Kevin J. Anderson (born March 27, 1962) is an American science fiction author. He has written spin-off novels for Star Wars, StarCraft, Titan A.E., and The X-Files, and is the co-author of the Dune prequels. His original works include the Saga of Seven Suns series and the Nebula Award-nominated Assemblers of Infinity. He has also written several comic books including the Dark Horse Star Wars collection Tales of the Jedi written in collaboration with Tom Veitch, Predator titles (also for Dark Horse), and X-Files titles for Topps. Kevin is also writing a book based on the first meeting of Batman and Superman, entitled "Enemies and Allies: A Novel". Another DC comics related novel by Anderson is "The Last Days of Krypton," telling the story of how Krypton came to be destroyed and the choice two parents had to make for their son.
His wife is author Rebecca Moesta. They currently reside near Monument, Colorado .
Kevin J. Anderson (aka Kevin James Anderson) was born March 27, 1962 in Racine, Wisconsin . The War of the Worlds greatly influenced him. He wrote his first story at eight years old entitled Injection. At ten, he bought a typewriter and has written ever since.
In his freshman year in high school, he submitted his first short story to a magazine, but it took two more years before one of his manuscripts was accepted. When it was accepted, they paid him in copies of the magazine. In his senior year, he sold his first story for money for $12.50. In 1988 his first novel, Resurrection, Inc. was published.
Anderson worked at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory for twelve years. There, he met Rebecca Moesta (his wife) and Doug Beason, with whom he frequently writes.
After several of his early novels were published and met with critical acclaim , Lucasfilm offered him a chance at writing Star Wars novels.
Since 1993, 47 of Anderson's novels have been in bestseller lists. He has more than 20 million books in print worldwide. His books have been translated into Chinese, Croatian, Danish, Dutch, Estonian, Finnish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Indonesian, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Norwegian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Slovenian, Spanish, Swedish, and Turkish.
Ruins: on the New York Times best seller list (The first X-Files novel to do so) and voted the "Best Science Fiction Novel of 1996"
Star Wars anthologies: best selling science fiction anthologies of all time.
X-Files novels: international best sellers.
Young Jedi Knights Series: New York Times best sellers, winner of 1999 Golden Duck Award (middle grades) for excellence in science fiction.
Dean Koontz's Frankenstein, Book One: Prodigal Son (January 25, 2005). Future editions of this book removed Anderson's name from the cover.


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A declaration of independence is a proclamation of the independence of a newly formed or reformed independent state from a part or the whole of the territory of another nation, or a document containing such a declaration. Declarations of independence are generally made by one side without the consent of the previous government, and hence are sometimes called unilateral declarations of independence (UDI). Used without qualification in English, "The Declaration of Independence" sometimes refers to the United States Declaration of Independence: the first such declaration so called.
In international law, unilateral declarations of independence are generally frowned upon, since preservation of territory is one of the few things that the countries of the world universally agree upon. Declaring independence or supporting such a declaration is seen as a hostile act, that may easily lead to war. Money is often an important factor when one state attempts to succeed another, with control of important resources such as ports, oil fields or strategic towns or geographic features leading to dispute. If a government has extremely large debts to other organisations, there will be international pressure for these debts to be taken over by successor governments, even if the original governmental organisation is disbanded.
Many states have come into being through a UDI. The legality of a UDI is often the subject of debate and unsurprisingly the previous government typically asserts that a UDI is illegal. Often, international bodies and other countries decline at first to accept the legitimacy of the declared state and its government. If the declared state becomes a functioning entity, it may gain diplomatic recognition over time and a form of retrospective legitimacy. Not all declarations of independence result in actual states and those governments that do result from UDIs do not always survive and are often rivaled by the previous government. A significant number of unilaterally declared governments collapse or otherwise give way, with control returning to the previous government or shifting to a further, successor government.
Many declarations of independence, including those of Texas (now part of the United States), Rhodesia, and Vietnam have been modeled on the United States declaration.
Declaration of Arbroath (Scotland, 1320) - The first known formal declaration of independence in which Scottish leaders declared Scotland's independence from England on behalf of the Scottish people.
Oath of Abjuration (Low Countries, 1581) - The Plakkaat van Verlatinghe was the formal declaration of independence on July 26, 1581 of the independence of the northern Low Countries from King Philip II of Spain.
United States Declaration of Independence (1776) - Made by thirteen of Great Britain's North American colonies. In 1778, the Treaty of Alliance and the Treaty of Amity and Commerce were signed by the United States and France signaling the first official recognition of the new country. The Kingdom of Great Britain formally recognized the new country following the Treaty of Paris in 1783.
Brazilian Declaration of Independence (1822) - Brazil was declared independent from Portugal on September 7 by then regent Pedro de Bragan�a e Bourbon, who was then crowned Emperor Peter I of Brazil.
Declaration of the Independence of New Zealand (1835) - This was a declaration of the independence of the Maori tribes.
Texan Declaration of Independence (1836) - Texas declared its independence from Mexico as the Republic of Texas.
Philippine Declaration of Independence (1898) - The Philippines were declared independent from Spain by Emilio Aguinaldo on June 12, 1898 when the Spanish-American War was still under way. However, neither Spain nor the United States recognized the declaration. De facto Philippine independence was finally achieved and recognized on July 4, 1946 after 48 years of United States colonial rule.
Easter Proclamation (Ireland, 1916) - During the Easter Rising in Dublin Irish rebels proclaimed, on behalf of the Irish people, the establishment of an independent Irish republic. Unlike the later Declaration of Independence of 1919, the Proclamation of the Republic was not issued by an elected body and was not followed by the establishment of any de facto political institutions.
Irish Declaration of Independence (1919) - The Irish Republic, encompassing the whole island of Ireland, was declared by D�il �ireann (an extra-legal revolutionary parliament) in 1919. By the declaration the D�il claimed to "ratify" the earlier Easter Proclamation. The new Irish Republic was recognized by no country except the Russian SFSR, was rivaled by the administration of the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland during the Anglo-Irish War, and was ultimately superseded by the Irish Free State in 1922.
Icelandic Declaration of Independence (1944) - Iceland unilaterally declared its independence from Denmark, following a plebiscite of the local population, on June 17, 1944. The Danish King Christian X, whose country was under Nazi occupation at the time, had urged Iceland to wait until the end of the war before making any such move but otherwise did nothing to prevent it (and was unable to do so in any case).
Indonesian Declaration of Independence (1945) - Indonesia declared independence from the Netherlands on August 17, 1945. Its independence was soon recognized by the United States and Australia, but not by the Netherlands until 1949.
Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel (1948) - The declaration was made on May 14, 1948 (the day in which the British Mandate over Palestine expired) by the Jewish People's Council.
Katangan Declaration of Independence (1960) - Katanga, a former a province of the Belgian Congo, attempted to seceded by means of a UDI in 1960, when Congo was granted its independence. The attempted secession was ended by the implementation of the United Nations supervised National Conciliation Plan in January, 1963.
Rhodesian Declaration of Independence (1965) - Ian Smith's white minority government declared independence from the United Kingdom in 1965. Few states accepted this declaration's legitimacy. The UDI Rhodesian state was ultimately replaced under the Lancaster House Agreement by a restored British regime under a governor: Lord Soames. Within a short time, a new, much more widely recognized independent state, Zimbabwe, came into existence.
Declaration of Independence of Guinea-Bissau (1973) - Guinea-Bissau, formerly Portuguese Guinea, declared independence from Portugal. The declaration was recognized by many countries, before Portugal formally granted independence in 1974.
East Timorese Declaration of Independence (1975) - East Timor, formerly Portuguese Timor, declared independence from Portugal on November 28. The declaration was recognized by several Communist (Marxist-Leninist) and Third World nations, including the People's Republic of China, but not by neighboring Australia, Portugal or Indonesia. Indonesia invaded on December 7, 1975, and annexed East Timor as its 'twenty-seventh province' on July 17, 1976.
Declaration of Independence of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (1983) - The Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus was proclaimed in northern Cyprus in 1983. The area had been occupied by Turkish forces since a Turkish invasion in 1974. The state has only received international recognition from Turkey and the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic.
Palestinian Declaration of Independence (1988) - The Palestinian Liberation Organization unilaterally proclaimed the State of Palestine in 1988. The PLO had no control of any territory at the time and a de facto state has yet to come into existence in the occupied territories.
Somaliland Declaration of Independence (1991) - With Somalia sliding down into total anarchy, the former colony of British Somaliland, which became a constituent state of the newly independent Somalia in 1960, reasserted its independence. Despite the non-recognition of Somaliland by the international community, Somaliland has enjoyed stability and economic growth.
Recent self-declared states include Chechnya and Puntland.
The Canadian province of Quebec has made public its intention to issue a UDI if the federal government of Canada were to refuse negotiations for secession after a winning referendum on sovereignty. The Supreme Court of Canada issued an opinion that there was nothing in the Canadian constitution, nor in international law to give legal effect to a UDI. Many jurists stated that if indeed this was true, it was also true that there was nothing legally preventing a UDI either. The Supreme Court also stated that were the Quebec people to vote 'Yes' in a referendum on independence, the federal government and the provincial governments would have to negotiate. (see Reference re Secession of Quebec).
In many cases, independence is achieved without a declaration of independence but instead occurs by bilateral agreement. An example of this is the independence of many components of the British Empire, most parts of which achieved independence through negotiation with the United Kingdom government.
One notable example of de facto independence in the absence of a formal declaration of independence is Taiwan, which is administered by the Republic of China (ROC). The People's Republic of China (PRC) has stated that a formal declaration that Taiwan is independent of China would be one of the conditions under which they would use force against Taiwan.
The political status of Taiwan remains controversial; the position of most supporters of Taiwanese independence has been that since Taiwan has never been a part of the PRC, and the governing institutions of the ROC function as an independent and sovereign state, there is no need to formally declare Taiwan to be independent. Opponents of Taiwanese independence on Taiwan itself, who are sometimes but not always supporters of Chinese reunification, also see no point in a declaration of independence in that they argue that Taiwan is and should be part of a greater cultural entity of China, and a new Republic of Taiwan would only bring about a change in name in exchange for an invasion attempt Taiwan could little afford.
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The 48 meter long, 379 gt fishing vessel Myojin Maru No. 3 was caught by the tsunami and was washed ashore onto a road in Kesennuma, Japan. No details if any crew was on board at the time. Photo shows some stern damage from a collision.


