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Meet the Only Bulb You'll Need for Emergency Applications
by Sannah Vinding | Jan 4, 2021 | Blog, LEDs, VCC
Emergency Lighting Can Be So Much More
Global pandemic aside, 2020 has been an unprecedented year when it comes to natural disasters. From a record-breaking hurricane season in the Southeast to the worst fire season ever in the West, it seems just about every day there's an emergency taking place on American soil. And often, these events knock the power out as they wreak havoc.
Of course, there are many other reasons a power outage could take place. And when the grid goes down, safety risks go up. Backup lighting must work properly to ensure the safety of operators and others near the site of the emergency. And that requires a versatile bulb that can perform in the worst conditions.
One Bulb, Many Benefits
VCC developed a 9W LED Utility Bulb designed to address the unique and demanding requirements of emergency applications, including:
True AC to DC Operations
The AC/DC LED was designed to seamlessly toggle between the power grid and backup sources thanks to special circuit topology. No additional steps or rewiring is required to switch from AC to DC environments.
Protection From Droplets and Dust
Our utility LED is rated IP61, ensuring no dust or moisture will get in that could degrade performance in emergencies (when lighting is needed most).
Advanced LED Technology
Designed with fold-back circuitry that senses temperatures, the LED is protected from overheating, which could lead to bulbs shattering and harming workers or create a fire hazard.
Longer Bulb Life
LEDs last 50x longer than incandescents. And these bulbs have a life of almost six years!
Maintenance-Free Operation
Did you know the average facility spends almost 20 hours each week on scheduled maintenance? With a 50,000-hour bulb life, VCC's 9W Utility LED bulb eliminates the need for downtime.
Exponential Energy Efficiency
The 9W LED bulb uses 80% less energy than 100W incandescents you'll typically find in emergency applications.
Direct Incandescent Replacement
Upgrade old bulbs without a retrofit kit. Workers can replace any standard A21 shape and E26 base fixture with this bulb with no throwaway parts required. It can also work for A19 fixtures, depending on the shape and dimensions of the jelly jar.
The Dual AC/DC LED Bulb: Ideal for a Range of Emergency Applications
There are several applications where having reliable emergency lighting can make all the difference in whether workers and the public can find their way to safety.
Blue Light Towers
Blue light towers or blue light stations establish a place for pedestrians and others to call for immediate help during an emergency and often include emergency phones and emergency power-off switches in transit stations.
Helping to deter criminals in the area, blue light towers can promote safety during non-emergencies as well.
And when the power goes out — whether from a grid issue or emergency — they can be the beacon to safety people need to get assistance or find their way out of an area.
Whether wall-mounted or attached to a steel post, these blue light towers and call stations have the power to save lives — but only if they perform as expected.
VCC's 9W AC/DC Utility LED Bulb is available in custom colors, including the blue LED transit authorities would require for emergency light towers.
Parking Garages, Tunnels & Walkways
Throughout our everyday lives, we encounter several environments that could be dangerous if the power went out.
Highway tunnels that could see crashes, fires or waste spills, or even terrorist attacks
Transit tunnels deep underground where there is absolutely no natural light to lead to an exit
Parking garages where outages could lead to serious injuries or opportunities for criminals to rob, break into vehicles, or worse
During a crisis, emergency lights can flash in unison to help direct drivers or pedestrians of dangers ahead and illuminate a path to safety. Typically, these fixtures are in hard-to-reach locations, so maintenance should be kept to a minimum, and bulbs should be protected from the elements.
Water & Wastewater Treatment Facilities
When facilities that provide drinking water or treat wastewater face a power outage, it's more than mere inconvenience.
Drinking water can quickly become contaminated and pose health risks for the community without reliable backup.
For treatment facilities, wastewater can flow into streams and other bodies of water or back up in homes and businesses.
Reliable emergency lighting is critical in ensuring workers can see where they're going to implement power outage protocols as quickly as possible to minimize damaging effects.
Unplanned outages take place at power plants, too. And backup power sources such as generators must quickly kick in to ensure mission-critical operations. Emergency light is essential to help workers safely address outages. But that doesn't mean the light can't also provide other benefits.
For example, Canada's only thermal oil/gas-fueled electricity generating facility, Lennox GS, used VCC's 9W LED to retrofit 1,200 bulbs at the plant.
When the power goes out, the emergency backup lighting only draws 8% of the power it used to with incandescent bulbs. This leaves more energy for other crucial operations during outages, including DC pumps for lubrication of the steam turbines.
There are many instances where you wouldn't want to question the reliability of the backup lighting… The good news is, there is a reliable emergency bulb designed to perform when everything else falls apart.
To learn more about the direct incandescent replacement bulb designed for emergency applications
Dual AC/DC LED Bulb FaqsContact Us


This book explores the philosophical and theological thought of Nikos Kazantzakis. Kazantzakis is a well-known and highly influential Greek writer, having authored such works as Zorba the Greek and The Last Temptation of Christ, among many others. This volume focuses on the over-arching themes of Kazantzakis' work, namely the importance of the natural world, the nature of humanity, and the nature of God, by means of an analysis of his major novels and other writings. Along the way attention is given to the views of the important scholars who have interacted with Kazantzakis's works, including Peter Bien, Darren Middleton, and Daniel Dombrowski.
For the ancient Greeks and Romans, eloquence was essential to public life and identity, perpetuating class status and power. The three-tiered study of rhetoric was thus designed to produce sons worthy of and equipped for public service. Rhetorical competency enabled the elite to occupy their proper place in society. The oracular and literary techniques represented in Greco-Roman education proved to be equally central to the formation of the New Testament. Detailed comparisons of the sophisticated rhetorical conventions, as cataloged in the ancient rhetorical handbooks (e.g., Quintilian), reveal to what degree and frequency the New Testament was shaped by ancient rhetoric's invention, argument, and style. But Ancient Rhetoric and the New Testament breaks new ground. Instead of focusing on more advanced rhetorical lessons that elite students received in their school rooms, Michael Martin and Mikeal Parsons examine the influence of the progymnasmataathe preliminary compositional exercises that bridge the gap between grammar and rhetoric properaand their influence on the New Testament. Martin and Parsons use Theon's (50a100 CE) compendium as a baseline to measure the way primary exercises shed light on the form and style of the New Testament's composition. Each chapter examines a specific rhetorical exercise and its unique hortatory or instructional function, and offers examples from ancient literature before exploring the use of these techniques in the New Testament. By studying the rhetoric of beginners rather than experts, Martin and Parsons demonstrate that the New Testament was not simply the product of an elite scholastic culture. Rhetoric was in the air, acting as a stock feature of the public discourse from which the New Testament arose. Martin and Parsons demonstrate that attention to the intimate relationship between medium (the how) and message (the what) is not new. The New Testament used common strategies to communicate its uncommon Gospel.


A proud son of Samoa was among hundreds of students at the Queensland University of Technology (Q.U.T) in Brisbane Australia who graduated at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre at South Bank.
Misatauveve Anthony Palupe, graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degree in Plant Biotechnology in the field of molecular biology/genetic engineering.
Dr. Palupe is the son of the late Taito Manuele Palupe, of Falelima, Savai'i and Tofaeono Josephine Robertson-Palupe, of Siumu, who was born and raised in his family home in Lalovaea.
Many members of Dr. Palupe's family attended his graduation including his mother, his siblings and his wife, Dlyne Punivalu- Palupe and three children.
The special guest at his graduation was his aunty Sr. Ana Robertson who is a Catholic nun in Geralton, Western Australia.
Dr. Palupe pursued college education at Samoa College and Onehunga High School in Auckland, New Zealand in the 80s.
He graduated from The University of the South Pacific, School of Agriculture and Food Technology at Alafua, with a Bachelor and Masters in Agriculture specialising in plant tissue culture technology, and spent 16 years at USP working at the Plant Tissue Culture Unit where he became Tissue Culture Officer and Laboratory Manager before migrating to Australia in early 2008.
He spent three years working for Syngenta Biotechnology at QUT as a tissue culture specialist for the genetic transformation of sugar cane, for development of cellulosic ethanol for biofuel.
In 2010, he was awarded an Australian Postgraduate Award Industry scholarship from the Australian Research Council (ARC) to implement his PhD research entitled "Development of molecular tools for improvement of transgene expressions in sugar cane".
Sugar cane is a major source of food and fuel worldwide and it is primarily cultivated for its sugar rich stalks for the production of sugar.
Sugar cane accounts for 75% of the world's sugar production and is one of Australia's primary rural industry contributing more than AUD$1.5 billion per annum to the Australian economy. With approximately 80% of sugar in Australia exported, this makes the industry vulnerable to international market competition and price fluctuations.
Biotechnology holds great potential for the diversification and sustainability of the sugar cane industry through development of transgenic varieties for the production of pharmaceutical, high value proteins and industrial products.
It can also be genetically engineered to express cellulolytic enzymes for the cost-effective production of cellulosic ethanol (biofuel) and to sugar content, pest and disease resistance and other agronomic traits.
The overall objective of Dr Palupe's research project was the development of molecular tools that can be used to improve transgene expression in sugar cane. Successful outcomes from this research have the potential to directly improve sugar cane biotechnology.
These improvements will assist in the creation of transgenic varieties with superior characteristics that will help the sustainability of the sugar cane industry by enabling the production of other products besides sugar.
Finally, improved gene expression technologies that may result from this project have the potential to improve plant biotechnology in other important crops in addition to sugar cane.


