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Prince – A Wills Case Study
Most Americans die without a will.
While the magnitude of the estate is vastly different from the average American, celebrities often serve as a great example of what not to do. Aretha Franklin, Heath Ledger, Michael Jackson, Sony Bono, and Prince are all examples of celebrities that have famously died without any will in place while we might not know the "why" behind their failure to designate their wishes, the legal repercussions and fighting among their family has kept their name in the news long after death.
Singer Prince Dies Without A Will
Beloved performer Prince died of an accidental overdose at the age of 57 at his home in Paisley Park, Minnesota on April 21, 2016. His sudden death and immediate family claims on his $200 Million estate left the job of determining who would get money and access to his unreleased records to a judge who never met the singer rather than the singer himself. Some of the original claimants on the estate include:
• His one full sister
• Five half-siblings
• A woman claiming to be secretly married to Prince at the time of his death
• An adult claiming to be a secret son of the singer
• More distant relatives
Prince died without anything in place- not a will, not a trust, not even an informal indication of what he would like done with his money and other valuables. For a celebrity of this magnitude, there's not only a lot of money at stake but also other potential large income streams in the form of his famous Paisley Park house and recording studio, unreleased music, and memorabilia.
What Happens When You Die Without A Will?
Whether you are a celebrity with a vast estate or someone with very little, dying without a will is a long and sometimes expensive process assumed by the court. Probate is the legal process of administering an estate with or without a will in place. When there is no will the process is much longer because there is a lot more research and guesswork required by the court.
Here's a simplified timeline of what the Prince probate court had to do because he died without a will:
• Did he die without a will or other estate plan? An entire determination and investigation need to take place to find out whether Prince didn't have any end of life intentions in place. Sometimes people keep their wills in hidden locations (safe deposit boxes, desk drawers, etc.) and when a death is sudden like the case of Prince, it takes some digging to decide that there was or was not a will.
• Claimants? In the case of Prince, many people were claiming to be a rightful heir to the estate, and this became an expensive and time-consuming process for the court. Ultimately, the probate court decided that his full sister and five half-siblings were the rightful heirs to his estate
• IRS & Accounting: How much is Prince's estate worth? Before anyone gets paid the IRS needs to determine how much the estate is worth and the more assets an individual has, the longer this process takes.
• Bills & Creditors: Another unfortunate reality of dying without a will is that the probate process can be expensive and the money to pay for it comes from the estate (paid before anyone else gets paid). In the case of Prince, this was a multi-year legal process so you can imagine what the bills added up to be.
Dying without a will can create a long and complicated process for your loved ones. Avoid the fighting, avoid the fees and avoid the delays for your family and get in touch with an estate planning lawyer to put together an estate plan that works best for you and your family.
"Broadly stated, a will is the legal declaration of a person's intentions that are to be performed after his death." [1]
Think about who you want to serve as an Executor to handle your Estate;
Think about a Guardian for your children;
Think about what property to include in your will; and
Think about who will inherit your property.
Majority in U.S. Do Not Have Will
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Seed Exchange 7-page ALL ABOUT SEEDS pdf lists viabilities of seeds, how to plant a seed, stratification, and other helps to start the germination process.
Teaneck Greenway's mission is to support and encourage the development, maintenance and use of the Hackensack River Greenway in Teaneck.
Teaneck Creek Conservancy is a 46-acre park located in the Teaneck portion of Bergen County's Overpeck Park. The TCC has trails for walking and observing birds and nature in a forested landscape. TCC offers outdoor and cultural programs: trailside eco-art exhibits, nature and history walks, geocaching, performative public art and special school programs. Installed in 2011 in conjunction with the Bergen County Audubon Society is a native plants garden (being expanded) to attract butterflies.
Cool botany links - an annotated, highly-varied list of sites for cultivated plant lore, identification of wild plants, image databases and more.
Native Plant Society of New Jersey - information-laden website all about native plants: plant photos, list of names, where to purchase (with nursery website link) native plants, growing conditions, suitability of sites/plants and much more.
Garden State Gardens, a Consortium of NJ Public Gardens to increase public awareness of and appreciation for New Jersey's public gardens by promoting their horticultural, educational, historic and artistic value; and to facilitate the collaboration of allied professionals in order to promote public garden visitation, stewardship and support.
Deer resistant gardening information: Digital (PDF) version of the handouts given out at a talk hosted by Rohsler's Nursery about how to garden when you have deer. Tom Bender's List of deer resistant plants.
http://www.efloras.org A site with arcane and hard to-find lists of plants (use drop-down menu at top right, Go to project): Catalogue of vascular plants of Madagascar; Harvard University List of Herbaria; Flora of Peru, Taiwan; A Checklist for the South China Botanical Garden, Guangzhou, Guangdong Province, P. R. China; Annotated Checklist of the Flowering Plants of Nepal; and more.


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Change the Seat!
Helping families with adoption is one of our main focuses, but Holly and I (Carrie) are also licensed foster parents and dedicated to helping improve the system any way we can. When you are a foster parent you are not a legal "party to the case" but you can go to court for most hearings generally except Termination of Parental Rights (TPR). In Hillsborough county, some of the judges ask foster parents for input but many times they do not, or there isn't time. When you go to court, there is a center table where the parents, attorneys, case managers, and Guardian Ad Litem sits, but foster parents could not sit at the table because they weren't a party to the case. To me, this was a huge problem because as foster parents we have the children in our care 24/7 and why shouldn't we be considered an equal part of the team giving input and facts? In court these kids entire lives are at stake and the decisions made can literally impact them and their families for generations so it's critical that all the facts are presented.
I found out that Eckerd has a group called the System of Care Action Committee anyone can be a part of. I joined the Outcomes subcommittee which works on actions to improve the foster system and I am the ONLY foster parent who goes!!! There really are people in the system dedicated to making it better you just have to find them. At the first meeting, I presented the idea that if foster parents could sit at the table in court and were allowed to give input just like the case manager and Guardian it would put everyone on the same team and allow for critical information to be shared. Guess what? It is happening!!!!!!
The office of the Attorney General and Judge Essrig got all the judges in Hillsborough County dependency court to agree to it. As of now we are allowed to sit at the table and give feedback just like everyone else! It's called the Change the Seat Campaign and there will be a training at the February 7th HCFPA meeting for anyone who wants to know appropriate court etiquette. Seriously, this is a HUGE step forward for ensuring the facts are presented in making decisions for these kids and if anyone would like to get involved in the System of Care Action Committee we need more caring foster parents to help work on these issues. The next meeting is Thursday 2/4 10:30-11:30am Eckerd Family Place - 10549 North Florida Ave. If we don't start speaking up and demanding change it will never happen. Please come if you would like to join or if you can't but have ideas of things that can be improved please email them to me and I'll share at the meeting! carrie.wildes@gmail.com
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Q: Reset Password with Node, Express, JWT, in Typeorm SQL I am having a problem with my password reset function (changepass) and it is probably a minor mistake with my code.
After processing a new password through nodemailer and successfully logging in, I attempt to implement the next functionality of allowing the user to update their password.
My auth middleware works fine in all other functionalities after user login.
Upon login, I submit the old and new password on the body, and the new token in the Bearer Token field. Surprisingly, I get back status 204 as it worked out all the way through.
On the terminal, I keep getting the following:

