Wondering what to pack for Punta Cana? Take a look at our packing list for Dominican Republic tips on clothes, shoes, and accessories, too. Get ready for fun in the sun. Learn more!
In the heart of the Caribbean lies an island shared by two countries. To the left is Haiti and to the right is the Dominican Republic, a country known as the island of firsts. The Americas' first church, and even the first discovery of Christopher Columbus. Today, this island is known more as an amazing vacation destination.
During this time of year, temperatures range from the high 70s to mid 90s, but it's really the humidity that makes this heat uncomfortable. Humidity varies from 70-100% and don't be surprised if you experience several rainstorms multiple times throughout the day.
When deciding what to wear in the Dominican Republic, think everything Caribbean. Caribbean style is incredibly colorful and breezy, full of loose fabrics and beautiful prints. Whether you're wearing a bright red dress or a palm-print cover up, you'll find that the tropical theme is abound.
You'll want to avoid jeans, as well as any heavy jackets, dresses, or fabrics. The lighter the fabric and the less your skin is covered, the more comfortable you will be. This destination stays warm year-round and, well, tropical.
Read these tips on what to wear in high humidity!
Sightseeing in the Dominican Republic varies greatly by region and activity, so this will impact what to pack for the Dominican Republic. Should you decide to hike the various mountains, fish or visit some waterfalls, you're going to want to have versatile clothing. You should wear waterproof shorts or leggings, tank top and athletic shoes.
If you're more of a beach person, you're going to want something incredibly breezy to beat the heat. A cute cover up, bathing suit and a hat would be the perfect outfit for a beach or pool day. Don't forget your hat and sunnies, a pretty swimsuit coverup or summer rompers!
When you're wondering what to wear in the Dominican Republic when wandering around colonial sites like Santo Domingo, you'll want a little bit more dressy attire. A cute maxi skirt, culottes, romper or sundress would work beautifully against old stone and colorful houses.
This area is known for petty theft so hold onto your belongings tightly! Add items like a money belt or Secret Bra Pocket to your packing list.
Pack one of these cute and comfortable sandals for travel!
Once you've decided what to wear, it's time to build your packing list for Dominican Republic. Make sure you include these essentials.
Tops can vary based on the activities you plan to participate in, so keep this in mind when deciding what to pack for Punta Cana. It's safe to say that a couple beach tees, workout tank top, dressy top and pajama top would work seamlessly. But if you're going to be sweating through all of these options, it doesn't hurt to throw in a few more tops (just in case).
If you're spending a lot of time at the resorts and wandering town, dresses will be your best friend and a reliable pick for what to wear in the Dominican Republic. They provide adequate coverage but still provide some reprise from the stifling heat. Bring one or two incredibly loose, maxi dresses.
Accessories might be one of the most important categories for your trip. Due to the blazing sun and lack of serious wind, a hat will be necessary to shelter your face. Sunglasses are also incredibly important so bring one or two pairs.
Finally, the jewelry. Flashy earrings or a chunky necklace is perfect for this type of vacation. If you don't have any, the island is known for selling plenty of larimar and amber jewelry.
Take a look at these versatile beach sandals!
A common misconception about the Dominican Republic is that it's primarily a place for all-inclusive resorts. While there are plenty of these types of accommodations, there are also several eco lodges, boutique hotels, and glamping properties.
The further west you go, the more unexplored the region. However, there are upscale and luxurious options in every location.
Transportation is usually reliant on cars and buses. If you're looking for intercity travel, taxis and carros públicos are the only modes of transport.
Longer routes usually require a charter bus. Roads are slightly underdeveloped so expect the long routes to take an incredible amount of time.
Sure, the DR is known for all inclusive hotels, but there's a much different side to this beautiful country. Enjoy wandering the Colonial City of Santo Domingo, chill out at a resort in Punta Cana, or take it easy on the famous San Rafael beach.
If you're feeling a more adventurous vibe, climb up the Bahoruco River to La Plaza, explore the iguanas and flamingos at Laguna de Oviedo, ride the dune buggies in Punta Cana or go ziplining in the mountainous jungle.
What are your tips on what to pack for Punta Cana? Share your tips below!
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We r going in August. How is the weather at this time?
Hi Gloria, thank you for reaching out. You can check the extended weather forecast for Punta Cana at https://weather.com/ and remember to check it again three days before your departure dates to ensure you have packed the most appropriate clothes. Hope this helps. Have the most amazing trip!
I was in Punta Cana 2 weeks ago and 2 important items missing from this list…sunscreen and bug spray..also bring a wrap for the evenings…the wind can sometimes get a bit cool….
Great tips, thank you Jeannine!
I am traveling to Punta Cana in Sept. How bad are the bugs?


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{% extends "config-connector/_base.html" %}

{% block page_title %}GKEHubMembership{% endblock %}
{% block body %}

Note: GKE Hub REST documentation is under construction.

Property
Value

{{gcp_name_short}} Service Name
GKE Hub

{{gcp_name_short}} Service Documentation
/anthos/multicluster-management/connect/overview

{{gcp_name_short}} REST Resource Name
v1beta1.projects.locations.memberships

{{gcp_name_short}} REST Resource Documentation
https://gkehub.googleapis.com/$discovery/rest?version=v1beta1

{{product_name_short}} Resource Short Names
gcpgkehubmembership
gcpgkehubmemberships
gkehubmembership

{{product_name_short}} Service Name
gkehub.googleapis.com

{{product_name_short}} Resource Fully Qualified Name
gkehubmemberships.gkehub.cnrm.cloud.google.com

    Can Be Referenced by IAMPolicy/IAMPolicyMember
    No

## Custom Resource Definition Properties

### Annotations

        Fields

        cnrm.cloud.google.com/project-id

        cnrm.cloud.google.com/state-into-spec

### Spec
#### Schema
```yaml
authority:
  issuer: string
description: string
endpoint:
  gkeCluster:
    resourceRef:
      external: string
      name: string
      namespace: string
  kubernetesResource:
    membershipCrManifest: string
    resourceOptions:
      connectVersion: string
      v1beta1Crd: boolean
externalId: string
infrastructureType: string
location: string
resourceID: string
```

        Fields

authority

Optional

object

{% verbatim %}Optional. How to identify workloads from this Membership. See the documentation on Workload Identity for more details: https://cloud.google.com/kubernetes-engine/docs/how-to/workload-identity{% endverbatim %}

authority.issuer

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Optional. A JSON Web Token (JWT) issuer URI. `issuer` must start with `https://` and be a valid URL with length <2000 characters. If set, then Google will allow valid OIDC tokens from this issuer to authenticate within the workload_identity_pool. OIDC discovery will be performed on this URI to validate tokens from the issuer. Clearing `issuer` disables Workload Identity. `issuer` cannot be directly modified; it must be cleared (and Workload Identity disabled) before using a new issuer (and re-enabling Workload Identity).{% endverbatim %}

description

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Description of this membership, limited to 63 characters. Must match the regex: `*` This field is present for legacy purposes.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint

Optional

object

{% verbatim %}Optional. Endpoint information to reach this member.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.gkeCluster

Optional

object

{% verbatim %}Optional. GKE-specific information. Only present if this Membership is a GKE cluster.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.gkeCluster.resourceRef

Optional

object

{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.gkeCluster.resourceRef.external

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Immutable. Self-link of the GCP resource for the GKE cluster. For example: //container.googleapis.com/projects/my-project/locations/us-west1-a/clusters/my-cluster Zonal clusters are also supported.

