Loose Lips (aka Will Sommer) of the Washington City Paper wrote a brutal assessment of the District's shadow delegation in a recent story. The story touches on some uncomfortable truths which point to why the statehood cause has not moved forward much in over 20 years. Sadly, with regards to the shadow delegation we've gotten what we've paid for which is nothing (until recently). The fundamental question asked is: Given a history of bad gimmicks and poor strategies should the District spend $1 million to fund a delegation that hasn't achieved much in 23 years? Despite the scathing piece I believe the answer to that question is: Yes, we should fully fund the shadow delegation as I testified about in July. The City Paper piece has a few key points that, while not completely unjustified, don't tell the whole statehood story. I won't defend the lack of progress due to gimmicks and the antics of some in the shadow delegation but all is not lost and we're in a better place as a movement than we've been in about 20 years.
While the piece focuses mainly on the statehood delegation the reality is we, all 632,000 of us, are in this together (yes, I know some folks don't support statehood). We all bear responsibility for working toward statehood and we're fools if we just sit back and think that three unpaid office holders will wave a magic wand and statehood will appear. It is however fair to question the effectiveness of those who hold an office that they voluntarily ran for. Paid or unpaid, our shadow delegation holds elective office and with that comes responsibilities and in some cases office holders have done very little substantively but we as voters are the ones who should hold them accountable.
Loose Lips presents a picture of the District's relationship with Congress over the last 20 years but fails to mention a key point about the statehood bill itself: the bill has rarely been offered by our own delegate. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton has not really focused energy or effort on statehood since 1993. Delegate Norton offered the statehood bill in 1993, then again in 1995, and then not again until 2011. Given that the Control Board ended in 2000, why did it then take 11 years to offer a statehood bill? For 15 years the one person District citizens are allowed to elect who can at least introduce bills in Congress didn't even offer the bill. For 15 years on the House side there was no statehood discussion because there never was a statehood bill. This type of action or lack thereof crippled statehood efforts on the Hill. How can citizens, the non-profit community, or the Shadow Delegation go up to the Hill and ask members of Congress to support statehood if our own delegate didn't even offer the bill?
The lack of focus on statehood from Delegate Norton's (yes, I know she has many responsibilities not just statehood but she still could have at least offered the bill sometime between 1997-2010) has thus caused a lot of statehood advocacy work over the last 3 years on the Hill to focus on either introducing the subject of statehood to staff or reintroducing it to them. One of the most common lines I've heard from offices (I've met with about 100 offices in the last 2+ years both the House & Senate) is "Senator/Representative X supported the statehood bill in 2007" but the problem is there wasn't a statehood bill in 2007. That bill was for one vote in the House which is definitely not statehood. We need to reach and educate every office because they seem to not fully grasp the issue since it's been so long since statehood was seriously considered. The article seems to brush aside the work of Shadow Representative Nate Bennett-Fleming and his interns in getting cosponsors on the bill. What they are doing is vitally important and it is exactly what more of us should be doing across the District. We need to first educate people on the bill, then get their confirmed support for the bill and that's what many of us have been doing. Now is the time to recruit supporters of this bill around the District, around the country, and on the Hill and sometimes that means spending time and energy on what seems like easy sells on the cause but that's where the movement is at.
The congressional outreach, education, and advocacy on statehood that our group, Nate's team, and the DC Statehood Coalition have done over the last several years are reasons to be hopeful. We've started to not only erase 20 years of statehood amnesia in Congress but we've begun to build a coalition of allies and advocates for the bill. It's great that we have over 50 sponsors in the House as it's the most since 1993 and in the Senate we have 11 (really 10) cosponsors which is the most since 1993 as well. Building a base of support and well informed staff are keys to making this cause winnable and that's what the statehood movement's been doing. This is a demonstration of the movement's progress and we need to enhance these efforts with more District citizens heading to the Hill.
Loose Lips is right that Republicans have historically not supported this legislation. When it was last voted on in the House only one Republican, Wayne Gilchrest of Maryland voted for it. Breaking down the veil of partisanship is one of our biggest obstacles on the legislative front for statehood but I don't think the piece tells the whole story. Sure, the GOP doesn't want two Democratic Senators but to be fair we've done a piss poor job of engaging Republicans on this issue. Our group has made a concerted effort to reach out to GOP offices, especially in the Senate to make the case for statehood. We haven't won anybody over (yet) but if we don't try we never will. The District's lack of engagement with the GOP is troubling. Obviously, some in the GOP have looked to encroach on Home Rule, but that doesn't mean we still shouldn't be engaging the GOP on the issue of statehood. We need to let them know that this cause lines up with the GOP's principles of a more limited federal government, representative democracy, and local control over local affairs. Our lack of support from the GOP can't be just put solely on them instead we need to admit that we've failed to fully engage them on this issue as well. Building a base in both parties should be the focus of the statehood movement and that's what our group has been doing (or at least trying to do).
Loose Lips also brings up that statehood folks (myself included) don't agree on strategies and we gripe about disagreements all the time. I guess my best response to that is: so what? This piece was published on the heels of the 50th Anniversary of the March on Washington and the civil rights movement was a movement that had huge divisions within it and groups griped about each other, strategies, and tactics all the time yet the movement still changed our country for the better. I don't always agree with DC Vote nor do I always agree with the strategies of the shadow delegates but we're all in this with a common goal. Given our limited resources it'd be great if we were all united but social movements have always had divisions within them yet still working for the same goal.
I wish that Loose Lips had touched on how the District Government, from our Mayor to our Council fail to invest any time, money, or effort on the statehood front on Capitol Hill. While Loose Lips mentions the poorly planned trip to New Hampshire he fails to mention that none of those elected officials seem to spend any time on the Hill. We don't need the approval of the New Hampshire House of Delegates to become a state but we do need Congress' approval yet I know of no one on the Council who has met with folks from New Hampshire's congressional delegation or other delegations for that matter (10 minutes from the Wilson Building). It's a shame that local politicians all give great statehood speeches yet do little heavy lifting for the cause. The statehood movement can't and shouldn't rest in the hands of the shadow delegation alone. Our council members need to start walking the talk and so does our mayor. It's shame that the folks that talk the biggest game on statehood also do the least amount of footwork for it.
John Capozzi in the piece is given credit for saying positive things (which I appreciate) about the work our all-volunteer group has done on the Hill advocating for the statehood bill. I'm proud of the work we've done but there are limits to what we can do and what we can accomplish. All of our members have full-time jobs doing non-statehood stuff, families, and other duties in life that need attention. Maybe if we had 1,000 or 10,000 volunteers in the District working for statehood we wouldn't need to fund the Shadow Delegation or statehood focused non-profits but we only have a small group of volunteers consistently working on this cause presently. Our group's largest lobby day had 16 people show up and yes we have met with a lot of Hill offices and we've had success but somebody needs to do this full time to make it a reality.
During the Council hearing on the DC Statehood Advocacy Act after my testimony Chairman Mendelson asked the panel I was on if we felt the Shadow Delegation should be paid similar to what the Council gets. My answer was and is, yes. To me, it's worth my taxpayer money that the District fund a delegation to spend their full-time energies pushing for statehood on the Hill. I have no problem paying folks to make me, my family, and my neighbors full & equal citizens so we can elect national representatives to vote on issues like war & peace, national education and health care issues, and make decisions about the role of the federal government in our lives.
I'm well aware of the poor results of the Delegations' work, but results don't solely rest with them as the Mayor(s), the Council, the non-profit community, and those of us who care about statehood but haven't done enough either. Yes, there are aspects of and actors in the shadow delegation that need to move on (and we, the voters, should do that) and the Loose Lips piece aired a brutal assessment of the delegation but I don't believe it tells the whole story as to where we are as a movement. A delegation is a component of a larger movement and we are in a much better place than we've been in 20 years yet we have a long-long way to go.
Fundamentally, the statehood movement rests with us, the citizens of the District of Columbia. We have 632,000 people within a walk, bike ride, metro ride, or short drive of the place and people we need to lobby to make us a state. If we don't get off our butts, if we don't get better organized, if we don't become a constant and vocal presence on the Hill paying our delegation won't matter. I do, however, believe that paying our delegation is a step in the right direction toward making our presence on the Hill constant. Can they and should the shadow delegation do more and do better? Of course, but they need the resources to do it and they need an engaged citizenry to both work with them and to hold them accountable.
As a statehood advocate, activist, and organizer I'm not discouraged by Loose Lips' piece. There were some hard truths in it and the reality is if our movement were so great more people would be involved and we wouldn't be 200 years behind schedule. Having said that, I'm optimist of what our group is doing and I'm heartened by the work Nate and his team have done in their short time in office. So while there's plenty of blame to go around there's also been a lot of progress made recently by just a few people with few resources. I'm confident that statehood is our democratic destiny and we've been building the foundation for a movement that will achieve it but our work doesn't get much notice because it's not flashy and doesn't involve hot dogs or Hollywood.
The best way to see why there's reasons to be positive and what you can do to help the cause come to our next meeting (Saturday, Sept. 14th at 3pm at Askale Café in Brookland) or email us and sign-up to join one of our lobbying meetings on the Hill (unitedforstatehood@gmail.com).


