The nineteenth-century Yorkville families may well have used wooden butter stamps featuring images such as these.
Hilda and I never played baseball with uniforms, referees, coaches, or practices. Baseball, to us, was the game you played on the diamond by the well pit or out in the sheep pasture, whenever a family picnic brought in enough players. Players ranged in age from the six-year-old just learning to swing a bat, to Dad, who was permanent pitcher.
With Dad pitching, the young child's hit managed to roll right past the pitcher's mound, yet Dad always seemed to catch the ball hit by the teenager. Our games were more about everyone playing together than keeping score.
When writing Hattie's War, we drew on our childhood experiences to create the neighborhood ball games in Hattie's yard. This Saturday, we'll be watching the Milwaukee Cream Citys play vintage baseball. Their games, played in an open field in a park ringed by oak trees, are much more like our games in the pasture than like watching the Brewers at Miller Park.
Please join us at Greenfield Park at 1:00 on Saturday, May 2 to see how base ball was played in Hattie's day. Bring a lawn chair or blanket and enjoy an afternoon outdoors. Details can be found on the Cream Citys webpage. Books will be available for purchase as well.
Last April, a flooded basement put one third of our living space out of commission. Like many others in the Chicago area, we were faced with the ordeal of salvaging, cleaning up and rebuilding–again.
As my husband took off for a five-week trip to Asia, I was left to try to reconstruct our sons' bedroom. On more than one occasion, I was brought to tears wishing that my father was still alive. Dad would have known how to do this. Dad would have come down to help me. Dad could have fixed this.
I recruited friends from church to help me put up drywall. Perhaps I should rephrase that–Greg and John put up drywall, and my son and I helped. Once it was in place, I spent Mother's Day taping and mudding. Unfortunately, I had never done this before, and the book on drywalling that I had checked out of the library wasn't as helpful as I had hoped it would be.
Still, I kept at it, and halfway through the room I realized that I begun imitating what I had seen Dad do when patching holes in our plaster walls at home. By using the same kind of pressure on the drywall knives that Dad had, I was getting smoother walls. Too bad I was working in the closet by this time.
Lessons from our fathers stay with us long after they have left us. What a blessing when we discover a lesson that we didn't even know had been taught.
In Plank Road Winter, Hans's father dies in the Chicago Fire. But as writers, and as daughters whose father died six years ago, we know that Hans will continue to learn lessons from his father.
Thanks, Dad, for all you continue to teach me.
The lilacs in my yard, some of which have been brought to Illinois from the McEachron homestead, have bloomed and faded. The cold, wet spring has turned overnight into a blazing hot Memorial Day. Though I have another week of school, I am looking forward to summer days when I can dedicate more of my time to writing. (Good Lord willing and the creek don't rise.) Another revision of Plank Road Winter is underway, and other stories linger in my mind, waiting to make their way onto a printed page.
I also have a quilt to make, though not as intricate as those in Plank Road Summer. I'll be cutting up old t-shirts to make a quilt for my son to take to college. Pieces of his grade school, middle school, and high school years will travel with him on his new adventure. A piece of my grade school days just came back to me. Mr. Schmidt, my first principal, just commented on our "About the Authors" page. Please click to the Comments on that page to find a brief memory of my early years at Yorkville School.
As another summer arrives, I hope you all find time to enjoy whatever changes the season brings to your life.
What better way to finish writing Plank Road Winter, set in Chicago and Wisconsin in 1871-72, than by candlelight, with the power knocked out by the second largest blizzard in Chicago history? Though some people might have complained about the storm, for Hilda and me, it was a perfect gift. In our own homes, we settled down to hot chocolate or coffee and, sheltered from the howling winds and blowing snow, hammered out the last couple of chapter revisions.
Winter, with its shortened days and cold weather, can be a season of darkness and despair. My few hours of candlelight, while the blizzard raged outside, were enough to make me thankful for central heating and electricity. The next morning, when the sun was bright, I sent my teenagers out to shovel. When a neighbor came by with a snowblower, I felt obliged to leave my manuscript and lend a hand. Once outside, my children and I found that the snow that had cut us off from the wider world also reconnected us to the neighborhood, as we ventured through the drifts to see how others were faring. We helped dig out an SUV that tried, unsuccessfully, to make it down an unplowed road. We invited a neighbor boy to jump off our porch railing into the snow below. There was time for simple pleasures we don't make time for in the rush of our everyday lives.
Plank Road Winter captures despair and dark days, but the story also celebrates the neighborliness that gets us through our difficult times. We look forward to sharing the story with our readers. In the meantime, we hope that you have come through the Blizzard of 2011, and we would like to hear snow stories from your neighborhood.
Last year, with our book fresh off the press, Hilda and I enjoyed our own Plank Road Summer. We traveled about from one book event to another, eager to share our story with others. We felt like real authors, which seems a bit more glamorous than our everyday lives.
This summer, for me, has been exceptionally less glamorous. I had very good intentions, when the school year ended, about getting back to writing (We're working on the sequel!). But on June 23rd, when I was home alone–no husband, no children–it started to rain. And hail. And pour. Yard flooded. Basement leaked. Tornado sirens wailed. Power failed. Sump pump quit. Basement flooded.
Went outside to get a neighbor to help start the generator. Fell and broke my right (writing) arm! Neighbor arrived. Got generator going.
BUT couldn't get to hospital because the streets were flooded. My house was an island with water lapping against it on all sides. Called 911. A firefighter came to my rescue. Waded a long block through knee deep water to the ambulance. When I sat down on the gurney and lifted up my feet, my wellies flooded the inside of the ambulance….
Some of you can imagine the rest of my summer–a hot, itchy cast well past my elbow, sorting through sodden masses of possessions, drying out and reconstructing. And family visiting from Japan and Baltimore in the midst of it. A month later came a second flood, and another family member took an ambulance ride through the flooded streets.
Life is what happens when you're not writing. It's the challenges, heartaches, celebrations that form who we are and make up our own story. It's Plain Old Summer, which isn't really plain at all. It's memories, adventures, emotions, family, neighbors. It's the kind of thing you could write a book about. Maybe I will.
I was asked to speak about Plank Road Summer at a couple adult and youth Sunday school classes. Since an author never turns down an invitation to talk about her book, and the church was close to my heart, I agreed. Though we didn't write our book as a moral tale, we don't need to search very hard to see faith issues at work.
The 1850s Wisconsin community was facing a moral dilemma–what side would they take on the slavery issue? When Hilda and I started writing our book, every character in the neighborhood was against slavery. How could anyone have an opinion other than that? But as we dug deeper into the issues and laws of the time, we realized that some people in that community would have believed that following the law of the land was the right thing to do. The law stated that slaves were to be returned their masters in the South.
This became a starting point for my Sunday morning conversations–what would you have done? Would you have helped the slaves? Would you follow the law? Would you risk a $1000 fine? We came to understand that the people of the time would have faced an moral dilemma–when the right choice may not have seemed as obvious as it does to us today, 150 years later.
What issues do we have today that are dividing our communities? Health care, illegal immigration, human rights, political divisions. We face moral and ethical dilemmas every day, some close to home, and some at a national or international level.
My hope is that as we face the issues that divide us, we can remember one lesson from Plank Road Summer: In the end, everybody joined the dance. It didn't matter who won the horse race or who was an abolitionist or who was part of the posse–everybody joined the dance. As a country and as local communities, we need to take time to celebrate the unity we share, despite our differing opinions. How would our world be better if we listened more, accused less, worked together, and invited everybody to the dance?
The county fair is home to such competitions as cattle shows, tractor pulls, demolition derbies, pie auctions, and goat-milking contests. I admit that my sister author Hilda rose victorious when we battled one another last weekend in the goat-milking competition at the Racine County Fair. Oh, the humiliation we authors must suffer in search of publicity for our books. Other than being soundly defeated in the competition, I had a lovely day at the fair.
Our book tent featured an antique drum carder which fairgoers could crank to card wool for bookmark tassels. We also had live music–our own fiddler Matt Lutze, Hilda on penny whistle, and editor Phil Martin on accordion. We saw familiar faces and met new readers as people stopped by to purchase a book or find out more about Plank Road Summer. Even the Fair Royalty visited our booth to add planks to the road we were building.
During every summer of our childhood Hilda and I spent five days at the Racine County Fair. During the weeks prior to the fair we practiced showing our sheep, refinished furniture, sewed clothes, or worked on whatever other 4-H projects were to be entered into competition. In our day, we could hardly take five steps at the fair without seeing someone we knew. The fair was a community celebration, and everyone wanted to be part of it.
In Plank Road Summer this is the spirit we hope to communicate in our depiction of the first Racine County Fair. I confess that after my defeat in the goat-milking contest, I am feeling a bit like the loser of the horse race. But strike up the music– in a true community celebration, no matter who wins or loses, everyone can join in the dance.


