Traditionalist colleges that promote ideas and attitudes that are inimical to the cultural values that unify us as a country. Congress must demand an explanation as to why there is such a lack of intellectual diversity on campus and why the overwhelming number of college professors identify as Progressive Liberals, Socialists and even Marxists… and why the very few conservatives who remain are bullied into silence lest they lose their ability to get tenure or even remain employed.
Colleges must be confronted by the possibility that the government will withhold funds that provide for their lavish salaries and expansive building programs until such one-sided, ideological indoctrination is ended. Most importantly, colleges must reform their curricula so that students are provided with courses that will teach them a marketable skill. Students should not be cajoled by Woke academics to waste their time and money chasing politically correct degrees that are worthless to their prospects for future employment. Most importantly, colleges must reform their curricula so that students are actually provided with courses that will teach them a marketable skill, and not simply waste their time seeking degrees that are as worthless as they are politically-correct.
In the end, taxpaying parents should not be forced to finance academic failure and corrosive 'social-justice' propaganda, which makes them the target of that propaganda's hatred and wrath.
Parents must regain control of their schools, or the schools will continue to control their children.
Bob MacGuffie is co-author of the book 'The Seventh Crisis – Why Millennials Must Re-establish Ordered Liberty,' Seventh Crisis which examines and illuminates the historic crisis we currently endure.
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Good paper, easy to read and follow. For someone familiar with global events the problem is the determination of the master tribalists yo take over. The kaballah dream must be launched. There in America, the last bastion of civilisation and Christian values system, the freemasonry have toppled everything and everybody. You can only hope that they make mistakes or God made them into city of babel.
J Flynn says:
The author of this article provides absolute clarity as to what has happened and in still occurring in the American educational system. America will indeed be a nation of "mindless drones" unless the education system is changed drastically. It appears to me this has become an extremely hot topic. There is finally some light being shone on the miscreants that are teaching our children. Not all teachers are bad. However, as the saying goes, 'the fish stinks from the head down'. Change of leadership in school districts and local law makers is a MUST in effecting positive change! What a waste of taxpayer dollars the Department of Education is. We'd save a fortune and be much better off of it disappeared into the ash heap of history.


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Q: why ctypes.addressof() give diifferent result using python2 and python3 Recently I'm trying to transfer from python2 to python3,in my codes there is some job about read data form hardware that have a .py interface file call foreign .dll lib. The data is shared by memory between .dll and python routine,specifically speaking, ctypes.creat_string_buffer() and ctypes.addressof(), which run correctly under python2.7 env,but give unexpected result under python3.6, the reason seems to be that ctypes.addressof() give huge difference address value, I wonder what's the reason?
'''python2.7 output of addressof()
(base) C:\Users\Administrator>python
Python 2.7.15 |Anaconda, Inc.| (default, May  1 2018, 18:37:09) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from ctypes import *
>>> s = 128
>>> p = create_string_buffer(s)
>>> print(addressof(p))
50341488
>>> hex(addressof(p))
'0x3002670L'

'''
'''python3.6 output of addressof()
(base) C:\Users\Administrator>conda activate py36

(py36) C:\Users\Administrator>python
Python 3.6.8 |Anaconda, Inc.| (default, Feb 21 2019, 18:30:04) [MSC v.1916 64 bit (AMD64)] on win32
Type "help", "copyright", "credits" or "license" for more information.
>>> from ctypes import *
>>> s = 128
>>> p = create_string_buffer(s)
>>> print(addressof(p))
>>> 2241150277680
>>> hex(addressof(p))
>>> '0x209cef75830'

'''
In my opinion,the output of addressof() funtion under python2 and python3 should be approximate,but in fact it's not。Some one who can help me to point what's wrong with the routine,or with me , appreciatively!

A: [Python 3.Docs]: ctypes - A foreign function library for Python.
ctypes.addressof doesn't have anything to do with the values, it simply reports the address of the underlying C buffer for the ctypes object.
It's about:

*

*ctypes.create_string_buffer (which returns a ctypes.c_char array)

*How ctypes allocates objects: PyCData_MallocBuffer which in turn calls PyMem_Malloc (check [Python 3.Docs]: Memory Management for a bit more details)

*PyMem_Malloc (in Release mode):

*

*For Python 2, it's a malloc wrapper

*For Python 3, things are more complex, allocations occurs in blocks, user contexts are present, ..., but in the end it still relies on malloc (or one of its family functions)

Output:

[cfati@CFATI-5510-0:C:\WINDOWS\system32]> sopr.bat
*** Set shorter prompt to better fit when pasted in StackOverflow (or other) pages ***

[prompt]>
[prompt]> set _PYTHON2="e:\Work\Dev\VEnvs\py_064_02.07.15_test0\Scripts\python.exe"

[prompt]> set _PYTHON3="e:\Work\Dev\VEnvs\py_064_03.07.03_test0\Scripts\python.exe"

[prompt]> rem PYTHON 3 - CTYPES

[prompt]> %_PYTHON3% -c "from ctypes import *; print(hex(addressof(create_string_buffer(128))))"
0x25652521230

[prompt]> %_PYTHON3% -c "from ctypes import *; print(hex(addressof(create_string_buffer(128))))"
0x25c61371230

