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\section{Introduction}

Wikipedia defines a galaxy as ``a gravitationally bound system of
stars, stellar remnants, interstellar gas, dust, and dark matter.''
Establishing the relative proportions of each is one of the great
challenges of extragalactic astronomy.  Hundreds of papers
have been written on the stellar masses of galaxies, but
the accuracy with which they can be measured is very much a
matter of debate.
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\emph{Nobody ever measures the stellar mass.  That is not a measurable
thing, it's an inferred quantity.  You measure light, OK?  You can
measure light in many bands but you infer stellar mass.  Everybody
seems to agree on certain assumptions that are completely unproven.}
-- Carlos Frenk, 2017 May 15\footnote {\url{http://online.kitp.edu/galhalo-c17/panel1/rm/jwvideo.html} (44:48)}
\par}

\medskip
The difficulties in measuring stellar masses are magisterially
examined in a recent paper by Newman et al (2017) comparing stellar
masses for three galaxies computed separately using stellar dynamics,
gravitational macro-lensing and stellar population synthesis.
Variants of each of the three approaches are considered.  The
principal source of uncertainty appears to be the contribution of dark
matter in the first two methods and the low mass cutoff in the stellar
initial mass function in the third.  In a paper on a different galaxy by
three of the same authors, Conroy et al (2017) say:

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\emph{To illustrate the sensitivity of the total mass to the cutoff, for a
single power law with $\alpha = 2.7$, the mass-to-light ratio is 70\%
higher if the cutoff is $0.05 M_\odot$ compared to $0.08 M_\odot$.}
\par}

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Frenk is wrong to say that \emph{everyone} agrees to certain
assumptions.  Schechter and Wambsganss (2004) describe a micro-lensing
method for measuring the stellar-to-dark surface mass density in
galaxies that macro-lens quasars.  The technique measures the \emph
{graininess} of the gravitational potential, to which faint stars,
brown dwarfs and stellar remnants all contribute, invisible though
they might be.  That approach has been refined (Schechter et al 2014)
yielding a stellar surface mass density for a sample of ten lensing
galaxies that is a factor of $1.23 \times e^{\pm 0.47}$ greater than
that of a Salpeter IMF with a $0.10 M_\odot$ cutoff.  The uncertainty
is dominated by the small sample size.

In what follows we review the micro-lensing technique for measuring
stellar masses and then report on efforts to increase the size of
the lensing galaxy sample.

\section{Stellar Masses from Micro-lensing}

\subsection{Flux Ratio Anomalies}

Witt et al (1995) argued that gravitational micro-lensing is a
``universal'' phenomenon in gravitationally lensed quasars and that it
was responsible for the flux ratio anomaly observed in MG0414+0534,
where one of the images was (and still is today) more than a magnitude
fainter than expected from the macro-model for the gravitational
potential.

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angle=270 hoffset=-10 voffset=275}
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Figure 1.  Probability distribution for the ratio
of observed to macro-model flux (expressed as a magnitude difference)
at three different stellar mass fractions  for
the $A2$  image of the quadruple lens PG 1115+080.
The different shapes of the distributions
permit determination of  the stellar mass fraction.
\par}
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While one might expect the amplitudes of those flux ratio anomalies to
increase with increasing stellar surface mass densities, Schechter and
Wambsganss (2002) showed the dependence is not monotonic.  This is
illustrated in figure 1, where the micro-lensing probability density
distributions are shown for three different stellar mass fractions for
the A2 image of PG1115+080, the first quadruply lensed quasar.
The micro-lensing is less strong when all of the surface density
is in stars than when only 10\% is in stars.

One might also expect the flux ratio anomalies to depend upon
the masses of the stars involved, but they have been shown to be
extremely insensitive to the distribution of stellar masses (Schechter
et al 2004), subject to the condition that the emission comes from
regions small compared to the Einstein radii of the micro-lensing stars.
To excellent approximation they depend only on the surface mass density.

To understand the micro-lensing fluctuations, one must remember that
images appear wherever the light travel time from the quasar to the
observer has a stationary point. In the
absence of a lens, there will only be one image, a minimum of the
light travel time.  A galaxy with a sufficiently elliptical potential
produces two minima, two saddlepoints and a maximum, the last of which
is almost always infinitely demagnified.  The stars that lie close to
each macro-image produce micro-minima and micro-saddlepoints, breaking the
macro-images into micro-images (Paczynski 1986).

\subsection{Twinkling Quasars}

The micro-images are the gravitational analog of the speckles produced
by the Earth's atmosphere.  The movement of the stars within the
galaxy and of the galaxy relative to the quasar causes the speckle
pattern to change, and with that the brightness of the speckles.
The quasars scintillate, just as stars do.

This suggests a straighforward approach to measuring the surface mass
density of the A2 image in PG1115+080.  Carry out repeated photometric
observations, accumulate a histogram of fluxes, and compare it
with the panels in figure 1.

Unfortunately the timescale for gravitational scintillation in lensed
quasars is of order ten years.  As is often done in astronomy, one can
substitute single epoch observations of a large number of similar
objects for many observations of one object.

\subsection{Estimating Stellar Surface Mass Density}

One proceeds from stellar fluxes to stellar masses as follows:
\begin{enumerate}
\item Measure fluxes from images.

\item Measure/estimate stellar surface brightness at position
of each quasar image.

\item Make an initial guess of  $M/L,$  the stellar mass-to-light ratio.

\item Carry out micro-lensing simulations and compute
micro-lensing probability distributions based on adopted $M/L$.

\item Assign a figure-of-merit to measure
consistency of fluxes and probability distributions.

\item Make a new guess of $M/L$ and iterate.
\end{enumerate}

One can sidestep the problems associated with measuring surface
brightness at the position of the quasar images and bringing
the surface brightnesses to a common bandpass and epoch by using the
stellar mass fundamental plane (Hyde and Bernardi 2009).  Instead
of $M/L$, the free parameter is a factor ${\cal F}$ by which one
multiplies an adopted stellar mass fundamental plane to obtain the best
agreement with the observed fluxes.
\section{Wanted: More Quadruply Lensed Quasars}

The multiplicative uncertainty in the Schechter et al (2014) result, a
factor of 1.6, would be reduced to a factor of roughly 1.3 if the
sample size were quadrupled from ten to forty.  Given how long it took
to assemble the first ten, one might be tempted to skip the remainder
of this contribution.  But the rate at which new quadruple lenses
are being discovered has accelerated over the past 3 years with the
availability of the VST-ATLAS (Shanks et al 2015), DES (Abbott et al 2016), and
PanSTARRS (Chambers et al 2016) surveys.

In figure 2 we show images of eight of fifteen quadruply
lensed quasars known to the author to have been discovered in the past
three years.  Two of the images are from VST-ATLAS, three are from DES
and three are from PanSTARRS.  The teams discovering these systems
included Lin et al (2016), Agnello et al (2017), Berghea et al (2017),
Ostrovski et al (2017), Lucey et al (2017), Anguita et al (private
communication) and Schechter et al (to be published).

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angle=000 hoffset=-25 voffset=-240}
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  Figure 2.  Eight quadruply lensed quasars discovered in the past
  3 years.  Images for the first two are taken from the VST-ATLAS
  survey, the next three from the DES, and the last three from
  PanSTARRS.  The scales for the surveys are $0\farcs21$, $0\farcs26$
  and $0\farcs25$ per pixel, respectively.  The second image is in
  Sloan $r$, with all the rest in Sloan $i$.
  \par}
\medskip

There is reason to think that the acceleration of the discovery rate
will continue.  Until now lensed quasars have been found by first
looking for quasar-colored objects and then resolving them into
multiple images.  This works at the brighter apparent magnitudes,
where the light from the quasar images dominates that from the
galaxy.

Lucey et al (2017) argue that at fainter apparent magnitudes, the
light from the galaxy will dominate that from the quasar.  They report
the discovery of two quadruply lensed quasars that, at first, were
thought to be galaxies.  What singled these objects out was their
differential deblending in the 2MASS and PanSTARRS catalogs.  This
produced astrometric offsets that called for further scrutiny.  Lemon
et al (2017) use differential deblending in the SDSS and GAIA
catalogs, but they start with known quasars.  They might equally well
have started with galaxies.

\section{A Challenge: The Size of Quasar Continuum Emitting Regions}

While we may not be making the same ``completely unproven''
assumptions as other investigators measuring stellar masses,
we have our own set of assumptions.  In particular, we assume
that the continuum emitting region producing the flux ratio anomalies
is sufficiently small -- much smaller than the
Einstein radii of the micro-lenses -- that it can be treated as a point source.

