Aquinas junior Zoey Koblitz (33) defends Hayward's Emily Neff during the second half of a 74-24 Blugolds win last month at the La Crosse Center.
One night after its 47-game winning streak ended at the hands of the Hopkins (Minn.) High School girls basketball team, Aquinas received a No. 1 seed in a WIAA Division 4 sectional on Sunday. The WIAA released its regional and sectional brackets on Sunday for all divisions, and four area teams received top seeds.
Aquinas and Melrose-Mindoro received No. 1 seeds in its respective D4 sectionals.
The Blugolds' playoff path will start with a Feb. 22 home game against the winner of Fennimore vs. Boscobel.
The sectional final for Aquinas' pod is in Richland Center.
The Mustangs will start regional play Feb. 22 at home against the winner of Cadott and Augusta. The sectional final in Mel-Min's pod is set for Eau Claire Memorial.
Onalaska was awarded with a 1 seed, and it will await the winner of Ashland and Sparta for a Feb. 22 regional semifinal matchup.
Logan, an 11 seed, and sixth-seeded Central are also in the Onalaska pod, and the Red Raiders and Rangers will play one another in a Feb. 19 first-round contest.
The Red Raiders swept the Rangers in both MVC contests this season. On Jan. 4, Central won 50-34, then on Tuesday, Heather Opitz led the Red Raiders with 14 points in a 61-26 win.
The winner between Central and Logan — which will be played at Mark Sutton Memorial Gymnasium — will play at third-seeded River Falls.
Onalaska hosts Central on Thursday in a regular-season finale.
Gale-Ettrick-Trempealeau is the fifth Coulee Region team to pick up a No. 1 seed.
The Red Hawks will wait to face either Adams-Friendship or Nekoosa. Their lone loss was to Melrose-Mindoro on Nov. 16, and they've won 17 straight.
If weather permits, G-E-T will travel to Onalaska on Monday for a nonconference game.
Westby and Arcadia are seeded third and fourth in the same sectional.
To see all five division regional and sectional brackets, go to wiaawi.org.


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Morning Links: 'Little Dancer' Edition
By The Editors of ARTnews
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Comic Art Record Set in Paris, Longtime Curator Opens a Gallery, and More: Morning Links from January 15, 2021
Celebrity Wax Sculptures Are Internet Sensation, Will Documenta Open in 2022?, and More: Morning Links from January 14, 2021
Edward Degas, Little Dancer Aged Fourteen, 1878–81.
Tania Bruguera pulled out of the Kochi-Muziris Biennale in India in order to stay in Cuba to combat government censorship. She was recently detained there for protesting Decree 349, which gives the government broad authority to regulate artists. [The Art Newspaper]
Fresh off his success with Love Is the Message, the Message Is Death, Arthur Jafa is presenting a new work at the Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive in California that focuses on whiteness. [The Guardian]
Elizabeth Rowe, the principal flutist of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, is suing the organization, alleging that she has been underpaid because of gender discrimination. The BSO has denied the claim. [The Washington Post]
Bortolami gallery in New York is now working with the freewheeling abstract painter Rebecca Morris, who's based in Los Angeles. [Bortolami]
And Grimm gallery in Amsterdam now represents the endurance-minded Dutch video artist Guido van der Werve. (The outfit also has a space in New York, where the artist will continue to be represented by Luhring Augustine.) [Grimm]
An 18-year-old man was arrested over the weekend for intentionally damaging Mayan artifacts and a Qing dynasty Chinese vase at the Denver Art Museum. [The New York Times]
Hilarie M. Sheets stopped by the Newark, New Jersey home of Monique and Ronald Ollie, whose donation of 81 works from their collection of abstract art by black artists will go on view at the St. Louis Art Museum in September. [The New York Times]
Los Angeles Times art critic Christopher Knight picks the best art of 2018. [Los Angeles Times]
Celia Wren reviewed Camille Laurens's new book Little Dancer Aged Fourteen: The True Story Behind Degas's Masterpiece, finding it "full of thought-provoking insights and revelations." [The Washington Post]
Here are photographs of Nicolás Lamas's current show at SABOT in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. [Art Viewer]
And, in honor of holiday (party) season, here's a photo of noted art fan Martha Stewart enjoying some caviar. [MarthaStewart/Instagram]

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Q: add filter to a UserView Just played with flaskadmin and the CRUD with relationships is working pretty good for an Admin View, but what I need is a restricted user view. Is it somehow possible to create a Userview, so a logged in user can only see his Data and not the data from Users? (also not the other users)
I am searching for a way to add something like "WHERE id = 1" to each dbsession query.
Thanks for Help!
Ms
My code looks like this:
app = Flask(__name__)
app.config['SQLALCHEMY_DATABASE_URI'] = 'mysql://xx:xyz@localhost/db'
db = SQLAlchemy(app)
admin = Admin(app, template_mode='bootstrap3')

class Users(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'users' # portal user
    id = db.Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    email = db.Column(String(255), nullable=False)
    password = db.Column(String(255), nullable=False)
    active = db.Column(Boolean, nullable=False)
    data = db.relationship("Data", back_populates="users")

    def __repr__(self):
        return '%s' % (self.email)

class UsersView(ModelView):
    form_excluded_columns = ['active']

class Data(Base):
    __tablename__ = 'data'
    id = db.Column(Integer, primary_key=True)
    user_id = db.Column(Integer, ForeignKey('user.id'), nullable=False)
    user_email = db.relationship("Users", back_populates="email")
    somesecrets = db.Column(String(255), nullable=False)

admin.add_view(UsersView(Users, db.session))
admin.add_view(ModelView(Data, db.session))

A: You need to override get_query and get_query_count methods of your ModelView class.
For example:
class DataView(ModelView):

    def get_query(self):
        current_user_id = get_current_user_id()
        return self.session.query(self.model).filter(Data.user_id == current_user_id)

    def get_count_query(self):
        current_user_id = get_current_user_id()
        return self.session.query(func.count('*')).select_from(self.model).filter(Data.user_id == current_user_id)

...

admin.add_view(UsersView(Users, db.session))
admin.add_view(DataView(Data, db.session))

If you are using something like Flask-Security or Flask-Login it is easy to get the current logged in user.

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Q: Proper use of  for Inlinescript in PowerShell Workflow I have an Azure Automation Powershell Workflow Runbook, that I wish to run on a Hybrid Runbook Worker server, as part of an Azure Site Recovery failover post-action step.
At the high level the runbook utilizes Azure Run AS connection to gather the private IP address of one of the VMs that will be failed over.  Stores this IP address and then will write it to a STATIC A record in the Active Directory DNS that is configured in the environment.

>
  NOTE I promise you there's a good reason we're doing this.  I realize that the machine itself as it comes up on AD will refresh it's personal DNS name entry, this is a separate A record, that we want to point to the IP address of the failed over server.  We aren't using CNAME because of a defined issue with the application this server hosts.

So I have to update this A record.  Below you will find the script that does this. This script below works without fail when I run it on the Hybrid Runbook Server while I'm logged into the server with the appropriate credentials (mydomain\asrscripts).
workflow VisionWebFailover-Test

{
inlineScript {

    $connectionName = 'AzureRunAsConnection'

    try
    {
        # Get the connection "AzureRunAsConnection "
        $servicePrincipalConnection=Get-AutomationConnection -Name $connectionName

        "Logging in to Azure..."
        Add-AzureRmAccount `
    -ServicePrincipal `
    -TenantId $servicePrincipalConnection.TenantId `
    -ApplicationId $servicePrincipalConnection.ApplicationId `
    -CertificateThumbprint $servicePrincipalConnection.CertificateThumbprint
    }
    catch {
        if (!$servicePrincipalConnection)
        {
            $ErrorMessage = "Connection $connectionName not found."
            throw $ErrorMessage
        } else{
            Write-Error -Message $_.Exception
            throw $_.Exception
        }
    }

    $rg = "RG03ASR" #ResoureGroup where ASR Machines will come up
    $vmName = "ASRJUMP01" #VMname of the VM I need to get the IP from for updating in DNS

    Write-output "Getting IP"

    $ip = (Get-AzureRmNetworkInterface | Where-Object {($_.VirtualMachine.id).Split("/")[-1] -like $vmname}).IpConfigurations.PrivateIpAddress #find the primary nic and store it's IP address

    Write-Output "Returned VM IP"
    Write-Output $ip

        #PowerShell to be executed locally
        Import-Module dnsserver
        $hostname = 'customArecord'
        $zonname = 'mydomain.com'
        $DNSServer = 'MYDNSServer.mydomain.com'

        #Grab the existing DNS record and store it in the variable $oldobj
        $oldobj = Get-DnsServerResourceRecord -Name $hostname -ZoneName $zonname -RRType A -ComputerName $DNSServer
        Write-Output $oldobj

        #Copy the DNS record into $newobj
        $newobj = $oldobj.Clone()

        #Change the value of the IP address in $newobj to equal the IP address assigned to the visionwebdev server in Azure
        [System.Net.IPAddress]$NewIP = [System.Net.IPAddress]($ip)
        $newobj.RecordData.IPv4Address = $NewIp

