NANNING, NNC - The Ministry of Trade again exhibits the potential of superior products and the typical culture of the archipelago to the world stage through the international exhibition "The 15th China-ASEAN Expo (CAEXPO) 2018".
The exhibition with the theme "Jointly Building the 21st Century Maritime Silk Road, Forging a China-ASEAN Community of Innovation" is held on September 12-15, 2018 at the International Convention and Exhibition, Nanning, China.
"The Ministry of Trade's participation in CAEXPO is one of the efforts to increase market access to China as an export destination. Indonesia's regular participation in CAEXPO is our commitment to establish trade cooperation with China and other ASEAN countries," said Director General of National Export Development at Ministry of Trade Arlinda.
Arlinda added that the trade value between Indonesia and China until June 2018 reached USD34.05 billion with an export value of USD13.35 billion and imports worth USD20.70 billion. Meanwhile, the total trade between Indonesia and China in 2017 was recorded at USD58.85 billion. Indonesia experienced a deficit trade balance with China which almost all came from the non-oil and gas sector amounting to USD12.68 billion.
"Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports to China amounted to USD21.35 billion, while Indonesia's non-oil and gas imports from China were valued at USD35.51 billion. The development of Indonesia's non-oil and gas exports to China in 2013-2017 was down 0.78 percent," said Arlinda in a press release, Wednesday (9/12/2018).
According to Arlinda, China is the largest non-oil and gas export destination for Indonesia in 2017. China is also the third largest investor in Indonesia with an investment value of USD3.36 billion. Indonesia's main non-oil and gas export products to China include coal, palm oil, processed wood powder and copper. Whereas the largest non-oil and gas import products from China include telephone components; automatic digital data processing machines in portable form; and the components being used.


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Schuring gets bills passed into law
Robert Wang CantonRep.com staff writer @rwangREP
He always has many pots cooking in the legislative kitchen that is the Ohio General Assembly.
As 2019 ended, The Canton Repository spoke with Stark County's legislators in the Ohio General Assembly about what they accomplished the past year and what they hope to get done in the new year.
State Sen. Kirk Schuring, R-Jackson Township, who has been a state legislator nearly 27 years, has become a wizard on the state legislative process. He frequently inserts provisions to spur economic development as well as earmarks into big bills like the state budget that become law.
It's difficult to count all of his legislative initiatives he has pending. He submitted a seven-page summary of the amendments he got into the budget bill that totaled 22. We focus on the highlights of the legislation he got passed into law and his pending bills.
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"I'm the first one in the Statehouse in the morning. I get in between 6:30 and 7:30 a.m. and I don't leave until my work is done," Schuring said. "There's many legislators who call me Henry Kissinger because I can walk into something that appears to be controversial and find common ground and ways to get people to work together on things."
Schuring represents Stark County except for Lawrence Township, Canal Fulton, Tuscarawas Township, Sugar Creek Township and Ward 6 of Massillon.
Besides drafting bills, Schuring also spends a lot of time as facilitator. For example, he attends nearly every monthly meeting of the Regional Transportation Improvement Project that discusses expanding the U.S. Route 30 expressway to Columbiana County from Canton. And he persuaded the director of the Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks to take a tour of U.S. 30.
The former acting speaker of the House also has won the trust of local leaders who've assigned him to head up task forces to come up with legislative solutions to contentious heavy-lift issues like overhauling the unemployment compensation system or legalization of medical marijuana. In 2020, the big issue he will lead the effort in the Senate to address regulating sports betting.
Schuring is chairman of General Government and Agency Review Committee and member of Finance Committee; Health, Human Services & Medicaid Committee; and Ways and Means Committee.
Some of the amendments he said he successfully inserted into the 2019 Ohio budget bill:
– Addition of a nonrefundable tax credit for people who invest in an Ohio opportunity zone, which are federally designated economically distressed areas that's equal to 10 percent of the investment capped at $1 million per person and $50 million total.
Allows a township or city that created a tourism development district, and Canton is the only city eligible to do so, with the consent of property owners in a district to impose a development charge of up to 2 percent of gross sales at the property.
– Provided an additional $150,000 in grant funds to the National First Ladies Library in Canton.
– Provided an additional $50,000 over two years for the Stark, Columbiana and Carroll counties' entity seeking an extension of the U.S. 30 expressway.
– Increased funding for legal aid by $250,000 and mandated it be spent to provide legal services to veterans.
– Increased the amount of security grants to local entities to take measures against terrorism by $250,000 to $3 million a year. The money is to cover the cost of security personnel or purchasing equipment.
– Increases the amount of money from federal Temporary Assistance for Needy Families grant to the Ohio Alliance of Boys and Girls Clubs by $1 million.
– Increases county recorder fees for recording a mortgage or other real estate transaction.
– Expands refundable motion picture production credit to live theater productions as well as post-production, advertising and promotional expenses.
– Get Senate Bill 39, which Schuring introduced and the Senate approved in June, approved by the House and signed into law. The bill is complex, but basically allows a property owner seeking to construct a building with multiple uses on the property to obtain a nonrefundable tax credit on insurance premiums equal to 10 percent of development costs that can be sold to an insurance company to help offset its state taxes. Schuring says the credit is only granted if tax revenue resulting from the development exceed the cost of the credit.
– Get Senate Bill 212, introduced by Schuring in October, through the Senate Ways and Means Committee and eventually signed into law. If approved, it would allow townships and cities to designate areas as a Neighborhood Development Area. Developers and owners of newly-built single-family homes in such an area could apply for a full or partial exemption from property taxes.
"When there's not adequate housing, this will incentivize new home construction."
– Get Senate Bill 204, introduced by Schuring in September with Sen. Vernon Sykes, D-Akron, through the Senate Finance Committee and signed into law. Would allow airports like Akron-Canton Airport to create an Airport Development District that would impose development charges based on square footage or sales in the district that could be spent on construction and other development in the district to attract new airlines or increase the number of flights.
– Get Senate Bill 38, introduced by Schuring in February, through the Senate Local Government Committee and signed into law. Would clarify that cities and villages are allowed to use surplus revenue from its water or sewer fund to expand its water or sewer system including as part of economic development. Schuring said the bill would make permanent what the General Assembly allowed in 2012 on a one-time basis, for Canton to use it surplus water and sewer funds to extend water and sewer lines to the Faircrest interchange area on Interstate 77 that it annexed.
– Try to get state capital budget funding for local projects. Schuring said in the past he's gotten funding for projects like the Jackson Township park amphitheater, Centennial Plaza in Canton, the Massillon Museum and ArtsinStark projects with grants that range from $100,000 to $1.5 million.
– As chairman of the General Government and Agency Review Committee, Schuring is expected to oversee on the Senate the drafting and passage of a law permitting but regulating sports betting in Ohio.
"We want to make sure it's done legally, and we can put ... guardrails around it so it's not done in a way that's hurting people."
Reach Repository writer Robert Wang at (330) 580-8327 or robert.wang@cantonrep.com. Twitter: @rwangREP

