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The Prince of Los Cocuyos is a memoir of Richard Blanco's childhood. The story takes place in Westchester, Miami during the late 1970s and '80s. Blanco is known for being the first Hispanic and openly gay poet of the United States. This book follows his early life as he faced cultural and identity differences within his own family and the hardships of coming of age. In the memoir, he substitutes the real names of his family and friends to tell his story. For example, "Caco" is Richard's older brother Carlos.

Plot

Riqui's family immigrated from Cuba during the early 1970s, escaping Fidel Castro's takeover. He opens up the memoir by detailing his family's journey to Miami. His grandmother paid for his whole family to travel to go from Cuba then Spain, then New York, then finally Miami. When Riqui's family finally settled in Güecheste, Miami they went to work at a bodega, a store owned by his uncle. Riqui's family held tight to their Cuban Heritage and only ate Cuban food. However, Riqui had a hard time accepting this as he wanted to eat American food like Pop-Tarts and Cool Whip. His grandmother, Abuela, would frequently disapprove because real food was Cuban food to her. Abuela did not want to shop at Winn-Dixie out of fear of the American language barrier. Riqui insisted and finally his grandmother gave him money to shop at Winn-Dixie. She later started enjoying American products and offered to cook Riqui a traditional American Thanksgiving dinner, she referred to as San Giving. However, his extended family decided to bring and merge the Cuban food with the American food, which frustrated Riqui. Towards the end of thanksgiving Riqui connects pilgrims to his family and how their journeys to America are similar.

Riquis family continued to strengthen their ties to Cuba. His grandfather, Abuelo, wanting to hold unto this life from Cuba created an animal farm in his backyard. This consisted of a Chickens, a rooster, some bunnies and a dog. This however, was not allowed and Animal Control made Abuelo get rid of his animals. Riqui was devastated when his Abuela killed all the chickens and served it for dinner. Things get even worse when Riqui purchases a rug-making kit, that he had been saving up for, and his Abuela takes it away from him and warned him about seeming like un maricón. She then later helps the family go to Disney World by paying for everyone's ticket.

The trip to Disney World, in his fathers Chevy Malibu, came with challenges for the whole family. The boys had to endure their parents Spanish songs on the radio, and Riqui had to poop on the side of the highway while getting photographed by his Mother. Due to the language barrier Riqui's older brother, Caco, had to be the interpreter on the trip so his family could communicate. Caco had to not only help his father at the service plaza, but also when he gets pulled over for speeding, that led to the brother feeling embarrassed. Once the family arrives to Disney, Riqui is excited for Cinderellas castle and El Ratoncito Miguel, Mickey Mouse. However, Riqui was disappointed when he couldn't go into Cinderellas castle since he wanted to play dress-up. He ends up buying a Mickey mouse doll and melting his crayons in the back of his dads precious car.

Riquis family goes on vacation in Miami to Copa Hotel. There he meets Yetta Epstein who shares about her life. Riqui gets left behind by his older cousins and brother. When Yetta invited Riqui to keep her company he accepts. They later talk about Yetta past as a Jewish woman and how she is from more than one place. She likes coming from many places and shows Riqui that he should feel good about his Cuban background. Riqui learns about the old Miami from Yetta and he shares about the Cuba his parents always talk about it. Riqui and Yetta bid their farewells towards the end of Riqui's vacation. As Riqui starts getting older he gains weight and his Abuela helps him find a job at their families Bodega, El Cocuyito. He later is forced to take out the cashiers daughter to her Quinces by his Abuela in an attempt to make him Un Hombre, a man. Riqui does that to make his Abuela happy, but he was not attracted to his girl or any girl yet.

During high school, Riqui's best friend Julio makes him ask out Anita. Riqui takes her out even though he felt no romantic feelings towards her. He later takes her to the dance where he kisses her, but when he still feels nothing he realized he was different than the other boys.

At El Cocuyito, Riqui is getting stronger and gaining more responsibility. When a middle aged man named Victor starts working there, Riqui becomes intrigued with him. Victor was an artist and he tells Riqui about his past in Cuba. He tells him that he was jailed for loving another man so he fled Cuba. As the two grow closer to each other, Riqui starts becoming attracted to Victor. On Victors birthday, Riqui goes to his house, but things take a turn when Victor made a sexual move towards him and Riqui resisted. Riqui came to terms that he was a gay man and Victor told him he needed to accept himself in order to be ready.

