The mission of Hampshire Mosque is to establish the practice of Islam in the lives of its members, to please Allah (Subhanahu wa ta'ala), through adherence to the teachings of the Qur'an and the methodology of the Sunnah of the prophet Mohammad (peace be upon him). It will provide a place of worship, and Islamic environment for individuals and families, authentic Islamic education, da'wah programs for promoting understanding and propagation of Islam, a source of reference and support system for the community, and develop and implement all such programs within its resources that promote these objectives.
e. To provide an environment where respect and sensitivity to Islamic teachings and practice will be observed, without any violations of and/or offensive behaviors to the principles of Islam based on the Qur'an and Sunnah.
To promote interfaith dialogue and interaction in order to make the religion of Islam better understood to the larger American society as a religion of tolerance that promotes friendly relations and peaceful coexistence between Muslims and people of other faiths.
To carry on any lawful activities which may be carried on by a nonprofit corporation organized under the laws of the commonwealth of Massachusetts whether or not connected to the preceding paragraphs.
Members: Membership shall be open to all Muslim students and Muslim residents of the town of Amherst, Hampshire County and surrounding geographic area, who are in full agreement with the aims and objectives of the corporation, attend its religious activities regularly, and abide by the teachings of the Qur'an and Sunnah. The Hampshire Mosque Board shall have the final discretion in applying the above criteria to any person interested in membership.
Members are encouraged to volunteer to support the various activities at the mosque and to make donations towards the running and maintaining of the Hampshire Mosque facilities with no obligations on the part of the Mosque.
Paid membership: The Hampshire Mosque Board may, at their discretion, at a future time, establish a paid membership to help in meeting its financial obligations and to provide and permit for voting rights for its membership in electing members to the Board of Directors.
The founders of Hampshire Mosque who are listed in the Articles of Organization as submitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts currently hold the positions at the Hampshire Mosque Board to administrate the Mosque.
Procedures for changes to Board composition are outlined in Section 8 of this Article.
The Board shall consists of five officers (President, Vice President, Treasurer, Chaplain, and clerk), and two Hampshire Mosque directors. The duties of the officers may be shared as necessary at initiation as well as circumstances dictate. As need arises with the growth of its membership, the Board may, at its discretion, increase Board membership to a total of nine members, including the five officers.
The Vice President shall assume the duties and responsibilities of the President, in vacancy, absence or a disability of the President.
The Chaplain shall be responsible to the President for: conducting all acts of congregational Islamic worship such as (daily prayers, Friday prayer, funeral prayer, and Eid prayer); arranging speakers for Friday and Eid prayers, and other Islamic occasions; organizing and overseeing study circles, seminars, lecturers, etc. for members and visitors; chairing the Hampshire Mosque Board meetings when both the President and the Vice-President are absent.
The Treasurer shall be responsible to the president for: ensuring the Mosque's adherence to the policies and procedures outlined in the Hampshire Mosque Compliance Policy (see Article VII), including but not limited to the following: maintaining a record of all financial transactions of the Mosque; being responsible for systematic upkeep of books, writing disbursements, receipts, and banking reconciliation; collecting and depositing all the funds received on behalf of the Mosque; countersigning all withdrawal checks on behalf of the Mosque after the approval of the Board; preparing (under the direction of the Hampshire Mosque Board) the annual budget of the Mosque for the next fiscal year, presenting before the Board a quarterly report on the status of the Mosque's financial affairs; providing donors with a written receipt of their individual contributions either: (1) upon request of a donor at any time during the year; or (2) at least once by the end of the calendar year.
The Clerk shall be responsible to the president for: assisting the president with administrative matters required for effective operation of the Hampshire Mosque; prepare the agenda for the Hampshire Mosque Board meetings and to notify the Board members and the General Assembly respectively of it; to Maintain the Mosque registration at the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, documenting and maintaining minutes for all Hampshire Mosque Board meetings, including a record of all decisions, establishing and maintaining a membership directory with names, addresses and telephone numbers, and updating the list at least once in a period of six months; maintaining a list of all Hampshire Mosque Board members (and employees if applicable) and their identifying information, and maintaining records containing identifying information for the board members of any subsidiary or affiliate of the Hampshire Mosque should such subsidiary or affiliate ever receive funds from Hampshire Mosque.
As the need arises for new Board Members the current Hampshire Mosque Board of directors will be responsible to fill vacant positions and to file an amendment to that effect. Once paid membership is established, a total of nine member Board will be responsible for administering all activities of Hampshire Mosque. Of these, three will be permanent founding members, and six will be elected members. For each year after the first year, two Board members will elected out of paid members in good standing for one complete year, to serve for a period of three years.
The officers of the Board (President, Vice President, Chaplin, Treasurer, and Clerk) will be elected by a simple majority of the Board to serve for a one year term, after which the Hampshire Mosque Board shall elect and appoint officers to serve for the term of the next year.
The decision on each and every matter in all Hampshire Mosque Board meetings and discussions shall be reached by consultation and consensus building in a respectful, fair, and lawful Islamic manner that complies with the of Qur'an and Sunnah first, and in case of disagreement by a simple majority of the Board, and by a 2/3rd majority in matters dealing with changes in Constitution and Bylaws.
The Hampshire Mosque Board shall meet at least three times annually with the majority of members attending in person.
All possessions of the Hampshire Mosque are irrevocably dedicated to charitable purposes, and no part of the net income or assets of the Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any private person or Officers of Hampshire Mosque Board. The Hampshire Mosque Board may hire employees or independent contractors as necessary to maintain the Mosque.
All financial transactions such as purchasing, trading, and investing, performed on behalf of Hampshire Mosque with any third -party business have to be approved by the President and the Treasurer as representatives of the Hampshire Mosque Board.
There shall be no preference made on the part of Hampshire Mosque or any of its Officers to perform trading (buying and selling) with any third party businesses that have any of Hampshire Mosque Board Officers or members as shareholders or beneficiaries on condition that more convenient and competitive alternatives are available in the market.
Reimbursement shall be made for any purchases made on behalf of Hampshire Mosque after their approval as mentioned in (Article V, Section 2) and after submitting the bill of sale or receipts of these transactions to the Treasurer.
Hampshire Mosque shall comply with all applicable federal and state laws. In addition, it is the policy of Hampshire Mosque to adhere to all applicable provisions of the U.S. Department of Treasury's Voluntary Best Practices for U.S.-Based Charities.
In case of dissolution of the Corporation, its assets remaining after payment, or provision for payment, of all debts and liabilities of this Corporation shall be distributed by the Hampshire Mosque Board to an Islamic corporation or corporations organized and operated for charitable purposes and which has established its tax exempt status under Section 501 (c) 3 of the Internal Revenue Code, as amended.
same force and effect as the Hampshire Mosque By-laws, and shall be updated as necessary in accordance with any changes in U.S. law.