"Simple and delicious, this Italian-style spinach and pasta dish is a new favorite in my family."
My daughter-in-law's famous pasta dish. Highly requested at all family gatherings.
This is easy, light and delicious! I served it with sauteed spinch with al ittle garlic and lemon. Wonderful!
A creamy tomato and red pepper sauce makes this tasty pasta dish shine.


This booklet from the Ministry of Health and Health Promotion Agency gives advice for parents, whānau and caregivers on the types of food children need to eat to be healthy. It also describes how children can be active in everyday life.
Being active will help your child achieve and maintain a healthy body weight. Being active has many other health benefits and can be fun for the whole family. This Ministry of Health information gives us tips to help 2-5 year olds be more active.


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Pregnant Vanessa Morgan Facing Divorce Just 6 Months After Marriage
Just when everybody thought that the first year of marriage is the couple's honeymoon stage, "Riverdale" star Vanessa Morgan is experiencing the exact opposite.
It is after Michael Kopech, her husband of six months, reportedly filed for divorce from Vanessa in her home state of Texas on June 19, 2020. However, the documents did not mention the reason behind the divorce filing.
Based on the documents obtained by The Chicago Tribune, the court records were filed in Morris County and sealed for further details. The report also cited that there was no hearing date listed yet for Kopech and Morgan's divorce.
Earlier this year, the 28-year-old actress and 24-year-old White Sox pitcher exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at the Historic Walton House in Homestead, Florida. Roughly 40-ish guests attended the wedding, mainly composed of their closest family and friends.
Kopech and Morgan's love story started through social media when she found him on her Instagram explore page and followed his Twitter account. Michael immediately returned some love and slid through the actress' DM. In June 2018, they decided to meet in Chicago, and the rest, as they say, is history.
The couple got engaged in July last year and announced it by posting a photo of the baseball hunk down on one knee in front of the breathtaking Mooney Falls near the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Baby Daddy?
The news about Kopech filing for divorce came after Morgan recently took to social media to announce her pregnancy.
Last week, the "Pimp" actress posted a series of photos and videos on Instagram to reveal the good news that she is expecting. The snaps were taken from a gender-reveal party with close family and friends, where she found out that she is having a baby boy.
"Exciting news... I am overjoyed to be welcoming my baby boy into the world this January," Morgan wrote.
"This little guy has already brought me so much happiness and a feeling of such a greater purpose. I cannot wait to meet you!" she continued.
The actress added that growing up in front of the camera, she felt the need to shield his baby boy's privacy and vowed to give him a chance to grow outside the public eye -- "until he tells me otherwise."
While fans were quick to send their congratulatory message to the expecting momma, it was noticeable that her husband was not in any photos and videos.
Meanwhile, Morgan's representative told PEOPLE that Kopech is the father of her unborn child, but the rep refused to comment about the divorce filing.
A post shared by Vanessa Morgan (@vanessamorgan) on Jul 24, 2020 at 1:27pm PDT
Cheryl Blossom to the Rescue
Meanwhile, Morgan's "Riverdale" co-star and friend, Madelaine Petsch, defended the pregnant momma from internet bashers who spread bad vibes on her pregnancy announcement post.
"Don't disrespect our pitcher like that," one follower commented, referring to Kopech.
Petsch immediately slammed the negative comments and said: "Honestly, if I see one more comment like this, I'll lose it. Vanessa is a beautiful mother to be, and the hate and disrespect I'm seeing on this post about her bringing a new life into this world is disgusting."
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Keeping Up with Culture
Todd Pierce
I was recently in San Diego for a wedding (#humblebrag) and unexpectedly found myself in the midsts of an in-depth conversation about my job, its location and, more specifically, my work/life balance.
To give a little context, I was speaking with a fertilizer salesman from a small town in the Midwest, just two or three years shy of his retirement. Professionally and generationally, there was a definite gap between the two of us, making for an interesting back and forth and more than one instance of not seeing eye to eye.
One thing we could agree on: No matter the industry, companies values are going in a drastically different direction than they were 10-15 years ago.
Cultural Shifts are Across the Board
As the fertilizer salesman and I dove deeper into our company culture discussion, I explained to him how BatesMeron has seen a shift in our clients' motivation for change. We've recently taken company after company through our discovery sessions, competitive analysis and messaging processes, all to get to the root of their core values and positioning. I then went on to explain how the culture of a company can be critical, amongst other values, if you want to create a long-lasting, successful and motivating place to work. It was something he could attest to after decades in his own industry.
Culture is one of the many growing intangible values that affect a company's ability to execute its long-term strategy. A successful company culture can help you ensure each of your employees, from top leadership to entry-level, are working towards the same common goal, sharing the same bigger purpose. Employees today want to feel like they have a purpose when it comes to their daily work. It's no longer the days of "workin' 9 to 5, all takin' and no givin'" (sorry, Dolly).
But don't just take a random fertilizer salesman's and my word for it. Global accounting firm EY recently found that "intangible assets" such as culture average 52% of an organization's market value (and in some sectors, as much as 90%). Researchers have documented that in the US and UK, more value is now driven by intangible, rather than tangible, assets. (Jonathan Haskel and Stian Westlake, Capitalism Without Capital: The Risk of the Intangible Economy, Princeton University Press, 2017)
A Company with Culture On Lock
This all begs the question: Are companies actually making the needed cultural changes? Some have taken the hint and are in the midst of improvement while others are already hitting the nail on the head. Method Soap is one of the latter. The brand has taken its culture to heart and is constantly making strides to demonstrate those efforts.
Method's promise is to make products that work, both for you and for the planet. That was the heart of Method's "There's Good Inside" campaign, which focuses on what's good about the brand beyond their products. According to Doug Piwinski, Method's Global CMO, the campaign "was meant to draw attention to the beauty of what's inside our bottles–ultimately how we are connected to the homes and people who use and love Method."
It's a sentiment that's right at home with the discussion I had back in San Diego. Companies are starting to understand that their purpose—and the they culture build around it—need to go beyond the product or service they're selling. They have to demonstrate efforts towards an even greater purpose by "giving back" to their communities.
Method went further than simply giving back. They helped "create" far more than cleaning products by building the only LEED Platinum factory in the soap making industry, right here on the south side of Chicago. It brought new jobs and economic benefits to the Pullman community in hopes to revitalize the area's once rich manufacturing history. Before breaking ground, Method made a commitment to hire locally wherever possible, and have continued to hire, train and build experts out of employees with no previous manufacturing experience. As of 2018, they employed 130 Chicago residents, with almost half of all employees living in Pullman and the surrounding communities.
Talk about a company with great culturural awareness! Who wouldn't want to be a part of that? And, on the flip side, who would want to work for anything less than that?
Whether you feel that a revitalized company culture is a desired change for your company or not is no longer the issue. Ultimately, there is a growing wave of a new kind of workforce coming in, looking to your company's culture and values for something to identify with and stay loyal to. It is the new key to employee retention, the answer to employees switching between your company and your competitors. To ensure long-term success and long-term employee retention, it's critical your company creates its core values—and then lives them, every single day.
All that info have you sweating over your new company's lack of core values, or your longtime company's outdated value system? We've got you covered. Let BatesMeron help you take a deep dive into your company and cultivate values that truly reflect who you are and the greater purpose you bring to the world (we promise, you have one).
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A Johnstown couple could be facing felony charges after their daughter took pot brownies to school according to the Greeley Tribune. The daughter brought the brownies to school and smelled of marijuana. The incident prompted people who knew the daughter asked officers to check up on her.