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package org.apache.samza.sql.translator;

import java.util.Optional;

import org.apache.calcite.rel.RelNode;
import org.apache.calcite.rel.RelRoot;
import org.apache.calcite.rel.RelShuttleImpl;
import org.apache.calcite.rel.core.TableScan;
import org.apache.calcite.rel.logical.LogicalAggregate;
import org.apache.calcite.rel.logical.LogicalFilter;
import org.apache.calcite.rel.logical.LogicalJoin;
import org.apache.calcite.rel.logical.LogicalProject;
import org.apache.samza.SamzaException;
import org.apache.samza.operators.KV;
import org.apache.samza.operators.MessageStream;
import org.apache.samza.operators.MessageStreamImpl;
import org.apache.samza.operators.StreamGraph;
import org.apache.samza.operators.TableDescriptor;
import org.apache.samza.sql.data.SamzaSqlExecutionContext;
import org.apache.samza.sql.data.SamzaSqlRelMessage;
import org.apache.samza.sql.interfaces.SamzaRelConverter;
import org.apache.samza.sql.interfaces.SqlIOResolver;
import org.apache.samza.sql.interfaces.SqlIOConfig;
import org.apache.samza.sql.planner.QueryPlanner;
import org.apache.samza.sql.runner.SamzaSqlApplicationConfig;
import org.apache.samza.sql.testutil.SamzaSqlQueryParser;
import org.apache.samza.table.Table;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * This class is used to populate the StreamGraph using the SQL queries.
 * This class contains the core of the SamzaSQL control code that converts the SQL statements to calcite relational graph.
 * It then walks the relational graph and then populates the Samza's {@link StreamGraph} accordingly.
 */
public class QueryTranslator {
  private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(QueryTranslator.class);

  private final ScanTranslator scanTranslator;
  private final SamzaSqlApplicationConfig sqlConfig;

  public QueryTranslator(SamzaSqlApplicationConfig sqlConfig) {
    this.sqlConfig = sqlConfig;
    scanTranslator =
        new ScanTranslator(sqlConfig.getSamzaRelConverters(), sqlConfig.getInputSystemStreamConfigBySource());
  }

  public void translate(SamzaSqlQueryParser.QueryInfo queryInfo, StreamGraph streamGraph) {
    QueryPlanner planner =
        new QueryPlanner(sqlConfig.getRelSchemaProviders(), sqlConfig.getInputSystemStreamConfigBySource(),
            sqlConfig.getUdfMetadata());
    final SamzaSqlExecutionContext executionContext = new SamzaSqlExecutionContext(this.sqlConfig);
    final RelRoot relRoot = planner.plan(queryInfo.getSelectQuery());
    final TranslatorContext context = new TranslatorContext(streamGraph, relRoot, executionContext);
    final RelNode node = relRoot.project();
    final SqlIOResolver ioResolver = context.getExecutionContext().getSamzaSqlApplicationConfig().getIoResolver();

    node.accept(new RelShuttleImpl() {
      int windowId = 0;
      int joinId = 0;

      @Override
      public RelNode visit(TableScan scan) {
        RelNode node = super.visit(scan);
        scanTranslator.translate(scan, context);
        return node;
      }

      @Override
      public RelNode visit(LogicalFilter filter) {
        RelNode node = visitChild(filter, 0, filter.getInput());
        new FilterTranslator().translate(filter, context);
        return node;
      }

      @Override
      public RelNode visit(LogicalProject project) {
        RelNode node = super.visit(project);
        new ProjectTranslator().translate(project, context);
        return node;
      }

      @Override
      public RelNode visit(LogicalJoin join) {
        RelNode node = super.visit(join);
        joinId++;
        new JoinTranslator(joinId, ioResolver).translate(join, context);
        return node;
      }

      @Override
      public RelNode visit(LogicalAggregate aggregate) {
        RelNode node = super.visit(aggregate);
        windowId++;
        new LogicalAggregateTranslator(windowId).translate(aggregate, context);
        return node;
      }
    });

    String sink = queryInfo.getSink();
    SqlIOConfig sinkConfig = sqlConfig.getOutputSystemStreamConfigsBySource().get(sink);
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    MessageStream<KV<Object, Object>> outputStream = stream.map(samzaMsgConverter::convertToSamzaMessage);

    Optional<TableDescriptor> tableDescriptor = sinkConfig.getTableDescriptor();
    if (!tableDescriptor.isPresent()) {
      outputStream.sendTo(streamGraph.getOutputStream(sinkConfig.getStreamName()));
    } else {
      Table outputTable = streamGraph.getTable(tableDescriptor.get());
      if (outputTable == null) {
        String msg = "Failed to obtain table descriptor of " + sinkConfig.getSource();
        LOG.error(msg);
        throw new SamzaException(msg);
      }
      outputStream.sendTo(outputTable);
    }
  }
}

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Cis (German: Tscheiss) is a comune (municipality) in Trentino in the northern Italian region Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, located about 40 kilometres (25 mi) northwest of Trento. As of 31 December 2004, it had a population of 311 and an area of 5.5 square kilometres (2.1 sq mi).
Cis borders the following municipalities: Bresimo, Livo, Caldes, and Cles.
Cis is a genus of tree-fungus beetle in the family Ciidae.
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It exists in nature as an elongation product of oleic acid (18:1 Δ9), its immediate precursor being erucic acid. Nervonic acid is particularly abundant in the white matter of animal brains and in peripheral nervous tissue where nervonyl sphingolipids are enriched in the myelin sheath of nerve fibers.
In the same way, recent studies have concluded that nervonic acid is implicated as an intermediate in the biosynthesis of nerve cell myelin.
This acid is an important member of the group of the cerebrosides, which are fatty acids of the glycosphingolipids group, important components of the muscles and the central nervous system and peripheral. Indeed, it is one of the major fatty acids in brain sphingolipids, normally accounting for approximately 40% of the total fatty acids in sphingolipids.
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from __future__ import absolute_import

import socket as _socket

#XXX these need robustification for non-TCP sockets, etc.

def socket(self, s):
    """Adds the following fields:

        :ip_addr: numeric IP address
        :port: port number
        :host: peer hostname, as returned by :func:`getnameinfo`
        :service: the human readable name of the service on ``port``

    :arg socket s: the socket to extract information from
    """
    ip_addr, port = s.getpeername()
    host, service = _socket.getnameinfo((ip_addr, port), 0)
    return self.fields(ip_addr=ip_addr, port=port, host=host, service=service)

def socket_minimal(self, s):
    """Like `.socket`, but only log ``ip_addr`` and ``port``"""
    ip_addr, port = s.getpeername()
    return self.fields(ip_addr=ip_addr, port=port)


Yesterday, I had to report to Microsoft all my Excel community activities: the blog posts I made on Excel, the free talks/training I did, the mentoring activities I did and the Excel videos I made. It's the period when they review the activities of Excel experts for the MVP awards. And if I'm lucky I might be re-awarded this year.
While submitting my activities record, I was forced to take stock of my online activities. Especially via my blog. And below is a listing of what I found out.
Somehow, my blog shows that I posted 364 articles last year. One short of the 365 it should have been. I don't know how come. But I wrote six unique articles for my business blog so I wrote 370 blog posts last year.
About 600,000 people read my blog last year at a total of about 1,100,000 times.
People prefer to email me rather than comment on my blog. I got more mails than I could count.
People seem to love my university Final Year Project. I had uploaded the project document online for people to access freely and it has been read over 22,000 times and downloaded over 3,700 times. I have got thank you messages from as far as Asia.
It seems people still prefer my Linux content to my Excel content. The Linux content I put online generate more activities than my Excel content. One hurried Linux crash course PPT I created and put online has been downloaded about a 1000 times and read over 5000 times. None of my Excel content has come close. One of my Linux posts has been read over 310,000 times while the total read count of all my Excel posts is not up to 100,000.
Everyday about 1,200 people get my blog posts.
My Slideshare uploads have been viewed over 112,000 times, downloaded over 5,000 times and people emailed them to their friends about 500 times.
I have a combined twitter followers of over 12,000 (spread across 3 accounts).
My YouTube videos have been watched 6,656 times and for an estimated 23,339 minutes.
Altogether, blogging and being active online might be virtual activities but their impact has been real to me. The numbers aren't just numbers but people, real people. Real people read my blogs. The comments and mails I receive are from real people. The 1 million people who have visited my blog since I began taking records (via Google Analytics) are real people like you and me. And I have gotten to meet amazing people who are now my friends. Just by being active online.


