Vancouver BC, January 11 2017 – BC Soccer is pleased to announce that two more clubs, Surrey Unite FC and Gorge Soccer Association, have achieved standard 1 of the BC Soccer Club Charter Program. The program is based on meeting Administrative, Technical, and Governance criteria. The criteria and the program were created to help assure players, parents, coaches, and administrators that their club is operating and meeting a set of on and off-field standards.
"It is wonderful to be announcing two new clubs to the club charter program and I know that both Gorge Association and Surrey United have worked incredible hard to meet all of the criteria outlined," said Kjeld Brodsgaard BC Soccer President.
Surrey United SC was founded in 1968 and operates as a cradle to grave club out of Cloverdale Athletic Park in Surrey British Columbia. Surrey United SC has more than 2300 players across all teams and divisions including their teams within the BC Soccer Premier League.
"Surrey United is very pleased to have been granted BC Soccer's Club Charter Standard One status. It has been an onerous process and one that has really helped us reach newer heights in the technical, administration and governance of our club and programs," said Tom Duncan, SUSC president. "Special thanks goes to our task sub-group who worked diligently on the application; Jeff Clarke (technical director), Nick Perugini (assistant technical director) club treasurer Dave McKague, and club secretary Lisa Finkle. We would also like to thank the great coaches and volunteers of our club who have adopted the Charter standards and been incredibly cooperative in doing their part where needed. We are excited about the future stages of the process and improvement of the club system and sport in general."
With over 60 years of providing community soccer, the Gorge Soccer Association has grown from one team to over ninety youth and adult teams. Gorge Soccer Association supports both male and female soccer with teams and programs for U4 to over 60. Within that sixty years Gorge has had some great success on & off the field.
Canada Soccer has confirmed to BC Soccer that BC Soccer Club Charter Standard 1 clubs will be positioning accordingly within the new Canada Soccer Club Licensing Program once released. Thus, Canada Soccer wants all BC clubs to become BC Soccer Club Charter Standard 1 club and BC Soccer looks forward to continuing to work with all clubs to achieve the BC Soccer Club Charter 1.


7:11 a.m. March 23: A man was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct, resisting/obstructing an officer, bail jumping and warrants, and a 25-year-old woman was referred for prosecution on suspicion of obstructing an officer and unauthorized use of an individual's personal identification after a report of a domestic disturbance in the 200 block of West Eldred Street.
9:39 a.m. March 23: An officer attempted to stop a vehicle for reckless driving and speed near the intersection of North Eighth Avenue and Cedar Street. When the vehicle did not stop, the officer followed it for about a half-mile before before ending the pursuit. The vehicle later was found abandoned with drug evidence inside. A man was cited for owner's liability and fleeing an officer.
1:06 a.m. March 24: A 30-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of driving after revocation and taken to jail on a probation violation after a traffic stop in the 200 block of West Washington Street.
2:34 a.m. March 24: A 19-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of violating probation and cited for underage drinking in the 400 block of North First Avenue.
2:41 a.m. March 24: A 25-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of second-offense drunken driving after a traffic stop on 36th Avenue at Stewart Avenue.
12:18 p.m. March 24: An 18-year-old woman was referred for prosecution on suspicion of theft after a report of an employee theft at a store in the 200 block of South 18th Avenue.
1:03 p.m. March 24: A 35-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of fleeing an officer, reckless driving-endangering safety and possession of methamphetamine. He also was cited for driving without a license and without insurance, failure to stop for a stop sign and hit and run after police attempted a traffic stop in the area of Emter and East Thomas streets. The driver led police on a pursuit and then tried to flee on foot before his arrest.
4:25 p.m. March 24: An officer went to the 1000 block of Plumer Street for a report of a juvenile who was on supervision and ran away. After investigation, a 14-year-old girl was arrested on suspicion of criminal damage to property and resisting/obstructing an officer, and she was taken to secure detention.
12:28 a.m. March 25: A 36-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of resisting/obstructing an officer and cited for first-offense drunken driving after a traffic stop in the 200 block of Central Bridge Street.
1:37 a.m. March 25: A 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of domestic disorderly conduct and resisting an officer after a disturbance in the 1200 block of East Union Avenue.
3:27 a.m. March 25: A 36-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after a Wausau officer assisted an Everest Metro officer with a traffic stop at the intersection of East Thomas and McCleary streets.
9:22 p.m. March 25: A 39-year-old man was arrested on a warrant and on suspicion of being a felon in possession of a firearm; a 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of possession of drug paraphernalia, and a 16-year-old girl was cited for underage drinking after a report that a man displayed a firearm and pushed his way into a room at a hotel in the 200 block of North 17th Avenue.
March 26: A 26-year-old man was to be referred for prosecution on suspicion of tampering with a GPS tracking device after police were called to the 600 block of Jefferson Street for a report that a man had removed a GPS tracker and fled.
12:09 p.m. March 26: A 34-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of obstructing and on a Shawano County warrant, and he was cited for driving after suspension after a traffic stop on Central Bridge Street.
4:30 p.m. March 26: A 44-year-old man was referred for prosecution on suspicion of fourth-degree sexual assault after police received a report on Lake View Drive.
4:52 p.m. March 26: A 14-year-old boy was arrested on suspicion of obstructing and possession of marijuana after a report that people were smoking marijuana in the Jefferson Street parking ramp.
5:48 p.m. March 26: A man was arrested on domestic charges, drug charges and a warrant after police were called to Hilltop Avenue and investigated a report of domestic abuse.
2:35 p.m. March 27: A 14-year-old boy was referred to juvenile court on suspicion of criminal damage to property at a home in the 800 block of Flieth Street.
11:48 p.m. March 27: A woman was arrested on suspicion of second-offense drunken driving after police investigated a report of a one-vehicle crash in the 7000 block of Stewart Avenue.
4:31 a.m. March 28: A 33-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of neglecting a child, possession of drug paraphernalia and violating probation after police investigated a report of a woman who was unable to pay a cab fare in the 700 block of East Thomas Street.
9:16 a.m. March 28: A 26-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of violating parole and tampering with a GPS device in the 3900 block of North Sixth Street.
9:29 a.m. March 28: A woman was referred on suspicion of two counts of forgery after police investigated a report in the 500 block of Forest Street that vehicle titles were transferred without the owner's permission.
4:30 p.m. March 28: A 23-year-old woman was arrested on a probation warrant, and a 27-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of bail jumping, obstructing an officer, encouraging a probation violation and a warrant in the 200 block of Frenzel Street.
7:34 p.m. March 28: A 56-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of retail theft at a store in the 1800 block of Badger Avenue.
10:06 p.m. March 28: A 53-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of disorderly conduct after a report that a break-in was in progress at a church in the 500 block of McClellan Street. The property owners did not want to press charges for the damage.
11:19 p.m. March 28: A 29-year-old woman was arrested on suspicion of first-offense drunken driving after a traffic stop in the 2600 block of Stewart Avenue.
1:32 a.m. March 29: A 28-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of second-offense drunken driving, fleeing/eluding, driving after revocation and on a probation hold after a traffic stop in the 100 block of East Kent Street.


