The following is a complete W.P.A. biography, given by Mrs. Marie Gross Ruth in July of 1937. Some of Mrs. Ruth's statements may be offensive to our readers, but they were included to show the atmosphere and ideology of the time period. Despite this, her biography gives a fascinating account of the town and time period in which she lived.
Marie Gross was born in Little Falls, Minnesota. She is the daughter of Philip Gross and Mary Gross.
Philip Gross was born in Germany in 1847. He was an "only child of parents in comfortable circumstances." When fourteen years old he decided to come to America. This he did, in 1861, going directly to Troy, Indiana, where an uncle of his was teaching in a Catholic school.
About 1880 Mr. Gross moved to Little Falls and bought land on Broadway opposite the Court house, where he built and operated a hotel, known as the Little Falls House, an Opera House, a feed store, a general store, and a harness shop.
Later Mr. Gross built the house at 200 S.E. 4th St. (now in 1937) known as the Randall apartments. This was the first modern house in Little Falls and created quite a sensation. He moved the feed store from across from the Court house to where it stands now back of the Randall apartments. After moving it Mr. Gross fixed the upstairs into quarters for the hired man. This building is now known as the Randall Annex Apartments. Mr. Gross was also interested in establishing a gas plant to furnish illuminating gas. This did not prove a profitable venture and was abandoned.
The Gross Gas house at 412 1st Ave. S.E. was recently (1937) purchased by Mark Gunderson and made into a modern home.
About 1898 Mr. Gross sold his property in Little Falls and moved to Los Angeles, California where he died in 1910. Mrs. Gross died there in 1924.
Marie Gross Ruth attended school in the frame school house located where the Washington School now is (1937). The frame building burned down and was replaced by the present structure.
Mr. Sunderland was Superintendent of Schools at the time Marie attended that school. Among her teachers were Miss Sadie Fuller, Miss Clara Kingsley (Mrs. Fuller), Miss Carrie Brown (Mrs. Victor Schallern), and Miss Pedley. Later Marie went to the Sacred Heart Convent in Minneapolis.
On May 15, 1904 Marie Gross married Francis Ganzaga Ruth in Little Falls. They were married by Father Lamothe.
At the time of their marriage Mr. Ruth was cashier at the old East side station of the Northern Pacific Railroad in Little Falls. Soon after their marriage they moved to St. Paul where Mr. Ruth was cashier for the Northern Pacific railway.
About 1900 they moved to California for Mr. Ruth's health. They were there a year, then returned to St. Paul and lived there until 1905 when Mr. Ruth came back to Little Falls as agent for the Northern Pacific Railway Co. During the World War he was transferred to Stillwater. He was agent for the three roads running in there. After the war he resumed his work as agent for the Northern Pacific Railway in Little Falls.
A-1 Elaine Marie Ruth Crawley, born in Little Falls, married C. Thomas Crawley, May 26, 1927 in Los Angeles. They have one son, Thomas Francis Carter Crawley, born May 14, 1928. They reside in Los Angeles.
A-2 Alvira Kathryn Holmes was born in Little Falls. Married Charles Denton Holmes in Los Angeles, May 26, 1927. They have two children: Charles Denton Holmes III, born Oct. 20, 1929; and Kathryn Ruth Holmes, born August 6, 1936. They reside in Los Angeles.
Speaking of her childhood days in Little Falls Mrs. Ruth told of how when they first came there were two burial lots fenced in at the corner of Broadway and Second Street just west of the Little Falls Hotel.
The rest of the land there was covered with pine trees. In the early days before the cemeteries were laid out when a member of the family died it was customary for the family to select a pretty spot, fence it in, and use it for their burying ground. The Sturgis and Kidder families, following this custom, each selected a place among the pines at the corner of Broadway and Second street and fenced in the plots. There were three graves in the two lots. Later the bodies were removed and buried in Oakland Cemetery. One of Mrs. Ruth's brothers, would not go out after dark for fear of ghosts in the old burial plot.
Mrs. Ruth has a very beautiful beaded belt that was once worn by an Indian warrior. It is about 34 inches long and 5 inches wide with leaves and flowers beautifully worked in beads extending through the center which is of white beads.
At that time they did not have service every Sunday in the Catholic Church at Little Falls. When there was no service there Mr. Gross would drive his family the fourteen miles to church at North Prairie; when it was bitter cold he would wear "a big buffalo overcoat" and then drive bare handed. His small daughter, Marie, could not understand how he could do that when her fingers were freezing in mittens.
Many fine entertainments were given in the old Opera House. Sousa's Band played to a crowded house. Madame Mojeska was one of the noted actresses who played there. This entertainment, while an artistic success entailed a loss of four hundred dollars, which Madame Mojeska graciously shared with Mr. Gross.
Many years later after he moved to California to live, Mr. Gross met Madame Mojeska who owned a fruit ranch there and they had a good laugh over their loss.
On May 10, 1887 Little Falls was a lively town. The dream of many years seemed about to be realized for on that day ground was broken for the new dam and there was great rejoicing. Anticipating the large crowd which would come to the celebration, Mr. Gross built an extension to the balcony at the Opera House. Unfortunately it was not built strong enough. The crowd was so great it collapsed, blocking the main entrance and the audience had to go out the side door. There was much excitement. A few were injured, Mrs. Ruth recalls the fact that her father had to pay damages to one man who broke his leg.
In about 1898 when Mr. Gross sold his property in Little Falls and moved to Los Angeles, California, the original Opera House and skating rink were moved to lower Broadway where it forms the East side of the Golden Rule. The old stage was moved and made over into Jetka's East Side Warehouse. The scenery and chairs from the Opera House went to Pierz.
For over twenty-five years Mrs. Ruth did Social Service work for the Civic League, having started the work before the Civic League was organized. At that time there was no paid nurse or social worker in either town or county. Later the Civic League, with the help of the School Board, employed a city nurse. Miss Augusta Mettle was the first nurse so employed.
During the World War Mrs. Ruth was appointed County Welfare Worker by the Governor, and worked with Miss Mettle and Miss Hough, the Home Demonstration Agent. Her work in the county brought her many unique experiences. One she likes to recall is the difficulties they experienced in learning to eat watermelon with a knife. When tragedy lurked in every corner one needed something to laugh at. Mrs. Ruth was also one of the inspectors for the surgical dressing department of the Morrison County Chapter American Red Cross.
In about 1922 she was appointed a member of the Morrison County Child Welfare Board.
Mrs. Ruth was one of the early members of the Musical Art Club, organized in 1911. Her two daughters gave freely of their talents, (Elaine sang and Alvira was a reader), to help make the club a success.
This WPA biography was published in 1996 in the Morrison County Historical Society's newsletter.


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Please make sure that you have an adult's permission to make these cakes and also that an adult supervises when using the cooker.
6oz soft margarine made from vegetable oil.
6oz of dark brown sugar.
3 eggs, (preferably free range) beaten.
6oz wholemeal, self raising flour.
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder.
1 tin of prunes in prune juice.
Drain the juice off the prunes. Put the juice in a glass, it can be used in other recipes. Take the stones from the prunes, and cut them up.
½ a bar of cooking chocolate – or carob.
Heat the oven at 350F/180C/gas mark 4.
You can use a bun tray of twelve for this recipe. Grease the tray with margarine or butter to stop your small cakes from sticking. These small cakes are really easy to make, you simply throw all the ingredients (except the chocolate topping) into a bowl and mix. Using a food processor makes it even easier. When the mixture is smooth, simply spoon out evenly into the bun tray. Bake in the oven for approximately 15 to 20 minutes. All ovens vary so it is wise to keep your eyes on them the first time you make them. The small cakes are ready when well risen and the tops of the cake spring back if gently pressed with a finger.
Once out of the oven, leave to cool in the tins for a short while to allow them to finish cooking. Allow them to finish off cooling on a wire rack.
When the small cakes have completely cooled put them on plates so that the chocolate can be added on top. The next bit might seem a bit of a pain if you are not used to baking – but let me tell you that it is not. It simply sounds more complicated than it is. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT AN ADULT IS PRESENT WHEN DOING THIS. Once you have done it the first time it becomes, like the small cakes, really easy and well worth the adoration you get f rom your friends for producing these delicious small cakes.
Break the chocolate into pieces and place in a bowl which can stand heat. I use a cereal bowl. Put half a small pan of water onto a medium heat. Make sure the bowl's rim is bigger than the pan's. Put the bowl so that it is resting on the rim of the pan. Using a wooden spoon keep stirring the chocolate as the heat from the water below melts it. Once done, you will realise how easy it is and it melts the chocolate in a smooth and non sticky manner. Once the chocolate is melted take the bowl from the pan and turn the heat off. Spoon the chocolate onto the small cakes. Allow the chocolate to set.
Don't be amazed if your smallcakes disappear quickly. People get overwhelmed when they taste them.
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Smoky Hollow Industries and LIMO, LP have unveiled new details for their proposed research and development facility at the Standard Works Campus in El Segundo.
The project will include the construction of a three-story building at 136-142 Oregon Street in the Smoky Hollow District, which will feature 60,000 square feet of research space on its upper floors and 20,000 square feet of retail and the ground level.
Balian Architects is designing the project, which will retain the shell of an existing light brick industrial building which dates to the 1950s.
Construction is expected to conclude in mid-2020.
The Standard Works Campus will ultimately be developed with 200,000 square feet of rentable space under the agreement signed earlier this year between LIMO Company - which assembled the six-acre property in phases between 1950 and 1970 – and Smoky Hollow Industries.
A building at 1301 E. El Segundo Boulevard has already been converted into approximately 30,000 square feet of research space, and construction the property is adding a four-story, 800-car parking structure that will open in mid-2019.
The campus is currently home to companies including Beyond Meat, Homedics, ABL Space Systems, Saviynt, and ONEHOPE Wine.
The City of El Segundo has pushed for new developments in this vein through its Smoky Hollow Specific Plan, a 120-acre district bounded by Sepulveda Boulevard, El Segundo Boulevard, Main Street, and Holly Avenue. In addition to fostering new offices and research facilities, the city has also sought to create a more pedestrian-friendly environment with wider sidewalks and street furniture.
The name "Smoky Hollow" references the very origins of the City of El Segundo, which took its name in the early 20th century from its status as home to "the second," Standard Oil refinery on the West Coast. In the early days if the refinery operation, smoke from the refinery billowed into what is now known as the Smoky Hollow area. Many of the buildings which now stand in the district were built as support facilities for the refinery, as well as the aerospace industry in later years.
The project is coming to the intersection of Sepulveda and El Segundo Boulevards.


