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Crazy Colin's Picks of the Day Review: 17th July
By JTithers on July 17, 2021 • ( Leave a comment )
So kicking off this Saturday review, Gordon the Englishman from England has revealed that in addition to the 'Sex Tip' of Race 6, Number 9 (Yageddit, 69), he also likes picking Race 7 Number 11, in reference to the convenience stores.
It only went off once today – Race 7 at Goulburn was won by the 11 Pauldron, while there wasn't a Race 6-9er in sight.
Moving on to the performance analysis, yesterday I had a look through justhorseracing.com.au to see what they had for Randwick, because I figured it'd be worth having a look to see if they could randomly pluck anything out at value (Which they have done in the past) for my regulation $30 bet of the day, and I came across Race 9, where they listed the danger horse as Vitesse when it was 20-1.
However, I neglected to back it at the time because I had already decided to follow Crazy Colin's Pick of the Day in Degraves, who wound up being scratched on Friday evening, so after taking 6 hours to find that out before I went to bed, I decided to do the next best thing and follow his Each-Way pick Kordia when he was still 13-1….
Naturally, half the damn field was scratched from the race on Saturday morning, resulting in it being reduced to 7 runners and only 2 place dividends, and just to rub more crap in my face, Kordia was now the rank outsider at $16/$6 the place.
So with my plans already rooted, I sat the next to Mr Alfonse and watched as Kordia ran an alright 5th, not bad by any stretch but not good enough to challenge the favourites, and while the horses mere milling around at the barriers before Race 9 a half-hour later, I mentioned to my esteemed Spanish colleague at the Waterford TAB that I'd considered backing Vitesse, a fact that he can confirm.
To cut a long story short, there we sat and watched as Vitesse, who looked like she'd had her heart ripped out on the line by Think Free, SOMEHOW WON BY A DAMN NOSE AT $23.
From the Sky Racing Twitter
I don't even think the Triumph Vitesse had a win that good when it raced, mainly because the weight distribution was awful, so we can comfortably say that's the best win by a Vitesse in recorded history.
60 kilos and three wide on a Heavy track… no wonder I didn't back her.
Pick of the Day: Degraves was scratched from Race 6 at Flemington on Friday evening
It's an upset at Flemington. 😯
Bartholomeu Dias breaks through first-up for @cmaherracing. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/1S11J2Uz1s
— Racing.com (@Racing) July 17, 2021
Lloyd Williams has made a habit of screwing with punters at Flemington, mainly on Melbourne Cup Day, and he just had to do it to us again as Degraves, who had an argument for being the best backed runner at Flemington all day, was withdrawn on Friday evening for reasons unknown, be it the rain affected track or just something not being right with the Irish import.
Anyway, popular consensus would've turned to Dice Roll, but he didn't quite have the gas in the tank to win, and it turned out everyone and his dog would be wiped out of the Flemington quaddie in the opening leg by Bartholomeu Dias, a horse who I backed in last year's Kyneton Cup, and despite getting the most perfect ride you'd ever see from Jordan Childs, he somehow still lost by a nose.
And wouldn't you know it, despite extending his losing streak out past 12 months, he bobs up and wins a Saturday race at Flemington.
What a funny old game we play.
Each-Way Pick of the Day: Kordia in Race 8 at Randwick – 5th
Not an awful run at all from Kordia, who I thought was unfairly demoted to rank outsider thanks to all of the scratchings, but the class difference told in the end as Blondeau but bullet holes in the field, while the favourite Oscar Zulu was a bigger flop than FIFA's propaganda film United Passions, only beating one runner home.
The stewards report did note that Kordia jumped awkwardly and was shifted behind runners early in the race, but I'd have thought he would've gone back even if he'd had a clean jump, and he did manage to get a rails run, which was the best part of the track all day, but as previously stated, the other runners ahead of her were just better horses on the day.
So in summation, he ran like a $15 shot.
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Crazy Colin's Picks of the Day: 17th July
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This collection is broken down into the following series: I. Projects, Issues, and Causes; II. Philanthropy and Religious Charities; III. Correspondence; IV. Books, Essays, and Other Publications; V. Miscellaneous; and VI. Artifacts.
Series I. Projects, Issues, and Causes. This series is divided into four subseries. Subseries A: Norfolk Boom and Boosting; Subseries B: Real Estate and Investing; Subseries C: Political Issues; and Subseries D: Politics.
Subseries A: Norfolk Boom and Boosting. This subseries contains information about the Norfolk and Southern Economic Booms of the 1950s and 1960s. Information included are Norfolk Boom and Investment maps, flyers, and postcards; correspondence, news, and articles on the Norfolk, Dallas, and Southern Booms; information on the Norfolk, Virginia and Carolina Booster Club; and material on Military Circle, the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, the Virginia Highway System, and the Dismal Swamp Canal as related to bringing business into the Hampton Roads area.
Subseries B: Real Estate and Investing. This subseries contains information about the real estate and investing ventures of Shafer. Included are property deeds, contracts, and survey maps; correspondence and promotional material related to real estate; information on the Greater Norfolk Investors and other investment companies; investing information on railroads, steel plants, and shopping centers; and real estate and industrial directories.
Subseries C: Political Issues. This subseries contains information on local and national political issues and projects advanced by Shafer. Topics include potato and produce overheads and exports, the Shafer Peace Plan, the Shafer Prosperity Plan, the Peace Temple at Cape Henry, Religious Reformation of America, Employment for War Veterans, gasoline prices, abortion, race relations, the poll tax, unions, the American monetary system, Vietnam, communism, bond issues, the Norfolk news monopoly, Norfolk Gardens, and an art museum at Military Highway. This subseries also includes newspaper clippings and letters to newspaper editors on these and other issues.
Subseries D: Politics. This subseries contains information on local and national politics, as well as correspondence between Shafer and various political figures including City Councilmen, Congressmen, Senators, Governors, and Presidents. Content of these letters includes the Norfolk and Southern booms, real estate and investing, communism, letters of support, and other subjects of concern to Shafer. Additional topics include corruption in the Norfolk City Council, Shafer's bid for Norfolk City Council, Mafia involvement in the government, Watergate, the 1976 Presidential election, the Republican party, and congressional reform. Of particular note in this subseries is a signed Christmas card from President Jimmy Carter, as well as letters written to several presidents and FBI director J. Edgar Hoover.
Series II. Philanthropy and Religious Charities. This series includes information about various charities and religious organizations that Shafer supported. Included are entries and information on the W.B. Shafer Award Competition Contest for high school students; Jerry Falwell's Old Time Gospel Hour, Liberty Baptist College, and Mercy Ship; other schools, churches, and religious organizations; and Cal Farley's Boys Ranch.
Series III. Correspondence. Although there is a great deal of correspondence scattered throughout this collection, this series contains both personal correspondence and correspondence that does not readily fit into the other series. This series includes correspondence between Shafer and banks, corporations, and attorneys on various issues; invitations, cards, and letters regarding Shafer's health. This series also consists of blank greeting cards, blank Western Union and Postal forms, blank holiday cards from charitable organizations, and Shafer's stationary and mailing labels.
Series IV. Books, Essays, and Other Publications. This series is divided into four subseries. Subseries A: Essays/Newsletters; Subseries B: Shafer's Books; Subseries C: Newspapers and Magazines; and Subseries D: Advertising.
Subseries A: Essays/Newsletters. This subseries includes essays and newsletters written by Shafer. Topics include real estate and investing; political corruption; drugs and hippy communism; the Norfolk News monopoly; the Peace Prayer Temple at Cape Henry; Shafer's contributions; Religious Reformation; and other issues of concern to Shafer.
Subseries B: Shafer's Books. This subseries includes book publicity; requests for his books and thank you letters for their receipt; requests for essays to be included in future books; information on book publishers; rough drafts for the book "How to Make a Fortune Quickly and Honestly"; and final copies of Shafer's books "How to Make a Fortune Quickly and Honestly," "Investment Success and Happiness," "3 Books that Made the South and 1000 Millionaires and 10 Billionaires," "Go South Young Man, Go South Where God Still Lives."
Subseries C: Newspapers and Magazines. This subseries contains copies of newspapers and magazines related to politics, religion, veterans, and real estate and investing.
Subseries D: Advertising. This subseries contains receipts for the printing of some of Shafer's promotional material; advertising rates and information for "The Spotlight"; other newspapers and magazines; television and radio station advertising policies; and receipts for air time. This subseries also includes a few copies of classified ads that were placed by Shafer on the Norfolk Boom, gasoline prices, and religious reformation.
Series V. Miscellaneous. This series contains material that does not necessarily fit into any of the other series of this collection. The most notable items in this series are the photographs, including photos of Shafer's tombstone, and a rough draft of his last will and testament. This series also includes information on Shafer's trip to Hot Springs; various receipts, warranties, and instruction manuals; information on psychics; miscellaneous notes, lists, articles, and booklets; and other miscellaneous material.
Series VI. Artifacts. This series contains artifacts that are a part of this collection. Included are a ministry audiocassette by Jerry Falwell; a refill for a Pallotine Pen by Pallotine Missionaries; a box of Buss Auto Fuses; and "Easy Do" remote switch; and a "Wm. Crooks-Minnesota Pioneer" limited run lithograph.
Long time Norfolk native. Made his fortune in real estate and spent his life promoting humanitarian and idealistic causes. Ran unsuccessfully for Norfolk City Council in 1928 and 1966 and lost a bid for the House of Representatives in 1944. Honorary member of the Veterans of Foreign Affairs in recognition for his successful push to have bonuses paid to World War I veterans. Author of 3 Books That Made the South And 1000 Millionaires and 10 Billionaires, Go South Young Man, and Go South Where God Still Lives. Bought newspaper space to promote his projects and ideas. Includes correspondence, copies of The Spotlight, newspaper clippings, rough drafts of his writings, and photographs.
W. Bruce Shafer was an idealist and a philanthropist. He was an industrious promoter and "booster" of ideas, projects, Norfolk, and even himself. To some he was an eccentric, while others considered him a genius. Shafer was a Methodist and a Mason. He was religious and conservative. He did not necessarily ally himself with either political party. Shafer was more about morals and issues than party.
Shafer was born in 1894 in Norfolk County. His father was a produce broker, and the family business went broke the year Shafer graduated from Norfolk Academy (1912). W.B. Shafer, Jr. went to work shipping produce. A few years later, he and his father jointly founded a firm that became one of Norfolk's most successful produce brokers. In his youth, Shafer served on several bank boards, financed farmers, and wrote books about finance and honesty. Although Shafer himself did not fight in World War I, he still did his part. He originated and financed "The Potato Publicity and Wheat League" which helped farmers and prevented a food shortage. After the war, Shafer originated the World War I Soldier Bonus and contributed $50,000 to the campaign between 1918 and 1936.
Shafer ran for Norfolk City Council in 1928, and claims the election was stolen from him. The experience disenchanted him from local politics. He ran for Congress in 1944 as an independent. He tried again for Norfolk City Council in 1966. Despite his disenfranchisement with politics, he was advisor to two presidents, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Calvin Coolidge, as well as friend and supporter of many Congressmen.
Shafer was a big "booster" of the Norfolk and Southern economic booms. He spent over $100,000 in ads boosting the South. He also wrote books, booklets, flyers, and newsletters promoting Norfolk, Dallas, and the South to realtors, investors, governors, congressmen, and others. He advocated for the local bridge-tunnels, better highways, and the Dismal Swamp Canal to make Hampton Roads more accessible to businesses. His hard work and foresight brought businesses into Ward's Corner and Military Circle. He was also involved with the development of Fox Hall and Norview.
Shafer's other projects included a world peace plan to put a chaplain in each embassy to cultivate friendship, a prosperity plan to bring advertising money to the South, and a "religious reformation" movement. He directed his energy to oppose corruption in government and the Norfolk City Council, the Norfolk news monopoly, "hippy communism," and other things he thought were wrecking America.
Shafer was a prolific writer about his ideas. Besides newsletters, flyers, and correspondence, he wrote several books and booklets including: "How to Make a Fortune Honestly and Quickly," "Go South Young Man, Go South Where God Still Lives," "Success and Happiness," "3 Books that Made the South and 1000 Millionaires and 10 Billionaires," and "Washington and the New Economic South."
Despite frequent complaints about his health and age, Shafer lived to the ripe old age of 95. He passed away in 1990. True to his life, his tombstone promotes the ideals and causes he lived for.
Acquisition Note: Source: W.B. Shafer.
Preferred Citation: [Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], W.B. Shafer, Jr. Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Patricia W. and J. Douglas Perry Library, Old Dominion University Libraries, Norfolk, VA 23529.
Scope and Contents: This collection contains information about the Norfolk and Southern economic booms of the 1950s and 1960s, Shafer's real estate and investing ventures during that same time period, the political issues and causes that he advanced, his charitable donations, books and newsletters that he wrote, and various correspondence. Except for correspondence, much of the material in this collection is undated. The majority of this collection spans the mid-1950s through the end of the 1970s. A small amount of material is dated in the 1930s, 1940s, and 1980s.
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Avsnitt

