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Case study: Supreme Command in a "Business War Room"
Setting Sights on Precise Targets: The Road to S/4HANA
When HENSOLDT – then still known as Airbus DS Optronics – launched this project in May 2015, its primary objective, as a growing company in a highly competitive market, was greater agility and faster reaction times. One major challenge was to accelerate the creation of financial reports, at the time still being done manually and taking up to three days. The vital key figures were largely already out of date at planning meetings, which really put the brakes on the management's decision-making ability. The SAP S/4HANA platform was intended to remedy this, and, moreover, the responsible project team was already familiar with SAP ERP. The platform's real-time applications promised much greater transparency of the company's data and KPIs. A further aim was to eliminate inconsistencies between forecasts and actual data, and to establish more efficient finance and accounting processes. Furthermore, at that time reporting was still based on different sources, including an Embedded Business Warehouse (BW), ABAP reports and Excel files, and consequently ad hoc reports and data visualization were unobtainable.
"We had already introduced war rooms to various business and product divisions in the last quarter of 2014, where business unit managers and management and accounting decision-makers could observe and control projects with precision. However, this could not work using Excel worksheets and PowerPoints – a reporting process using several formats across different levels of the hierarchy slowed down our decision-making ability, instead of enhancing it. And then new information kept pouring in. We therefore wanted to implement a system as quickly as possible, which would at least provide up-to-date KPIs for the day in question, and could then be sent to the management on the fly," explains Jochen Scheuerer, Head of Information Technology at HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH. "Single-stage migration to HANA and S/4HANA Finance was the ideal route to achieve this, as it would be a win-win situation for all involved. Organizationally speaking, this was a flagship project for Finance, and therefore independent from all other company departments. From the point of view of IT, our approach minimized the risk, because we did not have to take into account the company's entire system landscape."
The project team defined ambitious implementation targets: from the initial workshops in May, it was to be only five months until the precisely scheduled go-live date of November 15, when the first real-time data was to reach the war room – naturally with no losses of time or quality. "Given that we have 450 integrated users and another 50 planned at three sites in two countries, the timetable was certainly tight, but also achievable. Ultimately, we wanted to create the first month's report for November live in the system and to get the annual financial statement finished in four days using the new platform," explains Jochen Scheuerer.
Tracking Radar for Migration Hurdles: Teamwork by the Book
An important success factor during implementation was close collaboration with the SAP project team, which was also responsible for project management. During the migration phase, which lasted several weeks, the involved parties met several times a day, and the department received intensive support from IT. For its part, the department was willing to perform iterative and short-term testing alongside its everyday business. Thanks among other things to the excellent cooperation between these motivated teams, they succeeded in rapidly overcoming this project's greatest challenge: during the first practice run, they realized that more than 300 hotfixes had to be eradicated to trim down the system for the HANA migration.
"With our relatively small project team of 15, this was a major hurdle at which many companies would buckle. But we got to grips with this issue very quickly. Apart from the good teamwork, the SAP cookbook was also a huge help in finding the right solutions for rapidly eliminating errors." Using this as a guide, during the second migration four weeks later, the team had cut the number of hotfix messages from around 300 to just five. Finally, on the third migration, the application ran perfectly without problems. In terms of IT, the implementation benefited from the fact that the ERP system had already been updated with the necessary expansion package at this time, so relatively little time was spent on SPAU/SPDD.
"We highly recommend three migration attempts before final migration to minimize the risks. Moreover, in our case we found three elements key to successful system migration. Firstly, you need a partner who already has the necessary expertise – both with regard to technology and the business processes to be integrated. Secondly, always do the same things in the same way, using the same setup. This is especially the case if you need to ensure comparability between the old system and the new in terms of custom code – i.e. all the scripts have to run as they did before. Thirdly, it is vital to find a balance between the gradual growth of project tasks and flexibility, so that new and sensible adjustments can be made to fit in with everyday business."
Milestone Reached: A Digitized End-to-End Process
On the go-live date on November 15, the executives in the war room could access all the necessary KPIs in real time, but also celebrate completion of their project on time, on budget and on quality. As the costs were considerably below the budget originally estimated, the project team was even able to integrate SAP Fiori as well. This provides HENSOLDT management accountants with the figures they need in discussions with customers and partners, any time, any place. Workflows at this level have also improved dramatically, as now binding statements can be made immediately, and orders rapidly given the go ahead.
"The project has brought us much closer to a completely digitized, end-to-end overall process. When it comes to decision-making, in particular, the new system has, without doubt, generated added value to the company as a whole – and not just in the war room. However, in the war room real-time reporting without Business Warehouse is obviously a vital resource that enables us to respond to new market requirements with greater agility," concludes Jochen Scheuerer.
Jochen Scheuerer, Head of Information Technology, HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH
About HENSOLDT
HENSOLDT develops premium sensors for security and surveillance missions. With over one hundred years of experience in high-performance technology, the company leads the global market in missile warning systems and submarine periscopes. Furthermore, HENSOLDT also has a solid presence in the radar systems, optical equipment and electronic protection systems market.
The company has its roots in Airbus' work in defense electronics. In 2017, it became a spin-off of the Airbus Group, and has now established itself on the market together with the former Airbus DS Optronics under the brand name HENSOLDT. HENSOLDT has approximately 4,000 employees and records annual sales of around EUR 1 billion. Further information can be found at www.hensoldt.net
With SAP S4/HANA, HENSOLDT Optronics has a real-time overview of data critical to its success
For many years, generals leading their troops into battle on the field are now only to be found in history books. Today, the critical phases of a war are directed from what are known as 'war rooms', high-tech command centers in which all the digital information concerning forces on land, air and sea converge. What the foot soldier spies through his night vision goggles can be observed there in real time on the monitor, as can high-resolution aerial surveillance images or sonar measurements from submarines.
A significant part of the high-performance technology required for this is developed by HENSOLDT Optronics GmbH, based in Oberkochen, Germany. The company contributes to the success of security and surveillance missions with premium sensors, radar systems, optical equipment and electronic protection systems and has a "war room" of its own to do so. This is where it gathers the principal KPIs of its business activities, enabling executives to rapidly make decisions on concrete measures or strategic changes. The company made sure it was technologically ready for this two years ago by implementing a SAP S/4HANA platform.
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NSF to field one list in upcoming parliamentary elections
Egypt's largest opposition bloc confirms it will join forces for upcoming polls, appoints Free Egyptian Party member Mahmoud El-Alaily as electoral commission spokesperson
Ahram Online, Sunday 13 Jan 2013
The Egyptian parliament session after the revolution that ousted former President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo, January 23, 2012. (Photo: Reuters
Egypt's Salvation Front demands 11 guarantees for parliamentary polls
Egypt parliamentary elections expected April: FJP spokesperson
Egypt parliamentary election seen in April: Officials
Opposition coalition the National Salvation Front (NSF) will participate on "one list across all constituencies nationwide in the coming parliamentary elections," its new electoral commission spokesperson Mahmoud El-Alialy announced late Sunday.
El-Alaily, who is assistant secretary-general of the liberal Free Egyptians Party, was appointed NSF elections spokesperson Saturday.
The names of the candidates in constituencies where the bloc will run are expected to be announced during the NSF's forthcoming meeting on Wednesday, El-Alaily added in his first statement as spokesperson.
"Each member party of the NSF will field their candidates and priority will be given in accordance with standards set earlier by the front."
In December, President Mohamed Morsi called for a national dialogue between all political powers in a bid to solve the deepening political crisis after the controversial new Constitution was ratified.
However, the meetings were widely boycotted by the opposition.
In its sixth session, the national dialogue proposed a final draft of amendments to parliamentary elections law: two thirds of seats will now be contested under the party list system, while one third will be won by the individual candidates.
In addition, a document of amendments proposed by the national dialogue on some disputed articles of Egypt's newly-passed national charter will be put to the House of Representatives (lower house of parliament) during its first session after it is elected.
The parliamentary elections law, which is currently being drafted by the Cabinet, must first be examined by the Shura Council (upper house of parliament) and then passed to the High Constitutional Court (HCC) before being issued ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary elections.
On Wednesday, officials at the presidency told Reuters that Egypt will hold parliamentary elections in April.
"The exact date for the vote has not been fixed yet. The president will announce it no later than February 25," the unnamed source confirmed.
The NSF issued a statement Saturday listing eleven conditions necessary to ensure fair parliamentary elections.
These include: full judicial supervision, holding elections over two days, ensuring stamped ballot papers, allowing NGOs to monitor the process, limited appropriations of electoral campaigns, as well as ensuring a minimal of one female representation among every three candidates.
Furthermore, the NSF demanded the formation of an unbiased government before announcing the date for the upcoming parliamentary elections.
The National Salvation Front is a recently-formed umbrella group led by former presidential candidates Hamdeen Sabbahi and Amr Moussa, along with reform campaigner and head of the Constitution Party Mohamed ElBaradei.
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SSC makes the brain feel safe, which makes an approach orientation toward the breast; and then ensures sleep cycling between meals.
Human babies are born with the ability to breastfeed. But this ability depends on the right sensations – specifically mother's smell and warmth. The exact behaviors have been described in detail, but the important thing is that they are behaviors that the newborn must do of his own accord. If these are disturbed, the coding of pathways and hormone receptors inside the brain is also disturbed, and disruption of the bonding and feeding capacity results. The first hour of life should be completely undisturbed. (Observations can be done without disturbance, and almost all other care can safely wait.) Skin-to-skin contact is essential is establishing – initiating – breastfeeding.
Once breastfeeding is initiated, skin-to-skin contact remains the needed stimulus for the normal behavioural program of the newborn. At first this program has only two major parts: eating and sleeping. When baby wakes on mother's chest, the breasts are near and very little work is required to get to them and to feed. After feeding the baby goes to sleep, and research has shown that only on mother's body is this sleep of the right quality for brain wiring. Sleep cycling is necessary for brain development, and SSC achieves REM sleep cycling with Quiet Sleep. When the baby wakes on mother, there is time for smell to initiate a cephalic phase preparing the stomach for food, so that when the baby starts to feed it is primed and prepared, and organized in its feeding. (Later play becomes vital for development).
Notice that it is the actual feeding which is having the essential effect on brain development. Breastfeeding is not primarily a "nutrition" concern – it is about development. During actual breastfeeding, more than any other time, ALL the sensations are firing and wiring brain circuits, and now in an integrated manner. It is the integration of circuits that makes the networks coordinated. Having said which, the nutritional value of milk is unsurpassed, and essential for well-being. Interestingly though, some scientists believe that milk may have started as a protective function, and then later become nutritional. It is the protective factors in human milk that make it vastly superior to anything artificial.
Despite various reports in popular press and reductionist science, there is adequate evidence that breastfeeding is vital for health and development. It is supported and promoted by the WHO and most professional academies. But some of this discussion is confused in the evidence for breast milk in isolation from breastfeeding, in isolation from skin-to-skin contact. Each of these individually have "regulation" effects, and it is the totality of them that makes the difference. And importantly notice the proper order: it is skin-to-skin contact that makes the breastfeeding, and breastfeeding that makes the breast milk. If our public health focus was only on skin-to-skin contact and avoiding separation, the breastfeeding would happen of itself, and the benefits of breast milk likewise.


