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Societyandspace.org is an editor-reviewed companion to the EPD: Society and Space print journal.
In a time where higher education and academic scholarship have become increasingly inaccessible, the site's aim is to create a forum for scholarly and activist writing that is free and publicly accessible in both content and form. Like the journal, we are committed to projects that foreground social struggles over access to and control over space, place, region, resources, territory, and spatial knowledge production. As such we seek contributions that investigate and challenge spatial configurations of power that differentially shape lives, as well as contributions that aim to bridge struggles across space and social groups. We welcome work that is empirically engaged and furthers critical epistemological approaches, that pushes conceptual boundaries, and puts theory to work in innovative ways within and beyond the academy. In addition, the Society and Space open site seeks to work beyond the paywalls of the publishing industry to make academia's resources more widely available for knowledge production and social struggles on the ground.
In 2019, we begin our tenure as review and open site editors mindful that our current conjuncture is one that bears witness to turbulence and uncertainty: from mass migration and refugee crises to new ethno-nationalisms, ecological disaster, state-sponsored violence, technological mutations, economic polarization, ongoing Indigenous dispossession and beyond. Yet, amidst these volatilities, we recognize that political possibilities are also alive both within and far beyond the academy. We therefore invite contributions to the open site in the form of essays, interviews, and forums that seek to tap into and nurture these potentialities. Building on the reputation of EPD: Society and Space's rigorous and cutting-edge interdisciplinary scholarship, we seek contributions that will expand the journal's readership to non-specialist and popular audiences. We are well aware that some of the most exciting and important intellectual work is being done not only in the university, but also within movements and communities directly affected by the power modalities explored in the print journal. As such, our chief aims as editors are to foster scholarly conversations on vital political and social issues as well as to facilitate and amplify connections between academic research and grassroots activism. And as a multimedia platform, we welcome works that incorporate photography, video, and other artistic forms that enrich critical knowledge production in ways that academic discourse tends not to typically afford.
We are especially excited to introduce a new section of our open site entitled "Critical Geographies in Action." We launch this section to call attention to the ways scholars are putting critical geography to use within and outside the academy. In this section, we are looking to publish essays and reflections that focus on scholarly engagement (in terms of research practice, pedagogy, and activism, including campus activism) with social movements, uprisings, artistic interventions, and any other practices that actively seek to transform social and nonhuman environments in more equitable ways. Of particular interest are pieces co-authored between academics and non-academics, works that connect local struggles to broader political questions asked by geographers and movement-workers alike, and essays that highlight the multiple locations of theoretical praxis in scholar-activist work.
Further, we of course continue to welcome submissions of book reviews. Specifically, we aim to curate reviews of exceptional books that further the journal's mission of providing conceptually grounded and empirically rich original scholarship to its readers. Reviews have great potential to identity key new directions in scholarship on society and space, to facilitate productive intellectual exchanges around crucial debates, and to demonstrate interdisciplinary writing in action. We hope to facilitate a robust conversation between texts and their interlocutors, and in so doing, to build on the journal's commitment to building excellent and generative interdisciplinary conversations.Finally, we would like to express our deep gratitude to Lauren Martin and Bobby Benedicto for leaving us a robust review and open site legacy, and look forward to working with the rest of the editorial team and the editorial board to further advance the political commitments and international reputation of EPD:Society and Space. To do so, we need your support. Please send us your suggestions for single book reviews, multi-text review forums, topical essays and forums, interviews, and other interventions in action. We look forward to fruitful exchanges between critical scholars and organizers - and perhaps more importantly, to a world in which there is no distinction between the two.
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"Empire's Labor" builds an explicitly spatial theory of empire: it foregrounds how empire-building has been grounded in the geographical management of bodies, populations, and circulations in the intimate spaces of everyday life.
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"Maybe mutual aid is not only about rebuilding the materiality of our lives and neighborhoods in urgent moments, but also about rebuilding our sense of self and alongside our sense of place."
Melissa Rosario and Sage Ponder
"The Licit Life of Capitalism" offers an intimate and eclectic portrait of the oil industry's attempt to disentangle itself from a small country on - and off - Africa's Atlantic coast. But beyond these empirics, how might Appel's portrait push scholars to examine the effects of our centuries-old, critical concept of "Capitalism"?
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Hesketh's book describes the uneven and combined articulations of Gramsci's concepts of "passive revolution" and "hegemony" in an analysis of the EZLN and APPO movements in Mexico. This is a must read for researchers who are trying to explore the potential for anti-capitalist resistance without simplifying it to a question of global capital versus global labor.
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Decoding the Social in the Digital Dilemma
I argue that by focusing on middle class technological anxieties in the global North, "The Social Dilemma" inadvertently reinforces the spatial hegemony of technological optimism and ignores the socio-spatial contingencies through which social media and its artifacts are constructed and imagined.
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I suspect that the dolls in this photo were the photographer's props. If so, I pity the person who had to pry that doll out of the hands of what appears to be an already very grumpy little girl.
Featured in this cabinet card image are the children of Benjamin and Eliza (nee Porter) Dunn. Bertha, Julia, William, and Mary LaVerne "Vernie" grew up in Pleasantville and Corry in northwestern Pennsylvania.
In 1905, Julia "Ella" Dunn wed Charles Louis Auer, who worked in various positions, including currier, in his family's leather manufacturing business. The couple had four children and made their home in Corry. Julia died at age 71 and is buried beside her husband in Pine Grove Cemetery.
At the age of 21, Bertha, the oldest of the four Dunn siblings, married Ancil Likens, an engineer who worked with her father at Standard Oil. The couple raised their four children in Indiana. Bertha lived to be 88 years old, sadly outliving her daughter, Esther, who died of a heart attack at the age of 32.
What was life like for grumpy, little Vernie? She married Winfield Kircher. The couple operated a very successful greenhouse business and raised two children.
Vernie died in 1977, aged 90. And look at the photo from her obituary…she has a little smile!
I enjoyed reading about these sibs and all you unearthed about them! Can you imagine kids nowadays posing in a photo studio with toys that weren't their own?
They seem a quite prosperous family, the children are beautifully dressed, though a little solemn. Lovely photo.


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I'll be honest. When OnePlus first announced the 8 and 8 Pro, it felt like the 7 series from last year all over again. The OnePlus 8 Pro got a higher resolution, higher refresh-rate display, better cameras, and two highly sought-after features — wireless charging and IP-rated waterproofing. The OnePlus 8 seemed somewhat left in the shadow of the 8 Pro, and this time, it doesn't even have a killer starting price. Of course, this was an initial reaction purely based on what I'd only seen and read about, thanks to the cancellation of the in-person launch event.
With the easing up of the lockdown and a glimpse of normalcy returning to our lives, I finally managed to get my hands on the OnePlus 8. After my initial scepticism, it's time to see whether this phone has enough merit for me to change my opinion about it. With prices starting well above Rs. 40,000, the OnePlus 8 is now bordering on flagship territory, which means it's actually competing directly with older flagships from Samsung and Apple.
So is it really worth it? Should you be paying this much money for a phone that's still missing two pretty essential flagship features? We'll get to that answer, but first, let's take a quick look at what's new.
What's new in the OnePlus 8?
The OnePlus 8 is the spiritual successor of the OnePlus 7 (Review) and will go on to eventually replace the OnePlus 7T (Review). Compared to the 7T, the main new features are 5G support and a new-ish design. The OnePlus 8 features the Snapdragon 865 processor, which promises better performance and efficiency over last year's model. 5G doesn't mean much to us in India at the moment but it doesn't hurt to have it.
OnePlus 8 Design: Subtle, yet distinctive
I wasn't a big fan of the circular camera bump on the OnePlus 7T and I'm glad that's gone away. However, I do miss the frosted finish of the glass back. The Onyx Black version of the OnePlus 8 has a glossy finish, which picks up fingerprints very easily. It's also very slippery, which did result in accidental drops when I had the phone lying on a chair's armrest. There's a case provided in the box, which should help.
The display now has a hole-punch cutout, in the upper left corner. OnePlus has said goodbye to the notch and I think it's for the best. The hole-puch isn't the smallest I've seen but it gives the OnePlus 8 a fresh look.
