I assume you're already familiar with The Transformed Man. If not (or even if so), read on.
The reading of Hamlet is as overwrought as it gets — vintage Shatner. And yet, the truth must be told: Shakespeare's words were never imbued with such clear and resonant meaning in my brain as they are with Captain Kirk's over-the-top performance. I'm not well-versed in the theater, and as much as I've enjoyed the various Shakespeare productions I've seen over the years (mostly at the Guthrie back in high school and college), I find the language, while melodically poetic, often bewilderingly oblique in meaning. In other words, it sounds nice, but I just don't get it. And this was just such a case. "To be or not to be…" etc. It never made much sense to me until I heard The Transformed Man, but suddenly I understood what it really meant. Thanks, Bill!
And now, thanks as well to the limitless wonders of YouTube, you can see a live performance of the piece from The Mike Douglas Show. How friggin' awesome is that? Well, it could be a little more awesome — the sound is way off in this video clip, and it's not because he's lip-syncing. He's not. And I think the performance on the album is much better. Still, it's worth watching, if for no other reason than the groovy title cards and stage set, which I vaguely remember from the very earliest days of my youth.
And finally, in case you're scratching your head over my enthusiasm here, you may want to consider my judgment in entertainment options by the fact that I also enjoy this. And for anyone who is not terrified by it within 10 seconds (in other words, you're also a Magma fan), I have to ask: do you also think the "Da Zeuhl Wortz Mekanik" part that starts at 4:46 sounds like some of the incidental music that used to be in the Road Runner cartoons? I've always thought that.
Even I have limits though. This Magma-inspired Japanese band goes too far (but I do own one of their albums) and even Christian Vander himself can go too far, especially when he steps out from behind the kit.
P.S. What's up with the collar?
OK, I don't actually know what "iss de Hundin" means, but it's a phrase that seems to come up a lot in Kobaian. At any rate, Magma is a legendary French prog rock/avant garde jazz band, led by drummer Christian Vander, who made up his own language for the band's Coltrane-meets-Wagner post-apocalyptic jazz-rock-opera concept. (And now I've reached my per-post hyphen limit.) They beat Coheed and Cambria to it by three decades, and did it in an incomprehensible Germanic Esperanto to boot.
I used to have a Magma tribute website, back in the days before blogs and Wikipedia and YouTube. I took it down years ago, but fortunately the band has kept up playing. I saw them in Chicago in 1999 and it was a highlight of my musical life. They're still going strong, as evidenced by this 2006 video. Check it out!
Of course, the truly indoctrinated will probably prefer this clip from 1970. Lip syncing on French TV, "American Bandstand"-style. "Stoah" of all things. Imagine the trauma of an unsuspecting viewer, just tuning in for the supersonic screeching at the beginning. The world's collective tolerance for the bizarre was certainly much higher back then.


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•	Solve word problems that involve addition and subtraction of time intervals in minutes and represent the problems on a number line.
Telling time is an important concept for everyday life. It's also one that students some time struggle with if they don't understand how a clock works. One reason students struggle with telling time on analog clock is the world around us has digital clocks. Another reason is because students focus on telling time during the measurement unit, and then move to a different concept.
One way to help students tell time is repetition with quick tasks throughout the year.
•	If you have a digital clock up in your classroom – Place pictures of analog clock times on index cards or small pieces of paper and pass out to a few students each day. When it is the time on the given analog clock, the child would stand up and announce "It's that time" to the rest of the students. Everyone would compare the card to the actual clock to see if they agree, if not problem solve to determine the misconception.
•	If you have an analog clock up in your classroom – Place pictures of digital clock times on index cards or small pieces of paper and pass out to a few students each day. When it is the time on the given digital clock, the child would stand up and announce "It's that time" to the rest of the students. Everyone would compare the card to the actual clock to see if they agree, if not problem solve to determine the misconception.
Extension – have students record the analog and digital time on a blank clock page.
•	Encourage your school to place a schoolwide analog clock on the classroom televisions.
•	As a parent, purchase an analog wrist watch for the child. This will encourage them to understand how the clock works with repetition.
•	Record the class schedule using analog clocks on the board.
•	Put a time matching game as a center where students can match the digital and the analog clocks with the same time.
•	Give time riddles. For example, "The hour hand is halfway between the 3 and 4, what time is it?" We would want students to justify it's 3:30 because it's halfway between the hour of 3 and 4.
•	Encourage students to continue practicing telling time on an analog clock at home. For spiral homework, you could have them record three events that happen throughout a night and record the digital and analog time for each event.
For more ideas on telling time on an analog clock, read the related article at http://maccss.ncdpi.wikispaces.net/file/view/Taking+Time+to+Understand+Time.pdf.
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Kuwait International Bank has been providing financial services to the country for over 40 years. In 2007 it responded to growing demand for Sharia compliant services and transformed into a full-fledged Islamic bank. How will it transform next? Mohammad Said El Saka is the bank's deputy and acting CEO, and at the top of his agenda is digital innovation. He explains the Kuwait International Bank's vision and strategy, and the successful year it delivered for the bank – both internally, as well as for its customers and shareholders.
Mrassociates: Tell me about your vision and strategy for the bank.
Mohammad Said El Saka: The main vision is to be the Islamic bank of choice in Kuwait, and we have defined three pillars to work on. One is the digitalisation, focusing on retail. The second one is to go advisors for the corporate, mid-to-large size. And the third one is one stop real estate shop.
The bank has been established back in 1973 as a specialised real estate bank, not only focusing on real estate finance, but also specialising in both property management as well as real estate appraisals. So we wanted to capitalise on this as well.
In order to achieve these three pillars, we've been working on five core competencies. One is digital innovation, two is service and product innovation, the third one is control efficiency, fourth one is risk management excellence, and the last one is strategic pricing.
Mrassociates: So how successful was this strategy in 2017?
Mohammad Said El Saka: It was very successful actually, in terms of reflecting very good results on the bottom line. We have growth on all the financial dimensions: total assets, financing receivables, operating income, and customer acquisition.
We've recorded almost $4bn as deposit balances end of 2017. And here is a very successful story about the strategy implementation, because we have relaunched the full suite of our deposits.
We had a product called Arzaq, it was relaunched back in early 2015, and it has recorded continuous growth for the last 12 quarters.
We've also launched a new long-term deposit called Al-Boushra, it's three years that distributes on a semi-annual basis. We have re-introduced our savings accounts, changed the payment terms to be on a quarterly basis rather than on an annual basis, which actually recording one of the highest if not the highest profit returns in Kuwait.
We have also launched a similar account, but for corporates, as well as the last product is a flexible deposit end of 2017, with a magnificent impact on the market.
Mrassociates: Sounds like a positive year for the bank and your customers; how about your shareholders?
Mohammad Said El Saka: There was also a good reflection on the shareholders, because we have been listed in MSCI Morgan Stanley Capital Index for the small caps back in June 2017, and were also shortlisted in FTSE Russell Capital Equity index. Also cash dividends payout is one of the highest as well.
Mrassociates: Give me some examples of the digital innovations you're bringing to market.
Mohammad Said El Saka: Two main products we launched in 2017. One is for the omni channel and mobile application, and the second one is the first iteration of its kind; it's visual IVR. So we're simply following the life of the customer, not only to have a normal routine contact centre, but it became a visual one. So it's like, one of its kind in omni-channel product that's launched in 2017, and we have a lot to go actually in 2018 as well.
Mrassociates: And all of this success has been recognised with a number of accolades over the year.
Mohammad Said El Saka: Yes; first of all we had the honour to receive the Mrassociates awards as the best Islamic bank in Kuwait, and best Islamic Bank in GCC, and also best customer acquisition, which reflects our deposits.
In addition, the Union of Arab Banks has recognised us as the best vision in banking strategy. Bankers Middle East has also recognised us as Best Change Management in Kuwait, and these two awards reflecting the strategic implementation and the change management that we have.
Capital Finance International as well, the fastest growing Islamic banking in 2017 MENA, and the best Sharia compliant bank. Forbes has also recognised us as one of the top 50 listed companies in Kuwait.
So it was a very successful year, and we wanted to extend our appreciation to our customers, depositors, shareholders, employees, and special thanks to the regulatory authorities, especially Central Bank of Kuwait for their guidance, supervision, instruction, and continuous support.
Mrassociates: Mohamed, thank you very much.
Mohammad Said El Saka: Thank you sir.


