If someone had told me three years ago I would be where I am right now I would not have believed them!
I have been at IES for two and a half years now and I can honestly say that I do love my job. I started at IES part time doing two days a week to help with a new student. That soon turned into five days a week, full time and I was having a variety of students. I was so happy when this happened as it is so rewarding and satisfying knowing what I and IES as a team do to help all our students get the bespoke curriculum education that they deserve. Everyone has the right to education! Right?
Before my job at IES I was a pub landlord for two and half years and my lifestyle was very different to how it is now as running a pub is a lifestyle rather than a job and is challenging. So, I guess this set me up for what was to become of my future. I had many challenging days whilst I was in the pub and that's where I found out I had the talent of being able to talk people out of difficult situations and calm them down which is a great skill to have for my employment now.
At the start of this PFM (performance management), I was asked by Leanne and Shaun if I would like to take on the role of Exams Officer. I was like 'who, me?' It didn't take me long to consider it and I agreed so the challenge was set!
I booked onto an Exams officer course which took place on 15th January this year. It was all the way in Guildford and would be my first challenge – and what a challenge it was! I set off the night before and had booked an hotel room just around the corner to the venue. I arrived in Guldford and went to look for the venue first so I would know where to go in the morning. I found it but it was dark and I couldn't find anywhere to park as it was on a university campus so I thought I would get a taxi there and leave my car at the hotel until after the training (after all the hotel was less than five minutes away). I got to my hotel and the car park was tiny and shared with the gym next door so after 30 minutes of waiting for a parking space I was in the hotel.
Anyway… I was settled in my room and the following morning I called for a taxi and when I arrived at the venue there was a massive car park next to it more expense! The training went well and I completed it and had the satisfaction that now I am now an IES exams officer.
The moral of the story being – always check twice and don't try to find things in the dark!
By now, I was ready to enter the students in for their exams and with the much help from Natalie Lodge I could do this. It's a learning curve and we had a few minor hiccups, but it's all worked out in the end and was a success.
I want to say a huge well done to our IES students for sitting their exams as I know it was very scary when I sat my exams.
When the exams sittings are over my work is not finished. Natalie and I meet up once a week to ensure and update all our exam policies and procedures. This makes sure that the next year can run as smoothly as possible and all students get the opportunity to be entered for exams and leave IES with the qualifications they deserve.
During the rest of the year all students work towards AQA Unit Award Schemes and certificates can be gained for a large variety of topics and subjects.
My challenges don't stop that I am also extra-curricular activity lead. I have arranged a variety of trips such as PGL, our third one coming up in November. A successful trip to Snowdonia also took place earlier this year. Keep your eyes open for upcoming trips and adventures!
I also listen to what each individual student would like to achieve and where possible I make that happen, dreams can come true.
My final challenge is being the SENDIES lead (our school charity) which I am very passionate about and I love organising charity events. I have been doing this for two years now and hope that I can continue to do it in the future. All the monies raised during my events contributes towards the trips that I organised for all the students.
Here at IES we are ever growing and who knows what opportunities may arise. I am so passionate about my job and extremely satisfied every single day knowing that I have helped develop a student's education.
I look forward to my future with IES.


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Q: FuzzyWuzzy - Loop through list, match accepted values, and return a dataframe OBJECTIVE

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*Given an excel file (full of typos), use FuzzyWuzzy to compare and
match the typos against an accepted list.

*Correct the typo-filled excel file with the closest, accepted match.

APPROACH

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*Import Excel file with pandas

*Push original, typo-filled excel file into a dataframe

*Create an accepted dataframe

*Compare typo dataframe with accepted dataframe using FuzzyWuzzy

*Return the original spelling, the accepted spelling, and the matching score

*Append the associated, accepted spelling to the original excel file/row for all spellings

CODE
#Load Excel File into dataframe
xl = pd.read_excel(open("/../data/expenses.xlsx",'rb'))

#Let's clarify how many similar categories exist...
q = """
    SELECT DISTINCT Expense
    FROM xl
    ORDER BY Expense ASC

"""

expenses = sqldf(q)
print(expenses)

#Let's add some acceptable categories and use fuzzywuzzy to match
accepted = ['Severance', 'Legal Fees', 'Import & Export Fees', 'I.T. Fees', 'Board Fees', 'Acquisition Fees']

#select from the list of accepted values and return the closest match
process.extractOne("Company Acquired",accepted,scorer=fuzz.token_set_ratio)

('Acquisition Fees', 38)
  not a high score, but high enough that it returns the expected output

!!!!!ISSUE!!!!!
#Time to loop through all the expenses and use FuzzyWuzzy to generate and return the closest matches.
def correct_expense(expense):
    for expense in expenses:
        return expense, process.extractOne(expense,accepted,scorer = fuzz.token_set_ratio)

correct_expense(expenses)

('Expense', ('Legal Fees', 47))

QUESTIONS

*

*As you can see, the process.extractOne runs correctly when tested on a case-by-case basis. However, when run in a loop, the returned value is unexpected. I believe I may be grabbing the first or last column, but even if that were the case, I would expect "Director Fees" or "Acquisition" to pop up (see original excel file).

A: The way I've done this in the past is to just use the get_closest_matches function from the difflib module in Python. You can then create a function to get the closest match and apply it to the Expense column.
def correct_expense(row):
    accepted = ['Severance', 'Legal Fees', 'Import & Export Fees', 'I.T. Fees', 'Board Fees', 'Acquisition Fees']
    match = get_close_matches(row, accepted, n=1, cutoff=0.3)
    return match[0] if match else ''

df['Expense_match'] = df['Expense'].apply(correct_expense)

Here's the original Expense column with the values matched to the accepted list:

You will probably need to fine-tune the accepted list and the cutoff value for get_closest_matches (I found that 0.3 worked pretty well for your sample data).
Once you're satisfied with the results, you can change the function to overwrite the Expense column and save to Excel using the pandas DataFrame method to_excel.

A: This is called gazetteer deduplication.
You perform deduplication by matching messy data against canonical data (i.e. gazette).
pandas-dedupe can do exactly that.
Example:
import pandas as pd
import pandas_dedupe

clean_data = pd.DataFrame({'street': ['Onslow square', 'Sydney Mews', 'Summer Place', 'Bury Walk', 'sydney mews']})
messy_data = pd.DataFrame({'street_name':['Onslow sq', 'Sidney Mews', 'Summer pl', 'Onslow square', 'Bury walk', 'onslow sq', 'Bury Wall'],
                           'city' : ['London', 'London', 'London', 'London', 'London', 'London', 'London']})

dd = pandas_dedupe.gazetteer_dataframe(
    clean_data,
    messy_data,
    field_properties = 'street_name',
    canonicalize=True,
    )

During the process, pandas-dedupe will ask you to label few examples as duplicate or distinct records. The library will then use this knowledge to find potential duplicate entries, match them against the clean data and return all relevant info, including the confidence in the results.

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Mosby follows district attorneys in Manhattan and Philadelphia who have scaled back or outright ended marijuana prosecutions. Maryland lawmakers decriminalized possession of up to 10 grams of marijuana in 2014.
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The Raiders March description
John Williams composed the score for Raiders of the Lost Ark, which was the only score in the series performed by the London Symphony Orchestra, the same orchestra that performed the scores for the Star Wars saga. The score most notably features the well-known "Raiders March." This piece came to symbolize Indiana Jones and was later used in Williams' scores for the other three films. Williams originally wrote two different candidates for Indy's theme, but Spielberg enjoyed them so much that he insisted that both be used together in what became the "Raiders March". The alternately eerie and apocalyptic theme for the Ark of the Covenant is also heard frequently in the score, with a more romantic melody representing Marion and, more ... Show The Raiders March piano sheet
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John Towner Williams (born February 8, 1932) is an American composer, conductor and pianist. In a career spanning over six decades, he has composed some of the most recognizable film scores in the history of motion pictures, including the Star Wars saga, Jaws, Superman, the Indiana Jones films, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, Home Alone and its sequel, Hook, Jurassic Park, Schindler's List, War Horse, and the first three Harry Potter films. He has had a long association with director Steven Spielberg, composing the music for all but two (Duel and The Color Purple) of Spielberg's major feature films. More piano sheets by John Williams
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Microsoft invites all secondary school girls in Trinidad & Tobago to be a part of DigiGirlz Day 2022 and experience the diverse field of technology
noviembre 2, 2022 | News Center Microsoft Latinoamérica
On Friday October 28th, 2022, Microsoft will host DigiGirlz Day, their annual tech seminar aimed at educating and empowering secondary school girls in the Caribbean by giving them the opportunity to learn about careers in technology, connect with Microsoft employees, and participate in hands-on computer and technology workshops via the Microsoft Teams platform.
The World Economic Forum estimates that by 2030, 77% of jobs will require technology skills. While there is a growing and unsatisfied demand in the STEM world, added to a great deficit of women in these areas. In the world only 35% of STEM students in higher education are women, according to the UNESCO report. In the software industry, female representation does not usually exceed 10%.
In that way, DigiGirlz aims to bridge the gender gap in technology by introducing young women to the vast world of technology through keynotes, lectures and participatory workshops such as coding and app building. By educating young women, Microsoft seeks to inspire them to consider a career in technology. More than 65,000 students have attended the Microsoft DigiGirlz Technology Programs (both camps and one-day events) since they began in 2000.
Regarding the importance of DigiGirlz, Microsoft Caribbean Edu Lead, Carla Lopez, stated "Gender inclusion is important to Microsoft since there is still a significant gender disparity in the workplace. We hope to educate, motivate, and grow the number of women working in technology through DigiGirlz. By imparting this information to girls and teenagers, we are expanding their horizons professionally and fostering the emergence of a whole new generation of technological experts."
DigiGirlz Day is a free, one-day program, available to all secondary school girls in T&T. The virtual event will educate participants about trends and opportunities in the diverse field of technology and will include Q&A with seasoned pros, and an exploration of some of the hottest new tech out today. The Web event is geared towards igniting their curiosity, unleashing their imagination, developing their technological skills, learning, having fun and above all, helping them see all that they are capable of.
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Q: Is a "src" dir required under the top-level ng2 app dir for aot? I'm trying to get my app running with AOT per the documentation: https://angular.io/guide/aot-compiler
I execute the following AOT compile command from 'MyApp' dir:
"node_modules/.bin/ngc" -p ./ng2/tsconfig-aot.json

