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Apple pledges to reach zero carbon emissions by 2030 across its entire business, from Apple Stores to iPhone production
Ben Gilbert
Mark Lennihan/AP
Apple announced a major sustainability initiative on July 21: By 2030, Apple pledges to be carbon neutral "across its entire business" – from Apple Stores to iPhone manufacturing.
"By 2030, every Apple device sold will have net zero climate impact," the announcement said.
To do this, Apple intends to ramp up the use of recycled materials in its devices, and to offset any carbon emissions it creates by "developing innovative carbon removal solutions."
Apple is going completely carbon neutral, from storefronts to iPhones.
"By 2030, every Apple device sold will have net zero climate impact," the company said in an announcement on Tuesday morning.
Though Apple's corporate offices are already operating as such, the company plans to expand its focus on sustainability t0 the rest of its operations. That includes manufacturing, shipping, and retail.
But how does one of the world's largest companies, which makes tens of millions of consumer devices every year, become carbon neutral?
The plan is two-fold: "Reduce emissions by 75 per cent by 2030 while developing innovative carbon removal solutions," the announcement said.
Another critical part of that plan is Apple's increasing use of recycled materials in its products. Some of that work has already been implemented across Apple's product line.
"All iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Apple Watch devices released in the past year are made with recycled content," the company said, "including 100 per cent recycled rare earth elements in the iPhone Taptic Engine – a first for Apple and for any smartphone."
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This is the closest hotel to the Disneyland Resorts main pedestrian entrance, and just minutes away from all the action! Step outside this Anaheim hotel and youll find yourself right in front of Disneyland, Disneys California Adventure and Downtown Disney. Looking for more to do? Travel a few more miles and you can delight in visiting Angel Stadium, Honda Center, Knotts Berry Farm and Soak City, Pirates Dinner Adventure, Medieval Times and much more. Delight in being just a short drive away from the water - Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and Santa Monica are all less than an hour away.
In town for a convention or a business event? You wont have to travel far, as the Anaheim Convention Center is nearby. Traveling is easy and stress-free - John Wayne Airport is just 15 miles from this California hotel. Looking for a convenient and delicious meal? This Disneyland area hotel offers easy access to Downtown Disney, which is home to a variety of restaurants. Retail therapy can also be found nearby at Downtown Disney and the Outlets at Orange. Relax on-site at this Disneyland hotel by relaxing or splashing around in our outdoor pool. Guests can also enjoy a gift shop, a 24-hour front desk, guest laundry, outdoor parking with a 10 per night fee (restrictions apply) and Disneyland Resort Park Hopper tickets available for purchase.
A stay at this Anaheim hotel offers abundant amenities - enjoy cable satellite television with the Disney Channel, a microwave, a refrigerator, a coffee maker and free Wi-Fi in the clean, spacious rooms. Get the perfect start to each day with a complimentary continental breakfast. If youre traveling with a big group or as a family, our mini-suites sleep up to six people.
For an extraordinary trip to the Disneyland area, make a reservation at the Best Western Plus Park Place Inn - Mini Suites today and save! Important Parking and Pool information. POOL AREA will be closed 01/08/18 - 02/02/18. PARKING is 10.00 per night, only one car per room, and is available 1 p.m. day of arrival until 3 p.m. day of departure. No RV/Motorhome, bus or trailer.
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Power Scenario in Nagaland
The Department of Power, Nagaland is the sole Agency responsible for Generation, Transmission & Distribution of Power throughout the State.
Present Status
As of October 2017, Nagaland had total installed power generation capacity of 154.37 MW, of which 123.70 MW was under central sector and 30.67 MW was under state utilities. Of the total installed power generation capacity, 70.33 MW was contributed by thermal, 53.37 MW by hydro and 30.67 MW by renewable energy. As of August 2017, all villages in the state had electricity supply.
IPDS will be launched aiming at monitoring and controlling commercial and technical losses in the distribution sector.
DDUGJY will strengthen the distribution at the rural level in order to electrify all villages and provide them with continuous electricity. This scheme aims at providing free of cost service connections to BPL and ST households.
78 villages in 10 districts were covered under this project. The project also involved infrastructural upgradation.
Till November 2016, the central government sanctioned US$ 4.58 million for the development of solar cities programme to 21 states, including Nagaland.
The Government of India has signed four Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the state of Nagaland under the Ujwal DISCOM Assurance Yojana (UDAY) to improve operational efficiency of electricity departments in the state.
Profit and Loss for Utilities Selling Power Directly to Consumers
Definition of Electrification of Villages
Power Supply Position
Power Scenario in Lakshadweep

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Diocese Rejects Episcopal Church's Proposed Settlement in Battle Over $500 Million Property
CP Church & Ministries | Tuesday, June 16, 2015
By Michael Gryboski, Christian Post Reporter | Tuesday, June 16, 2015
The Right Rev. Mark Lawrence, bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, testifying before Judge Diane Goodstein in July 2014 over a trial surrounding the property dispute between his diocese and The Episcopal Church. | (Photo: Joy Hunter)
A diocese that voted to break away from the Episcopal Church has rejected a settlement in advance of their scheduled arguments later this year before the South Carolina Supreme Court.
The Diocese of South Carolina announced Monday that they rejected a proposed settlement by the national denomination offered to them earlier this month.
The Rev. Canon Jim Lewis, spokesman for the diocese, said in a statement released Monday that the settlement offer was "spurious."
"It was a spurious offer chiefly made to disrupt submission of our brief and make them look good in the press," stated Lewis.
"As a matter of fact, the presiding bishop's chancellor is on record as saying they would never settle. In that, they have been utterly consistent up until now."
A banner bearing the seal of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina. | (Photo: SC Diocese)
The proposed settlement offered by TECSC came with the blessing of Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori, head of the mainline Protestant denomination.
According to the rejected settlement, the denomination agreed to let the 35 parish properties of the diocese keep their properties, regardless of whether or not they are affiliated with the breakaway leadership.
In return, the breakaway leadership was to give back all diocesan property, as well as assets and the trademark "Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina" name.
In their official rejection of the settlement, the diocese argued that there were multiple issues with how the settlement was presented to them.
"First, if it had been legitimate, it would have come from someone with authority to bind all the parties on the Episcopal Church side," noted the breakaway diocese on Monday. "Counsel for TEC was contacted to request that they provide the necessary proof of authority, along with THEIR signature on this offer. There has been no response."
"Equally important, a valid proposal should have come to the diocese's lead counsel for this litigation, not to a parish representative. After nearly two weeks from the time of the original 'offer' that contact has still not been made."
Regarding the rejected settlement offer, TEC Bishop vonRosenberg said: "In a situation like this, where there has been so much grief and misunderstanding caused by the actions of a few, we pray that a gracious response to those who are now separated from us will hasten the day when we can be together as one unified diocese again."
He continued, "Buildings are important, but what is most important is the people who are in them. … It is the people that we long to welcome back into The Episcopal Church once again."
In November 2012, the South Carolina diocese voted to leave the Episcopal Church due to theological differences and the apparent mistreatment of its bishop, the Rev. Mark Lawrence.
In January 2013, a lawsuit was made by the diocese over rightful ownership of the name and property of the regional body.
The breakaway leadership garnered a few early legal victories, including an injunction allowing them to use the name Diocese of South Carolina as the lawsuit was processed.
Episcopalians loyal to the national denomination adopted the name the Episcopal Church in South Carolina and elected the Rev. Charles vonRosenberg as provisional bishop.
In February, Judge Diane Goodstein ruled in favor of the breakaway diocesan leadership, concluding that the diocese, rather than the national denomination, had control over the estimated $500 million worth of property.
In late March, The Episcopal Church filed an appeal to the state supreme court, which agreed to hear oral arguments on Sept. 23.
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Judge Rules in Favor of SC Diocese That Left Episcopal Church, Says It Rightfully Owns Properties Worth $500 Million
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$500 Million Property Dispute Between Episcopal Church and Breakaway South Carolina Diocese Heads to State Supreme Court


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Q: Cannot get Sicily (as region) from maps.googleapis.com How can I use google API to exclude the establishment/natural_feature from the results?
For example, I cannot get Sicily as region.
This is the URL http://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?address=Sicily,+Italy&components=administrative_area
Whatever I try to put on 'address' parameter, always I get the Sicily as establishment/natural_feature, and not as region.
The Sicily exists as region with place_id 'ChIJs1lT0GhiEBMRUH22ZykECwE', but I cannot reach it through search.
Sicily region: https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/place/details/json?key=API_KEY&placeid=ChIJs1lT0GhiEBMRUH22ZykECwE

A: If your application supposes the interaction with user, the place autocomplete should help. This is recommended approach in the best practices document.
Otherwise I'm afraid you cannot specify a type of result in forward geocoder. It will return the feature that is considered the most prominent. Apparently, the natural feature (island) is considered more prominent than a region in this example. The unique workaround I can think of is applying reverse geocoding for coordinates from the first request and set a result type to administrative area level 1.
https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/geocode/json?latlng=37.3979297%2C14.6587821&result_type=administrative_area_level_1&key=YOUR_API_KEY

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Damage resulting from harvest operations increases the storage losses of sugar beet. Be-cause of different equipment, the kind and extent of damage may differ between harvesting systems. The objective of the study was to analyze (I) the impact of different harvesting sys-tems and cleaning intensities on damages of sugar beet, and furthermore, (II) the effect of these damages on storage losses. In 2015 and 2016 at four sites, two sugar beet varieties were harvested with two six-row harvesters (axial rollers versus turbines for cleaning) using three cleaning intensities with three replicates in tracks of 200 m length. Roots were stored in a climate container at 9°C for 5 and 12 weeks. The results show that the diameter of root tip breakage and surface damage increased with cleaning intensity. Marked differences occurred among varieties and sites. The factor analysis indicates that the extent of damage (root tip breakage, surface damage) had a considerable impact on the infestation with mold and rots, the accumulation of invert sugar and sugar losses after storage. However, the higher root tip breakage of beets harvested by harvester 2 was accompanied by lower sugar losses than in harvester 1 after 12 weeks storage, in particular with the aggressive cleaning intensity. The marked impact of the cleaning intensity emphasizes the importance of the operator and of the optimal setting of the harvester for a good harvest quality and thus storability of sugar beet.


