This stuff...unfortunately...is not on my radar anymore.
I stopped eating sugar and sugar-containing foods in April 2015 to address some health issues that had been plaguing me for years. I didn't feel I was the worst sugar addict in the world at the time--my main "sugar" was agave nectar. I bought it in huge two-packs at Costco and baked with it, put it in sauces and stir-fries, in tea, in smoothies, etc. I was also a huge fan of maple syrup and honey (I have since gone completely vegan so honey isn't kosher on that account as well.) I used natural, organic cane sugar in recipes calling for granulated sugar. I very rarely ate store-bought sweets and desserts and didn't order them at restaurants.
Still, stopping sugar affected more areas of my life than I imagined. It was hard to figure out how to make oatmeal taste good in the morning. Most mixed drinks and cocktails involve syrups and sugars. Almost all Asian food has it in one form or another. Ketchup, cereals, bars, breads (even gluten-free breads,) non-dairy milks, Sriracha sauce, a lot of tomato products, some salsas...all contain sugar. When you start reading labels, it's staggering how many things contain sugar of some sort, and a lot of times more than one kind of sugar. I could have said, "Oh, the sugar in Sriracha is minimal...a few drops of that probably won't hurt." But what about the other umpteen-jillion processed food products I eat that contain minimal amounts of sugar? It all adds up. And when I quit sugar, I wanted it to be all or nothing, because I was desperately looking for results in my health.
So I bought a lot of cookbooks and searched a lot of recipe blogs for non-sugar-containing "sweets." The best one in my opinion? Ricki Heller's Living Candida Free. Hands down. (Here's her blog.) Ricki's a genius when it comes to vegan, gluten-free, sugar-free cooking and baking. I had to stock up on a bunch of pantry items I normally wouldn't have on hand to make her recipes (like stevia, hemp seeds, chia seeds, alternative flours, nuts, seeds, etc.) but once I had acquired 10 or so recurring ingredients, I could make a lot of her dishes.
I stopped ordering mixed drinks or cocktails (I had already cut way back on alcohol anyway in July 2014.) Now, on the rare occasions I drink (maybe once a month,) I order wine. It's not "good" for a sugar-free diet, but at least there's no sugar added.
I went on a huge search for the best organic, natural, plant-based alternative sweetener I could find. The winner? Lakanto monk fruit sweetener. It's granulated like sugar, is a 1:1 substitute in most recipes, comes in white and golden, and has no aftertaste unless your recipe calls for enormous amounts (and then the only thing I notice is a slightly "cool" flavor, almost minty, not entirely unpleasant. If you bake with it and use more than say 1/2 cup in a recipe, you'll see what I mean.) I make this zucchini cake, this banana bread, and this pumpkin bread with it, and to my non-sugar-eating taste buds all three are delicious. I use the golden Lakanto on my morning oatmeal and the white in my afternoon green smoothie. A 1/2 teaspoon of the white is yummy in a hot cup of maté or green tea.
The health benefits of quitting sugar have been amazing. The first thing I noticed was total remission of Interstitial Cystitis-related bladder pain. (Hal-le-lu-jah, because that's a wretched, wretched disease. I had already been trying a ton of other remedies for that, for months and months with very little improvement.) I haven't had an IC "flare" since the end of April 2015 (about two weeks after quitting sugar,) and prior to that I'd had bladder issues for over 20 years. I've also had about a 95% recovery from IBS. (That took about 6 months off sugar to really start becoming apparent, and it continues to improve. I've had IBS since I was a teenager.) Mood swings, energy level, and brain fog have all improved as well. Now, I do want to say that I attribute part of these health improvements to some other things I do as well - I eat vegan; I take a regular list of supplements and vitamins; I juice veggies; I try to eat low-salt and low-fat as much as possible; and I exercise. In fact, I was the healthiest person with health problems I knew, up until I quit sugar.
I hope this post will help somebody who might be struggling with problems in their health that don't seem to improve no matter what they do, and/or just people who are looking to quit sugar. Tell me about your health journey in the comments below!
Update: Just found this article about the benefits of quitting sugar on Prevention Magazine Online.


Commitment to quality and client satisfaction are the key factors for success of any organization. Macrosoft's believes in high-quality deliverables through its "Quality Assurance" and "Quality Process" programs.
There has been a major cost-cutting in software development practice across the globe and unfortunately, "testing" efforts, often termed as "overheads", have been cut the most to reduce the costs.
Macrosoft's has always given due importance to testing. Our quality team brings a solid commitment to its wide customer base to ensure the highest degree of quality output. Our QA team has a well-defined "Quality Management System" on the lines of the Capability Maturity Model (CMM).
These processes are specifically designed for both onsite and offsite support, including offshore. Macrosoft's, through its regular auditing process, ensures that such processes are strictly adhered to during the course of the SDLC. At the same time, we supply our customers with ready online access to the QA system, to track the quality status of the project throughout the SDLC.
Macrosoft team comprises of Senior Software Quality Assurance analysts, engineers, and automation experts, who write test plans, develop full testing methodologies and strategize for next deployment items. We are experienced with all phases of testing, including integration testing, regression testing, black/white box testing, environment testing, performance testing, stress testing, localization testing, and user acceptance testing. We have the vast amount of experience in many industries including but not limited to Investments, Financials, Telecommunication, Printing, Healthcare and Insurance, Manufacturing, Logistics, and more. Macrosoft has a well-established QA team in both our corporate HQ in New Jersey and India Corporation. We provide "round the clock service" to our customers ensuring the highest levels of QA and Testing experiences, which is also one of our mission critical ideals.
We also conduct brainstorming sessions that involve members with domain expertise. Various aspects of the product/project are discussed in Macrosoft's test case repository.
We also conduct periodic bug bashes to get a different perspective of the application. All employees are typically asked to test the product.
Quality Assurance and Quality Test Plans are prepared at the early phases of a project/product. These plans outline all the activities to be performed to meet the quality objectives from the client's perspective. Generally it is the test lead's responsibility to ensure that all quality system procedures/standards applicable to the project/product are followed, and that all the tests and reviews are conducted in a planned manner. Routine audits are carried out at various check-points to evaluate the progress and quality standards.
Macrosoft's QA/testing team has expertise in adopting/embracing the latest automation tools available in the industry for testing. Many of our QA analysts are experienced in the major automation tools such as: WinRunner, LoadRunner, Test Director, QA Load, OpenSTA, JUnit, QTP, Rational Robot and many others. We actively use web versions of PVCS tracker and Bugzilla for issue tracking. Such industrial strength software eliminates repetitive and costly software testing, hence allowing us a better competitive edge.


