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The Black Stripe: How a National Championship has Created Higher Standards
August 30, 2015 by Jeremiah (SYR) Leave a Comment
There has been something troubling me this training camp. Usually we are busy with names that come out of camp of the newest Buckeye players who have lost their Black Stripes. By my research that I could dig up, this might not be a hundred percent accurate, I noticed something really strange.
In 2013, after Buckeyes had their undefeated season, there were approximately 11 players who had their Black Stripes removed in August (again this is all I could find). 21 players had the honor of Black Stripes being removed last season, in August. So far, as I am writing this, only 6 players have had theirs removed this August.
Can this be a cause of concern for the Buckeyes this season with such a low number? You can't play in a game if you have your Black Stripe because you haven't become an official Buckeye player yet. Eli Apple had his until April a year after he set foot on campus. Ohio State head coach Urban Meyer has always said he recruits players that can play right away, really doesn't like to red shirt players if it can avoided.
The Black Stripe program is meant as a way for the upperclassmen on Buckeyes football team to take a "Little Brother" under their wings. The upperclassmen have a responsibility to show the new players what it is about to be a Buckeye- from they way they practice, conduct in and around the facility, approach to academics, and demeanor in public. Watching Scarlet and Gray Days on BTN you witnessed Ezekiel Elliott mentoring true freshman Mike Weber. We were able to see how Zeke was teaching him the small things to become a better running back, praising him when he did good and explaining to him if something went wrong. Showing Weber from his experience about the right way to carry the ball and how defenses like to rip it out certain ways, Zeke also told Weber if you want to get your Black Stripe removed you better get over there and volunteer to get on special teams even if its scout team (paraphrasing). Mike Weber is only one of the six so far to have his Black Stripe removed.
Are we seeing any indication that the other upperclassmen aren't doing their jobs mentoring the new players right? The Scarlet and Gray Days has lead me to believe its quite the opposite. You can make a strong case that the upperclassmen are setting a higher standard for these new players to get their Stripes removed. All of these upperclassmen have bought into a system that Urban Meyer and company have brought to Columbus. They have seen their hard work and dedication pay off by only losing three games in three years. The bar was set even higher after winning the National Championship this past season.
Think about it these upperclassmen know what it takes to win the National Championship, they know the hard work and dedication they put into the Buckeyes program. These upperclassmen know what that feeling is like, hoisting the hardware after the very last game crowning them kings of football. They want to get back and want the tradition to live on even after their future of wearing the Scarlet and Gray is over, so saying you are a Buckeye will continue to mean ELITE. Only six players have crossed over to the elite side so far but I am willing to bet many more are very close. The Buckeye players are building a dynasty and it all starts with Urban Meyer and his Black Stripe program.
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Serving her tribe, feeding her community
by Feeding America Staff
During Native American Heritage Month, Feeding America is elevating the voices and stories of Native American leaders throughout the food bank network, and the incredible work they're doing to feed their communities.
"It'll take a lifetime to give back all that was given to me," Sally Latimer said at the start of another busy day at the Monacan Indian Nation Food Bank in central Virginia, which works with the Blue Ridge Area Food Bank.
Sally is the co-director of the pantry. That day, she and her staff of four were preparing for a contactless distribution, serving Native American families in their community.
When Sally joined the food pantry in 2018, she wanted to help her tribe. One in five Native Americans face hunger, and Monacans, she said, have long been discriminated against in rural Amherst County.
But through the food bank, she hoped to build community and understanding for everyone. After all, Sally knew what it was like to be hungry.
Sally and her son, Robert, at the Monacan Indian Nation Food Bank in Virginia.
About a decade earlier, her husband passed away, and she became the sole provider for her young son. The money she made working in childcare wasn't enough to cover all their bills.
"There's a stereotype that people that go to food banks are lazy," she said. "The majority of the people that we serve are working people."
As co-director, Sally has found ways to reach her community where they are. She and the staff deliver groceries if someone is sick or doesn't have a car, and they call clients every week to check in and confirm appointments. They hold dinners for elders and hope to start a hot meals delivery program for low-income neighborhoods.
Sally and her staff want to provide better quality foods to their community. Fruits, vegetables, and meats are the most common request, she said.
Recently, they planted a garden and plan to distribute fruits and vegetables, including some traditional Monacan foods like Tutelo Strawberry Corn and amaranth.
"Every time I hand a bag of food to someone, it's me giving back just a tiny bit of what was given to me," she said. "For me, there is no more perfect job."

