Burial*: Permelia Evans was buried at Kearney Cemetery, Kearney, Buffalo County, Nebraska.
Birth*: She was born c 1837 at Greene County, Indiana.
Marriage*: She married David Ragains, son of William H. Ragains and Jane (Surname Unknown), c 1860 at Greene County, Indiana.
Death*: Permelia Evans died on 22 Apr 1885.
Birth*: Thelbert Evans was born on 13 Dec 1884 at Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio.
Marriage*: He married Vivian Margaret Woodard, daughter of John Franklin Woodard and Manerva Jane McCormick, on 13 Nov 1906 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah.
Death*: Thelbert Evans died on 2 Feb 1920 at Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah, at age 35.
Birth*: Joseph P Ewton was born in 1875 at Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Effie Ragains, daughter of Thomas Jefferson Ragains and Sarah Jane Scott, on 17 Dec 1905 at Berlin, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma Territory.
Birth*: Margaret Ann Fahey was born on 3 Oct 1934 at Los Banos, Merced County, California.
Death*: She died on 15 Mar 2000 at El Cajon, San Diego County, California, at age 65.
Birth*: Roger (2) Fahey was born in 1850 at Galeway, Ireland.
Marriage*: He married Katherine "Kitty" Noland, daughter of (Unknown) Noland and (Unknown) Galahan, on 6 Mar 1882 at Merced, Merced County, California.
Death*: Roger (2) Fahey died on 4 Apr 1906 at Los Banos, Merced County, California.
Birth*: William Griffin Fahey was was delivered by W. P. Griffin, M.D. on 19 Mar 1914 at Los Banos, Merced County, California.
Marriage*: He married Evelyn Josephine Larsen, daughter of Niels Larsen and Inger Marie Jensen, on 3 Mar 1934 at Merced, Merced County, California.
Death*: William Thomas Fahey Jr died on 19 Feb 1981 at Los Banos, Merced County, California, at age 66.
Name Variation: William Thomas Fahey Jr was also known as William Griffin Fahey.
Marriage*: William Thomas Fahey Sr. married Anne Margarete Ericksen, daughter of Louis (1) Ericksen and Cecelie Matheson.
Birth*: William Thomas Fahey Sr. was born on 9 Apr 1884 at Volta, California.
Death*: He died on 30 Jan 1956 at Newman, Merced County, California, at age 71.
Burial*: He was buried at Calvary Cemetery, Los Banos, California.
Birth*: Jane E. Farwell was born in 1850.
Marriage*: She married Francis Marion Ragan, son of Joshua Ragan and Jane Husky, in Sep 1866 at Macoupin County, Illinois.
Birth*: Elizabeth Featherkille was born in 1763.
Marriage*: She married Thomas Ragains, son of Gabriel Ragains and Susannah Gandy, on 14 Feb 1776 at Cumberland County, North Carolina.
Death*: Elizabeth Featherkille died in 1850 at Marshall County, Tennessee.
Marriage*: Ida Violet Fickas married Thomas Gideon McClendon, son of Clarence Lee McClendon and James Etta Huddleston.
Birth*: Ida Violet Fickas was born on 22 Jul 1914 at San Diego, San Diego County, California.
Birth*: Lucretia Finch was born on 23 Apr 1769 at Westchester, New York.
Marriage*: She married Daniel Chapman on 25 Oct 1788 at Dutchess County, New York.
Death*: Lucretia Finch died on 7 Sep 1849 at Johnson County, Illinois, at age 80.
Marriage*: Mary Fincher married Nathaniel Newlin, son of Nicholas Newlin and Elizabeth Paggott, on 17 Feb 1729.
Birth*: Hannah Finley was born in 1834 at Montana.
Marriage*: She married Richard Rainwater Ragan, son of Timothy Ragan and Barbara Schultz, on 23 Oct 1896 at Bollinger County, Montana.
Marriage*: Mary Fish married Jesse Perkins, son of Robert Biggen Perkins and Elizabeth (Betty) Lollar.
Marriage*: Margaret Fitswalter de Gloucester de Pitres married Humphrey Le Bone De Bohun III, son of Humphrey "The Great" Le Bone De Bohun II.
Birth*: Margaret Fitswalter de Gloucester de Pitres was born in 1122.
Death*: Shirley Ann Fitzherbert-Gray died on 1 Jan 1983.
Marriage*: Easter (Cenith) Flannigan married Grandison (Grannison) L. Sims, son of Benjamin Sims.
Birth*: Easter (Cenith) Flannigan was born in 1815 at Tennessee.
Marriage*: Glen Flarity married Margaret Larsen, daughter of Niels Larsen and Inger Marie Jensen.
Birth*: Bessie Fleming was born in 1887.
Marriage*: She married Willie Sterling, son of William W. "Bill" Sterling and Lucinda Hester (Surname Unknown), on 6 Jul 1903 at Hart, Southern District, Indian Territory.
Marriage*: Lucretia Flood married Blake Carlton II, son of Blake Carlton.
Marriage*: Ama Forheime married Thomas Chesher.
Marriage*: James A. Fortner married Josie Sterling on 11 Oct 1903 at Leflore County, Oklahoma.
Birth*: Nellie May Foster was born on 22 Apr 1902 at Cecil, Franklin County, Arkansas.
Marriage*: She married George Willard Seigrist, son of George Harvey Seigrist and Cynthia M. "Maggie" Ehrhart, on 19 Jun 1918 at Arkansas.
Death*: Nellie May Foster died on 13 Jan 1987 at Elgin, Bastrop County, Texas, at age 84.
Birth*: Oscar David Foster was born on 22 Jun 1870 at Dekalb County, Tennessee.
Marriage*: He married Virginia Ida Mansanora Shelton on 29 Sep 1894 at Franklin County, Arkansas.
Death*: Oscar David Foster died on 17 Nov 1920 at Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Arkansas, at age 50.
Marriage*: Margie Colleen Francis married Frank Melvin Reagan(DNA), son of Wiley Alfred Reagan(DNA).
Birth*: Cathan Freeman was born in 1835 at Illinois.
Birth*: Harriett Freeman was born in 1844 at Illinois.


