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We're switching things up by moving over to the east coast! Join us for a casual brunch at Crush XI in Melbourne. As always, non-W&M friends and family are welcome. Brunch will be pay on your own. Please RSVP by November 11 so we can give the restaurant an accurate count.


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Top German court rejects Russians' Paralympics admission bid
KARLSRUHE, Germany (AP) — Germany's highest court has thrown out a request from five Russian athletes to force the International Paralympic Committee to allow them to compete in the closing ceremony of the Rio de Janeiro Paralympics.
The Federal Constitutional Court on Thursday rejected their application for an injunction, arguing among other things that such a decision would constitute significant interference with the Bonn-based IPC's autonomy.
One applicant also sought admission to a swimming competition on Friday, two days before the closing ceremony. The court said it wasn't clear that she could have arrived in time.
The entire Russian Paralympic team was barred from the games as punishment for state-backed doping in the country. The IPC rejected athletes' request for "individual admission," and 94 athletes unsuccessfully petitioned German courts to be allowed to compete.
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Olympics, Russian, Sports
Halloween Decorations and Free Speech, Plus a DD Dog
Challengers of Arizona's 2010 immigration law end lawsuit
Lawmakers: Funding, urgency lacking in Olympic abuse crisis
Shaun White refers to sexual misconduct lawsuit as "gossip"
NFL Network suspends analysts over sexual misconduct suit

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Love across the class divide threatens to overthrow the social order. Inspired by the classic folktale Bancho Sarayashiki, Ghost in the Well (怪談番町皿屋敷, Kaidan Bancho Sarayashiki) is indeed the story of a haunting though perhaps not altogether of the kind you might be expecting. This is a tale of romance, but also one of impossible love in which the only possible union is in death. The pure love of a servant girl is deemed incompatible with the oppressive world of samurai honour, and so she must die, but her lord cannot survive it. He cannot reconcile himself to having chosen to preserve his honour, his status, his lineage at the cost of her life and his love.
Rowdy samurai Harima (Chiyonosuke Azuma) loves making trouble in the streets. As the lord's bannerman he knows he has a degree of status and likes to throw his weight around in the yoshiwara, much to the lord's consternation. Harima has also taken a fancy to one of his maids, Okiku (Hibari Misora), who continues to reject his advances despite returning his affections because she knows the class difference makes a legitimate relationship between them impossible and a dalliance with her lord means losing the opportunity to marry anyone else. Harima tells her that there's no such thing as status when it comes to love and that he doesn't think of her as a passing infatuation. Eventually Okiku gives in and a kind of promise is made between them.
Nevertheless, it's a promise which can't be kept. The Aoyama family is in trouble and the obvious answer is to make a good match for Harima that will restore both status and wealth. When one of Harima's friends is ordered to commit seppuku for the exact same petty punk antics Harima gets up to all the time matters come to a crunch. To keep him safe, Harima's uncle arranges a marriage with an influential family. Harima tries to refuse but he too is more or less powerless even if he weren't torn between the obligation to his samurai code and his illicit love for servant girl whom he would never be permitted to make his wife. To cement the match, Harima's uncle has prepared 10 precious plates as a dowry, but Okiku, catching sight of Harima's bride-to-be, drops one and breaks it in two. Her fate is sealed. Harima draws his sword on her and she backs away, eventually falling into the well and dying there.
The broken plate is, of course, a symbol of their broken covenant but also of Okiku's shattered dreams as she watches a beautiful but haughty woman steal away her last hope of happiness solely through the accident of noble birth. As her friend tells her, a commoner cannot become the wife of a samurai and all Okiku can do is resign herself to her unhappy fate. Having broken the plate, however, all is lost. The men of the household admit their responsibility for entrusting the entirety of their future to a mere slip of a girl in the middle of intense heartbreak, but Okiku cannot go unpunished and Harima must claim his new life by destroying his past love.
Harima does what he's supposed to do, if in passion and half by accident. Yet the marriage remains broken, the family in jeopardy, and Harima without hope of future. The ghost of Okiku, real or imagined, haunts him while he remains guilt ridden and filled with regrets. Despite his rowdiness and manly pride, he chose his samurai honour and condemned his one true love to a lonely death. Her love has, however, survived and resurrected her not as a demon of vengeance come to lead him to his doom but as a lovelorn woman keen to remind him of the promise he made and broke but which might be mended.
Harima pays for his transgressions, though more as a mischievous samurai who allowed his over inflated ego to convince him he had the right to oppress his fellow retainers than as a man who caused the death of an innocent woman, first by corrupting her and then by the same rigidity which has led to his present predicament. There can be no "love" in a such a society, let alone the love of a bannerman and a servant girl. Theirs is a blood wedding, uniting them in death, consumed by the impossibilities of the samurai era. At only 45 minutes, Ghost in the Well is perhaps a slight retelling of the tale and somewhat in imbalanced in its presentation of the fates of the two lovers but is nevertheless a refreshingly romantic take on an often dark story in which a scorned woman's vengeance is reframed as a powerful condemnation of an oppressive society.


The Sahyadri range is the northern part of the Western Ghats, a major mountain range of India, well known for its flora, fauna and mountain tops.
The snow-capped mountains, lush forests, and the rugged landscapes in India, have always been the highlight of the thrilling Himalayan adventures.
Hike to Himalayas offers best Trekking in India. Looking for trekking in Himalayas click here to get complete details.
Indian Glories tells you about hill forts of Maharashtra. Some of them are impressive for their architecture and others double up as trekking destinations.


Vasilitsa Chalet 1850 and MicroXtreme presents another pre-Parkoluna snow jam at the fresh redesigned snow park located outside the refuge. It includes best trick contest, prizes and lots of giveaways, B.B.Q. site and an after party at Chalet 1850.
In addition, the Bear with US jam will be featuring in the next episode of the Nitro Roadwarriors series. The Roadwarriors team will be on point from the 14th untill the 20th of Feb and consists of Aymeric Tonin, Basti Rittig, Tom Hörhager and filmer Karsten Boyens.


Today, Apple has seeded the first beta of OS X version 10.9.2 to developers, which introduces plenty of new features. The new beta come just three days after the public release of OS X 10.9.1.
The most interesting feature included in the latest build is FaceTime audio. According to 9to5Mac, FaceTime audio has been deeply integrated into both the Messages and FaceTime apps. As with any beta release, OS X version 10.9.2 is subject to change before it launches, so there is a chance the FaceTime audio feature may not be released in the final version of 10.9.2.
FaceTime audio was first introduced in iOS 7 on the iPhone, iPad, and iPod Touch but this would be the first appearance it would make on the desktop. FaceTime audio currently allows two users using iOS devices to voice call, using Wi-Fi.
The latest build of OS X, version 10.9.2, is available to registered developers through 'Software Update' and through the Mac Developers Center.


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UCI upholds sanctions against Lance Armstrong
Best places to work or learn if you ride a bicycle
Virginia is for bicyclists — map available
By Gene Bisbee in Bike Touring, Bike travel, Main Page
If you ask me, all the bicycle routes, bicycle paths or bicycle lanes are useless if they're not on a map so people can find and follow them.
Bicycling in Virginia map updated
The folks at the Virginia Department of Transportation must think the same way as they've released an updated version of the Commonwealth of Virginia Bicycling in Virginia map.
This map could go a long way toward drawing tourists to Virginia when they're considering destinations for bicycling vacations.
The double-sided map is available through the mail or online as 2-page download.
Not only does the map show its 838 miles of the U.S. Bicycle Route System — USBRS 1 and 76 (the most of any state) — but also numerous rails-to-trails like the Virginia Creeper Trail in the southwest and the Virginia Capital Trail that connects Williamsburg with Richmond.
Popular off-road mountain bike routes also are shown on the map, as is the Heart of Appalachia Bike Route that combines 128 miles of paved and unpaved roads in remote western Virginia.
The first Bicycling in Virginia map came out in 2006. This new map shows terrain, surface and elevation profiles, and includes details about parking and local roadside attractions and other tourism spots.
You can read more about the Bicycling in Virginia Map and order it or download it at the link.
Permanent link to this article: https://www.bikingbis.com/2012/10/23/virginia-is-for-bicyclists-map-available/


Astalavista - Search engine fore cracks and more.
Y-linjen - The best Master of Science education in Sweden!
Bilnavet - The best link page in Sweden!
Amnesty International - Make a statement, make a stand.
Celebrity Link - If you are looking for celebrities.
FEB - The Swedish Association for the ElectroSensitive.
SMFF - The swedish association for model airplanes.
Miniatur Wunderland - A huge model railway.
The FH16 Project - Follow the construction of a radio controlled truck in scale 1:14.5.
Internet Archive - Surf old webpages. How did Microsoft's page look in 1996?
Indre Stambane - Amassing photos of an amassing railroad.
Nguyen van Nhu - A friend from my Master of Science education.
Rickard Molin - Nice fellow, although he is frome Näsum.
Christian Eggertsen - I have known Christian since I was so young that I barely was born.
Björn Blissing - An old pal from my earlier school days.
M.M.A - I take no responsibility for their appearances, but they are nice persons!
Fredrik Johansson - A buddy who currently is back in Sweden.
Michael Halling - You can see by the name that we are related. Brothers in fact.