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Арукас () — муніципалітет в Іспанії, у складі автономної спільноти Канарські острови, у провінції Лас-Пальмас, на острові Гран-Канарія. Населення —  осіб (2010).

Муніципалітет розташований на відстані близько 1740 км на південний захід від Мадрида, 8 км на захід від міста Лас-Пальмас-де-Гран-Канарія.

На території муніципалітету розташовані такі населені пункти: (дані про населення за 2010 рік)
 Арукас: 10272 особи
 Баньядерос: 1838 осіб
 Кардонес: 4289 осіб
 Лос-Кастільйос: 736 осіб
 Хуан XXIII: 1757 осіб
 Лос-Порталес: 1202 особи
 Сан-Андрес: 821 особа
 Сантідад: 8483 особи
 Трапіче: 748 осіб
 Трасмонтанья: 749 осіб
 Вісвіке: 2169 осіб
 Тінокас: 977 осіб
 Ель-Пуертільйо: 1361 особа
 Трес-Барріос: 1343 особи

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Hillcrest area of San DiegoA couple days before the Christmas feast season I found this man making the rounds in the alley behind one of the restaurants I service. This picture was a little late for what I hoped to capture. When I found him he was hunched over the edge of the dumpster behind the restaurant, stuffing himself of whatever he could reach. He was so far gone that he didn't even flinch when upon my departure I offered him a bagged loaf of bread that was tossed out while I made my delivery. He just grumbled and went on his way.
Actually, I'd like to voice more concern than that. I find this one restaurant actually offends me. Not just because they heave some food out. Every restaurant does that. But this place uses such mass quantities of some stuff that could be recycled and composted—egg shells and cartons mainly, but certainly veggie waste too. They throw out plastic milk crates. Yep, in the garbage bin. And the kicker? One day recently I made a delivery on a rainy day. Stormy rain with everything soaked. They had a guy out there sweeping the back lot, but he was doing it with the help of a garden hose shooting more water at the pavement!
I guess there's nothing like an overt display of caloric consumption to help those who have too few calories to consume in the first place!
Man oh man, we're doomed. Happy New Year.
Buber the Dog wanted me to share with you the fact that he is quite happy that a fellow black-and-white has ascended to the rank of president. Even though he can't vote he is most pleased with those who read his little doggy mind and elected Obama this year. But, since Obama is a Rorschach test for everyone with an agenda, Buber is of the mind that he can expect more doggy bone handouts and extensive petting.


