In advance of a speech that Jimmy Carter gave at Emory University on February 22, a group of professors there wrote an essay that was published in the university's student newspaper, The Emory Wheel. They demanded that Mr. Carter, a longtime distinguished professor at the university, debate his book, Palestine Peace Not Apartheid, with Dennis Ross, a Middle East envoy in the first Bush and the Clinton administrations, who said Mr. Carter had undermined efforts toward Middle East peace by mislabeling two maps in the book and distorting proposals made by President Bill Clinton in 2000. Before a crowd of 600 at Emory, he said, "I believe what I advocate in this book — whether you agree or disagree — is the best chance for the future." Mr. Ross is scheduled to speak at Emory in May.
In October, after telephone calls from two Jewish groups contributed to the cancellation of a speech on the "Israel lobby" at the Polish consulate in New York, more than 100 international historians signed an open letter denouncing the "climate of intimidation" to which they said critics of Israel were increasingly subjected. The leaders of the Anti-Defamation League and the American Jewish Committee said they had not tried to silence Tony Judt, a history professor at New York University, but said they approved of the Polish consul general's decision to cancel his talk. Mr. Judt had defended a paper by the professors John J. Mearsheimer and Stephen M. Walt on the "Israel lobby" that drew a firestorm of criticism when the London Review of Books published a version of it. The debate may flare up again in September when a book by Mr. Mearsheimer and Mr. Walt on the "Israel lobby" is scheduled to be published.
The possibility that Juan R.I. Cole, a history professor at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor, might win an appointment in Middle Eastern history at Yale University caused a stir last spring, but it is unclear the extent to which external pressure contributed to a committee's rejecting his candidacy in June. While critics called him a blog-obsessed pundit, admirers, upset that he didn't get the job, pointed to Mr. Cole's extensive scholarly work and the roster of Middle East experts who regularly read his blog, Informed Comment.
Last April, Joshua H. Stulman, at the time a senior at Pennsylvania State University at University Park, learned by e-mail that he would not be allowed to show his 10-piece art exhibit, "Portraits of Terror." Charles R. Garoian, director of the School of Visual Arts, where the exhibit was supposed to be displayed, wrote Mr. Stulman that the exhibit "did not promote cultural diversity" or "opportunities for democratic dialogue" and ran afoul of the university's Zero Tolerance Policy for Hate. Among other scenes, Mr. Stulman's paintings showed members of Hamas giving what appears to be a Nazi salute, the desecration of synagogues, and a baby dressed as a suicide bomber. Within days Graham B. Spanier, the university's president, overruled Mr. Garoian and said Mr. Stulman's paintings would be shown. Penn State does not endorse censorship, he said.
After a series of public clashes between Jewish and Muslim students at the University of California at Irvine, the Muslim Students Association sponsored a weeklong lecture series called "Holocaust in the Holy Land" in May, featuring a speech titled "Israel: The Fourth Reich." The event and its keynote speaker, Norman G. Finkelstein, drew strong criticism from Jewish groups on the Irvine campus. Mr. Finkelstein is a professor of political science at DePaul University and a critic of Israeli policy toward the Palestinians. The Irvine administration defended its students' right to speak freely and tried, unsuccessfully, to persuade Jewish and Muslim activist students to talk with one another.


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Tesla Model X 100D
Tesla Model X Long Range
Battery Capacity	 100.0 kWh
Charge Power 16.5 kW AC
Charge Time (0->270 mi) 7 hours
Tow Hitch Possible Yes
Towing Weight Unbraked 992 lbs
Towing Weight Braked 4960 lbs
Charging is possible by using a regular wall plug or a charging station. Public charging is always done through a charging station. How fast the EV can charge depends on the charging station (EVSE) used and the maximum charging capacity of the EV. The table below shows all possible options for charging the Tesla Model X 100D. Each option shows how fast the battery can be charged from empty to full.
Charging an EV in Europe differs by country. Some European countries primarily use 1-phase connections to the grid, while other countries are almost exclusively using a 3-phase connection. The table below shows all possible ways the Tesla Model X 100D can be charged, but some modes of charging might not be widely available in certain countries.
3-phase 16A (11 kW) 400V / 3x16A 11 kW 10h15m 26 mph
3-phase 32A (22 kW) 400V / 3x24A 17 kW † 7 hours 39 mph
Rapid charging enables longer journeys by adding as much range as possible in the shortest amount of time. Charging power will decrease significantly after 80% state-of-charge has been reached. A typical rapid charge therefore rarely exceeds 80% SoC. The rapid charge rate of an EV depends on the charger used and the maximum charging power the EV can handle. The table below shows all details for rapid charging the Tesla Model X 100D.
Supercharger v2 (150 kW DC) 145 kW † 100 kW † 42 min 270 mph
The model shown on this page is the successor of the Tesla Model X 90D, which was available from October 2016 until June 2017. The previous model had 15 mi less range, same acceleration and was 5% more energy efficient.
Preceding model Tesla Model X 90D

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history is boring . . . NOT
Who knows where these things come from?! I have no idea where this one originated, but this was one of those emails making the rounds that I found truly fun. Some I'd heard before and some were new to me, as they might be to you. Even if they're not true, they're interesting, and plausible enough to think about. The next time you're washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it (as I did a few days ago at my daughter's house washing the dishes, think about how things used to be according to these so called facts about the 1500s:
Urine was once used to tan animal skins, so families all peed in a pot. Once a day it was taken to be sold to the tannery. If your family had to do this in order to survive you were piss poor.
But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford a pee pot. They, poor things, didn't have a pot to piss in and were the lowest of the low.
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. Since they were starting to smell, however, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor, hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths were taken in a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women, and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!
Houses had thatched roofs with thick straw piled high with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals like mice and bugs lived in the roof. When it rained the thatch became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying it's raining cats and dogs.
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. A bed with big posts at each corner with a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, dirt poor. The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood placed in the entrance-way thus became a thresh hold.
In those old days, cook was done in the kitchen with a big kettle hung over the fireplace. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.
Sometimes pork could be obtained, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, bring home the bacon. They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.
Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food with high acid content caused some of the lead to leach onto the food, causing lead poisoning death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so for the next 400 years or so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
Bread was divided according to status. Workers got the burnt bottom of the loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got the top, or the upper crust.
Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The combination would sometimes knock the imbibers out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a wake.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be literally be saved by the bell or considered a dead ringer.
And that's the truth . . . ! At least according to whoever wrote the original of this email. Now, do you still think history is boring?
Something to think about – next time you are washing your hands and complain because the water temperature isn't just how you like it, think about how things used to be. Here are some facts about the 1500s:
They used to use urine to tan animal skins, so families used to all pee in a pot & then once a day it was taken & sold to the tannery…….if you had to do this to survive you were "Piss Poor"
But worse than that were the really poor folk who couldn't even afford to buy a pot…………they "didn't have a pot to piss in" and were the lowest of the low.
Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and they still smelled pretty good by June. However, since they were starting to smell . .. . brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odor. Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually lose someone in it. Hence the saying, "Don't throw the baby out with the Bath water!"
Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and fall off the roof. Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something other than dirt. Hence the saying, "Dirt poor." The wealthy had slate floors that would get slippery in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh (straw) on floor to help keep their footing. As the winter wore on, they added more thresh until, when you opened the door, it would all start slipping outside. A piece of wood was placed in the entrance-way. Hence: a thresh hold..
(Getting quite an education, aren't you?)
In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with a big kettle that always hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire and added things to the pot. They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much meat. They would eat the stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to get cold overnight and then start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food in it that had been there for quite a while. Hence the rhyme: Peas porridge hot, peas porridge cold, peas porridge in the pot nine days old.
Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them feel quite special. When visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon to show off. It was a sign of wealth that a man could, "bring home the bacon." They would cut off a little to share with guests and would all sit around and chew the fat.
England is old and small and the local folks started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take the bones to a bone-house, and reuse the grave. When reopening these coffins, 1 out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they would tie a string on the wrist of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night (the graveyard shift.) to listen for the bell; thus, someone could be, saved by the bell or was considered a dead ringer…
And that's the truth…Now, whoever said History was boring ! ! !
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Mage B on 09/23/2009 at 11:40 am said:
Not at all when viewed from these perspectives. 🙂