As I mentioned in my first impressions, the OnePlus 8 is surprisingly comfortable to hold given its display size. It's also slim and not too heavy. The black version looks fine, but I was really looking forward to seeing the Interstellar Glow trim first-hand, as I feel that that's the colour to get.
As you'd expect, build quality is excellent thanks to the curved-edge front and back glass sandwiching the metal frame. The buttons are easy to reach, and the alert slider is handy as always. The USB Type-C port, SIM tray, and main speaker are lined up on the bottom.
Overall, the new simplified design is welcome, and I like that OnePlus isn't trying too hard to impress. This phone might look a bit boring in the pictures, but it's instantly recognisable as a OnePlus device.
The OnePlus 8 has a simple, yet distinctive design
OnePlus 8 Display: Bright and vivid
The display is one of the most important parts of any smartphone, and the OnePlus 8 has a very good one. It's a 6.55-inch AMOLED panel with sloping sides, a wide colour gamut, and a hole-punch cutout in the upper left corner. OnePlus has used 3D Corning Gorilla Glass in addition to the pre-applied screen protector. I found the latter to be more of an annoyance than anything since my finger grazed against the edges when swiping in from the sides.
Other specifications include a resolution of 2400×1080 (full-HD+) pixels, HDR10+ support, a 90Hz refresh rate, and software features like reading mode, night mode, and the ability to boost colours when playing videos.
The 90Hz refresh rate makes usage in general feel fluid and snappy. You can drop down to 60Hz if you want to save a bit of battery power. HDR content looks very good on the OnePlus 8. When playing compatible shows through Netflix, the brightness and colour saturation automatically get a boost. This goes back to normal once you exit the app.
The OnePlus 8 has an in-display fingerprint sensor, which is super quick at authentication. All it takes is a quick, firm tap to unlock it. Face recognition is equally fast and works decently well in dim lighting. You can enable the 'double-tap to wake' gesture, but what I really wanted was a raise-to-wake gesture, which is still not an option.
The 'Ambient display' feature offers a peek at which apps have sent you alerts when the screen is off, along with the time, battery level, etc. However this isn't always-on and only shows up when you tap the screen or pick up the phone. It even shows you the name of the music track being played, but you can't control playback from here.
One thing to note is that since the hole-punch cutout isn't very close to the top edge, any app that needs to black out this area will have to create a thick black bar. This is most noticeable in some games and video apps, when you need to hold the phone horizontally. You can also black out the area permanently but that just looks odd.
The display is one of the best features of the OnePlus 8
OnePlus 8 Performance: Keeping it cool
With its top-end hardware, it's hardly surprising that performance from the OnePlus 8 is impressive. However, what really caught our attention is that it doesn't heat up all that much in the process. That's not something we could say for the Mi 10 5G (Review), for example. The OnePlus 8 aces through benchmarks too. In AnTuTu, we got 5,78,289 points, while GFXbench's Car Chase graphics test returned 46fps, which is one of the tougher scenes in the suite. The sides and a few spots on the back, below the camera, do get warm after non-stop benchmarking, but never too hot. This speaks a lot about the thermal management design of the phone.
We reviewed the top-end variant of the OnePlus 8, which has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, priced at Rs. 49,999. There's also an option with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage for Rs. 44,999, and an Amazon-exclusive variant with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage at Rs. 41,999.
Gaming performance is top-notch. Fortnite can run at 90fps and the experience is good, but you'll have to manually change this in the settings. Other equally demanding games such as PUBG Mobile and Call of Duty: Mobile ran just fine too. We tried a bunch of racing games including Asphalt 9: Legends and Metal Madness, both of which ran at their highest graphics settings and were quite fun to play. The top metal portion of the phone did get hot in some games, like Fortnite, but this wasn't the case with most others. Game Space is a neat utility that lets you temporarily lock the brightness level, disable incoming notifications, and reduce distractions when gaming.
Performance is great thanks to the Snapdragon 865 SoC
Games and movies are especially enjoyable thanks to the very good stereo speakers on the OnePlus 8. The earpiece and bottom-firing speaker work together to produce very good, balanced stereo sound. Dolby Atmos enhancement also helps boost the low and mid-range frequencies, which gives the sound added depth and clarity.
Apart from 5G, the OnePlus 8 also features Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.1, NFC, multiple navigation satellite systems, and all the usual sensors. You can use two Nano-SIM cards in the OnePlus 8, but there's no option to expand the storage.
OnePlus 8 Software: Clean and functional
OxygenOS is one of the reasons that fans keep coming back to OnePlus smartphones. We received a few updates after unboxing the OnePlus 8, and at the time of this review, it was running v10.5.8. This is based on Android 10, with the May security patch. The interface is clean and free from bloatware. You won't find ads or annoying alerts from stock apps clogging up your notifications shade.
At the same time, it's also well equipped with lots of shortcuts and gestures waiting to be discovered. The new launcher now offers a more seamless multitasking experience, there's 5GB of free cloud storage for backups once you sign in with a OnePlus account, a built-in screen recorder, and dynamic wallpapers.
OnePlus 8 Cameras: Going backwards?
Cameras have always been a bit of a touchy subject for OnePlus. While the 8 Pro gets some notable improvements in terms of sensors, the 8 has to make do with hand-me-downs from the 7T and one very notable reduction. The 7T did capture high-quality photos, but considering the big bump in price, I expected better.
The cameras on the OnePlus 8 are good, but not especially impressive
The OnePlus 8 has the same 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor with optical stabilisation as the 7T. However, it has a slightly narrower aperture of f/1.75, compared to the wider (read: better) f/1.6 aperture of the 7T. The wide-angle camera has the same 16-megapixel resolution, but again, with a marginally narrower field of view of 116 degrees (117 on the 7T).
However, the biggest change, or rather downgrade in my opinion, is the introduction of a paltry 2-megapixel macro camera in place of the 7T's telephoto camera. The outgoing model shot macros using its wide-angle camera, which means that a dedicated sensor wasn't even really necessary. This in my opinion, is a wasted opportunity, and OnePlus should have stuck with the telephoto camera. We've seen 2-megapixel macro cameras in plenty of budget phones, and honestly, I didn't wind up using it all that much.
OnePlus 8 standard daytime camera sample (tap to see full-sized image)
OnePlus 8 wide-angle daytime camera sample (tap to see full-sized image)
OnePlus 8 close-up camera sample (tap to see full-sized image)
In daylight, the OnePlus 8's primary camera captures detailed images with vivid colours and balanced HDR. I was surprised at how closely the wide-angle camera matched the colours and overall tone of the main one, as we've often seen a mis-match with other phones. Close-ups looked good too, with plenty of details and saturated colours. Portrait mode works well, although you can't adjust the level of blur before or after you've taken a shot. OnePlus also claims that face recognition for portraits works on cats and dogs.
OnePlus 8 portrait sample (tap to see full-sized image)
OnePlus 8 low-light camera sample (tap to see full-sized image)
OnePlus 8 wide-angle camera sample using Nightscape (tap to see full-sized image)
Low-light photos are decent, and the app automatically brightens images when shooting with the main camera, without the need to switch to Nightscape mode. In fact, I found very little difference between a regular photo and one shot with Nightscape. This does not apply to the wide-angle camera though, which captures terrible low-light shots in auto mode, but delivers better results with Nightscape enabled.
OnePlus 8 selfie camera sample (tap to see full-sized image)
The 16-megapixel front camera is not bad as long as you give it enough light. During the day, selfies had good detail and HDR was handled well too, when shooting against the light. Low-light selfies looked heavily processed, and depending on the location of the light source, the results varied wildly. Portrait mode often failed to detect our outline correctly too.
One neat detail I liked is that when shooting selfies, a little ring around the front camera lights up so you know where to look. I found this very helpful at night, when it can be tricky to see the camera, especially for others in the photo.
