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module.exports = function(app) {

  app.finder.paginate = function(options){
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    var limit = params.limit || 10;
    var skip = params.skip || 0;
    var limitMax = options.max || 200;
    var filter = options.filter || {};

    if(!_.isInteger(skip)){
      return Promise.reject({
        statusCode: 400,
        message: 'Skip param must be an integer'
      });
    }

    if(!_.isInteger(limit)){
      return Promise.reject({
        statusCode: 400,
        message: 'Limit param must be an integer'
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        statusCode: 400,
        message: `Your limit is exceeding the maximum value: ${limitMax}`
      });
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        statusCode: 400,
        message: 'Limit cannot be lower than 1'
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    filter.skip = skip;

    var result = {};
    return Promise.resolve()
      .then(function(){
        return  options.model.count(filter.where);
      })
      .then(function(count){
        result.count = count;
        return  options.model.find(
          filter
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      })
      .then(function(list){
        result.list = list;
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  };
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After our recent launch of the 'Technical Model National Response', which looks at the different technologies and methodologies that need to be in place to effectively fight the spread of online child sexual abuse material, we're running a series of blog posts that will look more closely at some of these technologies. First out is blocking.
What is blocking – and how does it work?
Blocking works on the Internet Service Provider (ISP) level of the internet – that is, where data travels through providers' networks. Blocking technologies can pick up and block domains and URLs that are known to contain online child sexual abuse material. However, these technologies cannot be used on other parts on the internet, such as the Darknet, social media networks and traditional emails. They can also not pick up content that has been encrypted.
Also known as DNS poisoning, this is the most common way to block online child sexual abuse material on ISP level.
DNS blocking operates through name servers that find the right IP address when individuals look for specific web addresses. If DNS blocking is applied to these servers they can block access to domains where online child sexual abuse material is hosted.
DNS is informed by lists of sites known to contain child sexual abuse material produced by, amongst others, Interpol and IWF. In practice, when someone types in the name of a site that is known to host child sexual abuse material, the name server redirects to another server and a notice that informs the user that they have been stopped from accessing a page with illegal material. It also informs the person of a helpline that they can turn to and seek help.
This technology is cost efficient, however it comes with a few drawbacks. People who are technologically literate can easily point their computer to another name server that does not use blocking technology, or use VPN. Most businesses use their own DNS and not the ISPs, with the consequence that most traffic from businesses is not picked up by DNS Blocking.
Finally, a third drawback is that DNS Blocking is an all or nothing solution, with a huge propensity for overblocking. Even if a small part of a website contains illegal material this technology will block the entire site. This makes it a rather blunt tool.
This technology has the capability to look at all the traffic that flows through the ISPs networks, and in contrast to DNS Blocking, DPI is much more difficult to get round. This is because this technology works like a sledgehammer – it has the potential to look at all the data that is moving through the networks but can also be narrowed down to look at one bit string.
The drawback with this technology, and the reason why it is not used much, is that it is expensive and it can slow down traffic through the networks significantly by creating bottlenecks when data is being scrutinised.
This technology is also not widely used because it raises questions about the users integrity and how the Internet should or shouldn't be policed.
The third technology that is available is a hybrid between the two mentioned above. Instead of scrutinising all data, this technology looks at specific pages that have been put on a blocking list. With the help of Border Gate Protocol (BGP) the operator can send small amounts of data for inspection, which means that instead of looking at billions of IP-addresses the system is only looking at a couple of hundred, and it only looks at the traffic going to sites, the requests, and not traffic coming from sites, and not the information going to the sites.
This means that not only does it avoid bottlenecking traffic, it also avoids overblocking, while still being difficult to get round. However, like the DNS and DPI this system has its limits. By using a different server, such as VPN or TOR, the blocking technology can be circumnavigated.
A fourth way of blocking child sexual abuse content is through blocking lists held in proxys or firewalls. This a technology that is frequently used by businesses.
The advantage of this technology is that it is possible, both theoretically and technologically, to look at encrypted material. In order to do this a certificate must be installed.
The disadvantage with this technology on ISP level, is that the quality of traffic will be heavily reduced, and that it is expensive as it is difficult to scale down the volume that is being looked at.
There is an additional risk to using a proxy or firewall, and that is that it can look like the proxy is the sender for all traffic when a website is sought out. The volume of traffic can also be misconstrued as an attack by some servers, which can lead to the proxy's IP address being blocked.
The final technology available to block online child sexual abuse, is the possibility of the operator blocking ip-addresses directly in their own routers. This is a cheap and simple solution, however also one of the more heavy-handed solutions that will block all pages on the ip-address, again leading to heavy overblocking. As a result it is hardly ever used, if at all.
Although encryption is being used more and more, and despite what could be construed as narrow perimeters, blocking covers a large part of the Internet and is very important in the fight to combat the spread of online child sexual abuse images, and the re-victimisation that happens every time an image or film is shared. Large amounts of child sexual abuse material is still stored, shared and distributed through the open internet and unencrypted websites.


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'Worst feeling a player can have' - Alexander Zverev sympathises with injured Matteo Berrettini
Alexander Zverev had nothing but sympathy for opponent Matteo Berrettini after he broke down with injury at the ATP Finals.
The two played a high-quality first set in Turin, with the Italian crowd really getting behind Berrettini.
However, early in the second set the world number seven suffered an abdominal injury, forcing him to retire and throwing the rest of his tournament into huge doubt.
Berrettini himself has described it as 'the worst day of his life on a tennis court,' and Zverev had nothing but sympathy for both the player and the fans who had come to back him.
"I don't really know what to say, because this is the worst feeling a player can have," Zverev said.
"You play all year long to qualify for this beautiful tournament.
"For Matteo playing at home, this is the worst feeling I think he will ever have in his career.
"I thought the first set was incredibly high-level tennis. This is all not important.
"The most important thing is that both players at the end of the match can shake hands and are healthy. Today this is not the case.
"I think a lot of you guys, everybody here in Italy looked forward to seeing [Matteo] play all three matches, maybe the semi-finals, maybe the final."

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Gone Camping: Smiles All Around!
Actually, we've just returned from our annual weekend camping trip to Forked Lake Campgrounds. There's something so comforting and yet revelatory about tradition. You go back, do the same thing every year, more or less with the same people, but each time feels unique. Familiar, yet changed in small ways. A big part of that is our children, growing up before our eyes. The kid you used to watch like a hawk is now out on the kayak, muscles rippling.
This year school year our oldest will be a senior in Geneseo. He missed the trip, already gone. The middle child, Gavin, enters 10th grade; he'll begin the year on the JV Volleyball team — a new sport for him. Our youngest, Maggie, just 13, enters 8th grade.
Here's a fun snap taken in Long Lake, outside of Hoss's legendary (Triple-S's!) store. That's Gavin in the Cape Cod sweatshirt; Maggie, standing beside him, apple in hand; I'm up above in gray (shirt and hair), fondling the bear; and Lisa, my wife, is on the other side in the light-blue tee and vest. Those other folks? No idea how they got in there.
This morning my wife, Lisa, and daughter, Maggie (13), pulled into our driveway after an energizing run. What a great way to start the day.
Lisa, alas, did not notice the cardinal that was moving awkwardly on the pavement. Or, I guess, Lisa just expected that it would fly away. Most birds do. This one did not. Splat.
Our daughter was upset. Well on her way to becoming a young woman, Maggie was suddenly a little girl again, traumatized, struggling to understand.
The poor bird had no chance against a Toyota Camry.
In the car, there was a pause. Maggie distraught, in disbelief.
My wife steps out of the car to see what's to be done, figuring it will involve a shovel and a garbage can and perhaps a few years of therapy for the aforementioned Maggie. Insurance almost certainly won't cover it.
Suddenly a large black crow swoops down, grabs the splattered cardinal in its beak, and flies off.
Good morning, folks. Carry on.
Nothing to see here, nothing at all.
It was a busy weekend. Around here, that's like saying the ocean was damp. It's how we roll.
On Sunday, I dropped Maggie off at her AAU basketball's coach's house in Castleton at 9:00, because she had a 10:00 practice in Troy and I couldn't get there, since I had to be in Schenectady to coach a travel baseball game at 10:30. It was my son Gavin's team, but he wasn't able to be there because he was spending the night in New Hampshire (taken by my wife, also in NH) for a Regatta. Gavin recently joined the Albany Rowing Club, you see. The college-age son, Nick, visiting for the long weekend, picked up Maggie at the end of practice and brought her out to lunch and then, finally, home.
By the time I returned, everyone was gone. Maggie to her friend's house, Nick at some other place. I don't believe my family is all that different from anyone's else. We're all running around. That's not the point of this post anyway.
On the kitchen counter, I found this pad.
Obviously: Maggie was home alone, grabbed some markers and the nearest pad, and wrote out the names of everyone in her family. It wasn't a gift, it wasn't intended for anyone. Just something she did to pass the time, the names of the folks she loved, made to look pretty.
We just enjoyed a dream vacation in Ireland and now, Dear Faithful Reader, sit back while I show you more than 700 photographs . . .
It really was a special trip — a place I love in a very deep way, the literature, the music, the lanscape, the people, the beer — and I was so glad for my wife, Lisa, and our children to experience it.
My reading is usually thematic — I go on little jags, basically — and it's been Ire-centric of late. Some highlights . . .
As for other matters, we are still conducting further research . . .
This is a story I've told before, 4-5 years back, but recently retold over at my other blog, 2 Guys Talking Mets Baseball. The name pretty much says it all.
So I'll direct you to it. Right this way, people —> Click on this link right here.
A sample of what you'll find there, my oldest boy, my beautiful wife . . .
Standing within the gray, concrete hallways of Shea Stadium, I couldn't help but think of my mother, and how our love of baseball had brought us to this singular moment. My boy, sick with cancer, smiling weakly into the camera, a Sharpie and a signed baseball in his hand. All those games we had watched together, our spirits dashed by defeat and lifted in victory. All of that time and energy invested, all of that life we poured into the game — all of it, truth be told, a little absurd. After all it is just a game. Not life, not death, and certainly not childhood cancer. But standing in that basement of old Shea Stadium, I knew with certainty that it all had been worth it. We will always be grateful to the Mets organization for the kindness of that day.