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The Jade Feather
Alex Ioakimidis
The Art of the Elements
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Alex: Hi everyone! Alex and Matt here. Today we have something very special to share with you: the final art for Redsky's six elemental philosophies!
Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Void, and Aether: the six Elements of Redsky
If this is your first time hearing about Redsky's Elements, you should check out Tyler's brief overview of how they work. Or, if you're feeling adventurous, you can check out my longer article where I detail how the Elements were designed.
Matt: Hey y'all! Alex and I have been hard at work designing the art for the Elements over the last several months, and we hope it shows.
Alex: Matt did most of the heavy lifting. As art director, Matt came up with most of the final designs and painted all the final illustrations. My contribution was mostly in the early concepting stage, where I helped prototype early versions of the Elements.
Matt: Alex is responsible for the philosophy behind the Elements, so he also helped by explaining what our high concept goals were for each Element. Alex and I took several stabs at the designs of the elemental icons, trying to balance these high concept ideas with the rule of cool.
Alex: Not only did each design have to visually represent its philosophy and look cool, but all six had to work as a set too. Fire, Air, and Void represent kinds of Chaos, whereas Water, Earth, and Aether represent kinds of Order, so that had to show.
Matt: On top of everything else, the designs had to look like they all belonged to the same world. It was not an easy task. Ultimately I rooted each elemental symbol in more practical terms of visual design. I assigned each Element a geometric shape I thought fit them the best according to their ideals.
Alex: Without further ado, we're going to discuss the design for each Element in detail. I'll give a brief description of each Element's philosophy, and then Matt will discuss the visual design.
Matt: Sounds good. Let's start with Fire.
Alex: Representing chaotic emotion, Fire is an explosive and energetic Element. It's the Element of powerful impulses and euphoric feelings. Owing to its passion, Fire can be single-minded and obsessive at times. At its most extreme, Fire has the tendency to metaphorically (and yeah, sometimes literally) self-destruct.
Matt: I really wanted Fire to look HOT. The final design is aggressive and sharp, to match Fire's unrestrained volatility. I assigned Fire a triangle frame in order to represent it's single-minded direction and purpose. With a strong base from which to fuel its powerful ideals, Fire burns with an aggressive and primal energy.
Alex: Next up, there's Water. As Fire's opposite, Water represents ordered emotion. Water is the Element of conscious self-control and mindfulness. It's also the Element of self-improvement and restraint. At its worst, Water can be very judgmental of others and (owing to its self-consciousness) overly cautious.
Matt: Emotions can be erratic, like waves or ripples in a cup. I assigned Water a circular frame because the circle is the perfect smooth boundary. The tides come in and out cyclically. No matter how you pour water into a circular cup, the boundary of the cup contains it. Even as it falls from the sky, water limits itself to the form of a raindrop. Collected and contained, Water is always in motion but never at risk of breaking its boundaries.
Alex: Air is next. Representing chaotic intelligence, Air is spontaneous and unpredictable. Air is the Element of creativity, intuition, and thinking outside the box. It steps outside of stagnant intellectual traditions and questions them. At its worst, however, Air can seem arbitrary, useless, or just downright distracting.
Matt: Air's novelty means that it can either be trend-setting or completely bunk. Unsure of whether it's going up or down, I gave Air a diamond frame. Air is all about multiple perspectives interacting with and against each other. With this in mind I set out to create an icon that would represent varying viewpoints and ideas in a single powerful shape. With an infinity of ideas breaking away from the main form, it remains unclear whether Air's vortex is ascending or descending.
Alex: Air's elemental counterpart is Earth. Earth represents ordered intelligence, and is the Element of systematic reasoning, intellectual caution, and community thinking. Earth aims to make steady and certain progress in its knowledge, but at its worst can stifle creativity and reject new solutions as too outlandish or untested.
Matt: Earth is systematic and rigid, and so we gave Earth the most systematic and rigid frame shape: the square. Coming up with a symbol for Earth was an interesting challenge.
As it turns out, there are only so many natural ways to represent Earth. Most natural designs either look like mountains (which would have been too similar to Fire), rocks, or trees. And none of these shapes are uniform enough. So we had a challenge, and Alex ended up doing most of the leg work on this one.
Alex: Ironically, we had to think outside the box to come up with Earth's design. Our new design had to have symmetrical right angles which still somehow felt like a good representation of stone and soil. I drew some inspiration from the uniform patterns of Dwarf cities (Dwarves are Earth, by the way), and a ton of inspiration from various meander patterns, also known as Greek keys.
Matt: Greek keys are just so dang cool.
Alex: One Greek key in particular caught my eye. It looks like a bunch of spiraling cubicles, and I knew right away that with some modification, it could work perfectly as a symbol for Earth. I rotated the image, modified it to look like a chain wrapping inwards on itself, inverted the positive and negative space, and voila! That's how the symbol for Earth came to be.
Matt: Although it's abstract, we found that almost everyone we asked correctly identified it as a symbol for Earth and thought it looked cool. We're super happy with that result. Nearly finished now: it's time to talk about Void.
Alex: Representing chaotic society, Void approximately represents individualism. It's the Element of liberty and individual freedoms. Void aspires to protect the rights of individuals and reward excellence, but at its worst it can lead to inequality and excessive social disorder.
Matt: Void is individualistic, strays from rigid norms, and prizes excellence, so I gave it a star-shaped frame. The star gives Void the opportunity to branch out in every direction.
As a symbol, Void meets in the middle as a show of agreement on a small set of essential values, but then quickly spirals outwards. This represents the divergent paths through life available to people in a Void society. These paths are jagged and sharp though, in order to show that this freedom comes at the cost of uncertainty and danger.
Alex: Last but not least, there's Aether. As Void's opposite, Aether represents ordered society. It approximately represents collectivism. Aether is the Element of unity, safety, and compassion. At its most extreme, Aether achieves unity through repression, safety through tyranny, and compassion (whose latin root means 'to suffer with') by making everyone suffer equally.
Matt: Aether represents a tight relationship between an individual and their group, so I assigned it a hexagonal frame. The hexagon is one of nature's strongest shapes, whether it's alone (like a snowflake) or in a large tessellated group (like a beehive).
I designed Aether's symbol to capture the way that people in Aether societies can serve their own specialized roles, but will always be a part of the group, with little chance to break away. In contrast to Void, Aether's paths through life are safe and lead back to community, although this comes at the cost of limitations and conformity.
Alex: That just about does it!
Matt: We hope that y'all enjoy our designs for the Elements and what we're trying to achieve. For more about how the Elements were designed, you can check out Alex's article if you haven't yet.
Alex: Follow along with us for more! We're a small but dedicated team and can use all the help we can get right now. Finally, which Elements most speak to you?
Matt: We've got a 'which Element are you?' quiz in the works that you won't want to miss!
Alex: Take care now!
Matt: Later!
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Poor Widow Me ®: Hey, Mom – It Snowed Last Night!
Hey, Mom – It Snowed Last Night!
I love waking up to snow. It's like a big event occurred while I was in a coma. Now, I'm conscious and perhaps I've missed a season. Maybe, I'd better check the date on that newspaper that's wrapped in orange plastic half buried in the driveway.
Trudging out to retrieve it is invigorating and as I shake the icy dandruff off the paper and look down at my footsteps making a fresh impression, I feel patriotic, like I'm walking on the moon about to plant a flag.
That image falls away fast as I notice Tony, my Morkie, a breed with very short legs up to wherever a dog's knees are in white stuff that will soon be yellow stuff. The romance of this morning is fading even before I've had my coffee. Thanks a lot Tony!
In the short time it takes to reach my front door again it's starting to rain and it's a warm rain that will melt everything by noon. What a wimpy storm this is!
I think about how crowded it was yesterday in the supermarket, people swarming to stock up because surely they'll starve without 'supplies' while they're stuck in the house for 4 hours.
Most of these neighbors could walk to the stores, if necessary. Reaching civilization is only a matter of being in decent shape and owning a coat.
But, wait…My refrigerator is looking pretty barren. I turned away from those long lines of panic yesterday, superior, refusing to join them.
Now, they are all enjoying their lazy Sunday and I have nothing in the house for lunch.


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Elden Ring Status Effects – Every Status Effect and What It Does
On August 22, 2022 August 22, 2022 by Chris Evan
What happens when these status effects are applied to both players and enemies?
The status effects are almost guaranteed when players face dangerous foes in Elden Ring. Although each one is extremely dangerous, it can be difficult to grasp.
Elden Ring Status Effects – Every Status Effect and What It: With the right tools, you can inflict these status effects on enemies. It is important to know the status effects of Elden Ring so that you can face off against other players.
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All Elden Ring Status Effects
These statuses become active when their bar fills up. The statuses will cause the bar to fill up. Each enemy has its own hidden bar, which fills up when it is attacked by ability or weapon that inflicts a status. Each status has its own purpose and is identified with a special icon.
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Madness – The icon looks like an eye with a punctured, yellowish pupil. When it is inflicted, it can damage your health and cause you to lose some FP. There are very few places where a player could be inflicted Madness. It isn't very usable in the form of weapons and spells. Players will need to travel a lot to find them. They are only useful against other players and NPCs.
Death blight Icon looks like a pointed black mass. When it is done, it will immediately kill the victim. There are many sources of death plague throughout the globe, so its utility outside of PVP is limited. Because it's instantaneous, it's stronger than Madness.
Poison Icon appears like four glowing green bubbles. When it's administered, it slowly drains HP. It is a common status effect that can inflict many enemies with Poison. It is easy to cure. Although it isn't as dangerous to players as other status effects, Poison doesn't make enemies very well.
Scarlet Rot Icon appears to be four red orbs that have veins. When it is inflicted, it will quickly drain HP. Generally causes more damage to players, is harder to cure and is less effective against other enemies. But there are more powerful spells and abilities than can inflict scarlet-rot on your foes. Scarlet Rot is one of the most annoying effects but also one of the most helpful.
Frost Icon appears like a white-and blue gash. When it is inflicted, it will cause health problems, reduce damage absorption, and lower stamina recuperation. This status effect is rarely used by enemies, and the range of skills and weapons that can be used to use frost are numerous. While it can be irritating to have to deal with this status effect, frost's existence generally proves to be more helpful than not.
Blood Loss – The icon looks like a red, bloody gash. This can severely damage your health. Bleed will be one of the most frequent statuses that players will come across. It can be used in PVP or PVE battles and is very useful against almost any enemy.
Sleep – The icon looks like a blue, closed eye. If inflicted, it will stun players and temporarily knock them out. Although many foes can't sleep, many enemies – and certain boss duos are extremely weak to it. This status can be inflicted by very few enemies, so it is almost exclusively based on player usage.
Sleep, blood loss and frost are the best status effects that Elden Ring players can get. Anyone who is interested in inflicting this status should increase their Arcane attitude as often as possible. These effects can be very beneficial and provide an enjoyable experience for the player, regardless of the foes they may face.
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Chris Evan
Chris Evan was born in Dubai and raised in Montreal. He studied Computer Science and was so pleased with computer languages. He began writing after obsessing over technology.


