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Emily Hahn (14 de enero de 1905 – 18 de febrero de 1997) fue una periodista y escritora estadounidense. Autora de 54 libros y más de 200 artículos y cuentos, fue llamada un tesoro literario americano olvidado por la revista The New Yorker. Sus novelas en el siglo XX jugaron un papel importante en la apertura a Occidente de Asia y África. Sus múltiples viajes a lo largo de su vida y su amor por los animales influyó mucho de su escritura. Después de vivir en Florencia y Londres a mediados de los años veinte, viajó al Congo Belga y recorrió a pie el África Central en la década de los años treinta. En 1932 viajó a Shanghái, donde estuvo dando clases de inglés durante tres años y se vinculó a personalidades como las hermanas Soong y el poeta chino Sinmay Zau.

Primeros años
Emily Hahn nació en San Luis, Misuri el 14 de enero de 1905. Fue la sexta hija de Isaac Newton Hahn, un vendedor de productos secos, y Hannah Hahn, una sufragista de espíritu libre.  Apodada "cariñosamente" Mickey  por su madre por el personaje de la tira cómica de dibujos animados del día llamado Mickey Dooley, con este apodo la conocían sus amigos cercanos y su familia.  En su segundo año de instituto, se trasladaron a Chicago, Illinois.

Por su amor por la lectura y la escritura, se matriculó inicialmente en un programa de arte general en la Universidad de Wisconsin–Madison, pero después decidió cambiar de curso a estudios de ingeniería de minas, después de que la impidieran matricularse en una clase de química que recibían los alumnos de ingeniería.  En sus memorias, No Hurry to Get Home, describe cómo en el programa de ingeniería de minas no hubo nunca ninguna mujer inscrita. Después de que un profesor en su programa de ingeniería de minas dijera que "La mente femenina es incapaz de captar la mecánica o la matemática más elevada o cualquiera de los fundamentos de la minería" en ingeniería, decidió que llegaría a ser una ingeniera de minas. A pesar de la frialdad de la administración y sus compañeros de clase varones,  en 1926 pasó a ser la primera mujer que recibía el grado de Ingeniería Minas en la Universidad de Wisconsin–Madison.  Sus logros académicos fueron el  testamento a su inteligencia y persistencia que su compañero de laboratorio admitió a regañadientes, "¡no eres tan tonta!"

En 1924, con anterioridad a graduarse en la escuela de ingeniería de minas, viajó 2,400 millas (3,900 km) a través de los Estados Unidos en un Modelo T-Ford vestida como un hombre con su amiga, Dorothy Raper. Durante su paso a través de Nuevo México,  escribió sus experiencias de viaje a su cuñado, quién, sin saberlo ella, envió las cartas que le escribió al The New Yorker.  Esto disparó su carrera inicial como escritora. Hahn escribió para The New Yorker de 1929 a 1966.

En 1930 viajó al Congo belga, donde trabajó para la Cruz Rojay vivió con una  tribu de pigmeos durante dos años, antes de cruzar África Central sola a pie.

Su primer libro, Seductio ad Absurdum: Los Principios y prácticas de la seducción  -- El Manual de Un Principiante se publicó en 1930. Es un guiño a  la manera en que los hombres cortejan a las mujeres. Maxim Lieber fue su agente literario, de 1930-1931.

China y Hong Kong
Sus años en Shanghái, China (de 1935 a la invasión japonesa de Hong Kong en 1941) fueron los más tumultuosos de su vida. Allí se involucró con las figuras más destacadas de Shanghái, como el rico Sir Victor Sassoon, que tenía la costumbre de llevar a cenar consigo a su mascota, un gibón llamado Mr Mills, vestido con un pañal y un pequeño esmoquin.

Apoyándose en su trabajo como escritora para The New Yorker  vivió en un apartamento en el barrio rojo de Shanghái, y llegó a estar relacionada románticamente con el poeta y editor chino Sinmay Zau (). Él le dio la entrée para que pudiera escribir la  biografía de las famosas hermanas Soong una de las cuales estuvo casada con Sol Yat-sen y la otra con Chiang Kai-shek.

Hahn visitaba con frecuencia la casa de Sinmay, lo que no era nada convencional para una mujer occidental en los años treinta. El Tratado de Bogue  estaba en vigor, y Shanghái era una ciudad dividida en chinos y occidentales al mismo tiempo. Sinmay la introdujo en la práctica de fumar opio, que la llevó  a ser una adicta. Más tarde escribió, "Aunque siempre había querido ser adicta al opio, no puedo asegurar que esa fuera la razón por la que fui a China."

Después de trasladarse a Hong Kong inició una relación con Charles Boxer, jefe local de la inteligecia militar británica. Según un artículo de diciembre de 1944 en el Time Hahn «decidió que necesitaba la estabilidad  de un bebé, pero dudaba si podría tener uno». «¡Qué disparate! [dijo el infelizmente casado mayor Charles Boxer].¡Dejaré que tengas uno !» Carola Milicia Boxer nació en Hong Kong el 17 de octubre de 1941.

Cuando los japoneses entraron en Hong Kong unas semanas después, Boxer fue encarcelado en un campamento para prisioneros de guerra, y Hahn fue retenida para ser interrogada. «¿Por qué?», gritó el jefe de la gendarmería japonesa. «¿Por qué [...] has tenido un niño con el mayor Boxer?» «Porque soy una chica mala», bromeó Hahn. Por suerte para ella, los japoneses respetaron la hoja de servicios de la astuta diplomática.

Como relató en su libro China para mi (1944), fue forzada a dar lecciones de inglés a los oficiales japoneses a cambio de alimentos, y una vez abofeteó al jefe de la inteligencia japonesa en la cara. Él volvió a verla el día antes de que la repatriaran en 1943 y la abofeteó de nuevo.

"China para mí" fue un éxito de público inmediato. Según Roger Angell de The New Yorker, Hahn «era, realmente, algo raro: una mujer profundamente, casi nacional, en el país en el mundo. Llevada por su curiosidad y energía, ella fue allí e hizo eso, y entonces escribió sobre ello sin aspavientos». Inglaterra y regreso a Estados Unidos
En 1945 se casó con Boxer que, durante el tiempo que estuvo apresado por los japoneses, se había divulgado por los medios informativos americanos que había sido decapitado; su reencuentro—cuya historia de amor de la que había sido informado fielmente a través de cartas publicadas de Hahn — mereció titulares de prensa por todo Estados Unidos. Se asentaron en Dorset, Inglaterra en "Conygar", los 48 acres (190,000 m²) propiedad que Boxer había heredado, y en 1948 tuvieron una segunda hija, Amanda Boxer (ahora actriz de televisión y teatro en Londres).

Como la vida familiar le parecía demasiado restrictiva, en 1950 Hahn cogió un apartamento en Ciudad de Nueva York, y visitaba a su marido y sus hijos de vez en cuando en Inglaterra. Continuó escribiendo artículos para The New Yorker, así como las biografías de Aphra Behn, James Brooke, Fanny Burney, Chiang Kai-shek, D. H. Lawrence y Mabel Dodge Luhan. Según su biógrafo Ken Cuthbertson, aunque sus libros siempre recibían críticas favorables, «su versatilidad, que la capacitaba para escribir con autoridad sobre casi cualquier tema, desconcertó a sus editores quienes parecían perdidos en cuanto a cómo promover o comercializar un libro de Emily Hahn.  Ella no encajaba en ninguna de las categorías habituales» porque «pasaba fácilmente ... de un género a otro».

En 1978 publicó Mira Quién está Hablando, que trataba sobre el polémico tema de la comunicación animal-humana (su favorito personalmente entre sus libros de no- ficción);  escribió su último libro Eve y los Simios en 1988 cuando estaba en su década de los ochenta.

Hahn según se dice fue a su oficina en The New Yorker diariamente, justo hasta unos meses antes de que muriera. Fallece el 18 de febrero de 1997 en Saint Vincent's Catholic Medical Center en Manhattan. Murió a los 92 años como complicación de una cirugía por una fractura de fémur.

 Legado
En 1998, el autor canadiense Ken Cuthbertson publicó la biografía Nadie Dijo No Ir: La Vida, amores y aventuras de Emily Hahn. "Nadie dijo no ir" era una de sus frases características.

En 2005 Xiang Meili (nombre dado a Hahn por Sinmay) se publicó en China. Es una mirada hacia atrás en la vida y amores de Hahn en el Shanghái de los años 30.