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Q: Extracting point data from WMS using R. Is it possible? I am collecting traffic accident data on European countries and the Austrians pointed me to this WMS metadata page.
https://data.statistik.gv.at/web/meta.jsp?dataset=OGDEXT_UNFALLSRV_1
which has the link
https://www.statistik.at/gs-open/ATLAS_UNFALL_OPEN/wms?service=WMS&version=1.1.0&request=GetCapabilities
Is is possible to retrieve the underlying point data using R? I'm not interested in displaying it on a map (but I can't even figure out how to do that).
I'm interested in the layers unfall_koord_2017 - unfall_koord_2020.

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Hawaii Department of Education > Connect with Us > Employment > Licensure and Certification
In order to qualify to work for the Department, you may need to meet certain licensure and/or certification requirements, depending on the position you are seeking.
5-Year Strategic Plan
Hawai'i's Teacher Education Coordinating Committee (TECC) developed a five-year strategic plan to improve teacher recruitment and retention through coordinated partnership efforts.
Preparation Programs
Programs that prepare teachers, including counselor and librarian candidates, or other practicing professionals (e.g., occupational and physical therapists, etc.) must obtain an affiliation agreement with the Hawaii Department of Education (HIDOE) in order to place candidates in HIDOE schools under the direct supervision of a HIDOE mentor.
Teachers
The Hawaii Teachers Standards Board maintains the licensing for teachers in the state, including standard, provisional, advanced and Career & Technical Education (CTE) special permit. It also manages emergency hire permits. Explore licensing options in this overview.
Hawaii Qualified Teacher designation
The Every Student Succeeds Act of 2015 requires that teachers of all subjects meet the federal requirement for designation as ESSA Hawaii Qualified. To meet ESSA Hawaii Qualified Teacher (ESSA HQT) requirements, teachers must:
Hold a valid Hawaii Teachers Standards Board (HTSB) teaching license in the subject area and grade level for the teaching assignment or
Hold a valid Hawaii Qualified Teacher certificate by having a valid HTSB License in any subject area for the grade level assigned and also meets one of the following requirements:
Passed the Praxis Content Exam or other accepted content exam for the subject area and grade level or
Holds a valid National Board Certificate for the subject area or
Earned a College major or 30 credits in the subject area or
Completed an approved ESSA Hawaii Qualified Teacher Rubric in the subject area or
Earned a Hawaii issued Highly Qualified Teacher certificate in the subject area
Read our Frequently Asked Questions about HQ to learn more.
A substitute teacher certification is not required for those who have completed a State-Approved Teacher Education (SATE) program.
Those with a Bachelor's degree or higher (no teacher training) will need to complete a Substitute Teacher Certification program.
Applicants with less than a Bachelor's degree may be hired by exception, but with a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent and must have complete a Substitute Teacher Certification program.
All substitute teacher certifications are valid for five (5) years and may be obtained using one of the following programs:
The Department's Community School for Adults (CSA)
Substitute Teacher Education Division (STEDI) – Online
The Master Teacher – Online
University of Hawaii Manoa (UHM), College of Education (COE), Minor in Education (MIE) degree
To be recertified, applicants must successfully obtain a re-certification by obtaining a certificate from one of the Substitute Teacher Certification programs above.
Paraeducator (Educational Assistants)
A paraeducator works under the supervision of teachers or other professional practitioners. Their jobs are instructional in nature and they provide other direct services to children and youth and their families, including:
Assist with classroom management
Provide instructional assistance in a computer laboratory
Conduct parental involvement activities
Provide instructional support in a library or media center
Act as a translator, or
Provide instructional support services under the direct supervision of a highly qualified teacher or professional practitioner.
Minimum requirements for paraeducators:
Forty-eight semester credits of baccalaureate-level courses from a regionally accredited institution of higher education recognized by the Department. The 48 credits may be from various program or academic subject areas. In addition, 6 of the 48 credits must have been for math and English courses at the baccalaureate level. Or,
An Associate in Arts (AA) or Science (AS) degree from a regionally accredited institution recognized by the Department. The credits earned for the degree must have been for courses that are baccalaureate level. Or,
A certificate with a minimum score of 459 on the ParaPro Assessment provided by the Educational Testing Service.
For more information, contact Classified / Support Services Personnel Recruitment at 808-441-8411.
The ParaPro Assessment is a computer-based assessment option for Educational Assistants (EA) and part-time Paraprofessional Tutors (PPT) to meet Department of Education minimum qualifications for employment.
The administration of the ParaPro Assessment is managed by the Community School for Adults (CSA). Individuals interested in future ParaPro Assessment opportunities can contact the following CSA campuses for more information:
McKinley CSA:
McKinley Campus: 808-594-0540
Kauai Campus: 808-274-3390 or 808-837-8466
Maui Campus: 808-873-3082
Waipahu CSA:
Waipahu Campus: 808-528-9577
Hilo Campus: 808-974-4100
Wahiawa Campus: 808-305-3200
Windward Campus: 808-254-7955
School-Level Educational Officers
The Department certifies its own school administrators through the Hawaii Certification Institute for School Leaders (HICISL). The two-year HICISL program promotes the performance of aspiring school leaders in their role through coaching, coursework and residency components. HICISL is administered by the Department's Leadership Institute.
There are two main tracks available for interested persons to apply to participate in the HICISL program. Applicants must meet the following minimum requirements.
Track A (Regular)
Tenured, certificated teacher currently employed in the HIDOE public school system
Four (4) or more years of K-12 teaching experience
Satisfactory performance evaluations
Track B
Currently non-tenured HIDOE employee or non-HIDOE employee
Holds a K-12 administrator license or a Master's Degree in Educational Administration or Educational Leadership from an accredited university
NOTE: Persons applying through Track A or B are screened and selected to participate in the HICISL Summer Institute. Successful completion of the Summer Institute is required to continue to the Residency phase of the HICISL program. The Residency phase is one year.
Persons who possess a current, valid school-level administrator license through another state may be eligible for certification in Hawaii if they meet the following requirements.
Track IV (Vice Principal Certification)
Possesses current, valid K-12 school level administrator license
Holds a Master's Degree in Educational Administration or Educational Leadership from an accredited university
Has a minimum of five (5) years K-12 school level experience, to include three (3) years satisfactory performance as a licensed, K-12 school level vice principal (or assistant principal).
residency, internships and practicum under a provisional or preliminary license does not meet the (3) year minimum requirement.
duties performed must be comparable to a HIDOE vice principal
satisfactory performance will be verified
Track V (Principal Certification)
Possesses current, valid K-12 school-level administrator license
Has a minimum of five (5) years K-12 school level experience, to include four (4) years satisfactory performance as a licensed, K-12 school level principal or higher. Duties performed must be comparable to a HIDOE principal
Applicants who meet requirements for Track IV and/or Track V may obtain the applicable forms at: http://bit.ly/ExternalApplicant. If it is determined that all requirements have been met, applicants will be issued a provisional certificate (valid for two years from date of issue) and be able to apply for vacant school level administrator positions. Upon securing a position, applicants must participate in identified program activities to support his/her transition into the Department and to obtain final certification. Participation in the appropriate program (HICISL VP Certification, HICISL Principal Certification or New Principal Academy) and two (2) years of satisfactory performance evaluations during probation is required for certification.
For further information about becoming a certified school level administrator (i.e. Principal or Vice Principal), contact:
Professional Development and Educational Research Institute (PDERI)
Address: 345 Puuhale Road Room 106, Honolulu, HI 96819
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Africa Latest News, Videos and Opinions News US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, in historic direct flight from Isreal to Sudan
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US Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, in historic direct flight from Isreal to Sudan
The first non-stop flight between Isreal and Sudan is happening and the US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on it. Pompeo has touted it has signified a change in relationships between the two countries.
Pompeo visits to Sudan on Tuesday is part of the Trump administration pushes for Arab nations to normalize ties with Israel.
Pompeo's schedule includes meetings with Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and Sovereign Council Chair General Abdel Fattah el-Burhan.
In addition to Sudan-Israel relations, the State Department says Pompeo will also discuss "continued U.S. support for the civilian-led transitional government" in Sudan.
Happy to announce that we are on the FIRST official NONSTOP flight from Israel to Sudan! pic.twitter.com/eOXNsBAozC
— Secretary Pompeo (@SecPompeo) August 25, 2020
Pompeo began his trip Monday in Israel where he said the United States will ensure Israel's military advantage in the Middle East under any potential U.S. arms deals with the United Arab Emirates.
"The United States has a legal requirement with respect to qualitative military edge. We will continue to honor that," said Pompeo after his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Jerusalem.
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U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wear face masks to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus after they make joint statements to the press, in Jerusalem, Aug. 24, 2020.
"But we have a 20-plus year security relationship with the United Arab Emirates as well, where we have provided them with technical assistance and military assistance," he added.
The top U.S. diplomat's trip to the Middle East comes after Washington helped broker the Israel-UAE deal earlier this month, a pact that Netanyahu said heralds a new era for the region.
But Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas said the deal is a "betrayal" of Palestinians. The Israel-UAE deal is seen as breaking a tradition among most Arab countries not to make peace with Israel until Israel and the Palestinians make peace.
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Pompeo is also traveling to Bahrain, UAE and Sudan from August 23-28, with Iran, regional security issues, and "establishing and deepening Israel's relationships in the region" high on the agenda.
The U.S. and Israel are hopeful that other Arab nations will follow the UAE in normalizing relations with Israel.
"We discussed this and I hope we'll have good news in the future, maybe in the near future," said Netanyahu on Monday.
Bahrain and Oman are seen as the next Gulf countries to establish diplomatic ties with Israel.
Monday, British Foreign Minister Dominic Raab renewed a call for a dialogue between governments of Israel and the Palestinian Authority.
"Israel's suspension of annexation is an essential step towards a more peaceful Middle East. It is important to build on this new dynamic, and ultimately only the government of Israel and the Palestinian Authority can negotiate the two state solution required to secure lasting peace," said Raab in a statement.
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Raab met with Pompeo on Monday in Jerusalem and is set to meet with Netanyahu and Abbas this week.
Netanyahu has praised the Trump administration for its efforts to initiate a return of the international sanctions against Iran that were lifted under the 2015 agreement restricting the country's nuclear program.
The United States withdrew from the agreement, known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, and other signatories, including Britain, France and Germany, said because the U.S. walked away they could not support its sanctions action.
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I take much comfort that Jesus prays for us, and is always interceding for us before God. I find it fascinating, and a little scary, how the Kingdom works, that Satan was allowed to "sift" Peter and the disciples. God must also have allowed Satan to test Jesus in the desert, too?
I hear you when you say you find it fascinating and a little scary thinking about the heavenly realm. Imagine when our eyes will be truly be opened to it all. Battles could be easily fought and won if we could see our enemy!


