O'Halleran comes from a largely rural, politically marginal Arizona district that normally votes Democratic but with small margins. Murphy and Gottheimer defeated incumbents, so their closer win percentages actually are stronger than they appear. Former Gov. Charlie Crist also defeated an incumbent but clearly under-performed in a seat that was re-drawn to elect him.
Rep. Loebsack has the most Democratic seat in Iowa, but still can't secure the district. His last three win percentages have been 53.7 (2016), 51.1 (2014), and 49.7 (2012). The same is true for Rep. Maloney in New York's 18th District. His scant 50.8 percent showing in November was actually an improvement over his 2014 win percentage (47.7).
The 10th District of Illinois and New Hampshire's 1st District go back and forth between the parties in virtually every election. Minnesota's Rep. Nolan is considering running for governor, so this seat may open. Rep. Rosen will have her hands full in seeking re-election in her marginal Clark County (NV) seat that she carried by only one point against a perennial candidate.
Rep. Bera has won three close elections against three different opponents, including an incumbent. Expect his win percentage to grow next time. Rep. Carbajal is a freshman who should have little trouble locking down his Santa Barbara County-anchored district. San Diego's Rep. Peters' victory margin continues to grow, and he is becoming ever more difficult for Republicans to dislodge.
New Hampshire is the most inconsistent swing state in the country, and any election can seemingly produce surprising results. The 2nd District is the more Democratic of the state's two CDs, so it is likely that Kuster will return to winning in the 55 percent realm, as she did in 2014.
Kihuen and Suozzi took seats that nominally vote Democratic. It is probable that neither will face particularly strong opponents in 2018.
Expect this trio to continue winning by ample victory margins.