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While most estates must be administered through formal or informal probate, Wisconsin law provides for a number of other options, as well. These options (with the exception of ancillary administration) are generally available only for smaller estates, and provide for use of simplified procedures that vary depending on the specific circumstances involved.
In addition to handling both formal and informal probate, at Crooks, Low & Connell, S.C., we also regularly assist clients in these other forms of probate administration. If you have questions about the options that are available, or if you need representation as a personal representative, heir, or beneficiary, we can advise and represent you every step of the way.
Transfer by affidavit is an option if the decedent's gross estate is worth no more than $50,000. This process allows the decedent's assets to be transferred to an heir, the trustee of a trust created by the decedent, or the decedent's guardian for distribution to the decedent's heirs or named beneficiaries. While transfer by affidavit avoids traditional probate administration, there are certain requirements (including notice requirements and specific requirements with regard to real estate) with which the distributing heir, trustee, or guardian must comply in order to properly close the estate.
Ancillary administration is the process used to distribute a decedent's assets that are located within the State of Wisconsin when the estate is being probated in another jurisdiction. Commencing an ancillary administration proceeding requires filing an application in the correct Wisconsin county court, and is generally best handled by an attorney. Along with the application, the applicant must also submit authenticated copies of domiciliary letters from the probate jurisdiction.
Finalization of the ancillary proceeding is subject to court approval, and the court may deny an application if it appears that the estate can be settled conveniently without ancillary administration.
In a summary assignment, the court does not appoint a personal representative to administer the estate. If the size of the estate, excluding the amount of any debts for which property in the estate serves as security, does not exceed $50,000, it will be eligible for summary assignment. Any person eligible to open the estate in probate is also eligible to file a petition for summary assignment. However, an estate is only eligible for summary assignment if its assets cannot be distributed through a summary settlement (discussed below).
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Things are heating up in Syria's Manbij, located in the northeast of the Aleppo governorate, after U.S. President Donald Trump decided to withdraw all U.S. troops from Syria, and as Turkey's military operation looms.
It has been revealed that security teams linked to Egypt's leader Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, who is in serious competition with Turkey in the East Mediterranean, made contacts in Manbij. Security sources have also said that some Emirati figures also partook in the visit. It was reported that the delegation is coordinating steps to be taken against Turkey.
Syrian state-run SANA news agency reported on Friday that regime forces entered the PYD/YPG-held city after the terror group invited Syrian forces to take control of the region and ward off an announced Turkish operation. Turkey sees the group an extension of PKK terrorist organization.
A U.S. defense official later denied reports Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime forces entered Manbij.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan also responded to reports of regime forces entering Manbij in coordination with the YPG/PKK terror group, saying the Assad regime is running a "psychological" operation.
"We know that Syria is trying to conduct a psychological operation. We know that there is a situation like them raising their own [regime] flag there. But there is nothing definite there yet," said Erdoğan.
Top Turkish officials were in Moscow on Saturday to discuss the situation in Syria.
"First, we discussed solutions to humanitarian issues, the creation of conditions for the return of refugees," said Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov, adding: "Special attention was paid to the new situation developing in connection with the U.S. military withdrawal from Syria."
"And an understanding was reached on how the military representatives of Russia and Turkey will continue to coordinate their steps on the ground amid the new conditions, with a view to the final eradication of the terrorist threat on Syrian soil," he added.
As Turkey continues its military deployments to the region, Turkish intelligence officials are surveying the area 24/7 and reporting back to headquarters.
Turkey has repeatedly voiced frustration over what it says is the slow implementation of a deal with Washington to pull YPG terrorists out of Manbij, a town in mainly Arab territory west of the Euphrates.
U.S. commanders planning for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria are recommending that terorists from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) be allowed to keep U.S.-supplied weapons, four U.S. officials said, a move that would likely anger NATO ally Turkey.Three of the officials, speaking on the condition of anonymity, said the recommendations were part of discussions on a draft plan by the U.S. military. It is unclear what the Pentagon will ultimately recommend to the White House.Discussions are still at an early stage inside the Pentagon and no decision has yet been made, the officials said. The plan will then be presented to the White House in the coming days with U.S. President Donald Trump making the final decision.The Pentagon said it would be "inappropriate" and premature to comment on what will happen with the weapons."Planning is ongoing, and focused on executing a deliberate and controlled withdrawal of forces while taking all measures possible to ensure our troops' safety," said Commander Sean Robertson, a Pentagon spokesman. The White House did not comment.Trump last week abruptly ordered a complete withdrawal of U.S. troops from Syria, drawing widespread criticism and prompting Defense Secretary Jim Mattis' resignation.The United States told YPG terrorists that "they would be armed by Washington until the fight against Daesh was completed," one of the U.S. officials said."The fight isn't over. We can't simply start asking for the weapons back," said the official.But Turkey wants the United States to take the weapons back, so the commanders' recommendation, if confirmed, could complicate Trump's plan to allow Turkey to finish off the fight against Daesh inside Syria.Turkey has been reinforcing its military presence on the border with Syria since Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan signaled that Ankara will soon launch a cross-border operation against the terrorist YPG/PKK in northern Syria.Since 2016, Ankara has successfully carried out two similar military operations in northern Syria.In its more than 30-year terror campaign against Turkey, the PKK -- listed as a terrorist organization by Turkey, the U.S. and the EU -- has been responsible for the death of some 40,000 people, including women and children. The YPG is its Syrian branch.The Pentagon keeps records of the weapons it has supplied to PKK/YPG terrorists and their chain of custody. But, the U.S. officials said, it would be "nearly impossible to locate all of the equipment.""How are we going to get them back and who is going to take them back?" one of the officials asked.
A curfew has been imposed in Syria's Manbij by nearly 7,000 heavily-armed terrorists from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) that are currently deployed in the city ahead of an imminent Turkey-led operation and following U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw troops from the country. After their so-called leaders fled the city, close to 7,000 panicked PKK terrorists remain in Manbij, which were spotted by Turkish fighter jets flying on low altitudes over the region. After spotting Turkish Air Force jets flying over the area, Assad fighters immediately abandoned the nearby town of Arimeh.PKK terrorists, armed with American armored vehicles and weapons, imposed a curfew in the city center after a possible U.S. pullout drove France, Assad and the PKK to try to fill the vacuum. Approximately 2,000 PKK fighters were dispatched to Manbij over the past two weeks.A U.S. defense official on Friday denied reports Syria's Bashar al-Assad regime forces entered Manbij.US, YPG/PKK kill 165 Syrian civilians in three months: NGOTurkey sends howitzers to Syria borderSyrian state-run SANA news agency reported earlier in the day that regime forces entered the PYD/YPG terrorist-held city after the group invited Syrian forces to take control of the region and ward off an announced Turkish operation. Turkey sees the group an extension of PKK terrorist organization."The reports on regime incursion in Manbij are inaccurate," the official told Anadolu Agency on condition of anonymity.Erdoğan also responded to reports of regime forces entering Manbij in coordination with the YPG/PKK terror group, saying the Assad regime is running a "psychological" operation."We know that Syria is trying to conduct a psychological operation. We know that there is a situation like them raising their own [regime] flag there. But there is nothing definite there yet," said Erdoğan. Assad's Shabbiha entered Manbij Fearing a massacre, Manbij residents were alarmed upon hearing news about Assad's forces entering their city, particularly after a large number of Assad's Shabbiha paramilitary forces were smuggled in in coordination with PKK terrorists.Video: Turkey deploys more military vehicle to Syrian borderTerrorists not withdrawingFollowing claims they were fleeing Manbij and handing it to Assad forces, PKK terrorists were spotted everywhere in the city, as they attempt to spy on the movements of the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) across the border using binoculars. PKK terrorists also work uninterruptedly on digging trenches near the border with Turkey and in Euphrates Shield regions, as they continue to parade in groups to project false displays of strength ahead of Turkey's upcoming operation.Turkish F-16 jets over Manbij Turkish F-16 fighter jets were also spotted over Manbij, as U.S. helicopters, which regularly flew over the city, were nowhere to be seen. It is also striking that this development comes just as Turkish and Russian officials concluded their Syria meetings in Moscow.


