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Three Republicans declare their candidacies ahead of Louisiana Supreme Court special election filing deadline
By Mandy Gillip
The District 1 seat on the Louisiana Supreme Court is up for a special primary election on October 12. If no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, a general election is scheduled for November 16. The filing deadline for interested candidates is August 8. The court comprises seven justices from seven districts elected to 10-year terms.
Three Republicans have declared their candidacy ahead of the August filing deadline:
Judge Will Crain of the Louisiana First Circuit Court of Appeals.
Richard Ducote, a private practice attorney. In 2018, Ducote ran unsuccessfully for the District 1 seat against incumbent Greg Guidry (R).
Judge Scott Schlegel, the Division D judge for Louisiana's 24th Judicial District.
Justice Guidry vacated the seat after President Donald Trump (R) appointed him to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. President Trump nominated Guidry on January 17, and the U.S. Senate confirmed him on June 19 by a vote of 53-46. He received his commission on June 21.
https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Supreme_Court
https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_elections,_2019
Mandy Gillip
Mandy Gillip is a project director at Ballotpedia and can be reached at mandy.gillip@ballotpedia.org


The world of Jinji draws its inspiration from American iconography with its eras that marked the mind by prints, materials, timeless cuts (Navajo, US Army, WW2, The 70's, NY Studio 54) and icons McQueen, De Niro, Redford, Newman, Pitt, who imposed throw the role, a style, a look at the same time the subtlety.
It feeds the references of contemporary fashion by selecting classic, basic key products of men's fashion and daily clothes, which will be worn often and therefore quality is a necessity.
Essential and sustainable fashion meets with impeccable crafting and a utility which outweighs a fashion.That's idea for fashion in the world of Jinji. Jinji's products reflect a period. It's an investment in time. A sustainable fashion with sobriety which stays elegant. Jinji selects unique products which are essential to the male wardrobe.
From clothing and shoe brand with very strong imaginary and the specific know-how: the heritage brand, good made, the best brand of Japanese denim and iconic vintage pieces. Jinji doesn't think about the collection but the products which make us look for the best manufacturer across the world in the field.
For the leather gloves and the teddy in the United States, for the woolen garments in Scotland and for the denim in Japan, etc. Jinji also look for the best things in the mainstream brands, for example by selecting a pair of New Balance choosing not only the US but also British manufacturer.
And whatever the name, the brand and the company, it is the quality that is important before notoriety of the brand .


Develops automated, non-intrusive product testing for embedded systems. The company's products replace labor-intensive manual testing in the general computing, hand-held, industrial control and interactive television markets. The company is currently private.


Why not leave a legacy that contributes to the mission and vision of St Swithun's many years after your lifetime?
It's fairly simple to make a bequest, the easiest way being to attach a codicil (an addendum) to your existing will. Alternatively, you can modify your existing will.
You can choose how you structure your bequest. For example, you can specify an amount of money, an asset e.g. a property or shares, a percentage (small or large) of an asset or a combination of any of these. You can also choose how your bequest should be used. For example, you might like to nominate youth and children's work, mission work or music (e.g. choral, organ, organ scholarships) and any combination of them. However, giving the church office bearers freedom to decide how to allocate funds will enable them to best meet changing needs over time.
ABN 92 667 938 761 Includes all normal running costs of the Church. A bequest can identify specific ministries or items.
ABN 92 667 938 761 Specifically for building costs and maintenance connected with the "school" including Sunday School and Youth group. Gifts are tax-deductible.
ABN 84 952 826 973 This is a trust to promote music and the arts. Gifts are tax-deductible.
ABN 66 469 310 121 For maintenance, replacement, restoration, variation or addition to the church and associated buildings. The Anglican Church Property Trust of the diocese is the trustee. A special vestry meeting must support an application to spend assets.
Whatever you decide, we recommend you seek professional legal and financial advice when changing your will. This will help ensure that it continues to provide for your family and other beneficiaries, that it is valid and that is easy to execute. To rule out the possibility of any surprises, you may also want to talk matters through with your loved ones.


For the first time since he was detained by ICE earlier this year, rapper 21 Savage grabbed a mic and hit the stage.
Back in February, the "A Lot" rapper was detained by ICE for allegedly being in the U.S. illegally. The 26-year-old acknowledged not being a citizen, but also said that he was "targeted" by immigration officials.
Over the weekend, for the first time since then, 21 resumed putting in work, taking the stage during a spring break concert in South Padre Island, Texas. The set marked the his first public performance since the ordeal went down. Fans captured some of it, and it's safe to say all that drama didn't slow him down one bit.


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Midland General, Notts & Derby and Mansfield District, as they are more familiarly known, formed a single group of companies called the
Midland General Group which was owned by Balfour Beatty & Co. Ltd.
From the early 1900s the 'Group' provided the main means of transportation for the people of the Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Coalfield; the largest coalfield in Britain.
This website charts the development of tramways, trolleybuses and buses provided by the main constituent companies within the group up until, as part of the National Bus Company, Midland General was merged with the
Trent Motor Traction Co. Ltd. in 1972; when Midland General ceased to be,
with all stock, buildings and staff being transferred to Trent.
At that same time, Mansfield District was merged with East Midland Motor Services Ltd.
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Tramways Company
Nottinghamshire & Derbyshire Traction Company
This website focuses, in particular, on the following companies:
Midland General Omnibus Company Limited
Mansfield and District Light Railway Company Limited
Mansfield District Traction Company Ltd.
as well as the companies who were 'acquired' along the way as the group rapidly expanded in the early years. Other operators who provided bus services to the area covered by the Midland General group are also featured and, in future, there will be sections on East Midland Motor Services Ltd. and Trent Motor Traction Co. Ltd. with others to follow.
Tansey & Severn Ltd. of Underwood - acquired by the Midland General Omnibus Company
Latest updates :
October 2016 - Notts & Derby Trams - new pictures and
information updated
October 2016 - Mansfield Trams - new pictures added
The website is still in its infancy and more new pictures will be added soon.
So, please come back and look again at what's new as the website develops.
Mansfield District / Midland General
Midland General Omnibus Company Limited - National Bus Company
East Midland Motor Services Ltd.
Trent Motor Traction Co. Ltd.