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Council 'very pleased' with city manager's performance
LAS CRUCES - The Las Cruces City Council on Monday conducted its first performance evaluation of City Manager Stuart Ed since he became city manager Nov. 7, 2016, and Mayor Ken Miyagishima said the council is "very pleased" with Ed's performance.
"Considering this is his first time as city manager, he is doing a fantastic job. I am extremely happy and impressed with Stuart's performance," Miyagishima said in a news release. "He has immersed himself into the position and has undertaken numerous projects to improve the organization and move it forward."
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Highlights of Ed's accomplishments, according to the release, are the facilitation of a new, five-year strategic plan and mission statement; the creation of a new Economic Development Department and Neighborhood Action Team; the transition to a performance-based model; securing the services of a grant company to increase revenues through grant funding; successful development of the Fiscal Year 2017/2018 budget; and increasing transparency through ongoing consultation with the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government.
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"I look forward to increased communication between Stuart and city council and our continued, positive association for years to come," Miyagishima said.
As city manager, Ed is the elected city council's sole employee. All other city employees report to the city manager. Currently, Ed oversees 1,434 full-time employees and an adopted fiscal year 2017-2018 budget of $381,540,642.
The council selected Ed to manage the city in October 2016.
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Anyone at the Virgin Mobile Corona Theatre on Saturday night in Montreal was – twenty feet from a star.
No – the star in question was not Keith Richards.
The star in question was Lisa Fischer and although she may owe a certain amount of her fame to Richards and the rest of The Rolling Stones, her fame has been earned by sheer talent. A once-in-a-lifetime voice has earned Fischer a place beside musicians like Richards, Sting, Luther Vandross and Nine Inch Nails. To name a few.
The Grammy Award winning singer and one of the featured artists in the documentary ' Twenty Feet to Stardom', displayed her talents in front of a packed audience. Conveying an angelic presence to a crowd whose attention lay focused. These days – it is rare when an audience is not disrespectful to a performer. Lisa Fischer is special.
Backed by her backing band Grand Baton, Miss Fischer carried everyone on a trip. Vessels of rhythms, beats, arrangements and melodic masterpieces within a potpourri of Jazz, R&B, Soul, Rock, Pop and World Music transported souls far away from Hades. No leaks. No Mishaps. No prisoners. No problem for Fischer.
Commencing with the Amy Grant song 'Breath of Heaven', everyone who had only heard Lisa singing Gimme Shelter with Mick Jagger realized the depth. Like a billowy cloud floating carelessly through a spring air, Fischer's vocals – hard and soft. Contrasting styles. An entire vocal lesson within one Gospel inspired tune (hymn?).
Eric Bibb's 'Don't Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down' came next and never left. Instead, setting the tone for the rest of the evening. Lisa Fischer arrived within the song as it morphed into Peggy Lee's Fever. Elvis and Madonna have covered Fever. Thousands of artists have covered Fever. No one has covered Fever as unique as Fischer. Especially when the calmness of her version evolved into the classic Zeppelin tune; 'Rock and Roll.' Fischer and Grand Baton know how to rock. Now – Montreal is aware that Fischer knows how to rock outside of The Stones. A heart-pounding rendition with a hint of Rock and a touch of Soul.
'How Can I Ease the Pain' – her Grammy Winning song, brought everyone back down to earth. Goose bump kinda -stuff. Hair-on-the-back-of-the-neck kinda stuff. Fischer demonstrated why – in 1991, the Grammy was awarded, for once, to the right person. A stunning beautifully written song sung with a healing power. A pin could have been dropped into an empty well equipped with microphones in China and it would have been heard in Montreal at The Corona. Fischer commands that attention. Fischer has earned that respect.
'Miss You', from The Stones' Some Girls album came next.
Fischer, once more placing her own spin on things with a fusion of Jazz and R&B. After all – who knows Miss You better than Fischer? Since 1989, Fischer has 'walked in central park' and 'sang after dark' as The Stones' back-up singer. At The Corona, Lisa made the Stones miss her more than she missed them. Piercing vocals shadowed by darkness. It was a gas, gas, gas!
Jumpin' Jack Flash filled a Stones' fan's pallette. Briefly. Once more – Grand Baton and Fischer making it their own. Compared to Jagger's menace, Fischer's vocals hidden from the drivin' rain. Sheltered under rainbow – colored mushrooms with an occasional bounce into a higher stratosphere. The Jagger / Richards' composition fresher in Fischer's hands. Richer.
The thing about Miss Fischer, given her star-studded pals and place within the music business, is her lack of pretentiousness. As humble as a bookworm on a date with a cheerleader, Fischer's personae as a lead vocalist somewhat sophomore-ish. Almost shy. A relief within the usual diva mentality of the majority of female Pop singers.
The late Robert Palmer was present and accounted for on Saturday evening.
Lisa and the band offering a stirring rendition of 'Addicted to Love'. Not quite like the video version of Palmer's hit. Once again – Fischer placing the tune into another worldly dimension complete with a haunting bass line, acoustic bliss and a slower more haunting beat. A perfect set-up for what appears to be Lisa's signature tune.
What would a Fischer concert be without Gimme Shelter?
The song which placed her on the musical map on a grand scale. Her moment in the sun with The Rolling Stones in every show. Although somewhat expected by Stones' fans, Fischer once more altered the tune like a ball of Playdoh. Sculpting, shaping and forming the encore tune into something different.Something breath-taking. Something memorable. A souvenir to be placed into a photo album. Pressed between pages of a musical era.
**Due to camera malfunction, no pics from Saturday's concert are available. Apologies.
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Houston city council member Amanda K. Edwards gives instructions to staff and volunteers before they head out in groups to canvas house affected by the floods of Hurricane Harvey in the Kashmere Gardens neighborhood Saturday, Feb. 23, 2019 in Houston, TX.
When the floodwaters of Harvey arrived at Gloria Doby's home, they came with a vengeance, filling the tiny house with 4 feet of water, ripping the siding off the back and even shoving it off its foundation.
Now, 18 months later, her house in Houston's Kashmere Gardens neighborhood remains an unfinished patchwork of do-it-yourself repairs, with planks of plywood nailed to the lower edges of the house, holes still gaping in the siding and a sagging kitchen ceiling that leaks with every heavy rain.
On Saturday, Doby, 67, who lives alone, cornered City Council member Amanda Edwards in the parking lot of the area grade school. "I need to finish my house," she pleaded, explaining that work stalled nearly a year ago when the $14,000 city grant money ran out and her Home Depot credit card maxed out.
As these things often are, Doby's situation is complicated. The little house belongs to her 92-year-old mother, who is now in a nursing home. The lucid days come and go, which is why the elder woman may have failed to renew her flood insurance. That requirement for coverage kept Doby from Federal Emergency Management Agency help. And because her mother does not live in the house, it could make it difficult for Doby to qualify for other relief programs.
She feels her neighborhood has been forgotten, while other parts of the city have sprung back to life. She thinks it's because her corner of Houston is poor, mostly black, and its aging residents are often unaware or unable to raise the stink needed to get leaders' attention. By some estimates, 40 percent of people in the neighborhood were living in damaged homes a year after the storm.
"Good morning. This is your City Council member," says Edwards brightly, knocking on doors, traversing the narrow streets with volunteers in tow. At one house, the person inside won't open the door. "We can leave some information at your door," she says before moving on to the next one.
Edwards, who lived in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina, said it is important to reach out directly to residents in places where people might not be as willing or even know to call City Hall or attend a community event.
Saturday's canvass was the latest in about 10 she's launched since Harvey. The federal money has been slow to arrive, and she fears many have given up. One man she met was living in his storm-wrecked house without electricity a year after the water receded.
Houston recently received $1.17 billion for housing recovery through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the State of Texas General Land Office. But residents applying for the relief must first fill out a survey to see what programs they might be eligible.
On Saturday, Edwards had little success reaching affected homeowners but remained undaunted. "If you hit that one, that makes a difference," she said.
That's what Doby is counting on. "I think they listened this time," she said.
If you are still struggling to recover in the wake of Hurricane Harvey, you have options to move forward.
The official website for housing and community recovery from Hurricane Harvey. There you can take a survey, the first step toward securing assistance from the City of Houston.
Centers are open Mondays, Tuesdays and Fridays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesdays and Thursdays from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; and Saturdays from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.


