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'In the Heights' creators on making a dreamlike, authentic film
Lin-Manuel Miranda still believes it was a miracle that 'In the Heights', a musical tribute to Latino culture through the lens of the New York neighborhood of Washington Heights, made it to Broadway. In 2008, before the pursuit of inclusion became the standard of the entertainment industry, he and playwright Quiara Alegria Hudes were strangers who invented a joyful tale about invisible people.
Their exuberant performance, inspired by their families and neighbors, finally reached the big screen (and HBO Max) in the US on June 10 after they stumbled across several studios (it appeared on June 17 in the UAE). Warner Bros. and director Jon Chu ('Crazy Rich Asians') were eventually entrusted with the project.
Looking back, Miranda said, it was naive to think it would be easy to get the show from the stage to the multiplex. It lasted more than a decade.
"Some of the obstacles were the fact that Hollywood was not willing to venture new talent and invest in it," Miranda said. 'When you watch this film that Jon directs so beautifully, you see a screen full of movie stars, but some of them you've never heard of. They were movie stars without the roles they needed to become movie stars. "
The film features numerous emerging and experienced talents – including Anthony Ramos as a bodega owner with dreams of returning to the Dominican Republic, Melissa Barrera as an aspiring fashion designer and Leslie Grace as a struggling Stanford student – and is shot in the photo with everyone the panache that can reach a reported $ 55 million budget. Depressing, Miranda said, is that the show and now the film is an anomaly. He hopes for the day when 'In the Heights' is 'free from the representation it carries', as more productions of its size and cultural importance enjoy equal support and exposure.
In a recent video call with Miranda, Hudes and Chu, the three creative minds discussed their euphoric spectacle with penetrating social commentary on immigration, assimilation and gentrification. Here are edited excerpts from the conversation.
How difficult was it in that adaptation process to lose songs, lose characters, and change some elements of the structure of the story so that it could work as a film?
Quiara Alegria Hudes: I knew we would have to make some cuts just for length and focus. I love every character and I love every song, so it's hard. But these songs have traveled the world full, it has been to high schools and professional theaters and community theaters. Those songs had a life, whether it made the movie. It set me free to say, "Let me try to add something new to their experience." For example, losing Camila Rosario [the iron-willed mother of the Stanford student] really hurt because someone who is my friend knows I'm very matriarchal. I come from this generation of very strong women. It was really hard to cut a mother character. What I did do was that I put even more of that maternal, strong, grounded spirit into the remaining matriarchs in the film. Daniela, the salon owner, becomes even more central as a matriarch in the community.
Lin-Manuel Miranda: As for the musical side, every song in this movie is; they can appear as a score, such as 'Sunrise'. In the same vein as the very clever updates of Quiara, we have sneaked into every movie fiber that people like about this show in some form or another.
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Jon, tell me about entering this world that has had a history.
I might have approached it a bit bombastically, like, 'Hey, I'm not developing movies. I can help make this movie. But what they have created is not just a show. It is a life force. They told me, "Just hold on and trust us." I took it with a grain of salt, and we went through a lot of hoops and hurdles to get out there. Every time there was a fight, they were like, "This is going to find its way." Then the pandemic happened, and I'm like, 'You did not make a joke.' Who knew that the arrow we threw would hit the moment the world opened up again. The people in 'In the heights' who are fighting through things, who are there for each other, it is they who are going to show the world how to rise again. That life force has found its perfect place.
Miranda: Jon also understood the lived experience that he was the first generation son of immigrants and had parents who performed a miracle and made a way where there was no way. I knew it would be valuable to bring our show.
Jon, one of the most enchanting numbers, based on the sheer amount of elements, is '96,000 ', a Busby Berkeley-like showstopper housed in a huge pool. Was it the most complicated to perform?
Chu: Each one was a new challenge, but the one is up there. There were about 600 extras, from 5-year-olds to 81-year-olds, and you have to think, 'Oh, wait, they can not drown or get electricity.' You need to keep them dry so that they do not get hypothermia. But once you get the towels wet, you need to dry them. Also, oh well, you're going to braai, so you have to have a whole fire department to make sure the place doesn't burn down. And there is lightning too, so you will have to switch off every 30 minutes. There were countless things. But cinema is a moment. All you do is get it in that little box for that moment, and then you go out.
Was there a number that any of you considered an agreement and that it was necessary to stay?
Hudes: At some point, for various artistic or budgetary reasons, many of the numbers might be cut. You really had to make a strong argument for why the film needed it. Because the piraguero [who sells the Puerto Rican-style shaved-ice dessert] is a peripheral character, at one point the "Piragua" song was ready to cut. I tried to talk softly to Lin about this. He was really sad, and I was like, 'I have one idea how the studio can keep the song for us.' That's why I played him on [him]. This is how that one stayed.
Lin, why did you feel the piraguero was so important to the story?
Miranda: The song is perhaps the fastest song I have ever written. Although, I do not know that I wrote it. I think I just caught it. The metaphor of the whole musical is in the song. Piraguero is every character in this movie. They do their best against impossible chance. They breathe, then they keep scraping. It's a minute-and-45-second song, but somehow the DNA of the whole show is within that minute and 45 seconds. I was very proud that the pit had to stay. My actions were a testament to my grandfather. He passed away the week after 'In the Heights' opened on Broadway. He's the member of my family who could not see everything that came after the opening night. So I have his espejuelos [reading glasses] around my neck. I have his [Marcial Lafuente] Estefania cowboy novels in my pocket. I wear my socks to my ears and the same kind of shirt he had to wear. I really play as my abuelo.
The concept of the dream, or suenito, differs for each character. The musical seems to say that you can achieve your pursuit without losing who you are for assimilation. This is a deep understanding for immigrants and their children.
Miranda: It's so simple and so complicated. You are talking to first generation writers whose parents were born on the island of Puerto Rico. You grow up with the 'Sliding Doors' and think,' What if they stayed? Who would I be if I grew up in Vega Alta, Puerto Rico? The nuance we have always fought for is to say, 'I can accept the sacrifice of my ancestors. I can accept the responsibility that belongs to me and still find my own way in the world. "It's not about 'Forget your dreams. These are my dreams. It thinks, 'I accept the incredible journey I had to take to stay here, and still my job is to make my own way in the world and define the home for what it is for me.'
Sometimes American mass culture focuses too much on individualism at the expense of community care and community experience. But the flip side of the coin is not necessarily better. Too much focus on community responsibility can be stifling and you struggle to find your individual path. The characters in this movie are dealing with that balance. The balance between those individual dreams and the community that dreams together is the way of the plot of 'In the heights'. I relate to it very personally. It is also the way I honor my cultural roots, and also use the things to find new ways to be an individual to honor my own heart.
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For Adult 18–74 years 150 mg BD. Adult 75–79 years 110–150 mg BD Adult 80 years and over 110 mg BD. 20 mg/d (Once daily) to be taken with food. 5 mg BD, reduce dose to 2.5mg BD in patients with at least two of the following characteristics: age 80 years and over, body-weight less than 61 kg, or serum creatinine > 133 micromol/litre. For Adult (body-weight up to 61 kg) 30 mg OD. For Adult (body-weight 61 kg and above) 60mg OD.
The BMJ have recently published a review from primary care. The paper titled "Risks and benefits of direct oral anticoagulants versus warfarin in a real-world setting: cohort study in primary care found that Apixaban was found to be the safest drug, with reduced risks of major, intracranial, and gastrointestinal bleeding compared with warfarin. Rivaroxaban and low dose Apixaban were, however, associated with increased risks of all-cause mortality compared with warfarin. Other factors in choice are the issues around reversibility and for Dabigatran there is a specific antidote.
A newer study is shown below. The ARISTOPHANES Study group was the largest observational study to date on NOACs and warfarin. The study showed that the NOACs had lower rates of stroke/ Systemic emboli and variable comparative rates of Major Bleed versus warfarin. The findings from this study may help inform the discussion on benefit and risk in the shared decision-making process for stroke prevention between healthcare providers and nonvalvular atrial fibrillation patients link.
Dabigatran etexilate is an oral prodrug that is rapidly converted by a serum esterase to dabigatran, a potent, direct, competitive inhibitor of thrombin. It has an absolute bioavailability of 6.5%, 80% of the given dose is excreted by the kidneys, its serum half-life is 12 to 17 hours, and it does not require regular monitoring.
Dabigatran versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation N Engl J Med 2009; 361:1139-1151 The RE-LY Steering Committee and Investigators In patients with atrial fibrillation, dabigatran given at a dose of 110 mg was associated with rates of stroke and systemic embolism that were similar to those associated with warfarin, as well as lower rates of major haemorrhage. Dabigatran administered at a dose of 150 mg, as compared with warfarin, was associated with lower rates of stroke and systemic embolism but similar rates of major haemorrhage.
Edoxaban versus Warfarin in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation N Engl J Med 2013; 369:2093-2104 ENGAGE AF-TIMI 48 Investigators* Both once-daily regimens of edoxaban were noninferior to warfarin with respect to the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism and were associated with significantly lower rates of bleeding and death from cardiovascular causes.
Generally these are used in an elderly population with no valvular heart disease or artificial valves in preference to warfarin. Ensure to check good renal function without co-morbidities likely to lead to unrecognised decreases in renal function. Check no interacting medications. If on medications with potential interaction, watch out for effects of reduced renal function, poorer clearance with age. Remembers their medication. Once-daily dosing may be better than twice daily in terms of compliance. Limited concern for bleeding.
patients require a second emergency surgery or urgent procedure and have prolonged clotting times.
You must let other healthcare professionals treating you know that you are taking a DOAC. This includes anyone who prescribes you medication or carries out a procedure, for example, a dentist.
Why have been prescribed a DOACs: Warfarin has been used to prevent stroke in people with AF for many years. DOACs, such as apixaban, rivaroxaban, edoxaban and dabigatran, are suitable alternatives to warfarin for this condition. Unlike warfarin, they are used at a fixed dose, and they do not require close monitoring of blood levels. Before you start taking a new anticoagulant, you will be able to discuss it with your consultant. It is important that you choose a medicine that suits you best.
How do I take the medicine? : The dose and frequency (how often you need to take the medicine) will depend on which anticoagulant has been prescribed for you. This will be explained to you and will also be written on the medicine label and on your discharge letter. Please make sure you understand how to take the medicine and ask if you have any questions. If we have asked you to take your medication twice a day, please make sure you take it 12 hours apart, for example at 8 am and 8 pm.
What if I miss a dose? : If you miss a dose, take it as soon as you remember, but don't double up on the total daily dose. Please refer to the patient information leaflet supplied with your medicine for specific information, or call our Pharmacy Medicines Helpline for advice (please see the back page for contact details).
Ensure that you never run out of DOAC tablets.
Ask your GP for a repeat prescription in good time.
Avoid contact sports such as rugby or extreme sports. An injury could cause serious bleeding or bruising.
If you cut yourself, apply pressure as you normally would. It may take longer for the wound to stop bleeding. If the bleeding does not stop within 10 minutes, go to your nearest Emergency Department (A&E). Please make sure you tell the person treating you that you are taking an anticoagulant and bring them with you if possible.
What about my other medicines?: Your medicines will be reviewed when you are first prescribed a DOAC, and any necessary changes will be made. As other medicines (including herbal remedies) may interact with DOACs, it is important that you check with a pharmacist before starting any new medicines or stopping any existing ones. You should avoid taking any other medicines that may increase your risk of bleeding (such as aspirin or ibuprofen) unless your doctor has specifically prescribed them for you. If you need a painkiller, paracetamol and codeine are acceptable. Be aware that medicines bought in pharmacies can contain other ingredients – please speak to your pharmacist if you are unsure.
Do I need to change my diet or alcohol intake? You do not need to change what you eat when taking a DOAC. You should maintain a healthy and balanced diet. DOACs are not directly affected by alcohol. However, we recommend that you do not exceed the safe limits of alcohol (14 units per week for men or women), as this can increase your risk of bleeding.
Can I use a dosette tray?: Yes, you can use a dosette tray for your DOACs except for dabigatran. Please contact us if you require a monitored dosage system for dabigatran. If you are taking dabigatran, it is important not to open the capsule and the foil packet until you are about to take it.
Can I crush the tablets?: Rivaroxaban - You can crush the tablet and mix the medicine in 50 ml of water before giving it via a feeding tube. Do not crush - Dabigatran, Apixaban and Edoxaban.
What about monitoring me? The DOACs do not require routine anticoagulation monitoring for short or long-term treatment. However, we do recommend that your kidney function is checked prior to starting a DOAC and then at least once a year. If you have kidney problems you require more frequent monitoring. Your GP will review this medication with you annually.
What if I forget a dose?: If you are taking a once a day drug: please take it as soon as you remember but make sure you do not take more than one tablet in a single day. If you are taking a twice a day drug: please take your missed dose if it is more than 6 hours to your next dose. if it is less than 6 hours to your next dose, please miss out the dose you forgot and then take your next dose at the usual time.
What should I do if I think I may be pregnant?: A DOAC taken during the early weeks of pregnancy may damage the unborn baby. Do not plan to become pregnant without consulting your doctor. If you think you may be pregnant while taking a DOAC, please contact your doctor at once.


