If there is one reality of life that college provides excellent training for, it is standing in lines. Whether it's waiting in line at registration at the beginning of the year, waiting in line outside the bookstore for your textbooks, waiting in line for lunch, or just waiting in line outside your professor's office with the other three students who flunked the midterm, college is very good for developing the "there-is-a-line-let's-go-stand-in-it" mentality.
1. Walkabout the job fair.
When you first arrive at the job fair, walkabout the entire room to get a feel for the layout and where each employer is located. Most rooms are laid out in a maze format which requires walking through each of the corridors to see what is on the other side. Make note of those employers that are conducting secondary interviews either at their booth or in another location. If there is a separate area devoted to secondary interviews, ask one of the job fair workers which employers are conducting second interviews in that area. Survey the area as a military general would in planning an attack strategy. Know specifically whom you want to talk to and in what specific order. But be ready to change your plan if long lines suddenly appear in your planned corridor of attack.
Instead of just getting in line, approach the company booth from the side and quietly pick up some of the slick glossies that are prominently displayed on the table. Then take a few steps back. The reason for this is twofold: first, you now have in your hands some extremely valuable pre-interview reading material; second, and most important, you have an opportunity to get a free preview of the employer and recruiter. How? By staying put 4 to 6 feet away and listening. You will be far enough away to be unobtrusive, yet still within earshot of the conversation taking place. Listen to what the recruiter asks. Be prepared to answer the same questions yourself. Listen to the responses. Did the recruiter respond positively or negatively? Listen to two or three different interviews to compare different responses. If there is more than one recruiter for the employer, note the different styles of each and choose the line in front of the one who is the closest fit to your own personality range.
If you have done your homework properly, you should be able to determine what the employer's needs are and what they are specifically looking for in filling those needs. Ask yourself two questions: (1) "Is this something I'm interested in?" and (2) "Am I able to show that I am qualified for the position(s) they are offering?" If your answer to either question is "No," then don't waste your time by standing in line. Very few sights in life are sadder than the look on the face of the engineering student who spends over an hour in line to meet with Intel, only to find out that Intelis only hiring sales reps.
If you have an interest in what the employer has to offer and you can meet its basic needs, it is time for you to get in line. This is the time to really soak up the information in the employer materials you have already picked up from the table. You can also do some quick employer research on your phone. Remember, most people do not review this information until after they have met with the company, so you have a great advantage at the start. And you are not forced to stare blindly off into space as do 90+ percent of job seekers while standing in line. You will be, on the other hand, mentally alert and focused on what is important to the employer and its recruiters, and what your role can be in furthering the employer's goals. In short, you will be ready above and beyond all of your competition.
Congrats—you have just taken a simple step that will put you a giant step ahead of your peers. Why? Because you have already learned "from the inside" what they are looking for and have pre-read their company propaganda. You are fully prepared while your competition is wandering aimlessly about. When your turn arrives, step up with confidence, introduce yourself, and state succinctly your specific career mission statement and how it fits in with their needs as an employer. You will truly stand apart from the crowd.
If you have never done the Walkabout Technique before, it can seem rather intimidating at first. After all, you are doing something that no one else is doing. Although you usually do not have to ask permission to pick up the employer materials that are displayed, occasionally recruiters will tell you that the information is only for candidates they have already met with (translated: those they have determined they have an interest in). Simply respond, "I'm planning to wait in line and would like to learn more about your company during the wait." Dare they refuse?
The Walkabout Technique might feel uncomfortable at first because our "natural" (or is it unnatural?) tendency is to get in the line, not to go immediately to the front of the line and then stand off to the side near the front. Maybe we are afraid that we will be perceived as attempting to cut in line, ready to dart to the front when no one else is looking. Well, as your Mom and Dad told you, don't worry about what other people think. Worry about what the employer recruiters think. They are the only ones you are there to impress. And the Walkabout Technique is just one more way to improve your odds of impressing them. You not only have all the employer materials in advance, you also know what questions will be asked. You will be fully prepared, instead of groping in the dark.


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Instagram users do not approve of latest update
November 21, 2020 4:09 pm by Mariah Wiggs | Staff writer
Instagram users are not happy with new update. Photo courtesy Google
Instagram has made yet another update to the app and as usual users are not happy.
The reorganization of the posting and notification features has made it quite difficult for users to maneuver around the app. The new layout has moved the notifications and post button to the upper right corner of the screen while adding a shopping element and video streaming option to the main toolbar.
The shopping tab and designated reels feature suggest that Instagram is more interested in making money rather than satisfying its consumers.
A reel is a 10-15 second video that loops itself until you swipe to the next video. Most of these videos are assumed to be taken from the trendy TikTok as its logo is shown in the corner of nearly all videos. While there is no known contract between Instagram and TikTok ,it is assumed that some form of arrangement has been made.
This update came as a surprise for some users as their phone automatically updates the app to the latest version.
Influencer James Charles, with over 24 million Instagram followers, posted a video on his Twitter explaining his dissatisfaction with the most recent update.
"As usual it (the update) is absolute trash," Charleswrote. "They moved literally everything around and it makes it very clear where their priorities lie and that is making money and only making money."
Many users like Charles claim that Instagram is more interested in making money through reels that showcase businesses and commercials than allowing users to share their personal style and ideas with people they choose to follow.
Instagram user Taylor Payne says the entire update was rushed and not thought out.
"I feel like they (Instagram) threw it together," said Payne. "There was no consideration for users or influencers to create content."
Social media user Janelle Edge believes that all social apps are losing their diversity by merging too many features.
"I feel like social media apps like Instagram and Twitter are losing their independence," said Edge. "Instagram used to be a place where we could share our style and pictures. Twitter used to be the place you go to share your thoughts. But now it is all centered on little videos of people you don't even know."
Users and influencers are now feeling more and more detached from friends and followers more than ever.
It is only a matter of time before Instagram fixes the problem or surprises its users with another update.

