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TRUSTEES / DIRECTORS
The Directors of DoWMAT are:
Hugh Richards is a barrister specialising in town and country planning and environmental law. He works in Birmingham and lives in Kidderminster. Hugh has been actively involved in the educational sector in Worcestershire for the last fifteen years with roles that include:
1996 to date: Local Authority governor at Chaddesley Corbett Endowed Primary School (CCEPS) (a single form entry Voluntary Aided school) including Chair of Governors 2000-2004.
2010 to date: Chairman, Chaddesley Corbett Educational Foundation (a charity owning the land and buildings of CCEPS and other assets valued at £4m) whose objects are to support CCPS and make grants to residents of the parish under 25 in the furtherance of their education.
2009 to 2012: Member of Interim Executive Board of Lickhill Primary School, Stourport. Initially appointed as lay-member by the Secretary of State, but elected Chairman after 6 months by other 3 professional members.
September 2006: invited by Worcestershire County Council to present to Ofsted and the DfE on draft guidance on schools causing concern.
2004-2006: Chairman of Governors, The Marlpool First School (now St Catherine's CE Primary School). Appointed by Worcestershire County Council as an additional Governor to a school in Special Measures.
2004: Chairman Appointments Panel for headteachers to Church of England primary schools in the Wyre Forest Review
2003-2004: Chairman of Governors, Cliffey House Special School, Hanley Castle. Appointed by Worcestershire County Council to this school which was 'causing concern'.
2002 to date: Member Worcestershire County Council Independent Appeals Panel (exclusions)
Phil Mitchell took early retirement from headship in August 2006 in order to become an accredited School Improvement Partner (SIP) and Church School (S48) Inspector.
As a SIP for 5 years, Philip worked to support the improvement of designated Middle schools, predominantly on the Isle of Wight. During the same period, he also worked in a part-time management and advisory capacity with Redditch YMCA in order to develop and deliver 'Extended Services' to local school communities.
Philip was Headteacher of Ipsley C.E. Middle School from September 2001, when it opened as part of the LEA reorganisation of schools in Redditch, until 2006.
Prior to his appointment as Headteacher of Ipsley, Philip was Headteacher and Deputy Headteacher of St. Peter's C.E. Middle, Redditch (4 years and 20 years, respectively) and in a former middle school, he held the roles of Year Leader and Head of English.
Having contributed to the Worcester Diocesan Board of Education (DBE) during two periods as, respectively, co-opted Headteacher representative and Bromsgrove Deanery representative, Philip was appointed as part-time Educational Consultant to the Worcester Diocesan Department for Children, Youth and Education in September, 2011. In this role, he represented the Department in the appointments of Headteachers and Deputy Headteachers to Church of England schools, in training and in an advisory capacity to support school self-evaluation. Philip served on both Worcester and Dudley Advisory Councils for Religious Education. He retired from his role as Consultant in April 2016 and as Church School Inspector (S48) in the same year.
Philip is an active member of St. Leonard's Church, Beoley and, until August 2017, Chair of Governors at St. Luke's CE First School, Redditch, a role held since 2008.
In all, Philip has 48 years experience in education.
Philip maintains a strong commitment to improving the quality of learning for all pupils: to encourage, within a Christian context, enjoyment in learning; to value the importance of relationships and of the pastoral role of teachers, and to encourage learning beyond the classroom.
Margaret James has worked in education since 1988. She qualified as a Middle School teacher and has mainly worked in this and the primary sector ever since. Her career began as a class teacher and has encompassed roles such as Special Educational Needs Coordinator, Safeguarding Officer, RE Subject Lead, Christian Distinctiveness lead, governor and Assistant Head. Between 2008 and 2011, she worked for South Gloucestershire Local Authority as Advisory Teacher for Religious Education, during which time she worked closely with both church and community schools in the primary and secondary phases. During this time, she also acted as an adviser to the South Gloucestershire SACRE.
Margaret trained to be a SIAMS inspector in 2010 and, soon afterwards, took up the part-time position of SIAMS Manager for the Diocese of Gloucester, whilst also working part-time as Assistant Head at St Mary's VA Primary School in Thornbury. She was a member of the group which revised the Section 48 Inspection Schedule in 2012-13 and, since then, has worked as a National Society Consultant as a trainer of practising inspectors.
In 2012, she began work for the Diocese of Worcester as SIAMS Manager and a year later was asked to extend that work to incorporate the role of Training Manager. More recently, in 2015, she was asked to take up the positions of National Trainer and Quality Assurance Assessor of New Inspectors and still works in those roles on a consultancy basis.
In June 2016, Margaret was appointed as Worcester Diocesan Director of Education. Margaret has a BSc(Hons) in French, a PGCE and successfully completed NPQH. She is currently halfway through studying for a Doctorate in Education, Christianity and Faith, a five year commitment which is expected to be completed in 2018. Margaret is married and has four grown up children between the ages of 18 and 24. She lives with her husband in the village of Aust, close to the River Severn, in South Gloucestershire.
Claire Davies qualified as a teacher in 1988 and has since taught across the primary age range in a number of different schools; all with their own distinct challenges.
In 2009, following a brief spell as the Acting Headteacher in a 2 form entry Church of England Primary School in Worcester, she became Headteacher of a one form entry Church school in Malvern Link; a school with a high percentage of disadvantaged children. This was a school in Special Measures and as such, her role in the initial years held many challenges; stabilizing staffing, tackling deep rooted underachievement, improving teaching and learning, introducing robust data / pupil tracking systems, building positive relationships / trust, improving behaviour and restoring staff confidence and morale. After a year of hard work, the school celebrated its removal from Special Measures.
In 2011, Claire supported this school through its conversion to academy status and helped form a learning community within the four partnership schools where high expectations were transformed into high levels of progress and attainment for all pupils. This experience strongly confirmed to Claire the substantial impact working collaboratively with other schools can have on continuing school improvement.
From September 2019, this headship role was combined with the Executive Headship of a small village school with mixed age classes.
Claire began her role as CEO role for the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust in September 2017.
Ruth Walker is the Project Director for the Worcester Diocesan Calling Young Disciples Project. This Project is one of a growing number of Strategically Funded Projects in the Church of England. The aim of the Calling Young Disciples Project is to work with churches across the Worcester Diocese to enable them to grow their engagement with Children, Young People and Families so that more Children and Young People discover the love that Jesus has for them.
Ruth began her working life in 1980 as a Secondary School Teacher, following a degree in Theology, teaching both Religious Education and Social Studies to 11-18yr olds. In 1986, she returned to College responding to God's call to the Ordained Ministry and was ordained Deacon in 1988 in the Diocese of Oxford. This journey has taken her and her husband Peter (who is also ordained) across the country working for a total so far of 5 different dioceses. A common theme for Ruth in each appointment has always been building relationships with the local schools through: governance as a Governor as well as a Chair of Governors; the leading of Collective Worship; curriculum support and encouraging schools to engage with all a church building has to offer as well as pastoral involvement with staff, children and families. In all this, she has held a special concern for the support of Headteachers.
Ruth took up her present post in the Worcester Diocese in November 2016.
Alan Soper has a business background, having been Managing Director of a number of companies in logistics and facilities management. Former employers include AMEC, National Freight Corporation, EMCOR and Biffa. He is currently a director and Chair of Audit for Teign Housing Association and a director of the Bishop Anthony Educational Trust, the MAT for the Diocese of Hereford. He is a graduate in Mathematics and has an MBA from Henley Business School. Living in Alfrick, he has been Chairman of Alfrick & Lulsley Community Shop for the past seven years and is a Churchwarden for Leigh & Bransford. His non-work interests include singing, acting and directing amateur theatre as well as extensive travelling.
Sam Porter graduated from Liverpool University in 1997 with a B.Ed. hons degree, specialising in English. During her training, she had the opportunity to learn from inspirational teachers and leaders who, in spite of significant challenges, encouraged and nurtured children to aim high. Sam relocated to East Sussex to take up her first teaching position and became lead for science. Two years later, she moved to Gloucestershire which is now home. After two further years teaching in Tewkesbury, where Sam led Mathematics, she became Deputy Headteacher at a single form entry primary school in Stroud leading aspects of School Improvement and Assessment. During this time, Sam worked alongside the Local Authority and became acting Headteacher of a small rural school and thoroughly enjoyed the challenges that school leadership brought. Securing her first Headship in 2004 and successfully completing NPQH, Sam balanced the demands of teaching and leading a small Church of England school with approx. 80 pupils on roll. Sam is currently Headteacher of a large Church of England Primary School in Cheltenham, with approximately 500 pupils on roll. She remains passionate about primary education and the value of leading Church Schools both now and in the future.
Chris Stephens has worked in Board and SLT positions in industry for 35 years in commercial and non-commercial organisations.
With a Marketing, Sales and Analytics background he has experience in delivering success in some of the largest blue-chip organisations in the world including UB, Kraft Foods, BT, Sainsbury and WHSmiths.
Working with famous brands and major clients across fast-moving consumer goods manufacturing and retailing to telecoms and professional services in the UK and across the globe.
Over last 8 years, he has worked in education and learning and in public finance Board roles with City & Guilds Group and CIPFA helping to commercialise these organisations in their evolution as sustainable social enterprises.
Moving to the West Midlands and living and working in the region since 1993 his non-work interests include gardening, sports (park-running, badminton and retired footballer), sightseeing and cars.
Nigel Petrie was formerly Chairman of AD Group, an entrepreneurial technology business, specialising in the development and sale of high quality video management products. He has also held a number of non-executive positions in a range of different businesses, including timber and building materials and healthcare. His main career over thirty years was in the electricity industry where latterly he held the position of HR Director for the National Grid Company (1988 to 1993) and then Managing Director of First Hydro Company (1993 to 2000); a major UK peak electricity generator.
He has held a number of "not for profit" positions including work with the Princes Trust - Business in the Community, National Trust in Wales and Theatr Clwyd. He continues to work as a Business Consultant, mentoring senior executives. He has recently joined the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust as a Director and Trustee.
Sean Witheford (Resigned 4.11.18) has a BSC(Hons) in Production and Operations Management. In his working life Sean is the Managing Director of a local company, Jet Plant Hire Limited, that has a turnover of over £12m and 120 employees based out of 2 sites in Evesham and Newton Abbot. Sean is responsible for the strategic development of the company, all commercial and financial aspects, personnel, health and safety, and he oversees the general operations. More information on the company is available at www.jetplant.co.uk .
Outside of work Sean has lived in South Littleton for over 15 years and has 4 children that have all gone through the village school. Sean sits on the PCC of St Michael's church and until May 2016 was the Chairman of the Parish Council serving circa 8 years. Sean is the Co-Chair of Governors at The Littletons School. Sean also manages the under 16's football team in the village as well.
Ann Mundy BA PGCE (Resigned 23.4.18) qualified as a teacher in 1978 and has worked in three schools, teaching the full range of primary aged children. She has been a school governor,a deputy Headteacher and was a primary school Headteacher for nine years.
Ann has been a Local Authority mentor for new Headteachers and was an inspector for the Statutory Inspection of Anglican Schools, inspecting regularly in the Diocese of Hereford and the Diocese of Worcester. She was a member of Herefordshire Safeguarding Children Board for four years and a member of Hereford SACRE for five years.
Ann became Diocesan Deputy Director of Education in the Diocese of Worcester in 2011 and was appointed Worcester Diocesan Director of Education in 2012. Ann has provided professional leadership, advice and guidance to the senior management of 100 places of education within the diocese, liaising with the DfE, Ofsted, the Diocesan Board of Education (DBE), Local Authorities, the National Society, the media, neighbouring dioceses and other agencies to sustain and promote the development of quality schooling locally and nationally.
Ann has extensive experience in all aspects of church school education, and has a passion for the Church's work in schools and with children and young people. She fully supports the mission of the Church of England and has a thorough understanding of the distinctive nature of Church of England schools and academies.
She was a member of the National Society working group which produced Working Together, The Future of Rural Church of England Schools in October 2014 and is a Trustee for the Dudley Church of England Schools Foundation.
Ann is active and experienced in working within the changing landscape of education, including recent legislation relating to academies and free schools, informing and guiding the Diocesan Board of Education as it develops its vision for the future, providing professional leadership, advice and guidance in the understanding of educational issues and in all aspects of strategic planning, vision, policy formation and implementation.
The Directors of the Trust Board declare the following Interests:
Hugh Richards
Barrister and Director of No5 Chambers Ltd. Chair of Chaddesley Corbett Educational Foundation
Membership of the Planning and Environment Bar Association, the National Infrastructure Planning Association and the Diocesan Synod (Worcester) and DBF
Chairman of the House of Laity
Phil Mitchell
Membership of Moons Moat Conservation Group
Margaret James
Diocesan Director of Education for Worcestershire Diocese
Claire Davies
CEO and Accounting Officer for the Diocese of Worcester Multi Academy Trust
Rev. Ruth Walker
Project Director: Calling Young Disciples, Diocese of Worcester
Alan Soper
Teign Housing - Non Executive Director
Front Row Ventures Ltd
Director with Bishop Anthony Educational Trust
Alfrick and Lulsley Community Shop Ltd
The Hereford Academy Endowment Fund
Nigel Petrie
Director for the Council for At Risk Academies (CARA)
Director - Bright Franchising LTD
Chris Stephens
Trustee for Malvern Special Families
Sam Porter
Headteacher at Leckhampton CE Primary School, Cheltenham
Retired from the Board
Sean Witheford
Co-Chair of Governors at The Littletons School since November 2015 and has been a governor since 2010.
Managing Director of Jet Plant Hire Ltd.
Committee Member of the Association of Planning Contractors and Vice Chair of Offenham Cricket Club.
Sister-in-law is employed as a TA at The Littletons School