I'm back home! - When pigs fly.
Friday was the early-arriver group: Dan & Al, Derek and I, Tom and Bob (both from the Unicorn M.C. of Cleveland, OH.) We proceeded to so shots at the bar and hang out until the wee hours of the night. I guess we drank a bit too much, as Derek and I don't remember anything after 23h00!! Eeks!
We got up late on Saturday morning, after nursing my hangover, and NOT making the early-morning trip to Jones Pond to visit Larry, Terry and Bruce; Derek and I only had a few hours before we were expected at my brother's house for a BBQ. We hopped on the bike and went into Rochester for a quick tour and some minor shopping. We enjoyed a really nice BBQ with my family at Robert's. Lesley, my cousin, whom I haven't seen in about 15 years was there also. Following dinner (around 7pm), Derek and I headed to Lake Ontario and Charlotte to see the new Toronto/Rochester Fast Ferry Terminal and to get an Abbot's ice cream (chocolate almond, of course!) -- we then went up Lake Avenue to complete our tour, visiting downtown. Our last stop was Wegman's in Pittsford to pick up some Zwigle's White Hots for Derek to try another "taste of Rochester" the following day.
We got back to Al & Dan's about 9:00pm. Almost all the Rams were there: Russ, Bob, Michael, Chip, Frank, etc., etc. it was starting to get chilly out, and the bugs were out like crazy - so many that it looked like it was snowing outside the last few miles to the house. We decided it would not be a good idea with the change in weather to drive 1.5 hours to Jones Pond (and 1.5 hours back to the house!) We hung out with the gang, watched some videos, had some shots, hung out by the campfire and went swimming!
Sunday, as more people showed up for the 4th of July (Bruce & Bill, Randy and more) - we began our steak & hot dog BBQ around 2pm. Tom made some fresh french bread (yum), and Bruce brought a home-made strawberry pie! After everyone was full, we all lounged around -- some of us watching the new Margaret Cho video (most of us sleeping through more than half of it because we were fo full!) Sunday night we did more shots and shared stories around the bar. It was a great end to a wonderful weekend!
Monday morning, it looked like rain was going to come our way -- Derek and I packed up the bike and took off promptly at 11am. Rather than taking I-90 all the way home, we took NY-5&US-20 to NY-5 to US-20 (then to the Mass Pike for the last 54 miles after it got dark.) This brought us through many towns along the fingerlakes and beyond: Canandaigua, Geneva, Waterloo, Seneca Falls, Auburn, Syracuse, Fayetteville, Chittenango, Sherrill, Utica, Herkimer, Little Falls, Amsterdam, Scotia, and Schenectady.) It was a beautiful trip! We made several stops, including one stop in Palatine Bridge to buy some NYS cheese from a small dairy where they made it right there in small batches! Good stuff! We did hit some rain briefly in Scotia, NY (just outside of Albany.) The one fact I was missing on the trip was that NY 5 ends in Albany ("NY 5's eastern terminus is at US 9 in downtown Albany. An interesting thing about one of New York's longest state highways is that there lacks end signage at the eastern terminus.") we were a little bit lost looking for "5" signs; and after looking for about five minutes, we just took US-20 into and across most of Massachusetts.
None of the links I could find about route US-20 discussed the really beautiful, tree-covered, rolling hills from Albany to Pittsfield. It was a remarkably nice ride (too bad the roads were not completely dry!) I will take this route again!! Here's a PDF map! ... and more maps!
General Routing: NY line in Pittsfield to Boston via Springfield, Auburn, Marlborough, Waltham and Watertown.
Upgrades and Multiplexes: Cosigned with US 7 from Pittsfield to Lenox. Cosigned with Rt. 8 east of West Becket. Multiplexed with I-291 through Springfield.
History: Originally NE-5. In 1930, US 20 took a more northern route from Palmer to Worcester, passing along what is now MA 67, and 9. East of Worcester, it originally passed through Shrewsbury in a more-or-less straight route into Northborough. By 1933, US 20 was onto its current routing.
The only other significant route changes are in the city of Springfield. Originally, US 20 crossed the river where MA 147 does now and then routed up State St to Boston Road. Between 1972 and 1974, US 20 was routed up I-291 to Page Blvd, where it took over 20A's routing to Boston Rd.


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Gene Simmons abandons trademark request for devil horns hand gesture
Gene Simmons has reportedly abandoned a recently-filed trademark request with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to secure ownership and rights to the use of the rock hand gesture often referred to as the 'Devil's Horns."
Simmons has apparently reconsidered whether he might have valid trademark rights to the hand gesture, according to Forbes, while the 67-year-old rocker has expressly abandoned the request filed on June 9 – as indicated on his application with the US government department here.
The KISS bassist was seeking registration of the hand gesture itself, rather than an image or depiction of the gesture, describing the mark in the application as "a hand gesture with the index and small fingers extended upward and the thumb extended perpendicular."
In his application, Simmons claimed first use of the hand gesture in commerce on November 14, 1974, which was early in KISS' North American tour for their second album, "Hotter Than Hell."
A basic Wikipedia search reveals that hand gesture not only dates back to the 5th Century BC founder of Buddhism, but that it's also American Sign Language for "I love you."
While there may be some question about the gesture's first use in modern entertainment circles, at least two indications reveal it surfaced in the 1960s – prior to the formation of KISS in 1973 and Simmons' claim of first use in late 1974.
John Lennon used the gesture on the cover of The Beatles' 1966 single, "Yellow Submarine", and again – in cartoon form – above Paul McCartney's head on the cover of the 1969 soundtrack album for the animated film of the same name.
A Chicago psychedelic band called Coven also used the gesture on the back cover of their 1969 album, "Witchcraft Destroys Minds & Reaps Souls", and reportedly opened and closed their concerts with the horns as early as 1968.
Ronnie James Dio is often cited as the source of mainstream rock's affair with the devil's horns, reportedly using it during Rainbow shows in the mid-1970s (and, later, with Black Sabbath and solo) while claiming his Italian grandmother used it to ward off the evil eye – which is known in Southern Italy as malocchio.
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This syndrome is associated with the two tendons and their sheaths that control the top side of the thumb. These tendons help to move your thumb in a motion of opening and closing your grip.
This is simply inflammation between the tendon and its surrounding sheath.
Imagine a cooked piece of spaghetti inside of a straw. The spaghetti is the tendon, while the straw is the sheath; and the inflammation has accumulated inside the straw(sheath) around the spaghetti (tendon).
So now that we know what it is, how do we fix it?
In this rare case, rest and isolating any movement is a commonly recommended (and sound) treatment. Anti-inflammatories and ice may be recommended, and can help with this condition as well.
Unfortunately this is a very touchy type of syndrome, so any movement of that tendon can irritate the tendon and sheath, causing more inflammation.
The best solution is to get your entire forearm looked at and make sure there are no unnecessary loads being applied to the tendons to cause more irritation that contributes to the inflammation.
Adhesion (glue-like substance) can severely alter how the muscles in the forearm work, and cause unnecessary irritation to these tendons associated with this condition.
Just like any other type of pain you experience, you should seek a professional's help.
Starting with your primary doctor isn't always your best option, as it will most definitely get you the same information previously discussed about anti-inflammatories and ice.
Seek a soft tissue minded Orchard Park chiropractor like us and get a complete diagnosis to help you recover as quickly and as efficiently as possible.


Tickets for 2017 on sale December 1! | Blues International Ltd.
Tickets for 2017 on sale December 1!
August 25 to 27 at the Heritage Amphitheatre in Edmonton the 19th annual Edmonton Blues Festival is set to light it up once again…Our line up is nearly set and for the first time we have decided to have a Christmas Ticket sale. Tickets at 2016 prices through to December 31. The perfect gift for that Blues Hound (or yourself). Here's who will be with us 2017… Debra Power, Albert Cummings, Victor Wainwright and the Wildroots, An All Star multi generational band put together for this festival only that include legends Billy Boy Arnold and Henry Gray; 2nd generation stars Bob Corritore and Billy Flynn and up and comer Big Jon Atkinson working with an all star rhythm section… Saturday will feature The Perpetrators, EG Kight, Kenny "Blues Boss" Wayne with Sherman Doucette and Charlie Jacobson, The 24th Street Wailers, and James Harman's Bamboo Porch Revue. Sunday will have Jenie Thai, Boogie Patrol, Nathan and the Rhythm Scratchers, Colin Linden, Anthony Geraci's Boston Blues All Stars featuring Toni Lynn Washington and Michelle "Evil Gal" Willson… plus a few super surprises, so stay tuned! December 1 weekend passes and single day tickets go on sale through the festival website only !


