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North Mississippi Medical Center Joins UAB Health System Cancer Community Network
TUPELO, Miss. — North Mississippi Medical Center has joined the University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System Cancer Community Network as one of 12 associates in the network to expand access to leading cancer care. NMMC is the only UAB Health System Cancer Community Network associate in north Mississippi.
The UAB Health System Cancer Community Network, with associates in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi, was created to enhance cancer services in the Southeast by joining forces with community cancer centers to pursue high-quality patient outcomes, improve access to early detection and treatment, and provide optimal patient satisfaction. The program emphasizes collaboration between UAB and community cancer centers on evidence-based guidelines for cancer treatment.
"NMMC chose to become an associate with the UAB Health System Cancer Community Network to provide the best possible advanced care to our patients, , close to home," said David Wilson, NMMC President. "We are proud to join forces with the network, which is led by UAB Medicine, a nationally ranked and recognized hospital and health system, and the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center, the only National Cancer Institute-designated comprehensive cancer center in the Deep South and one of only 45 in the nation."
NMMC Cancer Care offers comprehensive cancer services, including individualized evidence-based medicine and cutting edge technologies.
"Our association with the UAB Health System Cancer Community Network will give our patients the added benefit of our physicians and multidisciplinary teams collaborating with UAB physicians to pursue the highest quality of care as well as enhanced access to additional cancer consultations, screenings and information on the latest clinical trials available," said Beth Bryant, NMMC Oncology Services Administrator. "The overall goal of this association is to enhance our already well-established cancer program by providing patients access to UAB's best practices in cancer care at a local level."
The UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center is known for its depth and breadth of cancer research that is unmatched in the region. "We look forward to working with NMMC Cancer Care to leverage each other's strengths and offer access to leading-edge care and research to north Mississippi," said Edward Partridge, M.D., director of the UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center. "UAB's cancer scientists and clinicians are making discoveries every day, and with the UAB Health System Cancer Community Network, we have the opportunity to collaborate with cancer care providers across the region to increase access to those discoveries, ultimately saving more lives."
Most recently, the UAB Cancer Center received a five-year, $29 million Cancer Center Support Grant from the National Cancer Institute to renew support for its cancer research program through 2021. The Cancer Center will receive nearly $6 million per year to support six research programs, as well as 14 shared facilities and services.
The Cancer Center Support Grant is the most prestigious federal grant that can be earned by an institution with significant cancer research and patient-care programs. The renewal also extends UAB's elite "comprehensive" designation, which is characterized by scientific excellence and the ability to integrate diverse research approaches in the fight against cancer.
As Alabama's only NCI-designated comprehensive cancer center, and the only one in a six-state region, the UAB Cancer Center will work closely with each network associate to support its cancer center program's growth by providing access to UAB's best practices in cancer care, expanded access to leading-edge clinical trials and support services and to physician and nursing education, and access to research expertise and resources at a local level.
NMMC Cancer Care is one of 12 UAB Health System Cancer Community Network associates. Other associates include Montgomery Cancer Center, in Montgomery Ala., USA Mitchell Cancer Institute in Mobile, Ala., Russell Medical Center in Alexander City, Ala., Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center in Anniston, Ala., Southeast Alabama Medical Center in Dothan, Ala., Gulf Coast Medical Center in Panama City, Fla., Marshall Medical Centers in Guntersville and Boaz, Ala. Fort Walton Beach Medical Center in Fort Walton Beach, Fla., Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Ga., Singing River Health System in Pascagoula, Miss., and Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga, Tenn.
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NMMC Cancer Care uses a multidisciplinary approach to treat cancer. The physicians, nurses and support staff work together as a team and actively involve patients and family members in cancer care.
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"Rage Against the Machine (Part One): Crossed Wires"
Shield captures Machine Man and uses his technology to help build their new Deathlok; The X-Men land their Skrull ship at Muir Island where a few of them stay behind to recoup.
The X-MEN have returned from space, only to find a new menace looming over them! The Phalanx known as DOUGLOCK has disappeared, leaving behind a techno-organic "ground zero" at the Muir Island Research Center. What's happened to him, and who is responsible for his disappearance?
Plot by Davis, script by Kavanagh.


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[.babelrc](https://babeljs.io/docs/usage/babelrc/) is a configuration file for passing options to [Babel](https://babeljs.io) - the ES2015 transpiler recommended for writing next-generation JavaScript in Web Starter Kit.

## .editorconfig

[EditorConfig](http://editorconfig.org/) is a file format and collection of text editor plugins for maintaining consistent coding styles between different editors and IDEs.

## gulpfile.babel.js

[Gulp](http://gulpjs.com) is a streaming build system that allows you to automate tedious development tasks. Compared with other build systems, such as Grunt, gulp uses Node.js streams as a means to automate tasks, thereby removing the need to create intermediate files when transforming source files.

In gulp, you would install plugins, that do one thing and do it well, and construct a 'pipeline' by connecting them to each other. A `gulpfile` allows you to put together tasks that use plugins to accomplish a task like minification.

`gulpfile.babel.js` is a gulpfile written in ES2015. The `babel` portion of the name refers to its use of the [Babel](https://babeljs.io) transpiler for enabling ES2015 code to run there.

## app/scripts/main.js

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This is a file where your custom CSS can go. You can place any Sass you wish to have compiled into the `styles` directory and renaming `main.css` to `main.scss` will cause Web Starter Kit to treat the file as Sass instead.

## app/manifest.json

`manifest.json` contains a [Web Application Manifest](https://w3c.github.io/manifest/) - a simple JSON file that gives you the ability to control how your app appears to the user in the areas that they would expect to see apps (for example the mobile home screen). In here you can control what the user can launch and more importantly how they can launch it.

For more information on the manifest, see [Web Fundamentals](https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2014/11/Support-for-installable-web-apps-with-webapp-manifest-in-chrome-38-for-Android).

## app/manifest.webapp

`manifest.webapp` refers to the proprietary [Firefox OS manifest format](https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/Apps/Build/Manifest), and not the W3C [manifest spec](https://w3c.github.io/manifest/), designed for cross-browser open web applications.

The Firefox OS app manifest provides information about an app (such as name, author, icon, and description) and a list of Web APIs that your app needs.

This manifest included in Web Starter Kit until Firefox OS switches to using the manifest spec instead.

## package.json

A [package.json](https://docs.npmjs.com/files/package.json) file is used to specify project tooling dependencies from [npm](http://npmjs.org) - the Node package manager. When you run `npm install`, `package.json` is read to discover what packages need to be installed.

`package.json` can also contain other metadata such as a project description, version, license and configuration information.

