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He repeats the process of SHP import into in Infraworks to model and review the Structures and Pipes.
Note that Jeff artfully dodges any discussion of pushing the SHP data into a Civil 3D Pipes Network.
This is a bit more involved and not exactly the point of the video. You are going to ask.
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Professional Sports Venues - A Waymarking.com Category
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The goal is to waymark all the venues worldwide (stadiums, arenas, etc) used by professional teams of all sorts of sports (Football - soccer, american and australian, Baseball, Basketball, Hockey, Rugby, etc). If you're a fan of one of these teams, you'll probably do your best to waymark the venue!
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Stade de la Vallée du Cher - Tours (Football -Soccer)
in Professional Sports Venues
Fr : Le Stade de la Vallée du Cher est l'enceinte utilisée par le Tours Football Club depuis 1978 En : The Stade de la Vallée du Cher is the forum used by the Tours FC since 1978
posted by: DD Drix
location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
BMO Field, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The BMO Field is a soccer venue located in Exhibition Place in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
posted by: Bouffe
Estádio de São Luis - Faro, Portugal
This is the old stadium of one of the most historical football teams of Portugal: Sporting Clube Farense.
posted by: Torgut
location: Faro, Portugal
USA Water Polo National Training Center - Los Alamitos, CA
This pool is used to help train our olympic athletes.
posted by: bluesnote
Wildparkstadion - Karlsruhe/Germany
Hier regiert der KSC! Fussballstadion der Stadt Karlsruhe und das Stadion des Karlsruher Sportclubs. Football stadium in the city of Karlsruhe and the Karlsruher Sportclubs (KSC).
posted by: KaPsTeam
location: Baden-Württemberg, Germany
Stade René Gaillard. Niort. France
Stade René Gaillard
posted by: lulu_et_compagnie
location: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
Zimní stadion Ludka Cajky, Zlín, CZ
Domácí stadion hokejového klubu PSG Zlín. / Home stadium of the ice hockey team PSG Zlín.
posted by: Todak
location: Zlínský kraj, Czechia
Millerntor-Stadion, St. Pauli, Hamburg, Germany
Das Millerntor-Stadion ist ein Fußballstadion im Hamburger Stadtteil St. Pauli auf dem Heiligengeistfeld.
posted by: friesede
location: Hamburg, Germany
Vicente Calderón Stadium - Madrid, Spain
This is one of two main soccer stadiums in the capital city of Spain.
location: Comunidad de Madrid, Spain
Estádio Cidade de Coimbra
O Estádio Cidade de Coimbra localiza-se na cidade, concelho e distrito de Coimbra, em Portugal. Pertence à Câmara Municipal de Coimbra e é utilizado pela Associação Académica de Coimbra - OAF.
posted by: Dosama
location: Coimbra, Portugal
Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara, California (USA)
Site of the San Francisco 49ers.
posted by: Booknooker
The Cape Town Stadium - Cape Town, South Africa
The Cape Town Stadium is located in Green Point, between Signal Hill and the Atlantic Ocean, close to the Cape Town city centre and to the Victoria & Alfred Waterfront, a popular tourist and shopping venue.
posted by: denben
Orleans Arena - Las Vegas, NV
Orleans Arena, home of the Las Vegas Wranglers of the ECHL.
posted by: jiggs11
Stade de France - Paris, FR
Le Stade de France est situé au bord du periphérique de Paris.
posted by: sara et gege
location: Île-de-France, France
Pavilhão Paz e Amizade - Loures, Lisboa, Portugal
The "Piece and Friendship Pavilion" in Loures.
posted by: RuiJSDuarte
Bradford City AFC Coral Windows Stadium - Bradford, UK
This stadium is the home to Bradford City Association Football Club and as of 2014 known as the Coral Windows Stadium after their current sponsors.
posted by: dtrebilc
location: Yorkshire, United Kingdom
Fritz-Walter-Stadion - Betzenberg, Kaiserslautern
Das Fritz-Walter-Stadion ist die Heimat des Bundesligaklubs 1. FC Kaiserslautern. / Fritz-Walter-Stadion is the home of the German Bundesliga soccer club 1. FC Kaiserslautern.
posted by: DieCacherGirls
location: Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
CEZ Aréna Vítkovice - Ostrava (North Moravia)
CEZ Aréna Vítkovice, opened in 1986 and modernized in 2004, is a modern indoor arena used mainly for ice hockey matches and also is home of Czech Premier League ice hockey club HC Vítkovice Steel.
posted by: Dorcadion Team
location: Moravskoslezský kraj, Czechia
De Kuip, Rotterdam - The Netherlands
Stadion Feijenoord, more commonly known by its nickname De Kuip (Dutch pronunciation: [d? 'kœyp]) (the Tub), is a stadium in Rotterdam, Netherlands that was completed in 1937.
posted by: superstein
location: Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
EnergySolutions Arena - Salt Lake City, UT
The EnergySolutions Arena is the home of the National Basketball Association's Utah Jazz. It is located in downtown Salt Lake City, Utah.
posted by: Chasing Blue Sky
CITI Field, Flushing, New York
In 2009 Citi field replaced Shea Stadium as the home of the pro ball team the New York Mets.
posted by: Queens Blessing
Commerzbank-Arena — Frankfurt am Main, Germany
The Commerzbank-Arena (commonly known by its original name "Waldstadion") is home stadium of football club Eintracht Frankfurt and hosted matches of the 1974 and 2006 FIFA World Cup and the 2011 FIFA Women's World Cup
posted by: prussel
location: Hessen, Germany
Randers Stadion - Randers, Denmark
Randers Stadion, hjemmebane for Randers FC --- Randers Stadium, home ground of Randers FC
posted by: pstidsen
Estádio Cidade de Barcelos - Barcelos, Portugal
O Estádio Cidade de Barcelos casa do Gil Vicente.
posted by: razalas
location: Braga, Portugal
Mercedes-Benz-Arena - Stuttgart, Germany, BW
The so-called 'Mercedes-Benz-Arena' formerly known as 'Neckarstadion' in Stuttgart, Germany, Baden-Württemberg is the home of the club 'VFB Stuttgart' which plays in the highest German soccer league (1. Bundesliga).
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package lu.dainesch.huesense.hue;

import lu.dainesch.huesense.net.UPNPUtil;
import java.io.BufferedReader;
import java.io.BufferedWriter;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStreamReader;
import java.io.OutputStreamWriter;
import java.io.StringReader;
import java.net.HttpURLConnection;
import java.net.URL;
import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.concurrent.ExecutorService;
import java.util.concurrent.Executors;
import javafx.application.Platform;
import javafx.beans.property.BooleanProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleBooleanProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.SimpleStringProperty;
import javafx.beans.property.StringProperty;
import javax.json.Json;
import javax.json.JsonArray;
import javax.json.JsonObject;
import javax.json.JsonObjectBuilder;
import javax.json.JsonReader;
import lu.dainesch.huesense.Constants;
import lu.dainesch.huesense.HueSenseConfig;
import lu.dainesch.huesense.hue.data.Bridge;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

public class HueComm {

    private static final Logger LOG = LoggerFactory.getLogger(HueComm.class);

    private static final String GET = "GET";
    private static final String POST = "POST";
    private static final String PUT = "PUT";

    private static final String PROTOCOL = "http://";
    private static final String DESCRIPTION = "/description.xml";
    private static final String API = "/api";
    private static final String SENSORS = "/sensors";
    private static final String IDENTBODY = "{\"devicetype\":\"huesense#app\"}";

    private final StringProperty bridgeIp = new SimpleStringProperty();
    private final BooleanProperty found = new SimpleBooleanProperty(false);
    private final BooleanProperty connected = new SimpleBooleanProperty(false);
    private final BooleanProperty authenticated = new SimpleBooleanProperty(false);

    private final ExecutorService execServ;
    private final HueSenseConfig config;
    private final DataStore store;

    private final Bridge bridge;

    public HueComm(HueSenseConfig config, DataStore store) {
        this.config = config;
        this.store = store;
        this.bridge = new Bridge(config.getString(Constants.BRIDGEIP), config.getString(Constants.BRIDGEKEY));
        this.bridgeIp.setValue(bridge.getIp());
        this.execServ = Executors.newFixedThreadPool(1, (Runnable r) -> {
            Thread ret = new Thread(r);
            ret.setDaemon(true);
            ret.setName(HueComm.class.getSimpleName() + " Thread");
            return ret;
        });

    }

    public void updateSensors() {
        if (!authenticated.get()) {
            return;
        }
        execServ.submit(() -> {
            try {
                String data = makeQuery(GET, PROTOCOL + bridge.getIp() + API + "/" + bridge.getKey() + SENSORS, null);
                store.updateSensorData(data);
            } catch (Exception ex) {
                LOG.error("Error updating sensors", ex);
            }
        });
    }

    public void startConnecting() {
        if (authenticated.get()) {
            return;
        }
        execServ.submit(() -> {

            try {
                if (testConnection() && testAuth()) {
                    // done
                    LOG.info("Using saved settings");
                    return;
                }

                bridge.setIp(UPNPUtil.searchBridge());

                if (bridge.getIp() != null && testConnection()) {
                    if (!testAuth()) {
                        waitForAuth();
                    }
                }