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How to Use Live Streaming to Increase Your Visibility and Engagement
Contributed content / By Amir Shahzeidi / 7 March 2019
Building off the success of video content marketing, live streaming is a dynamic new medium that digital marketers are using to expand their audiences worldwide. As you plan to launch a live streaming initiative, incorporate the latest industry insight into your strategy.
According to The New York Times, the future of content on the internet isn't just video-based — as we enter the future, we're most likely going to leave behind text altogether.
Market analysis and consumer trends show the demonstrated impact this medium offers. Having advanced to a more dynamic type of content, the digital marketing space won't be regressing to static media anytime soon.
2018 was such a terrific year for video content marketing that it likely catalyzed this shift. In recent years, businesses of every size have started investing more in video content. This trend is poised to hit its true apex in the not-too-distant future.
Last year, video marketers already saw an incredible 54% increase in their brand awareness on average along with a 66% increase in qualified leads. Nearly everyone agrees by now that online video is a powerful tool— but the format is no longer enough to take advantage of its potential.
Video largely became so popular because it was unique, offering a fresh, innovative alternative to the 10,000-word blog posts of yesteryear.
Live Streaming: The Latest Video Format Gaining Traction
When all content marketing is video-based, however, video is no longer special by itself. As content starts to blend together, standing out in a crowded marketplace will be difficult once again —unless you're prepared to take it to the next level.
Another type of video content is even more powerful and engaging online: live streaming.
Audiences have been consuming substantially more live streamed content over the last few years:
80% of people would rather watch a live video from a brand than read a blog
82% prefer live streaming content to social posts
Setting up your own over the top (OTT) service or Video on Demand (VOD) platform and live streaming is an organic, effective, and innovative ways to engage your audience. Turn passive followers into an active army of brand advocates along the way.
Let's break down the steps to take to leverage live streaming to boost your business today.
1. Vary Your Live Streaming Sessions
To turn live video into a visibility-generating machine, throw away most of the stereotypes you've probably heard. If you haven't personally watched many live videos, it's easy to believe clichés. The term most likely evokes the image of cheesy live product infomercials that used to air on late night, local television.
Product pitches and demonstrations are certainly effective live, but only represent a fraction of the potential to tap into.
Live video is engaging because it is urgent; people need to watch now before it's over or they'll miss it. It's also uniquely intimate. A peek behind the curtain shows users exactly how your brand operates and why. Experiment with several formats to find the approach people respond to best.
2. Map out a Live Streaming Schedule
Here's a sample outline for an initial plan:
Week 1: Go solo and dive deep into a piece of breaking news trending in your industry and your audience.
Week 2: Sit down with a thought influencer or respected industry professional and cover an "evergreen" topic that might not be on everyone's radar.
Week 3: Scale up the interactivity of your live streaming by hosting a live Q & A sessions.
After each session, analyze audience metrics to see what users like best will essentially allow your audience to dictate the format of your video as it goes along.
Taking advantage of all these opportunities will establish your brand as an authoritative thought leader. Turn your audience into active participants in your streaming sessions by providing valuable information that matters to them.
3. Engage with Your Audience
As we've shown, live videos offer the best opportunity to talk directly to your brand's community. Online businesses have started using this medium to take advantage of that targeted engagement and grow their online audience.
At first, asking for feedback is all you need to engage with the audience on your live streams effectively. Pose a question for viewers to respond to via chat or in the comments section, such as the ones below:
Where they're watching the live stream from
What they had for lunch/ or dinner
How their day is going
Another live stream best practice is giving new viewers a chance to speak up and be recognized. Ask the viewers, to let you know if they're new by typing #Newin the chat so you can greet them by name.
There are literally limitless ways that you can engage with your audience on your live streams, check out this video to learn more about how you can keep viewers engaged on your Facebook and YouTube live stream sessions.
4. Pay Attention to Insights for Videos
Once you've had the opportunity to get a few live broadcasts under your belt, use analytics and other data-centric tools to dive in deep. Use the results to learn as much as you can about what worked and what didn't.
Broadcasting on Facebook Live offers advanced insights for live broadcasts that have already ended. Along with the peak number of live viewers, it shows several useful metrics:
Number of unique viewers
Average number of minutes viewed
Average percent completion rate
Source: Social Media Examiner
Insights like the trend in the graph above, an example of Facebook analytics, contextualize which types of live broadcasts are working the best so you can double down on your most valuable offerings.