BEING NATURAL IN NIGERIA : MY FEATURE ON DISCOVERING NATURAL!
If you want to know my answer to these questions...then watch the video! I know a lot of naturals read my blog so please answer some of the questions too in the comment section, each question carries different marks! Please attempt all. LOL.
Happy Independence Day my fellow Nigerians!
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1.I live in Port Harcourt.
2. I have been natural for 8months.
3.Number 1 challenge is not seeing any progress length wise,shrinkage and styling my natural hair.
5.Mostly under braids ,wigs or weaves but i let in breath like 1 week inbetween.
6.I get my products from online shops-NN and OLORI,mostly when my sibling travels,she buys them.
7.The only ting hard about it is finding salons that cater to natural hair or the salons hair the stylists are always curious and pushing you to relax your hair.
8.Do it for you ,not cos of instagram natural hair pics or youtube videos,because 90% of those twist outs and curls haven't worked for me till date.
Some how my saloon has accepted my natural hair and are willing to work with me on the various styles i decide to do with my hair. I also style my hair my self with two strand twists. Just like you I buy my products in bulk but I also help other people order their products too; contact allurecv@gmail.com for more info.
1. I live in Owerri, Imo State.
2. I have been natural for a year and six months. I transitioned.
3. I actually have a number of challenges with wearing my hair naturally.
~ Getting natural hair products and stylists here in Owerri is really difficult. Very few people here are naturals so salons and shops are yet to open up to the natural movement. I finally found ecostyler yesterday...yayyy!!!
~ It is time consuming. I love to tryout new stuff and since I style my hair by myself, it takes a lot of my time. Plus, my arms hurt almost all the time.
~My hair is a really full 4c and since I haven't found a good detangler, it can be a bother. I'd appreciate recommendations.
4. Generally speaking, people loved it; they always love the afro or up-dos. Many people think I dare to do unconventional stuff with my hair. My mum was a bit fussy at first, but now she's all for it. My sister on the other hand loved it so much that she's currently transitioning.
5. My go-to hairstyles are up-dos followed by afros. I also love my bantu knot-outs. My twistouts aren't perfect yet, but when I make really up-dos with them, they turn out lovely.
6. I order some from Jumia and pick others up at beauty shops. I get my hair products when I'm in the West. There's little you can find here.
7. Yes, for now it is. The product scarcity is something else. Most stylists here are completely ignorant about what you can do with the natural hair. They are even the ones who try so hard to persuade you into relaxing your hair.
8. I'll advice people here to go for it. The movement starts from somewhere. Before you know it, stylists and natural beauty shops will start sprouting. Its more than just hair, its identifying with your roots and giving yourself something to care about.
I cut my hair in march. tried going natural and it was realy not easy for me. have 2kids. didn't have time to wet then oil then moisturize. it does take a whole lot of time which I didn't have. and the twist outs etc was just too much work.
I do admire people with their natural hair but men IT TAKES A WHOLE LOT OF WORK and TIME.


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When selecting LED lighting for industrial, marine or oil & gas applications, buyers are often bombarded with a plethora of technical information from suppliers. Buyers should therefore benchmark suppliers based on key technical parameters, says Alan Mellows of Glamox International.
LED's have now reached a level of cost and performance that make them attractive in many lighting applications. Market studies forecast that by 2020, almost 50% of all new and replacement light source unit sales will be based on LED's.
Therefore, it is critical that buyers fully understand how to assess and compare the key technical parameters of LED luminaires (and traditional light sources) from different suppliers. This article outlines the most important parameters that should be considered.
The performance of an LED is often measured in terms of lumen per watt or luminous efficacy. The efficiency of luminaires with fluorescent tubes is explained using the Light Output Ratio (LOR), which indicates how efficient the optics are. For these luminaires, the installed power in watt is often used as a measure of the luminaire's light output. However, LED luminaires only use the total luminous flux. The rated lumen value from an LED module may therefore give an inaccurate picture of how much lumen you actually get from the luminaire.
When comparing different lighting products, consider the life of the complete LED fitting i.e. both the LED driver and the LED module. The life of the LED driver is often the 'bottleneck' of the system design. For example, if the driver lifetime is limited to 50,000 hours at the rated ambient temperature, and the life of the LED module is longer at that same temperature, the life of the complete LED fitting is defined at 50,000 hours.
The temperature of the LED can become very high, which causes the LED to gradually emit less light and reduce the lifetime of the LED. Proper heat management is key to controlling performance and LED lifetime. In luminaires, the LED is cooled by a heat sink, whose size and design determine the life of the LED. It is therefore important to request 'real lifetime curves' at different ambient temperatures from your supplier.
Not all LED's have a full colour spectrum and so special attention must be paid to their colour quality and colour rendering capabilities. Otherwise, a lighting installation with visible colour differences may be the outcome.
Colour temperature indicates whether a light source is perceived as warm, neutral or cool white. LED's can be produced in all colour temperatures, which are characterised by the dominating wavelengths. The colour temperature of an LED is defined by the blue and yellow peaks in the spectrum.
LED's are manufactured with many different colours and colour temperatures. LED's are grouped into 'bins' that share the same colour characteristics. One process for defining the colour tolerance of an LED relates to the human eye's colour sensitivity via the MacAdam ellipses model. The ellipses are mapped onto the binning structure in the colour diagram and their size corresponds to the LED's colour tolerance. The size is measured in steps: the more steps, the bigger the tolerance and the easier it is to spot a difference in colour. Generally, a 3-step ellipse is considered a good colour tolerance.
Light sources render colours differently depending on the colour of the light already present in the light emitted from the source. This effect is measured by the colour rendering index (CRI or Ra), which is the average value of the light source's ability to render eight standard colours on a scale from 1 to 100, where 100 is the best. For indoor applications, a Ra of 80 is considered good. Look for a supplier that is very specific about colour quality and rendering. This is important if an LED luminaire needs replacing after five years and you require an identical replacement.
The perceived lux levels from LED luminaires may differ from the actual light measurements. The standard method of calculating and measuring lux levels is based on light levels during the day. However, luxmeters do not read the full spectrum of light. As a result, a lighting installation may have more LED fittings installed than is necessary to achieve the required (perceived) light levels. Conversion factors should be used which vary depending on the type of light source. This conversion factor is multiplied by the lumen output or lux level of the light source to arrive at the perceived light level for a given installation.
Too many purchasing decisions are made based on the capital costs of a lighting installation, ignoring the operating costs over the life of the installation. By considering the total cost of ownership i.e. initial investment, energy costs, lamp replacement and maintenance costs, etc., buyers can estimate the payback period. In most cases, the total cost of ownership of an LED lighting solution will be lower than a conventional lighting solution.
OIL SPILL PRODUCTS reports it has added a new compact oil skimmer to its range of weir skimmers and says specifically designed for industrial applications, the Osprey 150 mini skimmer is manufactured from robust 316 stainless steel. The company says it is ideally suited for use in sumps, tanks and confined areas and it will fit through a 610mm manway. The central weir can be adjusted to suit recovery rate, with mooring eyes on each float to easily fix in a specific location.


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HomeHigh Def TV High Definition TV
What is perfection?
Nothing is, as we all know; but the new Ultra High Definition 4K televisions (UHDTV) come awfully close.
New OLED 4k tv's are here, and affordable and the best picture you have ever seen...and nobody beats our prices!
Stunning levels of resolution,more realistic colors and higher frame rates, and many new features…
At its most basic, 4K describes the resolution of your TV set (or the amount of pixels used to make up an image), but it is also increasingly being used to describe a combination of a whole host of new features which together are ushering in a new era in image quality.
At the end of the day it might not be the raw resolution of 4K that tempts you into your next TV purchase, but the inclusion of other cool technologies like High-Dynamic Range, Quantum Dot and OLED panels.
Pure and simple, 4K means a clearer picture. It's more pixels (8,294,400 to be exact) on the screen at once that creates images that are crisper and capable of showing more details than standard HD.
4K resolution, at least the way most TVs define it, is 3840 x 2160 or 2160p. To put that in perspective, a full HD 1080p image is only a 1920x1080 resolution. 4K screens have about 8 million pixels, which is around four times what your current 1080p set can display.
More pixels means more information. More information means sharper pictures. Sharper pictures are more engaging. More engaging content is more fun.
Content? Not a lot yet but it is coming…While there are currently no cable boxes that will support 4K in the US, the industry is gearing up for a new broadcast standard which is promised to deliver 4K resolutions. Called HEVC or H.265, this new codec is seen by manufacturers and broadcasters as a way to deliver compressed 4K content economically.
While receiving HEVC-compressed TV channels will certainly mean a new cable box, nearly every 4K TV announced at CES 2014 will also include decoding support for the HEVC standard.
So while it is not perfect…Ultra 4K takes you right to the edge with a new standard in viewing realism….don't miss it…!