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5. Click on maintain team contacts.
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Discussion in 'PowerPC Macs' started by chris200x9, Apr 24, 2007.
I was thinking of buying a cheap sawtooth upgrading it to a dual 1.8 adding ram, hdd, etc. My question is could I install this graphics card?
No because it's Windows-PC only.
d'oh do youknow of any good mac agp cards?
NVidia 6800 Ultra that I heard about but not sure if it would work in a Sawtooth PowerMac.
Hold on there, let me get a say.
Radeon 9800 Pro, the best. Careful not to upgrade too much, you might regret it.
Seriously, It is only worth adding subtle upgrades, for example Harddrives to use the machine as a file server, which is what i'm doing to save from the clutter of external harddrives.
Edit: If you don't like the all-in-one design, put your money towards a PowerMac G5 and upgrade that. It will last you way longer than an upgraded G4.
What will you use the machine for?
mainly word processing maybe imovie if i ever get time civ 4 (hopefully) thats about it, maybe give it to my parents because I'm cool like that. see with the imac I think it all comes down to the fact that I really can't save money, it always burns a whole in my pocket and I won't get all the money right away, so I like the g4 cuz i can buy it have something to show far it and then upgrade as I get money.
I don't know what I will do, I want the g4, but i know I SHOULD get an imac.
also I have no job so it would take me like a year to save up for the imac, the g4 i can get here now and upgrade as I get money....also it would only be the 17 inch imac with the g4 it would be a 19 in monitor.....and a summer project would be fun......also it's easier to take pride in something you built (mostly) yourself rather than somethin you just bought.
will the g4 perform these functions?
I really think you should save the money. If you can't save money you should learn now, and make a goal for yourself (for example saving for a new iMac or MacBook, which will perform your tasks with ease, for much longer).
Honestly, it is really not good to just spend money for the sake of it.
I think you will find more pride in saving longer for something as beautiful as the iMac or MacBook, than ploughing money you might have now into old technology.
yes you are crazy, and no don't get the imac.
buy an older g5 tower. single/dual 1.8 would be way less than your budget, is really easy to upgrade, and would kick the crap out of the g4.
build a pc with the money you saved if you really want to snap parts together.


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All-night pediatric clinic offers parents alternative to ER
Paul Takahashi
Good Night Pediatrics, 2651 Green Valley Pkwy., is an urgent care facility for children that operates between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m., 365 days a year.
By Paul Takahashi
Friday, Dec. 24, 2010 | 10:30 a.m.
Good Night Pediatrics - Henderson
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Good Night Pediatrics
It's 3 a.m. and your child is sick. Really sick.
Your family pediatrician's office is closed for the night, and if you go to the hospital emergency room, you might be waiting hours before you get to see a doctor. Where do you go?
Good Night Pediatrics in Henderson has been providing urgent medical care for children between 5 p.m. and 5 a.m. every night since it opened about a year ago.
To the relief of many parents, the valley's first and only all-night pediatric clinic will stay open throughout the holidays.
"No one wants to come here (under the circumstances)," said Andrea Roach, a Mountain's Edge resident who brought her 10-month-old son in on a recent night. "But it's great there's an alternative to the ER. Their waits are ridiculous."
The 32-year-old mother's toddler son, Benjamin, had a persistent cough and runny nose Wednesday night.
Andrea and her husband, Mark Roach, 44, made the half-hour drive to Good Night Pediatrics, 2651 Green Valley Parkway, to have Benjamin checked out by a pediatrician.
The couple said it took about 15 minutes to fill out the first-time paperwork, and they waited no more than 7 minutes to see a doctor.
"It's a fabulous idea," Andrea Roach said. "It beats going to a very crowded and sick ER."
According to a 2010 report by Press Ganey, a health care research and consulting firm, Nevada ranked 37th nationally in ER wait times, even though it showed the most significant improvement in 2009. Nationally, the average trip to the ER lasts more than four hours.
"You don't know who's going to treat your child," said clinic manager Michael Arausa. "And you could spend hours at an emergency room for a simple ear infection and come home with another illness."
Since it opened in January, Good Night Pediatrics has treated about 1,600 patients, averaging about six patients a night. With the upcoming winter months being the clinic's peak season, Arausa said, they are prepared for the influx of sick children.
The clinic is designed specially for children, with blue walls and yellow stars dotting the floors. The hallways and walls of the seven examination rooms have colorful exam table sheets and children's posters.
Dr. Sandy Kalm, one of three staff pediatricians at Good Night Pediatrics, has a collection of 17 stethoscope sleeves, all various plush animals. On Wednesday night, she greeted a patient with her pet "zebra" who "likes to listen to hearts and lungs," she said.
"I like having a relationship with families and patients, seeing them grow," Kalm, 35, said. "To be able to talk to children and making them laugh and feel better, that's rewarding for me."
Although the self-proclaimed "night owl" may make her patients giggle, the work Kalm does is no laughing matter. The clinic is equipped for everything from treating the common cold and flu to dealing with respiratory problems and diagnosing blood disorders.
But children with more serious issues — such as seizures, loss of consciousness and head injuries for infants less than 1 year old — should still go to the hospital, Kalm said.
Arausa said that the aim of the urgent care facility is not to replace family physicians. The clinic doesn't provide immunizations or conduct regular check ups, and any medical records generated at Good Night Pediatrics are automatically faxed to the regular family pediatrician, he said.
Still, the Phoenix-based company of pediatric clinics has found it is filling a crucial need.
"I have a lot of repeat patients. It's like having two pediatricians," Kalm said.
The company hopes to expand its foothold in the Las Vegas Valley and has plans to add another clinic in the north, she said.
"You have to see the transformation when patients walk in screaming to walking out no longer in distress and talking up a storm," she said. "Just because it's the holidays doesn't mean you're not getting sick."


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Declaring my love to another country.
In Dominicano, Identities, My Story, Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Muchachas y Flamboyan.
Oil on canvas, 150 H x 100 W cm / 59.1 H x 39.4 W in
Created by Ofir Hirsh, under the Dominicano identity in 2009
I was born in Israel and will always be Israeli, however, at some point in 2009 I felt completely Dominican. After 7 years of living in the Dominican Republic: speaking Dominican Spanish, eating Platanos and Mondongo, drinking Brugal and Presidente, dancing Merengue, Bachata and Reggaeton, exploring each and every corner of this amazing country, and working very closely with Dominican children, I felt that I'm qualified and entitled for the title "Dominicano". I was obviously in love with the Dominican Republic and I felt I must declare it, and what can be more glorifying and pleasing than naming myself Dominicano!
There are nuances in every culture that only insiders comprehend. There is a magical beauty which can only be seen by those who have absorbed it long enough. Muchachas y Flamboyan was conceived after a very long and thorough observation. The magnificent settings of the beach of Las-Terrenas, my home, with the ocean and the Coconut trees in the background, where I spent infinite and unforgettable days and nights; walking, swimming, fishing, dancing and loving. The "Flamboyan time"; the blossom season of the Flamboyant tree ("Flame tree" Delonix Regia).
The giant colorful canopies and the massive amount of petals that cover the ground below the trees. The unique red-orange color of the flowers that can only be captured in live, which fills the air with a burning, but naive kind of passion.
The center of the work is dedicated to "Las Muchachas", Dominican Spanish for girls. Each of them represent a different age group, emphasizing what I perceive as a rather rapid transition between the groups. The braided girl on the left, still allowed to dress and play like a "Tom Boy". The teenager, who already pretends to be a woman and is also expected by society to express her femininity. The young woman, who is already expected to be a mother, and on the right side, the young "Abuela", the grandmother.
Although I'm currently far away from the Dominican Republic, a part of me will always be Dominican. The life I lived in the D.R. made me realize the kind of life style I want to have, one step back from modern life, surrounded by nature, simplicity, and welcoming faces.
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This morning, AgriEnergy Resources in Princeton, IL e-mailed its clients and friends helpful guidance on beneficial foliar feeding for corn and beans in the early stages — two to five leaves.
May 24, 2018 — Here's what the AgriEnergy agronomists said. After those quotes we'll add some recommendations of our own.
"1. For conventional growers...Accelerator has shown great results when applied at 3-4 gallons/acre. It's a complete package including nitrogen, phosphorous, and potassium along with some zinc, manganese, boron, copper, iron, magnesium, and carbons.
"2. For organic growers...Pillar is a great option when applied at 3-4 gallons/acre. It's a complete blend including nitrogen, phosphorous, potassium, zinc, manganese, boron, copper, and various carbon sources.
"3. For all growers...1-2 gallons/acre of SP-1™ can be added to any foliar application to boost effectiveness; but if you're needing a specific micronutrient, our Biomin line of trace minerals can be added into the tank as well. If you're looking for an adjuvant to help the plant better absorb essential nutrients, we'd recommend Wake-Up Summer for conventional growers and OroBoost for organic crops."
The chart at right reflects a random-rep field trial on corn which we conducted with Accelerator on the Renewable Farming research farm in 2013. Accelerator was a new formulation then. We found that as expected, tank-mixing it with WakeUP Summer bumped up yield response.
We've done hundreds of such replicated yield trials. Our general conclusion: If a foliar-applied trace element blend or biostimulant consistently generates a 5-bu. yield benefit, tank-mixing it with WakeUP Summer lifts the yield response another 4 bushels. Overall, WakeUP Summer typically adds 80% more on top of the original benefit.
Foliar treatment with Accelerator plus WakeUP Summer.
As the yellow and green chart shows, addition of WakeUP Summer to the Accelerator foliar nutrients bumped absorption and metabolism of five important trace elements, as of nine days after application. The chart compares control analysis with that of Accelerator plus WakeUP Summer. Our spreadsheets also show that when we measured trace content with Accelerator alone, versus Accelerator plus WakeUP, the average gain in metabolized traces with WakeUP present was 10%.
Our trial was on non-GMO corn, so there was no glyphosate application to chelate (lock up) trace elements. Under glyphosate conditions, foliars containing the trace metals typically show more response than in fields or foliar spray conditions without a chemical chelator. That's how glyphosate kills weeds: It ties up essential trace elements the weed needs to live.
We recall hearing soybean yield champ Kip Cullers at a 2015 Conklin Company seminar in Minnesota; he was recommending a foliar application of zinc on soybeans and corn. "It's a no-brainer. Just do it," he told the crowd of about 400 farmers. I chatted with Kip privately after his presentation, asking him: "I'm non-GMO. Never had glyphosate on the place. Would I still need to foliar-apply zinc?" Kip shrugged. "Then you probably don't need zinc," he said. "Tissue test first."
The point of mentioning that visit with Kip: Yield data from test results can depend significantly on a field's history of nutrients, fungicides and herbicides. University researchers note that yield response to fungicides became more significant after the advent of Roundup, which impacts the balance of soil microbes toward fungal populations.
A small example of the "field history affect:" After hearing Kip Cullers in spring 2015, we invested an entire field into foliar trials on corn with Kip Cullers Compass, a product from Conklin. We had no yield response from Compass over the control strips. There was a 2-bu. benefit in yields by adding WakeUP Summer, but not the kind of very positive results that most farmers were seeing. And most corn and soybean farmers were in glyphosate regimens. Here's the link to our report from that work in 2015.