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Since Mikrofilm's first edition the most common question we have been asked has always been the same "What exactly is film noir?" My most common answer to such a question is to mumble. challenege. I was determined to find a conclusive answer to such a slippery subject. The more I sniffed around noir the further away from an absolute truth and the further away from the truth, the longer the list of films, the greater my curiousity, and so more films to watch! Finally, I found myself in a maze of mystery which seems to have nourished the genre…mystery.
The truth is that this journey, in search of the birth of the black label, has been, is and will remain for me an adventure; intense, entertaining, dramatic and terrifying… sooo terrific. My only conclusion so far is that film noir is a tone, a view that runs through almost the entire history of the cinema, from the first decade of cinema. My research indicates that film noir is elusive in nature, a label savoured by the most curious lovers of the unknown. In conclusion, there is no conclusion, what if there is a case unsettled, and so… a fifth edition of Mikrofilm in Plentzia.
Here is a list of film we suggest you watch.
The films are about alcoholics, losers, femmes fatale, detectives, crazies, obsessed journalists, police officers, victims, gangsters, stupid men, smart women, the immoral and amoral, awkward plans, gamblers without luck, dreamers without dreams, loss of identity, memory, dangerous neighborhoods, blood tickets, foolish law, shadows, many shadows, wild, murderous cities… and real politicians. The corrupt kind.
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UsableNet AQA is one of the detailed web accessibility checking systems. It gives insights into checking and monitoring for accessibility management. In order to detect WCAG-conforming compliance errors, UsableNet AQA facilitates both automated and manual accessibility tests. While it integrates easily with content management systems. UsableNet AQA simultaneously manages diverse functionalities and helps you to comply within a limited period of time.
UsableNet Solving Digital Accessibility
UsableNet is a pioneer accessibility solution with 20 years of experience. This web accessibility brand aims to provide end-to-end accessibility services for websites, mobile apps, and other digital products. UsableNet offers a wide range of services including, but not limited, to accessibility consulting, automated and manual testing for sites and mobile apps, pdf remediation, accessibility training, etc. To achieve WCAG 2.0 and 2.1 compliance, UsableNet undergoes three stages of planning and testing, fixing and verifying, and accessibility maintenance.
UsableNet AQA is an all-inclusive accessibility management platform for testing, fixing, and reporting accessibility as well as maintenance. AQA makes accessibility easy as it supports both automated and manual accessibility evaluations to unravel compliance errors in line with the World Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG 2.0 and 2.1). The cloud-based platform captures real issues down to code levels with minimal false positives and duplicates. Simply put, AQA makes website accessibility easier, faster, and more accurate.
As an all-in-one tool, the AQA platform also reveals how pages and contents on your website support keyboard navigation and assistive technologies such as the screen reader. Thus, the platform facilitates user testing for accessibility as well as usability. With its built-in automated screen reader testing, you can save a lot of money that otherwise would have been expanded purchasing licenses such as JIRA. With its robust API and integrations, AQA makes it exceedingly easy to incorporate accessibility testing into your development and release cycle. It integrates seamlessly with content management systems such as Sitecore, and release management solutions such as Jenkins. At the same time, AQA handles complex functionalities in applications, menus, forms, and so on.
No doubt the AQA platform may not attain its full potential without an efficient reporting tool. Against this background, the dashboard is an essential feature of the AQA through which testing activities, reports, and accessibility trajectories are computed and displayed. The dashboard also makes it easy for your team and UsableNet accessibility team to work on a project without hassles. Finally, AQA provides 24/7 support for your internal team of developers.
UsableNet Assistive helps you achieve accessibility compliance within a short period. As you might have inferred from its name, it is an assisted web accessibility service that is handled entirely by UsableNet's expert team of web developers, Quality and Assurance (Q/A) testers, UX designers, and project managers. Each contingent of experts handles different aspects of website accessibility to deliver a WCAG 2.0 complaint website at the AA level. Perhaps UsableNet designed this service for emergency purposes. It is extremely useful on occasions when a company has been served a demand letter and must achieve compliance within the shortest period.
In a situation like this, UsableNet's expert team uses its assistive platform to remediate your website without necessarily undertaking any web development process or integrating any back-end systems of your site. What UsableNet essentially does is to combine both automated testing and evaluation on your site to detect compliance violations as well as accessibility barriers. Part of the evaluation is testing a website with various assistive tools employed by people with disabilities. Following the automated audit and testing, a manual approach is deployed for both testing and remediation after which people with disabilities are enlisted to evaluate and provide feedback on the site.
UsableNet AQA report
As much as this service is apt for an emergency, it could also be adopted on a good day, especially when you and your organization have decided to delegate the whole accessibility task to a third party to free up time for more productive work. In this case, UsableNet takes charge of your compliance exercise. Upon completion of initial evaluation and automated and manual remediation, its expert contingent oversees your website for ongoing compliance by consistently making necessary adjustments. UsableNet provides a certificate of compliance and accessibility statement to show your compliance efforts as well as a perpetual commitment to inclusion.
On UsableNet's dashboard, users have access to a detailed report of the accessibility evaluation. The following information is displayed under the accessibility evaluation summary: report information including time and date, issue review status which details the website page that was scanned and the number of accessibility issues found within. In the next section of the dashboard, there is a further classification of issues flagged during the evaluation process according to the degree of intensity: low, medium, and high issues are broken down with counts.
The dashboard does not stop there. It goes on to provide a more elaborate discussion of the issues under the review tab. For instance, in one of its sample images, Usable gives a feel of its comprehensive dashboard and reporting tool.
On this sample page, a web page featuring running shoes was scanned to sift for accessibility violations inherent within. Under the review segment, the first tab displays "Element Information". The accessibility issue under this section is the color contrast —the contrast ratio has been flagged for insufficiency. You can find technical attributes of that page element just below the first column under the review tab.
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An exhaustive description of the issue is given on a new tab further to the right with the title "Not enough contrast between texts and its background." A precise single-line description of the problem comes under this tab, followed by a lengthy discussion of solution(s).
The solution tips are so detailed that it becomes hardly impossible to find it difficult to implement. Perhaps the assumption is that an average user might not possess technical knowledge of these issues, hence the information is presented in the simplest way possible. To justify your remediation effort, Usable attaches the related success criterion that addresses the solution that had been provided to the accessibility violation.
UsableNet Accessibility Training
Does UsableNet provide accessibility training? Yes. The brand boasts one of the richest information and resources bank. There are a variety of reports, documents, and checklists to prepare you and your organization for accessibility. Should you be willing to know more, you can request accessibility training taught by professionals.
UsableNet does not have fixed predefined plans like EqualWeb, HikeOrders, Max Access, and so on. It is possible to have an inkling into its pricing system, however. For its service charges, UsableNet employs an ADA Remediation Calculator. This programmed calculator gives an approximate cost of service based on the features you desire. You will be required to input your business details including website type and complexity. Website complexity is categorized into three under:
a) Content/informational
b) Basic e-commerce/transactional
c) Large e-commerce transactional
The next criterion for determining the cost of accessibility is the number of unique templates or pages on your website. You should understand that the higher the number of pages, the higher it costs to audit and remediate. Finally, UsableNet would require you to tell the automated calculator how often you —or plan to— update your website.
As soon as you enter these details, a price corresponding to the service you filled in pops up under 3 service types: Audit & Document, Plan, Fix, & Verify, and Maintain all updates. All of these charges are summed together and charged every year.
To have practical experience of how the calculator works, I tested with rough data. I filled in for a content/informational website with 4 unique pages and yearly updates. Guess what popped up as my fee, $6,562 total charge. Breaking it down by service, it costs $2,266 to audit for accessibility; $4,068 to plan a remediation solution, fix issues, and verify compliance; and $228 to ensure ongoing updates throughout the year.
It may interest you to know that UsableNet adopts the IBM costing model for its remediation service. According to industry standards, the average cost of website remediation is between $5000 and $20,000 for five pages based on a host of factors, chiefly complexity.
Manual remediation for 100% compliance to the WCAG and ADA regulations
Accessibility testing together with individuals with a disability for total inclusion
Ample resources and blog contents on accessibility best practices
Live chat, email, and phone calls
High cost of service
Few unique tools for accessibility
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UsableNet is a broad-gauge accessibility solution for web inclusion and compliance. UsableNet combines AI-driven solution with manual efforts for 100% compliance. As you wish, you may choose to undertake your compliance journey with UsableNet's expert team, settle for fully-managed remediation, or delegate the whole job by picking up the assistive service alternative. Accessibility maintenance is a serious business at UsableNet part of which includes annual accessibility audit and monthly screen reader testing by its Q/A team. With this clear course of action, you can put your mind at rest that your site will achieve compliance all-year-round. UsableNet is making a great effort to achieve full compliance. While these services are commendable, I think UsableNet way too expensive when we compare it to other web accessibility solutions.
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Women tend to have the blessing and the curse of being invisible, especially as we approach 50 and beyond. The negative side of being invisible is the world no longer seems to notice or care about us or what we have to say—if they ever did in the first place. We seem to lose our voice because no one is listening. Sometimes, we don't even use our voice because we don't believe we'll be heard, so why bother? Being invisible contributes to the vexing problem of low self-esteem, robbing women of the confidence they need to stand up and make a difference.
But there is a positive side to being invisible, a power to being able to work behind the scenes. One that we can utilize and bend to our will and doing our bidding. We have the the profound opportunity to influence others to make earth-shattering changes without anyone even realizing we are doing so.
Business expert and researcher Jim Collins studied 1,435 top companies and found that only 11 companies managed sustained growth. At the helm of each company was a leader with a clear vision paired with humility, working quietly behind the scenes to shape the organization. This is but one example of the power of invisibility—if we learn to understand, embrace, and leverage it.
David Straker describes this principle further: "In Tao, a leader is sage and invisible. With touch so light, sensitivity so sharply honed, the leader seems to do nothing special, yet somehow they achieve their goals." The wisdom is ancient but not prevalent in our patriarchal military-industrial society, in which only visible leaders are valued, and therefore the ego constantly disrupts the natural flow.
The masculine aspect is dominant, in some women as well as in men, making invisibility undesirable and all but impossible.
But women have the opportunity to harness their dominant feminine aspect, to go with the flow, making changes and collaborating with others in ways that go unnoticed by a society so focused on the visible, on the ego. When we fly under the radar of the good old boys' network, we can make significant, sustainable changes without anyone standing in our way. This is why women must step forward today and act on their power to make a difference—through their votes, their purchases, their leadership, their vision, and yes, their success. Striving for meaningful, sustainable, and profitable success is necessary if we are to have the resources and power to lead significant change.
The challenge is to balance the invisible and the visible, to know when we need to work behind the scenes and when we need to speak up and be heard. We need to learn how to marry our invisible power with our visible, visionary leadership. We need to lead the way toward women being a powerful presence for change without losing the invisibility required to effect that change.
I suggest we start by recognizing the power of invisibility in the first place, and understanding that to be invisible doesn't mean to be inadequate or without value or voice—just the opposite.
In what ways can you use your invisibility to maneuver and effect change?


