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South Africa's Nuclear Plan Gaining Ground
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AFRICANGLOBE – South Africa's nuclear plan is gaining ground. The nuclear new build programme will be spearheaded by a joint procurement team consisting of Eskom and South African Nuclear Energy Corporation (Necsa). Eskom will be the owner operator and procurer for nuclear power plants, while Necsa will be owner operator and procurer for nuclear fuel cycle and multi-purpose reactors. This decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting held last week, ending weeks of speculation on the matter.
Necsa chairperson Kelvin Kemm said Cabinet's confirmation means that Eskom and Necsa will be working together in the procurement of the major new nuclear power fleet.
"The control of the development and supply of nuclear fuel is an incredibly important factor in delivering low cost nuclear power," he said. "Currently an imported fuel element costs about R40 million and a reactor typically uses more than 150 such elements per reload. So we are talking of a major Necsa project."
Necsa is delegated responsibility to develop a value chain capability and associated infrastructure for uranium beneficiation, uranium conversion, enrichment and the development of high tech fabrication plants, to support the existing nuclear reactors and also the new fleet of nuclear power plants.
It will also lead the procurement of a new 20MW Multi-Purpose Reactor aimed at the commercial production of a number of value-add nuclear consumer products.
"Necsa is fully cognisant of the responsibilities and aspirations it will carry for the country and for the nuclear industry worldwide," said Necsa CEO Phumzile Tshelane.
"This obligation will be delivered with due diligence and transparency, in line with developing South African nuclear technology to contribute to the economy, and to localisation in the Nuclear New Build programme, leading to employment opportunities and enhanced industrial skills."
Necsa is the owner and operator of the SAFARI-1 20MW nuclear reactor near Pretoria which has operated for 51 years. SAFARI-1 is recognised as the world's most effectively utilised reactor in its class.
It is used mainly for research and development purposes and also for the production of medical isotopes which are sold to over 60 countries globally. This places South Africa in the position of the world's second largest market shareholder in nuclear medicine supplies.
Tasking Eskom with the build programme was in accordance with the Nuclear Energy Policy of 2008.
Cabinet amended its decision of June 10 2015 to designate the Necsa as the implementing agent for the nuclear new build programme. At the time this decision allowed Eskom to focus on the Medupi, Kusile and Ingula projects and the energy challenges the country was experiencing.
According to the statement by Cabinet, Eskom has more than 30 years of experience in the safe operation of the Koeberg nuclear power plant, Africa's only nuclear power plant, and has been developing the environmental impact assessment and nuclear site safety reports for possible nuclear power plants since 2007.
The Department of Energy will continue to act on its mandate as the policy setting and coordinating department of the nuclear build programme.
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Most air-conditioners have a ten-year life expectancy, though some well-maintained unit may serve you for 12 to 15 years. Even though your AC unit is still working, Energy Star recommends upgrading to a newer and energy-efficient models if your air-conditioner or heat pump is over ten years old to ensure that the unit complies with current safety and energy standards.
Some technicians follow the $5,000 rule, or multiplying the age of the equipment to the cost of repairs. An AC unit that is 5 years old that incur about $350 in repairs equals $2,450 in total. This is still all right to repair, but anything that exceeds $5,000 should be replaced with a newer model.
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BOULDER, Colo. (BRAIN) — Bicycle Product Suppliers Association members shipped fewer bikes to dealers through the first half of the year, compared to last year. But even so, they tallied more dollar business.
Suppliers shipped 73,795 fewer bikes to retailers through the first six months of the year — a 6.4 percent drop from last year. But, through June, suppliers' business with retailers totaled $564.7 million, or up 6 percent from $532 million last year.
This suggests that suppliers are selling pricier bikes to dealers, and could reflect the impact of higher-value e-bikes. Shipments of electric bikes were up a whopping 83 percent through the first half.
Shipment declines were seen across most categories. Besides e-bikes, the exceptions were BMX, which was up 21 percent compared to the same period last year, and full suspension 29ers, which were up 21 percent as well. Shipments of lifestyle/leisure bikes were up a modest 3.5 percent.
The road category overall saw a 1.5 percent decline in shipments, but sub-categories including "cyclocross" and "other" saw unit growth of 43 percent and 64 percent, respectively, hoisting the road category shipments' total value to $149.75 million, up from $135.73 million for the same period a year ago.
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I don't care for the term "civilian-military divide." It infers an "us and them" mentality and I'd rather dedicate space to breaking down that wall. Still, considering less than eight-percent of 314 million Americans have even performed military service, I get that there is a disconnect.
And it's one that is highlighted by the trivial or ill-informed comments people make to members of the military and their spouses. Maybe they mean well, but it doesn't always come off that way. Still, we can be ambassadors and change perceptions one person at a time. Our attitude, what we say and how we respond to questions and comments, can help bridge the gap.
So tell us, what kinds of questions and comments have you received lately? Do any of these conversations sound familiar?
You're lucky you receive free benefits for your whole family. Yes, Uncle Clyde, I'm grateful for Tricare especially when so many civilian families cannot afford healthcare. But is anything ever truly free? The spouse whose soldier comes home with severe PTSD, TBI, or missing limbs and needs extensive, indefinite medical care understands the hidden price.
I wish I too could stay at home with my kids. There are two sides to every coin. Many SAHM/SAHDs like being home with their kids, and many don't have a choice. Daycare is too expensive, but also many military spouses including those without children want to work (and even more have degrees) and still can't find work … and no Jemma, it's not just because of the current job market, either. You see, many employers….
How do you do it? I couldn't live with my spouse being gone for so long, so often. MilSos, how do you answer this one? Do you have a polite way of saying that your spouse is doing a job some shouldn't do, others can't do and most wouldn't do? Do you say that your soldier doing his or her job affords others the chance to have jobs that bring them home every night?
Don't you worry about him being in a war zone? I couldn't do it. I don't tackle this one head-on. Instead, I relay my husband's accounts about the advancements he's witnessed with each (Iraqi) deployment. Females were treated like property and had no voice (and many still don't). But now some are going to elementary school, pursuing higher education and others are even driving cars.
When is your husband going to get a real job? My husband's mother used to ask this question often, especially when he deployed. Last September she called from overseas, "He in the Army 25-years now, enough is enough, Man," she said in her island accent. She passed away a week later. I'd gladly field that question again and again if only she were still here.
If I could move every few years, I'd redecorate and explore new places. Here's when I start making associations. Now remember, you can't get a job and money is already tight. Also, you just PCSed to a rural town and the closest Walmart, entertainment or shopping is hours away, and its slim pickings on-base (okay, maybe a worst case scenario but it's not always a bed-of-roses either). Be careful with redecorating too because that really cute vase you scored online, well, next PCS it might not make it.
The government shutdown doesn't affect you anymore. Thankfully, soldiers' paychecks are now protected and death benefits to families of the fallen were addressed. Recent news stories say that military paychecks will be on the line if the government defaults on its debt.
Also, many furloughed civilian employees are veterans and retirees themselves, more are our co-workers, friends and neighbors, and many live on a limited budget. Those in the midst of PCSing—their stuff may be stuck in transit. When the commissaries closed, it wrecked the family budget of hundreds of lower-enlisted soldiers.
In the military we ARE all one family—what affects one, affects all. An Air Force tech sergeant demonstrated that when he recently returned his paycheck saying he didn't want it if his brothers and sisters had to go unpaid during the shutdown. He's since launched an online campaign.
What other types of dialogues do you engage in to help change perceptions? What are some of difficult questions you've encountered and how did you answer them?