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'Digital Detroit' Works to Bridge Digital Divide for Small and Micro Businesses
Kristi Eaton August 25, 2020
Some of the faces of "Digital Detroit," an initiative to get the city's smallest businesses web presences in light of a global pandemic. (Screenshot courtesy Rebrand Cities)
Until recently, Sketch 2 Press, a graphic design and printing company in Detroit, had no website and no online presence. Still, owner Don Melson had a robust customer base through word of mouth and visitors to the brick-and-mortar shop.
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All that changed due to COVID-19.
But then Melson came across a resource for businesses in the City of Detroit offering website development, content creation and consultation for businesses wanting to get online during the economic downturn stemming from the coronavirus. And it was all free of charge for him.
Digital Detroit is a partnership between the City of Detroit and Rebrand Cities, a global design company that seeks to get 10,000 small businesses online to curb the digital divide. Rebrand Cities currently works in cities across the U.S. and in Haiti.
As a graphic designer, Melson was knowledgeable about computers and moderately tech-savvy, he said. But when it came to websites, he lacked the knowledge needed to take his business to the next step.
Don Melson of Sketch 2 Press (Image courtesy Rebrand Cities)
Sketch 2 Press was one of 102 businesses in Detroit selected for the first five-week cohort with Digital Detroit, in an effort to help small or micro-businesses establish and grow an online presence.
"It was a learning curve," Melson says. "I'm used to working on computers, but I don't have any coding knowledge. I didn't know how to do anything. So the learning curve was pretty steep."
Hajj Flemings, founder and CEO of Rebrand Cities, said Detroit Mayor Mike Duggan began having conversations about the digital divide and COVID-19 effects earlier this year when it became apparent that the closures would hurt many small and micro operations.
"He saw the challenges we were having in the city in terms of small businesses and wanted to be on the front-end of trying to help get businesses online and make sure they were visible," Flemings says.
The first cohort of businesses completed the course in July, and there are discussions about offering the program to another cohort. Quicken Loans Community Fund partnered with the City of Detroit to fund the pilot project.
Course participants received instruction in website development (with three months of free hosting), branding workshops and content creation, among other offerings. Everything was done virtually, meaning lots of Zoom sessions, Flemings says.
"The reality is that we had people from at least three different generations, and so we realized [the importance of] digital literacy," Flemings said. That meant not only learning how to use Zoom when some participants had never used the platform but becoming very knowledgeable with it. Rebrand Cities offered office hours during lunch time and at the end of the day.
"It was important that we could work around their schedules," he adds.
Flemings said the COVID-19 shutdowns exacerbated an already well-known issue: the digital divide.
"It really forced people to confront a reality that digital is not going away and if you didn't have a presence your business may not exist anymore," he says.
Another factor business owners had to consider was content creation for their new sites. Melson, for example, had to develop product descriptions and taglines for his new site.
Digital Detroit provided help with that as well.
"With the resources from the class, I was always able to have someone help me and I was able to achieve everything I wanted to achieve," Melson said.
Of the business participants in the pilot project of Digital Detroit, nearly 30 percent offered professional services; 20 percent were food and beverage establishments; and 14 percent were apparel or fashion enterprises. Other business types included education, construction/real estate, beauty, health and fitness, and "other." About a quarter (27 businesses) had been open for 10 years or more, according to data provided by Rebrand Cities. The program didn't collect racial data on the cohort, Flemings tells Next City, but about three quarters of businesses were Black owned and two thirds were woman-owned.
"Many small businesses do not have the budget to invest in branding and website development, especially during this time when it is uncertain if they will be able to cover payroll and common business expenses. We are doing everything in our power to fill in the gaps for them," Charity Dean, director of the Civil Rights, Inclusion and Opportunity Department at the City of Detroit, said in a statement announcing the pilot program.
For Melson, the web and social media presence has meant an increase in sales as well as streamlined workflow. No longer do customers play phone tag with him for an order. They simply fill out a form online and he receives it, completes the order and can ship it to them, if necessary. Though the majority of his customers are in the Detroit area, he has gotten some orders from out of state.
"It transformed my business tremendously. It gave me more reach. It gave me an online and social media presence," he says.
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You get to a certain age, the wrong side of 40 and, sometimes, but by no means always, have to surrender.
Here are some signs that it might be time.
1) You'll have developed 'the look' - the one that says a thousand words, because you've already said everything and done it all a gazillion times in your life and you're simply not prepared to keep repeating yourself any longer.
2) Even though you haven't stopped taking care of yourself, you'll find that you turn the double sided mirror over to the magnifying side to pluck your eyebrows / chin only to find it was already on there. And that might happen quite a lot.
3) Your periods are better, but your PMT is worse.
4) Your 'big' jeans are the only ones you'll contemplate wearing, snug though even they've become and on the rare occasion you might accidentally catch sight of your reflection, it's not just your mother you're looking like lately - you're going the same shape as your nan.
5) You actually try the hot olive oil hair treatments that the old ladies in Greece taught you (comb through washed hair, wrap in a hot towel overnight) to rid it of its sudden wiryness and find yourself truly considering the merits of drinking black cohosh and sage formula with your morning coffee.
Thank you - didn't have my kids until my forties so didn't really need it until then!
I know what you mean about the mirrors, my arms seem to be getting shorter when I am reading and my hair has been rebelling for years now !
Thank you - and I know what you mean about arms getting shorter. The hair ..... aaagh!
You're super kind - and there's more than I care to admit to, trust me! I know you know about the oil - was thinking of you when I wrote it!
Hehe this made me chuckle. My grey popped out in droves one day, all in my fringe. I made the mistake of plucking it out. Now they stick up loud and proud. I really need to dye it!
I believe the thing that bothers me the most at 52 is the chin hairs. I can colour my hair to cover the grey, but the chin hairs, gad they are the worst!
And because your eyes don't see so well, you don't see them for an age!
And when you actually focus in the magnifying mirror you find a hair (or two) that is really long and you wonder 'how long have I been walking around with that thing?".
Oh and shoes - you put on shoes with heels and swap them with flatter ones after five minutes of walking around the house.
Absolutely - it's like nature's joke - our eyes diminish as they grow! I swear wearing flatter shoes has changed my life!
I can identify with two of those - but I no longer shave my chin in front of the mirror; it lowers my spirits!
Only two? You're doing well then! Haven't had to actually shave my chin yet though, so you win some you lose some,I guess!
Oh don't I'm panicking about it already. I have vague nausea all the time at the moment and I'm convinced it's hormones!
Can't help myself Helen - and it probably is!
Ooh let me know any tips! My mum looks great having used Astral all her life!
I have to say I don't identify with any of this! Clearly youth is still on my side!
High five sister! I think I top you in the years old bracket and am so fed up of my peri menopause, I just want to be over and done with it all now then I can enjoy the rest of my life PMT free - imagine the bliss!
High five. Think I'm older than you actually - we'll have a private chat about that one! Yes, imagine!
You're a star, thank you! I'm going to call you frizzy from now on!
Great post. I can completely relate to point three. I have mush better, less painful periods but BOY the PMS is BAAAAAD sister.... pardon the pun but it's a red rag to a screaming banshee (me). X.
So glad you understand - let's avoid each other sometimes!
Ha ha, I need the hot oil at 34 :-) or am I 33?
You're catching up too soon sista!
Have made a mental note to resist the urge to yank out the emergent greys that are springing up out of nowhere and also offer an alternative oil treatment. Slather on Coconut oil the night (or day) before you're planning to wash your hair. Wrap your head in cling film so your body heat aids oil absorption (I cover it with a scarf or hippy-mum bandana) and leave for anything from 2 hrs to overnight. Shampoo and condition as normal.
You are SO not alone! I'm all of those things! I'm having to restrict my coffee intake to try to keep the hot flushes at bay and I've noticed that when I look in the mirror my saggy cheeks make me look just like my Mum, and that's not just the cheeks on my face!
I am going to stare in the mirror and perfect that look, I like the sound of that a lot ;) Why do stray hairs only seem visible in the car mirror or when out and about? I need one of those special mirrors.
I am getting scared - only a few years till I'm 40!
I turned 40 this year and have the wiry grey hair thing going on, even though I do try and colour it to cover it up. I think there's definitely a reason why your eyesight gets worse with age... it's to protect you from what you might see otherwise!
That theory makes perfect sense!
I always take my specs off when looking closely in a mirror: lovely soft focus! Mind you, I could have anything growing on my chin, I would never know!
Another great idea. I find it confusing looking in the mirror with the specs - but even then - even having them is an age thing!
Ah number 1 - I AM number 1 !!!
Pfft, over 40? I'm TWENTY NINE and already starting to look like my Nan! God knows what state I'll be in when I reach 40!
What a joy we all have to look forward to lol! I have the greys and terrible eyes, but as yet not too concerned!


