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5 Ways To Embrace Church Diversity
Written by Willie Spears on March 9, 2020 | Opinion
Willie Spears
April 17, 1960, on NBC's "Meet the Press" the pastor of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Alabama said one of the shameful tragedies of our society is that 11:00 a.m. Sunday morning is the most segregated hour in Christian America.
There are 2 billion Christians in the world. By definition, that means over 30% of the world have a desire to model their lives after Jesus Christ. Most Americans identify as Christians; however, much only worship with their own nationality. Segregation is not a characteristic of Christ.
I have always had the ability to fit in with people who are different. In my early twenties, I dated a Canadian who did not understand the racial issues of the south. She could not comprehend not liking someone because of their race. Some of you reading this are wondering if she was white or black. Why is that?
I have lived in several small communities with narrow racial vision due to limited experiences. I grew up in L.A., not Los Angeles like my former roommate Marvin Hawkins; but Lower Alabama. That's what some people call Panama City, Florida. Panama City is more like Dothan, Alabama than Orlando, Florida. My ability to blend in is authentic and affords me the opportunity to influence more and be influenced by more.
I am considered a safe Negro. Several white pastors call me when they have a question about the black community. In college, the Daily Oklahoman asked my racial opinion about the Columbine shootings as they were happening. Ironically I identify with my faith more than my race. I consider myself a follower of Christ first and an African American or black man second. When people of another race ask what they should call me I say, Willie.
The church we are members of now is mostly white. The lead pastor is Greek, his wife is German and the pastor on our campus could be considered Cajun. When we lived in Pensacola our pastor was Italian and his wife was Cuban. My wife and I both grew up in traditional southern black churches and have never chosen a church based on race, music or preaching styles. I started following Christ as a teenager and was faithful to church attendance my entire life.
When I went to college in the panhandle of Oklahoma I searched for a church like the one I grew up in but found none. I tried to minor in theology, but my school didn't offer theology as a minor so I took every religious course available. I unintentionally gave myself an additional religious education by attending different churches.
During my freshman year, I attended the Church of Christ where women weren't allowed to speak and there were no instruments. In my sophomore year, I split my time between the Church of Christ and First Baptist where the service was organized, reverent, and traditional. In my junior year, I was active with the United Methodist Church and the Wesleyan House. As a senior, I attended the Assembly of God, a charismatic expression of spirituality that replicated the church I grew up in.
Although I haven't spent much time in Catholic, Mormon or Jehovah's Witness congregations I have studied many of the founders of these and other well known western religious organizations. John Wesley, Charles Harrison Mason, Joseph Smith, Richard Allen, and others didn't address a mixing of the races.
One of my pastor's friends tried to make his church more diverse and his deacons called him in; he ultimately left that church.
The reason people give as to why they only worship with their own race range from style of service, music, duration, location, and tradition.
Here are 5 ways churches can embrace diversity:
Have quarterly combined services with other churches
Diversify leadership
Integrate worship service
What do you think heaven will look like in your church?
Willie Spears is a teacher, coach, author, minister, and motivational speaker. He has been awarded the teacher and coach of the year. He speaks to thousands each year through his business The Willie Spears Experience. Willie may be reached at www.williespears.com.
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Anthropology, Games / gaming, Online communities
My life of playing Starcraft (or at least 14 years of it)
Marie-Pierre Renaudon November 14, 2012 /2 comments
Day[9] (Sean Plott) has been playing Starcraft since the moment it hit the market in 1998: it's been 14 years.
He played Starcraft: Brood War professionally and qualified for the World Cyber Games in 2004, 2005 and 2006. He won the Pan-American tournament in 2007. Since then, he has worked as an e-sports commentator for Starcraft II tournaments and, since 2009, has been casting a daily show called the Day[9] Daily. You can watch his videos on Youtube, on his website or tune in live on Twitch five days a week.
Day[9] teaches people how to be a better gamer and occasionally explores other video games than Starcraft. He regularly tells stories from his personal life and the format of his show is pretty relaxed. It's popular, too: on Youtube alone, Day[9] has roughly 298 000 subscribers and 64 550 000 views.
His 100th Daily is titled My life of Starcraft. Notice that at about 1 hr 08 minutes, he gets choked up and worries that 3000 nerds are looking at him cry. Well here's the thing: about 3 million views later, this video might be Day[9]'s most popular ever. In it, he details his journey as a Starcraft professional player. It's about two hours long, and for someone looking for ethnographic material about video games and the importance they have in people's life, it's gold. And so it is that I bring you my analysis of Day[9]'s video.
Playing like a noob, cheating and developing a strategy
One of the most prevalent topic in the video is the evolution of Day[9]'s playing habits over time. He describes in length the various phases he went through, from playing against his brother to playing on a network with friends, using cheat codes, to finally playing online with the big fish. He admits to having disconnected quite often to keep his loses to a minimum, not realizing other players would later on identify him as someone who "discs" (disconnects).
He also describes his learning curve as a SC player. Growing up, he would read strategy guides, eventually learn to use hotkeys and wait in line to enter servers where the best players hung out, exploring new tactics whenever one would start failing him.
When faced with a player that was most likely hacking and always winning, he chose to try to beat him anyway, constantly trying to improve his timing and the execution of his strategy. He was convinced that ingenuity and timing were more important that having hacks and extra info at your disposal.
Day[9] states that the best part of attending tournaments is to meet people you've been playing with online face to face. He explains in great details the various strategies and attitudes of other players that have inspired him, revealing how much work they put into practicing and improving their game-play. FroZ, for example, practiced with his shoes on or off, with either the heating or the AC on, with his chair in different positions, and he switched his practice schedule around to be ready for anything.
«You learn the importance of community. No one in Starcraft hold themselves up, play by themselves, and then came back and was better than everyone. Players play against each other, and discuss with each other, form really tight friendships over seas. Some of my best friends just live in Europe thanks to Starcraft. That community aspect is just so, so dear to me.
Day[9] also talks at lengths about the support he received from his family. I will come back to that later on.
Amongst the various lessons Day[9] says he learned along the way are the following:
1. You can improve if you practice. After loosing at the 2005 World Cyber Games, he started practicing intensely. He created numerous accounts to start levelling from the ground up and focused not on winning but on improving his gameplay. This eventually paid off.
2. Every race in Starcraft, be it Zerg, Protoss or Human, has constraints that any player cannot overcome. Studying the way each race works and the key timings in their development allows for a better game-play, no matter who the adversary is.
3. Emotions are the effects of chemicals in your body. Anger of loosing or failing should not be directed at yourself: cool down and then analyse what you did wrong.
4. Failure should not be avoided or feared. Any game you lose gives you new data to learn from. Playing Starcraft has helped Day[9] deal with other failures in his studies or personal relationships.
5. Day[9] attributes his ability to take decisions quickly to his passion for Starcraft. He states that "Starcraft makes you proud to be a decision maker and makes you love being a decision maker".
Lazy brains abstain
You might notice, watching the video, the detail in which Day[9] talks about games that were played years ago, either by himself or other players. He also has a deep understanding of Starcraft mechanics: he knows what units cost, the timing for upgrades or builds, the time required to gather certain amounts of resources, and so on.
At this point, it should be clear that to be a good Starcraft player, you can't rely on luck and you can't have a lazy brain. You need to be knowledgeable not only about the race you are playing, but also about the limits and advantages your opponent has or the strategy he might be using.
Day[9] describes Starcraft as being similar to chess but more demanding: strategy is of the out most importance, but you also need great dexterity and quick reflexes to maintain a high action per minute (APM) rate. When you lose or win at this game, it's all on you and luck or other circumstances have nothing to do with it.
No escape from reality
One particularly strong stereotype about gamers is that they play to escape reality. I briefly approached this in a previous post.
However, I don't think all hard-core gamers can be said to be on a quest to escape their "real" life. In fact, what Day[9] describes is not something that allows him to disconnect with his daily life, but rather further connect to it: instead of escaping from reality to a game, Day[9] made the game an important part of his daily life.
While preparing for tournaments, Day[9] would invest incredible amounts of time and effort into practicing He would juggle with studies, work and gaming, all while having a clear plan to improve his game-play. Nowadays, he devotes all his time to casting his Daily and commenting at tournaments. He hopes to contribute to the popularity of e-sports and takes part in the organization of various events.
In addition, his family gathers around his passion for Starcraft: his brother is also a professional player and caster and their mother has encouraged them to pursue their passion for many years. Day[9] met many of his friends because of the game and insists that the feeling of community is something he appreciates from Starcraft players.
I recommend you watch the video. It's particularly funny when Day[9] describes the Napoleon Dynamite look he sported as a kid. More importantly, only him can really express, and get emotional about, the encouragement he received from his mother and brother when attending tournaments. I cannot do a better job than he does at explaining how important Starcraft is in his life.
The goal of this analysis was to gather some data about the importance of video games in people's life and the lessons they learn from gaming. I also wanted to put emphasis on the talent and effort needed to perform well in Starcraft.
Finally, I wished to bring attention to the fact that gaming, contrary to what stereotypes suggest, can reinforce personal relations and community for gamers. I will reference this post later on when I explore these topics again. Till then, I have a few video recommendations for you.
Image from Day[9]'s website
The Daily recently hit the 500 mark. For the occasion, Day[9] reversed the usual concept for his most popular theme, Funday Monday. Usually, he chooses a theme players must abide by and they submit their replays, which get analysed during the show. It's really popular and there even a song for it. For the 500th Daily, viewers submitted their themes to Day[9], and the result was pretty entertaining.
Amongst some of Day[9]'s most funny videos is the Amnesia series he first streamed for Halloween last year. HILARIOUS. He repeated the experience this year and played Slender, Amnesia: Justine and SPC Containment Breach. Enjoy!
-The Geek Anthropologist
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About Marie-Pierre Renaud
I am an anthropologist living in Quebec city, Canada. I specialize in native studies and anthropology of health. I am a geek. I founded and now co-manage The Geek Anthropologist blog. I am working on transforming my memoir into a book and journal articles. I like to knit while watching Star Trek. Reach out to me for collaborations! https://mariepierrerenaud.co/ View all posts by Marie-Pierre Renaud →
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CODAworx Announces Publication of CODAweekly E-Newsletter
CODAworx is a leading authority on commissioned art and strives to connect all members of the industry to streamline the commission workflow process. Recently, CODAworx began publication of CODAweekly, a weekly e-newsletter that is an essential read for artists and arts commissioners. RFPs are front and center within the e-newsletter. Readers will find new and expiring calls for currently available commissioned Requests for Proposals (RFPs), as well as details about recent arts commission winners and industry reports that provide valuable insight into this growing industry.
Business Spotlight: Arts Business Transforms Spaces and Communities
Americans for the Arts interviews Toni Sikes, Co-Founder and CEO of CODAworx about her connection to the arts. "The arts can transform spaces (through public art), and they can transform lives. My company, CODAworx, has built a network of artists who create large-scale artworks that are designed for the built environment in which we live and work. We have seen firsthand how these kinds of artworks can transform spaces."
CODAsummit Unites Top Artists and Technology Professionals
CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, announced today that it will produce this year's CODAsummit in Denver, Colorado, on September 30-October 2, 2020. This third annual conference explores the intersection of art and technology, bringing together leading artists, fabricators, technology companies and thought leaders in art and design from around the globe. CODAsummit 2020 focuses on the paradigm shift in art enabled by technology and features artists who are using technology to create placemaking commissions.
Bright Layers of Transformation & Healing: Lea de Wit's Illuminating Glassworks Inspired by Nature
Lea de Wit creates glass sculptures that glow and shimmer in tones that resemble gemstones and embers. "I love working with color. One of my first loves in art before glassblowing was painting. I approach color with my glasswork in a painterly manner. I layer color upon color to build intensity and vibrancy, playing with varying amounts of opacity and transparency to create depth and dimension. Additionally, my compositions tend to incorporate color transitions to add visual impact and activate the space for which the work has been designed."
Art and technology intersect at El Paso CODAworx event
The 2019 CODAsummit, held at the El Paso Museum of Art downtown, drew hundreds of local and out-of-town artists, technologists, innovators, museum directors and others to share innovative ideas and brainstorm ways to combine art and technology in public installations making them immersive and interactive. Among the presenters at the event were internationally recognized artist and architect Guto Requena, who has won several awards, lectured and exhibited in more than 20 countries, and Mexican-born artist Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, who will unveil in November a cross-border light and sound project Border Tuner in El Paso and Ciudad Juarez.
Experiencing Space, Sound and Immersive Color: Christopher Janney's "Urban Musical Instruments"
Trained as an architect and musician at Princeton and MIT, Janney creates works of art that can best be described as interactive spaces where patterns of changing sound and color stimulate the imagination.
2019 CODAawards Winners Announced
When artists, designers, industry resources, and clients work together, common places are transformed into spectacular spaces. CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, has once again partnered with Interior Design magazine to announce the winners of the seventh annual international CODAawards: Collaboration of Design + Art. The CODAawards recognize collaborations that result in outstanding projects, which successfully integrate commissioned art into interior, architectural, or public spaces.
Celebrating Excellence and Commissioning Art for Schools
In the fall of 2017, the Waunakee Area Public Arts Committee (WAPAC) fundraised for the purpose of commissioning an artist to design, fabricate, and install a sculpture to champion the theme of "celebrating teachers, staff, students, and excellence in education." The WAPAC wanted a public sculpture that would enhance a heavily trafficked public location and create an experience for all who gather there. The chosen site was the entrance to the high school because it hosts many community events and is where they could celebrate students of all ages. After narrowing the applications and hearing presentations facilitated by CODAworx from three highly qualified candidates, WAPAC selected California artist Michael Kalish.
CODAawards Exhibition at the Octagon Museum
CODAworx, the hub of the commissioned art economy, partnered with Interior Design magazine for the 6th annual international CODAawards. The CODAawards celebrate projects that demonstrate the most successful integration of commissioned art installations into interior, architectural, and public spaces. Winners were selected by a stellar jury - the who's who of the art, design and museum worlds - who reviewed 425 submissions from 30 countries representing over $99M USD in commissions. This year, CODAworx again partnered with The Architects Foundation of the American Institute of Architects to create this exhibition of winning projects. The exhibition opened May 1, 2019, and will be held at The Octagon Museum, 1799 New York Avenue, NW, Washington D.C. through September 1, 2019.
World's Largest Marijuana Dispensary Commissions Artist for Interactive Installation
Earlier this month Las Vegas saw the grand opening of the world's largest marijuana dispensary. Not only a destination for cannabis shoppers, this marijuana dispensary, in Las Vegas fashion, is an attraction in itself. The Planet 13 Las Vegas Cannabis Superstore and Entertainment Complex is an interactive art experience from projection mapping, to an aerial orb show, to an interactive LED floor that lights up as soon as guests walk in.