The Gariep Kunstefees is an annual local music event held in Gariep, a quaint Northern Cape town found near to the capital city, Kimberley. Now in its 18th year running, the event is a much-loved institution by locals and tourists alike.
This year, the festival is being held from 31 August - 3 September 2017 at the Ernest Oppenheimer Memorial Gardens. These beautiful gardens serve as a memorial to the late Sir Ernest Oppenheimer, a mining magnate and the first elected mayor of the municipality.
Last year's musical performances included the likes of Juanita du plessis, Marion Holm and many others. While the 2017 programme has yet to be announced, looking at previous years, we can be assured that it will be stellar lineup.
The festival is fully family-friendly and there is non-stop entertainment on offer for the kids, including an amusement park with a big wheel, rollercoaster and bumper cars.
Another important element to the Gariep Kunstefees are the Community Projects, which give youths the opportunity to attend workshops in drama, radio presenting, writing songs, and how to be the next big screen star. These workshops aim to uplift the youth of needy communities.
Festival gates will open daily at 9am and close at 10pm.


Be the one ready to help a fellow diver should the need arise by becoming a PADI Emergency Oxygen Provider. Statistics show that most people who need 100% oxygen do not receive it in a timely manner; this course tries to rectify that.
With the PADI Oxygen Provider course we will ask you to complete the independent study through reading the manual and completing the knowledge reviews. Once this is done our Instructor will go through them and then show you how to set up and deliver oxygen through the various methods – non re-breather mask, demand valves, pocket mask and manually triggered resuscitator valves.The skills are easily mastered once you have seen the demonstration from our PADI O2 Instructors. Generally this course will take around two hours to complete.


The Microsoft Campus Agreement is a subscription site licensing program specifically created to address the unique needs of higher educational institutions.
The Microsoft Campus Agreement is a site license which covers many popular Microsoft products at University. Products covered by the campus agreement can be downloaded at no cost by the University Student, faculty and employees. They can be installed onto any computer owned by the university.
The campus agreement has two components: the Microsoft Desktop Bundle, which covers Windows Desktop OS and Microsoft Office Suites; and the server agreement, which covers most Microsoft server products.
Department does not have to track licenses for individual computers to ensure compliance with software licensing.
The cost of buying new computers is lowered, since computers can be purchased with the least expensive version of Windows, then upgraded at no cost.


Open to the public every day except Christmas and the first two weeks of January.
Ferdinand Cheval was born in the small French village of Charmes in 1836. His parents died before he was out of his teens; he married early, and by the mid-1860s he had become a postman, covering over 18 miles daily on his unvarying route.
He escaped his routine through daydreams: in them, he was the builder of a fantasy palace with gardens, grottoes, towers, and sculptures. As Cheval would later recall, his daydream crossed into reality when he stumbled upon a strangely shaped stone while making his rounds one day in April 1879. He decided that since "nature has furnished the sculptures, I shall be the architect and the mason." He began to collect stones to build his Palais Idéal ("Ideal Place") in the garden behind his house in Hauterives.
Cheval worked on his Palais for 34 years, embedding found stones in cement and reinforcing them with wire. Though pieced together over several decades and in a multitude of idioms, its grottos, waterfalls, subterranean chambers, and great towers nevertheless achieve great visual coherence.
Cheval's discovery exemplifies the enormous power of the found object to motivate the artist: a chance encounter with a fragment of stone or a piece of broken glass is often the incentive to a life's labor. The Palais is among the oldest surviving, most extensive, and most extraordinary of art environments worldwide; it is also a virtual encyclopedia of the forms and themes of visionary environments: architecture, sculpture, grottoes, and temples are employed to convey ideas about religion, patriotism, brotherhood, equality, individual freedom, and self-motivated labor.
Ridiculed in his day, Cheval's Palais Idéal is now one of France's National Historic Landmarks and is open to the public every day except Christmas and the first two weeks of January.


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Question: What Is A Rambler House Design?
Rambler style homes feature large picture windows (allowing for plenty of natural light), often specifically facing the street, with shutters for aesthetic purposes only. Rambler or ranch style homes typically contain long, open, internal layouts, and are best suited as a single-family dwelling.
1 What is a rambler house plan?
2 What is considered a rambler?
3 What is a rambler in real estate?
4 What is the difference between a rancher and a rambler?
5 What is the difference between a rambler and a bungalow?
6 Is a rambler the same as a ranch house?
7 Is a rambler a manufactured home?
8 Do Ramblers have basements?
9 What is a one level rambler?
10 What is a California Rambler?
11 What does Rambler mean in British English?
12 What is a house with no stairs called?
13 What is a one floor house called?
14 What makes a house ranch style?
What is a rambler house plan?
Considering the low-pitched roof and single level, rambler homes have a horozontal profile that gives it a large footprint across the property. They are tyically build in a rectangular shape, an L-shape, or a U-shape, with a wide, plain facade set parallel to the street. Open floor plan.
What is considered a rambler?
Also called a ranch house, a rambler has an entry set at ground level and is often built in a square or rectangular style. As a general rule, ranch houses are larger than bungalows. The term "rambler" has become synonymous with single-story living, prized for its convenience for people of all ages.
What is a rambler in real estate?
The definition of a rambler house is quite simple in nowadays circumstances as any one-story home or ranch is also referred to as a rambler. When people talk about rambler houses they could very well be referring to ranch houses or single-story houses.
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What is the difference between a rancher and a rambler?
Are they two different styles or just the same? Let's find out. There is no competition as ranch-style homes and ramblers are just the same type of architectural style. Ranch-style homes (or ramblers if you want to keep it short) originated in the 1920s, a result of a mix between modern and American West styles.
What is the difference between a rambler and a bungalow?
Ranch Style Ranch homes, also known as "ramblers," tend to cover more space with a rectangular, elongated floor plan. Long hallways and rooms are set some distance from the living room; the ceilings tend to be higher and the windows are larger and more numerous than those of bungalows.
Is a rambler the same as a ranch house?
A rambler, also known as a ranch-style house, is a domestic architectural style that originated in the U.S. in the 1920s but was made most popular between the 1940s and 1970s. As a housing style, ramblers fuse modernist ideas with American West-period working ranches, resulting in an informal and casual living style.
Is a rambler a manufactured home?
Contact us today! Also known as prefabricated, prefab, or factory stick built homes. Also known as singlewide, doublewide, triplewide, sectionals or mobile homes. There are many styles to choose from such as; rambler, multi-level, cape cods, lofts, 2 story homes.
Do Ramblers have basements?
The houses have low-pitched roofs and extended eaves. They also usually have an attached garage and a large picture window facing the street. Many ranch homes (also called ramblers or California ranches) are built on a concrete slab, though some have a basement or crawl space.
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What is a one level rambler?
Ranch style homes are one story houses with an open and casual layout.
What is a California Rambler?
Ranch (also known as American ranch, California ranch, rambler, or rancher) is a domestic architectural style that originated in the United States. The style fused modernist ideas and styles with notions of the American Western period of wide open spaces to create a very informal and casual living style.
What does Rambler mean in British English?
(ræmbləʳ ) Word forms: plural ramblers. countable noun. A rambler is a person whose hobby is going on long walks in the countryside, often as part of an organized group. [British]
What is a house with no stairs called?
Flat roofs are often referred to as 'flat roofed homes'.
What is a one floor house called?
A Ranch-style house or Rambler is one-story, low to the ground, with a low-pitched roof, usually rectangular, L- or U-shaped with deep overhanging eaves Ranch styles include: California ranch: the "original" ranch style, developed in the United States in the early 20th century, before World War II.
What makes a house ranch style?
So, What Is a Ranch House? Traditional ranch style homes are single-story houses commonly built with an open-concept layout and a devoted patio space. Other common features of ranch style homes include sliding glass doors that open onto the patio or backyard, wide roof eaves, and an attached garage.
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import stenography

import unittest

class TestBitReader(unittest.TestCase):
    def test_bit_reader(self):
        bit_reader = stenography.BitReader("rasim.txt")
        bits = []
        while True:
            bit = bit_reader.read_bit()
            if bit == -1:
                break
            bits.append(bit)
            test_bits = "010100100110000101110011"
            test_bits = list(map(int, test_bits))
        self.assertListEqual(bits[:len(test_bits)], test_bits)
        ending_byte = list(map(int, "00100001"))
        self.assertListEqual(bits[-8:], ending_byte)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    unittest.main()