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The Child, Youth and Family committee is an external partnership and will provide advice to a range of organisations providing services for children and young people, including Council. While not a formal advisory committee to Council, it will oversee and monitor Banyule's Child, Youth and Family Plan, which will include providing advice in relation to key initiatives and activities, facilitating information sharing, and participating in discussions in relation to community priorities.
The priority of the committee is to work in partnership with stakeholders, including children, young people, families and professionals, and foster a collaborative approach to the delivery of the Banyule Child, Youth and Family Plan.
Provide feedback and advice to key stakeholders, including Council, state government and non-government organisations, on its policies, plans and services that impact children, young people and their families.
Consider and provide advice on key Government initiatives, programs and reviews that impact children, young people and their families.
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Consider funding and other opportunities as they may arise.
Assist stakeholders to promote the benefits of social and economic investment in children and young people within the Banyule municipality and beyond.
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Profile: John Thain
John Thain was a participant or observer in the following events:
January 22, 2009: Losses Widen at Bank of America's Merrill Lynch; Thain Forced to Quit
Amid reports of a $15.4 billion loss, $1.2 million in office redecorations and earlier-than-usual million-dollar bonuses using TARP funds, John Thain resigns as CEO of troubled firm Merrill Lynch, recently purchased by Bank of America.
Investigating Bonuses - While Thain forgoes a 2008 bonus, New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating bonuses paid to Merrill executives in late December, right before the deal closed. Merrill normally pays bonuses in January or February. Cuomo is investigating performance bonuses for Merrill's CEO and other top executives, calling the bonuses an "oxymoron" during such an "abysmal year." According to Merrill's securities filings, Thain's salary was $750,000 last year.
$837,000 for Redecoration - "Spending company money on a lavish redo at a time when Merrill's finances were rocky sends the wrong message," said Amy Borrus, deputy director at the Council of Institutional Investors in Washington. "Given the dire straits that so many financial institutions are in, redecorating the corner office should be way down on their to-do lists." Someone familiar with Thain's New York office redecoration claims that the CEO paid decorator Michael Smith $837,000 and his purchases included $87,000 for area rugs, $25,000 for a pedestal table and $68,000 for a 19th century credenza. Smith, a Santa Monica, California-based decorator, was recently commissioned by Michelle Obama to decorate the White House.
35,000 Job Losses - Thain, a former executive for Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and the New York Stock Exchange, joins about 35,000 employees that Bank of America CEO Kenneth Lewis plans to eliminate over the next few years from the combined firms' total of over 260,000 employees.
Abysmal Performance - Lewis's credibility was undercut after Merrill reported a record fourth-quarter deficit. Lewis considered backing out of the deal after learning the extent of Merrill's losses in December 2008, but went ahead with the buyout at the insistence of US regulators who provided a new $138 billion aid package. "There was a certain surprise that the Merrill losses were as steep as they were," says James Post, a professor of corporate governance and business ethics at Boston University School of Management. "On top of that, I think Lewis didn't think Thain was doing as much as he could to control the expenses and minimize the losses." Shares in Bank of America, down 53 percent so far in 2008, slide another 14 percent to $5.71 by the close of New York Stock Exchange composite trading. Thain bought 84,600 shares in Bank of America, at $5.71 each, the day before his ouster, a filing showed. [Bloomberg, 1/22/2009]
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US GIVES FIRST FDA AUTHORIZATION TO E-CIGARETTE BRAND VUSE
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday authorized the first electronic cigarettes in the U.S., saying the R.J. Reynolds vaping products can benefit adult smokers.
The Food and Drug Administration claimed the company's Vuse e-cigarettes helped smokers quit or dramatically reduce their use of cigarettes, the leading preventable cause of death in the United States, according to data supplied by the company.
The FDA announced on Tuesday that it had given permission to R.J. Reynolds (RJR) Vapor Company for its Vuse Solo closed electronic nicotine delivery system (ENDS) device and accompanying tobacco-flavored e-liquid pods, specifically, Vuse Solo Power Unit, Vuse Replacement Cartridge Original 4.8 percent G1, and Vuse Replacement Cartridge Original 4.8 percent G2.
Following years of pressure from lawmakers and public health groups to regulate the vaping sector as strictly as other tobacco products, the agency has made this decision as part of a broader review of the industry.
"Today's authorizations are an important step toward ensuring all new tobacco products undergo the FDA's robust, scientific premarket evaluation," said Mitch Zeller, director of the FDA's tobacco center, in a statement.
"The manufacturer's data demonstrates its tobacco-flavored products could benefit addicted adult smokers who switch to these products – either completely or with a significant reduction in cigarette consumption."
"We must remain vigilant with this authorization and we will monitor the marketing of the products, including whether the company fails to comply with any regulatory requirements or if credible evidence emerges of significant use by individuals who did not previously use a tobacco product, including youth."
"We will take action as appropriate, including withdrawing the authorization."
In recent years, the vaping industry has expanded to include hundreds of businesses selling a wide range of devices and nicotine solutions in a variety of flavors and strengths. However, a few businesses, namely Juul Labs, which is partially owned by Altria, and Vuse, dominate the vast majority of the market.
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Sony launches new range of Vaio laptops.
Sony is joining Intel's Centrino 2 launch party by launching four laptops based on the new processor.
Centrino 2 is the first major refresh to the Centrino platform since it was launched in 2003 and the new chips offer better multimedia performance and lower power consumption. Wireless networking has been improved with 802.11n and optional WiMax support and there is an integrated graphics processor for handling heavy computations.
Headlining the Sony range is the Vaio Z. It has a 33.3cm widescreen display and comes with an optional Blu-ray Disc drive. While the screen's 1,600 pixel by 900 pixel resolution can't support Blu-ray Disc at full high-definition (1,920 pixels by 1,080 pixels) there's an HDMI (high definition multimedia interface) connector for hooking the laptop up to a high-def TV. A model with 128GB SSD is also available.
Sony's Vaio SR has a slightly larger 33.3cm screen and boasts an LED-backlight that should mean a brighter, crisper image than conventional LCD panels. The computer also comes with Sony's Vaio Media software, which allows content on the laptop to be streamed around the home to other devices across a DLNA (Digital Living Network Alliance) network. It will be available from this month with prices starting at US$1,400.
A step-up in size from the Vaio Z and SR is the Vaio FW, which has a 41.7cm screen. A premium model combines Blu-ray Disc playback with a full high-def screen so movies can be watched at maximum resolution on the machine. The FW has the same network streaming software as the SR.
The Vaio FW will be available this month with prices from $1,000 for the standard model and $1,750 for the premium model with full high-def screen.
The BZ-line is targeted at business users and has a 39.1cm widescreen display and spill-resistant keyboard. Some models come with Intel's vPro, which allows corporate IT managers to access and fix PC problems remotely. Windows Vista Business is standard but an XP downgrade is offered on some models.


At Estrada Dentistry, we're proud to say that we truly have a state-of-the-art practice filled with some of the latest and greatest dental technology available today. With the newest tools, we're able to provide an even broader scope of care in less time while keeping our patients more comfortable. Sounds pretty nice, right? They allow us to do everything from diagnostics to treatments to patient education at a much higher level, all of which will lead to you enjoying a happier and healthier life filled with more beautiful smiles.
Do you struggle with snoring, daytime drowsiness, or memory loss? Do you have trouble concentrating or routinely feel sleepy behind the wheel? These are all signs that you may be struggling with a sleep disorder known as sleep apnea. At Estrada Dentistry, we're happy to offer care for this common but underdiagnosed condition. Many patients have experienced relief from their symptoms with a customized oral appliance. To learn more about sleep apnea and how we can help you treat it, visit our sleep apnea page.
Does going to the dentist make you feel a bit nervous? If so, there's no shame in that, as tens of millions of Americans feel the exact same way. At Estrada Dentistry, our warm and friendly team does its best to allay any fears a patient might have, but for those who need a little extra help to feel comfortable in the dental chair, we're happy to provide sedation dentistry.
With nitrous oxide, all a patient has to do is breathe in an odorless gas through a small nasal mask during their procedure to enjoy a light, happy, and even euphoric feeling during their appointment. Or, for people with a more severe dental phobia, we can offer oral conscious sedation, in which you simply take a pill before your appointment. In addition to helping your appointments remain calm and cool, sedation can also allow a patient to receive multiple procedures in fewer appointments in order to save time.
Wouldn't it be great if you could actually see what your dentist was talking about? Much of our job at Estrada Dentistry is simply trying to explain things patients can't actually see, and it would be so much easier if we could just SHOW them what we were looking at. With the Sopro Life intraoral camera, we now have that capability.
This small, camera-tipped wand is no bigger than a pen, and it can be easily maneuvered within the mouth to capture high-resolution images of the teeth and gums we can instantly display on a large chairside monitor. These images make it much easier for our team to catch small dental issues and explain why we might be recommending a certain treatment. You'll finally be able to see your smile from your dentist's point of view, gaining a much deeper understanding of your dental health in the process.
X-rays have long been an essential diagnostic tool in dentistry, and to make it even better, we have invested in the most advanced version of them. With digital X-rays, we're able to capture crystal-clear images of the surfaces below your teeth in gums in seconds without needing to develop them using harsh darkroom chemicals like in the past. These images can then be displayed on a chairside monitor for your dentist to go over them with you. They can point out what they are seeing so you can know exactly what is going on with your smile.
And better yet, these X-rays also expose our patients (and us!) to 90% less radiation compared to traditional ones. Plus, because everything is entirely digital, the images can be instantly stored, sent, and augmented to make them easier to understand. They especially make getting insurance approval for certain procedures a breeze!
Sometimes, we need a little bit more information than what a regular X-ray can tell us. In these situations, we like to use out Galileos 3D cone beam scanner. It's able to create a fully three-dimensional X-ray image of your teeth, jaw, and other surrounding structures, including soft tissues. It isn't as detailed as a regular X-ray, but it allows us to see different things such as the locations of nerves, infections, or un-erupted teeth.
In addition to giving us a global understanding of your dental health, this kind of image also enables us to precisely plan more complicated procedures such as a wisdom tooth extraction or dental implant placement. We'll be able to find the perfect place in your jaw to operate without interfering with any of the sensitive nerves. In the end, this will lead to both a successful procedure as well as a quick and virtually painless recovery.
Back in 1994, lasers were first introduced to dentistry, and now, they are one of the most useful tools we utilize every day. With dental lasers, we're able to perform a wide array of treatments much faster and less invasively. With our Pioneer Pro soft tissue laser, for example, we can perform even the most sensitive periodontal procedure while keeping a patient completely comfortable.
Its highly-concentrated beam of light is able to instantly vaporize harmful bacteria located along the gum line, and it can even painlessly remove infected tissue. Better yet, it can do both of these tasks while leaving the surrounding healthy tissue completely untouched. Typically, procedures of this kind would involve a scalpel and sutures, but now, we don't need either thanks to the laser. It sterilizes the area as it goes to reduce any swelling or the chance of infection, and it even cauterizes blood vessels to prevent bleeding.
One of the most important things we do in dentistry is trying to catch tooth decay as quickly as possible. When discovered in its earliest stages, tooth decay can often be reversed using conservative treatments to prevent a cavity from ever forming. In the past, trying to find decay only consisted of a dentist using their eyes and a small metal probe, and this left many hard to see areas of decay undetected until it was too late. But now, thanks to our Sopro Life Cavity detection system, it's easier than ever to keep your smile healthy and whole.
This system uses a focused beam of light to scan the enamel, and this creates a sound and a readout your dentist can observe to determine the state of your teeth. It is able to detect even the slightest hint of decay, much smaller than a traditional exam would be able to find. With this information, we'll be able to intercept decay more quickly to help preserve more of your natural teeth over time.
In the past, if you needed a damaged tooth repaired with a dental crown, it would require at least two visits to the office, a messy dental impression, and a week spent with an unreliable temporary crown in your mouth. Thanks to CEREC® 1-Visit crowns, now you don't have to deal with any of that. This system allows us to design, fabricate, and place a completely custom-made dental crown in just a matter of hours, not weeks. With this, you'll simply walk into our office, and then you'll walk out with a completely restored smile. It's just that simple.