After over five years of waiting since its announcement, Kingdom Hearts 3 is finally upon us, and it is fantastic.
One of the most exciting aspects of the game comes from finally providing a chance to close the story that had been building up since the first game released back in 2002.
This is in addition to the fact that Kingdom Hearts is known for having loads of different story threads at once, and can often leave people very confused.
With so many different plot threads to wrap up, it was almost inevitable that a few of them wouldn't end up being made clear in Kingdom Hearts 3. This is certainly the case, but Kingdom Hearts 3 even managed to introduce even more unresolved plotlines, only giving a few hints at what could come next.
If these things are anything to go by, the future of the series is looking bright and far from over.
Keep in mind that a lot of the upcoming speculation is based on the ending, epilogue and secret ending for Kingdom Hearts 3.


Derivative markets are an important tool enabling non?financial companies to reduce their risk and manage their financing. Effective regulation of these markets can lower companies hedging costs and help improve productivity. Ineffective regulation can raise costs and reduce productivity. In this testimony, I address what type of action is likely to be effective in reducing hedging costs at nonfinancial companies and what type of action is likely to be ineffective or counterproductive.


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New Fair Housing Planning Tool Elevates Equity in Regional Planning
For decades HUD has been frustrated that as it hands out millions in assistance to the nation's metropolitan areas, it sees too little change in patterns of racial and economic segregation. To try to change this pattern, HUD has required local governments to engage in fair housing planning, which even HUD has conceded has amounted too often to little more than paperwork. Now HUD is trying a new approach, the Fair Housing Equity Assessment (FHEA), which at least holds the potential to have some real impact.
The FHEA can be viewed as both a powerful data analysis and mapping tool, and a new conceptual approach to Fair Housing, focused on the notion of how to connect low income households and communities of color more effectively to the region's "opportunity assets," things like jobs, high performing schools, safe neighborhoods and transit. The Met Council has been charged with developing the FHEA for the Twin Cities region, but it has collaborated closely with a number of community groups, researchers and advocates – including HPP – in building the FHEA tool. The FHEA identifies five indicators of opportunity – jobs, good schools, safe neighborhoods, social supports, and a healthy environment – and then has performed a cluster analysis to illustrate in map form how different parts of the region cluster together based on a similar mix of opportunity assets.
The FHEA also extensively analyzes what HUD calls Racially Concentrated Areas of Poverty, or RCAPs, of which there are five in the region. HUD is calling for a special focus on RCAPs by local planners, with an eye toward reducing them by both providing avenues for people to move to higher opportunity areas, and by increasing opportunities within RCAPs. To date, policymakers in the region who have viewed FHEA results so far have been particularly disturbed by the dramatic expansion of RCAP areas over the last decade.What difference will the FHEA make? HUD expects regional policymakers to take the results seriously and to use the FHEA to inform the long term regional land use planning currently underway. But ensuring that FHEA will have some impact is also up to advocates and local community groups. HPP sees the FHEA as providing a possible lever for the adoption of regional and more local policies and investments which effectively reduce the disparities in access to opportunity that exist in the Region. That's why HPP has devoted considerable effort to building the FHEA into as robust a tool as possible, and to use it to push for more equitable outcomes in regional planning. For more information, click here.
The Twin Cities is one of a handful of metro areas now in the middle of developing the first ever FHEAs. It now appears that this FHEA experience will give Twin Cities policymakers and stakeholders a leg up on fulfilling Fair Housing responsibilities. Within the last week (July 2013) HUD published a long awaited proposed rule fleshing out the responsibilities of local governments and housing agencies on satisfying a particular part of the federal Fair Housing Act, the obligation to "affirmatively further fair housing," (AFFH). The duty to AFFH has been generally understood to promote racial and economic integration in housing, but to date has never clearly been defined. HUD's new rule generally incorporates the FHEA approach to engaging in fair housing planning and subsequent action steps.
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Q: Zombie Excel driving me insane I have a program that creates excel objects, writes to an excel sheet, prints, saves as, and finally quits. Of course however, there is an excel zombie I can see in the task manager that only goes away once the program is completely closed, (but is not there until the writing to excel begins.) It's driving me insane and I've read dozens of examples of how to use garbage collection to solve this issue however none seem to work. I'd prefer not to use kill process either, as that is clearly not the correct way to go about it. I also swear I had it working at one point, maybe when the program didn't, "save as" a new excel sheet. I believe the error could be, I am closing only one excel sheet while the new save as version is staying open. (Using win 10 and Excel 2016)
Dim objExcel As New Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel.Application()
Dim objWorkbook As Excel.Workbook   'Represents a workbook object
Dim objWorksheet As Excel.Worksheet 'Represents a worksheet object
Dim OrderTemplate As String = "insert file path here"
objWorkbook = objExcel.Workbooks.Open(OrderTemplate)

objExcel.DisplayAlerts = False
objExcel.ActiveWorkbook.Close(SaveChanges:=True)
objExcel.DisplayAlerts = True
objExcel.Quit()
objExcel = Nothing

GC.GetTotalMemory(False)
GC.Collect()
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers()

GC.Collect()
GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers()
GC.GetTotalMemory(False)

System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objWorksheet)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objWorkbook)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objExcel)

Private Sub releaseObject(ByVal obj As Object)
    Try
        System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(obj)
        obj = Nothing
    Catch ex As Exception
        obj = Nothing
    Finally
        GC.Collect()
    End Try
End Sub

A: You will want to define the WorkBooks collection as well or it will get orphaned and you wont be able to kill the parent application:
Imports Excel = Microsoft.Office.Interop.Excel

Dim objExcel As New Excel.Application
Dim objWorkbooks As Excel.Workbooks = objExcel.Workbooks
Dim objWorkbook As Excel.Workbook = objWorkbooks.Open(OrderTemplate)
Dim objWorksheet As Excel.Worksheet = DirectCast(objWorkbook.Sheets(1), Excel.Worksheet)

And then kill off the objects as well in this order:
    objWorksheet = Nothing
    objWorkbook.Close(False)
    objWorkbook = Nothing
    objWorkbooks = Nothing
    objExcel.Quit()
    System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objExcel)
    objExcel = Nothing
    GC.Collect()

Another article I read said to also do this to each object (in this order):
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objWorksheet)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objWorkbook)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objWorkbooks)
System.Runtime.InteropServices.Marshal.FinalReleaseComObject(objExcel)

A: I just tackled this earlier...
there is no reason to call for release()
Just place your excel code in a private sub.
example>
Private sub Excelexc()

'excel code

end sub

And then call it.
Private Sub ButtonPreview_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ButtonPreview.Click

    ExcelExc()

    GC.Collect()
    GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers()
    GC.Collect()
    GC.WaitForPendingFinalizers()

End Sub

Also make sure you close the excel objects in the opposite way of opening them.
            objExcel1.Visible = True
            objWorkbook1.Sheets.PrintPreview()
            objWorkbook1.Close(SaveChanges:=False)
            objExcel1.Quit()

this is mine. Well, there are many ways to fix it, but in some cases its hard to even get rid of double dots and stuff like that.
O well, good luck.

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Roane-Jackson Technical Center has been awarded a $4,900 grant from Harbor Freight Tools for Schools to support its SkillsUSA chapter and encourage more students to participate in skilled trades education.
In addition, the SkillsUSA chapter at Roane-Jackson Technical Center will receive a $500 gift card for tools and supplies from the national retailer Harbor Freight Tools, a major supporter of Harbor Freight Tools for Schools.
The funds will be used to help the school expand their participation in SkillsUSA, including state and national competition registration, SkillsUSA official blazers, black jackets and competition uniforms.
The Skills USA chapter at Roane-Jackson Technical Center, led by SkillsUSA Advisor Melissa Wilkinson, is one of 12 school programs nationwide to receive a Harbor Freight Tools for Schools grant.
The grants are designed to strengthen local SkillsUSA chapters and are focused on chapters established within the past three years that serve students enrolled in construction trades, transportation or manufacturing clusters.
The grant funds will be used to support SkillsUSA chapter development, and amounts vary by school, but all are designed to promote individual student growth and help graduates be better prepared for work or higher education with essential career skills.
Applicants were evaluated on their proposals for effective enhancement of their SkillsUSA program, including community partnerships and sustainability. Schools with a student population of at least 75 percent who qualify for free or reduced-price lunches were encouraged to apply.
SkillsUSA is a nonprofit partnership of students, instructors and industry ensures America has the skilled workforce it needs to stay competitive. Founded in 1965 and endorsed by the U.S. Department of Education, the association serves more than 360,000 students and instructors each year in middle schools, high schools and colleges. This diverse talent pipeline covers 130 trade, technical and skilled service occupations, the majority STEM-related. More than 600 corporations, trade associations, businesses and labor unions actively support SkillsUSA at the national level.
SkillsUSA programs are integrated into career and technical education through a framework of personal, workplace and technical skills grounded in academics. Local, state and national championships, designed and judged by industry, set relevant standards for career and technical education and provide needed recognition to its students. SkillsUSA also offers technical skill assessments and other workplace credentials. For more information, go to SkillsUSA.org.
Harbor Freight Tools for Schools, a program of The Smidt Foundation, is dedicated to the advancement of skilled trades education in America. With a deep respect for the dignity of these fields and for the intelligence and creativity of people who work with their hands, this program was created by Harbor Freight Tools Founder Eric Smidt to foster and shine a light on excellence in skilled trades education in public high schools.
Believing that access to quality skilled trades education gives high school students pathways to graduation, opportunity, good jobs and a workforce our country needs, Harbor Freight Tools for Schools aims to stimulate greater understanding, support and investment by public entities and others in skilled trades education. Harbor Freight Tools is a major supporter of the Harbor Freight Tools for Schools program. For more information, visit harborfreighttoolsforschools.org.