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INTRALOT Announced Implementation of Orion Sportsbook in Ohio
29. December 2022 | UPDATED ON: 29. December 2022
INTRALOT has announced that it will implement its Orion Sportsbook service in Ohio.
INTRALOT, a gaming solutions supplier and operator, announced this week that its US subsidiary had signed a contract with the Ohio Lottery to implement the INTRALOT Orion Sportsbook solution. The contract is for five years.
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Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
Sections, Divisions, & Centers
Endocrinology, Metabolism and Diabetes Fellowship
Admissions and Benefits
Training Sites
Joint Adult and Pediatric Endocrinology Fellowship
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship
Haider.Salloomi@bcm.edu
Alkek Building for Biomedical Research
One Baylor Plaza Room R618 Houston, TX 77030
The Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine is an ACGME-accredited, two-year program designed to provide fellows with maximum clinical exposure to the breadth of endocrinology while also providing unparalleled research opportunities in preparation for an independent academic career. Physicians with exceptional clinical skills who intend to pursue a career in clinical endocrinology will be considered for fellowship positions as well.
The fellowship program is led by Dr. Sanjay Mediwala (since 2020), who brings six years of educational experience as the previous associate program director and is faculty at the Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center. Dr. Ruchi Gaba is the associate program director and is faculty in both the Harris Health System and at Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center.
The program was first developed by Dr. Peter Kohler, chief of the endocrine division from 1972-1977. Dr. James B. Field served as division chief until 1987. Under Dr. Field's leadership, the division expanded its research capabilities and was funded by NIH for a Diabetes and Endocrinology Research Center. The program structure was developed under Dr. Ashok Balasubramanyam, who led the program for 15 years. Under his direction, the program expanded to its current size of five fellows per year involving five hospital sites, the largest in the country. Dr. Susan Samson followed as program director from 2014-2020.
Affiliations with leading research and healthcare institutions in and around the Texas Medical Center, the world's largest healthcare complex, provide access to an exceptionally diverse array of people and resources. Discover how our affiliations enhance our education programs.
Our joint medicine - pediatrics endocrine fellowship program is designed for Med-Peds residency trained physicians who wish to train in both adult and pediatric endocrinology.


Family Matters - This is the first class in a series of two. The focus of this class is on the family and your biological lineage. Freeing yourself of limiting patterns passed through generational consciousness and belief systems.
This is part A of a two part class.
Accesing the Akashic Field and Records through an initiation process of a Sacred Prayer. The Sacred Prayer is the doorway and entrance to this holy space. You will learn to read your own souls records and the records of others with their permission. Guidance will also be given as to the accesing of other records for your personal use. An example of this would be the records of a beloved pet or real estate you currently own.
This is the level I class.
Prerequisite: Interview with Rhonda or her appointed assistant.
Recognizing and honoring it's beauty and gifts to you in a personal and intimate way.
Living Life as a Conscious Conduit - skill set refinement and development as a modern day intuitive.
Independent development and course of study - together we explore the unique and individual, whole, true you! A seven session course with a thirty minute consultation being given free of charge - as a follow up - one month after completion.
This course of study is beneficial in supporting your soul's truth and personal purpose and expression. Clearing the past, living in the present fully and being prepared to embrace and live you destiny.


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Q: How To Change The Fonts In Windows 8 In Windows 7, there is an option to change the fonts for things such as the active title bar, menu, etc. It was found by opening the Window Color and Appearance settings in the Control Panel. I just installed Windows 8 and would like to change the fonts, but I can't find anything to change the actual fonts (there is however a limited drop-down list to change a few font sizes in the appearance settings). Does anyone how to change the fonts used in Windows 8?

A: In Windows 8

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*Open regedit (press Win+R and type regedit)

*Edit the following value and replace the font that you want:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes\MSShellDlg

*Edit the following value and replace the font that you want:
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\FontSubstitutes\MSShellDlg 2

As for font size, go to Control Panel → Video → Advanced Appearance, and change it there.

A: You can do that without any third-party software, and without local admin access. Open up the Registry Editor and navigate here:
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics

The fonts used are stored in these binary values:

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*CaptionFont: window captions

*IconFont: most text in Windows utilities (including desktop icons)

*MenuFont: menu strips and submenu entries

*MessageFont: message boxes

*SmCaptionFont: "small captions"? (TechNet)

*StatusFont: status bar strips

Each of those entries starts with a four-byte value specifying the font size. It's a number in little-endian and binary-NOT'ed after adding 2, for some reason. Unless you need font sizes over 255 points, you can just look at the first byte. Since the binary inverse of F4 is 0B (11 in decimal), the default IconFont size is 9 points. Decreasing that first byte will increase the font size and vice versa.
The font name starts at byte 1C (fifth byte on the fourth row). Since it's in UTF16-LE, there must be a zero byte after each character. To enter a normal character, select the text in the right half of the window and just type it as normal on your keyboard. To zero a byte, select it in the middle (in the hexadecimal section) and press the zero key. Since the string is null-terminated, 00 00 signals the end of the font name.
This is the default value of IconFont:

And after I set it to Comic Sans MS:

Log off and back on for the changes to take effect.

Beautifully horrifying.
Note: These screenshots were taken on Windows 10, but this procedure works in Windows 8 as well.

A: My educated guess is that they're heading for a unified look and feel on Windows platforms, so it's not adjustable.
I found some entries in the Registry (HKCU\Control Panel\Desktop\WindowMetrics, amongst others), but they are stored in binary and therefore difficult to change. Segoe seems to be the favourite.

A: If you're looking for really quick solution, try to use the tool "Advanced System Font Changer" which is portable (no installation needed) and ready to use.
It solved my issue quickly, after I spent a bit time for searching it.
There is no sense to look for the options in Windows 8 because you'll only waste time.
https://www.wintools.info/index.php/advanced-system-font-changer
https://www.wintools.info/Download/advchange.exe
This solution is much easier and faster than the solution with "old program from Win95 called 'Plus!'" presented by Brainout.