        Write-Output $NewIP "this is the new IP that will be updated to DNS"

        write-output $newobj
        #Here is where we actually apply the change to the DNS record

        Set-DnsServerResourceRecord -ZoneName $zonname -OldInputObject $oldobj -NewInputObject $newobj -Computername $DNSServer -passthru

        Write-Output "DNS entry updated, replication may take 15 minutes"
    }

Every step in the above code progresses successfully until it arrives at the Set-DNSServerResourceRecord statement, and fails with a Permission Denied Error shown below.  This is when I run the job from Azure Automation portal.  When I run it locally on the box logged in as the user it works correctly.
Set-DnsServerResourceRecord : Failed to update record customArecord.mydomain.com.
At VisionWebFailover-Test:27 char:27
+
   + CategoryInfo : PermissionDenied:(customArecord.mydomain.com:root/Microsoft/...rResourceRecord)
[Set-DnsServerResourceRecord], CimException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : WIN32 5,Set-DnsServerResourceRecord

>
  I'm thinking I need to use  at the end of my InlineScript block to force the code to execute against the DNS server in the defined user context that I want.  Although what I really want is for the commands to execute ON the hybrid runbook worker in the defined user context.

about_inlinescript documentation says it accepts
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/psworkflow/about/about_inlinescript?view=powershell-5.1
and provides me an example like this
InlineScript {<script block>} <ActivityCommonParameters>
Activity Common Parameters are defined by this doc
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/psworkflow/about/about_activitycommonparameters?view=powershell-5.1
It references two parameters that I wish to use -PSComputerName and -PSCredential
I build a credential object like this
$secpasswd = ConvertTo-SecureString "MyAwesomePassword" -AsPlainText -Force
$mycreds = New-Object System.Management.Automation.PSCredential ("MYDOMAIN\asrscripts", $secpasswd)
I've even pulled the asset from Automation using
$domainCred = Get-AutomationPSCredential -Name 'asrscripts'
When I run my code and attempt to mimic the example, by adding -PSComputername or -PSCredential to the end of the InlineScript I get errors.
At line:94 char:7 + -PSComputerName 'MYDNSServer' -PSCredential $domainCred + ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Cannot find the '-PSComputerName' command. If this command is defined as a workflow, ensure it is defined before the workflow that calls it. If it is a command intended to run directly within Windows PowerShell (or is not available on this system), place it in an InlineScript: 'InlineScript { -PSComputerName }'
If I follow the advice of the above error and put the -PSComputerName and -PSCredential INSIDE the InlineScript block I get an error that it cannot find the arguments for Set-DNSServerResourceRecord for -PSComputerName and -PSCredential

>
  I don't know what I'm doing wrong

*

*On the runbook server I have all appropriate Powershell Modules
installed.

*It is joined to the domain.

*It is added as a trustedhost on the DNSServer which is also a domain controller

*The user I want to  run this in the context of is MYDOMAIN\asrscripts, it is added as an Azure Automation Credential artifact

*If I attempt to change the RUNAS user for the Hybrid Worker to CUSTOM and pick my asrscripts artifact, the job hangs, and NEVER runs.  It stays at Queued until it suspends.  I receive an error in the system event log that the user could not authenticate.

*I've Exhausted the Remote Troubleshooting document below

About Remote Troubleshooting - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.core/about/about_remote_troubleshooting?view=powershell-5.1
Hopefully someone out there can assist.
Thanks!

A: The "Cannot find the '-PSComputerName' command" suggests a syntax error caused by incorrect code formatting. PowerShell is having troubles interpreting this as a parameter, and it thinks this is a separate command. Could you please show how you apply this parameter to InlineScript exactly? For example, you will get this error if you do this:
InlineScript {
    ...
}
-PSComputerName MyComputer

Instead, you need to do:
InlineScript {
    ...
} -PSComputerName MyComputer

or:
InlineScript {
    ...
} `
-PSComputerName MyComputer


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By Georgianne Nienaber
Army Corps of Engineers in New Orleans: Buying Advice or Spin?
There is a big difference between a government cover up and news spin. The former is a strategic plan to prevent a scandal from going public. Think about Watergate, which concerned hundreds of illegal actions on the part of the Nixon administration to cover up a burglary which involved government espionage. Public Relations spin, on the other hand, is what politicians, corporations, and the government do on a daily basis to convince you, the public, to see the world through their interpretive lens. Spin may be disingenuous, it may be manipulative, and it may shade the moral truth, but it is not illegal. Something happened in New Orleans yesterday that certainly involves spin. When Sandy Rosenthal of the citizen and watchdog group Levees.org discovered that the New Orleans U.S. Army Corps of Engineers hired consultant PR firm Outreach Process Partners (OPP) to fine tune its public image to the tune of $1 million and posted a link to their campaign, the OPP website morphed to a new version within four hours. They basically "spun" their own credentials to look, well, less manipulative of public opinion.
Image: Sandy Rosenthal
Here is a look at the information presented on the original web page at 3:30 pm CST:
US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) - Media Support Services
As part of a three-year public relations support contract (October 2007 to September 2010), OPP is providing on-site media relations (both local and national media), public meeting support, a complete overhaul of the Corps' Web site, communications strategy development and video support services.
The Corps of Engineers has endured intense scrutiny in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In the face of adversity, OPP has worked arduously alongside the exceptional team of government personnel to deliver the Corps' message of rebuilding the Southeast Louisiana system quickly, safely and to a higher standard.
Media Support: OPP provides media support for print, broadcast and Internet media on local, national and international levels including outlets such as the Times-Picayune, WWL-TV CBS New Orleans, Associated Press, USA Today, The Weather Channel, The Today Show, French TV Channel 5, and Engineering News Record on issues such as Hurricane Gustav, "paper in the floodwalls" and other investigative responses, seepage, peer review and the state of the hurricane and storm damage risk reduction system. As part of this cause, OPP fosters strategic relationships with media outlets that result in more accurate and balanced stories.
Disaster Assistance: OPP provides round-the-clock staffing to handle media queries for the New Orleans USACE - with staff evacuating to Division headquarters in Vicksburg, MS, with blackberries, laptops and Internet air cards in a disaster.
Interviews: OPP has facilitated a myriad of interviews about the rebuilding of hurricane system levees and interim risk reduction structures. Our team members have facilitated in-depth interviews with producers and hosts of The History Channel and MTV.
Results: OPP's media support has been a fundamental part of the transition from typically negative news coverage to more neutral and positive news coverage. This effort has also resulted in multiple awards including: The Corps of Engineers was selected for a 2009 Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award for their work on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening OPP was selected for a New Orleans Chapter PRSA 2008 Award of Merit
Here is the web page at 7:00 PM CST after the criticism from levees.org:
As part of a three-year public relations support contract (October 2007 to September 2010), OPP is providing on-site media relations (both local and national media), public meeting support, making the Corps' Web site more user-friendly, communications strategy development and video support services.
The Corps of Engineers has endured intense scrutiny in the aftermath of hurricanes Katrina and Rita. In the face of adversity, OPP has worked arduously alongside the exceptional team of government personnel to deliver the Corps' message of rebuilding the Southeast Louisiana system quickly, safely and to a higher standard. OPP's assistance is geared toward helping the Corps answer stakeholder and media queries that involve technical information in a format that is available and accessible to a non-technical audience.
Results: OPP's media support has resulted in multiple awards including:
The Corps of Engineers was selected for a 2009 Blue Pencil and Gold Screen Award for their work on the Bonnet Carre Spillway Opening
OPP was selected for a New Orleans Chapter PRSA 2008 Award of Merit - Borrow Strategic Communications
Anytime the media goes to bed with a firm that "fosters strategic relationships with media outlets that result in more accurate and balanced stories," you just have to wonder. Fair media does not require a "strategic relationship" with a PR firm to accurately cover a story. It takes legwork, some phone calls at the minimum, and sometimes days or weeks of research. Unfortunately for the taxpayers and the citizens of New Orleans, government agencies are forbidden by law to lobby the government, but there is no restriction on hiring public relations firms. This puts the onus squarely on the backs of media to really do their job and find the truth.
Researchers at the Center For Public Integrity have compiled a database that demonstrates the amount of traffic going through the door to the Army Corps of Engineers, and the potential for abuse of power these lobbyists wield over the U.S. Government.
According to the Center, between 1998 and 2004, 598 companies lobbied the USACE. In 2004 alone, the number was 234. The Center's electronic database includes the amount of money paid by lobbyists, specific issues, the agencies they lobbied, and who paid them to do so. The USACE list can be found here.
Rosenthal asks the reasonable question: "Shouldn't the Corps focus on repairing levees instead of their reputation?" She also is concerned that OPP provides support for print, broadcast and Internet media including the Times-Picayune, WWL-TV CBS New Orleans, Associated Press, USA Today, The Weather Channel and The Today Show. These media outlets provide much if not all of the coverage of the USACE in New Orleans. The Times Picayune and WWL represent local print and broadcast capabilities that national media often rely upon, especially in the event of disasters such as Hurricane Katrina.
We took a look at this issue last year when disinformation played out in mainstream newspapers, radio networks, and internet sites as spin doctors acted as apologists for the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) during the devastating Midwest floods. S&C Advertising was caught red handed on its own website with a testimonial from Kevin Quinn, Chief Public Affairs Office, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers-Omaha District.
"How these [public relations] professionals can transform masters of techno-babble into credible spokespersons so quickly and smoothly is an amazing thing to behold," Quinn said in remarks which have since vanished from the link we supplied in last year's post.
It is hard to believe that the USACE would make the same PR mistake twice, but the speed in which the OPP website was changed makes one wonder. Whatever happened to just telling the truth? If OPP made a PR blunder, just say so and don't begin a process of deleting content from webpages. This begins to look, smell and feel like a cover-up.
We called the national office of OPP for a statement-- twice--and were directed to two numbers in New Orleans. The spokeswomen were not available or were not in to take any calls. We left messages.
Ken Holder, Chief of Public Affairs for the NOLA USACE, was easy to reach--twice--and immediately returned our phone calls. Holder has been on the job for a little over two weeks. He told us he was going to check out how much of that $1 million is actually coming out of NOLA USACE coffers, and is in the process of "reviewing" any and all mentions of USACE on the OPP website.
Holder knows this could morph into a public relations nightmare for the Corps. He did not say that, but he is good at his job and handled questions like he is paid to do. Obviously Holder inherited this problem and wants to fix it.
"We use OPP get public input through public meetings. We have a message we want to get out to local residents and we need a way to compile their feedback," Holder said.
What about the media ties?
"Basically there has to be a way for a government agency to interact with media."
Last year the USACE said it utilized PR firms to "turn babblers" into spokespersons. It might be easier and more cost effective to engage the citizens of New Orleans in honest, open and candid dialogue without media filter and spin provided by public relations firms.
Holder is new. He's a PR guy, but he is also a member of the USACE. He's walking a fine line, but it could be the time to get to the bottom of the OPP matter and wipe the public relations' slate clean. New Orleans has been through too much, too often, and deserves some honest answers.
Media Cover Up Katrina Levees New Orleans