Hello! My name is Michael, and this is my secret diary. Well, it's not really a secret, because I want you to read it. This is my story, but it's also everybody's story. Look at the picture on the front of this book. That's me! I'm going to school, and I'm not very happy about it. The other children are not very kind to me. But I've got a very special friend who always helps me. Do you want to know more? Well, open the book and read it. I hope you enjoy it.
ELI Teen Readers present themselves as narrative texts of great literary prominence with a strong identity, whether they are classics, adapted or whole, or originals. The books are carefully edited and beautifully illustrated to capture the essence of the stories and plots.
There are different sections which complement the text, such as the notes about the author, analyses, and activities. This includes background and cultural information about the writers and their lives and times. The aim is to enrich reading and facilitate understanding and language learning, without diminishing the pleasure of reading.
Please note that the publisher (ELI) has labeled this title as Pre-Intermediate (Stage 2). However, since it's equivalent in level to other publishers' Stage 3 titles (800 headwords), we have labeled it as Stage 3.


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Boba Fett wants to take over Tatooine in The Book Of Boba Fett trailer
The Mandalorian spin-off series premieres on December 29
Temuera Morrison as Boba Fett
Screenshot: Disney+
Boba Fett is back! After being believed to be dead in Return Of The Jedi, the bounty hunter made an appearance in the second season of The Mandalorian, showing that he somehow survived. The trailer for spin-off series The Book of Boba Fett picks up right where The Mandalorian left off for Boba.
The last time we saw him and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) in The Mandalorian, they stormed into Jabba The Hutt's abandoned palace, with Boba intending to take over the Star Wars universe's Underworld. He killed Bib Fortuna and took over Jaba's throne.
"Jaba ruled with fear. I intend to rule with respect," Boba says in a voiceover, while speaking to Jabba's crew. "I'm here to make a proposal that's mutually beneficial. Why speak of conflict when cooperations can make us all rich?" he adds.
But Jabba's former associates aren't too convinced and ask, "What prevents us all from killing you and taking what we want?" but Fennec puts them in their place, with the reminder, "If you had spoken such insolence to Jabba, he'd have fed you to his menagerie."
The official logline from Disney+ reads:
The Book Of Boba Fett, a thrilling Star Wars adventure teased in a surprise end-credit sequence following the Season 2 finale of The Mandalorian, finds legendary bounty hunter Boba Fett and mercenary Fennec Shand navigating the galaxy's underworld when they return to the sands of Tatooine to stake their claim on the territory once ruled by Jabba the Hutt and his crime syndicate.
Temuera Morrison is playing the bounty hunter; if he looks familiar donning the armory, that's because he's the same actor who played Jango Fett in the prequel movies. It's the perfect casting choice, given how Jango's genes served as the clone template for the army of the Republic, making Boba both his clone and "son."
The Book Of Boba Fett premieres on December 29 on Disney+.