Being conversant with the understanding and study of the genesis and chemistry of cell is very fundamental and basic to all disciplines under biological sciences. This is not only through the perspective of basic science but also to the numerous advantages in medical diagnosis and prognosis, agriculture, biomedical engineering, biotechnology and many more applications. This is a rapidly growing field of research and application, hence the need to understand its experimental basis and structural makeup.
Cell is the basic structural and functional unit of life of all living organisms. Every living organism may have one cell, two or more cells. There are variations in the cell composition of organisms such as functional variation, morphological and orientational variation. These variations are with respect to the type of organism that possesses the cell, and the specialised functions its components are expected to perform.
Moreover, there are two main divisions of cells; prokaryotic cell and eukaryotic cell. The basis of this division is the attribution or possession of enclosed nucleus and lack of nuclear envelop. The prokaryotic cell has no nucleus with the genetic material naked in the cytoplasm. Also, the cell has simpler and less complex genome with no organelles and cytoskeleton present. This morphological and structural simplicity is limited to the functional requirement of the cell.
However, the eukaryotic cell has a more complex structure and larger genome than the prokaryotic cell. There are membrane bound organelles, an enclosed nucleus separating the genetic material from the free spaces of the cytoplasm. A network of cytoplasmic structures known as cytoskeleton which gives firmness and rigidity to the cell.
Despite all these differences and structural disparities, there are basic similarities which suggest that all present day cells may have evolved or originated from a common ancestry. Amongst these similarities are; similar genetic function and molecular mechanism. These similarities allow certain principles generated experimentally to be inferred and generalised to other cells to some extent. Nevertheless, emergence and existence of life started about 3.8 million years ago. Even though there has since not been a direct experimental reproduction of this occurrence in the laboratory, few other experiments laid down the basis of formation of some steps of the process.
At the first stage of the evolutionary process, it was thought that simple micro-organic molecules could form and spontaneously give rise to macromolecules. The earth, at the time, contained conditions which could enhance spontaneous formation of organic molecules if energy source such as electrical discharge or sunlight was made available. Some of these conditions were abundant presence of Carbon dioxide and Nitrogen gas, in addition to other gases such Carbon monoxide, Hydrogen Sulphide, Hydrogen gas which were present in small amount. This process of spontaneous formation of micro-organic molecules in the presence of the above conditions was demonstrated experimentally by Stanley Miller in the 1950s.
The second stage of evolution was the formation of macro molecules. There was a spontaneous polymerization of micro molecules into macro molecules facilitated by primitive conditions. An experimental example was heating of dry mixtures of amino acids which led to their polymerization into polypeptides. Vitally, the discovery was narrowed down to finding out, from which of the macro molecules could life has arisen. This was with respect to the fact that a life producing macro molecule must possess an attribute of self-replication. Only a molecule with such attribute could facilitate emergence of life and consequently, evolution.
Of all the macro molecules (nucleic acid, protein, lipid, carbohydrate), only nuclei acids have self-replicative quality. They can generate and regulate templates for self-synthesis due to specific base pairing pattern that exist between complementary nucleotides. In 1980s, there was a discovery in the laboratories of Tom Cech and Sid Altman that certain chemical reactions could be catalysed by RNA. RNA could catalyse certain chemical reactions and could regulate self-replication. This initially set the basis for the acceptance of nucleic acid as the genetic carrier of all life on earth. Consequently, the quest to understand and discover the evolutionary source of life began to show off success.
More also, sequential and ordered interaction between RNA and other macro molecules has led to the evolution of present day genetic system known as DNA. This system has taken over the maintenance, and regulation of life of all present day organisms by genetic coding principles. So to say, an organism is able to bring forth its kind because the genetic composition is easily and correctly replicated by the system that governs it. Hence, it is successful passed onto the newly formed organism to enable life to go on.
Eventually, the first cell is presumed to have arisen by enclosure of self-replicating RNA in a membrane which constituted an amphipathic molecule known as phospholipid. Phospholipid molecule contains two sections, a water soluble portion known as hydrophilic head and a hydrophobic tail portion which is water insoluble. This amphipathic molecule constitutes the plasma membrane of all present day cells including both prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells.
More interestingly, if the molecule finds its way in water, there is sudden aggregation into a bilayer, with the hydrophilic phosphate group on the outside and the hydrophobic tail on the inside. Such arrangement gives rise to a firm and stable structure separating two different aqueous media i.e. the interior and the exterior environments of the cell. This enclosure of RNA and other complementary molecules by the phospholipid bilayer might have kept them as a unit and eventually necessitated self-reproductive ability and present day evolution.
To sum up, present day cells initially may have existed in very simple and less complex primitive forms. However, the rapidly changing environmental conditions and the need for adjustment has led to development and evolution into more complex and specialised forms as mostly seen in eukaryotic cells. This was made possible by the genetic coding system associated with the life producing macro molecule (nucleic acid). Eventually, other organelles later developed to enhance specialisation.


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Insurance no longer on credit from April 1
By Joy Business | Paa Kwesi Asare
Beginning Tuesday, April 1, 2014, insurance will no longer be on credit.
The directive is to enable the National Insurance Commission deal with the challenge of nonpayment of full premiums.
Until recently, policy holders were allowed to schedule payments for premiums above GH¢500 while those less than that amount are paid for, in cash.
But the inability of policy holders to promptly pay premiums is said to have contributed to the dwindling fortunes of the industry.
Joy Business reports that insurance companies are owed close to GH¢130 million representing close to 35 per cent of premiums underwritten.
According to the NIC, the directive, which is the practice in Nigeria, could help sanitise the industry.
Play the attached audio to listen to the full report by Joy Business' Paa Kwesi Asare on this issue:

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package org.apache.wicket.markup.parser.filter;

import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertThrows;
import static org.junit.jupiter.api.Assertions.assertTrue;

import org.apache.wicket.markup.MarkupException;
import org.apache.wicket.util.tester.WicketTestCase;
import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;

/**
 * Simple application that demonstrates the mock http application code (and checks that it is
 * working)
 *
 * @author Chris Turner
 */
class HeaderSectionTest extends WicketTestCase
{
	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_1() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_1.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_1.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_2() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_2.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_2.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_3() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_3.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_3.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_4() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_4.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_4.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_5() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_5.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_5.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_6() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_6.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_6.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_7() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_7.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_7.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_8() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_8.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_8.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_9() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_9.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_9.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_9a() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_9a.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_9a.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_10() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_10.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_10.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_11() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_11.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_11.html");
	}

	@Test
	void renderHomePage_13()
	{
		final MarkupException markupException = assertThrows(MarkupException.class,
			() -> executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_13.class,
				"HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_13.html"));

		assertTrue(markupException.getMessage()
			.startsWith(
				"Mis-placed <wicket:head>. <wicket:head> must be outside of <wicket:panel>, <wicket:border>, and <wicket:extend>."));
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_14() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_14.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_14.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_15() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_15.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_15.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_16() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_16.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_16.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_17() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_17.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_17.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_18() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_18.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_18.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_19() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_19.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_19.html");
	}

	/**
	 * @throws Exception
	 */
	@Test
	void renderHomePage_20() throws Exception
	{
		executeTest(HeaderSectionPage_20.class, "HeaderSectionPageExpectedResult_20.html");
	}

	/**
	 * https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/WICKET-5908
	 */
	@Test
	void doubleHeadTagPage()
	{
		final MarkupException markupException = assertThrows(MarkupException.class, () -> {
			tester.startPage(DoubleHeadTagPage.class);
		});

		assertEquals(markupException.getMessage(),
			"Tag <head> is not allowed at this position (do you have multiple <head> tags in your markup?).");
	}
}

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    Activities

   <button class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" data-toggle="modal" data-target="#newActivity">
      New Activity
    </button>

        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="modal" aria-hidden="true">×</button>

New Activity

        <button type="button" class="close" data-dismiss="alert" aria-hidden="true">×</button>
        Warning! There was a problem new activity. Please try again.

   <form name="formData" class="navbar-form" role="addActivity" ng-model="formData" ng-submit="createActivity(formData.$valid)" novalidate>

Activity Name	<input class="form-control" ng-model="formData.activityName" size="50" required>

Activity Type

                                        <select ng-model="formData.type"  required>
                                            <option ng-repeat="ActivityType in ActivityTypes" value="{{ActivityType.type}}">{{ActivityType.type}}</option>
                                        </select>

                                        Product

                                        <select ng-model='formData.product' required>
                                            <option ng-repeat="product in allproducts" value="{{product._id}}" >{{product.name}}</option>
                                        </select>

Detail<textarea wrap = "hard" rows="4" cols="55" class="form-control"  ng-model="formData.detail" placeholder="Enter details here" required></textarea>

Created By
                                        <select ng-model="formData.createdBy"  required>
                                            <option ng-repeat="user in users" value="{{user._id}}">{{user.name}}</option>
                                        </select>

Target Completion Date
                                    <input type="text"  style="width:170px" datepicker-popup="{{dateFormat}}"  ng-model="formData.targetDate" is-open="opened" min="minDate" max="'2020-06-22'" datepicker-options="dateOptions" date-disabled="disabled(date, mode)" ng-required="true" close-text="Close" />