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Donna is Senior Digital Producer for 30Seconds, and the mother of three grown children....
Books to Read During Coronavirus Social Distancing: 26 Great Books Recommended By Book Lovers That'll Make You Want to Stay Home by Donna John
Cities across the globe are asking or telling citizens to stay home due to the coronavirus pandemic. While some cringe at the thought of being home all the time, book lovers see it as an opportunity to go on a reading spree. 30Seconds community member Terri Jones recently asked her Facebook friends what was the last great book they've read. They had quite a few books to recommend that may help you pass the time while we get through this unprecedented event.
What was the last great book you've read? Tell us in the comments section!
Take 30 seconds and join the 30Seconds community. Inspire and be inspired.
City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert $15
From the New York Times bestselling author of "Eat Pray Love" and "The Signature of All Things," a delicious novel of glamour, sex and adventure, about a young woman discovering that you don't have to be a good girl to be a good person.
The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd $11
This exquisitely written novel is a triumph of storytelling that looks with unswerving eyes at a devastating wound in American history, through women whose struggles for liberation, empowerment and expression will leave no reader unmoved.
More Than Words by Jill Santopolo $12
From the New York Times bestselling author of "The Light We Lost: comes a tender and moving new novel about a woman at a crossroads after the death of her father, and caught between the love of two men.
The Light We Lost by Jill Santopolo $9
This devastatingly romantic debut novel about the enduring power of first love, with a shocking, unforgettable ending, is "Love Story" for a new generation.
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens $23
At once an exquisite ode to the natural world, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story and a surprising tale of possible murder, this book has touched the hearts of millions of readers around the world.
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors and the Drug Company That Addicted America by Beth Macy $16
In this extraordinary work, Beth Macy takes us into the epicenter of a national drama that has unfolded over two decades. From the labs and marketing departments of big pharma to local doctor's offices; wealthy suburbs to distressed small communities in Central Appalachia; from distant cities to once-idyllic farm towns; the spread of opioid addiction follows a tortuous trajectory that illustrates how this crisis has persisted for so long and become so firmly entrenched.
The Winemaker's Wife by Kristin Harmel $14
The author of the "engrossing" (People) international bestseller "The Room on Rue Amélie" returns with a moving story set amid the champagne vineyards of France during the darkest days of World War II, perfect for fans of Heather Morris's "The Tattooist of Auschwitz."
I've Seen the Future and I'm Not Going by Peter McGough $21
A compelling memoir for our time, told with humor and compassion, about how lives can become completely entwined even in failure and what it costs to reemerge, phoenix-like, and carry on.
Parisian Lives: Samuel Beckett, Simone de Beauvoir and Me: A Memoir by Deidre Bair $22
National Book Award-winning biographer Deirdre Bair explores her 15 remarkable years in Paris with Samuel Beckett and Simone de Beauvoir, painting intimate new portraits of two literary giants and revealing secrets of the biographical art.
Wanderers by Chuck Wendig $17
A decadent rock star. A deeply religious radio host. A disgraced scientist. And a teenage girl who may be the world's last hope. From the mind of Chuck Wendig comes "a magnum opus ... a story about survival that's not just about you and me, but all of us, together. (Kirkus Reviews)
Salt to the Sea by Ruta Sepetys $9
Each one born of a different homeland; each one hunted, and haunted, by tragedy, lies, war. As thousands desperately flock to the coast in the midst of a Soviet advance, four paths converge, vying for passage aboard the Wilhelm Gustloff, a ship that promises safety and freedom. But not all promises can be kept.
American Dirt by Jeanine Cummins $17
Already being hailed as "a Grapes of Wrath for our times" and "a new American classic," Jeanine Cummins's "American Dirt" is a rare exploration into the inner hearts of people willing to sacrifice everything for a glimmer of hope.
Red Mountain Rising by Boo Walker $13
Told from four different perspectives, the rich stories of Red Mountain will leave you scrambling for a plane ticket to visit this extraordinary piece of land and meet its inhabitants.
Eleanor Oiliphant Is Completely Fine by Gail Honeyman $1
Soon to be a major motion picture produced by Reese Witherspoon, "Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine" is the smart, warm, and uplifting story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey as she realizes.
And the Ass Saw the Angel by Nick Cave $10
Australian rock musician, lyricist and actor Nick Cave's first novel is an innovative, if wildly idiosyncratic, tall tale satirizing religious fanaticism. (Publisher's Weekly)
Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano $16
A transcendent coming-of-age story, a multidimensional portrait of an unforgettable cast of characters, and a breathtaking illustration of all the ways a broken heart learns to love again.
The Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles $12
A transporting novel about a man who is ordered to spend the rest of his life inside a luxury hotel.
The Storyteller by Pierre Jarawan $8
For readers of Khaled Hosseini's "The Kite Runner" comes a pacy Lebanese mystery. A man is haunted by his father's disappearance in this acclaimed debut novel set against the backdrop of Middle Eastern politics. (The Guardian)
Rabbit Factory by Larry Brown $21
A wealthy social misfit, his much-younger wife, a runaway and a big-hearted prostitute find their lives intersecting in the wake of quirky gangster activities, strait-laced professors and fast-and-loose police officers.
Tony's Wife by Adriana Trigiani $11
Fall in love all over again with Adriana Trigiani, beloved author of "Big Stone Gap" and "The Shoemaker's Wife." If you're meeting her work for the first time, get ready for a lifelong love affair.
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger $13
A most untraditional love story, this is the celebrated tale of Henry DeTamble, a dashing, adventuresome librarian who inadvertently travels through time, and Clare Abshire, an artist whose life takes a natural sequential course. Henry and Clare's passionate affair endures across a sea of time and captures them in an impossibly romantic trap that tests the strength of fate and basks in the bonds of love.
Educated by Tara Westover $15
Born to survivalists in the mountains of Idaho, Tara Westover was 17 the first time she set foot in a classroom. Her family was so isolated from mainstream society that there was no one to ensure the children received an education, and no one to intervene when one of Tara's older brothers became violent. When another brother got himself into college, Tara decided to try a new kind of life. Her quest for knowledge transformed her, taking her over oceans and across continents, to Harvard and to Cambridge University. Only then would she wonder if she'd traveled too far, if there was still a way home.
Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan $7
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, the USA Today and No. 1 Amazon Charts bestseller "Beneath a Scarlet Sky" is the triumphant, epic tale of one young man's incredible courage and resilience during one of history's darkest hours.
The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John Barry $16
At the height of World War I, history's most lethal influenza virus erupted in an army camp in Kansas, moved east with American troops, then exploded, killing as many as 100 million people worldwide. It killed more people in 24 months than AIDS killed in 24 years, more in a year than the Black Death killed in a century. But this was not the Middle Ages, and 1918 marked the first collision of science and epidemic disease.
My Dark Vanessa by Kate Elizabeth Russell $18
Exploring the psychological dynamics of the relationship between a precocious yet naïve teenage girl and her magnetic and manipulative teacher, a brilliant, all-consuming read that marks the explosive debut of an extraordinary new writer.
The Power of Now: A Guide to Spiritual Enlightenment by Eckhart Tolle $10
It's no wonder that The Power of Now has sold over 2 million copies worldwide and has been translated into over 30 foreign languages. Much more than simple principles and platitudes, the book takes readers on an inspiring spiritual journey to find their true and deepest self and reach the ultimate in personal growth and spirituality: the discovery of truth and light.
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Julie Rose
Great list! 📚📚
I read "Where the Crawdads Sing," and really enjoyed it. Going to order "The Winemaker's Wife." Historical fiction is my favorite genre. Thanks for asking that question, Terri Jones !
Terri Jones
I wrote this post before the virus hit. I love that it is now really coming in handy! Plan to do some reading today in fact. :)
Great list, thank you! I am finally starting to read "The Handmaid's Tale," which has been on my list for a long time. On this list, I have read "The Light We Lost," which I loved, and have "Where the Crawdads Sing" and "Educated," but not read them yet. I want to get "American Dirt" and a few others. Thanks for the suggestions, Terri Jones and Donna John !
Kathy Ast
Good list! I placed a few on hold on Libby. I just finished Untamed by Glennon Doyle and highly recommend that too!!!!!❤
Alex Bryant
Awesome list, Donna John ! I would add Trevor Romain 's "Connecting With Kids in a Disconnected World" too!
Just ordered "The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History" by John Barry. Hope I don't regret it! lol
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Britain is expected to leave the European Union (EU) in the next few months, and has signaled intention to strengthen economic and trade ties with its former colonies, which include Zimbabwe.
Allan Majuru, ZimTrade chief executive, last week said Zimbabwe has been making overtures to access the United Kingdom (UK) market following re-engagement efforts being spearheaded by Treasury.
"Discussions are on-going and have been for some time. The efforts are to make sure that we don't lose out on the UK market after Brexit," Majuru told delegates at the recently-held ZimTrade exporter's conference.
This comes as British Prime Minister Theresa May recently visited Africa and pledged £4 billion in support for African economies to create jobs.
Majuru said Zimbabwe was looking at penetrating the UK through horticultural exports.
"At the moment, we export to the Netherlands and they then export to the UK so our target is to export directly to the UK as early as next year," he said.
The ZimTrade boss highlighted that a delegation from his company was due for a trip to the UK to seal the deal.
"We have been there and are looking at another trip to establish routes and sources. This revolution will not pass us," Majuru said.
At the close of 2017, trade between the UK and Zimbabwe was negligible at below $200 million, with other Zimbabwean manufacturers expressing desire to export to the UK.
Earlier this year, the UK's Department for International Trade (DIT) announced it was swamped with an overwhelming number of British businesspeople keen on exploiting business opportunities in Zimbabwe.
The UK's Trade Director for Southern Africa in the DIT, Elena Williams, said her government was inundated with British businesspeople who are rushing for Zimbabwe.
May's visit to Africa was her first since becoming prime minister in 2016.
She visited South Africa before travelling to Nigeria and Kenya, as part of a trade mission aimed at boosting post-Brexit fortunes.
May said the UK wanted to "deepen and strengthen its global partnerships" as it prepared to leave the EU in 2019.
The UK's direct investment in Africa stood at £4,2 billion in 2016.