The pestivirus E(rns) glycoprotein interacts with E2 in both infected cells and mature virions.
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E(rns) is a pestivirus envelope glycoprotein indispensable for virus attachment and infection of target cells. Unlike the other two envelope proteins E1 and E2, E(rns) lacks a transmembrane domain and a vast quantity is secreted into the medium of infected cells. The protein is also present in fractions of pure pestivirus virions, raising the important and intriguing question regarding the mechanism of its attachment to the pestivirus envelope. In this study a direct interaction between E(rns) and E2 glycoproteins was demonstrated in both pestivirus-infected cells and mature virions. By co- and sequential immunoprecipitation we showed that an E(rns)-E2 heterodimer is assembled very early after translation of the viral polyprotein and before its processing is completed. Our results suggest that E(rns) is attached to the pestivirus envelope via a direct interaction with E2 and explain the role of E(rns) in the initial virus-target cell interaction.


This film had everything an ideal film would need. A story with social concern, lead actors who understood the seriousness of the situation and a believable premise. Bollywood movie 'Ankur Arora Murder Case' has been nominated under the category 'Best Independent Hindi Film of 2013′ by IBNLive Movie Awards. The cast of 'Ankur Arora Murder Case', written by Vikram Bhatt and directed by Suhail Tatari, includes veteran Bollywood actors such as Kay Kay Menon and Tisca Chopra.
Glamour defines the Indian film industry. It is that show that appears on television sets once a year and almost every Indian family has their eye glued to the television set that evening. The lights are on, the stage was set and the red carpet was laid at the 59th Idea Filmfare Awards 2014 which was executed by Percept ICE the strategic business unit of Percept Sports and Entertainment at Yash Raj Studios, Mumbai on January 24, 2014.
A star attraction at Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films 2014(MIFF 2014 )is the Lennep Kids' Film Fest.( LKFF).
The All India Gems and Jewellery Trade Federation (GJF), the national trade body for the promotion and growth of trade in Gems and Jewellery Industry across India, presents the National Jewellery Awards (NJA 2014), the most prestigious awards in the gems & jewellery (G&J) industry to recognize the immense talent, innovation and creativity of its valued members and associates. NJA 2014 are an industry's recognition from the industry, by the industry, to the industry.
Arvind Limited, one of the largest integrated textile and branded apparel players, posted strong revenue growth of 26% to Rs. 1774 crores and Net Profit After Tax (From Ordinary Activities) growth of 36% to Rs.102 crores for the quarter ending 31″ December 2013, as against Revenue of Rs. 1405 crores and Net Profit After tax of Rs. 75 crores for the same quarter last year, that ended on 31″ December 2012. At the operating level, consolidated EBIDTA for the Quarter stood at Rs. 254 crores as against EBIDTA of Rs. 191 crores for the same quarter last year, registering growth of 33%.
The 13th edition of the Mumbai International Film Festival for Documentary, Short and Animation Films 2014(MIFF) will showcase fifty-four films from its lineup in seven cities in a special event called MIFF-Zone.This will showcase best of the fest to film communities across india simultaneously.
Bank of India posted a growth of 8.98% in Net Profit for the 9 months ended 30th December 2013 amounting to Rs. 2,172 crore for the 9 months ended 31st December 2013 from Rs. 1,993 crore for the 9 months ended 31st December 2012. For the 9 months ended 31st December 2013, Operating Profit grew 19.39% from Rs. 5,383 crore in December-12 to Rs.6,427 crore in December-13. Net Interest Income grew 18.86% from Rs. 6,548 crore in December-12 to Rs.7,783 crore in December-13. Non-Interest Income grew 26.42% from Rs. 2,672 crore in December-12 to Rs.3,378 crore in December-13.
The 2nd Edition of World Tea & Coffee Expo, India's only International trade Show (www.worldteacoffeeexpo.com) dedicated to the Hot Beverage sector has been Rescheduled to a later date. This move has been taken in view of the many requests received from our Indian & International Exhibitors & Delegations and Important Buyers to postpone to a later date to enable them to Participate/Visit our Expo. A number of Chinese companies – who wanted to Exhibit – are unable to do so in view of the coinciding of the Chinese Spring Festival with our show. The tough business conditions prevalent in India currently would also have meant a scaled down or a mediocre show – something which is unacceptable to Sentinel Exhibitions Asia P Ltd.


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The boys basketball team at West Charlotte High School got a welcome boost earlier in the year when Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper assisted the team in getting to their state title game. Up until the night before they faced South Central in the 4A state championship, the Lions were preparing to bus to Raleigh the morning of their game due to lack of funds for hotel accommodations. Tepper caught wind and stepped in to provide the team with two charter busses and hotel rooms so that they could get to Raleigh the day before their noon tipoff.
On Wednesday, the Lions presented Tepper with a personalized West Charlotte basketball jersey. Students and faculty gathered in the auditorium where Tepper told them, "It's great to be here, and it's great to support this team." Speaking with media after the assembly, Tepper reflected on how important it is to support the community.
"I heard about it, and it was a very short time frame before they had to go. Sometimes there's no decisions to make to help the community out and to help this particular team out. It's that simple."
The Lions dropped the contest 72-46 to South Central, but the assembly was still a celebration of sorts. In addition to Tepper, newly-retired Panthers legend Julius Peppers was also present as he begins his new role as special assistant in business operations.
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Before doing anything, you'll always want to take some precautions when using kratom. As you've likely heard before, each user is different and Kratom will impact each person differently. With this in mind, you should always be aware of your own limits.
Try to figure out how much Kratom you can handle and never exceed your own personal thresholds. After all, you do not want to experience any adverse side effects. Stick with the right strains and dosage! This will help you get a high, without experiencing any problems.
A lot of newbies make the mistake of using kratom day in and day out. This is going to be a major problem for people that want to get as high as possible. If you continually use kratom, there is a good chance that you're going to build up a tolerance to it.
It is essential to take a break from time to time. After using kratom, you should stop for a few days. Also, it is a good idea to avoid consuming more than one dosage each day. Avoid taking consecutive daily doses, because this can cause you to build up a tolerance and you may even develop an addiction.
Cycling on and off is pertinent for ensuring you receive the full impact of kratom's alkaloids!
Pretty much everyone has a favorite strain of kratom. They'll probably want to take the same strain over and over again. This will prove to be a huge mistake. It is pertinent to avoid taking the same strain too frequently.
If you continually consume the same strain, you're eventually going to develop a tolerance to that specific strain. Then, you'll have an incredibly difficult time getting high. This is why you need to experiment with different strains regularly.
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There are numerous ways to potentiate or intensify kratom. One of the best ways to achieve this goal is by consuming Cimetidine or Tagamet with a cup of orange juice. It should be known that Tagamet is not considered an opioid.
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People that have mixed this supplement with Kratom have reported experiencing a very intense euphoria.
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Using Mematine and a little bit of Dextromethorphan is a good option. This combination will behave like NMDA antagonists, so they'll prevent you from building up a drug tolerance. Also, these two substances can be enormously beneficial for people dealing with neurological disorders and addictions.
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Nicotine is a big no-no when consuming kratom. As you should already know, nicotine is the active ingredient in cigarettes and other forms of tobacco. Nicotine is incredibly bad for you. On top of that, it is going to ruin your kratom high.
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The Peppermint Three development team recently announced the availability of Peppermint OS Three in both 32- and 64-bit builds. According to the blog post from Kendall Weaver, this edition is based on Lubuntu 12.04 and includes some features from Linux Mint. Both builds are available as free downloads and via Live CD/ USB media.