 Obras
 Seductio ad Absurdum: The Principles and Practices of Seduction—A Beginner's Handbook (1930)
 Beginner's Luck (1931)
 Congo Solo: Misadventures Two Degree North (1933)
 With Naked Foot (1934) Affair (1935)
 Steps of the Sun (1940)
 The Soong Sisters (1941, 1970)
 Mr. Pan (1942) (1942)
 China to Me: A Partial Autobiography (1944, 1975, 1988)
 Hong Kong Holiday (1946)
 China: A to Z (1946)
 The Picture Story of China (1946)
 Raffles of Singapore (1946)
 Miss Jill (1947) also as House in Shanghai (1958)
 England to Me (1949)
 A Degree of Prudery: A Biography of Fanny Burney (1950)
 Purple Passage: A Novel About a Lady Both Famous and Fantastic (1950) (published in the UK as Aphra Behn (1951))
 Francie (1951)
 Love Conquers Nothing: A Glandular History of Civilization (1952)
 Francie Again (1953)
 Mary, Queen of Scots (1953)
 James Brooke of Sarawak: A Biography of Sir James Brooke (1953)
 Meet the British (with Charles Roetter and Harford Thomas) (1953)
 The First Book of India (1955)
 Chiang Kai-shek: An Unauthorized Biography (1955)
 Francie Comes Home (1956)
 Spousery (1956)
 Diamond: The Spectacular Story of the Earth's Greatest Treasure and Man's Greatest Greed (1956)
 Leonardo da Vinci (1956)
 Kissing Cousins (1958)
 The Tiger House Party: The Last Days of the Maharajas (1959)
 Aboab: First Rabbi of the Americas (1959)
 Around the World With Nellie Bly (1959)
 June Finds a Way (1960)
 China Only Yesterday, 1850-1950: A Century of Change (1963)
 Indo (1963)
 Africa to Me (1964)
 Romantic Rebels: An Informal History of Bohemianism in America (1967)
 Animal Gardens (1967)
 The Cooking of China (1968)
 Recipes: Chinese Cooking (1968)
 Times and Places (1970, reissued as No Hurry to Get Home 2000)
 Breath of God: A Book About Angels, Demons, Familiars, Elementals and Spirits (1971)
 Fractured Emerald: Ireland (1971)
 On the Side of the Apes: A New look at the Primates, the Men Who Study Them and What They Have Learned (1971)
 Once Upon A Pedestal (1974)
 Lorenzo: D. H. Lawrence and the Women Who Loved Him (1975)
 Mabel: A Biography of Mabel Dodge Luhan (1977)
 Look Who's Talking! New Discoveries in Animal Communications (1978)
 Love of Gold (1980)
 The Islands: America's Imperial Adventures in the Philippines (1981)
 Eve and the Apes (1988)

 Referencias

 Bibliografía
 Ken Cuthbertson, Nobody Said Not to Go: The Life, Loves, and Adventures of Emily Hahn'' (Boston: Faber and Faber,  1998). ISBN 0-571-19950-X
 Taras Grescoe Shanghai Grand: Forbidden Love and International Intrigue in a Doomed World

Enlaces externos

Biógrafos de Estados Unidos
Escritores de literatura infantil de Estados Unidos
Cuentistas de Estados Unidos
Novelistas de Estados Unidos
Feministas de Estados Unidos
Periodistas de Estados Unidos
Nacidos en San Luis (Misuri)

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Feel the thrill when the lights go down and the heavy red curtain goes up, while being indulged in the overture from a large-scale orchestra. Intimate, moving moments and extraordinary ensemble pieces with the best talent on stage. With excitement in your heart and a tear falling down your chin, songs and music speak the language of emotion and provide a larger-than-life experience.
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In your summit talk, you spoke about not having the traditional upbringing to become the CEO of a bank – but that your family gave you the confidence to succeed. Can you tell me more?
My dad instilled a self-belief in me so I never thought there was a reason why I couldn't be successful. I didn't have those insecurities around not having the 'right' education or mixing in the 'right' circles. I had that confidence in my own ability and work ethic. I didn't have a day off until my maternity leave, aged 44.
Another thing that came from my family background – and particularly from my dad – was a focus on inclusivity. My dad would always look to see the best in people, regardless of their background or their differences. He was also very generous with his time and never left anyone out. That has influenced my leadership style. When I'm with people in the team or with customers, I think they get that sense of genuine care and authenticity that came from my dad.
You started your banking career at 18 years old, in 1987. Were you conscious of the male dominance in the industry at the time?
My first job was very junior – I emptied the confidential waste and I made the tea – and at that level it was actually quite female dominated. It's fair to say, as I got more senior, the lack of gender diversity became more apparent. I've done well, despite some of those challenges and, in many ways, I believe I've had to work harder than some of my male peers.
I think there are good intentions to correct this now but it still seems that people are often more willing to take a leap of faith recruiting a man, rather than a woman.
You mentor a lot of people now. Did you have a mentor who influenced you as you build your banking career?
I had female and male role models but I probably have more formal mentoring now. The chair of our board, Dame Denise Holt, and I have a very strong relationship both on a professional and a personal level. I'm a better version of myself because of some of the guidance that she's given me. Denise is very encouraging and embraces what I bring to the organisation.
I mentor both men and women and I often talk about insecurities, and where they start from. I tell them not to be influenced by the sins of the past and I make sure they know they're better and more valuable than they think they are. At M&S Bank, we also have reverse mentoring because having good feedback loops is important for the culture. It shouldn't be a hierarchy.
In your talk, you described the importance of building trust in an organisation but that this can have its challenges given that banks are very regulated organisations. Can you expand on this?
There's obviously a lot of rules governing banking, and they are important, but what we look to do at M&S Bank is create a culture of trust among our team. What the regulators – who visited M&S Bank last week – want is a good tone from the top and the ability for staff to use judgement so that they're not so bound by rules and regulators. They know you can't have a policy for every single scenario that you're going to come across.
Diversity and inclusion has formed a large part of your remit since you became CEO of M&S Bank four years ago. Why is that?
I firmly believe you can't be your best if you're not yourself. When I became CEO of M&S Bank, we launched a new diversity and inclusion board and we refreshed some committees. Our first two focuses were around LGBT, and Respect (for people living with visible and non-visible disability). In the launch meeting, we got people to tell their stories. Just one example was from a relatively new member of the team who revealed that when she came out as a gay woman, her previous employer treated her differently and she didn't get invited to meetings. She also said that when she moved into a home with her partner, her car was set on fire in the street. At the time I felt guilty because I didn't think this sort of stuff happened.
I thought everyone was like me. But I realised, actually, that's not the case, and we have a real responsibility at the bank to allow people to be themselves.
You told the summit's audience that M&S Bank doesn't 'accept differences', that it 'embraces differences'. Why is this distinction important?
Diversity has many benefits. It creates a richness of debate. You might think you've made the right business decision but someone will say, have you thought about it this way? By embracing differences, you become a better organisation at delivering relevant customer services. It goes back to creating an environment where you can be yourself. It allows you the confidence to challenge something and be able to say, 'I think we should do that differently'.
Do you see yourself as a role model for the industry?
In banking, there's a stereotypical CEO, who has been privately educated, went to Oxbridge, got onto an international manager programme and then became CEO. That's changing and there's starting to be an openness to people from different backgrounds. I've been one of those people who has broken that mould. I've never compromised my values; I've always been my authentic self because my view was, if you don't want my authentic self then you don't want me anyway. I'm proud that I'm part of an organisation that allows people to be the best versions of themselves.


Inhabitots posted a link today that's right up our alley. For dads emerging from their skateboard years: Board Games, a company owned by Portland, Oregon resident Jason Greene, recycles old skateboards into chairs, stools and toys for kids. They even use griptape for sandpaper. Sweet!
So while you and your little dude play Tony Hawk's Pro Skater XIV, you can reminisce about the days when his chair was your only form of transportation.
Funny enough, the chair pictured above reminds me of the seats they had in the late 80's LAUSD classrooms if you were to screw on some metal legs. Anyone feel me on that?


A Story for Those Afraid to Dive In.
"No two journeys are the same," said the wind.
"Some days the water was clear and sparkled with the sun. I could see clearly in all directions. Some days the sky was so dark I was afraid of what I couldn't see. Sometimes the waves were so tall I lost my way. I was dashed against rocks and pulled under. There were days when it seemed I would never see the sun, and I didn't think I could go on," she told the wind, her face in her hands.
"And did you find love?" asked the wind.
Renee Robbins is a kamikaze mom, participation trophywife. Trying to achieve a balance of principle and practice without shouting obscenities at too many people.