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Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola October 2013 Lineup
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola
October 2013 Lineup
2013 Generations in Jazz Festival
Continues through October 8
New York, NY (September 4, 2013) – The Coca-Cola Generations in Jazz Festival showcases an array of up-and-coming musicians alongside some of today's most established jazz masters. The fourth annual festival, which began September 9, 2013, continues through October 8, 2013 and features a multi-generational array of jazz performers from 17-70 years of age.
Celebrating the great legends of jazz while seeking to create new ones, the festival presents the full spectrum of jazz tradition. Patrons may use their Duane Reade awards card to receive $5 off cover charge during the Coca-Cola Generations in Jazz Festival.
October's lineup also features much anticipated performances by Kenny Barron, Christian McBride, the Wilson, Rosnes, Washington Trio, Judy Carmichael, Ted Nash Big Band, Antonio Sanchez and more. Select Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola performances will also be available via live web stream. Click here for the schedule and more information on Jazz at Lincoln Center's live webcasts.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola October 2013
Artist Lineup
Monday – Tuesday, September 30 – October 1
MONDAY NIGHTS WITH WBGO hosted by Rhonda Hamilton*
Michele Rosewoman's "New Yor-Uba"
New Yor-Uba integrates brass, saxophones, and a rhythm section (including some of today's most creative performers) with a core of masters of Cuban folkloric music led by pianist and vocalist Michele Rosewoman.
Featuring: Antonio Hart, soprano and alto saxophones; Billy Harper, tenor saxophone; Freddie Hendrix, trumpet; Vincent Gardner, trombone; Howard Johnson, baritone saxophone, tuba; Gregg August, bass; Adam Cruz, drums; Abi Holliday, Roman Diaz, Abraham Rodriguez, bata, congas, vocals; Michele Rosewoman, piano, vocals
Cover Charge: $35
Student Cover: $15
*The 7:30pm set on September 30th will be featured on MONDAY NIGHTS WITH WBGO.
Freddie Redd Shades of Redd
Presented by the New School for Jazz & Contemporary Music. Released in 1960, Freddie Redd's Shades of Redd is one of a few recordings by the pianist-composer and undoubtedly his greatest. Redd revisits this seminal recording for this special set, taking on a mentoring role as he is joined by New School jazz students Uri Zelig and Alex Claffy.
Featuring: Freddie Redd, leader; Brad Linde, musical director, tenor sax; Stacy Dillard, alto sax; Alex Claffy, bass; Uri Zelig, drums
HER. (In Honor Of)
Honoring Remarkable Women in Jazz
Featuring Kim Thompson and Sarah Elizabeth Charles
Five dynamic female musicians perform original compositions and those of trail blazing women in jazz, such as Dorothy Ashby and Betty Carter, for a show originally conceived to celebrate Women's History Month and reprised especially for the Coca-Cola Generations in Jazz series.
Featuring: Kim Thompson, drums; Mimi Jones, bass; Sarah Elizabeth Charles, vocals; Brandee Younger, harp; Courtney Bryan, piano
Friday – Sunday, October 4 – 6
Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band
For three nights, Philadelphia pianist Orrin Evans harnesses the talent of young upstarts and elder statesmen for this cohesive large ensemble, the Captain Black Big Band. Scheduled to coincide with the Sun Ra Turns 100 celebration in the Allen Room on October 5th, the performances will be highlighted by new arrangements of classic Sun Ra tunes.
Featuring: Orrin Evans, piano; and the Captain Black Big Band
Cover Charge: Friday: $40; Saturday: $45; Sunday: $35
Student Cover: Friday: $20; Saturday and Sunday: $25
The Whitfield Family Band
Stand out guitarist Mark Whitfield brings his sons, pianist Davis Whitfield and drummer Mark Whitfield Jr., to Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola for this special one-night only engagement.
Featuring: Mark Whitfield Sr., guitar; Mark Whitfield Jr., drums; Davis Whitfield, piano; James Genus, bass
Trumpet Summit
Featuring Greg Gisbert, Brandon Lee and Bruce Harris
Three contemporary trumpeters pay homage to the unsung trumpet players of the 1940s and 1950s.
Featuring: Greg Gisbert, Brandon Lee, Bruce Harris, trumpets; Pete Van Nostrand, drums; Russell Hall, Bass; Michael Weiss, piano
Wednesday – Sunday, October 9 – 13
Kenny Barron Platinum Band
NEA Jazz Master and nine-time Grammy nominee, pianist Kenny Barron celebrates his 70th birthday with an exquisite repertoire of original music, including modern classics that spans his work with Stan Getz, Yusef Lateef, James Moody and Dizzy Gillespie.
Featuring: Kenny Barron, piano; Marcus Strickland, tenor saxophone; Miles Okazaki, guitar; Kiyoshi Kitagawa, bass; Lee Pearson, drums
Cover Charge: Wednesday and Sunday: $35; Thursday and Friday: $40; Saturday: $45
Student Cover: Wednesday and Sunday: $20; Thursday through Saturday: $25
Antonio Ciacca Sextet
The NYC-based, German-born, Italian pianist Antonio Ciacca brings his bebop-influenced style to the club for a one-night stand joined by a stellar cast of supporting musicians.
Featuring: Antonio Ciacca, piano; Jerry Weldon, tenor sax; Joe Magnarelli, trumpet; Joe McDonough, trombone; Paul Gill, bass; Peter Van Nostrand, drums
Tuesday – Wednesday, October 15 – 16
Deep Blue Organ Trio
An organ trio with a contemporary edge, this "tightly knit Chitown unit is adept at putting an old-school soul-jazz spin on popular non-jazz repertoire," says JazzTimes.
Featuring: Chris Foreman, organ; Greg Rockingham, drums; Bobby Broom, guitar
Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
The skilled improvisers of the Juilliard Jazz Ensemble return for this special performance.
Featuring: Juilliard Jazz Ensemble
Thursday – Sunday, October 18 – 20
Wilson, Rosnes, Washington Trio
This co-led trio of three of jazz's most sought-after musicians makes its Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola debut.
Featuring: Steve Wilson, saxophones; Renee Rosnes, piano; Peter Washington, bass
Cover Charge: Friday: $40, Saturday: $45; Sunday: $35
Student Cover: Thursday Friday and Sunday: $20; Saturday: $25
Conversation with Christian McBride
Join the bassist-composer Christian McBride for an engaging conversation about his career over the past 20 years, followed by a performance with special guests.
Tuesday – Sunday, October 22 – 27
Christian McBride Trio
Philadelphia-born bassist extraordinaire Christian McBride is joined by the powerful pianist Christian Sands and explosive drummer Ulysses Owens, Jr. for a set of originals and classics.
Featuring: Christian McBride, bass; Christian Sands, piano; Ulysses Owens, Jr., drums
Cover Charge: Tuesday through Thursday and Sunday: $35; Friday: $40; Saturday: $45
Student Cover: Tuesday through Friday and Sunday: $20; Saturday: $25
Judy Carmichael Quartet - I Love Being Here with You CD Release
The Grammy-nominated pianist and vocalist Judy Carmichael celebrates the release of her latest CD with an intimate performance at Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola.
Featuring: Judy Carmichael, vocals; Harry Allen, alto saxophone; Chris Flory, drums; Mike Renzi, piano; Jay Leonhart, bass
Cover Charge:$30
Antonio Sanchez and Migration
Three-time Grammy Award winning drummer Antonio Sanchez showcases his evolution as a composer, drawing on his experiences as one of the most in-demand drummers on the international jazz scene.
Featuring: Antonio Sanchez, drums; David Binney, alto saxophone; John Escreet, piano; Matt Brewer, bass
Thursday – Sunday, October 31 – November 3
Ted Nash Big Band - Chakra CD Release
Multi-instrumentalist and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra member Ted Nash celebrates the release of his twelfth solo recording featuring a 17-piece big band.
Featuring: Ted Nash, conductor, alto saxophone, alto flute; Ben Kono, alto sax, soprano sax, flute, clarinet; Charles Pillow, alto saxophone, clarinet, flute, piccolo; Dan Willis, tenor saxophone, clarinet; Anat Cohen, tenor sax, clarinet; Paul Nedzela, baritone saxophone, bass clarinet; Kenny Rampton, lead trumpet; Alphonso Horne, Ron Horton, Tim Hagans, trumpet; Alan Ferber, Mark Patterson, Charley Gordon, trombone; Jack Schatz, bass trombone, Christopher Ziemba, piano; Martin Wind, bass; Ulysses Owens, drums
Cover Charge: Thursday and Sunday: $35; Friday: $40; Saturday: $45
Student Cover: Thursday, Friday and Sunday: $20; Saturday: $20
Headliner sets are 7:30pm, 9:30pm (unless noted otherwise)
Scheduled at 11:30 every Tuesday through Saturday, Late Night Session features some of jazz's most talented up and coming artists, with a special invited jam session. Hosted by vocalist Michael Mwenso, on Thursday and Saturday nights only.
Dizzy's Club Coca-Cola, 5th floor, Frederick P. Rose Hall, Home of Jazz at Lincoln Center, on Broadway at 60th Street, New York City.
Prices vary - General Admission: $20-$45;
Students: $5-$15 with valid student ID (selected sets only).
Late Night Session: $5-$20.
Minimum of $10 applies to all. Dinner served nightly.
Call (212) 258-9595 or visit www.jazz.org/dizzys.
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TROUT LILY Erythronium americanum Ker Gawl. 25 March 2012. Stroud Preserve, West Chester, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
I got a later start than usual as the battery in my car was dead. "No problem" I thought as I have a bike. I pulled my commuter bike down off the rack to find that the tire was flat. I thought for a moment and decided it was easier to fix my flat tire that jump start the car, which I did.
The reward for my late start was a mink! Not a mink coat, but a living breathing mink. I had a great view from about of it from the bridge over the creek. It was about 20 feet away walking along the bank of the Brandywine completely unconcerned with my presence. At one point, it came to a large rock. On the other side of the rock was a Swamp Sparrow. I was certain I was going to get to witness the hunting skills of a large weasel first hand. The mink stood on its hind legs and peered over the rock then jumped up on top. The mink looked down at the sparrow and the sparrow looked up at the mink. Then the sparrow went back to foraging and the mink walked off as if they had some mutual agreement that today was not the day to mess with each other.
Again to day the species count did not keep pace with the rise in temperature. In fact, bird life seemed much more subdued today. Not much was moving at all. While the birds did not seem to be responding to the warmer temperature, the plants sure were. On Monday very few plants were blooming, especially native species. By today, the forest floor was covered bloodroots, trout-lilies, skunk cabbage, and so on and so forth. I did take the time to identify the frogs that were in a spawning frenzy in most of the shallow water areas. They are not frogs at all, but Woodhouse's toads.
I did return in the evening with my son so he could see the toads and snapping turtles. While I was there I saw 13 Chimney Swifts for my only new spring arrival for the day. This is about 5 days ahead of their arrival date last year.
Cooper's Hawk – 2, 1 adult and 1 immature, despite one of these birds clearly being an immature, they appeared to be conducting courtship displays and calling to each other.