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If Facebook's Organic Reach Is Dead, What Are Social Media Managers To Do?
By Jesse Zook Mann @zookmann · On January 20, 2015
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Social media professionals may notice something different with their brands' profiles on Facebook in 2015: they can't reach their followers.
Facebook is making record profits, but for the last year or so critics have complained that the value of using the network for brands and community builders has decreased as a result of the cut back in organic reach, or, the ability of a brand to reach Facebook users without paying for posts.
What little organic reach for promotional posts remained in 2014 seems to have been eliminated for 2015, according to an announcement from the social networking giant in November.
"Beginning in January 2015, people will see less of this type of content (promotional) in their News Feeds. As we've said before, News Feed is already a competitive place – as more people and Pages are posting content, competition to appear in News Feed has increased. All of this means that Pages that post promotional creative should expect their organic distribution to fall significantly over time."
Facebook's official announcement in November regarding promotional posts in News Feed.
That leaves paying for promotional posts as the only option for brands to reach their followers, and some social media managers are complaining that even when they do pay, their content is still unseen by potential customers.
While organic reach may be dead, the social network's sheer size and influence means Facebook is not something online community builders can ignore. Its reach still makes it one of the most easily accessible networks for many users, and potential customers.
To find out if Facebook's changes mean the end for social media for marketers on a budget, I spoke with two of Seattle's leading social media experts to get an inside perspective on the current situation for smaller brands and communities on Facebook: Brian Steel, Social Media Manager at Payscale and adjunct faculty for UW's Communication Leadership program, and Othmane Rahmouni, an independent technology entrepreneur and digital media consultant.
What's the sentiment from smaller organizations toward Facebook limiting organic reach?
"I don't think there is as much resentment from brands with the money to pay, but for small businesses it's huge." – Brian Steel
Brian Steel: "People feel like it's a bait and switch. Brands were encouraged to join Facebook, build communities, and communicate with their customers, freely, easily, quickly, and now that model has changed to pay for play. I think there is a little resentment because people initially had a taste of freedom and it's abruptly been taken away. I don't think there is as much resentment from Fortune 500 brands, brands with the money to pay, but for small businesses it's huge."
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Othmane Rahmouni: "I understand that people are pissed off, they might have spent hours and hours, growing their number of followers, but ultimately it's a matter of expectation. If you really take a step back and think about it, you have to read [the] terms of use. There is nothing you can do about it. If this was a government running Facebook we could say "yes let's revolt" as ask for our rights, but Facebook is a company, and if you don't like it you can go elsewhere."
Steel: "When people are evaluating your product or service that you are offering they tend to google you, and check out your Facebook profile, so I think it's important to have a profile. I don't think it makes sense to spend as much time there as other channels where you can reach your audience, but I do think it's important to have a presence so people can do their research."
What are social media options beyond Facebook for small brands?
"You are better off with a handful of people who are super engaged, than having thousands of followers on Facebook." – Othmane Rahmouni
Rahmouni: "The primary recommendation I have for people is to figure out where your audience is. There are multiple places where people spend their time, they watch videos on YouTube, they are reading blogs, they are hanging out on Reddit. You can be very active and drive a lot of awareness about your product to a very niche audience, you don't have to pay for advertising. If you don't want to spend money, you have to put in the hours to be relevant, to be helpful to the audience, and, and as a result, drive awareness about who you are as a person, organization, or product.
I think a space that a lot of people ignore is email. Email is an amazing tool to engage with people if you are sending relevant content to build a direct relationship. You are better off with a handful of people who are super engaged, than having thousands of followers on Facebook. I always recommend people to focus on quality rather than quantity, and create that direct relationship with the consumer."
Steel: "People are going to Twitter. There's Tumblr, there's YouTube for people who have small budgets, and blogs. Startups do need some sort of PR and when you are talking costs of paying a PR person a few hundred dollars is relatively small compared to what a PR person would cost, but I think people are embracing Twitter, and the blogging social media channels like Tumblr and Medium. Starting a blog is also a good replacement, because all of that text is unique and searchable. "
What are some potential mistakes people can make as they expand beyond Facebook?
Steel: One mistake would be to bail on Facebook. Keep your profile active, but I wouldn't blow all of your budget advertising on that platform. That social presence on Facebook helps your SEO, which is why it is important.
I think it's important for people to keep in mind that the space is always changing. Facebook is experimenting with ways they can become profitable and do their due diligence to their investors. It could backlash on them and it could create a change.
Rahmouni: Don't try to be in every social media channel for the sake of being there, it is better to be in one or two platforms and have real and meaningful engagement with your audience than try to be everywhere and doing a poor job at all of them.
Don't just chase the follower count and make that the measure of success. It is important that the money and the time spent by a business in any kind of activity including social media correlates to a positive impact on the bottom line. It is very easy for social media activities to take a lot of time and if not done right, they can be a big waste of money and time.
Ultimately it depends on what brand you are, how much you are willing to pay to get a customer, and figuring out if Facebook is the best option among the dozens of other outlets out there for you to acquire those customers.
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Emmy-Award winning television and film director, most recently releasing the film Punk Jews. Jesse has been working for 15 years on multimedia platforms from custom multimedia websites, to television shows, to film festivals. Past clients include: NBC, MTV, Vice, Travel Channel, Discovery, Al Jazeera, Cafe Mom, and Broadway.com.
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Misty Lackie says: January 22, 2015 at 7:16 pm
This is a good thing imo. Lots of junk coming from biz pages who just post random stuff. Businesses can still leverage Facebook by running a sweepstakes, giveaway or coupon using something like Amazly.com. Boost that using FB ads targeting your audience. If done correctly, you can build up a list of hundreds or thousands spending as little as $50 on a good targeted FB boosted post.
Even a small business should be able to budget in $50 1 or 2 times a month.
Maybe now all of those spammy services that are selling "likes" will finally go away.
Huw Sayer - Business Writer says: February 13, 2015 at 9:34 am
Some excellent advice for small businesses here from both Rahmouni and Steel and something I have been telling people for some time.
Don't chase followers, focus on quality not quantity. A small community of super-engaged followers is much better than a mass of disinterested observers.
Don't spread yourself too thin – work out where your audience is most active and go there. Better to be great on one platform than mediocre on three.
Constantly selling yourself is boring and counter-productive. Whatever platform you are on, don't be overtly promotional. Focus on creating interesting, relevant, useful, inspiring content that engages your audience and builds brand equity.
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Suzi Mirchel says: March 3, 2015 at 2:34 pm
It's amazing how the assumption with a lot of businesses just beginning their dive into social media are already behind the gun. The fact that for awhile it was just, "yay let's post this and people will see it," is long gone. Users need a conversation, and that has began to alter the meaning of 'engagement'. What a concept, as a brand or business you might ACTUALLY have to interact to be engaged? I do agree with Huw Sayer in what he said about small, very active communities. If you can get the people who really care about you to talk a lot, then they're influence can mean a lot.
Jesse Zook Mann says: August 29, 2015 at 2:49 pm
And that is why Vice is worth 2 billion dollars. Folks still don't get it. For me it's like a street team back in the 90's. You get 10 kids all over the world to rep your brand. It worked.
Kris Brillantes says: March 9, 2015 at 12:19 am
Thank you so much for a great article Jesse! I completely agree on how small businesses shouldn't invest so much on their Facebook. It's enough to just have a presence there and better to engage with their community on other sites that doesn't restrict the organic reach such as Twitter. If you're a small business, you have to make sure that the money you spend pay off to the max and Facebook doesn't allow you to do that. You have to be strategic about it. However, I still think you should still have social presence on various social network (because there is no harm on that really) but instead of trying to engage with every channel, invest your time more on where your community is and use other platforms as a gateway that leads them back to the website.
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Diamondbacks' Taijuan Walker diagnosed with UCL injury
Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker suffered damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and is flying to New York for a second opinion on Wednesday.
Diamondbacks' Taijuan Walker diagnosed with UCL injury Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker suffered damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and is flying to New York for a second opinion on Wednesday. Check out this story on azcentral.com: https://azc.cc/2qGlQfb
Arizona Diamondbacks A.J. Pollock is greeted by coach Tony Perezchica after hitting a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the 6th inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
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Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke leaves the game against the San Francisco Giants in the 7th inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Ketel Marte hits a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the 7th inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Ketel Marte heads for home after hitting a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the 7th inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley retires the San Francisco Giants in the 8th inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Archie Bradley strikes out San Francisco Giants Pablo Sandoval in the 8th inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke prepares to throw to the San Francisco Giants in the 1st inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke throws to the San Francisco Giants in the 1st inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
San Francisco Giants Brandon Belt (right) hits a solo home run against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 2nd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Zack Greinke reacts after giving-up a solo home run to San Francisco Giants Brandon Belt in the 2nd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Chris Owings (right) make the catch and collides with A.J. Pollock on a fly ball from San Francisco Giants Joe Panik in the 3rd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Chris Owings left the game. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Chris Owings (bottom) make the catch and collides with A.J. Pollock on a fly ball from San Francisco Giants Joe Panik in the 3rd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Chris Owings left the game. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Chris Owings (16) leaves the game after making the catch and colliding with A.J. Pollock on a fly ball from San Francisco Giants Joe Panik in the 3rd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Chris Owings (center) leaves the game after making the catch and colliding with A.J. Pollock on a fly ball from San Francisco Giants Joe Panik in the 3rd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Jeff Mathis is greeted by manager Torey Lovullo after scoring against the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
San Francisco Giants Brandon Crawford turns a double play against the Arizona Diamondbacks in the 3rd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks Paul Goldschmidt fouls-off the ball against the San Francisco Giants in the 3rd inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks against the San Francisco Giants in the inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz. Rob Schumacher/The Republic
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed (13) throws out San Francisco Giants' Brandon Crawford during the sixth inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray (38) gives up a two-run home run tp San Francisco Giants third baseman Evan Longoria (10) during the sixth inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
San Francisco Giants' Evan Longoria (10) slaps hands with Kelby Tomlinson (37) after hitting a two-run home run against Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Robbie Ray (38) during the sixth inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
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San Francisco Giants second baseman Kelby Tomlinson (37) throws out Arizona Diamondbacks second baseman Ketel Marte (4) to end the sixth inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks third baseman Daniel Descalso (3) males a diving catch on a line drive by San Francisco Giants second baseman Kelby Tomlinson (37) during the fourth inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks first baseman Paul Goldschmidt (44) strikes out against San Francisco Giants starting pitcher Chris Stratton (34) during the fourth inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray (38) throws against the San Francisco Giants during the fourth inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray (38) licks his fingers while pitching against the San Francisco Giants during the third inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed (13) throws out San Francisco Giants left fielder Hunter Pence (8) during the third inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks shortstop Nick Ahmed (13) fields a ground ball by San Francisco Giants left fielder Hunter Pence (8) during the third inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Robbie Ray (38) throws against the San Francisco Giants during the first inning at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta (6) slaps hands with third base coach Tony Perezchica (8) before playing against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Arizona Diamondbacks left fielder David Peralta (6) throws water on the crowd before playing against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field April 18, 2018. Michael Chow/azcentral sports
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is congratulated by teammates after getting the shutout against the Giants at Chase Field in Phoenix on April 17, 2018. David Wallace/azcentral sports
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin is dunked with Gatorade by pitcher Archie Bradley after getting the shutout against the Giants at Chase Field in Phoenix on April 17, 2018. David Wallace/azcentral sports
Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin pitches against the Giants in the ninth inning at Chase Field in Phoenix on April 17, 2018. Corbin got the shutout as the Diamondbacks 1-0. David Wallace/azcentral sports
Apr 17, 2018: Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jarrod Dyson (1) scores a run in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin in the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin reacts in the sixth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: Arizona Diamondbacks catcher Alex Avila (left) throws to first base to force out San Francisco Giants batter Hunter Pence in the fifth inning at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: Arizona Diamondbacks outfielder Jarrod Dyson (1) os congratulated by manager Torey Lovullo after scoring in the eighth inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin in the second inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Patrick Corbin in the first inning against the San Francisco Giants at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto looks on as a groundskeeper tends to the dirt on the pitchers mound in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2018: San Francisco Giants pitcher Johnny Cueto in the second inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field. Mark J. Rebilas/USA TODAY Sports
Arizona Diamondbacks A.J. Pollock is greeted by coach Tony Perezchica after hitting a solo home run against the San Francisco Giants in the 6th inning on Apr. 19, 2018 at Chase Field in Phoenix, Ariz.
Bob McManaman, azcentral sports Published 4:41 p.m. MT April 17, 2018 | Updated 8:01 p.m. MT April 17, 2018
April 14, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Arizona Diamondbacks starting pitcher Taijuan Walker (99) throws against the Los Angeles Dodgers during the first inning at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports(Photo: Gary A. Vasquez-USA TODAY Sports)
Diamondbacks right-hander Taijuan Walker suffered damage to his ulnar collateral ligament and is flying to New York for a second opinion on Wednesday, but Arizona could be without his services for multiple weeks, if not months.
The fear, of course, is that Walker, who left Saturday's game in Los Angeles against the Dodgers with right forearm tightness, will have to undergo Tommy John surgery. That would not only end his season, but also force him to miss the start of the 2019 season.
And it could leave a lasting impact on a Diamondbacks team that had tied the franchise record for its best start after 15 games, going 11-4 and winning in each of Walker's first three starts of the season.
Manager Torey Lovullo said Walker underwent an MRI exam conducted by team physicians on Monday, which revealed the damage. Lovullo, however, contended during a news conference Tuesday with reporters at Chase Field that he is unaware if the UCL is torn, partially torn or not torn at all.
"We're still piecing as much information as possible to come up with the best solution for Taijuan," Lovullo said. "I was just told it was a UCL injury, and that's about as much as I know. … He's on his way to getting a second opinion right now as everybody does – I think that's a very wise decision on his part – just to get as much information as we can possibly get to determine what the next steps are.
"I apologize for being vague, but it's very vague right now. Every bit of information that we've gotten is vague. I'm passing along what I know. I know in the coming days I'll probably have more information about what the next steps are."