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Store receives threats after videotaped incident of woman refusing to wear mask
LAKESIDE, Colo. (KDVR) — A Colorado liquor store is receiving threatening phone calls after a woman refusing to wear a mask recorded an incident inside the store.
The video, which has been shared thousands of times on Facebook and other social media platforms, shows Ruby Musso refusing to wear a mask – a violation of local health orders and store policy.
Musso said she entered the store Wednesday with her mother to shop for beer when she was approached by staff who asked her to wear a mask. Musso said she has a medical condition that causes her extreme panic and anxiety when she wears a mask.
"I just really tried to stand my ground with that because I feel like it's really important," Musso said. "There are so many reasons why someone is not wearing a mask."
In the video, staff members repeatedly tell Musso to leave the store. She refuses and says she will wait for police to arrive. At one point, she refers to staff members as Nazis.
A sign outside the store reads," Masks REQUIRED at all times in Molly's Spirits."
Store owner Rufus Nagel said his policy is "to obey the rules and the laws."
"It's not my place to determine what is and is not a health risk. For me, it's an issue of an out-of-control customer creating a scene in my store," said Nagel.
Nagel said he offered to bring items outside to Musso if she did not want to wear a mask, but she refused.
Musso said other customers were also out of control in the situation. The video shows a woman forcefully push her cart toward Musso before making an obscene hand gesture.
"I would never do that to somebody who is wearing a mask. I would never do that to somebody in any circumstance," said Musso.
Nagel said the store received threatening phone calls Thursday after the video of the incident was shared. The store cut off its phone service in response.
"People calling us telling us we're Nazis and destroying the American dream or something like that. Honestly, we're just trying to do the best we can," he said.
The latest guidance from the state health department encourages businesses to deny service to customers who refuse to wear masks.

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Check below the footage for the second installement.
very nice video. The grafik is really good. Its a little bit better than TM-Nations.
BTW, in the meantime it got announced, that it will be full price game, so most likely I won't get it.
Lol remember the time we had fun in TM:Nations.....gd times..gd times ..wonder if any1 in the clan gettin the game?


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Q: Is there a way to send a SharePoint survey out like new multiple times? I built a survey in SharePoint 2010 that pulls data from Service Manager (Date, IncidentID, and Analyst) for a customer satisfaction survey.  The survey auto sends each time a ticket (IR or SR) is closed.  My problem is if do not set allow multiple responses to yes, the user gets an error the second time they try to complete the survey.  By allowing multiple responses, I will show several hundred responses in a matter of weeks and have to export and filter to get weekly, monthly, or individual technician results.
My question is, because the Incident ID is pulled directly from Service Manager and is independent each time, is there a way to send out the same survey each time a ticket is closed, but show individual results instead of grouped together and only allow one response per survey?