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Rank'Em: Who's Left From 2020 Free-Agent Class?
Nick Eatman
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer / Senior Manager, Digital Media
In recent years, the Cowboys have never put a high priority on free agency. It's been said over and over the Cowboys are trying to build the team through the draft.
But this year, it did seem as if the Cowboys made an extra effort in their free-agent signings, adding well-known veterans who had either been first-round picks, or made multiple Pro Bowls, or a combination of both.
But here we are, more than halfway into the season and just a few of them are impact players. More than half of them aren't even on the roster anymore.
Still, Cowboys VP Stephen Jones, the team's chief operating officer, said just last week that he sees no changes to the philosophy of free agency moving forward.
"Not at all. When we signed the players that we signed, we felt good about it," Jones said. "Obviously this has been an unprecedented year with the virus and a new coaching staff and not being able to work with the guys, especially when you're trying to make a transition into a new system, which we were for. I think every year you have to go into free agency and try to fill your needs to you can continue to draft without taking need into consideration. We'll have to see what the salary cap's going to be like and what our restrictions are in terms of free agency. But it won't change the way we go about it."
The Cowboys added 11 veteran players this offseason. One of which is in consideration for the MVP right now, while a handful of others are not with the team.
Either way, here's a review of 2020 free-agent class.
Rank'Em: Who's Left From 2020 Free-Agent Class?
While the free-agent class of 2020 looked to be one of the best back in March, less than half are still on the roster. Stephen Jones said it won't change the philosophy of free agency moving forward. Let's review the class.
Dallas Cowboys Staff Writers
Ha Ha Clinton-Dix – The Cowboys signed Clinton-Dix to a one-year deal in April as a projected starting safety next to Xavier Woods. Clinton-Dix once was a productive a five-year starter for Mike McCarthy in Green Bay, so the move made sense. But he lost practice reps to Darian Thompson a week into training camp and got released before the end of camp. The Cowboys have been rotating safeties ever since.
Dontari Poe – He's not going to be the worst free-agent addition this year because he actually made the team and played in games. But that's really the only major contribution Poe made this year. He started seven games but had just nine tackles with one quarterback pressure. After the Cowboys reportedly tried to trade him, Poe was released on Oct. 28.
Daryl Worley – One of the last additions to the free agent class, Worley's stay was short-lived. The veteran corner competed for starting time at cornerback and safety, and he wound up starting four games this season. But that came with constant coverage breakdowns, and Worley saw his snap count decline sharply during the month of October. After failing to find a trade partner for him, Worley was unceremoniously released.
Maurice Canady – The Cowboys were hoping Canady would come in and be a difference maker on special teams. Instead, he chose to opt out of the 2020 season due to Covid-19 concerns. So Canady has not practiced or been in meetings this year. His rights and contract will simply carry over until the 2021 season.
Gerald McCoy – McCoy was the Cowboys' biggest free-agent signing of the spring: three years for a reported $18 million to anchor the interior defensive line. But the six-time Pro Bowler suffered a torn right quad tendon the first week of training camp and was released via injury waiver. 2019 second-round pick Trysten Hill stepped up at defensive tackle in McCoy's place but landed on injured reserve in October with a season-ending knee injury.
Everson Griffen – It's been a while since an offseason acquisition got people so excited – and failed to deliver on the hype. Griffen signed on the night before training camp started and immediately conjured up expectations of a dominant pass rush alongside DeMarcus Lawrence, Gerald McCoy and Aldon Smith. Obviously, it never came to pass. To be fair to Griffen, he seemed to be playing better during his final few games in Dallas, but it's also fair to say he didn't meet the excited expectations. He was shipped to Detroit in exchange for a Day 3 draft pick the week before the trade deadline.
Blake Bell – Signed to help bolster the running game as a true blocker, Bell hasn't made a huge impact on the offense. He plays a little more than 30 percent of the snaps on offense and has just six catches for 67 yards. The running game has yet to produce a 100-yard rusher, although that's probably more of the O-line injuries. Overall, Bell has been solid but not a major factor on offense or special teams.
Cam Erving – When the former first-round pick signed on in May, it was assumed that he'd file Cam Fleming's former role as the Cowboys' swing tackle. Then, when La'el Collins went down with a hip injury, Erving was the assumed starter at right tackle after battling a training camp injury of his own. It was a bit of a shock to everyone when Terence Steele was instead named the starting right tackle against Los Angeles in Week 1. Erving ironically got hurt on a special teams snap during that game. Upon his return from injured reserve, he's been handling himself adequately at left tackle – such is the state of the Cowboys' decimated offensive line.
Andy Dalton – The Cowboys signed Dalton to a one-year deal in May as insurance for the type of nightmare scenario that occurred against the Giants: a season-ending injury to Dak Prescott. And despite a solid performance from Garrett Gilbert last Sunday, the club has made clear that Dalton will continue starting once he returns healthy from the Reserve/COVID-19 list. Dalton's first two starts were rough games for the offense — 13 combined points against the Cardinals and Washington — but the Cowboys have faith that he can move the offense. Look no further than his winning field goal drive against the Giants right after Prescott's ankle injury.
Greg Zuerlein – Easily the best free-agent addition the Cowboys have had this year and one of the best over the last 5-10 years. Both wins have come from last-second field goals by Zuerlein, whose crafty onside kick vs. Atlanta helped set up the game-winning kick. He's been rather steady as a field goal kicker, making 17 of 20 attempts, with all of his misses occurring over 50
Aldon Smith – Not only is this arguably the best signing of this offseason, but it has a chance to be one of the Cowboys' best signings ever, especially when you factor in how long Smith has been away from the game. Now nearly all of the credit in this comeback story should go to Smith, who turned his life around and was able to even play again after a five-year layoff. But for Smith to start at defensive end and lead the team in sacks with five is truly incredible. Smith has to be one of the favorites to win the NFL's Comeback of the Year award.
Rank'Em: All 22 Players To Score Touchdowns
The Cowboys became the first team in NFL history to finish a regular-season with 22 different players to score a touchdown. Let's recap the season of scoring.
Rank'Em: Dak Leads Off Top 10 vs. Washington
Last week, Dak Prescott rounded out the Top 10 performers against the Giants. But he kicks off the list this week as we rank the 10 best players against Washington.
Rank'Em: Top 10 Cowboys From Sunday's Win
The Cowboys were able to control the Giants from the jump on Sunday. But who stood out the most? From Tank to Dak, let's rank the Top 10 performers.
Rank'Em: Parsons Leads Top 10 Cowboys vs. Saints
The Cowboys used a team effort to get past the Saints on Thursday but who stood out the most? Check out this week's Top 10 standouts from the win in New Orleans.
Rank'Em: 25 Years Of Thanksgiving Halftime Shows
Let's take a pictorial look back at not only the halftime entertainment, but the games around the show over the last 25 seasons.
Rank'Em: Picking The Top 15 Pro Bowl Candidates
The NFL opened up the Pro Bowl voting this week, prompting us to guess on potential candidates this year. Here's a look at 15 player we think have a shot.
Rank'Em: 10 Best Cowboys From Sunday's Win
There are plenty of players to reward after Sunday's win but our staff writers voted on the 10 best. To think Dak Prescott had a great game, but he's not even No. 1. Find out this week's Top 10 Cowboys.
Rank'Em: Passing Out Game Balls After Vikings Win
We ranked the top players from Sunday's win over the Vikings. Which Cooper did it best and would you believe someone else actually took the No. 1 spot? Check it out.
Rank'Em: Listing Top 15 Cowboys So Far This Year
As the Cowboys sit at 5-1 at the bye week, we decided to rank the players that have shined the brightest. Here's our vote for the Top 15 players of this young season so far.
Rank'Em: Picking The Top 10 Players From Sunday
Each week, we find the top players from the game and this one starts with the guy who finished the game with a score.
Rank'Em: Dak Leads Top 10 Players vs. NYG Sunday
The Cowboys had many heroes to pick from in Sunday's win over the Giants. Here are the Top 10 performers we selected, starting off with the quarterback.
Rank'Em: Give Game Balls To These 10 Cowboys
Ranking the best 10 players on the field for the Cowboys this past Sunday as they picked up their third straight win, beating Carolina 36-28.


