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Professor Green
Professor Green is battered and bloated after hernia operation went wrong: 'I look and feel like s***t'
After his hernia surgery went wrong Pro Green fell victim to depression
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Professor Green has taken to Instagram to share a topless selfie of himself after his hernia operation went wrong.
And no, he's not showing off his hot bod - Pro Green is admitting that he looks and feels "like s***t".
Admitting that he's battled depression since his surgery in April, the rapper - real name Stephen Manderson - is determined to turn his life around.
"There's no after pic yet, this is the beginning of the journey," he wrote on Instagram.
Professor Green is scarred and bloated after his surgery went wrong (Image: ProfessorGreen/Instagram)
Pro Green in hospital earlier this year (Image: Internet Unknown)
"People are shlags and only post a view into their (often unrealistic) 'perfect world'," he commented.
"I've been a shlag to all things bad; a shlag to my depression, a shlag to drink, a shlag to the sesh, a shlag to not creating, a shlag to distracting myself from the one thing that truly makes me happy - music.
"I've been a shlag to EVERYTHING NEGATIVE. After surgery going wrong this year it slumped me, I look and feel like sh**."
He added: "If I still look like this in 6 months then I've failed. If there hasn't been a whole load of new music then I've failed. No one is going to sort me out for me, so I figured it's probably time I did it for myself. I can't have a dad bod without bloody having a kid first! And I can't leave music behind knowing I haven't peaked yet... the stuff I've started is the best yet - time to get it finished.
Earlier this year, Pro Green revealed the harrowing extent of what caused him to be re-admitted after his op, as he revealed a string of complications including a collapsed lung and pneumonia, before explaining that he is now on the mend.
Taking to his Instagram account, the Back On The Market rapper, 33, revealed he'd been left in a serious and agonising state following an operation to fix a hernia, stating he'd been close to having his "entire life taken away" from him as he shared a series of graphic snaps.
Professor Green has revealed the harrowing extent of his recent stay in hospital, as he revealed he'd suffered a string of complications (Image: Instagram/professorgreen)
He spent longer in hospital than expected (Image: Instagram)
Posting a selfie from his hospital bed, alongside a string of candid images of his body, the rapper explained to his fans that while he was "getting better", the last week had seen him fighting to pull-back from a serious state.
Setting the record straight, he revealed he was on "the mend" despite being only one of two people to have an allergic reaction to the medical mesh surgeons used to fix his hernia.
"I've had a giggle on instagram but here's the reality," he started, before explaining how serious his condition has been. "I didn't wanna worry anyone, least of all my nan [to know this].
Taking to his Instagram account, the Back On The Market rapper, 33, revealed he'd been left in a serious and agonising state following an operation to fix a hernia (Image: Instagram/professorgreen)
"I came back to hospital with pneumonia, a partially collapsed lung, distension, fluid build up and ileus (my guts had shut down). I'm getting better. Everything is starting to work again, all my bloods are looking better and I finally got some sleep last night [sic].
"If I seemed a bit emotional at times it's been because I've been awake most hours of each day and it becomes quite a lot like torture when you have your entire life taken away from you and you're stuck in a room in the most uncomfortable and painful situation you've ever been in (I've only been taking paracetamol as opioids make the problem even worse), not to mention the anxiety that comes with not knowing why any of this is happening [sic]."
Posting a selfie from his hospital bed, alongside a string of candid images of his body (Image: Instagram/professorgreen)
The rapper explained to his fans that while he was "getting better", the last week had seen him fighting to pull-back from a serious state (Image: Instagram/professorgreen)
Referring to the episode, he referred to his complications jokingly as "f***ery", before declaring: "For anyone who thought I was making a mountain out of a molehill..: I don't even wish this upon you [sic]" (Image: Instagram/professorgreen)
Referring to the episode, he referred to his complications jokingly as "f***ery".
He added: "For anyone who thought I was making a mountain out of a molehill..: I don't even wish this upon you [sic]."
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namespace jet {

//!
//! \brief 2-D Fluid-Implicit Particle (FLIP) implementation.
//!
//! This class implements 2-D Fluid-Implicit Particle (FLIP) solver from the
//! SIGGRAPH paper, Zhu and Bridson 2005. By transfering delta-velocity field
//! from grid to particles, the FLIP solver achieves less viscous fluid flow
//! compared to the original PIC method.
//!
//! \see Zhu, Yongning, and Robert Bridson. "Animating sand as a fluid."
//!     ACM Transactions on Graphics (TOG). Vol. 24. No. 3. ACM, 2005.
//!
class FlipSolver2 : public PicSolver2 {
 public:
    class Builder;

    //! Default constructor.
    FlipSolver2();

    //! Constructs solver with initial grid size.
    FlipSolver2(
        const Size2& resolution,
        const Vector2D& gridSpacing,
        const Vector2D& gridOrigin);

    //! Default destructor.
    virtual ~FlipSolver2();

    //! Returns the PIC blending factor.
    double picBlendingFactor() const;

    //!
    //! \brief  Sets the PIC blending factor.
    //!
    //! This function sets the PIC blendinf factor which mixes FLIP and PIC
    //! results when transferring velocity from grids to particles in order to
    //! reduce the noise. The factor can be a value between 0 and 1, where 0
    //! means no blending and 1 means full PIC. Default is 0.
    //!
    //! \param[in]  factor The blending factor.
    //!
    void setPicBlendingFactor(double factor);

    //! Returns builder fox FlipSolver2.
    static Builder builder();

 protected:
    //! Transfers velocity field from particles to grids.
    void transferFromParticlesToGrids() override;

    //! Transfers velocity field from grids to particles.
    void transferFromGridsToParticles() override;

 private:
    double _picBlendingFactor = 0.0;
    Array2<float> _uDelta;
    Array2<float> _vDelta;
};

//! Shared pointer type for the FlipSolver2.
typedef std::shared_ptr<FlipSolver2> FlipSolver2Ptr;

//!
//! \brief Front-end to create FlipSolver2 objects step by step.
//!
class FlipSolver2::Builder final
    : public GridFluidSolverBuilderBase2<FlipSolver2::Builder> {
 public:
    //! Builds FlipSolver2.
    FlipSolver2 build() const;

    //! Builds shared pointer of FlipSolver2 instance.
    FlipSolver2Ptr makeShared() const;
};

}  // namespace jet

#endif  // INCLUDE_JET_FLIP_SOLVER2_H_

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Dishonored 2 is an action-adventure stealth video game.
The series takes place in the fictional Empire of the Isles, with the majority of Dishonored 2 set in the coastal city of Karnaca.
After Empress Emily Kaldwin is deposed by an "otherworldly usurper", the player may choose between playing as either Emily or her Royal Protector and father Corvo Attano as they attempt to reclaim the throne.
Both Emily and Corvo employ their own array of supernatural abilities. They can alternatively decide to forfeit them altogether.
Ideas for a sequel to Dishonored began while developing its downloadable content, which spawned the decision to create a voice for Corvo Attano after being a silent character in the first installment.
Emily Kaldwin was first proposed as a playable character and brought about the advancement of the timeline.
The design was influenced by paintings and sculptures. Set in the new fictional city of Karnaca, its history was invented over the course of one year.
Always run game as Administrator to avoid crashes.
This game require all available Windows updates to be installed.


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import json
import requests
import os
import yaml
import time
import logging
import uuid
import sys
import paramiko

from os import environ as env
from os import path as path
from datetime import datetime
from heatclient.common import template_utils

class Resources:
    def __init__(self, credentials, ips, cores):
       self.cores = cores
       self.ips = ips
       self.credentials = credentials

       self.username = "ubuntu"
       self.port = 22
       self.ssh = paramiko.SSHClient()

    def runCommand(self, cmd):
       self.connect()
       ssh_stdin, ssh_stdout, ssh_stderr = self.ssh.exec_command(cmd)
       output = ""
       for line in ssh_stdout.readlines():
            output = output + line
       self.disconnect()
       return output

    def connect(self):
       self.ssh.set_missing_host_key_policy(paramiko.AutoAddPolicy())
       self.ssh.connect(self.ips['floating_ip'], self.port, username=self.username, key_filename=self.credentials)

    def disconnect(self):
       self.ssh.close()

    def getMachineFile(self):
       machinefile = self.ips['head_node_ip'] + ":" + str(self.cores) + "\n"
       self.runCommand("echo " + self.ips['head_node_ip'] + ":" + str(self.cores) + " > machinefile")
       for machine in self.ips['compute_node_ips']:
          machinefile += machine + ":" + str(self.cores) + "\n"
	  self.runCommand("echo " + machine + ":" + str(self.cores) + " >> machinefile")
       return machinefile

class OpenStackCloud:
    def __init__(self, credentials, profile):
        # Unique ID for this cluster
	self.deployment_id = uuid.uuid4()

        # credentials
	_dict = self.parse_rc(credentials)
        self.username = _dict["OS_USERNAME"]
	self.password = _dict["OS_PASSWORD"]
	self.key_file = _dict["OS_KEYFILE"]
	self.auth_url = _dict["OS_AUTH_URL"]
        self.heat_base_url = "http://" + self.auth_url.split(":")[1][2:] + ":8004/v1"
	self.tenant_name = _dict["OS_TENANT_NAME"]
	self.region_name = _dict["OS_REGION_NAME"]