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Shawn Stankavage Juma Otoviano Lanard Fournette Devin White Haden Tobola Joe Burrow Mike Bloomgren Nick Brossette Jack Fox Stephen Sullivan Tyler Shelvin Jacob Phillips Glen Logan Foster Moreau Clyde Edwards-Helaire Ed Orgeron Justin Jefferson Myles Brennan Sports College football Football College sports Coaching
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Burrow, No. 10 LSU open up offense in 42-10 win over Rice
By BRETT MARTEL - Nov. 18, 2018 12:01 AM EST
LSU quarterback Joe Burrow (9) passes in the first half of an NCAA college football game against Rice in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — When Joe Burrow found freshman receiver Ja'Marr Chase deep down the left sideline to the Rice 2, it marked the LSU's quarterback's 11th completion of 15 or more yards.
And that was before five minutes had elapsed in the third quarter.
Burrow passed for a career-high 307 yards and two touchdowns in less than three quarters, and No. 10 LSU rolled to a 42-10 victory over struggling Rice on Saturday night.
"For the confidence of this offense, it was important for us to click tonight," Burrow said. "We wanted to move the ball without any hesitation or road blocks. For the most part, I think we did that."
The Tigers (9-2, No. 7 CFP) led 35-3 midway through the third quarter en route to a victory in which the only drama involved whether LSU would cover a point spread hovering around 44 points before kickoff.
The question now is whether the kind of passing proficiency Burrow and Co. achieved against a team on an 11-game skid translates in a meaningful way in a relatively high-stakes Southeastern Conference finale at Texas A&M next weekend. With a victory in that game, LSU can clinch its first 10-win season under coach Ed Orgeron — and virtually ensure a New Year's Day bowl bid
"No question, we've got to put the ball in athletes' hands in space and we did a better job of that tonight," Orgeron said. "Obviously, it was against a lesser opponent. We're going to have to do a better job against a bigger opponent, but that's the kind of offense we need."
Burrow's touchdowns went for 38 yards to Stephen Sullivan and 13 yards to senior tight end Foster Moreau, who finished with career highs of five catches and 71 yards receiving.
Nick Brossette rushed for two touchdowns for LSU, while Clyde Edwards-Helaire and Lanard Fournette also ran for short TDs.
The Owls (1-11) scored their first points on Haden Tobola's 51-yard field goal late in the first half. Juma Otoviano scored Rice's lone touchdown on a 5-yard run with 2:55 to play.
Rice QB Shawn Stankavage completed seven of 13 passes for 101 yards.
"We played hard for four quarters," Rice coach Mike Bloomgren said. "We definitely could have played better and we need to play better."
LSU outgained Rice 552 yards to 198. LSU defenders combined for four sacks, one each by linebackers Devin White and Jacob Phillips and defensive tackles Tyler Shelvin and Glen Logan
"We would have a lineman get whipped up front or something went wrong and those things are hard," Bloomgren said. "It is hard to be behind the sticks in Death Valley against that defense."
Rice also set up for a field goal after LSU running back Jontre Kirkland's fumble gave Rice the ball on the Tigers 35 in the first quarter, but Jack Fox's 52-yard attempt sailed wide left.
Rice: Bloomgren, who is in his first season at Rice, spoke enthusiastically about the opportunity to take his team into LSU's Tiger Stadium, but reality set in pretty quickly. Bloomgren's rebuilding program wasn't likely to keep this game close unless LSU had come out flat. But Rice played a relatively clean game, committing no turnovers and just three penalties.
LSU: With painful and relatively fresh memories of the Tigers' upset loss to Troy last season, Orgeron wanted to see his team take the field with energy, effort and focus. He also wanted to open up the offense to give that side of the ball more confidence heading into a challenging season finale. He got more or less what he wanted. And the big third-quarter lead allowed him to take a look at reserves who could wind up in bigger roles in upcoming seasons.
BRENNAN'S CHANCE
LSU backup quarterback Myles Brennan replaced Burrow in the middle of the third quarter, completing four of six passes for 65 yards, including a 39-yard pass down the right sideline to Justin Jefferson.
Brennan, who had not previously played this season, will be eligible to take a redshirt and preserve a season of college eligibility under new NCAA rules.
Rice hosts Old Dominion on Saturday.
LSU visits Texas A&M on Saturday night.
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Gay Marriage 1: The Church of Obfuscation
Gay marriage became legal in England and Wales on 29 March this year. Personally, I think this is great news. The Church of England disagrees, and their response was remarkable. It is not plain and simple ignorant bigotry, but the rarefied stupidity of highly trained theologians.
The law has been changed to permit civil weddings for gay couples:
The law prohibits the Church of England from performing same-sex weddings, and allows other religious organisations to refuse to perform them.
The most senior member of the C of E's clergy is Justin Welby, Archbishop of Canterbury. Welby discussed the issue in a radio phone-in on 4 April.
Justin Welby.
Source: The Guardian
He started off as one might expect. He opposes homophobia, but doesn't think gay marriage has any place in the C of E. If he left it there, the rest of us would shrug our shoulders and move on.
Instead, Welby felt the need to share this:
"I have stood by gravesides in Africa of a group of Christians who had been attacked because of something that had happened in America. We have to listen to that. We have to be aware of the fact," Welby said. If the Church of England celebrated gay marriages, he added, "the impact of that on Christians far from here, in South Sudan, Pakistan, Nigeria and other places would be absolutely catastrophic. Everything we say here goes round the world."
Welby is concerned that if the C of E endorses gay marriage, it will have a negative impact on Christians in other parts of the world.
The Most Reverend And Right Honourable The Lord Archbishop of Canterbury (to give him his full official title), educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge, must imagine this sort of dialogue will take place:
EXT. WAR ZONE IN AFRICA
FIRST KILLER: Let's go and massacre those Christians! They want everyone to be gay!
SECOND KILLER: No, we shouldn't. Their big boss in England tolerates gay people, but won't have gay wedding ceremonies.
FIRST: Isn't tolerating gay people a reason for us to kill them?
SECOND: No, it has to be marriage.
FIRST: Can we kill them because we want their land?
SECOND: No, no. It's very simple. We can only commit mass murder if the Church of England supports gay marriage.
FIRST: We're not in England.
SECOND: That's not the point. Anything the white man says goes around the world, and the English aren't being gay enough to justify a massacre.
FIRST: Oh, all right. That village is lucky the Archbishop of Canterbury doesn't hold with gay marriage.
SECOND: Yeah, it is. Let's go get a beer instead.
Welby's education has failed him. His statement is one of the most ridiculous and naive things I have ever heard from a public figure.
Not only that, it is more than a little racist. It is unclear which specific massacre Welby is talking about; it may be the 2009 Boko Haram killings in Nigeria. The Wikipedia page on massacres in Nigeria makes instructive if depressing reading. Christian-Muslim violence has been taking place there for years. The Miss World beauty contest was used as an excuse for riots which killed over 200 people in 2002.
Does Welby imagine he has a meaningful effect on this situation? Does he suppose Africans are simpletons who will be provoked into murderous rage by a gay wedding in England, when they would otherwise be calm and peaceful?
If criminals and fanatics want an excuse to kill people, they will find one.
Conversely, why is a mass murder relevant to the nuances of doctrine on gay marriage?
Imagine the Christian God decided to get tough. Anyone who tries to kill a Christian is instantly struck down by a bolt of lightning. Welby is free to say whatever he likes. He could express his real, genuine opinion on gay marriage, which must be one of the following:
He believes it is wrong. In that case, he could have simply said so, without mentioning any massacres. However, saying it so bluntly would anger his more liberal clergy, and he doesn't want that inconvenience, so he pretends the threat of massacres has forced him to reject gay marriage.
He believes it is right. He would like to say so, but is afraid to for the reasons I have discussed.
He doesn't know what he believes, but thinks talking about massacres will distract everyone.
In the second case, Welby is a pathetic fool. In the first and third cases, he is a cynical villain who does not care if he looks like a pathetic fool. This much is certain: Welby is a coward, and he is using the horrific murders of 330 men, women, and children in Nigeria to obfuscate his real beliefs on gay marriage.
By way of contrast, consider Archbishop Desmond Tutu's courageous stand against apartheid in South Africa. Many white racists responded with greater fear, hatred, and violence towards black people. Welby's words will have little or no impact on people's safety; this was not so for Tutu.
Tutu knew this, and he stood up for what was right. Something which is right does not become wrong because people hate you for it. Anyone who calls himself a Christian should be capable of understanding that.
Welby should be ashamed of himself. The Church of England is swiftly declining into irrelevance, and with leadership like this it deserves to.
Part 2: Some more personal thoughts on gay marriage.
Labels: gay-marriage, imaginary-dialogue, politics, religion
Iain, interesting reading as ever. I can't agree fully though; let me explain...
Bizarre though it may seem, there are a number of churches in Africa that set a lot of store by what the CofE leadership say. While it's simple to say that Welby should simply have the courage of his convictions to say what he thinks, one has to remember that he is appointed as the primate of all churches in the Anglican communion. A remark from him may very well not have any direct effect on those who actually perpetrate massacres of the type, the words of their local church leaders can have an extremely profound effect on such activity, and they will have a line fed down to them by their superiors who may react very poorly to a pro-gay-marriage line from the Anglican leadership.
Welby is dancing on the head of a pin - trying to remain relevant to the dwindling congregations on home soil, while trying not to anger Anglican churches in Africa to the extent that they will incite homophobic violence. In a sense, it's an impossible position, so it's not so surprising that he's making a pigs ear of it.
From my time spent working for the international wing of another 'mother church' (the Church of Scotland - mother church to a great many of Presbyterian congregations from Southern Africa through Israel, India to northern China), it was staggering how much store these churches set by so much as the content of a newsletter that I produced - I had to field more than one biblically angry international call due to the tiniest nuance of a piece of prosaic puffery.
It's a preposterous situation really, that the Primates of such predominantly African denominations should still be bumbling British theologists. What's worse though is that the policy position driven by these African situations winds up influencing UK law through the presence of clergy in our parliament. Better for all concerned, I would suggest, if the CofE were completely divorced from the state; that way they could fully set their own position out to placate the African churches and drag them to a more enlightened position at a pace that hey will tolerate, while at the same time being compelled by UK law to act in a more liberal fashion with their 'hands tied' and their theological integrity intact.
Iain Roberts 7 April 2014 at 05:10
Very interesting points. I knew the Archbishop of Canterbury had some vague authority over the African churches in his capacity as head of the Anglican communion, but I didn't realise they took it so seriously. And yes, I entirely agree the C of E should be cut loose from the state.