You might notice that users didn't respond to a live demonstration the way you hoped, but they sure did love that panel discussion with an industry expert — and you've got the percent completion stats to prove it.
Making data-driven decisions to produce content will attract the maximum attention and interest from your target audience.
5. Pick Your Platforms Carefully
Even though live streaming is itself fresh and new, you still need to get the word out about your content. Pick your platforms carefully to reach the widest audience possible.
In other words, you need to go where your audience is. Depending on the people you're trying to reach, how you distribute your live content is just as important as where you place it.
For many B2C and B2B organizations, the OTT services and VOD platforms mentioned earlier are both viable paths. The most popular options include:
Setting up a Roku channel with both live streaming and pre-recorded OTT content
Giving free access to your content purely as a brand awareness tool
Charging for access to new videos on a subscription basis
Offering the option to download videos one at a time
You'd be hard-pressed to find a more effective opportunity to unlock a new revenue stream for your business.
Keep in mind, social media is still a powerful outreach tool just waiting to be taken advantage of. On social media sites, users typically want as much live content as they can get.
Facebook recently reported that its users spend three times longer watching a live video an average of than one that's no longer live. Currently, one out of every five videos on Facebook at any given moment is a live broadcast.
Especially in the early days of your efforts, Facebook is the ideal platform to spread the word about your company's new live video initiative.
A Forward-Thinking Approach: Live Streaming Trend Predictions
Live streaming has quickly become an incredible way to build a true community around your business and elevate brand visibility as you go. It won't always be possible to "get in on the ground floor" forever, however. Social Media Examiner reports that 50% of businesses plan to use live video in some capacity in 2019.
Source: Uscreen
By as soon as 2021, 82% of all traffic on the Internet will be video-based. A significant portion of that audience base will be live. Strike while the iron is hot by leveraging the tips in this article.
The dual benefit of engaging your audience and building established credibility will yield a decade of positive results.
Amir Shahzeidi
Digital Marketing Manager, Uscreen
Amir Shahzeidi is the digital marketing manager at Uscreen who's abnormally intrigued by all things marketing. He's also a composer and pianist who's rarely loved by his neighbors because all he ever plays is atonal music...But cats love him, so it's fine!
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How recessions impact Manhattan property
Posted by Wei Min Tan on May 4, 2022
How does a recession impact Manhattan property? Deutsche Bank recently warned of a coming recession because of high inflation, a very strong job market and spike in oil prices due to the war in Ukraine. Let's look at reasons behind the cause for concern and at how Manhattan property performed during the past three recessions: Covid 19 of 2020, Lehman collapse of 2008 and Sept'11 2001. Finally, we'll look at why Manhattan is such a resilient property market.
Why A Coming Recession?
The inflation rate hit 8.5 percent in March 2022, a 40-year high. This was driven by pent up demand post Covid lockdown and recently by the war in Ukraine which caused a spike in oil prices.
To combat inflation, the Fed increased interest rates, hence tightening money supply and making it more expensive to borrow. Using mortgage rates as example, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage was at 2.65 percent in Jan 2021, increased to 3.11 percent in December 2021, and in April 2022 it was at 5.10 percent. Since the U.S. GDP is driven by consumer spending, higher interest rates leads to decreased spending and hence a lower GDP.
In addition, the job market has been very strong since the reopening post Covid. The March 2022 unemployment rate was at 3.6 percent, just a tad higher than the 20-year low of 3.5 percent in Jan/Feb 2020, right before Covid hit the U.S. This is another reason the Fed is increasing interest rates, to cool down the economy.
If there is a coming recession, how will Manhattan real estate do? For that, let's look at how Manhattan real estate performed during the past three recessions: the Covid-19 Recession of 2020, the Lehman collapse of 2008 and the Sept 11 attacks of 2001.
The Covid-19 Recession
The Manhattan property market experienced a slowdown from 2017 to 2019. In the first two months of 2020, sales volume jumped and it appeared as if the market was starting to recover. Then in March 2020, COVID-19 hit New York City at unprecedented levels. NYC became the Covid hotspot of the U.S. The real estate market was shut down from March 2020 to June 2020.
Was it the end of big city living? The sale market came to a standstill. Rental prices slumped 25 to 30 percent as tenants moved out of NYC due to the logistical flexibility of work-from-home. For the sale market, the bottom was between May to July 2020 when it was a true buyer's market. Supply hit a high of about 9,500 units in Q4'2020. After the market reopened in July 2020, the real estate industry slowly resumed amid a lot of new protocols. eg Covid forms, very limited showings.
By late Oct/Nov 2020, the market recovery started – inventory started decreasing while contracts in pipeline started growing. By early 2021 it became a seller's market because of low interest rates, limited supply, pent up demand and people moving back into NYC.