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What Are the Larger Implications of Ex Libris Buying Innovative?
Earlier today, news began leaking out that Ex Libris will purchase Innovative Interfaces, one of its largest competitors. The deal, which is expected to close in early 2020, further cements Ex Libris as the leader in the library systems marketplace and can be expected to put added pressure on OCLC. It will also raise concerns about Ex Libris's dominant market position. Library Systems Ex Libris's core business is in library systems,…
Roger Schonfeld Delivers Keynote Address at OhioLINK Summit 2019
On Friday, May 31, Roger Schonfeld will deliver a keynote address on the future of the ILS at the OhioLINK Summit 2019. The conference, which is open to OhioLINK members, will be held at OCLC's conference center in Dublin, Ohio. For more information, please see the OhioLINK website.
National Study Examines How Book Acquisitions at Academic Libraries Have Evolved
Library Acquisition Patterns
Academic books are an important part of scholarship and have traditionally been integral to academic libraries as they develop collections to support the research needs of students and faculty members. However, as library budgets shrink and students and scholars turn toward away from the liberal arts, university presses and other associated organizations have begun to express concern that book sales are in decline. But another phenomenon started happening simultaneously in this industry: Amazon began selling academic books, competing for customers…
The Library Acquisition Patterns (LAP) project was undertaken with the support of The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation with the aim of examining trends in US academic libraries' book purchasing. The findings of this report consist of two distinct areas: 1) an analysis of library book acquisitions within the specified sample for fiscal year 2017 at 124 US academic institutions, and 2) a trend line analysis of print and e-books acquired within the specified sample, the university press presence in these…
Katherine Daniel to Present on the Library Acquisition Patterns Project at ALA Midwinter
On Monday, January 28, Katherine Daniel will speak on the Library Acquisition Patterns project at ALA Midwinter in Seattle. Her talk will be part of the programming organized by the Publisher, Library, and Vendor Interest Group. For more information about the conference and to register, please see the ALA Midwinter website. …
Where Did All the E-Books Go?
A LAP Blog Post
The Library Acquisition Patterns: Preliminary Findings report published in July was the culmination of several years' worth of work to build a data infrastructure, gather the data, and begin analysis of patterns in U.S. academic libraries' acquisitions. Although just a stepping stone to publishing a final analysis later this year, we decided to release this preliminary report with a few goals in mind. First, we wanted to update our many dozens of participants…
A Preliminary Report with Data from OCLC's WorldShare Management Services
As an organization that researches scholarly communications and libraries, our interest at Ithaka S+R was piqued when Joseph Esposito questioned whether university press sales to academic libraries were actually in decline. The reason? University presses tend to measure their sales to academic libraries through the wholesale vendors that traditionally distribute their publications. Since Amazon came onto the scene, however, academic libraries have begun to acquire many of their titles from the online retailer, whose sales metrics are not typically counted…
Library Acquisition Patterns: Preliminary Findings
Several years ago, we set out to better understand how both library acquisition practices and the distribution patterns of publishers and vendors were evolving over time.[1] Within the academic publishing community, there is a sense that academic libraries are acquiring fewer and fewer books and that university presses are struggling amid declining sales. The latter may certainly be true—a recent UK study found that between 2005 and 2014, retail sales of academic books dropped by 13 percent…
Understanding Library Acquisition Patterns
Large-Scale National Study Launches
Several years ago, Ithaka S+R began developing a new methodology to gather data about library acquisition patterns. Today, we are excited to announce that we have received support from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand this into a large-scale, national study. The project, as it was originally conceived by Joseph Esposito, hoped to gain a better understanding of how distribution channels were changing. Our interest was piqued by the knowledge that libraries were often purchasing…
Library Acquisitions Pilot: Looking At The Data
In an earlier blog post we discussed a methodology we are testing to gauge whether a cross institutional analysis of library acquisitions may be possible in the future by leveraging next generation integrated library systems (ILS), which store libraries' data in the cloud and, in some cases, allow for one member library to generate a report that can be run easily for any of their customers. In this post we share a dashboard (below) that shows how we could…
Analyzing Library Acquisitions
Vendors, Publishers and Integrated Library Systems
The landscape of academic library acquisitions has changed tremendously in recent years. Many libraries have faced significant pressure regarding their ability to purchase monographs for the humanities and social sciences. There has been substantial consolidation in the vendor community, with YBP and Coutts being purchased by EBSCO and ProQuest respectively. Some wonder if monographs and other books are experiencing a format transition, while substantial work has been underway to develop open access models for their publication. With this context and…
What Are the Larger Implications of ProQuest's Acquisition of Ex Libris?
Today brings news of a major consolidation in the library vendor marketplace, with ProQuest acquiring Ex Libris. This is just the latest of an intense round of acquisitions in the vendor/intermediary marketplace and in addition to some thoughts on this particular deal it is a good moment to reflect more broadly on what is taking place. ProQuest operates a content platform, which includes many types of content from journals and books to newspapers and special collections. Based in part…


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Q: Field Theory: Common root (element of field extension) of two polynomials Let F be a field and p(t) an irreducible polynomial on F[t]. Let g(t) be an arbitrary polynomial in F[t]. Suppose that there exists an extension field E of F and an element 'a' in E which is a root of both p(t) and g(t). Prove that p(t) divides g(t) in F[t].
Would anyone know how to approach this problem/solve it?

A: Consider the ideal $I = \{f \in F[t]|f(a)=0\}$(Check that this is indeed an ideal.)
As $F[t]$ is a PID, $I$ is principal. So $I$ must be generated by some polynomial, say $I=(f(t))$. As $I$ is a proper ideal, $f(t)$ is not a unit. Now $p(t) \in I$, thus $f(t) | p(t)$. By irreducibility, we must have $f(t) = p(t)$ (up to a unit.) Thus $I = (p(t))$ But $g(t) \in I$, so $p(t)|g(t)$.