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Q: Reproject and mosaic MODIS level2 using gdal/python I have a dataset of MODIS atmospheric products (MOD04) in .hdf format and I want to reproject and save them as Geotiff. I know that it is possible to do it using gdalwarp, but the problem is that I need to do some manipulation before saving the images. Basically, what I need is to read different subdatasets from hdf file, do some modifications using numpy, and finally save the array as a Geotiff file.
I am not expert in using gdal, but I know generally how it works. I must note that when I open MOD04 hdf file by gdal, it seems that gdal is not able to read its GeoProjection and GeoTransform data!
>>> src = 'D:/Test/MYD04_L2.A2007231.0745.006.2014054160056.hdf'
>>> dataset = gdal.Open(src,gdal.GA_ReadOnly)
>>> print dataset.GetProjection()

>>> print dataset.GetGeoTransform()
(0.0, 1.0, 0.0, 0.0, 0.0, 1.0)

Above is an example of reading my hdf file. It is the same when I directly open the subdatasets. I am wondering if anyone knows how can I solve this?

A: I don't think your data is already projected, so reprojecting with gdalwarp is not going to work. You first need to resample the MODIS Swath data to a grid. You could do this with tools like MRTSwath or PyResample for example.
Theoretically gdalwarp should be able to handle the lat/lon grid as geolocation arrays, but i don't think its working well due to the bow-tie effect of a scanning sensor.

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WALMART SUPPLY CHAIN PLAN NOW TARGETS EMISSIONS CUTS AS PART OF 1.5 DEGREE PATHWAY
ORGANIC & WELLNESS AMERICAS NEWS
The world's biggest grocery retailer, Walmart, has moved to the next phase in its path to cut one billion metric tons (a gigaton) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from its global supply chain by 2030.
The company, with revenue of $559 billion in fiscal 2021, is stepping up its sustainable supply chain finance program (SSCF) that ensures the reductions. And – for the first time – it is also using science-based targets to stick to a 1.5 degree Celsius pathway.
Working with global bank HSBC and CDP, the global non-profit that runs the world's environmental disclosure system for companies, cities, states and regions, the programme is designed to help Walmart's private brand suppliers by introducing enhanced standards, tools and capacity-building. The retailer says it can help them to upskill and align their operations with sustainability objectives, including better farming practices, such as organic production, reduced use of fertilizers and better ecosystem conversion.
HSBC has partnered with Walmart on its SSCF program since 2019 by offering suppliers improved financing access and terms if they cut GHG emissions in at least one of six pillars outlined in its Project Gigaton. The six areas are energy, nature, waste, packaging, transportation and product use/design.
In the nature pillar, suppliers could, for example, commit to:
Optimising fertilizer use in corn production by using optical sensors, and aim for improving nutrient use efficiency of more than 20% across 1,000 acres by 2025.
Implement animal agriculture best practices to reduce enteric and manure emissions across two million acres by 2030.
Source 100% certified sustainable palm oil (RSPO Segregated, Identity Preserved, NEXT, or equivalent standards) and/or pulp/paper/timber (FSC, SFI, or PEFC) in its own supply chain by 2025.
The project is meant to encourage all suppliers to pursue emission reduction goals, especially smaller and medium-sized businesses. "With CDP scoring added to the mix, suppliers have one more way to take advantage of improved financing through progress and disclosure," said Walmart's senior vice president for sustainability Jane Ewing.
Supply chain accounts for 80% of a company's carbon footprint
Surath Sengupta, global head of financial institutions, portfolio management and sustainability finance at HSBC, said: "On average, 80% of a company's carbon footprint resides in its supply chain (so) more needs to be done to help small- and medium-sized suppliers. This program does just that."
Since 2017, more than 3,100 suppliers have signed on to Project Gigaton and they have reported more than 186 million metric tons of CO2 production averted in 2020. Recent research from HSBC and Boston Consulting Group highlighted that small- and medium-sized businesses don't have enough in-house climate expertise to make the changes on their own and need funds to drive their climate transformations.
"Raising ambitions to cut emissions is paramount in reaching the Paris Agreement goal. This is only achievable with strong supply chain engagement. We are pleased to deepen our relationship with Walmart and HSBC in providing support to accelerate supply chain action," said Dexter Galvin, global director of corporates and supply chains at CDP. The organisation was founded in 2000 and now works with more than 590 investors with over $110 trillion in assets.
Setting science-based targets
Eligible suppliers can then approach HSBC for early payment of their invoices by Walmart for example. Suppliers setting the highest ambition would be able to take advantage of receiving lowest pricing on their financing. They can also use the financing proceeds to manage their working capital and sustainability-linked improvements, such as making their operations energy efficient.
Ash Eisa, senior vice president for global sourcing at Walmart said: "We are seeing more suppliers enrolling in Project Gigaton since the launch of the SSCF programme. The incentives from the programme are helping them invest in carbon emissions reduction efforts across their operations. This is why these types of collaborations are critical in ensuring even small- and medium-size businesses can reduce their emissions efficiently."
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We are unsure whether the music of the trio that will perform in the second part of the evening "comes from heaven or hell," writes the ArtActs Festival. Agnel tickles the ivory, dives deep into the piano's gut and finally offers us a special voyage to space. Duthoit first screams, cries, gargles and curses, then grabs her clarinet only to wring and stretch it, producing sounds which, eyes closed, we cannot discern from her own voice. And finally comes Castelló, an amazing sound designer, adding electroacoustic pearls to this masterful ménage à trois. Witchcraft!
Co-organization: Confine aperto, FriForma, Defonija.