The condo price per sqft peak was $2,149 in 2017. In 2020 (Covid year), price per sqft was down 3 percent, and in 2021 it was down another 8 percent to $1,875. While the bottom in terms of buyers getting maximum advantage was May – July 2020, the published price per sqft bottom was $1,714 in Q1'2021. This was because of delayed 2020 closings, and Q1'2021 reflected contracts entered into in late 2020. By Q4'2021 price per sqft was back up to $1,989.
The most recent Q1'2022 price per sqft was at $1,992. Sales volume for the overall coop/condo market was the highest ever recorded in 2021, surpassing 2007. For buyers, prices are still lower than the peak of 2017. The challenge is securing a good property as supply is at a low of around 6,000 units (vs the 9,500 peak in late 2020).
2021 had the highest sales volume ever recorded in 32 years
Deal example: Client's three-bedroom apartment purchased post Covid reopening. We anticipated strong demand for larger apartments as people wanted more space. Rented out in 1 week.
Read Weimin's article, How to buy Manhattan property to rent out
The Great Recession (Lehman)
In Manhattan, the Great Recession is commonly referred to as "Lehman" because this was when Lehman Brothers, one of the world's largest investment banks, collapsed in September 2008. While the Great Recession started in Dec 2007, we thought Manhattan was immune to it because prices in Manhattan didn't drop until 2 years later, in 2009. That was the year I became a real estate broker.
In 2009, Manhattan condominium sales volume dropped 30 percent to 4,029 transactions, from 5,713 transactions in 2008. Sales activity peaked in 2007 when there were 6,969 transactions. In 2009, price per square foot of a Manhattan condo dropped 12 percent to $1,210. Median price dropped a commensurate 13 percent to $1.05 million. In 2010, Manhattan condo price per square foot dropped another 4 percent. Price recovery started two years later in 2011 when prices were up 5%. That was also the beginning of the boom cycle which lasted from 2011 to 2017. Prices reached $2,149 per square foot in 2017.
Lehman had a major impact on Manhattan because it affected a lot of high paying finance jobs. Bear Stearns, also a major investment bank, failed. The insurance giant AIG had to be bailed out. Manhattan is home to many financial services professionals affected by Lehman. Unlike rest of the U.S., Manhattan didn't see many subprime defaults and foreclosures because homeowners in Manhattan have higher income and credit, not the subprime category of homeowners. Also, the nature of Cooperatives, representing 75 percent of apartments in Manhattan, require substantial financial liquidity from buyers. This played a big role in ensuring Manhattan home buyers were not over-leveraged.
Deal Example: View from client's apartment negotiated during Covid lockdown, when uncertainty and fear was at the highest. We got great terms and recently increased rent significantly as the rental market surged to the highest levels ever.
Read Weimin's article, Benefits and Risks of Investing in Manhattan Property
Right after September 11, the Manhattan property market froze. Nobody wanted to be downtown because of the 3 months of smoke/haze continually coming out of the World Trade Center site. Neighborhoods like Battery Park, Tribeca and Soho had zero activity.
By the way, Tribeca in 2001 was nowhere like today's Tribeca. Miller Samuel's Jonathan Miller, the data guru of New York property, said that after the Federal Reserve decreased interest rates and mortgage rates fell, the surge in demand came back, 5 weeks after the attacks. The Manhattan recovery post 9/11 was driven by entry level home buyers. Miller mentioned that in one example, a one-bedroom in midtown had a five-way bidding war!
Manhattan condo prices were up 13 percent from 2000 ($613 per square foot) to 2001 ($691 per square foot). In 2002, prices went up another 7 percent to $741 per square foot. Median prices of a Manhattan condo showed a similar trend, increasing 9 percent and 5 percent in 2001 and 2002 respectively.
Read Weimin's article, Manhattan property investment performance
Deal Example: The Sutton, Turtle Bay, Midtown East. This Toll Brothers development only required 10 percent reservation deposit. Represented multiple buyers at the $2 million price point. Location, classic style windows and luxury finishes make this a good investment. Close to United Nations, Citigroup Center, Blackstone, Blackrock. Rented at premium rents from the beginning.
Why Is Manhattan So Resilient?
The Manhattan market is so resilient because of three key reasons:
Top tier international city: There is only one Manhattan, with its diversity, international ambiance, culture, entertainment and food. So many people moved out of Manhattan in 2020. In my building, 70 percent moved out of Manhattan during 2020. But they all came back after realizing nowhere else can compare. People moving back is a key reason why the sales and rental markets are so hot currently. It wasn't the end of city living, history proved this repeatedly during past pandemics.
Limited supply: Manhattan is a landlocked island where only 10 percent of inventory are condominiums where the buyer will own title to the apartment and there is no restriction on renting out. 70 percent are rental or mixed use buildings where one needs to buy the whole building (and not individual apartments). The other 20 percent are cooperatives which require board approval and has limitations on renting out.
Financial and Technology Center: Google and Facebook have been expanding in Manhattan, and Facebook is now Manhattan's largest corporate tenant. Google expanded to a second campus in Hudson Square and purchased a $2.1 billion building there while occupying two other buildings. Facebook took over an entire block of office space close to Hudson Yards. Top companies require access to top talent and Manhattan has that.
Wei Min's media interviews by CNBC, CNN, New York Times on the subject of investing in Manhattan property