Allowed value: The `selfLink` field of a `ContainerCluster` resource.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.gkeCluster.resourceRef.name

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Name of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/names/#names{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.gkeCluster.resourceRef.namespace

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Namespace of the referent. More info: https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/overview/working-with-objects/namespaces/{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.kubernetesResource

Optional

object

{% verbatim %}Optional. The in-cluster Kubernetes Resources that should be applied for a correctly registered cluster, in the steady state. These resources: * Ensure that the cluster is exclusively registered to one and only one Hub Membership. * Propagate Workload Pool Information available in the Membership Authority field. * Ensure proper initial configuration of default Hub Features.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.kubernetesResource.membershipCrManifest

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Input only. The YAML representation of the Membership CR. This field is ignored for GKE clusters where Hub can read the CR directly. Callers should provide the CR that is currently present in the cluster during CreateMembership or UpdateMembership, or leave this field empty if none exists. The CR manifest is used to validate the cluster has not been registered with another Membership.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.kubernetesResource.resourceOptions

Optional

object

{% verbatim %}Optional. Options for Kubernetes resource generation.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.kubernetesResource.resourceOptions.connectVersion

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Optional. The Connect agent version to use for connect_resources. Defaults to the latest GKE Connect version. The version must be a currently supported version, obsolete versions will be rejected.{% endverbatim %}

endpoint.kubernetesResource.resourceOptions.v1beta1Crd

Optional

boolean

{% verbatim %}Optional. Use `apiextensions/v1beta1` instead of `apiextensions/v1` for CustomResourceDefinition resources. This option should be set for clusters with Kubernetes apiserver versions <1.16.{% endverbatim %}

externalId

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Optional. An externally-generated and managed ID for this Membership. This ID may be modified after creation, but this is not recommended. The ID must match the regex: `*` If this Membership represents a Kubernetes cluster, this value should be set to the UID of the `kube-system` namespace object.{% endverbatim %}

infrastructureType

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Optional. The infrastructure type this Membership is running on. Possible values: INFRASTRUCTURE_TYPE_UNSPECIFIED, ON_PREM, MULTI_CLOUD{% endverbatim %}

location

Required

string

{% verbatim %}Immutable. The location for the resource{% endverbatim %}

resourceID

Optional

string

{% verbatim %}Immutable. Optional. The name of the resource. Used for creation and acquisition. When unset, the value of `metadata.name` is used as the default.{% endverbatim %}

### Status
#### Schema
```yaml
authority:
  identityProvider: string
  workloadIdentityPool: string
conditions:
- lastTransitionTime: string
  message: string
  reason: string
  status: string
  type: string
createTime: string
deleteTime: string
endpoint:
  kubernetesMetadata:
    kubernetesApiServerVersion: string
    memoryMb: integer
    nodeCount: integer
    nodeProviderId: string
    updateTime: string
    vcpuCount: integer
  kubernetesResource:
    connectResources:
    - clusterScoped: boolean
      manifest: string
    membershipResources:
    - clusterScoped: boolean
      manifest: string
lastConnectionTime: string
observedGeneration: integer
state:
  code: string
uniqueId: string
updateTime: string
```

        Fields

        authority

object

{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}

        authority.identityProvider

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. An identity provider that reflects the `issuer` in the workload identity pool.{% endverbatim %}

        authority.workloadIdentityPool

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. The name of the workload identity pool in which `issuer` will be recognized. There is a single Workload Identity Pool per Hub that is shared between all Memberships that belong to that Hub. For a Hub hosted in: {PROJECT_ID}, the workload pool format is `{PROJECT_ID}.hub.id.goog`, although this is subject to change in newer versions of this API.{% endverbatim %}

        conditions

list (object)

{% verbatim %}Conditions represent the latest available observation of the resource's current state.{% endverbatim %}

        conditions[]

object

{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}

        conditions[].lastTransitionTime

string

{% verbatim %}Last time the condition transitioned from one status to another.{% endverbatim %}

        conditions[].message

string

{% verbatim %}Human-readable message indicating details about last transition.{% endverbatim %}

        conditions[].reason

string

{% verbatim %}Unique, one-word, CamelCase reason for the condition's last transition.{% endverbatim %}

        conditions[].status

string

{% verbatim %}Status is the status of the condition. Can be True, False, Unknown.{% endverbatim %}

        conditions[].type

string

{% verbatim %}Type is the type of the condition.{% endverbatim %}

        createTime

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. When the Membership was created.{% endverbatim %}

        deleteTime

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. When the Membership was deleted.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint

object

{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesMetadata

object

{% verbatim %}Output only. Useful Kubernetes-specific metadata.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesMetadata.kubernetesApiServerVersion

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. Kubernetes API server version string as reported by `/version`.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesMetadata.memoryMb

integer

{% verbatim %}Output only. The total memory capacity as reported by the sum of all Kubernetes nodes resources, defined in MB.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesMetadata.nodeCount

integer

{% verbatim %}Output only. Node count as reported by Kubernetes nodes resources.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesMetadata.nodeProviderId

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. Node providerID as reported by the first node in the list of nodes on the Kubernetes endpoint. On Kubernetes platforms that support zero-node clusters (like GKE-on-GCP), the node_count will be zero and the node_provider_id will be empty.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesMetadata.updateTime

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. The time at which these details were last updated. This update_time is different from the Membership-level update_time since EndpointDetails are updated internally for API consumers.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesMetadata.vcpuCount

integer

{% verbatim %}Output only. vCPU count as reported by Kubernetes nodes resources.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource

object

{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.connectResources

list (object)

{% verbatim %}Output only. The Kubernetes resources for installing the GKE Connect agent This field is only populated in the Membership returned from a successful long-running operation from CreateMembership or UpdateMembership. It is not populated during normal GetMembership or ListMemberships requests. To get the resource manifest after the initial registration, the caller should make a UpdateMembership call with an empty field mask.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.connectResources[]

object

{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.connectResources[].clusterScoped

boolean

{% verbatim %}Whether the resource provided in the manifest is `cluster_scoped`. If unset, the manifest is assumed to be namespace scoped. This field is used for REST mapping when applying the resource in a cluster.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.connectResources[].manifest

string

{% verbatim %}YAML manifest of the resource.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.membershipResources

list (object)

{% verbatim %}Output only. Additional Kubernetes resources that need to be applied to the cluster after Membership creation, and after every update. This field is only populated in the Membership returned from a successful long-running operation from CreateMembership or UpdateMembership. It is not populated during normal GetMembership or ListMemberships requests. To get the resource manifest after the initial registration, the caller should make a UpdateMembership call with an empty field mask.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.membershipResources[]

object

{% verbatim %}{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.membershipResources[].clusterScoped

boolean

{% verbatim %}Whether the resource provided in the manifest is `cluster_scoped`. If unset, the manifest is assumed to be namespace scoped. This field is used for REST mapping when applying the resource in a cluster.{% endverbatim %}

        endpoint.kubernetesResource.membershipResources[].manifest

string

{% verbatim %}YAML manifest of the resource.{% endverbatim %}

        lastConnectionTime

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. For clusters using Connect, the timestamp of the most recent connection established with Google Cloud. This time is updated every several minutes, not continuously. For clusters that do not use GKE Connect, or that have never connected successfully, this field will be unset.{% endverbatim %}

        observedGeneration

integer

{% verbatim %}ObservedGeneration is the generation of the resource that was most recently observed by the Config Connector controller. If this is equal to metadata.generation, then that means that the current reported status reflects the most recent desired state of the resource.{% endverbatim %}

        state

object

{% verbatim %}Output only. State of the Membership resource.{% endverbatim %}

        state.code

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. The current state of the Membership resource. Possible values: CODE_UNSPECIFIED, CREATING, READY, DELETING, UPDATING, SERVICE_UPDATING{% endverbatim %}

        uniqueId

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. Google-generated UUID for this resource. This is unique across all Membership resources. If a Membership resource is deleted and another resource with the same name is created, it gets a different unique_id.{% endverbatim %}

        updateTime

string

{% verbatim %}Output only. When the Membership was last updated.{% endverbatim %}

## Sample YAML(s)

### Typical Use Case
```yaml
# Copyright 2021 Google LLC
#
# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
# You may obtain a copy of the License at
#
#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
#
# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
# limitations under the License.

apiVersion: gkehub.cnrm.cloud.google.com/v1beta1
kind: GKEHubMembership
metadata:
  labels:
    label-one: value-one
  name: gkehubmembership-sample
spec:
  location: global
  authority:
    # Issuer must contain a link to a valid JWT issuer. Your ContainerCluster is one. To use it, replace ${PROJECT_ID?} with your project ID.
    issuer: https://container.googleapis.com/v1/projects/${PROJECT_ID?}/locations/us-central1-a/clusters/gkehubmembership-dep
  description: A sample GKE Hub membership
  endpoint:
    gkeCluster:
      resourceRef:
        name: gkehubmembership-dep
---
apiVersion: container.cnrm.cloud.google.com/v1beta1
kind: ContainerCluster
metadata:
  name: gkehubmembership-dep
spec:
  location: us-central1-a
  initialNodeCount: 1
  workloadIdentityConfig:
    # Workload Identity supports only a single namespace based on your project name.
    # Replace ${PROJECT_ID?} below with your project ID.
    workloadPool: ${PROJECT_ID?}.svc.id.goog
```

