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Jim Parsons on Coming Out and Life After 'The Big Bang Theory'
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Published 8:00 am CDT, Wednesday, June 19, 2019
Jim Parsons shares his story on coming out and his life after the "Big Bang Theory."
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Jim Parsons just stepped away from a 12-year commitment — and is preparing to step into a new yet familiar role. After four Emmys and untold numbers of physics-inflected jokes on "The Big Bang Theory," Parsons is reprising a part he played on Broadway in 2018. A Netflix adaptation of the drama "The Boys in the Band," to be executive produced by Ryan Murphy, is slated to start filming in July. It's a role that comes with some complications for an actor who only just moved from the "Big Bang" home base in Los Angeles to New York.
"No matter how successful you are," Parsons says, "even if you're a huge success in movies, you don't get to check into the same parking space for 12 years. This is not how someone in a creative profession normally gets to behave. Most human beings crave that structure, so I can see how it causes some hurricanes in the heart.
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Parsons' tenure on "Big Bang Theory," which wrapped in May, brought him into the national consciousness, and provided ample time to build out a character legions of fans will continue watching in the spinoff "Young Sheldon." "I played the s— out of that character, and some people could have done it longer probably — I don't mean our show, but this relationship with the character," says Parsons, who is 46. "But I feel like we really wrung that material for what it was."
It also brought, in the off-season, creative opportunities like "Boys in the Band," about a group of gay men coming together for a night of embittered camaraderie, fighting against a society that doesn't want them. Parsons' character, he says, is "swimming as fast as he can to keep above the waters of his own tortured psyche and his own feelings of hating himself. But he doesn't succeed — nobody would for very long."
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Parsons has witnessed the speed of social change both in his work and in his life. In his youth, he says, "the sight of pride parades frightened me, because I knew that there were plenty of people around me — whether they were in my life or I just was aware of them — that derided this show of pride." Later, as an actor trying to make it in New York, "my only feelings were, I'm going to avoid that area of town because I don't like crowds."
The actor, who graduated from the University of Houston after growing up in the suburbs of that city, came out to his family after meeting his now-husband, Todd Spiewak. "No offense to the lovely men I dated before Todd, but somewhere deep inside, I immediately knew that there was no choice left but to deal with this, because to not let them in on this person I had met was to officially start putting up these lifelong barriers." He came out publicly in 2012, a year after performing in the Broadway revival of canonical gay play "The Normal Heart," in a manner that made waves for quite how amiably low-key it was: an offhand disclosure in The New York Times.
Which is not to say that Parsons feels low-key about pride, or his own pride, nowadays. "Once it was out in the public, I was like, 'Well, f— you! If you still have a problem with gay people, you directly have a problem with me. Being a full-fledged member of it and claiming it, there was just an elation there, and there still is! I still feel it. It's a huge relief, and it's also really nice to sometimes be able to feel righteous anger."
His work after "Big Bang Theory" expresses both sides of that equation. "The Boys in the Band," with its savage insults deployed by individuals irreparably damaged by society's unkindness, provides the rage. And "Special," a short form Netflix series that Parsons executive produces with Spiewak, makes for the giddy joy. Written by Ryan O'Connell, the show made headlines for depicting the life of a gay man with cerebral palsy, but delivers perhaps its greatest impact through comic frankness about dating. Parsons is well aware of the advance in representation "Special" is, but he comes at the project from a different angle. Spiewak had discovered O'Connell's writing, and Parsons leveraged his producing power at Warner Bros.' digital producing arm to find it a home. "He felt like my kind of people," Parsons says. "There are a lot of life experiences that he and I do not have in common, and we don't see things the same way. But there's something we have in common at a deeper level."
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FASB Flash Report: Fair Value Measurement – Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictio
FASB Flash Report: Fair Value Measurement – Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions
The FASB issued ASU 2022-03[1] ("Update") to clarify that a contractual restriction on the sale of an equity security is not considered part of the unit of account of the equity security and, therefore, is not considered in measuring the fair value of the equity security in accordance with ASC 820. The Update also introduces new disclosure requirements for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value in accordance with ASC 820. The amendments in the Update will have a direct effect on the determination of net asset values reported by investment companies under ASC 946.
The Update is available here and is effective for public business entities for fiscal years starting after December 15, 2023, and all other entities have an additional year. Early adoption is permitted for all entities.
ASC 820 provides guidance on fair value measurement of an asset or a liability and states that an entity should consider the characteristics of the asset or liability, including restrictions on the sale of the asset or liability, if a market participant also would take those characteristics into account. Key to that determination is the unit of account for the asset or liability being measured at fair value. While the unit of account is generally determined by the other relevant GAAP that requires or permits fair value measurement, in certain instances the unit of account is determined by ASC 820.
The existing guidance in ASC 820 includes conflicting guidance on what the unit of account is when measuring the fair value of an equity security, which has resulted in diversity in practice in applying the principles of fair value measurement. Certain paragraphs of ASC 820 indicate that the unit of account is an individual equity security exclusive of the contractual sale restriction and, therefore, the contractual sale restriction is specific to the entity holding the security. This indicates that adjusting the fair value of an equity security to reflect the effect of a separate contractual restriction is inappropriate. In contrast, an example in ASC 820 that addresses the effects of a sale restriction on an equity security indicates that a contractual sale restriction should be considered a characteristic of that equity security and, therefore, included within the unit of account. This indicates that the fair value of the unit of account should be adjusted to reflect the effect of a contractual sale restriction.
The Update clarifies the guidance in ASC 820 to resolve the diversity in practice.
Main Provisions
The Update provides that in applying the fair value measurement guidance in ASC 820 to an equity security subject to a contractual restriction that prohibits the sale of the equity security:
An entity should measure that equity security at fair value on the basis of the price in the principal (or most advantageous) market on the measurement date.
The contractual sale restriction does not change the market in which that equity security would be sold.
The Update describes that a contractual sale restriction on an equity security could be imposed by any of the following:
Underwriter lock-up agreements, which are typically executed in conjunction with an initial or secondary public offering to prohibit the sale of equity securities owned by certain investors for a specified period.
Contractual arrangements in capital-raising transactions that do not involve an underwritten offering, generally referred to as lock-up agreements or market standoff agreements.
Separate agreement between certain shareholders, for example, in private placements, private investments in public equity, or a de-SPAC transaction[2].
Further, the amendments in this Update are not limited only to equity securities with active markets (that is, Level 1 equity securities).
The Update provides that the unit of account when measuring the fair value of an equity security is the individual equity security. A contractual sale restriction in an equity security is a characteristic of the reporting entity holding the equity security rather than a characteristic of the asset. Incorporating the effects of a contractual sale restriction (that is, applying a discount to the price of an identical equity security that is not subject to a contractual sale restriction) is not consistent with the unit of account. Therefore, the contractual sale restriction is not considered in measuring the fair value of an equity security, nor is it separately recognized or measured as its own unit of account. On the contrary, when a restriction is included within the unit of account of the asset, the restriction is a characteristic of the asset and is considered in measuring the fair value of the asset.
The Update amends Example 6 in ASC 820 (ASC 820-10-55-51 through 55-52A) to illustrate the application of the new guidance and that the effect on the fair value measurement arising from a restriction on the sale or use of an equity security (asset) by a reporting entity will differ depending on whether the restriction would be taken into account by market participants when pricing the asset.
Case A: Restriction Taken into Account
In Case A of Example 6, a company issues certain shares through a sale on a national securities exchange or an OTC market[3], as well as through a private placement transaction. The shares issued through the private placement are not registered and are legally restricted from being sold on a national securities exchange or an OTC market until the shares are registered or the conditions necessary for an exemption from registration have been met. Therefore, a market participant would sell the private placement shares in a different market than the market used for the registered shares on the measurement date.
In this case, the restriction is included within the unit of account of the equity security, and a market participant would consider the inability to resell the security on a national securities exchange or an OTC market when pricing the equity security. Therefore, a reporting entity that holds the shares acquired through a private placement will consider that restriction a characteristic of the asset.
Accordingly, the entity will measure the fair value of the equity security on the basis of the market price of the similar unrestricted equity security adjusted to reflect the effect of the restriction.
Case B: Restriction Not Taken into Account
Consider the same facts in Case A except that, in this case, a reporting entity holds the shares that are eligible for sale on a national securities exchange or an OTC market (rather than the private placement shares as in Case A). Separately, the entity enters into a contractual arrangement in which it agrees not to sell the shares it holds for a certain time period. That contractual arrangement imposing the sale restriction is separate from the legal documents that establish the rights and obligations of all holders of the particular class of shares the entity holds.
In this case, the restriction is not included in the unit of account (the equity security) and therefore is not a characteristic of the asset (the equity security). The equity security subject to the contractual sale restriction is identical to an equity security that is not subject to a contractual sale restriction. Therefore, the fair value of the equity security is measured on the basis of the market price of the same equity security without the contractual sale restriction and should not be adjusted to reflect the reporting entity's inability to sell the equity security on the measurement date.
The Update does not change the principles of fair value measurement in ASC 820. Additionally, the FASB noted that it does not intend for the Update to change the guidance on the recognition and measurement of contractual arrangements accounted for under other areas of GAAP as a separate unit of account[4].
BDO Observation
Pursuant to the existing guidance in ASC 820-10-55-52, many investment companies[5] treat the contractual restriction as an attribute of the equity security and therefore measure the fair value of the equity security that is subject to a contractual resale on the basis of the market price of the similar unrestricted equity security adjusted for a discount to reflect the effect of the restriction. The amendments in this Update will change current practice and thus will impact the net asset value (NAV)[6] of investment companies and the determination of asset-based fees (e.g., management fees) charged by fund managers.
The Update requires the following additional disclosures for equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that are measured at fair value in accordance with ASC 820:
The fair value reflected in the balance sheet.
The nature and remaining duration of the restrictions.
The circumstances that could cause a lapse in the restrictions.
Entities are required to consider the existing guidance in ASC 820-10-50-1D when disclosing the above information, including how much aggregation or disaggregation to undertake when disclosing that information. Equity securities restricted from sale because they are pledged as collateral and included in other disclosures required by other GAAP should not be included in the new disclosures.
Effective Dates and Transition
The Update is effective for public business entities for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2023, and interim periods within those fiscal years. For all other entities, the amendments are effective for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2024, and interim periods within those fiscal years. Early adoption is permitted for both interim and annual financial statements that have not yet been issued or made available for issuance.
The Update will be applied using the following transition methods:
Transition Method
All entities except investment companies under ASC 946
Prospective to all equity securities. Any resulting adjustments are recognized in current period earnings at the date of adoption.
Entities that qualify as investment companies under ASC 946
Prospective to equity securities that are executed or modified on or after the date of adoption. Any equity securities subject to contractual sale restrictions that were executed prior to the adoption date will continue to be accounted for under the accounting policy applied prior to the adoption date until the contractual restrictions expire or are modified (that is, if an investment company was incorporating the effects of the restriction in the measurement of fair value, it would continue to do so for existing investments).
[1] Fair Value Measurement (ASC 820): Fair Value Measurement of Equity Securities Subject to Contractual Sale Restrictions.
[2] A business combination involving a special-purpose acquisition company (SPAC).
[3] Over-the-Counter market.
[4] Basis for Conclusions (BC16) of the Update.
[5] That is, entities that qualify as investment companies under ASC 946.
[6] The NAV is the price at which investment companies commonly transact with their investors.
Article July 27, 2022
Comment Letter
BDO Comment Letter - Leases - Common Control Arrangements
BDO supports the Board's proposal to allow private entities to use the written terms and conditions of a common control arrangement to determine whether a lease exists, but requests certain clarifications.
BDO Comment Letter - FASB Concepts Statement No. 8, Conceptual Framework for Financial Reporting, Chapter 2 The Reporting Entity
BDO supports incorporation of a chapter that describes a reporting entity into the Conceptual Framework but recommends certain changes.
Understanding the Personal Property Requirements: PIH Notice 2022-37
PIH Notice 2022-37 provides guidance on compliance requirements, per 2 CFR 200, for two components of Personal Property: Equipment and Supplies.