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PALO ALTO, Calif./DETROIT, June 23 (Reuters) - Ford Motor Co is joining other global automakers in stepping up efforts to roll out self-driving cars, company executives said on Tuesday.
The U.S. automaker will expand advanced safety technology, including automatic braking, across its global vehicle lineup over the next five years, they said. Such systems, the precursors of fully autonomous vehicles, enable hands-free operation of cars under certain conditions by automating such basic functions as steering, braking and throttle.
Ford has lagged behind competitors, notably General Motors Co, Volkswagen AG's Audi, Daimler AG's Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Motors Inc, which have all announced plans to begin offering semi-automated driving systems over the next 18 months.
On Tuesday, Ford said it had created a global team to develop self-driving vehicles, with 29-year company veteran Randy Visintainer as director.
The move elevates a low-key research effort to a higher-profile advanced engineering project, and signals Chief Executive Mark Fields' intent to accelerate Ford's presence in the area.
"During the next five years, we will move to migrate driver-assist technologies across our product lineup (and) continue to increase automated driving capability," Raj Nair, Ford's global product development chief, said Tuesday in Palo Alto, California.
Nair said the move is "another step closer to production" of fully autonomous vehicles. He declined to say when such vehicles would reach the market, but other companies have targeted 2020.
Much of the engineering development work will take place at Ford's recently opened research and innovation center in Palo Alto in northern California's Silicon Valley, where the company expects to have 125 employees by year-end.
More than a dozen global automakers and suppliers have teamed up with tech startups and established companies in the area to develop advanced safety and self-driving systems.
Automatic braking and pedestrian detection, which are available on Ford's Mondeo sedan in Europe, will debut next year on one of its U.S. vehicles and in most Ford products globally by 2019.
A key supplier of pedestrian-detection technology is Mobileye NV, which is working with Ford, GM, Tesla and other automakers to bring such advanced safety systems to market.
A study issued on Tuesday by AlixPartners on autonomous driving noted that the automotive industry is in the second phase of "advanced driver assistance systems," or ADAS.
ADAS began in 2000 with phase one, which included the introduction by several companies of adaptive cruise control, which automatically regulates speed. The current phase includes active lane-keeping and emergency braking that require no driver input.
Ford said its advanced engineering efforts extend well beyond self-driving vehicles. Executives on Tuesday announced breakthroughs in high-speed, three-dimensional printing of prototype parts, in partnership with Silicon Valley-based Carbon3D, as well as the extension of the MyFord Mobile app to wearables, including Apple Watch and Android Wear.


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RSA® Conference Announces Initial 2019 Keynote Speakers, March 4-8 2019, San Francisco, CA
December 13, 2018 By CybersecurityMarket.com
RSA Conference, the world's leading information security conferences and expositions, today announces its initial line-up of keynote speakers for the 2019 Conference, which begins Monday, March 4 and runs through Friday, March 8 in San Francisco, CA. The keynote program will culminate with an entertaining close from actress, writer and producer Tina Fey.
New this year, RSA Conference will have two keynote stages: West Stage keynotes will continue to feature sponsor keynotes, panels and esteemed guest speakers, and South Stage keynotes will utilize the newly opened Moscone Center South to bring highly coveted sessions from industry experts to a broader audience.
"The cornerstone of RSA Conference is providing access to insights from prominent, high-caliber experts across a variety of fields, and our keynotes are an integral component in delivering this. We're excited for the opportunity to introduce additional content to the keynote program for more attendees to experience," said Sandra Toms, Vice President and Curator of RSA Conference. "This year's line-up already includes a great mix of insights on the latest security trends, technical content and unique perspectives from prominent experts in their field. From cybersecurity visionaries and leadership from technology powerhouses, to inspirational speakers, our keynote program is sure to challenge attendees to think differently and change their perspectives, leaving them motivated and armed to make their mark on our security landscape and, ultimately, the world."
Both stages will be open to Full Conference and Discover passes on Tuesday, March 5 and to all badge types Wednesday, March 6 through Friday, March 8.
Initial West Stage keynote speakers include:
Nikesh Arora, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman, Palo Alto Networks and Jayshree Ullal, Chief Executive Officer, Arista Networks
Caleb Barlow, Vice President, IBM Security, X-Force Threat Intelligence and Mary O'Brien, General Manager, IBM Security
Donna Brazile, Veteran Democratic Political Strategist, Adjunct Professor, Author and Syndicated Columnist, and Mary Matalin, Celebrated Conservative Voice and Former Presidential Advisor
John T. Chambers, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, JC2 Ventures and Former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cisco interviewed by Diane Brady, Award-Winning Writer, Author and Consultant
Liz Centoni, Senior Vice President and General Manager IoT and Matt Watchinski, Vice President, Global Threat Intelligence Group, Talos, Cisco
The Cryptographers' Panel: Whitfield Diffie, Cryptographer and Security Expert, Cryptomathic; Shafi Goldwasser, Director, Simons Institute for the Theory of Computing; Ronald Rivest, Professor, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; Adi Shamir, Borman Professor of Computer Science, The Weizmann Institute, Israel; and Zulfikar Ramzan, Ph.D, Chief Technology Officer, RSA (Moderator)
Tina Fey, Writer, Actress and Producer interviewed by Dr. Hugh Thompson, security guru and RSA Conference Program Chair
Dr. Celeste Fralick, Chief Data Scientist and Steve Grobman, Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, McAfee, LLC
Rohit Ghai, President, RSA and Niloofar Razi Howe, Cybersecurity Strategist and Entrepreneur
Kyla Guru, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Bits N' Bytes Cybersecurity Education
The SANS Institute Panel: Heather Mahalik, Director of Forensics Engineering at ManTech and Mobile Forensics Course and Director at the SANS Institute; Ed Skoudis, Instructor, SANS Institute; Johannes Ullrich, Dean of Research, SANS Technology Institute; and Alan Paller, Research Director and Founder, SANS Institute (Moderator)
Megan Smith, Chief Executive Officer, shift7 and Third Chief Technology Officer of the United States (2014-2017)
Initial South Stage keynote speakers include:
Sylvia Acevedo, Chief Executive Officer, Girl Scouts of the USA
Dmitri Alperovitch, Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer and George Kurtz, Chief Executive Officer, CrowdStrike
Josh Corman, Chief Security Officer, PTC, and Dr. Christina Maslach, Professor of Psychology, Emerita, University of California, Berkeley
Amit Elazari, Doctoral Candidate and Lecturer, University of California, Berkeley School of Law, CLTC, MICS, and Keren Elazari, Analyst and Researcher, K3r3n3.com
Emily Heath, Vice President and CISO, United Airlines
Paula Januszkiewicz, Chief Executive Officer, CQURE
Stuart McClure, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Cylance Inc.
The Future of Data Protection: Adapting to the Privacy Imperative Panel: Kalinda Raina, Senior Director and Head of Global Privacy, LinkedIn; Ruby Zefo, Chief Privacy Officer, Uber; and J. Trevor Hughes, President and Chief Executive Officer, IAAP (Moderator)
Mark Russinovich, Chief Technology Officer, Azure, Microsoft
Bruce Schneier, Chief Technology Officer, IBM Resilient, IBM Security, Fellow, Harvard Kennedy School
Ira Winkler, President, Secure Mentem
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Local Hour Angle, abbreviated LHA, is calculated from your assumed longitude, adjusted by the GHA. It is the angle between the meridian of your Assumed Position and the meridian of the geographical position of the celestial body. As this is one of the values used in Section IV to calculate a Line of Position using the Sight Reduction Tables, which handles whole degrees only, the LHA needs to have no arcminutes nor arcseconds, accounted for when we choose an Assumed Position.