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The SEC has accused a Madoff linked firm of funneling billions in investor funds.
Wired PR News – Law News Distribution – A brokerage firm and investment adviser have been accused of participation in the controversial $50 billion ponzi scheme of Bernard Madoff. As reported by the Associated Press (AP), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed suit against New York based Cohmad Securities Corp. and some of its executives, as well as Beverly Hills philanthropist Stanley Chais for funneling billions of investor funds as part of a fraud scheme perpetrated by ex-financier Madoff.


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HomeSportsElliott's legal saga painful, but a step in right direction for NFL
Elliott's legal saga painful, but a step in right direction for NFL
September 14, 2017 The Duquesne Duke Sports Comments Off on Elliott's legal saga painful, but a step in right direction for NFL
Courtesy of NY Post via Getty Images | Dallas running back Ezekiel Elliott's abuse case has been the subject of much conversation lately.
Bryanna McDermott | Asst. Photo Editor
Running back Ezekiel Elliott, 22, took to the field for the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night, just days after a federal court judge in Texas blocked his six-game suspension for an alleged domestic violence claim due to an unfair trial by the National Football League. The NFL has never been sufficient, accurate or even consistent with legal affairs, and this year-long case has been no different.
Elliott's ex-girlfriend filed domestic abuse charges against him in July 2016, but they were dropped by the prosecution due to a lack of evidence. Police found that the accuser's stories didn't align with witnesses', she had texted a female friend asking her to lie to police, and the bruises she claimed were from Elliott had come from an altercation with another woman at a bar.
There was also no proof that she lived with Elliott, which is a requirement to file domestic violence charges.
However, the NFL still decided to suspend Elliott.
The league claimed that after collecting a variety of evidence, including texts and metadata, that Elliott was violent with his ex-girlfriend on three different occasions during the week of the original incident.
Elliott appealed the suspension and was denied, leading the NFL Players' Association to file a lawsuit against the league on behalf of Elliott for an unfair trial. It claimed that the league did not make the alleged victim available to testify under oath during the appeal and that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell didn't meet with Elliott or his ex-girlfriend.
On Sept. 8, Judge Amos Mazzant ruled in favor of Elliott's temporary restraining order against the suspension, blocking the suspension and allowing him to play until his lawsuit against the NFL concludes.
While Elliott may get to play the entirety of this season, he will likely have to serve his punishment in the future.
The NFL's personal conduct policy states that "persons who fail to live up to this standard of conduct are guilty of conduct detrimental and subject to discipline, even where the conduct itself does not result in conviction of crime."
This policy, along with section 46 of the collective bargaining agreement between the NFL and the NFLPA, gives the commissioner complete jurisdiction over punishments. This means that if Goodell sees that Elliott damaged the reputation of the league in any way, Elliott must sit out of those six games — just as Tom Brady was eventually benched for four games after the Deflategate saga.
Amidst all of the controversy, I can still see the league's good intentions in the decision to suspend Elliott, even after the charges were dropped. The NFL has a long, taxing history with domestic abuse, which has led to scrutiny of how the league handles such situations.
Ray Rice received just a two-game suspension in 2014 after knocking out his then-fiancee in an elevator. It was only after TMZ released the graphic video of the incident that the league suspended him indefinitely, and the Baltimore Ravens later cut him from the team.
Then, in 2016, Josh Brown sat out one game as punishment for a history of violence against his ex-wife. On Sept. 8, six more games were added to his sentence after the investigation was reopened and new information was found.
Perhaps this was the NFL's way of sending a clear message to its players: Domestic violence will not be tolerated, no exceptions.
Nevertheless, Elliott still deserves a fair trial. The league may have had good intentions, but it must go about it in a legal way.
If the league was confident that its investigation was sound and capable of upholding Elliott's suspension, it would have allowed the NFLPA access to all available documents and witnesses during the initial trial.
On the other hand, the league still has the right to suspend Elliott under the rules of the CBA.
Whether or not he is guilty, Elliott did break the NFL's personal conduct policy, which clearly states that "conduct detrimental to the integrity of and public confidence in the National Football League" must be avoided.
By putting himself in the position to even be accused of domestic violence, Elliott brought bad publicity upon the NFL, a league already scarred by the actions of its players and its own inconsistent decisions while handling similar instances in the past. No matter the outcome of the case legally, the fact that it involves Elliott is damaging enough for the league.
It's obvious that the domestic violence problem ravaging the NFL is a sickening dilemma worth deliberation. However, the answer in ending the abuse isn't unfair trials or policies that allow the commissioner to be both judge and jury.
The league must do a better job at combating this issue, but the players need to step up as well. In nearly any other profession, a person may face serious ramifications — including a potential termination — for certain actions that star professional athletes are minimally punished for.
Just because these men are playing a game doesn't mean that the league is a playground.
It's a business, and these men need to begin to act like it.
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Former foster youth advocates for policy change
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Hallie Lauer | Features Editor 06/21/18 In 2015, more than 670,000 children spent time in foster care. To put that into perspective, that is enough children to fill the A.J. Palumbo Center about 152 times. […]
Class of 2020 to be largest, most diverse
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The Proper Treatment of Animals.
NEW YORK: SCRIBNER, WELFORD, AND ARMSTRONG.
For more than eighty years the "Story of the Robins" has delighted the children of Great Britain. It is now offered to them, for the first time, with illustrations printed in colours, which it is hoped, will add an additional charm to a book so long and deservedly popular with the young.
Harriet and Frederick viewing the Robins' Nest.


As artichoke season arrives, Meg Bortin, also known as The Everyday French Chef, reveals the background to a traditional provencal recipe.
Artichokes simmered lovingly with garlic and parsley — this dish is served throughout southeast France and Italy, and probably has been since Roman times. There are many variations, often with pancetta, breadcrumbs, tomatoes, onions, carrots or white wine. I prefer the simplest Provençal variety — no bacon, no wine, just trimmed artichokes, olive oil, garlic and parsley. It's good, earthy peasant fare and, for me, a rite of spring.
But what, you may well ask, is meant by barigoule? I had the same question. As it turns out, it's a Provençal word for a kind of mushroom found on the roots of a thistle-like plant, field eryngo, that grows wild in the region. This mushroom — aka the king oyster mushroom, among other names — was chopped and used in a stuffing for artichokes. That practice has fallen by the wayside, but the word continues to be used to describe a method of preparation in which the artichokes are trimmed, their chokes removed and the centers stuffed with whatever.
The first of two culinary sources — Andrée Maureau, author of Recettes en Provence — remarks that the barigoule, or bérigoule, mushroom lent its name to a flat straw hat worn in the Arles region more than 200 years ago, before the French Revolution of 1789. She gives two ways of preparing artichauts à la barigoule — one, with just parsley and garlic, from the Lourmarin area north of Aix-en-Provence, and the other, with onions, garlic and tomatoes but no parsley, from the Alpilles mountain region further west.
My second source is Corinne Patin, whose web site, Le Festin de Corinne (Corinne's Feast), is worth a look by anyone interested in Provençal cuisine. She says that peasants in the region originally cooked their artichokes in the same way as they cooked the mushrooms — grilled with salt, pepper and olive oil. Only later did they begin braising artichokes stuffed with chopped barigoule mushrooms, various herbs and salt pork.
I had similar dish a little more than a year ago in Sicily, where my friend Gisella, a superlative cook, prepared carciofi trifolati as part of her Christmas Eve feast. The artichokes were not stuffed but rather trimmed, sliced and simmered with garlic and parsley for what seemed an eternity. The result was a sultry, smoky dish to die for.
Artichoke season is just beginning. Happy cooking!