On Wednesday, December 2, 2015, the Colorado State Judicial Branch announced a forthcoming vacancy on the Custer County Court, created by the appointment of Hon. Peter F. Michaelson to the Eighteenth Judicial District Court, effective January 1, 2016.
Eligible applicants must be qualified electors of Custer County and must have graduated high school or attained the equivalent degree. Application forms are available on the Colorado State Judicial Branch website and are also available from the ex officio chair of the Eleventh Judicial District Nominating Commission, Justice William Hood, III. Applications must be received by 4 p.m. on December 16, 2015. Anyone wishing to nominate another must do so no later than 4 p.m. on December 9, 2015.


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Sesame seeds are a tiny but powerful nutritional powerhouses.
Combine the flour and sea salt in a large mixing bowl.
In a food processor combine tahini, plantain and dates.
Process until you achieve smooth texture like liquid dough.
Once achieved mix the wet dough with your dry ingredients.
Ok it's time to play - the mixture will be thick and sticky, so dip your hands in a cold water as needed.
You could also place dough into the fridge for 20-30 minutes to firm it up a bit.
Roll mixture into 1 1/2 inch balls between palms of hands, and then roll it in the sesame seeds so that it's well coated.
Press the dough ball onto a parchment lined baking sheet, using fork to flatten it.
Repeat with all the dough, and then bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes, or until they're golden brown.
Now you can enjoy both – guilt free 🙂 Enjoy Teffy!