1) Utrikes
U 137
Kongosvenskarna
Arge Palme
Den svenska atombomben
Amerikabrevet
Kodnamn "Örnen"
Dag Hammarskjöld omkommer
Lejonburen
EU-omröstningen
Biståndsprocenten
Den saknade DC 3:an
Unionsupplösningen

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Allmän rösträtt
Sagan om Pomperipossa
Saltsjöbadsavtalet
Trumpeten i Ådalen
Den vita piskans död
Den svenska revolutionen
Kårhusockupationen
Folkhemstalet
De eviga löntagarfonderna
Ny Demokrati in i riksdagen
Sverigebyggarna
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En svensk tiger
Baltutlämningen
Midsommarkrisen
Judestämpeln
Kommunisthatet
"Vår beredskap är god"
Spionfesten i Stockholm
Bomber över Sverige
Raoul Wallenberg
Beredskapsmusiken
Malmen
Finska vinterkriget

4) Miljö
Vattenklosetten
Sälvalet
Giftskandalen kring BT Kemi
Hallandsåsen
Tjernobyl
Änkornas by
Trädkramarna
Ozonhålet
Gröna vågen
Freden i Sarek
Försurning
Miljömärkt
Folkomröstningen om kärnkraften

5) Brott
Änglamakerskan
Johan Alfred Ander
Massmordet på mälareångaren Prins Carl
Löparkungen Möller
Sol och vår
Berglings bakdörr
Ryssligan
Knark i klacken
Amaltheamannen
Tumba-Tarzan
Bildsköne Bengtsson
Brevbombaren Ekenberg

6) Sex
Sexuella revolutionen
AIDS
Abortören Olofsson
Homosexualitet
Sexköpslagen
Gummibutikerna
Ottesen-Jensen
Den svenska synden
Kris i befolkningsfrågan
Byxmyndig
Tvångssterilisering
Sexualundervisning

7) Idrott
Linggymnastiken
Solskensolympiaden
Dödsboxningen i Ingentingskogen
Utlandsproffsen
1X2
Amatörregeln
Klackskandalen '58
Damolympiaden
56:orna
Kraschen på Monza
Idrott åt alla
Super-Maggan
Guldregn

8) Skandaler
IB-affären
Geijeraffären
Bofors
Kejneaffären
Hoffa
Munckska kåren
Ebbe Carlsson-affären
Åsiktsregistrering
Refats hatt
Kreugerkraschen
Tobleroneaffären
Porrklubben tabu

9) Hälsa
Vaccin
Rökning dödar
Två vita och en brun
Spanska sjukan
Sockerförsöket
Neurosedyn
Ugglas radiogympa
Utbrändhet
Massmotionsdemonstrationsmanifestationen
Lyckopillren
Lort-Sverige
Vällevnadssjukdom
Skolmaten

10) Kungahuset
Det sa bara klick
Borggårdstalet
Successionsordningen
Folke Bernadottes död
Kungens kurva
Kära Örebroare
Kyrkan vid Juktådalen
Kungafamiljens svarta får
Inte längre prins (Lennart, Sigvard och Carl Johan Bernadotte)
Kraschen på Kastrup
Designprinsen
Det kungliga oljetrycket