Home The three kiss-offs Does pain hurt?
As I've said before, cancer hurt Laura in the sense that it damaged her brain, but brain cancer itself did not hurt Laura in the sense of causing her pain. Until close to the end. By that time, however, we could use Fentynal and morphine to blot out the headaches as soon as they started.
Laura never found an anodyne to blot out the pain she felt on account of her aphasia. In these last few posts, we have been wrestling with how to talk about that pain. First, we used Joan Halifax's view of grief as being "pregnant with an absence" to describe the pain of aphasia in the five territories of grief. We then pursued the absence of ease or comfort as similar to the idea that evil occurs when something good is defective, but quickly warned against making aphasia into a thing. We do aphasia, just as we do pain. As we saw in the phases of Laura's aphasia, she hurt mostly through fear and shame, particularly the fear of disgrace, as Aristotle defined shame. We then saw that Aristotle uses three terms to describe both fear and shame: pain, disturbance, and "bad things." We are now looking at each of these in turn.
The words that Plato and Aristotle used for pain seemed to become less and less associated with physical pain as they were translated into Latin and then into English, leading to a number of confusions. You may have noticed that none of the Greek or Latin words for pain in the previous posts seemed to be sources for the English word "pain." In fact, "pain" comes from the Latin word poena, which means "punishment." We see this connection in the legal phrase describing the penalty for breaking a law as "under the pain of." Poena comes from the Greek word poinē, which referred to the money paid by a killer to the kin of the slain person. More generally, poinē meant a price paid, satisfaction, retribution, requital, penalty. Probably the word poena morphed into our modern English word "pain" because so many of the penalties in most of European history before the 20th Century were physically brutal and intended to inflict agony.
When Aristotle says that fear and shame involve "pain," he is not talking in the narrow sense of a "somatic perception," nor is he excluding somatic pain in the way we tend to do today when we talk about sadness, sorrow or grief. They hurt, but not in the same way that the nervous reactions associated with damage to our body, such as burns or needle sticks, do. And, as Buytendijk warns and as we will see, there is nothing purely physical about burns or needle sticks. How we become and remain aware of them plays as much in how they hurt as do the electrical impulses along our nervous system. Laura felt extreme physical pain a number of times during her treatment. But she did not suffer from this pain. She endured it to get better. Also direct physical pain like the needle sticks did not cause her the shame that aphasia and the effects of Decadron on her GI tract did.
As we have seen, Laura's aphasia itself challenges a narrow understanding of what it means to hurt. We have been talking about the pain of Laura's fear and shame about her aphasia. But I want to return to the question whether aphasia hurts and argue that aphasia itself belongs on Weil's list of the equivalents of physical pain.
Few of the words on the sensory dimension of the scale fit Laura's aphasia. Perhaps, flickering, jumping, and dull. On the affective dimension, she certainly reacted as if she felt her aphasia was exhausting, suffocating, frightful, punishing, and wretched; on the evaluative dimension, unbearable, spreading, numb, and dreadful. Over the course of the period between August and November 2008, her present pain index (PPI) for aphasia went from mild (frustration at not remembering words when she was reading a bedtime story to Anne Mei) to excruciating (when she was punishing herself by repeating the same fruitless exercises over and over).


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Q: Plane equation from a line All right, I need to do two things:

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*I need to determine the equation of
a line, with the angle given, from a
point in 3D space

*I need to determine the equation of
a plane that is perpendicular to
that line, and is a set size, with
the original line in it's center.

I will need the plane's equation to be in a form where, given a new line equation, I can tell where on the plane it intersects (assuming it intersects in the first place).

A: *

*So your point in 3D space will be in the form of a 3D vector from the X,Y,Z origin 0,0,0 ?

The angle is relative to what line?

*The cross product will give you the perpendicular line.

    Function CrossProduct(ByVal b As Vector3d) As Vector3d
        'cross product = (ay*bz - az*by, az*bx - ax*bz, ax*by - ay*bx)
        Dim cp As New Vector3d
        cp.x = y * b.z - z * b.y
        cp.y = z * b.x - x * b.z
        cp.z = x * b.y - y * b.x
        Return cp
    End Function

    Function DotProduct(ByVal OtherVector As Vector3d) As Double
        'calculate dot product of two vectors
        Return x * OtherVector.x + y * OtherVector.y + z * OtherVector.z
    End Function

    Public Class Ray3d
        Public Po As New Vector3d    'point of origin
        Public V As New Vector3d    'vector
    End Class

    Public Class Plane3d
        Public N As New Vector3d    'normal
        Public PoP As New Vector3d   'point on plane
    End Class

    Private Function IntersectionTest(ByVal R As Ray3d, ByVal P As Plane3d, ByRef ReturnPoint As Vector3d) As Boolean

        Dim RayDotPlaneNormal As Double = R.V.DotProduct(P.N)

        If RayDotPlaneNormal = 0 for 1 sided
            Return False 'no intersection
        End If

        'PLANE EQUATION PoP.N = d

        Dim d As Double
        Dim PopVector As Vector3d = P.PoP.ToVector3d
        d = P.N.DotProduct(PopVector)

        'INTERSECTION EQUATION
        't = -(Po.N+d)/(V.N)

        Dim PointOriginVector As Vector3d
        PointOriginVector = R.Po.ToVector3d

        Dim PointOriginDotPlaneNormal As Double
        PointOriginDotPlaneNormal = P.N.DotProduct(PointOriginVector)

        Dim t As Double
        t = -(PointOriginDotPlaneNormal + d) / RayDotPlaneNormal

        ReturnPoint.x = R.Po.x + R.V.x * t
        ReturnPoint.y = R.Po.y + R.V.y * t
        ReturnPoint.z = R.Po.z + R.V.z * t

        Return True

    End Function

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To say that cosmetic dentistry is essential to modern dentistry would not be far from accurate. In a sense, cosmetic dentistry has driven innovation. While today teeth whitening is seen as purely aesthetic, it was a quest for whiter teeth that led us to important inventions like the toothbrush. Today the field of cosmetic dentistry is extremely broad, with several branches including orthodontics and prosthodontics. While there is still a perception that cosmetic dentistry is focused on the aesthetics of teeth, gums, and the bite, the lines between what is cosmetic and what is vital to the functionality and health of the gums are becoming more blurry. This is because as the science continues to develop we are discovering that symmetrical teeth and an aligned bite are not just about looking good but also have a role to play in the overall health of the mouth.
The heart of cosmetic dentistry is still found in our ability to restore a person's smile. The idea that the things we do to your teeth can boost confidence is an important driver for most people involved in cosmetic dentistry. However, there is a wider application of this science which has become so commonplace that most people cannot imagine a world in which cosmetic dentistry does not exist. In the modern world, you can easily replace a broken tooth with a crown or take an elderly person in to get a bridge placed. These procedures restore the functionality of the mouth to optimum levels and ensure that you have the ability to eat, speak, and function normally. Without these "cosmetic" procedures, people would have to learn to live with broken teeth or worse have them pulled out completely.
Take one of the most common problems that we deal with as a cosmetic dentist. Cooked teeth or malocclusion occurs in a large number of people. While this is not considered a serious medical condition, we now know that having badly aligned teeth can lead to a number of other problems which can, in turn, cause a more serious issue to arise. The first and most obvious problem with having malocclusion is the inability to properly clean all the surfaces of your teeth. When your teeth are crooked, misaligned, or overlapping, your brush cannot get between the teeth to clean those normally hard to reach areas. This can lead to cavities, gingivitis, or even more severe gum diseases like periodontal disease.
Malocclusion also causes your teeth to put a great deal of stress on the jaw, facial muscles, and the teeth themselves making it much easier for you to suffer a chipped or broken tooth. The strain placed on your jaw, and the temporomandibular joint can lead to a complication known as temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ) which comes with a host of other challenges. All of these are simple to avoid, and cosmetic dentistry has been used for decades to help people with a malocclusion to have straighter, healthier, and more attractive teeth. As the science continues to advance, we have even more treatment options available in our San Marcos dental office for addressing these common oral health concerns.
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I am self-employed with a Master's degree currently living in Surat. I come from an Upper middle class, Nuclear family background with Liberal values.
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"The 'Jay Leno Show' is going to be canceled is one.
Jay is moving to 11:30 and I'm moving to midnight.
Both of our shows will be on at 11:30, running simultaneously in split-screen.
The 'Tonight Show' will be an iPhone app, and the 'Jay Leno Show' will become an Xbox game.
I'm pregnant with Jay's baby. Jay is pregnant with my baby.
We're both pregnant with Tiger Woods' babies.
NBC is gonna throw me and Jay in a pit with sharpened sticks.