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Resident Alien (2021 TV series)
This town looks like a slice of Americana, but trust me, it has an underbelly.
Asta Twelvetrees to Harry Vanderspeigle, "Pilot"
Patience is a small town in Colorado in the television series Resident Alien. It is the main location of the series and where most of the characters live.
2 Residents
3 Contains
The town has only one doctor. The nearest hospital is three hours away. It is described as seemingly being a simple, small town on the outside, but having an underbelly. It is still very cold there even in early spring and often heavily covered in snow, the roads impassable.
Showrunner Chris Sheridan describes it as a small town, off the beaten path, and kind of the perfect place for alien to hide out.
The town is replete with a strong history as a mining town. To this day, the residents still recall the date of January 17, 1884, in which the town's mine suffered a catastrophic collapse. 59 of the miners escaped, only to realize that one of them still remained inside the collapsed mine. They returned to rescue him, but died in the process, memorialized with a plaque which reads "59 died to save one."
The town is on the edge of a large mountain or mountain range, which is replete with secrets, including the crashed remains of Harry Vanderspeigle's spaceship. The town's local newspaper is The Patience Post.
Harry Vanderspeigle, former town doctor
Harry Vanderspeigle (human), regular visitor †
Dr. Ethan Stone, town doctor
Mike Thompson, town Sheriff
Ben Hawthorne, town Mayor
Dr. Sam Hodges, former town doctor †
Sheriff station
The 59 - tavern
Initial descriptions of the television series placed the town of Patience in Washington rather than Colorado.


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The second of eight Brooklyn Heights properties put up for sale last year by the Jehovah's Witnesses has sold for $4.1 million, just a month after the first of the properties was snapped up.
The two-story, 4,172-square-foot carriage house located at 165 Columbia Heights fetched just 9% less than its asking price, according to StreetEasy.com, which said the transaction closed on Jan. 10. Ellen Newman of The Corcoran Group was retained this summer by the Witnesses to market the four-bedroom, four-bathroom house and four others in Brooklyn Heights.
A spokesman for the Witnesses said 165 Columbia Heights was used to house of members of their religious order and for parking. He declined to comment on the sale price or to reveal how much the Witnesses bought the property for nine years ago.
According to public record, the Witnesses had owned the house, which features arched windows and multiple skylights, since 2002. Like all the other properties owned by the Witnesses, the house was in pristine condition. The four other townhouses that Ms. Newman is marketing are not in contract, according to Streeteasy.com. However, the asking price for the four-story, two-unit townhouse with a total of 3,040 square feet at 34 Orange St., was dropped 7% to $3.25 million in November, according to Streeteasy.com. The asking price for the other properties—at 67 Remsen St., 76 Willow St. and 105 Willow St.—remain at $3.6 million each.
Last week, Massey Knakal Realty Services, the brokerage retained to sell three of the Witnesses' buildings, announced the sale of five-story, 20-unit 50 Orange St. for $7.1 million and noted that sale contracts for the two other properties at 183 Columbia Heights and 161 Columbia Heights in the neighborhood had been sent out.
The Jehovah's Witnesses, who have called Brooklyn their home since 1909, are the largest landlord in the Brooklyn Heights area. The group has accumulated 34 properties totaling 3.2 million square feet over the course of decades and created a self-sustaining community in the Brooklyn area.


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Q: vocie chat using java and socket, delay when connect on LAN i'm codding voice chat using socket with java, two client talk success, but delay 1-2s. i don't know why. cause net speed or my code
thread player
public class player extends Thread{
public DataInputStream din = null;
public SourceDataLine audio_out;
byte byte_buff[] = new byte[256];
    @Override
    public void run(){
        try {
            while(din.read(byte_buff)!= -1){
                audio_out.write(byte_buff, 0, byte_buff.length);
            }
            audio_out.drain();
            audio_out.close();
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(player.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } finally {
            try {
                din.close();
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                Logger.getLogger(player.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
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        }
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thread recorder
public class recorder extends Thread{
    public DataOutputStream dout = null;
    public TargetDataLine audio_in = null;
    byte byte_buff[] = new byte[256];
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    public void run(){
        try {
            while(true){
                int data = audio_in.read(byte_buff, 0, byte_buff.length);
                //audio_out.write(byte_buff, 0, byte_buff.length);
                System.out.println("sending");
                dout.write(byte_buff);
                dout.flush();
            }
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            Logger.getLogger(recorder.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
        } finally {
            try {
                dout.close();
            } catch (IOException ex) {
                Logger.getLogger(recorder.class.getName()).log(Level.SEVERE, null, ex);
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thread transfer
public class transfer extends Thread{
    DataInputStream din;
    DataOutputStream dout;
    byte byte_buff[] = new byte[256];
    @Override
    public void run(){
        try {
            while(din.read(byte_buff)!= -1){
                dout.write(byte_buff, 0, byte_buff.length);
                System.out.println("tranferring");
            }
        } catch (IOException ex) {
            System.out.println("voice disconnect");
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            try {
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run no problem , but delay about 1-2s, two client connect on LAN.
please help me

A: There also is java's real time protocol RTP, I believe was made to address this type of issue.