	# profile
	profile_file = open(profile, "r")
	profile_dict = yaml.load(profile_file)
	self.template_dir = profile_dict["profile"]["template_dir"]
        self.template = profile_dict["profile"]["template"]
        self.template_file = self.template_dir + "/" + self.template
	self.number_of_nodes = profile_dict["profile"]["parameters"]["cluster_size"] + 1
	self.min_node = profile_dict["profile"]["nodes"]["min"]
	self.max_node = profile_dict["profile"]["nodes"]["max"]
	self.params = profile_dict["profile"]["parameters"]
	profile_file.close()

	# token
        self.token_create_time = datetime.now()
        self.token = self.get_auth_token(self.auth_url + "/tokens", self.tenant_name, self.username, self.password)

        # name of the stack and the tenant id
        self.stack_name = profile_dict["profile"]["name"] + str(self.deployment_id)
        self.tenant_id = self.get_tenant_id(self.auth_url + "/tenants", self.token, self.tenant_name)

        # cluster resources
	self.resources = None

        # status messages
        self.results_status = {
           'CREATE_IN_PROGRESS': "BUILDING",
           'CREATE_COMPLETE':"READY",
           'DELETE_IN_PROGRESS': "DESTROYED",
           'DELETE_COMPLETE': "DESTROYED",
           'CREATE_FAILED': "FAILED",
	   'UPDATE_IN_PROGRESS': "BUILDING",
	   'UPDATE_COMPLETE': "READY"
        }

	# configure logging
	logging.basicConfig(level=logging.DEBUG)
	self.logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

    def getResources(self):
       """
       Returns the nodes, as a machine file for MPI
       node0:corecount
       node1:corecount
       node2:corecount
       ...
       """
       self.resources = Resources(self.key_file, self.get_ips(), 2)
       self
       return self.resources

    def getClusterStatistics(self):
       """
       Returns the overall status of the cluster.
       For the CPU, Memory, Disk and Bandwidth, is the average for the values of each node.
       For the cost, is the sum of the value of each node.
       sample output: {"cpuload": 0.5, "memory" : 0.5, "diskusage": 0.5, "network" : 0.5, "cost" : 13.4 }
       """
       if self.resources == None:
          return None
       else :
          raise NotImplementedError("Abstract Class!")

    def addNode(self, n = 1):
       return self.changeNodeNumber(n)

    def removeNode(self, n = 1):
        return self.changeNodeNumber(-n)

    def parse_rc(self, rc_filename):
       """
       Parse OpenStack credentials file to dict.
       """
       _file = open(rc_filename, "r")
       _dict = {}
       for line in _file.readlines():
          try:
             key = line.split(" ")[1].split('=')[0].rstrip()
             value = line.split(" ")[1].split('=')[1].rstrip()
             _dict[key] = value
          except IndexError as e:
	     # skip any blank lines
             continue
       _file.close()
       return _dict

    def authenticate(self):
        """
        Create a token for the heat API calls.
        """
        now = datetime.now()
        difference = now - self.token_create_time
        if difference.seconds > 60 * 60:
           self.token = self.get_auth_token(self.auth_url + "/tokens", self.tenant_name, self.username, self.password)
        return self.token

    def allocate_resources(self):
        """
        Deploy the template stack.
        """
        self.authenticate()

        self.stack_id = self.create_stack(token = self.token, tenant_id = self.tenant_id, heat_base_url = self.heat_base_url,
                        stack_name = self.stack_name, template_file = self.template_file, params = self.params)

        while self.allocation_status() == "BUILDING" :
	   time.sleep(10)

        return self.stack_id

    def allocation_status(self):
        """
        How is the stack?
        """
        self.authenticate()

        status = self.status_stack(token = self.token, tenant_id = self.tenant_id, heat_base_url = self.heat_base_url,
                     stack_name = self.stack_name, stack_id = self.stack_id)

	heat_status = status['stack']['stack_status']
        return self.results_status[heat_status]

    def get_ips(self):
        self.authenticate()

        while self.allocation_status() == "BUILDING" :
	   time.sleep(10)

        status = self.status_stack(token = self.token, tenant_id = self.tenant_id, heat_base_url = self.heat_base_url,
                     stack_name = self.stack_name, stack_id = self.stack_id)
        outputs = status['stack']['outputs']
	ips = {}
	for d in outputs:
           ips[d['output_key']] = d['output_value']
	return ips

    def deallocate_resources(self):
        """
        Destroy the stack.
        """
        self.authenticate()

        self.delete_stack(token = self.token, tenant_id = self.tenant_id , heat_base_url = self.heat_base_url ,
                          stack_name = self.stack_name, stack_id = self.stack_id)

        return "DESTROYED"

    def changeNodeNumber(self, n = 0):
        self.authenticate()

        while self.allocation_status() == "BUILDING" :
	   time.sleep(10)

        if self.allocation_status() != "READY" :
	   return None

	new_node_count = self.number_of_nodes + n
        if new_node_count > self.max_node or new_node_count < self.min_node:
	   return None

	self.params["cluster_size"] = new_node_count - 1

	status = self.update_stack(token = self.token, tenant_id = self.tenant_id, heat_base_url = self.heat_base_url,
	                           stack_name = self.stack_name, stack_id = self.stack_id, template_file = self.template_file, params = self.params)

        if status != 202:
	   return "FAILED"
	else:
	   self.number_of_nodes = new_node_count
           return "BUILDING"

    def get_auth_token(self, url, tenant_name, username, password):
        headers = {'Content-Type':'application/json'}
        fields = {
            'auth':{
                'tenantName': tenant_name,
                'passwordCredentials':{
                    'username': username,
                    'password': password}
                 }
        }
        r = requests.post(url, data = json.dumps(fields), headers = headers)
        token_id = r.json()['access']['token']['id']
        return token_id

    def get_tenant_id(self, url, token, tenant):
       headers = {'X-Auth-Token': token}
       r = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
       json = r.json()
       for element in json['tenants']:
          if element['name'] == tenant:
              return element['id']
       return None

    def create_stack(self, token, tenant_id, heat_base_url, stack_name, template_file, params):
        headers = {'X-Auth-Token': token}
        tpl_files, template = template_utils.get_template_contents(template_file = template_file)
        fields = {
            'tenant_id' : tenant_id,
            'stack_name': stack_name,
            'parameters': params,
            'template': template,
            'files': dict(list(tpl_files.items())),
        }
	self.logger.debug(json.dumps(fields))
        r = requests.post(heat_base_url + "/" + tenant_id + "/stacks", data = json.dumps(fields), headers = headers)
        data = r.json()
	self.logger.debug("CREATE STACK DATA: %s", data)
        return data['stack']['id']

    def update_stack(self, token, tenant_id, heat_base_url, stack_name, stack_id, template_file, params):
        headers = {'X-Auth-Token': token}
        tpl_files, template = template_utils.get_template_contents(template_file = template_file)
        fields = {
            'tenant_id' : tenant_id,
            'stack_name': stack_name,
	    'stack_id' : stack_id,
            'parameters': params,
            'template': template,
            'files': dict(list(tpl_files.items())),
        }
	r = requests.put(heat_base_url + "/" + tenant_id + "/stacks" + "/" + stack_name + "/" + stack_id, data = json.dumps(fields), headers=headers)
        return r.status_code

    def status_stack(self, token, tenant_id, heat_base_url, stack_name, stack_id):
        headers = {'X-Auth-Token': token}
        r = requests.get(heat_base_url + "/" + tenant_id + "/stacks/" + stack_name + "/" + stack_id, headers = headers)
        return r.json()

    def delete_stack(self, token, tenant_id, heat_base_url, stack_name, stack_id):
        headers = {'X-Auth-Token': token}
        r = requests.delete(heat_base_url + "/" + tenant_id + "/stacks/" + stack_name + "/" + stack_id, headers = headers)
        return r

if __name__ == "__main__":
   credentials = sys.argv[1]
   profile = sys.argv[2]

   cluster = OpenStackCloud(credentials, profile)

   cluster.allocate_resources()
   print cluster.getResources().getMachineFile()
   print cluster.getResources().runCommand("cat ~/machinefile")