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Decision Without a Hearing
June 4, 2020 by Kyle Ingram
A motion for summary judgment, or a "motion for decision without a hearing," and how to respond, is probably the most important event in any litigation. It is where one side presents all of the facts that it can to convince the judge that no hearing or trial is required. For federal employees who are pursuing their EEO claims, this can be confusing. It is not like other motions. It is centrally important to how the EEO process functions.
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Federal managers claim 'nobody knows' the reason, EEOC grants summary judgment to Employee
June 8, 2018 July 4, 2017 by Admin
In a recent case before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations (OFO) found in favor of a federal Agency employee, Roxane C., because the Agency failed to provide evidence supporting a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for removing an employee from a training roster, delaying her from starting a job. (Roxane C. v. Carter).The OFO acts as a kind of court of appeals for federal employees claiming discrimination in federal employment and reviews the decisions of EEOC Administrative Judges and Agencies compliance with those decisions. In the litigation in Roxane C., the Agency attorneys provided a reason why management removed Roxane C. from a training. However, management itself did not testify to any reasons, and claimed not to know why they took this action. The OFO concluded that the Agency did not provide a legitimate, non-retaliatory reason for its actions against Roxane C. and she was therefore entitled to a finding of retaliation. The decision reaffirms that the EEOC will not rubber-stamp Agency lawyers' claims of a legitimate, non-retaliatory reason without evidence from managers that this really was their motivation.
In this case, Roxane C. was scheduled to attend a training scheduled for April 2011 that involved substantial physical contact while she was in the latter stages of her pregnancy. Over Roxane C.'s objection, the Agency rescheduled Roxane C. for the same training in August 2011. After Roxane C. contacted the EEO office to get the April training date reinstated, the Agency removed Roxane C. from the roster for the August training.
None of Roxane C.'s managers could explain why Roxane C. was removed from the August training roster. One manager asked for Roxane C.'s name to be included on the August training roster, but then stopped communicating about the training after she filed her EEO complaint. Another employee was told to take Roxane C. off the roster, but provided no definitive answer about why he did so. Agency attorneys later argued in legal briefs submitted to the AJ that managers removed Roxane C. because she refused to go to the August 2011 class. None of the managers stated that this was true or otherwise supported it.
Roxane C. brought her EEO complaint before the AJ, who granted the agency's motion without a hearing and dismissed the complaint. The Agency then adopted the AJ's decision. Roxane C. appealed the decision to the EEOC's Office of Federal Operations.
The OFO finds for Roxane C. because her managers could not explain their actions in the face of an inference that they retaliated
As the OFO states in Roxane C., the EEOC generally follows an evidentiary proof scheme permitting employees to challenge discriminatory and retaliatory actions where managers' motives are inferred from the surrounding circumstances. This is generally known as the McDonnell Douglas scheme. For retaliation cases such as this one, the OFO inferred that Roxane C.'s managers retaliated against her for filing an EEO complaint because they removed her from a training less than three months after she filed her EEO complaint. Under McDonnell Douglas, the Agency then has an opportunity to rebut this inference of retaliation by providing a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for its action.
The EEOC's OFO reviewed the Agency's Report of Investigation (ROI) and other evidence and found instead for Roxane C. According to the OFO, Roxane C. established a prima facie case of retaliation. She filed an EEO complaint in April 2011 and within three months the Agency removed her from its August 2011 training roster as well. The three-month gap between when Roxane C. filed her EEO complaint and when her managers removed her from the August roster created an inference that her managers retaliated against her because she filed her EEO complaint.
The EEOC OFO then explained that the Agency's submitted evidence did not rebut this inference of retaliation. Agency witnesses offered opinions about why they believed Roxane C. was removed. However, none of the managers actually explained why the Agency removed Roxane C. from the August training roster. The OFO found that without evidence or testimony supporting a non-retaliatory reason, Roxane C. was entitled to succeed on her claim of retaliation. The OFO ordered backpay, training, and reinstatement for Roxane C. and disciplinary action against her supervisors.
The Agency must provide evidence of legitimate, non-discriminatory reasons
This case exemplifies how employees can use the Agency's testimony against it in litigation before the EEOC. Management is entitled to explain why it took action against an employee. It can also have no explanation. But if the employee can show that the circumstances warrant an inference of retaliation or discrimination, Agency witnesses who claim to have no memory become witnesses for the affected employee.
In the case of Roxane C., the Agency attorneys apparently made up a reason for why management removed Roxane C. from the August 2011 training. They claimed she refused to attend the August training. But the evidence the Agency presented to the AJ did not support this claimed reason. When the Agency claims a specific reason for an action, but managers cannot remember or claim not to know the reason, the employee can use the managers' lack of memory or knowledge to show that the real reason for the action was discrimination or retaliation. Even if an AJ finds against an employee in such circumstances, the EEOC's OFO will police the AJs and reverse incorrect decisions on appeal for this reason.
OFO reaffirms the basic lesson of Burdine
In Roxane C., the OFO reaffirms the Supreme Court's decision in Texas Dept. of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 253 (1981), requiring that once the Complainant establishes a prima facie case of discrimination, the Agency must come forward with evidence of management's decision, not just any explanation. See Roxane C. v. Carter, 2016 EEOPUB LEXIS 1875, EEOC No. 0120142863, at *34-35 (EEOC July 19, 2016) (citing Young v. Dept. of Treasury, EEOC Appeal No. 05940517, 1995 EEOPUB LEXIS 2889 (Oct. 13, 1995)). The Agency must provide "a specific, clear, and individualized explanation" for the actions taken against the Complainant. Id. at 35. See also id. at *36 (citing Burdine, 450 U.S. at n.9 ("An articulation not admitted into evidence will not suffice. Thus, the defendant cannot meet its burden merely through an answer in the complaint or by argument of counsel.")).
For Roxane C., there was "no stated reason" why she was removed from the August 2011 training. Id. at *36. Instead, one of her managers stated that after she filed her EEO complaint, he was waiting for someone else to take action. Id. at *37-38. Another manager stated that excluding her may have been an oversight. Id. at *38. The OFO held that the managers' "testimony provides no insight into why Complainant was removed from the August training except that management ceased communication with Complainant after she filed an EEO complaint." Id. at *39.