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Q: "Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects due to probable configuration error" while having WordPress behind a reverse-proxy I've read dozens of questions/answers and blog posts but none worked for me. To give you some context, what I want to do is:

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*have my Rails app at example.com running on Heroku

*have Wordpress at example.com/blog running on DigitalOcean

I tried a lot of different things but in the end I couldn't get through this error that appears when I try to access a blog post (accessing the blog homepage or the admin works fine):
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.047355 2021] [ssl:info] [pid 818] [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH01964: Connection to child 2 established (server blog.example.com:443)
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.047582 2021] [ssl:debug] [pid 818] ssl_engine_kernel.c(2372): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH02043: SSL virtual host for servername blog.example.com found
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057128 2021] [ssl:debug] [pid 818] ssl_engine_kernel.c(2254): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH02041: Protocol: TLSv1.3, Cipher: TLS_AES_256_GCM_SHA384 (256/256 bits)
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057482 2021] [ssl:debug] [pid 818] ssl_engine_kernel.c(415): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH02034: Initial (No.1) HTTPS request received for child 2 (server blog.example.com:443), referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057636 2021] [authz_core:debug] [pid 818] mod_authz_core.c(817): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH01626: authorization result of Require all granted: granted, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057645 2021] [authz_core:debug] [pid 818] mod_authz_core.c(817): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH01626: authorization result of <RequireAny>: granted, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057879 2021] [core:error] [pid 818] [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00124: Request exceeded the limit of 10 internal redirects due to probable configuration error. Use 'LimitInternalRecursion' to increase the limit if necessary. Use 'LogLevel debug' to get a backtrace., referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057885 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3832): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00121: r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057888 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057891 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057894 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057896 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057899 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057902 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057904 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057907 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057911 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /blog/index.php, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.057917 2021] [core:debug] [pid 818] core.c(3838): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH00122: redirected from r->uri = /hello-world/, referer: https://example.com/blog/
[Tue Mar 30 21:46:24.058076 2021] [ssl:debug] [pid 818] ssl_engine_io.c(1102): [client 54.89.204.173:53088] AH02001: Connection closed to child 2 with standard shutdown (server blog.example.com:443)

Here is what I'm using and their settings
I'm using rack-reverse-proxy gem on the rails app:
config.middleware.insert(0, Rack::ReverseProxy) do
  reverse_proxy_options preserve_host: true
  reverse_proxy /^\/blog(\/.*)$/, 'https://example.com$1'
end

On WordPress general settings I have "https://example.com/blog" on both WordPress address and Site address fields.
My .htaccess is the one created by WordPress:
<IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
RewriteEngine On
RewriteRule .* - [E=HTTP_AUTHORIZATION:%{HTTP:Authorization}]
RewriteBase /blog/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ - [L]
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
RewriteRule . /blog/index.php [L]
</IfModule>

Virtual host in /etc/apache2/sites-enabled/000-default.conf:
UseCanonicalName On

<VirtualHost *:80>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost

        ServerName blog.example.com
        ServerAlias www.blog.example.com

        DocumentRoot /var/www/html

        <Directory /var/www/html/>
            Options FollowSymLinks
            AllowOverride All
            Require all granted
        </Directory>

        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
RewriteEngine on
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =www.blog.example.com [OR]
RewriteCond %{SERVER_NAME} =blog.example.com
RewriteRule ^ https://%{SERVER_NAME}%{REQUEST_URI} [END,NE,R=permanent]
</VirtualHost>

More clues
Something that might be a clue: when I access example.com/blog/wp-admin without being logged in, it redirects me to https://example.com/blog/wp-login.php?redirect_to=https%3A%2F%2Fblog.example.com%2Fwp-admin%2F&reauth=1. And I have no idea where this "blog.example.com" domain comes from.
I have the "blog.example.com" subdomain added to the WordPress droplet on DigitalOcean's droplet settings.

A: Look your service name on the Apache config. You put on this blog.example.com. I believe this should be www.example.com


I just wanted to share with you a testimony not only for still small voice channel but of the binding prayer that Ms. Clare has provided us all. I am now having a few people coming on each video I do to continuously warn me about the this channel however I also share with them truth and testify to the fruits in my life and on my channel are from this ministry by Gods grace. I had a friend who was going through some heavy oppression and I wasnt sure what to do because we had prayed so many times. So I felt led to tell him that we should pray the binding prayer together and have me speak tongues over him. He initially had told me he like the channel and many videos had helped but he had one person say that the teachings weren't of God. I made the same statement about the fruits in my life testifying to what this channel has done and he agreed.
As we began to pray together after the Repentance part he began to throw up. I was shocked but knew what was happening because I had seen deliverance take place before. I began to pray in the spirit. The Lord had me on the phone with this young man for about 3 1/2 hours praying in the spirit as he was purging him and finishing the prayer. Afterwards he was amazed and had never experienced anything like that. I was in awe at the power of God and never experienced anything like that myself. I fell Gods presence so strongly throughout it all. He then said he would never deny Gods power and will tell everyone what God did for him. As well as having such an amazing confirmation about this ministry and binding prayer. So what the enemy intends against this ministry the Spirit and Power of God testify!!! #hushjesushush 🙂 Thank you so much Ms. Clare & Ezekiel for your obedience, your endurance, your perseverance your blessing hundreds of thousands of souls all over the world because of your ministry this young man is now set free and on fire for the Lord. I am so humbled, honored, and privileged to be apart of this ministry. Love you!!
The first dream I had was where I was sitting in a dirty street and this lamb kept trying to jump in my lap for comfort and to be held and loved. He was like a stray animal that had been abandoned. I had the strong feeling that He had been rejected, forsaken and that he wanted my love and comfort. Then the scene changed to me looking at an ipad. A large hand came down and went to google earth and zoomed in on a stadium full of people dressed up waiting for an event to start. I had the sense that it was a graduation, although that was not specifically stated and I was just looking down on all of these people sitting in the stadium waiting for this graduation to start.
The second dream I had was more obvious. I was standing in a street looking up into a beautiful cloudy sky when I saw a plane skywriting "Jesus the King is coming!" When I woke up I asked Holy Spirit to pick a song (I have over 150 Christian songs on my playlist) and the song by Big Daddy Weave, The Lion and the Lamb came up. It goes, He's coming on the clouds, kings and kingdoms will bow down. I thought that was quite a confirmation. Thank you for the prayer Jesus. I will be praying,praying praying for more time.


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Bahamaand (Anas bahamensis) är en fågel i familjen änder inom ordningen andfåglar, nära släkt med stjärtanden. Den förekommer som namnet antyder i Bahamas, men också i andra delar av Västindien, i stora delar av Sydamerika och i Galápagosöarna. Arten minskar i antal, men beståndet anses ändå vara livskraftigt.

Utseende
Bahamaanden är en mycket karakteristisk, 38–51 cm lång and, nära släkt med stjärtanden och likt denna långhalsad och gracil. Vitt i ansikte, på strupe och hals kontrasterar skarpt med brunt på resten av huvudet. Bröst och flanker är beigefärgade med bruna fläckar. Näbben är blågrå med rött basalt på övre näbbhalvans sidor. I flykten syns mörkbruna vingar med metalliskt gröna vingspeglar inramade i kanelbrunt samt ljust gräddfärgad stjärt.

Läte
Lätet som hörs i luften beskrivs som ett mjukt och nasalt "gyaak-gyaak-gyaak"; även tunna visslingar, "fiip-fiip".

Utbredning och systematik
Som namnet avslöjar förekommer bahamaanden i Västindien, men även i delar av Sydamerika. Den delas in i tre underarter i två grupper.
 bahamensis-gruppen
 Anas bahamensis bahamensis – förekommer lokalt i Västindien och norra Sydamerika
 Anas bahamensis rubrirostris – förekommer från södra Brasilien och Bolivia till Argentina och Chile
 Anas bahamensis galapagensis – förekommer i Galápagosöarna

Tillfälligt har den påträffats i Falklandsöarna, Guadeloupe, Jamaica, Panama och Saint Martin. Arten har även setts i Europa, i Belgien, Nederländerna, Schweiz, Italien, Spanien, Portugal, Storbritannien, Finland, Danmark och Sverige. Alla dessa fynd tros dock härröra från fåglar som rymt ur fångenskap.

Genetiska studier visar att arten är nära släkt med stjärtanden och gulnäbbad stjärtand.

Levnadssätt
Bahamaanden hittas i våtmarker med inslag av saltvatten, som bräckvattenssjöar, flodmynningar och mangroveträsk. Den lever av frön, knoppar och blad från vattenlevande växter. Häckningstiden varierar efter vattenstånd. Boet placeras på marken nära vatten.

Status och hot
Arten har ett stort utbredningsområde och en stor population, men tros minska i antal, dock inte tillräckligt kraftigt för att den ska betraktas som hotad. IUCN kategoriserar därför arten som livskraftig (LC).