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Activists: Travel ban will deal fatal blow to corruption
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The issuance of Executive Order 6 and placing of 50 politically-exposed persons (PEPs) on travel ban will deal corruption a fatal blow, according to the Centre for Anti-Corruption and Open Leadership (CACOL) and a human rights activist Dele Igbinedion.
While CACOL praised President Muhammadu Buhari for signing the Executive Order 6, Igbinedion said those who have no skeletons in their cupboards have nothing to worry about.
CACOL, in a statement by its Executive Chairman, Mr. Debo Adeniran, said tackling corruption required drastic measures.
"When we view the precarious situation corruption has thrown this nation and its people, we would better appreciate why drastic and precarious situation calls for a measure of drastic steps/ actions," it said.
The group faulted those criticizing the Federal Government for the order, saying that most democratic countries of the world have such provisions in their statute books.
CACOL said pending when all the laws needed to fight corruption are enacted and institutions strengthened, the President should be encouraged to deploy his powers such as the Executive Order 6.
"We commend the leadership of Muhammadu Buhari for taking advantage of such provisions and enjoin him to judiciously and expeditiously utilize same in a manner that is completely devoid of witch-hunting or any form of undue flagellations, while, constantly, holding our public office holders to account, irrespective of whose ox is gored," CACOL said.
Igbinedion said the President's action was "courageous, commendable and salutary".
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To him, the President has dealt a fatal blow to corruption, corrupt people, corrupt tendencies and corrupt enrichment from political office.
"It has been suggested that the Order 06 is unconstitutional, restrictive of human liberty and ultimately illegal. But all that posturing and postulation has been wiped away, broken-hearted, by the recent decision of the Federal High Court in Abuja.
"It is now accepted, subject to any contrary decision of a higher court, that the Presidential Executive Order 06 is valid, constitutional, legal and applaudable. It is also enforceable pronto, and enforce it, the President has ordered. Amen.
"Some have also claimed that the Order is targeted at political opponents. But those traducers of the mindless position fail to explain how their argument stands up in the presence of apolitical persons and even members of the President's political party, the All Progressives Congress (APC) on the list.
"But whatever the argument for or against, the Presidential Executive Order does not and cannot affect ordinary, hardworking Nigerians. So, fear not, my friends. For too long have corrupt people and their corruption held Nigeria and Nigerians by the jugular. It is now uhuru!
"Only corrupt former and present political office holders need to tremble in fear over Order 06. Anyone who is not corrupt should walk tall, happy and rejoice. Indeed, a Daniel is come to judgment," Igbinedion said.

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EXC is a condensed matter physics many-body theory software package implementing the Bethe–Salpeter equation in frequency-reciprocal space and on a plane wave basis set. Its purpose is to calculate, ab initio, dielectric and optical properties, like absorption, reflectivity, refraction index, electron and X-ray energy loss, for a large variety of systems, ranging from bulk systems, surfaces, to clusters or atoms. It is distributed under the GNU/GPL license.

See also

 ABINIT
 DP code
 YAMBO code
 PWscf
 Quantum chemistry computer programs

References

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Q: Firebase firestore Pagination is returning duplicate results I'm creating a social feed where I want to have infinite scrolling, using firebase pagination but the query is returning the same each time even when I have a lot of different data in my firestore database.
This is my initial query:
const getThreads = async () => {
    try {
      setLoading(true);
      const ref = firestore()
        .collection('Discover')
        .orderBy('rank', 'desc')
        .limit(10);

      let docSnaps = await ref.get();

      if (docSnaps.empty !== true) {
        let docData = docSnaps.docs.map(document => {
          return {
            data: document.data(),
            id: document.id,
          };
        });
        setLastVisible(docData[docData.length - 1].id);
        setThreads(docData); //Setting the data to display in UI
      }
      setLoading(false);
    } catch (e) {
      setLoading(false);
      console.log(e);
      Alert.alert(
        'Oops! Looks like something went wrong',
        'Please try again later',
        [{text: 'OK'}],
      );
    }
  };

As you can see each post/thread is being ordered by a rank field. And I'm setting the last visible as the documentId which is being used in the below query to get more posts/threads
async function getMoreThreads() {
    try {
      console.log('Getting More threads');
      if (lastVisible !== null) {
        setRefreshing(true);
        const ref = firestore()
          .collection('Discover')
          .orderBy('rank', 'desc')
          .startAfter(lastVisible)
          .limit(10);

        let docSnaps = await ref.get();

        if (docSnaps.empty !== true) {
          let docData = docSnaps.docs.map(document => {
            return {
              data: document.data(),
              id: document.id,
            };
          });
          console.log('DocData', docData.length);
          setLastVisible(docData[docData.length - 1].id);
          setThreads([...threads, ...docData]);
        }
        setRefreshing(false);
      }
    } catch (e) {
      console.log('Error getting more', e);
      Alert.alert(
        'Oops! Looks like somthing went wrong',
        'Please try again later',
        [{text: 'OK'}],
      );
    }
  }

My hypothesis of why this is happening is because I'm using documentIds to paginate and my  document Ids are numeric long integer strings like this
1002103360646823936,1259597720752291841, 974895869194571776, etc.
Help would be very much appreciated.

A: Your hypothesis is correct. The field that you are using to paginate with startAfter(...) should match the field you are using in the orderBy(...) method - in this case, your startAfter(...) method is assuming that you are passing it a rank value.
You can pass in the DocumentSnapshot object in your startAfter(...) method instead:
const ref = firestore()
          .collection('Discover')
          .orderBy('rank', 'desc')
          .startAfter(documentSnapshot) // document snapshot of the last element
          .limit(10);