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NEWS | CAREERS | CONTACT
Terrance J. Wright, AIA, NCARB, Principal
Principal-In-Charge / Project Architect
Terrance Wright has nearly 30 years of experience in the design and management of architectural projects. Mr. Wright has taken the lead role in all aspects of the architectural process, including feasibility studies, master planning, design, construction documents, contract administration and construction administration.
Bachelor of Architecture, Professional Degree
Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma, May 1988
Architectural Delineation, Computer Modeling
Continuing Education, Harvard University
Texas Society of Architects, Dallas Chapter
Dallas DataCAD User Group
Council of Educational Facility Planners International
National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB)
International Code Council, Inc.
2003 – 2009 City of Carrollton Planning and Zoning Commissioner
ARCHITECTURAL LICENSE INFORMATION
Ronald A. Marrs, AIA, CSI, Principal
Principal / Specifications
Ron Marrs has 18 years of experience in the fields of asbestos management, lead paint and other hazardous materials consulting and environmental real estate assessments. Over the past 10 years, he has been the primary responsible manager on more than 100 projects for the Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation. Present responsibilities include, specifications, construction documentation, and quality control. Additionally, Mr. Marrs is a registered architect with over 32 years of experience in architecture and construction management.
Bachelor of Architecture, Professional Degree, 1969
Texas Tech University, Lubbock Texas
Honors: AIA School Medal for General Excellence in Architecture, 1969
Tau Sigma Delta, Architectural Honorary Society, 1969
Construction Specifications Institute (CSI)
Certified Construction Specifier
Registered Architect, State of Texas #4514
OTHER HONORS
Architectural Graphic Standards National Committee Member, 1987
Christopher Q. A. Marrs, AIA, NCARB, Principal
Principal / Project Architect
Chris Marrs, joined the Firm in 2005, has over 15 years of architectural experience and has served as a Project Manager for over 12 years for Wright Group. He has experience in all aspects of the architectural process. His expertise in project management ensures smooth transition throughout the life of the project.
Other Professional Endeavors
In his spare time. Mr. Marrs is a professional glass artist and is experienced in carpentry and metal working.
American Institute of Architects (AIA), Mentor
AIA – 2002 – 2003 Committee Member for Boy Scouts of America
Committee to update the Architecture Merit Badge Manual
Tau Sigma Delta – Architecture Society
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Wright Group Architects · Planners
Carrollton, Texas 75006
Terrance J. Wright, AIA, NCARB
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Ronald A. Marrs, AIA, CSI
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Elizabeth Larson
Posted On Wednesday, 07 December 2022 01:12
Clearlake City Council to hold special meeting Dec. 8
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Clearlake City Council will hold a special meeting this week to accept final election results from the Nov. 8 general election and conduct some other end-of-year business.
The council will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, for a closed session to discuss labor negotiations with the Clearlake Police Officer Association before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Clearlake City Hall, 14050 Olympic Drive.
The meeting will be broadcast live on the city's YouTube channel or the Lake County PEGTV YouTube Channel. Community members also can participate via Zoom or can attend in person.
The agenda can be found here.
Comments and questions can be submitted in writing for City Council consideration by sending them to City Clerk Melissa Swanson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
To give the council adequate time to review your questions and comments, please submit your written comments before 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8.
Each public comment emailed to the city clerk will be read aloud by the mayor or a member of
staff for up to three minutes or will be displayed on a screen. Public comment emails and town hall public comment submissions that are received after the beginning of the meeting will not be included in the record.
On Thursday, the council will make a presentation to Mayor Dirk Slooten at the end of his second term of office. Slooten and Councilman Russ Cremer were both reelected in November, and now the gavel will pass to another council member for the year.
On the agenda is the acceptance of the November 2022 Election Results in the form of Resolution No. 2022-75. The Registrar of Voters Office must wrap up the official canvass that day.
In other business is the authorization of an amendment to the Clearlake Police Officers Association memorandum of understanding to modify the salary amounts.
The council also will consider adoption Resolution 2022-74 to approve and implement the Cannabis Equity Program.
Another resolution the council will consider is Resolution No. 2022-73, Related to providing grant funds to Chelsea Investment Corp. for affordable housing.
Chelsea is the firm that is developing an affordable housing development on a 15.5-acre property at 15837 18th Ave. that the county traded to the state earlier this year in exchange for the Lakeport Armory property, located on seven acres at 1431 Hoyt Ave. in Lakeport next to the Lake County Jail. The armory is due to be the new sheriff's office headquarters.
The housing project is supposed to include 82 affordable housing units.
Email Elizabeth Larson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. Follow her on Twitter, @ERLarson, or Lake County News, @LakeCoNews.
Erik L. Hernandez and Christopher Mazur
Posted On Tuesday, 06 December 2022 01:53
Racial and ethnic disparity in homeownership continues even among highly educated
Before the 2007-2009 Great Recession, homeownership among households headed by adults ages 25 to 34 spiked as risky lending practices greatly expanded access to mortgage credit. Soon after, the nation experienced a housing market crash and economic downturn.
Since then, lending options tightened and home prices soared. This limited young householders' ability to own a home, driving down ownership rates which had yet to return to pre-recession levels by 2019.
Homeownership among households headed by adults ages 25 to 34 was highest from 2003 to 2007. Rates for those years, just prior to the Great Recession, ranged from 46.4% to 47.0%, according to data from the 2000-2019 American Community Survey, or ACS, one-year estimates.
By 2010, right after the recession ended, homeownership among young heads of household had declined to 41.3% and continued to decline to 36.8% in 2015.
The impact on the housing market of the COVID-19 pandemic, which began in 2020, is not captured in this dataset.
Following the Great Recession, the financial landscape and opportunities for young adults to become homeowners shifted.
Stricter lending practices and credit standards made it difficult for young adults without a stable employment history and financial resources to buy a home.
At the same time, especially in the latter half of the most recent decade, home prices rose substantially, creating another barrier to homeownership for young buyers.
Young adults at the time were also delaying major life events such as forming their own households and getting married, typical precursors to homeownership.
Homeownership before and after the Great Recession
Homeownership among young householders peaked in the years prior to the 2007-2009 Great Recession (Figure 1) but plunged almost 10.0 percentage points from 2007 to 2015.
The lowest rates of homeownership among young householders occurred between 2014 and 2016. They saw a slight increase after that, but not to their high pre-recession levels.
Education and homeownership
Higher levels of educational attainment are typically associated with greater economic stability, employment and full-time work, and lower levels with lower incomes and greater economic hardship.
The economic effects of higher educational attainment also tend to protect individuals during economic downturns.
According to ACS data, homeownership rates among young householders differed by educational attainment. This is largely because higher education usually results in higher earnings critical for obtaining home loans and purchasing first homes.
We reviewed estimates of homeownership rates between 2000 and 2019 among young householders by four education categories: less than a high school degree; high school degree but no college; some college or an associate degree; and a bachelor's degree or higher (Figure 2).
In 2000, homeownership rates were most similar among householders with a bachelor's degree or higher (47.8%), some college (46.6%), and a high school degree (44.8%). But the rate for householders with less than a high school education was approximately one-third lower than the other educational categories (31.2%).
Homeownership rates have been stratified by educational attainment throughout the first decade of the 21st century.
The rates for householders with a bachelor's degree or at least some college peaked just before the Great Recession.
Rates for householders with at least a bachelor's degree were highest (between 54.3% and 55.3%) from 2004 to 2007, and for householders with some college (between 46.6% and 48.3%) from 2000 to 2006. Meanwhile, rates for householders with a high school degree or less declined through the first decade of the 21st century.
Post-recession homeownership rates were lower than pre-recession rates for all education groups, but there were significant differences between education groups.
The decline in homeownership halted between:
• 2012 and 2016 for householders with less than a high school education (19.9% to 20.8%).
• 2016 and 2018 for those with a high school degree (30.8% to 31.4%).
• 2013 and 2016 for those with some college (35.7% to 36.5%).
• 2015 and 2016 for those with a bachelor's degree or higher (43.4% to 43.5%).
In 2019, young householders with a bachelor's degree or higher had the highest homeownership rate (44.0%), followed by those with some college (37.9%), a high school degree (32.3%), and less than high school (23.0%).
Homeownership rates decreased for all education levels among young householders after the recession and were still below pre-recession level highs in 2019.
The education gap in homeownership – the difference between householders with less than a high school education and those with a bachelor's degree or higher – still existed but narrowed after the recession.
The education gap in young household homeownership was 16.6 percentage points in 2000. It increased before and during the recession, plateauing at 28.9 percentage points in 2009. It declined to 21.0 percentage points in 2019.
Rise in diversity
The nation's young population has become increasingly diverse during the past two decades. Both younger and non-White households have historically had lower homeownership rates than older and White households.
One might expect higher education to reduce differences in homeownership by race and Hispanic origin. However, there are substantial differences even among this most highly educated group.
For example, highly educated young Black householders experienced the greatest post-recession declines in homeownership, while young and highly educated Asian householders experienced the smallest declines (Figure 3).
In 2000, over half of young householders with a bachelor's degree or higher identifying as White alone (51.8%) or non-Hispanic White (52.6%) owned homes.
In contrast, just over a third of similarly educated Hispanic (36.4%) and Black alone young householders (34.7%) owned homes. Young householders with a bachelor's degree or higher identifying as Asian alone – who experienced the smallest declines after the recession – had the lowest rates of homeownership (28.9%).
Young household homeownership rates among the more educated peaked just before or in the early days of the Great Recession for each race category and Hispanic origin.
Peak rates of homeownership for non-Hispanic White and White alone young householders with a bachelor's degree or higher were 59.3% to 60.0% and 57.7%-59.5%, respectively, followed by young Hispanic householders (50.3%), Other race (48.1%), Black alone (42.5%-43.0%), and Asian alone (39.0%-39.2%).
In 2019, only Hispanic homeownership rates had returned to their 2000 rates among more educated young householders, and no analyzed racial category had returned to the elevated homeownership rates experienced just before the recession. Less than half of young householders with a bachelor's degree or higher identifying as White alone (48.6%) or non-Hispanic White (49.6%) owned homes.
In contrast, roughly one-third of similarly educated Hispanic (36.3%) and Asian alone young householders (32.6%) owned homes. Young householders with a bachelor's degree or higher identifying as Black alone – who experienced the largest declines after the recession – had the lowest rates of homeownership (26.0%).
As the nation moves through this decade and experiences its economic challenges, we will continue to analyze the effects of educational attainment and diversity on homeownership among young householders.
Erik L. Hernandez and Christopher Mazur are survey statisticians in the Census Bureau's Social, Economic, and Housing Statistics Division.
Toria Herd, Penn State and Sarah A. Font, Penn State
Posted On Monday, 05 December 2022 01:02
How parents can play a key role in the prevention and treatment of teen mental health problems
Early detection is key to treating depression in teenagers. dragana991/iStock via Getty Images Plus
More than 44% of teens reported persistent feelings of sadness and hopelessness in the first half of 2021, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The early 2022 report, which was based on an online survey, also found that nearly 20% had seriously considered suicide, and 9% attempted suicide.
