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National Archives Announces Special Programs to Mark April 2 Release of 1940 Census
Washington, DC. . . This spring, the National Archives will host a series of special programs in conjunction with the historic April 2, 2012, online release of the 1940 Census. These programs are free and open to the public and will be held at the National Archives Building in Washington, DC. Attendees to the Genealogy Fair should enter on Pennsylvania Avenue. Attendees to all other programs should use the Special Events Entrance on Constitution Avenue at 7th St., NW.
EVENT: 8th Annual Genealogy Fair - Branching Out: Exploring Your Family Tree
Wednesday, April 18, and Thursday, April 19, Pennsylvania Avenue Plaza
Learn how to use Federal records at the National Archives – including newly-released 1940 Census records – for family history research. Speakers include National Archives staff, historians, and genealogy professionals. This popular fair – which attracted over 5,000 people last year – will provide information and guidance for experienced genealogy professionals and novices alike. The fair is free and open to the public, and presented in partnership with the Foundation for the National Archives and with support from Ancestry.com. Reservations are not required. For more information,visit: www.archives.gov/dc-metro/know-your-records/genealogy-fair
PROGRAM: Behind the Scenes of The Big Broadcast
Thursday, May 10 at 7:00 p.m., William G. McGowan Theater
In conjunction with the release of the 1940 Federal Population Census, the National Archives welcomes Ed Walker, host of WAMU's longest-running radio show The Big Broadcast who, along with Rob Bamberger, host of WAMU's Hot Jazz Saturday Night, will discuss the history of the show, present a sampling of the vintage radio broadcasts and discuss how they enriched the lives of 1940s America. The Big Broadcast is WAMU 88.5's longest-running program (started in 1964), and features a collection of vintage radio programs from the 1930s, '40s, and '50s. Hot Jazz Saturday Night features vintage jazz, swing, and big band recordings from the '20s, '30s, and '40s.
1940 America Goes to the Movies Film Series: His Girl Friday
Saturday, April 21, at noon, William G. McGowan Theater
In His Girl Friday, a newspaper editor uses every trick in the book to keep his ace reporter ex-wife from remarrying. Cary Grant, Rosalind Russell, and Ralph Bellamy star in this film directed by Howard Hawks. (1940; 92 minutes)
1940 America Goes to the Movies Film Series: Rebecca
Saturday, May 19, at noon, William G. McGowan Theater
Rebecca is a 1940 gothic thriller directed by Alfred Hitchcock and starring Laurence Olivier, Joan Fontaine, and Judith Anderson. The film's screenplay was an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1938 novel of the same name. Rebecca won two Academy Awards, including Best Picture, out of a total 11 nominations. (1940; 130 minutes)
More about the 1940 Census
On April 2, 2012, users will be able to search, browse, and download the 1940 census schedules, free of charge, from their own computers or from the public computers at National Archives locations nationwide through the new 1940 census website: 1940census.archives.gov. For the release of the 1940 census online, the National Archives has digitized the entire census, creating more than 3.8 million digital images of census schedules, maps, and enumeration district descriptions.
The public is encouraged to bookmark the 1940census.archives.gov website now in order to more quickly access the 1940 census data when it goes live. No other website will host the 1940 census data on its April 2 release date.
A National Archives video short on YouTube http://tiny.cc/1940Census and on provides a "behind-the-scenes" view of staff preparations and gives viewers tips on how to access the data once it is launched on April 2. This video is in the public domain and not subject to any copyright restrictions. The National Archives encourages the free distribution of it.
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Although the Caspian Sea was at one point connected to the world's oceans, it has been landlocked for millions of years now. The Caspian's isolation had contributed to the evolution of its unique ecosystem, but it has also proven a weakness. Harmful pollutants cannot be flushed out an instead accumulate in the sea. It has been a challenge for the five states that surround the Caspian Sea – Azerbaijan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Russia, and Turkmenistan – to build a cooperative agreement to protect the environment. While the Soviet Union and Iran respected informal understandings for the management of the sea's resources, the dissolution of the USSR required the new littoral states to renegotiate agreements to address the main environmental problems of the sea.
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Although it took many years for littoral states to sign the Tehran Convention, its entry into force constituted an important step toward regional cooperation. Nevertheless, cooperation amongst the littoral states faces many serious challenges. The strengths and weaknesses of Caspian environmental cooperation can be evaluated according to a metric set out by Peter Haas, Robert Keohane, and Marc Levy. In the book Institutions for the Earth: Sources of Effective International Environmental Protection, these authors argue that the effectiveness of environmental institutions should be examined in terms of the their impact on political behavior. Their metric for evaluating regime effectiveness, summed up in the "3-Cs," summarizes the three functions of international environmental regimes as: increasing environmental concern, enhancing the contractual environment, and increasing national capacity. [5]
First the contractual environment is insecure. There are no other instances of multilateral cooperation in the Caspian, and most agreements are bilateral. In addition, the inability of the littoral states to determine the Caspian's legal status, which affects the development of oil and gas resources, complicates the distribution of responsibilities for the sea's environmental condition. Second, government capacity for enacting environmental policies is generally low. Capacity can be understood as technical or scientific resources, but it also should be considered in terms of effective and responsive government performance. [6] Many scientific research centers exist in the Caspian region, but Caspian governments are not sufficiently funding projects or environmental initiatives at the federal or local level. Finally, low government concern for the environment remains a recurring problem in many of the littoral states. This is largely due to the perceived incompatibility of environmental protection and post-Soviet states' goals for economic growth. The concept of sustainable development has not taken off in the Caspian region, and Caspian governments generally disregard the value of protecting environmental resources—despite the negative economic consequences of collapsed fishing stocks.
Although Caspian environmental governance scores low on the "3-Cs" metric, the prospects for a successful regional environmental regime are not abysmal. Other regional initiatives, such as those in the Baltic, Mediterranean, and Black Seas have been in place much longer than the Caspian regime and offer several lessons for success in the Caspian. If the leaders and scientists working for environmental protection in the Caspian can incorporate these practices, the prospects for broader and better-enforced environmental policy in the region do not appear so dim.
Christopher C. Joyner and Kelly Jack Walters, "The Caspian Conundrum: Reflections on the Interplay Between Law, the Environment and Geopolitics," The International Journal of Marine and Coastal Law 21:2 (2006), 196.
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Q: Rolling regression return multiple objects I am trying to build a rolling regression function based on the example here, but in addition to returning the predicted values, I would like to return the some rolling model diagnostics (i.e. coefficients, t-values, and mabye R^2).  I would like the results to be returned in discrete objects based on the type of results.  The example provided in the link above sucessfully creates thr rolling predictions, but I need some assistance packaging and writing out the rolling model diagnostics:
In the end, I would like the function to return three (3) objects:

