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A Message of Thanksgiving from Principal Corey Stixrud
Corey Stixrud, KIS Principal
Dear Kodai Friends,
I'd like to close the first semester of the school year on a note of gratitude for each of you: students and parents, staff and alumni, and, as always, new friends encountered on the way. Returning to post-pandemic normalcy has not always been a proverbial walk through Seven Roads, and all of us, across the world, will be dealing with the impact of the pandemic for years to come. Nevertheless, it's difficult to minimize the joy we've felt in being back together in this special place for the last five months, even as we acknowledge that it's the right time for a break.
I take this opportunity to share a few of the events that have made this semester memorable, in more or less chronological order.
We kicked off the school year with the inaugural KIS Community Day, a great day of bonding for students, both new and returning, with lots of opportunities for fun and reflection. Community Day was an opportunity to welcome new students, start the year off with an emphasis on the school's vision and mission, and celebrate the wide diversity at KIS. I can't wait to see how this idea evolves next year!
On August 7, our "youngest-at-heart" KIS volunteer, Dr. Clarence Maloney, passed away in his home in Maryland at the age of 87. Clarence has been such a force for the environment and for Kodai over the last decade, and he was particularly instrumental in the school's development of the KIS Center for Environment and Humanity (KISCEH) in recent years. He will remain a source of inspiration for all of us as we continue our efforts to be a sustainable school and community. We miss you, Clarence.
At the end of August, I and a small team from KIS embarked on a global adventure, visiting 16 cities in the U.S., Canada, and Southeast Asia. It was rewarding to engage with alumni and, in particular, to discuss our plans for the school's future growth and direction. We returned to Kodai invigorated by the support and encouragement we received from our alumni base. Thank you!
On our tour, we sought support for two programs: our Center for Environment and Humanity, which is doing such ground-breaking work here in Kodai; and our commitment to both need and diversity scholarships for young people to attend KIS. I am proud to share that we've raised almost $100,000 in support of the Center and for scholarships. With your continued support, we are confident that we'll meet our targets for these programs in 2023.
I returned to Kodai in mid-September, in time to welcome the KIS Council to Kodai for our bi-annual meetings, and also just in time for Parent Week. It was the first in-person Parent Week in three years, and having so many parents in Kodai was truly one of the semester's highlights. I can't say enough about the Council: They come from far and wide and work behind the scenes, without fanfare, in support of great governance of KIS. I am thankful for their wisdom, expertise, and leadership.
In October, 32 high-school students from Sweden, along with four chaperones, came to Kodai to conduct research on issues relating to development, sustainability, and livelihood options in the Palani Hills. Their program and stay were organized by our Center for Environment and Humanity, and the trip exceeded all of our expectations. It was delightful to witness the many interactions between our students and the Swedish group: they attended the high-school formal and even competed in our renowned dorm-dance competition (won this year by Lower Boyer, for those keeping score). We look forward to more such visits from high-school and college students from across the world.
On November 4-5, we staged High School Musical, which proved to be a roaring success, with a cast and crew of over 120 students.
On November 9, students and staff dressed in red and white to attend a farewell assembly in honor of Barbara Block (Class of '76), a proud Canadian citizen, who is retiring after an incredible career at KIS spanning more than 35 years. In fact, most of November was unofficially dubbed "Celebrate Barbara Month," as a number of events were held to acknowledge Barbara's faithful service to KIS and her contributions to art, hiking, music, worship and so many other facets of Kodai life. She will be missed, but her legacy will last far into the future!
The KIS Music program, long-suffering through the pandemic, rebounded spectacularly to life by way of the Winter Concerts on November 11 and 12. Over 180 students shared their musical talents with the school and the community.
Of course, in addition to all the above, it was a semester replete with the usual Kodai activities and events: field trips, canteens, carnivals, National Honor Society endeavours, a talent show, church services, prayer breakfasts, and a heart-warming Christmas banquet (with 700 of us fitting snugly on the Covered Courts); hikes and class camps; a writers' workshop; science fairs, and a student-organized Theory of Knowledge (TOK) exhibition. I was extremely proud of a group of students who organized a festival for our operational staff and their families on the Ganga field, and our Grade 11 and 12 art students curated a creative (and experiential) visual arts exhibition in the KMU, inspired by their field trip.
It was a busy semester!
As always at KIS, there are abundant challenges to face, but I take comfort and pride in the knowledge that we do so together, united in our vision to strive to be a school the world needs.
Wishing each one of you a blessed Christmas.
From Kodai, Corey


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Marco Rubio Daydreams About Every American's Sex Lives
Marco Rubio really, really cares about America's sexual morality.
STONEY MEADOW, NEW HAMPSHIRE — Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL) took a break from his presidential primary campaign in New Hampshire this morning to "pause and reflect on every American's sex life."
"I just like to take time in each day," Rubio told reporters, "to devote to deep contemplation about all the sucking and fucking going on in these great United States of America. As any good, clean, American, patriotic, Christian politician would do, I am concentrating my cognition into the who, what, where, when, why, and how of the sexual activities of all Americans."
Rubio said that when he recently told Chuck Todd on NBC's "Meet the Press" that he'd "appoint Supreme Court justices that will interpret the Constitution as originally constructed," that was a "prime example" of his contemplation of Americans' sex lives.