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The Inclusive Leadership Conference invites attendees to learn how we can think about leadership in new and different ways. Our speakers will teach you tools to use in the workplace to be a more inclusive leader, especially for trans and queer people, Black, Indigenous, people of color, women and people with disabilities.
The Conference is open to all who want to grow as more inclusive leaders. A leader is someone who positively influences a group toward an inspiring vision or goal: no title, or position is necessary to make a difference. Collectively, we need to expand our idea of who and what a leader is and should be.
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Mutuality, Inclusion, & Leadership
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Day 4: Race & Leadership
Acknowledging Barriers that "Add Insult to Injury": Race, Identity, and Positioning in Leadership Dr. Aaliyah Baker (she/her) Assistant Professor in the College of Education and Leadership at Cardinal Stritch University
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Cole Sorensen (he/him) is a mostly-nonspeaking trans autistic person, a public speaker, writer, and consultant. He holds a bachelor's degree in special education from the University of Minnesota Twin Cities. He has worked extensively with both disabled young people and the professionals who support them as a consultant, PCA, and lecturer. His work focuses on promoting autonomy, self-determination, communication access, and dignity of risk for young people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. He has interned with the Autism Society of Minnesota, where he worked on making their programming more accessible to AAC users.
Emily Blum (she/her) is Executive Director of ADA25 Advancing Leadership and has a passion for helping people and organizations use their voice to create a better, more inclusive Chicago region.Prior to joining ADA 25 Advancing Leadership, Emily held senior positions at some of Chicago's leading nonprofits, including Metropolitan Planning Council (MPC), Chicago Humanities Festival (CHF) and Heartland Alliance. At all three organizations, she drove branding and strategic messaging campaigns that created new kinds of conversations with a wide variety of audiences. As a woman who experiences a disability, leading ADA 25 Advancing Leadership is both personal and professional. Emily is an ADA 25 Advancing Leadership Member (class of 2018), and that experience gave her additional tools to use her voice on behalf of those who experience disabilities.
Nakia J. Green (she/her) is the founder of Culture Solutions and Culture Solutions In Action, for-profit and not-for-profit organizations designed to decrease unemployment and underemployment amongst minority and disabled college graduates. She also founded Nakia J Consulting, a consulting firm with specialized capabilities in Leadership Development, Organizational Development, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. Nakia hopes to further the conversation on invisible disabilities in the workplace and its impact on minorities.
Maddison E Wagner (she/her) is a Transgender woman and a Certified Peer Support Specialist. Peer support is grounded in lived experience. I use my personal experience with trauma, marginalization, living with mental illness and recovery to help others to deal with different challenges one may be facing and help guide them to a place where they can be their brightest most authentic self and find happiness however that may look for them
Sergio Dominguez (they/them) is a doctoral student in counseling psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Their research broadly examines trans wellbeing, ethical and legal professional issues in psychology, and relationship-centered research and clinical approaches. They provide instruction for mental health practitioners related to treatment with LGBTQ+ clients holding multiple minority identities, focusing especially on bolstering resilience and resistance in trans youth and adults. Sergio's advocacy includes consulting with elected officials on legislation, advocating for minoritized students in psychology, and engaging in local and national activist-led efforts. In their free time, Sergio enjoys outdoor activities (e.g., hiking, canoeing), cooking, and shopping.
Stephanie Budge (she/her/hers) is an associate professor in the Department of Counseling Psychology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the director of the Advancing Health Equity and Diversity (AHEAD) program in the School of Medicine and Public Health at UW-Madison. Her research focuses on emotional and coping processes for transgender youth and adults, as well as the effectiveness of medical and psychotherapeutic treatments for transgender clients. She provides clinical trainings nationally and internationally related to LGBTQ issues, focusing on practitioners' self-efficacy, knowledge, awareness, and skills. At the University of Wisconsin, she promotes transgender advocacy on campus by providing workshops to students, faculty, and staff related to navigating gender identity within a university environment. As a licensed psychologist, she also provides clinical services to transgender youth and adults.
Mark Hargrove (he/him, they/them), Jill Nagler (They/Them), and Ginger Baier (She/Her) are all associated with OutReach LGBTQ+ Community Center. Mark is an openly Queer/Non-Binary, gay, and Black person that lives outside of Madison. He is the Program Director and is working on his Doctor of Social Work Degree. Jillip Nagler is the President of the Board of OutReach. Jill is non-binary. Ginger has been affiliated with OutReach for over 20 years. Having served on the Board, Ginger is now the Transgender Advocate.
Sharon Brokenbough (she/her) is an ICF credentialed Coach, Author, Speaker, Professor, Wife, Mother, and Founder & Managing Principal of ROS Professional Partners LLC based in the Greater Philadelphia area. ROS focus is to provide support for existing and emerging leaders to increase their overall positive contribution to their organization through Executive Leadership and Career Coaching. ROS also facilitates, educates, and analyzes organizations in the field of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI). Through this work ROS works with organizations to achieve their DE&I goals through evidence-based research, focus groups, training, coaching and consulting
Brandie de la Rosa (she/her) is the founder & CEO of E3inspire. She has a degree in Computer Science with a 20-year career in IT. Combined with her education in Psychology, specifically neuroscience, she decided to launch her own company helping businesses by building cultures that care. She is changing the game in the workplace by transforming the pain of trauma into production via Emotional Intelligence.
Samantha Baruah (she/her) has spent the past 12 years working with teachers, administrators, and policymakers promoting accessible and equitable public education at local, state, and national levels. Born in Vietnam, she immigrated to the United States as a political refugee and is proud to have become a naturalized citizen of the United States. She received her bachelor's degree from the University of Iowa and her MBA from Washington University in St. Louis. She is a two-time publicly elected school board member serving from 2008 – 2015. Baruah has also served on the United Way Community Impact Council, 2 PMI chapter boards, Foundation for Madison's Public Schools Board, municipal boards, and is an active volunteer of several nonprofits.
Tony DelaRosa (he/they/siya) is an aspiring Anti-bias & Anti-racist educator, DEIB Strategist, Spoken Word Poet, and Cross-Coalition Builder. By day he is a Teacher Leadership Coach at Teach for America Miami-Dade, and by night he is a Co-founder of NYC Men Teach's Asian American, Teacher Empowerment, Networking, and Development Initiative. Ask him about critical race / ethnic theory as it pertains to Asian Americans, Brown Asian Americans, and F/Pilipino/a/x Americans!
Dr. Aaliyah Baker (she/her) began her career in education as a classroom teacher with the Milwaukee Public School system. She earned her Ph.D. in Curriculum and Instruction with an emphasis in Multicultural Education from the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Aaliyah Baker connects critical theory to research and practice in multiple local, state, national, and international settings. Aaliyah Baker addresses issues of social justice on micro and macro levels. She works to advance the constructive dialogue around race, racism, and culture to advance responsive practices.
Morgan L Phelps (she/her) is the Founder and CEO of Colorful Connections, a social enterprise that transforms organizations into better versions of themselves by helping employers build, retain and grow inclusive teams that represent the communities they serve. Morgan also teaches Corporate Social Responsibility and Diversity in Organizations at Marquette University. Colorful Connections provides long-lasting solutions for employers who are invested in creating diverse and inclusive teams (such as talent placement services and cultural competency workshops). Colorful Connections also helps underestimated professionals secure promising careers, doing what they love with organizations committed to diversity and inclusion. Beyond serving as a change agent for diversity and inclusion, Morgan has more than 15 years of experience working as a PR and Communications Specialist, and she is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc and TEMPO Milwaukee.
Jason Glozier (he/him), disability rights and service coordinator for the Madison, Wis., Department of Civil Rights. Glozier's background includes nearly two decades of working in disability rights with organizations such as Adapt, Not Dead Yet, and the Wisconsin Board for People with Developmental Disabilities.
Kelly Jackson is an international award winning Native American artist. Her edgy and soulful pieces have decorated stages across the United States, Europe and Canada. Her music has gained admiration for its unique flare, soulful vocals and remarkable ability to inspire and empower her listeners. Her debut album, Spirit of a Woman earned a NAMA for best Americana Album of the Year, her second, Renditions of the Soul, also received international recognition. Her single, After All This Time, earned a #1 spot on XM World and Indigenous Music Countdowns. She has been inspired and influenced by some of the most powerful women in music; Pure Fe, Buffy St. Marie, Etta James, Josh Stone, Amy Winehouse and Susan Tedeschi to name a few. Most recently, Kelly has collaborated with other inspirational artists, touching on a more alternative style pulling from spoken word, rap, and reggae with her recently nominated hit single, Wake Up. Ms. Jackson's genre is Native Americana, having roots in folk, jazz, blues, country, hip/hop and rock all infused with native influences. She has shared a stage with some of the greatest, Indigo Girls, Wade Fernandez and Bill Miller.
May 6 Day 1:
Disability & Leadership
Session 1: Leadership, Self-Determination, and Intellectual and Developmental Disability
Style: Lecture
People with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) have historically and still today been kept out of leadership positions. The rights to autonomy and self-determination are foundational to the development of leadership skills, and yet rarely granted to people with I/DD. This session will cover the historical roots of employment for people with I/DD, explore how we can expand the concept of leadership to recognize the innate potential of every person to lead, and discuss universal design strategies and supports to people with I/DD to succeed in leadership roles.
Session 2: Make Disability Part of Your Work
Style: Modified Panel Discussion
Disability is a natural part of the human experience. Yet making disability a natural and needed perspective in the workplace isn't. Not only is it a shame, it's a bad business decision. Disability touches every community, every race and ethnicity, all genders, all sexualities. We are everywhere. We are everyone. But we don't always reveal ourselves. Join a lively discussion about how to make disability part of your work.
Session 3: Disability Pride
Disability pride means you take pride in your whole self, which includes your disability. There is a rich history of advocacy that has created disability rights for people in the public sphere. Learn about the leadership required to make legal gains for people with disabilities and the leadership required to grow disability pride in our community.
May 13 Day 2:
Trans & Queer Leadership
Session 1: Mutuality, Inclusion, & Leadership
Style: Personal Story/Affinity Space
What does inclusivity mean and why is it important to have affinity spaces and make each individual feel welcome, safe and heard? Let's dive into what affinity spaces are, what it means to participate, and who can participate… because yes, everyone can.
Session 2:Workplace Dynamics, Communication, and Microaggressions
Style: Workshop/Application
Surviving intentional and unintentional adversity in the workplace is often a commonplace experience for marginalized groups. Microaggressions - subtle, brief, commonplace expressions of prejudice toward marginalized people (Sue et al., 2007) - are a form of adversity that trans people frequently report experiencing in the workplace. Listen to the presenters' personal storytelling and empirical evidence to underscore the importance of addressing microaggressions while also attending to power dynamics in the workplace. Cis and trans attendees alike will have the opportunity to practice evidence-based communication skills that will equip them with specific techniques to mend ruptures that occur as a result of trans-specific microaggressions in the workplace.
Session 3:Queer/Trans Talk & Leadership Development
Style: Panel Discussion
Join Madison Outreach discuss leadership skills and LGBTQ+ significance. Let's talk about inclusion in the workplace and how to support Queer/Trans Leadership. LGBTQ+ and QTPOC (Queer Trans People of Color) representation is necessary for inclusive workplaces. Learn how to open doors and promote new leadership.
Women & Leadership
Session 1: Am I Invisible?
Often for women & other marginalized genders in leadership, despite their education and professional accomplishments, tend to have to work harder and prove their worth, leaving them feeling invisible at times. Let's have a candid conversation on what it looks for women & other marginalized genders, the internal dilemma, psychological impact, and how to cope and respond.
Session 2: How to use Emotional Intelligence to Transform Trauma at Work & at Home
This session will educate on how to be an impactful leader by understanding what "well-being" of employees really means. Improving the workplace operation culture through psychological safety. In essence building cultures that care.
Session 3: Informal Leadership & Influence
We often have team members from different departments within an organization and have no formal authority. How can we grow our informal leadership and influence to move our projects through the pipeline to successful completion? In this presentation, we will discuss what informal leadership is, how it impacts our projects and why it is important for career growth.
Race & Leadership
Session 1: How to Combat Anti-Asian Racism in Your Organization & Company
Over the last year, Asian Americans across the country have mobilized to speak truth to power in relation to the rise of Anti-Asian racism and violence. Over the last month, we've seen major news networks and companies denounce Anti-Asian American racism. But public statements and check-ins won't save us. We need co-conspiratorship, which means we need action. This session will equip participants with tangible steps in taking action to identify Anti-Asian racism & how to respond both immediately and with policies, systems, and practices that will continue to help our community long term.
Session 2: Acknowledging Barriers that "Add Insult to Injury": Race, Identity, and Positioning in Leadership