                                    Difficulty

<rating  value="x" min="1" max="5" style="font-size:18px;color:maroon" ng-model='formData.rating' ></rating>({{x}})

                                    Tags
                                    <input class="form-control" type="text"  size="50" ng-model="formData.tags" required/>

                    </form>

        <button type="button" class="btn btn-default" data-dismiss="modal">Close</button>
        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" ng-disabled="formData.$invalid" ng-click="createActivity(formData.$valid)" >Save Activity</button>

    Search  <input type="text" ng-model="activityFilter" placeholder="Search Filter"/> Search for any text or tags in the document
                 {{activitycount._id}} {{activitycount.type}}

         <accordion close-others="oneAtATime">
            <accordion-group ng-repeat="activity in activities| filter:activityFilter" >
                <accordion-heading>

                        {{activity._id}} : {{activity.activityName}}
                        Closed
                        Bug
                        Task
                        Feature
                        New!
                        Assigned to {{activity.assignedTo}}
                        Due on {{activity.targetDate | date:'MMM d, yyyy' }}
                        Due on {{activity.targetDate | date:'MMM d, yyyy' }}

                </accordion-heading>

                    <form name="activityForm" ng-model="activityForm" ng-submit="updateActivity(activity)" >

                            Status
                            <select  ng-model="activity.status">
                                <option ng-repeat="StatusType in StatusTypes" value="{{StatusType.type}}" ng-selected="activity.status === StatusType.type">{{StatusType.type}}</option>
                            </select>

                            Type
                            <select  ng-model="activity.type">
                                <option ng-repeat="ActivityType in ActivityTypes" value="{{ActivityType.type}}" ng-selected="activity.type === ActivityType.type">{{ActivityType.type}}</option>
                            </select>

                            Assigned to
                            <select  ng-show="activity.status === 'ASSIGNED'" ng-model="activity.assignedTo"  required>
                                <option ng-repeat="user in users" value="{{user._id}}" ng-selected="user._id === activity.assignedTo">{{user.name}}</option>
                            </select>

                            Product
                            <select  ng-model="activity.product">
                                <option ng-repeat="product in allproducts" value="{{product._id}}" ng-selected="activity.product === product._id">{{product.name}}</option>
                            </select>

                            Target Date

                            <input type="text"  style="width:170px" datepicker-popup="{{dateFormat}}"  ng-model="activity.targetDate" is-open="opened" min="minDate" max="'2020-06-22'" datepicker-options="dateOptions" date-disabled="disabled(date, mode)" ng-required="true" close-text="Close" />

                               Modified by
                            <select ng-model="activity.createdBy"   required>
                                <option ng-repeat="user in users" value="{{user._id}}" ng-selected="user._id === activity.createdBy">{{user.name}}</option>
                            </select>

                        <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm">Update</button>

                    </form>

{{findUserName(detail.createdBy).name}}  on {{detail.createdDate|  date:'EEEE, MMM d, yyyy h:mm a'}}

{{ detail.detail || 'no description' }}

                        <form name="activityDetailForm" ng-model="activityDetailForm" ng-submit="addActivityDetail(activity)" style="margin-top:10px; " >
                            <textarea rows="4" cols="50" class="form-control" ng-init="" ng-model="activity.newDetail" placeholder="Add details here" required></textarea>
                            <button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary btn-sm" style="margin-top:10px;" ng-disabled="activityDetailForm.$invalid" >Add detail</button>

                        </form>

            </accordion-group>
        </accordion>


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Q: Issues with long running Handlers, Timers, and Tasks? I've seen a number of questions using the Handler or Timer implementations in Android apps to delay an update to the UI thread. Most of these seem to be short - a few seconds at most.
Are there issues with using a 24 hour delay for a task? How does Android handle very long running Hander and Timers?

A:
Are there issues with using a 24 hour delay for a task?

It won't work reliably.
A Handler, or any other in-process timing option (e.g., ScheduledExecutorService) is only as good as the process that is hosting it. Once the process goes away, so does the timing. Android processes normally do not live for 24 hours.
If it makes you feel any better, all the other alternatives (e.g., AlarmManager, JobScheduler) will also not work reliably as of Android M, in the interests of power management. However, the alternatives will be efficiently unreliable, since they do not require your process to be constantly running.

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Early Voting and East Mountain Legislative Races
By Merritt Hamilton Allen | Oct 9, 2020 | Opinion | 0 |
I don't know about you, but I still feel pole-axed by the last couple weeks in politics. I chatted with one of my dearest neighbors last week at the mailbox and it was a bummer. She's really down. Her business has taken a huge hit, the chaos and inertia out of Washington have her completely fed up and she is so frustrated she didn't even want to hear about my cats (she and her husband were key in the spring migrant kitty operation I wrote about previously).
One thing is clear. Like me, like many of you, her mind is made up. And she will be voting early. County clerks across New Mexico are reporting record numbers of voters arriving to vote since in-person early voting opened on Tuesday. A record number of absentee ballots have been requested. Time is running out for campaigns to make an impact.
While the New Mexico GOP has put together one of its largest-ever slates of legislative candidates, the Republicans may drop two of its most consistent red districts this year, both in the East Mountains. The Republican candidates in Senate District 19 and House District 22 don't seem to be getting much traction less than four weeks before Election Day. And their Democratic opponents are working harder than ever and reaching out to independent and Republican voters with issues-based messages.
When I first wrote about local races in August, I hadn't met Senate District 19 candidate Claudia Risner. That was corrected quickly. A Republican told her to call me immediately to get acquainted. I got an email from a reader letting me know I had made a crucial omission in that column by not mentioning Risner. She called me, we spoke, she answered my questions with great thought and candor. She's a really good candidate.
As I noted previously, Jessica Velasquez, the Democrat running for House District 22, works unbelievably hard. She is working the phones daily and is also calling independents and Republicans. She's reached out to me and she has ready, real answers about the issues that affect us the most in New Mexico.
The Republican candidates, current House District 22 Representative Gregg Schmedes, now running for the Senate District 19 seat previously held by Senator Jim White, and his protégé, Stefani Lord, recruited to follow him into the House District 22 seat, just don't seem to be out there campaigning. To be fair, voter registration numbers are on their side—these districts have been majority Republican for decades. Independents, or "decline to state" have chipped away at that, but Democrats are firmly in the minority in these districts.
But when you have two hard-working Democrats working the phones seven days a week calling your Republican voter base, you need to get yourself out there. One issue both the Republican candidates also face is sluggish fundraising. Risner and Velasquez have significantly out-raised Schmedes and Lord and it shows in our mailboxes and on our roads.
Also, I think the East Mountain voters, like my neighbor and me, want to hear more than the same right-wing platitudes Republicans have used to win over Republicans for the last 30 years. 2020 needs solutions to issues besides guns and abortion, and voters want to hear ideas to help their families and businesses as the pandemic drags on.
It also doesn't help that Representative Schmedes has not attended a single legislative interim committee meeting. Interim committee meetings shape the agenda for the annual legislative session; non-attendance by our representative pretty much costs us constituents our seat at the table for impacting the 2021 agenda. And hey, if you want a promotion, you need to put in the work.
While circumstances at the time allowed a far-right divisive candidate to pull out a close win in 2018, today that campaign model looks less solid, and more like an over-ambitious gamble. Risner and Velasquez don't check every box for me, but they bring deep thought, passion for their community and hard work to the campaign. I hate to see the Republican caucus lose two safe seats, but time is running out to show voters what you are bringing to the table. What I see right now is tired, extreme rhetoric and a representative who couldn't be bothered to go to committee meetings. The clock is running, and ballots are being cast.
Merritt Hamilton Allen is a PR executive and a former Navy officer. She lives amicably with her Democratic husband and Republican mother north of I-40 where they run two head of dog, and two of cat. She can be reached at news.ind.merritt@gmail.com.
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Virat Kohli Looks Fully Focused For IPL 2020 In New Pics From RCB Training
IPL 2020 19 Sep 20 to 10 Nov 20
Match 15, Indian Premier League, 2020 at Abu Dhabi, Oct 3, 2020
Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Rajasthan Royals by 8 wickets
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Sports Home IPL 2020 News Virat Kohli Looks Fully Focused For IPL 2020 In New Pics From RCB Training
Virat Kohli shared pictures from a training session for the Royal Challengers Bangalore.
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Updated: September 14, 2020 10:12 PM IST
Virat Kohli is seen going for a catch in one of the pictures he shared.© Twitter
Virat Kohli shared some pictures from RCB's training sessions
In one of the pictures, he can be seen fielding
In the other, he is holding the pose after hitting a cover drive
Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli took to social media to share new photos from the team's training sessions in the United Arab Emirates. "Focus," he captioned the pictures along with an eye and a bulls-eye emojis. In one of the photos, Kohli is seen down on one knee, holding the pose after playing one of his trademark cover drives. In the other picture, the India captain is captured in the moments before diving for a catch to his right while practicing fielding.
Focus pic.twitter.com/b5dh7jn7bn
— Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) September 14, 2020
Kohli is the UAE for the 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 13th edition of the cash-rich league is being held in the UAE due to the rising number of coronavirus cases in India.
The right-handed batsman has said that he feels this is the most balanced the Bangalore-based team has been since the 2016 season, when they made it to the final, only to lose to SunRisers Hyderabad.
RCB are yet to win their maiden IPL title, despite boasting of stars like Kohli and AB de Villiers and having thrice made it to the final.
De Villiers has also spoken with optimism about how this year feels different, and credited Kohli for the team's work ethic.
"We have worked so hard, we have a good work ethic, it really feels like everyone has bought into this hard-working environment. The credit needs to go to Virat, he sets the example and leads from the front. It is pretty easy to follow when you have a captain who is always leading from the front," de Villiers said.
While the IPL gets underway on September 19, with defending champions Mumbai Indians taking on Chennai Super Kings in the tournament opener, RCB will play their first match on September 21 against SunRisers Hyderabad.
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Rare beef with pears and chicory for a light supper.
Savour the fantastic flavours of this wonderful main course salad.
1. Put the whole pears into a saucepan with the wine and sugar. Heat and simmer gently without a lid, turning the pears from time to time, until they are tender. Carefully lift the pears from the reduced liquid and leave them to cool.
2. Share the watercress, spinach and chicory between four serving plates or bowls.
3. Preheat a char-grill pan or heavy-based frying pan. Brush the rump steak with one tablespoon olive oil, then char-grill or fry it over a high heat for two or three minutes on each side. Remove from the pan, cover with foil and leave to rest for five minutes.
4. Cut the pears into quarters, removing the core. Arrange one pear on each salad. Slice the beef with a sharp knife, then share between the portions. Add the shavings of Parmigiano Reggiano cheese, and drizzle the remaining olive oil over the salads along with a few drops of balsamic vinegar. Serve, sprinkled with freshly ground black pepper.
Cook's tip: If possible, use a cheese slicer to produce the shavings.