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Gagnon to run grueling race in honor of his late mother
Rob Levey
People run for many reasons — some of which relate to humor, while others tug at the heartstrings. For Rochester resident Rob Gagnon, his reasoning may be classified in the latter category, as he is training for an upcoming race to honor his mom, Carol Gagnon, who passed away from cancer this past fall.
"She was a super courageous woman and my best friend," he said. "She fought an incredible battle and I sat by her side as she passed in a cruel death. She was always there for me in my life and now I am left searching my soul for a way to deal with this loss."
Beginning in the woods of Pittsfield, Vt., on June 27, this is not just any race, however. It is an obstacle and challenge-driven race that requires competitors to complete numerous and grueling mental and physical challenges throughout a 40-mile course through the woods. During the race, competitors may be asked to chop wood for two hours, complete a 30-mile hike with rocks and weighted packs, build a fire from scratch, or cut a bushel of onions.
After 24 hours of racing, competitors could also be required to memorize the names of the first 10 U.S. presidents or a Bible verse, hike to the top of a mountain and recite them back in order. If they miss a word, they must do it again and again until they get it right. Unlike other endurance races that offer a detailed map, "Death Racers" have no idea what to expect next, as the course map and list of challenges are kept secret. Even the length of the race is unknown, as it can range from 48 to 72 hours.
While such details would scare away most people, Gagnon said this race holds special meaning for him, as last year's Death Race competitors created and built by hand "an incredible stone staircase" that goes up a mountain.
"Months after this was completed, a woman decided to collect the names of people battling cancer," he said. "She takes those names and puts them on small rocks. She then places the rocks along the stone stairs. My mother has her own rock there."
Noting this year's race takes place on this very same mountain, Gagnon said he will be able to see the stone staircase, which he describes as a "magical place" to which his mom will forever be tied.
"I am compelled to be there," he said.
As for how he is preparing himself for this grueling event, he said he engages in functional fitness training six days a week, twice each day every other day. His training consists of working with kettlebells, weightlifting, flipping heavy tractor tires, sledge hammer hitting on tires, and bodyweight training — such as push-ups, sit-ups, squats, and lunges. He said he also runs and hikes with and without weight vests and a backpack.
"I also have been studying and practicing orienteering skills in the woods and learning how to make fire without matches or lighter," he added.
During the race, Gagnon said he will carry with him a photo of his mother and a green medal he received from a 7-hour endurance race held on Killington Mountain last fall just months before his mom passed away. Noting he gave the medal to her for the incredible courage she displayed in the face of cancer, he said she refused to take it off.
"She wore it in her final days and even requested to be shown with it at her wake," he said.
In preparing for his tribute race to his mom, Gagnon reflected on her final days and expressed gratitude at the fact he has no regrets. "We had talks together, we laughed, we hugged and cried together," he said. "We told each other the things that you really wish you could tell someone before you lose them."
As for how he feels about his upcoming Death Race, Gagnon cited his mom as a continued source of inspiration.
"If I can manage even 10 percent of the strength that my mother showed in her final days, I will easily make it through to the finish line," he said.
Although his mom can no longer be there in body to cheer for him, he said she will be with him in spirit.
"I almost feel like part of my mom is there," he said. "I know she will be with me to comfort me in my time of need."
For more information about the Death Race, visit www.PeakRaces.com or www.facebook.com/spartanrace.
Rob Levey is an avid runner and Somersworth resident who works in Portsmouth. He can be reached at roblevey@gmail.com.


Charles Leclerc, monaški dirkač Formule 1, * 26. oktober 1997, Monte Carlo, Monako.
Formula Renault 2.0 Alps Fortec Motorsports 14 2 1 7 199 2.
FIA Formula 3 European Championship Van Amersfoort Racing 33 4 3 13 363.5 4.
Macau Grand Prix 1 0 0 1 N/A 2.
GP3 Series ART Grand Prix 18 3 4 8 202 1.
FIA Formula 2 Championship Prema Racing 22 7 8 10 282 1.
Formula One Alfa Romeo Sauber F1 Team 21 0 0 0 39 13.
↑ Mitchell, Scott (11 September 2018). "Ferrari confirms Leclerc for 2019 F1 season". Motorsport.com. Pridobljeno dne 11 September 2018.
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Best iPad Games of 2013
By Techweb - September 20, 2013
The iPad games have always been a treat for the users. The latest breed of iPad games to have been released follows the same tradition; they offer a great deal of entertainment for the iPad owners.
Using the larger screen space as well as the sharper graphics, the iPad games of 2013 deliver an experience that cannot be matched by the games on any other device. From strategy based games to simple racing and endless running games, there is a wide variety of iPad games that have been added to the Apple App Store this year that are sure to bring out the gamer in you.
Racing and Running Games
The following are some of the recently released iPad games in the racing and running categories that have shown the most promise.
•	Real Racing 3
•	Riptide GP 2
•	Rayman Jungle Run
•	Temple Run 2
The Real Racing 3 and Riptide GP 2 are among an awful lot of racing games developed for the iPad that make full use its extraordinary graphic capabilities. Both these games are quite addictive and can keep a person hooked for hours on end. While Real Racing provides you the chance to race real-life looking cars at scenic locations, the Riptide GP 2 allows you to race hydro jets on water.
The visual quality of these games is what makes them so pleasurable for the users. The running games on the iPad have always fascinated the gamers; the Rayman Jungle Run and Temple Run 2 are the newest additions to this category. With numerous levels and an endless supply of fun and entertainment, both these games are must have for all iPad users, regardless of the age group they belong to.
Strategy and First Person Shooting Games
The following are the best strategy and first person shooting games that have been added to the Apple App Store this year.
•	Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time
•	Ravenmark: Mercenaries
•	Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation
•	Overkill
Strategy games have always sparked the interest of the iPad users. The Plants vs Zombies 2: It's About Time and the Ravenmark: Mercenaries are the latest games in this niche to have been introduced to the iPad gamers.
Both of these games are thoroughly challenging and test the tactical skills of the gamers to the limit. The graphics of these games are excellent and the gameplay is quite engaging too, making them the best strategy games of 2013. When it comes to first person shooters, the Modern Combat 3: Fallen Nation and Overkill are the recent headline makers in the iPad gaming world.
Providing a shooting experience like no other, both these games utilize the enhanced graphic display of the iPad, to make the action seem all too real. All of the iPad games mentioned above are excellent in their own right and provide loads of entertainment and fun to the users. So, don't hesitate and download them now.
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Gustav Walter Heinemann (; 23 July 1899 – 7 July 1976) was a German politician who was President of West Germany from 1969 to 1974. He served as mayor of Essen from 1946 to 1949, West German Minister of the Interior from 1949 to 1950, and Minister of Justice from 1966 to 1969.

Early years and professional career
Heinemann was named after his mother's father, a master roof tiler in Barmen, with radical-democratic, left-liberal, and patriotic views. His maternal grandfather, Heinemann's great-grandfather, had taken part in the Revolution of 1848. His father, Otto Heinemann, a manager at the Krupp steelworks in Essen, shared his father-in-law's views. In his youth, Gustav already felt called upon to preserve and promote the liberal and democratic traditions of 1848. Throughout his life, he fought against all kinds of subservience. This attitude helped him to maintain his intellectual independence even in the face of majorities in political parties and in the Church.

Having finished his elite secondary education in 1917, Heinemann briefly became a soldier in the First World War, but his severe illness stopped him from being sent to the front.

From 1918, Heinemann studied law, economics, and history at the universities of Münster, Marburg, Munich, Göttingen, and Berlin, graduating in 1922 and passing the bar in 1926. He received a Ph.D in 1922 and a doctorate of law in 1929.

The friendships that Heinemann formed during his student years often lasted for a lifetime. Among his friends were such different people as Wilhelm Röpke, who was to become one of the leading figures of economic liberalism, Ernst Lemmer, later a trade unionist and also a Christian Democrat, and Viktor Agartz, a Marxist.

At the beginning of his career, Heinemann joined a renowned firm of solicitors in Essen. In 1929, he published a book about legal questions in the medical profession. From 1929 to 1949, he worked as a legal adviser to the Rheinische Stahlwerke in Essen, and from 1936 to 1949, he was also one of its directors.

The steelworks were considered to be essential for the war so Heinemann was not drafted into the army. He was a lecturer at the law school of the University of Cologne between 1933 and 1939. It was probably his refusal to become a member of the Nazi Party that ended his academic career.

Heinemann was invited to join the board of directors of the Rheinisch-Westfälische Kohlensyndikat (Rhenish-Westphalian Coal Syndicate) in 1936, but the invitation was withdrawn due to Heinemann's refusal to end his work for the anti-Nazi Confessing Church.