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*const id = res.locals.userId; -> undefined;

*No metadata found. There is more than once class-validator version installed probably. You need to flatten your dependencies.
The function definitely does something, but it's not able to log in anymore with neither old nor new password, so I need to request a new password through nodemailer again.
Anybody know where my mistake is?

Password Reset (Where the problem is):
async changepass(req: Request, res: Response) {
    // Get ID from JWT
    const id = res.locals.userId;
    console.log(id)
    // Get parameters from the body
    const { oldPassword, newPassword } = req.body;

    if (!(oldPassword && newPassword)) {
        res.status(400).send();
    }

    // Get user from the database
    const userRepository = getRepository(User);
    // let user = await userRepository.findOneOrFail(id);
    let user = User as any;
    try {
        user = await userRepository.findOneOrFail(id);
    } catch (id) {
        res.status(401).send();
    }

    // Check if old password matches
    if (!user.checkIfUnencryptedPasswordIsValid(oldPassword)) {
        res.status(401).send();
        return;
    }

    // Validate the model (Password length)
    user.password = newPassword;
    const errors = await validate(user);
    if (errors.length > 0) {
        res.status(400).send(errors);
        return;
    }
    // Hash the new password and save
    user.hashPassword();
    userRepository.save(user);

    res.status(204).send();
},

User Login:
async login(req: Request, res: Response) {
    // Get user from database
    const userRepository = getRepository(User);
    const { email, password } = req.body;

    // Check if useremail and password are set
    if (!(email && password)) {
        console.error('Empty name or password!');
        return res.status(400).send({
            error: 'Empty name or password'
        });
    }

    const user = await userRepository.findOne({ where: { email } });

    if(!user) {
        return res.sendStatus(401);
    }

    // Check if encrypted password match : checkIfUnenc... função vemm do model
    if (!user.checkIfUnencryptedPasswordIsValid(password)) {
        return res.status(401).send({
            error: 'Cannot match encrypted password'
        });
    }

    // Sing JWT, valid for 1 hour
    const token = jwt.sign(
        { id: user.id, email: user.email }, //payload do token, informações do user
        config.jwtSecret, //chave secreta que autoriza, ideal no .env
        { expiresIn: "1d" }
    );

    // Send the jwt in the response
    res.json({
        user,
        token
    });
},

Route:
//change password route
routes.post('/users/changepass', checkJwt, UserController.changepass);

Auth Middleware:
interface TokenPayload {
    id: number;
    iat: string;
    exp: string;
}

export default function checkJwt(req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {

    const { authorization } = req.headers;
    // console.log(authorization)

    if(!authorization) {
        return res.sendStatus(401)
    }

    const token = authorization.replace("Bearer", "").trim(); //apenas remover a palavra "Bearer" e espaço

    try {
        const data = jwt.verify(token, config.jwtSecret)
        //console.log(data) -> data traz no log o id, iat, exp, então tenho que tipar o data com interface

        const { id } = data as TokenPayload;

        req.userId  = id;
        console.log(id)
    } catch {
        return res.sendStatus(401);
    }
    next();
}

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Why are we still fascinated by Nixon?
Interest in the character and legacy of President Richard Nixon has endured 40 years since his resignation. Judy Woodruff joins Beverly Gage of Yale University, Timothy Naftali of New York University, Patrick Buchanan, author of "The Greatest Comeback" and Luke Nichter, author of "The Nixon Tapes," to discuss Nixon's many facets and how his presidency changed American government. Read the story here: http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/nixon-tested-u-s-government-changed-relationship-american-people/ Subscribe on YouTube: http://bit.ly/139JZdo Watch more PBS NewsHour videos at: http://to.pbs.org/1e3qlFJ Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/newshour Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pbs.newshour Google+: https://plus.google.com/+PBSNewsHour
President Nixon's 1978 speech to the Oxford Union
Our Nixon
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The State Services of President Richard Nixon on April 27, 1994
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Julie Nixon Eisenhower's tour of the Nixon Birthplace


After every use the blade should be wiped clean and sprayed with a permanent lubricant for example INOX MX3 which is what i use (INOX Store Locator, Sold in Australia, Canada, Dutch Caribbean, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, and United States) not WD40 or RP7 (non-permanent lubricants). The blade should be sharpened with a sharpening stone (wet stone) and water, on the back side of the blade opposite to the serrations, do not use a file or grinder, the blade must be oiled after sharpening.
Carbon steel and stainless steel have the same instructions but more care should be taken for carbon steel as it will rust very easily.
After every use the blade should be wiped clean and sprayed with a permanent lubricant for example INOX MX3 which is what i use (INOX Store Locator, Sold in Australia, Canada, Dutch Caribbean, Mexico, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, United Kingdom, and United States) not WD40 or RP7 (non-permanent lubricants). The blade should be sharpened with a sharpening stone (wet stone) and water, some blades have two tapers, some only have one, the blade only needs to be sharpened on the tapered sides of the blade. Do not use a file or grinder, the blade must be oiled after sharpening.


