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Brittney Griner Timeline: From Russian Prison To Freedom
The WNBA superstar is finally released after nearly ten months in captivity but lived through a nightmarish ordeal.
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After being imprisoned for 294 days in Russia on drug charges, WNBA superstar Brittney Griner is returning to the U.S. While the details of her release are still emerging, it has been a horrific journey for Griner, who was detained amid tension escalating over the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Here is a timeline of Griner's journey to freedom.
Brittney Griner Arrested
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On Feb. 17, the Phoenix Mercury center, who had been playing in the off season for UMMC Ekaterinburg in Russia, was arrested by the Russian Federal Customs Service at Sheremetyevo Airport near Moscow. Agents said they found hashish oil vape cartridges in her luggage. According to The Washington Post, she was charged with transporting a "significant amount," or 0.702 grams, of cannabis oil. By late March, a Russian court said Griner's detention had been extended to May 19.
Griner Classified As Wrongfully Detained
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After months of calls for her release from the Congressional Black Caucus to the WNBA Players Association, on May 3, the U.S. officially classified Griner as wrongfully detained. According to CNN, the White House press secretary at the time, Jen Psaki, said the classification was made "in coordination with the hostage negotiator [Carstens] and the State Department." Later that month, reports emerged that the Biden administration was considering a prisoner swap, offering convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout.
Brittney Griner's Wife Sits Down For Her First Interview
On May 25, Cherelle Griner, Brittney's wife, spoke out for the first time in an interview with Good Morning America. She revealed to Robin Roberts that she was in communication with the Biden-Harris administration and said, "Every single day matters ... to make sure that she comes back."
Trial Scheduled
A Russian court on June 27 scheduled the trial of Griner to start on July 1, extending her detention for another six months, ESPN reported. Two days later, Cherelle Griner told Rev. Al Sharpton, "She's struggling. She's there, terrified. She's there, alone ... Everything about this is just her biggest nightmare, on top of the fact that BG is in a situation where this isn't even a trial ... Nothing about this is justice."
RELATED: It's 'Very Difficult' To Secure WNBA Star Brittney Griner's Release From Russia, Congressman Says
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On July 7, Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges. However, she has said the vape cartridges were in her luggage mistakenly, and she didn't intend to commit a crime. Griner also testified that she was made to sign documents that she didn't understand and that she used medical marijuana to treat a knee injury. On July 19, President Joe Biden signed an executive order aimed at securing the release of Griner and other Americans wrongfully detained abroad.
On Aug. 4, the WNBA star was convicted of drug smuggling. Griner said in the city courthouse after the ruling, "I never meant to hurt anybody, I never meant to put in jeopardy the Russian population, I never meant to break any laws here." She was later sentenced to 9 years in prison, which Biden said was "unacceptable." Lawyer Maria Blagovolina and co-counsel Alexander Boykov, Griner's legal team, said the punishment was excessive, noting that in similar cases, defendants have received an average sentence of about five years, with about a third of them being granted parole.
Appeal Hearing
Griner's team filed an appeal with the looming threat that she would be transferred to a Russian penal colony, which has been described as "notoriously harsh." By Oct. 25, a Russian court rejected the appeal and upheld her sentence. According to The New York Times, Griner joined the appeal hearing through a video call from a Moscow prison and said, "I've been here almost eight months and people with more severe crimes have gotten less than what I was given."
Penal Colony
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On Nov. 9, CNN reported Griner was transferred to a penal colony in the western Russian region of Mordovia. It took nearly two weeks for Russian officials to provide any information on her exact whereabouts. It was eventually revealed she was moved to Female Penal Colony IK-2 in Yavas, approximately 300 miles southeast of Moscow. Former inmates described the colony as "slave-like conditions" and "daily torture." It was unclear what it would take to win her release and she became increasingly concerned that she would not be freed.
RELATED: Brittney Griner Reportedly 'Very Worried' That She Will Not Be Released From Russian Prison
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Over the course of several months, U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson and a group of others negotiated for Griner's release. Officials with the U.S. government told reporters that Russians were aimed at a prisoner swap between Griner and Bout. Biden called the process "painstaking" and "tedious," however officials were not able to secure the additional release of former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who has been imprisoned in Russia for the past four years on espionage charges.
In the early morning of Dec. 8, Biden announced via Twitter that Brittney Griner was on a plane back to the U.S., "Moments ago I spoke to Brittney Griner. She is safe. She is on a plane. She is on her way home." He was joined in the Oval Office by Cherelle Griner, who in emotional comments thanked the president and his administration in working to secure a release. I'm just standing here overwhelmed with emotion, but the most important emotion I have right now is just sincere gratitude to President Biden and his entire administration. He just mentioned this work is not easy and it has not been, there's been so many hands involved.
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Based on peer-reviewed articles from the Second International Conference of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology, Interpersonal Criminology investigates the roots of crime and victimization, rather than dissecting criminal behavior after the fact. The book divides crime by type, covering crimes against women, crimes against children and youths, culture conflict and victimization of groups, and interpersonal cybercrimes.
Perfect for criminal justice practitioners and advanced human rights, criminology, and victimology students, Interpersonal Criminology explores the complexities of crime and interpersonal events in both established and emerging fields of criminology, including those concerning women and minorities.
K. Jaishankar is Professor of Criminology and Head of the Department of Criminology at the Raksha Shakti University (Police and Internal Security University), Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. Prior to this present position, he served as a faculty member at the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, India. He has published more than 101 publications, including articles, books, book chapters, and editorials. He is the recipient of the prestigious National Academy of Sciences, India (NASI) SCOPUS Young Scientist Award 2012 – Social Sciences and ISC – S.S. Srivastava Award for Excellence in Teaching and Research in Criminology. He was a Commonwealth Fellow (2009-2010) at the Centre for Criminal Justice Studies, School of Law, University of Leeds, UK, and has completed a research project on victims of cyber crimes. He is the founding Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Cyber Criminology and Editor-in-Chief of International Journal of Criminal Justice Sciences He is the founding President of the South Asian Society of Criminology and Victimology (SASCV) and founding Executive Director (Honorary) of the Centre for Cyber Victim Counselling (CCVC). He was a member of the UNODC (United Nations Office of Drugs and Crime) Core Group of Experts on Identity-related Crime (2007-08). He is a member of the Membership and Advancement Committee, World Society of Victimology (WSV); International Advisory Board for the Center for the Research and Development of Positive Criminology, Department of Criminology, Bar Illan University, Israel; Advisory Board for the Center for Cybercrime Studies, John Jay College of Criminal Justice, New York, USA; the International Cybercrime Research Centre, Simon Frazer University, Vancouver, Canada; and the Scientific Commission of the International Society of Criminology (ISC); as well as Fellow of the African Center for Cyberlaw and Cybercrime Prevention. He was a discussant in the "Opening Discussion: Focusing on Victims of Crime – Comparing Crime Patterns and Improving Practice, Researchers' Advice to Policy" of the 2012 Stockholm Criminology Symposium, and responded to questions of Beatrice Ask, Swedish Minister for Justice, and Paula Teixeria da Cruz, the Portuguese Minister for Justice. He was a Keynote Speaker at the 15th World Society of Victimology Symposium held July 2015, at Perth, Australia, and at the 14th World Society of Victimology Symposium held in May 2012, at The Hague, The Netherlands. He was recently appointed as an International Ambassador of the British Society of Criminology (BSC).


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Q: Excel macro is running on Workbook_Save without VBA? I have inherited an Excel workbook with a fair amount of VBA in a single module, "Module1".

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*There is no Workbook_BeforeSave or Workbook_AfterSave event in Module1

*There is no VBA code at all in the ThisWorkbook object or any other module

*There is nothing listed under Developer > Macros

*There are no add-ins

*There are no data connections

However, when I save the workbook, it is triggering code to run out of Module1. Where would the workbook be set up to do that if not in the VBA?
In the name manager, I discovered named ranges with references in the format ='Workbook name.xlsm'!Function1('Sheet1'!A1:A10), and their scope is ThisWorkbook. Since auto-calculate is on, I suppose this is why Function1 is getting called when the workbook (and by extension, range Sheet1!A1:A10) gets saved? However, all the named ranges refer to Function1 and the VBA in Function1 does not explicitly call any other function, so I'm still not sure how it can be that the other functions in Module1 are running when I save the workbook. The first line in Function1 is Application.Volatile, if that makes a difference.