Noter

Externa länkar

 Bilder och filmer på Internet Bird Collection
 Läten på xeno-canto.org

Änder
Fåglar i neotropiska regionen


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Apex Collegiate, BAEO, Louisiana
Louisiana's Apex Collegiate Charter School to Close; Website Still Encourages Enrollment
On April 10, 2019, Apex Collegiate Academy charter school CEO Eric Lewis told parents that the school would close at the end of the 2018-19 school year. Located in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Apex Collegiate is one of number of charter schools contributing to instability in the K12 school landscape in Baton Rouge. From the April 10, 2019, Baton Rouge Advocate:
In yet another shakeup for the Baton Rouge charter school world, Apex Collegiate Academy broke the news to its parents Wednesday that it will close its doors on May 31 when its school year ends.
"Academically, the pace at which our students are moving is not fast enough," Eric Lewis, Apex's founder and school executive director, told The Advocate.
The charter school's board of directors voted late last week to close the school, which has an F academic letter grade, after three years in operation. Lewis said he sent a letter Friday to the Louisiana Department of Education informing it of the move. …
The news was a surprise for parents and students alike. …
Apex's announcement comes as the state said it wants to revoke the charter for Laurel Oaks Charter School, which also opened in 2016, a move that Laurel Oak leaders say they will fight.
Meanwhile, the charters for two more Baton Rouge charter schools, Baton Rouge College Prep and Friendship Capitol High, are ending in May.
Celerity Schools is taking over the middle school that Baton Rouge College Prep has run since 2015 on the former Glen Oaks Middle School campus and plans to merge it with the middle school it runs at Crestworth Middle School.
Meanwhile, Washington, D.C.-based Friendship Schools will continue to run Capitol High for the 2019-20 school year, while the alumni and the state look for someone else to take over the high school.
Apex Collegiate opened its doors in 2016-17, but not because it was approved by the local chartering board, which in Apex Collegiate's case was the East Baton Rouge School Board (EBRSB). In June 2015, EBRSB rejected Apex Collegiate's application (a "Type 1" chartering situation in Louisiana), and the state board of ed (BESE) turned right around and approved it (a "Type 2" charter in Louisiana). (See Apex Collegiate listed as a Type 2 charter school here.)
And all of that chartering is eating into the EBR school system budget.
From the June 05, 2015, Baton Rouge Advocate:
The East Baton Rouge Parish school system is poised to spend more than $30 million than it expects to take in next year, and once again, charter schools are getting much of the blame for the rising costs. …
The School Board on Thursday unanimously rejected four applicants seeking to start Type 1 charter schools in the parish. Some of the applicants are expected to appeal to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to operate as a Type 2 charter under that agency's authority. …
The budget and charter schools have been intertwined for years, and the biggest cost driver many years has been charter schools. …
Former School Board member Noel Hammatt warned his former colleagues Thursday that charter schools are a financial drain, all costs and no gain, something auditors have attested to through the years. Approving more could be disastrous, he said.
"You will rapidly reach the point where you cannot function as a district," Hammatt said.
Matt Diez, president of the parent-teacher organization at BR FLAIM, a foreign language immersion magnet school, said his school's budget is being cut for a second year in a row, and the reason he's given each year is because of charter school expansion.
Yet, he said, most of the charter schools in Baton Rouge have earned D and F letter grades from the state.
"If my school has to have its pocket picked, it better be for something really good," Diez said. …
Outside evaluator Kimberly Williams recommended rejecting all four. …
… Apex Collegiate Academy, brought many supporters to Thursday's meeting, to no avail.
Kathryn Rice, a board member for Apex, and the founder of another new charter school, Baton Rouge College Prep, said Apex is bringing something new to town.
"A mission of 100 percent of students being college bound in north Baton Rouge is indeed unique," said Rice, adding that the school is shooting to have every student earn a 23 on the ACT college placement exam.
Belinda Davis, president of the group One Community, One School District, urged the board to focus on plans and experience, not on promises.
She noted that Apex's ACT goal is higher than the national average for the ACT and that only 10 percent of low-income children earn a 23 or above on that test.
"We have had a lot of charter schools come before that have lofty goals, and they have not met their goals," Davis said.
Note that concerns raised surrounding Apex Collegiate's rejection by EBRSB include chartering goals too lofty to reasonably achieve as well as the reality that most EBR charter schools are graded as D or F schools. According to the Louisiana Association of Public Charter Schools (LAPCS) "find a charter" search engine (which has not been updated using 2017-18 school letter grades but appears to use 2016-17 data), there are 27 charter schools located in East Baton Rouge; 4 have no grade listed (including Apex Collegiate). Of the remaining 23 charter schools, 14 are graded D, and one is graded F.
Apex Collegiate may have had lofty goals, but it seems that such goals do not apparently include maintaining an updated website.
As of April 14, 2019, the Apex Collegiate website includes no information for the public regarding its May 2019 closure. On the contrary, it advertises, "We are now enrolling for the 2019-20 school year. If your child will be entering the 6th, 7th or 8th grade, please Apply now!"
The application (misinformation in itself) includes the following misinformation for parents: "We will grow by one grade level every year until we are a full 6-12 school."
But there's more:
If one seeks updated info regarding Apex Collegiate board meetings, the most recent board meeting agenda is from August 15, 2018, and the most recent board meeting minutes is dated May 2018.
Finally, in his bio sketch, Apex Collegiate CEO Eric Lewis fails to identify that he was state director for the now-defunct ed reform org, Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO), which he nebulously alludes to as "a national school choice advocacy organization":
Eric B. Lewis, Executive Director
Mr. Lewis has extensive experience as a business and non-profit leader. A native of Baton Rouge, Mr. Lewis has worked in the field of engineering for multiple Fortune 500 companies. He has also developed and launched a number of small businesses. Most recently he served as the state director of a national school choice advocacy organization. He has a bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering from Southern University, and a MBA from Louisiana State University. Selected as a 2014 Fellow with nationally recognized Building Excellent Schools, Mr. Lewis conducted school visits and completed rigorous training to design, found, and lead Apex Collegiate Academy, a 6-12 charter school for the students of Baton Rouge.
Eric Lewis
Lewis' decision to not identify his association with BAEO by name is a curious one; this Lewis-Apex bio archived in December 2015 (years before BAEO's October 2017 announcement of its closure) still includes no mention of BAEO. However, Lewis was once very public about using his BAEO title in connection in promoting charter schools in Louisiana.
Prior to EBDSB rejecting Lewis' application to open Apex Collegiate– and prior to the state's approving it anyway– and prior to Apex Collegiate's impending closure– and prior to Apex Collegiate parents being stiffed by "choice"– and certainly prior to BAEO's closure– BAEO state president Lewis co-authored this op-ed entitled, "Charter Schools Are Transforming Education in Louisiana." Below are some excerpts:
The Black Alliance for Educational Options (BAEO) would like to applaud the nearly 60,000 students attending charter schools in Louisiana and the work of the many teachers, school administrators and community members who provide service to Louisiana's 117 charter schools. …
While the "charter story" of growth and academic gains in New Orleans has been monumental, there also has been an increased demand for charter schools in other parts of our state. In recent years charter schools have opened in Baton Rouge….
What is exciting is that charter schools are continuing to innovate and offer students diverse learning opportunities. …
We celebrate the idea that charter schools give parents and their children power through choice. We celebrate the number of school leaders and community members who have stepped up to not only support schools but also to create innovative schools that serve children and families well. We celebrate the innovation that charter schools have brought to learning communities throughout this state. We celebrate, with optimism, that communities stepping to the plate to plan, create and deliver stellar charters will fill the need for continued high quality school innovation. But most of all, we celebrate the fact that charter schools are providing children with hope for a brighter future.
BAEO stands for parental choice. We celebrate charter schools — those in the classroom and those leading this effort because they understand children deserve a world-class education. We celebrate the thousands of parents who demand more for their children. And while we would not suggest that charter schools or any other learning environment is a panacea, we will not rest until children are able to access the best possible settings for learning. As we all drive toward this goal, let's pause and celebrate the progress being made.
Eric B. Lewis
State director
Louisiana Black Alliance for Educational Options
Ethan Ashley
Director of Community Outreach
And now, back to the opening article:
There will be no 2019 BAEO op-ed on the charter school situation in East Baton Rouge, but surely Lewis could respond with a word on how choice is illusory when charter closures blindside parents and disrupt communities.
He should probably update that misleading Apex Collegiate website first.
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How do charter schools achieve these standards? Well, they can make a 23 on the ACT a graduation requirement. They also can make sure that they do not accept students that don't have a strong potential to achieve such scores (cherry pick).
What are the results. In the first case students need to return to the public school system in order to get a diploma. In the second case the charter school depresses the student quality in the public school (and the public school grades) by recruiting the best and brightest students, thus depressing public school grades.
What can we do? First, put serious limitations on the ability of a charter school to impose graduation requirements that exceed those of the local school district. We also need to have some sort of review authority for expulsions from a charter school, especially when academically related. We also need to make the charter schools less fiscally draining. Administrative items like purchasing, payroll, etc., should be required to go through the local agency, The costs decrease dramatically, and there is a modicum of oversight. For example, the requirements for purchasing materials should follow the same guidelines (Board approval of contracts, etc.). Current processes are open invitations to fraud and embezzlement. Personnel costs could be based upon % of applicable personnel costs. And so on.
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INTERPOL urges UN-backed court to authorize entering names of individuals wanted for the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri into police databases
INTERPOL on July 1, 2011 released the following:
"LYON, France – INTERPOL has been cooperating closely with the Special Tribunal of Lebanon (STL), since its formation, to assist in identifying and bringing to justice those responsible for the assassination on 14 February 2005 of Rafiq Hariri, the former Prime Minister of Lebanon.
As part of that cooperation, the Special Tribunal for Lebanon has the authority to seek international wanted persons notices (Red Notices) via INTERPOL to apprehend and to prevent the unlawful flight of those wanted for arrest by the STL.
The Special Tribunal of Lebanon also has the authority to request INTERPOL to keep the names of those wanted for arrest confidential, under seal, and made available only to police in INTERPOL's 188 member countries.
Until now, INTERPOL has received no request from the Special Tribunal for Lebanon to issue INTERPOL Red Notices or to enter into INTERPOL's databases any information about the individuals wanted for arrest for the assassination of the former Prime Minister of Lebanon, Rafiq Hariri.
In response to any media inquiries on why INTERPOL Red Notices have not been requested and why the identifying data of those wanted for arrest by the STL have not been entered into our databases, INTERPOL will only make the following statement:
"INTERPOL can offer no explanation for why the Registrar of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon would not authorize the disclosure to INTERPOL's 188 member countries of the names, dates of birth and photographs of those wanted for arrest by the Special Tribunal of Lebanon for the assassination of Rafiq Hariri, the former Prime Minister of Lebanon.
Police cannot arrest, prevent dangerous persons from entering their countries' borders, or prevent their flight from justice of other countries based on information in the media; police require authorization from judicial or other governmental authorities."
INTERPOL's Secretary General, Ronald K. Noble, has stated on many occasions that "the failure to include the names and identifiers of those wanted for arrest in INTERPOL databases increases their ability to cross international borders undetected and to avoid apprehension."
Any media inquiries to INTERPOL concerning those wanted for arrest by the Special Tribunal Lebanon for the assassination of Rafiq Hariri should be directed to the STL itself."
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The term "F-bomb" surfaced in newspapers more than 20 years ago, but the word was just recognized for the first time in the Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, along with sexting, flexitarian, obesogenic, energy-drink and life-coach.
In all, the company picks about 100 additions for the 114-year-old dictionary's annual update, gathering evidence of usage over several years in everything from media to the labels of beer bottles and boxes of frozen food.
As you know, I will do just about anything to bring recognition to my beloved Hamptons, so I am submitting five of my favorite Hamptons related terms for consideration.
Westopoly [West-op-uh-lee] noun – A Hamptons board game. The goal is to get all the tourists back into their cars and headed in the same direction from where they came.
starpidity [stahr-pid-i-tee] noun – A condition that manifests itself when a person is in a restaurant and there is a major East End celebrity dining at the table next to them. They start acting stupid.
tatesty [teyt-stee] adjective – The way one reacts after eating a delicious Tate's Cookie. "Darn that was Tatesty".
Of course I realize these words would only be considered if they become mainstream. So I am asking that all East Enders begin using each of them as the occasion arises.
What words do you think belong in the Hamptons lexicon? Share your best ideas in the comments below!