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iPod Connectivity Standard On 2008 Scion
Feb 9th, 2007 | By James Lewin | Category: iPod Accessories, iPods & Portable Media Players, Mobile Podcasting
Apple iPod connectivity is standard across the Scion lineup for 2008. Scion's standard 160-watt maximum output Pioneer AM/FM/CD audio system features a head unit with iPod control. The head unit integrates track, artist and album information from the iPod into a one-line display on the head unit's screen.
Connectivity is achieved by plugging the iPod into a port via a connector cable, providing optimal sound quality and constant power to the iPod. Music is controlled through the head unit and steering wheel audio controls. A standard mini-jack port also allows users to listen to their portable music collection through the tC's Pioneer speakers.
Since many Scion customers add in-car entertainment systems to their vehicle, the tC comes standard with rear head unit outputs allowing for the addition of external amps to boost power to the front and rear speakers, and subwoofers.
The tC's optional premium audio system adds one more feature to the standard head unit, the ability to download "skins" to play on the LCD faceplate. Customers can download images, four-second video clips and eight-second movies from Pioneer's website. In addition, Pioneer software allows customers to burn their own images and movies onto a CD and upload
them onto the available head unit.
Both the standard and premium head units retain key Scion audio system features such as Scion Sound Processing (SSP) where listeners can choose from three pre-set equalizer settings, satellite radio compatibility, a user-customizable welcome screen, MP3 and WMA capability, Automatic Sound Leveling (ASL) and Sound Retouch Technology (SRT), which provides clearer
CD sound quality. Both systems will also feature six speakers: two tweeters and speakers in each door panel.


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package org.elasticsearch.search.aggregations.metrics;

import org.elasticsearch.test.ESTestCase;
import org.junit.Assert;

public class CompensatedSumTests extends ESTestCase {

    /**
     * When adding a series of numbers the order of the numbers should not impact the results.
     *
     * <p>This test shows that a naive summation comes up with a different result than Kahan
     * Summation when you start with either a smaller or larger number in some cases and
     * helps prove our Kahan Summation is working.
     */
    public void testAdd() {
        final CompensatedSum smallSum = new CompensatedSum(0.001, 0.0);
        final CompensatedSum largeSum = new CompensatedSum(1000, 0.0);

        CompensatedSum compensatedResult1 = new CompensatedSum(0.001, 0.0);
        CompensatedSum compensatedResult2 = new CompensatedSum(1000, 0.0);
        double naiveResult1 = smallSum.value();
        double naiveResult2 = largeSum.value();

        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            compensatedResult1.add(smallSum.value());
            compensatedResult2.add(smallSum.value());
            naiveResult1 += smallSum.value();
            naiveResult2 += smallSum.value();
        }

        compensatedResult1.add(largeSum.value());
        compensatedResult2.add(smallSum.value());
        naiveResult1 += largeSum.value();
        naiveResult2 += smallSum.value();

        // Kahan summation gave the same result no matter what order we added
        Assert.assertEquals(1000.011, compensatedResult1.value(), 0.0);
        Assert.assertEquals(1000.011, compensatedResult2.value(), 0.0);

        // naive addition gave a small floating point error
        Assert.assertEquals(1000.011, naiveResult1, 0.0);
        Assert.assertEquals(1000.0109999999997, naiveResult2, 0.0);

        Assert.assertEquals(compensatedResult1.value(), compensatedResult2.value(), 0.0);
        Assert.assertEquals(naiveResult1, naiveResult2, 0.0001);
        Assert.assertNotEquals(naiveResult1, naiveResult2, 0.0);
    }

    public void testDelta() {
        CompensatedSum compensatedResult1 = new CompensatedSum(0.001, 0.0);
        for (int i = 0; i < 10; i++) {
            compensatedResult1.add(0.001);
        }

        Assert.assertEquals(0.011, compensatedResult1.value(), 0.0);
        Assert.assertEquals(Double.parseDouble("8.673617379884035E-19"), compensatedResult1.delta(), 0.0);
    }

    public void testInfiniteAndNaN() {
        CompensatedSum compensatedResult1 = new CompensatedSum(0, 0);
        double[] doubles = {Double.NEGATIVE_INFINITY, Double.POSITIVE_INFINITY, Double.NaN};
        for (double d : doubles) {
            compensatedResult1.add(d);

        }

        Assert.assertTrue(Double.isNaN(compensatedResult1.value()));
    }
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Q: self.window.windowHandle() returns None in backend_qt with PySide2 I am working on a GUI window using PySide2 in Python 3.8.10 (Not my choice). When running the sample code an error is produced in the backend_qt package, which is being used to embed a matplotlib plot in the window. This isn't a big issue in this program, but when it's implemented with the rest of the project I believe it's causing the window to crash and/or not display properly
import sys
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
from PySide2.QtWidgets import (QHBoxLayout, QWidget, QApplication)
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qt5agg import FigureCanvasQTAgg

class MplCanvas(FigureCanvasQTAgg):
    # Create canavs to display graph
    def __init__(self, parent, width=15, height=4, dpi=100):
        fig, self.axis = plt.subplots(figsize=(width, height), dpi=dpi)
        super().__init__(fig)
        self.setParent(parent)
        self.window = FigureCanvasQTAgg

class OutputWindow(QWidget):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()

        self.chart = MplCanvas(self)
        self.create_params_box()

    def create_params_box(self):

        self.hbox = QHBoxLayout()
        self.hbox.addWidget(self.chart)

app = QApplication(sys.argv)
demo = OutputWindow()
demo.setLayout(demo.hbox)
demo.showMaximized()
sys.exit(app.exec_())

Output
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "~\venv\lib\site-packages\matplotlib\backends\backend_qt.py", line 276, in showEvent
    window.screenChanged.connect(self._update_screen)
AttributeError: 'NoneType' object has no attribute 'screenChanged'

From backend_qt
    def showEvent(self, event):

        window = self.window().windowHandle()
        window.screenChanged.connect(self._update_screen)
        self._update_screen(window.screen())

Obviously this means self.window().windowHandle() is returning None  but I'm not sure why this would be the case. This gets output 2 times, once when the window opens, and again when it's closed by the user
I'm not sure if this is an issue on my end or with PySide2 (it would not be the first) but I would appreciate a workaround.
Thanks!
Stripped original code down to demo
Changing PySide2 version to 5.15.2, 5.15.1, 5.14.x
Sample code produces ok output but window crashes when implemented into full system

A: You are incorrectly embedding the Matplotlib canvas. See the official documentation.
Do like the following example, which is based on your example.
from matplotlib import pyplot as plt
from PySide2.QtWidgets import (QHBoxLayout, QWidget, QApplication)
from matplotlib.backends.backend_qtagg import FigureCanvas

class MplCanvas(FigureCanvas):
    def __init__(self, width=15, height=4, dpi=100):
        fig, self.axis = plt.subplots(figsize=(width, height), dpi=dpi)
        super().__init__(fig)

class OutputWindow(QWidget):
    def __init__(self):
        super().__init__()
        self.chart = MplCanvas()
        hbox = QHBoxLayout()
        self.setLayout(hbox)
        hbox.addWidget(self.chart)

app = QApplication()
demo = OutputWindow()
demo.show()
app.exec_()