A: There's this "Windows 8 Font Changer.exe" tool floating around: https://mega.co.nz/#!bVNFQaZC!hIHtclnY2esgsv6zWDVuobCYttnSJb6xXnxRXzi-PR0
It seems to be safe: https://www.virustotal.com/en/file/99b5dade9cd018e2ff9d4a6597021468da1c5ed3a140cc50d4f455305e5aee4b/analysis/
The site on its about however seems to be a spammy ad-bait link (it redirects various links and ultimately to facebook.com): http://www.ogresite.com/p/windows-8-font-changer.html

A: Actually, those other methods don't work.  But here's what does:  an old program from Win95 called 'Plus!'.  Since thurott.com was tagging someone at Microsoft over this very program ( https://www.thurrott.com/windows/windows-10/3942/microsoft-teases-a-few-minor-changes-in-windows-10 ), then maybe it's not a problem to use it.  Here's how to prove it.

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*Change theme in your Windows 98 or XP machine for menu etc. using the fonts you want in the sizes you want (important: those same fonts have to be on your Win8 machine too).

*Save that theme in your Plus! folder.

*Copy the Plus! folder to Program Files in Win8.

*Open the Plus! folder and double click on THEMES.exe .

*Pick the theme you just created, and only the stuff you want Win8 to change (i.e., only the fonts or fonts and colors -- your directories for the locations of pictures etc. must be the same on Win8 as in the theme settings or the feature will be ignored).

*Click 'Apply' then OK on that theme, and instantly you'll see changes in File Explorer, etc.

The sizes didn't always replicate.  For example in some of the menus, the 13-pt size of Comic Sans which was my menu header default, didn't show up in that size in File Explorer.  But the font DID change.  All the context menus show in that point size, too.
Not all the color changes occur.  But some did.  I'm not sure I know why.
It works the same way in Linux, too.  Difference is, #3 is the .wine directory's version, and #4 is a right click instead of a double-click, using Wine Program Loader.  Really great for changing the fonts and colors of the menus and other stuff for MS Office 2003, Internet Explorer, and other Wine installations.  Try it.
I just did this on a fresh installation of Windows 8 (not yet 8.1) last hour.  I did it in Wine last week, since the default grey and tiny unreadable font in MS Office once installed by Wine, was intolerable.  So you should be able to replicate it.  Surely someone you know keeps that old Plus! Win95 software around somewhere, if Mr. Aul can tease Mr. Thurott...
EDIT, 7/8/15.  I've now tested the above in 8, 8.1, and Win10 build 10162, 64-bit.  Win10 sometimes reflects the color changes, as well.  Font face changes work.  Yet sometimes on rebooting, the change is annulled.  Don't know if it's an interim bug in the build, or the bug is that it works.  This matters more in Win10, as the 'classic' dialogue with the five tabs (one of which was Appearance, where you selected 3D object and fonts, etc) -- that dialogue is gone.  Seems like they think font change ability is a security risk (maybe akin to the Adobe problem).
Alternative: Win10 now sports a gray button allowing you to specify font sizes for title etc., but you cannot access it unless you custom size the text in Display Settings.  In other words, if you use the slider to increase display text size, or let it stay at the default 100%, the gray button is not available.  But if you use custom settings, and even pick a value just over 100%, then you can access the gray button, and pick the font sizes.
IMPORTANT: the 'Icon' size should be at least 11 or you'll have teeny-weeny icons (same problem in Win7).  That or Menu or Title bar affects the size of Window text soo.

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Lakers promote general manager Rob Pelinka to VP, agree to contract extension
Yahoo Sports• January 11, 2020
The Lakers promoted Rob Pelinka and reached a contract extension with the general manager on Friday. (AP/Reed Saxon)
The Los Angeles Lakers are sticking with Rob Pelinka for the foreseeable future.
The team promoted Pelinka to vice president of basketball operations and general manager, adding the VP title to the executive after less than three years with the organization, the Lakers announced on Friday afternoon.
The Lakers also reached a multi-year contract extension with Pelinka, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and Ramona Shelburne. The details of that extension to his original five-year deal were not made available.
"I'm extremely pleased with the work Rob has done in order to put this franchise in a position for success," Lakers owner Jeanie Buss said in a statement. "His strong leadership skills, as well as his commitment to building a winning culture, both on and off the court, have brought us one step closer to being a championship-caliber team and I look forward to our continued work together."
Pelinka, a former agent, was hired in 2017 to replace Mitch Kupchak and oversaw the acquisitions of both LeBron James and Anthony Davis with former president of basketball operations Magic Johnson, who surprisingly stepped down at the end of last season. He also hired coach Frank Vogel this offseason and has helped sign a number of role players to join James and Davis, a move that has helped launch the team to the top of the Western Conference standings.
Former Lakers great Kobe Bryant, who was one of Pelinka's clients when he was an agent, had nothing but good things to say about him and his progress with the organization this week, too.
"I think people should really sing Rob's praises a lot, because they were killing him," Bryant said on Showtime's "All The Smoke" podcast this week.
"Rob and I have talked about that stuff. When he and I talk, we don't talk about this move or that move, it's more so him as a friend. It's just saying, 'Rob, you've been there with me. Now it's just you going through it. You know how we handle it, it's you just stay the course.' All this storm is going on and you just stay here — just do your job, do your job, do your job, do your job.
"But man, I mean what he's done with that team in two years? From the contracts that they once had and were tied up to what they have on this roster now? I mean, they're the biggest team that I've probably ever seen. Their length, speed, old-school big, tough, tough, athleticism. So, they look fantastic."
Wentz called 'heroic' for self-reporting concussion during playoff game
ESPN host Champion announces surprise departure from network
Thamel: Mississippi State hires Leach as head coach
Sohi: Lakers bucking trend with their regular-season dominance


