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Former Journal Sentinel reporter named to 'Time's' 100 most influential people of the year with Oprah and J.J. Watt
Oprah Winfrey, J.J. Watt, a fashion designer, doctor and an award-winning journalist all have Wisconsin ties and were listed in this year's Time's 100
Former Journal Sentinel reporter named to 'Time's' 100 most influential people of the year with Oprah and J.J. Watt Oprah Winfrey, J.J. Watt, a fashion designer, doctor and an award-winning journalist all have Wisconsin ties and were listed in this year's Time's 100 Check out this story on jsonline.com: https://jsonl.in/2J8Hlgv
, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Published 9:30 a.m. CT April 20, 2018 | Updated 9:47 a.m. CT April 20, 2018
New York Times staff writers Megan Twohey (left) and Jodi Kantor addressing colleagues in the newsroom as Executive Editor Dean Baquet looks on after the team they led won the 2018 Pulitzer Prize for Public Service in New York, New York, USA, 16 April 2018. The Times shared the prize with Ronan Farrow of The New Yorker for their reporting on sexual harassment that ushered in a reckoning about the treatment of women by powerful men in the uppermost ranks of Hollywood, politics, media and technology.(Photo: HIROKO MASUIKE / THE NEW YORK TIMES / HANDOUT HANDOUT, European Press Agency)
There are several Wisconsin connections to 'Time's' list of the 100 Most Influential People of the year, including Megan Twohey, who worked at the Journal Sentinel, Oprah Winfrey, J.J. Watt, fashion designer Virgil Abloh and neuropathologist Ann McKee.
Twohey, who now works for the New York Times, shared the honor with fellow Times journalist Jodi Kantor and Ronan Farrow of The New Yorker for their work in bringing filmmaker Harvey Weinstein's sexual harassment to light and launching the #MeToo movement. They were listed in the "icons" category.
Twohey, Kantor and Farrow were also recognized this week with a Pulitzer Prize for Public Service. Twohey was a reporter at the Journal Sentinel for four years. She worked in the Racine bureau before moving to the downtown Milwaukee office.
Actress Ashley Judd wrote about the journalists in the tribute. She said, "Their devotion to capturing with precision and depth details spanning three decades of Harvey's gross entitlement to female bodies ignited the Reckoning."
Oprah Winfrey made Time's list of influential people for the 10th time, tying former President Barack Obama for most appearances on the list. (Photo: John Salangsang, AP)
Oprah Winfrey made this year's list again in the "titans" category. This is her 10th time on the list. She and President Barack Obama are tied for the most appearances. She lived on Milwaukee's north side with her mother. Comedian Tiffany Haddish wrote about the TV mogul.
Virgil Abloh made headlines in March when he was named the first black man to be head designer at Louis Vuitton. He is one of two people of color to lead major fashion brands in the industry right now. Abloh is from Illinois, but he went to the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He graduated with a degree in civil engineering in 2003.
Abloh is listed in the "icons" category. Japanese artist Takashi Murakami wrote about him.
U.S. fashion designer Virgil Abloh acknowledges applause following the presentation of the men's fall/winter 2018/2019 collection he designed for Off White in Paris. (Photo: FRANCOIS GUILLOT / Getty Images)
Ann McKee made the list in the "pioneers" category for her research in chronic traumatic encephalopathy, which is a degenerative brain disease caused by repeated concussions. She's from Appleton and graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Another University of Wisconsin graduate wrote about her for the Time list. Chris Borland played for the Badgers and was named Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year and second-team All-American in 2013. He was drafted to the San Francisco 49ers and played for one season. He decided to quit because of concerns over head injuries.
Ann McKee was listed in "Time's" 100 Most Influential People of the Year for her research on the longterm impact of concussions. (Photo: Wisconsin Foundation and Alumni Association)
Borland said of McKee, "Dr. Ann McKee was traveling when I visited Boston University to have my brain examined. Walking around between appointments, I glanced in her office. A University of Wisconsin helmet gave me pause. The cardinal W of our mutual alma mater reminded me of cherished times there. The pockmarked plastic reminded me of football's consequences."
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Pewaukee native J.J. Watt also made the list in the "leaders" category, along with the likes of President Donald Trump and Prince Harry. The Houston Titans defensive player earned accolades this year for his work off the football field. He spearheaded a fundraising effort that raised $37 million in disaster relief for Houston and surrounding areas following Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
Photos: JJ Watt through the years
Houston Texans star defensive end JJ Watt gives a speech at the Baylor College of Medicine's commencement ceremony May 29. The Pewaukee native received an honorary doctorate degree for his impressive humanitarian work following Hurricane Harvey last summer. Baylor College of Medicine
JJ Watt stands with Fred R. Lummis, chairman of the Board of Trustees at Baylor College of Medicine (left) and Paul Klotman, president, CEO and executive dean at Baylor College of Medicine. Watt received an honorary degree from the college May 29. Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Texans star defensive end JJ Watt speaks at the Baylor College of Medicine commencement ceremony May 29 in Houston. Watt received an honorary degree for his humanitarian efforts following Hurricane Harvey. Baylor College of Medicine
Houston Texans star defensive end JJ Watt welcomes graduates onto the stage at the Baylor College of Medicine's commencement ceremony May 29 in Houston. Watt, a Pewaukee native and former Wisconsin Badgers standout, received an honorary degree. Baylor College of Medicine
JJ Watt stands with his girlfriend Kealia Ohai at the Baylor College of Medicine commencement ceremony May 29 in Houston. The Houston Texans star and Pewaukee native received an honorary doctorate degree from the Baylor College of Medicine. Baylor College of Medicine
JJ Watt (center) stands on stage with Dr. David E. Persse (left) at the Baylor College of Medicine's commencement ceremony May 29 in Houston. Watt, a Pewaukee native, and Persse received an honorary Doctor of Humanities in Medicine degree from BCM for their response following Hurricane Harvey. Baylor College of Medicine
JJ Watt smiles while giving a speech at the Baylor College of Medicine commencement ceremony May 29 in Houston. Watt received a doctor of humanities degree for raising more than $37 million after Hurricane Harvey. "I've had a lot of big dreams in my life, but not even I dreamt I'd become a doctor one day." Baylor College of Medicine
Singer Justin Timberlake, J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans and soccer player Kealia Ohai, from left, watch the second half of Game 5 of the NBA basketball Western Conference finals between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors in Houston, Thursday, May 24, 2018. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip) The Associated Press
Singer Justin Timberlake and Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and girlfriend Kealia Ohai sit on the sideline during game five of the Western conference finals of the 2018 NBA Playoffs between the Houston Rockets and the Golden State Warriors at Toyota Center. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Justin Timberlake, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and Houston Dash soccer player Kealia Ohai sit on the sideline during Game 5 of the Western conference finals. John Glaser, USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans' J.J. Watt, the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award winner, is shown before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. Matt York, Associated Press
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt and girlfriend Kealia Ohai look on prior to Super Bowl LII between the New England Patriots and the Philadelphia Eagles at U.S. Bank Stadium. Kirt Dozier-USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans' J.J. Watt is introduced after being named the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award winner before the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the New England Patriots Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. Matt Slocum, Associated Press
Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year winner J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans during media availabilities during the NFL Honors show at Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium at the University of Minnesota. Kirby Lee, USA TODAY Sports
Walter Payton Man of the Year finalists, Houston Texans' J.J. Watt, from left, Baltimore Ravens' Benjamin Watson and Carolina Panthers' Greg Olsen pose for a photo after a fan event in advance of the Super Bowl LII, Friday, Feb. 2, 2018, in Minneapolis. AP Photo/Matt Slocum
J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans poses with his portrait backstage at the 7th Annual NFL Honors at the Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018, in Minneapolis. Peter Barreras, Associated Press
J.J. Watt and Kealia Ohai during red carpet arrivals for the NFL Honors show at Cyrus Northrop Memorial Auditorium at the University of Minnesota. Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sport
Jose Altuve (left), who helped lead the Houston Astros to their first World Series, and J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans, who raised money for Hurricane Harvey relief, share the 2017 Sports Illustrated Sportspersons of the Year honor. Wendell Cruz, USA TODAY Sports
J.J. Watt and his girlfriend Kealia Ohai arrive for the 2017 Sports Illustrated Sportsperson of the Year Award Show. ANGELA WEISS, AFP/Getty Images
This image provided by Sports Illustrated shows the cover for the December issue of the magazine, featuring Houston Astros' Jose Altuve, left, and Houston Texans' J.J. Watt. On Monday, Dec. 4, 2017, the two were honored by Sports Illustrated when they were given the magazine's prestigious Sportsperson of the Year award. (Sports Illustrated via AP) ORG XMIT: NYJK211 AP
Houston Texans' J.J. Watt prepares to throw out the first pitch before Game 3 of baseball's World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Houston Astros Friday, Oct. 27, 2017, in Houston. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum) ORG XMIT: WS327 AP
HOUSTON, TX - OCTOBER 27: NFL player J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans throws out the ceremonial first pitch before game three of the 2017 World Series between the Houston Astros and the Los Angeles Dodgers at Minute Maid Park on October 27, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Tom Pennington/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 775063337 ORIG FILE ID: 867237714 Getty Images
Game 3 at Minute Maid Park: Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt arrives by cart. Shanna Lockwood, USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is helped off the field after he was injured during the first half vs. the Chiefs on Oct. 8. Eric Christian Smith, Associated Press
JJ Watt hauls boxes during Hurricane Harvey relief efforts in Houston. Watt's foundation raised more than $37 million for the citizens of Houston and its surrounding communities.. The Associated Press
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt places a box of relief supplies in the back of a vehicle to people impacted by Hurricane Harvey. Brett Coomer, USA TODAY Network
Joined by his girlfriend, J.J. Watt led a group of volunteers headed for Carroll Academy, an independent school. Josh Peter, USA Today Sports
J.J. Watt earned the Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award for his work Hurricane Harvey relief in 2017. Shanna Lockwood, USA TODAY Sports
Texans defensive end J.J. Watt is raising money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Tony Gutierrez, Associated Press
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) talks with the media after OTA practices at Houston Methodist Training Center in May 2017. Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
5. Texans defensive lineman JJ Watt: $16.7 million Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) runs onto the field with a flag before a game against the New York Jets at NRG Stadium. Troy Taormina/USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans star J.J. Watt has ended the YouCaring campaign he started to raise money for the victims of Hurricane Harvey. Shanna Lockwood, USA TODAY Sports
JJ Watt celebrates a play against the Jacksonville Jaguars on Sept. 10. The Associated Press
Texans DE J.J. Watt will open his seventh NFL season in front of his adoring Houston fan base at NRG Stadium on Sept. 10. Troy Taormina, USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) smiles as he answers question from the media following Houston Texans minicamp at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas. Erik Williams, Erik Williams-USA TODAY Sports
In a video, J.J. Watt encourages people to help Houston and Texas recover from Hurricane Harvey. Eric Christian Smith, Associated Press
Rounding out the Top 20 are the Houston Texans, worth $2.6 billion. Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports
J.J. Watt Kevin Jairaj, USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) prior to the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at NRG Stadium. Erik Williams, USA TODAY Sports
JJ Watt, left, and Lindsey Vonn present the award for best breakthrough athlete at the ESPY Awards at the Microsoft Theater on Wednesday, July 13, 2016, in Los Angeles. Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP
J.J. Watt of the Houston Texans accepts the AP defensive player of the year award at the 5th annual NFL Honors at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2016, in San Francisco. John Salangsang, Associated Press
Early returns on J.J. Watt after the 2011 NFL draft were way off from the long-term reality. Brett Coomer, AP
In this Dec. 21, 2014, file photo, Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates after sacking Baltimore Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco during the second half of an NFL football game in Houston. Patric Schneider, Associated Press
Apr 16, 2017; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt puts on a Houston Rockets shirt before a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder in game one of the first round of the 2017 NBA Playoffs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports ORG XMIT: USATSI-358733 ORIG FILE ID: 20170416_pjc_at5_161.JPG Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports
Houston Texans defensive end JJ Watt (99) celebrates after he sacked Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Alex Smith during the first half of an NFL football game Sunday, Sept. 18, 2016, in Houston. George Bridges/Associated Press
Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt (99) celebrates defeating the Jacksonville Jaguars 30-6 to win the AFC South Division at NRG Stadium. Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
JJ Watt has become a national and international brand as a member of the Houston Texans in the NFL. He is the easy choice for No. 1 on our second annual Suburban 16 power rankings of area athletes. George Bridges, Associated Press
Defensive player of the year J.J. Watt has enjoyed watching another all-time great. Erich Schlegel, USA TODAY Sports
J.J. Watt and the Texans beat the Bengals 10-6. Aaron Doster, USA TODAY Sports
Thomas Shea, Thomas B. Shea-USA TODAY Sports
The Watt Family (from left) John, TJ, JJ, Derek and Connie have become a business brand as they've become an athletics powerhouse. Submitted photo
The Watt brothers (from left) TJ, JJ and Derek pose together at the Colosseum in Rome during a recent family vacation. Submitted photo
JJ Watt visits Manuel Jimenez. Courtesy
Kevin Winter
J.J. Watt attends The 2015 ESPYS at Microsoft Theater on July 15, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. Jason Merritt
J.J. Watt, NFL player for the Houston Texans and formerly a Wisconsin Badger, takes a selfie and hangs around backstage before the Zac Brown Band performs at the Marcus Amphitheater at Summerfest on June 28, 2015. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former Wisconsin standout J.J. Watt wears his school colors during the NCAA Men's Basketball Championship game between Wisconsin and Duke at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana, Monday, April 6, 2015. Professional tennis player Caroline Wozniacki joined him for the game. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
J.J. Watt, of the Houston Texans, accepts the AP defensive player of the year award on stage at the fourth annual NFL Honors at the Phoenix Convention Center Symphony Hall on Saturday, Jan. 1, 2015. Photo by Frank Micelotta/Invision for NFL/AP Images
Houston Texans' J.J. Watt (99) poses for a selfie with St. Louis Rams' Robert Quinn after Team Irvin defeated Team Carter 32-28 in the NFL Football Pro Bowl Sunday, Jan. 25, 2015, in Glendale, Ariz. Mark Humphrey, Associated Press
NFL star and Pewaukee native JJ Watt speaks at the Waukesha County Business Alliance breakfast at the Brookfield Suites hotel Wednesday, April 2, 2014. Todd Ponath/Now News Group
Pewaukee High School honored J.J. Watt by retiring his No. 9 Pirates jersey Oct. 25, 2013, during the program's varsity playoff game against Elkhorn. Among those on hand were (from left) mom Connie, J.J., brothers T.J. and Derek and father John. Dan TeRonde/Submitted Photo
JJ Watt's old high-school jersey is on display at Pewaukee High School. Photo by JR Radcliffe
A soldout crowd packed Constellation Field in Sugar Land Friday night for the J.J. Watt Charity Classic Softball game. The game raised tens of thousands of dollars for the JJ Watt Foundation. Team Defense won 7-6. Michelle Homer / KHOU.com
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell poses for a photo with J.J. Watt, #11 overall pick by the Houston Texans, on stage during the 2011 NFL Draft at Radio City Music Hall on April 28, 2011 in New York City. Chris Trotman/Getty Images
JJ Watt takes time out from preparing for the April 28 NFL Draft to visit his old stomping grounds in Pewaukee. Watt visited teacher Jude Watry's first-grade class on March 8, 2011. Submitted
Wisconsin Badgers defensive end J.J. Watt (99) hides tears as he walks off the field in a 21-19 loss during the 97th Rose Bowl game between the Wisconsin Badgers and TCU in Pasadena, California, Saturday, Jan. 1, 2011. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin Badgers defensive end J.J. Watt (99) looks to block a pass from TCU quarterback Andy Dalton during the 97th Rose Bowl game between the Wisconsin Badgers and TCU in Pasadena, California, Saturday, January 1, 2011. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
UW Badgers defensive end J.J. Watt talks about the phrase he coined in high school "Dream big, work hard," when asked about what motivated him as a youth during a news conference with teammates Jay Valai and Aaron Henry, Tuesday Dec. 28, 2010 at the Marriott Downtown Los Angeles, before the Rose Bowl. They talked about the strengths of the UW defense going into the Rose Bowl game against TCU. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin defensive tackle J.J. Watt bites a rose as he celebrates after an NCAA college football game against Northwestern Saturday, Nov. 27, 2010, in Madison, Wis. Wisconsin won 70-23. Wisconsin (11-1, 7-1 Big Ten) has the inside track on a Rose Bowl berth, which will be determined by the Bowl Championship Series standings. Morry Gash, AP
Wisconsin defensive end J.J. Watt offensive lineman Gabe Carimi celebrate with roses. The University of Wisconsin Badgers defeated Northwestern University Wildcats, 70-23, at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison on Saturday November 27, 2010. Photo by Tom Lynn/TLYNN@JOURNALSENTINEL.COM Tom Lynn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin's J.J. Watt (99) celebrates his team's 70-23 victory over Northwestern Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison, Wis. Mark Hoffman, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin Badgers defensive tackle J.J. Watt (99) waves to supporters as he walks off the field during the Wisconsin Badgers win over Purdue at Ross-Ade Stadium in West Lafayette Indiana, Saturday, November 6, 2010. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin defensive tackle J.J. Watt celebrates his sack of Iowa's Ricky Stanzi to set up 2nd and 21 inthe 4th quarter, stopping a drive and giving the Badgers a 31-30 win during the Wisconsin-Iowa BIg Ten football game Saturday, October 23, 2010. at Kinnick Stadium in Iowa City, Iowa. Rick Wood, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
JJ Watt had plenty to celebrate during his career at Wisconsin. Tom Lynn, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Wisconsin's JJ Watt (from left), Chris Borland and Marcus Cromartie walk over hurdles during a stretching exercise on the first day of fall practice at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison in August 2010. Joe Koshollek, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Former Pewaukee player JJ Watt, later a defensive end with the University of Wisconsin Badgers, watches his brother Derek Watt from the sidelines in 2010 as the Pirates face Catholic Memorial in a WIAA playoff game at Pewaukee.. File photo
Wisconsin Badgers defensive end JJ Watt posed for photos with eighth graders following the Pewaukee Junior Pirate football games Oct. 30, 2010. The former Pewaukee High School football player also spoke to the team before the last game of the season. Submitted
Athletes of the year Ashley Imperiale (Greendale) and JJ Watt (Pewaukee) in 2007. Kevin Eisenhut, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
JJ Watt tries to secure the basketball during his days at Pewaukee High School. File photo
Pewaukee's JJ Watt plays agains Port Washington's Joe DeBoer during a WIAA Division 2 sectional in 2007. Port Washington won the game in overtime, 66-64. File photo
JJ Watt wrestles for a loose ball against Luther Prep while playing for Pewaukee. File photo
JJ Watt zooms in on the Kewaskum quarterback in a playoff game. File photo
JJ Watt tackles a player from Kewaskum during his days at Pewaukee High School. File photo
JJ Watt attempts to block a pass against Whitewater during his days at Pewaukee. File photo
With JJ Watt (second from left, back row) and new coach Clay Iverson (black shirt, far right, back row), the Pewaukee football team in 2006 took a huge step forward. File photo
JJ Watt delivers a pitch for the Pewaukee Land O'Lakes baseball team. File photo
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Renowned film production house Red Chillies Entertainment (RCE) has extended its existing partnership with White Rivers Media, and has awarded its digital mandate to the agency for 2019 as well.
The year 2018 has been a great year for the advertising industry and especially for digital marketers.
White Rivers Media today announced that it ranked Number 25 on the Deloitte Technology Fast 50 India 2018, a ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in India.