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Remembering Attila Klein
Attila Klein, who was a member of the Brandeis faculty for over 40 years and helped found the Sustainable International Development (SID) program, has died at the age of 84, following a long illness.
Klein first joined the Brandeis faculty in 1962. His research originally focused on the biochemistry of how light influences the development of higher plants, but over the course of his career, Klein's academic interests grew. He was engaged with environmental science, teaching biology courses such as "Life in Extreme Environments," and he became a founding member of the Environmental Studies Program.
In 1994 he was part of the faculty committee that established the SID program, for which he later taught such courses as "Applied Ecology," "Coexistence and Natural Resource Management," and "Ecology and Development: Science and Policy."
"Attila was the ideal partner for me in shaping the SID program, for one of its core disciplines had to be environmental science," said Laurence R. Simon, professor of international development and the SID program's founding director. "While he had no direct experience in development, he brought not only rigor to teaching science to non-scientists, but also a deep empathy for the life experiences of many of our students.
"As a youth, Attila had fled the Nazi terror engulfing Europe," Simon continued. "I will always recall with boundless admiration and fondness Attila's gentle affirmation of life and his quiet dignity."
Heller students remember Klein as a passionate scholar and devoted mentor.
"He opened my mind to always consider the 'other's' perspective in my quest to save the world," said Ato J. Lewis MA/SID'05. "Sessions with Attila were not discussions of the pressing environmental issues of the day; they were explorations into the realities of how various communities around the world live and interface with their environment."
"He was a kind, generous professor and advisor," added Rhonda Neuhaus MA/SID'99. "We often talked about global environmental issues and had a shared passion and interest in our work in Costa Rica. Despite losing touch over the years, I always thought of him with sweetness, heart and gratitude."
Klein was just as generous with his time outside the University as he was with his students. Among his many commitments, he served on the Board of Directors of the International Nutrition Foundation for Developing Countries, the Scientific Advisory Committee of EARTHWATCH and the Committee for Human Rights of the American Anthropological Association.
Elizabeth Warren Wants to Start Erasing Student Debt on Her First Day in the White House
Rolling Stone discusses U.S. presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren's plan to erase student debts which cited a study by Institute on Assets and Social Policy at the Heller School.
Trump's joint-employer rule curbs wage theft lawsuits, but not in California
In the LA Times, David Weil calls the concept of joint employment critical because in many industries, workers' pay and job conditions are affected by multiple employers.
New Joint Employer Rule Hinges on Reception in Court
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The Week Brings Good & Bad News for Medicaid
NCPSSM2018-11-08T11:35:12-04:00November 18th, 2017|affordable care act, healthcare, Medicare|
Let's start with the good news. Yesterday, voters in Maine overwhelmingly approved the expansion of Medicaid in their state (59% to 41%), bucking the will of Republican Governor Paul LePage. The Governor had vetoed Medicaid expansion five times, but the people had the final say in yesterday's referendum. Now, some 70,000 Mainers should be newly eligible for Medicaid. That includes thousands of older residents not yet eligible for Medicare who can't afford private health coverage. Forbes calls the outcome a "victory for Obamacare."
A spokesman for the group that sponsored the ballot initiative starkly defined the stakes.
"Too many Mainers have already waited too long for health care. They shouldn't have to wait any longer. The governor cannot ignore the law or the Constitution of Maine. Simply put, the governor does not have veto power of citizen's initiatives and he cannot ignore the law." – David Farmer, Maine Medicaid expansion advocate
The federal government will cover 90% of the cost of expansion, injecting nearly $500 million into Maine's economy in the next two fiscal years. A recent study says those federal funds will generate 6,000 new jobs (mostly in the health sector).
Maine becomes the 33rd state (including D.C.) to expand Medicare. But as Sarah Kliff writes in Vox, the way Maine did it provides a potential template for expanding the program in other states:
Maine is the first state to expand Medicaid during the Trump administration, and also the first to do so via a ballot initiative than legislation. This offers a possible playbook for health care advocates in other states looking to extend coverage but stymied by political opposition. – Sarah Kliff, Vox 11/7/17
Of the 17 holdout states, Utah, Idaho, and Kansas may see Medicaid expansion on the ballot in 2018. Increased coverage, better access to care, and a huge economic boon should make this an obvious 'yes' vote – though outcomes are not guaranteed, especially without robust advocacy.
Advocates can expect the same kind of pushback from conservatives in these other states. Governor LaPage peddled the falsehood that the expansion would put an unsustainable financial burden on the Maine government. The Portland-Press Herald reports that the governor also perpetuated the myth that expanding Medicaid would give "free" healthcare to "able-bodied adults who can work and contribute to their own health insurance costs."
And that leads us to some bad news, which is that the Trump administration is using that same canard to chip away at Medicaid in red states across the country. Seema Verma, administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), announced a rule change this week that will allow states to impose work requirements on Medicaid beneficiaries. This supposes, of course, that there are legions of lazy Medicaid enrollees who could work, but just don't want to – a total myth.
As Talking Points Memo reported, most adults on Medicaid suffer from some of disability and cannot work. According to a 2017 study by the Kaiser Family Foundation, only 27% of Medicaid beneficiaries are adults without disabilities. Of those, 60% are, in fact, working. Most of the recipients not working have one of the following extenuating circumstances:
Caring for a family member full-time
Lack of jobs in their area
Criminal record prevents employment
The bottom line: most of the Medicaid recipients who can work do work
These new conditions will especially onerous for some six million older Americans (age 45-64) currently on Medicaid. This age group experiences more disability and chronic illness than younger recipients do. If forced to go without care because of new restrictions, they will arrive at the doorstep of Medicare in worse health, which can drive up program costs.
The Obama administration had it right, by allowing rule changes at the state level which "increase and strengthen overall coverage of low-income individuals" and "improve health outcomes for Medicaid and other low-income populations." The Trump administration, under Verma's leadership, is showing its contempt for the elderly and poor – and knee-jerk suspicion of federal programs that actually help society's most vulnerable. What's more, CMS' new rules defy candidate Trump's promises to "not touch your Medicaid." But as we've seen with his pledges to protect Social Security and Medicare, the President's promises are not worth the megabits they're tweeted on.
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Availability Search for Romantic Scotland
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Romantic Scotland
Exhibition by renowned painters Sir John Lavery, Patrick Nasmyth, and Sir James Guthrie.
Bringing together treasures from the National Gallery of Scotland's and Historic Environment Scotland's collections, Romantic Scotland contrasts the romantic depictions of Scotland's changing landscapes created by artists and writers in the 19th century, with the reality of ordinary life.
The exhibition includes works by renowned painters Sir John Lavery, Patrick Nasmyth, and Sir James Guthrie, whose dramatic landscapes continue to shape perceptions of Scotland, and stunning early photography and historic objects that reframe these works in their historical contexts.
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Nearly three and a half centuries after Moliere's comedy "Tartuffe" offended the devout Catholics of King Louis XIV's court, Ithaca College Theater is putting a new spin on the classic tale of hypocrisy and mistaken identity.
Originally set in the home of a 17th-century, upper-class French family, "Tartuffe" is about a con artist who poses as a religious fanatic in order to steal the belongings and social status of Orgon, the well-off head of the household. Through lies and deceit, Tartuffe invades Orgon's home and turns the lives of everyone in the house upside down.
The college's production transports "Tartuffe" from aristocratic France to the streets of Creole New Orleans, circa 1830, when it was a hub for free people of color escaping the recent traumas of slavery. Greg Bostwick, director and professor of theater arts, said he chose this setting in order to take advantage of the diversity of the students in the department.
Bostwick cast many African-American actors, including junior Dominique Legaux, to principle roles. Legaux said her New Orleans heritage helped her prepare for the part of the household maid, Dorine.
Senior set designer Alexander Woodward said he purposely designed Orgon's tidy and arranged home to contradict the eccentric action on stage. Woodward's set contains earthy tones of brown and mustard yellow along with hardwood floor planking and white wall moldings.
The comedy of the college's production of "Tartuffe" comes mainly through the characters' slapstick blocking. Fast-paced movements and sharply timed entrances and exits are part of what define the show's humor. Senior Angelica Duncan, who plays Orgon's coy and loving daughter Mariane, said Tartuffe's outlandish actions also provide a large comedic focus.
Duncan said audiences will easily relate to the exaggerated personas in the show.
Junior Corey Whelihan, who plays the conniving and deviant Tartuffe, describes his character as "scary, inbred white trash," but said in the end, Tartuffe's antics do not take away from the overlapping positive message of the production.
Bostwick said Tartuffe's behavior is one of the most entertaining parts of the show as a whole.
Senior costume designer Allison Gentry said finding costumes to fit the production's 19th-century Southern themes posed some challenges.
Gentry and other designers borrowed costumes from Cornell University's theater department and several vintage stores as far away as Connecticut.
With its combination of original and unconventional aspects, Legaux said the college's take on "Tartuffe" is sure to satisfy audiences.
"Tartuffe" will be performed at 8 p.m. today, tomorrow and Saturday with matinee performances at 2 p.m. tomorrow and Saturday, in Hoerner Theatre at Dillingham Center.