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Nat Commun. 2015 Apr 24;6:6936. doi: 10.1038/ncomms7936.
Biodiversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality across trophic levels and habitats.
Lefcheck JS1, Byrnes JEK2, Isbell F3, Gamfeldt L4, Griffin JN5, Eisenhauer N6,7, Hensel MJS2, Hector A8, Cardinale BJ9, Duffy JE1,10.
Department of Biological Sciences, Virginia Institute of Marine Science, College of William and Mary, Gloucester Point, Virginia 23062-1346, USA.
Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts Boston, Boston, Massachusetts 02125, USA.
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Behavior, University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota 55108, USA.
Department of Biological and Environmental Sciences, University of Gothenburg, Box 461, SE-40530 Gothenburg, Sweden.
Department of Biosciences, Wallace Building, Swansea University, Singleton Park, Swansea SA2 8PP, UK.
German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, Deutscher Platz 5e, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Institute of Biology, University of Leipzig, Johannisallee 21, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
Department of Plant Sciences, University of Oxford, OX1 3RB Oxford, UK.
School for Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA.
Tennenbaum Marine Observatories Network, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, Washington DC 20013-7012, USA.
The importance of biodiversity for the integrated functioning of ecosystems remains unclear because most evidence comes from analyses of biodiversity's effect on individual functions. Here we show that the effects of biodiversity on ecosystem function become more important as more functions are considered. We present the first systematic investigation of biodiversity's effect on ecosystem multifunctionality across multiple taxa, trophic levels and habitats using a comprehensive database of 94 manipulations of species richness. We show that species-rich communities maintained multiple functions at higher levels than depauperate ones. These effects were stronger for herbivore biodiversity than for plant biodiversity, and were remarkably consistent across aquatic and terrestrial habitats. Despite observed tradeoffs, the overall effect of biodiversity on multifunctionality grew stronger as more functions were considered. These results indicate that prior research has underestimated the importance of biodiversity for ecosystem functioning by focusing on individual functions and taxonomic groups.
10.1038/ncomms7936
A conceptual illustration of the quantitative methods used to characterize multifunctionality.
(a) A simple biodiversity experiment manipulating three species alone and all three in mixture, and measuring two ecosystem functions (F1 and F2) scaled between 0 and 1. Thresholds for 30%, 50% and 90% of the maximum observed level of functioning are denoted as the blue dotted, green dashed and red solid lines, respectively. A grand mean (dark grey bar) is taken across the two individual functions (white and light grey bars). (b) The number of functions exceeding a given threshold is plotted for each treatment, and regressed against richness. A positive slope (β) represents a positive effect of biodiversity on the number of functions exceeding a selected threshold. Line types correspond to threshold level in a. (c) The linear coefficients (β) from each regression in c are plotted against the corresponding threshold. In this case, all thresholds have been calculated from 1 to 99%, and the three coefficients from b are noted. (d) The grand mean from a is plotted for each treatment, and regressed against richness. A positive slope represents a positive effect of biodiversity on average multifunctionality.
Biodiversity enhances ecosystem multifunctionality across trophic levels and habitats
Nat Commun. 2015 Apr 24;6:6936.
A threshold-based approach to multifunctionality revealed strong effects of biodiversity, which increased with an increasing number of functions.
(a) The raw number of functions greater than a threshold against richness, for thresholds ranging from 1% of the maximum (purple lines) to 99% of the maximum (red lines). Lines are predicted fits from GLMMs that fixed the covariate number of functions at 12. (b) The biodiversity effect (expected change in the number of functions exceeding a threshold with addition of one species) against threshold. Each point corresponds to the slope of a single regression of the number of functions greater than a given threshold against richness, from 2 (blue) to 12 (red) numbers of functions. The red line corresponding to 12 functions summarizes the slopes of each line from a. Shaded regions represent 95% confidence intervals. The circle represents the threshold of the maximum biodiversity effect observed for two functions (56%), and the square the threshold of maximum biodiversity effect for 12 functions (81%). The diamond represents the threshold at which the biodiversity effect was still significantly positive for two functions (87%), and the triangle the threshold for 12 functions (94%).
Comparison of the effect of richness on the number of functions above a threshold revealed strongest effects for herbivores, and consistent effects across habitat.
The effect of biodiversity (linear coefficient regressing the number of functions above a threshold against richness) plotted against the continuum of thresholds from 1 to 99% of the maximum observed level of functioning, for (a) dead organic matter, (b) detritivores, (c) primary producers and (d) herbivores. Blue lines represent trends from experiments conducted in aquatic systems, and green lines from terrestrial systems.
Biodiversity*
Food Chain*
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Q: I have been getting this error of schema not registered. Is there anyway to resolve this error? I have been getting the following error.
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Following is link where i have defined schema and model but the error keeps coming that I have not registered schema of postModel.
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Error comes when I use the following callbacks to get all posts of a user.
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Gurney et al, editorial. Describes the workshop, and the challenge of cross-disciplinary collaboration between computer scientists and environmental scientists.
Slingo et al "Developing the next-generation climate system models". Actually, I'd already read this and blogged about it. I just hadn't realised it was part of a volume of equally interesting papers.
Washington et al "The computational future for climate and Earth system models". Looks like a good account of the history of climate model development, and challenges of processing power.
Clark et al "Taxonomy as an eScience". Interesting discussion of how to make build web-based scientific taxonomies.
Hall et al "The Evolution of the Web and implications for eResearch". This one is written by computer scientists, and looks like a very readable introduction to the semantic web and what's been done so far in eScience.
Lawrence et al "Information in Environmental Data Grids". Takes a look at access to scientific data sets as a set of web services.
Frame et al "New Tools to Support Collaboration and Virtual Organizations". A discussion of how web 2.0 social networking tools are being used by scientists.