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Golcar's Gavin has the golden touch!
HEART swap boy Gavin Greig has won medals in the British Transplant Games.
Gavin, 11, won two golds and a silver in the games in Norwich.
This was an improvement on his performance last year, when he gained two silvers and two bronzes.
Gavin's triumphs helped his team - from the Freeman Hospital in Newcastle - win the trophy for the best results overall.
Gavin, of Arthur Street, Golcar, won the table tennis and ball throw and came second in badminton.
He goes to Colne Valley High School.
He had a transplant at the age of nine, after contracting cardio- myopathy.
But just four months after the operation at the Newcastle hospital, he was back at his desk at Golcar Junior, Infant and Nursery School in Manor Road.
Gavin still has to have regular check-ups in hospital, but is fit enough to play soccer and cricket in Golcar.
He was one of 450 people - including 144 children - who took part in the three-day Transplant Games.


U.S. Rep. Hank Johnson has written a letter to whichever immigration judge rules in the case of 21 Savage, the rapper arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Johnson, a Democrat who represents Georgia's 4th District, has gotten to know 21 Savage through his charitable work and attended his back-to-school giveaway in August.
"This is the most important thing I do every year," the artist, whose given name is Sha Yaa Bin Abraham-Joseph, told the AJC at the time.
Abraham-Joseph, 26, was arrested on Sunday and remains in immigration custody.
In a statement released Tuesday evening, his legal team said Abraham-Joseph was born in the United Kingdom and came to the United States at 7. He returned to the United Kingdom for about a month in 2005, then came back to the U.S., the statement says.
Federal authorities say Abraham-Joseph was convicted of felony drug charges in 2014 in Fulton County.
Johnson's letter acknowledges straight away that Abraham-Joseph is not a U.S. citizen, but says the father of three is an exemplary citizen nonetheless.
Meanwhile, an online petition launched by a Black Lives Matter activist has logged nearly 150,000 signatures.