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Home > Products > Native American, Santa Clara, Red Water Jar With Bear Paw, by Jason Ebelacker (1980-), 1151 Jason Sold on his end.
Native American, Santa Clara, Red Water Jar With Bear Paw, by Jason Ebelacker (1980-), 1151 Jason Sold on his end.
Native American,
Description: #1151 Santa Clara, Red Water Jar With Bear Paw, by Jason Ebelacker (1980-),
Dimensions: 12" x 11.5"
Condition: New, excellent
Background on Jason Ebelacker:
Jason learned how to make pottery from his father (Richard Ebelacker) an award winning potter, Jason has followed his father's footsteps. Winning two first awards In the youth division at the Santa Fe Indian market before he turned eighteen . He takes a lot of his designs and shapes from the Tafoya family pottery . He believes in the traditional forms and methods of making and firing pottery . Five years ago (2012) he decided to become a full time potter . Since then he has won top awards at the Autry museum show in California, the Heard museum show in Arizona, and at the Santa Fe Indian market.
Background on Santa Clara Pueblo:
Santa Clara Pueblo (in Tewa: Kha'po Owingeh) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 980 at the 2000 census, although, approximately 3,800 reside on the reservation. Santa Clara Pueblo was established about 1550.
The pueblo is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos, and the people are from the Tewa ethnic group of Native Americans who speak the Tewa language. The pueblo is on the Rio Grande, between Ohkay Owingeh (formerly San Juan Pueblo) to the north and San Ildefonso Pueblo to the south. Santa Clara Pueblo is famous for producing hand-crafted pottery, specifically blackware and redware with deep engravings. The pueblo is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
Geography :Santa Clara Pueblo is located at 35°58′16″N 106°5′21″W (35.971124, -106.089111),[2] about 1.5 miles south of Española on NM 30. According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 2.1 square miles (5.4 km²), all of it land.
History: Santa Clara Pueblos. Pueblo peoples lived in the area for millennia before they met Juan de Oñate and his exploration party on July 11, 1598.[3] Pueblo archaeology shows that Ancient Pueblo Peoples lived in the general region as far back as 1200 BC.
First visited in 1541, a segment of Francisco Vásquez de Coronado's expeditionary force met with the residents of the nearby Caypa pueblo. After annexation of the region into the Spanish Kingdom, and as part of the 1601 expansion of Oñate's colonial capital,[4] a chapel was built there by 1617. Fray Alonso de Benavides established a mission in 1628.[5]
History shows that the mission was abandoned on the lead up to the revolt. The pueblo would join forces with others and would fight against the Spanish royal government in 1680 in the Great Pueblo Revolt. The original and unoccupied chapel was destroyed. Two other chapel buildings would be constructed there. The current church replaced the former in 1918. In 1782, a small pox outbreak decimated the population. The eighth section of the Act of July 22, 1854 mandated a census of the newly acquired possessions of the US government. In review of the land's title, the pueblo presented a Spanish Royal decree dated October 15, 1713 that the title to land and various pueblos could be expected. Though lost, the decree on the title papers, if ever they existed, assured protection of the pueblos' right to protection of their homelands from encroachment. The result of the title research led the pueblo community to be of the first recognized by Congress.
Arts: Pueblo potters are known for their black polished and red poly chrome pottery.[6][7]
Demographics: As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 980 people, 349 households, and 254 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 471.6 people per square mile (181.9/km²). There were 400 housing units at an average density of 192.5 per square mile (74.3/km²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 6.53% White, 85.61% Native American, 0.10% Asian, 0.10% Pacific Islander, 6.12% from other races, and 1.53% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.45% of the population.
There were 349 households out of which 34.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.5% were married couples living together, 22.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.2% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.29.
In the CDP, the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 11.9% from 18 to 24, 29.4% from 25 to 44, 19.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.5 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $20,302, and the median income for a family was $22,049. Males had a median income of $23,750 versus $20,221 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $9,311. About 30.5% of families and 29.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 27.3% of those under age 18 and 37.1% of those age 65 or over.
Notable tribal members and residents:
Santa Clara Pueblo artist Jason Garcia and daughter
Double-handled Santa Clara bowl with Awanyu design, by Florence Browning, 1996
Gregory Cajete, author and educator
Tammy Garcia, ceramic artist and sculptor
Luther Gutierrez, potter
Margaret Gutierrez, potter
Joseph Lonewolf, potter
Linda and Merton Sisneros, potters
Anita Louise Suazo, traditional potter
Roxanne Swentzell, contemporary ceramicist and bronze sculptor, Native plant activist
Margaret Tafoya, celebrated Santa Clara traditional potter
Pablita Velarde, celebrated Santa Clara painter
Nathan Youngblood, traditional potter
Nora Naranjo-Morse, contemporary artist and filmmaker
Jeff Roller, traditional pottery artist and bronze sculptor
Nancy Youngblood, distinguished Santa Clara Potter
Paul Speckled Rock, award-winning potter and bronze sculptor, gallery owner
1. "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
2. http://newmexicohistory.org/people/pueblo-of-santa-clara-grant
3. https://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/amsw/sw40.HTM
5. National Park Service, Santa Clara Pueblo accessed 2010-05-26
6. Indian Pueblo Cultural Center, Santa Clara Pueblo accessed 2010-05-26
7. American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
Indian Pueblo Cultural Center - Santa Clara Pueblo
Santa Clara Pueblo Community Library
Santa Clara Pueblo at National Park Service
Santa Clara Pueblo pottery gallery
Children of the Clay: A Family of Pueblo Potters, the Swentzell family of Santa Clara Pueblo
(Source: Wikipedia)
Background on Pueblo Pottery Making:
"Pueblo pottery is made using a coiled technique that came into northern Arizona and New Mexico from the south, some 1500 years ago. In the four-corners region of the US, nineteen pueblos and villages have historically produced pottery. Although each of these pueblos use similar traditional methods of coiling, shaping, finishing and firing, the pottery from each is distinctive.
Various clay's gathered from each pueblo's local sources produce pottery colors that range from buff to earthy yellows, oranges, and reds, as well as black. Fired pots are sometimes left plain and other times decorated—most frequently with paint and occasionally with applique. Painted designs vary from pueblo to pueblo, yet share an ancient iconography based on abstract representations of clouds, rain, feathers, birds, plants, animals and other natural world features.
Tempering materials and paints, also from natural sources, contribute further to the distinctiveness of each pueblo's pottery. Some paints are derived from plants, others from minerals. Before firing, potters in some pueblos apply a light colored slip to their pottery, which creates a bright background for painted designs or simply a lighter color plain ware vessel. Designs are painted on before firing, traditionally with a brush fashioned from yucca fiber.
Different combinations of paint color, clay color, and slips are characteristic of different pueblos. Among them are black on cream, black on buff, black on red, dark brown and dark red on white (as found in Zuni pottery), matte red on red, and poly chrome—a number of natural colors on one vessel (most typically associated with Hopi). Pueblo potters also produce un decorated polished black ware, black on black ware, and carved red and carved black wares.
Making pueblo pottery is a time-consuming effort that includes gathering and preparing the clay, building and shaping the coiled pot, gathering plants to make the colored dyes, constructing yucca brushes, and, often, making a clay slip. While some Pueblo artists fire in kilns, most still fire in the traditional way in an outside fire pit, covering their vessels with large potsherds and dried sheep dung. Pottery is left to bake for many hours, producing a high-fired result.
Today, Pueblo potters continue to honor this centuries-old tradition of hand-coiled pottery production, yet value the need for contemporary artistic expression as well. They continue to improve their style, methods and designs, often combining traditional and contemporary techniques to create striking new works of art." (Source: Museum of Northern Arizona)


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Eleven Trona High School Students participated in Bite of Reality sponsored by Desert Valley Federal Credit Union in Ridgecrest, Seven students won door prizes. Michael Taylor won a Dell laptop, Chris Staggs won a Kindle, Emma Smith won a Star Wars Droid, and the other students won gift cards, phone chargers.
Fun, Safe, and Interactive Bite of Reality is a hands-on three hour activity using an app based simulation that appeals to teens while giving them a taste of real-world financial realities. Teens are given a fictional occupation, salary, spouse and family, student loan debt, credit card debt, and medical insurance payments. The teens then walk around to various table-top stations to "purchase" housing, transportation, food, clothing, household necessities, day care, and other needs. Fortunately, the game also includes a "credit union" to help with their financial needs.