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The Top 10 Moments of 2019
By Lorena Palacios on Dec 31, 2019
2019 was an exciting year for DC SCORES, filled with an abundance of amazing moments and once-in-a-lifetime opportunities for our poet-athletes.
For over 3,000 kids at 70 sites throughout the District, 2019 was jam-packed with special moments on the field, in classrooms, and throughout the city as well. As we get ready to celebrate the new year, we thought it was necessary to look back on some of the most memorable moments of 2019 and recognize those that helped us get to this point in celebrating 25 years of DC SCORES.
1. Junior SCORES
This was a big year for the smallest SCORES participants. The Junior SCORES program grew to include 16 teams out of the 70 sites with DC SCORES programming in the city.
For those not familiar with Junior SCORES, this new program is open to first and second graders, team-based, and focuses on introducing kids to soccer and DC SCORES' values of teamwork, leadership, and commitment at a young age, so they can build interest in the sport and gain an early understanding of the power of being part of a team.
On top of the expansion in the size of the program, the Juniors also experienced brand new events like Junior Jamboree at Audi Field and Junior Frenzy in the fall season.
2. One Night One Goal
Audi Field hosted One Night One Goal in early May for a special night benefitting DC SCORES.
Over 500 attendees enjoyed a VIP experience that included mixing and mingling with D.C. United players, food and drinks curated by Chef Jose Andres' ThinkFoodGroup, and one-of-a-kind auction items and experiences, including a private strikers clinic with D.C. United captain, Wayne Rooney.
The grand success of the night was all made possible thanks to all of the sponsors, including D.C. United, Audi, Enlightenment Capital, The Diplomat Group, Levy and Wells Fargo.
3. Star-Studded Summer
The summer was a fun time for DC SCORES, as many european teams and World Cup champions made their way through DC to hang out with our kids.
Real Betis from Spain stopped by Amidon-Bowen for a soccer clinic before their friendly match against D.C. United. French Ligue 1 sent representation through Saint-Étienne, who hosted middle school poet-athletes and alumni at RFK Stadium for an elite practice. And Premiere League powerhouse Arsenal then stopped by the Truesdell Summer Camp to hang with our poet-athletes.
And the World Champion US Women's National Team got involved too, as female poet-athletes from Brightwood Education Campus and DC SCORES coaches held a soccer clinic with the help of New Balance and special guest, World Cup champion Rose Lavelle!
4. Familias Unidas
Thanks to the support from the Crimsonbridge Foundation, the O'Neill Foundation, and the Mayor's Office of Latino Affairs, 2019 was a big year to increase our outreach and engagement with our latinx families.
As over 40% of participants identify as hispanic/latinx, DC SCORES is making an effort to increase our support to our Spanish-speaking poet-athletes and families. In the past year, we've produced an all in Spanish-language video with testimonials from parents and alumni, as well as a new Spanish-language website (familias.dcscores.org) targeted for families with programming information.
Additionally, we wanted to celebrate and recognize the bilingual poems that poet-athletes have written over the years through a booklet titled "Las voces de DC SCORES" (The Voices of DC SCORES). Check out the PDF version HERE!
5. D.C. United and the Washington Spirit
The two professional soccer teams in the region were huge SCORES supporters in 2019.
D.C. United continued to provide amazing experiences for DC SCORES, and show why we're their Official Community Partner. During the whole 2019 season and with the support of Screaming Eagles, Audi Field's Section 138 hosted DC SCORES poet-athletes, alumni, families, and volunteers and provided the opportunity to cheer on their favorite MLS team. And the MLS series The Movement showcased D.C. United and their partnership with DC SCORES on the "Chocolate City" episode.
The Washington Spirit increased their support for DC SCORES poet-athletes. The team's majority owner, Steve Baldwin, is set to be on the host committee for 2020's One Night One Goal, showcasing the organization's commitment to helping the largest afterschool program in DC increase its reach throughout the city. SCORES participants and families attended Spirit games at Audi Field, and Spirit players were in full force at the annual Poetry Slam and One Night One Goal.
And the teams also joined forces to support SCORES, as D.C. United goalkeeper, Bill Hamid, and former Washington Spirit midfielder, Joanna Lohman served as the official ambassadors for DC SCORES throughout 2019 - 2020 as we celebrate the program's 25th anniversary.
6. Supporter of the Year: Volkswagen
Volkswagen has been a big supporter of DC SCORES for many years. Whether it's providing teams at Marie Reed Elementary School, sponsoring events like SCORE Awards and SCORESCon, there have been countless ways Volkswagen has made an impact in the local community.
As part of their "Drive Bigger" event, Volkswagen worked with America SCORES affiliates – including schools throughout all wards in DC served by DC SCORES – to fund over $450,000 in classroom projects, including 113 different projects in DC, for a total of over $66,000 in project funding for D.C. teachers!
If you watched the Women's World Cup this summer, you probably saw Director of Creative Arts and Education, Charity Blackwell, showcase the incredible work being done through America SCORES in a commercial donated by Volkswagen.
Additionally, thanks to Volkswagen's partnership with U.S. Soccer, the elementary boys team from Truesdell Education Campus walked out with the U.S. Men's National Team in their game against Cuba at Audi Field!
7. Soccer in the City
This year gave DC SCORES the opportunity to be on the big screen. A new documentary, Soccer in the City, features well-known American and international soccer stars, inspiring coaches, and organizations committed to breaking down barriers, including DC SCORES!
Soccer in the City is now available on Amazon Prime. The documentary prominently features DC SCORES poet-athletes, coaches, volunteers and staff. We hope you enjoy Soccer in the City, and that you will help us share the film and the inspiring stories it tells.
In addition to sharing news about the movie, you can help the film climb the ranks on Amazon by doing any of the following things:
Review the movie on Amazon
Review the movie on imdb.com
Follow the movie on social media (@SITCmovie on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook), invite others to do so, and post about the movie and DC SCORES, sharing the link to the film.
8. Awards
2019 was a special year of recognition. DC SCORES was recognized at the 34th Annual Mayor's Arts Awards with the Award for Excellence in Arts Education. The Award for Excellence in Arts Education honors an individual, group, nonprofit organization, or private entity that has made significant contributions in Arts Education in the District of Columbia by supporting the development of imagination and creativity in young people, and demonstrating the value of the arts as essential to education.
The DC Public Charter School Board recognized the work DC SCORES does in the community by awarding our organization with the DC PCSB Best Practice Award for Community Influence.
On top of the organizational-wide recognitions, various staff members were also acknowledged for their work with DC SCORES. Chief Program Officer, Sean Hinkle, was honored with the President's Council on Sports, Fitness & Nutrition Community Leadership Award, and Charity Blackwell, was the D.C. United finalist for the 2019 MLS Works Community MVP award.
Additionally, the Catalogue for Philanthropy picked DC SCORES for inclusion in its catalogue as one of the best nonprofits in the DMV area.
9. Capital Cup
One of the highlights of the Fall SCORES season is The Capital Cup, the culminating championship games of the DC SCORES Middle School soccer leagues. This season, DC SCORES partnered with the Public Charter School Athletic Association (PCSAA) to expand the middle school soccer leagues to 42 participating teams from 28 DC Public and Public Charter schools.
Besides the expansion of teams in the league, the Capital Cup itself grew into a two-part event, where teams played a Division Final at Audi Field and the Championship at The Fields at RFK Campus.
The Capital Cup Championship wrapped up the season at The Fields at RFK Campus. DC SCORES partnered with the District of Columbia State Athletic Association (DCSAA) to host the championship games to offer a new and exciting experience to this year's Capital Cup.
10. Poetry
The poetry component of DC SCORES was elevated like never before during 2019.
Grammy-nominated Tank & The Bangas spent an afternoon with DC SCORES alumni at the Library of Congress for a special opportunity to collaborate and showcase their talent.
Thanks to a new partnership with Busboys and Poets, Youth Open Mics are held on the fourth Saturday of every month at the new Busboys in Anacostia. This space is completely run by the youth and gives everybody the opportunity to share what's on their mind. This monthly recurring event is open to the public; free for kids and $5 for adults and tickets can be bought at the door.