*

*Predictions

*Coefficients

*T values

*R^2

Below is the code:
require(zoo)
require(dynlm)

## Create Some Dummy Data
set.seed(12345)
x <- rnorm(mean=3,sd=2,100)
y <- rep(NA,100)
y[1] <- x[1]
for(i in 2:100) y[i]=1+x[i-1]+0.5*y[i-1]+rnorm(1,0,0.5)
int <- 1:100
dummydata <- data.frame(int=int,x=x,y=y)
zoodata <- as.zoo(dummydata)

rolling.regression <- function(series) {
  mod <- dynlm(formula = y ~ L(y) + L(x), data = as.zoo(series)) # get model

  nextOb <- max(series[,'int'])+1 # To get the first row that follows the window
  if (nextOb<=nrow(zoodata)) {   # You won't predict the last one

    # 1) Make Predictions
    predicted <- predict(mod,newdata=data.frame(x=zoodata[nextOb,'x'],y=zoodata[nextOb,'y']))
    attributes(predicted) <- NULL
    c(predicted=predicted,square.res <-(predicted-zoodata[nextOb,'y'])^2)

    # 2) Extract coefficients
    #coefficients <- coef(mod)

    # 3) Extract rolling coefficient t values
    #tvalues <- ????(mod)

    # 4) Extract rolling R^2
    #rsq <-

  }
}

rolling.window <- 20
results.z <-  rollapply(zoodata, width=rolling.window, FUN=rolling.regression, by.column=F, align='right')

So after figuring out how to extract t values from model (i.e. mod) , what do I need to do to make the function return three (3) seperate objects (i.e. Predictions, Coefficients, and T-values)?
I am fairly new to R, really new to functions, and extreemly new to zoo, and I'm stuck.
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.

A: I hope I got you correctly, but here is a small edit of your function:
rolling.regression <- function(series) {
  mod <- dynlm(formula = y ~ L(y) + L(x), data = as.zoo(series)) # get model

  nextOb <- max(series[,'int'])+1 # To get the first row that follows the window
  if (nextOb<=nrow(zoodata)) {   # You won't predict the last one
    # 1) Make Predictions
    predicted=predict(mod,newdata=data.frame(x=zoodata[nextOb,'x'],y=zoodata[nextOb,'y']))
    attributes(predicted)<-NULL
    #Solution 1; Quicker to write
    #     c(predicted=predicted,
    #       square.res=(predicted-zoodata[nextOb,'y'])^2,
    #       summary(mod)$coef[, 1],
    #       summary(mod)$coef[, 3],
    #       AdjR = summary(mod)$adj.r.squared)

    #Solution 2; Get column names right
    c(predicted=predicted,
      square.res=(predicted-zoodata[nextOb,'y'])^2,
      coef_intercept = summary(mod)$coef[1, 1],
      coef_Ly = summary(mod)$coef[2, 1],
      coef_Lx = summary(mod)$coef[3, 1],
      tValue_intercept = summary(mod)$coef[1, 3],
      tValue_Ly = summary(mod)$coef[2, 3],
      tValue_Lx = summary(mod)$coef[3, 3],
      AdjR = summary(mod)$adj.r.squared)
  }
}

rolling.window <- 20
results.z <-  rollapply(zoodata, width=rolling.window, FUN=rolling.regression, by.column=F, align='right')

    head(results.z)
   predicted square.res coef_intercept   coef_Ly  coef_Lx tValue_intercept tValue_Ly tValue_Lx      AdjR
20 10.849344   0.721452     0.26596465 0.5798046 1.049594       0.38309211  7.977627  13.59831 0.9140886
21 12.978791   2.713053     0.26262820 0.5796883 1.039882       0.37741499  7.993014  13.80632 0.9190757
22  9.814676  11.719999     0.08050796 0.5964808 1.073941       0.12523824  8.888657  15.01353 0.9340732
23  5.616781  15.013297     0.05084124 0.5984748 1.077133       0.08964998  9.881614  16.48967 0.9509550
24  3.763645   6.976454     0.26466039 0.5788949 1.068493       0.51810115 11.558724  17.22875 0.9542983
25  9.433157  31.772658     0.38577698 0.5812665 1.034862       0.70969330 10.728395  16.88175 0.9511061

To see how it works, make a small example with a regression:
x <- rnorm(1000); y <- 2*x + rnorm(1000)
reg <- lm(y ~ x)
summary(reg)$coef
              Estimate Std. Error    t value Pr(>|t|)
(Intercept) 0.02694322 0.03035502  0.8876033 0.374968
x           1.97572544 0.03177346 62.1816310 0.000000

