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Minneapolis' population has surpassed 400,000 for the first time since the mid-1970s, a striking reversal from decades of population decline and stagnation.
Preliminary estimates also show St. Paul edged past 296,000 in 2013 after what was, for both cities, the largest annual population increase since at least 2000, according to Metropolitan Council data. Those figures, based largely on housing trends, could change before they are certified in July.
The core cities' growth comes as cities nationwide are reclaiming populations lost to the suburbs in the latter half of the 20th century. Demographers find that young people are increasingly choosing to live in urbanized areas rich in amenities, diversity and transportation options. Also, more elderly people want to stay in the city.
Minneapolis's population fell steadily from its peak of about 521,000 in 1950 and, despite some 1990s growth, remained virtually unchanged between 2000 and 2010. But growth since 2010 now appears to gaining momentum as new apartment and condo buildings rise in downtown and the North Loop, Uptown and University of Minnesota neighborhoods.
The boom is embodied by people like Dave Michela and his partner, who lived in Twin Cities suburbs for more than a decade. They will move from Golden Valley into a new condo in the Mill District this July.
"Our lives really revolve around downtown," said Michela, a vice president for a Minnetonka tech company. "We'd leave our work in the suburbs, go home to change and go downtown. It just made perfect sense that we would try to relocate."
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Workers and shoppers mingled in downtown Minneapolis. The city's population has exceeded 400,000, based on new estimates from the Metropolitan Council, marking a significant reversal.
Michela said that their attraction to urban living has grown in lockstep with a growing list of downtown amenities, including new grocery stores and parks. The development of Downtown East has only made it more attractive.
"Downtown is a now a viable residential community that is not going to ebb and flow with the whims of the market," he said. "It's an established place where people want to be."
Based on the new figures, Minneapolis added 8,930 residents between 2012 and 2013, up from 5,295 the year before, bringing the city's 2013 population to 400,938. The city issued permits to build 3,552 new units in 2013, valued at $1.2 billion altogether.
"The big takeaway here is that the pace of our growth is accelerating," said Minneapolis Mayor Betsy Hodges. "And that's exactly what I want to see."
Hodges has set a goal of eventually surpassing 500,000 residents, which she said will require adding dense housing along transit routes. She is hesitant to give an exact date for that goal, but said Wednesday she would like to reach it "in the next couple decades."
Some are skeptical whether reaching 500,000 residents is possible in the near future. The average household size in Minneapolis is now 2.24, down from 3.08 in 1950. Minneapolis already has more households than it did in 1970, for example, despite having about 30,000 fewer people.
Ed Goetz, director of the Center for Urban and Regional Affairs at the University of Minnesota, said that because of these trends, hitting the half-million mark would require a "much more significant sort of adjustment to the infrastructure and to settlement patterns."
Hodges' response: "Communities that are growing well across the country are facing the same issue we are and they are still successfully growing."
In fact, Minneapolis grew more slowly between 2010 and 2012 than some of its peer cities, such as Denver, Portland and Seattle. Hodges said she would like the pace to accelerate, though she added that the city has learned to better manage growth during the ramp-up.
The Metropolitan Council is in the process of completing its "Thrive MSP 2040" 30-year planning document, which projects that Minneapolis will reach a population of just under 465,000 by 2040, while St. Paul will hit 334,000.
Minneapolis leaders have criticized those forecasts, which altogether project that Minneapolis and St. Paul will account for a smaller share of the metro-area population in 2040. Council President Barb Johnson is doubtful the city can reach 500,000, but believes there is plenty of room to grow in places like north Minneapolis.
"In this fully developed city, we have neighborhoods which have huge volumes of available lots, because of foreclosures and tornadoes and all the other things that have happened in north Minneapolis," Johnson said during a recent hearing on the Thrive plan.
North Minneapolis was a major reason why the city's population remained largely flat between 2000 and 2010. Census data compiled by the city show that distressed North Side neighborhoods like Jordan and Hawthorne hemorrhaged residents during the decade, while downtown, the North Loop and university areas boomed.
So who accounts for the population increase? A report presented to city leaders by the Urban Land Institute recently shows that households headed by 55- to 74-year-olds increased by 35 percent between 2004 and 2011, while households of 24- to 35-year-olds rose by 6.6 percent. Households headed by those ages 35 to 54 fell by 6.7 percent, however, something that has caught the attention of the city's long-range planner, Kjersti Monson.
Monson expects many of those families are having second children and growing out of their homes. "I would attribute that to, in part, our housing stock," Monson said, adding that the city needs to understand more about what's available to those families.
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At the Free House Pub in the North Loop downtown Minneapolis, friends including Realtor Shae Walker, far right, enjoyed happy hour in the patio with new condos all around them. Minneapolis' population has exceeded 400,000 based on new estimates from the Metropolitan Council, a significant marker in the city's recent reversal of population declines. ]richard.tsong-taatarii/rtsong-taatarii@startribune.com
Staff writer Jim Buchta contributed to this report.
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Čelákovice is a town in the Central Bohemian Region of the Czech Republic. It is located on the Labe river, 25 kilometers from Prague. The population is about 11,000. The town is part of the Prague metropolitan area.
The site of the town has been inhabited since the Stone Age. The first written record comes from year 1290. A fortress and a church building were built there. The fortress, reconstructed between 1973-82 in the Gothic-Renaissance style, serves as a municipal museum today. In 1910 the engineering factory known as TOS (Továrna Obráběcích Strojů) was founded, becoming and remaining the largest industrial plant of the town.
The city is linked by his birth and life of many personalities. Matěj Červenka – bishop of Brethren unity, born 1521. Jan Zach – composer, born 1699. Josef Vojtech Sedlacek – philosopher, writer, born 1785. Josef Jiří Stankovský – writer, born 1844. Čeněk Janda – painter, born 1908. Alois Vašátko – Commander Fighter Group in England, b. 1908.


On Tuesday night, my husband and I were watching a show before bed. While we were watching, a Mother's Day commercial came on and I burst into tears. This is another Mother's Day that we won't have tiny little feet running down the halls or shrill cries waking us up in the middle of the night. I'm not 35 weeks pregnant like I thought I would be when I had a positive pregnancy test in November. There is no crib in the nursery. There's no smell of diapers or baby wipes filling the hall. My womb is empty, and there is no baby to hold.
My husband and I both agree that 85% of the time, we are fine. We're joyful. We're at peace. We know the Lord is using this time, and we're grateful for that. But 15% of the time, the weight of infertility feels unbearable. It's hard to get out of bed. It's hard to go to the appointments. We're sad. We are far from fine. That night, I was in the 15%. I was so tired. I was tired of fighting. I was tired of the doctor's appointments. I was tired of putting on a strong face. I was tired of waiting. I wanted to give up. I sat in bed sobbing, asking the Lord, "How will I make it through the week? How will I survive this Mother's Day? How can I rejoice with others? How can I stay strong, Lord? I am so tired. I just don't want to do this anymore." I had my husband pray over me, and we went to bed. Throughout the rest of the week, we had a few sad moments, but mostly we felt the Lord's peace.
Then, I got a text. And another one. And another one. And 4 more after that. I had friend's thinking about me at 8 o'clock this morning! Friends telling me they were praying for me. Friends saying they know that today may be hard, but they're lifting me up. When I got to church, a few women made a point to come up and hug me, and one made sure to sit with my husband and I. Our pastor recognized the mom's in the congregation, and we all clapped. Then, to my surprise, he recognized all the women who had lost a child, and he prayed for us. My friend and I held each other's hands and cried throughout the prayer. At the end of the service, all the women who had lost a child were given a rose for Mother's Day, along with a book. I had another friend from church hug me and give me a little gift to show she was thinking of me.
While at church, I had a flashback of Tuesday night. I saw myself sobbing in my bed and telling God I didn't know if I could make it any longer. Little did I know then, He already planned to have all these wonderful women encourage me on this Mother's Day. He sent these ladies to love on me when I was just too tired to keep going. There He was again, in the hands and feet of so many who surround me, using them to remind me of His unfailing love, unending grace, and constant encouragement.
On this Mother's Day, I may still be waiting on my little miracle, but I know more than ever that the Lord has me right where He needs me, and He's not going to let me down. He will always be everything I need. He will be my sustainer and encourager, and He will continue to leave me in awe of the way He works. I haven't been forgotten. I'm not alone. He's provided a village of support that shines light and encourages me to keep going. I get to see His face in each small act of kindness. I get to use this time to prepare my heart and my home for the babies to come. That is the magnificent God I serve.
To the one who is hurting today, I'm praying for you and I want to remind you that the Lord sees your pain. He is closer than ever. I pray His light will shine for you as well, no matter how difficult the situation.
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What a beautiful post, it expressed exactly what I felt on mother's day and many other days as I too am going through the same thing. It's not easy, but I constantly remind myself "That His grace is sufficient" to get me through today and everyday despite what is ahead. Thank you so much for being so transparent, it is a welcome reminder that I am not alone and that I don't have to feel guilty for being discouraged or sad or for having to pray "Lord, I believe but help my unbelief". Please know that you and your hubby will be in my prayers.