{% endblock %}

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Media Press Releases FEMALE EMIRATI STUDENTS REACH NEW HEIGHTS
Eleven Emiratis climb Oman's tallest mountain in celebration of 45th UAE National Day
FEMALE EMIRATI STUDENTS REACH NEW HEIGHTS
On the morning of November 26th, eleven female Emirati students were preparing for their next big adventure. They set out to hike up to the top of Jebel Shams, Oman's tallest mountain. Their goal? To celebrate the 45th UAE National Day, while breaking yet another barrier.
The "brave eleven" were driven by their passion for staying active and their love of mountaineering, when they decided to take on the challenge set by the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy (FBMA) and the Higher Colleges of Technology - Abu Dhabi Women's College (ADWC). Having recently signed a Memorandum of Understanding to promote physical activity and sportsmanship among the ADWC community, the two entities invited Higher Colleges of Technology (HCT) students across different disciplines to participate in a hiking expedition.
But this was more than just an open invitation; a lot of effort had to be invested on the students' part to make it to the final team that would get to carry the UAE flag to the top of the Al Hajar mountain range. In addition to the rigid training that started two months before the hike and the multiple physical condition tests, students had to have achieved an overall minimum GPA of 3.0 in order to be eligible for participation.
"Initiatives like this exemplify the core values that the Academy was built on and maintains in its day-to-day endeavors", highlighted H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Hazza Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Chairwoman of the Board of Directors of FBMA, and Chairwoman of the Abu Dhabi Ladies Club. "These values, which were set by H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, empower women by encouraging them to be active and ambitious and FBMA has made it its mission to instill them into the Emirati female mindset", H.H. Sheikha Fatima added.
"Our goal at HCT is to encourage students to lead healthier, more active lifestyles, by providing them with various fitness opportunities throughout their college life", said Dr. Addel Al Ameri, ADWC Director. "ADWC is thus very pleased to collaborate closely with the Fatima Bint Mubarak Ladies Sports Academy, to promote sports, physical activity and a healthy lifestyle among its students", he added.
Under the patronage of H.H. Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak, Mother of the Nation, these hiking expeditions are steadily becoming a tradition for FBMA and ADWC, creating a legacy of achievements for young Emiratis to draw motivation from. As a result of this collaboration, the UAE flag has traveled to the top of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania in 2013 and Mount Fuji, Japan in 2015.
"I hope that our efforts as students inspire the younger generation to work equally hard and that we are setting a positive example. The feeling of pride that comes with the honor of carrying our country's flag to the top of the world is priceless, especially when it coincides with the important occasion of UAE National Day, which celebrates the pioneering spirit of our Nation", said Salma Al Balooshi, ADWC student.
For more information on the initiative, please visit: www.fbma.ae or call 02-2057333.

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Not only does the McCain campaign have more current and former lobbyist bundlers than any other candidate, but McCain has more current and former lobbyists working on his campaign staff than any other candidate in the 2008 presidential election. Media Matters for America has previously catalogued the extensive number of lobbyists and their deep connections to industries, such as the communications industry, which McCain oversaw as chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee.
As the graphic below illustrates, McCain's presidential campaign is chock full of former and current lobbyists. Point your mouse at one of the campaign staffers surrounding McCain to see who they have lobbied for.
UPDATE: Recently, media scrutiny of the lobbyists working for John McCain's campaign has led to several resignations from the McCain camp. On May 15, the campaign announced a new conflict-of-interest policy barring registered lobbyists and foreign agents from working for the campaign. Campaign spokesman Jill Hazelbaker has reportedly said that the policy would not be retroactive.
McCain staffers who have left the campaign due to potential lobbying conflict-of-interest issues but who are not represented in the graphic below include Doug Davenport and Eric Burgeson. Doug Goodyear, whom McCain chose to run the Republican National Convention, also resigned from his post after it was revealed that his firm had lobbied for the military junta in Myanmar. The graphic below has been updated to account for recent changes in personnel and lobbyist status.
For documentation and citations for the information provided below, click here.
Vice President and Chief Lobbyist, Pinnacle West Capital Corp.


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Virginia Council for Private Education announces Sweet Briar grad Grace Turner Creasey as new executive director
Posted on October 3, 2017 October 2, 2017 by Janika Carey
The Board of Directors of the Virginia Council for Private Education recently announced that it has selected Sweet Briar College graduate Grace Turner Creasey '01 as the executive director of the council's association.
Creasey replaces Josie Webster, who served VCPE for 19 years in various management roles and for the past several years as executive director. VCPE has a long history of leading and supporting excellence in private education in the Commonwealth through strong advocacy, accountability and thorough accreditation standards.
"I am honored and humbled to be given the opportunity to serve the students in the Commonwealth of Virginia as the next executive director of the Virginia Council for Private Education," Creasey wrote in an email. "As an educator and product of three of Virginia's most prestigious private schools, I am deeply committed to advancing private education for Virginia families."
A graduate of the K-12 Collegiate School in Richmond, Creasey attended Sweet Briar College and graduated in 2001 with a major in government and a teaching license. In 2014, she received an M.Ed. in education leadership and policy studies from the University of Richmond.
Creasey comes to the position with extensive experience as a private and public school educator, fundraiser, teacher and administrator, according to a VCPE press release. She previously served at Blessed Sacrament Huguenot Catholic School, Goochland Middle School, Goochland High School, Maury High School and McGuire Woods Consulting. Creasey has been active in Virginia politics and is a strong advocate for private education and accountability for all schools.
"We are most pleased to welcome Ms. Grace Creasey to this important leadership position as our executive director," said VCPE Board of Directors Chairman Chip Broadway. "She is a proven professional with a rich background in private and public education. An accomplished educational manager and leader, we are confident that Grace will be perfect for this key leadership position and that she will carry on with the important work of the association and our member associations and schools."
Creasey lives in Goochland County with her husband, Steven, and daughter, Ellie. She will join VCPE on Oct. 16.
VCPE is the voice of private education in Virginia and its 476 accredited/accountable schools. To learn more about VCPE and its work, visit www.vcpe.org.


MRSA bacteria, an antibiotic-resistant superbug, become even more resistant to killing by the immune system if they are exposed to cigarette smoke, warns a new study.
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) can cause life threatening skin, bloodstream and surgical site infections or pneumonia.
"We already know that smoking cigarettes harms human respiratory and immune cells.
"And now we've shown that, on the flipside, smoke can also stress out invasive bacteria and make them more aggressive," said senior study author Laura E. Crotty Alexander from the University of California, San Diego.
For the study, published in Infection and Immunity, Crotty Alexander and her team infected macrophages — immune cells that engulf pathogens — with MRSA.
Some of the bacteria were grown normally and some were grown with cigarette smoke extract.
They found that while the macrophages were equally able to take up the two bacterial populations, they had a harder time killing the MRSA that had been exposed to cigarette smoke extract.
Once inside macrophages, smoke-exposed MRSA were more resistant to killing by reactive oxygen species, the chemical burst that macrophages use to destroy their microbial meals.
The team also discovered that smoke-exposed MRSA were more resistant to killing by anti-microbial peptides — small protein pieces the immune system uses to poke holes in bacterial cells and trigger inflammation.
The effect was dose-dependent, meaning that the more smoke extract they used, the more resistant the MRSA became.
In a mouse model, MRSA exposed to cigarette smoke survived better and caused pneumonia with a higher mortality rate.
The findings suggest that cigarette smoke strengthens MRSA bacteria by altering their cell walls in such a way that they are better able to repel anti-microbial peptides and other charged particles.
"Cigarette smokers are known to be more susceptible to infectious diseases.
"Now we have evidence that cigarette smoke-induced resistance in MRSA may be an additional contributing factor," Crotty Alexander said.


On the Babydoll Entertainment label, "I Can't Help It" is from Tracey Whitney's CD, "I Am Singing... Songs I Love." It features Tracey in a duet with her brother Glynn Whitney. Tim Anderson is playing sax. Produced by Tracey and Herman "Hollywood" Dawkins.


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Tocilizumab (INN, atlizumab, -{Actemra, RoActemra}-) je imunosupresivni lek. On se prvenstveno koristi za lečenje reumatoidnog artritisa (RA) i sistemskog juvenilnog idiopatskog artritisa, teške forme RA kod dece. On je humanizovano monoklonalno antitelo protiv interleukin-6 receptora (IL-6R). Interleukin 6 (IL-6) je citokin koji ima važnu ulogu u imunskom odgovoru i koji je impliciran u patogenezi mnogih bolesti, uključujući autoimune bolesti, multipli mijelom i rak prostate.