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The first ever Scottish Grand National was run in 1867 at Bogside, a racecourse near the town of Irvine and located about 15 miles from Ayr. Bogside was a 3-mile, 7-furlong triangular course, with a short run-in and a sharp upward gradient near to the line. It hosted its first point-to-point race meeting as early as 1808. Visit our early Scottish Grand National winners for details of horses who won the race at Bogside.
After the 1965 Scottish Grand National, the Bogside course was closed and the Scottish Grand National found a new home at Ayr Racecourse. Ayr Racecourse had been hosting the Ayr Gold Cup since 1804, and introduced a jump-racing course in 1950.
Scottish Racing History
In any discussion about the history of National Hunt jump racing, the limelight tends to fall on Ireland and the UK. However, records show that point-to-point racing – the cross-country racing that is the predecessor of steeplechases and of modern-day National Hunt racing – was already popular in Scotland as early as the 1700s.
Steeplechasing developed from rough cross-country races known as "pounding races", in which riders chose their own routes and the winner was simply the one who out-lasted – or "out-pounded"– other riders. To endure this kind of cross-country race, horses had to be able to handle uneven ground and jumps.
Somewhere towards the end of the 1700s, it became common for racers to agree on the end-point for a cross-country race – more often than not, a church steeple. The word "steeplechase" appeared officially for the first time in 1807, in the Scottish Racing Calendar.
A distinguishing feature of early steeplechases is that riders were free to choose their own routes to get to the finishing posts. The first actual steeplechase courses were laid out and started to become popular only in the mid 1800s.
In the 1860s, the Grand National Hunt Committee in England and the Scottish National Hunt Steeplechase Committee started to regulate the sport of steeplechasing. In 1889, the Grand National Hunt Committee became the National Hunt Committee – the name by which it's still known today.
The Coral Scottish Grand National marks over 140 years of Scottish Grand National history.
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The NYPD continues to toss blacks and Latinos in jail for low-level pot offenses, despite Mayor Bill de Blasio's campaign pledge to end arrests for possession of small amounts of marijuana.
Data assembled by the Marijuana Arrest Research Project indicates that the NYPD under de Blasio has managed to pull slightly ahead of the Bloomberg administration's 2013 arrest rates for pot possession. In the first 4 months of 2014, police have arrested an average of 80 people per day for small amounts of pot; the average last year was 78.
The department is also continuing the proud NYPD tradition of primarily targeting young minorities in poor neighborhoods. Blacks and Latinos make up 86 percent of those arrested, even though research shows that they do not use drugs at higher rates than whites. 79 percent of those arrested are between the ages of 16 and 34. Pot busts for possession in wealthy areas continue to occur at almost comically lower rates than in poor neighborhoods. So far, there have been just 8 possession arrests in the Upper East side, compared to 500 in East New York in Brooklyn and 392 in Morris Heights in the Bronx.
A 1977 state law bars police from arresting anybody for small amounts of pot unless it's out in the open, but the NYPD has a clever workaround.


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National Science Day is celebrated in India on 28th February each year to mark the discovery of 'Raman Effect' by the Nobel Prize winner Indian Physicist Sir physicist Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman. The theme of the year 2018 is 'Science and Technology' for a sustainable future. Students of Jr 5 spoke about the importance of this day and addressed the school in the morning assembly. Students were observed conducting science experiments in the lab. The day focused on quality science outcomes through displays of students work and awareness of environment.


N York Criminal Lawyers have learned of the manhunt for a thief who robbed a bank in Manhattan and attempted to rob two others.
The 51-year-old suspect made his first attempt at a Chase branch on Eighth Ave., police sources reported. Witnesses say he had a demand note, but was forced to flee without money.
He returned to the same branch on Saturday and allegedly passed a note, but then took it back and left once again without any money – only to go to another bank minutes later. This time, he passed a note and escaped with the money.
In the Bronx, a man accused of laundering money was caught in Bronxdale after a police stop caught him with $200,000 in the trunk of a livery cab.
The 33-year-old suspect was seen by cops allegedly putting a box full of cash into the trunk of the cab. They also discovered that the box smelled strongly of cocaine. The suspect told police he had been paid by an unidentified person to take the cash to Manhattan.
According to sources, the police had been watching the laundering suspect for quite a while, suspecting he had money gained from drug sales or actual narcotics himself.
The police charged him with money laundering.
In other news, a man was charged with attacking a man with a pipe in Graniteville.
The 36-year-old suspect allegedly hit his victim in the face with his fist, then grabbed a pipe and hit him in the face again. The police were called to arrest the suspect and they charged him with criminal possession of a weapon, assault, and menacing.
There are any number of reasons someone might be arrested by the police, but only one good response – calling a NYC Criminal Lawyer. It could be something as minor as a traffic ticket or something as major as murder; but the right person can handle anything that faces their clients with skill, tenacity, and the discretion every client needs from their attorney.
If you need someone to represent you in a court of law, your best possible choice is a New York Criminal Lawyer. Your case is too important to risk on anyone else than a New York Criminal Lawyer.