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Randy walked beside his friend, up and down the hall. Over and over. He knew Sam wasn't supposed to overdo, but he had neither the ability nor the desire to dissuade him. Both men wanted out of here. Fast.
Randy was watching Sam closely. He had cornered the head honcho in charge of the case the day after they arrived. He smiled. Literally cornered the guy. He'd gotten a visit from a couple of the security people later that same day, but he didn't care. All that was, was talk. He'd tuned it out. He'd gotten what he wanted. So now he watched to see if Sam was showing any signs of the problems he'd been told about. So far, so good. Even with crutches, Sam favored his right leg; not unreasonable. He wasn't talking much, and seemed somewhat distracted, but nothing that appeared abnormal. Randy would keep an eye on it.
He himself was feeling good. Better than he had in months. It was almost as though he was thriving on the stress. If this continued, he wouldn't need those pills any more. Just as well; he only had about a week's worth left anyway. It didn't worry him. He remembered what he'd been like before, when he'd been at the VA, and in Minneapolis. It was obvious he'd needed something back then. Not now. Now he was feeling...whole. Well, almost. He had noticed a 'slippage' into past behaviors occasionally, usually as it neared the time to take the next pill. But it was only a slippage. He was confident that would be gone by the time he finished with the pills. Just about the time he'd be taking Sam out of here.
They'd talked about that for some time. Always in the hallways, as they walked. Never in their rooms, never when others were around. Sam, of course, couldn't do much, except trade ideas and scenarios with Randy. Reconnaissance was left to Randy. There were some areas he was barred from going; otherwise, he was free to move around the grounds. It had taken him a couple of days to realize that, although security was tight, it was tight from the inside out. Security was not to keep people in. It was to keep people out.
And that made it all easy.
Maggie was still fuming, a week after talking with that Carla woman. They were 'bugging' her phone! Of all the unmitigated gall! Maggie had reminded her of privacy laws, doctor/patient privilege - it hadn't mattered. Oh, she had been assured that it was only for appearances. That Carla's 'people' were only interested in one particular phone call. Which was why Carla was warning her.
"Well, thanks so much. I'm sure my patients will appreciate your concern. Just remember one thing, lady. If I find out that anything on my patients has been recorded, written down or otherwise discussed, I will blow your whole scheme to kingdom come. I draw the line at involving my patients in this. Do we understand each other?"
"Most assuredly, Doctor."
So Carla didn't like the threat. Big Deal.
Well, nothing Maggie could really do about the 'bug' anyway. And no doubt Carla was smirking about that. All she could do was wait for Murdock to call again. She'd have to warn him somehow not to say anything. And figure out how he could contact her without Stockwell's people finding out. Carla had made it clear that she was putting up a front for Stockwell with the bug; it was the only way she could keep things from unraveling. She made a point to remind Maggie that neither of them wanted problems right now. Not until Face was safely with the team again.
Maggie was really beginning to dislike that woman.
Kurt watched the two men walk up and down the halls. He knew they were planning their escape. He'd known that would be coming from the moment they arrived. He and Daryl had been doing their own planning along those lines. Thankfully, Carla had concurred with them. It was clear that, although she had directed them here, she wanted them gone as soon as possible. Kurt wasn't sure what Carla had going, but he'd realized, possibly too late, that she was in some kind of power play with Stockwell. Dupes or not, it would not bode well for him or Daryl should Stockwell win. It had been simply another assignment. Now, Kurt felt he and Daryl had a vested interest in Carla's success. And that meant Randy and Sam's success.
Kurt stepped back into the suite. Daryl was re-reading the report they had gotten back from the lab. A copy had already been sent to Carla. Kurt had glanced at it. His background wasn't medicine, or even science, and it made no sense to him whatever. Daryl, however, had seemed fascinated by it. Much as one was fascinated watching a spider devour its prey.
Kurt wandered over to the windows, checking once again the huge landscaped courtyard in front of them. Out of habit, he checked the rooftops, the myriad doorways, the drive which disappeared between two buildings and led to the fortified front gate. Whoever was in charge of security was smart. There was no set schedule for the rotation of the guards, no set pattern for patrol. It seemed to be some kind of zone defense. And yes, it was defensive. The guards did not seem that concerned about the inmates.
Kurt wondered if Randy had realized that yet.
Sam had started palming the painkillers yesterday. He'd spent enough time in La-La-Land already. It made the walks with Randy just less than unbearable, but he'd live. The important thing was to get his head on straight and get the hell out of here.
He watched the man walking next to him. He knew Randy was watching right back. Ironic. He knew they were both worried about the same thing - that the other wasn't acting like he should. At least Sam knew where his deficits were. He could compensate; God knew he'd done that enough over the years. No, he knew what he needed to do to stay on track. It was Randy he didn't know about.
There was something about this 'new' guy. He'd caught a glimpse of him when they were on the road, and knew it was because of those new pills. He didn't like it. Things had gone too far from the old Randy. Way too far. Granted, the Randy from Minneapolis would have been totally useless here. This guy was more than competent to get them out. Randy had actually laughed when he told Sam about the confrontation with the doctor. There was almost a sparkle in his eye as they discussed various escape plans. In fact, the whole situation seemed almost fun for him. Which made Sam just a bit nervous.
Sam looked around him, at the stiff suited security people seeming to wander about. He knew these types. All business, no imagination. Just follow orders. He may not like all the changes in this new Randy, but he knew very well how to work with him. He smiled. What the hell. Maybe it was time he, too, had a little fun again. It had been a while.


A couple of times a week, I end up walking by the World Trade Center, either the new train station at the site, or one of the new malls that's sprung up flanking the memorial. It's a normal part of my day now, not a tentative and fraught moment that forces me to catch my breath. It's just part of my day.
And people are just suspicious of me in public places, like the airport or any place that's got a metal detector. Even if I still resent it, I've stopped wishing it would stop. It's just a normal part of my day, even when it angers me.
So, like ten years ago, I'm letting go. Trying not to project my feelings onto this anniversary, just quietly remembering that morning and how it felt. My son asked me a couple of months ago, "I heard there was another World Trade Center before this one?" and I had to find a version of the story that I could share with him. In this telling, losing those towers was unimaginably sad and showed that there are incredibly hurtful people in the world, but there are still so many good people, and they can make wonderful things together.
It's an oversimplification, of course, but not a false one. I'm trying to let go and accept that that only stories we'll ever have of that day will be our flawed, incomplete perspectives. But at least we can push back against the myth-making by people who never saw the character of New York City firsthand on that day.
Each year I write about the attacks on this anniversary, as a means of recording for myself where I am compared to that day. I don't think I'm saying much that's profound or original, but it's a ritual that's helped me fit those events into my life.
I don't dismiss or deny that so much has gone so wrong in the response and the reaction that our culture has had since the attacks, but I will not forget or diminish the pure openheartedness I witnessed that day. And I will not let the cynicism or paranoia of others draw me in to join them.
What I've realized, simply, is that 9/11 is in the past now.
For the first time, I clearly felt like I had put the attacks firmly in the past. They have loosened their grip on me. I don't avoid going downtown, or take circuitous routes to avoid seeing where the towers once stood. I can even imagine deliberately visiting the area to see the new train station.
There's no part of that day that one should ever have to explain to a child, but I realized for the first time this year that, when the time comes, I'll be ready. Enough time has passed that I could recite the facts, without simply dissolving into a puddle of my own unresolved questions. I look back at past years, at my own observances of this anniversary, and see how I veered from crushingly sad to fiercely angry to tentatively optimistic, and in each of those moments I was living in one part of what I felt. Maybe I'm ready to see this thing in a bigger picture, or at least from a perspective outside of just myself.
I thought in 2001 that some beautiful things could come out of that worst of days, and sure enough, that optimism has often been rewarded. There are boundless examples of kindness and generosity in the worst of circumstances that justify the hope I had for people's basic decency back then, even if initially my hope was based only on faith and not fact.
But there is also fatigue. The inevitable fading of outrage and emotional devastation into an overworked rhetorical reference point leaves me exhausted. The decay of a brief, profound moment of unity and reflection into a cheap device to be used to prop up arguments about the ordinary, the everyday and the mundane makes me weary. I'm tired from the effort to protect the fragile memory of something horrific and hopeful that taught me about people at their very best and at their very, very worst.
These are the gifts our children, or all children, give us every day in a million different ways. But they're also the gifts we give ourselves when we make something meaningful and beautiful. The new World Trade Center buildings are beautiful, in a way that the old ones never were, and in a way that'll make our fretting over their exorbitant cost seem short-sighted in the decades to come. More importantly, they exist. We made them, together. We raised them in the past eleven years just as surely as we've raised our children, with squabbles and mistakes and false starts and slow, inexorable progress toward something beautiful.
I don't have any profound insights or political commentary to offer that others haven't already articulated first and better. All that I have is my experience of knowing what it mean to be in New York City then. And from that experience, the biggest lesson I have taken is that I have the obligation to be a kinder man, a more thoughtful man, and someone who lives with as much passion and sincerity as possible. Those are the lessons that I'll tell my son some day in the distant future, and they're the ones I want to remember now.