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Q: Template parameter menu Joomla 2.5 I try to make a template with options available in the backend, I took the doc about options and I could see that there is a setting that lists the available menu and choose the one you wishes to appear at a specific position (off position statement via modules).
Parameter in templateDetails.xml (from the doc> http://docs.joomla.org/Menu_form_field_type):
TemplateDetails.xml
<field name="mymenu" type="menu"
default="mainmenu" label="Select a menu"
description="Select a menu" />

index.php
<?php // no direct access
defined( '_JEXEC' ) or die( 'Restricted access' );
$mymenu = $this->params->get("mymenu");
?>

...

<?php echo $mymenu; ?>

So I though the list of recorded menus, selecting and saving is possible, no worries on that side.
My problem is I do not understand how to display the selected menu in index.php of my template. I can retrieve the name of this menu, but how to display it?
Thanks

A: You need to define a module position (example: menu) in TemplateDetails.xml. In your template, place this line of code where you want it to be shown:
<jdoc:include type="modules" name="menu" />

And finally, in the backend, define main_menu in the "menu" position.


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Q: I am confused as to how my dependencies change every render?    // We are only running this at initial render and anytime
  // yelpResults gets updated (only once per food and location submit)
  useEffect(() => {
    // Creating a temp array so our restaurantIndexes is immutable
    let tempArray = [];

    // Concatenating the value of each index into our state
    Object.keys(yelpResults).map((index) =>  tempArray.push(index));

    // Saving the results of our restaurant indexes
    setRestaurantIndexes(tempArray);
  }, [yelpResults, restaurantIndexes]);

Warning: Maximum update depth exceeded. This can happen when a component calls setState inside useEffect, but useEffect either doesn't have a dependency array, or one of the dependencies changes on every render.

A: I think what you are doing wrong is you are re-rendering things when one of these values changes [yelpResults, restaurantIndexes] because useEffect renders again when value changes.So a better solution would be to put an if statement which will check if the value has changed or not.
 const [restaurantIndexes, setRestaurantIndexes] = useState("")

 useEffect(() => {
       // Creating a temp array so our restaurantIndexes is immutable
       let tempArray = [];

       // Concatenating the value of each index into our state
       Object.keys(yelpResults).map((index) =>  tempArray.push(index));

       console.log(tempArray);

       //Check if tempArray has changed
       if(restaurantIndexes !== tempArray) return
       // Set the RestaurantIndex state
       setRestaurantIndexes(tempArray);

  }, [yelpResults,restaurantIndexes]);


The Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival took place this past March 4 to 6 on Mount Malasimbo, Puerto Galera, Oriental Mindoro in The Philippines.
It is an international gathering of music, art, installations, dance and like-minded souls inspired by the beautiful surroundings of Malasimbo and the efforts of eco- and cultural-preservation organization, D'Aboville Foundation.
The D'Aboville Foundation is one of the leaders in corporate social responsibility (CSR) in the Mindoro region. Its main focuses center on promoting the culture of the indigenous Mindoro Mangyan tribe and the preservation of Tamaraw, a rare Asiatic water buffalo endemic to Mindoro. Meanwhile, its major ecological efforts include the planting of mangroves and other native tree species throughout Puerto Galera.
This year's festival was undoubtedly one of the event's most successful years, with thousands of people joining from over 30 countries.
For this very special event, our favorite eco-artist Melanie Gritzka-del Villar was invited to create an installation that would invoke joy and happiness in the attendees. Her work, 'The Rise,' was exhibited alongside 23 other beautiful and thought-provoking installations inspired by nature, created by some 26 contemporary local and overseas artists, including Sam Penaso, Iya Regalario and Gringo Benedicto, and Dan Scotti and Rafaella Las.
This 'Sculpture Garden' remains a hugely popular part of the Malasimbo Music & Arts Festival, as it speaks to the scenic backdrop of Malasimbo and serves as a symbol to the festival's creative spirit.
In Melanie's exhibition for this year's Malasimbo Festival, she created a group of totem sculptures made from recycled and natural materials – particularly driftwood and plastic found in the areas of Puerto Galera and Boracay Island.
The sculptures were made to honor the festive spirit of Malasimbo, as well as to point to the problem of garbage on the shores of the Philippines, and to highlight the value of recycled materials. The title plays on the rise of a phoenix from the ashes – used as a metaphor here to the repurposing of discarded materials. The sculptures are fun and quirky, intended to put a smile on people's faces.
Melanie was born in Munich, Germany but has bases in Boracay Island in the Philippines as well as Bangkok, Thailand and Paris, France.
Her intelligent and thought-provoking work often tackles questions of belonging and perpetual transformation.
Her themes also explore the fragmentation of traditional concepts regarding cultural boundaries by integrating motifs from various cultures – in particular Southeast Asia. Another significant theme throughout her works is her concern with the state of environmental conservation and our efforts to stop the ongoing degradation of our natural resources.