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18.05.2010 Qualification Round Group E: Russia - Finnland 5:0
The Russians did not have much to do during the last qualification round game of this evening against Finnland. The Finns tried to compete as good as they were able to but again the individual strength of the Russian team was decisive element of this game. And so finally the Russians won 5:0 and were qualified for the quarter final as champion of their group. But also the Finns did not need to be disappointed as they also reached the following round.
Russia - Finnland 5:0 (1:0 / 2:0 / 2:0)
16:42 / 1:0 / Sergei Fjodorow
33:52 / 2:0 / Jewgeni Malkin
34:02 / 3:0 / Nikolai Kuljomin
42:15 / 4:0 / Alexei Jemelin
42:55 / 5:0 / Maxim Afinogenow
Russian Icehockey Organisation
Homepage of the Russian icehockey organisation: Russian Icehockey Organisation.
Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto
Homepage of the Finnish icehockey organisation: Suomen Jääkiekkoliitto.
20.05.2010 QF Finnland - Czech Republic at the Lanxess Arena at Cologne (D)
12.05.2010 PR Denmark - Germany at the Lanxess Arena at Cologne (D)
17.05.2010 QR Finnland - Slovakia at the Lanxess Arena at Cologne (D)
22.12.2013 Straubing Tigers - Krefeld Pinguine at the Ice Rink at the Pulverturm at Straubing (D)
26.02.2012 EHC München - Krefeld Pinguine at the Olympic Ice Rink at Munich (D)
09.05.2010 PR Slovakia - Russia at the Lanxess Arena at Cologne (D)


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Connections, Concepts, Concrete Practice, Conclusions.

* Connections: Table talk 5m. How do fast sites make people feel?
* Connections: SA context.
* Concepts: Wall walk 5m.
* Concepts: Wall walk summary 10m.
* Concepts: How to measure Front-end performance? 5m
* Concrete Practice: Benchmark 5m.
* Concrete Practice: Code! 10m.
* Concrete Practice: Measure.
* Conclusions: Measure. Get a sticker!
* Conclusions: Hey buddy 5m

## Yo, my outline just to be sure we're on the same page. Times sitting on 60min EXACTLY!

*5m   How do fast sites make people feel?

*5m   The SA context: Why should we be worried about this?

*5m   Wall Walk (activity):
      What can we do?
      What are some changes that will have a big impact to performance?

*10m  Wall walk summary:
      Summarize points
      add any glaring omissions
      put up pitfalls for all sections, talk them through

*5m   How to measure (demo):
      PSI: What is it, what does it do?
      Show bad result screen, talk through points one by one.

*5m   Concrete practice (activity):
      run test, note your score and put a sticker on wall
      How did you do? Are you surprised by the score you got?

*10m  Concrete practice: Pick one thing and put it into practice

*5    Concrete practice: measure and put up your sticker

*5    Conclusion: on new results, get a sticker

*5    Conclusions : hey buddy

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Darnhil History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms
The ancestry of the name Darnhil can be traced back to the Anglo-Saxon tribes of Britain. It is a name for a grower of darnel, a plant believed to induce intoxication. The name's origins are Old French; darnel is the French name for this plant. It was brought into England by the Normans after the Norman Conquest of 1066. [1]
Occupational names frequently were derived from the principal object associated with the activity of the original bearer, such as tools or products. These types of occupational surnames are called metonymic surnames.
Occasionally the name was local; there is a Darnall in Yorkshire, and a small group of people took their name from that location. [2]
Early Origins of the Darnhil family
The surname Darnhil was first found in the West Riding of Yorkshire at Darnell, a hamlet, in the parish and union of Sheffield, S. division of the wapentake of Strafforth and Tickhill. Darnhall is a township in Cheshire, 6 miles from Middlewich and this township may also be the origin of the name. [3]
The Hundredorum Rolls of 1273 listed Agnes Darnel, Suffolk; Henry Darnel, Cambridgeshire; and
William Darnel, Huntingdonshire. Later the Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 included Thomas Darnal and Roger Dernele as holding lands there at that time. [4]
However, we must look to the aforementioned Suffolk to find the first record of the family; for it is there that Goduine Dernel was listed c. 1095. Later, Godwin Darnel was also listed there in 1177. Tomas Darnele was listed in the Pipe Rolls of Norfolk in 1193. [1]
Early History of the Darnhil family
This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Darnhil research. Another 122 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1095, 1177, 1193, 1379, 1638, 1604, 1645, 1711, 1605, 1675, 1683, 1689, 1706, 1672, 1735 and 1710 are included under the topic Early Darnhil History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Darnhil Spelling Variations
Darnhil has been spelled many different ways. Before English spelling became standardized over the last few hundred years, spelling variations in names were a common occurrence. As the English language changed in the Middle Ages, absorbing pieces of Latin and French, as well as other languages, the spelling of people's names also changed considerably, even over a single lifetime. Many variations of the name Darnhil have been found, including Darnell, Darnall, Darnoll, Darnel, Darnal, Darnol, Darnhill, Dartnall, Dartnell and many more.
Early Notables of the Darnhil family (pre 1700)
Notables of the family at this time include Sir Thomas Darnell, 1st Baronet (died c. 1638), an English landowner, at the centre of a celebrated state legal case in the reign of Charles I of England, often known as the "Five Knights' Case" but to the lawyers of the period as "Darnell's Case." Philip Darnall (born 1604), was an English barrister; and his son, Colonel Henry Darnall (1645-1711), emigrated to North America to become a wealthy Maryland Roman Catholic planter, 3rd Baron Baltimore...
Another 82 words (6 lines of text) are included under the topic Early Darnhil Notables in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.
Migration of the Darnhil family
In an attempt to escape the chaos experienced in England, many English families boarded overcrowded and diseased ships sailing for the shores of North America and other British colonies. Those families hardy enough, and lucky enough, to make the passage intact were rewarded with land and a social environment less prone to religious and political persecution. Many of these families became important contributors to the young colonies in which they settled. Early immigration and passenger lists have documented some of the first Darnhils to arrive on North American shores: Thomas Darnel, who arrived in Maryland in 1684; Richard Durnel, a bonded passenger who arrived in Barbados in1669; Mr. & Mrs. H. Darnell who arrived in San Francisco California with 2 children in 1856.
Hundredorum Rolls
Pipe Rolls
The Darnhil Motto +
The motto was originally a war cry or slogan. Mottoes first began to be shown with arms in the 14th and 15th centuries, but were not in general use until the 17th century. Thus the oldest coats of arms generally do not include a motto. Mottoes seldom form part of the grant of arms: Under most heraldic authorities, a motto is an optional component of the coat of arms, and can be added to or changed at will; many families have chosen not to display a motto.
Motto: Deus nobiscum
Motto Translation: God be with us.
^ Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
^ Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York, Harper & Row, 1956. Print
^ Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
Darnhil (English)


Wall Street Journal: "Time to Update Your Estate Plan"
Fatigued by all of the headlines about the presidential elections these past few months, I almost missed a great article in the Wall Street Journal this week entitled "It's an Election Year; Is Your Will Updated?" All I saw as I glanced at the headline was "It's an Election Year . . ." to which I sarcastically responded "Well that's a newsworthy article!" and turned the page. Later, after a closer look at the headline and reading on, I came across a very sage bit of advice given by financial journalist, Karen Blumenthal. She suggests that families and individuals should update their estate plans between the conventions and the elections every four years "...much like changing the batteries in your smoke detectors every time we go on or off daylight-saving time."