As you can see, calling summary first and then getting the coefficients of it (coef(summary(reg)) works as well) gives you a table with estimates, standard errors, and t-values. So estimates are saved in column 1 of that table, t-values in column 3. And that's how I obtain them in the updated rolling.regression function.
EDIT
I updated my solution; now it also contains the adjusted R2. If you just want the normal R2, get rid of the .adj.
EDIT 2
Quick and dirty hack how to name the columns:
rolling.regression <- function(series) {
  mod <- dynlm(formula = y ~ L(y) + L(x), data = as.zoo(series)) # get model

  nextOb <- max(series[,'int'])+1 # To get the first row that follows the window
  if (nextOb<=nrow(zoodata)) {   # You won't predict the last one
    # 1) Make Predictions
    predicted=predict(mod,newdata=data.frame(x=zoodata[nextOb,'x'],y=zoodata[nextOb,'y']))
    attributes(predicted)<-NULL
    #Get variable names
    strVar <- c("Intercept", paste0("L", 1:(nrow(summary(mod)$coef)-1)))
    vec <- c(predicted=predicted,
             square.res=(predicted-zoodata[nextOb,'y'])^2,
             AdjR = summary(mod)$adj.r.squared,
             summary(mod)$coef[, 1],
             summary(mod)$coef[, 3])
    names(vec)[4:length(vec)] <- c(paste0("Coef_", strVar), paste0("tValue_", strVar))

    vec
  }
}

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Equus è un'opera teatrale di Peter Shaffer, che narra la storia di uno psichiatra che tenta di curare un ragazzo con un'attrazione patologica per i cavalli.

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Shaffer ha trovato l'ispirazione per Equus dopo aver sentito parlare di un adolescente incriminato di aver accecato diversi cavalli, senza un motivo evidente. Così, l'autore ha deciso di immaginare cosa potesse aver portato il ragazzo a compiere tale gesto, pur non conoscendo alcun dettaglio sull'evento.

L'opera è essenzialmente una detective story psicanalitica con implicazioni archetipiche ad antiche divinità pagane, che vede come protagonista lo psichiatra Martin Dysart (rassegnato a un matrimonio senza amore e senza figli) nel tentativo di conoscere i motivi che hanno spinto il ragazzo, Alan Strang, a commettere il crimine, pur incontrando difficoltà nel mantenere il suo senso di determinazione. Dysart, lo psichiatra, apre il film con un monologo in cui dà voce all'insoddisfazione per la sua vita arida, prevedibile e senza passioni: passa le sue vacanze in Grecia non come esploratore avventuroso ma in tour organizzati e banali. Dysart inoltre confessa che c'è una continua richiesta di aiuto nei suoi confronti, da parte di giovani ragazzi problematici, i quali vogliono essere riportati alla vita 'normale'. Tuttavia egli dubita riguardo l'utilità dell'aiutare questi adolescenti, dal momento che è convinto del fatto che essi tornerebbero a vivere in modo" normotico" e sterile. Parla del caso Strang e lo definisce estremo, aggiungendo che solo quel tipo di estremismo può essergli utile a rompere le catene dell'esistenza. In seguito, un magistrato della corte chiamato Hesther Salomon, visita Dysart, fiducioso del fatto che egli abbia le capacità per aiutare Alan con i suoi problemi di violenza.

Dysart accetta il caso, incontrando però numerose difficoltà nel fare progressi con il giovane, il quale, inizialmente, non risponde alle domande cantando svariati jingles. Poco alla volta, il dottore riesce ad entrare in contatto con Alan, grazie soprattutto ad un gioco della verità (simile all'analisi reciproca di Sandor Ferenczi, l'allievo eretico di Freud) in cui anche lui si metterà a nudo davanti al suo paziente. Dysart scopre così che il ragazzo è stato soggetto sin da piccolo agli scontri dei genitori, i quali cercavano di convincerlo ognuno della propria posizione (soprattutto in campo religioso). La madre di Alan, Dora Strang, è cristiana integralista e sessuofobica ed ha abituato il figlio a leggere la Bibbia quotidianamente, mentre il padre, Frank (un tipografo che segretamente cerca evasioni in cinema a luci rosse), ha cercato di inculcare al figlio (unico) l'ateismo. Il capofamiglia, accortosi dell'interesse nutrito dal giovane verso le scene di violenza contenute nelle Sacre Scritture, decise di strappare un'immagine espressionista di Gesù con gli occhi stravolti dal martirio che Alan aveva appeso ai piedi del proprio letto. Il ragazzo, quindi, la rimpiazzò con la foto di un cavallo dagli occhi grandi e stralunati. Dal Dio all'animale. Dal sistema giudaico-cristiano a quello pagano: il Dio Equus.

Durante la propria gioventù, quindi, Alan spostò la propria attenzione sui cavalli tramite i racconti biblici della madre, i film western e l'interesse del nonno nel cavalcare. Crescendo, Alan entra si scontra con la propria sessualità e, in terapia, egli ricorda che la madre parlava del sesso come qualcosa di spregevole, ammesso solo dopo il matrimonio cristiano, esclusivamente se fatto con la persona amata. Parallelamente, però, il ragazzo sposta i primi istinti sessuali nei confronti dei cavalli, desiderando di accarezzare e curare le loro pellicce, toccare i loro corpi muscolosi e sentire l'odore del loro sudore. Alan racconta a Dysart di aver scoperto il primo cavallo all'età di sei anni, su una spiaggia. Fu grazie ad un misterioso e affascinante cavallerizzo, il quale gli fece fare un giro sul cavallo sul bagnasciuga finché i genitori, fobicamente terrorizzati, non lo scoprirono, tirandolo poi violentemente giù dalla bestia. Molte altre confessioni derivano, inoltre, dall'ipnosi che attua Dysart sul ragazzo, il quale esterna il proprio desiderio di liberare i cavalli dal loro morso, che li rende schiavi e li tortura nello stesso modo in cui Gesù venne reso schiavo e torturato.