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Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks "Little Fang"
I was among the few who really liked Avey Tare's previous solo album, Down There. Sure, maybe my opinion comes with the disclaimer that I can be a bit of an Animal Collective apologist. Nonetheless I think Down There struck a lovely, affecting chord while avoiding inaccessibility amid some grand experimentation. Like any band that's been prolific for a while, there are the classic arguments about who the real "brains" behind the outfit is. While Merriweather, their most mainstream album, was allegedly a "Panda Bear album," 2012's Centipede Hz was considered more of an "Avey Tare album" (with the fan theory that guitarist Deakin actually called the shots. I have literally no idea, but that album has some killer guitar work). I always lean towards their Avey-centric work and so ‒ of course ‒ I was into this single. While lots of Down There was foggy and swampy, "Little Fang" is more of a dance tune. It's one of the lightest, most airy confections to come from any branch of the Animal Collective…collective. In fact I'm willing to claim it's the lightest, to the point where it's nearly unrecognizable aside from Tare's very distinct voice. Speaking of which, Tare continues to improve his singing. He's not a classically great singer, especially when you compare him to Panda Bear, but there's something to be said for having complete knowledge of your range and tone. He uses his voice in just the right ways on here and sounds better than ever. The track is really good (maybe a little too Ariel Pink-ish for me, but very good). Still, more importantly, this track reveals a very interesting direction for Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks that has me incredibly excited and impatient.
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Our region of the Viper Owners Association is geographically immense stretching from Vancouver Island, the western most point of Canada; with the wind and waves of the open Pacific Ocean lapping on the shores; across British Columbia which includes the northern point of the Sonoran desert in the sunny Okanagan up to and through the majestic Rocky Mountains; continuing thru the foothills of the Rockies onto the great prairies, our region includes British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba; a massive 3 Million square kilometers in size. The diversity of the geographic zones in conjunction with the unpredictable climatic conditions presents unique challenges to our executive and membership in respect to planning and participating in events. Despite that we have one of the most enthusiastic and devoted membership of any of the clubs, our crew is very resourceful and can adapt to change and accept the challenges as we enjoy our reasonably short Viper cruising season April thru October; every year we schedule events throughout the massive region. To enhance the membership experience we also include weekend events reaching south into the adjoining States of Washington; Oregon, Montana and Idaho; and in fact our region has members from the adjoining states who enjoy and participate in our annual events.
If you are visiting our website for the first time I would encourage you to review the current and past events; the diversity and uniqueness is quite renowned. Our executive is truly focussed on making the Viper ownership privileges truly outstanding; have a closer look at the photo galleries and videos; you will see for yourself the unique and memorable events that you could share in the future.
The Viper Owner's Association is truly a unique and worthy car club; the membership is diverse with many members who can provide excellent mentorship in owning, operating, racing, modifying and repairing the Viper. The common thread always is the mighty Viper and the camaraderie of the members, no pretence here just enjoyment of the cars and the events.
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Overcooked: The Underrated Video Game All Couples Should Be Playing!
Every aspect of your bond with your partner will be tested in this game. So keep it together and try not die of laughter. Or break-up.
Being in a relationship is a serious thing.
It requires commitment, planning, teamwork, communication, care and sometimes, conflict.
But why wait for life to play out and test you on the above mentioned qualities of your relationship?
Play Overcooked video game instead. It is really all you need to have crazy fun and learn a lot about your partner in the mix.
Fair warning, this game is way addictive. Also, you may be tempted to set each other on fire if that burger isn't assembled fast enough.
But hang in there, the end is worth it!
Overcooked is a co-op game that is set in the kitchens. You and your partner are chefs, tasked with cooking and preparing meals for service. This includes making burgers, pizza, fish and chips or burritos. You're cooking against the clock.
There's an interesting storyline with an Onion King and his dog who set you off on a mission to defeat the Peckening: a monster with a voracious appetite and needs constant feeding.
The game difficulty increases as you advance. Along the way you'll face multiple obstacles like moving stoves, fire outbreaks, disappearing ingredients and possibly cars running you over while you chop food. Sometimes, you accidentally drown in the sea.
So you are in for the long run. Playing Overcooked is definitely going to be a marathon and sprint all in one.
Each level has it's own set of challenges. It is easy for you and your partner to get distracted, overrun or simply frustrated with the million things going on at the same time. Not to mention the clock that's ticking.
If you need a glimpse into how determined and perseverant you two might be in the face of obstacles, Overcooked will be quite eye-opening.
All relationships depend on your level of commitment to a common goal. Same goes for Overcooked. To win, you'll have to stick together and support each other all the way.
This cannot be taken lightly.
You will have to yell, speak up and talk a heck load to each other, whilst juggling a ton of other things. Communication is key as they say.
Play Overcooked video game and you'll find out just how good, or bad you and your partner are at being communicative.
The game requires you to ask for help, coordinate steps and direct action if you are going to successfully deliver that dish. In most relationships, we take talking for granted and fall into the dangerous trap of assumptions. You only think you know what your other is thinking.
This video game will not provide you the luxury of silence. Or if you do choose to remain so, you might find yourself or your partner struggling to keep up. Like when you need the lettuce brought to you and don't have time to get it yourself.
If anything Overcooked will teach you there is no such thing as being too clear about your needs.
We mentioned earlier this is a co-op game that requires an incredible amount of well, cooperation. There will be a myriad of instances where you will have to take over, swap or multitask at a moment's notice.
There is no such thing as individuality here. Play Overcooked video game and you'll quickly learn, it really takes two hands to clap. One may need to chop food while the other, prepares the pizza base for example.
If anything this game will nurture if not improve on your couple's collaboration skills. Sometimes, you make even need to compromise that meat on the stove and help your partner with washing the dishes.
If you're looking to find out how well the two of your will weather a storm together as a team, you should definitely get yourself onboard with Overcooked.
In every relationship there is so much to look forward to.
To reach these dreams and goals, you need great planning skills and possibly a road map. Things may not always turn out as expected, but at least you try to be prepared.
Same goes with playing Overcooked. Strategy and planning are a huge component to this game. The challenges are so wide and varied that a number of solutions should be tried and tested to obtain the desired results.
Strategising can be anything from deciding when to change the direction of that conveyer belt or deciding who should cook what, to save time.
In real life, planning is likely to form a big part of any relationship. Chances are if you're successful at doing so in Overcooked, you'll be set for a smooth sailing journey with you're loved one.
Play Overcooked video game, and you might just fantasise about murder.
Conflict, is practically unavoidable. As in any good relationship.
This game will be an awful but extremely insightful glimpse into how you and your partner handle unpleasant situations.
Like when someone messes up an order and you hear the blaring horn of your points being minused off.
It will take the both of you a great deal of patience not to completely lose it and start pulling each other's hair. Especially when you were so close to making it.
The trick here is learning to put aside egoistic feelings and not let yourself or your partner be overcome by their feelings. Playing Overcooked will measure your capacity to remain calm, communicative and motivating towards each other, even when the kitchen is falling apart–literally.
In essence, for any married, starting out, long-term or interested parties out there, Overcooked 1 and 2 might be a great platform to reconnect, re-learn or discover a special person.
This game really takes you to the next level, and it might just take your relationship to0.
Overcooked is available on PSP, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and online for PCs.