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Ron Grayson and Troy Perry at police protest
1 media/Ron Grayson and Troy Perry at police protest_thumb.jpg 2020-06-09T13:28:38-07:00 Alexis Bard Johnson 9328ae6a5985e503ee2cbc8a82cadb50636ac23d 37089 1 Ron Grayson speaks out next to Reverend Troy Perry at a protest against the Los Angeles Police Department and police chief Ed Davis. 1975. plain 2020-06-09T13:28:38-07:00 Ron Grayon and Troy Perry at police protest 20130131 164606-0800 Pat Rocco Los Angeles CA US United States one_c2007-006_b61_f14_6098 This online display has been made possible by a generous grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Pat Rocco KM Ron Grayson speaks out next to Reverend Troy Perry at a protest against the Los Angeles Police Department and police chief Ed Davis. 1975. Demonstrations--California--Los Angeles Discrimination Gay rights. NEH ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives Coll2007-006 Pat Rocco papers Alexis Bard Johnson 9328ae6a5985e503ee2cbc8a82cadb50636ac23d
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1 2020-06-19T13:44:24-07:00 Week 9 (June 22, 2020) 4 plain 2020-06-29T11:52:33-07:00 This photograph by Pat Rocco captures Ron Grayson mid-speech at a protest organized by the gay community against the LAPD Police Chief, Edward M. Davis, and his racist and homophobic policies. On this evening in October 1975, Grayson addressed a crowd of 600 in front of Hollywood High School. The group then proceeded to march to the LAPD Wilcox Avenue Station. The plan was to have a silent march, but, on the walk to the station, Grayson broke rank and started the chant: "Dump Davis Now!"
Grayson represented the newly formed Association of Black Gays (ABG), which he cofounded with Gloria Brown. Active from 1975 until 1979, the ABG's mission was to fight racial discrimination in LA's gay community. Employing a mix of strategies from direct actions to policy work, Grayson and the members of ABG worked to put race at the forefront—challenging police harassment, wrongful incarceration, and racist entry policies at local gay bars. They also published a journal, Rafiki, and helped support a Pan-African understanding of their racial and sexual identities.
Grayson's anti-racist and anti-capitalist fight, especially with its emphasis on police brutality, is particularly poignant today as the same battles rage on. Grayson is just one of many individuals who have decried police actions—bar raids, racial profiling, and wrongful incarceration—that put Black lives at risk. Knowing this history, remembering those who started the fight, and telling their stories is a form of power. ONE Archives recognizes the importance of these individuals and movements by collecting their stories and sharing this history so we can learn from it, build on it, and acknowledge those who continue the fight.
Thanks to Kevin C. Quin for his work on Ron Grayson. For more on Grayson and the ABG see: Kevin C. Quin "'To Stamp Out the Oppression of All Black People': Ron Grayson and the Association of Black Gays, 1975–1979" published in The Journal of African American History (Spring 2019) or his blog post reflecting on his time as a ONE Archives Foundation fellow.


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I'm new here and know nothing about electronics, other than the fact that I consume them.
I'm attempting to make a small solar powered electric motor which will turn at less than 10 revolutions per minute. I would like this to be able to be powered by ambient light, similar to the dancing daisy pots you see in office spaces (http://www.amazon.com/Powered-Plastic-S ... B005LQ81LI). I would only place eight to sixteen ounces of weight on the end of the motor; I am planning to hang it from a ceiling, motor drive facing the floor. I'm going to attach some trinkets to the drive axle and let my kid stare at them as she gets ready for nap/sleep, etc. I'm hoping the slow spinning will help her relax.
Anybody have any ideas? I purchased a brush motor and a solar cell but the motor spun extremely fast and the solar cell only powered when in direct sunlight. At some point it would be nice to incorporate a battery to store some energy for night time spinning.
I've been looking for somebody in the Seattle/Tacoma area who would have this expertise, but I'm not sure where to go or what title a solar trinket master might have.
I can't help you myself, but you'll probably have better luck over in the Projects section. The folks who can provide the most assistance are less likely to see your post here.
And they are pretty friendly. I've asked questions in their forums before and the responses were quite good.
As for your specific project, do you have some specs for the motor and the solar cell you can share?


I used to travel more over the past year. Goal was different places: England, Belgian. This means I also have to use untrusted wireless connection.
This leaves a good trace wherever you go. Simply by the fact that the MAC-Address being used every time you do a connection to any wlan. This is often stored, but How long? There are good example where this information is begin havest for money.
Beside, You never know who else listen and might want uses this data. To mitigate this problem I do following: I generate a random mac address for each new connection.
/etc/netctl/interfaces      # Interface related scripts that will start when a profile uses this interface.
So I'll simply call macchanger for the interface that being use.
Now whenever you start a profile that will use the wlan0 interface, it will be executing the /etc/netctl/interfaces/wlan0 script additional.
You can do the same with the any other interface.


Please note: This is not a PSN run event, though it may be of interest to PSN members, especially the Hornsby group, as we've done permabees here before.
Working Bees in the Eco Garden are a lot of fun and more hands on than workshops. You can bring a friend or family member too. No experience is necessary as we will undertake a briefing at the start and guide you through the activity. You can learn as you work and chat to new friends.


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Ruben Studdard Says He's 'Been Taught' By 'Biggest Loser' Experience
The former "American Idol" winner stars as the heaviest contestant on Season 15 of "The Biggest Loser."
Dolientes se despiden de Lisa Marie Presley en Graceland
Mourners at Graceland Bid Farewell to Lisa Marie Presley
10 Killed in Monterey Park Mass Shooting Near Lunar New Year Fest
Album Review: Ruben Studdard, 'Letters From Birmingham'
Ruben Studdard didn't even get one last pig-out session before making his way to "The Biggest Loser" ranch.
"You know, the funny thing is, I was actually working the night before, so I didn't get an opportunity to have a pig-out session, no," Studdard said in a phone call. "I actually flew from a concert to the ranch. … I'm sure I probably would have had a piece of cake or something before I went up to the ranch for months and months."
The 35-year-old singer became famous winning another reality show – "American Idol" – but had seen his weight climb in the years since. He is the 15th season's heaviest contestant at 462 pounds. "The Biggest Loser" returns Oct. 8 at 8 p.m on NBC.
The Grammy-nominated artist said after the show, he'll record his sixth album, but he will also make sure to "give every day of my life some Ruben time."
"That's what I've been taught, as you know. I have to get up every day and give myself the two hours that I need to keep myself together before I even get into any music stuff, and that's just going to have to be how I do it," he said.