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Kaneka Corporation (TOKYO: 4118) (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo; President: Minoru Tanaka) has developed "PixeoTM*1IB", a super heat-resistant polyimide film for high-speed, high frequency 5G*2. The offering of samples began in October, and a full-scale rollout is scheduled for 2021. "PixeoTM IB" reduces the dielectric loss tangent*3 in high frequencies down to 0.0025, the global best level for polyimide film. This was achieved using the advanced polyimide development technologies that Kaneka has accumulated over many years. This makes possible the handling of 5G millimeter wave zones*4, which can realize high speed communications.
"Pixeo™ IB", a super heat-resistant polyimide film (Photo: Business Wire)
With the emergence of 5G-equipped smartphones, which are said to reach communication speeds of around 100 times of 4G, 5G models in the global smartphone market are predicted to spread rapidly from here on. With both the millimeter wave-supporting "PixeoTM IB" and the "PixeoTM SR" that handles sub-6, Kaneka will expand their lineup of 5G-supporting products and grow sales of these materials that help digital devices reach more advanced functionalities.
In terms of materials for supporting high-speed information transmission, Kaneka owns a high share of the market with the super heat-resistant polyimide "PixeoTM". However, Kaneka continues to provide a variety of solutions through different kinds of polyimide products. These include transparent polyimide film for flexible displays that acts as a glass substitute, polyimide varnish for a TFT*5 substrate, and ultrahigh thermal conductive graphite sheets.
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*5. TFT is an abbreviation for a Thin Film Transistor. It controls light emission of organic EL elements.
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A visa to visit the island that switches countries every six months?
So the island of Faisans is in France/Spain. Yes, both.
For six months of the year, from February 1 to 31 July, it's under Spanish rule - and for the following six months - it's under French control.
So my question - do you need a Spanish visa during the 'Spanish time' and a French visa during the 'French time', in order to visit it, or given they sorta share the island, would either work?
(Yes I realise they're both Schengen countries, but it is also possible for one to get a visa for a particular country. Yes I realise it's probably not guarded and nobody cares, but I'm interested in trivial laws like this and the longterm effects they have)
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You could ask a similar question for sailing on Lake Constance. Germany and Austria think it's a condominium, Switzerland thinks there's a border somewhere in the lake. That dispute isn't settled so there could be WAR while you are enjoying your ice cream in the warm summer sun. – Janka Jan 29 '18 at 3:00
Which raises the next question: If you stay in the island while it changes countries, have you entered illegally in the new one? – SJuan76 Jan 29 '18 at 9:10
@SJuan76 It would appear that in this case the country would have illegally entered you! – M.Herzkamp Jan 29 '18 at 13:39
@M.Herzkamp Don't tell that joke to Putin, the guy gets ideas all the time. – Dmitry Grigoryev Jan 29 '18 at 13:47
While I see the interest in this weird case, AFAIK in you have either Spanish or French visa, you are allowed to visit the other country too. EU and all that. – Ander Biguri Jan 29 '18 at 15:30
Multiple sources (English Wikipedia, French Wikipedia, Official site of Hendaye) all claim that the island cannot be visited. You could try to get a job in the maintenance department of Irun, which is in charge of the island, and hope to get assigned to cut the grass there. That would require a Spanish work permit.
Since the grass is cut by Spain, will trespassing be enforced by Spain as well? In that case I can imagine a Spanish visa would be preferable (although since it's Schengen, in practice nobody will care). – Mast Jan 29 '18 at 16:32
Visits are rare, but (see my answer) they do take place. – Martin Jan 30 '18 at 12:47
@Mast generally, we don't condone answers or comments that encourage or suggest breaking the law. – Nzall Jan 30 '18 at 12:58
@Nzall I didn't condone anything, I asked who would enforce. Is my comment crossing a line I'm not aware of? Do you have a relevant meta I could read to inform myself? – Mast Jan 30 '18 at 13:38
@Mast I interpreted your comment as "if you intend to trespass, a Spanish visa would be preferable". Is that a correct interpretation? – Nzall Jan 30 '18 at 14:01
According to a New York Times article published in 2012, "you are not allowed to visit Pheasant Island", regardless of which or how many visas you have.
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The BBC story implies you can only visit it on historical open days. – Darren Jan 29 '18 at 8:56
If no one can visit, then a bench seen on the photo is literally most pointless bench in Europe. – Mołot Jan 29 '18 at 13:47
there's a plaqued monolyth and two benches, and you can land in the little bech. just kayak to it. there's also a yearly dance festival happening on it where people go by barque, fiestas de Behobia. – CptEric Jan 29 '18 at 14:28
That may have been true in 2012, but (see my answer) there are occasional visits these days. – Martin Jan 31 '18 at 9:05
There are tons of parks that are usually closed to the public, it's not a bizarre idea at all. – ajd Jan 31 '18 at 15:51
As both Spain and France are in the Schengen zone and (almost) all visas for tourists cover both countries, you will be covered by the same visa for the island which ever country is in power.
Working on the island however... you will need to find out which country deals with the visa for that.
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I think this is the correct answer. Whether local authorities allow you to actually enter the island, and when, is all contingent on a valid Visa. – Peter - Reinstate Monica Jan 30 '18 at 11:50
Since the only permitted visits to the island are organised trips, you would need a visa for the country where your trip to the island began, which would also be a visa for the country administering the country at that time.
For example, as part of the French 2017 European Heritage Days programme, Hendaye commune organised a visit to Pheasant Island / L'île des Faisans on Sunday 17th September, which falls within the period of the governance of France.
At the time of writing, the 2018 dates for European Heritage Days in France have been announced (15th and 16th of September), but I cannot yet find a programme of activities. One non-official website has illustrated its page about the event with a photo of Pheasant Island which may indicate that there will be another visit this year.
Should the event go ahead, you could contact the organiser of this event to ask what the visa requirements are, but I would expect them to be a local official who (1) may not speak English well (2) has no specialist knowledge of the legal effects of condominiums on visa status. The visits appear to be aimed primarily at local people with an interest in the history of their town.
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To enter in Spain or France, one needs the proper authorization. But the question has much to do with the "idealized" world where there are "(virtual) walls" in boundaries, and custom and immigration control at every entry point, and exactly at boundary point.
This is false. There are several kinds of boundaries, and often not very defined. The most known it is the territorial/geographic boundary. This could be no so well fixed. As example, Between Switzerland and France, and between Switzerland and Germany, some boundaries are "in the middle" of a rivers, and these dynamically changes according how much water flow in such rivers. Or from time to time Switzerland and Italy ratify new boundary lines: the official boundary is on drainage divide, but according glacier melting, this change other time.
The case in this question is similar: the territorial boundary change over time.
Custom have own boundaries. Sometime some villages are outside own country custom zone. This happens mainly on remote villages/islands. But there are also free-trade zone (mainly on commercial entry points). Not so relevant in this case (but if you put some alcohol or trade merchandise on the island, it would be interesting to see how the custom expect that you pay/not pay import taxes.
For this question, the relevant boundary is about "immigration"/police boundary. This boundary is not very well defined, and it is linked with local traditions (which were ratified by countries). This is often given for enclaves and river navigation on boundary waters, but also access to some paths and pastures for specific local communities.
I see no difference as you were hiking between France and Spain on Pyrenees: it is your duty to go to custom office and police on the first village you encounter, if you need to (entry stamps, taxes). The same, in this island: you eventually need to report to relative authorities. Being on the island, is like crossing a bridge (on boundaries) or following a road which get you to police/immigration office: you doesn't need a visa: when you got in the office, you can ask information and check if you can enter. In the contrary case, you should leave the country from the same route. Note: that zone is no-way a "nobody zone". You are not allowed to stay there. You can be forced to go to immigration office or to return back.
[If you want to camp in such island, or in any boundary zone, just notifying the local police station [in this case, of both countries] will really help you, so that you will not have the police control during night (they will already know if you are a "legal immigrant").]
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This does not answer the question asked, which was not a generalized one, but about a specific island. – CGCampbell Jan 31 '18 at 19:01
@CGCampbell: Hmm, the generalized answer answers also for specific case (and I put several specific references). As far I know, there is no country that has specific regulation for every path traversing boundary, for every shared river, etc.As I wrote, it is frequent to have territories which change "nationality" regularly over time. Such island is not a special/seldom case. In any case this answer was meant to complement other answers. – Giacomo Catenazzi Feb 1 '18 at 8:20
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A recent survey concerning health and wellness issues elicited responses from more than 5,000 area residents.
The Grant County Community Health Councilsponsored the " community assessment,' the fourth time since 1999 the organization has surveyed residents.
" The incredible response has surpassed the NewMexico record set by Bernalillo County for participation in a community assessment,' the council wrote in a news release.
One in four Grant Countyresidents 18 years of age or older took part. The 5,055 responses exceeded the 2,219 people who filled out the last survey, in 2007.
That year, the assessment" helped leverage ( more than) $ 15 million for Grant County by community partners,' according to the release.
The survey process involved focus groups, the gathering of county statistics and a priority- setting meeting by the council. The resulting priority list was presented to the Grant County Commission for possible adoption as part of the county's health and wellness plan.
Council members solicited 1,789 of the surveys, with council Chairwoman Priscilla Lucero and member Mary Alice Murphy collecting the most assessments.
" Now, the county can validate its needs and priorities with concrete data from the assessment, and funding opportunities won't pass us by,' said Lucero, who as director of the Southwest New Mexico Council of Governments helps raise money for area governmental entities.
Survey findings will be presented to the Grant County Prospectors' legislative meeting Nov. 30, and during the council's public meeting at 3 p. m. Monday, Dec. 3, at the Grant County Administration Center.
Full survey results will be made available to the public in January, at www.gcchc.org.
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Grant County Community Health Council members Priscilla Lucero and Mary Alice Murphy are shown with some of the 5,055 surveys collected during the organization's 2012 community assessment. The participation rate set a state record.