Amazon S3 Select enables you to query an object that contains CSV-formatted or JSON-formatted data with simple SQL expressions. For our example, let's use a CSV file named target-file.csv as the key, that's uploaded to an S3 object in the bucket named my-bucket in the us-west-2 AWS Region.
The CSV file contains a common delimited list of user names and ages.
With this CSV file, we want our application to select only users with an age greater than 20. To do this, we write an SQL expression like the following to select the user_name field for users with an age greater than 20.
First, we want our application to create a new Amazon S3 client for the AWS Region that our my-bucket is in. We'll use this client to make the selectObjectContent API calls.
Now we have everything ready to make the API call. How we handle processing the events depends on the environment the SDK is running in.
In Node.js, events can be processed as they arrive by reading them off of a stream. To accomplish this, Payload, the event stream member of the response, is an object mode Readable stream. Because the stream is in object mode, individual events are sent to downstream streams or emitted via the data event. This is in contrast to typical streams, which emit buffers or strings.
The following example shows how to process events and handle errors using a stream.
In browsers and React Native, the SDK must wait for the entire response from Amazon S3 before it can process events. In these environments, the Payload member is an array containing all of the events returned by Amazon S3.


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Eau Claire, WI – At a special meeting of the Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVTC) District Board Thursday, May 6, trustees acted to approve the contract for Dr. Sunem Beaton-Garcia, the College's next president. A public college administrator from Florida, Dr. Beaton-Garcia will serve as the eleventh president of CVTC, becoming the first woman and first Latina to lead the College. She succeeds Bruce Barker, who has served as president since 2008 and will retire July 1, 2021.
"We welcome Dr. Beaton-Garcia's leadership as we enter the next chapter of CVTC's growth and development," said CVTC board chair, Paul Bauer. "She is a dynamic, engaging, and thoughtful leader with a proven track record that will greatly benefit the College through this leadership transition and into the future." Bauer noted his appreciation to the entire CVTC community for participation at the forums and survey feedback. "Everyone's collaborative work enriched the search process and informed selection of the candidate best fit for the College.
Dr. Beaton-Garcia has more than 12 years of instructional and administrative experience in higher education. Her career includes notable accomplishments for a culture of collaboration and teaching excellence, transformational academic programs and innovation in student support, community engagement, and resource generation and stewardship.
Dr. Beaton-Garcia says she looks forward to serving alongside the talented faculty and staff to continue to strengthen the increasingly diverse community through an inclusive, equitable and innovative educational environment. She plans to collaborate extensively with local and regional leaders and welcomes the opportunity to meet with county board chairs and other community stakeholders and partners.
"I am honored to have the opportunity to build upon CVTC's great work in service to our students and the community as their next president," said Beaton-Garcia. "It was clear to me during the search process that CVTC exemplifies the kind of commitment to student success and personal growth that inspired me to be an educator. I thank the District Board for its trust in me and will work tirelessly to fulfill our mission."
Sunem Beaton-Garcia, Ed.D., currently serves as north campus president and vice provost for academic services and interim south campus president and vice provost for academic resources at Broward College in Fort Lauderdale, FL. She previously served as interim central campus president and vice provost for teaching excellence and learning at Broward College. Dr. Beaton-Garcia earned a Doctor of Education in Instructional Technology and Distance Education from Nova Southeastern University in Fort Lauderdale, FL; a Master of Arts in Library and Information Science from the University of South Florida in Tampa, FL; and a Bachelor of Arts in Business and Marketing from University of Phoenix in Tempe, AZ.
Dr. Beaton-Garcia's dedication to providing opportunities for all who seek to fulfill their economic mobility dream through a postsecondary degree or credential is rooted in her own experiences. As a refugee from Cuba, she understands the challenges firsthand of learning a new language, navigating a new culture and charting an uncertain educational journey. "I look forward to hearing the students' stories. I know you have the will of giants and the determination of champions to become productive, civically engaged, and able to share your gifts with the world. We will help get you there.
Dr. Beaton-Garcia will begin her term as president on July 1. "My husband Carlos and I, along with our son Gabriel, are excited to join the community this summer," added Beaton-Garcia.
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October 28, 2013 Chris Ostrander
It was quite an eventful weekend for the Sabres with a back-to-back set punctuated with the trade of Thomas Vanek on Sunday evening. In an attempt to continue my focus on the Sabres crease, I'll hold off on any sort of recap of the two games this weekend and simply review the goaltenders.
Jhonas Enroth – 44 saves, 3-1 win
Enroth was easily the first star of the weekend for the Sabres as he single-handedly earned them their first regulation win of the season. He made a number of dazzling saves amongst the 45 shots he faced in the one-goal effort earning him an easy nod as the game's first star.
What he did well
When Enroth is at his best he is playing big and getting hit with the puck. He's much more of a blocking goaltender than one who reacts to each shot and truly "makes saves". What makes Enroth so effective in his style is that he's able to play big despite being somewhat undersized as a goaltender in today's NHL.
On Friday he was on. It was the type of performance that has most Sabres fans at a certain level of acceptance with Ryan Miller's potential departure. Enroth was very active in the crease and he was turning aside a number of difficult back-door plays. He took a handful of goals off the Panthers' sticks which is as much as you can ask of a goalie getting peppered with 45 pucks.
Where he struggled
There isn't much to complain about in this department. This is one of the best games I've seen Enroth play. While he may have misplayed the centering attempt that resulted in Florida's goal, I certainly think that he isn't deserving of any blame on the play.
It was at least a two-save sequence but very well may have been a three-save sequence in the second period. He made two strong power pushes going in both directions to stay with an active puck in the slot and ultimately stone Florida on the play (I can't remember the player's name). It is undoubtedly a top-five save for the team this year.
Miller caught the loss on the back end of the weekend set despite turning in a sterling performance against Tampa. It was a loss that was palatable simply due to the fact that the team wasn't completely run out of the barn as they had been in recent defeats to Colorado and Boston. They probably needed a save or two more from Miller, but after giving up 39 as it was, there isn't much more that can be asked of these two goalies.
Miller quite literally kept his team above water. The Sabres were outshot 13-6 in extra man situations (they gave up two shorthanded shots) and 39-22 for the game. Miller stayed in control and made a number of dazzling saves through the night. It's a feat when a goaltender can turn in a save percentage over .920 and still take a three-goal loss.
He got a little out of control on the Palat game winner. It was a chaotic scene that saw the initial shot attempt redirected by a Sabre prior to Palat depositing the rebound for the game winner. Had Johnson's initial shot not been deflected I'd bet that Miller takes the puck in his crest. But the redirect changed matters and Miller wound up reaching on the goal itself.
His sliding kick save on the Martin St. Louis one-timer might actually be the save of the season to this point. He went a long way with speed in order to make that save which, to a goaltender, is incredibly impressive.
St. Louis' goal and the highlight-reel save Miller made earlier offer a nice juxtaposition on how goalies – specifically Miller – are interpreted. The two shots were nearly identical but one went in while the other was a highlight reel save. Is that something which all viewers catch? Probably not, but it's the type of thing that happens over the course of a game or season that can be overlooked.
The loss to the Lightning was a lot closer to the type of losses most fans were probably expecting to see this year. It was a competitive game in which their goalie kept the team alive before the opponent ultimately got over the hump. The Sabres weren't dominated in every single aspect of the game and the score did reflect that.
Good on Ron Rolston for sliding Mikhail Grigorenko to wing. I'm amongst the fans who were hoping to see him as the dynamic playmaking center he was in junior, but playing wing is going to simplify what's expected of him and should actually open the door for more ice time.
You can mark down a stolen game for both Miller and Enroth now after the triumph in Sunrise for the young Swede. I'd like to see him get some more playing time moving forward as the team simply isn't good enough to necessitate a schedule where your starter sees a boat load of minutes.
Go back and watch the game winner in Tampa and watch the play break down starting with Henrik Tallinder going to support Rasmus Ristolainen in the corner. Tampa comes away with the puck there and Buffalo's coverage is nonexistent due to Tallinder leaving the crease. It goes downhill from there.
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Healthy appetizers are few and far between but with this Crudité platter with easy sour cream dip, you can indulge without the guilt.
SO listen, we all know I LOVE pastry but every party needs a good Crudité platter to balance out all the cheese/pastry/meat/deep-fried stuff. And what better than a plate full of fresh, crunchy and colourful vegetables to offset all the richness?
And yes, we are dipping all that healthiness into a very decadent sour cream dip BUT it's still better than a sausage roll AND you could totally swap the sour cream for Greek yoghurt and then we're getting so healthy you could totally add a sausage roll or two to your party plate.
The herbs in the Crudité dip can also be swopped for ones you like most but I've found through trial and error that most people are happy with parsley and chives in a dip. Plus, you really only want to use soft herbs so basil and cilantro are really the only ones you could substitute. Mint could work too but I have found that most people don't like the idea of mint with vegetables and my family can't stand cilantro (fresh coriander) so I never go there. Don't forget to add LOTS of fresh lemon juice though, you want all that zingy zip to cut through the richness.
What vegetables to use for Crudités?
What are Crudités usually served with?
A variety of dipping sauces can be served with a crudité platter. This sour cream dip is easy and quick to make but dips like tzatziki, hummus, baba ghanoush and pesto can all be used.
How do you store crudités?
1-2 hours before I'm ready to serve my crudité platter, I wash, peel (where necessary) and slice all the vegetables. Arrange on a platter then cover tightly with plastic wrap and place in the fridge. To prepare the vegetables a day ahead, wash and slice vegetables and layer with damp kitchen paper. Place in an airtight container in the fridge until you are ready to assemble the platter and serve.
To make the dip, combine all the ingredients and mix well. Transfer to a serving bowl and chill for 20 minutes.
To assemble the crudite platter, arrange the raw vegetables around the bowl of sour cream dip on a serving dish/platter and serve.
The Crudité platter can be made up to 2 hours ahead and kept tightly wrapped in the fridge until ready to serve.
This looks so amazing! I agree we could all use more crudites in our life! I love the use of Greek yogurt instead of Sour Cream!
And it's actually such a delicious part of any spread, totally not "just" vegetables.
I completely spaced and forgot sour cream but I have a container of cream cheese in the fridge, Can I use that?
You could but it will be much thicker. Maybe try thinning it down with a little milk/cream?
I had to take a snack to a Christmas party last night and decided to take this because it is such an easy recipe and it was the first thing to disappear. Such a great idea and the sor cream dip recipe is delicious! Thanks!
Yay! So glad it was such a hit!
I always take a crudités platter to gatherings because I want my kids to have something healthy to snack on. I love the sour cream dip with this, I usually just do ranch but I love how simple and fresh this dip is.
Same Jenna! And luckily my kids love crunchy, fresh veg so it's a win-win.
I love this platter for the holiday season!
It's always a fan favorite!
Beautiful platter Alida! That dip looks delicious! My favorite things to munch on at holiday parties!
Thanks so much Mary Ann! I always love a good crudité platter.