As the book is coming to end, the family is preparing for their weekly picnic at El Farito. The family also invited extended family for the barbecue his mom was preparing. Ariel was a family friend about Riqui's age. He brought a pig for Riqui's mom to roast and shared memories about Cuba with Riqui and his family. It seemed to bug Riqui how much Ariel knew about Cuba and how easily he connected with his Cuban heritage. However, Ariel talks to Riqui and tells him to visit Cuba and stay connected. After the party Ariel and Riqui never meet again. As the memoir comes to an end, Riqui talked about the death's in his family and a touching visit to Cuba with his mother.

Main characters
 Riqui: Riqui is Richard Blanco in this memoir, he is the protagonist and narrator of the book. Riqui was a young boy who grows up a little chubby. He had a difficult relationship with his grandmother due to differing opinions, but considered her his best friend. Riqui loved American culture and, at times, distanced himself from the traditions of his Cuban family. Growing up Riqui realized that he was different from most of his friends. Instead he kept to himself and was attracted more to the arts and books. When he finished high school, Riqui understood more of his attraction to other men and felt closer to his Cuban roots.
 Abuela: Riquis grandmother came from Cuba and acted like she still lived there. She brought Riqui's family from Cuba and lives with them during the time of Memoir. She is described as a strong character who always speaks her mind and a penny-pincher. She was often suspicious, watching him closely and often pushed him to become the man that was expected. Abuela feared that Riqui would not become un hombre, a man.
 Abuelo: This is Riqui's grandfather. He is described to have strong ties to Cuba. He started a little farm in their backyard by sneaking animals in. Riqui would often help him tend to the animals. One day, Animal Control demanded he to get rid of all his animals. This causes Abuelo to become furious because he cared for his animals and thought America was a place of freedom.
 Mamá: Riqui's mom is a strong character as well in the book. She was also very connected to her Cuban roots. She cooked and helped around the house a lot. She struggled with the language barrier and the huge changes involved in coming to America. She tried her best to maintain the closeness of her family. Riqui's mom grew tired of always making the food and paying for everything and she made Riqui's Abuela start helping out around the house.
 Papá: Riqui's dad found it hard to adapt in America. He faced challenges as well, like the language barrier. He was humiliated when he is at a gas station and was unable to say "windshield washer" and instead repeated "winchil wacher". His two sons were often embarrassed by their parents and their difficulty learning English.
 Caco: This is Riqui's older brother. He was a high-spirited young boy who tended to be Riqui's babysitter and ally. Caco and Riqui often fought, but they bonded over the shared embarrassment they felt regarding their parents. This was evident when Caco became the family interpreter during the family trip to Disney.

Secondary characters
 Yetta: An elderly Jewish lady that Riqui met while on vacation at the Copa Hotel. Riqui's older cousins fled, and thus Riqui decided to keep her company when Yetta extended an invitation. Yetta shared that she loved that she was not just from just one place, but from everywhere. She also talked about the old Miami while Riqui shared about the Cuba of his parents. Riqui and Yetta were able to bond over their stories.
 Victor: A middle-aged man Riqui developed an interest in. Victor was a Cuban who went to prison for being openly gay. Riqui found himself attracted and interested in Victor, but did not quite know why. However, this does not turn into a real relationship and they both go their own way.
 Julio: Riqui's best friend in high school. Julio was a little bit of a troublemaker and very outgoing. He encouraged Riqui to get Anita's number. Even though Riqui did not feel any attraction to her, he reluctantly agreed. Through this endeavor, Riqui realized he did not have feelings for Anita. Julio later died in a car accident, which broke Riqui's heart.
 Ariel: A family friend from Cuba who joined Riqui's family towards the end of the book for a barbecue. Ariel talked about his memories in Cuba and all of the distant relatives and their stories. Ariel helped Riqui connect to the lives of people in Cuba and told him to visit his family.

