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Jun 3 Swiss Precision: Interview with Fabian Oefner
Image Above: ©Studio Fabien Oefner / Courtesy of the Artist
ANDREA BLANCH: In previous interviews, you've mentioned aiming for a Jackson Pollock style of action painting. What other artists' or scientists' processes are you influenced by?
FABIAN OEFNER: Salvador Dali is one of my largest influences. Not in terms of aesthetic reasons, but more in terms of conceptual reasons, which holds a theme of surrealism and a dream world that he referred to. What I'm trying to do with my photographs, and when you look at the older works – like the Jackson Pollock inspired ones where you see paint spiraling at a split second – that was a real moment in time. I used to do, and still do, photographs of split seconds: photographing events that happened in real life, like paint being thrown around, even though they're too quick for us to look at with the naked eye. They're really there. In the Disintegrating series, where cars are coming apart, the idea behind it was to invent a moment in time. When you look at those photographs, you think you see a car disintegrating or exploding, when, in fact, it never really existed. It's just a cleverly made illusion of a car being disintegrated, so I'm trying to evolve the idea of, what exactly is time? How do we perceive time? Photography is the perfect medium, because it's the medium of recording time, holding onto time, creating memories. And that's the conceptual part of my work, which you don't necessarily need to know about to appreciate the images.
ANDREA: So why do you think it's important for art and science to intersect?
FABIAN: Because they both have the same goal: to better understand the environment and the time we're living in – it's a reaction to our surroundings, and we shouldn't divide those two fields, as it has often been done. It's just another approach to look at the same thing. When you combine the two, you find so much more about what's going on around you, rather than to exclusively use a very rational way like it's often been done in science, or in a very emotional way as it's been done in art. I'm trying to find intersections between emotional and rational approaches to our environment.
Image Above: ©Fabien Oefner, Millefiori No. 12, (2013) / Courtesy of the Artist
ANDREA: You work with potentially dangerous materials, such as alcohol and fire in the 2014 Aurora series. In your work, have you ever encountered any dangerous situations?
FABIAN: Yeah, quite often. The alcohol project with the burning of alcohol was actually quite scary. I did it for the first time and I wasn't prepared for such a violent reaction. Photography was not in the foreground – it was more trying to take cover and get yourself out of the situation. And then I tried to find a more controlled experiment.
ANDREA: Your dedication to making the invisible visible and connecting different senses reminds me of a lot of Synesthesia phenomenon, an anomalous blending of the senses, in which the stimulation of one modality simultaneously produces a sensation in a different modality. Basically, it's a conceptual condition of mixed sensations. Are you interested in that concept?
FABIAN: When I do my projects, I don't think that far. For me, it doesn't feel like blending two different fields together – it's not concept that brings together art and science, it's a very natural process of fusing what other people would refer to as scientific tools to create art. I didn't sit down and think: 'Now I'm going to combine art and science!'
ANDREA: Would you put yourself in that genre?
FABIAN: I would say so. I can't deny that it's connected to science. If you want to put it in a field, then science is the one that it's closest to.
ANDREA: What projects do you have coming up?
FABIAN: A few ones I can't talk about and another one is something in 3D. It's a non-commercial project. In the end, it's going to be a sculpture, but I'm combining photography and using all the knowledge and experience I've acquired from my past projects into this new project, so a lot technical equipment will be involved.. Basically, it's a split-second frozen in time as a sculpture.
ANDREA: Sounds like an interesting concept. Aren't sculptures frozen in time?
FABIAN: Yes, to a certain extent, but it's really the theme of that sculpture and not so much a side-note of the sculpture.
Image Above: ©Fabien Oefner, Still Photograph from the Project, "The Visualisation of Speed;" in collaboration with Ferrari / Courtesy of the Artist
ANDREA: Much of your work is about capturing and magnifying tiny moments in time. Do you think that the poetry of science is invisible to the naked human eye? Do you believe it's art's duty to amplify the poetry of science?
FABIAN: Yes, it can amplify science. Art can help in looking at science in a different way, but what I'm not trying to do is to create didactic art – I don't want to teach people something through art. If they just want to look at the image and appreciate the image for its beauty, then that's fine with me too. As an artist, you can never control 100% of what your art is about or how it's perceived. To me, that's not the job of the artist.
ANDREA: What do you want viewers to take away from your work? What thoughts are you seeking to provoke?
FABIAN: It would like them to think about their environment. To embrace that beautiful tiny moment and the magic that's happening around each and every one of us every day.
ANDREA: Being present. Are you spiritual?
FABIAN: Yeah, I'm more of an irrational-type spiritual person. Certainly, doing the art that I do, one has to be spiritual in one way or another.
ANDREA: The picture of Ai Weiwei recreating the image of the Syrian child that was washed ashore, a refugee. A lot of people thought it was very crass and cheap. I didn't, but a lot of people did. What do you think about it?
FABIAN: From an artist's point of view, it fits really well in his body of work; from a social point of view, anything that helps to point out the disasters happening there and to prevent these things from happening any further, is a benefit. People can be cynical about it and say it was very cheap, and that he gained more popularity from it. But I'm sure it wasn't about that.
ANDREA: In your work, you often focus on automobiles: Hatch and State of the Art. When did you become interested in cars?
FABIAN: I've been interested in cars since I was a little boy. Now, when I use cars in my art, it's not because I find it a fascinating object, aesthetically speaking, but because almost every person on the planet has an opinion on cars or an emotional connection to them. That's why I found it a very good object to use as a conveyor to transport ideas and get ideas across to people. It's something that everybody understands.
ANDREA: So you're saying that this is your way of communicating? By using a car as your subject?
FABIAN: For certain projects, yes. I've done very few projects with cars, but they're the ones that get a lot of attention.
ANDREA: You said that your collaboration with Ferrari came about because they saw your TED Talk. What was Ferrari attracted to?
FABIAN: Two months before a conference, I got a call from TED, and they asked me if I'd like to come on. They had seen an article in a scientific magazine. I thought it was an interesting combination of bringing art and science together. I was trying to evolve that idea in this talk. Ferrari saw it after it had gone online with about two million views. I guess Ferrari thought it was something new, something fresh that they and their audience hadn't seen before.
ANDREA: You constructed your own mythology around the origin of an unnatural object – the automobile – in Hatch. How did you construct that birth narrative?
FABIAN: Again, it's a very natural process for me. I don't exactly recall the moment where I thought I could do a birth of an object, rather than a human being or a living organism. I think 10 years from now you would have to do it with a smart phone – I believe that that's the new car, the object that will one day be more important than the car. Up until now, it's still the car that stands for our 'achievements' in technology and life. In 10 years, I believe more people will be emotionally connected to the smart phone rather than the car.
ANDREA: You don't think they are now? Especially younger people.
FABIAN: Yeah. But I think until that generation becomes the key generation or the generation that determines our society, it'd be another 10 years. But you're absolutely right – it's already a more influential object among younger people.
Image Above: ©Fabien Oefner, Disintegrating No. 02, (2013) / Courtesy of the Artist
ANDREA: So how did you construct that? Technically?
FABIAN: That was pretty straightforward – using the model of that car, and creating a lot of plaster molds of it. Basically, throwing that mold on top of the original model car, which gives you the illusion of the shell being exploded off of the car. In fact, it's actually drawn on the car. It's a sort of technical trick.
ANDREA: How did you execute Disintegrating? Did you photograph them individually like a montage?
FABIAN: Yeah, basically. I did a couple of newer ones of that series which will come out soon.
ANDREA: In this series, how do you see the concepts of motion and emotion intersecting?
FABIAN: In that case, I believe it's the motion that creates the emotion – the viewer looks at the photograph and believes to see a motion frozen in time, when, in fact, there is no motion at all. In creating those photographs, it's like the slowest high-speed photography in human history. It took three months to photograph it – it's an extremely tedious process. But, then again, I'm Swiss, and we're watchmakers, so…
ANDREA: That's very true, very precision oriented. So, why were you attracted to photography as a medium?
FABIAN: To me, it's been a tool to explore my work. I started doing photographs when I was around 12. The camera has always been a natural object to me; it's not something that I had to learn. I was very intuitive about taking pictures. Through the camera, you can learn about what's going on around you and capture interesting things.
ANDREA: Since you started photography, it's really progressed. Now you have started using other mediums like Field of Sound that have taken you outside of the two-dimensional realm. You've done video, but now you're doing performance with Field of Sound. How did that transition take place?
FABIAN: I don't know if you have seen the Dancing Colors series where you would see salt grains dancing on a speaker. The idea was to visualize sound or music through a visual medium like photography, so I put salt grains on a speaker and played music through it. Depending on what kind of music you would play, the salt grains would dance.
ANDREA: I loved that concept! I think it's brilliant.
FABIAN: In Field of Sound, I was evolving the idea of creating something out of sound or using sound to create art. Having done it with photography already in Dancing Color, I thought that viewers can interact even further or understand the concept on another level if I do something that they can walk around, look at, touch, and hear. That's why I created Field of Sound. It's the same idea of using sound to create – it's just another medium to reach more people.
ANDREA: You never had any formal training?
FABIAN: Originally, I studied product design, so I know quite a bit about manufacturing processes, as well as interesting and innovative material. That still helps me a lot with developing the project, whether it's the Field of Sound series or the Ferrari project.
ANDREA: What do you think about the world of photography, art, and science traversing each other? Is it exciting for you? For instance, using an iPhone supposedly makes everybody a photographer. I don't think that way.
FABIAN: I feel the same way about it, but it all feels more natural to me than it feels to you. I think the medium of photography still presents a very important role, it just changes in the way we value photographs.
ANDREA: Do you think you'll use 3D?
FABIAN: In my case, 3D is quite an ancient technique to use. The whole social media realm is a more interesting question because it's all about getting ideas across, whether it's photography or sculpture or any other art form. The question is more about the channels you use for your idea, rather than the medium.
ANDREA: And the process?
FABIAN: Yes. For artists, the process in general has become much more important, especially for someone with social media. In the past, you would go to museums to look at the final artwork, and, at best, you would have an explanation about how the artist created that picture, painting, or sculpture. Now, everybody already takes part in the creation of the artwork because, with the whole social media thing, you share the whole process of the art with your audience when you start doing it. I'm the older generation because I'm 31. Young artists starting now already have a better understanding of what you can do with social media, because they have grown up with it. To me, it doesn't feel as natural as to somebody who is in their twenties or even younger. It's something new, something that I have to learn.
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Q: What git command tells me if my local branch is derived from one on the remote server? When I do
git branch -l

