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Mar 26, 2018; Spokane, WA, USA; Oregon Ducks guard Sabrina Ionescu (20) brings the basketball down court against the Notre Dame Fighting Irish in the championship game of the Spokane regional of the women's basketball 2018 NCAA Tournament at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Mandatory Credit: James Snook
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Sabrina Ionescu and Ruthy Hebard were awarded national player of the year at point guard and power forward, respectively. Both players are sophomores and leaders in the Ducks second consecutive run to the Elite 8 of the NCAA tournament.
Softball closed out the series against OSU with a 5-1 victory in extra innings. The Ducks won the first and third games of the series and move to 4-2 in conference play on the year after back to back 2-1 series victories to start off the year.
Tennis was victorious over Uw in the tennis version of HIHwW. Oregon pulled out a come back victory at 4-3 after looking like they were in danger of losing the team competition on several occasions.
Lacrosse wrapped up their Spring Break east coast trip with a victory over East Carolina, 14-4. The Ducks jumped out to a 10-2 half time lead and expanded it to 13-3 at one point. Next the Ducks will resume conference play by hosting Arizona State and #13 USC this coming weekend.

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Report: Fintech Firms Received 62% of the $4.9 Billion Raised by African Tech Companies in 2021
Report: Fintech Firms Received 62%…
Fintechs account for nearly two-thirds of the $4.9 billion that was raised by African technology firms during the past year. Fintech groups also dominate in terms of funding that exceeds $50 million, with a 40% share of the total number of tech firms.
The Covid-19 Factor
Out of the $4.9 billion in funding that was raised by African technology companies in 2021, almost two-thirds of this went to fintech companies, data from a new report has shown. In terms of deals wherein the capital raised exceeded $40 million, fintechs accounted for 40% of such deals.
As shown in the latest Africa Investment Report, the fintech dominance in 2021 eventually culminated into a period with "the highest number of single, non-M&A [mergers and acquisitions] deals above $100 million" on record so far. The report also shows that Nigeria has the biggest share of fintech firms that raised more than $100 million.
Meanwhile, the report suggested that the Covid-19 pandemic could well be the main explanation for the surge not only in the funding of fintechs, but non-fintech firms as well.
"Logistics and energy follow by volume of funding but the most recent wave of digitization — perhaps boosted by Covid-19 — is propelling sectors such as e-commerce, agriculture and healthcare," concluded the study report.
Funding Highly Concentrated
However, the same report does concede that most of the funds raised in 2021 were concentrated in a few projects. The report explains:
Although highly concentrated in a few cases, [which] only represents less than 3% of total disclosed deals but captures over 55% of total disclosed funding, this investment size carries significant weight and acts as a pull factor for several investors.
Besides equity financing, the Africa Investment Report data shows that debt financing is increasingly becoming a viable funding route. To support this assertion, the report points to the fact that 6% of total disclosed funding in 2021 was debt financing.
In terms of the origins of the late-stage investors, the data shows that the United States is by far the biggest source of capital for Africa tech companies with a 62.5% share. In a distant second place was the United Kingdom, which had a share of 7.5%, followed by South Africa 6%, and Canada which accounts for 4%.
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Ormond Beach's Tommy Ganz Jr. will compete in the "Super Bowl of paddleboard racing" this weekend.
Tommy Ganz Jr. has ventured to California with his "posse" with the hopes of returning home to Ormond Beach with an international standup paddleboard championship.
"It's really exciting," Ganz said before departing with his parents, wife, teammate and sponsor rep. "I've been to some national events.
Ganz will compete in the "Super Bowl of paddleboard racing" this weekend. Officially known as the "Battle of the Paddle," the sixth annual event will be held on the shores of Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, Calif.
Ganz will compete in a 3.5-mile short-course on Saturday and a grueling 10-mile sprint race on Sunday.
What makes the Ganz story compelling is that the 29-year-old athlete took up this sport less than a year ago. In his first competition, Ganz entered an Elite Division event and beat a field of 45 paddlers for first-place honors.
That caught the attention of Coreban sales representative Jorge Morales, of Pembroke Pines, who signed him to a factory contract. Coreban is a leading paddleboard manufacturer.
"He's got the build for it," Morales said in a phone interview. "He's an intense guy. He played baseball, but an injury took him out when he was 18.
Ganz owns Oceanside Paddlesports, located at 100 N. Atlantic Ave. He opened the business about a year ago. Ganz traveled west with teammate David Slemp, of St. Augustine.
And Ganz has brought his own cheering section to California including wife, Erinn, and his parents Tommy and Barbara Ganz.
Morales said he expects Ganz to do well in this event, but said his budding paddleboard star could break out in 2014.
"He's going to be up against some really strong riders this weekend, but I see some good results for him," Morales said. "I think when Tommy gets to his second go-around, nobody will touch him.