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Top Democratic Fundraiser Quits Hillary's Campaign Over Ethics Questions
Steven Ahle
Democrat Jon Cooper, a New York businessman and prolific fundraiser for the democratic party has quit as a member of "Hillstarters", a group of fundraisers charged with bundling donations for Hillary, citing questions surrounding how the Clintons raised money from groups tied to the State Department while Hillary was Secretary of State. This hurts. Cooper has a network of over 10,000 people he can call on to contribute to democratic candidates.
Cooper says that as he was drafting a letter asking for contributions for Hillary, he realized his heart wasn't in it. He said that he feels like Clinton and her handlers have not tried to explain why trading uranium for cash is just an innocent misunderstanding. They attack the author of the book, Peter Schweizer because he is a conservative but somehow find it difficult to explain why accepting money from countries of questionable repute and rich businessmen in exchange for favors from the State Department under Hillary is nonsense. This is an old democratic ploy when their position is untenable.
This may work as most democratic voters are simpletons. But with people of average intelligence, it's not going over so well. First of all, Schweizer is an equal opportunity critic, who attacks crooked republicans as well as godless democrats. He is now working on a book exposing Jeb Bush's business dealings. No doubt the left will embrace that book and praise his credibility.
Cooper is a two time bundler for Barack Obama and also for Andrew Cuomo, so when you are too corrupt for him it's like having Charlie Manson saying you are too violent. Cooper, who is married to his longtime gay lover, is also disappointed on how long it took her to support gay marriage.
But let me be clear on one thing. Cooper will jump back on the Hillary bandwagon if she wins the democratic nomination. Liberal moral convictions have a shorter life than the fruit fly.
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Photo right: The Lambuth family is called one of the great missionary families in World Methodism.
Photo below right: Several people attending the Lambuth Day service had ties to the Pearl River Methodist Church.
The annual Lambuth Day observance held in Madison, Mississippi involved another celebration this year. The site for the occasion, Pearl River Methodist Church, was celebrated too. The church was designated a United Methodist Church Heritage Landmark during the 2016 General Conference in May. On Thursday, Oct. 6, the General Secretary of the UMC Commission on Archives and History, Rev. Fred Day, travelled to Mississippi and made a presentation to the Pearl River Church Historic Church Council. This church is one of only 49 world-wide UMC Heritage Landmarks.
According to Millsaps College archives:
Pearl River Church is on land located near the Natchez Trace, which first belonged to Native Americans of the Choctaw nation. It was deeded to the Methodists in 1833 for a school, church, and meeting place.
The church began its lifelong relationship with the Lambuth family when Rev. John Russell Lambuth, missionary to Indians and Creoles, settled in the area in 1843. Rev. Lambuth's father was a Methodist minister sent in 1798 as a missionary to the newly-opened areas of Tennessee. Three of John Russell Lambuth's sons became Methodist ministers, and his grandson Walter Russell Lambuth became general secretary of the Board of Missions and was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, in 1910.
For several months during the civil war, the family of Mary I. McClellan Lambuth and James William Lambuth, medical doctor, minister and missionary to China, came back to Madison County and attended his home church while on respite from missionary work in China. During this stay, one of their young daughters died and was buried in the Pearl River Church cemetery. Many Lambuth family members have been laid to rest under the majestic oaks adjacent to the church.
In 1900, Pearl River Church established an annual Lambuth Day celebration.
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Mensa Winelands' monthly speaker evening.
Pioneering adventurer Riaan Manser has rewritten the definitions of tenacity, courage and determination.
From cycling 37000km around the perimeter of Africa, to circumnavigating Madagascar unaided in a kayak, rowing across the Atlantic with his fiancé, and kayaking around Iceland with a handicapped partner, Riaan has achieved several world 'firsts'. Most recently, Riaan teamed up with competition winner Fanafikile Lehakha for 'The Odyssey Project', an undertaking which saw the pair rowing almost 5000km across the North Atlantic, from the Canary Islands to Barbados, reaching their destination on 23 February this year.
Riaan will share his extraordinary, often hilarious, account of his exploits, which took huge perseverance and unrelenting resolve, with the members of Mensa Winelands at their monthly meeting in Somerset West on Thursday 25 April at 19h15.
Join Mensa Winelands for a private guided tour of the SANCCOB facility in Table View, which will take us behind-the-scenes and provide insight into the work of SANCCOB and the lives of coastal birds.
SANCCOB is an internationally-recognised leader in oiled wildlife response, rehabilitation and chick-rearing, contributing to research which benefits seabirds, trains people to care for the birds and educates the public to develop behavioural patterns which benefit marine life and the environment. In a year in which no oil spills occur, SANCCOB treats up to 2 500 seabirds, of which approximately 1 500 are African penguins.
Because of the restricted numbers permitted on such a tour, we have set up two separate excursions, on Sunday 28 April and on Saturday 4 May, both at 14h00.
Winelands is subsidising the cost of this excursion in full for their members; guests are required to pay R60pp.
Book with the Winelands secretary.
Our Board games SIG meets again at Triggerfish Brewing on Thursday 2 May from 18h30.
Triggerfish Brewing have a wine and malt licence, and also serve excellent light meals.
Join the members of Mensa Winelands at the Iziko Planetarium and Digital Dome on Saturday 11 May for their show at 12h00.
The excursion is aimed at our junior members, and also members' children.
A group reservation has been made for Mensa Winelands – if you'd like to be added to the booking, please contact the Winelands secretary.
The cost is R 60pp for adults and R 30pp for children.