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This web site has been created as a record of Steve Coupland's fund raising for Breast Cancer charities.
The original site was breastcancercare.co.uk but this has now been donated to the charity Breast Cancer Care along with a donation of £14,375.00 (see below for details).
The fund raising continues and all future donations are for the benefit of Breast Cancer sufferers and research into Breast Cancer.
View the Donation Certificate received from Breast Cancer Care for the donation of £14,375.00 worth of fund raising monies.
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Q: Why does my application stop working? So, I am trying to do an application which gets a random number between 1 and 4 ( 1 inclusive and 4 exclusive ) and after, getting that number, it would change the background color of my Main Activity to the related number:
If it gets the number 1: Change to Blue
If number 2: Change to Black
If 3: Change to Yellow
Here's the code:
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);

    Button button = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button);
    Button button2 = (Button) findViewById(R.id.button2);

    button.setOnClickListener( new  View.OnClickListener() {

            public void onClick(View v) {

            LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.layout);
            Random rnd = new Random();
            int random = rnd.nextInt(1 - 4);

                if (random == 1) {

                layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLUE);

                } else if (random == 2) {

                layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.BLACK);

                } else {

                layout.setBackgroundColor(Color.YELLOW);

                }

            }
        }
    );
}

The code seems fine to me and Android Studio doesn't report any errors ( only a warning because of the button2 ), but everytime I tap the button, the app just closes and says "Unfortunatly, Exercise has stopped."
My question is: Why does the application stop working after I tap the button?
( If any more information is needed, tell. I never asked and I am quite a novice in asking and Android Development )

A: rnd.nextInt(1 - 4); evaluates to rnd.nextInt(-3); and that will throw an IllegalArgumentException due to a negative argument.
As you are not handling that exception yourself, bad things happen to your application. To generate random integers in a range, see How do I generate random integers within a specific range in Java?
Reference: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/7/docs/api/java/util/Random.html#nextInt(int)

A: Check your logcat for more information.
This line seems strange to me: rnd.nextInt(1 - 4);
Is it right?

A: The random.nextInt(int bound) method accepts the bound parameter, this is that method in JDK:
public int nextInt(int bound) {
  if (bound <= 0)
    throw new IllegalArgumentException(BadBound);

  int r = next(31);
  int m = bound - 1;
  if ((bound & m) == 0)  // i.e., bound is a power of 2
    r = (int)((bound * (long)r) >> 31);
  else {
    for (int u = r;
      u - (r = u % bound) + m < 0;
      u = next(31))
      ;
  }
  return r;
}

So, if the bound is less or equal to 0 it throws exception, your bound is -3, thus resulting in that exception. Change your bound to random.nextInt(3) + 1.

A: Declare this: LinearLayout layout = (LinearLayout) findViewById(R.id.layout); Out side of your onClick listener.
Also Try this for your random number generator between 1 and 4
Random r = new Random();
int i1 = r.nextInt((4 - 1) + 1) + 1;

A: int random = rnd.nextInt(1 - 4);

the problem is with above line, because it can throw an Exception.
Try to catch this Exception with try {} catch {} blocks and you will see.
Also you can change your algorithm for example use list with colors
List<Color> colors = Arrays.asList(Color.BLUE, Color.RED, Color.YELLOW);
layout.setBackgroundColor(colors.get(rand.nextInt(colors.size() - 1));

A: int random = rnd.nextInt(4);

OR
int random = rnd.nextInt(3);

A: As stated by Bathsheba, your logic for the nextInt function is incorrect.
As detailed in the Oracle documentation for Random and nextInt(int n), the nextInt function "Returns a pseudorandom, uniformly distributed int value between 0 (inclusive) and the specified value (exclusive)".
Therefore, you are trying to generate a number between 0 and -3, which causes an "IllegalArgumentException error", since 'n' is not positive.
One correct way to generate a random number between 1 (inclusive) and 4 (exclusive) is the following...
int random = rnd.nextInt(3) + 1

*

*'rnd.nextInt(2)' will generate either 0, 1, or 2

*adding 1 to these options gives you the desired outputs of 1, 2, or 3

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The heat of precipitation is the energy change when one mole of precipitate is formed from its ion.
Precipitation reaction occurs when two solutions containing cations and anions of insoluble salts added together.
This reaction is known as the double decomposition reaction and is used to prepare any insoluble salt.
For the heat of precipitation, it can be an exothermic or endothermic reaction.
The example below shows how the heat of precipitation can be calculated from the result of an experiment.


Barry stood behind Captain Pete's desk, a mixture or annoyed, bored and terrified. Annoyed because Captain Pete was dragging his feet on the paperwork, bored because watching the Captain slowly fill in paperwork was frankly dull, and terrified because a primordial trilobite spirit was scuttling ever closer to taking control of his body.
"And schedule D," he said.
"No, schedule D. There's no schedule I."
...continue reading "Trilobite Park — Chapter 14: The Trial of Metamorphosis"
Hello, my tens of fans. There was a sickness in my family this week -- nothing serious and everyone's recovered, but I'm seriously behind the eight-ball on just about everything I was supposed to do. Consequently, my new-schedule Trilobite Park will begin next week, and if I have time there will also be some other stuff.
Thanks for your patience, and come back again for more crazy extinct-arthropod related hilarity next week.