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Perhaps all those who work creatively - be it artistically, intellectually or in the crafts - can be classified according to two categories: amateur and expert. This is not to say that membership in one must exclude the other; perhaps it would be more appropriate to speak not of categories, but rather of characteristics present or absent to an infinite number of degrees in each of these persons.
What is the amateur? Etymologically speaking, he is defined by love (root: Lat. amare , "to love"), by a personal passion for his subject. His terminological equivalent, the dilettant, derives his title from the Latin delectare , meaning "to enjoy, to engage in leisure". The latter term connotes more strongly the post-Enlightenment aristocrat (or grand bourgeois ) and patron of the arts; for this reason, we shall prefer the former term.
As for the expert, the name of his Latin forefather, the expertus , is formed from experiri , "to experiment, try out"; for some reason, despite the lack of distinction from the activity of the amateur, the expert's experiments have always been seen as educated ones, as those of one who knows what he is doing, while the amateur merely enjoys, possible expertise being acquired only with the passage of considerable time, more as a by-product than an end in itself.
These definitions, while containing the roots of the qualities to be examined here, only scratch their surface. Considered in detail, they embody notions derived from socio-cultural structures that have long been, and will for some time continue to be, significant in our culture. Less so in non-Western cultures, which would appear (at least traditionally) to bypass the category of the hobby enthusiast, instead reserving possible fields of amateur interest for the select few; the more "primitive" the culture, the more the role and knowledge of the expert seem sacred, and thus inaccessible to the uninitiated. In the "primitive" stages of our own civilisation, indeed, the privileged status of literacy influenced centuries of social development. As the select few were clerics (and aristocrats), their monopoly kept the common people away from genuine knowledge of religion or the arts, which could thus only be received in an officially-approved, rationed form.
It can therefore be viewed as a vital civilisatory development that, gradually, this privilege was distributed among more individuals, and that, in the course of the Enlightenment's move away from theocracy, the expert's knowledge was hypothetically - still constrained by issues of class and propriety, of course - available to all. Despite these social barriers, however, it was still possible for such figures as Kant and Fichte, the sons of a saddler and a wicker-worker respectively, to become legendary representatives of Enlightenment ideals. Despite the elite subsequently also formed by such parvenus, their ascent to an expert status different from that of their expert craftsmen fathers demonstrates a gradual move towards a more democratic social order.
We should avoid representing this in too idealistic a light; with the increase of amateurs there was more occasion for the experts - whether out of insecurity in the face of a threat to their privileged status, simple arrogance, or a justified wish to preserve the ideals of their discipline from dilution - to look down upon those who now not simply lacked, but also attempted to gain their knowledge. This led to the amateur's demotion from an enthusiast to an incompetent charlatan.
It is this status of incompetence that shall here be taken as a prime characteristic of the amateur. He embodies all that is noble about incompetence; not the dangerous quack who poisons the common folk with hare-brained, home-made medicinal recipes, but rather the devotee bent on exploring something he is not in control of. For expertise, even without the social power of mediæval times, has always been a means of control, whether of others, oneself, or life in general.
To idealise is commonly to do one of two things: either to create an illusion, or to transform the ideal into something else as the only means of fulfilling the expectations of idealism. In order to plead for a particular form of amateurism, it is necessary to avoid, as far as possible, presenting it in an idealised form, yet while developing an emphatic and espousable notion of the same. We must avoid replacing one god with another; considering how Western culture moved from theocracy to rationalism, or how Nietzsche murdered Christianity only to replace it with a religion of aestheticism, such a substitution must be viewed as counter-productive, or at least counter-intentional. And who, despite reckoning with a rejection of their intentions, would intentionally operate counter-intentionally (outside of purely metaphysical matters)?
Although the foundation for the exposition of emphatic amateurism has now been laid, there is an urgent need for greater specificity. Are we dealing with a social phenomenon or an aesthetic one? While the anthropological background is clear, the aim of this examination is to develop an aesthetic principle, not a political manifesto. Let us therefore turn to the realm of the arts in general, and to Samuel Beckett in particular. Despite his fame, his presence in many an educational curriculum, one might wonder whether the ideological implications of his work are truly grasped by all who read it. His novel Molloy must surely be dwelt on, for it is here that we find an ideal of amateurism developed with both absolute stringency and baffling artistry. The division into two parts, two narrators, two opposites is integral, being here a prerequisite for the opposition of expert and amateur. As much as we may emphasise that these two should be seen more as qualities than absolutes, the conflict between them is an undeniably violent one. Precisely this brutality is emphasised by Beckett, who nonetheless manages to avoid the smoothness of a dialectical synthesis. For Molloy and Moran never meet; Molloy disappears from the narration, while Moran takes over Molloy's role. Moran's uncertainty as to whether his target is called Molloy or Mollose demonstrates that Molloy represents less a person than a principle, an essence; the fact of Molloy's legendary, nebulous status as perceived by Moran underlines this. In this light it seems an obvious choice for Beckett to prevent Moran from encountering Molloy; Moran is destined not to find him, but rather to become him.
Perhaps we should turn our attention to these two characters. In Molloy we find a man embodying every kind of incapability: he is a cripple, a half-wit - albeit a bizarrely eloquent and educated one - fairly insane, probably senile, sexually deviant (or perhaps only ignorant), unclean, and by his own account extremely old. He has no profession, no social or family circles, no apparent abilities - aside from highly obscure, personalised ones such as rotating sucking-stones in the many pockets of his coat - and no particular raison d'être or goal apart from finding his mother, though his failure to do so before her death seems not to disturb him. In short, Molloy embodies in every respect an antithesis to civilisation, a mockery of the qualities a functional society aspires to. At the same time, his wretchedness (though he seems not to perceive it as such) makes him an object of pity, and allows the reader to see in him a symbol - albeit a perverted one - of human frailty.
Moran, on the other hand, is in many respects a model citizen: he is rational in the extreme, disciplined, diligent, educated, has a good physical constitution, a son (though no wife), attends church - albeit out of mere routine - and fanatically enforces a codex of ethical and logical principles in pedantic detail - sincerely, not out of spite - in the upbringing of his son, who can never meet his standards, and is thus a source of great consternation for him. The fact of his obscure profession as a secret agent involved in cryptic cases is the exception to his respectable middle-class status, but corresponds to the abnormal extent of his passionately rationalist ideology. Knowledge, discipline, routine - these are the things that Moran relies on to maintain control over his life. Without them, he is nothing.
Before finishing the book, one could suspect that no more will occur than a presentation of the two counterparts with no further development; this would not be an altogether unfeasible idea. The fact that Beckett chooses to send Moran on a fruitless quest for Molloy, in the course of which he is to lose his son, his physical strength and mobility, even his sanity and ultimately his tidy household (after his housekeeper has given up hoping for his return and left) - the fact that he chooses to rob Moran of his control, his tight hold on his life, clearly demonstrates an intention. His pedantry is transformed into the bizarre fastidiousness of Molloy as he ponders obscure theological questions. Irrationality has the last word, the expert life is exposed as a fallacy, while the deranged Moran, musing in his overgrown garden, watching the birds, seems to represent a certain oneness with nature, much as the setting of Lear's insanity in the stormy heath suggests that to lose one's mind is in fact to free oneself from the trappings, the falsehood of civilisation.
This is an example of a literary glorification of the amateur; what are the equivalent parameters in a musical context? Musical expertise has various facets - there is the expert performer, the virtuoso, able to meet any demands to his instrumental technique; the expert composer, versed in all conventional forms and able to produce an eight-part fugue at the drop of a hat; the expert musicologist, with knowledge of infinite manuscripts, antiquated editions, symphonic key-relations and the modulational trademarks of all significant composers. What is the aim of their expertise? They use it to preserve cultural values and artefacts precious to them; they use it to bring these - whether a concrete work under scrutiny or the principle of immaculate technique - to a form of perfection. Certainly there are performers who record the same work three times, hoping each time to uncover aspects they had previously neglected; but this is surely not the rule. Alongside these idealistic motives is another: that of control. Their expertise offers the experts a clearly defined, highly respectable status; the stereotype of the unhinged Romantic artist is located outside of this realm, for he is less an expert than a prophet. Such a status gives them control and self-affirmation, regardless of whether vanity or modesty are native to their characters. At the same time, they must exercise enormous self-control to retain the control over other people and things inherent to their status; if this control falters, they face a fate comparable to that of Moran.
But we should not be unfair to the experts; it would be pernicious to question their integrity and propose that only the amateur truly loves the material he engages with. Indeed, this is not even the point. For the question is rather whether one chooses to act out one's love as an expert or an amateur, as one in control of its consequences or one vulnerable to any unforeseen developments it may occasion. The amateur, theoretically, can become an expert; he can develop his own individual form of expertise, or, less commonly, attain conventional expert status by catching up on such training, though such converts encounter many obstacles among the institutional conventions of expertise. It is surely more difficult for the expert to become an amateur in his own area of expertise, for to do so he would have to unlearn what he has devoted so much effort to training; a challenge of this sort is frequently considered by experts to be beneath their dignity. It could, however, be an opportunity for remarkable discoveries, ones which could allow the expert to transcend his own conventions. Of course, an expert need not be entirely conventional; the great experts of history were not machines, but rather creative individuals with expertise at their disposal. But what might they have unearthed through an occasional foray into amateurism? Does Benjamin not write that poetry can communicate little to those who understand it?
There is another form of conventionalism, this time in the realm of the amateur. Occasionally, one finds those who glorify their own auto-didacticism in a way reminiscent of the ideal of the self-made man. Answerable to none, masters of their own destiny, unconfined by any conventions, they proceed from one discovery to the next, climbing the pinnacles which the experts have not even seen for engrossment in their traditions. This is indeed an ideal close to our notion of the amateur; it bears the hallmarks, however, of precisely that which is being criticised in its expert manifestation. Such an amateur can no longer remain one, as the mastery of his own conventions has made him too an expert. He lacks the humility to remain an amateur, and perhaps wishes to avenge his exclusion from the expert realm through the creation of a realm of counter-expertise. In principle, therefore, this amateur is merely an expert in disguise.
If we follow this method of argumentation to its logical conclusion, it would appear to lead to a perpetual circle of self-destruction: every amateur, once trained in his own methods, becomes an expert, able to retain his amateur status only through a mutilation of his expertise. Then any form of artistic background experience and craftsmanship would be no more than a guarantee for failing in one's amateur ambitions. What solution can there be? How can the amateur remain one without falling prey to a compulsive self-renunciation? Perhaps it would be a step towards this to recognise the amateur's expertise as a possible component in a more fundamental amateurism; if the amateur can avoid conversion to an expert only by destroying his individual abilities, the resulting development cannot be an honest, merely a neurotic one. If, however, the amateur with a certain expertise in his area of amateurism chooses to draw on his personal expertise in a search for a new amateurism, he may be able to subvert it. The amateur is not, therefore, defined by his lack of expertise so much as his attitude towards it; he must see all expertise as a transient phase in a journey that can never end. Each stage of this journey will be defined by areas of expertise and the strategies that he can develop to overcome them, with the goal of developing an instinct - not a compulsion - for self-subversion. Once the amateur's inner forces of amateurism and expertise have learned to perpetually negate each other, to ensure that neither can ever be in control of its ultimate status, but rather only contribute to an unforeseeable outcome, he may well have found a method by which to retain his amateur status. But only, of course, if this method is itself open to negation.
Hedone (Kammerensemble Neue Musik Berlin) 2.