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One of the area's premier fitness facilities will undergo a major transition on June 1. Gold's Gym in Mount Dora, a franchise location, will change its name to Fitness CF. The location is one of four Gold's Gyms in Central Florida owned by the same franchisee.
The CF stands for Central Florida, not Cross Fit, although those fitness facilities commonly use that abbreviation. Other than the name and logo, all other aspects of the gym will remain the same. This includes rates, staff, classes, equipment and ownership.
Gold's Gym corporation recently increased its franchise fees, which spurred the decision not to renew the franchise agreement. Moving forward under the new name allows Fitness CF more flexibility to expand without the limitations a franchise agreement typically imposes.
Fitness CF is located at 18840 U.S. Highway 441 in Mount Dora.
There are three words a business owner hates to hear: "Shut it down." The exception, of course, is when it's ordered by no-nonsense Jon Taffer, host of "Bar Rescue" reality series.
That's the case at Sidelines, a sports bar and restaurant on Highland Street in Mount Dora. The casual eatery is currently the location of a closed set to produce an episode of the Spike TV series.
After a restaurant's Bar Rescue application is approved and Taffer has surveilled the establishment's service and food, he and his team provide expertise on everything from concept and decor to menu, service and cost savings.
Sidelines is currently closed so a hectic 'Stress Test' can be given to staff tonight to see how much additional training is needed. A expedited 48-hour renovation follows with the finished product being dramatically revealed to the owner and patrons on Wednesday night.
Stay tuned for the air-date of the Mount Dora's "Bar Rescue" episode. Last year, another reality show, "Hotel Impossible Showdown" on the Travel Channel, declared Mount Dora's Adora Inn as the winner of a hotel competition of three Florida properties.
To get off to a healthy start in Mount Dora's retail environment, an impressive track record in the business is essential.
That's exactly what Deanna Renda, the CEO of Naples Soap Company, is bringing to the company's new downtown Mount Dora location.
The organic skincare company just leased the historic house at 331 Donnelly Street and hopes for a June 1 opening.
Mount Dora was an easy choice for Renda, a native Floridian, who has a passion for old Florida communities and recently revisited the Central Florida town.
"When I saw the building, it had a fantastic vibe," said Renda of the quaint blue and yellow historic home that formerly housed the Painter's Daughter boutique. The two-story building will mark the twelfth location for the Florida-based chain. The first store opened in Naples in 2009 with just 300 square feet. As the company grew, so did the stores, which now average 1,200 square feet.
The shop's interior will be vintage-inspired and Renda and her crew plan on picking through Renningers Antique Center to uncover some unique displays.
" I'm excited to fill this location with a tenant who really appreciates its unique charm and history," said Sandi Weld, leasing agent with CFL properties. Weld believes Mount Dora shoppers are ready for quality, organic body products.
Naples Soap Company's top selling products are its bath bombs and unscented sea salt soap bar. That particular bar, good for psoriasis, acne and rosacea, was the impetus for the company and its mission to develop effective products to help chronic skin conditions.
According to Renda, 90% of the store's products are manufactured within 50 miles of Mount Dora.
"We're really excited to be part of the Mount Dora community," said Renda.
The rapid and meteoric success of Mount Dora's English pub was unexpected. Its interesting name often perplexed passersby, but its authentic fare and friendly proprietors quickly drew a loyal following of British expats and Mount Dora locals.
Now after almost 3 years, Magical Meat Boutique is beginning a very creative expansion project. The owners, Phil and Kate Barnard, secured a lease to the adjacent 1938 passenger train car that once served as the ticket office for the area's vintage train. The extensive interior renovation of the train car will include new flooring and decor and elements that return it to its former glory. Vintage features found in a 1938 London Underground (Tube) train will also be added to complement the pub's existing theme.
The popular restaurant and bar reaches capacity on weekends, and the added space allows for expansion without changing the location, according to Phil.
The initial plan is to use the train car on weekends for buffet dining and to accommodate private parties and murder-mystery nights. The other end of the train car will convert the ticket office into a small, retro bar.
The target for completion is the end of July to coincide with Magical Meat Boutique's festive third birthday. However, Barnard has a more immediate project in the works to add approximately 1,000 square feet to their deck. That project is underway and is expected to be complete by the end of May.
"We'll have extra seating and larger bands on weekends; extend our current bar to offer at least another six to eight draught ales; and eventually an outside bar or window to the patio," said Barnard , enumerating the plans for the expanded patio.
No doubt, Mount Dora offers some of the best sunsets in Florida. Fortunately, the void of lakefront dining to enjoy them will soon be filled.
A new waterfront restaurant, Boathouse on Lake Dora, is now in the design process. The targeted opening is currently the end of the fourth quarter of 2017 or first quarter of 2018. The downtown building sits at the entrance to historic Boat House Row next to Mount Dora Yacht Club.
The interior will have an airy South Beach decor and the restaurant will offer a casual, affordable menu featuring fresh seafood, gourmet burgers, steaks and salads with Caribbean-inspired flavors, according to the owners, Edna and Luis Gonzalez.
The couple became acquainted with downtown's dining scene after they opened Las Palmas Cuban Restaurant over a year ago. Inspiration to build another restaurant came after receiving frequent comments from customers about the lack of waterfront dining in the city.
The two-story building is already zoned for commercial use and will provide lake-view seating for 150 customers inside. Additional seating will be on two decks, as well as a tiki bar.
The approximately 3000 square-foot, family-friendly restaurant will also offer seating around two waterfront fire pits.
The couple purchased the property last week and plan at least $300,000 in improvements. Upgrades will be made with their neighbors' input to provide minimal impact, according to the couple.
Boathouse on Lake Dora will provide limited dock space for customers, as well as free valet parking. The restaurant will seek a variance for off-site valet parking and already has secured a Highland Street lot with approximately 200 spaces that are estimated to be turned over twice a day. That is expected to yield parking for 400 cars daily. The valet stand is planned at 4th Avenue and McDonald pedestrian area, so the public can also use the service. Other downtown restaurants may opt to validate parking to make it convenient and affordable for their patrons.