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Positive update on Joel Embiid's status for Sixers' game Monday
The Philadelphia 76ers are 18-9, good for second place in the Eastern Conference, and look like legitimate NBA Finals contenders with Jimmy Butler now in the fold. It's new for myself. "But I think in general we all have to do better at creating space for Joel". "And I feel that if there's any responsibility that we have as an organization is to preserve our player's health". (more...)
Yaya Toure has contract terminated at Olympiacos after just three months
However he has played just five times, and parted ways with the club on Tuesday after reportedly attending training to say goodbye to his team mates. It is unclear as to the exact reason behind the mutual termination of Toure's contract, with his long-term future also unclear at this stage. (more...)
Salah fires Liverpool into Champions League last 16
With groups A, B, C and D complete after six Champions League match days, all but one of the teams who have reached the next round is now known. The Brazil worldwide, signed in the summer for £67m, made a point-blank stop to prevent Napoli's Arkadiusz Milik from scoring in injury-time. (more...)
Chiefs owner 'shocked' by video of Hunt that led to release
The NFL placed Hunt on the commissioner's exempt list later that day, shortly before the Chiefs released him. Kansas City Chiefs chairman Clark Hunt will field questions regarding former running back Kareem Hunt and his removal from the team from now until the end of the season, and he's perhaps made the biggest revelation about the whole thing this weekend. (more...)
Minnesota Vikings fire offensive coordinator John DeFilippo
We can expect quarterbacks coach Kevin Stefanski to step in for DeFilippo and he's probably the lead candidate to get the job. DeFilippo was the Eagles' quarterback coach in 2016-17 before taking over as the Vikings' offensive coordinator this fall. (more...)
Le'Veon Bell likes Instagram post about Steelers' loss to Raiders
I think what they were probably anxious about was making it worse because we didn't know what the injury was", said Roethlisberger. "By the time we got back to our locker room, the team was already on the field - that's how long it took to get an X-ray", Roethlisberger said. (more...)
Lomachenko beats Pedraza to unify lightweight belts
On the undercard, Mexico's Emanuel Navarrete battered previously unbeaten Isaac Dogboe to seize Dogboe's World Boxing Organization super bantamweight world title.Navarrete rocked Dogboe in the 10th round and dominated the rest of the way with two judges awarding him the fight by scores of 116-112 and a third making it 115-113. (more...)
Romelu Lukaku Blames 'Too Much Gym' For Manchester United Goal Drought
Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba has finally spoken up on his omission from the Red Devils' 4-1 victory over Fulham in the Premier League encounter played over the weekend. "He also talked about his current work in the gym: "[There is] more prevention in the gym and I am trying to do speed bursts in training and that's the most essential", he added. (more...)
Lakers Trying to Trade for Trevor Ariza in 3-Team Deal
While Kentavious Caldwell-Pope is the player the Lakers are danging in the trade, the Suns were interested in acquiring "a playmaking guard and a draft asset". He has shot 36.8 percent from the field and 34.8 percent from 3-point range. According to a report from Adrian Wojnarowski , the Los Angeles Lakers are pursuing a deal with the Suns for the veteran forward - who previously spent two seasons with the Lakers a decade ago. (more...)
Louis Oosthuizen back in front at South African Open
When he eagled the par-five 14th, it was all over. And when McDowell missed a nine-footer for a closing birdie that left him and Grillo on 29-under after a 62, the American pair safely parred the 18th to card an 11-under 61 for a one-stroke win, taking home $422,500 each. (more...)
Van Dijk says Liverpool can challenge for double ahead of Napoli decider
The games we played past year against Man City and Roma at home were unbelievable, the atmosphere. "Last year we did almost everything to get qualified for that tournament again, because we had the final in the background but we also knew we had to do the job in the league". (more...)
Ballon d'Or 2018: Numbers don't lie - I deserved to win! - Cristiano Ronaldo
Ronaldo and Messi had shared the Ballon d'Or between them for a decade before Luka Modric broke their duopoly last week, with Messi also finishing ahead of Ronaldo in the ESPN FC 100 . "Marcelo is strong, we open the doors to good players and Marcelo is one of them ". "Everything has gone well, I've proven I'm still an incredible player". (more...)
Brian Ortega Says Doctor's Stoppage Against Max Holloway Was Right Decision
I just gave an undefeated fighter his first loss. And likely help their health. UFC 231 took place on Saturday, Dec.8, 2018 live from the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto, Canada. "I was pretty surprised when they announced a split decision", said Dawodu, echoing the sentiments of many observers. Midway through the round, Ortega went all in for a takedown, even pulling guard at one point, but Holloway wasn't having it, and when the two broke up, Ortega's face was bloody and swollen, and only ... (more...)
River Plate's Copa Libertadores Star Gonzalo 'Pity' Martinez Confirms January Departure
Martinez ran the ball into an empty net with the last kick of the game after Boca keeper Esteban Andrada had been caught upfield at a corner. "Real Madrid", he told Cadena Ser radio . The first leg ended 2-2 took place a day later than scheduled due to heavy rain in Argentina . A number of players, including Boca's Carlos Tevez - the former Manchester City, Manchester United and Juventus striker - reportedly suffered from dizziness and vomiting. (more...)
Stephen Curry Named Western Conference Player of the Week
Curry was the special guest on the Vince Carter and Kent Bazemore podcast, " Winging It ", when Steph floated the question of the moon landing to the room. One moon dunker famously told Buzz Aldrin that he'd participated in a hoax, to which the former astronaut responded by punching him . I don't know what he actually believes. (more...)
Bulls players meet with new coach over comments
It's good to see two of the older players on the roster in Justin Holiday and Zach LaVine speak up for their teammates but without a mutual respect between the coach and his players, the team will never bounce back from this bad start. They didn't understand that. "That's not true that they did not want to have practice", Boylen said after shootaround on Monday. The team is 1-2 under Boylen, who replaced Fred Hoiberg as head coach earlier this week. (more...)
Blitzboks stutter as Fiji win the final
Fiji Airways Men's National 7s Captain Kalione Nasoko and speedster Alasio Naduva have both been named in the 2018 Cape Town 7s Dream Team. They made amends by beating their old rivals in the third place playoff, but the South Africans will rue the missed chances and the opportunity to win their home tournament in front of a colourful, passionate crowd. (more...)
David Luiz accepts criticism as part of a defender's job
David Luiz of Chelsea celebrates after scoring his team's second goal with Ross Barkley during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Manchester City at Stamford Bridge on December 8, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. "We were top of the league coming into the game and everyone wants that spot". He made his City debut in November 2017 as a substitute against Feyenoord and became the youngest English player to start a Champions League game against Shakhtar Donetsk last season. (more...)
Lionel Messi only has one skill: Pele
Espanyol defender Oscar Duarte fouled the Barcelona playmaker 25 yards out in a central position. Lionel Messi has finally spoken out following his fifth-place finish in the Ballon d'Or standings, stating that the snub did not necessarily act as extra motivation for him. (more...)
Pakistan star Yasir Shah makes history against New Zealand
He has taken 114 of his 200 wickets on spinner-friendly wickets in the United Arab Emirates in 17 Tests. Since taking seven wickets on debut against Australia in 2014, Yasir has been a key figure in Pakistan's Test team. Young, 26, is the only new face for coach Gary Stead's first taste of worldwide cricket on home soil, linking up with the squad after two hundreds in the recent First Class and List A fixtures against the touring India A side, while also boasting a batting average of ... (more...)