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ANZ 'responsible cloud' catches Google star developer's eye
By Ry Crozier on Sep 11, 2019 1:13PM
Kelsey Hightower (Credit: ANZ/LinkedIn)
On recent visit examining bank's engineering practices.
ANZ Banking Group's work to date in building cloud-native applications in a regulated environment meant it benchmarked well compared to international peers, according to Google developer advocate Kelsey Hightower.
iTnews revealed in July that ANZ was one of two 'big four' banks to run sessions with renowned Kubernetes expert Hightower, with ANZ among the driving forces behind his visit to Australia.
One of the closed-door sessions ANZ ran with Hightower was to solicit direct feedback on the bank's implementation of Google cloud and Kubernetes.
The bank this week provided a high-level assessment from Hightower in a recorded interview published to LinkedIn.
"I think when it comes to banking, there's lots of regulation, regulation, something, something auditors," Hightower said.
"In that challenging world … as much as people want to adopt [all this new technology], you're faced with this reality of you had to adopt it in a responsible way.
"I think the bank has probably made a lot more progress than they give themselves credit for. [ANZ] have a lot of expertise around [this] cloud-native technology stack.
"Just seeing some of the maturity of looking at this stuff, and making it work in this land of regulation, I think [ANZ] are on the right track there."
ANZ began in Google cloud in September last year with a data analytics-oriented project.
One of the components used in the ANZ project was revealed this year to be Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE), a cloud-hosted tool for managing Kubernetes clusters.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, Hightower was vocal about continued adoption of open source technology, noting it could help the likes of banks meet specific local requirements more quickly than waiting for a commercial vendor to make changes to their particular piece of software.
"Traditionally, you would work with one vendor, whatever their capabilities are or what your capabilities are, and you'd have to wait for their next release or their next innovation cycle to move forward," Hightower said.
"For the bank [in an open source world], now your relationship totally changes from the normal vendor-consumer relationship. You're now in a situation where you can take that software and extend it for the unique needs of the business.
"There are different rules in Australia than there are in the US. You can prioritise that feature set right on top of that open source and continue to move forward, versus getting stuck with existing technology."
Hightower also noted that the community around open source meant that there were opportunities to share customisations and learnings with others.
"If you're an organisation that ignores open source, this is a free learning opportunity that you're kind of dismissing," he said.
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The Broward County Sheriff's Office lost its law enforcement accreditation over poor handling of the Parkland shooting
Nicole Einbinder
Jul. 2, 2019, 12:51 PM
Gregory Tony, the newly appointed Broward Sheriff, attends a news conference at the Broward County Courthouse in downtown Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on February 13, 2019.
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The Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation voted last week to strip the Broward County Sheriff's Office of its law enforcement accreditation last week, citing mishandling of last year's Parkland shooting and the 2017 shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
While the accreditation process is technically voluntary, departments with accreditation can benefit from both a bolstered level of legitimacy as well as useful standardized guidelines on best law enforcement practices.
Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony described the loss of the accreditation as "disheartening," in a statement provided to INSIDER.
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Florida's Broward County Sheriff's Office lost its law enforcement accreditation last week, due to their poor handling of last year's Parkland shooting and the 2017 shooting at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
In a 13-0 vote, the Commission for Florida Law Enforcement Accreditation unanimously voted to strip the office's accreditation, citing the department's inept handling of two shootings that, in total, left 22 people dead. The state panel consists of sheriffs, police officers, and other top Florida officials.
While the accreditation process is technically voluntary, departments with accreditation can benefit from both a bolstered level of legitimacy as well as useful standardized guidelines on best law enforcement practices. As the Miami Herald noted, accreditation also lowers insurance rates and can help department's defend themselves against lawsuits, since officers follows procedures green lighted by external experts.
The revoking of the accreditation is just the latest in a string of troubling setbacks that has plagued the Broward County Sheriff's Office, the largest in the state, in the wake of last year's shooting.
Last week, two Broward County deputies were fired due to alleged neglect of duty during the Parkland shooting, bringing the total number of deputies fired because of inaction up to four. School resource officer Scot Peterson was criminally charged with child neglect, culpable negligence, and perjury in early June for failing to confront the Parkland gunman.
People hug as they attend a candlelight memorial service for the victims of the shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School that killed 17 people on February 15, 2018 in Parkland, Florida. Yesterday police arrested 19 year old former student Nikolas Cruz in the killing of the high school students.
Earlier this year, Gov. Ron DeSantis also removed former Sheriff Scott Israel from his post through an executive order because he "egregiously failed in his duties," and "failed to maintain a culture of vigilance and thoroughness amongst his deputies in protecting the peace in Broward County, Florida."
Despite that, Israel filed paperwork on Monday to run again for sheriff in 2020, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
Following Israel's removal, Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony was appointed to the position in January.
"It is disheartening for the hardworking members of the Broward Sheriff's Office to lose our accreditation because of the previous administration's mishandling of two devastating events in our community," Tony said in a statement provided to INSIDER. "Since recently taking command, I have worked on improving BSO and repairing the effects of bad leadership and negligence by focusing on training and community relations. I will continue working hard to ensure that all Broward residents feel safe and that our agency's reputation and honor are restored."
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Rehearing Denied: Public WWI Memorial Cross Will Come Down
By Patrick L. Gregory
U.S. Supreme Court hasn't settled whether Latin cross can have secular meaning
Justices Kennedy, Roberts, Alito have suggested it can
A controversy over a Latin cross on Maryland state property could entice the U.S. Supreme Court to weigh in, but scholars told Bloomberg Law they're skeptical about that possibility.
The full Fourth Circuit declined to reconsider a ruling that the cross violated the First Amendment's establishment clause, by an 8-6 vote March 1.
The decision puts "hundreds, and perhaps thousands," of similar monuments at risk, such as those at Arlington National Cemetery, Judge Paul V. Niemeyer said in a dissent from the denial of rehearing.
The U.S. Supreme Court "might be interested" in taking up the case, Douglas Laycock, ...
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Sixth in a series of Daily News profiles of runners entered in the 10-mile race on May 6.
Who: Marc Zumoff
Resides: Fort Washington
Occupation: Television play-by-play voice of the Sixers
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Education: George Washington High, Temple
Nickname: "Zoo"
Broad Street debut: "I've always wanted to run it, but the schedule didn't work out. I'm looking forward to it because of how unique it is: You start in one place and finish in another." Running with friend Howard Bernstein, his goal is to run 9-minute miles.
Road warrior: He has a course to run in almost every NBA city. Favorite running cities include Boston, Toronto, Portland, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix and Miami. "You get a feel for the people and the city. I'm by myself. It's almost a meditative experience."
Catching up with Kenyans: "When we were in Boston [recently] I ran along the Charles River. A group of Kenyans were getting ready for the marathon. I just stood and watched in wonder. When you look at their times in marathons, they are other-worldly."
Hassled in Houston: He says Houston is a difficult city to run in. "It's very hard to find a place to run. You imperil yourself a lot."
Other races: He's run the Philadelphia Distance Run half-marathon several times (best time: 1 hour 56 minutes). He's thinking about running the Philadelphia Marathon in the fall. Two years ago, he trained for a marathon. "I got up to 20 miles. I felt great, but a day or so later I had aches and pains that I could've never imagined. I never recovered from it [in time to run the marathon]."
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Do underperforming defenses like Missouri's get really good really fast?
A dramatic turnaround by Missouri's defense would be spectacular ...but unlikely.
By David Morrison Aug 10, 2017, 9:01am CDT
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DeMontie Cross, Barry Odom and Co. are counting on an improved Missouri defense this year. Just how much improving should they be counting on?
OK. Combined with last week's piece, let's call this the second part of an impromptu, two-part series devoted to the 2017 Missouri Tigers and titled "Just be patient, for cripes sake."
On the podcast this week, I suggested that if Missouri's defense could improve enough to crack the top 80 nationally this season, the Tigers should have a good chance to seeing a bowl berth.
I felt it was a fairly reasonable request, given that Missouri ranked 118th in total defense last year and a jump of around 40 spots -- combined with an offense that has every indication of being just as strong as last year — would be significant enough progress to win six or seven games.
Turns out I'm not optimistic enough. I guess. I've seen multiple people in multiple places say they're expecting some sort of miraculous improvement from the Tigers' defense this year. The first comment on the podcast suggested top 40.
Missouri was the country's single biggest riser on offense. Unfortunately, it was the single biggest faller on defense.
