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That's One Classy, Beautiful, and Gifted Lady
Patty Ducey-Brooks | October 4, 2011 | 0 Comments
I remember the first time I met Sue Stephens-Marty. It was well over twenty years ago when she was a co-owner of Café Del Rey Morro in Balboa Park. I was extremely impressed with her style, grace and kindness. In addition to her beauty, Sue glowed with personality. She made a huge impression on me.
Twelve years ago, with some encouragement from Chuck Fox, who was editor at that time, Sue agreed to join the writing team of the Presidio Sentinel. This past month, Fox and I reminisced about Sue during a celebration of her life at a reception at Trellisses in Mission Valley. We both commented on what a talented and gifted person Sue was. And, at 66 years of age, she had hoped to experience, give and share so much more.
Recently, Pancho (Francisco) Marty, Sue's husband of 17 years, shared with me their time together. Pancho and Sue had known each other for 34 years. Their relationship was filled with family and friends, arts, culture, food, music, travel and comedy. The humor began the first day they met. Pancho said they met in Mexico when he was a sales manger for San Antonio Del Mar. Sue had just purchased property from his real estate office.
Pancho posed the question, "Do you like to gamble?" Sue said no, not really. He continued to ask if she would be willing to bet on an upcoming football game. If he won, she would pay for dinner. If she won, he would pay for dinner. As Pancho commented, either way, he would win. Pancho knew he would be having dinner with this "incredibly beautiful woman." She agreed, and their lifetime relationship began.
34 years later, Pancho continues to speak of Sue's beauty, and her gracious, kind and giving personality. He also spoke of Sue's commitment to the community. She loved Mission Hills and the summer Concerts in the Park.
Sue Stephens enjoyed living life to the fullest.
Pancho and Sue, sponsors of the Concerts in the Park, frequented them with friends and family. And, they had their favorite moments, which included the evening's opportunity drawing.
Pancho reminded me that several years ago they were the winners of a pug dog, stuffed, that is. He said he surprised Sue during one of their international trips. He told her that he had invited a guest. She asked, "who?" Out of his suitcase came the pug. Sue laughed and thanked him for the unexpected guest. Pancho said the pug joined them on every trip and journey from that day forward, and had developed quite a reputation as an international traveler.
Pancho also commented on Sue's love for adventure, which she shared in her regular monthly articles in the Presidio Sentinel. She would entwine her worldly travels with her food column. Every month I looked forward to reading her column and attempting some of the dishes that she presented.
Anyone who knew Sue also knows she excelled at every thing she did. She was an accomplished writer and author, and an incredible jewelry designer. Sue founded Venezia Bella, an online retail jewelry website. Her jewelry designs were known and recognized throughout the world.
She was also the first woman to chair the San Diego Convention & Visitor Bureau's (CONVIS) board of directors. Sue served on the San Diego Film Commission, the Hotel Sales Management Association and was president of the Food and Beverage Association. She was on the board of the Holiday Bowl, and was on the executive board of the San Diego Festival of the Arts.
Sue also owned Layfa, a consulting firm that marketed food and beverage products. Layfa, Pancho shared with me, means "beautiful flower," a name befitting of Sue's business venture. She was also a member of the public relations staff at the San Diego Zoo and worked for Pacific Southwest Airlines (PSA) in food and hospitality.
The last time I communicated with Sue, she was "thinking forward." She was planning a December 2011 trunk show for her jewelry designs, and was optimistic about writing again for the Presidio Sentinel. Pancho shared the same, she was focused on her next journey and adventure, which included an October trip to Cambria, Carmel and San Francisco. Besides Venice, Italy, this Northern California trip was her favorite.
Sue often went there to "think straight" and get her life in order.
As Sue's friend and business associate, that's all I ever saw and experienced. She was one of the most organized, creative and visionary people I'd met. And, now there is this big gap in my life, knowing that I don't have her to call or talk to, to rely on for secret encouragement and guidance. And, I will truly miss all the gifts, her writing, story telling, parties, dinners, conversations, kindness and friendship.
Sue, you are truly one classy, beautiful and gifted lady. Thanks for your inspiration and years of friendship.
In honor of Sue's life, her family suggests donations to Scripps' cancer programs, Scripps Mercy Hospital, or Scripps Health Foundation, P.O. Box 2669, San Diego, CA 92038.
Tags: balboa park, Cafe Del Rey Moro, Holiday Bowl, Patty Ducey-Brooks, San Diego Convention & Visitors Bureau, San Diego Film Commission, San Diego Zoo, Scripps-Mercy Hospital, Sue Stephens
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Lucy, Charlie Brown, and Linus in their orange vests on a recent walk in a Vermont state park. Their leashes are at my feet.
Fayston, Vermont. My apologies for once again not sticking to my first-Wednesday-of-the-month schedule. Our power was out for a couple of days last week, and our internet was down for over a week. I'm finally back on-line with a new, faster modem. But leash lines, not power lines, are this post's topic.
Do you carry a leash?
My town's leash law allows dogs to be off-leash if they are under voice control. I have yet to meet a dog during our wanders who is actually that obedient. Admittedly, mine are intermittently obedient. Know that I love to let my three dogs off leash. It is wonderful exercise for them as they run at least three miles to each one I walk. They are very happy to explore and play with each other. I have a couple of places where I can do that without too much worry, but the best place is on my own property, which is mostly wooded and has a trail looping through it.
We are working on the command "come." Each of my dogs does fairly well when I work alone with one of them, but when they are together, not so much. Linus and Charlie Brown have selective hearing. They are usually not far; they are too busy to come. We have much work to do.
When we are out (and my dogs are on leash), we occasionally encounter unleashed dogs. "Oh, he's friendly" – I can't tell you how many times I've heard that line from an owner of an unleashed dog. That might be true, but one of my dogs is reactive.
Linus is not always friendly. He barks at dogs on t.v. While we are working on that, too, it is the top reason I have him on a leash when we leave our property. It is also why I time my walks to avoid the other "regulars" in my neighborhood. Sometimes we meet, however, and it's hard. My neighbors are extremely patient and understanding.
So, while your dog might be friendly, another dog might not be – please keep that in mind when you let your dogs off leash on a public trail. Always carry a leash, and leash your dog when you come across others. Please.
Another reason for keeping dogs on leash during November in Vermont is because it is hunting season. My dogs look adorable in their orange bandanas and vests, but underbrush could conceal and camouflage them. A tired hunter might react simply to movement. To be safe, I keep my dogs leashed.
Third, some folks might not want to meet your dog, even if doggo is very friendly. About a month ago, I brought Lucy to the reservoir to swim. The park had just closed for the season, but it was a warm, sunny day. Lucy was on leash as we walked to the water. About 50 yards away, another woman was working with her young dog. The dog was much more interested in Lucy than the owner's commands and treats. The lady persisted in struggling for his attention. Lucy was oblivious as she just wanted to swim.
Swim she did. I had brought my camera and started to take pictures. I noticed a hilltop that would provide a scenic backdrop for a Lucy portrait. After a bit of swimming, I leashed her to walk up the steep hill to see the view. At the top we were immediately and enthusiastically greeted by two off-leash black labs. Their owner was calling them to no avail. The meeting was friendly, but I was overwhelmed by our new friends. In the happy frenzy, I became tangled in Lucy's leash between three large, wet, jumping dogs and was nearly knocked to the ground. The owner asked me not to unleash Lucy because her dogs had been attacked by off leash dogs.
Yep, my pitbill Lucy (on leash) was suddenly attacked by an unleashed dog on a trail in a NY State Forest and ran around me trying to get away, tangling me up in the leash. There was no harm done, but I was not happy. The owners said they never thought anyone else would be out on the trail! It is amazing how many people think they are above the rules and can let their dog run loose.
Last year I was working with Willson with a well known trainer in our area. She works for and volunteers for the ASPCA and is deployed to areas where dogs need help. While we were walking, we met a neighbor who told us a story about her unleashed dog who was attacked by two dogs who were leashed. Everybody ended up getting stitches. The trainer told us that it is more common for leashed dogs to attack an unleashed dog who runs over to greet them. (Perhaps they feel trapped) Another good reason to do as you do, leash them while you are in another area where there are other dogs.
Great story! Applies to Illinois as well.