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Amazon has succeeded in becoming the indispensable force in ecommerce in the developed world. Now, as many feared, it is focusing on profitability, meaning that it is pressuring suppliers.
This seems like a natural evolution from a business perspective: grow market share to the point where others cannot compete, then raise profits.
As Amazon focuses more on its bottom line, it is taking aim at items known as CRaP, short for "Can't Realize a Profit." Think bottled beverages or snack foods. The products tend to be priced at $15 or less, are sold directly by Amazon, and are bulky, therefore costly to ship, characteristics that make for thin margins. Amazon's profit has risen in the past couple of years, helping its stock price. Most of that profitability has stemmed from its growing cloud business and advertising unit. Predictive technology monitors pricing dynamics (to) adjust sizes, change variety or redesign packaging to ensure products will be profitable enough to stay on Amazon.
Amazon has trained people to buy everything from major appliances to daily staples online. Now it is having second thoughts about some of those sales because they don't make money—and is pushing big brands to change how they use its site.
Inside Amazon, the items are known as CRaP, short for "Can't Realize a Profit." Think bottled beverages or snack foods. The products tend to be priced at $15 or less, are sold directly by Amazon, and are heavy or bulky and therefore costly to ship—characteristics that make for thin or nonexistent margins.
Now, as Amazon focuses more on its bottom line in addition to its rapid growth, it is increasingly taking aim at CRaP products, according to major brand executives and people familiar with the company's thinking. In recent months, it has been eliminating unprofitable items and pressing manufacturers to change their packaging to better sell online, according to brands that sell on Amazon and consultants who work with them.
One example: bottled water from Coca-Cola Co. Amazon used to have a $6.99 six-pack of Smartwater as the default order on some of its Dash buttons, a small device that allows for automatic reordering with a single press. But in August, after working with Coca-Cola to change how it ships and sells the water, Amazon notified Dash customers it was changing that default item to a 24-pack for $37.20.
That raised the price per bottle to $1.55 from $1.17. And Coca-Cola will start shipping those orders directly to consumers, sparing Amazon the expense of shipping from its warehouses. Manufacturers shipping from their warehouses is something Amazon has asked more brands to do to cut its own costs.
Amazon told Coca-Cola that it was losing money on the smaller, cheaper shipments, according to people familiar with the matter.
Coca-Cola responds that it works with partners to learn together and constantly evolves its offerings.
Moves like that can increase costs for brands. Amazon can get away with it because manufacturers of food and household products are hooked on the online retailer's size—it accounts for a majority of total e-commerce revenue growth—say consultants who work with brands on their online strategy.
Amazon also has greater leeway to curb CRaP items because of the rise of independent sellers on its site. They have added hundreds of millions of items, helping ensure that Amazon's virtual shelves are stocked with the variety shoppers expect. And those sales tend to be more profitable for Amazon, which typically collects a 15% cut plus fees for warehousing.
Chief Financial Officer Brian Olsavsky said earlier this year that eliminating CRaP items is "something that we do and work with our vendors on all the time," adding that it hasn't caused a change in profitability for the company in 2018.
Amazon, like other retailers, has made changes to inventory when an item isn't selling well and is unprofitable. It also has moved some products-—such as its smaller package of Smartwater—into its Prime Pantry category, in which consumers fill up a box with items to reduce the cost of shipping.
Amazon is trying to boost profitability in its core retail business after years of focusing on growth, according to the people. The company's profit has risen sharply in the past couple of years, helping its stock price soar, although its market value has fallen again recently. But most of that profitability has stemmed from its growing cloud business and advertising unit.
Brand executives privately say Amazon's push for profitability can be a double-edged sword. Amazon has pressured them to lower prices and change packaging, both of which can be costly. And eliminating or changing what they sell on Amazon can hurt sales.
Some executives, however, say it can help both companies.
Seventh Generation, a Unilever PLC unit that makes plant-based household products, has altered its Amazon selling strategy in recent months after talking with Amazon about improving the profitability of products for sale on the platform, said CEO Joey Bergstein.
That has meant selling smaller, lighter laundry products like detergent pods and skipping cheaper paper towels. Instead of promoting a three-pack of dish soap, Seventh Generation recently started advertising a 6-pack for $17.70, and it created a larger, 504-count package of baby wipes for $19.91 for sale on Amazon and elsewhere.
Mars Wrigley Confectionery and Kellogg Co. executives said they have seen an uptick in products Amazon has dubbed unprofitable over the past year, although they wouldn't say which items. But they are taking steps to change. Mars, for example, has seen better success on Amazon in selling bigger bags of Life Savers or Dove Promises, a spokeswoman said, and it has better figured out how to offer products online that shoppers want for different occasions.
Campbell Soup Co. , which like Coca-Cola ships some products directly to consumers who buy online, is revamping packaging for Amazon for items such as Campbell's Chunky Soup and Pepperidge Farm Goldfish crackers, which are typically cheap at the store but relatively heavy to ship.
Campbell now uses predictive technology to monitor pricing dynamics so that it can adjust sizes, change the variety or redesign packaging to ensure the products will be profitable enough to stay on Amazon.


is exploratory in nature; allow users to explore how small financial changes today can have massive impacts to their retirement "picture"
This product is currently released and replaced flagship retirement systems of AonHewitt, Vanguard, Morningstar Inc., and possibly others.
Some users who were close to retirement even reconsidered their plan to retire early to save more.
Overall, the product was deemed a success and was a factor in HelloWallet being acquired by Morningstar, Inc.
The original design of Retirement Explorer was much less visual and interactive. Initial thinking was to create a simple calculator that optimized your income allocation.
Ultimately, user testing showed that the optimization feature was seen as just another calculator. Users wanted to learn more about what the optimizer was suggesting, and wanted to have more control.
After many talks with key stakeholders, I was given the go ahead to provide a more visual playground – something that was more "interactively educating".
I decided that the new experience was going to settle around something more familiar than what was initially envisioned. I wanted to design a graph that would show someone not only the results of their current retirement planning/saving, but how exactly non-decisions would affect their retirement picture.
Below you can see some of the variations that were tested along the way.
After more User Testing validated the new, more interactive experience...I lead the UXD Team (User Experience/Design Team) in developing revised wireframes, and a more polished UI.
In order to power the underlying graphic engine, a lot of information about an individual was required. We came up with a mobile-menu design paradigm in order for users to navigate different inputs. It was important to have all inputs proximate to the graphed life simulation UI - preserving the "play & explore intention of the product.
Users could slide the two 'lollipops' to see just how powerful retiring one year later can be (blue circle is the age at which they retire and magenta square is the age at which they accept social security). Also possible, sliding the social security lollipop to see affect on retirement savings and changing the 'income allocation' numbers on the left rail.
I left HelloWallet to pursue other opportunities in May 2015–one year after we were acquired by Morningstar. Shortly after I left, HelloWallet demoed Retirement Explorer at the Finovate financial technology conference, winning Best in Show 2015. Below is a video of the demo that was performed by the product manager that took over the product after I left. The ideas expressed were some of the design principles and goals that I created designing, testing, and iterating on the product when it was in development.