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Рафаэль Сан-Андре (; род. 11 мая 1971 года) — французский регбист и регбийный тренер, выступавший на позиции центрового и винга.

Карьера
Брат игрока сборной Франции, ныне главного тренера клуба «Монпелье» Филиппа Сан-Андре.

С 1990 года сыграл 144 матча за «Клермон Овернь». В 1994 году стал серебряным призёром чемпионата Франции и кубка Челлендж Ив дю Мануар. По предложению брата в 1996 году переехал в «Глостер», но не закрепился в составе и через год вернулся во Францию, в «Лион». Но после одного сезона перешёл в клуб первого дивизиона «Лонс». В 1999 году завершил игровую карьеру. Играл за разные национальные сборные Франции — вторую, юниорскую, студенческую, военную.

С 2001 года на тренерской работе, входит в наивысшую тренерскую категорию. Комментирует регбийные матчи на телеканале Canal+, владеет двумя ресторанами. В 2012-14 годах тренировал венгерскую сборную. В 2014 году возглавил тренерский штаб российской сборной, однако с ней не квалифицировался на чемпионат мира 2015 года. В июле 2015 года вернулся во Францию, в «Дакс», выступающий в Про Д2.

Проработав с командой три года, покинул клуб и стал управлять баром-рестораном на курорте Капбретон.

Примечания

Ссылки

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Регбисты Франции
Игроки РК «Клермон Овернь»
Игроки РК «Глостер»
Игроки РК «Лион»
Регбийные тренеры Франции
Тренеры сборной России по регби
Тренеры сборной Венгрии по регби
Тренеры РК «Дакс»

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Depending on the occupational safety and health hazards encountered while performing assigned job tasks, your employer may require you to use properly fitting personal protective equipment (PPE) to avoid injuries and illnesses.
Each of the above are designed to provide a certain level of protection if used and cared for as intended by the manufacturer. One of the factors which helps maintain the level of protection is that the device is kept in a clean and sanitary manner. Usually, unless otherwise directed by the manufacturer, this entails washing the components of the device in warm water with a mild detergent on a regular basis (daily, weekly, monthly as conditions warrant).
If the safety device is shared by more than one person, it must be cleaned and sanitized after each use.
Cleaning and sanitizing will do no good, however, if the device is not properly stored in-between uses. For instance, safety glasses or face shields which are left out in the open in a dusty or otherwise contaminated environment will become dirty and may compound an injury rather than prevent it (dust falls into eyes from unclean safety glasses). Or a respirator fitted with an organic cartridge, left out on a work bench, will become ineffective as the cartridge absorbs contaminants from the atmosphere.
Most of the devices noted above can be safely stored in reclosable plastic bags, clean cans with lids or storage cupboards with tight-fitting doors.
Personal protective equipment should be inspected frequently and any defective parts or devices immediately removed from service until repaired and in good operating condition.