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Chattanooga vs Holy Cross (Mar 09, 2019)
Chattanooga vs Holy Cross
Mar 09, 2019 at Clearwater, Fla. (Eddie C. Moore Comp.)
Chattanooga 1 (17-4)
Kacie Lynch ss 3 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0
Sidney Swantic cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Aly Walker rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Amy Lewis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Katie Corum 3b 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 0
Devan Brown ph/3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Morgan Kazerooni dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Makenzi Grider ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Taylor Chadwick lf 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
Mariah Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 21 1 2 1 2 8 21 10 5
Holy Cross 0 (2-10)
Brewster cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gutierrez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 1
Wahler ss 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0
Bengston c 3 0 0 0 0 1 9 0 1
Jankowski lf 3 0 0 0 0 1 3 0 0
Nagel 3b 3 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1
Horton 1b 2 0 0 0 0 1 3 2 0
Burr dh 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Chavez rf 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy Cross.......... 000 000 0 -  0  3  0
LOB - UTC 5; Holy Cross 3. 3B - Brewster. HR - Sturdivant. HBP - Walker; Brown. SH - Williamson; Kazerooni. SB - Swantic; Wahler 2. CS - Chavez.
Mariah Ramirez W,7-0 7.0 3 0 0 1 8 0 0 0 0 23 24 4 8
Holy Cross ip h r er bb so wp bk hbp ibb ab bf fo go
Nelson L,2-4 7.0 2 1 1 2 8 0 0 2 0 21 27 8 5
Win - Ramirez (7-0). Loss - Nelson (2-4). Save - None. HBP - by Nelson (Walker); by Nelson (Brown).
Umpires -
Weather: 80s and sunny
Chattanooga vs Holy Cross - Composite Box Score
Lynch ss 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 0
Swantic cf 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Walker rf 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Lewis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Corum 3b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 4 0
Brown ph/3b 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazerooni dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Grider ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chadwick lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0
Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Totals 21 1 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 0 2 2 0 8 0 1 0 21 10 0
Holy Cross ab r h rbi 2b 3b hr bb sb cs hp sh sf so ibb kl gdp po a e
Brewster cf 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Gutierrez 2b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0
Wahler ss 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
Bengston c 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0 0
Jankowski lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 0
Nagel 3b 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0
Horton 1b 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 2 0
Burr dh 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chavez rf 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Chattanooga starters: 5/ss Lynch; 22/cf Swantic; 11/rf Walker; 13/1b Sturdivant; 7/2b Williamson; 8/3b Corum; 18/dh Kazerooni; 6/c Beltran; 24/lf Chadwick; 14/p Ramirez;
Holy Cross starters: 3/cf Brewster; 1/2b Gutierrez; 8/ss Wahler; 22/c Bengston; 12/lf Jankowski; 18/3b Nagel; 25/1b Horton; 24/dh Burr; 21/rf Chavez; 10/p Nelson;
Chattanooga 1st - Lynch struck out swinging. Swantic popped up to c. Walker hit by pitch. Sturdivant walked; Walker advanced to second. Williamson fouled out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB.
Holy Cross 1st - Brewster tripled to right center. Gutierrez reached on a fielder's choice, advanced to second; Brewster out at home 3b to c to ss. Wahler struck out swinging. Bengston grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Chattanooga 2nd - Corum struck out swinging. Kazerooni popped up to cf. Beltran struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Holy Cross 2nd - Jankowski grounded out to 2b. Nagel struck out swinging. Horton struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chattanooga 3rd - Chadwick struck out swinging. Lynch struck out swinging. Swantic singled to second base. Swantic stole second. Walker grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Holy Cross 3rd - Burr flied out to cf. Chavez walked. Brewster popped up to 2b. Gutierrez grounded out to 2b. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Chattanooga 4th - Sturdivant walked. Lewis pinch ran for Sturdivant. Williamson out at first 1b to 2b, bunt, SAC; Lewis advanced to second. Corum struck out swinging. Kazerooni flied out to lf. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Holy Cross 4th - Sturdivant to 1b for Lewis. Wahler singled through the right side. Wahler stole second. Bengston struck out swinging. Wahler stole third. Jankowski grounded out to 3b. Nagel grounded out to 3b. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Chattanooga 5th - Grider pinch hit for Beltran. Grider grounded out to 2b. Chadwick grounded out to 1b unassisted. Lynch struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Holy Cross 5th - Coltharp to ss for Lynch. Beltran to c for Grider. Horton grounded out to 2b. Burr struck out swinging. Chavez singled through the left side. Chavez out at second c to ss, caught stealing. 0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chattanooga 6th - Swantic popped up to 3b. Walker flied out to lf. Sturdivant homered to center field, RBI. Williamson popped up to 2b. 1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Holy Cross 6th - Brewster flied out to lf. Gutierrez grounded out to p. Wahler struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chattanooga 7th - Brown pinch hit for Corum. Brown hit by pitch. Kazerooni out at first 1b to 2b, bunt, SAC; Brown advanced to second. Beltran fouled out to 2b. Chadwick struck out swinging. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB.
Holy Cross 7th - Brown to 3b. Kruse to rf for Walker. Bengston popped up to ss. Jankowski struck out swinging. Nagel struck out looking. 0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB.
Chattanooga vs Holy Cross - Plate Appearance Breakdown
Lynch ss 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Swantic cf 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Walker rf 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1
Lewis pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Corum 3b 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Brown ph/3b 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Kazerooni dh 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-1 0-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1 1 0 1 2
Grider ph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Chadwick lf 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Ramirez p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Ramirez 24 23 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 3-7 0-16 0-8 1-7 2-7 8 4 98
Holy Cross tpa ab h bb hp sh sf ci left right ops rnrs ops 2outs off% full on3rd adv lob rbi out out
Brewster cf 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 2
Gutierrez 2b 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-1 0 1 0 3 0
Wahler ss 3 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-1 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Bengston c 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-2 0-2 0-2 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 1
Jankowski lf 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-1 0 0 0 2 0
Nagel 3b 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-3 0-1 0-1 0-1 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 1 0
Horton 1b 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 1 0
Burr dh 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-2 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 1
Chavez rf 2 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Nelson p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0
Holy Cross bf ab h bb hp sh sf ci 2b 3b hr wp bk kl left right rnrs 2out off% out out np
Nelson 27 21 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0-9 2-12 0-6 2-9 2-7 5 8 105
Chattanooga 1, Holy Cross 0 (Mar 09, 2019 at Clearwater, Fla.)
Chattanooga......... 000 001 0 -  1  2  0      (17-4)
Holy Cross.......... 000 000 0 -  0  3  0      (2-10)
Pitchers: Chattanooga - Mariah Ramirez and Amanda Beltran. Holy Cross - Nelson and Bengston.
Win-Mariah Ramirez(7-0)  Loss-Nelson(2-4)  T-1:40  A-125
HR UTC - Emma Sturdivant.