            } catch (Exception ex) {
                LOG.error("Error connecting", ex);
            }

        });

    }

    private boolean waitForAuth() throws InterruptedException, IOException {
        for (int i = 0; i < 100; i++) {

            if (getKey() && testAuth()) {
                return true;
            }
            Thread.sleep(3000);
        }
        return false;
    }

    private boolean getKey() throws IOException {
        String resp = makeQuery(POST, PROTOCOL + bridge.getIp() + API, IDENTBODY);
        if (resp != null) {
            JsonReader reader = Json.createReader(new StringReader(resp));
            JsonArray arr = reader.readArray();
            JsonObject obj = arr.getJsonObject(0);
            if (obj.containsKey("success")) {
                JsonObject success = obj.getJsonObject("success");
                bridge.setKey(success.getString("username"));
                LOG.info("Got key from bridge");
                return true;
            }

        }
        return false;
    }

    private boolean testAuth() throws IOException {
        if (bridge.getIp() != null && !bridge.getIp().isEmpty()
                && bridge.getKey() != null && !bridge.getKey().isEmpty()) {

            if (makeQuery(GET, PROTOCOL + bridge.getIp() + API + "/" + bridge.getKey() + SENSORS, null) != null) {
                saveConfig();
                LOG.info("Authenticated on bridge");
                Platform.runLater(() -> {
                    authenticated.set(true);
                });
                return true;
            } else {
                bridge.setKey(null);
            }
        }
        return false;
    }

    private boolean testConnection() throws IOException {
        if (bridge.getIp() != null && !bridge.getIp().isEmpty()) {
            if (makeQuery(GET, PROTOCOL + bridge.getIp() + DESCRIPTION, null) != null) {
                // connected
                LOG.info("Connection established");
                Platform.runLater(() -> {
                    found.set(true);
                    connected.set(true);
                    bridgeIp.set(bridge.getIp());
                });
                return true;
            } else {
                bridge.setIp(null);
                Platform.runLater(() -> {
                    bridgeIp.set(null);
                });
            }

        }
        return false;
    }

    private String makeQuery(String method, String path, String body) throws IOException {

        StringBuilder result = new StringBuilder();
        URL url = new URL(path);
        HttpURLConnection conn = (HttpURLConnection) url.openConnection();
        conn.setRequestMethod(method);
        conn.setReadTimeout(Constants.TIMEOUT.intValue());
        if ((method.equals(POST) || method.endsWith(PUT)) && body != null) {
            conn.setDoOutput(true);
            try (BufferedWriter w = new BufferedWriter(new OutputStreamWriter(conn.getOutputStream(), StandardCharsets.UTF_8))) {
                w.write(body);
                w.flush();
            }
        }
        if (conn.getResponseCode() == 200) {
            try (BufferedReader rd = new BufferedReader(new InputStreamReader(conn.getInputStream()))) {
                String line;
                while ((line = rd.readLine()) != null) {
                    result.append(line);
                }
            }
            return result.toString();
        }
        return null;

    }

    public void renameSensor(int sensorId, String name) throws IOException {
        if (name == null || name.trim().isEmpty()) {
            return;
        }
        JsonObjectBuilder obj = Json.createObjectBuilder();
        obj.add("name", name);

        makeQuery(PUT, PROTOCOL + bridge.getIp() + API + "/" + bridge.getKey() + SENSORS + "/" + sensorId, obj.build().toString());

    }

    public StringProperty getBridgeIp() {
        return bridgeIp;
    }

    public BooleanProperty getFound() {
        return found;
    }

    public BooleanProperty getConnected() {
        return connected;
    }

    public BooleanProperty getAuthenticated() {
        return authenticated;
    }

    public HueSenseConfig getConfig() {
        return config;
    }

    private void saveConfig() {
        config.putString(Constants.BRIDGEIP, bridge.getIp());
        config.putString(Constants.BRIDGEKEY, bridge.getKey());
    }

}

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East Rutherford (15-1, 4-0) picked up two big wins as they snuck past Shelby 81-78. Owen Chapman was on fire from three-point land in the first half, but Christian Walker lit it up in the second half as they escaped a massive Shelby rally at the end. The Cavs survived East Gaston on the road 61-57.
The Cavs will go to South Point on 2/1 before heading home to take on Chase 2/5. As for the Shelby game last week, here is a snippet from the coach.
"I like how Christian (Walker) never let a tough first half frustrate him in the second," East Rutherford Basketball Coach Brad Levine said. I thought we played very unselfish and to have four guys in double figures tell me that we are continuing to shoot it well."
R-S Central (12-6, 2-2) won twice this week as well by a buzzer beating three at East Gaston and then walloped Chase by 30. The Hilltoppers are now tied for the third in the Southwestern 2A before they faced East Rutherford. The Hilltoppers will go to Shelby on 2/1 before hosting South Point on 2/5.
East Rutherford (15-1, 4-0) has been playing a little bit better as they survived an improved Shelby by five and then downed East Gaston by 14. While they have played well enough to win, Osha Makerson continues to make her mark among the state's better point guards. Jazmine and Jayla Twitty are showing improvement despite being two of the youngest on the team.
R-S Central (11-7, 4-0) has played a tough schedule and proving that all the prep has worked in league play. Central has beaten East Gaston and Shelby combined by 50 points, while East Rutherford did it by 19 combined points. They had won five in a row coming into the East Rutherford game. Jada Logan, who had put up over 1,00 points for her career, still leads the way as the senior.
Well, Nick Foles did it a year ago, why can't Jared Goff beat Tom Brady and the Patriots?
Honestly, the Rams have the better defensively line, running back and overall youth. The Patriots used strategy, experience and somehow, by Dec. or January, they have it figured out well enough to be the most dangerous playoff team in the last 15 years or so.
I see both coaches trying to pressure both quarterbacks, so running the football and hitting check down receivers will be key.
I like how New England runs the football, they use James Develin (6-3, 255) as the lead blocker unless they are inside the three, then Develin just takes it. The Patriots just do a number of little things right. They don't have the greatest defense, but it has been better as the year went along.
The Rams should win this game just by personnel alone, but Belichek gets the most out of his players. With that said, my gut feeling is Patriots 34-24. I just believe in the Pats, especially in how they have played the last couple of games.