The perennial favorite TV show and toy franchise enters its 12th season with a combination that is sure to be more appealing than ever -- Power Rangers AND dinosaurs. The mad scientist Mesagog has plans to send the world back to the age of dinosaurs. Through the power of the Dino Gems, three students are transformed into the Dino Thunder Power Rangers. Their mission: to stop Mesagog and his Tyrannodrones by utilizing the ninja powers imparted by the Dino Gems and the Dino Zords the gems enable the Rangers to control.
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The collection of expert quotes and video speeches, this time with professional and life tips from famous graphic designer and a typography guru Erik Spiekermann.
The second article in the series devoted to applying Gestalt principles in design of user-friendly web and mobile interfaces, today about the principle of proximity.
The article starts considering Gestalt theory application in interface design: this time it's focused on similarity principle of effective content grouping in UI.
The article presenting effective tips on mobile typography helping to create compelling user interface design with the functional copy elements for positive UX.
The fresh article devoted to the theme of UI typography: read the collection of tips about making typography functional and harmonic in user interfaces for web and mobile.
The article presents the overview of effective design strategies for landing pages: read how to make the landing profitable and check the examples of modern web UI.
Fresh case study on branding: read the story about identity design for an innovative self-service Chinese restaurant, from logo to the set of branded items.
In design, every layout element plays its role. This article presents the insights into the basics of typography for web and mobile UI to make the copy powerful and effective.
When less is more: the article giving insights into definition, features and benefits of minimalism applied in UI design for websites and mobile applications.
The article focused on lettering and its benefits in modern design: check the definition, comparison to calligraphy and reasons to apply it in design projects.
Striking the balance of 2017, here's the list of articles in Tubik Blog that were most-read, shared and liked during the year: UI, UX, graphic and interaction design.
The fresh collection of TED-talks, this time focused on the issues of typography, book design and graphic art.
New set of Tubik Quotes Collection this time offers the expert thoughts and tips about designing interfaces for user's emotion from the book by Aarron Walter.
The article explains the role of visuals for successful social media marketing, describes the types of content and gives useful tips for design of social media graphics.


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5 Ways To Deal With Stress | Don't Stress, That's Dumb!
Being healthy and fit isn't a fad or a trend, instead it's a lifestyle. A healthy outside starts from a healthy inside. Health is not just about what you're eating but it's also about what you're thinking and saying. A healthy living is a blend of eating better, exercising often, feeling good and thinking positive. Mental health plays an important role in living a healthy lifestyle. Mental health includes our emotional, psychological, and social well-being. It affects how we think, feel and act as we cope with life.Stress is the most perilous form of mental illness. Stress, in everyday terms, is a feeling that people have when they are overloaded and struggling to cope with demands. It may seem like there's nothing you can do about stress but you have a lot more control than you might think. In fact, the simple realization that you're in control of your life is the foundation of managing stress.
Exercise and Yoga keeps your spirit lifted and your mind healthy and active. Exercise and Yoga increases your overall health and and your sense of well-being, which puts more pep in your step every day. But they also has some stress buster benefits. They boosts happy chemicals. When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain. Regular practice of Exercise has been proven to reduce stress, boost self-esteem and ward off anxiety and feelings of depression. You can shed your daily tensions through exercise. Regular exercise and yoga can increase self-confidence, they can relax you and they can lower the symptoms associated with mild depression and anxiety. Exercise and Yoga can also improve your sleep, which is often disrupted by stress, depression and anxiety. All of these exercise benefits can ease your stress levels and give you a sense of command over your body and your life.
Meditation is that which gives you deep rest. The rest in meditation is said to be deeper than deep. Mediation is being effortless, allowing the conscious mind to settle down, letting go of tension and stress and centering itself in the present moment. The mind becomes free from agitation, is calm and serene and at peace, and the resulting optimism, can help you remain calm and clear in everything you do. Meditation can relax our stress – conscious and unconscious – and give us the sense of comfort and stability that every human being craves. It is an essential practice for mental hygiene. In today's world where stress catches on faster than the eye can see or the mind can perceive, meditation is no more a luxury. It is a necessity. To be unconditionally happy and to have peace of mind, we need to tap into the power of meditation. There are a lot of guided meditations out there on the internet that can be helpful to melt the stress away. You can also use Sattva App which offers you Guided Meditations, Mantras, Chants, Meditation Timer & Tracker.
Breathing exercises are one of the best ways to lower stress in the body. This is because when you breathe deeply, it sends a message to your brain to calm down and relax. The way you breathe affects your whole body. Full, deep breathing is a good way to reduce tension, feel relaxed, and reduce stress.
There is one specific breathing technique that de-stresses, and cleanses at the cellular level, and effectively draws you into a deep state of meditation, The Art Of Living's Sudarshan Kriya. Sudarshan Kriya is a powerful yet simple rhythmic breathing technique that incorporates specific natural rhythms of the breath, harmonizing the body, mind and emotions. The breath has proven to be an effective tool to remove stress and impurities from the system and bring clarity and focus to the mind. It plays an essential role in how we feel physically and emotionally. Over 80% of the emotional and physical impurities in the body can be eliminated through the breath. The technique eliminates stress, fatigue and negative emotions such as anger, frustration and depression, leaving the mind calm, focused and the body energized, completely relaxed.
"You are what you eat"! Food plays an important role in managing your stress. When you eat like crap, you feel like crap. Every time you eat or drink, you are either feeding disease or fighting it. You can't control everything in your life but you can control what you put into your body. You should eat to nourish your body. When your body is nourished, your mind gets nourished too. When the mind is nourished, the soul gets nourished. And a nourished soul is a key to happiness. Studies shows that people who are on a poor diet – high in fat, saturated fat, trans fat, sodium and added sugars – are more prone to stress and depression than the ones who eat a diet rich in whole grains, pulses, proteins, fruits, vegetables. It is also observed that people tend to over eat during stress and anxieties, which leads to obesity. With stress saddling up every day in our lives, good food can help us to sooth down to some extent. Healthy food can calm down the storm within us.
Helping others make you more resilient. We rise by lifting others. Helping others is a way to help ourselves. When people get involved in service through activities such as volunteering or community work, then depression is not possible. The way to overcome personal misery is to share universal misery and the way to expand personal joy is to share universal joy. We have to move from "What will I get?" to "What can I contribute?" It is not a compulsion, duty or uncomfortable obligation, but instead a natural state of mind that is poised to offer what is needed according to time, place and situation. Lingering moods of stress or depression dissipate when our focus is on helping someone else. We come to realize that the true measure of our lives is not how much we have gained for ourselves, but how much we have given to others. Helping others strengthen your success. It is our own inner joy pouring forth into action.


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bindir=$(dirname $0)
devstackdir=${bindir}/../../devstack

devstack_funcs=${devstackdir}/functions
if [ ! -f "$devstack_funcs" ]
then
    echo "Could not find $devstack_funcs"
    exit 1
fi
source ${devstack_funcs}

CINDER_CONF=/etc/cinder/cinder.conf
if ! grep -q "notification_driver=cinder.openstack.common.notifier.rabbit_notifier" $CINDER_CONF
then
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fi

# For compatibility with Grizzly
QUANTUM_CONF=/etc/quantum/quantum.conf
if ! grep -q "notification_driver=quantum.openstack.common.notifier.rabbit_notifier" $QUANTUM_CONF
then
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fi

# Havana release onward
NEUTRON_CONF=/etc/neutron/neutron.conf
if ! grep -q "notification_driver=neutron.openstack.common.notifier.rabbit_notifier" $NEUTRON_CONF
then
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fi

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GLANCE_CONF=/etc/glance/glance-api.conf
iniuncomment $GLANCE_CONF DEFAULT notifier_strategy
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On September 26th and 27th Big Gigantic stepped onto their hometown stage at Red Rocks amphitheater, heading two nights at their iconic Rowdytown IV event.
The lineups were stacked with artists like RL Grime, Thomas Jack, Jauz, and Snails, however Big Gigantic stole both shows with their high energy stage presence and variety in songs -- performing everything from electronic to funk to hip-hop to jazz fusions.
From the lights to the projections to the neon colored fans, Big Gigantic shows are colorful and lively events, drawing in youthfully inspired and energized fans to the masses.
The duo's incorporation of live instruments into their electronic style of music is something they have come to master, and it truly brings life and raw vitality to their performance.
As the Big Gigantic live performance takes on new heights and their recorded music explores greater mastery, it seems as if the Big Gigantic Story has only just begun.