Themes
 Growing up: Riqui's path to becoming self-aware of who he is and being accepted by his family and friends. Growing up encompass a wide range of milestones including new responsibilities and hardships. At the beginning of the book, the reader see how hard it was for Riqui to be himself and live with his grandmother's expectations. He grew up as chubby kid and his grandmother put him to work in the hopes of becoming the man she expected him to be. He was constantly criticized by his grandmother and this made it hard for him to grow up. This book is a coming out for Riqui who later figured out his attraction for other men for the first time and how he handled that.
 Connection to heritage: The strong ties this family has to Cuba and their struggle to adapt in America is evident. They have grounded their identity within their Cuban heritage, but Riqui struggled to figure out where he fit in, not quite Cuban and not quite American. Towards the end, Riqui's connection to his Cuban heritage strengthened. As he got older, he was able to merge these two identities into one.
 Family: This Latino family is very close. Their closeness and strong bond is what constantly spurred fights and arguments. However, there is a sense of accountability and loyalty within this family. From the beginning, there was a clear difference between Riqui and his family. He was a young boy wanting to celebrate a traditional Thanksgiving the American way, but was later disappointed when his family combined Cuban and American food. There were also times when they seemed like a normal family, when they went to Disney World for the first time. Riqui and his older brother tried to hide the embarrassment they felt regarding their parents.

Awards
 2015: Lambda Literary Award for Gay Memoir
 2015: Maine Literary Award for Memoir

References

2014 non-fiction books
American memoirs
Miami-Dade County, Florida
HarperCollins books