I see my local branches, but where can I see if it was just my own branch created locally or if it is a local branch created from remote? My understanding is there is a remote branch originally. Then I created my branch off that with
git branch NAME_OF_REMOTE_BRANCH

What if I do
git branch -b NAME_OF_REMOTE_BRANCH

What's the difference?

A: This answer explains how you find out which branch is tracking which other branch, if any. If a branch is tracking any branch on origin, or whatever your remote is called, it was either directly checked out from it or the tracking branch was set manually. If you created a branch using git branch NAME_OF_REMOTE_BRANCH or git checkout -b NAME_OF_REMOTE_BRANCH, it is set to track NAME_OF_REMOTE/NAME_OF_REMOTE_BRANCH.

A: git show-branch -current -r

give your current branch history
 git branch -b not work on git,
error: unknown switch `b'

perhaps you mean git checkout -b?
in this case the command is used to create a new branch from the current one.

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Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
Rodney Frelinghuysen
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from New York's 17th district
Joe DioGuardi
20th district (1989–1993)
17th district (2013–present)
Nita Sue Melnikoff
(1937-07-05) July 5, 1937 (age 82)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Stephen Lowey (m. 1961)
Mount Holyoke College (BA)
Nita Sue Melnikoff Lowey (/ˈloʊi/; LOH-ee; born July 5, 1937) is an American politician who has served as a U.S. Representative from New York since 1989. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Lowey's district was numbered as the 20th from 1989 to 1993, as the 18th from 1993 to 2013, and has been the 17th since 2013.
1 Early life, education, and early political career
2 U.S. House of Representatives
2.1 Elections
2.2 Tenure
2.3 Iran deal
2.4 Israel
2.5 Committee assignments
2.6 Caucus memberships
2.7 2016 superdelegate
Early life, education, and early political careerEdit
Lowey was born in the Bronx in New York, New York, the daughter of Beatrice (Fleisher) and Jack Melnikoff.[1] She graduated from The Bronx High School of Science and then Mount Holyoke College with a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies. She served as a government official before entering elected politics and was once the Assistant Secretary of State of New York.
U.S. House of RepresentativesEdit
ElectionsEdit
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Lowey was first elected to the House of Representatives from New York's 20th congressional district in 1988. Following redistricting after the 1990 Census, Lowey was elected from the 17th district. Her district is located in the northern suburbs of New York City and includes most of Westchester County including White Plains, Chappaqua, Greenburgh, Ossining and all of Rockland County, including the county seat New City, Haverstraw, and Congers. She used to represent some of the far northern portions of Queens and the Bronx until redistricting after the 2000 Census removed the New York City portion of her district.
Lowey strongly considered running for the United States Senate in 2000, but stepped aside when First Lady of the United States Hillary Clinton announced her candidacy. [2] Lowey was considered a top contender for appointment to Clinton's Senate seat after Clinton was nominated to be Secretary of State, but in a December 1, 2008, phone interview with the Associated Press, she stated that she isn't interested in giving up her senior seat on the House Appropriations Committee.[3]
In 2004, Lowey received 69% of the vote against political newcomer Richard A. Hoffman, a Wall Street investor and largely self-funded candidate who ran on a platform of opposing special interests and cutting federal taxes. Lowey emphasized her track record on homeland security issues, notably her work to reform the formula for distributing homeland security grants to states.
In 2006, also against Hoffman, Lowey won with 70%.
Lowey was re-elected to an eleventh term in 2008, with 68% of the vote against unsupported James C. "Jim" Russell.
TenureEdit
Lowey received an "A" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues. She received 12% on the Club for Growth's 2007 congressional scorecard.[4] According to the conservative Heritage Foundation, Lowey consistently votes in support of the policies of the Democratic Party, and is seen as a strong and effective progressive voice in that legislative body.[5]
Her voting record on mass surveillance earned her a "D" on the Stand Against Spying Congressional Scorecard, which was created by a coalition of organizations and individuals from across the political spectrum advocating for transparency and an end to mass surveillance.[6]
Early in her Congressional career, Lowey sponsored an earmark for the purpose of "dredging the Mamaroneck Harbor."[7] According to the local newspaper, The Journal News, the dredging was proposed because "the harbor was becoming too shallow 'to accommodate the larger yachts.'"[7]
In 2001–2002, Lowey served as the first female chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee. She was a member of the House Appropriations Committee.[when?]
One of the notable causes she supports is the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, in support of which she appeared at a congressional hearing accompanied by Sesame Street characters Bert and Ernie.
Lowey has been a vocal advocate for a Security Council Resolution on the conflict in Darfur. She is responsible for the $500 million in the Emergency Spending Bill for Aid in Darfur. She is also pushing for $1.2 Billion in the next fiscal year.
Lowey voted for HR 2454, the "Cap and Trade" legislation.[8]
Lowey voted for HR 1105, the 2009 Budget Bill.
Congresswoman Lowey, with Federal Emergency Management Agency Director David Paulison and Senator Hillary Clinton, during 2007 floods in New York.
In early 2009, Lowey introduced the Transportation Security Workforce Enhancement Act, which calls for collective bargaining rights for federal workers at the TSA and Department of Homeland Security.[9] However, some statements from the TSA dispute the necessity of collective bargaining.[10]
She was strongly critical of the Stupak-Pitts Amendment, which places limits on taxpayer-funded abortions in the context of the November 2009, Affordable Health Care for America Act. Because of the rancor and disruptions which marked so many of the so-called Town Hall meetings held in the summer of 2009 to discuss Health Care Reform, Lowey chose to present her point of view on Health Care Reform in a telephone conference call, the effectiveness of which was questioned by some of her constituents.[11] However, Lowey routinely appears around her district to talk one-on-one with her constituents at town fairs, events and public meetings.
In 2018, the Democrats won the majority in the U.S House of Representatives and subsequently Congresswoman Lowey became the first Chairwoman of the House Committee on Appropriations. After she became chair, she negotiated a border security bill with Senator Shelby that funded the government through 2020.
Iran dealEdit
Lowey has announced her opposition to the nuclear deal with Iran, stating that "In my judgment, sufficient safeguards are not in place to address the risks associated with the agreement. Relieving UN sanctions on conventional arms and ballistic missiles and releasing billions of dollars to the Iranian regime could lead to a dangerous regional weapons race and enable Iran to bolster its funding of terrorists. The deal does not explicitly require Iran to fully disclose its previous military work to the IAEA's satisfaction before sanctions relief is provided, and inspectors will not have immediate access to the most suspicious facilities. There are no clear accountability measures regarding punishment for minor violations, which could encourage Iran to cheat."[12]