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Saturday 10 September 2022. COCK SPARRER live at The Roundhouse. Cock Sparrer play the second of two special shows at The Roundhouse. They rarely play London, and usually stick to playing The Rebellion Punk Festival in Blackpool. I saw them play up north at punk festivals in 2003 and 2006 , but never seen them play in London. Cock Sparrer are widely considered to be one of the most influential Street Punk bands in history. 2022 marks the celebration of their 50th Anniversary. British music paper Sounds sums it up perfectly in a live review from April 1978: "Musically and visually, the Cock Sparrer crew are just about as motley and uncouth as its possible for a band to project. Imagine five collectively imageless Cockneys with hair length varying from skinhead to Woody Roller, wearing clothes that looked they pool from the jumble sales, and singing about how East End life is tough but fun…(they)…create a good time sound that occasionally approximates to the original spirit of Slade."... In 1980, the band found themselves on a number of compilation albums and a new breed of fans discovered them. This was punk from the streets, and Sparrer were part of the Oi! music movement at the time. The band will be playing two sets each night. The band split up in the mid 1980s but reformed for gigs in 1992 and were surprised at how many non UK fans were at an Astoria gig and since then they have toured the world every now and then. -------------- Plenty of older skinheads in the crowd tonight, but they are behaving themselves. Folks from all over Europe have made the trek to this special anniversary event. COCK SPARRER play for two hours 10 mins over two sets of 55 mins and 75 mins. Their style is influenced by pub rock, glam rock and raw 1960s beat music as delivered by bands like the Small Faces and The Who. Their lyrics mostly deal with topics related to the daily lives of working class people. Their name derives from their original name, Cock Sparrow,a Cockney term of familiarity. Pretty amazing they can fill this venue for two nights when you never hear them on the radio or see them on tv. The first set had video clips of band members talking about the early days of the band on the big screen. The second set had live footage of the gig on two big screens. It got very lively down the front for the second set which included their best known songs including "Riot Squad", "Argy Bargy", "Take Em All", "England Belongs To Me " and "We're Coming Back". All the crowd are singing very loudly to the catchy simple lyrics. Cock Sparrer doing their own thing for their own fans, a great gig. FIRST SET (rarities set) Out on an Island We Love You (The Rolling Stones cover) Chip on My Shoulder I Need a Witness Bats Out I Live in Marbella (Working, Part 3) Battersea Bardot True to Yourself Family of One Take It On The Chin One by One SECOND SET ( their usual set) Riot Squad Watch Your Back Working Teenage Heart / Droogs Don't Run What's It Like to Be Old Argy Bargy Gonna Be Alright Tough Guys A.U. Nothing Like You Runnin' Riot I Got Your Number Because You're Young Take 'em All Where Are They Now? Suicide Girls England Belongs to Me We're Coming Back -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- Friday 09 September 2022. LAURA MVULA live at Shepherds Bush Empire. Her three solo albums have all made the UK Top 40. Laura has also released a live album from Abbey Road Studios. I have seen her three times before, with the first time in 2014 supporting PRINCE in Birmingham. This is her only headlining show on her summer European Tour where she has been on the middle of the bills, along with a couple of shows supporting Coldplay at Wembley Stadium. ----------- Levels 2 and 3 are closed tonight, and there is space on the floor so maybe only 800 folks here. Laura Mvula career has had its fair amount of up and downs over the past decade. Other female artists have come after her, and had more commercial success. TAMARAEBI arrived on stage at 7.50pm for his 35 mins set. Nigerian born Londoner and his band performed a nice soul set. The set included a cover of Coldplays "Magic" that he dedicated to his newly born son. Headliner LAURA MVULA arrived on stage at 9.05pm for her I hour 45 mins set. An impressive entrance by Laura as she is wearing a shimmery dress with a neck halo and high heels, and is holding a keyboard (keytar) around her shoulders that she plays on many songs. Laura would also play normal keyboards during the show. Laura has a big screen showing pre-recorded images. There is a film crew here, filming everything. Laura has a fantastic soulful voice and a warm and friendly on stage personality. Many critics and musicians highly rate Laura including Nile Rodgers so we get a nice cover of "Lost in Music" dedicated to him, and of course Prince so we get a stunning cover of his gem "I Would Die 4 U ". Neat the end she performed her breakout track "Green Garden" and the first encore was another stunning cover of Michael Jackson's "Human Nature" Before the prescribed pre-encore will-they-won't-they, Laura Mvula ends her set with an impassioned tribute to her band, her team and her fans. It's always a pleasure to see an artist so overjoyed to be performing their music live and so gracious for the people around them who bring their musical vision to life. Having said that, she can thank all the people she wants, but it was Laura herself who stole the show tonight.
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Peter Max Gollwitzer (born 29 June 1950 in Nabburg) is a German professor of psychology in the Psychology Department at New York University. His research centers on how goals and plans affect cognition, emotion, and behavior.

Gollwitzer has developed several models of action control: the symbolic self-completion theory (with Robert A. Wicklund); the Rubicon Model of Action Phases (with Heinz Heckhausen); the Auto-Motive Model of Automatic Goal Striving (with John A. Bargh); the Mindset Theory of Action Phases (MAP); and the distinction between action control by Goal Intentions vs. Implementation Intentions (i.e., if-then plans).

Gollwitzer's experimental research based on these models delineates the various underlying psychological mechanisms of action control, and it distills the respective moderators. His recent research uses previous insights on action control by if-then planning to develop powerful time and cost effective behavior change interventions; this work is rooted in the mental contrasting theory of goal pursuit as proposed by Gabriele Oettingen.

Prior to coming to NYU in 1999, Gollwitzer held the following positions: assistant professor in the Department of Psychology at Ruhr-Universität Bochum, (1982-1983); junior researcher, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychological Research, Munich (1984-1988); and senior researcher, Max-Planck-Institute for Psychological Research (Coordinator of the Intention & Action Group), Munich (1989-1992). In 1993 he became the chair of the social psychology and motivation unit at the University of Konstanz, Germany.

Gollwitzer received his bachelor's degree from Universität Regensburg (1973), a master's degree from Ruhr-Universität Bochum (1977), a Ph.D. from the University of Texas, Austin (1981), and a Dr. habil. degree from Munich's Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität (1987).

Gollwitzer is a Fellow of Academia Europaea and of the American Psychological Association as well as a Charter Fellow of the American Psychological Society. He has won a Max Planck Research Award (1990) and a TransCoop Award (1994), which is given by the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation.

He is married to a fellow NYU professor, Princess Gabriele of Oettingen-Oettingen and Oettingen-Spielberg.

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What are the Blood Mysteries? They are the ancient rivers of embodied knowing that flow through the veins of the wise woman: for she who knows her blood, knows her own power. A very ancient way of disseminating and sharing these teachings is through a women's circle, where we sit together as women, creating a safe container in which we each can feel supported and empowered in the journey to re-member and reclaim our wholeness.
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Driving in Ecuador can be challenging. It is the land of unmarked road splits, unannounced speed bumps, unfilled potholes, uncleared landslides, and unexplained road closures. The scenery makes up for the frustration; Ecuador is also a beautiful country filled with wild jungles, sweeping mountain views, gorgeous coast lines and volcanoes erupting right before your eyes. Both the landscape and the people vary greatly depending on where you are, as does the food. Whether it's in the form of freshly grilled trout, or refreshing shrimp ceviche on the beach, Ecuadorians do seafood well. But watch out for heaping plates of rice, potatoes, lentils and mystery meat in the mountains – it might not sit well. Food is cheap, for the most part, and portions are large.
Ecuador is also a land of striking contrasts. The jungle roads take you through gorgeous terrain, but the natural beauty is dotted with reminders of poverty and the human struggle. Many of the towns and isolated homes we drove past reminded me yet again that my life is easy. These thoughts only scratch the surface of what Ecuador is and what it has to share. It a nutshell, despite the occasional frustrations, Ecuador proved to be a lovely, welcoming country full of friendly, lively, inviting people. I feel fortunate to have experienced it.


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Lone Star College and Metallica have teamed up once again to help students train for an exciting career in manufacturing, health care and transportation.
Legendary rock band Metallica has awarded Lone Star College $50,000 to help students find exciting new careers in manufacturing, health care and transportation. This is the second year in a row Metallica granted funds to LSC.
"We are so appreciative of Metallica's continued support to our Lone Star College students during these uncertain times," said Linda Leto Head, LSC senior associate vice chancellor, External and Employer Relations. "This money will provide important job skill training and industry certification to help our students find careers that can provide a bright future."
Programs covered by the grant include Advanced Manufacturing/Mechatronics, Certified Nurse Assistant (CNA), Dental Assistant and Truck Driving. The Metallica Scholars Grant is not a loan and does not have to be paid back. For more information visit LoneStar.edu/Metallica.
"Our 2019 Metallica Scholars have exceeded expectations and inspired us in more ways than we could have possibly imagined," said Metallica's Lars Ulrich in a statement. "We're really excited to be able to expand the initiative in its second year, assisting more students in achieving their dreams and transforming their lives in 2020."
The Metallica Scholars Program is made possible by the band's All Within My Hands Foundation which is dedicated to creating sustainable communities by supporting workforce education, the fight against hunger and other critical local services. In addition to the $50,000 donated by Metallica, LSC Foundation and Wolverine Boot Co. also awarded $50,000 each to the Metallica Scholar grant, making a total of $150,000 available to LSC students.
Year two of the Metallica Scholars Initiative will add five more community colleges, bringing the total number of schools to 15 across the United States. These colleges will also be receiving matching grants from new partners supplementing All Within My Hands' cumulative $1.5 million contribution. The grant is provided in partnership with the American Association of Community Colleges.
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Q: Output 50 samples closest to each cluster center using scikit-learn.k-means library I have fitted a k-means algorithm on 5000+ samples using the python scikit-learn library. I want to have the 50 samples closest to a cluster center as an output. How do I perform this task?

A: If km is the k-means model, the distance to the j'th centroid for each point in an array X is
d = km.transform(X)[:, j]

This gives an array of len(X) distances. The indices of the 50 closest to centroid j are
ind = np.argsort(d)[::-1][:50]

so the 50 points closest to the centroids are
X[ind]

(or use argpartition if you have a recent enough NumPy, because that's a lot faster).