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Jackson named Fellow of American Academy of Forensic Sciences
Glen Jackson, a professor of forensic and investigative science at West Virginia University, has been promoted to the rank of Fellow of the American Academy of Forensic Sciences.
WVU launches new Master of Legal Studies curriculum
To meet the changing needs of professionals working with evolving policy and regulatory issues in the justice system, homeland security and healthcare, the West Virginia University Department of Public Administration has launched a new 30 credit hour Master of Legal Studies (MLS) curriculum for fall 2018.
WVU researcher illuminating gender dynamics in 2018 election
Recent social movements, such as the women's march and #MeToo, have brought gender to the forefront of public discussion.
Di Bartolomeo named a 2018-2019 American Council on Education Fellow
Lisa Di Bartolomeo, a professor in the Department of World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics and senior adviser in the Office of Global Affairs, has been named a Fellow for the 2018-2019 academic year by the American Council on Education.
School of Social Work jumps to top 100 in latest U.S. News graduate rankings
The School of Social Work at West Virginia University shot up into the top third in the latest rankings of graduate programs by U.S. News & World Report.
WVU geography alumnus receives national Outstanding Scientist Award
West Virginia University alumnus Jothiganesh Shanmugasundaram received an Outstanding Scientist Award during the National Conference on Climate Resilience for Sustainable Livelihood in Annamalai Nagar, Tamil Nadu, India on Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Scientists use ancient trees and climate models to understand past and future drought in Mongolia
Ancient trees in Mongolia dating back more than 2,000 years are helping place current and future climate change in context, according to a new West Virginia University-led study.
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Going the distance: WVU students travel to Galapagos Islands for Model UN competition
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Cassak named 2017-2018 Benedum Distinguished Scholar in Physical Sciences and Technology
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McDonald's Deletes Tweet Insulting Donald Trump
McDonald's has apologized after it sent an insulting message to President Donald Trump and said its Twitter account was "compromised".
The company tweeted: "You are a disgusting excuse of a President and we would love to have @BarackObama back."
It also asserted that the president had "tiny hands".
Not long after the message was removed, McDonald's tweeted: "We deleted the tweet, secured our account and are now investigating this."
McDonald's said that it had been notified by Twitter that the account had been "compromised".
It was not clear whether this meant that the account had been hacked or taken over by a rogue employee.
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Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers says the experience of missing out on the Premier League title with Liverpool has shaped him as a manager.
Liverpool welcome Chelsea to Anfield this weekend and the clash has a reminiscence about it with the Reds in the thick of the title race heading down the final stretch for the first time since Brendan Rodgers' time in charge.
During that season, it all went wrong in a home clash against Chelsea with the end of the season in sight when Steven Gerrard's untimely slip arrested the Reds' momentum, and they would go on to lose out on the title to Manchester City.
This weekend, they will be looking to silence the demons as they welcome their London nemeses, looking to avoid any slip-ups this time around to remain in the title race and indeed top of the table.
And ahead of this weekend's clash, Foxes boss Brendan Rodgers has been reflecting on those sour memories and how Liverpool were unfortunate to come up short in their bid to end their Premier League drought.
"At that point of the season, everyone will talk about pressure, but we didn't feel pressure," he said.
"We had gone into that game 10 or 11 games on the spin we had won, something like that.
"If you look at the last 14 games of that season, we had actually won 11, drew two and only lost one game.
"But I think if you are going to lose a title, it's over 38 games. I think for us, we went ever so close, it was just a shame we fell short before the end.
"The journey and the progression over that 18 months was great to see in the players, a lot of young players developed and they will benefit from that experience."
Rodgers also reflected on how the experience of missing out on silverware at Anfield, as well as his later success at Celtic, shaped him as a manager.
"At that moment in time, when I came out of Liverpool, I had a wonderful experience at an iconic club," he added.
"Then, when you move on, what's important is that you learn. I went to Celtic where, again, the pressure is to win, it's another huge institution as a club and the expectation is to win.
"We were able to do that and do it in the way that we wanted to and like I say, that shapes you, both the successes and even more so when it doesn't quite work out.
"I have come now into a club here where it's a wonderful club with a great group of players, but it has ambition to keep developing and it makes me very happy to be here."


