Lakewood community/Tennessee lakefront properties: Fishing is great at Lakewood and two lots purchased!
Fishing is great at Lakewood and two lots purchased!
Yesterday,I took my wife and two little girls to our friend's house on Elm Lane in Lakewood. We took our rod and reels,cane pole, and worms and fished off their boat dock.Boy did we catch the fish. My two daughters Lauren and Erin started catching bream one after another. My wife(Gail) caught a nice catfish. Then our host, James caught a very nice crappie. We must have caught a total of about 50 fish including several little bass that we threw back. James and I cleaned fish last night and we are planning a fish fry tonight.
I mentioned in one of my last posts about selling two lots at lakewood. I can now tell you those two lots were across the street from where I was fishing yesterday.
The total paid for both lots was $33,500. They have somewhere between 300 and 400 feet of lake frontage.After looking at their proposed plans, I expect construction costs to exceed $500,000.


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A Constitutional Case Against Felony Disenfranchisement Laws
With over 350,000 Virginians disenfranchised due to felonies, most of them African-Americans, this case is one worth following.
Brentin Mock ,
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In the movie "Lincoln", there's a scene where "Radical" Republicans are debating Democrats in congressional chambers over whether to abolish slavery with a new constitutional amendment. A speaker from the Democratic Party, arguing against abolition, delivers a rousing speech about how Negroes shouldn't be emancipated because of the slippery slope of freedom. Once Negroes have freedom, he argued, then they'll want the right to vote—the prospect of which caused a riotous but bipartisan chorus of disagreement from most of Congress. The bellowing response was only outdone by an even more clamorous round of disapproving shouts when the speaker mentioned giving women the franchise.
Not far from the D.C. setting of that congressional debate was the Confederate Army and government, set up in Richmond, Va., where there was no disagreement about whether black people should have freedom or the right to vote. They, of course, ultimately lost the war and their cause, and were eventually allowed into what we now call the United States. Re-entry into society for Virginia and the Southern states meant adopting new constitutions ridden of any slavery talk, but they were clear back then about not giving black people any political power. And here's where it gets hairy.
As Virginia tried to patch together new versions of its state constitution from 1867 into the new century, it undoubtedly added amendments that robbed African Americans of their voting rights. One notable amendment, from 1876, added petty larceny to the list of felony offenses that would prevent someone from voting, because it was a crime most attributed to black people, according to scholars. It was Virginia's way of disenfranchising black people without stating it explicitly in the law.
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More evidence: The 1901 Virginia Constitutional Convention featured a delegate Walter Watson who stated that the "great underlying principle of this Convention movement , the one object and cause which assembled this body, was the elimination of the negro from the politics of the state." And that was not, by far, an isolated or anomalous sentiment at the Convention.
Today, Virginia's felony disenfranchisement law—formed, in part, during that notorious time period—is being challenged by Sa'ad El-Amin, a former Richmond city council member, before he was convicted of felony tax evasion. As I reported in October, El-Amin is suing the state in U.S. District Court, not to have his own rights restored, but to have the felony disenfranchisement law struck as unconstitutional for violating equal protection, due process and cruel and unusual punishment clauses.
Virginia tried to have the case dismissed, perhaps too eagerly since it mucked up much of its clearly racist past in the filing. But a federal judge refused the state's wishes, and in fact summoned a legal analysis from William and Mary Law School to see just how strong the case is.
That analysis was filed this week. The conclusion: El-Amin doesn't have a strong case in terms of equal protection on the basis of race, but they found a quite formidable case to be made on denial of due process. As the law currently stands, people with felony convictions are permanently barred from voting unless they apply to the governor for restoration. But if there is any criteria the governor uses to determine whose rights he'll restore or not, no one other than him knows it. According to the amicus brief filed by William and Mary, that makes the law a violation of due process rights.
The brief reads:
"Under Virginia's current procedures, citizens who have completed their sentences are deprived of the right to a fair, objective, and transparent determination on the restoration of their rights. This deprivation cannot be justified based either on the Governor's broad clemency powers or the extent of the state's interest. …
"[F]elons who have completed their sentences have a liberty interest in knowing what must be done to be deemed fit to exercise the franchise and having that determination made fairly and objectively through a transparent process. In the present case, depriving citizens who have completed their sentences of a fair, objective, and transparent process is a severe deprivation. Although the right to vote is not necessary to live, the interest indirectly implicated is full citizenship and the opportunity to reintegrate into society. … One can scarcely imagine a more important right."
William and Mary didn't find a good equal protection clause claim based on race, because the state's felon law was passed in 1830, and the petty larceny clause targeted at black felons was stripped out in 1971. But they did spot an equal protection case based on place of felony conviction—an argument that might be helped along by a separate court victory scored by President Obama's campaign in this year's election.
People convicted of felonies in Virginia are banned from voting, but those who live in Virginia and were convicted in other states are not banned. The result is an uneven application of the law, which William and Mary finds unconstitutional. As they wrote in their brief:
"The ability to have rights restored automatically in another state and then transfer that to voter eligibility in Virginia is problematic for equal protection validity. Two citizens who have completed their sentences after having committed the same crime are subject to different standards in re-establishing their right to vote depending on the situs of their convictions. It is difficult to imagine a legitimate rational basis the state could provide to justify this unequal result."
The Obama campaign won in court on this argument in October when it sued Ohio [Secretary of State Jon Husted]() over early voting hours. As we reported, Husted tried to change the laws so that only military members could vote on the weekend before Election Day, but not regular, non-military citizens (which in effect would have wiped out the "Souls to the Polls" campaign that famously draws abnormally high black voter traffic). The Obama campaign sued Husted so that all Ohio citizens could vote early that weekend and a judge ruled in their favor, on equal protection clause grounds, saying that all voters must be treated the same. Ironically, this was the same decision used by a judge in 2000, in the Bush v Gore lawsuit in Florida that effectively ended the vote recounts and awarded Bush the presidency.
Whether this argument is enough to sway the U.S. District Court judge in Virginia remains to be seen. The legal brief was prepared by third-year students at William and Mary Law School neither as a friend to the plaintiff El-Amin nor the defendant, the state of Virginia. It was meant as an objective analysis, as called for by the judge.
Ultimately, a full hearing and ruling that the law is unconstitutional would make it tough for felony disenfranchisement laws to continue in current form in any state. Though to be clear, the William and Mary brief is not arguing that felony disenfranchisement is unconstitutional, only that formerly incarcerated people deserve the right to a hearing to appeal for rights restoration.
If the law is upheld, or the case is dismissed, it just means that civil rights advocates will continue fighting it, perhaps looking for a legislative fix. With over 350,000 Virginians disenfranchised due to felonies, most of them African-Americans, this case is one worth following. These citizens deserve the same opportunity for re-entry into society that the Confederate states were given after losing the Civil War.
Brentin Mock
Brentin Mock is a Washington DC-based journalist and contributor to Demos blog PolicyShop on voting rights and civil rights. He also serves as a reporting fellow for Colorlines.com where he covers national politics, and as a contributor at Grist.org, covering environmental justice. He previously served as lead reporter for Voting Rights Watch 2012, a joint effort between Colorlines and The Nation magazine. You can read some his other work at Next American City, Facing South, The Root, In These Times, American Prospect and The Washington Post.
Constitutional Amendment Not Needed: Congress Already Has a Remedy
The US Capitol Building. (Photo: ttarasiuk) Although the Constitution already includes a remedy, certain elected officials and public interest organizations are advocating for a constitutional amendment to …
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The bill makes Utah the first state to ban essential health care for trans kids, endangering the lives of young Utahans.
Peru's deepening crisis is a cautionary tale about governments that seek to override the will of the people.
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Bitcoin Depot has admitted to its investors that it relies on demographic data to strategically place its machines.
History of the Vietnam War Holds Lessons for Ukraine Today
As the left did in earlier struggles for colonial liberation, it should stand against imperialism in Ukraine.
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Q: How to pass function as prop to component in React I have a component that generates input in Form. I'm trying to pass a function to OnChange event, but always getting error
import {  FormGroup, FloatingLabel, FormControl } from "react-bootstrap";