A lot has happened since the foundation in 1984 and we can look back on an eventful history. We have grown step by step. In addition to the constant expansion of the product range and the increasing number of employees with the associated expansion of our buildings, we look back on many highlights and innovations - and look forward to the future!
Foundation of the company Wimmer Hartstahl GmbH &CO KG by engineer Alois Wimmer. Initially bucket and undercarriage repairs up to the first self-manufactured buckets.
The invention and market launch of the hydraulic quick-change system A-Lock, and this the first step towards an overall concept for hydraulic excavators.
Relocation to the newly built production plant in Thalgau for higher production capacity.
Founding of the Czech company WIMMER Felstechnik, WIMMER International CZ s.l.r.) as a 100% subsidiary in České Budějovice. The local production mainly consists of machined small parts.
ISO 9001 certification of Wimmer Hartstahl for high quality and safety standards in production and sales.
Founding year of Wimmer Canada Inc. in Montreal, today sales location for the US Eastern States.
Conversion/extension of the office wing and construction of a multimedia training centre.
Market launch of the A-Lock Oilmatic, the first fully automatic quick-change system in Central Europe. New, additional hall for rental fleet and service built.
Modernisation of the České Budějovice site and construction of a new production hall. Also in 2005 construction of the seminar centre Rannberg.
Wimmer Hartstahl is voted the best family-owned company in the province of Salzburg in nationwide ranking.
Market entry with the Oilmaxx system, another fully automatic quick-change system. Development of the rotary swivel adapter "Tiltator".
Further expansion of the office wing. Takeover of general agency and service for Klemm deep drilling rigs in Austria and South Tyrol.
Redesign and modernisation of the corporate design.
Managing Director Ing. Alois Wimmer is honoured by Baublatt.Österreich with the award "The Golden Shovel 2015". This is awarded for special services in the construction industry.
Development of the unique bucket configurator "Selektor". Customers and sales representatives can use it to quickly and easily configure an individually tailored bucket. It goes on-line in English, French and Czech.
New office building for our site in České Budějovice.
Wimmer North America set up.
Conversion of a large part of the power supply at the Thalgau headquarters to our own ecological photovoltaic system and the construction of charging stations to promote electro-mobility.
Expansion of the České Budějovice site with an additional production hall.
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Chen L et al. PLoS One 2014; 9 (7) : e102225 Identification of pre-erythrocytic malaria antigens that target hepatocytes for killing in vivo and contribute to protection elicited by whole-parasite vaccination.
Chen L et al. PLoS One 2014; 9 (7):e102225 Identification of pre-erythrocytic malaria antigens that target hepatocytes for killing in vivo and contribute to protection elicited by whole-parasite vaccination.