And am returned the following error:
Error File 'C:/CODE/MyApp/ng2/src/app/app.module.ts' not found.

It looks like the command is expecting a 'src' dir as the first subdir under my main ng2 app dir.  This ng2 app exists within the context of a parent .NET MVC app, which has a lot of its own special dirs.  I suspect the default ng2 parent app dir is generally named 'src' and this is causing confusion in the look up.
Do you know if there's a command option I can pass to exclude 'src' from the dir path that the compiler is attempting to execute against?  Or if there's another AOT workaround for this or if I'm doing something incorrectly here?


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Q: List view wrap content I have a dialog, that can be divided into three parts.
From TOP:

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*TEXT - that needs to be visible all the time

*ListView - in the middle of the popup that shall be visible, and
if not fit into screen, shall be scroll-able

*BUTTONS (ok/cancel) - that needs to be visible all the time too

The thing I want is - that the 1st and 3rd part are visible all the time, and that the popup has smallest possible height. That means it all scales according to the middle part - to the list. I want the items so be seen, if it should not fir they have to be scrollable.
Here is a sketch:
(small and large list)

I dont know how to manage that, ideas please?

A: First you should use a Relative Layout as container of your popUp, and then you put your text and "bellow" your listView and finaly your 2 buttons
ArrayAdapter<String> lAdapter=new ArrayAdapter<String>(this, R.layout.act_puch){

        int lCalculedheight=0;
        @Override
        public View getView(int position, View convertView, ViewGroup parent) {
            // TODO Auto-generated method stub
            View v= super.getView(position, convertView, parent);

            lCalculedheight+=convertView.getMeasuredHeight();

            // This will calculate your height of listView and your popup will be adjusted automatically
            parent.setLayoutParams(new LayoutParams(LayoutParams.MATCH_PARENT, lCalculedheight));
            return v;
        }
    };


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Q: No signal with DiplayPort I have an i5 Lenovo m91p pc (this is the spec)
win 10 pro 64 bit.
I have a little problem with my DP port.
I purchased a DP to HDMI adapter to connect my pc to tv.
last week when I first used it, every thing was great. I used my tv as a second monitor.
but today, when I tried to connect my tv I got a "no-signal" all the time.
I tried every thing- including updating drivers and enable in bios - but nothing!
I have no idea what to do.
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Q: Confusion over Java HashMap createEntry method I'm trying to understand the inner implementation of HashMap in Java. I have a confusion with the 'createEntry' method.
void createEntry(int hash, K key, V value, int bucketIndex) {
    Entry<K,V> e = table[bucketIndex];
    table[bucketIndex] = new Entry<>(hash, key, value, e);
    size++;
}

it creates an entry object 'e' and then it puts it to another entry object and stores it into the bucket[bucketindex] and it also stores the key and value. I am not able to understand the purpose of creation of the Entry object 'e' here. Could someone please explain.
Regards

A: It gets the previous entry in the bucket (even if it is null). It then creates a new entry, setting its next entry to that previous one retrieved. It then sets the new entry to the same index in the bucket.
So say you had 3 element in hash
0: [null]
1: [some entry]
2: [null]

And you had to add to index 1
0: [null]
1: [new entry] -> [some entry]
2: [null]

Similarly, adding to index 0
0: [newer entry] -> [null]
1: [new entry] -> [some entry]
2: [null]


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This week is National Water Week in Australia, an opportune time to take stock and consider the existing trends and emerging smart technologies within the water, dams and hydropower space.
Digital transformation plays an important role in the water sector. Smart technology is embedded in how we do our work at SMEC as designers, and how infrastructure owners operate and maintain their assets.
It is an exciting time for our industry. I think it's interesting figuring out where you want to sit in the field. You need to ask yourself; do you want to miss the opportunities presented by new technologies, or do you want to be an early adopter?
At SMEC the bulk of our business is in the early adopters' camp. We're taking on proven technologies and processes as they become available to us and partnering with companies to drive new opportunities. Some of the real value is being able to adapt technologies to our clients' specific needs.
The key to success is being aware, adaptable and ready to take on change.
Not only must we be open to the digital innovation wave that's in front of us, we must also be ready to select what technologies we really want to champion and apply early – so that our clients capitalise on those advances.
I think it's interesting figuring out where you want to sit in the field. You need to ask yourself; do you want to miss the opportunities presented by new technologies, or do you want to be an early adopter?
Remote data capture is already embedded within the engineering community across the board and particularly within the hydro, dams and water sector.
We have moved from aerial photography and drones to LIDAR, 3D scanning and multiple forms of remote capture that capture a broad scope of data. Our teams focus on interrogating that data, and importantly, aim to capitalise on the depth and richness of that data in different ways. A great example of this is how we manage both the collection and interpretation of data from drones.
Whilst we have been using drones for a long time for project images and video, our requirements have advanced at a rapid pace. Now we are starting to use drones in confined spaces, inside a reservoir, inside a pipeline, inside manholes and pits and places where it's dangerous to put people. Often there is significant cost and time involved and limitations in terms of how much data a person can collect in a certain amount of time.
The role of the engineer has shifted into driving how we use technology in a much more interactive way to increase the quality of data capture – including real time capabilities.
Back in the office we utilise smart automation to connect multiple data sources and analyse the results. The data interpretation is complex and operators still require a solid technical background to understand how to analyse the data.
It is possible to capture large data sets from clients over several years of asset monitoring data. We utilise unguided analytics – finding patterns in the data without any technical preconceptions – to extract valuable insights and then leverage our technical experience to understand and apply those patterns.
In fact, this is a process we have used recently with Queensland Urban Utilities (QUU). We did some unguided analytics on the work order history from sewage pump station assets as part of the Enhanced Condition Assessment Program. The analytic plots revealed patterns and trends in the dataset which allowed QUU to make informed decisions about how to prioritise their maintenance efforts and future budgets and reduce the operational risk of assets (ie. which assets are causing the most outages/disruptions and then targeting them in future maintenance strategies). We were able to pull trends from the data results and confidently engage QUU with data driven recommendations to improve maintenance operations across their asset portfolio.
We recently completed a 3D scanning project in the galleries of a wastewater treatment plant for South Australia Water. Again this was in areas where it was difficult to access by conventional means. The team produced a 3D model of the galleries which we used as an important resource for the design of key remediation works.
SMEC has some high quality front end capability in the 3D/BIM realm and when it comes to digital strategy we're always thinking about where we need to be in a few years.
As a business, we're recommending to clients that we use 3D BIM and if it's a 50-50 call on what we can do, then we push to develop 3D intelligent models.
In addition to producing 3D design, SMEC has championed virtual and augmented reality (VR/AR) in the built environment and our work on streamlining Hoddle St is an excellent example. For other projects both in civil engineering and water infrastructure, like the iconic Snowy 2.0 project, we've utilised VR construction visualisation. Additionally, we have transformed the design into an animated construction sequence where we can start to see how the project will actually be constructed.
As we celebrate National Water Week and acknowledge one of our greatest natural resources, it's also a great time to reflect on how far with have come with integrating digital approaches and technology to assist with driving efficiencies and innovation.
A recent op-ed article in Create magazine written by my colleague, Jonathan Kent, outlines how Australia is increasingly adopting dams and engineered water storage. He describes how other more high-tech and expensive technologies such as desalination have been installed to provide increased water security to major urban areas. I agree that providing water security to the direst and most in-need areas is the most challenging issue to overcome.
SMEC is already providing its expertise to begin to address the issue. We are working with Water NSW on the implementation of the Wentworth to Broken Hill Water Supply Project. The project will provide greater water security to regional New South Wales.
In line with more challenging external environments, our clients and partners are increasingly placing a high value on innovation. From an organisational level, SMEC has embedded a culture of innovation including our internal innovation grants program. The program gives our employees an opportunity to pitch and refine their ideas for innovation, with the chance to secure funding to develop those ideas. Our focus is on identifying and capitalising on innovation as quickly as possible and as it becomes available to us.
SMEC also has a team of leaders who are looking ahead at emerging technologies and new methodologies, and studying what we can apply to benefit our clients.
SMEC's commitment to smart technologies within the water sector aligns with our broader interest in renewables and sustainability. Our designs positively impact the built environment and help to shape a better future for all.
In fact, SMEC is now the leading provider of project development, detailed design and engineering services for large scale solar farms across Australia.
SMEC was also Design Lead on the Sydney Metro Northwest surface and viaduct civil works (SMNW-SVC) project, which has been consistently recognised for innovation and sustainability. In 2015 the project won a Leading Design IS rating from the Infrastructure Sustainability Council of Australia for the most environment-friendly project design. In 2017 the project was recognised with a "Leading" As Built IS rating – the highest possible score for sustainability. And this month, the project won 2018 Project of the Year and the 2018 Global Best Rail Project from Engineering News-Record (ENR), who described its design as 'elegant, innovative and sustainable'.
Bob Tilbury is SMEC's Market Director, Water, Dams and Hydropower in ANZ. He provides leadership and strategic direction to the Water, Dams and Hydropower business development and delivery in Australia and New Zealand. Bob is also a leadership champion in the fields of Innovation and Technical Excellence at SMEC.