John Riddell and I attended Day 1 of CILIP's 2015 conference in Liverpool to lead a master class on how to add value to your organisation as a 'knowledge facilitator'. It turned out that not only was the concept of value to be a key theme at the conference, but also that of 'knowledge facilitators' albeit under different names.
R. David Lankes opened the conference with a very enjoyable keynote speech in St George's concert hall, a splendid venue packed full with the 600 delegates. Although David used the generic term 'librarian', his messages hold true for all library and information professionals. He also used a variation of the phrase 'knitters and weavers of knowledge in the community' – the inspiration for this blog's title.
David set the tone for these important themes that continued throughout the day and culminated, back in the concert hall, with an inspiring presentation from Barbara Schack on Biblioteque Sans Frontiere's creative Ideas Box approach to providing library and information resources in a different kind of community: that of refugees from wars and disasters.
I have witnessed a few variations of human bingo lately so thought I'd introduce one of my own at the start of our master class. We asked people to stand up if they illustrated one of the examples of knowledge facilitators on our slide. So we had examples of people facilitating information and knowledge sharing on committees, in project teams and on working parties. We captured a few other examples from those still seated.
Martin Newman' presentation on managing records of England's legally protected heritage reminded me that Records Managers are also an example of knowledge facilitators. Martin has developed his team's work such that they are moving from a traditionally responsive or reactive approach to one that is more strategic. They will also be crowd sourcing images and additional information from their wide community of those accessing the National Heritage List.
Sandra Ward's historical and forward looking presentation on "Information Management – impossible to ignore?" was also an important reminder of the evolving role of library and information professionals in the context of 'big data'. I also came across at least one delegate who was now responsible for research data management for projects at her University. I felt like I had come full circle from my first role as a biological data coordinator after completing my MSc in Information Science. Only the complexity and quantity of the data involved is many times greater now than it was then.
Knowledge facilitators connect people to people, and people to content.
These learnings raise both challenges and opportunities for knowledge facilitators – themes that we came back to in our master class when we suggested that knowledge facilitators created benefits both for the organisation and for themselves.
We shared case studies of knowledge facilitators during our master class, some of which reflected examples from the interviewees for our 2014 publication with Gower "Knowledge Management in the Pharmaceutical Industry".
We also referred to Collison and Parcell's book "Learning to Fly" and their approaches for learning before, during and after. It was good to hear from Stephen Latham in his presentation "Developing knowledge and information management capability in government" that they too use these knowledge learning and sharing techniques.
We then challenged our audience to identify ways that they could help knowledge facilitators succeed. We got lots of good suggestions in a relatively short period of time. Some matched our own suggestions, others went beyond them.
Denise Carter's presentation on engaging stakeholders was a great opportunity to reinforce what knowledge facilitators can do to build strong relationships with the members of their communities. I particularly liked her suggestion of taking advantage of the fact that people like to be asked their opinions, by making sure that you go to them with something specific to discuss, and to do this as part of a planned schedule of regular interactions.
There was a tremendous amount of food for thought in just Day 1 of the conference for how library and information professionals can add value as knowledge facilitators, and act as "hotspots" (quoting David Lankes again) in their communities. I would be curious to know whether Day 2 continued and expanded on those themes.
She is a member of CILIP (Chartered Institute for Library and Information Professionals) for which she delivers various courses including "Fostering effective knowledge sharing and collaboration". Elisabeth is also a member of APM (Association for Project Management).
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Internet Users and the Feline Phenomenon | You Monsters Are People.
This blog owes a fair amount of its success to how much people seem to be unhealthily obsessed with cats. I had a few big hits with articles discussing our obsession with food, odd social norms, or the job market; but it has always been cats that have yielded me the most repeat traffic. I am not sure why the internet loves cats so much, but it really does. Maybe it has to do with dog owners getting outside for walks. Cat owners can just stay inside and bask in the bluish-white glow of their computer screens, while people who own canines have to step out to let the animal relieve itself or get some exercise. Dog owners have strong leathery hands that can tie a sheepshank knot in moments but are ill suited for the delicate nature of the online research required to find an image of a baseball cap full of kittens. That, my friend, needs the delicate touch of a skeletal hand that has never done manual labor but has pet numerous cats bald.
If you have an initial product that is garbage, you can immediately improve it by casually tossing in some felines. Cats, the play, is inarguable proof of this phenomenon. Cats are in high demand and, a lot of the time, the only place you can get your fix is the internet. Anytime I see a dog walking outside, I'm probably going to whisper, "look at that dog," and start laughing. But I don't even get that opportunity with cats. Occasionally I'll see a stray scurry under a fence late at night or someone pushing one around in a baby stroller, but it is as rare and beautiful as a solar eclipse. I have an equal fondness for both animals but seeing a cat offers an added thrill. Cats are stealthy and secretive, so we want whatever we can get out of them.
I love your blog but am going to kill you if you don't post the rest of the cat diary stuff.
So, after months of requests, I'm going to post the final Cat Lover's Diary entry into the blog. I have also, with the help of a few persistent friends, tracked down the woman I believe to be the cat lady from the book. She has agreed to be interviewed, provided she has the final say on what I post. She had very mixed opinions on me sharing the journal in the first place, so we will see how it all goes. I really shouldn't even be talking about it but, I just can't help myself. So here is to the end of The Cat Lover's Diary and the beginning of a beautiful friendship.
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This post has made me unnaturally happy and excited. I hope she doesn't try to murder you or something crazy for posting her journal online. Hahaha. Excited to read the interview and such!
I'm trying for a video interview- hence the video clip.
You are awesome and so is this blog. (All of it, not just the cat stuff.) I can't wait for that interview.
Oh wow, oh wow, oh wow. I'm so excited! I hate cats but must admit I'm one of those people who has been sucked into the cat stuff on your blog (sorry)…I have a mental image in my head of this woman and can't wait to see what she's like in real life. WOW.
I just assumed that cat diary wasn't real. Maybe it's time I faced the crazy. Or maybe this joke just becomes more elaborate with every hit it gets for your blog. Hmmm.
I just went back and re-read some of it. DEFINITELY REAL. Facing the crazy is hard sometimes.
The late PM of Ethiopia also loved to give examples with cat. Here is one of them ,ድመትን አሰረዘመው ስያሰርዋት የፍቷዋት ይመሰላታል። meaning: "When they tie a cat in a long robe, it thinks it is released" good day and looking forward…..
I loved the diaries. Ever since morrisseysworld closed, I've been so depressed. I used to find happiness in ninjutsu and mimeograph art, but it just hasn't been there for me lately. This has brought happiness back into my life!
Another thing about the felines is their aloofness. That connects to the web experience somehow. It's a connected separateness. Not sure I'm saying this right, but when I think about cats, the internet, and your found volume of the Cat Diary, it all makes sense somehow. The way you've presented this material so far has been uniquely compelling.
Thanks for taking the time and the care to do this so well. I'm looking forward to the "series finale".
Part of the thing with felines is the fact that they are so very dignified, catching them on camera often involves some seriously undignified behavior. They seem to take themselves so seriously that it's highly amusing when they get caught in questionable situations.
Great build-up with that trailer you posted, Posky.
At this point I think that's basically the only purpose of the internet.
Even though I'm a dog person, there's no denying that cats rule the internet. And, just about everything else… My mom has 8 cats, and the first rule every new dog learns? Never mess with the cats. Thanks for stopping by!