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Gig workers are a big part of the American economy. Many are entering the gig economy to take advantage of flexibility and independence that come with it.
The benefits of the gig economy for businesses include reduced costs, access to a large pool of workers, finding seasonal employees quicker, better outputs, and improved company productivity.
Companies also face several challenges when hiring gig workers. This includes maintaining and instilling company culture to the talents, ensuring that managers and supervisors establish clear distinction of the talents' roles and responsibilities as gig workers in the company, dealing with a high turnover rate, and maintaining collaboration between gig workers and on-site employees.
Gig workers now comprise a significant portion of the American workforce. Many corporate workers are making it out in the world by working as independent contractors or freelancers. They love the idea of being in the gig economy simply because it lets them take advantage of flexibility and independence. Working in the gig economy lets them take control of their time, and basically be their own boss.
But what about the perspective of corporations and other businesses? While this may seem like bad news, businesses – regardless of their size – actually has a lot to gain from the gig economy.
So, what are the advantages of the gig economy for businesses? We've gone ahead and narrowed it down to these five items for you:
1. Significant savings for companies
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in their study entitled "Employer Costs for Employee Compensation", employee benefits take up more than 30% of the employee's compensation. On top of that, the company would have to pay for onboarding and training for on-site employees.
On the other hand, by hiring gig workers, organizations can avoid these costs, and you'll be doing your business a favor. They won't have to pay for a traditional employees' benefits which usually covers health insurance, paid leaves, retirement plans, and others. The gig workers shoulder these costs themselves.
Furthermore, businesses won't have to spend a lot on onboarding and training as most gig workers already have a background and are trained to do the job. That said, businesses can save a significant percentage of their profits and reinvest it back into their business.
Hiring gig workers also let you save on office space. Depending on their lifestyle, most gig workers work from home or in coffee shops, so companies won't need to set up another workspace in the office or buy office supplies for them.
In a way, hiring gig workers offers a win-win solution for companies. It lets them contact talents or individual contractors they need for short-term projects without going through the trouble of arranging and paying for employee benefits and other overhead costs (i.e., office space, training, onboarding, etc.).
2. A larger pool of workers
Gig workers aren't confined in the United States. You can find millions of them all over the world. For businesses, this translates to a larger pool of candidates from across the globe – with some already vetted and screened so they'll be able to start as soon as they're hired. Plus, many of them may charge cheaper rates, which means bigger savings for your company.
The gig economy also offers workers with varying backgrounds, experience, ages, and expertise. With that, companies can utilize a diverse set of talents for different projects. The diversity in the background that the gig economy offers also helps bring creativity and fresh ideas to the table, which can be extremely helpful as the company scales.
3. Find Seasonal Employees Quicker
The gig economy is especially beneficial for seasonal companies. While others may stick to the traditional way – wherein they use an agency to hire temporary workers – today, they can take advantage of gig workers and hire talents for a specific period. This way, you won't have to pay the staffing agency for their services charges (which can be expensive).
Once the busy season is over, so will the contract be between you and the independent contractor. If you need their assistance again in the next busy season, you can rehire them for the same job.
4. Better Outputs
As mentioned, most gig talents join the gig economy because they can take advantage of flexibility and independence. They can choose when and where they will work. People usually choose the time and place where they're most productive. As a result, you can expect to receive better outputs by tapping into the pool of talents in the gig economy.
Many freelancers and gig workers also prioritize staying up to date with their industry's current trends and practices. That said, companies are assured that they're hiring equipped and knowledgeable individuals that will help their company scale.
Not only does this assure businesses that they will remain competitive, but it also benefits freelancers because the better job they do, the more customers they'll gain. That said, their services will become more in demand, which essentially translates to higher income.
5. Improved company productivity
Assigning work outside an employee's scope can be detrimental not only for the employees themselves but also for the company as a whole. It can lower employee morale, which ultimately affects efficiency and employee productivity.
On the other hand, tapping into the gig economy allows you to outsource administrative and secretarial tasks. This could include responsibilities like sending and replying to emails, scheduling meetings, and more. With these tasks handled by an outside person, business owners, managers, and your on-site staff can focus on their respective responsibilities and do more.
The more your company accomplishes on any given day, the more likely it is for your business to scale faster.
Despite the significant benefits that companies get out of the gig economy, companies planning to integrate gig talent into their overall company strategy also have to figure out how they can overcome the challenges that come with it.
The challenges of hiring gig workers include:
Instilling and maintaining the company's culture on talents or finding a freelancer that fits or can adapt to the company's established culture.
Ensuring that managers establish clear boundaries for gig workers and provide clarity as to the talents' scope, roles, and responsibilities.
Dealing with high employee turnover
Maintaining collaboration despite the differences in roles, work setup, and time zones.
It is vital that business owners and managers are aware of these challenges early on. That way, they can take steps towards creating solutions and prevent issues from arising in the future.
While we may have no way of telling what the business landscape will look like in the future, changes in the structure, framework, and trends will surely increase the demand for agile workers. Corporations, therefore, have to prepare themselves as these changes happen. By tapping into the gig economy, they can access a deep pool of talents that will help them maintain their competitive advantage and build a successful organization.
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We run a lot of multivariate tests on donation landing pages throughout the year. Frankly, I'm always urging our clients to run even more—since the more things they test, the more they learn (and the more money they raise!). Forget about multivariate testing and run an A/B test instead.
The other day, this headline caught my attention: What's Holding Your Nonprofit Back From Raising More Money? Not surprisingly, it turned out to be a consulting pitch from a firm called Social Velocity. What that firm would do to provide a broad assessment of revenue potential is: Interview stakeholders. So why do many of us not raise more money?
If you could change just one thing on your website's donation page and get a 50% lift in the conversion rate, you'd probably do it in a heartbeat. To understand what a lift of that magnitude could mean for your online fundraising program, imagine your donation page is converting 12% of visitors, comprised of 10 donations a day averaging $50 ($500 daily revenue). That's starting to sound like real money! And getting the answer is easy with A/B testing.
So whether you are just getting started with raising money online or if you are looking for more advanced ideas, we've got you covered. This 11-page worksheet will walk you through creating goals for your campaign, as well as developing a theme and key messaging.
In the just-released Social Change Anytime Everywhere: How to Implement Online Multichannel Strategies to Spark Advocacy, Raise Money, and Engage your Community , Allyson Kapin and Amy Sample Ward guide nonprofit staffers through developing and powerful integrated approaches to asking for money, time or support. For example, if you're releasing an email appeal, post the same call to action on one of your social media channels for a short time after the email goes out.
I've written a few annual reports over the years- And I've edited a LOT more! In that time I've been pleased to see my students getting tons more money in the mail as a result of stepping up their annual report story writing, design, and calls to action.
That is why testing is a must for nonprofits. We're doing our causes a disservice each time we don't test — potentially leaving money, actions, and opportunities on the table. Here's a quick primer on how effective testing works: Step 1: Be clear on your goals.
A significant factor in the donor's decision to give rests in how s/he answers the question, "how am I going to feel if I make this gift?" You can view a full presentation on the DV/DMANF Study here.).
What kind of money do you want to raise? One raised more money at their annual dinner last month than ever before. Another just got a $355,000 grant. Another got a first-time gift of $10,000. In a recent note from the Institute for Charitable Giving, Jerry Panas shares this story: Everyone knows you can't raise money during a difficult economic period, the worst Recession we have had in this country since the Great Depression.
That's almost twice as much money as the National Endowment for the Arts spent in the same year. So how do you stand out before a crowd of would be funders? And aside from the technology of their underwear, they used a BOGO approach that benefits the Uganda-based organization AFRI-pads. And, as I've noted in the past, without effective sanitary napkins, schoolgirls in the developing world miss a lot of school because they stay home during their periods.
Justin, I know that you do marketing automation and WordPress development and you've helped a lot of different businesses with their online marketing. Because the theater toured, it was hard to hold down a regular job. I actually co-run a nonprofit right now with my wife.
Seven nonprofit arts organizations in Allentown, PA recently joined together for a cooperative fundraising venture engaging the fundraising movement that is #GivingTuesday. What follows are a few of the takeaways the groups learned from their #GivingTuesday experiment. Sean King.
Julian Greene is a blogger and fundraiser. Julian: I've been involved with fundraising for a long time, but it has recently taken on a whole new role for me. I started fund-raising at 16 by going around on my own to various churches with my guitar – often solo, sometimes with a quartet — to raise funds for various ministry-related ventures. Luke: What do you think is the key to motivating volunteers to support a fundraiser? What better way to raise money?
At a basic level, each new communication cannibalizes results from those communications around it. Thus, only 37% of the revenues that are "new" when you add a mail piece are from that mail piece. How many times in my career did I mail a piece where the costs exceeded 37% of revenues?
If you're a nonprofit who has been wondering how to adjust your plans with so much uncertainty, you DEFINITELY want to listen to this interview. His perspective is informed by a wide ranging background. He is a former Executive Director for a Boys and Girls Club.
The A/B road to infinity. The bread and butter of testing methodology has long been the A/B split test. If a nonprofit does 15 tests a year it will take 48 years to test all the possibilities!
The problem occurs when an organization or its consultant creates and mails a test package with numerous test elements. Or to put it in the vernacular, a whole bunch of stuff is changed. Because the results reveal only a thumbs up or thumbs down for the entire package.
When your nonprofit's fundraising efforts are in full swing, it can be easy to get caught up in a numbers game of trying to reach your fundraising benchmarks. You don't have a communication strategy in place. Create a communications calendar.
Mendelson, author of Social Media is B t, and comedian as well. So you wrote Social Media is B t. I've worked with a lot of nonprofits over the years and I've just felt like they do a lot of work that is underappreciated and often understaffed. But that's not a strategy.
Any organization that involves more then one person is really a b*tch to operate. It's hard enough to get 3 people to agree on a place to eat dinner. Then there's the money issue. So when you combine people (and their complexity), money (and it's scarcity) and art (and it's unpredictability) then you are signing up for a challenge. I get asked: "What's the ideal size for an arts organization?"
I love how easy they make it for nonprofits to do the research that helps you treat your donors well and raise the money you need to fund your mission. What made the sitcom Cheers and the bar it's named after so special was that it was a home away from home for the characters and the audience.
What this looks like for your organization may be different than for your nonprofit peers, but here are a few basics to get you started: 1. Have a solid plan. To do: Create a comprehensive donor stewardship plan that complements your overall marketing strategy and retention goals.
That's what was returned on a Google search for "pro blogger jobs.". When I launched Diva Marketing in 2004, professional blogging meant a few Google Ad Sense Ads on a site or perhaps a "tip jar." Jane Genova : A year ago. Jane Genova : There is a learning curve.
But if you're trying to raise more money online, the first thing you may want to try is persuading more of the people who already click "donate" on your Web site or in your e-mails to actually make the gift on the donation landing page. without spending a nickel on more e-mails or Care2 names.
Impact investing : Lucy feels people are looking to put their financial resources to work for a quantifiable financial, social and environmental impact. B Corps.: And Network for Good where I work, while a nonprofit and not a B Corps, is a proud social enterprise.
This is a long, but very, very important post. A good question. I batted out a kneejerk and facile response — 'risk adverse' … 'insufficient resources' … 'lack of imagination', etc. Deep down I sensed there's a far more basic reason. After thinking about the times I've resisted, then walked away from some innovative approach and comparing my own experience with similar reactions I've seen from others, I believe I've discovered a better, more fundamental answer.
We live in a world of COMMODITIES. Whether it's peanut butter, toilet paper, or a blind date - the UNBELIEVABLE variety of stuff out here makes it VERY difficult to discern the DIFFERENCE between A, B, or C. Just because you DO GOOD STUFF doesn't mean that there is a qualitative difference between your youth development program and the one down the street. Find your hedgehog, a term coined by Jim Collins. Have you noticed?
Grant writing, as a process, can help a nonprofit: understand, in real world terms, what grant donors (and logically, also other types of donors) hope to achieve in the community, by donating; can help a nonprofit get its program designed, budgeted, and further planned (and hopefully implemented); and grant writing can help get the organization's leadership providing or at least considering key organizational operations, reporting, and goals. A little pressure.