"As a Republican, I want small government," Rubio said, "because I know that government is evil if Republicans aren't running it. But more importantly, I know that government can't fit inside your pee-hole unless it's really, really, really small." After a pause, he said, "I want government to be that small."
Senator Rubio said that his interview after the ABC Republican primary debate with George Stephanopoulos in which he told the "This Week" anchor that he is pro-life and doesn't believe in rape exceptions that too was an example of his meditation on Americans' "humping habits," as he put it.
"It would be my Constitutionally-prescribed duty to protect every sperm, every egg," Rubio said, "throughout the land from both abortion, but also from being born into an LGBT home. Because nothing says family values like breaking up families."
Rubio said that he started "daydreaming about who is and isn't fucking" back in college, but that since becoming a U.S. Senator, he had "stepped it up quite a bit."
"Sometimes, I'll be talking to someone about something totally unrelated to people having sex," Rubio said, "and I have to stop them mid-sentence and go sit down on my thinking pillow, close my eyes, and try to picture every single penis, vagina, anus, mouth and armpit engaged in sexual congress in the United States of America. I ask American God for guidance. How do I force my sexual morality on them, Lord? Help me, oh Lord, to devote my precious and finite time here on Earth trying to vilify people for who they like to make out with and rub themselves all over."
Ultimately, Rubio says, he sometimes has to resort to what he calls "alternative ways" of meditating on Americans' sex lives — pornography.
"Sometimes if I have a hard time getting started, you know, thinking about America's sexual morality," Rubio said, "I'll just go to the Internet and surf over the GOPornTube.com, and after about ten minutes, I am more than inspired to spend the next two or three days only thinking about the sexuality of every man, woman, child, dog, cat, or inanimate object in this great country of ours."
Senator Rubio finished third in the Iowa caucus, and until his disastrous debate performance over the weekend, many thought he had a legitimate chance to win the New Hampshire primary today.
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June 6, 2019 Neil Fredrik Jensen
BRAZIL is the biggest exporter of footballing talent – the Brazilian can be found plying his trade in all corners of the world and in every continent. The national team, despite its ups and downs, is always considered among the favourites when a World Cup comes around. The media is still hung-up on the spirit of beach-playing ball artists and the culture of joga bonito.
Sadly, the circus element of Brazilian football perished long ago, way before Germany won 7-1 in the World Cup semi-final and delivered a crushing blow to the psyche of the nation that was comparable to the disaster of "Maracanazo" of 1950.
Football is so important to Brazil as to a large degree it used the game to define its identity. David Goldblatt, academic and author of Futebol Nation: The Story of Brazil through Soccer, captured the universal perception of Brazil when he described it as "an exotic tropical nation, based around football."
Although the days of Pelé and the golden team of 1970 are long gone, Brazil can still conjure-up a very decent national team, but Brazilian club football struggles to compete on the global stage, on and off the pitch. There was a time when teams from Brazil could beat Europe's best in the FIFA Club World Cup in its various guises, but no longer can they go head-to-head with UEFA Champions League winners.
South America, generally, is way behind Europe, even though there is a level of natural talent that cannot be replicated in the old world. The greatest players have, invariably, come from poverty-stricken backgrounds with football seen as an escape route. While the US and Europe can create well-run, disciplined and financially stable football clubs and extremely fit players, the "animal spirit" found in players who have developed through street football and excessive practice as a deviation from a life of struggle, belongs elsewhere.
Football is a global sport and Europe's major clubs have broken out of their traditional catchment areas to secure fans in Asia, the Americas and Africa. This has the potential to threaten clubs in countries like Argentina and Brazil. The fans that grew up watching Pelé, Zico and Socrates find it hard to believe that their children and grandchildren are now fans of Manchester United, Barcelona and Real Madrid – this, in one of the cradles of the beautiful game (a term invented by the great Pelé himself).
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Clock mode The clock indicates 12-hour mode. Fine- tune the time by pushing the button repeatedly. Disconnect the fuel pump fuse from the main wiring harness. The gas cap is not venting properly or fuel tank venting system blocked. Can also be a failing injector. Disconnect the two sending unit connectors.
On top of this, it only costs fifty dollars to buy and takes just thirty minutes to install. Following the fuse diagram, remove the fuel pump fuse. Severely discharged or damaged battery. While modern gasoline is highly refined and quite clean, occasionally contaminants do get into the tank and get stopped by the fuel filter element. Disconnect the fuel pump electrical connector. Unthread bolt and remove battery negative cable black from battery negative - terminal.
The indicator switches from the clock to the fuel injection system indicator if the fuel injection system has any failure. Step 2 — Disconnect battery Disconnecting the battery will prevent the possibility of an electrical short and potential fire hazard. This usually takes a few minutes so be patient. A clogged filter can hinder engine performance to the point that the bike may become unrideable. Remove saddle bag and side cover. Many Harley riders will likely be interested in why oil is leaking from the air cleaner in the first place. Open the harness clamp on the frame if necessary to free the conduit.
Make sure that the engine stop switch is turned on and the transmission is in neutral position with the side stand fully up. I hate to loose that knob on the road! A perfect machine can be cut down by an unexpected event. If you are adding to the already loaded factory spec sheet, chances are you are going to have to remove the fuel tank to wire it all up. The lower fitting is screwed into the tank and may need some careful persuading with a pair of pliers to loosen. No decrease it and clean it, so you can see where the leak starts from Feb 23, 2015 I have a 2008 Road King Classic and have had the tank off , so maybe they're similar.
