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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration rejects African American AP course
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(TALLAHASSEE, Fla.) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration has rejected an African American history course that is set to be a part of the College Board's slate of Advanced Placement courses in high schools.
In a letter obtained by ABC News, the Florida Department of Education rejected the course calling it "inexplicably contrary to Florida law and significantly lacks educational value."
"If the course comes into compliance and incorporates historically accurate content, the department will reopen the discussion," a Florida DOE official told ABC News.
The course is currently being piloted in a small number of high schools across the country with plans to roll out the course for any high school that wants it in the 2024-2025 school year.
"The interdisciplinary course reaches into a variety of fields — literature, the arts and humanities, political science, geography and science — to explore the vital contributions and experiences of African Americans," read a College Board description of the course.
Some educators and students across the state have told ABC News that they fear DeSantis' effort to rid schools of so-called "trendy ideologies" will target and erase important curriculum on the racial history of the U.S. from schools.
This is just the latest effort in DeSantis' war on "woke"-ness, or marginalized identities, in education. He has made this a centerpiece of his gubernatorial campaign, and has been speculated to be a potential 2024 presidential candidate for conservatives.
"We seek normalcy, not philosophical lunacy, we will not allow reality, facts and truth to become optional. We will never surrender to the woke mob. Florida is where woke goes to die," DeSantis said during his Jan. 3 inauguration.
DeSantis is behind the "Stop WOKE" Act, which restricts race-related content in workplaces, schools and colleges. However, the law has been temporarily blocked and is being battled in the courts.
He also signed into law the so-called "Don't Say Gay" law, officially known as the Parental Rights in Education law, which restricts content on sexual orientation and gender identity from some classrooms.
Critics say these legislative efforts are censorship.
"Far from indoctrinating students into a so-called 'woke agenda,' educators often struggle to teach about the history and origins of racism … [Stop WOKE] would deepen this learning gap as educators, understandably fearful of public threats to police them, seek to avoid the penalties embedded in the law for teaching about prohibited topics such as the factual disparities in wealth, education and housing for Black people in this country," the Southern Poverty Law Center said in response to the law.
DeSantis has also begun investigating data on higher education courses related to "diversity, equity and inclusion," as well as "critical race theory."
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As I shoot mainly landscapes, filters are my best friends. As you can imagine I have a couple that I use constantly. The polarizing filter and the UV filters. As you add more lenses to your collections buying individual filters become expensive (even though I personally prefer them. Just clumsy of nature). I went for the filter kit purchased on Amazon for 30.94 pounds. Not bad compared to Lee filters.
Finally got my camera back from Nikon after repair (a long story to be explained on a later date). What else to do other testing both the camera and the filters.
After work, I set out to London Bridge especially for this. I had already purchased the 67mm adaptor for the kit which very easy to put together. However, after 20 minutes of use the filter started to slide in the holder. That's new to me as this is not meant to happen no matter the value of the kit.
Tia problem have been reported by many. It's the purple hue the filter leaves on images when used with other filters. I use a polarising filter so I stacked the two.
It says graduated filters (no brainer) but there's absolutely nothing graduated about the effect it adds to images. You have a harsh blue line in the middle of the image where the tint fades which gets darker as you go up. At the top corners of the image, there's also a dark blue/purple hue that's left behind. Not at all what should be present when using any filters.
Any one used the Lee filters? What are your thought on them? Drop me a line and let me know…..


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Abdul Hamid (bengali: আব্দুল হামিদ), född den 1 januari 1944, är en bangladeshisk politiker som har varit Bangladesh president sedan 2013. Innan han blev president verkade han som talman i det nationella parlamentet från januari 2009 till april 2013. Han blev tillträdande president den 20 mars 2013 efter att Zillur Rahman avlidit. Hamid blev ordinarie president den 22 april 2013.

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After their individual interviews, the members of the "A Seat at the Table: Finding Equal Footing Through Storytelling" Talk join host Robin Givhan for a panel discussion on being visible as successful black women, their responsibility as role models and what stories move them. From rocking big hair ("the bigger the hair, the better" is Welteroth's motto) to promoting designers who are women of color, they also discuss how their personal style can be a form of activism and a source of empowerment. Finally, they talk about how the hopes and struggles of their ancestors are with them and how they take that energy forward to make the world a better place for the future generation.
Read about how Bozoma Saint John is bringing her whole self to Uber.
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Check out Master of None on Netflix to explore work by Lena Waithe.
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Storytelling is the backbone of our civilization and yet, in this country, not all stories have been given equal weight. At this Talk, we'll look at the burgeoning storytelling power of women of color, hosting a group of women who, using grassroots projects of their very own, share their stories with the world and revolutionize industries in the process. They have created their own avenues to success by sharing their truths, even if people aren't ready to listen. Learn how these bold and fearless individuals create inspiring work by never shying away from the truth.


Wiston is a very small hamlet in Lanarkshire . South Lanarkshire is a rich mixture of urban and rural, stretching from Glasgow suburbs south to the open moorland of the Leadhills, via the valley of the River Clyde. Wiston is just an hours drive from Glasgow and Edinburgh.
An area steeped in history, many of the towns in the regions have historical landmarks that are worth a visit. The main attraction is New Lanark a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This is an 18th-century cotton mill village first built by pioneering social reformer Robert Owen, which has been restored .
Other popular historical attractions include the Bothwell Castle, Scotland's finest 13th-century fortification, the Museum of Scottish Country Life at Kittochside, near to the new town of East Kilbride, Hamiltons Chatelherault Country Park which has as its centrepiece the magnificent early 18th-century hunting lodge of the Dukes of Hamilton, and the Leadhills and Wanlockhead Steam Railway where visitors can ride on the narrow gauge trains.
The old market town of Biggar is known as Scotland's Museum Town, with its seven unusual museums.
Since the southern part of Lanarkshire was not heavily industrialized its scenic beauty has been well preserved.


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Q: Connect to Google Drive from BroadcastReceiver / AsyncTask I need to connect and upload to Google Drive from within a BroadcastReceiver / AsyncTask. But when I try to connect my GoogeApiClient to the Google services I get:
ConnectionResult{statusCode=SIGN_IN_REQUIRED, resolution=PendingIntent{XXXXX: android.os.BinderProxy@XXXXX}}
I guess this happens due to the fact that there was no prompt to authorize my app yet.
Question: Is there any way to trigger that prompt within the BroadcastReceiver? ConnectionResult.startResolutionForResult() requires an Activity ...
Alternative Question: What's the best way to authorize my app? Do I need to guide the user to some activity where he grants access to GDrive, first?

A: you should not be doing anything like this from a broadcast receiver. even if the user was signed in properly you still need to connect to google play services in the broadcast receiver. however a broadcast receiver only lasts for a few seconds and any uploading can take well over that.
Proper procedure IMO is to have the user sign-in when the app starts. When your broadcast receiver gets hit, start a special service that does all the work and if you get an error from google play service you do nothing in the service

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 Fonds de participation des habitants, en France ;
 fonction publique hospitalière, en France ;
 Fondation Charles Léopold Mayer pour le Progrès de l'Homme, une fondation de droit suisse.


A typical day at work would consist of learning in the morning, grinding all day, and reviewing at night. I learned so much, for example, business marketing and customer service. The hardest part of the job was walking door to door in the heat. The most enjoyable part of the job was the energy in the atmosphere.
This family owned and operated nursery was where I gained the most professional experience as a horticulturist. Here I learned and developed the skills needed to operate a fully functioning nursery.
I leaned a lot regarding deeds and how to tell who owns property.
Working for Signature was a cross-over into adulthood.
I worked part-time as a sales agent. Our duties were simple, sit at a desk, wait for the screen to populate and then take the call. Telemarketing was aggravating at time because we called many of the same customers over and over again. Management was fun and always developed new ways to keep us motivated. Most employees were either seniors in high school, college students or older people; therefore, conversations between workmates got heated at times due to the varying generational views. Weekends moved quickly due the high call volume. We also got off at noon, so we still had the entire day to do other things. We received discounts from the department stores we sold products for- that was a plus. I stayed there for 4 years. That was my first job so I was lucky to work for such a great company-now that I look back on it.