The OFO also reiterated that the Agency's reason must be articulated sufficient to permit the Complainant to show the Agency's proffered reason is pretext. Id. at *35 (citing Burdine, 450 US at 255-56 (a complainant is entitled to some rationale that provides an opportunity to attempt to satisfy the ultimate burden of proving that the proffered explanation was a pretext for discrimination). By failing to provide an explanation from management identifying a non-retaliatory reason for removing Roxane C. from the August training, the Agency "did not sufficiently state a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for removing Complainant from the August course, giving her the opportunity to show pretext." Id. at *40.
In opposing Agency motions for a decision without a hearing, Complainants must take care to review not only the Agency's stated reason in its motion, but also how the responsible management officials' testimony supports or fails to support the claimed reason. Agency officials may try to 'pass the buck' to others by claiming not to remember or to know a reason. This problem is compounded by the EEOC investigation process, which allows responsible management officials to draft and sign their own statements under oath without any real review. Later, these management officials would have to contradict their own prior sworn testimony if they wish to articulate a legitimate, non-discriminatory reason for their actions. Sticking one's head in the sand frequently proves to be a poor strategy. Complainants can turn management's claimed lack of memory or knowledge to their advantage by showing that management cannot come forward with a reason. Roxane C. shows just how successful this argument can be.
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Concert News: Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
LAGQ (from left to right): William Kanengiser, John Dearman, Matt Greif, Scott Tenant
Los Angeles Guitar Quartet
Presented by The Sheldon and St. Louis Classical Guitar
Thursday, November 8, 2018 at 8:00 PM
The Sheldon Concert Hall
(3648 Washington Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63108)
On November 8, 2018 the Grammy Award-winning Los Angeles Guitar Quartet will be in St. Louis for a concert at The Sheldon Concert Hall! St. Louis Classical Guitar and The Sheldon Concert Hall and Galleries have teamed up to present this incredible ensemble for one night only.
LAGQ is one of the most multifaceted groups in any genre. The LAGQ is comprised of four uniquely accomplished musicians bringing a new energy to the concert stage with programs ranging from Bluegrass to Bach. Their inventive, critically acclaimed transcriptions of concert masterworks provide a fresh look at the music of the past, while their interpretations of works from the contemporary and world-music realms continually break new ground. Programs including Latin, African, Far East, Irish, Folk and American Classics transport listeners around the world in a single concert experience.
The first half of their St. Louis program features works by Rossini and Bizet, as well as an original work composed for LAGQ by Robert Beaser. Beaser wrote his "Chaconne" just this year. About the piece, Beaser writes,
"I have long been intrigued by the sonic possibilities of writing for multiple guitars, and when approached with the idea of composing a work which could be performed by either guitar quartet or guitar orchestra, I immediately set out to find a way to create something which could be satisfying for both."
The second half of the program begins with arrangements of Elizabethan music that would have been as popular as a tune by the Beatles way back in 1599. LAGQ concludes the program with a second commissioned piece, this time by legendary jazz guitarist Pat Metheny. Metheny composed "Road to the Sun" for the quartet in 2016. Here's what Metheny has to say about the guitar,
"Guitar is an interesting instrument. Across virtually all genres, it remains an ongoing research project - in the best possible sense. It is an instrument that in general is somewhat undefined by any single approach. There are seemingly infinite ways to deploy the potential of what it offers. And in multiples, those potentials grow exponentially."
For a sneak peak of the entire program with program notes by William Kanengiser Robert Beaser, Scott Tenant, and Pat Metheny, click here.
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Solos: At every transition, where there are spaces to leave kayak or bikes, a portion of the area will be marked for solo gear. Volunteers will do their best to help you, especially with carrying the kayak. If possible, we recommend that you have a support person who makes your life easier on race day! Many solos, however, do the race just fine without that support person.
Friday 4 p.m. You can bring your kayaks to the lake anytime after 4 p.m. on Friday, April 27th. Follow the signs to Emigrant Lake Picnic Area B (You do not need to pay at the toll booth.) Kayak storage and launching area will be marked, near the dock at north end of Area B. We will have signage at Area B and someone staying with the kayaks overnight. Suggest that you place your RED bib with your team number in the kayak to minimize confusion on race day.
We highly recommend you drop off your kayak on Friday night or Saturday before 8 am, whether solo or larger team. On Friday or early Saturday you can drive right up to the drop off/launch area. On Saturday starting at 8 a.m., the volunteers will keep you farther from racer areas for safety purposes and you will have to carry your kayak to the launch point.
Friday night: There is no guarded bike storage.
Saturday morning: You can drop off your mountain bike at the Lithia Park transition area starting at 6 a.m. Saturday morning. Bike racks will be set up, and a person in place watching the bikes. SOLO racers will have a separate bike rack set up for their convenience. Volunteers will be at bike rack from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday.
At Emigrant Lake you do not need to pay at the toll booth!
8:25-9:00* Leg 2: Kayaks start (and finish) at dock and adjacent shoreline, north end of Area B.
9:35-11:30* Leg 4: Trail runners start (and finish) at swim reservoir transition area at upper end of Lithia Park.
10:10-11:50* Leg 5: Mt bikes start (and finish) at swim reservoir transition area at upper end of Lithia Park.
10:50-2:15* Leg 6: Runners start from swim reservoir transition area at upper end of Lithia Park.
--If a racer is unable to finish a leg, the next leg will be started at the time we learn of a racer dropping out OR at the latest start time written in these notes.
Emigrant Lake: Picnic Area B has tons of parking.
On Friday, you can drive right up to the dock area, to unload your kayak directly to the drop-off point.
If you're bringing your kayak on Saturday, you'll have to park in the parking lot, an easy walk if you've already dropped off your kayak!
Park anywhere in the park below the road closures on Granite and Glenview and walk or bike to the transition area.
If you'd rather hitch a ride, vans will be circulating from the Transition Area down to the Lithia Park bandshell and back up. They will have SISKIYOU CHALLENGE posters in their windows: flag them down, they'll give you a ride. Vans will run continuously from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 or until everyone is up there and back down to their cars.