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RadioShack still pushing to auction customer personal data
By Joel Hruska on April 14, 2015 at 3:04 pm
When RadioShack entered bankruptcy, it announced plans to liquidate an estimated 1,700 stores, of the more than 4,200 that it owned. The chain had been troubled for years, and onerous debt conditions and creditor-driven restrictions prevented it from fully reorganizing itself or closing more than 200 stores per year. As part of its bankruptcy plan, RadioShack plans to sell the consumer databases it gathered during its years of operation — and while it initially withdrew those assets from sale after an outcry, it's apparently going to offer them up again.
The case is somewhat complicated, because not all of RadioShack's assets are being sold. The company has entered an agreement with Sprint to keep an estimated 1,435 RadioShack locations open as a co-branded business with Sprint. Other smartphone brands sold will be Boost Mobile and Virgin Mobile, and Sprint's branding will be larger and more prominent than RadioShack's own. The consumer database is not included in this sale, apparently. Instead, RadioShack wants permission to sell that information separately. An estimated 67 million people are included in the database.
RadioShack has asked the bankruptcy court to approve a second sale of company assets, including its customer databases, while Texas is leading a push from 25 states to ban or restrict the sales of Personally Identifiable Information (PII). The judge had previously appointed a privacy ombudsman, whom RadioShack has said it will continue working with.
The intentional privacy gap
This case is a window into the enormous gap between how companies treat customer data and how citizens think companies treat customer data. When a corporation — and to be fair, this is scarcely unique to RadioShack — asks for your personal information, whether it's for a single purchase or a corporate discount card, that information gets packaged up and tracked. If you buy from a national chain, the company can track your purchases across the country if it chooses — and thereby determine, for example, that you tend to visit Tucson over Christmas, most likely live in San Francisco, but take a trip to Kentucky every 4th of July. If that trip to KY coincides with the purchase of some over-the-counter antihistamines, then your national drug chain now knows you suffer from the kinds of hay fever common in the Midwest, but less prevalent on the West Coast.
Does Kroger, or CVS, or Radio Shack care about what you buy as such? No. The computer programs that scan and correlate this information don't objectively care if you're purchasing condoms or candy. They aren't designed to make moral judgments. What they can do is monitor buying patterns, match them against predefined categories, and make predictions about the kinds of products you're likely to buy in the future. Emailed and snail mail ads can be tailored to match your preferences. This approach has backfired before — in one memorable case, Target accidentally informed a girl's family that she was pregnant before she did, based on shifts in her buying behavior.
Most consumers aren't aware that by swiping a discount card, they're agreeing to be tracked in such a manner, but some certainly are. Even in such cases, would you be okay with the fact that RadioShack and other companies can sell this information to the highest bidder at auction? The company that buys the database won't be bound by any particular agreement on what to do with it, unless the states opposed to the sale are able to require such a condition.
Unless the courts say otherwise, signing up for a discount card or joining a customer awards program for one company is apparently the same as giving permission for that data to be sold to any other company. If RadioShack can sell its customer database as an asset in a bankruptcy filing, why shouldn't a still-viable company be allowed to sell its database to remain solvent before filing for bankruptcy in the first place?
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A Gentle Tailor's Devotion Shines a Light on Leadership
Life's Leadership Moments
Akiva Herzfeld is an alumnus of Wexner Graduate Fellowship Class XVI and and a graduate of YCT Rabbinical School. He is the rabbi of Congregation Shaarey Tphiloh in Portland, Maine, rabbiherzfeld@gmail.com
When the angel of death came to take away the life of Shloime Feivel ben Rav Moishe Ahrun, Sid Levine, Sid fought him off with a smile, a few old Jewish jokes, and with a needle and thread. Sid was a Mainer. Like his father, he worked as a tailor in the old port of Portland, Maine. He collected jokes, and spoke some Yiddish and Gaelic to get along with his Jewish and Irish clientele. He knew how to patch a garment, and also how to extend his colored quilt of life for extra time, an extra year, a few months, weeks, and a few more days.
Except for a few caring cousins, he was the only immediate family left for his older sister, Bettina Levine, 93 years old. We needed Sid for our minyan at shul. He was our tenth man. Sid was the first to arrive, and always dependable. He would walk in exactly a half hour early, telling jokes and sharing stories until start time.
When Sid had only a few hours left to live, I went to visit him in his apartment. We sat on his couch, and on his color television set from the 1960s there was a football game playing. It was the playoffs, Ravens vs. the Chiefs.
"Rabbi" he said to me, "it's time to punt." It was first down in the game. "What do you mean?" I asked. "Nothing works. I can't move," Sid said. "It's time to give the ball to someone else. See what they can do with it."
I thought then and now that this was a powerful metaphor. I value this idea of grabbing the ball and living life as a ball carrier, with a great sense of responsibility and duty. The idea that punting can be seen as a form of sharing the ball, rather than giving up, I think is an artful and beautiful description of that play.
I don't think anyone told Sid that he was the ball carrier. He was just one of the minyan men, but he imagined himself as carrying the ball, and ran with it. When he was stopped from moving forward any further, Sid shared his sense of duty and responsibility with others.
In his final act of punting, Sid taught me that the leaders of our community may be carrying the ball, even when they don't have a title to it. The quiet devotion to Jewish life, exemplified by Sid, living quietly with humility and a powerful sense of duty, is an act of leadership that inspires me in ways that leaders with big names and grand titles do not.


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Winston Peters Praised For Courageous Tobacco Tax Stance
By: Taxpayers' Union
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is praising New Zealand First Leader Winston Peters for his announcement of a policy to cut excise tax on tobacco.
Union spokesman Louis Houlbrooke says, "Tobacco tax is truly nasty – it disproportionately hits the poor, it takes food off the table, and it's fuelling dairy robberies and an illicit market."
"Despite smokers contributing far more in tax revenue than they cost the health system, politicians tend to scapegoat them as cash cows. The public doesn't show much sympathy for smokers, so it's risky for a politician to go to bat for them. We're impressed with Winston Peters' courageous stance."
"If the next government cut tobacco tax, the revenue loss may be less than expected. That's because under current tax settings, international criminal operations are making a killing illegally importing cigarettes, evading tax, and undercutting legitimate retailers. Recent busts from Customs indicate organised criminals evade up to $3 million in tax in a single shipment – and most aren't caught."
"A lower tobacco tax rate, in conjunction with better enforcement at the border, would see a greater proportion of smokers obtain their cigarettes legitimately, restoring lost excise revenue."
"One small aspect of New Zealand First's policy appears to be misguided: there is no need for a subsidy or special tax treatment for cigarette alternatives. Vaping products are already far cheaper than cigarettes. The real barrier to smokers making the transition is the incoming regulation that will limit the availability of flavoured vaping products and restrict the ability of businesses to advertise these products to smokers."
Taxpayers' Union
New Zealand's grassroots campaign for lower taxes and less government waste
The New Zealand Taxpayers' Union is an independent activist group, dedicated to being the voice for Kiwi taxpayers in the corridors of power. It's here to fight government waste and make sure New Zealanders get value for money from their tax dollar. New Zealanders are invited to join and donate at http://taxpayers.org.nz
Contact New Zealand Taxpayers' Union
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Q: Logarithmic y with geom_smooth This question is similar to this one: Use geom_smooth with transformed y
In fact, it's the same one, it's just that the solution provided there no longer works.
What I want to do is plot a geom_smooth that has log(y) on the y side of the formula. If done directly in the formula argument, it gives a strange result. So, I will use the same example used in the question that I mentioned:
#This works:
 myplot <- qplot(speed, dist, data=cars)
(myplot + geom_smooth(method="lm", formula=y~log(x)))

#does not work
(myplot + geom_smooth(method="lm", formula=log(y)~x))

#no longer works:
(myplot + geom_smooth(method = "glm", formula = y~x,
                  family = gaussian(link = 'log')))

What I am after is a line like this:
myplot + geom_line(aes(x=speed, y=exp(predict(lm(log(dist)~speed)))))

A: Yes, you're right, it seems the necessary syntax has changed a bit:
(myplot + geom_smooth(method = "glm", formula = y~x,
                      method.args = list(family = gaussian(link = 'log'))))