Winner a little over 3 weeks ago of PSV Eindhoven Cup, the Feyenoord Rotterdam, defeated in the first leg (1-0), will want to win the "beautiful". The Feyenoord is formidable in his stadium where he remains on 6 wins in a row including the last two against Groningen (3-0) and Heracles (1-0). If the current 4th of Eredivisie dominates the home debates, however it remains limited outside where he just suffered the law of VVV (1-0) and Speed (3-1). PSV Eindhoven has a small mattress ahead of the AJAX (+5 points) but has everything to fear from this trip. Undefeated since December 10 in the league, the PSV has just taken 10 points out of 12 over the last 4 days. Winner of PEC Zwolle (4-0) and Excelsior (1-0) at home and Sparta Rotterdam (2-1) away, the leader of the championship lost 2 points at home against Heerenveen (2-2 ). This displacement is high risk for the leader.
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iCell to start US eel and EU RAS salmon aquaculture projects
iCell Sustainable Nutrition will begin on-site pilot work for a 1,000-ton eel aquaculture project to be located in the northeastern U.S. The company has been working with various sites in the U.S. that need solutions to their food process and water treatment issues and is also working with investors to obtain CAPEX funds needed for projects to solve these water issues and, at the same time, build integrated seafood aquaculture at these same sites.
iCell's lead project is slated for the Northeast U.S. - the exact location has not yet been publicly identified – and will support the water treatment needs of multiple existing seafood processors, providing them the capacity to scale performance, which is currently limited by water treatment costs and water effluent regulations.
Although iCell currently operates three large-scale commercial facilities in Asia cleaning water and producing single-cell proteins, due to the COVID-19 travel restrictions, investors and project developers and approvers cannot visit the existing iCell sites, so iCell is establishing a mobile pilot processing unit in the U.S. The unit will replicate the iCell protein production, recovery and water treatment processes. iCell CEO, Mark Rottmann, said that "local authorities and site partners just want to see it in action with their own eyes before going ahead with approvals."
A third-party environmental engineering firm has been selected to execute the work and it is expected to be completed in November, at which point regulators can approve the water purity and recycling capability generated by the process. The unit is already scheduled for use at additional sites after the work completion in New England, USA.
First project in the EU market
iCell also entered into a collaboration agreement with Quality Salmon that secures the water circularity in the construction and operations of Europe's largest blue-green industrial park for salmon farming to be built on the west coast of Sweden. The agreement states that iCell will construct and operate its water cleaning and nutrient recovery provider by using water from the RAS farm and the harvesting and processing facility to extract single-cell proteins. This will be iCell's first entry into the European Market.
When fully developed, the Quality Salmon Industry park will operate on a 140-hectare land site producing up to 100,000 tons of Atlantic salmon per year. The industrial park will include all functions and production will almost entirely be a circular economy that contains feed factory, salmon farm, harvesting, processing, management of residual products and water purification.
The collaboration with iCell will provide 100% nutrient extraction and water recycle the RAS project. "This will be decisive to reach the goal of establishing a blue-green circular industrial park for salmon farming with zero emissions and a positive CO2 footprint with the help of 100% green energy. The commitment from both parties further strengthens the foundation to move forward with more industrial partners and suppliers," said Roy W. Høiås, CEO of Lighthouse Finance and Quality Salmon Sotenäs.
The company is establishing a mobile pilot processing unit in the U.S. that will replicate its protein production, recovery and water treatment processes and agreed to work in the EU's largest salmon farming project in Sweden.
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Q: reading multiple csv files using data.table doesn't work when given files path, possible bug? I want to read multiple csv files where I only read two columns from each. So my code is this:
library(data.table)

files <- list.files(pattern="C:\\Users\\XYZ\\PROJECT\\NAME\\venv\\RawCSV_firstBatch\\*.csv")

temp <- lapply(files, function(x) fread(x, select = c("screenNames", "retweetUserScreenName")))
data <- rbindlist(temp)

This yields character(0). However when I move those csv files out to where my script is, and change the files to this:
files <- list.files(pattern="*.csv")
#....

My dir() output is this:
[1] "adjaceny_list.R"        "cleanusrnms_firstbatch"
[3] "RawCSV_firstBatch"      "username_cutter.py"

everything gets read. Could you help me track down what's exactly going on please? The folder that contains these csv files are in same directory where the script is. SO even if I do patterm= "RawCSV_firstBatch\\*.csv" same problem.
EDIT:
also did:
files <- list.files(path="C:\\Users\\XYZ\\PROJECT\\NAME\\venv\\RawCSV_firstBatch\\",pattern="*.csv")
#and
files <- list.files(pattern="C:/Users/XYZ/PROJECT/NAME/venv/RawCSV_firstBatch/*.csv")

Both yielded empty data frame.

A: @NelsonGon mentioned a workaround:

Do something like: list.files("./path/folder",pattern="*.csv$") Use ..
  or . as required.(Not sure about using actual path). Can also utilise
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So that works. Thank you. (sorry have 2 days limit before I tick this as answer)