Family and religion
In 1926, Heinemann married Hilda Ordemann (1896–1979), who had been a student of Rudolf Bultmann, the famous Protestant theologian. His wife and the minister of his wife's parish, Wilhelm Graeber, led Heinemann back to Christianity from which he had become estranged. Through his sister-in-law, he became acquainted with Swiss theologian Karl Barth, who strongly influenced him such as in his condemnation of nationalism and antisemitism.

Gustav and Hilda Heinemann had three daughters, Uta (later Uta Ranke-Heinemann), Christa (mother of Christina Rau, former federal president Johannes Rau's wife) and Barbara; they also had a son, Peter.

Heinemann was an elder (Presbyter) in Wilhelm Graeber's parish in Essen, when Graeber was sacked in 1933 by the new church authorities who co-operated with the Nazis. Opposition against those German Christians came from the Confessing Church, and Heinemann became a member of its synod and its legal adviser. As he disagreed with some of the developments within the Confessing Church, he withdrew from the church leadership in 1939, but he continued as an elder in his parish, in whose capacity he gave legal advice to persecuted fellow Christians and helped Jews who had gone into hiding by providing them with food.

Information sheets of the Confessing Church were printed in the cellar of Heinemann's house at Schinkelstrasse 34 in Essen, Moltkeviertel, and distributed all over Germany.

From 1936 to 1950, Heinemann was head of the YMCA in Essen.

In August 1945, he was elected as a member of the Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany. The Council issued the Stuttgart Declaration of Guilt in October 1945 in which it confessed guilt for the failure of the Protestant church not to oppose the Nazis and the Third Reich. Heinemann regarded the declaration as a "linchpin" in his work for the church.

From 1949 to 1955, Heinemann was president of the all-German Synod of the Protestant Churches of Germany. He was among the founders of the German Protestant Church Congress (Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchentag), a congress of the Protestant laity. In 1949, he was also one of the founding editors of Die Stimme der Gemeinde ("The Voice of the Congregation"), a magazine which was published by the Bruderrat (Brethren's Council) of the Confessing Church. In the World Council of Churches he belonged to its "Commission for International Affairs".

Early political career
As a student, Heinemann, like his friends Lemmer and Roepke, belonged to the Reichsbund deutscher demokratischer Studenten, the student organization of the liberal German Democratic Party, which strongly supported the democracy of the Weimar Republic.

Heinemann heard Hitler speak in Munich in 1920 and had to leave the room after interrupting Hitler's diatribe against the Jews.

In 1930, Heinemann joined the Christlich-Sozialer Volksdienst ("Christian Social People's Service"), but he voted for the Social Democratic Party in 1933 to try to prevent a victory of the NSDAP.

Postwar
After the Second World War, the British authorities appointed Heinemann mayor of Essen, and in 1946, he was elected to that office, which he kept until 1949. He was one of the founders of the Christian Democratic Union in North Rhine-Westphalia, in which he saw an interdenominational and democratic association of people opposed to Nazism. He was a member of the North Rhine-Westphalian parliament (Landtag, 1947–1950), and from 1947 to 1948, he was Minister of Justice in the North Rhine-Westphalian government of CDU Prime Minister Karl Arnold.

When Konrad Adenauer became the first Chancellor of the newly founded Federal Republic of Germany in 1949, he wanted a representative of the Protestants in the CDU in his government. Heinemann, the president of the Synod of Protestant Churches, reluctantly agreed to become the Minister of the Interior although he had planned to resume his career in industry.

A year later, when it became known that Adenauer had secretly offered German participation in a Western European army, Heinemann resigned from the government. He was convinced that any form of armament in West Germany would diminish the chances of German reunification and increase the risk of war.

Heinemann left the CDU, and in 1952 he founded his own political party, the All-German People's Party (Gesamtdeutsche Volkspartei). Among its members were such politicians as future Federal President Johannes Rau and also Erhard Eppler. They advocated negotiations with the Soviet Union with the aim of a reunited, neutral Germany between the blocs, but the GVP failed to attract many voters. Heinemann dissolved his party in 1957 and joined the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), whose aims were relatively close to his own. There, he soon became a member of the party's National Executive. He helped the SPD to change into a Volkspartei (party of the people) by opening it up for socially-minded Protestants and middle-class people especially in the industrial districts of Germany.

In October 1950 Heinemann had started practising as a lawyer again. In court, he predominantly represented political and religious minorities. He also worked for the release of prisoners in East Germany. Later, he defended conscientious objectors to compulsory military service and Jehovah's Witnesses in court. The latter refused to do even community work instead of military service because of their absolute conscientious objection.

As an MP in the Bundestag, the parliament of West Germany, Heinemann passionately fought against Adenauer's plans of acquiring atomic weapons for the West German army (Bundeswehr).

In the "Grand Coalition" government of Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger (CDU) and Foreign Minister Willy Brandt (SPD) Heinemann was Minister of Justice (1966–1969). He initiated a number of liberal reforms, especially in the field of criminal law.

President of West Germany
In March 1969 Gustav Heinemann was elected President of West Germany. As he was elected with the help of most delegates of the Free Democratic Party (FDP/Liberals) his election was generally understood as a sign of the re-orientation of the FDP with regard to a future coalition with the SPD (Social-liberal coalition, October 1969 – October 1982).

In an interview Heinemann once said that he wanted to be "the citizens' president" rather than "the president of the state". He established the tradition of inviting ordinary citizens to the president's New Year's receptions, and in his speeches, he encouraged West Germans to overcome the tradition of submissiveness to the authorities, to make full use of their democratic rights and to defend the rule of law and social justice. This attitude and his open-mindedness towards the student protests of 1968 made him popular among the younger generation as well. When asked whether he loved the West German state, he answered that he loved not the state but his wife.

Heinemann mainly visited countries that had been occupied by German troops in World War II. He supported the social-liberal government's policy of reconciliation with the Eastern European states. He promoted research into the nature of conflicts and of peace, as well as into environmental problems.

It was Heinemann's idea to found a museum for the commemoration of German liberation movements, and he was able to open such a place officially in Rastatt in 1974. His interest in that subject was partly from the involvement of his own ancestors in the revolution of 1848.

On account of his age and fragile health, Heinemann did not stand for a possible second term as President in 1974. He died in 1976.

A short time before his death, Heinemann published an essay in which he criticized the Radikalenerlass ("Radicals Decree") of 1972, a rule that subjected all candidates for the civil service (including prospective teachers, railway engine drivers, and postmen) to special scrutiny to exclude political radicals. He thought it was not compatible with the spirit of the constitution that a large group of people were generally treated as suspects.

The Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis (Gustav Heinemann Peace Prize) is an annual prize for children's and young people's books that are deemed to have best promoted the cause of world peace.

Honours and awards
 Special class of the Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1969)
 Knight Grand Cross with Grand Cordon of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic (21 March 1973)
 Honorary Knight Grand Cross of the British Order of the Bath
 Great Star of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria (1973)
 Knight of the Swedish Order of the Seraphim (25 May 1970)
 Knight of the Danish Order of the Elephant (9 June 1970)

Named after Heinemann

 the Gustav-Heinemann-Bürgerpreis (donated 1977 by the SPD )
 the Gustav-Heinemann-Friedenspreis für Kinder- und Jugendbücher (since 1982)
 the Gustav Heinemann Bildungsstätte at the Keller sea in Bad Malente-Gremsmühlen
 many schools
 a meanwhile closed barrack
 the Gustav-Heinemann-Brücke  over the Spree in Berlin district Bezirk Mitte (since 2005)