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Kobe Bryant – The Legend
January 27, 2020 May 23, 2020 Scott D Welch
Kobe Bean Bryant entered the National Basketball Association (NBA) right out of high school as the first guard to ever do so, in 1996. On draft night the Hornets selected him and he was immediately, as was prearranged, traded to the Los Angeles Lakers.
The Black Mamba stayed with the Showtime Lakers for his entire 20 year career, earning 18 trips to the All-Star game, being named 15 times to the All-NBA team, locking in 12 All-Defensive Team honors, taking home 5 NBA Championships (one three-peat and one repeat), nabbing 2 NBA Finals MVP Awards, and 1 NBA MVP, among many other honors and accomplishments. His 18X All-Star appearances is second only to NBA All-Star and Hall of Famer Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's 19 nods.
He was a monster on the court, offensively and defensively, and earned the respect of virtually anyone who played or watched the game, even those who hate on the Lakers, for their 16 total NBA Championships, second only to the Boston Celtics who have won 17, 11 of which were gathered with NBA All-Star and Hall of Famer Bill Russell.
Kobe was the first-ever NBA player to amass at least 30,000 career points coupled with 6,000 career assists, and is one of only four NBA players with 25,000 points, 6,000 rebounds and 6,000 assists. In 2006, the Black Mamba scored 81 points in a W over the Toronto Raptors, second only to 100 dropped by legend Wilt Chamberlain.
During his career, Kobe averaged 25.0 points, 5.20 rebounds, and 4.69 assists per game. His 33,643 total points scored ranks 4th all-time in the NBA. He played 1,346 regular season games and another 220 NBA playoff games.
Due to a very serious torn Achilles tendon in 2013, and further injuries to follow, his remaining few years with the team were not vintage Kobe, although his last game, the 2016 season finale on April 13, saw him scoring a season-high 60 points against Utah, where, during this last hurrah, he outscored the entire Jazz team 23–21 in the fourth quarter, ensuring a Lakers 101–96 victory.
He was also a two-time Olympic Gold Medal winner (2008 and 2012) and, after his retirement he won an Oscar in 2018 for the Best Animated Short Film, titled "Dear Basketball."
Kobe Bryant will be missed on many levels.
May he Rest in Peace!
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Tribute to the 2016 Rio Olympics
August 21, 2016 August 19, 2019 Scott D Welch
For 16 days in August, the Games of the XXXI Olympiad were played in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. For all of those days, there were intense competitions where individuals and teams fought to be the Best-of-the-Best, to achieve winning a Gold Medal.
This post will not attempt to recap these Olympic Games, as that would be a massive undertaking. It is, however, paying tribute to prior Games and to all those who came together in Rio to compete.
The below video contains short clips of past opening ceremonies, dating back to London 1908.
It really is a journey through time and does capture the human spirit.
The next video is the campaign song and video for the Rio Olympics.
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Suffice it to say, while there were many, here are some of the highlights of the 2016 Rio Olympics:
Original Phelps image by Agência Brasil Fotografias CC BY 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The USA walked away with total medals, at 121. They were the tops in all three with 46 Gold, 37 Silver and 38 Bronze. China came in 2nd with 70, followed closely by Great Britain with 67.
Swimmer extraordinaire Michael Phelps grabbed five more Gold medals and a Silver, bringing his total to 28 medals overall, of which, 23 are Gold.
Lightning Bolt, Usain Bolt, added three more Gold medals to his count, racking up a Triple Triple. Three Golds in three straight Olympics. He set a record being the only person to win three consecutive 100m and 200m Olympic sprints, as well as winning the 100×4 relay for the third straight time.
Scottish tennis pro Andy Murray successfully defended his Gold Medal by winning in Rio, after doing so in the 2012 Olympics in Great Britain. The #2 ranked player is the only person to ever win two singles Golds. This year, he won after capturing the 2016 Wimbledon in July.
Singapore won its first ever Gold medal when Joseph Schooling upset Michael Phelps in the 100m Butterfly. The 21 year old grew up idolizing Phelps and beat him by 0.75 seconds.
Original Bolt image by Augustas Didžgalvis CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
The 100m women's hurdles saw three Americans sweep the medals. Brianna Rollins took Gold, followed by teammates Nia Ali and Kristi Castlin. American women have medaled in this event in the past five Games.
For the first time since 2000, the women's soccer championship was not won by the United States. Instead they lost early and the German women defeated Sweden 2-1 to Capture the Gold.
Ren Qian of China, at 15 years and 6 months, is the youngest athlete this year to win a Gold, taking the 10-meter platform. However, she is not the youngest ever to do so. That honor goes to 13 yer 11 month old Fu Mingxia, also from China, in Barcelona 1992, for the same event.
Yes, there were more glorious victories, some disheartening losses, as there always are in the Olympic games. The beauty of the competition is bringing the world together in a peaceful, yet competitive setting (other than one).
So we wait another four years, for the XXXII Olympic Games which will be held in Tokyo, Japan.
Culture, Sports2016 Rio Olympics, behind the scenes, Brazil, Musical Olympians, opening ceremonies, Questlove, Rio de Janeiro, tribute, XXXI Olympiad
Cleveland Cavaliers – 2016 NBA Champions
June 20, 2016 August 19, 2019 Scott D Welch
The road to the NBA Finals for the defending champion Golden State Warriors and the Cleveland Cavaliers could not have been more different.
The Dubs sailed through a historic regular season with a record breaking 73-9 (.890) mark, eclipsing the previous high by the legendary 1996 Chicago Bulls by one win. When they hit the Western Conference Playoffs it was a bit different. They handled Houston (4-1) and Portland (4-1) fairly easily, but they were facing a 1-3 deficit after four games to the #3 Oklahoma City Thunder (who took the #2 seed San Antonio Spurs out 4-2). Turning on the fight, the Warriors came back, taking the final three, hard-fought games. Honestly, any of the last three games could have gone either way, but the Thunder fell short when it mattered most.
The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a respectable 57-25 (.695) record. As with the Dubs, when they hit the Eastern Conference Playoffs things were different. For the Cavs, they demolished and demoralized their opponents, though that is not to say there were not close games. They took out the Detroit Pistons 4-0 and did the same to the Atlanta Hawks. With homecourt advantage in the Eastern Finals the Cavs took the first two from the #2 seed Toronto Raptors, then slipped and lost both in Canada. Having no more of that, the Wine & Gold erupted in the final two, with blowout victories to take their second straight Eastern Conference title.
AFP Photo/Beck Diefenbach
Thus, the stage was set for an epic showdown between the Warriors and the Cavaliers. Last year, without Love (at all) and Irving (after game one, which they lost), LeBron James led his team to capture the next two games, taking a 2-1 lead. Unfortunately, the depth of the Dubs overcame James' incredible performances to win the next three games.
How familiar does this now sound?
After four games this year, the Dubs held a significant 3-1 edge and then things started falling apart with the suspension of Draymond Green for his flagrant fouls throughout the playoffs and finals (at least the ones where the refs blew the whistle on him) and in game 5 Andrew Bogut damaged his left knee and was lost for the remainder of the run. All of a sudden, LeBron James and Kyrie Irving imposed their collective wills and took the next two games, tying it at 3-3.
In the process, in game 5 James and Irving both scored 41 points, the first time teammates had each scored 40+ in a finals game. James followed in game 6 with another 41.
Ron Schwane/Pool Photo via USA TODAY Sports
I am not going to debate things like Dubs Coach Steve Kerr calling out refs for fouling out Stephen Curry. They didn't. Steph did. Period. Nor about Curry's wife tweeting that the games are rigged, though that comment itself is really quite insane. The refs have a damn hard job and they are very good at officiating. I would love those who complain step in and do a better job. Or even as good. Really, I would love to see that!
Watching games, I see a lot of contact going on that I would call if I were on the floor. I see Green (and others, to be sure) get away with lots of fouls. If you really want to nit-pick, every player on every team gets away with holding, blocking, moving fouls every game. When they get caught … they complain … so what … play ball. And don't throw your mouthpiece. Lastly, regardless of what Charles Barkley says, don't hit anyone in their privates. Ever. IMHO any shot like that is pretty much automatic ejection. Especially kicking.
And, a side note on fouls. I abhor when a shooter, especially beyond the arc, jumps forward into a defender (wildly flailing the ball in the air) to engineer a foul. That is not a defensive foul. Period. It has no place in the game. Similar to flopping.
Back to the topic at hand … yes, this year's series had more drama … different drama. And game 7 was a game to anticipate and wonder whose will and talent was going to best their opponent. This would be the 19th game 7 in league history. And no team had ever come back from a 1-3 deficit to take the crown.
This Game 7 was the kind of game we really wanted to see in every one of them. Tough. Close. Competitive. Lots of lead changes. Down to the wire.
A blocked shot by James that would have given the Dubs a 2-point advantage. A beautiful beyond-the-arc shot by Irving, taking the Cavs up by three. A free throw by James for some icing, with 10 seconds left. Two missed attempts at the opposite end. It was over.
The result was a LeBron James triple double (27-11-11), with overall good support from his team, and a couple of firsts – the first time that Cleveland has ever won an NBA Championship and the first NBA team to ever win the title after having been down 3 games to 1. Quite an accomplishment.
Oh, one other first. James is the first player to lead both teams in the Finals in 1) Points, 2) Assists, 3) Rebounds, 4) Blocks, and 5) Steals. That is over the top! Scores by game:
Cleveland Cavaliers 89 – Golden State Warriors 104
Golden State Warriors 90 – Cleveland Cavaliers 120
Golden State Warriors 108 – Cleveland Cavaliers 97
Cleveland Cavaliers 112 – Golden State Warriors 97
Golden State Warriors 101 – Cleveland Cavaliers 115
Cleveland Cavaliers 93 – Golden State Warriors 89
Image by Cleveland Cavaliers via Twitter @cavs
Congratulations to LeBron on his 3rd NBA Finals MVP, very well deserved, and to the Cavaliers team and family. A championship that was a long time coming and, seemingly, well worth the wait.
Culture, Historical, Sports2016 NBA Finals, Charles Barkley, Cleveland Cavaliers, Draymond Green, Golden State Warriors, Kevin Love, Kyrie Irving, LeBron James, Stephen Curry, Steve Kerr
Muhammad Ali, A Fighter In and Out of the Ring – R.I.P.
June 4, 2016 August 19, 2019 Scott D Welch
Associated Press named Muhammad Ali (Jan 17, 1942 – Jun 3, 2016) the "No. 1 heavyweight of the 20th century." Sports Illustrated named him "Sportsman of the Century" while the BBC agreed, citing him as "Sports Personality of the Century."
Image by Thomas Hoepker, 1966 Chicago
At 18 he won the Summer Olympics light heavyweight gold medal in Rome, Italy, and at 22, as a strong underdog, he defeated Sonny Liston for the professional heavyweight title, becoming the youngest person to take the title from the then-current holder.
Throughout his career, and beyond, the retired champion fought more than just his opponents. The Champ was a strong and vocal advocate of civil rights and it is said that he even inspired Martin Luther King Jr.
Over five decades ago, young Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr. addressed a room full of journalists and announced that he had converted to Nation of Islam. Further, he let them know that he was changing his name to Muhammad Ali. This announcement was met with great hostility and his response was, "I don't have to be what you want me to be."
That stance, that statement, that backbone, helped define the champion and greatly assisted the civil rights movement in America and around the world.
The Greatest and the Beatles by Autore Sconosciuto, Public domain
A cultural phenomena, Ali was sentenced to five years in prison for draft evasion during the Vietnam conflict, holding to his religious belief as a conscientious objector. In a unanimous decision, the US Supreme Court overturned his conviction because the Appeal Board gave no reason for the denial of his conscientious objector exemption.
When he retired at the age of 40, his pro record was 56-5, while earlier compiling a 100-5 amateur record. He was never one to quit, always fighting for what he believed in. He said, "Impossible is just a big word thrown around by small men who find it easier to live in the world they've been given than to explore the power they have to change it."
He was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 1990.
Within two years after his retirement, the legend was diagnosed with Parkinson's syndrome, a disease that commonly results from severe and repeated head trauma. Not to be slowed, he remained active for years. He made many notable accomplishments over the following decades and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2005 and the Liberty Medal in 2012.
Liberty Medal image by pete troshak CC BY 2.0
On the date of Ali's 19th wedding anniversary (Nov 19, 2005), the non-profit Muhammad Ali Center opened in his hometown, Louisville, Kentucky. Sitting along the riverfront, the $60 million center displays many items from his boxing career as well as highlighting peace, personal growth, respect and social responsibility. Of the center, he says, "For many years I have dreamed of creating a place to share, teach and inspire people to be their best and to pursue their dreams."
Since the time of his diagnosis, Ali also fought back, specifically through the establishment and funding of the Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center. He created the annual Celebrity Fight Night events, responsible for raising over $123 million to combat the disease. One thing he firmly believed is "The service you do for others is the rent you pay for your room here on Earth."
Concerning life, he said, "People look for miracles. People look for surprises of all kinds. Yet the greatest wonder, the greatest miracle, the greatest surprise, is to be found in ones heart."
Thank you for all that you did.
Culture, Historical, SportsCassius Clay, conscientious objector, heavyweight champion, Muhammad Ali, Nation of Islam, No. 1 heavyweight of the 20th century, Olympics gold medal, Sports Personality of the Century, Sportsman of the Century, The Greatest