Finally, Our Words Our City, the blackbox theater showcase, gave some of our talented poet-athletes a chance to shine alongside other professional poets. This one-of-a-kind poetry showcase is making a comeback on February 6, 2020 at Studio Theatre. Join us for a special edition of Our Word Our City, as DC SCORES celebrates its 25th anniversary with performances from current DC SCORES poet-athletes, alumni, professional poets from the DMV area, and featured performer, Clint Smith. Purchase your tickets today!
This has been another fantastic year for DC SCORES thanks to all of the people that make it possible – from the staff, coaches, supporters, volunteers, families, and of course the poet-athletes! 2019 was a busy year, but more importantly, a year filled with new opportunities to continue the mission of creating more neighborhood teams throughout the city.
Thank you to everyone that has been a part of this wonderful year and we hope to team up with you again in 2020!
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Five Thoughts on Tuesday Night's College Football Playoff Rankings
By Derek Duke
The month of November brings many things in the world of college sports. College Football is in full swing, the start of college basketball begins and then of course we get the College Football Playoff rankings every Tuesday night.
There have been plenty of head scratching moments from the playoff committee on a weekly basis so I thought it would be fun to share my five thoughts on this week's playoff rankings.
1. Long Live the Lack of Respect for the Big 12
It's not news anymore at this point because each and every year it feels like everyone on the playoff committee could care less about the Big 12 Conference. Last Week, Oklahoma was undefeated with an 9-0 record yet there were five teams with a loss ranked ahead of them. The committee doesn't have to worry about the Sooners anymore because they are now ranked thirteenth after falling to a top fifteen Baylor squad.
Then we have the highest ranked Big 12 team in Oklahoma State checking in at number nine. The Cowboys are 9-1 and have been playing great football over the last few weeks yet it seems like the committee still views them as a pretender instead of a contender. They are behind THREE Big Ten east teams who all have one loss.
2. What's the Deal with the Big Ten?
Speaking of the Big Ten east, why are there three Big Ten teams from the same division ranked in the top seven? That makes zero sense and of course it is going to be used to prop up Michigan, Michigan State and Ohio State. Out of all these three teams, who have they beaten? Ohio State doesn't have a win over any team currently ranked in the top 25. Michigan State beat Michigan (yet are still somehow ranked behind them) and Michigan's best win was against a three loss Wisconsin team. Give me break.
3. Oregon Still Gets a Free Pass
Something that nobody is talking about is the fact that Oregon lost to a team with a current record of 3-7. If not for their week two win against Ohio State, this team wouldn't even sniff the top four but because the committee feels the need to prop up the Big Ten, they have to be ranked ahead of the Buckeyes moving forward. The Ducks got a get out of jail free card with their early season win and with a weak Pac-12 schedule, they have the easiest path to make the playoff out of anyone else in the entire country.
4. Could Cincinnati Crack the Top 4?
Despite being ranked number five last week, the Bearcats didn't have a lot of juice left in their schedule to get the attention of the playoff committee. Now with Houston finally cracking the top 25, could that be enough to boost Cincinnati into the top four if Alabama falls to Georgia in the SEC title game? I think it should. Of course, Houston needs to beat Memphis and UConn to finish out the year but if they do that and meet Cincinnati in the AAC title game, that could be the final piece to get the Bearcats in. But who knows considering how little the committee thinks of group of five teams.
5. Joey Galloway is a Clown
It's no secret that Joey Galloway is the worst college football analyst that ESPN has. The stuff that comes out of his mouth on a weekly basis is jaw dropping at times because most of what he spews is complete garbage. Take a listen to him making a case for Alabama to stay at number two even if they lose to Georgia in the SEC title game. Keep in mind, Alabama already has one loss so another one would make them a two-loss team who didn't even win their conference.
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— Derek Duke (@DerekDuke25) November 17, 2021
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Chapter 248: A Bit of Backstory
Posted on December 4, 2015 by mike777ac
Lucrecia wasn't the only golem who managed to gain sentience; every time one of the Stoneguard absorbed two rank-E mana-cores, they would evolve. During the process, a soul from a recently deceased 'Citizen' of Luxiana, would swiftly enter inside.
In fact, even lingering spirits from before the town became part of Michael's territory, would occasionally have the opportunity to resurrect themselves. However, the Wood-Elves who were being killed, seemed to have their souls banished by the other wisps.
The Nephilim muttered "It must be some kinda defense mechanism, so that people wouldn't be able to respawn within an enemy city… Well, they might be consciously expelling them, but I kinda doubt it. Hmmm, anyway, it's pretty hilarious how the golems are ripping the bastards apart 'zombie-style' and convenient how they even clean up all of the mess afterwards. I wish I had more Demonic Basilisk mana-cores… Oh well, I'm just happy that I don't have to personally deal with these dumbasses."
Laura was wearing a white robe and carrying a pure-silver staff, with a large crystalline orb on the end. She walked over and said "Michael, thank you for helping us again… I apologize for our weakness; if we were only stronger, we wouldn't need you and your Companions to save us all the time. Is Daniel okay? He was being chased by some evil men…"
He smirked, "Of course he's fine; I used some of those bastards' mana-cores to upgrade this place, hehe~. Anyway, I'm glad you guys aren't dead, cause it'd be a pain in the ass to bring you back to life. Oh wait, you're a Resident, so it'd probably be automatic, huh? So yeah~, I just wanted to let you know that you're kinda-sorta… a grandmother. Well, she ain't Elina's 'biological' daughter, but she is 'mine'. I just figured you'd be interested in meeting Rachael… Sorry Luxiana, but you can't really fit through my doorway, so you'll have ta wait till later ta see her."
Before she had the chance to fully process what he had just said, Michael grabbed her shoulder and the two of them vanished. An instant later, they were standing in a rather spacious, empty and dark, wooden room.
The Priestess immediately cast 'Illumination' and when she was about to speak, the Nephilim asked "Is Elina really your daughter… By that, I mean, is she adopted? More specifically, did someone who might look something like me, or one of my other Companions, hand you a baby and say 'Don't tell anyone this happened!' or some such bullshit? This is kinda important, so don't lie to me, okay? If I have to, I can pry the secrets outta your mind with a bit of telepathy… I don't wanna do that to you though."
Laura tilted her head and seemed completely perplexed, "I don't understand what you're talking about… If you truly wish to witness the day that Little Lina was born, I have no qualms with allowing you to scan through my memories."
She had a warm smile, as she stared into his glowing crimson eyes and enthusiastically recounted "I suppose I should start with Elina's father… As I'm sure you're aware, I broke my vows to become a mother, like many Priestesses, Monks, Paladins and other devout Luxians. The Goddess of Light is very fond of 'innocence', but without children, there would be no true 'innocence'. Richard Jacobs was such a nice boy, then he grew into a handsome man, and eventually we fell in love with each-other. It was wonderful… Our first child was a boy, so we named him after his father.
"Then there was my first, beautiful daughter, and after that was her baby sister… We also had two more sons, but they died from a plague that swept through the village. That was when things started to change for the worse. Our harvests that year were almost nonexistent… Fortunately, a Convent in the Luxian Warbeast Theocracy was willing to give us enough food to last through the winter, but we had to offer up ten children who were born with the Light Affinity. Jasmine, Elina and Daniel were among the kids who were sent away…
"Rick was more devastated when his little sister left, than when his younger brothers passed away. It was around that time when Lilly began learning to become a Fire Mage from my sister. Everything settled down for a while and the 'Jacobs Clan' was regularly hunting deeper into Ariel's Meadow. There were hundreds of members, so it was rare for any accidents to occur… but I had a bad premonition. An angel spoke to me in a dream and warned me that if I didn't stop Richard, something terrible would happen."
Michael snickered, asking "Did she look like your daughter does now?"
Laura shook her head, "No, she appeared as a young elven child, with four ebony wings upon her back and light-brown skin… I remember one of her eyes being azure and the other crimson. It was very strange, and I assumed that she was some sort of demon, trying to deceive me; I was wrong. Jasmine and Lina were caught umm, 'fooling around' by one of the instructors at the Convent. You see, in Luxiana, we've always taught our children that love is something that's beyond Race, religion, and even gender, but most places aren't like that. In the town that they were sent to, relationships between two men or two women, were viewed as abominations against Lux… even more so, since Elina and Jasmine were cousins."
