She's not afraid of telling you she likes you. As much as she fears it, she fears more not saying something.
She doesn't look at the way she feels as something that is clingy or too much. To her, it comes naturally.
She's been told she should be different. She should change. She should hide how she feels and not put it all out there. But being exactly how she is, is who she is to a core.
And she's not afraid to show you exactly that and exactly what she feels.
She's not afraid to say "I love you," even if you don't say it back.
She loves deeply not because she's desperate to be loved. She just isn't afraid to love.
She knows how to love even in those moments she's been met with heartbreak.
She considers it a weakness to hide how she feels, in a world that's told her to do just that. She hopes you feel the same way but she doesn't need you too.
She knows love isn't that which needs to be reciprocated but rather enough that you both can feel it.
Unrequited love is a life she knows but does not fear because she knows she's doing it right.
For she'd rather love someone too deeply and let them know it than fear never saying something at all.
She isn't afraid of intense feelings.
She lives for the eye contact that lasts a little too long. She lives for the hugs that linger. She lives for those moments where you just know something is there only none of you say it.
She's waiting for her time, not out of fear or trying to be coy. But she knows with confidence no matter how much time passes her feelings won't change. There is a confidence to that.
And there's no pressure for her.
You won't have to wonder what she's thinking. You won't have to wonder if she'll answer your text or snap or like your insta. She feels no shame in answering too quickly or being the first like or view.
She won't lie to you. She won't make you question anything.
She knows dating is a game. A game that will never be won by those who choose to participate.
So she chooses not to play you or let you play her.
By not playing this game she's the one that always wins in the end.
She'll build you up just because she wants to. She'll give without expecting anything in return. You'll wonder her motives. You'll question her. Then you'll realize everything about her is genuine.
Yeah, she might come on too strong but it's better than being cold and guarded.
Yeah, she might make every move you're not supposed to but that's because she lives by her own agenda.
She'll be blunt and so honest you think she's trying to deceive you.
Be careful of girls like these. The ones that make every type of emotion look so easy.
The ones who don't fear people at their worst.


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Games Industry August 27, 2014
Amazon Buys Twitch for $9.7 Million Dollars
Well, I didn't see this one coming. With all the talk of Google buying Twitch, who would have thought that it was actually Amazon that was sat around the table with the game streaming company.
It was all but confirmed that Google was buying Twitch and yet it turned out to be simple rumors. It sounds like someone must have said in a bar that Twitch was in talks with one of the largest companies on the interenet, to which, the gossip-monger assumed it was Google and ran with the story. As it turns out, it was Amazon that bought Twitch for 9.7 million dollars.
Twitch's founders recently sent out an email to users reassuring them about the acquisition. Mr Shear wrote:
"We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster," and went on to say:
"We chose Amazon because they believe in our community, they share our values and long-term vision, and they want to help us get there faster,"
"We're keeping most everything the same: our office, our employees, our brand, and most importantly our independence. But with Amazon's support we'll have the resources to bring you an even better Twitch.
This bold move indicates Amazon's commitment to get into the video game market and gives them a service that is set to grow over the coming years. The acquisition would also seem to validate the rise of gaming as a spectator sport. As such, the potential for income from advertisers also increases as advertisers are often willing to spend big bucks to reach audiences lured by live sporting events.
Personally, I am glad that Google did not buy Twitch as they already controlled a huge part of the video streaming services on the Internet. I will be interested to see how Amazon influences the direction of this fledgling company.
Let me know your thoughts in the comments below…
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also pinocle, 1864, Peaknuckle, of uncertain origin, perhaps from Swiss dialect Binokel (German), binocle (French), from French binocle "pince-nez" (17c.), from Medieval Latin binoculus "binoculars" (see binocular). Taken as a synonym for bésigue "bezique," the card game, and wrongly identified with besicles "spectacles," probably because the game is played with a double deck. Pinochle was popularized in U.S. late 1800s by German immigrants.
He's no sport at all, except maybe when it comes to pinochle.
Dirty trick to break up a pinochle game in weather like this.
"Got change for a dollar, an' I'll settle that pinochle debt," offered the sergeant.
It was like him to forget all about the herder and the promise of pinochle that night.
The house was peaceful, that evening, and he enjoyed a game of pinochle with his wife.
Euchre doesn't seem the same without a barful of people, and pinochle is not the game that Stein is good at.
In five minutes they had got together a deck and a pile of chips and were shirt-sleeving it around a game of pinochle.
Wilkins had proposed a pinochle game, and he and Jordan sat playing in the control room.
A few guests played pool or billiards, bridge, rummy, pinochle.
Valmore and Freedom Smith went over to the livery barn for a game of pinochle.


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SAFARI researcher Dr Yitagesu Tegegne has just published a new article: Synergies among social safeguards in FLEGT and REDD+ in Cameroon
Tegegne, Y.T., Ramcilovic-Suominen, S., FOBISSIE, K., Visseren-Hamakers, I.J., Lindner, M., Kanninen, M., 2017. Synergies among social safeguards in FLEGT and REDD+ in Cameroon. Forest Policy and Economics 75, 1–11. doi:10.1016/j.forpol.2016.11.005
Two key international policy processes have been developed to combat illegal logging and promote the contribution of forests to climate change mitigation in developing countries: the European Union's Action Plan on Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) and its Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs), and the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change policy on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+). The implementation of these policies raises concerns about unintended adverse effects on the environment and local peoples' livelihoods. To prevent such effects, both processes involve developing country-level safeguards, so that they 'do no harm'. This paper presents (i) a comparison of the social safeguards of the FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ processes and an explanation of their commonalities and differences, and (ii) an exploration of the potential synergies and the challenges to realizing them. The three main research methods used in the study were semi-structured interviews, content analysis of policy documents, and focus group discussions with local communities and indigenous peoples in south and east Cameroon. Our analysis shows that whereas FLEGT-VPA includes legality-based safeguards with legally binding monitoring and reporting obligations, REDD + adopts a right-based approach to safeguards. Potential synergies between the two approaches were identified. The synergies lie in the participatory nature of the process of designing benefit sharing mechanisms, strengthening forest and land tenure, and defining the criteria and indicators in FLEGT-VPA and REDD+ safeguards. However, realizing the synergies is challenging, given the existing political economy of Cameroon.