Keep this in mind: Missouri gave up 31.5 points and 479.7 yards per game last year, along with 6.07 yards per play. Were the Tigers to rank 40th in all of those categories last year, their figures would have been 24.5 points and 370.5 yards per game, along with 5.34 yards per play.
Never mind that Missouri lost six starters off that team, and probably four of its top six defensive players.
Never mind that another argument I've seen trotted out a bunch — they played so much better after Barry Odom started taking the reins of the defense — ignores the elephant in the room of a 63-point, 609-yard Tennessee outing in the penultimate week of the season.
Never mind that, of those top-40 defenses, only 11 also ranked in the top 40 nationally in plays per game. Never mind also that, of those 11, only two ranked out of the top half of the nation in time of possession per game -- No. 88 Louisville and No. 107 UCF. Missouri ranked dead last, No. 128, a good three minutes per game less than UCF.
What is my point? High-play-volume offenses also tend to like to pack those plays into a decent amount of possession time. Gives the defense a chance to catch its breath, you know? Do you think Josh Heupel's putting his foot on the brake this year? I wouldn't think so.
Which is all a long way of saying...I've been wrong before (once...or twice...or a thousand times...), but I just don't see top 40. Improved, yes. Trending upward, yes.
But not top 40.
I'm not usually content to just let my gut speak for itself, though.
So I went back to 2000 and looked at all the Power-5 teams that had the same approximate defensive profile as Missouri did last year -- bottom nine percent in the nation in yards per game allowed, bottom 28 percent in yards per play allowed, bottom 31 percent in points per game allowed — and saw how dramatic a change they were able to make the next season.
(For your edification, six teams fit that profile in 2016: Missouri, Syracuse, California, Oregon, Arizona State and Texas Tech.)
I found 47 cases over those 16 seasons from 2000 to 2015 and, with considerable help from CFBStats.com and the College Football Reference page, charted their improvements.
You want the good news first or the bad news?
The good news is only seven of those teams failed to make a demonstrable improvement the next season.
The bad news is only eight of those teams ended up ranked in the top 40 of any of those three categories — points per game, yards per game, yards per play — the next season.
The average team in this study ranked 111th in points per game and yards per play allowed and 117th in yards per game allowed during the year of sadness. The next year, the year of relative happiness, it ranked 86th in points and yards per game allowed and 83rd in yards per play allowed.
The average improvement experienced by these 47 teams ran as follows:
13.6 percent in points per game allowed
23.1 percent in rank
9.27 percent in yards per game allowed
9.51 percent in yards per play allowed
25.1 percent in rank.
Now, the fun part. Let's apply these average improvements to Missouri and come to an accord as to what history can tell us to expect out of these Tigers:
27.2 points per game
68th nationally
435.2 yards per game
5.49 yards per play
70th nationally.
See? A top-70 defense (kind of). Nothing wrong with that.
Here's the full breakdown. Remember, minuses in the "% Change" headings are good things:
Yes, I'm aware dramatic turnarounds can happen. Just look at the strides Missouri's offense made from 2015 to 2016.
In that vein, let's look at the five most dramatic turnarounds on this list and see what they can tell us about stuff:
— 2013 Baylor
Before: 37.2 ppg (113th), 502.2 ypg (123rd), 6.05 ypp (94th)
After: 23.5 ppg (36th), 360.0 ypg (27th), 4.75 ypp (9th)
First-team Big 12 linebacker Eddie Lackey put in an 108-tackle season and also led the way with 13 tackles for loss, as the Bears improved from 4.5 tackles for loss per game to 7.6. Baylor also improved its sacks per game from 1.5 to 2.5, had two corners with at least 10 pass break-ups, and Ahmad Dixon was one bad hombre at safety.
— 2006 UCLA
Before: 34.2 ppg (110th), 468.1 ypg (115th), 6.03 ypp (100th)
After: 19.9 ppg (39th), 314.5 ypg (35th), 4.87 ypp (33rd)
New defensive coordinator!!!!! Larry Kerr got the boot and DeWayne Walker came from the Washington NFL team, where he coached the defensive backs. The Bruins saw a huge sack increase from 2.1 a game to 3.1, as ends Bruce Davis and Justin Hickman both logged 12.5 sacks. UCLA also upped its pick total from eight to 13, as corner Trey Brown led the way with four interceptions.
-- 2016 Indiana
Before: 37.6 ppg (117th), 509.5 ypg (121st), 6.38 ypp (112th)
After: 27.2 ppg (57th), 380.1 ypg (45th), 5.09 ypp (25th)
New defensive coordinator!!!!! Out went Brian Knorr, in from South Florida came Tom Allen, who is now the Hoosiers' head coach. Linebacker Tegray Scales had a monster of a junior season, with 123 tackles and 23.5 tackles for loss. Fellow linebacker Marcus Oliver added 15.5 tackles for loss as Indiana improved its mark in that category from 6.3 to 7.5 per game.
— 2009 Kansas State
New whole dang coaching staff!!!!! Sayonara, Ron Prince. Time to towel off. Welcome back, Bill Snyder. And with him, co-coordinators Chris Cosh (from Maryland) and Vic Koenning (from Clemson). The Wildcats' sack and tackle for loss numbers actually didn't budge all that much, but they did collect 2.1 turnovers per game after 1.4 a game the year before — 13 picks to 10 and 12 fumble recoveries to seven. You know what else changed, big league? Pace. Kansas State ran 2.51 plays per minute in 2008, then 1.98 in 2009. The Wildcats held the ball six minutes longer a game in 2009, helping their defense get their legs. Interesting concept...
— 2005 North Carolina
Before: 31.8 ppg (93rd), 446.5 ypg (111th), 6.22 ypp (111th)
After: 26.2 ppg (63rd), 349.2 ypg (41st), 5.04 ypp (39th)
As we've seen before, marked improvements in tackles for loss (4.9 to 6.4) and sacks (1.7 to 2.8) per game, led by senior end Tommy Davis' 10 tackles for loss and eight sacks. Senior corner Cedrick Holt's 12 passes defended also paced an uptick in that department from 3.1 to 4.9 per game.
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Urns, Pendants & Headstones
The Denial of Death: Why we run from the inevitable
Posted on February 25, 2021 by Martin Oaks under Community, Cremation, Hello world, Memorial, Resources
The chief embalmer of a busy funeral home recently remarked, "No matter how often I do this procedure, I am always struck by how we end up here on the table by ourselves. We are in a single file line, we all die alone."
The cornerstone of human existence is its temporal nature. "None of us stay young long enough and none of us live forever," James Crumley observed in his novel, The Last Good Kiss.
In more scientific terms, analyst Otto Rank put it this way: "Life in itself is a mere succession of separations…man persistently separates from his old self…beginning with birth, going through several weaning periods and the development of the individual personality and finally culminating in death, which represents the final separation."
Ancient philosophers hypothesized the central problem in the human condition is mortality — many of us, if not most of us, spend our time doing everything possible to avoid confronting our finitude on this planet. The notion that our time will eventually end up in nothingness is too overwhelming to tolerate.
In 1973, cultural anthropologist, Ernest Becker, published the bedrock study on the uneasy relationship humanity has with eternity — the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize winning, The Denial of Death.
Identifying fear of death as a universal trait shared by all mankind, Becker posits that we know we must perish and we are condemned to spend our lives trying to resist that fate.
"The idea of death, the fear of it," Becker wrote, "haunts the human animal like nothing else. It is a mainspring of human activity — activity designed to avoid the fatality of death, to overcome it by denying in some way that it is the final destiny for man."
Toward that end, man creates a mythical hero-system where some lasting mark is left upon civilization: accumulating a family fortune, building an edifice which will stand well into the foreseeable future, conquering an empire, being named to a sports Hall of Fame, any achievement that will ensure remembrance.
"The hope and belief is that the things man creates in society are of lasting worth and meaning that they outlive or outshine death and decay, that man and his products count," Becker stated. Unfortunately, Becker explained, these attempts often result in poisoning our own lives as well as the lives of others. Our desire to achieve immortal self-esteem results in an obsession with money, goods, and superficial trappings — not a satisfying outcome.
Becker offers no miracle cure. Enlightened individuals must develop a rational understanding of the human condition, accept that death is part of our natural evolution on earth, and abide with the inevitable. This awakening is accompanied by a rejection of the destructive energies associated with heroic acquisitiveness.
One of the most profound writings about death and the riptide of emotional uproar it produces is fictional — Leo Tolstoy's The Death of Ivan Ilyich, written in March 1886. It anticipates much of what Becker later discovered.
The protagonist, Ilyich, a successful judge, is dead when the story begins.
The reaction to his passing is poignant and all-too-real. Among his associates: "Besides considerations as to the possible transfers and promotions likely to result …the mere fact of the death of an acquaintance aroused, as usual, in all who heard it, the complacent feeling, 'it is he who is dead and not I.'"
Ilych's wife has a similar viewpoint: "He suffered terribly the last four days…he screamed unceasingly…I cannot understand how I bore it…oh, how I suffered."
In spite of themselves, people move away from death, as if that distance protects them from the same destiny.
Ilych, whose voice eventually is given center stage, passes through steps which reflect Becker's findings — initially he is in denial, disgusted with the decay of his body, and finally, in an epiphany, he surrenders the egotism which has driven his worldly pursuits in order to achieve a final resolution before death.
The inescapable conclusion is that while man is fated to die, man does not have to live in constant dread about that circumstance. The Roman Emperor and Stoic philosopher, Marcus Aurelius, had perhaps the best perspective: "A thoughtful person should await death…not with indifference, not with impatience, not with disdain, but viewing it as one of the things that is required by nature. It is not death men should fear, but rather we should fear never beginning to live."
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Janezova pisma so tri katoliška pisma Nove zaveze, ki so bila najverjetneje napisana med letoma 85 in 100 po Kr. Večina strokovnjakov se strinja, da je vsa tri pisma napisal isti avtor, čeprav obstaja razprava o tem, kdo je ta avtor.