Preserve And Bird Sanctuary Clean Up | Historic Flat Rock, Inc.
Our first clean up day was February 27, 2018. The trails were cleared, brush removed, and perimeter clean up started.
The Bluebird Nesting Boxes were installed March 3 after Joe Sanders spoke on Bluebirds at the CC/M. Thank you Chris and Mary Jane McDonnell for being the adoptive parents of not one, but two, Joe Sanders' built abodes! More opportunities for bat chambers and bird nesting box adoptions will be unveiled this spring.
In April we hope to clear trails and create native plant beds. We will check on the progress of the wood frogs in the rivulet and continue work to improve the water flow through the preserve.
For these work days bring your favorite yard tools including gas powered blowers, gloves, and pruning tools.
If you have native plants you would like to donate, please bring them with you. We are looking for rhododendron, azaleas, ferns, and plants that do well in wetlands.
Have additional questions and ideas? Please include them in any email.
We look forward to seeing you at The Preserve and Bird Sanctuary—across the street from the old post office.
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I feel you, Lorraine. I made a promise to myself that I would get a book published before I hit 50 years old. My original plan was to write a piece in my vernacular language, but I soon found out that it was difficult. So, I started doing a few pages in the language I am more comfortable with – English. I am not giving up with this endeavor. I've been through worst things in life and this is nothing compared to those. My prayers and wishes that we all make it big and find success in landing a spot in the best seller list. Hugs!
Eileen, you're a sweetie. Thanks for your kind words. And persevere… you can do it!
I think it keeps me sane when the odds seem so insurmountable to remind myself how lucky I am to go after my passion. The calm helps for a little while until the odds that are stacked against me make there way back into my imagination. My husband is in the early stages of work on a comic book and we are very aware of the uphill battle. Best of luck. Keep chugging away at it and I'm sure rewards will follow.
Don't forget about your target audience and where to find it. LinkedIn has many book marketing and author marketing groups. There's even one for new authors. Feel better!
I appreciate your comment… and sentiment.
Sounds like you might be disconnected from your original purpose? Maybe? I'm headed over to take a look – to find out what is going on Lorraine.
I wish you luck and less angst.
Keep your head up! I know there are sooooo many people out there doing just what we do, so how do we stand out? I'm a photographer, and sometimes I think every single person in LA must either be a photographer or an actor. And it feels impossible to get ahead. Lately, my focus is to just be in the present moment, and do what I feel compelled to do, and try not to get too caught up with the rest.
Thanks, Michele. I appreciate your comment and advice. Good luck to you, too!
Being self motivating is hard if you are not used to it. Keep up the good work, Lorraine, and you will succeed!
We must be on the same wavelength at the moment! I was really proud of myself for publishing 4 novels in 3 years, but so far I haven't made it big in the bestseller lists, and it took me a while to understand why. I mean, who wouldn't want to read my fantastic stories? It turns out people just don't know about me, and as a naturally quiet person anyway, I am learning very slowly that I have to shout about my work. I will see you on those bestseller lists very soon, Lorraine!
It's nice to meet a fellow author/freelancer, too!
But don't get discouraged. I'll help promote you, too. Be sure to connect with me on Twitter, Facebook, and G+. Okay?
Thank you Lorraine, and likewise. I will have a look at the link.
I posted it on my social media sites. I know how you feel. I'm going through the same thing, but I won't give up. There are readers out there just dying to read my story, so I need and will find them. Good luck, Lorraine!
It's tough when you are only one person of many who are trying to get "discovered," isn't it???
Never give up, even when you feel hopeless. I'll do the same thing.
Good luck to you, too, my friend.