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Jet Airways' ground staff and employees have called for a 'gathering' today at the airline's headquarters in Mumbai to get an update on their unpaid salary.
The members have been asked to gather at 1:30 p.m by the All India Jet Airways Officers & Staff Association "to ascertain clarification on their unpaid salaries for March and about their job security".
Unrest among its employees comes on the last day to submit expression of interest for Jet Airways. Till now, Etihad Airways, which owns 24 percent stake in the cash-strapped airline, and a clutch of private equity players are said to have submitted EoIs.
Founder and former Chairman Naresh Goyal and Air Canada may also join the fray.
The airline, which now has 12 aircraft flying and has also considerably curtailed its international and domestic services, needs an urgent infusion of funds. It has debts of over Rs 8,000 crore. While the banks were expected to transfer Rs 1,500 crore, only about Rs 250 crore has been provided to the airline.
Jet Airways has suspended west bound international flights from Thursday night till Friday morning. These includes flights to London and Amsterdam.
According to regulations, an airline needs to have a minimum fleet of 20 planes to operate international flights.
Domestically, the airline may operate a much truncated flight schedule on Friday, and that too mostly from Mumbai.
Its pilots have also threatened to go on protest from April 15, if their dues are not cleared.
Three months salaries are yet to be paid to the pilots, engineers and senior management.


My friend and colleague at Northeastern Seminary, Esau McCaulley, recently (Wednesday, October 11, 2017) gave a talk for the Nickel City Forum, a monthly meeting of Anglicans, held in Buffalo, NY, to discuss complex issues of faith and life in today's world.
I myself will be giving a talk for this same group on Thursday, February 8, 2018. My topic will be how best to read the Genesis 1 creation account in our current polarized religious culture.
He began his talk with a quotation from Fredrick Douglass (1818-1895), "an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman" (Wikipedia), who lived for a time in Rochester, NY.
Due to Douglass's significance for Rochester, the University of Rochester hosts The Frederick Douglass Institute for African and African-American Studies.
Here is the quote, taken from Douglass's 1845 autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
You can read Esau's timely analysis of how the Bible counters racism here.


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#define PACK_TWO_PIXELS(l,r)   ((r<<16) | l)
#define PACK_NEED_ALIGNMENT(ptr) (((int)(ptr))&3)
#define WRITE_TWO_PIXELS(addr, pixels) do {     \
         ((INT16*)(addr))[0] = (pixels);        \
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#define WRITE_TWO_ALIGNED_PIXELS(addr, pixels)  ((*(INT32*)(addr)) = pixels

Can someone explain the difference between WRITE_TWO_PIXELS and WRITE_TWO_ALIGNED_PIXELS? If pixels is a stack allocated uint32_t and addr & 3 == 0, shouldn't they be equivalent?
Thanks.

A: In the two macros, the only alignment that matters is the alignment of addr. As written in the question, they are equivalent if addr is 32-bit aligned (meaning its low two bits are zero), but only if the target architecture is also little-endian.
On a big-endian machine, the upper 16 bits of pixels must be written to (INT16*)(addr))[0] and the lower 16 bits to (INT16*)(addr))[1] for them to be equivalent.
Without checking my copy of the libjpeg source code, I'd guess that these definitions are either expected to be modified as part of porting the library, or they are already guarded by a declaration of endianness.
If addr is not 32-bit aligned, then the WRITE_TWO_ALIGNED_PIXELS macro might cause an exception to be thrown on architectures where unaligned access is not permitted. Of course in some cases, unaligned access is permitted, but is much more expensive than two smaller aligned accesses, and on some other architectures, unaligned access is difficult to distinguish from aligned access.
The two macros exist as a reminder to the author of the library to think about alignment, and to standardize the approach to handling misaligned access so that it can be optimized out when building for platforms where it doesn't matter.

A: WRITE_TWO_PIXELS and WRITE_TWO_ALIGNED_PIXELS are equivalent for little endian machines but not for big endian architecture.
[Example edited: thanks to Steve Jessop]
Let, pixels = 0x0A0B0C0D
For big endian machines, WRITE_TWO_PIXELS work as follows:
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Overruled
Emma Chase, New York Times bestselling author of the Tangled series, returns with the first installment of the Legal Briefs series!
A Washington, DC, defense attorney, Stanton Shaw keeps his head cool, his questions sharp, and his arguments irrefutable. They don't call him the Jury Charmer for nothing—with his southern drawl, disarming smile, and captivating green eyes, he's a hard man to say no to. Men want to be him, and women want to be thoroughly cross examined by him.
Stanton's a man with a plan. And for a while, life was going according to that plan.
Until the day he receives an invitation to the wedding of his high school sweetheart, the mother of his beloved ten-year-old daughter. Jenny is getting married—to someone who isn't him.
That's definitely not part of the plan.
Sofia Santos is a city-raised, no-nonsense litigator who plans to become the most revered criminal defense attorney in the country. She doesn't have time for relationships or distractions.
But when Stanton, her "friend with mind-blowing benefits," begs her for help, she finds herself out of her element, out of her depth, and obviously out of her mind. Because she agrees to go with him to The-Middle-Of-Nowhere, Mississippi, to do all she can to help Stanton win back the woman he loves. Her head tells her she's crazy...and her heart says something else entirely.
What happens when you mix a one-stop-light town, two professional arguers, a homecoming queen, four big brothers, some Jimmy Dean sausage, and a gun-toting Nana?
The Bourbon flows, passions rise, and even the best-laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart.
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CSingh84 , 08/01/2015
Fast paced with lots of laughs!
I've been looking forward to Emma Chase's new series for sometime. Her writing is witty, funny, and yet still has the emotional pull I'm always looking. I was hoping to fall in love with these new characters they way I did with those from her Tangled series and I did. And I've got to say this story really reminded me of "My Best Friend's Wedding," an iconic movie, but with a bunch of twists to make it a different story.
I will admit to being torn about my feelings about Stanton and Sofia. I liked them for the most part but there were moments when I wanted to grab them by the shoulders and shake them because I didn't understand the logic behind their actions. For some successful hotshot lawyers they sure did a lot of thinking with their body parts as opposed to using logic when it came to making decisions about their personal lives. Of course I'm making them sound horrible and they weren't. They were just trying to figure out what it was they needed as opposed to wanted. It was very obvious from the beginning they gave off lots of sparks whenever they got close to one another. I was definitely fanning myself in some of the scenes the two of them were in together.
I've got to say though, I understood Stanton's shock at what was happening at home. He'd always thought things would stay the same and when they didn't it took him a while to adjust to the new reality. I've also got to say how much I loved Stanton and Jenny's families. Stanton and Jenny both have crazy siblings, but it's clear that they love each other. And Jenny's Nana is just wonderful! She's kooky yet strong. I also loved Presley, Stanton and Jenny's daughter. She's seriously smart, adorable, and wise beyond her years. I loved seeing her and Stanton with each other. I also loved meeting Stanton's friends and there was a particular friend who made me squeal with happiness when he made an appearance.
Emma Chase has written another great story. There are lots of laughs, emotions, and realizations that happen over the course of this book. It's fast paced story and the pages just flew by. I'm really looking forward to seeing Brent and Jake possibly finding their happily ever afters. I'm already looking forward to more shenanigans, laughter, and tears!
Meg @Reading Books Like a Boss , 08/09/2015
Fans of Emma Chase's Tangled series will enjoy this new series!
Review originally posted on Reading Books Like a Boss
I enjoyed this book. Fans of Emma Chase's Tangled series will enjoy this new series about three attorneys living, working, and playing in Washington D.C. I got really excited about this series considering I know a lot about the legal profession myself. Overruled was sexy, fun, and a good read when you want something for complete escapism.
Stanton Shaw grew up in Sunshine, Mississippi. As a high school football star, he had loftier aspirations than playing college football at Ole Miss. He wanted to go to Columbia and then go to law school. When his high school girlfriend gets pregnant their senior year, he wants to give up his goals for his new family, but Jenny doesn't let him. She loves him enough to let him go follow his dreams. So he does. He leaves Mississippi for Columbia.
Ten years later, Stanton is a up-and-coming criminal defense attorney, hot off his next win, successfully defending a Senator along with his second char, Sophia Santos. Sophia and Stanton have been "enjoying each other's company" (if you know what I mean) for the last six months. Stanton gets some news from home that knocks the air right out of him, making him question everything. In an effort to make things right, he goes back to his hometown and he takes Sophia with him to help calm him...and to meet Jenny. This should be interesting...
What I really liked about this book was the element of unrequited love. The novel is told is dual points of view, so the reader gets to delve into Stanton and Sophia's mind. It's very evident that Sophia has feelings for Stanton. She recognizes that their simple arrangement has morphed into something more complicated and she no longer sees him as just someone she uses for sex. I really liked her fiery nature and the fact that she didn't really let the guys jerk her around.
"What we have—what he and I do together—is fun. Physical and convenient. And above all else, it was supposed to be simple.
But the sick feeling in my stomach, the tinge of sour jealousy on my tongue—there's nothing simple about that."
I had a hard time falling in love with Stanton Shaw. I thought some of his actions in the beginning of the book were less than honorable and not something that can be excused with "well that was their agreement" or "he's a young college guy." I also didn't like the way he used Sophia when they went back to Mississippi, clearly oblivious and not self-aware. Eventually, I liked him, but he wasn't a favorite hero.
Though Stanton's mixed emotions, however, there is a little nugget of truth about love. Over time, love ebbs and flows and there are different kinds of love. The love he felt for Jenny and the love he felt for Sophia are distinct. I liked that little message in the book.
What I also liked about this book was when they were back in Sunshine, in the deep South. Stanton's southern family talked to him like they didn't care that he was a big wig attorney, which was really endearing. Being back home really stripped down Stanton's guard and I think the reader got to see a more emotional side of him (I liked that!).
I'm looking forward to getting more acquainted with Jake Becker in Sustained and Brent Mason in Appealed. Emma Chase gives us a glimpse into both of those guys in this book and I can't wait to see what kind of trouble they get in.
* I received an advanced copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.
@LisaHines711 , 05/25/2015
Review: The Legal Briefs #1: Overruled
Overruled by Emma Chase is the first book in her new Legal Briefs series. A beautifully twisted tale of first love, friends, family, and overlooked opportunities.
At first I was excited to read this book - Emma Chase is a go-to author for me. I enjoyed the snark of Drew and gang and wanted more. Then I started reading and I wasn't sure how to peg Stanton. The tale is told in dual POV's with flashbacks to Stanton's past with Jenny scattered throughout the story. He was charming but he was a bit of a manwhore. I mean, poor Jenny seemed to be left pining away in the country for the hot shot criminal defense attorney to find time to come home. But then I got past the surface of the story and realized that the meat of the story was in Stanton and Sofia's slow realization of their feelings. Of Stanton accepting that the path he thought was forged for him and Jenny is NOT the path he's meant to take.
The journey of this realization is the meat of this amazingly juicy story. You'll laugh, you'll cry.
More Books by Emma Chase
Royally Screwed
Royally Raised
Royally Matched
Royally Endowed
Appealed