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VisiCalc (for "visible calculator")  was the first spreadsheet computer program for personal computers, originally released for the Apple II by VisiCorp. It is often considered the application that turned the microcomputer from a hobby for computer enthusiasts into a serious business tool, prompting IBM to introduce the IBM PC two years later.  VisiCalc is considered the Apple II's killer app.  It sold over 700,000 copies in six years, and as many as 1 million copies over its history.
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Initially developed for the Apple II using a 6502 assembler running on the Multics time sharing system,    VisiCalc was ported to numerous platforms, both 8-bit and some of the early 16-bit systems. In order to do this, the company developed porting platforms that produced bug compatible versions. The company took the same approach when the IBM PC was launched, producing a product that was essentially identical to the original 8-bit Apple II version. Sales were initially brisk, with about 300,000 copies sold.
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Bricklin and Frankston originally intended to fit the program into 16k memory, but they later realized that the program needed at least 32k. Even 32k was too small to support some features that the creators wanted to include, such as a split text/graphics screen . However, Apple eventually began shipping all Apple IIs with 48k memory following a drop in RAM prices, which enabled the developers to include more features. The initial release supported tape cassette storage, but that was quickly dropped.
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By 1982 VisiCalc's price had risen from $100 to $250.  Several competitors appeared in the market, notably SuperCalc  and Multiplan,  each of which added more features and corrected deficiencies in VisiCalc, but could not overcome its market dominance. A more dramatic change occurred with the 1983 launch of Lotus Development Corporation's Lotus 1-2-3, written by a former Personal Software/VisiCorp employee, Mitch Kapor, who had written VisiTrend and VisiPlot. Unlike the PC version of VisiCalc, 1-2-3 was written to take full advantage of the PC's increased memory, screen and performance. Yet it was designed to be as compatible as possible with VisiCalc, including the menu structure, to allow VisiCalc users to easily migrate to 1-2-3.
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A substantial investment from a Silicon-Valley based group will provide Dexter Learning with the resources to continue to enhance education for young students.
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The LAUNCH Accelerator, said Michael Olaya of Dexter, looks for "unicorn" companies – groups that have the potential to be worth $1 billion someday.
Dexter was chosen as one of just six in this year's cohort to be approved for funding.
Olaya lived in California for a summer in 2017, where he made contacts in the Silicon Valley industry and became aware of the LAUNCH opportunity.
Applying for the funding was a three-month process including several in-person interviews.
The LAUNCH investors liked the idea that Dexter could become a massive network of high-tech independent schools around the country.
Olaya said LAUNCH only admits companies in the program that are already somewhat successful, at least turning a profit rather than merely breaking even.
"This is really a true accelerator, they want to accelerate the growth of an already successful company," he said.
The realm of education is on the verge of drastic change, he said, and moving forward with that change will take an innovative approach.
One of the great things about Dexter, Olaya said, is that $100,000 will go further in a cost-friendly place like Wichita Falls than, say, San Francisco.
He said in most educational districts, the highest percentage of the cost is for personnel, where at Dexter their highest cost is the space itself.
"They (LAUNCH) are all about changing the world. They think that education is a place that needs drastic innovation and reform."
Michael Olaya of Dexter
The ample funding will go toward maximizing the property to allow normal access to special tools to help young learners fulfill their potential.
There are many roadblocks to significant reform in the traditional school environment, Olaya said.
System-level change is difficult, but programs like Dexter can optimize students' potential and offer individualized approaches to learning that may not be available in the public-school setting.
"They (LAUNCH) are all about changing the world. They think that education is a place that needs drastic innovation and reform. I think just appreciate the ambition of the project and the fact that we are utilizing technology to lower costs. So, it's kind of like a classic area for innovation," Olaya said.
While it sounds like something that could only be available in a big city, Olaya said something like Dexter could only be started in Wichita Falls.
The low cost of getting the company off the ground made affordable programs possible. With the framework in place, Dexter has the potential to offer their courses to students all over the country.
The unique nature of the business - started two years ago by Olaya, Sean Egloff and Bryant Vergara – allows its staff to live and work in Wichita Falls, when in years past they might have been limited to geographical restrictions.
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Singapore distributes pocket-sized coronavirus contact-tracing device
By Tanisha Jindal
According to a Reuters blog post, Singapore started distributing pocket-sized COVID-19 contact-tracing devices to inhabitants on Monday as an aspect of a planned nationwide rollout to enable the city-state safely reopen its economy. While the government schedules of universally distributing the tokens, elderly residents have been on the top of the list because they are less probable to have smartphones and hence possess the prevailing app. They are also more vulnerable to the disease.
Just like a smartphone app disclosed by the government previously, the box-shaped tokens detect Bluetooth signals to tally nearby devices and save encrypted data of a users' close contacts. In case if any of the users test positive for COVID-19, the device with him/her has to be given up to the authorities to take out the data on other people he/she might have likely exposed to the virus. Perceiving the authorities' statement, although the contact-tracing app has confronted technical issues, mainly on Apple devices where its operating system withdraws Bluetooth scanning when the app operates in the background, it has been installed by around 40% of residents.
Singapore has notified that its contact-tracing token will compile data locally for no more than 25 days and it does not have internet or cellular connectivity so far the privacy issues are concerned. The island city-state has not yet made the app or token compulsory rather prompted residents to use them whenever they are outside their homes. Till now Singapore has reached 57,488 COVID-19 cases, largely in cramped migrant worker dormitories, but only 27 people have died from the disease which is one of the lowest fatality rates worldwide.
One of the elderly residents, a 60-year-old Noor Rahmat, who queued at a community centre on Monday with the purpose to collect the devices that can be worn with the help of a lanyard or held in a handbag said, "I'm not good at technology." He further said, "We have to follow rules, this is for the benefit of yourself and others."