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Jason Kelce on Eagles career: 'It's kind of a surreal feeling'
Another day, another key veteran locked in long term for the Eagles. On Saturday it was center Jason Kelce's turn as he agreed to terms on a one-year contract extension through the 2021 season. The news on Kelce came after defensive end Brandon Graham, slated for unrestricted free agency on March 13, agreed to terms Friday on a new deal through 2021.
Kelce's deal is different in that he had two seasons remaining on a seven-year contract that he signed prior to the 2014 campaign. Now the Eagles have Kelce under contract for a total of three seasons.
Isn't this fun? Howie Roseman has said repeatedly that he won't let the Eagles' snug salary cap situation negatively impact the team's aggressive approach in free agency and he's backing up his words with action. Keeping Kelce with a third contract gives the 2011 sixth-round draft pick a chance to play his entire career in Philadelphia.
"Obviously, it's a tremendous gesture by the team," Kelce said in an exclusive telephone interview on Saturday morning. "They didn't have to do anything like this. I'm really happy to be in Philadelphia – I have been my whole career. I love being part of this organization. For everything to continue to go this week, for the team to be how good it is, for the coaches to be as good as they are, I just feel extremely lucky to be in this situation.
"I thought, after I signed my second contract, that I didn't know that there would be a third contract. I've always taken this one year at a time. Being a sixth-round draft pick, I didn't have expectations, really. I was just like, 'Let's go to work and see how everything turns out.' It's pretty crazy when you look back at things to realize that you're going on Year 9 and on your third contract in the NFL. It's kind of a surreal feeling when you look back on it."
At the top of his game, Kelce in 2018 was named first-team All-Pro by The Associated Press after allowing only one sack in 16 games started. He was integral in helping block for a unit that ranked third in the NFL in offensive points per game (27) from Weeks 12-18, when the Eagles finished the regular season 5-1 on the way to their second consecutive playoff berth. Kelce has two Pro Bowls along with his two All-Pro seasons, and he's established himself as the best of the best in the game. Kelce was first voted to the Pro Bowl following the 2014 season, becoming the first Eagles center to reach the Pro Bowl since Jim Ringo did it in 1967.
He's also the best center in the history of the franchise, combining great athleticism, leverage, and intelligence to stand out. Kelce battled a variety of aches and pains to play 1,037 snaps, 95 percent of the offense's activity, in the regular season and then he played 100 percent of the snaps in the two postseason games.
"Everything that we do on the offensive line begins with Jason Kelce," offensive line coach Jeff Stoutland said during the 2018 season. "He's the engine. He makes the protection calls, he communicates to the rest of the linemen, and he's aware of everything going on around him. Jason is at a different level and there is no question that he makes everyone around him a better football player."
The 191st pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, Kelce no question goes down as one of the best draft picks the Eagles have ever made, and he's far from finished. A full offseason of recovery, rest, and training will give Kelce the opportunity to begin his ninth Training Camp healthy. That's going to be important as the Eagles still have some questions that need answers up front, including the health of right guard Brandon Brooks, who suffered a torn Achilles tendon injury in the playoff loss at New Orleans, and the status of left tackle Jason Peters, a hot topic with regards to his future when reporters had a chance to talk to Roseman on Wednesday at the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
Those answers will come soon enough. For now, the story is Kelce's contract extension and the Eagles' ability to have more options when free agency begins.
"The way our team looks and our expectations, that's one of the biggest reasons I feel so fortunate being in Philadelphia," Kelce said. "We have a tremendous amount of talent with a lot of really, really good players. We're really fortunate. The front office has done a tremendous job of assembling a great team, so obviously we have very, very high expectations next year. We didn't quite meet them this past season, but we all feel that we're doing nothing but getting better here."
Kelce reflected on Saturday morning about his career and the success he's had, crediting those around him, Stoutland for sure, and understanding that Kelce has put in so much time in the film room and in the weight room to prepare for each week's challenge. Those aches and pains add up, and when 2018 ended, reports circulated that Kelce was considering stepping away from the game. Those reports were true. Kind of.
"For the past two years, you kind of re-evaluate where you're at at the end of each season," he said on Saturday. "As you get older, the seasons become harder to play. The injuries that you've had for a long time start to add up and at different in the season and at the end of the season when all of the injuries have added up, you sit back and think about it. My wife (Kylie) and I have discussions, and we've had them for the last two years about what's next and where we're at and whether I can do another one and whether it's in the best interest long term for my health. At the end of the day, once I'm on the field, once I'm in the building, I just love this game. I love our team, I love being a part of it. Those are the things that keep bringing me back. Those things will never go away. It's just how much longer can the physical aspect hold up."
Of course, the legacy of Jason Kelce was established when the first of his Pro Bowls and All-Pro bids happened, and then he became a downright living legend when, dressed as a Mummer, he delivered the all-time incredible speech on the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art during the Parade of Champions following the Eagles' Super Bowl LII win over New England in February, 2018.
"It was a very real moment for myself and I think that the fans and really everybody watching it picked up on that as well, that it was really coming from the heart," Kelce said. "It wasn't some sort of show, even though it might have looked like it with the Mummer outfit and all the spectacle around it. It was something that came from a burning place down inside that had been engrained through a lot of hard work, a lot of failures, a lot of success throughout my entire career, and the same thing with the city and this entire organization."
Well said. And well done once again by the Eagles to get a second veteran contract done in as many days, and by Kelce for lining himself up to be an Eagle for his entire NFL career, a remarkable career path for a sixth-round draft pick at one of the game's most demanding positions.
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ALL / Black Flag / Descendents / Flag / Only Crime - Bill Stevenson
Descendents Tour Bus, Pomona, CA
Marcus Solomon
Bill Stevenson was interviewed by Marcus Solomon with assistance from Cathy Dye on November 19th 2022 in Pomona, CA, on the Descendents' tour bus before the band's show at The Glass House. Bill Stevenson is a rock 'n' roll legend and a punk rock icon. As the percussive power in ALL, Black Flag, Descendents, FLAG, Only Crime, and (believe it or not) a brief stint in The Lemonheads, Bill's astonishing adeptness behind the drum kit is paralleled only by his relentless work ethic and personal drive. Since 1977 with the creation of the Descendents, Bill has been perpetually creating music, touring, promoting, producing, and engineering albums with only a few medically-mandated interruptions in his never-ending quest to play hard, play fast, and he did sacrifice. More than that, he is a husband, a father, a gifted songwriter and a walking miracle to have cheated death a few times. He survived life-threatening blood clots, invasive brain surgery to remove a large tumor and triple bypass heart surgery. His spirit is still too strong to succumb to mortality.
I have never been intimidated by any well-known personality, not even when I met Lemmy, but I was feeling fanboy nervous on this day. Bill Stevenson is my John Bonham. He is my Neil Pert. Bill's music has been at the center of the soundtrack to my life since the early 1980s, so I was extremely anxious on the day of the interview. To make it even worse, I was 20 minutes late due to standstill traffic on the freeway that forced me to speed to the venue on surface streets. When I finally arrived, Bill was standing outside the tour bus and with a frown he tersely asked: "Are you ready?" The entire time, I thought he was upset with me for being late. When I asked a question, he usually frowned at me for a while before answering. As I transcribed the interview, I came to realize that he was not angry with me, but he was thinking intently before answering. Due to my silent anxiety, I neglected to conduct a few follow-up questions and completely forgot to ask ones I had written down. Even so, the interview turned out well, but I still feel like I could have done a better job.
Marcus: Thank you for taking the time to speak with us, I know you are a very busy man, and I am sorry I was a bit late.
Bill: "That's okay."
Marcus: Before I begin, I would like to make a statement. I want to thank you for continuing to do this. Your music means a lot to me, and I can relate to a lot of your lyrics. It has been a big part of my life for decades, and I hope you keep doing it for a very long time, and thank you for surviving.
Bill: "Well, I'm doing okay. So far, so good."
Marcus: Did you have to learn to play the drums again after having invasive brain surgery?
Bill: "No. I recovered very quickly and very completely. I did not suffer very much casualty from having had a brain tumor. I was back to my normal self in just a few days. It was kind of…remarkable that way."
Marcus: You are a walking miracle. You have dodged several bullets, just like my mom.
Bill: [Nods.]
Marcus: At this point in your career, does punk rock pay the bills?
Bill: "Yeah, between playing in the band, and doing the audio engineering, and producing at my studio The Blasting Room, I seem to have been able to put together a half-assed career." [Laughs.]
Marcus: You opened your recording studio in Ft. Collins, Colorado of all places. Why did you choose that location?
Bill: "We left L.A. because it was getting to be too expensive and crowded, that and all the traffic, and [it is] so smoggy, and everything. We kind of thought it might be fun to be in a smaller town. Ft. Collins was somewhere that we had a lot of fun going through there on tour, and we knew some people who lived there. It seemed like a nice fit. It's proven to be a pretty good move. Yeah, I like it there."
Marcus: It seems like it would be more of a quiet place, and I am sure the air is cleaner. Do you go sledding with your children?
Bill: "I used to when they were little, but I haven't done that in quite a while." [Bill's children are young adults now.]
Marcus: How did you get the money to create your own recording studio? I guess you got signed to a major label for a while?
Bill: "Yeah, in 1994 I was in the band ALL, and got a record deal with Interscope. It was enough money that we decided to build our own studio rather than continue to pay to rent studio time to do our records."
Marcus: We? Who else was involved?
Bill: "The band! The whole band."
Marcus: That proved to be a wise decision. Now, I had not seen the Descendents documentary until recently, so tell me about your wife and kids today.
Bill: "My wife and I have been married for 22 years now. Let's see, Maddie is 25 now and Miles is 21. Yeah, they are adults now."
Marcus: When your children were little, did you ever have to explain the lyrics to some of the songs you performed and if so, was that somewhat awkward?
Bill: "Well, when they were little, they weren't into this kind of music at all, so it wasn't a problem. No, I never really explained any of the lyrics to them…except…I explained the lyrics a little bit about the [Descendents] song "Maddie" to Maddie, but I did that just three or four years ago."
Marcus: [When I later asked why he felt the need to explain the lyrics of that song to his daughter, Bill said he did not want to discuss it. If you take the time to listen to the song "Maddie," and read the lyrics, it becomes clear why Bill preferred not to talk about it.]
Marcus: I read something interesting that I did not know, and ALL played The Democratic National Convention in the year 2008. How did that come about?
Bill: "Oh, is that the show we did in Denver?"
Marcus: Yeah, and they cut you short for some reason.
Bill: "I remember that being a fiasco, and this guy offered us a huge sum of money, and we never got paid a dime. I don't remember that being The Democratic National Convention, but it was in Denver…I don't know [Laughs]."
Marcus: ALL got kind of popular for a while…you were on The Conan O'Brien Show!
Bill: "We were on Conan O'Brien in 1995."
Marcus: Could you tell us about some of your other current projects?
Bill: "Well, I do a lot of engineering and producing at my studio, The Blasting Room. I just finished a band called Frenzal Rhomb, they've been to our studios three times. We also have ongoing relationships with bands like Rise Against, Good Riddance, Propagandhi, Wilhelm Scream, and many other bands. Musically, me as a musician, I have my other band Only Crime [with Russ Rankin of Good Riddance and Aaron Dalbec of Bane.] We haven't done anything for a few years, but I really do enjoy that band. That music is a little bit harder, and also maybe a little bit more technical. It is more technical than the Descendents. I did that one tour [in the past] with The Lemonheads. I produced a Lemonheads record and I did only one tour drumming for The Lemonheads, but I'm not really part of that band. I just did it that one time for the record I produced."
Marcus: You produced an album for them and they asked you if you would like to play in the band?
Bill: "Yeah, but it was just Evan [Dando] and you know, Karl [Alvarez: All & Descendents] came with me, so it was me, Evan, and Karl."
Marcus: That was quite a surprise for that to happen.
Bill: "It was. I think it could have been a good thing, but Evan was…kind of…drug addled. The tour certainly wasn't as good as I hoped it would have been. He seemed to be pretty preoccupied with just doing drugs."
Marcus: It is sad when people ruin their careers due to drugs.
Bill: "I don't know that he ruined anything. I love him and he is a good friend of mine, but…"
Marcus: I meant in general, when anyone lets drugs get in the way of doing anything. Let's change the subject. You were in Black Flag for a while, and I brought my "My War" album cover for you to sign…so, how did that happen? Apparently Robo couldn't be there for some reason?
Bill: "Well, Black Flag and the Descendents, we all grew up in the same small town, Hermosa Beach. We would always be sharing practice rooms and so, when Robo would get deported back to Colombia, I would sometimes fill in and do shows. That happened enough times…they were without a drummer enough times. They got Emil [Johnson] to play for a while, they got Chuck Biscuits to play for a while, then each of those people quit. At a certain point, I just joined the band. They just seemed to needed me to join the band [laughs]. Yeah [smiling]."
Marcus: I had always wondered how you became a member of Black Flag. On a different topic, have you ever looked at your own Wikipedia page?
Bill: "Oh, funny…I actually have not. I was told you can't write your own Wikipedia page, and someone else has to write it for you. If I went on there and there were all kinds of errors, I wouldn't be able to correct them. I would have to get someone else to correct it. Is that how it works?"
Marcus: Yes. If you ever need me to do that, let me know.
Bill: "Oh, let me see…who is the smartest person I know? I would get Johnathan to do it."
Marcus: My claim to Wikipedia fame is that I was used as a reference for a Dr. Strange Records article page on Wikipedia. Now, another subject change: Are you surprised Descendents has become such a big thing? You must be proud of what you have accomplished.
Bill: "[Thinks silently for a few moments] I'm a little surprised. I was surprised the first time we sold out The Whisky [Hollywood, CA]. Something like that…or the first time we played in front of fifty people, but now, I just feel like we've been practicing long enough, and gotten good enough, and just worked very hard at it. At the level we're at [now], it makes sense to be at this level for how hard we've worked."
Marcus: I remember going to Descendents shows in the early '80s, and sometimes there would be about fifty people there. Then, all this time has gone by, and I go online and I see the videos of you playing at these festivals in Europe and there are ten thousand people there or more. I was stunned and I thought: "Wow! Good for them!"
Bill: "Yeah, but those are festivals. Those people aren't all there just to see us. They're just at the festival to be at the festival."
Marcus: But still, to hear people in other countries, what was it…Slovakia? To hear so many people in a foreign land shout your lyrics back at you…that must be great.
Bill: "You must mean Slovenia. That's a really special festival. I'd say that is currently my favorite festival."
Marcus: I could hear so many people singing [Descendents songs].
Bill: "[Stretches and yawns] Yeah."
Marcus: You are tired.
Bill: "Well, this is my nap time. I always take a nap after sound check. I've been doing that since I was eighteen years old."
Marcus: Well, then…I will try to be brief.
Bill: "Whatever. I came here to do this thing, so let's do it!"
Marcus: I feel bad for being late, and I was speeding the whole time coming over here…uh…oh! I read somewhere that you had to have Milo make a document with every lyric in all Descendents' songs and you had to submit it to the government before the band could play in China [in 2019]?
Bill: "Our booking agent submitted the document. We just had to type out the lyrics, well, gather up the lyrics, because they were all typed somewhere already."
Marcus: They [Chinese government officials] probably didn't read them anyway.
Bill: "Yeah, they probably didn't."
Marcus: Did you meet any long-time Descendents fans while in China?
Bill: "The interesting thing about playing the China tour is that we were playing to probably 50% ex pats [expatriates.] People who had moved over there, or people who were just visiting there, maybe going to school there or I don't know what. It was interesting."
Marcus: Did you get to explore China?
Bill: "A little bit. Touring in a band isn't really the best way to see a country. What do you know? You know the vehicle you are travelling in, the hotel you are staying at, the venue you are playing in, and just getting to and from those places. Unless you have a lot of days off to go exploring…you may have toured a country, but you haven't gotten to know it very well."
Marcus: I did not know that. I thought travelling musicians really got to see the world. Another thing I have often wondered about is how a performer finds motivation in difficult times. How do you motivate yourself to perform when you're having a bad day or when you don't feel well?
Bill: "I drink an excessive amount of coffee, like ten espressos before we play, then I do my stretches. I enjoy playing, really, very much. I mean, the energy when we play, the feeling we get when we play a show, the interaction with the audience…that's a really special thing. Not too many people get to experience that. I don't take that for granted. I don't go like, "Oh shit. I have to go play a show." I have never felt that way. Maybe if I was really, really sleep deprived, I might sort of feel that way, but usually, I just drink a ton of coffee, do my stretches, and I am ready to go."
Marcus: When you are playing, you are clearly having a joyful time, and are in your element.
Bill: "I try to be. I never take any of this for granted. I could have just as easily ended up working in a FedEx store, a gas station, a grocery store, or whatever. [Laughs]"
Marcus: Well, a lot of us are glad you became Bill Stevenson, the awesome drummer. Could you tell me a funny story from the road?
Bill: "One time, the school bus we used to tour in [for the band ALL] blew up. [Smiling broadly] We arrived at our show in Sacramento, in the school bus, up on top of a flatbed tow truck. [Laughs] A flatbed tow truck! We pulled up to the venue with the school bus and trailer on the flatbed tow truck, and we loaded the gear off, people were watching, and then we played the show. That was pretty funny. We were late because of the breakdown, and all of the fans were standing there in the parking lot and they were just watching us unload all this gear! [Laughs]"
Marcus: Monkey from The Adicts told me that one time, they all got drunk on a train in Europe and got thrown off, and some Mafia-type, organized crime guy who was a big Adicts fan put them up in his house.
Bill: "Oh wow! [Laughs]"
Marcus: I want to tell you something, the song you wrote, "One More Day," it moved me to tears because I am going through a very similar thing with my dad. It helped me to know that someone understood what it is like, so thank you. [The song is about Bill's father, with whom he had a very difficult relationship. Go listen to this song and you will understand, and also watch the Descendents documentary for that, and everything else about Descendents. It is on Netflix and I found it for free on Tubi.]
Bill: "It's easier to look back on it now and see that…you know…it wasn't really my father's fault. It was dementia, and he was confused. The things he said to me and all that…he was just confused, a sick person suffering from dementia. When I look back on it, I realize that is just a part of life."
Marcus: Well, I can relate to it a lot and the song helped me a lot, so thanks again. I don't want to take up too much of your time because I know you are a busy man, but I wanted you to know you are a beast behind the drums, your music was the soundtrack to my life in my early 20s and still is today. I have not seen you perform for about 25 to 30 years, so I am really looking forward to the show tonight.
Bill: "Oh geez. [Laughs]. I've gotten a lot older since that time. I'll do my best."
Marcus: I was born in October of 1963, so you are only a month older than me.
Bill: "I'll do my best not to let you down. I'll do my best. I won't let you down."
Marcus: [Here comes my embarrassing faux pas:] I am sure you will.
Bill: "What? I won't let you down. I will do my best."
Marcus: Oh man, I meant that I know will do your best. I know you won't let me down.
Bill: "Oh, good. [Laughs] That's what I meant."
Marcus: Okay, we can end this here, but could you sign my album covers for me?
Bill: "Okay."
Marcus: [I thought the tape recorder was off, but it was still recording.] I thought I had a Sharpie with me. [Looks in shoulder bag]. I have a hot dog sandwich.
Cathy: "[Laughs] You are so random!"
Marcus: Look at this [The Milo Goes to College album cover]. It has no bar code on it. That is how you can tell it is original.
Bill: "[Turns over the record cover and runs his hand over it.] Oh right. That's how you can tell how old they are. No bar code on it. Yeah, interesting."
Cathy: Will you sign my shirt for me? [Cathy has a white shirt signed by dozens of punk rock personalities.] I've got The Adicts, I've got the Weirdos…
Bill: "Yeah. [Signs shirt.]"
Cathy: [Motioning to the sleeping bunks on the Descendents' tour bus:] Do you ever sleep in those when the bus is driving?
Bill: "Always. Often."
Cathy: Does anyone ever fall out?
Bill: "I have a bottom bunk, so if I fall out, I won't get hurt [laughs]. Where is this interview doing to be again?"
Marcus: It will be on The Punk Site dot com.
Bill: "Oh, okay. Hey, I hope your situation with your dad improves."
Marcus: He is in a locked facility now. I had to get a restraining order because he became dangerous, but I think I will drop it and go see him.
Bill: "That might be good."
The latest Descendents album, 9th & Walnut is currently available from Epitaph Records along with other cool Descendents merch and information. While you are there, take the time to explore the rest of the Epitaph Records website for more quality punk rock product than you can shake a debit card at. More Descendents merchandise can be found here. Enjoy!
Live photography courtesy of Jeff Terranova who can be found on Instagram and Flickr
You can read The Punk Site's review of that night's show at Pomona's Glass House here
Bill Stevenson
Only Crime