I don't think it's any excuse for Welby's remarks though. If he said he didn't want to endorse gay marriage because it would upset the African churches, then fine.
But he didn't say that. He said (or at least strongly implied) if the C of E endorsed gay marriage, Christians would be killed as a direct result. He was explicitly referring to anti-Christian violence, not homophobic violence. The African churches are already inciting homophobic violence, eg. by backing anti-gay laws in Uganda. Personally I would have moral difficulty with being the figurehead of such a group, but that's Welby's problem, not mine.
Anyway, Welby had a clear choice:
1) Back gay marriage for the C of E, and accept the African churches will be angry, maybe become more viciously anti-gay than they already are, and potentially leave the Anglican communion.
2) Do not back gay marriage, in part because he values Church unity (such as it is).
He has every right to choose (2), but he should at least stand up and take responsibility for it. He can discuss his reasons, or if he feels that would be impolitic, he can keep his mouth shut. That's not heroic behaviour, it's the minimum I'd expect from the head of any large organisation.
I'm not demanding the C of E endorse gay marriage. It would be nice if they did, but I'm not part of their church and their doctrine isn't really my business. However, pretending they were forced to reject gay marriage by the threat of anti-Christian violence is just incredibly stupid and offensive.
Considering Alex's comment above, there is a fourth possibility for what Welby believes:
4) He thinks gay marriage is right, but doesn't want to endorse it at this time, because it would further disrupt the unity of the worldwide Anglican Church. He doesn't want to admit this out loud and thinks talking about anti-Christian massacres is a good distraction.
For practical purposes, this is very similar to (3).
Why should anyone believe scientists?
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Bluegrass Industry Contributors Announced as 2022 Recipients of the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award
Nashville, TN, July 26, 2022 – – Several organizations and individuals who have made significant contributions to bluegrass music were named as 2022 recipients of the IBMA Distinguished Achievement Award: flatpicking innovator Dan Crary, cutting-edge roots music organization FreshGrass Foundation, revered banjo creator and musician Steve Huber, the legendary Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, in celebration of the 50th Anniversary of the Will the Circle Be Unbroken album, and online education leaders Peghead Nation.
Plaques will be presented to recipients on Thursday, September 29, during the Industry Awards luncheon at the IBMA Business Conference. Specific times and additional details for this event, and for other IBMA World of Bluegrass events, will be shared in the coming weeks across the organization's social media platforms, through email notification, and at worldofbluegrass.org.
More on this year's recipients:
Dan Crary is a flatpicking stylist with an international reputation for innovation, taste and brilliance. With more than 50 years as a performer, Crary is one of the few artists whose work can be said to transcend the boundaries of style and genre. In his travels around the United States, Crary learned and integrated traditional American styles and tunes, transforming them into strongly personal and creative works that are at once deeply rooted and freshly new.
In the late 1960s, Crary moved to Louisville, Kentucky to pursue a doctorate degree in philosophy. While there, he became a co-founder of The Bluegrass Alliance – one of the first "progressive" bluegrass bands that a short time later included Sam Bush and Tony Rice. It was there that Dan developed his lead guitar playing skills, and the band was one of the few at the time that featured a lead guitar player. In 1970, he released his first album, titled Bluegrass Guitar. He later formed a trio with fiddler Byron Berline and banjo player John Hickman – Berline, Crary and Hickman, recorded several projects for Sugar Hill and eventually morphed into a combo called California, which was active through most of the 1990s and won IBMA's Instrumental Group of the Year awards three years in a row, from 1992 through 1994.
A long and distinguished recording career has brought Dan Crary acclaim as a versatile performer able to range from Mozart to Anglo-American fiddle tunes to moody, evocative original compositions. The 1994 recording, Jammed If I Do, with guests Tony Rice, Doc Watson, Norman Blake, and Beppe Gambetta, was hailed as one of the decade's great gatherings of guitarists. His contributions to bluegrass have enriched the music, and he has served as an inspiration to the scores of lead guitar pickers who followed and learned from him.
The FreshGrass Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization whose mission is to create and celebrate innovative grassroots music. Their core belief is that the simple acts of making and sharing roots music are among the most effective ways to spread joy and love, to improve lives and communities, and to make a profoundly positive impact on the world.
The FreshGrass Foundation's activities are multi-pronged and multi-disciplinary:
They curate two forward-thinking festivals each year, including their flagship FreshGrass Festival in North Adams, MA and their newly launched festival in Bentonville, AR, both staged on the campus of a celebrated contemporary art museum.
They offer a variety of commissions for musicians to create original music as well as awards and grants for developing artists to promote and encourage excellence.
They publish No Depression, a website and newsletter that features artist profiles, new releases and roots music news, as well as quarterly print journal that showcases long-form journalism on roots music topics.
They produce Folk Alley, a 24-hour internet radio channel dedicated to roots music.
They co-fund and administer The Steve Martin Banjo Prize which recognizes excellence across the spectrum of banjo styles with an annual unrestricted cash award.
They operate and manage Studio 9, a state-of-the-art recording studio and event space in North Adams, MA.
The Foundation also develops strategic partnerships with like-minded 501(c)(3)s to further the cause of roots music, with current collaborators including the Silkroad Project, Artists at Work (AAW) and the House of Songs.
Through their unique, cutting-edge and collaborative approach, The FreshGrass Foundation has elevated bluegrass music, enriching our community and giving bluegrass artists an expansive platform from which to reach a broader audience.
Steve Huber, creator of the legendary Huber banjos and tone rings that are considered the "gold standard" of modern bluegrass banjos, is also recognized as one of the finest Scruggs-style banjo players working today. Huber began his touring career during his college years in Pennsylvania with The Paisleys and Paul Adkins. After moving to Nashville to work on vintage instruments for George Gruhn, Steve continued touring and performing with many notable artists for years before beginning a long and productive association with the Kenny & Amanda Smith Band.
Steve's lifetime fascination with the sound of pre-war Gibson banjos and training as a mechanical engineer led him to develop his legendary Huber Vintage tone rings in the 1990s. The Huber rings were warmly received by bluegrass banjo players everywhere. Soon thereafter, Steve formed the Huber Banjo Company and began offering his own line of banjos. Huber banjos have been played and endorsed by prominent artists including Sammy Shelor, Jim Mills, Ben Eldredge, Chris Pandolfi, Jason Burleson, Greg Cahill, Ron Block, and many more.
Steve stopped touring after the birth of his daughter in 2005 but recently started playing regularly again with his own band, Steve Huber & The Flatheads, at the Station Inn in Nashville. The Huber Banjo Company proudly continues to serve the needs of the bluegrass banjo community with a full line of banjos and banjo components as well as through the brokerage of vintage Gibson banjos. The company has produced more than 2,100 banjos since its inception, and Steve continues to perform at the highest level to audiences who truly appreciate traditional bluegrass music.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Will The Circle Be Unbroken album – The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band formed in California in 1966 and became a staple of the wave of California rock that included acts like the Byrds, the Flying Burrito Brothers, and the Eagles. In 1971 the band had a novel idea – to get together in Nashville with the bluegrass musicians that had influenced them, and so began the collaboration that Rolling Stone magazine would declare "the most important album to come out of Nashville." In the summer of 1971, the musicians sat in a circle recording country and bluegrass standards in East Nashville's Woodland Studio with Earl Scruggs, Doc Watson, Merle Travis, Jimmy Martin, Vassar Clements, Roy Acuff, Mother Maybelle Carter, Norman Blake, and many other stars.
Out of that magical collaboration came one of the most iconic albums in American history, one that melded musical worlds and bridged generations.
This award is being presented in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Will the Circle Be Unbroken album and its resounding effect on bluegrass music and those musicians that followed, and the 60 years of success by the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band.
Peghead Nation has been a leader in online education for the bluegrass industry since its founding in 2014 by three friends and colleagues who had worked together in music magazine and media publishing for nearly two decades. Co-founders Dan Gabel, Scott Nygaard, and Teja Gerken are each passionate musicians with deep professional experience in acoustic music instruction, journalism, and business. When they were launching Peghead Nation, their vision was to create an inspiring, accessible, and cost-effective community for students of acoustic stringed instruments to learn from the best players and instructors in roots music. In short, to help passionate musicians at all levels progress on their instruments and have more fun playing the music they love.
With over 50 streaming video courses and live workshops in acoustic guitar, mandolin, banjo, fiddle, dobro, ukulele, and upright bass, Peghead Nation is now a primary destination for passionate players of bluegrass, old-time, and other roots styles. The courses feature multi-angle HD video lessons, accurate notation and tablature, a library of Play-Along Tracks, and much more, with instructors who unlock practical musical secrets in each lesson and teach tunes called in jams the world over. All of this with the goal of increasing students' skills and confidence when they pick up their instruments.
And with Peghead Nation's inspiring performance videos, informative demonstrations of instruments and gear, and content from their Partner companies, musicians stay informed about the current state of the broad roots music community.
Through their work, Peghead Nation has led the way in helping scores of aspiring bluegrass and roots musicians learn to play and share bluegrass music.
IBMA World of Bluegrass is the most important week in bluegrass! The week encompasses four events: the IBMA Business Conference, September 27-29; the IBMA Bluegrass Ramble, an innovative series of showcases taking place September 27-29 in downtown Raleigh and at the Raleigh Convention Center; the 33rd Annual IBMA Bluegrass Music Awards, scheduled for Thursday evening, September 29, and IBMA Bluegrass Live! powered by PNC, September 30-October 1, a two-day festival. IBMA Bluegrass Live! features the best of the best in bluegrass today, benefiting the IBMA Trust Fund—a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that assists bluegrass professionals during financial emergencies—and introducing the music to thousands of new fans every year.
IBMA – the International Bluegrass Music Association – is the non-profit music association that connects, educates, and empowers bluegrass professionals and enthusiasts, honoring tradition and encouraging innovation in the bluegrass community worldwide. IBMA Bluegrass Live! powered by PNC, featuring the best of the best in bluegrass today, helps benefit the IBMA Trust Fund—a 501(c)(3) charitable organization that assists bluegrass professionals during financial emergencies—and introducing the music to thousands of new fans every year.