The following items are tagged magazine publishing software.
If it seems like everybody has a digital magazine, that's because they do. If you're a publisher and reading this, then I'm guessing you're not quite "everyone" yet, but you're seeing the influx around you, and maybe even your customers are asking for a digital edition.
When I first got an iPad, the first thing I did was head to the Newsstand and look for my favorite magazines. I expected them all to be there, but some of them weren't. I would have pressed down my fingerprint and subscribed on the spot—Apple makes it so easy to make a purchase like that—but they lost my business. I wonder how much more business they lost from others. To be honest, I subscribed to a number of magazines that day, so I didn't spend my free time going back every week to check and see if the others ever appeared.
There's been a tremendous amount of speculation on what the perfect digital magazine might be and where the future of digital publishing is headed.
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Q: How to change a UIViewController class name in a UIStoryboard at runtime I have this UIViewController set up in in my storyboard, with all the outlets, views, and constraints I need. Perfect. Let's call this WatchStateController, it'll serve as an abstract parent class.
I then have this subclass of WatchStateController, called WatchStateTimeController, which will have the functionality I need for a particular state of the application.
Because I am trying to use the 1 view controller in the UIStoryboard, I'm having some problems in instantiating a WatchStateTimeController as type WatchStateTimeController - it instantiates as WatchStateController.
UIStoryboard *mainStoryboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"MainStoryboard" bundle:nil];