The OnePlus 8 can record up to 4K resolution video at 60fps, which isn't as flashy as having 8K 30fps like on the Mi 10, but I don't foresee many complaining about this. The quality at 4K is very good, footage is stabilised well, and the colour tone is retained even when you switch to the wide-angle camera. In low light, noise is suppressed pretty well but there's a nagging focus hunting issue every time the frame changes even a little bit.
You can switch between the wide-angle and main camera while shooting, but only at up to 4K 30fps. This is not possible at 60fps. The OnePlus 8 also brags about something called '4K CINE' at either 30fps or 60fps. At first I thought this was a Cinema 4K mode, which should record at a 4096×2160 resolution, but all it does is crop the footage to a 21:9 aspect ratio, resulting in a resolution of 3840×1644.
The most annoying thing about the video mode on the OnePlus 8, is there's no easy way to change the resolution or framerate from within the viewfinder. You have to tap the Settings menu, for which you need to hold the phone vertically, make your selection, and then switch back to horizontal to continue shooting. The resolution toggle, which is still shown on older OnePlus phones, has been replaced by a filters button. I found this to be a big annoyance and I hope OnePlus reverts this change.
Other than this, the camera app is pretty functional. The latest update added an option to record videos using the HEVC codec for smaller file sizes. I also found the autofocus to be quick and responsive, which was especially helpful when switching between subjects in video.
The OnePlus 8 is power-packed, with very good battery life
OnePlus 8 Battery: Lasts long, very long
The OnePlus 8 has a decently big 4,300mAh battery, which lasted me a day and half on average. My usage wasn't particularly camera-heavy, but I did play a lot of games and watch a lot of Netflix, and still easily managed to sail past a full day. When usage was light, the OnePlus 8 even managed to last till the end of the second day. Considering the display was at 90Hz constantly, I would call this pretty good. Our battery loop test echoed this, running for nearly 22 hours.
Charging the phone is very quick, thanks to the Warp Charge 30T charger. Topping up a fully depleted battery took a little more than an hour, but in 30 minutes, you can charge the battery up to 61 percent.
Verdict: Should you buy the OnePlus 8?
The short answer would be — yes, absolutely. At the start, I felt that the OnePlus 8 was a bit overpriced for what it offers, and that sentiment still stands after reviewing it. It's not a massive upgrade over the 7T like I hoped, but perhaps OnePlus is saving some big upgrades for the 8T, which should be due sometime later this year.
If you currently own a OnePlus 7T, there's absolutely no need to jump to the 8. However, if you're still hanging on to your 6T or anything older, the OnePlus 8 would be worth switching to. Many are going to find it difficult to pay more than Rs. 40,000 for it, but when you look at other flagships such as the Samsung Galaxy S20 or even the iPhone 11 Pro, the OnePlus 8 still costs way less.
I do feel that OnePlus should have brought IP-rated waterproofing and wireless charging to the 8, to make it a complete value package. I would have even taken a lower IP67 rating and regular 10W wireless charging, rather than having nothing at all. I have a feeling that OnePlus will fix this with the 8T, but that's still a long wait away.
I don't think the 12GB model offers very good value, since at nearly Rs. 50,000, I would be tempted to pay a bit more and get the OnePlus 8 Pro instead. The storage is probably the only reason someone would consider it. Sadly, the Interstellar Glow colour option is only available on the top-end variant. If you're okay with 128GB of storage, the 6GB and 8GB RAM variants definitely offer better value.
Will OnePlus 8 series be able to take on iPhone SE (2020), Samsung Galaxy S20 in India? We discussed this on Orbital, our weekly technology podcast, which you can subscribe to via Apple Podcasts or RSS, download the episode, or just hit the play button below.
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Fair Expectations and Predictions for the Flyers Goaltending
There is always something going on in the Philadelphia Flyers crease. After an abysmal 2021 season where the goalies struggled both on their own and in part to the atrocious team in front of them, Chuck Fletcher made a few changes. Brian Elliott and Alex Lyon, who have been with the organization since 2017 and 2016 respectively, were not re-signed and Martin Jones was brought in to replace Elliott, and Felix Sandstrom will be handed the reins in Lehigh. It's a new trio behind a new defense and a fresh start for Carter Hart, all of which was desperately needed to help bury the 2021 campaign in the memory bank.
The coronation of Carter Hart may finally be in full swing. He has slowly but surely been dipping his toes into the NHL pool over the last few seasons, but there's a good chance the training wheels are finally coming off. With a shiny new three-year, $11.9 million contract in tow, the expectations significantly rise for the 23-year-old.
The last three seasons have been learning experiences for Hart, who has gone through long periods where the struggle was absolutely real. In 2019-20, his issues came on the road. His home and away splits were almost unheard of. A borderline Vezina candidate at home (1.62 goals against average, .943 save percentage, 20 wins in 25 games and one shutout) while he was as bad as your local beer leaguer on the road (3.81 goals against average, .857 save percentage, and only four wins in 15 games). In 2021 his struggles were, well, everywhere. He finished the year with a 3.67 GAA, .877 SV%, and nine wins in 27 games. A knee injury ended his season early, and it was probably for the better.
His struggles have been traced to simply struggling through the pandemic, as most of us have. The isolation and an apparent split with his long-time sports psychologist effected his off-ice routine, and his on-ice play just never gained any traction. When it rains it pours.
But there has been far more positives in Hart's career than negatives. He was borderline invincible during the 2020 playoffs, posting a 2.23 GAA and .926 SV% with two shutouts and nine wins in 14 games. Despite the overall numbers, he did have hints of brilliance during the 2021 season as well. Hart seemed ready to go during his media press conference after his contract extension, noting his offseason has been spent unwinding while simultaneously refocusing and getting ready for the season. He also noted the return of fans to the Wells Fargo Center as an inspiration for playing better, and there may be something to that based on his 2019-20 utter dominance in Philadelphia.
The Flyers needed a cheap backup goalie and, even with all the options out there, signed recently bought out Sharks goalie Martin Jones. Now eight seasons into his career, Jones is a veteran of 361 NHL games, but has struggled mightily for much of the past three seasons. He has three consecutive seasons posting a .896 save percentage with a goals against average that has progressively gotten worse, from a 2.94 in 2018-19 to a 3.28 in 2020-21. Jones, for better or worse, has been the guy for the Sharks during that stretch of horrible hockey. Aaron Dell and Deven Dubnyk have been his primary backups during that time. Not to mention the Sharks roster in general has been in a free fall ever since their Cup run in 2016. Jones was in net when the team made the Western Conference Final during 2019, where he once again posted a .896 save percentage and a 3.02 goals against average.
A theme of the Flyers offseason has been banking on their acquisitions to blossom in lesser roles than they were in on their previous team, and Martin Jones will be no different. He'll be the clear number two behind Carter Hart and barring injuries or another collapse by Hart, there's no reason to think Jones will see significant ice time. Looking at Brian Elliott's starts over the past few seasons and during his four seasons he played 43, 26, 31, and 30 games respectively. Though his role was a bit different that what will be expected of Jones. Elliott served as a shield for Hart, taking the bullet when the situations became too tough for the youngster, such as road starts during 2019-20 and limiting his overall ice time during his struggles last season.
In an ideal world, Carter Hart will return to his natural form and Jones will be a solid backup who sees about 30 games throughout the season. Hopefully Jones will be at least decent as a backup, and won't see an abundance of ice time unless an injury strikes Hart. To be fair to Jones, some of the best seasons of his career came when he was backing up Jonathan Quick in LA from 2013-2015, and his first few seasons in San Jose were acceptable as well. At his peak, he had a .918 save percentage and 2.27 goals against average. Yeah, he's multiple years removed from that, but with a limited role and much better team in front of him than the Sharks provided, there's no reason to think Martin Jones won't at least be capable of holding down the fort once a week or so.