A: One correction to the @snarly's answer.
after performing d = km.transform(X)[:, j],
d has elements of distances to centroid(j), not similarities.
so in order to give closest top 50 indices, you should remove '-1', i.e.,
 ind = np.argsort(d)[::][:50]
(normally, d has sorted score of distance in ascending order.)
Also, perhaps the shorter way of doing
ind = np.argsort(d)[::-1][:50]
could be
ind = np.argsort(d)[:-51:-1].

A: If you have the distance to center values in a list, you can use sort.
results = [(distance_to_center, (x, y)), (distance_to_center, (x, y)), ...]
results.sort()
# get closest 50
closest_fifty = results[:50]


When installed, window blinds tend to act as a very unique feature in a home. They are cheap to buy and install, and they can be used to protect your residence from the harmful effects of the sun. But before you start to enjoy their benefits, you first need to know how to install them.
Pick the cube-shaped brackets and begin installing them on the inner corners of your home windows. One bracket should face outwards and the other one towards the center. Once installed, you will need to use tiny plastic pieces to secure your blinds.
Each blind controller comes with a long plastic wand. Make sure you install it according to the instructions that have been provided by the manufacturer. The main purpose of the wand is to help you open and close your blind slats.
It is important to make sure that the wand has been adjusted to the correct length. Here, you will also need to pay attention to the diagrams and instructions accompany the blinds. If you do so, you will find that this process is quite simple.
You will need to drop your blinds as far as they can be able to go. This means that their bottom ought to be lying on your windowsills. It is something that is meant to make it easier for you to determine the required length.
Once done, get rid of the plastic retainer tabs. From here, proceed to gently remove the bigger bottom piece that is designed to help you adjust its length. Get rid of all the excess slats and throw them away.
When done, make sure that you have tied the string ends and then pushed them through the holes present in the final rung.


In the spirit of holiday giving and in recognition of its clients in and around Westchester County, Tompkins Financial Advisors (TFA) has donated $2,000 to Lifting Up Westchester, a social services nonprofit that provides food, shelter and support to Westchester County's men, women and children in need.
All donated funds from TFA will support Lifting Up Westchester's work, which consists of housing and feeding services, youth programs, and elderly and disabled services through Grace's Kitchen, Open Arms Men's Shelter, Samaritan House Women's Shelter, Brighter Futures Summer Day Camp, Neighbors Home Care Services, plus other vital programs.
TFA also acknowledged its customers in southeastern Pennsylvania by donating $2,000 to the Greater Berks Food Bank of Reading, Pennsylvania, which provides food programs for the area's men, women and children.


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Rees, Arthur J
(1872-1942) Australia author, later in the UK, whose first sf novel, The Shrieking Pit: Being the Mystery of the Golden Anchor Inn (1919), is a World War One thriller in which an Invention threatens to change the course of events. In his second, The Threshold of Fear: A Sober Fantasy (1925), which is told within a Club Story frame, a young man discovers an Asian Lost World, whose presiding magus brings him back from death; back in England, haunted by intimations that a personification of Death is about to call him back, he is examined by a modern psychiatrist (who soon dies mysteriously) as an example of abnormal Psychology. [JC]
Arthur John Rees
born St Kilda, Victoria: 23 September 1872
died Worthing, Sussex: 22 November 1942
The Shrieking Pit: Being the Mystery of the Golden Anchor Inn (London: John Lane The Bodley Head, 1919) [hb/]
The Threshold of Fear: A Sober Fantasy (London: Hutchinson, 1925) [hb/]
Entry from The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction edited by John Clute, David Langford, Peter Nicholls and Graham Sleight.
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University of Florida office to welcome alumni, provide enhanced engagement in South Florida
To further its commitment to the thousands of alumni, students, research, programs, partnerships and shared aspirations that the University of Florida enjoys with South Florida, the University has dedicated UF Coral Gables, an office that consolidates a multitude of operations that already have a Miami footprint.
Located at 1 Alhambra Plaza in downtown Coral Gables, the office is not intended as a site for instruction, but will house advancement and admissions staff, UF Online, and the UF College of Education's Lastinger Center for Learning, creating efficiencies and consolidating staff already located in the area.
"UF Coral Gables is part of the vision for the University of Florida to impact the lives of people across our state and beyond," said President Kent Fuchs. "This office embodies the many connections the flagship Florida university has in South Florida, and helps support our goal toward becoming a premier university that the state, nation, and world look to for leadership."
"South Florida is the home of thousands of alumni, friends, parents, corporate leaders, and current and future students," said Tom Mitchell, UF's vice president for advancement. "UF can now offer a unique way to share the Gator experience with our diverse constituencies."
Some of the University's successful and active alumni and donors include:
Al Warrington, BSBA '58, namesake of the Warrington College of Business, is UF's most generous benefactor. Following a 32-year accounting career with Arthur Andersen, he founded several companies, including Sanifill, which became Waste Management. Instrumental in creating UF's School of Accounting and Business Advisory Council, he also served as president of the Alumni Association and Gator Boosters and was a Trustee and Foundation director. A Distinguished Alumnus, Warrington and his wife, Judy, established endowments for UF's libraries, athletic programs and Florida Opportunity Scholars and were honored with the Academy of Golden Gators Lifetime Philanthropy Award in 2014.
John Dasburg, BSIE '66, MBA '70, JD '73, led numerous American companies, including Burger King, Northwest Airlines and Marriot. A UF Trustee and Foundation director, he received Honorary Doctorate and Distinguished Alumnus awards. Dasburg and his wife, Mary Lou, (JD '80) contributed endowed chairs in Business, Engineering and Law and provided the lead gift for the Dasburg House, the new family residence for UF's president. In 2014, they received the Academy of Golden Gators Lifetime Volunteer Award.
Charles Stuzin, BSBA '64, a retired attorney and banker, is president of Stuzin Enterprises, a group of affiliated businesses that provide financial advisory services and real estate loans. He has served on the Foundation board and the Business Advisory Council for many years. To honor the family patriarch, a gift by the Stuzin Family named the David A. Stuzin Hall, a building in the College of Business.
Herbert Wertheim, Engineering '72-'73 is the namesake of The Herbert Wertheim College of Engineering. He is founder of Brain Power Inc., the world's largest manufacturer of ophthalmic instruments and chemicals. A scientist, clinician and entrepreneur, his enduring discoveries have touched millions. He has served on the boards of numerous companies in banking, healthcare, aerospace, real estate, transportation and high-tech industries. A Distinguished Alumnus, Wertheim and his wife, Nicole, received the Academy of Golden Gators Transformational Leaders Award in 2014.
Earl Powell, Liberal Arts & Sciences '60, is chair of Powell Investment Advisors. With more than 25 years of investment experience, he is chair emeritus and co-founder of Trivest Partners, the oldest private equity firm in the Southeast. Powell helped establish and served as chair of the UF Investment Corporation and was a Trustee and Foundation director for many years. A Distinguished Alumnus, Powell and his wife, Christy, are generous supporters of UF, and have contributed endowments to Medicine and Athletics.
Bernard Levine is president and owner of Jungle Island, an interactive zoological park in Watson Island, Miami. He is an active board member for R.B. Birds, Serpentarium, Parrot Jungle & Gardens, Pet Food, Ltd., and Last Chance Farm. Levine has owned a variety of pet-related companies. A UF undergrad alumnus, he received his DVM from Auburn University. Levine supports UF's College of Veterinary Medicine and has served on its campaign council.
Alan Pareira, BSBA '60, is CEO of Florida Atlantic Securities and has been active in the investment business since 1961. He has served as director of several public companies and on multiple finance committees. He is a founding member UF's College of Business Advisory Council and the UF Investment Corporation, and served on the Foundation board for many years. A generous supporter, Pareira has established funds in Business, Education, the Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine.
Juan Galan, Jr., BSIE '66, is the former founder and principal owner of GATO Distributors, a Miami-based beverage company and one of the top 50 Hispanic businesses in the United States. A former chair of the UF Foundation board, he has served as a member since 1991. Galan has been instrumental in UF fundraising efforts, serving as the regional chair for Dade County during UF's first capital campaign, "Embrace Excellence," and as national regional chair of the university's "It's Performance That Counts" campaign. Galan and his wife, Martha, have also supported UF through generous contributions to Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. In 2005, Galan was recognized as the "Gran Caiman," an award presented to an outstanding member of the UF Hispanic alumni community.
Gary Gerson, BSBA '54, MBA '55, is the namesake of Gary R. Gerson Hall, home of the Fisher School of Accounting. He is the founding partner of Gerson Preston, one of Florida's leading accounting firms. At age 21, Gerson distinguished himself as the youngest CPA in the country and has continued his role of leadership as a philanthropist, civic leader and entrepreneur. He and his wife, Niety, have generously supported the Warrington College of Business and the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. A Distinguished Alumnus, Gerson has served on the Foundation board and campaign committees since the 19901. He was inducted into UF's Athletic Hall of Fame and received the first-ever UF Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award.
The Hon. Bob Graham, BA Poli Sci '59, is a retired United States Senator and former Florida governor with more than four decades of public service. In 2006, he founded UF's Bob Graham Center for Public Service with a mission to train the next generation of public and private sector leaders for Florida, the United States and the international community. A Distinguished Alumnus, Sen. Graham received an honorary doctor of public service degree from the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and was inducted into the UF Hall of Fame. His wife, Adele, was honored in 2007 as UF's Alumnae of Outstanding Achievement.
Roberto Vizcón, BSBR '79, is an award-winning broadcaster and producer with nearly 40 years of experience in newsgathering and television station management. He is the news director of WLTV- TV Univision 23, a Spanish-language newscast, and previously worked for Univision Puerto Rico and WFUN TV, the largest independently owned TV station in the United States. In 2013, Vizcón received an Emmy Award for News Excellence and in 2002 another Emmy Award for News Series Producing. He is the recipient of two additional Emmy Award nominations and the Silver Circle award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences for 25 years or more in television
Aminda Marques Gonzalez, BSJ '86, is the executive editor and vice president of the Miami Herald, where she began her journalism career as an intern and later became the paper's first Hispanic editor. Under her leadership, the Miami Herald was twice named a Pulitzer Prize finalist. In 2016, Gonzalez received the Presidential Award of Impact from the National Association of Hispanic Journalists. A Distinguished Alumnus, she serves on the boards of the Pulitzer Prize, the Associated Press Media Editors and the Poynter Institute's advisory council.
Paul Castronovo, BSBR '84, is the host of the Paul Castronovo Show on Big 105.9, a commercial radio station, and president of Castronovo Vineyards in Italy. He previously co-hosted the Paul and Young Ron show, a morning radio program that consistently led ratings on five stations from Vero Beach to Key West. The show ran for 26 years and featured celebrity interviews and trademark banter about entertainment, idiosyncrasies of life and Miami sports. Castronovo was named a UF Distinguished Alumnus award in 2013.
The University of Florida enjoys the following programs in Miami, among others:
The UF College of Veterinary Medicine partnership with Miami-Dade Animal Services Pet Adoption and Protection Center.
The UF College of Dentistry's Hialeah Dental Center provides all phases of dentistry care to thousands of residents of all ages.
The UF Lastinger Center for Learning, part of the College of Education, has a long track record of innovations in teaching in every county in the state, including partnering with the Miami-Dade County Public Schools Office of Early Childhood Programs to create the VPK Academy, a job-embedded form of professional development to help teachers and paraprofessionals from Title I schools improve teaching practices and child outcomes in Miami's Voluntary Pre-Kindergarten (VPK) classrooms.
Since UF is the university partner to New World School of the Arts, NWSA graduates can easily apply for enrollment after completing Associate degree requirements.
UF brings the arts to STEM education at St. Thomas Episcopal School
UF's climate variability and change research through the Florida Climate Institute.
The UF Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences Extension Office works on commercial vegetable, tropical fruit and ornamental industries, offers pesticide training, commercial urban and homeowner horticulture, and water quality research; and the IFAS Tropical Research and Education Center does research, extension and teaching in ornamental, vegetable, and tropical-subtropical fruit and biofuel crops.
Through UF's Bureau of Economic and Business Research, UF assesses healthcare and educational needs of Miami-Dade children and provides the state with the gold standard of population data.
UF Coral Gables is open to the public from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. To schedule a visit contact, Alexa Butler, 786-482-6350. To learn more visit ufcoralgables.com.
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import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowire;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Configurable;
import org.zstack.header.host.HostInventory;