WatchStateTimeController *timeController = (WatchStateTimeController *)[mainStoryboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"WatchStateController"];

This is because the "Class" field in the storyboard's Identity Inspector is set to "WatchStateController". So the question is, how do I merely change this classname set in the Identity Inspector at runtime?

NOTE: ignore why I'm trying to do this and concentrate on how. If you really must know why, you can read up on the Strategy design pattern.

A: One slightly dirty workaround I'm using to force storyboard to be compatible with the strategy pattern: I write a custom allocator in the base (abstract) view controller that returns an instance of the desired concrete view controller subclass, before the storyboard mechanism gets over.
For this to work, you have to tell the base class which subclass you want to instantiate.
So, in the base controller:
Class _concreteSubclass = nil;
+ (void) setConcreteSubclassToInstantiate:(Class)c {
    _concreteSubclass = c;
}

+ (id)allocWithZone: (NSZone *)zone {
    Class c = _concreteSubclass ?: [self class];
    void *object = calloc(class_getInstanceSize(c), 1);
    *(Class *)object = c;
    return (id)CFBridgingRelease(object);
}

This instantiates enough memory for the ivars of the subclass too.
The view controller type of "MyViewController" known to the storyboard is just "BaseViewController"; but then, where you ask the storyboard to instantiate the view controller, you do something like this:
[BaseViewController setConcreteSubclassToInstantiate:[SomeSubclassOfBaseViewController class]];
UIStoryboard *mainStoryboard = [UIStoryboard storyboardWithName:@"Main" bundle: nil];
SomeSubclassOfBaseViewController *vc = (SomeSubclassOfBaseViewController *)[mainStoryboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"MyViewController"];
[self presentViewController:vc animated:NO completion:^{}];

The concrete view controller is instantiated and shown without a hitch.