Källor

Noter

Externa länkar
Officiell webbplats på svt.se

Kulturprogram i Sveriges Television
Historieprogram i Sveriges Television

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Those who know me IRL or follow my exploits online are well aware of the fact that I do not watch a lot of television. There are shows that I like (e.g., Big Bang Theory, Antiques Roadshow) but I am not one to simply watch television in lieu of doing other, more productive things. True to my Netherlander heritage, and despite my claims to laziness, I am pathologically industrious; television, by its very nature, is contrary to my the fiber of my being. If I am going to do something, I want to do something that will accomplish a goal. It's nuts, I know.
In any event, I find myself reading a lot of books, in quantities that, even for those who are voracious readers, are considered prodigious. The average American reads about four books a year; in contrast, since the beginning of my summer vacation just over two weeks ago, I've already completed three. Here are some of my thoughts on the texts that have graced my shelves recently.
My reviews are on a five ♥ scale.
Though I read most of Dahl's books as a child, I hadn't read this one. I distinctly remember beginning it at one point in elementary school but having to return it to the school library after illness made me turn it in past its due date (if you pay the fine, why can't you recheck a book, I say!). Circumstances as they were, I didn't read the book in earnest until recently when I discovered that my pug, who will not go to bed without a bedtime story, LOVES the cadence of Dahl's work. So, together we tackled this work of classic children's literature.
For those who aren't familiar with the book, the story is about Sophie an orphan who is kidnapped/ rescued from her dreary orphanage by the BFG, the Big Friendly Giant, who uses a gigantic trumpet to blow dreams into the windows of sleeping children. What sets the BFG apart from other not-so-friendly giants is commitment to not eating humans, n stark contrast to his fellow giants who subsist entirely on a diet of human flesh. With Sophie's help, the BFG tries to stop the murderous activities of his brethren.
This is a great book to read with children, nieces or nephews, or precocious pets. In typical Dahl style, novel is clever, captivating, and seriously funny.
Written at the close of World War II, while Brecht was in exile in America, The Caucasian Chalk Circle is an emotionally riveting play set in a politically unstable nation in the Caucus Mountains during the feudal era. The play calls upon both the Biblical story of King Solomon as well as the Chinese tale of the Chalk Circle in its depictions of two mothers who lay claim to a child. Who is a mother, the play asks: the woman who gave birth to a child, or the woman who raises and provides for that child?
Though I wouldn't say that this is the best play I have ever read, it is a thought provoking read and adds another layer of dimension to one's understanding of armed conflict and its effect on the human spirit. So, if you are more inclined to spend your time at the beach in over-sized Jackie O glasses under a gigantic umbrella, give Brecht a chance.
I. Love. This. Book. I had encountered it shortly after its release 13 years ago (I was in high school at the time) and I remember I paid it fleeting attention. Earlier this summer, under the gun to assign a summer reading book to one of my classes that didn't disrupt the flow of the curriculum, I selected this book. The novel is frequently used by Advanced Placement teachers in the classroom and perfectly bridges the curriculum students would have encountered in their previous year of schooling; so, I selected it and decided to tuck into it again in earnest this summer. Oh my goodness did I love the book.
The novel follows the lives of the five women of the Price family (a mother and her four daughters) across five decades as they go to Africa with their patriarch on a mission trip to the Belgian Congo that quickly goes off the rails. This is an entirely simplistic summation of a highly nuanced novel that is both evocative and compelling. In poetic language, Kingsolver manages to not only chart the lives of the Price women, but to paint a vivid portrait of the cognitive dissonance that has long gripped the Occidental world in relation to its eastern neighbors. I don't want to give away too much about this book because I want you to read it. It's lovely, touching, it's a must read.
What have you been reading this summer? What's next in your book queue? Share in the comments!


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Q: How to import AuthnContextClassRef in opensaml 4.0.1? I am trying to migrate my code from older version of opensaml to version 4.0.1
AuthnContextClassRef authnCtxClassRef = null;

            final AuthnContext authnCtx = existing20authnStatement.getAuthnContext();

            if (authnCtx != null) {
                authnCtxClassRef = authnCtx.getAuthnContextClassRef();

                if (authnCtxClassRef != null) {
                    authnCtxClassRefName = authnCtxClassRef.getAuthnContextClassRef();

                    if (authnCtxClassRefName != null) {
                        authNStmt.setAuthenticationInstant(now);
                        authNStmt.setAuthenticationMethod(translateAuthN20to11(authnCtxClassRefName));
                        authNStmt.setSubject(makeSubject(subjectName, nameId));

                        assertion.getAuthenticationStatements().add(authNStmt);
                    }
                }
            }

I can see, from the source code that the class is defined at org.opensaml.saml.saml2.core.AuthnContextClassRef But when I try to import it, it says

AuthnContextClassRef cannot be resolved to a type

Same goes for the class ConfirmationMethod where the code written is as follows:
final ConfirmationMethod confirmationMethod = buildObj(ConfirmationMethodBuilder.class,ConfirmationMethod.DEFAULT_ELEMENT_NAME);
confirmationMethod.setConfirmationMethod(SAML10_CM_SENDER_VOUCHES);

A: I would guess you have some dependency missing in your POM. I have a working PoC for OpenSAML 4 here. Im using the following dependecies and AuthnContextClassRef works fine.
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
    <artifactId>opensaml-core</artifactId>
    <version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
    <artifactId>opensaml-saml-api</artifactId>
    <version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
    <artifactId>opensaml-saml-impl</artifactId>
    <version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
    <artifactId>opensaml-messaging-api</artifactId>
    <version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
    <artifactId>opensaml-messaging-impl</artifactId>
    <version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
    <artifactId>opensaml-soap-api</artifactId>
    <version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
    <groupId>org.opensaml</groupId>
    <artifactId>opensaml-soap-impl</artifactId>
    <version>4.1.1</version>
</dependency>