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Groundwork: A History of the Renaissance Picture
David Young Kim
Hardcover ISBN: 9780691231174 $65.00/£55.00 ebook ISBN: 9780691238470 Available as EPUB or PDF $45.50/£38.50 $65.00/£55.00
An illuminating look at a fundamental yet understudied aspect of Italian Renaissance painting
7 x 10 in.
105 color + 6 b/w illus.
The Italian Renaissance picture is renowned for its depiction of the human figure, from the dramatic foreshortening of the body to create depth to the subtle blending of tones and colors to achieve greater naturalism. Yet these techniques rely on a powerful compositional element that often goes overlooked. Groundwork provides the first in-depth examination of the complex relationship between figure and ground in Renaissance painting.
"Ground" can refer to the preparation of a work's surface, the fictive floor or plane, or the background on which figuration occurs. In laying the material foundation, artists perform groundwork, opening the ground as a zone that can precede, penetrate, or fracture the figure. David Young Kim looks at the work of Gentile da Fabriano, Giovanni Bellini, Giovanni Battista Moroni, and Caravaggio, reconstructing each painter's methods to demonstrate the intricacies involved in laying ground layers whose translucency and polychromy permeate the surface. He charts significant transitions from gold ground painting in the Trecento to the darkened grounds in Baroque tenebrism, and offers close readings of period texts to shed new light on the significance of ground forms such as rock face, wall, and cave.
This beautifully illustrated book reconceives the Renaissance picture, revealing the passion and mystery of groundwork and discovering figuration beyond the human figure.
David Young Kim is associate professor of art history at the University of Pennsylvania and a visiting lecturer at the University of Zurich. He is the author of The Traveling Artist in the Italian Renaissance: Geography, Mobility, and Style and the editor of Matters of Weight: Force, Gravity, and Aesthetics in the Early Modern Period.
"A tour de force analysis."—Yve-Alain Bois, Artforum
"Like Daniel Arasse honing in on the overlooked detail, like Michael Camille queering medieval art from the edge, David Young Kim invites us to look awry at the Renaissance picture. In this beautifully illustrated book, Kim guides us through a series of critical meditations that reflect upon the crucial question: What kinds of new and liberating art histories await us if we embrace the ground with as much gusto as traditional accounts have given to the human figure? The response yields both a generously researched study and a refreshingly frank primer that demonstrates to its reader how to look closely and slowly at the way an image comes to life. At each step, Kim disentangles figuration from the stranglehold of the human body, allowing for a diversity of forms and viewpoints to emerge from the sidelines or, to be true to the book's thesis, from the ground up."—Maria Loh, author of Still Lives: Death, Desire, and the Portrait of the Old Master
"An elegantly written and thoughtful account of early modern Italian painting and a critique of the oversimplified opposition between figure and ground in picturing."—Todd P. Olson, author of Caravaggio's Pitiful Relics: Painting History after Iconoclasm
"This insightful and masterfully documented book is the first to illuminate the complex relationship between figure and ground in the Renaissance picture. Groundwork is destined to become a standard work in the field of visual studies."—Victor I. Stoichita, author of The Self-Aware Image: An Insight into Early Modern Meta-Painting
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Celine Dion Dishes On Life After Her Husband's Passing – "You Cannot Stop Living"
Bridget Hill Apr 2, 2019 6:49 PM PDT
The husband of Celine Dion, René Angéli, passed away in January of 2016 and since then, the Quebecois singer has been dealing with his tragic passing. During an interview on Good Morning America with Deborah Roberts, Celine offered words of wisdom for those also struggling with loss.
"You cannot stop living. Go forward. Today is the first day of the beginning of your life," the legendary singer remarked. Celine is getting ready to finish her second Las Vegas concert residency in June 2019.
Despite the death of the father of her children, Celine said she learned so much from him. It's one of the reasons why she has been able to persevere in such a way.
He "gave me so much strength and power and positivity," the singer remarked. Dion first met René when she was just 12-years-old. They got married in 1994 when she was 26-years-old. They had an 18-year-old son and two twin boys.
For approximately 21 years the pair stayed together before he, unfortunately, succumbed to his long battle with throat cancer in the first month of 2016. Rene was 73-years-old. In February 2018, Celine spoke with The Project in Australia and claimed she looks at René every day through their children.
So proud to announce that I'm a spokeswoman for L'Oréal Paris and will be spreading the magic words "I'm worth it" with all women around the world. I'm excited to use my voice to empower others to feel beautiful, confident, and to learn to embrace themselves. – Céline xx… . Je suis tellement fière d'annoncer que je suis porte-parole pour L'Oréal Paris et que je partagerai les mots magiques « Parce que je le vaux bien » avec toutes les femmes du monde. Je suis ravie d'utiliser ma voix pour aider les autres à se sentir belles, confiantes et à apprendre à s'aimer. – Céline xx… . @lorealhair @lorealskin @lorealmakeup #worthit #lorealparis #lorealfamily #proud #fiere #parcequejelevauxbien
A post shared by Céline Dion (@celinedion) on Apr 2, 2019 at 5:01am PDT
Speaking with Dan Wootton for The Sun, Celine expounded on dating rumors in January of this year, stating that she and her backup dancer, Pepe Munoz, were just friends and nothing more. "I mean he's a gentleman," Dion remarked, but they're not in a relationship.
Celine comes from Charlemagne, Quebec, Canada, and she has sold over 200,000,000 albums worldwide. She's currently the highest earning Canadian artist ever, as well as one of the top earning artists of all time.
While her first language is French, Celine primarily sings in French and English but has also sung in other languages as well, including Spanish, German, Italian, Mandarin Chinese, and Japanese. Her rendition of Adult Contemporary has made her extremely popular all over the world.
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Arman Khachatryan appointed Permanent Representative of Armenia to CoE
ArmInfo. RA President Armen Sarkissian signed a decree on December 2 appointing Arman Khachatryan Armenia`s permanent representative at the Council of Europe (residence in Strasbourg).
Arman Khachatryan (born in 1979) has been working at Armenia`s Ministry of Foreign Affairs since 2004. In 2020-2021 he was Secretary General of the Armenian National Commission for UNESCO. In 2020- 2021 Mr Khachatryan was Acting Head of the Department of Multilateral Policy and Development Cooperation, RA Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In 2018-2021 he was lecturer at the Department of International Relations, Yerevan State University.


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Hi Everyone – Well you all (well almost all) said at the end of this year's 'Mac' that it was "the best yet". Well you've now put your efforts behind proving that!
The 'score' to date has just – thanks to the contribution from Russ for his article in LRO – reached a staggering £120,000 !!!!! That really is a tremendous outcome which makes a major donation from you all to help Macmillan to help others. Thank you, thank you so much.