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Academic & Professional Books Palaeontology Palaeoclimatology
Environmental Contaminants Using Natural Archives to Track Sources and Long-Term Trends of Pollution
Series: Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Series Volume: 18
By: Jules M Blais(Editor), Michael Rosen(Editor), John P Smol(Editor)
509 pages, 44 colour & 58 b/w illustrations, 11 tables
ISBN: 9789402403664 Paperback Oct 2016 Usually dispatched within 1-2 weeks
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The human footprint on the global environment now touches every corner of the world. Environmental Contaminants explores the myriad ways that environmental archives can be used to study the distribution and long-term trajectories of chemical contaminants. Environmental Contaminants first focuses on reviews that examine the integrity of the historic record, including factors related to hydrology, post-depositional diffusion, and mixing processes. This is followed by a series of chapters dealing with the diverse archives and methodologies available for long-term studies of environmental pollution, such as the use of sediments, ice cores, sclerochronology, and museum specimens.
- Using Natural Archives to Track Sources and Long-Term Trends of Pollution: An Introduction. Jules M. Blais, Michael R. Rosen, John P. Smol
- The Influence of Hydrology on Lacustrine Sediment Contaminant Records. Michael R. Rosen
- The Stability of Metal Profiles in Freshwater and Marine Sediments. P. M. Outridge and F. Wang
- Calculating Rates and Dates and Interpreting Contaminant Profiles in Biomixed Sediments. Zou Zou A. Kuzyk, Robie W. Macdonald, Sophia C. Johannessen
- Contaminants in Marine Sedimentary Deposits from Coal Fly Ash During the Latest Permian Extinction. Hamed Sanei, Stephen E. Grasb, and Benoit Beauchamp
- Lake Sediment Records of Preindustrial Metal Pollution. Colin A. Cooke and Richard Bindler
- Lacustrine Archives of Metals from Mining and Other Industrial Activities-A Geochemical Approach. John Boyle, Richard Chiverrell and Dan Schillereff
- Organic Pollutants in Sediment Core Archives. Jennifer B. Korosi, Wenhan Cheng and Jules M. Blais
- Environmental Archives of Contaminant Particles. Neil L. Rose and Meri Ruppel
- Tracking Long-range Atmospheric Transport of Contaminants in Arctic Regions Using Lake Sediments. Jane Kirk and Amber Gleason
- Tracking Long-Range Atmospheric Transport of Trace Metals, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons, and Organohalogen Compounds Using Lake Sediments of Mountain Regions. Jordi Catalan
- Using Peat Records as Natural Archives of Past Atmospheric Metal Deposition. Sophia V. Hansson, Richard Bindler and Francois De Vleeschouwer
- Historical Contaminant Records from Sclerochronological Archives. Jessica Carilli, Branwen Williams, Bernd R. Schoene, Richard A. Krause and Stewart J. Fallon
- Contaminant Records in Ice Cores. Paolo Gabrielli and Paul Vallelonga
- Use of Catalogued Long-term Biological Collections and Samples for Determining Changes in Contaminant Exposure to Organisms. Linda M. Campbell and Paul Drevnick
- Tracking Contaminant Transport From Biovectors. Roland Kallenborn and Jules M. Blais
- Using Natural Archives to Track Sources and Long-Term Trends of Pollution: Some Final Thoughts and Suggestions for Future Directions. Jules M. Blais, Michael R. Rosen, and John P. Smol
Jules M. Blais, PhD is Professor of Biology and Environmental Toxicology at the University of Ottawa. He has published over 120 scientific articles on environmental chemistry and toxicology dealing especially with the behavior and fate of environmental contaminants and their impacts on lakes and northern communities. He is currently leading several projects on the effects of warming temperatures and resource extraction on freshwaters in Canada's north, and is also working closely with federal regulators to investigate risks to northern populations by exposure to environmental contaminants from northern traditional diets and contaminated soils. He was recently named Environmental Scientist of the Year by the Royal Canadian Geographical Society (2008), and is co-recipient of the 2013 Brockhouse Canada Prize for outstanding contributions to interdisciplinary research, awarded by the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada. He is Associate Editor of Environmental Reviews, and serves on the editorial board of other journals. He founded and co-directs the Laboratory for the Analysis of Natural and Synthetic Environmental Toxicants, a major laboratory for the analysis of organic and metallic contaminants at the University of Ottawa. He is currently President of the Society of Canadian Limnologists, which is committed to the advancement of aquatic science and water issues in Canada.
Michael R. Rosen, PhD is Water Quality Specialist for the Western United States within the Water Science Field Team of the U.S. Geological Survey. He has been a research scientist with the U.S. Geological Survey since 2001. Before this, he was the Groundwater Quality Programme Leader at the Institute of Geological and Nuclear Sciences (now known as GNS Science), New Zealand, a research scientist at CSIRO, Australia, the Limnological Research Center, University of Minnesota, and Curtin University of Technology, Western Australia. He has published more than 175 journal articles and reports on topics ranging from limnogeology and limnology of lakes, groundwater and lake pollution, geothermal water chemical evolution and sinter formation, and tufa formation. He has also edited 3 books on groundwater in New Zealand, limnogeology of playas, and the ecosystem and limnology of Lake Mead. He has been an associate editor for the journals Ground Water and Sedimentology and currently is the editor of the Journal of the Nevada Water Resources Association and serves on the Board of Directors. He was elected as a fellow of the Geological Society of America in 2010.
John P. Smol, OC, PhD, FRSC is professor of biology (cross-appointed with the School of Environmental Studies) at Queen's University (Kingston, Ontario), where he also holds the Canada Research Chair in Environmental Change. He founded and co-directs the Paleoecological Environmental Assessment and Research Lab (PEARL), a group of ~30 students and other scientists dedicated to the study of long-term global environmental change, and especially as it relates to lake ecosystems. He has authored ~500 journal publications and chapters since 1980, as well as completed 20 books. He was the founding Editor of the international Journal of Paleolimnology (1987-2007) and is the current Editor of the journal Environmental Reviews. Since 1990, he has been awarded over 45 research and teaching awards and fellowships, including the 2004 NSERC Herzberg Gold Medal as Canada's top scientist or engineer. Recently, he was named an Officer of the Order of Canada, the country's highest civilian honour. He is currently Chair of the International Paleolimnology Association (IPA).
Other titles in Developments in Paleoenvironmental Research Series
Isotopes in Palaeoenvironmental Research
Late Cenozoic Climate Change in Asia
Lochnagar
Past Climate Variability in South America and Surrounding Regions
Past Climate Variability through Europe and Africa
Environmental Contaminants
Applications of Paleoenvironmental Techniques in Estuarine Studies
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Mission President
A Mission President is a high priest called to watch over a specific region and its missionaries, called a Mission. Typically, a mission president and his wife serve in this function for a period of 3 years and manage the affairs of the missionaries in that area. Mission presidents are unlike Senior Missionaries in that they maintain a leadership role over all the missionaries in the area. Unlike regular missionaries, who provide their own support, mission presidents are financially supported by the Church for the duration of their service. The support provided is modest.
A mission president is responsible for the spiritual and physical well-being of the missionaries who serve under his authority. He must make sure that the housing and food provided for missionaries is clean, safe, and adequate. A system is provided for the medical care of missionaries in case of ill health or accident.
Missions are divided into zones with a certain number of missionaries in each zone. Missionaries are assigned to certain neighborhoods or areas according to the stakes or districts that cover that zone. The mission president assigns missionaries to companionships—missionaries serve in pairs. Transfers of individual missionaries from one area to another or one companionship to another are also made by the mission president.
Every six weeks, some missionaries finish their service and new missionaries arrive. The mission president interviews the departing missionaries—an important part of missionary work is the personal growth of the missionary himself. The mission president and his wife welcome the new missionaries and orient them to the mission.
The mission president travels to and presides over zone conferences. Missionary principles are reviewed through a variety of classes. Testimonies are often born.
It is not uncommon to hear references to both a husband and wife serving as mission presidents. This is, however, is incorrect as only a high priest may serve as mission president. The mission president's wife is set apart as a missionary and a companion to her husband and accompanies him to his field of service.
Mission presidents' wives have choices in how they serve. Since mission presidents can bring their children with them (if they are still dependent), some mission presidents' wives are still very busy with the duties of motherhood. Mission presidents' wives with young children normally have less time to interact with the missionaries or to serve in leadership capacities. Those with more time are able to travel to conferences, speak at conferences, teach, participate in musical presentations, orient new missionaries, and host gatherings.
Mission presidents leave their vocations and their homes for a period of three years. It can be a challenge to restart a vocation after such an absence. Therefore, it is an advantage for a mission president to have his financial affairs in good order. Mission presidents and their wives must also have the health and strength necessary to serve. Some couples are assigned to areas without a high standard of medical care, or even to areas where the basic standard of living is very low.
More about Mission Presidents
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Q: Continuously Showing "Turn on Bluetooth to allow app to connect to accessories" alert message in background in ios I am using iBeacon Technology in my application. I'm checking in the app whether the bluetooth is enabled or disable by the user  and for that i have written code below.
 - (void)viewDidLoad
 {
  [super viewDidLoad];
  _bluetoothManager =  [[CBCentralManager alloc] initWithDelegate:self queue:nil options:nil];
}

  // bluetooth manager state change
  - (void)centralManagerDidUpdateState:(CBCentralManager *)central
 {
 NSString *stateString = nil;
 switch(central.state)
 {
    case CBCentralManagerStateResetting: stateString = @"The connection with the system service was momentarily lost, update imminent."; break;
    case CBCentralManagerStateUnsupported: stateString = @"The platform doesn't support Bluetooth Low Energy."; break;
    case CBCentralManagerStateUnauthorized: stateString = @"The app is not authorized to use Bluetooth Low Energy."; break;
    case CBCentralManagerStatePoweredOff: stateString = @"Bluetooth is currently powered off."; break;
    case CBCentralManagerStatePoweredOn: stateString = @"Bluetooth is currently powered on and available to use."; break;
    default: stateString = @"State unknown, update imminent."; break;
  }
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Problem : This above alert Message prompts very oftenly in background or when the other app is open even if i have kill the application. I want to show this default alert message but only when the user opens the app.
Can anyone provide me a solution?

A: self.bluetoothManager = [[CBCentralManager alloc] initWithDelegate:self
                                                             queue:nil
                                                           options:@{CBCentralManagerOptionShowPowerAlertKey: @NO}];

This maybe works to hide the system pop up.