I really did try. For a few weeks it worked beautifully! Then the whole horse and carriage got away from me and jackknifed.
I've shared that I've been struggling to get out of a bit of a pit (luckily not the pit of despair), and that has thrown the plan to manage this household down the drain. Menu plan? What's that? Laundry? Are you sure that's really dirty??
Part of the pit includes a complete lack of focus and a trifle of exhaustion. Sure, I could make more lists to get back some focus, but then I start thinking about all the things that should go on that list and I'm exhausted. I'd rather just go take a nap on the couch please.
I did realize today what part of the problem was. I failed to take into account that we've been trying to do more - more outings, more "fun". It's not that I don't want to be a fun mom, but with only two mornings at home, I realized today that we can't be out of the house for both of them.
Wednesday was our shopping day. Then library story time came along. Tuesday became shopping day and Wednesday became library day. Two mornings rushing to get everyone up, fed and ready to go out in public. Naptime is quiet time around here since the kids' rooms are on the main level of this small house. Sure, I can get a few things done, but well, see above paragraphs re: exhaustion.
It's a dastardly spiral, it is. Left unattended, it can start to accumulate gale force winds in fact. Well, no more. I already suspect I'm slowly starting to lose my mind, so I'm not about to keep trying to get different results by doing the same things!
Starting now, we are only having one outing day per week. I'm sorry that this means fewer play dates (though really we don't have any anyway so I guess this means no new play dates?). I'm sorry if this means I am less available for other things or that the shopping trip is less massive than before.
Wednesday is our day out. Tuesday, well Tuesday is going to be a day for catching up on housework, "school" for Li'l G (we use that term VERY loosely), crossing off a few things from the task-y "to-do" list and a few things off the creative "to-do" list. Hopefully that is a manageable conglomeration of lists!
I have to get my sorry self out of this pit and having one day at home may be just what the doctor ordered. The kids can have a pajama party day, though mama will need to shed the jammies or risk laying around with the kids all day!
Now... Time to get dressed and whip this house into shape! Ok, let's not get crazy. It's going to take more than one day for that.
Enjoy this lovely autumn day!


I lay on my back beneath the trees at the edge of a swamp near Kuala Selangor, Malaysia. The milky odor of tens of thousands of durian flowers filled my nostrils. The growls and heavy wing beats of squabbling bats held me spellbound. Huge bats in silhouette flew from tree to tree like giant eagles in the night. As entranced as a 10-year-old wrapped in a TV thriller, I recorded every move I saw, every growl I heard, into my tape recorder.
A bat— actually a flying fox— I called "Alpha" swiveled on a branch as it faced an incoming late arrival that tried to land. Alpha opened its mouth, growled, and spread its full five-foot wingspan, frightening the intruder away. Like all other bats, distributed one to a tree, Alpha prepared to enjoy the sweet nectar of the durian flower.
It licked dense clusters of flowers for several minutes at a time and then crawled and climbed from branch to branch to other clusters. After several hours of feeding, Alpha rested, grooming the white pollen from its fur.
The bats and I had arrived about 7 p.m. At 20 minutes before midnight an explosion rocked the nearby kampong. I rose at least a foot off the ground. A Chinese hunter stood 15 feet behind me. His 12-gauge shotgun had shattered the din of droning insects and flapping bat wings.
Alpha dropped like a stone. I froze. But then, like a madman, I faced the jubilant hunter, screaming expletives that he fortunately could not understand. David, my Hindu guide, placed his hand on my shoulder. "He has a gun." I became quiet. The proud hunter and his son picked up the bat and spread its wings. He planned to use the dead animal for a medicinal tonic to treat asthma.
Then I realized I could turn this unfortunate event into an opportunity. Because Malays consider it a destroyer of durian flowers and fruits, which is a favorite food, this bat is one of Malaysia's few unprotected animals. If I examined the bat's stomach contents I could confirm whether the animal eats flower parts or simply licks nectar as I had observed.
I calmed down and through David asked the hunter if I could examine the bat's stomach.
"No," the hunter replied and suggested that I find my own bats in the market.
"I need that particular stomach," I explained. He really thought I was crazy now and began to pull away. "I'll give you two dollars. Just let me examine it. I won't touch the meat." He shook his head.
I ran for my field kit and returned to the death scene. I carefully made an incision so as not to puncture the stomach. To my delight, the stomach was so distended with golden fluid that it looked like a clear plastic bag filled with colored water. No more than two or three tiny flower parts could be seen. Clearly these bats were feeding on the nectar and were not responsible for destroying the delicate flowers that were now falling like confetti from the trees.
I later published a paper in the Malay Nature Journal* on flying foxes and their feeding habits on durian flowers. Unfortunately, the flying foxes remain unprotected and are still shot for both food and medicine.
After I finished with the stomach I looked up. The bats had disappeared and most of the open flowers had fallen to the ground. Only the flashing fireflies remained.
Edwin Gould is Curator of Mammals at The National Zoo in Washington, D.C. He is also a member of BCI.
—This article is reprinted, with permission, from Zoogoer.
A Malaysian flying fox (Pteropus vampyrus) defends his feeding territory on a durian tree.