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Leadwerks Is Bringing Game Development To Linux
Thanks to Kickstarter…
Jul 30, 2013 by Thomas Ryan
There's an ongoing Kickstarter drive for a small game engine company named Leadwerks to port its development environment to the Linux platform. According to the company, the market for native Linux games is set to increase exponentially over the next few years. With Valve's digital distribution platform, Steam, Linux gaming finally has some legs under it. More to the point though, the company cites recent listings for Linux developers at major game studios like Crytek as evidence that the Linux platform's importance is growing.
To capitalize on the current momentum behind Linux gaming this Kickstarter campaign aims to provide Leadwerks with enough capital to port its game development environment. Thus enabling would-be game developers to design, build, and test their creations entirely inside of the Linux environment without the use of Virtual Machines or Windows-based workstations. This is a big change from the current state of affairs in which game developers build their game with Windows-based tools and then port the finished product over to GNU/Linux environments.
The most basic goal for this Kickstarter project has already been met, and the Leadwerks 3 environment will be ported to Linux. With a little over a day left on the clock the company is trying to attract funding for the long list of stretch goals that they set out a few weeks ago. Items like Oculus Rift support, Blender integration, and even support for the OUYA gaming console are listed as goals.
Stepping back from this specific company for a moment, I think it's important to take a broader view of the Linux-based gaming market. Right now, gaming on Linux is the strongest it's ever been. This is largely due to Microsoft's missteps and occasional outright antagonism toward PC gamers, and PC game developers. If Microsoft were to change its tune today, and move away from its Xbox first, PC whenever strategy the company could easily crush the toehold that Linux has gained in the PC gaming market by embracing one of the Windows platform's greatest strengths. Alas, with the introduction of the Windows store and the announcement of the upcoming Xbox One it seems that Microsoft is dead set on neglecting PC gaming in favor of more directly profitable opportunities.
Moving back to Linux itself, Valve's support for Linux through the launch of Steam and the ongoing process of porting its library of first-party titles to the platform has no doubt put a strong set of legs under the rather wobbly Linux-gaming table. If more developers like Valve and Crytek begin to embrace the platform then gamers are sure to follow. One important, if anecdotal, point to keep in mind is that gamers by-and-large don't care what platform their videogames run on. Rather what they care about is having a platform that allows them to play the games that they want to play. For now that platform is Windows; but much like the field of dreams, if you build it they will come.
This is the promise that Linux holds, a growing environment for those developers that are disenchanted with the Windows ecosystem or too small to make a notable offering in more traditional places. Leadwerks integration with Steam and the project to bring its tools to Linux will no doubt bolster the prospects of the Linux gaming ecosystem as a whole.
Of course a few developers and a native game engine does not a good platform make, but it's clear that there's some momentum and that at least a few of the barriers to entry have been removed. Any way you slice it, what Leadwerks is doing is an interesting addition to the Linux platform. Here's to hoping that next year, will finally be the year of Linux (on the desktop).S|A
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Он имеет в основном конструкторе заавтовайренный бин ModelMapper. Я пытаюсь унаследоваться от этого класса.
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IDE требует от меня объявить в конструкторе AbstractMapper все объявленные в нём до этого поля:
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A: Попробуйте так:
class UserParamsMapper @Autowired constructor(mapper: ModelMapper) : AbstractMapper<UserParams, UserParamsDto>(mapper)

Думаю, что из объявления класса AbstractMapper аннотацию @Autowired следует убрать совсем, поскольку параметры конструктору передаете вы сами, а не Spring.