References

Further reading
, with a comprehensive index of texts by and on Heinemann

External links

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Albany International Airport boasts the title of being the first municipal airfield in the United States. Built in the early 1900's, the first airfield was located on a polo field several miles north of Albany, New York. Shortly after, Albany's airport was transferred to Westerlo Island, several miles north of the city. The new airport was named in honor of Quentin Roosevelt, the son of president Theodore Roosevelt who was also a pilot. In 1927, 10,000 spectators at Quentin Roosevelt Field welcomed the famed aviator Charles Lindbergh, who made a 22,000-mile North American tour that year.
In the late 1920's, the mayor of Albany pushed the effort to build a new municipal airport on Shaker Road, the site of the modern Albany International Airport. In the summer of 1928, Albany Municipal Airport began operating air mail and commercial passenger flights within New Jersey, New York, and Canada. Upon opening, the airport had over 240 acres and three runways each measuring more than 2,000 feet long. During the late 1930's, Albany Municipal Airport was temporary shut down by the federal government because of deteriorating conditions. A WPA renovation during World War II helped Albany opened the municipal airport once again. In 1950, Albany's airport had nearly 800 acres and a runway that was longer than 5,000 feet. In the 1950's, the federal government once again threatened to close the airport because of an infrastructure that could not yet accommodate the arrival of modern jets.
In the early 1960's, the city of Albany transferred control of the airport to Albany County. Under the county's ownership, the airport's terminal building was expanded at a cost of more than 1 million dollars. The creation of the Albany County Airport Authority in 1993 has lead to the largest expansion effort in the airport's history. In the late 1990's, the current terminal building opened as part of a long term renovation project that was estimated to cost over 180 million dollars.
Today, Albany International Airport occupies more than 1,200 acres on the outskirts of Albany in the small town of Colonie. Covering more than 230,000 square feet on three levels, the main terminal building has an architecture inspired by local Anglo Dutch history. The brick facade, round windows, and use of Cherry and Maple wood are examples of a style used by the early settlers in the Albany region. The terminal building originally was designed to accommodate about 1.5 million passengers per year. However, Albany International Airport handles more than 2 million annual visitors, so further expansion will be necessary as mandated by the original long-term plan made by the Albany County Airport Authority.
An average of 90 daily commercial flights operate at the airport. More than 1,000 operations are controlled from the Air Traffic Control Tower at the airport. The main runway at the airport (1/19) is 8,500 long and the secondary runway (10/28) measures 7,200 feet in length. Both runways are made from Asphalt.
Albany International Airport has parking space for more than 5,000 cars. So many parking lots are needed because of the airport's location near the intersection of Interstate 90 and Interstate 87. In 1999, the parking garage officially opened to accommodate over 1,600 vehicles. Since then, the garage has been expanded to accommodate up to 2,400 vehicles. In 2000, an economy lot featuring 800 spaces opened at Albany's main airport. The economy lot is accessible via free shuttle services. The other parking options are at the Short Term and Long Term lots, which are located within walking distance from the terminal building.
Being a major gateway into upstate New York, Albany International Airport is only served by large North American airline companies. Having the world's largest fleet, Delta Air Lines connects the city of Albany with Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. Operated by Pinnacle Airlines, the Delta Connection service provides direct flights to major Midwest destinations Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport. The Delta Connection by SkyWest Airlines also offers a direct route into Detroit, Michigan. Delta Airlines uses Gates B5 and B7 in the Level 2 area of the terminal complex at Albany International Airport.
Southwest Airlines, which is the biggest low cost carrier in the United States, connects Albany International Airport with Baltimore, Chicago, Fort Lauderdale, Las Vegas, Orlando, and Tampa. Such a schedule makes this low cost airline a reliable provider into Florida's popular vacation destinations. Passengers can board the Southwest Airlines fleet from the gates in Concourse C on Level 2 of the terminal building.
United Airlines operates non-stop flights to Chicago O'Hare International Airport. Operated by several regional airlines, United Express services are also available to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, Newark Liberty International Airport, and Washington Dulles International Airport. United Airlines jets wait for passengers near the A Gates on the second level of the terminal building.
Charlotte/Douglas International Airport is directly linked to Albany International Airport via US Airways service. Philadelphia and Washington D.C. are accessible via US Airways Express services operated by companies such as Air Wisconsin, Piedmont Airlines, and Republic Airlines. The US Airways fleet picks up passengers in the gates of Concourse B.
Air Canada links Albany International Airport with Toronto Pearson International Airport. Canada's flag carrier airline is the only non-U.S.A. company to serve Albany. Passengers can board the Air Canada fleet from Concourse C of the terminal complex.
Offering direct flights to Boston's Logan International Airport, Cape Air connects Albany to New England's largest city. This regional airline also provides flights to Massena International Airport and Ogdensburg International Airport, which are located in quaint communities in upstate New York. The Cape Air planes wait for passengers in the A Concourse at Albany International Airport.
Passengers at Albany International Airport can be rest assured that they receive world-class service since Air Canada, United Airlines, and US Airways are members of the Star Alliance, an important global network of airline cooperation in today's busy world of travel.


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98% of Cord Cutters Say They Will Never Go Back to Cable TV According to New Study From Roku
By Luke Bouma on September 18, 2019 at 8:40 am CDT in All News, News
Today Roku announced a new study looking at the growth of streaming and how Roku plays into that. According to this study, 98% of Roku users who have cut the cord say they would never go back to cable TV. 2/3 of cord cutters also said they wish they had cut the cord sooner, according to the Roku study. 74% of cord cutters say a streaming service is more convenient than a traditional pay-TV service.
Roku also says the rate of cord cutting is accelerating in 2019. "Overall U.S. market data suggests two million Americans have 'cut the cord' so far in 2019, moving from traditional Pay TV (cable or satellite television subscriptions). That's after 3.5 million people gave up traditional Pay TV video subscriptions in 2018. Consumers who are already streaming include Cord Cutters, TV households that previously had Pay TV; Cord Shavers who may pay for traditional cable but have reduced their package in the last few years; and Cord Nevers, those who have never had Pay TV." Roku said in a statement on their website.
The study goes on to say 89% of cord cutters say that using a streaming device is very easy. 73% of all Roku streamers use an ad-supported streaming service. 45% of Roku owners watch more free TV vs. using a paid TV service. What is even scarier for cable executives is that 37% of cord shaver Americans who stream but also pay for cable TV say they plan to cut the cord in the next six months. 47% of cord shavers say they are looking for cheaper options.
In total, according to this study 21% of all TV households have now cut the cord with the average age being 47 years old. 45% of cord cutters use a Roku to stream their TV at home.
Do you agree with this study? Leave us a comment and let us know what you think.
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Amazon Will Now Let You Pay With Cash When You Shop Online


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title: JAX WS Change Endpoint
tags:
  - java
  - jaxws
categories:
  - notes
header:
  overlay_filter: "0.5"
  overlay_color: "#000"
  teaser: /assets/2018/04/java2.png
  overlay_image: /assets/2018/04/java2.png
excerpt: Change a web service endpoint.
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Consider that we defined a web service:

```java
MyServicePortType service = new MyServiceService().getMyServicePortType();
```

Normally, we would go on and put the param at the service. Not yet, change the address first:

```java
BindingProvider bindingProvider = (BindingProvider) service;

bindingProvider.getRequestContext().put(
  BindingProvider.ENDPOINT_ADDRESS_PROPERTY,
  "http://new.server/endpoint"
);
```

SOURCE:
[stackoverflow](https://stackoverflow.com/a/3569291)

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Q: RuntimeWarning: DateTimeField received a naive datetime in django I am trying to set a DateTimeField for one of my django models. My code looks like this:
dt = datetime.fromtimestamp(mktime(parsed_feed.updated_parsed))
feed.updated = dt

updated_parsed is struct in the format :
time.struct_time(tm_year=2016, tm_mon=4, tm_mday=26, tm_hour=8, tm_min=20, tm_sec=43, tm_wday=1, tm_yday=117, tm_isdst=0)

And updated is obviously the django DateTimeField. I am trying to convert the struct into a datetime object, and then set it to my field. Everything works nicely, and the correct date and time is set, however, I get this error (warning) in my console:
RuntimeWarning: DateTimeField Feed.updated received a naive datetime (2016-04-26 08:25:08) while time zone support is active.
  RuntimeWarning)

How do I integrate timezone support into the datetime object (dt)?

A: As explained in this answer:
The following line creates a naive (non-timezone aware) datetime:
creationDate = datetime.datetime.now()

Try changing that line to:
creationDate = timezone.now()

Don't forget to import timezone at the beginning of your code:
from django.utils import timezone

A: Use the pytz package.
So import pytz into your views.
t = pytz.timezone('Europe/Warsaw').localize(
    datetime(2013, 5, 11, hour=11, minute=0))

Your timezone should be set in your settings.py
datetime and timezone conversion with pytz - mind blowing behaviour


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Category Archives: Eyes
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Brain, Eyes, Lutein, Omega-3, ZeaxanthinBy Lynn Sanders July 3, 2019
A new study which ties together brain and eye health benefits of the carotenoids lutein and zeaxanthin, found these nutrients may boost visual processing speed even in young people. Zeaxanthin by itself or in combination with Lutein and Omega 3 increased visual motor reaction by 10% in comparison to a placebo. In 1994 the link…
Omega-3 and Moist Compresses Novel Approach to Dry Eyes
Dry Eyes, Eyes, Omega 3By developer June 13, 2018
A new pilot study found a combination of supplementing with Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids and a Warm Heat Compress can be an effective alternative option for treating Dry Eye Disease (DED). 35 individuals (33 of whom completed the study) participated in this 4 week trial. Participants varied in age from 18 to 75 years of…
Research Piles Up Supporting Role of Omega-3 in Eye Health
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Eyes, Omega 3By developer March 24, 2018
According to a prominent research, Omega-3 Essential Fatty Acids (EPA and DHA) play a key role in supporting the retina, one of the most metabolically active tissues in the body. DHA is present in high concentrations in the retina just like lutein and zeaxanthin the two most well known macular carotenoids. Research performed as early…
Two Decades of Data and 100,000 Participants Support Role of Lutein-Zeaxanthin in Lowering AMD Risk
Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Eyes, Lutein, Vision, ZeaxanthinBy developer March 3, 2018
New research has found that increased levels of lutein and zeaxanthin are associated with a reduction in the risk of developing advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Over 102,000 people participated in the Nurses' Health Study and the Health Professionals Follow-up Study which provided over 20 years of data. Both studies indicated individuals with the highest…
Vitamin B3 Supplementation Could Prevent Glaucoma Onset
Eyes, Glaucoma, Niacin, Vitamin B3By developer March 1, 2017
The addition of Niacin (vitamin B3) to the drinking water given to mice, who were genetically predisposed to having glaucoma, prevented the early signs of the onset of the disease in 93% of cases. Additionally further development of the disease in older mice that already showed the onset of the disease was seen. Glaucoma is…
Study Shows 3 Carotenoid Formula Boosts Visual Performance for Non-Impaired Subjects
Antioxidants, Carotenoids, EyesBy developer July 30, 2016
A new long term trial has concluded that supplementation with lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin, 3 of the carotenoids, may improve visual performance in subjects who had normal vision at the start of the study. This trial was called the Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Trials (CREST). 105 individuals with an average age of 48 equally split…
Hello Omegas Goodbye Dry Eyes
Eyes, Omega 3By developer June 3, 2016
Omega 3's are in the news once again, this time these essential fatty acids have been shown to help support eyes. According to new research, supplementing with Omega 3 essential fatty acids may wipe out dry eye syndrome improving symptoms of this condition by as much as 105%. Dry eye syndrome affects up to a…
Vitamin D May Play Key Role in Preventing Macular Degeneration
EyesBy developer May 4, 2016
Most commonly known for its benefit in bone strengthening, Vitamin D is now being studied for its ability in preventing age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in women who may be genetically predisposed to this disease. Data from over 1200 women, ages 54 to 74, was studied. The individuals had participated in the Age-related Eye Disease Study…
Vitamin C and Cataract Prevention
EyesBy developer April 9, 2016
Healthy tears: Vitamin C May Protect against Cataracts: A new study shows that increasing vitamin C intake may provide a protective benefit against cataract progression. 324 pairs of female twins participated in this study which lasted over 10 years. Photographs, which looked at the lenses of the study participants, showed in detail the opacity of…