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Jack Ging
Jack Ging rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Early on, Ging mostly landed roles in various films, including "The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow" (1959), the dramatic adaptation "Desire in the Dust" (1960) with Raymond Burr and "Sniper's Ridge" (1961). He also appeared in the Clint Eastwood western "Hang 'Em High" (1968)....
Oklahoma City Dolls (1981)
Keefer (1978)
Die Sister Die (1978)
The Imposter (1975)
Disappearance of Flight 412 (1974)
Jack Ging rose to fame as an actor, gracing the silver screen many times over the course of his Hollywood career. Early on, Ging mostly landed roles in various films, including "The Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow" (1959), the dramatic adaptation "Desire in the Dust" (1960) with Raymond Burr and "Sniper's Ridge" (1961). He also appeared in the Clint Eastwood western "Hang 'Em High" (1968). Ging worked in television around the start of his acting career with a role on "The Twilight Zone" (CBS, 1959-1964). His film career continued throughout the seventies in productions like the dramatic musical "Play Misty for Me" (1971) with Clint Eastwood, the comedy "Ssssssss" (1973) with Strother Martin and "That Man Bolt" (1973) with Fred "The Hammer" Williamson. He also appeared in the western "High Plains Drifter" (1973) with Clint Eastwood. He held additional roles in television including a part on "Dear Detective" (CBS, 1978-79). He also had a part in the TV miniseries "The Winds of War" (1982-83). Ging more recently acted on "Wings" (1989-1997).
That Man Bolt (1973)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Ssssssss (1973)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Frank [Dewan]
Terror in the Sky (1971)
O'Hara, United States Treasury: Operation Cobra (1971)
Agent Garrick
Hang 'Em High (1968)
Intimacy (1966)
Jim Hawley
Sniper's Ridge (1961)
Private Scharack
Desire in the Dust (1960)
Peter [Marquand]
Tess of the Storm Country (1960)
Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1959)
Hoxie's driver
Ghost of Dragstrip Hollow (1959)
The Fabulous Dr. Fable (1973)
Police Lieutenant Delusso
My Sister Hank (1972)
Willis Bennett; Henrietta'S Father
War and Remembrance (1988)
The Winds of War (1983)


Gullu & Taru will set out to discover great food joints along the way – all the way from Mumbai to Chandigarh!
The duo will drive through several cities and small towns and their itinerary will cover the best food spots and most exciting experiences along the way that make for an amazing food road trip filled with fun, love and laughter!
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Simmons, Brown, Pasquale, Michael Beimel and Justin Graham (Webster Schroeder) each finished with one hit on the day.
Joey Mylott (Aurora, OH/Western Reserve Academy) reached base four times, with two hits and two walks.
Brendan Shamieh would come in and pitch the 7th, striking out two Saints to pick up the save for Rochester.
Ryan Brown (Brighton) kept the momentum going with a single through the left side that moved Beimel into scoring position for Stephen Edgett (Webster Thomas) who drove in a run with a single to center to make it a two-run game.
RIT out-hit Clarkson, 12-9. Zeglen the way by going 3-for-6 with three RBI and two runs scored, while McNamara added three hits and two RBI. Capra and Schulz added two hits apiece.


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For the first time, scientists have created a human stem cell model of Parkinson's disease in a petri dish.
Working at the New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) Research Institute, they took skin samples from a pair of identical twins, one of whom has Parkinson's. They were then able to turn these into stem cells which they used to create working models in the lab.
Parkinson's is a neurological condition that causes tremors, mobility problems, and pain, among other symptoms, and affects around 127,000 people in the UK. There are some treatments available but no cure and it usually gets worse over time. It's linked to low levels of the pleasure hormone dopamine and a build-up of the protein α-synuclein.
It can be inherited but isn't always – its exact cause is still a mystery. The chance of developing it is five times greater for people with a DNA mutation that triggers the production of an enzyme called glucocerebrosidase (GBA), but only 30% of people with the mutation develop Parkinson's. Until now, scientists have had no way to study what other factors might be causing the disease – or to begin to develop potential cures.
Both the twins whose cells they're studying carry the GBA mutation and when the researchers studied the cell models, they found that both twins had elevated α-synuclein and a reduced capacity to make and release dopamine, but this was more exaggerated in the neurons grown from the twin with Parkinson's. His neurons also had more difficulty communicating with each other and had higher levels of an enzyme called monoamine oxidase B (MAO-B). The scientists believe this enzyme could give them a new option for developing more targeted treatments in future.


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Karibstorsvala (Progne dominicensis) är en fågel i familjen svalor inom ordningen tättingar.

Utseende och läte
Karibstorsvalan är en stor svala med kluven stjärt. Hos hanen är fjäderdräkten stålblå med vit buk. Honan och ungfågeln har en likartad dräkt, men är mer sotbrun på pannan och grått eller gråbrunt på strupe och bröst. Hanens dräkt liknar sinaloastorsvalans, men denna är mindre. Honor av kuba-, sinaoloa- är eventuellt omöjliga att skilja åt i fält.

Lätena liknar blå och gråbröstad storsvala, vanligen fylliga gurglande ljud med vassa eller böjda "twick-twick". Även melodiskt gnolande och malande "churr" hörs.

Utbredning och systematik
Fågeln förekommer i Västindien (utom Kuba och Isle of Pines) och på Tobago. Den lämnar vanligen Karibien mellan oktober och januari, men det har länge varit oklart var den övervintrar. Sentida fynd och studier visar att det åtminstone omfattar delar av norra och östra Sydamerika. Flockar har setts övervintra på Barbados och i norra Surinam. En hona som fångades på Dominica utrustades med en sändare som visade att den tillbringade vintrarna 2012 och 2013 i västra delen av delstaten Bahia i Brasilien. Tillfälligt har den påträffats bland annat på Bermuda och i Bahamas Den behandlas som monotypisk, det vill säga att den inte delas in i några underarter.

Status och hot
Arten har ett stort utbredningsområde och tros öka i antal. Internationella naturvårdsunionen IUCN listar den därför som livskraftig (LC).

Namn
Fågelns vetenskapliga artnamn dominicensis syftar på Santo eller San Domingo, ett gammalt namn på ön Hispaniola.