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They beat the archrival Miami Dolphins for the first time in 11 years in their season opener, en route to an season and their first AFC East title. Art Rooney, the kindly Pittsburgh owner, gave him a lot of encouragement even when the leagues were fighting. He may sit in your section of the stadium, cranking an objectionable siren or blowing an obnoxious horn.
Success did not come overnight. The win ended a game franchise losing streak spanning 8 years to the Patriots. Brick and Cobblestone Streets, Buffalo, New York --consider a city that inspires so much devotion that its residents will document its few brick and cobblestone streets Pavement Markers --And what do we see when we walk down Buffalo sidewalks?
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They even surrendered that a year ahead of time. Nothing has happened since to cause him to change his mind. Midway through the seasonthe Bills fired coach Hank Bullough and replaced him with Levy, who in addition to the Blitz had also previously coached the Buffalo bills defunct City Chiefs and Montreal Alouettes.
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There is an oversupply of letter senders who regularly expend extravagant amounts of invective upon politicians, the press, etc. Not long ago he wrote to the Bills, pointed out that Kemp's statistics - completion percentages, number of touchdown passes, number of interceptions, etc.
How the area has four seasons. After the war, when the All-America Football Conference formed, Buffalo was again selected for a team; originally known as the Buffalo Bisons, the same name as a baseball team and at the time a hockey team in the area, the team sought a new identity and named itself the " Buffalo Bills " in Though back-up running back Fred Jackson did quite well in Lynch's absence, his performance then hindered on Lynch's return but he still had a 1,yard rushing season.
Their efforts to lobby Wilson to come to Buffalo were successful, and Wilson sent Hunt a telegram with the now-famous words, "Count me in with Buffalo.
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If that had happened, there would have been no chance of him following. The Week 13 game against the Jets was an international series match held across the border in Toronto.
He led the Bills to a win in that game, but would again be replaced by Holcomb after losing the next several games. Slim Leslie, a South Buffalonian who works for the telephone company, used to spend his entire vacations on the asphalt apron of the Camelot Inn parking lot, watching the Bills belt each other around their training camp.
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Very impressive dessert that 'Cooking without Limits' says is easy!
Yesterday, I tested one of the recipes I want to do for Christmas. Easy to make, this cozy dessert has plenty of "wow" factor and it looks like a beehive.
This is an elegant dessert and is fancy enough for a dinner party and also can be made ahead.
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The first time we ever experienced Smokin' With Chris was actually at a wedding rehearsal dinner, and at the end of the night I was embarrassed that we hadn't previously discovered this gem of a restaurant.
Why embarrassed? Well, I have always complained about how there isn't enough good BBQ in CT and this place was right under our noses!
It's like you're at the friend's house that owns a smoker, but they actually know how to use it! i.e., there hasn't been a time where we've been to Smokin' where we haven't seen Chris, or where the staff haven't made us feel right at home like friends or family. And, oh man, do they know how to smoke meat!
My latest experience with Chris' smokin' lair was meeting longtime friends and past colleagues the other week. I arrived early, so I went straight to the bar area which is separate off of the main room – they always have a killer, craft brew selection.
The 'tender immediately made me feel welcome and also alerted me to their seriously impressive bourbon list. I guess it's not surprising, since it is a meat-mecca of an establishment.
I chose the Eagle Rare ($9 for a heavy pour), and they gave me a choice of the stock bottle OR a bottle that they specifically cask 'smoked' to give it a new, earthy flavor! (Think High West Whiskey's 'Campfire' – giving you some Scotch smoke, but not enough to offend the bourbon-leaning whiskey drinker).
Once everyone arrived, we nestled into the dining area that Thurs-Sun turns into something more like an Austin, TX backyard BBQ where you're treated to live music as you dine. Tip: definitely do a Thurs-Sun night for your first experience.
Orders were all over the map, but no one was sharing – it's just too good! Burnt ends, fried chicken, brisket, spare ribs, baby back ribs, you name it.
I got a half-rack of the baby back ribs with their backed mac & cheese and collard greens (Tip: there was still enough to reserve a small portion for lunch leftovers).
The ribs were a quality cut; melt in your mouthers, and a great balance of that drier, flavorful outer crust with a moist center. I still lathered them with Chris' homemade sauce, because that's how I do it! The mac was awesome as well with a nice kick to it (House made cheese sauce blended with chili powder, ancho, chipotle & cayenne peppers and topped with panko bread crumbs). I could not believe how good the collards where… I do like mine with the meat base, but I really liked these lighter, spicier collards (they sauté with onion, crushed red pepper & vinegar… and maybe go lighter on the ham hocks in the process).
Beer pairing: Long Trail's Limbo IPA (7.6%) and BBC's Steel Rail (5.3%; Berkshire Brewing Company). The alcohol from the higher-ABV Limbo really brought out the smokiness in the ribs and the Steel Rail was a perfect, light finisher for the mac and collards.
We were all extremely satisfied, and even though they close @9pm on Tues/Wed, we were not rushed out of the joint. It was more like when you're at a friend's place on a school night and it's probably just time to go!
What's on sale this week?
What do we have in the freezer?
What's going to be relatively simple to make?
This week, we settled on a few regulars and are planning to try out a few new recipes from the January/February 2011 issue of Cooking Light Magazine!
Lemony Chicken Saltimbocca *just served!
Spinach with Garlic Vinaigrette *just served!
This is on the menu for Monday night so we'll keep you posted on how it turns out! If anyone else decides to give it a try, we'd love to hear about your results! Of if any of you other home cooks whip up a different tasty dish this week we'd love to know about it!
Tip: For those not familiar with Cooking Light, it is an amazing resource for healthy and delicious recipes! I absolutely love their magazine (obviously since I am still holding onto one from 2011) and their website! I buy their cookbooks and reference their "How To's" regularly (hey even have a video available for this recipe on their website)! If you follow them on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram, like we do, you can get recipe inspiration delivered right to you!
Relatively easy – Few ingredients, but more dishes to wash than expected.
The result actually looked like the picture, which rarely happens!
Chicken – Split decision; A Sweaty thumbs up for the impressive combination of flavors from the sage, prosciutto, lemon, and chicken, but a neutral reaction from Sweet.
While it was definitely tasty, the raw garlic was too powerful and will surely slap some faces around during conversation in the morning. Basically, The Lost Boys could have used this recipe. A similar recipe comes to mind that normally calls for cooking the sauce/dressing, that helps tame the power of the garlic and red onion. Happy cooking!
The layout is very easily navigated: coatcheck immediately as you enter, same with the loge and balcony stairways, bathrooms clearly marked, the bar and merch table come next, and the floor and GA sections are straight ahead. Just like an old theater, there are attendants readily available to guide you to your ticket location.
Thankfully unlike an old theater, the bar area was expansive with a multitude of drink choices (mixed, beer on tap, wines, everything). And there were even some drink specials which is rare for concert events.
Also, unlike an old theater or most venues… the bathrooms were extremely clean and had all the modern amenities. What I mean by 'modern' is they actually had soap and a way to dry your hands. Try finding that at some of the other dives in CT!
Oh yeah, there was a concert! The sound at College Street is updated as well. Even in the GA section directly up front, you weren't blasted nor at a loss to hear (as the speaker clusters were perfectly placed and sometimes can be beyond the first few rows). And… if you needed to run to the front of the house to get a drink, the sound was throughout. There are even video monitors at the bar while you wait – They've got it figured out!
Tedeschi Trucks Band played close to a perfect set with selections from their entire catalog and a few choice covers. With a new album due to drop in January 2016, it could have just been a romp of the new as some bands tend to get tired of the old. Not the case here though as you can see.
Being an 11-piece band, some instruments and performances certainly could have gotten lost in the mix, but with the great sound (from their engineer and College Street) and the band's dynamics, you could hear all the nuances. They spanned from playing on the lighter, jammier side to knocking through some of the harder blues-rock you'll hear out there today. Tedeschi's voice is so strong and Trucks licks are so juicy, they just leave you wanting more, even after clocking in at over 1.5 hours of music.
Tip: The general admission/standing tickets are definitely recommended as you are right up in the action while not being overcrowded. Don't think squished up front at a Summer festival, but rather the thrill at a near capacity club show where you have room to breath.
We'll need to give the actual loge or balcony seats a whirl at some point, just to get the full experience (let us know if you already have or do!). We're looking forward to many more shows at College Street Music Hall and catching Tedeschi Trucks the next time they're in town.
Tip: try and get to New Haven a couple hours ahead of shows at College Street to grab some cheap, metered parking on the Green and a bite to eat/drink in the area. Make it an entire night!
And… bring ear plugs just in case. It was welcomely louder than your average theatre!
You don't need to twist my arm to hit a concert in New Haven, as it normally means that a delicious dinner and cocktails will also be on the agenda… here we come Atelier Florian!
Since we were headed to College Street Music Hall that Friday, we found a sweet parking spot right near the venue on the New Haven Green. Tip: paying on the meter until 9pm in New Haven beats $8 in the garage.
We then walked on down to Atelier Florian which was only a couple blocks away, near the corner of Chapel & Park.
Atelier Florian's tag is "sophistication in the European tradition, with fabulous sea-to-table dishes and sustainable meats and produce". Let's face it though, we really just wanted a new experience at a place with some happy hour pricing (4-6:30pm).
Not having a reservation, we were happy to pony up to the bar. Isn't the bar where everyone tells you to eat these days for real excitement?
Oyster shooters were a must. Tip: If there's a raw bar menu, GET a shooter! They could have amped-up the horseradish in their cocktail sauce, but it was still worth it at the half-off happy hour pricing.
The beer selection was solid for a 'Euro-sea-to-table' restaurant with representation from Palm, Two Roads, Allagash, and more (the owners also own Rudy's, so I guess this shouldn't be a surprise). If you're into cocktails, there are close to a dozen choices including a signature, gin sage martini that was quite nice (note: tap beer, wine, and 'Florian' cocktails were all half-off).
On to the half-priced apps from which we choose the Crispy Brussels – w/ maple salt, fiore sardo (raw, hard cheese made from whole sheep's milk), and lemon. Very solid with just the right amount of sweet from the maple. I know they have been all the rage the last few years, but why stop?!
For an entree, I chose the Umami crusted steak burger and my wife the Turkey Sliders, which were both lunch-priced. Not being surrounded by so-called umami dishes here in CT yet, I had to try this "5th taste". I didn't reach a new dimension, but the burger was a delectable mouth full with gruyere, caper aioli, onion jam, tomato on a toasted brioche. No need for details with the Turkey Burger Sliders as they were just so-so.
We're tempted to give the sea-to-table entrees a try next time around since we only scratched the surface with their meats and produce. I'd still say it's a recommendation for a pre-show or post-work happy hour. Although, we would love to hear from anyone that's dug into their dinner menu!
Where did you go last night?!