It was a bizarre start to the offseason when word broke that Sandstrom was headed back to Europe now that his entry-level contract expired, then only 24 hours later re-signed with the Flyers and decided to stay in North America for another year. Baffling circumstances aside, Sandstrom will have plenty of opportunity to succeed this year. Longtime AHL starter Alex Lyon has moved on and Kirill Ustimenko missed all last season after undergoing hip surgery. Ustimenko will be ready to go for the 2021-22 season, but after missing a full year of development, he more or less has to start all over again. There is Samuel Errson, who signed his ELC and will make his North American debut this season. While he is a highly touted prospect, the jump to North American ice isn't always an easy hurdle, as we've seen with both Sandstrom and Ustimenko. As for Sandstrom, he was bounced between the AHL and taxi squad last season, but never suited up for an NHL game. He only played in 11 games for the Phantoms with so-so numbers (3.19 goals against average and .903 save percentage) but he played a bigger role than his numbers suggest.
There's a good chance he re-signed with the Flyers under the circumstances that he would be their third-string option on the depth chart, which would roughly equate to being the AHL starter and getting the call first if an injury were to happen in the NHL. With Sandstrom being the only sure thing they have in the pipeline right now, he'll almost undoubtedly fill that role out of the gate. One of Ersson or Ustimenko will back him up and the other will be given reps with the ECHL Royals in the meantime, but whether they would want the new guy or rehabbing guy to get the lion's share of starts in Reading remains to be seen. Sandstrom's predecessor Alex Lyon was regularly playing around 30 games a season, so expect Sandstrom to be handed a similar workload this year.
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North Van library lends space for creative tech series
Technology, robotics and basically the entire system of economic production are rapidly changing – but with a little help a new generation of people will be prepared for the creative challenges that lie ahead.
Ben Bengtson Mar 22, 2017 8:46 AM
That, at least, is partly what the North Vancouver City Library is hoping its new series on "maker culture" can help facilitate.
Kicking off with last week's lecture on the future of 3D printing, design and robotics, the library wants to test the waters when it comes to offering this kind of programming on a more permanent basis.
"We've said, 'Let's provide a range of things for a range of age groups and see what kind of uptake there is from the community in terms of interest,'" said Christopher Koth, the library's head of digital services.
The library has tapped Zen Maker Lab in North Vancouver to be its makers-in-residence for the series, due to the company's speciality in providing hands-on practise and expertise in maker culture.
Maker culture sprouted up years ago out of the do-it-yourself scene, but with a focus on technology, software and lots of electronic tinkering in order to create things.
"This is what it means in terms of the future of work, the future of how we're engaging with education and other things, and this is why exposure to this by way of programming is important," Koth said.
From now until the end of April, the library is offering its maker series in such diverse fields as 3D printing. design and electronics.
In another event being offered, participants will learn basic coding in order to control a small robot, called Mirobot, that can draw, move around and obey commands.
"This is now how things are going to be built," Koth said. "You won't have assembly plants the way that you used to, you'll have basically printing plants. Cars are being printed. And this model of design and output is what's taking over industry."
But Koth added that imagination and the arts plays a big part in maker culture as well. The library, he said, is most invested in giving people a venue for creativity and discovery.
"We're just taking advantage of new ways to fuel creativity, express creativity and promote discovery. That actually is key for us," Koth said.
In the mid-2000s libraries and public spaces started taking notice of the growing interest in DIY maker culture.
The first library to offer a dedicated space for people interested in 3D printing and other basic engineering and technology ventures was in Fayetteville, N.Y.
Since that time, many maker spaces have cropped up around the continent.
Koth said the library is weighing investing in a similar space in North Vancouver, but wants to take stock of how much community interest there is first.
"Before anybody buys any equipment for the library or we do any kind of major, permanent editions to the library programming, let's try stuff out," he said.
Last Wednesday, 43 people crammed into the library's third floor programming room to try stuff out and see Zen Maker Lab's demonstration of some of the latest gear and technology in 3D design and printing.
Koth said it wasn't just youth, either, who showed up, but a decent cross-section of families, kids, adults and seniors.
He added that a maker space doesn't necessarily have to focus solely on computers and technology.
A public space for such enterprises could host a variety of creative DIY activities.
"It's about understanding that you can acquire the skills to produce something that's in your head, it doesn't have to be a 3D printer. It could be a sewing machine," he said.
"You can take an idea and you can produce that idea, you can share it."
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Montpelier, Vt. – Governor Phil Scott has signed an executive order creating the 250th Anniversary Commission to plan, coordinate and promote observances and activities that commemorate the historic events associated with the American Revolution in Vermont.
The year 2026 will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence and the formation of the United States of America. Vermonters played a significant role in the colonists' assertion for independence from Great Britain, from the Green Mountain Boys successful assault at Fort Ticonderoga to the Battle of Hubbardton, and to the Battle of Bennington where Vermont troops helped defeat a British force to set up the victories that turned the war in favor of the new Americans.
To observe these events, Vermont will be joining other states and the U.S. Semiquincentennial Commission to encourage remembrance of our past, celebrate the present and look forward to a promising future.
"I want to thank Governor Scott for his continued commitment to the 250th anniversary celebration. Creating the Commission through an executive order will allow us to begin planning for events and celebrations," said Vermont State Senator Dick Sears.
"Bennington will play an important part in Vermont's 250th anniversary celebration because of our incredible history, notably highlighted by the activities related to the Battle of Bennington. As we continue to deal with COVID-19 and its challenges, the planning for this statewide celebration shall be a positive focus for Vermonters," said Bennington State Representative Mary Morrissey.
The Vermont 250th Anniversary Commission will engage residents, visitors, educators and students, cultural institutions, historical societies, the business community and our state and local governments to participate in the recognition of the importance of our nation's fight for freedom and how it still resonates in society today.
The Commission will be comprised of the commissioner of the Vermont Department of Tourism and Marketing, the state historic preservation officer, the state librarian, representatives of the Vermont Historical Society, the University of Vermont, as well as appointed representatives of geographic and racial diversity. This membership will include a Revolutionary War historian, member of a Revolutionary War reenactment group, representative of a Vermont History Museum, and members of the Vermont Commission on Native American Affairs. Planning shall begin in 2021 to launch our celebrations for 2025-2027.
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National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia and Guangzhou Industry and Trade Technician College of China signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation under "South-South Cooperation" Skill Development Network
Under the Skills Development Network through South-South Cooperation initiative, the ILO-China Programme coordinated and convened on-line signing ceremony on a memorandum of understanding on cooperation between National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPIC) and Guangzhou Industry and Trade Technician College (GZITTC) of China under South-South Cooperation" Skill Development Network and belt and road initiative.
On July 22, 2022, National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPIC) and Guangzhou Industry and Trade Technician College (GZITTC) of China signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation through video conferencing. Mr. Liu Yutong, ILO-China Project Manager, Mr. Kouy Kimroeun, National Project Coordinator, Dr. Bun Phearin, President of the National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia, Vice President Moung Phasy, Vice president Seng Sokheng, Mr. Li Hongqiang, President of Guangzhou Industry and Trade Technician College, Ms. Chen Haina, Vice President, and members of the cooperation team of the two sides attended the signing ceremony of the memorandum of understanding on cooperation.
The successful signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation marks a new milestone in which the two sides will work together and move forward side by side towards close cooperation, and open a new chapter of exchanges, mutual learning and win-win cooperation on the grand blueprint of promoting the construction of South-South cooperation skills development networks and building a global community with a shared future under the framework.
"Thanks to the support of National Polytechnic Institute of Cambodia (NPIC) and Guangzhou Industry and Trade Technician College (GZITTC) of China for their support of the South-South Cooperation skills development network. Both schools are key vocational education and training institutes in their respective countries. There are great achievements in talent training. Congratulations on the successful signing of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation between the two sides," Liu Yutong, Project manager of the ILO-China Programme.
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Ephrata High School sophomores Kimberly Earl and Leah Kreider decided to follow through on a creative writing contest made available to them through the EHS Language Arts Department and recently got word their works were selected to be published.
The Young Writers USA contest theme, "Mission Contamination," encouraged students to write a "Survival Saga" in 100 words about a wave of contamination that almost eliminated the entire human race.
Leah wrote about a character whose father was a scientist and contributed to the demise of the contamination, while Kimberly's story was about a girl surviving alone after losing her family in the epidemic. Both students let their creativity drive the story that took them less than two days to write. "I had most of it drafted in about an hour," Kimberly said.