CHESHIRE East Council says it is considering a response from an Audlem school on how it intends to improve standards.
Audlem St James' governing body was told that it had until May 23 to 'put together a plan' to raise standards for the 'benefit of the children'.
The school, which is rated 'satisfactory' by Ofsted, was told that if it could show it was able to undertake the actions needed, the council would help it to achieve the goals.
But the council also said that if the governing body failed to create a 'clear and consistent strategy' to improve standards by the set deadline, that it would 'act' in the interest of the pupils.
The Heathfield Road primary school has now issued its plan to the council.
The primary school has been in the spotlight since headteacher Catherine Nolan-Burnitt was put on gardening leave in February last year.
The move led to several parents removing their children from the school.


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An unusual journey to the Boeing beat
Originally published June 17, 2007 at 12:00 am Updated February 21, 2019 at 4:34 pm
How does an Irishman teaching math in Africa wind up as a reporter covering the Paris Air Show for the newspaper in Boeing's backyard?
Michael R. Fancher
Seattle Times executive editor
How does an Irishman teaching math in Africa wind up as a reporter covering the Paris Air Show for the newspaper in Boeing's backyard?
Dominic Gates is the fellow whose unusual career path brought him to the pages of The Seattle Times. He is also the model for a modern beat reporter. He combines breaking news, enterprise reporting and explanatory writing to provide coverage that is authoritative and accessible. He owns the Boeing beat. His skills will be on display this week as he covers the aviation industry's biggest event, which alternates each year between the Paris Air Show and the Farnborough Air Show in London. This year it's in France, and Gates will be there as more than 2,000 exhibitors and industry VIPs strut their stuff.
The lineup of stories through the week depends on what Gates finds there and on news that breaks. Readers can follow along in the pages of The Times or online at www.seattletimes.com/Boeing.
Rami Grunbaum, Times deputy business editor, said there are always a bunch of orders announced at these annual shows but that's not the most important aspect from a reporter's perspective. This is a chance to talk with the industry's major figures, including manufacturers, suppliers and airline executives, about the strategic issues that eventually show up in the news. It's a chance to better understand the entire global airline industry, he said.
"Dominic is amazing in how energetically he pursues developing contacts at all levels of the industry, from the shop floor to the boardroom. He's very strategic in terms of who he interviews and what they can contribute to his understanding," Grunbaum said.
So, while the week ahead undoubtedly will produce noteworthy stories, the real reward to readers will come later in the context and insight behind stories such as Gates' coverage of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. Many Sunday readers will recall two particularly compelling stories Gates wrote under the "Building the Dreamliner" theme.
The first account took us inside the "creel room" at Toray Composites America in Frederickson, Pierce County. Gates described how "the long, flat threads of carbon converge and feed into a machine that squeezes epoxy resin deep into the fibers. This is how the fuselage, wings and tail of Boeing's new 787 Dreamliner begin."
The second went inside the Spirit AeroSystems plant in Wichita, Kan. Gates wrote, "Just as the 787's pioneering all-plastic exterior makes it the airplane of the future, the plant where its nose section is built represents the airplane factory of the future. The plastic material enables unprecedented automation, drastically reducing the hand labor — and the jobs — involved in making airplane parts."
"Building the Dreamliner" is in the tradition of "Making it Fly," Peter Rinearson's series on the birth of Boeing's 757 jetliner. That work won the 1984 Pulitzer Prize for feature writing and introduced an era of explanatory reporting at The Times that continues today.
Gates describes his approach as "following the arc" of the Dreamliner story. An example was his examination of the new global business model evident in outsourcing part of the 787 wing design to Mitsubishi of Japan. That story was timed last month to coincide with the first ready-made 787 wings arriving in Everett from Japan.
"Gradually the focus shifts now toward Everett. But exactly what lies ahead in the series, I can't divulge," Gates said. Watch for the next part this summer. Boeing anticipates the first test flight of the 787 will be in late August.
So, how did this Irish math teacher end up a newspaper reporter? Gates explained that he was teaching in Zimbabwe as part of an Irish government aid program when he met his future wife, Nina Shapiro, a gifted American journalist who was doing freelance writing in Africa at the time.
"I'd always been an avid reader of newspapers and had a hankering to write. I'd even written some unpaid columns back in Ireland," Gates said. "I had enjoyed teaching very much, yet knew I'd done all I wanted to do and when that contract in Africa was up I wanted to move on.
"But I knew nothing about how the journalism profession worked or how to get into it until I met my wife. Then I was an Irishman and a math teacher. Now, I'm an American journalist. And I owe it all to Nina Shapiro, now with the Seattle Weekly."
The two came to Seattle from Africa in 1992. Gates built up a portfolio of work through freelance, contract and magazine writing. "The Seattle Times, specifically [former deputy business editor] Tom Boyer, lifted my résumé off a heap, liked my clips, and took a risk.
"If I had returned to Northern Ireland, with its stagnant economy and ongoing Troubles, I could never have become a journalist. I was educated as a teacher, my only experience was in teaching. There, I could only be a teacher. But in America, I learned that the 'can do' spirit is something real. How did I become a journalist? I came to America and just did it."
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Gates has broken a phenomenal number of stories in the four years he's been with The Times. "He has a great capacity for understanding the technical issues and a great capacity for just talking to people," Grunbaum said.
He added that Gates' greatest strength is "getting it completely right. I think people respect the diligence with which he goes after stories. He is competitive, but he doesn't get ahead of what he knows."
For his part, Gates said, "It's a great job. A great beat. Right now, with a new airplane about to fly, it's immensely exciting. For many, many people working on the airplane it's also emotional, which I think will become apparent in the months ahead as the program climaxes.
"The aerospace beat is brutally competitive and intense, but I love it and feel privileged. To think that I came here in 1992 just wanting to be a writer, you've no idea how lucky I feel to be the Times' aerospace guy."
The Northwest 100
For the 16th consecutive year, The Seattle Times today is presenting "Northwest 100," its annual ranking of public companies based in the Pacific Northwest.
"The Northwest 100 ranking is considered an investors' guide to who is tops in important financial-performance measurements, such as sales, profits, number of employees and stock-price performance. And, unlike other popular lists, which look only at sales numbers, our rankings are based on four key measures of performance over two years," said Becky Bisbee, Times business editor.
"We think this gives investors a better read on companies with staying power."
The seven-page special section is the result of a lot of number-crunching, fact-checking and analysis by a handful of people. Business reporter Drew DeSilver, who covers publicly traded companies and the economy, leads the effort. DeSilver along with lead news assistant Gary Dougherty compile all the data from Bloomberg News and company documents.
Business news editor Suzanne LaViolette keeps the information flowing to the graphics department. News artist Boo Davis illustrated the cover and designed the section, which was edited by desk editor Jane MacDonald and produced online by Mark Deichmiller.
All of the information also lives online at www.seattletimes.com/northwest100. In addition to in-depth financial data for the 128 companies ranked in our annual analysis, we offer the same information for the 33 publicly traded but unranked Northwest companies. Users can also compare company statistics in interactive spreadsheets.
If you have a comment on news coverage, write to Michael R. Fancher, P.O. Box 70, Seattle, WA 98111, call 206-464-3310 or send e-mail to mfancher@seattletimes.com. More columns at www.seattletimes.com/columnists