I tried with 4.0.1 and it also works

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Anti-climate spin campaign focuses on rolling back "prohibitive climate laws" in Germany
Rod Janssen	climate change	 March 14, 2020
Stuart Braun writes on the Deutsche Welle website about an investigation that has uncovered attempts to upend the climate consensus in Germany.
In denial: The spin machine upending the climate consensus
Climate law rollbacks in the US and Australia have origins in libertarian think tanks that trade in climate denial. Investigative journalists have exposed how one is now trying to strip climate protections in Germany.
"The Trump administration frequently asked us for advice," James Taylor, chief strategist at US libertarian and climate skeptic think tank, The Heartland Institute, told two journalists posing as PR consultants representing German car and coal companies in late 2019.
"What can we get for €500,000?" one of the bogus young PRs asked, offering an anonymous donation to Heartland on behalf of a large German automotive client.
Taylor soon pitched an anti-climate campaign that drew on Heartland's bona fides helping US President Donald Trump dismantle climate protections.
Heartland has claimed it played a "major role" in Trump's decision to withdraw the world's largest historical greenhouse gas emitter from the Paris climate accord.
Since then, the administration has rolled back the 2015 Clean Power Plan that set strict emissions limits in the lead-up to the Paris climate conference, and which the president — who has claimed that climate change is a Chinese hoax and is pictured above minimizing future warming — called "a relentless war on American energy."
Climate rollbacks
In Germany, where car and coal companies are facing diesel bans and a coal phaseout by 2038, Heartland is offering anti-climate communications tools that have seemingly succeeded in tempering or reversing climate policies in the US.
As revealed in The Heartland Lobby report resulting from a joint investigation by non-profit newsroom Correctiv and current affairs TV show, Frontal21, Heartland's proposed anti-climate spin campaign would focus on rolling back "prohibitive climate laws" in Germany. It would also push "diesel instead of electric cars, energy from coal instead of wind turbines, industry growth instead of environmental protection."
The meeting between Taylor and investigative journalists Jean Peters and Katarina Huth of Correctiv took place at a climate skeptic event in the shadows of the COP25 climate conference in Madrid in December.
Peters told DW that Heartland's PR strategist offered two scientists who, if "properly funded," would downplay the health impacts of diesel pollution and coal-fired power plants.
The paid scientists and experts were part of what Peters calls a much broader "strategy of disinformation." This included spreading doubt about the science of man-made climate change; and branding climate activists as hysterical "alarmists," while climate skeptics are pitched as the "rational" actors in the debate.
In line with Heartland's principle of "free-market environmentalism," those advocating for fossil fuel cuts are to be painted as "socialists who want to take away your freedom," according to Peters — repeating a strategy Heartland used to downplay the health risks of tobacco for clients like Philip Morris.
To help get such messages across, Taylor offered the fake PRs the services of a young and upcoming German YouTuber and "influencer," Naomi Seibt.
'Anti-Greta'
The 19-year-old was also in Madrid during the climate denial side event dubbed the Climate Reality Forum, where she spoke on behalf of Heartland. "These days, what scientists say about climate change isn't really science," she said.
Since her February 28 appearance at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the US, global media has dubbed the self-described "climate realist" as the "anti-Greta," a rising counter to climate activist icon Greta Thunberg. Seibt has embraced the moniker, and during a FOX News interview on the eve of CPAC said that "CO2 emissions are not actually harmful to the planet" while also railing against "climate change propaganda."
Taylor told the undercover journalists that Seibt, whose YouTube videos are now generating upward of 150,000 views, would reiterate "buzzwords" and talking points on behalf of their client.
Seibt is affiliated with Germany's far-right Alternative für Deutschland (AfD) party — the country's third largest — that has ramped up its climate denialism in recent times. It has also promoted coal and diesel and demonized renewables.
"The amount of [AfD] social media posts attacking climate solutions has tripled over the last year, with Greta Thunberg being one of the most frequent targets," said Stella Schaller, project manager at adelphi, a Berlin-based environment and development think tank.
Schaller notes that the AfD gets most of its climate talking points from shadowy German climate skeptic association, the European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE), whose funding sources are undisclosed. The Heartland Institute, which received funding from Exxon Mobil and the Koch Foundation in the past but now funnels most donations through a dark money foundation, runs an annual climate denial conference in Munich with EIKE, which is where the Correctiv journalists first met James Taylor.
Outsized influence
In Australia, climate disinformation campaigns with Heartland links have also helped to depress support for climate action and roll back protections.
Nearly a decade ago, Australia instituted a carbon price and a tax on mining industry profits that made it a climate leader. But both those policies were repealed in 2014 following a misinformation campaign headed by Australia's incoming conservative prime minister at the time, Tony Abbott — a poster boy for the Heartland Institute and a speaker at climate skeptic conferences who fearmongered about a "carbon tax." Six years later, Australia is ranked last in climate policy among developed nations.
According to Australian scientist, author and climate analyst Ketan Joshi, a watershed moment in this reversal came in 2011 when Britain's arch climate denier, Lord Christopher Monckton, told mining industry leaders that Australia needed a news outlet akin to Rupert Murdoch-owned Fox News in the US to fight "bogus" climate science. Monckton also spoke at the Madrid climate skeptic conference in December.
Murdoch's Sky News soon became that voice, says Joshi, the news channel hiring vocal climate skeptics as regular political pundits who call out "global warming rubbish." Their voices also echo across Murdoch publications that make up around 70% of the print media market in Australia.
Naomi Seibt inevitably took her bow on Sky last week, telling viewers that Fridays for Future rallies in Germany had been infiltrated by radical anti-fascist protesters. Billed as the "anti-Greta sensation," she also claimed that "Greta Thunberg never talks about the science," and that climate alarmism will lead to "energy poverty." This despite Thunberg's now famous entreaty to "listen to the scientists."
'Instilling doubt'
"It's not about the science," says Joshi. "It's about instilling doubt, it's about making people distrust information that they receive — even if it's from a trustworthy source."
Back in Madrid, Taylor also offered the PRs the services of another young YouTuber, his daughter Tiffany. Her latest video argues that climate change has increased rainfall in Australia, and that the recent megafires were primarily caused by arsonists.
The discredited theory that arson was to blame for the intensity of Australia's unprecedented bushfire season was pushed globally by climate deniers fighting back against the consensus that global heating is the culprit. Donald Trump, Jr, for example, helped the arsonist meme go viral by tweeting about an "exclusive" in Rubert Murdoch's The Australian newspaper that promoted the debunked theory.
The Heartland Lobby investigation aims to highlight the source of such obfuscation — or as Stella Schaller puts it, the ease with which companies "purchase pseudo-experts, fake news and targeted misinformation on climate change" — to ensure that climate protection rollbacks do not happen in Germany.
But the truth may be no antidote to anti-climate PR. "Fear and hope are often stronger than knowledge," Peters says.
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Andrew Warren says:
Who funds the so called Heartland Institute? All it's' employees need to be named and shamed regularly.
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NEC Corp. and its 3G partner Siemens Communications are assisting Hutchison 3G Ireland (trading as 3 Ireland) in deploying its W-CDMA/UMTS 3G network. As the supplier of 3 Ireland's W-CDMA/UMTS radio access network (UTRAN), the contract includes the delivery of a full complement of Node-B radio base stations and radio network controllers with the aim of providing ubiquitous 3G network coverage for customers around the country.
A key part of the contract will be the delivery by NEC of a large number of units of its PASOLINK point-to-point wireless access system, which is a PDH/SDH microwave system. Due to the rapid expansion of mobile networks globally, operators are deploying this system to connect radio base stations in order to facilitate the reliable and speedy installation of the 3G mobile infrastructure.


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A love-story photo-shoot turned proposal!
Meet beautiful Russian couple Anya and Roma.
What started as a love-story photo-shoot, ended up with Roma on his knees holding a ring!
These two love-birds joined a recent Surf Еxpedition to Mozambique via Kruger Park, South Africa, organised by Unravel Surf Travel, June/July 2014.
Being an organiser and photographer for Unravel Surf Travel, Roma approached me in advance and told me about his plan to propose to his girlfriend, Anya, during our Surf Tour.
At more or less the same time Anya contacted me and booked a couple's photo-shoot during the Surf Tour.
Obviously this was the perfect setup for a proposal! Anya would be convinced that she was getting ready for their couple's photo-shoot, while Roma and myself were preparing for something far more special!
After an hour of taking beautiful photographs of the couple, we moved to a little beach-restaurant where Anya thought we would simply carry on shooting.
But as we moved onto the beach, in the gentle light of a setting sun, I stepped aside and Roma's eyes started glinting mischievously.
He took Anya's hand and opened his hand onto hers. At first she had no idea what was happening.
But then she saw the ring. At first there were no words. She had had no idea, but now it was clear. Roma wanted to marry her! She was surprised. She was happy. And I was quietly saying to myself "please say yes, please say yes!"
After a few moments, but what seemed like ages to Roma and myself, she finally said it. Softly. Yes.
There were lots of tears. There was laugher. And there were hugs all around!
It felt incredibly special to be a part of such an important moment in their lives!
They spent the rest of the night alone at their private dinner table on the sand, surrounded by nothing other than stars and the warm Indian Ocean waters along the coast of Mozambique…
All photographs by Jenya Zhivaleva
Place: Barra, Mozambique
Ross Taylor Surf Contest 2014, Buffels Bay South Africa
The Surfer Kids NON-Profit have become an integral part of the annual Ross Taylor Surf Contest. This was the fourth consecutive year that The Surfer Kids attended the event! It is without a doubt one of the highlights on the programme's calendar and the kids look forward to this weekend all year long!
The event is held annually in Buffels Bay (South Africa) in memory of Ross Taylor, a local surfer who died of cancer. His final wish was that a surf contest be held in his memory, the proceeds of which would be donated to Hospice, after the care and support they had provided to him and his family in the final years of his debilitating illness.
The Surfer Kids is a Non-Profit Organisation operated by Unravel Surf Travel OUTREACH. The programme works with kids from a local rural primary-school and high-school. Its mission is to explore and teach life skills, using surfing and travelling as a medium, in a marginalised rural community.
The Surfer Kids Non Profit also offers a voluntour program, a combination of volunteer work with the kids and a travelling experience in South Africa.
The Surfer Kids attendance at the Ross Taylor event has been made possible by the support of the organising committee. We would like to thank them for their crucial support, without which we would not be able to spend the weekend in Buffels Bay at the Ross Taylor Surf Contest.
To learn more about the The Surfer Kids go to our website or follow the programme on Facebook
Jenya Zhivaleva, co-founder of The Surfer Kids Non-Profit.
All photos by Jenya Zhivaleva, Your Foto Story, http://www.yourfotostory.com
Vanessa and Darryl's wedding
Wedding photoshoot with beautiful Vanessa and Darryl.
Vanessa is the owner of the Besters' Bridal Boutique in Knysna, hence the gorgeous dress and shoes, and Darryl is the artist behind Goldsmiths Knysna. It sounds like a match made in heaven. Wedding rings were designed by the groom as a wedding gift. Their ceremony was special indeed. Lots of smiles, tears and laughter.
Venue Simola Lodge
Dress by Besters' Bridal Boutique
Jewellery made by Goldsmiths Knysna
Cake baked by Cake Frills
Make up & hair done by The Art of Make-up by Karin Chan
Eye Lashes done by GLOW Skin & Beauty
Decor hire by SRT Special Events Hire & Functions
This photoshoot was a collaborative effort between myself and Eon Cotzee (Eonphotography).
All photos bellow taken by Jenya Zhivaleva (Your Foto Story)