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"Gafsa Beach": Tunisia's mysterious new lake
Issued on: 31/07/2014 - 10:34 Modified: 31/07/2014 - 13:34
For the past three weeks, hundreds of swimmers have been flocking to a lake in the Gafsa region of southern Tunisia. But the sudden, mysterious appearance of this lake in a drought-hit area has raised concerns about both the origin and the quality of the water.
Locals discovered this mysterious lake alongside Om Larayes road, about 25 kilometres from Gafsa. Local authorities say the lake's total volume is about one million square metres spread over a surface of about one hectare. The lake's depth ranges from about 10 to 18 metres.
Last Monday, two weeks after the site was discovered, Gafsa's Office of Public Safety warned that the lake was dangerous and unfit for swimming.
When interviewed by FRANCE 24, Public Safety director Hatef Ouigi said this warning was a cautionary measure undertaken while teams of experts verified the water's quality. The results of the tests would determine any future action taken by the authorities.
Despite potential risks, locals crowded the banks of the lake last weekend, as evidenced by photos posted on Facebook.
Photos and videos were posted on the Facebook page "Lac de Gafsa".
"There's a real risk that the water is contaminated and carcinogenic"
Lakhdar Souid in a journalist from the Gafsa region. For the past few days, he has been conducting an investigation into the origin of the lake as well as the potential health risks for swimmers.
Local shepherds discovered this vast expanse of water about three weeks ago. News of the lake's appearance has spread like wildfire and now hundreds of people, eager to escape a heatwave, go there to swim. They have christened it "Gafsa Beach." Many people are calling the lake's appearance a miracle.
So far, local authorities have provided no explanation for the lake's sudden appearance. That's why I contacted a geologist working at Gafsa's college of science who had come up with a number of theories about the lake's origins, one being that seismic activity upset the water table, causing groundwater to rise to the surface.
For the time being, the origins of this lake remains a mystery, but our biggest concern right now is the quality of the water. This region is overflowing with large deposits of phosphate, which can leave behind radioactive residue [Editor's Note: The city of Gafsa is located in a valley in the eponymous mountain range. Phosphate mining is the region's main industry.]
So, there is a real risk that this water is contaminated and carcinogenic. On the first few days, the water was a clear, turquoise blue. Now, it is greenish and filled with algae, sure signs that the water is stagnant, which means it's a perfect breeding ground for parasites and disease.
Last Friday, despite the warnings issued by the Office of Public Safety, hundreds of swimmers came to the lake. The site is certainly stunning and there are many large rocks perfect for diving. So to truly dissuade people from coming, we'll need something more convincing than a little warning.
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Q: Python Logistic Regression Odds Ratio 0 or 1 Edit:
For which category, 0 or 1 does Python sklearn Logistic Regression by default provides the coefficient and thus the Odds Ratio.
I'm wondering for which category I'm getting my odds ratio in a logistic regression:
Odds ratio:
params = model.params
conf = model.conf_int()
conf['Odds Ratio'] = params
conf.columns = ['5%', '95%', 'Odds Ratio']
print(np.exp(conf))

So first of if 1 = Yes and 0 = No then:

5%
95%
Odds Ratio

const
2.497035
2.670068
2.582102

x1
1.110917
1.196509
1.152919

x2
1.185360
1.272626
1.228218

x3
2.424528
2.752994
2.583546

x4
1.067706
1.135763
1.101209

x5
1.259765
1.348388
1.303323

x6
7.104122
7.563664
7.330293

And the other way around, 0=yes, 1=no

5%
95%
Odds Ratio

const
0.376813
0.402834
0.389606

x1
0.828915
0.892628
0.860182

x2
0.782983
0.840419
0.811193

x3
0.374006
0.424037
0.398237

x4
0.872428
0.927973
0.899772

x5
0.739507
0.791352
0.764990

x6
7.096197
7.554404
7.321717

I'm thinking the odds are for =1, however at least one of the odds where Yes = 1 is not making sense to me based on some natural assumptions of the data, and all the odds ratios below where yes = 0, except the one that doesn't make sense above, also make little sense based on my assumptions of the data; but anyway I'd like some confirmation on the matter.

A: I think I finally found my answer:
"Because of the logit function, logistic regression coefficients represent the log odds that an observation is in the target class ("1") given the values of its X variables."