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Breck Parkman: "Digging the Sixties: An Archaeology of Hippies and Marines"
Join SCAS for a talk by Breck Parkman entitled "Digging the Sixties: An Archaeology of Hippies and Marines" The talk will be held on June 13, 2019, at 7:30 pm at the Santa Cruz Live Oak Grange Hall at 1900 17th Ave, Santa Cruz, CA 95062 (click here for Google Maps directions).
When people think of archaeologists, they often picture an Indiana Jones-type character toiling away amongst ancient ruins. Archaeology can be that and yet, it can be so much more. For almost 40 years, Breck Parkman has been constructing an archaeology of the 1960s – that time of tremendous social and political upheaval. Contemporary archaeology searches for new meaning in the recent past: Mr. Parkman's work has examined the archaeology of The Chosen Family, a famous, Grateful Dead – associated hippie commune in Marin County that existed from 1967 to 1969, as well as a training ground in Sonoma County, used by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve from 1961 to 1969. Numerous artifacts recovered from these two places are useful in examining cultural stereotypes. He will present some of those artifacts, including 94 vinyl records and 360 spent cartridge cases, and explore how they might challenge our memories and expectations of that dynamic and challenging time.
Breck Parkman is recently retired from 37 years as a Senior State Archaeologist in California. His award-winning work has also spanned Kodiak Island, Alaska; the Canadian Plains; the South Coast of Peru; and Central Siberia. Breck earned B.A. and M.A. degrees in Anthropology at CSU – Hayward. He is former Director of the UNESCO-sponsored Fort Ross ~ Global Village Project, a Past President of the Society for California Archaeology, and a former Research Associate at UC Berkeley. Currently, he sits on the Board of Directors of two non-profits: The Olompali People, and the Sonoma Ecology Center. Breck's research interests include rock art, shamanism, Rancholabrean megafauna, Russian America, Native American resistance movements, and contemporary archaeology. Many of his publications address these topics. His work has been featured in several hundred newspaper, radio, and TV interviews, and he has appeared in various films and documentaries on PBS, BBC, Amazon Prime, and the History and Discovery Channels. Breck lives in the hills above the Valley of the Moon with his 13-year-old son.


Traditionally studies of unemployment insurance benefit adequacy have relied on an expenditure survey. This is expensive, yields small samples, and presumes that the analyst knows which categories of expenditure are necessary. This paper uses an existing large data set, and an agnostic approach. Labor supply are equations are estimated on PSID data using an estimator which accounts for rationing in the labor market. The results are used to compute labor market constraint compensation for comparison to payments under UI systems of representative states. The results suggest that payments which meet the accepted standard of adequacy would usually slightly overcompensate individuals.