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Sarasota rejects offshore fish farming project proposal
Post author:Chuck Leavengood
Ninety percent of the fish consumed in the U.S. is imported from other countries. In turn, the U.S. exports around 65 percent of its fish and the global demand is growing. However, the ocean cannot be fished sustainably to meet these numbers. One solution is fish farming. On Feb. 3, however, Sarasota city commissioners issued a letter opposing the fish farming project to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
The pilot project, titled Velella Epsilon, would be located 45 miles south west of Sarasota. The project would farm 20,000 Almaco Jack, which are a native fish to the Gulf of Mexico, in one net pen. Ocean Era, formerly named Kampachi Farms, is a private company working out of Hawaii. It currently has fish pens off the coast of Kona, Hawaii. If approved, this would be the first offshore aquaculture farm in the contiguous United States.
"I think it's morally bankrupt for us in America to continue to import seafood from elsewhere around the world and expect other people to provide us with the seafood" founder and CEO of Ocean Era Neil Sims said.
The mayor of Sarasota, Jen Ahearn-Koch argues that the ecosystem of Florida's West coast would have a different response to offshore fish farming than Hawaii.
"Where they've done this before in Hawaii, the waters are 1,000 feet deep and cold," Ahearn-Koch explained. "Where they want to do it here, our waters are 130 feet deep and the temperature is around 79 degrees".
Along with controversy over geographic differences, issues of nutrient excess from long-term multiple fish farms in the Gulf are at the forefront of opposition in Sarasota. According to Ahearn-Koch, there is already a second offshore aquaculture permit pending. There are concerns of disease and antibiotic use and the excess nitrogen and phosphate produced from feed pellets and fish waste could encourage Karenia brevis (Red Tide).
"The last time Red Tide happened, it cost $94.6 million dollars in damages" Ahearn-Koch said. "If we're going to even risk a chance of that, why would we do it when there is no public good that comes from it, this is a private company".
Sims argues that this net pen is only a demonstration. He said the project was not going to be measuring environmental impacts because it was too small to have an impact.
"The purpose of this demonstration pen is to show the local community that this is actually going to be something they'll love" Sims promised.
According to Sims, aquaculture is more heavily regulated than any other poultry, pork or beef production in the U.S. Sims trusts that with proper monitoring, aquaculture could be one of the most sustainable sources of protein. He entrusts the management and regulations created by the U.S. to keep this project from seriously impacting the environment.
On Jan. 28, the EPA held a public hearing at the MOTE Marine Aquarium for comment and concerns to be raised. The fingerling Almaco jack would be raised at the MOTE Marine until they are ready for deployment to the offshore cages. The Sarasota County Council of Neighborhood Associates (CONA) also discussed the project at their monthly meeting on Jan. 10. Founder of Suncoast Waterkeeper and alum Justin Bloom spoke at both events against farming in the Gulf.
"This pilot project might have some local impact but looking at whether or not to issue a permit, you need to look at the cumulative impact of the proliferation of fish farms" said Bloom.
Suncoast Waterkeeper works to protect Florida Suncoast's waterways through education, research and policy enforcement and accountability. It also works to ensure that environmental laws are properly followed. This includes which permits the EPA issues and approves.
Right now, Ocean Era is attempting to get a National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit. In a public letter to the mayor and commissioners of Sarasota, marine biologist Dr. Randy Edwards explains that this permit was not designed for monitoring nutrient excess from a fish farm in the Gulf and would not be sufficient in monitoring its environmental impact. Edwards encourages the community to demand monitoring from an independent panel of scientists that could be accomplished by contacting the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration- National Marine Fisheries Service Permits (NOAA-NMFS) instead of the EPA.
At this point, Sims and Ahearn-Koch have not communicated.
Both Bloom and Ahearn-Koch stated that they support sustainable aquaculture, but they both argue that further research and monitoring is needed to assess the effects. However, neither of them believes that the Gulf of Mexico is the place for aquaculture. With a growing population and demand, the complexity of this problem deepens.
Information for this article was gathered from suncoastwaterkeeper.com, npr.org, wusfnews.wusf.usf.edu, ocean-era.com, conasarasota.org and heraldtribune.com.


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Q: Splunk : Record deduplication using an unique field We are considering moving out log analytics solution from ElasticSearch/Kibana to Splunk.
We currently use "document id" in ElasticSearch to deduplicate records when indexing :
https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-index_.html
We generate the id using hash of the content of the each log-record.
In Splunk, I found the internal field "_cd" which is unique to each record in Splunk index: https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.0/Knowledge/Usedefaultfields
However, using HTTP Event Collector to ingest records, I couldn't find any way to embed this "_cd" field in the request :
https://docs.splunk.com/Documentation/Splunk/8.1.0/Data/HECExamples
Any tips on how to achieve this in Splunk ?

A: HEC inputs don't go through the usual ingestion pipeline so not all internal fields are present.
Not that it matters, really, because Splunk doesn't deduplicate at index time.  There is no provision for searching data to see if a given record is already present.  Any deduplication must be done at search time.