Nastanek
Pisem ni napisal apostol Janez osebno, četudi je v času njihovega nastanka še »preživljal svoja zadnja leta v Efezu (v današnji Turčiji), za krščanstvo pomembnem strateškem središču«. in je bil verjetno edini še živeči apostol. Tedaj je krščanstvo imelo za seboj že kakih 50 ali 60 let in se je razširilo po vsem Rimskem cesarstvu. Novejše svetopisemske študije nakazujejo, da je zlasti med Prvim Janezovim pismom in Evangelijem po Janezu »toliko podobnosti v slogu in besedišču, da nihče ne more dvomiti, da vsaj izhajata iz iste tradicije«. Pri tem je zanimivo, da se skupaj z Janezovim evangelijem znatno razlikujejo od Knjige razodetja, ki je tradicionalno prav tako pripisana apostolu Janezu.

Različen slog v Janezovih pismih je privedel do domneve, da je Prvo Janezovo pismo delo drugega avtorja kot drugi dve pismi. Po drugi strani pa grško besedišče in teološko gledišče govorita bolj v prid enemu avtorju vseh treh Janezovih pisem.

Johnson obravnava vsa tri Janezova pisma kot paket, ki ga je starešina po vsej verjetnosti odposlal sočasno na isti naslov. O tem, kdo je bil starešina, se ne izreče. Predpostavi pa, da sta bili Drugo in Tretje pismo spremljevalni pismi k bolj pomembnemu pisnemu delu. Drugo naj bi bilo prebrano celotni skupnosti kot uvod in spremna beseda k Prvemu Janezovemu pismu, ki je bolj pridiga kot pismo.

Vsebina in slog
Lieujeva zapiše, da je spričo spiralnega sloga Prvega Janezovega pisma težko sistematično povzeti njegovo teološko sporočilo, saj se deli sporočila med seboj prepletajo. Namen pisma je vsekakor, da stopi v polemiko s tistimi zunaj (Cerkve ali Cerkva), vendar na samosvoj način: tako da na začetku in na koncu oznani večno življenje ter potrdi njegovo gotovost z osebnimi pričevanji. Večno življenje kot osnovno sporočilo je temeljni okvir pisma in izhodišče ter cilj vseh tistih, ki ostajajo v Cerkvi. Večno življenje tudi povezuje med seboj izpričano preteklost in (takratno) sedanjost. S pričevanjem o večnem življenju gre poduk, da (le) tisti, ki ima Sina, ima tudi Očeta in hkrati življenje. Ta teološki poduk pa ne gradi toliko na podajanju argumentov kot na vzpostavljanju odnosa med »nami« (ki smo žive priče) in »vami« (ki ostajate zvesti našemu izročilu).

Drugo in Tretje Janezovo pismo sta – kot tipični pismi – tako kratki, da je iz njiju težko razbrati kako opredeljivo teologijo, še zlasti, če upoštevamo dejstvo, da ni dokazano, da izvirata od istega avtorja kot Prvo Janezovo pismo. Je pa morda iz njiju mogoče razbrati vsaj vprašanja, ki jih odpirata. Ta vprašanja zadevajo na eni strani obseg cerkve in pripadnost njenih članov določeni cerkvi kot tudi službe in z njimi povezano avtoriteto v cerkvi ter na drugi strani tradicijo in nauk, ki se v cerkvi poučuje.

V Prvem Janezovem pismu Brown prepoznava formalni pesniški slog, privzdignjenost govorov, dvoumnosti, ironije, vrinjene stavke in metafore. Po slogu in besedišču je močno podobno Evangeliju po Janezu, toda drugi dve pismi se po tem razlikujeta. Drugo in zlasti Tretje Janezovo pismo sta po slogu antični pismi in se v tem oziru močno razlikujeta od Prvega.

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Q: Windows classic design has flat elements I recently tried to force the windows classic theme via GPO to ensure a standard theme for all users. However, there were some issues with an application when we used the classic theme.
Before I was able to do that, I needed to enable the Themes service which I also did via GPO. We have this service disabled by default on our image.
When you disable this service, you get a theme which looks a lot like the classic one but there are apparently some minor differences.
I then stopped and disabled the service again and set the GPO, 'Force Windows Classic Theme' back to 'Not Configured'.
Ever since then the problematic application looks like this:

But it used to look like this:

As you can see, the buttons were not flat before applying the classic theme. I also copied a theme from an other machine where the buttons are not flat and tried to apply it onto my machine but it doesn't change.
Any ideas how I can change it back to the theme without flat buttons?

A: AFAIK disabling the Theme service will only disable Aero themes. So at some point you selected the 'Windows Basic' theme instead of 'Windows Classic'.

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Q: Oracle 19c cannot shrink blob column I deleted a bunch of old data from a schema, including BLOB data, and afterwards I tried to shrink and compact everything. I managed to shrink all tables (enable row movement, shrink space compact, disable row movement), except the one BLOB column, which is stored on a separate segment:
SELECT
    segment_name,
    SUM(bytes) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 AS "GB_SIZE"
FROM
    dba_segments
WHERE
    owner = 'MY_OWNER'
GROUP BY
    segment_name
ORDER BY
    SUM(bytes) / 1024 / 1024 / 1024 DESC;

Segment in question:
SEGMENT_NAME                GB_SIZE
SYS_LOB0000072887C00005$$   0,35955810546875

Note: this is a test DB, in prod DB, this is about 660 GB.
When I try to shrink it, I get this error:
ALTER TABLE my_table MODIFY LOB ( my_blob ) ( SHRINK SPACE );

Error starting at line : 1 in command -
alter table my_table modify lob (my_blob) (shrink space)
Error report -
ORA-10635: Invalid segment or tablespace type
10635. 00000 -  "Invalid segment or tablespace type"
*Cause:    Cannot shrink the segment because it is not in auto segment space
           managed tablespace or it is not a data, index or lob segment.
*Action:   Check the tablespace and segment type and reissue the statement

Segment details:
SELECT
    *
FROM
    dba_segments
WHERE
    segment_name = 'SYS_LOB0000072887C00005$$';

Relevant details:

*

*Segment type: LOBSEGMENT

*Segment subtype: SECUREFILE

*Tablespace name: MY_DATA

Tablespace details:
SELECT
    *
FROM
    dba_tablespaces
WHERE
    tablespace_name = 'MY_DATA';

Relevant details:

*

*Extent management: LOCAL

*Allocation type: SYSTEM

*Segment space management: AUTO

Exact Oracle version:
Oracle Database 19c Enterprise Edition Release 19.0.0.0.0 - Production
As far as I can tell, everything is as it should be, so I'm not sure what is missing.