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Normally this time of year, many people come to places like George W. Childs Park near Dingmans Ferry to check out th...
Updated: May 22, 2018 11:31 AM
Normally this time of year, many people come to places like George W. Childs Park near Dingmans Ferry to check out the waterfalls, but this year, that won't be possible at the park in Delaware Township.
Two winter storms back in March knocked down thousands of trees throughout this section of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area.
"The winter was really rough, lost power, a lot of damage going on. Hopefully, they can do something with it because Delaware Water Gap has been around forever and a major part of Pennsylvania," said Erik Malstron of Long Island.
Newswatch 16 followed members of the National Park Service through Childs Park to see some of the damage.
Park Rangers say this whole area was hit hard by the winter storms and damage totals are upwards of $2.6 million.
"It's really hard to see the damage because it's not just the trees that are down or the boardwalks, the bridges that are broken. All of those things can be replaced. It's the loss of so many of these white pine and hemlock trees which create the lush, cool, shady environment that allows this to be the place that people love," said Kathleen Sandt, NPS Public Affairs.
Because of all the damage, Childs Park will be closed for several years until the place can be restored. Park rangers say that's because it's going to take more than just cutting up trees to clean the place up.
"This is not just clearing the trail, cutting a hole in the trail and opening it up. This has to be taken out by hand. It's manual labor, piece by piece. These trees need to be removed. It's going to be a long process," said Bill Tagye, NPS roads and trials manager.
In addition to George W. Childs Park, Dingmans Falls will also be closed through the rest of the year.
Park rangers are working to reopen some other trails before the summer season.
For a list of trails that are open and to monitor progress on others, click here.
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All market information is in its price action.
Fundamental analysts focus on these issues as well as sales figures to determine the appropriate value for a given stock. A technical analyst is interested in "why" a stock price, and more interested in the future. In essence, a technical analyst believes that all news and bad news is already reflected in the price information. Instead, they focus on the momentum that could be used when and where.
Trade volume can provide important information.
Many price movements, such as a new maximum, for example, is considered more important. For most technical analysts, the higher the volume of trading, the more the break is deemed to be valid because of a large quantity of conviction and enthusiasm on the part of the operators. This is the reason why the volume appears in almost all graphs of technical terms.
Markets are motivated by psychological factors in addition to core values.
The demand for a given value increases or decreases according to the collective evaluation made by all the merchants concerning the real or perceived value of this value. For example, an announcement regarding the shares of the company. As a result, the demand for shares in the company could increase. A technical analyst wants to identify this by recognising the improvement in price action and the increase in the volume of operations.
Prices tend to change according to trends and patterns.
Public perceptions can change quickly. Sometimes these changes affect the stock market in general or the financial markets at large. Other times, these changes only affect a particular segment of the market or a specific action. However, most of the time, without concomitant "news" can explain "why" this movement takes place. This often shows that price movements are random. However, experience has been observed in both models and trends. A "trend" can be defined as the general direction of the price of a particular market during a given period.