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Cricket World Cup 2019: Shakib Al Hasan targets a special 200th ODI as Bangladesh take on New Zealand
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Shakib Al Hasan.
Bangladesh star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is hoping for a memorable 200th ODI when the Tigers take on New Zealand on Wednesday.
Bangladesh made a brilliant start to the 2019 World Cup, defeating South Africa by 21 runs with Shakib enjoying a fine day. The top-ranked all-rounder scored 75 to help Bangladesh post their highest ever ODI score of 330-6 before taking 1-50 to restrict South Africa to 309-8.
That match saw Shakib become just the fifth player after Sanath Jayasuriya, Jacques Kallis, Shahid Afridi and Abdul Razzaq to reach the landmark of 5,000 runs and 250 wickets in ODIs. He was the fastest to that mark – 199 matches.
On Wednesday, Shakib will become only the third Bangladesh player to the 200-ODI mark after skipper Mashrafe Mortaza and Mushfiqur Rahim. However, Shakib isn't thinking too much about the milestone.
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"I'm very happy the way I contributed (in the last game). If I do that every time, the stats will take care of themselves," Shakib was quoted as saying by AFP.
"I don't normally look at it (statistics), but if people are talking about it, I obviously feel happy."
Bangladesh's next opponents New Zealand are likely to be a more challenging prospect than the Proteas. A finger injury had forced Shakib out of the ODI series in New Zealand earlier this year in which the Tigers were blanked 3-0. Shakib wants to set the record straight on Wednesday.
"Building up to this World Cup, we knew what challenges we might face. We prepared well, so that gave us a lot of confidence and belief. We came to this World Cup wanting to do well," he said.
"We are up for the challenge but at the same time we are relaxed. We knew we had the skill to beat big teams.
"I think that we are in a good place, mentally. I think if we can continue in this manner, we can go a long way in the tournament."
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DHS to Bolster Global Aviation Security with International Partners in Spain and Switzerland
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Janet Napolitano will travel to Toledo, Spain, on Jan. 21, at the invitation of her Spanish colleague, Interior Minister Alfredo Rubalcaba, to meet with her European counterparts to discuss ways to bolster international security measures and standards for aviation security. Secretary Napolitano will then travel to Geneva, Switzerland, on Jan. 22 to meet with members of the International Air Transport Association'which represents approximately 230 airlines and more than 90 percent of the world's air traffic'as part of the Department's efforts to work with the airline industry to ensure all flights to the U.S. meet both international and U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) security standards.
Secretary Napolitano's trip represents the first of a series of global meetings intended to bring about broad consensus on new international aviation security standards and procedures. Because TSA does not conduct screening at foreign airports, Secretary Napolitano is committed to strengthening coordination with international partners to implement stronger and more effective measures to protect air travel.
Last week, Secretary Napolitano dispatched Deputy Secretary Jane Holl Lute, Assistant Secretary for Policy David Heyman and other senior Department officials to meet with government leaders and major international airport executives in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East, Australia and South America to review security procedures and technology being used to screen passengers on U.S.-bound flights and work on ways to collectively bolster tactics for defeating terrorists.
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Owner/partners Frontier Development Initiatives and Savarino Companies as well as President and CEO of the Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), Rafael E. Cestero, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins, Mayor Byron Brown, and New York State Senator Timothy M. Kennedy (D-63) joined development partners, tenants and community members to celebrate the completion of 500 Seneca Street.
Formerly a vacant manufacturing facility and brownfield site, the now renovated building provides 98 new apartments, commercial space, complimentary retail space and new economic opportunities that will act as a catalyst in the revitalization of the growing Hydraulics District.
The building was originally constructed in 1901 as the headquarters of the F.N. Burt Company. F.N. Burt had a proud history in Buffalo, growing to become the largest paper box manufacturer in the world and employing over 1,500 people. The company was notable for being operated by Mary Cass. In an era when women could not even vote she rose through the ranks from floor worker to CEO. She was one of the founding members of Zonta International, an organization for professional women that began in Buffalo and now has chapters throughout the world. 500 Seneca is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a classic example of a "modern" factory, built for efficiency, but also specifically to introduce natural light throughout the interior.
The large scale of the project and its designation as both a brownfield and an historic landmark required adherence to mandated guidelines and called for a development team with the financial strength, experience and capacity to bring it to successful completion. It also required a community-focused lender like CPC who understood the history of the building and the district, and the importance of investing in its growth. Today, the former 325,000 square foot plant has been transformed into a mixed-use property featuring 98 apartments affordable to the local workforce, as well as 130,000 square feet of new office and retail space that will serve as an asset to the community for generations to come.
Through a unique Pilot Increment Financing vehicle, sponsored by the City of Buffalo and the Erie County Industrial Development Agency, the property taxes generated by the project will be utilized to fund infrastructure improvements along the Seneca Street corridor including the immediate neighborhood surrounding the project. The $2.3 million in improvements will create a bike/pedestrian friendly green "complete street" link between downtown Buffalo and the developing Larkinville neighborhood to the east of 500 Seneca.
"Citi has a long relationship with CPC, investing in projects such as 500 Seneca that serve as catalysts for community revitalization. Buffalo's beautiful architecture is representative of its rich history and this project preserves that, while stimulating additional economic development. For all these reasons, Citi is proud to be playing a part in this initiative," said Matt Bissonette, Northeast Regional Director representing Citi Community Capital.
Owner/partners Frontier Development Initiatives and Savarino Companies as well as President and CEO of the Community Preservation Corporation (CPC), Rafael E. Cestero, Lieutenant Governor Kathy Hochul, New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, U.S. Congressman Brian Higgins, Mayor Byron Brown, and New York State Senator Timothy M. Kennedy (D-63) joined development partners, tenants and community members to celebrate the completion of 500 Seneca Street. Formerly a vacant manufacturing facility and brownfield site, the now renovated building provides 98 new apartments, commercial space, complimentary retail space and new economic opportunities that will act as a catalyst in the revitalization of the growing Hydraulics District.
"The combination of affordable housing, office space and redevelopment of former manufacturing space is going to be a key driver to redevelop the Hydraulics District and bring economic vitality to this important neighborhood in Buffalo. We're proud to be part of this exciting new development," said Jennifer Westerbeck, vice president of U.S. Bancorp Community Development Corporation.
To create a sustainable, environmentally friendly project and respect the site's historic significance, the developers restored the building's essential design and structural elements. The historic windows were either painstakingly restored or replaced in kind. Many of the commercial offices feature furniture constructed of wood, iron and other materials salvaged from the building; large reproductions of original photographs of the building and its occupants adorn the corridor walls.
Modern enhancements include an interior atrium with operable sky-lights, enclosed outdoor courtyard and a state-of-the-art energy efficient climate control system.
Community-centered amenities at 500 Seneca Street include a communal outdoor deck area, a tenant activity center, a two-level, fully equipped fitness center, an art gallery, meeting and training space, a breakfast and lunch café, a first-floor therapy and wellness center, a bicycle storage and repair facility, climate-controlled indoor storage and canine day care. Coming soon are a curated wine cellar and a full service restaurant featuring a wood fired oven and outdoor dining patio. Some of the commercial space is being utilized by community organizations at below market rent.
The 98 residential apartments offer a choice of 32 unique and different apartment unit layouts ranging in size from 600 square foot studio units to 1,900 square foot three bedroom units. Apartment finishes include exposed brick walls and wood plank flooring – a nod to the building's past. The residential portion of the project recently came on line and is already 75 percent leased.
The commercial space at 500 Seneca Street spans all six floors of the building. Features of the office environments include energy efficient and comfortable climate control systems, interior green atrium with coffee bar and food service and adjacent secure parking. The commercial space is currently 80% leased with tenants including KPMG, Oracle, Liberty Mutual, ABC Amega, Nervve Technologies, BeneCare, Elderwood Affiliates, Provident Funding, Hoffman-Hanafin, Bradford Energy Capital, Tommyrotters Distillery, Impulse Guide, Leadership Buffalo, OCG Interiors and BCOME Buffalo. Partners Frontier Development Initiatives and Savarino Companies also have offices in the building. Tenants such as Animal Outfitters, W&S Wine Purveyors, Phoenix Rising Spa, The Lunch Box Café, Casa Soldano Restaurant, B. Layne Creations, Hydraulics Fitness Center and CEPA Gallery provide complimentary services for residents, tenants and neighbors.
To finance the transformation of 500 Seneca Street, CPC, along with lender partner Citi, provided a $24 million construction loan. CPC also provided a SONYMA-insured $18.68 million permanent loan through the New York State Common Retirement Fund (CRF) which is administered by the office of the New York State Comptroller. US Bank invested $12 million in the project's federal and New York State Historic Tax Credits.
The firm of Chaintreuil Jensen Stark served as Project Architect. EBS Engineers, Tredo Engineers, Benchmark Environmental Consultants and Watts Engineering all provided consulting and/or engineering services on the project. Savarino Construction served as General Contractor. The facility is managed by Savarino Properties.
Cannon Heyman Weiss served as Historic Tax Credit Counsel. The Slater Law Firm served as environmental counsel. Plante-Moran of Detroit, Michigan provided the third party financial and accounting services required by the Historic Tax Credit transaction.
The original article can be found at Buffalo Rising by clicking here.