This is a guest post by Eric Sizemore, a web developer, programmer, and domainer.
In light of recent events, anyone using WordPress is apparently susceptible to what's being called "Distributed WordPress admin account cracking". You can view this article for more information. This post aims to provide an extra layer of security both to your wp-admin folder, and wp-login.php file.
First and foremost, this extra layer of security involves blocking every IP except a select few. If your IP is dynamic, it may not be the best option for you. If you have a lot of users that you allow access to your blog, this could become time consuming. If you are the only author on the blog, and you don't allow registrations anyway – this will be rather simple.
First, let's get your IP address. Go to IPChicken and make a note of your IP address. Next, download the .htaccess files that have been created for this post.
Edit the "Allow from" line to reflect your IP address. To add more IP addresses, add a new line with "Allow from" and the next IP address, and so on. Now, chances are you already have a .htaccess file in your root WordPress folder. If so, edit the file and copy paste the contents of your edited .htaccess file from the zip, and save/re-upload.
Do as you did above. And add any extra ip's you want to allow in the wp-admin area. Chances are you do not have a .htaccess file in your wp-admin folder, so just upload the edited .htaccess file from the zip to your wp-admin folder.
This does not work on Apache 2.4 because order allow,deny is depreciated.
Instead you must use mod_rewrite.c.
Quite useful regarding security. I recently encountered few attacks on my wp site and I am looking for a good solution.
After leaving this system in place for a couple months now, I've now been able to relax. I does seem to work as I had been hacked multiple times before too.
I use an ip range instead of a specific ip in my .htaccess and it works fantastic. Thank you so much.
I was very frustrated with my blog got hacked fourth time.
I wanted to be 100% sure to stop all bot attracts.
in last few days I tried many plugins including askapache but it is not working fine because of some problem with my hosting.
Finally I got a custom solution, I put an .htaccess file in wp-admin folder and IP locked it to open only with my IP range. and it works. Now no bot can try to check out my options and setting files. Unless the bot is in my PC itself.
But I access my site from all sorts of places, including my cellphone.
What I'd really like is to restrict everywhere outside of North America and that would probably cut down on a lot of hacking wouldn't it?
Yes, it's still open but a lot less wide than it was previously.
Anyone try anything like this?
Maybe, but you'd need to integrate it with a geo IP-to-location database which might be a little overkill for something like this.
If you login from a lot of places/IPs you might want to look into something like Login Lockdown.
The login lockdown plugin is also nice. Limits and then bans failed login attempts. Kind of like IPtables for wp.
We added it to our pre-install for page.ly customers so it will be activated be default after signup.
PS.. love the new themelab.com design.
That sounds like it could be pretty effective. Especially if you login at a lot of different locations with different IP addresses, it may not be practical to add a .htaccess rule for each one.
And glad you like the design!
@Elizabeth: No problem! Let me know how it works out for you.
I've been experiencing exploit attempts on several of my wordpress websites and have been using ht.access to block the individual IP's. But this seems much more effective. Hope it works well.
@badcat: That's a good question but I don't think you'll need to repeat the process since these .htaccess files aren't included with the actual upgrade.
Will you need to repeat this process after a new version of WordPress comes out?
Or would it make more sense to deny the wp-admin folder in the site root .htaccess file since that doesn't get updated when WP updates it's core?


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From Dr. R.E. Search, Andrews Plantation, a True Ghost Story
In my experience the exact right information always comes forward exactly on time, and so it is that this famous (and true) ghost story has once again crossed my desk.
I first read this when I was very young, and was rummaging among Civil War Era artifacts and publications of that era and concerning that subject that my Mother acquired in the course of her work as an antiques collector.
Whether or not you believe the supernatural aspects of this story---apparent in the longer version posted with this article on my website---- you will nonetheless find that the information about money and the issues surrounding control of money are true and have remained eerily the same, only worsened, since the days of Lincoln.
Please read these excerpts and remember what I have told you and reflect upon the fact that our actual Federal Congress had no ability to change the obligation laid upon them by our Constitution to control the money or give any other body that delegated responsibility. Therefore, you can be reassured that our actual Federal Republic Congress never agreed to the usurpation by the Moneychangers and that these arrangements made by the Territorial Congress and the U.S. Army during and after the Civil War are wholly their responsibility.
From Dr. Search, quoting his unexpected visitor: "He further
explained that the control of money must be made sure for the moneyed men, and that they were to get, and keep, this control the world over, by the same scheme they had used when the Bank of England had been established, namely, the power to 'issue' paper money as a privilege of buying Government bonds and depositing them with the government, and later to use 'bank credit' instead of money, because they could issue or withhold 'credit' at their own pleasure, thereby being able absolutely to control the money or 'circulating medium' of exchange of the world; also, by being able to vary the 'quantity' of' circulating medium' they could raise or lower prices of commodities at their will and really control the destiny of any and all countries."
"He told Andrews his people had 'managed' the passage of the National Bank Law in the States in 1863. Lincoln, he said, had not been in favor of it, because he had been able to see that a government could finance itself, by issuing full legal tender greenbacks, as he had done for a while, until his (Rothberg's) people had been able to 'persuade' certain congressman and senators that the 'exception clause' should be written into the bill for the next issue of greenbacks."
"This, of course, they had cause to be done, to give their banks an excuse for discounting them, and discrediting such money, and making it worthless, and which had given them a better chance to get their own plan adopted, which they had accomplished."
"Over the centuries in such circumstances, [response to Lincoln's assassination] confusion, deceit, and make-believe have been their chief tools, aside from the use of the power of Gold, which, of course, is their greatest weapon, in their drive for wealth and power."
"No government, up to Lincoln's time, had ever been able to figure out any way for the government itself to gain and keep control of its own money and finances."
"This, then, was the crux of the whole situation: Lincoln had, through the help of Colonel Dick Taylor, discovered that very thing, and had used it successfully (Making full legal tenure 'greenback' money), the money they made under their plan being absolutely good money, never falling below par at any time, and being even better than the much talked of 'sound money' of the Money Changers and their cohort legislators."
"True, the Money Changers had been able to get this new power away from the Government by having their satrap legislators in Congress pass the Exception Clause Bill, making the next issue of greenbacks good for payment of all debts both public and private, EXCEPT duty on imports and interest on the Government bond debt, which, of course, gave the Money Changers and Bankers the excuse, as they planned, to 'discount' the next issue of bills and therefore devalue and discredit them in the eyes of the public."
"There is no weapon to be used by a group equal to the power of gold when that is made the basis of a nation's money. If any nation is now going to try to throw off the encircling chains of economic slavery of the money changer group, that nation must FIRST take away from the money changers their power to control the money of the nation, for that is their chief weapon and through its use and manipulation all other advantages are obtained, and all other rackets are perpetuated."
"Through the manipulation of the nation's money system, the money changers have now obtained virtual possession and control of all our principal communication and transportation systems, our public utilities systems; and together with the use of money manipulation, usury, stock exchange gambling, and the exploiting power of these aforementioned systems they have now mortgaged practically every piece of property in our nation to themselves."
"Therefore, once we have taken back the power to issue and control the value and volume of our money, and placed that control in the hands of Congress, where our good old Constitution placed it, we must use the power of Eminent Domain, also given our government by our Constitution, and take over and operate under our government these systems of transportation, communication, oil, gas and coal, as they are all natural monopolies and should belong to our people as a whole and not for the exploitation of any particular group."
"Mr. Average Man and Woman of our troubled America, you have shifted the responsibility of your duty to yourself and your nation—of giving time and thought to what is done by your legislators, whom you send up there to do it—long enough. It is up to you, individually and collectively, to get busy now, if you wish to save your necks and the future independence of your nation. DO IT NOW, TOMORROW MAYBE TOO LATE!"
Need I say more?
The Colonel Dick Taylor mentioned is Colonel Edmund Dick Taylor.
Here is a brief note to Colonel Taylor from Abraham Lincoln, crediting Colonel Taylor as the creator of the Greenback: 'My dear Colonel Dick: I have long determined to make public the origin of the greenback and tell the world that it was Dick Taylor's creation. You had always been friendly to me. and when troublous times fell on us, and my shoulders, though broad and willing, were weak, and myself surrounded by such circumstances and such people that I knew not whom to trust, then I said in my extremity, 'I will send for Colonel Taylor — he will know what to do.' I think it was in January 1862, on or about the 16th, that I did so. Said you: 'Why, issue treasury notes bearing no interest, printed on the best banking paper. Issue enough to pay off the army expenses and declare it legal tender.' Chase thought it a hazardous thing, but we finally accomplished it, and gave the people of this Republic the greatest blessing they ever had — their own paper to pay their debts. It is due to you, the father of the present greenback, that the people should know it and I take great pleasure in making it known. How many times have I laughed at you telling me, plainly, that I was too lazy to be anything but a lawyer.
Yours Truly.
A. Lincoln
You may learn more at: https://www.heritech.com/pridger/lincoln/taylor.htm
Please note that the solution to the problem suggested by Dr. Search remains the solution to the problem now--education, awareness, and group action, together with an ever-expanding social and spiritual awareness of the enslavement and peonage system we have been living under with no necessity to do so, since the events of the Civil War.
We vary only in that Dr. Search was taken in by the British Cuckoo Bird swap of the British-backed Territorial Government for the actual Federal Republic ordained by the American People, and so imagined that relief could be obtained by bringing pressure to bear on that foreign Congress.
Today we know that those sitting in Congress are acting in a totally foreign capacity, and that the only likely impact we can have on them is: (1) Making them aware of their individual liability and the severity of their crimes; (2) Bringing both our public opinion and the opinion of other people around the world to bear upon them and their usurping commercial corporations.
http://annavonreitz.com/martyredsept162019.pdf
From Dr. R.E. Search, Andrews Plantation, a True G...