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NextRolls-Royce Unveils eVTOL Propulsion System
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Terrafugia will Deliver Their First Flying Car in 2019
17 July 2018 || 3 min read
Woburn, MA based Terrafugia announced in a press release today that they would manufacture the first Transition Flying Car that will be sold to customers in 2019, and that the flying car would include new features that have not been previously disclosed by the company.
"Developing this new technology has allowed us to test several different mechanisms and generate process improvements along the way," said Terrafugia CEO Chris Jaran. "We are at the critical point where we can implement the best design features based on years of flight and drive testing. This will improve function, safety and aesthetics for the optimal flying and driving experience."
The features include:
Hybrid-Electric Motor – The Transition® will now drive in hybrid mode, using a combination of an internal combustion engine and a LiFePO4 (Lithium iron phosphate chemistry) battery – proven to be much safer than other lithium battery chemistries.
Boost – The throttle incorporates a boost feature for a brief burst of extra power while flying.
Interior – The interior is remodeled with upgraded seats, an attractive and intuitive user interface experience, and increased luggage capacity.
Safety – Updated safety systems include: improved seat belts, airbags, and increased visibility with three rearview cameras in drive mode.
Partners – Terrafugia is partnering with state-of-the-art suppliers for avionics and parachutes. Dynon is providing the EFIS (Electrical Flight Information Systems) and BRS is providing a full frame parachute system.
These features will all be certifiable under both the FAA (Federal Aviation Administration) and NHTSA (National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration) standards to ensure safety in flight and on the ground.
Why it's important: While Terrafugia has announced and targeted earlier dates for deployment of their product in the past, this announcement comes ahead of EAA Airventure and other high-profile events that provide showcasing opportunities for new products. Terrafugia's backing from Geely Holdings also should provide more emphasis on delivering on their 2019 target.
Learn more about the Terrafugia Transition here.
Terrafugia Press Release
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Song of the Day: Maybe This Time
The song of the day for Thursday, September 16, 2021, is "Maybe This Time."
"Maybe This Time" was written by John Kander and Fred Ebb in 1963. This song appeared in the film version of Cabaret. It was not written for the original Broadway production. Nor was it written especially for the film version; Kander and Ebb had written the song in 1963 for Kaye Ballard. It was therefore not eligible for consideration for an Academy Award. The song is, of course, widely associated with Liza Minnelli, who sang it in the film version of Cabaret. Tony Bennett sang the song regularly at his concerts.
Tony Bennett first recorded "Maybe This Time" in 1972 for the album With Love. It was arranged and conducted by Robert Farnon.
Maybe This Time
Listen to Maybe This Time on Spotify. Tony Bennett · Song · 1972.
"Maybe This Time," as well as With Love is available on Apple Music.
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December 2, 2020 By Suzanne Leave a Comment
The song of the day for Thursday, December 3, 2020, is "Maybe This Time."
"Maybe This Time" was written by John Kander and Fred Ebb in 1963. The song appeared in the film version of Cabaret. It was not written for the original Broadway production. Nor was it written especially for the film version; Kander and Ebb had written the song in 1963 for Kaye Ballard. It was therefore not eligible for consideration for an Academy Award. The song is, of course, widely associated with Liza Minnelli, who sang it in the film version of Cabaret. Tony Bennett sings the song regularly at his concerts.
Tony Bennett recorded "Maybe This Time" in 1972 for the album With Love. Robert Farnon wrote the arrangement and conducted the orchestra.
"Maybe This Time," as well as With Love, is available from Apple Music.
May 21, 2020 By Suzanne Leave a Comment
The song of the day for Friday, May 22, 2020, is "Maybe This Time.
"Maybe This Time" was written in 1963 by John Kandor and Fred Ebb. It appeared in the film version of was Cabaret. It was not written for the original Broadway production. Nor was it written especially for the film version; Kander and Ebb had written the song in 1963 for Kaye Ballard. It was therefore not eligible for consideration for an Academy Award. The song is, of course, widely associated with Liza Minnelli, who sang it in the film version of Cabaret. Tony Bennett sings this song regularly at his concerts.
Tony Bennett recorded this version of "Maybe This Time" in 1972 for the album With Love. Robert Farnon wrote the arrangement.
"Maybe This Time," as well as With Love, is available from iTunes.
Filed Under: Song of the Day Tagged With: Cabaret, Fred Ebb, John Kandor, Robert Farnon, Tony Bennett, With Love
April 19, 2018 By Suzanne Leave a Comment
The song of the day for Friday, April 20, 2018 is "Maybe This Time."
John Kander and Fred Ebb wrote "Maybe This Time" in 1963. The song was used in the film version of Cabaret. It was not written for the original Broadway production. Nor was it written especially for the film version; Kander and Ebb had written the song in 1963 for Kaye Ballard. It was therefore not eligible for consideration for an Academy Award. The song is, of course, widely associated with Liza Minnelli, who sang it in the film version of Cabaret. Tony Bennett sings the song regularly at his concerts.
Tony Bennett recorded this version of "Maybe This Time" in 1995 for the album Here's To The Ladies. This album is a real joy–Bennett sings songs associated with many of the 20th century's greatest female vocalists, including Billie Holiday, Margaret Whiting, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Rosemary Clooney among others. This song is for Liza Minnelli, who sang in the 1972 film version of Cabaret. Ralph Sharon did the arrangement. The album won the 1996 Grammy Award for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Performance.
"Maybe This Time," as well as Here's To The Ladies, is available from iTunes.
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Superstars compete in SAILING Champions League semifinal in Porto Cervo - Preview
by SCL Event Media 28 May 2018 14:12 PDT 31 May - 3 June 2018
The fleet of Sailing Champions League © SCL / Lars Wehrmann
The Sailing Champions League 2018 kicks off on Thursday with a semifinal contest in Porto Cervo, Sardinia. Teams from 24 clubs representing 13 nations fight in Porto Cervo (31 May to 3 June) for one of 15 spots for the big SAILING Champions League Final in St. Moritz, Switzerland, end of August.
Teams are coming from all corners of Europe including Slovenia for the first time, but with a strong contingent from the Nordic and central European countries.
Among the strongest contenders with a proven track record in Porto Cervo is the club from Switzerland, Regattaclub Bodensee, which finished runner-up at the SAILING Champions League Final last season. Former Olympic 470 sailor Julian Flessati brings a strong crew to see if they can win this time on these azure waters.
Among those taking part in the SAILING Champions League for the first time are the Royal Yacht Club Monaco, which is putting out an extremely accomplished team skippered by François Brenac whose CV is peppered with victories in major championships. The three-time Olympic campaigner for France has won world titles in the J/22 and J/80 keelboats and two campaigns for France in the America's Cup. The front of his boat is no less impressive, including two of France's greatest 49er Olympic skiff competitors, Stephane Christidis on tactics and Yann Rocherieux on mainsail trim. Newcomers they may be, but a crew of this pedigree has every chance of winning at its first attempt.
The fleet of Sailing Champions League - photo © SCL / Lars Wehrmann
Representing Norway is Moss Seilforening with accomplished multihull sailor, Formula 18 competitor Karl-Einar Jensen proving in recent years that he's also very well adapted to the short-course keelboat competition format of League sailing, while Finland's Åländska Segelsällskapet is a serious contender for victory in Sardinia, as well. Among Daniel Mattsson's crew is Staffan Lindberg, one of the best match racers in the world and well qualified to call tactics for the Finnish team.
According to Edoardo Recchi, Sports Director from the YCCS, there are no secret ingredients to success in the SAILING Champions League. "Just a lot of training and good teamwork. One of the most important things is starting at full throttle. You have to be awake from the very start and be ready to win the moment the first gun sounds." Since the beginning, the YCCS has been a big supporter of the SAILING Champions League and the league concept. "We organised the SAILING Champions League event in Italy in 2015 because we believe in the format. We felt that a serious challenge between clubs from all over the world was missing from our calendar at that time", explains Recchi.
The YCCS regatta is the first of two semifinals, with the second semifinal due to be hosted by St. Petersburg Yacht Club in Russia from 3 to 6 August, just a few weeks before the 2018 Final which will be hosted for the first time by Segel-Club St. Moritz, high up in the Swiss Alps from 30 August to 2 September.
Perfect Start into SAILING Champions League
Top eight clubs at Palma have secured a place in the Final Norddeutscher Regatta Verein from Germany took advantage of sensational sailing conditions in Palma de Mallorca to win the first of three qualifiers in season six of the SAILING Champions League. Posted on 13 May 95 clubs fight for qualification
For the SAILING Champions League Final in St. Moritz For the first time ever, five clubs from the National Sailing Leagues participate in the SAILING Champions League qualification. The reason: this year, the clubs for the final in St. Moritz, in August are determined in three qualifiers, not two. Posted on 16 Jan 32 clubs from 12 nations ready for the Final
SAILING Champions League Final to be held in St. Moritz Norddeutscher Regatta Verein has won the second Semifinal of the SAILING Champions League 2018 in St Petersburg, Russia after four days of challenging racing. Posted on 7 Aug 2018 SAILING Champions League: Qualification preview
Russia's most beautiful city gets ready to host 24 international clubs The famous Peter and Paul Fortress could hardly be a more appropriate setting, as the teams do battle for a highly-coveted place in the Finals of the SAILING Champions League, set to take place at the end of this month in St Moritz Posted on 1 Aug 2018 J/70 Youth SAILING Champions League announcement
Racing kicks off during Travemünde Week in July The new 2018 Youth SAILING Champions League kicks off from July 27 to 29 during Travemünde Week. Travemünde is an international top venue that has hosted numerous International Youth Championships over the years. Posted on 29 Apr 2018 Women's J/70 Sailing League announcement
Date of the first Women's SAILING Champions League event are now set After the last general assembly of ISLA (International Sailing League Association) in December 2017, the date and the location of the first event of Women's SAILING Champions League are now set. Posted on 24 Mar 2018 2018 SAILING Champions League qualifiers announced
First four clubs from every nation qualify for act 1 and act 2 There are still a few months to go before the first event of the SAILING Champions League 2018 in Porto Cervo, Italy (31 May – 3 June), but the preparations are already in progress. As in 2017, the first four clubs from every nation qualify for Act 1. Posted on 2 Dec 2017