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The College Mixer: New Beyonce Meme, Miley's Haircut, Best College Towns, and More
The SC Ninjas December 9, 2013
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Now, we don't want to encourage you to procrastinate or anything (we take school very seriously here, duh) but we also know that sometimes what you really need during an intense study session is a quick break, to laugh a little, catch up on what's trending and in the news, and recharge before you sit down to write that 10 page essay. The College Mixer is our attempt at making things easier for you — here are today's top links from around the web!
New Beyonce Meme Threatens to Take Over the Web (Huffington Post)
Remember after the Super Bowl when an unflattering photo of Beyonce was turned into a meme? Well, it's happened again. At one of her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour performances, someone snapped a photo of her jumping and caught her mid-air. But it's way better when it's photo-shopped into things.
Google Pours Millions Into New Tech Gold Rush: Housecleaning (Wired)
Google Ventures just invested $38 million in Homejoy, a tech startup founded by two siblings. Homejoy, an app similar to Uber (which helps you find cabs/limos etc in your area) helps people find and pay for an affordable house-cleaning service.
America's Best College Towns (Huffington Post)
After polling people, Huffington Post came up with a list of the top college towns in America. Burlington, VT came in at number 1, followed by Charlottesville, VA, San Luis Obispo, CA, Williamsburg, VA, and more.
Lady Gaga is a Human Christmas Tree (BuzzFeed)
At first I was like, "what?" but then I realized that this is one of the least crazy outfits she's worn over the years. Merry Christmas?
Miley Cyrus Debuts Short Bob Hairdo at KROQ Almost Acoustic Christmas (Huffington Post)
Miley cut her hair, again. Now, nobody seems to be sure if this is really her hair or if it's a wig or some sort of extensions, but either way, Miley wants to grow her hair out longer again. Personally, I loved her short hair, but it'll be nice to see it long again. I'm not such a fan of this bob, though…
What was your favorite link of the day?
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Rae announced her annual spring top sew along, and I excitedly once again participated this year.
Last Christmas, I got a surprise Christmas present by winning a giveaway that Chie was hosting on her blog, Vivat Veritas. I was super thrilled because it had been a goal of mine to own a Japanese pattern book, and I got one! So it's been sitting in my craft room since I received it after Christmas. So, when Rae announced the sew along, I decided to pull my book out and I settled on Pattern V. I was attracted to the flowy look of the top, although I wasn't a huge fan of the sleeves. After digging around in my sewing room, I determined that I didn't have any fabric that A) I didn't have enough of, and B) wouldn't make me look like I belonged in a Peruvian Flute Band. (Thanks, Southpark for giving my husband that idea and term) so I browsed around online and settled on some Anna Maria Horner voile that I purchased from Hawthorne Threads; they're kind of my go to for AMH fabric and overall favorite online fabric store. The fabric I picked is from her latest collection, Field Study, Coordinates in Midnight. I determined that I needed a yard of it. I bought it last Sunday, and then I got it in the mail on Wednesday, took it with me to Joann's to purchase some matching thread.
There was a bit of a challenge with the pattern. In US sizing, I need around a medium due to my relative bustiness. I was concerned about the size of the pattern pieces. I looked at the sizing requirements and while I was quickly able to determine that the numbers were in cms, It was all well.. Japanese to me! I could tell that I needed 4 measurements, but I wasn't sure what was what, so I took a picture and posted it to reddit in the proper subreddit asking for a translation. I was able to get one quickly and at that point I was on my merry way after determining that I would need a small. I actually traced and got my pattern pieces ready sometime on Monday. I almost ran into another problem with the determining the back and front pieces, but by looking in the book at the other patterns, I was able to figure out which characters were for the front and back so that was at least a personal victory without having to ask anyone for help again.
I prewashed the fabric and dried it on Thursday and spent a total of 3 or so hours on Friday finishing it. I ended up bringing my serger out for this project.. something that makes it go much quicker. Rather than fold, press and fold press the seams in for neat finishes, I was able use the serger to create neatly finished edges. I also think this was the first project that I didn't have to pick out my serged stitches either.. so that was a victory unto itself!
I didn't take pictures of the process, but I started out by serging the right shoulder seam together. I didn't buy serger thread, but I did have some brown serger thread that I decided would work best versus black or white. I lost one of my black cones anyway… Next, I ran a long basting stitch across the entire neckline to create a gather for the neckline to close it a bit. It was a bit tricky because I need a hole large enough to fit my head through. Afterwards, I created a small length of bias tape and finished the neckline by serging the bias tape to the neckline, and then top stitched it under.
Next, for the ruched neckline part I cut a strip of fabric that was about 2.75″ wide by 40 inches long, serged the long edges, and then folded and pressed a 1.5cm seam allowance and then I took a needle and a VERY long piece of thread and hand basted the the edges down with a running stitch. Then I hand based the short ends to the left shoulder seam, and then using a TON of pins, I pulled on the running stitch near the opening of the top to gather the fabric, arranged and evened out the gathering, and then topstitched that down. I then decided I wanted to make a tag, so I cut out "Free Spirit" from the selvage and used that as a tag; folding and sewing the raw edges under. Luckily because of the ruched collar, the stitches on the back of my top are hidden! I then placed it back onto the dressform, and repeated the process again. After that, I serged the left shoulder seam. I debated on spending the time to using hand basting, but I'm pleased with the end result since it came out so nicely without having to undo machine stitching.
The pattern did call for sleeves, which I didn't do since I didn't purchase enough fabric to create them. I decided instead of using bias tape to finish the armholes, I decided to serge the raw edges and then fold them under and topstitched the sleeves in. I serged the bottom hem on the back and front, and then serged the sides, and folded the hem up and did two rows of top stitching. I used the dark blue-ish color for the stitching that was hidden, and for the exposed top stitching I used the pink/purple. I think it was a great choice for detailing.
Looks great with a sweater!
Shot of the back. Excuse the wrinkles; the pictures were taken in the evening and I have been wearing the top all day.
I was surprised at how wide the top ended up being… I'm used to wearing my clothes a bit more fitted. But there's a trend with Japanese clothing -in the sewing books anyway- of having flowing, drapey loose clothing. I had debated on bringing the sides in at the top a bit, but ultimately I decided to leave it alone. The armholes do come down a little lower and you can see the wing of my bra, so if I sew the top again -and I can see myself doing so!- I may end up increasing the seam allowance on the shoulders a bit from 1.5cm to 2cm.
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Cambridge University has set up a mentoring scheme for postdoctoral researchers at the University and linked research institutions. Nearly half of the postdocs in our current intake indicated interest in talking to someone working in industry. Very often, postdocs are at the point where they feel they should leave academia but at the same time often do not know a lot about the outside world and do not have any contacts who could tell them about working in 'regular' jobs.
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Once these sessions have taken place, the OPdA match mentor and mentee based on the information provided; the mentor receives the postdoc's CV and the postdoc receives the mentor's form. Should either side decide at this point or later ask for a different mentee or mentor, the OPdA acts as an intermediary for this.
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Why Music at Sussex?
Careers in Music
School of Media, Arts and Humanities
Study in specialist facilities and access equipment 24 hours a day, seven days a week. At Sussex, whenever you want to study, you can access what you need, when you need it. Browse our facilities below:
You have access to a Music Library with 2,700 music scores and 100 music CDs and DVDs.
Our resources library also has a collection of more than 5,000 feature films, documentaries, and television programmes.
Mac Music Lab
You will work in a dedicated lab for Music students which has Mac Pro computers for audio and visual processing.
Each computer has Logic Pro, Pro Tools, Ableton, Sibelius, Peak Pro, Max/MSP, Pure Data, Supercollider, and specialist applications supplied by IRCAM (including AudioSculpt and Open Music).
Jonathan Harvey Electronic Music Studio
You have access to a control room with connections to two live rooms.
At the centre of the studio is an SSL mixing desk, with outboard microphone pre-amps and compressors (Neve, Focusrite, Drawmer) and effects units (Lexicon, Fireworx etc).
Practice rooms
We have five practice rooms with acoustic pianos and composer workstations including Doepfer, Moog and Korg synthesisers.
We also have a practice room with PA, drum kits, backline and a studio control room.
David Osmond-Smith Recital Room
Our recital room has a Steinway grand piano, full backline, lights, HD projector and music software.
The Meeting House
You can also use the facilities at the Meeting House.
It houses two grand pianos - a Steinway and a Kawai, as well as a bespoke Grant, Degens and Rippin pipe organ.
Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts
The refurbished Attenborough Centre for the Creative Arts houses a state-of-the-art audiotorium, gallery and display areas, designed for art and audio visual installations. There are also rehearsal studios, creativity spaces, a cafe and bar.
Katherine's student perspective
'The facilities the course offers were a big part of why I chose this course. With two recording studios, multiple practice rooms and mac rooms the opportunity to borrow all sorts of instruments and technology, as well as being able to go to the studios and practice rooms whenever you want is a big help in having freedom to discover and learn in a practical way.'
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'A horse that suits' or 'Other people's treasures glitter and twinkle, mine won't go through puddles and spooks at gateways'. - Soft and Sound.
'A horse that suits' or 'Other people's treasures glitter and twinkle, mine won't go through puddles and spooks at gateways'.
I have had an interesting email discussion with my friend and mentor Karen Musson this week. I was describing my concern about how much it is my responsibility to suggest to someone that the horse they have is not the right one for them. I sometimes meet people and horses who are having a miserable time together because they are just not well matched. On the flip side, I also meet a lot of horses considered to be challenging, dangerous, a physical and emotional wreck, but with a person determined to work with that horse and find a way to make things better. Hmmm.
How do we know when a horse is too much for us and that they might be better off with someone else? And how do we know when we should push on - that this is the horse who might offer us 'the golden ticket' to better horsemanship (Karen's phrase). And when is it o.k to admit that you don't really gel with this horse and that you don't want to spend the rest of your life attending to his every need when you actually just don't like him that much?
I don't know. But I do know how very, very grateful I am for having found myself a horse that suits. In fact he suits so well that I rarely write about him. I usually write about those difficult, challenging horses who have stolen and broken my heart , and I forget to mention him.
So on this occasion I want to write a little about Desaforo. Desmund. Desult. My horse that suits. He is me and I am him, and I don't need to mention him, because he is just easy for me and so what is there to say? Except, how hugely, enormously grateful I am to him, and how, when in recent months he has been injured and out of action I have felt like Samson after he had his locks snipped.
I think it is easy to believe you only learn and develop when you have a 'difficult' horse. But let's be honest, most horses are difficult in the wrong hands, and that doesn't even mean 'cruel' hands. It just may be that a person and a horse aren't suited. I think it was Tom Widdicombe who said to me concerning marriage, you just need to work out if you can tolerate the bits about the other person which are annoying . What an old romantic. As I have no annoying traits, I know this isn't an issue for Adam, but it's worth considering this with your horse. Can you take the rough with the smooth? And can you horse do the same in return? Can you tolerate each other's annoying traits?
Des's name in Portuguese (Desaforo) means 'affront' or 'outrage', I have even seen it translated as 'petulant'. For a long time I resisted those definitions, but now I think they may have hit the nail on the head. Des, like me, has a strong sense of justice; he is often affronted at how UNFAIR things are. He is also inclined to get narked at my tardiness - how long it is taking me to hang up his haylage net for instance - or just at my dog Herbie's mere existence (I am with him on this one too, why are you always there Herbie?). He is often about to die as a result of some seemingly minor injury (spot the similarities dear friends?) and has spooked at the same jump stand lying next to the school for the past year.
One of the reasons I don't get wound up by his melodrama (and believe me, he does love a touch of the dramatics, he is Portuguese after all) or impatience, is because of how it feels when my bum hits the saddle. It is Home. I have ridden a lot of horses, and with the exception of Gou ( who I had to be prized off with a spoon) there is no other horse I love riding so much. Everyone needs a horse like this in their life. It is what makes the hours of slog, mud, cold, endless lifting of water buckets and bales, lack of money and time, and incredibly irregular trips to the hairdressers, worth it. From the moment I sat on him (having ridden countless other fabulous Lusitanos in that fateful week) I knew I had to find a way to bring him home. 6 months later, with a serious bank loan and a horse who had kept himself from being sold due to being a melodramatic berk, I managed to purchase myself a new pony.
In absolute all honesty, it is NOT just because he is a palomino Lusitano. I swear. And he is actually not that easy to ride - he is pretty flipping crooked, he is inclined to rush , or hollow and shoot off; he is incredibly impatient and has a mean spin manoeuvre , which when combined with a run up a Devon bank did see me hit the deck at some speed (100% operator error I should add in his defence). However, from the moment I first sat on him I knew this was the horse I wanted to ride for as long as we both can keep hanging on to this mortal coil. There is something about his energy, and us together, and something else I cannot even put into words (I guess under saddle he gives me a little glimpse of that door into Narnia...) which makes him perfect for me.
I think we all need to celebrate these horses. For someone else he would definitely not be perfect. He is not the kindest, sweetest creature ever in the same way as Tycoon; he is not funny and yet glorious in the way Garbanzo is - in fact, he is rarely anyone else's choice of horse when they meet my herd. But that's because they don't know how it feels to canter him across the moors. Or, when we're not spooking at the jump stand, how it is to work on some really nice lateral stuff in the school. Or, just what it's like to clamber onboard after a long, sometimes sad day and see those pricked yellow ears in front of me and feel that delightful bounce of his spindly legs (probably getting ready to do a mega spin about a fern in the hedge) as we head up the road.
He is not that sweet, or that brave and sometimes I suspect, not that clever. And he is not even that good looking under that golden coat. But for me, he is bloody brilliant and I often whisper a huge thank you into his muddy shell-likes.
Finding a horse that suits is a very personal thing, and what suits one person might not suit someone else. I find it sad when people hang on to a horse out of sense of duty when that horse might have found a human he suited somewhere else, if given the chance.
So, I don't have an answer as to how people work out whether their difficult, challenging, sometimes dangerous horse is worth persevering with. We all have to try to be sensible in our appraisal of our skill level, experience, and what we actually WANT when we're working with a horse. If you want to just amble around the block once a week (and there is nothing wrong with this) probably don't get yourself a 4 year old TB. Then there will always be some combination of person and horse which disproves that rule, as this just isn't an exact science.
What I would say is that if you really don't like your horse, he probably isn't for you. And if every time you work with him he scares the bejeebers out of you, have a think about whether this is really what you want to be doing with your time. However, for myself, if there is that little bit of your heart that sings when you spend time with that horse, and you really, really, really want to put the time, effort, money, and energy into working out how to get along together then it might be worth it. Or, you might just get yourself something easier. Who knows, but I do know that having a horse that suits is something I am enormously grateful for. Dear Desmund, thank you, you are to me, perfect. To everyone else who knows you, you are a petulant berk.


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Sikh Soldiers Commemorate Vaisakhi at the Pentagon
April 30, 2016 (Washington D.C.) - For the third consecutive year, the Office of the Pentagon Chaplain commemorated Vaisakhi with members of the military and the Sikh community on Friday.
"The recognition of the Sikh faith inside the Pentagon for the third straight year speaks volumes about the importance that the military places on celebrating both faith and diversity," said Major Kamaljeet Singh Kalsi. "We hope that this celebration of religious diversity continues with more observant Sikh soldiers serving in the U.S. Armed Forces." Major Kalsi, who was the first Sikh in a generation to receive a religious accommodation to serve with his articles of faith, was the lead organizer behind the event."
View photos of the celebration here.
The ceremony included remarks by the Office of the Pentagon Chaplain and Major Kalsi and featured speeches by Naval Petty Officer Geena Kaur and Pardeep Singh. Singh spoke about the historical meaning and significance of Vaisakhi, while Kaur spoke about seva and what Vaisakhi means to her as a soldier. Hannah (Kramer) Harleen performed the national anthem and Raginder Singh Momi, Gagandeep Singh and Jashon Preet Singh delivered musical performances. Captain Simratpal Singh, the first observant Sikh to receive a religious accommodation while serving on active duty, recited Ardaas (Sikh prayer).
This celebration at the Pentagon comes right after Captain Singh and three additional observant Sikhs successfully obtained long-term religious accommodations to serve in the U.S. Army.
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"We are so grateful to the Office of the Pentagon Chaplain and Major Kalsi for making this event happen for the third consecutive year," said the Sikh Coalition's Executive Director, Sapreet Kaur. "Without their tireless efforts and leadership, this Vaisakhi commemoration would not have been possible."
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Мелі́лья (; ) — іспанське місто і порт на середземноморському узбережжі Африки. Має статус автономного міста.