The movie stars Ewan McGregor as a grown-up Danny Torrance and comes to theatres in January 2020.
If you loved Netflix's new horror series, "The Haunting of Hill House," the director's next project should entice you.
The movie stars Ewan McGregor as a grown-up Danny Torrance, the son of Jack Torrance, who terrorised Danny and his mother in King's original novel and Stanley Kubrick's 1980 film. Flanagan was confirmed to be the "Doctor Sleep" director in January, two years before the movie comes to theatres.
King is already a fan of Flanagan's, and praised "The Haunting of Hill House" on Twitter this week.
"Doctor Sleep" comes to theatres January 24, 2020.


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Why Warning Labels May Increase Cigarette Sales: Psychological Scientists Explain How Side Effect Warnings 'Backfire'
Warning labels that warn smokers about health risk can potentially backfire and increase sales, the researchers said. melloveschallah, CC BY 2.0
Ironically, warning labels on cigarettes and over-the-counter drugs may actually increase the sales of the product. Psychological scientists have found that under certain conditions, a clear warning may be interpreted by consumers as an admirable attempt at honesty, thus boosting the demand of the item it is intended to control. In a market where such labels abound, the findings may urge health officials to rethink current warning strategies.
Published in the journal Psychological Science, the new study investigated consumer decision making in a world where potentially harmful products are subject to increasingly strict regulations. Today, virtually all products must feature information regarding possible side effects and health risks. These labels range from subtle warnings to graphic photos.
"We were struck by just how detailed, clear, and scary many warnings had become with regard to potential negative side effects of products," said study author Ziv Carmon, a psychological scientist at the Institut Européen d'Administration des Affaires (INSEAD) in Singapore. "It then occurred to us that such warnings might perversely boost rather than detract from the appeal of the risky product."
To test their hypothesis, Carmon and his colleagues designed four experiments. In one experiment, a number of smokers were shown one of two versions of the same cigarette ad: one with a clear warning that smoking causes cardiovascular disease and cancer, and one with the warning removed. Later on, subjects were then given the opportunity to purchase the advertised cigarette.
When subjects were offered the opportunity to buy cigarettes soon after the experiment, those who had seen the ad that included the warning were less likely to make the purchase. However, a few days later, subject appeared to buy more if they had seen the same warning. Intriguingly, identical experiments with artificial sweeteners in place of cigarettes yielded the same results.
The curious findings led the researchers to believe that the intervening time between advertisement exposure and consumer decision making caused the warning labels to backfire. They theorized that as the initial visceral reaction wore off, subjects began to abstract intent from the warnings. At this point, the labels took on a new meaning: rather than a potentially harmful product, they suddenly signified an honest and caring manufacturer. As a result, sales increased.
"This effect may fly under the radar since people who try to protect the public — regulatory agencies, for example — tend to test the impact of a warning shortly after consumers are exposed to it," Carmon told reporters. "By doing so, they miss out on this worrisome delayed outcome."
The effects of warning labels on smokers was probed in a similar capacity earlier this year, when researchers at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology sought to answer the question why so many smokers still smoke. The study offered similar advice to regulatory agencies, and urged health officials to reexamine the processes whereby prospective warning labels are evaluated.
Source: Y. Steinhart, Z. Carmon, Y. Trope. Warnings of Adverse Side Effects Can Backfire Over Time. Psychological Science, 2013; 24 (9)


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Trạng tạo mới dự án

<?php echo validation_errors(); ?>

		<form class="form-horizontal form-label-left input_mask"  method="post" action="">

		    <input type="text" required="required" class="form-control has-feedback-left" name="project_name" id="project_name" value="<?php echo set_value("project_name")?>" placeholder="Tên dự án">

		    <input type="text" class="form-control" id="description" name="description" value="<?php echo set_value("description")?>" placeholder="Description">

		    Tên viết tắt *

		      <input id="short_name" name="short_name" value="<?php echo set_value("short_name")?>" class="form-control col-md-7 col-xs-12" required="required" type="text">

		    Ngày bắt đầu *

		      <input id="start_date" name="start_date" value="<?php echo set_value("start_date")?>" class="date-picker form-control col-md-7 col-xs-12" required="required" type="text">

		   	Ngày kết thúc *

		      <input id="end_date" name="end_date" value="<?php echo set_value("end_date")?>" class="date-picker form-control col-md-7 col-xs-12" required="required" type="text">

	      Tình trạng

		    Đang chạy:
		    <input type="radio" class="flat" name="status" id="status1" value="1" checked="" required />
		    Hoàn thành:
		    <input type="radio" class="flat" name="status" id="status2" value="2" />
		   	Hủy Bỏ:
		    <input type="radio" class="flat" name="status" id="status3" value="3" />

	      Tiến độ

			<input id="progress" name="progress" value="<?php echo set_value("progress")?>" class="form-control col-md-7 col-xs-12" required="required" type="text">

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Q: Accessing phpmyadmin database from terminal I have a database in phpmyadmin.
How can I access database of phpmyadmin from ubuntu terminal?

A: You can connect to a mysql server using the mysql command
mysql --user=USERNAME -p --host=HOSTNAME --database=DATABASENAME
This will then prompt you for the password for the specified user (because the password switch was -p instead of --password=PASSWORD). Press return without typing anything for no password.
You can find more information on how to use the command by typing man mysql or mysql --help into your terminal.