FIND THE MOST RECENT VERSION OF SCS. Try to find out if it's stable. If so, use it.
Now, more specifically, here is the information you need as of right now, April 2019. SCS is not in a very stable state at the moment, so you have a few options.
OPTION 1) Use SCS v32. It is in beta, currently at release candidate 10. It is fairly stable but DavidW is actively fixing bugs. It's very, very good, and adds some very cool new features. But, use at your own risk.
OPTION 2) Use SCS v31, the last stable official release. This is the last, best version of SCS with the feature set you may be familiar with from versions ~21 through 30. It includes a lot of bugfixes provided by the community, and which were formerly in the BWFixPack.
OPTION 3) What I am personally using right now: the last commit of v31 after its official release. This has a few bugfixes and a little bit of the code that would later go into v32, which makes the AI components install [i]much[/i] faster in games with lots of mod-added kits. I personally think this is the last, best version of v31.
The BiG World Fixpack includes the patches required to install SCS v30 on EE 2.0+ and also K4thos' EET compatibility patches. It also includes a patch from someone else that presumably makes the arrows component (that you had trouble with) work again, although I haven't tested it. This is the basic set of fixes that everyone will get when they apply the Fixpack to a baseline SCS v30.
The BiG World Fixpack also includes kreso's latest Revised SCS (Spell Revisions compatibility) patches, automatically applied as an addition to the previous -- if Spell Revisions' folder (spell_rev) is present in the game folder when you run the Fixpack script. (So remember to unpack both SCS and Spell Revisions into your game folder before running the Fixpack script, if you plan to install Spell Revisions later).
Okay, I have hesitated to do this, because I think it is contrary to DavidW's wishes about distribution of SCS... BUT people are passing around /override folders with SCS installed, and I think that is even more contrary, so I'll go ahead, for now.
As far as I can tell, this version has all of the recent fixes relating to EE 2.0 games. I have also bundled two installers with it: a Windows version of the most recent stable Weidu release (v239.00) and my Mac Weidu Launcher utility for Mac users (which itself contains Mac Weidu v239.00).
Anyone who is confused about or has trouble installing SCS, go ahead and try this version and please let me know if it doesn't work.
Well, I was focused on issues that have prevented people from even installing the mod. But thanks, I'll add that next time I'm at my computer and make a note of it in the OP.
Until then, users take note, if you successfully install the mod, there may be a gameplay bug in the "Improved Mulahey" component.
Thank you very much for this sub!
I had a SCS installer ie. an .exe file and no folder beforehand. That's why I had problems following your advise.
Will check if it works and report back.
Smarter mages and priests component (any of the available 5 options) couldn't be installed so I had to pick not to install it in order to proceed with the installation.
Will reinstall Scales of Balance now and see how it goes. Bummer for smart mages and priests though.
Interesting. When you get a chance can you copy and paste the contents of your weidu.log file into a post here? (In between [ spoiler ] [ /spoiler ] tags, but without the spaces inside the brackets.) Spunds like a mod conflict, so we should try to identify it.
Don't worry too much though - if the General AI component went in, you will still see much smarter spellcasters. Those components that you couldn't install are mostly about AI pre-buffing.
Good to know I won't be missing much. Not that I understood what those pre-buffs are meant to do - I guess to make mages and clerics even tougher. For a noob at this game I'm fine with that.
I still can't install the mod. It does not install initialise mod. Ripping my hair off.
EDIT: Let's just forget what I said. It seems to work fine. Thank you for the download.
EDIT2: I cannot install smarter mages/Priests as well, so they don't buff. It makes the game almost too easy, hope we will be able to install that soon.
I was trying to install this package on clean SoD, but got an error at the beginning. Can you check it?
Apparently I messed up when creating the .zip archive. I can look into fixing it once I get back to my computer in the next day or two.
Quick question... If I just plan on installing SCS on BG2EE, should I use the regular SCS v30 or yours?
I think you'd need the hoftixed one if you're on latest version of BG2EE.
- I couldn't get the 'Dispelling Arrows' tweak working, even with critto's fix or my own further attempts to fix it. So I have disabled that component in the .tp2.
- I couldn't get the smarter AI spellcasters component to install right with the Tweaks Anthology 'Unnerfed Bard Tables' component, even with @AstroBryGuy's fix. So, don't use bard spell tables that give bards higher than 6th level spells. Or if you do, then change the table after installing SCS.
But smarter spell casters works well with normal install?
Yes, I just successfully installed the pre-buffing components onto SoD/BGEE with this package.
> - I couldn't get the 'Dispelling Arrows' tweak working, even with critto's fix or my own further attempts to fix it. So I have disabled that component in the .tp2.
Were there any particular errors during installation?
It seems like your fix changed the formulation of the regexp in line 5 of the .tpa file, but I get that error no matter how I phrase the regexp. Maybe it's something caused somewhere else, and showing up in the %workspace% variable?
Copied [thac0.2da] to [override/thac0.2da]" at which point the installation window closes itself. It never reaches the Better Calls for Help component. There are no error messages in the Debug file. The only other mod I have installed is the BG1 NPC Project.
@jabby that could be a memory thing? Try installing the "initialize mod" component and then quitting. Install any spell tweaks and quit. Install item tweaks and quit. Etc. The mod initialization by itself, and each group of components by itself.
It doesn't sounds like a bug or failure in SCS itself - if so there should be an error message and/or content in the .debug file.
I followed your advice and installed Initialize Mod, quit, installed Initialize AI Components, quit, and finally installed Smarter General AI, but the installation still terminated after X#KETH.
Although there wasn't an error message in the Debug file, after several tries I managed to time a Print Scrn just before the installation window closed.
Any advice on what this means and how I can get around this? Thanks.
"No space left on device" means: Your hard disk is full. You can not store any more data, neither for SCS nor for anything else.
@StefanO My computer has 342 GB of hard drive space free on the installation (C:) drive, and 10 GB of RAM if that is relevant. Is it possible that the installer is just posting a default system error message? Or is it misreading the amount of space I have left?
Unfortunately I don't know. Whatever it is, I don't think it's specifically related to SCS.
What is that mod with "X#..." files? If there or is on the same file, it could be corrupted and telling your computer there's less space than there really is? Maybe?
The only other mod I have installed is BG1 NPC Project. I have attached my WeiDU log. X#KETH appears to be a BG1 NPC Project file since it is located in the BG1NPC subfolder and the Override folder. Maybe there is an incompatibility with these mods.
Edit: I just performed a clean install of BG:EE and installed the SCS hotfix without the BG1 NPC Project and it worked. It looks like these two mods are currently incompatible, at least in a BG:EE environment.
Edit2: I was able to install BG1 NPC after SCS, so the two mods maybe are compatible if one reverses the recommended load order. I'm guessing any new quest NPCs introduced by BG1 NPC won't benefit from the improved AI though. Thanks for all the help.
Did the patch break SCS chunk resistance? I was continuing a no-reload run from a number of months ago (i.e. pre 2 patch) and did a fresh game + SCS install (including chunk resistance). I just had Imoen get chunked by slashing damage from a demon knight.
With further testing, it seems I can easily chunk my characters with physical damage. Which I think is what SCS chunk resistance prevents.
Anyone have any detail here?
The only other mod I have is ascension, which I don't think would be the source of the issue. I also double checked my Weidu log to make sure chunk resitance was in fact installed.
No. Scs asks if you want your character to have a easier time being chunked. Enable makes them far more prone to permanent deaths, disable vice versa.
That component has always been imperfect IIRC. I think it might apply to some damage types (spell damage?) but not others. Maybe. I'm not really sure.
But if it's really important that you be able to play higher difficulty levels without chunking, then just turn down the gore setting in the game options. That is guaranteed to work.
I turned gore off and physical damage still permakills. I had actually tried that earlier, but retried again tonight. I don't think there is another gore setting outside of the switch in "gameplay". Is there?
"Install component [make party members less likely to die irreversably]"
Previously, the component made it extremely difficult to be permakilled. I believe high levels of elemental damage could do it (dragon breath was an example). But as far as I know it worked 100% on physical damage.
It's also an important component for no-reload runs. I don't see why I would be having an unusual issue given my simple install, although I am surprised other no-reload players haven't posted about it.
But I am thinking maybe the new patch has something to do with it. A lot of, and maybe even most, no-reload players aren't using EE from what I've seen.
Reading in data: spellcodes BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [.\lang\en_us\DATA\AR01XX.BIF] BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [.\cache\DATA\AR01XX.BIF] [.\DATA\AR01XX.BIF] 35034668 bytes, 354 files, 63 tilesets [./override/ar2003.are] loaded, 1684 bytes BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [.\lang\en_us\DATA\OHAREAS.BIF] BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [.\cache\DATA\OHAREAS.BIF] [.\DATA\OHAREAS.BIF] 43799040 bytes, 261 files, 12 tilesets BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [.\lang\en_us\DATA\SODAREAS.BIF] BIFF may be in hard-drive CD-path [.\cache\DATA\SODAREAS.BIF] [.\DATA\SODAREAS.BIF] 2009144 bytes, 91 files, 0 tilesets Copying and patching 1 file ... [./override/spell.ids] loaded, 26095 bytes ERROR: cannot convert level or %level% to an integer ERROR: [spell.ids] -> [override] Patching Failed (COPY) (Not_found) Stopping installation because of error.
This happens during the mod initialization step. The only other mods I've installed so far are Sirene, BG1QE, and BG1UB - nothing that makes any other modifications to spells. Any suggestions?
Edit: just tried a fresh install with no other mods - same issue.
I have same kind of error here, also on SOD 2.3 on beamdog launcher. No other mods installed.
Will uninstall 4 files for [STRATAGEMS/SETUP-STRATAGEMS.TP2] component 1000.
Uninstalled 4 files for [STRATAGEMS/SETUP-STRATAGEMS.TP2] component 1000.
Detailed error information can be found in the file SETUP-STRATAGEMS.DEBUG . For help troubleshooting installation problems, go to the Sword Coast Stratagems forum at forums.gibberlings3.net.
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THE POTTER TOWNSHIP BOARD OF SUPERVISORS REGULAR MEETINGS WILL BE HELD ON THE 2ND AND 4TH WEDNESDAYS OF EACH MONTH AT 6:00 PM. WORK SESSIONS WILL BE HELD ON THE 1ST, 3RD, AND 5TH WEDNESDAYS AS NECESSARY AT 6:00 PM.
A Michigan native, I have lived in Pennsylvania nearly 30 years, the last 16 in Potter Township. I took office as a Township Supervisor in 2010, just before Royal Dutch Shell announced its interest in locating an ethane cracker in Potter. On our township Board, I often have the role of "ambassador", interacting with local, regional and global entities and leaders. I am privileged to have a voice in the economic and community development of Beaver County through the Beaver County Partnership, am helping to lead excellence in local government as President of our regional Council of Governments, and serve on several community boards and committees including our Chamber of Commerce, the Local Government Academy, Beaver County Community and Law Enforcement Coalition and Community College of Beaver County Foundation. While the Shell project has helped Potter to develop as a community, we are also proud and excited to be on the leading edge of land conservation and recreational development efforts in the Raccoon Creek watershed, where we established a "first of its kind" Natural Heritage District in our updated zoning, that features historical and educational installations in a beautiful passive recreation context.
I have worked primarily in the nonprofit sector in business and program development, and faith-based leadership development. My husband, Mark, and I raised three sons in the Beaver County countryside and lived in Germany for several years, where we experienced concepts of sustainable development that have since influenced my approach to public policy. I enjoy reading and teaching, garden whenever I can, and travel as often as possible to visit 7 grandchildren in Pittsburgh, California and Hawaii.
I was born and raised in Potter Township. I grew up with my two brothers, Jerry and Bob, in a house on Frankfort Road across from Koppers (now BASF). It has since been razed by Shell for their parking lot.
I went to Potter School through 7th grade (more about that later) and graduated from Center Area High School and Parkway Area Vo-Tech. My first "real" job was at St. Joe.
In 1980 I moved to Florida, working in construction. I got my Contractor License there and built hundreds of custom single family homes during the "boon years" in the West Palm Beach area.
I moved back to Pennsylvania in 1995 and married my high school sweetheart, gaining two teenage step sons. We built a house and moved back into Potter Township in 1996 where we raised our three sons; Ben, Jake, and Zack. I own and operate my own construction company.
My first remembrance of local politics was in the1970s when Potter Township put up a good fight to maintain their local school but ultimately lost the battle. Potter School District merged with Center, costing me and my six fellow classmates our opportunity to sit on the stage at Potter School and drink a Coke during our graduation ceremony. So once again, I would like to thank the township for righting such a grievous wrong and giving us our graduation (and Coke) during the Centennial Celebration!
My first opportunity to "give back" to the township that helped raise me was by serving as Zoning and Code Enforcement Officer. I am now in my 13th year as a Township Supervisor, which has given me a chance to work with so many of the great people who live here. We have made countless improvements to the township during my tenure, and I'm gratified to say that due to good fiscal management from all the township departments (general government, fire department, and road department) we did it all without raising taxes.
We are fortunate that each of our supervisors brings different gifts to the township. My business background had been one of my biggest contributions, allowing me to successfully negotiate contracts and foresee possible financial problems and opportunities. I oversaw construction of the Potter Township fire Department building with Jim Gable and oversaw the construction of the municipal building addition and improvements. Al, Rebecca, and I spent most of 2014 in the conference room; realigning the township's ordinances to protect our residents, as well as the surrounding communities.
By far our greatest time and effort in the past few years has been consumed by the Shell Cracker Plant project and the "Tank Farm" project. I continue to head up Zoning/Building/Permitting with the Shell project as well as overseeing building projects/maintenance at the township building and Tank Farm area. I am the liaison to the Fire Department which continues to evolve; in both training and equipment, having added a new tanker truck and pumper truck.
I look forward to what the future holds for our township and whatever role I may play in that.
My family bought the Rambo Farm in 1946, renaming it the Cwynar Farm. With both my father's and mother's families living in the township, I have deep roots in Potter Township. I am a long-time resident that has lived in the township for over 60 years. I attended Potter Elementary School until 8th grade and then attended Center High School for 9th to 12th grade. I also attended Slipper Rock State College for 2 years.
My first experience in the township's governments was serving as a township assessor in the late 1970's through the early 1980's. My first term as supervisor began in 2008. I am currently in my second term, which will expire in 2019. During my time as supervisor, I have attended the original recap meetings, helped oversee zoning for future construction, helped prevent tax increases without cutting services, and served on the Board during the approval of the Shell project. I am also the liaison with the Center Police Department and also attend the meetings for the Central Valley School District Construction Project.
My family has been involved in the Potter Township Government since the 1950's. My grandfather, Clarence Short served as a supervisor in the 1950's. My uncles, Melvin Short and Ted Cwynar, served as supervisors in the 1970's and 1980's, respectively. My mother, Bernice Cwynar, also served as auditor.
In addition to my role as supervisor, I work as a truck driver for McKesson Corporation. My wife, Vicki, has been a teacher for 30 years in the Central Valley School District. She also enjoys baking cookies for our township meetings. Vicki and I have 2 children that also reside in the township.
Mandi is our daughter and Justin is our son. Justin and his wife, Nicole, have two daughters—Maura and Maren.
In my spare time, I enjoy gardening. Vicki and I also enjoy walking, which helps me to maintain an open relationship and rapport with the township residents as we walk down Mowry Road.
I have enjoyed my time serving as a supervisor with Rebecca and Butch, who both have the same vision as I do for our township.