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Do Penis Pumps Work?
Well, they can help you get an erection.
By Daniel Engber
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Testimony has ended in the trial of Donald Thompson, the former judge accused of using a penis pump while presiding over an Oklahoma courtroom. According to the AP, jurors giggled at an exchange that began when a defense attorney referred to the penis pump as an out-of-date treatment for erectile dysfunction. "I still use those," said an expert witness. "Not you, personally?" asked the lawyer. "No," replied the witness. "I recommend those as a urologist." Wait, do penis pumps really work?
Yes, they do. Doctors view the penis pump—or "vacuum constriction device," as it's called in the business—as a reasonable, low-cost treatment for erectile dysfunction. A report from the American Urological Association says that constriction devices might be useful in cases where PDE5-inhibitor drugs like Viagra are ineffective. Still, most men (or couples) don't like using the penis pump: The report concludes that "low patient acceptability limits the application or use of this therapy."
The device consists of an acrylic tube and a pumping mechanism, which can be a squeeze ball, a hand grip, a plunger, or an electric device. As the user pumps air out of the tube, the resulting vacuum increases blood flow into his erectile tissue. He then slides a "constriction ring" over the base of his penis to maintain the erection when he removes the tube.
A vacuum erection may not always feel like the real thing. Various sources describe them as "spongy and semi-flaccid," purplish in color, and sometimes cold or numb. But clinical studies still find high rates of satisfaction among those who receive the vacuum treatment for ED. (Researchers measure the effectiveness of a treatment by asking patients to rate their sexual experiences on the "International Index of Erectile Function.")
The vacuum pumps have also proved successful in studies of penile rehabilitation. Certain procedures—like radical prostatectomies—can cause temporary impotence as a result of nerve damage. If you go long enough without a spontaneous erection, some of your penile tissue can atrophy, causing long-term dysfunction. It turns out that postoperative use of a penis pump may help stave off this damage.
Penis pumps are available over the counter, and some men without ED use them for masturbation or to increase their length or girth. To accomplish this latter goal, vendors suggest 30-minute sessions three or four times per week for a period of several months. The medical literature, however, does not support the idea that vacuum constriction will produce a lasting change in penis size.
If anything, overuse of the pump can damage the penis. The American Urological Association recommends only those devices that come with a "vacuum limiter," which automatically lets in air if too much negative pressure builds in the tube. Excessive pumping without the vacuum limiter can cause penile bruising, or—in extreme cases—very serious tissue damage.
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As of this year, the Maine Art Museum Trail is comprised of a circuit of eight museums. Most well known are likely Portland Museum of Art, where one can sign up to tour Winslow Homer's studio located on Prout's Neck and the Farnsworth Museum, home of the work of Andrew Wyeth and including works from his son and grandson. There are many other works of art to view, however. Here is a brief summary that may inspire you to take a few days and enjoy the Maine Art Museum Trail.
The Ogunquit Museum depicts members of the artist's colony that sprouted in the area in the early 1900s, showcasing a selection of traditional landscapes by Hamilton Easter Field, among others. There are also a number of sculptures, most notably several by Louise Nevelson.
Bates College in Lewiston is home to a fine, albeit small, museum and houses a gallery of photos of Hartley prior to his death in 1943. One of the more interesting photos shows Hartley sitting on the beach in Cannes and holding a document in his hands.
Colby College has a museum housing 8, 000 objects of art, spanning art in America from the colonial days to the present. The art on display is of very high quality and includes names such as James Abbott McNeil Whistler, Mary Cassatt, Georgia O'Keeffe, and others. The galleries are beautifully hung, arranged chronologically and thematically.
The University of Maine museum in Orono focuses on contemporary art. The museum currently has four exhibits in place, one a permanent collection by Estes, Wyeth, Abbott, Katz and Marin.
The Monhegan Museum is a bit of an outlier, placing historical photographs and artifacts with paintings by artists who worked there into what was once the lighthouse keeper's home. The assistant keeper's house is currently showcasing Lamar Dodd, an academic from the state of Georgia who experimented with numerous genres however, never hit big fame.
Bowdoin is the opposite of Monhegan. Founded in 1813, it is one of the country's oldest art museums and aims to be encyclopedic. One of the masterpieces housed here is a portrait by Gilbert Stuart of Thomas Jefferson and was commissioned by one of the college's founders, James Bowdoin III. This museum is a hidden gem and not to be missed, sitting just 15 minutes from Freeport and James Place Inn.
This article is about the short story by Henry James. See The Great Good Place (Oldenburg) for the book by Ray Oldenburg.