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Monday, Feb 28, 2011
* 2:07 pm - As you know by now, ICC Chairman Manny Flores was having big trouble with his nomination. He had opposition in the Senate because of past political differences and because of utility company opposition. He wasn't going to be confirmed.
So, as subscribers already know, Gov. Quinn decided to withdraw Flores' nomination and move him over to another job while giving the ICC chairmanship to IEPA Director Doug Scott. From a press release…
Today Governor Quinn named Doug Scott as chairman of the Illinois Commerce Commission (ICC) and Manuel "Manny" Flores as director of the Division of Banking of the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. Scott has served as director of the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) since 2005 and Flores has chaired the ICC since January 2010. Governor Quinn also named Andrew Ross as the state's chief operating officer and Lisa Bonnett as interim director of IEPA.
Lisa Bonnett will be the IEPA's interim director. She is currently the acting deputy director.
* Also today, Quinn filled chief of staff Jack Lavin's old job of chief operating officer…
Today Governor Quinn also named Andrew Ross as the state's chief operating officer. Ross, who for the last two years has served as a deputy chief of staff in the governor's office, will lead efforts to promote continued job growth in Illinois. He will manage efforts in the governor's office and across state government to keep and attract new companies, encourage expansion of the green economy, and spur entrepreneurship and innovation across Illinois. In his previous position, Ross worked on an incentive package to keep Navistar and 3,000 jobs in Illinois, aided implementation of the state's $31 billion capital program and helped overhaul the regulation of the Illinois cemetery industry following the tragedy at Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip.
* Meanwhile, the Atlantic has uncovered Chicago's best kept secret: The name behind the "fake" Mayor Emanuel Twitter account. It's Dan Sinker, the founder of Punk Planet and a journalism teacher at Columbia College…
As a professor, Sinker focuses on entrepreneurial journalism and independent media. A student in one of his classes described him as down-to-earth, knowledgeable, and interesting. She said he encouraged his students to build businesses around their work, helping underserved groups find places to congregate online. "He's DIY," she said and "big on building communities." Most importantly, in a journalism world drenched in negativity, she said Sinker inspired students because he's actually positive about the future of media. […]
"My wife has asked me,'Why did you actually start tweeting?' And for the life of me I can't remember," Sinker said. "I remember I was at home. I think everyone had gone to bed. And I remembered, 'Oh, I have that account. This might be kind of funny.'"
From the start, the account began to take off. After three tweets, Sinker himself retweeted a message and @MayorEmanuel had a few hundred followers in just a few hours. Within two days, it had 1,000 followers, largely on the quality of its industrial-strength swearing. "At the beginning, a lot of the mental amusement was putting two words together, one of them is profanity and maybe the other one is also profanity and it's kind of weird," he recalled.
But that started to change around Halloween, during a particularly excellent hallucination brought on my eating too much candy corn. "I started to think, I can really tell a story about this," Sinker said. "And Halloween probably also marks the beginning of the end of creative profanity."
The story about Fake Emanuel and Quaxelrod (the duck - you had to be there) floating on a Chicago River ice floe and bumping into Mayor Daley on his own ice floe is an all-time classic.
…Adding… From the Illinois GOP…
Illinois Republican Party Chairman Pat Brady [yesterday] called upon the Board of Directors of the Regional Transportation Authority to rescind the employment agreement of Speaker Mike Madigan's son-in-law, Jordan Matyas. Matyas, who is married to Madigan's daughter, was recently given a $130,000 per year lobbying position with the RTA.
"Whether the job offer was a peace-offering with the Speaker or an attempt to curry favor, it stinks and we need to stop running the State of Illinois like a banana republic," said Brady. "How about hiring an experienced Government Relations professional with a deep understanding of regional transportation issues instead of an individual whose only qualifications are family dinners at the Madigans and an occasional ride on Metra?"
* But Pat Durante, who's no Democratic lackey, disagrees with his GOP chairman…
But the senior Republican on the RTA Board, Addison Township GOP Committeeman Pat Durante, said it's Mr. Brady who needs to back off.
Mr. Durante noted that Mr. Matyas has worked as a Capitol lobbyist for several years, most recently with the Humane Society of the United States.
"His (Madigan) relationship shouldn't be held against him," said Mr. Durante, a longtime adviser to the late Congressman Henry Hyde. "I've been in politics a lot longer than Pat Brady. There are relatives who are qualified to hold a job, and this young man is one of them."
…Adding More… From the Emanuel campaign…
Now that the cat is out of the bag, the Mayor-elect will keep his commitment to donate $5,000 to the charity of Prof. Sinker's choice. Details to follow in the coming days.
Time to grow up?
* My syndicated newspaper column looks at Speaker Madigan's latest move…
After decades of dominating every tiny aspect of life in his legislative chamber, Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan now appears to want his members to grow up a little and do some things for themselves.
One of the first steps in that process to adulthood is handing more power to the House's five appropriations committees and the House Revenue Committee.
The appropriations committees have been toothless kittens for decades. They listen to a parade of agency directors outline their upcoming budget requests and press them about jobs for various constituencies, minority and otherwise. Occasionally, an appropriations chairperson will briefly have a seat at the bargaining table when the governor and the leaders sit down to talk turkey.
But, for the most part, they've been cut out of the process. That's especially been the case the past two years when the General Assembly has sent "lump sum" appropriations to the governor in order to avoid cuts.
But Illinois' new "Budgeting for Results" law has given Madigan an opportunity to hand off a bit of power to see how his members deal with it. The law requires that the state first determine how much revenue is available to spend before deciding how to spend it. Then, agencies have to come up with realistic benchmarks to prove that their programs are performing up to par.
So, Madigan has introduced a House resolution to establish how much cash will be available to the state from every possible revenue source. Determining the actual anticipated revenues will be the job of the House Revenue Committee, which will begin holding hearings on the matter this week.
Once the resolution is passed, each of the five appropriations committees will be given a spending limit. They will then decide how the state cash is divvied up agency by agency. If they exceed the limit, or discover they don't have enough money to go around, they'll have to make cuts.
To be sure, Madigan's staff will have a lot to do with this process. And dealing with how the Senate determines its own revenue and spending process hasn't yet been figured out. The two chambers could hold a conference committee (which we haven't seen in years), or the "budgeteers" (trusted appropriations lieutenants) could step in and negotiate, or Madigan and the other leaders could just take it from there.
But considering that more than half the chamber's members sit on the various House appropriations committees, it will, at the very least, be a needed eye-opening experience for these people, who so often have been shielded from making any hard choices.
Madigan, by the way, also has informed standing committee chairmen that they need to learn to say "No" a lot more often. Usually, the committees will approve legislation as a courtesy, or send bills to the floor even though the measures still may need a lot of work.
But Madigan reportedly is concerned about the large number of bills introduced this year and wants the chairmen to start weeding them out. In the past, Madigan has imposed limits to the number of bills his members could advance. Now, though, he wants members to try to take more responsibility for themselves.
To an outsider, this story probably looks pretty silly. Of course legislators should be more responsible. But those of us who've watched the House over the years know how much they've been spoiled by a leader who has taken it upon himself to do everything for them.
After the 2001 terrorist attacks, Illinois' revenue streams crashed with the economy. The General Assembly was faced with the prospect of approving a budget with less money than the year before. Madigan told Republican Gov. George Ryan and Republican Senate President Pate Philip that his chamber was full of people who wanted to keep spending freely. So, they devised a scheme to pass a bloated budget and then Ryan would either reduce or delete spending items. The House would vote to override the cuts, then the Senate would vote to accept and everybody would be happy.
Now, though, Madigan may be thinking of what might happen when he's not around to protect his members from reality. Nobody will ever again have the immense power and sway over the process that he's had.
The question, however, is: After three decades of pampering his mushrooms, how long will it take to move his members into adulthood?
* The Better Government Association took a look at some of the bills assigned to the House Agricultural Committee this year…
* concealed possession of hand guns,
* waiting periods for firearm purchases,
* changes to the criminal code for minors when handguns are involved,
* rules requiring women to have ultrasounds before having an abortion,
* required reporting of child abuse, and
* gaming.
That "gaming" bill involves horse racing, which is in Ag's natural domain.
* And then comes the editorializing…
But when bills are placed in committees that have nothing to do with their subject matter, the entire legislative process risks being subverted.
Pam Sutherland, head of policy for Planned Parenthood of Illinois pointed out that placing a bill about women's health into the Agriculture Committee is "like sending a hog-farming bill to the Public Health committee."
House members were chosen to sit on the Agriculture Committee because of their expertise and interest in agriculture. They do not have the subject matter expertise that allows them to make informed decisions on legislation unrelated to that topic.
House Speaker Michael Madigan knows how to play the game and is aware that bills with little chance of passing in the correct committee can sail through another committee simply because lawmakers don't know or care to ask the right questions.
Actually, a hog farming bill might very well have an impact on public health.
People aren't necessarily chosen for committee assignments based on their "expertise." If they were, the committee assignments would look a bit different than they do now. The sparsely populated Counties and Townships Committee would have a lot more members than it does, for instance.
* The truth is that the House Ag Committee has been the place to send more culturally conservative legislation for a while now so that the sponsors are assured that their legislation makes it to the floor. Madigan likes to make his members happy, and getting floor votes on bills is part of that process. This started with guns and went from there. Pro gun bills were sent to Ag. Gun control bills were sent to whatever committee had the most liberals on it.
The "child abuse" bill assigned to Ag requires people whose work encompasses "abortions, abortion counseling, abortion referrals, contraceptives, contraceptive counseling, sex education, or gynecological care and services" to report suspected child abuse. Hence, the assignment.
* Anyway, I've been thinking for a while that Ag's name should be changed to reflect its far more influential role in the process. So…
* The Question: What should be the House Agricultural Committee's more "appropriate" new name?
Snark is heavily encouraged, of course.
*** UPDATED x1 *** Somebody notify DCFS
* You gotta be kidding me. From a press release…
Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich will be the keynote speaker at a student political convention sponsored by the Junior State of America (JSA), the largest high school student-run organization in the country.
The two-day seminar in Chicago will host over 500 students from 13 states. JSA strives to invite speakers who have applied their interests in government, politics, and debate towards real-world success.
"As both a Chicagoland local and the most recognized politician of our generation, Mr. Blagojevich is ideal for this role," says Tony Castagnoli from JSA. "Students are excited to hear the former governor speak and we believe this will be our best convention ever."
"Real-world success?" Really? He succeeded at what? The guy is barred from running for state or local office for life. And the FBI surveillance tapes reveal a deeply cynical man who wanted to use his office to line his own pockets. Not to mention all the swear words. Yes, he's a fantastic role model for kids.
Sheesh.
* From the group's website…
The Junior Statesmen mission is to strengthen American democracy by educating and preparing high school students for life-long involvement and responsible leadership in a democratic society.
And Blagojevich can do that how, exactly? By showing them what they shouldn't do?
The mind reels at this one.
*** UPDATE *** The AP reached the group and asked what the heck they were doing…
JSA spokeswoman Lindsey Bowen says it's up to Blagojevich to decide the focus of the speech. But she adds students are sure to ask tough questions about the accusations that led to his impeachment.
Emanuel makes first post-election mistake
* Apparently, Judy Erwin didn't tell Team Emanuel that she'd just been busted for ethics violations and the Emanuel people didn't check. Oops…
A veteran politician Rahm Emanuel named to his mayoral transition team resigned her high-level state job last summer and paid a fine for conducting political business on state time, according to a newly filed ethics report.
Judy Erwin, a co-chair of Emanuel's mayoral campaign, said late Friday night that she would resign her new post on his transition team after the Tribune contacted her and the campaign. She said she hadn't informed Emanuel of the ethics violation.
Erwin, the former executive director of the Illinois Board of Higher Education, admitted using her office e-mail and phone while working on a campaign committee for presidential candidate Barack Obama, using staff resources to plan her trip to the 2008 Democratic National Convention and engaging in campaign fundraising activity while on the job, the state's Executive Ethics Commission ruled in a decision filed Feb. 16.
The ethics commission said she cooperated with the investigation by the executive inspector general, reimbursed the state, agreed to pay a $4,000 fine and promised to never work for the state again. She resigned Aug. 15.
In the filing, Erwin's explanation was that she "was not careful enough in separating her political work from her state responsibilities . . . and also that she had become accustomed to using administrative assistants in the private sector in a way that is not permitted in the public sector."
But the commission found it "particularly troubling" that Erwin had made a campaign contribution to a state representative who was chairman of a committee overseeing the Board of Higher Education's budget.
"This suggests that she was responding to a real or imagined pay-to-play incentive within state government," the commission wrote in its filing.
While there were clear violations in the ethics report, that campaign contribution amounted to just $125 to former Rep. David Miller. Not exactly a king's ransom.
* Roundup…
* Rahm Emanuel stops by luncheon honoring Justice Anne Burke
* GOP could increase members on City Council
* An election 'thank you,' stamped with an alderman's government letterhead
* Weis may be out as soon as Tuesday
* Weis would like to find a job in Chicago
* Rosenthal: My advice for Rahm Emanuel
* Emanuel Has a Tough Row to Hoe, but Far From an Impossible One
* Emanuel Spent $11M To Be Mayor
* Mitchell: How Rahm Emanuel won black voters
* Are stars aligning for Rahm's long-term plans?
Today's number: $122 million
* From a Tribune editorial urging Gov. Pat Quinn to sign the death penalty abolition bill that's sitting on his desk…
Taxpayers have spent more than $122 million in 10 years to send 15 new prisoners to death row, but the moratorium remains in place because the system can't be trusted. That's why lawmakers passed the bill that awaits Quinn's decision.
Legislative walkouts have a long - bipartisan - history in Indiana
* It turns out that walkouts have been a relatively common occurrence in the Indiana House for the past 16 years by both parties..
– In 1995, Democrats staged a two-week walkout during the 1995 session until Republican leaders withdrew a surprise proposal to redraw legislative districts for the 1996 elections and reduce the 100-member House by one Democratic seat. Democrats won back the House majority in the 1996 election as Democrat Frank O'Bannon was elected governor.
– In 2001, outnumbered Republicans holed up for two days, refusing to take the floor in protest of new legislative districts drawn by Democrats. But Bosma and Democratic leaders agreed to some minor changes that were just enough to break the impasse. Democrats kept their slim majority in the 2002 election.
– In 2004, Republicans blocked action for a week by staying off the floor because then-Speaker Bauer refused to let a proposed constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage even be debated. Republicans won a 52-48 majority in the 2004 election that also saw Daniels win the governor's office.
– In 2005, Democrats staged a one-day walkout that temporarily derailed a voter ID bill and other Daniels initiatives that later became law, leading to the governor lashing out at Bauer. Democrats regained House control in the 2006 election. [Emphasis added.]
* At least 70,000 protested at the Wisconsin Statehouse on Saturday, some Chicagoans rallied as well…
Union workers and supporters ignored wintry weather Saturday as they rallied downtown to protest efforts by Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker to strip most public employees in that state of their collective bargaining rights.
The rally came as one of the 14 runaway Wisconsin senators said in an appearance at Operation PUSH Headquarters on the South Side that she and the other Democratic legislators won't return home until the GOP governor agrees to negotiate on his plan to end collective bargaining for public workers.
"His agenda is wrong for Wisconsin, and we're standing our ground," Wisconsin State Sen. Lena Taylor said.
Organizers estimated about 2,000 people braved snow and cold winds to attend the rally outside the James R. Thompson Center. There were no arrests, police said.
Chicago police estimated the crowd at less than half that.
* ABC7…
* US Sen. Dick Durbin spoke at Saturday's Chicago rally. Watch…
* There was a Springfield demonstration as well, but I didn't see any SJ-R coverage on its website. The Quad City Times and the St. Louis Beacon did post stories, however…
Several hundred demonstrators representing Illinois unions and political action groups gathered in front of the Capitol in Springfield, Ill., Saturday to show support for public workers in Wisconsin.
* The fleeing Indiana legislators are still in Urbana with no plans to go home. And that's costing a local pizza franchise…
For a second straight day, a Papa John's pizza delivery man showed up with 20 pies that pranksters — not the Democrats — had ordered.
On Thursday, the Democrats each chipped in enough cash to buy the pizza anyway.
On Friday, Rep. Mara Candelaria Reardon, D-Munster, sent the delivery man away.
* Quinn hits GOP union 'crusade': "I think some of the animus against the unions, the public employee unions, is motivated by their political activities in the past, and I don't think that is right," Quinn told me. "I have had strong disagreements on policy with AFSCME. They did not support our public pension reform at all, nor did the teachers unions, both IEA and IFT, but we were able to get that done and signed into law and we worked with them on a variety of other issues. But clearly some of the other Republican governors are on an ideological crusade."
* Largest crowds since Vietnam War march in Wisconsin: A crowd estimated at more than 70,000 people on Saturday waved American flags, sang the national anthem and called for the defeat of a Wisconsin plan to curb public sector unions that has galvanized opposition from the American labor movement.
* 45 Tea Party protesters at IN Statehouse
* Photos of national protests
* VIDEO: Sen. Dick Durbin Addressing "Save The American Dream" Rally In Chicago
* VIDEO: Springfield labor rallies in support of WI public employees
* VIDEO: Roberta Lynch addresses protesters
* Springfield 2-26 American Dream rally news and pictures
* Union supporters rally in Carbondale
* Union battle in the Midwest a pull for political power: "It's very simple. Wealthy individuals and corporations can still give six-, seven-, eight-figure checks to all the candidates, state parties and causes they want to," said Michael Fraioli, a Democratic strategist who works closely with organized labor. "If you take away unions and their ability to organize … you cut at the heart of our financial support."
* Daniels Blasts Indiana Democrats For Legislating From Hot Tubs
* Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker rejects compromise on Meet the Press
* Wisconsin lawmakers' life on the lam
* Bernard Schoenburg: AWOL Wisconsin senators include former area resident
* In Indiana, Clues to Future of Wisconsin Labor
* Attack on the middle class?
Morning Shorts
* Cook County Board rolls back controversial sales tax increase
* Cook County Board marathon session on Preckwinkle budget
* Firm moving to take over Illinois Lottery despite court ruling
* FutureGen on the horizon once again: Four Illinois counties got the word in December that they made the cut for the FutureGen project.
* State budget shortfall hits Morton East day care center for students' kids: During the last two years, the Children's Center has cut 10 percent of its offerings, from bus service to snacks at holiday parties, administrators said. It expects to lose another $68,000 in state funding next school year and plans to eliminate weekly support groups, home visits and summer outings for teen parents, they said.
* Finke: In southern Illinois' Franklin County, Mary Ann Adams worked for the regional office of education. She decided she wanted a raise. She went to the then-Franklin Williamson regional superintendent, Barry Kohl, who agreed to the raise with the stipulation that Adams kick back half of it to him each month. The raise came in two paychecks in addition to Adams' regular paycheck. She'd cash one of the two pay raise checks and give the proceeds to Kohl. This went on for several years before she retired. Three years later, an auditor employed by the Teachers' Retirement System uncovered the deal. TRS said money involved in an illegal kick-back scheme doesn't count as salary for retirement benefits. Adams said she earned the money and should get a pension on it. She fought TRS's ruling. She lost an administrative review, in circuit court and most recently in an appeals court. All said she can't collect taxpayer-funded pension benefits for salary that was part of a kickback scheme. That will cost her $15,000 a year in pension benefits. She'll still get about $50,000.
* Charter schools spark emotions, debate at School Board meeting
* Schools chief says Illinois needs to consolidate districts
* Lawmakers, Superintendents Talk Illinois State Funding for Education
* 3rd Chicago airport no worry for B-N officials
* Champaign cuts back: Fewer firefighters ahead
* New bike study measures where rubber meets road
Protected: SUBSCRIBERS ONLY - Supplement to today's edition