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A family enterprise makes history
Founded in 1945 by A. Lamprecht in Basel, Switzerland, American Lamprecht, Inc., was incorporated as a subsidiary under New York state law in 1968. This family-owned, Swiss company has experienced success due to years of hard work and the tireless commitment of our employees.
Specialists at strategically-located branches in Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, Houston, Greenville-Spartanburg, Miami, Denver, Baltimore, and San Francisco understand today's shipping business. American Lamprecht Transport, Inc. believes in a partnership based on mutual respect between all parties—the cornerstone of a lasting and successful business relationship.
Lamprecht Transport opens a satellite office in New York to manage traffic between the USA and Switzerland.
American Lamprecht Transport Inc, a US Corporation under the laws of the state of New York is born.
The second office of American Lamprecht Transport is opened in Chicago.
American Lamprecht Transport acquires Jean Dill Customs Brokerage and opens the third office.
After 17 years, American Lamprecht Transport opens it's fourth office in Los Angeles.
The company becomes approved as a CT-PAT certified forwarder.
American Lamprecht Transport opens its 5th branch in Miami.
American Lamprecht Transport opens its 6th branch in Houston.
American Lamprecht Transport acquires Senrac Transportation Services to add to its Houston branch operations.
American Lamprecht Transport merges with Seabridge International Freight, operating as Seabridge-Lamprecht and opens its 7th branch office.
American Lamprecht Transport acquires a significant shareholder position with Amcar Freight and the named is changed to Amcar-Lamprecht, which re-establishes the presence in Miami for American Lamprecht.
American Lamprecht Transport acquires Denver Customs Brokerage in and opens its 8th branch in Denver, Colorado.
American Lamprecht Transport merges with Benchmark Worldwide Transportation — operating as "Benchmark Lamprecht" to add to the Houston branch operations.
American Lamprecht Transport opens its 9th office in San Francisco to give the company presence for the first time in the four corners of the continental United States — including the northern and southern midwestern United States as well.
American Lamprecht Transport celebrates 50 years in business.
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She wore eyeglasses, taped together on the bridge, and Dean had never seen her in more than two or three different outfits: Alice in Wonderland with a far inferior tailor.
People in power used to be able to order executions as capriciously as the queen did in Alice in Wonderland.
At the time of this writing, the site included several Clifford stories and a version of Alice in Wonderland illustrated by J.Otto Seibold.
For example, Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass are both available on the site.
Alice's room, which she referred to as her Alice in Wonderland room was colorful and bright, with plenty of space for kids to play.
Meatier, more dramatic roles followed and Hathaway has starred in such films as Brokeback Mountain, Rachel Getting Married, and Tim Burton's adaptation of Alice in Wonderland.
Hours staffers were surprised to see Johnny Depp on the set of their show, presuming that he may be there to promote his film Alice in Wonderland.
Striped black and white socks come with the Alice in Wonderland costume and black and white leg warmers come with the Red Queen costume.
You don't have to take a trip down a rabbit hole to experience the magic of Alice in Wonderland jewelry.
Celebrity jewelry designer Tom Binns has created a line of fashion jewelry inspired by the new Disney/Tim Burton Alice in Wonderland film that is sure to be hit with Alice fans of all ages.
For years, Alice in Wonderland fans could find jewelry inspired by their favorite tale at specialty stores and online.
Classic Alice in Wonderland jewelry designs feature the artwork of the original illustrator, Sir John Tenniel.
Disney manufactures jewelry based upon both the animated and live action Alice in Wonderland films.
Binns created the Alice in Wonderland collection of jewelry based upon Tim Burton's film for Disney Couture.
Lenny's Alice in Wonderland Site: This site sells Disney couture and classic Alice jewelry.
Check your favorite sewing store for patterns ranging from Alice in Wonderland outfits to medieval costumes - and just about anything else you can think of.
Bright yellow contacts will have your eyes resembling the Mad Hatter's from Alice in Wonderland.
The idea was inspired by Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland story where Alice finds cakes that say "Eat me".
His teapots include the adorable Dormouse from Alice in Wonderland.
Get everything from Alice in Wonderland to Scrabble.
Simply putting your hair back in a head band, a la Alice in Wonderland has a retro and girlish and yet very modern and sophisticated look.
If you want to know how to make Alice in Wonderland costumes, the easiest way is via a ready-made sewing pattern, of which there are a few available.
Before you learn how to make Alice in Wonderland costumes when you're piecing it together, you need to have an image of the finished piece so you know what you're working towards.
A wonderful family movie, adapted from Lewis Carroll's classic book, Alice in Wonderland is a masterpiece of Walt Disney's animation magic.
She shouts and shouts at her sleeping self beyond the door, but it is her governess who wakens her at last, ending her adventures of Alice in Wonderland.
Sheen is set to appear in the remake of Alice in Wonderland as the White Rabbit and in the film Tron Legacy.
Interested in Toy Story 3 or Alice in Wonderland trailers?
What Are Some Trippy Quotes from Alice in Wonderland?
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Havasu Falls is one of several waterfalls located on the Havasupai Reservation deep within the Grand Canyon. Learn more about these beautiful turquoise waterfalls.
There are some great tour companies that guidetrips to Havasu Falls. Let the Experts plan your Havasu Falls tour so you can spend your time exploring these amazing waterfalls.
Havasu Falls is not the easiest Grand Canyon destination to get to. Havasu-Falls.com is here to make planning your trip to Havasu Falls as simple and fun as possible.
The blue-green waterfalls of Havasu Canyon are among Mother Nature's greatest works. Havasu is one of four major waterfalls in the heart of the Havasupai Tribe's homeland. Navajo, Mooney, and Beaver Falls are also located in this beautiful canyon, each with their own unique qualities. Although located within the Grand Canyon, this picturesque desert oasis is not in Grand Canyon National Park, but rather on the Havasupai Reservation.
Havasu Falls offers a variety of year-round adventure for all types of people. Families, experienced hikers, businesses, or students can all find a trip that's right for them. The weather from March through November is best, but winter trips offer the most solitude. Hiking (with mules to carry your gear), and camping at beautiful Havasu Campground is the most popular option. You can also acquire transport via mule or helicopter for an additional fee, and if camping under the stars is not your cup of tea, the Havasupai Lodge is a quick two mile hike from the falls. From professionally guided tours, to going it alone the flexibility of Havasu Fall can suit your needs.
The waterfalls of Havasupai are one of the Grand Canyon's most unique and amazing destinations. Havasu Falls also known as Havasupai Falls is one of several waterfalls in Havasu Canyon and the waterfall that gave the area its name. Located near the campground Havasu Falls is the most visited and photographed, but is only one of several amazing waterfalls in Havasupai Canyon.
From Supai Village deep within the Grand Canyon the first waterfalls you will come to are New Navajo Falls and Fifty Foot Falls. These Havasupai waterfalls show how dynamic the canyon is as they were both formed during a flood in 2008 that changed the canyon and buried Navajo Falls. Below these waterfalls is Havasu and the campground where backpackers spend the night. For hikers who venture beyond Havasu Falls you will encounter a steep climb that will bring you to the base of Mooney Falls, the tallest waterfall in Havasu Canyon. Below Mooney Falls the trail becomes harder to follow, but the adventurous will be rewarded with fewer people and the beautiful cascades of Beaver Falls. Beaver Falls is the last named waterfall in Havasupai, but Havasu Creek continues on all the way to the Colorado River, a hike that few people undertake.
Many visitors to the Grand Canyon do not know about Havasu Falls, the spectacular series of waterfalls in the western canyon. These waterfalls rival any tropical paradise in the world, and they are truly an anomaly in the desert southwest. The water from Havasu Creek that spills over these magnificent falls eventually makes its way to the Colorado River. Havasu is world-renowned for the unique color of its water, a captivating blue-green that is the result of high levels of travertine, a type of limestone. Travertine is also responsible for the myriad pools all along the creek and at the base of the falls, which make for excellent swimming holes.
An adventurous spirit is required for any who embarks upon this journey. Havasu Falls is the indigenous home of the Havasupai Tribe, who have lived here for over 800 years. There are no roads to Supai, and it is the only place in the US where mail is carried by pack mules. You will pass through Supai village on the way to the campground or the lodge. A once in a lifetime experience is to be had whether you decide to hike into the canyon, ride a mule or fly down in a helicopter. Upon arrival, opportunities abound for hiking, swimming, exploring, and relaxing in the sun.
For more information on Havasu Falls Trip Planning check out the informaiton below on camping, lodging, flights and mules.
If want to learn more about Grand Canyon National Park, head to the parks official website.
Havasu Canyon is a magical place deep within the Grand Canyon. If the information you've read so far peaked your interest you may want to see Havasupai for yourself.
Camping is the most popular way to spend time exploring Havasu Canyon. Most visitors heading to the campground make the 8 mile trip by hiking.
Mules are available for those who don't want to make the 8 mile hike, or for hikers who would rather not carry their own gear.
Lodging is available in Supai Village about 2 miles from Havasu Falls. The rooms are basic and advanced reservations are highly recommended.
Helicopter Flights are limited, but are available from the rim to Supai Village. Reservations are NOT available and all flights are first come first served.
If you want to find more information on Havasu Falls camping permits and lodging or helicopter flights to Supai Village check out the official website of the Havasupai Tribe.
Want to read more about Havasu Falls, check out an awesome trip description on Havasupai to find out what it's like to experience its waterfalls first hand. You can also get directions and weather information or just enjoy some great photos and videos on havasu-falls.com.
Plan your trip today with the Havasu Falls Explorer.