IsraelEdit
Lowey is a supporter of Israel.[13]
Committee assignmentsEdit
Committee on Appropriations (Chairwoman)
Subcommittee on Homeland Security
Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies
Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs (Chairwoman)
Caucus membershipsEdit
Congressional Women's Caucus
House Pro-Choice Caucus
Hudson River Caucus
United States Congressional International Conservation Caucus[14]
Israel Allies Caucus
Congressional Arts Caucus[15]
National Eating Disorders Awareness Caucus
Congressional Crohn's and Colitis Caucus
Afterschool Caucuses[16]
2016 superdelegateEdit
Like all Democratic members of Congress, Lowey was a superdelegate to the 2016, Democratic National Convention, pledged to support Hillary Clinton. Lowey's chief of staff, when asked by the New York Daily News whether Lowey might switch her support to candidate Bernie Sanders if Sanders were to win the New York State Democratic presidential primary, said "absolutely not... Hillary Clinton is Congresswoman Lowey's friend, colleague and her constituent, and she is behind her 100%."[17]
Personal lifeEdit
Lowey is married to Stephen Lowey, a named partner in the law firm of Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C., which is located in White Plains, NY. According to the West Corporation, his practice areas include securities law, antitrust law, and consumer protection. They have three children and eight grandchildren. The estimate of her personal asset wealth, based on financial disclosures members of Congress are required to provide (aside from that of personal residences and non-interest-bearing bank accounts), puts Rep. Lowey's wealth at $41.2 million in 2010, based largely on her husband's investments.[18] This is derived from a special investigative series of asset wealth of all U.S. Congressional Representatives conducted by The Washington Post.[18]
List of Jewish members of the United States Congress
Women in the United States House of Representatives
^ Stone, Kurt F. (2010-12-29). The Jews of Capitol Hill: A Compendium of Jewish Congressional Members. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 9780810877382.
^ Staff (February 7, 2000). "Lowey gets seat of honor at speech". The Journal News. White Plains, New York. p. 4. Archived from the original on November 8, 2018. Retrieved October 28, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2008-11-06. Retrieved 2008-11-09. CS1 maint: Archived copy as title (link)
^ Baker, Jena. "New Budget Estimates Show Unsustainable Spending and Debt | The Heritage Foundation". Heritage.org. Archived from the original on 2010-03-13. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^ "Where do your representatives stand on illegal surveillance?". StandAgainstSpying.org. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
^ a b Carney, Timothy (2011-03-16) Government for the Yachters[permanent dead link], Washington Examiner
^ "Political Voting Records: New York-NY, Lowey: Budget, Spending and Taxes". Aboutpolitics.com. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^ "Federal Eye - Eye Opener: TSA Collective Bargaining Rights". Voices.washingtonpost.com. 2009-07-09. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^ "TSA: Myth vs. Fact on the TSA Workforce". Tsa.gov. Archived from the original on 2010-05-28. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^ "Are telephone Town Hall meetings Democratic? | Politics on the Hudson". Polhudson.lohudblogs.com. 2009-08-07. Retrieved 2010-08-23.
^ "Lowey Opposes P5+1 Iran Agreement". Representative Nita Lowey. 2015-08-04. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
^ "Lowey Statement on Israeli Independence Day". Representative Nita Lowey. 2017-05-02. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
^ "Our Members". U.S. House of Representatives International Conservation Caucus. Archived from the original on 1 August 2018. Retrieved 2 August 2018.
^ "Membership". Congressional Arts Caucus. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
^ "Members". Afterschool Alliance. Retrieved 23 March 2018.
^ "New York superdelegates largely back Clinton over Sanders". NY Daily News. Retrieved 2016-03-30.
^ a b Fallis, David S.; Higham, Scott; Kindy, Kimberly (2012). "Special Report: Capitol Assets: Nita Lowey". Washington Post. Archived from the original on February 5, 2015. Retrieved March 3, 2015.
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Profile at Vote Smart
Financial information (federal office) at the Federal Election Commission
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Appearances on C-SPAN
Joseph DioGuardi Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Benjamin Gilman
José Serrano Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
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Rodney Frelinghuysen Chair of the House Appropriations Committee
Patrick Kennedy Chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
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I wanted to make throw pillows with a modern feel, so I created this design with a graphic sensibility. I love the dark-brown background fabric with vivid pink accent strips. The standard convention is to use a pillow form one inch larger than the pillowcase. I don't like an overstuffed pillow, however, so these instructions are written for pillow forms one inch smaller than their cases.
Prepare fabric: Wash, dry, and press the fabric.
Cut fabric: From the front fabric, cut four 19-inch squares (the squares will be 3 inches larger than the pillow forms). Set the squares aside.
Fold one accent fabric in half from selvage to selvage. Trim the selvages and cut the fabric at the fold to create two 20-inch-wide pieces. Cut one piece down to a 19-inch square; set aside. Cut ten 3/4-inch strips from the other 20-inch-wide piece.
Repeat the process from step 3 for the remaining accent fabrics. You'll then have more than enough strips for all 4 pillows.
Lay the pillow's front fabric right side up and position several accent strips, right side up, in a pleasing arrangement on top. (On two pillows, I arranged some askew for a whimsical look; on the others, I used vertical and horizontal accent strips. If you plan to do the latter, first create vertical strips, working through step 7, then repeat steps 5 to 7 to add horizontal strips.) Note that you'll be trimming the main fabric before sewing the pillow front to the back, so don't place any strips closer than 3 inches from the edge of the front fabric.
Cut pillow front pieces: To cut the front fabric into the pieces your design requires, begin with the accent strip nearest the front's left side (the strips should still be positioned on the front fabric as you arranged them in step 5). Place a ruler's edge along one side of the strip. Using a rotary cutter and the ruler's edge, cut the main fabric in a straight line from top to bottom. Continue cutting the main fabric into pieces, working from left to right across the pillow front and cutting once for every strip arranged over it.
Piece pillow front: Align and pin both edges of the accent strips to the front-fabric pieces they abut, with right sides together, and sew all the pieces along the pinned edges. Press all the seams to the side of the darker fabric.
Cut down pillow front and back: Choose an accent fabric for the pillow back. Cut down the pillow front and back to 18-inch squares (each piece will be 2 inches larger than the pillow form's dimensions).
Sew pillow: Align and pin together pillow's front and back, right sides together. Sew around 3 sides of the square, beginning and ending with a few backstitches. Trim corners. Turn pillow right side out. Fold pillow's open ends 1/2 inch to the wrong side, and press them in place.
Stuff pillowcase with pillow form. Using a blind stitch, carefully hand-sew remaining opening closed, stitching just inside the fold for best results.