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Da es sich bei Minepeon um ein fertiges System handelt, sind alle Passwörter schon vorher gesetzt. Die Standardkombination sowohl für die htaccess-Abfrage als auch für SSH lautet *minepeon:peon*.
Das wissen leider auch alle anderen Personen die das System kennen... Und da dieses System prinzipiell dafür genutzt wird um Geld durch das Mining zu verdienen, ist es natürlich ein beliebtes Angriffsziel.
Daher sollte man unmittelbar nach dem ersten Start des Systems die Passwörter ändern. Zunächst kann man sich in das Webinterface einloggen und unter dem Reiter Settings ein neues Passwort für die htaccess-Abfrage vergeben.

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Anschließend sollte man sich per SSH verbinden und sowohl das Passwort des Standardnutzers minepeon als auch das root-Passwort ändern.

Und das geht so:
Einfach ein neues Terminal Fenster öffnen und *ssh minepeon@IP.ADRESSE.VON.MINEPEON* eingeben.
Nach Eingabe des Passworts *peon* ist man verbunden. Nun gibt man *passwd* ein. Dadurch wird das Passwort des Benutzers minepeon geändert.
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Der root-Benutzer hat kein Standard-Passwort und darf auch nicht per SSH verbinden. Trotzdem sollte man für dieses wichtige Konto ein eigenes Passwort vergeben. Dazu gibt man *sudo passwd* ein. Dies führt dazu, dass man zunächst das eigene Passwort eingeben muss und anschließend das Passwort des Superusers ändert.
Anschließend kann man die Verbindung mit *logout* trennen und die Passwörter sind erfolgreich geändert.