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Q: Is it legal to create a flexible array member of size zero? The C99 standard allows the creation of flexible array members such as
typedef struct pstring {
  size_t length;
  char   string[];
} pstring;

This is then initialized with something like pstring* s = malloc(sizeof(pstring) + len).  Is it permissible for len to be zero?  It would seem consistent, and would be nice for saving space from time to time (probably not with the pstring example, of course).  On the other hand, I have no idea what the following code would do:
pstring* s = malloc(sizeof(pstring));
s->string;

This also seems like the sort of thing which might work with one compiler and not another, or on one OS and not another, or on one day and not another, so what I really want to know is what the standard says about this.  Is that malloc in the example code undefined behavior, or is it only the access to s->string which is invalid, or is it something else entirely?

A: What you do is valid, but accessing s->string[0] or feeding s->string to any function accessing the data is invalid.
The C99 Standard actually says (§6.7.2.1):

struct s { int n; double d[]; };
...
struct s t1 = { 0 };          // valid
...
The assignment to t1.d[0] is probably undefined behavior, but it is possible that
sizeof (struct s) >= offsetof(struct s, d) + sizeof (double)
in which case the assignment would be legitimate. Nevertheless, it cannot appear in strictly conforming
code.

A: At one time, Microsoft C allowed the following:
struct pstring {
  size_t length;
  char string[0];
};

And I used something like this to build a text editor. However, this was a long time ago and I know it was non-standard at the time. I'm not even 100% certain Microsoft still supports it.
The bottom line is that it depends on your compiler, and the current compile settings.

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Villa Igiea is a neogothic former residence, now a luxury hotel maintaining some of the art nouveau (Liberty) refurbishment completed at the dawn of the 20th-century; the hotel sits on a high outcrop overlooking the sea at Porto dell'Acquasanta, located on Salita Belmonte #43 in the quartiere of Pellegrino of the city of Palermo, Siciy, Italy.

History and description
The structure was originally built in the late 19th-century as a castle-like villa built for the retired British admiral Cecil (or William) Domville, and purchased by the wealthy businessman Ignazio Florio junior, who planned to convert the site into a tuberculosis sanatarium. Their daughter had tuberculosis. This prompted the name change to Villa Igiea, to echo the name of Hygeia, a nymph from Greek mythology associated with health and hygiene. However, Florio was forced by investors to change plans, and commissioned a refurbishment from the architect Ernesto Basile, in order to create a luxury hotel, inaugurated in 1900. The hotel still retains much of the floral decoration, including frescoes by Ettore De Maria Bergler and Giovanni Enea, and some of the decor by Vittorio Ducrot. The original dining salon of the hotel with Bergler frescoes is known as the Sala degli Specchi or Sala Basile.

The property had fallen in decline by the second world war. It has only recently returned to function as a hotel.

References

Buildings and structures in Palermo
Art Nouveau architecture in Italy

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French skier Mathieu Faivre sent home for lack of team spirit
Faivre was sent home on Sunday after saying he didn't care about medals won by his teammates and was only concerned with his own success.
José Pablo Díaz
Update: February 20th, 2018 09:23 EST
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French alpine skier Mathieu Faivre has been sent home from the Winter Olympics after making angry comments following a race on Sunday.
After finishing seventh in a race, the 26-year-old, partner of American ski star Mikaela Shiffrin, told reporters that he didn't care about medals won by his teammates and was only concerned with his own success.
"I'm here to race for myself only," Faivre was cited by the BBC as saying, "if you only knew what I think about the group collective."
On Sunday's race Alexis Pinturault won bronze, while two other Frenchmen, Thomas Fanara and Victoe Muffat-Jeandet, finished fifth and sixth respectively.
Austrian skier Marcel Hirscher won the gold medal after finishing 1.27 seconds ahead of Norway's Henrik Kristoffersen.
Lack of team spirit
On Monday, the French Alpine team announced that Faivre was kicked out for his "disciplinary reasons".
"Mathieu will return to France for disciplinary reasons," David Chastan, director for French men's skiing, told AFP on Monday.
"He made remarks after the race that were not in the spirit of the team and will not be retained for the team event."
Faivre apologizes
The Frenchman, who won a gold medal at last year's world championships, apologized for his outburst on Facebook.
"I would like to come back to what I said after my race at the Olympic Games today in PyeongChang," he wrote.
"As a reminder, I said that the team race was the last of my worries to the question of a journalist asking me my feelings.
"So I just want to write you this little message to make my mea-culpa if it could shock some people and explain the substance of my thought.
"Skiing is an individual sport that is practiced as a team. However, when we are in the starting gate, only our individual race and our own performance is important.
"So yes, when it came time to give my feelings on my race, some 10 minutes after crossing the finish line, only my performance and my failure were present.
"Nobody reacts the same way in the face of failure and I must admit, coming from the south, I may have a tendency to have warm blood. The words have gone beyond my thought.
"I did not want to disrespect anyone, I was extremely proud to represent my country and I thank all the people who made this possible.'
Faivre was a candidate to occupy a place in the French team for the mixed Alpine team event, which makes it Pyeongchang debut on Saturday.
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Nikola presents the Niagara 200W Bottom Feed Starter Kit featuring an included Nikola Niagara 25mm SQ RDA, 6ml squonk bottle, and the capacity for two 18650 batteries in a sleek and ergonomic package. The Niagara has a wattage output of to 200W with an atomizer resistance of 0.05 to 3.0 ohm. The user can choose from four different taste modes: normal, hard, soft, and a user defined heat setting as well as three adjustable memory modes. The Niagara has the capacity for two 18650 batteries that are accessible through a bottom latch door (batteries sold seperately).
The squonk bottle can be accessed by removing the magnetically connected section of the mod. The Niagara has a three button control interface with one oversized firing button on the top of the device and two adjustment buttons below the 0.96 inch screen. The Niagara has a sleek and ergonomic design that keeps The 0.96 inch OLED screen displays wattage output, battery life, atomizer resistance, voltage output, and current user mode. The Niagara mod has a zinc alloy body and a suite of user protections that include timeout protection, no atomizer protection, temperature alert, and more.
The Niagara 25mm SQ RDA has dual posts and a three terminals each for multiple configurations. The RDA has dual 12mm by 2mm adjustable airflow with angled air ports. The 810 drip tip has a 10mm wide bore and the contact point is a gold plated squonk pin. The Nikola Niagara 200W BF Starter Kit's features, form factor make it a solid competitor among similar devices in the market.


The Bible is rich in references to the plant and mineral life of the ancient Middle East. Gardens were botanical exhibits of shade trees and fruit trees. Fields were seas of wheat, barley, corn and flax. Farms were like the open ranges of America's Old West where the sheep, goats and cattle followed their owners to the greenest pastures.
Those fields and flocks and herds determined a man's wealth. They were money in the bank for the country folk of the Fertile Crescent.
The society of the Bible was basically a rural one, the people extracting their living from the soil and keeping their herds and flocks.