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Walker's spot in the starting rotation is due up Friday when the Diamondbacks close out a six-game homestand with the first of three games against the Padres. Lovullo and the front office were not ready to name a replacement for Walker, but the top two candidates are right-handers Braden Shipley and Matt Koch from Triple-A Reno.
Koch, 27, has already been recalled once this season, pitching two perfect innings of relief against the Cardinals until being sent back to the Pacific Coast League. He has started one game for Reno, pitching six scoreless innings.
Shipley, 26, is 2-0 with a 1.56 ERA and a 1.15 WHIP with 14 strikeouts and five walks in 17.1 innings.
"I think we all know who the obvious candidates are, and they're deserving of that," Lovullo said. "They had tremendous springs. One of the candidates has already been here and been deserving of a call up. I do know this: Our front office is tireless with their ability to keep improving this team in every single area. I don't know if they have gone anywhere outside of that.
"I'm just focused mostly on player development guys, but I'm sure I'll have a conversation about where they're at and they'll update me with what the next steps are because we need to figure things out as soon as possible so we can start to get a game plan together for these guys."
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Tentatively, Koch is scheduled to pitch for Reno on Wednesday against El Paso and Shipley was slated to start for the Aces on Friday, so both are viable options for a recall.
Right-hander Shelby Miller is progressing in his recovery from Tommy John surgery, but he isn't scheduled to make his first minor-league rehab assignment until sometime in June.
"He can't be sped up any quicker than the schedule he's already on," Lovullo said, adding Miller's bullpens have been going extremely well and that the ball seems to be coming out of his hand "real good."
But can the Diamondbacks rely on Miller to be an effective starter every fifth day should Walker have to undergo season-ending surgery?
"I think we're all certainly optimistic with Shelby's work ethic and dedication that he's going to come out ready to go," Lovullo said. "Whether that yields positive results or not, we're not exactly sure. But I know he's going to do all that he can to make it happen as quickly as he can so it's nice to know that he's coming on board."
As for Walker, Lovullo said he felt optimistic about the pitcher's arm up until Monday's MRI results came back. The news, albeit somewhat incomplete, hit the manager hard.
"I'm concerned about that; I think you guys can probably see it on my face that it bothers me," he said. "I hurt for these guys and I feel what they feel. I'm like their parent. I just want to know that he's OK and until I know that he's OK, one way or another – and I think he'll be OK wherever it takes him – I just want to get as much information as possible so I can start to absorb it, too, and process it the same way as everybody else."
Lovullo was pressed on multiple occasions as to whether Walker's ligament was torn or not, but he repeatedly said he didn't know. Asked what else it could be if it wasn't torn or frayed to some extent, he said, "I don't know that answer. We're optimistic that it's going to be as good as possible."
One thing seems certain: If Walker has a full tear of the ligament, flying to New York for a second opinion wouldn't make any sense.
"I guess you could say that," Lovullo said. "I think that would be a fairly obvious statement. But like I said, I didn't hear anything about the amount – full, half, partial – I didn't hear any of that. I just heard that there was a UCL injury."
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How to Host a Euchre Party
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12 chairs
3 decks of cards
Scoring notepad
A euchre party is a fun way to socialize and compete.
Hosting a euchre party lets you have a fun and inexpensive night in with friends. This party is structured so that each party guest gets to be a partner once with every person who attends. Rather than play a full game of euchre, where the pair that tallies 10 points first wins, this tournament has shorter games and keeps track of overall points to determine a winner at the end of the night.
Plan on 12 total people to play in the euchre party. They must all be present for this type of tournament to work.
Set up the card tables and chairs so there is enough room for everyone to sit comfortably. Place a deck of euchre cards on each table.
Hand everyone a scoring notepad once they pay their fee to play, if you are playing for money and not just bragging rights. A typical euchre party buy-in is $10 per person. This is the money that will be used for prize money. It equals $120 and you can divide that up into prizes however you see fit. Usually that is $70 for first place, $30 for second and $20 for third.
Explain that you will be following the regular euchre rules of play, with one exception. Each table will have total of 12 rounds dealt, with each player dealing three times. At the end of the 12 rounds, each player will record his score -- how many tricks his team has taken -- on the notepad.
At the end of the first game, have your guests switch partners with the people at their table. Play again as stated, recording the scores as before. Continue to play, record and switch until every player has been a partner with every attendee. Have each player then add his or her scores up on the notepad and determine a first, second and third place winner.
You can make it a two-table party instead, inviting eight people rather than 12.
A typical 12-person euchre party that begins at 7:30 p.m. will usually finish around 1 a.m. so, plan your time accordingly.
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You can find Istanbul airport assistance in the new Istanbul airport. The new airport is a jewel that shines in the city of Istanbul in Turkey, and a civilized reflection of Turkey's pioneering role in the field of transportation, and the airport was designed according to the latest logistical specifications that are rarely available in other airports in the world. And the new Istanbul airport has the highest levels of luxury and comfort, such as rest places for travelers, cinemas, libraries, suites, and waiting rooms so that the waiting experience at Istanbul's new airport becomes comparable to the pleasure of staying in luxury five-star hotels.
And among the services provided in Istanbul airport also is the special Istanbul airport assistance service for the elderly, children, patients such as accompanying and helping them for free. This service is important especially for foriegners and non-Turks.
Get to know the details of the Istanbul airport free and special assistance service at Istanbul's new airport through the following article on your site "Turkey for Expats"
Free special assistance service at Istanbul's new airport:
And the Istanbul airport assistance is called in Turkish language: "ÖZEL HİZMET NOKTASI"
This distinctive service is provided free of charge to:
Children who travel alone and cannot handle stuff on their own at airports.
The patients.
As Istanbul airport assistance service provides them the waiting in places designated for them until the accompanying employee completes the procedures and papers related to travel and weighing bags and luggage, as well as providing an electric wheelchair if necessary.
How to get to the special assistance service at the new Istanbul airport?
If you are coming to the airport by private car, you can stop in front of Entrance 3 in the departure hall. And if you are coming by bus, you can stop in front of any entrance and look for the boarding G, where the Istanbul airport assistance service is designated.
After arriving at the boarding G, you will hand over the passport of the person traveling only and request the Istanbul airport special assistance service and it is called in the Turkish language "ÖZEL HİZMET NOKTASI" then wait in the designated places and seats.
Note: You are only entitled to present a passport to your father, mother or children.
After a short period of time, a person from the Istanbul airport assistance service will announce the name of the owner of the presented passport, and this person is a responsible employee for completing the procedures for the traveler while he is waiting, and you will find that he has made reservations, made the boarding, and sent bags and luggage to be weighted. And he will be waiting for the passenger to walk him to stamp the passport and then to the door of the plane, they can also provide an electric wheelchair service if required.
This service will save the traveler from the hassle of standing in long queues through an express private entrance.
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Bahrain achieves nationwide 5G coverage
AlUla summit marks a new beginning for GCC: Al-Hajraf
Saudi Crown Prince announces car-free, zero-carbon city, 'The Line'
Bahrain has achieved full national 5G coverage, the country's Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications has announced, with two of the three mobile operators now covering the entire population with 5G.
Authorities hope the roll-out will attract global tech firms to invest in the country to leverage the next generation technology across a wide variety of applications
"This important milestone is also a testament to our strength as a regional and global ICT leader," said Kamal bin Ahmed Mohamed, Bahrain's Minister of Transportation and Telecommunications.
"Moreover, it is a clear indication that our ongoing national digital transformation and Bahrain's Economic Vision 2030 strategies are on track. Both prioritise strong ICT infrastructure to support the growth of our digital economy while enhancing Bahrain's readiness to harness innovation," he added.
Bahrain's telecoms sector attracted some BHD787m in investments (more than $2bn) between 2009 and 2019. In line with the kingdom's economic diversification efforts, Bahrain's ICT sector now accounts for nearly 3 per cent of the national GDP.
The Kingdom has pursued a strategy of flexible regulation to encourage investment in the telecoms sector. Bahrain was the first GCC member to open and liberalise its telecoms market and remains one of the region's only telecoms markets with no restrictions on VoIP services.
"We are confident that our potential to generate, use, and ultimately export innovation will be pivotal for the growth and diversification of our economy towards high value-added sectors such as content development and Artificial Intelligence (AI). Rapid access to information is essential to innovation, particularly for next-generation services. In this way, 5G is a crucial step in Bahrain's ongoing transition from net consumer to a net producer of technological innovation," Mohamed said.
Researchers estimate that there will be more than 1 billion 5G connections by 2023, and Bahrain's nationwide roll-out places the Kingdom at the forefront of this global technological advancement for both B2B and B2C applications.
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The story of our field, in a few short words
(With all dues to [1], but going up from four to five as it is good to be brief yet not curt.)
At the start there was Alan. He was the best of all: built the right math model (years ahead of the real thing in any shape, color or form); was able to prove that no one among us can know for sure if his or her loops — or their code as a whole — will ever stop; got to crack the Nazis' codes; and in so doing kind of saved the world. Once the war was over he got to build his own CPUs, among the very first two or three of any sort. But after the Brits had used him, they hated him, let him down, broke him (for the sole crime that he was too gay for the time or at least for their taste), and soon he died.
There was Ed. Once upon a time he was Dutch, but one day he got on a plane and — voilà! — the next day he was a Texan. Yet he never got the twang. The first topic that had put him on the map was the graph (how to find a path, as short as can be, from a start to a sink); he also wrote an Algol tool (the first I think to deal with all of Algol 60), and built an OS made of many a layer, which he named THE in honor of his alma mater [2]. He soon got known for his harsh views, spoke of the GOTO and its users in terms akin to libel, and wrote words, not at all kind, about BASIC and PL/I. All this he aired in the form of his famed "EWD"s, notes that he would xerox and send by post along the globe (there was no Web, no Net and no Email back then) to pals and foes alike. He could be kind, but often he stung. In work whose value will last more, he said that all we must care about is to prove our stuff right; or (to be more close to his own words) to build it so that it is sure to be right, and keep it so from start to end, the proof and the code going hand in hand. One of the keys, for him, was to use as a basis for ifs and loops the idea of a "guard", which does imply that the very same code can in one case print a value A and in some other case print a value B, under the watch of an angel or a demon; but he said this does not have to be a cause for worry.
At about that time there was Wirth, whom some call Nick, and Hoare, whom all call Tony. ("Tony" is short for a list of no less than three long first names, which makes for a good quiz at a party of nerds — can you cite them all from rote?) Nick had a nice coda to Algol, which he named "W"; what came after Algol W was also much noted, but the onset of Unix and hence of C cast some shade over its later life. Tony too did much to help the field grow. Early on, he had shown a good way to sort an array real quick. Later he wrote that for every type of unit there must be an axiom or a rule, which gives it an exact sense and lets you know for sure what will hold after every run of your code. His fame also comes from work (based in part on Ed's idea of the guard, noted above) on the topic of more than one run at once, a field that is very hot today as the law of Moore nears its end and every maker of chips has moved to a mode where each wafer holds more than one — and often many — cores.
Dave (from the US, but then at work under the clime of the North) must not be left out of this list. In a paper pair, both from the same year and both much cited ever since, he told the world that what we say about a piece of code must only be a part, often a very small part, of what we could say if we cared about every trait and every quirk. In other words, we must draw a clear line: on one side, what the rest of the code must know of that one piece; on the other, what it may avoid to know of it, and even not care about. Dave also spent much time to argue that our specs must not rely so much on logic, and more on a form of table. In a later paper, short and sweet, he told us that it may not be so bad that you do not apply full rigor when you chart your road to code, as long as you can "fake" such rigor (his own word) after the fact.
Of UML, MDA and other such TLAs, the less be said, the more happy we all fare.
A big step came from the cold: not just one Norse but two, Ole-J (Dahl) and Kris, came up with the idea of the class; not just that, but all that makes the basis of what today we call "O-O". For a long time few would heed their view, but then came Alan (Kay), Adele and their gang at PARC, who tied it all to the mouse and icons and menus and all the other cool stuff that makes up a good GUI. It still took a while, and a lot of hit and miss, but in the end O-O came to rule the world.
As to the math basis, it came in part from MIT — think Barb and John — and the idea, known as the ADT (not all TLAs are bad!), that a data type must be known at a high level, not from the nuts and bolts.
There also is a guy with a long first name (he hates it when they call him Bert) but a short last name. I feel a great urge to tell you all that he did, all that he does and all that he will do, but much of it uses long words that would seem hard to fit here; and he is, in any case, far too shy.
It is not all about code and we must not fail to note Barry (Boehm), Watts, Vic and all those to whom we owe that the human side (dear to Tom and Tim) also came to light. Barry has a great model that lets you find out, while it is not yet too late, how much your tasks will cost; its name fails me right now, but I think it is all in upper case. At some point the agile guys — Kent (Beck) and so on — came in and said we had got it all wrong: we must work in pairs, set our goals to no more than a week away, stand up for a while at the start of each day (a feat known by the cool name of Scrum), and dump specs in favor of tests. Some of this, to be fair, is very much like what comes out of the less noble part of the male of the cow; but in truth not all of it is bad, and we must not yield to the urge to throw away the baby along with the water of the bath.
I could go on (and on, and on); who knows, I might even come back at some point and add to this. On the other hand I take it that by now you got the idea, and even on this last day of the week I have other work to do, so ciao.
[1] Al's Famed Model Of the World, In Words Of Four Signs Or Fewer (not quite the exact title, but very close): find it on line here.
[2] If not quite his alma mater in the exact sense of the term, at least the place where he had a post at the time. (If we can trust this entry, his true alma mater would have been Leyde, but he did not stay long.)
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What appears as a common thread in each person written of above is a deep curiosity leading them out from the patterns of thought of the people around them. Thank you for writing and giving a view of the roots of our craft. I am personally and professionally happy Eiffel has been a benefactor of such thinking. Additionally, I hope other professionals will question their own inherited and adopted assumptions and engage their curiosity enough to ask: "Is this all there is or is there something more?"
While what is not broken does not require fixing, what is broken does. My father used to say, "If it hurts, don't do it." At 48, I feel a little liberty to now add a little to his statement:
"If it hurts, don't do it. If you don't know why, find out."
Have the courage to BE CURIOUS!
(Thanks Dad!)
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5 Loaves Farm redeems vacant lots on Buffalo's Upper West Side by creating sustainable market gardens that produce healthy foods, along with spiritual, educational, & economic resources for our neighbors.
Just as Jesus' first followers looked at the hungry masses and humbly offered five loaves of bread and two fish to feed them, we too have responded with compassion by bringing what started as five city lots and two community gardens to feed the hungry.
The gardens produce food that gets distributed to a school lunch program, local restaurants, a Community Supported Agriculture program, & local farmer's markets.
The gardens provide a space for retreat; where rhythms of prayer, study, & meditation are intertwined with garden work.
Connections with students after school, along with school visits & programs for community groups, allow us to inspire awe & wonder in a generation of youth increasingly disconnected from their environment & food sources.
Seasonally, neighborhood youth are offered paid internships that inspire them to be positive change agents in the neighborhood, while also equipping them with critical job skills. Paid year-long positions are also offered through the Buffalo Urban Mission Partnership that provides an immersive year-long training in urban ministry.
Join our Community Supported Agriculture program, and you'll recieve 22 weeks worth of produce while also investing in the farm & redevelopment of the neighborhood.
Throughout the summer and fall months, our fresh and "beyond organic" produce is sold to the public at local farmers' markets.
We are proud to supply weekly deliveries of a variety of crops to local restaurants and cafe's throughout the city of Buffalo.