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Q: Could someone check this proof for me? The problem (and a definition first):
The following definition explained
Let $U \subseteq \mathbb{N}$.
We say that a function $x: \{0,1\}^U\to \{0,1\}$ is a $xor$ on the set $U$ if the following condition is met:
$x(a)=1-x(a')$, if $a$ and $a'$ are function that differ for exactly one argument $a \in U$. That is, there is such $n \in U$, that $a(n)\neq a'(n)$ and for all $m \in U-\{n\}$ $a(m)=a'(m)$.
Example (not a very helpful one):
For $U=\{0,...,10\}$ function $x:\{0,1\}^U\to \{0,1\}$ defined as:
$$ x(a)=(\sum_{i=0}^{10}a(i))(\mod 2)$$ is a xor on the set U.
Show that there is a xor function for $\mathbb{N}$.
Hint: consider the order by inclusion of all xor functions for all subsets of $\mathbb{N}$:
$(\{x: x$ is a $xor$ for some subset $U\subseteq \mathbb{N}\}, \subseteq)$
Order by inclusion on functions is defined as:
$f \subseteq g \iff (Dom(f) \subseteq Dom(g)) \land (\forall x \in Dom(f): f(x)=g(x)) $

My solution:
Let $\mathcal{F}=(\{x: x$ is a $xor$ for some subset $U\subseteq \mathbb{N}\}, \subseteq)$ and $\mathcal{C}$ be a chain in $\mathcal{F}$.
$\sup(\mathcal{C})=f: X \to \{0,1\}$, such that $f(x)=g(x)$ for any $g \in \mathcal{C}$ and where $X=\bigcup \{Dom(f): f \in \mathcal{C}\}$.
This is a supremum, because the domain of this function is a sum of all domains in $\mathcal{C}$ (so it is the "biggest" domain). Thus any given chain in $\mathcal{F}$ has an upper bound, and we can use the Kuratowski-Zorn lemma to show that $\mathcal{F}$ has at least one maximal element.
The maximal element of $\mathcal{F}$ must be a function $f_{max}: \mathbb{N} \to \{0,1\}$ because all domains in $\mathcal{F}$ are subsets of $\mathbb{N}$, and $\mathbb{N}$ is the maximal element of $(P(\mathbb{N}), \subseteq)$.
Q.E.D.

Well it sounds solid to me but it's a bit complicated (and me passing the semester heavily depends on this solution...), and I've never felt strong in elementary math. By the way, can you show me an example function that is a $xor$ for $\mathbb{N}$ (please include it in your answer)? I can't think of any...
Thanks a lot!

A: The conclusion that the domain of $f_{max}$ is all of $\mathbb N$ cannot be done the way you do.
But assume $X$ is the domain of $f_{max}$ and there exists $n\in\mathbb N\setminus X$. Then you can define
$f\colon \{0,1\}^{X\cup \{n\}}\to\{0,1\}$ by
$$ f(a)=f_{max}(a|_X)+ a(n)\bmod 2$$
which is xor function that is "bigger" than $f_{max}$, contradiction.
For the additional question: No such maximal function can be described explicitly. The proof of its existence relies heavily on Zorn's lemma, i.e. the axiom of choice.


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The Book of Help: A Memoir in Remedies
Megan Griswold. Rodale, $26.99 (384p) ISBN 978-1-63565-220-8
If there's a self-improvement tactic out there, chances are Griswold has tried it—and in this humorous memoir, she lays bare how each has shaped her life. "At birth, my parents assigned me a Christian Science practitioner; by age seven I asked Santa for my first mantra," recounts Griswold, an acupuncturist and freelance writer. Griswold grew up in Southern California, and her New Age parents introduced her to transactional analysis and past-life readings at eight, and gave her a crash course in Our Bodies, Ourselves at 17. While on an International Wilderness Training Course in Chile at age 22, she met Tim, and shortly thereafter married him. After getting an MA in international relations at Yale, Griswold followed the holistic path she'd begun as a child: she graduated from acupuncture school, trained as a doula, then turned to couples counseling when her husband was arrested for soliciting sex from an undercover police officer. Tarot cards only confirmed what Griswold already knew: her marriage was over. With self-deprecating humor, she tells of dating, postdivorce, a qigong practitioner named Laird, who suggested that she may be trying too hard while warming up ("This isn't CrossFit, you know"). Griswold's vulnerability and deeply honest writing will captivate and bolster readers in their own search for improvement. (Feb.)
Genre: Nonfiction