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October 28, 2002: Indonesian Newspapers Suspect Several High-Ranking Indonesian Government Figures Were Involved in Bali Bombings
Six of Indonesia's main newspapers, including the Jakarta Post, Jawa Pos, and Bali Pos, suggest that several high-ranking Indonesian government figures could be suspects in the Bali bombings that took place earlier in the month (see October 12, 2002). These newspapers note that Gen. Djaja Suparman and former Jakarta police chief Nugroho Jayusman had flown to Bali just before the bombings. Army chief of staff Gen. Ryamizard Ryacudu was also reportedly in Bali at the time of the bombings. [Jakarta Post, 1/3/2003; Pacific Media Watch, 3/31/2003] Gen. Endriartono Sutarto, head of the Indonesian military, admits to the movements, but claims that Suparman was on vacation, while Riyacudu was in Bali for "health reasons." An Indonesian human-rights activist says, "General Suparman is one of the generals who was behind the extremist jihad groups. He set up militias composed of gangsters and religious fanatics to counter student demonstrations in 1998. One of these militias, Pram Swarkasa, became the embryo of Laskar Jihad." Laskar Jihad collaborated with the Indonesian military to kill thousands of Christians in the Indonesian province of Maluku in previous years (see January 1999-July 2001); al-Qaeda and its Southeast Asian affiliate Jemaah Islamiyah provided assistance (see Late 2000-Mid-2001). [Asia Times, 11/7/2002] Wimar Witoelar, spokesman for the previous Indonesian president, Abdurrahman Wahid, also says around this time, "The plot is probably hatched by hardline military rogues. This is certainly an excuse for a military takeover unless it is pre-empted." Suparman threatens to sue for libel, as does Sutarto, who is accused by the Washington Post around the same time for tacitly approving the killing of a group of US citizens in Indonesia less than two months before the Bali bombings (see Mid-September 2002). But the lawsuits apparently never occur, and an Indonesian press council apparently never rules if the newspapers were irresponsible for making the allegations. None of the government figures are ever charged or officially named as suspects in the bombings. [Jakarta Post, 11/9/2002; Pacific Media Watch, 3/31/2003; Reporters without Borders, 6/3/2004]
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Wake:Thursday, January 18, from 4:00 to 8:00 P. M. at Collins Funeral Home.Mass:Friday, January 19th, at 11;00 A. M. in St. Matthew Church, 216 Scribner Avenue, Norwalk.Interment:St. John Cemetery, 223 Richards Avenue, Norwalk.
Henry J. Robidas, Sr., 84, of New Fairfield, formerly of Norwalk, died Tuesday [Jan. 16, 2018] peacefully at home. He was the husband of Angelina Testa Robidas.
Born in Norwalk, August 20, 1934, son of the late Arthur J. and Eva Gelinas Robidas, he was a 1952 graduate of Norwalk High School. Upon graduation he joined the U. S. Navy, and served aboard the aircraft carrier, USS Wasp during the Korean War. Returning to civilian life Mr. Robidas became an electrician and was a proud member of the I. B. E. W. Local 488. He worked for several firms over his career including L. H. Gault, Inc. and the Bartoli Electric Company. Mr. Robidas was a member of the U. S. Coast Guard Auxiliary, Flotilla 72, before relocating to New Fairfield fifteen years ago.
In Addition to his wife survivors include a daughter; Sandra Gausch, and husband Eric, of Merrimack, New Hampshire, two sons; Henry J. Robidas, Jr., of Canton and Bryan Robidas and wife Terri, of New Fairfield, six grandchildren; Maxwell and Ian Gausch, Edna and Yurah Robidas, Jordan and Joshua Robidas, a sister; Irene Greco, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated Friday, January 19th, at 11;00 A. M. in St. Matthew Church, 216 Scribner Avenue, Norwalk. Burial will follow in St. John Cemetery [ Richards Avenue, Norwalk] with Military Honors.
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Beyond the Immediate Needs in Haiti
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In the days since the January 12 earthquake pummeled Haiti, aid has poured in from around the world through governments, the United Nations, and non-governmental organizations. And while the immediate relief work has been difficult and at times frustrating, workers on the ground there have made one thing clear: We should be thinking in terms of decades, not days, when it comes to assisting the tiny nation.
In a call with reporters on Thursday, staffers for a number of NGOs in the country emphasized the need for long-term support. The outpouring from private citizens has been substantial; InterAction, a coalition of U.S.-based NGOs focusing on global poverty, this week reported that Americans have given $350 million to support relief work. Much of that is helping meet immediate needs for food, water, medical supplies, and shelter. But with the devastation already retreating from the headlines, the needs for the next months, years, and possibly decades should not be forgotten, they said.
"We're not talking years as in 2, 3 or 5… but more of the long-term solutions for Haiti," said Amy Gaver, director of international response and programs at the Red Cross. "Haiti has needed a global solution for systemic problems for a very long time." The relief work, said Graver, should include planning for sustainability, with a focus on the long-term and a plan for organizations within the country to assume control of rebuilding.
Mario Flores, director of disaster response field ops at Habitat for Humanity International, said as many as 200,000 houses were severely damaged, and 1.2 to 1.5 million people face displacement. "Haiti had a lot of problems before the earthquake; the earthquake has only exacerbated those problems," said Flores. NGOs and governments working in the country, he said, should take the time "to really think through what the long-term recovery is going to look like."
The quake and resulting exodus from Port-au-Prince is also stressing other areas of the country as an estimated one million city dwellers return to the countryside. George Packer explains the country's long-term needs vividly in a piece in the New Yorker this week as well.
The country's extreme poverty and fraught politics, of course, have both intensified the impacts of the natural catastrophe. "The situation before earthquake was quite precarious," said Kathryn Bolles, director of emergency health and nutrition at Save the Children. Relief, then, must also seek to address the bigger challenges in the nation. And it's also compounded by concern that this recent quake may be a prelude to more extreme seismic catastrophes in the region, and the ever-present danger of severe tropical storms.
As the long-term challenges begin to become clear, the greatest need is still for monetary donations. Here's a list of some of the most effective NGOs to give to.
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Local teens play Pebble Beach with pros
October 18, 2019 By Jason Cruz
By Jason J. Cruz
First Tee junior Stephen Dai (right) with PGA TOUR Champions pro Mark Walker. (Photo provided by First Tee and World Golf Hall of Fame)
Two Seattle area high school seniors received the thrill of a lifetime when they were picked to play with professional golfers on the famed Pebble Beach Golf Course in Northern California.