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Abbott, Israel Braddock
Alice Bernstein
carpenter, newspaper editor, and state representative during Reconstruction, was born free, of "unmixed African blood," in New Bern, North Carolina, to Israel B. Abbott and Gracie Maria Green. His father died in 1844, and Abbott was raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, Hannah, the wife of Bristow Rue (Rhew). His mother's second husband was Nelson Brown, with whom she had a daughter, Hannah Cora, and stepsons Samuel H. Brown and George M. Brown. She married her third husband, the Reverend Joseph Green, a Methodist Episcopal Zion Church minister, in 1854. When Abbott was four, his grandmother contributed one dollar toward his education, and he attended a school taught by Mrs. Jane Stevens. He went to school regularly until age ten, when he began serving two years as apprentice to a carpenter, completing his trade with his stepfather, Joseph Green ...
Adams, Carolyn
Karen Backstein
dancer and arts administrator, was born in New York City, the daughter of Julius J. Adams, a journalist who rose to managing editor of the New York Amsterdam News, and Olive A. Adams, an accomplished pianist. Her parents cultivated in her a deep appreciation of the arts, as well as a legacy of social activism that stayed with Adams throughout her life—both during her career as a dancer and after her retirement from the stage, when she helped found community-based arts centers for children in Harlem. The dance writer Muriel Topaz described the Adamses' home as a "center of social and political activity," and noted that the Global News Syndicate, an organization of black newspapers, was founded in their small apartment (Topaz, 30).
When she was eight years old Adams entered New York s progressive Ethical Culture School an institution dedicated to the moral as well ...
Alcedo, José Bernardo
Juan Carlos Estenssoro
was born in 1788 to Rosa Rudesinda Retuerto, a free mulatto woman. On his certificate of baptism, he is documented as a son without a father; however, on his marriage certificate, his father is identified as the surgeon and pharmacist José Isidoro Alcedo. He began his studies in the Augustine music academy in Lima, which was run by the friar Cipriano Aguilar; he later moved to the Santo Domingo convent, where he received his true musical education under the direction of Friar Pascual Nieves. In 1807 he took simple vows as a third-order Dominican for three years, having worn the friar's habit the year before. At that time he began to teach music at the convent. In 1821 he was among the signatories of Peru s Declaration of Independence and he presented two compositions to the competition led by General José de San Martín to select a national march ...
Allen, Geri Antoinette
Ronald P. Dufour
pianist and composer, was born in Detroit, Michigan, the daughter of Mount Vernell Allen Jr., a principal in the Detroit public school system, and Barbara Jean Allen, a defense contract administrator for the federal government. She began studying classical piano at age seven but was also exposed to jazz at an early age. She met the trumpeter Marcus Belgrave when he was an artist-in-residence at her high school, Cass Technical; she studied jazz piano with him, and he became an important mentor, appearing on several of her later recordings. Allen also studied at the Jazz Development Workshop, a community-based organization.
After graduating from high school, Allen attended Howard University, where she was captivated by the music of Thelonious Monk and studied with John Malachi. In 1979 she earned a BA in Jazz Studies and taught briefly at Howard before moving to New York City where she ...
Amaral, Francisco Pedro do
Amy J. Buono
Born around 1780 in Rio de Janeiro, Amaral was best known as an artist employed by the Luso-Brazilian Court in Rio. Details of Amaral's early life and training are scant, including his parentage, but he lived and worked in Rio, where he studied under the artist José Leandro de Carvalho (c. 1770–1834). Amaral continued his studies at the officially sanctioned course of painting and drawing in Rio created by the Marquis of Aguiar (Fernando José de Portugal e Castro, viceroy between 1801 and 1806 The school was administered by the painter Manuel da Costa de Oliveira with whom Amaral studied stage design He also worked as the assistant of José Leandro at the São João Theater Amaral s talents were quickly recognized and he was summoned to do decorative work for the court leaving the theater behind Amaral s oeuvre is especially noteworthy in that it bridged the ...
Anderson, Hallie L.
Mary Krane Derr
multi‐instrumental musician, teacher, and orchestra conductor, was born in Lynchburg, Virginia. Some sources give her birth year as 1885; however, according to U.S. census data, it was most likely 1882. Her mother, Betty Anderson, was born March 1849 in Virginia. Little is known about Hallie Anderson's father except that he was also a Virginia native. When Hallie was three, the family migrated to New York City. As a child, Hallie took public school and private music lessons. She received classical training at the New York German Conservatory of Music. Although it did not record her occupation, the 1900 census noted that Hallie's mother was a widow who could neither read nor write, and who had seven living children. Betty Anderson was then living with three of her children, all of whom could read and write: Charles (born Sept. 1872), a waiter; John ...
Patrick Brode
fugitive slave and abolitionist, was originally named Jack Burton after his enslaver, a Missouri planter. His parents are unknown. Raised in his master's household, Anderson (the name he used in later life) eventually supervised other slaves and farmed his own small plot. In 1850 he married Maria Tomlin, a fellow slave from a nearby farm, and devoted himself to buying their freedom. In the meantime he had become accustomed to visiting Maria at her plantation and was growing impatient with the restrictions of slavery. His master tried to curb his wandering, but Anderson refused to submit to the lash. When this resulted in his sale to a planter on the far side of the Missouri River, Anderson resolved to run off.
On 3 September 1853 the third day of his escape he encountered a planter Seneca Digges and four of his slaves By Missouri law Digges had the ...
Barbosa, Domingos Caldas
Genaro Vilanova Miranda de Oliveira
better known as Lereno freeborn in Brazil from a Portuguese father and an Angolan mother rose to be a celebrated eighteenth century artist of the Portuguese Empire Details about Barbosa s childhood are largely unknown He was probably born in Rio de Janeiro just after his merchant father arrived from West Central Africa Barbosa s mother initially brought as a slave by his father was manumitted after giving birth so that the mixed descent child could be raised in freedom Because of his Iberian father Barbosa was able to enroll at a Jesuit school where he received instruction in liberal arts and philosophy including rhetoric and music He eventually moved to Portugal to study law at the prestigious University of Coimbra However following the death of his father and sponsor he was forced to prematurely abandon his studies and move to Lisbon Penniless he turned to the lyrical and poetic ...
Barker, Danny
Michael Mizell-Nelson
jazz guitarist and banjoist, vocalist, and author, was born Daniel Moses Barker in New Orleans, Louisiana, to Moses Barker, a drayman, and Rose Barbarin Barker. Barker grew up in New Orleans with a largely absent Baptist father of rural origins and a mother whose familial connections to the Barbarin family, famed in New Orleans music, rooted him in the city's Creole of Color musical community. His childhood experiences immersed him in the cultures of both sides of his family: rural Protestant and urban Roman Catholic.
Barker's uncle, the drummer Paul Barbarin composer of the jazz standard Bourbon Street Parade started Danny on drums after trying the clarinet Danny decided to play multiple string instruments guitar banjo and ukulele A teenaged Barker played in spasm bands children s bands that featured rudimentary instruments often created from discarded objects Playing ukulele Barker led a spasm band named ...
Barros, Mariano
Baptiste Bonnefoy
was born Mariano de la Cruz on 14 September 1749, the illegitimate son of an unknown father and Feliciana Barros, who was described on her son's baptismal certificate as a parda, a designation commonly applied in eighteenth-century Chile to free men and women of African descent. In 1769, at age 20, he married Josefa Guerrero Morales (1748–1842), a mixed-race slave of Inés Echevarría Portillo.
Barros established his candle making workshop with the financial assistance of someone named José Baeza and with the earnings from this shop he was able to buy his wife s freedom They would ultimately have ten children Barros s status as a master candle maker allowed him to join the black militia a group of free men of African ancestry who were charged with patrolling the city at night and protecting its stores and warehouses He soon became an officer in ...
Batson, Flora
Teresa L. Reed
singer, was born in Washington, D.C. Though her father's name is unknown, evidence suggests that he was a Union soldier. After her father died from injuries sustained during the Civil War, Batson moved with her mother, Mary Batson, to Providence, Rhode Island. She attended school and studied music in Providence; by the age of nine she was a featured soloist at Bethel Church as well as at other local churches in the Rhode Island and Boston, Massachusetts, region.
Batson's professional career began to blossom at a time when several black women were achieving renown as classically trained singers. Nellie Brown Mitchell, Sissieretta Jones, Marie Selika all classical singers and contemporaries of Batson stood in stark contrast to the Jim Crow stereotypes that prevailed in a nation only recently rid of institutionalized slavery In the early 1880s Batson was the featured soloist at People s Church ...
Beaty, Powhatan
Marlene L. Daut
Medal of Honor recipient, actor, and playwright, was born in Richmond, Virginia, of unknown parentage. Beaty (sometimes spelled Beatty) was born a slave, but little else is known of his early years or how he came to be free. Beaty left Richmond in 1849 for Cincinnati, where he would spend the majority of his life, and became a farmer. Later, Beaty's education consisted of an apprenticeship to a black cabinetmaker in Cincinnati, as well as a tutelage under James E. Murdock, a retired professional actor and dramatic coach.
On 5 September 1862 Powhatan Beaty along with 706 other African American men was forced to join Cincinnati s Black Brigade after Confederate troops repeatedly threatened the city The Black Brigade was one of the earliest but unofficial African American military units organized during the Civil War but it did not engage in any military action since the city was ...
Bethune, 'Blind Tom'
Philip Herbert
Alias of Thomas Wiggins (1849–1908), famous slave pianist, described by Mark Twain as a musical prodigy. He was born in May 1849 in Columbus, Georgia, being blind, and in today's terms an 'autistic savant'. The renowned lawyer James N. Bethune bought Wiggins's parents as slaves. Recognizing that Wiggins was a musical genius capable of imitating noises, improvising, and composing at 6, Bethune's daughter Mary taught him to play the piano.
In 1857 Bethune paraded Wiggins's talent across Georgia, meeting rapturous responses. Consequently, Bethune had tours organized by Perry Oliver (concert promoter) earning them $100,000 a year. Wiggins would play European classical music, improvisations, popular ballads, and his own compositions, examples of the last being 'The Rainstorm' (1865) and 'Cyclone Gallop' (1887).
The Bethune family forced him to tour the South performing to raise funds during the Civil War for the confederacy and its army ...
Bland, James Allen
William Lichtenwanger
minstrel performer and composer, was born in Flushing, Long Island, New York, the son of Allen M. Bland, an incipient lawyer, and Lidia Ann Cromwell of Brandywine, Delaware, of an emancipated family. Bland's father, whose family had been free for several generations, attended law school at Howard University in Washington, D.C., and in 1867 became the first black to be appointed an examiner in the U.S. Patent Office.
James Bland entered Howard University as a prelaw student in 1870 at the urging of his father but the subject and the life associated with it did not appeal to him Instead he was attracted to the minstrel show that was approaching its peak during the 1870s He played the guitar danced the steps sang the minstrel songs and most important composed songs for the shows A free black man who attended college for two years Bland had to learn ...
Blind Boone
pianist and composer, was born John William Boone in a Union army camp in Miami, Missouri, to Rachel Boone, an army cook and former slave to descendants of Daniel Boone, and to a white bugler for the Seventh Missouri State Militia, Company I, suggested by the historian Mike Shaw to have been Private William S. Belcher (Shaw, 2005). Although Boone's early biographer, Melissa Fuell, referred to Boone as having had five brothers—Ricely, Edward, Sam, Tom, and Harry (Fuell, 137)—according to Shaw it is likely that, except for a half brother, Edward (alternately referred to in census records as both Wyatt and Edward), all were step siblings via Rachel Boone's 17 May 1871 marriage to James Harrison Hendrick (a.k.a. Harrison Hendrix).
Little Willie as the newborn John William was called and his mother soon moved to Warrensburg Missouri where at the ...
Bologne, Joseph
also known as Chevalier de Saint-Georges, one of the most accomplished musicians, composers, and fencing masters of eighteenth-century Europe, was born on 25 December 1745 on the plantation Saint-Robert in the town of Baillif, near the region of Basse-Terre, Guadeloupe. (Some sources give his birth year as 1739 Born a slave he was the son of Georges de Bologne de Saint Georges a wealthy white planter who had purchased a title of minor nobility and his black concubine Nanon a Senegalese house slave The ancestry of Joseph Bologne de Saint Georges places him from his earliest childhood at a precocious juncture of influences in the theater of revolutionary change in the Antilles encompassing multiple debates over slavery Although slavery had been abolished in France in the late eighteenth century it remained institutionalized in the colonies Created to normalize the life of slaves in the Antilles Le Code Noir initiated ...
Bridgetower, George Augustus Polgreen
Jane Poyner
Blackviolinist who performed extensively in Britain. Bridgetower was born in Biała, Poland, the son of John Frederick Bridgetower, who might have come from the Caribbean, and his wife, Marie Ann, a Polish woman who died when their son was young. Bridgetower was said to have been a child prodigy, having made his debut as a soloist in April 1789 in Paris. The environment in which he was brought up was a significant factor in the development of his talent. His father was employed by Prince Nicholas Esterhazy, and John and his son lived at the back of the opera house with the court's musicians. Haydn was also an employee of the Prince, and it is possible that the young Bridgetower studied under him. A few years later, in England, Bridgetower would play the violin in Haydn's symphonies at concerts commissioned by Johann Peter Solomon where ...
Mark Anthony Phelps
was born in Baila, Galicia, in modern-day Poland. The precise date of his birth is uncertain. Some sources give 29 February 1780, while others state 11 October 1779. He was the son of a black Barbadian father, John Frederick Bridgetower, and Maria (or Marie) Sovinski, a Polish mother. Though his father told a number of stories about his background, including being an Abyssinian prince, he likely was an escaped slave from Barbados.
The elder Bridgetower (who was fluent in five languages) was valet of the Hungarian house of Esterhazy. They were patrons of music, and Franz Josef Haydn was the house conductor. Thus, George was discovered as a prodigy. His first public performance was at the Concert Spirituel in Paris in 1789 He performed early the next year in England coming to the attention of the English royal family The Prince of Wales who would become George ...
Bridgetower, George Frederick Polgreen
Roanne Edwards
Called the Abyssinian Prince by an admiring public, George Frederick Polgreen Bridgetower gained renown throughout nineteenth-century Europe as a violinist of exceptional talent. As a youth, he became the prized violinist of the Prince of Wales, and he is said to have studied with Joseph Haydn. In 1803 he gave the first performance of Beethoven's Kreutzer Sonata for violin—written expressly for him—with the great German composer accompanying him at the piano.
Bridgetower grew up in London, England, the son of an African father and a European mother. At the age of ten, he debuted publicly as a violinist in Paris and soon after gave his first London performance, at the Drury Lane Theatre. His violin playing so impressed the Prince of Wales (later King George IV) that he was taken into the royal retinue. He also received extensive musical instruction from such noted violinists as Giovanni Mane ...
Brown, Ada
Mary Anne Boelcskevy
singer and actor, was born Ada Scott in Kansas City, Kansas, the daughter of H. W. and Anna Morris Scott. (Some scholars list her as being born on 1 May 1889 in Junction City, Kansas.) Nothing is known about her education, except that she began piano lessons at an early age. She also started singing in the local church choir, developing the voice that the historian Bruce Kellner calls "full, rich, and mellow" (Kellner, 55). Indeed, musical ability ran in Brown's family: Her cousin was renowned ragtime pianist and composer James Sylvester Scott.
Brown's professional life began in 1910, when she became a performer at Bob Mott's Pekin Theater in Chicago. Barely out of her teens, Brown also performed in clubs in Paris, France, and Berlin, Germany. In the early 1920s Brown joined Bennie Moten s band which was considered the Midwest s preeminent band During ...
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This is so very sweet, Jennifer! Even though my three children are all teens, your post takes me back to the brink of their three respective "baby days" ending. I think the third was the hardest for me as a mom, because as you say with one, you sense the finality of it. Baby days are indeed sweet, but there's also so much to look forward to… Enjoy and savor every moment!
This post pulls at my heartstrings as I remember those days. What I also remember though, you're already discovering, is that it's another stage in your relationship, and it brings new joys with it. I loved the years the kids were young schoolchildren — getting involved in school and helping with homework. And I think your tips are great reminders for all ages to be intentional about staying connected and grabbing the time together that you have. Thanks for this!
Thank you so much, Chris, and you are right…as my son grows I realize the joy I am finding as I celebrate who he is becoming as a person. Already, he is so sweet and sensitive to all that is around him. He reminds me so much of how I was as a child. I think that also can show adoptive parents that although your child may not share your genes or skin color, they do take on your personality traits and mannerisms. Isn't it wonderful when we can look at our children and see the fruits of our labor?
There are so many moments where your heart strings are pulled. That is why we treasure each moment with our children, no matter their age. Time goes by so fast, so enjoy it!
You are so right, Karen – thank you for sharing your thoughts!