const FormInput = (props) =>{

return(

    <FormGroup controlId={props.controlId} className="mb-3">
    <FloatingLabel label={props.label}>
        <FormControl type={props.type} name={props.controlId} placeholder={props.label} onChange={props.onChange} />
    </FloatingLabel>
</FormGroup>
)

}

export default FormInput;

And in my App I'm passing props to Component. Can't figure out how to pass function to get value on input
import React, { Component } from "react";
import {
Container,
Row,
Form,
Button,

} from "react-bootstrap";
import FormInput from "./FormInput";
import {  FormGroup, FloatingLabel, FormControl } from "react-bootstrap";

class AddRecipe extends Component {
constructor() {
super();
this.state = {
  recipeImage: "",
  recipeName: "",
  recipeIngredients: "",
};

this.handleChange = this.handleChange.bind(this);

}
handleChange = (e) =>{
this.setState({
  [e.target.name]: e.target.value,
});

}

render() {
return (
  <Container>
    <Row>

      <Form inline="true" className="mt-5">
        <FormInput
          controlId="recipeImage"
          label="Image URL"
          type="url"
          handleChange={this.handleChange}
        />
        <FormInput
          controlId="recipeName"
          label="Recipe Name"
          type="text"
          handleChange={this.handleChange}
        />
        <FormInput
          controlId="recipeIngredients"
          label="Ingredients"
          type="textarea"
          handleChange={this.handleChange}

        />

        <Button>Add</Button>
      </Form>
    </Row>
  </Container>
);
}
}

export default AddRecipe;

How to pass handleChange function as props, so I can write value to my state?

A: The problem is that in your component, you define the prop as onChange, but in your app, you pass the prop handleChange. To fix the error, just change the name of the prop you pass in your app:
<FormInput
  controlId="recipeImage"
  label="Image URL"
  type="url"
  onChange={this.handleChange}
/>
{/* this `onChange` prop should fix it */}

A: My mistake, I was using a different name for props.
Ater changing
 <FormInput
      controlId="recipeIngredients"
      label="Ingredients"
      type="textarea"
      handleChange={this.handleChange}

    />

to
 <FormInput
          controlId="recipeIngredients"
          label="Ingredients"
          type="textarea"
          onChange={this.handleChange}

        />

It fixed issue. Thank you

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import os
import sqlite3
from django.core.management.base import BaseCommand
from rainapp.settings import BASE_DIR

import pandas as pd

class Command(BaseCommand):
    def handle(self, *args, **options):

        nyear_file = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'events', 'raw_data', 'n_year_storms_ohare_noaa.csv')
        nyears = pd.read_csv(nyear_file)
        nyears = nyears.rename(columns={'duration_hrs': 'duration_hours'}).drop('year', 1)

        db_dir = os.path.join(BASE_DIR, 'db.sqlite3')
        cnx = sqlite3.connect(db_dir)
        # nyears.to_sql('events_nyearevent', cnx, if_exists='append', index_label='id')

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Q: codeigniter do_upload not working I'm trying to add a file upload function in my website using codeigniter's upload library.
here's my view file (display.php):
<html>
<body>
    <form method="post" action="" enctype="multipart/form-data">
        <input type="file" name="filename" />
        <input type="submit" name="submit" id="submit" value="submit"/>
    </form>
</body>
</html>

and here's the controller:
public function testupload()
{
  if ( ! empty($_FILES))
  {
    echo 'start upload';
    $config['upload_path'] = './assets/img/tempfile/';
    $this->load->library('upload');
    $this->upload->initialize($config);
    if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload('filename'))
    {
      echo 'error!';
    }
    else
    {
      echo 'success!';
    }
    echo 'end upload';
  }
  $this->load->view('display', $this->data);
}

but the code seems to stop after $this->upload->initialize($config); the file was not uploaded, and there was no message at all. only the 'start upload' message appeared; the echo 'success' , echo 'error' , and echo 'end upload' do not appear.
why is that? can anyone help me??