Історія
Місто Мелія було засноване фінікійцями, що здійснювали колонізацію західного Середземномор'я. Тут вони заснували факторію Русадир (Руссадир або Русаддир), як виявилося з написів у некрополі, розташованому неподалік міста. З VI століття до н. е. місто було в руках карфагенян. Пізніше увійшло до складу Римської імперії.

У 429 році місто було зруйноване вандалами, що переселилися з Піренейського півострова і захопили Північну Африку. Місто було відновлене візантійцями, що встановили свою владу в Північній Африці й Бетиці.

Місто було захоплене мусульманами в кінці VII століття і тоді йому була дана сьогоднішня назва «Мелілья». Етимологія цього слова невідома.

У 859 році місто було розграбоване і спалене вікінгами. У 927 році Абд Ар-Рахман III включив місто до складу Кордовського емірату, який через два роки перетворився на Кордовський халіфат.

Губернатор Андалусії Хуан Алонсо де Гусман, третій герцог де Медіна Сидонія, дізнавшись, що королівське подружжя передумало захоплювати Мелілью, вирішив узяти це завдання на себе, отримавши на те королівський дозвіл. Для цього він доручив зброєносцеві Педро Еспіньяну й артилеристові Франциско Раміресу де Мадрид розвідати півострів Трес Фокас.

Згідно з Баррантесом, літописцем герцогського двору, герцог повелів зібрати

Місто Мелілья було захоплене іспанцями 17 вересня 1497 року. У 1509 році були наново визначені межі сфер впливу в Північній Африці між Португалією і Кастилією (Португалія мала більший контроль на атлантичному узбережжі, аж до Сеути, залишаючи середземноморське узбережжя за Кастилією).

Воєнний заколот, який поклав початок Громадянській війні в Іспанії почався 17 липня 1936 року і в Мелільї.

Адміністрація

З моменту набрання чинності Статуту про Автономію Мелільї (Органічний закон 2/1995, 13 березня, опублікований в Офіційному державному бюлетені 14 березня 1995 року) місто отримало статус автономного міста. На відміну від автономних спільнот, автономні міста не мають власних законодавчих органів.

Мелілья представлена в парламенті Іспанії одним депутатом в нижній палаті й двома у верхній.

Президенти

 Ігнасіо Веласкес (Ignacio Velázquez)
 Енріке Паласіос (Enrique Palacios)
 Мустафа Хамед Мох «Аберчан» (Mustafa Hamed Moh «Aberchán»)
 Хуан Хосе Імброда Ортіс (Juan José Imbroda Ortiz) (ПП)

Претензії Марокко

З 1982 року Марокко пред'являє свої претензії на місто, як невід'ємну частину своєї території. Своєю чергою, уряд Іспанії ніколи не визнавав цих вимог.

Географія

Розташування

Географічне місце Мелільї: 35º17' північної широти й 2º56' східної довготи.

Мелілья розташована на північному заході африканського континенту, навпроти берегів Альмерії, Гранади і Малаги. Місто розташоване на півострові Трес Фокас, у підгір'ї Гуругу, у гирлі річки Оро, на висоті 1 метра над рівнем моря.

Площа — близько 12 км².

Клімат

Клімат середземноморський, помірний і вологий. Середньорічна температура — 20º.

Адміністративний поділ

Мелілья адміністративно поділяється на 8 районів ():

 barrio de Medina Sidonia;
 barrio del General Larrea;
 barrio del Ataque Seco;
 barrio de los Héroes de España;
 barrio del General Gómez Jordana;
 barrio del Príncipe de Asturias;
 barrio del Carmen;
 barrio de Calvo Sotelo;
 barrio de la Virgen de la Victoria;
 barrio del Polígono Residencial de la Paz.

Населення

Населення міста налічує 65 488 (2005 рік) жителів. Рівень народжуваності в місті найвищий в Іспанії, а рівень смертності — найнижчий.

65 % населення походить з півострова, говорить іспанською і сповідує католицизм. 30 % мусульмани, що говорять рифською мовою (одна з берберських мов). За ними слідують євреї (близько 1000) і індійці (менш як 100), чисельність яких за останнє десятиліття сильно знизилася.

У 1887 році серед жителів Мелільї був лише один мусульманин. Він був родом з Касабланки і працював слугою.

Щільність населення 5 181 чол./км²

Мови

Іспанська мова є єдиною офіційною мовою. Також поширені різні берберські мови.

Економіка

Економіка Мелільї тримається в основному на торгівлі. Компанії Мелільї становлять 0,1 % від всіх компаній Іспанії. Із середини минулого століття Мелілья має статус порто-франко.

Транспорт

Транспортне сполучення:

 Повітряне сполучення: Рейси з Малаги, Альмерії, Гранади, Барселони і Мадрида.
 Морське сполучення: Пороми з Малаги й Альмерії.
 Автодорожнє сполучення: Через кордон з Марокко. Найближчі марокканські міста — Надор і Бені-Ензар.

Культура

Мелілья — одне з найменших міст, де співіснують відразу чотири релігії: християнство, іслам, юдаїзм і індуїзм.

Свята

 День Діви Марії Перемоги (Virgen de la Victoria), 8 вересня.
 День Мелільї, 17 вересня. Відзначається день узяття міста військами герцога Медини-Сидонія в 1497 році.
 Морський Тиждень (серпень).

Пам'ятники і визначні місця

Мелілья — одне з міст Іспанії, де дуже добре представлено модерністське мистецтво. Визначні пам'ятки Мелільї:

 Цитадель або Стара Мелілья.
 Міський Музей.
 Музей Армії.
 Церква Священного серця Ісуса.
 Церква Непорочного Зачаття (1687, реконструйована в 1757 році), у церкві знаходиться зображення Діви Марії Перемоги (Nuestra Señora de la Victoria), заступниці міста.
 Центральна Мечеть.
 Синагога Ям Бенарроч (Yamín Benarroch).
 Храм індуїстів.
 Будівля Палацу Зборів
 Модерністські будівлі центру міста
 Форт Рострогордо (: «Товсте Обличчя»)

Відомі люди

 Фернандо Аррабаль (Fernando Arrabal) — іспансько-французький письменник.
 Мігель Фернандес (Miguel Fernández) — іспанський поет.
 Хоакін Гарсія-Морато і Кастаньо (Joaquín García-Morato y Castaño) — іспанський військовий льотчик.
 Хуан Хосе Імброда (Juan José Imbroda) — президент Мелільї.

Див. також

 Європейські анклави в Північній Африці до 1830

Посилання

 https://web.archive.org/web/20081102195223/http://www.melillamonumental.org/
 Портал Мелільї в інтернеті

Міста Іспанії
Мелілья

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Med Vs. Rec Who's side are you on?
Anyone involved in the cannabis community has been asked this question. This question has turned friends against each other, ripped businesses apart, destroyed reputations, and divided a community. In states like Washington where there once was a booming medical marketplace, with farmers markets, ample patient co-ops and the beginnings of a good start to what could be a trillion dollar industry, are now replaced with a booming tax-revenue stream for the state, recreational stores, some with medical endorsements, few patient co-ops, and an entire population of patients who feel under-serviced and unwelcome in the new business minded landscape. Being the mother of one of these patients I have my opinions on the "legalization" of cannabis in Washington state and to be completely honest there's tons of work that still needs to be done for the current marketplace to service my terminally ill five-year-old. However, just like every other struggle in Maddie's short life, I breathe. I remember the words from the Dalla Llama "We can let the circumstances of our lives harden us so that we become increasingly resentful, and afraid, or we can let them soften us, and make us kinder. You always have the choice." When I chose to give Madeline cannabis, my intentions were grim, and my only hope was to hold her peacefully while she passed away. When I chose to go back into the same hospital and tell the same medical staff that told me there was no hope for my child, that it was time to say goodbye, that they were wrong, I made a choice. I chose to educate them, I chose to integrate cannabis into her healthcare by turning my words into tools. Choosing kindness above all. When I began speaking about her journey I chose the plant. I made a choice to never chose sides, but to inspire unity from within. To humbly see both sides of this perspective. Throughout the years this so-called perspective has really been shifted. Yes, pesticides are terrible, and better business practices such as safety and quality standards seem common place but like every other industry cannabis is in the developing stages. It is a landscape for learning but this learning and shared success is being hindered. If the people who are fighting took all of that energy going into being destructive and tearing others down and instead focused on building, understanding, and learning from one another we could see our market develop into a place where true community lives. Like every other twenty-first century hot topic it is time the cannabis industry quit giving in to all the hype and all stand for the plant. Together.