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ARCHIVE Vol. 13:01 06/22/10
by JBM Admin June 22, 2010
The Jeff Buckley International Newsletter
The Only Official Fan Club & Newsletter
(Authorized & guided by the family of Jeff Buckley)
*All rights reserved*
Vol. 13:01 06/22/10
OFFICIAL JEFF BUCKLEY FORUM
– Brand New JB Forum !
– Join Us Online
– Hosted By Jax & Leslie!
ARTISTS INSPIRED BY JEFF BUCKLEY
– Interview with Poet John McNeeley
– Poetry Compilation: "39"
– Jeff Buckley Band Member
– NYC: Sat June 26
– The Living Room
JEFF BUCKLEY – SCENE & HEARD
– ABC TV-Jeff Beck
– New York Times
– iCarly's Miranda Cosgrove
– Book: The Story of Shannon Hoon
– UK: NME interviews Anton Corbijn
– Twitter, You Tube, FB & MySpace
– The Official Jeff Buckley Forum
MARY'S MAILBAG (With Love from MG)
– Will "All Flowers in Time" ever be released?
– Necklace Jeff wears on Grace Cover?
Tickets On Sale Now !!
Williamstown Theater Festival
Jeff Buckley Music is joining Michael Kimmel and Lauren Fitzgerald on the road to Williamstown, MA for the official opening of their rock-musical adaptation of Romeo & Juliet. Slated to hit the stage at this summer's Williamstown Theater Festival, "The Last Goodbye" gracefully layers
Jeff's powerful music within Shakespeare's heartbreaking tale.Previously seen only as stand up readings before tiny audiences in New York City, we are thrilled to invite you to experience the first fully staged production for yourself. They shall sing, they shall dance,
THOU SHALL BE ROCKED!
Please, come join us!
Preview performances are Thursday, August 5 and Friday, August 6 and the matinee on Saturday, August 7th. (very limited availability)
Opening performance is Saturday night, August 7th at 8:30 pm. (SOLD OUT)
[Tickets are selling very quickly. Most nights are "limited" to "very limited" as of this moment.] Online ticket sales at the Williamstown Theater Festival website:
http://wtfestival.org /413.597.3400
Find out more about the project below:
A JEFF BUCKLEY ADULATION:
Pittsburgh's finest — and some notable out-of-towners
offer "An Adulation"
May 15th at the Rex Theater-Pittsburgh, PA
By Aaron Jentzen
With All-Stars-only musical tributes, it can seem like only those in an exclusive club are allowed to demonstrate their appreciation. And with local-band tributes, held in smoky rock bars all over, passion for the music doesn't always translate into polished performances. Pittsburgh's "Jeff Buckley: An Adulation" struck a fine, democratic balance between the two, with both Pittsburgh-based musicians (myself included) and out-of-town special guests, allowing the event to serve as both tribute to Jeff as a person and musician, and to his music's range of influence.
The concert took place Sat., May 15 at the Rex Theater, a former movie theater converted to a capacious music venue, in Pittsburgh's South Side. The night before the concert, Mary Guibert, Alison Raykovich of Jeff Buckley Music, organizers and many of the musicians involved met for gathering that set a tone of both reflection and camaraderie for the night of the show.
The night began with introductions by Master of Ceremonies Jason Kirin and organizers Brad Hlavach and Amy Staggs, followed by some moving words from Mary Guibert. The music then began with the simple solo acoustic guitar and vocal of Mikey Yurick ("I'm Calling You") and built throughout the evening until the performances by Tommy Brunett (of Modern English) and his band, and David J (of Bauhaus, Love & Rockets) with Damien Youth.
Some of the night's many fine performances hewed to Jeff's originals, while others took the songs into new musical territory. Perhaps the most extreme was the spoken-word piece delivered by Jason Kirin, a celebration of Jeff's life and music that included references and snatches of his lyrics and titles, which backing ensemble "The Abraxian Harmony" incorporated and stitched together.
The night ended on a darker note, with David J.'s eerie psychodramatic eulogy, just before a final all-out version of "I Shall Be Released."
Or rather, that was the planned ending: An enthusiastic young guy wearing a Jeff Buckley T-shirt and his girlfriend had been hanging around since the second doors opened, and he somehow ended up onstage with an acoustic guitar, offering his own, spontaneous tribute as the audience dispersed into the night. Which is perhaps just as it should be.
Mikey Yurick "I'm Calling You"
Aaron Jentzen with Brian Sproul "Nightmares By The Sea," "The Sky is a Landfill"
Bob Melvin with Mike Gaydos "Opened Once," "Lover, You Should've Come Over," "Dream Brother"
Sarah Siplak "Hallelujah"
Scotts Roger "Lilac Wine"
Brett Staggs with Reid Wellock "Be Your Husband," "Kick Out the Jams"
Jason Kirin and the Abraxian Harmony
Ben Hardt "Last Goodbye," "Everybody Here Wants You"
Justin Andrew and Jim Doutrich "Morning Theft," "I Woke Up In A Strange Place," "So Real"
Tommy Brunett "Yard of Blond Girls"
David J with Damien Youth "New Year's Prayer," "Eulogy," "I Shall Be Released"
JEFF BUCKLEY.COM
OFFICIAL MEMBERS FORUM-JOIN US !
Join us in the Official Jeff Buckley Forum. The site is available in over 50 language translations so you can join world-wide and share your thoughts, inspirations and art with us. Meet new friends who share your same interest in Jeff's music. !
Join the conversation with others from all over the world who share your respect for Jeff Buckley, the man, and his music. The forum is hosted by Jaclyn Stewart who brought you The Jeff Buckley Community for many years, with Leslie Spencer.
Join us at The Official Jeff Buckley Forum !
ARTIST INSPIRED BY JEFF BUCKLEY SCENE & HEARD
INTERVIEW WITH THE AUTHOR OF "39"
POET JOHN MCNEELEY
"39" is a collection of poems and lyrics that encompass thirteen years of writing and thirty-nine years of living. This is the author approaching forty, looking back on his past and sharing some insight and experiences. This self published book of lyrics and poems has several selections about Jeff Buckley, the piece entitled "Butterfly Exhibit (for Jeff)", and "Jeff Buckley".
Author John McNeeley recently spent some time with JBIN and shared his inspiration behind the poems in "39" and remembering his discovery of Jeff Buckley's music. John is also the frontman and lyricist for the band The Suburban Exiles For questions, comments or more info, you can email John McNeeley at [email protected]
JBIN: How Did Jeff Buckley's music inspire you?
McNeeley: So I was working at a very cool second-hand record store in Davis Sq, Somerville in 1995 called Disc Diggers. Now it's gone 🙁 just like all great old music venues and old record stores in Boston. But while I was there, I got to know this guy who was a local studio engineer and someone got him this copy of Jeff doing Dylan's If You See Her… You know how cassettes of obscure stuff used to get around in those days, well anyway, I brought it home and listened to it and I got goose bumps and my eyes filled with tears.
I had never in my life had that reaction to music before. I found out Grace existed and bought it on CD, pissed at myself that it took me a year or so to even know Jeff existed. I got very into him and into Grace. But then at a dark time in my own life, only a few months after Jeff died, I almost wore the CD out, as I spun it over and over and over again, taking comfort in my own loneliness, as Jeff's ghost sang me lullabies. I scooped up Sketches and every CD and DVD that followed. I met Jeff's mom on her film tour in 1999 and again a few years later, and saw Black Beetle play in Boston. My big regret is that I never got to see Jeff play live. There are many imitators, but no one like him. He made his way into my writing, like anyone or anything that affects me deeply in some way.
JBIN: Tell us a litle about the inspiration behind the book "39"
McNeeley: "39" is very personal poetry, lyrics, and memoirs. It's me at 39, looking back at my life, and cleaning the slate of ghosts, anger, regrets, and getting ready to face my 40s, now that I am a husband and father, with responsibilities and more focused, more happy and at peace with life. No longer angry, no longer lonely or sad. The 13 years of journal entries that make up "39" helped give birth to the writer in me and there is a lot more writing to come. Also, I am in the band, The Suburban Exiles.
"39" is available at Amazon.com, More here
MATT JOHNSON at
NYC-SAT JUNE 26, 2010
154 Ludlow (@ Stanton), NYC
www.livingroomny.com
Ages:21 & Over, Tickets: $8.00
By Fun Palace Entertainment
Jeff Buckley's drummer from the Grace album and tour, Matt Johnson, will perform selections from his solo release Cagefighter in his Manhattan debut at The Living Room, 154 Ludlow, NYC on Saturday, June 26, 2010. Tickets are $8.00 and venue entry is 21 & over. Johnson wants to share Cagefighter with his fans and peers to showcase his songwriting and multi-instrumental performance talents. The release is not intended as a drum record but Johnson does play all drums on the full length recording that was recently noted in Modern Drummer magazine (February 2010).
Recently coming off a 3-month European and US tour with Angus & Julia Stone, Johnson explains: "singing and guitar playing were my focus during production. I wrote the record and then picked an incredible cast of characters to play it". The record features performances by: Joan as Police Woman, Catherine Popper of Ryan Adams band, Thomas Bartlett of Antony and the Johnsons, Gerry Leonard of the David Bowie band, Cameron Greider of the Martha Wainwright band, Jeff Hill of the Rufus Wainwright band, Oren Bloedow of Elysian Fields and Meshell Ndegeocello's band. www.drumsmattjohnson.com
Modern Drummer recently wrote: After arriving on the New York City music scene from his native [Houston] Texas in the early '90s, Johnson hooked up with Jeff Buckley and was a member of the revered singer's band on the Grace album and tour. The years since Buckley's untimely 1997 death have found Johnson backing John Mayer, Rufus Wainwright, Martha Wainwright, Duncan Sheik, Beth Orton, and others in the studio and on stage, as well as moving forward with his own projects, like his new solo album Cagefighter. -Patrick Berkery (Feb. 2010)
SCENE & HEARD
JEFF BUCKLEY NEWS
FROM AROUND THE WORLD !
Jeff Beck's new release features a recording of "Corpus Christi Carol". Michigan's ABC12 News featured a story referencing Jeff Buckley and Beck's new release stating that "Beck flawlessly mirrors Buckley's falsetto vocals with his trademark tremolo heavy Fender Strat tone." Irish opera singer Imelda May also adds her voice to another Jeff Buckley cover "Lilac Wine." Read More Here
The New York Times reports, in new release reviews, that" Sparks Fly"(Columbia), the debut CD by "iCarly" star, Miranda Cosgrove, has a Jeff mention in lyrics: on the song, "Shakespeare" , Cosgrove "seeks out a thinking boy who might not be expecting a serenade from a Nickelodeon star: "Do you like Shakespeare? / Jeff Buckley? / Watching movies on Sunday?"
Jeff is mentioned in the book "A Devil on One Shoulder and an Angel on the Other: The Story of Shannon Hoon and Blind Melon" by Greg Prato. In page 194, talking about the recording of their 2nd album "Soup." Quote by Miles Tackett (guitarist/cellist, who played on "Soup"): "I remember playing the Jeff Buckley album (Grace) on our way to Woodstock, if I'm not mistaken. We were all in a van together, and I played it for them. I was a big fan of Jeff Buckley's and was playing it for everyone I could. That might have been part of their introduction to working or talking with Andy Wallace."
-Andy Wallace is featured on the cover of "Soup," eating, as it were, soup. Also, Jeff is mentioned again in p. 277 when Susan Silver discusses Shannon, Chris Cornell and Jeff Buckley.
The UK's NME Magazine recently featured an interview with Anton Corbijn (photographer and Control film director, etc.) in which he says: "Jeff Buckley was the best singer there ever was. I saw him once in Woodstock in 1994 just before 'Grace' came out, in front of about 20 people. I was having a drink somewhere nearby and he actually called me to say he was going to start and that I should come over. I didn't know what to expect but it was just amazing. He was so charismatic and his voice was unlike anything you've ever heard. He showed me that the human voice is more powerful than doing something great on the guitar. I remember leaving the next day to meet up with Depeche Mode and thinking I should turn around and spend a month with this guy… I didn't."
For the most up to date Jeff Buckley news, connect with us online at Twitter, Facebook, The Official Jeff Buckley You Tube Channel and Jeff Buckley My Space.
The Official Jeff Buckley Forum
Thanks To: Bert & Adam Bretherton, Leslie Spencer, Jack Bookbinder
MARY'S MAILBAG
…with love from M. G.
If you have a question for Mary, please tell us what City/Country you are writing from and send them to: [email protected] Letters reprinted by permission
You may already know that someone has leaked "All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun" on YouTube. Is there any possibility of giving it an approved of release, maybe as a charity single? It's too good to go unheard.
I'm a massive JB fan, I saw him play six times, and met him three times. My encounters with him were unforgettable, and so is his music. I was at the last show in Australia where he played "All Flowers In Time Bend Towards The Sun" as one of the encore songs and people I know who were there really loved it.
Please think seriously about releasing it. It will be loved.
Michael Olliffe
Dear Michael:
I agree with all of you that "All Flowers In Time" is a lovely song, but we never had a proper studio recording of it, and the demo recordings we had were too personal and not suited to past projects. However, I knew that there would come a time to give another artist the opportunity to give the song to the world.
Just as an aside, and taking another chance to educate you songwriters out there, one of the rights the author of a song has is "first use rights". That means that until a songwriter releases their own recording or publishes the song in some official way, no-one can publish or record it without the author's permission.
Such is the case with "All Flowers In Time". However, I can announce that I have given permission for Michael Kimmel, creator of "The Last Goodbye" the musical, to use that song in his adaptation of "Romeo and Juliet", which is about to premier at the Williamstown Theatre Festival, in August. When we release the cast recording of that musical, in a year or so, it will be when the "first use rights" will have been exercised. After that, what is known as a "compulsory license" will come into play, which allows anyone to record and perform the song as long as they pay royalties for the use of the song in a commercial venture.
I know there are a lot of bootlegs of unpublished songs and personal demo tapes that belonged to Jeff. After a decade of swapping on the Internet, they're everywhere. We've become inured to the injustice of it because "we want what we want when we want it, and if we can get it for free, then how could it be wrong?"
I still think that there will be a time and place for me to open up my archives of demos and recordings with experimental versions of now-familiar songs. I think they are lovely in their own way, and extremely revealing of Jeff's creative diversity and his diligence in pursuit of what so many assume was effortless for him. I've always said that the best way for me to procede in this work was to take one good project at a time and do it really, really well. With God's grace, I'll live long enough to see that all of what he left behind is dealt with with utmost dignity and respect for Jeff and for all of you out there who are his students and stewards.
I have been looking everywhere for a necklace like the one Jeff wore for his cover of the album of Grace. It is really beautiful and I would love to know exactly what it is an where I could get one.
Sophie xxxxxxx
My Dear Sophie:
I'm not quite sure how you know what the necklace(s) look like, since they don't really show up on the cover photo of the "Grace" album. They only way you can see them is if you are looking at a wider angle photo from the same session, which I have searched out. It's clearly two necklaces, one on a black cloth strap and one on a "dog-tag-type" chain. One appears to be a cross of some kind, and the other looks like a small medallion. They're caught up on each other, so it's hard to tell which is strung on the chain and which on the strap. My best guess would be that they were purchased in the early nineties at a flea market in the East Village. I doubt that you could locate the exact same items, today. Jeff often wore a small, silver Pakistani coin made into a medallion, strung on a thin leather cord. That might be easier to duplicate.
Good luck and best regards,