In their original paper, Schechter and Wambsganss (2004) analyzed
optical fluxes and obtained inconsistent results assuming pointlike
emitting regions.  They were able to reconcile those discrepancies
by adopting a toy model in which 50\% of the flux was pointlike and
50\% of the light was very extended and not subject to micro-lensing.

Subsequent work by Pooley et al (2007), Morgan et al (2010) and
Blackburne et al (2011)
showed that the continuum emitting regions of bright lensed quasars
were factors of 3 - 30 larger than predicted by the venerated Shakura
and Sunyaev (1973) model.

Schechter et al (2014) used X-ray flux ratios in their estimate of the
factor by which Salpteter mass surface densities needed to be
multiplied to allay concerns about the size of the continuum
emitting region.  Jim{\'e}nez-Vicente et al (2015) took a different tack,
carrying out a joint analysis of stellar mass fraction and emitting
region size.  The two approaches yield consistent results, albeit with
large uncertainties.

The size of the X-ray sample will continue to grow as long as the
Chandra X-ray Observatory continues to operate.  Unfortunatly none of
the currently planned X-ray missions will be able to make such
measurements as they lack Chandra's resolution.

As discussed above, newly discovered quadruply lensed quasars are
likely to be less luminous than those first discovered.  It is
reasonable to expect their continuum emitting regions to be
correspondingly smaller, mitigating the effect of their partial
resolution.

\section{Limits on MaCHOs, Including Primordial Black Holes}

In our calculations, we implicitly assume that the dark halo component
of a lens is smoothly distributed.  This translates to halo particles
of at most planetary mass, depending upon the poorly known sizes of
quasar X-ray emitting regions.
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angle=270 hoffset=30 voffset=225}
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  Figure 3.  Likelihoods for a range of fractional contributions
  of MaCHOs to the dark matter surface density in ten lensed
  quasars.  Note the finite likelihood for a negative fraction,
  which would result if a Salpeter IMF overestimates the surface
  mass density.
  \par}

We can invert our assumptions, and take the stellar surface mass
density to be known (adopting in our case a Salpeter IMF) and instead
let the factor ${\cal F}$ represent the fraction of the dark halo in
Massive Compact Halo Objects (MaCHOs).  The goal is exactly the same
as that of the MaCHO Project (Alcock et al 2000), but we use the
static micro-lensing of quasars rather than the time-variable
micro-lensing of stars.  A significant advantage of the present
technique is that there is no upper limit to masses of the compact
objects.

Mediavilla et al (2009) used static micro-lensing to place explicit
limits on the fraction of halo in the form of primordial black holes,
a subject reviewed by Carr et al (2016).  Their argument was refined
by Mediavilla et al (2017).  They use optical rather than X-ray flux
ratios and the overlap between the two samples is only 50\%, so one
might think it worth the investment of time to re-analyze the Schechter et al
(2014) sample.

The investment was very small.  Exactly one line of code needed to be changed.
Results from that effort are shown if Figure 3.  The most likely
fraction of the dark halo in MaCHOs is something less than 10\%,
confirming the results of Mediavilla et al (2009).  Carl Sagan
famously said ``Extraordinary claims require extraordinary
evidence.''  We suspect Sagan would have preferred to explain
the small excess granularity in lensing galaxies as the product
of a somewhat higher stellar surface mass density.

\acknowledgements The author thanks Jeremy and Joan Mould for many
years of friendship.  Though Jeremy and I collaborated on only one
paper, it was a good one, among the most highly cited publications for
both of us.  By virtue of proximity (we overlapped both in Tucson
and in Pasadena) and affinity we came to know each other well.

Jeremy is unusal among astronomers in that he has always insisted on
thinking things through for himself.  One might have thought this was
among the first requirements for a scientist.  With Jeremy it is actually
the case.  In thinking about our past interactions I can hear his
exaggerated ``hmmmmmmmm'' in response to some new idea or result.  I
can also hear him saying ``It seems to me ...'' followed by a careful
argument.  While I won't get to hear his ``hmmmmmmmm'' when he reads
this contribution, I do look forward to an email beginning ``It seems
to me ...''.

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In 2016, the city of Liverpool, Ohio, released on Facebook a photo taken by its police department of an adult couple who had overdosed in their vehicle while a 4-year-old child sat in the backseat. Last year, a Lorain father, according to an article in cleveland.com, crashed his van while driving with his infant due to an overdose. The mother of the child also was arrested for an overdose later at their home.
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Summit County Children Services reports in 2017, 48 percent of removals were due to parental substance abuse and 44 percent were opioid related. Lake County Job and Family Services also reported that from August 2017 to April 2018, 52 percent of children who entered into custody were removed with drug or alcohol usage identified as the primary reason.
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George LaVoo is a US film director, producer, and screenwriter. Real Women Have Curves, for which he was both producer and screenwriter, won the 2002 Sundance Film Festival Dramatic Audience Award. In 2006, he wrote Blood Monkey, and his 2008 film A Dog Year was shown at the Tribeca Film Festival. Lavoo is now working as a professor at the School of Visual Arts in New York City.

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Cycle of 3 solo projects
With Dominique Blais, Recycle Group, Lei Saito
Le Grand Cordel
The project « Back to the Future » presents visionary ideas to the public, embodied in individual interventions by an international group of artists. The themes of future prediction and time travel are usually associated with literary genres and cinema. Social utopias, apocalyptic images, technological revolutions are often drawn in works of literature. How can we transfer this feature beyond the textual and narrative dimension? "Back to the Future" proposes to embody the creation of fiction in art. Based on the reality of contemporary society, the artistic work becomes a prediction and contributes to the inventions of the future. The project invites the public to meet the future, presented through fragments of artifacts, fictitious documentation, experiments in taste and smell. Technological and scientific advances, confrontation of a story to History, prediction and forecasting are the fundamental notions related to this series of exhibitions.
According to philosopher Fredric Jameson, utopia has always been part of the political field. The history of the bipolar world of the twentieth century witnessed the integration of literary creation in political strategy that equalized utopia and the ideology of socialist and capitalist societies. In the case of the hostile relations between USSR and USA, the concepts of the future in cinema and popular literature tend to be a space of a collective dream, contributing to the construction of a patriotic consciousness of the nation. The highest point of conjunction between fiction and assertion of national power appears in the ambiguous story, narrated in the fake documentary « Dark Side of the Moon » : in the movie Stanley Kubrick confesses to have filmed the landing scenes of American astronauts in a studio. In terms of ideological tools, science fiction could also be a subject for conflict: let's remember that in 2011, the Chinese government banned any kind of time travel and science fiction in literature and cinematographic production.
The untamed, neutral and uncharted environment of space is an ideal field for a symbolic mental combat. What will be the place for a future battle after exploration of the cosmos, the invention of nuclear weapons, development of new energy? Which enslaving strength will we have to resist?
Science fiction, apart from its political impact on reality, sometimes predicted scientific discoveries and structural changes in society. The Austrian philosopher Karl Popper refers to « one of the oldest dreams of mankind - the dream of prophecy, the idea that we can know what the future is preparing for us, and we can take advantage of this knowledge adjusting our policy to it ». This dream gave a new impetus, he said, to the emergence of a genuine predictive ability of such events as solar and lunar eclipses in the early stages of human civilization, which of course became increasingly refined with the development of science and technology. While technological forecasting defends social engineering to achieve limited but precise objectifs, prophecy prepares the inevitable in order to turn it into an advantage, or to minimize the resulting damage.
Why is it be possible to predict an eclipse, but not a revolution? Why can't we conceive of a social science that would function naturally and give precise and unconditional forecasts in an applied sphere? Is there a mechanism that could make prophecies possible ? What could art do, and where could an artistic creation lead us in these conditions? Could art function as a prediction of the future itself?
Fredric Jameson, Archaeologies of the Future: The Desire Called Utopia and Other Science Fictions, New York, Verso, 2005.
Karl Popper, Conjectures and Refutations: The Growth of Scientific Knowledge, London, Routledge, 1963, p. 338.