A: mysql -u <username> -p<password> <database_name>

Make sure no space between -p and password. Of course, this password will be visible in history.
To overcome this:
1.Leave it blank and it will ask you for it.
2.start the command with a space in front of mysql

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Create an Intelligent ChatBot for online customer service & feedback collection.
In the age of Automation & Artificial Intelligence, its not very uncommon to find chatbots that provide automatic replies. We talk to a lot of them every day- from Railway enquiry system,Bank Customer service, Complaints forums etc. We hear boring automatically programmed voice giving us directions. What you heard was IVRS(Interactive Voice Response System), but unlike its name, it isn't very interactive.
Here what I'm going to show you is to create a ChatBot & teach it some commonly asked questions & answers. Did you see the "Ask me Anything" Button in bottom of TechBuzzIn webpage? That's our chatbot named TechBuzzIn. I've programmed it to answer basic questions about itself, about me & you can also ask lot of other things like- 'Who is Sachin Tendulkar?', 'Weather in India in celsius?', 'Tell me about you' etc.
All ChatBots use an Artificial Intelligent Processing Library named AIML 2.0 (Artificial Intelligence Markup Language) which is opensource & tons of new commands are added everyday.So by teaching your ChatBot new answers, you are improving the Knowledgebase of AIML.
1: Sign Up on Botlibre.
2: Go to BotLibre Homepage & create a new bot.
3: Give your Bot a Name & Select a Template. If you are going to embed it on a website, I suggest you go with AI template.
4: Provide a description & License if needed.
5: If you want to use it on website, enter name of website.
6: Categorise the bot into atleast three categories. Since I created a Tech website Bot, I used Tech,Web & Knowledge categories.
Note that the bot can answer questions only in selected category range. So choose wisely.
7: Select Access Mode to Everyone & Fork Access Mode to Administrator. Give content rating accordingly.
8: Voila! You have created your ChatBot. Its time to teach it.
9: The bot will answer most basic questions which are found in AIML database. Else you should teach the correct response.
10: When the bot says something wrong, click on the X button near the typing bar. Then type the correct answer the bot should give to that question.
It will learn & respond the correct answer next time.
11: In this way train the ChatBot to answer the questions you think the users will ask & then you can embed it on your website.
PS: Chat with TechBuzzIn ChatBot & comment below if any command is not recognised by the ChatBot.
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Q: How to display image and text in same line in mobile device using css? I am able to display the image and text in the same line in desktop but In a mobile device, it is not displayed in the same line.It is displaying image and below text. I have to display both in the same line. Would you help me in this?
Below image:-I am getting output like this in mobile device.

Output:  I have to display both i the same line.like displaying in desktop

.amazon-section{
    text-align:center;
    background-color: #fff;
    display: table;
    margin: 0px auto 0px auto;
    padding: 0px 38px 5px;
    border-radius: 04px;
    webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
    -moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
    box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
    position: relative;
    top: 20px;
    font-family:"Arcon-Regular";
    box-sizing: border-box;
}
.amazon-section img{
    width:100px;
    padding:10px;
    position: relative;
    right: 20px;
}
.amazon-content{
    display:inline-block;
}
.amazon-content h2{
    font-size:18px;
    color:#53585F !important;
    font-weight: 600;
    position: relative;
    top: 15px;
}

Lorem ipsum dolor tetur
 adipiscing elit.

A: This piece of CSS will hide all
 elements that are directly nested in a
 element at browser widths below 768px...  In this case, achieving your goal as I understand it.
@media (max-width: 767px) {
   h2 > br { display: none; }
}

Update
I originally thought it was the text itself you wanted on 1 line.
In order to keep the image along side the text, I would suggest using CSS3's flex.  For example:
.amazon {
    display: flex;
    align-items: center;  /* <- Helps with vertical alignment */
}

You can also specify how much of the horizontal proportions you want each of the children to occupy by default, and whether you wish to allow them to shrink or grow, etc.
https://css-tricks.com/snippets/css/a-guide-to-flexbox/

A: you can do this with flexbox and leave  your html a little cleaner and leaner.
Basically, you can easily control both vertical and horizontal centering with justify-content (horizontal or main axis) and align-items (vertical or cross axis), which you can set on the container/parent directly.
.amazon-section
{
 text-align:center;
 background-color: #fff;
 display: table;
 margin: 0px auto 0px auto;
 padding: 0px 38px 5px;
 border-radius: 04px;
 webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
 -moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
 box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
 position: relative;
 top: 20px;
 font-family:"Arcon-Regular";
 box-sizing: border-box;
}
.amazon {  /*set children to be centered vertically and horizontally*/
 display: flex;
 justify-content:center;
 align-items:center;
}
.amazon-section img /*children need no positional css*/
{
 width:100px;
 padding:10px;
}
.amazon-content h2
{
 font-size:18px;
 color:#53585F !important;
 font-weight: 600;
}

codepen example

A:

.amazon-section
{

text-align:center;
background-color: #fff;
display: table;
margin: 0px auto 0px auto;
padding: 0px 38px 5px;
border-radius: 04px;
webkit-box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
-moz-box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
box-shadow: 1px 1px 22px 0px rgba(50, 50, 50, 0.25);
position: relative;
top: 20px;
font-family:"Arcon-Regular";
box-sizing: border-box;
}
.amazon-section > img
{
width:100px;
padding:10px;
position: relative;
right: 20px;
}
.amazon{
 vertical-align:top;
 display:inline-block;
}
.amazon-content
{
display:inline-block;

}
.amazon-content > h2
{
vertical-align:top;
font-size:18px;
color:#53585F !important;
font-weight: 600;
position: relative;
}

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У општини се налази 61 насеље. Изменама општинских прописа на територији општине дошло до измене мреже насељених места. Укинута су насеља: Брајићи, Буљарица, Калудерац, Новосеље, Подострог, Пржно и Пријевор, и од подручја ових насеља и дијелова других насеља формирана насељена мјеста: Брајићи I, Брајићи II, Брајићи III, Брајићи IV, Буљарица I, Буљарица II, Калудерац I, Калудерац II, Куљаче Дапковићи, Марковићи Дулетићи, Новосеље I, Новосеље II, Побори Горњи, Подострог I, Подострог II, Пријевор I, Пријевор II, Пржно I и Пржно II. Доношењем новог Закона о територијалној организацији поново је измењена мрежа насеља. Поново су формирана јединствена насеља: Брајићи, Буљарица, Калудерац, Новосеље, Подострог, Пржно и Пријевор; насеља Куљаче Дапковићи, Марковићи Дулетићи и Побори Горњи су наставила постојање при чему су добила нова имена Дапковићи, Марковићи и Горњи Побори. Насеља Катун Режевићи, Куљаче, Побори и Чучуке су добила нова имена Катун, Куљачи, Доњи Побори и Чучуци. Насељено место Рађеновићи је укинуто и формиран је већи број нових насеља: Андровићи, Војнићи, Врба, Вријесно, Голубовићи, Грабовица, Груда, Дивановићи, Ђуровићи, Ивановићи, Јаз, Каменово, Кошљун, Крапина, Лази, Мажићи, Медиговићи, Перазића До, Подластва (Пољица), Подличак, Пријеворац, Рафаиловићи, Рустово, Свињишта, Сеоце и Чесминово.

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Five first-years run for BOD
Marissa EvansJanuary 30, 20133 mins read
The election for the board of directors has seen a drastic increase in the number of first-year candidates than in past years at Wilfrid Laurier University.
Out of the eighteen students vying for the fifteen positions on the board, five are in first-year. This is the recently revised tally after Nicole Gamsyager, a first-year student from the Brantford campus, resigned her candidacy Tuesday morning.
Sean Madden, chief returning officer, commented that generally students wait a year before they run for the board.
He expressed his optimism that it was due to him and Jon Pryce, chair of the board and chief governance office, engaging with first year classes about the opportunity for them to apply to run.
He estimated that they reached out to 4,000 students.
"I think the information and training sessions we did this year made people a lot more comfortable about running for the roles because they got to sit down and speak to people who are already in that position," Madden said. "They were able to see if it was for them or if they were ready."
April Qu, one of the first-year candidates, confirmed that Madden and Pryce's presentation in one her business classes was how her interest was piqued in running.
The support she received at the training and information session also had a positive impact on her decision.
"Everybody was just so supporting and encouraging, and it was like 'wow, why wouldn't I do this?'" she said. "It was definitely something that I didn't think I could do, and they just really made it something a first-year could really go for."
TJ Edmondson, another first-year candidate, conveyed that Pryce was also a part of what led him to submit his candidacy.
"I actually met Jon Pryce at the Snowball event," he began. "Getting to talk to him, he encouraged me … and told me what it involved and what I could do with it really pushed me to go for it."
Commenting on whether being in first year will be disadvantageous to the candidates, Madden expressed his confidence in their abilities.
"I think they've got ideas, they've got enthusiasm," he said. "I've seen a lot of first year candidates put a lot of work into understanding the position and how they can improve it. So I'm not seeing really any difference between a first-year candidate and a second, third, or fourth year."
John Pehar, a first-year economics student in the running, said that politics has always been an interest of his.
He related this to his reason for deciding to run as he said, "Learning the political atmosphere especially at a university is a great step to understanding the political atmosphere in the real world."
Pehar went on to say that the opportunity to be on the board for a school he loves and cares about was another factor for him.
He did, however, speak to the disadvantages of being a first-year in the campaign as "you're only known by so many students on campus".
Qu expressed that she sees this as an opportunity to meet students outside of her program.
"I feel like BBA students really stick within their program," she said. "To be able to actually meet people outside of my program makes me so happy."
When asked for his thoughts on the increase in first years running for the board of directors, Madden said he is happy as "people who go on the board tend to stick around."
Marissa Evans
I'm a fourth-year English major, minoring in film studies. I've been writing for The Cord since my first-year and have loved it. Although I don't aspire to be a journalist, the people I've met through The Cord and skills I've picked up here have definitely influenced what I'm going to be doing in the future. Besides the time I spend working on the paper, I write, read, talk about Harry Potter, work out, play soccer, and horseback ride.