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MD&M West 2016 at the Anaheim Convention Center in Anaheim, CA from February 9 – 11, 2016.


Can this even be called a beer? Here's the ratebeer definition of a malt liquor: "Strong, alcoholic-tasting, often poorly made strong lagers. Esters, fusels and other products of undiluted high-gravity brewed beers are often commonplace. Properly served in the 40oz bottle with accompanying brown paper bag." This is a 40 in a beer bottle, essentially.
Without question, the worst job of masking the alcohol in the history of adult beverages. Of course, it does come from Russia, so that gives us some insight. I really can't say much more than that about it. I get the feeling that this one might be available at a wider-selection beer store, so if you see it, go for it. Try it. It won't cost you too much, and you and your friends can gather round to see what the fuss is about. Maybe then you'll understand my absolute lack of words for this one.


"Jacob lived in the Land of Egypt for seventeen years." In these last years, Jacob finally lived – free from the suffering that plagued him throughout his life: the wrath of Esau, the treachery of Laban, the untimely passing of Rachel and the tribulations of Dinah and Joseph.
An aging Jacob summons Joseph and asks him swear that he will see to Jacob's burial in the Holy Land. When Jacob subsequently takes ill, Joseph again comes to visit, this time with his sons, Ephraim and Manasseh. Born before Joseph's reunion with his family and raised in the depraved Egypt, Ephraim and Manasseh have nevertheless proven to be worthy descendants of Jacob's spiritual family.
Jacob tells Manasseh and Ephraim, "Israel shall bless (their children) through you, saying 'May G-d make you like Ephraim and Manasseh.'" [This traditional blessing is still recited today.] By mentioning Ephraim before Manasseh, Jacob has reversed the birth order; Jacob also crosses his hands, placing his right hand on Ephraim's head and his left on Manasseh's. A surprised Joseph tries to correct his father, but Jacob insists that his prophetic insight shows that Ephraim's destiny will surpass Manasseh's: he will be the ancestor of Joshua, teacher of Israel and the one who will lead them into the Promised Land.
Jacob gathers his twelve sons and says he will foretell what will befall them at the End of Days. But he never does – his gift of prophecy departs, since G-d does not wish these secrets to be revealed at this time. Instead, Jacob blesses his sons, offering a unique message to each. The first three sons actually receive a harsh rebuke for personal shortcomings; nevertheless, tradition teaches that all were men of unsurpassed righteousness, and each received a blessing in the end.
Jacob passes away. Keeping his promise, Joseph, together with all his brothers, bears the body to Canaan, accompanied by an impressive retinue of Egyptian dignitaries paying their respects. Years later, Joseph himself passes away; he, however, is buried in Egypt. It will be many, many years before his bones return to the Holy Land.
This concludes the Book of Berieshis – Genesis, first of the Five Books of Moses.


ANA-MPA/A wildfire was reported at Nea Peramos, south of Athens, on Wednesday.
According to the Fire Brigade the fire, which is burning brushland, is near a residential area but houses are not in danger.
A strong team of 11 fire engines with a 30 member crew, two firefighter teams on foot and a water dropping helicopter are battling the blaze.
���-�P�/The 2011 Naxos Festival, which will take place at the impressive Bazeos Tower in the Cycladic island's hinterland, opens on July 23 with a photo exhibition of destroyed negatives from the archives of the Benaki Museum.
The negatives, photographs by noted photographers in a state of decomposition due to extensive deterioration before being included in the Benaki Museum's collections, are still of great aesthetic interest despite having lost their narrative context, according to the organisers.
The negatives are in tune with the minimalistic profile of the Festival, being held for the 10th consecutive year, which this year is themed "Less is More".
This year, the organizers revisit the photographic archives of the Benaki Museum, and, together with the curators of the archives, retrieve some very original and interesting material.
The "beauty" of decay was the source of inspiration for Benaki Museum photographer Leonidas Kourgiantakis. The "destroyed" negatives have been approached from a fresh perspective and were developed into images of intense aesthetic interest.
The presentation of these photographs in Naxos can be seen as a counterpoint to the ravages of time that are prevalent on the 17th century tower that hosts the exhibition. In an environment of this kind, the viewer is called upon to look beyond the apparent decay, from a personal perspective, to discover the "beauty"�.to discover the essence within the remains. 'Less is more', after all, is the theme of the 11th Naxos Festival, which is characterized by presentations that are rich in content but minimal in form, the organisers said.


Nominations for the Scholarship are accepted in the late fall through the end of January and are vetted by a student committee organized under the Office of the Dean of Students. The student committee recommends a list of six finalists to the Scholarship Committee. These six finalists are notified by the end of February.
In the Spring, the finalists attend a Friday evening dinner in their honor, usually held at the Rotunda, followed by Saturday morning interviews with the scholarship committee. The selection weekend is typically the last weekend in March. Following the selection weekend, the winner is notified and honored later that spring at the Alumni Association Awards event.


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Q: Pass argument to view with reverse url django url = reverse("school_management:school-management-list", args=(student.id,))

Hi, i am using django reverse url, here i am getting output as
'/school/student/.2979/school-details/'

I am not getting why . is included here in output?
The url i have defined is shown below
from rest_framework.routers import DefaultRouter
router = DefaultRouter()
router.register('school', SchoolManagementView, basename="school-management")

app_name = "school_management"
urlpatterns = [
    path('student/', include(router.urls)),
]

And the view is
class SchoolManagementView(ViewSet):

 @action(detail=True,
            methods=["patch"],
            url_path='school-details')
 def update_school_details(self, request, pk):
      pass


Financial advisor" is a broad, basic term that refers to a qualified who aids you handle your money. Comparable to the CFPs, specialists who attain the ChFC designation have to undergo comprehensive education like completing college-level courses to develop into financial planners. Broadly speaking, economic consultants have a greater earnings prospective, but they also have a tendency to involve longer hours and more time away on enterprise travel. If you happen to be hunting for an individual to advise each aspect of your economic life, you should look for a Certified Monetary Planner (CFP).
Ya see, there's a pretty monstrous difference involving an Advisor with an '' & an Adviser. Usually clarify how your advisor is being paid, if they do not come ideal out and inform you at the outset. Outside of the province of Quebec, any individual can hold themselves out as a financial planner." They do not truly will need to hold a designation as a financial planner in order to get in touch with themselves one.


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Q: Location services not updating in background For iOS 8 I have added the following key to my plist:

NSLocationAlwaysUsageDescription

I also added:
    // Check for iOS 8
    if ([_locationManager respondsToSelector:@selector(requestAlwaysAuthorization)]) {
        [_locationManager requestAlwaysAuthorization];
    }

I deleted the app from my phone.  Upon launch I get prompted if its ok to run location services in background as expected. I click yes.  While the app is running I get locations and the location active icon is in the status bar.
However if I leave the app the location active icon soon disappears from the status bar and I no longer get locations.
Do I need to re setup the location manager when the app enters the background?  Does the location manager property/variable need to be defined in the AppDelegate such that it never goes away?

A: You also have to set location updates in the background modes of your capabilities.