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Gross National Income helps determine the average wealth of a country and of its general population.
Norway's rich natural resources and fiscal responsibility allows it to have an incredibly high level of Gross National Income per capita.
The Gross National Income (GNI) is the sum of the value added by all the goods and services produced within a determined country, including foreign investment, to which are added any product taxes (excluding subsidies), and the value earned by the nation through overseas ventures. GNI per capita represents the total GNI divided by all mid-year residents of the country, and is generally represented in US dollars. The conversion between the local currency and the US dollars is made by using the Exchange Rate methods of the World Bank Atlas.
The wealth and health status among a population are very important because the economic conditions of any individual can become limited by the monies available to them personally and the infrastructure that surround them. Further, happier, healthier people constitute happier, healthier households, communities, and countries, which often leads to greater work capabilities, which will further enhance the GNI, forming a positive feedback loop. Within these socio-economic contexts, we have listed the countries with the largest GNIs per capita, and shown how it generally leads to increased welfare of such countries' peoples.
According to the Data World Bank, Norway, with its GNI per capita of 103 thousand USD, has the largest GNI per capita in the world. Norway has a prosperous economy, well-developed in both state and private sectors. Further, the country is rich in natural resources and the government controls many key areas of the natural resources economy, such as the petroleum sector. Even though the country opted to not join the European Union, it still maintain good trade relations with its neighbors as a member of the European Economic Area. The country spends 9% of its GDP for health, ensures that all of the population has access to one of the greatest healthcare systems in the world. Like many other countries, Norway faces the health challenges resulting from affluence and modern lifestyles, wherein many people have desk jobs and thus are required to perform less physically demanding work. Besides trends of decreasing physical activity, the wealthy economy allows people to have easier access to nutritiously poor, calorically dense foods, alcohol, tobacco, and recreational drugs. Regardless, overall Norway has one of the strongest welfare and health system around the world.
Qatar, according to the Data World Bank, is the second country with largest GNI per capita, of 92 thousand US dollars. Qatar is a wealthy country, characterized by strong petroleum and natural gas sectors, and increasingly significant manufacturing and financial services sectors. The economic policies of the country are focused on making the country's natural gas reserves as sustainable as possible while also increasing domestic and overseas investments in non-energy sectors. The country is among the top ranks in the world in terms of having one of the lowest rates of unemployment. With a wealthy country and wealthy population, Qatar's health system has also undergone significant improvements, mainly as the result of government investments. As with Norway, Qatar boasts nationwide health system coverage, fostering a long life expectancy among the residents. Indeed, good public health is among one of the primary goals of the government. The main health concerns of Qatar are diseases of modern lifestyles, such as obesity and diabetes, but birth defects are frequent occurrences here as well.
Following Norway and Qatar is Macau, with around 76 thousand USD in GNI per capita, Luxembourg with a GNI of 76 thousand per capita, and Australia with a per capita GNI of 65 thousand. As is evidenced by our list, high GNIs are characteristically accompanied by well-developed economies and high quality of life. The cases of Norway and Qatar in particular show us that there is clearly a strong connection between GNI per capita and the wealth and health of a country's population.


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Sometimes you see something on TV that makes you sort of do a bit of soul-searching, even when it was never intended to cause that bit of soul-searching. Or not.
As I mention here upon occasion, I am well aware of my low-level, basic social dysfunction, but part of that awareness is also the awareness that there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.
And so I was watching VH-1's Acceptable TV a while back, and saw this sketch. And as funny as I find it, when I mentioned to Jamie that maybe I identified a bit too much with Gar, she certainly didn't argue.
So, as it turns out, I'm "Gar the Unbearable".
Okay. I don't feel much like blogging for the next few days. Such is the fate of checking your Sitemeter statistics.
So I open the floor to you, the readership, to ask any and all questions of The League of Melbotis. I will answer them when I return.
Also, this show will be on in the Fall. I think it looks pretty cool.
I just saw 28 Weeks Later, and it got me thinking. There are many reasons I might make a good Zombie.
1) Team Player. Let's face it, one zombie on his or her own isn't usually that scary. That's why you have to work as a team. I'm no complainer, so I think that if all the other Zombies want to drift toward some boarded up house and I didn't want to, I'd probably still help the team terrorize the victims within just to let my fellow Zombies know I'm there for them at such a challenging time.
2) Not a picky eater. It's no secret that the Bros. Steans like their food, and part of that means enjoying trying new things. Most Zombies enjoy brains, but I'd be willing to try an ear or leg so everyone could have a shot at our victim.
3) Not a stickler for staying super clean. Part of being a Zombie is drooling your own blood down the front of your shirt, as well as getting splattered with the blood of your victims. This might bug some Zombies, but not me.
6) Can walk off injuries. Zombies are famous for wandering about with bits of their bodies missing, from limbs to eyes to gaping chest cavities. One nice thing about playing sports as a kid is that when the team needs you, you can sort of shake it off and keep moving. I think i can bring that to Team Zombie when someone puts a machete into my sternum.
7) Lots of mass, big guy. I'm a sizable fellow, and every crowd of Zombies needs a hulking Zombie that looks really menacing in the establishing shot. Sure, my natural good looks might keep me from appearing too menacing, but I'm sure after a few days of flesh sloughing off in sheets, I'd make a swell Zombie to really demand attention when our troupe first appears.
8) Well manicured teeth and strong jaws. Sure, I've had a few cavities here and there, and I suffer from a small under bite, but I think that when I'd go into a Blood Frenzy, other Zombies might really admire the way I can rend flesh and bone with my well cared for choppers and powerful jaw muscles.
9) Can take criticism. Everyone was new at being a Zombie at some point. And, heck, most Zombies that appear are only on the job a short while before they recruited you. But that doesn't mean that I can't hear what they have to say about my technique and form as a Zombie. No one is such a good Zombie that they can't learn a little from some constructive criticism.
10) Long term strategy. Look, you can go ahead and invade the shopping mall or try to overtake London, but what then? Zombies owe it to themselves to think long-term and really organize. Otherwise it becomes embarrassing after a while when you're just drifting around the streets saying "More brains..." when you know darn well there are no more brains. If the vampires know how to keep their food supply going, so should we.
So with the 10 factors above, I think I could really make a bang-up Zombie.
Also, I asked Jason tonight if he were armed only with an umbrella and had his choice of facing down a Zombie from 28 Weeks Later or a Gorn from the Star Trek episode "The Arena", which he might pick... Can you guess which creature he thought he could take?
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I gave my own Ma some props for Mother's Day, but I failed to give a shout out to Jamie's mom, Judy.
Judy's had a rough Spring as she had a weird scare with what appeared on her CAT Scan as a sort of Brain Cloud. We were all pretty nervous as they had to perform some surgery on Judy's noodle in order to figure out what was going on. Well, the surgery went pretty well and Judy is recovering nicely. And now she has a metal plate in her skull and the ability to bend spoons with her mind.
Judy has gone above and beyond in her mothering duties, and not just because she didn't run me off with a pitchfork (though I am sure she was and continues to be sorely tempted). Judy's always really helped us out with managing Jamie's complicated health paperwork, come up with creative ideas for our unique lifestyle situation and never hesitated to run to wherever we are when Jamie's been under the weather.
We're glad Judy's recovering. We just hope she's following orders and not lifting anything heavier than one pound.
So, today we salute you Judy! It's just really creepy now when you get mad and all the metal in the house starts flying out of the drawers and off the shelves.
Happy late Mother's Day to all you Ladies of the League who have some kid depending on you for shelter and food.
My mother is in Italy. Or headed there. Anyhow, I didn't get to see her today, but I did see her yesterday. We were both at the Astros/ Daimondbacks game, but we'd separately bought tickets, so we didn't sit together. It wasn't intentional.
Jamie and I had decided to see a game or two this year, so I'd called up Josh some time back and we got some tickets. And not two days later my mom called and asked if we wanted to go with she and my dad to the game.
Anyhow, this weekend we went to the 'Stros game and watched them defeat the Diamondbacks, which is okay. We sort of turned on the Diamondbacks last season and I sort of knew I would throw in with the Astros once we were in Texas. After all, We were going to be getting a lot more Astros games here, so it was sort of a practical thing. Plus, I don't care for Eric Byrnes. I don't know why, but the man bugs me.
I was impressed with the Astros' new guy, Hunter Pence, which is a terrible name for a pretty good player. he had a good hit last night and caught one of Byrnes' flyballs this afternoon in that game (which I watched part of on TV).
Anyhoo, it's baseball season, plus NBA playoffs, so I've been watching a lot of sports.
Friday night we had dinner with Joanne P, in from Florida, and her lovely sister nancy, in from Michigan. They were here to surprise their mother for Mother's Day, which is pretty nice, I think. Nancy has a cottage in Lower Michigan if anyone is interested in renting a cottage for a week or so in the summer.
It was great to see Joanne, who I hadn't seen in the flesh in five years or so. She looks eerily the same, even as I progress in my role as "the guy who is aging badly".
Saturday we jumped in the car and left Wagner here to take care of the dogs (and see her brother and nephew) while we headed to Houston.
We grabbed lunch then headed to the game where we caught up with Sarah H, as well as my folks.
So I was all sqaured away with my new Astros cap and was ready to settle in for the game when I got a little too excited about the beer guy. I was seated fifth down the row and decided to expedite the transaction so I leaped over the empty row of chairs in front of us. I was mid-air when I heard a horrible shredding sound. My pants had split along the interior seam from the bottom of the shorts up to the crotchal region, thus exposing my red and blue striped boxer/briefs to the world.
The annoying bit was that the shorts were literally brand new. I bought them last week as I own only two or three pair of shorts for some reason, but I also paused for a moment upon realizing what had happened to my pants to recall the scenario in which I'd purchased the shorts.
"Oh, these are $8.00 less. I'll get these," I said to Jamie, a little too proud of the bargain I'd found.
You get what you pay for, Leaguers.
So, yeah, I wasn't so much standing up for the good plays, but I did spend a lot of time sitting with Jamie's sweater in my lap. Jamie's pink sweater.
Anyway, I managed to make it from the top section of the stadium all the way to our car without getting arrested, nor anyone catching much of a flash of my translucent white thigh.
Next time I will just pass the money to the beer guy like a normal person.