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We wonder if she saw it coming. Rose Marks, a 62-year-old South Florida "psychic," was found guilty of 14 fraud counts yesterday. The gypsy matriarch swindled Ft. Lauderdale and New York residents out of nearly $25 million, the Palm Beach Post reports.
Marks had a brilliant idea: If you can convince troubled people that money is evil, they will let you hold their fortunes until everything cools out. The trick is that things won't ever actually get better for the troubled person, and you can just hold onto the cash.
Among Marks' clients was Jude Deveraux, a prolific romance novelist who lives in Southwest Ranches. Over a 20-year period, the 66-year-old author of "Just Curious" and "Counterfeit Lady" forked over about $20 million to her psychic friend.
Marks, who walks with a cane, will be sentenced December 9. She faces up to 20 years in prison. Because the whole thing was a family affair, eight relatives have also pleaded guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit fraud.
This is not the first government action against a South Florida-based psychic enterprise. Remember Miss Cleo? Her promoters, Access Resource Services, Inc, and Psychic Readers Network, Inc., were based out of the Sunshine State. In 2002, the Federal Trade Commission forced them to dole out a $500 million settlement, saying the classic "Call Me Now" commercials were deceptive. Cleo was last seen selling used cars for a Plantation-based dealer named Uncle Mel.


For me floating is an immersion into Zen. I have been floating for about eight months and always look forward to the time I get to spend in the tank.
I always compare floating to getting a massage for my brain. Floating is my way of coping with the cumulative stress a hectic lifestyle layers into my energy.
After a float I generally feel incredibly relaxed, grounded and calm; it also seems I typically leave with new perspective on the events transpiring in my day to day life.
As a meditator, the deepest journeys I have taken have unquestionably been in a float tank. It seems as though after 10-15 minutes pass your brain realizes that you are in a very steady & safe place and opens up the pathway to introspective thought and connecting with the true self.
The experiences I have had floating are wide ranging but one things always remains consistent, I am always grateful that I made the time for myself to truly decompress.


Walker's "International Pop" shows links between art, advertising and society.
Within the Walker Art Center's spectacular "International Pop" exhibit, which opens Saturday, are several works directly reflecting the impact that images from commercial culture had on the Pop movement. Most notable is Andy Warhol's "Campbell's Soup Can," but the influence was international, as seen in art like "Special K," a Pop take on the cereal box from Brit Derek Boshier, and Japan's Ushio Shinohara's "Drink More," which incorporates a Coke bottle.
There are many more examples, including "Insertions into Ideological Circuits: Coca-Cola Project" from Brazilian-born Cildo Meireles, in which the iconic image of American commercialism is used subversively in response to Brazilian politics and U.S. hegemony.
American hegemony was political, as seen in the "Pop and Politics" portion of the exhibit. But it was also cultural and commercial, and had a symbiotic relationship with advertising. "Many artists in the show were influenced by visual culture that came through advertising, but there was also this inversion along the way where artists' occupation of advertising culture then becomes something of fascination to the advertising industry, and goes in this feedback loop," said Bartholomew Ryan, who co-curated the exhibit along with Darsie Alexander.
This feedback loop is sometimes seen in "Mad Men," which has recently roped fans into its final season. The show's narrative nearly mirrors the Pop era, and beyond the character plots is the drama of the creative process itself, and how it both reflects and shapes the times.
"Mad Men," Ryan said, is told from the perspective of men "for whom society has been set up. 'Mad Men' problematizes that and shows how they were buffeted by changing socioeconomic, cultural conditions, which in a paradoxical way they were partly responsible for creating." Aspects of this underlying discontent can be seen in several works, including Paul Thek's "Meat Piece with Warhol Brillo Box," a dark take on Warhol's "Yellow Brillo Box," which is also seen in the show, as well as the striking "Still Life #35" from Tom Wesselmann, which features huge images of Royal Crown Cola, Maid-Rite white bread, a can of Libby's Beef Stew, a Pan Am jet, a pack of cigarettes and two lemons.
Interpreting some of the works can be perplexing even for Ryan: "It's still hard to say whether they're being satirical or actually embracing it." The same could be said for Icelandic artist Erró's "Foodscape," an overwhelmingly crowded cornucopia on canvas capturing (or questioning?) postwar abundance.
Indeed, politics pulls the self-absorbed ad men away from Madison Avenue in "Mad Men," and was a driving influence internationally in the Pop movement, too, as seen in several works like "Mao," from Germany's Thomas Bayrle, and "Mao-Hope March" from Sweden's Öyvind Fahlström, a four-minute film in which marchers carry large placards of Mao — and Bob Hope.
Most work is less lighthearted, however, and its global nature reminds us that it wasn't just our country that was convulsing. Warhol's "Sixteen Jackies," for instance, shows the first lady before and after the assassination. And the president himself is depicted in "John Fitzgerald Kennedy" from Italian artist Sergio Lombardo.
It's a silhouette of a man in a black suit, white shirt and black tie. No need for a face, or even the painting's title: The iconic image is instantly recognizable. JFK, after all, was one of the Pop (and "Mad Men") era's predominant political and cultural figures.
It's also quite similar to the silhouette of Don Draper, the enigmatic ad man depicted in "Mad Men's" iconography. It's not known if the connection was intentional, but it is clear that the links between Pop Art, advertising and the 1960s continue to compel today.
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RICKY Thompson gave Mond the perfect start in the Cheshire Amateur Cup with a third-minute opener.
The goal contained an element of good fortune, as the ball dropped kindly for the scorer to volley in from 10 yards after Wayne Linnett had completely missed a cross by Michael Thompson.
But the early breakthrough set up a good win for Mond, despite them having a player sent off with a quarter of the match still to play.
An injury to Howard left Mond to complete the game with only nine men.
The visitors' spoiling tactics failed to upset Rangers but led to early bookings.
Mond got a second goal in the 12th minute when Matty Nelson headed home from a Michael Thompson corner.
Droughton was pulled up by a very late offside decision and, as Stockport began to press, it took a brilliant save from Percival to preserve the two-goal lead.
The second half began at a frantic pace, with Mond defending well and looking dangerous on the break.
Nelson and Droughton both went close but Mond were reduced to 10 men when Jones was sent off in the 68th minute.
The referee took no action against three Georgians defenders involved - similarly, Stockport escaped without punishment when Howard had to limp off.
Mond's response was superb. From yet another Michael Thompson cross, Nelson volleyed home a third.
Stockport pulled a goal back in the 84th minute, but were denied any further openings. Thompson was still causing problems and when he held the ball up in the corner, a defender got himself sent off.
MOND: Percival, Iddon, Tull, Cogswell, Billington, R Thompson, Jones, Linnett, M Thompson, Droughton, Nelson. Subs (all used): Howard, Lancaster, Gandy.
Man of the match: Andy Tull. Cheshire Cup Merit Award: Matt Nelson. Mond Reserves fell to a 5-0 defeat at Shaftesbury.
They were 2-0 down at the interval and heads dropped when the hosts added a early second-half goal.
Parry saw a penalty saved and struck the woodwork three times before two late goals rubbed salt into Mond's wounds. The club's Bonanza draw was won by No 106, Ged Bushell.