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JFKA Forum Journals of the Plague Year?
By W. Niederhut
March 18, 2020 in JFK Assassination Debate
W. Niederhut
21 hours ago, Ron Bulman said:
I guess by November I'll be able to get on a list, after I turn 65.
I just got an appointment for the Pfizer vaccine on Friday, March 5th. I got lucky, because it's the very first day that I became eligible here in Denver.
Meanwhile, it's worrisome to hear about Governor Abbot terminating COVID precautions in Texas.
Ron Bulman 397 posts
W. Niederhut 196 posts
David Andrews 176 posts
Kirk Gallaway 113 posts
Ron Bulman
1 hour ago, W. Niederhut said:
Right before spring break, screw masks, open the bars and restaurants fully. Party hearty. Wait on vaccinations? Ha ha ha. I fully expect a significant resurgence in cases and deaths in a month, climbing from that point.
He's running for governor again. Trying to distract the base from his leadership failure in the great freeze out.
My only long term hope is enough voters remember the freeze out. And the fact O'Rourke now has name recognition and a base. Maybe false hope. But a year ago I doubted any of the Democrats running would beat the chump.
Beto O'Rourke Calls Gov. Greg Abbott's Reopening Order a 'Death Warrant for Texans' (msn.com)
Texas disaster puts Beto O'Rourke back in business - POLITICO
Beto O'Rourke: Gov. Abbott's mask mandate reversal 'sure looks politically convenient' (msn.com)
I got my first Pfizer COVID vaccine shot today at a local Safeway pharmacy-- one year after the first reported cases of COVID appeared here in Colorado. Not too crowded. The lady in line in front of me was a grocery store worker, and I was surprised to hear that she and her colleagues had to wait so long to get vaccinated.
Feels like a brand new day! I haven't been to the hair salon for a haircut since March 19, 2020, and my hair hasn't been this long since the days when we wore bell bottoms and wondered if John Lennon buried Paul.
4 hours ago, W. Niederhut said:
Congratulations W. My wife's scheduled for next week. Guess I'll try to hunker down even harder given Abbott's 100% open/no masks declaration. Though slipping away to Port Aransas for a couple of day's before spring break starts is mighty tempting after our freeze out.
Joe Bauer
The nation's cartoonists on the week in politics
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Douglas Caddy
Location:Houston, Texas
It will be a whole new different world:
'Alpha generation' will have fewer artists, musicians - and digital devices may be to blame - Study Finds
1 hour ago, Douglas Caddy said:
This is a real Pandora's Box-- the effect of digital technology on cognitive and perceptual development.
One issue is sensory overload, over-stimulation. For example, my daughters (in their mid-20s) have difficulty listening to a symphony or opera, or even watching most old movies from the 1950s and 60s, because the pace and editing of scenes is less frenetic than that of most modern films, television shows, and, especially, ads.
On the flip side, I have difficulty watching modern television ads, (e.g., during the Super Bowl) because of the ultra-rapid barrage of images and sounds. It's like a video game--too much for me to process in the manner to which I'm accustomed. So, I rarely watch anything on television.
Edited March 7, 2021 by W. Niederhut
Agree. Same here.
I remember back in the 1950's and 60's when a commercial break on a television show advertised "1" product!
Now, they can actually run through 10 to 12 (or even more!) products during a commercial break.
To me it's dizzying.
I almost always just press the mute button and get up and do something else until my show comes back on.
3 hours ago, Joe Bauer said:
Joe and "W", I am in agreement also. I watch very little TV also, and when I do, many times I will DVR the program and watch it later while flipping past all the commercials (which by the way average out to more than 3 minutes per interruption). I am very thankful I can still afford a satellite TV service in order to do that. When I watch any TV it is usually news related so that I can watch in "real time", such as the electoral vote recording in the House of Representatives which then became the Capitol riot. At least there were no "commercial" breaks in coverage on CNN which I was watching along with C-Span. I'm not sure if Fox went ahead with their commercials and talking heads during this time or not as I only occasionally checked in with them.
Why living in Texas is full of surprises:
Very impressive data from Israel about the Pfizer vaccine.
www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-pfizer-israel/pfizer-biontech-say-covid-19-vaccine-likely-to-prevent-asymptomatic-infection-idUSKBN2B31IJ
Yeah. I'm eligible. Anyone over 50 now. My wife had already signed me up for when this happened. She got her first poke in the arm Tuesday. Maybe in a few weeks I won't be so paranoid and cautious in public. The ocean is calling.
Kirk Gallaway
Location:Los Gatos, Ca.
My prediction, some can read it and weep. History will show Sleepy Joe Biden will have been successful at using the Federal Government to largely mitigate the corona virus in the U.S. in 2021.
I fully expect that covid vaccination success would be met with the same utter astonishment, by the anti vaxxers, with maybe even the same anger and rage that many of them had when Trump lost. Let's just hope they don't storm the Capitol this time, for their own sake. I know their pre existing excuse already. It's a worldwide covid hoax to deny Trump re election, so of course now everybody says they're cured!
This coupled with a relief plan that the majority of Americans approve. Of course since when do people object to be given money? Nonetheless the Republican resistance to be involved doesn't work for their party's standing. The massive influx of Capital under normal circumstances should boost the economy for the great majority of Biden's term.
The Republicans are using their advantage in state legislatures to massively restrict voter registration. The only recourse the Democrats have is through Federal legislation where they currently need a 60 person vote in the Senate. This would be overcome by the Democrats ending the filibuster. The biggest problem up to now facing the Democrats ending the filibuster was that if the Republicans win back control of Congress in 2022, and the Presidency in 2024, they can just reverse all the work the Democrats did. But with the wind at their backs with a largely successful covid relief program, and an economic relief package that also amounts to a stimulus, and the suffering future demographics of the largely, religious white male Republican party. It would seem like the perfect time to seize the moment, try to accomplish some longer term goals and force the Republican party to reform itself.
Nothing is for sure in politics. But it's quite obvious divided government was never as unproductive as it is now. The Democrats have to try to get a little more testosterone and run the table again in 2022 and 2024.
Apropos of the Paxton controversy in Texas...
(I'm re-printing this for WaPo non-subscribers.)
Abandoning masks now is a terrible idea. The 1918 pandemic shows why
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/keep-your-mask-on-were-not-out-of-this-yet/2021/03/11/a4dae20e-827f-11eb-9ca6-54e187ee4939_story.html
by John M. Barry
John M. Barry is the author of "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History" and distinguished scholar at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
Abandoning masks and social distancing now would be the worst possible move for Americans and their political leaders. The 1918 pandemic teaches us why.
That pandemic came in waves that were much more distinct than what we have experienced. The first wave was extraordinarily mild. The French Army suffered 40,000 hospitalizations but only about 100 deaths. The British Grand Fleet had 10,313 sailors fall ill — but only four deaths. Troops called it "three-day fever." It was equally mild among civilians and was not nearly as transmissible as influenza normally is.
Like SARS-CoV-2, the 1918 influenza virus jumped species from an animal to humans. As it infected more humans, it mutated. It became much more transmissible, sweeping across continents and oceans and penetrating everywhere. And as it became more transmissible, it caused a much, much more lethal second wave. It became the worst version of itself.
In that second wave, the 1918 virus had an overall case mortality in the West of 2.0 to 2.5 percent, but that average is meaningless because it primarily killed select age groups: children under 10 and adults 20 to 50. Metropolitan Life found that, of those aged 25 to 45, it killed 3.26 percent of all factory workers and 6.21 percent of all miners; and yet it barely touched the elderly.
U.S. Army training camps routinely recorded case mortality over 10 percent; at Camp Sherman in Ohio, case mortality exceeded 21 percent. In 13 studies of hospitalized pregnant women, the death rate ranged from 23 to 71 percent. In a few isolated small settlements in Alaska and Africa, it killed everyone.
Virologists expected SARS-CoV-2 to mutate more slowly than influenza, and between its emergence and November 2020, the virus did seem remarkably stable.
That's why last year, when I was repeatedly asked whether I worried that SARS-CoV-2 would, like the 1918 virus, become more lethal, I always replied that, even during 1918's mild first wave, that virus had on rare, isolated occasions demonstrated its potential to kill in, according to an Army report, "from 24 to 48 hours." Since the SARS CoV-2 virus had not shown any indication — none — of increased lethality, I was not concerned.
But in the past several months, different variants have surfaced almost simultaneously in Britain, South Africa, Brazil, and now in California and New York. Each of these variants has independently developed similar and in some cases identical mutations and achieved greater transmissibility by binding more efficiently to human cells.
A virus that binds more efficiently to cells it infects would, logic suggests, also be more likely to bind to a larger number of cells, which could, in turn, increase disease severity and lethality. On Wednesday, BMJ, formerly the British Medical Journal, reported that Britain's so-called U.K. variant was 64 percent more lethal than the virus it replaced.
There is not enough data to evaluate the variants first identified in South Africa and Brazil, but whether or not they are also more lethal, one thing is certain — more variants will arise. Mutations are random. Most either make the virus so defective it can't function or have no impact at all. But this virus has already demonstrated that it can become more deadly and evade some immune protection, making vaccines less effective. If we allow the virus additional opportunities to mutate, it will have more opportunities to become the worst version of itself.
There is no reason to expect that this virus will suddenly turn into 1918. There are limits as to how far it can mutate. But the more people who abandon masks and social distancing, the more infections can be expected — and the more variants will emerge.
In gambling terms: If you roll the dice once, yes, there is only a 2.77 percent chance you will hit snake eyes. But if you roll the dice 100,000 times, it is virtually certain snake eyes will come up several thousand times.
Right now, policymakers are making decisions that will limit — or expand — opportunities for the virus to spread and mutate. Most proposals will require weighing costs, benefits and risks, such as when and how much to reopen the economy or delaying second doses of vaccines.
Wearing masks requires none of these calculations.
We know masks decrease transmission. Lifting a masking order not only means more people will get sick and die. It also gives the virus more rolls of the dice. That is a fact.
The variants we have seen so far do not worry me much. The variants we have not yet seen . . . yes, they worry me. To increase our risks is, simply, foolish.