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The evolution of cyberattacks towards stealthy, targeted, persistent threats that use a cocktail of techniques is well recognized. This new set of attackers, consisting of criminal organizations, political groups and malicious hackers, are launching complex, sophisticated attacks that can wreak significant havoc not only on enterprise networks but critical government infrastructure worldwide.
It would seem that in this new world where cyberattacks take advantage of a global network of resources to implement their attacks, global cybersecurity cooperation and collaboration is what's needed to provide visibility into attacks and slow these attackers down. If local, state and global governments can share critical information collaboratively among their entities and with the private sector, this can provide actionable intelligence on current and future attacks.
•	Absence of common language, terminologies and process for sharing – Each enterprise and government entity uses very disparate sets of languages, technologies and process that make the collaboration process ineffective today. Most cybersecurity intelligence is handled via traditional data sharing such as emails, PDFs and CD-ROMs-- antiquated, manual processes that cannot support the speed at which attacks today penetrate and infect organizations.
•	Fear and concerns over sharing – Enterprises, organizations and governments struggle over the extent of attack information they can reveal in attacks. Concerns range from whether the information shared is revealing too much about their business to competitors and nation states, violates user privacy, or could be used by regulators against them. This trust issue is compounded when government agencies are brought into the mix, in particular, government agencies such as the FBI that have a long established history of a closed, secretive culture. The challenge is how to develop a trust framework that can specify who the information should be shared with, and how much to share.
•	Lack of resources and motivation to share – Many organizations also do not believe in the benefits of sharing details of an attack or breach. There are no incentives or fiduciary responsibility for organizations to disclose a breach unless it impacts a particular compliance requirement. There are more negative implications of sharing the details of a breach such as lost customers, lawsuits and privacy implications. In addition, there is the dilemma that once information about a breach is shared, customers that are impacted must be notified promptly. Notification of breaches must be done in an expedient manner that requires significant resources that may not be available in smaller organizations.
The good news is that the negative perception on information sharing is waning. The majority of security companies that are attacked are being very open about how they have been breached. For example, companies like RSA and Bit 9 provided comprehensive analysis of attacks to their networks here and here. This is a contrast from how Verisign addressed their breach several years ago. Even though they were attacked in 2010, they did not disclose any information until 2011, and only because of a new SEC-mandated filing.
In addition, we have reached a point where many organizations and agencies have begun discussions on cybersecurity cooperation and intelligence sharing. The creation of "Information Sharing and Analysis Center (ISAC)" for national infrastructure has enabled a forum for managing risks to IT infrastructure and a way to share threat intelligence. Governments have implemented executive orders for enhancing cybersecurity, from President Obama's executive order on cybersecurity to the British government's focus on cybersecurity. The Department of Homeland Security has even collaborated and signed letters of intent with governments to share threat intelligence. We are also making larger strides in security companies, and the types of threat data that are being shared with the CSIRT (Computer Security Incident and Response Team) community.
Until all these mandates, forums and platforms develop into meaningful information sharing programs, what can organizations do? There are several critical best practices – the first is to segment your networks so that any breaches and ultimate data exfiltration is contained. A segmented network in your organization is akin to an attacker coming in the front door of your home, but being denied access to other rooms in the house. The second best practice is to ensure you have visibility into what applications and information are in your network, who has access to them, and what they are doing with that access. Without this visibility, organizations cannot proactively identify risks that are violating compliance and company policies. This visibility also provides the ability to analyze user data quickly to determine if and when to disclose information in the event of a breach. Finally, it is important to implement a robust threat prevention framework that can analyze both known and unknown threats. These set of best practices together with eventual collaborative intelligence sharing are the right steps toward combating cyberattacks.