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KANSAS CITY COUNCIL RECORD
Upon Roll Call the following members were present:
Present: 5 - KATHERYN SHIELDS, HEATHER HALL, RYANA PARKS-SHAW, MELISSA ROBINSON, LEE BARNES JR.
Out: 1 - KEVIN MCMANUS
Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Administration," by repealing Section 2-1954, Fund balance and reserve policy, and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter.
FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE recommends "HOLD ON AGENDA (1/15/2020)"
There was no discussion on this item.
Ayes: 5 - Shields, Hall, Parks-Shaw, Robinson, Barnes Jr.
Nays: 0
Authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to execute a $1,810,152.00 contract with Motorola Solutions, Inc. for the installation of Microwave Towers components to expand and enhance the P25 citywide radio system of the Kansas City Police Department (KCPD) and the City of Kansas City, Missouri; appropriating $5,000.00 from the unappropriated fund balance of the Public Safety Sales tax Fund; authorizing the Manager of Procurement Services to amend and extend this contract; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE recommends "ADVANCE AND DO PASS, DEBATE"
Mayor Quinton Lucas, Cedric Rowan Procurement Services, Captain Scott Simons and Jeff Brame KCPD, Donna Maize, KCFD, Scott Huizenga, Budget Office testified on this ordinance. This project is a continuation of an effort to enhance the mobile broadband wireless network for use by KCPD and City started in 2010. This project uses funds previously designated for work on microwave towers for the expansion and enhancement of KCPD's mobile wireless broadband network. This proposal encompasses a coordinated solution to provide the City of Kansas City with an upgrade to its existing microwave and the addition of MPLS Routers. The City of Kansas City would be working with one project team led by Motorola Solutions. This approach includes the advantage of having the system upgrade comprised of one coordinated design and cutover.
(Sub.) RESOLUTION - Establishing further terms by which the Mayor and Councilmembers shall jointly review and interview candidates for City Manager.
FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE recommends "DO PASS AS A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE"
Estimating revenue in the amount of $1,707,375.00 in the Neighborhood Grants Fund; appropriating $1,707,375.00 to the Homeland Security Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant account in the Neighborhoods Grants Fund; authorizing the acceptance of a $1,707,375.00 grant from the United States Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) under its Fiscal Year 2018 SAFER component; designating requisitioning authority; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
NEIGHBORHOOD PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT COMMITTEE recommends "ADVANCE AND DO PASS, DEBATE"
Donna Maize and Dr. Richard Gist Deputy Director and principal assistant to the fire chief KCFD, testified on this ordinance. 15 new firefighters are requested to staff fire station 15. These new, unbudgeted positions are partially grant-funded for three years. The requested firefighters (15) will staff the new fire station 15 in the growing area of the northeastern corner of the city. This area was identified in our 2003 deployment analysis as an area with very limited service but projected for intensive residential development. The Fire Department is currently able to meet NFPA 1710 full alarm assembly requirements in this area for only five percent of the structures. The addition of this station and company will increase that capability almost tenfold. This steady gain in protection within this area is, however, offset by the loss of stability in the first due area of the current fire station (FS) 40. The safety risk is inherent and manifest. Closing FS 40, required to accomplish staffing of FS 15 absent the requested support, substantially reduces full alarm assembly compliance in the area currently protected by FS 40. Full alarm assembly compliance in this area is presently among the best in the Northland region at better than 90% but will fall to 62% or less if that station is vacated. Given the far greater number of residential structures in FS 40's first due area, the loss of protection here presents a significant compromise not offset by the gains in the still-developing area of the new FS 15. Providing this initial staffing through SAFER assistance prevents this loss of coverage in a critical area while the City establishes revenue paths for permanent staffing of FS 15. This represents a very effective use of SAFER investment, facilitating our ability to increase coverage in a growing area without the need to reduce coverage in an established neighborhood, effectively eliminating a brown-out situation. We fully anticipate assuming full responsibility for the added company within the three years of performance, yielding a seamless transition without interruption of protection for citizens and properties protected by either station.
Amending Chapter 2, Code of Ordinances, entitled "Administration," by repealing Sections 2-50 and 2-52 and enacting in lieu thereof one new Section 2-50 requiring fiscal notes for expenditures of city funds.
There was no discussion on this ordinance.
Amending Chapter 2, Article VI, Code of Ordinances, by enacting Section 2-886 entitled Commercial Encroachments, which dispenses with the requirement that certain improvements erected or to be erected upon land belonging to the City be approved by the Municipal Arts Commission.
FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE recommends "HOLD ON AGENDA (1/8/2020)"
Amending Chapter 2, Article VI, Code of Ordinances, by repealing section 2-885 entitled "Quorum" and enacting in lieu thereof a new section of like number and subject matter that increases the number of Municipal Arts Commissioners constituting a quorum from three to five members.
RESOLUTION - Directing the City Manager to conduct an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages to the City if local control of the Kansas City Police Department were returned to the City.
Councilmember Melissa Robinson, Laura Mcdonell, More square, Doug Shaefer, Resident 3rd District, Crystal Sheffield-Baird, Resident 3rd District and Nasim Mailin, Swag Incorporated, testified on this ordinance. Kansas City Police Department, is controlled and governed by the Board of Police Commissioners and is independent of the City's full control and governance. The City has not had complete control and management of its Police Department since 1939 and is currently the only city in Missouri without such full control and governance. There would be likely advantages and disadvantages to the City if local control and management of the Police Department were returned to the City. Before the City Council takes a position on whether it should or should not support state legislative efforts to restore local control and governance of its Police Department to the City, an analysis should be conducted into the likely advantages and disadvantages of such return of local control and management. The review should include a survey of community leaders, the Police Department and others with knowledge of how returning or not returning local control and governance of the Police Department impacts the City. Therefore, this legislation would direct the Manager to conduct such an analysis.
(Sub.) Authorizing the Director of General Services to execute a lease agreement with Lawona Jeffery and Cherish the Cakes, LLC for 1704 East 18th Street in the 18th and Vine Historic District and authorizing the Director of General Services to provide funding for tenant finish improvements not to exceed $35,000.00.
FINANCE, GOVERNANCE AND PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE recommends "ADVANCE AND DO PASS AS A COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE, DEBATE"
Gaylen Buford, Law department, testified on this ordinance. This ordinance would authorize the Director of General Services to enter into a Lease Agreement for the City-owned property located at 1704 East 18th Street, K.C., Mo. in the 18th and Vine District to Lawona Jeffery and Cherish the Cakes LLC. Space will be used for a retail bakery and coffee bar. The Initial Term of the lease is for five years and four months, beginning on January 1, 2020, and ending on April 30, 2025. The contract provides for two additional terms each for another five years, each exercisable by the Lessees. During the first four months, Lessees pay no rent. It is during that period that the improvements to space will be made to enable the Lessees to use the area for their retail bakery and coffee bar business. After that, during the Initial Term, the rent for the following three years will be $1,427 per month and the rent for the last two years of the Initial Term will be $1,570.00 per month. Throughout both of the two option terms, the rent will go up 2% per year. This Lease also authorizes the Lessee to expend up to $35,000.00 for tenant improvements to the leased space which would be reimbursed by the City. 1704 East 18th Street consists of approximately 1,427 square feet. The initial rent is based on a charge of $12.00 per square foot per annum.
Estimating revenue and appropriating $1,884,636.00 in Fund No. 3439, the 2020A Taxable Special Obligation Bond Fund; authorizing the purchase of certain equipment to initiate catering operations in the Grand Ballroom of the Convention Center; designating requisitioning authority to the Director of Conventions and Entertainment Facilities and the Director of Finance; and recognizing this ordinance as having an accelerated effective date.
Oscar McCaskey, Kansas City Convention Center, Brian Johnson, Contractor Representative, testified on this ordinance. Specific equipment to be purchased for the initiation of catering services expected to begin in March 2020. The city has agreed to pay costs associated for the procurement and acquisition of specific equipment to be used by the Loews Hotel Group to provide catering services.
Ayes: 4 - Shields, Parks-Shaw, Robinson, Barnes Jr.
Nays: 1 - Hall
1. Finance staff will present the Comprehensive Annual Financial Report, Popular Annual Financial Report, and Uniform Guidance report for the period ending April 30, 2019.
Tammy Queen, Eric Clevenger, Finance, Mike Lowrey, Allen Gibbs, and Houlick and Teffera (Tim) Chewaka, CMA Group, testified on this ordinance. The Popular Annual Financial Report (PAFR) is an unaudited summary report of the financial activities of the City and is prepared primarily from detailed information contained in the City's 2019 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR), with selected data from CAFRs made for earlier years. The CAFR is prepared following generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP) and includes audited financial statements. As such, it provides much more detail as well as full disclosure of all material events, both financial and non-financial. The GAAP presentation also includes the City's component units (related organizations) and information on individual funds. The information in the CAFR can be technical and complex and as such, not as useful to citizens wishing to gain an overview of the City's finances. The PAFR has been prepared to simplify the information in the CAFR and better inform the public about the overall financial condition of the City, without the heavy use of technical accounting terms or excessive detail. The PAFR is not intended to provide a complete financial picture of the City following GAAP.
2. There may be a general discussion regarding current Finance, Governance and Public Safety Committee issues.
Closed Session • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 1 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss legal matters, litigation, or privileged communications with attorneys; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 2 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss real estate; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsections 3 and 13 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss personnel matters; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 9 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss employee labor negotiations; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 11 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss specifications for competitive bidding; • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 12 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss sealed bids or proposals; or • Pursuant to Section 610.021 subsection 17 of the Revised Statutes of Missouri to discuss confidential or privileged communications with auditors.
The City Clerk`s Office now has equipment for the hearing impaired for use with every meeting. To check out the equipment please see the secretary for each committee. Be prepared to leave your Driver`s License or State issued Identification Card with the secretary and she will give you the equipment. Upon returning the equipment your license will be returned.

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...Israelite altars, like many other cultures' altars, were a place to sacrifice and burn animals and other food. By burning the food, the smoke took the food to God so that the people could share a meal with God. This ritual bridged the mysterious chasm between people and God through smoke's ability to be both here and beyond – isn't that beautiful? We can make a mistake, when we look back at our faith ancestors, of thinking them superstitious or silly. Sharing a meal with God through smoke that is both here and beyond is profound.
For thousands of years Israelites built altars throughout the Holy Land, we read of Abraham and Jacob and Moses building altars to mark places they encountered God. But the Israelites were often nomadic, and they longed to feel God's presence with them always and everywhere, so they made a traveling home for God, the Tabernacle, where they kept the Ark of the Covenant. And once the people settled down, God settled down too.
And they built the Temple. It was destroyed and rebuilt, and the Temple was the bridge to God for centuries. The edges of the Temple were available to anyone, to non-Jews. Next were places only Jews were allowed. Then only men were allowed. Then only priests were allowed. Finally, only the High Priest was allowed into the Holy of Holies, the inner chamber of the Temple that was God's home. It seems like a paradox, but in order for the people to have the connection they wanted to have to God, they developed, or at least abided by, a system in which the fewer people who could approach God, the more God's holiness was honored.
But always there's a tension between embracing God's mysterious, ethereal nature, and longing to embrace God. This God who had taken the form of angels, a burning bush, ferocious storms, was now brought close through a special home in the Temple. This place was an ultimate bridge to God, mediated by the High Priest, who himself was another bridge to God.
But what happens when we get too attached to the bridges? Could we focus so much on the bridge that we end up farther away from God? Time after time, the bridges we build to get close to God become boundaries. The absolute mystery of the Divine is hopelessly ethereal, so we build sturdy, intricate bridges. But these bridges are not God, and these bridges will inevitably fail. Temple priests might be corrupt. Contemporary priests might abuse children. Temples can be destroyed. No bridge to God is eternal, but God is eternal. Any bridge can become a boundary. Conflict over who the Pope is can become a war. Conflict over who gets to be priests and pastors, who gets to bridge us to God, splits churches.
Rituals, theology, prayer, the work of the church, are bridges to God. Some are complicated like the Catholic rosary, and its complexity reminds us how impossible it is to encapsulate God. But some of us will eventually forget that God is the point, not the ritual or words. The energy we spend on determining the "right" way to practice rituals or understand theology or pray can leave us feeling farther from God than ever, and our bridges become boundaries.
God is beyond our knowing, and God is also within our being. With that paradox, no wonder we keep building bridges that become boundaries – our bridges will never lead to the fullness of God. When we focus on the unknowableness of God, God becomes so mysterious and ineffable that God floats away like mist – how do we talk to mist? That's unsatisfying, so we find tangible representations of God, in spiritual leaders or artifacts. Then, when God becomes so immediate and intimate, when God lives within us as humans, God can become the same as us and we face another trap – if we are God than does God exist?
And we read later in the book of John "the Spirit will guide us into all the truth." Isn't it interesting, that Jews and Samaritans were arguing over the right way to worship 2000 years ago, and today it seems pretty silly. Just think, 2000 years from now, what will people look back on our conflicts and shake their heads at?
The altar changed over time in Judaism, just like it's been changing in Christianity. At one time the altar was against the wall (like it is here) and the priest put his back to the people as he performed sacred rituals on their behalf, often speaking a language they couldn't understand, namely Latin. The people were bridged to God through this priest, even through the mystery and secrecy of the mass, but this set-up eventually became a boundary, and now priests face the people and usually speak a language they all understand.
In many churches we've gone even further. We say in the Church of the Brethren that all members are ministers, and we often serve one another communion. Not only clergy come to our altar. And usually for Brethren, we share communion around the Love Feast table, absolutely communitizing communion.