One cannot use the _cd field to deduplicate at search time because two identical records will have different _cd values.
Consider using a tool such as Cribl to add a hash to each ingested record and use that hash in Splunk to deduplicate in your searches.

A: What are you trying to achieve?
If you're sending "unique" events to the HEC, or you're running UFs on "unique" logs, you'll never get duplicate "records when indexing".
It sounds like you (perhaps routinely?) resend the same data to your aggregation platform - which is not a problem with the aggregator, but with your sending process.
Almost like you're doing a MySQL/PostgreSQL "insert if not exists" operation. If that is a correct understanding of your situation, based on your statement

We currently use "document id" in ElasticSearch to deduplicate records when indexing:
https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/docs-index_.html
We generate the id using hash of the content of the each log-record.

then you need to evaluate what is going "wrong" in your sending process that you feel you need to pre-clean the data before ingesting it.
It is true that Splunk won't "deduplicate records when indexing" - because it presumes the data coming-in to be 'correct' from whatever is submitting it.
How are you getting duplicate data in the first place?
Fields in Splunk which begin with the underscore (eg _time, _cd, etc) are not editable/sendable - they're generated by Splunk when it receives data. IOW, they're all internal fields. Searchable. Usable. But not overrideable.
If you really have a problem with [lots of/too much] duplicate data, and there is no way to fix your sending process[es], then you'll need to rely on deduplication operations in SPL when searching for/reporting on whatever you've ingested (primarily by using stats and, when absolutely necessary/unavoidable, dedup).

A: Good call @RichG. Cribl has some nice options for this use case.
https://cribl.io/blog/streaming-data-deduplication-with-cribl/
Be aware you can add other fields to HEC data if you are using Cribl LogStream. You get many more options using LogStream. It saved my old team so much time and effort.

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...that some SPARTANs and smart AIs have Zen beliefs?
...that the first three Halo games happened only in three months, with Halo Combat Evolved in September, Halo 2 in October to the middle of November, and Halo 3 from November to December 2552, with its epilogue in early 2553?
...that Mars has been terraformed and is home to major industrial centers, including the Reyes-McLees Shipyards?
...that the Ghost is the only Covenant vehicle usable in every game of the series?
...that there are over 6000 unique Armor Permutations combinations in Halo 3?
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Talk:Halo universe
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1 Creator of series?
2 YO! FACT REVERSAL!
3 Did bungie get ideas from stargate
4 Update
5 One thing...
6 Lack of sources
7 Post-War History after Halo 3
8 Outer Colony's "widely varying loyalties to Earth"?
9 Swords of Sanghelios
10 Halo franchise
Creator of series?[edit]
"The concept for the Halo trilogy was thought up by Raymond Simmon (YO! THIS NEEDS A SOURCE), who sold his idea to Bungie."
As far as I can find through various searches and un-official sources, it is Joe Staten and Jason Jones who created the original idea and storyline for the Halo series.
No mention of this Raymond Simmon guy...
Mub 20:37, 22 February 2008 (UTC)
YO! FACT REVERSAL![edit]
ok... i just was browsing... and well the fact the Prophets thought using Forrunner tech was "Heresy" is wrong.... the Sanghili(aka Elites) are the ones that thought this... while the Prophets thought that Forrunner tech should be used.... trust me, I just finished Halo: Contact Harvest... can't give you exact pages or anything... but thought I'd just let you all know...
24.31.247.108 00:52, 6 May 2008 (UTC)A Lone Deadly Wolf
PS- sry for not loging in, forgot password and can't find out how to get a new one / find where i wrote it down... (if I did...)
Actually, that statement isn't wrong. The Prophets do regard tampering with Forerunner technology as heresy...unless it's them doing the tampering, in which case it's suddenly perfectly alright. -- Administrator Specops306 - Qur'a 'Morhek Honour Light Your Way! 11:33, 4 June 2009 (UTC)
Did bungie get ideas from stargate[edit]
A friend recently got me into Stargate and if you look at it just right you"ll see it kind of resembles halo --Bruce9 20:17, November 25, 2009 (UTC)
That would be where 343 Industry comes in; expanding the franchise and accidentally making the Halo Universe similar to Star Wars/Stargate.- 5əb'7aŋk(7alk) 12:47, November 27, 2009 (UTC)
Hang on, I'm normally in on what's new. So is 343 Industries the new "hated" company? You know, the thing that you just hate on? Because it seems as though everybody is insulting 343 and blaming 9/11, etc., on them. Vegerot (talk) 16:16, 12 May 2011 (EDT)!
Update[edit]
This page should be updated with the information we received in Halo: Evolutions, as some of the stories take place post-halo 3 (great schism/great war) .
One thing...[edit]
Bungi kept the halo series accurate, does that mean 343 industries will too?
Bungie didn't keep it "accurate", in the sense that there was a pre-planned set of ideas and events. But they did have a vision of what Halo should be, and they crafted one hell of a universe. Some of that vision is being continued by 343i - the story of the Forerunners, for example. 343i are also bringing their own ideas to the table, as they should. Are they as popular as Bungie's ideas? Will they turn out the same quality and awesomeness of the past? Recent material gives me hope. -- Specops306 Autocrat Qur'a 'Morhek 15:26, 28 January 2011 (EST)
Lack of sources[edit]
How do you put that lack of sources sign on the front of the page? Because this thing is supposed to cover the whole of the Halo Universe, so four sources is crazy. Vegerot (talk) 07:44, 12 May 2011 (EDT)!