Alan, dopo aver lavorato in un negozio di elettronica, racconta di essere stato assunto in una scuderia, grazie ad una ragazza incontrata durante lo svolgimento della prima occupazione, Jill Mason, la quale diventerà quindi una sua collega. Nella scuderia, il ragazzo diventa un operaio modello e stringe un rapporto particolare con un cavallo chiamato 'Nugget' (detto anche 'Equus'): Dysart scopre che spesso, di notte, Alan porta fuori l'animale, cavalcandolo nudo e senza sella. Il giovane lo considera infatti una divinità, la quale gli consente di essere re, sulla sua groppa. Intanto, Jill inizia a nutrire interesse nei confronti del ragazzo e gli chiede di portarla in un cinema per adulti. Una volta arrivati lì, Alan sorprende il padre che entra, furtivo, in platea; questo incontro fortuito gli permette di capire che il sesso è naturale ed inevitabile per chiunque. Dopodiché, il giovane accetta di rimanere con la ragazza nella scuderia e i due si spogliano e cercano di avere un rapporto sessuale.

Il tutto si interrompe quando Alan sente i lamenti dei cavalli e, sebbene ella non ne colga il senso, nell'impossibilità di avere un rapporto sessuale, urla a Jill, stupita e disponibile,  di andare via e lasciarlo solo. Anche se il testo non lo esplicita verbalmente, la regia teatrale e cinematografica suggeriscono che a un livello inconscio profondo di omofobia vissuta e non pensabile, le vere pulsioni del ragazzo siano legate a un Dio non a una Dea e dunque ancora più proibite e vergognose. Allontanata la ragazza dalla stalla, Alan si reca, sconvolto, dagli animali e li prega di perdonarlo, dal momento che li considera delle Divinità. In questo racconto del "doppio legame" (amore/rifiuto) che fa allo psichiatra, Alan ricorda le parole di Equus attraverso il dottor Dysart: 'Mio! … Sei mio! … Tu sei mio ed io sono tuo!'. La scena continua, ed il cavallo diventa sempre più minaccioso con parole derivate dalla Bibbia: 'Il tuo Dio è un Dio geloso! … Ti vede, Ti vede sempre e per sempre, Alan! … Ti vede, ti vede!'. Ciò porta il ragazzo alla follia ed egli si sente costretto ad accecare con un piccone quegli occhi che erano riusciti a vedergli l'Anima e i desideri. La rappresentazione si conclude con Dysart che chiede i dettagli di questa scena traumatica, riuscendo infine, se non a liberare il ragazzo, a ricostruire la trama delle sue paranoie sessuali e religiose. Come all'inizio, lo psichiatra finisce con un monologo paradossale rivolto al pubblico in cui confessa di invidiare la passione e la devozione del ragazzo, e immaginando se stesso come imprigionato da un morso da cavallo in bocca.

Debutto e interpreti
Lo spettacolo è stato rappresentato per la prima volta dalla compagnia National Theatre all'Old Vic di Londra nel 1973. Era diretto da John Dexter, con Alec McCowen nella parte dello psichiatra protagonista Martin Dysart e Peter Firth nella parte di Alan Strang, il giovane paziente. Dopo aspre polemiche (legate a scene di nudo del protagonista, che in una parte dell'opera monta un cavallo mimando un atto sessuale) lo spettacolo è stato presentato a Broadway al Plymouth Theatre con Anthony Hopkins e Peter Firth, riscuotendo un grande successo.

Successivamente, Tom Hulce recitò la parte di Alan Strang ed Anthony Perkins sostituì Hopkins nel ruolo di Martin Dysart. Per un breve periodo Perkins è stato sostituito da Richard Burton per un fugace ritorno della star cinematografica a Broadway. Quando Burton chiuse l'esperienza Perkins riprese regolarmente il suo ruolo. L'opera ha ricevuto il Tony Award alla migliore opera teatrale nel 1975 ed è rimasta in cartellone per milleduecentonove rappresentazioni.

Nel luglio 2004 il ruolo di Alan Strang è stato interpretato dall'attore americano Randy Harrison, noto al pubblico per aver interpretato la parte di Justin Taylor nel serial americano Queer as Folk. Nel 2007, invece, il ruolo di Alan Strang è stato interpretato da Daniel Radcliffe (noto al pubblico come volto cinematografico per il personaggio di Harry Potter), mentre Martin Dysart da Richard Griffiths (anch'egli interprete della stessa saga cinematografica nel ruolo dello zio di Potter, Vernon Dursley), in una versione diretta da Thea Sharrock. Le parti di nudo integrale, compresa la contestata scena simbolica a cavallo, hanno comportato molte polemiche. All'epoca dell'ingaggio Radcliffe aveva 17 anni, e da diversi anni era noto al pubblico mondiale come protagonista dei film di Harry Potter.

La prima rappresentazione in Italia ebbe luogo al Teatro Stabile di Genova (Sala Duse), 6 dicembre 1975; regia di Marco Sciaccaluga, Eros Pagni nella parte dello Psichiatra, Giovanni Crippa in quella del giovane Alan.

Note artistiche
Equus è stato acclamato non solo per la trama ricca e le performance intense dei suoi attori, ma anche per le scelte coreografiche inusuali. Le scene con cavalli, ad esempio, sono interpretate da attori in tute marroni, che portano in testa una versione surreale della testa di un cavallo. Nella versione originale il cast, compreso quello che rappresenta i cavalli, non esce mai di scena, ma rimane seduto sul palcoscenico, osservando le azioni insieme al resto del pubblico. Anche parte del pubblico è seduta sul palcoscenico, insieme agli attori.

Adattamento cinematografico

Nel 1977 Shaffer adattò l'opera al cinema, per una pellicola con Richard Burton, Peter Firth (entrambi avendola già interpretata a teatro), Eileen Atkins, Colin Blakely, Joan Plowright e Jenny Agutter, diretta da Sidney Lumet.