In memory of the late Mervyn Gold, OAM, of Rockhampton, Queensland, to recognise the contribution of Fellows to rural and regional dermatology.
Fellows who have rendered exceptional/meritorious service to College.
This award was established in 2009 in memory of the late Mervyn Gold, OAM, of Rockhampton, Queensland, to recognise the contribution of Fellows to rural and regional dermatology.


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Former Boston City Official Caught Red Handed Accepting Bribe
Federal prosecutors are highlighting a photo they say shows a former Boston City Hall official accepting a bribe as they argue for prison time in the case.
A sentencing memorandum filed Friday by Assistant U.S. Attorney Dustin Chao says the photo shows John Lynch accepting one of several payments from a developer in 2018.
"Figuratively speaking, the defendant got caught with his hand in the cookie jar," Chao wrote in the memo.
Lynch is slated to be sentenced Jan. 24 in Boston federal court.
A former assistant director in the Boston Planning and Development Agency, he pleaded guilty in September to one count of bribery and one count of filing a false federal tax return.
Prosecutors say the 66-year-old accepted $50,000 in bribes from a developer trying to get a key city approval.
They say Lynch used his influence to convince a Zoning Board of Appeals member to vote in favor of the developer's request.
Board member Craig Galvin resigned after Lynch was charged in the scheme, as did William Christopher, head of the city's Inspection Services Department, which oversees the zoning board. Neither faces criminal charges.
Prosecutors are seeking four years in prison for Lynch, as well as forfeiture and restitution.
Original article on www.bostonherald.com
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We were wrong, however. We'd be spending this day hiking in the steady rain, accosted by sandflies. Like our previous day, this trip follows the Clinton River quite closely.
I'd be lying if I didn't say that this was my hardest day on the trail. Frustrated, wet and tired, my pack weighed a thousand pounds. I regretted bringing an extra lens. I was not a happy camper.
TThe trail to Mintaro Hut was a slow and steady climb through the Clinton Valley. Water poured off the cliffs around us. There were waterfalls everywhere, reminding me of rainy days in Norway.
I actually don't remember much of this day, other than it was wet. I mostly focused on putting one foot in front of the other for 12.8 miles and 1015 feet of elevation gain.
We took every detour available to look at small lakes—ponds, really—and waterfalls. Take the detour to Hidden Lake. This trail pops you back on the Milford Track. Don't miss getting close to this lake.
Don't stop for too long at the Prairie Shelter. The sand flies are deterred by nothing, other than some bulletproof DEET. They are even out in about in the rain, and they are tiny.
After the Prairie Shelter, the Milford Track climbs away from the Clinton River. The terrain grows a little rougher, passing over rock piles. The number of stream crossings increase as well, but they are all passable by bridge.
The trail passes in and out of the trees. I felt like it dragged on and on. Finally, we encountered the sign for Mintaro Hut! Only a few minutes off the trail to go.
Mintaro Hut is the only shelter on the Milford Track where the sleeping area is attached to the common area. The upstairs sleeping area has bunks and mattresses on the floor. The downstairs rooms have only bunks. It gets really warm and musty up top, especially with wet gear. Opening windows up to let air in is a must.
The hut also has a tiny sunroom that's great for reading, but the roof is a little leaky.
If it's wet out, get to Mintaro Hut sooner than later. Drying racks live next to the fire. Limited space exists. The earlier you arrive, the better the spot you get for drying out all your wet gear.
What's next on the Milford Track?
Weather delayed us for day at Mintaro Hut. Our hut ranger woke up early to check the forecast. We didn't receive one until around 8am, but by that time we knew it was probably a no go. Heavy rains and flooding lay ahead on the track. Our third day ended up being a forced rest day. We played cards and read for hours. It was not ideal for our other vacation plans, but it was also quite lovely to have nothing to do.
Previously, we went from Te Anau Downs to Glade Wharf to Clinton Hut. Follow us to Dumpling Hut for our third day on the trail. On our last day, we hike from Dumpling Hut to Milford Sound.
Want all the details to backpacking the Milford Track? Stay tuned.


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By Jorge J. Lopez
Angela Perez is a nineteen-year-old girl born and raised in the Rio Grande Valley, or as the locals call it, "El Valle." The Valley is located in South Texas, separating Mexico from the United States, therefore, the Valley is 97% Hispanics.
Her mother was born in the United States but raised in Mexico. Her father was born and raised in Mexico, but at the age of eleven he and his family immigrated to the United States. Her mother and father's families were migrant workers and traveled across the United States looking for work with their families of ten and twelve kids. Neither one of her parents earned a university degree. The highest level of education her father received was a high school diploma and her mother finished school in Mexico, however her education is not valid in the United States. Due to this, Angela grew up with a mindset of having to work hard in order to be successful in life.
Angela grew up in Mission, Texas and went to school in Sharyland Independent School District her entire life. A stereotype of Sharyland Independent School District is that it is full of wealthy individuals, when in reality most people belong to the lower and middle socioeconomic class. Yet still, Angela grew up surrounded by peers who were well off. This was not a challenge for Angela, yet a challenge she did face was not having a parent who spoke fluent English at home. Her mother learned to speak English as Angela was learning to speak English as well. Her father would always be out of the house working so having him as a resource was relatively difficult. She found herself doing homework by herself every day without having someone to revise it for her. Her mother however would take her to the library every day and this led to Angela becoming an avid reader and helping her excel in the classroom. This also helped her tear down the language barrier she faced at home and helped her become very independent at a young age. This independence continued and Angela became the first in her immediate family to leave the Rio Grande Valley to attend St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. Surprisingly, coming from The Valley to San Antonio was not a culture shock for Angela. "San Antonio and St. Mary's instantly felt like home because of the atmosphere of community and the love that surrounds this place." The cultures of these two regions are very similar, making it an easy transition for her. San Antonio has become her home away from home. Being able to find a good Mexican restaurant on every street corner of San Antonio makes it feel just like in The Valley. The relationships she has formed while in San Antonio have allowed her to learn new perspectives and gain new knowledge.
Texas, to Angela, will always be home, she loves the fact that she can go to any city or town and be greeted with a friendly face.
Jorge J. Lopez, is currently a sophomore at St. Mary's University in San Antonio, Texas. He is pursuing a bachelor's degree of Arts in Criminology. Jorge was born and raised in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is involved in Greek life as a member of the Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity. He is a part of the Marianist Leadership Program and takes part in the Army ROTC program and plans to commission as a Second Lieutenant in the Army as of May 2021.
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Democrats treat black voters like they're stupid
Cheryl Chumley, Washington Times | Mar 5, 2020 | Fresh Ink | 0
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It's campaign season and that means it's time to beg for votes from special interests. Democrats, though, this time around, seem to be struggling to pull the love from black voters. Has President Donald Trump, with his chugging economy and prison reform plan and immigration control stolen the left's thunder?
Could be.
Could be traditional Democrat-voting blacks are tired of being treated as if they're, well, tokens.
"We've had this wild surge of new testimonials coming in the past few weeks, largely in the black community," said Brandon Straka, founder of the anti-Democratic Party social media campaign called #WalkAway, the New York Post reported. "They feel taken for granted, manipulated and lied to by Democrats. They're sick of the fear-mongering."
They're sick of being treated like they're stupid is more like it. And honestly, the rest of America is sick of watching the Democrats treat black voters like they're unthinking and inferior, as well.
Mayor Pete, anyone?
Former South Bend, Indiana, Mayor Pete Buttigieg made a hasty — and sudden, even shocking — retreat from the White House primary campaign stage just recently, tossing in the Super Tuesday towel at a time when many of his fans and followers were just cracking open his latest fundraiser envelope.
But aside from being gay, Buttigieg didn't really have a lot of shiny political offerings to dangle at voters that differentiated him from the other Democrats — and particularly not to black voters.
"Pete Buttigieg is Biden without the black friends," as one headline in The Guardian put it just a couple weeks ago.
That was after a darker than dismal January showing with black voters, where polls put him at a high of 2 percent with this population. And that was being generous. Buttigieg never could address the question of his nearly all-white South Bend police force to black voters' satisfaction, telling one group at a Democratic debate over the summer that the assimilation was just something he "couldn't get done."
No duh, Dick Tracy. Speaking the obvious isn't exactly smart politicking with people who want both answers and reform.
Then there was Tom Steyer, the billionaire liberal anti-Trumper who also just exited the race — whose exit from the race resonated about as loudly as butterfly wings alongside a pair of 747 jet engines. Steyer's idea of reaching out to black voters was to dance madly on a South Carolina stage to "Back Dat A– Up" with rapper Juvenile. All he needed were a couple of basketballs bouncing alongside and a table set with fried chicken to complete the stereotype. As a matter of fact, picture Colonel Sanders getting jiggy with it, and that's about what you had — a video well worth the 21-second watch.
Black voters, as you can imagine, weren't so enamored as to keep his campaign alive.
Then comes former New York City Mayor and billionaire Mike Bloomberg, of stop-all-the-blacks-ages-2-and-up-frisk fame, and his obligatory appearance at what was probably penciled into his campaign schedule as "Some Black Church" in Selma, Alabama. Things, to put it mildly, didn't go so well for him.
"Black Voters Turn Their Backs on Mike Bloomberg During Church Service," is how Breitbart wrote it.
Then came the video.
"WATCH: Black church members turn their backs as Michael Bloomberg speaks on 'Bloody Sunday' anniversary," Raw Story reported.
That can't be good for the campaign. Then came Minnesota Sen. Amy Klobuchar, another failed candidate — another ended candidacy. But before she quit, she wasn't doing so well with blacks, either.
"Amy Klobuchar Cancels Rally in Home State After Protesters Take Over Stage," Time wrote in a headline.
Why? What happened?
A consortium of Black Lives Matter and other protesters took over the good senator's stage in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, ruining her planned speech on why she is almost uncomfortable with socialism and forcing into the national campaign limelight questions about her prosecution of teenage Myon Burrell for murder.
Burrell, now 33 and convicted in 2002, has all along maintained his innocence, saying he was at a store with friends buying snacks when 11-year-old Tyesha Edwards was shot and killed by a stray bullet. And in the years since his imprisonment, others have corroborated Burrell's account, while evidence from the original trial has also been showcased as shaky.
But this is all Klobuchar could muster, in a February televised defense of her part in the sentencing: "Of course, what we know now was not the same as what we knew then. And I have always been an advocate for criminal justice reform. That was a tough job."
And all the black voters go: Not as tough a job as serving behind bars for a murder you didn't commit.
Come on, Democrats. This is 2020. Blacks really aren't that different than whites. Why, word is they even drink out of the same fountains as whites these days.
Speaking to blacks on the campaign trail shouldn't have to drift into rapper shake-the-booty land. Honestly, it's not that tough.
Black voters care about education, health care, security and borders, the economy — to include economic opportunities and regulatory atmosphere. They care about the Second Amendment and paying for prescriptions. They care about safe communities and controlling the surge of crime and trafficking and drugs seeping into their back yards.
Black voters also want honesty from their political leaders — honesty and straight talk.
That's really no different from white voters. Or any other races of voters, either.
And seriously, if there's one thing we can all agree on, race be danged, it's this: Sixty-two-year-old pasty-faced white men really need to stay off the rapping stage. Hashtag: MakeItStop. Hashtag: BlacksArentStupid.
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Q: How to convert the users input to a string Here is the code for the textbox that the user inputs to
self.sentemail = tkinter.Entry(self.master)
self.sentemail["width"] = 60
self.sentemail.focus_set()
self.sentemail.grid(row=2, column=1)