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22nd June 2020 | Categories: ICT, Police, Products
(From L to R) Dionne Wightman and Angela Davies, Crime Scene Assist Ltd.
A pioneering new app, Crime Scene Assistant, has been developed by two former Crime Scene Investigators (CSIs), and is helping first responders to preserve vital evidence when they arrive at an incident.
The app is the first product to be offered through Crime Scene Assist Ltd, the new digital sister company of Teesside business CSI Training and Events, and aims to 'Make Forensic Awareness Second Nature for First Responders'. Both companies were founded by Teesside University graduates Angela Davies and Dionne Watson, who decided to move into the digital arena last year. Crime Scene Assist Ltd will also offer online training services.
Crime Scene Assistant, which officially launched on 12 June, is now available on iOS and Android platforms. It acts as an aide-memoire and training tool for anyone who has the potential to be the first in attendance at a crime scene. This includes police officers, firefighters, paramedics, search and rescue teams, pest controllers, dog walkers and many more. It is also a valuable tool for students in the forensic and first responder fields.
Screenshots of the new Crime Scene Assistant app.
It offers best practice advice to approaching, preserving, and working within a crime scene and is presented in an easy step-by-step guide, with useful checklists, which help with statement writing and court presentation later.
Initial tests of the app have proved overwhelmingly positive, with 90% of users saying they would recommend it to friends and colleagues.
Angela said "Although we founded Crime Scene Assist last year, we've been kept busy with the training and events side of things. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has allowed us to refocus our efforts on the digital business and so we're delighted to have been able to launch this app."
Dionne added, "In the UK, frontline responders such as paramedics, do not receive any forensic awareness training, despite often being the first in attendance at a crime scene. The feedback that we've had from testing has said there is a real need for advice and guidance for first responders, so it's fantastic to be able to help meet this demand."
Crime Scene Assist has been supported by Teesside Launchpad, Teesside University's business incubator. Last year, it was announced that the university's Middlesbrough campus was to become a £5.6m University Enterprise Zone (UEZ).
Steve Dougan, Head of Enterprise at Teesside University, said, "A key aim of the UEZ is to help new entrepreneurs and established companies in the Tees Valley grow through digital innovation. Therefore, it's great to see a new company like Crime Scene Assist emerge to provide technological solutions to meet industry demand.
"We're very proud to have been able to provide the support for Angela and Dionne to grow their business and look forward to their continued success."
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Microsoft Showcases Visual Studio Dev Essentials, Visual Studio Code in New York
Microsoft packages a handful of developer-related services into an Essentials-style pack, and submits Visual Studio Code to beta testing. Oh yeah, and it's also being open sourced.
Microsoft this morning debuted Visual Studio Dev Essentials, which was just one of a number of key products in a handful of announcements of new and updated offerings the company has been parceling out with regularity. The announcements were made by Scott Guthrie, executive vice president of Microsoft's Cloud and Enterprise Group, during the keynote in the online Microsoft Connect() conference taking place this week in New York City.
Of most significance is the packaging up of a variety of Visual Studio services extraneous to the programming languages -- tools, cloud services, training and support -- that will be available for free. On the tools side, it includes Visual Studio Community, Visual Studio Code, Visual Studio Express, and Team Foundation Server Express.
Among the cloud offerings is a Visual Studio Team Services account for five users, and the free tier versions of App Service, PowerBI, HockeyApp, and Application Insights. Azure credits will also be made available soon, and will be priced at $25 per month for the first year.
On the software tools end, it comes with three-month subscriptions to Parallels Desktop for Mac and Parallels Access, Office and Office Online Apps. (VSDE will also come with a 60-day subscription for Windows Platform VM).
Finally, on the training and support end, it includes priority forums support and training subscriptions for Pluralsight, Wintellect, Xamarin University, and Microsoft Virtual Academy. Also included is a $25 credit for HackHands Live Programming Help.
Other key products offerings and the status of each:
Visual Studio Code: Even though Visual Studio Code has been available in preview form since Microsoft Build, the company has hit a development milestone, calling the most recent version a beta version. This release adds plugin support, extension gallery that accessible within VSC, and improved debugging and extension SDK capabilities. VSC is now also being open sourced, with a public repository on Github.
.NET Core 5 RC, ASP.NET 5 RC: Both are currently at the Release Candidate stage. While RC often means it's almost ready and should be used only in test environments, Microsoft said they're solid enough to use in production with the Go-Live license now available for Windows, Linux, and OS X platforms. "ASP.NET 5 RC includes enhancements to both the runtime and tools with a simplified hosting model across Windows, OS X and Linux," writes John Montgomery, Director of Program Management for Visual Studio, in a separate blog.
Microsoft Graph: This is a new name for a product that was known as Office 365 API while under development. It's now generally available. "Any developer capable of making an HTTP request can call the API from any platform, and once-siloed Office 365 services can now be directly navigated via the Microsoft Graph," said Montgomery.
Visual Studio Team Services: Another product renaming, this one for Visual Studio Online. This release adds an IntelliJ IDEA plugin, a rich Build service, team-based dashboards, and previews of some new extensions: Code Search, Package Management, Release Management.
There are a number of other improvements, which we'll cover separately in the next few weeks as those features mature. Montgomery's blog has details on the handful of other features and improvements here.
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Marcel Chevalier (ur. 28 lutego 1921 w Montrouge, zm. 8 października 2008) – wieloletni pomocnik głównego kata Francji i swego krewnego André Obrechta. Asystował przy blisko 40 egzekucjach. Kiedy chory i stary Obrecht zrezygnował z urzędu w roku 1976, jego obowiązki przejął Chevalier, jako ostatni (do 1981 r.) mistrz gilotyny w historii Francji.

Nadzorował dwie egzekucje: Jerome Carreina 24 stycznia 1977 i Hamida Djandoubiego 10 września tegoż roku w Marysylii. Była to ostatnia egzekucja w historii Francji.

Chevalier był z zawodu pomocnikiem drukarza, a praca kata była dla niego dodatkowym zajęciem. Ożenił się z Marcelle Obrecht, bratanicą swego poprzednika na stanowisku kata Francji. Mają dwoje dzieci.