The COVID-19 pandemic is a likely contributor to these startling figures, but rates of teen mental illness have been rising over the past decade.
One crucial factor that has received little attention in supporting teen mental health is the role that parents can play.
This is surprising, since research has clearly established that participation by a caregiver in their child's mental health treatment is directly related to a successful outcome. A key reason for this is that parents generally interact with their teen on a daily basis and can model and cultivate coping skills.
Yet, for mental health professionals, it can be challenging to integrate parents into teens' treatment when there are discrepancies between the perspectives, goals and expectations of teens and parents. In addition, consent and privacy laws sometimes limit providers' abilities to disclose key details about a teen's mental health to parents.
As researchers studying childhood trauma and adolescent development, we see parents and caregivers as a critical link in addressing the urgent mental health crisis among teens.
The teenage years can be brutal
Parents often dread the teenage years, anticipating mood swings, risk-taking behaviors and endless arguments. Some of this is developmentally normal: Teens are developing their identities, testing limits and asserting their autonomy. These combined factors can lead to hostility and a lower-quality parent-teen relationship.
Physically, teens are sleep-deprived, in part due to overly early school start times and hormonal changes associated with puberty. As a result, teens can be irritable and sensitive to stressors. They also haven't developed the self-control to manage their reactions.
And it's important to note that half of all mental illness emerges by age 14 and 75% by age 24, making adolescence a highly sensitive period for the prevention and treatment of mental health problems.
Signs and symptoms of a mental health concern
Mental health problems in teens can sometimes take unexpected forms. Depression and anxiety can manifest as irritability and noncompliance, which parents may reasonably view as disrespect and laziness. Understanding what is beneath those behaviors is challenging. Teens are quite secretive, so they may not disclose the extent of their struggles.
Traumatic experiences like bullying, dating violence and sexual harassment and assault are unfortunately too common in adolescence and can cause drastic changes in behavior and affect.
Although anxiety is a normal emotional response at any age, about a third of adolescents have some type of anxiety disorder, and about 10% experience severe impairment as a result. Teens struggling with chronic anxiety may experience agitation or irritability, issues with sleep, perfectionist tendencies, or may try to avoid stressful things altogether.
Keeping a journal, exercising regularly and maintaining a sleep routine are three ways for teens to cope with stress.
Among teens, 17% struggle with depression. Depression generally involves a loss of interest or pleasure in daily activities, but it is more than feeling blue. For teens, symptoms of depression may look like withdrawing from family or social activities, shutting down during conversations or conflict, lethargy, difficulty concentrating, hopelessness about the future or negative feelings of self-worth.
Depression can also be associated with self-harm and suicide.
In determining whether a teen is experiencing a mental illness, parents should consider how behaviors are affecting their teens' everyday lives and plans for the future. Those who are falling behind in school, damaging important relationships or engaging in high-risk behaviors may be most likely to be experiencing a mental health issue – as opposed to typical teenage challenges.
A shortage of mental health care
Despite the growing need for mental health care, the U.S. has a dire shortage of professionals to meet the demand. Insurance companies create barriers to accessing mental health care by restricting the numbers of in-network providers and approved sessions. As a result, many providers prioritize patients who will pay out of pocket.
Parents and teens may wait months for an appointment, and the quality and effectiveness of the services they receive are highly variable. All the while, symptoms may worsen, straining the family and compromising teens' social and academic opportunities.
The powerful role parents can play
This is where parents come in, since they can serve as role models for teens' coping and emotional development.
While good sleep, consistent exercise and quality meals can often be the first line of defense in preventing and managing symptoms of mental health problems, there are several behavioral strategies for parenting struggling teens. Indeed, foster parents care for children with complex histories of trauma, and many of the behavior management strategies taught to foster parents may be useful for traditional family settings as well.
When teens are unkind or disrespectful, parents may take it personally. But parents who are aware of and able to manage their own triggers can react calmly to challenging behavior, creating opportunities for effective communication with their teen.
Building and maintaining the parent-teen connection, such as by watching a TV show together or other low-pressure opportunities to be together, is key. These experiences create safe spaces and opportunities for teens to communicate about difficult emotions or situations. Parents who assist teens in recognizing, talking about and dealing with difficult thoughts and feelings help them to understand how their thoughts and feelings can affect their behavior.
Set up a behavior contract with your teen.
Parents can also help their teens manage negative emotions by reinforcing their self-esteem and strengths and encouraging self-efficacy. Parents who offer praise to their teens who are working hard to overcome challenges – as opposed to focusing solely on the outcome – can help teens see their worth beyond their accomplishments.
At the same time, teens require boundaries that allow them to build self-reliance, exercise independence and practice compromise in certain situations. Behavior contracts – in which teens and their parents agree to certain conditions in writing – can provide a structured way to establish shared expectations.
When consequences are necessary, natural consequences allow teens to learn without parental intervention. For example, if a teen stays up late the night before a big softball game, their coach may bench them for playing poorly. Parents can help teens to connect the frustration and disappointment they experience to their choices regarding sleep, which can be more helpful for their future decision-making than getting into an argument with a parent about their decision or receiving a parent-imposed consequence, such as removing phone privileges.
When natural consequences are not an option, discipline should be specific, time-limited and focused on a specific outcome, such as not allowing preferred activities until homework and chores are complete.
It is also important that parents avoid power struggles with their teens by modeling respectful communication without trying to manage the teen's reaction or perspective. Teens are unlikely to admit to being wrong – particularly in a heated moment – and if the point is made, there is rarely a benefit to insisting upon a particular reaction such as a forced apology.
Parents can best support their teens by maintaining connection alongside enforcing structure and discipline. While challenging behaviors can be the status quo of adolescence, parents should be on the lookout for signs that might reflect a pervasive mental health issue, since early detection and treatment is crucial.
Toria Herd, Postdoctoral Researcher in Psychology, Penn State and Sarah A. Font, Associate Professor of Sociology and Public Policy, Penn State
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Statewide flu activity increases from moderate to high
Statewide flu activity has reached high levels across California, which has the potential to add to an already concerning number of hospitalizations of children due to the spread of winter viruses including respiratory syncytial virus, or RSV, influenza and COVID-19.
State public health leaders are reminding Californians that masking in indoor public places, among other safety measures, is effective at slowing the spread of respiratory viruses that are making children, and the elderly, very sick.
"RSV and flu, and now COVID-19, are on the rise — leading to the hospitalization of our youngest and most vulnerable Californians who need all of us to help protect them. So we're reminding Californians about the effective mitigation and safety measures they can take to protect themselves and their loved ones, including getting the Flu shot, keeping up to date with their COVID-19 booster, and masking in indoor public places," said State Public Health Officer and CDPH Director Dr. Tomás Aragón.
Hospitals across the state are working to add pediatric beds as quickly as possible, but the number of children who need hospitalization is currently outpacing their ability to expand.
Hospitals typically have about 35 to 40% open pediatric intensive care unit beds, but that number is down to about 20% statewide.
It's even lower — below 12% — in some regions of the state.
While California guidance does not require masking except in some specific situations, masking is an effective way to help protect against RSV, the Flu and COVID-19.
Here are the top 5 tips to protect against winter viruses:
Get vaccinated, boosted (and treated): Flu shots and COVID-19 vaccines and boosters continue to be your best defense to limit severe illness and death — and you can get both at the same time.
Stay home if you're sick, and test for COVID: Staying home when you're sick slows the spread of flu, RSV and COVID-19. If you're sick, remember to test for COVID and contact your doctor immediately if you're positive to discuss treatment options. Treatments work best when started right after symptoms begin.
Wear a mask: There is no vaccine for RSV, so wearing a mask can significantly slow the spread and protect babies and young children who do not yet have immunity and are too young to wear a mask themselves. Wearing a mask in indoor public places is a good way to limit the spread of germs.
Wash your hands: Frequent handwashing, with soap and warm water — for at least 20 seconds, is an easy and effective way to prevent getting sick and spreading germs.
Cover your cough or sneeze: Remember to cough or sneeze into your elbow, your arm, or a disposable tissue to help prevent the spread of winter viruses. Just make sure to wash your hands or sanitize and dispose of your tissue after.
Here are four things to consider about masking in indoor public places:
What's spreading in your community? Winter respiratory viruses like Flu and RSV have been spreading across the state for weeks, and now COVID-19 cases are ticking up.
Why wear a mask? Masks help slow the spread of respiratory viruses. Masks aren't just for your own health — they can also play a significant role in protecting the health of those around you, especially those at higher risk of getting severely ill from RSV, the Flu or COVID-19. When attending an indoor public event, mask up for your friends, families, infants, young children, older adults, and other loved ones with pre-existing conditions or weakened immune systems.
But which mask do I wear? If you've made the decision to wear a mask, great! To get the most out of your mask, pick one with good fit and filtration. The "Good, Better, Best" rule-of-thumb is surgical masks are good, KN95 or KN94 masks are better, and N95 are best.
Consider masking a statement of kindness. Still not sure you want to mask up? Remember you can never be sure if someone around you has a compromised immune system, is going through chemo treatment, or has asthma. Wearing a mask helps slow the spread of germs and shows kindness and concern for the health and well-being of others.
Governor unveils price gouging penalty on big oil's excessive profits to protect Californians from being ripped off
SACRAMENTO — Following unexplained gas price hikes that led to record profits for Big Oil, Gov. Gavin Newsom and state Sen. Nancy Skinner (D-Berkeley) on Monday unveiled a proposed price gouging penalty on oil companies' excess profits to deter excessive price increases and keep money in Californians' pockets.
The language of the proposed price gouging penalty can be read below.
"California's price gouging penalty is simple — either Big Oil reins in the profits and prices, or they'll pay a penalty," said Gov. Newsom. "Big Oil has been lying and gouging Californians to line their own pockets long enough. I look forward to the work ahead with our partners in the Legislature to get this done."
"Putting the governor's proposal in print allows the Legislature and the public to begin discussions on this important issue. No one can deny that California's gas prices were outrageously high compared to other states. And those high prices hurt California consumers and businesses," said Skinner.
The proposal introduced Monday by Sen. Skinner comes as the California Legislature is assembling in a special session called by the governor to pass a price gouging penalty.
The Legislature will also consider efforts to empower state agencies to more closely review gas costs, profits and pricing as well provide the state with greater regulatory oversight of the refining, distribution and retailing segments of the gasoline market in California.
The proposal would discourage oil refiners from fleecing Californians by making it unlawful to charge excessive profits — excessive refiner margins would be punishable by a civil penalty from the California Energy Commission, or CEC.
The amount of the maximum margin and the amount of the penalty will be determined through the legislative process.