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Strange votes to confirm Mulvaney
Last updated on February 20, 2017, at 12:48 pm
Thursday, February 16, 2017, Alabama Senator Luther Strange voted for US Representative Mick Mulvaney's (R-South Carolina) confirmation as Director of the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).
Afterwards Sen. Strange said in a statement, "At almost $20 trillion in national debt and counting, having someone at the helm of OMB who has a record of opposing increased spending is absolutely vital. I have no doubt that Representative Mick Mulvaney (R-SC) will rein in the runaway spending that is pushing our nation ever-closer to financial disaster, while making sure that our military has the resources necessary to protect our country. Our children and grandchildren are set to inherit a financial burden they did not create and it is upon us to act now in order to ensure a better future for the next generation."
The confirmation narrowly passed the Senate 51 to 49. If Sen. Strange had voted to deny; then the tie would have been settled by Vice-President Mike Pence (R).
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said that Mulvaney, "Can help get our nation back on track fiscally."
McConnell said, "Over the past several weeks we've seen unprecedented obstruction from our colleagues across the aisle. It's made the confirmation of this president's nominees the slowest in modern history. It's left several key departments without a permanent secretary at the helm for far too long. And what's the point other than needless delay? Our friends are slow-walking votes, not changing outcomes."
US Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) voted with the Democrats because of Mulvaney's past support for budget cuts and withdrawing American troops from Afghanistan.
Democratic efforts to kill the nominations of: Jeff Sessions for Attorney General; Steve Mnuchin for Treasury Secretary, Betsy DeVos for Education Secretary, and Mulvaney at OMB have all failed, but the delaying tactics has slowed the implementation of President Trump's, "Make America Great Again" agenda.
The Democrats did win one victory this week when CKE Restaurants CEO Andrew Puzder suddenly withdrew his nomination for Labor Secretary on Wednesday. On Thursday President Donald J. Trump (R) nominated Alexander Acosta as Labor Secretary. Acosta is currently the dean of the Florida International University School of Law and is a former member of the National Labor Relations Board. If confirmed, Acosta would be the first Hispanic in the Trump Cabinet.
The next confirmation vote is expected to be Oklahoma Attorney General Scott Pruitt (R) for Environmental Protect Agency (EPA) Administrator. Some Republicans have voiced concerns over Pruitt.
Senator Luther Strange was appointed to the US Senate by Governor Robert Bentley (R) after Senator Jeff Sessions (R) was confirmed by the Senate as US Attorney General. Strange was formerly Alabama's Attorney General.
(Original reporting by the Associated Press's Laurie Kellman and Catherine Lucey, Fox News's Barnini Chakraborty, and CNN contributed to this report)
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TKA MidKnight Robotics teams compete with other FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) teams in the Bay Area.
TKA has two team - MidKnight Madness #7854 and MidKnight Mayhem #15385 - comprised of up to fifteen high school students each.
For more information about the TKA program, contact the team coaches via email: robotics@tka.org.
Robotics Team 2020-2021
The 2020-21 FTC challenge ULTIMATE GOAL kicked off on September 12th. For more information from FIRST, check out the FTC kickoff website.
The FTC season runs from September through January, with the NorCal Championships in late February or early March. This year, the qualifying tournaments through at least December 2020 will be virtual events. Plans for in-person events starting in January 2021 are still TBD.
Teams meet three times/week on Tuesdays and Wednesdays 3:30-6:00 p.m. and Saturday mornings 9:00 a.m.- noon.
The Robotics team fee for this season will be $450, which includes individual tool kits and team shirts for each student and also covers team expenses such registrations, robot parts and materials, equipment and coaches' stipends. Families will be billed through TKA FACTS system.
The TKA robotics team members contribute a variety of skills, and no prior experience is required.
We train new members on CAD, 3D printing, hardware prototyping, and software with Android Studio to program in Java.We also have an on-campus machine shop to design and manufacture parts. The team is run like a small business, with marketing, fundraising, team management, and presentation skills needed as well.
Our mission is to inspire students to explore STEM through the hands-on experience of designing, building, and programming robots based on sound engineering principles while having fun in the process.
The King's Academy launched its Robotics Program in 2014-2015 with both a high school FTC team (15 students) and two junior high FLL teams (12 students). The school's junior high students now have a Robotics/Engineering course elective in lieu of FLL teams, increasing availability to more students. Starting in 2019-20 the high school students also have an Intro to Engineering course utilizing Project Lead the Way curriculum.
Hardware: The builders of our robot who implement design ideas, all while overcoming challenges and keeping the robot within the guidelines.
Software/Programmers: Writing the instructions for our robot to complete objectives (i.e., score as many points as possible).
Business Operations/Marketing: Applying for sponsorships, writing business plans, documenting the engineering process, managing inventory, planning for community outreach, etc.
Our team outreach includes promoting robotics within our own school as well as reaching out to team sponsors and others in the community. For example, we..
1. Promote robotics within our school to recruit new members at the following events: interactive robot game at School Carnival (Oct), TKA Club Day for current students (Oct), Open Houses and Orientation for new families (Oct, Dec, and May), and STEM Career event (April).
2. Promote STEM within our community at: Valley Church STEM event (Oct)
3. Industry connections: Attend Intuitive Surgical's Open House (Sept)
Students lead sub-assembly teams combining software and hardware with experienced students training rookie members to ensure continuity next year
Worked with school administration to hire a staff coach and recruit additional mentor support to ensure robotics program is sustainable for future years
Promote robotics within our school community to help recruit new members next year
Participate in 2-3 school wide events (e.g., Carnival, Open Houses, Club Day, New Family Orientation)
Secure ongoing financial support from at least 5 corporate sponsors and/or matching gifts
Establish industry relationships with 2-3 company visits (Intuitive, NASA wind tunnels, OhmniLabs, etc.) and invite speakers to team meetings 1-2 times per month
Game Strategy
The first step is always to understand the FTC Game, which includes a brief animation (link to 2019-20 SKYSTONE season) overview and comprehensive game manuals.
The team then strategizes what tasks are most important by evaluating the tradeoffs between risk and reward (potential points scored). This year the team used Macbooks and Google Drive to help define their game strategy. The interactive spreadsheet helped the team analyze the risk/reward tradeoffs and calculate approximate points per second.
Brainstorming Designs
The next step, once we've decided which scoring tasks are the highest priority, is to brainstorm design solutions. We have found using large sticky notes and presenting our ideas to each other is an efficient process. This process also encourages all team members to contribute their ideas and to think "out-of-the-box."
Hardware Development - Prototyping/Testing
Prototyping the sub-assemblies (i.e., drive train, ball collection and scoring alternatives, sensors, etc.) gives us useful feedback, fairly efficiently, on which ideas will work best. A variety of materials are used, everything from Tetrix parts, cardboard, plastic, foam, and other raw materials.
And with the on-campus machine shop, students can now fabricate custom parts using various equipment such as a mill, lathe, and drill press, supervised by adult mentors. The students not only gain valuable hands-on experience, they can implement more complex designs and rapid prototyping. We are especially grateful for the generous donations of several TKA families and the Wayne and Gladys Valley foundation to equip the shop.
The software team uses an Android Studio-based programming environment. Several team members are proficient in JAVA but constantly mentor new members.
This year's challenge includes a lot of autonomous navigation that requires pre-programmed software that can use gyro, light, and color sensors. The challenge also allows for vision targets (three different images) to assist robots with more accurate navigation during the autonomous period. In addition, the students learned to use GitHub as a collaborative development tool. .
Founded in 1989, FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition in Science and Technology) prides itself on its leadership in the scientific arena and its commitment to building a strong foundation for the country's future workforce. Founder Dean Kamen, the recipient of the 2000 National Medal of Technology, has "awakened the innovative and imaginative leadership in America's youth to the excitement of science and technology." FIRST has competitions for several different age groups, from JrFLL (Junior FIRST LEGO League) for elementary school students, FLL (FIRST LEGO League) for middle school students, to FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) and FTC (FIRST Tech Challenge) for high school students.
Access FIRST's website.