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Nora Cronin Presentation Academy celebrated its 10th Anniversary on September 15, 2017 by honoring its Founding Mothers. These women envisioned a middle school for young girls in the City of Newburgh who have been economically and culturally overlooked.
Sr. Yliana Hernandez PBVM, principal for 11 years, and Sr. Nora Cronin PBVM (dec.), the academy's namesake, are among the founding group, including: Srs. Joan Mary Gleason, Carol Melsopp, Helen Marie Raynor.
Thank you to Philip Goldstein for your generous donation!
Thank you to Chuck Stewart for the lovely article about the graduates of Nora Cronin!
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Viriplaca, in Roman mythology, was "the goddess who soothes the anger of man," and was applied as a surname of Juno, describing her as the bringer of peace among married couples. She had a sacellum on the Palatine, into which women went when they thought themselves wronged by their husbands. They told the goddess about their grief, after which they would be relieved of their trouble.

She was popular during the reign of Tiberius, but her popularity declined by the time of Valerius Maximus.

Her name is a reference to the Latin phrase a placandis viris (from placating husbands).

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Il Reichsgerichtsgebäude (edificio della corte imperiale) fu progettato e costruito come sede della corte imperiale, e dal 2002 è sede del tribunale amministrativo federale. Si trova nelle immediate vicinanze del Municipio Nuovo, nel quartiere musicale di Lipsia.

Architettura
La costruzione dell'edificio fu preceduta da un concorso di pubblico architettura, i cui requisiti furono pubblicati sulla Centralblatt der Bauverwaltung nel marzo 1885. L'edificio della corte imperiale fu costruito in sette anni, tra il 1888 e il 1895, da Ludwig Hoffmann (1852–1932) e Peter Dybwad (1859–1921). Si erano aggiudicati l'appalto, ma poi lo avevano costruito in una forma leggermente modificata. L'edificio si lega al tardo Rinascimento italiano (e quindi all'antichità romana) e agli edifici del barocco francese. La classificazione tradizionale dell'edificio nel tardo storicismo si è rivelata problematica nel contesto di un'analisi storico-artistica dello stesso. L'edificio è simile a quello del Reichstag. Gli edifici furono eretti nello stesso periodo e sono dedicati alle architetture storiche di castelli e musei.

Un'alta cupola è in trono sull'imponente edificio ed è decorata con la scultura La verità. Il portale principale si affaccia ad est verso la piazza intitolata al primo presidente della corte imperiale Eduard von Simson (1810-1899). Il lato nord è decorato con sculture di figure autorevoli nella storia giuridica tedesca: Eike von Repgow (Sachsenspiegel), Johann von Schwarzenberg (Constitutio Criminalis Bambergensis), Johann Jacob Moser, Carl Gottlieb Svarez (Allgemeines Landrecht), Anselm von Feuerbach e Friedrich Carl von Savigny.

L'interno dell'edificio è progettato sia funzionalmente che in modo creativo per essere utilizzato come corte imperiale. Le sculture e gli elaborati murales affrontano i temi dell'indagine, del giudizio, dell'esecuzione e della grazia. La Große Sitzungssaal ha un disegno particolarmente attraente, con simboli e stemmi di tutti gli ex stati sulle pareti. Le vetrate colorate mostrano gli stemmi di tutte le città che erano sede di un tribunale regionale superiore. Alexander Linnemann, di Francoforte sul Meno, ha creato tutte le vetrate, figurative e ornamentali, dell'edificio.

Galleria d'immagini

Utilizzo
Nel corso della sua storia l'edificio è stato utilizzato essenzialmente per ospitare uffici giudiziari, ma per brevi periodi è stato sede di musei, altri uffici statali e anche di uno studio di doppiaggio per la DEFA.

Accessibilità pubblica

L'atrio, compresi i corridoi e la magnifica sala conferenze, sono aperti a tutti i visitatori. Chi fosse particolarmente interessato può effettuare visite guidate attraverso altre parti del tribunale previa registrazione. Dal 31 maggio 2007 c'è una sala museo con la mostra Das Reichsgerichtsgebäude und seine Nutzer.

