2013: The Graduate Center Fellowship (GCF) replaced the Enhanced Chancellor's Fellowship, helpfully lowering the workload in the first four years, but introducing the bizarre and counter-productive situation in which fifth year students would work as WAC Fellows for twice the number of hours as in their previous four years, despite the need to focus on dissertating during their critical last year of funding.
2014: Thanks to a grassroots initiative, our union chapter reactivated and reorganized.
2017: WAC Fellows approached our union, noting that the contract only allows an average of 7.5 hours/week worth of work under the Grad B title (the line of work associated with the GCF), yet WAC Fellows are required to work an average of 15 hours/week. Our union filed a grievance on their behalf, per the the proper process for resolving contractual workload issues.
2017-2018: In response to the grievance, the GC administration threatened to appoint WAC fellows as Grad As, which allows for an average of 15 hours/week at a higher wage, but GC threatened to slash the stipend part of the fellowship so that in the end, the total compensation remains the same. Even worse, Grad As would be barred from working anywhere else in CUNY, meaning students could not take on additional adjunct positions to supplement their meager income, or maintain continuity on their teaching campuses. This situation would produce outsized harm for international students, whose visas only permit them to work inside CUNY. Recognizing the negative impact, our union signed a stipulation agreeing not to grieve the payments to the 2018-19 WAC cohort in exchange for maintaining them as Grad Bs, with the understanding that both parties would take the year to cooperate in politically resolving the workload question.
June 2018: Having unofficially threatened to change the WAC Fellows' work title, the GC Labor Relations designee wrote a Step 1 grievance decision meant to be used as a cudgel to that effect. The decision professed that the GC could use the stipend part of the fellowship to pay for work (despite the stipend serving as a recruitment tool and never being attached to work in the previous four years of the fellowship). The designee also falsely asserted that our union wanted to change the title to GAA (when, in fact, we actually asked that the WAC workload be reduced to 7.5 hour, as mandated by the contract) and "awarded" us a "remedy" which worsens WAC work conditions.
Sept 2018: Without engaging in any political conversation, and contrary to the spirit of the stipulation, GC communicated to 2018-2019 WACs that they will be appointed as Grad As and forbidden from working elsewhere in the system.
Oct 2018: After a union-led pressure campaign, the GC management agreed to meet with union chapter leaders. Abandoning what seemed to be productive meetings, union leaders found out through word of mouth that management refused to sign a stipulation to protect next year's WAC follows while the deeper structural question is addressed.
To date, the GC has opted for the most retaliatory path toward "compliance" with the contract, when the simpler and fairer way to comply would have been to reduce WAC Fellows' hours to 7.5 hours/week.
Fortunately, there is a way out of this situation in the short run. The PSC has asked to extend the stipulation not to grieve the payments to the WAC cohort for another year in exchange for maintaining them as Grad Bs, with the understanding that both parties would take the year to cooperate in politically resolving the workload question.
PSC: Susan Fountain, Adjunct Professor, PSC Delegate; Jennifer Lee, Associate Registrar, PSC Welfare Fund representative; Marc Kagan, Graduate Center Chapter of PSC.
PSC reminded management that in light of the changes to NYS Civil Service Law in April 2018, union orientations must be offered to all newly employed and re-employed faculty and staff. PSC is seeking access to lists of those employees, clarification on outreach to online faculty, and payment procedures.
Access to lists: Management said that CUNY Central will provide lists to the PSC. Management agreed to provide email addresses.
Orientations for online faculty: Management agreed that a special email outreach to online faculty is needed. Management also suggested creating an asynchronous online platform for orientations for online faculty. PSC stated its preference to use Zoom, so that real-time interaction can take place between the PSC and members. Orientations using Zoom will be offered at multiple times to take into account the schedules of online faculty.
Orientations for staff and face-to-face faculty: Management and PSC will work together to schedule room reservations; orientations will be offered both during day and evening times. Management will notify PSC when individual on-boardings for new staff are held.
Payment for attending orientations: Management agreed that payment for part-time faculty will require both a sign-in sheet and completion of a time sheet – management will provide time sheets, and PSC member leading orientation will sign.
Union information: PSC will provide OFSR with updated information.
PSC asked why, since water testing was done in June, there has been no notification of results. Typically results are available within a few weeks.
Management responded that it was found that the sampling in June was not done appropriately, and needed to be repeated, causing the delay; the delay was not due to issues with the findings.
New testing was carried out on Aug. 15, 2018. Full results will be shared with PSC. Bottled water will be provided, and water fountains will not be turned on until results have been received. Management is pushing Howard Apsan (University Director of Environmental Health, Safety and Risk Management) for action on the water issues at SPS.
PSC reminded management of the request from faculty and staff for active shooter training that was discussed in the April 30, 2018 labor management meeting. Management said that a link to a useful video would be sent to staff on Aug. 20, and that in-person training would be rolled out after the start of the Fall semester.
PSC asked about offering this training both during the day, when staff are more likely to attend, and in the evening when adjuncts who teach face-to-face are more likely to attend. Management responded that trainings will be done in the evening if necessary. PSC reminded management that both faculty and staff have raised concerns about safety procedures for specific building locations – these are best addressed through in-person training, rather than video training.
The PSC's list of adjuncts who received 3-year appointments was shared with management, and there was agreement that this list is accurate.
Management indicated that a revised draft of the proposed governance plan would be available early in the Fall semester. Management has listened to the concerns of the PSC and the University Faculty Senate, and indicated that the PSC may like some of the forthcoming changes and not others. Once the revised plan is completed, it will be made available for comments by the SPS community, the PSC, and the UFS. It is hoped that the plan will be sent to the Governing Council by the end of 2018, to the CUNY Board of Trustees in early 2019, and adopted by Spring 2019.
Management pointed out that the Murphy Institute is now known as the CUNY School for Labor and Urban Studies, and is no longer a part of SPS.
PSC informed management that Ivana Durovic is the new grievance counselor for the Graduate Center Chapter of the PSC.
PSC: Susan Fountain, Adjunct Professor, PSC Delegate; Jennifer Lee, Associate Registrar and PSC Welfare Fund representative; Anh Tran, Vice-Chair of the Graduate Center Chapter of the PSC and Grievance Counselor; Marc Kagan, Graduate Center Chapter of the PSC; Stephanie Luce, Professor, Murphy Institute; Nelly Benavides, Academic Operations Manager, Murphy Institute.
PSC requested an update on the status of the newly-installed water fountains, and plans for water testing in the building. Management responded that water testing would be carried out, but that no date had been set for testing. Bottled water will continue to be supplied until test results are satisfactory. Testing will be done by H. A. Bader Consultants, the firm that has previously tested the water.
PSC asked about what repairs have been carried out. Management was not able to supply this information, but said that "enhancements" had been done to the plumbing at the building level.
PSC asked that water would be tested in Room 123 and other rooms which have had a history problems with the water. Management gave assurance that this would be done. PSC shared with management information from the US Environmental Protection Agency, stating that there are no safe levels of lead in water.
PSC asked for an update on the revision of the governance plan, and when the next version would be available.
the letter to the editor of the Clarion from members of the drafting committee (March 2018).
Management further stated that the drafting committee was at work on a revised version, and that some momentum had been lost on this due to Brian Peterson and Rachel Levine leaving SPS, and the transition of the Murphy Institute to an independent school.
Management indicated that there would be some accommodations to concerns raised by the PSC, as well as things that the PSC may not like. The PSC asked what some of those changes might be, and management declined to be more specific. There will be another period of circulation of the revised plan to the SPS community for comments.
PSC has received requests from adjuncts about the need for active shooter training at SPS, and asked management how we might get this. Management replied that videos have been used in the past, that these could be circulated again, and that they should be made available to staff as well.
PSC pointed out that videos can provide some types of information, but face-to-face training would allow faculty and staff to ask questions related to the specific locations in which they work.
The newly passed changes to NYS Civil Service Law, requiring that all newly employed and re-employed personnel have the chance to attend a union orientation, were discussed. Management stated its willingness to fully comply with this law, and that guidance from CUNY Central should be forthcoming. Management agreed to provide rooms for orientations; how to handle orientations for adjuncts who teach online was less clear.
PSC reminded management that time must be given to full-time staff to attend these orientations during their work day, and that adjuncts should be paid for attendance. PSC also pointed out that as most adjuncts are reappointed each semester/year, they should be eligible to be paid to attend these orientations.