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'We're Not Gonna Take It': Arizona teachers band together for #RedForEd
Alexis Egeland
Twisted Sisters' "We're Not Gonna Take It" has become the fight song of Arizona's #RedForEd movement, thanks to the influence of a band of teachers dubbed the RedForEd Spirit Band.
The band, comprised of different kinds of teachers and students from all over the state, was at the #RedForEd walkout rallies Thursday and Friday. It performed various upbeat songs that typically involved chants of "Red for ed!"
Participants played a variety of instruments, including violins, French horns, cow bells and recorders.
MORE: #RedForEd walkout will continue Monday, organizers say
Deer Valley Unified School District music teacher Ryan Rockey is among the band members. He said he's worried Gov. Doug Ducey's pay raise proposal won't apply to non-classroom educators such as counselors, speech pathologists, physical education teachers, special-education teachers and music teachers.
Ducey has not publicly released details of his pay raise proposal, which would require a vote of the Legislature. His 1 percent stipend last year was targeted at certain certified teachers.
"I'm not a real teacher by their standards," Rockey said, "even though I've been teaching for 15 years."
That's what motivated Calle Treppiedie and Sherri Lindsey to come together and form the band.
"We're here to represent because the first thing that gets cut is the music programs, it's the arts," said Lindsey, a teacher in the Paradise Valley Unified School District. "And that's a big thing for us because we're the first to go usually."
Lindsey posted in the Arizona Educators United discussion page on Facebook proposing the idea of getting a band of teachers together to play at the walkouts.
She reached out to Treppiedie, a teacher in the Deer Valley Unified School District, to help. The two created a Facebook page. They said more than 800 people had joined the page in the first three hours.
From there, Treppiedie created a survey for people to fill out if they were interested in getting the music and playing with the band. She said the survey had 260 responses before she closed it.
The women estimated that the RedForEd Spirit Band consists of about 300 educators from across the state. They said everyone in the education community is represented in this band, from music teachers to classroom teachers to students.
"I'm an elementary school teacher, she's a middle school teacher, he's a high school teacher," Treppiedie said, pointing to other members of the band. "And we've got music teachers, orchestra teachers, physical education teachers — everyone is represented in this band."
Lindsey and Treppiedie said they were inspired by the band of 30 to 40 teachers that formed to play every day in Oklahoma during their walkout.
The Oklahoma band gave Lindsey and Treppiedie the music for their "fight song," Twisted Sisters' "We're Not Gonna Take It," and dedicated it to the Arizona band.
Treppiedie said she wants people to understand the gravity of Arizona's education funding situation.
She said the recession started when she was in high school, and now she's gone through high school and college and working as a teacher without seeing any change.
"Back when I was in high school, the iPhone was smaller, computers were massive and TVs were not this thin," Treppiedie said. "There's so much that has changed, and yet our funding for our students to improve and get what they need and what they deserve has not."
Voters could have say on education funding, teacher pay
Goldwater Institute calls Arizona teacher walkout unconstitutional
Do your homework before donating to a #RedForEd fundraising campaign

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On Saturday June 6th, the Force Friday Countdown calendar shows The Legacy Collection – Jabba's Rancor with Luke Skywalker set from 2008. This was the second Rancor that I owned the first being the Kenner one and I must say this guy brought back some memories from back in the day.
There are 90 days left before Force Friday.


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Q: Number of right isosceles triangles in a rectangular grid How to count efficiently the number of right isosceles triangles in a nxm rectangular grid?

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*The 3 corners of the triangles must have integer coordinates.

*The right sides of the triangles are not necessarily parallel to grid lines.

A: Let A be the triangle's corner where the right angle is located. Let ab be the difference vector to the first corner and ac the difference vector to the other corner. ac should always be left of ab. So for a given ab, we can calculate ac as:
ac = (-ab.y, ab.x)

So there are only two integer degrees of freedom for a certain triangle, given A. We can calculate the possible intervals for ab as:
A.x + ab.x >= 0   -->  ab.x >= -A.x
A.x + ab.x <= m   -->  ab.x <= m - A.x
A.y + ab.x >= 0   -->  ab.x >= -A.y
A.y + ab.x <= n   -->  ab.x <= n - A.y

A.y + ab.y >= 0   -->  ab.y >= -A.y
A.y + ab.y <= n   -->  ab.y <= n - A.y
A.x - ab.y >= 0   -->  ab.y <= A.x
A.x - ab.y <= m   -->  ab.y >= A.x - m

So the possible intervals are
xmin = max(-A.x, -A.y)
xmax = min(m - A.x, n - A.y)
ymin = max(-A.y, A.x - m)
ymax = min(n - A.y, A.x)

The number of possible vectors that fulfil these conditions (except the 0-vector) are:
c = (xmax - xmin + 1) * (ymax - ymin + 1) - 1

The desired result is the sum of c for all possible A within the grid. With the naive approach you get an O(grid cells) runtime. Depending on your grid, this could already be fast enough.
Update
In order to split the sum of c (over all grid cells) we must determine where the results of the max and min operations change. E.g. ymax changes as follows:

Note that I have offset the line a bit to the right, so there is a unique mapping from points to the regions the points belong to.
When we do this for all interval boundaries, we get the following picture (for m > n):

Now we can calculate the sum of c for each region independently. I'll show that exemplarily for the left most triangle region.
For that region the following conditions hold:
xmin = -A.y
xmax = n - A.y
ymin = -A.y
ymax = A.x

c(x, y) = (n - y + x) * (x + y) - 1
        = (nx + ny - y^2 + x^2 - 1)

Now we sum that for all xs and ys in that region. x runs from 0 through n/2. y runs from x to n-x.
So we get:
                n/2  n-x
sumLeftRegion = Sum  Sum  (nx + ny - y² + x² - 1)
                x=0  y=x

We can solve this (e.g. using your favorite algebra program and get:
sumLeftRegion = 1/48 * (2 + n)*(-24 - 14n + 6n^2 + 5n^3)

This can be done for all other regions. You would need some few cases (i.e. m > n, m = n, m < n, probably even and odd n and m). The case n > m can be converted to m > n by rotating the grid (which does not change the number of possible triangles). It'll be some work, but in the end you get the result in O(1) because there will be no iterations.

A: Consider RAIT ABC. If we maintain a corner (A) of the triangle at (0,0), then we can say that for a every positive point (B) along y=1 (so (1,1),(2,1),etc a RAIT exists whose other corner (C) is at (n,n), where Cn = Bx-1.  It should be obvious that must also be true for y=2 (starting from B(2,2), y=3 (starting from B(3,3), etc. - you're just doubling, tripling, etc. the cooordinates. Does that help? (I'm no mathematician - in case that's not obvious)

A: Consider any triangle in the box. It has a unique bounding box (in the sense that it only has one, not that it's the only triangle with that bounding box). So, if you consider every possible bounding box side lengths, (i,j), and count the number of RAIT triangles with this bounding box, (denote this CP(i,j)) then your answer is sum(i=1 to n, sum(j=1 to m,CP(i,j)*(m-j+1))*(n-i+1)). The (m-j+1)*(n-i+1) is counting how many of that size box can fit in the  n*m box. So the hard part now is to find CP(i,j). Again, CP(i,j) is the number of RAIT triangles with points on the perimeter of the box with lengths i and j. We can use symmetry to our advantage here. Assume with no loss of generality that the right angle is ABC. Imagine the triangle being aligned with the positive axes.
A
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| \
B__C

Now consider rotating it clockwise until it lines back up with itself. There are two possibilities through that process: BC is in quadrants 1 and 2 or in quadrants 3 and 4.
2|1
---
3|4

What we notice here is that in the first case B lies along the bottom or right of the bounding box, and in the second case B lies along the top or left of the bounding box. So wlog we assume that B lies along the bottom or right, excluding the very bottom left corner.
+-----*
|     *
|     *
+******

Once we calculate how many RAIT triangles have this property we can just double it!
If B is at the top right corner, then there is just one triangle to test for RAIT-ness, same if it's in the bottom right corner. If it's along the right wall, then there are i triangles to check (placing C at each point along the top, and calculating the third point to see if it forms the given bounding box). Similarly, if it's along the bottom wall, then there are j triangles to check.
This is definitely worse than O(m*n), it's probably somewhere around O(m^2*n^2), but hopefully this helps somehow.
EDIT
We can actually do a little better in our testing triangles. With a little geometric intuition, we can see that if B is along the bottom, and closer to the bottom right corner, then C is in the top right corner. Similarly if it's closer to the bottom left corner, then A is in the top right corner. So we can just consider half of B's positions, and for each position we only need to consider one possible triangle. (The argument when B is on the right is similar).