I placed an order as a walk in customer. The total of my bill was 3.21 but my debit card was charged 9.31!
Its not the small dollar amount error that REALLY pissed me off, it was the fact that it caused my account to go negative charging me a 35$ overdraft fee. I tried contactng steak and shake and felt they were trying to blame it on me saying they do not have the power to change the amount on a debit or credit card used for payment. I had to contact my bank to investgate it. Although after investigation i was credited the 6.10$ difference and the 35$ fee was reersed, i never got a follow up apology from steak and shake or any compensation for the inconveniene and trouble i went through.
Not even free coupons ir anything to even attempt to get me back as a return customer.
Very very poor service. I expect SOMETHING!
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Born in Bordeaux, PANDI started DJing when he opened a bar with he's brother Wallace Parano back in 2004.
He follows and takes inspiration from the best as D'julz, Laurent Garnier, Tiefschwarz (Official), Dan Ghenacia, Carl Cox …
Pandi evolves for more than 8 years in St. Maarten's nightlife through different experiences. He starts as Barman and manager in the most prestigious places of the island (The Chewenne Club Maho Beach).
Inspired by he's peers he progress in deep house then decided to move to Morocco in 2008, where he quickly joined the Moroko Loko team and played in the best partys like Tunesday (Rabat), Apéros Électroniques(Rabat), Bliss point (Marrakech), Le Dhow (Rabat), L'envers(Marrakech).
Beyond his melodic and energic musical culture, it's with he's different trips that Pandi Pandi was able to mix warm up with Dj's such as Amine K, Goldcap, Denis Horvat , Mira, Sabo, La Fleur, Damian Lazarus, Honey Dijon for the most famous event of electronic music in Morocco (Moroko Loko & Oasis Festival Marrakech).
Through his mix he knows how to take the audience in a captivating atmosphere.
Today Pandi shares the stage with the biggest in the best clubs in Morocco.
He's mind is to share his experience and his love for the music all over the world.
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Katherine is Principal Investigator (PI) leading the study and is Professor of Human Geography at Royal Holloway University of London (RHUL). For 15 years she has undertaken research in Cambodia on human rights issues from a gendered perspective. Her previous ESRC-DFID project focused on domestic violence law in the country. For more information on this and other work, see her website and follow on Twitter.
Sopheak is researcher on the Blood Bricks team. He is also Lecturer at the Natural Resource Management and Development Department, Royal University of Phnom Penh, and an honorary associate in Geography at the University of Sydney. He has a decade of research experience on land and resource management and has a PhD on the political ecology of Cambodian resource frontiers.
Naomi is Project Administrator of the Blood Bricks project at RHUL. She is currently writing up her PhD research on women's experiences of domestic violence shelters in Cambodia.
Laurie is Co-Investigator (Co-I) of the Blood Bricks project at RHUL. Since 2008 he has explored how inequality structures mobility in Cambodia. Laurie has undertaken research on economic development and inequalities for a range of NGOs in Cambodia including Transparency International, Plan International, Save the Children, CARE International, ActionAid, and the IDRC, among others. See here for his publications and further info.
Nithya is a postdoctoral researcher on the Blood Bricks project. Her PhD thesis examined tobacco farmers and traders in Tamil Nadu, south India. Her work focuses on how agrarian change among tobacco agriculturalists can be understood as a socio-ecological process, and she has also written on issues of global health and tobacco production.
Thomas is the project's photographer. Based in Phnom Penh, he's also the co-founder of RUOM, a collective of journalists specializing in social reportage throughout Asia. Especially passionate about climate change, Thomas' long- term project focuses on the effects of development on the Mekong region.
Kevin is Professor of Contemporary Slavery at the University of Nottingham, UK. He was Co-Founder of Free the Slaves in Washington DC, the US sister organization of Anti-Slavery International, the world's oldest human rights group founded in 1787.
Priya is Senior Research Fellow at the School of Global Studies at Sussex University, UK. She is Research Director of the DFID Migrating out of Poverty Research Consortium. She writes on precarious occupations and debt-migration.
Ian is Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Exeter. He is best known for his research on commodity geographies and the spoof shopping website followthethings.com which is central to his research and pedagogic practice.


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COGBF
TWC
Superintendent J. E. Williams
Bartow COGBF
Britt Chapel COGBF
Clearwater COGBF
Kingdom COGBF
New Life COGBF
Plant City COGBF
The Rock COGBF
Victory Temple COGBF
By the blessing of our Lord and Savior and under the untiring service and leadership of Elder Collis M. Fogle, the South Florida District of Church of God by Faith grew in numbers to a level that the Supreme Council deemed it necessary to restructure its boundaries. After much prayer, during the national convention in December 1989, the formation of the Daytona Beach District and Tampa District was announced.
The late Elder Albert Landers, Jr. was appointed the District Superintendent of Tampa District with six churches under his supervision:
Church 1990 Pastoral Assignment
Clearwater_____Elder Harvey Lawrence
Fort Myers_____Elder James Stevenson
Lakeland_____Elder Thomas Faison, Jr.
Plant City_____Minister Calvin McDonald
Polk City_____Elder Samuel Stevenson
Tampa_____Elder Albert Landers, Jr.
Due to the love that had grown among the members of the former South Florida District, the Superintendents of the Daytona Beach, South Florida, and Tampa districts agreed to establish a Tri-District Assembly in January 1990. The worship and fellowship were so powerful and reviving, that they decided to make this an annual celebration. Each year, thereafter, the Tri-District Assembly has been held during the month of January.
Elder Samuel Stevenson, Pastor of Polk City Church of God by Faith, was appointed as the first District Father. After his demise, in 1991, Elder Thomas Faison, Jr. was appointed as the Father of the Tampa District. In July 1993, the Supreme Council made the decision to change the name of the Tampa district to the Tampa West Coast District.
The district grew in knowledge, faithfulness, wisdom and membership under the leadership of District Elder Landers. During the year of 2004, after being commissioned by the Lord to establish a church in the city of Bartow, Florida, the Bartow Church of God by Faith Mission came to pass under the leadership of Elder Thomas Faison, Jr. In 2007, the Bartow Mission was set-up as a church.
After serving as District Superintendent of the Tampa Westcoast District for nineteen years, Elder Landers transitioned on May 16, 2008. At that time, Elder James E. Williams, who was serving as the pastor of Fort Myers Church of God by Faith was appointed as the pastor of Tampa Church of God by Faith and Interim District Superintendent. After successfully carrying the baton of Interim District Superintendent since the demise of Elder Landers, in December 2008, Elder Williams was appointed as the Tampa Westcoast District's second Superintendent.
Under District Supt. Williams' leadership, a work was started in Tarpon Springs and a mission in Sarasota. Both were closed in 2012 and 2013 respectively. In May 2009, the Lord blessed the district with the establishment of the St. Petersburg Church of God by Faith Mission under the leadership of Minister Anthony Landers.
With the transition of Elder Anthony Landers 2017 (pastor of Kingdom COGBF St Petersburg) and Elder Calvin McDonald 2021 (pastor of New Life COGBF Fort Myers), new leaders were added to TWC District. Today, the Tampa West Coast District is seven churches and one mission strong; and it continues to grow and prosper in the Lord.
Samuel Stevenson
First District Father
Elder & Mother
Thomas & Margaret Faison
Current District Father & Mother
Albert Landers Jr.
First District Superintendent
Ruling Elder
James E. Williams
Current District Superintendent
CHURCH OF GOD BY FAITH
TAMPA WEST COAST DISTRICT, INC
COGBF TWCD, 4323 E Henry Ave. Tampa, FL 33610 | twcdcogbf@yahoo.com | Tel: 813-626-3500


This has to be one of the funniest novels I have ever read! This character is an old aristocrat and a hypochondriac. The novel is epistolary (i.e. all letters) and he is constantly writing to his personal physician, lamenting his illnesses...whatever it they are...and also his annoyance at the people in the spa town of Bath, England. Matt Bramble hates Bath because, well, I think "because," he is around genuinely sick people who don't have dignified illnesses such as the headache or gout. Anyway, he goes on and on about the smells of Bath and the wretched people there, and basically ends one of the letters to the doctor with the quote used in the title of today's blog.