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Figo announces candidacy for president of FIFA
This may the face of the next FIFA president...
Luís Figo will be a candidate in the elections that will take place on May 29th: unveiled today the former player.
by Zara Soares
Figo needs no introductions - he is amongst the great portuguese ones like Eusébio or Ronaldo. Having had a very successful career, the now former player aims higher. FIFA, the world governing body of football, is his next step. Elections for the presidency are on schedule for May 29th, this year, and the player announced his candidacy.
The one who has been captain of the Portuguese National Team shows concern about the current situation of Football and is explicit in his word of criticism regarding the behaviour of FIFA in the past years. And calls for urgent transparency of the organization.
In an interview released today, January 28th, by the US television channel CNN, Figo claims to be a challenge that he enjoys persuading people to give him their support - and still added that he has had several conversations with influential figures from world soccer, from players to presidents, and that is the unanimous opinion that actions need to be taken to reform the current reality.
The player still holding the title for most games played with the national team sweater will formalize his candidacy this afternoon. According to official sources from the site "Observador", the international footballer fulfils certain requirements such as having the support of five federations, at least.
The portuguese site also reveals that the application, being Thursday the deadline, will be delivered this afternoon at the FIFA headquarters in Zurich (Switzerland), by a representative of the player.
Through Twitter, Luís Figo shared: "I am delighted to announce my candidacy for the presidency of FIFA. Football has given me so much in my life and I want to give back".
Luís Filipe Madeira Caeiro Figo has a career of over 20 years for several clubs in Portugal, Spain and Italy. Leaving the game in 2009, he holds a Golden Ball and the title delivered by the FIFA as Best World Player, in 2001. There is no doubt about his importance in portuguese and international football and his personal life also goes well.
He is an ambassador for UNICEF and married to the beautiful swedish model Helen Svedin - that is always proud of her husband's work.
As rivals candidates Figo will have David Ginola, former footballer too, Jérôme Champagne, who has directed FIFA, Michael van Praag, president of the federation of the Netherlands, Ali Bin Al-Hussein, second in command of the football confederation of Asia, and Joseph Blatter, the current FIFA President - and the face that has been associated with all that is considered going bad to worse in the entity.
Zara Soares
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We know ourselves well, don't we? We know what time we prefer to get up in the morning and when we really should go to bed. We know our favourite foods, how often we actually floss and what the true number on the scale is. We can pick out our top shows on Netflix and how we react when a friend bails. We know our history, our likes, and we've literally walked many miles in our own shoes.
It's safe to say that you are probably the greatest expert on your own life.
But what happens when familiarity becomes our greatest fault? When we begin to become so accustomed to ourselves that we lose the ability to see ourselves as gifted, capable and having something to offer to the world?
We can grow so familiar with our abilities that we begin to think that everyone shares these same talents. We start to see the way we think and how we behave as the norm, as though everyone in the same situation would do the same thing. We can downplay our own uniqueness and expertise. We can set aside our experiences as underwhelming or not particularly important.
Do you ever find yourself doing this? I do.
I often find that I disqualify myself from opportunities before I even give them a shot. I immediately assume that I don't really have anything unique to offer. Unless it is 100% within my current ability, something that I know I will succeed at, I find myself passing it up and assuming someone else will be more qualified, more talented, or more interesting for that position or task.
Perhaps you have been given the opportunity to share your story and yet you feel like you really don't have much to share. You begin to downplay anything that has happened to you and start to look to others who have more 'exciting' pasts.
Or maybe someone is seeking advice from you and you feel in over your head. You haven't had that exact experience so you must not be able to give anything to this person. You start to back off and avoid deep conversations so that you aren't put in a position of feeling incapable.
It could be that you are looking for a job and every job posting that pops up seems to need qualifications that you don't quite have. It doesn't matter that you've worked hard for an education or that you've gained experience in a wide variety of things. You automatically assume someone else would be better for the position and besides, the thought of being rejected is worse than not applying at all.
It seems that the underlying reality of growing too familiar with yourself is that you can begin to be afraid that you will not be good enough. You might get rejected, you could disappoint someone, or you might not have the right skill set. So what happens if that is true? What does it actually mean about you as a person? What does that do to your identity?
I struggle with these questions. Some days I've grown so familiar with my experiences, my education and my training that I feel that I have nothing to offer in addition to what I'm already doing. I am fearful that I will face rejection so therefore I stay in the safety of my comfort zone, I avoid taking risks that make me vulnerable.
If you are looking for real, that's about as real as I can get. But I bet I'm not alone in this.
I wonder what it might look like though if I begin to take my view off of myself and begin to put it on Christ who works and lives in me? What if I stopped looking at my weaknesses and began to look at his strengths? What if I stopped seeing the possibility of closed doors and instead began seeing that God will open the right doors? What if I started recognizing a 'no' for one thing as a 'yes' for something else?
What if I actually leaned into God's voice and started actually trusting him?
You see, when we begin to look to God instead of ourselves, we can start to acknowledge him as our maker. He is the one who has set us apart and has given us the talent, experience and knowledge we have. He has placed us in the space we occupy for a purpose.
The world begins to become a less scary place as we start to simply take the next step in our race marked out for us. When our identity is found in Christ, the rejections that were once seen as detrimental are now simply a piece of the journey. When we are in Christ we become stabilized in ourselves.
The familiar no longer has the fate of stagnancy but rather becomes fresh and new. Our world grows larger, our perspective greater. The possibilities become endless and we are energized to seek out what he has for us.
God is greater than your insecurity. He is bigger than your failures. He brings peace to your fears.
So lean in on him. Don't let familiarity lead you to a fate of disqualification and complacency but rather let God propel you into a life of possibility.


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Write a Short essay On the river described in Nirad C. Chaudhuri's " The River and the Rains".
"The River and the Rains" is a selection from Nirad C. Chaudhuri's masterpiece The Autobiography of an Unknown Indian. In this section of the book the writer gives a vivid description of the rainy season and its impact on the little river that ran beside the author's small native town of Kishorganj. The river is at the centre of "The River and the Rains". In this section the author tells the reader how the dry river, which appeared like an emaciated channel in the dry season, became a place of attraction and activity not only for the villagers or town people but also for other creatures.
The river that flew beside the native town of the author was in its impecunious condition. It was quite shallow in depth, only knee- deep in most places. Though in general it was knee-deep, it had, every two or three miles of its course, a large pool where the water deep, dark, still and cool. The author comments - "Just as an old family fallen on poverty happens to keep a few pieces of valuable antique furniture, so our decayed river had, every two or three miles of its course, a large pool where the water was deep, dark, still, and cool."
But the river would hold a completely different scenario during the rainy season when it rained heavily during the monsoon. During the monsoon the river filled out, became swift and permitted navigation all the way through. After the first few showers when the water began to rise and soil became muddy, the river became abundant with life. Then the river turned into a place of abundant activity of different creatures and people from the adjacent places. The first visitors were the frogs. They appeared in groups to ravel in the water of the river. The frogs were followed by the leeches. In the next stage came the peasants from the adjacent villages with bamboo fishing cages and small fishing nets. They had flat and wide-brimmed leaf hats on their heads and only barest clothes below their belts. They ran into the water with loud shouts, plunged and shoved in search of fish. This continued until the water became too deep for fishing.
But the loveliest and prettiest sight of the river emerged when boats like migratory birds began to ply, at first in twos and threes and then in large numbers, on the river. The boats that used to ply on the river added a special charm to the total scenario. During the daytime the boats offered a very pretty and friendly sight, but at night they appeared propelled with mystery. These country boats adorned with kerosene lamps could only be seen as blurred masses through the thick darkness during the night. The light of the lamps could not break the nearly solid darkness, but the reflections of these lamps seemed to set the fringes of the river on fire. This is a vivid description of the river - "During the day the boats were a pretty and friendly sight. At night they became something more, mysterious. They themselves could be seen only as blurred masses, for their little kerosene lamps could never break up the nearly solid darkness around them, but the reflections of these lamps seemed to set the fringes of the river on fire."
The river took a colourful and vibrant shape when hundreds of boats appeared on it on one day of August or September each year to compete for boat-race. All the boats and their oars painted with different colours. The whole river with innumerable boats of different shapes and colours and adomed with various statues of different creatures presented a flamboyant scene.
Thus the river, in the rainy season, became a centre of activity for people and creatures equally. Though for most of the time the river was dry and appeared like withered channel, it was a source of tremendous pleasure for the writer when he was a boy and many others. The author in "The River and the Rains" carefully and minutely records every detail of the river and we visualise the scene as we go through the chapter. The graphic and striking description of the river has turned it into one of the unforgettable part of our culture.