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Een cliticum (mv: clitica) is een morfeem dat nooit klemtoon krijgt en syntactisch als een zelfstandig woordje voorkomt, maar wordt uitgesproken alsof het een affix is, dus alsof het deel uitmaakt van het woord dat er onmiddellijk voor of achter komt. Daardoor kan het in fonologisch opzicht als deel van een groter geheel (meestal een zinsdeel) worden beschouwd. Het woord is ontleend aan het Griekse klitikón (κλιτικόν), letterlijk 'het leunende' ofwel 'leunwoord'.

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Home Patient Care Cardiac & Resuscitation Study Finds Black Cardiac Arrest Victims Less Likely to Receive Help from...
Cardiac & Resuscitation
Study Finds Black Cardiac Arrest Victims Less Likely to Receive Help from Bystanders
Black cardiac arrest victims who are stricken outside hospitals are less likely to receive bystander CPR and defibrillation on the scene than white patients, according to research that will be presented by a research team from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania today at the annual meeting of Society for Academic Emergency Medicine. The researchers also found that black patients' hearts were much less likely to have been restarted by the time they arrived at the hospital a key indicator for whether cardiac arrest victims ultimately survive.
"Cardiac arrest is a time-sensitive illness that requires immediate action to keep blood flowing to the brain every minute without CPR and the application of shocks from an automated external defibrillator robs patients of a chance to fully recover," said senior author Roger Band, MD, an assistant professor of Emergency Medicine. "Our findings show troubling racial disparities in the use of these lifesaving measures, and they point to the need to do more to ensure that every patient has the best chance of surviving."
The researchers studied 4,909 adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) cases that occurred between January 2008 and February 2012 in the city of Philadelphia using data from the Philadelphia Fire Department. Analysis revealed that despite resuscitation measures by paramedics and, in some cases, lay bystanders, black patients were less likely to have regained their pulse before arrival at the hospital than white patients (14.7 percent experienced a return of spontaneous circulation, compared to 17.1 percent of white patients). They were also less likely to have received important pre-hospital care measures that are a proven part of the cardiac arrest "chain of survival." Thirty four percent of white patients received a shock from an automated external defibrillator (AED) placed by a bystander or medical first-responder on the scene of their arrest, compared with 27 percent of black patients. Bystanders performed CPR on 5.6 percent of black patients, compared with 7.5 percent of white patients.
The investigators plan to look more closely at the possible role of neighborhood factors and socioeconomic status on their findings, perhaps to develop more targeted CPR training programs and place AEDs more strategically in the community.
In a separate study using the same database that will also be presented during the conference, Band's team also found that patients who suffered cardiac arrests at night versus during the day were less likely to have regained their pulse before arrival at the hospital (14.1 percent experienced a return of spontaneous circulation at night, compared to 16.5 percent during the day).
Those who arrested at night (between 8 p.m. and 8 a.m.) were also significantly less likely to receive bystander CPR, and took longer to be transported to the hospital than those who were stricken during the day. Though these differences may be explained partly by location of victims at the time of their arrest (in the home versus in public places), Band says the differences underscore the need to improve public awareness of the importance of CPR and AED use.
"It is imperative for the public to know that these two interventions that have the greatest impact on survival, and they can be performed by anyone. If CPR and AEDs were employed for every cardiac arrest, hundreds of thousands of lives would be saved annually, in the U.S. alone," Band says. "Our studies reiterate the fact that use of these basic lifesaving tools is far too low across all patient populations, and even small increases in their use would translate into very significant increases in survival."
Editor's Note: Sarah Wallace will present the results of the study (Abstract #480) during a poster presentation from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. CST on Friday, May 11, in River Hall B at the Sheraton Chicago Hotel and Towers, 301 East North Water Street, Chicago.
Other authors of the study include Benjamin Abella, Frances Shofer, Marion Leary, Robert Neumar, Crawford Mechem, David Gaieski, and Lance Becker.
About Penn Medicine
Penn Medicine is one of the world's leading academic medical centers, dedicated to the related missions of medical education, biomedical research, and excellence in patient care. Penn Medicine consists of the Raymond and Ruth Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania (founded in 1765 as the nation's first medical school) and the University of Pennsylvania Health System, which together form a $4.3 billion enterprise.
The Perelman School of Medicine is currently ranked #2 in U.S. News and World Report's survey of research-oriented medical schools. The School is consistently among the nation's top recipients of funding from the National Institutes of Health, with $479.3 million awarded in the 2011 fiscal year.
The University of Pennsylvania Health System's patient care facilities include: The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania — recognized as one of the nation's top 10 hospitals by U.S. News and World Report; Penn Presbyterian Medical Center; and Pennsylvania Hospital the nation's first hospital, founded in 1751. Penn Medicine also includes additional patient care facilities and services throughout the Philadelphia region.
Penn Medicine is committed to improving lives and health through a variety of community-based programs and activities. In fiscal year 2011, Penn Medicine provided $854 million to benefit our community.
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Pelictosuchus es un género extinto de terocéfalo terápsido que vivió hacia el final del periodo geológico conocido como Pérmico en Sudáfrica. Está clasificado dentro de la familia de los Akidnognathidae. La denominación de la especie tipo Pelictosuchus paucidens fue dada por el paleontólogo sudafricano Robert Broom en 1940 y proviene del estrato geológico conocido como Zona faunística de Dicynodon.

Pelictosuchus fue anteriormente clasificado dentro de la familia de los nanictidópidos (Nanictidopidae). Pelictosuchus y otros terocéfalos que tradicionalmente fueron clasificados como nanictidópidos tienen delgadas barras postorbitales que forman los márgenes posteriores de las cavidades oculares y los huesos parietales que forman una protuberancia ósea conocida como cresta sagital en la parte alta del cráneo. Se cree que estaban bastante relacionados con otra familia de terocéfalos llamada Scaloposauridae, sin embargo se diferenciaban de los escaloposáuridos en que tenían un cráneo más alto y estrecho. Pelictosuchus ya no se encuentran más clasificado como un nanictidópido, en su lugar ahora se le considera como miembro de la familia de los Akidnognathidae.