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Police identify officer killed in Stockton shooting as father of 3, 30; suspect also killed as he tried to strangle child, authorities say
The Stockton Record 5/12/2021 Laura S. Diaz, The Record
Update: 11:45 p.m.
© CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD (5/11/21) Stockton Police investigate the scene of a officer-involved shooting on La Cresta Way near Caribrook Way in Stockton. Both officer and suspect have been reported to be shot and both have died from their injuries. CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD
Stockton police released a statement Tuesday night offering more details regarding the shooting that occurred Tuesday morning on La Cresta Way, killing Officer Jimmy Inn and suspect Lance Lowe, both 30. The 8-year-old boy who was reportedly being strangled by the suspect has been medically cleared and released to his mother, police said; the female domestic violence victim "walked away from the scene" and authorities say they are still trying to make contact with her.
Here is the latest Stockton Police Department statement:
"This morning, at 9:45 a.m., the Stockton Police Telecommunications Center received a call of a disturbance in the 4400 block of La Cresta Way. The caller reported hearing screaming, saw a woman with a ripped shirt who was bleeding, and appeared to have been assaulted.
Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn was dispatched to the call and arrived on scene at 10:07 a.m. Shortly after arriving on scene, Officer Inn knocked on the security door and stood off to the side. A voice from inside the residence said, "Hey Police" and a man immediately opened the door shooting Officer Inn multiple times.
As Stockton Police Officer Pancho Freer arrived on scene he heard gunshots and saw the man standing over Officer Inn holding a gun. The man then shot at Officer Freer striking his patrol car. Officer Freer returned fire from inside his patrol car. The man briefly entered his home and returned moments later holding his eight-year-old son in the front yard of the residence. The man began to strangle his son and refused to comply with Officer Freer's commands. As Officer Freer approached on foot, a community member tackled the man, and as the child was freed, Officer Freer fired his duty weapon multiple times striking the man.
Officers began live-saving measures on both Officer Inn and the man.
Medics arrived and transported Officer Inn and the man to an area hospital where both died from their injuries.
The eight-year-old boy was medically cleared and released to his mother.
Witnesses said the female victim walked away from the scene prior to police arrival and investigators are currently trying to contact her for a statement.
During a search of the residence, Officers located a firearm inside.
© Stockton Police Department A Glock handgun recovered from the scene.
Due to this being an officer-involved-shooting, we initiated a multi-agency critical incident investigation with the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Bureau of Investigation, California's Department of Justice, and San Joaquin County Medical Examiner's Office.
This remains an active investigation and anyone with information is encouraged to call the Stockton Police Department at (209) 937-8377.
Weapon Recovered: Glock Handgun.
Decedent: Lance Lowe, black male 30, lived at the residence.
Involved Officer: Officer Pancho Freer, hired in April 2012, assigned to the Field Operations Division. The involved officer will be placed on three day paid administrative leave.
Deceased Officer: Officer Jimmy Inn, hired in December 2015, assigned to the Field Operations Division."
SPD News: La Cresta Way Officer-Involved-Shooting UpdateThis morning, at 9:45 a.m., the Stockton Police...
Posted by Stockton Police Department on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Update: 8:35 p.m.
Gov. Gavin Newsom tonight issued a statement tonight regarding fallen Officer Jimmy Inn and said Capitol flags will be flown at half-staff in his honor:
"It is with heavy hearts that Jennifer and I extend our sincere condolences to the loved ones and friends of yet another fallen California hero. Officer Inn put his life on the line to protect those who cannot protect themselves and will forever be remembered for his selfless sacrifice and dedication."
Governor Newsom Statement on Death of Stockton Police Department Officer 5.11.21 | California Governor
Dozens of agencies gathered a short time ago to escort a hearse carrying the body of fallen Stockton police Officer Jimmy Inn from San Joaquin General Hospital to the county Coroner's Office in French Camp as members of the public lined area roadways to salute the slain officer.
Lodi Unified School District said in a Facebook post that Inn was a graduate of McNair High School: "We send our heartfelt condolences to the Stockton Police Department and those who are grieving the loss of their loved one today. We appreciate the officers who bravely serve our Lodi Unified community and we share their sadness in losing one of their own today."
Community condolences continue to pour in for slain Officer Jimmy Inn:
From San Joaquin County Supervisor Tom Patti:
"Tonight my prayers are with Jimmy Inn and his family including his wife and baby now without a Dad because of a reckless act of violence!"
From Moses Zapien:
"The Community Foundation of San Joaquin extends its deepest condolences and heartfelt sympathies to the family and loved ones of Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn, who was tragically taken from our community today. We honor the courage and ultimate sacrifice that was given while serving in the line of duty."
From Sophaline Mao, active in the local Cambodian community and Wat Dhammararam Buddhist Temple activities:
"Sadness hits our own community here in Stockton, California as we lose Officer Jimmy Inn of the Stockton Police Department. Jimmy always had such a warm contagious smile each time I ran into him at the Cambodian Buddhist Temple.
We pray for Jimmy's family, wife, children and the entire Stockton community as we lose one of our heroes who was just doing his job to protect and serve. Rest in heaven oun Jimmy and we are proud of you for being a Cambodian-American role model."
Stockton Police Officers Association:
"Today, our Stockton community lost a father, a friend, and a hero. Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn was tragically murdered after responding to a call for help while trying to keep our city safe.
Words cannot express the magnitude of our sadness. However, the messages of love and support from our Stockton community and beyond have brought us great comfort during this horrible time. Thank you all.
Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn
End of Watch: May 11, 2021"
Today, our Stockton community lost a father, a friend, and a hero. Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn was tragically...
Posted by Stockton Police Officers Association - SPOA on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
From San Joaquin Delta College:
"Delta College joins the entire community in mourning the loss of Stockton police Officer Jimmy Inn, who graduated from Delta's POST Academy in 2016.
Officer Inn was killed today in the line of duty.
He is survived by his wife, Tela Inn, a 7-month-old son, a 12-year-old stepdaughter, and a 14-year-old stepson. Tela Inn is also a Stockton police officer and also graduated from Delta.
Please keep the Inn family close to your heart during this time of grief."
Delta College joins the entire community in mourning the loss of Stockton police Officer Jimmy Inn, who graduated from...
Posted by San Joaquin Delta College on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
Online condolences continue to pour in after Officer Jimmy Inn's slaying:
Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln posted a video statement expressing his sorrow over Tuesday's fatal shooting:
"At this moment our community grieves the loss of one of our very own Stockton police officers," Mayor Kevin Lincoln said in the short video. "This is a time for us to come together, to surround and support one another and to pray for the strength, healing, comfort and peace of all that have been impacted by this great tragedy."
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San Joaquin County District Attorney Tori Verber Salazar also posted a statement on the agency's Facebook page:
"Today, our community tragically lost an officer with the Stockton Police Department. My heart goes out to Officer Inn's family, loved ones, and fellow officers at Stockton Police Department. As a daughter of a police officer, I intimately understand the sacrifices police officers and their families make every day for the community.
Officer Inn will be remembered as a hero who put service above self. This type of loss serves as a solemn reminder of the courage and bravery law enforcement officers exhibit every day."
From the Lodi Police Department:
"We are deeply saddened by this news. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Officer's family and with the Stockton Police Department."
Stockton police posted a statement regarding the death of Officer Inn on their Facebook page this evening:
"Today during National Police Week, where we honor the fallen officers who have given the ultimate sacrifice, Chief Eric Jones and City Manager Harry Black announced with great sadness that Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn was shot and killed in the line of duty.
Here is the preliminary information of what we know so far:
This morning, at 9:45 a.m., Stockton Police Dispatch received a call of a disturbance in the 4400 block of La Cresta Way. The caller reported hearing screaming, saw a woman with a ripped shirt who was bleeding, and appeared to have been assaulted.
Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn was dispatched to the call and arrived on scene at 10:07 a.m. Shortly after arriving on scene, Officer Inn was in front of the residence when he was shot by the suspect, a black male adult.
Another Uniformed Stockton Police Officer arrived on scene and fired his duty weapon at the suspect. The suspect briefly entered his home and returned moments later holding a young child. The suspect began to strangle the child and refused to comply with the officer's commands. A community member tackled the suspect and as the officer approached, the officer discharged his duty weapon, striking the suspect.
Stockton Police Officer Jimmy Inn was transported to a local hospital where he died from his injuries. The suspect was also transported to an area hospital and also died from his injuries.
This is now a Multi-Agency Protocol Investigation which includes, the San Joaquin County District Attorney's Office, the California State Department of Justice, the San Joaquin County Medical Examiner, and investigators with the Stockton Police Department.
Please remember information is still coming in as this is an ongoing investigation. We are currently interviewing multiple people, reviewing video footage, and processing evidence. We will try to provide timely updates as more information becomes available."
Slain Officer Jimmy Inn, below, was among 18 new officers introduced in a public ceremony in 2016 before the new Police Academy grads were to hit the streets.
More: Stockton Police Department: Chief introduces 18 new officers
© CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD FILE 2016 Officer Jimmy Inn, right, is handed a certificate of appointment by Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones in 2016. Inn was one of 18 new police officers welcomed to the Stockton Police Department during a ceremony at the Stewart Eberhardt Building in downtown Stockton at that time.
Police have not yet identified the suspect in today's fatal shooting as the investigation continues. Multiple agencies are involved in the investigation, authorities said at a news conference just minutes ago.
"He gave the ultimate sacrifice," Stockton Police Chief Eric Jones said moments ago about Officer Jimmy Inn, killed in this morning's shooting. "He came to work every day putting his life on the line."
Jones said the police dispatch center received a call at about 9:45 a.m. from a caller who reported hearing screams and saw a woman who was bleeding and who appeared to have been assaulted. Inn arrived at about 10:07 and was in front of the residence when he was shot by the suspect, Jones said, describing it as a "violent, blatant and very sudden assault."
A second officer arrived and exchanged gunfire with the suspect, who briefly disappeared and then returned holding a young child and began to strangle the child, Jones said. He was tackled by a community member and then shot by the second officer, said Jones.
The livestream of the news conference has apparently been interrupted, but we have staff at the scene and will provide further updates.
Officer Jimmy Inn, 30, has been identified as the Stockton police officer who was killed in this morning's shooting, police said just before a news conference expected to start at 4 p.m. Hired in 2015, he was a member of the Field Operations Division and also of the department's Honor Guard. He leaves behind his wife, Tela, who is also a Stockton police officer, a 7-month-old baby, a 12-year-old stepdaughter and a 14-year-old stepson, police said.
Update: 2 p.m.
Both the San Joaquin Sheriff's and District Attorney's Offices have posted condolences and badges with black ribbons across them on their Facebook pages this afternoon.
Wrote the DA: "Our sincerest condolences to the Officer's family, friends, and colleagues at Stockton Police Department. More information regarding the Officer Involved Critical Incident to be released this afternoon."
Wrote the Sheriff's Office: "We stand in solidarity with our brothers and sisters at the Stockton Police Department during this difficult time. ... Rest easy, brother. We'll hold the line from here."
Our sincerest condolences to the Officer's family, friends, and colleagues at Stockton Police Department. More information regarding the Officer Involved Critical Incident to be released this afternoon.
Posted by San Joaquin County District Attorney on Tuesday, May 11, 2021
According to Stockton police, the officer struck in this morning's shooting has died, the department posted just after 1 p.m.:
"We are sad to announce that our police officer from this morning's shooting has died from his injuries. The suspect also died from his injuries. More details will be released during a press conference which will be held later today."
SPD News: OIS UpdateWe are sad to announce that our police officer from this morning's shooting has died from his...
According to authorities, there have been 11 officers who died in the line of duty in the department:
Officer Scott Martin Hewell, June 11, 2014, Automobile crash
Officer Arthur Paul Parga, Jan. 22, 1993, Gunfire
Sgt. Timothy David White, Feb. 4, 1990, Assault
Officer Arthur E. Ford, Jan. 18, 1988, Heart attack
Officer Nicholas Paul Cecchetti, Aug. 3, 1978, Gunfire
Patrolman George J. Woerhle, April 22, 1960, Gunfire
Officer Floyd N. Bristol, March 3, 1949, Heart attack
Officer Francis J. Murray, Aug. 14, 1938, Vehicular assault
Officer John Louis Briscoe, Feb. 5, 1917, Gunfire
Officer Henry R. Baker, Oct. 17, 1894, Struck by train
Officer George R. Turner, April 14, 1854, Gunfire
K-9 Officer Nitro also died of heatstroke on June 30, 2015.
Seven officers with the San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office have also died in the line of duty since 1895, five due to gunfire, and two to vehicle crashes.
In California, seven officers have died in the line of duty this year, according to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund.
The shooting comes in the middle of National Police Week (May 9-15), which President Joe Biden noted May 7: "We honor those who lost their lives in the line of duty, and thank them on behalf of this grateful Nation for their service."
More: Work begins on new tribute to SJ's fallen officers
© CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD Stockton police cordon off the scene of a officer-involved shooting on La Cresta Way near Caribrook Way in Stockton.
Maria Gutierrez, 26, told The Record in an interview at the scene that her mother was at the complex when the shooting occurred and called her, telling her a neighbor "was beating his wife or girlfriend up and that there was there was shooting and that the police shot the guy and the guy was shooting at the police officer and that he was also hitting the kid."
"He grabbed the kid and he started hitting the kid, like, around his ribs or something like that," Gutierrez said. "And then after that, she went in, she locked the door. And then that's when the police started coming in. And I guess the guy shot and then they said those gunshots just started off and on."
Said Gutierrez: "She was just really scared and really panicked. Everything happened in her face."
Gutierrez said it's at least the third time shots have been fired in the area and wants her mom, who takes care of her children, to move.
"Luckily my kids weren't here, you know, to see all of this," she said. "Sometimes my kids are outside her house playing … it's scary.
© CLIFFORD OTO/THE STOCKTON RECORD Stockton police cordon off the scene of a officer-involved shooting on La Cresta Way near Caribrook Way in Stockton on Tuesday. Both officer and suspect have been killed, authorities said.
Police officer, suspect shot in officer-involved shooting in north Stockton
A Stockton police officer and a suspect were shot in an officer-involved shooting that occurred in the 4400 block of La Cresta Way near Kentfield early this morning, authorities said.
According to police, "both were transported to an area hospital and their conditions are unknown. We will release more details when they become available."
SPD News: OIS UpdateWe can confirm that one Stockton Police Officer and one suspect, a male, have been shot. Both...
Residents in the area KCRA 3 that they heard 10 to 15 gunshots Tuesday morning; the station posted a photo of a patrol car with bullet holes parked at the scene.
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All of the access points to the scene are currently cordoned off and guarded by police, and police advise residents to avoid the area and say more details will follow. The apartment complex where the shooting occurred is blocked and residents are unable to leave the scene if their cars are parked inside the taped-off area.
The shooting comes a day after a police officer was killed and another wounded in San Luis Obispo while serving a search warrant before officers shot and killed the gunman on Monday, authorities said. In that shooting, about 250 miles south of Stockton, Detective Luca Benedetti, a12-year law enforcement veteran, was shot and killed while serving a search warrant Monday evening. Detective Steve Orozco was injured in the shooting, police said. He was released from a hospital and is expected to recover from his wounds.
To get help
If you or someone you know is at risk of domestic violence, 24-hour helplines are available through Women's Center-Youth & Family Services:
Domestic violence: (209) 465-4878
Sexual assault: (209) 465-4997
Youth/human trafficking: (209) 948-1911
Learn more about Women's Center-Youth & Family Services resources online at www.womenscenteryfs.org or by calling (209) 941-2611 (Stockton); (209) 368-3406 (Lodi); and (209) 941-2611 (Manteca and south county).
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Record reporter Laura Diaz covers social justice and societal issues. She can be reached at ldiaz@recordnet.com or on Twitter @laurasdiaz_. Support local news, subscribe to The Stockton Record at https://www.recordnet.com/subscribenow.
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Growing up and playing sports, pursuing excellence was something that was always emphasized throughout a season as well as off-season. Chasing excellence was something that we (athletes, and for me, later as a coach) were never ashamed of. Perfecting our craft and demanding from each other that we all get better than average was a norm. It's something that my husband grew up with as well, and something that we've stressed with our daughters.
For many of you reading this, you can relate to the athletic piece and you are most likely nodding your head in agreement. For some of you, maybe you weren't an athlete, but the expectations to be above average came from other areas - the arts, academic endeavors, home life, or other areas.
I've noticed in many education circles, though, chasing excellence can be a taboo subject. Maybe it's because we strive to be humble, servant leaders and educators. Perhaps it's because we aim to be collaborative and not competitive.
I love when I get to hear my friend Jimmy Casas - a truly compelled educator - speak because he reminds us that, "No one got into education to be average."
Doesn't wait for others to change: You change. Take responsibility for your own behavior. You cannot paralyze yourself because others are not doing the things that need to be done. Take initiative and be the change, not the same."
Whatever the reason we choose to make our desire to be excellent a private matter, we need to remember that the best educators don't compete with others. They compete with themselves. Let's continue to strive to give our very best each and every minute of every day. Let's chase excellence, not average.