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Касси́ль — еврейская фамилия. Известные носители:
 Кассиль, Абрам Григорьевич (1875—1951) — русский, советский врач-акушер, гинеколог.
 Кассиль, Виталий Григорьевич (1928—1999) — советский и российский нейрофизиолог.
 Кассиль, Владимир Львович (1934—2017) — советский реаниматолог.
 Кассиль, Григорий Наумович (1902—1986) — советский физиолог.
 Кассиль, Иосиф Абрамович (1908—1938) — советский журналист, писатель, педагог, литературный и театральный критик.
 Кассиль, Лев Абрамович (1905—1970) — советский детский писатель, сценарист, редактор.

 Собинова-Кассиль, Ирина Львовна (род. 1948) — советский, российский мультипликатор.

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CISSP PRACTICE QUESTIONS – 20200118
You are the CISO working for a direct bank based in Taiwan that relies entirely on internet banking. The software development team is developing a customer relationship management (CRM) system. You are drafting the privacy policy for customer data. Which of the following behavior of the system will concern you most?
A. It shows the privacy policy with the opt-in option to consent
B. It provides an "unsubscribe" link to opt-out of receiving marketing emails
C. It constrains the customer from updating personal data to meet the use limitation principle
D. It opens to the customer to update personal data online
You are the CISO working for a direct bank based in Taiwan that relies entirely on internet banking. You are reviewing applicable legal and regulatory requirements for compliance. Which of the following will concern you most?
A. Procurement staff issued a contract without minimum security requirements
B. The development team used an open-source component with an unknown source
C. Policies are published after a new law or regulation as a reactive response
D. Personal data is open for the data subject to update
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You are the CISO working for a direct bank based in Taiwan that relies entirely on internet banking. You are collaborating with auditors to facilitate auditing activities to ensure compliance with information security policy. Which of the following is least commonly adopted?
A. Employing the Delphi method
B. Interviewing with senior management
C. Reviewing data backup policy
D. Sending questionnaires to the target group
Goal and Objective
The terms "goal" and "objective" are often used interchangeably. However, there are some differences. A goal is a written statement of desired outcomes or future state; an objective is the result to be achieved. A goal is typically broken down into objectives.
KGI and KPI
Given a hierarchy of objectives, a goal is the upper-level objective (parent) relative to the lower-level ones (children) broken down from it. A goal is measured by Key Goal Indicators (KGIs), while its subsidiary objectives are measured by Key Performance Indicators (KPIs). KGI is a measure for the outcome; while KPI is a measure for performance. A KGI at the lower level serves as a KPI to the parent KGI. The term KGI comes from COBIT, which distinguishes KGI as a lagging indicator from KPI as a leading indicator. However, it's not uncommon to call a KGI (the effect) just KPI (the cause).
Success is the result of achieving a goal. Performance is a measurable result used to measure the progress to the objective or goal.
A measure is a variable with "a standard unit used to express the size, amount, or degree of something" (Google Dictionary). In other words, a measure collects facts, but it isn't associated with an objective or goal, while a metric does.
Measurement is a process to determine a value; it also refers to the result of a measurement. Measurements are values of a variable, or instances of a measure.
Metric and Indicator
A metric is a quantitative measure that is associated with an objective or goal so that the performance can be measured. An indicator is also a measure, but it can be either quantitative or qualitative.
You are the CISO working for a direct bank based in Taiwan that relies entirely on internet banking. You developed an information security policy and put it into effect. Which of the following is the most effective for you to enforce its compliance?
A. Provide more training to improve awareness and skill levels
B. Conduct frequent audits to improve continuously
C. Develop standards, procedures, and guidelines to support the policy
D. Collaborate with the audit department
Strategic thinking is the cognitive thinking process about the organization's long-term development and growth. The first step to strategic thinking starts from pondering the purpose and values of the organization and envisioning long-term success. The purpose and values are typically written in the mission statement.
A vision is the picture of success, a situation that the purpose and values are satisfied. It is then described by a set of intended outcomes and broken down into strategic goals, which direct the development of the strategic plan or strategy.
Strategy formulation is driven by analyzing the context of the organization (or the external and internal environment) and the needs of stakeholders.
It's common for organizations to merge the mission and vision into one statement, the mission or vision statement. Does the mission go before vision or conversely? The is no agreement in academia. I hold the position that the mission goes first.


Huskies improve to 6-1 after 97-75 win over UMass-Lowell. Big match up with Arizona on deck Sunday at the XL.
STORRS - OK, so that's what an offense looks like.
On Tuesday night, I took a trip up to the little city in the hills, Storrs, to take in a UConn men's basketball game as they took on UMass-Lowell.
Good vibes have been coming out of the UConn media camp, including from our own Patrick Tiscia, so I wanted to see what all the buzz was about.
For the past couple of years, the Huskies have at times been unwatchable, especially on the offensive side of the court with each possession seemingly going down to the last few seconds on the shot clock with an inevitable bad shot.
I wanted to see a couple of things.
That buzz that folks have talked about. A passionate and involved head coach and players who played like they would run through a wall for said coach. Oh yes, some offense.
Most of my curiosities were satisfied in the Huskies' 97-75 win over a team they should have beat by 25 (if not more) behind a balanced scoring effort from Christian Vital (19), Jalen Adams (19), Aterique Gilbert (15) and Josh Carlton (15).
UConn now owns a 6-1 record, their best start since the '13-'14 season.
Carlton and Gilbert stuck out for me at times with both showing the promise they had held that until this year for various reasons had not come to fruition. Inside, Carlton played a tough, physical game, something UConn will need desperately when they play against big strong team like Arizona, a team that visits the XL Center on Sunday.
Heck, the Huskies need big strong inside play to compete in the AAC once conference play starts on January 2, 2019. When was the last time teams like Cincinnati, Memphis or Temple didn't have their way inside against UConn?
Carlton scored 15 points, grabbed eight rebounds and blocked three shots in nearly 20 minutes of action.
In the opening 12 minutes of the game, all was right in Huskies' world. The passes were crisp and plentiful and after Vital connected on three consecutive three-pointers, the lead was 30-9 and this looked like an early rout.
From that point until half time though, the ball movement ended, and the River Hawks crawled back to within 10 at the half at 44-34.
The head coach had mixed feelings.
In the second half, Adams, who had been limited to just six points in the first 20 minutes, took over with several sensational drives to the basket as the home team's lead went back up to 18 off a coast-to0-coast Adams bucket that showed why he can be so dangerous.
Adams came up with a steal and had a River Hawks defender in front of him, running to get back and defend. Adams weaved back and forth behind the defender, leaving him lost as to where the Huskies star was.
His right-handed layup was good and even though he missed the free throw, the message was clear. There will be times this season that Adams will need to force his will on his opponents for the good of his team.
UConn would not let UMass-Lowell back in this one in the second half but not because they played shut down defense. They simply wore their opponent down with superior athleticism and skill on the offensive end.
The River Hawks connected on 10-of-24 three-point attempts to keep themselves in the game with most being off wide-open looks, an area UConn will have to improve on and fast.
So, as I left Storrs last night, I had seen what I had hoped to see. A new energy from the man at the top, more offense and a slight buzz from a Tuesday night announced crowd of just over 5500.
Sunday afternoon will be important, but not season defining. There is still a steep learning curve for this team as they figure out how to be a consistent and cohesive unit.
There will be more losses, but if the lessons learned in practice take shape on the court, this could be a pretty unique 2018-2019 campaign.