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$450K Buys Colorful 1897 Victorian By Beltline, KSM
By Kimberly Turner Jun 25, 2014, 3:43pm EDT
With just a little TLC, this 117-year-old two-bedroom, two-bath Victorian in Inman Park could be truly stunning. Situated on a tree-lined street of original craftsman-style homes just a quick stroll from the Beltline, Krog Street Market and associated amenities, the 2,108-square-foot home has a roomy fenced-in yard, off-street parking and a rocking chair porch. Decorative stained-glass windows add color and light to several rooms, and the house also has heart pine floors, three brick fireplaces and a bonus room/office. The listing indicates that the kitchen and bathrooms have been renovated (you'll really want to watch your head in that upstairs bathroom), though they could probably use just a touch more work to truly impress the pickiest buyer. It last sold for $120,000 in 1994, but that was a different world. Today, it asks $449,900 and it's fairly safe to say that a home this size for less than $500,000 in this area will be snatched up in a jiffy, flaws and all.
· 815 Lake Avenue [Zillow]


Culver Family Dentistry has opened a full-service family dental practice at Culver Plaza in Irvine. The practice was opened by Tufts University graduates Drs. Robert S. Yuan and Kim N. Pham.
In celebration of the grand opening, Culver Family Dentistry is offering a free professional whitening kit with a completed exam, X-rays and cleaning. Please call for complete details.
Dr. Yuan grew up in the suburbs of New York and graduated from the University of California at Berkeley. He then pursued a research fellowship at Yale University. Dr. Pham was born and raised in Orange County and graduated from the University of California at Irvine.
Both continued on to obtain their doctorate degrees from the renowned Tufts University School of Dental Medicine with high clinical honors. Both doctors have been practicing dentistry in California for the past six years and are members of the American Dental Association, California Dental Association, and Tri-County Dental Society.
At Culver Family Dentistry, Drs. Yuan and Pham offer comprehensive dental care for adults and children, as well as cosmetic procedures, including ZOOM! One Hour Whitening (as seen on "Extreme Makeover") and all porcelain crowns and veneers. They are committed to providing every member of its dental family with personalized compassionate care while upholding the highest ethical standards and exceptional dental quality. Culver Family Dentistry also accepts a variety of insurance plans.
Culver Family Dentistry is located in Culver Plaza at 15333 Culver Dr., Suite 310, off Irvine Center Dr., in Irvine. The practice is open Monday through Saturday. For more information or to make an appointment, please call (949) 559-9600 or visit our website: www.culverfamilydental.com.
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Q: How can I change while to do-while in Java? How can I change while to do-while in Java?
int numPlayers=0;
        while (menu < 1 || menu >3 ){
            System.out.println("Welcome to Snakes & Ladders");
            System.out.println("1. 2 Player" );
            System.out.println("2. 3 Player");
            System.out.println("3. Exit");
            System.out.print("Choice: ");
            menu = scan.nextInt();
        }
        if(menu==1) {
            numPlayers=2;
        }
        else if(menu==2) {
            numPlayers=3;
        }
        else if(menu==3){
            break;
        }

A: The reason you would use a do while over while is you want the code inside the loop to run and then check the condition at the end, if the condition is still true then the code in the do section rans again - in a while loop it happens the other way round.
Try this:
do{
        System.out.println("Welcome to Snakes & Ladders");
        System.out.println("1. 2 Player" );
        System.out.println("2. 3 Player");
        System.out.println("3. Exit");
        System.out.print("Choice: ");
        menu = scan.nextInt();
    }while (menu < 1 || menu >3 );

A: If you still want it to run once regardless of the condition then this will work
do{
  //your logic
}while(menu < 1 || menu > 3)

if you still want to check the condition for some reason before running (in which case you should be using a while loop)
do{
 if(menu > 1 && menu < 3)
   break;
 //your logic
}while(menu < 1 || menu > 3)

A: change the keyword
while{ to do{  and closing } by }while(condition);

observe the changes
do{//logic
}while(menu>1 && menu<3);

with your code I think there is no sense in making menu<1 && menu>3 raher it should be
menu>1 and menu<3


KINSHASA, Congo (AP) — The Latest on Congo's presidential election (all times local): 3:10 p.m. Congo presidential runner-up Martin Fayulu confirms that he has filed a court challenge to the election results asking for a recount.
Congolese police officers hold back members of the media as Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu leaves the constitution court in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday Jan. 12, 2019. The ruling coalition of Congo's outgoing President Joseph Kabila has won a large majority of national assembly seats, the electoral commission announced Saturday, while the presidential election runner-up was poised to file a court challenge alleging fraud.
Accompanied by his wife and his lawyers, Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu receives the receipt after petitioning the constitutional court following his loss in the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday Jan. 12, 2019. The ruling coalition of Congo's outgoing President Joseph Kabila has won a large majority of national assembly seats, the electoral commission announced Saturday, while the presidential election runner-up was poised to file a court challenge alleging fraud.
Accompanied by his wife and his lawyers, spurned Congo opposition candidate Martin Fayulu, right, petitions the constitutional court following his loss in the presidential elections in Kinshasa, Congo, Saturday Jan. 12, 2019. The ruling coalition of Congo's outgoing President Joseph Kabila has won a large majority of national assembly seats, the electoral commission announced Saturday, while the presidential election runner-up was poised to file a court challenge alleging fraud.
The constitutional court has seven days to consider it. Fayulu has alleged a backroom deal between the declared winner, opposition leader Felix Tshisekedi, and President Joseph Kabila. Fayulu tells reporters the court challenge includes election results forms posted outside Congo's polling stations.