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It Has To Be Said: Pseudo-Realities
As reported here, two teens were sentenced to four years of prison each for using Facebook to incite a riot after UK officials monitored social media. Prime Minister David Cameron stated that while social medi can be used for good, the same media can also be used for ill and must be monitored and controlled. [...]
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Philip Linden: All Copyable Content Will Be Free
Second Life founder suggests selling live experiences Second Life's content creators may be in deep trouble if Philip Rosedale – the on-again, off-again CEO of Linden Lab – can forsee the future of online content. Mr. Rosedale is quoted in the Time magazine Future of Content Time 100 Roundtable as saying, "anything that can be [...]
One Man's Story: The Second Life Economy
Selling virtual drugs, guns, clothes, and wheels while camping for L$s by Frankie Antonioni. Since early 2008 I have been in business in Second Life, and by March of 2008 I had two stores running. In August of 2008, I had about 19,000 L$. Both of my stores sold drugs and other goods: clothes, cars, [...]
Mike Godwin Falls Victim to Nazi Tactics! Can't Say so for Fear of Violating Own Law.
Why did Mike Godwin resign his position as General Counsel of Wikipedia? the speculation in the Hall of Mirrors™ is that Godwin has been pushed out because of his smack talking the FBI over the use of the FBI seal on Wikipedia.
MPAA's Copyprotected.com p0wned by Anonymous
Hactivists use MPAA web site to spread anti-copyright message The cyberwar between the Anonymous hactivists and recording and motion picture industry interests heated up earlier today when the www.copyprotected.com site was hijacked to display an anti-MPAA message in support of the embattled Pirate Bay bittorrent tracker site, then redirected viewers to the piratebay.org site. As [...]
Vatican to Launch Virtual World
New-Media Strategy Makes Catholicism Hip Again By Journey Yellowlist, Herald Religion Pew Desk Even as His Holiness Pope Benedict launched a frontal assault against media in general and virtual worlds in particular, the Church has rolled out its own competitor to soon to collapse once-heralded Second Life. Ex Cathedratm will soon launch using a dedicated [...]
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GameCrush – Hawt Online PlayDates for Basement Dwellers
Gamers have been frequently stereotyped as having poor social skills. Consider, for example, Felicia Day's Web series The Guild that relates the stories of a group of dysfunctional World of Warcrafters who are good at looting and farming, but not at interacting with one another or maintaining a relationship. But help is on the way [...]
Linden Lab: We Don't Need No Education
Discounted Second Life virtual land will be phased out for non-profit organizations and the education sector as of January 1, 2011 according to this announcement by Nelson Linden. Reaction was predictably negative from those whose budget cycles do easily accommodate costs doubling with three months notice – in other words, essentially all non-profits and education. [...]
Fake Trial of Century Ends
Bigfoot Convicted — Miss Petunia to Be Sentenced by Herald Reader survey!!! by Journey Yellowlist, Herald Legal Desk Bored office-clones clung to the edges of their coffee-stained chairs, withered doyens of the china-cup crowd shredded lace hankies in anguish, and drunken hillbillies fell off pickle-barrels in the general store in hysterics as Judge I.R. "Hang [...]
Metaverse Meetup – Long Beach July 30 – 31
Future of Metaverse be decided around a hookah on Queen Mary? The decks of the Queen Mary will echo at the end of July with the sound of open source techno-communists in jackboots, academics in clogs, birkenstock and flip-flop clad developers, and more than a few virtual world entrepreneurs sporting the sort of [...]


Mollie B., Elise Belshan, and Maya Belshan. Children's activities at the Hayward, MN Czech Fest.
The Czech Fest in Hayward, MN on September 8-9 was a great success. The weather was perfect for both days. There was fun for all ages.
People danced to music provided by Mollie B and the Jim Busta Band on a wooden floor under a big tent. There were food items ranging from traditional kolache and rohlicky, to baked goods, hot dogs, brats, and chips. Children enjoyed the bouncy house, bean bag toss, ladder golf, toddler basketball, coloring contest, yard Yahtzee, face painting, and prizes.
A silent auction was held inside the Brick Hall. Many items were from the Czech Republic, donated by the Krikava family. People entered drawings for a jar of pennies and Czech glassware. There were Brick Hall mugs for sale, and brochures were handed out.
Special guest, Honorary Consulate of the Czech Republic in Minneapolis, Merit Lee Kucera, gave a brief talk about how the consulate helps Czech visitors and Czech immigrants to Minnesota.
On Sunday, there was a service led by Pastor Jim Krikava from Prague, Czech Republic. He did the service in both Czech and English. The service had music provided by Jim Krikava, Mollie B, and the Jim Busta Band. Afterward, there was a Czech meal with pork, dumplings, sauerkraut, rye bread, and kolache. Both were well attended.
Members of No. 44, Hayward, MN, were essential to making this festival happen. They volunteered with everything from planning to clean-up. They set up the tent and dance floor; helped with parking; made kolache, rohlicky, and other baked goods; made and served food; sold and took tickets; helped with silent auction and drawings; handed out brochures about Western and our lodge; helped with children's activities; and kept trash barrels empty. Members of No. 44 YELL! helped specifically with the bake sale, children's activities, and clean-up.
"Our lodge is proud to promote our Czech heritage. It is a joy to see children and adults in kroje, and everyone loves kolache! Our members agreed it was lots of work but a successful fundraiser," said Bonnie Belshan.
September 7, 2019 is next year's Czech Fest. So far, there is music and dancing planned for the afternoon from the Malek Fishermen with a pop and rock band in the evening. All the favorites from this year will be back again next year. Everyone is welcome!
Children and adults wear Czech, Slovak, and Moravian attire at the Dozinky Harvest Festival. Musicians entertained at the Dozinky Harvest Festival in Bannister, MI.
Bright sunshine and temperatures in the mid-nineties made for a very warm but beautiful Harvest Festival on August 5. Nearly 1,000 people attended the 42nd Annual Dozinky in Bannister, MI.
A dinner of breaded chicken, ham, potatoes and gravy, rice and giblets, dumplings and cabbage, kolache, and much more was served in the Bannister ZCBJ Hall. Following dinner, Program Chairman Tom Bradley welcomed everyone as the afternoon festivities began.
Children and adults, dressed in colorful Czech, Slovak, and Moravian traditional attire, marched onto an outdoor platform carrying flags, banners, baskets of flowers and decorated rakes, wreaths, and scythes. The Star Spangled Banner and the national anthems of the Czech Republic and Slovakia were led by No. 225 President Bob Ladiski. A prayer for a successful harvest was offered by Methodist minister, Zella Daniels. Some favorite songs were played by guest musicians Joe Oswalda, John Mitosinka, John Hucko, Millie Okopal, Tom Koman, Stan Saylor, and Alex Taphouse.
All 76 members of the Bannister ZCBJ Czechoslovakian Folk Dancers, ranging in age from two years to senior citizen, performed several traditional folk dances. David Martinka played the Slovak wooden courting flute, and donated profits from the sale of his CD's to the charitable work of No. 225. Sisters Samantha and Allison Radman charmed the audience with their beautiful singing of songs in the Croatian language.
On behalf of the Home Office, Director Mary Bradley presented a check to Kevin Somers from WOES Radio to support broadcasting of Czech and Slovak music on the high school station. We extend much thanks to Kevin for providing and working the sound system for the festival every year. Dancers presented a gift to Diane Bradley, thanking her for her time and patience in teaching the group.
Following the program, drawings were held for free door prizes of cash and bikes provided by No. 225 and Western Fraternal Life. There was also a drawing for Czech dolls made and donated by Margaret Horak and a Slovak doll donated by Stacy Radman.
Children enjoyed games run by the YELL! youth group and adults danced to the music of the Bill Nemanis Band.
at the Czech and Kolache Festival.
The Czech and Kolache Festival, the largest in northeastern Wisconsin, was held at the Agricultural Heritage Farm, Kewaunee, WI on August 4-5. There was a Czech kroje style show, Czech food, music, and exhibits.
No. 391, Luxemburg, WI, members Peter Janowski and Julie Thoreson helped bake the 7,000 kolache. Peter baked one night and Julie baked two nights. Julie Thoreson shared, "The kolache baking is one of the largest in our state. We have made as many as 12,000 in the past. We made fewer this year as our baking volunteers get older. In past years we worked in two shifts, Saturday and Sunday. Each shift had about 25 volunteers. The work is just too hard to continue to do this all by hand and so many hours of standing on your feet. The fillings are all handmade except for the cherry. We have poppy seed, prune, apricot, cream cheese, cottage cheese, raspberry, strawberry-rhubarb, and cherry." People come from many states to buy the kolache, and about 4,000 are sold in a matter of a few short hours to benefit a fundraiser.
At the festival, visitors purchased jiternice on rye bread and Czech beers. Pork, sauerkraut, and dumpling dinners were purchased on Sunday after the Heritage Catholic Mass. There are Polka bands playing in the Pavillion and in the threshing barn both days. Czech vendors sold handmade glass Czech Christmas ornaments, books, decorations, jewelry, and souvenirs. This year, Czech folk dancers from Minnesota entertained both days. The Czech Choraliers performed on Saturday and Sunday at the festival. Judy Kraynik demonstrated waxing Easter eggs with bees wax at the festival in the threshing barn.
The kroje style show includes models young and old. The kroje belong mostly to Ann Cramer and Kathy Kochan, members of Wisconsin Czechs. Julie Thoreson and Ann Cramer helped the models dress.
Plan to attend the festival on August 3-4, 2019.
during Czech Days Festival in Wilber, NE.
Wilber, NE is known as the Czech capital of the U.S.A. Every year, they hold the annual Czech Days Festival. This year's festival was August 3 through 5. There are a lot of activities and entertainment to be enjoyed by all. Some favorites include, Czech Bingo, Czech sing-a-longs, parades, Czech dancers, Czech heritage demonstrations, duck and dumpling run, car shows, Bohemian tractor pull, kid's tractor pedal pull, Miss Czech-Slovak U.S. Pageant, mini lessons in Czech, costume exhibit, quilt show, vendors, kolache-eating contest, dance and talent contest, Wilber Czech Museum, and lots of Czech foods.
Members of No. 389, Western, NE, get involved in the festival. "Czech Days is important to the YELL! group and the lodge because we get to celebrate and promote our Czech heritage. We have many Czech activities and entertainment at this festival. There are many fun things to do and see in Wilber. The food is amazing and the Miss Czech-Slovak U.S. Pageant and parades are awesome," said member Katie Zoubek.
On Friday night, the YELL! group passed out treats and carried a banner in the children's parade. This year, they received first place. No. 389's YELL! members are proud to have twenty participants who dance with Junior Czech Dancers, led by lodge member Sheryl Kastanek. Dancers range in ages four to twelve, and over 100 total participate during the Czech Days Festival. The dancers dance starting Thursday night at the Hotel Wilber, then Friday at the Outdoor Theater, followed Saturday and Sunday at the downtown bandstand and outdoor theater. The dancers dance four Czech songs at each place!
The Czech Festival for next year is August 2 - 4, 2019.
The 14th Annual October Czechfest was held in York, NE on October 21. It is a one-day celebration at the York Holthus Convention Center in York hosted by the Nebraska Czechs of York.
They have coffee and kolache in the morning and a delicious Czech dinner, including roast pork loin or Czech wieners with dumplings, sauerkraut, and all the trimmings. There are lots of vendors and Czech entertainment, including queens and talent show.
Everyone loves to dance to the Milligan Czech Brass Band. Band members come from a variety of Western lodges in the area. There are lots of Czech activities, including beginning accordion lessons, Czech language lessons, children's Czech activities, and a silent auction.
The Nebraska Czechs of York sponsor a queen to represent the chapter at the state pageant. They also award an annual scholarship to a high school senior.
No. 389's YELL! group volunteered during the lunch meal and then they get to enjoy all the Czech activities. "We like this Czech celebration because we get to promote our Czech heritage and enjoy good food and activities," said member Katie Zoubek.
Men and women who made their journey from the Czech Republic to South Dakota are remembered every year in Tabor, SD during the Tabor Czech Days at Czech Heritage Park. This year's event was held June 14 - 16.
A yearly favorite of Tabor Czech Days are the Tabor Beseda Dancers, who performed two days of the celebration. There are nearly 200 dancers ranging from age five and up into the senior years. The Beseda is a dance that comes from the Czech heritage. Five youth members of No. 71 are part of the Tabor Beseda Dancers.
Guests also enjoy the authentic Czech meals, such as kolache and dumplings. To further celebrate the heritage, a Czech mass was held on Saturday.
Next year, Tabor Czech Days is June 13-16, 2019.
Myrick, and Junior Queen Eden Tlapak-Simmons.
The 53rd annual Oklahoma Czech and Slovak Festival was held on October 6 in Yukon, OK. A parade started the festivities, followed by dancing, singing, and food assortment. Thousands typically show up for the festivities, and over 2,500 homemade kolache are sold before noon.
The Oklahoma Czech Dancers under the direction of Elaine Benda (President of No. 67, Yukon, OK), delighted the crowd while performing to live music from the Bohemian Knights and the Masopust Polka Band.
No. 67 sponsored Junior Queens Jayden Mason, Eden Tlapak-Simmons, and Princess Kennedy Myrick. They are proud to announce that Jayden Mason was decided to be Oklahoma Junior Queen for 2018-19.
A special thanks to Marjorie Jezek, President of Oklahoma Czechs Inc., Elaine Benda, and other volunteers for all the hard work they do making the Czech Fest a success.
Western thanks members Bonnie Belshan (No. 44), Joanne Fornusek (No. 225), Julie Thoreson (No. 391), Judy Kraynik (No. 391), Katie Zoubek (No. 389), Shirley Woods (No. 71), and Valarie Tlapak-Simmons (No. 67) for providing information and photos that were included in this article.