If you're in college, or you're heading off to college soon, you want to have the latest technology to make all that constant studying—or partying—easier. Tech gadgets not only help you do research on the go but help you to stay connected to your friends and family at home, too. Check out the latest must-have gadgets for college students.
Nothing's worse than trying to cram for finals when your roommates are wreaking havoc in your apartment. A good pair of noise-cancelling headphones help you focus and drown out the many noises that are in your environment, whether it's a party or chit-chat at the library. Play your favorite tunes while reducing background noise so you can pay attention to your studies.
Tablet PCs and Netbooks are compact, basic computing gadgets useful for taking notes in class, browsing the web for research or socialization and performing some basic word processing functions. Rather than lug around a separate laptop case in addition to all those books, lighten your load a bit with a tablet PC. Tuck it in your backpack for easy portability.
You have a million assignments, dates, appointments and exams to keep track of—why not keep all that information in one convenient place? A smartphone is more than just a phone. Sync your contacts, notes and calendar with your computer for access anytime. If you're planning on pursuing your masters in project management, organization is your top priority.
With all the greatness of tablet PCs comes the inconvenience of using a touch-screen keyboard. Some students don't mind, but others struggle with the different tactile feedback. If that sounds like you, a Bluetooth keyboard will be your hero. It's a full, physical QWERTY keyboard that connects wirelessly to your tablet, basically turning it into a mini-laptop.
If you're rooming in an off-campus house with a few of your buddies, someone's going to have to clean the bathroom. No one's going to volunteer. Invest in a gadget such as the iRobot Mini Scooba 230, set it up and let it do its dirty work on the bathroom floor. Unfortunately, the iRobot doesn't do toilets--so you're on your own for potty-cleaning duty.
When you're not trying to drown out the sound of your roommates, you're the one causing the ruckus. A gadget such as the TDK Sound Cube blasts out the sound of your favorite music straight from your iPod to fill up the whole room. Mini-speakers are also compact enough that they won't take up half your dorm room, so you'll still have a spot for your bed.
These must-have tech gadgets could make you the coolest student on campus. Even if they don't score you any dates, they'll at least make your college life more functional.


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Showtime's Espinoza: Garcia v Thurman – prizefighting at its finest
Garcia v Thurman 05/02/2017
Stephen Espinoza is thoroughly excited about next month's welterweight clash that sees the number one and two in the division lock horns to crown the top fighter at 147 pounds.
Danny Garcia and Keith Thurman put their respective world titles on the line at the Barclays Center in New York in a mouth-watering contest that has had the boxing world buzzing from its inception in late 2016.
Espinoza is purring over the fact Garcia and Thurman bring a 60-0 record between with 41 KO's, as the pair battle it out to follow Floyd Mayweather Jr. as the top welterweight on the planet.
"Our goal is to deliver the biggest, most meaningful matchups to the broadest audience, and an event of this magnitude belongs on CBS," said Espinoza, who is currently the Executive Vice President and General Manager of SHOWTIME Sports.
"This is truly prizefighting at its finest – two undefeated champions in the prime of their careers fighting to unify boxing's glamour division.
"When the two best fighters square off we often get spectacular results, as we saw (DeGale v Jack, recently).
"The bar has been set high in 2017, and we have every reason to believe Keith and Danny will put on another tremendous show at Barclays Center on March 4," he added.
Two co-feature bouts have been set for the event as ex-world champion Omar Narvaez faces Manny Rodriguez in a bantamweight encounter and undefeated Erickson Lubin battles Jorge Cota at super-welterweight.