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As mandatory sexual harassment training expands, here's what employers need to know
By Walden Siew
October 08, 2019, 4:37 p.m. EDT
There was a time when sexual harassment training was a "just check the box, let's just get this over with" annual event, says Andrew Rawson, chief learning officer for Traliant, a company that provides sexual harassment training. It was "like renewing your driver's license or renewing your car registration," he says. "As long as you have it in your glove compartment, you don't ever think about it again. That was what sexual harassment training was relegated to."
No more. Many city and state training laws have passed since 2017, the year allegations of sexual harassment and assault surfaced against powerful film producer Harvey Weinstein — causing a scandal that in turn gave rise to the #MeToo movement.
In the run-up to the Wednesday deadline to the implementation of a New York state rule requiring employers to institute annual sexual harassment training, Employee Benefit News interviewed Rawson to discuss the impact such laws will have on training across the country.
Andrew Rawson
EBN: What is the state of sexual harassment training, and how are employers addressing the issue?
AR: Regardless of the jurisdictions that have required mandatory training now, harassment training is now a nationwide trend that employers realize they must take more seriously now.
Since #MeToo, there's definitely been a growing awareness that you can't claim that your organization takes sexual harassment seriously by just paying lip service to the problem and sending out the same old boring training every year. That, I would say, is the biggest change.
This is all post-Harvey Weinstein. Actually it's just two years ago this month that the Harvey Weinstein story broke. Since then, California has expanded the scope of their required training from only managers in companies with 50 or more [employees] to all employees in companies with five or more. So maybe there were 3 or 4 million people required to take training in California, and now it's probably closer to 10 million.
New York state, of course, requires everyone to get trained. So it's quite comprehensive in its scope.
EBN: What are some key actions that employers should be thinking about in terms of updating their training and communications?
AR: They should be focused on making sure that they make a conscious effort to impact the culture of their organization, no matter how small that is. Now, those are very squishy terms, you know: impact and culture and so on. But even a small business, just by having the senior person or the senior people make a point in their monthly or quarterly newsletter, is important.
Do people really believe that if they make a good faith report on sexual harassment that they will be protected from retaliation? Or do they think that's all talk, and they're somehow going to suffer the consequences? Just making sure that there's a conscious and somewhat steady stream of communication telling people that we're serious about protecting them [is important, as is] having a dignified and respectful working environment that won't tolerate sexual misconduct.
EBN: What about the issues of trust and employee concerns about whether reports will be taken seriously?
AR: Many employers have hotlines. So the challenge with the hotline — and even the challenge with confidentiality — is we always teach people that if you come forth with a good faith report of sexual misconduct, we'll protect your confidentiality. [But] the problem is that most hotline complaints have to do with ethical violations where there's something factual that can be investigated. So our experience has been that most claims of sexual misconduct do not go through the hotline. Those tend to be focused more on the ethical and policy violations. Most [sexual harassment] complaints do tend to come into HR.
Walden Siew
Editor-in-Chief, Employee Benefits Group, SourceMedia
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One more death reported but COVID-19 is easing across Waterloo Region hospitals and nursing homes
Hospitalizations remain relatively high, but have dropped to the lowest level since July in a downward trend.
By Waterloo Region Record
Fri., Nov. 25, 2022timer1 min. read
WATERLOO REGION — Another elderly Waterloo Region resident has died of COVID-19 as outbreaks and hospital admissions fall.
The latest death is of a woman in her 90s, the regional public health unit reported Friday in a weekly update. This raises the death toll to 494 since the pandemic began in March 2020, counting cases where the disease was a direct or contributing cause of death.
Hospitalizations remain relatively high, but have dropped to the lowest level since July in a downward trend that began three weeks ago. There are 26 patients in three local hospitals and six patients in intensive care units.
Outbreaks in high-risk settings dropped almost by half to nine in the past week. This includes six outbreaks in nursing or retirement homes, two outbreaks in congregate settings such as group homes or shelters, and one outbreak in a hospital.
Cases in local nursing homes have dropped to their lowest level since June. Nursing homes have been hard-hit in recent months by waves of cases among residents and staff.
Monitoring of sewage shows viral loads are declining in Cambridge and are stable in Kitchener and Waterloo.
The latest in local COVID-19 news
Grand River Hospital pediatrics at 150 per cent capacity