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TreeTown USA Sponsors The Gardens at Texas A&M With 250-Plant Donation Representing 50 Plant Varieties
Photo: Guangpei Anderson/TreeTown USA
June 20, 2018 07:05 AM Eastern Daylight Time
HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--TreeTown USA has donated more than 250 plants and trees representing over 50 varieties to The Gardens at Texas A&M in College Station as an in-kind sponsor of the university's first large-scale public teaching garden, joining a national network of high-quality university gardens.
Phase I of The Gardens includes a 7-acre outdoor classroom known as the Leach Teaching Gardens, which is now completed and ready for visitors. The Grand Opening was held on June 15, 2018.
"TreeTown USA deeply appreciates this opportunity to give to the Gardens at Texas A&M University," said Brad Abrameit, chief operations officer for TreeTown USA's Southeast Division. "Many of our staff, including leaders in our business, have graduated from this institution. Our hope is that the Leach Teaching Gardens will inspire future leaders of our industry for years to come."
Joseph Johnson, The Gardens program manager, commented, "We appreciate the generosity for the beautiful trees from TreeTown USA for The Gardens at Texas A&M University/Leach Teaching Gardens. They provided most of the trees, and several were specifically grown for the 7.5-acre project. The 21 themed garden rooms and 250+ species and varieties of plants, flowers, trees, and shrubs really make this garden the premier spot for teaching, research and outreach. We are so excited that the Leach Teaching Gardens is ready to welcome everyone to this Aggieland showcase."
TreeTown USA's donation includes its proprietary Empire Live Oak®, which is bred using superior specimen trees as seed sources to guarantee consistent strength, rapid growth rates, and uniform appearance. Using controlled genetic techniques, the company created a stronger, faster growing, and more consistent looking Live Oak that is perfect for the southern landscape.
In addition, The Gardens received several of the company's proprietary Trinity Mexican Sycamore®, a rapidly growing deciduous tree native to central and northeastern Mexico. It seems to have a great adaptability to the Texas climate and features distinctive shaggy bark and fuzzy white undersides on its very large, beautiful, maple-shaped bright green leaves.
The Gardens' master plan encompasses 27 acres of Texas A&M's west campus, which includes areas of intensely-planned educational gardens and beautifying natural features. Ultimately, the Gardens will be shaped into a unique blend of natural features and beautifully landscaped gardens, including a Texas Superstars® Garden, a Vegetable and Herb Garden, a Mexican Heritage Garden, and the iconic octagonal Pavilion.
Future phases will include many more educational and social areas and opportunities. The additions will turn the 27-acre master-planned garden into a crucible where art, culture, nutrition, and water conservation are not only taught but also inspired.
The Gardens is a showcase (and laboratory) for Texas A&M's internationally recognized plant breeding programs in crops, fruits, vegetables, and ornamental plants.
About The Texas A&M University System
The Texas A&M University System is one of the largest systems of higher education in the nation, with a budget of $4.7 billion. Through a statewide network of 11 universities and seven state agencies, the Texas A&M System educates more than 152,000 students and makes more than 22 million additional educational contacts through service and outreach programs each year. System-wide research and development expenditures exceeded $972 million in FY 2016 and helped drive the state's economy.
About TreeTown USA and Village Nurseries
TreeTown USA, founded in 2001, is a privately owned business headquartered in Houston, Texas, with 16 growing facilities totaling over 4,000 production acres across Texas, Florida and, through its West Coast Division, Village Nurseries, in California. The combined company is known for its broad mix of high-quality plant material that includes over 1,000 unique plant selections and variations. The company has forged partnerships with respected growers and breeders such as Monrovia, Anthony Tesselaar International, Plant Haven International, Star Roses & Plants, and Sunset Western Gardens Collection. To learn more about TreeTown USA and Village Nurseries, visit the companies' websites at http://www.treetownusa.com and https://www.villagenurseries.com.
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NBCUniversal will break the theatrical window to release 'The Invisible Man' and other movies on-demand
Anthony Ha	@anthonyha / 10 months
NBCUniversal announced today that its movie studio Universal Pictures and specialty label Focus Features will be releasing their films in theaters and on-demand, simultaneously.
In other words, it's eliminating the theatrical window — the period between when you can watch a movie in theaters and when you can watch in the comfort of your home. (Netflix has been unwilling to abide by this window, which is why the major theater chains weren't showing "The Irishman" or "Marriage Story.")
This is in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has led many theaters to close or operate at reduced capacity, and forced some communities to adopt more extreme modes of social distancing. As a result, this past weekend, the domestic box office hit its lowest point in at least 20 years.
The release dates of a number of big films — including "Mulan," "No Time to Die" and Universal's "Fast & Furious 9" — have already been pushed back, but that doesn't help films that are already in theaters. And it sounds like Universal has decided that it doesn't make sense to push back its entire slate.
The first films to fall under the policy are "The Hunt," "The Invisible Man" (which is very good) and "Emma," which are currently in theaters, and which will launch on-demand this Friday. Next up is "Trolls World Tour," which will be available in theaters and on-demand on April 10.
Netflix leases New York's Paris Theatre
To be clear, this doesn't mean you'll be able to watch these movies on a subscription service like Netflix or Disney+ (where "Frozen 2" was released ahead of schedule this weekend) — the announcement doesn't mention NBCUniversal's planned Peacock streaming service at all.
Instead, it means that the studio will be releasing its films to a variety of on-demand marketplaces like iTunes and Amazon, at a suggested price of $19.99. That might seem like a lot to pay for a 48-hour rental (rather than a purchase), but it's downright affordable compared to the $50 rentals for in-theater movies that a startup called the Screening Room tried pitch a few years ago.
"Universal Pictures has a broad and diverse range of movies with 2020 being no exception," said NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell in a statement. "Rather than delaying these films or releasing them into a challenged distribution landscape, we wanted to provide an option for people to view these titles in the home that is both accessible and affordable."
While Universal's strategy could be set aside once the current crisis ends, there are broader questions about how the pandemic will affect the theatrical movie business.
In fact, Rich Greenfield of research firm LightShed Partners recently told The New York Times that this will "hit the accelerator" on the shift to streaming and that "most of the global exhibition business will be in bankruptcy by the end of the year."


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Trachylepis damarana, also known as the Damara skink or Damara variable skink, is a species of skink. It is found in southern Africa, specifically in south-eastern Angola, northern Namibia, western Zambia, northern and eastern Botswana, Zimbabwe, north-eastern South Africa, and western Mozambique.

Trachylepis damarana is a very common terrestrial skink inhabiting open, rocky habitats in savanna. It has fully developed limbs and can reach  in snout–vent length.

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Trachylepis
Skinks of Africa
Reptiles of Angola
Reptiles of Botswana
Reptiles of Mozambique
Reptiles of Namibia
Reptiles of South Africa
Reptiles of Zambia
Reptiles of Zimbabwe
Reptiles described in 1870
Taxa named by Wilhelm Peters

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packed with camera gear there was no way out. We had to shoot some of this amazing old cars.
Though we hadn't much time for this I wanted to have some decent images. After a few shots I didn't like the light circumstances. It was a bright and sunny day and of course if I had the exposure spot on for the car the sky would been totally blown out.
I knew I could solve this with flash so I did this. As there was nobody around to hold my flash for me, so that I could shoot off-camera I decided to go the easy way with on-camera flash in ETTL mode.
It worked pretty well. The ETTL did quite a good job here. I have to say that I love this picture even though I find the cars surrounding my main subject a little disturbing. But this is what I got and there was no way that the car would have been separated from the others just for me having a better composition.
Sometimes you just have to take what it's there.