A: Late from party, but maybe this can help somebody with same problem. Please try this:
Views:
<?php echo form_open_multipart('test/upload');?>
    <input type="file" name="photo">
<?php echo form_close();?>

Controller:
class Test extends CI_Controller {
    function upload() {
        $config = array(
            'upload_path'  => './assets/upload/',
            'allowed_types'=> 'gif|jpg|png',
            'encrypt_name' => TRUE // Optional, you can add more options as need
        );
        $this->load->library('upload', $config);
        if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload('photo')) {
            echo '<pre>';
            print_r($this->upload->display_errors());
            exit();
        } else {
            echo '<pre>';
            print_r($this->upload->data());
            exit();
        }
    }
}

Inside views i recomended use this function form_open_multipart('ctrl/method') but if you prefer using HTML5 forms, just be sure correct the attributes in form like this.
<form action="<?=site_url('ctrl/method')?>" enctype="multipart/form-data" method="post" accept-charset="utf-8">
    <input type="file" name="photo">
</form>

More preferences in $config['..'] can you find in documentation CodeIgniter https://codeigniter.com/user_guide/libraries/file_uploading.html

A: Try like this....
public function testupload()
{
  if ( ! empty($_FILES))
  {
    echo 'start upload';
    $config['upload_path'] = './assets/img/tempfile/';
    $this->load->library('upload',$config);
    if ( ! $this->upload->do_upload('filename'))
    {
       $error = array('error' => $this->upload->display_errors());
        $this->load->view('display', $error);  //loads the view display.php with error
    }
    else
    {
      echo 'success!';
    }
    echo 'end upload';
    $data = array('upload_data' => $this->upload->data());
    $this->load->view('display', $data); //loads view display.php with data
  }

}

A: change from
$config['upload_path'] = './assets/img/tempfile/';

to
$config['upload_path'] = 'assets/img/tempfile/';

A: i check this code this work perfect
simply add this line
 $config['allowed_types'] = 'png|gif|jpg|jpeg';
 $config['max_size']    = '7000';

after this
 $config['upload_path'] = './assets/img/tempfile/';

or you can also set this in view page
action="<?php echo base_url('YourController/testupload');?>"

A: this is due to php server version and it's option.
1).go to cpanel account
2).click "select php version", in the software section.
3).tap the "fileinfo" chexbox in the php option and save.
now you can upload file perfectly.

A: Same issue as described. I have fixed it using the following: Open the file system/libraries/Upload.php go to function validate_upload_path() and add the command return TRUE; as a last line inside this function. Save and try again.

A: use this for image upload:
  $valid_extensions = array('jpeg', 'jpg', 'png');
  if ($_FILES['filename']['error'] == 0) {

        $img = $_FILES['filename']['name'];
        $tmp = $_FILES['filename']['tmp_name'];
        $ext = strtolower(pathinfo($img, PATHINFO_EXTENSION));
         if (in_array($ext, $valid_extensions)) {
            $path = "./assets/img/tempfile/" . strtolower($img);
            if (move_uploaded_file($tmp, $path)) {

                $_POST['filename'] = $path;

            }
        }
    }

use insert query to insert file :
       $this->db->insert('table_name', $_POST);

A: Having the same problem on macOS. It seems that if you are not the "main" user of your laptop/pc, the default permission is "Read Only". You must change it to "Read & Write".

*

*Right click on the folder

*Get Info

*Sharing and permissions

*Change 'Read Only' to 'Read & Write'

A: add allowed file type parameter in config
$config['allowed_types'] = 'gif|jpg|png';

A: your code is missing the following,
    $this->load->library('upload',$config);

Recorrect it by rewriting the above code.


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using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Reflection;

namespace FizzWare.NBuilder.Extensions
{
    public static class TypeExtensions
    {
#if !NETSTANDARD1_6
        // added for api compatibility with .net standard

        //public static MethodInfo GetMethodInfo(this MulticastDelegate d)
        //{
        //    return d.Method;
        //}

        public static MethodInfo GetMethodInfo(this Delegate d)
        {
            return d.Method;
        }

        public static Type GetTypeInfo(this Type t)
        {
            return t;
        }
#else
#endif

        public static Type GetTypeWithoutNullability(this Type t)
        {
            return t.GetTypeInfo().IsGenericType &&
                   t.GetGenericTypeDefinition() == typeof(Nullable<>)
                       ? t.GetTypeInfo().GetGenericArguments().Single()
                       : t;
        }

        public static IList<MemberInfo> GetPublicInstancePropertiesAndFields(this Type t)
        {
            var memberInfos = new List<MemberInfo>();
            memberInfos.AddRange(t.GetTypeInfo().GetProperties(BindingFlags.Public | BindingFlags.Instance));
            memberInfos.AddRange(t.GetTypeInfo().GetFields());
            return memberInfos;
        }

        public static bool IsAbstract(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().IsAbstract;
        }

        public static bool IsGenericType(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().IsGenericType;
        }

        public static bool IsInterface(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().IsInterface;
        }

        public static bool IsEnum(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().IsEnum;
        }

        public static bool IsValueType(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().IsValueType;
        }

        public static ConstructorInfo[] GetConstructors(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().GetConstructors();
        }

        public static ConstructorInfo[] GetConstructors(this Type self, BindingFlags flags)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().GetConstructors(flags);
        }

        public static FieldInfo[] GetFields(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().GetFields();
        }

        public static FieldInfo[] GetFields(this Type self, BindingFlags flags)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().GetFields(flags);
        }

        public static PropertyInfo[] GetProperties(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().GetProperties();
        }

        public static PropertyInfo[] GetProperties(this Type self, BindingFlags flags)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().GetProperties(flags);
        }

        public static Type BaseType(this Type self)
        {
            return self.GetTypeInfo().BaseType;
        }
    }
}