I want to be able to use what they type in, hence wanting to put it into a string variable. For example, if they typed in "Hello" and when its inserted into a string variable called myvar, i want to be able to do:
print (myvar)

and it prints out "Hello".
Im using Python 3.4. Thanks

A: This is copied from a program I wrote:
self._text_entry = Entry() #could also be Text()
#something in between
self.index_name = self.text_entry.get(1.0, END).rstrip('\n')

I believe this is still the correct method in Python 3.
Edit: https://github.com/dlawre14/gatk-automator/blob/master/source_files/gatk_bwa_popups.py that has some code implementing the Text widget.

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Q: How does a 32-bit DSP address 2³² values without enough RAM? A 32-bit CPU in a PC is capable of addressing 2³² individual bytes. How do DSPs and microprocessors handle such a large address space when they have RAMs only in MBs at the most?

A: Your question is based on two incorrect assumptions.

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*A 32-bit CPU is capable of addressing 2³² individual bytes, so it must include 2³² bytes of RAM.

Merely being able to address 2³² individual bytes does not require actually having 2³² bytes of RAM. To have address space of 2³², the CPU only needs to use 1 number (i.e. a 32-bit integer) to represent its memory address, one address at a time, not 2³² numbers simultaneously.
Also, a memory address don't necessarily map to an uniquely usable physical memory cell. It's perfectly possible to have a 32-bit computer with only 128 MiB of RAM installed. The remaining address space in this case can simply be unused. And in fact, a larger-than-physical-memory address space is still beneficial since it can be utilized to implement Memory-Mapped I/O and virtual memory, which use parts of the address space to represent something other than "real" physical memory.

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*An n-bit CPU must have an n-bit address space, and must support n-bit of physical RAM.

Usually, we assume a modern n-bit CPU that support n-bit integer arithmetic operations has an n-bit address space and support n-bit of physical RAM. But it isn't always the case. The Motorola 68000 is an interesting example - it supports 32-bit arithmetic operations, has a 32-bit address space, but only include a 24-bit physical address bus, and a 16-bit data bus. Is it a 16-bit CPU, a 24-bit CPU or a 32-bit CPU? It's thought to be 32-bit due to its capability of doing 32-bit arithmetic, and also considered to be 16-bit due to its data bus width. But both answers would be wrong if you expect the "n-bit" indicates the amount of physical memory supported by the CPU, which is 2²⁴ bytes. Going back further, many historical CPUs, such as the Intel 8080, support 2¹⁶ bytes of physical memory despite being 8-bit CPUs.
Thus, being considered as an n-bit CPU does not require actually having 2^n bytes of RAM, also, the "n-bit" does not even always imply the amount of physical memory supported by the CPU.


BFB'S Beauty Buy Of The Month!
Right, I'll admit it. I am a beauty product addict. I'm always taken in by the latest advert claiming some mystery ingredient I've never heard of and have little hope of pronouncing is about to fix all my problems. This became an issue for both my bank balance and my 'beauty cabinet' which had basically become every spare drawer, box, shelf and handbag in the house! I have since been learning to ration myself. I now carefully pore over beauty blogs, YouTube reviews and relevant Instagram accounts (big shout out here to Alex Steinherr; Beauty Director of GLAMOUR magazine and her amazing recommendations!) trying to find out what items are actually worth the splurge. This has helped. My cabinet is still over flowing but in a much more controlled and curated manner.
So having seen the good, bad and the ugly (namely my face after an encounter with a dodgy facial wax strip!) I thought it would be good to share my favourite finds.
This month I have mainly been waxing lyrical to anyone who'll listen about Nip + Fab's new Bust Fix Night Cream. It's pretty epic. A fan of the original 'Bust Fix', when I heard about this new addition I had to try it. Fast forward to three weeks later and I have some pretty happy looking mammary glands! They feel firmer, smoother and dare I say plumper? Basically everything they said they would on the packet. Apparently it's all down to the 'Chronodyn' which 'actively promotes cell regeneration'. Hard to believe I know, but seriously this stuff works. So what does it entail? It's pretty easy, every morning I applied the original Bust Fix cream in a circular massage motion around each breast. Every evening I did the same with the new Bust Fix Night cream. It took under 30 seconds to apply and I started noticing a difference after the first few days.