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Essex-based Total Car Parks [on Friday 15/06/18] backed the IoD East of England Director of the Year Awards 2018 by presenting Managing Director Will Stewart with a Start-Up award.
The car park operator, which manages more than 100 sites across the UK, sponsored the Start-Up category at the prestigious lunch-time ceremony in Newmarket, Suffolk.
Mr Stewart of The Point.1888 was presented with the Start-Up Director of the Year Award by Leigh Cunningham, Executive Assistant to the Managing Director of Total Car Parks, Essy Eslamian, whose head office is in Colchester.
Ms Cunningham said: "Mr Eslamian recognises the contribution individuals like Mr Stewart make to business and the wider community, so we were delighted to present this award to such a deserving winner.
"Mr Stewart founded Brentwood-based The Point.1888, a fast-growing company that aims to revolutionise the brand extension industry through partnership licensing agreements. It gives 11% of its profits to charity and is a true inspiration to budding entrepreneurs across East Anglia.
She also praised Adam Cozens, Co-founder of the Perky Blenders coffee companies, who achieved the Highly Commended 'Start-up Director of the Year' title.
Mr Eslamian backed the Start-Up category in recognition of the hard-work and effort put into growing a business and making it a success.
The IoD East of England Awards was held in the exclusive Jockey Club Rooms and celebrated the best of the region's business leaders.
It recognised the key role that directors play, not only in UK's economy, but also in job preservation and creation.
Total Car Parks has been operating the Cambridge Street car park in Castleford, since 6th March 2017. This car park has 100+ spaces and it is only minutes away from Carlton Lanes shopping centre and the indoor market, making it ideal for the local community and visitors.
Total Car Parks' employee Ryan Taylor is embarking on a 90-mile Palace to Palace cycle challenge on Sunday [October 7th 2018] to raise money for the Prince's Trust.
Ryan, 26 from Ipswich, will pedal from Buckingham Palace to Windsor Castle with cyclists nationwide and has opted for the Ultra route, the hardest of the two routes, which includes Surrey Hills and Leith Hill Place; the Classic route is half this distance.
Ryan, a Young Ambassador for the charity, has been training hard for the event and has recently completed a 60-mile cycle run in preparation for the challenge.
He said: "Palace to Palace is my chance to give back! Being fairly overweight I have spent the past six-months getting in shape for the ride - but the Prince's Trust is such a great cause and I cannot thank them enough for making such a positive impact on my life.
"Just a little over four years ago I had spent around 18-months out of work, with zero motivation or knowledge for getting a job. I was lucky enough to be asked to take part in the Prince's Trust 'Team Programme' and – whilst I had some reservations about joining – I did, and it was one of the greatest experiences of my life to date.
The Prince's Trust 'Team Programme' secured work experience for Ryan at Total Car Parks. He was offered a permanent post as a Junior Administrator and four years on he has worked himself through the ranks to Head of New Business & Development, in charge of gaining new contracts and developing ideas – one of these was 'Go Ticketing' (goticketing.co.uk), a brand of the company.
As a Prince's Trust Young Ambassador, Ryan not only represents the Trust at numerous events but gives nationwide talks in front of large audiences to inspire young people and raise awareness of the charity.