Young Writers USA reported over 10,000 entries were submitted. "Choosing work is, to an extent, subjective and editors' preferences do come into it. However, to achieve our aim of encouraging young adults to enjoy creative writing, we take a broad view of what makes a good story: perception, imagination, and creativity are important as well as expression, originality, and use of language," explained Allie Jones, Young Writers USA Editor.
"Our aim at Young Writers has always been to get kids to be passionate and confident writers. Having work published is a fantastic way to boost confidence and showcases writing skills as well as giving students a real audience and purpose for their writing. Having your students' work chosen is something to be proud of," she concluded.
"I was very surprised when I found out my piece was selected," Leah said. Unsure if their future careers will provide creative writing opportunities, both students say they will always have a love for reading and writing.
Mission Contamination – Tales From Pennsylvania is scheduled for publication on February 29, 2020. A copy of the book will be sent to the United States Library of Congress in Washington D.C.
Kimberly and Leah received certificates to mark their achievement and will find out in April if they are a grand prize recipient of the Young Writers' Award of Excellence. One winner will receive an iPad and a trophy, and three runners-up will receive $50 Amazon gift cards.
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Falling numbers of students in schools affect perceived progression rates to college in an unexpected way. There are 100 schools in Ireland where the number of students who took the Leaving Cert in 2015 is 80 per cent or less than the number who took the exam in 2014.
The most dramatic example of this is St Michael's Community College, Kilmihil, Co Clare, where 68 students sat the Leaving Cert in 2014, while only 18 students sat the exam in 2015.
This means the class of 2015 has only 26 per cent of the numbers who took the 2014 Leaving Cert.
St Joseph's College, Summerhill, Athlone, Co Westmeath saw its Leaving Cert numbers drop from 47 to 20 since last year, leaving this year's class just 43 per cent of last year's one.
In both these schools, and many others with a significant reduction in Leaving Cert numbers since last year, the fact that the progression rate of former students to third level is measured here as a percentage of the 2015 class results in a false and inflated progression figure.
Measured as a percentage of the class of 2015, Kilmihil appears to send 189 per cent of its students (including past pupils) to college, and the percentage progression for St Joseph's Summerhill appears to be 165 per cent.
Up to 25 per cent of those from any school who go to college every year come from Leaving Cert classes from previous years. These students have taken Post Leaving Cert programmes, or delayed going to college for a year or more, or dropped out of another course and are starting again.
So we estimate that for a school where the numbers taking the Leaving Cert remain relatively constant, you can deduct 25 per cent from their published progression rate to calculate the true progression rate of the 2015 class (see also page 4).
But in looking at schools with high college progression (as a percentage of the class of 2015) we can't ignore the fact that 100 of these schools have had a reduction of 20 per cent or more in their Leaving Cert class size in the past year.
It is a statistical aberration – they have apparent high college progression precisely because their student numbers are declining.
To include such schools would create a false impression and distort the figures, particularly when we tabulate the "most improved schools".
For that reason we have excluded from all the smaller tables (eg, geographic and gender analysis, top feeders, high points courses, etc) schools where the number of students who sat the Leaving Cert in 2015 was 80 per cent or less that the number that sat it in 2014. All the schools remain on the main feeder charts on pages five to 10.
There are other schools that seem to show an improvement in progression rates but have reductions of less than 20 per cent in Leaving Cert students, which lead to a perceived improvement because of that, but we have left them in our most improved progression charts.


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Two potential 16th seeds in the East, the Mount St. Mary's Mountaineers (19-15 Overall, 14-4 NEC) and 16 New Orleans Privateers (20-11 Overall, 13-5 SLC), tipoff the 2017 version of March Madness. The game will be played on Tuesday, March 14 at 6:40 p.m. ET. This game will determine who gets to play the top seed in the East. With the initial spread just being posted, our Mount St. Mary's plays New Orleans March Madness free pick has the Privateers favored by 1.5 points.
Mount St. Mary's comes to this game after having beaten St. Francis 71-61 to win the Northeast Conference title about a week ago. It's the first time in 21 years that Mountaineers took the conference tournament. In the win, Elijah Long scored 24 points while Junior Robinson put in 22. In the Southland Tournament, New Orleans managed a 68-65 OT win over Texas A&M Corpus Christie. In that OT, the Privateers scored eight while Corpus Christie scored five. Tevin Broyles scored 15 for New Orleans in the win, including five in OT.
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The Mountaineers have three fine scoring guards and two guys who can be massive in the paint. The top player, guard Elijah Long hits threes at the rate of 40% and is averaging 15.4 PPG and 4.4 APG. Also in the backcourt, Junior Robinson can hit from downtown. He's averaging 14.1 PPG. Guard Miles Wilson is contributing 11.3 PPG.
In the frontcourt, forward Chris Ray is bringing down 5.9 RPG while hitting 58%. In the paint, center Madow Sallah is tossing in 52% while capturing 5,4 RPG. Together they are averaging 13.2 PPG. This team can hit threes at the rate of 38%, which is six percentage points better than the Privateers.
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Senior forward Erik Thomas is the lynchpin of this offense. He's hitting 60% of his shots while averaging just over 19 points per game. Also upfront, Travin Thibodeaux is a massive rebounder, pulling down 7.5 rebounds per game and scoring 8.6. He's knocking down 51% of his shots.
Top scorers in the backcourt are Christavious Gill and Nate Frye. Gill is hitting 38% and Frye 44%. Together they're averaging 22 PPG. New Orleans lacks a major three-point shooter but they're field goal average is three percentage points better than the Mountaineers and frees are four points better.
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The Privateers are +5 in points, +6 in rebounds and +5 in assists. In our Mount St. Mary's plays New Orleans March Madness free pick, we feel that the Privateers have an advantage. We're taking New Orleans at -1.5. The game will be played at Dayton, Ohio with a tipoff at 6:40 p.m. ET.
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2012 State of the County
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1. No tax increase for 2013. Commissioners passed the 2013 $89,964,927 budget of which $35,936,121 is the General Fund from real estate taxes. The budget was on display for 20 days. Millage was set at 2.4925%.
2. In 2013, voting commissioner meetings will be held the 1st and 3rd Thursdays monthly at 9:30AM and work sessions every Wednesday at 1PM; the 3rd Wednesday monthly, Cedar Haven meetings will begin at 10AM, and Prison Board meetings at 11:30AM.
3. Emergency Management: Responded to and communicated threats from Hurricane Sandy;
4. Supported the Long Term Disaster Recovery Group addressing Tropical Storm Lee Disaster Recovery;
5. Helped to fund completion of the Burn Building to train fire fighters.
6. Michael McGrady, MCM Consulting, presented the results of a 911 Needs Assessment Report. A focus group prioritized EMA and 911 Call Center needs: Four possible outcomes were shared:
Renovate a building as a backup Public Service Answering Point (6500 sq');
Build a new backup Public Service Answering Point (14,400 sq');
Renovate a building as a Primary Public Service Answering Point;
Build a new Primary Public Service Answering Point;
While no vote was taken, the last option is cost prohibitive at $200/sq' versus $149/sq' to remodel an existing building. Further, no matching funds were identified to build a backup PSAP. Conversely, matching funds are available to build or renovate a new Primary PSAP. In the latter scenario, the existing PSAP would become the backup. The first priority, no matter which option is chosen, is to move the generator out of the flood plain to the roof.
7. Human Services: Lobbied the State to minimize budget cuts in MHMR, AAA, Drug and Alcohol, and Cedar Haven.
History: Schaeffer House on National Historic Register 6 23 12 joining Union Canal Tunnel and Cornwall Iron Furnace for this National Honor.