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Disclaimer: There are 2,715 posts on my main blog, 609 on irevuo, and 223 on the Art of Blogging. Granted, some thousand or so of these posts are advertisements, reblogs, or sponsored posts.
This is quite a random threshold, the kind that doesn't necessarily deserve to be celebrated, but I felt like feeling grateful, so yeah… three thousand posts on WordPress.
But this is not just about me bragging. No. The idea is to write about what I learned, which is somewhat synonymous with offering you the kind of advice I wish I knew about before I set out on this journey six and a half years ago.
But the truth is that my writing has developed a lot since I wrote my first post on this blog, back in April 2012. For those of you who do not know this, English is not my native language.
I've also learned a few other things that I'd like to share with you.
We like to think of ourselves as rational beings. Intellectual curiosity took us to the moon and back, beat terrible diseases, and invented the Internet.
I'm writing these words for you. Yes, you. The blogger. The writer. The artist. The one who pours his heart out on a computer, smartphone, or even on paper. The one who writes one word after another with the hope of inspiring change in others, motivating them with your life's story, or even providing them with a smile.
I am writing these words for you. The one who feels so alone sometimes. The one whose words never receive a comment, maybe a few likes. Sometimes it feels as if it doesn't matter, right?
Be honest. How many times have you thought of giving up? Just delete your blog, try something else. It's clear that your words don't matter.
It's 2018, and we spend more time than ever on our smartphones, computers, and basically any kind of gadget that connects us to the web.
We're always posting, reading, commenting, sending Tweets, taking pictures and videos, checking e-mails, messages, and notifications on half a dozen social networks.
We go on Tumblr for a few minutes before bed and stop only when the sun's up. We find something interesting or funny, and we want to share it with the world.
This is how stuff goes viral. This is how certain YouTube channels reach millions of subscribers.
Actually, it's not like that. At all.
Think about the bloggers that you like most. Ever wondered why? What makes them so special?
Do you like them because they constantly share with you information that is weird or funny or useful? Or do you like them because you enjoy how they write? Because you like the style of the author, their particular sense of humor, the way they turn a phrase?
A blogger becomes popular because they have a unique style and way of thinking. Here's the plot twist: they were like that before they ever started blogging.
We like to think that this age of technology allows people to be anti-social, asocial, socially anxious, and still get along with others. Still connect with others.
If you want to become a better blogger, you need to have a style and a voice of your own — and you can't find that on Tumblr or Instagram.
When highschool started for me some 14 years ago, I was pretty much socially inept. Big time. It'd be hard to even breathe or swallow whenever I met people. Couldn't look them in the eye, couldn't control my heartbeats. It was crazy.
I had no idea how to become friends with someone.
Like, I had no idea.
I used to spend an awful lot of time on forums, I was working for a gaming magazine at the time, reading a book a week, writing short stories… yet I had no idea how to talk to people.
So, I just did what I thought was a good idea. I'd tell jokes. That was what I was kind of good at. I always liked a good joke, and I could always remember one after reading it once.
How did that go for me?
Four years later I was the rockstar at my high-school. One of the most popular kids there.
I had developed a style, so to speak. I knew who I was, what I wanted to say, and how I wanted to say it. I also had the guts to do that.
We just tend to make it seem like this incredibly complicated and terrifying process.
Blogging is all about knowing who you are.
But there's a catch. It's really that simple, but it's not easy. In life, people will always tell you who to be, and how to behave. And there's an awful lot of poison being passed around as honey.
Like being told to "be nice." It's not the same as being kind, or good, or brave, or anything actually. It's just pretending to be something you're not, and you're encouraged to do that for something called social harmony, which is one of the building blocks of what we call civilization.
Want to know the big paradox?
If you behave in the way that others tell you to behave, and you follow all the rules, and you act nice, and polite, and never disrupt the status quo, and you never raise your voice, and you never talk without being talked to, and you….
You're not going to be much, really.
If you do the exact opposite, guess what?
Other people will pay your price. Will love you. Will laugh at your jokes. Will admire your swagger, your style, will listen to you.
Personality is what develops when you decide to break the rules, when you decide to be who you want to be, no matter who approves or not.
The stuff you should blog about is the kind of things that set your soul on fire.
What would you like to be if you could be anything at all?
Close your eyes and imagine the best version of yourself. Stand up, eyes still closed, and imagine that you are wearing a cape on your shoulders. An actual cape. Like all other superheros. Imagine walking around with that cape, imagine people's reactions, imagine your smile, imagine how you'd hold your head high, how you'd talk to others, how you'd act… how you'd treat others.
How would you act if you were the hero of your own story? The main character in the novel of your life?
That's how you can be a better blogger.
Walk away from that smartphone/computer (after you comment on this post, of course). Go out. Have some fun. Make some friends. Sit on a bench and just watch life happening to other people. Do something you've always wanted to do, but fear kept you from doing it.
Then write a blog post like only you can.
Believe it or not, there's a simple formula for creating content that easily communicates your point, especially if the subject matter is novel or complex. This strategy can also dramatically reduce the time it takes you to put together tutorials, white papers, or presentations of any sort.
The key is to cover all the bases when it comes to the different learning styles of the audience.


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In 1917, Major W.T. Tams, coal-baron owner of the Wyco Coal Camp, built the Mount Grove Baptist Chuch in Wyco on a bluff overlooking Allen Creek. 80 years later, mine closings and migration left the Wyco Church abandoned and in need of major repairs. The interior leaked; the exterior frame stood through support of cribbing alone; the roof nearly fell through. For all these reasons, the Gothic revival church earned a place on the West Virginia Preservation Alliance's Most Endangered Properties List in 2009. RAIL assumed ownership of the church and has brought college and university groups, volunteers from churches, and AmeriCorps NCCC teams to renovate the building. RAIL hopes to relaunch the restored church as a coal camp museum, a space for community events in Wyco, and a quiet place for meditation and reflection.
Cornell University students working on the Wyco Church. April 16, 2010. Photo by Rick Steelhammer.
AmeriCorps NCCC team River Six focused on the interior of the Wyco Church.


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Global Green Growth Institute Appoints Country Program Lead
SEOUL – January 14, 2015 – The Global Green Growth has appointed Per Bertilsson, International Project Manager at the United Nations Development Programme in Bangladesh, as Assistant Director-General to head the organization's Green Growth Planning & Implementation Division.
Mr. Bertilsson will be based in GGGI's Seoul headquarters and formally assume his duties on April 1, 2015.
"At a time when the world is faced with intense pressure and challenges with regards to climate, energy, poverty reduction, water, and urbanization, green growth development policies represent the best way forward to face such challenges while still growing economies," said Mr. Bertilsson. "I am excited by this opportunity to lead GGGI's efforts to support green growth policies and projects in developing and emerging countries.
At UNDP, Mr. Bertilsson has been leading a team of over 400 people focusing on urban poverty reduction in Bangladesh in conjunction with local government partners. The project takes a multi-component approach, including social mobilization and community banking, to empower communities and improve livelihoods though skills development, small business support, and initiatives in education, health, and nutrition.
Prior to his post at UNDP, he served as Deputy Executive Director of the Stockholm International Water Institute where he was responsible for applied research, advisory services, and capacity development, as well as for strategic planning for all of the Institute's activities. Mr. Bertilsson has also held management positions at the Global Water Partnership, the Inter-American Development Bank, the World Bank, and the International Labour Organisation.
"We are very happy to have Per Bertilsson on board to lead our in-country green growth planning initiatives," said Yvo de Boer, Director-General of GGGI.
"He brings to us a wealth of experience from other international organizations and has an outstanding track record of leadership. With GGGI's new strategic priorities that focus on GGGI members and least developed countries and a re-aligned organizational structure, I am confident Mr. Bertilsson is the right person to lead our green growth planning efforts and help integrate GGGI's work streams so we can more effectively deliver our in-country service offerings," Mr. de Boer said.
Mr. Bertilsson's appointment comes on the heels of November GGGI Assembly and Council meetings, which implemented significant institutional changes, including the adoption of a new 5-year green growth strategy and the election of former Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono as President of the GGGI Assembly and Chair of the Council.
About GGGI
Based in Seoul, GGGI is an intergovernmental organization founded to support and promote a new model of economic growth known as "green growth." The organization partners with countries to help them build economies that grow strongly and are more efficient and sustainable in the use of natural resources, less carbon intensive, and more resilient to climate change. GGGI's experts are already working with governments around the world, building their capacity and working collaboratively on green growth policies that can impact the lives of millions.
To learn more, see https://www.gggi.org and visit us on Facebook and Twitter.


Timothy Occipinti was elected to represent Hoboken's 4th Ward on November 2, 2010.
Councilman Occipinti replaces Mike Lenz who was appointed to the position on November 16, 2009.
Why are Hoboken 4th Ward ballots on the desk of the state Attorney General?
Hudson County Prosecutor Edward DeFazio has asked the office of the state attorney general to step in on the case of alleged fourth ward election fraud, but his reasons for doing so have as much to do with politics as usual in Hoboken as they do the ballots themselves.
"These cases are very difficult because people have their own political motivations," DeFazio said in a phone interview earlier this afternoon.
Last week, the county Board of Elections moved 190 mail-in ballots and four criminal referrals to DeFazio's desk in response to challenges made by the campaign of Mike Lenz, the incumbent who was defeated by Tim Occhipinti in the Nov. 2 election.