Moments ago, I finished Lisa See's astonishing Snow Flower and the Secret Fan. It is a lovely work, rich with authenticity. Magic words like hers hint of the invisible realms here among us; they gather sounds from who-knows-where and convey truth never before told. These words become the songs we can't forget, the stories we call our own.
This is the tale of two Chinese women, two laotong, or "old sames," betrothed in friendship nearly all their lives – lives shared at a distance by the exchange of secret writing known as nu shu. Isolated, afraid, bound by status and duty, they speak to one another via the brush strokes written on a fan shuttled between their farflung homes. And in these few, rare marks, they tell each other everything.
She had not written to leave a good name for a hundred generations. She had written to tell her friends of her thoughts and emotions, and they had written her in the same way.
Reading these words earlier today I thought instantly of this. And you. And me. And the thousands and millions like us, who write because it opens the heart on a hard day, or eases the hurt on a lonely night. We write by ourselves and for ourselves, an audience of one that is by this very reading an audience of two, sharing a secret, silent song that is no different from those on the hidden and long-forgotten fans, because we are indeed the same, we are all the same, and our song is the same never-ending song.
It is for now a close cousin to my favorite book, which I wish with all my heart that you too would read.
seems your favorite book, is my favorite book too. i'll certainly check out the snow flower as well.
love love and more love….
We share the same loves.
If you told me to read the comics, I would. Fortunately, I own a copy of your first, and now second favorite books. SFandtheSF is a great book. I love your analogy of the fan to blogs. That is such a wise observation.


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Getting on the same "in the mood" wavelength isn't always easy. But if you're gonna keep your marital body and soul together, it helps to give "the mood" a little nudge.
More often than not, you'll find that starting your intimate dance – whatever that is for the 2 of you – gets the mood going.
And if it doesn't, disengaging with kisses and whispered endearments is a lot more satisfying than a headache from either of you . . .