Cultural and family practices stemming from Black and Indigenous populations and communities are often lacking in examples of leadership. We have yet to expand our frames of understanding with regard to power and agency, organic leadership, and leadership for social justice in many of the policies, practices, and industries we uphold. This session will ask participants to envision what inclusive leadership could look like in their own workspaces if we commit to breaking the mold on the ideology of authoritarian leadership and to begin to create that model? This conversation would not be absent of problem assessment, power analysis, and tangible examples of lived experiences from the field. In many cases, great progress has been made. We can continue to create models for change and transformational thinking by way of leading in organizations founded upon the goal of social justice, social and emotional well-being, and unity.
Session 3: Creating Sustainable DEI Change
To create long-standing cultural change within organizations, it is critical for leaders to address the cause of problems - not just the symptom of bias and prejudice. However, that's easier said than done, as problems are often too complex to properly or quickly diagnose. This workshop provides a holistic look at three main categories that impact the ability to create long lasting change within organizations: the ability to ATTRACT, RETAIN and GROW talent that represent the diversity of the modern market. All three must work together, for leaders to achieve sustainability.
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Scientific "Placeholders"
One of the puzzles currently engaging the attention of scientists working at the Large Hadron Collider [LHC] in Switzerland is the nature of the dark matter that is postulated to account for something like 80% of the matter in the universe. It is called dark, because it apparently does not interact with electromagnetic radiation (such as light), and was proposed as an explanation for experimental observations that seem to show that there is too much gravity to be accounted for by ordinary, visible matter. (The "amount" of gravity can be inferred by examining the dynamic behavior of space objects, such as rotating galaxies.) But, so far, we do not have any direct evidence of its existence, or real understanding of its properties.
The "Nobel Intent" blog at Ars Technica has an interesting article that tries to put the issue of dark matter in some historical scientific context. There are some people who are troubled by the idea of assuming the existence of something that cannot be detected.
The comments appear like clockwork every time there's a discussion of the Universe's dark side, for both dark matter and dark energy. At least some readers seem positively incensed by the idea that scientists can happily accept the existence of a particle (or particles) that have never been observed and a mysterious repulsive force. "They're just there to make the equations work!" goes a typical complaint.
As the article points out, this is hardly the first time that a scientific theory or explanation has been accepted, even though it did not "fill in" all the blanks for the phenomenon concerned. Sometimes a conceptual "placeholder" has to stand in for the parts that we haven't yet understood.
Charles Darwin's theory of evolution by means of natural selection, cited in the article, is an obvious example. In The Origin of Species, Darwin gave a thorough and convincing account of how heritable traits that improved reproductive success could become pervasive in a population. But Darwin offered no explanation of the mechanism by which traits could be inherited; Mendel made a careful study of the effects of heredity, but similarly had no explanation of how heredity worked. It was only in the mid-20th century, with the discovery of DNA, that biologists could show how traits were inherited in the first place.
Another example, not in the article, is Newton's development of the laws of gravity. His work gave us tools for computing gravity's effects that are accurate enough to send a spacecraft to Mars; but Newton really had no idea how gravity worked. The beginning of that understanding had to wait for Einstein's theory of General Relativity, which describes gravity as affecting the fabric of space-time. And we are still trying to reconcile General Relativity with the Standard Model of quantum physics.
There are examples in other fields, too. Aspirin, for example, was used in medicine for decades before the mechanism by which it works was elucidated in 1971.
As the article points out, even those "placeholders" that turn out to be really wrong are not useless. The case of phlogiston is instructive. Phlogiston (from the Attic Greek φλογιστόν, "burning") was a combustible element presumed to be contained in all materials that would burn, being released during combustion. So materials that burned in air, like wood or oil, were supposed to be rich in phlogiston; when they were burned, they became "dephlogisticated", leaving the pure material (sometimes called the calx). The released phlogiston was absorbed by the air; that a fire in a small enclosed volume of air went out after a short time showed that the air could not absorb any more phlogiston – it was said to be completely "phlogisticated". The theory, which in some ways was almost the inverse of the correct explanation, oxidation, was not dropped until the experiments of Lavoisier demonstrated that the mass of all combustion products, including gases, were greater than the initial mass of fuel. Nonetheless, the theory of phlogiston did lead scientists to theorize (correctly) that combustion, metabolism, and corrosion (rusting) had something in common.
The whole point of all this, really, is that, like most forms of human endeavor, science often proceeds along a somewhat meandering path, rather than in a straight line from premise to complete explanation. Sometimes even small gaps in our knowledge can be frustrating; yet it is gratifying that, on the whole, we keep making progress.
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The Internet Kill Switch, Again
Last summer, I wrote about a bill, proposed by Sen. Joe Lieberman, to provide an "Internet Kill Switch" that the President could use to disconnect US installations from the Internet in the event of a cyber attack on US infrastructure. Although that bill was approved by the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, it died with the outgoing Congress. The "Threat Post" blog at Wired is now reporting that a very similar bill is about to be introduced again, this time sponsored by Sen. Susan Collins. There is perhaps a little irony in the timing, in view of the move by Egyptian authorities to cut off Internet access there in the wake of anti-government protests.
The actual bill has not been introduced at this point, so no one can say for sure what it contains. It seems clear, though, that it is intended to apply to both government and private-sector systems.
An aide to the Homeland Security committee described the bill as one that does not mandate the shuttering of the entire internet. Instead, it would authorize the president to demand turning off access to so-called "critical infrastructure" where necessary.
This seemed like a bad idea last summer, and I cannot see that it has improved any with age. Any responsible operator of an infrastructure system surely knows how it is connected (if it is) to the Internet, and how to break that connection if necessary. If the aim of the legislation is to allow the President to tell system operators that there is an emergency, and that they need to take action, I think he can do that now. If the aim is to put together some sort of controlling "meta system" that can shut off access, it is a really bad idea, for all the reasons that I outlined in that earlier post. It would introduce a single point of failure into a system that, at present, is fairly decentralized and resilient; and that failure point would be the biggest prize possible for an attacker.
Update Sunday, 30 January, 13:18 EST
Ars Technica has a post in "Law & Disorder" on how Egypt's disconnection may have been done. It also points out the considerably greater complexity of the Internet infrastructure in the US.
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New Microsoft Advisory
Microsoft has issued a Security Advisory (2501696) for Windows about a newly discovered security flaw [CVE-2011-0096] that affects Internet Explorer, as well as, potentially, any other applications that use Windows's MHTML protocol handler. (MHTML is an Internet protocol that defines a MIME structure for wrapping HTML content.) The potential attack is somewhat similar to server-side cross-site scripting. All currently supported versions of Windows are affected, except Windows 2008 Server Core installations.
The Advisory provides a work-around to mitigate the vulnerability. The Windows Registry can be modified to prevent the execution of scripts within an MHTML document. Modifying the Registry incorrectly can have serious bad effects, including making your system fail to boot. It is not a job for the ten-thumbed. Microsoft's consumer-oriented article on this advisory has a "FixIt" tool that will apply the Registry work-around for you; there is also a tool to uninstall it. Like other work-arounds, this has the potential to cause problems, so careful testing is advisable. So far, there is no announced schedule for a patch.
This vulnerability seems to be potentially exploitable in a number of different ways. If you must use Internet Explorer, I suggest that you try the FixIt tool, carefully.
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OpenOffice 3.3 Released
The OpenOffice project has released a new version, 3.3, of its office productivity suite. The new version incorporates a number of new and enhanced capabilities, which are summarized on this page. It also fixes 14 security vulnerabilities, some serious, which are summarized in the Security Bulletins. More information on the changes is also available in the Release Notes.
You can obtain in the installation packages, for Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, and Solaris, from the download page, in a variety of (human) languages. Windows and Linux users should note that the installation packages generally include the Java run-time environment; but it is possible to download a version without Java. Java is used to implement a number of features of OpenOffice, but it is possible to install OpenOffice without it. (The OpenOffice site has a list of features that require Java; I wrote about the pros and cons of installing Java in this post.)
Because of the security updates in the new version, I recommend that you upgrade your installation.
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Wolfram on Watson
Last summer, in one of my earlier posts on IBM's Watson project, to build a computer system that could play Jeopardy!, I mentioned Wolfram|Alpha, another system designed to answer queries expressed in natural language. Yesterday, Stephen Wolfram, the designer of Wolfram|Alpha, and of the Mathematica software, published a blog post on Watson, comparing and contrasting it with Wolfram|Alpha.
The most fundamental difference between the two systems is the sort of information that they process. Watson is fundamentally designed to work with unstructured text data, while Wolfram|Alpha uses a "curated" data base that attempts to represent knowledge directly.
The key point is that Wolfram|Alpha is not dealing with documents, or anything derived from them. Instead, it is dealing directly with raw, precise, computable knowledge. And what's inside it is not statistical representations of text, but actual representations of knowledge.
Whereas Watson starts with a large body of text, and tries to extract and classify information from it, a lot of the classification work for Wolfram|Alpha is done in the process of setting up the computable knowledge data base.
In Wolfram|Alpha most of the work is just adding computable knowledge to the system. Curating data, hooking up real-time feeds, injecting domain-specific expertise, implementing computational algorithms—and building up our kind of generalized grammar that captures the natural language used for queries.
As Wolfram points out, there are, generally speaking, two types of data stores in corporations and other organizations. The first is the traditional data base, which embeds knowledge of the data domain in its structure. (For example, think of the entity-relationship diagrams used in designing data bases.) The second type includes large amounts of unstructured information: things like memos, letters, product literature, images, and E-mails. In a very broad sense, the Watson project is really aimed at this second category of data.
There are typically two general kinds of corporate data: structured (often numerical, and, in the future, increasingly acquired automatically) and unstructured (often textual or image-based). The IBM Jeopardy approach has to do with answering questions from unstructured textual data—with such potential applications as mining medical documents or patents, or doing e-discovery in litigation.
What Wolfram is doing with Alpha is, in a sense, to find ways to support free-form, unstructured queries on the structured (or curated) data in the first category. In many ways, the two approaches are complementary. Wolfram suggests, for example, that Watson might pre-process text data to make it easier to structure it for Wolfram|Alpha.
The whole post is worth a read; it gives a good overview of both technologies.
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Opera Updated to Version 11.01
Opera software has released a new version of its Opera browser, version 11.01, for Mac OS X, Linux/UNIX, and Windows. The new version fixes several serious security issues, and incorporates a number of other improvements and bug fixes. The change logs have more details for Windows, Linux/UNIX, and Mac OSX. You can obtain the new version using the built-in update mechanism (Help > Check for Updates); Linux users should be able to get the updated package using the standard package management tools (e.g., Synaptic). Alternatively, you can download a complete installation package.
Because of its security content, I recommend that you update to the new version as soon as you conveniently can.
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MSU Denver Human Resources Director Josh Mackey explains how CUPA affects University employees.
You may be used to seeing or hearing about CUPA and know that it has something to do with how your salary is calculated. But there's more to it than that. Here are nine things to help you better understand CUPA.
"CUPA" is really CUPA-HR, which stands for College and University Professional Association for Human Resources.
CUPA-HR is an organization focused on human resources in colleges and universities with several thousand members across the nation.
Most people working at MSU Denver know CUPA because of its annual salary survey, which many institutions use to calculate compensation levels. CUPA gathers data on each job classification, including low, median and high salaries for each position.
MSU Denver benchmarks against CUPA's data to determine salaries. Currently, the University sets minimum salaries at 93 percent of the CUPA mean for faculty and 90 percent for administrators.
CUPA collects data from all institutions, which range from small rural colleges to Ivy League universities. Since 2013, MSU Denver benchmarks against a select group of 61 peer institutions with similar missions, student populations and academic offerings.
Because of MSU Denver's practice, your salary may have increased, or could increase in the future, based on CUPA data. However, the University never reduces salaries based on this data.
The association's data is also used to determine salary ranges in the hiring process.
MSU Denver human resources and budget professionals review everyone's salary against CUPA data every year.
CHEIBA, which is MSU Denver's employee benefits trust, also uses CUPA data when assessing features of the health insurance plan.
Any more questions? Contact MSU Denver Human Resources at 303-556-3120 or submit a question online.