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BC Geographical Names
Nass River
Feature Type: River - Watercourse of variable size, which has tributaries and flows into a body of water or a larger watercourse.
Name Authority: BC Geographical Names Office
Relative Location: Flows W into Portland Inlet, NE of Prince Rupert, Range 5 Coast Land District
Latitude-Longitude: 54°58'59"N, 129°52'06"W at the approximate mouth of this feature.
Datum: WGS84
NTS Map: 103I/13
Related Maps: 103I/13
Other Recorded Names:
Txaa K'alii Aksim Lisims
Origin Notes and History:
Nass River adopted in the 4th Report of the Geographic Board of Canada, 20 January 1902. Confirmed 4 October 1951 on 103I, and 2 May 1957 on 103/NE.
Source: BC place name cards, or correspondence to/from BC's Chief Geographer or BC Geographical Names Office
"Nass" is a Gidagans word, and is the name they themselves applied to Lisims, for its abundance of resources. Naas in their language means "food basket".
Source: Nisga'a Tribal Council / Ayuukhl Nisga'a Department, Aiyansh BC
The Nisga'a name for this watercourse is Txaa K'alii Aksim Lisims [Txaa/ all, entire; K'alii/ upriver; Aks/ water, stream; Lisims/ murky]. The name is derived from the Nisga'a Creation story depicting the spiritual roots of the Nisga'a, and applies to the the entire watershed. When Txeemsim (the Nisga'a grandfather of Lisims) created the river Lisims, he walked down from Magoonhl Lisims (where the waters of Lisims starts) to Saxwhl Lisims (the mouth of Lisims). He then turned and looked up at his creation, hence its name. (The Nisga'a creation story is the reason Nisga'a are referred to by our neighbours as Git Txeemsim.) The murky appearance [of the river] is created by the strong force of the flow from the many lakes and streams and rivers that flow into it, especially during the spring thaw or heavy rains. Lisims was often described as "a wicked river" because of the turbulence beneath the surface. Often times, those who fell into this river did not survive.
"We are familiar with the name "Lisims" but have never known it to be used in the context of the entire Nass River.... Our name for the Nass River is Xsitxemsem....our territory includes [that portion of the Nass River] from the mouth of the Tchitin River [to the] Bell-Irving River." (Gitanyow Treaty Office, November 1997, file N.1.96)
Source: included with note
"The Gitxsan know the entire Nass River as Xsitxemsem. However, Gitxsan territory falls within that portion of the Nass River from Nass Lake to the Bell-Irving River confluence." (Gitxsan Treaty Office, November 1997, file N.1.96)
So-labelled on W.P. Blake's map of the Stikine River, 1868. Spelled "Nasse" on Trutch's 1871 map of British Columbia. Spelled "Naas" on other early maps & documents. The Indian Agent at Prince Rupert, Rev. W.E. Collinson, identifies this feature as Lishums, but did not provide the meaning of the name; Mr. F. Butterfield, BCLS, identifies this feature as Lishamus, meaning "dirty glacial water" (both letters January 1929, file A.1.31). At one time "East Fork of Nass River" was identified on maps - the channel since determined to be the main stem of the river.
Nass/Naas is a Tlingit word meaning "food depot", referring to the enormous oolichan run in the early spring. "The drainage basin of the Nass is occupied by the Niska (sic), but those northern sources that interlock with the Iskut and the Stikine Rivers are claimed also by the Tahltan, and over this contention have occurred many wars that have kept these people apart. The Niska villages have always been on the main river and show evidence of considerable size.....the Niska were divided geographically (by the river canyon) into the Kithahteen "people of the lower valley", and the Kitanweliks "people of the upper river"." (Handbook of the Indians of Canada, 1913, p.350)
The Tlingit Indians of Alaska made periodic visits here because of the abundance of salmon and oolachan. They applied to the river's mouth the name "Nass", which is variously interpreted as "food depot" or "satisfier of the belly".
Source: Akrigg, Helen B. and Akrigg, G.P.V; British Columbia Place Names; Sono Nis Press, Victoria 1986 /or University of British Columbia Press 1997


Games whose intent is humiliation, usually of the uninitiated.
The dare aspect of this game makes it interesting or humiliating.
Beer, Ice Cubes, Paper Cups, Deck of cards.
2-4 male players (If you're being ridiculous) - Ed.
The cards are scattered between the players and they begin taking turns drawing from the stack. When a player draws their first ace they must take one drink, and after that has been drawn, their first two - two drinks, and after that their first three - three drinks and so on working sequentially through the first 10 cards.
Maybe not a game that you will be able to play every weekend, but will be highly entertaining when you get the chance. You will need a good 20 feet of bungee cord (or proportional to room size), beer, and willing participants.
Attach the rope onto a wall facing a bar or table. Make the gap between the bar and the wall about 20-30 feet. But make sure that the bungee rope is only 20 feet long, but when stretched, reaches 30 feet or thereabouts.
Then place a beer onto the bar, tie someone to the other end of the rope and watch as they try to stretch their way to a beer.


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Leagues by Year
2022 Leaders
2022 Batting Leaders (All Leagues)
2022 Pitching Leaders (All Leagues)
1961 Palatka Redlegs Statistics
Team Batting
Team Pitching
Team Fielding - 1B
Bold indicates they played in the majors or are a HOFer
Nelson Baez 18 2 2 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
Enrique Bonitto 20 5 14 2 .143
Jim Burns* 19 3 2 1 .500
Bob Byerly 21 30 61 42 9 3 0 0 0 2 0 16 35 .071 .328 .071 .399 3 0 3 0 0
Ramon Castillo* 22 19 29 24 6 7 0 1 0 5 0 4 12 .292 .393 .375 .768 9 0 1 0 0
Paul Catto* 20 138 556 438 81 122 18 4 12 93 2 106 61 .279 .418 .420 .838 184 4 1 7 6
Mike Fandozzi 34 102 350 272 53 80 15 1 0 32 5 71 9 .294 .439 .357 .796 97 1 4 2 4
Adrian Garrett* 18 68 252 218 34 54 4 7 2 31 4 28 54 .248 .331 .358 .689 78 1 1 4 0
Gilles Guy 19 8 6 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
Louis Haas 19 140 561 449 82 116 16 3 3 62 11 93 65 .258 .386 .327 .713 147 4 9 6 3
Maurice Hazen 18 9 8 1 .125
Charles Heath 22 35 70 65 6 11 1 0 0 1 0 5 16 .169 .229 .185 .413 12 0 0 0 0
Ronald Horacek 20 10 15 11 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 2 7 .182 .308 .182 .490 2 0 2 0 0
Pat Jordan 20 14 21 19 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 6 .053 .143 .053 .196 1 0 0 0 0
Steve Kuldanek 20 119 401 327 27 71 11 0 3 55 2 62 55 .217 .339 .278 .618 91 1 6 5 1
Charles Lavigne 21 6 7 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
Terry Olson* 19 46 37 32 4 7 1 0 0 3 0 5 14 .219 .324 .250 .574 8 0 0 0 0
Paul Orr 21 19 61 52 13 17 5 1 2 18 0 6 13 .327 .393 .577 .970 30 1 0 2 0
Ronald Otto 19 67 203 171 21 31 2 0 1 24 0 27 19 .181 .294 .211 .504 36 1 2 2 0
Ronald Paiva* 23 87 283 256 36 85 14 0 0 38 1 19 34 .332 .376 .387 .763 99 1 4 3 0
Simon Perez 19 38 68 57 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 10 33 .070 .209 .070 .279 4 0 1 0 0
Denny Poland 18 1 1 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0
Leon Potvin* 20 11 7 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 .333 .714 .333 1.048 1 0 0 0 0
Wallace Rose# 18 30 39 33 6 9 5 0 0 2 0 5 10 .273 .368 .424 .793 14 0 1 0 0
Manuel Samuel 19 140 605 508 88 113 10 1 2 49 8 83 112 .222 .332 .258 .590 131 2 8 4 0
Robert St. John 21 32 60 51 4 9 1 0 0 4 0 7 12 .177 .276 .196 .472 10 0 2 0 0
Timothy Strickland* 22 105 422 373 77 124 17 3 1 64 10 45 67 .332 .404 .402 .806 150 1 1 2 5
Sonny Thomas 25 55 202 168 28 38 3 4 6 36 2 29 54 .226 .340 .399 .739 67 1 2 2 2
Orie Wolf* 24 140 575 428 97 91 16 7 8 62 15 134 63 .213 .403 .339 .741 145 4 6 3 0
29 Players 21.6 140 4982 4089 696 1015 145 33 41 591 62 24 772 784 .248 .367 .330 .697 1349 22 56 43 22
* - bats left-handed, # - bats both, else - bats right, ? - unknown, for minors bold indicates they appeared in majors or are a HOFer
Only players for whom we have stats are shown. See roster for more complete team list.
Team Fielding - SS
Team Fielding - OF
Team Fielding - P
Team Fielding - C
When games played is blank, research shows position was played, but no stats are known.
Bold indicates they played in the majors
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Perhaps most importantly, it builds upon the seminal work of Ed Washuta, who magnanimously provided the framework to make the whole thing possible.
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This data is constructed from the best available information as provided by Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers and Dick Clark of the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group. It contains data culled from newspaper boxscores, covering league sanctioned games from 1920 to 1948, which was produced for a study sponsored by Major League Baseball and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. It reflects totals as compiled by the NLRAG up to 2006. As new credible information is continually unearthed, these numbers will continue to change.
Baseball-Reference and the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum would like to acknowledge Major League Baseball for funding this study, along with the Negro Leagues Researchers and Authors Group for their extensive efforts to collect the raw data and construct the most comprehensive database of Negro Leagues Baseball statistics. Under the direction of Larry Lester, Wayne Stivers and Dick Clark, this database is the largest dataset ever made publically available and we wish to express our gratitude for all their efforts to help rebuild this lost statistical history.
The Ashwill Negro Leagues Database
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Playing statistics and biographical data for this portion of our dataset (The Negro Leagues Database) are all copyright 2013 by Gary Ashwill. All rights reserved.
Note that our records are missing thousands of players who played in the Negro Leagues for minor league teams, independent teams, barnstorming teams or even Negro major league teams. We will bring their records to light as soon as suitable records are available for those players.
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Q: Update wxTextCtrl without disturbing scroll position I have a static multiline wxTextCtrl.  The contents have more lines than the window can show, so it scrolls.  When my program updates the contents of a particular line, the scroll moves so the update is visible.  This is disturbing for the user who may have been inspecting another line.
// k is line to update
// update is new line contents