The Nephilim smirked, "Hehehe~, yeah, the whole 'incest is bad' thing was mainly a form of preventing parents from abusing their kids and keeping close relatives from having children with birth-defects. Of course, it also had to do with politics, legality issues, and all kinds of other bullshit. Anyway, if there's no weird time-travel nonsense involved, then there's no reason for us to be all secretive about this."
He abruptly teleported the two of them into the kitchen, and Michael telekinetically pulled the 'Arcane' jar of elbow macaroni into his right hand. All of his gear was swiftly unequipped, except for a white t-shirt and black boxers, as he grabbed a mithril pot from beneath the counter. The sink was able to fill it with already boiling water, so all he really needed to do was pour out a pound of pasta and use the stove to keep it heated.
In fact, he was able to do everything with telekinesis, he was simply too 'used' to needing his hands to physically move objects. Laura sighed, as she watched him cooking so rapidly and efficiently; she muttered "Such convenient magic… In Luxiana, most of us have to use firewood to-"
"Holy shit! I can't believe I forgot about that! Hahaha~, damn, it's a good thing you said something before winter. Hmmm, geothermal heat would probably be the most consistent and efficient… but the price is pretty high. Well, I've already invested so much fucking money already, so why not? It'd be different if I had to manually install them, or even just 'design' the shit, but since it's just an option… This should make it possible to have hot-water too. Yeah, I don't even know how you guys survived with such archaic technology. Welp, there goes fifty-gold… It's still not really enough though; it'd be nice if there was a way to have gas stoves, but magic is probably even better. And now I'm completely broke. Whatever, it shouldn't be too hard to earn it back later." Michael had casually upgraded the quality of life for everyone in Luxiana, but with all of the chaos that was happening because of the violent Wood-Elves, it would be a while before anyone even noticed.
A few moments passed, before he turned to Laura and asked "Okay~, so what happened after the two naughty kitty-cats were kicked out of the Convent for being horny lesbian cousins?"
The chubby woman chuckled, then continued her story: "Jasmine lacked the faith and dedication required to truly become a Priestess, but Little Lina was able to develop a pure Light mana-core before she was even eighteen. While my lazy niece was fooling around all day, all three of my children joined the 'Jacobs Clan'. They were in a seven-person Party called 'Feline Grace', thus starting what was 'supposed' to be a successful career as adventurers. It was at that time when a strange elven girl came into town.
"She had these snake-like crimson eyes, long and curly red hair… her skin was shiny and bronze. It wasn't the first time that she stayed in Luxiana though; eighteen years before that, my older sister was really sick. We though that she was going to die, but that mysterious woman gave her some sort of miracle potion and within a few hours, my sister was completely healthy again. I believe she called herself… Minari Sarina Jalicia? It was such an odd name."
Michael started laughing hysterically, adding various spices to his concoction and saying "Ah~, I think I finally get it now, but anyway, keep going with your story."
Laura sighed, "When she came by the second time, she agreed to join the Jacobs Clan on a fairly dangerous hunt. I normally stayed in Luxiana, but she convinced me and Jasmine to go with her and the others. There was a herd of over a thousand 'Horned Rabbits', though none of them was very powerful. Once the battle ended, there were a few dozen seriously wounded, and at least ten deaths. However, Minari managed to heal and resurrect everyone."
The Nephilim finally finished cooking the pasta and telekinetically removed it from the boiling water. He placed the macaroni on two plates, then covered it in a rich and creamy 'white-sauce' that was mostly garlic, vegetable oil and 'milk'.
It was debatable which 'animal' the milk came from, but Laura didn't seem to care. She just gratefully accepted the meal and sat down in the comfortable golden and white chair.
After he handed her a fork, he sat to her left, in Talia's seat, and began eating. The Priestess eventually said "She was definitely extremely powerful… My husband and sister were both over level fifteen and Elites, but I suppose, compared to yourself, they wouldn't have seemed very strong. Still, I believe that Minari was probably more powerful than you and your Companions… Even though she was so strong, she merely watched as the rest of us struggled to survive against that monster. It was a level-ten Boss, an enormous hedgehog and it had an army of porcupines assisting it. The battle was terrible… In the end, only a dozen of us survived."
Michael sighed, asking "What happened to the elven girl?"
Laura smiled wryly, "She collected the mana-cores from everyone who died and told me 'We'll meet again in ten years or so… I won't be able to resurrect everyone until then.' With a wave of her hand, she teleported all of us back to Luxiana. Jasmine's father was furious… He took his daughter with him and chased after Minari, in hopes of having my sister brought back to life. However, I still trust her for some strange reason… Especially after meeting you, I feel like it won't be long before she comes back and fulfills her promise."
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34 thoughts on "Chapter 248: A Bit of Backstory"
iamviruz on December 5, 2015 at 4:30 pm said:
Er, I bet that's Alice? Or maybe Rachael or someone related to Alice or Michael… Shit, is this time travel bs again? =.=
Thanks for the chapter~~
mike777ac on December 5, 2015 at 4:54 pm said:
You know I can't answer those questions right? lol
ik, just stating my mind~~ welp, this is some type of torture as the truth will not be disclosed easily and you might as well disclosed it when people actually forgot or lose interest in it. hmm, such a painful suspense. damnit mike.
Well, by this point, you should be able to guess. 😛
Rough guess maybe, but the truth, only you, the God of this story; the author knows about it lol
Well, you'll find out in like 40ish chapters then? lol
ashr on December 5, 2015 at 3:27 am said:
I'm surprised Michael managed to listen to all that without killing or fucking someone.
mike777ac on December 5, 2015 at 4:07 am said:
I know, right? lol
Tereus on December 4, 2015 at 8:36 pm said:
With the serious mind you put into tangling this plot i think you have good chance to get hold of what is going on in "Bold and Beautiful".
Keep this up 😛
I honestly have no idea what you're talking about…
kessanrpg on December 4, 2015 at 4:32 pm said:
If you want, you could start a background info about some Xianxia dude, then half-way, cut it short….that guy's body I mean. And another, and another, until Michael himself is pissed off at it (breaking the 4th wall 😀 )
There was tons of superfluous xianxia backstory in the Long Dong arc, but that was because it was a whole arc lol.
Yerltvachovicic on December 4, 2015 at 3:20 pm said:
Finally some backstory!
Not Xianxia assholes backstory, but still…
Maybe in the next chapter? 😀
Lmao, what would be the point in creating a super-long backstory to some asshole I was just gonna kill off immediately? If I'm gonna do backstory, it'll be with characters that actually matter, like Laura, Elina and Jasmine 😛
No one want a super-long backstory, but even short backstories are half the fun!
Half a page would be sufficient :F
I'm waiting ^_^
These guys are already dead, so there's no point lol. There will be other slightly more important 'bad-guys' in the future, who will have backstories… if that makes you feel better? lol
zoggi on December 4, 2015 at 3:59 pm said:
it's like eating Twinkies… purely for the filling.
Well, Twinkies are gross, they make me sick, and even just eating them hurts my teeth lol.
anarchydev on December 4, 2015 at 3:06 pm said:
All this plot hurts my small brain XD…
Is backstory the same thing as plot? lol
deadlybell on December 4, 2015 at 5:33 pm said:
in this situation the answer is
as for why its simple its both backstory and future at the same time, timey wimey stuff, ergo its both backstory and future story all rolled up into one
I suppose so, but it's Laura's backstory, from Laura's perspective. Well, I like plot either way lol.
Jin_Mori on December 4, 2015 at 3:00 pm said:
Don't get the name (Minari Sarina Jalicia) reference. Can someone explain?
It isn't a reference lol
afk48 on December 4, 2015 at 3:33 pm said:
combo of michael inari sarah elina jasmine alice talia
jasss22 on December 4, 2015 at 2:25 pm said:
I've pretty much reached that point, where I can't think of witty title names anymore lol
Don Roronoa Zoro on December 4, 2015 at 2:46 pm said:
just do your best
deraxus on December 4, 2015 at 3:44 pm said:
Look for a random title generator?
jarjarthinks on December 4, 2015 at 5:27 pm said:
Take a quote from the veerry end of the chapter, and put it as the title, doesn't matter if it is the cliff hanger or not 😛
I mean, LLS does this all the time.
No, I would never do that lol. I would never put spoilers in the fucking title! Goddamn it, I hate when they do that shit! lol
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import java.io.Serializable;