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Fiction by Michael Anthony: "Glendora Mississippi-1953"
Michael Anthony is a writer and artist currently living in New Jersey. He has published fiction, poetry and illustrations in multiple literary journals including The Opiate, SQ Magazine, and The Wilderness House Literary Review. Michael's photojournalism essay on the waning of the textile industry in Paterson, New Jersey was exhibited by the American Labor Museum.
Glendora Mississippi - 1953
Reverend Tyler came by on Wednesday to see how Papa was getting along after his release from the state hospital. Since Papa had been raised to respect all men of the cloth, he was extra polite. "Are you sure we can't get you something to drink, Reverend? Water, lemonade?"
"No, I'll be fine. Thank you anyway, Mr. Ciboulette."
They talked about Papa's plans for the future, which considering his health were tenuous at best; recent events in Glendora; and, how the congregation was faring. Momma and I went to the kitchen to peel some red potatoes for her special egg and potato salad. Sitting at the table, I could hear most every word passing between Papa and the preacher.
"Reverend, mind if I ask you a question?"
"Certainly not, Mr. Ciboulette."
"When I was down at that hospital outside Jackson, I met a man who not only believed in the good word of the Lord, but practiced it every day. He tends to the needs of the sick; comforts them; and, does so cheerfully."
"Sounds like a good man," Reverend Tyler replied in that melodious tone that so often lifted his sermons.
"He is. Name's Lucius Baptiste, from Louisiana originally."
"Your question?" the preacher asked.
"Not sure how to put this," Papa inhaled. "But, I was thinking of inviting Lucius to our home; my way of thanking him for his help during my time down there."
"Very Christian of you."
"Based on what I told you about Lucius, think he'd be welcome in the congregation?"
"To hear you talk about him, I would say most certainly."
A short silence separated the preacher's reply and Papa's next question.
"What if Lucius wasn't a white man?"
A long silence followed, broken only by the creaking of the chair in which the preacher sat. I desperately wanted to peek into the parlor to see his face, but I knew it would be rude and not something Momma or Papa would tolerate. So, I sat at the table.
"Mr. Ciboulette," the preacher began in a deep voice, "I believe all men can do charitable work and from what you tell me, this man certainly does his share. But..." then the preacher paused before adding, "knowing the congregation as I do, I am not sure the man would be completely comfortable. Might feel somewhat out of place. And you know, Mr. Ciboulette, one must be at inner peace to properly worship the Lord."
Reverend Tyler didn't have to wait long for Papa's reply.
"Well, reverend, I appreciate your honesty. Good day." And that was the last thing Papa ever said to that preacher.
Not two minutes after Reverend Tyler walked out the front door, Momma told Papa that if he wanted Lucius to visit with us, it was all right with her. Then, she said, "And don't you worry about worshiping. If Lucius comes on a Sunday, we'll hold our own services out along the edge of the property near that big old magnolia where you're so fond of doing your own praying. And, all without the Reverend getting between you and the Lord."
"You're a good woman, Liv," Papa grinned.
Lucius did come to visit us and just as Momma promised, we traipsed out to that ancient gnarled tree and worshipped. The five of us, Momma, Papa, Lucius, Mrs. Harshaw from Lee High School and I, stood beneath the shade of that leafy behemoth. After a few prayers and some spirited hymns, including the one I often heard Lucius hum down at the state hospital, we started back to the house.
We couldn't have been but a few yards from that peaceful spot, when our neighbor, Floyd Carlisle and his boy, Lionel stood alongside the path. Mr. Carlisle was swinging a big old scythe with its long curved blade and enormous crooked ash handle that gleamed bronze from years of use. He was slicing down the johnsongrass that seemed to have sprung up overnight and spread into the bean field.
"Cyrus?" Mr. Carlisle called. Now this in itself was odd because despite being our neighbor for upwards of my entire lifetime, Mr. Carlisle rarely spoke to anybody, including Papa. I wouldn't say he was a recluse, but he wasn't about to win any prizes for friendliness at the Tallahatchie County Fair.
"Morning, Floyd," Papa said, while leading us towards our house when Mr. Carlisle angled himself and that ever-moving scythe between us and the path.
"Cyrus, heard you was askin' around 'bout bringing someone to church today."
Papa ignored him and kept walking. Momma sensed a rising tension and clutched my hand; then quickened her pace.
Still swinging that sinister tool, Mr. Carlisle called out again, "Cyrus! Said I heard something I didn't believe. That true?"
"Floyd," Papa responded, "Glendora's a small town. So if you heard it, then I guess it's so. Now if you don't mind, I'd appreciate if I could get my family and guests back to the house."
"Guests!" Mr. Carlisle guffawed, "I see that widow lady that works for Principal Lamar; your daughter, Katie; your wife; and…"
Suddenly, I was frightened. The tenor of Mr. Carlisle's voice was ominous as he edged closer; that scythe still swaying and cutting. The grass bent slightly before it, then fell as it swept beneath the cut shoots. When I saw Lionel holding what looked to be a squirrel rifle, I bit my lower lip to keep it from trembling.
"Excuse me sir," Lucius said meekly, "I didn't mean to cause anybody any trouble. If it be all right with you, I'll be leavin' now."
"Nobody talking to you, boy," Mr. Carlisle growled at Lucius as he deliberately aimed the blade at his feet. Poor Lucius backed up, but not before the tip caught his trouser cuff; ripping it clean open.
Papa glared at Mr. Carlisle; then stepped directly between Lucius and our neighbor. Momma's hand flew to her mouth, her eyes squinting closed while Mr. Carlisle raised the scythe high over his shoulder, ready to bring it down with a mighty force. At the apogee of that frightening arc, time froze. I don't think anyone breathed while waiting for the return swing, which would surely slice into Papa's ankles.
There was a momentary hesitation before that silvery blade dove for the ground and Papa. I screamed, scaring Lionel who then spun towards me. As he did, the blue steel barrel of that squirrel rifle caught in a clump of grass. I guess his finger was so tight on the trigger that the sudden stop was just enough to cause the gun to go off, sending chunks of dirt and grass airborne in every direction.
Mr. Carlisle was starting that downward angle at the very moment the air cracked with the explosion. With that terrifying blade nearing Papa's feet, Lucius wrapped his huge arm around Papa's waist and lifted him clear off the ground. Between the momentum of his swing missing its target and being thrown off balance by the unintended discharge of Lionel's gun, Mr. Carlisle lost his footing in the soft soil. He reeled backwards; his arms flailing and his work boots shuffling desperately to stop his slipping. Unable to steady himself, he stumbled and fell. The scythe went airborne and spiraled menacingly in the air before landing but a few steps from Lionel.
Mr. Carlisle ended up in a foot deep puddle of water that had pooled in a low spot of the field. Everything from his neck to his knees was thick with mud the color of tar.
Then, the most amazing thing happened. Papa walked over to Mr. Carlisle and offered his hand. I needn't tell you his assistance was not accepted. Mr. Carlisle turned away and pushed up from the slick mud. All the while, he was, as Momma would say, cursing like a sailor.
How was it that Papa could come to the aid of someone who had just tried to harm him? Though I had read the passage about turning the other cheek many times, I had never seen it actually happen until that day.
A deadly stillness settled over the field. High above, a bank of silvery white clouds scudded by, blocking the bright sunshine. I watched as a blue shadow sped across the backwater and enveloped us; a light breeze danced through the grass.
"Ciboulette," Mr. Carlisle barked, "you're one foolish man. Let this be fair warning, if I ever see that boy's face around here again, I won't be responsible for what might happen." With that, Mr. Carlisle motioned for Lionel to follow him.
Our walk back to the house was the longest I could remember. Momma kept telling me, "Katie, walk, do not run. And, hold your chin high."
The dinner that followed was more than just a good meal; it was a celebration. We enjoyed a sweet glazed ham with those cherry-filled pineapple rings toothpicked to it, soft yellow yams dripping with clover honey, snap beans and a salad of what Momma called mixed greens. Honestly, that salad looked like something Mrs. Harshaw might concoct; and it was, because she brought the ingredients along with an angel food cake that all but melted in my mouth. That was the food portion of our gathering. But, the real feast was the wonderful conversation that enlivened our table.
Lucius charmed us with his tales of life down New Orleans way and the wildly funny story about getting treed by a gator. Mrs. Harshaw held her own with recollections of learning to ride camels across Afghanistan on something she called the Silk Road. She described it as akin to riding a drunken mule blindfolded and backwards. Papa shared some of his memories about life on the bayou; and surprisingly, Momma let us all in on the time she and her aunt rode the train from Nashville to Birmingham.
"Back in forty-five, Cousin Alfie, Aunt Eliza's boy, sent word he was coming home from the Army. Seems he somehow ended up with a bullet in his leg. Said it happened during training, but it wasn't real serious, just enough to be discharged. Honorably, of course." Momma smiled, and seemed to enjoy being the focus of attention for a change.
"Anyway," she continued, "Aunt Eliza asked me to accompany her to meet Alfie at the railroad station in Nashville and help her get him back home. Since I was staying at Aunt Eliza's, I couldn't much refuse. Besides, it would be such an adventure going all the way to Nashville.
"Cousin Alfie was perched atop one of those big wagons used for hauling trunks and crates around the station. He was passing time waiting for us with a young lady wearing what looked like a waitress uniform. I should mention that Cousin Alfie was, and probably still is, something of a ladies man. From the time he was but five he enjoyed the company of girls, chasing them around and the like. My aunt always said he joined the army just so he could travel and meet young ladies. Aunt Eliza was a very proper woman who may not have had much formal schooling, but she sure understood people all right, especially my cousin.
"One of the porters helped Aunt Eliza get Alfie aboard the train and we waited to head home. With his leg fairly useless, Aunt Eliza arranged for him to ride in a sleeping compartment so he could rest while she and I sat in the day car. Around noon, Aunt Eliza and I went to the dining car. Nothing fancy, just a ham and cheese sandwich, a glass of lemonade and she had a cup of tea.
"As we finished our meal, Aunt Eliza asked the waiter to bring her a cup of barley soup and another cup of tea. Said Cousin Alfie might like something to eat. She paid for everything, left a goodly tip and carefully carried the soup down the aisle, while I balanced the cup of tea. The waiter asked if she wanted help, but she declined politely, saying she could handle it, thank you.
"I kept my eyes glued on the rim of that tea cup, hoping the train didn't hit any sudden curves or bumps. Once inside the sleeping car, Aunt Eliza headed to compartment number 14, the only one with the curtain still drawn. We couldn't have been but six feet from it, when I clearly heard a commotion. Wasn't hard to figure where it was coming from. Aunt Eliza spun on her heel and ordered me to stand right there, which of course I did. Then, she moved closer to the compartment where Cousin Alfie was supposed to be resting.
"Suddenly, a leg flew out of the drawn curtain. Since it was neither bandaged, nor hairy, it was plain it didn't belong to Cousin Alfie. That leg nearly took off Aunt Eliza's navy blue hat. She was about to turn and retreat, when those curtains parted and out jumped a young lady who had more freckles than I imagined anyone ever could have. They were everywhere, and I do mean everywhere because she stood there in nothing but her underwear and Cousin Alfie's army hat propped atop a head of coppery red hair. I'm sure Aunt Eliza was as stunned as I was, but she didn't say a word. That poor young woman yelped as if she had stepped on a bed of hot coals. Then Cousin Alfie pops his head out asking what the matter was. I can still see his eyes, wider and whiter than mother of pearl buttons."
By the time Momma got to this part of her story, everyone around that table was howling. Mrs. Harshaw dabbed her eyes with a linen handkerchief; and, Papa was nearly doubled over in his chair. It was a joy to see him laugh again.
"Then what, Livie?" Mrs. Harshaw asked, trying to catch her breath.
"Aunt Eliza said, 'Young lady, somehow I do not believe that is the full uniform of the United States Army!' Then, she turned and marched me straight back to the dining car.
"She never mentioned that incident again, nor did I hear her say anything about it to Cousin Alfie. Least not while I was with them."
We spent the next several minutes holding our sides and wiping our eyes as the ripples of laughter waned, only to return like gulf coast waves. It was then I noticed how relaxed Mrs. Harshaw was with Lucius. There was none of that polite distance often seen when people are in so-called mixed company.
This really didn't surprise me considering it was Mrs. Harshaw who defied the congregation's shunning of Momma and me by standing at our side in the pew just to prove they couldn't catch Papa's TB from us. And, having traveled the globe with her reporter husband until he was killed covering the civil war in Spain, Mrs. Harshaw had been exposed to cultures, people, and places most folks only read about. So, sitting here with Lucius was as natural for her as being with kin.
The rest of the afternoon passed pleasantly. As evening approached, Lucius thanked Momma and Papa for their hospitality, then said goodbye to me.
I learned that despite his Nawlins' accent and his ebony skin, he was not all that much different than anyone else at our table. Mrs. Harshaw offered to drive Lucius to Ruleville so he could catch the train back to Jackson. Papa didn't think that was a good idea, especially after the earlier incident with Mr. Carlisle.
"Don't you worry, Mr. Ciboulette," Mrs. Harshaw said confidently, "I can well take care of myself. You forget, I've been in some far off places, oftentimes alone. Never once had a problem and don't expect any between here and Ruleville. Besides, don't think there are many cars that can catch my Fleetwood. Salesman told me top speed was 100 miles per hour, though I've only hit 75 so far."
"At that rate, you could probably beat the train back to Jackson," Papa joked.
"Just might," Mrs. Harshaw grinned with a glint in her eye.
We clustered around the front door as Lucius turned to Papa, "Mr. Ciboulette, I want to thank you for everything you done for me today. You too, ma'am. I much appreciate it."
Papa stepped close to Lucius and said, "It was my pleasure. 'Sides, after all you did for me down in Jackson, I owe you. And, thank you for saving my feet out there earlier today."
"Without feet," Lucius smiled, "folks can't rightly walk in the shoes of another, can they?"
Papa then grabbed Lucius and gave him a manly hug along with a hearty slap on the back. When they separated, they shook hands once more. It was the first time I saw two such men embrace and it made me even prouder of Papa.
As we stood in the doorway watching Mrs. Harshaw's Cadillac speed them towards the golden horizon and the Allen Creek Bridge, little could we imagine that some fifteen months later they would send us a postcard from Marseille, France where they had gone to live as husband and wife.
~Michael Anthony
Indiana Voice