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The stunning massacre of the Nepalese royal family is too bizarre for words. Like a Greek tragedy it has ended the eleventh generation of direct descendants of the Shah dynasty founded by Prithvinarayan Shah in 1742.
That lineage will now be continued by the late King Birendra's brother Gyanendra, who had warmed the throne for four months as a four-year old in 1950.
Murder and assassination have been common and a struggle for power as old as the history of Nepal. In the past, power in Nepal alternated, sometimes viciously, between the Thapa and Rana prime ministers and the Shah kings. Cloaked in secrecy, Kathmandu was known as the rumour, intrigue and conspiracy capital of the east. It was also the window to China. Fact and fiction, like poverty and riches, have always lived together.
Prithvinarayan Shah rose from the hill district of Gurkha and by the late 18th century had not only consolidated the Himalayan kingdom of Nepal, but also extended it to the rivers Teesta in the east and Sutlej in the west.
The architect of the first great Kathmandu massacre in 1806 was Bhimsen Thapa. The second was by the legendary Jung Bahadur Rana, also called Seto Bagh (white tiger). He eliminated all his brothers and rivals to become prime minister and flagged off the 100-year-long Rana regime in Nepal in 1846.
The Shah kings were relegated as titular rulers -- prisoners in the palace -- till Nepal's first India-aided revolution restored their rule in Kathmandu in 1951. Forty years later, with the advent of India-inspired democracy and the second revolution, the Shahs became constitutional monarchs. The transition from an absolute monarch to a constitutional head was not an easy one for King Birendra.
The restoration of the monarchy in 1951 had merely replaced Rana autocracy with a palace dictatorship, euphemistically called Panchayat Raj. But veneration for the monarchy never dimmed except in the run-up to the movement for restoration of democracy in 1990.
There were three centres of power in the Narayanhitya Durbar -- the king, his palace coterie and the queen. She was reputed to be the real power behind the throne and possibly the cause of this avoidable tragedy.
The love-hate relationship between the one-time Rana prime ministers and their Shah kings is quixotic. Imprisoned by the Ranas in the royal place, the kings did the bidding of their prime ministers. Even after restoration of their power, the Shahs have traditionally taken Rana women for their wives. For example, the late King Mahendra's three sons -- Birendra, Dhirendra and Gyanendra -- were married to three sisters of a high Rana clan, the Judhashamsher family. Only Gyanendra is now alive.
Gyanendra has had a chequered career. In the past he is known to have enjoyed, and at many times exercised, extra-constitutional powers. While there is little doubt about his calibre, it is lack of the experience that his brother had for 30 years that will be his main handicap.
He carries the baggage of a delinquent son, hugely unpopular with the people, who is now heir apparent. One will have to watch how Gyanendra is able to establish his relationship with the government on the one hand and the Royal Nepal Army on the other, whose supreme commander is the king.
The massacre in Kathmandu is the biggest jolt to the Shah dynasty since the advent of monarchy in Nepal. Just when King Birendra had established his bona fides as a fair monarch acting strictly within the constitution -- bar his reluctance to authorise the use of the army against Maoist insurgents -- there are calls for a constitutional review.
The political contest in Nepal is not so much between monarchy and democracy any more, but within the political and social class itself. The elimination of the royal family and King Birendra is a body blow to the evolution of constitutional democracy in the country. The timing could not have been worse, with political instability, social disequilibrium and internal Maoist mayhem.
The country is facing its worst politico-security and economic crisis in its history. It was hoped that the monarchy would apply the healing touch, but that was not to be.
The last supper in the royal dining room at the Narayanhitya palace is shrouded in mystery and contradiction. Now that the king has ordered an investigation, the air will be cleared soon.
Whoever pulled the trigger has nearly fulfilled one of the 43 demands of the Maoists -- abolition of the monarchy -- except that he did it literally. Maoist leaders have reason to cheer, though in the bland statement in Marxist lexicon put out on a Web site, they have blamed the massacre on 'reactionary forces inside and outside the country' and called it a conspiracy.
It is uncanny that the leadership of the Maoist challenge to monarchy has emanated from the very same Gurkha district from where Prithvinarayan Shah started his revolt against Kathmandu more than two centuries ago. Gurkha is the home of Baburam Bhattarai, one of the two major Maoist leaders.
The last act of King Birendra was to grudgingly give royal assent to the deployment of the army in Gurkha and four other districts -- not for employment against the Maoists but in a social and infrastructure development campaign to win back the hearts and minds of the people hijacked by the Maoists.
Ordinary Nepalese are angry and curse their fate. They have been at the receiving end of 100 years of Rana misrule, 40 years of palace autocracy and ten years of inept democracy. Heightened expectations from democracy, freedom of speech and expression did not usher in economic development and freedom from want, but perpetuated corruption and misgovernance.
Nepalese anger and frustration finds strange outlets as the Hrithik Roshan non-incident proved recently. It follows the grain of geography. Further Pakistan's ISI, thriving in Nepal, could once again be fishing in troubled waters.
In the pre-democracy period, the monarchy was widely regarded as a unifying force in a closed Nepal. With the unravelling of Narayanhitya, the role of the monarchy may require a redefinition. Certainly in the short ten-year democratic dispensation, the palace and the king, under the pretext of a restrictive constitution, have not played as stabilising a role as they have usually been credited with. King Birendra chose not to be pro-active and let an erring democracy get further discredited.
Relations between India and Nepal have never been hunky-dory though both sides have maintained a fa�ade of cordiality. Once the dust settles in Kathmandu, the two sides should examine the irritants in this relationship. No one should fool themselves about the so-called "special relations" which ended with King Tribhuvan in the late 1950s.
These are extremely testing times for Nepal. The priorities for Kathmandu are a judicial enquiry into the massacre and the transition and resurrection of the monarchy. The question remains as to how long it will be before the people of Nepal and the Royal Nepal Army fully accept their new king.
Time is a great healer. Meanwhile, a government of national reconciliation -- with, who knows, the Maoists included -- and the full backing of the palace should be able to guide Nepal out of the woods. As in the past India must support the will and wishes of the people of Nepal.
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Star Wars: The Last Jedi, the most anticipated movie in 2017 was launched on December 13, 2017. Some brands also enliven and celebrate the launch of Star Wars: The Last Jedi. Lenovo unveiled Star Wars Special Edition called Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, Star Wars' newest augmented reality product that lets the fans to experience Star Wars in a new way with the Mirage AR, Beacon Controller, and Lightsaber, which are compatible with Android and iPhone. The device can be enjoyed to play the games of Star Wars: The Last Jedi Edition. Through this Star Wars: Jedi Challenges, users can directly experience as the characters in the Star Wars Movie.
Besides the collaboration between Lenovo with Star Wars, Gojek was also collaborate with Star Wars in enlivening the enthusiasm of Star Wars fans in Indonesia. Since December 6th, GO-Jek has provided an opportunity for its users to experience the excitement of the launch of Star Wars with an all-in-one experience for its fans, such as GO-Jek's driver wear pilot-style "The Resistance" uniforms, the implementation of Star Wars theme in the GO-Jek Application, and provide official attribute of GO-Jek X Star Wars: The Last Jedi on GO-Points and GO-Tix.
Brand X Movies collaboration was also conducted by McDonald (McD) that has been globally collaborating with Universal Studio in integrating its movie with their marketing plan. There are variety products from McD's collaboration was quite popular, especially when its launched Despicable Me Edition with the theme of 'Time to go Bananas!' and Smurf Edition by bringing ice cream with blue sea salt flavor that is identical with Smurf concept.
Thomas Franky, Managing Director of Fortune PR has explained that the collaboration between brands and movies occurred since few years ago and it is not unfamiliar. Brand collaborations or partnerships can be a superior invesment for the brand and it can be executed maximally with the proper strategy. In the case of collaboration between Go-Jek and Star Wars, it is a form of strategic marketing and brand association, which can enhance the user experiences. It also able to maximize as well as more agreesive in terms of publication.
The challenge that we could find these days is about integrating a brand into a movie. The promotion is also another challenge as it should fit the story by using product placement or product integration. Furthermore, while implementing innovations in collaboration, we should resemble the package properly and well-published. The packaging, visual and the way to deliver the messages will be the factors that should be considered in each publication. Additionally, some collaborations are created and packaged by implementing the atmosphere of the films without changing the product positioning of the product as well as the film.
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Atlanta-based sludge trio SONS OF TONATIUH released their second LP, 'Parade Of Sorrow', via Hydro-Phonic Records earlier this week, the album booming with nearly forty minutes of new material via ten lumbering sludge-bred numbers. Memorializing its release, today online portal Ad Hoc is hosting a stream of the massive seven-and-a-half minute album closer 'Fallout', AT THIS LOCATION.
The follow-up to their 2010 self-titled LP, 'Parade Of Sorrow' which Creative Loafing fondly compared to "a plague of locusts swarming for the attack," offers an even filthier, more dirge-ridden Southern-fried SONS OF TONATIUH than ever, making it a must-have for fans of Eyehategod, Buzzov*en, Mugwart and the like. The album was recorded in Athens, Georgia by Kyle Spence of Harvey Milk and features artwork by Chris Parry.
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Магдалена Юлих-Клеве-Бергская (; , Клеве — , Майзенхайм) — дочь герцога Вильгельма Юлих-Клеве-Бергского и его второй жены Марии Австрийской, принцесса, в замужестве — герцогиня и пфальцграфиня Цвейбрюкена.