Help a team of fearless, smashing explorers with your magical brushes!
Just enter a new seed for a completely different journey!
Very glad and surprised to see that Unity's WebGL / html5 works so well nowadays for web games!
Nice catchy play. Easy to understand mechanic and perhaps harder to master. I also like work with simple but effective audio.
Simple but effective gameplay. It felt a bit awkward to switch between brushes, but I got used to it quite fast.
I like the originality of this game and that you can enter control your experience by controlling the random seed.
Very original gameplay ! And fun to play !
The way you switch brushes is odd, but overall the gameplay is consistent!
This is so cool. great idea, very deep. lot to see here! so fun to watch them smack the brushes down.
I advise you to add shortcut for select the brush. For example "1" and "2". It will be more pleasant to play.
Good game, with procedural generation, that's cool !
Cool concept, would be nice to have hotkeys for the brushes but still fun. I like the procedural generation as well.
Very good for little time.
Very cool game! Good job making it easy to pick up and play :P The sounds work very well to let you know something is going on. Nice work!
I don't get the relation to the theme, however it is somehow innovative. I like the 3D environment. On the other hand, I find the brush controls little bit clumsy.
My character phased through blocks and ended up walking on water for a good portion of the game. Is that supposed to happen? I thought it was pretty funny though.
For the couple runs I did, I enjoyed it. It was funny to see the little characters pound the blocks, and I like the sound effects a lot. I'm not really sure how the words I put in to the screen affect the stages, really, but it was amusing for a bit.


RIP John McLaughlin. My parents made us watch him every week which made the SNL sketches all the sweeter.
So sad to hear about John McLaughlin passing away… I grew up watching "The McLaughlin Group" every weekend with my family. RIP.
So incredibly sad to hear that John McLaughlin has passed away. He was a legend, and I learned about politics by watching him growing up.
RIP John McLaughlin. He sure made politics seem fun to a teenager watching Sunday shows.
Rest in peace, John McLaughlin who passed away today at the age of 89.