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it would appear that the First Vision account as we have come to know it, was virtually unheard of for the first decade of the Church's existence. What we now regard as pivotal to our claim to divine mandate was absent for the first members. Leaving many questions over what those founding Mormons actually believed about the nature of the Godhead, and what caused them to join the church?
What is now seen as the inaugurating event of the restoration and an essential narrative tool for conversion was, during Joseph Smith's lifetime, not widely known. It wasn't a feature of people's conversions or testimonies, nor was it mentioned in missionaries' lessons. I think there are a couple of factors that help explain this.
First, Joseph Smith didn't treat that vision as evidence of his divine calling for many years. It wasn't until 1838 that he wrote an "official" version intended for imminent publication, and it was a while yet before it was published. I think by the end of his life he had an idea of its usefulness in telling the story of the restoration (including it in the Wentworth Letter, for instance), and only then because the time had come to ask questions such as 'how did we get here?' Before then, the Book of Mormon and the revelations he had received (including "The Vision" now found in D&C 76) served as evidence of his calling and tools of conversion.
Another factor is a major shift in how we understand and experience revelation. Today, great visions such as Joseph's are sparsely distributed, seen as special and out-of-the-norm rather than expected, and those who seek and pursue them are met with warnings and cautions rather than encouragements. As such, we treasure accounts of others' visions (particularly "official" ones like the first vision), and use them to satisfy our desire for the divine. In that spirit, Elder Neal A. Maxwell called the body of written revealed texts given to us by Joseph Smith a "resplendent revelatory banquet". We are still ever encouraged to seek personal revelation, but almost always coupled reminders about our limited stewardship and warnings not to expect visions and visitations but to content ourselves with a lifetime of "the still small voice"—and that only in the form of feelings rather than the voice speaking words described in the scriptures.
Could we read and comprehend all that has been written from the days of Adam on the relations of man to God & angels. and the spirits of just men in a future state. we should know very little about it.
¶ St [Peter] exhorts us to make our Calling & Election shure. This is that sealing power spoken of by Paul in other places (See Eph I. 13.14. …) That we may be sealed up unto the day of redemption, this principle ought. (in its proper place) to be taught, for God hath not revealed any thing to Joseph, but what he will make known unto the Twelve & even the least Saint may know all things as fast as he is able to–bear them. for the day must come when no man need say to his neighbor know ye the Lord for all shall know him (who Remain) from the least to the greatest, How is this to be done? It is to be done by this sealing power & the other comforter spoken of which will be manifest by Revelation.
For Joseph, the evidence of the truth of the gospel should be in each saint receiving these things for himself and herself. The visions and revelations of others are helps along that path, but they do not grant us saving knowledge of God; That comes only by personal experience.. I believe that is one reason why he was content to record very little of his own visions, explicitly stating that he could not and would not record everything that he saw and heard if he recorded the vision at all.
Our general fixation on the details of others' visions is evidence of a great theological shift from Joseph Smith to now.
…then I would say bad. What was true in Joseph's day is still true today. If Joseph's teachings about revelation, which suffused his entire message and mission, are no longer true, then they were wrong as well when he first taught them.
Downplaying the importance of visions is only possible among a people who mostly fail to qualify for them. It is unthinkable in their minds that they could be wrong, therefore they ignore the parts of the gospel that would convict them. Hence Laman and Lemuel, sympathetic to the dominant religion of Jerusalem, could ridicule Lehi for being "a visionary man." If someone claims to be doing the things in the bulleted list above but has not found the heavens opening to them, either they or God is a liar.


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Fears Of 'Brexit' Decrease On The Market
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Fears of Brexit decrease on the market
The discussion over the UK referendum continues to dominate conversation despite reduced "Brexit" fears on the financial markets. Following US President Obama's clear support for the UK to remain part of the EU, the probability of an exit has decreased meaningfully as reflected in certain polls. In general, online markets and bookmakers have seen the likelihood of an exit fall from 34% to 28%, while traditional polls, reporting a very close race, have calculated only a marginal fall as a result of these comments. It this clear that discrepancies in polls and questionable credibility (especially as a result of the Scottish referendum polling fiasco) are generating uncertainty. From a market standpoint, worries over an exit seem to have been reduced.
The sterling has paused around a 3-month high at 1.4650, against USD and EUR bullish momentum, GBP 1 month implied volatility has fallen significantly, while GBP/USD 25d risk reversals have recovered from lows. Yet, GBP IMM speculative positions remain short. With the UK conducting mayoral and regional elections this week the debate over Brexit will undoubtedly dominate. UK economic data scheduled this week includes manufacturing and services PMI and CBI Industrial trends, which are all expected to highlight an economy that is further decelerating. We anticipate the "remain" vote will seize on the soft data heading towards the EU referendum as evidence of the negative consequence of a break-up. We suspect that the recent GBP recovery will be short-lived and will erode the closer we get to June 23rd. GBP/USD has been unable to break the 1.4664 resistance (04/02/2016 high) suggesting a pullback to 1.4475 (27/02/2016) support
The SNB intervenes slightly to weaken the CHF
Data released this morning, shows that Swiss Total Sight Deposits continue to grow higher, rising from CHF 490.9 billion for the week ending 22nd April to CHF 491.2 billion last week. We believe that there are growing evidence that the SNB is intervening in an attempt to further weaken the domestic currency. Since the end of January 2015, total deposits have increased drastically – by more than CHF 50 billion.
The SNB is closely scrutinising any comment or action from the ECB that could result in further appreciation of the CHF. For the moment, the ECB's monetary policy has not proven its ability to deliver the necessary results. Two weeks ago, Draghi announced that European "inflation should go more negative before bouncing back". The Helvetic currency has been appreciating since also due to its safe haven status and global uncertainties, namely lingering low commodity prices and high geopolitical risks such as Brexit. Fears of a dismantled European Union is pushing the EUR/CHF lower and driving the SNB to intervene, even though very slightly, on the FX markets.
Over the past months, the EUR/CHF has grown slightly and is currently trading slightly below 1.1000. It seems that there is a strong resistance area at this level and the pair keeps on bouncing back. We remain bearish on the pair but are also vigilant of any surprise action from the SNB.
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Today's Key Issues
The Risk Today
EUR/USD EUR/USD keeps on increasing. Hourly resistance at 1.1465 (12/04/2016 high) has been broken. Hourly support is located at 1.1217 (25/041/2016 low) and stronger support can be found at 1.1144 (24/03/2016 low). Expected to show further increase. In the longer term, the technical structure favours a bearish bias as long as resistance at 1.1746 ( holds. Key resistance is located at 1.1640 (11/11/2005 low). The current technical appreciation implies a gradual increase.
GBP/USD GBP/USD has broken resistance at 1.4668 (04/02/2016 high). Hourly support is given at 1.4475 (27/04/2016 high). Expected to show further consolidation before entering into another upside move.The long-term technical pattern is negative and favours a further decline towards key support at 1.3503 (23/01/2009 low), as long as prices remain below the resistance at 1.5340/64 (04/11/2015 low see also the 200 day moving average). However, the general oversold conditions and the recent pick-up in buying interest pave the way for a rebound.
USD/JPY USD/JPY keeps on declining. Hourly support can be found at 106.15 (intraday low). Hourly resistance can be found at 107.42 (29/04/2016 high), stronger resistance can be found at 111.88 (28/04/2016 high). Expected to show continued weakness. We favour a long-term bearish bias. Support at 105.23 (15/10/2014 low) is on target. A gradual rise towards the major resistance at 135.15 (01/02/2002 high) seems now less likely. Another key support can be found at 105.23 (15/10/2014 low).
USD/CHF USD/CHF is clearly oriented downwards on the medium-term and has broken hourly support at 0.9585 (19/04/2016 low). Stronger support can be found at 0.9499 (12/04/2016 low). Expected to show further further weakening. In the long-term, the pair is setting highs since mid-2015. Key support can be found 0.8986 (30/01/2015 low). The technical structure favours a long term bullish bias.
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Why Merely Trade Carbon Emissions?
You're sitting down with friends for a picnic, when you realize you didn't pack enough of everything. You're going to have to share. So you come up with an ingenious scheme to balance both the amount of food everyone gets and let people have as much of the food they like as possible, while remaining sensitive to any potential allergies or special dietary requirements. Congratulations!
This sort of solution is what Carbon Emission Trading (or Carbon Tax; the two are interchangeable for the purposes of this post) is supposed to be. If it were ever actually implemented, that is. We're instead still gobbling away at the picnic food without considering what happens when the lake's shore begins to move up to our comfy blanket.
But the question comes, assuming that emissions trading would work, why couldn't we use it for other things? For example, could countries, cities, trade in things like poverty?
Of course, the first thing that comes to mind when thinking of US cities having to reduce poverty is the problem of cheating. Which may be one of the major problems with actual emission trading. It remains to be seen, but seems plausible that some of the measures to combat a problem would be more efficient than cheating. In that case, even when accounting for cheating, it may still be a useful scheme.
Which is sort of odd, that we might be okay with cheating in some cases. Especially if the city next door is actually paying their full poverty credit deficit, while the city down the block is hiding some of its poverty. But when we're talking about things that don't get enough attention, even caring enough to cheat may just be a step in the right direction.
And that leads to the other side of the issue: participation. Currently the USA does not have a carbon reduction plan any more sophisticated than a Texas governor's. But a few individual states do have taxes in place for carbon. And many other countries do have reduction plans.
For the time being, it may be acceptable to consider non-participation to be about like cheating. And then, as participation levels build, most of the outsiders will join and meet their international and ecological obligations.
But the question remains, whether the same approach should be implemented for many more things. Whether we can make greater progress on big and small issues (the aforementioned poverty, but others that plague us like education and infrastructure investment, to smaller more public health type of problems such as light pollution) using different approaches than simply hoping that action will come.
One of the features of trading approaches would seem to be political cover. The politicians don't directly institute restrictions, but only set them generally as part of a new market. In that respect, they can't be as demonized as new regulations usually are.