Биография
1 октября 1579 года состоялась свадьба Магдалены с Иоганном Хромым, герцогом и пфальцграфом Цвейбрюкена. Ее старшая сестра Анна вышла замуж за старшего брата Иоганна.

В 1609 году умирает бездетным брат Магдалены и Анны Иоганн Вильгельм. На основании привилегий, пожалованных  Карлом V в качестве свадебного подарка Вильгельму и Марии, наследники дочерей, родившихся от этого брака, могут претендовать на герцогство Юлих-Клеве-Берг. Кроме Иоганна Хромого выдвинули также претензии Иоганн III Сигизмунд, зять умершей старшей сестры Мария Элеонора, и Филипп Людвиг, муж средней сестры Анны. Кроме того были выдвинуты претензии курфюршеством Саксонским на основании соглашения с императором. В спор за наследование герцогством прямо или косвенно оказались втянуты все европейские дома, включая Габсбургов и французские дома. Противостояние вылилось в войну за клевское наследство, закончившеюся после смерти французского короля Генриха IV (1610) в 1614 году договором в Ксанте, по которому герцогство было разделено на две части и перешло в управление Бранденбурга и Нойбурга. Муж Магдалены умер в 1604 году, а ее старший сын Иоганн II Младший не был принят во внимания при разделе Юлих-Клеве-Берга.

В 1614 году Иоганн приказал расширить замок, пристроив северную часть замка к замковой церкви в Майзенхайме, второй резиденции виттельсбахских герцогов Цвейбрюккена. Это здание перешло в управление Магдалены и стало ее резиденцией в качестве вдовы, где она и умерла 30 августа 1633 года. Магдалена была захоронена в семейной усыпальнице в  Майзенхайма.

Семья
От брака с Иоганном I Хромым родилось двенадцать детей:
 Людвиг Вильгельм (1580—1581)
 Мария Елизавета (1581—1637)
 ∞ 1601 пфальцграф Георг Густав, граф Пфальц-Фельденца (1564—1634)
 Анна Магдалена (*/† 1583)
 Иоганн II (1584—1635), пфальцграф Цвейбрюкена
 ∞ 1. 1604 принцесса Екатерина де Роган (1578—1607)
 ∞ 2. 1612 пфальцграфиня Луиза Юлиана фон Зиммерн (1594—1640)
 Фридрих Казимир (1585—1645), пфальцграф Цвейбрюккен-Ландсберга
 ∞ принцесса Эмилия Антверпиана Оранская-Нассау (1581—1657)
 Елизавета Доротея (1586—1593)
 сын (*/† 1588)
 Иоганн Казимир (1589—1652), пфальцграф Цвейбрюккен-Клеебург
 ∞ принцесса Катарина Шведская (1584—1638)
 дочь (*/† 1590)
 Амалия Якоба Генриетта (1592—1655)
 ∞ 1638 граф Якоб Франц фон Пестакальда († 1645)
 сын (*/† 1593)