Don't think this article needs citations since it is only a summary of the Halo universe. Best to keep it concise with links to respective articles.— subtank 09:19, 12 May 2011 (EDT)
Yeah, but like for the Battle of Reach section, you should reference Halo: The Fall of Reach, and Halo: Reach. Nothing specific, just generally where that info is from. Vegerot (talk) 16:08, 12 May 2011 (EDT)!
Post-War History after Halo 3[edit]
I think its bout time we add information from Halo: Glasslands, Halo 4, and when the time comes, Halo: The Thursday War. Its been missing for some time and I was thinking about adding a quick summary of Glasslands and part of Halo 4 so that we have some post-war info after Halo 3. --Killamint 15:38, 21 April 2012 (EDT)
Outer Colony's "widely varying loyalties to Earth"?[edit]
I was translating this "Halo Universe" article and found something that I can't understand. At section "History - Origin of UNSC"'s last paragraph, there is a sentence that says...
Their populations had widely varying loyalties to Earth, and taxes and trade restrictions set up by the UEG's colonial governing agencies caused dissent against the Earth government.
Well, it says Outer Colony had widely varying loyalties to Earth, right? It's saying that Outer Colony had a many different kind of loyalties to Earth, so I thought it was something good. But as I read more, it turns out Outer Colony hates Earth because of taxes and restrictions. So...what I'm trying to say is, are "widely varying loyalties to Earth" a good thing, or a bad thing? Can you explain why, too?
- GKO95 03:16, 12 December 2012 (EST)
The way I see it, it's more indicative of their instability rather than a flat-out bad or good thing. It means the colonists had all kinds of loyalties across the spectrum, though the context should make it clear they tended to lean on the negative side; in that sense it's more bad than good. Still, it would be a generalization to state that all Outer Colony citizens hated Earth, hence the "widely varying" part. --Jugus (Talk | Contribs) 04:15, 12 December 2012 (EST)
Swords of Sanghelios[edit]
Would it be good for we to add the Swords of Sanghelios as a main faction now? They played a pivotal role in the last year of the Human-Covenant War, saved the Humans from defeat after the Great Schism and now we are getting much more info on them and their alliance with humanity. - Draft227 14:25, 22 February 2015 (EST)
Halo franchise[edit]
Just thought about this, but shouldn't we have a page about the Halo franchise itself? Similar to what Wookieepedia has here or what Wikipedia has for Halo. Here we describe the general plot, setting, characters, franchise history/reception/development/etc. We could probably just rework this page. --NightHammer(talk)(contribs) 12:35, 22 December 2015 (EST)
That is probably a good idea. This page needs a lot of work anyway (especially in how the history section works - we can't cover every single piece of media in detail anymore lest the page become absurdly long) and could do with some more out-of-universe information. It would be great if this page could work as a sort of primer we could point newcomers to who'd like to know the basics about the series with an inclusive but broad summary of everything and readily accessible links to more in-depth topics (both real-world media and in-universe subjects). --Jugus (Talk | Contribs) 13:40, 22 December 2015 (EST)
Yeah, that's what I was thinking. I can start working on this once I finish up a couple more Shadow of Intent articles. Centering the article about the Halo franchise, should we rename the article or anything? --NightHammer(talk)(contribs) 13:46, 22 December 2015 (EST)
I agree with this idea. Draft227 (Talk) - 16:54, December 22, 2015 (EST)
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Deborah Biancotti, Michelle Marquart, Ben Peek, Bill Congreve, Margo Lanagan, Cat Sparks.
Andrew gives a cheesy grin, while Jason makes his point to Margo.
On Saturday 17th September 2005, editors Bill Congreve and Michelle Marquart and some of the contributing authors; Cat Sparks, Margo Lanagan, Deborah Biancotti and Ben Peek launched The Year's Best Australian Science Fiction and Fantasy Vol One, a new annual collection. Light refeshments were provided by Infinitas, grog by the publisher, Mirrordanse Books, crowd by the community.
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Woodcut , 1920, Vorms / von der Gabelentz D9, edition of 12 plus a large edition as published in Genius. 8 1/8 x 6 1/2 in. Initialed and dated in the block. Signed in red crayon and dedicated "voor Herman Bieling." This is a very good impression printed on white wove paper. The margins are wide and the condition is excellent. This impression is from the edition published in Genius (Kurt Wolff, Munich, 1920). Herman Bieling (1887-1964) was a prominent Dutch expressionist painter and printmaker.
Woodcut, 1927, Vorms / von der Gabelentz 49, edition 22. 15 3/4 x 11 5/8 in. Initialed and dated in the block. Signed, dated, titled and numbered in pencil. This is a superb impression of this rare early work, printed on cream wove paper. The margins are full. The condition is excellent apart from minor handling marks in the outer margins only. (The printed surface is pristine.) Masereel was one of the preeminent Belgian expressionist printmakers. He was prolific and most of his prints were small and published in books. Large, early, pencil signed works such as this are very hard to find today.


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2022 Writers' Roundtable, Vol. 35: Laguna, Title Winners?