As my obsession with Angry Birds gets stronger and my ability to manage time gets weaker, I find myself with less and less time to train.
However, limited time to train has not hurt my training progress, as it has forced me to quit screwing around while I am in the gym and pack a ton of quality, hard, and serious work into my training sessions.
Most days, I will train between 3 PM and 5 PM so that I am able to help out with feeding my daughter JayCee, giving her a bath, and teaching her how to play Angry Birds.
This lady gets as vicious as an Angry Bird when she is hungry.
Where did my Gripper go???
Here is a rough break-down of what my training sessions have been looking like lately.
I split my training sessions up by Upper Body Days and Lower Body Days. I usually do 2 or 3 other movements related to my big movement. This is where I put more focus on volume, getting a pump, and taking advantage of the fact that I train by myself. I often will go look at myself in the mirror in between sets, pretend to talk to other people at the invisible water cooler, check my text messages, and on at least a weekly basis perform some sort of bicep curl in or near the squat cage, as you will see in the video at the bottom of this post.
Usually whatever tested best on that day, I will proceed to slaughter it and other movements very similar to it.
As I pointed out above, I have been able to cut out a lot of time from Part III of my workouts by lining up two movements back-to-back for a finisher.
In no way am I claiming to have invented this type of training. I think I saw it every bodybuilding magazine I read from 1995 to 1999, back when I wasted my precious time reading them, back before Angry Birds was invented.
However, I do think this type of training will be a staple for me for quite some time, since it gives me more time to train Grip, and since I just found out yesterday that there is an Angry Birds Seasons that I have to dominate as well.
So, what I did recently was 5 sets of 20 reps with 405-lbs in the Shrug followed by Hammer Curls with a Black Jump Stretch Band.
I have done this specific movement combination three times in the last 6 weeks. I have also coupled the Mini-Band Curls with other movements. I love them! Give them a try, Diesels.
Like I said, I like this type of training a lot. You can squeeze a lot of reps into a very small time segment of your workout, so if you are a busy person, you might want to try this one out.
As I continue to experiment, I will continue to bring you the information that seems beneficial to you and leave the less impressive stuff out.
When Angry Birds attack, you better have a strong grip!
I'd love to hear any feedback you might have on this type of training. I grow more and more jealous of other people's sites because they get like a million comments, while the most I ever get is like 5, and half of them are me responding to someone. Boo Hoo.
All the best in your training!!!
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When i´m short of time i stay to the basic lifts. I do some more work there, focusing on quality. In my opinion thats best for me.
Right now, i trained two times in the gym. Doing full body in those sessions. On two other day´s i´m swinging my kettelbells at home. Extra day, most friday i like doing grip training, bending.
Last week i did the first step written in vision quest from smitty. I actually left the gym. Way to the gym is to far and takes too much time from the place i´m working now.In one week i will go to ägypt for diving holiday´s. After that i will start to adapt the cellar and then start training at home.
Then i will look for some change in my training"system", i´m doing now. Maybe i will give your system a try.


ZEISS is going to join METALEX 2019 (Nov 20-23), ASEAN's largest international machine tool and metalworking technology trade exhibition and conference. More details will be released closer towards the event date. Stay tuned!
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His Parisian Wife è un film muto del 1919 diretto da Émile Chautard.

Trama
A Parigi, l'avvocato Martin Wesley si trova ad affrontare un violento acquazzone: la bella Fauvette, una giornalista, condivide l'ombrello con lui e i due fanno amicizia. Prima prendono il tè, poi cenano insieme e, alla fine, decidono di sposarsi. Martin porta con sé la sposa nel New England, dove vive e dove si trovano i suoi genitori, una rigida coppia che disprezza tutte le frivolezze parigine. Ben presto, il comportamento freddo e supponente dei suoi coinvolge anche Martin, che una sera rimprovera Fauvette di essersi presentata a cena con un abito scollato. La separazione tra i due diventa inevitabile: Martin si dà al bere, mentre Fauvette trova lavoro a New York, diventando una nota scrittrice. Tony, un amico di Martin, consola la donna e la loro amicizia iniziale si sta trasformando in qualcosa di più serio. Martin, a questo punto, getta via il bicchiere e si butta a capofitto nella professione, diventando un avvocato di successo. Quando marito e moglie si rivedono, lei dapprima pensa che lui la voglia umiliare, poi, quando Martin le chiede perdono, i due sposi si riconciliano.

Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Distribuzione
Distribuito dalla Artcraft Pictures Corporation e dalla Famous Players-Lasky Corporation, il film - presentato da Adolph Zukor - uscì nelle sale cinematografiche USA il 19 gennaio 1919.

Bibliografia
 The American Film Institute Catalog, Features Films 1911-1920, University of California Press, 1988 ISBN 0-520-06301-5

Voci correlate
Filmografia della Famous Players-Lasky Corporation

Collegamenti esterni

Film basati su opere di narrativa
Film drammatici
Film sentimentali

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The Senate on Thursday gave the Trump administration and national security hawks a significant victory, approving a long-term extension of controversial surveillance programs over bipartisan opposition.
Lawmakers voted, 65-34, to renew a set of powerful digital spying tools that intercept the digital chatter of foreign targets but also incidentally collect personal information on an unknown number of Americans. The bill now heads to President Donald Trump's desk, where he is expected to sign it shortly.
"The world remains dangerous, we need our armed forces and intelligence community to protect us and they need us to give them the tools to do it," he later added.
The vote — which extends Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, or FISA, for six years — puts an end to months of exhaustive negotiations marked by a Trump administration lobbying campaign, presidential tweets that undermined his own case and weeks of uncertainty after lawmakers had to briefly extend a year-end deadline for the programs to expire.
In the end, GOP leadership scored a win that once seemed in doubt.
The libertarian House Freedom Caucus fiercely fought the bill, arguing it didn't provide the necessary protections for Americans swept up in the 702 net. Other Republicans threatened to withhold support unless Congress changed the rules for how Americans' identities could be exposed in intelligence reports, a process known as unmasking that jumped into the spotlight after Trump alleged the Obama administration had misused it to spy on his transition team.
And many Democrats joined these Republican defectors, siding with libertarians on their privacy concerns.
The bill, said Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), who led a filibuster charge this week, "provides more rights to criminal suspects than to innocent Americans."
On Thursday, though, it was a coalition of Republicans and centrist Democrats that pulled the bill across the finish line. Twenty-one Democrats supported the bill, easily putting it over the threshold despite seven GOP defectors who opposed the measure.
The Democratic senators being floated as possible 2020 presidential contenders — including Cory Booker of New Jersey, Kirsten Gillibrand of New York and Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts — all opposed the legislation.
The bill also sailed through with some additional support from Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, who both lobbied against limiting debate earlier this week.
And unlike that Senate procedural vote earlier this week, which passed by a razor-thin margin — and last week's approval in the House — Thursday's vote was free of drama.
The main factor that had been dividing lawmakers for months was a proposed warrant requirement for officials seeking to search through Americans' digital chatter contained in the National Security Agency's database of 702-intercepted communications.
"The underlying bill does not require any warrants for any searches for Americans," Wyden said Wednesday night on the floor during an impassioned speech. "Warrantless fishing expeditions for Americans can just go on and on and on."
The court provision, he added, "only kicks in if the government is already well down the road of investigating somebody."
The final measure also allows the NSA to potentially reverse a decision it made last year to end "about" collection — the gathering of digital communications that simply mention foreign surveillance targets — pending a court approval. The issue was another major sticking point for those pushing to revise the 702 statute.
The 702 debate is just the latest surveillance dispute to roil Capitol Hill since 2013, when government contractor Edward Snowden dumped a cache of documents revealing the vast underbelly of the government's surveillance apparatus. Two years later, Congress voted to end a government program that bulk collected Americans' phone records.
Since Trump's inauguration, the 702 statute has been pulled into broader conversations about surveillance, domestic wiretaps and the unmasking process.
Last March, Trump claimed without evidence that then-President Barack Obama had spied on Trump Tower, which provided an early public relations boon for lawmakers seeking to curb the 702 programs even though the issues weren't directly related. Trump further injected chaos into the proceedings last week just hours before the House was set to vote on its bill, sending out a tweet indicating the 702 programs had been used to spy on him and his staff during and after the 2016 presidential election. The tweet spooked some on-the-fence Republicans and sparked GOP leaders to call the White House and implore Trump to reverse course, which he did two hours later.
But in the end, enough lawmakers on both sides of the aisle were won over by a sustained push from Trump's top national security chiefs, who scheduled all-Senate briefings and bused House members out to NSA headquarters to witness the 702 programs in action. Members of the House and Senate Intelligence committees also stepped up their efforts throughout 2017 to reach out to uncommitted colleagues and explain the importance of retaining the 702 statute.
Rep. Chris Stewart (R-Utah), who chairs the House's defense intelligence subcommittee, told POLITICO that it took "a lot of one-on-one conversations" to disabuse lawmakers of the notion that the 702 statute is being used to spy on individual Americans.
"They're not listening to your phone calls, they're not reading your emails," he said.
These surveillance advocates also insist some of the privacy and transparency concerns have been addressed in the bill that passed. Virginia Sen. Mark Warner, the Intelligence Committee's top Democrat, commended the bill's warrant provisions as "narrowly drawn" but "significant." He also pointed to an "actually more significant" mandatory report the bill orders that is meant to shed light on the number of Americans caught up by 702 programs.