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Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones before the game against the Los Angeles Chargers at SoFi Stadium. Photographer – Kirby Lee USA Today Sports
Wow, so Cowboys owner Jerry Jones was one of the bullies trying to stop his Black classmates from desegregating Central High in Little Rock in 1957. https://t.co/IZm9DuTUhM pic.twitter.com/G4o7H2G9qp
— Joshua Clark Davis (@JoshClarkDavis) November 23, 2022
The Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones may be in hot water after photos of him trying to keep Arkansas school segregated in 1957 resurfaced. In the photo it shows white students attempting to bully six black students denying them entry to North Little Rock High School.
The event occurred only a few short weeks before the Little Rock Nine integrated Little Rock Central High School five miles away in what turned out to be one of the biggest moments in the civil rights movement. Two years prior to this, the North Little Rock school board voted to integrate classes for seniors but then Arkansas Gov. Orval E. Faubus opposed.
The six black students known as the North Little Rock Six attempted to enter the school anyway but were unsuccessful due to those dozens of white students blocking the entry. Seven years later, North Little Rock High School was officially integrated.
Jerry Jones has since acknowledged that it is in fact him in the photo but denies participating in protesting the integration. The Cowboys owner says he looked on curiously without any animosity and notes that his football coach at that time told the players to avoid the hysteria.
Jones is no stranger to the media and doesn't hold his tongue when it comes to his views. In the past the billionaire has been criticized for his beliefs on equality, representation, and patriotism.
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It took just a week for 2012 to become a very dangerous year
On the eve of Pearl Harbor day 2011, a question was asked after the leader of the Peoples Republic of China made a significantly bellicose statement to all PLA forces especially the Peoples Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) .
President Hu of the Peoples Republic of China sounded "General Quarters" on the eve of Pearl Harbor Day in calling for the PLAN to make ready for combat. The US official response was a call for "transparency." Amazing spin by the Administration.
After all, how much more transparent does China have to be?
Unfortunately that rhetorical question was actually answered by the PRC and the prospects for a peaceful resolution of stopping Iran from getting a workable nuclear device just became much more serious.
In response to the US and Pacific allies "strategic adjustment" in looking to build credible war deterring Pacific forces, China has now made another direct and blunt statement.
"The US strategic adjustment highlights Iran's importance to China. Iran's existence and its stance form a strong check against the US. ("Global Times (China) January 6, 2012)
In the first week of 2012, China has just answered Secretary Panetta' s pre Christmas Iranian "Red line" statement with one of their own:
"The United States does not want Iran to develop a nuclear weapon," Mr. Panetta said. "That's a red line for us. And it's a red line, obviously, for the Israelis."
Now here is where the plot thickens, because the prediction about an Iranian nuke was walked back. The New York Times:
"But on Tuesday, (Dec 20 2011) George Little, the Pentagon press secretary, said Mr. Panetta's comments should not be taken as a prediction that Iran would have a nuclear weapon within a year.
"The secretary was clear that we have no indication that the Iranians have made a decision to develop a nuclear weapon," Mr. Little said. "He was asked to comment on prospective and aggressive timelines on Iran's possible production of nuclear weapons - and he said if, and only if, they made such a decision. He didn't say that Iran would, in fact, have a nuclear weapon in 2012."
However, after the PRC statement about Iran's importance, US and Allied intelligence community tasking should be to address a very simple question: "Is or will the PRC help Iran achieve a workable device?" Smart people I hope have long ago thought of this question -- but now events are accelerating because of the very public statements by PRC. Ultimately, the PRC does not bluff.
The attack on Libya, regardless of other issues, sent a powerful signal to Iran that a workable and credible nuke is an important weapon -- especially if you are the fanatical and aggressive leader of a nation that has pledged to destroy Israel..
After all Gaddafi gave up his nuke program and Kim Jong-il didn't, and now the late Dear Leader is looking like a strategic genius in stopping any combat action against his nation. The lesson being learned outside the beltway is that an atomic bomb might be the only thing between their survival and American "ready fire aim" diplomacy.
Iran's take away from all this is probably to quickly race for a demo burst -- and Israel should be extremely concerned.
Will China help Iran develop a weapon -- and what about the day after any US/IDF combat action?
That question was raised over two years ago and is still critically important. The Washington Times:
"So the big unanswered question is: What do Russia, China and North Korea do to help their client? Does an IAF attack lead them to race in and provide arms to help Iran?"
2012 just became an increasingly dangerous year for keeping big power world peace.