Referenser

Externa länkar

 Läten på xeno-canto.org

Svalor
Fåglar i neotropiska regionen

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So You're Part of the MVI Coalition: Meet HERC!
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The Homestead Area Economic Revitalization Corporation (HERC) was founded in September of 1978, and is one of the oldest of MVI's member CDCs. HERC draws its membership from four communities and leads programs in those areas with goals of beautification, fundraising, and community involvement. We interviewed Janet Whitney, President, about her experience with this CDC. Here's what she said:
Homestead Community Day 2011
Q: How long have you been a member of your organization?
A: I have been a member of HERC for about 4 years and have served as the President for 3 of those years.
Q: In which communities does your CDC serve?
A: HERC serves the areas of Homestead, Munhall, West Homestead, and Whitaker.
Q: What is your favorite activity or event your organization has participated in in the past?
A: I have very much enjoyed representing HERC in activities in the community such as our Open House, an UNO fundraising activity and Homestead Community Days. I also enjoyed working with others to see the development of the lovely parklet on our side of the Homestead Grays Bridge.
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for the renovated Ingot Buggy Site in Homestead
Q: Why did you first get involved with your organization?
A: As a long time resident of the Steel Valley area and as a former long-term employee of a human services agency in Homestead, I have always been very interested in the neighborhoods represented by HERC. I got involved with HERC to work with others to improve these geographical areas.
Q: Tell us about a time when you felt proud of something your organization accomplished for your community.
A: I have always been very proud of the affordable, beautiful, new housing developed in Homestead through MVI with HERC. I also think it is great that our group can provide funds to plant gardens to beautify some areas of our streets.
Library Homes in Homestead and Munhall
Q: Why does it benefit your CDC to be a member of the MVI Coalition?
A: HERC is strengthened by its membership in the MVI Coalition. The Coalition provides HERC with an opportunity to be part of something larger than itself. The resources made available, sharing of plans and ideas, and access to expertise not available within our CDC makes this membership invaluable to our group.
Need more information about HERC? Contact the MVI Outreach staff assigned to the group, Stephanie Eson, at 412-464-4000 x4024 or email seson@monvalleyinitiative.com.
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I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in order to participate in the third workshop, with a focus on forests in the Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) region. The workshop was made possible by the support of Regional Office for Latin America and the Caribbean (ROLAC) of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The workshop will take place in Panama City, Panama, from 6 to 8 April 2010.
In decision IX/13, E7 on Article 8(j) and related provisions, the Conference of Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) requested the Executive Secretary to convene, subject to the availability of financial resources, further regional and sub-regional workshops on community-friendly communication tools on traditional knowledge related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. Decisions VIII/5, B13 and D6(a) on Article 8(j), similarly requested the Executive Secretary to convene regional and sub-regional workshops to assist indigenous and local communities in capacity-building, education and training, as well as in using new information and web-based technologies and in establishing communication networks.
As per Notification 2008-088 (Ref.: SCBD/SEL/OH/cr/64300) dated 22 July 2008, and thanks to the generous financial contribution of the government of Spain, I am pleased to inform Parties of the selection of representatives of indigenous and local communities to receive financial assistance in order to participate in the second workshop, with a focus on islands in the Pacific region.
Indigenous Communities, Tourism and Biodiversity Workshop Series: New Information and Web-based Technologies Workshop II: Islands, Pacific Region.
In response to COP decisions IX/13 E 7, VIII/5 D 6(a), and VIII/5 B 13, the Secretariat is continuing a series of training workshops to support indigenous management of biodiversity and tourism products. As described in Notification 64300 of 22 July 2008, these workshops aim to reinforce the sustainable use of biodiversity in tourism through bolstering the web-based capacities of indigenous tourism operators. The CBD Secretariat, in partnership with the Secretariat of the Pacific Region Environment Programme (SPREP) and the New Zealand Tourism Research Institute (NZTRI) of Auckland University of Technology (AUT), is planning an indigenous tourism workshop focusing on islands, to be held in Samoa from 3 to 5 November 2008.
In decision IX/13, E7 on Article 8(j) and related provisions, the Conference of Parties (COP) requested the Executive Secretary to convene, subject to the availability of financial resources, further regional and sub-regional workshops on community-friendly communication tools on traditional knowledge related to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity.
Pursuant to paragraphs B.II.13 and C.6.(a) of Decision VIII/5, as well as paragraphs 3.(c).(ii) and 8 of Decision VII/14, I have the honour to inform you that the Secretariat has received, to-date, a total of US$ 70,091.30 from donors in support of the participation of indigenous representatives in the Arctic Region Workshop on Indigenous Communities, Tourism and Biodiversity: New Information and Web-based Technologies, to be held in Quebec City, Canada, on 19-22 November 2007.
In paragraph 8 of Decision VII/14, the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) "invites Parties, Governments and relevant organizations to provide indigenous and local communities with capacity-building and financial resources to support their active participation in tourism policy-making, development planning, product development and management indicated by the Guidelines".
Decision VII/14: Publication of the User's Manual on the Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development.
I am pleased to inform you that, after a comprehensive consultative process, and with the financial support of the Government of Germany, the Secretariat has finalized a users' manual entitled "Managing Tourism and Biodiversit", which is accessible at: http://www.biodiv.org/doc/programmes/socio-eco/tourism/tourism-manual-en.pdf. Copies will be sent to all CBD National Focal Points, related United Nations Organizations, leading experts, NGOs and industry associations.
Release of CBD Business Newsletter (Travel & Tourism).
http://www.biodiv.org/doc/newsletters/news-biz-2007-03-low-en.pdf (for a low resolution version).
It was brought to our attention that the CBD Guidelines on Biodiversity and Tourism Development have recently been translated into Polish by the Polish Government. In light of the commitment by Parties to further enhance the implementation phase of the Convention, this is a welcomed initiative.
Notification to: CBD National Focal Points, relevant international organizations and other stakeholders.
The purpose of this notification is to inform Parties on progress in the implementation of decision VII/14 on biodiversity and tourism.
Considering the limited number of submissions received during the first electronic consultation and the high interest in the guidelines demonstrated by Governments, NGOs and Indigenous and Local Communities during the World Ecotourism Summit, the Secretariat has launched a second round of consultations to give interested stakeholders the opportunity to further contribute to the revision of the draft international guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development.
Electronic consultation on the draft international guidelines for activities related to sustainable tourism development.
Workshop on Biological Diversity and Tourism, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, 4-7 June 2001.