When a girl joins The Ellis School community, she joins a remarkable community of learners—girls who are excited about learning and curious about the world, together with outstanding faculty who are not only experts in their subjects but who love teaching.
The rigorous academic program at Ellis provides each girl with a strong foundation in a wide variety of subjects—English, history, mathematics, science, world languages, technology, visual and performing arts—while giving her many opportunities for deeper exploration in the areas in which she is most interested. However, we do not believe rigor and balance are mutually exclusive. Small class sizes mean that every girl is well known by her teachers and classmates, allowing us to create learning experiences with the optimal balance of challenge and support for each girl.
Ellis faculty are second to none, and bring a sophisticated understanding of how girls learn most effectively. Within our walls, you will discover an innovative, interdisciplinary, and experiential academic program constructed with girls in mind. This happens by design, in a learning environment where faculty invite students to wrestle with complex real-world challenges.
The real magic happens because of our deep commitment to providing experiences that build a strong sense of self-awareness, empathy, confidence, and leadership in girls.
students develop a deep understanding of how they learn best. They also cultivate sophisticated interpersonal skills that foster healthy relationships and empower girls to advocate for themselves. And they develop a fluency in working collaboratively that provides them with ample opportunity to flex their muscles as leaders.
Ellis girls graduate with a palpable passion for life and learning, a strong sense of their own voices, and the resilience and confidence they need to be successful in any future learning or work environment.
New to the Mathematics Department this year, Pamela Gordon, Ph.D. joined The Ellis School from Lehigh University where she was a Graduate Teaching Fellow. Having always known she wanted to be a teacher, Dr. Gordon chose to continue her studies after receiving her undergraduate degree and went on to earn her master's degree and her Ph.D. in mathematics. At Ellis, Dr. Gordon teaches Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Calculus, and a new required course for grade 9, Computer Science Seminar. Excited to share her love of mathematics and computer science with her students, Dr. Gordon reflects on her first year at an all-girls school and gives us a sneak peek inside her classroom.
As History Department Chair and Global Initiatives Coordinator, Susan Corbesero, Ph.D. is committed to cultivating global competency and awareness in her students as they navigate today's increasingly interconnected world. Through a wide range of digital and innovative pedagogies, such as digital storytelling, gamification, and history crowdsourcing, Dr. Corbesero teaches students to value, respect, and empathize with the diverse perspectives of people and communities across the globe. A researcher, historian, and self-proclaimed digital humanist, Dr. Corbesero developed Ellis' International Exchange Program and leads and facilitates the annual Marcie WATERMAN Love '56 International Travel Grant for the Global Empowerment of Women and Girls. A fierce advocate for her students and girls across the globe, Dr. Corbesero is shaping and inspiring the next generation of changemakers at Ellis.
For three decades, Edie Hazlett has been teaching Ellis girls the importance and beauty of world languages as a Middle and Upper School French and Spanish Teacher. Not only a teacher, but a former parent who had three daughters graduate from Ellis, Ms. Hazlett has seen the transformative power of an Ellis education in her students, alumnae, and her daughters. Once her daughters were born, Ms. Hazlett recognized the need for on-site childcare at Ellis and advocated that remaining space in the newly built Lower School serve as a daycare. The Ellis Fifth Avenue Daycare she co-founded will celebrate its 30th anniversary in 2020. In her classroom overlooking the athletic field, Ms. Hazlett shared what she believes are the advantage of all-girls education, her favorite Ellis tradition, and how she got started at Ellis.
A dynamic and beloved member of the Upper School community for the last two decades, Sara Sturdevant is a teacher that has inspired hundreds of Ellis students with her passion for the arts, and in turn, sparked their creative careers and endeavors after commencement. A stalwart supporter of the performing arts, Ms. Sturdevant has directed, choreographed, staged, and produced hundreds of Ellis productions and performances over the last 23 years. Her commitment to her craft and can-do attitude energizes and ignites students' independence and individuality on and off stage as they're pushed to believe in themselves, their abilities, and their potential. Whether she's teaching a cast how to perfect Fosse jazz hands or leading a discussion from the halls of Carnegie Museum of Art, Ms. Sturdevant's gusto, charisma, and dedication to the School and her students is evident in everything she does.
Grade 2 Teacher Terri Wilson has been a staple in the Lower School community for the last 39 years. Beloved by current students, former students, and alumnae, Ms. Wilson is committed to teaching girls every day that they can learn, do, and achieve anything they set their mind to. By teaching girls to adopt a growth mindset, her students learn important lessons on failure, resilience, and hard work from a young age and practice it over time. With her soothing voice and warm smile, Ms. Wilson's passion for education, and most noticeably for her students, is palpable each time her second graders greet her with hugs and stories about their adventures on the playground.
A new addition to the Ellis faculty this year, Upper School Mathematics Teacher Chris Fiano recognized something at Ellis that was a cornerstone of his own education—integrated studies and opportunities. A lover of music and math his entire life, Mr. Fiano recognized early in his education that there was space to do both and has pursued his passions in tandem ever since. An inspiring example to Ellis girls who juggle field hockey practice with chess competitions, Mr. Fiano has master's degrees in both Mathematics and Vocal Performance and taught college-level mathematics for seven years before entering the world of all-girls education in 2016. Committed to leading by example and showing girls they can do anything they set their mind to, Mr. Fiano shares his path to Ellis, his favorite thing about his job, and what's stood out the most to him since his first day.
Director of Equity and Inclusion Ciera Young is a leader, mentor, and ally to students at Ellis as she promotes a message of inclusion, tolerance, and acceptance across all three divisions. Her efforts to build awareness and create positive change, on campus and in the community, empower and equip Ellis girls with the tools they need to have respectful dialogue and compassionate conversations in today's diverse, global world. Focused on embracing diversity and recognizing the beauty of our individual differences, Ms. Young works tirelessly with students, faculty, staff, and local organizations year-round to create programming that aligns with Ellis' mission. From talks on how to be a good neighbor in the Lower School, to honest exchanges about cultural differences in the Upper School, Ms. Young enriches the Ellis curriculum by teaching students the importance of building bridges, not walls.
Lower School Art Teacher, Sarah Ceurvorst, teaches Ellis' youngest students the power of art, creativity, and compassion in her studio. In her third year at Ellis, Ms. Ceurvorst's presence has not gone unnoticed—she was recently recognized with the 2017 Pennsylvania Art Education Association Early Career Art Educator Award, an honor given annually to an exemplary art educator with up to five years experience. An alumna of Carnegie Mellon University, Ms. Ceurvorst is committed to exploring ways art can foster confidence, communication, conversation, and collaboration in her classroom. Her innovative and fresh approach enthuses and excites her students, who in turn are consistently encouraged to take risks, explore, and grow through their art experiences. A vibrant member of the Visual Arts Department, Ms. Ceurvorst shares her path to becoming an art teacher and how she believes the all-girls environment at Ellis benefits her students.
Grade 5 Dean and English and History Teacher, Amy Sidari, has been welcoming Ellis girls to the Middle School for the last 17 years. In her classroom, you'll find her teaching students about the wonders of Greek mythology and ancient civilizations, and holding dynamic discussions on dystopian tales like The Giver and classic coming of age stories like Bridge to Terabithia. An avid reader and bibliophile, Mrs. Sidari brings her lifelong love of literature (her mom owned a bookstore) to not only her students, but the entire Middle School as she leads Ellis' Battle of the Books challenge. An enthusiastic teacher, Dean, and CrossFitter, Mrs. Sidari shares her favorite book to teach to her students and what she loves most about her job.
Science Teacher Kassie Wadsworth has brought inquiry and discovery-based learning to Ellis students in the Upper School for the last four years. A University of Pittsburgh alumna who originally planned to become a research scientist, Mrs. Wadsworth integrates her extensive experience from Pitt's state-of-the-art labs into her biology and anatomy courses so students can garner a meaningful understanding of textbook lessons via active, experiential engagement. This fall, Mrs. Wadsworth's students will take on their most high-profile and real-world experiment yet as they join the Small World Initiative, an innovative program that crowdsources budding scientists from across the nation to address the diminishing supply of effective antibiotics.
Macon Finley officially began her tenure as the fifteenth Head of The Ellis School on July 1, 2017. Prior to Ellis, she served as the Assistant Head of School at John Burroughs School in St. Louis, Missouri where she was also the Director of Academics and a Mathematics Teacher. Her recent arrival in Arbuthnot House means not only a new position, community, and culture to assimilate and adapt to—but also a new city. A proud St. Louisan and committed Cardinals fan, Mrs. Finley may not be raising the Jolly Roger just yet, but she is excitedly and enthusiastically exploring all that Ellis, the East End, and Pittsburgh has to offer. From the Gateway City to the Steel City, Mrs. Finley's Midwest move marks a new chapter for the School as we look towards the second century of all-girls education at Ellis, and we couldn't be more excited to have her at the helm.
After spending his third year in the photo studio with Ellis girls, Visual Arts Teacher Tim Israel headed across the country this summer to be an Artist-in-Residence at Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area in eastern Washington state. A road warrior in endless pursuit of exploring and finessing his craft, Tim's Pacific Northwest adventure marks the second time he's made art at the invitation of the National Park Service. His interest in film, old cameras, and alternative techniques brings a dose of nostalgia to his digital age student photographers and filmmakers, and challenges them to remix and reimagine their own unique perspectives behind the lens.
As Dean of Students at Ellis, Ashley Dotson has her finger on the pulse of student happenings in the Upper School. A former English teacher who moved into the Dean of Students role full-time this year, Ashley has a passion for literature, writing, and discussing books with anyone and everyone who will listen. Ashley taught the Class of 2017 their sophomore year and junior year and acts as an adviser for a handful of graduating seniors as well. Particularly close with the 2017 graduating class, Ashley reflects on her time at Ellis and watching the seniors grow into courageous, resilient young women.
Tara Catone teaches Ellis Middle School girls the ins and outs of sports by day, and practices what she preaches at night, as running back for the Pittsburgh Passion Women's Football Team. A lifelong athlete who grew up idolizing Jerome Bettis, Tara's passion for sports has taken her from the Slippery Rock University Track Team, to her full-time job as a physical education teacher at Ellis, to her current spot on the roster of the Pittsburgh Passion. Her commitment to empowering girls at Ellis through athletics goes hand-in-hand with the Passion's motto of "Teaching positive life lessons through sport"—and this year Tara had the chance to bring her day and night jobs together, as the Passion practices on the Ellis Athletic Field. Every day at Ellis, Tara spreads the message of sports(wo)manship and proves to students that it's not just men who are changing the game in sports, it's women too.
The Mathematics Resource Specialist provides supplemental instruction and tailored mathematics programs to Lower School students. This additional, comprehensive support is wide-ranging and focuses on students who are trending below expectations, as well as students trending above expectations. Based on the needs of students, the specialist reviews core concepts, establishes objectives, and facilitates guided and independent practice.
The Reading Specialist addresses specific student literacy, disability, and organizational concerns by providing additional academic accommodations outside of the classroom. The specialist partners with faculty and parents to identify performance issues and suggest recommendations for learning support and/or further educational testing. Students are then set up with a customized plan, facilitated by the specialist, to strengthen and improve in-class performance and comprehension.
The Academic Support Specialist addresses specific student organizational and disability concerns by providing additional academic accommodations outside of the classroom. Through tailored, one-on-one sessions, the specialist proposes, recommends, and develops strategies, techniques, and skills that can effectively improve comprehension, analysis, writing, time management, test taking, and more. Each student seen by the specialist is set up with a customized plan to strengthen and improve her in-class performance and confidence.
The Academic Support Specialist addresses specific student concerns by providing additional academic accommodations outside of the classroom. The specialist partners with faculty, advisors, and parents to identify performance issues and suggest recommendations for learning support and/or further educational testing. Through tailored, one-on-one sessions, the specialist proposes, recommends, and develops strategies, techniques, and skills that can effectively improve comprehension, analysis, writing, time management, test taking, and more.
The Writing Center supports the writing community by providing a welcoming space for students to seek support at any stage of the creative process. Students are invited to make an appointment or drop in during office hours to discuss assigned school work as well as independent projects. The Center is also available as a space for students to work on their writing independently or collaboratively with their peers.