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Reaching New Heights in Weather Forecasting's Exascale Future
By	Coury Turczyn	• 1 year ago
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ECMWF and ORNL researchers use the power of Summit to simulate the Earth's atmosphere for a full season at 1-square-kilometer grid-spacing
Using the Oak Ridge Leadership Computing Facility's (OLCF's) IBM AC922 Summit—the nation's most powerful supercomputer devoted to open science, located at the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)—a team of researchers from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and ORNL achieved a computational first: a global simulation of the Earth's atmosphere at a 1-square-kilometer average grid-spacing for a full 4-month season.
Completed in June, the milestone marks a big improvement in resolution for the Integrated Forecasting System (IFS) code, also known as the "European Model," which currently operates at 9-kilometer grid-spacing for routine weather forecast operations. It also serves as the first step in an effort to create multi-season atmospheric simulations at high resolution, pointing toward the future of weather forecasting—one powered by exascale supercomputers.
"In this project, we have now shown for the first time that simulations at this resolution can be sustained over a long time span—a full season—and that the large amount of data that are produced can be handled on a supercomputer such as Summit," said Nils Wedi, head of Earth System Modelling at ECMWF. "We provide factual numbers for what it takes to realize these simulations, and what one may expect both in terms of data volumes and scientific results. We therefore provide a baseline against which future research may be evaluated."
Animation of 3-hourly accumulated radiative fluxes at the top of the atmosphere in the visible (colors, day time) and infrared (grey scale, night time) spectrum as would be seen from a satellite looking down on the Americas, such as NOAA's Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES). The globe on the left shows a segment of the seasonal simulation from 1 November 2018 to 28 February 2019 derived from the Summit simulation at 1.4 km grid spacing. The globe in the middle shows the state-of-the-art of operational numerical weather prediction ("The European model") at 9 km grid spacing. A key difference between the two apart from the horizontal resolution is that the vertical redistribution of heat, caused by a process called deep convection (well known examples are thunderstorms with cumulonimbus clouds) is explicitly simulated at 1.4 km, but only described through its bulk statistical effect in the 9 km simulation, because the process of convection happens in nature at scales much smaller than the 9x9km grid boxes of the model. The globe on the right illustrates what happens in the 9 km simulation when the deep convection process is explicitly simulated regardless, typically leading to thunderstorm clusters and events at too large scale. Animation courtesy of Philippe Lopez/ECMWF.
Established in 1975, the ECMWF is an intergovernmental organization composed of 34 member and cooperating countries, providing numerical weather predictions to its members while also selling forecast data to commercial weather services. The original IFS code was written some 30 years ago and has been one of the leading global weather-forecast systems in the world, continually updated and optimized for use on many generations of supercomputers at ECMWF. However, to advance its performance and scalability, ECMWF researchers also test their code on external high-performance computing systems, including the OLCF's decommissioned Titan and now on Summit.
Armed with a 2020 allocation of compute time from the DOE's Innovative and Novel Computational Impact on Theory and Experiment (INCITE) program, Wedi and his team aim to deliver a "quantum leap" forward in simulating and understanding the Earth's weather and climate. Although results from the 4 months of simulated weather are currently being analyzed, the team expects a bounty of information leading to more precise forecasting.
With the higher resolution of 1-kilometer grid-spacing—enabled partly by special adaptations of the I/O scheme exploiting Summit's memory hierarchy and network, and further accelerated by recoding IFS to use Summit's GPU accelerators—the team's simulations are able to represent variations in topography with finer detail. For example, IFS's current operational modeling simulates the Himalayan mountains at heights of about 6,000 meters; its elevations are averaged out over the 9-square-kilometer grids, resulting in "smoothed out" peaks. By zooming into smaller areas with 1-square-kilometer grids, the averaged topography is much closer to reality—the Himalayas' peaks are now presented near their true heights of 8,000 meters with much better resolved gradients representing the slopes. This increased detail results in better airflow characteristics that help determine global circulation patterns.
What's more, the 1-kilometer grid-spacing also enables the representation of processes in the atmosphere that were previously too small to be accounted for with the 9-kilometer spacing. Now, tropical thunderstorms—which can move warm, moist air into the upper atmosphere in a process called deep convection—can be simulated explicitly in the models, providing a better look at tropical atmospheric motions, which in turn affect the circulation patterns in the rest of the world.
"We are not simply looking at whether we can make an improvement at any given locality, but ideally all these things should translate into a global circulation system," said Val Anantharaj, an ORNL computational scientist who serves as data liaison on the project. "If we can resolve the global atmospheric circulation pattern better, then we should be able to produce better forecasts."
These simulated satellite images of the Earth show the improvement in resolution of the ECMWF Integrated Forecasting System from 9-kilometer grid-spacing with parametrized deep convection (top left), 9-kilometer grid-spacing without parametrized deep convection (top right), and the 1-kilometer grid-spacing (bottom left). On the bottom right is a Meteosat Second Generation satellite image at the same verifying time. Image courtesy ECMWF/EUMETSAT.
Once their paper is published, the team will make the simulation's data available to the international science community. By eliminating some of the fundamental modelling assumptions prevalent in conventional simulations, the high-resolution data may help to improve model simulations at coarser resolutions.
Anantharaj said the project's long-term goal is to simulate the remaining seasons in order to have one full year modeled—or to least cover an Atlantic hurricane season. But the ECMWF team also has an eye on the future of weather itself, as well as its forecasting. Such high-resolution models can provide virtual laboratories to further our understanding on how the climate is evolving and how weather may look in such a future climate.
The output and compute rate of these simulations can also be used to predict the impact of future high-resolution models employed on emerging HPC platforms as scientific computing enters the exascale era with new systems, such as the upcoming 1.5 exaflops Frontier, on track to be deployed in 2021 at the OLCF, a DOE Office of Science User Facility.
"The handling and data challenges that we have overcome during this project are still very large, and our simulations are at the edge of what is achievable today," Wedi said. "However, I believe that it will be possible to run simulations with 1-kilometer grid-spacing routinely in the future—in the same way we are running simulations with 9-kilometer grid-spacing today. To continue to push these boundaries is important."
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Alpine School District considers Chromebooks for all secondary students
Junior and high school students could receive individual laptops they could use at school and home under a new proposal from the Alpine School District.
"We are aiming for transforming the kind of education our kids get and transforming the learning outcomes," Blaine Edman, the district's administrator of technology, told its governing board during an Oct. 27 meeting.
While no vote on the possible initiative was scheduled, Edman approached the board to gauge interest in further discussions on the proposal.
The district currently has about 67,000 Chromebooks, a sharp increase from the 15,000 it owned in 2014. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated computer purchases in the district as more than 80,000 students transferred to at-home learning last spring.
Edman said many schools in the district had contacted him about purchasing additional devices.
"Schools are heading that way on their own," he said.
Under the potential district-wide plan, students would receive a new Chromebook in ninth grade. They would keep the same computer for four years, with the option to buy it at the end of their senior year. The Chromebooks have a lifespan of about four years.
Edman said the plan would give lower-income students the ability to be given the laptop after leaving high school.
Chromebooks currently stored on carts and wheeled into classrooms would be distributed to students to take home. Edman estimates the district would have to replace a quarter of its existing Chromebook inventory each year, costing about $3 million.
Edman said schools already use Vision for Learning funds from the district, technology fees, PTA fundraisers and MAG Trustlands funds to purchase laptops.
"Many of our schools are prepared and have the devices or have the budget to buy devices to get there," he said.
The district would also need to hire additional technicians for junior high schools.
Edman suggested adjusting technology fees to help cover costs. Currently, schools may charge a student up to $45 for a technology fee. Edman recommended proposing a $50 district-level fee and another $10 school-level fee.
As a parent, Edman said he doesn't like fee increases but would feel better about a technology fee if he knew it was supplementing the price of a Chromebook.
Adjusting the fee would bring in about $1.5 million. Edman said the district's Vision for Learning capital had averaged about $1.8 million for secondary schools. Additionally, CARES Act money has been allocated to improve the district's network, a process initially anticipated to take three years but will now be finished by Christmas.
Board members had several questions and concerns about the plan, including asking if students could use personal devices in schools (not provided Chromebooks). Edman said that could cause issues since they don't interact on the school's networks.
"There are limitations for how home devices work in the schools," Edman said.
Julie King, a board member, said she was uncomfortable committing to raising school fees outside of the board's annual vote on the district fee schedule. She also pointed out
that the state legislature has been cracking down on school fees.
"I definitely have a concern about school fees being a sustainable source [of funds] based on some of the bills passed in the last few years regarding those," King said.
Another concern surrounded switching to a greater emphasis on technology, especially with some parents who have restrictions on their students' screen time.
"I am concerned that those parents may want options for their kids, and if we are moving from permission-based to disclosure-based, that presents some issues," King said.
She also said she didn't think it was the best time to fund a one-to-one initiative and would rather see additional funds go toward an employee bonus for their work during the pandemic.
Edman responded by stating that schools are still telling parents that their students need their permission for their devices but said there was no way to avoid using computers in the classroom.
"The truth is, there really isn't an option right now," Edman said.
He said that if the district wants to launch an initiative in the summer, it will have to order Chromebooks in the next month or so due to a six-month backlog because of a worldwide microchip shortage.
Amber Bonner, a board member, also voiced a question about whether adding technology would increase student achievement.
"I would like to be part of a conversation about how that [additional computers] directly relate to increasing student achievement instead of something we would like to have," she said.
Edman told Bonner that data exists supporting the idea that increased access to technology increases learning — "if it's done well."
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By Kara Corridan November 03, 2013
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The tagline for the Wounded Warrior Project, created to honor and empower wounded servicemen and women, gives me chills: "The greatest casualty is to be forgotten."
The number of people who cannot be forgotten is staggering:
48,000 have been physically injured in our recent military conflicts
400,000 service members are believed to suffer from combat-related stress, major depression, and post-traumatic stress disorder
320,000 are believed to have experienced a traumatic brain injury while deployed
Among those estimated 768,000 veterans is Jeffrey Adams, pictured here with his wife and baby. He was wounded in 2004 while serving in Baghdad and hit by an improvised explosive device (IED). Thirty surgeries later, Jeffrey is a test engineer in Alabama and a devoted member of the Wounded Warrior Project. (You can check out a moving video with his story.)
The Wounded Warrior Project has a great program that goes a long way to support our veterans and requires very little effort from us. It's called Believe in Heroes and it runs through November 11, Veteran's Day. Here are five simple ways to make a difference.
Download free coupons. Get high-value, free digital coupons from brands including Heinz, Nestle Nutrition, Campbell's, Coca-Cola, Kellogg's, and Welch's beginning on November 3 through December 2. Sign up at wwpbelieve.org.
Donate online. Visit wwpbelieve.org to make a tax-deductible donation that will help fund the WWP's programs and services for wounded members of the military.
Donate in stores. Thousands of grocery stores across the country are promoting the Believe in Heroes campaign through November 11. If your local store is among them, you can donate at checkout.
Go to Facebook. The Wounded Warriors Project page has a special app available so you can download coupons and learn the personal stories of more Wounded Warriors.
Purchase gear. You can buy both Believe in Heroes and Wounded Warrior Project merchandise here.
If you know a veteran who could use some support and assistance--or if you, as a loved one or caregiver of a veteran, could--you can register at WWP and start getting the help you all deserve.
By Kara Corridan