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Q: Package (Python PIL/Pillow) installed but I can't import it I want to do some image processing and I encountered a problem. Importing the pillow module doesn't seem to work. I found a simple script here to check what packages are installed and I found it, but importing it doesn't seem to work.
Here's the code I'm trying to run:
import pip

installed_packages = pip.get_installed_distributions()
installed_pillow_packages = [
    "%s==%s" % (i.key, i.version)
    for i in installed_packages
    if "pil" in i.key.lower()
]
print(installed_pillow_packages)

import pillow

And here's the result:
runfile('C:/Users/Augustas/.spyder2/temp.py', wdir=r'C:/Users/Augustas/.spyder2')
['pillow==2.6.1']
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "<stdin>", line 1, in <module>
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spyderlib\widgets\externalshell\sitecustomize.py", line 601, in runfile
    execfile(filename, namespace)
  File "C:\Python27\lib\site-packages\spyderlib\widgets\externalshell\sitecustomize.py", line 66, in execfile
    exec(compile(scripttext, filename, 'exec'), glob, loc)
  File "C:/Users/Augustas/.spyder2/temp.py", line 7, in <module>
    import pillow
ImportError: No module named pillow

I'm running this on Windows 8.1 using Spyder and Python 2.7.9.

A: In fact, Pillow is installed under name "PIL", so:
import PIL as pillow
from PIL import Image
...

Look this:

A: You are importing incorrectly. Try using:
import PIL

or
from PIL import Image

PIL, i.e., Python Imaging Library is no longer maintained, Pillow is used instead. To maintain backwards compatibility, the PIL module name is used in imports.

A: Checkout the doc:
http://pillow.readthedocs.org/handbook/tutorial.html
You must import it like that:
import PIL

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#NPRreads: 3 Stories That Go Behind The Headlines
By Joe Ruiz,
Barbara Campbell, Bill Chappell
Published June 4, 2016 at 12:39 PM EDT
#NPRreads is a weekly feature on Twitter and on The Two-Way. The premise is simple: Correspondents, editors and producers from our newsroom share the pieces that have kept them reading, using the #NPRreads hashtag. Each weekend, we highlight some of the best stories.
From Digital Editor Joe Ruiz:
Way these play out = wholly unfair to women #NPRreads | Paula Broadwell, David Petraeus and the Afterlife of Scandal https://t.co/HVTBZL89yx
— Joe Ruiz (@joeruiz) May 28, 2016
I remember watching Paula Broadwell during her January 2012 appearance on "The Daily Show" to promote her biography of Gen. David Petraeus. I enjoyed the interview and made a note to read the book.
I never did.
The next time I thought about it was when news broke of the relationship she had with the general and the inevitable fallout.
But this story isn't about the incident, but more the aftermath and its ingrained unfair treatment of Broadwell, and of women in similar situations. It also speaks to her efforts to fight unfair portrayals of women in the media.
And so the public inquisition into the "mistress" began, with everything from her fitness acumen ... to her body fat (13 percent) to her "usually tight shirts and pants" scrutinized. She was called, by a senior military source, "a shameless self-promoting prom queen" who "got her claws" into him. She was "curvaceous," with "expressive green eyes."
Mr. Petraeus, meanwhile, was described by former aides as "the consummate gentleman and family man." ... When he resigned, the president offered his prayers for the general and his wife; the Petraeus family, friends lamented in the news media, would get through this.
From News Desk Editor Barbara Campbell:
plans to protect "super adorable but ... pretty ferocious" zoo residents from the humans who love them #NPRreads - https://t.co/Lyen0fNCVi
— Barbara Campbell (@BarbaraCampbel7) May 31, 2016
Zoos have tried to set up their facilities in a way that heads off the heartbreaking choice the Cincinnati Zoo made last weekend – shooting to death a healthy young gorilla to save a small child who fell into the enclosure.
The Philadelphia Inquirer reports about "landing zones" for humans who fall in, emergency teams on call, and indoor vantage points where glass protects the animals from their fans and vice versa.
The Associated Press also has a good look at the emergency response experts.
From Two-Way Writer Bill Chappell:
Tribune Publishing, now 'tronc,' issues worst press release in the history of journalism https://t.co/dZ2TcCFDCW #nprreads
— Bill Chappell (@publicbill) June 3, 2016
Journalism's perennially imminent demise often generates two things: buzzwords (as in: "Let's reimagine our play in the content delivery space") and stories that examine how traditional media (including NPR) might survive the era of digital disruption.
Many essays on news companies' strategies rely on anonymous sources. It's rare to get an inside look at the thinking of a place like Tribune Publishing, the Chicago media company that announced ambitious changes this week — along with an odd new name: "tronc."
The change prompted both head-scratching and snarky bemusement, particularly on Twitter, where you could say that when life handed them tronc, tweeters attempted to make the best troncade they could.
Along with giving some of the business background to the decision, Washington Post media critic Erik Wemple writes that the tronc release brings us "perhaps the most concentrated mess of buzzwords that digital publishing has ever seen, and that's some feat."
Joe Ruiz
Barbara Campbell


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Louring History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The name Louring originates in Normandy where records show Henricus Loherene was listed there in 1180. It is derived from the Old French "le Lohereng," meaning "the man from Lorraine." Other records show the fief of Lauraine, Normandy 1180-95. [1]
Early Origins of the Louring family
The surname Louring was first found in Bedfordshire (Old English: Bedanfordscir), located in Southeast-central England, formerly part of the Anglo-Saxon kingdom of Mercia, where Albert de Loraine (Lothariensis) was listed as a Baron in this county and Hereford in 1086. Roger Loering was later listed in Bedfordshire in 1165. Geoffrey le Lohareng was listed in the Pipe Rolls of 1158-59 and Dauit le Loreng was listed in the Feet of Fines of Norfolk in 1197. [2]
A few years later, Thomas Loring was listed in the Assize Rolls of Somerset in 1280. The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 revealed more listings of the name: Peter de Loring in Bedfordshire; and John le Loring in Oxfordshire. Kirby's Quest, another census a the time of King Edward III (1312 -1377) listed Alice Loring and Emma Loring both in Somerset. [3]
"At Beaworthy, [Devon] a park was made about 1366 by Sir Nigel Loring, one of the first Knights of the Garter." [4]
In the same century, the name was also found in Scotland where Eustace de Lorreyne was a Commissioner, at Berwick on Tweed in 1333. [5] Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's historical novel "Sir Nigel" first chapter is entitled "The House of Loring."
Early History of the Louring family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Louring research. Another 413 words (30 lines of text) covering the years 1566, 1340, 1359, 1365, 1628, 1386, 1340 and 1342 are included under the topic Early Louring History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Louring Spelling Variations
Spelling variations in names were a common occurrence in the eras before English spelling was standardized a few hundred years ago. In the Middle Ages, even the literate regularly changed the spellings of their names as the English language incorporated elements of French, Latin, and other European languages. Many variations of the name Louring have been found, including Loring, Loreing, Lorring, Lorin, Lorrin and others.
Early Notables of the Louring family (pre 1700)
Another 43 words (3 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Louring Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Louring family
For many English families, the social climate in England was oppressive and lacked opportunity for change. For such families, the shores of Ireland, Australia, and the New World beckoned. They left their homeland at great expense in ships that were overcrowded and full of disease. Many arrived after the long voyage sick, starving, and without a penny. But even those were greeted with greater opportunity than they could have experienced back home. Numerous English settlers who arrived in the United States and Canada at this time went on to make important contributions to the developing cultures of those countries. Many of those families went on to make significant contributions to the rapidly developing colonies in which they settled. Early North American records indicate many people bearing the name Louring were among those contributors: Thomas Loring, his wife and two sons who arrived in Dorchester, MA in 1634; Robert Loring, who came to Virginia in 1664; James Loring, who settled in Virginia in 1682.
Hundredorum Rolls
Feet of Fines
Assize Rolls
Pipe Rolls
^ The Norman People and Their Existing Descendants in the British Dominions and the United States Of America. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1975. Print. (ISBN 0-8063-0636-X)
^ Dickinson, F.H., Kirby's Quest for Somerset of 16th of Edward the 3rd London: Harrison and Sons, Printers in Ordinary to Her Majesty, St, Martin's Lane, 1889. Print.
^ Worth, R.N., A History of Devonshire London: Elliot Stock, 62, Paternoster Row, E.G., 1895. Digital
Louring (English)