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History of the County Attorney
Washington County had a prosecuting attorney even before we were a county and in fact even before it was a territory. As part of the Wisconsin Territory Alfred Brunson served as prosecuting attorney from 1840 to 1847. Brunson traveled from Prairie du Chien to Stillwater as needed to serve as prosecuting attorney. Such legal practice was not Mr. Brunson's only vocation. According to an article written about him in 1918, he also was a Methodist minister and missionary to native tribes in the St. Croix Valley area and western Wisconsin as well as a businessman.
John E. Jansen served as Washington County Attorney from 1969 to 1975. John was the first person to serve as county attorney on a full time basis. John started his legal career by being sworn into the Minnesota bar in 1958.
Washington County Attorneys
1840 - 1847 Alfred Brunson
1847 - 1850 Morton S. Wilkinson
1850 - 1852 Frederick K. Bartlett
1852 - 1860 Theodore E. Parker
1860 - 1866 Lorenzo R. Cornman
1866 - 1868 James N. Castle
1868 - 1870 William M. McCluer
1870 - 1873 Isaac Van Vleck
1873 - 1874 Fayette P. Marsh
1874 - 1875 Terry B. Smith
1878 - 1880 Levi E. Thompson
1882 - 1889 Ira W. Castle
1889 - 1891 Orris E. Lee
1891 - 1893 George H. Sullivan
1893 - 1901 Louis L. Manwaring
1901 - 1913 John C. Nethaway
1913 - 1923 Reuben G. Thoreen
1923 - 1927 Chester S. Wilson
1927 - 1943 R. Milton Lindbloom
1943 - 1959 William T. Johnson
1959 - 1969 John (Jack) F. Thoreen
1969 - 1975 John E. Jansen
1975 - 1987 Robert W. Kelly
1987 - 1998 Richard M. Arney
1999 - 2011 Douglas H. Johnson
2011 - Peter J. Orput
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'As low as it can go': Polk County sees another dip in unemployment rate
Maya Lora
The Ledger
POLK COUNTY — Unemployment numbers for Polk County continue to drop, though the area may still struggle with a labor shortage.
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity reported Friday that Polk County's unemployment rate for November was 4.4%, slightly below the 4.8% reported in October.
The unemployment rate is a full point lower than the 5.4% reported in November 2020.
Jim Farrell, an associate professor of finance and economics at Florida Southern College, said the numbers are not surprising.
"The unemployment rate continues to drop a little bit. We were sort of bumping against as low as it can go at this point," Farrell said. "Anything under 4.5% is pretty low."
Previously:Polk County unemployment figures for October lower than last year
Related:Polk County job growth at all-time high as job fairs, hiring abound
The rate for Polk County is just a tad lower than Florida's seasonally adjusted unemployment rate, reported at 4.5% for November. The state posted a 4.6% unemployment rate in October and 5.4% in November 2020.
Florida saw the strongest gains in the construction industry, which grew by 1.4% between October and November.
The U.S. continues to improve at a slightly greater pace, reporting a 4.2% unemployment rate for November as compared to the 4.6% reported the month prior. And a year ago, that number was 6.7%.
Farrell said any further improvements to the local unemployment numbers are going to be "harder fought gains" as the current rate is a sustainable level . On top of the fact that 4.4% is a low rate even outside of the COVID-19 context, Farrell said the attention now turns to something different: bringing more people into the labor force.
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The Polk County labor force dropped slightly between October and November, from 331,723 people to 331,199 people.
Farrell said several factors contribute to that number. For one, there may be some people who have not returned to the labor force because they decided to retire early. Combined with a rapidly aging labor force, the trends are not on employers' side.
"Getting them to un-retire is going to be a challenge ... We've been on a long run, like a really long run trend of labor force shrinking," Farrell said. "What we've seen with the pandemic is sort of an exacerbation of it. If you were a marginal worker at that point, because you are near retirement age, going back into the work force at this point isn't the most attractive thing to do."
The labor shortage has also put the power more firmly in the hands of job seekers, a flip that some employers have not adjusted to despite months of help wanted signs popping up along windows across the county.
Farrell said employers are not meeting employees where they need to when it comes to benefits, expectations — including the option for remote work — and salaries.
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"The big issue right now is labor shortages, as well as with supply chain issues; they go hand-in-hand to some extent," Farrell said. "Employers are not really adjusting quickly to changing labor demands. They're sort of stuck on lower wages for the most part."
Additionally, the nation is on the cusp of a major wealth transfer because of the aging baby boomer population, Farrell said. With a strong stock and housing market and an influx of wealth about to flow into the hands of a new generation, the motivation to enter the workforce simply isn't as strong.
But Farrell added that because Florida sees more migration into the state than out, it will be able to weather a financial storm better than other areas of the nation, which may see their economies shrink as large portions of the workforce retire or move.
"People may not want to grind it out, commute, spend 40 hours or more a week doing the same thing in an office," Farrell said. "And employers may have to find some balance with employees on that."
And what about the Omicron variant of COVID-19?
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Farrell said while there may not be a statewide appetite for additional restrictions not seen since the onset of the pandemic, some employers may choose to take additional precautions as the variant spreads and triggers another coronavirus cycle in Florida.
"I think some employers will slow down or pull back or reverse course on other plans to bring everybody back into the office, for example," Farrell said. "I think some employers will be more sensitive as far as their approach to it - keeping work from home, trying to keep more social distancing in place - while others will sort of go about their business and pretend like it's not happening."
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TRINITY METRONOMICS JUNE 19
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Trinity Metro starts new first mile/last mile solution
Trinity Metro is introducing a new service to help employees in the Mercantile area get to work. The Mercantile ZipZone begins Monday, July 22, and will benefit TEXRail and bus commuters who travel to the Mercantile Center Station to connect to their jobs.
After arriving at the station, passengers can use the rideshare option to complete their commute. The last-mile ride will be provided by Via through a contract with Trinity Metro. During the service launch, Trinity Metro will not charge an additional fee for the rideshare option.
The Mercantile ZipZone will operate 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Mercantile area employs approximately 18,000 workers.
Trinity Metro has partnered with the City of Fort Worth to provide funding for Mercantile ZipZone, which is a one-year pilot project. The city has dedicated $500,000, and the remaining $500,000 is part of Trinity Metro's operating budget.
"This rideshare option is another step in fulfilling our Transit Master Plan, which drew attention to first-mile/last-mile challenges," said Wayne Gensler, Trinity Metro vice president and chief operating officer for bus and paratransit. "Our passengers need this type of service to make public transportation an easy choice for commuting to work. We appreciate the City of Fort Worth for supporting this initiative and partnering with us to provide more transit options for our customers."
Trinity Metro is in discussions with Mercantile Partners to potentially subsidize first-mile/last-mile trips to minimize the amount passengers would pay when the free period ends.
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Ross Sinclair named CdM girls' water polo coach
(COURTESY OF UCSB / Photo by Randall Lamb)
By Steve Virgen
Ross Sinclair, a former Newport Harbor High standout, has been named the girls' water polo coach at Corona del Mar High, he said on Twitter Friday afternoon.
"Never thought I'd say it but honored to be the new girls head coach at @cdmaquatics," he tweeted. "time to get to work!"
He also tagged CdM alumni Artie Dorr (@ArtieDorr), Tumua Anae (@tumua_AnEye) and John Mann (@bearmann4).
Don Grable, the CdM athletic director, confirmed Sinclair is the coach.
"We are very happy to welcome Ross to our CdM coaching family," Grable said in an email. "He has a wealth of playing success and experiences and will lead our program with enthusiasm and passion. He has grown up in the community and is eager to carry on the tradition of our CdM Girls' Water Polo Program."
Sinclair, 28, a Newport Beach resident, played water polo at UC Santa Barbara, where he was a three-time team captain and two-time NCAA All-American. He has played five years abroad in Australia, Europe, and South America. He has had various experiences in coaching and teaching including being a well-known Junior Lifeguard Instructor and Lifeguard for Newport Beach. Most recently he said he was playing in Australia, where he also coached.
Sinclair takes over for his cousin and former coach Sam Bailey, who guided the Sea Kings to their first CIF Southern Section Division 1 title last season.
Bailey is now coaching boys' and girls' water polo at Beckman, which also plays in the Pacific Coast League that CdM won last year.
"[Bailey] was supportive," Sinclair said. "After the news, he gave me some good words of encouragement saying that he is happy that I'm taking over and that there's someone he can trust that can carry the good tradition and carry it into the future."
Sinclair said he is excited to take over what he called a great program with a winning tradition.
"It's a great opportunity," Sinclair said. "This area is an aquatics town. It's a no-brainer to go for this position. There is great support from the community. The kids are natural water athletes, having the ocean in their backyard. They enjoy water polo here. It makes it better as a coach to have the athletes who want to be in the water and be a part of the program."
Sinclair said initially it is a bit weird to be coaching at CdM since he is a Newport Harbor alumnus.
"Obviously growing up in Newport and being in the Newport Water Polo Foundation and being with Coach [Jason] Lynch, the rivalry is there, but this is an opportunity for me," Sinclair said. "I'm really looking forward to establishing my style and carrying CdM into the future. I'm sure it will be a little weird. As of now I'm happy to be a Sea King or a Sea Queen for that matter."
Sinclair named Lynch, a former Newport Harbor boys' water polo coach, as one of his mentors who he learned a great deal from, as well as Bailey and from Wolf Wigo while at UCSB.
"I learned a lot from them and got my own style and system of play," he said. "I'm a positive coach who likes to have fun, but wants to win too. I want them to play at the highest level and enjoy it. I want to bring out the best in them."
Sinclair was introduced as CdM girls' water polo coach during practice with the club team on Friday.
He is forming a plan to build his assistant coaching staff he said.
CdM has yet to hire a girls' volleyball coach.
The application deadline for the open coaching position is May 17.
Interested applicants should send a letter of intent, resume, and up to three letters of recommendation to Grable at dgrable@nmusd.us.
Nothing decided as Governor's Cup double round robin nears end
Six skippers remained in contention for the four semifinal berths in the 53rd annual Governor's Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship, hosted by Balboa Yacht Club, on Thursday.
David Wood sails again for Balboa Yacht Club in Governor's Cup
Skipper David Wood and crew members Max Mayol and Daniel Pegg are competing in the 53rd Governor's Cup this week after winning host Balboa Yacht Club's bid at the Rose Cup in June.
Huntington Valley Little League wins Section 10 tournament with rout over Aliso Viejo
The Huntington Valley Little League 9-, 10- and 11-year-old All-Stars win 15-4 in four innings on Tuesday, earning a berth to the Little League Southern California State tournament.
Leonard Takahashi, Finn Tapper lead fleet on first day of Governor's Cup
The double round-robin began on Tuesday in the 53rd annual Governor's Cup, which is being hosted by Balboa Yacht Club in Newport Beach.
https://www.latimes.com/socal/daily-pilot/sports/tn-dpt-sp-nb-governors-cup-preview-20190713-story.html
Laguna Beach's Nicole Struss is Surf League Player of the Year in girls' water polo
Sophomore Nicole Struss helped the Breakers win the Surf League title on their way to the CIF Southern Section Division 1 championship.
Santa Margarita National beats Ocean View in extra innings
The Little League baseball players of today grow up with great exposure to the game.
Newport Harbor boys' water polo wins Summer Elite Eight tournament
The Newport Harbor High boys' water polo team did not have its full cast of characters this weekend at the S&R Sport Summer Elite Eight Tournament.
Youth match racing skippers sail for stardom in 53rd Governor's Cup
The Governor's Cup International Youth Match Racing Championship prides itself on being a gateway event for future stars in the sport of sailing.
Huntington Beach girls' water polo will remember coach Mark Canner's impact
The Huntington Beach High girls' water polo team earned its first CIF Southern Section playoff win in six seasons in beating Murrieta Valley in the first round of the Division 2 playoffs in February.