When you want to put together a complete team, the term "balance" usually lingers around the top of the conversation. Yes, you want a strength and an identity. But when you talk look at the 2018-19 All-Shasta County girls basketball team filled with all-Northern Section and all-league talent, and league and section champions, it will take you awhile to find a weakness.
Aaron Richards has a championship football pedigree, and plans to bring that lineage to Shasta Lake City as the Central Valley Falcons' new football coach.Richards grew up in southern Shasta County learning "how to tackle from Coach (Bob) Reid," before playing high school football with Matt Nichols and Manny Magana at West Valley and college ball at William Penn University. He said he believes he's the right man for a program that saw the start of success last year after several down seasons since the departure of Matt Hunsaker.
Here's a daily recap of prep sports action around Shasta County. We will update the scores and highlights daily (with the newer games on the top). We invites coaches to send in scores and game information at shastacountysports@gmail.com.
Last year, Earnest Wilson couldn't earn his starting slot on the Foothill roster.
He was forced to go up two weight classes to 160 pounds to make room for more polished wrestlers on his team, fitting in where he could. And despite giving up 15 pounds to nearly every opponent, he accepted the experience as a building block for his junior campaign.
Twelve Shasta County wrestlers have reached the semifinals after the opening day of the Northern Section Masters wrestling championships on Thursday at the Redding Civic Auditorium. Another 27 are still alive in the consolation bracket with 1-1 records. Among the semifinalists are top-seeds Rocky Raby of West Valley at 132 pounds and Earnest Wilson of Foothill at 145 pounds.
Junior Sean Proscher helped the Eagles check off both boxes with wins overs Central Valley and Yreka and earned the Tri Counties Bank Boys Basketball Player of the Week for Week 11, the third time this season he's grabbed the honor. Proscher, a scoring machine, dropped 23 against the Falcons and followed that 22 points on Senior Night against Yreka.


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El medaller dels Jocs Olímpics d'Hivern de 2014 presenta totes les medalles lliurades als esportistes guanyadors de les proves disputades en aquest esdeveniment, realitzat entre els dies 7 i 23 de febrer de 2014 a la ciutat de Sotxi (Rússia).

Les medalles apareixen agrupades pels Comitès Olímpics Nacionals participants i s'ordenen de forma decreixent contant les medalles d'or obtingudes; en cas d'haver empat, s'ordena d'igual forma contant les medalles de plata i, en cas de mantenir-se la igualtat, es conten les medalles de bronze. Si dos equips tenen la mateixa quantitat de medalles d'or, plata i bronze, es llisten en la mateixa posició i s'ordenen alfabèticament.

En aquests Jocs atletes de 26 comitès aconseguiren guanyar, com a mínim, una medalla, i 21 d'elles aconseguiren guanyar una medalla d'or. Rússia, seu dels Jocs, aconseguí la primera posició del medaller. En aquesta edició Eslovènia aconseguí guanyar la seva primera medalla d'or en uns Jocs Olímpics d'hivern.

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Zelda: The Golden Kingdom is originally a Spanish ORPG now translated (poorly :D) into English using simple scripts meant to translate the game on the go through online services such as google.
Although other servers might already exist, i want to make my server unique by not only fixing old bugs within the games code, but also by adding new features, quests and edits of my own.
10x EXP rate for monster kills and quests!
8+ Temples to explore and conquer!
TONS of smaller caves and dungeons around the world!
Both Hyrule and Termina fully explorable!
4 Races with a total of 8 classes to choose from!
Capture pets to level up and help you in battle!
Horses and mounts to move quickly through the world!
More areas, equipment, skills and items then you know what to do with!
I did not make this game, i also did not make the translation scripts added to turn it into English, proper credits will be added either ingame or somewhere on this page in the future.
Zelda is owned by Nintendo.


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Q: How to let linux mount an NTFS partition in an "unsafe state" due to Windows crash? I have an NTFS partition that's shared between Windows and Linux. This partition holds my linux home folder, so it's important that I can mount it in read-write mode, and that it is mounted before I log in.
I have disabled Windows fast boot so that it doesn't leave the partition in an "unsafe state", which linux either mounts in read-only mode or doesn't mount at all (with an error message like this). However, Windows crashes somewhat regularly, which also leaves the partition in an unsafe state.
I've more or less successfully used ntfsfix to get around this, but that doesn't seem to be a real solution, because today it destroyed some of my files. (Causing an [errno 5] input/output error error when I try to access them.)
I'm currently mounting the partition with this line in /etc/fstab:
UUID=78C806C74DE61D21   /mnt/data   ntfs    defaults,uid=rawing,rw      0 0

The problem with this is that it silently mounts the partition in read-only mode if it was left in an unsafe state. It usually takes me a few minutes to notice, which is very annoying.

So, my question is:

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*Is it possible to leave the NTFS partition in a "safe" state, even if Windows crashes? (If there are alternatives to a NTFS-formatted partition, I'd be happy to hear them, but keep in mind that it has to hold my home folder)

*If no, is it possible to configure linux to mount the "unsafe" partition in read-write mode anyway; without risking data loss?

*If no, can I at least make linux display a warning like "Partition mounted in read-only mode!" so that I notice the problem right away?

A: The last I heard, NTFS was unsuitable for use as a Linux /home partition because Linux programs often rely on permissions and ownership features for some files in /home, and those features aren't provided by NTFS. For instance, some files in ~/.ssh/ need specific permissions in order to work correctly. Thus, you should not use NTFS, or any other non-Linux filesystem, for /home. (You might be able to get away with using HFS+ or something else that provides Linux/Unix-style filesystem features, but that's territory that few people have traversed.)
For file sharing between Windows and Linux, it's best to mount the shared-data partition somewhere other than /home, or even /home/{your-username}. You could mount it to a subdirectory of that location, though, such as /home/{your-username}/shared. You could even create symbolic links that point to locations within the shared directory, if that helps you make things work.
Alternatively, you could use a Linux native filesystem for /home and use a Windows driver for that filesystem. Several such drivers exist, such as Ext2fsd and Paragon's ExtFS for Windows. I have no recent experience with any of these tools, though, so I can't say how well any of them work, or recommend one over another.
To more directly address your question: The mount.ntfs utility includes some options that might do what you want. The most promising, to my eye, is recover, which is supposed to force the mounting of an NTFS volume even if it's flagged as being in an inconsistent state. Note, however, that this is not what I'd call "safe." I'd only try this in conjunction with a read-only mount as a way to recover files before doing something else with the volume, like boot into Windows to repair it. Note that I've never tried using this option, so I can't promise what it will do in practice. If you must try it, I recommend experimenting on a "scratch" volume first and/or searching the Web for reports of people using it.
You might think that the Linux ntfsfix program would repair an NTFS volume; but it does very minimal checks, even more minimal repairs, and flags it as needing attention in Windows. Thus, repairing an NTFS volume really is a Windows-only operation, AFAIK. As a practical matter, if your dual-boot computer crashes (when running either OS), it's best to boot it into Windows so that Windows can repair its shared NTFS filesystems before you boot into Linux. (Windows can also repair FAT filesystems at this time; but Linux at least provides a decent FAT repair tool, dosfsck, so FAT partitions can be repaired from Linux, if necessary.)