A: The SHRINK SPACE option is not supported for Securefile LOBs.
You may use DBMS_REDEFINITION (mostly online) or ALTER TABLE ... MOVE LOB (...)  (offline, table is locked during move).
ORA-10635: Invalid Segment or Tablespace Type Error When Attempting To Shrink SOA-INFRA LOB [To Free Tablespace] (Doc ID 2382484.1)


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The original complaint alleges violations of section 337 of the Tariff Act of 1930 which makes unfair methods of competition and importation of certain products into the United States unlawful. Hanwha Q CELLS is alleging that the other three solar panel manufacturers are unlawfully importing and selling solar cells and modules that infringe Q CELLS' patented passivation technology. Q CELLS requests that the ITC issue a limited exclusion order and cease and desist orders.
The investigation will be assigned to an administrative law judge who will set a schedule for the case. the law judge will make an initial determination was to whether section 337 was violated, and then the determination will be reviewed by the Commission. The target date for the completion of the investigation is in 45 days.
The patent claims asserted by Q CELLS relate to U.S. patent 9893215-B2, which was first filed by Q CELLS and SolarWorld in 2008 and granted in 2014. The patent is for a method of "manufacturing a solar cell with a surface-passivating dielectric double layer." This manufacturing method covers a broad range of potential products, including any using PERC technology.
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Many companies submitted comments to the ITC, including DuPont, Vivint Solar and SEIA. A number of solar installers that are also Hanwha Q CELLS customers submitted statements to the ITC expressing concern that if Q CELLS succeeds in banning the import of other solar modules, Q CELLS would not have enough inventory to meet existing U.S. demand, and their businesses would be directly jeopardized.


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The mission of the Tulalip Tribes of Washington Housing Department is to provide safe, decent and affordable housing for eligible Native Americans with a preference for Tulalip Tribes members through construction, private financing assistance, housing acquisition, modernization, maintenance of existing housing and provision of supportive services and other housing assistance programs.
The Section 184 Loan Guarantee Program was created by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to address the lack of mortgage lending in Indian Country. The 184 program offers a loan guarantee to private sector lenders who make mortgage loans to eligible borrowers for homes located in Indian Country. Below is a map of the states that are eligible to Section 184 loan guarantee program. https://www.hud.gov/program_offices/public_indian_housing/ih/homeownership/184.
Once a year our department offers tribal members that own or have property in trust an opportunity to build a home on that piece of land. This is called the Stick Built Home Loan; in the amount of $125,000.00 at a fixed 4% interest rate for 30 years. In order to qualify the applicant or co-applicant must have a credit score of 630 or higher. All information shared with the TTHAP department is always confidential! This loan is advertised in the beginning of the calendar year. It is open for 30 days. For more loan details please call Ashlynn Crolley or Ilia Brown.
There are several opportunities for tribal members to renovate their home. In the beginning of every calendar year the TTHAP program offers a loan in the amount of $30,000.00 at a fixed 6% interest rate for 15 years. Please contact Ashlynn Crolley or Ilia Brown for additional information regarding this program.
Furthermore, the Housing Department offers a grant up to $20,000 to low income tribal members that are currently living in a home that is in sub standard condition. More information on this program can be obtained by calling the Housing Department at 360-651-4580.
Is the site sanitation application by Indian Health Services something I can use multiple times?
No. This is only available one time for each individual who is an enrolled member of a federally recognized tribe. Indian Health Services can be contacted by phone at 206-615-2799.
If you don't have any previous credit history he/she will work with you to find alternative credit that can be used on your credit report.
There is no cost to tribal members and/ or their families for this service. All information shared with the credit specialist is always confidential!
What are the office hours for TTHAP's?
Unfortunately, you cannot combine TTHAP programs as our goal is to serve the housing needs of Tulalip tribal members and their families. We are able to better serve our membership by limiting one program per customer.
Where do my mortgage payments go?
Where do I go if I need a permit to do work on my property?
The Tulalip Tribes Community Development Department over sees the physical development of the Reservation, including land use planning, permitting and code compliance, tax and licensing administration, and storm water management and planning.


If you had a problem with leafhoppers last year, then you will likely have them around again, and it is important to spot them early so they don't build up their population. They are attracted to yellow sticky traps. Place two or three in the vicinity of the vulnerable plants at the same level as the plants. When you see just one or two, then check the plants on the undersides of the leaves. If you see more, then it is time to take some action.
If you move quickly, you can crush nymphs between your thumb and forefinger before they move away.
Netting or Fleece Barrier - You want to prevent the leafhopper's access to the vulnerable plants. Nylon netting, fine screening, or agricultural fleece are all effective barriers, preventing leafhoppers from laying eggs at the plant's stem. Use floating covers that rest directly on plants, or create tunnels supported by braces. Set up the barrier immediately after planting to prevent any leafhoppers from infecting the plants. Seal all the edges to the ground.
There are a number of botanic repellent sprays available for use against Leafhoppers and many other pest insects. These products both kill and/or repel. Leafhoppers doused with these sprays either die or move. New Leafhoppers coming along avoid the area with the repellent spray for several days to a few weeks. Go to the section in Yardener's Tool Shed called Natural Insect Repellents.
There are a number of effective natural insecticides made from materials such as chrysanthemum blossoms (pyrethrum), neem oil soap, or light horticultural oil. These products are found in many independent garden centers, and are labeled for controlling Leafhoppers. There is detailed information about each product in Yardener's Tool Shed in the section for Natural Insecticides.
An effective method for killing Leafhoppers is to spray them with a pyrethroid insecticides such as resmethrin or permethrin. These products are found in many independent garden centers, and are labeled by the EPA for controlling Leafhoppers. There is detailed information about each product in Yardener's Tool Shed in the section Synthetic Insecticides.