Any penalties collected by the penalty will go to a Price Gouging Penalty Fund and then given back to Californians.
The proposal also improves transparency and oversight of the oil industry by the state, expanding the CEC and the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration's ability to investigate and obtain information on costs, profits and pricing so that the state can better address the causes of pricing irregularities and minimize the likelihood of future supply or price shocks.
According to a recent poll from Consumer Watchdog, 60% of California voters support a price-gouging penalty.
In the third quarter of 2022, from July to September, oil companies reported record high profits:
• Phillips 66 profits jumped to $5.4 billion, a 1243% increase over last year's $402 million;
• BP posted $8.2 billion in profits, its second-highest on record, with $2.5 billion going toward share buybacks that benefit Wall Street investors;
• Marathon Petroleum profits rose to $4.48 billion, a 545% increase over last year's $694 million;
Valero's $2.82 billion in profits that were 500% higher than the year before;
• PBF Energy's $1.06 billion that was 1700% higher than the year before;
• Shell reported a $9.45 billion haul that sent $4 billion to shareholders for stock buybacks;
• Exxon reported their highest-ever $19.7 billion in profits;
• Chevron reported $11.2 billion in profits, their second-highest quarterly profit ever.
Price Gouging Penalty Proposal Language by LakeCoNews on Scribd
Purrfect Pals: This week's cats
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control's shelter has three adoptable cats this week.
Call Lake County Animal Care and Control at 707-263-0278 or visit the shelter online for information on visiting or adopting.
The following cats at the shelter have been cleared for adoption.
"Sampson" is a male domestic shorthair in cat room kennel No. 77, ID No. LCAC-A-4317. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
'Sampson'
"Sampson" is a male domestic shorthair with a black coat.
He is in cat room kennel No. 77, ID No. LCAC-A-4317.
This 3-year-old male domestic shorthair cat is in cat room kennel No. 13, ID No. LCAC-A-4021. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male domestic shorthair
This 3-year-old male domestic shorthair cat has an orange tabby coat.
"This guy can be shy at first, but once he knows that you are all about the pets, he will roll right over and start his purr machine. He has a unique curly tail which he flicks around when curious," shelter staff said.
KELSEYVILLE UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT
Kelseyville Unified celebrates 50th anniversary of Stokes Tournament
The Kelseyville High School girls basketball team. Photo courtesy of the Kelseyville Unified School District.
Editor's note: Kelseyville Unified has offered clarification on the tournament history, which is included in this updated version of the story.
KELSEYVILLE, Calif. — On Dec. 15 to 17, Kelseyville High School celebrates a 50-year basketball tradition as it hosts the 2022 Stokes Tournament.
Visiting schools for the boys' competition include Ukiah, Middletown and Potter Valley. Visiting schools for the girls' competition include Upper Lake, Lower Lake and Ferndale.
Games begin on Thursday at 3:30 p.m. right after school in the Kelseyville High School gym where students are expected to fill the stands.
Friday games also begin at 3:30 p.m., and Saturday championship games start at 2:30 p.m.
The annual Stokes Tournament began in 1970 when F. Russel Stokes, owner of Stokes Ladders, offered to sponsor the event.
Although it started as a postseason tournament of champions, within a few years it became a postseason invitational tournament that drew teams from all over the state, mostly from Northern California schools.
Not only did the event promote great competition, it provided generations of basketball players with wonderful memories.
Historically, basketball players from out of the area would stay with local families during the tournament. Visiting players would attend school with their Kelseyville hosts and then compete when their teams hit the court.
After the tournament, visiting players and Kelseyville students danced the night away to celebrate the end of another successful competition.
Mountain Vista Middle School Principal Scott Conrad has a long history with the tournament, having been a player, a coach, the Kelseyville High athletic director, and the tournament director.
He acknowledged that if you do the math, this is not exactly the 50th anniversary but said, "We're celebrating this year because COVID messed everything up."
Conrad believes the Stokes Tournament is a great example of how people in Kelseyville come together to create wonderful experiences for kids.
The Stokes Tournament was named after F. Russell Stokes after he tragically died in a car accident on December 7, 1977. He was the president of the Kelseyville Unified School District Board at the time and a strong advocate for school sports and vocational programs, now called career and technical education.
As a tribute to him, the district renamed the tournament after him. His wife, Janice, continued to fund the tournament after his passing, then the Hook family purchased the ladder company and continued the tradition of sponsoring the tournament.
In 2012, when the Panella family took over at Stokes Ladders, they too continued the tradition.
Greg Panella is the grandson of Russell and Janice Stokes, and his wife, Allison, is currently the vice president of the Kelseyville Unified School District Board.
With tournament funding in place, others rushed in to manage the logistics. Coaches and school administrators invited teams and coordinated round robin schedules.
Conrad said that retired Kelseyville High Principal Matt Cockerton "kept the tournament going for most of its existence."
During much of that time, art teacher Debbie Ingalls (now retired) hand-drew the tournament brackets and created such beautiful designs on the pennants that high schools left them hanging in their gyms for decades.
During the mid-to-late 1980s, while Jerry Hook managed Stokes Ladders, his brother, Ken, coached at Clear Lake High, so Clear Lake High and Kelseyville High co-sponsored the tournament. This is when Lake County Record-Bee reporter, Brian Sumpter, started covering the tournament, bringing the action to life for those who missed it (or those who wanted to relive it).
The games were announced by longtime Mountain Vista Middle School principal and Kelseyville High golf team coach, John Berry (now retired), and former Kelseyville High English teacher, track coach, and athletic director, Rico Abordo.
"When I was in the Chico area going to college and doing my student teaching, I ran into guys who had played in tournaments in the early 1970s. Their experience stuck with them. It's always been a first-class event — great memories, great competition," Conrad said.
Kelseyville Unified School District Superintendent Dave McQueen thanked the staff, volunteers, and community members who have made — and who continue to make — this tournament possible.
"This is what we do in Kelseyville. It's all about the kids," McQueen said.
First team listed is the home team (and will wear white jerseys.
3:30 p.m.: Upper Lake versus Lower Lake (Girls)
5 p.m.: Ukiah versus Middletown (Boys)
6:30 p.m.: Kelseyville versus Ferndale (Girls)
8 p.m.: Kelseyville versus Pacific Union (Boys)
Friday, Dec. 16
3:30 p.m.: Ukiah versus Potter Valley (Boys)
5 p.m.: Ferndale versus Upper Lake (Girls)
6:30 p.m.: Kelseyville versus Middletown (Boys)
8 p.m.: Kelseyville vs Lower Lake (Girls)
2 p.m.: Lower Lake versus Ferndale (Girls)
3:30 p.m.: Middletown versus Potter Valley (Boys)
5 p.m.: Three-point competition
6 p.m.: Kelseyville versus Upper Lake (Girls)
7:30 p.m.: Kelseyville versus Ukiah (Boys)
Supervisors to discuss process to appoint sheriff-coroner
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Board of Supervisors this week will consider how to proceed with appointing a sheriff-coroner now that the current sheriff has announced his retirement.
The board will meet beginning at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, in the board chambers on the first floor of the Lake County Courthouse, 255 N. Forbes St., Lakeport.
The meeting can be watched live on Channel 8, online at https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and on the county's Facebook page.  Accompanying board documents, the agenda and archived board meeting videos also are available at that link.
To participate in real-time, join the Zoom meeting by clicking this link.
The meeting ID is 984 2104 8682, pass code 206625. The meeting also can be accessed via one tap mobile at +16694449171,,98421048682#,,,,*206625#.
All interested members of the public that do not have internet access or a Mediacom cable subscription are encouraged to call 669-900-6833, and enter the Zoom meeting ID and pass code information above.
To submit a written comment on any agenda item visit https://countyoflake.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx and click on the eComment feature linked to the meeting date. If a comment is submitted after the meeting begins, it may not be read during the meeting but will become a part of the record.
In an untimed item, the board will review and consider the process to appoint a permanent sheriff-coroner to serve until Jan. 2, 2025.
Sheriff Brian Martin announced in October that he planned to retire on Dec. 30.
A memo to the board from Martin and County Administrative Officer Susan Parker explains that California Government Code Section 24105 says that the highest-ranking officer may temporarily discharge the duties of sheriff-coroner, "until the vacancy is filled in the manner provided by law."
Martin has identified Captain Christopher D. Chwialkowski as the highest ranking and senior deputy next in line of authority based on his promotion date to the rank of captain at the Sheriff's Office as of April 2015.
"Captain Chwialkowski will temporarily discharge the duties of the office of Sheriff-Coroner beginning on December 31, 2022 and continue until the Board of Supervisors has interviewed candidates and formally appointed a permanent Sheriff-Coroner to serve until January 2, 2025," the memo said.
Additionally, it's being recommended to the supervisors that, in order to provide a smooth transition, they immediately notice the Lake County Sheriff-Coroner vacancy as a promotional opportunity, open for five days, and schedule public candidate interviews for the permanent sheriff-coroner, to serve through Jan. 2, 2025.
The Board of Supervisors will then conduct the interviews on Dec. 20.
In other business, at 10:30 a.m., the agriculture department will present the 2021 Lake County Annual Crop Report.
In another timed item, at 1 p.m., the board will get the Lake County Health Services bimonthly update.
The board also will consider adding Juneteenth as a county paid holiday.
The full agenda follows.
CONSENT AGENDA
5.1: Appoint Jenavive Herrington as interim auditor-controller/county clerk for the period from Dec. 14, 2022, to Jan. 2, 2023.
5.2: Appoint Patrick Sullivan as interim treasurer-tax collector for the period from Dec. 31, 2022, to Jan. 2, 2023.
5.3: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2022-129 to provide a temporary loan from Non Departmental Revenue Fund 001 Budget Unit 1120 to CDBG PI Capital Projects Fund 936 Budget Unit 1796, to provide a temporary loan from Non Departmental Revenue Fund 001 Budget Unit 1120 to CDBG PI Business RLF Fund 091 Budget Unit 1891.
5.4: Adopt resolution amending Resolution No. 2022-118 adopting the Final Recommended Budget for Fiscal Year 2022-2023 to move revenues and appropriations associated with four CDBG grants for Small Business Loans from Fund 936 Budget Unit 1796 CDBG Capital Projects to Fund 091 Budget Unit 1891 CDBG PI Business RLF.
5.5: Approve Amendment No. 2 to the agreement between county of Lake and Hilltop Recovery Services for Substance Use Disorder ASAM Levels 1.0, 2.1, 3.1, intensive outpatient and outpatient drug free treatment services for fiscal year 2022-23 in the amount of $386,150.00 and authorize the board chair to sign.
5.6: Approve Board of Supervisors minutes for Nov. 8, 2022, and Nov. 15, 2022.
5.7: Appoint Health Programs Coordinator Kim Tangermann to serve on the Partnership Health Plan Board of Commissioners and represent Lake County for a period of four years.
5.8: Adopt resolution establishing an extra help English as a Second Language Program Coordinator for the Library Budget Unit 6011.
5.9: Authorize IT Director to issue a purchase order to SAITECH in the amount of $40,480 for 20 Cisco Catalyst 9200L switches.
5.10: Approve contract between county of Lake and Public Consulting Group Inc. for the California Outcome and Accountability Program in the amount of $249,360, for the term of Oct. 1, 2022, to July 31, 2027, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.11: Approve contract between county of Lake and Tennyson Center for Children for the Families Together Neighbors Program in the amount of $32,500 for the term of April 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.12: Approve contract between county of Lake and North Coast Opportunities Inc. for stage one child care services, for the term of July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, in the amount of $90,000 per fiscal year, and authorize the chair to sign.
5.13: Approve contract between county of Lake and Mendocino Private Industry Council Inc. for the CalWORKs Expanded Subsidized Employment Program, in the amount of $240,000 for the term of Sept. 1, 2022, to June 30, 2025, and authorize the chair to sign.
TIMED ITEMS
6.3, 10:15 a.m.: Hearing on account and proposed assessment for 10849 E. Highway 20, Clearlake Oaks.
6.4, 10:30 a.m.: Presentation of the 2021 Lake County Annual Crop Report.
6.5, 11:30 a.m.: a) Presentation of the current status and next steps for the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan; and b) consideration and approval of resolution authorizing the board of directors of the Lake County Watershed Protection District acting as the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Agency to file a grant application for the implementation of the Big Valley Groundwater Sustainability Plan and authorize the chair of the board of directors to sign.