How to build muscle: 5 further big lies that kill your progress.
This is the third part of the BIG LIES series.
If you're naturally stocky (with short limbs and a broad torso), the three powerlifts (properly done) will make you a larger-muscled stocky person.
If you're naturally lanky (with long limbs and a narrow torso), the three powerlifts (properly done) will make you a larger-muscled lanky person.
And if you're neither stocky nor lanky, the three powerlifts (properly done) will make you a larger-muscled neither stocky nor lanky person.
To build muscle, the squat, the bench press and the deadlift are outstanding exercises when performed properly.
Stocky bodybuilders are usually especially suited to the squat and the bench press. Lanky bodybuilders are usually especially suited to the deadlift, and invariably have trouble barbell squatting with correct technique for an adequate range of motion. Lanky bodybuilders may be better off with the parallel grip deadlift rather than the barbell squat, and the parallel bar dip rather than the bench press.
You could train specifically for a pump, using light weights, low to moderate intensity, high reps, and little rest between sets, but that won't build much muscle for most bodybuilders, if any muscle.
When you train properly, you may get a pump (depending on you, the exercise, and the particular way you train), but the pump would be a side-effect only. It's possible to train well and yet not experience much of a pump.
What matters is bodybuilding progress, not pump per se.
If you have flat biceps, you can't build muscle in just the area required to produce a peak.
If you have high calves, you can't build muscle in just the low area to fill out the bottom part.
And if you have a four-pack ab formation, you can't develop a distinct six-pack.
But what you can do is develop much larger muscles of the same shape that you started with, and shed body fat so that you can see the lines of your muscle shape clearly. And that combination will transform you.
"Works as well as steroids" is a line that's been used to promote some food supplements. But it's a lie.
Only other powerful anabolic pharmaceuticals are as effective as steroids.
No matter how well you train, if you don't supply sufficient nourishment your body won't be able to respond to the growth stimulation in order to build muscle.
And even if you train very well, and eat very well, too, if you don't rest sufficiently between workouts, and sleep enough each night, you still won't be able to build much if any muscle.
You must get the whole package of bodybuilding-related components in good order.
But as part of the supply of sufficient nourishment, some use of food supplements may be helpful, but it's not essential. If you don't eat well, and thus are deficient in some nutrients, food supplements could plug the nutritional gaps. But it's much better to fix your eating so that you eat nothing but healthy, nutrient-rich food.
Then, if you can afford some food supplements for nutritional "insurance," or for a nutritional boost during periods of specially demanding training, that may be helpful.
Overdosing on a single nutrient—protein being the one that many bodybuilders overdose on—won't compensate for shortcomings elsewhere.
Many bodybuilders would be better to substitute healthy fats for some of their protein intake.
Effective training—especially for drug-free, genetically normal bodybuilders—must be within a specific overall framework, or otherwise the muscle growth will be minimal, or non-existant. There's nothing instinctive about such training.
Some super-duper responsive bodybuilders can chop and change their training routines a great deal and still make progress, but they aren't typical of the huge majority of bodybuilders.
Even if some pros do train "instinctively," what they do is based on their experience of what's effective for them. But those men are so responsive that what works for them is often in a different world to what works for normal bodybuilders. Pretty much any training works for them, although some approaches work better than others.
And here's the second part of the BIG LIES series.


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1930 bis 1954

Zivilfahrzeuge

Opel war vor dem Zweiten Weltkrieg der größte Lkw-Produzent im Deutschen Reich. Leichte Lastwagen wurden von Opel bereits zuvor hergestellt, allerdings unter uneinheitlichen, auf der Motorisierung und der Nutzlast beruhenden Bezeichnungen. Infolge eines internen Preisausschreibens bis zum 6. Oktober 1930 wurde der schon 40 Jahre vorher für Fahrräder von Opel verwendete Name Blitz für den neuen Lastwagen mit drei Radständen und Vierzylinder oder Sechszylinder für 1,5 bis 2 Tonnen Nutzlast gewählt, der im November 1930 präsentiert wurde. Es gab 1934 vier Grundversionen des Eintonner-Modells und 14 Ausführungen der größeren Zwei- bis Zweieinhalbtonner-Lkw. Im Zuge der Aufrüstung der Wehrmacht baute Opel 1935 auf Initiative der NS-Regierung das für eine Gesamtkapazität von jährlich 25.000 Lkw ausgelegte Lkw-Werk Brandenburg. Der größere Lkw-Typ bekam 1937 als Ersatz für den technisch überholten seitengesteuerten 68-PS-Ottomotor des GM-Modells Buick Marquette einen neu konstruierten OHV-Motor mit 75 PS, der auch im Opel Admiral Verwendung fand. Ab 1940 gab es den 3,0 t Einheits-Lkw Opel Blitz 3,6-36 (3,6 Liter Hubraum; 3,6 Meter Radstand) für die Wehrmacht in den Versionen Blitz S (Standard) und Blitz A mit Allradantrieb (3,45 Meter Radstand). Für den gewerblichen Einsatz kam 1943 ein Modell mit serienmäßiger Holzvergaseranlage in die Produktion.

Militärfahrzeuge

Nachdem das amerikanische Management sich anfangs gegen die Einbeziehung Opels in die Wehrwirtschaft des NS-Regimes passiv verhalten hatte, drohten diese General Motors mit der Beschlagnahme der Werke als Feindvermögen. Der als "Einheitslastwagen" ab 1937 im Opelwerk Brandenburg hergestellte Dreitonner Opel Blitz 3,6-36 (vgl. Schell-Plan) wurde auf Anordnung des Rüstungsministers Albert Speer als Lizenzbau von Daimler-Benz im Werk Mannheim ab Juni 1944 produziert. Eine bei Borgward geplante Fertigung war nach dem amerikanischen Luftangriff vom 12. Oktober 1944 auf das Werk Bremen-Sebaldsbrück nicht mehr möglich. Allein im Jahr 1943 baute Opel in Brandenburg/Havel 23.232 Fahrzeuge. Nach der Zerstörung durch einen britischen Luftangriff am 6. August 1944 wurde das Brandenburger Werk zwar wieder aufgebaut; zu einer Produktion kam es jedoch nicht mehr. Auf Anordnung der Sowjetischen Militäradministration in Deutschland wurden die demontierten Maschinen in die Sowjetunion verbracht und alle Werksgebäude abgerissen.

Der Blitz S mit drei Tonnen Nutzlast wurde von August 1944 bis Kriegsende nur noch im Daimler-Benz-Werk Mannheim hergestellt. Dieses war bis Kriegsende nicht in der Lage, mehr als etwa 2.500 "Blitz"-Lkw herzustellen; die Investition in die Fertigung wurde deshalb für Daimler-Benz ein wirtschaftlicher Misserfolg. Ab Juni 1945 baute das Werk Mannheim die Lkw ohne jegliche Herstellerbezeichnung unter der Bezeichnung L 701 – zunächst mit einem Fahrerhaus aus Holzhartfaserplatten. Ab August 1948 bekam das Fahrzeug ein von Opel zugeliefertes Blechfahrerhaus.

Die Lkw wurden sowohl unter dem Namen Opel wie auch als Mercedes-Benz verkauft. Die letzten 467 Fahrzeuge stellte Opel in Rüsselsheim 1950 bis 1954 aus bereits vorgefertigten Teilen selbst her, nachdem die Produktion des Blitz bei Daimler-Benz in Mannheim am 10. Juni 1949 geendet hatte. Ein Nachfolgemodell in dieser Größenklasse (3 t Nutzlast) gab es von Opel nicht. Mercedes produzierte den L 311 als Nachfolger.

Ein kleineres Blitz-Modell mit 1,5 t Nutzlast wurde in 16.410 Einheiten von Januar 1938 bis November 1942 in Rüsselsheim gebaut, wo 1946 die Produktion wieder anlief. Der Wagen war mit dem 2,5-l- bzw. 55-PS-Sechszylinder-Ottomotor des Opel Kapitän motorisiert.

Auf Basis von Komponenten des Blitz wurde während des Zweiten Weltkrieges auch das Halbkettenfahrzeug Maultier gebaut.

Feuerwehrfahrzeuge
Der Opel-Blitz wurde in verschiedenen Ausstattungsvarianten als Feuerwehrfahrzeug gebaut.

1952 bis 1960

Lkw
1952 erhielt der kleinere Opel Blitz, der vormalige 1,5-Tonner, ein wesentlich moderner gestaltetes Fahrerhaus. Das Design lehnte sich an die damals im Trend liegenden amerikanischen Pick-ups an. Gleichzeitig gab es auch von Borgward (B 1500) und von Hanomag (Hanomag L 28) ähnlich gestaltete Leicht-Lkw. Der neu gestaltete Opel Blitz war als Kasten- und Pritschenwagen erhältlich. Das neue Modell war nun auf eine Nutzlast von zunächst 1,75 Tonnen ausgelegt (später 2 Tonnen), basierte aber technisch nahezu unverändert auf dem Vorgänger, der Antrieb erfolgte weiterhin ausschließlich durch Ottomotoren mit sechs Zylindern. Aufgrund seines rundlichen Designs erhielt der Wagen im Volksmund den Namen Weichblitz. Obwohl die Konkurrenz bereits deutlich erstarkte – besonders Daimler-Benz nahm dem Opel mit dem 1955 erschienenen Mercedes-Benz L 319 zahlreiche Kunden ab – blieb der Opel Blitz während der 1950er Jahre noch Marktführer bei den leichten Lastkraftwagen. Häufiges Anwendungsgebiet waren auch LF-8-Fahrzeuge für kleine Feuerwehren.

Panoramabus
Im Lohnauftrag bauten die Kässbohrer Fahrzeugwerke auf Opel-Fahrgestelle die Aufbauten für Blitz-"Panoramabusse", die 17 Personen Platz boten. Zwischen 1953 und 1956 fertigte Kässbohrer 67 Bus-Karosserien. Der Sechszylinder-Reihenmotor hatte 58 PS und einen Hubraum von 2.473 cm³. Die Höchstgeschwindigkeit betrug 95 km/h.

1960 bis 1965

Ab 1960 wurde ein weiterentwickelter Opel Blitz produziert und angeboten, der das alte Modell ablöste und jetzt für 1,9 Tonnen Nutzlast konzipiert war. Die Haube war wesentlich kürzer geworden, als Antrieb dienten weiterhin Ottomotoren aus dem Pkw-Programm (Opel Kapitän), ein Dieselmotor stand nach wie vor nicht zur Verfügung. Dieser Umstand führte dazu, dass Opel in der Folgezeit weitere Marktanteile verlor, weil die Kunden zunehmend nach den wirtschaftlicheren Dieselmotoren verlangten und diese bei der Konkurrenz auch bekamen.