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The Serendipity of Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow
Michael Gordon	Uncategorized	 October 20, 2018 October 21, 2018 9 Minutes
Dr. Susan Goldin-Meadow is a dynamic and powerful figure in Psychology whose journey into her scholarship comes with a healthy dose of serendipity. She notes a variety of life-changing influences from her chosen language in high school, a year abroad in college, the regional situation of her undergraduate institution, a well-used teaching demonstration, and the Sandinista revolution in Nicaragua. Serendipity opened her eyes to certain possibilities and, perhaps, that has made all the difference.
Dr. Goldin-Meadow is the is the Beardsley Ruml Distinguished Service Professor in the Department of Psychology and Committee on Human Development at the University of Chicago. She introduces herself in this first excerpt from our conversation:
https://journey2psychology.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/au_intro_sgm.wav
Dr. Goldin-Meadow's research has contributed greatly to the understanding of spontaneous and home sign (manual) communication, gesture, and related aspects of communication. Her scholarship helped define this area of psycholinguistics and has been critical to the application of this information to a better understanding communication processes, theory of mind, and the development of language spanning populations from deaf to hearing children.
In high school Dr. Goldin-Meadow took courses in French. This is not to imply that she eventually developed research on the French language, nor did she have a high school French teacher that invited her into the study of communication, although there are many language teachers who might inspire such things. Had any of those things been the case, this could have been a very simple story. Rather, when Susan was an undergraduate at Smith College in the late 1960's and wanted to go abroad and expand her cultural experiences. She was interested in Psychology at the time, but hadn't yet found a place within it.
Here Dr. Goldin-Meadow describes how she got started in Psychology with the decision to go to pursue this study abroad opportunity:
https://journey2psychology.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/au_geneva_susgoldmead.mp3
Because she had high school French, Susan decided that, perhaps, the best travel abroad option would be to go to Geneva, Switzerland. To do so would entail taking some Psychology courses from the available offerings at the Institut des Science de l'education of the University of Geneva. It was an exciting opportunity: a chance to be in Europe, to take fascinating courses, to learn a new culture, and to use the language she had studied in high school! Well, as it happens, the Institut des Science de l' education is kind of a special place in the history of Psychology. It was, from 1932-1971 the institute directed by Jean Piaget; during the late 1960's when Susan traveled abroad she would take courses from Piaget, and the dynamic scholars of his institute.
Piaget.
One of the most seminal figures in the history of Psychology, and a scholar whose paradigms for cognitive development still provide the frame for much of our understanding of early life development. His influence was still relatively minor at that point in the United States, and as a young student Susan really was not aware of his work, although that was about to change. Because Piaget became such a critical person in Psychology's history, I asked Dr. Goldin-Meadow about her experience and impressions of him — such that they were at this time.
https://journey2psychology.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/au_onpiaget_susgoldmead.mp3
Back to the serendipity of Dr. Goldin-Meadow. Susan spoke a little French and wanted to use that language in her experience abroad, so she went to Geneva. Because she went to Geneva, Susan had the experience of learning about developmental Psychology in courses taught Piaget and to study more directly with some of the mentors at that institute, Drs. Barbel Inhelder and Hermine Sinclair. Susan had the opportunity to conduct a research study with Dr. Sinclair (in French — which she had to advance with quickly during this year abroad) on the use of relative clauses in sentences. Notably, while Piaget is an amazing figure in Psychology, he did not emphasize language in his research. So one more little twist of serendipity: Susan worked with Hermine Sinclair and Dr. Sinclair embraced a Piagetian approach but directed her research at linguistic issues, such as syntax. Certainly, given Piaget's theoretical valence, there is not a long list of Piagetian researchers at that institute nor with such an emphasis on language. As luck, fate, serendipity occurred, Dr. Sinclair was an exception and Susan gained research experience with her, leading to a motivation to study language and cognitive development.
Inspired by her research experience, and all she learned studying at the Institut des science, Susan returned to Smith College ready to fully engage with Psychology. And her focus would be language — as she had established while working with Dr. Sinclair in Geneva. But what language? What part of psycholingusitics? One more bit of serendipity: across the street from Smith College is the Clark School for Hearing and Speech. The Clark School continues its mission today to "teach children who are deaf or hard of hearing to listen and talk." Susan learned sign language and began to develop a relationship with the Clark School to support their activities, and in doing so found her own niche in the Psychology of Language.
High school French –> Geneva, Switzerland –> Piaget –> Sinclair –> Clark school
It's a lovely serendipitous cascade that leads Dr. Goldin-Meadow to her career research in gesture and sign language! The next step is to advance her training and attend a doctoral program. She chooses to attend University of Pennsylvania for graduate school. Here, Dr. Goldin-Meadow describes some of her reasoning for that decision:
https://journey2psychology.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/au_penngrad_susgoldmead.mp3
As she describes, quickly the University of Pennsylvania became a central point for cognitive-linguistic research. It attracted some amazing students and a very strong faculty during this period of the 1970's. It is clear in Dr. Goldin-Meadow's reflections how profound this experience was for her, how intellectually stimulating and fulfilling! It is also clear how this helped her on her path to establishing her career. It is tempting to call this part of her life serendipity, as well, as she set out working with Drs. Lila Gleitman and Rochel Gelman, and, really, the whole of the department at Penn. It was fortunate. Fantastic! But at this point in her life, Dr. Goldin-Meadow certainly had found her excitement for research and oriented towards the opportunities that would feed her intellectual aims. So, maybe, going to Penn is not quite serendipity, even as it has been (and continues to be), a wonderful place for her to have studied.
While a graduate student Dr. Goldin-Meadow developed her skill set as she conducted extensive observational research with a group of home signing children. To be clear, the children she was working with were deaf or had very limited hearing abilities, and had parents who emphasized educating those children to communicate in the hearing world: with lip-reading and vocalizations (without ASL or other formal sign language). Home signing is the spontaneously occurring set of manual gestures and motions used to communicate developed by these children. In observing home sign Dr. Goldin-Meadow had a chance to observe the processes of communication develop, how ideas were symbolically represented, how ideas were combined in a set of more formal operations with syntax. She spent many hours in their homes, communicating with these children, observing how they would interact and gesture to indicate the toys she would bring, and the experiences they were having.
Dr. Goldin-Meadow continued in this area of research as she embarked on her career at the University of Chicago in the mid-1970's — the institution at which she has remained throughout her career. Here she describes one more important little bit of serendipity while teaching one of her courses:
https://journey2psychology.files.wordpress.com/2018/10/au_conservtask_susgoldmead.mp3
Can I tell you how much I love this excerpt? The joy of discovery! The attention to detail in her observations! The video of Dr. Gelman testing conservation must have been used for years, in the labs and courses of several notable Psychologists over the years. But this time, and for Dr. Goldin-Meadow she noticed something extra — the gestural additions from the puzzled children. That little detail provided the insight Dr. Goldin-Meadow to better understand the conservation task and enrich its implications for an understanding of theory mind. It gave her a new perspective that she integrated into her home sign research, and it eventually spawned some future lines of research on the meaning of conflicts between gesture and sign. It is fabulous!
There are many highlights of Dr. Goldin-Meadow's career, but I need to include just how critical her research has been with one last bit of serendipity. Dr. Goldin-Meadow is a pioneering figure in manual communication and gesture, most directly with home signs and spontaneous development of manual communication. For those with an interest in communication there was a significant major historical development in the mid-1980's. As it happened, in the early 1980's a school developed in Managua, Nicaragua for deaf children. This school was established with the political change that occurred as a result of the Sandinista Revolution and their emphasis on supporting literacy at a national level. The new school in Managua sought to educate its students to communicate in the hearing world, with vocalizations and lip-reading. The children of this school developed a communication system on the playground, behind the teacher's backs, and of their own making. In short, these children developed a set of home signs on a massive scale. The efforts of these children to communicate with each other birthed a new set of manual communications and in doing so, they demonstrated the goals, behaviors, and formal operations in the instantiation of a new language! The activities of these children and their language system have been well chronicled with the work of Dr. Judy Kegl and others. For Dr. Goldin-Meadow, the creation of this language from home signs was a fantastic opportunity to evaluate theoretical ideas, to study the development of this language and its syntactic structure across generations, and to better understand the influences on language development. The actions of the Sandinista revolution led to a literacy movement in Nicaragua. The literacy movement was fulfilled by creating a school for the deaf in Managua. And the children of that school developed a new sign language system, providing a powerful new perspective on which to understand communication systems — especially for those with an interest in home signs! I'd call that serendipity!
All this narrative is fairly historical, and it is worth noting that Dr. Goldin-Meadow has contributed to research on home sign, gesture, and the understanding of communication for more than 40 years with several exciting findings and paradigms. Hence I can hardly do this body of work justice in a short form summary, but suffice to say there is much more to share! In addition, she has contributed to Psychology as a field in numerous ways, serving development as a chairperson to her department, as a founding editor of the journal Language, Learning, and Development, and recently as the president of the Association for Psychological Science. Her contributions to Psychology are tremendous and enduring, from her scholarship to roles in teaching and professional service. I can't wait to tell you more about her in the book!
Here are some of the wonderful publications from Dr. Goldin-Meadow:
Church, R. B., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (1986). The mismatch between gesture and speech as an index of transitional knowledge. Cognition, 23(1), 43-71.
Feldman, H., Goldin-Meadow, S., & Gleitman, L. (1978). Beyond Herodotus: The creation of language by linguistically deprived deaf children. In (A. Lock, ed.) Action, symbol, and gesture: The emergence of language (pp. 351-414). New York: Academic Press.
Galambos, S. J., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (1990). The effects of learning two languages on levels of metalinguistic awareness. Cognition, 34(1), 1-56.
Goldin-Meadow, S. (1999). The role of gesture in communication and thinking. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 3(11), 419-429.
Goldin-Meadow, S. (2005). Hearing gesture: How our hands help us think. Boston, MA: Harvard University Press.
Goldin-Meadow, S. (2005). The resilience of language: What gesture creation in deaf children can tell us about how all children learn language. New York: Psychology Press.
Goldin‐Meadow, S. (2015). Language and Thought. Emerging Trends in the Social and Behavioral Sciences: An Interdisciplinary, Searchable, and Linkable Resource, 1-14.
Goldin-Meadow, S., & Feldman, H. (1977). The development of language-like communication without a language model. Science, 197(4301), 401-403.
Goldin-Meadow, S., Levine, S. C., Hedges, L. V., Huttenlocher, J., Raudenbush, S. W., & Small, S. L. (2014). New evidence about language and cognitive development based on a longitudinal study: Hypotheses for intervention. American Psychologist, 69(6), 588-599.
Goldin-Meadow, S., McNeill, D., & Singleton, J. (1996). Silence is liberating: removing the handcuffs on grammatical expression in the manual modality. Psychological Review, 103(1), 34-55.
Goldin-Meadow, S., & Mylander, C. (1990). Beyond the input given: The child's role in the acquisition of language. Language, 323-355.
Goldin-Meadow, S., & Mylander, C. (1998). Spontaneous sign systems created by deaf children in two cultures. Nature, 391(6664), 279-281.
Goldin-Meadow, S., Nusbaum, H., Kelly, S. D., & Wagner, S. (2001). Explaining math: Gesturing lightens the load. Psychological Science, 12(6), 516-522.
Goldin-Meadow, S., & Wagner, S. M. (2005). How our hands help us learn. Trends in Cognitive Sciences, 9(5), 234-241.
Iverson, J. M., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2005). Gesture paves the way for language development. Psychological Science, 16(5), 367-371.
Novack, M. A., Congdon, E. L., Hemani-Lopez, N., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2014). From action to abstraction: Using the hands to learn math. Psychological Science, 25(4), 903-910.
Singer, M. A., & Goldin-Meadow, S. (2005). Children learn when their teacher's gestures and speech differ. Psychological Science, 16(2), 85-89.
Wakefield, E. M., Novack, M. A., & Goldin‐Meadow, S. (2018). Unpacking the ontogeny of gesture understanding: How movement becomes meaningful across development. Child Development, 89(3), e245-e260.
(Note* The image of Dr. Goldin-Meadow is **ahem** borrowed from the APS website because sadly I was so charmed in speaking with her that I neglected to grab a few photos during my visit.)
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Methodist New Number One in GolfWorld/Nike Golf Division III Coaches' Poll
(NEW YORK, NY) — The latest Golf World/Nike Golf Division III College Coaches' Poll has been released, combining the resources of Golf Worldmagazine, Nike Golf and the Golf Coaches Association of America (GCAA). The complete results, including results from Divisions I, II, NAIA and NJCAA will appear in the April 16, 2012 issue of Golf World. Winning all four tournament starts since early March, Methodist has vaulted up to the No. 1 spot in the Golf World/Nike Golf men's Division III college coaches' poll.
The Monarch claimed 13 of 16 first-place votes to unseat previous No. 1 Guilford, which dropped to the No. 2 spot.
Illinois Wesleyan, Redlands and UT-Tyler fell into the Nos. 3, 4 and 5 spots respectively. New to the top 10 are No. 9 Greensboro (up from No. 14) and No. 10 Emory (up from No. 19).
Two new schools join the top 25: No. 23 Otterbein and No. 24 Hampden-Sydney.
Visit Golf World Senior Writer Ryan Herrington's "Campus Insider" blog to find out the latest on collegiate golf: http://www.golfdigest.com/magazine/blogs/campusinsider.
Division III - April 12, 2012
Rank University (First Place Votes) Points Previous Rank
1 Methodist (13) 396 3
2 Guilford (3) 348 1
3 Illinois Wesleyan 327 2
4 Redlands 326 5
5 UT-Tyler 321 4
6 Oglethorpe 311 6
7 Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 275 7
8 Transylvania 274 8
9 Greensboro 238 14
10 Emory 226 19
11 Saint Johns (Minn.) 224 9
12 California Lutheran 221 12
13 LaVerne 201 16
14 Christopher Newport 192 10
15 La Grange 151 18
16 St. John Fisher 150 13
17 Huntingdon 147 11
18 Skidmore 145 17
19 Gustavus Adolphus 103 20
20 Centre 85 15
21 Wittenberg 84 T25
22 Rhodes 73 T25
23 Otterbein 65 NR
24 Hampden-Sydney 48 NR
25 Concordia College (Moorhead) 33 24
Dropped From Ranking: Linfield (#22), Trinty (Texas) (#21), Wisconsin-Stout (#23)
Others Receiving Votes: Wisconsin-Stout, 29; Trinity (Texas), 27; Bridgewater, 26; Rochester, 22; Franklin & Marshall, 18; Linfield, 17; Carthage, 15; Central, 15; Mary Hardin-Baylor, 10, St. Thomas, 10; Birmingham-Southern, 8; Millikin, 7; Whittier, 7; Nazareth, 6; Manhattanville, 5; Wisconsin-Eau Claire, 4; McDaniel, 3; Roanoke, 3; Swarthmore, 2; Williams, 2.