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Finder-Spyder
Finder-Spyder is a popular, fictional, stand-in Web search engine, similar to Morley cigarettes, Gannon Car Rentals, and Heisler Beer. This web search engine has appeared in various television shows and movies.
It appears in the following Programs:
*"Breaking Bad": Finder-Spyder is used in the episode "The Cat's in the Bag"
*"Crossing Jordan": Finder-Spyder is used in the episode "Hubris" by Nigel Townsend (played by Steve Valentine) to locate "The Hangman" at the Salmon Arms Horse Park.
*"": Finder-Spyder is used in the episode "Time of Your Death."
*"Dexter"
*"Hidden Palms": Finder-Spyder is used in the episode "Party Hardy."
*"Journeyman": Dan Vasser (played by Kevin McKidd) frequently uses a version of Finder-Spyder with the same logo style and typeface as Google. It appears in the episodes "A Love of a Lifetime," "The Year of the Rabbit," and "The Legend of Dylan McCleen."
*"Moonlight": Finder-Spyder is used in the episode "12:04 AM."
*"Prison Break": Finder-Spyder is used in the "Pilot" episode, "J-Cat", "Unearthed", "Dirt Nap", and "Safe and Sound".
*"Without a Trace": Finder-Spyder is used in Season 06 Episode 04 "Baggage" by Martin Fitzgerald (played by Eric Close) and Samantha Spade (played by Poppy Montgomery) to find a website that was left in a coded journal of an Undercover Drug Agent.
* [http://journeyman.wikia.com/wiki/Finder-Spyder Finder-Spyder page at the "Journeyman" Wikia]
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In the United States, they saw party interest in Biden's request to allocate $ 12 billion to Kyiv
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Republicans suspect partisan interest in Biden's request for $12 billion to Kyiv By requesting another aid package to Ukraine, US President Joe Biden may be acting in favor of the Democrats ahead of the midterm elections, and not in the interests of the country, the Republican Party said
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The Republican Party of the United States suspects that President Joe Biden is guided by the interests of his own party, not the country, asking Congress for $ 11.7 billion in aid to Ukraine, Fox News reports.
According to the Republicans, the allocation of new funds to Kyiv calculated on the growing popularity of the Democrats ahead of the US midterm elections, which will be held in November.
"This latest request from President Biden— just a superficial stunt in the midterms that will only hurt our country in both the short and long term,— said Republican Rep. Andy Biggs.
Another Republican congressman Scott Perry pointed out that the timing of Kyiv's funding request should be adopted in the context of Biden's recent behavior, namely attempts to portray the Republicans as a threat to democracy.
"Over the past five weeks, the federal government has raided the home of former President [Donald Trump] <…> at the same time, President [Joe Biden] says that half of the country— "semi-fascists", — Perry pointed out. He added that the questions [around this relief bill] seem "very political."
U.S. President Joe Biden said on Sept. 2 that Republicans who support Donald Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) program , "Make America Great Again", represent extremist forces that threaten "the very foundations of the Republic".
In response, Trump called the incumbent leader "an enemy of the state." According to him, Biden's speech was "the most vicious, full of hatred and division."
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Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback needs to stop twisting in the political winds and reaffirm his strong support for wind energy. That should include insisting that Kansas stick to its commitment that utilities in our state produce at least 20 percent of their electric power from renewable energy by 2020.
Also known as the Renewable Portfolio Standard, Brownback has of late loosened his moorings on something that in principle establishes a strong state endorsement of the growth of its wind energy industry.
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Then, earlier this month Brownback again was quoted as saying he supported repeal of the RPS. And Thursday, when the governor was at the State Fair to speak to a Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce breakfast he seemed to mix the RPS and tax credits deliberately. He said that a state production tax credit in Oklahoma could be used in place of the utility mandate in Kansas.
Brownback at this point can�t be confusing these two types of programs, and this appears to be an attempt to seek a compromise between the green energy proponents and those in his party who are beholden to fossil fuel interests.
The governor long has supported wind energy in Kansas, recognizing that it is a developing industry, representing the opportunity for tremendous economic growth for the state. He is, after all, if nothing else, pro-business.
He should not compromise on the RPS. The RPS legislated a modest goal for Kansas electric utilities, one the utilities themselves supported, and they are comfortably on target to achieve the goal with Kansas already at 15 percent of its energy from renewables well ahead of the 2016 mark for that goal.
Former Siemens wind energy executive Kevin Hazel was right when he said after Brownback�s remarks here Thursday that repealing the RPS would �send ripples� well beyond Kansas that our commitment to wind energy is not solid.
The governor needs to solidify his position on this issue. There is no reason for him to back away from his support of the RPS. It�s an important statement of Kansas� support for wind energy.
A state production tax credit might be good to have, too, but it should not be proposed in exchange for a repeal of the RPS.
Don�t waffle on the RPS, Governor.


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Q: node.js fs.existsSync always false I have a file on this path:
~/Downloads/flightlog_2017-71-19_19747.txt
But when i try to write or check if it exist:
fs.existsSync('~/Downloads/flightlog_2017-71-19_19747.txt')
It always return false
If I do in terminal:
$ nano ~/Downloads/flightlog_2017-71-19_19747.txt
This works fine

A: ~ is special to the shell (terminal process), expanding to the current home directory, but it is not special otherwise. You'll need to use an absolute path, or a relative path (relative to the process).
For instance, assuming ~ maps to /home/arti:
fs.existsSync('/home/arti/Downloads/flightlog_2017-71-19_19747.txt')

Or if you're running the process in ~/example, then this relative path would work:
fs.existsSync('../Downloads/flightlog_2017-71-19_19747.txt')

A: I don't think using ~ to reference a users' Home directory is supported in Node. As there is no equivalent command in Windows.
You can follow this thread for the complete discussion.
https://github.com/nodejs/node/issues/684
For the Time being you can use untildify npm package for your needs.

A: You can replace ~ with dynamically fetched homedir using const homedir = require('os').homedir();.
So instead of:
fs.existsSync('~/Downloads/flightlog_2017-71-19_19747.txt')
You could do something like:
const homedir = require('os').homedir();
fs.existsSync(homedir + '/Downloads/flightlog_2017-71-19_19747.txt')

Hope it helps!


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Q: What's a good way to mark iOS UISlider with indicators for certain milestones I'm creating an app that has a slider at the bottom of a view for a set of chapters and want to mark the chapters on the UISlider - so that the user can see where the milestones in the app are. I don't see any way to customize the slider itself to do this, was thinking of some UIView overlay that could help me add little marks here in the right spots on the slider. Any suggestions? More questions are welcome.

A: Try this hierarchy:
UIView containing
UIImageView containing
UISlider
You can make the UISlider background clear so you can see the UIImageView. The UIImageView can then be a resource png that looks however you want.
Alternatively, and this isn't exactly what you asked for, you can update the thumb image to reflect the current chapter. Then as the user drags (or as the slider updates programmatically) you can show whatever image you want.


"Innovation is not a rare quality inherent in a lucky few -- it's a way of thinking and behaving that comes naturally." That's according to Lisa Buckley, director at New York's What If Innovation Partners.
I'm a very big believer in everyone's ability to innovate. The capacity to innovate does not belong to any particular group or require a particular degree, education or income level.
That's why I am constantly dumbfounded when I see once-great businesses go by the wayside.
Radio Shack for decades owned the electronics and technology business yet it's precisely advances in technology that made it irrelevant.
One innovative entrepreneur challenging well-established players is Natalia Allen, the founder of the eponymous high-end clothing manufacturer and a January guest on my KCAA Money Talk radio show.
"We are applying our design and creativity to the supply chain -- not just the product," said Allen, who is using robots to manufacture clothing, thus addressing the waste and human-rights concerns raised by critics of the apparel industry.
Entrepreneurs who thrive over the long run know that the only constant in business is change. Rather than adjust to the shifting environment, RadioShack remained fixed in its ways and began the downward spiral that led to its recent bankruptcy filing.
Successful entrepreneurs constantly listen to what's being said about their industry, company and products and services. Remaining competitive and relevant means delivering the products and services that buyers want.
Entrepreneurs and their employees must constantly experiment. Professor Matson's equation for innovation is "Creative Ideas + Experimentation = Innovation." An innovative organization might even have a record of consistent failure.