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10. Dancing On Ice
Dancing on Ice was a big talking point this year, largely down to Gemma Collins who brought the drama to the rink. There was consistent simmering tension between herself and Jason Gardiner, who is not returning to the show in 2020, and they even exchanged cross words on the live show. Collins was once again talk of the town when she fell over during one of her routines, the tumble leaving her with some nasty bruising. (ITV)
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After eight series, TV titan Game of Thrones came to an end earlier this year with its final six episodes that generated huge amounts of conversation. Some of the plot developments caused outrage among devoted viewers, not to mention the infamous coffee cup gaffe that set the internet ablaze when an eagle-eyed fan spotted it. (HBO)
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1. Love Island
A new crop of polished and preened men and women entered the Love Island villa this summer for a series which was full of the usual ups and downs. Poor Amy Hart had her hopes dashed when Curtis Pritchard's feelings toward her waned, while Amber Gill went on to a sensational win after having her heartbroken by Michael Griffiths. This year also came with the news the programme would be getting a winter instalment, set to begin in the New Year, as well as the regular summer instalment. It's no wonder it's one of the most searched shows as people can't seem to get enough of the sizzling show. (ITV)
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The nature of how people consume television is changing across the world. There are more ways to watch, and more ways to read about the most popular shows more than ever.
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So, to see if your favourite came out top, take a look at the most searched for TV shows of 2019 based on millions of searches.
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The British Conservative Party chairman rejected calls for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to resign but said he must address the culture within his government that resulted in multiple staff gatherings at his residence during coronavirus lockdowns. Johnson has apologised for attending a gathering in the garden of his Downing Street residence in May 2020 where staff had been invited to bring their own alcohol at a time when strict rules forbade the public from almost all socialising. "We need to find out the facts and then the Prime Minister needs to respond effectively and to address the culture in Downing Street," Conservative Party Chairman Oliver Dowden told Sky News on Sunday.
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Jointly owned assets: the reason is that title to the asset automatically passes to the second person when the first person passes away.
Superannuation: the rules governing most superannuation funds provide that the fund has the choice to decide where it pays your accumulated superannuation benefits, which includes paying it to your estate or to the beneficiary you have nominated. It's advisable to check this with your superannuation fund.
Life insurance policies: as with superannuation, unless there is a specific person nominated as the beneficiary, the money will be paid to your estate and will be subject to your Will. If there is a specific nomination, then the money will be paid directly to that person.
Capital Gains Tax (CGT): if you have significant assets, you should consider the effect of CGT on your estate. In general terms, when an Executor or Beneficiary disposes of an asset received from a deceased estate, they may have to pay CGT.
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