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Top Ten Books You Need to Read 2019
Taylor Jenkins Reid's eagerly anticipated novel, Daisy Jones & The Six is getting rave reviews from book bloggers and I KNOW you will love it too. The cover is absolute perfection. I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover but…this one is fabulous.
The story centers around a band in the 1970s, a great era for music. Though the band is not real, it sure feels like it is, reminding me a little of Fleetwood Mac. The author does a wonderful job of telling the story through a series of interviews.
Everyone knows Daisy Jones & The Six, but nobody knows the reason behind their split at the absolute height of their popularity . . . until now.
Daisy is a girl coming of age in L.A. in the late sixties, sneaking into clubs on the Sunset Strip, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it's the rock and roll she loves most. By the time she's twenty, her voice is getting noticed, and she has the kind of heedless beauty that makes people do crazy things.
Also getting noticed is The Six, a band led by the brooding Billy Dunne. On the eve of their first tour, his girlfriend Camila finds out she's pregnant, and with the pressure of impending fatherhood and fame, Billy goes a little wild on the road.
Daisy and Billy cross paths when a producer realizes that the key to supercharged success is to put the two together. What happens next will become the stuff of legend.
The making of that legend is chronicled in this riveting and unforgettable novel, written as an oral history of one of the biggest bands of the seventies. Taylor Jenkins Reid is a talented writer who takes her work to a new level with Daisy Jones & The Six, brilliantly capturing a place and time in an utterly distinctive voice.
I recently learned that this book is set to become a thirteen-part series from Reese Witherspoon's production company. Read the book first!
Daisy Jones & The Six is due out on March 5, 2019.
I couldn't wait to get my book loving hands on Waisted by Randy Susan Meyers. Once I got an advanced copy to review, I cleared my schedule so I could read this.
The premise is so fun and relatable. Take a look:
Daphne, the plump one in a family of model-thin women, learned early on that slimness earns admiration. Alice, skinny when she met her husband, now risks losing her marriage if she gains any more weight. Though both are successful working mothers, they harbor a secret: an obsession with their weight that overshadows concerns about their children, husbands, work—and everything else of importance in their lives.
That's where Privation comes in. Located in a remote Vermont mansion, the program promises fast, dramatic weight loss and Alice, Daphne, and five other women, are desperate enough to try it. They've left behind their families for this once in a lifetime opportunity. The catch? They must agree to being filmed; afterwards, the world will see Waisted: The Documentary.
Alice and Daphne soon discover, however, that the filmmakers have trapped them in a cruel experiment to test how far they will go to drop weight. With each pound lost, they edge deeper into obsession and instability…until they decide to take matters into their own hands.
For these seven women, heading to a fat camp might help them turn their problems around. Each woman has her own issues to deal with and they are eager to lose weight. Everything seems wonderful, simply head to a camp and lose the extra weight. But what if you were secretly filmed for a reality show? The camp isn't a luxury retreat, it's more like a prison and the women are not pampered, they are treated with cruelty.
Waisted is fiction but how the author writes about the characters and their feelings about their bodies and rings very true.
Due out May 21, 2019
Do you love a good story that is steeped in history? I sure do! You will love The Victory Garden by Rhys Bowen.
As the Great War continues to take its toll, headstrong twenty-one-year-old Emily Bryce is determined to contribute to the war effort. She is convinced by a cheeky and handsome Australian pilot that she can do more, and it is not long before she falls in love with him and accepts his proposal of marriage.
When he is sent back to the front, Emily volunteers as a "land girl," tending to the neglected grounds of a large Devonshire estate. It's here that Emily discovers the long-forgotten journals of a medicine woman who devoted her life to her herbal garden. The journals inspire Emily, and in the wake of devastating news, they are her saving grace. Emily's lover has not only died a hero but has left her terrified—and with child. Since no one knows that Emily was never married, she adopts the charade of a war widow.
As Emily learns more about the volatile power of healing with herbs, the found journals will bring her to the brink of disaster but may open a path to her destiny.
This was so well written and I loved every page of the story. The characters were well rounded, their struggles and hardships along with the elements of friendship were successfully braided together to create a remarkable novel. I know The Victory Garden will be very popular when it comes out in February 2019.
House on Fire by Bonnie Kistler is a novel that centers around a family drama. It was described as a book for those who are fans of Jodi Picoult and Celeste Ng, which I am!
Divorce lawyer Leigh Huyett knows all too well that most second marriages are doomed to fail. But five years in, she and Pete Conley have a perfectly blended family of her children and his. To celebrate their anniversary, they grab some precious moments of alone time and leave Pete's son Kip, a high school senior, in charge of Leigh's fourteen-year-old daughter Chrissy at their home.
Driving back on a rainy Friday night, their cell phones start ringing. After a raucous party celebrating his college acceptance to Duke and his upcoming birthday, Kip was arrested for drunk driving after his truck crashed into a tree. And he wasn't alone—Chrissy was with him.
Twelve hours later, Chrissy is dead and Kip is charged with manslaughter.
Kip has always been a notorious troublemaker, but he's also a star student with a dazzling future ahead of him. At first, Leigh does her best to rally behind Pete and help Kip through his ordeal. Until he changes his story, and claims that he wasn't driving after all—Chrissy was, and he swears there is a witness.
Leigh is stunned that he would lie about such a thing, while Pete clutches onto the story as the last, best hope to save his son, throwing his energy and money into finding this elusive witness. As they hurtle toward Kip's trial date, husband and wife are torn between loyalty to their children and to each other, while the mystery of what really happened that night intensifies.
This one sounds intense and I look forward to starting it soon. Due out on March 12, 2019
Did you read Force of Nature or The Dry? I read both of those novels written by Jane Harper and really liked them. She is an incredibly gifted writer and I was beyond thrilled to see The Lost Man. Whenever an author I like comes out with a new book, its like Christmas morning for me!
I wish I had more time in my days to read because there is nothing better than curling up with a good book, day or night. Because I enjoyed Jane's other books and her atmospheric writing, I know I will devour this one.
Here's what you'll want to know about this novel:
They are at the stockman's grave, a landmark so old, no one can remember who is buried there. But today, the scant shadow it casts was the last hope for their middle brother, Cameron. The Bright family's quiet existence is thrown into grief and anguish. Something had been troubling Cameron. Did he lose hope and walk to his death? Because if he didn't, the isolation of the outback leaves few suspects…
Jane Harper's previous novels centered around detective Aaron Falk, I thought this one was part of the series but it is a stand alone. It takes place in Australia and I know from her other books that the authors writing will take the reader to the outback with incredibly vivid descriptions. I am super excited!
Due out in February 2019.
Not so long ago I wrote a blog post about authors I liked who never wrote much past a few books and Lolly Winston was one of those authors I mentioned. I am glad to see that she has written a new book which will be out in March 2019. Lolly, where have you been since writing Good Grief (this book was sad, funny, charming, heartfelt) one of my favorite books back in 2004?!
The important thing is there is a new book to read and its call Me For You. I am loving the pretty cover. The description appeals to the part of me that loves quirky stories about regular people.
The last thing Rudy expected was to wake up one Saturday morning, a widow at fifty-four years old. Now, ten months after the untimely death of his beloved wife, he's still not sure how to move on from the defining tragedy of his life—but his new job is helping. After being downsized from his finance position, Rudy turned to his first love: the piano. Some people might be embarrassed to work as the piano player at Nordstrom, but for Rudy, there's joy in bringing a little music into the world. And it doesn't hurt that Bella, the Hungarian men's watch clerk who is finally divorcing her no-good husband, finds time to join him at the bench every now and then.
Just when Rudy and Bella's relationship begins to deepen, the police come to the store with an update about Rudy's wife's untimely death—a coworker has confessed to her murder—but Rudy's actions are suspicious enough to warrant a second look at him, too. With Bella's husband suddenly reappearing, and Rudy's daughter confronting her own marital problems, suddenly life becomes more complicated than Rudy and Bella could have imagined.
I expect this one to be gentle, touching and sweet. Looking forward to it very much!
I see Paris anything and I want to know more. I have been wanting to visit Paris for so long but the only way I will get there right now is to read about this city. Paris by the Book by Liam Callanan got my attention right away with the pretty cover and of course, the Paris connection.
When eccentric novelist Robert Eady abruptly vanishes, he leaves behind his wife, Leah, their daughters, and, hidden in an unexpected spot, plane tickets to Paris.
Hoping to uncover clues—and her husband—Leah sets off for France with her girls. Upon their arrival, she discovers an unfinished manuscript, one Robert had been writing without her knowledge…and that he had set in Paris. The Eady women follow the path of the manuscript to a small, floundering English-language bookstore whose weary proprietor is eager to sell. The whole store? Today? Yes, but Leah's biggest surprise comes when she hears herself accepting the offer on the spot.
As the family settles into their new Parisian life, they can't help but trace the literary paths of some beloved Parisian classics, including Madeline and The Red Balloon, hoping more clues arise. But a series of startling discoveries forces Leah to consider that she may not be ready for what solving this mystery might do to her family—and the Paris she thought she knew.
Doesn't the premise sound fun and mysterious? I love the idea and the places the author is going to take us within the pages of this book. This book is out now!
The Promise by Teresa Driscoll is described as "chilling" therefore I KNEW I had to read it! The dark and creepy cover promises a book that might keep readers up all night. I don't understand how people don't like to read. There are so many amazing books out there!
It was their darkest secret. Three schoolgirls made a promise – to take the horrible truth of what they did to the grave. Thirty years later, Beth and Sally have tried to put the trauma behind them. Though Carol has distanced herself from her former friends, the three are adamant that the truth must never come to light, even if the memory still haunts them.
But when some shocking news threatens to unearth their dark secret, Beth enlists the help of private investigator Matthew Hill to help her and Sally reconnect with estranged Carol – before the terrible act they committed as teenagers is revealed.
Beth wishes she could take back the vow they made. But somebody is watching and will stop at nothing to ensure the secret stays buried. Now, with her beloved family in peril, can Beth still keep the promise?
I love the premise of this book. Already I want to know what did they do? Who knows their secret? What is the twist? Who did it? Is someone after one of them? I am super psyched to crack this one open.
Due out in February 2019
I am almost done with The Stranger Inside by Laura Benedict and I have been eagerly plowing through my day, hoping to sit and finish this one so all of my questions will be answered. I liked it when it first began, but as the pages have turned, it got better and better. I stayed up until almost midnight reading last night, thinking I'd finish it but no such luck. Im eyeing the clock, looking forward to finally reading WHO IS THE STRANGER INSIDE?
Kimber Hannon's belief that she has complete control over her life is shattered the night that she comes home from a trip to find her key no longer opens her front door. There is a stranger living in her house. A stranger who claims he has every right to be there, with the paperwork to prove it. When she confronts the man, he lets her get close enough to whisper, "I was there. I saw what you did."
She doesn't know how he knows her, but with those words Kimber knows this stranger isn't after anything as simple as her money or artwork or charming Craftsman bungalow. She has to find out exactly what he wants and get him out of her carefully orchestrated life before he ruins it.
There are plenty of people in her life who might help, but should Kimber trust any of them? Her lawyer, Gabriel, is also her ex-lover; Diana, her best friend, doesn't know Kimber slept with her husband; her ex-husband has a new, happier life since leaving her; and her co-workers know she'll do anything to get her next sale. And no one can know the real reason this man is in her house. Without trust, everyone's a stranger.
The author does a terrific job keeping the pace, she creates such suspense that I think every person in Kimber's life could be connected to the man who has been living inside her house. This is everything you want a thriller to be! Those who enjoy twisty suspense novels will love this book.
Out in February 2019
The Girls at 17 Swann Street by Yara Zgheib appealed to me immediately because of the premise involving mental health, specifically eating disorders. As someone who struggles with depression, anything mental health related will probably get my attention, especially if the story is crafted in an intriguing way which this one is thanks to the main character's backstory.
Anna Roux was a professional dancer who followed the man of her dreams from Paris to Missouri. There, alone with her biggest fears – imperfection, failure, loneliness – she spirals down anorexia and depression till she weighs a mere eighty-eight pounds. Forced to seek treatment, she is admitted as a patient at 17 Swann Street, a peach pink house where pale, fragile women with life-threatening eating disorders live. Women like Emm, the veteran; quiet Valerie; Julia, always hungry. Together, they must fight their diseases and face six meals a day.
This book looks at anorexia and what contributes to this disease. Anna's story will bring tears to your eyes, it's very emotional and incredibly well written. A heavy subject matter, yes, but this book is a must-read.
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In Zaeltsovsky district of Novosibirsk, in the street suharno opened a new preschool called "Rainbow". In a week it will take 270 pupils.
One of the highlights of the "Rainbow" — sensory room — designed to provide emotional unloading children. It has created a unique environment that is beneficial to the olfactory, visual, auditory, tactile, vestibular, and other systems.
The Russian company "Mediavizor" created a digital display street city format.
The opening ceremony of the club was held on January 12 at the address. Serebrovskaya, 16 G.
As reported by "TI" the press service of the city administration, it was attended by City Manager Eugene Tula Avilov, founder of the regional public organization "Federation of aeronautic sports Tula region" Constantine Tomenchuk, balloonists and others.
Decided to open the center in the last year. Helped municipal program on development of physical culture and sports. At the expense of the city budget was renovated room, which now will be watching the young aeronauts.
The new complex is designed to conduct training for children. There are eight locker rooms, bleachers for 500 people, two gyms. The uniqueness of the rink that special equipment allows you to toggle the state of the ice for skating, for competition and for public skating.
Construction began in 2007 under the federal target program "Development of physical culture and sports in Russia for 2006-2015", the funding was divided between the federation and the republic. The total project cost was $ 480 million.