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Feedback. This simple word, and the action it represents, has the power to create an open, positive and healthy workplace. When absent, it has the power to promote a toxic work environment.
Feedback is an integral part of organizational life. Evaluations, performance reviews, contract renewals, renegotiations, and day-to-day team conversations that move projects along all require the ability to give and receive feedback.
So how does this skill, or specifically the lack of it, lead to toxic work environments?
First, let's look at workplaces where feedback is lacking. What happens when you aren't given performance reviews – especially if wages or promotions are tied to these reviews? What happens when there is no direction for a project, yet you later find out through the grapevine that your superiors were unhappy with your work? What happens when you have a team member that constantly makes mistakes or doesn't deliver work on time? How is everyone impacted if management will not directly address these important needs?
These are just a few of the ways that the lack of feedback can lead to feelings of betrayal that fuel toxic work environments. As you experience these things over and over, you begin to feel like your work doesn't matter, that management doesn't care about you or your success, or that you are being set up to fail. These feelings lead to disengagement.
What's worse than no (or poor) feedback? Negative behaviors leaders, managers and team members engage in that further the growth of toxicity, such as:
calling out others when a mistake is made
shifting the blame from one team member to another
playing favorites
yelling, berating, or overtly abusing others
providing only negative input to an action or process
Feedback, when delivered thoughtfully, is a powerful vehicle for building trust, and ultimately, your professional effectiveness.
Feedback Can Fuel or Smother a Toxic Work Environment
It is not hard to understand how important feedback can be to preventing or eliminating a toxic work environment. But how do you give good feedback? How do you tell people their behaviors are negatively affecting performance or your working relationship?
How do you receive feedback without taking it personally, without getting defensive, or without getting your feelings hurt?
The key to giving feedback is to remember that it's not what you say, but how you say it – and the intention with which you offer your insights.
Good Intentions are Important to the Feedback Process
If your intent is to put a person down, to prove him or her wrong so as to make yourself right, you are getting it wrong! These personal attacks create defensiveness, an unwillingness to listen, and future apprehension about feedback. In essence, you're promoting a toxic work environment.
If your intent is to make your colleague aware of how he or she is perceived and to strengthen the relationship, you're on the right track. By focusing on specific behaviors and being true to your positive intention to help, rather than to judge or criticize, you are making your feedback productive. When you extend compassion while giving feedback, you support others to see opportunities to improve something – a behavior, a skill, an approach, a relationship. It is easier for the other person to receive the feedback when they can participate in understanding that their approach to a problem can be changed to achieve a different outcome.
In this way you're demonstrating that you care for the other person and that you're willing to invest in your mutual effectiveness. You build a deeper sense of understanding for how to move forward, together, in the most productive manner.
To give feedback effectively, you need to be willing to receive it in return.
When others give you feedback, listen closely for their intentions. Being defensive and focusing on your response prevents you from hearing, and learning. Instead, focus on what is being said, make an effort to be open and show genuine interest in what you hear.
When you practice this behavior people will experience your receptiveness and will feel safe in sharing their perceptions. When people feel that their opinions are both being heard and matter, they are more willing to engage. This dynamic helps avoid the apathy that accompanies toxic work environments.
Having the courage to engage in constructive feedback conversations is an ongoing discipline that demonstrates commitment to fostering strong, trusting relationships that eliminate toxic work environments while building your Trust of Communication and overall professional effectiveness.
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You just had a conversation in which you agreed to do something. You made a commitment. How do you want the other person to feel, as they walk away from you?
Easing up.
Handing over the reigns.
Letting other people take control.
Encouraging them to call the shots.
Easier said than done, right? Especially when the stakes have gotten so high, the margins so slim, and the competition so fierce.
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People often tell me how much they need to be able to count on one another to come through, particularly during this period of doing more with less.
Think about it for a moment. When you do what you said you'd do, you give people concrete evidence that you can be trusted. Trust is your relationships' adhesive. Without it, everything gets harder and takes longer.
Simple, right?
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In my work, people ask me to help them strengthen trust in their relationships. I work with individual leaders; other times with teams or entire organizations. Regardless of the scope of the engagement or place in the world I'm working, however, I've found that when it comes to trust, the same core issues surface. Among the most challenging of these issues?
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Spark a Cycle of Reciprocity
You want to be trusted at work. We all do. We all want others to believe we're good, capable people, guided by the best intentions.
A truth about trust? It's reciprocal. To get trust, we have to give it first.
What does it look like when we give trust?
Trust Begins with You.
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Art Exhibit: Dear Margery
James Culleton:
Dear Margery
September 24 – January 15th, 2017
Open House and Concert at
McCanna House Artist-in-Residence
Saturday, September 24, 3 – 5 pm
McCanna, North Dakota
James Culleton: Dear Margery
opening at the North Dakota Museum of Art at 7 pm
Funded by Dr. William Wosick through the
North Dakota Museum of Art, Art Makers Series.
Join us and Winnipeg artist James Culleton to celebrate the completion of Dear Margery, his three-year investigation into the history of McCanna House and its owner, the late Margery McCanna. Tour McCanna House at McCanna, ND, beginning with a 3 pm reception. At 4 pm, James Culleton and his sometimes local band will perform songs from the albums "Dear Margery" and "Vanishing Days," composed by Culleton. The lyrics in "Dear Margery" are drawn from letters between Margery and her Uncle Charlie whereas the lyrics for "Vanishing Days" respond to the composer's research into the Bonanza wheat growing time. CDs are available for purchase.
Following the McCanna reception and concert, there will be a 7 pm opening at the North Dakota Museum of Art of Culleton's drawings, paintings and sculpture plus historical items used for the video shoot. Culleton and his band will entertain again.
In 2013, Culleton was invited by the North Dakota Museum of Art to participate in an artist residency at McCanna House, located west of Grand Forks in a 1920 house designed by Joseph Bell DeRemer and given along with ten acres by Margery McCanna, a long time patron of the Museum. The residency offers artists, composers, and writers unfettered time to work in a setting that preserves the history and integrity of one of North Dakota's first architect-designed, French-style country homes surrounded by rich, agricultural land. Culleton visited the residency every fall for three consecutive years digging into the history of the people and the place, in particular looking for interesting stories to tell through drawings and song. By the end of the residency he had created the ideas for a book, a full album of music titled Vanished Days and several music videos for the album. He worked with Canadian puppet maker Curtis Wiebe to make "Uncle Charlie" who appears in videos and drawings. Culleton's one hope for this project was to help preserve some of the rich history of the McCanna home and to shed light on what life might have been like for people on the prairies a 150-years ago during the days of Bonanza wheat farming.
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The Nutrition Lab at CHOC is responsible for preparing breast milk and specialized formulas for our patients with unique feeding needs. This process is done in a sanitary environment and uses a special barcoding inventory system to ensure accuracy. The Nutrition Lab houses a breast milk freezer and a commercial dishwasher, and is staffed with registered dietetic technicians. CHOC also operates a satellite Nutrition Lab in the CHOC NICU at St. Joseph Hospital.
The Nutrition Lab is used for:
Storing, fortifying and tracking breast milk for babies
Preparing formula for babies
Preparing formula for children with feeding tubes.
For babies staying with us in the hospital, we work closely with moms to pump breast milk and store it at the hospital for regular feedings. Our registered dietetic technicians (DTRs) manage breast milk feeding orders and may fortify breast milk according to a doctor's order. Barcodes are scanned during receiving, preparation and feeding to ensure a correct match for every feeding, and to prevent the use of expired breast milk.
The Nutrition Lab is also responsible for managing formula orders. This includes the preparation of specialized formulas and distribution of tube-feeding formulas to patients throughout the hospital in a timely manner. Our DTRs calculate specialized infant formula recipes based on formula orders, under the supervision of registered dietitians (RDs).
CHOC Leads the Way to Safer Breast Milk Handling with New Tracking Process
CHOC has gained national and statewide recognition for its breast milk handling process, which has proven to be safer for patients and more efficient for physicians and staff. CHOC leaders have been asked to present on the topic more than 25 times across the country, including presentations at the National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN) annual meeting in 2014, the NICU Leadership Forum in 2014 and 2015, and The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics annual meeting 2015. CHOC has also published articles on the topic in publications including the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and Breastfeeding Medicine.
Learn more about CHOC's breast milk handling process.
What is a registered dietetic technician?
CHOC has a team of registered dietetic technicians (DTRs) who expertly handle all breast milk and formula preparation at the Nutrition Lab. DTRs have completed a minimum of an associate degree and have completed a minimum of 450 supervised practice hours through a dietetic technician program or completed a minimum of a bachelor's degree in dietetics (meeting the requirements of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics). They also have successfully completed the registration examination for dietetic technicians and must continue to complete at least 50 continuing education credits every five years.