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    var extendStatics = function (d, b) {
        extendStatics = Object.setPrototypeOf ||
            ({ __proto__: [] } instanceof Array && function (d, b) { d.__proto__ = b; }) ||
            function (d, b) { for (var p in b) if (b.hasOwnProperty(p)) d[p] = b[p]; };
        return extendStatics(d, b);
    };
    return function (d, b) {
        extendStatics(d, b);
        function __() { this.constructor = d; }
        d.prototype = b === null ? Object.create(b) : (__.prototype = b.prototype, new __());
    };
})();
/**
 * @module ol/Tile
 */
import TileState from './TileState.js';
import { easeIn } from './easing.js';
import EventTarget from './events/Target.js';
import EventType from './events/EventType.js';
import { abstract } from './util.js';
/**
 * A function that takes an {@link module:ol/Tile} for the tile and a
 * `{string}` for the url as arguments. The default is
 * ```js
 * source.setTileLoadFunction(function(tile, src) {
 *   tile.getImage().src = src;
 * });
 * ```
 * For more fine grained control, the load function can use fetch or XMLHttpRequest and involve
 * error handling:
 *
 * ```js
 * import TileState from 'ol/TileState';
 *
 * source.setTileLoadFunction(function(tile, src) {
 *   var xhr = new XMLHttpRequest();
 *   xhr.responseType = 'blob';
 *   xhr.addEventListener('loadend', function (evt) {
 *     var data = this.response;
 *     if (data !== undefined) {
 *       tile.getImage().src = URL.createObjectURL(data);
 *     } else {
 *       tile.setState(TileState.ERROR);
 *     }
 *   });
 *   xhr.addEventListener('error', function () {
 *     tile.setState(TileState.ERROR);
 *   });
 *   xhr.open('GET', src);
 *   xhr.send();
 * });
 * ```
 *
 * @typedef {function(Tile, string): void} LoadFunction
 * @api
 */
/**
 * {@link module:ol/source/Tile~Tile} sources use a function of this type to get
 * the url that provides a tile for a given tile coordinate.
 *
 * This function takes an {@link module:ol/tilecoord~TileCoord} for the tile
 * coordinate, a `{number}` representing the pixel ratio and a
 * {@link module:ol/proj/Projection} for the projection  as arguments
 * and returns a `{string}` representing the tile URL, or undefined if no tile
 * should be requested for the passed tile coordinate.
 *
 * @typedef {function(import("./tilecoord.js").TileCoord, number,
 *           import("./proj/Projection.js").default): (string|undefined)} UrlFunction
 * @api
 */
/**
 * @typedef {Object} Options
 * @property {number} [transition=250] A duration for tile opacity
 * transitions in milliseconds. A duration of 0 disables the opacity transition.
 * @api
 */
/**
 * @classdesc
 * Base class for tiles.
 *
 * @abstract
 */
var Tile = /** @class */ (function (_super) {
    __extends(Tile, _super);
    /**
     * @param {import("./tilecoord.js").TileCoord} tileCoord Tile coordinate.
     * @param {TileState} state State.
     * @param {Options=} opt_options Tile options.
     */
    function Tile(tileCoord, state, opt_options) {
        var _this = _super.call(this) || this;
        var options = opt_options ? opt_options : {};
        /**
         * @type {import("./tilecoord.js").TileCoord}
         */
        _this.tileCoord = tileCoord;
        /**
         * @protected
         * @type {TileState}
         */
        _this.state = state;
        /**
         * An "interim" tile for this tile. The interim tile may be used while this
         * one is loading, for "smooth" transitions when changing params/dimensions
         * on the source.
         * @type {Tile}
         */
        _this.interimTile = null;
        /**
         * The tile is available at the highest possible resolution. Subclasses can
         * set this to `false` initially. Tile load listeners will not be
         * unregistered before this is set to `true` and a `#changed()` is called.
         * @type {boolean}
         */
        _this.hifi = true;
        /**
         * A key assigned to the tile. This is used by the tile source to determine
         * if this tile can effectively be used, or if a new tile should be created
         * and this one be used as an interim tile for this new tile.
         * @type {string}
         */
        _this.key = '';
        /**
         * The duration for the opacity transition.
         * @type {number}
         */
        _this.transition_ = options.transition === undefined ? 250 : options.transition;
        /**
         * Lookup of start times for rendering transitions.  If the start time is
         * equal to -1, the transition is complete.
         * @type {Object<string, number>}
         */
        _this.transitionStarts_ = {};
        return _this;
    }
    /**
     * @protected
     */
    Tile.prototype.changed = function () {
        this.dispatchEvent(EventType.CHANGE);
    };
    /**
     * @return {string} Key.
     */
    Tile.prototype.getKey = function () {
        return this.key + '/' + this.tileCoord;
    };
    /**
     * Get the interim tile most suitable for rendering using the chain of interim
     * tiles. This corresponds to the  most recent tile that has been loaded, if no
     * such tile exists, the original tile is returned.
     * @return {!Tile} Best tile for rendering.
     */
    Tile.prototype.getInterimTile = function () {
        if (!this.interimTile) {
            //empty chain
            return this;
        }
        var tile = this.interimTile;
        // find the first loaded tile and return it. Since the chain is sorted in
        // decreasing order of creation time, there is no need to search the remainder
        // of the list (all those tiles correspond to older requests and will be
        // cleaned up by refreshInterimChain)
        do {
            if (tile.getState() == TileState.LOADED) {
                return tile;
            }
            tile = tile.interimTile;
        } while (tile);
        // we can not find a better tile
        return this;
    };
    /**
     * Goes through the chain of interim tiles and discards sections of the chain
     * that are no longer relevant.
     */
    Tile.prototype.refreshInterimChain = function () {
        if (!this.interimTile) {
            return;
        }
        var tile = this.interimTile;
        var prev = /** @type {Tile} */ (this);
        do {
            if (tile.getState() == TileState.LOADED) {
                //we have a loaded tile, we can discard the rest of the list
                //we would could abort any LOADING tile request
                //older than this tile (i.e. any LOADING tile following this entry in the chain)
                tile.interimTile = null;
                break;
            }
            else if (tile.getState() == TileState.LOADING) {
                //keep this LOADING tile any loaded tiles later in the chain are
                //older than this tile, so we're still interested in the request
                prev = tile;
            }
            else if (tile.getState() == TileState.IDLE) {
                //the head of the list is the most current tile, we don't need
                //to start any other requests for this chain
                prev.interimTile = tile.interimTile;
            }
            else {
                prev = tile;
            }
            tile = prev.interimTile;
        } while (tile);
    };
    /**
     * Get the tile coordinate for this tile.
     * @return {import("./tilecoord.js").TileCoord} The tile coordinate.
     * @api
     */
    Tile.prototype.getTileCoord = function () {
        return this.tileCoord;
    };
    /**
     * @return {TileState} State.
     */
    Tile.prototype.getState = function () {
        return this.state;
    };
    /**
     * Sets the state of this tile. If you write your own {@link module:ol/Tile~LoadFunction tileLoadFunction} ,
     * it is important to set the state correctly to {@link module:ol/TileState~ERROR}
     * when the tile cannot be loaded. Otherwise the tile cannot be removed from
     * the tile queue and will block other requests.
     * @param {TileState} state State.
     * @api
     */
    Tile.prototype.setState = function (state) {
        this.state = state;
        this.changed();
    };
    /**
     * Load the image or retry if loading previously failed.
     * Loading is taken care of by the tile queue, and calling this method is
     * only needed for preloading or for reloading in case of an error.
     * @abstract
     * @api
     */
    Tile.prototype.load = function () {
        abstract();
    };
    /**
     * Get the alpha value for rendering.
     * @param {string} id An id for the renderer.
     * @param {number} time The render frame time.
     * @return {number} A number between 0 and 1.
     */
    Tile.prototype.getAlpha = function (id, time) {
        if (!this.transition_) {
            return 1;
        }
        var start = this.transitionStarts_[id];
        if (!start) {
            start = time;
            this.transitionStarts_[id] = start;
        }
        else if (start === -1) {
            return 1;
        }
        var delta = time - start + (1000 / 60); // avoid rendering at 0
        if (delta >= this.transition_) {
            return 1;
        }
        return easeIn(delta / this.transition_);
    };
    /**
     * Determine if a tile is in an alpha transition.  A tile is considered in
     * transition if tile.getAlpha() has not yet been called or has been called
     * and returned 1.
     * @param {string} id An id for the renderer.
     * @return {boolean} The tile is in transition.
     */
    Tile.prototype.inTransition = function (id) {
        if (!this.transition_) {
            return false;
        }
        return this.transitionStarts_[id] !== -1;
    };
    /**
     * Mark a transition as complete.
     * @param {string} id An id for the renderer.
     */
    Tile.prototype.endTransition = function (id) {
        if (this.transition_) {
            this.transitionStarts_[id] = -1;
        }
    };
    return Tile;
}(EventTarget));
export default Tile;
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Our research examines policy areas that affect us all in day-to-day life, influences and challenges policies implemented by governments and institutions, and investigates the issues, factors and attitudes underlying the social concerns that make the headlines every day.
The school is an exciting environment for graduate studies; we welcome graduate students from the UK and around the world to join our diverse and highly-rated research team. We particularly welcome applications on topics with direct relevance to national and international policy and social work concerns.
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Scot did a superior job inspecting my house before I bought it. He patiently explained what repairs were needed and referred me to specialists who did excellent work.
We give the highest rating in all areas to Scot and Bonnie. We have used other home inspection services in the past, and just completed a home inspection with Towne and Country for a property we have an accepted offer on. Scot and Bonnie are very responsive, friendly, professional and easy to work with. Scot provided the most thorough, comprehensive, clear and useful inspection and report we have ever had. In addition, they can provide you with a list of reputable contractors for any services that the inspection may indicate are needed or that you may just want to have done. On a scale of 1 to 10, we give them a definite 10!
Scot and his team at Towne & Country did an incredible job from scheduling to follow up. The inspectors were knowledgeable, and helpful in explaining every detail of the inspection. The report was delivered promptly and they followed up with me to see if I had any additional questions or concerns. I would definitely recommend Towne & Country for any home inspection.
Scot was great. This was the third time that I used him and could not be happier. My original inspection had to be cancelled due to a medical emergency but Scot was able to fill in and pick up the inspection within 24 hours. As usual, he did a thorough job and was pleasant to work with. I would definitely recommend Scot and Towne and Country to anyone looking for an inspection.
We have used Scot for several properties over the past 4 years and were extremely satisfied each and every time. He is thorough, extremely knowledgeable about many property types and provides additional insight. We always feel confident afterwards knowing exactly what issues we may be looking at both immediately and down the road a few years. He has always been spot on. His pictures and detailed reports are laid out well and completely in a timely manner. We always recommend Scot and appreciate his dedication to this profession.
I have used Scot for many years now and he has saved my bacon on at least a couple occasions. More importantly, he is professional, polite, descriptive and thorough – everything you want in an inspector.
His reports are very detailed and include plenty of pictures. As you walk through the house he will take the time to point out his observations and explain them in a very approachable way. If I am in the market for a house and need an inspection, he is my first and only phone call. Thanks Towne and Country Building Inspection and team!
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Inspection was great!! He was able to find a couple issues and referred us to additional specialists when necessary. I really appreciated that he told us when it needed to be checked by someone else, in the end it helped us a lot. Scot was knowledgeable and professional and Bonnie was easy to work with and very friendly.
Scot was very helpful to provide not only the basic information regarding building codes and possibl areas of concern, but he was also able to provide some history into why the situation may exist. He was extremely flexible and able to work around my busy schedule. He is more than willing to explain things and is concerned that I understand the issue, thanks Scot.