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Amy and I were co-hosts for Mark Udall's summer solstice party today. Mark has become a friend and is one of the few politicians I've really come to admire.
Mark reminded all of us that one of the great American traits is optimism. Right on my friend.


Vines twirling around the shoes onto the wall and rose petals going to the ground as they fall. As part of a transition from regular canvas artist Jason Bryant added painting skate decks to his arsenal. Looking to use another unconventional canvas Bryant decided to use a high top Nike Dunk which was a natural choice considering the his long interest in Nike and skateboarding since the 1980s. The pair titled Mirror Mirror is part of his full exhibition Smoke and Mirrors at the Porter Contemporary Art Gallery in New York that explores moments of human weakness and deception in photo-realistic oil paintings of vintage film still shots combined with vintage skateboard inspired graphics.
Specifically for these Mirror Mirror Nike Dunks Bryant first primed the entire upper white prepping for a mirrored design on each shoe. The first graphics made were a hand painted image of 1940s and 50s actress June Allyson looking into her reflection, though with some obstruction. In the way of her view are bold painted roses, twisting vines, petals, and bones breaking through the surface of the shoes inspired from a 1990 Powell Peralta skate graphic. If viewed from the correct angle it appears the vines are reaching to the ceiling and petals flowing towards the floor on the blank gallery walls. A pair like this makes sneakers even more so PaintOrThread's vote for the best choice to when trying to find a canvas to paint.
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I can prepare thix text olso in PDF format but stil have no idea how to do it good.

A: The iframe tag defines a rectangular region within the document in which the browser can display a separate document.
var panel = Ext.create('Ext.panel.Panel' {
   width: 400,
   height: 600,
   modal   : true,
   items: [{
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A: Another solution is xtype: uxiframe. http://docs.sencha.com/extjs/4.1.0/#!/api/Ext.ux.IFrame
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There's no better city in America to find a job than Scottsdale.
That's according to WalletHub, which analyzed and ranked 182 US Cities across 30 key indicators of job-market strength. Scottsdale ranked #1.
Scottsdale is home to a number of high-tech and high-wage jobs and continues to draw new developments and jobs. From ASU's SkySong development at McDowell and Scottsdale Road to the new multimillion-dollar luxury wing at Scottsdale Fashion Square which both opened in the past year, Scottsdale is an employment hot-spot.
Scottsdale is not alone in the rankings. Additional valley cities were named as well: Chandler (#10), Tempe (#14), Gilbert (#39), Peoria (#41), Phoenix (#53), Mesa (#65), and Glendale (#68).
According to WalletHub, Scottsdale, Gilbert and Chandler all tied for the highest median annual income.


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He has an AV rating with Martindale-Hubbell, was awarded UCCR's 2005 Peacekeeper Award, and the Peter Billings 2010 Award for Excellence in Dispute Resolution. He is a Distinguished Fellow of the International Academy of Mediators.
Judge Bohling has been a speaker and trainer of negotiation and mediation topics before numerous organizations including the International Academy of Mediators, the American Bar Association (Section of Dispute Resolution), the Federal Bar Association (Utah Chapter), the Utah Council on Conflict Resolution, the Utah State Courts, and the Utah State Bar
His 40 plus-year legal career includes 3-years at the Department of Justice's Antitrust Division, 5-years as a law professor, 16-years in private practice, and 11-years on Utah's district court bench. Judge Bohling was named the Utah Bar's 1993 Distinguished Lawyer of the Year and its 2004 Judge of the Year.
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MA (Economics), Texas Tech University, 1977
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Eric Galton & Tracy Allen, Specialized Mediation, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, Ca (2008)
Randy Lowry & Jack Etheridge, Advanced Mediation: Skills & Techniques, Strauss Institute for Dispute Resolution, Pepperdine University School of Law, Malibu, Ca (2007);
Ken Cloke, Into The Heart of Conflict: Mastery for Mediators, Summer Learning Forums, Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative, Cambridge , Ma. (2006 & 2007);
Erica Fox & Mark Thornton, Beyond Yes Two: The Next Step in the Journey, Summer Learning Forum, Harvard Negotiation Insight Initiative, Cambridge, Ma (2006);
William Downes & Brian Florence, Domestic Mediation, Utah Dispute Resolution, Salt Lake City, Ut (2005);
Judy Mares-Dixon & Dan Dozier, The Mediation Process, CDR Associates, Boulder, Co. (2004);
Hon. Henry Blizzard, Mediation, American Academy of Judicial Education, Seattle, Wa (1998)
James Holbrook, Mediator Training, United States District Court for the District of Utah, Salt Lake City, Ut (1993);
James Holbrook, Basic Mediator Training, United States Arbitration & Mediation, Salt Lake City, Ut (1993)
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The 36-year-old artist has created a dozen high-heel-themed mini masterpieces, all serving as tributes to (and takedowns of) his many exes.
Here a glimpse on the shoes.
See and read more about the shoes and inspiration here.


Fox Sports 1 debuts a new Ultimate Fighting Championship-based show on Sunday, Dec. 22, called UFC Fight Flashback. The new show is an enhanced replay of one of the sport's greatest bouts.
The premier episode, UFC Fight Flashback: Silva vs. Weidman 1 Revisited, features the epic knockout of champion Anderson Silva by Chris Weidman at UFC 162, including exclusive behind-the-scenes access and cinematic footage from state-of-the-art, high-speed cameras and more.
UFC Fight Flashback: Silva vs. Weidman 1 Revisited airs Sunday, Dec. 22, at 9:30 p.m. ET / 6:30 p.m. PT on Fox Sports 1.


I saw War of the Worlds last night, and was pleasantly surprised, it was quite good. I've read the book several times, and it's certainly one of my favorite stories. However, seeing the previews for the Spielburg movie, I was getting very worried about a number of things. I was afraid that they would try too hard, do to much overacting and generally do a movie on the level of Independance Day, which is about the same story. Where ID4 had the story, it had horrible characterization and acting.
Spielburg has completeed the gamut with aliens now. Starting with some interesting, if somewhat unintersed aliens in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, then to very friendly ones in ET, aliens with a plan in Taken, and now Aliens that are out to take over the world. He does a very goofd job with making them freaky in this one, even if he doesn't explain their reasonings.
It's interesting to see that Spielburg has gone from the good to bad aliens. I almost wonder if he has become more cynical with time. If his Ffilms are anything to go by, it's certainly a possibility.
Also, Barnes and Nobel just released the cover for Karen Traviss's upcoming novel, The World Beyond. It's amazing.


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\section{Introduction}

Investigation of high energy collisions in the black hole background now
attracts much attention. It was stimulated by the observation that collision
of two particles moving towards a black hole can produce an \ indefinitely
large energy $E_{c.m.}\,\ $in the centre of mass frame \cite{ban}. The same
happens if particles move in opposite directions \cite{pir1} - \cite{pir3}.
In this context, there are two different issues, connected with obtaining
(i) large energies in the centre of mass $E_{c.m.}$ and (ii) large Killing
energies $E$ of debris at infinity. It turned out that there are serious
restrictions on $E$ even in spite of large $E_{c.m.}$ since strong
gravitational redshift almost compensates the excess of energy \cite{p} -
\cite{z}. Nonetheless, there exist scenarios, in which $E$ is also
significantly amplified or even unbounded (hence, extraction of energy from
a black hole is big) \cite{shnit} - \cite{mod}. Such cases are called the
super-Penrose process in \cite{card}, and we stick to this terminology.
However, the super-Penrose process near black holes has its own severe
restrictions \cite{pir15}, \cite{epl1}.