This is really furious, fast paced punk/metal that comes straight out of the great white way that is Canada... but this disk has caused me to really ponder what to write about them, even after nine times playing the album over... I was having a love/hate sort of thing with it.
On one hand, I love the sarcastic humour that Allguilty spits out to you, reminding me of bands like S.O.D or even a little like the 80' sick group Mentors on many occasions... but the music is what keeps me from totally raving about this twisted thinking group and brings reality into play.
I nearly peed myself with laughter more than once throughout this album. Songs like 'All those...' and ' Lets go motivation' had my sides hurting so badly as their lyrics were on the verge of causing that 'yellow flood' to gush forth from me. With satirist fire and a viperish tongues, they slag many things out there that are in pop culture today, and put their own seriously warped spin on life in general...but sadly Allguilty's music counteracts every single clever word spoken and brought me back down to earth like a three hundred ton meteor.
Musically, it sounds like all other bands that try mixing speed and punk together... and the somewhat lackluster production of the album just made that even more prevalent. The whole thing feels jerky as hell, sounding almost out of sync even though that is what the probably were going for... the production kills what they were doing.. Along with mistakes arranging the songs in the first place.
Lyrically, I would give Allguilty a perfect score, being that I love sarcasm in ever shape and form that makes me roll on the floor as it did... the music simply makes the whole thing come to a screeching halt. The Titanic was perfect on paper... then that damned Iceberg ruined everything... Get the picture?