A: Here's an example of the strategy pattern using a helper object, as I described in the comments:
@class WatchStateController;

@protocol WatchStateStrategy <NSObject>
- (void)doSomeBehaviorPolymorphically:(WatchStateController *)controller;
@end

@interface WatchStateController
// or call this a delegate or whatever makes sense.
@property (nonatomic) id <WatchStateStrategy> strategy;
@end

@implementation WatchStateController
- (void)someAction:(id)sender
{
    [self.strategy doSomeBehaviorPolymorphically:self];
}
@end

@interface WatchStateTimeStrategy <WatchStateStrategy>
@end

@implementation WatchStateTimeStrategy
- (void)doSomeBehaviorPolymorphically:(WatchStateController *)controller
{
    // here's one variation of the behavior
}
@end

@interface WatchStateAnotherStrategy <WatchStateStrategy>
@end

@implementation WatchStateAnotherStrategy
- (void)doSomeBehaviorPolymorphically:(WatchStateController *)controller
{
    // here's another variation of the behavior
}
@end

And to set this up when you are presenting your view controller, assign the appropriate helper object (instead of attempting to change the subclass of the view controller itself):
WatchStateController *viewController = [storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"WatchStateController"];
if (useTimeStrategy) {
    viewController.strategy = [WatchStateTimeStrategy new];
} else {
    viewController.strategy = [WatchStateAnotherStrategy new];
}

The advantages I see to this approach compared to subclassing the view controller:

*

*It more closely aligns with SOLID principles, especially single responsibility principle, open/closed principle, etc.

*Small, focused helper classes, possibly having few or no UI dependencies depending on what they need to do, make for easier unit testing if you plan to write tests

*It more closely follows the design patterns and structural patterns already in place in iOS (using delegates, and letting storyboards/xibs instantiate view controllers the normal way)

*Removes logic from the view controller. With iOS it's so easy to get a large view controllers with too much logic; I think we should always be looking for opportunities to improve this