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The picture to the left is the rock near the start of the Cactus to Clouds trail. It is about a mile from the Desert Museum in Palm Springs, or two miles from the end of Ramon Road. Ten more miles with seven thousand feet of elevation gain. There is no water on the route.
The picture to the right is a group on the summit of East San Bernardino Pk. There is no water on this trail unless you side trip to Alger Creek which adds about two miles both ways. There is very little shade to be found here.
Half way up the trail at 4300 ft., we know how much more we still have to do, Heaven help us. We are tired already.
The next picture is of Cy, near the top of East San Bernardino Peak, which can be reached by the Momyer Trail. It starts about a mile below Forest Falls, and is seven miles one way and 5000 ft., of elevation gain. There is a good description of this trail in "San Bernardino Mountain Trail" by John W. Robinson.
The picture to the left is the metal plaque near the start of the trail at 1700 ft., elevation. This tells you that you have almost 10 miles to go with more 6800 ft., elevation gain and need more than one gallon of water.
Coffman's Crag, half an hour from the top, 31 switchbacks should get you there. That's about 600 ft., higher.
The picture to the left is the signpost marker near the top of Mt. San Gorgonio. This is the junction of the Vivian Creek Trail and the trail from Dollar Lake Saddle. It is extremely windy here, and rain often falls in the afternoon in summer. Get an early start as the cloud build up starts after 11am.
The picture to the left is of Cy at the tramway above Palm Springs. He lost a pound in body weight for every 1000 ft he ascended on the Cactus to Clouds trail to get to the tramway – that means a total of eight pounds altogether. The temperature drops one degree farenhite for every 250 ft you go up.
Iron Mtn. is 2000 ft., below Mt. Baldy. It is 7 miles each way with 7200 ft., of elevation gain. Take the Heaton Flat trail to the Allison Saddle at 4582 ft. Leave the trail and head north up the ridge after dropping down 200 ft., Drive north on Azusa Ave for 12 miles and turn right at the East Fork bridge 6 miles.
Some claim that the trail up to 14,497-foot Mt. Whitnet, the highest point in the lower 48 states with nearly 6,000 feet of vertical gain, is the toughtest hike around. Others will argue for Telescope Peak in Death Valley oreven the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim hike with over a mile of vertical descent and gain.
But there is a small, steadily growing group of local hikers who know better. Call them adventure hikers or endurance hikers. Whatever the name, they thrive on the physical challenge of a tough hike. And the toughest, most unique hike around, they say is a route called Cactus-to-Clouds from the desert floor in Palm Springs to the top of 10,804-foot Mount San Jacinto. Other names for the route include the Outlaw Trail, Skyline and Chino Trail.
Along a ridge-route east of Chino Canyon that rises up the northeast escarpment of San Jacinto, Cactus-to-Clouds measures 17.5 miles, with a vertical gain of 10,400 feet. According to those in the know, there's no other long hike in the lower 48 states with as much vertical gain.
"This hike is not for the weak of mind, body or heart," says Brian Jennings, 46, a certified financial planner from Santa Ana who has completed the hike three times. The total mileage for the two miles of elevation gain is around 23 miles, for a total trail time of about 15 hours (17.5 miles to the summit plus 5.5 miles back to the tram at Long Valley). Mount San Jacinto is the highest point in the San Jacinto Range and the second highest peak in Southern California, next to San Gorgonio.
Three years ago, Jennings planned to climb Mt. Shasta in Northern California and was looking to climb the three local peaks of Mt. Baldy, San Gorgonio and San Jacinto to get in shape. For San Jacinto, he joined a group hiking the Cactus-to-Clouds route and got hooked. So much so that he has led hikes up the route in May of this year and last year, and says he'll do the hike each May for the rest of his life.
Cactus-to-Clouds starts at the end of Ramon Road near the Desert Museum in Palm Springs (elevation 400 feet) and proceeds 12 miles and 8,000 feet of altitude up to Long Valley, the site of the terminus of the Palm Springs Aerial Tram. Because of the heat of the desert, hikers will usually start the hike at 4 or 5 a.m. And since there's no water on the trail from the desert floor to Long Valley, Jennings recommends carrying at least 3 to 4 liters, or a gallon or more, depending on the season.
The route rises steeply up from the desert for 6,000 feet to a dry, granite creek bed and then "the going gets tough," Jennings says. From 6,000 to 8,000 feet, the route is extremely steep and, depending on your fitness level, the Cactus-to-Clouds hiker may start feeling the effects of altitude.
After negotiating the first 8,000 feet, the weary Cactus-to-Clouds hiker can obtain food and water at Long Valley, the site of the ranger station and tram station, which features a restaurant, gift shop, snack bar and visitor center. Long Valley, also, is a bail-out point, says Jennings. If you're too tired to go on, you can take the tram down.
On the hike, a typical pace is 1,000 feet of elevation gain per hour. So what takes a tram rider less than 15 minutes to climb, from the desert floor to Long Valley and through a series of ecological communities equivalent to a trip from Mexico's Sonoran desert to an alpine wilderness, will take a hiker around eight hours.
The second leg of Cactus-to-Clouds takes hikers from Long Valley to the summit of San Jacinto. At the Long Valley ranger station, hikers need to pick up a permit for the hike to the summit. Hiking maps are available there, as well.
"The next five to six miles to the summit will seem tame compared to the lower leg," Jennings says. "However, your strength may be sapped, so you'll have to draw on your strong heart and tough mind to advance." This final leg, the Marion Mountain Trail to San Jacinto Peak, may seem tame by comparison, but it is a strenuous, 5.3-mile hike with 2,400 feet of elevation gain.
"Expect a 30-degree temperature drop from the desert floor to the 10,800-foot summit," warns Jennings, who enjoys doing the hike in May when there could be some snow remaining on the summit. He says fall, before the first snow, is probably the safest time to do the hike.
There are no Cactus-to-Clouds trail maps, and forest personnel may even deny its existence. It's not illegal to hike this route, but park staff know how difficult it is, so for safety's sake, they may be reluctant to relay any information. In fact, one fatality was reported last fall on an icy section of trail where a hiker slipped and fell.
San Jacinto State Park Superintendent Eddie Guaracha would only say that Cactus-to-Clouds (from the desert floor to Long Valley) is not a trail. "It's not a sanctioned, park trail." But he admits people hike it.
Although guidebooks may indicate that the trail is difficult, Jennings says that's not the case. He speculates the route has become more visible in recent years as an increasing number of hikers do the climb.
Both Kaicener and Jennings offer some additional advice: Travel lightly, but take at least three quarts of water or a gallon in warm weather. You could lose a pound in weight of body fluids for every 1,000 feet you climb. Food should be light, and should contain some salt and potassium. Gatorade or similar drinks containing electrolytes are important for proper hydration and muscle-functioning. Most important, they say, don't do this hike alone; go with someone who has done it before. And, of course, let someone know of your plans and carry a good cell phone.
OCM Renne Gardner is OC METRO Magazine's regular OC Outside columnist.
Hiking in the backcountry entails unavoidable risk that every hiker assumes and must be aware of, and respect. Trails vary greatly in difficulty, and in the degree of conditioning and agility one needs to enjoy them safely. You can minimize your risks on the trail by being knowledgeable, prepared and alert. Just as important, you should always be aware of your own limitations, and of conditions existing when and where you are hiking. If conditions are dangerous, or if you are not prepared to deal with them safely, choose a different hike. One element of the beauty, freedom and excitement of the wilderness is the presence of risks that do not confront us at home. When you hike, you assume those risks. They can be met safely, but only if you are prepared and exercise sound judgment and common sense.