TWU Health Studies: TWU Go Red for Women 2013!
Come one, come all! TWU is joining the American Heart Association on making women (and men) aware of the #1 killer- heart disease (cardiovascular disease). We need your help to get the word out to everyone. Starting on Tuesday, February 5th TWU and other business partners are hosting Go Red for Women. So, wear your favorite red outfit and join us!
The activities start at noon in the TWU Fitness and Recreation Center-Studio One where lunch will be served free for the first 50 participants. A discussion panel will take place to answer all of your questions about heart disease. There will be "Paint T-Dub Red" (around 1:00 pm), which will be a campus photo of everyone who shows up wearing red. You will also see our contest "Color T-Dub Red" where our departments compete on having the most red, most healthy heart information, and most creative presentation of presentation of Go Red for Women.
Also, the month of February is "I love my heart" cardio challenge located in the Fitness and Recreation Center where you boost your cardio workouts and compete for prizes.
By wearing red you are helping raise awareness of cardiovascular disease and empowering others to reduce their risk of cardiovascular disease.
For more information about the national cause to increase awareness and help women to reduce risk of cardiovascular disease go to GoRedForWomen.org. To find more healthy heart facts and information go to http://mylifecheck.heart.org/.
To see the Go Red for Women activities on all TWU campuses check here, http://twuhealthstudies.blogspot.com/p/go-red-for-women.html.
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Rosa intensifies in Pacific Ocean into Category 4 hurricane
MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Hurricane Rosa intensified into a major storm in the Pacific Ocean, with maximum sustained winds near 145 miles per hour (230 kph) and little change in strength was expected overnight, the U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) said late on Thursday.
Rosa, a Category 4 storm on the five-step Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale, was about 605 miles (975 km) southwest of the southern tip of Baja California and moving west at almost 9 mph (15 kph).
It is the seventh category 4 hurricane of the season.
"Little significant change in strength is forecast overnight, with some slow weakening anticipated by Saturday, and a larger decrease in wind speed expected early next week," the NHC said in its advisory.
Swells generated by Rosa are forecast to affect parts of the coastlines of southwestern Mexico, the southern Baja California Peninsula, and southern California later this week and over the weekend.
"These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions," the Miami-based center said.
However, no coastal watches or warnings are in effect, the NHC said.
Reporting by Anthony Esposito; Editing by Sandra Maler and Darren Schuettler


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When a homeowner falls behind in their mortgage payments, the lender will, at some point, likely begin the process of foreclosure – selling the home at a public auction to recoup some of the unpaid loan. For homeowners who are in over their head financially, learning the bank is making efforts to foreclosure and force you from your family home can be the final straw in an already devastatingly stressful situation.
There is hope. Experienced bankruptcy lawyer Joel R. Spivack has helped countless clients in Voorhees, Collingswood, Bellmawr and throughout Camden County, NJ delay foreclosure through Chapter 7 bankruptcy or even save their home by filing for Chapter 13 bankruptcy protection. Contact him today for a consultation about your personal financial situation.
The idea of filing for bankruptcy protection is more than a little bit upsetting to most people who find themselves in overwhelming debt. However, there are at least two positive aspects to filing for either a Chapter 13 or Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
The first benefit is that filers enjoy what's known as the "automatic stay." Once you file for bankruptcy, the court will issue an order that will prevent your creditors – at least in the short term – from continuing to collect the debts you owe. This means the harassing phone calls, emails and letters stop immediately.
Additionally, the automatic stay delays a foreclosure sale. In fact, the law says that the sale must be postponed while the bankruptcy is pending; this could be up to four months. There are some exceptions to this rule; speak with Mr. Spivack right away to learn more about how the automatic stay impacts foreclosure.
The second important benefit that bankruptcy provides is eventual peace of mind. You know that when you start out on the road to bankruptcy, at some point you will be ready to begin rebuilding your financial credit and get a fresh new start. Mr. Spivack can advise you rebuilding your credit after bankruptcy, as well.
IF I FILE FOR CHAPTER 7 OR CHAPTER 13 BANKRUPTCY IN HADDONFIELD, PENNSAUKEN & VOORHEES, NJ, WILL I LOSE MY HOME EVENTUALLY?
Not necessarily, but it depends on a variety of things including which type of bankruptcy protection you file for. Foreclosure law and bankruptcy law are complex. It is not advised to go through either process without a knowledgeable lawyer like Joel R. Spivack providing legal guidance and protecting your interests.
If you file for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, you may be able to keep your home. Through this form of protection, you will have to agree to – and be able to – pay the late, unpaid payments and continue payments on a revised schedule. Of course, you will need to have the income to pay back what you owe and continue meeting the obligations set in the repayment plan.
On a positive note, Chapter 13 bankruptcy often discharges or "strips" second or third mortgages, so you will have that additional money to use to pay back your first loan. If you are able to accomplish all of this, you will have successfully avoided foreclosure.
If you are unable to adhere to a repayment plan, it's more likely you will have to file for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Unfortunately, going this route will usually mean you will have to forfeit your home to foreclosure. However, filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy will still delay the foreclosure process, thereby allowing you to remain in the home for a few months more.
A lot can happen in a few months; perhaps you will be able to work out an arrangement with your lender. At the very least, since you won't be paying anything toward the house during the foreclosure process, you can essentially live there for free for a while. This will allow you to save some money you can use to begin anew.
The prospect of losing the home you've raised your family in, the house you've worked so hard to maintain, can be understandably devastating. The silver lining, however, is that bankruptcy will put you on better financial footing. Speak to Joel R. Spivack today for more information about how you may be able to avoid or delay foreclosure through bankruptcy. He represents clients throughout South Jersey including Gloucester Township, Gloucester City, Lindenwold and Clementon.
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For more than 25 years, Cherry Hill NJ lawyer Joel R. Spivack has helped countless good people in Camden County, like you, who have fallen behind on their mortgage payments and are at risk of losing their homes to foreclosure. With expertise in two areas of law – real estate and bankruptcy – rest assured that Mr. Spivack will be able to advise you about all your options and be by your side every step of the way. Contact the Law Office of Joel R. Spivack today for an initial consultation about your personal financial situation.