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Bubba Pollard pulled out his broom Saturday night at Five Flags Speedway. The driver from Senoia, Georgia set fast time in the Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco season finale, the Deep South Cranes 150, and followed it up with his 11th series win.
But the biggest check of all was the $10,000 championship check that was awarded to Texas native Casey Smith, who locked up his first Southern Super Series title with a 10th-place finish at the Pensacola, Florida half mile..
Meanwhile, Pollard's second win of the 2015 season was one that came even when his No. 26 wasn't at its best, according to driver.
Pollard started the Deep South Cranes 150 from the pole position and jumped out to the early lead. Pollard led the first 84 laps before Donnie Wilson, who had been stalking Pollard around Five Flags, made his move for the lead. The two made contact as Wilson took the top spot, leaving an opening for Casey Roderick to follow Wilson and move into second and Pollard slipped to third.
A caution on lap 94 for a tangle between Garrett Jones and Hunter Robbins moved up a competition caution and two-tire pit stop break that was scheduled for lap 100.
As the field got back to green, Pollard worked his way back into second and Wilson paced the field at the front. The caution quickly flew again, putting Pollard and Wilson side by side on the restart. The two raced door to door with Pollard gaining the edge and the lead on the high side.
Just five laps later the battle for the lead was back on. Wilson worked the inside past Pollard to retake the lead. Pollard tried the crossover move, but Wilson held strong and kept the top spot.
Wilson appeared to have the field covered as he then put distance between himself, Pollard and the rest of the field. On lap 130, however, Wilson suddenly began to slow on the track and drop back in the field with an engine issue, handing the lead back to Pollard. Wilson pulled in a few laps later, while Pollard hung on up front to claim the win in the final Southern Super Series race of the year.
Casey Roderick finished second, which earned him the championship in the four-race Deep South Cranes Blizzard Series, a four-race point battle of events at Five Flags Speedway.
With the 2015 Southern Super Series presented by Sunoco, teams now prepare for the 48th Annual Snowball Derby at Five Flags, December 2-6. For more information on the Snowball Derby, visit www.snowballderby.com.
The 2016 Southern Super Series season will kick off at South Alabama Speedway March 18-20, 2016.
For more information on the 40th Rattler 250 weekend at South Alabama Speedway, the opening event of the 2016 Southern Super Series season on March 18-20, 2016, visit www.southernsuperseries.com and www.southalabamaspeedway.
For more information on the Southern Super Series, visit the all-new SouthernSuperSeries.com. The Facebook page for the Southern Super Series is located at www.facebook.com/southernsuperseries. The series is also on Twitter at @SoSuperSeries. For advertising or sponsorship questions, please contact the track representatives. For media inquiries, please contact Matt Kentfield at 51 Sports via matt@51sports.net.


As former FBI Director Robert Mueller's investigation looks like it's gaining on the Cadillac One, rumors resurfaced this weekend that President Trump might fire Mueller. On Saturday, a new surprise–Mueller has thousands of transition team emails! But firing Mueller hasn't come up, why do you keep asking every goddamn scandal?
On Friday, Democratic Congresswoman Jackie Speier told KQED that "rumor on the Hill" on Thursday was that Trump plans to fire Mueller on December 22nd when Congress and the Senate are not in session.
On Saturday, Axios reported that the FBI special counsel had obtained tens of thousands of emails exchanged amongst the Trump transition team (the link is currently down). Michael Flynn had a transition team account.
Subsequently Kory Langhofer, the Trump transition team's legal counsel, wrote in a letter to congressional committees that the emails included privileged information and their submission violated Fourth Amendment protections against unreasonable search and seizure. That is BS, according to former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti.
CNN hears from "sources familiar with the matter" that Trump's private lawyers will be meeting with Mueller soon to "gain a clearer understanding of the next steps in Mueller's probe." Interesting.
On Sunday Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin says he has no reason to believe Trump will fire Mueller. They had dinner on Saturday, and it didn't come up.
Sarah Huckabee Sanders says they expect to be wrapping it up soon.
And then Trump can get back to instigating the Apocalypse on Twitter from bed in a Diet Coke-fueled tantrum.