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A tremendous debut novel by Kylie Whitehead, Absorbed is at once a nightmarish body-horror story, the kind of which Cronenberg would be impressed with, and an intimate and often very funny examination of female friendship and modern relationships.
Allison absorbs her boyfriend after a party. She doesn't mean to, "I wasn't scared," she says, "but Owen was." She's working a dull council job alongside Jean, whose "age and passion for local government made her superior to me," though once had a passion for writing which appears to have wavered. Owen is the one who made steps towards being creative, quitting his job without telling her and setting up shop in a workspace. The women that he befriends there getting too close to him in Allison's view, and all of them far more creative than she feels she is. It is a New Year's party at the workspace that kick-starts the novel, when Allison spies her boyfriend getting too close to a colleague, "I was so desperate for him not to leave me," she says.
After she absorbs him, she begins to reflect qualities she admired in Owen. She tells different stories about his disappearance to different people, unsure as to what has happened. Is it Owen's qualities that allow her to start recognising things in herself that she doesn't like? That start to allow her to lower her defences and get closer to people? Perhaps she has always been absorbing people, leeching off them in some ways.
Absorbed, is a subtle horror novel. It contains elements of both body horror and ghost stories. There are elements of possessions and poltergeists here but punctuated by the terrifying screams of a man being absorbed into his girlfriend. After he is absorbed, Owen's clothes move from place to place in their flat, and his books appear read. Allison feels his grip on her sometimes. But there are no ghosts or easy answers. Upon arriving at a house at one point, Allison spies what she believes are spectral forms, but then realises that "what I saw were not ghosts, but furniture covered with sheets." But it would be wrong to label this book a ghost story, and it would perhaps be wrong to try and label it at all. As Allison says later in the novel, "absorbing Owen had brought me closer to him, but there was something so conventional about the paranormal that terrified me." The book rejects easy explanations and tropes, opting instead for a beautiful ambiguity.
If you to try and define Absorbed, you would perhaps describe it best as David Cronenberg doing Normal People, but that is a disservice to this novel. It's about the version of ourselves that we want to present to the world and the version of ourselves that we try and bury deep down. It's about how we think others see us and how we want to be seen. It's about so desperately wanting to take on another's personality that you'll absorb those parts of them. It's also one of the most accomplished debuts in a long, long time; and if it isn't one of the best books of 2021 then you're in for a hell of a year for fiction.
Absorbed by Kylie Whitehead is published by New Ruins.
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Heritage and hospitality links in hotels in Siwa, Egypt: Towards the provision of authentic experiences
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The link between heritage and hospitality dates back hundreds of years. However, there are no firm rules that manage this old relationship. The research tackles the concept of 'heritage hospitality' as a new concept; which represents a managed heritage-hospitality link through the application of traditional heritage and traditional hospitality in hotels. This study addresses the relationship between heritage and hospitality at selected hotels in Siwa oasis in Egypt. Relationships between indigenous peoples and hotels, heritage and hospitality, hotels and heritage tourism, the possibility of applying the 'heritage hospitality' concept and the present status of heritage application in Siwan hotels were explored to achieve the research goal of providing a balance between commercialization and authenticity in hospitality. Field observations, a questionnaire survey, key informant interviews, and a focus group discussion were conducted in Siwa from October 2, 2010 to October 21, 2010. The present status of heritage application in Siwan hotels has been documented in this study. Although Siwa oasis is rich in both cultural and natural heritage, Siwan hotels utilize only one aspect of the cultural heritage: tangible cultural heritage. Thus, Siwan hotel operators may invest more in quality heritage presentation in order to contribute to the preservation of Siwan heritage and to earn more money. Authenticity is important to the enhancement of the link between heritage and hospitality. However, it is necessary to combine both old and modern practices in a balanced approach. This research contributes to practice and to conceptual and empirical understanding of heritage-hospitality nexus and, hopefully, will inspire more research on balancing authenticity and commercialization in hotels, particularly in developing countries like Egypt.
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Below is a transcription of our "Tramex Moisture Mapping Application" Video with Mr. Mike Eggman GC, WLS, CR, CMRS, CMR, CIE
"So moisture mapping. What is moisture mapping?
By using moisture mapping it gives me basically a visual on paper as to what we're looking at.
The first step in moisture mapping is to first identify what your background measurements are.
So I'll get a two or three point reading off of non-affected areas which will give me a number. And let's say that number is ten. That's my starting point. Anything above 10 is elevated. Now if it's 20, it's elevated a little, if it's a hundred, obviously there is a larger amount of moisture contained within that material, and that's what we're identifying.
And this can be used in concrete, this can be used on roofing, it can be used on any type moisture investigation.
Tramex, – they've come out with a new moisture mapping application. This app is very unique very fast, a huge time saver in my opinion and it actually provides you a visual documentation within the field, which I'm very excited about.
Where we would normally do a complete grid and it takes time measuring it out, it takes time doing the mapping, I can now take my iPad, take a photograph of that wall, load that photograph into the application, then take those measurements and instantly put those measurements, that I'd normally written on a piece of paper in the field, then have to transfer back into Excel, and transfer back into the report, – this application will give me the visual image with the overlaid map with the color coordination, and it works on both scales for the MEP, – the comparative scale and the wood scale.
It's very unique. There's no other manufacturer out there that I've ever seen do something like this to help people like me in the field, to help people communicate better in the field. So this app is really exciting.
I've used it in the last few weeks since it's been released. It's saved me a lot of time on the job. It's saved me a lot of time sitting at the desk compiling the information. Now I did send it via email, directly to my client, right after I've saved the map and sent it through my iPad to the client, so that they know. Or else I email it to myself, incorporate that with the beautiful visual picture, with the overlay of the color variations of that.
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'It shouldn't be the word Mankad'
January 6, 2023 by Z2A NEWS TEAM
The chief executive of the Australian Cricketers' Association has called for the word 'mankad' to be removed from the language of the game, saying players have a vital role to play in removing the stigma surrounding dismissals.
Todd Greenberg told SEN Radio during the Sydney Test, "I don't think it's a debate, I think it's very black and white, it shouldn't be a mankad word." "I agree that the players have a role in eliminating that word, it is run out at the non-striker's end.
"In a game where centimetres, even millimeters, make a difference, if the onus and onus is on the bowler to stay behind the line at the point of delivery then the onus and onus is on the batsman to do so should."
Greenberg said it was important for players in professional sports to lead so that those involved at lower levels and up-and-coming youth can see them setting an example.
"Players have a huge opportunity to change the language and tone," he said. "And it relates directly to through participation because it's not just an issue at elite level, it will be an issue in the Under-12s game on Saturday and it will put parents and volunteers under enormous pressure if they Don't see what is happening at the elite level. Kids at that level just replicate what happens on the field."
Following Zampa's run out attempt, there appeared to be a split in the Melbourne Stars team with coach David Hussey saying this was not the way to play the game, but Zampa largely stood by his actions. Greenberg acknowledged that getting all the players and people involved in the game on the same page at a senior level will be a challenge.
"Sometimes we have to have tough talks and sometimes you have to stop the players and say it's better for the game," he added. "I would say to all players, former players and coaches, if you stay behind the line you are not going to have this conversation."
The MCC has attempted to move the stigma attached to the dismissal from foul play to run out in the Laws of the Game. There remains some debate about whether the wording of the law is clear enough, particularly around the element of the bowlers' point of release, which was important in the recent Zampa instance.
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Luboš Kubík (Vysoké Mýto, Checoslovaquia, 20 de enero de 1964) es un exfutbolista checo que jugaba de centrocampista. Jugó tanto para las selecciones de  como la de  y jugó una Copa del Mundo FIFA y una Eurocopa.