What's the Point of PARCC -- or Any Other Test?
Waiting with a neighbor at the bus stop the other day, I heard that PARCC results are starting to trickle out in Maryland, where I live.
PARCC, of course, is one of the new assessments intended to help inform parents and educators whether students are on track to graduate from high school ready for either college or career training. Eleven states administered PARCC in the spring, and because these new tests have multi-step problems and require much more in the way of knowledge and skill than most of the old state tests, a student who was proficient on old state tests may no longer be considered proficient by PARCC standards.
Writ large, this means that states that once reported that 80 or 90 percent of their students were proficient are now having to report that 30 or 40 percent are proficient. Maryland's one of those states, and it has been a bit of a shock.
But the point isn't to shock people. At least, I don't think that's the point. The point should be for parents and educators to be able to look at the new scores and think about what more their children and students need in order to be more successful.
This was the conversation I just had with my neighbor. She told me that her very smart, very inquisitive fourth-grade son scored at the top of level 3 in math. (PARCC has a five-point scale, which means that 3 is considered as approaching expectations, or almost proficient.) But her son only scored at level 1 in reading, which means he was not even close to meeting standards.
The mother wasn't particularly alarmed, though she was puzzled. She knows very little about PARCC and a lot about her son. He asks penetrating questions and clearly understands a great deal about what he is learning, she said. She was inclined to dismiss the test results as unimportant.
But when I asked her more about her son's reading, she said he didn't like to read. He much prefers her to read to him. They are in the middle of reading a pretty complex book together, and she said he has a wide and extensive vocabulary and clearly understands what they are reading. But, she added, when he reads to her she notices that he has trouble identifying words. He often guesses what words are by looking at the length of the word and the initial sound. That can lead to some pretty wild guesses, she said (think pumpkin for platform).
She said, sounding pretty exasperated, "I'll ask him, 'Does that word make any sense at all?'"
I am anything but an expert in reading, but I've talked to a bunch of experts in reading over the years, and what she said raised an alarm for me.
That may not of course be the issue with her son. But to me the point of PARCC -- or any other testing -- is to help begin that process of figuring out what more kids need in order to be successful.
This particular mother was a little leery of asking the teachers for anything above what they are already doing. She never thought her child would be a kid who needs extra help. But the PARCC results should be a signal to the school to put a plan in place to help him, and if it isn't doing so she needs to ask for it.
When I looked at the school's PARCC results on Maryland's website, it turns out that only about 7 percent of the fourth-graders scored at level 1. That means her son's school has a manageable number of kids who need really intensive help, and they don't necessarily need to rethink their core instruction the way schools with much larger numbers do. Of course, not all the kids who scored at level 1 necessarily have the same issue -- each child needs to be evaluated for what is impeding his or her success.
Again -- that's the point. A test score is a jumping off point for parents and educators to ask, "Why did this child score in that way and what more can we do to help that child be more successful?"
That's true no matter where students are -- but it is essential for those who aren't even close to meeting standards.
To learn more about PARCC, go here. Other tests that are being considered as "next generation" tests are Smarter Balanced and ACT's Aspire.


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Baldwin Jr. carries VCU over George Washington 84-57
RICHMOND, Va. (AP)Adrian Baldwin Jr. had 16 points and six rebounds as VCU won its seventh consecutive game, rolling past George Washington 84-57 on Tuesday night.
KeShawn Curry had 13 points for VCU (10-4, 3-0 Atlantic 10 Conference). Vince Williams Jr. added 11 points and eight assists and Marcus Tsohonis scored 10.
VCU dominated the first half and led 42-22 at halftime. The Rams' 42 points in the first half were a season best for the team.
James Bishop had 16 points, Joe Bamisile added 11 and Brayon Freeman 10 points for the Colonials (4-10, 0-2).
This was generated by Automated Insights, http://www.automatedinsights.com/ap, using data from STATS LLC, https://www.stats.com


Pianist/vocalist Hamish Napier (Back of The Moon, Man's Ruin) and fiddler Adam Sutherland (Treacherous Orchestra, Session A9, Croft No. 5) join forces in a new and exciting album project called 'Nae Plans'.
The concept was to record an album that was strictly unrehearsed (the pair barred any discussion between themselves about what tunes they would play or how they would arrange them). The material ranges from traditional songs and tunes, to contemporary numbers, to their own compositions and improv. The recordings capture the duos raw creativity and demonstrates their outstanding musical intuition. The live performances display a kind of electricity and excitement by the off-the-cuff nature and highlight every nuance. Each performance is unique and demonstrates the incredible talent of two of Scotland's foremost musicians. As they allow themselves the freedom to experiment, 'Nae Plans' becomes 'Nae limits'.


The six leading agrochemical majors saw a reversal of fortunes in 2009 after the strong sales growth of the previous two years. All posted revenue declines in dollar terms last year, with the exception of BASF, which recorded a slight increase. Bayer CropScience posted slight growth in euro terms but it was generally a downbeat year. Most companies saw some growth in the fourth quarter, thereby partly offsetting earlier declines.


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Q: Distribution extension theorem I'm reading Peter Lax functional analysis. He defined distribution as a continuous  element of the dual of the space $ C_0^\infty$ which is the space of all the functions from $R^n$ to C with compact support and infinitely differentiableI. Continuity is defined  by sequences and a sequence $u_k$ converge in $C_0^\infty$ if for every multi index a $D^a u_k$ converges uniformly to $D^a u $. I do not understand the 'extension theorem' about linear operator on distribution, that is :
Let T be a linear operator from $C_0^\infty $ to $ C_0^\infty$. Then consider the symmetric bilinear form $\int u *v dx$ with u and v element of $C_0^\infty$. He asses that If T' is the traspose of T respect to that bilinear form, for any distribution  we can define Tl (a distribution) as (T'v, l) which I do not understand because the integral of T'v *l make no sense for me. Any help is really appreciate

A: I think that "extension theorem" boils down to the embedding of the space of test functions (or more general of locally integrable functions) into the space of distributions. In the following, I am using L. Schwartz' notation $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ for $C_0^\infty$ and $\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ for the space of distributions on $\mathbb{R}^{n}$.
Given a locally integrable function $f$, for every test function $\varphi\in\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ the expression
$$ \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} \varphi(x)f(x)\;\mathrm{d}x $$
is well-defined. In addition it is not difficult to see that the mapping
$$
\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})\to\mathbb{C}, \varphi\mapsto \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} \varphi(x)f(x)\,\mathrm{d}x
$$
is a continuous linear functional on $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$, i.e. it defines an element of $\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ which in the following we denote by $T_f$.
Moreover, given two locally integrable function $f,g$ the distributions defined in the above manner coincide if and only if the mappings $f$ and $g$ are equal almost everywhere. This show that the above construction yields an embedding of the space $L^1_{\mathrm{loc}}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ of locally integrable functions into the space of distributions.
Note that it is possible to show that under this embedding the space of test functions is dense in the space of distributions. Therefore, if you a mapping can be defined on test functions and is continuous with respect to the topology of $\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^{n})$, it can be extended to all of $\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^{n})$.
Using the notation $\langle\cdot,\cdot\rangle$ for the duality mapping between $\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ and $\mathcal{D}'(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ for $T\colon\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})\to\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$ and  $\varphi,\psi\in\mathcal{D}(\mathbb{R}^{n})$, we have
$$
\langle T\varphi, \psi\rangle = T_\psi(T\varphi) = \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} (T\varphi)(x) \psi(x)\;\mathrm{d}x
$$
and
$$
\langle T\varphi, \psi\rangle = \langle \varphi, T'\psi\rangle = \int_{\mathbb{R}^{n}} \varphi(x) (T'\psi(x))\;\mathrm{d}x
$$
by the definition of the transpose.


Sky News host Laura Jayes has delivered a warning to Prime Minister Scott Morrison after he appeared on her program this morning.
Sky News host Laura Jayes says the government's Climate Solutions Fund is an admission that the Coalition 'doesn't have a climate policy'. The government will unveil the new $2 billion package on Monday, which will allocate taxpayer funds to help farmers and local governments devise methods to reduce emissions. The ten-year program is an extension of former Prime Minister Tony Abbott's Emissions Reduction Fund. Ms Jayes says the policy is 'just a rebadge from a Prime Minister with a background in marketing'.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison appeared on Sky News this morning to talk up his $2 billion funding injection to meet Australia's carbon reduction commitments.
The announcement extends the Abbott Government's "direction action" policy by focusing on practical solutions to reduce emissions by 103 million tonnes by 2030.
You can hardly blame Scott Morrison for sitting on the fence, after the succession of leaders who've slid off the fence only to die a bloody death on one of its pailings.
The Prime Minister is being squeezed from all sides — the moderates and the conservatives — and he needs to win an election. That means winning seats from Labor and independents running strong campaigns on climate change action.
The problem is, this is a policy when you don't have a policy.
This is a policy when you don't have control of the parliament.
This is a policy when you can't bring the warring factions of your party together.
Tony Abbott has long been dumped as PM but his legacy of "direct action" has just been given a new lease of life. Yep, three Prime Minister's later, the National Energy Guarantee has been gutted, and we're back here at direct action.
It just shows that this stalemate is almost insurmountable for the Liberal Party. Nothing has changed in six years — except for a savvy PM with a marketing background rebranding it the "Climate Solutions Fund".
It will fund community projects to help small business adopt new technology, communities prevent bushfires and farmers droughtproof their farms. All noble pursuits — reducing emissions isn't cost free — but is this really how you want another $3.5 billion dollars of tax payer funds spent?
For Coalition MPs staring down the barrel of an election, there's not much to sell. If you're on the Left, it doesn't go nearly far enough to convince an already sceptical public that the government is serious. If you're on the Right, it spends too much, because those voters already think that it's all a hoax and not one dollar should be wasted until China is smog-free.
So, I can understand why the PM is walking down the middle of the road. But, if you do that for too long you're going to get hit by a truck.
.@ljayes: It is a climate policy when you don't have a climate policy, It is a climate policy when you don't have control of the parliament. It is a climate policy you have when you can't bring together the two warring factions of the party.