The Blazing Saddles team, from Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, has completed another marathon ride in the name of charity, this time pedalling from Gibraltar Street in Oldham, Manchester, through England, France and Spain to Gibraltar.
The 13-strong strong team clocked up 1,700 miles over 15 days – averaging an incredible 115 miles a day and climbing more than 100,000 feet – raising a staggering £32,000 for The Fire Fighters Charity and three other charities close to the team's hearts.
Upon their eventual arrival in Gibraltar the team was greeted by family, friends, local dignities and the Gibraltar Fire Service, who gave them a noisy welcome complete with sirens.


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HOME ARTICLES Emerging Political Parties in Indonesia: Raising the Water Level of Policy Debate?
Activists take part in protest against a government omnibus bill on job creation, on 25 August 2020. One of Indonesia's emerging political forces has opposed the law. (Photo: Juni Kriswanto / AFP)
Emerging Political Parties in Indonesia: Raising the Water Level of Policy Debate?
Max Lane
For years, Indonesia's political landscape had little room for vigorous debate on policy issues, given the focus on individual personalities and even populism. This is beginning to change.
There are increasing signs that 20 years of policy-free rhetorical contestation between Indonesia's political parties may soon be challenged. Policy debate has come from a social opposition, based in civil society, but without any voice in the party system. This may mark the beginning of a break in the hegemony of parties originating from the New Order.
In the immediate years after Suharto, it was relatively easy for new political forces to offer new candidates. Without resources or access to the media, however, no new forces succeeded in winning a seat. Later electoral rules have made it even harder for small new parties to register to participate in elections. As a result, rigorous debate about policies languished. The registered parties had the same origins in the same New Order political elite; as a result, they shared the same political outlooks.
In 2021, two of these smaller parties, the Workers Party (PB) and the People's Democratic Party (PRD), started to relaunch themselves – the PRD by creating and registering a new party under the name Just and Prosperous People's Party (PRIMA). If they can firm up their policy positions, they may evolve to become a challenge to a political mode dominated by rhetorical contestation without policy debate. It is still early days as yet, but if the PB and PRD are any indications, they look likely to offer some debates on policies such as Indonesia's labour laws, the rule of the country's oligarchs and the environment.
The Workers Party (PB) was formed in 2003 by Muchtar Pakpahan, who had earlier founded a union, the Serikat Buruh Sejahtera Indonesia (SBSI), which is still active. The PB has retained its legal status as a party organisation. Before his death in March 2021, Pakpahan reached an agreement that the PB should become a vehicle open to using by existing labour movement forces. This agreement involved figures from the two largest union confederations, the Confederation of All Indonesia Trade Unions (KSPSI) and the Confederation of Indonesian Trade Unions (KSPI).
Both KSPSI and KSPI leaders had already been in discussions regarding forming a labour party, but this faded away when the two unions went separate ways: KSPSI supported Joko Widodo, and KSPI supported Prabowo Subianto for the presidency in 2019. Pakpahan's offer revived the labour party process, although a revived PB will still need to go through the second process of proving a minimum membership and national geographical coverage. A national founding congress for the new PB is currently scheduled for 27 and 28 October.
The PB has something going for it: eleven organisations have stated a commitment to the party. These include the SBSI, the KPBI — a union confederation, some of whose activists originate from the 1990s anti-dictatorship movement, and groups connected to the KSPI and KSPSI and other smaller unions. It is the larger union confederations that would provide the core national network needed to gain electoral registration. One union, the KPBI, has established a Political Committee which is reaching out to other groups to recruit broader support. Of course, it also includes the leaders and members of Pakpahan's original PB who are still active.
It will not be clear until after the October congress what the exact political character, programme and campaigning style of this new party might be. Some union officials have already stood for some of the existing parties. One former official of the KSPI is now in the parliament elected under the banner of Gerindra, Prabowo's party. Other unions advocated a no-vote policy in previous elections and have been aligned with the social-democratic wing of activist civil society.
At the same time, all these forces have been critical of the Widodo government's Job Creation Law, although divided on whether using militant campaigning or moderate lobbying methods. From this angle, any unity achieved through the PB would be one based on a shared policy stance, not consensus around a political figure or a faction of the old elite. It is this aspect that points to the possibility of a politics of policy contestation. The first congress will reveal the full spectrum of policy agreements, which may be based around the "welfare state" idea.
… as these parties evolve in terms of achieving registration for the 2024 elections, their emergence is a sign that the 20 years of rhetorical contestation without policy debate will be coming under challenge in the next few years.
Besides the PB, the PRD's new formation, PRIMA, has already obtained legal status but has yet to gain registration to participate in elections. The PRD was at the forefront of the protest movement against Suharto in the 1990s. It has not been a part of most of the civil society campaign alliances over the last twenty years. Its public statements project PRIMA as 'anti-oligarchy' and pro-human rights. Its leadership is made up of activists from the 1990s, although a new figure has emerged to head its Deliberative Assembly (MPR), a former Army officer with a career in Intelligence.
A third party connected to the social opposition that is now preparing to apply for legal recognition is the Indonesian Green Party (PHI). The PHI presents itself as a social-democratic and environmentally oriented organisation. This party is also being formed on the basis of an agreement with a policy programme, including demand for action around climate change and opposition to palm oil expansion. This party is recruiting members as individual activists, primarily from the numerous small campaign organisations throughout the country, all of whom are built around policy demands. Its website states it has 1,600 members and is active in 34 provinces.
Among the informal discussion within civil society, many activists have yet to make up their minds whether the new initiatives discussed above are serious attempts to build civil society-based parties or motivated, at least in part, as manoeuvres to improve the bargaining power of some figures vis-à-vis the elite, making use of the electoral context. Will these new parties emerge as a new idealism or just a new version of opportunism?
No one really knows, but as these parties evolve in terms of achieving registration for the 2024 elections, their emergence is a sign that the 20 years of rhetorical contestation without policy debate will be coming under challenge in the next few years. They may serve to elevate policy issues to a higher profile in the process of seeking electoral registration.
Max Lane is Visiting Senior Fellow at the ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute.