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<?
require_once 'params.php';
require_once 'lib.php';

$payload = $_POST['payload'];
$payload = json_decode($payload,true);
//predump($payload);//die();
$actions = $payload['actions'];
$value = $actions[0]['value'];
$name = $actions[0]['name'];
$user = $payload['user']['name'];
$response_url = $payload['response_url'];
$action_ts = $payload['action_ts'];
$message_ts = $payload['message_ts'];
$teamID = $payload['team']['id'];
$channelID = $payload['channel']['id'];
$token = $payload['token'];
$response_url = $payload['response_url'];

if ($name == 'prev' || $name == 'next') //PREV/NEXT PAGE ACTIONS
{

	/*READ SPOTIFY ACCESS TOKEN FROM DATABASE*/
	$sql = "select access_token,token_type from spotify_api order by id desc limit 1";
	$rows = getRows($sql);
	$row = $rows[0];
	global $token;//overwrite first $token
	$token = $row['access_token'];
	$token_type = $row['token_type'];

	//$result = CallAPI('GET', $value);
	//NEW call with auth headers
	$sheader3 = array(
		"Content-Type: application/json",
		"Authorization: $token_type $token"
	);
	$result = spotifyAPIGETCall($value,$sheader3);

	$result = json_decode($result,true);

	$retVal = array();
	$fields = array();
	$artists = array();

	$tracks = $result['tracks'];
	$href = $tracks['href'];
	$limit = $tracks['limit'];
	$next = $tracks['next'];
	$offset = $tracks['offset'];
	$previous = $tracks['previous'];
	$total = $tracks['total'];

	include 'tracks-listings.php';

	header('HTTP/1.0 200 Success');
	header('Content-Type: application/json');
	echo json_encode($retVal);
}
else if ($name == 'queue')
{
	$v = explode('|', $value);
	$trackUri = $v[0];
	$trackName = $v[1];
	$trackArtist = $v[2];

/**UNCOMMENT THIS IF UNABLE TO RUN spotify-cli.php in cli**/
//	/*READ REFRESH TOKEN FROM DATABASE*/
//	$sql = "select access_token,token_type,refresh_token from spotify_api order by id desc limit 1";
//	$rows = getRows($sql);
//	$row = $rows[0];
//	$refresh_token = $row['refresh_token'];
//
//	/*OBTAIN NEW ACCESS TOKEN FROM REFRESH TOKEN*/
//	$t = getSpotifyAccessTokenFromRefreshToken($refresh_token, $clientID, $clientSecret);
//	$token = $t['access_token'];
//	$token_type = $t['token_type'];
//
//	/*SAVE NEW ACCESS TOKEN IN DATABASE*/
//	$sql = "INSERT INTO spotify_api(access_token,token_type,refresh_token) VALUES ('$token','$token_type','$refresh_token')";
//	insertUpdate($sql);
/**UNCOMMENT THIS IF UNABLE TO RUN spotify-cli.php in cli**/

	/*READ SPOTIFY ACCESS TOKEN FROM DATABASE*/
	$sql = "select access_token,token_type from spotify_api order by id desc limit 1";
	$rows = getRows($sql);
	$row = $rows[0];
	$token = $row['access_token'];
	$token_type = $row['token_type'];

	/*READ TEAM'S PLAYLIST ID FROM DATABASE*/
	$sql = "select playlist_id from slack_teams where team_id = '$teamID' order by id desc limit 1";
	$rows = getRows($sql);
	$row = $rows[0];
	$plId = $row['playlist_id'];

	/*ADD TRACK TO PLAYLIST*/
	$surl3 = "https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/$userID/playlists/$plId/tracks";
    $sdata3 = array("uris"=>$trackUri);
	$sheader3 = array(
		"Content-Type: application/json",
		"Authorization: $token_type $token"
	);
	$sjson_response3 = spotifyAPICall($surl3.'?uris='.$trackUri,$sheader3);
	$result = json_decode($sjson_response3,true);

	$retVal = array();
	if (isset($result['snapshot_id']))
	{//SUCCESS
		/*READ SLACK ACCESS TOKEN AND CHANNEL ID FROM DATABASE*/
		$sql = "select access_token,channel_id from slack_api where team_id = '$teamID' order by id desc limit 1";
		$rows = getRows($sql);
		$row = $rows[0];
		$slack_token = $row['access_token'];

		//Post message to jukebox channel
		$att[] = array(
			'color' => '#1AA927',
			'title' => $trackName,
			//'title_link' => $response_url,
			//"fallback"=> "You are unable to choose a game",
			'text' => $trackArtist,
			'pretext' => ":notes: Queued by $user :microphone:  :sports_medal: :sports_medal: ",
			'callback_id' => 'updown',
			'actions' => array(
				array(
					"name" => "thumb_up",
					"text" => ":+1:",
					"type" => "button",
					"value" => $trackUri
				),
				array(
					"name" => "thumb_down",
					"text" => ":-1:",
					"type" => "button",
					"value" => $trackUri
				)
			)

		);
		$responsePayload = array(
			'token' => $slack_token,
			'channel' => $row['channel_id'],
			'username' => 'Jukebox',
			'as_user' => false,
			'attachments' => json_encode($att)
		);

		$u = "https://slack.com/api/chat.postMessage";
		$resp = CallAPI('GET', $u, $responsePayload);
		$resp = json_decode($resp,true);
		//error_log(print_r($resp,true));

		$pretext = ":white_check_mark: Queued";
		$color = '#1AA927';
		if (!$resp['ok'] || empty($row['channel_id']))
		{//if Slack API returns error...
			$pretext = ":warning: The track was queued, but no message was posted to the jukebox channel. Set the default channel with /jukebox :setchannel";
			$color = "#FFFF00";
		}

		/*Return message to user only - confirm song was queued*/
		$retVal['attachments'][] = array(
			'color' => $color,
			'title' => $trackName,
			//'title_link' => $response_url,
			'text' => $trackArtist,
			'pretext' => $pretext,
			'replace_original' => false,
			//'delete_original' => FALSE,
			'callback_id' => 'queue'
		);

		header('HTTP/1.0 200 Success');
		header('Content-Type: application/json');
		echo json_encode($retVal);
	}
	else if (isset($result['error']))
	{//ERROR
		$surl1 = "https://accounts.spotify.com/authorize/?";
		$sdata1=array(
			"client_id"=>$clientID,
			"response_type"=>'code',
			"redirect_uri"=>$redirectUri,
			"scope"=>'playlist-modify-public playlist-modify-private',
			"state"=>$teamID
		);

		$retVal['attachments'][] = array(
			'color' => '#FF0000',
			'title' => 'Please contact the developer at the email address above',
			'title_link' => $surl1.http_build_query($sdata1),
			'text' => $result['error']['status'].' - '.$result['error']['message'],
			'pretext' => ':email: mauro.trentini@gmail.com',
			'replace_original' => 'false',
			//'delete_original' => FALSE,
			'callback_id' => 'queue'
		);

		header('Content-Type: application/json');
		echo json_encode($retVal);
	}
}
else if ($name == 'thumb_up')
{
		/*Check if user already voted for this track*/
		$sql = "select id from user_votes where slack_user_id = '{$payload['user']['id']}' and spotify_track_uri = '$value' and team_id = '$teamID'";
		$rows = getRows($sql);
		if (count($rows) > 0)//user already voted for this track
		{
			header('HTTP/1.0 200 Success');
			die(/*"Already voted for this track"*/);
		}

		/*Mark this track as voted by current user*/
		$sql = "INSERT INTO user_votes(slack_user_id,slack_user_name,spotify_track_uri,vote,timestamp,team_id) "
			 . "VALUES ('{$payload['user']['id']}','$user','$value',1,now(),'$teamID')";
		insertUpdate($sql);

		/*READ SLACK ACCESS TOKEN FROM DATABASE*/
		$sql = "select access_token,channel_id from slack_api where team_id = '$teamID' order by id desc limit 1";
		$rows = getRows($sql);
		$row = $rows[0];
		$slack_token = $row['access_token'];

		/*Update chat message*/
		$om = $payload['original_message'];
		$ts = $om['ts'];
		$att = $om['attachments'];
		$att[0]['pretext'] = $att[0]['pretext'] . ' :sports_medal: ';

		$responsePayload = array(
			'token' => $slack_token,
			'ts' => $ts,
			'channel' => $row['channel_id'],
			'text' => $om['text'],
			'attachments' => json_encode($att)
		);
		$u = "https://slack.com/api/chat.update";
		$resp = CallAPI('POST', $u, $responsePayload);
		header('HTTP/1.0 200 Success');
}
else if ($name == 'thumb_down')
{
		/*Check if user already voted for this track*/
		$sql = "select id from user_votes where slack_user_id = '{$payload['user']['id']}' and spotify_track_uri = '$value' and team_id = '$teamID'";
		$rows = getRows($sql);
		if (count($rows) > 0)//user already voted for this track
		{
			header('HTTP/1.0 200 Success');
			die(/*"Already voted for this track"*/);
		}

		/*Mark this track as voted by current user*/
		$sql = "INSERT INTO user_votes(slack_user_id,slack_user_name,spotify_track_uri,vote,timestamp,team_id) "
			 . "VALUES ('{$payload['user']['id']}','$user','$value',0,now(),'$teamID')";
		insertUpdate($sql);