A recent poll conducted of 750 voters (+/- 3.5% margin of error), in the Epsom electorate shows incumbent Epsom MP and ACT Party Leader, David Seymour, ahead with a strong 16-point lead.
When asked "With your electorate vote, which of these candidates would you vote to be the electorate MP for Epsom", David Seymour led on 46 per cent of decided voters, with National's Paul Goldsmith on 30 per cent, and both Labour's David Parker and Green's Julie Ann Genter* following on 11 per cent.
"I am heartened by today's result," said David Seymour, "it has been a tremendous privilege to represent the people of Epsom in Parliament over the last three years. Epsom voters understand the critical role they play to ensure a stable centre-right government by continuing to give me their electorate vote"
"This poll result is important, as it shows that every party vote for ACT will count. Only a Party vote for ACT will keep Winston Peters out of power and ensure a stable centre–right government for the next three years."
*Since the poll was conducted, the Green Party have nominated Barry Coates as the Epsom candidate.


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For the surrounding community of Danbury, CT 06811, the average sale price for similar homes to 30 Saddle Rock Rd is $255,446. The nearby schools are average and include King Street Primary School, King Street Intermediate School and Danbury High School. The overall crime risk for this area is low with 1 criminal and sex offenders residing within 1 mile. The natural disaster risk for this area includes very low earthquake risk, medium tornado risk, and minimal flood risk.
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Property Details: 30 Saddle Rock Rd
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I've currently got the Dell XPS 15 in for review, and for the most part, I think it's a fantastic machine to work on and I'll miss it when it's returned.
The standout feature on this laptop is of course that 4K InfinityEdge display; it's so good to work on with good viewing angles, a bright panel and rich colours. On some models however, probably yours too, the display tends to flicker when you're using Google Chrome — particularly when hovering over links or using the touch display.
Click on your Start menu icon, and then the Settings icon above it.
You should then see a grid of Windows Settings; click on the Devices icon.
Scroll down and at the bottom of the page, click on Devices and Printers.
That should have opened the Device Manager window. Now you need to double-click on the Display adapters option from the list, and then double-click on Intel HD Graphics 530 (yours may be different).
On the new window, select the Search automatically… option and follow the instructions. Your Dell XPS 15 should then update with new display drivers and the flickering issue should go away.
Has this helped you? Let me know in the comments!


It's been a while since I posted anything here. Allow me to indulge in some parental bragging for a moment. I ended up wanting to write more than 140 characters in twitter will allow, so I decided to dust off this old blog.
I am so proud of my son. I guess that also makes me proud of how my husband and I are raising him. Let me give you an example of why from this morning.
I didn't see much of it, only caught the tail end. What I did catch involved cooties, and the boys not liking the girls (although Robin was conflicted because of his crush on Starfire) because boys are better than girls. The girls were saying similar things about girls being better than boys. In the end, they all had to work together to defeat the cooties and put them back in whatever box they'd escaped from. Robin makes a big speech about how girls are superior to boys in every way, and then Beast Boy points out that only a boy could make such an awesome speech. Ha ha ha. The End. It's actually one of the funnier cartoons we let them watch.
And with that simple statement, I know I am raising him right. I know my husband and I are setting a great example. Because for all of the girl empowerment and sexism bashing (and outright mean spirited attacking of old white men scientist guys who say stupid things) going on in social media, he knows that it's not a competition. We are equal. Boys and girls. Men and women. We are all equal. That's where I hope we are heading, and that's what I hope my children are bringing into the world.


Thank you dear friend! It's always very inspiring to read your comments.Happy new year!
I love your decorations. You are so creative and the gingerbread bisuits look gorgeous. Thnaks for sharing your lovely photos.
Thank you so much Winifred for your kind words! Have a lovely new year!!!
Hello! I found your blog this weekend through Helen Philipps' blog and popped over when the name, Cream Linen, caught my attention. Your Christmas decorations are cheery with all the reds and creative pieces. The snowman in boots on the stairs is so cute. I like the look of the round basket tray and the white tray to hold a few items. Finally, the "dresser" in the country house (love it)! Thanks for sharing, and happy new year! Alexine, Maryland U.S.


We will not be having our regular social meeting on Friday, April 5th (room booking conflict).
Hope to see you all at our business meeting on Friday, April 19th!
At the beginning of this fiscal year for the club the Executive asked the Directors to write up a formal list of duties for the Equipment Manager position (the Equipment Manager is appointed by the club's Directors).
BARC Equipment Manager Duties Feb 2013 (pdf) is the list of duties that they have come up with (with a couple of wording edits by VA7KJW).
Please keep in mind that this list is not intended to cover HOW those duties are to be carried out … only WHAT the duties are. The next step in the process will cover the detailed procedures involved in carrying out each of the four duties.
We will be voting on these duties, as written in the above linked document, at our March 15th business meeting.
If you are a member in good standing and wish to vote but cannot attend the meeting please advise the Executive via email sent to club@ve7bar.org no later than Thursday, March 14th 10:00pm. Please include either what your vote is (yes or no) or the name of the person who is authorized to cast your vote at the meeting.


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I have linked my WordlessWednesday posts to http://wordlesswednesday.blogspot.in/ could you plz confirm if its the same linkup u are doing Esha. I was a bit confused for the last few weeks!
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At present, 29 U.S. states and Washington D.C. have legalized medical cannabis for the treatment of many conditions that cause chronic, debilitating pain. New York State is one of the states where it is legal, with a prescription from a physician approved to certify patients into the program.
While so many people have found unbelievable relief from medical cannabis, there will always be naysayers. People who don't understand the facts are often unwilling to accept the truth about controversial topics. However, it is clear from the numbers of patients who have found long-lasting pain relief, without the side effects, through continued medical marijuana use that it's time to dispel the untruths, or myths, and get the word out.
Medical marijuana for pain relief is real, effective, and safe.
And, there is no reason you should not talk with Dr. Jahan Chaudhry, MD, founder of the Long Island Compassionate Medical Center. He will evaluate you and determine if you are a candidate for New York State's Medical Marijuana program for long lasting pain relief with little to no side effects.
Pain is a debilitating condition that keeps people from enjoying productive lives. Period. Medical marijuana treatment for pain is not about getting high; it's about obtaining relief from the overwhelming discomfort many feel for prolonged periods due to many treatable conditions.
It's about pain relief, not about getting high.
Myth No 1: There has been no research about the efficacy of medical marijuana.
WRONG! Israel, always on the cutting edge of technology and medical research, has been studying the impact of medical cannabis for pain relief for more than 50 years! Israel legalized medical marijuana for pain relief back in the 1990's. It's ridiculous to say that no research has been conducted about medical marijuana.
Myth No. 2: No one has proven medical cannabis to be effective for pain relief.
Millions of people are experiencing pain relief thanks to medical marijuana programs in 29 U.S. states. While there is no federal program in the United States legalizing medical cannabis (at present, legalization is on a state-by-state basis), many countries around the world offer people suffering from pain access to medical marijuana.
It makes absolutely no sense to say there is no proof that medical cannabis is effective for pain relief. Clearly, medical marijuana has wide-ranging medicinal value. The number of registered medical cannabis patients worldwide is growing daily.
Myth No. 3: Cannabis leads to use of harder drugs.
Medical marijuana is not a gateway drug in any way. In fact, medical cannabis is much safer for pain relief than addictive opioids.
People who choose to try hard drugs do so because of availability and attitude; they want to experiment with them. People who take medical marijuana do so because it is a safe and effective way to relieve pain. It's not about the high; it's about pain relief.
Myth No. 4. There is a huge danger of overdosing on medical marijuana.
There have been no reported deaths in the United States attributed to cannabis overdose.
When you compare "zero medical marijuana deaths" to the ever-rising fatalities attributed to FDA-approved synthetic drugs, the story is clear. Medical cannabis is a safe way to relieve chronic, debilitating pain in New York and throughout the country.
Myth No. 5: People take medical cannabis just to get high.
No one chooses to be in pain. If you are suffering from debilitating chronic pain from any number of qualifying conditions, you are not thinking about getting high. You want long-lasting relief from pain. Safe, effective and long-lasting pain relief is available with medical cannabis in Long Island.
Contact New York pain management physician Dr. Jahan Chaudhry, M.D., at the Long Island Compassionate Medical Center to learn more about treating chronic pain with medical marijuana.