6.6, 1 p.m.: Lake County Health Services bimonthly update.
UNTIMED ITEMS
7.2: Review and consideration of adding Juneteenth as a county paid holiday.
7.3: Review and consider process to appoint permanent sheriff-coroner to serve until Jan. 2, 2025.
7.4: Consideration of the following Advisory Board Appointment: Geothermal Advisory Committee.
CLOSED SESSION
8.1: Public employee evaluation: Health Services Director Jonathan Portney.
8.2: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1) — Citizens for Environmental Protection and Responsible Planning, et al. v. County of Lake, et al.
8.3: Conference with legal counsel: Existing litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9 (d)(1) — Flesch v. County of Lake, et al.
8.4: Conference with legal counsel: Significant exposure to litigation pursuant to Gov. Code section 54956.9(d)(2), (e)(1) — One potential case.
Konocti Fire Safe Council
Posted On Sunday, 04 December 2022 01:51
Konocti Fire Safe Council educates residents about evacuation preparedness
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Over the past month, members of the Konocti Fire Safe Council, or KFSC, have launched community outreach efforts by going door to door to educate residents along Soda Bay Road and Point Lakeview Road on evacuation preparedness in the event of wildfire.
"Residents have been very receptive to learn more on how to be ready in the event of wildfire," said KFSC Community Education and Outreach Committee Chair Cathy Sylar.
KFSC volunteers have visited an estimated 150 residents in the Westwind Mobile Home Park, Walnut Cove Mobile Home Park, and surrounding neighborhoods.
Additionally, KFSC board members were present at the Ely Stage Stop's Fiddler Jam on Nov. 6 to engage community members and distribute educational materials.
Educational materials handed out to Konocti area residents included Zonehaven magnets, sign up information for wildfire notifications from both Lake County Alerts and Watch Duty, and how to prepare emergency go bags.
Konocti Fire Safe Council considers getting this information out especially critical to residents along the Soda Bay corridor, as they share a single road in and out should an evacuation occur.
The Konocti Fire Safe Council was recently formed to unite residents in the Konocti area and address the challenges of living in a location that is highly vulnerable to wildfire. This includes fire risk reduction and hazardous vegetation mitigation, defensible space, home hardening and evacuation preparedness.
The geographic coverage of the Konocti Fire Safe Council encompasses seven designated Zonehaven evacuation zones that include Gaddy Lane, along Soda Road to the intersection of Kit's Corner & Hwy 29, Point Lakeview Road and State Highway 281.
The zones are KEL-E103, KEL-E109, KEL-E117, KEL-E120, KEL-E122, KEL-E134, KEL-E146 and KEL-E152.
The KFSC represents such communities as Soda Bay, Kelseyville Riviera, Riviera Estates, Lakeview Estates, Konocti Shores, Riviera West, Buckingham, Riviera Heights and numerous mobile home parks, private homes, and businesses along the Soda Bay Road corridor.
If you would like the KFSC Outreach Committee to visit your neighborhood or would like to request additional information about the Konocti Fire Safe Council, please contact Cindy Jassar at 707-279-2245 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..
Middletown Area Town Hall to meet Dec. 8
MIDDLETOWN, Calif. — The Middletown Area Town Hall this week will get updates from the county Community Development Department and take final board nominations.
MATH will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, in the Middletown Community Meeting Room/Library at 21256 Washington St., Middletown. The meeting is open to the public.
To join the meeting via Zoom click on this link; the meeting ID is 659 964 1209. Call in at 669-900-6833.
In a discussion timed for 7:05 a.m., MATH on Thursday will host guest speaker Mireya Turner, director of the Lake County Community Development Department, and Andrew Amelung, Community Development's Cannabis Program manager.
Turner and Amelung will speak about department changes, cannabis, Middletown area projects, cell tower regulations, new state fire safe regulations and the area plan. There also will be time for questions.
Also on Thursday, at 8 p.m. the group will accept final nominations for the 2023 board and discuss Zoom.
At 8:15 p.m. they will discuss a cell tower.
The MATH Board includes Chair Monica Rosenthal, Vice Chair Ken Gonzalez, Secretary Todd Fiora, Rosemary Córdova and Bill Waite.
MATH — established by resolution of the Lake County Board of Supervisors on Dec. 12, 2006 — is a municipal advisory council serving the residents of Anderson Springs, Cobb, Coyote Valley (including Hidden Valley Lake), Long Valley and Middletown.
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Lakeport City Council to consider final reading of ordinance to amend zoning maps for Parkside Residential Project
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — The Lakeport City Council is set to hold the second reading of an ordinance that will allow a developer to move forward with a new apartment complex next to Westside Community Park.
The council will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 6, for a closed session performance evaluation of City Manager Kevin Ingram before the public portion of the meeting begins at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at Lakeport City Hall, 225 Park St.
The council chambers will be open to the public for the meeting. Masks are highly encouraged where 6-foot distancing cannot be maintained.
If you cannot attend in person, and would like to speak on an agenda item, you can access the Zoom meeting remotely at this link or join by phone by calling toll-free 669-900-9128 or 346-248-7799.
The webinar ID is 973 6820 1787, access code is 477973; the audio pin will be shown after joining the webinar. Those phoning in without using the web link will be in "listen mode" only and will not be able to participate or comment.
Comments can be submitted by email to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. To give the city clerk adequate time to print out comments for consideration at the meeting, please submit written comments before 3:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6.
On Tuesday, Ingram will present to the council an ordinance amending the Lakeport zoning maps for the Parkside Residential Project, proposed by Peter Schellinger and his company, Waterstone Residential.
The council approved the first reading of the ordinance in a 3-1 vote at its Nov. 15 meeting.
If the final approval is given on Tuesday, Schellinger will be able to build a 64-unit apartment community on a section of the 15.16-acre property at 1310 Craig Ave., which is on a portion of the 96-lot Schellinger Subdivision that was approved in three phases in 2005 next to Westside Community Park.
Only a portion of the first phase was built, including 17 homes, in the Parkside Subdivision, developed by Schellinger Brothers, Peter Schellinger's father and uncle.
Also on Tuesday, the council will consider approving a police recruitment and retention program policy as well as a budget adjustment in the amount of $300,000 and a revised position allocation summary.
Police Chief Brad Rasmussen also will ask the council to authorize Ingram to award bids to Matt Mazzei and Precision Wireless and to sign purchase orders and supporting documents for the procurement of one fully outfitted Dodge Charger Patrol Car and two fully outfitted Dodge Ram SSV Command Vehicles and associated equipment in the amount of $192,312.12.
The council also will be asked to approve a 60-month term contractual purchase agreement with Axon Enterprises, Inc. for the purchase of 13 Taser Brand model 7 CEWs as a basic bundle plus cartridges prior to Dec. 31 with the total amount not to exceed $36,810.80, including tax.
In other news, Utilities Superintendent Paul Harris will ask the council to introduce and hold the first reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 13.08 of the Lakeport Municipal Code relating to cross-connection control. A second reading would be set for Dec. 20.
He said it will allow the city to continue to protect its water system from potential cross-connection hazards. The city first adopted a cross-connection ordinance in 1984, with the regulations last updated in 1992.
On the consent agenda — items usually accepted as a slate on one vote — are the Nov. 21 warrant register; ordinances; minutes of the regular council meeting on Nov. 15; adoption of a resolution authorizing continued remote teleconference meetings of the Lakeport City Council and its legislative bodies pursuant to Government Code section 54953(e); adoption of the ordinance modifying Title 17 Land Use, Zoning and Signs to incorporate language referencing the Outdoor Dining Design Guidelines; direction to the city clerk to prepare the 2023 Maddy Act Appointments List and post at City Hall and the Lakeport Public Library; approval of the modified Police Officer III classification; approval of a resolution rescinding Resolution 2874 (2022) and revising the Master Pay Schedule in conformance with California Code of Regulations, Title 2, Section 570.5.
Helping Paws: New adoptable dogs
LAKE COUNTY, Calif. — Lake County Animal Care and Control has a whole new lineup of adoptable dogs waiting for homes.
Dogs available for adoption this week include mixes of border collie, Catahoula leopard puppy, Doberman pinscher, German shepherd, husky, Labrador retriever, pit bull, shepherd and wirehaired terrier.
Dogs that are adopted from Lake County Animal Care and Control are either neutered or spayed, microchipped and, if old enough, given a rabies shot and county license before being released to their new owner. License fees do not apply to residents of the cities of Lakeport or Clearlake.
The following dogs at the Lake County Animal Care and Control shelter have been cleared for adoption.
"Chico" is a 5-year-old male bull terrier in kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-4314. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
'Chico'
"Chico" is a 5-year-old male bull terrier with a short white coat and black markings.
He is in kennel No. 6, ID No. LCAC-A-4314.
This 1-year-old male German shepherd is in kennel No. 8, ID No. LCAC-A-4310. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male German shepherd
This 1-year-old male German shepherd has a short black and tan coat.
This 1.5 year old male Labrador retriever is in kennel No. 10, ID No. LCAC-A-4273. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male Labrador retriever
This 1.5 year old male Labrador retriever has a short black coat.
He is in kennel No. 10, ID No. LCAC-A-4273.
This 2-year-old female husky is in kennel No. 11, ID No. LCAC-A-4269. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female husky
This 2-year-old female husky has a short brown coat with white markings.
She is in kennel No. 11, ID No. LCAC-A-4269.
This 2-month-old male Catahoula leopard puppy is in kennel No. 12a, ID No. LCAC-A-4263. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male Catahoula leopard puppy
This 2-month-old male Catahoula leopard puppy has a red, tan and white coat.
He is in kennel No. 12a, ID No. LCAC-A-4263.
This 2-month-old female Catahoula leopard puppy is in kennel No. 12c, ID No. LCAC-A-4261. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female Catahoula leopard puppy
This 2-month-old female Catahoula leopard puppy has a red, tan and white coat.
She is in kennel No. 12c, ID No. LCAC-A-4261.
This 3-month-old female Labrador retriever is in kennel No. 13, ID No. LCAC-A-4162. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female Labrador retriever
This 3-month-old female Labrador retriever has a short black coat.
This 2-year-old male Labrador retriever is in kennel No. 14, ID No. LCAC-A-4112. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
This 2-year-old male Labrador retriever has a short black coat.
This 1-year-old male Doberman pinscher is in kennel No. 15, ID No. LCAC-A-4313. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male Doberman pinscher
This 1-year-old male Doberman pinscher has a short brown coat.
This 4-year-old female border collie mix is in kennel No. 18, ID No. LCAC-A-4285. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female border collie mix
This 4-year-old female border collie mix has a short tricolor coat.
This 2-month-old female pit bull puppy is in kennel No. 23c, ID No. LCAC-A-4120. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female pit bull puppy
This 2-month-old female pit bull puppy has a short white and red coat.
"Faith" is a 10-year-old female wirehaired terrier in kennel No. 26, ID No. LCAC-A-4280. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
'Faith'
"Faith" is a 10-year-old female wirehaired terrier with a short black and tan coat.
This 2-year-old female husky has a short tricolor coat and one blue and one brown eye.
This 10-month-old female German Shepherd is in kennel No. 28, ID No. LCAC-A-4297. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female German shepherd
This 10-month-old female German Shepherd has a short light-colored coat.
This 1-year-old female Doberman pinscher is in kennel No. 29, ID No. LCAC-A-4279. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female Doberman pinscher
This 1-year-old female Doberman pinscher has a short black and tan coat.
This 3-year-old male shepherd is in kennel No. 31, ID No. LCAC-A-4312. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Male shepherd
This 3-year-old male shepherd has a short black and tan coat.
This 1-year-old female pit bull is in kennel No. 32, ID No. LCAC-A-4283. Photo courtesy of Lake County Animal Care and Control.
Female pit bull
This 1-year-old female pit bull has a short tan coat.
Male shepherd mix
This 2-year-old male shepherd has a red and white coat.