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Is Trump Tower A Hotel
Trump Visit To Moscow
Trump International Hotel & Tower Chicago
Ruffin may have become an important witness in the and to disputed allegations in the related . Trump had flown on Ruffin's private jet to Moscow in 2013 for the Trump-owned . At the time Ruffin himself was married to a former Miss Universe, Ukrainian supermodel, . Trump has since been accused of having engaged with prostitutes at a hotel room during that trip in -related sexual activities, and that those activities were filmed by Russian agents intended for the blackmailing of Donald Trump . Former British intelligence officer, provided reports of such activities, although they have not been substantiated in any major media outlets. Trump has repeatedly denied having stayed overnight in Moscow for the pageant despite flight records indicating that Ruffin's plane arrived in Moscow on a Friday morning and departed Sunday.
On that same trip. Ruffin may also have attended a meeting with Trump, Trump's bodyguard , and local Russian officials regarding the development of a , another important aspect of the Trump-Russia Investigation.
Long Walk From Best Parts Of The Strip Near Fashion Show Mall And Loud Train Tracks
Trump International is ostensibly located a six-minute walk from The Strip, across the street from the Fashion Show Mall and an adult book store advertising the world's largest erotic art gallery. Its also across the street from busy train tracks with horn-blaring trains passing by 24 hours a day. However, the more famous sights on The Strip are farther away. The Bellagios famed fountains and their musical showcase are a seven-minute drive, as is the Stratosphere Tower Casino, Hotel, and Tower, with its sky-high viewing tower and thrill rides. The landmark "Welcome to Fabulous Las Vegas" sign takes 10 minutes to reach by car, while the Neon Museum — which has a collection of old Las Vegas signs — is a 15-minute drive away. The Hoover Dam and Lake Mead are a bit farther away, and take 50 minutes to reach by car. Depending on traffic, McCarran International Airport is a 10- to 15-minute drive from the hotel.
Trump International Hotel & Tower
The Trump International Hotel & Tower is located across from the Wynn and Encore Towers on Las Vegas Boulevard. All three towers showcase Enclos mark on the Vegas skyline with advanced exterior wall technologies. Trump Las Vegas includes both residential condominiums and hotel facilities on its 3.5-acre site. The structure is the tallest residential building in Las Vegas.
The $1 billion project includes 406,000 square feet of exterior facade whose glass is coated in actual gold. The insulated glass lites include a reflective coating on an inner surface that contains an optically thin layer of 24-karat gold. This gold skin provides more than a distinctive aesthetic. The metal additive creates a highly reflective surface, effective in lowering the level of light transmission and reducing solar heat absorption while reducing glare from within. The curtainwall design consisted of a pressure-equalized unitized system with insulated slab edge panels, vented interior horizontals, and continuous exterior window washing tracks.
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Phillip Gene Ruffin is an American businessman. He owns the and in , in addition to a number of other enterprises including hotels, casinos, greyhound racing tracks, oil production, convenience stores, real estate, and the world's largest manufacturer of . He is also a business partner of former United States President , with whom he co-owns the . On the 2019 list of the world's billionaires, he was ranked No. 838 with a net worth of 3.1 billion.
New Frontier Hotel And Casino
Ruffin is best known for his purchase of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino, one of the 's venerable properties. When he bought the resort from Margaret Elardi and her family, it had been mired in a longtime strike, the longest running in American history, with employees represented by the , one of the most powerful labor organizations in Las Vegas. Ruffin settled the strike very soon after his purchase in 1998. Soon after, the casino-hotel became known as the New Frontier. In 2005, Ruffin announced plans to demolish the New Frontier and replace it in 2005 with a new resort to be called , but the development never got off the ground. Ruffin sold the New Frontier to in 2007. The $1.2 billion sale price for the 36 acres property was the largest per-acre price in The Strip's history.
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Get ready for a staycation to remember at Trump International Beach Resort, on beautiful Sunny Isles Beach. Florida & Georgia Residents receive discounted room rates and daily valet parking for one car!
My family celebrated my husbands birthday at the Trump International on Memorial Day weekend and we had such a great experience that we stayed again the following weekend. Everyone who works at the hotel cares so much about the hotel guests. I highly recommend this hotel to anyone looking for a comfortable room, friendly attendants, professional staff and the most beautiful beach.
This resort is wonderful!! From the moment of arrival everyone has been friendly and helpful. The hotel is clean and beautiful. The suite rooms the face the ocean are amazing! I feel like I am on a cruise ship out on the ocean. The pool and beach service is easy and comfortable.
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We had an absolutely fantastic stay with our 2 kids over the 4th of July. This is an amazing hotel with impeccable service. If you like the resort setup, this is your place. Gorgeous and modern with a lot of amenities and activities to offer.
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Manhattan is the borough most closely associated with New York City by non-residents regionally, residents within the , including natives of New York City's boroughs outside Manhattan, will often describe a trip to Manhattan as "going to the City". Journalist characterized the streets of Manhattan as being traversed by "hurrying, feverish, electric crowds".
Manhattan has been the scene of many important American cultural movements. In 1912, about 20,000 workers, a quarter of them women, marched upon to commemorate the , which killed 146 workers on March 25, 1911. Many of the women wore fitted tucked-front blouses like those manufactured by the Triangle Shirtwaist Company, a clothing style that became the working woman's uniform and a symbol of , reflecting the alliance of labor and suffrage movements.
The in the 1920s established the African-American literary canon in the United States and introduced writers and . Manhattan's vibrant visual art scene in the 1950s and 1960s was a center of the American movement, which gave birth to such giants as and . The downtown pop art movement of the late 1970s included artist and clubs like and , where he socialized.
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Starting in the mid-19th century, the United States became a magnet for immigrants seeking to escape poverty in their home countries. After arriving in New York, many new arrivals ended up living in squalor in the of the neighborhood, an area between and the , northeast of . By the 1820s, the area was home to many gambling dens and , and was known as a dangerous place to go. In 1842, visited the area and was appalled at the horrendous living conditions he had seen. The area was so notorious that it even caught the attention of , who visited the area before his in 1860. The predominantly Irish was one of the country's first major entities.
As Italian immigration grew in the early 20th century many joined ethnic gangs, including , who got his start in crime with the Five Points Gang. first developed in the mid-19th century in and spread to the during the late 19th century following waves of Sicilian and Southern Italian emigration. established , forming alliances with other criminal enterprises, including the , led by , the leading Jewish gangster of that period. From 19201933, helped create a thriving in liquor, upon which the Mafia was quick to capitalize.
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Trump International Hotel & Tower New York
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The New York hotel is just across the street from world-famous Central Park and just steps from Lincoln Center, home to the New York City Ballet, New York City Philharmonic, New York City Orchestra and Juilliard School.
You dont even have to leave this luxury Manhattan hotel to find a Five-Star restaurant. Jean Georges, headed up by the legendary chef Jean-Georges Vongerichten, offers some of the best French cuisine in the world.
Whether you need the house car to take you to the New York City Ballet or someone to take Fido on a walk, the concierge at New York hotel will take care of virtually every need you have.
Kids get the royal treatment with mocktails designed especially for them. Your little ones can sip creative concoctions like an Orange Smash with freshly squeezed orange juice, milk and white chocolate Kit Kats.
At Trump New York, dogs under 25 pounds can join you in your suite, with an additional $250 cleaning fee. Your dog will be pampered with all the goods like bones, biscuits and, of course, bottled water they may not want to leave.
Trump International Hotel And Tower
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The Trump International Hotel and Tower is a skyscraper condo-hotel in downtown Chicago, Illinois. The building, named for Donald Trump, was designed by architect Adrian Smith of Skidmore, Owings and Merrill. Bovis Lend Lease built the 98-story structure, which reaches a height of 1,388 feet including its spire, its roof topping out at 1,171 feet . It is next to the main branch of the Chicago River, with a view of the entry to Lake Michigan beyond a series of bridges over the river. The building received publicity when the winner of the first season of The Apprentice reality television show, Bill Rancic, chose to manage the construction of the tower over managing a Rancho Palos Verdes based "Trump National Golf Course & Resort" in the Los Angeles metro area.
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The Trump International Hotel Las Vegas is a 64-story hotel, condominium, and timeshare located on Fashion Show Drive in Paradise, Nevada, US, named for owner Donald Trump, who later became US president. It is located down the street from Wynn Las Vegas, behind the former site of the New Frontier Hotel and Casino on 3.46 acres , near the Fashion Show Mall, and features both non-residential hotel condominiums and residential condominiums. The exterior glass is infused with gold.
Tower 1 opened on March 31, 2008, with 1,282 rooms. It has two restaurants: DJT, the developer's initials, and a poolside restaurant, H2. Trump announced that a second, identical tower would be built next to the first tower, but the plan was suspended after the mid-2000s recession. It is Las Vegas's tallest residential building at 622 feet . In September 2012, the Trump Organization announced that it sold roughly 300 condominium units in Trump International Hotel Las Vegas to Hilton Worldwide's timeshare division, Hilton Grand Vacations.
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Donald Trump, his wife Melania, and their son Barron maintain a three-story residence on the penthouse floors. The tower was their primary residence until October 2019. The Trump Organization offices are on the 25th and 26th floors, and there is a private elevator between the penthouse and Trump's office.Angelo Donghia provided the original black-and-white, brass-and-mahogany design for the penthouse, which was later replaced with a gold-and-Greek-column design after Trump reportedly saw the more lavish house of Saudi businessman Adnan Khashoggi. In a 1984 article in GQ magazine, Trump's first wife Ivana said the first floor of the penthouse had the living, dining, and entertainment rooms and kitchen the second floor had their bedrooms and bathrooms as well as a balcony over the living room and the third had bedrooms for the children, maids, and guests.
Trump's parents, Fred and , had a second home on the 63rd floor they sometimes used when visiting Manhattan.
José Maria Marin, former president of the Brazilian Football Confederation, had been living in a $3.5 million apartment. In 2018, he was sentenced to a jail term of four years for FIFA-related corruption charges. After serving 80% of his sentence, he was released in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States because of his advanced age and deteriorating health and placed under house arrest at his apartment.
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In March 1965, developers Hyman R. and Irving J. Shapiro of the company Forteyn announced their intention to develop a building at 1 Central Park West, the last undeveloped site directly adjacent to Columbus Circle.Harold M. Liebman Associates had designed a 45-story structure for the site, along with a raised plaza. The building would have contained 500,000 sq ft , with 10,500 sq ft on each floor, supported by the original foundations of the low-rise structure there. There would have been a glass-and-aluminum facade with a marble mechanical shaft facing west. The Coca-Cola sign of the old building was dismantled starting in August 1965. The Shapiros also relocated four existing tenants of 1 Central Park West into a nearby building they owned.
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In 2012, The Trump Organization was selected by the General Services Administration to redevelop the Nation's Old Post Office in one of the most competitive selection processes in the history of the agency. Over twenty of the top hotel companies in the world bid on the project, and The Trump Organization was awarded the job based on the strength of Trump development capabilities, financial wherewithal, vision for the property, and dedication to the preservation of the historic structure. In just three years, The Trump Organizations development team transformed the Old Post Office into one of the finest hotels anywhere in the world. Under their leadership, the property received the coveted Forbes Five-Star designation, making it the only Forbes Five-Star Hotel in all of downtown Washington D.C. and in 2022 became the only hotel in all of Washington D.C. with a Five-Star Hotel and Spa. The Hotels success is a true testament to the Trump brand and its unwavering commitment to excellence.The Trump Organization announced on May 11, 2022 the record-breaking sale of the Trump International Hotel, Washington D.C. to CGI Merchant Group, who will rebrand the hotel as a Waldorf Astoria. The transaction marks the highest price per key ever achieved in Washington D.C., the highest price per key in U.S. history for a leasehold interest, and the largest sale of a historic hotel in over 15 years.
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SUMMARY: The FAA proposes to adopt a new airworthiness directive (AD) for all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes. This proposed AD would require inspecting the carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) main landing gear (MLG) door to determine whether certain part numbers are installed. For airplanes having certain doors, this proposed AD would require inspecting the MLG outboard door for cracks, play, and loose sealant/bolts/nuts, and related investigative and corrective actions if necessary. This proposed AD would also require, for airplanes having certain doors, modifying the rod bracket attachment of the MLG outboard door. This proposed AD results from a report of a rod bracket of the MLG door detaching during flight. We are proposing this AD to detect and correct cracks in the rod bracket attachment bolts, which could result in the rod brackets detaching from the MLG door and blocking the proper functioning of the MLG.
DATES: We must receive comments on this proposed AD by January 29, 2007.
ADDRESSES: Use one of the following addresses to submit comments on this proposed AD.
the instructions for sending your comments electronically.
Mail: Docket Management Facility, U.S. Department of Transportation, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Nassif Building, room PL-401, Washington, DC 20590.
Hand Delivery: Room PL-401 on the plaza level of the Nassif Building, 400 Seventh Street, SW., Washington, DC, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays.
Contact Fokker Services B.V., Technical Services Dept., P.O. Box 231, 2150 AE Nieuw-Vennep, the Netherlands, for service information identified in this proposed AD.
We invite you to submit any relevant written data, views, or arguments regarding this proposed AD. Send your comments to an address listed in the ADDRESSES section. Include the docket number ``FAA-2006- 26709; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-202-AD'' at the beginning of your comments. We specifically invite comments on the overall regulatory, economic, environmental, and energy aspects of the proposed AD. We will consider all comments received by the closing date and may amend the proposed AD in light of those comments.
also post a report summarizing each substantive verbal contact with FAA personnel concerning this proposed AD. Using the search function of that Web site, anyone can find and read the comments in any of our dockets, including the name of the individual who sent the comment (or signed the comment on behalf of an association, business, labor union, etc.). You may review the DOT's complete Privacy Act Statement in the Federal Register published on April 11, 2000 (65 FR 19477-78), or you may visit http://dms.dot.gov.
between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, except Federal holidays. The Docket Management Facility office (telephone (800) 647- 5227) is located on the plaza level of the Nassif Building at the DOT street address stated in the ADDRESSES section. Comments will be available in the AD docket shortly after the Docket Management System receives them.
brackets detaching from the CFRP MLG outboard door and blocking the proper functioning of the MLG.
Fokker Services B.V. has issued Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-52- 080, dated December 12, 2005, including Fokker Manual Change Notification--Maintenance Documentation MCNM-F100-103, dated November 15, 2005.
Inspecting for any cracks in the CFRP skin of the MLG outboard door.
Inspecting for play between the countersunk bolt-heads and the CFRP outer skin.
Inspecting for cracks in the paint.
Inspecting for play between the operating rod bracket and the MLG outboard door.
Inspecting for loose sealant around the edges of the bracket and loose bolts and nuts.
Part 1 of the service bulletin also describes doing the following related investigative action if play is found or if there are any loose bolts/nuts: Inspecting the inside of the door for cracks in the CFRP outer skin at the bolt hole locations and/or checking for delamination by tapping.
Part 1 of the service bulletin also describes doing one of the following corrective actions if play is found, if there are any loose bolts/nuts, or if any crack is found: Contacting Fokker, operating under Configuration Deviation List (CDL) item 52-07 (``operating with MLG strut bay doors missing'') of the Fokker Appendix CDL, to Fokker 70/Fokker 100 Airplane Flight Manual (AFM), Version 06, Issue 010, or doing the modification of the MLG outboard door operating rod bracket attachment specified in Part 2 of the service bulletin.
Inspecting for damage of the operating rod bracket and operating rod.
If any damage is found, doing one of the following: contacting Fokker, operating under CDL item 52-07, or replacing damaged part with a new part.
Inspecting for cracks and and/or checking for delamination by tapping of the skin around the attachment holes.
If any crack or delamination is found, doing one of the following: Repairing the cracks or delamination, or contacting Fokker if any crack or delamination is found beyond 10 millimeters (mm) (0.040 inches) from the bolt holes.
Accomplishing the actions specified in the service information is intended to adequately address the unsafe condition. The CAA-NL mandated the service information and issued Dutch airworthiness directive NL-2006-001, dated January 5, 2006, to ensure the continued airworthiness of these airplanes in the Netherlands.
These airplane models are manufactured in the Netherlands and are type certificated for operation in the United States under the provisions of section 21.29 of the Federal Aviation Regulations (14 CFR 21.29) and the applicable bilateral airworthiness agreement. Pursuant to this bilateral airworthiness agreement, the CAA-NL has kept the FAA informed of the situation described above. We have examined the CAA- NL's findings, evaluated all pertinent information, and determined that we need to issue an AD for airplanes of this type design that are certificated for operation in the United States.
The service bulletin specifies to contact the manufacturer for instructions on how to repair certain conditions, but this proposed AD would require repairing those conditions using a method that we or the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (or its delegated agent) approve. In light of the type of repair that would be required to address the unsafe condition, and consistent with existing bilateral airworthiness agreements, we have determined that, for this proposed AD, a repair we or the EASA approve would be acceptable for compliance with this proposed AD.
Paragraph B.(3) of Part 1 of the Accomplishment Instructions of the service bulletin specifies to inspect for loose sealant and paragraph B.(6) specifies to inspect for delamination. However corrective actions for those conditions are not specified in the service bulletin. This proposed AD would require doing the corrective action specified in paragraph C.(3) of the service bulletin if any loose sealant or delamination is found during any inspection specified in paragraph (g) of the proposed AD.
The following table provides the estimated costs for U.S. operators to comply with this proposed AD.
promoting safe flight of civil aircraft in air commerce by prescribing regulations for practices, methods, and procedures the Administrator finds necessary for safety in air commerce. This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it addresses an unsafe condition that is likely to exist or develop on products identified in this rulemaking action.
We prepared a regulatory evaluation of the estimated costs to comply with this proposed AD and placed it in the AD docket. See the ADDRESSES section for a location to examine the regulatory evaluation.
Fokker Services B.V: Docket No. FAA-2006-26709; Directorate Identifier 2006-NM-202-AD.
(a) The FAA must receive comments on this AD action by January 29, 2007.
(c) This AD applies to all Fokker Model F.28 Mark 0070 and 0100 airplanes, certificated in any category.
(d) This AD results from a report of a rod bracket of the main landing gear (MLG) door detaching during flight. We are issuing this AD to detect and correct cracks in the rod bracket attachment bolts, which could result in the rod brackets detaching from the MLG door and blocking the proper functioning of the MLG.
(f) Within nine months after the effective date of this AD, inspect the carbon-fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) MLG doors to determine if any MLG door having a part number (P/N) D13312-401 through -410 inclusive is installed. A review of airplane maintenance records is acceptable in lieu of this inspection if the part number of the CFRP MLG doors can be conclusively determined from that review. If the CFRP MLG doors have any part number other than P/N D13312-401 through -410 inclusive installed, no further action is required by this AD.
(g) If any CFRP MLG door having any P/N D13312-401 through-410 inclusive is found during the inspection required by paragraph (f) of this AD: Within nine months after the effective date of this AD, do a detailed inspection of the MLG outboard door for cracks, play, and loose sealant/bolts/nuts as specified in Part 1 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-52- 080, dated December 12, 2005, including Fokker Manual Change Notification--Maintenance Documentation MCNM-F100-103, dated November 15, 2005, and do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions, by doing all the applicable actions specified in Part 1 of the Accomplishment Instructions of the service bulletin, except as provided by paragraphs (i), (j), and (k) of this AD. Do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions before further flight.
(h) If any CFRP MLG door having any P/N D13312-401 through-410 inclusive is found during the inspection required by paragraph (f) of this AD: Within 12 months after the effective date of this AD, modify the MLG outboard door operating rod bracket attachment and do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions by doing all the applicable actions specified in Part 2 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-52-080, dated December 12, 2005, including Fokker Manual Change Notification-- Maintenance Documentation MCNM-F100-103, dated November 15, 2005, except as provided by paragraph (i) of this AD. Do all applicable related investigative and corrective actions before further flight.
(i) Where Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-52-080, dated December 12, 2005, including Fokker Manual Change Notification--Maintenance Documentation MCNM-F100-103, dated November 15, 2005, specifies to contact the manufacturer for repair, before further flight, repair using a method approved by either the Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA; or the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) (or its delegated agent).
(j) If any loose sealant or any delamination is found during any inspection required by paragraph (g) of this AD, before further flight, do the corrective action specified in paragraph C.(3) of Part 1 of the Accomplishment Instructions of Fokker Service Bulletin SBF100-52-080, dated December 12, 2005, including Fokker Manual Change Notification--Maintenance Documentation MCNM-F100-103, dated November 15, 2005.
(k) Although the service bulletin referenced in this AD specifies to submit certain information to the manufacturer, this AD does not include that requirement.
(l)(1) The Manager, International Branch, ANM-116, Transport Airplane Directorate, FAA, has the authority to approve AMOCs for this AD, if requested in accordance with the procedures found in 14 CFR 39.19.
(m) Dutch airworthiness directive NL-2006-001, dated January 5, 2006, also addresses the subject of this AD.
Issued in Renton, Washington, on December 19, 2006. Ali Bahrami, Manager, Transport Airplane Directorate, Aircraft Certification Service.