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TV Newsers Immediate Reactions to Pres. Trump's Address to Congress
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By A.J. Katz on Feb. 28, 2017 - 10:35 PM
Here are the immediate reactions from TV newsers just seconds after Pres. Trump's speech ended. All seemed to react favorably to it, at least initially.
ABC's George Stephanopoulos: "There you have it, the president's first address to the joint session of Congress. The theme was: 'Renewal of the American spirit.' President says that his message is one of unity and strength, and he spoke for exactly an hour on Trump policies…"
CBS's Scott Pelley: "A profoundly different speech from the president, without anger or blame. After his inaugural address in January that spoke of shuttered factories scattered like tombstones, and American carnage, this rested on words including 'rebirth' 'hope,' 'opportunity…'"
NBC's Lester Holt: "President Trump wrapping up his speech to a joint session of Congress exactly 1 hour in length with many interruptions of applause. President hitting the notes we heard in the campaign and early in his administration, including "America first…'"
CNN's Wolf Blitzer: "President of the United States delivering an important and powerful speech, his tone clearly different than the speech that he gave at his inauguration. The president went through a whole range of issues, and his tone was far less inciteful than it was then."
Fox News's Bret Baier: "President Donald Trump in his first address to a joint session of Congress, speaking for about 60 minutes, and interrupted 94 times by applause. Standing ovations very rarely included Democrats in the chamber, with a few exceptions…"
MSNBC's Brian Williams: "Just over an hour in length, Donald Trump delving into some soaring rhetoric there at the end. Easily the most traditional speech he has given in public life, the most speech-like speech, if you will. Some lofty promises, some lofty pledges there…"