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Kamala Harris, An Inspiration for Girls Like Me
Juddy Jolicoeur, Contributor|November 21, 2020
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Generation Z, more commonly known as Gen. Z, had a huge influence on the 2020 election. Approximately 159.8 million Americans voted this year, a major increase from the 2016 election. This young generation saw something wrong and wanted to make a change.
By voting, Americans are exercising their amendment rights, and many of these new voters saw the importance of this during this election period. People all over America didn't like what was happening under the current administration, much like me. With the crazy influx of votes and a complex Presidential race, the first biracial woman of color was elected into the second highest power.
Oftentimes, women are deemed as too emotional or not "fit" for certain jobs, but Vice President Elect Kamala Harris proved them wrong. When she was announced Vice President Elect I honestly started crying. It's a relief that I will be able to grow up in a country where change is possible.
Her and President Elect Joe Biden plan to focus their attention on people of color (POC) being killed every single day because of their skin color. Their plan isn't perfect, but it's a step in the right direction. It proves that the right people in office, with the right agenda, can start a huge impact.
Harris identifies as both Black and Indian, and she makes girls, like me, feel inspired. She makes women and girls of color feel "powerful", in a sense. Powerful that they can create history and should never stop dreaming. Not only do I want to get involved in politics because of her, but I want to make a difference in the world, my world.
Harris provides us an example that yes, someday there will be more diversity in the government. That someday the first Black/Brown, openly LGBTQ+, Muslim, Asian, Indian woman will become president. As a Black girl in a highly conservative county, trying my best to stand up for what I believe in, Harris is definitely an inspiration.
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Following a recent tour of the Royal Observatory at Greenwich, the cradle of modern time and chronicler of our galaxy and beyond, I retired to the back for a coffee in their excellent cafe and was greeted by a striking statue of what resembled an astronaut of some kind.
Within seconds, I'd guessed it was of Yuri Gagarin, the first human in space, not only by its figurative style but a lucky guess at the character repetition in the Russian spelling of his name. Indeed, Yuri almost has that heroic poise once seen on statues of Lenin or depictions of the forward march of the proletariat.
This encounter brought back childhood memories of watching the space race progress on TV and my question was this—was my generation the first to countdown backwards in the language of play as a result of watching a steady flow of rocket launches on TV? We'd gone from 1-2-3 Go! to counting down from ten to zero in an accelerating crescendo.
Furthermore, would Manfred Mann have had a hit with the Mod classic 5-4-3-2-1 that went on to be the musical score of the opening credits to the unmissable Ready Steady Go every Friday night?
The weekend started here, it said on the screen, and the Menn (sic) counted us down before the backing rhythm dropped in and my generation took possession of the weekend from our elders once more.
However, my nostalgic dream was broken by the end of parking symbolised by a row of zeros on my iPhone, a distant offspring of the space race.
London Sight Lines
As London's skyline slowly rises, planning laws now govern and protect any existing sight lines of St. Paul's Cathedral. Such a ruling enabled this view of Wren's masterpiece from Newgate Street and through the present Paternoster Square.
London at an angle
The jagged edges of the Barbican bite like teeth into the blue sky, a contrast to the many domes and spires of the City of London.
LONDON IN THREE COLOURS: Red
DECK THE HALLS, PAINT THE TOWN RED
I've more or less covered Londres Bleu in previous blogs Midnight Blue and Bluefriars and so I'm moving on to red in time for Christmas, the time for festive colours to dapple this great city: green, gold but it's mostly red that dominates or at least stands out.
The shops bombard us from about September on, but and it's hard to get excited so early. But when one sees the class of such shops as Cartier in New Bond Street it's hard not to feel festive. Understated really, evenly covered in tiny red lights and just a deluxe bow across the frontage. Class, not bling.
The Conran shop, Sloane Avenue. Terence Conran established Habitat in 1964 and from then on influenced our tastes in home decor and design. In an area which smacks of style, Santa brings a smile to even the most self-conscious fashion victim.
Each day, we pass architectural jewels that make our city great. Some are spectacular and skyline-defining, others colour our journey through everyday life. Last year, sixteen of Leslie Green's red tile clad Underground stations were given Grade II listing, protecting their glorious exteriors from alteration or demolition. Mostly of art deco design, they have stood the test of time against pollution and escaped the Luftwaffe.
Chalk Farm station hugs the bending junction of Haverstock Hill and Adelaide Road.
In 1935 King George V celebrated his Silver Jubilee and to commemorate this the GPO commissioned Sir Giles Gilbert Scott to design a new telephone booth. Fortunately the GPO left the design considerations to Scott who topped them with a dome styled on Sir John Soane's mausoleums at St Pancras Old Churchyard and the Dulwich Picture Gallery in south London. Everywhere we look today, there will be people on their mobile phones. How did we function before this? Back in the Seventies, there was a phone box at the corner of Queen's Gate and Cromwell Road, SW7. We taxi drivers could never work out why there was a constant queue to use this particular one until I picked up a couple in Earls Court who asked to be taken there. It was then that I learned that this box was faulty. For ten pence, you could call anywhere in the world without a time limit. No wonder it was flooded with youngsters from the Antipodes!
The demise of the Fairway taxi is well documented now. Due to the December cutoff last year, those Fairways passed at the end of last year or brought forward for passing have disappeared at an alarming rate. Between the summer of this year and now, over 600 of them have gone off our streets.
A beautiful blood-red Fairway. Other popular colours of this model were green, white and charcoal grey. So where did the media get the lazy phrase of "black cab" from? It's a taxi.
New England in the USA is famous for its autumnal colours and so it's always good to get an idea of how the Maples and others may bring fire to the local foliage. This in King's Road is about as close as we get to it.
Nothing more is necessary to compliment the beautiful simplicity of this Chelsea Georgian house than a red door.
Bluefriars
From Putney Bridge right up to Tower Bridge, blue lights illuminate the passage of water in and out of the North Sea with each tide twice a day. The lights' continued spread still appears to be an unconscious policy, but they continue to expand presently with the nearly completed rebuilding of Blackfriars station, reconstructing the Victorian rail bridge to make way for longer trains on First Capital Connect's Thameslink route and creating new entrances north and south of the river.
Between 1886 and 1937, it was known as St Paul's Station and the London, Chatham and Dover Railway boasted the power to transport Londoners as far as Brindisi, Marseilles and Sr Petersburg. The new station has moved around the bend from Queen Victoria Street to New Bridge Street beside Blackfriars Bridge and incorporates the Underground with improved public access.
The new railway bridge will also be Europe's largest solar panelled bridge, holding 4,400 panels which will generate half of the station's electricity.
We night drivers will be relieved when the regular closure of Blackfriars Underpass ceases and we can bomb along–at 30mph–between East and West London once more.
Gone were the Olympic rings and in came the Paralympic symbol with the efficiency that drove both sets of Games.
I picked up a family in my taxi the other day whose young child had a physical disability, namely, severely restricted use of his malformed arms and my immediate reaction was not that of usual and correct compassion but rather I pondered on what sporting event would he be most capable of? I happily realised in shock that the Paralympic Games had altered my perception of those with disabilities, hopefully for ever.
Channel Four Television, Horseferry Rd SW!. As ever, current and topical with their use of location and their 4 superstructure.
If the preceding Games were not enough, these Paralympic Games have gone one step further in terms of success and public outreach. Record crowds and television audiences have witnessed astounding courage and examples to us all that the human spirit is never short of surprises in what it can overcome. We arrived at our destination and I waited patiently for the young boy to control his involuntary muscle spasms in order to pass the money through the ludicrously small aperture in the partition glass in order to pay me. Whoever you are, I thank you for reminding me how lucky I am to be able-bodied and to take all tasks for granted, maybe I'll see you in twelve years' time on a rostrum somewhere in the world.
In the week following when the sporting press debate if an overpaid footballer will shake hands with that of another and flags are burned in London, when the first football club's crest will be punched by a goal scorer, let's remember who the real heroes of this summer have been.
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A Generator Regenerated?
The flue has lost its blue hue, Chelsea FC lost its bid to resettle here and while perhaps an angry CFC fan may have doctored the hitherto blue lighting, I for one rest easy to know that back at Stamford Bridge, penalties in front of The Shed wil continue to be taken above the buried ashes of the mercurial Peter Osgood.
The lighting is fittingly reduced to more standard spots on the day it's announced that now a Malaysian consortium pledge to oversee this art deco beauty's renovation. Some twenty odd years before, Thatcher had stood with hard hat hiding her horns to proclaim the first of many promised efforts, even ordering her sycophantic press to be back in one year for its relaunch as her casino economy reached maximum centrifugal force.
More ownerships down the road and the site has looked continually neglected. I'd picked up inside the site many a time on Radio Taxis for the owners Parkview in an atmosphere worthy of the East German Stasi at the worst and plain control freaks at the best, told to park just there, not to get out of the cab, no nameboards. Alarm bells rang for me.
Twenty eight years after its decommissioning–even Pink Floyd had returned last November to float a huge pig for a relaunch of their famous album–the decaying chimneys will be rebuilt and Reuters report that the homes will have to be sold at twice the current London market rate in order for costs to be recouped. Watch this very empty space. Peace.