A: Maybe it may be useless now, but I found this link for the same problem that  worked for me.
It suggests as permanent solution the disabling the fast startup in windows 8 and 10, and as a temporary solution the command sudo ntfsfix /dev/sdXY. Read the full post for a better understanding...


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Anti-tank guided missiles, including the Chinese CM-501 missile, have become the most dangerous weapons that can change the balance of combat when they appear in ground battles.
China is developing two types of this missile, the first type bears the name "CM-501GA", which is designed to directly destroy stationary and moving ground targets within a range of 5 to 40 km, and the second type bears the name "CM-501X", which is distinguished from the first type by its reliance on mobile missile technologies, which can hover in the air to accurately designate their targets after launch, but it differs from the drones that return to their bases after carrying out the mission, in that it flies towards the target and explodes against it.


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Q: Windows 10 - virtual desktop startup automation I've not been able to find much on this so I thought I'd ask here:
I am looking for a way to have multiple virtual desktops created on logon and a few applications automatically started in each. For instance I typically have a chrome browser in each desktop. I then typically have a dev virtual desktop (sublime, pycharm, firefox, and a few other thigns), I then have a news/social desktop (irc, slack, skype, gchat, evernote with my 'to read' list, and so on) and then finally a 'workstuff' desktop with onenote and a few other apps.
I know, worst case scenario I can create a macro to do this but I was wondering if there were any additional controls in Windows which let you manage multiple desktops as I think it'd be incredible if I could have my work, dev, social, etc. desktops automatically populate with the correct apps after reboots instead of having to redo it every time :)
Thanks for any advice!

A: As of right now, there is only a few limited keyboard and mouse controls for Windows 10's virtual desktops.  I looked, hoping to find PowerShell commands... but unfortunately, not.
Since you specifically stated "on startup," You can write a script to do this using the keyboard commands.  In the scripting language of your choice, start the apps you want on the first desktop.  Then send Ctrl+Win Key+Right Arrow to move to the next desktop.  Then start your next applications.  Repeat as necessary.  Obviously, you will have to test this.  You may have to insert some pauses, or whatever, but it should work.

A: Use the application VDesk.

VDesk for Windows 10: launch programs on virtual desktops
Vdesk is a portable program for Windows that adds the feature to
  Windows 10. It is a command line program but ships with an option to
  integrate its functionality in File Explorer.
The main command looks like this: vdesk [n] [command [args]]

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*n sets the index of the virtual desktop you want to launch the program on.

*[command [args]] specifies the program and arguments that you want it to start.

  The command vdesk notepad.exe launches Notepad on a new virtual
  desktop, while vdesk 3 notepad c:\text.txt opens Notepad on virtual
  desktop 3 and uses an argument to load text.txt automatically.
You can run the application on start of Windows 10 to always load
  programs on virtual desktops when the operating system starts by
  creating simple batch files, and adding them to one of the many
  startup locations of the operating system.
The option to launch a program on a new virtual desktop can be added
  to File Explorer as well. You need to run vdesk -install for that on
  the command line, and will notice afterwards that a new "open in new
  virtual desktop" option is available when you right-click on
  executable files in File Explorer.
The command vdesk -uninstall removes the entry from File Explorer
  again.

A: I created a simple script that allows you to start a bunch of items in one go (on different desktops):
https://github.com/SuperflyJon/FileStarter
Turns out that lots of apps startup in their own special way, so no guarantees this script will work for everything and it's a bit fiddly to setup lots of items...

A: To keep this up to date, and for anyone else that arrives via Google, there's another solution if you have an NVidia graphics card.
You can use the NVidia RTX Desktop Manager.  You can create profiles within this that will open desktops and programs as you wish.  You can save down multiple profiles and set one to open on startup and assign shortcut keys to profiles too.
Quite useful in the scenario you described.


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Fundraising to continue for park renovations
MARY ANN GREIER
Submitted image This is Salem Preservation's vision for renovations to the city-owned McCulloch Park, a pocket park located on the site of the former McCulloch's department store in downtown Salem, between Troll's Jewelry and McMillan's Office Supply. The group roughly has $27,789 raised for the project estimated to cost between $354,516 to $425,419 and is looking for donations from the community besides looking for grant opportunities. Donation checks can be written and sent to Salem Preservation, P.O. Box 1034, Salem, Ohio 44460, with McCulloch in the memo line. Questions can be directed to Jennifer Brown at 330-337-7818.
SALEM — Members of city council's Economic Development Committee didn't commit any money, but voted in support of a project to renovate McCulloch Park into a downtown destination, suggesting Salem Preservation continue working on fundraising in 2019.
Salem Preservation wanted the city to seek the full $71,814 available to Columbiana County this year for a NatureWorks grant from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to put toward the $354,516 to $425,419 project cost, but Mayor John Berlin pointed out that in order to qualify, they would need to show they could fund the entire project cost up front, which they cannot do.
Also, the Salem Parks & Recreation Department was already applying for the NatureWorks funding for a restroom renovation project at Waterworth Memorial Park and already held a public hearing on the matter, which is a requirement of the grant. The parks department was looking at a tentative budget of $40,000 and can show there's funding to cover the up-front cost.
The filing deadline for the grant application, which is being written for the city by a representative of the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association, is June 1. A resolution in support of the grant application for the restroom project is expected to be presented to Salem City Council tonight.
To date, Salem Preservation has $27,789 raised or committed toward the estimated price for the project meant to enhance McCulloch Park and draw people to downtown.
According to the project mission statement, the plan is "to create a community-centered, interactive, public gathering space in the heart of Historic Downtown Salem, Ohio. This will be accomplished by renovating the deteriorating pocket park, which encourages blight, to a socially engaging greenspace. An open-air space that will inspire social interaction and entertainment, with out Speakers' Corner/bandstand, eating area, aestetically pleasing gardens and hardscape. This park will reflect the historic context of the town. While stimulating this burgeoning historic area, it will create a ripple effect to the surrounding structures, that honors our historic preservation."
"I think the idea is to get this out to the public," Berlin said to the committee, adding it's a worthwhile project for the city. "Maybe that will help them get some other donors."
Councilwoman Cyndi Baronzzi Dickey said she would personally like to see the project go through, but she said Salem Preservation should get other funding in place before trying to get this particular grant, noting that the money is available annually and they could apply next year. She also didn't want to jeopardize the parks department's application.
The mayor referred to information sent by OMEGA Community Development Specialist Trina Woodland which noted if the city had two applications the same year, the city would have to declare which one had priority, meaning the other application would automatically lose 25 points in scoring, which is a significant amount.
"Without full project funding, a grant application at this time would not be favorable," Woodland wrote about the c Park project.
Julie Needs, executive director of the Sustainable Opportunity Development Center, also commented about the fact that NatureWorks isn't going to fund a project that may not happen for five or six years while raising funds. She said they can't "do it on speculation." Projects must be completed in 12 to 18 months.
Jennifer Brown of Salem Preservation, who has talked to city council members before about plans to improve McCulloch Park, noted that previously they thought they would have to lose five or six parking spaces, but now with reconfigured plans, they'll actually gain a parking space. She's a member of the committee working on the project. The group hired an architect for $5,000 to put together some plans and has another $10,000 in seed money. The late Jackie Troll bequeathed $10,000 for a garden in the space which has grown to $14,000 since being put in a CD. There's also a grant from the state for $7,389 toward the project.
Besides the garden, the space will include a covered performance area for bands or speakers, various seating options, a chess board, charging stations, a mural, a gateway arch at the front and bike rack in the back. Paver bricks with names on them already in the park will be preserved. Salem Preservation was instrumental in raising funds for the wall, ticket booth and alumni area at Reilly Stadium, in partnership with the school board, so the group has experience in getting projects done.
Brown said they may qualify for an art grant and noted they're going for anything they can get to fund the park.
Anyone from the community who would like to donate to the cause can write a check to Salem Preservation and send it to Salem Preservation, P.O. Box 1034, Salem, Ohio 44460, with McCulloch Park in the memo line. Questions can be directed to Brown at 330-337-7818.