import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.List;

/**
 * Created by mingjian.deng on 2017/11/6.
 */
@Configurable(preConstruction = true, autowire = Autowire.BY_TYPE)
public abstract class AbstractHostSortorFlow {
    protected List<HostInventory> candidates = new ArrayList<>();
    protected HostAllocatorSpec spec;
    protected List<HostInventory> subCandidates = new ArrayList<>();

    public List<HostInventory> getCandidates() {
        return candidates;
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        return subCandidates;
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    public void setSubCandidates(List<HostInventory> subCandidates) {
        this.subCandidates = subCandidates;
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    public void setCandidates(List<HostInventory> candidates) {
        this.candidates = candidates;
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    public abstract void sort();

    public abstract boolean skipNext();

    public HostAllocatorSpec getSpec() {
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Not so long ago, my girlfriend made a strawberry pie with mascapone-creame. That gave me the idea to this scene. Which also meant that I could play around with sss. The background is frome an old scene with some tweeks.
All work done in Blender. Rendered in Cycles.
On Cpu in 5 hours 15 min. 2000 samples. I would be very glad when sss working on Gpu.


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You Can Add One (1) Rule From Each "Big 4" Sport to Lacrosse – What Are You Adding?
by O'Rourke
With post-quarantine sports winding down, it's officially #HypotheticalSZN. This season usually comes to us in the middle of the summer when we only have the same double-play highlights on Sportscenter Top 10 over and over baseball to consume. Therefore, in the spirit of the season, let's add some hypothetical rules to our beloved game from each of the "Big 4" sports (basketball, hockey, football, and baseball).
We start with the biggest of the four: football. I lean towards adopting the "Intentional Grounding" rule, where if the quarterback intentionally throws the ball down, while still within the tackle box, with no receiver in the area it's a penalty. How would this translate to lacrosse? I think you apply it to when the shot clock is below five seconds and teams intentionally roll it to the corner to bury the opposing team deep and start to make subs.
I will acknowledge that, by the letter of the law, it is a good strategy and I would coach my team to do the same thing. My problem is not with the players, but with the rule itself. How much more exciting would it be if that became a penalty and the opposing team was given an automatic fast break? Just like you used to see in youth summer tournaments instead of serving penalties. Not only would it speed up the game, but it would also force the offense to try and make something happen quickly, which could lead to unexpected goals or a fast/slow break going the other way. I'm already picturing some wild end-of-shot-clock finishes. Again, the current rule isn't a glaring blemish on the game, but adding more speed couldn't hurt.
Moving right along to basketball, I think the "and-1" should become a thing in lacrosse. As I'm sure you already know, in basketball, when the shooter is fouled on the shot and the ball still goes in the shooter receives a free throw to make it a three-point play. Now, picture adding that to lacrosse. A player is driving to the net, gets pushed from behind and puts the ball in the back of the net while falling to the ground. Normally, the flag would go up in the air, but the goal would nullify the penalty. What if it results in a "free shot" kind of thing like the 8-meter they have in the women's game? A scenario where the defenders start a step behind the offensive player with the ball, and upon the ref's whistle they all converge on the net.
Just as it is in basketball, this would be a huge play and have the potential to tilt the momentum heavily in one team's favor. Plus, you could add it on top of the already-established two-pointer. If a defender finishes his check high and the two-point shot finds twine, you now have a look a three-point play.
Next up: hockey. There are already a good amount of similarities between the two sports, and they compliment each other well. One rule I would love to see brought to lacrosse is pulling the goalie and allowing a 7-on-6 set. This can even be extended to a delayed penalty/flag down situation. You have your team possess the ball, and wait for your goalie to sprint off the field and it allows for an extra offensive player to join the set until the defense touches the ball.
I can't help but think how exciting those final possessions would become if you turn them into an EMO (extra man opportunity). The difference between hockey and lacrosse, in this case, is that if the defense in lacrosse manages to grab a loose ball or pick off a pass, they can sling it down the field at the wide-open net with no repercussions. In hockey, if the shot misses, resulting in an icing, the puck starts right back down in the defense's end, but in lacrosse it becomes a footrace to the end-line between the attack and long poles. Talk about a hustle stat.
Finally, we move to baseball. This one was by far the easiest to think of. It's time to make lacrosse coaches dress up in full pads and uniform just like baseball managers do. How great would it be to see the entire coaching staff suited up for a game they will not be playing in, just like Jameis back in his Florida State days?
Kidding! Baseball managers dressing up in full uniform has to be the strangest/funniest "rule" in sports. In all seriousness, due to the two games being drastically different, there wasn't a rule that jumped out at me to add into lacrosse. So, we'll just leave it.
So there you have it. Three rules from three different sports that would make for exciting, yet completely hypothetical, additions to the game of lacrosse. If there are any obvious ones I missed feel free to let me know on Twitter @k_orourke15.
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The record derives from WCSP (data supplied on 2012-03-26 ) which reports it as an accepted name (record 243107) with original publication details: Fl. Brit. India 6: 251 1892 .
Full publication details for this name can be found in IPNI: http://ipni.org/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:796590-1.
This name was in version 1 of The Plant List, record kew-243107, and has not been changed.