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EAST LEEDS REGENERATION PROJECT AT SEACROFT HOSPITAL SITE BEGINS
Development of a collection of new homes has now begun at the Seacroft Hospital site in Leeds. Working with fellow Doncaster-based builders, Keepmoat, the site will deliver over 500 new homes and 100 new jobs, supporting the much needed regeneration in the East Leeds region.
Investment in local skills
The development of the site comes as part of a larger project to improve the area. In addition to the creation of 503 new homes in a variety of two, three, four and five-bedroom designs, the new site will offer training opportunities and jobs to the wider community.
A Skills Hub, in partnership with Leeds College of Building, is planned to make the most of the local labour and skills development; ensuring local people and businesses are benefitting from the investment.
Preserving a piece of history
The Grade II listed clock tower resides on the site and will remain a key feature in the new development. There are plans to refurbish the iconic structure and repurpose as a community resource.
Our Chief Executive, Andrew Weaver, says: "We are really pleased to see the first phase of the build commence at Kudos, our flagship development at Seacroft Hospital. The sod-cutting ceremony is an important milestone, a celebration to officially mark the start of work on site.
"Kudos is a landmark scheme for East Leeds, offering much-needed homes in the region; we look forward to seeing the development take shape and delivering our collection of high quality new homes."
The site is expected to be open later this year, with the first moves anticipated for January 2018.


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Het tennistoernooi van Memphis in 2012 werd van 19 tot en met 26 februari 2012 op de hardcourt-binnenbanen van de Racquet Club of Memphis in de Amerikaanse stad Memphis (Tennessee) gespeeld. De officiële naam van het toernooi was Regions Morgan Keegan Championships and Memphis International.

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 WTA-toernooi van Memphis 2012, het toernooi voor de vrouwen
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Kamila Shamsie with Home Fire. I have to say I have no idea how the judges managed to make a decision with that shortlist, especially between the Shamsie, Kandasamy and Ward which have been some of the best books I have read in quite some time, yet they have and a huge congratulations to Kamila. Here is the moment she picked up the prize at the ceremony which was a wonderful garden party.
That is also the only photograph that I took on the evening, I was too busy chatting to lots and lots of lovely people. I mentioned that there were three stupendously good books in the shortlist, I actually read all of the longlist again this year and will be sharing my reviews over the next few weeks if I haven't reviewed them already on the blog.
And, in some exciting news, I can tell you that I will be reading the longlist again next year WITH MY MUM. Yes, we are going to be reading and chatting about the longlist together on my YouTube channel and I may even include some of her thoughts in my reviews as we go here as I will blog as I go next year. Exciting.
Anyway, what have you made of the Womens Prize for Fiction this year? What were your favourites on the long and short list? We've not chatted about it this year and I would love to know. Back to Kamila and her win, I will have my review of the brilliant Home Fire up on the blog on Friday.
This was actually the book that the person who was once named The Non Reader, and has now become The Converted One (thanks to Books Psmith – Brighton Rock in the post) bought me quite a while back. In such an effort to find a book that I liked and didn't own, The Converted One checked in all my TBR boxes and piles, on my shelves, even asked a few friends and then made sure the reviews in the press and some of my favourite authors quotes we all good before buying.. I have to say The Converted One's research would have culminated into one of my favourite books of the year… only for the book to then turn up three days later in the post from the people at Bloomsbury! It's the thought though that counts!
Burnt Shadows for me has been a complete and utter joy to read. In fact I could go as far as to say its one of the rare books that you pick up, devour, put down and then get itching to start at again. It's going to be a hard book to review because there is so much to encompass and so much to praise but I will do my best.
The story follows possibly my favourite character of the year so far (and there have been a few contenders) Hiroko Tanaka on August the 9th 1945 in Nagasaki just before they dropped the bomb and 'the world turns white'. Though Hiroko survives her German lover Konrad is killed. Two years later as India declares its independence she turns up on his half-sisters door step in Delhi with nowhere to stay and becomes attracted to their servant Sajjad and all this is in the first 60 pages. The book then follows Hiroko's story and the story of people around her (that's all I am saying trying not to plot spoil) through more pivotal times in history such as the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan and America post 9/11.
Burnt Shadows as you can probably tell is an epic novel. However despite the subject matter, which is dealt with in a thought provoking, shocking, touching and yet tactful the book never feels heavy even though at times it is wrought with emotion. If I had one small complaint it would be that I could have read another 200 pages easily. In keeping the book just over 340 pages long Shamsie does hurry slightly towards the quite amazing climax.
Hiroko herself is an additional reason that you should read the book. A quirky sparky victim of her times at no one point does she ever complain she just keeps trying and hoping (this isn't a woe is me tale because Shamsie doesn't ever let it be) and most importantly observing. Some would say that to cover all the different era's, cultures, and issues of this time span would be far too ambitious for any writer and yet I thought that Shamsie did this effortlessly, there must have been hours and hours of research that went into this book and without question it has paid off. I can unashamedly say that I think this is one of my favourite books of the year so far no question.


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The decision lets the county apply for a permit, which the Town Board and the Orange County Board of Commissioners will have to approve. The site is in the county but in Hillsborough's planning jurisdiction.
Hillsborough Mayor Tom Stevens said the county and the Sheriff's Office supplied all of the information needed to make a decision.
The site isn't perfect, Sheriff Charles Blackwood has said, but it would provide a much-needed new jail and save deputies time shuttling inmates to the Orange County Courthouse in downtown Hillsborough.
The current jail, built in 1925, is at risk of being declared out of compliance and unsafe for occupancy, he said.
The county looked at several sites, including the current jail, the Sheriff's Office parking lot, and two county-owned parcels on N.C. 86, north of town. All were rejected for reasons including additional cost, limited space and the effect on other court and public facilities, and the availability of water and sewer.
The best site would be state-owned land at South Churton Street and Interstate 85, town and county officials said, but that deal fell apart last year, because the state wouldn't cede control of the land. That made it nearly impossible to finance the construction, they said.
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Another twist in Orange County's search for a new jail site
Orange County wants to put new jail outside Hillsborough; 900 people have said don't
'Could be an asset'
While acknowledging the public's concerns, Stevens said the town's experience with the existing jail does not suggest the new one would be an overwhelming burden to neighbors.
"I think there's not a person in this room … who would not rather see a farm than see some kinds of office buildings or a jail or something, but … it seems like it could be an asset," Stevens said.
His comment prompted derisive snorts and laughter from the Holloway and Hall families, who live around the site. Jennifer Hall, who lives across U.S. 70, has gathered over 1,000 signatures on a petition opposing the plan.
However, their aunts Betsey Tilley and Mary Copeland have said they want to accept the county's offer of $394,000 for their land.
Three family members walked out Monday as board member Brian Lowen said the decision hasn't been as difficult for him as previous decisions. One cousin held high a meeting agenda, crumpling it loudly in her fist, as she left.
Billy Holloway's farm on U.S. 70 west of Hillsborough. The 7-acre farm is one of several parcels that his grandfather owned and where family still lives today.
No one wants to see a jail anywhere, Lowen said, but the county and the board don't have a lot of options. It's his hope the county's plan could launch growth and development that cleans up the corridor, he said.
"I can't say for sure that this would do this, but I do think it would be a start," Lowen said, "and we would begin to see that moving down past Fairview Baptist Church and going into the core of the town limits on Cornelius Street would go a long way."
Part of the Cornelius Street corridor was identified as a gateway between the town's rural edges and future development, board member Kathleen Ferguson said. The possibility of an agricultural and event center on the site is exciting, she said, noting the current jail hasn't affected the public's enjoyment of festivals and other downtown events.
"It's something that for me … is balancing family, heartfelt concerns, with what I feel is best for the community," Ferguson said. "My heart goes out to the family, but in the end, I do believe this is the best decision for the community in the long run."
Billy Holloway, who raises a small herd of cattle and lives just yards from the site, spoke to the board after the vote.
"Y'all came in here with your minds made up before you ever came in here," he said. "This will affect me. I live right beside of it. I'm going to have to get up and look out my window at the side of a building every morning. I hope y'all are satisfied."
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How Can I Choose The Right Grocery Store Near Me?
If you want to keep your weight under control and make sure that your health is always at its peak, one of the best things you can do is cut out eating out and find fresh food in your local and surrounding area. The best way to go about this is to begin patronizing the best quality grocery stores in your local and surrounding area. You may be asking how can I find grocery stores near me? Many people have the question of how they can find a grocery store near me now and this question is answered when you set forth some guidelines which will point you in the right direction of the ideal grocery options for you. If this is something that you are seriously considering and you really want to make it your duty to find excellent food in your area, you can do so by following these points below and begin your research.
Life has changed in our society and a number of wonderful ways. One such way is that the economy has shifted to the point that more and more people are making money in ways that fall outside of the typical 9-to-5 schedule. Families are not as "traditional" as before and are blended, which means that people need to seek a number of employment opportunities which may require them to stretch their time around the clock. Because of this, you need to find a grocery store that stays open for long hours, preferably on a 24-hour basis. When you ask yourself the question "how can I find grocery stores open near me?", You need to have the relevant information in front of you which will allow you to provide adequate answers.
Make a quick Google search into the grocery stores in your local and surrounding area to get an idea of their business hours. Place a large priority on those that are open for 24 hours or close to it. Doing this gives you the opportunity to stretch out the amount of time that you can plan your shopping trips and allows you to do so on your own terms, fitting your food acquisitions into your hectic schedule.
In this day and age, you need to be embracing technology even when it comes to simple things like buying your groceries. There are a number of mobile apps that you can turn to which allow you to buy groceries on your own terms. This is done in a number of ways. For instance, there are applications which will let you know what your grocery store has in stock, what sales are available and what coupons you can download. There are plenty of grocery stores that participate in these sorts of software applications and you should make it your personal business to be sure that the grocery store that you choose is up to the current standard of technology. Doing so gives you more options related to buy new groceries and will make you more aware of what you are dealing with when it is time to plan that grocery trip.
What grocery stores nearby location are best with discounts and coupons? This is something that you need to be asking yourself when it is time to choose the ideal grocery store in your local and surrounding area. It was shocking to learn just how much money you can save on your grocery bills each and every month we take advantage of discounts and coupons available to you. By doing this, you will stock up on plenty of fresh food without having to break the bank in the process.
Which grocery stores nearby location offer membership cards? Membership cards are par for the course these days when it comes to grocery store options. This is a big part of the shopping experience and you should look into these membership cards to see exactly what they can do for you. For instance, some of these cards allow you to rack up points that will let you save plenty of money on groceries in the future. Other cards will allow you to get instant savings on your purchases, as long as you are a member.
When you are choosing a grocery store to shop at, make sure that you focus on the quality of the fresh fruits and vegetables offer. You should also scope out the organic section if you are a person who prefers to shop organic. This can be a critical deciding factor when it comes to choosing the right grocery store for you, because many stores sell the same box or canned items, but produce is likely a tiebreaker when making this sort of decision.
It is very important that you do your best to price compare among many different grocery stores in your area. In doing this, you will likely be able to make a decision about which stores offer the best price value for you. By finding the stores that offer the greatest value without you having to spend an arm and a leg, you will be better able to select the right grocery store.
Finally, you also need to be sure that any grocery store that you decide upon has incentives that work in your favor. For example, some grocery stores offer the accumulation of gas points with each and every purchase that you make. This will allow you to save a certain amount of money per gallon and can make it easier for you to fill your tank up at a cheaper price. This allows you to kill two birds with one stone in your life.