The Collect of the Day.
Lord God our Father, maker of heaven and earth: As the crucified body of your dear Son was laid in the tomb to await the glory that would be revealed, so may we endure the darkness of this present time in the sure confidence that we will rise with him. We ask this through your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
What is happening? Today there is a great silence over the earth, a great silence, and stillness, a great silence because the King sleeps; the earth was in terror and was still, because God slept in the flesh and raised up those who were sleeping from the ages. God has died in the flesh, and the underworld has trembled.
Truly he goes to seek out our first parent like a lost sheep; he wishes to visit those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death. He goes to free the prisoner Adam and his fellow-prisoner Eve from their pains, he who is God, and Adam's son.
The Lord goes in to them holding his victorious weapon, his cross. When Adam, the first created man, sees him, he strikes his breast in terror and calls out to all: 'My Lord be with you all.' And Christ in reply says to Adam: 'And with your spirit.' And grasping his hand he raises him up, saying: 'Awake, O sleeper, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give you light.
'I am your God, who for your sake became your son, who for you and your descendants now speak and command with authority those in prison: Come forth, and those in darkness: Have light, and those who sleep: Rise.
'I command you: Awake, sleeper, I have not made you to be held a prisoner in the underworld. Arise from the dead; I am the life of the dead. Arise, O man, work of my hands, arise, you who were fashioned in my image. Rise, let us go hence; for you in me and I in you, together we are one undivided person.
'For you, I your God became your son; for you, I the Master took on your form; that of slave; for you, I who am above the heavens came on earth and under the earth; for you, man, I became as a man without help, free among the dead; for you, who left a garden, I was handed over to Jews from a garden and crucified in a garden.
'Look at the spittle on my face, which I received because of you, in order to restore you to that first divine inbreathing at creation. See the blows on my cheeks, which I accepted in order to refashion your distorted form to my own image.
'See the scourging of my back, which I accepted in order to disperse the load of your sins which was laid upon your back. See my hands nailed to the tree for a good purpose, for you, who stretched out your hand to the tree for an evil one.
`I slept on the cross and a sword pierced my side, for you, who slept in paradise and brought forth Eve from your side. My side healed the pain of your side; my sleep will release you from your sleep in Hades; my sword has checked the sword which was turned against you.
'But arise, let us go hence. The enemy brought you out of the land of paradise; I will reinstate you, no longer in paradise, but on the throne of heaven. I denied you the tree of life, which was a figure, but now I myself am united to you, I who am life. I posted the cherubim to guard you as they would slaves; now I make the cherubim worship you as they would God.


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Workers Comp is a Right
December 12, 2017 at 2:57pm
In September 2017, the Ontario Network of Injured Workers' Group (ONIWG) launched the Workers' Comp is a Right campaign. The province-wide drive calls for a strong public workers' compensation system that operates according to its founding principles.
1. No cuts based on phantom jobs! (deeming)
2. Listen to injured workers' treating healthcare professionals
3. Stop cutting benefits based on "pre-existing conditions"
First Demand: No cuts based on phantom jobs
Deeming, or determining, is when the WSIB pretends an injured worker has a job even when they don't, and even when they're unemployed. The WSIB then pretends the injured worker earns a salary at that non-existent job.
That imaginary salary is used as justification to cut that injured worker's benefits.
Frequently, the WSIB deems injured workers to have these phantom jobs even when the worker is medically unable to work or actually obtain employment.
Second Demand: Listen to injured workers' treating healthcare professionals
The WSIB has a systemic problem: It regularly ignores medical evidence provided by both the doctors and health care providers of injured workers.
Often, the WSIB forces injured workers back to work despite health care professionals' evidence that it is unsafe. The Board often denies treatment or medication prescribed by their doctors as well.
This puts workers at risk of re-injury, prolongs their recovery, and is really just another means of cutting benefits.
Third Demand: Stop cutting benefits based on "pre-existing conditions"
** On December 15, 2017, the WSIB announced it would abolish its policy on pre-existing conditions and review about 4,500 cases where Injured Workers' benefits were cut as a result of that policy. You can read more in this Toronto Star article.
The WSIB's common practice is to blame ongoing real injuries and disabilities on conditions it claims existed before the work injury.
Too often, these pre-existing conditions that the WSIB points to never actually affected the person until they were injured at work. In many cases, these injured workers had no previous diagnosis of any pre-existing condition nor any symptoms.
Yet the WSIB claims that the 'real' source of the injury was pre-existing and terminates the worker's benefits.
It seems grim. The current Workers' Compensation system is not adequate or fair for Injured Workers.
But ONIWG will not allow injured workers to be discouraged or ignored. People who are injured or made ill on the job have the right to dignity and respect. They have the right to compensation benefits for their work injuries. UFCW Locals 175 and 633, as well as the OFL and other compensation advocacy groups across Ontario endorse and support the Workers' Comp is a Right campaign and its demands.
TAKE ACTION on behalf of injured workers:
Collect signatures on the petition to the legislature (see website)
Contact your Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) to let them know you support ONWIG's demands
Follow ONIWG on Facebook and Twitter, and use the hashtag #WorkersCompIsARight in all of your communications.
For more information visit the Ontario Network of Injured Workers' Group (ONIWG) website: https://injuredworkersonline.org/workers-comp-is-a-right-campaign/
With the recent passing of Bill 148, the Changing Workplaces Review, ONIWG hopes to continue the dialogue and education of parliamentarians – Liberal, Conservative and NDP – to advocate for the betterment of injured workers.
The WSIB uses cutbacks and austerity aggressively in a market-based approach to compensation. This benefits employers because it keeps costs low, and it forces injured workers into poverty because it keeps compensation to a minimum.
The WSIB's excuse for benefit reductions is that 'more injured workers are recovering faster and getting back to work.' Compensation Reps and advocates know that this is not true.
Severe conditions and permanent impairments don't magically disappear.
Injured workers experience high rates of poverty as a direct result of the aggressive adjudication of their claims.
Ultimately, the WSIB claims that it's reducing its unfunded liability and putting workers back on the job. But, in reality, it is saving money through claw-backs to benefits which offloads costs on to public systems. This is particularly troubling since WSIB funding comes entirely from employer premiums and the Board's investments.
By reducing, ignoring and denying entitlement and ongoing health care benefits, more injured workers must seek support elsewhere. Workers turn to publicly funded systems such as Ontario Works, Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP), and Canada Pension Plan Disability (CPPD). And when it comes to CPPD, the system penalizes workers even further. Once they get to the age of 65 and WSIB cuts them off from all benefits, the workers have little more than a reduced – or non-existent – public pension.
#WorkersCompIsARight
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