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Q: How to run command as user who has /usr/sbin/nologin as Shell? All I need to do is to run a specific script as a particular user who does have the nologin/false shell indicated in /etc/passwd.
I would run the script as root and this should run as another user.
Running:
~# su -c "/bin/touch /tmp/test" testuser

would work, but I need a valid shell for the testuser.
I know I can disable the password with passwd -d testuser and leave the shell to /bin/bash this way would secure a little bit but I need to have nologin/false shell.
Basically what I need is what crontab does when we set jobs to be running as a particular user, regardless this one has nologin/false shell.
p.s I found this thread Executing a command as a nologin user, but I have no idea how to concatenate the command su -s /bin/sh $user to the script I need to run.

A: By providing the script as the argument to execute to /bin/sh:
su -s "/bin/sh /your/script/location" username

A: just realized :
su -s "/bin/bash" -c "/bin/touch /tmp/testuser" testuser
maybe there is a better way ?!

A: actually, the best way to do this is via runuser
see the man page for details
this tool is used to deal with the situation as the developer said in his bolg
Whenever an service is running as root and wants to change UID using the shell it should use runuser.
http://danwalsh.livejournal.com/55588.html
i've post this answer in many palaces, forgive me if you find this annoying

A: You can do this with sudo -u if you have it installed:
# whoami
root
# sudo -u apache whoami
apache
# getent passwd apache
apache:x:48:48:Apache:/var/www:/sbin/nologin

A: You can use the -s switch to su to run a particular shell
su -s /bin/bash -c '/path/to/your/script' testuser

(Prepend sudo to the above if testuser is a passwordless user.)

A: All you need is sudo:
sudo -u <user> -g <group> -- <command>

A: Use su command with shell -s and -c command. As shown below
 su  exec -l -c '/bin/bash /etc/update_conf.sh' -s /bin/bash

A: Use sudo -u to specify the user. Also use the -i flag to set environment variables of the target user too.
sudo -i -u user command


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Solomon L. Henry
Past Most Worshipful GrandMaster – Solomon L. Henry
Solomon L. Henry was born September 9, 1933, and was raised in Georgetown, DE, the son of the late John J. and Mary A. Henry, along with six brothers and one sister. He was educated at Richard Allen School in Georgetown. Richard Allen School consisted of grades one through eleven. His educational journey began in 1939 during the period of segregation, when black students had to travel to Delaware State College, currently Delaware State University, Dover, DE or Howard High School in Wilmington, DE to complete the twelfth grade. Solomon chose to attend and graduated from Benjamin Franklin High School for Boys in Philadelphia, PA.
After graduation he returned to Georgetown and was employed J. G. Townsend, Jr. & Co., processor of frozen vegetables. In 1997, he was appointed Plant Manager of J.G. Townsend & Co. In 2000 he was honored for 50 years with the company. He gives credit to all the people who worked with him to make it possible. Today he thanks God for giving him the perseverance to work hard, to be dependable, and to be dedicated to the organization that he represented as an employee.
In 2002, he had the pleasure of a visit from U.S. Senator Tom Carper, who dropped in to see the Townsend Operations. The Senator said he wanted to shake the hand of the man that had given his services to a company for over 50 years. He said that J.G. Townsend was a very lucky to have someone so dedicated and it was a pleasure to meet him. Two weeks later, Mr. Henry received a letter of thanks and an expression of gratitude from the Senator.
Bro. Henry became a Mason in 1958 when he was accepted as a member of Prince Hall Lodge #14 in Frankford, DE. He was Worshipful Master of that Lodge from 1965 to 1971. Appointed District Grand Lecturer, in 1967, he continued to advance and in 2000 was elected the Most Worshipful Grand master of the Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Free and Accepted Masons of the State and Jurisdiction of Delaware. He served a one-year term as Chairman of the North East Regional Conference of Grand Masters. The Region includes DE, PA, NJ, NY, RI, CT, MA and Canada. His other Masonic affiliations include: Honorary Past Master of Morning Star Lodge #10, Past Patron of Lily of the Valley #14, OES – PHA; member of G. Oscar Carrington Consistory #93, Honorary Illustrious Potentate of Suakim Temple #60; Grand Inspector General of the Thirty Third and last degree of Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite Freemasonry, PHA, Northern Jurisdiction, USA, Inc.; Honorary Past Grand High Priest of the Most Excellent Grand Chapter of Holy Royal Arch Masons, PHA; Honorary Grand Joshua of Queen of Sheba Most Ancient Grand Court, Heroines of Jericho, PHA; and member of African Lodge #459, F&AM, Boston, MA (oldest Black Lodge in the world).
Bro. Henry is a member of Prospect A.M.E. Church, Georgetown, DE; a member of the NAACP and belongs to the Delaware Safety Association. He is married to Delores Beasley Henry; with two daughters from his first marriage, four stepchildren and nine grandchildren. The family enjoys playing games, talking and hanging out together.
Bro. Henry's Mother and Father taught him to be respectful and nice to people and people in turn will be respectful and nice. His favorite quote is: "It is nice to be important, but it is more important to be nice."


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Supporting young people from disadvantaged backgrounds through football
The Mohn Westlake Foundation is pleased to be working with The London Community Foundation (LCF), which specialises in supporting community-based organisations focused on helping disadvantaged London by raising funds from institutions and individuals to invest in local charities and social enterprises. The London Community Foundation believes that communities often characterised as poor and disadvantaged are rich with ideas and assets, and when these ideas and assets are maximised, small community groups can make a big difference.
BIGKID Foundation
Doorstep Library
Football Beyond Borders
Since 2011, The London Community Foundation has invested over £75 million into charitable groups across London.
Today, the Foundation invests around £7 million annually, giving out around 1,000 grants every year across the capital.
Football Beyond Borders uses football as an engagement tool to support young people from low-income backgrounds. The charity believes that football is the most powerful way to inspire young people to achieve their goals and make their voices heard, by giving them the opportunity to develop the skills, attitude and character to succeed in all aspects of their lives. Football Beyond Borders specifically targets young people at risk of school exclusions. They do this through providing long-term interventions in schools, as well as evening and holiday programmes, to re-engage students with their education and help them develop the social and emotional competencies necessary to transition into adulthood.
The Mohn Westlake Foundation's grant will enable Football Beyond Borders to deliver additional programmes in school holidays and improve the efficiency of its core programmes by creating a Youth Hub. On top of football coaching, the hub will deliver programmes in career development, digital and media skills, social action campaigning, finding paths away from gang activity and overcoming `learning-lag'. This ultimately will prevent more school exclusions and reduce the numbers of young people facing social exclusion in disadvantaged areas of London.
For more information about this project please visit their website: www.footballbeyondborders.org/