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What prevents affordable car insurance rates?
What factors prevent affordable auto insurance rates?
Some applicants for car insurance have difficulties finding car insurance companies that will offer them reasonable car insurance quotes.
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When people have low credit scores, they are generally seen as irresponsible human beings. Statistically, they are also the cause of more accidents than those who have high credit scores.
A credit score shows whether or not people repay the credit that has been extended to them. Low scores show that they are not doing so and make car insurance companies think the applicant will not pay their insurance premiums.
A low credit score will cause drivers to be categorized as high-risk.
High-risk drivers are most likely to cause an accident where the injured or those with property damages will file claims for the bodily injury liability and property damage liability coverage.
When a client is someone who causes accidents and people to file claims, the car insurance company will be required to pay a lot of money for the bills of those who have experienced loss.
To mitigate the risk they are taking on with people who are likely to cause accidents, car insurance representatives charge higher rates. However, you can find car insurance with no credit check.
Young males, especially those under the age of 20, are notorious for being the most daring drivers.
Those who take many risks on the roads are those who cause the most accidents, and car insurance companies are well aware that a males age 16 to 19 is in this demographic.
Because the young, male demographic has such a high propensity to cost car insurance companies more money than others, insurance companies will charge high premiums.
Too many points on a driving record is a sign of bad decision-making.
If the violations occur within a short period of time, such as within one year, car insurance representatives know to proceed with caution with these particular applicants.
People with too many points on their driving records are some of the highest risks that a car insurance company can insure.
The risk is so high that an accident is going to occur that these people must agree to pay higher premiums to lower the risk the car insurance company is taking by offering them a car insurance policy.
Sports cars are prominent vehicles that are known to be involved in car accidents that have serious bodily injuries.
Sports cars are made to travel fast, and when drivers crash, they may cause significant damage to the other vehicles.
If the sports car driver has optional coverage that will repair the sports car, the bills come will be higher than most because sports cars are more expensive to repair than other vehicles.
If the car needs to be replaced, this can be extremely costly, too.
Those who are over age 70 are entering a demographic that is believed to be the cause of many accidents.
When a person over the age of 70 is in need of a new car insurance policy, car insurance companies tend to charge higher rates.
Even though some people are in a higher risk category, there are still car insurance companies that will offer them a break on their car insurance rates.
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Anuradha Koirala, 62, the founder and executive director of Maiti Nepal, won the 15th Manhae Prize Thursday.
Emerging in the mid 1980s as a young experimentalist, Mo Yan is one of the greatest Chinese-language writers today.
While many writers have given up or switched to other professions, Mo continues to surprise and delight readers and critics alike with a new masterpiece every few years.