Up to now, all discussion in literature concerning the super-Penrose process
in the black hole background applied to collisions near the event horizon
only. In the present paper we show that there exists an alternative
mechanism in which large $E$ and $E_{c.m.}$ are compatible with each other.
It is based on the Grib-Pavlov mechanism of collision. It was shown in \cit
{gpergo} that if two particles collide inside the ergosphere of the Kerr
metric and at least one of particles has the large negative angular momentum
$L$, the resulting $E_{c.m.}$ is also large. Later on, it was shown in \cit
{mergo} that this is a universal property of ergoregions of generic axially
symmetric rotating black holes. In both aforementioned papers, only the
properties of $E_{c.m.}$ were considered. Below, we will see that for such a
type of collision the super-Penrose mechanism is possible. It is worth
stressing that, although in the scenarios under discussion $L$ for initial
particles is supposed to be large, their Killing energies $E$ are finite.
The similar combination (large $L$ and modest $E$) occurs also in some other
scenarios of high energy collisions - say, in the vicinity of magnetized
black holes \cite{fr} - \cite{innem} .

\section{Basic formulas}

Let us consider the metri
\begin{equation}
ds^{2}=-N^{2}dt^{2}+g_{\phi }(d\phi -\omega dt)^{2}+\frac{dr^{2}}{A
+g_{\theta }d\theta ^{2}.
\end{equation}

We assume that all metric coefficient do not depend on $t$ and $\phi $. This
gives rise to the conservation of the energy $E=-mu_{0}$ and angular
momentum $L=mu_{\phi }$. Here, $m$ is the particle's mass, $u^{\mu }=\frac
dx^{\mu }}{dt}$ is the four-velocity, $\tau $ is the proper time. In what
follows, we restrict ourselves by motion in the equatorial plane $\theta
\frac{\pi }{2}$. For such a motion, one can always redefine the radial
coordinate to achieve $N^{2}=A$. Then, equations of motion rea
\begin{equation}
m\frac{dt}{d\tau }=\frac{X}{N^{2}}\text{,}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
X=E-\omega L\text{,}  \label{x}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
m\frac{d\phi }{d\tau }=\frac{L}{g_{\phi }}+\frac{\omega X}{N^{2}}\text{,}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
m\frac{dr}{d\tau }=\sigma Z\text{, }Z=\sqrt{X^{2}-N^{2}(\frac{L^{2}}{g_{\phi
}}+m^{2})}.  \label{z}
\end{equation
Here, $\sigma =\pm 1$ depending on the direction of motion.

We assume the forward-in time condition $\frac{dt}{d\tau }>0$, whence (for
N\neq 0$
\begin{equation}
X>0.  \label{ft}
\end{equation}

If two particles 1 and 2 collide to produce particles 3 and 4, the
conservation of energy and angular momentum gives u
\begin{equation}
E_{1}+E_{2}=E_{3}+E_{4}\text{,}  \label{en}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
L_{1}+L_{2}=L_{3}+L_{4}.  \label{ang}
\end{equation}

The conservation of the radial momentum read
\begin{equation}
\sigma _{1}Z_{1}+\sigma _{2}Z_{2}=\sigma _{3}Z_{3}+\sigma _{4}Z_{4}\text{.}
\label{zz}
\end{equation}

It is implied that masses of all particles are fixed. Say, one can take
m_{3}=m_{1}$, $m_{4}=m_{2}$ for the elastic collision or $m_{3}=m_{4}=0$ for
annihilation of two initial particles into gamma quanta. The quantities
E_{1}$, $E_{2}$, $L_{1}$ and $L_{2}$ are fixed. We can also fix, say,
L_{4}. $ Then, three equations (\ref{en}) - (\ref{zz}) determine three
unknowns $E_{3}$, $E_{4}$, $L_{3}$.

\section{Scenarios of collision}

We assume that particle 3 moves outward right after collision and escapes,
so $\sigma _{3}=+1$. By assumption, particle 2 has a large negative angular
momentum $L_{2}=-\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert $. In general, eq. (\ref{zz})
is quite cumbersome algebraically. As our goal is just to demonstrate the
existence of the super-Penrose process, we will make several
simplifications. We assume that
\begin{equation}
L_{1}=L_{2}b,L_{4}=aL_{2},  \label{l1}
\end{equation}
where $b$ and $a$ are numbers. Then, the conservation of the angular
momentum entails that
\begin{equation}
L_{3}=L_{2}(1+b-a).  \label{l3}
\end{equation
In general, this still leads to rather bulky algebraic expressions in (\re
{zz}). We restrict ourselves by the case $a=1+b$, so $L_{3}=0$. This is
quite sufficient for our purpose - to demonstrate the existence of the
super-Penrose process. We are interested in the scenario in which $E_{3}$ is
large and has the order $\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert $, so we pu
\begin{equation}
E_{3}=\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert y+O(1)\text{, }  \label{e3}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
y>0\text{.}  \label{y}
\end{equation
Correspondingly,
\begin{equation}
E_{4}=-\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert y+O(1)\text{,}
\end{equation
so collision must occur inside the ergosphere where negative energies are
allowed. Then,
\begin{equation}
X_{1}\approx \omega b\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert ,  \label{x1}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
X_{2}\approx \omega \left\vert L_{2}\right\vert ,  \label{x2}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
X_{3}\approx \left\vert L_{2}\right\vert y\text{,}  \label{x3}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
X_{4}\approx \left\vert L_{2}\right\vert [\omega (1+b)-y]\text{.}  \label{x4}
\end{equation
Here, condition (\ref{ft}) for particle 1 requires $b>0$. It is satisfied
automatically for particle 2. It is also satisfied for particle 3, provided
\ref{y}) holds true. For particle 4 it gives u
\begin{equation}
\omega (1+b)-y>0\text{.}
\end{equation}

By substitution into (\ref{zz}), we have in the leading order in $L_{2}$ the
equatio
\begin{equation}
\Omega _{c}(\sigma _{2}+\sigma _{1}b))-y=\sigma _{4}\sqrt{[(y-\omega
_{c}(1+b)]^{2}+(1+b)^{2}(\Omega _{c}^{2}-\omega _{c}^{2})}\text{,}
\label{s4}
\end{equation
where subscript "c' means that the corresponding quantity is taken in the
point of collision
\begin{equation}
\Omega =\sqrt{\frac{g_{00}}{g_{\phi }}}\text{, }g_{00}=-N^{2}+g_{\phi
}\omega ^{2}\text{.}  \label{omom}
\end{equation
As inside the ergosphere $g_{00}>0$, the quantity $\Omega $ is real. This is
again the point where the properties of the ergoregion come into play.

If eq. (\ref{s4}) has a positive root $y$ and for this root the forward-in
time condition (\ref{ft}) is satisfied, the super-Penrose process does occur.

Taking the square of (\ref{s4}), one can find tha
\begin{equation}
b\Omega _{c}^{2}(\varepsilon -1)+y[(1+b)\omega _{c}-\Omega _{c}(\sigma
_{2}+b\sigma _{1})]=0\text{,}
\end{equation
wher
\begin{equation}
\varepsilon =\sigma _{1}\sigma _{2}\text{.}  \label{ep}
\end{equation
As we are interested in the existence of the root $y\neq 0$, we must take
\begin{equation}
\varepsilon =-1.  \label{e1}
\end{equation
Then
\begin{equation}
y=\frac{2b\Omega _{c}^{2}}{(b+1)\omega _{c}+\Omega _{c}\sigma _{2}(b-1)
\text{,}  \label{res}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
\frac{X_{4}}{\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert }=\omega _{c}(1+b)-y=\frac{V}
(b+1)\omega _{c}+\Omega _{c}\sigma _{2}(b-1)}\text{, }  \label{x4r}
\end{equation
wher
\begin{equation}
V=\omega _{c}^{2}(1+b)^{2}+\omega _{c}\Omega _{c}\sigma
_{2}(b^{2}-1)-2b\Omega _{c}^{2}.  \label{v1}
\end{equation
Taking into account that according to (\ref{omom}), $\omega >\Omega $, it is
seen that for any $b>0$, the denominator in (\ref{x4r}) is positive. For the
numerator we have the condition $V>0$. We can rewrite (\ref{v1}) a
\begin{equation}
V=2b(\omega _{c}^{2}-\Omega _{c}^{2})+\omega _{c}[\omega
_{c}(1+b^{2})+\sigma _{2}\Omega _{c}(b^{2}-1)].  \label{v2}
\end{equation}

As $\omega >\Omega ,$ it is clear from (\ref{v2}) that indeed $V>0$ for all
values of parameters.

One should be careful about the sign of $\sigma _{4}$ to avoid fake roots
after taking the square. This sign must coincide with that of the left hand
side of (\ref{s4}). It is straightforward to check tha
\begin{equation}
sign\sigma _{4}=sign[\omega _{c}\sigma _{2}(1-b^{2})-\Omega _{c}(1+b^{2})
\text{.}
\end{equation
For example, for $\sigma _{2}=-1$ and $b<1$, we must take $\sigma _{4}=-1$.
However, if, say, $\sigma _{2}=-1$, $b>1$ and $\omega >\Omega \frac{b^{2}+1}
b^{2}-1}$, we have $\sigma _{4}=+1$.