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American Views 2020: Trust, Media and Democracy
For the 2020 American Views survey, Gallup and Knight polled more than 20,000 U.S. adults and found deepening pessimism and further partisan entrenchment about how the news media delivers on its democratic mandate for factual, trustworthy information. Many Americans feel the media's critical role of informing and holding those in power accountable is compromised by increasing bias. As such, Americans have not only lost confidence in the ideal of an objective media, they believe news organizations actively support the partisan divide.
The Summer of Our Discontent
The summer of our discontent steams more hotly by the day: a deadly and surging pandemic taking more than 130,000 lives across the nation; an economy bleeding millions of jobs and livelihoods and denying basic subsistence to many; mass protests assembling in streets nationwide to demonstrate against systemic racism and police brutality; and dysfunctional government at all levels and in every branch from White House to Congress to courthouses to statehouses and often beyond. Can we handle it? Can America conquer its ills and overcome? Can our democracy itself deal with its discontents?
G&T Podcast: Tip of the Iceberg: How Law Enforcement Surveils Protestors & Communities of Color
On Episode 5 of G&T: Tech on the Rocks, Gigi Sohn talks to Color of Change Campaign Advisor Brandi Collins-Dexter about the history of surveillance of civil rights protestors and communities of color, how sophisticated technologies have made spying ubiquitous and what protestors can do to protect themselves. They also discuss Color of Change's efforts to get Facebook to moderate hate speech and how to ensure that tech companies incorporate civil rights principles in every aspect of their businesses.
They Used Smartphone Cameras to Record Police Brutality—and Change History
In the last decade, the smartphone has become a tool for witnessing police violence toward African Americans. From the 2009 killing of Oscar Grant to the 2020 killing of George Floyd, we reviewed the footage and talked to the people who captured it, to see how the accounts of racial injustice became clearer as the phones evolved. "This is our only tool we have right now. It is the most effective way to get us justice," said Feidin Santana, who used his smartphone in 2015 to film a police officer killing Walter Scott in South Carolina. "The smartphone is a weapon that tells the story.
Political Groups Track Protesters' Cellphone Data
The protests continuing around the country are historic displays of social action. For political operatives, the mass gatherings are also a unique opportunity to harvest data on potential voters. Advocacy and voter-registration groups are gathering a trove of data from protests by tracking the cellphones of participants and sending them messages about registering to vote or taking other actions. The tactics, which one user called "deeply spooky yet extremely helpful," are the latest example of ways political groups are using cellphone data to target voters.
Ending Our Click-Bait Culture: Why Progressives Must Break the Power of Facebook and Google
This memo briefly explains how Facebook and Google have come to dominate modern communications networks, what that means for American democracy, and how to fix it.
How Google Docs became the social media of the resistance
Google Docs has risen as one of the key tools for organizing George Floyd-related protests.
Toward Inclusive Urban Technology
Our cities are changing at an incredible pace. The technology being deployed on our sidewalks and streetlights has the potential to improve mobility, sustainability, connectivity, and city services. Public value and public inclusion in this change, however, are not inevitable. Depending on how these technologies are deployed, they have the potential to increase inequities and distrust as much as they can create responsive government services.
Smart Cities, Inclusive Technology, and Public Service
Over two years ago when I began my fellowship with Benton, I recognized how our cities are changing at an incredible pace. The technology being deployed on our sidewalks and streetlights has the potential to improve mobility, sustainability, connectivity, and city services. Of course, technology can be divisive as well as progressive. Does the potential of the 21st Century data-collecting, responsive, hyperconnected city benefit us all equally? Is it built with resident understanding, feedback, and consent?
Big tech should create a national service program to make the US more united
No form of modern technology can replace what's needed to bridge divides that have deepened during decades of disruption in which few have prospered and many have languished. What's needed is a voluntary, but expected, national service program that allows people to walk a mile in another American's shoes. This program — let's call it the American Service Corps — would send eighteen-year-olds to another corner of the country for a year to live in a new community, complete service projects and interact with folks of varied backgrounds and beliefs.


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Colorado State Global Campus partners with career education provider
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Natalie Schwartz @nmschwartz23
Colorado State University System's Global Campus (CSU-Global) last week announced an enrollment partnership with Kenzie Academy, an Indianapolis-based career training school that focuses on technology skills and digital marketing.
Students now have the option to begin a one-to-two-year program with Kenzie before taking online classes with CSU-Global to complete a bachelor's degree.
Kenzie graduates will be able to roll up to 48 of the credits they earned there into a bachelor's degree with CSU-Global. Kenzie students will also receive a 10% discount on CSU-Global tuition.
CSU-Global launched in 2007 to provide working adults in the state with an affordable college education online. It has since graduated more than 10,000 students and currently enrolls some 18,000 students.
Similarly, Kenzie Academy bills itself as an alternative for working adults and recent high school graduates who don't want to go to a traditional college. Kenzie students take classes either in-person or online, have the option to work part-time in a tech support job, and can pay for the program through an income-share agreement.
Officials from the two institutions say a partnership was a natural fit, as they both aim to serve nontraditional students with more flexible educational options at a more affordable price point. "We believe deeply in the need for learners to have better pathways that can meet them where they are," Emily Wattman-Turner, Kenzie's chief operating officer, said in an interview with Education Dive.
This is not CSU-Global's first partnership with a nontraditional academic institution. Last year, the online college partnered with OnlineDegree.com, which offers tuition-free courses built from open educational resources, Inside Higher Ed reported. Now, students who complete those courses can use them to count for up to 44 credits at CSU-Global.
Other institutions that have struck deals with OnlineDegree.com include Southern New Hampshire University and Excelsior College.
Not all of CSU-Global's partnerships garnered interest from students. In 2012, the online college said it would offer students credit for completing a computer science MOOC from Udacity. However, after a year, no students had taken advantage of the offer, The Chronicle of Higher Education reported.
The tides may be changing for such partnerships, however. EdX, which launched in 2012, offers several online MicroMasters programs, which students can roll into credit for a certificate or degree from a partnering institution.
The MOOC provider has also teamed up with several universities — including Georgia Tech, Indiana University and the University of California, San Diego — to offer eight master's degrees in topics such as data science, accounting and leadership.
Coursera, another MOOC provider, is looking to expand its master-track certificates, which can be used to count for credit at some partner institutions.
Meanwhile, traditional colleges are forging relationships with alternative postsecondary education providers.
For instance, The Make School, a San Francisco-based coding program, is offering an accredited bachelor's in applied computer science through a partnership with Dominican University of California. In return, the liberal arts school will be able to provide its students with a computer science minor.
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