Note

Bibliografia
 Steffen-Peter Müller: Das Reichsgerichtsgebäude in Leipzig. Sitz des Bundesverwaltungsgerichts. Kunstverlag Fink, Lindenberg 2010, ISBN 978-3-89870-240-9.
 Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau- und Wohnungswesen (Hrsg.): Das Bundesverwaltungsgericht in Leipzig. Restaurierung und Umbau des ehemaligen Reichsgerichtsgebäudes. Leipzig 2002, ohne ISBN, 94 Seiten. Herausgegeben aus Anlass der feierlichen Einweihung des Gebäudes am 12. September 2002.
 Thomas G. Dorsch: Der Reichsgerichtsbau in Leipzig. Anspruch und Wirklichkeit einer Staatsarchitektur. Lang, Frankfurt am Main u. a. 1999, ISBN 3-63135060-0 (zugleich Dissertation, Universität Marburg 1998).
 Hermann Rückwardt: Das Reichsgerichtsgebäude in Leipzig. Photographische Original-Aufnahmen nach der Natur in Lichtdruck. Lieferung 1. Schimmelwitz, Leipzig 1898 (Digitalizzato).

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
 Baurat Hermann Ludwig: l'edificio del Reichsgericht a Lipsia. Viste e dettagli completi basati sulle dimensioni originali delle facciate e degli interni, nonché fotografie delle parti più notevoli di questo edificio, che fu eretto tra il 1887 e il 1895. Berlino: Hessling 1898 come scansione all'Architekturmuseum - 100 foto contemporanee
 Müller, Volkmar: L'edificio della corte del Reich a Lipsia, una descrizione dell'edificio e dei suoi dettagli, e una guida attraverso le sue stanze. Con 5 illustrazioni, 2 piani e il ritratto del costruttore. Casa editrice Georg Siemens, Berlino, 1895
 Il Museo della corte imperiale
 Bozze di 26 partecipanti al concorso per il Reichsgericht di Lipsia (Architekturmuseum TU Berlin)
 Comunicato stampa congiunto della Corte federale di giustizia e del Tribunale amministrativo federale (2015): 120 anni di costruzione del Reichsgerichts a Lipsia

Architetture di Lipsia


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Q: Git missing tags when doing fresh repo clone/checkout I have a repo on machineA [edit: and another, separate repository on a server or hosting provider] which has some tags. I see these tags [on machineA] when I do git tag -l or look in.git/refs/tags:
$ ls .git/refs/tags
v0.0.1  v0.0.2  v0.0.3  v0.0.4

Now, if I go to machineB and do a clone of the repo [that is on the server or hosting provider, not the repo on machineA]. None of the tags are available [on machineB]. I tried  git fetch --all --tags. I also tried git tag -l. The .git/refs/tags is empty also. What am I doing wrong? These tags were inserted by the python-semantic-release module.

A: As in the comments and my update of your question with corrected facts, the problem is that you've never sent the tags from machineA to the server-or-hosted repository.  You need to use git push --tags, or an explicit git push of each tag, from machineA to the server, so that the server will have the tags, before machineB can get those tags from the server.
(Cloning on machineB directly from machineA would also work.)


Hello readers! It's been a minute since I've blogged, it's a new year & time to grind out those goals. Why not start with the singular experience which renewed my love of artistry to take to the next level: Erica Carr's I'm Going To Class. If you aren't hip, Erica Carr is one of the nation's leading Bridal Hair & Makeup Artists and Global Educator. Erica is known professionally for identifying & cultivating unique strengths within others while challenging everyone to be proactive in pursuing their dream career.
I'm Going To Class is the manifestation of a dream Erica had to bring the masters of beauty makeup together to teach their strong suits to makeup artists from around the world in an inclusive, environment in Portland, Oregon. Yes, finally us in the PNW get in on world class training! As soon as I heard about it I knew I would find a way to be a part of it. Where else would I get to be taught by Reggie Wells, Alex Box, and Sam Fine in the same week without jetsetting around the world or dealing with enormous crowds at traditional trade shows? For the full 2016 lineup of Masters click here. Here are my candid thoughts on my experience, keep in mind there may be changes for 2017, of the awesome variety of course.
As I pulled into the Embassy Suites valet, alone from Seattle (forgetting my kitty ears and whiskers I told my roommate I'd be wearing for Halloween) I was stoked, nervous, and ready to take it all in! The first person I saw was Stephen Dimmick in his signature hot pink bowler hat, greeting someone outside. Being a bit starstruck and shy I casually said hello as I passed not knowing how he'd react or if he felt like speaking. He warmly greeted me & gave me a hug. I almost died.
Stephen Dimmick demoing on his model.
On my way to the check in I see none other than makeup artist icon, inventor of The Makeup Light Vivian Baker and her husband. I almost died again. I finish checking in, meet my roommates, and we run downstairs to enjoy Happy Hour with awesome people from around the world. I immediately felt at ease in this beautiful vintage hotel in one of my favorite little cities.
One thing to know about Erica: She loves Oprah, therefore the she loves surprises. Let that soak in. The first meeting every day of class consists of Homeroom where Erica interviews each of the three masters teaching that day, lets us know what contest or vendor specials might be happening, and allows for any questions to be asked, and we choose which station to take for hands on.
Now Class was advertised specifically as being an education based event with a few well curated vendors. The goodie bags were legit! Check out this video I made going through what we received. The vendors & sponsors included were: Smith Cosmetics, Frends Beauty, RCK, Model Rock Lashes, LimeLight By Alcone, Eliis Faas, It Cosmetics, Makeup Forever, Kit & Hook, Paw Palette, Obsessive Compulsive Cosmetics, NARS, Melt Cosmetics, Laura Mercier, Kryolan, Embryolisse, Colourpop, Dermaflage, and Cinema Secrets.
The Goods! Thanks to the amazing vendors.
The coolest part of class is that we get to see each and every class in it's entirety. No having to carefully map out a schedule, making tough calls on which ones we have to skip like in a standard trade show, or making our way through crazy crowds to get a decent seat. Every class featured a topic, demo with lecture, plenty of time for questions, and a photo opp at the end. My first class was Color Theory with Jessie Powers- I was excited but also thought my color theory was down pat. Let me tell you Jessie laid down the knowledge in ways I'd never think of. Color not just to correct but to respect the elements of the living organ. Tips for analyzing color and texture. Sheer brilliance.
Yes food is important! One of the biggest perks of Class was that we got fed stupid within Portland, a city known for its food ( check out the food trucks just a block away from Embassy Suites). Prior to attending any dietary restrictions are taken into account.
Breakfast: We received a complimentary breakfast in the morning including customized omelettes.
Lunch: Alternated between a themed buffet (such as Mexican or Mediterranean) or a 2 course gourmet meal with a dessert bar on the side. Buffet proved more popular so Erica ensured we received what we wished.
Snack: Snacks ranged from flatbread pizza, flavored popcorn, cheese, salami, pitas, and hummus.
Happy Hour: There were two happy hours simultaneously inside the hotel if you wanted to keep your budget but still socialize with fellow artists. Many of us would hang out downstairs, in the lobby, or outside the hotel to for fun post class shenanigans.
Each day after the last Master taught their class we would have a couple hours to practice hands on another attendee in the main ballroom. Quarters were tight, similar to Fashion Week dimensions which is a good challenge to learn to keep that kit streamlined. I learned I need to get a smaller case! Luckily I brought my Makeup Forever shoulder bag once I realized I needed to condense.
As we practiced each Master and staff made rounds to give honest guidance. If a support staff member felt they didn't specialize in what the question was, like when I asked about making a foundation shade out of a Flash Palette, they find the Master themselves to reiterate and guide us. I do wish I reached out and asked for more individual attention but I still received excellent tidbits. Don't skip out on hands on, even if you're exhausted that is where the real learning happens!
I can't give away all the magic that happened, also things will likely change by getting even better in 2017. That said here's a few quotes and takeaways that stood out to me.
The Masters are more than raw talent, each of them is an amazing person in their own right. Here I am with Alex Box, Lora Arellano, Reggie Wells, and Sandy Linter.
— Sam Fine (In context of working in unknown lighting conditions.
When Sam Fine asked us if we wanted to see a smokey eye or contoured eye we demanded both!
Being surrounded by such diverse talent for so many hours during the week, calibrated my eyes as an artist. One of the most difficult parts of being an up & coming artist is to remove your emotions from your work, to view it with discerning eyes. The feedback I received from Cloutier Remix agency was incredible.
I learned to make a foundation shade with a Flash Palette as well as create a custom blend for that exact match thanks to Jessie Powers.
I learned quite a bit from my peers! I'm excited to finally have some makeup artist friends across the states and as far as Ireland and London.
Above all I learned to continue staying true to myself while also taking risks sometimes. You'll never see me do Kardashian makeup but you'll see me create explosions of color occasionally.
Who's going to Class 2017? Who do you want to see teach?