In celebration of June's pride month, you fill find 30 podcast interviews with 30 leaders from across America who share business insights and tips for marketing to the LGBT community. Each day in June you'll find a new podcast here!
As June rolls around you'll find that each interviewee has a page specifically with their information and the content they share on the show.
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Q: Http message on node.js I'm a total noob in node.js (and internet tech. in general). On my assignment from the uni. in which we were asked to develop an http server, I have been requested to do the following:

Implementation details: upon receiving a message from the 'client' (socket, data and end events), assume it's an HTTP message and parse it, if it's not(an HTTP message) you should return an HTTP response(status 400).

My question is: How to parse the the message given, and how should I expect the message to look like?  Bottom line, how does an http message looks like?
Thank you!

A: Node itself uses a http_parser written in C.
It's based on NGINX's HTTP parser with some extensions by the node core team.
Node's http module then [uses it](var HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser;)
var HTTPParser = process.binding('http_parser').HTTPParser;
For example the ClientRequest::onSocket uses a parser.
ClientRequest.prototype.onSocket = function(socket) {
  var req = this;
  process.nextTick(function() {
    var parser = parsers.alloc();
    // [snip]
  });
};

If you actually want to write your own parser then have fun parsing the HTTP protocol.
If you don't know how to write a parser, then read up on Parsing


The grapes were hand-harvested into 450 kg. bins in March 2010. They were then destemmed and pressed and 5g/hl sulphites and 1 g/hl enzymes were added.
The must was fermented with selected yeasts in stainless steel tanks at 26°C to 28°C for a period of 6 to 8 days.
It was then macerated with the skins and seeds for a short period, determined by tasting. Then the must was drained and put through a pneumatic press to remove the skins and seeds. Is was then subjected to malolactic fermentation and sulphites were added. Open racking took place every two to three months. Finally, the wine underwent static cold tartaric stabilization and filtration.
Ruby red colour with aromas of classic fresh fruits. It is light in texture with fresh and tasteful mouth feel and good persistence. Very fruity aroma with varietal notes of plums on a smooth oak background. Gentle tannins with medium structure provide a pleasant after taste.
The grapes were 100% hand-harvested in 13 kg. cases from mid-to-late-March 2009.
The process began with gravitational processing and cluster selection. The grapes were then subjected to a pre-fermentative cold maceration for 72 hours, followed by fermentation at between 28°C and 30°C for a period of 6 days.This was followed by a post-fermentative maceration for 3 to 5 days. During the winemaking process, a variety of French and American oak with different level of toasting was used to give complexity to the fruit.
The wine underwent static cold tartaric stabilization, earth and pad filtration, after which it was bottled.
Our Merlot Reserva is a fresh, bright cherry red wine. The nose is complex, with a harmonious blend of fresh herbs, vanilla and fruit, supported by notes of French and American oak.
The entrance to the palate is gentle and balanced, bringing notes of spices and ripe cherries. A well balanced and medium-bodied wine, with good persistence in its aromatic profile and pleasant vanilla notes supported by a creamy mouth feel.
Manual harvest in 13 kg. boxes at the end of March 2008.
Gravitational processing with selection of bunches.
Cold pre-fermentative maceration for 72 hours. Fermentation between 28°C and 30°C for 6 to 8 days followed by a brief period of maceration according to taste. After the winemaking process it was stored in French and American oak barrels for 12 months. After this period it was mixed in proportion with young wine in order to bring out its fruitiness.
Rough filtering and bottling. Its bottle storage gives it complexity and roundness.


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During 2011 Craig and his wife re-opened Hollister Music. This year they have opened Hollister School of Rock; their vision is to get kids playing in music groups, and performing their own music, with as few lessons as possible.
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We talked some last time about creating an Assessment tool for your business. What we want to happen is something like this.
Customer comes to your website.
They see that you have a free assessment tool and contact you.
You send them information about the tool, give them clear instructions and how to return the assessment to you.
If they don't send the assessment back – email them a couple of days later, reminding them.
When you get the assessment review it, find some ways you can help them and contact them for a phone call. Create your review / pdf that will go over problems area.
Send them the pdf the day of the phone call, remind them of when you'll be calling them.
During the phone call, go over what the student needs work on and talk to them about their strengths as well. At the end of the call – many times during the call they'll ask, offer them your services at a discounted price.
It is super easy to do. A 'live' example of the process can be found at the bottom of our tutor page.
Finding an assessment tool to use is easy. You probably already have one, if you don't they are easy to find. For our NCLEX site we use a tool that future students will need anyway, a book that has a question database. If you need one just do a search. Example 'geometry assessment'.
We found this page which has assessments for all different type of Math.
Remember it isn't the assessment you're selling, it is you telling the student what they need to work and focus on to make a good grade.
Get copies of all the calendars for schools you tutor in. Make a note know of when all the long breaks are going to be. Fall, Thanksgiving, Christmas, Spring break etc. Remember these are times that you can add some additional tutor income to your business. You could plan specific camps or tutor packages during this time, both for new students and current students.
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HAPPY SPRING LADIES! Spring is finally here and evidences of it are all over our home!
The month of April has felt forever long and so eventful; with so many wonderful moments. Last week my sister and her husband were visiting us for the weekend and oh how wonderful it was! It was so nice to have them here all to myself! The last time Niza was here was right before she was engaged! Chris actually took advantage of her being out of town to ask my parents for her hand in marriage! Seriously how sweet! My sister-in-love Krissy she is pregnant and on Wednesday was her gender reveal party and they are having a boy and a girl!!! Mike and I are so ecstatic and cannot wait for those little bundles of joy to arrive! With spending much needed time with family and real estate season kicking in full swing, blogging as been put on the back burner but I have some pretty exciting things lined up over the next few weeks and months!
"God created all things for His glory. He is to be worshiped, loved, adored, and magnified because He is God. The world does not comprehend the greatness of our God or His mercy, long suffering, power, and salvation. As we prepare to gather to worship our heavenly Father through Jesus Christ tomorrow, pray that we would enter His presence with humility and reverence. Pray that we would give God His rightful place in our hearts and in our worship together. God opened salvation to us by His grace and now we can come together and worship Him in Spirit and truth. To Him be all the glory."