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Dianne fell yesterday. Total carelessness on my part :( We had to call the fire deparment to get her upright. No injury; much gratitude expressed.
Today we went to Dianne's cardiologist. who shares an office with mine. Pretty much a clean bill of health,heartwise. The trip to the doctor and back was easy and uneventful even though the appointment was at an hour when Dianne is usuallly still asleep and ventures out of the house are normally fraught with risk at any hour. Also i was able to lower her oxygen intake from six litres to five through most of the day. (She is prescribed three litres but for several days last week she was on 8). My mood rises with the saturation level of oxygen and falls when it falls. She remains on an even keel throughout.
As always, i thank you who care and seek information about our well being.
I'm glad there was no injury just as I'm glad Dianne's heart is well.
I appreciate these updates, my friend.
Wow, that actually sounds like a rather reassuring fall! I hope so, anyway.
Dianne knows how to fall and can usually do so safely.
sending healing and love, as all-ways!
At least she wasn't hurt. Hurray for the Firemen !
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Readers Debate the Value of Curfew Sweeps
by Keegan Kyle March 19, 2012 March 15, 2022
My story last week about San Diego's increased use of curfew sweeps stirred a passionate discussion.
Proponents have long said the sweeps are responsible for a recent drop in juvenile crime, but our analysis of five years of crime trends questions whether that's true. Places without the sweeps have reported equal or greater drops in crime than those with them.
For a fuller perspective of what people are saying in the community, here's a collection of comments and feedback from readers, police and elected officials.
• Carolina Grajales, in an interview with the Media Arts Center of San Diego during a curfew sweep in City Heights last month:
I got caught up for curfew and I was in the same position as all these people. I thought it was dumb. I'm like, "Why am I here? There's no point. I wasn't going to get hurt." And then I went to diversion programs and I saw a lot of different things and I was like, "Whoa, what if I would've got raped or killed or something?" Now I don't skip class and I'm doing good in school and I'm not out past 10.
• Christopher Yanov, founder and president of Reality Changers, a nonprofit aiming to deter gang violence, in the story comments:
If we spent more resources figuring out "how to keep the lights on" by providing more positive activities for these youth, then we wouldn't need the curfew sweeps in the first place.
• Asst. Police Chief Boyd Long, who oversees patrol operations and was quoted in the story, in an email to me (used with permission):
Because of these operations, many families that were not, are now engaged with their kids and are less likely to have the heartache associated with their kids being involved in criminal activity as a victim or a suspect, narcotics usage or even worse. Your story failed to identify what I clearly portrayed in that this police department cares for the kids in our communities. We work hard to assure for their safety and the curfew sweeps are just one piece of the effort.
• Karla Jensen in the story comments of "Curfew Sweeps Hit the Airwaves":
Instead of asking whether or not the police are conducting curfew sweeps fairly, we should be demanding to know why we even have juvenile curfews in the first place. There are many concerns that should be addressed regarding juvenile curfew laws; are they really protecting the public, are they really protecting our youth, are they fairly applied, and do the benefits (if any) outweigh the financial costs to taxpayers or the price paid by our youth when they lose their liberties?
• City Councilman Todd Gloria, who represents neighborhoods stretching from Hillcrest to City Heights, in a written statement:
It is difficult to quantify crimes that are never committed or a young person who is not a victim of a crime thanks to this preventative approach to law enforcement. It is also impossible to measure the value of the strengthened relationships between the police and the community that also result from the curfew sweeps. Because of its proactive and preventative approach, because it empowers citizens to partner with law enforcement, and because it leverages scarce city, school district and nonprofit resources, I stand by my assertion that this program is government at its best.
• Kevin Keenan, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union's local branch, on his Facebook page:
ACLU has long opposed curfews and successfully sued over San Diego's first one. Keegan's reporting shows once again there is no evidence they are helping and some evidence that they are not helping. But, what struck me anew was the photos of all these kids in handcuffs… for what? being out late? Whatever the other effects — what about the psychological effect and societal message of putting so many kids from only certain communities in handcuffs.
• Susan Taylor in the story comments:
Does this mean that all minors in, say Rancho Bernardo or Peñasquitos or La Jolla are in no danger of being "cuffed," since they don't live in inner city neighborhoods? Isn't anyone else concerned just a little about the profiling going on here?
• Quentin Crisp in the story comments:
I think it is good that police are taking firm steps in these neighborhoods where crime is rampant. These children are the criminals of the future and the sooner police can make contact with them the easier it will be to catch them once they start raping and murdering. The only downside is that our prisons are so overcrowded that too often the laws have no teeth. We should build more prisons. It would stimulate the economy – contractors, construction, architects, correction officers, medics, etc would be in demand and our neighborhoods would be rid of undesirables.
• Diana Ross, collaborative director at Mid-City CAN, in a letter published by voiceofsandiego.org, "Too Many Kids in Handcuffs":
The first (troubling issue) is a purely practical one: Why is San Diego spending so much of the police department's time and dwindling resources on a program that is at best unproven and at worst counterproductive? In this era of diminishing funding for government programs, shouldn't there be some minimum evidence of effectiveness and accountability before the department launches large-scale programs like the curfew sweep?
The second issue Kyle's story raises is more troubling. What about the civil rights implications of targeting the parts of San Diego where there is the most poverty and highest number of people of color?
• Theresa Quiroz in the story comments:
The whole argument once again revolves around the belief of those outside of City Heights that we do not deserve any kind of resources spent on us, that as a minority community we should not be helped, that we are incapable of making good decisions for ourselves, and that when something good does happen in our community, it should immediately be shot down.
I want to thank the police, the social services, the educators and the non-profits who have been working so hard in our community to help the children who find themselves out on the streets when it is most dangerous. They have done an incredible job, and do not deserve this unfounded criticism.
So what do you think about San Diego's curfew sweeps? Please add your thoughts to this fascinating discussion in the comments section below or shoot me an email.
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Steve Mason (born May 29, 1988) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender who is currently the Director of Goalie Development for the Oakville Rangers of the Ontario Minor Hockey Association (OMHA). During his National Hockey League career, he played for the Columbus Blue Jackets, Philadelphia Flyers and Winnipeg Jets.

He was selected 69th overall in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft by the Blue Jackets. Playing major junior in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Mason spent three seasons with the London Knights and Kitchener Rangers. In the 2006–07 season, he was named OHL Goaltender of the Year. He joined the Blue Jackets in 2008–09 and won the Calder Memorial Trophy as rookie of the year.

Internationally, he won a gold medal with Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Championships while earning tournament MVP and Best Goaltender honours.

Playing career
Mason grew up in Oakville, Ontario, playing mostly A hockey until his Bantam year, when he moved up to the AAA level with the Oakville Rangers of the OMHA's South Central AAA League. He was drafted after his minor midget season with Oakville by the London Knights of the OHL in the 11th round of the 2004 OHL Priority Selection.

In 2004–05, while attending Abbey Park High School, he led the Grimsby Peach Kings club to the OHA Jr.C. title in 2004–05 and in 2005–06 was assigned to the Petrolia Jets Jr.B. club when his playing time was limited with London. Despite this, Mason was selected by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the third round, 69th overall, in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft. He started the 2007–08 season with the Blue Jackets, but was returned to London after being a healthy scratch for Columbus' first two games of the season. While competing for Team Canada at the 2008 World Junior Championships, he was traded by the Knights to the Kitchener Rangers on January 4, 2008, hours before the semi-final game.

Upon returning from the World Junior Championships with a gold medal, Mason was briefly recalled by the Blue Jackets on an emergency basis in February, but did not appear in a game and was quickly returned. Mason suffered a knee injury towards the end of the regular season, but with the playoffs approaching, he tried to play through it for several weeks. After defeating the Plymouth Whalers in the first round, Mason was pulled out of the line-up and underwent arthroscopic knee surgery on April 18, forcing him to miss the remainder of the OHL playoffs, as well as the 2008 Memorial Cup. Kitchener won the OHL championship without Mason, but lost 4–1 in the Memorial Cup final against the Spokane Chiefs of the Western Hockey League (WHL).

Columbus Blue Jackets

Before his first professional season, Mason underwent an additional knee surgery in September, causing him to miss the first month of play in the American Hockey League (AHL) with the Blue Jackets' minor league affiliate, the Syracuse Crunch. Shortly after recovering and joining the Crunch's line-up, Mason was called up by the Blue Jackets on November 4, 2008, in the absence of injured starter Pascal Leclaire. He made his NHL debut on November 5, starting against, and defeating, the Edmonton Oilers 5–4. He recorded his first NHL shutout several games later on November 22, making 15 saves in a 2–0 win against the Atlanta Thrashers.