		/*READ SLACK ACCESS TOKEN FROM DATABASE*/
		$sql = "select access_token,channel_id from slack_api where team_id = '$teamID' order by id desc limit 1";
		$rows = getRows($sql);
		$row = $rows[0];
		$slack_token = $row['access_token'];
		$channelID = $row['channel_id'];

		/*Read original message*/
		$om = $payload['original_message'];
		$ts = $om['ts'];
		$att = $om['attachments'];

		//if no more medals on thumbs down, remove track from playlist
		if (!strpos($att[0]['pretext'], ':sports_medal:')){
			$att[0]['pretext'] = $att[0]['pretext'] . ' :no_entry: REMOVED :no_entry: ';//:police_car:
			unset($att[0]['actions']);

			/*READ SPOTIFY ACCESS TOKEN FROM DATABASE*/
			$sql = "select access_token,token_type from spotify_api order by id desc limit 1";
			$rows = getRows($sql);
			$row = $rows[0];
			$token = $row['access_token'];
			$token_type = $row['token_type'];

			/*READ TEAM'S PLAYLIST ID FROM DATABASE*/
			$sql = "select playlist_id from slack_teams where team_id = '$teamID' order by id desc limit 1";
			$rows = getRows($sql);
			$row = $rows[0];
			$plId = $row['playlist_id'];

			//delete track
			$surl3 = "https://api.spotify.com/v1/users/$userID/playlists/$plId/tracks";
			$t = array();
			$t[] = array('uri'=>$value);
			$sdata3 = array("tracks"=>$t);
			$sheader3 = array(
				"Content-Type: application/json",
				"Authorization: $token_type $token"
			);
			/*$result = */curl_del($surl3,$sheader3,  json_encode($sdata3));
			//predump($result);die();
			//$retVal = array();

		} else {
			$att[0]['pretext'] = preg_replace('/:sports_medal:/', '', $att[0]['pretext'], 1);
		}

		/*Update chat message*/
		$responsePayload = array(
			'token' => $slack_token,
			'ts' => $ts,
			'channel' => $channelID,
			'text' => $om['text'],
			'attachments' => json_encode($att)
		);
		$u = "https://slack.com/api/chat.update";
		$resp = CallAPI('POST', $u, $responsePayload);
		header('HTTP/1.0 200 Success');
}


This year's Bioterra Natural Garden Day deals with different aspects of seeds and their importance for gardens and nature. Speakers with important insights and exciting background knowledge will have their say.
Bioterra cordially invites you to the symposium on "Seeds & Seeds" at the Zurich University of Applied Sciences ZHAW in Wädenswil.


Finding fun things to do at Christmas time can be easy to do. But do you actually remember to do them all? I know I always make TONS of plans for the holiday season and I usually only end up doing a handful of them. So this year I am doing 25 days of Christmas! No, not like the Free Form movie marathon. But with Christmas family activities! You will find 25 days of an activity for the whole family, something to do with your spouse, a Christmas movie, a holiday recipe, and a random act of kindness.
Be sure to check in every day on the Living Life As A Wife Facebook Page to get your daily dose of Christmas! And get a FREE printable Christmas Bucket List from the Resource Library!
It's December 4th so let's keep on plugging along!
Now that December is in full swing, it's time to get (a little) ahead of the game! Take a trip to the mall and go see Santa! Get your pictures and have all the kids tell him what they want (don't worry, you'll mail the letters too!) If you don't want to pay for the professional photos, take some on your phone. But hopefully doing it earlier in the month will avoid the lines! The kids will love it and why not make some memories.
See if someone can watch the kids for a while and go out Christmas shopping just the 2 of you! Have fun picking out gifts and stocking stuffers for the kids and anyone else on your shopping list. And maybe give each other some ideas for gifts for you on the way!
Stop and grab some food and just enjoy the day. Personally, I think it would be great if you asked a relative to come along to see Santa and they can take the kids to play while you shop. Multitasking for the win! Enjoy Christmas family activities with a quick break for some couple time.
This is quite possibly my FAVORITE Christmas movie. Tim Allen is enjoyable and the story is just so darn fun.. this entire series is definitely one of the first things I put on at Christmas time.
If you haven't seen it, you should. I don't have a whole lot else to say about it!
It's a man that isn't overly thrilled to be there, but he is becoming Santa none the less. And his son, Charlie, LOVES it. It ends up being up to Charlie to make sure that Christmas happens because Scott (Tim Allen) is not about to go up to the North Pole on his own.
Trust me, you need this movie in your life. The whole family will LOVE it.
These are a yummy treat from Princess Pinky Girl that is pretty easy to make! The no-bake peanut butter balls are a yummy chocolatey goodness and great for anyone who LOVES peanut butter.
I suggest you make them the morning of or night before so they have time to solidify. But they can be in the freezer as little as 30 minutes. Enjoy!
Since you are already going out to see Santa and do some shopping, this is a convenient time to drop off a bag of food at the food bank. Grab a few cans and nonperishables from home or a couple extra from the store, and drop them off so that more people have food this winter. What an inexpensive and effective way to help.
I hope that your holiday season is going beautifully so far. And that you are enjoying all of the activities!
Make sure to stop by the Resource Library to get your FREE printable Christmas Bucket List too!


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'I won't cozy up to Facebook': Warren calls out Zuckerberg for Trump dinner amid antitrust scrutiny
Published Thu, Nov 21 201910:05 AM EST Updated Thu, Nov 21 201911:41 AM EST
Annie Palmer@annierpalmer
Democratic presidential candidate Elizabeth Warren calls out Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg for going on a "charm offensive" with Republicans, including attending a dinner with President Trump in October.
Warren pushed back on Zuckerberg's attempts to meet with lawmakers in Washington, saying she "wouldn't cozy up to Facebook" if she's elected president.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, a Democrat from Massachusetts and 2020 presidential candidate (L), and Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Facebook.
Bridgett Bennet | Bloomberg | Getty Images
Democratic presidential hopeful Elizabeth Warren took another swipe at Mark Zuckerberg, accusing the Facebook CEO of going on a "charm offensive" with Republicans, including attending an undisclosed dinner with President Donald Trump and Facebook board member Peter Thiel.
In a series of tweets Thursday, the Massachusetts U.S. senator added she wouldn't "cozy up to Facebook" if she's elected president, noting that the dinner with Trump and Thiel is a symptom of the broader corruption she argues is systemic in Washington.
"This is how the government keeps working for giant corporations and the wealthy and well-connected," Warren said. "It's no wonder that companies like Facebook have been allowed to consolidate economic and political power without any real accountability."
Warren's comments follow an NBC News report that detailed the meeting between Zuckerberg, Trump and Thiel. The dinner took place in October, when Zuckerberg delivered a speech at Georgetown University and appeared on Capitol Hill to testify about Facebook's cryptocurrency project libra. Trump previously met with Zuckerberg in September, when the Facebook chief made a surprise visit to the White House.
Zuckerberg has been meeting with lawmakers more frequently in recent months, as Facebook faces looming antitrust regulations. Several probes have been launched against Facebook, including a New York-led antitrust investigation, an antitrust probe launched by the FTC and a separate probe by the DOJ.
Sen. Warner: Facebook's ad policy allows politicians to 'lie with impunity'