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Keeping German research and innovation competitive requires cooperation with countries that have significant science and technology resources and developing future markets. Topic centered and country-specific marketing campaigns promote Germany as an attractive research location. These campaigns contribute significantly to strengthening the image and reputation of German research and innovation abroad.
Up to now, 82 German networks have been funded with around 7.2 million euros. As a result of these campaigns, around 100 R&D projects were launched and 192 cooperation agreements were signed with international partners.
In June 2019, the new research marketing campaign The Future of Work will be launched as an international continuation of the BMBF's national Year of Science 'Arbeitswelten der Zukunft'. Over a period of 18 months, the campaign will provide 10 excellent research networks with a platform to present their innovative projects for the future of work in three target countries – France, Japan and the USA – in order to win international partners. The marketing activities will be accompanied by an overarching campaign with central communication measures and events, both in the target countries and in Germany.
As Industry 4.0 progresses, work reaches a new level: people, machines, plants, logistics and products communicate directly with each other through intelligent, digitally networked systems, and largely self-organised production becomes possible. In addition, the economic and social dimensions of new technologies will play an important role in the working world of the future.
> more: The Future of Work.
> more: City of the Future.
> more: Germany and Russia.
German companies are leaders in sustainable production technologies, and numerous research projects deal with the question of how resource and energy efficiency can be increased. The BMBF supported the internationalisation of sustainable German production technologies in the campaign "Green Production Technologies".
From 2008 to 2010, Germany presented itself as a location for innovation in a campaign in India themed "India and Germany – Strategic Partners for Innovation". The campaign focused on biotechnology, health research, production technology, energy and environmental technology and sustainability research.
> more: Germany and India .
In 2020, the environmental technology industry in Germany will generate higher revenues than vehicle or machine construction. This makes it the growth market of the future. Germany is aiming to enter the global market in this area. A targeted advertising campaign by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research also contributed to this.
Nanotechnology is viewed as one of the most important future technologies with the greatest opportunities in the world. Germany has high R&D competence in this technological area. The Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) drew greater attention to this abroad in an international marketing campaign.
South Korea and Germany can look back on a successful Year of Cooperation in the context of the campaign "Advertising Germany as a location for innovation" - initiated by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF).
> more: Germany and Korea.