/**
 * This class CytobandDE the properties of an caintergator CytobandDE object.
 *
 * @author BhattarR, BauerD
 */

/**
*
*
*/

public class SampleIDDE extends DomainElement implements Cloneable, Comparable{

	/**
	 * IMPORTANT! This class requires a clone method! This requires that any new
	 * data field that is added to this class also be cloneable and be added to
	 * clone calls in the clone method.If you do not do this, you will not
	 * seperate the references of at least one data field when we generate a
	 * copy of this object.This means that if the data field ever changes in one
	 * copy or the other it will affect both instances... this will be hell to
	 * track down if you aren't ultra familiar with the code base, so add those
	 * methods now! (Not necesary for primitives.)
	 */

	/**
	 * Initializes a newly created CytobandDE object so that it
	 * represents an CytobandDE.
	 * This default constructor is used by Castor XML
	 */
	public SampleIDDE() {
		super("");
	}

	/**
	 * Initializes a newly created CytobandDE object so that it
	 * represents an CytobandDE.
	 */
	public SampleIDDE(String sampleID) {
		super(sampleID);
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the value for this CytobandDE object
	 *
	 * @param object
	 *            the value
	 */
	public void setValue(Object obj) throws Exception {
		if (!(obj instanceof String))
			throw new Exception(
					"Could not set the value.  Parameter is of invalid data type: "
							+ obj);
		setValueObject((String) obj);
	}

	/**
	 * Returns the cytobandLocation for this CytobandDE obect.
	 *
	 * @return the cytobandLocation for this CytobandDE object
	 */
	public String getValueObject() {
		return (String) getValue();
	}

	/**
	 * Sets the cytobandLocation for this CytobandDE object
	 *
	 * @param sampleID
	 *            the cytobandLocation
	 */
	public void setValueObject(String sampleID) {
		if (sampleID != null) {
			value = sampleID;
		}
	}
	/**
	 * Overrides the protected Object.clone() method exposing it as public.
	 * It performs a 2 tier copy, that is, it does a memcopy of the instance
	 * and then sets all the non-primitive data fields to clones of themselves.
	 *
	 * @return -A minimum 2 deep copy of this object.
	 */
	public Object clone() {
		SampleIDDE myClone = (SampleIDDE) super.clone();
		return myClone;
	}

	public int compareTo(Object anotherSampleIDDE) throws ClassCastException {
	    if (!(anotherSampleIDDE instanceof SampleIDDE))
	      throw new ClassCastException("A SampleIDDE object expected.");

	    String anotherSampleValue = (String)((SampleIDDE) anotherSampleIDDE).getValueObject();
	    return this.getValueObject().compareTo(anotherSampleValue);
	  }

	public boolean equals(Object anotherSampleIDDE){
	    if(anotherSampleIDDE == null || !(anotherSampleIDDE instanceof SampleIDDE))
	        return false;
	    if(((SampleIDDE)anotherSampleIDDE).getValue().equals(value))
	      return true;
	    else return false;

	  }//end overridden equals()

	public int hashCode(){
		return getValueObject().hashCode();

	}
}

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Law Enforcement rallies to Festival
As thousands of people gathered outside Emporia for the 43rd Virginia Pork Festival, their safety and security were being guarded by law enforcement officers from several jurisdictions, all working together with the Greensville County Sheriff's Office to ensure a smooth and successful festival.
Such smoothness doesn't come without a lot of work behind the scenes, according to Greensville County Sheriff Tim Jarratt.
"It probably takes about six months to coordinate everything," Jarratt said. "That long to get everything in place, and of course, the final couple of weeks before the festival there's a whole lot to do."
Jarratt and his staff coordinated with several area law enforcement agencies, including the Emporia Police Department, Sussex and Surry County Sheriff's Offices, Emporia Sheriff's Office, the Virginia State Police and others to ensure there was adequate police presence to protect and control the enormous crowd that filled the Meherrin Ruritan Club grounds for the festival, held under calm and beautiful skies and moderate temperatures Wednesday.
Once officers and deputies arrive for the festival, they have to be sworn in as temporary deputies for the Sheriff's Office in order to be able to operate fully as law enforcement agents at the festival, Jarratt said, which takes a little time. They are usually then paired with local deputies in order to ensure they don't have to make court appearances if there are criminal infractions.
Officers and deputies prepare for various types of trouble, including fighting, disburbances, medical issues, and even terrorism.
"You have to prepare," Jarratt said. "You hope for the best but prepare for the worst."
The good weather could also have been a mixed blessing, Jarratt said, because moderate temperatures tend to lead to increased consumpton of both food and alcohol, though the Sheriff added there have no major problems at the pork festival for several years.
Considering the size of the crowd and the seriousness of the task of protecting all those people, Jarratt said cooperation between neighboring agencies is essential.
"We could not provide adequate police presence at this event without help from our neighboring agencies," Jarratt said.
Jarratt added he's very pleased to be able to say he enjoys good relationships with the agencies who helped with the festival, and was grateful for their support for such a large-scale endeavor.
"The support is great," Jarratt said. "I feel very blessed to know that we can depend on each other, and we will continue to strive to maintain and strengthen those relationships."
Emporia Police Chief Ricky Pinksaw agreed with Jarratt's assessment of the strong bond between the City police and the Sheriff's Office, and said the festival was an impressive event due in part to the cooperation and coordination of so many different guardians of safety.
"You can't make it on your own in this day and age," Pinksaw said. "It's all about strengthening those bonds for a safe community.
Sussex County Sheriff Raymond Bell said he's a regular at the Pork Festival and was very happy to help. For him, given his long-standing relationship with the Greensville County Sheriff's Office, helping out came down to a simple idea.
"They called, we came," Bell said. "We have always worked well together. That kind of cooperation makes all our communities a whole lot safer."
Surry County Sheriff's Office Angie Gainey said she had never attended an event as large as the Pork Festival and was happy to have made the trip to help out.
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Q: Semantic highlighting in Qt Creator not finding some headers I am using Qt Creator on Arch Linux for a plain C++ project. I have enabled the ClangStaticAnalyser plugin, but it first complained about missing headers such as stdio. After adding INCLUDEPATH += /usr/include/c++/6.2.1/ to my .pro file, which I am not fond of, since it will break on gcc updates, it stopped complaining about those files, but doesn't seem to be able to find some symbols (almost every symbol, actually).
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Please do not pay a lot of attention to the code. It compiles fine, but has been hastily converted from C to C++ (hence the fp variable name), and was more of a scratchpad-style code.
I am considering disabling the static analyzer altogether, but it would be nice to have it. I tried looking this up online on a variety of websites (including SA) without success.
So, here is my question: how to make those warnings disappear? I suspect that there's something wrong with my Qt Creator/Clang/Project configuration, but I didn't find anything related.
Other question (somewhat related): is there a way to get rid of the gcc version in the project file, to make it more cross-platform?