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Q: memory allocation limit for a 32-bit app on a 64-bit system Is the max limitation for malloc (virtual heap I guess?) for a 32-bit app on a 64-bit system (Windows 2003 SP2 x64, to be specific) 2GB?
I'm basically trying to push a program beyond that with no luck. So I was wondering if that holds true for ALL 32-bit apps on Win x64 bit platforms.
Thank you!

A: You should link your application with /LARGEADDRESSAWARE to make more than 2GB available to the application. Then you can use up to 4GB on a 64-bit OS in a 32-bit application.

A: 32-bit apps have a virtual address space allowing up to 4GB to be addressed on a 64-bit version of windows.
The 4-Gigabyte Tuning section in the Win32 and COM Development doc on MSDN, explains the /LARGEADDRESSAWARE linker switch. Switching it on will allow 32-bit apps to address up to 4GB of memory.
See the Memory Management section in the MSDN Library. Use of the WIN32 memory management services functions provides functionality that is not available in the C run-time library.  Whether or not you need this functionality is up to you.

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HHS Releases Notice Concerning 2017 Federal Poverty Guidelines
July 1, 2016—Today, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) published an Information Memorandum with updated federal poverty guidelines (FPG) for Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2017. These FFY 2017 numbers are based on the guidelines that the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation (ASPE) of HHS originally issued on January 25, 2016. The FPG is one of the income criteria that LIHEAP grantees can use in determining household eligibility.
LIHEAPs may choose to adopt these poverty guidelines at this time. However, they will be required to adopt them by October 1, 2016, the beginning of FFY 2017, or by the beginning of the grantees' 2017 fiscal year, whichever is later. According to LIHEAP regulations, grantees can establish the maximum household income for LIHEAP eligibility at either 150 percent of these federal poverty guidelines, or at 60 percent of state median income (SMI). The FFY 2017 guidelines are shown in the table below.
In the coming fiscal year, the eligibility for a family of four at 150 percent of FPG increases $75 from that of FFY 2016. In FFY 2016, a family of four at 150 percent of poverty would include households that brought in up to $36,375 in income. In the upcoming fiscal year, a family of four at 150 percent of FPG will include households that earn up to $36,450.
Federal Poverty Guidelines for FFY 2017
For all states (except Alaska and Hawaii) and for the District of Columbia.
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1 $11,880 $13,068 $14,850 $17,820 $20,790 $21,978 $23,760
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Sources: HHS, LIHEAP Clearinghouse


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She was born in 1933 and, as a child, was a talented pianist. She was born in 1933 and, as a child, was a talented pianist. Nobody's Fault But Mine 15. Ain't Got No, I Got Life Groovefinder Remix Volume 2 01. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 09. I Get Along Without You Very Well 15. As Nina Simone she recorded over forty albums during a long and distinguished career that stretched over five decades.
Soon the audience could watch Nina as an actress, singer, dancer and pianist in one. Nina Simone Eunice Waymon is an outstanding American singer with a notoriously difficult nature, exemplary devotion to art, and many-faceted talent. I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl 10. Her numerous albums and wonderful concerts are a marvelous testament to her passion and power. It Be's That Way Sometimes 05. I Get Along Without You Very Well 15. For document of Nina being a powerhouse live, look no further.
In 1959 Nina produced her first nationwide hit, I Loves You Porgy, to peak second in rhythm-and-blues charts. Her heartfelt songs remain in the public consciousness to this day, having been made famous by both her and by those who re-recorded them. The House Of The Rising Sun 16. My Man's Gone Now 18. She has inspired many legendary artists including Jeff Buckley, Aretha Franklin and The Animals; artists who have, in turn, inspired further generations.
How Long Must I Wander 06. It was classic jazz that she used for basis of her music with skilful addition of elements of many other trends. Seems I'm Never Tired Of Lovin' You 11. Sie können die magnetische Verbindung zu Ressourcen durch die Software, wie z. How Long Must I Wander 06.
I Loves You Porgy 6. She released close to 50 studio and live albums during her proper career, and the amount of compilations and unofficial albums from shady labels brings that number closer to 75. I Shall Be Released 04. When I Was A Young Girl. Her new albums were of little interest to the audience.
Many further albums followed, with Simone retaining full artistic control as singer, songwriter and arranger. I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel To Be Free 9. I Put A Spell On You 5. Once she had tried playing piano and singing at the same time, she decided to combine them every time she gave a concert. You get a glimpse of the different direction Nina could have taken her music if she resolved to stay famous as just a jazz pianist; this is the smoothest, most cocktail hour ready album in her discography. I Loves You Porgy 06.
I Get Along Without You Very Well Except Sometimes 15. Nobody's Fault But Mine 15. It features incredible covers of songs by Aretha, the Byrds, Pete Seeger, and more, and was out of print in the U. Seems I'm Never Tired Lovin' You 11. Nina spent the nineties struggling with her health troubles, which forced her to cancel a number of performances. Wir speichern keine Ressourcen und Torrents Dateien nur zu indizieren Torrents Metainformationen und Suchdienste bieten. The House Of The Rising Sun 16.
Just Say I Love Him English Version. As Nina Simone she recorded over forty albums during a long and distinguished career that stretched over five decades. Server: Filesh Nina Simone-The Very Best of Nina Simone Vol 2 Mp3 320kbps The Very Best of Nina Simone, Vol. She did not care who the author was, or what genre the song belonged to. Black Is The Colour Of My True Love's Hair 13.
Her numerous albums and wonderful concerts are a marvelous testament to her passion and power. Many further albums followed, with Simone retaining full artistic control as singer, songwriter and arranger. In early 1964, Nina signed with Philips Records, who released this album as her first for them. She was born in Tyron, North Carolina, 21 February, 1933. During my quest to , I found out that none of those pieces of media were pausing to tell you about which albums by her were the best. She died, aged 70, in 2003, after a long battle with cancer. She was described variously as a jazz singer, a soul singer, and a folk singer - really she was all of these and more.