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When a Jewdroid Walks into Shul (Part 1)
Wednesday, September 28, 2016 @ 10:09 AM
Credit: Jewish Museum Berlin
In a short story written expressly for inclusion in a groundbreaking anthology of Jewish science fiction and fantasy, Wandering Stars (Jewish Lights, 1974), the British writer William Tenn imagined a future galaxy populated with Jews who, consistent with their ancestors' history, traveled far and wide in search of a better life. Among these Jews, or at least creatures who claimed to be Jews, was a certain group of small, brown pillow shaped beings covered with grey spots out of which protruded tentacles. Residents of the fourth planet in the Rigel star system (Rigel being a star in the Orion constellation as seen from Earth), they claimed to be Jewish by descent from a community of Orthodox Jews who lived in and around Paramus, New Jersey. Their non-human appearance was the result, they said, of natural relationships, over time, with the native inhabitants of their new planet. In Tenn's tale, the Bulbas, as they were known, traveled to Venus in the year 2859 C.E. in order to participate in the First Interstellar Neo-Zionist Convention which was convened for the purpose of discussing a renewed claim to Israel, an area on Earth then free of all Jews. The question presented was whether the Bulbas could be accredited as Jews.
While set some eight centuries in the future, Tenn's story asked age old questions about the nature of Jewishness. And if the context of the story seems far ahead of our times, the reality is that the pace of discovery regarding potential life on other planets continues to accelerate. After all, the existence of the first exoplanet, that is, a planet that is outside of our solar system and orbits its own host star, was not confirmed until 1995. Today we have identified over 3,300 such planets. The first exoplanet in a habitable zone was not found until 2010. Today we know of at least 49 such planets. In 2014, the first Earth sized exoplanet in a habitable zone was discovered. Within the past couple of months, we have found a potentially habitable exoplanet in the star system closest to Earth, that of Proxima Centauri.
At a distance of just over 4.2 light years from Earth, though, Proxima Centauri is still almost 25 trillion miles away. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft, traveling over 36,000 miles per hour, would still need over 78,000 years to reach it. Obviously Earth bound readers of this essay will not be alive when the first probe to Proxima Centauri reports its findings. But dramatic advances in technology are raising the issue of Jewishness in yet another context. If the claim of the geographically distant Bulbas, who did not resemble our species in the slightest, was challenging, how will we consider the Jewishness of an android, a robot designed to look like us, and programmed with considerable intelligence, artificial though it may be? read more
Tags: A.I., AlphaGo, android, artificial intelligence, ASIMO, Ava, Bender, bot mitzvah, Bulbas, C3PO, deep learning, droid, Enosh ben Yehuda v'Rut, Ex Machina, exoplanet, Golem, humanoid, Jewdroid, Jewishness, Judah Loew ben Bezalel, Judaism, Karl Capek, Leonardo da Vinci, Lt. Commander Data, minyan, Proxima Centauri, Rabbah, Rashi, Rav Zera, robonaut, robot, Rosie, science, Talmud, Torah, Turing Test, WALL-E, William Tenn.
Is This Really the Torah God Gave Moses at Sinai? (Part II)
Sunday, January 4, 2015 @ 02:01 PM
The idea that 3300 years ago, at Sinai, God gave Moses a Torah identical to the Torah we have today is a powerful concept, one that still resonates. But is it probable, even plausible?
Previously, to explore this idea, we have taken the text of the Torah as we have it today and looked at issues of content, language and script. We have already found that the Torah we have not only makes no claim as to its original content, but that internal evidence from the Tanakh strongly suggests that whatever Moses may have written and conveyed at the end of his life was limited in scope. Moreover, external evidence from archeological and other sources indicates that Moses's sefer haTorah was not written in either the language or the script that a contemporary Torah is. In this post, we look at the transmission of a presumed original Torah, focusing on security for the object and textual variations.
Securing the transmission of the originally inscribed text
Let's start with the medium of Moses's inscription of the sefer haTorah that our Torah says Moses wrote just before he died (see Deut. 31:9, 24-26) and the security afforded the resulting work. Our Torah does not say precisely whether Moses chiseled the words into stone, wrote them with a stylus in wet clay or used a quill on parchment or papyrus. If the entire Torah as we know it was inscribed on stone or clay tablets, there must have been many of them to include almost 80,000 words containing over 300,000 letters. If one or more scrolls were used, the material involved must have been sizable as well. In any event, it is certainly hard to imagine the 120 year old Moses chiseling, pressing or writing that much text as he was about to die. read more
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Friday, June 21, 2013 @ 09:06 AM
Abraham Joshua Heschel, the renowned 20th century philosopher, understood that gaining "control of the world of space" is one of the main tasks of humankind. The result of the conquest of space is "technical civilization." But, Heschel argued, "(l)ife goes wrong when the control of space, the acquisition of things of space, becomes our sole concern." For Heschel, time, not space, "is the heart of existence." (See Heschel, The Sabbath: Its Meaning for Modern Man (Farrar, Straus and Young 1951) at 3.)
Judaism, according to Heschel, "teaches us to be attached to holiness in time, to be attached to sacred events, to learn how to consecrate sanctuaries that emerge from the magnificent stream of a year." (Id. at 8.) Recognizing that a different sensitivity is involved in creating holiness in time, rather than space, he urged that we cultivate that sensitivity in order to achieve the goal of being, rather than having.
If Abraham saw Judaism as a religion of time, Isaac did not. Isaac Asimov, the renowned 20th century writer, had a rather cramped view of religion. Born into an orthodox Jewish family in Russia, he came to America in 1923 as a young child. As he related in his third autobiography (no misprint), however, his parents never made "any effort" to teach any religion to him, even to have him participate in a bar mitzvah ceremony. (Asimov, I. Asimov: A Memoir (Doubleday 1994) at 12.) Not surprisingly, throughout his adult life, Asimov was strictly non-observant with respect to any known religious practice. At the same time, Isaac Asimov never changed his name as did others to hide his Jewishness, always acknowledged that he was Jewish and seems to have absorbed some Jewish values if not Jewish practices or sense of peoplehood. (See Id. at 13, 15-18, 322.) read more
Tags: Abraham Joshua Heschel, American Humanist Association, Ashkenaz, Bible, George Bernard Shaw, Gil Student, Hari Seldon, Harry Brod, Hebrew Bible, Hilkiah, Isaac Asimov, Jack Dann, Jewish People, Judaism, Paul Krugman, Peter Turchin, science, science fiction, Sepharad, Shalom Gliksman, Sidney Schwarz, Steven Windmueller, The Foundation Series, Wandering Stars
Let My People Know, Let My People Think: Why it Matters that the Bible is Fiction
Sunday, March 31, 2013 @ 12:03 PM
In recent years, in certain circles, it has become fashionable to assert that the Bible is fiction, or that at least key segments of it are fictional. The assertion emanates from two camps. In one of these camps are those who have been described as new or militant atheists. Looking to recent developments primarily in cosmology and archeology, folks like Richard Dawkins, Victor Stenger, Samuel Harris and the late Christopher Hitchens have created more than a cottage industry in their efforts to debunk the Bible.
But scientist and skeptics are not alone in their contention that the Bible is fiction. In another other camp are scholars of the Bible, including notable rabbis. For instance, during Passover week a dozen years ago, Conservative Rabbi and prolific author David Wolpe set off a firestorm when he spoke to his Los Angeles congregation about the lack of hard evidence for the Exodus story. According to a writer for the Los Angeles Times, after reviewing revolutionary discoveries in then current archeology, Rabbi Wolpe told them: "The truth is that virtually every modern archeologist who has investigated the story of the Exodus, with very few exceptions, agrees that the way the Bible describes the Exodus is not the way it happened, if it happened at all." (A subsequent summary of Wolpe's thinking may readily be found on the Internet in a piece he authored called "Did the Exodus Really Happen?" ("Did It?").) read more
Tags: archeology, Bible, Cohen Modal Haplotype, David Wolpe, Egypt, Exile, Exodus, fact, faith, fiction, Hamlet, Hebrew Bible, historicity, Jewish People, Judaism, Lawrence Hoffman, literature, Mordecai Kaplan, Oz, presentation, Richard Elliott Friedman, S. David Sperling, slavery, Yoram Hazony
Sunday, January 22, 2012 @ 01:01 PM
Credit: Roger Price
The Hebrew Bible is filled with numbers. There are different kinds of numbers — cardinals and ordinals, integers and fractions, even primes. And they are everywhere in the Torah text.
There are numbers for days. (See, e.g., Gen. 1:5, 8, 13.)
There are numbers for life spans. (See, e.g., Gen. 5:5, 8, 11.)
There are numbers for populations, i.e., census numbers. (See, e.g., Ex. 1:5, 12:37; Num. 1:46, 2:32.)
There are numbers for the measurement of quantities. (See, e.g., Ex. 16:22, 36, 29:40.)
And for sizes. (See, e.g., Gen. 6:15.)
There are numbers for the duration of events. (See, e.g., Ex. 12:40, 24:18.)
There are numbers for a host of seemingly mundane things, such as the number of visitors and the number of palm trees. (See, e.g., Gen. 18:2; Ex. 15:27.) read more
Tags: Abraham, ages, Andrew Kvasnica, base e exponential decay, Bible, Charles Glatt, Hebrew Bible, historiography, historiosophy, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph, Leon Kass, lifespan, mathematics, Metronic Cycle, Moses, Nahum Sarna, Noah, numbers, patriarchal ages, patriarchs, sexagesimal system, Torah, Umberto Cassuto
The Wise Scientists of Chicago Debate About the Latke and the Hamantash
Sunday, November 20, 2011 @ 08:11 PM
What is it about latkes and hamantashen anyhow? What makes these two foods different from all other foods? Which food is better and which best represents the values and aspirations of the Jewish people?
Since 1946, these and related questions have occupied some of the greatest minds of the Western hemisphere. In that time, world renowned scholars have gathered annually under the auspices of the University of Chicago Hillel to debate the merits of the latke and the hamantash.
As often happens when scholarly pursuits become intense, everybody wants to get into the act, and imitations of the Chicago debates have been attempted at other institutions. But in all these years, no one quite does it like the Maroons, with grand entrances, flowing academic robes and standing room audiences in excess of 1,000 at venerable Mandel Hall. read more
Tags: Chicago, debate, hamantash, Hillel, Judaism, latke, mathematics, physics, scientists, sociology
The Wise Scientists of Chelm and the Setting of the Sun
Credit: ESA/NASA/SOHO (Published 2/17/2011)*
Some time ago, in the Old Country village of Chelm, the wise men were studying Torah. It was Shabbat B'reishit, or, as it was known in Chelm, Shabbes Breshis. The men — and it was just men — were focused on Chapter 1, Verses 14-18, where it is written that on the fourth day of the first biblical week God made two big lights, the Sun and the Moon, and set them in the expanse of the sky. They were trying to figure out how there could have been an evening and a morning on each of the three prior days without the Sun. read more
Tags: astronomy, B'reishit, Chelm, science, scientists
Sutton Foster and Three Jewish Guys
Friday, September 9, 2011 @ 10:09 AM
Albert Einstein was a Nobel Prize winning theoretical physicist, a dreamer and a thinker. Einstein was born in Germany, and moved to America in 1933, affiliating with Princeton University. He died in 1955.
Aaron Zeitlin was a writer, a playwright and a poet. He was a leading figure in the world of Yiddish literature in the twentieth century (CE). He came to the America in 1939, taught at the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City and died in 1973.
Sutton Foster is a Tony award winning actress, a singer and a dancer. Foster was born in the state of Georgia about a year and a half after Zeitlin died. She also has ties to New York City, but is very much alive. read more
Tags: Einstein, faith, Judaism
Sportin' Life Was Right, But What About That Tune
Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 09:07 AM
When Wall Street Journal drama critic Terry Teachout reviews a show, theater goers should pay attention. And when the review is about a show that is mounted as rarely as is Porgy and Bess, special attention is in order. See, http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304066504576343503771181980.html So it was that I attended the Court Theatre production of Porgy, the last stage work of George and Ira Gershwin.
Tags: Bible, Gershwin, music, Torah blessing


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Warbeast's Bruce Corbitt Shares 'Miracle' in Ongoing Cancer Battle
Warbeast vocalist Bruce Corbitt has been through an emotional rollercoaster over this past year as he's fought to win his battle with esophageal cancer. Earlier this year, Corbitt issued an update in which he stated that he had come to terms with there not being a chance in his cancer battle, though he vowed to continue to fight. But in February, there was a ray of hope with the singer being accepted for a clinical trial. Now, in a recent update, Corbitt says he's had a "miracle" with the treatment starting to show marked improvement.
"I can't believe it, I'm in shock, I just got some of the best news. I mean, after all these chemo sessions and bloodwork, I've never had such improvement in just two weeks on my own... my body doing this on its own with no help. All my white blood cells, platelets, everything has all shot up back to normal. We can't believe it, we're in shock," says Corbitt in the video above.
He adds, "They also got me approved to get the shot to make sure they stay up. So I'm good to go now. Things are back to normal, my body restored itself, I've got the shot to help me fight, to keep it up there and there's no stopping me now. We know something's going on; we're beating this cancer, because it wouldn't go up that fast on its own without the shots. It's a miracle and I'm going to take it just as that."
The singer later concludes in the video update, "I'm about as happy as I can be right now. I'm anxious to do chemo, and who says that?! But as soon as we get this chemo, the more we're kicking this cancer's ass."
Corbitt was diagnosed with esophageal cancer in May 2017 and managed to play one final show with his band before treatment began. A fundraising site was set up around the time of the start of Corbitt's treatment to help offset the medical costs.
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using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Controls;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Geometry;
using Esri.ArcGISRuntime.Layers;
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Globalization;
using System.Linq;
using System.Net;
using System.Runtime.Serialization.Json;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;

namespace ArcGISRuntimeSDKDotNet_DesktopSamples.Samples
{
    /// <summary>
    /// This sample demonstrates how to use a custom Server Object Extension (SOE) hosted by ArcGIS for Server. The SOE operation used in this example returns a set of interpolated elevation values for a user defined grid. The grid extent and number of rows and columns are provided as inputs to the SOE.
    /// </summary>
    /// <title>SOE Elevation Data</title>
    /// <category>Extras</category>
    public partial class SOEElevationData : UserControl
    {
        private WebClient webClient;
        private List<Color> colorRanges = new List<Color>();