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A woman sustained serious injuries and one man arrested for impaired driving following hit and run collision in Nanaimo Monday night. (Black Press file photo)
Driver arrested for impaired driving after hit-and-run on Nanaimo Parkway
Woman sent to hospital with serious injuries and her Toyota Corolla was destroyed in collision
Nanaimo News Staff
A 34-year-old Nanaimo man was arrested for impaired driving following a hit-and-run motor vehicle incident Monday night.
The incident occurred at approximately 7:15 p.m., June 7, on Nanaimo Parkway, just north of the Mostar Road intersection.
RCMP, Nanaimo Fire Rescue and and B.C. Ambulance Service responded to the scene where they found a Toyota Corolla with significant rear end damage.
The driver of the Corolla, an 18-year-old woman, was transported to the Nanaimo hospital with serious, but non-life threatening injuries. Her 19-year-old male passenger was not injured.
According a Nanaimo RCMP press release, the driver of the Corolla was proceeding northbound when her vehicle was struck from behind by a Ford Ranger pickup. From several witness accounts, it appeared that the driver of the pickup, was attempting to cut in behind the Corolla when it collided with the rear end of the car and caused it to spin out of control. The Corolla was destroyed and later towed from the scene.
The investigation led police to a home in Lantzville where officers found suspect driver and his vehicle. The driver was arrested for impaired driving after failing two breath tests and was also issued with a 90-day driving prohibition. His vehicle was seized for a 30-day impoundment as well.
The suspect driver did not sustain any injuries. His vehicle had minor front-end damage.
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Guest Writer October 7, 2019 10 min read
The Copernican Revolution – Differently
I once thought that the Copernican Revolution was about the modern scientific view of the universe displacing the old Earth-centered view. Consider Neil deGrasse Tyson's 2014 remake of Carl Sagan's "Cosmos" TV series, with its animated sequence about Giordano Bruno being condemned and burned by church officials for advocating that the stars were other suns, orbited by other worlds (if you have not seen the Bruno sequence, click here to watch it, and go to about the 16-minute mark).
This event has made Bruno a martyr to science in the eyes of some since of course, today science shows us that the stars are indeed other suns, orbited by other worlds. Cosmos's portrayal of Bruno has numerous flaws, not least of which is portraying Bruno's opponents as a bunch of ugly orcs, but Cosmos got the basics right—Bruno and the modern scientific view against the old view.
Bruno before a committee of orc-like church officials, from "Cosmos." The guy in the red hat is probably supposed to be St. Robert Bellarmine.
Or did it? It turns out that, if you were a good scientist in Bruno's time, you would never have believed that the stars were other suns. Simple observation proved otherwise. If you were a supporter of Copernicus, you believed that the sun was the unique central body of the universe, and the stars were not suns. That was the belief of Johannes Kepler, arguably the most prominent Copernican scientist prior to Isaac Newton. And to Kepler, it wasn't a belief, but a fact—obvious to any Copernican who could perform simple measurements and engage in critical thinking. Kepler's thinking was as follows:
In a Copernican universe, the Earth orbits the sun, moving relative to the stars. Thus certain stars should, for example, grow brighter and then fainter as seen from Earth as Earth moves toward them and then away from them as it orbits. But no such "annual parallax" effect is detected. The lack of parallax is explained by the stars being so distant that Earth's orbit is like a point in comparison—utterly imperceptible. However, astronomers since Ptolemy in ancient times had shown that stars in the sky have perceptible apparent sizes, as illustrated in the figure below.
The moon is near the star Regulus in Leo, as shown by the Stellarium planetarium app. Regulus here appears roughly 1/10 the diameter of the moon—the approximate size Ptolemy and others measured it to be.
Since the stars have measurable apparent sizes, then in a Copernican universe they have to be enormous in terms of their actual physical sizes. This is because, as the figure below shows, the farther away something of a given apparent size is, the larger its actual size must be. And in a Copernican universe, the stars have to be very far away.
The more distant an observed object is from Earth (E), the larger its actual size must be to retain the same apparent size (indicated by the shaded region). A and B will each have the same apparent size as seen from E, but B is over four times more distant from E than is A, so B has over 4 times the diameter of A, and over 64 times (4 cubed) the volume of A.
A star as seen through a small telescope, such as was used in the early seventeenth century. This illustration is by the nineteenth-century astronomer John Herschel, from a treatise he wrote on light.
Early telescopes revealed that the apparent sizes of stars might not be as large as astronomers had determined with non-telescopic instruments, but they revealed apparent sizes nonetheless, and they increased the sensitivity to parallax. The net result was still enormous stars. Kepler estimated the star Sirius, the brightest star visible to the eye, to be larger than the orbit of Saturn. Lesser stars were proportionately smaller, but still dwarfed the sun.
Kepler noted that since there are so many stars (especially when you add in all the stars visible with a telescope), the total area of the sky that they occupy must be a significant fraction of the area occupied by the disk of the sun. However, their combined power of illumination is obviously insignificant compared to the sun. Therefore, he said, although the stars must be vast in bulk, they also must be dim.
Thus, said Kepler, science shows that the universe consists of one tiny-but-brilliant sun, orbited by still-tinier planets. This little solar system is then surrounded by giant-but-dim stars. The stars might be on a spherical shell, or they might be scattered out to some indefinite distance (the problem with the latter case being that, the farther away the stars were, the bigger they had to be, as seen previously). To Kepler, the fact that the sun was small, the planets smaller, and human being smaller still, was no big deal. He described all this almost poetically in his 1604 book "De Stella Nova:"
"Where magnitude waxes, there perfection wanes, and nobility follows diminution in bulk. The sphere of the fixed stars according to Copernicus is certainly most large; but it is inert, no motion. The universe of the movables [the planets] is next. Now this—so much smaller, so much more divine—has accepted that so admirable, so well-ordered motion. Nevertheless, that place neither contains animating faculty, nor does it reason, nor does it run about. It goes, provided that it is moved. It has not developed, but it retains that impressed to it from the beginning. What it is not, it will never be. What it is, is not made by it—the same endures, as was built. Then comes this our little ball, the little cottage of us all, which we call the Earth: the womb of the growing, herself fashioned by a certain internal faculty. The architect of marvelous work, she kindles daily so many little living things from herself—plants, fishes, insects—as she easily may scorn the rest of the bulk in view of this her nobility. Lastly behold if you will the little bodies which we call the animals. What smaller than these is able to be imagined in comparison to the universe? But there now behold feeling, and voluntary motions—an infinite architecture of bodies. Behold if you will, among those, these fine bits of dust, which are called Men; to whom the Creator has granted such, that in a certain way they may beget themselves, clothe themselves, arm themselves, teach themselves an infinity of arts, and daily accomplish the good; in whom is the image of God; who are, in a certain way, lords of the whole bulk. And what is it to us, that the body of the universe has for itself a great breadth, while the soul lacks for one? We may learn well therefore the pleasure of the Creator, who is author both of the roughness of the large masses, and of the perfection of the smalls. Yet he glories not in bulk, but ennobles those that he has wished to be small.
"In the end, through these intervals from Earth to the Sun, from Sun to Saturn, from Saturn to the fixed stars, we may learn gradually to ascend toward recognizing the immensity of divine power." -Johannes Kepler
Anyone who could observe the stars, and do basic math, had to agree with Kepler that the stars were giant and dim in a Copernican universe, and the sun and its planets were unique bodies. A universe of sun-like stars, on the other hand, was the invention of those who didn't do science carefully enough. Kepler said that such a universe was the invention of crazy philosophers, who broke out of their asylum and went running around exulting in the immensity they have imagined—crazies like Bruno. Kepler names Bruno and uses the giant stars to thoroughly demolish Bruno's ideas about a universe of other suns.
Of course today Bruno looks like he knew something because today we understand that stars are not all giant and dim. They are, more or less, suns. In fact, as best we can tell, most stars are actually smaller than the sun (as we saw in my post from two weeks ago), but some are much larger.
The flaw in Kepler's argument was that the apparent sizes of stars, whether measured via the naked eye or via an early telescope, were false. Those apparent sizes were an artifact of optics and of the wave nature of light. That artifact, called diffraction, made the stars look far larger than they were. But no one knew about light waves and diffraction in Bruno's and Kepler's time. Decades would pass before astronomers would begin to obtain evidence suggesting that apparent star sizes were false.
In the meantime, opponents of the Copernican theory argued that the giant star's business was absurd. Consider Kepler's estimate of Sirius being larger than the orbit of Saturn. In the Earth-centered view, the orbit of Saturn was almost to the edge of the universe—so one single star in the Copernican theory was as large as an entire universe in the Earth-centered theory. Copernicus's opponents also thought the tendency of Copernicans to invoke divine power in regard to the giant stars (as Kepler did above, and as others did in a more dramatic fashion) was equally absurd. It just made more sense for the Earth to be immobile at the center of the universe, so there would be no parallax issue. The stars than did not have to be so far away and did not have to be so large. They could be about the same size as the larger planets. The Earth-centered system created by Tycho Brahe, the astronomer who employed Kepler for a while, had planets orbiting the sun while the sun orbiting the Earth. Brahe's Earth-centered system was fully compatible with telescopic discoveries that showed Venus or Jupiter orbiting the sun.
Thus in the Copernican Revolution, there was no modern scientific view of the universe displacing the old Earth-centered view. The argument in the early seventeenth century was the Earth-centered universe of Brahe on one hand, vs. the sun-centered giant-stars universe of Kepler on the other. Those two options were what observations and calculations allowed. They were the options that science supported. They were also both wrong, in that they both differed wildly from our modern view that says the stars are other suns.
So what does this wrongness mean for how we view the Copernican Revolution? Does it matter that Bruno's seemingly modern view was clearly false to anyone at the time who could look up and apply geometry? Is Bruno still a martyr to science if the idea for which he was killed was contrary to the then-available scientific evidence? Or is he just another guy among many who were brutally executed for reasons that would not merit execution today? At any rate, it would seem that the Copernican Revolution was not about the modern scientific view of the universe displacing the old Earth-centered view. Scientific support for the modern view came much later.
This sketch of London in the early seventeenth century illustrates the common nature of execution at that time. Note the near end of the bridge.
A close-up of the near end of London bridge, showing the many heads of those who had been executed, mounted on pikes for all to see as they went about their daily business with their families.
If you are asking yourself why you never heard any of this before, well, that is because this post is the product of recent research. If you want the full story, check out "The Starry Universe of Johannes Kepler" (click here for it), by yours truly, published this year in the Journal for the History of Astronomy. You will need access to the journal through your library. However, if you subscribe to this blog, you can contact me directly (contact information only appears for readers who are paid-up members of Sacred Space and logged in as such), and I can send you an "off-print" of the paper. Also, an early version of the paper (not peer-reviewed) is freely available via the Cornell University ArXiv pre-print server—click here for it.
This article, by Christopher M. Graney, was originally published on the Vatican Observatory Blog. Republished with permission.
Cover Image: Nicolaus Copernicus - reproduction of line engraving / J. Falck [Public domain]
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Community Action Partnership of Oregon (CAPO) is a non-profit association that serves the agencies that serve Oregonians in need. These agencies are Community Action Agencies (CAAs), part of a nationwide poverty-fighting network. CAPO comprises 18 member organizations (17 CAAs and Oregon Human Development Corporation), serving Oregonians in every county in the state.
Together, the CAAs provide services to eradicate poverty in the state of Oregon. We work in collaboration with a variety of partners, representing local, state and federal governments, as well as community and advocacy groups, policymakers and low-income leaders. CAPO's work and goals include:
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Cristiano Ronaldo will avoid suspension for the quarter final meeting with Ajax, despite UEFA charges being levelled against him for 'improper conduct' relating to his celebrations against Atletico Madrid.
Juventus trailed 2-0 from the Champions League last 16 first leg in Spain, but three goals from Ronaldo on home turf - including an 86th minute penalty - were enough for the Serie A leaders to overturn the deficit and advance to the quarter-finals.
Understandably, there were wild celebrations, none more so from Ronaldo himself, as he appeared to go over the top, gesturing provocatively towards the opposition supporters upon completing his hat trick.
Reports of UEFA charges for his behaviour soon surfaced, and it looked as if suspension would very much be on the cards for the competition's all-time top goalscorer, but now it seems as if he'll be available for the quarter-finals after all.
That's after Football Italia broke a development earlier on Thursday, claiming the forward is to avoid any potential suspension for the next round.
If reports are to be believed, he will be available for selection when Juve travel to Ajax early next month, as they look to run deep into the tournament and win that elusive Champions League trophy they have craved under Max Allegri so far.
If they were to be successful in doing so, it would be Ronaldo's fourth successive win, having won the last three in succession with Atletico's famous rivals Real.