Millennials: less lame than you thought.
Millennials have a reputation for being difficult, entitled, and spoiled.
New research finds that actually, they're optimistic, resilient, hard workers.
Their much-maligned "helicopter parents" are likely a big reason they're turning out well.
A few years ago, I sat in on a research presentation on millennials at a prominent bank, sequestered so high in a midtown Manhattan skyscraper that the snow outside the windows turned to rain by the time it hit the ground.
I was one of two millennial attendees in a packed room.
Armed with a folder of research compiled by Gen Xers and Baby Boomers, I returned to my trendy open plan office and told my millennial coworkers that the experience had felt a lot like it must feel to be an endangered snow leopard, watching zookeepers whisper about you on the other side of the glass.
Hello? I'm right here. Why doesn't anyone ask me?
Since then, I've had a pet theory that is, admittedly, not based on any type of evidence other than anecdata: Older generations complaining about younger generations has little to do with the younger generations themselves — it's just the pattern that has played out for the past dozen generations or so, amplified by the echo chamber that is the internet.
Turns out I might not be so far off base.
A new study released by boutique firm 747 Insights in partnership with consumer intelligence platform Collaborata found that the generational differences boil down to only three primary factors: age, societal norms, and technology.
The study, called "Generation Nation," surveyed over 4,000 Americans from their late teens to their early 70s to find out how they feel about everything from work to friendships to brands, and analyzed their responses. Millennials were defined as people born 1981-1997, meaning they're currently ages 20-36.
"What we've learned in our Generation Nation deep-dive is that, while behavior and beliefs may be influenced by generations, they're dictated by life stages," wrote the researchers, who decided to do this research to have cross-generational data points after years of studying millennials specifically. "In other words, how Gen Z is today is just as Gen X would have been today had Gen Xers been born 35 years later."
I spoke to principal researcher Michael Wood about the report, and floated my theory by him. Are millennials really so entitled, and lazy, and difficult to deal with? (You know you've heard it.) Why is hating on millennials so popular?
"If you go back in time, Boomers were also referred to as the 'me generation,'" Wood told me. "We've always carried biases against people who are younger than we are."
He continued: "I think part of why you hear so much about millennials is because they were a generation that was really set up to do so well. There was so much promise around millennials because of technology and the internet and how strong the economy was — this is a generation that held so much promise. Just their size alone made them a force to be reckoned with." There are over 75 million of us, according to Pew.
In fact, he said — you'll love this — older generations might even have been jealous of the younger generation, the one dominating the conversation, taking a piece of everything from workplace culture to politics. Millennials had it good, Wood said, and there may have been an element of "people wanting to bring them down a notch."
But then, after all that promise: the recession. The student debt crisis. The unemployment numbers. Things weren't going so well for millennials.
Still, one of Wood's standout findings from the research was the incredible resilience of millennials. "They're still very upbeat, they've very hopeful, and they have a positive outlook on their generation and what they're going to contribute to the greater good," he said. "I find that fascinating and reassuring, and it confirms what we've always believed."
Millennials can make excellent employees.
In the report, millennials were more likely than other generations to agree with statements expressing a desire to make the world a better place, confirming a purpose in life, and projecting a confidence in the US, the government, and each other to work together to solve problems.
Plus, here's a sentence from the report to inspire some teeth-gnashing: "Playing against type, millennials are actually an employer's dream." This is largely because millennials are willing to work hard for an employer who supports them, and they tend to blur the lines between life and work — they're more willing than members of other generations to catch up on work during their personal time. "Millennials truly care about their work," wrote the researchers. "And they care about it beyond being a means to a paycheck."
If the urge to roll your eyes is getting to be too much, you might like to hear Wood's best guess at why millennials are so darn resilient: It's thanks to their parents.
That's right — those "helicopter parents" suffocating their progeny might have been doing something very right.
When surveyed, 77% of millennials said they enjoyed spending time with their parents, about the same as the two older generations and, understandably, a larger percentage than the teenage Gen Z.
The "frank conversations and realistic relationships" many members of the generation can boast with their parents may have helped them become "honest and transparent and very candid," in Wood's words.
"For so long, people talked about the millennials as having helicopter parents, and them being unprepared, and their parents doing everything for them," he explained. "They were entitled and they weren't hard workers. I think they surprised a lot of people because they're turning out to not be that at all."


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Equinix Launch 5th Data Center in Singapore SG5
Cloud, Data Center, Energy
$144 MILLION INITIAL INVESTMENT
Equinix, Inc. has just announced the expansion of its Asian portfolio with its fifth International Business Exchange™ (IBX) data center in Singapore, to be named SG5.
Equinix SG5 is a new purpose-built, nine-story facility that will be located at the Tanjong Kling data center park. With four current IBX data centers spread across the city-island-nation, SG5 is expected to strengthen Equinix's cross-island presence and bolster Singapore's Smart Nation initiative.
"As the global economy and the Asia-Pacific region continue to grow, we see a strong demand for digital infrastructure to support business growth. This is especially evident in Singapore, which is proving to be a key hub for digital business in the region," said Jeremy Deutsch, President, Equinix Asia-Pacific.
"Traditional infrastructure is struggling to keep up with this digital demand, leading enterprises to explore hybrid and multicloud options to further their transformation. The SG5 IBX data center aims to create more opportunities for enterprises in the region to build a strong digital foundation, enabling them to develop into the digital leaders of tomorrow."
With an initial investment of $144 million, the first phase of SG5 is expected to have a capacity for 1,300 cabinets and approximately 18,400 square feet of colocation space. Upon full build, the data center is planned to accommodate approximately 5,000 cabinets, with a total colocation space of about 129,000 square feet.
In Asia-Pacific, Equinix currently has 46 IBX data centers spread across Australia, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Japan and Singapore. The company claims to have used 75% renewable energy in Asia-Pacific as at Q3 2020, and SG5 is expected to maintain this margin through the adoption of a number of green features such as motion-activated LED lights, automated control and regulation of motors, as well as hot aisle containment and ceiling plenum infrastructure.
The first phase of SG5 is scheduled to open in the first half 2021, providing an initial capacity for about 1,300 cabinets.


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NIU update regarding employees charged in 'coffee fund' investigation
Allegations of employee misconduct are of grave concern to Northern Illinois University's leaders and our community. Because of this concern and upon being advised of the existence of a private 'coffee fund' bank account, the university immediately initiated an investigation on Aug. 3 to discover the truth behind the 'coffee fund' bank account, its purpose and history. NIU's police department was assigned to conduct the investigation the very day the initial allegation was received.
According to NIU Police and Public Safety spokesperson Sgt. Alan Smith, the department turned over its findings from the 'coffee fund' investigation directly to the DeKalb County State's Attorney on Sept. 4. He said although findings were submitted to the State's Attorney, the department's investigation related to the case is ongoing.
NIU administrators continue to cooperate with what has been labeled by the NIU police as an ongoing criminal investigation. The university respects the State's Attorney's authority to investigate and bring charges and is mindful that each employee remains innocent until the adjudicatory process establishes otherwise.
After a thorough review of state civil service statutes and regulations as well as university employment policies and practices, Northern Illinois University has placed each of the eight employees charged as a result of the 'coffee fund' investigation on administrative leave. During the administrative leave period the eight employees—in accordance with state civil service statutes and university policy—will receive regular salary.
A total of nine were charged by the DeKalb County State's Attorney's Office on Tuesday, Oct. 16, as a result of the investigation. The ninth person is no longer an employee of NIU.
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Within an hour of its release, those representing certain sectors of agriculture had their statements prepared and sent out to various media organizations. Their opinion of Canada's Food Guide was largely determined by where their commodity ended up on the new plate.
Although Health Canada made it clear dairy was "still on the plate," health officials reiterated taht if a person were to choose to consume dairy they should make sure it's low in fat and to also incorporate lots of fruits and veggies. This raised the eyebrows of the Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) as they remain concerned that the updated food guide does not reflect the most recent and mounting scientific evidence available.
The DFC also wants to remind consumers that milk products are a key source of six of the eight nutrients that most Canadians already fall short of: calcium, magnesium, zinc, vitamin A, vitamin D, and potassium.
With the new guide having a heavy focus on plant-based foods, it comes as no surprise the Plant-Based Foods of Canada (PBFC) group welcomes the news. The group is comprised of food companies that make and market plant-based products. These companies include Beyond Meat Canada, Hain Celestial, Earth's Own Foods, Sol Cuisine, and many others.
PBFC is a division of Foods & Consumer Products of Canada (FCPC) the largest trade association representing food, beverage, and consumer goods manufacturers in Canada.
The group claims the increase of "flexitarian," vegetarian, and vegan lifestyles, and the health benefits associated with these trends, as well as concerns about sustainability are putting the spotlight on plant proteins.
A quick look at the Food Guide plate and one can tell meat is no longer a focus. The Canadian Cattlemen's Association (CCA) says lean red meat, such as beef, is rightfully acknowledged as a nutrient rich and healthy protein in the new Food Guide. However, the organization, along with the Canadian Pork Council, are quick to point out Health Canada grouped both animal protein and plant-based protein in the same category even though the two are not equivalent, as plant-based proteins lack certain amino acids (making them "incomplete" protein sources).
The CCA added that Health Canada missed the opportunity to inform Canadians of the nutritional benefits of eating lean beef as a protein source. It would be unfortunate if Canadians interpret this bias toward plant-based proteins as a signal to remove red meat from their diets.
The Cattlemen's Association also pointed out Canadian farmers and ranchers are leaders in environmental stewardship and sustainability. Raising beef cattle in Canada accounts for 2.4 per cent of Canada's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. On a global scale, GHG emissions from Canadian beef production accounts for 0.04 per cent of global GHG emissions — one of the lowest greenhouse gas footprints in the world.