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25 Escape of prisoners in the Brazilian prison of Ariquemes
A video from security cameras shows the moment when approximately 13 detainees attempted to escape from the Ariquemes Prison, in the Brazilian state of Rondônia, in the Jamari Valley region, on Sunday (August 2).
In the video, it is possible to see the exact moment that the inmates run through the prison yard, climb two security bars, a wall, and escape. The prisoners who managed to escape are suspected of joining criminal factions.
According to the homicide police, two detainees were killed and two were seriously injured during the escape attempt.
According to information from correctional officers, inmates in cells B14 and B18 closed the bars and ran outside of the unit.
On the run, a prison officer shot the prisoners after disobeying the order to stop. Two were shot and killed on the spot. Two other inmates were also shot and had to be taken to care in Porto Velho due to health complications.
The Military Police (PM) command reported that the city public security was activated to be alert and surveillance around the prison was reinforced to guarantee security.
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For instructions about running each agent please refer to the `README.md` file
in the corresponding agent's directory.

Here we include an overview of how
agents are setup in this codebase.
The MSG implementation demonstrates the typical manner in which new algorithms
(called "agents" in the codebase) are added to the jrl codebase.

## RL Component: e.g. `jrl/agents/msg/__init__.py`
An RL component defines how to create a Builder (in the Acme sense), make all
the necessary networks, a behavior policy (in case doing online rollouts), and
an eval behavior policy. When creating a new agent/algorithm, it's RL component
must be added to `jrl/agents/__init__.py`.

## Builder: e.g. `jrl/agents/msg/builder.py`
Builder is an Acme builder which for the sake of offline RL defines how to get
the learner, and how to create the actor. You can see that some functions return
None or [] because they are needed only for online RL.

## Config: e.g. `jrl/agents/msg/config.py`
In the jrl codebase, algorithms are configured using gin. Specifically, each
algorithm contains a config dataclass object which is gin configurable. This
config is then piped to various components such as the builder, learner, etc.

## Learner: e.g. `jrl/agents/msg/learning.py`
The core of the implementation of offline RL algorithms is the learning.py file.

## Networks: e.g. `jrl/agents/msg/networks.py`
If you remember from above, the RLComponent has a make_networks method. I
thought it would be cleanest if this method called networks.make_networks,
because it can also pass in parameters from the gin configured Config dataclass
object. networks.make_networks returns a dataclass object containing all the
networks that might be needed for the learner, actor, eval policy, etc. An
important point to note is that since this is a Jax implementation, by networks,
I am actually referring to pure Jax functions (or containers of pure Jax
functions e.g. networks_lib.FeedForwardNetwork). By pure Jax functions I am
referring for example to the `apply_fn` that you obtain after performing
`haiku.transform`. As you can see in the MSG
case, I like to use haiku to define my neural architectures, then I call
transform to get pure functions. You can use whichever library you like most,
e.g. Flax, Objax, etc.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


Goodwin Procter partner Steve Davis recently interviewed Venture Capitalist Alessandro Piol in a fireside chat at the 2013 New York Venture Summit, the 13th annual conference which attracted over 600 attendees. The conference is organized by YoungStartup Ventures and chaired by Steve. Alessandro is the co-founder of tech VC fund Vedanta Capital and author of "Tech and the City: The Making of New York's Startup Community," a book that tells the story of how and why the level of start-up activity in New York has increased at an exponential rate.
In the interview below, Alessandro shares his thoughts on the New York start-up community, including how it has been able to grow, what sets it apart from Silicon Valley and Boston, and what obstacles it presents to founders. He also comments on recent trends in the tech community.


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Q: Work Item Timer Job not firing In my site (SP2010) I've created a trigger which adds a work item to the queue, through the SPSite.AddWorkItem method. This seems to do well, since the ScheduledWorkItems table is being filled with the correct data. Time is set in UTC and is the current or past time. ID's are all set OK as well. So the table has all the right data.
However, the custom created Work Item processor, derived from SPWorkItemJobDefinition, with the correct ID, is never being fired.
The AppPool user who adds work items is also a farm admin.
There are no entries in the event log or sharepoint log files concerning this process, so it's not even being triggered.
Any more prerequisites for successfully deploying and firing a work item job?

A: You need to create a running job instance for your work item job definition. A work item job is scheduled as any other job. See SPWorkItemJobDefinition Class:

Serves as the base class for deriving definitions of work-item timer jobs. This class works with the timer job (SPTimerService) to process work items (SPWorkItem instances).
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  This class works closely with the SPWorkItem and SPWorkItemCollection classes. You should use the collection class, to which the SPSite object has access, to add work items to the processing queue. When your work-item timer job executes, [...]

I suggest to create a feature event receiver and create the job instance in the feature activated "event":
SPWebApplication webApp = // ..;
SomeWorkItemJob = new SomeWorkItemJob("TheName", webApp);
job.Schedule = new SPMinuteSchedule { Interval = 2}; // every two minutes
job.Update(false);


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Association of the pr peptides with dengue virus at acidic pH blocks membrane fusion.
Yu IM, Holdaway HA, Chipman PR, Kuhn RJ, Rossmann MG, Chen J.
Yu IM, Holdaway HA, Chipman PR, Kuhn RJ, Rossmann MG, Chen J. (2009) Association of the pr peptides with dengue virus at acidic pH blocks membrane fusion. Journal of Virology 83(23):12101-12107.
Flavivirus assembles into an inert particle that requires proteolytic activation by furin to enable transmission to other hosts. We previously showed that immature virus undergoes a conformational change at low pH that renders it accessible to furin (I. M. Yu, W. Zhang, H. A. Holdaway, L. Li, V. A. Kostyuchenko, P. R. Chipman, R. J. Kuhn, M. G. Rossmann, and J. Chen, Science 319:1834-1837, 2008). Here we show, using cryoelectron microscopy, that the structure of immature dengue virus at pH 6.0 is essentially the same before and after the cleavage of prM. The structure shows that after cleavage, the proteolytic product pr remains associated with the virion at acidic pH, and that furin cleavage by itself does not induce any major conformational changes. We also show by liposome cofloatation experiments that pr retention prevents membrane insertion, suggesting that pr is present on the virion in the trans-Golgi network to protect the progeny virus from fusion within the host cell.
Link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19759134