While there are often more schooling options in cities in comparison to rural settings, education remains inaccessible or unaffordable to many children in slum and squatter neighbourhoods. The actual location of schools can be an issue. Schools located outside of Klong Toey, for example, can be difficult and expensive for students to get to. Yet, the few schools which are actually in Klong Toey often have trouble attracting quality teachers. Add to this slum children's increased susceptibility to illness, to missing classes and to pressures to help the family out financially by working, and the barriers to gaining a quality education soon mount up. It is not surprising, then, that a survey in a Kolkata slum revealed that 84% of school age children were not attending school.
A lack of educational opportunities particularly affects girls; in countries with low overall enrolment rates, fewer than fifty per cent of primary-aged girls are enrolled. Research shows that even the girls who do attend school drop out early for four common reasons: lack of finances, early marriage and pregnancy, domestic work responsibilities and poor performance. While living in a slum and squatter neighbourhood has been described as an 'urban advantage' in comparison to rural living, female illiteracy rates are still high in the developing world, particularly in urban poor areas. Certainly those living in urban non-slum areas have much higher rates of enrolment than those in urban slum areas. Again these are long-term—even generational—costs and challenges that residents in Klong Toey face.


We're still living....getting by. I am so thankful for all you sweet lovelies who are still coming onto this blog everyday, leaving sweet thoughts and prayers. I have felt those prayers and I thank you for them. I showed my parents your comments on here and facebook. They couldn't believe all the beautiful people out there who cared so much about my family. I mean really we are strangers. I do not know all your faces, but yet you come here and say a prayer for my family. To the moon and back I thank you. Its been a hard week and a half. Our world has changed forever and I am not sure how to go about my day. It's funny.... I didn't talk to my brother everyday, but I always knew I could text him and he would be there.....now I don't have that option. We are separated by far to many miles....heaven is just to far away. I know he is with God though and that brings me comfort to know he is in His loving embrace.
These sweet children of mine have been like a rainbow after a storm. They are God's promise to me that life will continue...even after it has been forever changed. They greet me each morning with cozy bed snuggles and kisses. They know this mama is in need of some sweet smiles in the morning.
I was talking to my Mom the other day and we were talking about the holidays and how we didn't know how we would get through them without Philip. He was the one, who even at 34, couldn't wait to open his gifts Christmas morning. He was ready at sun up to exchange and unwrap.
I went to Target yesterday and almost picked out a gift for him and then remembered he wouldn't' be here to receive it. Its the little things now that break my heart, but I know God is with me....bringing my family through this hard time.
Today's post is really just to thank you all for your kindness. I didn't want any of you to worry, since I haven't been answering emails and facebook messages. Right now I am just trying to get back to living. I am trying to be a good daughter, wife, and mother. I thank you for your patience as I slowly get back into blogging. I love you all and am so thankful for you.
** Also, all of you sweet bloggers who wanted to guest post of facebook, I'm sorry I haven't replied. I am going to start taking guest posts in the new year. I just don't think I'll be able to get through my inbox in time. Sorry ladies and gents.
I am so sorry for your loss. I have just seen your post. I just wanted to let you know I know how you are feeling. I lost my brother in 1996 due to a motorcycle accident. He and I were very close and I miss him to this day. You and your family are in my thoughts and prayers.
Oh, dear Danielle, I'm so sorry for your loss! Keeping your family in our prayers. Hugs!!
I don't know how I missed this, but you are definitely in my prayers now. Losing my Mom four years ago was one of the hardest things, and it lingers still, just like you said; I'll see something that I think she would love, only to get that kick in the gut that she's no longer here to receive it. It is wonderful to know that he is with Jesus, and you will be with him again someday.
I am so sorry! I will keep you and your family close to my heart.
I lost my husband September 15th when he was hit and killed by what we believe was a drunk driver(still under investigation) he was 37 we have a 7 year old son and he is the only reason I get up in the morning but I will give you one piece of advise that everyone told me be kind to yourself and take it easy. Losing a brother is not the same as a husband but it is loss none the less and I'm sure like me you will have those moments where even though you know they are okay and you will see them again all you will know is you miss them. God Bless.
I am so sorry for your loss. Your family is in my thought and prayers. Im so glad you can take comfort in knowing he is in heaven with God and someday you will all be united. God Bless and go easy on yourself.
I am so sorry for your loss. Your family is in my heart and prayers. We don't know each other but I enjoy your blog very much. I am grateful that at least you can take comfort in the fact that you will all see your brother again someday in Heaven. God bless and take it easy. Losing someone is very difficult and it takes a while to heal. Be good to yourselves.
So sorry for your loss. I recently lost my Mother, and like your family, we are dreading the holidays so soon after her passing. You mention starting to buy your brother a gift. I so often think of something I'm going to tell my mother when I call her. These things are universal, but the grief and pain are so personal. God be with you.
I'm so sorry to hear about your loss, my heart is breaking for you right now. Know that prayers are being sent up for you and your entire family. Thank you for everything you do here at Blissful and Domestic, it's always awesome to stop in and see what you have new. I was so saddened by your news. Thinking of you and praying.
Oh Danielle, I am so very sorry to hear that you have recently lost your lovely brother. My thought and sincere sympathies are with you and your family at this very sad time. Having experienced loss of close family myself I know how difficult it is to get through each day and especially the festive season when you don't really feel festive in your heart. Taking it one day at a time is all you can do at a time like this. Children do have a funny way of pulling you through these things as you have to function for their sake. Take care and be good to yourself. Love and Best wishes, Ann.
I know first hand the pain you're feeling. You'll have your good days and bad but as time goes on they will become brighter with wonderful thoughts of your brother. Take as much time as you need to work through your grief. If it means lapses in posting we're all here behind you. You need to do what's best for YOU right now. Your entire family is in my thoughts and prayers!!
I'm sorry for your loss. I will keep you and your family in my prayers.
I just love your resilience. I pray that God will keep you strong and those sweet kiddos will keep you laughing.
I was about to comment that you really do not have to share SO MUCH of yourself/your life with us. Some things should be private, but I'm really glad you did. Reading the part about you almost buying your brother a gift brought tears to my eyes. Praying for you and your family.
We buried my mother-in-love today. May God bring you sweet comfort and provide every need.
I will pray for you and your parents and your whole family that God will hold you up and fill you all with his strength, peace and love.