        myTxtCtrl->Replace(
            myTxtCtrl->XYToPosition(0,k),
            myTxtCtrl->XYToPosition(0,k+1),
            update + L"\n");

// the control has now scrolled to ensure line k is visible

How do I disable this behaviour, or force the control to return after the update to the previously visible portion of the display?

A: Perhaps it cannot be done?  Seems likely it can only be done with considerable trouble.  It is probably easier to change to using the wxListCtrl, whose items can be easily changed without disturbing the scroll position.
That is what I have done
            myListCtrl->SetItem(k,0,update);


The single most characteristic event of the Fiesta of San Fermin. This is the event which has given the Fiesta world-wide fame and which appears on news broadcasts around the world during that special week in July. It is held at eight o'clock each morning from the 7th to the 14th of July inclusive. It consists largely of young men (although it admits all types) who run in front of the bulls to lead them from their pen up and into the bull-ring. It usually lasts from two to three minutes – although if there are complications due to loose bulls it can last much longer.
The length of the run is some 800 metres (about half a mile) and you don't have to sign up anywhere to take part; you just enter into the run and choose the street where you will run and try to do as best as you can.
On the 15th there is a parody of the run made by some die-hards who refuse to face the fact that the Fiesta is all over and who run in front of the early-morning bus which comes up Santo Domingo street.
The run…… began to some extent through necessity. In those far-off days there were no such things as trucks. But as the people enjoyed the fun of taking the risks it has been kept up so that nowadays it is a spectacle in which thousands of people take part.
With the first rays of light of the early morning the wooden fencing which lines the route is closed off. Then the night-long revellers are gradully cleared from the streets which line the route by the local police. The street-cleaners then move in to mop up the accumulated rubbish and dirt caused by the night-long revellery.
All spectators must stay behind the double-fencing along the route. Only first-aid teams can be found in the space between the double fencing. One practical reason for this is, that the runners have the space to jump over the fence should they need to. So now that the fencing has been shut in, the only way to enter is at the gateway at the Town Hall or at the gateway of the Plaza del Mercado.
This is the moment of truth in the Bull-Running : the bulls run like the very devil. It´s impossible to race them or even keep up with them for very long (interesting information for anyone with athletic pretensions) : The way to do it is, to start off slowly when the bulls are still a good distance behind, and as they draw nearer start running like the devil, before they get too close, hang in near them for a short time, as near as you are prepared to risk your skin, and then get out of the way as cleanly as possible. Be careful not to cross the paths of other runners. Look for a gap in the fence to slip through or jump over, or a space against the wall of the street.
As well as the danger inherent in running in front of a bull (it's worth remembering that this is an animal which weighs about 600 kilos – some 120 stone – and which has two big rock-hard horns which can cut through practically anything, not to mention possible bruising from just being stepped on, there is also the problem of overcrowding in the run. So you have to be careful not to get bowled over or knocked down by other runners. The crowding is particularly dense at the weekends where the number of visitors to the Fiesta more than doubles.
Each section of the run has its own particular characteristics so that many runners always choose to run the same section: In Santo Domingo the run is very fast and spectacular and risky at the corner of Mercaderes, while in Estafeta it is somewhat slower and clearer. The run into the bull-ring is exciting and colorful.
Once the bulls have gone past the run has finished for you and you feel a special satisfaction and relief that nothing has happened to you. That is, as long as a bull doesn't turn back when it gets separated from the others – something which does happen from time to time and which creates a potentially highly dangerous situation. When you hear a third rocket go off it is to let you know that all the bulls have arrived inside the ring and a fourth and final rocket is sent off when all the bulls have been safely led into their pens.
Between that first rocket and final rocket only a couple of minutes will normally have gone by – but what a couple of minutes !
Well, that's what the running of the bulls is all about. So if you have been up all night, think carefully about what is the best thing for you to do at that decisive moment – to drag your tired body off to bed, or to take the risk of running, or to find a safe place to watch the run from behind the fences.