Keiki Hofilena and Stephen Dai, both 17, of the First Tee program were chosen to play with Professional Golfers' Association (PGA) Tour Champions in Pebble Beach during the last week of September. The PGA Tour Champions are comprised of men on the senior tour (50 years of age and older) of the PGA. The Official PGA Tour Champions event was held Sept. 24-29 and was televised internationally on the Golf Channel. The PURE Insurance Championship is the only event of its kind, in which 78 junior golfers are teamed with 78 PGA TOUR Champion players.
The First Tee's mission is to impact the lives of young people by providing educational programs that build character and instill life-enhancing values through the game of golf and events like the PURE Insurance Championship. It also teaches life skills, one of which is goal-setting. The tournament is a goal that many participants across the chapter network now set and establish as a "goal ladder" to reach.
Hofilena and Dai were picked based on their golf skills and completing an application, which included essays. They were selected by a national panel of judges based on their understanding of the values and life skills learned through First Tee's programs.
The junior golfers picked for the event were announced in the summer on the Golf Channel.
Stephen Dai's father woke up to watch the announcement and told his son, as he decided to sleep in. Dai is a senior at Lakeside High School. He plans on attending Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, where he plans on playing on the schools' golf team.
Dai was introduced to the sport by one of his sister's classmates. Originally, he thought that golf was a prestigious game played by those in private clubs. His mother believed that learning the sport would help shape him into becoming a gentleman. Dai started with the First Tee at the age of 9 and has been with the organization ever since. He has taken a leadership role with the organization as a manager for the First Tee Junior Advisory Board golf equipment sales.
"It was really, really fun," Dai said of his time interacting with the golf pros and playing the famed course. He noted that he didn't do anything different when he played.
"Golf-wise, it was kind of like just another tournament in the summer. Non-golfwise, I just was myself." Dai played with golf pro Mark Walker.
"It was really fun…He was from Texas and had a different background than I have. It was a lot of fun talking to him and his caddy."
Not a lot was talked about the golf game, just a lot of chatting Dai noted.
"I know watching him as a professional play is really different from what you see on TV." Dai observed the focus of the pro as he knew how to recover and keep his head up even when he had tough shots. "He showed great mental focus," said Dai.
Pebble Beach was not a disappointing experience for Dai, who recognized how different the course is in person than watching on television.
"The undulation, slope, and the view," remarked Dai about the pristine sights from several holes as the course traverses with cliffs yield to the Pacific Ocean. As was expected, Dai took a ton of pictures of his experience.
Similar to Dai, Keiki Hofilena did not get up early that Saturday in the summer to watch the announcement of whether he would play at Pebble Beach. Rather, his mom's screams of excitement woke him up. Hofilena, a senior at the International School in Bellevue had the opportunity to play with PGA Tour Champion pro Paul Goydos.
"He's a great dude," Hofilena said of his time playing with Goydos. He stated that Goydos cracked jokes during their rounds together while having a straight face.
"He's a great guy to be with," said Hofilena.
As with Dai, Hofilena started playing golf at age 9 with the First Tee and has been with the group ever since. Hofilena has stayed with the First Tee due to the great coaches and the kids you meet. He likes the special community and bond of the First Tee.
Hofilena worked a little more with his golf swing coach once he learned he would get to play at Pebble Beach. Aside from the extra time with his swing, he practiced with his high school team.
It was a dream for Hofilena to play Pebble Beach and he had the time of his life despite having to deal with some of the wind that tends to come with the placement of the course on the scenic cliffs overlooking the Pacific.
Hofilena puts everything into perspective when it comes to golf.
"My earlier years playing tournament golf, I would always struggle mentally. I would worry about what I would shoot." He realized the key for him was to relax and not take the game too seriously. "You won't beat anyone if you beat yourself," said Hofilena.
In addition to golf, Hofilena likes to work on automobiles. He professed a love for cars since he was a kid, as he used to visit a cousin that introduced him to it. YouTube videos have aided Hofilena in his 1984 Volkswagen Scirocco, which he has restored and maintains to drive it to school.
For more information on the First Tee, visit thefirstteeseattle.org.
Jason can be reached at editor@nwasianweekly.com.
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This Top Korean Actress Was Once A K-Pop Star And No One Knew
She even performed on music shows.
Ha Ji Won once performed as an artist on various music performance shows with her own song.
In 2003, Ha Ji Won starred in the film Reversal of Fortune and sang 6 of the original sound tracks for the movie.
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One of them was "Home Run", a song that was written and composed by PSY, which was used to promote the film.
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According to Ha Ji Won, the CEO of her agency at the time "tricked" her into performing "Home Run" on various music shows.
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She explained that he told her it was only for promotional purposes, and that it would greatly help her promote the movie.
"I was tricked into it by my agency's CEO. 'Home Run' was an OST song for the film I shot with Kim Seung Woo, called 'Reversal of Fortune' and I performed it to promote the film."
— Ha Ji Won
As a result, Ha Ji Won went all out and showed everyone that not only was she a talented actress, but quite a performer, too!
Her killer dance moves and revealing stage costume was a huge topic of discussion among her fans, and she was quite the sensation.
Furthermore, in 2000, she was also the onstage persona for WAX, who was a faceless artist at the time.
When she was asked about whether she enjoyed the memories, Ha Ji Won confessed that she was more embarrassed by it.
"I performed it twice, but both times I really just didn't want to do it. I'm so embarrassed."
Check out her full performance of "Home Run" below!
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"Aerobic" fermentation means that oxygen is present. Wine, beer and acetic acid vinegar (such as apple cider vinegar), need oxygen in the "primary" or first stage of fermentation.
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Aerobic fermentation actually is a misnomer, fermentation by definition is anaerobic. In the presence of Oxygen (aerobic) "cellular respiration," not fermentation, occurs. The bacteria involved in fermentation actually prefer to use Oxygen, because it is more energy efficient. However, "cellular respiration" does NOT produce lactic-acid, the goal of lacto-fermentation.
As Oxygen is NOT desirable in the lactic-acid fermentation process, Pickl-It was designed to optimize for anaerobic fermentation.