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Amnesty International Indonesia today condemns in the strongest terms the 13 May bombings in three areas in Surabaya, the church areas in East Java. At least 10 people died and more than 41 were injured in Sunday's bomb attacks.
The deliberate targeting and killing of women, men and children going about their daily lives can never be justified, and shows complete contempt for the most fundamental principles of human rights.
Those responsible must be brought to justice in proceedings which meet international standards of fairness and without resort to the death penalty.
The explosion, in May 13, destroyed parts of the churches, which are located in the centre of the city. Several vehicles such as motorbikes, cars as well as the local places, were also damaged.
Although no group has yet claimed responsibility for this vicious attack, these attacks constitute a clear violation of national laws and abuse of the human rights to life and to freedom of thought, conscience and religion. The Indonesian authorities must immediately carry out an impartial and effective investigation in order to bring those responsible to justice, while ensuring that their response is in compliance with Indonesia's obligations under international human rights law.


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Grand Valley State University student shot while police execute search warrant in his Campus View apartment, school says
Updated: Apr. 04, 2019, 7:51 a.m. | Published: Mar. 12, 2009, 11:20 a.m.
By Nate Reens | nreens@mlive.com
Dave Odette | The Grand Rapids Press
Police enter the building where a Grand Valley State University student was shot in the chest late Wednesday.
Update: Shot was from Ottawa County Sheriff's deputy, state police say
ALLENDALE TOWNSHIP -- A Grand Valley State University student was shot in the chest Wednesday night while police executed a search warrant at his off-campus apartment, according to school officials.
Investigators Wednesday night refused to say if the injured student shot himself or was shot by authorities in the 9 p.m. incident at Campus View Apartments. But a source with knowledge of the investigation said this morning that authorities indicated they believe the shot came from a police officer.The 20-year-old student was in stable condition at Spectrum Health Butterworth Hospital, police said.
The shooting caused police to lock down the building, but residents were not evacuated and were never in danger, state police Capt. Gary Gorski said.
Authorities released little information, but GVSU's Web site said police were entering the student's apartment at 10255 42nd Ave. at the time of the gunfire.
Gorski said the warrant was part of a drug investigation conducted with the Ottawa County Sheriff's Department and other agencies.
"(This is) an isolated incident," Gorski said. "(It) started out as a drug investigation, a search warrant was conducted, which resulted in a shot being fired."
Residents who live in the three-story building said they did not hear gunshots or a commotion. They were unaware of the shooting until several police arrived to probe the incident on the north wing of the first floor.
Several residents in the complex complained they were not told what was happening in the hours after the shooting.
"Yikes, that's insane," said Kent Winters, a 20-year-old sophomore. "Man, I'd never think of anything like that happening around here. It's quiet."
Winters lives on the south side of the first floor. He was informed of a shooting third-hand.
"I would have liked to have known," he said.
The suspect's identity has not been released by authorities, but residents in the complex called him a "nice guy."
Joe Putra lives across the hall from the 20-year-old, who has at least one other roommate. The suspect was in his second year living in the building, Putra said.
"When I moved in, he came and asked if I needed any help with anything," Putra said. "I'd see him out back when we were barbecuing. He was a nice guy."
Putra said the suspect, who often played the guitar and frequently carried the instrument around campus, built a large snow fort this winter in the back of their building.
Shawn Driggers, who lives in a different Campus View building, was going to work out in the complex's exercise facility when multiple police cars caught his attention.
Driggers, a sophomore studying finance and marketing, believes the area is safe despite what happened Wednesday.
"I never got the sense of urgency or of danger, and I don't think that's going to change," Driggers said. "You can't live being scared about your safety 24/7."
Reporter Dave Odette contributed to this story.
E-mail Nate Reens: nreens@grpress.com


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Why to Move to a New Place: It Slows Down Time
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Steven Johnson, author extraordinaire, is moving from New York to the Bay Area (at least for a little while). Here's one of his reasons:
And then there's the passage of time. Another old friend — my oldest, in fact — wrote an email to me after I told him the news of our move. We've both been in New York for two decades, and we are both watching our kids growing up at lightning speed. "Change like this slows down time," he wrote. When you're in your routine, frequenting the same old haunts, time seems to accelerate — was it just four years ago that our youngest son was born? But all the complexities of moving — figuring out where to live, getting there, and then navigating all the new realities of the changed environment — means that the minutes and hours that once passed as a kind of background process, the rote memory of knowing your place, suddenly are thrust into your conscious awareness. You have to figure it out, and figuring things out makes you aware of the passing days and months more acutely. You get disoriented, or at least you have to think for a while before you can be properly oriented again.
So that is why we are moving: for the natural beauty, yes, and the climate, and the Bay Area tech scene, and the many friends out there we haven't seen enough of over the past twenty years. But more than anything, we're moving to slow down time.
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Super Nintendo World Japan's Opening Delayed Due To COVID
The park's new date will be announced once the state of emergency in Osaka is lifted.
By Gabe Gurwin on January 15, 2021 at 7:33AM PST
Super Nintendo World was originally scheduled to open at Universal Studios Japan in just a few weeks, but the continued threat of the COVID pandemic has forced plans to change. The theme park's opening has been delayed indefinitely, so you'll have to wait to hang out with Mario and eat mushroom-flavored popcorn.
"After careful consideration of all aspects of the current situation, Universal Studios Japan is postponing the grand opening of its new Super Nintendo World until after the state of emergency for Osaka prefecture, issued yesterday, is lifted," Universal Studios said in a statement.
The park added that it will be announcing the new opening date once the state of emergency has lifted, but it remains to be seen when that will be. Osaka is experiencing one of the largest spikes of new infections in the entire country.
Just last month, "Mario's dad" Shigeru Miyamoto took us on a virtual tour of the park, showing off some of its Easter eggs and attractions, as well as the restaurant. Using a special wristband, you'll be able to physically hit "?" blocks to gain coins, and there are other secrets tucked away in the nooks and crannies of the park. You even have to time some of the hits, such as when a Koopa shell is going into a warp pipe. And you'll want to watch out for the dangerous Bobombs that can explode when you get too close.
Rides include an AR-enabled Mario Kart race, and you'll even see paintings from Super Mario 64 on some of the walls. Just don't try to jump into them, as you will hurt yourself.
Several international locations are planned for Super Nintendo World if you can't head to Japan. These include Universal Studios Hollywood and Orlando locations in the United States as well as a Singapore location. They won't have the exact same attractions. This should encourage the most dedicated fans to plan trips to multiple spots.


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Calhoon cartridges are a class of .19 in (4.85 mm) caliber cartridges created by James Calhoon, a firearms designer with an interest in that bore size. Calhoon began working with .19 caliber after his interest was piqued from learning about British sub-caliber rifle trials in the early 1970s.  The .19 caliber rifles have thicker rifling than .17 and .20 caliber rifles, which helps the barrels stay clean longer and improves barrel life.

Variants

.19 Calhoon Hornet
The .19 Calhoon Hornet is a .19 caliber rifle wildcat cartridge. The cartridge is based on a necked-down blown-out .22 Hornet cartridge. This provides less stretching, and greater case capacity with a lighter bullet. The result is a flatter trajectory when compared to the .22 Hornet. Having a larger bore than the .17 caliber centerfires helps mitigate some of the fouling problems that rifles in that caliber tend to have.

.19-223
The .19-223 is the second in a set of .19 caliber rounds created by James Calhoon. The cartridge is based on a necked-down .223 Remington cartridge. This gives higher velocity and a flatter trajectory than would be found with typical .223 loads.

.19 Badger
The .19 Badger is the third (currently in 2007 the latest) of the .19 caliber rounds created by Calhoon. This was an attempt to take the best features of his earlier cartridges the .19 Calhoon Hornet and the .19-223 and create a very powerful and efficient cartridge. This cartridge is based on the rimless .30 M1 Carbine case, which has almost the same rim diameter as a .22 Hornet but has fewer potential feeding problems in some rifles because of the lack of a rim.

See also
List of firearms
List of rifle cartridges
5 mm caliber

References

Subcaliber Stinger By Jim Matthews
.19-223 Dimensions
Calhoon's Amazing .19 Caliber

External links
Calhoon Website

Calhoon cartridges
Cartridge families
Wildcat cartridges


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