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McALLEN — A pair of defendants accused of promising citizenship and other "sensitive" documents in exchange for money will avoid trial after pleading guilty to federal fraud charges, court records show.
Beatriz Adriana Rodriguez and Francisco Santiago Rodriguez Nuñez each pleaded guilty to federal fraud charges earlier this week before U.S. District Judge Micaela Alvarez, avoiding trial proceedings set to begin in early December, court records show.
Rodriguez pleaded guilty to attempt and conspiracy to commit mail fraud, while Rodriguez Nuñez separately pleaded guilty to the same charge and count 48, unauthorized fees for inspection of vessels, the record shows.
Rodriguez Nuñez was originally indicted on more than 50 federal charges, including fraud by wire, frauds and swindles, and an immigration re-entry charge, to name a few.
They committed fraud on multiple people seeking immigration documentation and other similarly sensitive documentation, government prosecutors alleged in a more than 50-count indictment filed in July.
According to that indictment, for nearly three years, the pair made "fraudulent" postings on Facebook claiming to be able to "obtain, generate, or provide individuals with immigration status, including citizenship, to remain in the United States or driver's licenses," in exchange for money, court records show.
The pair did this by claiming to work for various entities that would be able to provide the sensitive materials, including, the Social Security Administration, the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
In addition, after receiving money from their victims the defendants would make money wire transfers.
The government, on top of seeking a conviction, is requesting to seize nearly $100,000 in U.S. currency and a monetary judgment as part of the punishment for the duo.
The government claims the pair took more than 45 wire payments from victims between November 2015 and July 2018, in excess of $100,000, the documents show.
In exchange for their guilty pleas, the government has agreed to dismiss the remaining charges against them, the record shows.
Both defendants remain in custody pending their sentencing set for mid-February, court notes show.