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Phoenix Suns Face Another Big Test With Portland Trail Blazers
By Seth Pollack@sethpo Jan 14, 2011, 2:43pm MST
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The Phoenix Suns are seemingly faced with a big game every night. Sitting in the 11th spot in the West with a 16-21 record will do that if your goal is to somehow make the playoffs. The Portland Trail Blazers (20-19) currently are the eighth seed and despite all their injuries are the team the Suns need to beat. With Portland already having won the season series (3-0) the Suns need to finish the season with a better overall record to pass them in the playoff standings. A win tonight, therefore, counts as both a victory for the Suns and a loss for the team the Suns hope they are chasing.
All that playoff math aside, the bottom line is the Suns need to play better basketball of talk of the playoffs is nothing more than a pipe dream. The team beat Cleveland at home on Sunday and instead of using that momentum they promptly got embarrassed in Denver and took yet another huge step back.
"We have to start playing well. That's the bottom line," Coach Alvin Gentry said, emphasizing the bottom line again.
Last night's strong finish against the New Jersey Nets could be another opportunity to gain some confidence and upward thrust or it could prove totally meaningless if the Suns once again can't defend home court against an injured Portland team that always plays hard against Phoenix.
In what may turn out to be a lucky break for the Suns, Portland's Wesley Matthews is listed as a game time decision after spraining his ankle in practice yesterday. With or without Matthews, the Suns will still need to find more consistent play. At this point, the opponent hardly matters.
"I don't think it's anybody that's dogging it, I'm not saying that. I think collectively as a team we haven't clicked and the chemistry hadn't come together like we were last year. We have to have that kind of consistency to be good," Gentry said today in response to a question about individual effort.
At the same time, he repeatedly said he would go with the players who bring consistent energy and give the kind of predictable performance the team needs.
"Whatever it is, we're going to find guys with energy. We have to play with energy and we have to be consistent in what we're doing...We got to be consistent in our whole, overall game with that second unit and we've got to continue to try and find guys that's going to do that. And if not, then we are going to have to play guys 40 minutes. That's just the way it's going to be."
The most recent change to Gentry's revolving rotations has Mickael Pietrus on the bench. He didn't play at all in the last game and played limited minutes in the previous few. Gentry said that the decision to start Josh Childress over Pietrus was to help with rebounding and defense and leaving Dudley on the bench to start the game was to help with consistency for the second unit.
Pietrus is taking it all in stride. He says that as a nine-year veteran he's been through this before and it just focused on doing whatever the team needs him to do.
"I believe even if you're not playing you still come in and work hard for your team, good thing is going to happen," Pietrus said, adding, "Don't worry, MP will be back."
Grant Hill Update
Hill was reported to be moving well and in is expected to play tonight. "I'd be shocked if he doesn't," Gentry said.
This game is scheduled to tip at 8:30 p.m. local time and will be broadcast on ESPN nationally and Fox Sports Arizona. Fans can follow along at Bright Side of the Sun.
Gentry made an emphasis on the 3rd quarter. Averaged giving up 30 points in the third quarter to poor offensive teams. "We have to come out in the third quarter a lot more focused than we are and then obviously we have to be able to close out games."
"We have to figure out a way to get these guys playing better and more consistent."
Asked if the team was playing up to its talent level, Gentry said, "I would say we have to figure out what our talent level is and then we have to play up to that."
Not seeing the "blue collar desperation". Have to play consistently hard to to win games.
We don't have LeBron or Dwyane Wade where we can turn it on. The individual parts have to equal more than the sum.
Josh playing over Pietrus to help with rebounding and defense. Can't play 10 or 11 guys like last year. Can't do it this year. We tried and it hadn't worked out. Trying to get consistency to put guys in position so they know where they are going to play. Not permanent.
Have to establish consistency. We can't try and play everyone. It won't work out for us.
Playing small late in game was about finding energy. "Whatever it is, we're going to find guys with energy. We have to play with energy and we have to be consistent in what we're doing."
"We have to have consistent play and guys that we have a pretty good idea we can count on."
"You've got to be able to do your job and guard guys, I understand we may struggle a little bit scoring, but if you give up 44 points in a quarter, it doesn't matter what you do offensively. We got to be consistent in our whole, overall game with that second unit and we've got to continue to try and find guys that's going to do that. And if not, then we are going to have to play guys 40 minutes. That's just the way it's going to be."
Vince Carter is still trying to learn to play with Steve. Consistency thing with him is being out there and putting in the minutes -- guys knowing where he likes the ball. He's doing a good job with that but is going to get better.
Pietrus talking about staying positive and having fun, "Life is short, so you have to enjoy it anyway."
MP was not happy being asked about the play of the Orlando Magic. He's focused on being a Sun.
Suns Show Plenty Of Fight In Comeback Win Over Blazers, 115-111
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Sioux Falls School District Teacher of the Year Nominee: Lynn Thomason
Lauren Teller, Staff Writer
Lincoln High School is regarded as an outstanding school for excellence in athletics, academics and the arts, but the reason for the success of the school lies in the incredible teaching done by the faculty and staff. One superb teacher at LHS is Latin teacher Lynn Thomason, who has recently been nominated as a finalist for the Sioux Falls School District Teacher of the Year award.
Thomason began teaching within the district 13 years ago, and has remained the only Latin teacher at LHS since. Thomason's experiences during her high school Latin classes heavily influenced her career choice as an adult.
"[Deciding to be a Latin teacher] was a combination of a calling that I felt at a very early age and also the exposure and the wonderful experience that I had in classrooms, especially with my own high school Latin teacher," said Thomason. "I still keep in touch with her."
Teaching is not always for the light-hearted. What keeps Thomason coming back to LHS year after year is the students that she works with. Her passion for teaching motivates her to constantly keep improving her craft in order to create the best possible learning experience for students.
"The students deserve the best, whether they're past or present," said Thomason. "So, that means that I constantly have to be on my toes, especially technology-wise to make sure that they are getting the absolute best that not only I personally can offer, but that the school can offer to them and that means different methods of instruction, different technologies, it means different ways of presenting information, it means different ways of assessments, really the students just deserve the best."
As a nominee for the district Teacher of the Year Award, Thomason clearly has touched the lives of many students, and along the way many have stuck with her as well. Teaching is much more than a day job for Thomason; she personally sets her sights on ensuring that each one of her students reaches their full potential.
"I love to look out at the students and see their faces," said Thomason. "I love it especially when I know that a student has been struggling with a concept and they get it. I don't think that students realize what happens to their face when they finally have comprehension. Their eyes light up and their whole face lights up and they smile. It's just the best thing to watch someone go from 'I don't get this' to 'I got it!' I love that. I love also to help the students realize what their potential is. If their potential is a C, then let's get the C. If their potential is an A, then let's get the A."
Although Thomason believes in hard work both in and outside of the classroom, she knows that students like to let loose and joke every once and awhile. Thomason makes sure to incorporate enjoyable elements into her teaching to keep students engaged in daily material.
"I love the laughter," said Thomason. "I absolutely love the laughter. I don't mind a class clown. The Latin word for game is the Latin plural for school. So even the Romans knew that in order to learn, you have to have fun. I just love having fun; I love our trips, I love the students who go on to AP Latin and get all those credits for college, and just to watch their faces and to have them keep in touch with me after they graduate, because they're going to solve problems, they're going to make things better."
Lauren Teller is a junior and second-year Statesman staff member. Aside from her time spent hanging out in the j-lab, Lauren is an active member of the...
One Response to "Sioux Falls School District Teacher of the Year Nominee: Lynn Thomason"
Kevin K. on May 19th, 2018 2:00 am
I took several years of Latin and can attest to Lynn's teacher's love for the language, love for teaching, and love for students. It is quite appropriate that Miss Lynn receive this award, especially for Latin. She was the number one Latin student in her High School Latin Class. I know. I was number two. : )
Congratulations and Best wishes! KDK
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Ubaldo Bezerra de Melo (Recife, 17 de maio de 1894 — Natal, 19 de agosto de 1974) foi um político brasileiro, interventor federal no Rio Grande do Norte entre 1946 e 1947.

Filho de João Bezerra de Melo e Idalina Bezerra de Melo, transferiu-se em 1905 com a família para Natal, onde fez seus estudos primários no Colégio Santo Antônio e secundários no Ateneu Norte-Riograndense.

Foi funcionário do Departamento dos Correios e Telégrafos, ingressando em 1917 na Inspetoria Federal de Obras contra as Secas, onde trabalhou até 1927, chegando a desempenhar as funções de pagador. Em outubro de 1930, com o advento do movimento revolucionário que levou Getúlio Vargas ao poder, foi escolhido para presidir o Banco do Rio Grande do Norte.

Industrial, entre 1939 e 1945 foi membro do Conselho Administrativo do Estado, órgão colegiado que substituiu a Assembléia Legislativa durante o Estado Novo (1937-1945). Em fevereiro de 1946 foi nomeado interventor federal no Rio Grande do Norte em substituição ao desembargador Miguel Seabra Fagundes. Arrecadou a maior receita financeira até então recolhida no Rio Grande do Norte e em janeiro de 1947 deixou a interventoria, sendo substituído pelo general Orestes da Rocha Lima.

No pleito de outubro de 1954, elegeu-se deputado estadual no Rio Grande do Norte na legenda do Partido Social Democrático (PSD), assumindo o mandato em fevereiro do ano seguinte. De 1954 a 1955, foi membro do conselho consultivo do Banco do Nordeste. Foi primeiro vice-presidente da Assembléia Legislativa de 1955 a 1956 e encerrou seu mandato em janeiro de 1959, quando deixou a carreira política.

Ubaldo Melo foi ainda diretor do Lloyd Brasileiro em Natal, diretor-presidente da Caixa Econômica Federal naquela cidade. Como empresário, foi diretor da firma Bezerra & Cia., pioneira na indústria açucareira potiguar, sendo responsável pela instalação das usinas Ilha Bela e Santa Teresinha no vale do Ceará-Mirim.