Music expresses emotion. Written in memory of the composer's close friend, this beautifully poignant piece is the perfect vehicle for both developing and showcasing the expressive playing ability of your string group. Gorgeous and meaningful for musicians and audiences alike. Very heartfelt and moving!


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Stein Urges Support for over 250 Green Party Candidates
Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and Vice Presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka call on voters to support over 250 Green Party candidates running for state and local office in 2016.
"Across America, the Green Party is offering alternatives to the failed two-party system," said Stein. "Each time we put a Green on a city council or a local board, the political atmosphere changes for the better. Greens come to office with real solutions to the issues facing our people and planet, instead of just protecting the status quo."
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"This year the presidential race is galvanizing support for Greens in local and state races across America. We don't want to miss this incredible opportunity to give Americans a more responsive, more accountable political system."
Stein noted that in their history, Greens have won 31% of the races they have entered. Over 1,000 Greens have been elected to public office since the first Green was elected in 1987. There have been 57 Green Party Mayors so far. Currently, there are roughly 140 Green office-holders.
"We are a serious political party, running at all levels to build a new political force that will serve people and not big money donors," said Stein.
According to Stein's running mate, Ajamu Baraka, "We've spent years protesting outside the halls of power, often with no friends inside who were willing to listen. Now we're giving voters an opportunity to put people in office who will listen and do the right thing for the people."
In recent months, state Green parties are reporting an unprecedented surge of volunteers and donors. In many cases, the local party infrastructure is working to keep up with a flood of volunteers that is a hundred times greater than ever before. The Stein campaign has hired a national team of volunteer coordinators to assist state parties in putting new people to work in their state.
Recent polls have showed Stein/Baraka running at up to 12 percent among independent voters and up to 18 percent among millennials - which Stein took as an indication of a bright future for the Green Party. "These are informed, committed voters, not people who are being bullied into supporting the lesser of two evils," Stein noted. "If we can do this well while fighting a press blackout and exclusion from the debates, it shows a great awakening is taking place."
"The Green Party is the natural home for young voters and people concerned with peace, justice, and the environment. Establishment candidates like Clinton and Trump lead the polls only because they have the playing field tilted unfairly in their favor. This year, the Green Party is reaching critical mass and really beginning to change American politics for good."
A running list of featured down-ticket Greens running for office in this election can be found at: http://www.jill2016.com/downticket


This week we are at Hwaseong Museum and Fortress in Suwon, Korea. Welcome to week 274 (4/21/2016) of Travel Photo Thursday. I'm croaking like a frog this week with a severe sore throat, and a bit of a head cold.
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An hour from Seoul is the city of Suwon, well known for the Hwaseong Fortress, a UNESCO designated heritage site. The tour was a free tour sponsored by government and hosted by a local group Hippie Korea . Our guide and story teller David Mason kept us entertained with stories of King Seongjo, who was the mastermind behind Hwaseong Fortress, and the city that is now Suwon. Construction began in 1795.
The 17th-century town bears no resemblance to the 21st century Suwon!
The Korean's have always loved keeping meticulous records.
I can never resist taking a photo of the old hats!
From the museum, we made our way to the Hwaseong Fortress. There was one brief stop along the way. We could hear the drumming before we even entered a nondescript building about 2 minutes from the museum. I always say follow the drums, and I was not disappointed. I walked into a rehearsal for a dancing event taking place at the end of the month.
The dance is called Seongmu. There isn't a lot written about this particular dance. However, I have read that it is a combination of a variety of dances, and its roots in Buddhist dance. Whatever its history and origin, the dance is magnificent, and this young dancer's solo performance was truly lovely.
After that surprise, it was a short walk to Bukammun (the northern secret gate) of Hwaseong Fortress. There were spring flowers to smell along the way.
The guard played his part well! His seemingly unfriendly demeanor was a sham. He hammed it up for the camera whenever he asked, and enjoyed the attention.
This is only a minuscule section of Hwaseong Fortress. If you want to see everything you need at least a half a day, and an entire day would be best. I recommend a spring or autumn visit. Summers are brutally hot, and winter here is another extreme.
On our way to the bus for our next stop.
Our next stop was the Toilet Museum, and you will see and hear all about that next week. My throat is on fire, and I am off to bed.
The fortress definitely is worthy of a visit if you are in and around Seoul. You can find out more here, including hours of operation and how to get there from Seoul.
How nice with a free tour, and of a World Heritage site, no less. Great initiative.
Hi Sophie. It's amazing what you can do for free in Korea. This is the second event/tour that I've gone to this month that was totally free. There are more freebies available than I am able to take advantage of!
It seems that you had a fascinating tour. I would have loved to have seen the traditional dance, and the blossoms are truly lovely. Thank you for your tours of your country and happy travels.
Hi Jill. It was a great tour, and the traditional dance was the highlight!
I'm taking notes for my trip to Seoul next year. Look like a fantastic place to visit!
Hi Jill. Definitely don't miss Hwaseong Fortress. It's easy to spend a full day.
What a great opportunity to explore traditional Korean culture and history. The blossoms are gorgeous and I love seeing the shots of the dance!
Hi Brooke. The blossoms were gorgeous that day!
Interesting place. Never been to this part of the world.
I liked the costume of the dance so different from what we get to see in India. Great photo series.
Thank you. Isn't it amazing what each part of our world has to offer. I haven't been to India, but I would love to experience some of your country's traditional dance.
What a fascinating place. The dance looks very interesting.
Hi Fairlie. This young lady was a fantastic dancer. She really put herself into the entire performance.
The Seongmu dance performance looked delightful as were the grounds of this gorgeous place. I am a sucker for blossoms – beautiful!
Hi Kathy! I'm with on the blossoms. There can never be too many!
Love places like this! It's so full of history, culture and great architecture. Those Spring blooms are so pretty. Get well soon!
Hi Mary. Thank you. I'm feeling much better, although still struggling with the cough. I think a lot of that is the horrible air quality in Seoul lately. The country is fully of blossoms right now. It is really beautiful!
Love the guard's demeanour. Did you get a photo of him hamming it up. I love the look of the wall. You were lucky to have a story teller!
Hi Jan. He was a character. I never quite managed to catch him in a funny moment. There were so many people around!
Hi Catherine. This time of the year is beautiful here. I hope that you do make it to Asia one of these days. Lots to see and do throughout the region.
I always enjoy your photos of springtime in Korea. This looks like an interesting place, and I do like that guard. What luck to stumble upon that dance performance. I'm looking forward to reading about the Toilet Museum and wondering what the photos will show.
Hope you are feeling better. Seems to be the time of year for colds and coughs no matter what part of the world you are in. Take care – loved this post, felt like I was there with you!
Hi Jackie. Thank you! I'm getting there. Although, the air quality is so bad in Seoul right now. It's hard to get rid of the cough. I'm glad you enjoyed the post.
Loved the name of the tour group, "Hippie Korea" and your tour looked fascinating. But I'm sure you were disappointed not to spend more time in Hwaseong Fortress and see more of it – very interesting. Your photos of the blossoms are beautiful!