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Therocephalia
Sinápsidos del Pérmico
Sinápsidos de África


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For Democrats, Pragmatists Are Still Trumping Progressives Where It Counts
Scott Detrow
Published July 5, 2018 at 4:10 AM CDT
Despite all the Democrats' special election wins, high voter turnout in primaries and polls showing strong party enthusiasm heading into the midterms, the fact remains that Democrats are still stuck at their lowest level of power in nearly a century.
Even though President Trump's poll numbers have stabilized, party leaders see 2018 as a chance to seize back one key lever of government: the House of Representatives. But Democrats and their core voters can't seem to agree on the best direction to take.
Rep. Tim Ryan, D-Ohio, who unsuccessfully challenged Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., to be minority leader in 2017, said the party is stuck in a feedback loop: "Democrats don't have the power," he said. "We've got to start learning how to win elections, and until you learn how to win elections, you can't get the power. And I think we're in the process of figuring that out."
Party leaders had settled on a moderate message of outreach and competent governing as the best way to net the 23 seats needed to win the House in November. But that pragmatic and cautious game plan was scrambled last week in a shocking upset.
A Democratic Socialist newcomer, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, defeated Rep. Joe Crowley in a primary in the New York Democratic stronghold of Queens and the Bronx. Crowley is the fourth-ranking Democrat in the House and was widely viewed as a potential speaker of the House.
Ocasio-Cortez's victory is the latest example of the energy and enthusiasm of a growing activist arm of the party. However, in interviews with more than a dozen Democrats running in Pennsylvania, Illinois, Texas, California, Nebraska and Washington state, as well as with party strategists, campaign managers and elected Democrats, NPR found that pragmatism is winning out over progressivism in the key races that will decide control of Congress.
Pelosi made that point clear last week when she was asked whether Democratic Socialists like Ocasio-Cortez were ascendant in the party in general. "It is ascendant in that district perhaps," Pelosi told reporters. "Our districts are very different, one from another."
Pelosi and her deputies say they want a "big tent" party that welcomes the far left and center-left, united by goals like universal health care and access to a free or affordable college education.
Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives disagree. They say the left is energized and turning out to vote.
"That movement is going to happen from the bottom up," Ocasio-Cortez said in an interview on CNN. "That movement is going to come from voters."
But winning power in Washington is the only way to achieve policy goals, and national Democrats insist that progressive activism alone won't get them there.
Party leaders like Pelosi have data to back them up.
Democrats need to win at least 23 seats to regain a majority in the House and moderate Democrats beat progressives in primaries in all but two of the most competitive GOP-held districts in the country. Progressives are primarily winning in districts that are already controlled by Democrats — or in GOP districts where national Democrats don't expect to compete.
Still, progressive pickups in the liberal bastions of the country like New York and California could have a significant impact if Democrats succeed in winning control of the House. Those candidates are promising to push for sweeping change — like Medicare for all, free public college tuition and the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement — that would be hard to achieve with full control in Washington and nearly impossible with a Republican in the White House.
The primary war that wasn't
But for all the very real ways the Democratic Party is drifting left, the fact is that victories like Ocasio-Cortez's have been rare this year. Crowley was the first Democratic incumbent to lose.
In many cases, particularly in the Senate, primary challengers never emerged.
That outcome would have been hard to believe in January 2017, when Democratic senators were drawing heckles and protests for not doing enough to challenge the Trump administration.
When the entire Senate Democratic Caucus stood outside the Supreme Court to protest Trump's first travel ban, they weren't greeted with cheers, but rather heckles of "do your job" and "walk the walk," because they weren't voting en masse to oppose every single Trump Cabinet nominee.
At one point, protesters swarmed the Brooklyn home of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, chanting, "What the f***, Chuck?"
With several moderate — even conservative — Democrats up for re-election this year, the prospect of primary challenges from the left seemed high. And yet, no incumbent Senate Democrat faced a serious primary test this year.
Not Joe Donnelly, Joe Manchin or Heidi Heitkamp, who all voted to confirm Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court; not Claire McCaskill, who has repeatedly criticized the Medicare-for-all approach so many Democrats are endorsing; and not Bob Casey, who sometimes opposes abortion rights.
Democrats credit a rare outbreak of grass-roots pragmatism for the lack of Senate-side infighting. "These are people with proven track records. They have been fighting for the people in their states," said Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Md., who heads the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. "I think it's very clear to Democratic primary voters that it did not make sense to have a challenge in those races."
"There's just a lot of work to do, and so I think you're seeing a progressive movement that is being extremely smart in where it chooses to put its resources and where it's choosing to direct its power," said Stephanie Taylor, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. "We have a chance to flip the House and do it with great progressive candidates who are on the field, who need our support and resources."
Progressives have notched key wins in several high-profile House primaries. In addition to last week's New York upset, Kara Eastman won a surprise victory in an Omaha-area Nebraska district.
But in most House primaries, pragmatism has ruled the day — including in the northern suburbs of Los Angeles, where a young moderate named Katie Hill beat progressive Bryan Caforio. Hill is the former head of California's largest anti-homelessness organization and the daughter of a local nurse and a local police officer. She is a lifelong gun owner who backs some gun control measures and has a plan to protect the Affordable Care Act as a transition to a single-payer health care system.
Party leaders rejoiced when she won, in part because the nonpartisan Cook Political Report predicted before the primary that a victory for Hill would give Democrats their best shot at beating incumbent Rep. Steve Knight, R-Calif., in November.
That was good news for the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, which, for the most part, has viewed more moderate — or at a minimum, less confrontational — candidates as the best chance to flip the Republican-held districts needed to win back the House majority.
Looking back at the party's key electoral victories over the past year, many Democratic leaders see a theme: Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam, Alabama Sen. Doug Jones and Pennsylvania Rep. Conor Lamb are all low-key centrists who campaigned on local issues and an overall message of competence and outreach.
Joe Trippi, a top strategist on the Jones campaign, sees that approach as the best way for Democrats to take back the House. "When you get that confrontational tone, what you do is drive people to their corners," he said.
"These districts are gerrymandered, or they're red states like Alabama. If you drive people to their [partisan] corners, then you're going to lose. People are looking at the chaos and division and bitterness in Washington and they're looking at these two candidates from either party and they're asking [are they] going to add to that chaos and division?"
A gracious insurgency
But while moderates are advancing in this year's most critical House districts and Senate races, there is no question that Democratic energy overall is shifting to the left.
"We have had real success in moving the ideology of the Democratic Party to be a pro-worker party to stand up to the billionaire class," Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said. Surveying the political landscape, the independent senator, who caucuses with the Democrats, and his political advisers see a much different party than the one whose nomination Sanders ran for in 2016.
"The ideas that he was talking about — Medicare for all, a $15 minimum wage, free tuition at public colleges and universities, radical criminal justice reform, immigration reform — many of these issues were considered fringe issues, and now they are mainstream issues that we take for granted that, of course, there are legions of Democratic candidates running on these platforms," said Sanders' 2016 campaign manager, Jeff Weaver.
When Sanders rolled out his latest Medicare-for-all legislation in 2017, the list of co-sponsors was a who's who of likely 2020 Democratic presidential contenders: California Sen. Kamala Harris, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, New Jersey Sen. Cory Booker, among others.
Weaver credited an "alphabet soup of progressive organizations" for boosting 2018 primary candidates campaigning on these policies. The Progressive Change Campaign Committee has run candidate boot camps, conducted fundraising and run ads for progressive candidates.
"The way for Democrats to win is not to be tepid and conservative," said Taylor. "The best way to win is to be out there campaigning boldly on economic issues like Medicare for all."
But when progressives have lost primaries this cycle, they've by and large endorsed the establishment victors.
Take one of the higher-profile establishment-vs.-grass-roots proxy wars of the 2018 primary season: Texas's 7th Congressional District in the Houston suburbs. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee made candidate Laura Moser the poster woman of squeezed-out activists when it publicly dropped a broadside of damaging opposition research about her background and writing career.
Moser ultimately lost to party-backed Lizzie Fletcher in the suburban Houston seat — an archetype of the high-income, high-education district that Democrats are targeting as their most direct path to a House majority. But unlike many insurgent candidates during the peak of the Tea Party era, Moser was quick to join ranks with Fletcher after the primary ended.
"Huge congratulations to [Fletcher]," she tweeted in the hours after the race was called. "You ran a great race and I look forward to helping you flip #TX07 in November."
Can Democrats come together after November?
Whether or not Democrats take control of the House, it may not be as easy to govern the country — or simply their own caucus — as it is to coalesce around a general election candidate.
The number of progressives in Congress is expected to grow over time as liberal enclaves shift further to the left. That could pose a serious problem for Democratic leaders who are already being criticized by candidates on both sides of the political spectrum for being out of touch with the direction of the party.
Candidates across the country have been hounded with questions about whether they will support Pelosi as leader. A growing number, including Ocasio-Cortez and Lamb, have been unwilling to commit. They say they'll wait to see who actually runs for those top leadership spots, but there is already a tension brewing over what kind of policies the party should pursue next year.
Progressives want leaders who are younger and more in touch with the activist class. Ocasio-Cortez started a nationwide push among activists to abolish ICE, while others are demanding a move to single-payer health care.
Rep. Tim Ryan and many of his supporters say future party leaders need to heed those demands carefully.
"It's a balance between saying what your values are and what your ambitions are, and the reality of governing," Ryan said. "You do that in a campaign, and then hopefully you get enough people help you to get [to Washington] so you can get as close to those goals as you possibly can."
But even some members of Pelosi's core leadership team say there could be benefits to holding votes on progressive policies that Trump and Senate Republicans would inevitably block. Rep. David Cicilline, D-R.I., one of three top messaging gurus elected by House Democrats, said that strategy could motivate voters to elect a Democrat to replace Trump in 2020.
"They're going to see, if we're not successful, what stood in the way," Cicilline said in an interview. "They are going to have an opportunity to change that in the election."
Corrected: July 4, 2018 at 11:00 PM CDT
A previous version of this story misspelled Sen. Cory Booker's first name as Corey.
Scott Detrow is a White House correspondent for NPR and co-hosts the NPR Politics Podcast.
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