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WSOP Day 1C: Can you bring back a new house, dad?
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By Simon Young
It's normal for a father to take a present home for the kids when he's been away. A new toy, clothes or music would be the norm. But Phil Green is on no ordinary trip, so his young daughter felt justified in asking for a slightly extravagant present, announcing: "I'd like a new house, please."
"I guess that puts the pressure on a bit," joked Phil, a lawyer from Essex in the UK. "But all I can do is try my best. All I ask is that if and when I get busted, I had the best hand when the money went in."
Phil Green feeling at home on his table
Phil qualified on PartyPoker for this $10,000 marathon with just a $7 satellite. It could be the best $7 he ever spent. But first he has to beat a likely total field of 6,300 to get to the enormous first prize that will almost certainly rocket through the $8 million mark.
After two two-hour levels he was slightly down on his 20,000 starting stack. "I really have not had any cards," he said at the break. "Only a couple of times, aside from when I'm in the big blind and checking, have I been involved in any pots."
Things took a turn for the better in level three when his stack had gone back above 20,000 – hence his cheery grin on the picture above.
Meanwhile, Swedish qualifier Bo Christiansen is going along really nice – half way through level three he was up to over 80,000 and looking a real threat to the rest of the table.
Sven Kasehube got to Vegas for just $2 on PartyPoker
Another PartyPoker qualifer, Sven Kasehube from Hamburg, Germany, is not getting great hands and is still on about 15,000.
He qualified on Party for just $2, so he recognises he's onto a winner no matter what happens in the tournament itself. "I play online for a hobby only, so to get here is brilliant. I'm a little nervous, but who wouldn't be playing the world's biggest tournament? All I can ask for is a good mix on my table and the chance to beat a few pros."
Sven, 31, is in Vegas with his wife Yvonne, and both say they are having a fantastic time. Like our other qualifiers, they are staying at the swish MGM Grand Hotel right on the Strip.
Not such a good time for PartyPoker ambassador Mike Sexton, however, who busted just before the end of level two. Down to just 3,000 chips, he tossed them all in with his strong A-K. He looked likely to double up when his opponent called, flipping over the dominated K-J. The poker gods had other ideas, and the flop of J-J-5 sent him spinning to the exit.
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Self-driving cars are the hype machines keeping the tech media on its toes. But for all their potential to disrupt the global automotive and taxi industries, they are also destined to have an equally massive impact on how we grow our cities and how we'll live inside them.
What are self-driving (autonomous) cars all about?
Self-driving cars are the future of how we'll get around. Most of the key players in the field of autonomous vehicles (AVs) predict the first self-driving cars will be commercially available by 2020, will become commonplace by 2030, and will replace most standard vehicles by 2040-2045.
This future isn't that far off, but questions remain: Will these AVs be more expensive than normal cars? Yes. Will they be illegal to operate in large regions of your country when they debut? Yes. Will a lot of people be afraid of sharing the road with these vehicles initially? Yes. Will they perform the same function as an experienced driver? Yes.
So aside from the cool tech factor, why are self-driving cars getting so much hype? The most direct way to answer this to list out the tested benefits of self-driving cars, the ones that are most relevant to the average driver.
First, car accidents. Six million car wrecks happen in the US alone each year, and in 2012, those incidents led to 3,328 deaths and 421,000 injuries. Multiply that number across the world, especially in developing countries where driver training and road policing aren't as strict. In fact, a 2013 estimate reported 1.4 million deaths occurred worldwide due to car accidents.
In most of these cases, human error was to blame: individuals were stressed, bored, sleepy, distracted, drunk, etc. Robots, meanwhile, won't suffer from these issues; they are always alert, always sober, have perfect 360 vision, and know the rules of the road perfectly. In fact, Google has already tested these cars over 100,000 miles with only 11 accidents—all due to human drivers, no less.
Next, if you've ever rear-ended someone, you'll know how slow human reaction time can be. That's why responsible drivers keep a fair amount of distance between themselves and the car ahead of them while driving. The problem is that the extra amount of responsible space contributes to the excessive amount of road congestion (traffic) we experience day-to-day. Self-driving cars will be able to communicate with each other on the road and collaborate to drive closer to one another, minus the possibility of fender benders. Not only will this fit more cars on the road and improve average travel times, it will also improve your car's aerodynamics, thereby saving on gas.
Speaking of gasoline, the average human isn't that great at using theirs efficiently. We speed when we don't need to. We plow the brakes a little too hard when we don't need to. We do this so often that we don't even register it in our minds. But it does register, both in our increased trips to the gas station and to the car mechanic. Robots will be able to better regulate our gas and brakes to offer a smoother ride, cut gas consumption by 15 percent, and reduce the stress and wear on car parts—and our environment.
Finally, while some of you may enjoy the pastime of driving your car for a sunny weekend road trip, only the worst of humanity enjoys their hours-long commute to work. Imagine a day where instead of having to keep your eyes on the road, you can cruise to work while reading a book, listening to music, checking emails, browsing the Internet, talking with loved ones, etc.
The average American spends about 200 hours a year (about 45 minutes a day) driving their car. If you assume your time is worth even half of the minimum wage, say five dollars, then that can amount to $325 billion in lost, unproductive time across the US (assuming a ~325 million US population 2015). Multiply that time savings across the world and we could see trillions of dollars freed for more productive ends.
Of course, as with all things, there are negatives to self-driving cars. What happens when your car's computer crashes? Won't making driving easier encourage people to drive more often, thereby increasing traffic and pollution? Could your car be hacked to steal your personal information or maybe even remotely kidnap you while on the road? Likewise, could these cars be used by terrorists to remotely deliver a bomb to a target location? We cover these questions and much more in our Future of Transportation series.
But the pros and cons of self-driving cars aside, how will they change the cities where we live?
In 2013, traffic congestion cost the British, French, German and American economies $200 billion dollars (0.8 percent of GDP), a figure that's expected to rise to $300 billion by 2030. In Beijing alone, congestion and air pollution cost that city 7-15 percent of its GDP annually. This is why one of the biggest benefits self-driving cars will have on our cities will be their ability to make our streets safer, more efficient, and relatively traffic-free.
This will begin in the near future (2020-2026) when human-driven cars and self-driving cars begin sharing the road. Car sharing and taxi companies, like Uber and other competitors, will begin deploying entire fleets, hundreds of thousands of self-driving cars in major cities around the world. Why?
Because according to Uber and almost every taxi service out there, one of the biggest costs (75 percent) associated with using their service is the driver's salary. Remove the driver and the cost of taking an Uber will become less than owning a car in almost every scenario. If the AVs were also electric (as Quantumrun's forecasts predict), the reduced fuel cost would drag the price of an Uber ride further down to pennies a kilometer.
By decreasing the cost of transportation to that extent, the need to invest $25-60,000 to own a personal car becomes a luxury more so than a necessity.
Overall, fewer people will own cars thereby taking a percentage of cars off the roads. And as more people take advantage of the extended cost savings of carsharing (sharing your taxi ride with one or more people), that will remove even more cars and traffic from our roads.
Further into the future, when all cars become self-driving by law (2045-2050), we'll also see the end of the traffic light. Think about it: As cars become wirelessly connected to the traffic grid and become able to communicate with each other and the infrastructure around them (i.e. the Internet of Things), then having to wait around for traffic lights becomes redundant and inefficient. To visualize this, watch the video below, by MIT, to see the difference between the traffic seen from normal cars with traffic lights and self-driving cars without traffic lights.
This system works not by allowing cars to move faster, but by limiting the amount of starts and stops they have to make in order to get around town. Experts refer to this as slot-based intersections, which has many similarities to air traffic control. But at the end of the day, this level of automation will allow our traffic to become far more efficient, allowing up to twice the number of cars on the road without a perceivable difference in traffic congestion.
If you owned a self-driving car, then you can command it to drive you to work, drop you off at the front door, then drive itself back to your home garage for free parking. Later, when you're done for the day, you simply message your car to pick you up or pick you up at a predetermined time.
Alternatively, your car could simply find its own parking in the area after it drops you off, pay for its own parking (using your pre-approved credit account), then pick you up when you call on it.
The average car sits idle 95 percent of its life. That seems like a waste considering it's usually the second biggest purchase a person makes, right after their first mortgage. This is why the increasingly dominant scenario will be that as more and more people use carsharing services, people will simply exit the car at their destination and not even think about parking at all as the auto-taxi heads off to make its next pickup.
On the whole, the need for parking will gradually decrease over time, meaning that the sprawling football fields of parking littering our cities, and surrounding our malls and superstores, can be dug up and converted into new public spaces or condominiums. This is no small matter either; parking space represents roughly one-third of city space. Being able to reclaim even a portion of that real estate will do wonders for revitalizing a city's land use. Moreover, the parking that remains no longer needs to remain in walking distance and can instead be located on the outskirts of cities and towns.
Public transportation, be it buses, streetcars, shuttles, subways, and everything in between, will face an existential threat from the ridesharing services described earlier—and really, it's not hard to see why.
Should Uber or Google succeed in filling cities with massive fleets of electrically-powered, self-driving cars that offer direct-to-destination rides to individuals for pennies a kilometer, it will be tough for public transit to compete given the fixed-route system it traditionally operates on.
In fact, Uber is currently rolling out a new ridesharing service where it picks up multiple people heading to a specific destination. For example, imagine ordering a ridesharing service to drive you to a nearby baseball stadium, but before it picks you up, the service offers you an optional discount if, along the way, you pick up a second passenger heading to the same location. Using this same concept, you can alternatively order a ridesharing bus to pick you up, where you share the cost of that same trip among five, 10, 20 people or more. Such a service would not only cut costs for the average user, but the personal pickup would also improve customer service.
In light of such services, public transit commissions in major cities could begin seeing severe reductions in rider revenue between 2028-2034 (when ridesharing services are predicted to grow fully mainstream). Once this happens, these transit governing bodies will be left with few options.
With little additional government funding available, most public transit bodies will begin cutting bus/streetcar routes to stay afloat, especially into the suburbs. Sadly, reducing service will only increase the demand for future ridesharing services, thereby accelerating the downward spiral just outlined.
Some public transit commissions will go so far as to sell off their bus fleets completely to private ridesharing services and enter into a regulatory role where they oversee these private services, ensuring they operate fairly and safely for the public good. This sell-off would free up huge financial resources to allow public transit commissions to focus their energy on their respective subway networks which will grow ever more vital in densifying cities.
You see, unlike buses, ridesharing services will never outcompete subways when it comes to quickly and efficiently moving massive numbers of people from one part of the city to another. Subways make fewer stops, face less extreme weather conditions, are free of random traffic incidents, while also being the far more environmentally-friendly option to cars (even electric cars). And considering how capital intensive and regulated building subways are, and always will be, it's a form of transit that's unlikely to ever face private competition.
All together that means by the 2040s, we'll see a future where private ridesharing services rule public transit above ground, whereas existing public transit commissions continue to rule and expand public transit below ground. And for most future city dwellers, they will likely use both options during their day-to-day commutes.
Currently, our cities are designed for the convenience of cars more so than pedestrians. But as you might have guessed by now, this future self-driving car revolution will turn this status quo on its head, reimagining street design to become pedestrian-dominated.
Consider this: If a city no longer needs to devote as much space for curb parking or to alleviate extreme traffic congestion, then city planners can redevelop our streets to feature wider sidewalks, greenery, art installations, and bike lanes.
These features improve the quality of life in an urban environment by incentivizing people to walk instead of drive (increasing visible life on streets), while also improving the ability of children, seniors and people with disabilities to navigate the city independently. As well, cities that emphasize bicycles over car mobility are greener and feature better air quality. For example, in Copenhagen, cyclists save the city 90,000 tons of CO2 emissions annually.
Finally, there was a time in the early 1900s when people often shared the streets with cars and carriages. It's only when the number of cars began to increase substantially that bylaws were created restricting people to sidewalks, restricting their free use of streets. Given this history, perhaps the most interesting future self-driving cars might enable will be the throwback to a bygone era, where cars and people confidently move by and around each other, sharing the same public space free of any safety concerns.
Unfortunately, given the extensive technological and infrastructure demands needed for this Back to the Future street concept, its first wide-scale implementation in a major city will likely only become feasible by the early-2050s.
A century ago when the horse and carriage dominated our streets, cities suddenly found themselves ill-prepared by the arrival of a new and increasingly popular invention: the automobile. Early city councilors had little experience with these machines and were fearful of their use inside of their populated urban districts, especially when early users committed the first recorded acts of driving while drunk, driving off the road and driving into trees and other buildings. As you'd imagine, the kneejerk reaction of many of these municipalities was to regulate these cars like horses or, worse, ban them entirely.
Of course, over time, the benefits of automobiles won out, bylaws matured, and today transport laws allow for the relatively safe use of vehicles within our towns and cities. Today, we're experiencing a similar transition with an entirely new invention: drones.
It's still early days in drone development but the amount of interest in this technology from today's biggest tech giants indicates a big future for drones in our cities. Aside from the obvious uses related to package delivery, by the late-2020s, drones will actively be used by the police to monitor troubled neighborhoods, by emergency services to provide faster services, by developers to monitor construction projects, by not-for-profits to create amazing aerial art exhibitions, the list is endless.
But like automobiles a century ago, how will we regulate drones in the city? Will they have speed limits? Will cities have to draft three-dimensional zoning bylaws over specific parts of the city, similar to the no-fly zones airlines have to follow? Will we have to build drone lanes on our streets or will they fly over car or bike lanes? Will they need to follow streetlight traffic laws or can they fly at will across intersections? Will human operators be allowed in city limits or must drones be fully autonomous to avoid drunk flying incidents? Will we have to retrofit our office buildings with aerial drone hangers? What happens when a drone crashes or kills someone?
City governments are a long way from figuring out the answer to any of these questions but rest assured the skies above our cities will soon be far more active than they are today.
As with all new technologies, regardless of how groundbreaking and positive they may appear from the onset, their drawbacks come to light eventually—self-driving cars will be no different.
First, while this technology is sure to reduce traffic congestion for most of the day, some experts point to a future scenario where at 5 o'clock, a mass of exhausted workers calls for their cars to pick them up, thereby creating a traffic crunch at a specific time and creating a school zone pick up situation. That said, this scenario isn't that much different from the current morning and afternoon rush hour situation, and with flex time and car sharing gaining in popularity, this scenario won't be as bad as some experts forecast.
Another side effect of self-driving cars is that it may encourage more people to drive due to its increased ease, accessibility, and reduced cost. This is similar to the "induced demand" phenomenon where increasing the width and quantity of roads increases, rather than decreases, traffic. This downside is very likely to occur, and that's why once driverless vehicle use reaches a certain threshold, cities will begin taxing people who use self-driving cars alone instead of sharing a ride with multiple occupants. This measure will allow municipalities to better control municipal AV traffic, while also padding city coffers.
Similarly, there's a worry that since self-driving cars will make driving easier, less stressful and more productive, it may encourage people to live outside of the city, thereby increasing sprawl. This concern is real and unavoidable. However, as our cities improve their urban livability over the coming decades and as the growing trend of millennials and centennials choosing to stay in their cities continues, this side effect will be relatively moderated.
Overall, self-driving cars (and drones) will gradually reshape our collective cityscape, making our cities safer, more pedestrian-friendly and liveable. And yet, some readers may justifiably worry that the unintended consequences listed above could make the promise of this new technology a mirage. To those readers, know that there is an innovative public policy idea making the rounds that may address those fears entirely. It involves replacing property taxes with something entirely unconventional—and it's the topic of the next chapter of our Future of Cities series.