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75% of gun-related deaths are suicides.
We lose almost $200 million in medical costs and lost productivity because of firearm fatalities each year.
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Project BASILISK: Hillary's Unspeakable Big Data Program
We'd heard that Donald Trump was doing some fascinating things with his state-of-the-art voter targeting technology and we happened to be in the New York area so we stopped by Cambridge Analytica and sat down to talk with their CEO Alexander Nix. What we discovered was beyond disturbing. Frankly, we aren't even sure how to write it.
Alexander Nix, a sharply dressed man in his 30's was found in the empty suite filled with over-turned chairs, left-behind laptop chargers, and papers scattered on the floor. Stepping over fallen, shattered coffee mugs and scattered throw pillows, we spotted him trying to open the window of his Manhattan office. What follows is a rough transcription of what Nix told us once we managed to, literally, get him off the ledge.
RealTrueNews: Can you tell us what's going on--we don't--what's wrong, man?
Alexander Nix: We got--we got a demo. They flew us out there to the desert. It's under Groom Lake. It's all down there. [ trails off ] They call it Basilisk.
RTN: What? What is? Who flew you out? What demo?
Nix: The Hillary people. The Groundwork. Her head of data Elan Kreigel. He told us we had to see it. We never should have gone.
RTN: I don't understand. What--what did you see?
Nix: The simulation. The--they have a network down there. All those empty field offices? We found out where the money was going. I don't even think they're trying to win the election. Not--not conventionally. They took those millions and millions of dollars and they built this super-core server-farm. It's deep underground. It's all cooled to near zero. The environment down there is hazardous: we had to wear suits.
RTN: Your not making sense. Hillary's team built a Server farm? Under the desert? To--what--to why??
Nix: It's their voter targeting program. Their simulation. [ the emphasis on the word makes his body tremble ]. It's--it's light years ahead of what we had. We had voter models. Behavior--inclinations. We thought we could find persuadables and make plus-minus pitches to them on targeted channels. [shakes his head ] what fools we were. What FOOLS.
RTN: I think we need to get you to a hospital man. Where's the--where's the rest of the staff?
Nix: The ones who went with us? The seniors? Dead, probably--if they're lucky. Everyone else is trying to delete themselves. Trying. It's too late. It's all cached.
RTN: Come on--let's go--get up, let's walk--someone can help sort this--
Nix: NO! You don't--you don't understand. They didn't build behavioral models. They built--they scraped social media and somehow they created--it was--it was me. They brought up the interface and it was me in there. Reconstructed from my Facebook posts. My tweets. My email. They said they had PRISM. That Obama gave them the backdoors. They had all the Insurance data. Driving tables--everything--everything.
They had it--they had me--answer all my shared-secret password keys. It knew them. And then they--they have--the environment--they have me in there and it's an Abomination.
RTN: This doesn't make sense.
Nix: While we were messing around with data merges and audience profiling, they were building little AIs of voters--of us--of Trump voters--and they're torturing them. I could hear the screams--my screams--it was me--. [ looks at us with haunted eyes ] How do we know this isn't the simulation?
At that, he bolted--we tried to chase him--but he was gone. We reached out to the Trump campaign for comment and they say that they are launching a 10 day plan to communicate with and influence both key Clinton demographics (African Americans, unmarried women, and Sanders votes) with negative targeting and their base demographics (evangelicals, movement conservatives, and NRO/Weekly Standard Editors) with positive messaging.
They said they're confident they're going to win in November and credit Cambridge Analytica with closing the technology gap the 2012 post-election autopsy identified. Alexander Nix could not be further reached for comment.
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Young golfer Lexi Thompson discusses growing up on course, winning tournament
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Lexi Thompson is unfair. She isn't old enough to legally buy alcohol yet, but at 20 years old, Thompson is already one of the best female golfers in the world. Instead of sitting through an economics class, she's traveling around the world and winning tournaments against distinguished athletes for hundreds of thousands of dollars.
In fact, Thompson was putting kids her age to shame before she was even a teenager. In 2007, Thompson became the youngest player ever to qualify for the U.S. Women's Open at just 12 years old. Her success at such a young age wasn't an accident.
"I started golfing when I was five years old," said Thompson outside the BB&T Center, where the Wings for Life World Run training day was taking place on Saturday afternoon. "I started taking it very seriously probably around 8 to 10 years old, and probably when I made it to my first women's U.S. Open at the age of 12. That's when I knew I wanted to play on the LPGA."
The Coral Springs native took advantage of having a golf course right outside of her house, as well as having two older brothers who also play golf competitively.
"We lived on a golf course ever since I was little, and I just went out there and watched my brothers play, and it was a lot of fun," Thompson said.
Thompson, who is featured on the cover of the May issue of Golf Digest magazine, solidified her status as one of the premier golfers in the world on April 6, 2014 when she shot a bogey-free 68 in the final round to win the 2014 Kraft Nabisco Championship for her first major championship.
"It was incredible," Thompson said of winning the tournament. "That was my No. 1 goal, to win a major in 2014, and to accomplish that was a dream come true."
The 10th-ranked female golfer in the world has ambitions far beyond winning just one major championship, though.
"My overall goal is, hopefully, in the future to be in the hall of fame," Thompson said. "That's my number one goal to shoot for."
Although Thompson is exceptional on the golf course, she cherishes the moments when she gets to be an ordinary person off of the course.
"I love when I do get to come home, just hanging out with my family and friends," Thompson said. "I go to the beach, bowling, movies. I'm not very exciting. I'm very laid back."
Still, Thompson isn't taking her auspicious standing in life for granted.
"I mean, I'm traveling the world and playing golf," Thompson said. "Not a lot of people can say that."
No, they can't. Especially not people who are only months removed from being a teenager.
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The Bachelor of Pharmacy (Honours) at the University of Newcastle will provide students with the theoretical knowledge, practical experience and attributes to drive clinical leadership in health care while also providing a framework to influence the management of pharmaceutical services in Australia and globally.
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Obama Calls on Lawmakers at Dinner to Harness Unity
By Jessica Brady
President Barack Obama used Monday night's White House dinner with scores of lawmakers to reiterate a call for unity in the wake of the death of Osama bin Laden.
Obama told the crowd that Sunday's major announcement about the U.S. raid that killed the al-Qaida leader in Pakistan "reminded again that there is a pride in what this nation stands for, and what we can achieve, that runs far deeper than party, far deeper than politics."
The dinner in the East Room with Congressional leaders from both parties, committee chairmen and ranking members, Cabinet members, and administration officials — plus their guests — was billed as a relaxed social gathering aimed at strengthening relations between the White House and Capitol Hill.
It was held the same day that lawmakers returned to work from a two-week recess to resume grappling with raising the nation's debt limit. Without specifically mentioning any policy issue, Obama said the news of bin Laden's death should underscore the need for comity in the coming months.
Obama referenced other unifying moments in the nation's recent past, including a shooting in Arizona that critically injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) in January. That attack, which killed six people, inspired lawmakers to abandon the tradition of partisan seating at the State of the Union address that followed a few weeks later.
"I also know there have been several moments like this during the course of this year that have brought us together as an American family, whether it was the tragedy in Tucson or, most recently, our unified response to the terrible storms that have taken place in the South," Obama said, referring to tornadoes that killed more than 300 last week. "Last night was one of those moments. And so tonight, it is my fervent hope that we can harness some of that unity and some of that pride to confront the many challenges that we still face."
Bin Laden was the founder and leader of al-Qaida, the terrorist organization of Islamic extremists that killed nearly 3,000 people in the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Obama is scheduled to travel to New York on Thursday to meet with families touched by the Sept. 11 attacks and to visit the site of the World Trade Center, White House spokesman Dan Pfeiffer wrote on Twitter on Monday night.


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Mommy Elsa is the epitome of a true best friend. My Mama Lourdes' stay in the United States has always been fulfilled with the best memories she had with Mommy Elsa. With my mom's stories on how she spent the days with Mommy Elsa, you can tell how caring, thoughtful, entertaining and jovial Mommy Elsa was. She was also a very smart woman, very aware of everything that was happening in San Jose, the country and the world. I have been amazed at how knowledgeable she was of places around her, you would think she was either a bus driver or a tour guide. I enjoyed taking both of them to places as she put laughter in any conversation. I know she loved the casino and I wished I had more time to take her to places she loved. I am saddened we both didn't have time to look at my mom's 85th birthday pictures. She would have enjoyed them. There were many more days to get together with both these amazing women but alas, the time for Mommy Elsa to depart was inevitable. She is now in a place that is free of pain, happy to be with her Sweetheart and is pouring kisses to my Mom to not be sad but till they meet again in the happiest place in Heaven. Be patient, Mommy Elsa, not too soon but much, much later. You will always have a place in our hearts.