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The Importance Of Support (Improv Is Hard)
I took an improv class through the community college here at the end of last year. I did it because I had always thought about it, but always inevitably chickened out. Improv is scary! From the outside it is quick wit and comedic reaction, and I simply never thought of myself as a funny enough person to be able to survive in that kind of environment. It looked fun though, and I thought it could help me with some of my social anxiety issues. I'm the "have every conversation in every way it could go while in the shower this morning" type, and for those of you who are also that type you know that the second the conversation doesn't go one of the ways you prepared for, you're not really sure what to say and it's easy to shut down. So, I finally did it. And surprise! I enjoyed it.
I wouldn't say I left that class feeling like I was funnier or a great improviser, but I did leave it feeling more confident in my ability to react to the unexpected and rolling with a situation or conversation. I liked the experience enough that I wanted to continue learning about it. The gentleman who taught my class was actually the conservatory director for a local theater, which led myself and a few other people from my class to sign up for the level 1 classes there. We all had to split up, though, based on our schedules and what was available. It meant we all lost our safety nets of our relationships with each other, and we all had new teachers to boot. It was still scary, but less so than it was to start the first time.
This new class was...interesting. My new classmates were a vastly different makeup than the last round, which led to entirely different approaches to learning and participating. It jolted me right out of any confidence I had managed to build during the last course, and between them and the different instruction style I felt like I was starting from scratch. Which is okay! There's no right way to do improv, so "starting over" could be a refreshing way to approach any skills I hoped to pick up.
There was a different focus on skills and techniques than I had had previously, which felt more just like a challenge to reapply what I thought I already knew than anything else. I was happy to have that challenge for the first half of the class. The last four weeks were...less exciting. For a while I thought it was me, but a conversation with some of my classmates following the week 7 class showed me it was a broader feeling. Something changed, and the class was no longer about trying to learn this new thing and get constructive notes on how to improve. It switched over to "you're doing it wrong and here's why it's wrong" format. Of course we need to know what needs to change to be better, but in a skill that is inherently one that requires confidence (and where the class is specifically touted as building confidence in the skill) some positive feedback is needed. There was no longer any acknowledgement of what may have been right about what we did.
I left week 7 feeling even less confident about myself, not just my improv skills but me as a person, than I was when I went into my first class way back in November. I strongly considered not going to the final class or the performance we were supposed to do. The more I thought about it, the more I believed it wasn't a lack of progress on my part but was a sign of a poor teacher, but that didn't make me feel any less bad about myself. By the end of the final class I was going to consider the student performance a success if I actually made myself go out on stage and managed to not throw up, and there was no way I was going to do any further classes.
Improv at its core is about support. That's the number one lesson and the thing you work on the most. Improv doesn't work if you reject the reality someone sets up for you. It's surprisingly difficult as it requires relinquishing control and making yourself vulnerable, but its a very necessary part of the art. We're still learning how to do it, but we're trying and we're all able to recognize we don't intentionally shut someone down (fun fact: I am now acutely aware of subtly how we all shut each other down in every day conversation). Our instructor seems to have forgotten that we need his support too, and it's killing our desire and ability to learn how to be better.
This is my "oh god I'm about to go on stage" face.
The good news is, I lived through the performance! Last night was the level 1 class showcase, where 3 classes were each given 20 WHOLE MINUTES to perform for an audience. A real audience. Who paid to be there. Where the front row is literally so close to the stage that if you're not careful you can trip on them. 20 minutes is a very long time, especially when you're, you know, making stuff up on the spot based on a single word recommendation from the audience. Do you know what we got? A location suggestion...Berlin. This is where I admit I know f*** all about Berlin, and frankly Germany in general, so now we're supposed to do 20 minutes about or in a place that I have no frame of reference for...and based on the reactions of my 6 classmates, they're feeling the same.
I can't even tell you what we did or said or if anyone laughed (LoLink says they did). I got so hyper-focused on not throwing up (I was successful), making myself go out there (I did, and I even started a scene at one point too), and supporting my classmates in whatever ridiculous thing happened that I did not register ANYTHING that happened off stage. The lights went dark to indicate the end of our time and if I hadn't had a watch on I would have assumed the guy running the booth was just trying to save us by cutting our set short, and we ran off stage to celebrate no one vomiting and making it through our first set as improvisers. Our teacher insisted on immediately meeting to give us notes (which were SURPRISE all about the things we did wrong and no comments about anything we did right), which shouldn't surprise me but disappointed me nonetheless.
LoLink and some other people I knew who saw the show insist we were funny and that I did well, but it's hard to believe that after having a month of negativity from someone who is supposed to be our biggest ally. A friend who was in another level 1 class is trying to convince me to do the level 2 because our initial teacher is doing it, but I'm still not sure. I guess we'll see. For now, I'm glad just to have made it through this without embarrassing myself!
Celebratory "I did it!" ice cream was a requirement.
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Scott Leddy is the Author of the best-selling novels Beyond Gehenna and Beyond Gehenna II – both published by Amazon Books. He now brings you "Fade to Black". Scott is the successful sole-proprietor of a print brokerage firm and a graduate of Mercy College. Besides writing, he enjoys painting and music. A long time native of New York, Scott currently resides in Connecticut with his wife and son.
From a writer's perspective: I am inspired by challenging myself through creating dynamic worlds that are distinctive, while exploring ordinary characters with unique perceptions and circumstances. I enjoy touching the reader and sparking emotion and losing myself in the fantasy of my creations, while presenting the reader with an uplifting and inspirational message.
Being bound only by the limitations of our imagination, I feel that we are all given a special God-given talent that is unique to all of us--a gift that should be nurtured and shared with the rest of the world in order to enrich the lives of others. Through soul-searching, we can find hope and prosperity where hope seems lost. By touching others for the better, we can enrich our own lives. This is a message that I like to promote through my writing.
Look to our hearts to fulfill our dreams, and wondrous opportunities will open for all of us. True happiness and serenity is achieved by following our hearts and aspirations and accomplishing our goals. If we dream it, we can attain it.


I was out walking the dog with my friend in the park when a spotted brown butterfly landed on my pant leg by the dog. It sat there for fifteen seconds.
Then it fluttered up to my shoulder for another thirty seconds. Next it flew across to my opposite arm before bidding me farewell.
It felt strange yet wonderful yet wonderful at the same time. If these mourning butterflies truly mean new beginnings and good luck, I am on the right path.
Kimberly that is a lovely story. Thank you for sharing. I took the liberty to add one of my pictures so that readers can see what type of butterfly you are talking about.
I think perhaps that may be it. It may be one that is a darker brown. I am not an expert on butterflies by any means. But I love when they decide to land on or near me.