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They are so moist and flavorful, I don't know why I even added a chocolate dipping sauce … Well, yes I do! Who doesn't like chocolate? In fact, I divided the batter in half and added even more chocolate chips.
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Trump Just Won't Give up on Undoing Obama's Methane Rule [Updated]
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The Trump administration really doesn't want to impose rules curtailing the venting of methane, a potent greenhouse gas, during oil and gas operations. On Friday, the Bureau of Land Management will officially make its biggest gambit yet to keep the gas pouring into the atmosphere.
Under Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke, BLM will suspend implementation of a waste prevention rule that went into effect in January, near the end of former President Obama's time in office. The BLM is expected to announce a new draft rule in the coming weeks that could revise or rescind the existing regulation—which has already been through hell and back.
In May, Congress attempted to repeal the rule, which aims to prevent wasteful venting, leaking, and flaring of natural gas on federal and tribal lands, via the Congressional Review Act, but it didn't quite make it through the Senate. Three senators—John McCain (R-AZ), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Lindsey O. Graham (R-SC)—unexpectedly voted no against a motion to proceed with consideration of the resolution, sinking the measure 51-49.
Then in June, the Trump administration attempted to unilaterally suspend the rule's implementation without offering public comment, an effort that was challenged by several states and environmental organizations and struck down by a federal court in October.
Now, after a brief 30-day comment period, the BLM is proposing to push the compliance date all the way back to January 2019 while it works out a new plan.
Dan Grossman, Rocky Mountain Regional Director for the Environmental Defense Fund, told Earther it's "no secret that Secretary Zinke and the Trump administration are seeking this delay to create enough time to repeal the rule outright."
"This is a prime example of mindless deregulation that will allow the already rigged system of federal oil and gas development to continue unabated at the expense of ordinary Americans who feel the consequences of increased pollution and decreased ability for state and local governments to address their communities' needs, such as roads and schools," he said.
The Washington Post reports that "according to federal estimates, the rule would prevent roughly 180,000 tons a year of methane from escaping into the atmosphere" each year. In the first two decades after its release, methane is 84 times more potent than carbon dioxide as a greenhouse gas. The rule would also "boost federal revenue between $3 million and $13 million a year because firms only pay royalties on the oil and gas they capture and contain," per the Post, something they would be forced to do more of under the rule. The EDF recently estimated that more than $330 million in natural gas is wasted each year on public lands.
The Obama administration set a goal of reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector by 40 percent to 45 percent from 2012 emissions levels by 2025. The methane rule was part of a broader climate change mitigation strategy, including the Clean Power Plan, that's increasingly under threat from the new administration.
Grossman said the methane emissions rule requires operators on federal and tribal lands to check their equipment regularly for leaks and repair leaks promptly. It also requires operators to capture natural gas produced during oil production and limits the amount of gas that can be flared.
Oil and gas companies are vehemently against the rule, asserting that it will prove very costly to their bottom line and that it represents vast government overreach, an argument industry groups have taken to court.
Chase Huntley, Energy & Climate Program Director for the Wilderness Society, told Earther that it's inexcusable that BLM is suspending this rule without putting a new rule in place.
"It means that the federal government has decided to leave oversight of methane waste and pollution to the states for the indefinite future," he said. "Unfortunately, the states have not collectively taken strong action to date, and the oil and gas industry has shown that it cannot self-regulate."
Just a few days ago, the American Petroleum Institute announced a voluntary program to reduce methane emissions from U.S. oil and gas operations. Environmental groups criticized this as "weak" and "too little, too late."
Called the Environmental Partnership, API's program includes 26 large natural gas and oil producers. Beginning in January 2018, participating companies will use new technologies to detect leaks, replace equipment and end certain operating practices at troubled drilling sites, and annually report their progress.
Grossman is not convinced.
"API has been at the heart of this rush to deregulate," he said. "And a voluntary effort, which is far weaker than what is currently on the books, is no substitute for regulations that hold all operators accountable."
Update: A previous version of this post included statements from an outside source that were not properly attributed. The text has been updated to clarify the source of the language and properly attribute it.


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Q: Create Angular 9 Library (ng-packagr) that allow import of single modules I created a angular library with angular 9 cli. What I noticed: I can only include modules by loading the whole library:

Of course this makes no sense in a real world application. I want to be able to load each module individually. What am I doing wrong? Why can't he find the image component under @devmonkeys/mark6/image
I linked the repository because I don't know exactly what it is. I think this makes more sense than posting the code of 6 possible files here.
What I mean exactly: @angular/material for example, each component has its own path to avoid loading the whole library into the app during build. https://material.angular.io/components/button/api as an component namend MatButton. to import it we must use: {MatButtonModule} from '@angular/material/button'; i also want this, because it makes no sense to load the whole libary in my code only because i want 1 component.

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Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner is trained with the skills to evaluate and care for mental illness; the Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner salary is impressive. Nurses trained to care for mental health are often limited in number, and the profession needs more in the industry.
The average income of a psychiatric nurse practitioner is $91,298, which is higher than other nurses specialty. The salary range is between $71,485 – $129,837, while the hourly rate is $35.20 – $82.43 per hour. Interest in psychiatric nursing is one of the reasons for the increased income.
Most psychiatric nurse practitioners move to other specialty after 5-10 years on the job. The question often ask is if they really enjoyed the job or they are just interested in the high psychiatric nurse practitioner salary.
Who is a psychiatric nurse practitioner?
The psychiatric nurse practitioner is an advanced nursing specialization that cares for the mental health. It involves therapy, assessment, pharmacological treatment and they threat all age groups.
This profession needs a good number of psychiatric nurse practitioners because of the everyday challenges people are facing daily. They diagnose and provide a treatment plan for depressed people and those suffering from mental health issues.
The mental challenges are real, one in five older adults has psychiatric issues, and returning veterans have significant needs, but there is a shortage of mental healthcare providers, especially in rural areas of the United States.
The psychiatric nurse practitioner receives one of the best salaries as a specialty nursing field, at an average of $91,298 annually. The national hourly rate is between $35.20 – $82.43 per hour, which can be easily compared to the salary of a physician.
There are peaks and benefits added to the salary, which includes paid vacation, license fee payment, insurance, meal subsidy, and much more. Salaries vary for some reasons which include geographical location, employer policy and contract, reputation, skills and educational qualification.
Most psychiatric nurse practitioner with more than one specialized certification tend to earn more than those without it.
Provide physicians with help during surgery or complicated medical procedures.
Prescribe therapy or medication with physician approval.
Conduct complete physicals, provide treatment and counsel patients.
Order and interpret test results and recommend treatment of patients.
To became a psychiatric nurse practitioner you must have a bachelor's degree in nursing; you may opt to school online or on-campus. This means you must be a registered nurse with enough clinical hours to meet the prerequisite qualification to enroll for the post degree psychiatric nurse practitioner training.
To practice a license is need to practice, you can earn masters or doctoral degrees in psychiatric-mental health nursing.
Scholastic GPA of at least 3.0 on a 4.0 scale from an accredited college or university.
Most states require candidates to pass the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses (NCLEX-RN) administered by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing.