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John Fea was on the verge of a sermon at Valparaiso University last night
September 26, 2018 / Jared S. Burkholder
Last night John Fea's Believe Me book tour stopped by Valparaiso University in northern Indiana and I made the trek, along with Grace student, Brennan Murray, from Warsaw/Winona Lake to take in the event. It was a smallish gathering of folks in an intimate recital hall. The program was structured as a Charlie Rose style interview complete with two chairs and a table. Lilly Fellow, Daniel Silliman, who gave a fantastic talk at Grace College last year, served as host. I always enjoy listening to John and I thought Daniel's questions were particularly insightful. It worked really well.
The conversation included much of what I expected to hear — John's explanation about how he he came to write the book in the wake of the 2016 election, his reactionary tweet on election night, the major themes of the book, and the ongoing relationship between evangelicals and American politics. But what I found particularly striking — and what Brennan and I talked about on the way home — was the fact that, for much of the evening, John set aside his historian's hat and talked freely about his faith.
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It reminded me of conversations among grad students at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School a couple of decades ago, when both John and myself were students there (though not concurrently) and in a previous post, I teased out some of this background in a review of Believe Me. Historians George Marsden and Mark Noll, who then taught within Trinity's "Chicagoland" orbit (Notre Dame and Wheaton respectively), were at the height of their careers and successfully achieving a "seat at the table" for evangelical scholars within mainstream academic circles. The heady atmosphere raised questions about religious advocacy for evangelical students. Did one "fly the (evangelical) flag," as TEDS professor John Woodbridge would say? How would this be received in broader academic circles? Marsden and Noll both write as persons of faith. Marsden is well-known for laying out his faith commitments up front, arguing that Christians could contribute to mainstream academic conversations just as historians who write under other self-identified labels (say feminist or Marxist categories) should be welcomed to the "table." Yet what difference did this really make? Have the historical narratives of Marsden and Noll differed in any significant way from those without Christian convictions? (This was a question Bruce Kuklick and Darrell Hart sought to address in the edited volume, Religious Advocacy and American History.) What is more, if historians of faith set aside their academic hats and adopt some sort of pastoral posture, how can they continue to claim the kind of disinterested approach that gives them academic credibility? Doesn't this blur the lines between the disciplines of history and theology — between the "descriptive" narratives of the academy and the "prescriptive" narratives of the pulpit? (For more on these tensions, check out Confessing History: Explorations in Christian Faith and Historian's Vocation, which Fea co-edited with two other TEDS graduates.)
At Valpo last night, John was remarkably transparent about his faith. This is not a change for John. He has been up front about these commitments in his various books, including this one, as well as in other media appearances. Writing and speaking to evangelicals as an insider has become part of this chapter in his career. Still, it was striking to see John set aside his historian's hat for much of the night and adopt the posture of an observant evangelical while speaking on the campus of one of Indiana's venerable academic campuses. He acknowledged that the anger he felt after the 2016 election was unbecoming of a good evangelical. He quoted the Bible in defense of the Christian responsibility to "cast out fear." He spoke of his fellow evangelicals as "brothers and sisters in Christ," and described teaching as a layperson in his Pennsylvania megachurch. In a moment that seemed on the verge of a sermon, he admonished his fellow evangelicals to temper their support for Trump lest they sully the witness of the church and damage the cause of gospel outreach.
No doubt evangelical grad students at Trinity continue to debate the merits of "flying the flag," though I imagine in the Age of Trump, these conversations have taken on a new and interesting layer. Fea's scholarship is no doubt speaking into these conversations and at least on this book tour, Fea seems to have found his voice both as an academic and as a spokesperson for the movement.
** Thanks to Heath Carter for permission to use his image of Silliman and Fea above.
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Well, the wife and I have agreed to disagree and I've moved to a new, smaller place.
Unfortunately, with the smaller space comes less room for the collection, so I'm going to have to part with a LOT of stuff.
First up is my Bodega Bay.
I picked this up quite some time ago and had to do a lot of repair work to get it looking good.
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What Distinguishes Successful People? Less Than You Think
Robert Browning said, "a man's reach should exceed his grasp." That, more than anything, separates successful people from the pack.
By Steve Tobak@SteveTobak
A lot happens between the day you come into this world and the day you leave it. If that sounds like one big understatement, then tell me this: Why do so many people lament that life is short?
Sure, some don't mean anything by it; it's just their way of saying you have to make the best of it. But others say it in a regretful way, like they missed out on something. I hear that sentiment often enough from fellow baby boomers: "It's like I went to bed a young man and woke up looking like this," they exclaim, "What the heck happened?"
I often wonder why I've never felt that way. To me, life has always felt long and full of twists and turns and possibilities.
The perception of time passing is a subjective thing. And it relates very much to how you live your life.
You see, what separates successful people from everyone else is surprisingly little. Certainly less than you might think. I'd even go as far as to say that the biggest difference between successful business leaders and the pack is that the leaders know there really is no difference.
For the most part, success isn't predetermined.
Sure, some are born with privilege, but that's rare. Most of the successful people I know started with nothing. They're self-made. What really distinguishes them is that their reach always exceeded their grasp, as Robert Browning so aptly put it.
They always wanted more out of life, so they always strove to achieve more, at least until they felt they'd had enough. Sure, they also had the guts to take risks, but that's really no different from being willing to get on a really scary ride at the amusement park.
Just think about it. If you go to the amusement park and you're only willing to go on the boring rides, you can sort of sleepwalk your way through the whole thing. Then when nighttime comes, you wonder what all the hoopla was about. But if, on the other hand, you challenge yourself, face your fear, and get on those terrifying rides, you'll end up with loads of wonderful memories of an eventful and fulfilling day.
Life is the same way. So is your career.
Here's a great example. I've always been a slow starter. No, I'm not slow; it just takes me a while to figure things out. While I was hired into my first engineering job with great fanfare and expectation on the part of my employer, it took years for me to really start to shine. Even then, I got bogged down in middle management for quite a long time. And that just wasn't acceptable.
So I quit and tried something different: sales and marketing. It wasn't until my mid-30s that I finally reached the executive ranks. I could have milked that until retirement but you know what? I still had some other rides I wanted to try, if you know what I mean. So here we are. Am I done? No way. Not yet.
Satisfaction and success are subjective.
Lots of people I know have had second or even third acts in their careers. Many have gone the entrepreneurial or venture capital route after decades of climbing the corporate ladder. Lots of famous people weren't satisfied with their original careers, either.
John Grisham was a criminal lawyer and a congressman for nearly two decades before his first book was published. Even then, he continued to practice law until his second book, The Firm, became a hit. Ronald Reagan was an actor for decades before getting into politics. It's a long, long list.
Look, I'm not going to sit here and tell you that anyone on planet Earth can be wildly successful. I know that lots of authors and coaches suggest they can help anyone unlock their inner potential to succeed. I'm not one of them. But don't think for a minute that anything is predetermined. It has more to do with you than anything else.
Mostly, I think it comes down to what drives you. If you're content with who and what you are, that's great. Stick with it and call it a day. If you're not, the message here is a simple one. Keep getting on those rides until you've had your fill. Then, when nighttime falls, I guarantee you'll feel like you've had one hell of a fun day at the amusement park.
And you'll never wake up wondering where the time went--or feeling like life is too short. It'll feel just about right.


On October 30, the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank London Representative Office was lauched at the Draper's Hall in the City of London. Chinese Ambassador Liu Xiaoming, Lord Green, Minister for Trade and Investment of the British Government, Boris Johnson, Mayor of Greater London, President Zhu Yuchen of Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) and more than 200 guests from the governments and business communities of both countries attended the launch and the cocktail reception.
In his speech, Ambassador Liu Xiaoming congratulated the launch of the Shanghai Pudong Development Bank London Representative Office. He said although SPDB is a young bank, it has advanced in the pace of the times and has made outstanding achievements thanks to Shanghai's opening up and China's financial reform. SPDB is a rather young bank among Chinese financial institutions that have opened branches in the UK, but "a youth is to be regarded with respect". With the establishment of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone and the deepening of financial cooperation between China and the UK, SPDB will seize the new opportunities and catch up with the rest through its representative office. He looked forward to the greater success of SPDB in the UK.
President Zhu Yuchen introduced SPDB's development history and business operation. He said London Representative Office is the first branch established overseas by SPDB. By serving the economic and trade exchanges between China and the UK and offering financial products and services, it will serve as a bridge between Shanghai and London. Then he thanked the Chinese Embassy in the London, UKTI and Greater London Authority for their support.
Lord Green welcomed SPDB to establish its representative office in London, noting that the UK welcomes investment from Chinese enterprises and is willing to offer support in all respects. He hoped that the enterprises of both countries may strengthen cooperation and add momentum to the development of UK-China relations.
Mayor of Greater London Boris Johnson said the establishment of SPDB's first overseas representative office in London once again demonstrates the friendly relations between London and Shanghai. It is also a proof of London's influence and appeal as an international financial centre. The City of London will provide Chinese financial institutions with excellent services and he hopes that London may become a centre for cross-border trading of RMB. He is full of expectations of future UK-China financial cooperation.
Upon delivering speeches, Ambassador Liu Xiaoming unveiled the nameplate of the Representative Office together with President Zhu Yuchen.


Deirdre Newman Kathy Paul seems like the most relaxed employee at the fair. You can find her sitting inside the cool Millennium Barn, one bare foot on each pedal of a spinning wheel. A small crowd usually gathers around her, watching her contentedly spin wool as part of the Sheepy Hollow attraction. The exhibit features spinning and felting demonstrations and a variety of colorful wool products like hats, scarfs and rugs. Paul, who lives in Vermont, came out to California six weeks early for her daughter's wedding.
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Dunhill originally launched in England in the late 19th century as a company offering luxury accessories to the automobile enthusiast. Times have changed and the company is now in the midst of a global relaunch. The South Coast Plaza location will mark the first of its kind in the United States. Future plans include a new store on Fifth Avenue in New York, followed by new concept stores in Los Angeles and Chicago. Unafraid to celebrate the classic, the new Dunhill offers products that encompass the full range of men's fashion,including ready-to-wear, accessories, leather goods, watches, pens, lighters, gifts, games and more.
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ANDREW GLAZER My credentials for judging a livestock fashion show Wednesday night were fairly limited. For starters, I didn't know what the hay a livestock fashion show was. But it was nice to doff my journalistic objectivity for an evening, breathe sawdust and judge contestants and their sheep on their clothing, behavior and poise. The "Lads and Lassies Contest," I learned, was sponsored by wool farmers and designed to showcase wool clothing.
A purl of knitting wisdom: Sometimes the pattern chooses the yarn and, other times, the yarn chooses the pattern. "It's a magical experience," said Jennifer Nimmrichter, owner of Suzoo's Wool Works, where towers of bright, rainbow-hued bundles obscure nearly every inch of wall space. When Nimmrichter took over her mom's knitting business in 2009, she found that it was time for a new pattern. The store was downsized from 2,400 square feet to about 900, and with the help of friend Joie Phillips, more classes and workshops were added to the line-up to transform the business into a true fiber arts studio, she said.
The ebb and flow of home fashion is fickle. What's "in" one year may be "out" the next. If you are a trend watcher, you know that style is a continuous evolution. The big items for 2002 reflect an environment that's casual and family friendly with a big dose of artistic balance. Here are a few of the "hot" trends straight from the marketplace to you. Minimalism moves over for a more comfortable, cozy environment.If we're going to stay at home, we're going to appreciate the amenities of a snug nest.
High fashion for the holiday's comes from Celine at South Coast Plaza. Since 1945, Celine, an international fashion house, has been associated with luxurious and high-quality clothing worn by many of the world's best-dressed women. The Celine saga began with the creation of a unique line of shoes, followed by a ready-to-wear collection that captured world attention created at its Paris headquarters. In 1997, international designer Michael Kors was named as chief Celine designer for the ready-to-wear collection, and by 1999 Kors assumed the overall responsibility as creative director.