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Prof. Mahbubani has had a distinguished political career. In 1971 he joined the Singaporean Ministry of Foreign Affairs and served in Cambodia, Maylasia and Washington DC. From 1993 to 1998 he was Permanent Secretary at the Foreign Ministry of Singapore, and from 2001 to 2004 he served as Singapore's Ambassador to the UN in New York. Prof. Mahbubani graduated in philosophy from Singapore and Canada and served as a Fellow of the Center for International Affairs in Harvard University. The Foreign Policy Association Medal was awarded to him in New York in 2004. He was also listed as one of the top 100 public intellectuals in the world by Foreign Policy and Prospect magazines in September 2005 and was featured in the Financial Times list of Top 50 individuals who would shape the debate on the future of capitalism.
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Dear Sec. Clinton: It's not just religious people who see what's wrong with the abortion industry
By Adam Peters | May 20, 2015 , 08:09pm
Almost seven years ago, Barack Obama rode to victory on a campaign of "change." Then-senator Obama explained in the run-up to election day that his goal involved "fundamentally transforming the United States of America."
Apparently former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton believes we need more of that. While addressing last month's Women in the World summit, Clinton lamented that "far too many women are denied access to reproductive health care and safe childbirth." To correct this, Clinton insisted that "deep-seated cultural codes, religious beliefs and structural biases have to be changed," both overseas, as well as "right here in the United States."
I haven't commissioned a survey, but I'm pretty sure America's faithful don't have a problem with "safe childbirth." I also doubt most mainstream religious groups take issue with pap smears or HIV tests, either.
A lot of them do object to abortion, however, which is what "reproductive health care" is often a euphemism for. That choice of words is a little puzzling when you think about it; after all, health care usually involves trying to save lives, not end them.
But what's not puzzling is why abortion advocates need to employ euphemisms. Because regardless of their religious beliefs, most people don't get pleasant feelings when they hear about abortion. And the more they hear, the less pleasant those feelings get.
It starts with the practicalities. According to the Mayo Clinic, a preborn child already has developed eyes, legs, and toes by the ninth week of a pregnancy. Unfortunately, many children don't get to use those features: The Guttmacher Institute reports that over one-third of abortions are done after this point. More than 10,000 are performed every year past week 21, which is especially disturbing for two reasons. First, the process used towards the end of the second trimester is known as Dilation and Evacuation, and it consists of dismembering the child with forceps. Second, there's evidence to suggest that she or he can feel it happening.
Dr. Kawaljeet Anand's research at the University of Tennessee indicates that preborn children experience pain by 20 weeks. In fact, Dr. Anand believes there's an even greater potential for suffering at this juncture because "a fetus at 20 to 32 weeks of gestation would experience a much more intense pain than older infants or children or adults." He attributes this to underdevelopment of "fibers which dampen and modulate the experience of pain."
But the abortion industry's PR problems don't stop there, as its habit of helping pimps and child rapists is also kind of a turnoff for a lot of people. The group Life Dynamics has compiled a list of more than 50 sexual predators who have used abortion to cover up their crimes and keep abusing their victims. As Live Action has demonstrated, some of the staff at America's largest abortion provider are willing to lend them a hand.
When Live Action investigators visited Planned Parenthood facilities posing as minors who had been impregnated by adult men, they encountered staffers who were ready to help perpetuate the abuse. Hidden cameras documented how employees in multiple states failed to report evidence of sexual abuse, with one Planned Parenthood staffer even telling a 14-year-old to lie about her boyfriend's age in order to obtain a secret abortion.
Other lowlights include catching a Planned Parenthood clinic manager who was fine with scheduling abortions on underage prostitutes who couldn't speak English.
Then there's the problem of choice, specifically how the abortion industry denies it to women. According to some some studies, more than half of abortions are agreed to under pressure, and that can include threats of violence. Unfortunately, those threats aren't always idle: women have been subject to bullets, blades, bombs, gasoline and fatal beatings for refusing to abort.
You might think an industry of "choice providers" would work to ensure decisions are made voluntarily. If that's what you think, you're wrong.
Earlier this year, Texas state Representative Molly White sponsored a bill requiring that abortion clinics set up a private room containing information about support programs, as well as a telephone to contact law enforcement. Instead of getting behind the measure, NARAL Texas denounced it as "yet more abortion legislation in Texas that is not needed."
Obviously, religious believers aren't the only ones bothered by dismemberment, sexual abuse, and criminal violence, which is why the abortion industry has opponents across the spiritual spectrum.
If you're one of them, then feel free to sign Live Action's petition asking Congress to shut down Planned Parenthood's annual half billion dollar subsidy. You can also contact your elected officials and demand laws to protect women from coercion and abuse. Those are both great ways to address "deep-seated" problems in need of some serious change.
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Basketball's Gender Wage Gap Narrows (but doesn't vanish!)
by David Berri
Skylar Diggins-Smith traded to the Phoenix Mercury: Analysis from every angle
According to High Post Hoops, the average WNBA player got paid less than $80,000 last year. Meanwhile, the average NBA player earns $7.4 million in 2019-20 while the highest-paid player — Steph Curry — is being paid $40.2 million. Due to an early-season injury, Curry has only played four games this season. Although it's possible he might return toward the end of the season, if Curry doesn't play more than 500 minutes this year he will finish the season being paid more per minute played than an average WNBA player was paid for the entire 2019 season.
In fact, Curry is being paid more than three times what all players in the WNBA were paid last year. The WNBA employed 156 players in 2019. Given the aforementioned average wage, this means all NBA players were paid less than $12.5 million. So, there appears to be a substantial gender wage gap in professional basketball.
But looking at salary totals may not be the right way to look at it (then again, maybe it would be!). NBA revenues are reported to be $8 billion and per the league's collective bargaining agreement about half of this goes to the NBA's players. So, if the WNBA's revenue was $25 million one could argue that WNBA players — despite the low pay in absolute terms — would be treated the same as their NBA counterparts and no gender-wage gap would exist.
Unfortunately, WNBA revenues are definitely not that low. The television deal alone pays the league $25 million per season. With additional revenue from the gate, sponsorships, Twitter, FanDuel, Tidal, local broadcasting deals, merchandise sales, and the WNBA League Pass; WNBA revenue has conservatively been estimated to be $60 million. Given that figure, WNBA players — as I have noted in the past — were only being paid about 20% of league revenues in the past.
Yes, there has been a significant gender wage gap between the NBA and WNBA.
But the WNBA and its players have now signed a new collective bargaining agreement. Both sides have been quite enthusiastic about what this means for the league. As Kelsey Trainor observes there is a reason many of the WNBA players like this deal. The new agreement gives the women of the WNBA a much better-funded pregnancy benefit, better lodging and travel conditions, expanded player programs (i.e. funding for completing an undergraduate degree as well as training for other careers beyond basketball), and a greater commitment to marketing by the league.
In addition, the players are going to see an increase in pay. A question, though, remains. What percentage of revenue is now going to the players? According to the press release announcing the new collective bargaining agreement: "…for the first time in WNBA history, the average cash compensation for players will exceed six figures, averaging nearly $130,000…"
Let's say that the WNBA again employs 156 players next year. If average salaries are $130,000, then the players will be paid $20,280,000. If revenues were only about $40 million, that would give the players about 50% of revenue. But again, a conservative estimate of WNBA revenue places that figure at about $60 million. And that means that if average salaries are $130,000, the WNBA is only paying about 34% of its revenue to its players.
In other words, after this deal, the WNBA is still not being paid as well as their NBA counterparts.
Yes, the gender wage gap is not as large as it was. But this gap still persists.
The CBA does say, though, that in the future there will be a 50-50 split. There is some reason to be suspect that maybe this doesn't really mean WNBA players will really be paid like NBA players. First of all, the 50/50 split depends on the league achieving certain revenue targets. If that happens, Trainor notes…
"…revenue shared with the players will be split, with 25% distributed to the players and the other 25% to increasing league marketing and promotional agreements. While certainly a better model than the prior revenue share, which was estimated to only give the players around a 20% share of the revenue, it still remains to be seen what this percentage will actually look like."
In other words, even if the revenue target is reached it doesn't look like the players are going to be given 50% of the league revenue. And that means, across this agreement — which extends until the 2027 season — the WNBA will not be paying its players like the NBA pays its players.
The WNBA will be in its 31st season in 2027. To put that in perspective, in the NBA's 37th season (1982-83; we don't have data from the 31st season in 1976-77) it was reported the NBA was paying 59% of its revenue to its players. And according to testimony the NBA gave to Congress in 1957, the NBA in 1954-55 — when it was just nine years old — was paying 45% of its total operating income to its players.
Again, today the NBA pays about 50% of its revenue to its players. Not only are the WNBA players not doing that well after this agreement, but it also appears the WNBA players are not doing as well in percentage terms as NBA players were when its league was less than 10 years old and league revenue (in 2019 dollars) was less than $16 million.
So on the one hand, this deal is far from perfect. The gender pay gap continues. And WNBA players are still behind where the NBA was in its infancy.
On the other hand, the deal does mark a significant step forward. And it is not just the higher pay and better benefits that matter. The language of the WNBA has changed. Historically the WNBA and its NBA partner seemed to go out of its way to tell people that the WNBA was not profitable and the entire operation was a significant cost to its owners.
This agreement seems to mark a change in that approach. Here is how WNBA Commissioner Cathy Engelbert described the new agreement:
"We approached these negotiations with a player-first agenda, and I am pleased that this agreement guarantees substantial increases in compensation and progressive benefits for the women of the WNBA. I want to thank the players, led by WNBPA President Nneka Ogwumike and the WNBPA Executive Committee, as well as WNBPA Executive Director Terri Jackson, for their hard work, innovative thinking and professionalism throughout the process. I also want to thank the league's Labor Relations Committee and Board of Governors for their investment, commitment and leadership as we look forward to working together to make the WNBA a sustainable and thriving business for generations of women's basketball players to come."