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Webinar: Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth
Posted On: March 9, 2021 9:00 am-10:00 am
The Kosciuszko Foundation and the Jagiellonian Law Society present a webinar "Lex is Rex? The Polish Lithuanian Commonwealth" by Robert Frost. Dr. Frost is a professor of history and philosophy at the Aberdeen University, UK.
Poland and Lithuania, early medieval adversaries, were joined first in 1386, when the Polish Queen, Jadwiga married Grand Duke Jogaila of Lithuania; both Jogaila and Lithuania were christened as part of the deal, with Jogaila, now King Władysław Jagiełło, becoming the founder of the royal Jagiellonian dynasty. This started a process of slow political unification between the two countries with several treaties tightening the ties over the centuries. The Commonwealth was created by the Union of Lublin in 1569, grew to over 1 million sq. kilometers, and lasted till 1795, destroyed by the partitions of Poland at the end of the 18th century.
Prof. Frost is a renown historian with interest in Eastern and Northern Europe and in Poland, Lithuania and Sweden in particular, as well as in history of warfare in these territories.
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Well done Fran, Natalie, Cassie, Louise, Elleshameadow and Jasmine!
They all completed the 5k run for Race For Life, running as the Ladies of Sherborne, to raise money for Cancer Research UK.
Written on Monday, June 23rd, 2014 at 11:52 am by Ian. Filed under News.
Well done you girls. It was a brilliant day and I was so proud of you all for committing to the race and achieving it. Proud to be part of SLC!!!
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Tropical Depression in Pacific is expected to become second named storm of the season
Tropical Depression "Two E" formed in the waters of the Pacific Ocean, and it is expected that in the next few hours it will intensify its strength and become the second named cyclone of the hurricane season: "Blanca".
Through a statement, the National Meteorological Service (SMN) reported that the center of this system is located 760 kilometers south-southwest of Punta San Telmo, Michoacán. At 4:15 AM today, Monday, May 31, the tropical depression advanced at about 22 kilometers per hour (km / h) away from the Mexican coastline.
Although the system will gradually move into the sea, its wide circulation will affect the country.
Its cloud bands will increase the contributions of humidity that will reach Jalisco, Colima, Michoacán, and Guerrero, and that combined with atmospheric instability and a low-pressure channel "will cause showers and strong rains with lightning and possible hail fall in the west, with very strong rains in the State of Mexico ".
According to the climate agency of the National Water Commission (Conagua), early this Monday the maximum sustained winds of the cyclone beat at 55 km / h . These are expected to increase in intensity in the morning and reach 65 km / h; at that time, the system would become "Blanca," the second tropical storm of the Pacific Ocean hurricane season.
Trajectory of the Tropical Depression
If the forecasts of the meteorologists are correct, before noon "Two E" will become "Blanca". According to the trajectory forecast, the storm will move parallel to the coasts of Mexico. It will move in a west-northwest direction, progressively moving away from the coast.
By 1:00 pm this Monday, "Blanca" will already be a tropical storm, with maximum sustained winds of 75 to 95 km / h. It will be found at 780 km / h southwest of Punta San Telmo, Michoacán.
The cyclone will strengthen rapidly and by early morning on Tuesday, June 1, its winds will reach speeds of 95 to 110 km / h. So, the vortex will be located about 815 kilometers southwest of Playa Pérula, Jalisco.
Although the system will strengthen rapidly in the next 24 hours, it is not expected to become a hurricane. For that, its sustained winds would have to exceed 118 km / h.
This year, the hurricane season in the Pacific began earlier than ever. Tropical storm Andrés formed on Sunday, May 9, off the coasts of Jalisco and Michoacán, and in doing so it broke a historical record as the earliest recorded named storm. The previous record had been set by Tropical Storm Adrián, which emerged on May 10, 2017.