Mason continued to start games upon Leclaire's return from injury and was named NHL Rookie of the Month for November after posting a 5–2–1 record, including three straight wins and two shutouts. In the midst of shutout streak, having not allowed a goal against the Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and Anaheim Ducks, he was named Rookie of the Month for a second-straight month in December. Along with Mason's three straight shutouts, he posted a 7–5–0 record, 1.41 goals against average (GAA) and .950 save percentage for the month. Chosen to play for the rookies at the 2009 NHL YoungStars Game, he opted, however, to skip the competition. It was later revealed on January 30, 2009, by Blue Jackets General Manager Scott Howson that Mason had been suffering from mononucleosis for the previous three-to-four weeks. After three more starts, on February 8, Mason was put on the injured reserve. He returned to the line-up on February 13 against the Detroit Red Wings in a 3–2 Columbus victory. Mason finished the season with a 33–20–7 record, 2.29 GAA and .916 save percentage. For his season's performances, he was awarded the 2009 Calder Memorial Trophy for rookie of the year honours, edging out Kris Versteeg of the Chicago Blackhawks and Bobby Ryan of the Anaheim Ducks in the process. Additionally, on April 27, 2009, the NHL announced that Mason was nominated for the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's top goaltender, along with Tim Thomas of the Boston Bruins and Niklas Bäckström of the Minnesota Wild. Thomas was eventually awarded the trophy.

The next three seasons were a disappointment for Mason, however, as he was unable to duplicate the play of his rookie year, and the Blue Jackets failed to make another playoff appearance.

Philadelphia Flyers
Mason was traded on April 3, 2013, to the Philadelphia Flyers for goaltender Michael Leighton and a 2015 third round draft pick. On April 8, Mason signed a one-year contract extension worth $1.5 million. Mason had four wins and two losses in Philadelphia and posted an impressive 1.90 GAA and a .944 save percentage, leading to speculation that Mason would replace Ilya Bryzgalov as the starter for Philadelphia. In the off-season, on June 25, 2013, Bryzgalov was bought-out by the Flyers, where the team subsequently signed goaltender Ray Emery, effectively promoting Mason to the starter's role. On November 12, 2013, Mason recorded his first shutout for Philadelphia against the Ottawa Senators in a 5–0 win. On January 18, 2014, Mason signed a three-year contract extension with the Flyers worth $12.3 million for an annual average of $4.1 million. Mason finished the 2013-14 season with a 33-18-7 record and a .917 save percentage, which was enough to bring the Flyers to the playoffs. In the playoffs, Mason started 4 games and played in 5, going 2-2 with a 1.97 GAA and a .939 save percentage, but the Flyers were eliminated by the New York Rangers in 7 games.

Winnipeg Jets
On July 1st, 2017, Mason signed a two year deal with the Winnipeg Jets for $4.1 million per year. The plan was for Mason to split the time with young Connor Hellebuyck but his season was de-railed by two concussions
 and a serious knee injury.

On June 30, 2018, Mason was traded to the Montreal Canadiens along with forward Joel Armia and a few draft picks for  the Canadiens sent him to waivers in order to buy out his contract.  Mason's contract was not picked up by another team, thus making him an unrestricted free agent.

After a lack of interest in the free agent market, Mason opted to retire from playing and return to his hometown of Oakville to serve as the Director of Goalie Development for the Oakville Rangers, a youth team in Oakville.

International play

Mason first competed for Team Canada at the under-20 level in the eight-game 2007 Super Series against Russia.  He then led Team Canada to a gold medal at the 2008 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Pardubice, Czech Republic.  Prior to the semi-final game against Team USA, Mason was traded within the OHL from the London Knights to the Kitchener Rangers.  After defeating Team Sweden 3–2 in overtime of the gold medal game, he was named as the player of the game, as he was in the semi-finals.  Mason was undefeated in five games with a tournament-best .951 save percentage and 1.19 GAA.  He was named to the tournament all-star team, received top goaltender honours, and was named tournament MVP.

Following his rookie NHL season, Mason was named to Team Canada's summer orientation camp for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.  He was not named to the final roster, but he was reported to have been designated an injury replacement, along with St. Louis Blues goaltender Chris Mason.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Awards
Junior
Named OHL Goaltender of the Year in 2007.
NHL
Named Rookie of the Month for November and December 2008.
The Sporting News' Rookie of the Year 2009.
Named to the NHL second All-Star team in 2009.
Calder Memorial Trophy winner in 2009.
International
Named Player of the game in the semi-final (against Team USA) and gold medal game (against Sweden) at the 2008 World Junior Championships.
Named to the World Junior all-star team in 2008.
IIHF Best Player Award at the goaltender position at the World Juniors in 2008.
Tournament MVP at the World Juniors in 2008.
Other
Glove save on Craig Adams of the Pittsburgh Penguins voted by Flyers fans as the team's "Highlight of the Year" during the 2014–15 season.

Records
Set the OHL record for regular season wins with 45 in 2006–07 (broken by Andrew Engelage of the Windsor Spitfires with 46 wins in 2008–09)
Set the CHL record for assists by a goaltender with 8 in 2007.

References

External links

1988 births
Living people
Calder Trophy winners
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Columbus Blue Jackets draft picks
Columbus Blue Jackets players
Ice hockey people from Ontario
Kitchener Rangers players
London Knights players
Manitoba Moose players
Philadelphia Flyers players
Sportspeople from Oakville, Ontario
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If you're a healthcare organization faced with the ICD-10 mandate and haven't already engaged outside assistance with your assessment and remediation project, you must certainly be in the process of doing so. Here are six considerations for choosing a partner to assist with your ICD-10 project.
1. Payer Expertise vs. Provider Expertise?
There's little overlap between the applications and business processes used by a healthcare payer vs. those used by a healthcare provider. Likewise there's a gap between the apps and processes used by an institutional/hospital provider vs. those a professional practice. These differences should influence the partner you select.
While some firms mandate preferred consulting partners of the Big 4 genre, ICD-10 services are specialized, the pool of qualified resources is rather limited and quality resources are not easily grown. While there is no doubt Big 4 firms can perform, some niche firms or even a group of affiliated consultants could offer quality and value equal to or even better than the Big 4 types. Remember that bigger is not always better – but almost always the most expensive.
3. Partner vs. Senior vs. Junior?
Which consultants are actually going to be assigned to your project? While you can't expect, or even need, your effort to be staffed solely with senior-level resources, your contract should specify the exact resource types and time commitments assigned to your project. Resumes for each would not be an unreasonable request. The last thing you want to be doing is paying a healthy rate to train your partner's junior resources only to risk them bolting before your project is completed.
4. Ours, All Ours! Or Sure, We Can Share!
Often there's a clear chain of command requirement, financial or functional benefit to engage a single consulting firm to provide all services needed. Other times there could be some benefit to parceling out certain aspects to different firms – especially aspects of testing, training and validation. I suggest you explore this option early on.
5. On-site, Remote or a Healthy Mix of Both?
It may not be in your firms best interest to have all work performed by your consultants on-site. Consider the type of work being done, the potential negative impact to your staff having consultants around your office and travel expenses; chances are you may get a better quality outcome at a lesser cost by considering a mix of on-site and remote working arrangements.
6. Tools & Templates or Time & Expense?
An often overlooked aspect of engaging a consulting firm is having a clear understanding of the tools, templates and frameworks they'll bring to the table and use to expedite your project. You probably want to avoid having consultants build tools at your expense – unless there is some clear benefit of re-use, ownership, etc. Be sure to understand any additional costs that may apply.
All of the above considerations are inter-related and each firm has its own unique needs for ICD-10 services. Moreover, ICD-10 can be considered a Vujà dé event: You've never been through this before and neither has anyone else.
But what would I think is an ideal situation if I was an institutional provider looking to engage outside services?
A consulting firm specializing in hospital systems that's not too big or too small charging a reasonable hourly rate and who's assigned a partner to oversee a reasonable ratio of senior to junior staff using a hard drive full of templates and tools working in harmony with your staff and other external specialty vendors.
I feel like I'm missing something here; wouldn't it make sense for government and the insurance industry and provider groups like AMA work together to create translation tools and training and a whole corp of available talent (think unemployed IT pros and others who would easily take to needed training) to make this huge conversion easier ans smoother for everyone?
Great idea! Of course that would make sense. But not cents for those promulgating this cluster f&%$ of a mandate.
I'm sure other may call be naive but I bet a couple hundred million spread across a number of intelligent, hungry, "non-corporate aligned" business and IT people organized by a "non-profit" could develop a toolbox full of software to share among the masses. But that sounds sorta smart so don't expect it to happen.
Isn't that what all these 'standards organizations' were suppoed to be doing for the last decade?