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NewTek and Wowza Deliver the First Ever Global and Local Media Distribution Platform
September 09, 2016 by Chuck Baker
––Multi-channel media encoding and streaming video system distributes content directly to viewers within the firewall and externally to any device or to all common cloud services, anywhere––
IBC Booth 7.K11, Amsterdam, September 9, 2016––NewTek™ and Wowza™ Media Systems today launched the MediaDS™, a revolutionary real-time media encoding and live streaming video delivery platform. The MediaDS is a fully integrated hardware and software solution merging NewTek's industry-leading live production technology with the powerful, proven Wowza streaming software in a 1RU footprint. The result is the industry's first integrated production system establishing a direct link between the producers who create the content and the viewers that consume it. Attendees of IBC 2016 can see the MediaDS at NewTek's booth 7.K11, or the Wowza Media Systems booth 5.C42.
Fully equipped for existing and emerging SDI, IP, and hybrid workflows, the MediaDS, delivers flawless processing of up to 4 channels of video. Streaming sources are acquired through direct, physical input using 3G/HD/SD-SDI hardware connections, over IP via NDI®, NewTek's innovative Network Device Interface technology, and from other sources, including TCP/IP, webcams, and USB capture devices. Local input sources are also automatically translated to NDI within the system; enabling streaming sources to be delivered and deployed through multiple MediaDS to maximize resources, performance, and delivery potential.
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"The MediaDS, is designed to bring video encoding and streaming to more users and use cases," said Dr. Andrew Cross, president and chief technology officer for NewTek. "Born out of a relationship between NewTek and Wowza Media Systems, we integrated everything needed to deliver video from the production either to the viewer directly or through the cloud. The result is an industry first, allowing users to launch their own multi-channel content networks. Productions, presentations and live events can be seen by anyone, anywhere on any device – directly from the control room, studio, or production site."
"The MediaDS democratizes video encoding and streaming for producers of live and linear programming, introducing a myriad of new opportunities for distribution, expansion, and content monetization," said Dave Stubenvoll, chief executive officer for Wowza Media Systems. "With support for multi-bitrate delivery to the Wowza Streaming Engine, Wowza Streaming Cloud, Wowza CDN, and all common streaming services and websites, organizations can reach all intended audiences, wherever they watch."
Producers can easily deliver content between locations by connecting two MediaDS systems together – either through a local area network, or remotely crossing wide geographic boundaries. Video production to content delivery over IP makes enterprise deployments effortless.
Charakteristisches Online-Erlebnis
The MediaDS also allows organizations to extend their brand and exposure beyond actual video content. Each streaming channel includes its own independently customizable web page for audience viewing, with support for HTML and CSS editing to ensure that the on-screen experience adheres to organizational brand guidelines. Embed codes are also available to insert the hosted Wowza Player into existing webpages to complement your current web presence.
Umfangreiche Kanalkonfiguration
The MediaDS ensures the optimal audio-visual experience for viewing audiences right from the system by introducing another layer of quality control into any signal flow. With support for dedicated multiviewer monitoring, a local operator can observe all video streams in real time or focus on a specific channel full-screen, and manage image and sound quality with integrated waveform and vectorscope displays, independent color correction tools, and multi-channel audio level control available for every stream.
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Built-in Wowza streaming media server software
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4 Multi-Format-SDI-Eingänge; Unterstützung von bis zu 3G 1080p
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Blogger commentary: So let's be perfectly clear. Choice is what is important, not student outcomes, which have been consistently dismal, nor the use of public tax dollars. Not one cyber charter ever achieved a passing score of 70 during the 5 years that the state's School Performance Profile was in effect. In a 2015 Stanford University report, researchers said their analysis showed severe shortfalls in reading and math achievement. The shortfall for most cyber students, they said, was equal to losing 72 days of learning in reading and 180 days in math during the typical 180-day school. And at the tuition rates quoted in this article the money far exceeds the parents' own tax burden. When they make a "choice" they are choosing to spend their neighbors tax dollars also.
As cyber charter school enrollment grew over the last decade, Carbondale Area School District's budget reserves disappeared. Now operating with a $2.5 million deficit, the district started its own cyber program last year, joining a growing number of districts trying to find relief. The 37 school districts in Northeast Pennsylvania pay a combined $42 million in cyber charter school tuition each year. The total amount paid — and the way the state determines tuition — has many people calling for reform. Cyber charter schools are privately operated, publicly funded schools authorized by the state and paid for by school districts. Advocates say cyber schools provide options for families seeking choice for their children's educations. Children learn virtually on charter school-provided computers, at no cost to the families. The cost comes to the districts instead. Bills in the state House and Senate would allow districts with their own cyber programs to stop paying tuition to cyber charter schools. If a student decided to attend the cyber charter school, the family would be responsible for the tuition.
A guest opinion by Quakertown Community School District Superintendent William Harner published recently in The Intelligencer must have struck a nerve. It certainly drew a quick response from the conservative Commonwealth Foundation. The writer resorted to name-calling in her first paragraph, calling his article a "rant," "misleading" and showing "incredible disdain for Pennsylvania parents." At the risk of provoking a similar response, I will venture my opinion on the issue of cyber charter schools. Cyber charter schools are programs which provide instruction by the internet, as compared with schools the students attend, which are known as brick-and-mortar schools. Two bills in the general assembly, if passed in their current form, would require parents to pay for cyber charter schooling if their school district of residence offered its own equivalent cyber program. These bills are House Bill 526and Senate Bill 34. Cyber charter schools are the weakest link in Pennsylvania public education. They generally perform near the bottom on the state's standardized tests and have graduation rates below the state average.
TribLive by DEB ERDLEY | Saturday, February 23, 2019 6:00 p.m.
Cyber charter school spending by district in Pa.
Tuition for Pennsylvania's public cyber charter schools is based on a calculation that uses local district costs. Tuition for those schools varies from one district to the next and can range from about $7,500 a year for mainstream students to as much as $40,000 a year for special education students. Figures like that have made state lawmakers and public education advocates take notice. Susan Spicka is executive director of Education Voters of Pennsylvania, a nonprofit public education advocacy organization. Her group crunched the numbers and analyzed payments that each of the state's 500 school districts paid to 16 public cyber charter schools in the 2016-17 academic year.
In 2016-17, taxpayers in Senate Majority Caucus Chair .@SenatorMensch's school districts in Berks, Bucks, Montgomery and Northampton Counties had to send over $13.3 million to chronically underperforming cybers that they never authorized. #SB34 (Schwank) or #HB526 (Sonney) could change that.
It is the base -- the foundation on which a solid, middle-class life has always been built. And it has been one of the bedrock obligations of the state to provide. ut among the startling revelations in a new report released by the advocacy group Public Citizens for Children and Youth on the increasing struggles of the middle class is something that will come as no surprise to far too many residents of southeastern Pennsylvania. Families are playing with a deck that is stacked against them. The study, titled "Under Water: What's Sinking Families in Delaware County," concludes that the American dream is becoming out of reach for many middle-class families. The study concludes that stagnant wages and rising costs for everyday staples such as child care, housing, food, transportation, taxes and health care are leaving families -- even those making as much as $75,000 a year -- in the red, unable to make ends meet. The report underscores the importance of good schools as a crucial factor in a child's upward mobility. And that is why correcting the state of funding public education in Pennsylvania remains critical. Funding is currently tilted in favor of districts with solid economies and thriving tax bases, while those with depressed economies and ravaged tax bases suffer. In effect, the state has created an uneven playing field, with far too many families -- and children -- penalized for no reason other than their zip code.
The fight to boost education funding brings lots of people together — teachers, superintendents, politicians. But advocates want to add another constituency to the mix: real estate agents. That's the target audience of a new report by ReadyNation Pennsylvania, an advocacy group that wants to increase education funding. They argue Pennsylvania realtors would benefit from more education dollars because of the potential for increased home values. The release of the report coincided with a panel discussion in Delaware County, where local real estate agents met with Democratic politicians and education advocates. "Southeast Pennsylvania gets hits particularly hard by the inequities in state funding," said Jamie Ridge, president of the Suburban Realtors Alliance, which represents real estate agents in the four collar counties surrounding Philadelphia.
RIDLEY TOWNSHIP — A new report released Friday enforced the notion that property values are contingent on student achievement in local schools, and the state's current education funding schemes play a role in that. A panel of lawmakers, realtors and policy analysts met at Ridley High School to discuss the findings of "Real Estate Markets Thrive When PA Schools Work," the report compiled by the organization Ready Nation that contends that adequate funding for public schools has an effect on the achievement of public school children, and, in turn, how that correlates to a community's home values. "Inadequate state funding for K-12 education has only exacerbated this problem in struggling communities – placing even more pressure on local property taxes to fund education," reads a portion of the report. "This relationship is most pronounced when improving student performance in communities with historically underperforming schools. Greater state investment in equitable public school funding can foster these positive outcomes for Pennsylvania's students and communities." Education funding from the state is among the lowest in the country, causing inequities among the 500 school districts. Schools that are properly funded have more resources to help all students learn and achieve, but others have to scrape by on their tax bases which may already be very high, especially in poorer communities, and achievement may not be as high as their more affluent neighbors.