Yes, the word "investment" now seems to be a significant part of the WNBA vocabulary. And throughout the entire statement, it never says the WNBA "isn't profitable!" Yes, that's progress.
Changing language, though, is not the key. The true mark of this deal is whether or not it truly fixes the biggest problem facing the WNBA. Currently, the majority of its players are not just playing in the WNBA but also in leagues around the world. Not only does this mean the WNBA players are not in the United States promoting the WNBA the entire year, but it also means the players run the risk — either due to injury or fatigue — of missing part of or entire WNBA seasons.
Perhaps this will change significantly in the future. Not only are players receiving more money in salaries, but the agreement also states that it is possible for the top players to earn as much as $500,000 in salary, bonuses, prizes, and marketing deals. And that means it is possible the mass exodus of players when the season ends (an exodus that led to the postponement of the Mystics 2019 championship parade), might be a thing of the past. If that happens, this deal will definitely be a huge positive for the WNBA.
So yes, the gender pay gap in professional basketball continues to persist. But this new agreement is a step forward. And hopefully, when this deal expires and the WNBA enters its 4th decade, women in professional basketball will finally be given as much as the men of the NBA have always received.
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This is manipulative and unforthcoming. The premise if your argument is that male athletes are somehow responsible for the fact that fans aren't watching women's basketball or buying merchandise. Currently, acknowledging gender differences is allowed only when it conveniences women, which is hypocritical. Male athletes are more athletic, more entertaining and thus, generate up to a hundred times more revenue than the WNBA. Moreover, using gender to guilt-trip the NBA into a profit sharing agreement is NOT gender equality/independence and the Elephant is still very much in the room. A different rhetoric is needed.
– Why can't the NBA and WNBA be completely fiscally separate?
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FL: Dozens of Guns Stolen from Polk Gunsmith
Submitted by: David Williamson
Website: http://libertyparkpress.com
A break-in at a Polk County home put dozens of guns in the hands of criminals, deputies said Monday. One or more people broke a back window of a home in the Babson Park community and stole a suitcase full of handguns and a safe containing 14 rifles. "It's very concerning that all these guns are out on the street," said Carrie Horstman, a spokesperson for the sheriff's office. "The good news is the victim had a very good record-keeping system. He had serial numbers for every one of those guns."
�I�m a College Student and I Support Campus Carry�
Our political discourse can often give one the impression that college students, to a man (or woman), are opposed to concealed-carry rights on college campuses. But this isn�t the case�and one senior at Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas proves it. �Not allowing college students with a state issued conceal carry permit exercise their right to self-defense while on campus is illogical,� writes Caitlin O�Shei at Medium, �and the knee jerk emotional arguments of opponents of campus carry do not stand up to scrutiny.�
Arizona Driver�s License Manual Has Tips for Armed Citizens
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Whatever else Arizona might be, it is a state with lots of gun owners and the state Department of Transportation obviously recognizes this and has added some tips on traffic stop etiquette in its Driver License Manual for armed motorists who might get stopped on the highway. The odds of police encounters with legally armed citizens are going up in the Grand Canyon State, with approximately 319,000 active concealed weapons permits in the state. And that doesn�t count the number of people who may, under Arizona law, be exercising �constitutional carry� without a permit.
Activist to Walk from Chicago to DC to Help Stop Gun Violence
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One Chicagoan says he's had enough of the violence and wants to help put an end to it by walking from Chicago to Washington D.C. Demetrius Nash says he�s trying to raise awareness while appealing to the community�s conscience. He says it may seem like a daunting task to walk the 672 miles to Washington, but he says he`s up to it.
KS: Exotic Gun Range Lets You Fire Mega-Weapons, Blow Stuff Up
For most Americans, shooting a grenade launcher or anti-aircraft guns is the stuff of military service. Not so in Kansas. The Outback Park and Public Shooting Range, just outside of McPherson, has a whole array of exotic guns regular people can shoot for a fee � anything from a Ruger pistol to a 20-millimeter anti-tank gun.
SAF Supports Lawsuit To Nullify Cook County �Assault Weapon� Ban
The Second Amendment Foundation and Illinois State Rifle Association are supporting a lawsuit by two Illinois residents seeking a permanent injunction against a ban on so-called "assault weapons" adopted in Cook County more than ten years ago, in a case filed in Cook County Circuit Court.
MMA Legend Royce Gracie on the Second Amendment
If you�ve heard of Brazilian jiu-jitsu, mixed-martial arts or the UFC, the reason is Royce Gracie. In the early 1990s, his dominance of the octagon brought his family�s style of jiu-jitsu into the American mainstream, and the martial art has become immensely popular around the world ever since. In addition to his hand-to-hand combat skills, Gracie is also a fan of firearms and the Second Amendment. Editor-in-Chief Ed Friedman sat down with Gracie to discuss his career, his love of freedom and his interest in guns.
TN: Man Attacks Gun Carry Permit Holder With Fork at Nashville Hotel and It Doesn't End Well
A Tennessee valid carry permit holder shot his attacker after the suspect tried to gain entry and stab the gun owner in his hotel room. According to arrest records, the gun owner and another individual arrived to the Suburban Lodge on Central Pike after church Sunday afternoon. They then entered the elevator along with 48-year-old James Grisham, who it turns out did not have a room at the hotel.
NY: Collins Proposes Federal Law to Overturn the SAFE Act
Key parts of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's controversial SAFE Act gun control law would become illegal under federal legislation proposed Monday by Rep. Chris Collins. Collins, a Clarence Republican, scheduled press conferences in the Rochester and Buffalo areas Monday afternoon to announce his proposal, called the Second Amendment Guarantee Act. The bill would prevent states from implementing any gun regulations that are more strict than those set by federal law. Collins said that if passed, most of the language in New York's Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act would become void.
Over-the-Counter Devices Hold Their Own Against Costly Hearing Aids
Hearing aids that can cost more than $2,000 apiece are only slightly more effective than some over-the-counter sound-amplification devices that sell for just a few hundred dollars, according to a recent study. The study bolsters legislation pending in Congress, which would have the Food and Drug Administration set regulations for cheaper over-the-counter products and is designed to make the devices more widely accessible and safer. Consumers with mild to moderate hearing loss would be able to purchase the devices without a prescription and without a medical exam, knowing they meet federal safety standards.
Sanctuary City Sins
And the media and Democrats continue to tell us America is wrong to fight back on the illegal immigrant magnets, they call sanctuary cities.
PA: Man Shot and Killed on Doorstep of Westmoreland County Home
State police are investigating the death of a man who was shot and killed outside a Westmoreland County home. Investigators said 40-year-old Melvin Grazetti, Jr. was shot after khe knocked on the door of a home on Kirshner Lane in South Huntingdon Township shortly after 3:30 a.m. Saturday and �attempted to forcibly enter the residence.�
GA: Duo Stole Guns from 160 Vehicles, Including from Firefighters
Police have arrested a pair they say has stolen more than 40 firearms from 161 vehicles throughout the metro Atlanta area. Elisha Ross, 22, is being held in Cobb County jail and Ayana Forest, 25, is being held at Gwinnett County jail on 16 felony counts, according to officials at a Monday news conference held at the Cobb police headquarters.
Chicago Police�s �Missing� Buyback Gun Points to Inside Job
It is bad enough that our city is awash with illegal guns. But to think that the cops themselves might be the source of some of those guns � or of even one. That would be a new low. The onus is on Police Supt. Eddie Johnson to solve this one or watch the public�s trust in our local police crumble just a little more. Five years ago, according to a Better Government Association report in Sunday�s Sun-Times, a handgun turned up next to the body of a gang member who was shot to death by a Cicero police officer.
KY: ShotSpotter Technology Leads LMPD to House With Guns, Drugs and Cash
Second Division officers used the new technology to pinpoint the location of gunfire. "Within 60 seconds of those first shots ringing out, our officers knew about it and were able to respond," Officer Lamont Washington said. "While they were out there, they heard more shots."
Hunting Season and Gun Safety Go Hand in Hand
Labor Day weekend is right around the corner and, if you�re a hunter like me, it marks the official start of dove season in most parts of Texas. That leads into quail season, which leads into turkey season, and eventually into deer season. But before any hunting trip comes the expectation that hunters of all ages understand and follow proper firearm safety to keep themselves and others out of harm's way.
TX: Colleges With High School Students Balance Campus Carry Law
Each time a security alert from Lone Star College lit up Cheryl Longa's cell phone last spring, she felt a wave of anxiety, even though her daughter's dual-credit classes are online only. "We're trying to avoid going on campus," Longa said. "She's only 16. That's just another world."
OR: New Law Allows Cities to Cull Urban Deer, but Idea is DOA in Ashland
While the state legislature has passed a bill to set up a 12-year pilot program for the �taking� (euthanizing) of excess urban deer, Ashland Mayor John Stromberg says such action doesn�t work and the city isn�t going to do it. Gov. Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 373, which requires the State Fish and Wildlife Commission to adopt a pilot program for urban deer population control, into law June 14, after it passed both the House and Senate by overwhelming margins. It takes effect Jan. 1.
KY: NRA Bringing its Guns, Money Back to Louisville for 2022 Parley
The National Rifle Association plans to return to Louisville for its annual meeting in 2022, a session expected to attract around 80,000 visitors and pour more than $50 million into the local economy. The NRA convention is one of the most lucrative pieces of tourism-related businesses, officials say.
IN: Need to Pawn a Gun? Law Now Allows Same-Day Loans on Handguns
For the first time in 82 years, Bartholomew County pawnbrokers are allowed to issue same-day loans to customers who use handguns as security. In years past, a seven-day wait was required while background checks were performed through the mail. Violators could be charged with a Class B misdemeanor punishable by up to six months and jail and a maximum $1,000 fine.
TN: ATF Investigating Stolen Guns from Memphis Business
Investigators with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms are working to find approximately 43 guns that were stolen from Range U.S.A. in Memphis Saturday July 1. In a press release, the ATF said they are still doing inventory to find out exactly how many were taken. They did not specify how or at what time the thieves took the guns or what kinds of guns were stolen.
Authorities are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the case.
FL: GOP Candidate for Governor Takes to Twitter to �Stop CNN�
First, Adam Putnam proudly called himself an �NRA sellout.� Now the Republican candidate for governor is lighting up social media again with a tactic that appears to have come straight from Donald Trump�s playbook: an online petition on his Twitter feed to �stop CNN.�
No law ever written has stopped any robber, rapist or killer, like cold blue steel in the hands of their last intended victim. � W. Emerson Wright