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Home News AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M.SHADOWS: I Don't Think Albums Are That Relevant Anymore. And...
AVENGED SEVENFOLD's M.SHADOWS: I Don't Think Albums Are That Relevant Anymore. And I Grew Up With Albums
AVENGED SEVENFOLD vocalist M. Shadows was asked on Sirius XM whether the album format is still relevant these days, to which he replied (as transcribed by Ultimate-Guitar.com):
"I enjoy albums but I'm very cognizant of the fact that I'm 36 years old and I grew up with albums. I do not think they're necessarily relevant anymore.
"I think people need to start utilizing technology that benefits them and not see it as some sort of way to continue the status quo. So, for instance, we were able to turn that Grammy Live thing within one week of finding out we have a Grammy nod.
"We had already played this thing, it was recorded, we paid for it ourselves to record this thing. And next thing you know you get a Grammy nod and go, 'Let's put on a record.' Because of technology we were able to put it out in a week.
"And I think that artist can put out five songs, two songs, four songs, whatever you're feeling, and use technology to its advantage.
"It literally comes down to – if you have the technology at your fingertips and you have a cool idea… If you have asked us in October if this thing was gonna happen we would go 'What are you talking about?' And by December 8 there's a whole new product out and people could purchase it or listen to it $9.99. And I think that's so cool.
"Yeah, we get it, cars are not gonna have CD players, I don't have a CD player in my house, I don't have a DVD player. I'm on Apple TV, Netflix, Apple Music, Spotify – that's what I use. And in my car I have Bluetooth.
"So why are we putting records out in the same way with the big build-ups and the same sorta campaigns? Obviously the new generation doesn't want that. Look at rock music in their streaming compared to any other genre.
"Don't be stuck in the past because the CDs aren't coming back. We're holding the lines for CDs – why? CDs get scratched, they get stolen, they're not coming back."
When the interviewer said CDs are unlikely to return the same way vinyl did, Shadows replied:
"No, vinyl sounds good. So that's cool. I just think that rock fans need to… And I'm not telling rock fans what to do, but if you see any part of the future it is gonna be these streaming services and you're gonna have everything that you've ever wanted for $9.99 a month, and that's a freakin' deal.
"We got stonewalled by a lot of radio stations on this record because we didn't give it to them early and they just couldn't wrap their head around it. And that just means a band in your genre that's been proven at the format is giving you something and you're still gonna stonewall because it's against the status quo, and that's not a good environment for a healthy genre.
"I don't remember Power 106 having a problem with Kanye's record when it dropped. They're playing the crap out of it because he's a staple. So we had a lot of people that said 'Well, we're kind of over this record because we didn't really appreciate the way it was rolled out.' Like, really? Can't wrap your head around that? So it is what it is.
"I mean we kind of create these problems for ourselves in this genre and it'd be nice to kind of do away with them. I mean, if something's good, if something's works, or if it's a band that you know it's gonna push the needle – then we should probably gonna give it a little leeway."
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Episode 91 – Latezeon Balentine
Meet Latezeon Balentine
LATEZEON BALENTINE is a mom of three boys, a teacher, and founder of September Chances, Inc. – a nonprofit organization created to develop joy in reading, grow literacy, and increase reading fluency. Latezeon is also a Donors Choose Teacher Ambassador, dog lover, an advocate for mental health awareness, and blogger. And she's got a book on the way, so stay tuned!
Latezeon is an English teacher at Jefferson County High School in Fayette, MS. The school is situated in a small, rural area and the student population sits around 380. It's a region that has its share of economic challenges, and poverty is a continual issue for many families. Latezeon has some teaching experience in fourth and fifth grade, but most of her teaching has taken place in secondary, which is where she feels at home.
Baptism by Fire
Latezeon recalls the start of her career, when she was hired to fill a long-term substitute position in a primary classroom. She had all the duties of a full-time first year teacher, but the compensation and benefits of a substitute teacher. If that wasn't challenging enough, her class size continued to grow as the year wore on.
Fortunately, Latezeon pushed through a difficult year one and was offered a full-time contract in Vicksburg, MS the following year. It was still an extremely tough challenge for Latezeon as she balanced full-time teaching, parenting, a part-time job, and the completion of her Master's degree during this time.
She continued to persevere, however, and things have gradually improved. The work of education is about the outcome, not the income, Latezeon laughs.
Empathy and the Work of Supporting Others
Empathy is evident in so much of Latezeon's work, whether it's her care for her boys, her advocacy for the mentally ill, her passion for literacy, her support of other educators through Donors Choose, or even her love of animals. It seems limitless!
When asked where this bottomless empathy comes from, Latezeon points first to her own experiences. She's lived the pain and hardships of mental illness in the family, and it motivates her to support others struggling in the same ways.
Speaking to her work with Donors Choose (a crowdfunding site for education-related funding campaigns), Latezeon is proud to have raised over $13,000 and supported 20 fully-funded projects for other educators. These include the creation of a food pantry and a hygiene closet at her own school.
"I'm all about helping people reach their goals, because that's where my heart is," Latezeon says. "I've been a nurse, a counselor, a liaison, an advocate – anything I can be for my kids, I've been it!" She's also currently working on a project to raise money for animal shelters in her area.
Her Vision for September Chances
Latezeon started September Chances in 2014 with the purpose of helping struggling learners outside of the classroom. Over the time since, her focus has shifted from tutoring to book giveaways through Scholastic. She's a big fan of the $1 books that Scholastic lists each week, and she's made a lot of progress stocking her classroom bookshelves this way.
She's also making it the aim of September Chances to provide two $250 scholarships to graduating seniors, and she's working hard on an initiative to put a free book in the hands of every child in her school district. A love of literacy starts with getting books to kids that resonate with their interests and passions. As September Chances continues to grow and build momentum, Latezeon hopes to support districts across her state and even across the nation.
What's Setting Latezeon on 🔥 in Education Today
One passion in education for Latezeon is in the whole area of technology resources for her learners. She sees the applications and devices that are made available to students in other schools and districts, and she wants to bring the same to Jefferson County.
She's also committed to developing stronger financial literacy programming in high school. She wants her students to have all the information, preparation, and life lessons they'll need to survive and thrive financially as they move into adulthood.
A Professional Growth Goal: Sketchnotes
In terms of professional growth, Latezeon wants to learn more about sketchnotes. She wants to help her students acquire the vocabulary, techniques, and resources they'll need to fully leverage this powerful learning strategy.
(*Tim's Note: For more information on sketchnoting, make sure to check out the books, resources, and videos from Sylvia Duckworth – the sketchnote master!)
An Inlet to Her Outlet
Blogging has become a wonderful outlet for Latezeon. Her posts aren't as long as others, partly because she recognizes that as a reader, brevity is often best. She calls her blog posts "a little inlet to her outlet."
A Daily Habit: Building Her PLN
Latezeon started taking Twitter seriously in November of 2018. She plans to do a love tour through her network to introduce herself in a unique way to every single follower, and continues to learn from the amazing connections she's made there in just a few months.
Voices and Resources That Inspire
Over on Twitter, Latezeon recommends following @NicholasFerroni, leader of the #NoSummersOff campaign that intends to show how educators actually use their summer holidays.
Latezeon's picks in edtech tools are Topeka, an AI-powered writing analysis service, and FlipGrid, a popular video platform that seeks to amplify student voice.
With a big passion for books and literacy, you know Latezeon's book selections are on point. She calls out The Pepper Effect: Tap into the Magic of Creativity, Collaboration, and Innovation by Sean Gaillard and One Drop of Kindness by Jeff Kubiak. Follow these authors on Twitter @SMGaillard and @JeffreyKubiak.
In the wonderful world of podcasts, Latezeon is listening to The Ed Podcast and Faculty Room. Follow these hosts on Twitter @TheEdPodcast and @Maire_from_NJ.
Over on YouTube, Latezeon's favorite teacher channel is A Classroom Diva. Follow the channel creator, Jessica Nichols, on Instagram @AClassroomDiva.
Latezeon and her husband enjoyed binge-watching a number of the latest episodes from Stranger Things 3 on Netflix recently. Predictably, this show is very strange … but it's been fun to watch how this little group of friends interacts with each other.
We sign off on this conversation, and Latezeon gives us the best ways to connect with her online. See below for more details!
Connect with Latezeon:
On Twitter @LHBLovesEdu
On Instagram @LHBlovesEDU
On her blog: https://lhblovesedu.home.blog/.
June 16, 2019 Teachers On Fire 3rd Grade, Blogger, Elementary, Grit, Growth Mindset, PA, USA
Episode 87 – Kristen Nan
Meet Kristen Nan
KRISTEN NAN is a blogger, presenter, and award-winning educator for innovative practices. She's also a believer in goodness, an idea generator, a risk taker, and a disruptor in education!
Kristen just completed another year as a third grade teacher at Hopewell Elementary, a school located in a tight-knit suburban community outside of Pittsburgh, PA. The area is a melting pot of Europe built on a strong work ethic, a steel mill, and an industrial revolution way of life. Kristen entered the profession 22 years ago, with the last 20 of those years spent in third grade.
Idea Tsunamis
Kristen is by nature a risk-taker, and her constant tsunami of new ideas can feel overwhelming for others at times. She's the kind of person that says, "What's the worst that can happen here?" while others are saying "Let me list all the ways this can go wrong!"
Although she can get rattled when not everyone is on board, she overcomes this weight by finding her people, her fellow risk-takers, and her supporters. Some of these people are within her district, and others can be found across her global PLN. That's one of the reasons she finds it so essential to be connected with other educators around the world.
Kristen's blog prominently displays a header that reads "Call me stubborn, but I refuse to quit! T.R.U.E. G.R.I.T. is the foundation for success in learning and life! Exploring the dynamics of a successful classroom and how grit is a vital characteristic of student achievement."
When asked why the development of grit is such a passion for her, Kristen observes that she's relied on this competency ever since childhood. Her experiences have taught her first-hand how important this trait is, and that's part of what fuels her mission to promote grit for educators and learners today.
On her site and in her writing, Kristen uses GRIT to represent goal setting, responsibility, imagining excellence, and a tough mindset to back it all up. This mix of heart, soul, and mind is what life is all about!
The starting point for building grit in kids is LOVE – when kids feel loved, known, and safe, they will be more willing to take risks and persevere through adversity. Building grit in our learners is also about not rescuing too quickly, allowing them those times of productive struggle, and making sure we don't rob them of opportunities to conquer difficult challenges or solve problems through their own efforts.
Perfectionism can be an enemy to risk-taking and grit, which is something both educators and parents must recognize. When our students feel pressured to be perfect and not miss a single thing, they'll be less likely to take risks or think creatively.
EdTech Innovation and Learning in Education
The excitement of learning something new never gets old for Kristen. One day after her last day of school this year, the ideas had already started cooking for the next year.
New apps and edtech resources energize her, and she gets a thrill out of the collaboration and connections that can result. She finished the year with an app smackdown in her third grade class, and her students blew her mind with their creativity and engagement.
Professional Goals and Self-Reflection
Kristen's immediate focus is the process of self-reflection and learning that takes place after every school year, and this interview has been helpful in terms of engaging more deeply in this process. What should I be doing differently? How can I be better? These are the questions she asks herself while she sets goals and learns from other progressive educators in her PLN.
She's also a big reader – she's read over 50 books in the last two years – and she also loves to write about education when the opportunities present themselves. She doesn't regret breaks in her blogging activities, because those breaks simply speak to other priorities and realities in her life.
She's also working on a book at the moment, but she expects it to come out later this year. It will be co-authored by Jacie Maslyk. The title will be "ALL IN: Taking a Gamble in Education."
Personal Passions Away From Education
The things that really bring life and energy back to Kristen start with the simplest: people, music, and laughter. She also loves to camp, kayak, take photos, and even draw, but none of it fills her soul without meaningful people and relationships in the picture.
Productivity Starts with Emotional Health
Kristen is a glass half full kind of person. She's certainly seen her share of adversity and difficult times, but her orientation continually brings her back to finding the good in others and situations. "I'm a forgiver," she says, noting that as we forgive others, it allows us to forgive ourselves. It also helps to give us the joy to ride above the critics or the unfair judgments of others.
Voices and Resources That Inspire Kristen's Professional Practice
On Twitter, Kristen recommends following @BethHill2829, founder of #JoyfulLeaders and a source of continual inspiration.
Kristen's favorite edtech tools at the moment are the Sphero Specdrums, which allowed her students to create some amazing things this year.