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Q: Is this correct uint64_t compare? I am experimenting with 3 way comparing 64 bit numbers, e.d. result must be similar to memcmp or strcmp.
I come up with this, but I can not be sure it will perform OK if I put some really big numbers.
Assembly looks great, but I am worried if is correct, since the compiler does not generate same code if I do it with branches.
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#include <cstdint>
#include <algorithm>

int f(uint64_t a, uint64_t b){
    auto x = std::max(a, b);

    int xa = (x - a) > 0;
    int xb = (x - b) > 0;

    return xb - xa;
}

inline int f1(uint64_t a, uint64_t b){
    return f(b, a);
}

int main(){
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}

A: It seems this is variation on famous two argument sgn template code, but using max:
template<typename T>
constexpr int sgn(T a, T b){
    return (a > b) - (a < b);
}

and yes, it works for uint64_t and produce exact same assembly code.


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It was based on the 1973 novel of the same name by John Bellairs, which was the first in a series of 12 books. The film follows a young boy, Lewis Barnavelt (Owen Vaccaro), who is sent to live with his uncle, Jonathan, in a creaky old house. He soon learns it was previously inhabited by an evil Warlock. From the 2018 film The House with a Clock in its Walls, this is Isaac Izard's Clock and Playing Card Key the film is based around. Hidden inside Jonathan's house, Lewis uses a decoder to find the location of where it was hidden. They find the Bone key can unlock the clock turning back time and erasing all humanity. This particular clock is known as the breakaway clock and also includes the folded playing card key which was overlaid with CG to appear as if it was automatically folding into a key.
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Not everyone is ready to spend the same amount of money on their engagement ring as their house down payment or vehicle. There are so many reasons as to why people are shopping for cubic zirconia engagement rings. Some couples choose to invest in a down payment for their home, and plan to buy a real engagement later. Others see diamond mining as a practice that needs to be discontinued because of the lack of safe working conditions. Some blatantly just don't want to spend that much money on a engagement ring. However the most common reason we hear from couples, is that a real diamond isn't currently affordable for them, but that doesn't mean that they want to put their lives on hold waiting for one. Whatever your own reasons may be, this is a list of the most popular cz engagement ring styles. We explain each cubic zirconia engagement ring, why it's different from the others and what to expect when shopping for one.
Cubic zircon doesn't mean low quality ring. With modern science, it's now very difficult to tell high end cubic zirconia engagement rings from the real thing. From the sparkly, sheen, and ring settings used in modern wedding designs, cz stones are able to artfully and realistically mimic a real diamond. What makes each cz engagement ring from their other counterparts now are the settings that are used, and the style that is chosen. For the best quality cubic zirconia engagement rings, the most important thing to consider first is your chosen style. The most purchased cz engagement ring is a simple style band with one centered cz stone. The band typically looks the same, but you can choose from a variety of diamond shapes for round, princess, halo styles, marquis, and brilliant cut designs.
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"Art Deco" refers to a period in the 1930's when new technologies allowed for designers in almost any field to create sleeker more intricate designs. Though it started out in the engagement ring jewelry industry as sleek and sophisticated designs of a simplistic nature, it soon flourished into an almost baroque-esk level of intricate architectural works. Engagement rings became larger, more elaborate, and just increased in size. These vintage inspired art deco cz rings are mimics of the most popular retro style engagement rings from that time and are still very popular today. If you were to purchase one of these art deco rings with a real diamond, they would easily be in the multiple thousand-dollar range, and we don't mean 1 – 10K, try 10 - 20K. These lovely art deco reproduction rings use an authentic vintage ring setting with high quality materials using very durable and long lasting cubic zircon stones.
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Many people opt for a sterling silver engagement ring because they want a higher quality setting even if they can't yet afford a real diamond. These designs feature real .925 sterling silver settings that won't turn unsightly colors on your finger and look identical to the real thing. Depending on the quality of your silver or rhodium engagement ring, that will be the difference in whether or not someone can tell if your wedding ring is real of not. That's why it's best if you plan on wearing your faux diamond ring for quite some time, to invest in a nicer sterling silver band setting. Sterling silver engagement rings with cubic zirconia also have a lighter weight than rhodium styles, which is more comfortable to wear.
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If sterling silver cubic zirconia wedding sets aren't exactly what you're looking for, there are also many new and modern rings that have been labeled "alternative engagement ring styles". An alternative engagement ring can refer to many different settings and styles from vintage to art deco to modern. Thought the styles are drastically different, what typically remains the same are the materials used. These rings also use cubic zirconia stones, but they usually feature the next level up in quality for their ring settings. The cz engagement jewelry we've discussed so far features mainly rhodium or sterling silver ring settings, however these settings usually feature real 14k gold, rose gold, or even gold plating in their more affordable engagement ring designs. In some cases, an engagement ring designer may choose to use a crystal instead of a cz stone, but this is usually frowned upon due to the fact that cubic zirconia is stronger and very durable. Even though both cubic zirconia and crystal are technically crystals, the cubic zircon will be stronger with a hardness of 8.5.
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This is one of the reasons I think it's sad that I was diagnosed so late. My counselor told me yesterday, that I have to learn what overwhelms and overstimulates me, while 8 years olds with a diagnose, already know this, up until the details.
It's sad, on the one hand, it's a good thing on the other. I know I can behave in settings, without ever being notice as autistic. I will be quirky, but never seen as autistic. I can pass as neurotypical, this is my advantage regarding those little youngsters. I don't care anymore for passing neurotypical, I have given that up when I was 16, when I first started noticing I was different from everybody else, but I embraced my differentness.
When I think of sensory processing I always think of the scene in the movie the matrix, the one where Morpheus teaches Neo what his perception is. Perception is nothing else than electrical stimuli interpreted by the brain, but since our brain is different, it's no wonder that we perceive the world differently.
I only recently learned that bright light overstimulates me, although I have years almost not set foot outside in the summer. I knew about heat, and my hyposensitivity (undersensitivity) to cold.
I know tight clothing is a no-no, but loose fitting clothing is ok. And one of the first things I do when I arrive home is take off my shoes. I really don't like shoes on for to long, and I can't stand wearing loafers, as I constantly lose them (ADHD!!!).
I still have a lot to learn, but it's fun learning this way. As I will get to know myself pretty well when this process is over.