FTC is designed for students in grades 7-12 to compete head to head, using a sports model. Teams are responsible for designing, building, and programming their robots to compete in an alliance format against other teams. The robot kit is reusable from year-to-year and is programmed using a variety of languages. Teams, including coaches, mentors and volunteers, are required to develop strategy and build robots based on sound engineering principles. Awards are given for the competition as well as for community outreach, design, and other real-world accomplishments.
For more information, please access the FIRST FTC website.
Introduces younger students to real-world engineering challenges by building LEGO-based robots to complete tasks on a thematic playing surface. FLL teams, guided by their imaginations and adult coaches, discover exciting career possibilities and, through the process, learn to make positive contributions to society.
Access FIRST FLL website.
2019-20 FTC Robotics
The 2019-20 FTC challenge was called SkyStone. To see the full challenge, check out the FTC game animation.
Both teams competed at the January 18th qualifying tournament in Santa Clara with the following results:
MidKnight Madness #7854 won:
1st place Inspire Award given to the team that best embodies the 'challenge' of the FIRST Tech Challenge program and is a gracious competitor. With this top place award, Team 7854 qualified to compete in the NorCal Championship tournament competing against 56 of the top teams in the Bay Area.
2nd place Connect Award connecting with their local STEM community to explore opportunities available in engineering, science and technology as well as helping their community understand FIRST robotics.
2nd place Design Award which recognizes their robot's design elements that are both functional and aesthetic and that incorporates industrial design elements into their solution.
MidKnight Mayhem #15385 won:
Captain of the 4th seed alliance
At their first qualifying tournament on November 23rd at Cisco, the teams won the following awards:
1st place Think Award for their engineering notebook
2nd place Design Award for robot's design elements
3rd place Inspire Award given to the team that best embodies the 'challenge' of the FIRST Tech
Challenge program and is a gracious competitor.
1st place Design Award which recognizes their robot's design elements that are both functional and aesthetic and that incorporates industrial design elements into their solution.
2nd place Robot Game as the finalist alliance
This year TKA expanded to two robotics teams: MidKnight Madness #7854 and our new team MidKnight Mayhem #15385. We had a total of 21 students, including 10 rookie members.
Both teams successfully qualified to compete in the NorCal Championship based on their accomplishments at the qualifying tournaments. Championships were held on March 3rd at Independence High School in San Jose.
At the December 8th tournament at Google, both teams' robots performed so well that they were selected as alliance partners to compete in semi-final rounds.
1st place Connect Award for connecting with their local STEM community to explore opportunities available in engineering, science and technology as well as helping their community understand FIRST robotics.
1st place Innovate Award for their out-of-the box thinking and most creative design solution
2nd place Think Award for their engineering notebook
2nd place Robot Game as Finalist partner
MidKnight Madness #7854 won their semis match in this exciting video below (2.5 min) to advance to the finals round. In the first 30 seconds, robots score points in autonomous mode (no driver) by deploying from the center lander and correctly detecting a gold mineral (yellow block). Then drivers use robots to acquire gold and silver minerals (white balls), deposit minerals in the lander and finally reattach to the lander at the end of the game.
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Both teams also competed at the February 3rd Daly City tournament where MidKnight Mayhem #15385 won:
MidKnight Madness #7854 was the Captain of the 4th Seed Alliance for the Robot Game and also won:
2nd Place Connect Award for connecting to STEM community
Last year's TKA's MidKnight Madness team had fifteen students, grades 9th-12th, including ten rookie members. FTC challenges students to design, build, program, and drive robots (no larger than 18"-cubed) in a game played by two alliances of two robots each.
The challenge for the 2017-18 FTC season was FIRST Relic Recovery, a 150-second game to score a variety of points during both autonomous (pre-programmed) and driver-controlled periods. To see the full challenge, check out the FTC game animation.
At the February 3rd, 2018 robotics tournament in Daly City, TKA's MidKnight Madness won
1st place Inspire Award for overall performance (being a strong FIRST ambassador and role model for other teams)
3rd place Think Award for their Engineering Notebook (documenting their design process to remove obstacles through creative thinking)
3rd place Connect Award for community outreach and business plan
At the December 2nd, 2017 tournament at Google, the team won
1st place in the Robot Game as the Captain of the Winning Alliance
1st place Design Award for the best industrial design
2nd place Innovate Award for most creative design
The team advanced to compete in Northern California Championships in February, 2018.
Watch this exciting video of one of their final matches below, won by TKA #7854 and their partner from St. Mary's school in Berkeley #11575. In the first 30 seconds, the robots score points in autonomous mode (no driver), followed by two minutes of stacking blocks in patterns and their partner successfully scoring a game element outside the field.
FIRST encourages teams to promote robotics in their community. The TKA high school team designed a game for the TKA Carnival in October that required participants to race robots through an obstacle course. The team has also demonstrated our bots at TKA Open Houses and STEM Events in Santa Clara and Sunnyvale. This past summer, several team members mentored elementary students at robotics summer camps in Sunnyvale and Cupertino.
In the 2016-2017 season, TKA's MidKnight Madness team had fifteen students, grades 9th-12th, including four rookie members. The team qualified for the NorCal Regionals and won the following awards at their first two tournaments in the 2016-17 season:
2nd Place - Finalist Alliance for the robot game (both tournaments)
1st Place - Think Award for their Engineering Notebook (documenting their design process to remove obstacles through creative thinking)
2nd Place - Inspire Award for overall team performance (being a strong FIRST ambassador and role model for other teams)
This two-minute video highlights TKA's bot #7854 scoring in the robot game by detecting/scoring colored beacons, launching balls in center goals, as well as placing their large cap ball on the center goal.
At the NorCal Regionals tournament in February, our team's lead mentor, Randy Andrews, won the Compass Award for his outstanding guidance and support. The team submitted this one-minute video to highlight how Mr. Andrews has inspired the team since they started three years ago. Congratulations Mr. Andrews!
The MidKnight Madness 2015-16 team had fifteen students, grades 10th-12th, including four rookie members.
The team won the following awards at their first two tournaments in the 2015-16 season, which qualified them to attend Regionals:
1st Place - Captain of the Winning Alliance for the robot game
1st Place - PTC Design Award for implementing industrial design principles that differentiate the robot's aesthetics and functionality
3rd Place - Inspire Award for overall team performance
At the Northern California Regional Championship in February 2016, MidKnight Madness finished in 3rd place in the Robot Game within their 24-team division.
View this exciting video (2 min.) from one of the semi-finals rounds of the FIRST Tech Challenge qualifier tournament (Jan. 23, 2016). TKA's bot #7854 is partnered with Notre Dames #7593, and the video shows both teams scoring "climbers" in a rescue shelter, then TKA climbs the mountain and successfully hangs from the high cliff bar.
The 2014-2015 team had fifteen students from grades 9 through 12. Five students had prior experience in robotics and were graduates from FIRST LEGO League (FLL). Three of those students also had experience in FTC and transferred their knowledge to The King's Academy sponsored team. In addition, we had two teachers who served as coaches, and four adults as mentors.
We competed in multiple FTC tournaments and won the following awards at the January 24th, 2015 tournament:
Winner of Innovate Award - most innovative, out-of-the-box robot design
2nd Place Robot Game - Captain of Finalist Alliance
3rd Place Inspire Award - overall achievement
Congratulations MidKnight Madness on their inaugural season!!
2015 Junior High Robotics
TKA's Junior High students participated in FIRST LEGO League (FLL) the past two years. Being on an FLL team is more than just building with Legos. Students work closely with their team to build and program an autonomous robot, do a research project on a real-world problem, and prepare a presentation of their solution, all while having lots of fun. Robots are built and programmed using the LEGO MINDSTORM platform. The Master's Builder's team in 2015 was comprised of 10 students, grades 6th to 8th. Junior High students now have the opportunity to take a Robotics/Engineering elective.
TKA had two on-campus Junior High teams in 2014 coached by TKA staff and four off-campus teams coached by TKA parents. They all competed in local FLL tournaments.
Our Sponsors for the 2019-20 Season
The majority of the Robotics budget comes from individual and corporate donations, including company matching gifts for volunteer hours.
The following companies have provided either financial or material donations for the 2018-19 season, and we are grateful for their generous support.
For more information about TKA Robotics, please contact us by emailing: robotics@tka.org.