The Finley thirds have continued their impressive mid-season form with a comprehensive 24 point victory over Moama in a grand final rematch at Finley on Saturday.
Capitalising on a gritty performance from Spencer Hawkins in the ruck, the fleet footed onball brigade was able to exert constant pressure on their opponents which resulted in numerous turnovers and subsequent scoring opportunities.
Younger members of the Finley team were identified by the coach as playing pivotal roles in the victory with Harry Johns, Bailey Coombes, Nick Burns, Nick Gray and Marcus Anderson all contributing at various stages.
Brayden Culhane and Taylor Kleinschmidt provided focal points in the offensive half and their efforts complemented the frugal defensive efforts of Luke Bramley and his teammates at the other end of the ground.
The final score line was fair reward for a workman like performance which provides a solid platform on which to build in the second half of the season.
Final score, Finley 8.3 Moama 4.3 (27).
The win saw Finley draw level with Moama on premiership points for the season so far with the Magpies having a superior percentage in second spot.
Under 6: Inter Milan (Cobram) 5 def. Barcelona (Finley) 0. Encouragement Award: Josiah Everingham.
Celtic (Finley) 1 drew Manchester City (Cobram) 1. Today was a great team effort with everyone giving 100 per cent. Goal scorer: Judd Clarke.
Under 8: Barcelona (Finley) 10 def. Inter Milan (Cobram) 3. All played as a team, held their positions and played like professionals. Goal scorers: Jordan Munro (9), Jackson Tooke (1). Encouragement Awards: Henry Farrow and Timothy Mills.
Under 10: Barcelona (Finley) and Celtic (Finley) faced off in their second derby of the season with results leaving a nail biting wait for their third encounter next month.
Some great goal keeping from both teams in what was a tight game with some awesome skills being displayed.
Celtic were a little undermanned which resulted in a slow start with their teamwork.
Barcelona 5 def. Celtic 4. Goal scorers: Barcelona - George Wiles (2), Logan White (2), Jesse Everingham (1); Celtic - Sam Hurlston (3), Noah Everingham (1). Encouragement Awards: Celtic - Noah Everingham, Barcelona - Harry Daniel.
Under 12: The Under 12 sides also faced off in a local derby with a win for the Celtics.
This will also lead to an exciting match for the next derby as both teams are sitting on one win each.
Celtic displayed tremendous teamwork with Bailey White and Alana Rickard stepping up in defence.
Celtic (Finley) 4 def. Barcelona (Finley) 2. Goal scorers: Celtic - Kye Everingham (2), Jacob Smith (1), Riley Sutton (1); Barcelona - Jacob Orro (2). Encouragement Awards: Barcelona - Tobiah Hurd, Celtic - Kye Everingham.