Who is Your Line Leader?
There are many memories that come to mind when I think of grade school: Mrs. Marshall, safety patrol, peaches, and lines. Sometime I might share a bit about the first three; but lines should be familiar to anyone who has ever done time in grade school. Lines to recess, lines to lunch, lines to the library, etc. And, usually, there was a plea to be 'the line leader.' (Line leaders were the cool kids.) An argument can be made life is all about two lines: Adam's and Christ's. Every person is in one or the other, which makes all the difference. Hope you will join us Sunday for "Who's Your Line Leader?"


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The Chinese burial custom usually involves burning incense and paper-based offerings. This is a way to assist the passage of the deceased onto the other world. Incense and stick-candles are burned at the grave site, usually in sets of 3, placed directly in front of the grave mount. Paper offerings (such as mock-money) are burnt in a large pot, a pit or a specially constructed funerary oven.
In the 1870s in Colony of Victoria, these customs could be very different from the European. It would be a source of fascination.
The Illustrated Australian News for Home Readers (10th September 1872), depicted a scene in the Melbourne General Cemetery.
It showed a grave visit scene, with clansmen at Chinese grave, with the backdrop of the Cemetery.
The picture described a 'picnic setting', where clansmen were burning paper offering. A man on the right lighted candles/incense.
There is a different group further back, attending a different grave in the distance.
The graves are set in mounts, with a head stone at the back. Offering of rice, meat (probably pork/chicken) and wine can be seen in the foreground.
Note that the participants are all male, as this would be the demographics of the Chinese population in the colony at the time. This scene is likely taken at one of the grave visit festival (eg Ching Ming or Chong Yang). It is unlikely to be a funeral burial event.
The burial rites must have attracted some attention, and there had been a number of news columns written about this.
As an example, the Sunday times wrote a fairly accurate description of grave visits in 15 Mar 1903.
" Such is their fervent belief in an after-life, that they takes extraordinary precautions to ensure his departed countryman is avail of with the goods of this life to start with, in the next.
Before the grave mound the master of ceremonies arranges various offerings of meats, vegetables and feasts, incense, paper mache, and lights the candles (for the spirits being in the dark need light). The straw baskets, filled With tinfoil money, a paper trunk, packed with paper clothing and a paper Sedan chair for the deceased to ride in, are committed to the flames, and libations of wine are poured in to render the fluid invisible, and, consequently, available to the spirits. As the blaze of the burning mass ascends, the master of ceremonies kneels on a red cloth spread before his offerings, and bows his head nine times, precisely as the Chinese do in the temples before their deity.
His example is followed by all the members of the family present, not excepting even the younger, who are receiving their first lesson in ancestral worship. As the Chinese shave their heads, the neglect and desolation of sincere mourning is indicated by letting the hair grow. After the ceremonies at the graveside all the food (excepting a billy of boiled rice and a boiled fowl, which is left upon the grave) is carried away to be eaten by the mourners. "
The Chinese burial custom also generated fear and hatred in some quarters of the European population.
An article in The Australasian described the condition of the Chinese grave plot in May, 1883
"Some of them have a shabby wooden board at the top and a brick at the feet, with Chinese characters painted on them. The larrikin, who hated and persecuted the Chinaman while he was in the flesh, defiles and dishonours his grave now that he is dead, and the boards and bricks are in some instances lying scattered about, where they have been scornfully kicked. The Juden-hasse, of Eastern Europe is here Chinese hatred, and both are equally blind, ferocious, and unmerited. "
The Australasian 1883 May 5 http://trove.nla.gov.au/ndp/del/article/137587430?searchTerm=carlton%20cemetery%20chinese&searchLimits=
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Franklin D. Newell Jr. Memorial Scholarship
In 1992, founder and chief executive officer of Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company, Franklin D. "Duke" Newell, Jr., passed away. To honor his memory, the Newell family, on behalf of MFWC, sponsors up to three individual memorial scholarships of $1,000 each. These memorial scholarships have contributed to the continued education of local students for over 20 years and counting.
A large number of graduating seniors are eligible to receive a Franklin D. Newell Jr. Memorial Scholarship and can apply for consideration by March 31st annually.
Qualifying applicants must meet the following requirements:
Graduating high school seniors must be accepted into an accredited four year college or university and have completed their high school career with an accumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher.
Undergraduate students going into their sophomore year must have completed their freshman year with an accumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher.
Undergraduate sophomores must be enrolled in and continuing work on an Applied Associates of Science or Associates of Art degree with an accumulative grade point average of 2.75 or higher.
Students must have residence in Albert Lea, Austin, or Worthington community Minnesota areas.
To apply for the Franklin D. Newell Jr. Memorial Scholarship, qualifying students must:
fill out and submit an application by March 31st
provide three references attesting to their moral character, work ethic, and deservance of scholarship
provide credentials from high school or college that prove their qualifications for our scholarship (this can include a copy of school transcript, a written letter from school administration, or other official validation)
provide three letters of recommendation from non-family members
Students should submit their application and the additional requested information to:
Minnesota Freezer Warehouse Company
Attn: Margaret Newell
820 East 13th Street P.O. Box 86
Albert Lea, MN 56007-0086
Qualifying students who have received the Franklin D. Newell Jr. Memorial Scholarship in the past may reapply.
School counselors or college departments may submit names and credentials of students in their school who qualify for award of scholarship.
Preference of recipients is given to family members of current MFWC employees, students with a need for financial assistance, and/or students with career interest as food scientists, food laboratory technicians, or other food and health related fields.
Scholarships are paid through the financial aid office of the college the recipients attend.
Scholarships are good for one year and will expire in the summer of the following year if not used in full.
Award results will be released in May.
MFWC is committed to supporting our community's students and promoting the benefits of higher learning. The Franklin D. Newell Jr. Memorial Scholarship can help pave the way for three students that take the time to apply for consideration, and it is a valuable way of honoring the memory of our beloved founder. Contact MFWC at (507) 373-1477 for more information or email us at info@mfwc-cold.com with questions and concerns.
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Q: Creating sub-lists from a list I am trying to create a list containing sub-lists in python; like, the proper subset of a set. For example,
A = [1, 2, 3, 4]