It starts with modern classrooms that are not overcrowded.
Every Upper Darby School District student has the right to the best public education possible. That education starts with modern schools where classrooms are not overcrowded. Unfortunately, many Upper Darby Schools are overcrowded, and our aging school buildings need the same upkeep every homeowner and business must make over time. After a careful, transparent three-year examination of every capital need in the school district, dozens of public meetings, interviews with parents and staff, first-hand examinations of the buildings, and a review of the school-by-school data, the result was clear. The district must build new schools and fix its aging school buildings now. Ten years ago, Upper Darby began renting Charles Kelly Elementary in Drexel Hill and Walter M. Senkow Elementary in Glenolden to ease overcrowding at Bywood, Stonehurst, and Highland Park Elementary Schools. Since then, enrollment has continued to increase. Many students attend classes in modular units, some in the basements, and others in a school outside the boundaries of the Upper Darby School District. Drexel Hill and Beverly Hills Middle Schools face the greatest overcrowding. To alleviate the elementary school overcrowding, school boundary lines will need to change, which will create more overcrowding in the middle schools. A viable, fiscally responsible solution for taxpayers may exist on school district-owned land in Clifton Heights and Aronimink. The district has begun civil engineering, geotechnical, site options and traffic studies, along with public meetings to see if those sites are viable. Unfortunately, some will only say "No," regardless of the facts on any plan presented. Upper Darby School District parents, taxpayers, teachers, and students must know the facts.
The Norristown Area School District hasn't been in the news much in the last few years, and what little coverage it did get tended to focus on fights with the state over lack of funding, or how it coped with high poverty rates in the Montgomery County river town. So when Christopher Dormer took over last August as superintendent, one of his first and biggest priorities was a sweeping district-wide effort to rebuild the brand of Norristown's schools. In just seven months, the Norristown schools have unveiled a new logo (a distinctive block "N") and begun working on a redrawn eagle mascot, hired a communications specialist and launched new accounts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram — all toward a goal of bringing back a positive vibe. "If you're not going to sit there and tell your story, you leave it to other people to tell your story," said Dormer, who dreams of seeing kids and their parents out on the town sporting the new "N" on logo hats or shirts. "These old narratives became the story." Norristown joins the growing numbers of Philadelphia-area public school districts where superintendents now talk of "building their brand" in the same enthusiastic tones as cola executives or internet start-ups — and often are willing to invest energy and tax dollars on PR firms or designers to make it happen. Re-branding efforts in Norristown, Upper Darby, Coatesville and elsewhere are partly due to increased competition for students — and the dollars attached to them — with heavily advertised cyber- and brick-and-mortar charter schools, as well as private and parochial schools. But school leaders also insist it's an effort to counteract negative news headlines in an era of tight budgets and culture wars in the classroom.
Both the public and private sectors should contribute to bolstering rural broadband access in central Pennsylvania, where uneven connectivity limits economic development and growth, according to a survey of regional leaders this month. Conducted with reader input by the Centre Daily Times, the survey found concerns that poor broadband access in outlying areas also inhibits access to health care and some students' ability to learn. Fourteen leaders chosen by the CDT received the questionnaire, asking what they see as the most important consequences of the broadband deficiency. The respondents, including officials in higher education, government, health care and the nonprofit sector, are part of the Pennsylvania Influencer Project — a month-long effort by the CDT, its parent company McClatchy and the Knight Foundation to spur discussion around the state's rural broadband access.
Early childhood education is a key part of what Donna Cooper described as a "virtuous cycle."Cooper, Public Citizens for Children and Youth's executive director, explained how teaching pre-kindergarten youngsters both basic knowledge and social skills can help shape the adult they will eventually become during her visit to the University of Pittsburgh at Johnstown's John P. Murtha Center for Public Service and National Competitiveness on Tuesday. And then those adults continue the cycle by making positive impacts. "We invest in the kids, and they end up investing in the community," Cooper said during an interview before delivering the keynote address during a forum titled "Poverty's Impact on Early Literacy." "And they also end up making the community more prosperous. And we end up reversing the consequences of childhood property." She put her message into the context of challenges facing Cambria County, where about 15 percent of the population lives in poverty, with Johnstown proper having a rate of approximately one-third. "I think the big message that we want to get out to the folks here is that Cambria County, like a lot of America, is having a hard time with sort of the economic transformation that we're in," Cooper said. "One of the ways that communities can reverse their economic prospects – one of the ways – is by recognizing the importance of investing in early childhood education because of the long-term positive benefits that early childhood education, when it's high-quality, returns.
The Rose Group, a Newtown Township-based franchisee of Applebee's Grill and Bar, renewed its partnership with the Michener Art Museum in Doylestown Borough for 2019 to provide access to art and experiential art education for students through the School Visit Program. In its 12th consecutive year, the School Visit Program has provided free admission to more than 49,200 students. In 2018, the Michener Art Museum welcomed more than 2,900 visitors through the program. The School Visit Program pairs specially trained docents with small student groups to tour the museum and make connections between the art on display, the artists and the content being studied by the students in the classroom. The goal is to help students grow their creativity and strengthen connections between the visual arts; science, technology, art, engineering and math; history; geography; and language arts. After their museum visits, students receive free passes for a child's return to the Michener, along with an Applebee's coupon good for a free kid's meal or $5 off an adult entrée.
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. Conor Lamb is on a winning streak. The moderate Democrat from western Pennsylvania's 17th Congressional District has proven himself to be an adept politician — winning not just one, but two, competitive U.S. House elections in 2018. He didn't do it by excoriating President Donald Trump or promising to push a liberal agenda in the U.S. House. He's a Marine and former federal prosecutor who calls the Affordable Care Act a flawed bill, welcomes natural gas extraction, and ran a campaign ad featuring him wielding a rifle. Now, Lamb is walking a fine line on Capitol Hill as he represents a district that backed Trump within a party that's focused on ousting the president in 2020. Republicans, meanwhile, are eyeing his seat for a pickup in the next congressional election. While some of his colleagues are getting behind ambitious policy proposals like the Green New Deal and Medicare for All, Lamb appears to be seeking middle ground — a tactic that's become less common lately in a deeply polarized Congress. "He's going to be cautious and not jump into a very progressive agenda, there's just no doubt about that, because it's the nature of his district," said G. Terry Madonna, director of the Center for Politics and Public Affairs at Franklin and Marshall College.
Voting is a sacred constitutional right, and it's the Supreme Court's job to protect it.
After hearing oral arguments in two separate cases, the U.S. Supreme Court has been afforded the chance to finally corral the dubious practice of partisan gerrymandering. The court would be wise to seize the opportunity. The justices are considering cases — one from North Carolina and the other from Maryland — that allege partisan legislators altered district boundaries so egregiously as to usurp the will of the voters. Given the court's newly cemented conservative majority, many voting-rights advocates have expressed concern that partisan gerrymandering could be given a legal rubber-stamp from the highest court in the land. Imagine people's surprise, then, when Justice Brett Kavanaugh offered a plainspoken acknowledgement of the practice's inherent dangers: "Extreme partisan gerrymandering is a real problem for our democracy," he said.
Last week, Inside Philanthropy published an in-depth look at philanthropy and charter schools that examined how far this movement has come and where some of its prominent backers see themselves heading next. The article revealed that private support for charter schools is at an inflection point. While some of the movement's top backers are digging in and preparing for the next phase of their work with the schools, others have taken a step back from charters or substantially lowered their expectations that this innovation will drive larger changes in K-12 systems. Meanwhile, some of the biggest new philanthropists coming to education lately have focused on other strategies to improve student outcomes, such as personalized learning. Those new funders seem a lot less interested in old rivalries between charter and district schools than their predecessors. Despite these shifts in education funding priorities, though, major private support for charter schools will continue to flow, and charters will remain an important part of the K-12 landscape, especially in urban areas. Given this prominent role, we thought it would be useful to look at key emerging trends that could affect the charter movement down the line. We've identified these trends based on our reporting for the recent story on the charter movement and other education coverage.
Seattle schools are giving 2019 standardized tests during the holy Muslim month of Ramadan. Here's the trouble that caused.
This year, the Seattle public school system is giving annual standardized tests to many of its 53,000 students on days that coincide with the Muslim holiday of Ramadan, a holy month in which the religious fast from sunrise to sunset. That calendar overlap caused concern in the Muslim community after school system officials wrote a form letter for principals to share with parents that included suggestions about how to get their children to take the exams. The basic advice: Ensure that kids get enough sleep and eat before they come to school so they have "enough energy for the day." Only one principal, Katie May of Thurgood Marshall Elementary, used material from the letter in an email to families at her school. But that was enough to spark the controversy, the latest that many districts have seen in recent years as they attempt to accommodate growing numbers of students with different religious and cultural beliefs.