1965 bis 1975

1965 kam die letzte Generation des Opel Blitz auf den Markt, es handelte sich um eine Überarbeitung der vorherigen Variante insbesondere im Bereich des Vorbaus. Weiterhin wurden ausschließlich Ottomotoren eingebaut. Zunächst war es der neu entwickelte CIH-Vierzylindermotor, der mit dem Opel Rekord B eingeführt worden war. Es handelte sich um die 1,9 Liter-Variante, deren Leistung für den Blitz auf 70 PS zurückgenommen wurde, zugunsten eines besseren Drehmomentverlaufs. Verwendet wurde ein Vierganggetriebe. Beim Fahrwerk blieb es bei der konventionellen Rahmenbauweise mit starren Achsen und Blattfederung. 1966 kam ein Sechszylindermotor mit 80 PS hinzu.

Der Wunsch der Kunden nach Dieselfahrzeugen wurde bis 1968 ignoriert, wodurch die Verkaufszahlen immer weiter sanken. Ab 1968 war der Blitz endlich auch mit einem Dieselmotor erhältlich, dieser 2,1-Liter-Vierzylindermotor stammte aus dem Pkw-Programm von Peugeot. Dies brachte den Produktionszahlen eine kurzzeitige Verbesserung, jedoch hatte der Blitz inzwischen zu viel an Boden verloren. Seitens des Herstellers, dessen Pkw-Geschäft zu dieser Zeit glänzend lief, wurde beschlossen, keinen Nachfolger mehr zu entwickeln. Die Verkäufe dümpelten weiter auf niedrigem Niveau und bröckelten langsam weiter ab. Der Blitz wurde 1975 ohne Nachfolgemodell eingestellt.

Weitere Entwicklung
Der Mutterkonzern von Opel, General Motors, hatte Anfang der 1970er Jahre beschlossen, die Aufgaben seiner europäischen Tochtermarken klarer zu verteilen. Das britische Bedford-Werk bekam die Zuständigkeit für Nutzfahrzeuge, Opel sollte fortan nur noch Pkw bauen. Von 1973 bis 1987 wurde daher ein Kleintransporter aus britischer Produktion in Deutschland unter dem Namen Bedford Blitz verkauft. Der Erfolg des Bedford Blitz blieb jedoch bescheiden, sodass auch diese Baureihe Ende der 1980er Jahre auslief.

Erst 1998 folgte mit dem zusammen mit Renault in Frankreich gebauten Opel Movano und Vauxhall Movano ein neuer Kleintransporter.

Markteinordnung
Die Opel-Lastwagen besaßen seit den 1920er Jahren einen sehr guten Ruf, den auch der neue Blitz schnell errang. Unter den zahlreichen Konkurrenten der Vorkriegszeit seien exemplarisch Mercedes mit den Typen L bzw. LO 1500 und L bzw. LO 2500 sowie die leichten Nutzfahrzeuge aus der Borgward-Gruppe unter dem Namen Hansa-Lloyd genannt.

Konkurrenten des Opel Blitz in den 1950er und 1960er Jahren waren vor allem
 der Ford Transit und die Ford FK-Lastwagen, letztere bis 1961
 der Mercedes-Benz L 319 und der Mercedes-Benz T 2
 die entsprechenden Modelle der Hanomag bzw. von Hanomag-Henschel (Hanomag L 28; Kurier-, Garant- und Markant-Baureihe; Harburger Transporter; F-Reihe)
 die entsprechenden Borgward-Lkw wie der B 611