By INDYCAR | Published: Sep 7, 2022
Today's question: Who will win the Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey and the Astor Challenge Cup as NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion this Sunday? (3 p.m. ET, NBC and INDYCAR Radio Network)
Curt Cavin: Why change now? Yes, Team Penske opted to use its final test day of the season at Portland International Raceway while much of the rest of the field, including title challengers from Chip Ganassi Racing, went to WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, but this has been the year of Roger Penske's drivers. Josef Newgarden has five wins, Scott McLaughlin has three and Will Power has the series lead by 20 points and can secure the championship by finishing third or better in Sunday's season-ending Firestone Grand Prix of Monterey. I expect a good fight from CGR's Scott Dixon this weekend, but let's call McLaughlin the race winner and Power the season champion with a 1-2 finish just as we saw at Portland.
Arni Sribhen: There has been only one NTT INDYCAR SERIES driver to win at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca since the series returned to the track in 2019. I'm not one to buck trends, so I'm picking Colton Herta to three-peat at his favorite track. Herta won from the pole to cap his rookie season in 2019 and did it again in 2021 as part of a sweep of California races. Picking against the Californian in California seems foolish. I just wish picking the champion among the five drivers in the Run for the Championship was as easy. All five drivers have shown the form deserving of the Astor Challenge Cup in 2022. And still, in my opinion, one driver has been the most consistent through the season. Scott Dixon knows the formula to win championships. When you can't win, maximize what you can. With top-10 finishes in every race but one this season as well as completing every lap this season, he's done just that. It's not a surprise to see him in contention for his seventh INDYCAR SERIES championship. Dixon doesn't have the wins that Josef Newgarden has this year, and he's been chasing Will Power since the green flag fell on the season, but Iceman has come back on Championship Sunday before. He could do it again on Sunday.
Paul Kelly: Colton Herta is the recent master of Laguna Seca, winning both NTT INDYCAR SERIES races there since the series returned to Monterey in 2019. But I don't think he makes it a three-peat this weekend, as the title contenders have been just too locked in the last few weeks. But oddly enough, none of the five 2022 contenders for the Astor Challenge Cup had a great race last year at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca, with Marcus Ericsson sixth, Josef Newgarden seventh, Scott McLaughlin 12th, Scott Dixon 13th and Will Power 26th. Still, it's hard to overlook the momentum McLaughlin and his "Thirsty 3's" team have now. They're loose, fast and have nothing to lose as the longest shot among the title aspirants. That will deliver a fourth victory to cap an astonishing year for McLaughlin in just his second season in open-wheel cars. Consistency has been the calling card this season for the new Zen master of the series, Power, and I think he'll bring the No. 12 Verizon Team Penske Chevrolet home in a safe enough position to hold off Dixon for his second INDYCAR SERIES championship.


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Gilbert Hagabimana
Gilbert is a national of Burundi. He holds a Master's Degree in Law (LL.M) focused on Law of Regional Integration and East African Community law from the University of Dar es Salaam (Tanzania) and a Bachelor's Degree in Law (LL.B) from the University of Burundi (Burundi).
He is currently a lecturer at Martin Luther King University of Bujumbura and Hills University. Before that he was employed by Connect International, a company registered in Burundi and Kenya providing conference and tourism management services from 2010- 2012 as a legal adviser. From January to June 2013, he joined a training on East African Studies at NYERERE Centre for peace research in ARUSHA, a training which was organized by the East African Community in collaboration with Arcadia University (USA) before he went to the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights where he worked as an intern for five months. He also worked with the African Foundation for International law where he highly contributed in conducting a study on the implementation of the Rome Statute by military tribunals in Democratic Republic of Congo.
Gilbert has a passion to see an integrated East African. To this end, as academician, his research area of interest is law of regional integration, East African community law and Human rights.
Kenya. Nanjala Nyabola
NanjalaNyabola is a Kenyan writer, humanitarian advocate and political analyst currently based in Nairobi, Kenya where she works as the Head of Programmes and Programme Coordinator for Democracy, Human Rights and International Dialogue for the East and Horn of Africa office of the Heinrich Boell Foundation. She holds a Class I undergraduate degree in African Studies and Political Science from the University of Birmingham in the UK where she received the Vice Chancellor's Award for the Most Outstanding Undergraduate amongst other awards; an MSc in Forced Migration and an MSc in African Studies, both from the University of Oxford which she attended as a Rhodes Scholar, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.
An unapologetic post-colonial feminist, her primary interests are in conflict and post-crisis reconstruction, especially translating and incorporating the experiences of marginalised voices (racial, ethnic, economic or gender minorities) in the process of rebuilding societies. She publishes regularly in both academic and non-academic fora, including Foreign Affairs, Al Jazeera English, African Arguments, The Guardian, The African Security Review and several others, and provides on air commentary on African politics for CCTV Africa, Al Jazeera and other outlets. She was an inaugural Foreign Policy Interrupted Fellow, which creates visibility for leading female foreign policy analysts, and has lived in and travelled to almost 60 countries across 4 continents, and worked on humanitarian and human rights issues with several international organisations.