CHARLOTTE, Vt. — The dancers had rehearsed since February, but this was the first time they would dance together outside, on the grass. They had no curtained stage to guide them, no wooden floor to ease their ballet slippers.
Beneath the hot afternoon sun, Pregger translated the ballet's precision to the farm's rough dimensions, with its barn, row of young cedar trees, and grassy lawn near hulking maples. In the Farm to Ballet Project, 18 dancers tell the story of a family farm, from the geese returning in the spring — choreography from "Swan Lake" — through the harvest and farm-share pickup in the summer and fall.
As the dancers swoop to Vivaldi's "Winter" in the first scene, Pregger smiles. "This is why we decided to do this, because we all wanted to dance outside in the summertime," he says.
The group will perform seven times around Vermont this summer, starting Aug. 1, at farms including Philo Ridge and Shelburne Farms, the nonprofit educational organization and 1,400-acre working farm on Lake Champlain. Each performance will raise money for a Vermont nonprofit related to agriculture.
Money from ticket sales at the Philo Ridge Farm performance will go to the Vermont Land Trust's Farmland Access Program, which helps farmers buy or lease farmland. Philo Ridge Farm, a 400-acre former dairy farm that now grows vegetables and flowers and raises animals, including sheep, chickens, and pigs, will give tours before the ballet. A local food truck will sell a farm-raised pork dinner and flatbread. Private donations and playbill ads pay for costumes and props.
Pregger, a former Boston Ballet dancer and native Vermonter, now teaches dance at Spotlight Vermont, a performing arts school in South Burlington. He and some of his adult ballet students, mostly women in their 20s through 50s, had talked about dancing outside last fall. After one class, they danced on the rocks and the grass at Oakledge Park on Lake Champlain.
Pregger, who had danced outside, sometimes on the beach at Lake Champlain, with friends — "When ballet dancers get together, they like to show off and do ballet tricks," he said — started thinking about a ballet based on a farm. He loved taking his two young children to a local farm to pick up their produce. Some of his dancers, however, weren't convinced.
But one by one, they came around. Stearns trusted Pregger's vision. She got excited about the project when she saw one of the first rehearsals.
"We had no money, just an idea and people we knew liked ballet," Decker said.
The performance is a mash-up of classical music and choreography from "Swan Lake," "Sleeping Beauty," "Giselle," and other ballets, as well as some of Pregger's own choreography.
Pregger grew up in Fair Haven, Vt., and moved to Connecticut when he was 15 to study at the Nutmeg Conservatory for the Arts. He danced for Boston Ballet, the Washington Ballet, and the Houston Ballet. He performs in the farm ballet as the weather-vane rooster, including a pas de deux with Stearns, who dances the role of the farmer.
The women volunteer their time, and practice hours have been long. Dancing on grass is demanding. Toe shoes are impossible. Dancers can't glide across grass the way they move across a wooden floor. Turns are harder, and multiple turns, impossible. The dancers feel every bump and stone beneath their feet. Sunscreen and bug spray are essential.
The dancers must spend extra time stretching and warming up their ankles, so they are flexible enough to handle the terrain. "I think we're all going to be so much stronger, having to contend with this," Stearns said.
The dancers must also learn their boundaries. Dancing in a field, without walls or borders, can be disorienting.
Each performance differs with the landscape. At Philo Ridge Farm, for instance, the ballet geese dance onto their grass stage from behind the row of cedar trees. At the Marble House in Dorset, they will flutter through an Italianate garden.
At Feast and Field Market in Barnard, they will flock into a cow field, where the owners have agreed to banish the cows a few weeks in advance, in hopes of eliminating cowpies. Pregger plans to pack his lawn mower for that performance, in case he needs to trim the stage's grass.
Kathleen Burge can be reached at kathleen.burge@globe.com.