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Bipartisan Group Pushes $908B COVID-19 Plan, But McConnell Crafts Bill Trump Will Sign
By Susan Davis,
Claudia Grisales
Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., helped craft the bipartisan proposal.
Just hours after a bipartisan group of House and Senate lawmakers revealed a $908 billion legislative framework to try to break a months-long impasse on a new round of pandemic-related relief measures, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell told reporters he's talking to administration officials about a separate coronavirus bill that President Trump will sign.
"Waiting for next year is not an answer," McConnell said. He also said a spending bill being negotiated now by the House and Senate would serve as a vehicle for passing more pandemic aid.
"It will all likely come in one package," McConnell said.
McConnell shared a framework of his new proposal totaling more than $500 billion with Republican senators later Tuesday and said he was awaiting their feedback. Among its highlights, the plan would direct $332.7 billion to small businesses, including the popular Paycheck Protection Program; $105 billion for schools; and $31 billion for vaccine distribution, therapeutics and medical supplies. It doesn't include aid for state and local governments, a top priority for Democrats.
GOP Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who reviewed McConnell's new plan, called it "an encouraging development."
Earlier, Sen. Joe Manchin, a centrist Democrat from West Virginia, pushed the more than $900 billion measure that includes $180 billion in additional unemployment insurance that would provide an extra $300 weekly benefit for 18 weeks; $288 billion for the Paycheck Protection Program to assist small businesses; $16 billion for testing, vaccine development and distribution; $45 billion for airlines and mass transit; an extension of existing student loan payment deferrals and rental housing assistance; and a new liability provision to block pandemic-related lawsuits temporarily with the intent to give individual states time to develop their own legal response, among others.
"We're battling COVID-19 more fiercely now than we ever have before, and we recognize that it's inexcusable for us to leave town and not have an agreement," Manchin said.
Speaking at the same event, Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said $560 billion of the package is repurposed money from the CARES Act enacted in March, with $348 billion in new spending. The topline figure is symbolic — exactly half of the $1.8 trillion offer made by the White House in October — but it is far less than the roughly $2 trillion that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi sought.
House and Senate lawmakers said they have informed their party leaders of their framework, but it has not been endorsed by leadership or the White House, leaving the path forward unclear.
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany focused on the GOP proposal instead of the bipartisan plan in a written statement. "The Trump administration has been in ongoing talks with Leader McConnell and [House GOP] Leader [Kevin] McCarthy about a targeted COVID relief plan. The $908 billion proposal has not been a topic of discussion," she said.
The liability provision is a clear overture to McConnell, R-Ky., who has said he will not bring a bill to the floor that does not include liability protections for businesses, health care providers and schools.
But hours later, McConnell outlined his separate proposal to his members at their weekly lunch. He said the package should deal with the items that both sides can agree on now and expected that "the new administration" would be working on another one next year.
The majority leader acknowledged that whatever they bring up would need to pass the House. He suggested the $908 billion package pushed by the bipartisan group was not likely to be the final deal, saying that "we just don't have time to waste time." He added that the current administration is in place for now and said, "I think the way you make a law for sure is you know you have a presidential signature."
GOP Sen. John Thune of South Dakota said the McConnell plan would provide assistance for schools, vaccine distribution, unemployment aid and more money for small businesses.
Pelosi spoke by phone with Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin on Tuesday afternoon about an upcoming spending bill to avoid a Dec. 11 shutdown and additional stimulus measures. The must-pass bill is a potential vehicle to attach coronavirus relief before lawmakers adjourn this Congress and head home for the holidays.
The bipartisan proposal reflects growing interest on Capitol Hill to approve additional coronavirus aid while the pandemic rages across the country. "COVID has created a crisis, and in times of crisis, the people expect Congress to act," Romney said.
GOP Sen. Roy Blunt of Missouri wasn't optimistic about reaching a deal with only days left before Congress leaves for its extended December recess. "It seems like to me it's pretty late to decide you'd rather have something than nothing," Blunt said. "The whole idea of not being willing to negotiate until you're down to the last week of negotiating time usually doesn't produce a very good result." But Blunt didn't rule out a deal and indicated he's more keen on the new price tag for the latest proposal, compared with a larger price tag from Democrats earlier this year.
"I think $900 billion would do a lot more good right now than $2 trillion will do in March. This is an important time to step up if we can."
Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., a key ally of Joe Biden's, said he didn't sign on to the proposal to avoid sending a signal that the president-elect is already on board. "I think it's important that I not be misperceived as supporting something on behalf of the incoming administration. I don't speak for them," Coons said.
Democratic Rep. Dean Phillips of Minnesota said he met with Pelosi one-on-one before the Thanksgiving recess to urge her to move on a relief bill. Phillips is a member of the Problem Solvers Caucus, which previously pitched its own plan and which has endorsed the new bipartisan proposal.
And while he "celebrates" Pelosi's efforts to get a larger relief bill, he said it's time to reconsider with Congress running out of time.
"We have to try to move the needle. There have been seven months since we passed the CARES Act. And in the absence of anything — with two weeks before the holidays, essentially fewer than two — we have to do something," Phillips said. "So I encouraged her thoughtful consideration. It doesn't serve every need, every purpose. Not everybody will be thrilled. But this was based on not what do we want, it's what we can achieve."
GOP Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, had some lingering concern about the $900 billion figure. But he didn't rule out the possibility of adding an economic stimulus bill to a government funding bill that bipartisan lawmakers are working on getting to the floor later this month.
"I've advocated that's the way you create critical mass, momentum," he said.
The additional lead lawmakers who helped craft the framework include GOP Sens. Susan Collins of Maine, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Bill Cassidy of Louisiana as well as Democratic Sens. Mark Warner of Virginia, Jeanne Shaheen and Maggie Hassan of New Hampshire, and independent Sen. Angus King of Maine.
House lawmakers involved included members of the Problem Solvers Caucus, including GOP Reps. Tom Reed of New York, Anthony Gonzalez of Ohio, Dusty Johnson of South Dakota and Fred Upton of Michigan as well as Democratic Reps. Josh Gottheimer of New Jersey, Abigail Spanberger of Virginia, and Phillips.
Claudia Grisales is a congressional reporter assigned to NPR's Washington Desk.
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