Bibliografia

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Nascidos em 1894
Governadores do Rio Grande do Norte
Mortos em 1974

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News / Palestine / Lebanon / News Headlines
Israel in 'fear' after Hezbollah fighter killed in Damascus
Tuesday, 21 July 2020 11:49 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 21 July 2020 11:49 PM ]
Ali Kamel Mohsen, a member of the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement, who was killed in an Israeli aggression on the Syrian capital, Damascus, on July 20, 2020.
Israeli media say the occupied territories are overwhelmed by "fear and alertness" about the possibility of a retaliatory attack by Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement after the popular organization announced the martyrdom of one of its members in a recent Israeli aggression on the Syrian soil.
Hezbollah said in a statement on Tuesday that one of its members, Ali Kamel Mohsen, had been killed the night before during an Israeli attack near the Syrian capital of Damascus.
Syria's state television said late on Monday that the Syrian air defenses had successfully intercepted a new Israeli aggression above Damascus and the capital city's International Airport.
The Israeli missiles flew over the Syrian Golan Heights where they conducted raids around the capital, according to a Syrian military spokesman, and that the Syrian air defenses thwarted most of the missiles before reaching their targets and inflicted only "material losses."
Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli aggression on southern Damascus
Syria says its air defenses have successfully intercepted a new Israeli aggression above the capital Damascus.
Syria's official news agency SANA said the Israeli attack wounded at least seven Syrian troops. The so-called Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) put the number of fatalities at five.
After the Lebanese resistance movement mourned the martyrdom of Mohsen on Tuesday, Israeli media reported that there was "fear and alertness in Israel of Hezbollah's response."
Hezbollah had vowed in the past to retaliate for any of its members that were killed by Israeli forces in Syria. The resistance group fired a barrage of anti-tank missiles into the occupied territories in September last year after two of its fighters embraced martyrdom in an Israeli aggression near Damascus.
Report: #Israeli military is on high alert in border areas near #Lebanon after #Hezbollah announces one of its fighters was killed in Israel airstrike hitting southern #Damascus. #Syrian air defenses intercepted missiles fired from Golan Heights last night https://t.co/3Pr14VvOAM
— Habib Abdolhossein (@HAbdolhossein) July 21, 2020
Hezbollah proved capability to hit targets deep inside Israel, Israeli TV admits
An Israeli television network says the recent Hezbollah attack on Israeli positions proved the Lebanese resistance movement can hit targets viewed as safe inside the occupied territories.
Syria has been gripped by foreign-backed militancy since March 2011. The Syrian government says the Israeli regime and its Western and regional allies are aiding Takfiri terrorist groups that are wreaking havoc in the country.
Israel frequently targets military positions inside Syria, especially those of Hezbollah which has played a key role in helping the Syrian army in its fight against terrorists.
The Tel Aviv regime mostly keeps quiet about the attacks on Syrian territories which many view as knee-jerk reaction to Syrian government's increasing success in confronting terrorism in country.
Israel has been a main supporter of terrorist groups that have opposed the government of President Bashar al-Assad since militancy erupted in Syria nine years ago.
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Q: Triangle Properties application In a triangle ABC, AD is the altitude from A. Given b>c, $\angle C = {23^o}$,$AD = \frac{{abc}}{{{b^2} - {c^2}}}$. Then  $\angle B = \_\_\_{\_^o}$
My approach is as follow
$\frac{a}{{\sin A}} = \frac{b}{{\sin B}} = \frac{c}{{\sin C}} = 2R$
$AD = \frac{{8{R^3}sinA\sin B\sin C}}{{4{R^2}{{\sin }^2}B - 4{R^2}{{\sin }^2}C}} = \frac{{2RsinA\sin B\sin C}}{{\sin \left( {B - C} \right)\sin \left( {B + C} \right)}} = \frac{{2R\sin B\sin C}}{{\sin \left( {B - C} \right)}}$
How do I approach from here

A: We can use the extended law of sines and the area of a triangle in terms of sides and circumradius formulae.
$$\bigtriangleup=\frac{1}{2}a\cdot AD \implies AD= \frac{2\triangle}{a} = \frac{{abc}}{{{b^2} - {c^2}}}=\frac{4R \bigtriangleup}{{b^2} - {c^2}}$$
$$\implies 2Ra={b^2} - {c^2}$$
$$\implies 2R(2R\cdot \sin(A))=(2R\cdot \sin(B))^2 - {(2R\cdot \sin(C))}^2$$
$$\implies \sin(A)=\sin^2(B)-\sin^2(C)$$
Can you take it from here?

 $$B=C+90°$$

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Q: python thread terminate or kill in the best way The thing is I want to kill all the thread that are currently running.For example I have a single button whose calling the for loop. and suddenly I want to stop it.
here are my codes:
class WorkerThread(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self,t,*args):
        super(WorkerThread,self).__init__(target=t,args=(args[0],args[3]))
        self.start()
        self.join()

my implementation:
def running(fileopen,methodRun):
    #....long task of code are here...

for file in fileTarget:
        threads.append(WorkerThread(running,file,count,len(fileTarget),"FindHeader"))

A: Never try to abruptly terminate a thread. Instead setup a flag/signal in your WorkerThread class, and then when you want it to stop just set the flag and make the thread finish by itself.
Also you have misunderstandings on how to subclass threading.Thread. If you decide to run a function as thread, it should be:
thread = threading.Thread(target=my_func, args=(arg1, arg2...))
thread.start()

Well, in your case this won't fit for your needs since you want the thread to stop when requested. So now let's subclass threading.Thread, basically __init__ is like a constructor in python, every time when an instance is created it'll get executed. And you immediately start() the thread and then block it with join(), what it does is in your for loop threads.append(WorkerThread(running,file,count,len(fileTarget),"FindHeader")) will block till the end of running finished with file and then goes on to work with another file, no actual thread is being used.
You should move your running(fileopen,methodRun) into run():
class WorkerThread(threading.Thread):
    def __init__(self,*args):
        super(WorkerThread,self).__init__()
        self.arg_0 = arg[0]
        self.arg_1 = arg[1]
        ...
        self.stop = False

    def run(self):
        # now self.arg_0 is fileopen, and self.arg_1 is methodRun
        # move your running function here
        #....long task of code are here...

        Try to do self.stop check every small interval, e.g.

        ...

        if self.stop:
            return

        ...

for file in fileTarget:
    new_thread = WorkerThread(file, count, len(fileTarget), "FindHeader"))
    new_thread.start()

    threads.append(new_thread)