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Cut to bilingual teaching won't help students: educators
By Lindsay Murdoch IN YIRRKALA
LEON WHITE was shocked when the Northern Territory Government announced it was slashing bilingual education in remote indigenous schools.
''Thirty years' work developing a two-ways curriculum was being thrown out the door without consultation," he says.
For 40 years White has been involved in teaching Aboriginal children, mostly in the Arnhem Land community of Yirrkala, where English is a second, third or even fourth language.
He says the people deciding education policy in Darwin have no idea how to teach indigenous children who come from homes where English is not spoken at all.
From the start of the 2010 school year, it will be mandatory for lessons to be taught in English for the first four hours of every school day.
The Chief Minister, Paul Henderson, who is also the Education Minister, says national testing results were so bad for remote students the Government had to act to fix the situation.
But the decision has provoked widespread criticism from the Territory's educators, including Djuwalpi Marika, the chairman of the Yambirrpa Schools Council responsible for the Yirrkala school, who intends to ignore the edict. White says research and experience shows it is best for children to learn the basics in their first language and then to acquire English.
''Bilingual education has done more than just teach indigenous kids to read and write in their language,'' White says. ''It has been part of a community development program that has given indigenous people reason to celebrate and be proud of their culture and has given them the ability to be able to do things for themselves. Evidence of this is in the significant number of qualified indigenous teachers in bilingual schools.''
White says communities and schools have faced a lack of resources. ''It has become increasingly difficult to find people with the intellectual leadership and linguistic skills who actually understand and can work with indigenous teachers and staff and community members.''
White says policymakers who argue it is best for the children to be taught in English through translation fail to understand basic teaching principles.
''There is a place for minimal translation but to say the role of indigenous language speaking staff now in schools is as interpreter-translators is to misunderstand the power of those languages to actually help the kids learn mathematics, science and a whole range of things.''