The global equity markets provide the closest thing we have to a free lunch. With little effort, they provide individuals with the means of growing their money over time and above the rate of inflation, thereby providing a savings method that not only preserves purchasing power but increases it.
However, your mom was right when she said there is no such thing as a free lunch. The cost of achieving the markets' potential is suffering through its volatility. All publicly traded investments likely will gyrate around the eventual trend of progress they can produce. Some of those gyrations will be large and swift, causing night sweats and racing thoughts that now is the end of modern stock market history, a new normal in which what we know about investing is no longer valid.
That feeling is normal (but don't act on it).
We sit in one of those time periods. Uncertainty has been growing for the past year, and the reasons for concern have been growing, too.
Our newsletter is mainly visual this time. The following charts show indicators of the uncertainty and tell the story of cycle maturity better than we can in words. Plus, it's tax time! No one wants to spend even more time on bad news.
Business conditions in the U.S. are indicating some softness as shown in the diffusion index which measures the monthly change in business activity across multiple end markets.
And small businesses are feeling less comfortable expanding at this point in the cycle. As shown in the national survey by the NFIB below, small businesses have not indicated this level of concern in some time.
Which has started to cause increasing worries of an economic slowdown and has raised the chances of a recession.
And we are seeing slowing in economic activity in Europe as industrial production weakens.
And not just Europe. Asia—in particular, China—is seeing a dramatic slowdown in both imports and export demand.
A global slowdown alone is not overly concerning. They happen. However, this current slowdown is happening while simultaneously money is flooding into illiquid private equity instruments, which has acted as a tailwind to public markets.
A fact not well discussed is that these private equity instruments have asymmetric incentives. Investors place their hard-earned savings into the hands of managers paid very handsomely to take high levels of risk for lottery-like payouts to the managers.
Those managers have been taking larger levels of risks during this bull market which may lead to lower than expected level of returns. As an example, managers are paying more for less cashflow.
And in order to afford these lottery tickets, umm, we mean investments, private equity managers have been using higher levels of debt.
This means less equity cushion if growth objectives are missed, or worse, things go bad. Our fear is that even a shallow slowdown could cause a period of increased instability within this segment of the market—and impact debt markets. As we all remember from the 2008 crisis, when debt markets experience an "issue" we all are likely to feel it.
Our position has not changed since November. We continue to be defensively positioned with levels of tactical cash sitting between 20 to 35% of portfolio holdings depending on the strategy. The recent swift move down last fall and then the swift move up since the year's start is a reminder of the swings the market can bring. Studies suggest these times increase the chances of investors reacting emotionally. The higher levels of cash are aiming to temper those emotions and produce a smoother ride through what is likely to be a rough journey. It is not a free lunch but we aim to have our strategies afford you a less expensive one.


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Q: Target a div ID that appears on a page containing a specific class - CSS or jQuery? Both? I'm very new at this, so please forgive me if I'm not explaining this correctly, or not providing the right code (or providing too much).
So near the top of my page I have this code:

And then further down the page:

I want to target #javo-detail-item-header-wrapfrom the first line of code, but ONLY when .property_status-soldis also on the page.
From what I understand it's not possible to target an element via CSS by its descendant, right? I've seen mentions online of a similar situation being solved by renaming the first ID with jQuery - is that what needs to be done here?
IS the second element even a descendant of the first if it's not in the same div?

A: Try This :
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
    var myclass = jQuery(".property_status-sold");
    if(myclass != undefined)
    {
       // Write whatever you want..
       jQuery("#javo-detail-item-header-wrap").show();
    }
});

A: Without seeing your full code structure, I'd say 99% it's not possible using plain CSS. Doing it in JavaScript should be quite easy:
function getIt() {
  if (document.getElementsByClassName('property_status-sold').length > 0)
    return document.getElementById('javo-detail-item-header-wrap');
}

To get your element, just call the function getIt (and give it a better name) - it will return either the element reference, or undefined if either the .property_status-sold is not found or the actual element #javo-detail-item-header-wrap is missing for some reason.

If you really like jQuery that much, here's the above code (note that it returns a jQuery object, not the element reference - you can use .get(0) to the the element reference):
function getIt() {
  if ($('.property_status-sold').length > 0)
    return $('#javo-detail-item-header-wrap');
}

A quick-fix for hiding that element:
jQuery(document).ready(function(){
  if (jQuery('.property_status-sold').length > 0)
    jQuery('#javo-detail-item-header-wrap').hide();
})

This is all you need.