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Take this job and shove it
In his book, Kids These Days: Human Capital and the Making of Millennials, Malcolm Harris writes about this paradox at the heart of American parenting: On the one hand, we think of childhood as a place that should be free of labor — we've decided, collectively, that it's inhumane for our children to slave in sweatshops or dig in a coal mine — and on the other hand, between the classroom, homework, and the extra-curricular activities picked to make a child the perfect college applicant, American kids work all the time.
[I]t takes a lot of work to prepare yourself to compete for twenty-first-century employment. Adults are happy to remind kids of this, telling them, "Put your nose to the grindstone," "Stay on the right path," "Treat school like your job." When it comes to the right to organize, the dignity of labor, or minimum-wage laws, however, students are forced to be students rather than workers.
Maria Montessori said that play was the work of the child, but it's obvious, now, that we see school as their job.
I'm inspired by students who walk out on their jobs. Students like Greta Thunberg, who started school striking on Fridays, protesting her government's inaction on climate change.
Last year she said that "a number of members of parliament have come out to the steps to express support for her position, although every one of them has said that she should really be at school. Her parents think so, too, she said—that she should really go to school."
And yet:
Here's a lighter, funnier story from legendary soul singer Jackie Shane about school as unpaid labor:
"I don't like to be played… At school I was a fast runner. Ooh! Honestly, I'm not bragging, I could run. I just sort of leaped through the air. They asked me to run [in an inter-school competition]. I said, "How much does it pay?" They said, "Well, Jackie, this is your school." I said, "No, no, no, no! I don't own this school. If I'm going to perform, I want to be paid." Everybody said, "Child you're too much." No, I found out early that you cannot be too much in this world. You can't. It's impossible. If you don't get your gethers together, people will take advantage of you. I told them "What do you mean my school? I'm not getting a nickel. No, no, no, no honey, you've got to give Jackie some money." All of that nonsense and patting me on the back and giving me a slice of pizza. Give me some money!"
Hard at play
"There is work that is play / There is play that is work."
—Cass McCombs, "The Executioner's Song"
"I can't help it if I'm lucky."
—Bob Dylan, "Idiot Wind"
In our culture, when something is easy, you refer to it as "child's play," even though play is the work of children, and it requires enormous focus and effort. (Anybody who thinks a child's play is always easy and fun should witness the passion and epic fits of frustration my sons manage to throw themselves into.)
Our neighbors are remodeling their bathroom, so there have been a few mornings when I'm outside with the kids, supervising with a cup of tea or drawing in chalk in the driveway, and I'll say hello to the contractors when they're having a smoke break.
Child care, like writing, is work that might include play but is often mistaken wholly for play. (Look up the average salary of a preschool teacher to see how much we value it.) It can feel weird being out in the world with the kids when most everybody else your age is off at a job, and it's doubly weird when you're out spending time with your family in front of workers who are visibly laboring.
There was one morning when I was up on the porch shuffling index cards around while the contractors were unloading large pieces of lumber out of the back of their truck. Even though writing is hard like any job can be, I know how lucky I am. (Tony Fitzpatrick once said, "Writing is hard fucking work, but it's not labor.") A neighbor down the street told my wife her husband saw me out one day and said, "I want his job."
When I finally went out to the garage to get some real heads-down fingers-to-keys Writing done, I thought I was going to be annoyed by the din of the drills and the saw blades, but instead, I've found the buzz of the power tools to be encouraging. The contractors are practicing their trade and I am practicing mine. Who will finish first?
My favorite compliment is when somebody tells me they keep my books on top of the commode. When the contractors' work is done, the neighbors can sit on the john and admire their work. When my work is done, maybe somebody will sit on their john and admire mine.


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Q: Positive number whose square exceeds its cube by the greatest amount
Find the positive number whose square exceeds its cube by the greatest amount.

Could you please help me with this question? It seems pretty easy at first glance, but I struggled to produce any answer. Thank you in advance!
UPD:
    Sorry, I didn't mention, but the exercise is to solve it without any differentiation.

A: Let x be the number. We're trying to find the number $x$ where $x^2 > x^3$, and this is the biggest possible. So we're trying to find the $x$ that maximizes $x^2 - x^3$ We want $x^2 - x^3$ to be a maximum.
Differentiate we get $2x - 3x^2$ and
set to zero, we find maximum at $x_1 = 0, x_2= \frac{2}{3}$ therefore $x=\frac{2}{3}$ is the answer.

A: Your problem is naturally expressed as a constrained optimisation problem:
$$ \max_{x} (x^2 - x^3) \quad \text{s.t} \quad x \geq 0 $$
It is also easy to see that the solution must be below 1.
Now you could go and use some fancy optimisation technique, such as formulating the Lagrangian, finding the critical points, verifying the KKT conditions with the constraint active... But here it's pretty much overkill.
Let $f(x) = x^2 - x^3$, then $f'(x) = 2x - 3x^2$. Every optimum is a critical point, so the optimal $x$ satisfies $2x = 3x^2$.
We want positive numbers, if $x = 0$ then $x^2 = x^3 = 0$. If $x \neq 0$ then $2 = 3x$ and $x = \frac{2}{3}$. For $x = \frac{2}{3}, \; x^2 - x^3 = \frac{4}{9} - \frac{8}{27} = \frac{4}{27}$.
So the solution is $x = \frac{2}{3}$.

A: y = x^2 - x^3
We want the maximum point of the curve (where the square exceeds the cube by the highest amount) so we differentiate.
dy/dx = 2x - 3x^2
The maximum point is when dy/dx = 0 and d^2y/dx^2 (the second derivative) < 0
2x = 3x^2
x = 0 or 2 = 3x
x = 0 or 2/3
d^2y/dx^2 = 2 - 6x
Substitute in 0: d^2y/dx^2 = 2 so invalid value as d^2y/dx^2 should be < 0
Substitute in 2/3: d^2y/dx^2 = -2 so the answer is 2/3

A: Here is a method that does not require calculus:

Lemma: If $x+y+z = k$ (where $k$ is a constant), the product $xyz$ is maximized when $x=y=z= \dfrac k3 $

Proof:
By $AM-GM$, we have
$$\dfrac {x+y+z}{3} \ge \sqrt[3] {xyz}$$
$$\dfrac {k}{3} \ge \sqrt[3] {xyz}$$
$$\left(\dfrac {k}{3}\right)^3 \ge  xyz$$
We can see that the maximum of $xyz$ is $\left(\dfrac {k}{3}\right)^3$, with equality occurring $\iff x=y=z$
$$\left(\dfrac {k}{3}\right)^3 = x\cdot x \cdot x$$
$\implies x = \dfrac k3 $
$\implies x = y = z = \dfrac k3$
Remark: This lemma can be generalized for any $n$.

Now we want to find the maximum of $x^2 - x^3$, or equivalently
$$ f(x) = x\cdot x \cdot (1-x)$$
The maximum of $f$ occurs at the same $x$ value as the maximum of
$$g(x) = 2\cdot f(x) = x \cdot x \cdot (2-2x)$$
But notice that the factors in $g$ have a constant sum:
$$(x) + (x) + (2-2x) = 2$$
By the lemma, the product $x \cdot x \cdot (2-2x)$ reaches its maximum when $x = x = (2-2x) = \dfrac 23$
We can see that $x = \dfrac 23$, and the maximum is $$\left(\dfrac 23 \right )^2 - \left( \dfrac 23 \right)^3 = \dfrac {4}{27}$$