Rwanda. John Bosco Kanyangoga
John is a Rwandan International Trade Lawyer and Independent Consultant specializing in International Trade Negotiations, Regional Integration, Trade Policy Analysis and Trade Related issues. He is based in Kigali, Rwanda. He has a Masters Degree in International Transactions and Comparative Law (LLM) from the University of San Francisco, School of Law, California, USA in 2004. He also earned his Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB) from the National University of Rwanda in 2000. Before launching into full time consultancy, John Bosco served as Director of Trade and Policy Advocacy for the Rwanda Private Sector Federation. Prior to this he worked as an expert on Regional Economic Integration and he was one of the key Rwandan negotiators that negotiated for Rwanda's accession to the EAC.
In his career of more than 14 years, he has been actively involved in major trade related negotiations that Rwanda has been engaged in bilaterally, regionally and at the multilateral level. He is also a member of the National Trade Policy Forum (NTPF) and among the lead technical negotiators articulating Rwanda's interests in the EAC-EU Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) and the COMESA-EAC-SADC Tripartite Free Trade Area (TFA). He has carried out and written a number of studies, briefs and policy papers on a number of topics, including on; trade in services, movement of persons, free movement of goods, export promotion, free trade agreements, among others.
John is also an ordained Minister (Pastor) serving with Authentic Word Ministries (AWM) that has established a number of non-denominational Christian Churches around the world with head offices in Kigali, Rwanda. In his pastoral duties, he has mentored a number of young people and supported a number of youth projects which have included personally financing the production of a Christian Movie titled "The Power of the Message" acted by young Rwandans
Tanzania. Sudi S. Mangara
Sudi S. Mangara is General Manager Ngome SACCOS Ltd, before this position he was working as Managing Director of Tanganyika Farmers Association (TFA) Ltd Arusha. Other senior management positions held in financial institutions include, General Manager at Meru Community Bank Ltd Arusha, Branch Manager KCB (T) Ltd, I.C.B Bank (T) Ltd, and Department Manager CRDB Bank Plc. January 2010 to June 2015 I was working as part time Assistant Lecturer at the Institute of Accountancy Arusha.
He has Master Degree in Business Administration (MBA) from Open University of Tanzania, Master Degree in Banking (MSc. Banking) from University of Mons Calpe Business Management Academy in Switzerland, Diploma in Animal Production from Uyole Agricultural Centre and Certificate of Banking from Dr. Amon's Nsekela Bankers Academy in Iringa.
He has served as Board Member of Agricultural Council of Tanzania (ACT) and Board Member of Notre Dame Schools in Arusha.
Agnes Mungati Batengas
Agnes Mungati Batengas (Mrs.) is a Real Estate Consultant based in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania and specializes in the fields of Project Management, Project Finance, Value Management and Development Consultancy as well as providing advisory services on various matters related to Real Estate.
Agnes has an MBA (Real Estate and Construction) from the University of Reading, UK; A Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) Postgraduate Diploma in Project Management, UK and a Bsc. Honors Degree in Building Engineering and Management from the University of Brighton, UK
Agnes has several years of professional experience in Tanzania both in the Governmental Institutions and in the private sector. She is also a member of professional bodies both locally and internationally and has sat on the board of the African Real Estate Society (Afres) that is a constituent member of the International Real Estate Society (IRES). Agnes is also currently a Director and Board Chair for AAR Insurance Tanzania.
Her other personal interests include involvement in various Community Service projects and she is an active member of her local rotary club that is a part of the Rotary International global network, Agnes is the Immediate Past President of her Club.
Lydia Nyachiro Kasese
Lydia Nyachiro Kasese is a writer, of fiction and non-fiction works as well as a media planner. Her first ever collection of short poetry was published earlier this year as a part of the New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set. Her other works have appeared in literary websites as well as having been longlisted and shortlisted in literary awards such as Writivism and BNPA poetry competition.
Lydia is a professional bummer and thus a procrastinator at heart who is often motivated to work by panic and heart palpitations that are a reminder of work undone. She seeks comfort and understanding of pain and life through books and other people's life stories. She hopes to someday be rid of her procrastination.
Uganda. Elizabeth Mbabazi-Kagwa
Elizabeth Mbabazi-Kagwa is an artist, fashion designer, art manager with diverse and commendable skills in contemporary art, fashion design and art gallery's operations in Kampala and attained formal training from Makerere University and added cultural entrepreneurial training from the African Arts Institute in Cape Town, South Africa.
Life is an opportunity to learn more every day and through her numerous local and international travels she stays inspired and in tune with the global developments which have been an invaluable source of inspiration for her art and design and cultural exploration.
Elizabeth currently manages the leading contemporary art gallery in Kampala; Afriart gallery and also lectures Fashion Design at St. Lawrence University renown for promoting entrepreneurship as she values skills sharing and nurturing while interacting with young creative minds alongside running her private bespoke label ME-UG Ltd.
Elizabeth also serves on the Kampala Arts Trust board which organizes the Kampala Biennale that takes place every two years and promotes art and culture exchange on the African continent.
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This is the Balmar Battery temperature sensor, MC-TS-B, for use with Max Charge or ARS series regulators and also with the Digital Duo Charge.
The use of charge equipment, that is temp compensated, to adjust voltage either up or down based on battery temperature is a requirement from all deep cycle batteries. Batteries are rated at 77-80F thus you can not charge a battery at the same absorption voltage when the battery is at 95F. Without a temps sensor that battery would be getting over-charged. The use of a temp sensor can also shut down the regulator in the event of thermal runaway of the sensed battery.