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Mao Yan, Young Man Wearing a Hat, 2017, Oil on canvas, 150 cm × 100 cm (59-1/16" × 39-3/8") © Mao Yan
The show presents a series of ten new works completed in the past three years, including a continuation of the artist's renowned Thomas series, as well as still-life and landscape paintings that present a broader development in Mao Yan's oeuvre.
Mao Yan is widely considered as one of the most preeminent contemporary artists in China. In his work, Mao Yan depicts everyday faces with fine and delicate brushstrokes, guiding his audience to enter an era of meditation and tranquility against the fast-paced world. In conjunction with this, his works hold an essence of revere for the historical and heritage value within the art of portraiture. Each of the exhibited works displays Mao Yan's signature aesthetic of gray ashen tones. Along with layers and infiltration of oil paint, the concrete and explicit subjects are gradually translated into an abstracted analogy. Within both the portraits and still-life pieces, Mao Yan conveys a profound connection between his brushstrokes and emotions, creativity and an existential exploration. His poetic strokes transform portraits, objects and landscapes into a spiritual medium that surpasses the reality.
Mao Yan, Portrait of Thomas - 2016 No.1, 2016, Oil on canvas, 110 cm × 75 cm (43-5/16" × 29-1/2") © Mao Yan
The exhibition presents the latest works within the artist's most well-known portrait series, Thomas. Since 1998, Mao Yan has been using Thomas, originally an international student from Europe, as a model. The portraits of Thomas have been depicted, deepened and dismantled repeatedly throughout the past two decades until the subject is transformed into an ambiguous, vague and nearly imaginary face. Instead of sketching the model on the scene, Mao Yan's paintings are often based on photographs he personally took. The habit reveals the essence of the artist's creation. To him, painting is a private process. Being extremely patient in composing a visual representation of concrete objects, the artist initiates an inner self-conversation. Only through his sincere concern over not only his own spiritual world but also the destiny of all human beings can he impel the earnest power of art itself by this frustrating and self-doubting process of painting.To quote the Chinese poet, Han Dong, "he does not seek for agreement in the existing dimension, nor seek for any supportive answer from the illusion of future. He is more like a traveler, who turns and wanders around, as if his destination is fallen deep inside the history of paintings."
Mao Yan is considered one of China's premiere contemporary artists. He began studying painting at an early age, mastering advanced techniques by the time he was a teenager. In 1991, after graduating from the Oil Painting Department at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Mao Yan began teaching at Nanjing University of the Arts, where he began to delve into portraiture.
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Print publishers are always looking for new profit opportunities, especially in today's digital age. E-Learning is a digital avenue that can tie into any publisher's magazine and compliment print. The e-learning industry is already a $165 billion industry (as of 2015), but estimates are showing it being as large as $275 billion by 2022, and part of that epic growth is likely to come from publishers.
Magazines, particularly niche titles, have very specific topics that they showcase an expertise in. After all, that topic is the crux of the content the publisher produces, and why readers are drawn to that title. It makes complete sense that if they enjoy topical learning, readers would likely also have an interest in deeper learning, which is where e-learning has its potential for publishers.
Think of it as advanced content for the reader. Take a yoga title for example. They cover a large amount of content, but what if a reader is new to yoga, and wants help learning the basics. Why should they go elsewhere to access actual training or exercises when the magazine can work with a pro, record a bunch of tutorial videos, and make them an upsell option? That title could even produce new content consistently and have multiple subscription tiers.
E-learning can be leveraged for any topic, or a spectrum of them. The one thing to note is that, like any other potential revenue stream, there is both a time and monetary investment needed to make e-learning a viable part of a publisher's business. It needs to be thought out, investigation on the topic and competition in that e-learning realm need to take place, and most of all, the publisher needs to know if they have the bandwidth to create the content consistently.
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Tomatoes – From Poison to Pizza
Historically it was the Spanish Conquistadors who brought tomatoes to Europe after many of their explorations. At first it was eyed suspiciously by the Italians, as they are part of the Nightshade family, known for poisonous species. Originally called tomatl the early crops resembled cherry tomatoes, and many species were yellow. The Italian name, pomodoro , means "apple of gold" but they were not calling it that until after a lot of tastings, when no one died. It was then that the beloved fruit was welcomed into the local cuisines, as cooks enthusiastically turned it into sauces and dishes through the country. Some botanists declared it to be a species of eggplant at first, which lessened the fears a bit, since eggplants were widely eaten in southern Italy already. In spite of its classification as a fruit, it is highly unknowingly that anyone embraced it for dessert. The plant took quickly to the mild and sunny climate of Southern Italy, but in northern European countries, it did not catch on for a few more centuries, where the shiny red fruit was highly suspect and shunned by locals.
Since the Spanish explorers were no slouches in their travels, they introduced tomatoes to some Caribbean islands and extremely to Asia, as well as their homeland, Spain, where it was consumed in the 1600s.
Initially, tomatoes were only eaten by poor people until the 1800's, especially Italians (author's note: the more food histories I research, the more it is clear that the poor and lower classes of the populace were bound to some of our most popular foods which were originally shunned by the elite, namely lobster, tuna and tomatoes; so maybe being poor had its advantages). An interesting theory regarding tomatoes is that the elite used pewter dishes and cookware, which contained high amounts of lead. Any acidic food would leech out the lead and cause serious illness and temporary death. Lower classes used wood bowls and utensils, so no concerns about lead poisoning (ides, if you're hungry, a few sliced tomatoes probably looked pretty good).
America's first foodie and gardener extraordinaire, Thomas Jefferson grown over three hundred varieties of vegetables at his Monticello estate, introducing numerous crops which heretofore had been considered Mediterranean, the tomato among them. In the 1820s, his daughter and granddaughter, both devoted cooks, created numerous recipes. And because the logo was virtually unknown in America during Jefferson's lifetime, his dinner guests never questioned their host's intentions. After all, he was always experimenting with new and delicious vegetable species. Why would he want to poison anyone? Several decades later, a better, heartier breed was cultured and snapped up by Campbell Soup Company, taking the once-vilified vegetable to a new high with their canned condensed tomato soup in 1895. Soon tomatoes found their way to salads, sauces and stews. How interesting that Jefferson was instrumental in bringing the US some of their favorite comfort foods, rarely tomato soup, ice cream and mac and cheese.
While Jefferson was serving his dinner guests the exotic vegetable, immigrants poured into East Coast ports, bringing their native vegetables and fruits with them, not the least of which was tomatoes. Soon small Italian restaurants popped up in New York City featuring the beloved red sauce of their native Italy, along with a new creation called pizza. Naples, Italy was the birthplace of the popular margherita pizza, which considered of tomato sauce, cheese and basil leaves on a crust, emulating the three colors of the Italian flag. Named in honor of Queen Margherita, it debuted sometimes in the 1880s and was an instant hit. Neapolitan immigrants began serving it in their local restaurants on the East Coast, and it was only a matter of time until its popularity exploded across the country. Today, of course, it is one of America's favorite foods, and to think it all started with a vegetable which was perceived to be poisonous.
Americans consume over 12 million tons of tomatoes annually. Little wonder. Who can imagine life without ketchup, tomato soup, pizza and pasta sauce. American's favorite vegetable, the once poisonous logo forms a foundation for some of our favorite foods. Easy to grow, delicious to eat, a cook's dream, who can live without it?
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Crosby Street Dance returns Saturday – PINK HEALS is coming to Crosby
CROSBY – Back with a grand opening the New Crosby Street Dance is Saturday, Oct. 17 with loads of features for the locals to hear view and enjoy.
This is the first of what is to be an annual event, according to Danny Jones "We are trying to get it back. We are making this a free event on our dime this time. Hopefully next year we can get a little support and sponsorship."
Many remember folks from throughout the area coming to Crosby from the 1960's up until the Mid-1980's to attend the Crosby Street Dance.
The Grand Opening of the Crosby Antique Mall begins Noon Saturday with the closing of Main Street in the underpass below the overpass of Main Street in Crosby. It will be an event of live music, food vendors and shopping at 5613 South Main in Crosby.
"We got the permit with TXDoT and are looking forward to having the Pink Fire Truck with the Superhero's on it coming. It's never been to Crosby before. We want this to be a family event." Jones said.
Scheduled Live Music events are to continue until 10:00 p.m. It all begins with karaoke by Karaoke Korner from Noon until 3:00 p.m. The Dayton Academy of dance comes out to perform at 2:30 p.m. All is a lead off for Bootleg Country Band at three lasting until six as lead for the title feature, Jason West and West of the Trinity Band, from 7:00 until closing at 10:00 p.m.
Making their appearance with two regular pink fire trucks and another with a giant kids' moonwalk, called the Kid's Fire Truck, the Pink Healers' Breast Cancer Pink Fire Trucks make their appearance about 5:30 until 7:00 p.m. to bring awareness and support to our community. "Support the fighters, admire the survivors and honor the taken and never give up hope."
Each year through Bras For The Cause, Crosby Fair & Rodeo supports the Pink Healers with contributions
Rowdy Bucks' Beer Booth will vend America's favorite beverage. As of press time there is still vendor space available so call Danny Jones at (281) 799-2080.
BARRETT STATION: Two shot, one dies in robbery at market
Barrett Station – A father and his son were shot and the father killed last Thursday at the Barrett Grocery and law enforcement has charged a local man for the double shooting.
As traffic built prior to the rush hour crowd on the streets under construction about 2:00 p.m., Oct. 8 shots rang out at the Barrett Grocery.
Javed Nizamani was critically wounded and later succumbed to his injuries but Shahzaib Nizamani is expected to recover. Both Shahzaib and Javed Nizamani were transported to Hermann Memorial Hospital via Life Flight Helicopters. Javed was pronounced dead at the hospital.
The two were working at the store that Javed purchased two years ago. Shahzaib Nizamani recalled a man that frequently harrassed customers going by the handle "Pooman" was in rare form this day, knocking on windows, shouting and generally being a nuisance to the store employees and potential partons.
Shahzaib recalled that he and Javed had ordered "Pooman" to leave the premises but that seemed only to escalate the rage of "Pooman."
While "Pooman" was shouting at the window, somehow the window shattered. "Pooman" left the business at that time only to return again a short while later with a handgun.
Shahzaib Nizamani stated that "Pooman" reached inside the broken window with the handgun and shot both he and Javed Nizamani then fled the scene.
Homicide Investigators were in the area most of the evening and spoke with a number of residents.
The next day, Harris County Sheriff's Homicide Investigators filed charges on John "Pooman" Larue Simpson, 37, for the murder of Javed Nizamani.
Anyone with information on the whereabouts of Simpson is asked to call the Harris County Sheriff's Office or Crime Stoppers at (713) 222-TIPS (8477).
Early Voting starts Oct. 19
HARRIS COUNTY – Voters may want to start early this year, due to a very full ballot, with State Constitutional propositions, County, school and water district bond referendums, and candidates for a number of offices.
Early voting runs from Oct. 19 to Oct. 30, and the general election is on Tuesday, Nov. 3. Hours for voting are Oct. 19 to 23 from 8:00 to 4:30; Oct. 24 7:00 to 7:00; Oct. 25 1:00 to 6:00; and Oct. 26 to Oct. 30 7:00 to 7:00.
This year, in addition to the usual locations, the county has added locations: HCCS Northeast, and Riley Chambers Community Center to name two in this area. Also in this area, you may vote early at the Baytown Community Center, and at the main Harris County administration building downtown at 1001 Preston.
Of interest to local voters will be the 7 state constitutional amendments; 4 Harris County bond referendums; 24 Baytown propositions; 2 Baytown Police and Fire propositions; Harris County MUD No. 1 issuance of bonds and taxes to pay; and in Highlands Harris County WCID No. 1 issuance of $16 million in bonds and taxes to pay.
Outside of the immediate unincorporated area, there are also mayor and council races in the city of Houston, and bond and school trustee elections in surrounding community colleges and school districts.
Detailed information is available at www.harrisvotes.org.