Greenhouse sessions are my new fav. Not only do they allow us an "outdoor" atmosphere with the benefits of an indoor environment, but they allow us to do sessions during almost anytime of day since most greenhouses offer the perfect amount of shade.
Altum's Greenhouse in Zionsville kindly allows photographers to use their gorgeous space upon request. Their location boasts a HUGE variety of succulents and exotic plants (including 6′ fiddle fig leaf trees which I feel like are crazy hard to find).
Their beautiful variety of plants makes for the perfect backdrop with so many pops of color and textures. Plus you can grab some adorable handmade pottery on your way out! I don't think I've managed to slip in and out of their shop yet without leaving with something.
Here are some of my favorites from The Crawford Family's sessions.
Spring means…spring babies! It also means warm tones, later sunsets, and lots of green goodness.
While it's still early in the season for all of the budding trees and tall green grass, we were still able to find some color during the McKillip family's session. It was coooooold that day, it actually snowed the night before! Thankfully that was the last snow we've seen this spring(fingers crossed).
The McKillip family welcomed their sweet little boy into the world last week and I'm looking forward to seeing them again soon for their newborn session. Here are some of my favorites from their maternity photography session in Kokomo Indiana.
This week, Fresh 48 photography sessions (also know as hospital photography sessions) are FREE with any full newborn photography session booked! This is a $300 value and it's one of our most popular deals.
With this going on, I thought now might be a good time to tell you guys why I think Fresh 48 sessions are so great. So here's today's Friday Five! Here are my favorite 5 things about Fresh 48 sessions and why I think everyone should do them.
There is nothing in the world like the blur that is being a new parent. Newborn memories, particularly the hospital ones, have a dreamy haze to them. You are *so* tired and you've been through so much in the last 24 hours, that your memory can be a bit flaky.
2) The environment is unique.
You'll likely only be in the hospital for a short 24-72 hours. That's not a lot of time to soak in those fresh baby memories. Your room, the hospital wrist bands, your newborn bassinet, these are all things that disappear once you go home. I *love* details and these are all things that I photograph, so that you have these memories for forever.
3) That fresh baby look.
You'd think that babies wouldn't change that much from just 24 hours old to 1 week old but they do. Ohhhhh but they do. They look *so* different. They are usually a little more pink and chunky. Their head may be shaped differently from passing through the birth canal. They'll still have their peachy layer of lanugo. They won't have any baby acne or peeling skin yet. Their umbilical cord will still be present. They'll be dressed in their little hospital clothes or their first ever outfit that you decided to bring to the hospital with you. They'll look so different in just a few days time.
Having a big brother or sister meet their new sibling for the first time is ah-mazing. It only happens once. We can be there for that moment and preserve the look on their face, their feelings of timidness or excitement. We'll see the pride on your face as you introduce them and you'll always be able to go back to the very first moment where their relationship began.
5) An alternative to birth photography.
Though birth photography and fresh 48 photography are very different, they have similar vibes. If birth photography just isn't your thing, but you still want the hospital setting, it's a great alternative. We still get that "fresh out the womb" look as well as your births surroundings and it's story.
There you have it! My five favorite things about Fresh 48 photography sessions and why I think everyone should do them. If you want to get in on the Free Fresh 48 session deal, contact me at jessicabnewton@gmail.com. You're also welcome to come tour my Kokomo Indiana Photography Studio if you want to see what it's all about.
Want more Friday Fives? See last weeks post about my five favorite things about Birth Photography.
April is in bloom and so are all those gorgeous baby bumps. I've been prepping the studio this week for a baby explosion because the studio is going to be FULL this month. Between the Motherhood Minis coming up and all of these new babies, we'll be keeping busy to say the least.
I just stocked the studio with more florals and ordered some new spring color pastel bonnets that I can't wait to get in! As well as some more newborn lovies which I'm probably more excited about than anything.
I had 3 expecting mamas visit me with their families over a weekend, all of which chose local parks for their maternity photography sessions in Kokomo Indiana.
We settled on using Jackson Morrow Park for Alaina's session and she chose this beautiful muted teal green dress. We started things just prior to sunset for those gorgeous warm and moody colors that we all know and love.
I'm excited to meet with him again once his baby brother has arrived. He was just-a-smoochin on his mama's baby bump and I know he'll be doing the same once Baby Bradley arrives.
Here are some of my favorites from their session below. If you'd like to book your own maternity session, you can email me at jessicabnewton@gmail.com or visit the Contact Me form here.
I found some bedroom inspiration photos online last week that I fell head over heels in love with. After several requests from clients, I asked my JNP Client Group on Facebook if they might want to pursue a Mommy & Me mini session setup this year comparable to these inspiration photos.
The majority picked out a Boho/Farmhouse styled bed setting and I have to agree, it was pretty sweet. Lots of whites and neutrals with a little bit of greenery for a cozy cuddle setting that makes you just want to stay home and cuddle up with a good book.
So off shopping I went and over this last week I created the most ah-mazing styled setup. Full of textures, all neutrals, and some florals for that perfect pop of color and macrame decor.
I'm thrilled with how the session turned out and sessions are officially open for booking, with the mini session date of April 28th. This will be an all day event with morning, afternoon, and evening time slots available. If you are interested in booking, email me at jessicabnewton@gmail.com for details.
If you've been following me for long, you know that I love births. And not in a "I love thai food" kind of way(although I do LOVE thai food. Tom kah soup anyone?). I love births like I love beach sunsets, like I love the memories of my long childhood walks through my grandmothers hay field, like I love the drawings my children give me.
It's a life giving love that restores and renews.
Today is Friday Five, a new blog post series I started last week, discussing my top favorite five "something" for that week. And today it's births! And why I love them as a photographer.
Birth's are unique. There's nothing like them. Not even Fresh 48 sessions can compare to the raw emotion that is present during a birthing day. Each labor and birth story is so different from the next because each human is special and different than the next.
That's weird. It's weird right? I have a nose you guys and it can rival a blood hounds. When I was pregnant with my 2nd son, I could laundry dryer vents while driving by their house.
There is a certain smell on the labor and delivery unit and I LOVE it. Everything about it, right down the smell of the hand sanitizer. And there are few things more wonderful smelling than a fresh baby still coated in vernix. It's absolutely heavenly.
Births are emotionally charged and as a birth photographer, I see people in one of their most life changing and vulnerable states. Most people don't wear their heart on their sleeve, but laboring parents do.
Everything in the world stops while you are writing your birth story. Everything. Your focus shifts to bringing your little one into your arms or to comforting your spouse as they go through labor.
And when you see that little human's face for the first time with your own eyes, hearts explode.
My own birth stories are full of personal nostalgia, both positive and negative. When I walk into a birth space, I feel all of that energy flood back to me(especially at IU Methodist in Indianapolis since that's where I delivered 2 of my own babies).
Having the opportunity to be present during another woman's birth reminds me of my own. It reminds me of how lucky I am to be a mother and how lucky I am to watch other parents become parents.
Hope is defined as a feel of trust. A feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen.
In what feels like a hopeless world sometimes(though I know this to be anything but true), hope becomes tangible on birthing days. Hope is the hand that you hold to support you throughout your labor. Hope is gentle touch that you provide to help balance your laboring partner between contractions. Hope is the new baby human that you hold in your arms after months, sometimes years, of waiting.
Births continue to be my favorite for sooooooo many reasons but these are definitely my current top five.
Have an idea for our next top five? Send us an email at jessicabnewton@gmail.com, we are always looking for ideas.
Read last weeks Top Five ~ Favorite Newborn Photography Vendors.
Happy Fri-yay! Today I'm starting a new series that will be happening every other Friday(or maybe every Friday if I get really excited about something) showcasing my favorite five of "something".
And today for the first post, it's newborn photography vendors!
The studio is FILLED with newborn bonnets, headbands, outfits, layers and props. I source 99% of my things from reputable small shop businesses just like mine and they only sell to newborn photographers(they are super high end and really hard to get your hands on). There are probably 30 different vendors represented in my micro studio, but my "go to" gals are today's top Friday five.
The owner of Mia Joy is Jocelyn Bijlsma and she's my number one for good reason. Her outfits. are. incredible. I've never seen anything like them. They are so unique in fact, that Jocelyn has often had to defend her brand due to other vendors copying her designs with their own knock off versions. Mia Joy sells both girl, boy, and gender neutral styles for studio portrait sessions for newborns, older babies, and big kids. You'll find her outfits throughout our studio closet, including this gorgeous bonnet above on Baby Leeland.
What can I say, I'm totally in love. Luneberry sells some of the most luxious props on the market, my favorite of which is their 3500g flokatis. These plush greek wool layers are hand woven and create stunning images for newborns. My favorite things to do with them is to use them for big kids during their newborn portrait session with their new baby brother/sister. Luneberry also has a selection of unique colors that can't be found anywhere else and that are designed to match up with other photography vendors props.
My all time favorite Luneberry piece is their rainbow flokati. We've had our share of rainbow babies come through our Kokomo Indiana photography studio doors and it's a favorite stunning piece for even more stunning babies.
My gosh, if you want to find all the things(especially if you are a newborn photographer new to the biz) Carly Glass will get you all set up. Carly runs a newborn photography shop from her home in Carmel Indiana which is just a stone throw away from me. She's a one woman show with a little one of her own(and another on the way!) and she is rocking it. Her online store front The Indy Cottage has everything a newborn photographer needs to get started, with the PERFECT stretch wraps in every color imaginable as well as adorable matching headbands. She also sources dough bowls and fun props which are sized up to fit newborns perfectly and she has the most beautiful hand knit chunky layers. My favorite newborn prop that I bought from Indy Cottage is an antique bowl that I was lucky enough to find during one of her open house events. You can find it in almost every single one of my sessions, including the one above.
I'm a bonnet hoarder, it's true. Whether is a boy or girl newborn that comes through my door, you can usually find that that's the first thing I run to. Threads and Evergreen has SO many creative bonnets, from full knits to intricate designs. I stalked their page for almost a month, waiting for the above bear bonnet to be released and it sold out in minutes. I was lucky enough to grab one before they were gone and it's one of my new favorite pieces. They also carry wraps and matching layers that are unique in both color and texture, which is any newborn photographers dream.
Part of the newborn photography craft is finding your own one of a kind items to use during your sessions. I have ALWAYS been a huge thrifter, I've found so many gems in the junk and some of those gems make their way into the studio.
I have a handful of small town antique stores that I visit on spirited whims, and they are usually run my little old ladies with shops filled with decor and outfits from the early 20s. The amount of beaded clutches and fur coats I have made myself put back is unreal.
One of my favorite items of all time is an antique pear fruit box that was for picking and loading pears in Placerville, California. I looked up the the company name that was on the box, and sure enough they are still open today! The owner loved the image and thought it was fun that one of their crates ended up here in Indiana.
And there we have it! Those are my Friday Fives for newborn photography props. See you next week for Friday Fives, up next my top five favorite flowers!
What. A. Sweetheart. Silas looks *just* like his big brother did as a newborn, only a few short years ago. Silas' parents were some of my first clients as a newborn photographer in the Kokomo area which made this session that much sweeter.
His mama decided on some spring colors with a mix of greens as well as this ADORABLE hat with his little name embroidered on the top. I loooooved the setup that I did a couple weeks back with some fresh herbs and I knew I wanted to do something similar for Silas' session. I had just gotten my hands on some succulents and an aloe plant from IKEA, as well as a couple cute faux concrete succulents from the Target dollar section and they worked perfectly. They brought out some beautiful skin tones on him with a fresh springy look.
I can't choose a favorite from these setups, betweens the greens, the succulents, and the little hat, there was a lot of cuteness going on.
See some of my favorites below! If you are interested in booking a newborn photography session, feel free to contact me here or email me at jessicabnewton@gmail.com.
Isn't Maylee just the cutest name? I remember her mama sharing her name with me for the first time and it's now something that reminds me of a happy smiling face.
Maylee is just full of joy, even at such a young age. Everything is right in the world when she's around and her eyes just gleam with happiness!
Here are some of my favorites from her studio session in Kokomo Indiana last month.
If you want to book a session of your own, contact me anytime! I'm happy to answer questions and to discuss booking info. Our base studio is located in Kokomo Indiana but we work with clients all over, including Lafayette Indiana, Indianapolis, Carmel, Fishers, and all the rest of Central Indiana's residents. Happy spring!
Last year I got to meet Romelo for the first time. He was an itty bitty thing at just 3 months old and now he's all grown up. A head full of hair and the most beautiful brown eyes, and the cutest personality on the block.