As a big time reader herself, it wasn't easy for Kristen to pick out just one book. She settled on the recently released In Other Words: Quotes that Push Our Thinking by Rachelle Dene Poth. If you want to broaden your perspectives, give this book a read, and get to know the author on Twitter @RDene915.
Kristen has two educational podcasts to share. The first is Teach Better Talk with hosts Jeff Gargas and Rae Hughart (both former guests of the Teachers on Fire podcast) and Dr. Sam Fecich's EduMagic podcast for pre-service teachers. Sam is also a former Teachers on Fire guest and is part of the Teachers on Fire Magazine writing team! You won't go wrong by adding these podcasts to your podcast app subscriptions.
Kristen's pick for channels on YouTube is ISTE. With the 2019 conference fast approaching, she's been gobbling up everything this channel has to offer.
Connect with Kristen:
On her blog: https://kristennan.com/
On Twitter: @NanKr1120
On Instagram: @NanKr1120
June 9, 2019 June 9, 2019 Teachers On Fire 7th Grade, Author, Blogger, Bullying, Literacy, MS, Reading, USA, WI
Episode 86 – Pernille Ripp
Meet Pernille Ripp
PERNILLE RIPP is a prolific blogger, highly recognized speaker, literacy expert, creator of the Global Read Aloud, and the author of several books, including Passionate Readers: The Art of Reaching and Engaging Every Child. She's also a Danish educator living in the US, mother of 4, and soulmate to an incredible man that makes it all possible.
Pernille's context in education is that of a 7th grade English teacher in Oregon, WI. She has the privilege of having her reality checked by 75th students each day, and she enjoys learning from them constantly. Pernille also writes regularly on her blog and frequently shares her learning with other educators around the world.
When Our Best is Not Enough
When Pernille thinks of failures in her education career, she thinks of the moments when her best efforts just haven't been enough. Yes, she can think of lots of successes in reading and writing and the growth of her learners. But there are other stories and everyday experiences that challenge us as educators and shake our confidence in our own effectiveness.
Sometimes we don't see the progress that we want to see, and sometimes our students will remain resistant to the passions and skills that we seek to cultivate in them. One thing we can focus on in cases like that, Pernille observes, is to make sure that we are doing everything in our power to avoid contributing to the problem. Even if we can't be THE solution for a learner, we can strive to at least contribute toward it.
The Power of Pink
Pernille describes the incredible night when Pink asked to personally meet her daughter, a victim of terrible bullying in third grade. She explains some of the trauma that her daughter experienced during the previous year, and calls this surreal experience with Pink as a powerful moment of affirmation and self-confidence that will stay with her daughter forever. (Check out Pernille's Dear Pink.)
Though her daughter's story isn't over, Pernille talks about the power of taking the time and energy to speak life into others by telling them we see them, they're important, and they matter. The whole experience has also set her daughter on a mission to stand up for other kids who may be struggling in similar ways.
Blogging as a Form of Authentic Self-Reflection
Pernille recalls the very beginning of her blogging journey. Her purpose and intentions have remained as simple as they were at the outset, and the blog remains more about her own reflective process than anything else.
That said, years of consistent and authentic writing have taken her blog further than she could have ever imagined. Many of her closest professional connections and mentors have come from her blogging work, and she owes her speaking engagements and publishing achievements to the organic growth of the blog.
The publishing process requires a thick skin, Pernille observes, and it's also critical that you understand your core purpose. First and foremost, blogging is about self-reflection and learning. "The reason I publish publicly is because it keeps me honest," she says.
We actually don't need more stories from perfect teachers – what we really need is more genuine reflections about what we've done, where we've failed, and how we're growing, learning, and improving our practice.
Literacy and Equity in Education
Pernille has focused a lot lately on the roles that literacy and literature play around equity in education. Preserving the status quo often means perpetuating ongoing inequities, so instead of doing that, let's make it our aim to disrupt norms, she urges. Connect with people who are doing disrupting things, like the authors of Disrupt Texts or the Twitter conversations happening at #CleartheAir.
Pernille is often accused of making her book choices political, but she shrugs that off as inevitable resistance that comes when we amplify the voices of the marginalized.
Children's Lit Titles on Pernille's Radar
When she thinks of recent kids' lit or teen lit titles, a couple of books that have attracted Pernille's attention include The Undefeated by Kwame Alexander, Redwood and Ponytail by K. A. Holt, Watch Us Rise by Renée Watson & Ellen Hagan, and Born a Crime by Trevor Noah.
These stories and others like them are finally being shared, heard, published, and it gives Pernille hope that blind spots in our culture are slowly being eliminated and students are learning to see the world through other people's eyes.
Pernille's Professional Goals
Pernille's goals include continual improvement and growth as a teacher of writing – and particularly, writing as a tool for social change. She's slowly formulating content for another book as well, and this one will come directly from the learning experiences of her students. Her students have made it clear that they would like to be in a book, and she's more than happy to amplify their voices.
In the bigger picture, Pernille also wants to remain mindful of life balance: saying yes to large projects also means saying no to other priorities, and it's important to her to protect the marriage, family, and professional priorities that matter most.
Personal Passions Outside of Education
Pernille is focused on learning how to relax. By nature, she likes to be busy, so she's working hard to rewire her brain to recognize reading books, hanging out with her kids, cooking, baking, and gardening as productive time. These activities take her away from her computer and so-called "productive activities" in order to slow down and enjoy simple pleasures and relationships more deeply.
Productivity Habits and Hacks
Pernille gives her husband Brandon credit for her productivity, calling him the powerhouse that makes her work possible. He takes care of so much on the home front to create the time she that she needs to meet her professional commitments, and she's grateful for his support.
She also calls herself a task slayer in the sense that she takes out tasks as quickly as possible. Her blogging practice is quick and efficient, and most of her published pieces are actually first drafts.
She's also developed her ability to say no and walk away. As a teacher, there's always more that we can do in our classrooms or on our lesson plans if we are willing to sacrifice personal happiness and relationships. But as human beings, we need to be able to walk away and be content with good enough.
Her motto right now is less learning, more BEING.
Voices and Resources That Inspire Her Practice
Over on Twitter, Pernille shouts out a few inspiring educators worth following: @ValeriaBrownEdu, @DebReese, @JuliaErin80, @TchKimPossible, @TriciaEbarvia, and @NenaGerman.
Pernille's favorite edtech tool? Her AirPods! As an introvert, she appreciates the power of her AirPods to give her some separation when she needs it.
Her adult-level book picks include Troublemakers: Lessons in Freedom from Young Children at School, by Carla Shalaby. She's also been enjoying the poetry of Amanda Lovelace in The Witch Doesn't Burn in This One.
A podcast that Pernille and her teaching team have enjoyed lately is NPR's More Perfect, hosted by Jad Abumrad. Follow the host on Twitter @JadAbumrad.
Two Netflix shows on Pernille's radar lately are Derry Girls and Sex Education. The latter was seriously entertaining, but don't break it out in your middle school classroom any time soon!
We sign off on this conversation, and Pernille gives us the best ways to connect with her online. See below for details!
Connect with Pernille:
On her blog: @PernilleSRipp
On Twitter: @PernilleRipp
On Instagram: @PernilleSRipp
At her Facebook group: Passionate Readers Book Club
Browse her books: https://amzn.to/2Wo9Bly
June 2, 2019 June 2, 2019 Teachers On Fire Blogger, Health, High School, IL, iPad, PE, USA
Episode 85 – Andrew Milne
Meet Andrew Milne
ANDY MILNE is a charismatic PE educator who has hopped the pond from London to Chicago! He's also a speaker, blogger, and was named 2017 Health Ed Teacher of the Year.
Today, he's thrilled to serve at his dream school, a high school located in the northwest suburbs of Chicago with 4,000 students spread out over two campuses. It's Andy's sixth school and his 23rd year of teaching, and he finally feels like he's found his sweet spot.
He serves on a fantastic team of 36 PE and dance teachers, with three former national Teachers of the Year and several former state Teachers of the Year. His students are motivated to succeed in every area of studies, and Andy enjoys the support of visionary administrators who cultivate a culture of yes and encourage positive risk-taking on the part of their teachers.
Leaving the Profession
Seven years into his career and at his second teaching position, Andy started to feel jaded. He was seeing things he wasn't happy with, a mentor had moved away, he was overlooked for a promotion, and he was starting to lose some of his fire.
Eventually, he decided to leave education and take a job in a completely different industry. Once there, however, he quickly started to realize that education was his truest passion and highest calling. He returned to education after about 18 months away, and he's never looked back.
How to Bring More Energy, Creativity, and Empathy Into Your Practice
When it comes to bringing energy to the classroom, Andy turns to a book called The Kinesthetic Classroom. Get kids moving, because movement is engagement. Remember to send more oxygen to our students' brains by prompting them to physically move around the room whenever possible, he advises. Another favorite activity is sending students on a walk & talk, which can be a powerful exercise in reflection and reinforcement of learning.
When he thinks of creativity, he urges educators to see the world through the lens of their classroom. Model your passions for your learners whenever possible. When students start to see the world through your lens, you've helped them reimagine their world and increase awareness of the opportunities for learning around them.
On building a culture of empathy in our classrooms, Andy says we need to listen to our learners – REALLY listen to them. When we care about our learners not as students for a time but as human beings preparing for life, we're giving them the armor and weapons that they will need to take on all the challenges and decisions they will face in the years to come.
Mobile Devices and Wellness
Andy works in a school with a 1:1 iPad policy, but devices don't need to be used in every setting and learning activity. We need to model and support the sort of mindful device management that recognizes times when devices are not helpful. As educators, we also need to include students in self-reflective processes and activities that help them to analyze their own digital habits and adjust accordingly.
Parents can and should actively support their children with device management as well. Sometimes, this might look like parking all devices in main living areas overnight or turning the household wifi off at a given time every evening.
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education
Andy is energized by the conversations around diversity, equity, and inclusion that only seem to be gaining steam on Twitter and in other professional circles. Hashtags like #EduColor, #CleartheAir, and #HipHopEd have offered a steady stream of provocative questions, ideas to consider, books to check out, and educators to follow.
A Professional Project on the Go
Andy is currently developing a walking curriculum. He is passionate about all facets of walking: stress relief, pacing, breathing, heart rate, blue minds theory, and engagement with nature. He's been reading Born to Walk (by Dan Rubenstein) and other titles by authors who are shining light on the connections between walking outdoors and cognitive activity.
Everything Andy does is about BECOMING. He's becoming a better husband, a better father, and a better person. That's his passion: becoming better in every part of his life, little by little.
A Timeless Productivity Hack
Andy read Dr. Matthew Walker's book, Why We Sleep, and it's completely revolutionized his view of sleep. It's the no. 1 life hack! Sleep has to be a non-negotiable for us as professionals and for our learners as well.
His ideal sleep quota is eight hours a night, although he admits that doesn't always happen. His alarm goes off at 4:45 a.m. every morning, so he tries to get to bed by 9 each night. He keeps devices out of the room, makes sure the temperature is cool, and draws the blinds tight to make his bedroom as dark as possible.
Voices and Resources that Shape His Practice and Inspire His Thinking
Over on Twitter, Andy recommends following @MrPranPatel, who has been boldly leading conversations around diversity and equity in education in the UK.
Two of Andy's favorite edtech tools are Canva, a powerful design creation tool, and Calm, one of the best meditation and mindfulness apps available today. Teachers are entitled to a free account on Calm! Check out this link to learn more.
Andy's two book picks are Dare to Lead: Brave Work. Tough Conversations. Whole Hearts by Brene Brown and White Fragility: Why It's So Hard for White People to Talk About Racism by Robin DiAngelo.
If you're looking for some interesting history content to complement the Teachers on Fire podcast, Andy suggests checking out The Chernobyl Podcast, an HBO special. In it, the producers take a close look at all of the events surrounding the world's most famous nuclear meltdown.
Andy's not really a YouTube subscribing type, but he's sure thankful that YouTube satisfies his need for 80s soul music. On Netflix, a fun series that takes him back to his homeland is Turn Up Charlie. Check it out!
We sign off on this conversation, and Andy lets us know the best places to connect with him online. See below for links and details.
Connect with Andy:
On Twitter: @CarmelHealth
On Instagram: @CarmelHealth
On his blog: www.slowchathealth.com
For his cause: www.sendateacher.com
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Die Warschauer Rabbinerschule war eine Mittelschule für jüdische männliche Jugend. Sie wurde 1826 aufgrund des Zarenerlasses vom 1. Juli 1825 gegründet und bestand bis zum Schuljahr 1860/1861.