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I found Scot to be extremely thorough and informative. He took a lot of time to provide me with useful information about my new home including ways to make improvements, and suggestions on what to tell my insurance company. He also shared interesting details about my home that I wouldn't have known, and I felt it was very easy to ask him for clarification on things he mentioned. He has also continued to answer my questions and has provided recommendations for contractors following the inspection. I would highly recommend Scot to friends and family.
We truly appreciated the detailed inspection report and in-depth tour you provided … guiding us with such care and pointing out what needed to be taken care of. We are very lucky to have worked with a professional like you, Scot!
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As a first time home buyer, Scot and Bonnie came highly recommended and they did not disappoint! Scot was extremely thorough in his inspection of our house and went out of his way to outline important areas to monitor and provided tips and tricks for home maintenance in the future. Scot answered all of my questions, turned his report around in less than 6 hours and followed up with me to make sure I was comfortable with everything the next morning.
I could not have been more impressed with the work that was done. I know that we will continue to work with Scott and Bonnie moving forward and would recommend them to anyone, but especially first time home buyers. The peace of mind he created and education he offered was unexpected. I would recommend Towne and Country to anyone, but especially first time home buyers.
Scot was great, very personable, helpful, and thorough. I especially appreciated his patience and kind demeanor as I asked questions during the inspection to learn not only what I may need to address as the new owner of the unit, but also to learn some simple "Repairs/Upkeep 101." Not only did I get a good inspection, but I believe I now have a partnership with someone I can count on to guide and offer connections to contractors I can trust for repairs into the future. Thanks Scot!!
Scot was very knowledgeable of all areas of the home. His good nature and disposition made my wife and I feel comfortable to ask him any question we wanted. We left the inspection feeling that we had enough information to help with our decision to purchase the home. I will only use Town and Country Building Inspection Inc for all my home inspection needs!
I've worked with Scot for home inspections on three different occasions. He has been great to work with during my house buying adventure. I was walked through step by step of what was being looked for in the various areas of the house. If issues were found, I was given information on how or who I should contact to perform the fix, information on prevention, and as needed professionals were recommended to be brought in for further inspection.
After the inspection I was sent a very detailed report that included the various areas of the house, what the condition was of that area, recommended steps to cure any problems areas, photos, and maintenance steps that should be taken.
I had a great experience doing my home inspection with Scot! He took time to explain everything to me, from small, ongoing upkeep items that I should be aware of, to larger items that I needed the seller to look into. He was patient and was able to explain things in a way that I could understand. He was prompt with his report and responded to all questions I had. He was very professional and thorough in his inspection. I appreciated all of the little tips and helpful hints he gave me.
We've used Scott twice for home inspections and will use him again on our next house. He's thorough, professional, and honest. We absolutely trust his experience and explanations.
Scot is the real deal. We just completed our third home inspection with him. He inspected our current home when we bought it about five years ago. We called him again last month to visit us for a pre-inspection of the same home. And, of course, we called him to inspect the home we are purchasing. There are three things about him that keep us coming back: thorough, knowledgeable and professional. Visually inspects everything that can't be accessed. Checks everything that can be accessed meticulously. Knows building codes, design, practices and construction techniques.
During and afterward, takes the time to explain operation of equipment, potential maintenance items and defects, if any. Scot absolutely watches out for your best interest and safety as a buyer and/or ensures the integrity of the home whether a buyer or seller. In our particular case, he identified a historically problematic furnace called the Lennox Pulse in the home we were to buy, recommending an inspection by an expert to determine its integrity. Sure enough, the heat exchanger was diagnosed by a dealer as cracked, and we avoided a serious safety hazard and financial dilemma. He is what home inspections are all about and he stands behind his work. We trust him.
I was so thankful that Scot at Towne and Country was able to perform my home inspection on such short notice. He was punctual, patient, and very thorough. As a first time home buyer, I really appreciated him taking time to point out, explain, and evaluate all features of the home, pointing out both the positive aspects as well as any negative features in need of improvement or to simply be aware of. Scot was very knowledgeable and seemed to really have my best interest in mind. I would gladly recommend his services.
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Scot did a fantastic job on my new construction home inspection. He helped identify an issue with the siding install, which I am now using to discuss remediation with the builder. Scot took the time to walk through the inspection with me and was very helpful with answering all my questions. I highly recommend him!
We used Scot in a different way. We aren't planning on selling our house right away. Instead, we wanted to know what needed fixing and updating over the next few years. We've implemented his recommendations and our house should be in good sale condition by next year. Thanks, Scot. It was a very smart move to hire you.
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Luks, George Benjamin (4)
Marsh, Reginald (4)
Pach, Walter (4)
Peale, Rembrandt (4)
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (4)
Phillips, Duncan (4)
Sloan, John (4)
Thayer, Abbott Handerson (4)
Weir, Julian Alden (4)
Wyeth, Andrew (4)
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Chickahominy (1)
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Italians (1)
Kitigan Zibi Anishinabeg (Maniwaki Algonquin) [River Desert] (1)
Machapunga (Pungo River) (1)
Malecite Indians (1)
Massachuset Indians (1)
Mattaponi (1)
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Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives (1)
National Portrait Gallery (1)
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Withers, Margret Craver, 1907-
Brown, Robert F.
5 Sound cassettes
35 Color slides
115 Pages (Transcript (1983-1984))
12 Pages (Transcript (1985))
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An interview with Margret Craver Withers conducted 1983-1985, by Robert F. Brown, for the Archives of American Art.
Albert and Marie Sterner letters received
Sterner, Albert, 1863-1946
Sterner, Marie, 1880-1953
87 Items ((on partial microfilm reel))
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Letters to the Sterners, primarily regarding art and cultural matters.
Mary K. McGuigan and John F. McGuigan Jr. artists' letters collection
McGuigan, Mary K.
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The collection of artists' letters compiled by Mary and John McGuigan Jr. measure 0.6 linear feet and date from 1794-1938. The collection is comprised of a group of letters, writings, and signed documents to and from a variety of artists, art administrators, art critics, historians, and art-related organizations assembled from multiple sources. It also includes associated printed material with some documents and a few photographs, including carte de visites and cabinet cards.
Douglas Volk and Leonard Wells Volk papers
Volk, Leonard Wells, 1828-1895
Volk, Douglas , 1856-1935
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The papers of painter and teacher Douglas Volk (1856-1935) and his father, sculptor Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895), measure 12.4 linear feet and date from circa 1858-1965, 2008, with the bulk of the material dating from circa 1870-1935. Douglas Volk's papers document his life and career through biographical material, family and professional correspondence, writings and notes, diaries and journals, financial records, printed material, scrapbooks, artwork and sketchbooks, and photographs of the artist, his family, friends, and artwork. The papers also provide documentation of the formation and operations of the Sabatos Handicraft Society established with Marion Volk from the Volk's summer home, Hewnoaks, in Center Lovell, Maine. Scattered documentation of the life and work of Leonard Wells Volk, is found in biographical material, land records, letters, memoirs, and photographs.
Brandon B. Fortune research material on the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition
Brandon Fortune
6.75 Linear feet
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Research material gathered by Brandon B. Fortune regarding two exhibitions and one exhibition catalog about the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago; including correspondence with museums and collectors, and photocopied book pages. The exact title of the first exhibition is now unknown, but it was likely similar to "World's Columbian Exhibition, 1893: Department of Fine Arts." The second exhibition was entitled "American Art at the 1893 World's Fair-Revisiting the White City," which was accompanied by a book with the same title.
Macbeth Gallery records
Macbeth Gallery
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The Macbeth Gallery records provide almost complete coverage of the gallery's operations from its inception in 1892 to its closing in 1953. Through extensive correspondence files, financial and inventory records, printed material, scrapbooks, reference and research material, and photographs of artists and works of art, the records document all aspects of the gallery's activities, charting William Macbeth's initial intention to lease his store "for the permanent exhibition and sale of American pictures" through over sixty years of success as a major New York firm devoted to American art. The collection measures 131.6 linear feet and dates from 1838 to 1968 with the bulk of the material dating from 1892 to 1953.
George P. Merrill Collection
Merrill, George P. (Georger Perkins), 1854-1929
circa 1800-1930 and undated
11.79 cu. ft. (21 document boxes) (3 12x17 boxes)
Series 1 includes photographs, portraits, and correspondence collected by Merrill for the above publications. Series 2 through 5 include photographs of groups, particularly of the United States Geological and Geographical Surveys of the Territories (Hayden Surveys); and photographs of geological formations and of buildings in the Washington, ...
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The records of Milch Gallery measure 42.5 linear feet and date from 1911-1995. Edward Milch (1865-1953) opened the Edward Milch Gallery in New York City. In 1916, he formed a partnership with his brother Albert Milch (1881-1951), a gilder and framer, creating E. & A. Milch, Inc., a gallery specializing in American art. Harold C. Milch (1904-1981), Albert's son, was appointed a partner in 1944 and continued the business until his death. Business records of Milch Gallery, 1911-1968, include correspondence, sales records, inventories, financial records, printed matter, photographs, and legal documents. Later additions to the records date from 1922-1995 and include correspondence; artists' files; financial, sales, and stock records; printed material; and photographs.
Scurlock Studio Records, Subseries 4.2: Black and white negatives in freezers arranged by job number
The materials in the subseries are black and white silver gelatin negatives.
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The vast majority of the negatives are individual portrait sittings but there are some family and group portraits. The box numbers in the finding aid are the old freezer box numbers and are not reflective of the physical number of boxes; when the negatives were rehoused, the physical number of boxes were reduced and the old freezer box numbers were...
Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art records
Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art
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The records of the Carnegie Institute, Museum of Art measure 265.8 linear feet and date from 1883-1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1885-1940. The collection includes extensive correspondence between the museum's founding director, John Beatty, and his successor, Homer Saint-Gaudens, with artists, dealers, galleries, collectors, museum directors, representatives abroad, shipping and insurance agents, and museum trustees. The collection also includes Department of Fine Arts interoffice memoranda and reports; loan exhibition files; Carnegie International planning, jury, shipping, and sale records; Department of Fine Arts letterpress copy books, and a copy of the original card catalog index to these records.