9. Conducted a fair Presidential Election;
10. Planning: Started a countywide MS4 effort to improve storm water sewer water quality flowing into our streams, and minimize fines to municipalities;
11. Fort Indiantown Gap Joint Land Use Study consultant contract approved. For the 15-month grant, a non-federal 10% match will be provided by Lebanon County. The study will look at protecting FIG from encroaching development. The 17,000 acre facility in East Hanover, Union, and Cold Spring Townships in Lebanon County and East and West Hanover Townships in Dauphin County hosts more than 100,000 students and trainees annually. FIG is Lebanon County's largest employer, and exceeds $100 million in annual economic impact
12. MPO—Metropolitan Planning Organization-- Lebanon City 9th Street Bridge Opens 9 17 12
13. Rail Trail: Commissioners signed a $1 Easement Agreement for the northern Rail Trail between King's Plantation and the City of Lebanon Authority.
14. John Wengert and Mark Wilson presented a redesigned Cornwall Trailhead DCNR Grant Application to increase parking from 40 to 69 spaces.
15. Held a Conversation on Marcellus Shale to educate people on fracking, introduce land title research, pipeline impacts…;
16. Combined Adult and Juvenile Probation into one department;
17. Began a Pension Debt Reduction Plan:
a. Stopped $500 medical assistance payments to retirees;
b. The Actuary lowered projected raise rates to 3% from 4-5%;
c. No COLA payment, which keeps about $700,000 in the pension fund;
d. Kept lower interest of 4.5% paid on accounts (was 5.5%);
e. Made a $101,000 contribution, and budgeted a $500,000 contribution for 2013;
18. Completed a Countywide Reassessment from data collection and hearings to setting new millage rates. Certified the value of real estate in Lebanon County PA at $9,885,045,000. Established Clean & Green for large vacant parcels over 10 acres with gross agricultural income of at least $2000.
Parcels that qualify for Clean and Green will see a reduction in their real estate taxes by 30-50% or more, depending on the number of buildings on the property.
Clean and Green is based on use, not zoning. In Lebanon County, we have 5000 farms;
19. Reviewed and implemented monitoring of Overtime;
20. Energy: Pat Salmon, of Honeywell, wrapped up the $3.6 million energy savings project, and commissioners signed-off on an acceptance document. Not only is the County guaranteed to save $4.6 million and energy over the next 20 years, safety was improved. For example, lighting in the parking lot is brighter, and water can be shut off to sections of the prison to conduct searches. The project came in on time, on budget, and had no change orders. The efficiencies are working so well that two utility companies came to check if there were problems because of the reduced use of water and gas. Salmon also relayed that the savings reductions were 15.2%. To take advantage of the interest reimbursement offered by the LVEDC, savings would have had to reach 20%. Honeywell is also evaluating some old transformers that may be a separate project.
21. Commissioners approved a request from Susan Eberly for the Lebanon Valley Economic Development Corporation to administer a "Qualified Energy Conservation Bond Program" for Lebanon County. The program provides 70% interest rate subsidy for projects having a "qualified conservation program." The QEBC volume cap of $1,337,618,84 was awarded to Lebanon County under federal law.
22. LVEDC: Local Revitalization Tax Abatement Areas eliminate real estate tax on commercial and industrial property improvements or new construction. Generally, major improvements to a property will trigger a property reassessment by the County Assessment Office. LERTA provides a five (5) year abatement (100% for 3 years and 50% for each of the remaining 2 years) that RUNS WITH THE LAND, so subsequent owners, within the five (5) year abatement period will still benefit from the abatement incentive.
23. Commissioners listened to Mayor Sherry Capello, LVEDC president Charles Blankenship and vice president Susan Eberly as they pitched a LERTA for the north side of the City of Lebanon. To spur economic development, the County of Lebanon joined the City of Lebanon and Lebanon School District in approving a LERTA district, which eliminates real estate tax on commercial and industrial property improvements on the north side of the City of Lebanon. In the past, only one parcel was evaluated and approved at a time.
Only 837 Commercial or Industrial properties; out of 5,108 Total Properties are eligible.
The LERTA will cover 800.43 Acres of C/I properties of 1,628.30 total Acres.
Appeals will not void a LERTA property.
24. Housing: Redevelopment Authority representative Betsy Bowman explained that a Palmyra project was not awarded tax credits. Therefore, it is recommended that the $716,000 be redirected, $205,794.06 to the first-time homebuyer program and $17,655.14 to Housing Rehabilitation. Also, $492,915 will purchase, rehab, then sell vacant properties identified from the Sheriff's tax sales in North Cornwall, West Lebanon, North Lebanon, and South Lebanon.
25. Commissioners passed Ordinance 45 repealing Ordinance 24 of 1999, which closes the Southcentral Employment Corporation, and reopens as Local Elected Officials providing federal financing to the Workforce Investment Board and Careerlinks. Appeal WIA-04-01;
26. Dental: Fred Bogner reviewed Welsh Dental's need for a $170,000 match to a $1.68 million federal grant for a Dental Clinic. The 10-year project received an extension until the end of September.
27. UGI: According to J Michael Love of UGI, PA pipe is to carry PA gas to PA customers. Lebanon County Commissioners were briefed on UGIs plans to extend gas pipeline in northern Lebanon County. Previously, a bar of 5800 residential customers were added to UGIs roles annually. In 2011, that number increased to 10,495, and in 2012 is projected to reach 15,000. Commercial properties were 1,655 in 2011, and are projected to double in 2012. Current customers should NOT subsidize future customers. It costs $750,000 to $1 million per mile to replace old cast iron pipe mains. UGI is trying to determine if there are enough people and businesses in Lebanon County who would like the main extended. UGI will coordinate paving with municipalities. They are looking for easement grants to lower overall cost. The pipes have a 100 year life expectancy. A countywide agreement may be possible. Gas is selling for 40% less than four years ago. UGI is mandated to purchase the cheapest available gas.
28. 4H Development Education for Penn State Extension, received a proclamation celebrating both 4H Week in Pennsylvania and the 100th anniversary of 4H, which was started in 1912 in Mercer County. Lebanon County has over 1000 4H members.
29. Olympians: Jamie Gray shares what it's like to win gold. What a well-grounded young woman. Commissioners approved proclamations for gold medal Olympian Jamie Lynn Beyerle-Gray, a member of Team USA in the women's 50-meter three-position rifle shooting event where she set a record of 691.9 points during the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, England and for Amy Tran Swensen, a two-time Olympian and goalkeeper on the US Field Hockey team in both London, England and Beijing.
30. Troy Williams received approval for a $113,000 contract to purchase food for LCCM to distribute. Also, in order to purchase food from local vendors and save money, commissioners opted out of using state approved contracted suppliers.
31. Candles Across Lebanon County.
I'm numb, not from the cold, but from the spirit of community that I was privileged to witness. Wherever you stood with your candle, thank you. You took time to pause during the busy hustle and bustle of Christmas to mourn the loss of some very precious children and their teachers. There by the grace of God go I. Yes, Sandy Hook Elementary, we felt your pain, and we left our lights shine for you and your lost love ones. Lebanon County proud. And thanks to western Berks for extending the love across county lines.
To the 75 leaders who led a Point of Light service, well done. Your goodness and service to our community was stellar. To the many businesses, churches, and home owners who served as a Point of Light, offering coffee or hot chocolate, thank you for being perfect hosts.
For the family of Berks County and Conrad Weiser High School alumnis (Joel, JoAnn and Guy Bacon), 373 signatures were recorded on December 21, 2012 at the Lebanon Valley Mall Point of Light. Signing a book for the Sandy Hook Elementary School library were 325 people who stood in line on a wintry night in December to mourn the loss of 20 precious children and six of their teachers.
To the volunteers who did so much to make this both a special and memorable night for Lebanon County, thank you. April Murray, your little spark got this fire going. Chris Earhart, your voice was so comforting, yet crisp and clear. And thanks for adding Silent Night to Amazing Grace and God Bless America. Bill Hartman and crew, thank you for providing the Sound Advantage equipment without which we could not have communicated with close to 1000 people at the Lebanon Valley Mall. Natalie Redcay, thanks for driving the entire length of Route 422 to capture video of many of our Points of Light. Hector Colon, we are grateful that you were willing to capture some special photos for us. Yasmin Brown, your bracelets went like hotcakes. Hetrick and Mull, we have lots of names in the condolence books to send to Sandy Hook. An unexpected surprise came from two men who were at Sandy Hook, and brought back Good Deed Seed Bracelets. Thank you for that. I'll keep one bracelet, and pass the rest onto someone who has done a good deed.