        /// <summary>Construct SOE Elevation Data sample control</summary>
        public SOEElevationData()
        {
            InitializeComponent();

            webClient = new WebClient();

            colorRanges.Add(Colors.Blue);
            colorRanges.Add(Colors.Green);
            colorRanges.Add(Colors.Yellow);
            colorRanges.Add(Colors.Orange);
            colorRanges.Add(Colors.Red);
        }

        // Process elevation data requests on button click
        private async void GetElevationDataButton_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
        {
            ElevationView.Visibility = Visibility.Collapsed;
            graphicsLayer.Graphics.Clear();

            await ProcessUserRequests();
        }

        // Process elevation data requests by the user
        private async Task ProcessUserRequests()
        {
            try
            {
                // Get user rectangle
				var userEnvelope = await MyMapView.Editor.RequestShapeAsync(DrawShape.Envelope) as Envelope;
				if (userEnvelope.Height == 0 || userEnvelope.Width == 0)
					throw new ApplicationException("Please click and drag a box to define an extent.");

				// Display the graphics
				graphicsLayer.Graphics.Add(new Graphic(userEnvelope));

				// Take account of WrapAround
				var polygon = GeometryEngine.NormalizeCentralMeridian(userEnvelope) as Polygon;
				Envelope envelope = polygon.Extent;

                // Retrieve elevation data from the service
                ElevationData elevationData = await GetElevationData(envelope);

                // Create the image for the display
                WriteableBitmap writeableBitmapElevation = CreateElevationImage(elevationData);
                ElevationImage.Source = writeableBitmapElevation;
                ElevationView.Visibility = System.Windows.Visibility.Visible;
            }
            catch (Exception ex)
            {
                MessageBox.Show(ex.Message, "Sample Error");
            }
        }

        // Call a REST SOE to get elevation data
        private async Task<ElevationData> GetElevationData(Envelope rect)
        {
            string SOEurl = "http://sampleserver4.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Elevation/ESRI_Elevation_World/MapServer/exts/ElevationsSOE/ElevationLayers/1/GetElevationData?";
            SOEurl += string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture,
                "Extent={{\"xmin\" : {0}, \"ymin\" : {1}, \"xmax\" : {2}, \"ymax\" :{3},\"spatialReference\" : {{\"wkid\" : {4}}}}}&Rows={5}&Columns={6}&f=json",
                rect.XMin, rect.YMin, rect.XMax, rect.YMax,
				MyMapView.SpatialReference.Wkid, HeightTextBox.Text, WidthTextBox.Text);

            /*
             * e.g.
             * http://sampleserver4.arcgisonline.com/ArcGIS/rest/services/Elevation/ESRI_Elevation_World/MapServer/exts/ElevationsSOE/ElevationLayers/1/GetElevationData?
             * Extent={"xmin" : -1507310.85889877, "ymin" : 6406071.15031974, "xmax" : 879264.66769094, "ymax" :8164600.48570163,"spatialReference" : {"wkid" : 102100}}&Rows=15&Columns=15&f=json
            */

            var stream = await webClient.OpenReadTaskAsync(SOEurl);

            DataContractJsonSerializer serializer = null;
            ElevationData elevationData = null;

            try
            {
                serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(ElevationData));
                elevationData = serializer.ReadObject(stream) as ElevationData;
            }
            catch
            {
                // Check for a service error.
                serializer = new DataContractJsonSerializer(typeof(ServiceError));
                ServiceError serviceError = serializer.ReadObject(stream) as ServiceError;

                // e.g. {"error":{"code":400,"message":"Value cannot be null.\r\nParameter name: Rows"}}
                throw new ApplicationException(string.Format("Error: {0} meters", serviceError.error.message));
            }

            if (elevationData.data == null)
                throw new ApplicationException("No Data Returned. Please try again.");

            return elevationData;
        }

        // Create a bitmap image from the elevation data
        private WriteableBitmap CreateElevationImage(ElevationData elevationData)
        {
            int thematicMin = elevationData.data[0];
            int thematicMax = elevationData.data[0];
            foreach (int elevValue in elevationData.data)
            {
                if (elevValue < thematicMin)
                    thematicMin = elevValue;
                if (elevValue > thematicMax)
                    thematicMax = elevValue;
            }

            int totalRange = thematicMax - thematicMin;
            int portion = totalRange / 5;
            List<Color> cellColor = new List<Color>();
            foreach (int elevValue in elevationData.data)
            {
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For years now, the modern world has viewed the Big Apple as an economic and cultural capital. Many of the biggest names in entertainment, arts, politics, and businesses have made this place their home. It is also a rich academic environment where students can enhance their skills in any discipline or subject of their choosing. There, you will find numerous institutions all within reasonable distance of your furnished studio apartment.
Having already seen this structure in many Hollywood movies, you might be wondering if it's still worth seeing in person. You can be sure that it is, especially for those who are studying architecture, civil engineering, or something along those lines. This 1454-foot emblem only took 11 months to complete in 1931 so it's a great example of efficient construction processes.
Taking up painting or even fashion design? Find inspiration for your next masterpiece in this sprawling Manhattan institution. On some days/nights, they'll even let you visit for free as long as you bring your ID. They currently curate 17 collections ranging from contemporary photography to prehistoric Egyptian artifacts. Their centuries of wearable art are certainly worth exploring as well.
Quality student accommodation isn't the only thing that's abundant in the Big Apple. They also have 40 Broadway theaters for those interested in the performing arts. Most of these are located along Sixth Avenue to Eighth Avenue as well as 41st Street to 52nd Street. Many feature star-studded musicals and plays that have received Tony Awards so make sure to get a ticket for one now.
If your student residence is found near the Upper West Side, you should drop by this institution. It's the oldest museum in the city having been built in 1804. Currently, it features over 1.6 million works exploring the history of NYC and the US. The Patricia D. Klingenstein Library also has 3 million books and other resources that you'll surely find handy for your projects and assignments.
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Only five places may be listed above but there are actually plenty more attractions that you shouldn't miss while you're in New York. When you only have a limited time, the ones mentioned above are good places to start.
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Trump: I would love to visit Slovakia
F-16 fighter jets, the current economic situation and unemployment were among the topics discussed by US President Donald Trump and Slovak PM Peter Pellegrini at their May 3 meeting in the White House.
"It's my honour to have the prime minister of Slovakia with us today in the Oval Office," Trump told the press.
As he stressed, they have a lot of talking to do. This includes the bilateral trade agreement and the purchase of F-16 jets.
Trump also mentioned to journalists that the US and Slovakia have a very good relationship.
"The timing is perfect," Pellegrini said about the visit. "This year we're celebrating 30 years of freedom for Slovakia and the United States played a key role in our struggle for democracy. It helped us to transform the country."
He continued by saying the US and Slovakia are strategic partners and allies.
When asked whether he would like to visit Slovakia, Trump said he "would love to" come one day. He knows many Slovaks, describing them as "incredible people". He also said that Slovakia is a beautiful country.
Investments in defence to increase until 2022
Pellegrini appreciated the fact that Trump is very direct in the question of common defence. He informed him about the plan to increase investments in defence to 2 percent of GDP until 2022, which is two years earlier than the country originally promised.
"We're modernising our armed forces, we're also buying US military equipment," Pellegrini told Trump.
Trump commented that the order for the F-16 jets is a very big and that he is impressed.
The Sme daily noted in its reports about the visit that Pellegrini was not joined by Defence Minister Peter Gajdos of the junior coalition Slovak National Party (SNS) despite the fact that he did discuss defence and security with the US partners, including Slovakia's purchase of F-16 jets.
Pellegrini and the SNS have had a falling out over a defence agreement with the US government. The SNS refused the deal through which the US was to grant Slovakia USD105 million for the reconstruction of its air bases. Neither the ministry nor Pellegrini's office commented on whether the absence of the Defence Ministry's people in his delegation had anything to do with that disagreement.
Visit to Arlington cemetary and the Holocaust museum
Pellegrini visited the Arlington National Cemetery during his trip to the US, where he laid wreaths on the grave of the unknown soldier. Together with Foreign Affairs Minister Miroslav Lajčák, they toured the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum and presented a commemorative coin to Ruth Cohen, a Holocaust survivor with Slovak roots.
Moreover, Pellegrini and Lajčák met with the representatives of the US companies that are established in Slovakia, including U.S. Steel, AT&T, IBM and Amazon.
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<2> Augustine, Teaching Christianity. Translated by Edmund Hill (New York: New City Press, 1996).
<11> Harold J. Berman, Law and Revolution I: The Foundation of the Western Legal Tradition(Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1983).
<29> 更详细的讨论,参见:James M. Estes, Peace, Order and the Glory of God: Secular Authority and the Church in the Thought of Luther and Melanchthon 1518-1559 (Leiden: Brill, 2005).
<32> Karl Barth, Community, State, and Church: Three Essays, With an Introduction by Will Herberg, (Gloucester, MA: Peter Smith, 1968).
<46> 具体的讨论,见:Tuininga,44-46页。Bruce Gordon, The Swiss Reformation (Manchester:Manchester University Press, 2002).