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I was wondering if there would be a way to highlight multiple rows based off of two distinct number patterns detected across  the rows. Only one number either a 0 or 1 will appear in each cell but I am trying to detect the pattern across the row in three different cells like in the picture I provided. The two patterns I am looking to highlight are 0 0 0 and 0 1 0.
I'm open to a formula or VBA code I'm just lost as to how to structure this.

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A member of Iraq Bikers, the first Iraqi biker group, drives with an Iraqi flag on his motorbike in Baghdad, Iraq in December 2018.
Weaving in and out of traffic, only the lucky few ride Harley Davidsons — a rare and expensive brand in Iraq — while others make do with bikes pimped-up to look something like the "Easy Rider" dream machines.
Bilal al Bayati, leading the first Iraqi biker group, talks to the team before a ride on the streets of Baghdad, Iraq, in December 2018. Bayati founded the group in 2012.
"It is absolutely prohibited to talk politics among members," Bayati said as he sat with fellow bikers in a shisha cafe, a regular hangout for members.
"Whenever politics is mentioned, the members are warned once or twice and then expelled. We no longer have the strength to endure these tragedies or to repeat them," he said, referring to sectarian violence.
"It is absolutely prohibited to talk politics among members."
But while their style is unmistakably US-inspired — at least one of Bayati's cohorts wears a helmet emblazoned with the stars and stripes — these bikers fly the Iraqi flag from the panniers of their machines.
The Iraq Bikers — who now number 380 — are men of all ages, social classes and various faiths. One of their most recent events was taking part in Army Day celebrations.
Some are in the military, the police and even the Popular Mobilization Forces, a grouping of mostly Shi'ite militias which have taken part in the fight to oust Islamic State from Iraq in the last three years.
"It is a miniature Iraq," said member Ahmed Haidar, 36, who works with an international relief agency.
"We don't have a Harley Davidson franchise here," said Kadhim Naji, a mechanic who specializes in turning ordinary motorbikes into something special.
"So what we do is we alter the motorbike, so it looks similar ... and it is cheaper."


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IRAN WARNS OF OIL DISRUPTION
June 4, 2006 / WhoDaresWins / American Intelligence News, Iran
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran's top leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, warned Sunday that oil shipments from the Gulf region would be disrupted if the United States attacked his nation.
Khamenei also insisted in a speech broadcast live on state-run radio that Tehran will not give up its right to produce nuclear fuel. He added that Iran is not seeking a nuclear bomb as the West suspects.
"If you make any mistake (invade Iran), definitely shipment of energy from this region will be seriously jeopardized. You have to know this," Khamenei said.
He added that if there was a disruption, the United States and its allies could not secure all the oil shipments that transit close to Iran's coast. Much of the world's oil supply passes through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, which links the Gulf to the Indian Ocean and separates Iran from the Arabian Peninsula.
"You will never be able to protect energy supply in this region. You will not be able to do it," he said, addressing the West.
Khamenei, however, did not specify how oil supplies would be disrupted and insisted Iran would not start any war.
"We won't be the initiator of war," he said.
Iran is the world's fourth-largest oil exporter and second-biggest power within the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries. Iranian officials repeatedly have ruled out using oil as a weapon in the nuclear standoff with the West.
Western nations have offered an incentives package to persuade Iran to halt its uranium enrichment program. If Tehran refuses, the nations threaten U.N. sanctions.
Enrichment can produce either fuel for a nuclear reactor or material for a warhead.
The United States and other Western nations suspect Iran's nuclear program is intended to produce weapons. Tehran insists it is only for generating electricity.
The supreme leader's harsh rhetoric came a day after President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said a breakthrough in negotiations over Tehran's contentious nuclear program was possible and welcomed unconditional talks with all parties, including the United States.
In a major policy shift, the United States agreed this week to join France, Britain and Germany in talks with Iran, provided Tehran suspends all suspect nuclear activities. It would be the first major public negotiations between Washington and Tehran in more than 25 years.
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov welcomed the U.S. offer of direct talks, Rossiya state television reported Sunday. Moscow has offered to host Iran's uranium enrichment effort if it agrees to end domestic uranium enrichment, but Tehran has rejected that link.
Ahmadinejad said late Saturday his government would not rush to judge the incentives package.
Khamenei appeared to be taking a tougher line Sunday.
"That a country has no right to achieve proficiency in nuclear technology means it has to beg a few Western and European countries for energy in the next 20 years," he said. "Which honest leader is ready to accept this?"
Khamenei said Iran was not a threat to any country and that Tehran was not seeking nuclear weapons.
"We have not threatened any neighbor … accusations that we are seeking nuclear bomb is wrong, a sheer lie," he said.
"We have no target to use a nuclear bomb. It's against Islamic teachings."
However, Ahmadinejad repeatedly has questioned
Israel's right to exist and said in October the Jewish state should be "wiped off the map."
Khamenei insisted Sunday that the production and maintenance of an atomic bomb would "impose a lot of irrelevant costs," and a state like Iran did not need such a weapon.
"Unlike the U.S., we have no claim to dominate the world," he added.
The supreme leader told his nation that pressure on Iran to cease nuclear research stemmed solely from the United States and its close allies.
Khamenei said Iran had "sound and good relations" with Europe, as well as with the Arab world and Russia.
"There is no consensus against Iran. This is a lie by the U.S. and few other U.S. supporters," he said.
"Some 116 member states of the Non-Aligned Movement supported Iran's brave achievements in nuclear technology," Khamenei said, referring to a support motion passed at a NAM meeting last month.
NAM, the world's biggest bloc after the
United Nations, comprises mostly developing countries and anti-U.S. nations such as
North Korea and Cuba. Its support motion to Iran is purely moral.
"Consensus is among a few monopolist countries. Their consensus is of no value," insisted Khamenei.
His comments came as European Union diplomacy chief Javier Solana was expected in Tehran to deliver the package of incentives agreed upon Thursday by the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council and Germany.


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WTO appellate body against the ruling. "India has a system in place for import of poultry products through sanitary import permits (SIP)," Sitharaman said.
"SIPs are granted for import of poultry products only after detailed risk analysis from the angle of human and animal safety," the minister said in her reply.
The minister said that import of poultry products are allowed from the country which are free from highly pathogenic and low pathogenic avian influenza.
"Moreover, at present, the customs duty on chicken legs has been retained at India's bound rate of duty, which is the maximum permissible level of duty committed to the WTO," the minister added.