Most days you can find surf photographer Tom Servais either in his home office in Dana Point fiddling with photo files, dropping into a yoga class, or paddling out at Lowers or San Onofre.
After 40-plus years behind the lens, Servais has amassed one of the most comprehensive archives of surf images the world over. He's humble and understated about it, but he's shot all of the A-plus surf stars over the years at all of the A-plus surf destinations.
Servais's most iconic image would have to be Tom Curren at Backdoor Pipeline in 1991. It has influenced the approach of everybody from Kelly Slater on down. Taylor Knox called it "perfect surfing," noting he's studied it for hours and hours.
Curren just smirked. "I wish I'd made a little bit better face; I didn't know the shot was going to be that famous," he said.
Like any photograph, Servais's image was a confluence of timing, patience and luck. As he described the conditions, it was an average day by Pipeline standards. The wind had come up through the morning, blowing the surf out, so he headed down the North Shore of Oahu to see what was happening at Haleiwa.
Ever diligent, late in the afternoon Servais pulled back up to Pipeline to check it. He found the wind had died and the beach was empty.
"I don't have any photos of Tom walking down the beach or anything, so he might have already been in the water when I got there. Or he snuck out. He was pretty good about not having his picture taken," Servais said.
At the time, Santa Barbara's Curren was the two-time world champion but preferred to remain out of the spotlight as much as possible. The enigmatic surfer showed up in Hawaii that winter with a quiver of Maurice Cole-shaped, "reverse vee" designs. At the first contest of the year, Cole convinced Curren to step up from a 7-foot, 3-inch board to a 7-foot, 8-inch model in the quarterfinals. The only problem was that the bigger board was back at their condo on the other side of the North Shore—and it had yet to be stickered up with his sponsor's logos.
It wasn't long after Curren won the Haleiwa contest on that famous logo-less board that Servais walked onto the beach at Backdoor. He loaded a roll of Kodachrome 200 into his Canon, sat and waited. He shot sparingly. Conserving his film, he pressed the trigger only when absolutely necessary.
Servais captured a complete sequence of the turn. He also has shots of Curren on other waves during that session, but it's that singular moment of "perfect" surfing that has stood the test of time.
Servais has more images and sells prints on his website at www.tomservais.com.