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The Goldbergs on ABC will return for Season 10 on September without a patriarch
Jeff Garlin played by Murray Goldberg has been killed off
Investigative work by HR was being done on the actor after allegations of inappropriate behaviour
When the storylines of the next season begin, Murray's character will have been dead for a while
It truly seems like a major reboot for us, according to Chris Bishop
Since the 2013 debut of "The Goldbergs," ABC's No. 2 comedy, Garlin has played the family patriarch
The show follows on a family in 1980s Philadelphia that is based on the life of creator Adam F. Goldberg
Months after George Segal's passing in March 2021, Garlin left the show in Season 9
At the end of Season 8, the late actor who portrayed Pops was honored
The beginning of Season 9 saw the family honouring their cherished grandfather


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Bernie Sanders Now Says He Wants To Dismantle ICE And The Border Patrol, Admit More Refugees
Bernie Sanders has released details of his new plan for immigration. They are insane.
It sounds like Bernie Sanders would throw open America's borders and turn us into a different country as a result.
This is not going to appeal to most Americans.
The Daily Caller reports:
Bernie's New Immigration Proposal: Break Up ICE, Decriminalize Illegal Immigration, 50,000 'Climate Migrants' And More
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders unveiled a proposal Thursday to overhaul the Department of Homeland Security, positioning himself to the far left on the issue of immigration enforcement.
The Vermont senator introduced a sweeping immigration plan that champions the largest overhaul of DHS since it was established in the wake of the 2001 terrorist attacks. The progressive lawmaker, among many items, called for the breakup of two DHS agencies, a halt on deportation, a halt to border wall construction and the embrace of tens of thousands of "climate migrants."
"My father came to America as a refugee without a nickel in his pocket, to escape widespread anti-Semitism and find a better life," Sanders tweeted Thursday. "Today I released my plan to reject Trump's hate and live up to our ideals as a nation that welcomes immigrants and refugees."
With the introduction of his plan, Sanders became the first Democratic candidate to call for the breakup of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), the two agencies under DHS that are tasked with protecting the U.S. border and carrying out immigration enforcement.
How does Bernie think this would go over in a general election? Has he lost his mind?
Bernie released a comprehensive immigration platform today. Some of the highlights:
– dismantle ICE and CBP
– decriminalize illegal immigration
– stop all deportations
– accept 50,000 "climate migrants" in first year
– and much, much more
https://t.co/ILkK22KDIN
— Jason Hopkins (@thejasonhopkins) November 7, 2019
One World Globalist ENSLAVER ‼
— sherryhorses00@icloud.com (@sherryhorses00) November 8, 2019
So basically immigration anarchy. Great.
— Jared (@UnflappableCnsv) November 8, 2019
It's like he's the old man that escaped from the Alzheimers ward.
— John (@JohnBen2111) November 8, 2019
Flood our country with voters to keep socialism in power.
— Sheila Clark (@sheila1366) November 8, 2019
It's like Bernie is running for president of another country.
Cross posted from American Lookout.
The post Bernie Sanders Now Says He Wants To Dismantle ICE And The Border Patrol, Admit More Refugees appeared first on The Gateway Pundit.


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Pilbara je region v severní části Západní Austrálie. Je jednou z devíti oblastí (s výjimkou hlavního města Perthu), na které byla Západní Austrálie rozdělena podle zákona o regionálním rozvoji z roku 1993. Má rozlohu 507 896 km² a žije v něm 66 300 stálých obyvatel a okolo padesáti tisíc sezonních dělníků. Okolo patnácti procent obyvatelstva tvoří domorodí Austrálci. Největším městem je Karratha, dalšími významnými centry jsou Port Hedland, Newman, Dampier a Marble Bar.

Geografie
Oblast patří geologicky k nejstarším na Zemi, o čemž svědčí časté nálezy stromatolitů z období archaika. Přímořská rovina přechází směrem do vnitrozemí v Hamersleyovo pohoří s nejvyšší západoaustralskou horou Mount Meharry (1249 m n. m.), východní část Pilbary u hranice se Severním teritoriem pokrývá Velká písečná poušť. K regionu patří také Dampierovo souostroví a souostroví Montebello v Indickém oceánu. Místní řeky jsou po většinu roku vyschlé, k nejvýznamnějším patří Fortescue, Ashburton a Yule. Pilbara má horké a suché klima (v Marble Bar byla naměřena rekordní teplota 49 °C), rostou zde především akácie a spinifex, zdejším endemickým živočichem je vačínek ningaui, jeskyně oplývají bohatou podzemní faunou. Nachází se zde národní park Karijini a národní park Millstream Chichester.

Historie
Jako první Evropan tuto oblast prozkoumal v roce 1861 Francis Thomas Gregory, jejímu osídlení napomohl nález zlata na říčce Pilbarra Creek v roce 1885. Ekonomika Pilbary je založena na těžbě nerostů, pastevectví a rybolovu. Důl Tom Price je největším australským producentem železné rudy, těží se zde také zemní plyn, zlato, měď, azbest, mangan, molybden, lithium a tantal. V roce 1952 proběhl na ostrovech Montebello první britský test atomové bomby.

Etymologie
Název pochází z řeči domorodců: buď z výrazu "bilybara" (suchý) nebo z "pilbarra", což znamená rybu cípala. Podle regionu je pojmenován pravěký kontinent Vaalbara a také rod much Pilbara.

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Externí odkazy

 Australia's Northwest

Geografie Západní Austrálie

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It's 1917 and twenty years since we last encountered Murdoch. Much has happened in that twenty years: Murdoch's wife, Amy, has died in childbirth with their second child, and his son, Jack, now twenty-one, has just returned home from France after being wounded and gassed in the war. Murdoch is now a senior detective but finds his work of tracking down those who abuse the temperance laws unsatisfying.
There is a growing resentment against the war and the pro and con factions soon begin to clash. However, Murdoch soon has more important things to concern himself with as a young man is found murdered and shortly after he is called to attend the suicide of another young man. Quickly on the heels of these two deaths, two more young men are murdered and the only common denominator with their deaths is that they were all exempt from conscription.
Jennings shows the hardships of war and the toll that it takes on the soldiers and their families. Her depiction of "shell shock" (what we refer to as PTSD, today) and its effect on its victims is chilling. As Murdoch struggles to give Jack time to re-adjust to civilian life, he is filled with apprehension at the thought that Jack might be involved in these recent crimes.
A.S. Crystal, the famous theatre critic, has come to Brighton with his production of A Shilling in the Meter. As he and Constable Twitten wait for the performance to begin in the Theatre Royal, he begins to tell the Constable what he knows of the Aldersgate Stick-up case of 1950, which remains an unsolved case. He was an Assistant Bank Manager at the time, and had first-hand knowledge of the crime.
But before he could utter even two words, he's shot dead in his seat.
This murder unleashes an investigation like no other! We are led on a merry chase, reminiscent of a British farce, a panto, and an episode from a "Carry-On" movie. We have to contend with a bumble-headed policeman (actually two -Constable Twitten not being one of them, no matter what his name suggests); a femme fatale, and a kindly charlady. As Twitten takes the reins to investigate, he uncovers a criminal conspiracy that goes back years. It takes a very clever man to uncover the criminal mastermind behind these old and new crimes and Twitten is just such a man.
A deliciously funny mystery and hopefully the first in a series!