This article contains tips for those who are eager to win rating battle with Pikachu.
Torkoal SpA 85 Sunny→Eruption is powerful.
Wailord SpA 90 Rainy→WaterSpout maybe more powerful?!
So, we consider Wailord's team.
Wailord seems to be compatible with Pelipper, because Wailord's speed is 60(this is fast) and Pelipper can make rainy and use Tailwind.
So,we decide to use Pikachu, Wailord, Pelipper.
Finally, we choose Tapu koko!
Because, Tapu koko can use Thunder in the rain, strengthen Pikachu to use Discharge, and use Water Spout to use Mirror Move.
All is completed with this expect Mirror Move.
Adjustment: SpA and Spe are MAX. and SpD 4 to counter download.
Very huge Whale,Wailord. We say "huge",but this one is not so big on the 3DS screen. I'm sad.
This pokémon is only can use Water Spout. Anyway, look at the Damage Calculation.
like those. This power is almost as much as Kingdra's Hydro Pump with Choice Specs in the rain, and Wailord can damage both of opponents. I think the power of moves is important even when I consider Torkoal team too.
It's important Water Spout is effective in Garchomp, unlike Eruption is not very effective. Also Wailord is able to KO Kartana which Water Spout is not very effective. When only we use Water Spout, we can get the victory!
But, we need to create a situation to use Wailord effectively, because it's speed is 60 and the power reduces to 75% because ranged attack (and as the user's HP).
The concept of this team is Wailord whose ability is tricky plays an active role in double battle.
At first, Wailord had Mystic Water. I change items to Choice Specs because Wailord only uses Water Spout.
Although choose 4 moves, I use Hydro Pump at most expect Water Spout.
Almost pokémon is not so fast in Alola, the squad which doesn't contain Tapu koko or Garchomp are later than Spe 112. For example, Tapu Fini and Alolan Muk.
We don't need Tailwind and get the victory only Water Spout, when we battle the team. It's very fun.
But, there is a weak point. Wailord is very brittle. Wailord(which 0 defensive EV) seems more than tough than Flygon(which 0 defensive EV) a little bit.
Wailord maybe stands after one hit attacked. But, should never be attacked. Because Water Spout power depends on HP.
We win the battle almost certainly when Wailord isn't attacked!
Adjustment: SpA and Spe are MAX.
To Tailwind and Rain. Actually, Pelipper's SpA is same as Kingdra!
Pelipper has a important role in this team.
First move, use Tailwind to perform earlier than opponent.
Wailord's speed is 60(not so fast), and other member also Pelipper are not so fast.
Because, this team is weak in Grass. So,we use Hurricane when face Tapu Bulu.
Fortunately, Pelipper is faster than tapu bulu(Modest, Sp252).
Wide Guard is to protect from like Avalanche, Dazzling Gleam.
I considered another move is more useful than Wide Guard.
Sometime we won for Wide Guard.
I feel Pelipper is not so bad, but hope if Pelipper would be more strong.
The pokémon sum of base stats is 440!
When Pelipper has Focus Sash, I can't control at will, because Pelipper is not strong.
The power is not enough, and speed is 65 either.
But, there is a big advantage that can use Tailwind and Rain for standard WCS team.
So, it's so hard to win when face to Torkoal(Sunny), Gigalith(Sand stream), Trick Room team.
It's difficult to switch many time, because Pelipper is not tough.
Then we share Def EVs or SpD EVs? But, there are many Electric pokemon in WCS.
What I'm trying to say is we need to support Pelipper .
A Pikachu. It's cute. A Pikachu squeaks like Pikaaaaa, Buheeee when a trainer drops a Poké Bean on Pokémon Refresh. Please try it.
The Pikachu was adopted to support Pelipper's move Tailwind by Fake out and guard Pelipper against electric moves by lightning rod.
Pikachu is so weak defense, so Pikachu only want to move Fake Out then Tailwind lasts 3 turn and switch Wailord.
Originally, Pikachu was going to adopted as little bit stronger Pokémon that like a Smeargle.
However, Pikachu is strong too much. Too high power this is.
The above Pikachu is the same generation6' Pikachu.
The ground often become electric terrain by Tapu koko's ability.
Lightning Rod draws electric moves many times.
Pikachu doesn't have any presence.
As above, based on three factors, Pinachu was hugely successful.
The ground often become electric terrain by Tapu koko's ability.First, Electric terrain is a point. No wonder my Tapu Koko leads to the ability many times. Furthermore, opponent's Tapu Koko deployed the terrain on their own.Then the following point is most important on this report.Timid nature 252 SpA Tapu Koko Dazzling Gleam with Life orb (the max damage on a double battle is 109) vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Pikachu: 110-70 — Will never 1HKO!!!If you use timid Tapu Koko on your squad and add Dazzling Gleam into the moves, you adopted the move can not even faint a Pikachu!!Then Pikachu can use a move against Tapu Koko at least.How much power is Pikachu's Thunder on the Electric terrain?Modest nature 252 SpA Pikachu Thunder with Light Ball vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Koko: 75%~88% damage on the electric terrain.Is it really "not very effective" damage?And if Tapu Koko moves Discharge to give the priority to faint the Pelipper.Modest nature 252 SpA Pikachu Thunder with Light Ball and spA+1 vs. 0 HP / 0 SpD Tapu Koko: 113%~133% damage on the electric terrain. OHKO.
Everyone made a big mistake.
I don't know why opponent's Thunderbolt often attack against my Pikachu.
And when squad adopted Aloran Marowak or Garchomp, many electric Pokémon adopted Discharge.
That Pokémon Discharge to attack Pelipper without Pikachu's ability.
And Pikachu's lightning rod draws it! Yeah!
The Pikachu doesn't have any presence.
In a battle, Pikachu was forgotten and next Pokémon keep attacked.
Finally, Pikachu rushed and fainted three Pokémon in a battle several times.
Possibly, everyone guesses Pikachu doesn't have power. For example, Pikachu held Pikanium Z "Catastropika".
Hidden Power Ice: 0 HP/ 0 spD Garchomp OHKO.
Grass Knot:HP252 Gigalith OHKO under the rain.
Grass Knot:Gastrodon chance to 2HKO.
Pikachu's Fake Out for Garchomp and Pelipper's Tailwind make so easy situation to faint Garchomp. Recently Garchomp is defensive though.
There is not many Kangaskhan in the WCS rule. Then Pokémon use Fake Out in the WCS rule are Incineroar, smeargle and Aloran Raichu etc. so Pikachu can safely Fake Out. Pikachu got some advantage against Aloran Raichu because Pikachu draws electric moves.
The following is a summary of the Pikachu.
Pikachu can use high power moves by electric terrain.
Furthermore, Lightning Rod moves easily because many Discharge used in this rule.
Pikachu can safely Fake Out.
As three points, Pikachu is strong.
Everyone, let's enjoy the battle with not only Raichu but also Pikachu!
Pikachu has opponents Discharge easily next Pelipper! Let Pelipper hold Focus Sash!
Please be careful Extreme Speed OHKO by Arcanine held Life Orb.
Move:Thunder, Discharge, Dazzling Gleam, Protect.
Tapu koko is the guardian deity of Melemele Island, but can't do OHKO vs. Pikachu by Dazzling Gleam.
The calu of SpA is same as Magnemite.
I choose this to use Thunder, because rain. There is not important reason.
Tapu koko use Discharge to make Pikachu strong, Dazzling Gleam to a little damage opponent.
The power of Thunder with Life Orb in the Electric Surge is very poewrful.
But,sometime electric moves are drew by Pikachu.
Truthfully, I wanted Tapu koko use Water Spout by Mirror Move.
But this move is not strong. So, I choose Protect. I knew it.
I said only power till now, while There is an advantage this pokémon's strong point is very speedy.
If this pokémon had high speed and high power, this is not fair.
However, Dazzling Gleam (this move knocks out Garchomp) is not effective for it.
We need to consider this move.
Adjustment: OHKO Garchomp by Leaf Blade. OHKO Tapu Lele by Smart Strike. The lests are SpD. Fastest.
One of a UB which is much talked about recently. Kartana.
I choose this to supplement this team.
I almost select this pokémon, because the types are Grass and Steel, and speedy.
When I select this, just attack. But, I learned powerful attack is very simple and strong from this.
It took a long time that I dicide to use "Sacred Sword" (instead of Razor Leaf, Guillotine).
The power of Razor Leaf is stronger than Dazzling Gleam of Tapu koko, so I thought Kartana uses Razor Leaf is not so bad.
Then, I don't use Razor Leaf.
I was enthusiastic I used Guillotine instead of Razor Leaf, for we could knock out Celesteela!
Finally, Pikachu knocks out Celesteela. And, we can't repeat to use Guillotine.
Then, I don't use Guillotine.
Finally, I decided Sacred Sword to counter Kartana the same as. Also Drampa.
I felt Kartana often faced Arcanine which ability is Intimidate and type is fire even though in rainy.
Kartana is steal pokemon which can OHKO Garchomp certainly. This pokémon should be strong.
With Z power, with Assault Vest, there are many way to use.
It's amazing we can get 4 Kartana! What? You traded 2 Kartana on GTS? Oh… I understand how you feel.
Huh? You have 1004 Kartana? I can't understand you.
←I like Busted Form than Disguised.
I can't decide this pokémon easily. This Mimikyu uses Taunt.
if there is a chance to knock out a Tapu Lele.
This might be not good how to construct a team.
However, I use this pokémon on a idea that Mimikyu can definitely use Taunt.
Mimikyu prevented pokémons such as Oranguru, Porygon2, Smeargle and Pelipper from using support moves, Trick Room and Tailwind.
However, there is a problem in Porygon2, because my team is not tough.
It's hard to win just when Porygon2 use Tri Attack.
And, Mimikyu can't knock out Porygon2.
I feel the idea of the pokémon which use Trick Room are weak in ghost type is past one.
First, I selected Shadow Sneak. But, I rarely use it. So, I selected Swords Dance.
When we face Oranguru almost has Mental Herb, Pikachu uses Fake Out and Mimikyu uses Twinkle Tackle after Swords Dance.
When we face Alolan Raichu first move, I wanna to choose Mimikyu first.
However, it's hard for Pikachu to fight Alolan Raichu.
It might be good that we can use Taunt.
Pikachu do Fake out, Pelipper use Tailwind. After that, we fight with Pikachu and Pelipper.
When either of them is knocked out, Wailord descends and trys to end the game.
This is not problrem we face Alolan Ninetales or Vanilluxe, when Pelipper prevent them from snowing.
Especially, we need to use this basic selecting when we face Garchomp + Tapu koko.
Pikachu uses Fake Out for Garchomp. After Tailwind, we are able to win the game easily.
This is a problem we face Tapu Lele, because we can't use Fake out.
I think it's good that first select Kartana (faster than Tapu Lele) and Pelipper uses Tailwind or Hydro Pump.
We prevent opponent from using Trick room by Fake out or Taunt.
However, we are not sure to win when face Poligon2. We need to knock out Poligon2 by Wailord or Kartana quickly.
If not, opponent will use Trick room again. Also, Mimikyu can use Swords Dance. Good luck.
This combination is difficult for one to deal with.
Tapu Koko uses Protect, and I hope Mimikyu knocks out Lilligant. We don't sleep, because Tapu Koko makes Electric Terrain. It will be fine if both of opponent don't use Protect.
The timing when we change Pelipper is difficult.
I feel good the last pokémon is Kartana, because opponent often use Tapu Lele next.
Basically, it will be fine that we select Pikachu and Pelipper first. However, there is a problem that when we face Tapu Lele or Torkoal. If not Pelipper, it's difficult for us to win. Because, Pikachu and Tapu Koko only use Thunder(Accuracy 70).
The picture is "He looks loser after take a photo".
We started on New Year's Eve, and continued to fight until New Year's day. I fell just one step short of 1900.
I tried to fight this team about 100 times. First, I kept 1650~1700. After 1700, I could reach to 1850 immediately. It was not so hard to keep 1800s.
After all, I felt Pikachu was a strong pokémon. Just for your information, I would win the next fight of this picture, if I've selected my Pikachu. How vexing!
Wailord with Tailwind is very effective to fight standard team. Then, we could keep 1800s(almost teams are so).
However, it's so hard for us from facing Gigalith + Stoutland. So, we need to check the dog which opponent uses Stoutland or Arcanine.
I want speedy pokémon, because Tailwind turns is not long.
Nothing is more exciting than pokémon which I select work out as expected.
However, there is a problem. The durability of my team are very low.
I wanna use pokemon whose base stats is more high next.
Bace stats of SpD except Mimikyu are 45,70,50,75,31. So, they fall down easily! Gahaha!
Now, we have a chance to use Pikachu, because we can't use normal Raichu this rule.
Pikachu is so cute, and I enjoyed fighting with it.
That's all about it. Let's have fun this year, too.
Hello. We are shuro(シュロ) and Mari(まり) We are just a translator, not Author.
Maybe, there are some mistakes, since we are not native English speaker.
Please comment when you notice our mistakes.
Below is our QR rental teams!! check'em out!


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Q: Quill.register is not recognized as a function I have this Angular project which uses ngx-quill and I want to add the third party module, quill-blot-formatter to it.
I have installed @types/quill as a dev dependency to get rid of the TS linter errors and configured tsconfig.json to include "esModuleInterop": true and "allowSyntheticDefaultImports": true.
I have also added quill.js to angular.json as follows:
"scripts": [
   "./node_modules/quill/dist/quill.min.js"
]

I am trying to register the module in app.module.ts but I get the following error on the browser console.
quill.js:1122 Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'register' of undefined
This is my module registration code:
import Quill from 'quill';
import { BlotFormatter } from 'quill-blot-formatter';

Quill.register('modules/blotFormatter', BlotFormatter);

I have tried importing Quill in various ways (* as Quill, * as QuillNamespace) but nothing works.
Any help would be appreciated.

A: I solved the issue by changing this:
import { BlotFormatter } from 'quill-blot-formatter';
to this:
import BlotFormatter from 'quill-blot-formatter';
Apparently I didnt read the documentation properly :)

A: try import Quill like this:
const Quill = require('quill')

A: From the documentation Github

// from the index, which exports a lot of useful modules
import BlotFormatter from 'quill-blot-formatter';

// or, from each individual module
import BlotFormatter from 'quill-blot-formatter/dist/BlotFormatter';

Individual module import helped me to solve the issue  Issue: (Uncaught TypeError: Cannot read property 'register' of undefined).