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Isidore II Xanthopoulos (), (? – 31 March 1462) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1456 to 1462.

Life
Little is known about the life and the patriarchate of Isidore except that he was an ethnic Greek and member of Greek community in Istanbul. His surname derives from the Xanthopoulon monastery in Istanbul which he entered, becoming a hieromonk and later rising to be its abbot. Isidore worked alongside Gennadius Scholarius during the Council of Florence and was one of the signatories of a 1445 document against the East-West Union of Churches. In this period, Isidore was deemed the spiritual father of the Greek community in Istanbul. Immediately prior to his election, he was serving as the Metropolitan bishop of Heraclea.

After the resignation of Gennadius Scholarius as Patriarch in mid-January 1456, Isidore was elected to succeed him. He obtained the confirmation from Sultan Mehmed II, and he was consecrated bishop in the Pammakaristos Church.

His reign lasted up to his death on 31 March 1462, and he was succeeded by Joasaph I.

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Q: encrypted password in mysql tables, VBA as a front-end I am trying to add some security at MS ACCESS 2013 applications (using a Mysql BE in the backend).
The first application form will ask for user and password, compare it against a mysql custom table ("USUARIOS", for instance) and grant access if they match or don't elsewhere
But I would like passwords to be stored "encrypted", using AES_ENCRYPT or other convenient algorithm
I have input the user/password directly from mysql-workbench
INSERT INTO USUARIOS COLUMN (ALIAS, PWD)
VALUES ('luis', AES_ENCRYPT('miguel','yucg39dy(9&%$^?bcGSFD'))

but I am failing to retrieve the password to compare (from code, using VBA, loading ADO recordsets).
rs.open "SELECT AES_DECRYPT(PWD, 'yucg39dy(9&%$^?bcGSFD' FROM USUARIOS WHERE ..'

this rs doesn't return the word 'miguel' as intended
I would appreciate any hint on that. Maybe I can use password() or MD5() functions, don't need any key

A:
I have input the user/password directly from mysql-workbench
INSERT INTO USUARIOS COLUMN (ALIAS, PWD)  VALUES ('luis',
  AES_ENCRYPT('miguel','yucg39dy(9&%$^?bcGSFD'))
rs.open "SELECT AES_DECRYPT(PWD, 'yucg39dy(9&%$^?bcGSFD' FROM USUARIOS WHERE ..'

It's long time ago but maybe try this:
SELECT AES_DECRYPT(PWD, 'yucg39dy(9&%$^?bcGSFD') AS PWD FROM USUARIOS  WHERE ..' ('User' = 'miguel';)
All the best

A: You don't need to retrieve the password.
You should be doing
SELECT COUNT(*) FROM USUARIOS WHERE USER = ? AND PWD = AES_ENCRYPT(...)

and seeing whether the count was 1 or 0.
It will then become clear to you that you don't need to decrypt the passwords at all, so you can stop that insecure plan and hash them instead.


Royalty free music with Middle Eastern influences ideal for creating an exotic ethnic feel of the Middle East.
World, middle eastern, Arabian dance.
Alternative version of 'Near Vana Part 2' with pads and flute.


Performance at the first attempt in modules in a given stage may be used to compensate in the same stage, provided no module in the stage has been failed outright.
Compensation of a student's performance in a stage can only be applied to enable the student progress to the next stage or to enable the student to be considered for an award provided the stage in question is the final stage of an award.
Compensation is applied only to module aggregate marks in modules up to a one third of the credits in the stage, provided double the credit weighted deficiency of marks is available from within the remaining passed modules, as defined on the Approved Programme Schedule.
The aggregate marks in the failed module(s) lies not more than 5 marks below the minimum pass mark for the module(s), normally 40%.
Compensation only applies to first attempts of all modules within the stage.
All other modules within the stage have been passed.
A student may not gain an exemption in a module through compensation.
All modules in a stage are eligible for the application of compensation rules unless stated otherwise on the Approved Programme Schedule.
A student who passes by compensation at an award stage remains eligible for an award performance level classification.
Where the student has taken an additional elective module as outlined on the Approved Programme Schedule for a given stage at a particular examination session, the mark included in the compensation calculation shall be based on the higher or highest available in the electives taken, or as specified on the Approved Programme Schedule.
A student who does not present for all the required credits of a stage at an examination session will not be considered for compensation.
The student's overall stage result will be stated in the same manner as passing without compensation, but the original module marks will remain on the Broadsheet of Examination Results.
Compensation rules will be applied automatically where student performances meet the conditions specified.


Barbara Becker teaches yoga to homeless people at the Inspiration Cafe in the Uptown area of Chicago near Wilson and Broadway. Inspiration Cafe is a program that offers supportive services for men and women who are exiting homelessness, with an emphasis on treating them with dignity and respect. The guests-they are not called clients-mostly live in shelters, and receive support in finding health care, housing, and job training.
The program also offers meal service (breakfast at 7 each morning; dinner at 6, four nights a week). Guests order dinner from a menu, and it is prepared by chefs from various restaurants who not only cook meals, but offer cooking classes to the public to raise funds. Occasionally a music group plays to the diners. Fresh flowers adorn the tables.
Barbara puts no restrictions on the students. "I tell them they can do it with bare feet, stocking feet, or with their shoes on. I just want them to be comfortable. Someone who is homeless might be self-conscious about their clothes.
The participants in the program are referred by agencies and must meet certain requirements, such as being drug-free for at least 30 days. An alumni program allows graduates to return for up to 12 meals each month and access to the services offered.
The program was started in 1989 by a police officer who saw people in need of food. She addressed the problem by bringing sandwiches and coffee right to the streets in a little red wagon. Volunteers helped and eventually the program grew to its present headquarters. The red wagon is still used as a symbol for the program.
Barbara had practiced yoga for 25 years before she decided to teach. She took classes first at East-West Books near Clark and Diversey, a branch of the Himalayan Institute, which later moved to Halsted Street. Later she studied with Steve Hartman. "I feel like I have incorporated Steven's [Kripalu] techniques with the Himalayan Institute method," says Barbara. In 1998 she became certified by Integrative Yoga Therapy in Santa Barbara, Calif.
In addition to the Inspiration Cafe, Barbara teaches two classes at Alternative Health Partners, affiliated with Ravenswood Hospital. One class is open to the public and to hospital employees; the other is a special program for people suffering from chronic pain.