Selección nacional
Fue internacional con la selección de fútbol de República Checa en 17 ocasiones y marcó 3 goles. Entre 1985 y 1993 disputó 39 partidos con la selección de  y anotó 10 goles. Eso sí, participó con su selección en la Eurocopa 1996, que se realizó en Inglaterra, donde su selección obtuvo el subcampeonato, tras perder la final de Wembley, ante su similar de , gracias al gol de oro de Oliver Bierhoff.

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The Aircrew Badge, commonly known as Wings, is a qualification badge of the United States military that is awarded by all five branches of armed services to personnel who serve as aircrew members on board military aircraft.  The badge is intended to recognize the training and qualifications required by aircrew of military aircraft.  In order to qualify as an aircrew member and receive the Aircrew Badge, such personnel typically undergo advanced training in aircraft in-flight support roles.

U.S. Army

The first version of the Aircrew Badge was issued by the Army Air Forces during the Second World War. The badge was similar in design to the Aviator Badge, however, and displayed an emblem denoting enlisted status on its circular shield, or escutcheon, centered  between two wings. The emblem featured the arms of the United States of America, in clear relief generally against a horizontally lined background, on a disk with a raised rim.

Anyone trained in flight operations was authorized to wear this badge, including pilots, bombardiers, navigators, flight engineers, radio men and gunners. The badge was also awarded to certain ground personnel at the discretion of their commanding officer. Non-crewmembers eligible for the badge were individuals with flying status such as aircraft maintenance supervisors and technical inspectors. For example, aircrew badges were issued to Automatic Flight Control Equipment (A.F.C.E.) and Bombsight Shop personnel and others essential to "keep 'em flying" who flew instructional and maintenance flights but who did not actually take part in combat missions during World War II.

With the creation of the United States Air Force as a separate branch of service in 1947, the Army was left without an Aircrew Badge until the Korean War.  At that time, to recognize the continued use of Army aviation, the Aircraft Crewman Badge was created.  The badge was issued in three degrees: Basic, Senior, and Master.  The level of seniority depended on the number of flight hours obtained and years of service in the United States Army.

On February 29, 2000, the Department of the Army officially changed the name of the Aircraft Crewman Badge to the Army Aviation Badge.  The badge itself was not altered; however, the change was made retroactive to 1947, requiring updates to military records upon request from the military service member. This change essentially made army aircrew wings an "MOS Badge" awarded to all aviation MOSs, including non flying jobs such as Aviation Operations and Air Traffic Controllers. Thus, a crew chief who actually engages in aerial flight has no distinction from an air traffic controller because both are on flight status.

Although the Army Aviation Badge is intended for enlisted personnel, in rare cases the decoration can be awarded to officers.

For non-rated Army members who qualify for the Astronaut Badge, but have not yet participated in a qualifying spaceflight, the Army Aviation Badge may be awarded with the astronaut device appearing on the central shield.

U.S. Air Force

The Air Force Aircrew Badge is a direct successor to the Army Air Forces version of the decoration.  Originally known simply as the Aircrew Badge, the Air Force began issuing the decoration to enlisted Aircrew members in 1947.  By the time of the Korean War, regulations had been established for a senior and master version of the badge, indicated by a star and wreath above the decoration.  As with the Army Aviator Badge, seniority of the Aircrew Badge was determined by flight hours obtained and years of service in the Air Force.

With the decline of the Observer Badge, a need quickly arose to award an Aircrew Badge to officers who had been trained as in-flight support personnel.  By the time of the Vietnam War, the Air Force had created an Officer Aircrew Badge which was issued to non-rated officers trained for in-flight operations.  These badges began to lose a bit of value, as they became easier to obtain for Aircrew members, but was still considered extremely prestigious in regards to the Air Force.  The enlisted version of the Aircrew Badge remained relatively the same and was now referred to as the Enlisted Aircrew Badge.

In the modern United States Air Force, the Enlisted Aircrew Badge is still issued to 1A0X1 (Inflight Refueling), 1A1X1 (Flight Engineer), 1A2X1 (Aircraft Loadmaster), 1A3X1 (Airborne Mission Systems Specialist), 1A4X1 (Airborne Operation Specialist)(now merged with 1A3X1), 1A6X1 (Flight Attendant), 1A8X1 (Airborne Cryptologic Language Analyst), 1A8X2 (Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) Operator), 1A9X1 (Special Missions Aviation), and X4N0X1 (Aeromedical Evacuation Specialist). Enlisted RPA (Remotely Piloted Aircraft) Sensor Operators (1U0X1) were previously awarded their own aircrew wings, beginning in 2010. On 4 Nov 2016, Air Force Instruction 11-402 was published, replacing the Enlisted RPA wings with the Enlisted Aircrew wings.

The Officer Aircrew Badge is less often awarded, usually to Information Integration Officers (IIO), Airborne Intelligence Officers (AIO), Airborne Surveillance Officers (ASO), Flight Test Engineers (FTE), as well as selected communications and weather officers depending on assignment, such as Aerial Reconnaissance Weather Officers (ARWO).  The single exception to this policy was an Air Force FTE who was subsequently selected as a NASA Mission Specialist Astronaut for the Space Shuttle program.  Since there was no provision for the USAF Officer Aircrew Badge with the Astronaut "shooting star" symbol, the Air Force opted to award this officer the Senior Navigator (now Senior Combat Systems Officer) Badge with the Astronaut "shooting star" symbol following her first space flight, this despite her never having completed either the Undergraduate Navigator Training (UNT) or Undergraduate Combat Systems Officer (UCT) flight training syllabi.  The rationale of the USAF leadership for doing so at the time was under a little used codicil that the Navigator / CSO insignia could also be awarded as an "Air Force Observer" Badge. The number of officers awarded the Aircrew Badge dropped considerably in 1999, when Air Battle Managers became a rated career field, and thus began being issued their own separate aviation badge.