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class Trie:

    def __init__(self):
        """
        Initialize your data structure here.
        """
        self.storage = {}

    def insert(self, word: str) -> None:
        """
        Inserts a word into the trie.
        """
        current_level = self.storage
        for w in word:
            if w not in current_level:
                current_level[w] = {}

            current_level = current_level[w]
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Listening Together
Every second on Spotify, more than 30,000 people around the world are pressing play on the same song. As part of its new campaign Listening Together that celebrates the power of audio to bring us closer together, Spotify is visualizing some of these connections in real-time in a way that has never been done. So when two strangers connect through 'Imagine,' or 'Bored in the House' -- you'll be able to see where these connections are happening and what track brought them together.
Check out the microsite at https://listeningtogether.atspotify.com to see for yourself, where you can explore the connections happening and learn more. The concept started as an experiment in 2014, when a media artist Kyle McDonald, had the idea of finding the "serendipity" of two listeners pressing play on the same song within milliseconds of each other. Fast forward to seven years later, and Spotify has hundreds of millions of listeners around the world.
Whether it's pop, hip hop, opera or a true crime podcast, Spotify's new 'Listening Together' campaign is inspired by a simple question to help create human connection: what are you listening to right now? The global creative campaign highlights the power of audio to bring us closer together in a time when many of us are feeling apart. We've enlisted the help of artists — like Selena Gomez, Dolly Parton, Troye Sivan, Lennon Stella, Anitta, Grimes and more — to share the music and podcasts that are soundtracking their days.
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Rabbi Robert Scheinberg
As Rabbi of the United Synagogue of Hoboken, Rabbi Robert Scheinberg has steered a century-old community through a period of unprecedented growth and revival.
Rabbi Scheinberg is a graduate of the Jewish Theological Seminary and recipient of the Wexner Fellowship. An engaging teacher and speaker and an accomplished musician, he previously served congregations in Massachusetts and Alabama.
Rabbi Scheinberg is also a scholar in the field of Jewish liturgy, receiving his Ph.D. from the Jewish Theological Seminary in 2020. He served on the editorial committees for the prayerbooks for Conservative Judaism, Mahzor Lev Shalem (2010) and Siddur Lev Shalem for Shabbat and Festivals (2016) and teaches Liturgy to students at the Jewish Theological Seminary and the Academy for Jewish Religion. He has held various leadership positions with the Rabbinical Assembly locally and nationally, including serving on the Rabbinical Assembly's Committee on Jewish Law and Standards. He currently serves as the Rabbi-In-Residence at the Academy for Jewish Religion.
Rabbi Scheinberg is the immediate past Chair of the Hoboken Clergy Coalition and is a founding trustee of the Hudson County Brotherhood/Sisterhood Association. He holds leadership positions with the Hoboken Shelter, the North Jersey Board of Rabbis, and the Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey, among other local and national organizations.
In 2006, Rabbi Scheinberg served on the New Jersey Legislature's Death Penalty Study Commission, which set the stage for the abolition of capital punishment in New Jersey.
Rabbi Scheinberg often speaks to congregations and organizations on topics including Jewish liturgy and prayer, the prayerbooks of Conservative Judaism, and the music of the synagogue, in addition to other general topics in Jewish studies and Jewish communal life today. Contact him to inquire about bringing him to your community.
Rabbi Scheinberg lives in Hoboken with his wife, Rabbi Naomi Kalish, and their three daughters. His writings and music can be found at www.rabbischeinberg.com.
Responding to antisemitism in America (adapted from sermon for the 1st day of Rosh haShanah, 2019 / 5780)
I began my sermon with a brief description of my trip to Pittsburgh this January to spend a shabbat filling in for Rabbi Jonathan Perlman at the New Light Congregation, which lost 3 congregants in the terrible Tree of Life massacre. (If you are curious why I have chosen the spelling 'antisemitism' (uncapitalized and without a hyphen), see here. ) ….Rabbi Perlman's community, called New Light, used to have its own building, but a few years ago they sold their building and began to rent space from the Tree of Life synagogue. Rabbi Perlman says he had never heard live gunfire before, but the moment he heard the sound, he knew what it was and that he had to hide and get others into hiding. He was able to hustle the other three people with him at the front of the room into a safe area, an electrical storage closet behind the wall where the aron kodesh, holy ark is. So in that storage closet, which was pitch-black because they couldn't find the light switch -- were four people: R
"Making modest changes" (Adapted from sermon from Rosh HaShanah eve 2018)
Last November, the record was set in Israel for the most expensive document ever to be sold at auction in Israel. The story of that document starts nearly 100 years ago. In 1922, Albert Einstein had recently learned that he had won the Nobel Prize. He had a previously scheduled lecture in Tokyo, so in Tokyo he was receiving numerous letters and telegrams congratulating him on winning the Nobel Prize. Someone had sent him a package, so a bellboy from the hotel came up to deliver the package to Einstein, who looked in his pocket to find some change to give as a tip to the bellboy. But he didn't have any. So he told the bellboy instead: "Let me write you a note. Maybe someday it will become more valuable than a regular tip. And if not, then well I'm just giving you some good advice from my experience." So he wrote, in German, on the Japanese hotel stationery, these words: "A calm and modest life brings more happiness than the pursuit of success combined with constant restlessn
Listening Boot Camp, a.k.a. Rosh HaShanah (1st day Rosh HaShanah 5782 / 2021)
The Hebrew and Yiddish writer and Zionist leader Shmaryahu Levin would tell a story of a transformative incident that took place when he was age 10, in Eastern Europe. He received a gift of his very own Shofar. So as Rosh HaShanah approached, he was so excited to practice blowing the Shofar. But try as he could, he just couldn't get any sound out of it at all. Each day, during the month of Elul leading up to Rosh HaShanah, he would spend at least an hour - holding his mouth in various positions, making various kinds of rude vibrating noises with his lips, trying to produce any sound with the Shofar. But to no avail. The day before Rosh HaShanah, as he was practicing outside his home, a Russian farmer came by. "What's that?" So he explained it, and the farmer said, "Can I try?" and he took the Shofar, held it up to his lips - and out came a Tekiah Gedolah that would be the envy of any Shofar-blower in the world. And young Shmaryahu raced back to his teacher and choking back tea


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It has been 60 yr since the discovery of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in biology and the beginning of the scientific community's attempt to understand the impact of the unpaired electron of ROS molecules in biological pathways, which was eventually noted to be toxic. Several studies have shown that the presence of ROS is essential in triggering or acting as a secondary factor for numerous pathologies, including metabolic and genetic diseases; however, it was demonstrated that chronic treatment with antioxidants failed to show efficacy and positive effects in the prevention of diseases or health complications that result from oxidative stress. On the contrary, such treatment has been shown to sometimes even worsen the disease. Because of the permanent presence of ROS in organisms, elaborate mechanisms to adapt with these reactive molecules and to use them without necessarily blocking or preventing their actions have been studied. There is now a large body of evidence that shows that living organisms have conformed to the presence of ROS and, in retrospect, have adapted to the bioactive molecules that are generated by ROS on proteins, lipids, and DNA. In addition, ROS have undergone a shift from being molecules that invoked oxidative damage in regulating signaling pathways that impinged on normal physiological and redox responses. Working in this direction, this review unlocks a new conception about the involvement of cellular oxidants in the maintenance of redox homeostasis in redox regulation of normal physiological functions, and an explanation for its essential role in numerous pathophysiological states is noted. © FASEB.


Girl Scout Cadettes Juliet and Emma recently learned about a special organization that helps homeless youth, Wind Youth Services, and they decided to make that the focus of their Girl Scout Silver Award project.
Wind Youth Services offers Sacramento youth meals, counseling, basic medical care, a clothing closet, sanitary supplies, employment, educational assistance and more.
Juliet and Emma produced an informative video for YouTube with the intent of increasing awareness about Wind to inspire generous, community-minded families to donate.
The girls planned a series of donation parties where more than 25 of their friends gathered together and bringing donated items. They made more than 150 bag lunches for the Wind Youth Services outreach program and hundreds of feminine supply packs for the WIND drop-in center. When they finished, the teens celebrated doing good by enjoying pizza, swimming and playing board games.
They made another YouTube video, encouraging other teens to hold their own donation parties for WIND.
The girls' efforts increased awareness about Wind Youth Services and resulted in 2 large truckloads of donations, including bottled water, dog food, socks, underwear, clothing, snacks and outfits for youth to wear to job interviews.