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New Paranormal Book Birthdays!
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I'm so pleased to wish some awesome new happy book birthdays. All the birthdays today seem to have something in common…modern stories with mythic/supernatural slants. Check them out!
PREDATOR by Janice Gable Bashman
The hunt is on!
Sixteen-year-old Bree Sunderland must inject herself with an untested version of her father's gene therapy to become a werewolf in order to stop a corrupt group of mercenaries from creating a team of unstoppable lycanthrope soldiers.
When Bree went with her scientist father to Ireland, she thought it would be a vacation to study bog bodies. She never expected to fall in love with a mysterious young Irishman and certainly never expected to become the kind of monster her father said only existed in nightmares. Dr. Sunderland discovers that lycanthropy was not a supernatural curse but rather a genetic mutation. When they return home, her dad continues his research, but the military wants to turn that research into a bio weapons program and rogue soldiers want to steal the research to turn themselves into unstoppable killing machines.
Bree's boyfriend Liam surprises her with a visit to the United States, but there are darker surprises in store for both of them. As evil forces hunt those she loves, Bree must become an even more dangerous hunter to save them all.
Predator gives the werewolf legend a couple of new spins by introducing the Benandanti (an actual folkloric belief that certain families of Italy and Livonia were werewolves who fought against evil), as well as a modern scientific approach to mutation and the science of transgenics.
"Predator is a fast-paced, creepy page-turner! Bashman had me at the opening sentence and she's still got me. I want more!" — New York Times Bestselling Author Nancy Holder
"I thought I had read all there was about werewolves, until I read Ms. Bashman's novel. WOW." — Kimberly S. Mason
"If you like Teen Wolf, you should read Predator." — Nick Rosenburg
"Cool book. Love the cover and the vibe. Will definitely read her next book in the series." — Vanessa C.
"Thanks for letting me read Predator by Janice Gable Bashman. Not what I expected at all. Really loved the different take on werewolves." — Anna Brand
BLACK WATER by Faith Hunter
Three stories from New York Times bestselling author Faith Hunter, starring shapeshifting skinwalker Jane Yellowrock.
In Snafu, a young Jane shows up for her internship with a securities firm. But before she even gets her foot in the door, she's accosted by two street toughs and is forced to draw on her new-found Beast-magic to defend herself…
In Black Water, Jane encounters a dire situation involving an escaped prisoner and endangered hostages. With a helpful—and oddly sane—werewolf, Jane goes after the criminals, but can she stop them in time to bring the kidnapped women home alive?
In Off the Grid, Jane goes on what looks like a simple mission for the Knoxville blood-master—finding a missing Mithran. Her search leads Jane to a young woman named Nell, a woman with a scarred past and a strange power, a woman who may hold the key to saving the missing vampire, if Jane can convince her to assist.
Includes an exclusive preview of the Jane Yellowrock novel, Broken Soul, coming October 2014 from Roc!
"VERDICT: Jane Yellowrock is one of the most intriguing heroines in urban fantasy, and Hunter skillfully doles out tiny pieces of Jane's backstory to keep readers coming back for more. Mystery and action are at the forefront here, but the romance from the first book continues to build slowly. Readers eager for the next book in Patricia Briggs's Mercy Thompson series may want to give Faith Hunter a try." —Library Journal, starred review (for BLOOD CROSS)
"Jane's world is a fully realized one, full of shapeshifters, Native American magic and folklore, baddies that will make your hair stand on end, and a heroine, that, despite her considerable skills, harbors plenty of vulnerability and self-doubt. If you love urban fantasy or just plain wonderful writing and world building, this is the series for you." —My Bookish Ways
"Faith Hunter's Jane Yellowrock series is a must-read for any urban fantasy fan. Start with Skinwalker! drey's rating: Excellent!" —Drey's Library
BATTLE FOR THE BLOOD by, well, me
Dragons, demons, gods, gorgons. Who will save the world…and who could destroy it?
Latter-Day Olympians, Book 4
Tori wakes after Rise of the Blood to two very shocking realizations: one, she's in bed with a very naked Apollo, having lost the fight to resist their attraction. Two, she still has her wings. Not dinky little fairy wings. Full-scale, cover-'em-with-a-trench-coat bat wings.
Apollo suggests consulting the Gray Sisters on the wings. Those cannibalistic, psychopathic oracles who, even with only one tooth and one eye among them, manage to see too much. As in a Rapture, zombie-apocalypse, biblical-plague, hellgates-busted-open the end of the world.
While the Sisters are perfectly on board with death and destruction, the thinning of the human herd doesn't sit well with them at all. They'll help her. All she has to do is save the world.
Tori and her team trace the origin of the plagues to New York City, which is under quarantine and martial law—as if that's enough to stop the influx of gods and gorgons, dragons and demons. But as death threatens from without, betrayal lurks within Tori's ranks. And nobody is safe. Nobody.
Warning: Betrayal and bad-assery, sensuality and a sizzling hot sun god. Death, demons, destruction and, potentially, the end of the world as we know it…zombie style.
I won't weigh you down with quotes on mine, except maybe for my favorite, from Long and Short Reviews, "Bad Blood is a delightful urban fantasy, a clever mix of Janet Evanovich and Rick Riordan, and a true Lucienne Diver original."


Some institutions define a specific range to be eligible for a supplementary assessment – below which students have to repeat the unit. In other cases, there is also a limit to the number of units for which a student can be offered a supplementary assessment per semester.
A student who has a bad day may be able to provide that evidence – while those who have not attained the learning outcomes need to repeat. A longer examination also provides more sampling of the content being examined and may be more reliable.
A supplementary examination may assist students to cross over the line in the short term. But these students may fail again in the subsequent year – and it won't necessarily equip students to cope with work demands.


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Video of Barron Goes Viral After People See His Reaction to Melania; Did You Spot It? [WATCH]
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A video clip from President Donald Trump's inauguration showing 10-year-old Barron refusing to hold his mother's hand is making the rounds on various liberal media outlets.
The video was taken during President Trump's inaugural parade on January 20th. As the president walks down the street holding wife Melania's hand, Barron can be seen pulling his own hand away as his mother attempts to grab hold of it.
The 18-second video was uploaded to YouTube on January 20th and has since been viewed nearly 800,000 times.
Other images from the inauguration show Barron yawning while his father is being sworn in as president, according to The Sun. He was also seen yawning during Trump's victory speech on election night.
No, your eyes are not deceiving you. Yes, you read all of that correctly. The liberal media is making much ado about nothing over a 10-year-old boy not wanting to hold his mothers hand in public. What 10-year-old boy would want to be seen holding his mother's hand in front of the entire world? At that age you want to be 'big', you want to look grown up. Holding your mother's as tens of millions of people are watching you is embarrassing for any young boy. Then for the liberal media to make a big deal of young Barron being so exhausted from the inaugural events that he could be seen yawning during his dad's speech?
This is the level of ridiculousness the liberal media has become known for. This is the kind of nonsense that we have all come to expect. They ignore legitimate news such as Hillary stealing the Democratic primary from her fellow candidate, Bernie Sanders. But, they fabricate nonsense like this out of thin air and then have the audacity to cry foul when they are accused of being fake news.
Recently, "Saturday Night Live" writer Katie Rich was suspended indefinitely from the sketch comedy program after making what she later called an "offensive" joke about Barron on Twitter.
"Barron will be this country's first homeschool shooter," Rich tweeted, according to The New York Times.
Rich deleted the tweet and deactivated her account after receiving backlash from fellow Twitter users. She later reactivated her account and posted an apology.
"I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet," she wrote on Jan. 23. "I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I'm so sorry."
On January 24th, the White House published a statement asking that Barron's privacy be respected.
"It is a longstanding tradition that the children of Presidents are afforded the opportunity to grow up outside of the political spotlight," the statement said, according to Variety. "The White House fully expects this tradition to continue. We appreciate your cooperation in this matter."
The statement echoes a tweet from Chelsea Clinton:
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