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Cobb vlogger cited by code enforcement for home business
A vlogger and gamer from Cobb has been cited for running a business out of his home.
By Meris Lutz, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
A popular video blogger has been cited for violating county code by creating and uploading videos from the Cobb home he shares with his collaborators.
Justin Chandler, known by his handle KOSDFF, runs Team Kaliber, a professional Call of Duty team that recently relocated to Georgia from New York.
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Chandler took umbrage at the county's assertion that he was running a business out of the home in a video uploaded Tuesday.
WARNING: Video contains profanity
"This extremely unique and rare scenario poses the question: [Does] filming and uploading YouTube videos from your home constitute the home as a business?" he said. "Does it matter how many views I have or how much income I make from it? Because to be honest, I do the same thing millions of other Americans do."
Chandler, who did not respond immediately to a request for comment, accused a disgruntled neighbor of reporting him to the county.
Dana Johnson, Cobb's head of Community Development, confirmed that a "notice of violation" was issued to the property owners on two counts: too many unrelated individuals living in a home (county code allows a maximum of two), and running a business out of a home without a business license.
"All businesses are required to obtain a business license for their activities in Cobb County, regardless if you are in a commercial area or a home based business," Johnson wrote. " ... There are specific rules for running a business out of your home, which differs from those in a commercial area, to ensure that the residential integrity of neighborhoods are not compromised."
Johnson said the tenants of the home, presumably Chandler and his roommates, filed for a business license and a land use permit on Wednesday.
The question of online home businesses has come up before. Last month, the county issued a license for a two individuals who ran a craft business from home on the condition they have no employees, no signs, no pickups and no deliveries.
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"A good leader needs to lead him or herself," Yasuchika Hasegawa, corporate counselor of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company, told alumni and friends at a recent event in Tokyo, Japan.
By reflecting on his purpose, Hasegawa comprehended that everyone is multi-dimensional and almost everyone in an organization wants to help others and improve society. This informed his leadership of Takeda, whose values of fairness, honesty and perseverance underpin its strategy.
Seiji Yasubuchi, Visa Japan's country manager, concurred with Hasegawa on the importance of self-knowledge and personal integrity in successful global leadership. "You need to be ready to talk about who you are … what's important to you, what you want to achieve, as well as what you'd never do," he said.
Yasubuchi also highlighted the global business leader's responsibility to actively leverage diversity, in order to spark innovation in the organization. And it has to be a true, authentic commitment to diversity, not just ticking the box. "Diversity is somewhat easy to create; inclusion is much harder to achieve," he said.
It was a leadership challenge faced by Carolina García Gómez, deputy CEO/country manager IKEA Japan, while working in Eastern Europe earlier in her career. Women were under-represented in management positions in that region, so she identified and removed any perceived barriers and empowered them to aim higher.
On the topic of leadership across time zones, García Gómez said one shouldn't underestimate the cultural component: she adapted her leadership style in Eastern Europe when a collaborative approach failed to launch. At the end of the day, "you have to be yourself," the IKEA Japan deputy CEO said. For García Gómez, that means being positive and taking risks.
According to Hasegawa of Takeda, this ability to embrace change is one of the key traits in successful global leadership. "It's not the strongest of the species that survives, it's the one who adapts to the new environment," he pointed out.
Effective global leaders also set out a clear vision, and then communicate that vision to their team in order to align objectives, he said. Yasubuchi of Visa also put an emphasis on crystal clear communications. "We are not mind readers, so share what you believe and your values," he said, adding that successful leaders should always apply critical thinking in those town hall meetings or conference calls.
Another common trait in successful global leaders is the ability to see the big picture. During his tenure as CEO of Takeda, Hasegawa knew some proprietary patents for its pharmaceutical products were due to expire. In response, he moved to improve company performance by benchmarking best practices with Takeda's peers, then diligently got to work closing the gaps.
Many books on leadership promise to reveal the secret sauce, but Hasegawa doubts just reading would result in more effective leadership. Instead, he suggested that alumni and participants identify which theories they identify with most, then see if they complement their personal leadership style.
The event was hosted by IESE and Japan's Shizenkan University to mark the signing of an agreement between the institutions to develop executive education programs in the region. Franz Heukamp, dean of IESE, and Tomo Noda of Shizenkan University signed the new partnership.


The Northern Piedmont Community Foundation (NPCF) began in December 2000 when nine concerned citizens from Virginia's Piedmont region were searching for solutions to the charitable needs in Culpeper, Fauquier, Madison, and Rappahannock counties. With modest beginnings, our funds have grown to nearly $14 million in support of local charities, scholarships and community need in our northern piedmont region. We host the annual Give Local Piedmont campaign on the first Tuesday each May. This program connects our communities, increases awareness of our nonprofits and incentivizes giving. Our communities' five-year total is over $3.8 million!
A community foundation connects people with causes they care about – human needs, education, environment, arts or any other area of concern. Our Foundation is one of 30 community foundations throughout Virginia. Each organization manages gifts (funds) from all walks of life and uses them to benefit a specific geographic region. Because of generous donors, we can award grants to nonprofits, scholarships to students and in the process, strengthen the core of our communities. NPCF supports students through scholarships for both college and credential educational opportunities.
Nonprofits in our region have various needs that NPCF supports through donor gifts and community grants. Replacing a roof on shelter, supporting a position that tracks ER overuse, preventing pediatric periodontal disease, creating options for families struggling with abuse, and reaching young and older populations through music therapy, are all causes that we have contributed to. The Foundation continues to fund innovative projects that meet the changing needs of our communities.


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Toni Morrison and the music of black life–a tribute by Daphne A. Brooks
"She was, in my mind, a rebel sister theorist of music," writes Daphne A. Brooks in her tribute to the literary icon and Nobel laureate, Toni Morrison, who passed away on August 5, 2019, in New York.
Daphne A. Brooks is William R. Kenan Jr. Professor of African-American Studies at Yale University. She is the author of "Liner Notes for the Revolution: Black Feminist Sound Cultures," forthcoming in 2020 from Harvard University Press