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The Ranch Treatment Center Welcomes Esteemed Medical Director
February 7, 2017 August 1, 2019 / By Promises Behavioral Health / News and Research
Paul Wilhelm Ragan, MD, an award-winning addiction psychiatrist, joins The Ranch treatment center in Tennessee as medical director. Nunnelly, TN (PRWEB) January 18, 2017 – The Ranch addiction and mental health treatment center welcomes Paul Wilhelm Ragan, MD, as medical director. Dr. Ragan has over 30 years of experience as a clinician, researcher and presenter. A Diplomate of the American Board of Psychiatry & Neurology and the National Board of Medical Examiners, he has been certified in general adult psychiatry, addiction psychiatry and psychosomatic medicine. In his distinguished career, Dr. Ragan has served as clinical investigator for the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism, associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Vanderbilt School of Medicine, and director of mental health for the Direct Support Command, Fleet Marine Force, in Saudi Arabia/Kuwait during Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm. An author or co-author of over 25 journal publications, Dr. Ragan is regular presenter and frequent expert consultant on mental health and addiction topics for media outlets such as CNN, NPR and ABC News and has been featured in print media like The Washington Post, USA Today, The Baltimore Sun and The Associated Press. "We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Ragan to our treatment team at The Ranch," said Cassandra Loch, LCSW, President of Program Operations for Promises Behavioral Health. "His expertise in treating complex psychiatric conditions will be of immense benefit to our clients who often have a constellation of mental health issues that range from trauma, depression and anxiety to eating disorders, substance abuse and intimacy disorders." As medical director, Dr. Ragan will work closely with other clinicians at The Ranch to create comprehensive treatment plans for each client. Known for its trauma-focused, experiential approach to treatment, The Ranch offers innovative therapies like equine therapy, adventure therapy, rTMS, psychodrama, and Native American healing traditions such as sweat lodge and medicine wheel. "I was drawn to this role because of The Ranch's evidence-based and experiential approach to treatment that attends to not just the physical, but also the emotional and spiritual needs of each client," said Dr. Ragan. "I'm looking forward to working with this exceptional team of clinicians to provide our clients the kind of comprehensive treatment that supports lifelong recovery."
About The RanchSM Treatment Centers
With nearly 40 years of collective experience, The Ranch treatment centers provide evidence-based therapeutic programs that address the underlying causes of trauma, drug and alcohol abuse, eating disorders, sexual addiction and other self-defeating behaviors. The Ranch offers innovative therapies that delve into the deep issues that thwart recovery, allowing clients to heal mind, body and spirit while learning personal accountability. At each of its locations in Tennessee, Mississippi and Pennsylvania, The Ranch offers comprehensive care that allows each client to anchor new recovery behaviors needed for lasting change. For more information about The Ranch treatment centers, call (855) 893-5987 or visit www.recoveryranch.com.
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The Ranch is a member of Promises Behavioral Health, the owner of a nationwide platform of behavioral health programs with over 750 licensed beds throughout nine states. The Promises Behavioral Health® family of programs offers comprehensive, innovative treatment for substance abuse, depression and anxiety disorders, eating disorders, trauma, sexual addiction, and other mental health disorders. Through its programs, the company is committed to delivering evidence-based, clinically sophisticated treatment that promotes permanent lifestyle change, not only for the patient but for the entire family network. For more information, visit elementsbehavioralhealth.com.


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How to Pick March Madness Winners: 7 Perennial Attributes
Updated March 15th, 2022
NCAA Tournament champions are a lot like cousins: they may not be identical, but they do have a lot in common.
Understanding these similarities can help bettors accurately identify who is most-likely to win future NCAA Tournaments.
Bettors can gain all the information they need by looking closely at the last decade-plus of March Madness champs.
Anyone who has ever filled out a March Madness bracket knows just how fickle the NCAA Tournament can be. Every year, some tiny college from a town you've never heard of becomes the belle of the ball by knocking off a powerhouse. These Cinderella squads break up brackets, cost bettors millions, and make talking heads look foolish on TV.
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Picking NCAA Tournament Winners
Although picking a perfect bracket is nigh impossible, picking the champion is not. We've analyzed every Division I Men's NCAA championship team from 2008 to 2021 and have found they have a lot in common.
This article details their many similarities and gives you a checklist for picking future tournament winners at the best NCAAB betting sites.
1. March Madness Champions Rely on Upperclassmen
It's nice having five-star freshmen, but you can't expect them to do all the heavy lifting. Every NCAA championship team from the past 13 years has had multiple upperclassmen who were vital to their team's success. Just look at the 2016-17 UNC Tar Heels, who were lead by juniors Joel Berry and Justin Jackson, and seniors Kennedy Meeks, Isaiah Hicks, and Tony Bradley. Meeks and Jackson combined for 47 points against Oregon in the semi-final, and Berry won the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player award after scoring 22 against Gonzaga in the title game. Without their contributions, North Carolina never would have made it to the Final Four.
Or how about the 2017-18 Villanova Wildcats? Jay Wright's team was led by National Player of the Year Jalen Brunson, who was a junior with well over 100 college games under his belt by the time the tournament rolled around. Even surprise Final Four Most Outstanding Player Donte DiVincenzo was a redshirt sophomore with about 80 games of experience. Only one freshman (Omari Spellman) played more than 15 minutes per game for Nova, and he was a redshirt as well.
The 2019 Virginia team that avenged 2018's stunning upset at the hands of UMBC was led by Kyle Guy (junior), Ty Jerome (junior), and De'Andre Hunter (sophomore) – who would all turn pro the next year. All three averaged over 13.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, and 2.0 assists per game.
Baylor continued the trend in 2021 with their three double-digit scorers all seniors or juniors: Jared Butler (junior), Davion Mitchell (junior), and Macio Teague (senior).
Upperclassmen know the system, are less likely to get rattled by the bright lights, and are generally more physically and emotionally mature than freshmen. That counts for a lot when you're playing against 18-year-olds.
2. March Madness Champions Are Guided by Proven Coaches
The last 13 NCAA championships have been won by ten different coaches and all but two (maybe three) had a Hall of Fame-caliber resume at the time they won. The obvious exception is Kevin Ollie, who was promoted to head coach at UConn in 2012 following the retirement of Jim Calhoun, and won a championship two years later. Ollie did an exceptional job guiding his team, but Calhoun deserves plenty of credit for assembling the talented roster that Ollie inherited.
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Taking Ollie out of the equation for a moment, seven of the remaining nine coaches all had at least 24 years of head-coaching experience, over 500 career victories, and a lifetime winning percentage above 64.0% at the time they won. The others were Tony Bennett (Virginia, 2019), who had a lifetime winning percentage of 72.5% at the time of his title (323-122), and Scott Drew (Baylor, 2021), who is at 64.4%
It's worth noting that all nine coaches had also been to the Big Dance multiple times before and seemed unfazed by the added media scrutiny and the increased weight of expectations.
3. March Madness Champions Have Great Point Guards
It's hardly a coincidence that ten of the last 13 Tournament MOPs have been guards. Guards – and point guards in particular – are the engines that drive college teams. They facilitate the offense and set the pace of play. In many cases, they're also the most gifted offensive players on their team.
Kemba Walker led UConn in scoring when the Huskies won it all in 2011, as did Shabazz Napier in 2014. Mario Chalmers (Kansas), Ty Lawson (North Carolina), Russ Smith (Louisville), Josh Hart (Villanova), Joel Berry (North Carolina), Kyle Guy (Virginia), and Jared Butler (Baylor) were also all among the top-two scorers on their respective NCAA championship teams.
Point guards have always been important in college, but their role has expanded exponentially over the last 20 years with the rise of three-point shooting and a deliberate move away from hand-checking. These floor generals now have more space to operate and are putting up the kinds of numbers that would make Pete Maravich blush. More often than not, their production is an excellent barometer of just how far their team will advance.
4. March Madness Champions Finish in the Top 4 of the BPI
Ten of the last 13 NCAA champions have ranked third or better in ESPN's College Basketball Power Index, a ranking tool designed to predict a team's future performance. The lone exception is UConn, which ranked 25th in its championship seasons of 2011 and 2014. The Huskies were largely overlooked in 2011 because they were mired in NCAA investigations and finished 9-9 in the Big East. Experts again dismissed them in 2014 because they finished third in the ACC and struggled against top-flight programs.
Another prescient ranking system is the USA Today Coaches Poll. Over the past ten years, UConn is the only tournament champion to finish outside the top six in the poll during the final week of the regular season. They finished 19th in 2011 and 2014. The lesson here is simple: unless you're picking a school from Storrs, make sure your bracket's champion is a top-six team in the Coaches Poll, and strongly consider picking one of the top three.
5. March Madness Champions Come from Schools with Large Student Bodies
In order to dominate March Madness, you need a large student body full of large student bodies. Every single NCAA Tournament champion from the past 12 years has come from a school with an enrollment of at least 10,000 students. Duke and Villanova are the two smallest schools — with enrollments of 10,000 and 14,000 respectively — while Kansas, UNC, UConn, Kentucky, Louisville, and Virginia are all home to at least 21,000 students. That doesn't guarantee a school with 20,000 students will win (just ask the University of Central Florida), but it certainly weeds out smaller schools with less money and infrastructure.
6. March Madness Champions Can Light It Up from Deep
Every NCAA Tournament champion from the past 13 years has been an above-average three-point shooting squad. The 2010-11 Huskies and 2012-13 Cardinals finished on the low end of the spectrum at 33-percent, while the 2007-08 Jayhawks outclassed everyone by nailing 39-percent of their treys. Kansas was led that year by point guard Mario Chalmers, who shot 46-percent from behind the arc, and forward Brandon Rush, who shot 42-percent.
The 2018 Villanova Wildcats took this trend to a new level, hitting just at just a shade over 40-percent (11th in the country) while attempting the fifth-most treys in the nation. The 2019 Virginia Cavaliers were almost as good, hitting 39.5% from three.
In 2021, Baylor put an exclamation point on this trend. The Bears were literally the best three-point shooting team in the country that year (41.3%) and were on fire in the title game against Gonzaga, going 10-23 (43.5%).
Before you etch your NCAA Tournament winner in stone, make sure they can shoot.
7. March Madness Champions Have Elite Defenses
It turns out that old chestnut about defense winning championships is actually true. Every single NCAA Tournament champion from the past 13 years has ranked in the top 25 in adjusted defensive efficiency at KenPom.com, the definitive source for college basketball analytics.
Most Important Stats for March Madness
The table below distills most of the information above into a more-concise, digestible format.
Upperclassmen leaders Two of top three scorers are seniors or juniors
Proven coaches Multiple tournament appearances; >64.0 lifetime win %; > 10 years coaching experience
BPI Rank top-five in ESPN BPI
Three-point accuracy Hit at least 36% of threes; rank top-75 in 3P%
Elite defense Rank top-25 in KenPom adjusted defensive efficiency
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Duncombe Park is the seat of the Duncombe family who previously held the Earldom of Feversham.  The title became extinct on the death of the 3rd Earl in 1963, since when the family have continued to hold the title Baron Feversham. The park is situated one mile south-west of Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England and stands in  of parkland. The estate has a commanding location above deeply incised meanders of the River Rye within the North York Moors National Park.