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Best Behaviour by Matthew Metzger
A Chaos Moondrawn Review: Best Behaviour by Matthew Metzger
Jim does everything in his power to not have to ask his sister Sarah for help, but when it's not enough, he ends up staying at her house until he can get back on his feet. Sarah's husband is a reverend and his flavor of religion can't coexist with Jim being bisexual, but it's Sarah's (and their mother's) lack of support that hurts Jim emotionally. At 26, Jim has made some mistakes and at the beginning of this book still seems like he is "cutting off his nose to spite his face." The fact that Sarah helps him at all and allows him to stay at her house, even when it may cause problems with her husband is not really given a whole lot of credit here, in my opinion. It's definitely time for Jim to grow up. At first, his affair with the piano teacher that tutors Sarah's children doesn't encourage hope that is going to happen–hot and sexy though it is!
This has more heart than I expected right away, but what starts out as sexy fun ends up as a relationship. What starts out as an erotic romance, ends up to be a heartwarming and heartbreaking story of family. Fran is completely Jim's type and has family issues of his own. Jim has finally met someone who could be good for him, but this is just good timing. I like the fact that what really motivates Jim to step up and sort himself out is his niece, not his boyfriend. Don't get me wrong because I love Fran's character and his place in the book is vital. I just don't like storylines where one person "saves" the other. Fran provides support that allows Jim to more easily navigate his issues, but they are his issues to navigate.
It's good to see a representation of the spectrum in this book. Be aware this story uses British English and vernacular, but it very easy to read and follow. I loved seeing character development in a story that has very erotic scenes as a natual part of his life and who he is. I loved that it is emotionally accessible. I am glad the author shows what can happen when a person changes their actions with someone; it changes their reactions too. Breaking cycles is difficult and it's work. I would definitely read something by this author again.
The cover art is by Erin Dameron-Hill. I'm of two minds about the cover. It's shows the tension and has the piano to represent Fran, but instead of showing that life is messy, it looks a bit like a horror novel. However, it's not boring and neither is this book.
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A Caryn Review: Best Behaviour by Matthew Metzger
Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
Matthew Metzger is always a bit of a hit or miss author for me, but when he's good, he's very, very good! As I was reading this book, I was thinking of how affirming it would be for a questioning (especially in regards to gender identity) teen, because there were some amazing role models in here. It's not a YA book, but I am going to recommend it to the non-binary people I know, and see what they think of it. I expect they'll be impressed as well…
Jim was a guy who always had a bit of a chip on his shoulder. From his childhood growing up poor with a sister and a single mother, through some stupid teenage pranks that landed him in jail, to the predicament he found himself in at the beginning of the book – out of a job, deep in debt, and evicted from his apartment. At rock bottom, he called his sister, who reluctantly took him in to her house. With her much older, reverend husband and 3 young children. Sarah told him he had to be on his best behavior, and that meant NO MEN.
Jim hated it. Hated his sanctimonious 62 year old brother-in-law, who he described as a "posh upper-class twassock…[whose] hobbies included fishing. Not going fishing but watching it. On the TV. For hours on end." Heh, I don't think I could stand him either. Jim told himself he could do this, stay with Sarah and her family, only as long as it took to get a good job. And then he was out of there.
But then he met the music teacher, and was instantly infatuated. Fran might play the proper, straight-laced teacher, but "he was definitely the innocence-defiled sort". What started out as a hookup turned into something real for both of them, but in order to make it work, Jim needed to learn what being on his best behavior really meant.
The character development was excellent in this book. Jim initially was petty, childish, and seemed to spend more time trying to annoy his sister than he did trying to get a job and grow up. I almost wanted her to kick him out. Getting into a relationship with Fran brought out a different side of him – and it became clear that his reaction to his situation was exactly what had gotten him into trouble when he was younger and immature, and he already had learned to do better. Fran had been through his own struggles, especially in regards to his orientation and gender identity, and I had to admire the easy way the author introduced those and made them such natural and surprisingly low angst revelations. There were so many examples of Jim understanding what respect and consent truly were, and that is when I started feeling differently about him. When one of Sarah's children came out as queer to Jim, he was the one to help her understand that what she felt was okay, normal, and not deserving of the shock and anger she saw from her parents. All of that is what made me feel that this book would be so helpful and comforting for any person who is doing their own soul searching about their identity.
In addition to the wonderful message of the book, I also thoroughly enjoyed the writing. Mr. Metzger was poetic without resorting to purple prose when describing how Jim felt about Fran, and there was a lot of humor in the book as well – both Jim and Fran are pretty snarky, and the dialogue was excellent. The way Jim saw Sarah's kids in particular had that dry British humor that really balanced out the intensity of the other more difficult parts of his life.
I found the cover art by Erin Dameron-Hill to be eye-catching, but by the time I finished the book I felt the text "He's not known for obeying orders" to distract from what I thought were the best parts of the book
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The Earth's surface in sunlight in ideal conditions gets about 255 x 1011 W/m2. More than enough to power multiple countries. But, when that side of the earth is pointing away from the Sun, the energy drops to zero. To depend on solar power, there must be a substitute or storage option for that loss.
There must be a Planetary Power Grid. The active surface of the planet must supply a percentage of its power generation to the opposite side. The science and engineering of power grids are well understood. They just have to be bigger and more efficient, such as using superconducting cables, space based solar power, and microwave power relay stations.
This power grid will supply power to where it is most needed. A portion of the available energy is used to supply energy storage facilities in regions that have reduced economic activity due to the day/night cycle.
To be feasible, more sunlight capture and higher efficient voltaic generators are required. Until that can be accomplished: fossil, nuclear, wind, and other supplies will make up the difference.
This is huge task and a host of hurdles like technological, political, economic, and logistics. The cost is in the trillions. But, if the tipping point of climate change is approaching, nickle-and-dime approaches are not realistic. This really does requires a Green New Deal but for multiple countries to take part.
Estimated completion for total globe: 2053.
Solar farms should be in the ocean. These are a mix of fixed offshore solar farms and floating Sun tracking systems.
When they are in the ocean the water could also be used for cooling and cleaning of the solar arrays. But this location must be engineered to have minimal negative ecological effects. Note that marine life does depend on solar energy. Blocking of sunlight would upset fragile oceanic ecologic systems and any kind of tower could impact bird migration patterns.
This same "MegaGrid" could be used for distribution of other energy sources like wind turbine, tidal, etc.
It's just a simple multiplication of surface area by the energy density.
The surface area of the earth illuminated by the sun is approx 255,000,000 km2. That is just half of the total spherical area. The Sun's energy at ground level is 1,000 W/m2.
So, that is 255,000,000,000 kW/m2 potentially available energy. Or, 255×10(11)W/m2.
How to reduce variability of solar power energy supply by Josef Betancourt is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.
Reflective light channels as buriable Solar Cell energy generators.
One of the causes in low efficiency capturing solar radiation via solar cells is the reflection loss. A lot of research on this has resulted in many approaches such as nano-structures to reduce this reflection. An alternative is to embrace reflection. How?
The sun shines on a collector opening and this light is reflected down into a 'pipe' or channel. The angle of the reflectors cause the light to bounce from one side to another. Now instead of mirrors being used as reflectors, we use solar cells. Thus, instead of larger solar farms we would have wider and deeper light capture networks. Since the reflection occurs within the channel, this structure can be buried in the ground.
Unknown at this point are the parameters of this pipe or channel? Is this really feasible as large structures or only efficient at nano-scales?
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George Ramsay, 4. Earl of Dalhousie (* um 1668; † 1696 in den Niederlanden) war ein schottischer Adliger.