Second half (4 months) of intern experiences as a teacher of record in year two's practicum. Approved CSET area. Six Teaching Performance Experience (TPE) domains composed of 45 new TPE elements. Grading is S, U or In Progress (IP).


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Nerf is coming out with a line for girls. The Rebelle – and the first item in their line? The Heartbreaker Bow. It's… well… Pink.
And for those reasons, I want to hate it.
But the converse of that is this: The function of the bow is absolutely not any weaker than the other products made for Nerf, in fact it'll pack the same strength behind it as the Nerf Elite darts. The company is making a bow and arrow set targeted at the female child market, and I never thought I'd see that happen in my lifetime.
But I also think children are smarter than that. And in an age where we have children who are recognizing that there is more than just gender binary – where we do have children who realize their gender may be in flux, we need to stop marketing to children with "Boy" this and "girl" that. We need to just start making toys for children.
So that the 6 year old girl who wants to hunt dragons (or rescue them, as the case was with me) can shoot a bow and arrow and wield a sword.
So that her brother can play with dolls or a tea set if he wants to.
So that the trans child who doesn't have an easily identified gender market can play without fearing gender identification by picking up a doll or a Tonka Truck.
Children are smarter than we give them credit for, and really – what's the difference between the Heartbreaker Bow and the Z Curve Bow except color?
I know that Nerf did market research, that they didn't just slap pink packaging on one of their other models and call it For Girls, and for that I do commend them to an extent. But why do we need to slap pink on it at all? Why can't girls play with bows and arrows? Why weren't girls already part of that market?
In a world where a young woman can choose to enter the military, serve her country – and now go to the front line – we should be changing our perceptions, and maybe it's a small thing, but the changes start with the toys we play with as children.


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