The house was completed in 1713 for Thomas Duncombe (born Thomas Brown) to designs by the Yorkshire gentleman-architect William Wakefield. It was remodelled in 1843 by Sir Charles Barry. In 1879 the main block was gutted by fire and remained a ruin until 1895 when rebuilding was carried out by William Young. The reconstruction was based on the original design, though there were changes made, especially in the interior layout to meet contemporary needs. It is of two storeys with a basement and attic.

The house itself is not open to the public but visitors are allowed into the  garden from April until the end of August.

History
In 1694 Charles Duncombe, one of the richest commoners in England, bought the  Helmsley estate, occasionally staying at the castle. After his death in 1711 it passed to his sister Ursula and from her to her son Thomas Brown, who changed his name to Thomas Duncombe and commissioned the building of the present house. On his death in 1746 it passed to his son, Thomas Duncombe II, who extended the grounds to include the Rievaulx Terrace. In 1774, Anne Duncombe, daughter of Thomas Duncombe of Duncombe Park was married to Robert Shafto, of Whitworth Hall, near Spennymoor, County Durham, the famous "Bonny Bobby Shaftoe" of the folk song.

In the late 1700s the estate was owned by Thomas' son, Charles Slingsby Duncombe, who was succeeded in 1803 by his eldest son and heir Charles. Charles was MP for Shaftesbury, Aldborough, Heytesbury and Newport IoW and High Sheriff of Yorkshire for 1790–91. He built up a considerable art collection at the house and was made 1st Baron Feversham in 1826. His son William succeeded him and was MP for Yorkshire and after 1832 for the new North Riding constituency. William's son William Ernest was created the 1st Earl of Feversham. The second Earl was killed in the First World War and the earldom became extinct on the death of the third earl in 1963.

The building was used as a girls' school between 1914 and 1980. The Rievaulx Terrace and Temples were acquired by the National Trust in 1972. After 1985 the house was restored as a family home by the 6th Baron Feversham, but on his death in 2009 it was left not to his heir Jasper Duncombe, 7th Baron Feversham, but to a younger son Jake Duncombe. It is a Grade I listed building.

The house closed to the public in 2011.

In 2012, Duncombe Park was used in filming the period drama TV mini-series Parade's End as the fictional Groby Hall
in Cleveland, North Yorkshire. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch and Rebecca Hall and is based on the novels by Ford Madox Ford. In 2013 it was used in the film The Thirteenth Tale, as Angelfield House.

In March 2013 the National Centre for Birds of Prey opened a branch in the grounds.

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After a very successful first season for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel that included Golden Globe wins for Best TV Series Comedy or Musical and Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series Musical or Comedy (which went to Rachel Brosnahan), the question becomes: What do Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino have in store for season two? The follow-up album to a hit debut is always the hardest, but the producing team have a clear direction in mind on where they're going.
If you're not familiar with 'the Catskills', it's a reference to a series of resort hotels in the Catskill Mountains. It was a popular vacation spot for New Yorkers between the 1920s and the 1970s. Though now mostly defunct, the summer tourist crowd was huge and the hotels would book some of the top comedians of the day to play their clubs. For Midge, this would be a very big thing.


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The Flash: Michael Keaton on Marvel, DC, and Revisiting Batman
by Tom Chang
It's a good time to be a superhero fan, especially with the films that DC and Marvel are putting out these days. Not only can fans look forward to the current canon expanding to places never imagined, but they also have actors returning to their once beloved roles as we see with Spider-Man: No Way Home and now the Batman franchise courtesy of Warner Bros' cinematic take on "Flashpoint." In Ezra Miller's first outing as a standalone star in the upcoming Flash, the studio also managed to retain Ben Affleck for his role as the Caped Crusader at least one more time and recruited Michael Keaton from the Tim Burton films to return in a similar capacity. While talking about his part in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020), Keaton talked to Deadline Hollywood about how it feels to return to the world of DC after a 30-year absence since Batman Returns (1992).
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Where Does Michael Keaton's Batman Fit in The DCEU Flash?
When it comes to the reasoning behind donning the batsuit again, Keaton played it a little coy. "Well, now that you put it that way, maybe you're right. Jesus, what am I thinking about? Well, now I'm nervous all of a sudden. No, now I'm thinking what a stupid freaking idea."
But perhaps the actor is still letting the experience sink in. "No, you know what it is? I need a minute to think about it because I'm so fortunate and blessed, I got so much going on now," he continued. "I'm really into work right now. I don't know why, but I am. To tell you the truth, somewhere on my iPad is an iteration of the whole Flash thing that I haven't had time [to look at] yet. I called them and said, 'I have to be honest with you. I can't look at anything right now.'"
And it also appears that he has several projects in motion right now. "I'm so deep into this thing I'm doing", notes Keaton. "Also, I'm prepping a thing I'm producing and getting ready to do down the road in the fall that I'll be in, and I feel responsible for that. I'm not being cute or coy. If I talked about [Batman in The Flash], I'll be just bullshitting you. I don't really know. I have to look at the last draft."
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How Keaton Isolates What Works for Him in the Comic Realm
Keaton explained the methodology of how he gets into his comic roles. "You know what's interesting about the Vulture character?" he said. "My knowledge of the lore of all these superhero comic books and culture is extremely limited. I thought it'd be fun. It fits into my life and schedule, and I thought Vulture is really interesting. I actually don't know what I'm talking about, the culture of DC Comics and Marvel, but that character fits an element of dissatisfaction in the culture of the overlooked, especially among men. What I found interesting about this guy was, he made himself, worked hard, and got somewhere. Only to see somebody who inherited wealth, who has all the toys, the advantages; it's easy to see him say, yeah, I want to be this. What about me?"
For more about how Keaton broke down his role in Spider-Man: Homecoming (2017), the self-aware black comedy Birdman (2014), and working with Chicago 7 director Aaron Sorkin on a recent A Few Good Men reading the part previously played by his Batman (1989) co-star Jack Nicholson, you can read it at Deadline. The Flash, which also stars Kiersey Clemons, Sasha Calle, and Maribel Verdú is expected to hit theatres on November 4, 2022.
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Maasdam is your leading supplier of heavy duty mechanical hoists that provide the perfect amount of tension for moving heavy loads. Their cable hoists are ideal for lifting construction materials, such as metal or wood; and can also be used to erect buildings and towers.
What is the difference between a winch and a hoist?
Winches: Most winches are designed for horizontal maneuvering, and are equipped with a safety braking system that will automatically lock in place to hold the load. This makes winches unsuitable for lifting or lowering jobs. If you were to use a winch as a hoist, it could cause the gears to strip, and the load to slip.
Hoists: For lifting or lowering jobs, it is recommended to use hoists. They are designed with a braking mechanism that will keep your equipment stable. Hoists are also equipped with a load-limiting switch to help prevent it from lifting more than its max capacity.
What are some preventative maintenance measures I can take to ensure that my hoist is working properly?
Make sure there is no evidence of corroded, cracked, or distorted mechanical parts.