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Who's Spirit was a Gift?
When Would the Comforter Come?
How is it that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us?
We will come unto him, and make our abode with him.
14:27: "Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. (28) Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the Father: for my Father is greater than I. (29) And now I have told you before it come to pass, that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe.
John 16:13: Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. (14) He shall glorify me: for he shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. (15) All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
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Volleyball drops four at second UAA round robin
Brandeis (9-14, 1-3 UAA) 15 16 12 0
Carnegie Mellon (17-6, 2-2 UAA) 25 25 25 3
NYU (20-4, 4-3 UAA) 25 25 24 25 3
Brandeis (9-17, 1-6 UAA) 19 20 26 7 1
CWRU (12-12, 1-3 UAA) 25 25 25 3
Brandeis (9-16, 1-5 UAA) 6 15 11 0
Emory (24-2, 5-1 UAA) 25 25 25 3
Brandeis will be the seventh seed at the upcoming UAA championships (photo by Jan Volk)
K: Liz Hood - 10
B: Carly Gutner-Davis - 2
D: Si-Si Hensley - 14
K: Senna Parsa - 16
D: Ali Nichols - 13
SA: Emily Lawlis - 3
K: Allie Williams - 18
B: Nicole Frias - 4
D: Matia Hughes - 24
SA: Hope Bogle - 5
D: Elsie Bernaiche - 27
SA: Elsie Bernaiche - 4
K: Liz Hood - 9
B: 2 Players (#11, #13) - 2
K: Carolyn Bogart - 15
B: Natalie Southard - 4
D: Katie Best - 12
SA: Lauren Gurd - 2
K: Summer Koop - 7
B: N/A
SA: 3 Players (#7, #11, #15) - 1
K: Ashley Crawford - 10
B: Cat McGrath - 5
D: 2 Players (#1, #17) - 7
SA: Taylor Erwin - 4
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Brandeis University volleyball team dropped its final four University Athletic Association matches this weekend at Washington University in St. Louis. The Judges dropped to 9-17 overall and 1-6 in the UAA. Brandeis has earned the seventh seed at the 2013 UAA Championships, which will be hosted at the Gosman Athletic Center on Nov. 8-9.
The Judges were swept, 3-0, by Carnegie Mellon, Case Western Reserve and fourth-ranked Emory before taking a set in a 3-1 loss to NYU.
Brandeis's best match came in their final showdown of the tournament against the rival Violets on Sunday. The Judges owned a 17-14 lead in the first set before NYU scored 11 of the final 13 points to take a 25-19 victory. In the second set , NYU trailed 5-2 early before rattling off six straight points to take the lead. The Violets' edge would be as large as nine points at 17-8 before the Judges made a run of their own, scoring eight of the next nine points. The Judges used terrific serving to get back into the set, with a pair of aces from sophomore setter Maggie Swenson (E. Lyme, Conn./E. Lyme) and rookie right-side Jessica Kaufman (Tucson, Ariz./Cienaga) in the run. Junior OH Liz Hood (Albuquerque, N.M./Albuquerque Acad.) had two kills and NYU had two errors as the Judges fought back. Unfortunately, they could not get over the hump, falling 25-20, in the second.
In the third set, the Violets got off to a quick start, opening up a 4-0 lead. The squads traded points on all but one of the next 15 points played, giving NYU a 12-7 edge. The Violets let Brandeis back into the set at that point with errors on five points in a row, tying it at 12-12. NYU bounced back with a 5-1 run, forcing Brandeis coach Michelle Kim to call a timeout. Her charges responded, rattling off five in a row of their own on a kill from sophomore Summer Koop (Long Valley, N.J./West Morris Central), two by Si-Si Hensley (Fullerton, Calif./Troy) and two Elsie Bernaiche (Plantsville, Conn./Southington) service aces, the last of which put Brandeis ahead, 18-17. Once again the teams traded points for a stretch of 10 out of 11 points, but a Hood kill gave the Judges a set point at 24-22. NYU answered with a pair of kills by Allie Williams, but Koop gave Brandeis their second set point, and the Judges forced an NYU error to take the third set, 26-24. Unfortunately, the Judges were unable to get their game on track for the fourth set, as NYU scored 13 points in a row to turn an early 3-2 deficit into a 15-3 lead, and the Violets rolled to a 25-7 victory to close out the match.
The tight first three sets saw Brandeis hit at a .213 clip (38 K, 13 E, 113 TA) and NYU at .228 (42 K, 14 E, 123 TA), but in the fourth, the Violets converted 15 of 34 attacks with just four errors, while Brandeis had just two kills and three errors in 25 attempts.
For the match, Hood was Brandeis's team-high with 16 kills and a .364 percentage. Bernaiche had 27 digs and four service aces, while Swenson added 32 assists and nine digs.
Earlier in the day on Sunday, the Judges had the misfortune to run into an Emory team coming off its first UAA loss of the tournament, to Chicago the night before. The fourth-ranked Eagles defeated Brandeis, 25-6, 25-15, 25-11. Koop was the standout for Brandeis, finishing with seven kills – one shy of her career-high – and a .500 hitting percentage (7 K, 1 E, 12 TA). Bernaiche's 13 digs were a match-high.
On Saturday afternoon, the Judges fell to Carnegie Mellon (25-15, 25-16, 25-12) and Case Western Reserve (25-20, 25-19, 25-19). Against CMU, Hood had 10 kills, second-most in the match, while Hensley's 14 digs led all players. Hensley also swung at a .375 clip (6 K, 0 E, 16 TA). Swenson tied for match-high honors with 25 assists. In their loss to Case – who is coached by Karen Chambers Farrell '93 – Hood led Brandeis with nine kills, while Hensley had eight and another match-high with 14 digs. The Judges owned a 16-12 lead in the second set against the Spartans, but Case closed on a 13-3 string. The third set was tied at 14-14 before Case ended with 11 of the final 16 points.
Brandeis returns to action next weekend at the Hall of Fame Invitational at Mount Holyoke and Smith Colleges. Their schedule is yet to be determined.