After collision, particle 3 moves away from a black \ hole. In doing so,
there are no turning points for it. Indeed, for this particle $L_{3}=0$ an
\begin{equation}
Z_{3}^{2}=E_{3}^{2}-\frac{N^{2}}{g_{\phi }}m_{3}^{2}\text{,}
\end{equation
where we took into account the mass term which was discarded before in (\re
{z}) as small correction. Here, $E_{3}^{2}=O(L_{2}^{2})$ is large, the
second term is finite, so indeed $Z>0$. As far as particle 4 is concerned,
it falls into a black hole, if $\sigma _{4}=-1$. If $\sigma _{4}=+1$, it
moves from a black hole to the turning point and bounces back. Particle 4
cannot escape to the asymptotically flat infinity since its energy is
negative.

Thus we succeed in the sense that the unbounded energy $E_{3}$ is obtained.
For this purpose, it is necessary in our scenario with $L_{3}=0$ that
particles 1 and 2 move in the opposite directions before collisions
according to (\ref{ep}), (\ref{e1}).

\section{Energy in the centre of mass}

To evaluate the energy of the centre of mass $E_{c.m.}$, one can use the
known formula (see, e.g. eq. 19 of \cite{mergo} in which one should put
\theta =const$ ). It is more convenient to apply it to the pair of particles
3 and 4 than to the original ones 1 and 2 since now $L_{3}=0$. Then, it
follows from the aforementioned formula tha
\begin{equation}
E_{c.m.}^{2}=\frac{X_{3}X_{4}-\sigma _{4}Z_{3}Z_{4}}{N^{2}}\text{.}
\end{equation
Taking into account (\ref{z}), (\ref{x3}) and (\ref{x4}) we obtain in the
main approximation

\begin{equation}
E_{c.m.}^{2}=\frac{L_{2}^{2}\mu }{N^{2}},
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
\mu =y\{[\omega _{c}(1+b)-y]-\sigma _{4}\sqrt{[(\omega
_{c}(1+b)-y]^{2}-(1+b)^{2}(\omega _{c}^{2}-\Omega _{c}^{2})}\}\text{.}
\end{equation
Obviously, $\mu >0$ for any sign of $\sigma _{4}$. When $L_{2}^{2
\rightarrow \infty $, the energy $E_{c.m.}\rightarrow \infty $ as well.

\section{Collisions near the boundary of ergosphere}

In the previous section, we mainly concentrated on the case when an escaping
particle 3 has the angular momentum $L_{3}=0$. We found that the scenario
with unbounded $E_{3}$ are possible, provided $\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert $
is large enough. One can ask, whether this value is singled out and what
changes if $L_{3}\neq 0$. Although, as is said above, formulas become in
general cumbersome, there is a situation when analysis can be carried out
analytically in a rather simple form. This is the case when collisions occur
in the vicinity of the boundary of the ergoregion (see below).

As before, we assume that all angular momenta are proportional to $L_{2}$.
However, now both the coefficients $a$ and $b$ introduced in the beginning
of Section III are free parameters. Then, instead of eqs. (\ref{x3}) and
\ref{x4}) we hav
\begin{equation}
X_{3}\approx \left\vert L_{2}\right\vert [y+\omega (1+b-a)]\text{,}
\label{3a}
\end{equation
\begin{equation}
X_{4}\approx \left\vert L_{2}\right\vert [\omega a-y].  \label{4a}
\end{equation}

Equations (\ref{x1}) and (\ref{x2}) are still valid. Using the expression
\ref{z}) and taking into account (\ref{l1}), (\ref{l3}) we can write the
conservation of radial momentum (\ref{zz}) in main approximation in the for
\begin{equation}
\left( \sigma _{1}b+\sigma _{2}\right) \Omega =\sqrt{y^{2}+2y\omega
(1+b-a)+\Omega ^{2}(1+b-a)^{2}}+\sigma _{4}\sqrt{y^{2}-2y\omega
a+a^{2}\Omega ^{2}}\text{.}  \label{pr}
\end{equation}

Here, we put $\sigma _{3}=+1$ for the escaping particle, as before. All
quantities in (\ref{pr}) are taken in the point of collision. When $a=1+b$,
we return to (\ref{s4}).

It is sufficient to find at least one scenario with unbounded $E_{3}$. Let
us choose
\begin{equation}
\sigma _{1}=1,\sigma _{2}=-1,b>1\text{, }0<a<1+b\text{.}  \label{ab}
\end{equation}

By definition, $g_{00}=0$ on the boundary of the ergoregion, so $\Omega =0$
according to (\ref{omom}). Let collision occur inside the ergoregion but
very close to its boundary. Then, $\Omega \rightarrow 0$. We expect the
existence of the solution of (\ref{pr}) in the for
\begin{equation}
y\omega =\Omega ^{2}x\text{,}
\end{equation
where $x=O(1)$. Although $\Omega $ is small, we imply that $\Omega
^{2}\left\vert L_{2}\right\vert $ is still large enough to have $E_{3}$
large according to (\ref{e3}). Now we can neglect in (\ref{pr}) terms $y^{2}$
inside the radicals and obtain the equatio
\begin{equation}
F(b)=b-1=f(x)\equiv \sqrt{(1+b-a)[2x+(1+b-a)]}-\sqrt{-2xa+a^{2}}\text{,}
\label{F}
\end{equation
where we chose $\sigma _{4}=-1$. Then, $x\leq x_{\max }=\frac{a}{2}$ to
guarantee that the expression inside the second radical is nonnegative.

We want to show that the positive solution of this equation with $x=O(1)$
does exist. It is seen from (\ref{F}) that $f(0)=1+b-2a$. Thus $f(0)<F$.
Meanwhile, the function $f(x)$ is monotonically increasing. Therefore, if we
achieve $f(\frac{a}{2})>F$, it will mean that in some intermediate point
0<x<x_{\max }$ the curve $f(x)$ intersects the line of constant $F$, so the
solution exists. This condition is rendered a
\begin{equation}
b-1<\sqrt{(1+b-a)(1+b)}\text{,}
\end{equation
whenc
\begin{equation}
b>\frac{a}{4-a}\text{.}
\end{equation
This is quite compatible with (\ref{ab}), so the solution does exist. For
instance, we can take $b=3$, $a=2$. Then, eq. (\ref{F}) has the for
\begin{equation}
1=\sqrt{x+1}-\sqrt{1-x}
\end{equation
that has a solution $x=\frac{\sqrt{3}}{2}$.

\section{Summary and conclusions}

Thus we showed that there exist scenarios in which particles collide inside
the ergoregion in such a way that not only (i) their energy in the centre of
mass diverges, but also (ii) the Killing energy of one of particles escaping
to infinity is unbounded. This suggests a more easy way of extracting energy
since now (i) there is no problem with the redshift and time delay \cite{mc
, \cite{com}, (ii) there is no problem with fine-tuning typical of high
energy collisions near the horizon \cite{ban}. The restrictions of the
super-Penrose process indicated in \cite{pir15}, \cite{epl1} are also
irrelevant now. We analyzed in detail two situations: (a) escaping particle
3 has $L_{3}=0\,\ $and (b) collision occurs very closely to the boundary of
the ergoregion. Meanwhile, it is clear from derivation that collisions with
unbounded $E_{3}$ can occur everywhere inside the ergosphere.

A separate interesting question that remained outside the scope of the
present work is the conditions under which particles with unbounded negative
$L$ can occur inside the ergosphere. It was pointed out in \cite{gpergo}
that such values can be obtained as a result of preceding collision.
However, more thorough inspection showed that the situation is not so simple
since there are obstacles against such a scenario in that collisions of
particles with finite $E$ and $L$ cannot give rise to indefinitely large
negative $L$ (see Sec. VI of \cite{frac} for details). Therefore, other
mechanisms should be relevant here to achieve large negative $L$ (thermal
fluctuations, variable or chaotic electromagnetic fields, etc.). They are
model-dependent and need separate treatment. Meanwhile, the results of our
work have general model-independent character irrespective of the way the
initial state is prepared.

One can hope that the observation made in the present work can be of use for
investigation of the role of collisional Penrose process in astrophysics
\cite{dark}.

\begin{acknowledgments}
This work was funded by the subsidy allocated to Kazan Federal University
for the state assignment in the sphere of scientific activities.
\end{acknowledgments}