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It's Time To Start Thinking About Net Zero Homes
ByEarth911
Oct 20, 2021 green building, net-zero
An increasing number of cities, counties, and states around the U.S. are committed to reducing their greenhouse gas emissions and are implementing mandatory "zero" policies or codes regulating new construction, according to New Buildings Institute (NBI).
There is a reasonable path for homeowners who want to shift to renewable energy, efficient heating and cooling, and sustainably built homes. NBI also writes that "gradually switching from fossil fuels to clean super-efficient electric heating and hot water, known as building electrification, is the most realistic and least-cost pathway to buildings than run on clean energy."
"Zero energy homes are an irreversible market trend. They are the homes of the future — available today," says Joe Emerson, founder of Zero Energy Project.
Property owners who have installed a renewable energy system such as solar, wind, hydroelectric, or geothermal energy, are able to generate electricity to power their homes. Residential systems operate under a two-way connection with a local utility grid. When averaged over the course of 12 months, if the home's energy production is equal to the grid-supplied electricity, the effect is "net zero energy."
Zero Energy Ready Homes, a certification program developed by the U.S. Department of Energy, is a very popular home building option. Homes are built with all the features of a net zero home — minus the renewable energy component. Pre-wiring technology enables a seamless and less costly installation in the future.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) developed the specifications for the Energy Star Renewable Energy Ready Home, and provides a solar site assessment tool to assess energy potential.
"Positive energy" is the result of excess generation, which can be traded for financial rewards or used to power electric vehicles. "A home can be designed and built as a positive energy home from the start, or an existing zero energy home can be transformed into a positive energy home," as explained by Zero Energy Project in its guide, Pathways to a Positive Energy Home.
Energy-Efficient Homes Are Healthier
Research completed by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University found that consumers are increasingly worried about the link between health and everyday environmental exposures. In its study, Healthy Home Remodeling: Consumer Trends and Contractor Preparedness, the Joint Center found that "indoor air quality" ranked as the leading source of concern.
Scientific advancements in ventilation systems are now able to capture far greater levels of bacteria, allergens, and airborne pollutants. Energy-efficient homes are constructed with built-in protections from mold and other environmental contaminants.
According to a report completed by the U.S. Department of Energy, Home RX: The Health Benefits of Home Performance, energy-efficient enhancements can change the physical environment of homes by stabilizing temperatures, enhancing indoor air quality, and improving environmental conditions.
Energy-Efficient Homes Cost Less to Own
No matter where you live geographically, if your home is "net zero," your utility bills can potentially be zero. Today's options for solar power and other types of renewable energy can effectively supply all the electrical, heating, and cooling systems for your house.
There are a number of ways net zero and highly efficient homes make homeownership more affordable. There are tax breaks, rebates, and other financial incentives for homeowners who install renewable energy or other energy-saving improvements. National mortgage agencies such as Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, and VA have "green mortgage" programs and have expanded qualifying criteria for borrowers who are purchasing or renovating an energy-efficient home. Energy-efficient homes have proven to increase in value faster than traditional homes — adding more dollars to your retirement nest egg.
Dvele Prefab Homes
Dvele is a California company that builds high-end prefabricated homes; it has redefined the market for homes that are smart, healthy, energy-efficient, and priced within reach for today's homebuyer. All homes are equipped with solar energy and a battery backup system. Dvele's seamless and manageable process enables families to move into their homes faster, and the firm also helps buyers with construction financing. Customers can choose from a wide range of house sizes, floor plans, and customization options. Pictured are interior and exterior photos of a completed Dvele home.
Photo courtesy: Dvele
Eco Estates Sustainable Homes
Eco Estates uses a fresh approach to the design and building of sustainable homes with sound structural integrity, durability, healthful environment, comfort plus, and advanced technology. Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Eco Estates offers a range of services for homeowners, including efficiency upgrades, solar power systems, and energy storage. President and CTO David Pham offers sound advice for homeowners, "Complete an efficiency upgrade before installing solar — then look at the new energy bill to help determine how much solar and/or batteries you will need." Shown below is an Eco Estates high-performance, solar-ready home near Austin, Texas. Models of net zero and eco-friendly homes up to 9,000 square feet in size can be viewed at the Eco Estates Design Studio.
Photo courtesy: Eco Estates International
Homes of Log and Timber
Log and timber homes are a time-honored tradition. Those of us who cherish the rustic elegance of exposed timber will be pleased to learn that some of the latest energy-efficient materials and components can be hidden behind walls of authentic half logs and decorative finishes. Wood provides excellent thermal conductivity and is considered to be one of the most sustainable forms of construction. Since wood is a lighter building material, log and timber frame homes require less reinforcing steel and smaller footings, thereby reducing carbon emissions.
According to the North American Forest Products Industry, "In a wood building, the carbon is kept out of the atmosphere for the lifetime of the structure. Wood stores more carbon than is emitted during its harvest, production, transport, and installation — even when transported over great distances."
Pictured below is the first log home to pass the stringent energy codes of Vail, Colorado. The remote mountaintop home is powered by a free-standing array of solar panels mounted on the ground nearby. Built with high-efficiency commercial-grade windows and other energy features, the house also has backup generators.
Photo courtesy: Heidi Long, Longviews Studios, Inc.
The Path to Net Zero
Just about any home has the potential to be net zero — even homes that are 100 years old. Frequently called a "deep retrofit," homes undergo a series of efficiency measures, along with installation or upgrading of appliances. The path to zero can be taken in small steps, and a deep retrofit might not be feasible.
A good place to start is by ordering a home energy assessment. You can learn about the HERS Energy Score, and locate a HERS energy rater from the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET). The U.S. Department of Energy offers a program called Home Energy Score, and provides detailed explanations about the testing process and assessor locator by zip code. Many utility companies offer free home energy assessments. And if there is a cost, it is often credited toward the purchase of recommended efficiency measures.
Anna DeSimone is the author of Live in a Home that Pays You Back: A Complete Guide to Net Zero and Energy-Efficient Homes, featuring programs and resources for the U.S. and Canada.
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Q: setting jquery auto-complete plugin to auto-submit Two things I'm trying to adjust in my usage of JQuery autocomplete in PHP.
1. I would like that when I chose an option it will auto-submit the form (currently it requires two enters)
2. When I continue to write and no new options exist is still shows me the old options. I would rather it not suggest un-relevant options even if none exist.
Thanks
UPDATE:
I've resolved num. 2, for future readers the problem was I sent null instead of an empty json from the source url.
Regarding num. 1, I've done as suggested and now my JQuery js code looks like this:
$( "#searchid" ).autocomplete({
    source: "/autocomplete_url.php?more=1",
});