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Space Travel: Major Milestones
Author: Annaliza Savage. Annaliza Savage	Science
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Lucky for us, the Space Age coincided with the Television Age.
The space race between the United States and the USSR was only partially about the pursuit of knowledge. It was also a realm to fight the Cold War, a theater of scientific and technological superiority. And the two nations took full advantage of the sublime visual appeal of their missions to promote their agendas to the world.
From the telegenic chimps that paved the way for human space travel to the rumble of the Delta II, these moving images chart a few of the major milestones in the competition to reach the Moon and colonize low-Earth orbit.
1957: Sputnik 1 Becomes First Artificial Satellite to Orbit Earth
The Space Age dawned a little sooner than expected with the successful launch of Sputnik 1 by the Soviet Union.
With Sputnik 1's successful deployment, the political, military and technological relationship between the Soviet Union and United States changed dramatically. The Americans immediately abandoned their Vanguard satellite project, because its intended payload was eclipsed by Sputnik's, and started anew with Explorer.
1958: Explorer I Is First U.S. Satellite
The United States entered the Space Age with the successful launch of the Explorer I satellite.
Explorer I was tiny, weighing just 30 pounds fully loaded. More than half the weight was instrumentation, which included a cosmic-ray–detection package, a variety of temperature sensors and a microphone for picking up micrometerorite impacts. Data was sent back to Earth using 10- and 60-milliwatt transmitters.
It was a model of simplicity, and it worked. In NASA's own words: "Because of the limited space available and the requirements for low weight, the Explorer I instrumentation was designed and built with simplicity and high reliability in mind. It was completely successful."
1961: Enos Is First Chimp to Orbit Earth
Monkeys, chimps and dogs were first launched into space to see if it would be safe for humans. Ham was the first chimpanzee to launch into outer space on Jan. 31, 1961. Enos blasted off in the Mercury Atlas Rocket on Nov. 29 to become the first chimp to orbit the Earth. Scheduled for three orbits, Enos only made two, because of technical difficulties. He landed back on Earth in good physical condition, but died 11 months later of non–space-related dysentery.
1967: First Manned Soviet Soyuz Takes Off
Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov was killed when the parachute of his Soyuz 1 craft failed to deploy for landing. He was the first person to die on a space mission.
Soyuz 1 was actually intended to be part of a much more ambitious mission, one that would have featured the transfer of crews from one Soyuz capsule to another. That part of the mission was scrubbed when Komarov's craft developed trouble during its 16-orbit flight.
1968: Apollo 8 Launches for Far Side of the Moon
The three crew members of the Apollo 8 (Frank Borman, James Lovell, and William Anders) were the first humans to see the far side of the moon with their own eyes. Apollo 8's success paved the way for Apollo 11 to land a man on the moon the following year.
1969: Apollo 11 Delivers First Humans to Moon
The Soviet Union was first to land a spacecraft on the moon, in 1966, but NASA's Neil Armstrong became the first human to set foot on the lunar surface, realizing humanity's age-old dream, and effectively winning the space race for the United States.
Armstrong and fellow astronaut Buzz Aldrin left the Apollo 11 command module (piloted by Michael Collins) in orbit and performed a landing in the lunar module Eagle . At 4:18 p.m. EDT, Armstrong announced to a watching and waiting world, "The Eagle has landed."
1981: Columbia , First Space Shuttle, Launches
Columbia was the first space shuttle to launch. From April 12 to April 14, 1981, it orbited the Earth 36 times. Columbia went on to complete 26 successful missions until it disintegrated during re-entry Feb. 1, 2003, killing seven astronauts. NASA determined that a puncture on the shuttle's wing suffered during launch led to Columbia breaking apart during re-entry.
1985: Atlantis Carries Classified Payload for Pentagon
The space shuttle Atlantis first launched Oct. 3, 1985. It carried with it a classified payload from the Defense Department. Atlantis went on to carry four more Pentagon payloads in later missions. The Atlantis is still operational; its next planned trip is Nov. 12, 2009.
1989: Delta II Completes 75th Straight Successful Launch
The ever-faithful Delta II system has been used for 142 launches, including NASA missions to Mars. The Delta rocket family has been in service since 1989. On Sept. 18, 2007, Delta II completed its 75th consecutive successful launch, a record for modern boosters.
1991: Endeavour Arrives at Kennedy to Replace Challenger
Endeavour arrived at Kennedy Space Center on May 7, 1991 to replace the ill-fated Challenger . Endeavour is one of three space shuttles still in operation. It has flown 30 successful missions. NASA currently plans to retire Endeavour in 2010, sort of.
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"You Are How I Got My Magic" — Devon Franklin Gushes Over the Strong Women Who Shaped His Life
Christine Yount Jones
In a moving tribute to his mother and wife, accomplished movie producer and influential Hollywood Christian Devon Franklin says, "To my mother and Meagan, I love you. I appreciate you. You are how I got my magic."
DeVon Franklin is the President and CEO of Franklin Entertainment, a multi-media company that produces inspirational and commercial content. The company has a first-look film deal with 20th Century Fox. Some of his best-known films are The Pursuit of Happyness, The Karate Kid, Jumping the Broom, and Heaven Is For Real, Miracles From Heaven, and The STAR. Devon Franklin is also a New York Times bestselling author and devoted Christian husband. With his wife, Meagan Good, Devon co-authored The Wait: A Powerful Practice for Finding the Love of Your Life and the Life You Love (about saving sex for marriage).
Devon's tribute is an example of Proverbs 31:28-29: Her children rise up and call her blessed; her husband also, and he praises her: "Many women have done excellently, but you surpass them all."
In Devon's video on bet.com, he tells host Taraji P. Henson that his mother, Paulette Franklin, is The Real Wonder Woman.
Devon says he remembers his mom saying "no" a lot. But when she said yes, it really mattered. And what he learned from that is "Yeses have power. Don't just say yes to everything. Sometimes your no's help you stay focused on where your no's should be."
Devon's dad, Donald Ray Franklin, dealt with alcoholism and had heart disease. He died at the age of 36 when Devon was only 9 years old.
Devon says the dynamic changed in his father's absence and his mom became a single parent. But his mom made sure that he and his brothers were surrounded with lots of family and love.
"She really began to rely on my grandmother and her seven sisters…" Devon says. "It was literally a village of people — of women — that came together and surrounded me and my older brother and younger brother to make sure that we had what we needed to try to navigate the bridge between having a father and not having a father."
Devon gives credit to these strong women in his life because things could've turned out otherwise.
"And for so many young black men," Devon says, "that's hard. Not having that example in the house is hard. But I do believe that you can make up the difference when you have the right women in your life."
Devon says that he and his two brothers are examples of what happens when that village of women surrounds you.
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According to Devon's site
Devon is a recognized authority on spirituality, faith, and the entertainment business, DeVon is one of the youngest executives in Hollywood history. Beliefnet named DeVon one of the "Most Influential Christians Under 40." Variety Magazine called him one of the "Top 10 Producers to Watch." Ebony Magazine named him one of the "Top 100 Influential African-Americans in America." He's been interviewed by Oprah, Dr. Oz, Steve Harvey, Dr. Phil, CNN, and featured in numerous radio, print, and online appearances.
DeVon got his start in Hollywood as an 18-year-old intern for Will Smith. Today, he is the President & CEO of Franklin Entertainment, a multi-media company that produces inspirational and commercial content. The company currently has a first-look film deal with 20th Century Fox.
Currently, DeVon is working on BREAKTHROUGH, formerly THE IMPOSSIBLE, THE BOY WHO KNEW TOO MUCH, and FLAMIN' HOT CHEETOS with 20th Century Fox, as well as Music to My Ears, a hybrid musical, with 20th Century Fox's newly created Fox Family division, a reboot of He-Man and the Masters of the Universe franchise with Columbia Pictures, and a remake of the classic film, Cooley High, with Common at MGM. He is also producing a TV show called Spirit of the Law, based on the life of a California Pastor and a Department of Justice agent, Chi-Arts, a music-driven drama at ABC and a reboot of Foxy Brown with Meagan Good.
Christine Yount Jones is Content Director for Outreach Media Group. She has published several books and hundreds of articles about ministry in the last three decades. Before his death in 2003, Michael Yount and Christine had three children. Now, she and her husband, Ray Jones, together have five grown kids.