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Hillary Clinton on Her Hulu Documentary Series and Being a Polarizing Figure in a Divided Country
By Allison Keene | January 17, 2020 | 1:35pm
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Today at the Television Critics Association press tour in Pasadena, Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton joined us to discuss her Hulu documentary series, Hillary, alongside director and executive producer Nanette Burstein. "Nothing was off-limits," Clinton told us, saying what started as a campaign documentary turned into something very different once they began interviewing. And that since she wasn't running for office or in office, she just went for it.
"I think for me, the reason why I wanted to expand this and tell her life story is that I felt it was so remarkably emblematic of our history over the last four years, particularly when it comes to women's rights and the way that she has been a tip of the spear in various ways, and how it overlaps with these various historical moments," Burstein said. "I also thought it was important to explain partisan politics. I mean, once Secretary Clinton entered the national stage, I think you really see how it has gone from that administration to today; it's just become more extreme. And more than anything, I wanted people to understand that this is a historical figure. [….] Filmmaking is about understanding these personal stories, [and] you realize how misguided we can be in the way that we understand history and media. And so that is the beauty of documentary filmmaking, is that you get to know the personal […] what I hope people will come away with that was certainly the intention. And hopefully that is the result for the audience."
Discussions turned, of course, to the current election cycle. In the documentary, there's a quote from Clinton in the first episode (from 2016) about how the optimism of 2008 has been replaced by anger and vitriol in a way that we don't yet understand. And perhaps we still don't. As she told us, "by the time this runs, it'll be right in the thick of what's called Super Tuesday […] so maybe by that time, the field will have clarified and we'll have a better idea who likely to end up with enough delegates to be the nominee. I think the most important message is we are—that's the side that I'm on; I think I am on the side of an inclusive, generous, open-hearted country that faces up to the future and tries to bring people together to make difficult choices, of which we have many facing us—and then we're in a real struggle with a form of politics that is incredibly negative, exclusive, mean-spirited. And it's going to be up to every voter, not only people who vote in democratic primaries, to recognize that, you know, this is no ordinary time. This is an election that will have such profound impact."
She added, "so take your vote seriously. For the Democratic voters, try to vote for the person you think is most likely to win, because at the end of the day, that is what will matter—and not just the popular vote. […] Because Lord knows what will happen if we don't retire the current incumbent and his henchmen, as Nancy Pelosi described."
When asked what we, as individuals, can do to enact change, Secretary Clinton gave three points. The first was to vote ("There is no substitute for voting"). The second was, "we've got to somehow understand that you can't make good decisions in a democracy. And if we can't even agree on basic facts, if we can't have some understanding of what the evidence is on which we base our decision making, and even though the media has a great role in transporting us and challenging us and taking us out of our everyday reality, there does need to be a kind of basic reality that people can tune into and feel they can rely on." She put the onus on the media to lead that charge, because "there's a lot of good work has been done about how authoritarians rise up, and you remember, historically, most authoritarians were elected to start with. […] "A guy wins … mostly, usually, always a guy … And then he takes over and then he starts manipulating the press, and then he starts manipulating what reality is. And then he starts, you know, undermining the rule of law. And so pretty soon, people don't know what to believe they retreat into their private spaces, because there's no common reality anymore." Another part of that spoke to her third point, which was:
"We've got to figure out how to have a more constructive relationship with social media, and it won't surprise you to hear me say that I am worried. Because everything I've just said about what can happen in the political realm is amplified, exacerbated in the realm of social media. And I hope that voters, citizens, activists, everybody who knows you have a stake—which is everybody—in the kind of future we should build together, does speak out, does use whatever platform you have to say, wait a minute; you can you can disagree with the facts. But there are facts. You know, you can choose not to vaccinate your children. But there are facts. You can choose not to believe in climate change. But there are facts. Somehow we've got to shoulder that responsibility, not only, you know, as a political leadership level, but literally as a citizen, activist-concerned human being level."
The documentary was edited from a 35 hours of conversation, much of which will cover the various perceptions of Clinton over the years. She told us that perhaps she could have done more to change that in ways she presented herself, but doesn't really have any ideas of what might have been done differently that would have mattered. As Burstein noted, "I think what this film, you have the opportunity to go through history, and what you actually come to realize is in politics, being on the national stage, you have to be careful about what you say." That you can say something forthright and honest, but then that's taken out of context. "Which is like 20 million times worse today. And you realize, you have to be careful; but then that has a backlash to it, too. So it's a lose-lose situation."
There are a lot of off-the-cuff moments in the documentary, which Clinton said she wasn't expecting necessarily to be included. But as Burstein pointed out, it also shows how genuine Clinton's interactions are both when she's in conversation with Burstein and in these more candid moments. Whether or not this documentary will end up changing anyone's ingrained perception of Clinton, though, remains to be seen.
Hillary premieres Friday, March 6th on Hulu.
Allison Keene is the TV Editor of Paste Magazine. For more television talk, pop culture chat and general japery, you can follow her @keeneTV
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Welcome, author Meg Mims of the Double Series to my blog today.
Meg, why did you write this series?
I was influenced by Charles Portis' True Grit, plus the 1969 movie version with John Wayne. The idea of a young girl whose father is murdered is the basis for Double Crossing, except my heroine is older than Mattie -- 19, almost 20 -- and quite sheltered and wealthy. Naive, I might add, which means Lily Granville's determination to track her father's killer brings plenty of unexpected education in life. It's a twist of True Grit and Murder on the Orient Express, as one reviewer said -- and won the 2012 Spur Award for Best First Novel! had fun rolling LaBoef and Rooster Cogburn into my hero, Ace Diamond. And when I started writing the sequel, Double or Nothing, I decided to use dynamite like in the (non-Charles Portis) follow-up film with the Duke, Rooster Cogburn, with a different twist -- so check out the website www.megmims.com/double-series.
Double Crossing ... A murder arranged as a suicide … a missing deed … and a bereft daughter whose sheltered world is shattered.
August, 1869: Lily Granville is stunned by her father's murder. Only one other person knows about a valuable California gold mine deed — both are now missing. Lily heads west on the newly opened transcontinental railroad, determined to track the killer. She soon realizes she is no longer the hunter but the prey. As things progress from bad to worse, Lily is uncertain who to trust—the China-bound missionary who wants to marry her, or the wandering Texan who offers to protect her … for a price. Will Lily survive the journey and unexpected betrayal?
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I burst into the house. Keeping the flimsy telegram envelope, I dumped half a dozen packages into the maid's waiting arms. "Where's Father? I need to speak to him."
"He's in the library, Miss Lily. With Mr. Todaro."