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In meccanica statistica e termodinamica l'equazione di comprimibilità è un'equazione integrale della meccanica statistica che mette in relazione il modulo di comprimibilità e la struttura di un liquido. Viene scritta come:

dove  è la densità del numero di particelle,  è la funzione di distribuzione radiale e  la comprimibilità a temperatura costante. Usando la rappresentazione di Fourier dell'equazione di Ornstein-Zernike l'equazione precedente può essere riscritta come:

dove  e  sono rispettivamente le funzioni di correlazione indiretta e diretta.

Bibliografia
  D.A. McQuarrie, Statistical Mechanics, Harper Collins Publishers, 1976.

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Equazione di Ornstein-Zernike
Funzione di distribuzione radiale
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Coronavirus Health19. October 2020
The race for a Covid-19 vaccine heats up
Paris - Dozens of companies, from biotech start-ups to Big Pharma, are racing to develop a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine, because the world needs it and for the potential pay day.
Here's an update on the quest for a magic bullet against the coronavirus that has already killed more than a million people worldwide.
Covid-19 vaccines under development
- How many in the pipeline? -
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified 42 "candidate vaccines" at the stage of clinical trials, up from 11 in mid-June.
Ten of them are at the most advanced "phase 3" stage, in which a vaccine's effectiveness is tested on a large scale, generally tens of thousands of people across several continents.
US biotech firm Moderna, a US-German collaboration between BioNTech and Pfizer, several state-run Chinese labs, and a European project led by the University of Oxford and AstraZeneca are thought to be among the more promising. Russia has already registered two Covid-19 vaccines, even before clinical trials were completed.
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer said on Friday it would apply for emergency authorisation in the United States for its vaccine in late November if safety data pans out.
Other clinical trials are still in phase 1 or 2, while another 156 are in pre-clinical stages of development.
Vaccinations and the immune system
- What kind of vaccines? -
Some methods for making a vaccine are tried-and-true, while others remain experimental.
Inactivated "classic" vaccines use a virus germ that has been killed while others use a weakened or "attenuated" strain that is virulent enough to provoke antibodies but not to cause disease.
So-called "sub-unit" vaccines contain a fragment of the pathogen that it is derived from to produce an appropriate immune response.
"Viral vector" varieties use other forms of live virus to deliver DNA into human cells, triggering an immune response.
A measles virus modified with a coronavirus protein, for example, can be deployed against Covid-19.
There are also experimental gene-based vaccines using DNA or RNA fragments.
Global toll of coronavirus infections and deaths
- What are the results? -
To date, only the result of phase 1 and 2 trials have been published in peer-reviewed medical journals.
On Friday, preliminary results showing that a vaccine developed by Chinese firm Sinopharm provoked an immune response were published in The Lancet.
Similar studies in recent weeks have reported on one of the Russian vaccines, along with those from the University of Oxford, Chinese company CanSino, and Moderna.
While encouraging, it is too soon to say whether these vaccines will pan out. Trials of two candidate vaccines -- made by Johnson & Johnson and Eli Lilly --- were "paused" recently over safety concerns.
But that is not necessarily bad news, said Stephen Evans, a professor of pharmacoepidemiology at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
"The fact that trials are paused should indicate that there should be confidence that the whole process of monitoring the safety of trial participants is working well," he said.
Recent cases in which recovered Covid patients were infected a second time with a new strain also raise the question of how long vaccines might last.
A doctor volunteers to receive Sinovac's COVID-19 vaccine during final phase trials in Istanbul. Photo: Yasin Akgul / AFP
A doctor volunteers to receive Sinovac's... […]
- Speed vs. safety -
Companies backed by their governments in China, Russia and the United States are racing to be the first across the finish line.
In early August Russian President Vladimir Putin declared victory, announcing the roll-out of the Sputnik V vaccine before phase 3 trials had begun.
But there were few takers outside of Russia, and experts dismissed the announcement as premature.
Donald Trump has promised a vaccine before the November 3 election, but it is unlikely he will be able to deliver.
Earlier this month, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it would need to see two months of follow up data after vaccination before giving emergency authorisation for use.
WHO chief says will not endorse vaccine if not 'safe and effective' [September 4]
And on Friday, Pfizer said its vaccine wouldn't be ready until mid-November.
"What is different for Covid-19 vaccines is that speed of development and potential approval is much faster due to the public health emergency," noted the European Medicines Agency.
But even that pressing need cannot overcome the rules.
"Before approval, all vaccines in the European Union are evaluated against the same high standards as any other medicine," the Agency said in a statement.
Trust in vaccines by regions
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