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What is the ECFI Learning Lab?
The ECFI Learning Lab provides a structured space for thought, learning and analysis, that will enrich the individual, their organisation and the community foundation field. The "Lab" in the title indicates that it is a space that is safe and purposeful. It is a space inhabited by peers, primarily led by peers with limited outside guidance and structuring that is provided through ECFI. At the same time, it is a space that gets "dirty" in two ways:
through the experience brought in by practitioners, which is subjected to their individual and collective reflection, and
by the very ways of conversations and experimentation (as that is what happens in labs) with ideas, thoughts and reflections of practices, approaches and situations of interest to learners.
In 2022 the focus for the Lab will be community foundations and the SDGs but with broad scope for your ideas – for example how are they relevant to your work, building the SDGs into strategic planning, how you can use the SDG framework to enhance your impact, innovative approaches to collaboration based on the SDGs, etc.
You can find out more about the Learning Lab 2022 collaborators here.
The ECFI Learning Lab for Changemakers serves community foundations (CFs) and community foundation support organisations (CFSOs) in Europe (which is defined in a broad geographical and cultural sense, i. e. including Turkey as well as the Caucasus).
The ECFI Learning Lab is open to community foundation practitioners in Europe. An application should come from the interested person with endorsement of a community foundation or community foundation support organisation with whom the applicant has a working relationship - as an employee, consultant or volunteer (proof of this endorsement will only be required if the application is successful).
The organisation endorsing the applicant will receive €2,500 as a contribution towards the collaborators time, overheads and other costs related to their participation.
The Learning Lab will be open for 6 months from June 2022 until November 2022 for a cohort consisting of up to 5 collaborators.
Each collaborator is expected to pursue research into their topic in their own time, to engage periodically with the cohort and the tutor, and produce a paper on their work and findings, to be published and shared with the field, and to endeavour to apply their findings in their own organisation.
It is expected that each collaborator will commit his/her effort during the period that is commensurate with at least 20 working days.
There will be 5-6 joint events facilitated by ECFI to offer space for sharing ideas and knowledge, and to get inspiration, feedback and input from peers and other experts.
These events will have a form of on-line workshops / facilitated discussion groups and will take place in June (opening of the Lab), July (1st progress), September (2nd Progress), October (pre-final), November (Final) and if possible and follow up in-person gathering on the topic with a wider audience in December.
Besides these "structured" events, collaborators will be encouraged by ECFI to engage via various efforts such as reading, listening, writing, thinking, participating in on-line conversations and via other creative means individually and, as to their choice, with other collaborators, and others around the theme. Also, collaborators will have an opportunity of several one-on-one meetings with the tutor of the program to discuss issues of their engagement with the topic and provide additional guidance. The tutor supporting this initial Lab will be James Magowan, ECFI an accomplished professional with broad experience in philanthropic institutions and the community foundation field, and who leads ECFI's work on the SDGs.
How can I apply?
Call is closed. Next opening in spring 2023.
If you are interested in applying please complete the application form in English language. We are looking forward to our collaboration with you!
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Learning Lab 2022 - Marketing tools and SDGs (January 2023) (PDF, 269 KB) Research paper by Zuzanna Komornicka, PR Specialist, Snow Mountain Foudnation & Federation of Community Foundations, Poland. This Learning Lab paper explores the potential of incorporating the SDGs into marketing tools to exploit the potential of cooperat
Learning Lab 2021 – Motivation and group dynamics in Hungarian community foundations (May 2022) (PDF, 326 KB) Research paper by György Hámori, Community Foundation Support Program, Roots and Wings Foundation, Hungary, exploring internal and external motivational factors behind participation in community foundation leadership and governance.
Learning Lab 2021 - Community foundation resilience in response to the Covid-19 pandemic (March 2022) (PDF, 439 KB) Research paper by Kostandina Këruti, Programme Manager, Partners Albania, exploring how community foundations demonstrated resilience through adapting operations, engaging communities and stakeholders and financial planning.
Learning Lab 2021 - A journey from responsive to strategic grantmaking and back (January 2022) (PDF, 300 KB) Research paper by Irina Șerban-Atanasiu, Galati Community Foundation, Romania, telling the story of a process of strategic thinking around a dilemma faced by most community foundations.
Learning Lab 2021 – Field Development Observations and Lessons (January 2022) (PDF, 920 KB) Research paper by Valentina Ferrara, AEF, Spain, reflecting on her experience with a program supporting the establishment of new community foundations.
Learning Lab 2021 - Community engagement, a crucial issue for community foundations (January 2022) (PDF, 231 KB) Research paper by Ilaria de Cave, Assifero, Italy exploring why and how to engage young people, with examples from Italy.
Sustainability as systemic value - Andreea Alexandrov (February 2021) (PDF, 895 KB) The publication contains proposals for CF developed within Learning Lab 2020
2021 ECFI Learning Lab (PDF, 121 KB)