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Life of a Southern Mom has teamed up with the ASPCA for a social good post on making homes affordable. I was not compensated for this posting!
The holiday season is just around the corner, which is really a stressful time of year for many. Especially for those who could be on the verge of losing their home. And while this is, of course, a stressful thing for anyone to go through, having it happen near the holidays can be devastating.
Some people may go their entire lives without ever having to face the struggle of foreclosure. But the sad truth is, it happens much more than people really know. About one in 13 homeowners nationwide have fallen behind on his or her mortgage payments, putting them at a higher risk of foreclosure.
There IS HELP and there are options!
MakingHomeAffordable.gov has helped more than 1.8 million families get mortgage help. MHA programs can help homeowners who are struggling to make their mortgage payments.
The deadline to apply for mortgage help through MHA is Friday, December 30, 2016. While the end of the program is quickly approaching, don't worry—there is still time to gather your information and apply. Homeowners who submit an application on or before December 30, 2016, will still be considered!
Making Home Affordable is a free government resource that can help make paying that mortgage easier. Help from MHA provides incentives and flexibility that you might not have otherwise. The program can help you identify your situation, explore program options, prepare what you will need to move forward and apply for the right solution based on your individual circumstance. Help from MHA provides incentives and flexibility that you might not have otherwise.
If you're struggling to make your monthly mortgage payments, call 888-995-HOPE (4673) ™.
Housing experts are available around-the-clock (24 hours a day, 7 days a week) at no cost. They will help you understand your options and design a plan to suit your individual situation. You can also visit MakingHomeAffordable.gov to access free resources and information to help deal with your mortgage problems and avoid foreclosure.
With less than 3 months remaining to apply for help through MHA, we need your help spreading the word to the approximately 1 in 17 homeowners nationwide who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments, putting them at a higher risk of foreclosure! Please help us spread the word. You never know who you know that might be struggling to pay their mortgage and could use this help.
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Facebook Quietly Announces Its Very Own App Marketplace
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Facebook released details of its app marketplace, which it dubs the "App Center," on the Facebook Developers page this past Wednesday.
The company hopes that a centralized app marketplace will make it easier for people to find great social apps all in one place. Facebook is giving developers a few weeks' lead time to make sure their apps are up to spec, but allows them to make pages for their apps (explained below) now. The App Center is expected to launch "in the coming weeks."
Much like with Apple's iOS and Mac App Stores and Google's Play marketplace, all apps listed on Facebook's App Center will have a "detail page" with screenshots, user reviews and information about the app. The App Center aims to drive app installations on mobile devices by linking directly to Apple's App Store and Google's Play marketplace. Facebook promises particularly popular or well-designed apps prominent placement on the front page of the App Center.
Facebook also promises developers several interesting new capabilities, like updates to to its Insights analytics service which will allow app developers to break down app usage and ratings by age and gender demographics, and allow them to look at how their apps' ratings evolve over time. Perhaps the most intriguing new feature of the App Center, at least from the perspective of app developers, is that is will support paid apps, and the feature is entering private beta testing shortly. Users will be able to pay a flat fee (set by the app developer) to use the app natively, on Facebook.com.
This is Facebook's second attempt at creating a unified app marketplace, after it bungled the launch and execution of its App Directory in 2009, which Facebook's product team shuttered in July of 2011.
The fact that users will be able to use apps within Facebook means that the company is finally growing into the name of their product for developers, their Platform. How this will all play itself out is uncertain. A number of questions and new possibilities are raised by the App Center, like how it will effect companies' product development strategies and whether this is a harbinger of bigger things – like a Facebook phone – to come.
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World-Class Studio Arts
Grand Opening of the David Teiger '47 Gallery For Studio Arts
Newark Academy has been fortunate to receive a generous bequest from the estate of David Teiger '47 for the establishment of a world-class studio art program. Thanks to his generosity, our visual arts programs and facilities have been expanded and enhanced to offer generations of NA students an outstanding arts education.
The Grand Opening of the David Teiger '47 Gallery for Studio Arts
Light, airy, fresh, open, modern, professional. These are just a handful of the words commonly used to describe the David Teiger '47 Gallery for Studio Arts, which resides in the Elizabeth B. McGraw Arts Center. After floor-to-ceiling renovations transformed the gallery this past summer, students and faculty were in awe of the space on the first day of school. UV-protected skylights prevent damage to the artwork hanging in the gallery while new halogen lighting allows viewers to see the work without any distortion of color. Thanks to cutting-edge technology and innovative construction solutions, digital art and films can now be shown throughout the gallery on large TV screens. Additional upgrades included replacing the ceiling tiles and the double-layer sheetrock, installing two projectors, embedding a new sound system in the ceiling, and installing light-colored hardwood floors. Museum-quality pedestals and signage complete the space.
"There is now a more professional feel in the gallery," says Arts Department Chair Elaine Brodie. "We've really raised the space to a higher level. The Teiger Gallery provides students and exhibitors a world-class space to showcase their work for generations to come."
Exhibit: Reservoirs of Possibilities!
Artist Roy Kinzer opened the first show in the Teiger Gallery with an incredibly dynamic body of work. His exhibit, "Reservoirs of Possibilities," featured paintings of fractal landscapes and cityscapes derived from digitally altered topo-graphical maps and satellite images. "Canoe Brook Reservoir," an aerial landscape over Newark Academy, was created by Mr. Kinzer exclusively for this exhibit.
Artist-in- Residence
In addition to exhibiting his work in the Teiger Gallery, Roy Kinzer was Newark Academy's Artist-in- Residence this year. The annual Artist-in- Residence Program provides students with the opportunity to practice creativity and artistic expression through extended interaction with a professional in the visual or performing arts. Students in arts classes had ample opportunities to learn from Mr. Kinzer while he was on campus. He led discussions about his body of work that was exhibited in the Teiger Gallery, analyzed and interpreted students' artwork during classes, explained color theory, showed examples of mixing paint colors, and answered questions about his own artistic process. Mr. Kinzer's marriage of traditional art with technology inspired NA's art students to reach their creative potential.
A Thrilling Collaboration: Acclaimed Photographer Jordan Matter Photographs NA Dancers in New York Inspired by photographer Jordan Matter's project The Dancers Among Us, Newark
Academy dance teacher Yvette Luxenberg frees her students from the limitations of the studio each fall and offers them the Big Apple as their stage to dance with abandon while being captured on camera by the photography students of digital arts teacher James Worrell. The photography students relish the challenge of capturing their peers in motion against the
complex backdrop of the city. The trip is always a joyous exchange of creative ideas, as the dancers find unique places to dance and the photographers capture the right angles. But this year magic happened when nationally acclaimed photographer Jordan Matter appeared at the site to shoot NA dancers in action and to provide advice and direction to NA student photographers.
Photographs by Jordan Matter.


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These buoys are fully equipped with a suite of meteorological and oceanographic sensors that report real-time data for: air temperature, water temperature, humidity, barometric pressure, solar radiation, wind speed, wind direction, wave height, wave period, wave direction, current velocity and direction, pitch, roll, heading, and GPS position. For the 2013 season, one of the Beaufort buoys had five in-situ CTD units attached to the mooring cable at discrete depths approximately 4 meters apart. Each buoy is equipped with an Iridium satellite modem that reports the data every 15 minutes to a secure server. In addition, bottom mounted acoustic Doppler current profilers (ADCPs) are deployed at two locations in the Beaufort Sea. The ADCPs are deployed for a 12-month period to measure both ice and ice-free conditions.
Once on the server, the data undergo QA checks and is then posted in near real-time to a password protected website hosted and maintained by RPS. RPS also archives the data on the server for access by team members for further review and analysis.