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We're hiring a proactive, collaborative leader to manage and further develop our water equity research and amplify its impact through strategic partnerships and engagement with policymakers, advocates, utilities and impacted communities.
The Manager of Water Equity Research will play an integral role in managing our water program and our new Human Right to Water Solutions Lab. Research will initially focus on urban tap water perception and wastewater equity in Los Angeles and California, as well as a roadmap for a national needs assessment of drinking water quality.
It's an exciting time to join the Luskin Center for Innovation! You'll join a team of faculty, staff, and graduate students, as well as numerous partners on and off-campus. The person hired into this position will manage these efforts day-to-day in close collaboration with the Lab Director.
For full job description, responsibilities and requirements, please refer to the UCLA Careers posting.
The deadline to apply is Tuesday, September 6.
Anticipated pay range, depending on experience and qualifications, is $75,000-90,000 annually, plus full University of California benefits.
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Our mission is to solve environmental challenges through actionable research for California communities, our nation, and world. We often focus on California, the world's fifth-largest economy, to support a model of environmental leadership that is relevant globally. Increasingly, we also conduct nationally leading research to advance environmental equity, climate, and water solutions. Our approach is collaborative. We work with dozens of scholars across an array of disciplines and engage with hundreds of civic partners that inform and utilize our research.
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Abstract : Consider a set of oligomers listing the subunits involved in sub-complexes of a macro-molecular assembly, obtained e.g. using native mass spectrometry or affinity purification. Given these oligomers, connectivity inference (CI) consists of finding the most plausible contacts between these subunits, and minimum connectivity inference (MCI) is the variant consisting of finding a set of contacts of smallest cardinality. MCI problems avoid speculating on the total number of contacts, but yield a subset of all contacts and do not allow exploiting a priori information on the likelihood of individual contacts. In this context, we present two novel algorithms, ALGO-MILP-W and ALGO-MILP-WB.The former solves the minimum weight connectivity inference (MWCI), an optimization problem whose criterion mixes the number of contacts and their likelihood. The latter uses the former in a bootstrap fashion, to improve the sensitivity and the specificity of solution sets.Experiments on the yeast exosome, for which both a high resolution crystal structure and a large set of oligomers is known, show that our algorithms predict contacts with high specificity and sensitivity, yielding a very significant improvement over previous work.The software accompanying this paper is made available, and should prove of ubiquitous interest whenever connectivity inference from oligomers is faced.


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Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age (Hardcover)
By Casey Rae
Today's music marketplace is more complex than any previous era. It's easy to feel paralyzed by the plethora of digital services and business models, to say nothing of corresponding revenue streams-all of which are established by copyright. In simple and easy-to-read language, Music Copyright: An Essential Guide for the Digital Age takes readers step-by-step through the world of music copyright, imparting tools to navigate this intricate system. Casey Rae demystifies the laws, business practices, and trends that enable-and sometimes frustrate-a rapidly evolving industry and empowers music creators, managers, and entrepreneurs to make informed decisions. Learn about the exclusive rights attached to expressive works and how they correspond to different roles and royalties within the music marketplace. The book provides: information on protecting and registering copyrights an explanation of recent developments in the courts and Congress pertaining to music copyright law valuable strategies for music licensing information on how to sign up for royalty collection societies and an array of other useful organizations and services.
Casey Rae is an author, professor, musician, and music business executive. As director of music licensing for SiriusXM, he oversees the direct licensing of sound recordings across the company's services. Previously, Rae served as the CEO of the Future of Music Coalition. He has taught music industry courses at Georgetown University and Berklee College of Music and has testified before the United States Congress on copyright matters.
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March 2021 Teacher Community Update
By VIPKid | March 29, 2021
Dear Teachers,
As we conclude the first quarter of the calendar year and in the spirit of ongoing transparency, we wanted to provide another update on the latest Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) work on the VIPKid platform. Creating a more equitable community and platform experience is an ongoing process, and we want to remain accountable by sharing the steps teams are taking across the organization.
If you're new to the VIPKid community, welcome! You can read our previous D&I update emails and blog posts here. You can also visit our D&I website to learn more about our commitment to this very important work.
With this spirit of compassion and community, please see below for updates on the latest D&I work and opportunities to participate in this area:
Support for the Asian and Pacific Islander Communities
To start, we want to address the escalating violence targeting Asian and Pacific Islander communities over the last year, and the horrific crime in Atlanta earlier this month. It is evident that the fight against racism, xenophobia, misogyny, and hate is far from over. Our hearts and our thoughts are with the Asian and Pacific Islander communities, and, as a VIPKid Community, we stand in solidarity against hate and violence towards our Asian and Pacific Islander community members.
As shared in our Weekly Teacher Update on March 23, our offices will be making donations to community organizations and attending bystander intervention workshops. If you are interested, we welcome you to attend the workshops hosted by the organization, Asian Americans Advancing Justice.
Black History Month Recap
In February, VIPKid celebrated Black History Month with teacher spotlights, events, and a speaker series.
Representation matters and we recognize the power that it has in our community. VIPKid is working to amplify the incredible diversity within the teacher community. During Black History Month, we launched a weekly story series to celebrate Black Educators. This will continue throughout the year. Our hope is that by highlighting diverse educators, we will collectively build a community that is inclusive, welcoming, and brave for all. As we move forward through the year, our goal is to continue sharing the stories of teachers from many different backgrounds, so we can continue to learn and grow together. Be on the lookout for these stories in the Weekly Teacher Update and on VIPKid social channels.
On February 16, over 100 Black teachers came together for a celebratory night of trivia and connection. Our goal for this event was to create celebrations that focused on building a more trusted and welcoming community for our Black teachers. Thank you to all of the attendees for making this event a success!
On February 25, Ilyasah Shabazz, award-winning author, educator, and producer, joined us for a powerful talk as a part of our Diversity Speaker Series. She covered her experiences growing up with her father, Malcolm X, her mother, Betty Shabazz, and their household of learning. She also discussed how self-love and appreciation lead to embracing and learning about others.
Diversity Council Applications
Teacher voices are critical to making VIPKid the best it can possibly be. We always look to teachers for feedback on how the company can improve and grow. When it comes to matters of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI), teachers on the platform have an array of perspectives and experiences that are pivotal in ensuring the creation of a safe and welcoming environment.
Previously, the Teacher Advisory Council included a Diversity and Inclusion Cohort. To increase its impact, we have transitioned this cohort into an entirely stand-alone council – The Teacher Diversity Council.
The main difference is that the Teacher Diversity Council will be open to any teacher on the platform without the requirements of the Builders Program. These changes will help ensure we hear from more teacher voices that may have been unable to apply due to the previous prerequisites.
The Diversity Council will focus on evaluating VIPKid practices, policies, and projects from a DEI perspective, with the goal of advancing DEI at VIPKid.
Applications for this new council will open in April. Please stay tuned for more information through the Weekly Update for more specific timing.
Teacher Diversity Video Project
Over the past few months, the VIPKid team has been working with DEI consultants, teachers, and parents to create a video that showcases the diversity of the teachers on our platform. This video will live within the Student Portal and will be shared with new and current students and their families.
The teacher community has voiced concerns about experiencing racist or discriminatory behavior in the classroom. Although we recognize that this video does not directly address these harmful experiences, it is our hope that this video will act as a source of education for parents and students and provide an accurate representation of the community. We hope that parents and students alike can benefit from this video and see the value in learning from teachers with diverse backgrounds.
We plan on sharing this video with the teacher community in the coming months. This video project is connected to several ongoing projects to address racist or discriminatory behavior in the classroom. Stay tuned for more information about these ongoing projects.
New Marketing and Communications Guidelines
Our Marketing, Brand, and Communications teams have worked to develop Diversity and Inclusion Guidelines. Moving forward, teachers will see more inclusive images and language in our social media posts and in our communications to the community.
VIPKid is grateful to the proactive community of teachers on the platform and the Teacher Advisory Council who have flagged previous content and shared feedback about experiences and shortcomings that have persisted in our previous communications.
We recognize the importance of being inclusive of the entire teacher community. Inclusion and representation is a key part of creating equitable opportunities. These guidelines will help improve representation, promote diversity, and demonstrate inclusion in our marketing and communications.
As part of our commitment to this ongoing work, one of the action steps we are taking is revisiting curriculum and content to ensure historical events, characters, images, and language in the lessons are inclusive for all who experience them.
Teachers have been sharing feedback about existing lessons, as well as their experience teaching on the VIPKid platform. Thanks to these suggestions, we made changes to our curriculum to better reflect our principles. You can learn more about some of these changes through this blog post from February 2021: Working Towards a More Inclusive Curriculum
Let Us Know How We Can Best Support Teachers in the Community
These highlights are a small piece of our ongoing commitment to building a more diverse and inclusive community. In the upcoming months, our teams are working to better create and define policies to address racism and discrimination in the classroom, announcing the next speaker in our Diversity Speaker Series, and continuing to examine ways we can improve the experience of our entire community.
To share your ideas, send in a ticket to the Teacher Voice team and select the "Diversity and Inclusion" dropdown. We're grateful for your feedback on this topic that is a priority for our community.
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June 2021 Teacher Community Update
We are about halfway through 2021 and in the spirit of ongoing transparency, we wanted to provide an update on the latest Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) work on the VIPKid platform.
Teacher Appreciation Week 2021
We're saying thank you to our teachers. To find out events we have planned for Teacher Appreciation Week 2021, read more.
December 2020 Teacher Community Update
As the year comes to a close and in the spirit of ongoing transparency and awareness, we wanted to provide another update on the latest diversity and inclusion (D&I) work on the VIPKid platform.