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Get To Know – Spud Cannon
Originally formed at Vassar College in the Autumn of 2016, Spud Cannon are a musical quintet, currently based out of possibly my favourite named place on the planet, Poughkeepsie. The band recently teamed up with Good Eye Records for the release of their third album, Good Kids Make Bad Apples.
The album was recorded in the unusual setting of a squash court after the band (allegedly if anyone at Vassar is reading this) snuck in and recorded all-night sessions in the perspex, Wall-of-Sound-style box. The result is a record of immediacy and urgency, at least partly inspired by a particularly gruelling touring experience that left the band on the verge of dissolution, yet ultimately brought them closer together than ever before. Ultimately, Good Kids Make Bad Apples isn't just a record, it's a celebration, a reminder to have fun, enjoy life and dance like nobody's watching. Take the jaunty, Talking Heads meets Tune-Yards thrills of You Got It All (NOT), it's a musical pep-talk to believe in yourself and remember to keep your friends close at hand. Elsewhere, Lovely, with its chiming keys and swooping vocal melodies, more than lives up to its name, while closing track Easy fuses the B52s stomp with a garage-rock thrust The Strokes would be proud of. Perhaps best of all is the record's opening track, and first single, Juno, a song that apparently took them 70+ takes, yet somehow sounds as fresh and exciting as if they'd just improvised it in front of you, bringing to mind the likes of Pom Poko or Century Egg. Spud Cannon are the reminder we all need sometimes that music, and indeed life, are meant to be fun, bad apples or not, these kids are most definitely alright.
FTR: For those who don't know who is Spud Cannon?
A rock-roll conglomerate formed in the mecca of indie rock, Poughkeepsie NY, in 2017. Meg Matthews (vox), Jackson Walker Lewis (guitar), Lucy Horgan (bass), Ariana Bowe (keys), Ben Scharf (drums).
FTR: What can you remember about your first show?
Jackson: I remember it was a rainy Wednesday night, and the pizza looked absolutely disgusting.
Ariana: It was in December — We piled into a friend's car and played at a pizza joint to an audience of roughly five people. I personally remember playing very badly and being offered no free pizza.
Lucy: There were about ten people in the audience, it was dark, the pizza was soggy, and I played a beat behind the whole set. When we were packing out at the end my then-boyfriend played a game of chess with the owner and lost.
Meg: A few people smoking outside! Which meant there was no one inside at that point… It was us, the other band, and Lucy's boyfriend. The boyfriend really hit it off with the guy running the pizza place– and at least pretended to like the slice!!
There's one picture of all the spuds on a couch in that place… I remember really liking that it at the time– not a great pic but was just one of the first times it felt like were really a band!
FTR: Why do you make music? Why not another art form?
Jackson: One of my favorite aspects of playing in this band is actually the fact that in a way it includes all art forms. Not only do we make music, we get to make music videos, graphic design show posters, T-shirts. One of our favorite things in college was decoratively staging our shows–we even themed one 'The Spuds Go To Space' and wrapped the entire stage area in reflective mylar. We still love to do stuff like that–for this album cycle, we refinished all of our amplifiers in fire-engine red.
Lucy: Writing songs allows you to make poetry that is less pretentious and more interactive. Music is an art form that you can share easily, and ideally evoke emotional responses from the audience because they can relate to the lyrics. Every time we play live the subtle differences in the performance of the songs capture the energy of that night.
Meg: Making music simply doesn't feel like work. It's therapeutic! I've always been able to enjoy other art forms, but music is the only one that consistently feels cathartic. The rush I feel after a good practice with the band just can't be beat!
Ariana: Music is such a collaborative art form, especially when you're playing with other people in a band. When we really click during practice or during a live show, it's one of the greatest feelings. And for me personally, this album cycle reinvigorated my love for visual art forms too; I designed our merch and spent weeks silkscreening t-shirts and tote bags.
FTR: What can people expect from the Spud Cannon live show?
Jackson: A complete hip shakin' sonic-induced loss of their inhibitions, whether they want it or not.
Ariana: Lots of energy and full-volume debauchery.
Lucy: Laughing, crying, bumping, grinding, sweat, and glitter; a euphoric sonic experience.
Meg: All of your dreams will instantly come true.
FTR: What's next for Spud Cannon?
Lucy: Keep playing more live shows, spread our sound to the far corners of the world, and become rich and famous.
Jackson: Amen, sister.
They Listen To…
The Brian Jonestown Massacre – Anemone
Jackson: One of my all-time favorite bands (if not favorite). While their influence on me musically is minimal, Anton Newcombe's influence on my philosophy towards music is indelible. My dad showed me DiG! As a young teen, and from the jump something about it struck a chord in me–with or without the 'music industry' behind him, through thick and thin, Anton made uncompromising art, and the art he wanted to make. He constructed songs manically, churning out a prolific catalog that took decades to find its cult audience. But eventually, it did. And that's what's so inspiring to me: He never quit. He made writing music look fun. He took the piss out of it. And he never sold out, or compromised on his vision. This is a classic tune from them, the song that first hooked me.
The Pixies – Velouria
Ariana: When I was in high school, my dad gave me his vast CD collection which included Bossanova by the Pixies. I immediately fell in love with track 3, "Velouria." One thing I appreciate about "Velouria" is there are so many melodic parts to listen to — my favorite being Kim Deal spelling "V-E-L-O-U-R-I-A" for the last chorus and outro. It's among the more tame of Pixies lyricism, but I love how they can write about anything — destruction, confusion, a moment in time — and make it sound so mythical, so unequivocally Pixies. That's what I appreciate about the Pixies' sound, imagery, album artwork, and even their name — it's all so them. They stayed true to themselves and their weird visions, and that's what gives lasting power to good music.
LCD SOUNDSYSTEM: US V THEM
Ben Scharf (drums): LCD Soundsystem's signature marriage of dance, electronic, and rock music has filled my headphones for many years. Relentlessly playing their music in the mini-van on the way to gigs, I can only hope that some of their sounds have come to influence Good Kids Make Bad Apples. Songs like Out! and Lovely find us experimenting with new rhythms, instruments, and synth sounds. However, throughout this journey, we agreed that our natural, unadulterated live sound as a band should serve as the centerpiece of the album. It was this idea of uniting our experimental and electronic interests, with our reputation as a rowdy live band, that I would like to think stemmed, in some part, from James Murphy and company.
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On 10 June 2017, a sunny and hot Saturday in Shenzhen, China, two couples came to the Southern University of Science and Technology (SUSTech) to discuss whether they would participate in a medical experiment that no researcher had ever dared to conduct. The Chinese couples, who were having fertility problems, gathered around a conference table to meet with He Jiankui, a SUSTech biophysicist. Then 33, He (pronounced "HEH") had a growing reputation in China as a scientist-entrepreneur but was little known outside the country. "We want to tell you some serious things that might be scary," said He, who was trim from years of playing soccer and wore a gray collared shirt, his cuffs casually unbuttoned.
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Q: Can't get viewForAnnotation to fire after initial user location firing I have this code:
// MapViewController.h
#import <Foundation/Foundation.h>
#import "MyCLController.h"
#import <MapKit/MapKit.h>