Familie und Werdegang
Ramsay war der älteste Sohn von William Ramsay, 3. Earl of Dalhousie, aus dessen Ehe mit Lady Mary Moore, Tochter des Henry Moore, 1. Earl of Drogheda. Er hatte zwei Brüder und eine Schwester. Er war noch minderjährig, als er im November 1682 beim Tod seines Vaters dessen Adelstitel als Earl of Dalhousie erbte. Nach dem Tod seines Vaters nahm sich James Drummond, 4. Earl of Perth dem Jungen an und versuchte seinen Einfluss als Lordkanzler von Schottland geltend zu machen, um ihm eine Ausbildung an einer katholischen Schule in Douai zu ermöglichen, was jedoch misslang.

Als er volljährig wurde, übernahm er die Ländereien seines Vaters und den Sitz im schottischen Parlament. 1696 wurde Ramsay bei einem Duell mit einem "Mr. Hamilton" in den Niederlanden getötet. Da er unverheiratet und kinderlos starb, erbte sein jüngerer Bruder William seine Adelstitel sowie die Stellung als Chief des Clan Ramsay.

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Literatur
 Charles Mosley (Hrsg.): Burke's Peerage. Band 1, Boydell & Brewer Inc, Stokesley 2003, ISBN 0971196621, S. 1019.

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escape the petty details of life and obtain freedom from their reality.
Thurber shows how Walter Mitty escapes his everyday life by daydreaming.
finally defeated his nagging wife by escaping into his own world (Mann).
Undefeated, inscrutable, to the last" (Cheatham 608).
through his use of character traits.
in "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty".
Walter is set up for his imaginative dreams throughout the story. Mrs.
imaginary ideas and dreams throughout the story.