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Wave, Tidal Stream and Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) technologies have been the subject of much research both nationally and internationally. While much development has taken place, the technologies have not yet realised commercial array scale deployment. Energy system modelling to incorporate future technological advances is based around a series of assumptions which attempt to present potential pathways for new energy technologies to emerge and become established as a part of the wider energy mix. In order to enhance existing energy system modelling, a thorough investigation of the Levelised Cost of Energy (LCOE) for wave, tidal and OTEC technologies has been undertaken.
Each technology under consideration within this report is at a different stage of development, and presents its own unique challenges. In addition, the likely scale of technology varies between wave, tidal and OTEC, with the latter more likely to be deployed as a large-scale multi-MW power plant (similar to conventional thermal power generation) in comparison to the modular design of wave and tidal stream technologies.
Engagement with relevant stakeholders in a number of OES Member countries has allowed an international context to be provided for each technology. As a result, mean values across a range of parameters have been obtained as a representative of the average across the industry as a whole.


I live a peaceful life running a small business from my home in Reno, Nevada. My work requires travel and offers me the good fortune of working with international leaders to help them improve their collaboration and communication.
Life's pretty good and the organizational world that I am immersed in has challenges of growth, revenue generation, and people development—challenges that are exciting and workable.
My peaceful world was shattered by violence recently when a member of my husband's family in El Salvador was abducted by a gang. This ongoing situation requires confidentiality, and I can't give many details. It is a tragedy that has rocked me to the core and I am now struggling to understand an underbelly of life that has smacked me in the face.
In the past, I worked with a mental health group that helps gang members and their families in Santa Cruz, California. A friend in the organization once told me that the gangs are growing stronger and are very active from Watsonville, California, all the way south to Colombia.
"Once you're in a gang," she said, "you can't get out. And the gangs are run from prisons connected throughout the U.S." I knew she was right, but I absorbed this information from a distance.
Now, through this situation, the gangs feel far too close.
It seems like there are circles of life—some that are violent and degraded; others that are uplifting and inspirational—whirling around simultaneously. They wind around each other and don't touch too often. When they do touch as they have in my life, the complexity and interconnections between the layers of life cause a rupture, an interpenetration of worlds.
When I first studied OS, I was working in an organization that was quite oppressive. I was the diversity officer and I saw the most difficult and challenging systems of oppression and racism. At the time, I read a book that made sense to me, Nothing Personal, Just Business: A Guided Journey into Organizational Darkness, by Howard Stein. Stein used the holocaust as a trope for organizational lay-offs, the brutalization of workers, and what happens to us when people go missing and we don't know why. I have been thinking about his book lately.
I am asking myself what the organizational trope is for gangs and I cannot find an answer.
What I do understand is that the gang world is not disconnected from the life of privilege that I experience. Gangs move drugs from the south into the north; it is a vibrant and profitable business. Demand for drugs in the U.S. is high. People at many levels are making huge sums of money from the drug trade and, perhaps, through drugs the circles of life interconnect.
Gangs purchase and use weapons from the north, another extremely profitable business. The weapons trade is expanding and generating revenue; an ideal market condition.
As I have struggled to understand what is going on more deeply, I have learned a bit about the gangs in El Salvador, Mexico, and Central America. The Mara Salvatrucha, or MS-13, and the Mara 18 are Salvadoran gangs that are some of the most violent in the world. They began in Los Angeles in the late 1980s and early 1990s when Salvadoran immigrants escaping the civil war in El Salvador were confronted with the Chicano and white gangs of L.A. The Salvadorans had been nursed on the milk of violence and they showed the L.A. gangs how violence can shift entrenched power dynamics.
The civil war in El Salvador that lasted 12 years displaced 20 percent of the population and killed untold thousands. In San Salvador, there is a wall of names of the disappeared. They're not the names of combatants, just civilians who vanished in the war, and there are 80,000 names on a wall that covers a full city block. The U.S. was involved there, but it was a long time ago. Our weapons and military support helped the Salvadoran government defeat the rebels. El Salvador picked itself up from the wreckage and has tried to create a civil society that can support life and commerce and heal from the wounds of war.
When the civil war in El Salvador ended, there were no gangs in El Salvador. They were formed in L.A., fighting to survive against the existing gangs there. The U.S. needed to stop the violence in L.A. and did so by arresting and deporting Salvadoran gang members. In El Salvador, the MS-13 and Mara 18 found fertile ground for their violent way of life. Parents had fled El Salvador, trying to find work in the U.S., or were abducted and killed during the war.
The displaced young men and women needed a support system and they created their own tribe of colleagues. The gangs created structures and hierarchies. The rules are rigid, violence is merciless, and killing is a way of life. The gangs' attacks on each other and on people who oppose them have made El Salvador the number one country in the world in juvenile homicides. Their drug use has made them number three. For a small country, those statistics are distressing.
My struggle to understand these gangs led me to a photojournalist, Christian Poveda, who provided a lens that helped me understand the gangs through his films. Poveda studied the Mara 18 in El Salvador and was involved in a year-long film project that aimed to show a more human side of the gangs. He provided the understanding I needed.
"Sixty percent of the gang members are orphans, either because one or two parents have died or because their parents left El Salvador to find work in the U.S.," Poveda said in his film.
Gang members are usually between the ages of 11 and 25 and have followed a trajectory of increasing violence. The connection with the Zetas, a prime drug cartel in Mexico, has begun to exert more influence. Poveda's compassion for the Salvadoran people is a poignant reminder of the consequences of choices. In footage filmed shortly before he was killed by gang members in September 2009, Poveda wished that the Salvadoran community would reflect and try to find a different way of living—a way of living that could reduce the violence that permeates Salvadoran society and provide different possibilities.
How can it be that this world has touched me? I keep reflecting on the situation and trying to understand. Things are interconnected and sometimes we cannot turn away from the dark underbelly of life. Darkness is thrust upon us. Poveda helped me understand the causes of the suffering of the MS-13 and the Mara 18. The pain of the violence and the absence of a solution has brought deep sorrow to my heart.
I keep repeating the Buddhist blessing as a practice: May all beings enjoy happiness and the root of happiness; may all beings be free from suffering and the root of suffering.
How can our organizational work support the diminishment of violence in human systems? I hope that we can diminish systemic violence and that our collective energies may support the roots of happiness and freedom from the roots of suffering.