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unpaid leave debate
Colorado Supreme Court weighs challenge to law governing job protections for teachers
By Melanie Asmar - December 7, 2016
PHOTO: Denver Post file
The Colorado Supreme Court.
Are good veteran teachers still guaranteed jobs in Colorado, provided they don't mess up?
The Colorado Supreme Court heard arguments Wednesday on that issue and others related to a landmark 2010 state law that changed the rules for teacher evaluations and assignments.
Lawyers for Denver Public Schools squared off against lawyers representing individual teachers in two separate lawsuits. One case was brought on behalf of seven current and former DPS teachers. It challenges a provision of the 2010 law that allows school districts to, under certain circumstances, put effective teachers who've earned job protections on unpaid leave.
The other case was filed by a single teacher, Lisa Johnson, who was put on unpaid leave.
In both cases, lawyers for DPS argued that putting experienced, effective teachers on unpaid leave is not the same as firing them — and thus doing so doesn't violate their due process rights.
But lawyers for the teachers said unpaid leave is essentially "an end run" around those rights.
To understand both lawsuits, it helps to have some background on the 2010 law, known as Senate Bill 191. It did several things, including change the way teachers earn "non-probationary status," which affords them job protections. To earn that status, teachers must now have three years of effective ratings instead of just three years of employment.
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Earning that status is desirable because non-probationary teachers can only be fired for a limited number of reasons, including insubordination and unsatisfactory performance. In addition, non-probationary teachers are entitled to a hearing before being fired.
The 2010 law also effectively eliminated a practice known as "forced placement." Before the law, teachers who lost their jobs not for cause but due to circumstances such as a decrease in student enrollment were assigned to open positions at other schools.
DPS officials didn't like forced placement because most teachers were placed at low-income schools, which they said led to the neediest kids being taught by teachers who didn't choose to be there. So after Senate Bill 191 passed, DPS changed its policy. The district now gives teachers who lose their positions temporary assignments with the expectation that they will look for "mutual consent" positions, meaning a school's principal agrees to hire them.
If a teacher doesn't find a mutual consent position within 18 months, he or she is placed on unpaid leave as per Senate Bill 191. The teacher is welcome to continue looking for jobs in DPS and is entitled to his or her previous salary and benefits if hired.
Since Senate Bill 191 went into effect, at least 1,113 non-probationary DPS teachers have lost their positions due to a decrease in student enrollment, the closure of a school or other similar circumstances listed in the law, according to data the district provided at Chalkbeat's request.
The majority of them have found mutual consent positions. Sixty-two teachers are currently on unpaid leave because they were unable to do so, according to DPS.
However, that number doesn't include teachers who resigned or retired rather than be put on unpaid leave. That information is difficult to gather, a district spokesman said, but DPS did tally some numbers in response to an open records request the Denver teachers union submitted in February. As best the district could tell as of earlier this year, 39 non-probationary teachers who lost their positions between 2010 and 2014 resigned and seven retired.
On Wednesday, a lawyer for the teachers who brought the lawsuit argued that state law has historically afforded teachers a "basic bargain:" if they work for three years and are asked to come back for a fourth, they're entitled to job protections. Lawmakers were wrong to alter that under Senate Bill 191, attorney Philip Hostak told the seven justices.
But DPS's lawyer pointed out that the historical idea of tenure no longer exists — and hasn't since lawmakers stripped the word from state law in 1990. "There is no indication in the legislation itself … that these folks are permanent teachers," said attorney Eric Hall.
Pushing back on Hostak's argument, Hall said lawmakers can amend laws however they see fit — and in the case of Senate Bill 191, they added the mutual consent provision and unpaid leave.
A lawyer for Johnson also challenged that provision and argued that Johnson shouldn't be subject to it because she lost her position for a reason not listed in Senate Bill 191.
"The legislature tells us exactly which teachers can be displaced," said attorney Eric Harrington.
However, the lawyer representing DPS in the Johnson case, Jonathan Fero, argued that the reasons listed in the law aren't exhaustive and mutual consent applies to all teachers.
The lawyers did not debate the reason Johnson lost her position except to say they disagreed on the facts but that those facts aren't an issue for the Supreme Court to decide.
The justices typically take months to issue an opinion.
By Melanie Asmar @MelanieAsmar masmar@chalkbeat.org
In this story: Colorado Supreme Court, Denver Public Schools, Senate Bill 191
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The one, the only, the infamous Nicki Minaj, a worldwide talent in an area that not many females have delved into, rap. She is known for her no holds barred and savage esque raps, in songs like Barbie Dreams, where she tears apart every known big rapper in the game. She has made it well known that she is in high demand due to men due to her various "assets". Thus she essentially has always played the card that she is untouchable, and in the music industry she has been untouchable. In this article we are gonna review her comeback after disappearing off the map entirely with the emergence of a new face in the female rap game, Cardi B. In her comeback album she aims to make it very clear that she is in fact the Queen of the rap game, and her Billboard success shows the same. From multiple featured hits, to songs off her Album catching much attention. All that and more in this review of the Nicki Minaj album and her success in 2018 leading into 2019.
Nicki Minaj's success dates back all the way to November 2010, where she released her debut album Pink Friday. It featured tracks such as "Check it Out" which peaked at 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 shortly after her debut albums release. Another track from that album was "Right Thru Me" which was very successful Billboard Hot 100. Lastly her third big single from that album was "Moment for Life" which did very well on the Billboard Hot 100. This album really put Nicki Minaj on the map as the go to girl in the rap game. This led to a slew of features over the last 9 years. She is now a household name in the music industry and has just released tour dates with Juice WRLD. This has sparked a lot of buzz at it is her first tour in quite a while.
2018 was a successful year for Nicki Minaj, starting off with some of her features. "FEFE" with the rapper 6ixN9ne, this song is the trap hit banger of the summer leading into the start of the school year. This song is made with the assist of Murda Beatz, this song has a catchy trap backing with a drop out of the chorus. This song is right in Nicki's wheelhouse as it makes listeners feel like a bad mofo, if you know what I mean. This song was played in clubs all over the United States and was very well known, the lyrics are incredibly witty and in the standard styling of what you'd expect from Nicki Minaj. An instant classic and a billboard hot 100 success.
Another Success for Nicki this past year was off her Album Queen, is the track Chun Li which peaked out at 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. This song is the typical style of Nicki, where she has a bumping back beat that is in the style of hip hop, not quite as much trap as the typical song that is peaking high on the Billboard Hot 100 at the current moment. It features more of a 90's style drum kit break with a trap fusion kick rhythm however. Nicki Minaj is at it again as she is in every song, she is making her worth known as she raps as one of the more confident rappers in the game. Generally rappers are all about flexing and at the end of the day Nicki Minaj really is the queen of flexing on everyone else in the game. It is and always has been her goal to leave every other rapper in the dust.
While she had much widespread success, she really reached out of her comfort zone on the track IDOL where she was featured on a track by BTS which sounds like almost a K-Pop and American pop/ trap mashup that you can either listen to in your house or on your way to the club. It's really an interesting mash up that is one for the ages, not many people have reached out into the K-Pop scene as an American rapper, so this could really be interesting in 2019 as she is definitely making her comeback into the rap game and potentially breaking over into more songs similar to this one.


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Q: How to remove full exception class when raising an error in python When I raise an exception in python:
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I get: ("<type 'exceptions.Exception'>", 'exception message')
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The Children (Leaving Care) (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 2 and Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2005
2005 No. 319 (C. 23)
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3.—(a) In each of the provisions specified in sub-paragraph (b) for "Article 18, 35 or 36" there shall be substituted "Article 18, 34C, 34D or 35A"(1);
(b)The provisions specified for the purposes of sub-paragraph (a) (which relates to references to Articles 18, 35 or 36 of the Children Order(2)) are –
(i)paragraph 28(3) of Schedule 9 (sums to be disregarded in the calculation of income other than earnings);
(ii)paragraph 17(4) of Schedule 10 (capital to be disregarded).
Articles 34C and 34D were inserted into the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)) by section 2(3) of the Children (Leaving Care) Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 and Article 35A was inserted by section 4 of that Act
S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)
Paragraph 28 was amended by regulation 36(c) of S.R. 1988 No. 146, regulation 12 of S.R. 1989 No. 249 and regulation 2(8)(d) of S.R. 1998 No. 2
Paragraph 17 was amended by regulation 37(d) of S.R. 1988 No. 146, regulation 12 of S.R. 1989 No. 249 and regulation 2(9) of S.R. 1998 No. 2


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Congress initiated the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program with the passage on October 30, 1987, of the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Act. The Act - Public Law 100-147 - included such objectives as assuring the vitality of the Nation and the quality of life through the understanding, assessment, development and utilization of space resources.
NASA selected the Colorado Space Grant Consortium (COSGC) in 1989. The COSGC is headquartered at the University of Colorado at Boulder and consists of 20 Colorado colleges and universities and one foundation.
Since 1989, over 6,000 students have been directly involved in our hands-on space hardware programs. We have launched three sounding rockets (CSOAR, CSHARP, HOMER), three Space Shuttle payloads (ESCAPE, ESCAPE-II, and DATA-CHASER), four orbiting satellites (3CornerSat, Hermes, ALL-STAR, and DANDE), 10 sounding rocket payloads, 5 long-duration high altitude balloon payloads, and over 400 short-duration high altitude balloon payloads. In addition, students work on autonomous robotics projects and engage in telescope observing research and other faculty-led, space-focused research projects. Through the COSGC EduSourcing program, students work directly with industry engineers and scientists on cutting-edge technology development and other research projects. Many of these students are now working for NASA and the industry that supports NASA.
COSGC is always looking for new programs and new partnerships with industry, government labs, and academia to create new opportunities for our students.