@class ShowsContainerController;

@interface MapViewController : UIViewController <MyCLControllerDelegate,MKMapViewDelegate> {
    MyCLController *locationController;
    MKMapView *mapView;
}

- (void)locationUpdate:(CLLocation *)location;
- (void)locationError:(NSError *)error;

@property (nonatomic, retain) IBOutlet MKMapView *mapView;
@property (assign) BOOL updateMap;
@property (strong) ShowsContainerController *parent;

@end

// MapViewController.m
#import "MapViewController.h"
#import "ShowsContainerController.h"

#define METERS_PER_MILE 1609.344

@implementation MapViewController

@synthesize parent, mapView;

- (void)viewDidLoad
{
    [super viewDidLoad];

    self.updateMap = YES;
    locationController = [[MyCLController alloc] init];
    locationController.delegate = self;
    [locationController.locationManager startUpdatingLocation];
    mapView.delegate = self;
}

- (void)locationUpdate:(CLLocation *)location {

    if( self.updateMap ){
        MKCoordinateRegion viewRegion = MKCoordinateRegionMakeWithDistance(location.coordinate, 0.5*METERS_PER_MILE, 0.5*METERS_PER_MILE);

        [mapView setRegion:viewRegion animated:YES];

        self.parent = (ShowsContainerController *)self.parentViewController;

        [self.parent setLocation:location];

        self.updateMap = NO;
    }
}

- (void)locationError:(NSError *)error {
    NSLog([error localizedDescription]);
}

- (void)viewDidAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [super viewDidAppear:animated];

    self.parent.mapReady = YES;

    if( self.parent.locationSet ){
        [self.parent callApi];
    }
}

#pragma mark MKMapViewDelegate

- (MKAnnotationView *)mapView:(MKMapView *)mapView viewForAnnotation:(id <MKAnnotation>)annotation
{
    NSLog(@"delegating user location");
    // if it's the user location, just return nil.
    if ([annotation isKindOfClass:[MKUserLocation class]])
        return nil;

    NSLog(@"delegating pins");
    static NSString* ShowAnnotationIdentifier = @"showAnnotationIdentifier";

    MKPinAnnotationView* pinView = (MKPinAnnotationView *)
    [mapView dequeueReusableAnnotationViewWithIdentifier:ShowAnnotationIdentifier];

    if (!pinView)
    {
        // if an existing pin view was not available, create one
        MKPinAnnotationView* customPinView = [[MKPinAnnotationView alloc]
                                              initWithAnnotation:annotation reuseIdentifier:ShowAnnotationIdentifier];
        customPinView.enabled = YES;
        customPinView.pinColor = MKPinAnnotationColorRed;
        customPinView.animatesDrop = YES;
        customPinView.canShowCallout = YES;

        return customPinView;
    }
    else
    {
        pinView.annotation = annotation;
    }
    return pinView;
}

#pragma mark -

@end

And here's the code adding my pins; it isn't fired until an api call is made, which is after viewDidAppear is fired:
- (void)placeAnnotations:(NSArray *)shows
{

    NSEnumerator *e = [shows objectEnumerator];
    id show;
    NSMutableArray *annotations = [[NSMutableArray alloc] init];

    while (show = [e nextObject]) {
        double lat = [[[[[show objectForKey:@"venue"] objectForKey:@"location"] objectForKey:@"geo:point"] objectForKey:@"geo:lat"] doubleValue];
        double lng = [[[[[show objectForKey:@"venue"] objectForKey:@"location"] objectForKey:@"geo:point"] objectForKey:@"geo:long"] doubleValue];

        ShowAnnotation *annotation = [[ShowAnnotation alloc]
                                      initWithCoordinate:CLLocationCoordinate2DMake(lat, lng)
                                      withMap:self.mapController.mapView
                                      withTitle:[show objectForKey:@"title"]
                                      withSubtitle:[[show objectForKey:@"venue"] objectForKey:@"name" ]];
        [annotations addObject:annotation];
    }

    NSLog(@"adding annotations");
    [self.mapController.mapView addAnnotations:annotations];

}

The log shows "delegating user location", but never "delegating pins". It doesn't even fire viewForAnnotation more than the one initial time for the user's location.
The delegation seems to be working, otherwise I wouldn't be able to capture this selector, but why is it firing for only the user location and not firing for subsequent annotation additions?


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Q: Null or Nil to return from method? I'm writing a method and I want to return an object or lack of object if the method cannot find what it needs to. What's the best practice to return a lack of object, should it be [NSNull null] or nil? or it doesn't make any difference?

A: The convention is to return nil for Objective-C pointers (e.g. where the type is id, NSSomething *, UISomething *, etc.), NULL for arbitrary C pointers (e.g. int*, struct MyStruct*, void (*)(int).
[NSNull null] is only useful when you want to put a null value into an NS collection like NSArray or NSDictionary. So, [NSNull null] is a singleton Objective-C object that represents the null value (or the absence of value) by convention, there's nothing special about it otherwise.


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Das Cherokee County ist ein County im US-amerikanischen Bundesstaat Iowa. Im Jahr 2010 hatte das County 12.072 Einwohner und eine Bevölkerungsdichte von 8,1 Einwohnern pro Quadratkilometer. Bis 2013 verringerte sich die Einwohnerzahl auf 11.945. Der Verwaltungssitz (County Seat) ist Cherokee. County ID 19035.