Visit the Christmas Fair at Ascot Racecourse to pick up perfect presents, festive foods, gorgeous gifts, fine furniture, arresting art, tempting toys, jazzy jewellery, charming children's collections, fabulous fashion and sensational stocking fillers. Delight in a world of delicious food at the food hall on the ground floor and choose from 150 carefully-selected boutique companies selling festive gifts and products you won't usually find on the high street to give to family and friends on Christmas Day.
Held at the same venue as the Ascot Fashion Weekend, this Christmas Fair features exhibitors who won't have been seen at the fashion sale. You'll find a completely new selection of top quality gift companies.


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Are you an Anti-Camper? Try Parks Canada's oTENTiks in Fort Langley!
We just discovered camping paradise and it's in our own backyard!
I'm not one to call camping an idyllic experience. Sure, there are aspects I love such as kids running free, gallons of fresh air, the fact everyone pitches in to make the experience a success. But there is much about camping I could do without: setting up the tent, the dirt which gets into the most unexpected places, and needing to pack everything including the kitchen sink in order to function in the outdoors.
The gorgeous and luxurious oTENTiks found in various Parks Canada locations resolves all of my dislikes: no tent to set up, laminate flooring, a front porch (with a broom to take care of the dirt!), and a very well stocked cabin which requires me to pack next to nothing. I am in awe of the incredible comfort and home-like feeling created by the oTENTiks.
At the Fort Langley National Historic Site there are 5 oTENTiks and we stayed in #4 the gold rush themed cabin. Check-in time is between 3pm – 5pm; I highly recommend arriving as early as possible, since all buildings (except the washrooms) are locked down at 5pm to give yourself the opportunity to tour the Fort and check out your surroundings.
At 5pm the gates were locked and the Fort was ours (shared with the guests staying in the 4 other oTENTiks). Our boys brought their bikes and they were away to the races. I don't know if they realized how lucky they were to be flying around the Fort Langley National Historic Site on their bikes but I sure did! There are many activities to entertain your kids, should you not have the ability to bring bikes. A toy box was provided on the front porch of our cabin: skipping ropes, a game of horseshoe, blocks and more. There are animals to visit, a garden to explore and a panning for gold station. Our kids weren't lacking for activity options.
When we arrived the host Stephen gave us a lovely guided tour of our accommodations and an overview of how camping in Fort Langley works. Guests are given keys for their oTENTiks and the big Fort gates. Having the keys allows guests to go for dinner in the village of Fort Langley before returning to the oTENTik for bedtime.
However, should you wish to cook for yourself, Parks Canada has thought of everything. Four communal BBQs are provided; one is even reserved for vegetarians. There are cooking utensils, oven mitts, cutlery, cups, bowls and plates provided in every oTENTik. There is also a wash cloth, towel and dish soap provided so you can clean up. We made a delicious dinner of corn on the cob, chicken and tabbouleh salad, enjoyed on the picnic table in front of our oTENTik.
The physical space of the oTENTik is impressive. There is ample room for four people to sleep on the bottom bunks and one (or two small) sleepers on the top bunk. Should it rain, you won't feel cramped and you'll be able to dine inside on the kitchen table with 4 chairs. Parks Canada has also provided a mini fridge so you can bring perishable items and keep them cold. As an added treat for mom and dad, alcohol is allowed in the Fort so I felt rather civilized enjoying a glass of chardonnay while wandering around the birthplace of BC. Parks Canada oTENTiks are a genius idea which may just make a camper out of this less-than-enthusiastic-camper! We loved our experience so much we've already booked our return visit!
oTENTik camping can be found at a number of Parks Canada locations, here is a breakdown by province:
British Columbia:
Fort Langley National Historic Site
Kootenay National Park
Fort Rodd Hill National Historic Site
Alberta:
Saskatchewan:
Prince Albert National Park
Manitoba:
Riding Mountain National Park
Ontario:
Thousand Islands National Park
Quebec:
La Mauricie National Park
Forillon National Park
Mingan Archipelago National Park Reserve
New Brunswick:
Fundy National Park
Nova Scotia:
Kejimkujik National Park and National Historic Site
Newfoundland and Labrador:
Gros Morne National Park
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Clobetasone (INN) is a corticosteroid used in dermatology, for treating such skin inflammation as seen in eczema, psoriasis and other forms of dermatitis, and ophthalmology.  Topical clobetasone butyrate has shown minimal suppression of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis.

It is available as clobetasone butyrate under the brand names Eumosone or Eumovate both manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline.

Trimovate also contains oxytetracycline, an antibiotic, and nystatin, an antifungal.

Uses
In dermatology, topical clobetasone butyrate helps to reduce the itchiness and erythema associated with eczema and dermatitis.

In ophthalmology, clobetasone butyrate 0.1% eye drops have been shown to be safe and effective in the treatment of dry eyes in Sjögren syndrome. Sjögren syndrome is an autoimmune disorder that affects the moisture producing glands of the body causing many symptoms including dry eyes. When compared to other corticosteroid eye drops; clobetasone butyrate showed only minimal rises in intraocular pressure. Increased pressure within the eye can lead to glaucoma.

Adverse effects
Side effects associated with clobetasone cream and ointment include: burning, irritation, itching, thinning of the skin, and changes in skin color.

Contraindications

The following should not be treated with clobetasone with nystatin and oxytetracycline:

Patients with known history of hypersensitivity to clobetasone butyrate, nystatin, oxytetracycline or any components of the formulation
Primary cutaneous viral infections (Common viral skin infections include herpes simplex virus infection, herpes zoster, cutaneous and genital warts, and molluscum contagiosum.)
Primary infected skin lesions caused by infection with fungi, bacteria or yeasts (Fungal infections of the skin commonly seen in family practice include the various forms of tinea: tinea corporis, tinea gladiatorum, tinea cruris, tinea pedis, tinea capitis, and tinea unguium (e.g., onychomycosis).)
Cutaneous infections caused by Acinetobacter species (implicated in a number of hospital-acquired infections such as bacteremia, urinary tract infections (UTIs), secondary meningitis, infective endocarditis, and wound and burn infections.), methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), Pseudomonas species, Proteus species Serratia species or Group B streptococcal infection (Streptococcus B., Group B streptococcal infection, also known as Group B streptococcal disease or just Group B strep, is the infection caused by the bacterium Streptococcus agalactiae (S. agalactiae) also known as group B streptococcus or GBS)
Rosacea
Acne vulgaris
Pruritus without inflammation

Serious Contraindications

Pseudomembranous colitis - C. Diff. Colitis, also called: clostridium difficile colitis, or Pseudomembranous colitis has been reported with the use of antibiotics and may range in severity from mild to life-threatening.
Reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression - Manifestations of hypercortisolism (Cushing's syndrome) and reversible hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis suppression can occur in some individuals as a result of increased systemic absorption of topical corticosteroids. (The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis is the complex relationship between the hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, and the adrenals; was previously called Adrenal Fatigue.)

See also
Clobetasone butyrate
Clobetasol propionate

References

Corticosteroids
Organochlorides
Organofluorides
Tertiary alcohols
Enones

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