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Patty McCord is someone who is truly helping push the boundaries of the way we think about work. During her time as the Chief Talent Officer of Netflix she created the famous Netflix Culture Deck, which has been viewed more than 13 Million times on Slideshare. More recently, Patty has been focused on advising innovative companies like Warby Parker, HubSpot and GitHub to name a few – about developing culture and leadership.
If you can't describe what success looks like in a role, then you're just going to fill the job.
Interviewing is like painting. It's all in the prep.
Patty's backwards recipe for success in hiring.
Why a deep driving trait you want in a dedicated leader is judgement.
Let me give you something you may not know about me. I'm a recruiter. That's my background.
I loved being a recruiter for a couple of reasons. It's quantifiable. I could say that I contacted this many people, I did this many phone screens, this many interviews, made this many offers. I liked it a lot because I could pattern recognize when I got it right.
As I recruiter, I knew that everyone was replaceable. There was no magic person in every job, forever. That eventually people move in and out of their careers. I loved it when people left the company because that gave me a new job to hire for.
I really loved getting deep inside what people love to do. When I started thinking about that, every person is motivated differently. They're driven differently. The matchmaking of trying to achieve that couples with learning and understanding what people do. That's the magic of good talent matching.
It's a discipline that involves digging deep into both sides of the equation.
Where we went wrong, at least internally at most large companies, into a butts in seats, fill the requisition, check off the tick boxes. For example, I always had to fight against the cost per hire or time to hire metrics. I don't care how long it takes to get the right person. If we find them tomorrow, great. If we find them six months from now, then that's what it's going to take to find the right person.
I think the "butts in seats" and "speed to fill" metrics help organizations lose sight on what matters most. When you check off the boxes and value the metrics, that's where success lies. Can we really scale when all the jobs we're hiring for are so incredibly unique?
Here's how I think we can. We have these networks of connections now that used to the exclusive network of recruiters. Almost everybody knows someone who knows the right person. It's that ability to work with recruiters – not turn the job over to recruiters.
I think the most successful ways to hire are true partnerships. That's where I get frustrated with my startups sometimes is they have 7 headhunting firms and they all do a good job. You can't do a job with 7 different firms all working on the same job. That's just crazy.
You need somebody who is going to sit with you and deeply understand what you're trying to accomplish. The way we make this a better, more efficient experience is having a 50/50 relationship with recruiting and whoever is hiring. A true partnership.
If they can't describe what success looks like, then you're just going to fill the job.
How do we actually get to some level of authenticity in the interview?
I say that interviewing is like painting. It's all in the prep. We already started with step 1. What does success in the role look like? Here's Patty's backwards recipe for success.
First you start with the timeframe. I usually say six months to a year, depending on the level of the role. If we hire the right person in that role and things were amazing, what would be occurring then, that's not occurring now? Then I tell people to list out all of their metrics to measure success. Everyone has numerals. Spit them all out.
Then I say to make a movie of it. If I'm walking around, are there more meetings or are there less meetings? Are people's heads down? Are they working collaboratively? What does it look like?
That gives you the behaviors and the drive and the motivation. What somebody wants to get engaged with in purposeful work.
Now that I have my movie and I have my metrics, now I say okay, in order for those things to happen that aren't happening now, what does somebody need to know how to do?
Now you get to the skill set that's never on the job description. Then you look at the skills and experiences that would lead someone to know how to do that.
I like this reverse thinking because most people write job openings to describe (a) the person who left that they didn't want to leave (b) the fantasy person who doesn't exist (c) whatever it will take to get the req approved.
Now I'm going to have a much more open mind to diversity of thought. In my "a" example, I'm going to describe someone who is just like me. Like attracts like. Now I've worked myself backwards. Now I know what we're trying to achieve. Now I what it's going to take to do it. Now I know what they're going to do and what skills and experiences that would lead me there.
Then – and only then – take a look at the team and see who you've got. Think of how rich of a job description I have.
Let's go back to the prep on interviewing.
You have to do that hard work first of defining the problem to be solved, the timeframe and what success looks like. Then you have to be extraordinarily disciplined about putting together the interview team, the phone screen, figuring out what's going to happen in what order, the timeframe, who's going to follow up with who.
How can you know that someone is going thrive because the work matters to them?
It's digging into what's motivated and demotivated people in the past. My algorithm for success: is what you love to do, that you're extraordinarily good at doing, something that we need someone to be great at? We need to know what "great at" is. If somebody can do the job and they're not great at it and they don't love it, they always kind of piss you off. You wish they were great at it. If you're passionate something, and the company doesn't care, then you're always frustrated.
Especially at the executive level, I like to get into failure. We all have it. Especially at the executive level, they've screwed up a bunch. If you had to do it differently, what would you do? That's really important at the executive level. It's not what somebody knows. But how they got to the knowing.
I think for CEO's, the deep driving traits you want in dedicated leaders is judgement. Judgment is the number one skill. The ability to make the right call.
And that doesn't show up on a resume. Judgement is rarely an accomplishment on a resume. Good decision making. These are things that really require deep digging.
Or much more commonly at the executive level, there are three right answers. All three of them have merit, validity, data and preconceived outcomes. Much of the time as an executive, you just pick one. That's all you can do. Especially if you're in a company full of innovation.
You have to make a decision. The other part of leadership is going back to tell the team about the data you had going into the decision, and here's what I was wrong about. The context behind it. And that's what creates good judgement. The important part of the judgement is communicating that a mistake was made and they're okay with that.
You mentioned in a previous interview that you advise startup CEO's to be interviewing at least three times a week. Can you elaborate on the importance of CEO's spending their time doing the interviewing?
First of all, it's practice. A lot of them as first time CEO's come from another branch of the company. So they learn an inordinate amount by talking with people from all the different functions in the company. It's also a tremendous signal to the entire company that finding the right people is important.
As a CEO, you own the change. You own putting together the right team to achieve what you believe the company can achieve. Recruiters don't own it.
The message that it sends, that the CEO relentlessly seeks talent…people imprint on their CEO's. When you have a company that's hungry for change and is always reaching out in those networks, then whoever steps in to make the discipline of hiring the right person, can tap into all those networks.