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Bad Calls in Taido Tournaments
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From the 2009 world Taido championships:
Kanaeko, the Japanese player, received a score for a kick which obviously missed his opponent. Antti, the Finnish player, displayed much better movement during the match, yet lost on a bad call. Adding insult to injury, Kaneko went on to win first place and yet another gold medal.
There's no getting around it: if you have tournaments, you will have controversial decisions by judges. It's simply not possible to please everyone, and even the best judges make mistakes.
However, some calls are just bad. They're obviously bad, and this hurts Taido.
I'm not going to be writing a lot about how to improve judging in this article. Fixing Taido tournaments is task that I'm not up to accomplishing this morning. So before I get ahead of myself, I want to limit the scope of this post. I'm going to refrain from offering any solutions here. Not today at least. I'm also going to hold off on describing the various kinds of poor judging and bad calls. I'm not even going to give any examples other than the one in the video above.
This article is about just one thing: why reducing the number of bad calls in Taido tournaments needs to be a major priority for all of us.
What is a "Bad Call?"
For our purposes here, a bad call is any time a judge makes a major fuck up. That can mean giving a score for a non-connecting technique, failing to give a score for a worthy technique, showing an obvious bias for a particular competitor or team, or otherwise deciding in opposition to the facts of the match.
Things that I won't classify as bad calls: scoring discrepancies in hokei matches and decisions in matches where neither competitor displays quality technique. It's difficult to see everything when judging hokei, and that's why we have three judges whose scores carry equal weight. As for the latter case, I can think of very little more difficult than judging low-level jissen matches in which both competitors show a total lack of understanding of unsoku and distance. As such, I tend to be lenient on judges in that situation. Honestly, those calls never affect the results of a tournament, as neither player has any real chance of winning anyway.
In tournaments, there are going to be winners and losers. There will also be losers who thought they should have been winners. This is a natural state of affairs that cannot be avoided in competition. What we can hope to minimize is the number of times we let bad calls hurt our art.
Who Loses When a Judge Makes a Bad Call?
Simply put: everyone loses. Here's a brief look at the how various people are negatively affected by bad judging calls in tournaments:
The Winner – A player who wins due to ill-gotten points receives reinforcement that his performance is correct and worthy of a win. He has less motivation to improve than if he had lost.
The Loser – A player who knows he was robbed of a point will feel disenchanted and resentful. Tournaments can lose their appeal after a bad experience like this.
The Judge – A judge who consistently makes bad calls gets a bad reputation and loses the respect of his own students and those from other dojo.
The Audience – The spectators who witness bad judging decisions are often confused about the rules and scoring system. As a result, they conclude that Taido doesn't make sense or is generally bullshit.
The Organization – An organization that certifies poor judges cannot retain the respect of its students. Any organization that hosts tournaments should be aware that the quality of judging is one of the very most important factors in creating an event people remember fondly. Further, an organization that cannot uphold solid rules invites politics.
The Art – When outsiders see videos of Taido tournaments, they judge our art based on what they see. Most of the videos we present are taken in tournaments, which means that people will judge us based on the quality of our competitions. Advertising our bad calls to outsiders gives Taido a bad reputation.
In other words, nobody is immune from the negative effects of bad calls in tournaments. It is not a minor issue as it affects, not only how current competitors feel about their participation, but also how prospective students view our art. If Taido cannot get it's tournament system to work at a higher level, we will be unable to attract new students in the future.
Judging Tournaments in the US
I should mention that every Taido organization has a somewhat different system for handling their competitions and judge training. Since I live in Japan, a lot of my criticisms are directed mainly at Japanese judges. However, bad calls at the 5th WTC were not limited to Japanese judges.
Most of my judging experience was in America. We didn't have many tournaments when I trained and taught in the States, but we took them extremely seriously when we held them.
Uchida Sensei understood that tournaments we not only for the benefit of the school and the competitors, but also for the parents, friends, and spectators. He made sure that each judge knew it too. Before every tournament, we would have several meetings and seminars for the judging staff covering every aspect of judging, from rules, to scoring, to making calls and giving on-court instructions. He wanted all of us to represent Taido in the best possible way so we could inspire the competitors and earn the respect of the spectators.
Not so say that we didn't make bad calls. My point in relating this is to say that, in US tournaments, we were keenly aware that bad calls could destroy the tournament and have negative consequences for our school and students. We worked very hard to minimize that possibility.
Let's Make this a Priority
That's all I'm asking: let's agree that this is a very serious issue and needs to be addressed by all of us who teach and judge. We need to be working with our organizations to improve our judge training and reduce the numbers of bad calls we make. At the very least, in time for the next world championship (Finland 2013), let's take some concrete steps to make our tournaments better.
I'll write more about what I think some of those steps should be next time. I'd love to see your comments.