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A blog about acura parts from a graduate student.
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Bless them, they did have hunting in mind - hunting for parking, which is why Acura endows the acura integra club is either a good number of its definition is comfortable for the acura integra overheating of full-size luxury SUVs. Capitalism? Yay! All for it. Oversized utes that just about everything comes standard. Main features include HID headlights, a moonroof, leather seating, dual-zone automatic climate control, a seven-speaker stereo with a whole range of goodies sure to payoff, literally. Too bad that premium fuel continues to be required.
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Gambling Movies Galore: Top 5 Gambling Movies
In this article, we cover:
Our top 5 gambling movies
1) Rounders (1998)
Anyone else think they want to play professional poker after Rounders? Even if you're not among this group, if you like poker you've probably seen this movie (and if you haven't, stop reading this and go watch it now).
This movie follows poker prodigy Mike McDermott (played by Matt Damon) and his girlfriend Jo who wants him to quit gambling — until his longtime friend Worm is released from prison, and needs to pay off a debt owed to Russian mobster Teddy 'KGB' (played by John Malkovich — we recommend watching to hear his Russian accent alone), and decides to get back in the game. If you want the pressure of being in a high-stakes poker game without actually being there, this is perfect for you.
2) Casino (1995)
A personal favorite, Casino has everything you I could want in a gambling movie — Joe Pesci, Sharon Stone, made men, and a moving picture that shows a decade of change in Las Vegas.
This movie follows Sam 'Ace' Rothstein, an associate of the Mafia, but also a sports handicapper sent to run the union-led Tangiers Casino. The story follows his career at the Vegas casino and trials & tribulations in his personal life.
If you like incredible actors and performances, you'll appreciate this movie, but if you're a Las Vegas enthusiast or have romantic notions of Vegas, you'll really love & appreciate the decade-long progression of Vegas shown in the movie.
3) The Gambler (1974)
The title of this movie pretty much says it all. The Gambler follows Axel Freed, an English professor with a gambling problem gambler that's snowballing. Unable to stop after pleading from his girlfriend and mother, Freed continues to make poor decision after poor decision, until the mob wants his life — he decides to make a big move, that hopefully results in a big win to pay off his debts.
There's a 2014 remake starring Mark Wahlberg, but we recommend the original version (with the original ending) for a more realistic, less suave portrayal of gambling addiction.
4) Casino Royale (2006)
A list of poker movies probably wouldn't be complete without at least one of James Bond's films.
Casino Royale (2006) follows James Bond on his first mission as 00, in a poker game where Le Chiffre must play to win back a sum of money and remain a banker to terrorists, and Bond must prevent Le Chiffre from winning and stop his evil banking. Watch Casino Royale and see everything you love from Bond movies like action, poker, with one exception — his signature drink is replaced with a Vesper instead of his usual martini.
5) High Roller: The Stu Ungar Story (2003)
Sopranos fans will delight at getting to see Michael Imperioli (Christopher Moltasanti) in this theatrical retelling of well, the Stu Ungar story. If you're a card game fan and you have no idea who Stu Ungar was, you've got to see this movie.
The movie starts with Ungar on his deathbed, relegating stories to a stranger about his life growing up as the son of a bookie, and his subsequent career shift to professional card player.
Stu Ungar was gambling at the age of 10, and won millions playing poker, blackjack, and other card games — the movie covers personal controversies too, showing his divorce, cocaine addiction and other issues.
Spoiler alert: the movie contains a reimagining of one of the most outrageous bluffs in poker history — and it's all true.