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Berliners in 1945 were reeling from the orgy of pillage, rapine, and murder that had followed the Soviet occupation. Soviet soldiers careened through streets in lend-lease jeeps in search of violence, booty, and liquor. Other Soviet detachments, sent off in pursuit of "reparations," stripped whole industrial districts and sections of the countryside. Kidnappings and sudden, often inexplicable, arrests were regular occurrences.
Late in 1945 the Soviets reined in their marauding troops, but they continued to exhibit a mixture of arrogance and brutality that made them detested as conquerors and lived on to undermine the credibility of the collaborationist East German regime. In Berlin, as perhaps nowhere else in Germany, the initial violence of the Soviet occupation permanently shaped popular attitudes toward the occupation forces.
The German Democratic Republic (East Germany) came into existence on October 7, 1949, when the German Economic Commission formed a provisional government in the Soviet zone of occupied Germany. This move occurred in response to the action taken by the United States, Britain, and France, which in 1948 had agreed to unite their respective occupation zones into a West German republic. The division of Germany and the founding of an East German state signified several historical reversals. First, the postwar partition of Germany represented a return to the country's previous existence as a divided nation. As of 1945, Germans had been united in a single sovereign state for only the last seventy-four years. Second, for at least 1,000 years Germans had expanded eastward, conquering territories previously controlled by Slavs and the Baltic peoples.
As part of the settlement ending World War II, Germany lost territories to Poland and the Soviet Union that German rulers had controlled for centuries. The lines of economic, cultural, military, and political influence had historically run from Germany to Eastern Europe and Russia. However, after World War II the Soviet Union imposed on East Germany a brand of Marxism-Leninism developed on Russian soil, the ruling Socialist Unity Party of Germany (Sozialistische Einheitspartei Deutschlands--SED), patterned itself after the Communist Party of the Soviet Union (CPSU), and East Germany adopted a governmental system modeled in most respects on that of the Soviet Union.
Historically, East Germany was the Soviet Union's most pliant and loyal ally in Eastern Europe. Lack of international recognition made East Germany dependent on the Soviet Union. Until the Four Power Agreement on Berlin and the signing of the Basic Treaty by the two Germanies in the early 1970s, the noncommunist world treated the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) as the "real Germany" and East Germany as nothing more than an artificial state lacking international legitimacy. For a time, this sentiment seemed to have been shared by the Soviet leadership as well.
In 1954 Viacheslav Molotov, the Soviet representative at the Four Power Foreign Ministers Conference in Berlin, proposed simultaneous elections in both Germanies leading to the creation of a unified German state. If such elections had been held, the SED would have lost power. The presence of West Germany also made the SED regime more dependent on the Soviet Union.
Before the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, 2.5 million East German citizens had walked across the border to live in West Germany. A common language, family ties, and access to West German media left the East Germans much less isolated from West European culture than were their counterparts in Eastern Europe. All these factors tended to impede SED efforts to win popular legitimacy for the Marxist-Leninist regime in East Germany. Without legitimacy, both in the eyes of most of the world and in the eyes of its own people, the SED could turn only to the Soviet Union and its allies for support. To ensure Soviet loyalty to the cause of the SED regime, East Germany had to act as Moscow's model ally.
In September 1989, communist Hungary opened its border to Austria and some 50,000 East Germans who were permitted to travel to their communist neighbors crossed to freedom. Later thousands seeking asylum in Prague and Warsaw rode trains to the West. The 40 year celebration of the East German regime brought Gorbachev to Berlin. Urging Honecker to accept reforms, Gorbachev warned, "Life punishes those who come too late." Erich Honecker was initially replaced during the revolutionary period of October 1989 by Egon Krenz. Honecker's removal came eleven days after Gorbachev's visit to the GDR, and his decidedly cool attitude to Honecker. After Honecker resigned, the world became aware of East Germany's fragile and overextended economic state.
On November 4, an estimated 1 million demonstrated in East Berlin, unaware of the momentous changes to come. During the build up of demonstrations in the days preceding the fall of the wall the new communist leader, Egon Krenz, telephoned Gorbachev for advice on how to deal with the crisis. Gorbachev is said to have advised that the border between East and West Germany should be opened to provide an escape valve and stop any unrest that threatened to see the communists removed from power. Krenz was replaced on 8th November 1989 by the GDR's most prominent reform-minded official, the Dresden party boss, Hans Modrow. Before the Wall's demise on November 9, Leipzig protesters numbered 500,000.
Throughout the Cold War, many Germans kept hope alive for national unification. President George H.W. Bush and Secretary of State James Baker III endorsed Chancellor Helmut Kohl's 1989 proposal seeking unity, despite resistance from Britain and France. U.S. and German diplomats worked collegially together on the Two Plus Four Agreement - Two Germanys and Four Allies, finally bringing an end to conflict that emerged in post-War Germany. On August 31, 1990, two Germanys signed a Unification Treaty and on October 1, 1990, the Allies suspended rights to Germany. On October 3, East and West Germany joined together. A new national holiday was born.
"Die Wende" or "The Turning" in German unity was more like a turning process than a single point in time. Things "turned" in 1989 with mass protests for human rights, escapes through Eastern Europe, the Wall tumbling and Berlin checkpoints opening. In 1990 the turn continued with democratic elections in East Germany, negotiated treaties to implement German unity and the joining of East German states with West Germany. For many, the term has come to symbolize German unity itself.


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Three years since Right to Education passed; Jadavpur Vidyapith School denies admission to child on caste basis
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RTE - School Admissions
Jadavpur, West Bengal: A shocking case of discrimination came forth after a father of a five-year-old was insulted and mocked by the school administration when he approached them to enroll his daughter in the school. The father of the five-year-old alleged that the child was denied admission on the basis of their caste. The father was left absolutely dejected after the admission office of the Jadavpur Vidyapith School of Kolkata in which he wanted his five-year-old daughter to study outrightly denied permission to admit his daughter in their school. The father further alleged that the decision made by the admission office was not on the basis of the child's academic caliber but her caste.


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Q: Can I pass TWO user defined objects (as JSON) to web method in ASP? Object Types:
Public Class X
Public p1 As Boolean

Public p2 As String

Public p3 As String

End Class
Public Class Y
Public p1 As Boolean

Public p2 As String

Public p3 As String

End Class
Web Method:
<WebMethod> _
Public Shared Function saveObject(obj As X) As Integer

    ' stuff

End Function

Ajax:

var obj  = { p1: value, p2: value, p3: value };  //object 1 which I
  successfully sent alone
var obj2 = { p1: value, p2: value, p3: value };  //object 2 that I
  want to send it together with object 1
. . .
. . .
data: JSON.stringify({ 'obj': obj }), //the data in AJAX call, which
  works perfectly with one object

Now I want to send obj2 (type Y) with obj1 (type X)...
Is there a way to do this or is it impossible??
I tried everything I know, but I keep getting errors in AJAX call or no response at all.

A: You should create a container class that contains the classes that you need to send as properties and use that class in the Ajax request.
Public Class X
    Public P1 As Boolean
    Public P2 As String
    Public P3 As String
End Class

Public Class Y
    Public P1 As Boolean
    Public P2 As String
    Public P3 As String
End Class

Create a container class with properties of classes X and Y
Public Class Z
    Public XObj As X
    Public YObj As Y
End Class

Then modify your web method with an object of  class Z as parameter.
<WebMethod> _
Public Shared Function saveObject(obj As Z) As Integer
       // stuff
End Function

Now in your Ajax request modify the code as
var xObj = { p1: value, p2: value, p3: value }; // object of class X
var yObj = { p1: value, p2: value, p3: value }; // object of class Y

var zObj = {xObj: xObj, yObj:yObj}; // object of class Z that contains objects of classes X and Y

data = JSON.stringify({'obj':zObj}); // send this object of class Z as data.

A: EDIT :
Okay, so here is my javascript where i create my object and sent it with ajax to my controller :
       $(document).ready(function () {

    //My test values
    var value = "test";
    var valueBool = true

    //The array
    var arrayObj = new Array();

    //My two obj
    var obj = { p1: valueBool, p2: value, p3: value };
    var obj2 = { p1: valueBool, p2: value, p3: value };

    //Add in the array
    arrayObj.push(obj);
    arrayObj.push(obj2);

        //Display before send it
        console.log(JSON.stringify(arrayObj));
        $.ajax({
            type: 'POST',
            url: '/SendObj',
            data: { 'objArray': JSON.stringify(arrayObj) },
            dataType: "text",
            success: function (result) {

                if (result === "OK") {

                 console.log("Success");
                }
               else
                {
                console.log("Not good");

                }

            },
            error: function (req, status, error) {

            }
        });

});

Here is my controller, tested in a c# mvc project :
    public string SendObj(string objArray)
    {

        if (!String.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(objArray))
        {
         List<Y> objs =   JsonConvert.DeserializeObject<List<Y>>(objArray);
           //Here you have your list of objects, 1 or more , as you wish, do what you want to do with them.

            return "OK";
        }

        return "KO";

    }

And then the class Y that i used for this test :
       public class Y
    {

        public Boolean p1;

        public String p2;

        public String p3;

    }

You send your data with json, there is no other way when you work from client to server. Then you work with your objects in your controller, and convert them from string to your specific class.