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Review - Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness in Rural Ireland
Twentieth Anniversary Edition, Updated and Expanded
by Nancy Scheper-Hughes
University of California Press, 2001
Review by Gina Zavota
Mar 18th 2002 (Volume 6, Issue 12)
When Nancy Scheper-Hughes's Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics: Mental Illness in Rural Ireland first appeared in 1977, it attracted immediate attention on both sides of the Atlantic. But despite being widely celebrated in North American anthropological circles, it shocked and outraged many of those who were its subjects: the residents of the tiny village of An Clochán on western Ireland's Dingle Peninsula. They took offense at what they perceived as a breach of trust, an illicit airing of secrets about their sexuality, mental and emotional health, and family life which they had confided in strictest confidence. Now, more than 25 years after the conclusion of her fieldwork, Scheper-Hughes is still attempting to resolve the conflict between her professional duties as a psychological anthropologist and her personal responsibility toward her friends in An Clochán. In her new prologue and epilogue, written especially for this 20th anniversary edition, she confronts this conflict in an eloquent discussion which touches on issues of philosophical importance to the field of anthropology while highlighting the development of her own relationship to her work and the subjects of that work in the intervening years. The quality and substance of these added sections make this justifiably classic work even more valuable to scholars and interested laypersons alike.
The subject of Scheper-Hughes's book alone would be enough to raise eyebrows in some circles: it is an attempt at "a broad cultural diagnosis of those pathogenic stresses that surround the coming of age in rural Ireland" (60) and that, in her opinion, contribute to an extremely high incidence of schizophrenia in the country's western counties. This tendency is especially pronounced among the area's young and middle-aged "bachelor farmers," the men who have been subtly coerced by their families into remaining in the village of their birth and taking over their fathers' farms in an age where farming has lost its once high status as a profession and has become economically unprofitable in all but a very few cases. The breakdown of the traditional extended family structure, along with the emigration of many of the eligible young women from rural Irish villages, has resulted in these men living lives of social isolation, loneliness, and mostly unwanted celibacy. More than even this unfulfilling lifestyle, however, the brutal socialization process, in which the perceived "runt" of a family is demoralized, scapegoated, and made to feel overwhelming guilt if he refuses to remain at home to tend to his aging parents and inherit the family farm, is singled out by Scheper-Hughes as leading to the emergence of schizoaffective symptoms.
In her analysis, Scheper-Hughes draws on several different methodologies, ultimately developing a new and fruitful paradigm for fieldwork in psychological anthropology. She attempts to strike a balance between a thoroughly medical view of schizophrenia, in which it is regarded as a personal, inner disorder – whether organic or psychical in nature – and an interactionist perspective that situates it in the relationship of the individual to her community and surroundings. In addition, she emphasizes the significance of cultural and historical analysis to the interpretation of mental illness. In her introduction, "Mental Illness and Irish Culture," she situates her work within the "culture and personality" school, whose most celebrated adherent, Margaret Mead, revolutionized anthropology with her focus on the role of an individual's culture in the development of her character. By trading statistical analysis and cross-cultural hypotheses for intensive, immanent study of a single community, Mead ignited a profound and still unsettled methodological debate within cultural anthropology. However, despite her debt to this school, Scheper-Hughes balances her subjective observations of life in An Clochán with analysis of the responses of several dozen youth to the Thematic Apperception Test (TAT) – a sample which included both "normal" village youth and young patients at the district mental hospital and a local psychiatric clinic. The two approaches combine to give an extremely revealing view not only of the etiology of schizophrenia in rural western Ireland, but of the often pathogenic social and cultural dimensions of life in An Clochán and, presumably, other villages like it.
Cloaking the true name of the village under the moniker "Ballybran," and referring to the villagers, or "parishioners," with pseudonyms, Scheper-Hughes attempts to afford them a modicum of privacy while describing their intimate relations in great detail. The complete failure of this strategy – not only were the villagers able to identify each other instantly upon reading the book, but the identity of the village itself was also eventually discovered by persistent researchers and curiosity-seekers – illustrates what is at once the greatest failing and one of the most intriguing aspects of this masterful and eloquent study. Despite her extremely keen understanding of the social dynamics of the community in which she was immersed, Scheper-Hughes was ultimately unable to negotiate the Irish need for privacy, to reconcile it with her commitment to the demands of anthropological fieldwork and analysis. For that need could not be met by the marginal anonymity afforded by pseudonyms; the very fact that their innermost fears and desires were committed to print at all, however, anonymously, is what so shocked and angered the villagers. Thus a standard of privacy that would perhaps suffice for a resident of a large North American city was considered a betrayal of trust in tiny An Clochán.
The intimacy of the study was necessitated by Scheper-Hughes's concentration on family relations, which she sees as profoundly implicated in the emergence of schizophrenia among the community's most vulnerable members. Before her analysis of family structure and socialization, however, she first gives an "ethnohistory" of An Clochán, a reconstruction of its mythic past from stories told about its founding by seafaring Celts and subsequent conversion to Catholicism by Saint Brendan. She goes on to consider the changing demographic and economic patterns within An Clochán, most predominantly the emigration of many of its young women and firstborn sons and the devaluing of the traditional family farming lifestyle in the light of insurmountable competition from large international collectives. These two developments have resulted in a widespread demoralization or anomie within the segment of the population that has been "left behind" in the village, especially its bachelor farmers, who are most directly affected by both. Finally, Scheper-Hughes turns to conventional epidemiological data to elaborate on the distribution of mental illness in rural western Ireland. Through consideration of variables such as gender, marital status, and birth order among hospitalized patients, she bolsters her argument that it is precisely those "discarded" late-born sons and potential farm heirs who are at greatest risk of developing schizophrenia and other forms of serious mental illness. Weaving a discussion of the attitudes of the villagers toward various forms of unconventional behavior into the analysis, she simultaneously illustrates their predilection toward labeling this group "abnormal" and institutionalizing its members when they rebel against their prescribed societal role.
In the final three chapters of the book, Scheper-Hughes focuses on family relations, in particular those between mothers and children. Here she presents the material that aroused the most ire among the parishioners of An Clochán, particularly in Chapter 4, "Brothers, Sisters, and Other Lovers," where she describes what she characterizes as a climate of fear and mistrust between the sexes, an antipathy toward marriage, and a seeming rejection of adult conjugal relationships in favor of brother-sister and mother-son relations with repressed incestuous undertones. After this analysis, she shift her focus to the socialization process which she believes produces schizophrenic potential farm heirs and anomic bachelor farmers – a process which she characterizes as being "weighted in favor of the mental health of daughters and earlier-born sons, and against the chances of healthy ego integration of later-born sons" (267). She details a pattern which includes minimal contact as an infant, corporal punishment, and most tellingly, the chronic discouragement and humiliation of those sons considered to be, by their very nature, unsuitable for anything other than remaining at home to tend their aging parents in and inherit the family farm. This labeling process, by means of which the most psychologically vulnerable member of the family is forced into the role of underachieving "black sheep," encompasses not only the immediate family, but also schoolteachers, peers, and the community in general, and is for Scheper-Hughes profoundly psychogenic.
It is clear throughout Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics that Scheper-Hughes reflected profoundly on the social and sexual dynamics of the people among whom she lived, and with whom she developed a bond of friendship. Despite her almost complete immersion into village life, however, it appears that this reflection did not extend to a consideration of the effects of her work on her neighbors and friends. At the end of her original introduction, she states that "I trust [the villagers] realize that although I stress some of the more dismal aspects of their life . . . they will accept the large measure of my concern for their physical, emotional, and spiritual well-being" (75). Seen from the perspective of current anthropological paradigms, such confidence seems impossibly naïve, perhaps a consequence of wishful thinking. Despite the great care she takes to divorce her analysis from the influence of cross-cultural norms, in the end she draws her conclusions about how the villagers will react to her work on her own terms, not those of An Clochán. This may very well be an almost unavoidable consequence of the anthropologist's position, and indeed of human subjectivity in general, but its universality renders it no less problematic. Rather, it calls into question the ethical status of anthropological fieldwork, forcing sensitive and perceptive researchers such as Scheper-Hughes to reflect profoundly on their human as well as scientific failings. Thus, if the book exposes the dark secrets of the residents of An Clochán, it also affords the reader an intimate glimpse of the author's biases, uncertainties, and weaknesses.
This unusual personal dimension gives Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics an appeal beyond that of ordinary accounts of anthropological fieldwork, an appeal that is intensified by the apologietic and self-reflective material which has been added for this new edition. Given that Scheper-Hughes herself now acknowledges the problematic nature of her original analysis and attempts to make amends, it is difficult to take her to task for it, especially since the work is otherwise so thoughtfully executed. In her new epilogue, "Crediting An Clochán" – a title undoubtedly inspired by one villager's complaint that "ya just didn't give us credit" (311) – she details the high status of women in the village, the nonexistence of crime, and the warmhearted way in which she was integrated into the community upon her arrival 1974. Realizing that it is impossible "to diagnose just what ails a community and then prescribe a few magic, silver-bullet solutions" (20-1), she speculates in the prologue "Writing Ireland" about her shortcomings as a researcher and friend, many of which can be attributed to her understandably being unable, as a young researcher doing her first significant piece of fieldwork, to recognize and move beyond the flaws inherent in the anthropological paradigms of the time. In confessing her sins, she, like the residents of An Clochán in their weekly sessions with the village curate, holds herself to an impossibly high standard.
Despite having first appeared 25 years ago, Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics still feels remarkably current, due not only to its methods, but also to the often philosophical issues it raises, many of which are still very relevant today. The debate over the extent to which mental or even physical illnesses are constructed by societal factors, for example, has taken on a new intensity with the emergence of poorly-understood conditions such as Attention Deficit Disorder and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, and with forensic psychologists regularly being accused of fabricating various "syndromes" in order to help criminals escape conviction. The relativity of terms such as "deviant" or "sinful" is also becoming increasing apparent as globalization brings cultures with diverse norms into ever more frequent contact, and conflict, with one another. Finally, the forced institutionalization of young people who refuse to take on a particular societal role finds analogues in, among other places, current debates over a family's right to choose to remove a patient from life support when her wishes are not explicitly known.
Saints, Scholars, and Schizophrenics exists at the nexus of anthropology, psychology, and philosophy. This alone makes it highly recommended for professionals in any of these fields who appreciate the importance of both an interdisciplinary perspective and a personal investment in scholarly work. In addition, Scheper-Hughes writes with a lucidity that clarifies without oversimplifying, rendering the work accessible to interested laypersons as well. Her starkly eloquent prose perfectly reflects the intertwining of scientific rigor and personal insight so evident throughout the book. Even – or perhaps especially – those who were engaged by the first edition will find this new one rewarding, for the insight, self-reflection, and philosophical inquiry contained in the new prologue and epilogue constitute a truly substantive addition. Most importantly, perhaps, this book should be read because of its evolving history, its status as a work in progress, representing not merely an account of research carried out during several months in the mid-1970's, but the ongoing engagement of a scholar with her profession, her world, and herself.
© 2002 Gina Zavota
Gina Zavota, Department of Philosophy, SUNY at Stony Brook


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I'm just making sure. The man groaned in pain. I didn't start this. Merton is a father now. Maybe I shouldn't have come. It's very hot today, isn't it? Unfortunately, it's true. I wish I could tell you all the details, but my boss told me not to. Is it wrong to leave my baby crying? Nadeem had similar objections.
Every person in Port Alberni seems to be in a turkey-induced coma. Ofer doesn't like to share. I should've checked with you first. The history of all hitherto existing societies is the history of class struggles. She wants to become a citizen. There is a policeman at the gate of the house. Has Lata come from school? They looked at the rubbish, then they looked at each other. He has four children to provide for. A catamaran is unlikely to be capsized by wind, but a big enough rogue wave can do it.
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Audi R15 TDI test car – Ixo
2009 Audi R15 TDI test car
Ixo - LMM 182 (diecast)
The R15 TDI, developed to take the place of the all-conquering R10 TDI, was first unveiled in the end of 2008. Like the R10 when it came to substitute the R8, the R15 had some big shoes to fill. However, the R15 is reportedly a bigger leap in technical innovation than the R10 was to the R8. From a distance the R15 looks a lot like the R10, but both cars are very different. The most important difference between the two is the engine, with a new V12 unit replacing the previous V10 turbo-diesel engine. Though displacing the same 5500 cm³ and now pushing 590 hp (less than what the older V10 produced), the new engine is shorter and lighter and was placed more to the middle of the car.
I think the stealth look makes the car quite cool, but it also makes it harder to better see its lines.
With the better weight distribution the R15 became more agile than its predecessor, and it's also more fuel efficient. The R15 counts with a sequential and pneumatically actuated 5-gear transmission by an XTrac gearbox. And because of the new engine the engineering team at Ingolstadt needed new ideas to keep aerodynamics and downforce in an optimum level. With that, the car got a totally new aerodynamic "package".
Though sometimes it's the opposite: only now I really noticed the louvers besides the cockpit.
The car was basically race-ready in the beginning of 2009. In February 10th, at Vallelunga, Audi officially tested the car for the first time. That was the shake-down for the 12 Hours of Sebring later on March 21st. And looks like Audi got it right, because the car won at Sebring. Later on, however, at La Sarthe, it only managed third place, with Peugeot's 908 taking the first and 2nd places. So, after getting my 956K test car I started looking at test cars. And here is another test car – I knew it was a bad idea to get that 956K. As has been the norm with their recent releases, this R15 looks the part. Ixo did a VERY good job in replicating the real deal. With that, another model with a terrific value for the money, specially taking into account it's a quite affordable one.