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Public Protections Budget Dashboard -- FY 2015
A critical function of our government is to protect us from known harm. We expect our national government to keep contaminated food off the grocery store shelves and out of restaurants; to prevent industrial facilities from poisoning the air and water in our communities, and to ensure we have safe workplaces. When our health and safety systems are working well, they tend to be invisible to us, and we take them for granted. It's when they fail that we pay attention. And we are likely to see more failures in coming years if we continue to reduce the resources available to public agencies when the scope and complexities of the challenges they face are increasing.
For instance, the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) inspected about ten percent more meat, poultry, and egg products in 2013 – 110 billion pounds – than in 2004 when it inspected 100 billion pounds. At the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the complex issue of food imports has grown in importance. "About 15 percent of food that Americans eat comes from abroad, more than double the amount just 10 years ago, including nearly two-thirds of fresh fruits and vegetables," according to a New York Times article from July 2013. "The F.D.A. has tried to keep tabs on imports, but, in reality, manages to inspect only 1 to 2 percent of all imports at American ports and borders."
As the Center for Effective Government noted in a report last year, "[The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)] had fewer health and safety compliance inspections staff in 2011 than in 1981, the first year of the Reagan administration, even though the number of workplaces doubled to 9 million from 4.5 million establishments, and the number of workers rose to 129.4 million from 73.4 million." At the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the number of cars and light-duty trucks whose emissions the agency is responsible for overseeing grew from 136.4 million in 2004 to 192.5 million in 2011, an increase of 41 percent. In addition, hundreds of new chemicals are being added each year to the current inventory of over 84,000 chemicals available for commerce, yet less than two percent of these chemicals have been adequately tested for health risks.
The Center for Effective Government has compiled the budget levels for the four federal regulatory agencies named above using White House budget documents going back to fiscal year 2004 (the federal fiscal year is October 1 through September 30) and adjusted them for inflation.
This presentation is best used for analyzing trends in spending levels.
Aside from FDA, these regulatory agency budgets are on a declining path. After adjusting for inflation, FSIS, OSHA, and EPA will have less funding than they had during the George W. Bush administration – even if the president receives all the funding he requested in his budget, which may be unlikely. In previous years, Congress has often provided lower levels of funding than that requested by the president.
The budget data for fiscal year 2014 is an estimate, and the numbers for fiscal year 2015 represent only the White House budget request. Congress will ultimately set 2015 budget levels later this year, either through appropriations legislation or a continuing resolution that maintains current levels of funding.
These budget levels are just a starting point for any assessments of these programs. The Center for Effective Government has developed this simple dashboard to help provide the public and the media with a simple entry point for learning more about our government's efforts to protect the public. Please note that there are substantial caveats with the data. See the Notes section below the tables for more information.
Budget authority by agency and obligations by program activity (in millions of 2012 dollars)
Fiscal Year 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013
(est)
(req)
Drug Administration 1,649 1,675 1,666 1,949 1,700 2,188 2,722 2,463 2,572 2,033 2,532 2,425
Foods 498 511 498 505 542 727 819 856 866 781 846 847
Drugs 602 593 596 614 646 822 838 849 828 429 447 450
Devices and radiological products 231 252 249 255 254 323 328 330 323 290 308 298
Toxicological Research 48 47 46 46 47 59 62 62 60 54 59 55
Other activities 110 102 97 102 105 138 148 153 154 157 165 164
Other rent and
rent-related activities 46 63 65 75 95 107 109 101 106 116 127 109
Rental payments 138 132 131 140 140 142 152 155 160 147 155 159
Buildings and facilities 28 2 9 11 9 6 23 13 9 6 9 8
CRADAs 2 2 1 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 2 2
Animal drugs and feed - - - - - - - - - 124 135 136
Biologics - - - - - - - - - 191 202 197
Food and drug safety (no-year) - - - - - - - - - 9 - -
Offsetting collections authority
(mostly user fees) 400 464 483 495 641 724 1,203 1,241 1,358 1,368 1,827 1,782
Budget authority + offsetting
collections spending authority 2,050 2,138 2,149 2,445 2,341 2,912 3,925 3,703 3,930 3,400 4,359 4,208
Food Safety and
Inspection Service 936 957 941 984 990 1,031 1,066 1,032 1,004 955 969 939
Occupational Safety and
Health Administration 554 543 535 538 519 552 585 573 565 527 529 530
Safety and health standards 19 19 19 19 18 18 20 20 20 19 19 19
Federal enforcement 201 198 196 196 194 210 234 229 208 204 199 198
Whistleblower protections - - - - - - - - 16 15 16 20
State programs 111 107 103 101 96 99 109 107 104 96 96 98
Technical support 25 25 25 24 23 24 27 27 26 24 23 23
Federal compliance assistance 81 83 82 81 76 77 76 75 76 61 66 66
State consultation grants 63 62 60 59 55 57 58 55 58 54 56 54
Training grants 13 12 11 11 11 11 12 11 11 11 11 10
Safety and health statistics 27 26 27 36 33 36 37 36 35 32 33 33
Executive direction and
administration 12 13 12 12 12 12 13 12 11 11 11 10
Environmental Protection Agency 10,118 9,399 8,637 8,538 ~7,500 8,100 10,759 8,893 ~8,500 ~7,800 ~7,900 ~7,400
Clean air and global
climate change 255 246 243 218 240 258 255 279 267 237 237 234
Clean and safe water 160 158 148 138 153 178 159 161 149 142 132 130
and restoration 65 56 50 40 23 33 20 19 200 174 177 174
Healthy communities and
ecosystems 400 379 372 355 361 340 377 390 190 171 169 166
Compliance and environmental
stewardship 94 93 65 54 46 50 48 50 20 17 17 18
Environmental Programs and Management
and restoration 239 251 262 242 224 231 247 225 371 330 339 347
ecosystems 703 731 708 680 678 692 1,203 1,092 437 383 400 408
stewardship 620 609 630 610 576 607 618 619 517 460 473 483
State and Tribal Assistance Grants
Clean and safe water 3,834 3,348 2,999 2,876 2,613 2,413 3,706 3,835 3,571 2,868 2,754 2,088
ecosystems 297 296 287 299 293 219 260 228 37 31 30 30
stewardship 133 141 129 115 114 115 110 115 28 24 22 21
Hazardous Substance Superfund
climate change 4 4 5 4 4 4 5 4 3 4 3 4
and restoration 1,475 1,581 1,486 1,469 1,481 1,485 1,512 1,466 1,135 969 917 935
stewardship 24 26 29 30 29 28 27 18 240 222 194 198
Leaking Underground Storage Tank Trust Fund Program
and restoration 88 83 97 93 115 120 122 122 2,508 106 91 96
Inland Oil Spill Programs
and restoration 22 21 18 17 19 18 19 20 20 18 17 23
The levels have been adjusted to 2012 dollars using the White House Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) non-defense Gross Domestic Product Deflator. For questions about the data, please feel free to contact staff at the Center for Effective Government.
The agency-wide budget numbers are "budget authority" – this is what Congress votes on when it sets appropriations. It is "the authority provided by law to incur financial obligations that will result in outlays," according to OMB. "In deciding the amount of budget authority to request for a program, project, or activity, agency officials estimate the total amount of obligations they will need to incur to achieve desired goals and subtract the unobligated balances available for these purposes. The amount of budget authority requested is influenced by the nature of the programs, projects, or activities being financed."
The program level numbers are obligations, which, according to OMB, include "the current liabilities for salaries, wages, and interest; and contracts for the purchase of supplies and equipment, construction, and the acquisition of office space, buildings, and land."
FDA's "Animal Feed" and "Biologics" program areas were broken out from its "Drugs" program for budgetary purposes in recent years.
In addition to appropriations from Congress, FDA is authorized to collect substantial amounts of funding from industry in the form of user fees that nearly double its budget. The Center for Effective Government derived this information from the "Spending authority from offsetting collections, discretionary (total)" budget line that is mostly made up of collected user fees from industry. The other agencies examined do not get substantial funding from user fees.
OSHA's "Whistleblower Program" was broken out from "Federal Enforcement" for budgetary purposes in recent years.
OMB budget documents do not include EPA's agency-wide budget authority numbers for fiscal years 2008, 2012, 2013, 2014, and 2015. However, rounded to the nearest one hundred million dollars, these budget authority numbers exist in the budget summary table. After adjusting for inflation, staff at the Center for Effective Government rounded these budget authority numbers to the nearest one hundred million. If more detailed information becomes available, the Center for Effective Government will update this dashboard.
The EPA received substantial amounts of American Reinvestment and Recovery Act dollars, especially in 2010.
There are substantial budget variations for some EPA programs in certain years. EPA should be consulted for more details.
Research: Mark Boyd, Nick Schwellenbach, and Ronald White
Text: Nick Schwellenbach and Ronald White
Table Layout: Katie Vann
Other Contributions: Katherine McFate, Scott Klinger, and Brian Gumm


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I drove Peg to her condominium about the Northwest segment of Phoenix and we exchanged telephone figures. I explained to her I might get in touch with her from Las Vegas and fill her in on my adventures. I promised we'd get jointly once i arrived back again to Phoenix, as I had been listed here at the very least at the time per month. Soon after we kissed very good bye, she thanked me for anything which include many of the funds from final night time as I desired her to just take everything. Prior to she still left, she gave me $20 and instructed me to place it on #20 to the roulette desk for her, simply because it absolutely was her blessed quantity.
The generate to Vegas went quite speedy as I averaged seventy five miles for each hour on all of the freeway sections. I pulled in the Sahara resort all around two:thirty within the afternoon. I'd a bellman consider my baggage and that i parked the van. I checked in in the entrance desk but I had been explained to my space wouldn't be all set right up until three:00 PM. I recommended them that my fiancé would get there later on which they must incorporate Ms. Stirling into the place checklist. The bellman informed me to return for the bell desk at three:00 or three:thirty and every little thing can be willing to go. I assumed I might destroy a while from the on line casino right until my place was completely ready.
I had been incredibly energized regarding the weekend, due to the fact I'd appointments on Monday and Tuesday, but tonight and Sunday ended up all entertaining and video games. I went to the on line casino and located a $3 black jack desk. The on line casino was just beginning to refill along with the Saturday group arriving from throughout the world. I began taking part in black jack and consuming the free of charge beverages and cigarette smoking the no cost cigarettes. I like Vegas! I used to be profitable so I progressively started off expanding my bets. I had been now betting $10 a hand and was up in excess of $150 in lower than an hour or so. I performed for one more hour and stored successful with even larger and larger bets. Ultimately I misplaced a few arms in a very row at $50 for each wager, but I had been however up significant. I counted my chips and will not believe that I'd $550, once i only began with $20. I threw the supplier a $25 chip and adjusted in my chips making sure that I'd 5 $100 chips and a person $25 chip.
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