Geografie
Das County liegt im Nordwesten von Iowa, ist im Norden etwa 70 km von Minnesota, im Westen etwa 40 km von South Dakota und im Südwesten etwa 45 km von Nebraska entfernt. Es hat eine Fläche von 1495 Quadratkilometer.

Von Nord nach Süd wird das County vom Little Sioux River durchflossen, einem linken Nebenfluss des Missouri.

An das Cherokee County grenzen folgende Nachbarcountys:

Geschichte

Das Cherokee County wurde am 15. Januar 1851 aus als frei bezeichneten – in Wirklichkeit aber von Indianern besiedelten – Territorium gebildet. Benannt wurde es nach dem Volk der Cherokee.

Bevölkerung
Nach der Volkszählung im Jahr 2010 lebten im Cherokee County 12.072 Menschen in 5327 Haushalten. Die Bevölkerungsdichte betrug 8,1 Einwohner pro Quadratkilometer. In den 5327 Haushalten lebten statistisch je 2,15 Personen.

Ethnisch betrachtet setzte sich die Bevölkerung zusammen aus 96,6 Prozent Weißen, 0,5 Prozent Afroamerikanern, 0,3 Prozent amerikanischen Ureinwohnern, 0,5 Prozent Asiaten sowie aus anderen ethnischen Gruppen; 0,9 Prozent stammten von zwei oder mehr Ethnien ab. Unabhängig von der ethnischen Zugehörigkeit waren 2,3 Prozent der Bevölkerung spanischer oder lateinamerikanischer Abstammung.

21,2 Prozent der Bevölkerung waren unter 18 Jahre alt, 57,2 Prozent waren zwischen 18 und 64 und 21,6 Prozent waren 65 Jahre oder älter. 50,7 Prozent der Bevölkerung war weiblich.

Das jährliche Durchschnittseinkommen eines Haushalts lag bei 44.474 USD. Das Prokopfeinkommen betrug 23.995 USD. 9,7 Prozent der Einwohner lebten unterhalb der Armutsgrenze.

Ortschaften im Cherokee County
Citys

Gliederung
Das Cherokee County ist in 16 Townships eingeteilt:

Siehe auch
 Liste der Einträge im National Register of Historic Places im Cherokee County (Iowa)

Einzelnachweise

Weblinks

 Offizielle Website
 Cherokee Area Economic Development Corporation
 city-data.com - Cherokee County, Iowa

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•The city council meets at 5 p.m. Thursday at the city council chambers, 147 N. 870 West.
•The planning commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at council chambers, 55 N. Main St.
•The city council meets at 5 p.m. Thursday at the city council chambers, 175 E. 200 North.
•The planning commission meets at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at 111 N. 100 East.
•The town council meets at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Smithsonian Fire Department, 1777 N. Meadowlark Drive.


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Navalny's Wife 'Worried' For Kremlin Critic After Prison Visit
Jailed Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny's wife, Yulia Navalnaya, said on Tuesday she was increasingly concerned for her hunger-striking husband's health after visiting him at his penal colony outside Moscow.
Navalny, who is serving a two-and-a-half year sentence on old embezzlement charges, was jailed in February after returning to Russia from Germany where he was receiving treatment for a poisoning attack he says was orchestrated by the Kremlin.
Russia's most prominent opposition figure announced a hunger strike two weeks ago to demand adequate medical treatment, and his allies said this week that authorities had threatened to force feed him.
In a post on Instagram, Navalnaya said she had visited Navalny on Tuesday and communicated with him by phone and through a glass screen.
"He is just as cheerful and fun. But he speaks with difficulty and from time to time hangs up and lies down on the table to rest," she wrote.
"I know that he is not going to give up… But after the visit with Alexei, I worry about him even more."
She added that prison officials were continuing to prevent a doctor from seeing Navalny and that he now weighed 76 kilograms (168 pounds) — down nine kilograms (20 pounds) since beginning his hunger strike almost two weeks ago.
Navalny, who is 189 centimeters (six feet two inches) tall, had already lost significant weight in prison before launching the hunger strike.
He weighed 93 kilograms (205 pounds) when he entered the facility in February and was down to 85 kilograms (187 pounds) when he started the hunger strike on March 31.
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In his own Instagram post earlier Tuesday, the 44-year-old opposition politician said he was suing prison officials for denying him access to the Muslim holy book, the Koran.
Navalny said he was taking legal action against prison authorities because "they won't give me my Koran. And it's infuriating."
"When I was jailed, I made a list of ways I wanted to improve myself that I will try to complete in jail. One of the points was to deeply study and understand the Koran," he wrote.
"Books are our everything, and if you have to sue for the right to read, I will sue."
Navalny came under fire early in his political career for making nationalistic comments and deriding immigrants in Russia from predominantly Muslim countries in Central Asia.
His post came as many Muslims around the world started Ramadan after religious leaders confirmed the month of fasting would begin on Tuesday.
Navalny said he had read the Koran before but had not internalized its core tenets.
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Born to Piet Oosthuizen and Minnie Oosthuizen, Louis Oosthuizen is a celebrated South African professional golfer. Let us know more about his family background and nationality.
Louis Oosthuizen is a popular South African golfer who made his professional debut in 2012. He has won the 2010 Open Championship, a men's major gold championship.
Also, Louis has won several tournaments and championships in his gold career. In short, his amateur recognition and achievements are quite impressive including four significant titles like the 2012 Masters Tournament, 2015 open Championship, 2015 U.S. Open, and 2017 PGA Championship.
Moreover, he is globally known and has a separate fan base on social media platforms like Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook.
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Louis's mother's name is Minnie Oosthuizen.
As per the source, Louis's parents were dairy farmers and he grew up in a middle-class family in Albertinia.
Not much is shared about his mom now. Perhaps, she is a loving and caring housewife for her husband and children.
A post shared by Louis Oosthuizen (@louisoosthuizen57)
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Louis's father, Piet Oosthuizen is not a golfer by profession.
Louis's father and his brother Rikus used to play tennis. They used to play tennis together in the past, as per the reports.
The crowds have been amazing here at @TheOpen. Can't thank you all enough for the support! 18 left and ready to give it all I've got tomorrow #theopen pic.twitter.com/7xxPu3YMKJ
— Louis Oosthuizen (@Louis57TM) July 17, 2021
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Similarly, his ethnicity is probably mixed. There is no clear information regarding his ethnic group.
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NBK Capital announced today that its NBK Capital – GSC Mezzanine Fund I has completed its fourth transaction by committing $20 million in mezzanine financing to Metito Utilities, a leading water and wastewater treatment solution provider.
The deal jointly structured by NBK Capital and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group marks a significant step in Metito Utilities expansion plans.
Metito Utilities is a wholly owned subsidiary of Metito Holdings Limited ("MHL"), an established regional player with over 50 years operating history in the water industry. Having more than doubled revenue and EBITDA during 2008-2009, the investment will support the company's sustained expansion as a full service water and wastewater treatment concessionaire across the Middle East, North Africa and China.
Currently operating in over 22 countries, MHL is the largest privately owned water treatment company in the region and the company's portfolio of wastewater treatment and desalination projects consists of nine concession-based projects and nine plants across the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt and China.
Amjad Ahmad, Senior Managing Director of Alternative Investments at NBK Capital, said, "This investment marks our continuing strategy to provide critical growth capital for leading companies in the region." Walid Cherif, Senior Director, Alternative Investments - Mezzanine, also added, "the importance of the sector in our region, the
long term nature of Metito concession business, its proven track record and market presence create the ideal investment for our fund."
"This investment confirms Metito's competitive advantage and strength of its business model, particularly at a time when sourcing new capital is extremely scarce. We are very pleased to be partnering with a reputable institutional investor which has shown its confidence in our company" said Rami Ghandour, Executive Director, Metito.
NBK Capital-GSC Mezzanine Fund I was advised by Vinson & Elkins LLP and Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP acted as a legal adviser for Metito Utilities. NBK Capital-GSC Mezzanine Fund I managed by NBK Capital as part of its Alternative Investments Group, is a fund providing mezzanine financing to companies in MENA (Middle East and North Africa) and Turkey. Mezzanine financing is relevant for a variety of transactions including leveraged buyouts, refinancing, recapitalizations and growth financing. The Fund provides mezzanine financing for private equity-backed transactions as well as to mid-market companies.
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