Initial award of the Officer and Enlisted Aircrew Badges occurs upon completion of training.  Permanent award of the badges occurs upon 36 months of paid flying service or upon the completion of 10 combat missions.  Award of the Senior Officer or Senior Enlisted Aircrew Badge occurs when all of the following criteria are met: 7 years aviation service, 1300 flight hours, and 72 months of paid flying service.  Award of the Master Officer or Chief Enlisted Aircrew Badge occurs when all of the following criteria are met: 15 years aviation service, 2,300 flight hours, and 144 months of paid flying service.

Civil Air Patrol

A Civil Air Patrol member who has qualified as a Mission Scanner, Aerial Digital Imaging System Operator, Airborne Photographer, ARCHER Operator, ARCHER Trac Technician, Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation Portable Operator, Surrogate Unmanned Aerial System Green Flag Sensor Operator, or Highbird Radio Operator is considered to hold the CAP Aircrew Rating and may wear the CAP Aircrew Badge.

U.S. Navy – U.S. Marine Corps – U.S. Coast Guard

The United States Navy, United States Marine Corps and United States Coast Guard issue the same version of the Aircrew Badge.  The badge is a variation on the Naval Aviation Observer Badge with the letters AC centered on the badge's front.

In 2009, the Navy converted the badge from a qualification to a warfare designator like the Enlisted Aviation Warfare Specialist (EAWS), Enlisted Submarine Warfare Specialist, and Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist (ESWS).  The title was changed from Naval Aircrew (NAC) to Naval Aircrew Warfare Specialist (NAWS) and permitted USN Naval Aircrewman who also held the EAWS to place the Naval Aircrewman insignia in a senior position over their ribbons.

Known as Naval Aircrew Wings and Coast Guard Aircrew Wings, it is authorized for personnel who have undergone extensive training in flight operations of naval aircraft.  Such training includes weapons management, electronic warfare, and water survival. Contrary to most other services, naval aircrewmen do not receive their wings after aircrew school. Rather, they receive (not awarded) their wings only after completing their platform respective Personnel Qualification Standards (PQS) (roughly 1 year past the completion of training). Marine Crew Chiefs before Dec. 1971 were allowed to wear them, after 1971 the Marine Corps started awarding them to Crew Chiefs & all Aircrewman.

The Naval and Coast Guard Aircrew Wings are issued in a single degree with no upgrade devices used or authorized. A Naval enlisted person who has qualified for his or her Naval Aircrew Badge places the initials "NAC" in parentheses after his or her rate and rating; for example, a Chief Cryptologic Technician Interpretive, after having qualified for their NAC Badge, is identified as a CTIC (NAC).

Most Officer Aircrew members who are not Naval Aviators (i.e., pilots) are Naval Flight Officers and receive the Naval Flight Officer insignia after completion of a flight training syllabus nearly as long as that of their pilot counterparts.  Certain naval officers (most notably selected intelligence and cryptology officers assigned to P-3 Orion, P-8 Poseidon, E-6 Mercury and EP-3E Aries II aircraft missions) can qualify for the Naval Aviation Observer Badge following completion of a structured Personnel Qualification Standard (PQS) syllabus and a check flight qualifying them for observer duties on that aircraft.  The Marine Corps also previously used this badge for Aerial Observers in the since-retired OV-10 Bronco and OA-4M Skyhawk II until eventually inputting these officers into SNFO training and designating them as Naval Flight Officers.  Unlike Naval Aviators, Naval Flight Officers and Naval Flight Surgeons, Naval Aviation Observers have not completed a formal undergraduate flight training syllabus under the auspices of the Chief of Naval Air Training (CNATRA) and are not considered to
be "aeronautically designated" officers in the Navy or Marine Corps.

Aircrew wings are issued almost exclusively to enlisted aviation ratings, with the exception of other sailors in other naval ratings who are assigned to aircrew billets, including but not limited to Cryptologists (CT), Information Technicians (IT), Intelligence Specialists (IS), and Hospital Corpsmen (HM).  Former enlisted personnel who attain officer status are permitted to continue wear of the insignia. However, for the first three years of enlistment these wings are unobtainable due to recent changes in qualification requirements.

Combat Aircrew Insignia

During World War II, numerous fleet requests occurred to recognize the work of the enlisted aircrew members flying in combat, the result was the creation of the Air Crew Insignia on 18 May 1943.  While primarily an enlisted insignia, officers were eligible if they met the same criteria of Bureau of Naval Personnel (BUPERS) Circular Letter 90-43. The design was essentially the same as today's insignia except all pewter silver with no gold. A subsequent BUPERS Circular Letter 395-44 dated 30 Dec 1944, changed the design to the same as today with the modification of the gold center disc. In 1958, the insignia was redesignated the Combat Aircrew Insignia.  In 1978, the Navy removed the insignia as authorized wear and then in 1994, the Marine Corps reestablished the insignia as it is known today as the Marine Combat Aircrew Badge.  It is a decoration of the United States Marine Corps which is awarded to those enlisted personnel who have served as aircrew members on board combat flights.

For those who have participated in actual combat missions, gold service stars are worn pinned to the top of the decoration. MCO 1000.6G Para 3310.4 Upon earning more than three gold stars, silver stars are awarded in recognition of three gold stars, meaning three silver equates to nine gold plus the initial award of the combat aircrew device. MCO P1020 Para 4002.1F

The Marine Combat Aircrew Badge can be issued to service members of both the Marine Corps and United States Navy (while serving in a Marine Corps aviation squadron).  Current regulations require a set number of combat 'points' to be earned before wear is authorized.  It is not authorized to wear both the Combat Aircrew and Naval Aircrew pins at the same time.  If an individual service member has been awarded both badges, they may decide which pin to wear on their uniform.  A sailor who has qualified for the Combat Aircrew Badge and at least one gold star places the initials "CAC" in parentheses after their rate and rating; for example, a Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class (HM2), after having qualified for their CAC Badge, is identified as a HM2 (CAC).

See also
 Military badges of the United States
 Obsolete badges of the United States military
 Aircrew brevet
 Aviator badge

References

External links
463rd AFCE (Automatic Flight Control Equipment) Section, 389th Bomb Group
MARADMIN 589/06
The Mark of an Eagle, OCTOBER 1963, TSGT. HAROLD L. CRAVEN, USAF

United States military badges


Backstreet Boys Release "No Place" - Is This A Country Hit?
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If "God, Your Mama and Me" was a smash with Florida Georgia Line, then this song is hands down going to do something on country radio, sans any major country superstars on the track with them.
Why? It's an extremely familiar sound. It addresses family values. It's the Backstreet Boys; the band my walls were plastered with as a pre-teen, like so many others who are part of today's core country audience - they're showing us their lives in the video that so many of the women who grew up with them, are also experiencing!
As soon as I heard it, I thought to myself - 'this is a song I could've heard Chris Lane, Thomas Rhett or even FGL record, this had to come out of Nashville.' So, I then tagged Chris Lane on Instagram and told him the same thing and his response was, "I think Josh Miller wrote it and he has written a many of mine and FGL songs, so you are spot on actually." BINGO.
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