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Much like Utah before it, we went into Arizona with a head full of stereotypes and not much else. We knew its warm, arid weather was a big draw to the retired set (many a Canadian snowbird flocks there in the wintertime) and, consequently, the state tends to skew scarily conservative on the political spectrum. Reading about Sedona, the city seemed like it would be a breath of fresh air, a hippie haven filled with tree-hugger pacifists that would be more our speed.
Driving through the outskirts of Sedona, it was immediately apparent what originally drew people to the area: nestled in something of a valley, the surrounding countryside is absolutely gorgeous! Every day on our road trip I kept thinking we had hit the apex of how beautiful nature could be, only to be proven wrong the next day. Sedona and its astounding red rock sandstone formations was just another example of this.
It's impossible to view the land around Sedona and not feel awestruck; perhaps this is why a legend has built up over time about the inherent spirituality and transformative energy of the place. As we made our way through town, dodging zippy golf carts and dune buggies, we realized that Sedona wasn't a quaint, sleepy hippy town. No, it's a new age epicenter and a money-making machine. The main drag was devoted to shops flogging crystals, aura alignments, chakra cleanses and healing energy vortices. There were bourgeoisie boutiques selling wide-legged floaty pants and gauzy tunics—the kind you'd wear to a detox center or an ashram while starring in your own "Eat, Pray, Love"—fancy wine stores and jazz bars. The streets were filled with white people with too much money who greet you, palms together, with "Namaste" instead of "Hello".
Feeling disgruntled and rebellious, we breezed past the frou frou cafés selling overpriced organic salads and defiantly pulled into the McDonald's. Because yes, despite its enlightened aspirations, Sedona has a McDonald's, and no matter how much "my body is a temple" mumbo jumbo goes on there, the place was packed. Although we had been contemplating busting our budget for a few days to hang out there (hotel prices are insane in and around Sedona), our drive through town had grossed us out so much that, while munching on fries, we admitted that we couldn't remember the last time we were so repulsed by a place.
Knowing that there was little to no chance we would ever willingly come back to Sedona, we decided to spend the afternoon squeezing in the two things that we had flagged in advance as looking pretty cool.
Of course, this being Sedona, they both had a spiritual component to them.
Our first stop was the Amitabha Stupa & Peace Park, a quiet, dog-friendly little place on the periphery of town, where we could stretch our legs and enjoy the legitimate beauty of the area. We hadn't driven very far from the core of Sedona and I suppose this isn't the kind of attraction that most people seek out when they visit the area as we pretty much had the grounds entirely to ourselves, but we were immediately happier out there on the fringes. Maybe the energy flow was better there or was tuned to our frequency, I don't know. All I can say is that after so long away from Asia, it felt good to find a bit of the East all the way out there in the Southwest, to hear the flapping of fluttering prayer flags as we wended our way through the rusty desert sands where Buddha statues sat in quiet contemplation beside scrubby succulents and cacti.
Our second stop was definitely more on the beaten path as we made our way to the Chapel of the Holy Cross. Constructed in 1956 and built directly into a rock face, it's one of Sedona's most popular attractions. And for good reason! Though we tend to prefer temples over churches, we both agreed that from an architectural standpoint, this church was incredibly striking. The interior is not remarkable, however, the views you get from the cliff where the church is perched are breathtaking and worth the visit.
And that pretty much covers the entirety of our visit to Sedona. For some, the place is heaven on earth, and I get how people can be sucked in by the natural beauty of the area—once you get out of the city, it's so very lovely! Unfortunately, we just couldn't look past Sedona itself, which really was our personal version of hell. I'm not sad we visited as we appreciated the pretty bits and I also know that if we hadn't seen it for ourselves, we always would have wondered what we were missing out on. Still, for all the talk we heard being bandied about over wheatgrass smoothies regarding harmony and positive energy, we just felt like we were mired in some real bad juju while we were in Sedona.
Maybe Mercury was in retrograde. Maybe we should have splashed out on aligning our auras. Whatever the case, we came, we saw, and then we got the hell out of there.
Now it's your turn: Have you ever visited somewhere that you hated at first sight? Does Sedona seem like the kind of place you would like to visit? And what the heck is an energy vortex anyway?
I didn't hate it at first sight, but I grew to hate Hong Kong. I know that's like Asian travel blasphemy, but I just can't stand the place – I find it crass, boring and depressing. As for hate at first sight, that would have been Yarram in Australia's Gippsland region – there was nothing about that place which I liked – bad vibe overall.
If you aren't a fan of a big cities, then I could definitely see how HK wouldn't be a good fit for you. Personally, it reminded me of the craziest Chinatown I had ever been too and the food was so good that I couldn't help but love it. I'm sure it also helped that we had local friends there who were able to suggest activities that you don't find in guide books and so we were able to see more of the city than just its main commercial hub.
I've never even heard of Yarram, but a quick Google search suggests it probably would feel quite close and creepy!
Sounds like Sedona was a place for phonies,but I liked the huge church,I bet it was a nightmare to build!!!!Tony check your email,,,we're losing touch!!!
Ha ha! Yeah, Sedona REALLY wasn't our scene but it was cool getting to see that church. We've never seen anything like it and it was really beautiful.
We visited Sedona about nine years ago and also found the spiritual aspect to be really annoying. I could go the rest of my life without hearing the word "Namaste" again and be perfectly happy. However, we stayed in an awesome bed and breakfast and really enjoyed hiking in the area so I certainly didn't hate Sedona but I doubt I'll ever go back either.
I definitely understand why people are drawn to the area since the natural surroundings really are gorgeous, but we really found the vibe of Sedona unpleasant and offputting. The prices were also problematic for us, and while I'm sure it would have been nice to spend a bit more time there so we could take in some more of the natural attractions, I am ultimately satisfied with what we were able to accomplish in just one afternoon. There is no shortage of beautiful hikes and outdoor activities in that part of the US, so I'd rather be somewhere that doesn't have all the other issues of Sedona to experience them!
I do see where you are coming from but I can't say it bothered me. I loved the surrounding scenery and I really like crystal shops so I was happy during my short two night stay. I would definitely go back to do some hiking around the area as we only had time to do a couple of short ones.
I suppose we should have known that Sedona wouldn't have really been a good fit for us… after all, we were driven batty by a similar scene when we were on Bali and spent some time in Ubud! 😉 I think it would have been one thing if there had been one or two crystal shops, but the fact that the entire town seemed to be overrun with them and clearly seemed to be devoted to relieving tourists from as much money as possible was a huge turn off. It's a shame because the surroundings really are beautiful, but we definitely preferred our other stops in the U.S. that were far more low-key.