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Sidney Lanier
Regional affection for Georgia's first "national" poet tends on occasion to reduce Sidney Lanier's Civil War-torn career to a tragic metaphor for the antebellum South. In truth, Lanier had definite affections for the agrarian South (though not the cotton plantation economy) which he expressed in his writing. His poems overwhelmingly transcend their immediate setting and explore and reveal themes that are universal -- like Man's faith, his relation to his fellows and to the natural world.
Still, generations of Georgians probably know Lanier best for his poems set in the natural surroundings of the state, such as "The Marshes of Glynn" and "Song of the Chattahoochee." Ultimately, these much-anthologized gems of Lanier's fitful and tragically short poetic career make up only part of an intense literary life. Driven by forces of circumstance and intellect, he also produced notable redactions of Froissart's Chronicles , Malory's tales of King Arthur, a Florida travel guide sparkling from insight and first-hand research, three provocative collections of essays on English verse, the English novel, and the theoretical identity of music and poetry.
Born and reared in a middle-class Macon home, where he was exposed to and encouraged in the studies of literature and music, Lanier graduated from Oglethorpe University near Milledgeville. A precocious musical talent, Lanier was drawn to philosophy and Romantic poetry, but he postponed his intentions for further study to volunteer for Confederate Civil War duty. In the years that followed, Lanier worked in Georgia, Alabama and Texas as a tutor, teacher, and law clerk while writing poetry and Tiger-Lillies, his novel of the war. In 1873 he moved to Baltimore and there found work as a flutist with the Peabody Symphony Orchestra and as a lecturer at Johns Hopkins. Later, Lippincott's Magazine published a number of Lanier's poems to favorable critical reception, establishing his reputation as a poet of national importance.
Towards the end of his life, Lanier suffered from a crippling case of tuberculosis that eventually led to his death at the age of 39.
The following editions of works by Sidney Lanier may be found in the Hall of Fame collections of the Hargrett Library:
Tiger-Lilies, A Novel. New York: Hurd & Houghton, 1867.
Florida: Its Scenery, Climate, and History. With an Account of Charleston, Savannah, Augusta, and Aiken; A Chapter for Consumptives; Various Papers on Fruit-Culture' and a Complete Handbook and Guide. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1876.
Poems. Philadelphia: Lippincott, 1877.
The Science of English Verse. New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1880.
The English Novel And the Principle of Its Development. New York: Scribners, 1883.
Poems of Sidney Lanier. Edited by His Wife. New York: Scribners, 1884.
Select Poems of Sidney Lanier. New York, Scribner, 1895.
Retrospects and Prospects, Descriptive and Historical Essays. New York: Scribners, 1899.
Letters of Sidney Lanier; Selections from his Correspondence, 1866-1881... New York, C. Scribner's Sons, 1899.
The English Novel: A Study in the Development of Personality. New York: Scribners, 1900.
The Lanier book; selections in prose and verse from the writings of Sidney Lanier. New York: C. Scribner's sons, 1904.
Hymns of the Marshes. New York: Scribners, 1907.
Shakspere and His Forerunners, Studies in Elizabethan Poetry and Its Development from Early English . New York: Doubleday, Page, 1908.
Poem Outlines. New York: Scribners, 1908.
Bob, The Story of Our Mocking-Bird. New York: Scribners, 1910.
Selections from Sidney Lanier, Prose and Verse. New York, Scribner, 1916.
Letters to Col. John G. James. Austin, The Miriam Lutcher Stark Library, University of Texas, 1942.
Centennial Edition of the Works of Sidney Lanier. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1945.
Poems of Sidney Lanier. New York: Scribner, 1946.
The Marshes of Glynn. New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1949.
The Marshes of Glynn. Darien, Ga.: Ashantilly Press, 1957.
Poems. Macon: Middle Georgia Historical Society, 1967.
Music and Poetry; Essays Upon Some Aspects and Inter-relations of the Two Arts. New York: Haskell House, 1969.
Sidney Lanier: Poems and Letters. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins Press, 1969.
Tiger-Lilies; a novel. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1969.
Music and Poetry; Essays Upon Some Aspects and Inter-relations of the Two Arts. St. Clair Shores. Mich.: Scholarly Press, 1970.
Poems of Sidney Lanier. Athens: University of Georgia Press, 1981.
"Sidney Lanier (1842-1881)." The New Georgia Encyclopedia
"Sidney Lanier." Wikipedia
Manuscript Holdings
The Johns Hopkins University Sheridan Libraries' Special Collections holds a large collection of Lanier's letters, journals, notebooks, memorabilia, and books.
Cornell and Duke universities each hold small collections of Sidney Lanier material.
The Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library at the University of Georgia has a few letters, poems, and other items in its manuscript holdings.
Inductee: 2000
Born: February 3, 1842
Died: September 7, 1881
Lynn, North Carolina
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1990 Pittsfield Mets research, short-season affiliate of the New York Mets
Features on each member of the 1990 Pittsfield Mets, short-season affiliate of the New York Mets, - and two umpires - as included in that year's team set.
Pittsfield Mets (35)
Tom Allison saw playing time as basis for career as scout; Saw five pro seasons, made AAA, 6/13/21
Joe Arrendondo had good at bats with Pittsfield in 1990; Saw two pro seasons, 6/15/21
Bill Bird helped out after high school with the Pittsfield Mets; Played baseball and hockey locally, 5/14/21
Tim Buhe went from high school title to Northwestern and pros; Saw two pro seasons, made single-A, 5/25/21
Jeromy Burnitz drew comparisons to Maris; Saw bigs over 14 seasons, 5/7/21
Alberto Castillo tried to work hard, improve; Did so enough to see 12 ML campaigns, 5/6/21
Juan Castillo made the bigs for two games; Worked to make it back, but didn't return, 5/27/21
Nick Davis relaxed and picked up run-scoring hit; Saw four pro seasons, made single-A, 5/5/21
Todd Douma went to new college, showed what he could do; Saw four seasons, made AAA, 5/10/21
Brian Dunn became 'hitting star' in August 1990 game; Saw three pro seasons, made high-A, 5/20/21
Jim Eschen tried to move up himself as a player, later worked to help others as minors manager, 6/3/21
Andy Fidler impressed in high school, then turned pro; Saw four seasons, made single-A, 5/9/21
Mike Freitas took baseball seriously in high school; Went on to nine-season pro career, made AAA, 6/14/21
Billy Gardner Jr. followed his father into long coaching, managing career; Played briefly, 6/6/21
Robbi Guzik started as an outfielder, then asked to pitch; Saw six pro seasons, made AA, 6/11/21
Joe Hawkins spent years as a trainer in the minors, then turned to high school, 5/28/21
Jason King anchored his college infield; Played four pro seasons, briefly made AAA, 5/11/21
Michael Landsman aced umpire school test, got minors job; Quickly felt burned out, 6/1/21
A.J. Lostaglio has used his immediate judgment over more than three decades as umpire in minors, college, 5/31/21
- Two New York-Penn League umpires identified (to a reasonable degree of certainty), 5/30/21
Tim McClinton chose the pros over college; Saw five pro seasons, made high-A, 5/4/21
Wallace Minnifield got the chance to turn pro in summer ball; Saw three pro seasons, 6/12/21
Randy Niemann worked with minors pitchers to get them to bigs; Made bigs himself as player, coach, 6/5/21
Jarrod Parker played as pro, then coached HS kids, mentored them as a pastor, presided over their funerals, 5/3/21
Jim Scheffler hoped to turn pro as infielder, instead pitched; Saw three pro seasons, 6/8/21
Mike Sciortino tried pitching in pros, then reverted to hitting; Saw two pro seasons, 5/16/21
Philip Scott was known as a prankster in high school; Got embarrassed by Morganna as pro, made single-A, 6/8/21
Dave Tarjick wanted to become a professional baseball player; What he became was a dad, 5/14/21