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Why Guns Should Be Banned
Oral exam English 1. Banning guns Owning a gun is legal in the USA. Actually, it's the second amendment. The USA has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. US civilians own about 270 million guns, compared to about 3 million guns owned by the military and less than 1 million guns owned by the police, also in the USA. In 2009, gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA. Gun violence and gun control have been in the news a lot lately. This is because of the recent shooting in Newtown, Connecticut where 20-year-old Adam Lanza shot twenty children, six adult staff members at Sandy Hook Elementary School and his mother at their home.…show more content…
It has not deterred them so far, so it is safe to assume that they would continue like always if no one had them. But this would make it easier for law enforcement as well. Now, they know that if anyone is carrying a gun, they are breaking the law, and can act appropriately to see justice is served, preferably by arresting the offender. Against: 1. It's the second amendment, so it's legal and it's the Americans right and they cherish their rights. It makes the country safer, as a lot of people say. 2. It protects families and their property from intruders. You cannot defend your loved ones from an armed intruder if you are unarmed. Guns are used as self-defense and are needed whenever the police fail to provide the services of protection to the general public. 3. Tougher rules won't keep criminals from obtaining firearms. Guns should not be banned because criminals will now be the only ones who have the guns, holding the general public's safety in danger 4. Guns in schools could save lives. Arm teachers and train the kids even better. The kids at Sandy Hook were trained indeed, just as their teachers. They hid under tables and in closets. The only thing that would have stopped Adam Lanza would have been a gun in the hands of the teacher. 5. The vast majority of gun owners are not all crackpots. It's just those few who are mentally ill and take a gun and kill innocent people. Most people keep a gun
Why Should Guns Be Banned
Why and why not ban guns? Guns have been in our lives even before the immigrant's colonized the United States, but in the past few years, there have been many shootings. There have been reasons for why they happen like illness and mass murder, but some people just think that guns have been the main reason behind the shooting. Most all people believe that guns are always the problem. But as people don't know what should or is going to happen to guns in America over time. As more shooting happens
English 1. Banning guns Owning a gun is legal in the USA. Actually, it's the second amendment. The USA has the highest civilian gun ownership rate in the world. US civilians own about 270 million guns, compared to about 3 million guns owned by the military and less than 1 million guns owned by the police, also in the USA. In 2009, gun deaths actually outraced motor vehicle deaths in 10 US states. The 20% of gun owners possess 60% of all guns in the USA. Gun violence and gun control have been in
Why Guns Should not be Banned
a shotgun? Gun rights and gun control are always hot items during any political discussion, whether it is between peers or politicians. One of the many great advantages to being an American is the ability to choose for one's own self what to believe in. Another advantage, in my opinion, is the right of the people to keep and bear arms. Laws should not restrict gun rights because first, it would infringe the second amendment, second, guns are a part of our culture, and finally, if guns were outlawed
Why Gun Ownership Should Not Be Banned
Gun control has been an ongoing issue in the American way of life, even though gun ownership is a constitutional right of the American people. The issue dates back prior to the drafting of the United States Constitution. According to Thomas Jefferson, "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms, only disarm those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than prevent homicide, for
Anti Gun Weapons Should Not Be Banned
Name: Michael Gerhart Many anti-gun activists are trying to ban assault weapons. The guns that the government wants to ban are not in the "assault weapon" category at all however. According to ****, "True assault weapons will only fire if the trigger is squeezed, and it will automatically fire until the ammo supply is depleted. True assault weapons are under a heavy ban since 1934 and are not included in the legislation banning "assault weapons."(Caswell) Real assault weapons, like the ones that
Guns Should Be Banned
The argument of whether guns should be banned has become increasingly popular as more and more shootings occur. Since 2006 there have been thirty-two mass shootings in the United States alone. This is one of the biggest debates going on right now and there are many people who are willing to argue both sides of it. In Phoebe Maltz Bovy's article "It's Time to Ban Guns. Yes, All of Them." she argues for gun control. Evan DePhillips and Devin Hughes also argues for gun control in their article "5 arguments
Gun Laws Should Not Be Banned
victim to another public shooter, and another gun control debate comes spiraling from the after math as laws against guns try to be placed. Is this really the best way to deal with the issue? No. The issue is people are killing people not guns are killing people. Society wants to ban guns because people are afraid when in actuality guns themselves are not the things that need to be banned. Even then do you have any proof the gun laws actually lower crime? Gun laws also go directly against the 2nd Amendment
Guns and Violence Essay
Guns and violence have some long lasting effects on not only the crime rate, but the rights that people have to own guns themselves. Even though the violence is a factor in why many believe that guns should be banned, guns should be allowed and not banned because they should be allowed because of the laws and the rights of citizens allow them there rights. The ethics and laws that occur with the current and enduring debates are another meaningful point. As Supreme Court Cases rage on about how a
Gun Control Laws Should Be Enforced
most controversial topics today is gun control. In the month of November, 2016, American citizens will vote for the issue of gun and ammunition control. Pro and anti-gun supporters have very different opinions on the issue of guns. According to news article Vice, over the past year, there have been 159 mass shootings in the U.S. It is now up to U.S citizens to decide whether gun laws should be enforced or not. A writer from USA Today, Robert Farago is opposed to gun control laws and on the other hand
Should Guns Be Banned From College University Campuses?
Guns on Campus Gun violence seems to be at an all-time high in current times. I feel that this is due to so many people carrying guns. The safety of all people should be the focus of our society now. I believe that all firearms should be banned from college/university campuses. This is the most important area to focus on. There are several reasons why allowing guns on college and university campuses could be dangerous to people. First, access to gun seems to lead to an escalation of violent
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As the father of three young children between the ages of two and eight, I know all too well how difficult a job parenting can be. Sometimes it feels like all you do is change diapers, makes lunches, help with homework, and ferry the kids to and from soccer practice. Carving out a little time alone for yourself and your spouse can be easier said than done. But a little grown-up time is absolutely essential both for you relationship with your spouse and for you own sanity.
For a long time my wife and I relied almost solely on my sister to watch the kids when we needed a little break. But as her schedule became more and more busy we realized we needed to find another option. But we really didn't have any idea how to find a babysitter we could count on. These were our kids after all, we felt strange just hiring some random college girl to come and take care of them.
Another problem was the cost of a reliable babysitter. In our area experienced babysitters earn around $12 to $15 per hour. At those rates even an inexpensive dinner and movie out alone would cost us a small fortune after adding in the cost of a babysitter.
Then one day my wife went to pick up our daughter from kindergarten and she heard a couple of other moms complaining about the difficulties of finding a babysitter. And that's when it dawned on her. Why not start trading babysitting services with other families in the neighborhood?
In the blink of an eye she found 3 other families who were willing to trade babysitting services with us. They watch our kids for us so we can have a night out alone and then we return the favor for them by watching their kids on another night. No money exchanges hands as we have worked out a nice barter system where everyone wins. And since we all get along and the kids are all well behaved (for the most part) their haven't been any problems at all.
If you're interested in trading babysitting services with other families you can start by asking around to see how many people might be interested. Talk to the parents of your children's classmates and any other parents in your immediate area. It helps if everyone is located right in the same area so travel is minimized.
It also helps if the kids are already friends and the parents get along, though you never know when one of your child's acquaintances will turn into a life-long friend.
Here's another tip: try to find families with the same number of kids as you so things stay fair. Another option if they only have two kids but you have four would be to offer them a two for one swap. Every time they watch your kids you agree to watch their kids twice. The downside to that arrangement is that it will really limit the amount of times you actually get to go out.