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A report on Kucha, Xinjiang and Tang dynasty
The area lies in present-day Aksu Prefecture, Xinjiang, China; Kuqa town is the county seat of that prefecture's Kuqa County.
- Kucha
The Western Regions during the Tang era were known as Qixi (磧西).
- Xinjiang
Kuchean music was very popular in Tang China, particularly the lute, which became known in Chinese as the pipa.
Under Emperor Taizong, campaigns were dispatched in the Western Regions against Gaochang in 640, Karasahr in 644 and 648, and Kucha in 648.
- Tang dynasty
141–87 BC) wrested the western Tarim Basin away from its previous overlords (the Xiongnu), it was inhabited by various peoples who included the Indo-European speaking Tocharians in Turfan and Kucha, the Saka peoples centered in the Shule Kingdom and the Kingdom of Khotan, the various Tibeto-Burmese groups (especially people related to the Qiang) as well as the Han Chinese people.
In fact, it was during this rebellion that the Tang withdrew its western garrisons stationed in what is now Gansu and Qinghai, which the Tibetans then occupied along with the territory of what is now Xinjiang.
Tarim Basin
Endorheic basin in Northwest China occupying an area of about 888,000 km2 and one of the largest basins in Northwest China.
Located in China's Xinjiang region, it is sometimes used synonymously to refer to the southern half of the province, or Nanjiang, as opposed to the northern half of the province known as Dzungaria or Beijiang.
The northern Tarim route ran from Kashgar over Aksu, Kucha, Korla, through the Iron Gate Pass, over Karasahr, Jiaohe, Turpan, Gaochang and Kumul to Anxi.
During the Tang Dynasty, a series of military expeditions were conducted against the oasis states of the Tarim Basin, then vassals of the Western Turkic Khaganate.
Network of Eurasian trade routes active from the second century BCE until the mid-15th century.
The southern stretches of the Silk Road, from Khotan (Xinjiang) to Eastern China, were first used for jade and not silk, as long as 5000 BCE, and is still in use for this purpose.
Past its inception, the Chinese continued to dominate the Silk Roads, a process which was accelerated when "China snatched control of the Silk Road from the Hsiung-nu" and the Chinese general Cheng Ki "installed himself as protector of the Tarim at Wu-lei, situated between Kara Shahr and Kucha."
Both the Old Book of Tang and New Book of Tang, covering the history of the Chinese Tang dynasty (618–907), record that a new state called Fu-lin (拂菻; i.e. Byzantine Empire) was virtually identical to the previous Daqin (大秦; i.e. Roman Empire).
Xiongnu
The Xiongnu were a tribal confederation of nomadic peoples who, according to ancient Chinese sources, inhabited the eastern Eurasian Steppe from the 3rd century BC to the late 1st century AD. Chinese sources report that Modu Chanyu, the supreme leader after 209 BC, founded the Xiongnu Empire.
The Xiongnu were also active in areas now part of Siberia, Inner Mongolia, Gansu and Xinjiang.
Following his death, the power of the Xiongnu in the Western Regions increased again, and the emperors of subsequent dynasties did not reach as far west until the Tang dynasty.
According to the fifth-century Book of Wei, the remnants of Northern Chanyu's tribe settled as Yueban (悅般), near Kucha and subjugated the Wusun; while the rest fled across the Altai mountains towards Kangju in Transoxania.
Kashgar (قەشقەر) or Kashi is an oasis city in the Tarim Basin region of Southern Xinjiang.
Chapter 30 of the Records of the Three Kingdoms says that after the beginning of the Wei Dynasty (220) the states of the Western Regions did not arrive as before, except for the larger ones such as Kucha, Khotan, Kangju, Wusun, Kashgar, Yuezhi, Shanshan and Turpan, who are said to have come to present tribute every year, as in Han times.
The founding of the Tang dynasty in 618 saw the beginning of a prolonged struggle between China and the Western Turks for control of the Tarim Basin.
Tocharians
The Tocharians, or Tokharians ( US : or ; UK : ), were speakers of Tocharian languages, Indo-European languages known from around 7600 documents from around 400 to 1200 AD, found on the northern edge of the Tarim Basin (modern Xinjiang, China).
Their actual ethnic name is unknown, although they may have referred to themselves as Agni, Kuči and Krorän, or Agniya, Kuchiya as known from Sanskrit texts.
For several centuries, the Tarim basin was ruled by the Xiongnu, the Han Dynasty, the Tibetan Empire and the Tang Dynasty.
Emperor Taizong's campaign against the Western Regions
In the years following Tang Taizong's subjugation of the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, the emperor began to exert his military power toward the oasis city-states of the Tarim Basin (part of the area known in Chinese histories as the Western Regions).
In 648, the ethnically Turkic Tang general Ashina She'er who was the second son of Shibi Khan, attacked both Karasahr and Kucha in the northern Tarim, conquering both.
In contrast to the Eastern Turkic Khaganate, the Western Turkic Khaganate did not pose a major threat to the Tang dynasty in the early years of the dynasty's existence, as it was farther from Tang-held territory and had a general indifference towards Chinese ambitions.
Qu Wentai also entered into an alliance with Ashina Bobu against a Tang ally, Yiwu (伊吾), in modern Hami, Xinjiang), as well as Yanqi.


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Development Application | 162 High Street, Fremantle (DA370/20)
Consultation has concluded. This development proposal was approved subject to conditions on 23 June 2021.
The City of Fremantle has received a proposal for a four storey 'educational establishment' development.
The development proposes an extension to the existing school and includes an auditorium, learning areas and ancillary facilities as well as car parking, at 162 High Street, Fremantle.
The plans and associated documents are available in the document library. You can also download a copy here.
Contact Catherine Sullivan at the City of Fremantle by calling 1300 MY FREO (1300 69 3736) or email planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au
There are several ways you can make a submission:
Submissions closed 5.00pm Thursday 8 October 2020.
Application approved
Council approved the development proposal subject to conditions at their meeting on 23 June 2021. You can access the minutes here or on the City's agendas and minutes page.
Item to Council - 23 June 2021
This application will be considered at the Ordinary Council meeting on Wednesday 23 June 2021 commencing at 6.00 pm.
The agenda for this meeting, including the report, officers recommendation and any attachments is available here or on the City's Agendas and Minutes page: fremantle.wa.gov.au/council/agendas-and-minutes
It can also be viewed at the City Library located at Fremantle Oval, 70 Parry Street, Fremantle. Library hours are available on the website.
The Council Chambers are now at North Fremantle Community Centre located at 2 Thompson Road, North Fremantle with alternative parking off Hevron Street, North Fremantle.
Referred to Council
At the meeting of 2 June 2021, the Planning Committee resolved to refer this application to the next Ordinary Meeting of Council on 23 June 2021.
The minutes of this meeting are available to view here or on the City's Agendas and Minutes page. The agenda for the Ordinary Meeting of Council will become available on this page closer to the date of the meeting.
Item to Commitee - 2 June 2021
This development application is going to Planning Committee on Wednesday 2 June 2021, 6.00pm at North Fremantle Community Hall, 2 Thompson Rd North Fremantle.
Further information can be found in the agenda which will become available the Friday afternoon before the meeting on the City's Agendas and Minutes page(External link), or can be viewed at the City Library located at Fremantle Oval, 70 Parry Street, Fremantle. Library hours are available on the website.
Attending Committee or Council
Members of the public are welcome to ask a question, make a statement or just observe the proceedings at open meetings.
The opportunity to address the Committee on the proposal is limited to a maximum of three minutes. You must register your intent to speak at Planning Committee with the minute secretary:
In person before 5.50pm on the day of the meeting, or
By email to planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au(External link) or phone 1300 693 736 before 3.00pm on the day of the meeting.
Application Returned
At the Planning Committee meeting of 7 April 2021 this application was deferred and returned to the applicant to consider making amendments to:
minimise the impact of the street setback and boundary walls on the High Street streetscape and public realm.
minimise the impact on the setting of Dalkeith House.
reduce the overall bulk and scale of the development.
To view the minutes of this meeting, click here or visit the City's Agendas and Minutes page.
Item to Committee - 7 April 2021
This development application is going to Planning Committee on Wednesday 7 April 2021, 6.00pm at North Fremantle Community Hall, 2 Thompson Rd North Fremantle.
Further information can be found in the agenda which will become available closer to the meeting date on City's Agendas and Minutes page, or can be viewed at the City Library located at Fremantle Oval, 70 Parry Street, Fremantle. Library hours are available on the website.
By email to planning@fremantle.wa.gov.au or phone 1300 693 736 prior to 3.00pm on the day of the meeting.
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Development Application | 162 High Street, Fremantle (DA370/20) has finished this stage
This application is open for submissions.
Submissions are closed. All submissions will be reviewed by the assessing officer and report prepared with a recommendation to the City's Planning Committee. All respondents will be notified of the Committee date.
Committee decision
The committee will consider the application at an upcoming Planning Committee meeting. All submitters will be informed of the meeting date and the date will be published on this page.
The application has been returned to the applicant to consider a number of changes.
The committee will re-consider the application at an upcoming Planning Committee meeting. All submitters will be informed of the meeting date and the date will be published on this page.
Council decision
Development Application | 162 High Street, Fremantle (DA370/20) is currently at this stage
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