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using namespace DWriteTextLayoutCloudFontImplementation;

using Windows::Graphics::Display::DisplayInformation;

namespace SDKTemplate
{
    [Windows::Foundation::Metadata::WebHostHidden]
    public ref class Scenario_Document2 sealed
    {
    public:
        Scenario_Document2();
        void HandleDpiChanged(DisplayInformation^ displayInformation);

    protected:
        virtual void OnNavigatedFrom(Windows::UI::Xaml::Navigation::NavigationEventArgs^ e) override;

    private:
        MainPage^                                       rootPage;
        TextLayout^                                     m_textLayout;
        TextLayoutImageSource^                          m_textLayoutImageSource;
        FontDownloadListener^                           m_fontDownloadListener;
        Windows::Foundation::EventRegistrationToken     m_eventToken;
        Windows::UI::Color                              m_textColor;
        Windows::UI::Color                              m_textBackgroundColor;
        Platform::String^                               m_downloadableFontName;
        bool                                            m_layoutUpdateInProgress = false;
        float                                           m_dpi = 96.0f;

        void TextLayoutFrame_SizeChanged(Platform::Object^ sender, Windows::UI::Xaml::SizeChangedEventArgs^ e);
        void FontDownloadListener_DownloadCompleted();
        void RequestTextLayoutUpdate();
        void UpdateTextLayout();
        void PresentTextLayout();
        void UpdateStatus();
        void OnVisibilityChanged(Platform::Object ^sender, Windows::UI::Core::VisibilityChangedEventArgs ^e);
    };
}