Saul Griffith is a next generation inventor who founded Squid Labs. Among the numerous projects to come out of the creative lab is the pull-cord generator which is being marketed by Potenco.
(PCG) keeps portable electronic devices working all the time while providing freedom and independence from traditional power sources.
They state on their web site that the PCG will generate 3 hours play time on an iPod Shuffle (about one pull per song).You can view Saul's TED lecture here at the home of creative thinkers.
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Stonechat Saxicola torquatus
Local resident, widespread passage/winter with some from north Britain
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This map shows the winter relative abundance of the species in Wiltshire, based on variation from the average, as revealed by the shared fieldwork for Bird Atlas 2007-2011 (BTO 2013) and for Wiltshire Tetrad Atlas 2007-2012.
Relative to average
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25-50% fewer
Average +/- 25%
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Stonechats have a vast, though fragmented, breeding range that includes western, southern and northeastern Europe, much of Asia south to the Himalayas, Turkey and southwestern Arabia, north and sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Several countries within this range experienced serious declines in Stonechat numbers in the 20th century, as a result of agricultural intensification and other changes to farming practices. At the same time the range has expanded since the 1970s to several new areas including southwest Norway and Finland. Stonechats are susceptible to cold weather and suffer serious population losses during harsh winters.
In Britain, partly as a result of this sensitivity to cold, they have tended to favour the milder western side of the country from Scotland to Cornwall though their numbers have fluctuated, falling after particularly hard winters then recovering quickly if warmer winters follow. Because of this pattern of short term fluctuation it is difficult to discern an underlying trend. The 1988-91 Breeding Atlas revealed a marked contraction in range since the 1968-72 Breeding Atlas but BBS data from 1994-2000 showed a substantial overall increase. Bird Atlas 2007-11 recorded a 52% range expansion since 1968-72, mainly in Wales, northern England and central and east Scotland.
In Wiltshire the records show the fluctuating pattern typical of the national picture, varying from "tolerably numerous" in the 1880s to "rather scarce" in the 1920s, "locally common" in the 1930s, and "absent from their old haunts" in 1951 (after a series of harsh winters in the late 1940s). There were few or no records of breeding in many of the years in the 1950s and 1960s, followed by increases in the 1970s, declines in the 1980s with only four nesting pairs reported in 1982, then up again to 223 pairs recorded in an RSPB survey of Salisbury Plain alone in 2000. Birds of Wiltshire recorded Stonechats in 107 tetrads, with breeding in 84 of them. WTA2 found them in 110 tetrads with breeding in 73.


When you first sit down to confront an essay question you need to spend some time 'unpacking' its meaning.
Your essay question (if set for you) will often contain some key 'clue' words which will help you evaluate what is being asked of you.
The first step, before you put pen to paper, is to evaluate what you are being asked to produce.
You also need to take a broad overview of the question, encompassing all of its component parts.
First work out what you are being asked to do, for example: 'Explain this....', 'What is this trying to achieve.....'. In an essay question 'Discuss ...', 'Compare and contrast...', 'To what extent...', are all common formulations, and express the main aim of the essay.
You will find a glossary of common phrases used in essay questions below.
Use this each time to ensure that you are addressing the essay question asked.
Then take a broad overview of the question.
Ensure that you pay attention to all of the question's component parts.
This is especially important for multiple-part questions, where it is easy to jump into one part and miss others.
By now you should have a good 'feel' for what the question is demanding of you - but you should read any general guidance points given, and the learning outcomes (if these have been provided by your learning institution) - underline or highlight anything that strikes you as important or helpful.
This will help to focus your thoughts each time you refer to the essay question.
State the exact meaning of a word or phrase.


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Q: currentValue.indexOf is not a function at getValueForCheckbox in Formik I'm trying to build a group checkbox component with formik as in the photo
table of checkbox group
My checkbox componet code is:
const CheckBox = ({ children, ...props }) => {
  const [field, meta] = useField({ ...props, type: "checkbox" });
  return (
    <>

        <input type="checkbox" {...field} {...props} />
        {children}

      {meta.touched && meta.error ? (

{meta.error}

      ) : null}
    </>
  );
};

and this is the implementation of checkbox group:

                    #
                    {data.periods
                      ? data.periods.map((time, index) => (

                            {time[0]}

                        ))
                      : null}

                  {data.day_of_week
                    ? data.day_of_week.map((day, index) => (

                          {day[1]}
                          {data.periods
                            ? data.periods.map((time, index) => (

                                  <CheckBox
                                    name="acceptedTime"
                                    key={index}
                                    value={time[0]}
                                  />

                              ))
                            : null}

                      ))
                    : null}

When I click on each of these checkboxes I get the error currentValue.indexOf is not a function.
Thank you so much for your help

A: We can't see your "data", which would be helpful, but in short, the library you are using for your form is expecting indexOf() to work on the value of the checkbox, but it is not.
Your code is written to suggest "data" has a day_of_week array and a periods array, and that the periods array items are themselves iterable (i.e. arrays, strings, etc.) with at least one value each. When you write the [0] in there, you are making a promise that it has at least one value. And the form library you are using is also expecting that the value will have an indexOf property, which it would automatically if it were a string or array.
I suspect that time, which is pointing at each item in your periods array, is undefined, or an empty array or string, or it is of some type where saying [0] on it doesn't make sense. And if it does make sense, whatever it has there (at time[0]) is probably undefined.


"It would be a serious error," Warren Hollister acutely observed in the final chapter of his Anglo-Saxon Military Institutions, "to attempt too radical a separa tion of military organization from military techniques, since the necessities of battle in large measure govern the structure of the army."1 The problem that Hollister faced was explaining why, despite possessing a highly sophisticated military system and effective army, the Anglo-Saxon state, nonetheless, was conquered "once and almost twice by the Danes and again by the Normans."His answer was that the English were defeated by Swein and Cnut because of "wretched overall leadership combined with widespread disloyalty," and that Harold simply had the bad luck to fight two major battles back to back. Hollister needed these explanations in order to rescue the Anglo-Saxon military institutions that he had so carefully detailed in the previous chapters from the charge that they had become obsolete and ineffective by 1066. His second book, The Military Organization of Norman England (Oxford, 1962), showed how unfounded that charge was.
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For Uninfected Partner, Antiretroviral Drugs May Shield Against HIV
Study of heterosexual couples in Uganda suggests strict adherence to meds is key
TUESDAY, Sept. 10, 2013 (HealthDay News) -- Antiretroviral drugs can provide a high level of protection against HIV for uninfected people in heterosexual couples in which the other partner has HIV, according to a new study.
The study included more than 1,100 HIV-uninfected people in Uganda who had a partner with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS. The participants were given antiretroviral drugs and received counseling support throughout the study to help them adhere to their drug regimen.
The drug adherence rate was 97 percent to 99 percent in the study, which was published Sept. 10 in the journal PLoS Medicine.
After an average follow-up period of 11 months, just 14 of the participants became infected with HIV, according to a journal news release.
The findings provide further proof that strict adherence to what is called antiretroviral pre-exposure prophylaxis offers high levels of protection to uninfected people, said Jessica Haberer, of Harvard Medical School, and colleagues.
The researchers said several previous studies in various groups (such as men who have sex with men, or women at high risk for HIV) have shown that taking antiretroviral drugs provided uninfected people with varying levels of protection against HIV. One possible explanation for the range of findings is different levels of adherence to the antiretroviral drugs, the researchers said.
"Proper support and assessment of adherence will be critical for determining efficacy of [pre-exposure prophylaxis] outside of clinical trials," the study authors wrote. "This data will be important for guiding ethical decisions about resource allocation for both prevention and treatment of HIV."
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation funded the study.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has more about pre-exposure prophylaxis.
SOURCE: PLoS Medicine, news release, Sept. 10, 2013
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Massachusetts Flame Retardant Bill Passes! Make Sure Governor Baker Signs It!
Exciting news! Massachusetts is on the cusp of a big victory for public health - and we need your help to get there. The Massachusetts House and Senate voted on New Year's Day to protect children and firefighters from toxic flame retardants! For this to become law, the Governor must sign the bill by January 11th. Please call Governor Baker Today!
Late Friday afternoon the Massachusetts House voted to ban 10 toxic flame retardants in children's products and household furniture! This will be a huge step forward to protect the health of children and firefighters – but first the Massachusetts Senate has to approve the bill and send it to the Governor's desk before the clock strikes midnight on Monday.
In March 2017, Boston Magazine published Why Cancer is Killing Boston's Firefighters--a powerful article about two Boston firefighters, Glenn Preston and Peter Kannler and their battles with cancer. Both men were diagnosed in their mid-30's; Preston was still fighting but Kannler had lost the battle.
For Valentine's Day this year, I want a hot date. So back off winter storms, late nights at work, the flu, or anything else that might keep me from my mission.
Chemical industry, I'm talking to you too! Keep your Chlorinated Tris, PBDEs and Firemaster 550 away. I'm looking to fan the flames of love, and your fire-retardant chemicals have no part in my V-day plans.
All across the internet and throughout holiday conversations, everyone seems to be talking about what an awful year 2016 was. Between celebrity deaths and the election of Donald Trump, it definitely had some real black strikes against it. But as I'm looking back on the accomplishments of Clean Water Action in Massachusetts, I'm finding some real reasons to celebrate as well.
Here's a reminder of some of 2016's better moments!
As I'm sure you're all too aware, it's election season. The presidential election is everywhere you turn. We all know more than we ever wanted to know about the personal and professional lives of Hilary Clinton and Donald Trump (and the choice is abundantly clear).
In this work sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, and sometimes the thing you've been pouring your heart and soul into just peters out at the end of a legislative session and you set your sights on next year.
Now I appreciate Boston's unique style and history as much as the next Bay Stater, but this is one piece of individualism that I'm prepared to let go of.