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1 FDNY firefighter killed, 7 injured battling Brooklyn house blaze
Firefighters respond to a three-alarm fire at 10826 Avenue N in Brooklyn, New York, on Sunday, April 24, 2022. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS)
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An FDNY firefighter died Sunday in a raging three-alarm blaze that injured seven of his colleagues in Brooklyn, officials said.
Timothy Klein, 31, died while working to knock down a fire at a home on Avenue N near E. 108th St. in Canarsie that erupted about 1:40 p.m.
The six-year veteran was critically injured when the building collapsed, the FDNY announced.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks at Brookdale Hospital in Brooklyn. (Gardiner Anderson/New York Daily News/TNS)
Acting FDNY commissioner Laura Kavanagh said Klein — assigned to Ladder 170 in Canarsie — was the 1,157th member of the department to die in the line of duty.
One injured civilian was treated on the scene.
The fire was quickly elevated to a third-alarm blaze after flames engulfed the house, the FDNY said.
A helicopter hovered over the scene, while hundreds of neighbors crowded around the emergency tape blocking off the street.
Paul Jackson, who lives behind the badly burned home, watched as flames quickly tore through the house.
"I see the fire coming out, at first it was on one side of the house, and it came to the other side of the house," said Jackson, 28. "By the time I saw it, it was already too late, like half of the house was burning down."
Neighbors watched as firefighters were pulled out of the home on stretchers.
"One was unconscious, one had a lot of black stuff in his face, a lot of dark pieces of the house," said a neighbor, who did not give his name. "It looked very terrible."
First responders were performing CPR on the firefighter, he said.
Jackson saw the critically injured firefighter geared up and ready to run into the flames. Shortly after, he was also carried out of the house on a stretcher, blue-faced and "lifeless."
"They pumped," said Jackson, 28. "His stomach went up, it was basically like they were trying to save him."
Euline Robin, 74, another longtime neighborhood resident, described a chaotic scene.
"By the time we came, the firemen were running back and forth, trying to hook up to get water, that's what I saw. And then they started," she said. "I saw them doing CPR on somebody, but I don't know who it was. They were pumping his chest."
The FDNY spokesperson had no information on the conditions of the injured firefighters.
As of Sunday afternoon, 33 FDNY units and 106 firefighters had responded to the blaze. Firefighters were still working at the scene Sunday evening, the FDNY said.
Mayor Adams was briefed at the site before heading to Brookdale Hospital for further updates, his press secretary said in a tweet.
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The FINANCIAL – The tax-to-GDP ratio varies significantly between Member States, with the highest share of taxes and social contributions in percentage of GDP in 2017 being recorded in France (48.4%), Belgium (47.3%) and Denmark (46.5%), followed by Sweden (44.9%), Finland (43.4%), Austria and Italy (both 42.4%) as well as Greece (41.8%). At the opposite end of the scale, Ireland (23.5%) and Romania (25.8%), ahead of Bulgaria (29.5%), Lithuania (29.8%) and Latvia (31.4%) registered the lowest ratios.
The overall tax-to-GDP ratio, meaning the sum of taxes and net social contributions as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product, stood at 40.2% in the European Union (EU) in 2017, an increase compared with 2016 (39.9%). In the euro area, tax revenue accounted for 41.4% of GDP in 2017, slightly up from 41.2% in 2016.
Compared with 2016, the tax-to-GDP ratio increased in fifteen Member States in 2017, with the largest rise being observed in Cyprus (from 32.9% in 2016 to 34.0% in 2017), ahead of Luxembourg (from 39.4% to 40.3%) and Slovakia (from 32.4% to 33.2%). In contrast, decreases were recorded in thirteen Member States, notably in Hungary (from 39.3% in 2016 to 38.4% in 2017), Romania (from 26.5% to 25.8%) and Estonia (from 33.8% to 33.0%).
In 2017, taxes on production and imports made up the largest part of tax revenue in the EU (accounting for 13.6% of GDP), closely followed by net social contributions (13.3%) and taxes on income and wealth (13.1%). The ordering of tax categories was slightly different in the euro area. The largest part of tax revenue came from net social contributions (15.2%), ahead of taxes on production and imports (13.2%) and taxes on income and wealth (12.8%).
For taxes related to income and wealth, the highest share by far was registered in Denmark (29.7% of GDP), ahead of Sweden (18.9%), Belgium (16.9%) and Finland (16.6%). In contrast, Lithuania (5.4%), Bulgaria (5.7%), Romania (6.1%) and Croatia (6.3%) recorded the lowest taxes on income and wealth as a percentage of GDP .


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Madras brothers called up for Scotland duty
Murray, Colin and Keir in Cardiff.
Published: 09:19 Thursday 29 August 2019
An increased focus on volleyball coaching at Madras has helped a couple of brothers win international honours for Scotland.
For the past four years Colin Paterson, director of volleyball at the University of St Andrews, along with volunteer university students, have been coaching volleyball and beach volleyball at Madras.
This effort has now started to bear fruit with the first players representing Scotland at the Junior Home Nations Beach Volleyball Championships in Cardiff at the beginning of August.
Murray Paterson (S5) was selected by boys coach Jack McKeown in the original squad for 2019 after missing out last year due to injury.
Keir Paterson (S2) was named as a reserve but was called up at the last minute to replace another injured player.
The two brothers were asked to play together against much older boys and represented Scotland fantastically well, however after the first day were still to record a win, despite some great play and taking much older teams close.
Day two saw them play against a tall Northern Ireland team to progress in the tournament.
With some good ball control in poor weather conditions, the two Madras boys won the match 23-21, 11-21, 15-13 with dad, Colin, coaching from the sidelines.
A fantastic result at their first ever international competition.
The tournament was won by the Scotland A squad of Euan Fraser (Aberdeen), David Mexson (Ayrshire), Harris Ritchie (Edinburgh) and Yusef Butt (Aberdeen), beating a good English side in a quality final.
A spokesman for the coaching sessions has encouraged any other pupil interested on getting involved to do so. He said: "If anyone at Madras wants to get involved, S1-6 Volleyball has started straight after school at the Kilrymont Sports Hall and anyone can join in the beach volleyball club that runs from the West Sands in the summer months. Search for St Andrews Beach Volleyball Club on Facebook."


'SWEET CHRISTMAS' LUKE CAGE Returns in June!
With the second season of JESSICA JONES having hit Netflix, I'm sure people are wondering when LUKE CAGE is coming back. Well, Netflix debut an announcement trailer for the second season. Check it out below.