Nine core units – Theme-based, with topics selected to interest teenagers and to reflect modern life. Each unit follows the same clear structure of four double-page sections: one for each skill. Tune in boxes in every section introduce students to strategies and subskills essential for successful skills work. Vocabulary and grammar focus boxes are regular features in all units.
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Nine core units – Clearly-structured to enable students to work alone, Workbook units provide comprehensive and thorough practice of Student's Book contents, and further skills work.
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"Obama tries being a regular guy for a while longer."
Also, I will get very tired of this "what kind of a puppy is Obama getting?" story very, very quickly. Though, if I have to weigh in (and I have to), as a good Democrat who just won a landslide victory, nothing would be more appropriate than to head to the pet cemetery and clone the remains of Him and Her. LBJ plus cloning, it's like a two-fisted punch to the Republican face. I don't know what that would look like.
Or, just get a bulldog and put lipstick on it. That'll show 'em.


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You've certainly captured that eerie light that comes with a dust storm, Geoff.
What an unearthly yellow sky. We got 3mm of rain at Mollongghip.
Please allow us to say how wonderful your posts are. We look forward to them and are always rewarded.
We had a vicious dust storm blow through last evening too, but only got half a millimeter in recompense…..
I can smell it and almost taste it even though I haven't experienced that landscape event in years.
I live in Ottawa. This month we got a record 100cm of snow fall. And cold. But the white landscape has its own magic. My wife and I love the wonders of Oz as well.


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Labour Force, Employment and Unemployment 1st Qtr 2013
Labour force, Employment and Unemployment - First Quarter 2013
1. Employment of Mauritians is estimated at 549,200 at the first quarter of 2013 compared to 556,100 at the fourth quarter of 2012 and 535,500 at the first quarter of 2012.
2. The unemployment rate is estimated at 8.7% for the first quarter of 2013 compared to 7.8% at the fourth quarter of 2012 and 8.0% at the first quarter of 2012.
3. The main characteristics of the unemployed at the first quarter of 2013 were:
(i) The 52,500 unemployed comprised 22,100 males (42%) and 30,400 females (58%).
(ii) 19,300 or about 37% of the unemployed were aged below 25 years.
(iii) About half of the unemployed were single. Among males, the majority (71%) was single while among females, the majority (67%) was ever married.
(iv) Some 9,900 or 19% had not reached the Certificate of Primary Education (CPE) level or equivalent and a further 17,000 (32%) did not have the Cambridge School Certificate (SC) or equivalent.
(v) 11,200 (21%) had been looking for work for more than one year.
(vi) 16,700 (32%) were looking for a first job.
(vii) 8,200 or 16% of the unemployed were heads of households.
(viii) 6,600 (13%) lived in households with no employed persons.
4. Employment of Mauritians is expected to increase by 6,500 to 551,300 in 2013 from 544,800 in 2012.
5. Unemployment rate is expected to increase to 8.3% in 2013 from 8.1% in 2012.
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		init();
	}

	public CreditCardEditText(Context context, AttributeSet attrs, int defStyle) {
		super(context, attrs, defStyle);
		init();
	}

	private void init() {
		mNumberEditText = new CreditCardNumberEditText(getContext());
		addView(mNumberEditText);

		mFormEditText = new CreditCardFormEditText(getContext());
		mFormEditText.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
		addView(mFormEditText);

		mNumberEditText.setOnCreditCardInputListener(new OnCreditCardInputListener() {
			@Override
			public void onInputSuccess(CreditCardNumberEditText numberEditText) {
				Drawable cardFlagDrawable = mNumberEditText.getCardFlagDrawable();
				mFormEditText.setCardDrawable(cardFlagDrawable);