St. Wendelin's En Camino program brings the Catholic Church to migrant farm workers. During the summer months Sr. Elizabeth Maria Garcia ministers to the migrant camps in Seneca County. With the help of St. Wendelin Fostoria parishioners, she provides the migrant families with food, clothes, helps to connect them with social and pastoral services, and facilitates a worship service at each camp. Deacon Melvin Shell, Deacon Jim Hammer, Amelia Reyna and Alma Gutierrez from Job and family services minister in the Fremont Ohio area. Mary Torres serves in the area of immigration services in Toledo, OH from her office in St. Peter and Paul Parish.


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Q: IE6 dropdown Navigation not working My dropdown menu is not working in IE6. Here is the css code
 a:focus {
outline:none;}

.menu {
width:1000px;
height:32px;
position:relative;
z-index:100;
font-family:arial, sans-serif;
}

/* hack to correct IE5.5 faulty box model */
* html .menu {
width:1000px;

}

/* remove all the bullets, borders and padding from the default list styling */
.menu ul {
padding:0;
margin:0;
list-style-type:none;
}

.menu ul ul {
width:149px;
}

/* float the list to make it horizontal and a relative positon so that you can control the dropdown menu positon */
.menu li {
float:left;
width:149px;
position:relative;
border-top: #999 1px solid;
 margin-right:10px;
 }

.menu li:hover {
float:left;
border-top: #ff0 1px solid;
}

.nav-selected {
font-weight: bold;
}

.menu li li:hover {
float:left;
border-top: none;
 color: #999;
 }

.menu li li {
float:left;
width:149px;
position:relative;
border-top: none;
}

/* style the links for the top level */
.menu a, .menu a:visited {
display:block;
font-size:12px;
text-decoration:none;
color:#999;
width:149px;
height:26px;
line-height:29px;
}

/* a hack so that IE5.5 faulty box model is corrected */
* html .menu a, * html .menu a:visited {
width:149px;
w\idth:149px;
}

/* style the second level background */
.menu ul ul a.drop, .menu ul ul a.drop:visited {}
/* style the second level hover */
.menu ul ul a.drop:hover{}
.menu ul ul :hover > a.drop {}
/* style the third level background */
.menu ul ul ul a, .menu ul ul ul a:visited {}
/* style the third level hover */
.menu ul ul ul a:hover {}

/* hide the sub levels and give them a positon absolute so that they take up no room */
.menu ul ul {

visibility: hidden;
position:absolute;
height:0;
top:26px;
left:0;
width:150px;

}

/* another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul {
top:26px;
t\op:27px;
}

/* position the third level flyout menu */
.menu ul ul ul{
left:149px;
 top:-1px;
 width:149px;
 }

/* position the third level flyout menu for a left flyout */
.menu ul ul ul.left {
left:-149px;
}

/* style the table so that it takes no ppart in the layout - required for IE to work */
.menu table {
position:absolute;
top:0;
left:0;
border-collapse:collapse;
}

/* style the second level links */
.menu ul ul a, .menu ul ul a:visited {
color:#999;
height:auto;
line-height:15px;
padding-bottom:4px;
width:149px;
}

/* yet another hack for IE5.5 */
* html .menu ul ul a, * html .menu ul ul a:visited {
width:149px;
w\idth:149px;
}

/* style the top level hover */
.menu a:hover {color:#ff0;}
.menu ul ul a:hover {color:#ccc;}
.menu :hover > a {color:#ff0;}
.menu ul ul :hover > a {color:#ccc;}

/* make the second level visible when hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul li:hover ul, .menu ul a:hover ul{
visibility:visible;
width: auto;
 }
/* keep the third level hidden when you hover on first level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul ul{
visibility:hidden;
}
/* make the third level visible when you hover over second level list OR link */
.menu ul :hover ul :hover ul{
visibility:visible;
}

Please help me as soon as possible...

A: If you're talking about the actual drop-down portions of the menu not working, it's because the overflow command is broken in IE6.  IE6 does not properly display overflow properties (in this case overflow: visible to allow the dropdown menu to be shown).  Unfortunately there is no easy fix.  You can search on the web for some CSS Hacks for IE6 to try and fix the overflow issue, but they do not work with every case.  Good luck.


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A Sponsored Programs Specialist is part of the Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) service delivery team whose mission is to provide the best possible customer service to the VUMC research community. This position will work in a high-volume, fast-paced, and dynamic team environment assisting in achieving departmental goals by providing various proposals and award services support to an assigned portfolio with duties of a complex and confidential nature.
Sponsored Programs Specialist (SPS) supports an assigned departmental portfolio of faculty/fellow researchers (PIs) and staff with the administration of pre-award and awards management tasks, with a focus on customer service .
The SPS's duties include but are not limited to; review of proposals and awards for compliance with VUMC and sponsor policies. The SPS collaborates with departmental staff and faculty as well as with sponsoring agencies to provide updated information on requests of applications or awards such as just-in-time, prior approvals, no-cost-extensions, re-budget requests and other supplemental material. He or she provides advice and guidance to researchers and administrators on the application of grant funding policies, regulations, and procedures and serves as liaison between the department and funding agencies on various issues pertaining to proposals, awards, and /or budgets. The SPS maintains specialized databases and systems for recording and tracking grant proposals, awards, and related statistical information. The SPS contributes to and supports a team environment.
Reviews grant proposals in line with sponsor submission guidelines ensuring compliance with both internal and external requirements.
Assist departmental staff involved in grants administration by serving as a subject matter expert, interpreting and providing guidance on VUMC policies and sponsor regulations.
Develop and maintain a thorough understanding of Federal Circulars and applicable sponsor updates to the administration of each award.
Independently keep abreast of changes or updates in sponsored project terms and conditions and VUMC policies and procedures as they relate to establishment/maintenance of the sponsored project.
Accept sponsored research awards (NGA's), which includes performing detailed, thorough review and analysis of executed award documents, interpreting sponsor terms/conditions and distributes award documents to PI, Departmental Administrator and responsible post award central office individual.
Serve as liaison/customer service representative between departmental staff, faculty and the sponsor for inquiries and modification/prior approval requests.
Contributes in providing OSP resources to help faculty and staff with proposal and award management activities. (i.e. OSP blog communications, website material and updates, checklists, insights to best practice, focused staff training)
Regularly review award files for closeout and follow up on outstanding items with departmental personnel and faculty to ensure that all award requirements are met.
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The Office of Sponsored Programs (OSP) assists all members of the Medical Center community with the submission of grant proposals for external support of research, creative, instructional, and service activities.
More specifically, OSP supports investigators who have or plan to apply for external funding and departmental administrators who assist these investigators with proposal preparation and award administration.
OSP's goal is to deliver high-quality services and expertise in an efficient and professional manner. We seek ways to improve the management complexities within the pre- and non-financial award cycle, while building relationships with the research community. Our mission is to continually improve VUMC's overall technical and functional expertise in research administration.


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