Stay humble as you share your blessings, but let your spirit soar as you consider 26 acts of kindness to others in memory of the victims of Sandy Hook Elementary. May God bless and keep everyone safe tonight and always. Jo Ellen
32. Liaison assignments were announced:
Ames Litz Phillips
Assessment Children & Youth Area Agency on Aging
Building Grounds Cooperative Extension City of Lebanon
Energy Cnsrtium Elections Drug & Alcohol
Chamber Commrce EMA Com Action Prtners
Conservation District GIS Housing Redevelopment
Economic Dvlopmnt MIS MHMR
Lebanon Transit Planning Renova
EXPO/TPA Women's Cmmissn United Way
LEOs Veteran's Affairs
33. Phillips will chair the Salary Board; Ames vice chair; and Litz secretary.
34. Ames will chair the Assessment Board; Litz vice chair; and Phillips secretary.
35. Litz will chair the Board of Elections/Registration Commission; Ames vice chair; and Phillips secretary.
36. Commissioners voted to become members of the National Association of Counties. Dues are $2500 annually, which benefits residents through a prescription drug program; provides a lobbying voice on national issues; a grant writing service; a food bank that all municipalities may utilize to purchase goods at a discount; purchasing discounts…, and commissioners expect to save more than the cost of the dues throughout the year.
37. Prescription Drug Program: Commissioners approved a NACO agreement for participation in the Prescription Program Revenue Sharing. All County citizens qualify.
38. Finally, commissioners reinstated teleconferencing as a means to participate in meetings.
On to 2013.


Where are the best arguments for the Anglican Covenant?
The No Anglican Covenant Coalition has built a large collection of material about the Anglican Covenant. The largest segment of this compilation is of essays opposing adoption of the pact. In fact, there seems to be a dearth of argumentation on the other side, and much of what there is comes from Lambeth Palace, the Anglican Communion Office, or people who have had a direct role in producing the Covenant text.
Perhaps Covenant opponents are missing something. Perhaps there are compelling arguments in favor of Covenant adoption that have received little publicity or are hiding in obscure corners of the World Wide Web.
So here is a challenge, one tossed out to Covenant supporters and detractors alike: What do you think are the strongest arguments in favor of the Covenant, and where can the best articulation of those arguments be found?
We will even offer a prize for the best entry. For the person identifying the most compelling defense of the Covenant, we will give you one day to write anything you want concerning the Covenant on this blog (consistent with good taste) and reference your material on Facebook as well.
Please answer in a comment, and include appropriate links.
Well, in addition to "There is no alternative" (also known as TINA), we have been treated to a couple of truly offensive arguments.
There was the Bishop of St. Asaph's Godwinian argument that anyone opposed to the Covenant was a fascist - always an argument for the desperate and intellectually suspect.
Then, of course, we have the truly offensive emotional blackmail argument that anyone who opposes the Covenant is disloyal to poor Rowan.
I think that some (though not all) of the writers at Covenant-Communion have actually done a reasonably good job of creating a pro-Covenant narrative which, however much I disagree with it, has stayed clear of the Godwinesque and the codependent.
1. Would provide a cogent answer to ecumenical partners who wonder "just what is the Anglican Communion?" If it is the third largest Christian Communion in the world, who speaks for Anglicans?
2. Would give some shape and definition to the four "Instruments of Communion" which, whether we like it or not, have come into being over the last decades and are functioning without much agreement as to their form and function.
3. Would provide a process to discuss and discern together matters which affect the entire Communion.
Unfortunately, Section Four remains problematical and there does not appear to be any real desire on the Left (TEC) or the Right (GAFCON) to sign on to the proposed Covenant, so the effort is lost.
Alan, Nope not really. The argument for a different covenant, if it included a sharp reduction and limitation of what the archbishop may do on his own, I might think has some legs. But we are confronted with this document and even its friends seem to be unhappy with it.


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 Бунзен — древний крупный ударный кратер находящийся в северо-западной части видимой стороны Луны.
 Премия Бунзена-Кирхгофа — награда за выдающиеся достижения в области аналитической спектроскопии.
 Реакция Бунзена — химическая реакция между йодом, диоксидом серы и водой.
 Элемент Бунзена — первичный химический источник тока.
 Горелка Бунзена — изобретение Роберта Бунзена.


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Q: Backbone.js Views not rendering Something bizarre is going on. I have code which creates a Backbone.js View, except it never gets rendered, however if i run it in console it works:
function createBookingsView($container, roomID){
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A: I just had some issues with Asynchronous functions not returning before I needed them.

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QUESTION: My question is about the Sun and our relationship with some of the Light packets and ways in which we can have a partnership or relationship with the Sun so that we can help Gaia and to help the Light and the Ascension process.
Sue: That's a very good question and I'll ask the Arcturians.
We ask that all of you envision the external Sun. Now touching your third chakra, just below your rib cage to the left. This is where your Solar Plexus, your inner Sun, is located.
Take a long slow deep breath to connect your inner sun with Sol the Sun of this Solar System. Feel the Sun of your Solar System. There are whole worlds, whole populations, that live inside the Sun.
The Sun and all the planets are living sentient beings. The indigenous peoples have always known that the Planet is alive and that the plants and the animals are alive and sentient. Everything is alive. But somewhere in your time with all of the wars and strife, you lost that knowing and we became separate from the world around you.
Now feel how within, you are One with your own Solar Plexus, which is your own inner Sun. And, as you connect with your own inner Sun, you can feel your connection to the Sun of your Solar System. NOW, connect that Sun to the Central Sun on Alcyone in the Pleiades. Feel that alignment.
Now connect to us, the Arcturians who are no longer bound to a planet or even a solar system, as our world is our Mothership. Feel our massive Mothership, which is as big as a planet. Our multidimensional Mothership exists within the NOW. Therefore, we can simultaneously travelling to many different worlds to assist the inhabitants in opening up Arcturian Corridors, which are avenues into the "Portals of Light" that you, humanity, is.
Thank you for your service, and we will return in for our next meeting.
FIRST COMMENT: I just wanted to say how the guided meditations have opened up the visceral remembrance. There have been so many details revealed. It all makes sense.
COMMENT 2: I'm very grateful because now we are all closer to our Divine Compliments and to Venus and the Oneness. Thank you very much. At the moment I perceive so many things. One thing is that some of our Divine Compliments are around us and perceive us. They are very happy. When I came here in 3D last time I was like the Sun and my Light has been rejected like your Light but they cannot turn it off.
COMMENT 3: There are quite a few impressions that came through and it had to do with reunion with the Plant Kingdom and the absorption of Light and the language of Light. I have memories coming up as a child that I was receiving very deep communion experiences through Light and the Plant Kingdom. I don't know where I'm going with this but I'm just expressing what the impressions were.
Sue: Yes, the memories are important and we can honor those memories. Thank you.
COMMENT 3: Thanks so much for having this discussion. I think it's fascinating to read these stories, and I know that we are a part of this one big team that has come here over and over. We forget all of these things, and then we are reminded when you bring these topics to the forefront. I started reading the book this morning and was trying to rush through it so that it was really fresh in my mind. What really stood out was the sheer magnitude of this task. I think that's something we all need to honor.
I was reading back through thinking how long ago did this first incarnation occur and how many times have we been doing this over and over again? No wonder we all have this deep sense of grief and exhaustion. Thank goodness we've come around with you Leslie and Suzanne in this mode to say I Love You GAIA, I'm here with you. You're not alone and I feel those deep signals of Love and comfort from Gaia. I just want to say thank you to all of you for doing this and being here together.
Sue: Thank you, thank you.
COMMENT 4: I'm listening to the wonderful discussion and what really caught my attention was how clearly I could relate to Shature entering into the body as a child and then how safe she felt when they brought her to the Temple with her own community. It was so profound. I knew exactly how she felt.
Sue: Yes, I didn't get that for a while because those of us knew we were really different when we were young. We didn't know why or how, but we knew something was wrong so being around people who were like-minded is wonderful.