The specialist Human Resources and Commercial divisions at Bond Williams Professional Recruitment has welcomed an additional consultant to the team.
Michelle Brennan joins the agency as a Senior Recruitment Consultant and will be based at the Bournemouth office. She will be working with Claire Bond and Carole Connor on permanent and senior interim HR placements as well as commercial placements with Hannah Darby across the south of England and takes the team's combined experience to more than 90 years.
Having worked in Bournemouth throughout her recruitment career, Michelle has an in-depth knowledge of the local job market and has developed strong long-standing relationships with both clients and candidates in the area.


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Texas, Feds Agree to Renew Short-Term Medicaid Funds
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Published May 2, 2016 at 2:16 PM CDT
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From the Texas Tribune: The Obama administration has agreed to temporarily keep some federal Medicaid money flowing into Texas to help hospitals treat uninsured patients, a relief to health care providers that feared losing the funds over state leaders' refusal to provide health insurance to low-income adults.
State health officials said Monday they have struck a deal with the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to keep the program going for another 15 months, with hospital reimbursements remaining at their current level.
Those were the exact terms the Texas Health and Human Services Commission asked for last month. Agency leaders said the negotiations were a "big win for Texas."
"We're pleased these innovative programs will have the opportunity to continue," Chris Traylor, the agency's executive commissioner, said in a statement. "These programs are improving health care for Texas' Medicaid clients and creating cost-savings for taxpayers."
The agreement temporarily extends the life of what was supposed to be a temporary program that safety-net hospitals have relied on for five years to serve poor, uninsured Texans.
Federal health officials had signaled they were reluctant to continue handing out cash to reimburse hospital visits when that money could instead pay for low-income Texans to have health coverage under a Medicaid expansion. Still, the agreement does not include a reduction in the uncompensated care money, allowing hospitals to draw down some $3.1 billion in federal and local funds each year.
The program, known as the 1115 waiver, was originally intended to help Texas expand its privatized managed care health insurance system for Medicaid patients and to cover spiraling uncompensated care costs borne by hospitals.
A $29 billion pot of money paid to Texas health care providers over five years, about 40 percent of that money came from local funds — mostly property tax dollars — and 60 percent from the federal government. The Obama administration first approved the program in 2011, and it was set to expire in September.
The program initially offered $17.6 billion to reimburse hospitals for the uncompensated costs they accrued by caring for patients who could not afford to pay. Another $11.4 billion paid for certain health care initiatives that provide cost-effective care to high-risk populations, under a program known as the Delivery System Reform Incentive Payment model, or DSRIP.
The 15-month extension also includes an additional $3.1 billion for DSRIP initiatives.
The Obama administration had previously signaled it was likely to stop footing the bill for at least some of Texas' uncompensated care costs. Under the Affordable Care Act, the president's signature health law, Texas was encouraged to expand its Medicaid program to cover nearly 1 million additional adults living in poverty — a move that would have given more poor patients a means to pay for care. The state's Republican leadership has vehemently opposed that option, criticizing Medicaid as an inefficient government program.
Federal health officials were unswayed by that argument, repeatedly telling state leaders they had no desire to use waiver funds to pay for costs that would otherwise be covered by a Medicaid expansion.
In Florida, the Obama administration recently agreed to extend a similar source of hospital funding in that state, but only for two years, and at a significantly reduced rate. That arrangement diminished the state's low-income pool by about 50 percent for the first year and 70 percent for the second.
Texas health officials say they will continue negotiating a longer term extension of the funding over the next 15 months.
Those negotiations will likely be influenced by a study of the effectiveness of the uncompensated care pool, which the federal government asked Texas to commission. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission contracted with outside firms Health Management Associates and Deloitte to submit the study by the end of August. It will address questions such as how hospitals' uncompensated care costs would be reduced under a Medicaid expansion.
If Texas and the federal Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services do not reach an agreement at the end of the 15-month extension, in December 2017, the Obama administration said it "expects" that uncompensated care funding would be reduced after that.
"Specifically, the reduction will limit the size of the Uncompensated Care pool to the costs of uncompensated and charity care for low-income individuals who are uninsured and cannot be covered" under a Medicaid expansion, wrote Vikki Wachino, a senior federal health official, in a letter to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.
Additionally, the DSRIP pool would be reduced by 25 percent in 2018 and by an additional 25 percentage points each year after that, according to federal officials.
Traylor has said negotiating the waiver's extension was one of his primary policy goals as commissioner. He is retiring at the end of May.
John Hawkins, the senior vice president of government relations for the Texas Hospital Association, said the negotiations were a "positive development" that will give state officials more time to study how Texas' high rate of people without health insurance affects hospitals' uncompensated care costs.
"Certainly, the waiver is a pretty key element of the safety net," he said. "This extension gives us a little time to deal with some of the outstanding issues that are out there."
Advocates for the uninsured welcomed news of the waiver's extension but said the state should use the additional 15 months to study how it could offer health insurance to more Texans.
"A lot has changed since Texas first asked Washington for this waiver funding in 2011, and now the federal government is focused on getting people insured, rather than paying hospitals back for bills for the uninsured," Anne Dunkelberg, associate director of the left-leaning Center for Public Policy Priorities, said in an email.
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The band's membership includes many UofL music alumni and other professionals among its membership. Featured in the ensemble's Chicago program were conductors Speck, Brad Rogers (MM 1989) and Director of Bands at Oldham County High School, Nan Moore, Director of Bands at Louisville Male High School, and UofL emeritus professor and Director of Bands Acton Ostling, Jr. Repertoire performed included music by UofL music composition professor Steve Rouse, UofL graduate Brant Karrick (BM 1982), and featured performer Jason Ham, euphoniumist with the West Point Academy band.
Later in December, the UofL Marching Band, under the direction of Dr. Amy Acklin and assistant Dr. Mark Lynn and Director of Bands Frederick Speck, boarded busses bound for Orlando, FL and appearances supporting the Russell Athletic Wear Bowl, the 2013 bowl game for the 11-1 Cardinals football team. The band appeared at pep rallies for the Cardinal fans, performed in a parade held at nearby Universal Studios theme park, and presented a clinic for visiting Florida high school bands before the gameday activities.
On the Guarding of the Heart," a piece for chamber orchestra by Serbian-born composer Djuro Zivkovic has won the 2014 University of Louisville Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition.
The 20-minute work "makes a huge emotional journey in a relatively short period of time, moving through many landscapes between the mysterious, moody opening and the ecstatic conclusion," said award director and UofL music composition faculty member Marc Satterwhite. "The composer also makes wonderful use of the colors of the 14-piece ensemble. The instruments are used in fascinating ways, both traditional and otherwise … that shape the sound of unnatural, echoing beauty," Marc continues.
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"I just thought it was a move that should've been done. Get some superstar power back into the dunk contest," George said. "I think I owed it to my fans. Give them another run, another show and another opportunity to have fun at All-Star weekend."
As far as ideas for this year, George teased that he may be into recycling.
"Yeah, I think I'm going to pull out the lost files of 2012," George said.
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Anthropomorphism is a central feature of David Czupryn's paintings. Distorted and fantastical, the characters the artist paints collapse the boundaries between what is natural and what is manufactured. The hyperreal character at the centre of David Czupryn's 'Soul Full of Poison' was inspired by a figure the artist saw in Berghain, Berlin's world-famous techno club. Contorted and insect-like, the technicolour smile of the dream-like figure is as synthetic as the polymers of the bright clothes it wears.
The painting's title emphasises the intense focus on artificiality in Czupryn's work. Like the dancers in Berghain whose bodies are controlled by drugs, the emotions of this humanoid figure are manufactured by a similar 'poison'. The lifted 'leg' suggests a mechanical, repetitive dance, like that seen in clubs, but also reminiscent of an automaton. In much of Czupryn's work, the natural is reconfigured to appear synthesised with manufactured materials. Here, this is apparent in the lightbulbs behind the central figure: while their sickly green-yellow glow is clearly evocative of club lighting, they also double as plants growing out of the walls.
The lack of any direct lighting makes the background look flatter, forcing the figure into the foreground, closer to the viewer. Yet the seamless way in which Czupryn has executed the brushstrokes lend the black woodwork a deepness that evokes the enigmatic darkness of a nightclub. The hybrid nature of the dreamscape, with its ambiguous figure and materials, makes for an uncanny viewing experience that is typical of Czupryn's work.