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We are as stunned as you are. We heard Hrithik already contracted lawyers and they will now take over the case again.
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Can This Hack Cure a Sunburn?
You spent too much time in the sun. We know we need sunscreen and to reapply it....but that didn't happen and now you have a sunburn. What can you do?
A woman here in Texas recently posted photos of a shaving cream hack that can supposedly cure a sunburn.The hack is pretty simple.
You take menthol shaving cream and smear it on your sunburn. You wait 30 minutes before rinsing it off. That's it. You just have to make sure you use menthol shaving cream. Supposedly that helps your sunburn heal faster.
Does it really work? Yes and no. As long as you don't expect it to magically cure it...but it will help with the pain, and help it heal a little faster.
The #1 ingredient is water, which helps hydrate your skin. Then there is usually palm oil or coconut oil in there too, which helps repair it. So in essence, it does the same thing as aloe. It's the menthol that creates a cooling effect that can help with the pain.
It's a good substitute if you don't have any aloe sitting around. You might even like it better. Just don't expect it to magically cure your sunburn overnight. Just try to remember to apply sunscreen and more often to avoid this in the future.


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Banagor burns, flames, and torches a troll.
John Hawkins exposes some liberal B.S. bias at CNN.
Kevin at Wizbang has this week's Bonfire of the Vanities up and flaming the worst posts in the 'sphere.
Heather's got a good post about Grand Theft Auto and the law suits waged against the creators. I haven't tried it out yet, but, now that the XBox version is available, I am going to give it a spin.
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Windows and screens are much like a beekeeper's protective gear. It only takes a single hole or tear, and you're vulnerable to getting stung. Only, with windows and screens, that sting comes in the form of an unexpected jump in heating/cooling costs, costly water damage in your walls, and a potential pest invasion. Sometimes, that sting is actually a sting. Improper screening also allows bees, wasps, hornets and other household pests an entry point into your home. That is why it is so important to have good windows and properly maintained screens on your house.
Lay the screen and frame flat on a hard surface.
Duct tape the four corners to the surface.
Use the flat head screwdriver to gently pry up a corner of the spline (the strip found around the edge of the screen).
Gently pull out all of the spline.
(optional) Clean the grooves around the inside of the frame.
Lay the new screen so that it leaves about 2 inches extra around the outside of the frame.
Use the convex side of your spline roller, starting at one corner, and start rolling in the new spline.
Use the flat edge screwdriver to push the spline into the corners.
Once the spline is completely in, use the concave side of the spline roller to do another pass.
Use a knife or a pair of scissors to cut off any excess spline.
Cut off any extraneous screen using your utility knife cutting at a 45 degree angle.
Install your new window screen back onto your window.
Screens also affect the curb appeal of your home. Even if you're not currently in the market to sell, damaged screens can turn a beautiful home into an unsightly mess. If you're out to impress, keeping your screens in great condition is a good way to start.
Stunning windows is another way to make your home stand out, and when you get new windows from Window Nation, you'll also get durable screens with strong fiberglass mesh and heavy-duty aluminum frames for long-lasting durability and solid protection from invading pests.
When it's time for a new window or window screen, it's time for Window Nation.
To repair or replace windows? It's the question that we all ask about so many other things that we own. It's broken, do we repair it, or just replace it? We ask this about just about everything from our cars to our toasters! Well, what about the windows in our homes? When is it truly best just to pull the old ones out and start over?
Deciding whether to repair or replace your windows really boils down to what is causing the problem with them. We have put together a few scenarios and what we would do in each situation to help decide the right time to repair or replace windows in your home.
If your window has defects in its appearance like chipped paint, dirty glass, or stubborn working hardware, then a quick and easy fix may be the answer.
Sanding and repainting the exterior of your windows is a pretty straightforward job. Even if you aren't into DIY projects there are lots of professional painters who will gladly come and do this for you. Just make sure that the paint isn't damaged due to cracks, holes or voids in the actual frame of your windows. If there is this type of damage to the parts then just painting over them will not fix your real problem. All this type of damage needs to be repaired before re-painting.
Dirty glass, again, is an easy fix. There are many kinds of retail window washing products to buy if you want to DIY. If not, contact a professional cleaning company to inquire if they 'do windows'. Be sure to check and make sure that the 'dirt' or cloudiness that you see on your windows is truly on the exterior. If any of the cloudiness, dirt or moisture that you see is actually between the panes of glass then washing the outside of them will not solve your problem.
Condensation, dirt or cloudiness in your window is a sign that the seal that holds your actual window sash into the window frame has failed. This has allowed moisture and dirt to come between the panes of glass and has also made your window less energy efficient by allowing air to flow between the glass panes. You essentially now have the energy efficiency of a single pane of glass. This is not good. These windows definitely need to be replaced. Some window manufacturers may have a warranty to help you with this issue, but often this isn't the case. The average window has a 10-15 year limited manufacturer's warranty. It surely doesn't hurt to contact them and ask.
If your windows are really hard to maneuver it could be the hardware. Check out your window hardware and see if there is a buildup of dirt, debris or grease. A good cleaning with the vacuum and a soft moist cloth with mild soap may do the trick. Some window hardware can actually be re-lubricated. Contact your window manufacturer for their specific instructions on hardware cleaning and maintenance.
If your hardware is not the problem and you are still having issues operating your windows it may be that they are warped. Originally, your windows should have been set square, level and flush in the rough opening of your wall. Over time your home can settle causing the rough opening to alter or your windows have changed in shape due to stress caused by weather, moisture or actual failure of the structural integrity of the window.
If your window hardware is not locking securely or opening easily this also poses a security risk. Windows are an entry and exit point in your house. This is one of the reasons that it is unsafe to paint a window shut or nail it shut. In case of emergency, you or a loved one may need to open these windows to exit your home. Or, if your locks aren't working properly then the risk of an accidental fall is at hand. Either way, any of these would be a major tragedy. Having properly working windows is very important.
This should hopefully make it easier for you to choose whether to repair or replace windows in your home. Here at Window Nation, we pride ourselves in helping our clients know when the time is right to replace their windows. We will walk you through every step of the process. If you are considering replacing one or all of the windows in your home we are the right choice for you. Learn more about our replacement windows or simply contact us for more information.