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Celebrating Collaboration Between Parents and Principals
March 03, 2016 | Written By: Healthy Schools Campaign
Ten years ago, Luis Soria was the first principal to speak at the first annual Principals' Breakfast back in 2007. We organized that first Principals' Breakfast as Chicago Public Schools (CPS) was rolling out new wellness policies. There was no real mechanism at the time for making an announcement and informing parents about what these policies were, why they were important and what how parents could work together with principals to support implementation.
Soria, now a network chief in CPS, spoke last week at the 10th annual Principals' Breakfast, an event hosted by Healthy Schools Campaign. This annual event brings together parents and principals who participate in our Parents United for Healthy Schools coalition and principals whose schools participate in our Fit to Learn professional development program or our Space to Grow schoolyard transformation program.
Although each parent and principal might interact with Healthy School Campaign in a different program, everyone was in attendance because they care about our kids and students and are dedicated to ensuring that all students—regardless of race or socioeconomic status—attend school in healthy environments that allow them to thrive.
Soria spoke about why recess was important and how Ellen Mitchell Elementary School prioritized and implemented recess before it was CPS policy. "When students have healthy school environments that promote healthy eating in the classroom and beyond and provide adequate physical activity opportunities, they are better prepared to learn," Soria said.
Since then, the annual breakfast has served as an opportunity to introduce and reinforce strategies for making schools healthier places. A lot has changed in the past 10 years. The work of principals and parents has helped bring recess back to CPS, championed Breakfast in the Classroom, advocated for healthier school food, pioneered the formation of more than 60 wellness teams and collected signatures in support of daily physical education.
Principal Dana Butler from Irma C. Ruiz Elementary also spoke at the breakfast. Recently, the school has been working hard to move away from unhealthy fundraisers—like candy bar sales—and move toward healthy ones—like a recent successful walk-a-thon. Ruiz Elementary recently found out it achieved Level 1 status—the second highest of five ratings according to CPS' School Quality Rating Policy. "I truly believe that creating a school environment that values the health of my students is one of the key strategies that led us to this achievement," Butler said.
Butler called on his fellow principals and parents to step up to the plate. "Leadership at every level matters—from the student's parent modeling healthy habits at home, to the teacher reinforcing learning concepts with health promoting messages, to the principal prioritizing a school culture that supports students in practicing healthy habits, and to the district leaders that set the tone for and communicate school priorities," he said.
Soria and Butler represent two of the dozens of principals we've worked with over the past decade. We honored dozens more at the breakfast with the Champions for Student Health and Wellness award.
In addition to recognizing the hard work of principals and parents over the last decade, the Principals' Breakfast also serves as a starting point for the work ahead. This year, we asked principals and parents to:
Commit to regularly convening their school wellness team and work towards achieving the district's Healthy CPS certification.
Ensure the school meal program is the best it can be by making key decisions around recess scheduling, availability of white milk, school celebrations and fundraisers.
Integrate healthy principles into their own lives through healthy food in the staff lounges, afterschool fitness classes for staff and families and modeling other healthy behaviors.
When principals, parents and the community work together, it's truly incredible the strides we can make in ensuring schools are healthier places for all of our children to learn. We're looking forward to seeing the amazing changes principals and parents can create in the next decade.
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Topics: Chicago Policy, Environmental Health, Healthy Schools Campaign, School Food, Uncategorized
Tags: Dana Butler, Healthy CPS, Luis Soria, Principals' Breakfast


Hopefully you will not score too many bogeys here at Homewood Municipal Golf Course. Homewood Municipal Golf Course has pretty roughs, and golf courses like these are nice. This is a great golf course.
who take care of the golf course and all the wonderful golf playing have people coming from far and wide.
Municipal Golf Course in Iowa is a great selection. Homewood Municipal Golf Course is a fantastically popular old favorite golf course among people in Ames.
These outdoors activities are available near Homewood Municipal Golf Course.


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I have written an article for a ham magazine and am doing some fine tuning on it. The article is showing amateur radio and weather as a dual type hobby.
I was wondering if anyone can tell me if they have used their weather station to help amateur radio and how and if your weather station hobby is integrated with your ham hobby.
Hi, I display this at the bottom of my webpage, & it can be got from here. I'm not an amateur just a keen CB'er.
I have our ARES/RACES banner at the bottom of my site and we used my weather from the EOC last time we were activated do to a weather System.
Hello to the Group. My name is Don and I am located in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, near the City of Harrisonburg.
I'm Chris, G3SQU. Moderately active on HF CW in Newcastle upon Tyne. Currently trying to get all my PC applications working under Linux (Ubuntu 16.0LTS right now) and the weather station is pretty well the last one. Maybe Raspberry Pi is the best route, but I've yet to decide about which way to go with microcomputers/controllers!
KO4JY here, I have also operated as PJ6/KO4JY and still hold the call ZF1KM from the time I lived in Cayman. Located in Southeast Virginia, USA.
I'm active on VHF/UHF/HF 80-6m and random others when experimenting.
Blaxland, Blue Mountains (Nr. Sydney), Australia.
Well, how have I missed this little group for so long?
I'm John, VK2BZB. My original call was VK2VPG, a novice licence, in the late '70s (1979, I think). I upgraded to a full-call (unlimited) licence a couple of years later. In the intervening years I have held VK2FG, VK2IUI and then back to my original unlimited call-sign I now use.
In the early years I worked HF frequencies, the majority of that on ICW. Later, when I could afford it, I bought rigs for 2-metres and 70 Cm and spent most of my time on those bands. On 2-metres, apart from local chit-chat on repeaters, I concentrated on 2 M SSB. My rig at that time was a Kenwood TS711A (30W PEP on SSB) with a homebrewed amplifier to lift the signal to 100W) and a pre-amp, also homebrewed, with about 30db of gain and an S/N ratio of less than 1.5db. The aerial system was a pair of horizontally polarised 13-element yagis stacked vertically at about 1.5 wavelengths mounted at about 15 metres above ground level and excited via a hybrid 600 ohm/52 ohm feedline. With that setup I held briefly (for <5-minutes) the record for the longest distance Australian contact on that band. At least I can claim the first recorded contact on 2-metres which was from VK2 to VK6. Oh, such fame!
Since those halcyon days the pressure of work and periods of impecunity led to me not renewing my call - hence the later ones. Now, I'm virtually inactive on all bands although I still have the Kenwood 711A and a Kenwood 820 along with my 70 Cm rig, an Icom (something or other) which is capable of 75W output. My aerials? I'm too embarrassed to say.
Carl here. Been VO2KDS since moving to Labrador, Canada in 1997. Started off as VE2KDS in New Brunswick after getting more interested in radio shortly free marrying into a family with a long history in Ham radio. Was stictly VHF until my father-in-law passed on his Kenwood TS-430. Worked a good number of stations in the last year or so, softly Europe and some in South America. He then gave me his Yaesu 757GX this summer and I've not yet worked any stations.My antenna setup is a G5RV 25 feet up facing NW and SE.
Hi, passed my UK foundation licence this week, my call sign is M6PKH .
Username gives it away.... Phil G7BZD, ex-south Birmingham, UK, Shirley. Now 11+ years located on the Isle of Wight.
Not far from The Needles, which when its blowing seem to get some good wind speeds recorded.
Have a slightly defunct WM-918 slowly failing, but now being replaced by a WMR-300, with 2 sets of sensors.
Not so active this year, re-discovered soldering kits and going walking with my cameras.
Hope to get the shack warmed up soon. FT1000mp mk5 and a couple of other bits of kit.
Just registered on the site. Have always had an interest in weather, as well as ham radio. Licensed since 1972. Awaiting a WS-2902 Ambient weather station, and hopefully will figure out how to get the date to APRS. Still learning in that regard.
I used to use CB back in the 1970s and 80s, then pretty much dropped the hobby and just about a month ago got my "Technician" license. I'm mostly on the 2m and 70cm bands (if I listen, it is on repeater WC8VOA which also has an Echolink hookup). Maybe I'll add HF after getting my "General" license so I can use SSB on more bands.
Greetings to all. Ambient 2902A 7 miles south of Blue Ridge, Georgia.
I passed my intermediate licence in July 2018 so my call sign is now 2E0PKH, hopping to get a full licence by the end of the year.


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