# Stop these threads
for thread in threads:
    thread.stop = True


There is a super good news for all fans of the Japanese music. The epic band the GazettE announced a world tour this year. the GazettE World Tour 2016 will consist of 16 performances in 4 different continents – North and South America, Europe and Asia! It's absolutely going to be a big travel for the band!
The tour is devided in 3 movements – for the different continents. 7th movement is for the Americas, 8th – for The Far East and 9th for the Continent – Europe. Check all the confirmed dates bellow!
More info about the tickets can be found on the band's site! The tickets for the shows in Dallas and Los Angeles are already available. For the other shows in Americas tickets sale will start on 15th January. The tickets for Europe will be available from 11th January. There isn't any info about the tickets for the shows in Taipei and Shanghai yet, but it will be announced very soon!
Have you planned which show to attend? My advice for the fans is to be fast, because we all know how fast the tickets will be sold. Be ready!
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Welcome to Ignis Fattus, the magazine based on the concept of escapism with the personality of Tina Fey. It's quirky, edgy and slightly off beat but never a boring read.
Getting checked for prostate cancer is uncomfortable. We wanted to make light of this awkward situation through humor and fun.
Spread 'Em is a Capital Campaign seeking to raise money to create a fleet of buses that will host free prostate cancer exams at various unexpected places.
We have partnered with Malecare, a non-profit organization helping people affected by male cancers, to reach potential donors with a case statement, golf tournament and donation microsite.
Introducing Bon Appétit, the new board game from Food Network, where you do more than play, you cook a meal to enjoy when you're done.
Can you answer enough trivia questions and win enough food challenges to make it around the board and complete your dish first?
Battle Royale is novel by Japanese writer, Koushun Takami, where kids are forced to fight each other to death until only one remains. These book covers are designed to express three different concepts using three different approaches: illustration, photography, and typography.
All rebels need to keep a cool head. So we combined punk and popsicle to create Inked, the world's first punksicle.
Every flavor has a tattoo frozen in, so you can finish your pop with a stamp of disorder on your tongue.
All children are afraid of something - monsters under their bed, the dark, or even bath time. We are introducing Monstrols, a new line of monster characters that help kids face and control their fears.
Children can go online to create their own personalized Monstrol, name it, then have it mailed to them with a personalized card from their unique Monstrol.
After making the Monstrol, they will be prompted to an iPad game to play until their character arrives.
Grey Gardens is a documentary film that depicts the everyday lives of two isolated socialites, a mother and daughter both named Edith Beale, who lost everything.
The two vibrant, vivacious and eccentric women live in a filthy, decaying mansion in East Hampton, New York full of cats, fleas, trash and no running water. While their lives may be deteriorating, you cannot help but love these two women who are anything but boring.
With digital clocks being so common now, many children never learn how to read a traditional clock. Tick Tock Time is an interactive children's book designed to teach kids how to tell time. While following the daily adventures of Marvin the Monkey, children learn the basics of reading a clock.
1980s rock icon, Pat Benatar, may have been a petite, 5-foot-tall woman, but to many she was known as, the 5-foot giant, due to her loud voice, opinion and somewhat rebellious personality.
Her large and opinionated New York attitude definitely contrasted with her tiny appearance, but her outspoken lyrics changed the way women looked at themselves in relationships from then on.
Zowl, a 5-foot-tall lamp, was created for Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban after they went zorbing into life-sized bowling pins on their vacation in Lake Tahoe, California.
Keith and Nicole are always looking for more activities to do with their children, so the two lamp shades can be detached and reused as a balls for their kids to play with.
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By using the materials used in baby bottle liners, any substance - lotion, soaps, ect., will be completely squeezed out of the liner, leaving nothing to waste.
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Antisemitism Spikes, And Many Jews Wonder: Where Are Our Allies?
By Melissa Block,
Jerome Socolovsky
Michael M. Santiago
People attend a rally denouncing antisemitic violence on May 27 in Cedarhurst, New York. Following a surge in antisemitic hate crimes triggered by last month's Israel-Gaza conflict, some Jews are wondering why the condemnation hasn't been stronger.
For Alex Zeldin, it began as a normal Friday.
He was headed to Trader Joe's on New York City's Upper West Side to pick up some food for the Jewish Sabbath.
As usual, he was wearing his yarmulke, or skullcap. When he turned a corner, he realized that a couple of teenagers had started to follow him, spewing antisemitic insults.
"It took me about halfway down the block to realize that the thing that they were commenting on was they kept saying, 'Yarmulke': 'I want to take that yarmulke. I want to hit him in his head and take that yarmulke. That Jewish baby killer,' " Zeldin recalled.
Zeldin's harassers ultimately peeled off, but the fact that they used the term "baby killer" gave him a jolt.
I don't think that the general population, and progressives included among that, have a good understanding of what they're looking at when antisemitic violence doesn't have a swastika attached to it.
"Calling Jews 'baby killers'? That's the blood libel. That's a thing that was happening in medieval Europe," he said, referring to the age-old, antisemitic lie that accused Jews of murdering Christian children to use their blood in rituals.
Zeldin, who writes a column for The Forward, a Jewish publication devoted to news and progressive thought, notes that "baby killer" invective has gained traction — propagated widely on social media — in response to last month's military conflict between Israel and Hamas, which left dozens of Palestinian children among the dead.
During nearly two weeks of fighting, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) tracked a 75% spike in antisemitic incidents in the U.S., including brazen assaults, vandalism, harassment and hate speech.
"It was like a wildfire that spread much farther than we had anticipated or really seen in the past," said Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO and national director of the ADL. "We were pretty staggered to see how fast this played out."
That antisemitic surge is an alarming trend, one that has also left many Jews wondering where their allies have gone.
"Who is here for us?"
Zeldin has heard from many Jews who feel they've been abandoned by people whom they would expect to be their allies.
"It's definitely a moment of frustration," he said. "A lot of the messaging that Jews have gotten over the last four years ... is you've got to show up. You have to be an ally. You have to speak up for others. And I think a lot of Jews, myself included, very much took that to heart," marching in support of women's and immigrant rights, as well as the Black Lives Matter movement.
But recently, he said, reciprocity has been hard to find.
"I don't think that the general population, and progressives included among that, have a good understanding of what they're looking at when antisemitic violence doesn't have a swastika attached to it," Zeldin said.
He said people find it easier to see and condemn antisemitism when it involves white supremacists chanting, "Jews will not replace us," as they did in the August 2017 Unite the Right rally in Charlottesville, Va. Or when a gunman opened fire in a synagogue in Pittsburgh on Oct. 27, 2018, and killed 11 worshippers because he believed a conspiracy theory that claims Jews are helping immigrants resettle in America in order to make the country less white.
But, Zeldin said, when anti-Jewish hate is less glaring or gets twisted up with Middle East geopolitics, "folks struggle to identify it and to understand that it is a severe problem."
Even before the latest flare-up of Mideast violence, some Jews were already feeling abandoned in the fight against antisemitism. Comedian Sarah Silverman talked about it on her podcast in March.
"Stop rolling your eyes, and be our allies," she urged. "It makes me sad to know that so many Jews that I know commit their lives to being allies to so many, to stick their necks out for others, and I'm proud of that. That will always be our way."
"But," she asked, "who is here for us?"
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Justice, justice you shall pursue
Rabbi Sandra Lawson approaches that question — "who is here for us?" — from multiple perspectives. As a Black, queer, female rabbi, Lawson is at the intersection of marginalized identities.
"People's allyship should not be conditional," she said. "It should not be 'I showed up for you, or these groups — therefore you show up for me.' You should do it because it's the right thing to do."
And it requires building real relationships, Lawson said.
Reflecting on the Jewish theologian Rabbi Abraham Heschel's storied alliance with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement, Lawson pointed out that "what gets left out of the story is that they were actual friends. And so if you want to show up for Black Lives Matter, that's fine, that's outwardly facing. But the hard work is the internal work that you have to do in yourself to understand racism, antisemitism, homophobia. ... And that's the work that people don't want to do."
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Rabbi Abraham Heschel (center) and Martin Luther King Jr. stand with (from left) Bishop James Shannon and Rabbi Maurice Eisendrath during a protest at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery on Feb. 6, 1968.
Lawson is director of diversity, equity and inclusion with the progressive Jewish organization Reconstructing Judaism, and she joined our Zoom call wearing a T-shirt with the message "Justice, justice you shall pursue."
"It's from the Torah," Lawson explained; transliterated from Hebrew, it's tzedek tzedek tirdof.
"The fact that justice — tzedek tzedek — is said twice, it sort of becomes an imperative," she said. "You must do this. You must pursue justice." Below that phrase, her shirt read: "Jewish and anti-racist."
Lawson is an active presence on social media and lately has found herself the target of escalating vitriol, even in response to the most benign things, like a TikTok video she posted where she's napping with her tiny dog.
This was right after the Israeli military launched airstrikes in Gaza, following a barrage of rockets launched into Israel by Palestinian militants.
"It just didn't feel like one individual throwing antisemitic statements at me," Lawson said. "It was like one after another after another after another. I had people say things like: 'Jews were responsible for the slave trade.' 'How can [you] support Israel?' 'Hitler was right.' "
According to the Anti-Defamation League, variations of the phrase "Hitler was right" were tweeted more than 17,000 times in the first week of the fighting between Israel and Hamas.
Responding to the surge in anti-Jewish hate and physical assaults, President Biden issued a statement on May 28 saying, "These attacks are despicable, unconscionable, un-American, and they must stop. I will not allow our fellow Americans to be intimidated or attacked because of who they are or the faith they practice."
While the ADL's Greenblatt praised the president's long-standing commitment on this issue, he was dismayed that high-profile public condemnation had been slow in coming.
"It took too long," he said, "and too much happened before we had leaders speak out. ... We would hope to see, whether you're a college president, you're a chief executive, to stand up squarely and unapologetically for a besieged Jewish community, just like they do for other marginalized groups."
A hierarchy of racism
So, what explains the reluctance?
The British writer and comedian David Baddiel, who is Jewish, offers an answer in a recently published book titled Jews Don't Count. It's aimed specifically at the progressive left.
"I think progressives find it very hard to see Jews as victims," Baddiel said in an interview.
He attributes this aversion to the myth that Jews are rich, powerful and privileged — an antisemitic trope in itself that has also come down through history.
"And the problem is that if you have any trace of that in your consciousness," he said, "and trust me, a lot of people on the left do, then it's hard to think of Jews as being inside that circle of people you need to protect, because the Jews are not in need of protection."
Or, as he put it in his book, Jews find themselves pushed outside of the "sacred circle" that the "progressive modern left [is] prepared to go into battle for."
The key, Baddiel argues, is that antisemitism has to be understood as racism. It has very little to do with religion.
"Because no racist asks whether you keep kosher before they set light to your house," he said. "I am an atheist. It would not have given me a free pass out of Auschwitz. It would also be irrelevant to any white supremacist wanting to kill me."
Baddiel speaks with the weight of family history behind him: His grandparents fled the Nazis with his mother when she was an infant, and many other family members were murdered in the Holocaust.
In Jews Don't Count, he writes, "The sense, perhaps, is that Jews don't need allies."
But, he concludes, "That isn't true: it never was."
Jerome Socolovsky is the Audio Storytelling Specialist for NPR Training. He has been a reporter and editor for more than two decades, mostly overseas. Socolovsky filed stories for NPR on bullfighting, bullet trains, the Madrid bombings and much more from Spain between 2002 and 2010. He has also been a foreign and international justice correspondent for The Associated Press, religion reporter for the Voice of America and editor-in-chief of Religion News Service. He won the Religion News Association's TV reporting award in 2013 and 2014 and an honorable mention from the Association of International Broadcasters in 2011. Socolovsky speaks five languages in addition to his native Spanish and English. He holds a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Pennsylvania, and graduate degrees from Hebrew University and the Harvard Kennedy School. He's also a sculler and a home DIY nut.
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Thyonina articulata is een zeekomkommer uit de familie Phyllophoridae.

De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort werd in 1908 gepubliceerd door Clément Vaney.

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