Can you run a report to track which users have completed their "Me in 3"?
Guessing that is more Jive (Curtis Gross ) than Bunchball.
No report exists at the moment, but I will check around to see if there are any creative ways to find out if this data exists.


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Nan Kolé and 'The Originators' | In search of the origin of gqom
Celine Angbeletchy
.	 Published on March 1, 2018 .
It's Friday night, it is absolutely freezing, but the cold won't kill the hype as I head towards North London. The Originators EP has finally come out, and I can't wait to venture into a long chat with Italian DJ and producer Francesco "Malumz" Cucchi, aka Nan Kolé.
Most people will know him as the head of Gqom Oh!, one of the labels that most contributed in spreading the distinctive South African genre in Europe. However, his artistic journey began much earlier and unfolded in a completely different cultural background.
Nan Kolé e dj Lag lecture on gqom at RedBull Muisc Academy
Rome, 1993. Francesco is thirteen years old and -like many kids his age- he's massively into hip hop. After visiting his father who was in Los Angeles for work, his passion grew even stronger and as gift for passing his secondary school exams, he got his first turntables.
"Basically, I started messing around with those. My father definitely left an imprint because he's always been into black music. Prior to hip hop, he had got me into Jimi Hendrix, into the afro hair myth, even my aunts adored him," he told us. "Then in 1995 I started going to raves and that's when I started to feel the need to produce. My family has always supported me and when I was eighteen they got me GrooveBox (Roland MC-505), so I started producing with that."
At that time the music scene in Rome was radically split between hard-techno and hip hop, but not afraid to swim against the tide, Nan Kolé used to produce both. "I had some friends in a hip hop crew [Flaminio Mafia], they used to occasionally come round to make beats and freestyle, but I would go to raves too. I was an outsider in those years, in both one scene and the other. Then, in 2001 I made my first techno record, it was some crazy 180BPM stuff, but that was my first real music production experience."
Along his path, Nan Kolé met many people who contributed to his artistic growth, especially Riccardo Petitti and Andrea Lai, two DJs whose nights at Brancaleone brought the underground UK sound of the early 2000s to Rome. "They used to play jungle , drum'n'bass, breakbeat. I went to so many nights with all the leading artists, from the most infamous, Goldie, to all the others. Petitti and Lai guided me and taught me about club culture, as well as giving me technical training. I did a one-year course with them and with DJ Stile who taught me how to scratch," he revealed.
Then in 2007-2008 dubstep came along and UK funky followed, an event that made Kolé approach afro-influenced sounds. On Petitti's proposal, he started a dubstep night and at the same time he met his ex-partner Karima, who was a house vocalist and an MC at the radio station M2O.
Shortly after Pepe Soup was born, an afro-influenced electronic music band inspired by Uk funky. "It was a beautiful journey, she was rediscovering her roots – because she was born in Rome but has Liberian origins – and her dad gave us lots of Liberian music cassettes from the 70s and 80s. We listened to so much stuff, it was an incredibly inspiring period of my life."
Together they founded Soupu Music, a label whose concept recalled food and spices. "We released Hagan, Lorenzo_BITW and many others, then we started looking at South Africa because south african house was really cool back then. We had four or five south African artists—from Port Elizabeth, Cape Town and Johannesburg—and this was one of the events that made me discover gqom music through all the contacts and Facebook connections."
Careless of those who had advised him against it, Cucchi eventually decided to move to London after a period of personal life changes and seeing the enthusiasm in the roman scene diminish more and more. "Discovering gqom was a breath of fresh air for me. In Rome venues were closing, the approach had changed and I was still in my comfort zone. Moving to London was a leap in the dark and it was not easy at all. First of all, I didn't understand a word of English," he confessed giggling. "On top of that, I had to work in restaurants for a few months, but this new life style gave me so much energy. Also, when I arrived in London there was already a lot of hype around the Gqom Oh! project, which was something I hadn't quite realized in Rome."
Unsurprisingly, just a month after the release, the compilation Gqom Oh! The Sound of Durban sold out and the rise of the label began. The Originators EP is the label's latest release and it represents 'the past, the present and the future of Gqom—the thunderous club sound from Durban' with nine unreleased tracks and four exclusive digital bonus tracks showcasing the pioneering artists who contributed to the creation and evolution of gqom.
"I am very proud and happy because putting this record together was a very difficult, long journey. I did it to give gqom a sort of cultural reference at a time of radical changes in the Durban scene. As a label that aims at representing the sound of Durban, it was very important for me to bring together the artists who have contributed so much to the evolution of the genre. I worked on this release for over a year and I had to do a lot of research because the origin of gqom is a very controversial matter."
In fact, in the fragmented South African socio-cultural context, many producers have disappeared or no longer make music, others don't trust you and in some cases it's impossible to determine the authenticity of the tracks, Nan Kolé explained. However, his three trips to Durban were key to shed light on these complex aspects.
"During my last trip I dug very deep and I managed to connect the dots. The Durban scene is huge and the idea of The Originators was born when Citizen Boy managed to get in touch with Griffit Vigo, a legendary producer who nobody knew nothing about. Every time I went through samples with the boys in Durban, it was all Griffit Vigo and Sbucardo's, so I felt really lucky to be able to finally spend time with him."
Nan Kolèwith Citizen Boy e Griffit Vigo
Griffit, an extremely creative and humble artist, took him through the history of the Durban sound over the years with anecdotes and, especially, music. "I couldn't believe it! He had this hard drive full of very old stuff and only then I finally managed to understand the evolution of the scene in Durban. He told me about when him and DJ Lag heard Naked Boys' broken beats for the first time, they all went crazy and they started to make broken beats too—even though Griffit already used to produce and had a group called Hopeless Sound. He's a very quirky character, he listens to Beethoven and Nina Simone, I've never seen such an artistic approach in all the studio sessions I've done in Durban," Kolé revealed.
However, there are plenty of artists that he wanted to include in the EP and that – in their own way – helped to make the history and innovate gqom. "For example, Rude Boyz were the first to introduce the famous tom roll and make it viral, but then everyone started doing it, it became like a sort of competition. Apparently Sbucardo was one of the best at making tom rolls, for this reason I wanted to include his tracks in the album. Then, there's Umshanelo (meaning broom, to sweep) that was introduced by Griffit Vigo alongside chopped vocals. I am very proud and grateful to have these artists, it was very important for me."
Following Gqom Oh!'s tradition, the EP comes with a powerful 3D graphic displaying the iconic symbols of Durban and gqom culture, Kolé explained. "I wanted to represent the geographical and cultural context even more: the lion represents the power of music and the strength of these artists – because they all have an incredible energy; the stadium is very important, all the big events in Durban take place there; there's the palm tree, taxis and finally the fire, because all the tracks are bangers."
Beside the label, Nan Kolé also works on his solo project. Last year Bayefal came out on Black Acre and many more projects are currently in progress. "At the moment I'm trying to find my sound, it will clearly be influenced by what I've done in the past two years, but I'm trying to be very careful not to take too much influence. Actually I'm trying to bring techno back in my productions, because I like it and it's a bit of a throwback, let's say. I also made several collaborations, a track with Hagan, one with Citizen Boy, one with Dominowe, when everything is ready we'll see where and how to put it out".
You can listen to The Originators and find more info on Gqom Oh! here.
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They often have contests, and entry is open to everyone. Usually these are on Twitch and Twitter.
My wife won a RX 480 in 2016, and I won a Threadripper 1950X in 2018. You can't win if you don't enter! Stick around for the streams on Twitch.