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Basketball team wins their division
Spurred on by our success at the Senior Basketball tournament last year, our talented team of Year 11 & 12 basketballers took to the court to play four tightly contested matches to win the Division three GSV Basketball competition. We recorded a perfect result that included four wins in which we defeated Toorak College, Mentone Girls' Grammar, PLC and Firbank to claim the overall pennant.
The team consisting of Annie Rehe, Natalie Jaman-Hogan, Elena Boyce, Miranda Croci, Anushri Kumar, Lea Skliris and Didi Crock played a fast and attacking style of game with everyone contributing to scoring points. The girls were thrilled by the result and were very proud to have represented their School.
On another note, Zoe Johnson in Year 6 ran at the SSV Regional Cross Country event on Tuesday. She finished in eighth place earning her the chance to race at the State event next month. Zoe will be running against the best runners from across Victoria and it's very exciting to have Fintona represented at this event.


The broader NSE Nifty jumped 129.85 points, or 1.21 per cent, to finish at 10,858.70.
The BSE Sensex rose for the fourth straight session Thursday, rallying over 450 points on short-covering as the November derivatives series ended amid a robust rally in the rupee.
Positive global cues after dovish comments from US Fed Chairman Jerome Powell also boosted investor sentiment, traders said.
Top gainers of the session included Bajaj Auto, Kotak Bank, M&M, Vedanta, IndusInd Bank, Asian Paints, HDFC Bank, Reliance Industries, HUL, HDFC, ITC, Tata Steel and Tata Motors, rallying up to 5 per cent. However, ONCG, PowerGrid, NTPC, Infosys, Yes Bank and Sun Pharma fell up to 1.33 per cent.


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Q: Bayes theorem example - Is a conversion rate the same as a user's probability to convert? In web analytics we often calculate conversion rates for groups of users (number of users who bought / number of users).
If we turn this around and a new user lands on a site I believe that this user's probability of converting (given that the user is in a certain group) is not the same as the conversion rate for that group.
Looking at conversion rate for the segment of users in the 30-35 age group we have:

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*P(converting) - overall conversion rate (users who converted / all users)

*P(in the 30-35 age group) - proportion of all users who are n the 30-35 age group

Intuitively we might think that a new user in the 30-35 age group's probability to convert [P(conversion | in the 30-35 age group)] is the same as the conversion rate [P(in the 30-35 age group | conversion)].
But from Bayes theorem:
P(conversion | in the 30-35 age group) = P(in the 30-35 age group | conversion) * P(conversion) / P(in the 30-35 age group)
Is this the correct way to calculate the probability to convert for a new user in the 30 - 35 age group?

A:
Intuitively we might think that a new user in the 30-35 age group's probability to convert [P(conversion | in the 30-35 age group)] is the same as the conversion rate [P(in the 30-35 age group | conversion)]

err... your intuition is wrong? $P(A \cap B) \neq P(A|B) \neq P(B|A)$. Let's work on your intuition here before moving on. An equivalent analogy would be like saying:
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
X &= P(\text{anarchist}| \text{in the 18-25 age group})\\
Y &= P(\text{in the 18-25 age group}|\text{anarchist})\\
X &= Y
\end{split}
\end{equation}
$X$ is essentially the proportion of people of a certain age who are anarchists. $Y$ is essentially the proportion of anarchists who are in a certain age group. Focusing our attention to the US, we can safely say that most people of voting age are democrat or republican, so $X$ will be small. But, most people who are anarchists are idealistic young people (to generalize broadly), so $Y$ will actually be large. Clearly, $X \neq Y$. I believe your confusion may lie in equating the notation used for $X$ and $Y$ with the following quantity:
$$Z = P(\text{anarchist} \bigcap \text{in the 18-25 age group})$$
Here, $Z$ is the proportion of people who are both anarchists and in our age group over the entire population. When we take a conditional probability, we are essentially constraining our sample space. $Z$ is not conditioned on anything, it's just an intersection, so we have to consider the entire sample space. Although $Z$ is different from $X$ and $Y$, it is closely related to those quantities by the law of conditional probability:
$$P(A | B) = \frac{P(A \cap B)}{P(B)}$$
Therfore,
\begin{equation}
\begin{split}
X&=\frac{Z}{P(\text{in the 18-25 age group})} \\
Y&=\frac{Z}{P(\text{anarchist})} \\
\end{split}
\end{equation}
So as small as $X$ may be, we know that $Z$ is necessarily smaller (unless one of your conditioning probabilities equals 1).
I hope this clarifies your confusion a bit.

Is this the correct way to calculate the probability to convert for a new user in the 30 - 35 age group?

Well, your application of Bayes theorem looks fine, but you could make your life a bit easier since you own the data. Your target is just a conditional probability, so let's focus on that:
$P(\text{conversion} | \text{in the 30-35 age group}) = $
$=\frac{P( \text{conversion} \bigcap \text{in the 30-35 age group})}{P(\text{in the 30-35 age group})}$
$= \frac{(\text{number of people who converted AND age 30-35})/(\text{total sample size})}{(\text{number of people age 30-35})/(\text{total sample size})}$
$= \frac{\text{number of people who converted AND age 30-35}} {\text{number of people age 30-35}}$
You can use Bayes theorem as you suggested, but I suspect this latter formulation will be simpler to calculate. You already used an analogous calculation to figure your conversion rate.


"Employees shall have the right to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in other concerted activities for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection"
The employer violated [Section] 8 (a) (1) of the National Labor Relations Act because it interfered with, restrained, and coerced the individual right of an employee, protected by [Section] 7, "to engage in … concerted activities for … mutual aid or protection," when it denied the employee's request for the presence of her union representative at the investigatory interview that the employee reasonably believed would result in disciplinary action.
Weingarten Rights. Most union members have heard this term. Many shop stewards have the right to protect their members because of it. But what is the origin of these rights? What lies behind one of the most significant labor law rulings in recent history? For thirty years, Weingarten has been an often-used word in the vocabulary of union advocates.
J. Weingarten, Inc. operated a large chain of convenient stores, several of which allowed customers to purchase packaged meals. In June 1972, Ms. Leura Collins, a lunch-counter clerk at Store No. 98 in Houston, Texas, was called into the manager's office and interrogated by her manager and a loss prevention investigator employed by the store. Unknown to Ms. Collins, this investigator had been observing her for the past two days on the basis of a report that she was stealing from the register. Although this particular investigation uncovered no evidence of wrongdoing on Ms. Collins' part, another manager learned (from a coworker) that she "had purchased a [$2.98] box of chicken … but had placed only $1.00 in the cash register."
Upon leaving, Ms. Collins was asked by the manager "not to discuss the matter with anyone because he considered it a private matter between her and the company [and] of no concern to others." However, Ms. Collins reported this incident to her union and an unfair labor charge was filed.
One vital function of the steward is to prevent an employer from coercing or intimidating employees into confessing misconduct, especially in situations where the supervisor (or any other employer representative) engages in interrogatory techniques.
The NLRA protects union concerted activities, which includes a member's right to request union representation during investigatory interviews. This right was recognized in 1975 with the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in NLRB v. J. Weingarten. (420 U.S. 251)* and became known as a member's Weingarten Right.
*Note: This opinion was delivered by Justice William Brennan and was joined by Justices Douglas, White, Marshall, Blackmun and Rehnquist [the current Chief Justice]. The dissenting opinion was filed by Chief Justice Warren Burger and joined by Justice Powell.
A lone employee, confronted by the employer's investigation and the possibility of discipline, may be either too afraid to face accusations, too inarticulate to accurately explain, or simply to uniformed to raise extenuating factors. A knowledgeable union representative could assist this employee by drawing out favorable facts or applicable mitigating circumstances.
Employer Representatives (Supervisor, Manager, et. al.) question an employee about specific conduct or to obtain information that could be used as a basis for discipline.
As a result of the above, the employee has a reasonable belief that the interview could result in discipline or some other adverse consequence. Example: an employee being questioned about an accident would be justified in fearing that he or she might be blamed.
Of course, not every interaction between employee and supervisor is an investigatory interview; for example, a supervisor speaking to a subordinate about a particular job performance. While the supervisor may no doubt question the worker about his or her performance, the likelihood of discipline is not the issue. Both parties are merely engaged in a work-related conversation – there is no investigation.
However, this workshop conversation could suddenly acquire an entirely different demeanor should the supervisor becomes hostile or the questioning turns into suspicion. In this case, any employee may become fearful; at this point would require union representation.
Yet, when a supervisor (or any agent of the employer) calls an employee into the office to warn, reprimand or impose discipline already decided, this is not – according to the NLRB* – an investigatory interview, since employee conduct is not being questioned, but rather has been observed and is being acted upon.
The employer recognizes the employee's right to be given representation by a steward, or a designated alternate, at any investigatory interview. The employer will remind the employee of this right at the time that the employer requests the investigatory interview.
The original applications of Weingarten covered only those employers under the National Labor Relations Act; therefore, it did not address public employers. However, each state has its own laws for public sector employees – and, each state will have different views on the right to union representation. For example, California public employees have the same rights during an investigatory interview, as do private sector employees. In any case, public sector employees are protected by the due process tenets provided in the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution.
Note: Weingarten Cards (English and Spanish) can be ordered through the Teamsters Education Department.