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Black-ish Season 8 Has Michelle Obama As Guest Star
Michelle Obama will appear in the upcoming season of the ABC series "black-ish." The former first lady of the USA will make a guest appearance when the comedy series enters its final round with season 8.
The sitcom, produced by Kenya Barris, deals with topics related to the zeitgeist. Viewers experience current events such as systemic racism, the COVID-19 pandemic, equality and the US elections through the eyes of the Johnson family. The serious topics are made accessible to the general public in a relaxed manner.
What Role Will Michelle Obama Play?
Michelle Obama will play herself in "black-ish," that much should be said. However, it has not yet been announced in what form the Johnson family will meet Ms. Obama. She shared her delight in her new role on Twitter.
I've long been a fan of @BlackishABC's wit and all-around brilliance, and it was such a thrill to join in for an episode. I can't wait for you all to see it! ❤ https://t.co/NsyN6KfpG4
— Michelle Obama (@MichelleObama) October 28, 2021
The guest appearance in "black-ish" is not Obama's first foray into entertainment. She has already worked as a producer on Netflix productions such as "We The People." She has also made a guest appearance on the NBC series "Parks and Recreation."
Black-ish Season 8 Will Be The Last
The show was renewed by ABC for an eighth and final season back in May 2021. The seventh season consisted of 15 episodes but was cut short due to the Covid-19 pandemic. On the other hand, the last season grabbed a six-episode lineup and is scheduled to premiere later this year.
Over the years, the show has managed to be a part of the top 10 comedy shows and has been graced with several awards and multiple Emmy nominations. The popularity of drama revolving around an upper-class Black family resulted in Disney ordering a third spin-off titled 'Old-ish,' which is currently in development.
On the other hand, one of its spin-offs, 'Mixed-ish,' is awaiting confirmation about its fourth season.
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Indigal present their new collection "Noel", start a fundraiser to complete the project
The popular collective of independent Canadian 'Indie' artists 'Indigal' are all set to present their new album "Noel" which will be a collection of Christmas inspired fresh tunes especially for the holidays.
To complete the album project which is set to be released on December 1, 2015 they have also started a crowd funding campaign on Indiegogo with a goal of $5000.
The amount raised from the campaign will be utilized to manage the technical aspects of the project such as completing the mixing, mastering, production, packaging, promotion and distribution of the project. The album will be available for both digital download as well as in the form of physical CDs.
Indigal are also planning to organize a concert which surely requires a lot of funding to secure the venue plus sound equipments and technicians. The campaign will also support Indigal to complete the recording and editing of all the songs in a short period of time.
The album will be filled up with Christmas tunes with an indie twist and the Indigals will also be performing each song in a concert on Dec 6th, 2015 in Toronto. The proceeds from this concert will also go to support the Humber River Hospital Foundation which works for the digitization of the hospitals in North America.
The Christmas album will showcase the mesmerizing songs by 9 artists who are individually quite popular in Canada. Indigal 2015 represents women empowerment and proves that women can make a band together and achieve their dreams in life. The aim of the band is to use Indigal 2015 as the foundation of their upcoming Indigal projects and serve as an inspiration to many other emerging song artists.
Every Indigal is not only limited to singing but works as a multi-tasker and shows her talent and experience in performance, recording arts, musical arrangement, musicianship, production, directing, videographer and marketing. All of them have created successful projects till date including, live performances, regular online web series, music videos and much more.
They're well versed with the social media to promote their music. The success of this campaign will ensure the completion of their dream project and support them in achieving their goals in life.
Company Name: Indigal 2015
Contact Person: Jacqueline Auguste
Email: indigalmusic@gmail.com
Website: www.indigal.ca
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US Olympic fencer and bronze medalist wears X-symbol on hand on Olympic podium as a demonstration
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Race Imboden (far left) and his US teammates pose with their bronze medals in the men's foil team event at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.
US Olympic fencer and bronze medalist Race Imboden says he wore a black X symbol on his hand when he posed on the podium as a "demonstration."
Imboden and his teammates won the bronze medal match in the men's foil team event against Japan with a total score of 45 to 31, with Imboden defeating Kyosuke Matsuyama 10 to 7.
"The X is a symbol of solidarity. Some of the athletes communicated and decided upon this symbol to show solidarity for each other and support the oppressed," Imboden tweeted on Wednesday.
"For me I personally wore the symbol as a demonstration against rule 50. In support of athletes of color, Ending Gun violence, and all the athletes who wish to use their voice on the platform they've earned," Imboden added.
The Rule 50 ban, which prevents athletes from protesting or demonstrating at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, was upheld by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) ahead of this summer's Games.
In July, the IOC revised the rule by passing Rule 50.2, which permits athletes to express their views in mixed zones, press conferences, during interviews and several other locations. However, athletes are still not allowed to protest while on the podium.
According to IOC guidelines, sanctions for athletes who violate Rule 50 are handled on a case-by-case basis "to ensure due process and the proportionality of sanctions."
"I also wish to draw attention to the hypocrisy of the IOC, and all of the organizations who profit so immensely off the athletes and have yet to hear their call for change," added Imboden in his tweet.
"We try to respect the views of all the athletes; we've given them more opportunity to express themselves … We've created possibilities before the sport begins to make protests," said IOC spokesman Mark Adams earlier this week.
Imboden previously demonstrated at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru, when he took the knee while the national anthem played, later tweeting that he felt that the "shortcomings" of the United States – racism, the need for gun control, the mistreatment of immigrants, and "a President who spreads hate" – dimmed the pride he felt winning gold and bronze medals as a member of the US team.
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Race Imboden (third from left) takes the knee during the National Anthem Ceremony in the podium of men's foil team gold medal match at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru.
Imboden is one of several athletes who have made demonstrations at Tokyo 2020. US hammer thrower Gwen Berry raised a clenched fist as she was introduced into the stadium on Tuesday, later explaining she was protesting social and racial justice.
US shot-putter Raven Saunders was the first athlete to protest, crossing her arms into an X-shape while on the podium after she won silver at the women's shot put on Sunday.
However, the IOC said on Wednesday its investigation into Saunders' action is "fully suspended for the time being," after the news of her mother's death overnight.
CNN's Sana Noor Haq contributed to this report.
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This list of military aircraft of Japan includes prototype, pre-production and operational types regardless of era.
Wikipedia policy is to use the Japanese names for these aircraft, not the World War II Allied codenames, although these will be redirects and mentioned in the article. They may be listed here for ease of reference.
Kawanishi N1K-J 紫電 "Shiden" George 1942 ground-based derivative of the N1K.
Ida 1938 close air support aircraft.
Pine 1930 naval crew trainer.


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Qualys, a cloud-based security provider, has acquired the software assets of 1Mobility, the Singapore-based company focusing on mobile device management (MDM) data-loss prevention, and compliance enforcement.
1Mobility marks the third acquisition by Qualys in the last year. In 2017, Qualys acquired NetWatcher and Nevis Networks. Taken in total, the three companies add management and mobile capabilities to Qualys' traditional cloud offerings.
In particular, the addition of 1Mobility features will allow compliance enforcement and assurance across cloud and mobile infrastructures. In addition, the BYOD capabilities of the 1Mobility system will allow Qualys to support management and compliance across a wide variety of devices and the enterprise cloud to which they connect.
The full integration of 1Mobility capabilities into the Qualys Cloud Platform and its Cloud Apps should be complete in 2019.


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Па́трик «Пэт» Си́ммонс (; 21 ноября, 1974, Мус-Джо, Саскачеван, Канада) — канадский кёрлингист.

Скип своей команды. Играет на позиции четвёртого (в командах других скипов играл в основном на позиции третьего).

Бронзовый призёр чемпионата мира 2015. Дважды чемпион Канады (, ).

Команды

(скипы выделены полужирным шрифтом; см. также )

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Пэт Симмонс вырос на ферме рядом с Мус-Джо. Его родители, тоже кёрлингисты (также занимавшиеся управлением кёрлинг-клубом Hillcrest Curling Club в Мус-Джо), привели его в кёрлинг, когда ему было 9 лет.

В юности, катаясь летом на ферме на четырёхколесном мотоцикле, он, пытаясь въехать на крутой холм, перевернулся и повредил мышцы спины. Хиропрактика помогла ему восстановиться, и он решил стать хиропрактиком. Три года учился хиропрактике в университете Реджайны (:en:University of Regina). Учился также в :en:Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College.

Работает костоправом (хиропрактиком, мануальным терапевтом, ) в Crescent Park Chiropractic Centre (Мус-Джо).

Женат на Си́нди Си́ммонс (); она тоже кёрлингистка — в частности, была чемпионом Канады среди девушек-юниоров в 1990 (как Синди Форд, ), играла на позиции первого за Саскачеван на  и канадском олимпийском отборе по кёрлингу 2009. У них двое детей: дочь Макена (, род. 2004), сын Макс (, род. 2006).

Проживает и в Мус-Джо, и в Калгари — перемещаясь между городами на самолёте или автомобиле, для возможности заниматься одновременно и медициной, и кёрлингом («…Hometown: Moose Jaw (along with Calgary, my truck, the airport …)»).

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Ссылки
 Официальный сайт «команды Кюи» (Team Koe)

Кёрлингисты по алфавиту
Кёрлингисты Канады
Чемпионы Канады по кёрлингу
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