Desired List = [[1, 2], [1, 3], [1, 4], [2, 3], [2, 4], [3, 4], [1, 2, 3], [1, 2, 4], [2, 3, 4]]

Thanks!

A: It looks like you want to get all the combinations from the list. Try using itertools.combinations
desired_list = itertools.combinations(A, 2)

A: Since it seems you only want subsets of size 2 or more:
from itertools import combinations, chain
A = range(1, 5)
list(chain(*(combinations(A, r) for r in range(2, len(A)))))
# [(1, 2), (1, 3), (1, 4), (2, 3), (2, 4), (3, 4), (1, 2, 3), (1, 2, 4), (1, 3, 4), (2, 3, 4)]

If you want all proper subsets, just change range(2, len(A)) to range(len(A)).


Thanks be to God for the opportunity to serve the people of Haiti. Today we distributed water in three different areas, which was very exhausting physically and also mentally. I started the day off holding the hose and instantly found it frustrating to be splashing water out of their buckets because of the pressure of fluids coming out. It soon came to me that this was going to happen and that I needed to see the bigger picture: Jesus was the water and I was the bucket, I needed to let the splashes happen so that those whose buckets are dry will get the over pouring from mine. An answer to a prayer from the night before that I would be over flowing with love to give.
I had enough strength and stamina to endure the whole day of filling water buckets and also carrying them back to their homes. Another answered prayer from the night before, but not only for me but also those in the group. After each stop as we looked upon one another's face you could see the fatigue, yet each time we were getting to the next water station our demeanor changed. Determination is the only word I can use to compare to this; we knew that this was their source of water, so our trust and hope turned to God in order to serve the people. The day had truly made us tired but I know that if we were to have done more water stops, we would have been poured into and given the energy needed.
Time really does fly when you don't consume your life around the clock. In my mind the day is a blur and yet I see each and every moment just as clear as the next. The joy of the people resonate deep in my heart. At times when walking back to grab more buckets to help carry them, I heard music playing and began to dance. Strangers could see the joy I had even though I was doing a job that was so taxing. Little things like this keep my cup overflowing and encouraged to be steadfast in the task that has been bestowed upon me.


The Law School has posted the video of the 2018 Stein Lecture featuring John G. Roberts, Jr., Chief Justice of the United States.
The lecture was held on Oct. 16 at Northrup, with around a capacity crowd of about 3,000 people in attendence. During the 75-minute program, the Chief Justice spoke on a wide range of topics with University of Minnesota Law School Professor Robert A. Stein '61, who served as dean of the Law School for 15 years and as also as chief operating officer of the American Bar Association.
Stein generously endowed this lecture series to enrich the program of the Law School by inviting leaders of the bench and bar and of the governments of the United States and other nations to deliver an annual lecture on a topic of national or international interest. Previous Stein Lectures have featured: Vice President Walter F. Mondale '56, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the late Justice Antonin Scalia, and Justice Sonia Sotomayor.
Read Robert Stein's faculty bio.


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BREAKING!!! President Buhari and his entourage kept in isolation center after a UK trip
by T.I Ukende March 27, 2022, 6:36 pm 2k Views
Mr Buhari and members of his entourage returned to Nigeria last Friday after about two weeks in London, UK.
President Muhammadu Buhari will go on isolation in line with COVID-19 protocols after spending about two weeks in London, United Kingdom, the presidency has said.
Also billed to go on isolation are officials of the government who accompanied the president on the trip.
They include the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama; Minister of State for Education, Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba; National Security Adviser, Babagana Monguno (rtd) and Director General of National Intelligence Agency, Amb. Ahmed Abubakar.
Mr Buhari and members of the delegation, who travelled to London on July 26, returned to Nigeria on Friday after about two weeks.
They were received at the Presidential Wing of the Nnamdi Azikiwe International Airport Abuja by his Chief of Staff, Ibrahim Gambari; Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Muhammad Bello, security chiefs as well as some presidential aides.
Presidential spokesperson, Garba Shehu, said the officials would go on isolation in line with the guideline for international travels.
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Q: how does the script finds the value of n in function(n) I am new to jQuery. I saw a program online and found that the value of n in a function starts from 0 to as many number of that element. In the below example, the img element appears once and jQuery gets this element based on the index (which it gets from the variable n in function) and then performs the operation. Can you please explain how the value for n is defined and incremented.
    <!DOCTYPE html>

    <button>Decrease image width by 50px</button>

A: It's using a callback function, defined in jquery. The function signature is function(index, attr)
From the jquery documentation

A function returning the value to set. this is the current element.
  Receives the index position of the element in the set and the old
  attribute value as arguments.

Your method:
$("img").attr("width",function(n,v){
          return v-50;
});

supposedly couldn't work, because v (the current attribute value) may be undefined. In that case it would return NaN.
Feel free to Play around with this jsbin


Eurydice was nominated for a Drama Victoria Award for Best Presentation for VCE Students, 2014.
CAST: Ngaire Dawn Fair, Olga Makeeva, Dion Mills, Johnathan Peck, Alexandra Aldrich, Sam Duncan and Alex Menglet.
"Director Luke Kerridge balances the text's energy - its humour and pathos - with striking moments of stillness. This is a reminder exactly how sublime theatre can be....★★★★½"
"Immaculate...dream-like...the pinnacle of what Red Stitch have been able to achieve...★★★★"
"Kerridge successfully maintains Ruhl's delicate balance of sorrow and joy, whimsy and philosophy, delivering one of the highlights of this year's Red Stitch program...A triumph for Kerridge and cast"
"So much is astonishing about this production...Kerridge creates for us an 'other world' in which reality and fantasy don't so much clash as blur into each other...this is beautiful theatre"
"Under the vision of director Luke Kerridge, the drama in Eurydice is gripping and engaging"


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