The MC-TS-B battery temperature sensor bolts directly to the negative terminal of the battery and comes with 20 feet of wire. If your distance from regulator to battery is longer, it can be extended or shortened as necessary.


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Phil Burgess: Deborah Birx is the grandmother coordinating the White House response to coronavirus pandemic
By Phil Burgess
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White House Coronavirus Task Force Coordinator, Dr. Deborah Birx, answers a question during the daily briefing on the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, at the White House on March 18, 2020, in Washington, DC. (Photo by Brendan Smialowski / AFP) (Photo by BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images) ** OUTS - ELSENT, FPG, CM - OUTS * NM, PH, VA if sourced by CT, LA or MoD ** (BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images)
"I'm a grandmother."
Those were among the first words she spoke as she stepped up to the White House podium last week to answer a question about the coronavirus, the new flu that has changed the daily life of nearly every person on the planet.
Her name is Dr. Deborah Birx, age 63, a public health physician and the coronavirus response coordinator for the White House.
She's also a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, chaired by Vice President Mike Pence. That group "coordinates and oversees the Administration's efforts to monitor, prevent, contain, and mitigate the spread" of the coronavirus disease.
And she's there for good reason.
Birx is a public health physician in the public service, having served as director of the global HIV/AIDS program at the Center for Disease Control.
Also Col. Birx, having served 20 years in the Army as an immunology clinician performing or overseeing HIV/AIDS vaccine research for the military at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, until her first retirement in 2005.
Also, Ambassador Birx. She served from 2014 as President Barack Obama's coordinator for the U.S. role in the international initiative to meet global HIV prevention and treatment targets.
Also non-partisan Birx, a rare bird these days but a tone confirmed in a news story, where a former colleague described her as "fearless about sticking to what the data dictates, regardless of the politics".
As I learned about her remarkable life and career, I thought: this woman might have been a great contestant on the old CBS television program called "What's My Line" where four panelists asked questions to guess at the occupation of a guest.
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Birx, in response to a question, opened a window on her personal life, divulging that she and her husband live in a multi-generational household with her parents, who are 91 and 96, plus her daughter and son-in-law and their children, revealing how the grandmother part comes in, bringing to mind the sitcom "Full House" and other family-oriented TV shows familiar to those in their bonus years.
I thought to myself, this remarkable woman — a physician, an ambassador and a senior military officer who also holds two U.S. Meritorious Service medals plus the Legion of Merit Award for her research, leadership and management during her tenure at the Department of Defense – has a life experience rooted in a story, an American story, that is familiar to and will be admired by most Americans of any generation.
How do I know? We've watched it on TV, and our nation's leaders have given that story in the person of Birx our nation's highest awards. How fortunate can we be?
We are fortunate because a physician and a soldier who is also a grandmother can also understand the fears and concerns, real or imagined, of ordinary people. That can only be good.
Jeremy Hunt, author of "Influenza: The Hundred-Year Hunt to Cure the Deadliest Disease in History", has written: "If the terrible influenza pandemic of 1918 and the current coronavirus outbreak share one feature, it is this: People are terribly afraid."
Hunt quotes Chicago's 1918 public health commissioner, who said, commenting on the questionable value of wearing a mask, "It is our duty to keep the people from fear. Worry kills more people than the epidemic. For my part, let them wear a rabbit's foot on a gold watch chain if it will help them to get rid of fear."
Fearful? Angry? Puzzled? Apprehensive? Uneasy? Skeptical? Defiant?
I know from my own experience that the current situation has sparked all these emotions. Indeed, my own reactions change as I get new information and confront new realities – e.g., new numbers of infected and new "suggestions" that I limit my freedom. Yet, for all kinds of reasons – not the least the credibility of Dr. Birx – I'm complying.
In any crisis, uncertainty creates a hunger for information, and it's believable and actionable information when it comes from credible people.
Communicating credible, spin-free information is one of the most important public functions being performed by Birx – and by Dr. Anthony Fauci, the face of the federal government's response both on TV and before Congress, where he is known to speak with authority and prudence and to enjoy wide respect in the medical community, another bonus years hero at age 79, whom Dr. Birx calls "my longtime mentor".
Still, with all her talents, Birx would not be a good poker player. She has more facial expressions than there are words to describe plus a huge "vocabulary" formed by different combinations of eyebrows, squints, smiles, tilts of the head, nervous glances and changing stances.
When anyone else is speaking at the briefings – whether it's President Donald Trump or another physician or policy specialist – I always find myself listening to the words of the speaker but watching the body language and facial expressions of Dr. Birx as I score the remarks on my hooey-to-wow scale.
The late Max De Pree, former CEO of Herman Miller, the furniture company, and respected thought leader on leadership, famously said, "The first responsibility of a leader is to describe reality." That means, first and foremost, telling the truth – and telling it in a way that everyone can understand and act on.
Birx is a consummate truth-teller, and I'll bet that makes her a nurturing grandmother even as she coaxes and inspires her fellow Americans to understand the need to stay at home as much as possible, practice social distancing when we venture out and always to avoid groups larger than 10.
These self-restraints are not just for our personal well-being but for societal well-being – i.e., to save the US from the rampaging and deadly virus experienced elsewhere, one that is especially dangerous to those of us in our bonus years.
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