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Susan Andersen was born in 1950 and raised in Seattle, Washington surrounded by men; her father, her two older brothers and her grandfather. She trained as a dental assistant, although she did not like working for dentists. Susan married to her high school sweetie, and they had a son.
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Welcome to 1926 Seattle, where the blues are hot and the gin is served up cold LENA It's taken time but I'm slowly crawling my way up the entertainment industry ladder. I could get a lot farther, faster, if I were willing to play the old slap an...
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They can't escape the heat… Magdalene Deluca isn't the damsel-in-distress type. But if she has to involve a stranger in a dangerous chase through South America, she's glad Finn Kavanagh's the guy she sucked into her problems. Very glad. The man...
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Some mistakes are worth repeating… Tasha Riordan's one night with Luc Bradshaw was the best of her life. The following two -- when he left her to be thrown into a Bahamian jail on bogus charges -- were her worst. Now, seven years later, the und...
"Wrong for each other" never felt more right… Even a lifelong traveler like Harper Summerville has to admire the scenery in Razor Bay, Washington. There's the mountains. The evergreens. The water. And Max Bradshaw, the incredibly sexy deputy sh...
That Thing Called Love
He's the last man on earth she should want... For a guy she's fantasized about throttling, Jake Bradshaw sure is easy on the eyes. In fact, he seriously tempts inn manager Jenny Salazar to put her hands to better use. Except this is the guy who le...
Playing Dirty
When old enemies are thrown together, all bets are off... Way back in high school, golden boy Cade Gallari publicly revealed he'd slept with "fat girl" Ava Spencer to win a bet. Now a decade older and a head turner with her own concierge business,...
SHE'S SO GOOD AT BEING BAD Though it's been years since the infamous Macy O'James stepped foot in Sugarville, Washington, everyone remembers what she supposedly did. The tiny town is still buzzing about her crime and lack of punishment. Now back to...
Bending the Rules
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Intellectual autobiography is fertile ground for delusion and distortion. But I think the books that made me the kind of historian I am—contrarian, suspicious of received wisdom, mistrustful of "theory," secular, rational, humanist, and focused on explaining the horrors to which politics led in the early twentieth century—were the great anti-ideological novels of the 1940s : Arthur Koestler's Darkness at Noon, George Orwell's 1984, and Albert Camus's The Plague—and one older, heavy-handed but haunting work in a different vein, Henrik Ibsen's play An Enemy of the People.
The messages I took away from the novels were that overarching ideological and philosophical systems elide quickly into schemes of mind and body control, that their application to human life inevitably leads to massive cruelty, and that humanity's only defense lies in individual courage put to the service of reason and compassion. Put that way, I am an obvious product of the liberal, democratic, postwar, anti-communist West, and the road to my becoming a historian preoccupied with how the Third Reich and the Holocaust could happen in the years just before I was born does not look in retrospect like a very long or curvy one.
Ibsen taught me something related that shaped not so much what I have studied, but how: with a streak of rebelliousness against comfortable or pious or self-serving assumptions. An Enemy of the People teaches that societies have less to fear from verbal, fact-based, and non-violent challenges to prevailing ideas and practices than from their comfortable reiteration by what the play's hero calls "the compact majority." The drama also warns truth-tellers to expect less than warm receptions, which I have found a consoling lesson from time to time.
A wonderful eighth-grade teacher named Mary Faherty put me on to the Ibsen play early in 1960, thus providing an apt intellectual overture for the defiant decade that followed. I don't remember how I found or in what order I read the others during my high school years, but I do vividly recall that the one of the three novels that probably has most faded in people's consciousness (Koestler's) was the one that hit me hardest then. Triggered by the Moscow show trials of the 1930s, Darkness at Noon presents an even more horrifying picture than 1984's portrayal of the forces that seek to crush Winston Smith: a demonstration of how ideological commitment can delude people into crushing themselves.
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By Staff writer Al Arabiya English Wednesday, 15 June 2016
Iran appointed Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council Ali Shamkhani as the senior coordinator for political, military and security affairs with Syria and Russia.
The decision was made on Friday following Thursday's meeting in Tehran between the Iranian, Russian and Syrian ministers of defense.
According to a statement issued Friday by the Supreme National Security Council, this is the first time such a post is created in the country.
The statement added that Ali Akbar Velayati, the supreme leaders' advisor on international affairs, was tasked with coordinating with Russia regarding Syria.
The Tehran-held meeting brought together each of Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Shoigu, Syrian regime chief of staff Fahd Jassem al-Freij and Iranian defense minister Hossein Dehghan.
Shamkhani underlined that Tehran's support for Assad's regime, "electing a regime and a ruler in Syria is only a right given to the people of Syria," he said.
This is considered to be the first time that the existence of a senior political, military and security coordinator between Russia, Iran and Syria is made public.
Shamkhani said that Russia and Iran are working for underpinning cooperation in Syria with employing all capacities to punish countries responsible for terrorism there.
However, and According to some analysts, the decision to appoint Shamkhani as a coordinator with Syria and Russia comes amid escalating disputes between the Revolutionary Guard Corps and hardliners and Hassan Rouhani's government which opposes resuming the military intervention in Syria and the financial expenditure there.
Some analysts also said that this decision may indicate a new Iranian orientation regarding Syria. What further enhance this opinion are Shamkhani's statements during his meeting with the Russian foreign minister and in which he called for "a dialogue between Syrian parties instead of resuming the war and shedding blood."
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NORTH AND SOUTH COME TOGETHER FOR SHOOTOUT by Mike Twist
Everyone is Chasing John Blewett, III After Last Three NSS Events
The regular seasons are over for both of NASCAR Whelen Modified Tours, the Race of Champions Modified Series in the Mid-Atlantic States and the True Value Modified Racing Series in New England.
Blewett in victory lane at last year's NSS.
But that doesn't mean that Modifieds are getting parked for the winter. A series of late season, non-points special events are coming up in the next month, with the Fourth Annual North-South Shootout getting things kicked off this weekend at Concord Motorsport Park in North Carolina.
The race, held in the shadows of Charlotte, is a Mod fan's dream. Nowhere in the country all season long can you find so many different Modifieds hitting the track. There will be SK/Sunoco Modifieds, crate-engine SK "Lights", four-cylinder Modifieds, Vintage Modifieds and the big show of them all – the Hoosier 100 for Tour-Type Modifieds, a race that draws the best teams from the North and the South to come together and pit their skills against each other.
"It's a big show," said Eric Beers. "You've got a lot of Southern teams and a lot of Northern teams that go down there. It's a tough race track. It's very fast and very racy."
"It's an awesome deal," said Southern Modified ace Burt Myers. "You're getting to race against people who you don't normally race against and that makes it exciting.
"I always like racing with different people. When you race with a certain group of guys for so long, it's like being with your girlfriend. You learn how to get along and everyone plays pretty. Everyone just does what they are supposed to do. Then you go and run a race like that and it's a free-for-all. You race everybody the same. Down here, you have different guys who you race differently and I'm sure that they have the same things up there. When you to a race like this, it's just balls to the wall. There are no points; it's just ego and money."
It also creates a little bit of a rivalry. The Northerners have won all three Shootouts to date and are considered slight underdogs for the race. Myers said that isn't because of a lack of talent below the Mason-Dixon line though.
"They've [the Northern teams] always had a slight advantage over us financially," said Myers. "I know that everyone gets tired of hearing that and it sounds like a broken record, but facts are facts. Driving ability, talent and knowledge is not what we lack. It's the financial support that we need to take advantage of that. We're behind the eight-ball a little bit."
Northern or Southern, all teams might already be a little bit behind John Blewett, III. In three Shootouts, Blewett has two victories and a runner-up finish to Donny Lia.
"We've won it two out of three times and the pressure is
Blewett (#66) leads Beers (#19) last year.
on us," said Blewett. "But even with the pressure on us, it's still fun. We're looking forward to it."
Why is Blewett so formidable in the Shootout? One reason is the fact that he likes the track and it also reminds him of the now-closed Flemington Speedway in his home state of New Jersey.
"Everybody has a place that they like," said Blewett. "For me initially it was Flemington. Now it seems to be Loudon and Concord. We run good everywhere, but there are a few places where we really take to.
"The track is fast. Some people aren't used to that speed, but I grew up around it racing at Flemington. It's an odd shape and there's so much speed. You're hauling the mail there. There's no two ways about it. If you've got any issues with speed, stay home."
Nobody is conceding the race to Blewett quite yet though.
"I got second there a couple years back and I definitely want to move up one spot," said Beers. "I'm hoping to time trial well, so I won't have to run a heat and take it from there."
"I have a Ford Motor in the works and we were hoping to have that back, but it won't be ready in time," said Myers. "So I'm taking my little Chevrolet and the car that we've had for years and years and years. I really like this little car, so I think that we have a good chance this time."
Most of all, the race promises to be plenty of fun for competitors and fans alike.
"There are no points and it's a fun deal," said Blewett. "It pays really good. The people from C&C Promotions do a great job with the race."
Practice for the North-South Shootout kicks off on Thursday, November 2nd. Qualifying and heat races will take place on Friday, November 3rd and the feature events will roll off on Saturday, November 4th.
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Author: Ari Socolow on November 28, 2018
Jerome Powell in his speech this morning at the Economic Club of New York stated that the Federal Reserve is "just below" its neutral rate.
The Federal Reserve is poised to raise the Fed Funds rate by 25 basis points to 2.25% to 2.50% in December. The Fed had previously indicated that it would bring the rate above 3% in 2019, meaning that there would be another 25 point move in March, one in June, and at least one more in the second half of the year, perhaps two.
By so publicly moving away from the 3% neutral rate, Chair Powell has bowed to pressure from a President, adjusting his policy to accommodate a man who is browbeating him on Twitter, expressing his regret at having chosen him for the position, and publicly musing about firing him.
I suggested earlier that Trump could successfully and legally fire Powell. At the bare minimum, what Powell made clear today is that he likes his job and doesn't want to be fired.
However, Powell also crossed a line and created a dangerous precedent. A strong Federal Reserve is data dependent and takes action to protect the economy, not to protect a President, a dictator, or his family's real estate empire.
It is my view that we are likely to face tremendous inflation over the next year. Inflation is already apparent in the costs of goods and services, the result of an hourly minimum wage that is now $15 in most of the country, and increased costs of transportation that will likely escalate unless oil and gas prices continue the precipitous decline we have seen the past two months.
Raising the Fed Funds rate, perhaps well above its neutral rate, could very well be necessary to stomp out inflation, and failure by the Federal Reserve to be responsive could result in a decline in the real value of just about every asset class (except perhaps precious commodities like gold). By bowing to pressure from the President, the specter has now been raised that we could find ourselves in 12 months time with a Federal Reserve that is not acting independently but rather responding solely to a dictator's interests.
It is a dangerous precedent indeed.
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