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Hi all! I'm going to break this excursion into two, mostly because I have so many photos that I want to share, and I don't want it to be overwhelming in one go.
Last Thursday I took a bus ride to Lukomir, an "ethno-village" in the mountains about two hours from Sarajevo. I met the tour bus (about nine people, including the guide and driver) at 9am by Vijecnica, where we drove through the mountains to Lukomir. The drive itself was cold and foggy (I didn't take pictures) but was noteworthy nonetheless. First of all, we crossed the border from the Federation into Republika Srpksa, my first venture into the area. Second, we seemed to be stopped for every police point ever, and I was worried about it until our guide told us that our driver was also a police officer and he was just stopping of his own accord to say hello to his friends. Typical Balkan behavior… Third, we drove through the Mt. Igman Pass, which is a pretty treacherous mountain pass without guardrails. In the 1990s, it became a very strategic road during the conflict, often one of the only ways for Bosniaks to get into the city. It was described as "the most dangerous road in Europe", but once the US diplomatic team, led by Richard Holbrooke, were forced to pass it in their armoured APC because their access to the Sarajevo airport was denied. The US diplomats Robert Frasure, Nelson Drew, and Joe Kruzel died as their French APC fell off the side. Holbrooke, in a Humvee directly following, survived.
If I'm correct in my rough estimation, we drove past the point where the initial crash occurred. If you follow the crash, the original APC has been left in its crash position next to a memorial to the fallen.
The drive to Lukomir consisted of driving through remote villages, down narrow mountain passes, and a few stopped directions. The remoteness reminded me of how absolutely pervasive the conflict was. My first thought was, "If I could have escaped out here, to somewhere so remote, I think I might have survived." But then we passed through a small village immediately after I thought that, in the middle of which stood a memorial to those inhabitants that had died between 1992-1995. My thoughts immediately changed.
Eventually we went off the paved path onto a rocky pebbled road, which ran through shallow mountain passes. Stone pastures blanketed the hills, sheep roaming in herds with their loyal dogs keeping them in line.
This early in the morning, the fog still settled in the mountain crevices, adding a sense of moorish melancholy to the vistas.
Our van was white and the sheep dog tried to herd us, too!
Eventually you arrive to Lukomir, a village sitting at a height of 4,905 feet. It's only passable from mid-April to mid-October or earlier, so for its entire history (that's known, at least), it's been a summer dwelling for herders and sheperds and their flocks. In the spring, they herd the sheep up from lower villages, live in this village (Upper Lukomir), and then descend again during the winter months.
Surrounding the village, like most Bosnian cities, towns, and villages, is a graveyard. Bosnian relationships with their various necropoli and the visibility of death is culturally different than our own understanding. Lukomir, which contains original stecci (which you will see later!), dates back to at least the 14th century. You can see the various influences of time on the gravestones here.
I was initially worried about rain, but look how absolutely beautiful the sky was!
Below you see one of the stecci! Again, I left my book at home, so I can't describe to you exactly why these are different from your traditional sarcophogi, but as you'll see throughout this blog, they are a cultural symbol of Bosnia and they are only found in the Balkans. Some are plain, like this one, but as you'll also see later, some are detailed, bas-reliefed or engraved. Some are constructed with this pentagon-shape, while others are flat at the top. It depends on location, time, and inhabitant.
If you ever do run across these, it would be a terrible idea to just… sit on them. They are not benches.
Our group walked from the stecci, past the graveyard, and up that hill you saw earlier! My companions were very well packed for the day, whereas I had just brought my flannel and a camera. Whoops – but I certainly survived!
Houses are made of stone bases and wooden roofs, covered now with metal sheets.
Sheep, chickens, and animals run free. I used to do 4-H (for those of you that are not American, or not from the South, that's a community agriculture organization – I used to raise lambs and sell them at the North Carolina State Fair), and it smelled exactly like all those old barns. Not a terrible smell, for me!
Below the mountain is one of the deepest ravines in Europe, the Rakitnica Ravine. The local folklore have tales that it's the home of a dragon – something I certainly wasn't about to contest.
Below you see our driver (moonlights as a driver- his real job is as a police officer).
This is one of my favorite shots.
We would walk this path a bit later on. It doesn't look so steep here, but it really was!
I took this because I want to remind everyone that rednecks are rednecks everywhere 😉 rural people all use toilet appliances as water containers and planters – from the highlands of Bosnia to the gardens of North Carolina! And it's just as charming and resourceful in either place.
This was our guide, and I absolutely LOVE this photo. I'll talk more about her later, but we're the same age and she is infinitely cooler.
I'm going to leave you with me flying, and come back tomorrow to describe the rest of the hike, show you the rest of the magical pictures, tell you about our guide, and let you know if I survived the dragon.