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Tuition at Lindenwood University will climb 2.4 percent next fall to $12,700 per year, about the same rate as the projected Consumer Price Index.
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Then he said, "And come on, the middle finger is the bad one, right? There's no way that's a coincidence. As a middle child, I'm doomed to a life of medium-ness."
And before I could stop myself, the words just sorta slipped out: "Honey, I think you mean you're doomed to a life of mediocrity."
"Thanks, Mom. Thanks a lot. I feel so much better now that I know a fancy word to describe my middle child miserableness."
"Oh, honey, I think you mean middle child misery."
It's true. He'd had a tough week. His older brother, home on a school break, had received a lot of positive attention. In addition, he'd been dragged along to watch his younger brother play multiple hockey games. And due to conflicts, I'd missed both of his recent indoor soccer games. And I might have forgotten to pick him up from the Y, but it only happened once.
He stared at me with such serious eyes, practically drowning in his brother's hand-me-downs. So this little diddy... this one's for my middle child. I bet your middle child will like it, too.
You're my 7th inning stretch, my afternoon nap, my five golden rings, the button in my belly.
You're the cherry in my chocolate, the soda in my straw, and the hook in my book.
You're the free space on my BINGO card.
The firefly in my jar.
The funny bone in my arm, and my dream before that alarm.
You're the gooey in my s'more, the "ch" in my a-ch-oo, and the "u" in my hug.
You're my balmy summer night and my porridge that's ju-u-u-u-st right.
You're the warmth in my year, the smile between my ears, and the salt in happy tears.
You're the middle: the glue who makes us giggle.
You, my middle child, are the good stuff.
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You Don't Have To Be Alone — Here Are 5 Ways To Beat Loneliness
Loneliness affects everyone at different times, in different ways. Whether it's fleeting or a constant state of disconnection, this is how to deal.
Loneliness is a perfectly normal feeling, but you don't have to feel this way all the time
From time to time, we all experience the odd bout of loneliness. Sometimes it can creep up on us during periods of change (like a move or the end of a relationship, for example) and leave us feeling physically or emotionally distanced from other people. (This is how you make friends and keep them for life.)
Loneliness doesn't just strike when we are by ourselves
It can be just as easy to feel lonely in a throng of people when you're feeling disconnected.
For some, loneliness is more than a fleeting feeling
It can be a near steady state with long-term consequences.
"I'd say it was a persistent sense of marginalization and exclusion, and a lack of intimacy," says Emily White, who experienced a four-year period of loneliness in her early 30s while working as an environmental lawyer in Toronto. "I felt a persistent sense of insufficiency — of not having enough people close to me, and that in turn led to a feeling of anxious aloneness."
White, who recently described her experience in a book called Lonely: Learning to Live with Solitude, says the prolonged loneliness eventually began to have physical effects, disrupting her sleep and her health.
"I started daydreaming a lot," she recalls, "and I wasn't as sharp cognitively. Loneliness started to have an effect on me that was real and observable. It took me some time to figure out how deeply it was affecting me."
According to White, roughly 10 per cent of North Americans struggle with chronic loneliness — a condition more prevalent than depression (and, it's important to note, different from depression), though harder to understand and less frequently talked about.
"It's a common problem," agrees Toronto-based counsellor and psychotherapist, Lesli Musicar, who says that many people don't admit they suffer from loneliness.
"A lot of people who feel lonely, you'd never suspect in a million years," she says. "They might go out a lot, or be highly social, but their interactions stay mainly on the surface. So even though they may give the impression of being popular, those people may be feeling very lonely underneath it all because they aren't letting people get close to them."
While some people may be more predisposed to chronic loneliness than others, it can be overcome.
Do some #selfcare with these tips:
1. Don't isolate yourself
When you're feeling lonely already, it can be hard to think about trying to engage with other people, but keeping your own company may only make the problem worse.
"Loneliness comes from people not feeling comfortable letting other people close to them," says Musicar, explaining that if you have a negative self-image, you may be afraid to let others get to know you for fear they might not like what they find. "If you can't let people close to you, however, you are going to feel alone." (This is how celebrities deal with the onslaught of public criticism and bouts of feeling bad about themselves.)
The problem, she explains, is that when you isolate, there's nobody around to challenge your negative self-image. "You have no reality checks — you only have your own view of yourself."
2. Keep yourself busy
Though it may be the last thing you want to do if you're feeling isolated, Musicar suggests joining an group — a book club, a sports team, choir or a gardening group, for example — where you can meet people who share you own interests. (This is why science says you should always be trying new things.)
"If you join a group where the activity is meaningful for you, and you enjoy it, chances are it will bring out the best in you. And if you feel good while you're engaged in that activity, it will help you feel more connected to the people around you because you have this one thing in common."
3. Be kind to yourself
If you're chronically lonely, you may be fearful of letting people get close. First, learn to love yourself!
Fixing a negative view of yourself takes a lot of gentle self-care and nurturing.
"The first relationship you need to work on is your relationship with yourself," says Musicar.
And that may mean gently corrected ways of thinking you learned as a child. "If you were neglected or criticized," she explains, "you need to turn that around. You need to start treating yourself differently. The biggest challenge is to treat yourself well when you aren't feeling good about yourself." Being happier with yourself will make it easier to reach out to others.
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4. Get educated
White started writing her book on loneliness because she was curious to know more about her condition. Her research actually helped her to feel less lonely by making it less mysterious, which made it easier to deal with.
"The more you learn about loneliness and how common it is, the less alone you feel," she explains. "It's hard to be lonely, but it's harder when you don't understand it or you feel alone in your loneliness."
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5. Find someone to reach out to
Whether it's a friend, a family member or a therapist, finding someone to talk to about your situation can make a huge difference.
"It's the biggest challenge," says Musicar, "but it's the most healing thing you can do for yourself. Our cultural stigma around loneliness makes the condition hard to talk about, but keeping your feelings hidden may leave you feeling worse.
"When you feel bad about yourself," says Musicar, "that's when you need to hear a different message about yourself. You need to hear from someone else that you matter and that you are worthy."
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