COMMENT 5: I've learned so much in this call. I haven't read the book yet, but I'm working on it. I'm really feeling the connection with the higher self even when I woke up this morning at 4 o'clock. It's so comforting that I think I received the lecture before we even started.
I do have a question, but before I say that I want to say that at one point I saw all of us and the image that I had where all the Earth ships formed the golden web and helped the dark force from landing on earth and gave time to the crew of plants, animals and humans to rescue. It was like the movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
The question I have that's distressing to me is about the one hundred and forty-four thousand. Can you explain that one hundred and forty-four thousand thing? It's a distressing concept to me because of what's attached to it from the Earth here.
Sue: I think the one hundred and forty-four thousand is a symbolic number. I think it's a Light Language message.
Arcturians: The hundred and forty-four thousand is much more than just a number of people. If you look at that number with the language of numbers and realize that whenever they get moon shots or shots from outer space, they come in numbers. Then the numbers are translated into pictures. So the hundred and forty-four thousand is actually a message and as we all move into higher and higher perceptions we will be able to read that message.
It is a symbolic thing that means a whole lot more than just the numbers. When we look at one hundred and forty-four thousand from a third-dimensional perspective, it is just a number. But is the message is really that you can all put into pictures to engage with that message within yourselves to assist your awakening. The one hundred and forty-four thousand is not even in the people. It's an energy package. Leslie, did you want to comment on this question?
Leslie: I just wanted to say that the Jehovah's Witness have the pattern of the bible and in the Book of Revelations – Armageddon and that's a different time line that we are on. We're not on that timeline. We've jumped it.
Sue: Yes, maybe we've graduated from that.
Comment 6: Thank you so much. There's so many lovely things that I resonate with from what the last person that shared. I also woke up with a sense of being held and comforted and in warm peace. So the energy was coming through even before this wonderful gathering. I also became aware that as we did some of the experiential work I have tapped into something before that the Ascension process is like living, eating, breathing, sleeping – everything from my heart.
So to share that with others is very meaningful and to connect with that more specifically today in terms of memories of what that means and holding as much Light as possible to help Gaia is such a joy and such a drive - because it is our ancient consciousness doing what we do and being.
So I really grasped during the workshop how for me – disciplining my mind and feelings so that everything is going into the polarity of Light. That's part of how I can ground the Ascension energy is to choose to go to the loving energies. I know it sounds very basic but for some reason it went in very deep. Thank you.
Sue: Thank you everyone and before we close let's all feel those alignments. We call Venus, our sister planet. We can feel Venus next to us. I say feel because a lot of these memories are best accessed through your body, as our brains have been trained by society that's it's "just our imagination," which is not real. It's much better now than it was. I was really raised with that indoctrination.
But, when we feel the memories, and as we get Light language, we feel it with all of our bodies. The higher dimensional beings don't speak words, they send a package of information, and then we translate it. Some people translate it into words and some translate it into pictures or music or service or dance or gardening.
It's infinite how we can translate the language. Feel that gift from our Divine Compliment and if our Divine Compliment is on Earth, feel that gift from our Divine Compliment on Earth. And feel that gift from our Divine Compliment in the higher frequencies.
Feel how it feels to be connected with our Divine Compliment and to be whole within our Oneness. And feel how that wholeness connects with Gaia and how Gaia connects with Venus, and this whole package connects to our Sun and then feel how that connects to the great Central Sun in the Pleiades. FEEL how we are members of the web of life.
Blessings BE to all of you and thank you very much. I hope you can all return and that others join us. If you miss one you will receive the recording. Thank you so very much.
Leslie: Thank you for coming, it's been wonderful. This book is so amazing and I can't wait to continue. Our next webinar will be on the 12th of March so we will see you then.


We can compare the human body to a hybrid car, which is able to generate energy and movement from two sources of fuel. In the case of humans as well as cars, the machine will operate using a single source, but it won't operate as it was designed. It's got to be able to use the right fuel at the right time, that is, in the right circumstances. We are naturally capable of doing so, but modern lifestyle is making it sometimes difficult, other times plain impossible. The two sources of fuel for the human body are carbohydrates and fats. Proteins can be a source of fuel in rare cases, such as prolonged fasting when sources of carbohydrates have been severely depleted. For the purpose of this discussion, we can consider proteins as a fuel source by avoiding to use them as such. Muscle mass is a necessity, and when the body starts to consume its own healthy tissues, things are going in the wrong direction. It can safely use rogue, senescent, that have become cells unfit, discard them and make way for new cells, but it needs to leave the good tissues alone.
Carbohydrates we eat are digested and stored in organs, like the liver and our muscles, in a form called glycogen. When considering the analogy with a hybrid car, glycogen is electricity, that is, the first fuel the car is going to try and use. If electricity doesn't supply enough power, the car will activate the gas engine, which today has more energy reserves, although they are less efficient. Another analogy with glycogen comes from the inside of a computer: it has various levels of data storage, one being volatile memory, and another being the hard drive. Volatile memory, in the form of cache, doesn't have as much capacity as the drive, but it's very quick to access and more efficient. The drive, and some of its even slower forms, called 'cold storage', can store more data at lower costs, but data is slower to retrieve. Glycogen in the body similar to memory in the computer: available in limited quantities and providing quick access to data. When we engage in sports, the body will initially tap mostly into glycogen, especially if this involves high intensity exercises. Glycogen provides energy no matter how slow or how fast we run, unlike fats, which provide energy at lower intensities.
A definition of endurance is a physical activity that involves elevating the heart rate for over 45 minutes. The premise behind this approximate duration is that during the first few minutes, the body will use the widely available glycogen. As time goes by, glycogen stores start depleting, and at a point that depends on everyone's personal metabolic profile, we start using fats as a fuel source. This is a first way to consider the exercise, and with the objective to train ourselves to be able to use fat as a fuel source. This is central to endurance training, and one of the first benefits: if we never have to tap into fat burning, either through time-restricted eating, or intermittent fasting, or through some kind of endurance sport, our body is always full of glycogen, full of "sugar", so it becomes acquainted to only using it as energy, and never burning fat. This state of constant abundance does not help cure pre-diabetes, type 2 diabetes, excess weight, and other illnesses of modernity. On the other hand, engaging into endurance sports helps clear up glycogen reserves every now and then, so that we when refeed at the next meal, any extra calories we are not going to use can be put into new glycogen stores, instead of being converted to body fat. Glycogen stores are a buffer for energy intake and usage, because it is so easy for the body to replenish and deplete them.
Another way of considering endurance is looking at it as a percentage of VO2Max, our maximum level of oxygen intake. If VO2Max represents 100% of oxygen intake, this means that for very short sprints, like running one hundred meters, you can generate energy beyond 100% of VO2Max, because the body has little bit of extra oxygen it can use in addition to what's being breathed in and out. Above that distance, we move to high intensity, between 80% and 100% of VO2Max. At this level of intensity, the body produces lactate as a byproduct, some kind of metabolic waste that slows down the athlete. Lactate is a soft poison, in the way that it accumulates in the muscles and rapidly deteriorates performance to the point that the athlete must slow down below anaerobic level, that is, below lactate accumulation threshold. Then, in the 70% range and below, we find aerobic activity: a more comfortable zone, that of endurance, which we can stay in for much longer time periods.
This indicates that in order to practice endurance successfully, you must train yourself first for gradually longer sessions, for your muscles and organs in general to become acquainted and comfortable exercising for extended periods. This groundwork allows your cells, for example, to become increasingly efficient at transitioning from burning glycogen to burning fatty acids, i.e. body fat. This is in part how you can avoid putting on weight and become better at losing weight, by training your cells to use fat as a fuel source.
Another indication from the fact that endurance can be defined as a percentage of maximum effort, is that by raising your performance at high intensity, you benefit by second order effect on the endurance. In other words, sprinting is high intensity. Muscle-specific workouts are high intensity: heavy loads, fast repeats, and short duration. These exercises raise your VO2Max and the lactate threshold, such that now, the percentage of that top can be much higher: your endurance performance has improved.