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PREP PROFILE: Prewett shines as Oaks Christian leader
Third baseman Noah Prewett displays all the tools on Oaks Christian's baseball team.
PREP PROFILE: Prewett shines as Oaks Christian leader Third baseman Noah Prewett displays all the tools on Oaks Christian's baseball team. Check out this story on vcstar.com: https://www.vcstar.com/story/sports/high-school/baseball/2016/02/29/prep-profile-prewett-shines-as-oaks-christian-leader/88701952/
Ventura County Star Published 3:40 p.m. PT Feb. 29, 2016
PHOTOS BY CHUCK KIRMAN/THE STAR Among the many tools Oaks Christian's Noah Prewett has is a strong arm. He could possibly become a closer in relief this season.(Photo: Chuck Kirman)
Prewett hit .415 last season with eight doubles, four home runs and 16 RBIs. (Photo: Chuck Kirman)
Prewett projects to be one of the top players in the entire Southern Section. (Photo: Chuck Kirman)
CHUCK KIRMAN/THE STAR Noah Prewett of Oaks Christian, one of the top players in CIF, at practice. 02/25/2016 Westlake, CA (Photo: Chuck Kirman)
Talent alone doesn't win baseball games.
Team chemistry might.
Noah Prewett has known this premise for a while, then experienced it up close and personal last season.
The Oaks Christian School baseball team, in its first season in the Marmonte League after long years as a Tri-Valley League strongboy, finished a disappointing 11-13 overall and 5-10 in league while failing to qualify for postseason.
'We had lots of talent, but we couldn't translate that to victories,' says the third baseman/pitcher. 'It was a tough transition for us. I wouldn't say we were intimidated, but maybe we weren't as confident as we should be.
'This year's team is more mature, plays calmer and has pretty good chemistry. It comes down to how well you execute, and we've been excellent in that regard in the summer and fall. We're all excited for this season.'
With the Lions expecting a rebound season in 2016, there may be no better team cornerstone than Prewett.
His sweet stroke produced a .415 batting average a year ago with 22 hits, eight doubles, four home runs and 16 RBIs. That's producing both average and power, while flashing a slick glove at the hot corner.
He's got a power arm and might end up in an occasional closer's role on a team deep in starting pitching.
But that's just a segment of the total package that makes the 5-foot-11, 175-pound senior and University of San Diego commit one of the most complete players in Ventura County and indeed the CIF-Southern Section.
He's a smart and thoughtful team leader who cares about his teammates and has a knack for making other players better. Sort of like a point guard on the diamond.
'He's definitely our team leader,' said Oaks Christian coach Tim Penprase. 'He works hard and all the guys on the team look up to him. He gives you that leadership that is so important for a winning team.'
Prewett leads by example, but he's also the Lions' biggest cheerleader. He constantly urges on his teammates, particularly the pitcher on the mound.
'Obviously, one big key to winning any game is how well your pitcher is performing,' he said. 'If he's doing well, that sets the tone for the rest of the team. I like to yell encouragement, keep him pumped up. I'll help any way I can.'
If baseball is a game of many angles, the cerebral Prewett has figured out much of that.
Take the art of hitting, for example.
He's discovered that a calm, relaxed mindset leads directly to production at the plate.
'Being tight and keyed up with the bat doesn't work for me,' he said. 'I like to be loose and relaxed. I do think the pitcher notices that too and that works in my favor.
'If I'm relaxed, the pitcher might be more intimidated.'
Like a seasoned boxer, Prewett has also settled in at his ideal fighting weight.
'For a while, I thought it was all about how big and strong I could be,' he said. 'I went all the way up to 220 pounds and quickly discovered that it was all wrong. I got my weight back down to around 175 and I'm a lot quicker with the bat.'
That part about being strong Prewett hasn't discarded.
He spent part of the summer away from the diamond to concentrate on the gym. Not only was the focus on adding strength, but toward avoiding injury.
Prewett suffered a hip injury as a junior that sidelined him for seven games. As a freshman and sophomore, he battled through some arm ailments that kept him off the mound.
'This is the best I've felt in awhile,' he said. 'It's frustrating when you have to sit out games and can't help your teammates. My workouts have been designed to avoid all of that. I feel like I'm at full strength.'
It's also a big deal that Prewett has found the ideal comfort level at Oaks Christian.
He grew up in the eastern San Fernando Valley, and found that school wasn't always a perfect haven.
'I experienced some bullying,' he said. 'When it came time to start high school, my parents wanted to find the school where I'd be most comfortable.'
Prewett attended A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas and figured he would go to high school at either Calabasas or Agoura. Instead, his parents opted to place him at Oaks Christian.
Prewett has thrived in the classroom and on the baseball field and figures to play a key role in any Oaks Christian resurgence this spring.
The Lions are just three seasons removed from winning the Division 4 championship in 2013. Oaks Christian now competes in Division 1 and the upper-crust Marmonte League, but confidence is high.
'I love competing against the best players,' he said. 'That's what our league is all about. The best way to improve is to play against the best.'
Prewett is one of three Lions who are slated to next play for the University of San Diego. Pitcher Holden Christian and catcher Adam Kerner will join him at the next level.
But Prewett said he still remains motivated by fear.
'I can't think of anything worse that losing a scholarship offer,' he said. 'That's why I still want to have a big year, not only for the team, but for myself. I definitely want to show I can play at the next level.'
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In the United States, we rally the American Jewish community and other supporters of human rights to advocate for policies that will improve the lives of millions of people in the developing world. Through this work, AJWS offers a home for American Jews whose commitments to social justice anchor and animate their work for a better world.
The AJWS community is united by a deep belief in the dignity of every person and the desire to pursue human rights and justice for all.
In partnership with Jewish leaders and other allies across the country, AJWS activists are holding our government accountable to prioritizing human rights in our foreign policy and diplomacy.
Through our We Believe campaign from 2013 to 2015, AJWS supporters successfully advocated for the appointment of the first ever U.S. Special Envoy for International LGBT Rights. And through our Reverse Hunger campaign from 2011 to 2014, we helped secure up to $400 million in additional U.S. international food aid to reach half a million more people with life sustaining food.
Our supporters are working together to advance AJWS's mission, with core groups of activists in the New York Metro Area, Southern California, the San Francisco Bay Area, Chicago and Washington, D.C.


At Leeson Panel Beaters we pride ourselves with our high levels of customer service and quality workmanship.
Our panelbeating prices are extremely competitive, our quality unsurpassed and our delivery times are excellent. We repair vehicle bodies back to their factory state after having been damaged in an accident.
The process of panel beating is highly labour-intensive, involving various techniques to remove dents, shape panels to match the original contours then smooth, re-surface and spray paint the damaged areas. We can also perform paintless dent repairs on minor body damage and can re-align a vehicle once it has been involved in an accident.
When a panel on a car's body is dented, the metal is stretched out of shape. The process of shrinking and stretching the metal back to its original dimensions requires heat to be applied to the surface and then hammered with a special shaping hammer to re-shape the metal. This technique is used in conjunction with planishing to restore the original dimensions and contours of the panel.
Planishing is a metalworking technique that involves finishing the panel surface by finely shaping and smoothing it. A special hammer is used to press out the damaged metal, restoring the original shape. The metal is pushed against a shaping tool, known as a dolly or stake and has to match the original contour of the panels.
Welding is used in panel beating to join pieces of metal together, reinforcing the vehicle structure and ensuring its strength. Heat is applied to the pieces to be joined using various methods. The type of join used will be determined by the shape and type of materials to be joined.
Sometimes it is necessary to use a putty filler to restore a panel's original contours. Filling involves mixing a paste and applying it to the vehicle surface. Once it has set, the filler provides a hard surface that can then be smoothed and shaped.
Depending on the stage of the panel repair there are a number of different sanding techniques. Sanding can either be a wet or dry procedure and will be used to re-shape a contour and prepare the surface for painting.
Finally, the repaired panel will be spray-painted with a strong paint. The panel to be painted is primed and the surface prepared to ensure the paint adheres well and a smooth finish is achieved. It is important to get an identical match to the original paint colour of the car so body repairs go undetected. Spray painting is carried out in a dust-free environment.
A hydraulic lift is used in a smash repair workshop to make sure the chassis and other mechanical parts are properly aligned. It is important to check this as the under-carriage of the vehicle may have also sustained damage from the impact of a collision.
Often, it is more economical to simply replace damaged panels, rather than repair a badly damaged panel.
If your car is in need of some body repairs, give us a call on 011 262 4863 or email us at leesonpanel@gmail.com/ leesons@iburst.co.za for more information.


From world-leading courses to life-enhancing experiences, we take a look at what UK education has to offer.
With diverse landscapes, a vibrant cultural offer and the chance to make friends from all over the world, time spent in the UK will be life changing.
UK higher education opens up possibilities - often in the most surprising ways. These alumni stories will inspire you with their passion and can-do spirit.