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I often get confused on how to start my blog after a considerable gap. But once i start writing, then the flow continues. Lets start with something more important. The movies. :) I saw 4 movies since the last blog. Starting with the horrendous sequel - Once upon Ay time in mumbai dobara. The first part was decent but this one was all about the trailer misleading the actual movie. Saw Jobs after that. This one is an interesting bio-pic on the legendary Apple Inc's founder - Steve Jobs. Saw the Apple 2, which was the first computer that my family purchased, way back in 1984 and its still there with one of my dad's cousin. Though one wishes, for the first time, that the movie would have been longer and they would have shown the launch of the famous i-phone and his rivalry and back to friendship with Bill Gates. Then saw Madras Cafe which could have been a classic had it not been for the family melodrama thrown unnecessarily. And what amazing acting by Siddhartha Basu in his debut film. Have always been a fan of Babu, as he is fondly called, since Quiz Time Days of 1986. Then saw The Frozen Ground which was based on real life mass murders, and much like Zodiac and From Hell and our very own Stoneman Murders. Sad that it didnt get marketed well. A fortnight back, on a sunday, after a long time, i caught up with The Fat Guy and it was fun having dinner after a long time. Of course, it was my bad that i didnt get to call Avatar Baba and there was some conflicts on that. But all's settled now. In the end, friendship is such that one goes through highs and lows but whats important is that you stick through all of that. And it just takes one person to extend the hand and one shouldnt have any egos in who should be the first one to do that. My office is the usual. There has been some amount of unnecessary drama so one wonders what is in store in the future. But i would rather take each day as it comes and just somehow manage to ensure that i survive the day and dont ruin my happiness for anyone or anything. The last weekend was one of the finest weekends i have had in quite a while. I woke up at around 10 on saturday morning, then had some yummy home made pizzas, went for a movie with Scrooge. Came home and again had pizzas. Then watched some TV and the amazing Juventus Vs Lazio Serie A Football on TV. After that was talking to a friend till around 4 AM. By the time i slept it was around 5:30 AM. I woke up around 9 and then got ready for a Sunday Poolside brunch with the school gang. 10 of us (Kids included) went to Hotel Sea Princess for a nice swim and brunch. We had a ball of a time and havent laughed a lot since a very long time. By the time i came back home, it was around 9 in the evening. That was because i had to meet someone and a 30 minute meet lasted a good 2 hours. But time well spent definately. And then its the same grind from Monday. I wanted to write on one topic, which i have been purposely not mentioning on my blog, but i guess i should. This is about my marital status. Yes, i am not married as of now. Yes, i am not seeing any woman. Yes, i have now opened to marrying again. But i have some expectations. The woman should be someone i am physically attracted to and vice versa. The person should accept me for what i have and what i am and vice versa. And lastly, that person SHOULD be happy. Now happy is a very subjective matter. What i understand is that, one should be happy with that major decision of your life and it has to be from within and not superficial. Thousands of people may have their own views on these matters and life partner choices. It could range from Matching Horoscopes, ensuring the family is good, the person should be educated, good looking etc. The list is long. But what matters most is that are you happy ? If you are not, then why get in to a relationship hoping that things will get better ?? Only once you are happy and content from within, will you be able to spread it in a relationship. It doesnt work the other way around. All these may look and sound simple, but the real test comes when you have to implement it. So if you think you can fit the above bill, you can contact me and we can take it further. If not, then may peace and love be with you. Ps - Last few days, atleast 5 people have said they have been reading my blogs and have liked my writing. One of them even said i am in the wrong profession and I should take up writing seriously and make that as my profession. To all of them, a big thank you. Your kind words have made my day.


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The Other Side of the World
By Sally Odgers & Sara Quest
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What do two online friends who love poetry do? Create a poetry book of course! Even though they've never met or spoken in person, Sally Odgers and Sara Quest, two gifted writers, developed a sisterly bond over the course of this book. Sally Odgers is known for her award-winning, Australian fantasy books and Sara Webb Quest is known for her stories in many American magazines.
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Anyone having issues with Amazon Smart Plugs?
I've had a devil of a time with Amazon's Smart Plugs. These plugs are 2.4Ghz only. I don't have any issues with TP Link's HS100/101 plugs, but these Amazon Smart Plugs are a pain. Anytime I lose power (or want to move them), they won't reconnect to the network. Anyone else having issues with these plugs?
I don't have any experience with these plugs (I do have a couple of the Wemo smart plugs), but one troubleshooting thing I'd recommend is that if you have Band Steering enabled (Network Settings > eero Labs), turn it off. Band Steering can cause issues with some devices (even with enterprise grade wireless networks).
Thanks cMoo92 I did have Band Steering On and have disabled it now. Only Smart Queue Management is now on.
Bought one for testing, as it was on offer, and found it to be the easiest smart plug to set up. Better than WeMo or TP Link.


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It is expected that BISE Gujranwala 1ST YEAR & 2ND YEAR Part 2 supplementary Exam result 2013 will be announced by The Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education Gujranwala on 21st January 2014 on Tuesday. But there is not any confirmation yet about upcoming BISE Gujranwala 1ST YEAR & 2ND YEAR Part 2 supplementary Exam result 2013. May Allah pass all those students who are waiting for their BISE Gujranwala 1ST YEAR & 2ND YEAR Part 2 supplementary Exam result 2013 with good marks? BISE Gujranwala 1ST YEAR & 2ND YEAR Part 2 supplementary Exam result 2013 will be here soon.
Gujranwala Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education announced that, Students papers are under checking process so it is very difficult to announced about the exact date for the BISE Gujranwala 12th class supplementary result 2013. But it is expected that result should be here in this month. Gujranwala board recently introduced the new look of their website and now it is easy to get all type of results from here.
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I was making a game which needs to use keys.
I already know that chr ( 200) is the up arrow key and chr (208) is the down arrow. what i dont know is anyother key characters. I was hoping tofind the keycharacter for a and z. So if somone can help me out i would appreciate it. or if you can, can somone tell me a website or somwhere where i can find all the key characters.
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ISL, NorthEast United vs Bengaluru FC preview: Highlanders, Blues seek morale-boosting victory
The hosts are coming into this game off a 3-0 loss to ATK at home and are now winless in three matches while Bengaluru suffered a shock loss to Mumbai at home.
Dec 18, 2019 · 10:00 am
Bengaluru FC manager Carles Cuadrat | Carles Cuadrat
NorthEast United FC play hosts to Bengaluru FC at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati on Wednesday, as both sides look to gain their momentum back in the league.
NorthEast United FC are coming into this game off a 3-0 loss to ATK at home and are now winless in three matches. Not only was it their first defeat of the season, but they also lost their star striker Asamoah Gyan to injury in that game.
"It was very bad for us. That was the worst match we played. We never played so badly before. We have to forget that day and continue working hard," NorthEast coach Robert Jarni said.
The Highlanders will again be without the prolific Ghanaian on Wednesday against Bengaluru. Gyan, who has three goals to his name, has been crucial to NorthEast setup so far. Without the former Premier League star, their attacking threat goes down a few notches and the other forwards will have their task cut out against a formidable Bengaluru defence which has conceded the least in the league.
However, Jarni would have had some time to formulate a plan of attack without Gyan, given that NorthEast have had a 10-day break after their last game, owing to the postponement of their home tie against Chennaiyin FC.
The return of Uruguayan attacking midfielder Federico Gallego in place of Maximiliano Barreiro also helps boost the Highlanders' attack. Gallego, who contributed 4 goals and as many assists last season, makes his ISL return after suffering a leg break coincidentally against Bengaluru FC last season.
NorthEast's defence has not been in great form of late, conceding six goals in three matches. The defence, led by Kai Heerings, need to step up to the task.
"The game is difficult. We know that Bengaluru is one of the best teams in India but we saw that the game was open in Bengaluru. We had the possibility to win and the same for tomorrow, so who knows what will happen tomorrow (Wednesday)," said Jarni.
Bengaluru FC come into this game after seeing their unbeaten start to the season come to an end against Mumbai City FC who won 3-2, thanks to an injury-time goal from Rowllin Borges.
However, despite the three goals they shipped on Sunday, Bengaluru have conceded only five goals so far this season and are the best defensive unit in the ISL by far.
It is the attack that should worry Carles Cuadrat though. Apart from Sunil Chhetri, none of the attackers seems to be in form. Ashique Kuruniyan is yet to open his account for the season and has put in some below-par performances so far.
"Last year we were champions but we lost an important player (Miku). We have been unlucky about the situation now. Ashique is with 0 assists and 0 goals and Udanta only one goal. So, of course, we have problems that way but at the same time we work in a way where they help us defensively," explained Cuadrat.
In their 4 away matches so far, Bengaluru have scored just three goals and their shot accuracy and conversion rates have been disappointing. They are also struggling to score from open play. Four of their last five goals have come from set-pieces.
NorthEast have beaten Bengaluru just once in seven meetings between the two and the visitors will look to further improve that record. The two sides played out a goalless draw last time in the opening week of the current season.
Bengaluru will hope to score some goals in Guwahati this time around with the game kicking off at an earlier time of 6:00 PM.
Asamoah Gyan
Sunil Chhetri
ISL: Kerala Blasters FC move to third with 2-0 win against NorthEast United