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Monday, October 28 at 7:30 PM
The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater
Kapustin: Concert Etude, Op. 40 no. 3, "Toccatina"
Beethoven: Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109
Scriabin: Prelude in B Major, Op. 11 no. 11
Lyapunov: Transcendental Etude no. 2, "Ronde des Fantômes"
Medtner: Fairy Tale, Op. 51 no. 3
Scriabin: Etude in D-sharp Minor, Op. 8 no. 12
Liszt: Transcendental Etudes, S. 139
Special sponsorship for this concert generously contributed by Irene Roth & Vicken Poochikian.
16-year-old American pianist Maxim Lando came to public attention when he appeared on the piano bench at 14 alongside pianist Lang Lang at Carnegie Hall's Gala Opening Night, performing the part intended for Mr. Lang's injured left hand. As First Prize Winner of the 2018 YCA International Auditions, he also won four performance prizes. He has soloed with Russia's Mariinsky Theater Orchestra in St. Petersburg, the Bolshoi Symphony Orchestra, Moscow Philharmonic, Kazakh State Philharmonic and the Israel Philharmonic. Gold Medal Winner at the 2017 Berlin International Competition and alumnus of the Lang Lang Music Foundation, he works with Hung-Kuan Chen (YCA Alumnus) and Tema Blackstone at the Juilliard Pre-College.
"Maxim Lando produced a variety of colorful, evocative images as the music unfolded. His spirit burned bright to the end." -CLEVELAND CLASSICAL
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Obituary: Nancy Carol Phillips, 83
Nancy Carol Phillips, 83 took her last walk into the forest on April 21, 2021.
She was born to Edward and Leona Hamilton in Hydaburg, Alaska. She was raised at Hydaburg and Waterfall Cannery along with her brothers and sisters. Her father was a salmon seiner and her mother worked the cannery line during the salmon season. She later attended Sheldon Jackson High School. She married Jake Phillips and they moved to Pelican in 1962.
She fished many years on the ocean - fishing salmon, halibut, and sablefish. She started fishing with Jake in 1956 trolling for salmon on the Lila C and they went on to own and fish the F/V's Kruzof, Aloha, Nancy K, Shamrock, and Lea. They fished the offshore waters of southeast Alaska, including fishing tuna as far south as San Diego and fishing halibut and salmon as far west as Kodiak Island, and salmon seined out of Hydaburg. Nancy was a fisherman's daughter and an equal partner power trolling for salmon with Jake with their young sons aboard. She was a sight to see gaffing salmon and pulling them aboard, the whole gambit, cleaning, icing and unloading. The crew who worked with Nancy knew her to out work many of them and she was the "best cook" providing many a hot meal for their hardworking crew. Her sons and grandsons inherited her work ethic.
After retiring from a life on the sea, Nancy and Jake enjoyed their days at their Sunnyside cabin near Pelican, watching the grandchildren grow before their elder years moved them to Sitka.
She was a renowned jigsaw puzzle player and enjoyed playing cards with her lady friends. Nancy got much enjoyment seeing her great grandchildren play and appreciated her grandsons bringing their kids around.
She was preceded in death by son John C. Phillips; parents Ed and Leona Hamilton; sisters Frances Brown, Willa Randall, Evelyn Hill, Barbara Leask; and brothers Jonathan, Edward, and William Hamilton.
She is survived by her husband, Jack D. Phillips; son, James E. Phillips (Patricia); sisters Jessie Carlson and Arlene Carle; brother Matthew Carle, sister-in-law Bonnie Grant; brother-in-law George Phillips; daughters Joanna Glendenning (Stuart), Maura O'Brien Phillips, Penney Phillips, Debbie Reeder (Fred), grandsons James Phillips (Kyla), Jordan Phillips (Mercedes), Frederick Phillips (Shari), Carl Phillips, Jeb Phillips (Angela Bertagnoli), Aaron Phillips (Carolyn Kvernvik); grand daughter Crystal Stoner:; and five great-granddaughters and numerous nieces and nephews.
In honoring Nancy's wishes there will be no formal services. The family asks that in lieu of flowers a donation be made to a favorite charity.
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What Do the Russian Flag's Colors Mean?
How are your favorite Russian ladies honoring their country's flag today? While the white, blue, and red tricolor flag is over 300 years old, it was in 1994 that Boris Yeltsin chose today's date as National Flag Day to commemorate the coup attempt of August 22, 1991.
Do you know what the colors mean?
"It is unknown what the colors of the Russian national flag symbolize. All attempts to explain it are just heraldic poetry," Georgi Vilinbakhov, Chairman of the Heraldry Council, told The Voice of Russia.
When the flag first appeared at the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries, when Russia was becoming a powerful state, the three colors received their first official interpretation. White was the color of freedom and independence, blue symbolized the Virgin Mary, the holy protectress of Russia, and red stood for the great power of statehood.
Today, the following unofficial interpretation is used: white means peace, blue is the color of faith and fidelity, while red symbolizes force and blood shed for the Motherland.
Russian women may believe in different meanings for their country's flag so log on to RussianLoveMatch.com and you could have some interesting cultural conversations.


Discussion in 'Hardware' started by Turtle Power, Feb 11, 2019.
Before I throw my money on a brand new computer, I shall ask your opinion regarding the computer system and the graphics cards. Smooth performance is preferable without spending more than $2400 AU. The main purpose is to run Raceroom and ACC on a 3 monitor setup at 144hz(using display ports) + 1 x small dash display (using HDMI).
Already have 3 x Asus ROG Strix XG27VQ 27" Gaming monitors 144hz.
You will need a spacestation!
Are you already running them as triples on your current system?? I can't see you getting adequate frame rates with anything less than two 1080ti cards with plenty of vram on board. Those alone would blow most of your budget.
No chance. Not at that resolution. It would run triple 1080 quite nicely with gsync or capped frame rate. Three 1440p monitors is a massive amount of pixels, it's doable if you have money. Lots of money.
A 2080Ti could do the job with some details reduced. But a 1070 don't stand a chance. Personally I would pick an i7 9700K.
A 1070 would run them, but not at anywhere near the 144hz of your monitors and certainly not at max graphics. Ideally you want to budget for a 1080ti with as much ram as possible. If this computer is going to last a few years you really do have to spend as much as you can now. Can you re-use parts of your current build, case, pay, storage drives etc to fee up more funds?
It was a question not a claim.
The current computer is NO GO. Too old and will use it for something else .
Fair enough. I'd say if you can spec up the build to a 1080ti then you're good. The i5 should be fine and you can overclock to gain a bit more performance also.
Obviously faster is always better but it's not always within budget.
My current build runs at 120+ fps at most times. I do not run motion blur and reduce some of the non-essential (to me) effects like look to apex, lock the horizon. I run multi-class and full fields in most cases for 1+ hour races and have not been disappointed.
I was running a ASUS GTX 970 which did a nice job as well, but with the recent upgrade it is even better.


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Coach Denny Seitz led four schools to 472 wins and multiple championships during a 35-year coaching career. Seitz won sectional championships at Newfane, Indian River and Morristown. While at Williamsville North, he led the Spartans to three sectional championship games, including 1991 when he was named Section 6 Coach of the Year. He's earned multiple conference coach of the year honors. On 14 occasions Seitz led his team to conference titles, winning league bragging rights at least once at every school where he coached. He also served as chairman of various Coaches Associations, ran summer camps for more than 30 years and was instrumental in establishing a rating system for the selection of ECIC Division 2 officials.
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The information in this article is valid as at 25 June 2015 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history of the subject. Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic.