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Community Colleges: A Well-Kept Secret
by Ritu Marwah | Jun 11, 2018 | Sponsored 1 | 0 comments
Community colleges are the often-overlooked institutions of learning, that are hidden gems in one's backyard.
In India, the system of community colleges is seen as an alternative system of education that can be used to acquire trade skills, but not as a conduit to institutions of higher learning. In the United States, on the other hand, community colleges are seen as junior colleges giving a leg up to those that need one, in climbing into the four-year college system. If the student so desires, he or she could earn college credits at the local community college and then transfer to a four-year educational institution in the United States. By completing two years worth of credits at a community college the student then needs to spend only two years at a University school like UCLA to earn a Bachelors degree.
The aim of both the Indian and American systems, however, is to empower the disadvantaged and the underprivileged through appropriate skills-development, leading to gainful employment.
The booming popularity of community colleges could also be attributed to President Obama, who was hailed as the "Community College President", for funding and supporting these educational institutions. During his campaign, Obama spoke regularly of the importance of community colleges in keeping America economically and educationally competitive in the 21st century.
The Evergreen Valley College (E.V.C.), located on a sprawling 175 acres in the eastern foothills of San Jose, California, is just such an institution that prepares students to transfer to four-year college systems, such as those of the Universities of California and California State Universities. It has transfer agreements with all 23 California State Universities, 6 of the Universities of California, and some private universities. Accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges – a national accrediting body – the E.V.C. is the largest feeder community college to the San Jose State University.
Community colleges are especially attractive as stepping-stones to international students who need to improve key academic skills, including language skills, before obtaining admission to a Bachelor's level program. The credits earned at the community college help complete university education in a time- and cost-effective manner.
The Evergreen Valley College has a large number of international students from India. Elizabeth Tyrrell, Director of the International Student Program, travels to India and meets high school students in order to explain the American community college system:
"We have the 2 + 2 system. At the end, students receive their Bachelor's Degree from the 4-year institution (from which they graduate). Almost all of E.V.C.'s international students transfer to accredited 4-year institutions. 94% of E.V.C.'s transfer-ready students do, in fact, transfer. Students can apply and transfer beyond California and go to any university or college in the U.S."
Evergreen Valley College is S.E.V.I.S. certified and approved by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to issue the I-20 Form, which is required to apply for a visa to study in the U.S.
Students from India do not need to take the S.A.T. or the T.O.E.F.L. exam, as long as their high school transcript is in English, and they come from an English medium high school.
The application process is more relaxed as well. Students may apply for admission till as late as June 30, 2018 for the Fall semester that begins on 4 September, 2018, or apply between October 15 2018 and December 1, 2018, for the Winter session that starts on 28 January, 2019.
There is no question that the savings are significant when it comes to tuition. While the annual tuition at a Universityof California would cost approximately $41,000, a student would only pay $6748 at the Evergreen Valley College – a savings of nearly $35,000. However, taking into account the cost of living – housing, transport, fun-money, books and supplies – students would be well-advised to budget for $21,500 for the year, per E.V.C.
In addition to the compelling financial savings, students also step into a learning environment akin to that of a University. While at the beginning of each semester, students are responsible for signing up for classes, maintaining attendance, completing course work and submitting assignments, they have the added advantage of having Counselors on hand, to guide them in the choice of courses and help them meet the necessary pre-requisites for their Major.
The average class size in community colleges is typically smaller. While the student-teacher ratio at E.V.C. is only 28 – 45 students to 1 teacher, the class size at a U.C. can sometimes run to over 300 students. Additionally, students in community colleges have Professors teaching the course themselves, while in large universities, the course may be taught by a Teaching Assistant.
The 2015 enrollment statistics published by the American Association of Community Colleges, reveal that 46%, of all the U.S. undergraduates, are community college students. Of the 12 million students who go to community college in the U.S. every year, 2.1 million choose California community colleges.
Community colleges cater to the needs of the local job market and have professors who work closely with the students to groom them not only for the needs of the local area, but also equip them with skills that are transferrable beyond. With the voracious appetite for new talent and the ever-changing skills needed in the Silicon Valley, community colleges provide an alluring and viable solution.
Says Michael Riordan, a tax accountant and teacher at a local Bay Area community college, of the merits of community colleges "This is a win-win situation. Save your money for (the students') Masters."
For queries please contact: Elizabeth Tyrrell, Evergreen Valley College, 3095 Yerba Buena Road, San Jose, CA 95135 E-mail: International@evc.edu Phone: +1 (408) 270-6453
Ritu Marwah is the Features Editor at India Currents and is an avid student of educational systems.
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Uri Davis writes Israel's Nation State Law is exactly in tune with the values outlined during Israel's founding. In fact the Declaration of the Establishment of the State of Israel passed in 1948 never established a principle of equality or respect of national or ethnic origin.
Adalah's General Director, Attorney Hassan Jabareen offers a probing analysis of the "Basic Law: The Jewish Nation-State," which, he argues, calls for a shift in how one conceptualizes the Israeli regime on both sides of the Green Line. He contends the Israeli regime faces questions about its legitimacy following the enactment of this racist legislation.
Palestinian flags were waved at a demonstration against the Israeli Nation-State law yesterday, and although the organizers tried to prevent it in advance, they couldn't stop it from happening.
"It was the first time that the Palestinian community moved in buses from our towns and villages to the middle of a Jewish center, Tel Aviv, to challenge the public discourse in Israel," Jafir Farah of Mossawa center says of massive demonstration on August 11 that united Jews and Palestinians in solidarity against the new nation state of the Jewish people law.
I'd made up my mind to attend the demonstration in Tel Aviv against the new nation-state of the Jewish people law, Hatim Kanaaneh writes. Then I reconsidered. I don't trust the Israeli security services. The same extreme nationalist religious factions whose compatriot killed Rabin, have pushed for the new law for years.
Western media should stop mincing words by calling the Israeli nation-state law "controversial" when in fact it is encoding the worst human impulses into law, the likes of which are found in Nazi Germany, Jim Crow America, the Indian Removal Act and other abominable moments in human history.
"In my experience, nothing really changed with this law. The discrimination has always been evident since the inception of the state," Amran Abu Houf says of the law defining Israel as the nation-state of the Jewish people. From lack of services in Arabic to discriminatory planning and housing policies, Israel has always favored Jews over Palestinians.
"Netanyahu's regime is digging a deep pit of fear, racism, and authoritarianism to divide us from each other. But they can never erase us from the homeland we share," Ayman Odeh of the Palestinian Joint List said in anger after Israeli parliament passed a law declaring Israel the nation state of the Jewish people.


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I wrapped the Worbla around the back and made simple handles.
I used normal acrylic paint for this. Top, I applied the paint with a roller used for lino-printing, which gave a very fingerprint effect.
Bottom, the paint was spread out on a flat plastic palette and the stamp was dipped in the paint.
The results aren't perfectly opaque or even, its a bit rustic or grunge, but for a mad hatter costume the effect will work well.
Top left: Attempting to apply paint to the stamp with a paintbrush. Not suggested.
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Night Prowler - "No Escape..." (album stream)
Night Prowler: μπάντα κλασικού heavy metal, η οποία μας έρχεται από την Βραζιλία και δημιουργήθηκε προ τριετίας. Το καλοκαίρι του 2018 κυκλοφόρησε (σε cd) το ντεμπούτο της υπό τον τίτλο "No Escape...". Προ ημερών "βγήκε" σε ψηφιακή μορφή, ενώ σε βινύλιο έχει προγραμματισθεί να κυκλοφορήσει στα τελειώματα του χειμώνα...
Δελτίο τύπου: «Dying Victims Productions is proud to present Night Prowler's stellar debut album, No Escape, on vinyl LP format. Hailing from São Paulo, Brazil, Night Prowler was formed in 2017 by guitarist Luke D. Couto.
Since the beginning, the band was influenced by the iron-clad likes of Saxon, Dokken, Iron Maiden, Running Wild and Demon among many others: essentially, traditional heavy metal in excelsis. In early 2017, Couto began working on new compositions for a possible solo material, due to the hiatus of his other bands.
The initial idea was to release an EP with five tracks, which were composed in the first half of 2017. However, he needed musicians for the recordings and shows, so the idea of solo album was discarded, and he recruited musicians for the project.
The original lineup of Night Prowler consisted of Fernando Donasi (vocals), Luke D. Couto (guitar), Igor Senna (guitar), Gabriel Teixeira (bass), and Victor Oliveira (drums). After finishing the songs, the band signed with Kill Again Records and, in 2018, released their debut album, No Escape.
Like a lost relic from 1986 or thereabouts, Night Prowler's debut album presents 10 tracks that are all unified in their fight for metal but each one as different as the next: pumping 'n' virile speed one song, velvety mysticism another; sun-drenched sleaze one song, moodily melodic in another; tough as nails from beginning to end, but unafraid to show a softer side now and again, especially with the spacey synths coating climactic closer "Stranger."
And like so many killer private-press metal records from the mid '80s, the production's on the right side of raw, but thankfully never sacrifices any of the inherent heaviness nor earworming hooks. In other words, just like the moniker Night Prowler itself, No Escape equally evokes the splendors of life after dark as well as its aftermath.
Since then, Night Prowler have shared stages of clubs and festivals with such bands as Sweden's Air Raid, Murdeath, Breakout, and Flagelador. In 2019, drummer Victor Oliveira left the band and was replaced with former Leather Faces drummer Cave Hoffmann.
Since then, they've been working together on new songs and doing several shows promoting their debut album. In the meantime, No Escape is at last unleashed on the most perfect format for classic metal: VINYL! Regular edition on black vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard and download code. Special edition on purple vinyl, with insert, poster, sticker, postcard download code and patch. Out 26th February.»
Band: Night Prowler
Location: Osasco, São Paulo
Album: "No Escape..."
Release date: August 31st, 2018
Label: Kill Again Records
Limitation: 500 copies
Label: Dying Victims Productions
Release date: February 26th, 2021
01. Runner 97T
02. Make it Real
03. Never Surrender
04. Night Prowler
05. Out in the Streets
06. The Witches Curse
07. Love Hard Girls
08. Burning Desire
09. No Escape
10. Stranger
Gabriel Teixeira - Bass
Luke D. Couto - Guitars
Igor Senna - Guitars
Fernando Donasi - Vocals
Cave Hoffmann - Drums
Miscellaneous staff: Luke D. Couto - Producer
Night Prowler - No Escape by Dying Victims Productions
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Bauer named Fulbright semifinalist
Laia Santos Oliver, Contributing writer
Senior Environmental Science and Spanish double major Maya Bauer from Westlake, Ohio, has been selected as a semi-finalist for the distinguished Fulbright Student Program.
The Fulbright Program is an extremely competitive nationwide competition that awards grants for students to go work in another country on a study or research project that they themselves have designed.
Bauer, who is a part of the women's soccer team and a class representative for Mercyhurst Student Government, said she recognizes that the application process was "one of the most time intensive and detail-oriented" things that she has ever been a part of.
"I began the application process in May or June, so luckily I had most of the summer to work on this without having to deal with soccer, school and the application altogether," Bauer said. "The application was due in October, and it was one of the most stressful days of my life because I had a massive Botany final on the same day."
Bauer said she is incredibly thankful for professors like Justin Ross, Ph.D., the director of the Honors Program, Alice Edwards, Ph.D., of the Spanish department and Lucy Thairu, Ph.D., of the Public Health department, who were an immense help to her throughout the whole process.
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"Over the summer break, we shared several drafts of her writing, and I saw that her writing improved over the summer months," Ross said.
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Before even being able to start her application, Bauer had to find a professor at a local university where her research is based in who would act as a touchstone during her time there.
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Auburn railway station is located on the Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein lines in Victoria, Australia. It serves the eastern Melbourne suburb of Hawthorn East, and it opened on 3 April 1882 as Auburn Road. It was renamed Auburn on 1 September of that year.

History

Auburn station opened on 3 April 1882, when the railway line from Hawthorn was extended to Camberwell. The station was named after two nearby residences which were built in the 1850s. Reverend Henry Liddiard's Auburn Lodge was built south of Burwood Road, between Glenferrie and Auburn Roads, while John Collings' Auburn House was built south of Liddiard's residence in the present day Goodall Street.

The current two-storey station building dates back to 1916, when the line between Hawthorn and Camberwell was regraded. It features brick and stucco facades punctuated by arches, and is listed on the Victorian Heritage Register.

In 1963, a third line was provided between Hawthorn and Camberwell. These works included a new Up platform (Platform 1), with Platform 2 becoming a bi-directional platform.

Platforms and services

Auburn has one island platform with two faces and one side platform. It is serviced by Metro Trains' Lilydale, Belgrave and Alamein line services.

Platform 1:
  weekday all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street
  all stations and limited express services to Flinders Street

Platform 2:
  all stations services to Lilydale
  all stations services to Belgrave

Platform 3:
  weekday all stations services to Lilydale; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
  weekday all stations services to Belgrave; weekday all stations services to Blackburn
  weekday all stations services to Alamein

Transport links

CDC Melbourne operates one route via Auburn station, under contract to Public Transport Victoria:
 : Kew – Oakleigh station

References

External links

 Melway map at street-directory.com.au

Heritage-listed buildings in Melbourne
Railway stations in Melbourne
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1882
Romanesque Revival architecture in Australia
Listed railway stations in Australia
Railway stations in the City of Boroondara

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The best Dan Campbell quotes from Detroit Lions camp so far – Detroit Lions Blog
If you're into Dan Campbell quotes during Detroit Lions training camp, you're going to love the videos and quotes from Lions camp that follow.
No one really knows what Dan Campbell's role will be as the Detroit Lions new head coach, but there are a few things that are pretty clear. One of those is that he has a ton of energy and has a wide range of interests. That's shown by the fact that he has said "I've played a little bit of everything," when discussing the different roles he'll play in the Lions' new offense.
The Detroit Lions began the 2018 NFL season on Monday night, with the team not having much success in the first preseason game. The Lions fell to the Tennessee Titans 20-13 in Nashville, Tennessee, as quarterback Dan Campbell dominated the first half, yet his offense gave up too many points in the second half. The Lions had 7 first downs in the second half, with Campbell completing 9 of his 13 attempts for 92 yards. The Lions would go on to lose the preseason game in a blowout, as Tennessee scored 22 points and held the Lions to just 18 points in the second half. Campbell would finish the night, completing 17 of his 29 attempts for 242 yards.
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DETROIT (WXYZ) — The "kneecap" speech became an instant classic among football enthusiasts.
If you follow the NFL even casually, you've undoubtedly heard of Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell's off-the-cuff, hilarious press conferences.
Campbell has yet to lead the Lions onto the field for an official game, but he has given a lot of excellent nuggets to the media throughout training camp.
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When he revealed his goal for the squad being tough enough to "bite a kneecap off" during his first news conference in January, he made global headlines. Campbell joked about approaching Lions owner Sheila Ford Hamp about having a pet lion around the team's practice facility on a podcast in May, saying he would be armless if bringing a Super Bowl to Detroit meant sacrificing a limb. After being appointed grand marshal of the Detroit Grand Prix in June, he started a press conference during OTAs wearing a racing helmet.
Campbell has shown to be one of the most charismatic coaches in the game, much as he did as the interim coach of the Miami Dolphins in 2015. Here are 11 memorable moments from his first training camp with the Lions.
"My initial thought was, 'Man, I didn't sleep at all.'" On his first camp as Lions head coach (July 28): But that's OK since I have lots of energy even if I don't get any sleep. That is something I tell myself and wish to tell myself. It's a lot simpler in camp than it is once the season starts."
"I want to see these guys compete," he said of what he wants to see from players on the first day of pads practice (Aug. 3). I'd want to see them get to the point where it's nearly a full-fledged brawl, but that's not going to happen. It's like it's so hot, and it's so intense, and people are trying so hard to win that we improve. That, I believe, is the only way to really improve. There's a thin line between, "We went too far, and folks are being injured," and "We went too far, and guys are getting hurt." We've lost control.' However, if you don't push it nearly to that point, you won't get to where you need to be in this league to be competitive at the top level, in my view. That is exactly what I am searching for. I'm looking for men to put in some effort, especially up front. I'm looking for men that are willing to put in the effort. I want to see you fight to close the gap in your gap."
Dan Campbell, the head coach of the Detroit Lions, has become one of the most famous NFL quotations. Steven King/Icon Sportswire photo
(Aug. 3): Reminiscences of a fight from his playing days: "Since we're on our first day of pads, I was thinking about it last night and informed the squad about it, so I'll never forget it. I was a newbie at the time. The New York Giants are my favorite team. Howard Cross had been in the military for ten or eleven years. He was a tight end for the football team. He was a big guy who played for a long period. However, you just roll out there in pads at the moment. I mean, there was no applause when it came time to go. He asks, 'Hey Dan, are you ready?' I'm a newbie. 'Yeah, I'm ready,' I said. He leaves. 'OK, so make sure you have my back when this stuff goes down.' 'What are you talking about?' I asked. When is this going to end?' 'What's going on?' I inquired. 'Have my back,' he says simply. 'Make certain you have my back.' It was like the first quarter, team run, and on the first play, one of our D-linemen just punches the crap out of our center and it's all over. It's a full-fledged brawl. I'm looking around and see Howard, and I think to myself, "Somebody is on his back." I'm on my way over there. You're simply wanting to be engaged, but you don't want to get caught up in the midst of it all and fight. It's come a long way since then. But it was as though every day, on the first day of camp, we were told, 'Here we go.' That isn't the answer I'm searching for. That was the story's main point. That's not the kind of thing I'm looking for in [my Lions] players."
"I know it's hard, but they've been able to endure," he says of Lions supporters (July 31). They've been able to maintain their beliefs. There is optimism for a new year and a new season. I believe they are tenacious. That, I believe, is what distinguishes them. I know it hasn't always been the way you thought it would be as a fan base, but you know what? I believe they are always hoping. It's on its way. This is the moment, because when it arrives, it will be unlike any other community. That is what I believe. I believe there are very few people in our nation for whom a victory is really exceptional. When I went down there [as an assistant coach], I believed New Orleans was one of them. There aren't many of them, but this is one of those locations where you can win, so it's special now."
During Family Fest at Ford Field on August 7, he sent out the following message to Lions fans: "Look, here's my message to all of you fans… I want you to imagine that we're all in our backyard right now, because Ford Field is our backyard. OK? Isn't it true that we have a fire pit in the backyard? We've got our beer, hot dogs, and wine, so let's get started. The marshmallows were ready to go when the youngsters arrived. All right, let me tell you something: we're going to bring the firewood and start the fire. And you know it gets late at night dude, and you really want to watch the show and see how hot you can get this thing to burn. You'll douse it in gasoline if you don't. And it is exactly what we need of you."
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Concerning security "I have a nice Tracy Walker tale for you," says Tracy Walker on the defense (July 31). 'Hey Coach, I'm getting a pick,' he says as we walk out the door yesterday. I'm going to grab a pick today and deliver it to you.' 'OK, you promise?' I asked. 'I promise,' he says. It's on its way.' He didn't receive one, to be sure. As a result, I imposed a fine on him. 'I'm fining you $50, but I'm going to pay the fine,' I stated in the team meeting last night. As a result, I paid the fine, but he still owes me two [picks]."
Alim McNeill, nose tackle, at training camp (Aug. 3): "'Twinkle Toes?'" says the narrator. Right now, I'd be wary about gushing since I'd want to see him in pads. He's a huge guy for a big man, I'm telling you. He's big and strong, and he's got great feet."
"No, you don't need it today," he said when asked whether he wanted more coffee before a practice (Aug. 3). You don't need the additional coffee. With the pads on, no way. So, just a regular cup of coffee today. When we conduct a team run, the next cup of coffee will be out there. As a result, this will be thrilling. I'm looking forward to it. Normally, I order two Venti coffees. I order two Ventis of the Pike [Place Roast] from Starbucks, each with two [espresso] shots. So, Black Eye in both [orders from the hidden menu]. That's what I'm bringing in. That's how I begin each day."
"A little bit," he says when asked whether he is superstitious (Aug. 9). Have you noticed? Yes, I do. I'm a ringer. Yes, I am. [On wood] I'm a knocker. I'm referring to anything along those lines — yes, a smidgeon. I'm going to knock if it's anything that might be considered unlucky in my views. It makes no difference what it is. It's just the two of us."
"Well, it might come up," he says when asked whether he wears a piece of apparel for good luck (Aug. 9). That's something that might come up. Maybe the same underwear, but if you're winning, you don't have to wash it. But isn't it worth it for a win?"
"There are no turds here," he said when asked whether there are any grit players on the squad (Aug. 10).
Lions coach Dan Campbell is making quite an impression on his players with his unique coaching style. But the players' response is that Campbell is making a positive impact on them and the team. Here are our top 10 quotes from the first week of training camp.. Read more about detroit lions head coach and let us know what you think.
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"For me, Art is medicine"
Baker's most intricate work, which sold for £420,000 to a buyer in Qatar, is a Steinway grand piano encrusted with half a million crystals.
Lauren Baker is a British multi-disciplinary artist renowned for her work using lights and reflective material. Her works involve neon, infinity mirrors and moving sculptures to explore light, space, energy fields, the after-life and other dimensions.
Recent works visually interpret unseen energy. Listening to sound frequencies to sound frequencies to reach a meditative state, she digitally paints auras and energy, incorporating diamond dust, neon and kinetic elements to create celestial artworks. She also uses tubular neon lights in an array of colours skilfully shaped into her own handwriting to express universal energies and life mantras. Fascinated by bones, her creations also include painted and embellished human resin skulls, animal skulls and sculpted animal heads.
Born in Middlesbrough in 1982, Lauren Baker is a self-taught artist. She cites Nancy Fouts and Roger Hiorns as major artistic inspirations. In 2012, disillusioned with her corporate job she quit and headed for South America. It marked a turning point in her life. She joined a mosaic street project in Brazil and whilst meditating in the Peruvian jungle had an epiphany that she was destined to be an artist. She has never looked back.
She has created installations at The V&A, Tate Britain and Tate Modern and her work is held in collections worldwide. Her limited edition artworks have been sell-out success stories, each one handblown in London to achieve a precise and distinctive look. In 2015, her limited edition print, 'You Blow My Mind', sold out in just 24 hours.
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Alicia Augello Cook, mer känd under artistnamnet Alicia Keys, född 25 januari 1981 i New York, är en amerikansk sångare och låtskrivare.

Hon uppfostrades av en ensamstående mor i Hell's Kitchen-området på Manhattan i New York. Vid sju års ålder började Keys att spela klassisk musik på piano. Hon studerade vid Professional Performing Arts School och tog examen vid 16 års ålder som toppstudent. Hon fortsatte sedan på Columbia University men hoppade av för att ägna sig åt sin musikkarriär. Keys släppte sitt debutalbum med J Records, men hade innan dess ett skivkontrakt både med Columbia och Arista Records.

Keys debutalbum, Songs in A Minor, var en kommersiell framgång med över 12 miljoner sålda exemplar världen över. Hon blev den bäst säljande nya artisten och bäst säljande R&B-artisten 2001. Keys tilldelades fem Grammy Awards 2002 för albumet, bland annat "Best New Artist" och "Song of the Year" för "Fallin". Hennes andra album, The Diary of Alicia Keys, släpptes 2003 och även det var en framgång världen över med åtta miljoner sålda exemplar. För albumet tilldelades hon ytterligare fyra Grammy Awards 2005. Senare samma år släppte hon sitt första livealbum, Unplugged, som debuterade som nummer ett i USA.

Keys gästspelade i flera TV-serier under de följande åren, hennes första gästspel var i serien Förhäxad. Hon gjorde sin filmdebut i Smokin' Aces och därefter medverkade hon i "The Nanny Diaries" 2007. Hennes tredje album, As I Am, släpptes samma år och sålde sex miljoner exemplar världen över. Keys tilldelades ytterligare tre Grammy Awards för det nya albumet. Året därpå medverkade hon i The Secret Life of Bees, som gav henne en nominering till "NAACP Image Awards". Hon släppte sitt fjärde album, The Element of Freedom, i december 2009, som blev Keys första albumlist-toppning i Storbritannien. Under sin karriär har Keys vunnit ett flertal priser och har sålt över 30 miljoner album världen över. Billboard Magazine kallade henne den bästa R&B-artisten 2000–2009, och hon etablerade sig som en av sin tids bäst säljande artister.

Liv och karriär

1981–1996: Uppväxt
Keys föddes 1981 i Hell's Kitchen-området på Manhattan i New York i New York. Hon är enda barn till flygstewarden Craig Cook och advokatsekreteraren Teresa Augello, som även är deltidsarbetande skådespelare. Keys mor är av skotsk, irländsk och italiensk härkomst, och hennes far är afroamerikan, som i senare relationer fick två barn. Föräldrarna separerade när hon var två år och därefter har hon uppfostrats av sin mor. År 1985, vid fyra års ålder, gjorde Keys ett framträdande på The Cosby Show där hon och en grupp flickor spelade delar av Rudy Huxtables övernattningsgäster i avsnittet "Slumber Party". Under hela sin barndom skickades Keys på musik- och danslektioner av sin mor. Hon började spela piano när hon var sju och lärde sig spela klassisk musik av Beethoven, Mozart och Chopin. Keys blev inskriven vid Professional Performing Arts School vid 12 års ålder och började skriva låtar vid 14 års ålder. Vid 16 års ålder hade hon tagit examen som toppstudent på tre år med kör som huvudämne. Hon kom in på Columbia University och hade samtidigt ett skivkontrakt med Columbia Records. Hon försökte hantera båda men valde att hoppa av college efter fyra veckor för att satsa på sin musikkarriär.

1997–2000: Början av karriären
Keys tecknade ett demoavtal med Jermaine Dupri och So So Def Recordings och var med på musikbolagets julalbum med "The Little Drummer Girl". Hon skrev och spelade in en låt med titeln "Dah Dee Dah (Sexy Thing)", som fanns med på soundtracket till filmen Men in Black, 1997. Låten var Keys första professionella inspelning, men den släpptes aldrig som singel och hennes skivkontrakt med Columbia avslutades efter en tvist med skivbolaget. Keys ringde upp Clive Davis, som kände en "särskild, unik" artist från hennes framträdande och tecknade henne till skivbolaget Arista Records, som senare upplöstes. Keys var nära att välja Wilde som sitt artistnamn tills hennes manager föreslog namnet Keys efter en dröm han hade haft. Keys kände att namnet representerade både henne som artist och person. Hon följde med Davis till hans nystartade skivbolag J Records och spelade då in låtarna "Rock wit U" och "Rear View Mirror", vilka var med på soundtracken till filmerna Shaft (2000) och Dr Dolittle 2  (2001).

2001–2002: Songs in A Minor
Keys gav ut sitt första album, Songs in A Minor i juni 2001. Albumet debuterade som nummer ett på Billboard 200 och sålde 236 000 exemplar under sin första vecka. Albumet sålde över 6,2 miljoner exemplar i USA och albumet erhöll platina sex gånger av Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Det såldes över 12 miljoner exemplar världen över, och hon etablerade sig både inom och utanför USA, där hon blev den bäst säljande nya artist och bäst säljande R&B-artist 2001. Albumets första singel "Fallin'", tillbringade sex veckor som nummer ett på Billboard Hot 100. Albumets andra singel, "A Woman's Worth" nådde nummer tre på samma lista. Följande år återutgavs albumet Remixed & Unplugged in a Minor, vilken innehöll åtta remixer och sju unplugged-versioner av låtarna från originalalbumet.

För albumet "Songs in a Minor" vann Keys fem priser vid Grammy awards 2002; "Song of The Year", "Best Female R&B Vocal Performance" och "Best R&B Song" för "Fallin '", "Best New Artist" och "Best R&B-album". "Fallin'" var också nominerad till "Record of the Year". Keys blev den andra kvinnliga soloartisten att vinna fem Grammy awards under en enda natt. Samma år samarbetade Keys med Christina Aguilera på Aguileras kommande album Stripped. Keys skrev, samproducerade och sjöng i bakgrunden på låten "Impossible". Under 2000-talets början medverkade Keys som statist i tv-serierna Förhäxad och American Dreams.

2003–2005: The Diary of Alicia Keys och Unplugged
Keys följde upp sin debut med albumet The Diary of Alicia Keys som släpptes i december 2003. Albumet debuterade som nummer ett på Billboard 200 och sålde över 618 000 exemplar redan den första veckan. Den blev den bästsäljande försäljningen för en kvinnlig artist år 2003. Albumet sålde 4 400 000 exemplar i USA och erhöll platina fyra gånger av RIAA. Världen över såldes åtta miljoner exemplar, vilket medförde att det blev det sjätte bäst säljande albumet av en kvinnlig artist och det näst bäst säljande albumet av en kvinnlig R&B-artist. Singlarna "You Don't Know My Name" och "If I Ain't Got You" nådde båda topp fem på Billboard Hot 100, och den tredje singeln, "Diary", hamnade i top tio. Den fjärde singeln, "Karma", var mindre framgångsrik på Billboard Hot 100, då den hamnade på nummer 20. "If I Ain't Got You" blev den första singeln av en kvinnlig artist att förbli på Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs-listan i över ett år.

Keys vann Bästa R&B-video för "If I Ain't Got You" på MTV Video Music Awards 2004, hon framförde låten och "Higher Ground" med Lenny Kravitz och Stevie Wonder. Senare samma år släppte Keys sin roman Tears for Water: Songbook of Poems and Lyrics, en samling outgivna dikter från sina tidskrifter och texter. Titeln kommer från en av hennes dikter "Love and Chains" från raden: "Jag har inget emot att dricka mina tårar som vatten." Hon sa att titeln är grunden för hennes skrivande, eftersom "allt jag någonsin har skrivit kommer från mina tårar av glädje, av smärta, sorg, depression, även från frågor". Boken sålde för över 500000 US dollar, vilket gjorde att Keys hamnade på The New York Times bästsäljarlista under 2005. Följande år vann hon sitt andra raka pris för Bästa R&B-video på MTV Video Music Awards för videon "Karma". På Grammy Awards 2005 framförde Keys "If I Ain't Got You" och sedan gjorde hon Jamie Foxx och Quincy Jones sällskap på scen med en tolkning av "Georgia on My Mind", Hoagy Carmichael-låten som blev känd genom Ray Charles år 1960. Den kvällen vann hon fyra Grammy Awards: Best Female R&B Vocal Performance för "If I Ain't Got You", Best R&B Song för "You Don't Know My Name", Best R&B-album för "The Diary of Alicia Keys", och Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals" för låten "My Boo" med Usher.

Keys framförde och spelade in sin del av MTV Unplugged-serien i juli 2005 på Brooklyn Academy of Music. Inspelningen släpptes på CD och DVD i oktober 2005. Med titeln "Unplugged" debuterade albumet som nummer ett på Billboard 200-listan med 196 000 sålda exemplar första veckan. Albumet sålde en miljon exemplar i USA, där den erhöll Platina av RIAA, och två miljoner exemplar världen över. Debuten av Keys Unplugged var den högsta för ett MTV Unplugged-album sedan Nirvanas MTV Unplugged 1994 i New York och den första Unplugged av en kvinnlig artist som debuterat som nummer ett. Albumets första singel "Unbreakable" nådde plats nummer 34 på Billboard Hot 100 och nummer fyra på Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Singeln låg även på förstaplats på Billboard Hot Adult R&B Airplay i 11 veckor.

Keys öppnade en inspelningsstudio som hon döpte till "The Oven Studios" på Long Island, New York. Hon är delägare tillsammans med sin produktions- och låtskrivarpartner Kerry "Krucial" Brothers. Studion designades av den välkända studioarkitekten John Storyk, som även designade Jimi Hendrix "Electric Lady Studios". Keys och Brothers är grundare av KrucialKeys Enterprises, ett produktions- och låtskrivarteam som assisterar Keys med att skapa hennes album, och även skapar musik åt andra artister.

2006–2008: Filmdebut och As I Am
År 2006 vann Keys tre NAACP Image Awards inom kategorierna "Outstanding Female Artist" och "Outstanding Song" för låten "Unbreakable". Hon vann även ett Starlight Award av Songwriters Hall of Fame. I oktober 2006 spelade hon rösten till Mamma Mars i "Mission to Mars"-avsnittet i barn TV-serien The Backyardigans, där hon sjöng sången "Almost Everything Is Boinga Here". Samma år drabbades Keys nästan av ett psykiskt sammanbrott. Hennes mormor hade dött och hennes familj var starkt beroende av henne. Hon kände att hon behövde "fly" och åkte till Egypten i tre veckor. Hon förklarade: "Den här resan var definitivt det mest avgörande jag har gjort för mig i mitt liv hittills. Det var en mycket svår tid jag hade att hantera och det bara kom till den punkt där jag verkligen behövde fly, ärligt, och jag behövde komma så långt bort som möjligt."

Keys gjorde sin filmdebut i början av 2007 i filmen "Smokin' Aces", som lönnmördaren Georgia Sykes, där hon spelar mot Ben Affleck och Andy Garcia. Keys fick mycket beröm av sina motspelare i filmen, Reynolds sa att Keys var "så naturlig" och att hon skulle "överraska alla". Samma år fick Keys ytterligare beröm för sin andra film, "The Nanny Diaries" som är baserad på romanen från 2002 med samma namn, i vilken även med Scarlett Johansson och Chris Evans medverkar. Hon har även gästspelat som sig själv i dramaserie "Cane" i avsnittet "One Man Is an Island".

Keys släppte sitt tredje album "As I Am" i november 2007 och debuterade som nummer ett på Billboard 200. Albumet sålde 742 000 exemplar under sin första vecka. Det blev Keys högsta försäljning under en första vecka i sin karriär. Den vecka blev den näst högsta försäljningsveckan under 2007 och den högsta försäljningsveckan för en kvinnlig soloartist sedan sångerskan Norah Jones album "Feels Like Home" 2004. Albumet sålde nästan fyra miljoner exemplar i USA och erhöll platina tre gånger av RIAA. Albumet sålde nästan sex miljoner exemplar världen över. Keys fick fem nomineringar för "As I Am" på American Music Award 2008 och vann två. Albumets första singel "No One" nådde nummer ett på Billboard Hot 100 och Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Albumets andra singel, "Like You'll Never See Me Again", släpptes i slutet av 2007 och nådde nummer 12 på Billboard Hot 100 och nummer ett på Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. Albumets tredje singel, "Teenage Love Affair", nådde nummer tre på Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs listan. Hennes fjärde singel, "Superwoman", nådde nummer 82 på Billboard Hot 100 och nummer 12 på Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs.

För singel "No One" erhöll Keys utmärkelserna Best Female R&B Vocal Performance och Best R&B-song vid Grammy Awards 2008. Keys inledde ceremonin genom att framföra Frank Sinatra "Learnin' the blues" som en "duett" med arkivmaterial av Sinatra i en video och "No One" med John Mayer senare i showen. Keys vann också Bästa Kvinnliga R&B-artist under showen. Hon medverkade i "Fresh Takes", en kommersiell mikro-serie skapad av Dove Go Fresh, som hade premiär under The Hills på MTV från mars till april 2008. Premiären firade lanseringen av nya Dove Go Fresh. Hon har även skrivit avtal som talesman med Glacéaus VitaminWater för att stödja produkten, och medverkade även i en reklamfilm för American Express för deras kampanj "Är du en Kortmedlem?". Keys och gitarristen och sångaren Jack White från The White Stripes, spelade in ledmotivet till Bondfilmen Quantum of Solace, vilket blev den första duetten någonsin på ett Bond-soundtrack. År 2008 var Keys rankad som nummer 80 på Billboard Hot 100 All-Time Top Artists. Hon medverkade även i "The Secret Life of Bees", en filmatisering av Sue Monk Kidds hyllade bestseller roman från 2003 med samma namn, tillsammans med Jennifer Hudson och Queen Latifah och den släpptes i oktober 2008 via Fox Searchlight. Hennes roll gav henne en nominering för Bästa kvinnliga biroll i en spelfilm på NAACP Image Awards. Hon fick också tre nomineringar till Grammy Awards 2009 och vann Best Female R&B Vocal Performance för låten "Superwoman".

2009–nutid: The Element of Freedom
Keys och managern Jeff Robinson skev ett filmproduktionsavtal för att utveckla live-action och animerade projekt med Disney. Den första filmen kommer att vara en nyinspelning av komedin "Bell, Book and Candle" från 1958 och Keys kommer att spela en häxa som kastar en kärleksförtrollning för att locka en konkurrents fästman. Keys och Robinson har också bildat ett TV-produktionsbolag som de kallar "Big Pita". Keys och Robinson kommer att utveckla live-action och animerade projekt från sitt företag, Big Pita och Little Pita, med Keys som producent.

Keys har samarbetat med skivproducent Swizz Beatz för att skriva och producera "Million Dollar Bill" för Whitney Houstons sjunde studioalbum, "I Look To You". Keys har också samarbetat med artisten Jay-Z på låten "Empire State of Mind" från hans album "The Blueprint 3" 2009. Låten toppade Billboard Hot 100 och blev hennes fjärde singeletta på listan. "American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers" hedrade Keys med Golden Note Award, ett pris som ges till artister "som når en extraordinär milstolpe i karriären". Keys samarbetade med spanska artisten Alejandro Sanz för "Looking for Paradise", som toppade Hot Latin Songs listan. Keys släppte sitt fjärde studioalbum, "The Element of Freedom", i december 2009. Albumet debuterade som nummer två på Billboard 200, med 417 000 sålda exemplar den första veckan. Som en del av PR-kampanjen för albumet uppträdde hon på Caymanöarna Jazz Festival den 5 december, den sista natten av tredagarsfestivalen som sändes på Black Entertainment Television (BET). Albumets första singel, "Doesn't Mean Anything", nådde nummer 60 på Billboard Hot 100. Keys rankades som bästa R&B-artist under 2000-2009 av musiktidskriften Billboard och rankas som den femte bästa artisten det decenniet, medan hennes låt "No One" rankades som nummer sex på tidningens låtar av decenniet. "The Element of Freedom" var det första albumet av Keys som toppade den brittiska albumlistan. Den 11 juni 2010 framförde Keys "Empire State of Mind" för Fifas VM Kick-Off i Johannesburg, Sydafrika.

Musikstil
Keys är en skicklig pianist och majoriteten av hennes låtar innehåller pianospel. Hon skriver ofta om kärlek, sorg och kvinnlig frigörelse. Hon har nämnt flera musiker som sina inspirationskällor, bland annat Prince, Nina Simone, Barbra Streisand, Marvin Gaye, Quincy Jones, Donny Hathaway och Stevie Wonder. Keys stil har rötter i gospel och vintage soul, kompletterad med bas och programmerade trumslag. Hon har införlivat klassiskt piano med R&B, soul och jazz i sin musik. Hon började experimentera med andra genrer, däribland pop och rock i sitt tredje album "As I Am" och i sitt fjärde album "The Element of Freedom" övergick hon från neo soul till ett R&B-sound från 1980-talet och 1990-talet.

Keys har ett röstomfång på en alt, som sträcker sig över tre oktaver. Hon kallas ofta för "Princess of Soul" och lovordas för att ha en stark, rå och lidelsefull röst medan andra anser att hennes röst är "känslomässig" ibland och att hon driver sin röst ur dess naturliga utbredningsområde.

Joanna Hunkin från "The New Zealand Herald" recenserade ett av Keys uppträdande, där även Kylie Minogue deltog. Hon beskrev Minogues reaktion på Keys prestationer och säger "det var uppenbart att hon var lika mycket ett fan som de 10.000 andra på Vector Arena". Hunkin kännetecknade Keys öppningsnummer som ett "headbanging framträdande och hennes energi som hög-oktan energi som flesta band spara till sitt avslutniningsnummer." I slutet av hennes två timmars framträdande skrek, stampade och bad fansen om ett andra extranummer. Keys har under sin karriär vunnit flera utmärkelser och är listad på Recording Industry Association of Americas bäst säljande artister i USA, med 15 miljoner RIAA certifierade album. Hon har sålt över 30 miljoner album världen över och har etablerat sig som en av de bäst säljande artister av sin tid.

Filantropi

Alicia Keys är en av grundarna och global ambassadör för "Keep A Child Alive", vilket är en ideell organisation som ger medicin till familjer med hiv och aids i Afrika. Keys och U2-sångaren Bono spelade in en coverversion av Peter Gabriels och Kate Bushs "Don't Give Up", för att uppmärksamma Världsaidsdagen 2005. Keys och Bonos version av låten bytte titel till "Don't Give Up (Afrika)" för att återspegla den typ av välgörenhet den gynnade. Hon besökte afrikanska länder såsom Uganda, Kenya och Sydafrika för att främja vård av barn som drabbats av aids. Hennes arbete i Afrika dokumenterades i dokumentären Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland och fanns tillgänglig i april 2008.

Keys har också donerat till "Frum tha Ground Up", en ideell organisation som hjälper barn och ungdomar med stipendier. Hon uppträdde i Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, som en del av den världsomspännande Live 8-konserten för att öka medvetenheten om fattigdom i Afrika och att utöva påtryckningar på G8-ledarna att agera. Under 2005 uppträdde Keys på "ReAct Now: Music & Relief och Shelter from the Storm: A Concert for the Gulf Coast, två välgörenhetsprogram som samlade in pengar till dem som drabbats av orkanen Katrina. I juli 2007 uppträdde Keys och Keith Urban med Rolling Stones låten "Gimme Shelter" från 1969 på Giants Stadium i East Rutherford, New Jersey på en Live Earth-konsert.

Keys uppträdde med Donny Hathaways låt "Someday We'll All Be Free" från 1973 på America: A Tribute to Heroes TV-sända välgörenhetsgala efter attackerna den 11 september. Hon deltog i konserten vid Nobels fredspris, som ägde rum i Oslo Spektrum i Oslo, Norge, den 11 december 2007, tillsammans med andra artister. Hon spelade en signaturmelodi för demokratiska presidentkandidaten Barack Obama. För sitt arbete blev Keys hedrad vid BET Awards 2009 med Humanitarian Award. Keys framförde låten "Prelude to a Kiss", som hon ändrade till "Send Me An Angel", från sitt album "As I Am för" på Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief, ett välgörenhetsevent för Haiti jordbävningen 2010.

Diskografi

Studioalbum
 2001 – Songs in A Minor
 2003 – The Diary of Alicia Keys
 2007 – As I Am
 2009 – The Element of Freedom
 2012 – Girl on Fire
 2016 – Here

Livealbum
 2005 – Unplugged
 2013 – VH1 Storytellers

Singlar
 2001 – "Fallin' "
 2001 – "Brotha Part II" (med Eve och Angie Stone)
 2002 – "A Woman's Worth"
 2002 – "How Come You Don't Call Me"
 2002 – "Gangsta Lovin'" (med Eve)
 2002 – "Girlfriend"
 2003 – "You Don't Know My Name"
 2004 – "If I Ain't Got You"
 2004 – "Diary"
 2004 – "My Boo" (med Usher)
 2004 – "Karma"
 2005 – "Unbreakable"
 2006 – "Every Little Bit Hurts"
 2006 – "Ghetto Story Chapter 2" (med Cham)
 2007 – "No One"
 2007 – "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
 2008 – "Teenage Love Affair"
 2008 – "Another Way to Die" (med Jack White)
 2008 – "Superwoman"
 2009 – "Empire State Of Mind" (med Jay-Z)
 2009 – "Doesn't Mean Anything"
 2009 – "Looking for Paradise" (med Alejandro Sanz)
 2009 – "Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart"
 2010 – "Put It in a Love Song" (med Beyoncé)
 2010 – "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down"
 2010 – "Un-Thinkable (I'm Ready)"
 2010 – "Wait 'Til You See My Smile"
 2011 – "Say It's So" (med Mateo)
 2011 – "International Party" (med Swizz Beatz)
 2012 – "New Day" (med 50 Cent och Dr. Dre)
 2012 – "Girl on Fire" (med Nicki Minaj)
 2012 – "Not Even the King"
 2012 – "Brand New Me"
 2013 – "Fire We Make" (med Maxwell)
 2013 – "Tears Always Win"
 2013 – "I Will Pray (Pregherò)" (med Giorgia)
 2014 – "It's On Again" (med Kendrick Lamar)
 2014 – "We Are Here"
 2014 – "We Gotta Pray"
 2015 – "28 Thousand Days"
 2016 – "In Common"
 2016 – "Back to Life"
 2016 – "Blended Family (What You Do for Love)" (med ASAP Rocky)
 2018 – "Us" (med James Bay)
 2019 – "Raise a Man"
 2019 – "Show Me Love" (med Miguel)
 2019 – "Time Machine"
 2019 – "The Christmas Song"

Turnéer
 Songs in A Minor Tour (2001–2002)
 Verizon Ladies First Tour (2004)
 The Diary Tour (2005)
 As I Am Tour (2008)
 The Freedom Tour (2010)
 Set the World on Fire Tour (2013)

Filmografi

Källor

Externa länkar

 Officiell webbplats
Alicia Keys på AllMusic

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Because the FIA World Land Speed Record rules are minimal, the challenger cars tend to be very different and therefore because the technology is unlikely to be of value to a competitor, there is no need to be secretive about the technology. So it can (and will) all be made available on the web – just as it happens. This is unique: the Defence, Motor Race and Space industries are unable to share their technology in this way.


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District 11 softball title games: Who will win…
District 11 softball title games: Who will win the last two big games?
Rick Kintzel/The Morning Call
Northampton's Devyn Demchak raises her hand in celebration after hitting a three-run home run against Whitehall on April 13, 2022, at Northampton Area High School. The Konkrete Kids and Zephyrs will meet for the District 11 6A title on Thursday at Patriots Park,
Patriots Park is always a busy place at this time of year, but even by Pates Park standards Tuesday was a bit exhausting.
Staging four District 11 games that kept the staff active for about 11 hours on the hottest day of the year, Pates Park pulled it off with an effort befitting its reputation as the area's softball mecca.
After hosting two title games on Wednesday, two more are in store on Thursday to cap the biggest week of the softball season.
The matchup: No. 4 Pottsville (11-10) vs. No. 2 Southern Lehigh (17-6), 4:30 p.m. at Patriots Park.
The storylines: Brian Neefe, in his 51st season and still recovering from a stroke he suffered in the offseason, is going for his eighth district title in what might be his last shot at a championship and one of his last games at Patriots Park. Pottsville's 12-1 win over Bangor was its first district win since a 5-2 win over Nazareth in 2013. The Tide is going for its first district gold since beating Bethlehem Catholic 5-1 for the Class 3A title in 2012.
Players to watch: Pottsville's Vicki Fuss had two doubles and three RBIs in the win over Bangor. Southern Lehigh shortstop Morgan Benner has been a fixture in the lineup since her freshman year when she was The Morning Call's rookie of the year. Sisters Mikaela Benner and Chloe Benner, no relation to Morgan, are other keys for the Spartans.
The pick: Southern Lehigh 6-5.
The matchup: No. 4 Whitehall (16-7) vs. No. 2 Northampton (23-2), 7 p.m. at Patriots Park.
The storylines: After consecutive losses in the district finals the past two seasons — 5-4 to Northampton last year and 6-0 to Parkland in 2019, Whitehall gets another crack at its first district gold since 2009. The Zephyrs have lost to Northampton twice this season, 12-2 and 6-5 late. The K-Kids are going for their second straight district gold and seventh overall with a senior-laden group that has been together since they started youth softball with the Northampton A.A.
Players to watch: Whitehall sophomore Kate Yadush led a potent offense with a .537 batting average in the regular season and pitcher Kassy Aquino hit .423 in the regular season, but Mackenzie Laub, Madison Lasko and Aubrey Steiner have all big moments in the offseason. Northampton's Taylor Kranzley was the EPC MVP for a reason. She seems to be in the middle of every rally and Drexel-bound Devyn Demchak is one of the area's best power hitters. Senior pitcher Kaira Zamadics has been one of the area's most pitchers.
The pick: Northampton 7-6.
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By Aaron Pek in Mobile. Updated on August 3, 2018 .
If you've felt like you've betrayed your New Year resolution to hit the gym and/or lose weight (again), take heart that you can easily redeem yourself by starting now. And what better way to hit the road than by running! It's the simplest form of exercise, as there are no membership fees or extra equipment involved – all you need are a pair of running shoes and a willing heart.
To get you started, here are a few running apps for the iPhone which will turn the couch potato within you into a brand new road warrior. We'll showcase 5 free running apps to start you off, and another 5 premium apps which may have more to offer.
From hooking you up with fellow runners, preparing you for a big marathon, or injecting some fun back into the simple exercise of a quick run, these apps will surely reinvent the way you view running apps.


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import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import java.io.File;
import java.io.IOException;

import org.apache.commons.io.FileUtils;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Test;

public class CountTokensTests {

	private File inputFile =
			new File("./target/test/input.txt");
	private File output = new File("./target/test-result/");

	@Before
	public void setUpTest() throws IOException{
		FileUtils.deleteQuietly(inputFile);
		FileUtils.deleteQuietly(output);
		FileUtils.writeStringToFile(inputFile,
							"one two\nthree four\nfive\nsix seven\neight nine");
	}

	@Test
	public void test() throws Exception {
		Configuration conf = new Configuration();
		conf.set("mapreduce.framework.name", "local");
		conf.set("fs.default.name", "file:///");

		CountTokens underTest = new CountTokens();
		underTest.setConf(conf);

		int exitCode = underTest.run(new
								String[]{inputFile.getAbsolutePath(),
								output.getAbsolutePath()});
		assertEquals("Returned error code.", 0, exitCode);
		assertTrue(new File(output, "_SUCCESS").exists());

		String contentOfFile = FileUtils.readFileToString(new File(output, "part-r-00000"));
		String [] vals = contentOfFile.split("\t");
		String label = vals[0].trim();
		Integer count = Integer.parseInt(vals[1].trim());
	    assertEquals("count", label);
		assertEquals(9, count.intValue());
	}
}

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Home / WORLD / Chuck Norris called a 'MAGA terrorist' who 'belongs in prison' over posing for picture at US Capitol riot… except it wasn't him
Chuck Norris called a 'MAGA terrorist' who 'belongs in prison' over posing for picture at US Capitol riot… except it wasn't him
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Twitter users latched onto an image from the day of the US Capitol riot and claimed it showed the martial artist with a man identified as Matthew Bledsoe moments in Washington DC moments before the Capitol was raided.
Though the unidentified bearded man bears a resemblance to Norris, many were quick to point out differences between them, including age – Norris is 80 years old.
The original Instagram photo was accompanied by text that read 'Chuck Norris' – and that was all the proof liberal critics needed to slam the star, who has a history of supporting the Republican Party and President Donald Trump.
"Chuck is a racist, Nazi-loving d-list Republican. He belongs in prison for insurrection, along with the rest of the MAGA mob," one Twitter user wrote in reaction to the photo.
"The new Chuck Norris movie where he stages an attempted coup and goes home a traitor looks terrible," another wrote.
"Chuck Norris doesn't fight #MAGATerrorists… he joins them. No joke," another added.
But those seeking to cancel Norris were duped. A spokesperson for the star confirmed in a public statement that it was a "wannabe look-alike" in the photo and Norris did not attend the Save America rally and had been in Texas with his family.
"This is not Chuck Norris [but] a wannabe look-alike – although Chuck is much more handsome," the spokesperson said. "Chuck remains on his range in Texas, where he has been with his family."
Other public figures who were either part of the storming of the US Capitol or in attendance at the pro-Trump Save America rally on the same day have faced major backlash. Singer Ariel Pink, for instance, was dropped by his record label after it was reported he was there. Pink admitted to being at the rally, but said he was not part of the mob that entered the Capitol.
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Q: Create trinomial tree scenarios in matrix rows In Matlab I'm trying to create a 3^(n-1) by n matrix containing in each row a scenario of a trinomial tree. i.e. in total all the rows together contain all possible paths that can be followed in the tree. At each point in the tree the path goes either up, stay the same or go down. I want to denote this in the matrix with 1, 0 or -1 respectively. An example for n = 3 would be:
[0,-1,-1;
0,-1,0;
0,-1,1;
0,0,-1;
0,0,0;
0,0,1;
0,1,-1;
0,1,0;
0,1,1]

I want to generalize this for n steps.

A: Your question is basically answered here, written by Luis Mendo. Only minor adjustments required.
What you want are all combinations of:
vectors = { [0], [-1 0 1], [-1 0 1] }; %matching your example

Or more generally for arbitrary:
vectors = [0,repmat({[-1 0 1]},1,n-1)]; %start with 0, then repeat [-1,0,1] n times

Then you can continue with the linked answer, quoting here:

n = numel(vectors); %// number of vectors
combs = cell(1,n); %// pre-define to generate comma-separated list
[combs{end:-1:1}] = ndgrid(vectors{end:-1:1}); %// the reverse order in these two
%// comma-separated lists is needed to produce the rows of the result matrix in
%// lexicographical order
combs = cat(n+1, combs{:}); %// concat the n n-dim arrays along dimension n+1
combs = reshape(combs,[],n); %// reshape to obtain desired matrix

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Colin Kaepernick Shares Appreciation Of His Supporters
"You never turned your back on me or the people, even when the nfl tried to silence your voice & the movement," Kaepernick wrote about Reid in a post accompanied by a video of them training together. "You've never flinched or wavered. I love you Brother! Let's get it!"
He later added, "And to the people – I see you, I hear you and I love you! Thank you for having my back!!!"
Reid was the first player in 2016 to kneel beside his former teammate Kaepernick, who took a knee during the national anthem at NFL games to protest racial injustice. Reid continues his peaceful protests as a Carolina Panther.
Kaepernick tweeted an emotional video that honored the Black lives lost to police violence on Wednesday, which marked three years since he began his protests.
The philanthropist has remained unsigned by an NFL team since he became a free agent after that 2016 season.
"I continue to work and stand with the people in our fight for liberation, despite those who are trying to erase the movement!" Kaepernick wrote. "The movement has always lived with the people."
The activist's tweet, which did not mention Jay-Z or Roc Nation by name, was published shortly after the music mogul held a press conference about his new partnership alongside NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell on Wednesday.
Jay-Z, who had been a vocal supporter of Kaepernick and his protests, asserted at Wednesday's conference that "we've moved past kneeling" and that Roc Nation aims to focus on "what are we moving [on to] next?"
A press release on Wednesday stated that as part of Roc Nation's partnership with the NFL, which includes distributing "content across multiple music streaming services," the entertainment company will focus on the league's social justice initiative "Inspire Change."
Reid has been a vocal critic of the partnership. On Tuesday, he called the deal disingenuous and a means of covering up the fact that Kaepernick, who used his platform in the NFL to shed light on racial injustice, remains unsigned by a team.
On Thursday, Reid charged that Jay-Z "doesn't need the NFL's help" to address social injustice. He continued, "It was a money move 4 him & his music business. The NFL gets 2 hide behind his black face 2 try to cover up blackballing Colin."
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The Toaster Project by Thomas Thwaites
Marcus Fairs | 27 June 2009 35 comments
Royal College of Art graduate Thomas Thwaites has built a working toaster from scratch, extracting raw materials and processing them himself in an attempt to replicate a mass-produced toaster he bought in a shop for less than £5.00.
Thwaites, a student on the RCA's Design Interactions course, used the project to explore how cheap, everyday items are dependent on sophisticated global supply chains that are invisible to consumers.
The Toaster Project is on show at the RCA Show 2009, which opened this week.
At the show, Thwaites presents his toaster and some of the home-made implements he created to process and mould raw materials (above).
Above: a suitcase of iron ore from Wales.
Above: smelting iron ore in a microwave oven.
Above: smelting iron ore in a leaf-blower furnace.
Above: the toaster Thwaites tried to replicate - an Argos Value Range two-slice model.
Here's some info from Thwaites:
RCA STUDENT MAKES A TOASTER FROM SCRATCH
A design student at the Royal College of Art in London has made a toaster – literally from the ground up.
Thomas Thwaites has travelled to mines across the country to get the raw materials for his toaster. Processing these raw materials at home (for example he smelted iron ore in a microwave), he has produced a 'kind of half-baked, handmade pastiche' of a toaster you can buy in Argos for less than five pounds.
Thwaites' toaster has cost £1187.54 and has taken him on a 9 month quest around Great Britain.
The project is a reaction to the idea that it's possible or desirable to be self-sufficient, but also to the view that having more stuff, more cheaply is better.
"The steel parts in a shop bought toaster probably came from rock mined in Australia. Now they're on my kitchen worktop – for the price of less than an hour's work. Quite amazing," says Thwaites.
"The real cost of objects is hidden. You wouldn't want iron smelted or plastics being melted in your back garden, trust me. Though my neighbours have been quite nice about it," he continues.
"It seems the need to buy more stuff to save our economy and the need to buy less to save our environment are on a collision course. So, we either have to value what we've got a lot more, or spend as much time and effort taking things apart and disposing of them as we do putting them together."
As well as visiting disused mines in the Forest of Dean, England, the Knoydart Peninsula in Scotland and the Isle of Anglesey in Wales, he has consulted experts in mining, oil drilling and recycling (as well as a drunken deer stalker) to turn his vision of a making a toaster from scratch into a reality.
However, the practicalities of the project came as quite a shock when he realised that he'd need to find and process nearly 100 materials to make a true likeness of the Argos Value Range toaster he used as his model. Thwaites' toaster uses just five materials; iron (for the grill), copper (for the pins of the plug and the wires), plastic (for the casing, plug and wire insulation), nickel (for the heating elements) and mica (around which the heating element is wound).
Steve Furlonger, the former Head of Sculpture at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, and Director of Windsor Workshops, described Thwaites' project as "disguised information", adding, "Under his toaster making project he is saying profound things, of a different order. The 'failures' he encounters, during his toaster making, point to the success of his real message; that we have become disconnected from how our world is supported and sustained."
Thwaites completed the project as part of his MA in Design Interactions from the RCA and will be displaying his toaster (and making toast with it) at the RCA Show Two, the College's annual graduate showcase for new designers from 26 June. He is also working on a short film and book which documents the toaster project in full.
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Rediff.com » News » Activists urge Amitav Ghosh to decline Dan David Prize
Activists urge Amitav Ghosh to decline Dan David Prize
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Last updated on: April 21, 2010 15:17 IST
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A host of pro-Palestine activists has urged eminent writer Amitav Ghosh not to accept the Tel Aviv-based Dan David Prize.
Many organisations, particularly, the British Committee for the Universities of Palestine (BRICUP) and Pakistanis for Palestine, have urged the writer to decline the award, saying accepting the award is tantamount to acknowledging Israel's colonialist regime.
Top Canadian novelist and activist Margaret Atwood, too, has been honoured with the same award.
Activists have started online campaigns, appealing both the personalities to skip the award.
On his part, Ghosh, who withdrew his illustrious work Glass Palace from the Commonwealth Writers' Prize in 2001, says Dan David Prize is awarded by a university in conjunction with a private foundation.
It is not awarded by the state of Israel, asserts the writer in a letter adderssed to protestors.
Here we reproduce Ghosh's letter:
Thank you for your message. I have received many others in relation to the Dan David Prize, which I am sharing with Margaret Atwood.
To begin with: I think it is of paramount importance to note that this prize is awarded by a university in conjunction with a private foundation: it is not awarded by the state of Israel.
I would like to state clearly that I do not believe in embargoes and boycotts where they concern matters of culture and learning. On the contrary I believe very strongly that it is important to defend the notion that institutions of culture and learning must, in principle, be regarded as autonomous of the state. Or else every writer in America and Britain, and everyone who teaches in a British or American university, would necessarily be implicated in the Iraq war, and by extension, in Israel's actions in Gaza and Palestine. Similarly every Indian writer and academic would also be complicit in the actions of the Indian government in areas of conflict. And if we don't defend this principle how will we defend the rights of dissent of those who are employed in universities especially, for instance, in times of war, when reasons of state can be cited to create an explicit complicity?
Against the advice of some activists, I went to Burma/Myanmar in 1996/7 when I was researching my book The Glass Palace. I am convinced that by going there, and writing the book I did something that was, in some small way, useful; staying away would have achieved nothing. I traveled to Sri Lanka in 2001, to deliver a lecture during one of the worst periods of the conflict; I have been guest of honour at a book fair in a Gulf country where millions of my compatriots live and work in conditions of helotry, without any civil rights and religious freedoms. Many areas of my own country, India, are racked by violent conflicts.
I do not see how it is possible to make the case that Israel is so different, so exceptional, that it requires the severing of connections with even the more liberal, more critically-minded members of that society. Is it really possible to argue that there is in that country such a unique and excessive malevolence that it contaminates every aspect of civil society, including private foundations and universities. Let me remind you of something that Sari Nusseibeh once said: "If we are to look at Israeli society, it is within the academic community that we've had the most progressive pro-peace views and views that have come out in favor of seeing us as equals… If you want to punish any sector, this is the last one to approach."
I have always felt that exceptionalism has been a major problem for the rest of the world in relation to both the US as well as Israel. How then can I now take an exceptionalist position myself?
I also do not believe that a boycott of Israel would serve any useful tactical purpose at this time. For more on this, please see this.
Some have mentioned my action in relation to the Commonwealth Prize. I would like to point out however that I did not turn that prize down; I withdrew my book from the competition because I disagreed with the specific mandate of that prize and did not wish to see my work placed within that framework. Not for a moment would I have considered severing my connections, such as they are, with Britain and the British literary or academic worlds.
So I am afraid this is an issue on which we must agree to respectfully disagree.
Sincerely, Amitav Ghosh
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Photograph: Rajesh Karkera
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