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1. Oh, this weather…at least it will be a good weekend to stay inside and sew. I've finished the third pencil skirt and am moving into a polka dot phase. Maybe someday it will even be warm enough to wear everything I've been making!
2. I can't think of anything to cook lately. I think of things that sound good and then once they're made I don't like them. Maybe this is the weather's fault, too.
Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it [spring] back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life…You expected to be sad in the fall. Part of you died each year when the leaves fell from the tree and their branches were bare against the wind and the cold, wintry light. But you knew there would always be the spring, as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason.
I am going to be rather hard-nosed and say that if you have to find devices to coax yourself to stay focused on writing, perhaps you should not be writing what you're writing. And if this lack of motivation is a constant problem, perhaps writing is not your forte. I mean, what is the problem? If writing bores you, that is pretty fatal. If that is not the case, but you find that it is hard going and it just doesn't flow, well, what did you expect? It is work; art is work.
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I was putting it on and he came to investigate and jumped right in. No, I did not try taking him for a ride.
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Wonderful Copenhagen from Copenhagenize on Vimeo.


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Washington Gas utility workers have voted in new leadership in Teamsters Local 96 in Washington, D.C. after a grassroots campaign by the New Beginning Slate.
Some new members of Teamster Local 2010, the statewide local of CX and Skilled Trades members covering the campuses and several medical centers of the University of California (UC) and California State Universities (CSU), asked that we post this article and a letter from four of their officers.
Do you want to find out more about your local union's finances?
You can find out how much your local spent on salaries, benefits, and representation last year by looking at its LM-2 report at the Department of Labor website.
What is an LM-2? An LM-2 is a form that most unions file with the Department of Labor each year that gives a breakdown of the organization's finances. It can show you how much your local officers get paid, how your local is spending its money, and more.
IBT locals made up of public employees do not file an LM-2, but they do file IRS Form 990, so the information below does not apply to those locals. For help getting a copy of your local's Form 990, please contact TDU.
Want to take a look at your local's LM-2?
2. Under Abbr, select IBT.
Rail Teamsters should select BLE, or BMWE. GCC Teamsters should select GCIU.
3. Under Designation Number, put your local union number and click enter on your keyboard.
4. In a few seconds, a link to the most recent LM-2 will appear. To read that LM-2, click on the hyper link for the Report.
5. To find officer salaries, scroll down to Schedule 11.
6. To find employee salaries, scroll down to Schedule 12.
Note: To find the International's information, go to the website above and under file number, enter 000-093, and then click Submit. If you enter the file number, there's no need to enter a, Abbreviation or Designation Number.
If you have any questions or need help getting an LM-2, please call the TDU National Office at 313-842-2600, or click here to ask a question or send us a message.
Rhode Island Local 251 members voted on Sunday to approve a Bill of Rights to strengthen members' rights by an overwhelming 90 percent margin.
International Vice President John Coli and Chicago Local 700 have been hit with a $2.3 million judgement for trying to escape a building lease.
March 17, 2014: On Saturday, March 14, New York Local 804 President Tim Sylvester announced he's running for Teamster General President.
Local 89 President Fred Zuckerman joined him and more than 200 Teamsters from across the region to launch Teamsters United, a coalition of officers and members committed to winning new Teamster leadership in 2016.
Sylvester and Zuckerman then made it up to Worcester, Mass. the following day for another energized meeting with New England Teamsters.
UPDATE: Congratulations to Local 439 on the solid organizing win at FedEx Freight yesterday, by a vote of 33-12. Welcome new FedEx Teamsters!
March 12, 2015: The Independent Review Board (IRB) has charged the former leaders of Stockton California Local 439 with a pattern of embezzlement, fraud and receiving a motorcycle from an employer. Former Secretary Treasurer Sam Rosas and former president Armando Alonzo were charged.
The IRB's 117-page report, issued February 27, is available here.
Both Rosas and Alonzo were narrowly voted out of office in December, and the newly-elected officers have taken the reins of the 4500 member local. So Rosas and Alonzo no longer hold union positions.
They are charged with a long list of financial shenanigans, including causing the union to pay for numerous meals, Oakland Raiders tickets, hotel rooms, bar bills, gift cards, liquor, electronics and more when there were no union records and/or no union purpose. Many expenses involved a spouse or friends, and meals and drinks at local restaurants. Some involved a gift of money and a Hawaiian vacation for a retired business agent, at union expense. The charges detail a pattern going back at least until 2008.
The charges were referred by the IRB to IBT president James Hoffa. Rosas has been a close associate of Rome Aloise, the head the Joint Council 7 and an International vice president. Aloise issued campaign material last October to help Rosas in his local election; it was illegally issued on Joint Council 7 stationery.
Now, it is clear that Aloise and Hoffa will drop their friend Rosas. Loyalty flows only uphill in those circles.
The International Brotherhood of Teamsters has placed its local at Sikorsky Aircraft into trusteeship, accepting the recommendation of an independent review that found a systemic lack of financial controls that investigators said resulted in thousands of dollars being embezzled by a former president.
The union's failure to adequately document expenses also led to millions of dollars being spent without approvals from the executive board or members of the Local 1150, and tens of thousands spent on meals and personal expenses, according to a report from the Teamsters Independent Review Board.
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