In vier Schuljahren gab es Unterricht in folgenden Schulfächern: Altes Testament, Midrasch (Kommentare zur Heiligen Schrift), Talmud, Allgemeine Geschichte, Geschichte Polens, Mathematik, Geographie, hebräische, polnische, deutsche und französische Sprachen

Es gab auch Vorbereitungsklassen mit dem Volksschulprogramm.

Nur wenige Absolventen widmeten sich dem Beruf eines Rabbiners. Für sie war ein Ergänzungsunterricht vorgesehen. Die meisten Absolventen bildeten die fortschrittliche jüdische Elite Warschaus: Unternehmer, Kaufleute, Wissenschaftler, Journalisten, Künstler und Kunstmäzene.

Das von der Regierung Kongresspolens berufene Gründungskomitee bestand aus drei Polen, darunter Stefan Witwicki.

Die Rabbinerschule leitete seit ihrer Gründung bis 1852 Antoni Eisenbaum, danach bis zur Schließung 1862 Jakub Tugendhold.

Als Lehrer waren Juden und Christen tätig.

Im ersten Schuljahr gab er nur 25 Schüler, aber zwanzig Jahre später schon 260 Schüler. Insgesamt absolvierten die Rabbinerschule etwa eintausend Juden. Einige Schüler, wie Stanisław Hernisz, nahmen am Novemberaufstand 1831 teil.

Literatur
 M. Strzemski: Warszawska Szkoła Rabinów (1826-1863) (Warschauer Rabbinerschule), in: Znak Nr. 339–340, Kraków 1983, S:361–364
 Jan Jagielski: Kurze Geschichte der Warschauer Juden
 Rabbinerschule Warschau

Bildung und Forschung in Warschau
Judentum in Polen


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