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Five snippets from Quebec's spring 2015 protests
Here are five small stories to give a bit of form to what has been happening in the Quebec anti-austerity movement recently, focusing on Montreal. These are not central but may add context and depth.
As a white boy who grew up going to a Toronto private school, it has taken a while to get a handle on what is going on in Montreal. In 2012, during the famous student strike, I was working at McGill University doing a job that was supposed to be apolitical. I mostly stayed on the sidelines, bewildered, stuck between my fairly conservative upbringing in Ontario and McGill circles, and the strong socialist, syndicalist and anarchist rhetorics in the Quebec student movement.
So, trying to remember that forlorn feeling, I write these snapshots attempting to be accessible to English-speakers for whom the context is foreign, while also doing justice to what is happening on the ground. Enjoy!
Philippe Couillard's rigour
Philippe Couillard (pronounced kwee-yard) is the Premier, or Premier ministre, of Quebec and was formerly a neurosurgeon.
He headed two neurosurgery departments in Quebec. In between those jobs he set up his own practice in Saudi Arabia and legally deposited $600 000 of earnings off-shore.
In 2010 he was appointed by the Conservative government to Canada's Security Intelligence Review Committee where he worked with Arthur Porter, star of the Montreal super-hospital corruption scandal. The two have worked in other capacities, including when Couillard was Quebec's Health Minister, and when they served on the board of a mining company together. See the Montreal Gazette's full timeline or Porter's incendiary remarks about Couillard for more info.
The point is, Couillard is an astute businessman and politician, well connected and of the 1%. He is also leading the charge to cut public services in all areas of Quebec, transitioning the society into a privatized model based on user fees.
While many call this austerity and neoliberalism, Couillard calls it budgetary rigour.
The image of the wealthy surgeon dissecting and reassembling Quebec society from his comfortable and fortified perch is disturbing for many.
Concordia student yelling at those enforcing a strike
A Concordia University student in a class where the student association had voted to go on strike got very angry when a group of people came in to enforce the strike on its first day, this Monday March 23. Video of the incident, starting at 1:27, is available from The Link, a Concordia newspaper. He yelled loudly at one person enforcing the strike:
"What the f--- is wrong with you? Get the f--- out of here! Get the f--- out of here! I f---ing paid money to f---ing be here."
This response helps articulate different ways of viewing what education and other public services are. Is education a work activity we do together to have a good society, or a service that individuals pay for for personal gain?
It seems this student believed their education was strictly a relationship between them and a service provider, the university. Contrast this with the view that it is a collective piece of work and that members doing the work can vote to take action together.
While these ideological contrasts appear within francophone circles, they are especially apparent in the cultural divide between English North America and much of the world, including Quebec, with English-speakers taking a more individualist approach.
The administration of Concordia recognized the strike that first day, March 23. Approximately 60 000 students at campuses all over Quebec were also on strike Monday and seemingly all strikes were respected.
Police in front of SNC Lavalin headquarters
Also on the first day of striking, Monday March 23, students at UQAM (University of Quebec in Montreal) took to the streets to be heard. They walked through downtown and stopped at the nearby headquarters of the infamous SNC Lavalin. There are plenty of buildings police don't gather in front of when protests go by, but there were dozens of armoured police standing in front of the SNC Lavalin headquarters.
SNC-Lavalin has been involved in major corruption scandals internationally and in Quebec where they took millions of dollars away from the Quebec public through unfair dealings for a super-hospital project. Through those times of corruption and up to today the company steadily increased its dividend payouts, providing good monetary rewards for holders of capital, the investors.
With students stopped on the street in front of the SNC building, the police eventually advanced into the crowd from the front and back. That scene can be seen starting at 2:13 in this video by MADOC.
There was pushing and shoving between the students and the police. Some scuffles broke out at which point dozens more riot cops came running in wearing riot gear. The students were pushed back, some beaten by batons, and it appears tear gas was fired.
The absurdities of a scene like this are not lost on protesters. A familiar chant goes, "le capital nous fait la guerre, guerre au capital," which translates as "capital does war to us, war to capital."
Montreal police wear red squares
It is impossible to talk about the Montreal police, officially the SPVM, without discussing the red squares they now sport on their vehicles, uniforms, helmets, shields, office buildings and elsewhere.
The red square, a widely used symbol during the 2012 Quebec student movement to call for free education, has been curiously appropriated by the SPVM in their labour negotiations with the municipal government. Curious because it is the same police force who, after beating students regularly in the streets in 2012 for protesting for better funding, then copied those students' campaign symbol to advocate for their own better funding.
And while imitation may be the sincerest form of flattery, the fact that they are getting paid to use violence against protesters makes for a bizarre dynamic.
And it goes one level deeper. The SPVM have used the slogan "On n'a rien volé (nous)" printed on their red square stickers. This translates to "Us, we didn't steal anything" and implies that perhaps someone else did steal something. The slogan has been used often in recent days by protesters in the streets when police are nearby.
Yes, the protesters are using the police's protest slogan. It at times feels like an appeal to the police. Kind of like, we didn't steal anything and you didn't steal anything (except our freedom of peaceful assembly) so we're kind of in this together. Not quite, but almost.
Another police-related chant goes (translated) "the police, the police, in the service of the rich and the fascists" (it sounds better in French). While aimed partly to insult the police, it is also a nod to the context, to the many layers that have led to the police donning red squares and at the same time using violence against people wearing red squares.
Night demos
Nightly in the spring of 2012, groups of students would walk through Montreal taking over the streets in protest. As people went to sleep in the city, helicopters could be heard droning through the sky following the demonstrations deep into the night.
These demonstrations (aka demos) were a core fixture of spring 2012, and were a show of force for the student movement, too big to be shut down.
Now, in 2015, night demos are back.
One last week, on March 19, went through the streets with over a thousand people and police tolerated it.
On Tuesday March 24, a night demo starting at 9 pm downtown got momentarily blocked by police at a major intersection, René Lévesque and St. Laurent. Time passed then when the crowd wasn't sure if it would move forward or go back. Eventually the crowd broke through the police line and the demo triumphantly gathered people along the next few blocks to around 10 000 people for over an hour.
Later in the night, when police blocked an intersection (Drummond and de Maisonneuve), and were repelling the crowd with sheilds, baton hits and pepper spray, some protesters had thrown snowballs, banners and pylons at the police lines. At the same time hundreds of others in the crowd put up peace signs with their middle and index fingers.
Later in the night police actively dispersed the crowd, including by use of tear gas and rubber bullets.
The demo on the same night in Quebec City was shut down very quickly with strong use of police force, including attack dogs.
More night demos have been planned, including this Friday and a feminist one Tuesday March 31, for example.
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Fritz Röhrs (* 20. Oktober 1896 in Hildesheim; † 14. Februar 1959 ebenda) war ein deutscher Maler und Künstler, der sich der nationalsozialistischen Ideologie verschrieben hatte und der durch sein "völkisch-germanisches" Werk, insbesondere Holzschnitte bekannt wurde.

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Im Ersten Weltkrieg kämpfte Röhrs als Soldat in Frankreich und Russland. Anschließend studierte er an der Kunstgewerbeschule in Braunschweig, wo er 1922 seinen Abschluss als Buch- und Gebrauchsgrafiker machte.

Er fertigte vorrangig idealisierte Holzschnitte von Arbeitern und Bauern an, die als "Helden des deutschen Volkstums" dargestellt wurden. Im Stadtmuseum von Damme hängt, unkommentiert, sein Bild "Der Hauerschein" aus dieser Schaffensperiode, das einen kantigen Bergbauarbeiter zeigt, der der nationalsozialistischen Vorstellung des Herrenmenschen entspricht. Andere Museen, wie das Bomann-Museum in Celle, das "Hannibals Grab" angekauft hatte, oder Osnabrücker Museen, zeigten die Werke nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg nicht mehr.

1937 bewarb sich Röhrs auf den Posten des Grafikleiters an der Meisterschule Hildesheim, der Vorgängerin der heutigen Fachhochschule. Bis dahin hatte er unter anderem als freischaffender Künstler in Braunschweig gelebt. Von nun an widmete er sich vorrangig Holzschnitten mit Althildesheimer Motiven und idealisierten Abbildungen der Landschaften und Städten im Sinne der nationalsozialistischen Weltanschauung. Röhrs war 1944 auf der Großen Deutsche Kunstausstellung in München mit zwei Landschafts-Holzschnitten vertreten. Er gilt als ein Beispiel dafür, wie auch relativ unbekannte regionale Künstler das nationalsozialistische Kulturverständnis verbreiteten.

Röhrs lebte bis zu seinem Tod in seiner Geburtsstadt Hildesheim. In den frühen 50er Jahren verlegte er, neben seiner Lehrtätigkeit, seinen künstlerischen Schwerpunkt auf Aquarelle.

Literatur
 Stadtarchiv Hildesheim: Hildesheimer Jahrbuch für Stadt und Stift Hildesheim. Bde. 70/71 (1998/99), Bernward Verlag, Hildesheim 2000, S. 300 f.
 Joachim Raffert: Fritz Röhrs – ein Meister aus Hildesheim. Lax Verlag, Hildesheim 1996. ISBN 3-82690-600-4.
 Städtisches Museum Braunschweig und Hochschule für Bildende Künste (Hrsg.): Deutsche Kunst 1933–1945 in Braunschweig. Kunst im Nationalsozialismus. Katalog der Ausstellung vom 16. April 2000 bis 2. Juli 2000, Georg Olms Verlag, Hildesheim 2000, ISBN 3-487-10914-X.

Weblinks
 Heimatkunst und Nationalsozialismus – Das Beispiel Fritz Röhrs

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Deutscher
Maler (Deutschland)
Bildende Kunst (Nationalsozialismus)
Geboren 1896
Gestorben 1959
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