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Well, this was a mind-trip. Sherlock Season 4 Episode 2 made my head spin, and I loved it. The uncertainties, twists and turns made for a packed and intriguing episode.
The writing was fascinating, in the way that it made every single thing questionable. One of the repeated motifs in this episode was, "it is what it is," but really, nothing was what it was.
It's amazing how much misdirection there was leading us to the twist that was Euros, the secret Holmes sibling. I certainly didn't expect there to be a Holmes sister, especially after all the references to Sherrinford, the name of the eldest Holmes brother in an adaptation of the Arthur Conan Doyle stories.
I watched the episode twice back-to-back. Even on re-watch, it was really easy to miss that Sherlock's visitor was the same person as John's therapist, who was the same person as John's transit admirer. It was also quite easy to miss the fact that the woman who visited Sherlock was not the real Faith Smith.
The scene prior to her visit, where she's struggling to write the words down before she forgets, was deliberately blurry and unfocused. That gave us enough time to forget the finer details of her face, and accept the prominent round glasses, brown hair and cane as belonging to the same person.
Even when we had reason to pay attention, we were easily misdirected. Sherlock noticed that the woman in his living room was different from the pictures of Faith Walker, noted the difference in her hair, her weight. However, he casually dismissed it as "letting herself go" due to her trauma, and as such, we dismissed it too.
There were hints, though. Like this quote:
"Faith": Big brother is watching you.
Sherlock: Literally.
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There's also the fact that during his conversation with her on the bridge, during his withdrawal attack, he had a flash of a child running through water with a dog that looked suspiciously like Redbeard. Was that a memory?
Euros said that her name was Greek for "the East wind." So really, we've had hints of this happening since Sherlock Season 3, as this brings to mind a story that Mycroft used to scare Sherlock as a child.
In Sherlock Season 3 Episode 3, "His Last Vow", during Sherlock's goodbye to John, he recounts to John the story of the east wind, a "terrifying force that lays waste to all in its path, that seeks out the unworthy and plucks them from the earth."
So who is Euros? Why is she so terrifying? Is Euros actually their sister? Will Sherrinford turn out to be a place or someone else, or is that her first name and Euros her middle name? Heck, is she another misdirection?
Nothing was what it was. Nothing is what it is. I'm amazed that the writers continue to surprise me, especially in a show where I know every detail matters.
The uncertainty of everything also applied to the mystery that Sherlock had to solve, that of the serial killer Culverton Smith.
From the beginning, we knew that Culverton Smith was the villain, that he was a killer. We saw him confess to a room full of people that he drugged. The man was creepy beyond words.
Culverton: How do you catch a serial killer?
Sherlock: Same way you catch any killer.
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Culverton was a magnificent villain. He was positively chilling, as he vacillated so easily between normal and terrifying. I can't put my finger on why "How long have you worked here?" was so intimidating, but my skin crawled every time he asked that.
Toby Jones delivered a fantastic performance as Culverton Smith. He went from unassuming to intimidating in the blink of an eye. His every move, every word, dared us to doubt that he was a killer.
However, through Sherlock's eyes and behavior, there was still room to doubt what we knew to be certain. There was just that sliver of uncertainty, that nagging suspicion that Sherlock's drug-addled mind created this case.
While he lost a bit of control over the situation through his self-doubt about his encounter with "Faith," it turned out that the whole thing was Sherlock's attempt to save John, by giving John someone to save.
In my review of Sherlock Season 4 Episode 1, I mentioned that I anticipated a role reversal of Sherlock and John, that Sherlock would be the one to save John. I never imagined it would be quite like this.
Sherlock's Batman Gambit anticipated every move that everyone would make, from Mrs. Hudson's freak-out to John finding a new therapist. He even knew John would say goodbye and leave his cane, a memento symbolizing the beginning of their friendship .
It worked. The entire event forced John and Sherlock to talk about Mary, talk about her death. It allowed Sherlock to talk about how unworthy he felt of Mary's sacrifice, it allowed John to talk about his guilt.
John: You did not kill Mary. She made a choice to save your life. You didn't make her do it, nobody could make Mary do anything. You didn't kill her.
Sherlock: In saving my life she conferred a value on it. It is a currency I do not know how to spend.
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Most of all, it allowed the friends to comfort each other. And it allowed Johnlock shippers an image of a hug that will forever make the rounds on tumblr.
The theme of life and mortality rang through the episode, as Sherlock adopted a death wish without a wish for death. He flippantly dismissed Molly when she worried about his mortality, but he didn't want to die.
He also had to face the value of one's life. He struggled with being worth Mary's sacrifice. However, he also understood that death is only a finality for the person who dies, as he steered "Faith" away from suicide.
Again, on this episode, we see Sherlock's growth as a person. The Sherlock of old would have never spent the evening with a strange woman to save her from suicide. He also wouldn't have been comfortable offering John (or anyone) a hug as they cried.
This is getting long, I know, but I just have one more thing that I need to discuss. That would be the MVP of this episode: Mrs. Hudson.
Mrs. Hudson OWNED everyone. I mean, she just owned everyone. First of all, she owns an Aston Martin. She pulled a gun on Sherlock and locked him in the trunk of her Aston Martin. She even evaded a police chase driving her shiny red Aston Martin. I think we were all John in this quote:
John: Whose car is that?
Mrs. Hudson: That's my car?
John: How can that be your car?
Mrs: Hudson: Oh for God's sake. I was married to a drug dealer, I own property in Central London, and for the last bloody time John Watson, I'm not your housekeeper!
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However, my favorite Mrs. Hudson moment was the epic, curb-stomp, this-is-why-you-suck dressing-down she gave to Mycroft. Not only did she point out how little Mycroft actually knows about his brother, she called him an idiot and a cold-blooded reptile.
I cheered. Twice.
I'm not sure how I feel about Mycroft and Smallwood. I am quite comfortable with Mycroft as the apathetic, asocial counterpart to Sherlock's emotional and (growing) empathetic nature. I don't particularly feel like Mycroft also has to have an eventual emotional catharsis.
Speaking of love interests, I'm also not sure how I feel about how we revisited Irene Adler. I highly doubt that her text was simply a plot device to catalyze John's catharsis. We'll see if she has any relevance to the rest of the season.
Sherlock walking London to spell cuss words to Mycroft -- I could not stop laughing.
John told Lestrade that they should have anticipated Sherlock's breakdown, given that he shot Magnusson. Was Lestrade even in on that secret, though?
Sherlock's drug-addled tirade at 221B was Shakespeare's Henry V: "I see you stand like greyhounds in the slips, Straining upon the start. The game's afoot."
Perhaps my favourite quote other than everything Mrs. Hudson said was this parting gift from Culverton. Poor Robbie Williams tried so hard, if only he knew.
Culverton: I'm gonna be so famous.
Lestrade: You're already famous.
Culverton: Yeah, but with this I could break America!
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I thought this was one heck of an interesting episode, with fantastic performances all around. Special mention goes to Una Stubbs and Toby Jones, as Mrs. Hudson and Culverton Smith stole every scene they were in.
What do you all think? Were you surprised by the revelation of the Holmes sister? Did you ever doubt that Culverton was a killer? Do you agree that Mrs. Hudson was awesome?
Let me know in the comments, I'd love to hear from you! You can always relive the best moments and watch Sherlock online.
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Taking your own life. Interesting expression, taking it from who? Once it's over, it's not you who'll miss it. Your own death is something that happens to everyone else. Your life is not your own, keep your hands off it.
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By admin on April 13, 2019
Summer season demands special care for your body and skin. This is why people are advised to add more hydrating and cooling foods and drinks to their diets, to prevent heat stroke or other health problems related to the season. Summer season also brings with it a wealth of fruits and vegetables that are oh-so nutritious and thankfully, Indians have a variety of ways of utilizing the seasonal fresh produce, by making them into juices and soups, subzis and raitas etc. One such seasonal produce is mango, even the unripe form of which is used to make aam panna, which is a popular desi summer drink. Another one is jaljeera, which is prepared from roasted cumin, lemon juice and fresh coriander. However, there's a common element to most the summer drinks in India- black salt or kala namak.
Black salt is used in a number of Indian summer drinks, as it adds taste to them. But did you know that it's extremely beneficial as well? The reason that this natural taste-enhancer is so popular during summers is that it is good for the body during hot summer days. The composition of black salt is as follows- sodium chloride, sodium sulfate, sodium bisulfate, sodium bisulfite, iron sulfide, sodium sulfide and finally, hydrogen sulfide. The salt originates from the Himalayan ranges and is used in drinks and dishes in India and Pakistan.
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Black Salt Benefits For Summers
Here's why it's used in Indian summer drinks:
1. Cooling Salt
Black salt is a cooling salt that's why it's an important ingredient in Ayurvedic medicines and remedies. The salt is said to be loaded with therapeutic benefits.
2. Keeps Constipation And Bloating At Bay
People often suffer from digestive issues like constipation and bloating during summers and black salt may help alleviate both.
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3. Curbs Intestinal Gas
A lot of people tend to suffer from excessive intestinal gas and irritation due to poor digestion and excessive heat. Black salt when added to drinks and foods may curb intestinal gas, providing relief from the condition.
4. Remedies Heartburn
Black salt may also keep heartburn at bay, which is also a common problem during summers, brought on in particular by oily or heavy foods.
Black salt may help curb intestinal gas and heartburn
You may add black salt or kala namak to your drinks and dishes during summer to boost digestion. However, it's advised to practice caution even while consuming black salt. It's always good to consume any kind of salt in moderation.
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This month, Trapollo and LST formalized a partnership that will align the healthcare delivery expertise of Trapollo with the proven Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM) technology of m.Care®. Having already experienced a successful working relationship, we are confident that the combination of our mutual strengths will open many new opportunities and push both organizations to new heights. Additionally, this new relationship helps move us closer to our long-range plan of being able to provide a full service, RPM offering to the healthcare market – the m.Care® platform, hardware logistics and related services, and clinicians. Stay tuned for more announcements!
On September 10th of 2015, Cox Communications reaffirmed and strengthened its long-term commitment to the healthcare industry, more specifically, to the rapidly expanding Remote Patient Monitoring segment of that industry. On that date, Cox acquired Trapollo, a leading provider of managed services that enable healthcare providers, home health agencies and insurers to successfully deploy telehealth and remote health monitoring solutions. Based in Sterling, Virginia, Trapollo designs deploys and manages large-scale nationwide telehealth and remote patient monitoring programs for chronic disease management, independent living, and employer health and wellness programs.