Oh, bother. I didn't have time to deal with Emil Todaro, my father's lawyer. He was the last person I wanted to see—but that couldn't be helped. Thanking Etta, I raced down the hall. Father turned from his roll-top desk, spectacles perched on his thin nose and hands full of rustling papers. Todaro rose from an armchair with a courteous bow. His silver waistcoat buttons strained over his belly and his balding head shone in the sunlight. I forced myself to nod in his direction and then planted a quick kiss on Father's leathery cheek. The familiar scents of pipe tobacco and bay rum soothed my nervous energy.
"I didn't expect you back so early, Lily. What is it?"
With an uneasy glance at Todaro, I slipped him the envelope. "The telegraph messenger boy caught me on my way home." My voice dropped. "It's from Uncle Harrison."
Father poked up his wire rims while he pored over the brief message. His shoulders slumped. "I'll speak plainly, Lily, because Mr. Todaro and I were discussing this earlier. My brother sent word that George Hearst intends to claim the Early Bird mine in a Sacramento court. Harrison believes his business partner never filed the deed. He needs to prove our ownership."
"Hearst holds an interest in the Comstock Lode, Colonel." Todaro had perked up, his long knobby fingers forming a steeple. The lawyer resembled an amphibian, along with his deep croak of a voice. "His lawyers are just as ambitious and ruthless in court."
Father peered over his spectacles. "Yes, but I have the original deed. I didn't plan to visit California until next month, so we'll have to move up our trip."
"Oh!" I clasped my hands, a thrill racing through me. "I'm dying to visit all the shops out there, especially in San Francisco. When do we leave?"
"We? I meant myself and Mr. Todaro."
I stared at the lawyer, who didn't conceal a sly smirk. "You cannot leave me behind, Father. I promised to visit Uncle Harrison, and what if I decide to go to China?"
"Lily, I refuse to discuss the matter. This trip is anything but a lark."
"It's a grueling two thousand miles on the railroad, Miss Granville. Conditions out west are far too dangerous for a young lady," Todaro said. "Even with an escort."
"The new transcontinental line has been operating all summer. Plenty of women have traveled to California. I've read the newspaper reports."
"I'm afraid the Union and Central Pacific cars are not as luxurious as the reports say. You have no idea. The way stations are abominable, for one thing."
I flashed a smile at him. "I'm ready for adventure. That's why I've considered joining the missionary team with Mr. Mason."
Father scowled. "You are not leaving Evanston until I give my approval."
"You mean until you dissuade me from 'such a ridiculous notion.'"
"Need I remind you of the fourth commandment, Lily?"
"No, Father. We'll discuss this later."
My face flushed hot. Annoyed by being reprimanded in front of Todaro, I ignored the rest of the conversation. I'd always wanted to see the open prairie and perhaps a buffalo herd chased by Indians, the majestic Rocky Mountains and California. California, with its mining camps, lush green meadows and warm sunshine, the cities of Sacramento and San Francisco that had to be as exhilarating as downtown Chicago. I'd pored over the grainy pen-and-ink drawings in the Chicago Times. Uncle Harrison, who'd gone west several years ago to make a fortune and succeeded, for the most part, would welcome me with open arms. I plopped down on an armchair and fingered the ridges of the brass floor lamp beside me. Somehow I needed to persuade Father to allow me to tag along on this trip.
Double or Nothing ... A mysterious explosion. A man framed for murder. A strong woman determined to prove his innocence.
October, 1869: Lily Granville, heiress to a considerable fortune, rebels against her uncle's strict rules.
Ace Diamond, determined to win Lily, invests in a dynamite factory but his success fails to impress her guardian. An explosion in San Francisco, mere hours before Lily elopes with Ace to avoid a forced marriage, sets off a chain of consequences. When Ace is framed for murder before their wedding night, Lily must find proof to save him from a hangman's noose. Will she become a widow before a true wife?
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I jumped at a screeching whistle. Men swarmed over the distant slope like bees over a wax honeycomb in a mad scramble. "Good heavens. What is that about?"
Uncle Harrison pulled me out of harm's way. "They're almost ready to begin the process of hydraulic mining," he said and pulled his hat down to avoid the hot sun. "You'll see. This is far better than panning for gold in a creek bed."
"I can already see how destructive it is, given the run-off," I said, eyeing the rivulets of dried mud that marked each treeless incline. "I've read about how the farmers can't irrigate their fields and orchards due to the gravel and silt filling the rivers—"
Water suddenly gushed from two hydraulic nozzles in a wide, powerful stream. The men's bulging arm muscles strained their shirts, their faces purple with the effort to control the water. I turned my gaze to the ravaged earth. Mud washed down into the wooden sluices, where other men worked at various points to spray quicksilver along the wide stretch. Others worked at a frantic pace to keep the earthy silt moving.
An older man with a grizzled goatee and worn overalls held out a canteen. "Have a sip while you're waiting, miss," he said. "A body gets mighty thirsty out here."
I sipped the cold, refreshing ginger-flavored liquid that eased my parched throat. Dirt from the canteen streaked my gloves. Not that it mattered. At least the spatters of fresh mud wouldn't show on my black mourning costume and riding boots. Two days of rain earlier in the week had not helped.
The kind man offered the canteen to Uncle Harrison, who brushed it aside with a curt shake of his head. Steaming, I bit back an apology. The man had already headed back to his position near the sluices.
Bored of watching the ongoing work, I wandered over to several horses that stood patient in the sun and patted their noses. A tooled leather saddle sat atop one gelding's glossy brown hide, and the silver-studded bridle looked as rich. The horse gave a low whicker in greeting. If only I'd pocketed a few carrots or sugar lumps from breakfast.
"You're a beauty. I wish I could ride you for a bit."
The gelding's ears dipped forward. One of the men left the knot of others in a huff. His dusty open coat swung around him as he stalked, spurs jingling, and closed the distance. He passed by me with a mere tip of his wide-brimmed hat and untied the reins. The horse pawed the ground, jittery, as if sensing the man's foul mood while he mounted…
I trudged toward the shack. The foreman held a large piece of blueprint paper between his hands while my uncle pointed at various sections. Two other men argued with them, their heated words carrying over the whooshing of hoses and creaks and jolts of skeleton wagons over the rutted ground. Most of their argument was peppered with technical jargon that didn't make any sense. Even Chinese sounded more familiar.
"We haven't made enough headway," said a man in a tailored suit, whose gold watch chain glinted in the sun. "I say we dig out the ridge all the way."
"You take that ridge down any more than we have and we'll never get equipment to the furthest point of the claim, over here," my uncle said and prodded the map. "That was Alvarez's advice. He knows this land better than you, Williamson."
"I agree, it's too dangerous," the foreman said.
"I'm the engineer! Are you implying I don't know my business?"
"I'm saying it's stupid to undermine that ridge. You're being a stubborn coot."
"You're a fine one to call me stubborn—"
Good heavens. I reversed direction and headed back toward the sluice. They were sure to argue for another few hours. I wanted to ride that horse, even if it meant hiking my skirts to my knees and baring my ankles. The poor animal looked like it a good run, or at least a trot over the rough ground. I had to do something productive or I'd go mad. Steering around the same boggy patch of mud, I cut close to the sluice. A blood-curdling yell halted everyone. I whirled to see the entire bank of earth, a huge avalanche of mud, rocks and two large trees root-first, rushing straight for me.
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Thanks for having me, Kat! Love the background here. :-D
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You're most welcome, Meg!! Loved having you on. :)
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