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This line of modules is the direct result of over three decades of design, manufacturing and use. Attending to every detail in the design and manufacture of our products, our process controls and testing methods have optimized module life and electrical energy production.
Dimensions 31.3" x 26.5" x 2.00"
TheAmeresco 60J is an advanced 60W photovoltaic module that addresses the needs of rural electrification, from remote homes that do not have access to the utility grid, to remote industrial applications such as telemetry and instrumentation systems. This product offers improved efficiency through the use of advanced polycrystalline cells with SiN coating and a 12V nominal output, making it ideal for battery charging applications. It has proven performance at high temperatures and its robust design makes the product durable in the field and easy to install.
Sturdy frame, seems to work ok. My installation is on top of Westfalia, but also removable, for use on ground or with collapsible legs.


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Ataides Aims To Return To Winning Ways Against Legend Okami
Jay Furness
Leandro "Wolf" Ataides is looking to get back on track in the middleweight division, and he believes that taking out a mixed martial arts legend in his upcoming bout at ONE: HEAVY HITTERS on Friday, 14 January, will help him do just that.
The Brazilian will square off against Japanese icon Yushin "Thunder" Okami as part of the evening's lead card, with hopes that a dominant performance will kick-start a push toward ONE gold.
"I'm always focused on the World Title shot, so I know I have to win this fight to get back to the top," he says.
"If I beat Okami, I will probably be the second or third contender in the division. I have put my whole heart into training to win this fight."
"Wolf" came up short against Myanmar legend Aung La "The Burmese Python" N Sang in his last match at ONE: BATTLEGROUND in July, suffering a first-round knockout at the hands of the former two-division ONE World Champion.
The loss was a good excuse for Ataides to take some time to figure out what parts of his arsenal he needed to improve, and now he's ready to showcase what he's been working on against "Thunder."
"You never lose; you always learn. So I worked on the mistakes I made. Now's the time to try them out – watch the next fight and see how everything has worked," he says.
That new focus and the goal of returning to winning ways undoubtedly gives the Nova Uniao athlete motivation to perform on 14 January, but the chance to take on a true luminary of Asian MMA also offers added enthusiasm going into the bout.
Okami has faced off against the sport's elite throughout his 20-year international combat career, and Ataides can't wait to join the illustrious list of opponents the Ex Fight representative has faced.
"He's a legend who has fought with the biggest names from Brazil. So for me, it's going to be a big honor. I really respect him, so I'm excited to fight him – I can't wait for the day to come," he says.
"I can win this fight. I feel really positive inside because I have improved myself, and I will do my best."
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There's no easy route to victory over the well-rounded veteran, but Ataides has dangerous weapons in every range – from concussive striking to world-class grappling.
However, he believes it'll be his submission game that decides the night, and he's worked hard to brush up on the skills that took him to BJJ World Championship gold.
"Okami doesn't have one style. He has so many styles in his fights. He is a complete fighter – good striking, good grappling, good everywhere," the 35-year-old says.
"We don't know what we can expect in this fight, so I just have to go into him and do my best. This time, I really want to use my BJJ game. I always want to show this, but now I really put 100 percent into it because this is my background, my natural reaction, what I grew up with."
Whether Ataides wrestles his way to top position or Okami manages to drag the hulking Brazilian to the mat, "Wolf" is sure that his instincts will kick in and help him find a way to win on the ground.
He is wary of the threat that the Kanagawa resident brings to the Circle but is confident that he'll dispatch his rival inside the distance – and maybe even inside the first five minutes.
"I might have to set him up with my striking to take him down. But if he takes me down, I feel really fine with that. I can work very well and control the fight with my BJJ," he says.
"I'm going to submit him, and it'll be finished by the second round or the end of the first round. I see that. But you never know – with two big guys and the big show, anything can happen."
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