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Five Texas missions, including the Alamo, declared World Heritage Sites
Visitors walk in front of the Alamo, the most-visited tourist site in Texas March 2. The United Nations named the Alamo and the four other Spanish colonial missions in San Antonio as a World Heritage Sites. (CNS photo/Lisa Maria Garza, Reuters)
By Catholic News Service • Posted July 7, 2015
SAN ANTONIO (CNS) — Five centuries-old Spanish missions in Texas newly declared as World Heritage Sites by a U.N. agency "have helped to shape the face of San Antonio," said Archbishop Gustavo Garcia-Siller.
"They are still a haven of culture and history," he said in a statement July 6. "We especially value that they continue as active parishes of the archdiocese, where hundreds of families on the city's south side continue to gather for prayer within the original walls, which many dedicated persons have worked to preserve over the years."
San Antonio's archbishop made the remarks a day after UNESCO announced the San Antonio Missions met certain criteria to receive the agency's recognition as World Heritage Sites.
The missions are: San Jose, Concepcion, San Juan, Espada and San Antonio de Valero, better known as the Alamo.
They now join a list of over a thousand properties designated as World Heritage Sites, including the Grand Canyon, Yosemite National Park and the Statue of Liberty in the U.S., the prehistoric Stonehenge monument in England and the Angkor Wat temple complex in Cambodia.
The UNESCO website explained the criterion the missions met for such a designation: "to exhibit an important interchange of human values, over a span of time or within a cultural area of the world, on developments in architecture or technology, monumental arts, town-planning or landscape design."
They were constructed by Spanish missionaries in the 1700s and "illustrate the Spanish Crown's efforts to colonize, evangelize and defend the northern frontier of New Spain," the site said. They also feature "architectural and archaeological structures, farmlands, residencies, churches and granaries, as well as water distribution systems."
The five frontier mission complexes can be found along the San Antonio River basin in southern Texas.
"The San Antonio Missions are also an example of the interweaving of Spanish and Coahuiltecan cultures, illustrated by a variety of features, including the decorative elements of churches, which combine Catholic symbols with indigenous designs inspired by nature," it added.
The missions were the only submission for world heritage status this year from the United States.
According to a February 2014 story in Today's Catholic, newspaper of the San Antonio Archdiocese, the process for nominating the San Antonio Missions for the designation took more than seven years.
A compelling package of material had to be compiled to make the case that San Antonio's 18th-century string of mission complexes met UNESCO's criteria.
The final 344-page dossier included highly detailed maps, photos, slides, plans and extracts, along with extensive bibliography and glossary and was accompanied by audio-visual materials. The properties' history, authenticity, integrity, state of conservation, management and guidelines for protection and monitoring were all detailed.
The materials were sent in January 2014 to the Paris headquarters of UNESCO's World Heritage Committee. A final step in the process was an on-site inspection.
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Minister of State Wong to Announce Investment in New National Research Network – AGE-WELL
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors) will meet research teams with AGE-WELL (Aging Gracefully across Environments using Technology to Support Wellness, Engagement and Long Life), one of Canada's newest Networks of Centre of Excellence. AGE-WELL will demonstrate three technologies. The Minister is expected to make an announcement.
11:00 Demonstration and Photo-opportunity
11:30 Announcement
Carlyle Room, 3rd Floor (use red elevators)
Eaton Chelsea Hotel, 33 Gerrard Street West, Toronto
The Honourable Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors)
Michel Perron, the VP of External Affairs and Business Development, Canadian Institutes of Health Research (NCE representative)
Susan Jewell, Senior VP and Executive Lead, Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – UHN
Dr. Alex Mihailidis, Joint Scientific Director of AGE-WELL and the Barbara G. Stymiest Chair in Rehabilitation Technology at the Toronto Rehabilitation Institute – University Health Network and the University of Toronto
Dr. Andrew Sixsmith, Joint Scientific Director of AGE-WELL and professor and director of the Gerontology Research Centre at Simon Fraser University
About AGE-WELL
AGE-WELL (www.agewell-nce.ca, @AGEWELL_NCE) is a pan-Canadian network of industry, non-profit organizations, government, care providers, caregivers, end-users, and academic partners working together using high-quality research to drive innovation and create technologies and services that benefit older adults. Our vision is to harness and build upon the potential of emerging and advanced technologies in areas such as artificial intelligence (AI), e-health, information communication technologies (ICTs), and mobile technologies to stimulate technological, social, and policy innovation. Toronto Rehab, University Health Network is the AGE-WELL host institution. An additional core facility is based at Simon Fraser University (SFU)'s Interdisciplinary Research in the Mathematical and Computational Sciences (IRMACS) Research Institute.
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It was almost two years ago exactly that my Dad discovered what he thought was a bug bite on his leg. He was diagnosed with Metastatic Melanoma just shy of two months later. I officially gave up my hope that he would win the fight this past December 23 and he finally lost his battle today at 7:20 am. He was 59.
The house was quiet and dark. My mom and husband were sleeping, I was at his bed side holding his hand as he took his last breath. The last two years have been hard. The last eight months have been harder. The last two weeks have been the hardest and there just aren't words to describe the last few days. But it's over, and that's what we've been hoping for. Once you know you're out of options, you just want the pain to end.
I've had a long time to prepare for this moment, and I know it's helped immensely, but it's still harder than anything really should be. I know there will be times I forget that he is gone. I'm sure to hit speedial 6 on my cell phone at least half a dozen times before it really sinks in. This has been the focus of my life for so long now, I know I'll feel some confusion in the weeks ahead. It will take some time to get into a new routine, but I have lots to keep me busy and so much to look forward to.
I have nothing but good memories though. My Dad was a super cool guy and no one would protest that. It's been really nice to get messages from school day friends remembering how cool he always was to them. I've always been thankful to my parents for helping to mold me into the person I am. They set a perfect example for me to learn the important things like a strong work ethic, how to be a good person, how to cook and how to love. Most importantly they let me figure out who I was going to be, and then let me be that person.
The services are Thursday and Friday at a beautiful memorial park near my house. Dad said he wanted it to be a party, so I hope we can make it one. I'm wearing a yellow dress, figured that was a good place to start.
I honestly would have fallen apart through all of this without the amazing support from all of you. You saved me, and I think about that every day.
I'll be back in action full steam ahead once the dust settles. Soon though. I'm ready.
Nicole, may your sweet memories bring you comfort in the days ahead. My thoughts are with you.
So sorry to hear about your news. Stay strong and cherish the memories you have!
Oh, I am so very sorry for you!
Sending you warm thoughts and big hugs. So awesome that you will be wearing a yellow dress…I'm sure your dad would love that. Have the best party you can have…tell stories of your dad. I will be thinking about you.
You and your family continue to be in my thoughts and prayers. May you find comfort and peace together during this difficult time.
My heart goes out to you and your family. Your dad sounds like a wonderful guy. That photo of the two of you is priceless.
Hope the party is a blast. We had one after my Mom passed, and I know she had a hand in some of the …quirks… that happened during it. Just her style.
Nicole-I am so sorry. You're in my thoughts and prayers.
My heart and thoughts are with you, Nicole! It's been a tough battle that didn't have a good ending unfortunately. Your dad has been lucky having you & so many people who care beside him. It must have been very comforting knowing that he was not alone.
Dealing with this loss is something that will need time but know that you are loved too and that many of us are here for you! Thanks for sharing his story on so many occasions. Take care, sweet! Thinking of you and sending you strong vibes!
Nicole, I am so sorry for your loss. I lost my dad 11 years earlier, to a heart attack. He was just 52. I never really got over his death. I hope that it gets better with time for you. Sending prayers and warm thoughts your way.
sending you my love, dear one. i think about you all the time.
remember, i'm just a phone call away if you need me.
I don't really know what to say.. but I wanted to give you a virtual hug.
I can't even imagine losing one of my parents, but I know it will happen one day. When it does, I hope I can face it with the same grace and courage that you have displayed, Nicole. God Bless you and your family that you may find the strength to carry on through what will undoubtedly be some very difficult days ahead.
Nicole, I'm thinking of you during this difficult time. Keep hold of those cherished memories.
Nicole I just have to say hang in there. That is what your father would want. You will always have the good memories like in that picture. I am a little younger than your father and my daughter was taken from me when she was only 6 years old. I know what you are going through.
I'm truly thinking of you now. I have a friend going through this right now. If I could send a hug and help through the internet, I would.
oh i'm so sorry for your loss. sending you a virtual hug.
Im very sorry for your lost. Hope the good memories from the past with your dad help you through this difficult time.
Nicole, I'm so incredibly sorry for this loss for you and your family. It's crystal clear your father had a special spirit that was passed on to you. I can't offer any words that will help ease your pain, but please know I am keeping you and your family in my thoughts.
I am so sorry, Nicole. I posted an upbeat comment on your cross-stitch post and then read back further to this. Peace, hugs, and best wishes to you.