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extern "C" {
#endif

enum {
    AMD_gcn_shaderRevision = 2,
    AMD_gcn_shaderRevision_BitWidthPadding = 0x7fffffff
};

enum AMD_gcn_shaderInstructions {
    AMD_gcn_shaderCubeFaceIndexAMD = 1,
    AMD_gcn_shaderCubeFaceCoordAMD = 2,
    AMD_gcn_shaderTimeAMD = 3,
    AMD_gcn_shaderInstructionsMax = 0x7fffffff
};

#ifdef __cplusplus
}
#endif

#endif // SPIRV_UNIFIED1_AMD_gcn_shader_H_


NEW YORK (AP) — Jack in the Box is selling the Qdoba restaurant chain to private-equity firm Apollo Global Management for $305 million in cash.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Construction of new homes increased 3.3 percent in November — with the gain largely coming from single-family houses being built at the strongest pace in more than a decade.
MENLO PARK, Calif. (AP) — When Matt King first got on Facebook eight years ago, the blind engineer had to weigh whether it was worth spending an entire Saturday morning checking whether a friend of his was actually in his friend list. Such were the tools at the time for the visually impaired — almost nonexistent.
PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — It's no stretch to say that snow is the key to success for Jon Lillis.
The reigning world champion in aerials skiing is also a restaurant owner in Park City, and business at his hotpot eatery increases by more than 100 percent when nearby ski resorts are open.
WASHINGTON — The U.S. job market is benefiting from an unlikely source: Other countries.
WASHINGTON — Federal accident investigators on Tuesday began their final meeting to determine the probable cause of the sinking of the cargo ship El Faro, the worst maritime disaster for a U.S.-flagged vessel in decades, resulting in the deaths of 33 mariners.
WASHINGTON — Prices at the wholesale level rose 0.4 percent in November and 3.1 percent over the past year. It was the biggest annual jump in nearly six years and reflected a big spike in the price of gasoline and other energy products.
NEW YORK (AP) — Toymaker Mattel Inc. is warning that its holiday sales are being hurt by the struggles of some of its key brands and by retailers tightening their inventories.
Stockman Bank has announced a pair of promotions.
Davina Krebsbach has recently been promoted to personal banking officer for Stockman Bank Miles City, according to a bank news release. Her responsibilities include administering consumer loans and assisting with customers' accounts.
Cedar Speer has joined Stockman Bank as a compliance officer.


Vivien Atkinson was born in Melbourne, Australia and now lives in Wellington, New Zealand. She completed a BFA (Hons) at Massey University, Wellington, an MFA at RMIT in Melbourne, Australia and a BAPPA at Whitireia Polytechnic in Porirua, New Zealand. She is an active participant in TheSeeHere and TimRex and is a visual-arts fellow and part-time tutor (Contextual Studies) at Whitereia Polytechnic.


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smarthost:
driver = manualroute
domains = *
transport = remote_smtp
route_data = "relay.redstationmail.co.uk"

It fixed my problem to send out emails , but now i cannot receive any email!
This is error log for sending email to my server by yahoo :
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A: With current configuration you send all mail to smarthost, then it it's mail for your local domain then smarthost send it back to you, then you send to smarthost.... - you have mail routing loop for local mail.
You should change this smarthost router to:
smarthost:
  driver = manualroute
  domains = ! +local_domains
  transport = remote_smtp
  route_data = "relay.redstationmail.co.uk"

where local_domains is list of you local domains defined at the beginning of configuration like this:
domainlist local_domains=first.local.domain.com:second.local.domain.com


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> Helping Hand Appeal
> Our 2019 Helping Hand Appeal
Our 2019 Helping Hand Appeal
By Allison Hay
Smiles all round from Massa and her schoolfriends Pic: Chris Watt Photography
Thanks to our lovely readers we've raised over one million pounds for charity in the last 20 years through our Helping Hand appeals, most recently working with our charity partner Mary's Meals.
This year your donations will help feed hungry children in the world's most poverty-stricken areas by providing a meal at school, allowing not only much needed nutrition but giving each child a reason to continue their education.
Joanna Moorhead travelled to Liberia, to find out how your donations to Mary's Meals are helping vulnerable children…
I'm here on behalf of My Weekly readers who have been stalwart suppporters of the work of the Helping Hand appeal for Mary's Meals over many years, to report from the African frontline on the difference the charity is making – and how much more needs to be done.
Liberia, a country racked by civil war for more than 30 years before 2003, is one of the poorest nations on earth, and hungry children being raised in impoverished families aren't the exception – they're the rule.
Two hours of chores before school
It's not quite dawn, but eight-year-old Massa is already up and about. For the next two hours, before she sets off for school, she'll help her parents by collecting firewood from the woods, fetching water from the village well, and sweeping the porch, moving aside the two battered plastic chairs that are her home's only furniture.
By the time I arrive at the shack where she lives, in a tiny village called Domagbamatma (population 63) in Bomi County, Liberia, Massa is already washing some pots in a large metal bowl.
Washing the dishes before school Pic: Chris Watt Photography
As Massa disappears inside to put on her uniform – somehow, however basic their living space, Liberian kids always manage to look pristine for school – I'm struck by the similarities, and the differences, between school for her, and for my own daughter in the UK.
Like Massa, my Catriona will be getting ready to set off right now (Liberia is just an hour behind UK time). Like Massa, she'll be packing her school bag with exercise books and pens for the day ahead.
Like Catriona, Massa is keen on her learning, and anxious to do well; like her, she's excited about the possibilities that learning brings.
But there the similarities end. Because while Catriona is headed – by train – to a well-resourced school with spacious classrooms, a playground, a library and specialist teachers, Massa is setting off, on a 40-minute walk, to a clutch of tumbledown concrete classrooms. There, children will be jammed into battered Victorian-style desks, and will learn to read by rote from the blackboard.
Vorkor Public School has no textbooks, no reading books, no play area, and no assembly hall. The walls, which in a British school would be covered with interesting art and projects, are thin sheets of peeling paint.
In front of the classrooms is scrubland of red-brown earth with rubbish piled up at one side. Round the back is the most basic of latrines.
One important similarity…
There is, though, one important similarity between Catriona's school and Massa's.
Photographer Chris Watt and I join Massa on her walk to school. As we turn up the path towards the classrooms, we can see smoke curling from an open-sided structure, with a corrugated iron roof held up with wooden poles, adjacent to the buildings.
This is the school kitchen, and a huge tub of water is already beginning to simmer. Into it, volunteer cooks Jenner Sarh and Hawa Morris will soon be pouring the beans and rice that will form the basis of today's lunch.
And in a couple of hours' time, the 136 pupils of Vorkor School will line up with the bowls they've brought in their school bags, for their meal.
School dinners are an important part of life in any school, but at schools like Vorkor they're critical
English, maths and science matter, but eating matters more than anything. And in a country like Liberia, many families can't afford to give their kids a balanced diet.
Massa's pa, as she calls him, Abu, has already told us that when we met him first thing at the family home. He and his wife Marma have five children, and they eke out a living from the land around their shack.
If there isn't enough food, it makes no sense for the children to go to school. Hungry, they learn nothing. And what's more, they need to forage for food to survive.
If food is provided, everything changes
But if food is provided at school, as it is at Vorkor, thanks to Mary's Meals – everything changes.
School principal, Mr Sando, tells me:
Many of the families whose children come to this school are struggling to feed their children
"If parents know the children will get a good meal in school, they make sure they get here. And when their stomachs are full, they can pay attention to their lessons, and learn."
From the classroom next door comes the sound of Massa and her friends chanting the words on the blackboard, as they do some reading. Most, like Massa, have had no food yet today – but we can already smell the cooking beans and rice.
When the bell rings for mealtime, it's clear its peals signal a lot more than a school meal. They spell hope, for Massa and all her friends. Food will keep her coming to school, and school has the power to transform her future.
"She's a very promising pupil," says Mr Sando. "She just has to keep on coming to class and learning. And thanks to Mary's Meals she will do that."
Our Helping Hand Appeal 2019
Through the support of our readers we are delighted once again to be helping Mary's Meals maintain and expand their feeding programme around the world. A donation of just £13.90 will feed a child for a whole school year.
To make a donation send a cheque or postal order to My Weekly Helping Hand Appeal, 2 Albert Square, Dundee DD1 1DD. Or you can donate in other ways: Freephone 0800 698 1212 or visit www.marysmeals.org.uk.
Allison Hay
I joined the My Weekly team ten years ago, and I love the variety of topics we cover both online and in the magazine. I manage the digital content for the brand, sharing features and information on the website, social media and in our digital newsletters. I also work for Your Best Ever Christmas - perfect as it's my favourite time of year!
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