This requires reading broadly. I've read over 60 non-fiction books this year.
Only non-fiction book by Nicholas Sparks; Also the only book that I thoroughly enjoyed by him.
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import os
basedir = os.path.abspath(os.path.dirname(__file__))

class Config:
    SECRET_KEY = os.environ.get('SECRET_KEY') or 'hard to guess string'
    SSL_DISABLE = False
    SQLALCHEMY_COMMIT_ON_TEARDOWN = True
    SQLALCHEMY_RECORD_QUERIES = True
    MAIL_SERVER = 'smtp.googlemail.com'
    MAIL_PORT = 587
    MAIL_USE_TLS = True
    MAIL_USERNAME = os.environ.get('MAIL_USERNAME')
    MAIL_PASSWORD = os.environ.get('MAIL_PASSWORD')
    DRAPPOINTMENT_MAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX = '[Dr. Roscoe Appointment]'
    DRAPPOINTMENT_MAIL_SENDER = 'Dr. Roscoe Appointment Admin <admin@doctorroscoesbikes.com>'
    DRAPPOINTMENT_ADMIN = os.environ.get('DRAPPOINTMENT_ADMIN')
#    DRAPPOINTMENT_POSTS_PER_PAGE = 20
#    DRAPPOINTMENT_FOLLOWERS_PER_PAGE = 50
#    DRAPPOINTMENT_COMMENTS_PER_PAGE = 30
    DRAPPOINTMENT_SLOW_DB_QUERY_TIME=0.5

    @staticmethod
    def init_app(app):
        pass

class DevelopmentConfig(Config):
    DEBUG = True
    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get('DEV_DATABASE_URL') or \
        'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(basedir, 'data-dev.sqlite')

class TestingConfig(Config):
    TESTING = True
    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get('TEST_DATABASE_URL') or \
        'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(basedir, 'data-test.sqlite')
    WTF_CSRF_ENABLED = False

class ProductionConfig(Config):
    SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI = os.environ.get('DATABASE_URL') or \
        'sqlite:///' + os.path.join(basedir, 'data.sqlite')

    @classmethod
    def init_app(cls, app):
        Config.init_app(app)

        # email errors to the administrators
        import logging
        from logging.handlers import SMTPHandler
        credentials = None
        secure = None
        if getattr(cls, 'MAIL_USERNAME', None) is not None:
            credentials = (cls.MAIL_USERNAME, cls.MAIL_PASSWORD)
            if getattr(cls, 'MAIL_USE_TLS', None):
                secure = ()
        mail_handler = SMTPHandler(
            mailhost=(cls.MAIL_SERVER, cls.MAIL_PORT),
            fromaddr=cls.DRAPPOINTMENT_MAIL_SENDER,
            toaddrs=[cls.DRAPPOINTMENT_ADMIN],
            subject=cls.DRAPPOINTMENT_MAIL_SUBJECT_PREFIX + ' Application Error',
            credentials=credentials,
            secure=secure)
        mail_handler.setLevel(logging.ERROR)
        app.logger.addHandler(mail_handler)

class HerokuConfig(ProductionConfig):
    SSL_DISABLE = bool(os.environ.get('SSL_DISABLE'))

    @classmethod
    def init_app(cls, app):
        ProductionConfig.init_app(app)

        # handle proxy server headers
        from werkzeug.contrib.fixers import ProxyFix
        app.wsgi_app = ProxyFix(app.wsgi_app)

        # log to stderr
        import logging
        from logging import StreamHandler
        file_handler = StreamHandler()
        file_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
        app.logger.addHandler(file_handler)

class UnixConfig(ProductionConfig):
    @classmethod
    def init_app(cls, app):
        ProductionConfig.init_app(app)

        # log to syslog
        import logging
        from logging.handlers import SysLogHandler
        syslog_handler = SysLogHandler()
        syslog_handler.setLevel(logging.WARNING)
        app.logger.addHandler(syslog_handler)

config = {
    'development': DevelopmentConfig,
    'testing': TestingConfig,
    'production': ProductionConfig,
    'heroku': HerokuConfig,
    'unix': UnixConfig,

    'default': DevelopmentConfig
}

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