"(It will) show just how progressive Lafayette is in 2019, going into 2020." The city will suspend trash services on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated in Memphis while supporting striking sanitation workers.
That's why suspending residential trash and recycling services would be a fitting way to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Lafayette City-Parish Council member Kenneth Boudreaux said.
Starting next year, residents of the city of Lafayette and unincorporated parts of Lafayette Parish will not have their trash and recycling picked up on the third Monday in January of every year.
"(It will) show just how progressive Lafayette is in 2019, going into 2020," Boudreaux said.
The council unanimously approved Boudreaux's proposal at Tuesday night's meeting.
Councilman Patrick Lewis said he wished this issue would have been brought up "many, many years ago."
"This is the right thing to do," Lewis said.
The ordinance noted that Martin Luther King Jr. Day is recognized and celebrated as a holiday by Lafayette City-Parish Consolidated Government officials and employees, "many of whom utilize the holiday as a day of service and celebration in honor of the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
Bishop Carlos Harvin, a local pastor, also spoke to the council in support of the plan.
Harvin noted that the timing of the resolution coincides with the beginning of Black History Month.
He gave a brief history lesson. In 1968, protests in Memphis were fueled by the deaths of two sanitation workers — Echol Cole and Robert Walker — who were crushed to death in a malfunctioning garbage truck.
Sanitation workers went on strike to protest unsafe working conditions, low pay and unfair city policies.
"Dr. King was in Memphis for that sanitation workers' strike to speak on behalf of workers who felt they were being misused and mistreated by city officials," Harvin said.
King delivered a speech on April 3. The next day, he was killed.
"(The resolution) calls to mind the spirit, the reasons we celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, who saw no one as too low on the ladder to speak up on their behalf," Harvin said.
The pastor ended with a quote from King: "Everybody can be great because anybody can serve. You don't have to have a college degree to serve. You don't have to make your subject and verb agree to serve. You only need a heart full of grace, a soul generated by love."
The Louisiana legislature made Martin Luther King Jr. Day a mandatory state holiday in 2004. Prior to that, it was an optional state holiday which the governors declared a holiday almost every year, the Times-Picayune reported in 2015.


I found an old, hand-sewn apron a while back at a flea market and have been dying for a long time to use it as a pattern for a new one. I finally got around to sewing it up at the end of the summer, and not long ago finished the hand embroidery.
I have to say that I am extremely proud of and surprised by this apron. It was a lot more difficult to sew than I had planned for, and with the way I sew (no pattern, cutting jagged lines with huge, uneven seam allowances, winging it every step of the way), it's a miracle that it turned out so well. I really love the ruching at the bust.


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"Not all bombs are nuclear."
I continue to be amazed (should I be?) by the diversity of reactions to American streets in turmoil since the death of George Floyd and others. Anger, fear, hope, despair, resignation, inspiration. Faith in our future battling nihilism. All of us at A Word with You Press believe catharsis cannot occur until the full spectrum of emotions are bled into the open. We see the disruption in our streets as painful though necessary national therapy. Healing is not an event; it is a process. Our invitation to submit your stories for our anthology: Essential Americans: the Stories that can no longer be Ignored is your opportunity to be part of that endeavor. Many of you who read this never took part of the drill in your elementary school to curl up in a ball under your desk, and whatever you do, don't look at the yellow ball lighting up the sky outside the window. But I remember…so does Wendy Joseph.
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by Wendy Joseph
I could see it coming, a roil of horrible flame far down the street, so far away it looked small, but it grew like those spongy things you get in a little plastic capsule and add water to, and then they burst out into a seahorse or a mushroom or Santa Claus; it got big the way the moon suddenly gets big when you look at it through a telescope, and that is scary, the moon suddenly the size of a baseball instead of a dime, so huge, so different, so threatening. The heat scorched worse than opening the oven at 500 degrees, hotter than sitting too close to the fireplace or the Fourth of July bonfire, hot enough to roast cats alive and vaporize mice. I held my schoolbooks to my chest and put my head on them.
The images of bomb victims were x-rayed into the pavement at Hiroshima. I wondered how big mine would be, if there would be anything left to image. I was under four feet and scrawny. And the whole world was going up in flames, not just my street; a giant purple-white bubble flashed above the roof across from us, melting our trees, and behind it were more, and something else shrieking from the other direction, metal when it rips and screams and twists like tinfoil, more flames, the weird kind, and a roar that took my eardrums out, beyond which was silence and that was worse, not hearing anyone scream, not knowing half the destruction but knowing it all the same. And there was nothing you could do about it.
Fear fastened itself high inside my ribs, trying to get out, and didn't go away. I woke up, had breakfast, and went to school in near shell shock. It is difficult to describe a state of living terror. Nobody knew when the first bomb would fall. And nobody knew where. Daddy drove his truck to work and back with a grim, set face. Mom hunched in a chair, another cigarette lit before the first one was done. Dinners were silent, the TV always on.
Instructions came from the authorities that everyone needed to bring home a two week supply of food, canned and dry goods preferred, plus plenty of water. My folks brought home eleven bags of groceries. We had a Sparkletts dispenser stand, so the bottles were pretty big. Nobody said anything about radiation poisoning the food. Maybe shoving it deep into the back of the cupboards would help. They got shoved so far back they disappeared, and we were digging out cans of corn five years later.
Was it a bunch of madmen who had done this? No. It was the adults, our leaders. The responsible adults were getting ready to blow up the world. There would be nothing left but waste and bleakness and misery. I didn't want any part of responsible adulthood. Join them? What for?
Adulthood is a myth. Nobody ever really grows up. They want to have the biggest pile of toys in the sandbox, and throw everybody else out of their part of the box. Adults, the big people, only pretended to be confident, civilized and wise. Underneath they were all greedy little kids throwing tantrums, wanting to get their own way, and pushing other people around, being mean all the time.
Our government has suffered too long under a delusional madman who evilly and disgustingly embodies the above, encourages racism, and has made efficient use of Hitler's propaganda minister Josef Goebbels' favorite tool, The Big Lie. Minorities have been treated as badly or worse than Blacks were under the Jim Crow laws. Irresponsibility can have far reaching effects, comparable to long term radiation poisoning. Not all bombs are nuclear.
But there are a few responsible adults. If it hadn't been for President Kennedy's blockade of Cuba and Khrushchev blinking, the missiles would have flown in October of 1962 and most of us would not be here. Of the survivors, the whites would have had access to the best medical treatment, and the hit minorities took would have decimated and marginalized them even more.
I want to see us rebound today. I want to see the white supremacists prosecuted, Blacks given justice, and the disgrace in the White House in an orange jump suit. I want to see some decent human beings, some real adults, end others' derision of us and recover the world's respect for America.
But as a kid, I never wanted to be an adult, and I never trusted them again.
I kept seeing everything blowing up.
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It's impossible not to feel good around Devon and Dave. Every time we got together with them they were all smiles and happy about life. We had the pleasure of first photographing this bubbly couple on their pre-wedding shoot last fall (check it out here!), but it was finally time to get down to business and get them married!
They chose to have their reception at the Plaza Antique which was lit and decorated beautifully and fit them perfectly. Our friend Azar from Principal Planner is one of Devon's best friends and it was really cool to see her in the bridal party rather than running around behind the scenes for once. But she still couldn't help herself and a large part of the reception looking the way it did was due to her talent.
Did I mention it was ridiculously cold? Because it was. And 30km/h winds to add! I have no idea how they did it but it doesn't show and we were so proud of everybody for toughing it out. Magda and I wore gloves and winter jackets while the girls did amazing in their dresses…and I think it was totally worth it.
After meeting their families and getting to know them better, I have a feeling these two will have a fantastic life together. We wish you guys all the best and we thank you for having us there to capture your day! I leave you with a few of our favourite images from the day and don't forget to view the slideshow for a ton more photos as well as some wedding photo booth action!


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Hubert Laws is a Grammy nominated flutist, composer and band leader who plays in a variety of genres including jazz, classical and pop. He is one of the few jazz artists who specializes in the flute and he regularly wins the flute category in both the DownBeat readers and critics polls. Early in his career Laws played with the New York Metropolitan Opera Orchestra, the New York Philharmonic Orchestra and with jazz artists such as Mongo Santamaria, Benny Golson and Clark Terry. Laws recorded his first album as leader in 1964 and went on to record a series of well reviewed jazz albums. In the 1970s and 1980s he explored funk and disco and then took a break from releasing albums to focus on session work. In addition to his work as a leader, Laws recorded with a wide range of artists including Chick Corea, Miles Davis, Ella Fitzgerald, Herbie Hancock, Freddie Hubbard, Sarah Vaughan, and Stevie Wonder.
Hubert Laws was named a NEA Jazz Master in 2011. Hubert Laws worked on the film scores for "The Wiz" and "The Color Purple." Hubert Laws' 1984 album, "Family," features several members of his immediate family.
Hubert Laws was born in Houston, Texas in 1939. He was the second of eight children in a musical family; his mother and grandfather were musicians in addition to several of his siblings. Growing up Laws played the piano, mellophone and saxophone before picking up the flute in high school. While high school Laws became enamored of jazz and started playing in an early iteration of the Jazz Crusaders. Laws spent 2 years in the music department of Texas Southern University before eventually earning a full scholarship to study classical flute at Juilliard. Laws moved to New York where he studied classical during the day and earned money playing jazz clubs at night.
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Flute solo - Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey - 1971
4/4 funk in C major at 105 BPM
Flute solo - Fantasy in D - 1971
4/4 swing in D major at 88 BPM