Mike Thomas went from small college to the majors - for one appearance; Saw seven pro seasons, 6/4/21
Steve Thomas played three pro seasons, then walked away; Returned eight years later to independent ball, 5/24/21
Eric Thornton realized in college he had pro potential; Played two pro seasons, made Pittsfield, 5/13/21
Ed Vazquez expressed nerves upon pro career's start; Saw three seasons, made high-A, 5/21/21
Wahconah Park was once described as offering pure baseball; The park and site have offered it for well over a century, 5/15/21
Pete Walker got hitters out in the majors; Later worked with pitchers to do the same as ML coach, 5/28/21
Kyle Washington was once traded for Jose Mesa; Played 11 pro seasons, made AA, 5/9/21
Tom Wilson threw well out of high school; Took pro opportunity to two campaigns, 5/8/21
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A fix for the sub zero second issue with timelapse in Lightroom 5.0 has been fixed. You must use a 29.97fps setting inside the template file, other settings like 30fps will cause flickering.
Here's such a preset. For video export, you just use the standard Lightroom video 720p and 1080p video presets. Please note this means you only have the internal 29.97 fps playback, with no options for 24fps etc.
Here's a video created with this.
*Please note this is for Slideshow. THIS IS NOT A DEVELOP PRESET.
Create a collection of the time-lapse photos.
Select the template from the Template Browser.
Click Export Video at the bottom of the Left Panel.
Choose what resolution you want 720, 1080 etc in Video Preset.
Choose a filename and path then click Export.
Lightroom CC Classic, everything works but it will only export first 210 images…?
Just tested there with 314 and get a 10 sec video as expected. It misses the frames pass the whole second mark, but that's down to the internal Lightroom codec. It's at 30fps, so that'd be 7 seconds for 210.
I have Lightroom CC and when trying to import the template I get the following error: Error Importing "LR5 Timelapse. LR template" The Template file was the wrong type of template.
Is there a download for Lightroom CC?
You're not following the instructions Don. You need to follow the instructions exactly.
Me to, your answer doesn't help me.
It's pretty straightforward if you follow the instructions. For some reason people think this works like it's a Develop Preset.
I finally got it to work and it works like a charm – the Lightroom template.
Took a me a bit of "hunting" around as the material in your book isn't quite up to date on the exact location of the Lightroom template. I am just starting out in this time lapse video stuff, so this will suit me fine for now.
Hello, is your preset ok with lightroom 6?
What templates work in LR6?
Does anyone know hoe to slow down my TImeLapse videos?
I have tried different fps rates but all do the same thing.
All my videos turn out lightning fast.
You can't manually select subsecond timings directly in Lightroom. Timelapse videos are fast.. 30 images every second.
You have to take more pictures.
If you placed your camera at 5sec and find that its very quick for you, then change it at 2 or 3 sec/photo.
That will give you more photos but more flexible and slower.
I've used your software plug-in before, but now I'm finding it is cutting off the last 20 or so photos. Does it need an even multiple of 30 (29.97 photos per second)?
Any idea why this would be happening. LR CC 2015 v 2. It looks great, just missing the last 20 or so photos.
Haven't noticed this. It may well do Nathan, but I'd have to run tests myself. It's possible the codec needs exact numbers, but I don't see why it should.
I'm experiencing the same problem and have been trying to fix it most of the day. The last photo in my timelapse is very important to the concept overall. There's no way to predict how many will be cut off. I've tried taking a few off the front end, but it still does the same thing. Have you tested it? Thanks!
To be clear on this Dave, the template matches the frame rate that Lightroom exports at, nothing more, nothing less. The actual video creation is done by Lightroom and if it's dropping frames, there's pretty much nothing can be done. I tried a black & white image as a final frame, and it's not showing for me either, so obviously frames are being dropped.
I've gone back and ran the same sequence in Lightroom 5.7 and it's exactly the same.
Can't you just copy the last photo 20+ times at the end so those are dropped and you still keep the last frame?
Nathan, I've checked and Lightroom 5 is doing the same thing, so it's directly related to Lightroom's video export mechanism. I'm gonna check it in 4 as well.
And 4 is perfect, so it's definitely the video engine change that happened between 4 and 5 that's giving the dropped frames.
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James, John (d.1661) (DNB00)
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James, John (d.1661)
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James, John (d.1661)Alexander Gordon1892
JAMES, JOHN (d. 1661), Fifth-monarchy man, was a native of England, born of poor parents, but his birthplace is unknown. He had little education, and was a ribbon-weaver by trade. For some years he earned a living as a small-coal man, but was not strong enough for the work, and returned to weaving. He appears to have been of weak frame and diminutive stature, 'a poor, low, deformed worm.' In 1661 he speaks of 'having not worn a sword this eleven years,' and implies that he had never been in the army. He became preacher to a congregation of seventh-day baptists, who met in Bulstake Alley, Whitechapel Road. Here he advocated the doctrine of the approaching millennial reign of Christ, and seems to have got into trouble, owing to the vehemence of his expressions, in Cromwell's time. He had no hand in the rising of Fifth-monarchy men under Thomas Venner in January 1661, and, apart from the fanaticism of his preaching, was a peaceable man. On the information of John Tipler, a journeyman tobacco-pipe maker, James and his congregation, to the number of thirty or forty, were arrested in their meeting-place on Saturday, 19 Oct. 1661. James was committed to Newgate, and brought to trial at the king's bench on 14, 19, and 22 Nov. The indictment was for high treason, with five counts. Sir Robert Foster [q. v.], the chief justice, with two other judges, tried the case; the attorney-general (Jeoffry Palmer) and solicitor-general (Heneage Finch, first earl of Nottingham [q. v.]), with four king's counsel, prosecuted for the crown. James was undefended. The evidence as to the use of treasonable language was conflicting; no evidence was given of treasonable action. James was found guilty, and sentenced to be hanged, disembowelled, and quartered. In the interval between his conviction and sentence his wife, Elizabeth James, twice waylaid the king with a petition. Charles held up his finger and said, 'O, Mr. James, he is a sweet gentleman.' The sentence was carried out at Tyburn on 26 Nov. 1661. His head was set up on a pole 'over against the passage to the meeting-place where he and his company were apprehended.' Some of his addresses, and a remarkable prayer, are contained in 'A Narrative of the Apprehending … and Execution of John James,' &c., 1662, 4to; reprinted in Cobbett's 'State Trials,' 1810, vi. 67 sq. (nearly in full), and in 'The Fifth Monarchy of the Bible,' &c., 1886, 12mo.
[Speech and Declaration of John James, 1661; Narrative, 1662; the accounts in Crosby's Hist. of the Engl. Baptists, 1739, ii. 165 sq., Ivimey's Hist. of the Engl. Baptists, 1811, i. 320 sq., and Brook's Lives of the Puritans, 1813, iii. 391 sq., are abridged from the Narrative.]
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Q: Вставка ссылки в mysql Не могу понять что за фигня, не вставляется ссылка в БД:

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= mysql_query("INSERT INTO message (user_id, text) VALUES
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В БД запись не заносится, если вместо ссылки написать простой текст, то всё отработает нормально.. в чем проблема?
A:     $post= mysql_query('INSERT INTO message (`user_id`, `text`) VALUES (\''.((int)$userid).'\',\''.mysql_real_escape_string($link).'\')');