$("#searchid").result(function (event, data, formatted)
{
    alert("o"); // just to check if got here
    $('#formid').submit();
});

However, The result function is never invoked (I've added a simple alert to verify that). Any idea why?

A: For 1.) you can simply submit the form through jquery from within the result(handler). Look at this - http://docs.jquery.com/Plugins/autocomplete if you look at the last code sample on the page, instead of redirecting, you can simply submit the form instead within the result call.
Regarding the 2.) point, well jquery autocompletes works just like that, perhaps you're doing something wrong or expecting something wrong, please give more information regarding the same.


Frances Dawson married Frederick Leyland in 1855. Her husband had joined a Liverpool shipping company as an apprentice rising rapidly to become a partner in the firm, amassing a fortune and taking control of the business in 1872. In 1867 part of his wealth had been used to buy Speke Hall near Liverpool, and two years later a grand house in London. His affluence also enabled him to collect Italian Renaissance art and Pre-Raphaelite paintings, especially by Dante Gabriel Rossetti. It was Rossetti who introduced Whistler to Leyland.
In 1876 Whistler began to work on another project for F.R. Leyland. Even though the shipping magnate had not received delivery of either his wife's or his own portrait, the errant artist was engaged to repaint the hall and staircase at Leyland's London house. Whistler took it upon himself to extend his remit and redecorate the dining room as well – which became known as the Peacock Room. This proved to be a turning point in their relationship – Leyland was outraged by the size of the bill and by Whistler's presumption. However there was another reason for the abrupt souring of relations. Leyland had become aware of the warmth of feeling between his wife and the person who had recently spent so long in her company. There seems little doubt as to the real nature of their liaison. Whistler wrote to her in 1875 after yet another visit to Speke Hall that he was unable to give her 'the faintest notion of my real happiness and enjoyment as your "guest" (Whistler's quotes).' Leyland now wrote to Whistler that 'It is clear that I cannot expect from you the ordinary conduct of a gentleman. If I find you in her society again I will publicly horsewhip you.' In 1879 Mr and Mrs Leyland separated.
The portrait which emerged from this turmoil is strikingly beautiful. The pose is unusual; Frances Leyland, her hands clasped lightly behind her, stands with her back towards the viewer but turns her head so that it is in profile. She wears a diaphanous confection designed by the artist – an overdress of pink chiffon cascades to the floor from a brown yoke which sits on her shoulders. White chiffon is used for the undergarment covering her shoulders – her arms are sheathed in a see-through gauze decorated with brown and light pink spirals. Rosettes and flowers are scattered on this wondrous garment, concentrating at the bottom as the dress meets the floor. We can still see the pentimenti, especially around the shoulders and upper arms – the telltale signs of numerous reworkings and the reason for all those false dawns noted by Frances Leyland.
The background and dado complement the colours of the dress exactly to create a typical Whistlerian composition using a very limited but effective palette to create a harmonious whole. Whistler used musical titles for his work precisely in order to emphasise that he was more interested in the creation of harmony of colour and mood than mere representational verisimilitude. The cherry blossom intruding from the left and the somewhat flat picture space also reminds us that Whistler was a passionate devotee of everything Japanese which reinforced his interest in the purely decorative above the slavishly descriptive.