				String lastDigits = mNumberEditText.getLastDigits();
				mFormEditText.setCardNumberLastDigits(lastDigits);

				mNumberEditText.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
				mFormEditText.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
			}

			@Override
			public void onInputError(CreditCardNumberEditText editText) {
			}
		});

		mFormEditText.setOnCreditCardFormListener(new OnCreditCardFormListener() {
			@Override
			public void onDigitsErased(CreditCardFormEditText formEditText, int deletedCharsNum) {
				mNumberEditText.setVisibility(View.VISIBLE);
				mFormEditText.setVisibility(View.INVISIBLE);
			}
		});
	}

	public void setCardFlags(boolean addDefaultFlags, CardFlag... flags) {
		LinkedList<CardFlag> cardFlags = new LinkedList<CardFlag>();

		for (CardFlag cardFlag : flags) {
			cardFlags.add(cardFlag);
		}

		if (addDefaultFlags) {
			cardFlags.add(new Visa());
			cardFlags.add(new MasterCard());
			cardFlags.add(new Discover());
		}

		mNumberEditText.setCardFlags(cardFlags);
	}

	public String getCardNumber() {
		return mNumberEditText.getUserInput();
	}

	public String getExpiryMonth() {
		return mFormEditText.getExpiryMonth();
	}

	public String getExpiryYear() {
		return mFormEditText.getExpiryYear();
	}

	public String getCvv() {
		return mFormEditText.getCvv();
	}
}

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"Family" photo of the Corps of Cadets taken during the 25th Reunion for the Class of 1993.
Who have you lost touch with along your journey through the military? A defining aspect of our culture is the shared adversity that forges deep relationships. Hardship strengthens those bonds. The team becomes greater than the self because of what each member is willing to give so that unit perseveres and achieves. These are the defining moments of the military experience. Soldiers become more than comrades. They become a band of brothers and sisters. They become family.
My introduction to this family occurred when my military journey began a member of the Corps of Cadets at West Point. Then I graduated. Life happened. I got married. I got divorced. I struggled when I left the military - twice. I felt as though I had drifted so far from that shared sense of belonging that I couldn't go back. What I realized this past weekend was that these bonds endure. They aren't something you 'go back' to. They just are. These connections were formed in the intimate and vulnerable moments from the military experience. They come from the laughter and tears shed through beast barracks, flight school, and all those moments you wish never happened on each deployment. They are unforgettable because they have become a part of who you are.
Because I underestimated the value of these relationships, I neglected them. I was so busy working toward my future that I had forgotten where I came from. Like everyone else, I had my share of struggles. There were times when I stumbled. I had setbacks. Maybe I feared that I wasn't living up to my end of the bargain in this family. I was embarrassed and even felt some shame. I was afraid that people might judge me as less than worthy of belonging to the team. If I was just dealing with ordinary people, I might have suffered that rejection, but I'm not talking about people. I'm talking about family. For good and bad, better or worse, we all share in our identity as one.
I was reminded of both the strength and importance of family this past weekend. I returned to United States Military Academy for my 25th Reunion. Since my graduation, I had only briefly passed through West Point for two weddings - maybe a total of 4 hours on post between both visits. For all intensive purposes, I haven't been back for 25 years. When I drove out the gate back in 1993, I did so with open contempt for the institution. I considered that part of my life finished. I kept my eyes focused on the horizon toward future opportunities. I chose to go it alone.
I did the same during flight school and just about every assignment I had in the military. I never looked back. I don't know if it was pride, ignorance, arrogance, or a combination of all three. With each passing assignment, the size of my family grew, but I chose to face each new challenge on my own. I chose to do things the hard way.
When presented with the prospect of returning for my reunion, I was anxious. In my head, I was making up stories of judgment because I had so pompously rejected my family. I didn't think I was better than anyone else. I feared that I wasn't good enough. My career was a success, but I still endured my fair share of setbacks and failures. Because I left and returned to the army, all of my classmates outranked me. Both times that I transitioned, I didn't do it very well. I didn't know how others would receive me. I guess I had forgotten what it means to be family.
The fear and awkwardness of those initial conversations were quickly overcome by the laughter and warmth of lives forever intertwined. The truth was that I was never alone. I just didn't realize it. Life happened to each of us, but we were still one. We were still family. Despite our middle age, the parties lasted until the open bar closed, and the after parties lasted well into the morning. We even kicked a few kegs at the bar while singing our reminiscences of Benny Havens' oh!
What I've learned over the course of my career is that there is plenty of hardship that accompanies the performance of our duty. We suffer painful memories and nightmares. Anyone who has served as a military leader knows the meaning of loss and perhaps even regret. However, we also have plenty of joy. Think about it . . . when you reflect back on your experiences, are your memories of the sorrow or of the people - the members of your family? I recall the fond memories and intimate moments that make me smile and sometimes even laugh out loud. I remember the courage, bravery, and fellowship unmatched by anything I have experienced outside the military. When I chose to go it alone, I sacrificed the past two and half decades of shared experiences because I didn't exert the effort to stay connected. I had forgotten the value of standing together with my family.
At some point, we will all hang up the uniform. You will disconnect from the military. That doesn't mean we need to disconnect from each other. Connection is the hardest part of reintegration back into society, but the truth is that you are forever connected to the men and women who stood beside you along your military journey. Transition can be a lonely process, but you are never alone. Remembering these connections makes the most difficult part of transition a little easier. Every transition advisor and career counselor will tell you to build a strong network to find the right opportunity and your next tribe. Remember that you already have the strongest network, and you have something better than a tribe. You have a family. You just have to reach out to them.
The list of people that I wish that I had stayed in touch with is long. In fact, it is too long. I don't have to wait another 25 years to stay connected. You don't have to either. The family you built throughout your career is impervious to time, location, and the particulars of life. The courage necessary to make that call, send that text, or craft that email pales in comparison to the gratitude both you and the recipient will feel from your message. Trust me - they want to hear from you as much as you want to hear from them.
Veterans' Day is on the horizon. So are the holidays. If transition is something in your future for the next year, remember all the people who stand beside you on your left and your right. The holidays are a good excuse to reach out to your family, but you don't need one. They are always there in the same way that you are there for them. Life after the military can be difficult, but you don't have to do it alone. Even when you leave the military, your family is always with you. You've built a cadre of tenacious war fighters who are always by your side. They are forever a part of your story. So, for all the people you've lost touch with over the years, who would you like to call first?


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