Literatur

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

Opel-Museum Hueckelhoven
Opel Blitz der dänischen Armee

Blitz
Lkw-Modell
Kleintransporter
Pritschenwagen
Kastenwagen
Kleinbus

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BSNL Prices 3G Data Pack At Rs. 3000 For Unlimited Usage
Nikhil Pahwa
Both of India's public sector telecom operators have now launched 3G services, while private carriers still await the announcement of an auction date. According to some reports, yesterday, BSNL announced the launch of 3G Services in Chennai, and plans to roll out 3G services in 12 cities by 27th February. However, another report claimed that the commercial launch in Chennai will be April. All in all, BSNL will be spending around Rs. 27 billion on the first phase of the launch.
3G services will be available in three rate plans – Rs 350, Rs 650 and Rs 1350. Local video calls are charged at Rs 2 per minute while STD video call is Rs 3 per minute. However, it is the pricing of the data plans that is of interest to us:
Data Priced At Rs. 3000 For Unlimited Usage
Remarkably, the data services are reasonably priced, in comparison with MTNLs pricing of Rs. 5/MB. Those who don't subscribe to a data plan have to pay Rs. 3/MB. Via Chakravyu, we learn that customers can subscribe to 3G data services for Rs. 1000 per month for 5GB, and unlimited usage at Rs. 3000 per month for post-paid users. Pricing for Pre-paid users is almost on par – Rs. 3001 for unlimited usage:
Apart from this, users can also opt for night usage plans – for Rs. 28 per month, they'll have to pay Rs. 1/MB between 11pm and 7am. Users who use data services on roaming will have to pay Rs. 3 per MB.
BSNL is also offering trial packs – 50MB for Rs. 60 and 100 MB for Rs. 120, which are valid for 15 days.
More details available here.
Issues And Questions
We're not quite happy with this phased rollout of 3G services – city by city means that users will be limited to 2G services when out of 3G network coverage. Will BSNL 3G users be able to switch to MTNL 3G when in Delhi or Mumbai? Also, is the coverage of the 3G network throughout the city, or limited to specific pockets. In case you've tried out BSNLs 3G services, do let us know.
Also, strangely enough, the price of the USB modem isn't mentioned. Does that mean that BSNL isn't offering a USB modem, and hence limiting it to users who know how to connect their phone to their laptops? That's rather disappointing. Also, what happens to those people who had subscribed to BSNLs EVDO service?
One really can't be too sure of some announcements: do take a look at this 2003 report on BSNL being on the verge of launching 3G services.
This data pricing is fairly reasonable, and it may lead to an increase the number of broadband connections – however, we feel that, initially, the early adopters of the data services are likely to be corporate and home users who want an additional connection, or want connectivity on the move. Eventually, one may also see a switch from dialup to 3G data usage.
— MTNL Launches 3G With Data Priced At Rs. 5/MB
— 3G India: BSNL 3G Service Already Operational – 2Mbps Via EVDO for Rs 750/month
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Posted on September 24, 2015 September 24, 2015 by Ann@BooksontheTable
10 New Books I'm Looking Forward to This Fall
That old September feeling, left over from school days, of summer passing, vacation nearly done, obligations gathering, books and football in the air … Another fall, another turned page: there was something of jubilee in that annual autumnal beginning, as if last year's mistakes had been wiped clean by summer.
Wallace Stegner, Angle of Repose
Stegner eloquently phrased what I've always believed — September is the true beginning of the year. January is just another long, cold month of hibernation and diets. Fall is traditionally when the major publishers come out with their "big books". According to the Boston Globe, "The fall book publishing season mirrors the movie industry's Oscar-jockeying season. Publishers typically use the last few weeks running up to the holiday buying season to release their most prestigious, and commercially promising, new titles".
Some of the books I'm looking forward to reading this fall are "prestigious" and some may be "commercially promising", but those aren't qualities that are important to me as a reader, or even as a bookseller. On the other hand, I don't like to engage in reverse snobbery either — I don't avoid a book just because it's popular.
The 10 books on my list sound like what I'll want to read this fall while curled up with a blanket on my favorite reading chair.
Early One Morning by Virginia Baily (due September 29)
Published in the U.K. earlier this year, Baily's second novel tells the story of Chiara, a young woman who impulsively saves the life of a young Jewish boy, whom she names "Daniele", during the Nazi occupation of Italy. Her decision reverberates a generation later, when a teenage girl contacts her, claiming to be Daniele's daughter. The Guardian calls the book "highly original" noting that "The book works because it gives itself fully to its characters and their relationships, from which its ample plot spirals outwards with a confidently handled complexity and depth."
The Secret Chord by Geraldine Brooks (due October 6)
Brooks, who's written four previous novels, including the Pulitzer Prize-winning March, is one of my favorite authors. The Secret Chord imagines the life of the biblical King David. In a Publishers Weekly interview, Brooks explains her fascination with King David, describing his story as "encompassing most of human experience: there's love and loss, triumph and despair, victory and defeat. 'Everything happens to him,' she says, pointing out that the biblical account is the 'first piece of history writing that we have,' predating Herodotus by 500 years."
The Three Year Swim Club: The Untold Story of Maui's Sugar Ditch Kids and Their Quest for Olympic Glory by Julie Checkoway (due October 27)
I know this probably isn't another Boys in the Boat (what could be?), but I can't resist an underdog sports story — and this one sounds terrific. The "Three-Year Swim Club" was a group of poor Japanese-American children who started their swimming careers training in irrigation ditches in the 1930s and later became world champions. Checkoway focuses on the team's innovative and inspirational coach, Soichi Sakomoto, an unsung hero whose accomplishments have gone relatively unnoticed.
Fates and Furies by Lauren Groff (available now)
This is one of the big "buzz" books of the season, so I think I should have an opinion. The first section of the book, "Fates", chronicles a marriage from the husband's point of view of ; the second section, "Furies", provides the wife's version. I'm slightly worried that Fates and Furies is going to be too self-consciously literary for my taste, but we'll see. Longlisted for the National Book Award.
The Witch of Lime Street: Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World by David Jaher (due October 6)
I love narrative nonfiction about quirky topics! This account of the rivalry between Harry Houdini, crusader against charlatans and the spiritualism movement, and Margery Crandon, self-proclaimed spirit medium, is right up my alley.
Clementine: The Life of Mrs. Winston Churchill by Sonia Purnell (due October 27)
Clementine came to me on the recommendation of my friend and coworker Kathy, who always picks terrific nonfiction. Published earlier this year in the U.K. to coincide with the 75th anniversary of Winston Churchill becoming Prime Minister, The Independent says that Sonia Purnell's "compellingly readable" biography of Churchill's wife "brings her out from behind the shadow cast by the Great Man and argues for her historical importance."
Tribal: College Football and the Secret Heart of America by Diane Roberts (due October 27)
I'm not crazy about football, but I am intrigued by the sport as an American cultural phenomenon. (The best book I've read on the subject — so far — is Rammer Jammer Yellow Hammer: A Road Trip Into the Heart of Fan Mania, by Warren St. John.) Roberts, an English professor at Florida State, says she's a "conflicted" football fan:"I'm like those people who aren't sure they believe in the Virgin Birth and the literal Resurrection but still show up for church because they like the music and take solace in the liturgy."
The Witches: Salem, 1692 by Stacy Schiff (due October 27)
I'm absolutely fascinated by the Salem Witch Trials, and for good reason — I was born in Salem, along with many of my ancestors. Pulitzer Prize winner Schiff says that we have a "completely skewed idea of what happened" in Salem; "it's something we all know about, but we actually are relatively misinformed."
The Gap of Time by Jeanette Winterson (due October 6)
First in the new Hogarth Shakespeare series, The Gap of Time is a "cover" version of The Winter's Tale. The publisher's website explains that Hogarth has commissioned well-known authors "to write prose 'retellings' of Shakespeare's plays for the modern reader." These new versions will be true to the spirit of the original dramas and their popular appeal, while giving authors an exciting opportunity to reinvent these seminal works of English literature." What a great idea!
Everything Everything by Nicola Yoon (available now)
Ann Kingman recommended this YA novel on my favorite podcast, Books on the Nightstand: "I don't want to say too much about it, because you really should go into this book without knowing too much about it. All I'll say is that the main character is a teenage girl who suffers from debilitating allergies that require her to stay inside of her home." Ann hasn't steered me wrong yet, so I'm going to add it to my list.
Happy Fall!
Posted on April 21, 2014 August 20, 2014 by Ann@BooksontheTable
10 Favorite Boston Books
Image from the Paul Revere Memorial Association.
I had a different post planned today, but this morning I remembered that it is Patriots' Day (also known as "Marathon Monday") in my birthplace, Massachusetts. Patriots' Day commemorates the opening battle of the Revolutionary War — remember the opening lines of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's famous poem?
Listen my children and you shall hear
Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere,
On the eighteenth of April in Seventy-five;
Hardly a man is now alive
Who remembers that famous day and year.
Massachusetts observes Patriots' Day on the third Monday in April. It's typically a festive day in Boston, with battle reenactments, the Red Sox playing at home, and of course, the marathon. Last year, Patriots' Day fell on April 15. It was a busy day for me — we were cohosting Chris Bohjalian at a nearby library for the paperback release of his spectacular novel about Armenian genocide, The Sandcastle Girls, and I had to file my taxes. So I had no idea what my daughter, who lives in Boston, was talking about that afternoon when I finally saw her texts: "Don't worry, I'm fine!"; "Ran all the way home and staying inside"; "Call me!" I knew that her office was closed for the day and she was planning on watching the marathon. I finally reached her and found that she and her friends were in a bar near the finish line when the bombs went off. They didn't know what had happened, and simply headed for safety as quickly as possible. Today, she and her friends are cheering for the 36,000 runners from all over the world whose participation in the marathon is a tribute to last year's bombing victims.
The only marathon I can imagine participating in is a reading marathon. (Just in case you're interested, there's one planned next weekend — Dewey's Read-a-Thon.) In honor of the Boston Marathon, I'd like to share a list of my favorite books set in and around Boston.
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Brooks (also the author of March, the story of the absent father in Little Women, among other historical novels) brings to life the story of Caleb Cheeshahteaumauk, the first Native American graduate of Harvard.
Townie (Andre Dubus III)
Growing up in tough neighborhoods north of Boston and largely abandoned by his famous father, Andre Dubus III learned the best way to protect himself was to throw the first punch. Over time, he transformed himself from a violent youth into an empathetic writer. Last year, Dubus was on a college trip to Boston with his daughter on the day of the marathon bombings. In a moving account written for Boston magazine, he refers to the "old rage" he felt when confronted with the tragedy that took place:
. . . For rage only brings more rage in return. So then what must we do? We must run again. And if we cannot run, we should walk or wheel ourselves, but we must go out in the street and begin training, each in our own way, for that Monday in April next year when one of the finest cities on earth opens her arms to all those who strive. And if my daughter decides to come to Boston in the fall, I will stand behind her completely, for she must continue to live her life with joy and gratitude and resolve. We all must. For this is a city that demands and deserves it, one I have always loved, but now, well, I love it more than ever before.
North of Boston (Elisabeth Elo)
Elo's debut is a literary thriller featuring Pirio Kasparov, a hard-as-nails Boston perfume executive who has the amazing ability to survive for long periods in very cold water. After the lobster boat she is on is rammed and sunk by a freighter, Pirio is convinced the tragedy was no accident.
The Heretic's Daughter (Kathleen Kent)
Kent, a descendant of one of the accused Salem witches, mines her family's history. The New York Times reviewer says:
Granted, the based-on-my-family-history novelization is too often a product of a weekend writers' workshop and the misplaced belief that the stories Grandpa told are immensely, immensely interesting. Maybe that's just jealousy talking. Why couldn't any of my ancestors have gotten themselves hanged as witches? But The Heretic's Daughter overcomes this and several other obstacles . . . It is a powerful coming-of-age tale in which tragedy is trumped by an unsinkable faith in human nature.
I was born in Salem, and also (or so I've been told) am descended from an accused witch, so this book absolutely fascinated me. (I'm always careful to say "accused witchThey weren't really witches, after all.
The Given Day (Dennis Lehane)
The Given Day takes place at the end of the First World War, culminating in the Boston police strike. It brings to mind E.L. Doctorow's Ragtime, with celebrities and politicians of the time (Babe Ruth, Calvin Coolidge, Eugene O'Neill) mixing with the novel's fictional characters. The sequel to The Given Day, Live by Night, is set in Prohibition-era Boston, and is being made into a movie (produced by Ben Affleck) for 2015 release. Lehane's mysteries are excellent as well, particularly Mystic River and Gone, Baby, Gone. Lehane published an article in the New York Times the day after the 2013 marathon, entitled "Messing With the Wrong City":
But I do love this city. I love its atrocious accent, its inferiority complex in terms of New York, its nut-job drivers, the insane logic of its street system . . . Bostonians don't love easy things, they love hard things — blizzards, the bleachers in Fenway Park, a good brawl over a contested parking space. Two different friends texted me the identical message yesterday: They messed with the wrong city.
All Souls: A Family Story from Southie (Michael Patrick MacDonald)
MacDonald grew up in a housing project in South Boston and lost four siblings to violence. The story of his survival reminds me of Angela's Ashes.
Make Way for Ducklings (Robert McCloskey)
I had to include this classic picture book on the list. When my children were little, no trip to Boston was complete without a visit to the Public Garden to see the statue of Mrs. Mallard and her ducklings.
Run (Ann Patchett)
I love everything Ann Patchett has ever written. Run takes place over 24 hours in the life of Bernard Doyle, former mayor of Boston, and his two adopted sons, Teddy and Tip.
With or Without You (Domenica Ruta)
A good companion to Townie, Ruta's memoir is, according to the New York Times, "a recovery memoir in which the most vivid character doesn't recover". That character is Ruta's mother, a drug user and dealer — and a toxic mother. The Times article explores Ruta's background:
In person Domenica, 33, is a lot like her book. She's sharp, intense, funny in that darkly sarcastic way that working-class New Englanders so often are, and given to bursts of strong feeling. She now lives in Brooklyn, but last week she came back to Danvers, the town where she grew up. Turning off the highway, she suddenly said: "My heart always beats really fast right here. I don't know why." A few moments later she became ironic and added, "Welcome to the mean streets of Danvers, those hardscrabble streets." In fact Danvers is an unfancy and mostly unremarkable North Shore suburb, whose greatest distinction is that in the 17th century it was where the Salem witches came from.
The Art Forger (B.A. Shapiro)
In 1990, 13 paintings and drawings were stolen from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum. The crime has never been solved, and if you visit the museum today, you'll see blank spaces on the walls where the works of art should hang. In Shapiro's entertaining and enlightening novel, one of the paintings apparently resurfaces.
There are many mysteries set in Boston; probably the best known is Robert Parker's Spenser series. Also popular are series by Linda Barnes, Hank Phillippi Ryan, and Tess Gerritsen. I've never read any of these, since I'm not a huge mystery fan, but maybe I should expand my horizons.
My daughter and a friend at the 2014 Boston Marathon.
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March 27-30, 2020, the Coles College of Business' Center for Professional Selling hosted the 22nd Annual National Collegiate Sales Competition. More than 75 universities and more than 40 corporations participated. The NCSC is a university sales role-play competition that includes a 2-day sales career fair and various networking activities allowing organizations seeking high-quality sales candidates to recruit and engage more than 400 of the top university sales talent along with college sales professors during the 3-day event.
The corporations sponsoring the event included many Fortune 500 companies, including Gartner, the world's leading research and advisory company, as the Official NCSC Product Sponsor as well as ADP, Aflac, Comcast and the Tom James Company.
CLICK HERE for the 2020 Official Results.
For more information about the NCSC, please contact Dr. Terry W. Loe, NCSC Executive Director (tloe@kennesaw.edu; 470-578-2017) or Mrs. Mary Foster, NCSC Coordinator (mfoster@kennesaw.edu; 470-578-2513).
About the NCSC
The National Collegiate Sales Competition is a 501c3 Non-Profit Corporation and hosted annually at Kennesaw State University by the Coles College of Business' Center for Professional Selling. The NCSC has contributed more than $6.3 million to University Sales Education since its inception in 1999.
2020 Undergraduate Winners
Cecilia Nancarrow
1st Runner Up
Avery Moore
Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Michael Smoak
Alec Arndt
University of Wisconsin Whitewater
Top Ten Universities
10th: University of Akron
9th: Illinois State University
8th: Texas State University
7th: Asbury University
6th: Ohio University
5th: Bradley University
4th: Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
3rd: Kansas State University
2nd: University of Wisconsin Whitewater
1st: Kennesaw State University


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Hope the rebuilding goes well!
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