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Sahataan Ne Kaikki by Sågverk
Once upon a time, in Finland, there were some friends who decided to start a band. While they were discussing the genre they would play, one of them said 'punk' and 'crust', another one yelled 'sludge' while a third member screamed 'black metal' or 'grindcore'. Someone else said 'rock 'n' roll', followed by 'noise rock'. In stead of picking one of the genres, all members unanimously outed 'yes' and started playing some unforgiving noise.
I'm not sure if that really happened but I can imagine it when I listen to Sahataan Ne Kaikki by Finnish combo Sågverk. I can't find a lot of information on the band, at least not in a language I can understand. My Finnish is as good as your Swahili, unless you speak Swahili. However, that doesn't mean I can't write about what I hear on Sahaatan Ne Kaikki. I also don't know what the title means but I don't think it's about flowers, rainbows and cheesecake.
The music of Sågverk is brutal. It's a mix of all the genres I mentioned in the first paragraph. Crustpunk with blackened thrash influences that rocks you out of your tearing flesh. Off course, for many people this is just plain noise and chaos but for fans of extreme music, this is a merciless slap in the face of everything that's wrong in this world, an half hour assault on your eardrums, sanity and stamina.
Yet, it isn't just uncontrolled noise. Beneath the layers of punishing sounds, there's clearly some musical craftsmanship. Some of the solos easily reach thrash-quality and the rock 'n' roll capacity is amazing. Somehow it reminds me of black 'n' roll bands like I, Chrome Division or Khold. Yet, Sågverk clearly walk the crust path where bands like Discharge and Doom have been dwelling for years. This mix makes this album stand out in the noisy stuff I've been checking out lately.
Anyway, whatever genres are mixed into the highly energetic blend that Sågverk has created, this obviously remains a brutal, powerful and crushing album, capable of starting moshpits where-ever this music is being played. In the end, I think Dead Center Prods said it best 'Just a rude, merciless and
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Philosophy of Mind in the Nineteenth Century: The History of the Philosophy of Mind, Volume 5
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Description - Philosophy of Mind in the Nineteenth Century: The History of the Philosophy of Mind, Volume 5 by Sandra Lapointe
Between the publication of Kant's Critique of Pure Reason in 1781 and Husserl's Ideas in 1913, the nineteenth century was a pivotal period in the philosophy of mind, witnessing the emergence of the phenomenological and analytical traditions that continue to shape philosophical debate in fundamental ways. The nineteenth century also challenged many prevailing assumptions about the transparency of the mind, particularly in the ideas of Nietzsche and Freud, whilst at the same time witnessing the birth of modern psychology in the work of William James.
Covering the main figures of German idealism to the birth of the phenomenological movement under Brentano and Husserl, Philosophy of Mind in the Nineteenth Century provides an outstanding survey to these new directions in philosophy of mind.
Following an introduction by Sandra Lapointe, fourteen specially commissioned chapters by an international team of contributors discuss key topics, thinkers, and debates, including:
German idealism,
Bolzano,
Johann Friedrich Herbart,
Ernst Mach,
Helmholtz,
William James,
Sigmund Freud,
Brentano's early philosophy of mind,
Meinong,
Christian von Ehrenfels,
Husserl, and
Natorp.
Essential reading for students and researchers in philosophy of mind, continental philosophy, and the history of philosophy, Philosophy of Mind in the Nineteenth Century is also a valuable resource for those in related disciplines such as psychology, religion, and literature.
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When Your Job, Unexpectedly, Becomes Founder, CEO, and Caregiver
In 1996, Dave Nassaney's wife, Charlene, suffered a massive stroke that left her severely speech impaired and paralyzed on her right side.
Dave, a USC graduate, entrepreneur, and service station owner, had no one to turn to and few resources to help him handle the tricky navigation he faced.
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He soon realized his new family responsibilities would be with him for years, even decades to come. Indeed, it's now nearly 25 years later, and Dave remains Charlene's primary caregiver.
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Despite Their Rapidly Growing Ranks, Women Entrepreneurs Face Unique Hurdles
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Formerly: First International Plaza
An architectural oak hidden in a forest of giants, 1100 Louisiana is one of those buildings that makes a significant contribution to Houston's skyline, but is overlooked because of its flashy neighbors. If the building looks familiar, it should. It was designed by the same company that came up with San Francisco's Bank of America building, which also features cutaways that reveal triangle bays like a giant Lego project. During the day, its pink granite ads an element of contrast to its green neighbor, Wells Fargo Plaza. On one side of the building is on open plaza which has been given a focal point with Even Jean Dubuffet's "Monument au Fantóme" featured elsewhere on this site.
Designed by: Skidmore, Owings & Merrill
Type: Skyscraper
Maximum Height: 756 feet / 230 meters
Floor space: 1,400,000 square feet
1985: Capitol Guidance Corporation bought 1100 Louisiana. It later sold the building to National Office Partners Limited Partnership for $200 million.
January, 2000: Hines Real Estate bought 1100 Louisiana for $200 million
December, 2009: This building was awarded LEED Gold status
Developer: Hines
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The Battle Lines over Energy Are Drawn
December 22, 2008 by Llewellyn King Leave a Comment
It has been said, and repeated in articles and books, that Ben Bradlee, the legendary executive editor of The Washington Post, managed his newsroom through dynamic tension. The idea here is that two people are left to fight it out for the same job.
I never saw that anything was gained by this in my time at The Post. But what I did see was Ben's habit of hiring the smartest, most ambitious people he could find. It wasn't tension between two, but among many.
The problem was that there weren't enough great jobs to accommodate the best and the brightest coming across the threshold. People would be hired who thought they were going to rise to the top in weeks and report their way to great glory.
But the people who had the great jobs, like David Broder, the chief political reporter, and diplomatic correspondent Carroll Kilpatrick were not about to surrender their turf to the latest aspirant.
In the end, Bradlee's innocent desire to hire the best had a toxic effect. Rather than creating a newspaper of happy savants, it made for one with the worst internal politics of any paper outside of The New York Times, where, for different reasons, the same degree of infighting was part of the culture.
On the face of it, newspaper management may not have much in common with political administration. But I aver that it does, or at least it will for Barack Obama.
In two of the areas where much is expected of the president-elect, foreign policy and energy, I detect Bradlee's management style. In foreign policy, Obama has set up an incipient tension on a grand scale. There is the imperious Hillary Clinton, who has many virtues, one of which is not diplomacy. Those who know her say that if she is crossed or undercut, the secretary of state-designate will strike with the stealth, speed and ferocity of a crocodile taking a wildebeest.
Besides Clinton, three others on team-Obama will want to make their mark on foreign policy: Vice President Joe Biden, National Security Adviser James Jones and Secretary of Defense Robert Gates.
Similarly energy policy, and the implementation of the president's policy, has all the ingredients for covert warfare.
Obama has chosen to make Carol Browner the energy czarina, complete with an appointment at the office of the president and all the authority that implies. Ostensibly, her role is to coordinate the energy activities of the Department of Energy, the Department of the Interior and the Environmental Protection Agency.
However ideology, rather than coordination, may be the order of the day.
The energy secretary nominee, Steven Chu, is a Nobel Prize-winning nuclear physicist who quoted William Faulkner in his acceptance speech. Browner and Lisa Jackson, who has been tapped to head the Environmental Protection Administration, are not energy experts. Instead, they are the products of the environmental movement and service in the Clinton-Gore administration with its suspicion of big energy; its pathological hesitation about nuclear; and its belief that somewhere out there is the soft path which, if taken, leads on to reduced oil imports, cleaner skies and millions of jobs.
Chu will have his hands full just keeping the Department of Energy functioning. It is poorly constructed, designed around fuels without an integrating purpose. Also in 2000, Congress established the National Nuclear Security Administration as a separately organized agency within the DOE. Consuming $20 billion of the department's $25 billion budget, it is a managerial problem. For the money, the NNSA refreshes the nation's weapons stockpile; designs and computer-tests new weapons; manages the legacy nuclear wastes from earlier weapons work; conducts monitoring and surveillance of weapons programs, both legal and illegal, around the world. Prima facie, this is more than Browner, a former EPA administrator, may be ready for.
Finally, the new team has implicitly been charged with creating millions of new jobs. Alas, that may take more than the first Obama administration to implement. Notoriously, energy has always been capital-intensive and labor-light. It is not a big employer. Only in the extraction of coal was it once a big employer, but mechanization has reduced the need for men with picks and shovels.
It is a good guess that Browner will tell Chu what is expected, and he will tell her what is possible. And there's the rub.
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