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Eleven Punctuation Marks you (probably) never knew existed
Published on May 16, 2014 in General Interest, Literature
If you thought that you had a handle on all the punctuation marks in the English language then you might need to think again. In this article we look at some of the largely forgotten and esoteric punctuation symbols and characters that are technically still part of the English lexicon.
The Dagger (or Obelisk)
The dagger, also called an Obelisk, can come in two forms. This single dagger (on the left), and its two-headed variety (on the right). the Double Dagger or Diesis, represents a javelin, which is cutting out extraneous stuff from your text. Its primary use through the ages has been to mark out superfluous repetitions in translation, though nowadays it mostly just stands in as a kind of footnote.
This symbol is also called a Wedge, an Up-Arrow, and a Hat. Caret is Latin for "it lacks," which is exactly what it's used for, because the caret is primarily used to indicate something that's missing from the original text.
The Asterism is used for indicating minor breaks in text. It can also mean "untitled," apparently.
Guillemets
Guillemets means "Little Williams," which is interesting but unhelpful. They're named after a 16th Century French printer. Their primary role is in non-English languages that use them as quotation marks.
Section Sign
This symbol is used to indicate sections in a text, mostly by the legal profession. You probably knew this one, but it's still a pretty cool symbol.
Exclamation Comma
Just because you're excited about something doesn't mean you have to end the sentence. Used to exclaim but not finish the sentence only draw breath.
Question Comma
The interrogative version of its best friend the Exclamation Comma.
Interrobang
This symbol is a combo-Exclamation/Question mark. It is the punctuational equivalent of an exclamation that's also a question.
Hedera is Latin for ivy. Looking at this symbol you can see why. This little glyph was used in the past to mark paragraph breaks.
Pilcrow
This symbol is also used for paragraph breaks. Most people will be familiar with it, though not with the fact that it's called a Pilcrow. It's also referred to as "The Blind P," which sounds like a good name for some hopelessly twee indie band. "Pilcrow" is the Middle English word for "Paragraph." You will never be able to use that fun fact in real life.
Also called the Percontation Point and the Irony Mark, this one's used to indicate that there's another layer of meaning in a sentence. Usually a sarcastic or ironic one.
They have a word for that in German / Scots / German… (things you can't say in English Kummerspeck; Guddle & Bourach; Schnapsidee & Fremdschämen)
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Coan, Payton & Payne, LLC is pleased to announce that attorneys G. Brent Coan, Fritz Ganz, James P. Stouffer, Richard M. Hess Jr., John W. Madden III and Steven T. Mulligan were selected by their peers for the 2023 Edition of The Best Lawyers® in America. Mr. R. Clay Bartlett was selected to the 2023 Edition of Best Lawyers® Ones to Watch.
This is Mr. Coan's tenth anniversary of inclusion for his work in corporate and real estate law and Fritz Ganz fifth year in a row of inclusion for environmental law. 2023 marks Mr. Stouffer's and Mr. Hess' thirteenth and eighth year, respectively, of selection for trusts and estates. This inclusion is Mr. Mulligan's second year awarded in bankruptcy law. Additionally, Mr. Madden's eighth year of inclusion selected as a Best Lawyer in construction law, with R. Clay Bartlett's third inclusion as a Best Lawyer One's to Watch Recipient.
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Supports for English Learners (ELs)
DC Public Schools (DCPS) serve more than 6,000 students who are English Learners (ELs). Our EL students come from 130 different countries and speak over 147 different languages, including dialects. Nearly 75% of our EL population comes from a background where Spanish is spoken at home. Following Spanish, Amharic, French, Chinese, and Vietnamese are the four most commonly spoken languages of our EL students. DCPS offers several programs for EL students which are described in more detail below.
Who is an English Learner?
An EL student is defined as a linguistically and culturally diverse (LCD) student who has an overall English Language Proficiency (ELP) level of 1-4 on the ACCESS for ELLs 2.0™ test administered each year. EL students may also be referred to as "limited English proficient" (LEP) in legal documents.
Students who reach an ELP Level 5 or above are considered English Proficient (EP) students and are no longer identified as EL students.
EL students receive language support services that help them develop their English language proficiency while developing content knowledge in order to be academically successful.
How is a student referred?
Every parent enrolling a child in DCPS must complete a Home Language Survey as part of the complete Enrollment Packet. If the parent/guardian indicates in the survey that:
a language other than English is spoken at home,
the child communicates in a language other than English, or
the student was born outside the United States,
the local school will refer the student to the Welcome Center where the student will be assessed for English Level Proficiency in order to determine eligibility for English as a Second Language (ESL) services. Find our referral letters in the 5 most commonly spoken languages in DCPS below.
What assessments are used to determine eligibility for ESL services?
DCPS uses WIDA's English language screener proficiency test to assess the four domains of listening, speaking, reading and writing. For grades Pk3-Kindergarten, listening and speaking are assessed through the IPT and K-WAPT. For grades 1-12, the WAPT is used. Please refer to the table below for further details.
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Eligible for ESL Services
Pk3 & Pk4
*Pk4 students tested in the 2nd semester are tested with K-WAPT
NES- Non-English Speaker, LES-Limited-English Speaker, FES- Fluent-English Speaker
NES, LES
K-WAPT
Low, Medium, High, Exceptional
Low-High
WAPT
*1st grade students tested in the 1st semester are tested with K-WAPT
Levels 1-6
Level 1-4.9
All students who score NES or LES in the IPT, Low-High in the K-WAPT, or Level 1 to Level 4.9 on the WAPT screener tests are eligible for EL services. Beginning in Kindergarten, these students participate in the annual language proficiency test, ACCESS for ELLs 2.0™, each spring until they score an ELP level 5 or above, which indicates the student is English Proficient and should exit the program.
After students take the initial English Level Proficiency screener test and are deemed eligible for ESL services, parents/guardians can choose to have their children opt out of these programs by submitting a written letter to their school. Please note that even if the parent/guardian chooses to opt out of receiving EL services, all EL students are still required to participate in the annual ELP assessment until they score an ELP level 5 or above.
Parents and guardians of children who qualify for EL services have the legal right to be informed, in a language they can understand, about the available programs and services.
What types of EL programs are available?
Content-Based English as a Second Language (ESL) Programs: The academic content areas of English Language Arts, social studies, science, and mathematics are used as a vehicle for language learning to ensure that students master academic content and performance standards. Instruction is primarily in English, although native language support is provided when necessary and when possible. These classes are taught by ESL-certified teachers using a pull-out, push-in, or inclusion approach.
Dual Language Education Programs: Students in this instructional program develop literacy skills in their native language while simultaneously learning a second language. Instruction occurs in both of the languages supported by the program. The following schools have Dual Language Programs in Spanish/English: Bancroft ES: grades PS–5; Bruce-Monroe ES: grades PS-5; Cleveland ES: grades PS-5; Columbia Heights EC: grades 6-11; Houston ES: grade PK; MacFarland MS; grade 6; Oyster-Adams EC: grades PreK-8; Marie Reed ES: grades PS-5, Powell ES: grades PS-5; Roosevelt SHS: grade 9;Tyler ES: grades PS-5.
Secondary Newcomer Literacy Program: This program supports those immigrant students who come to DCPS with a limited formal education background and prepares them to become successful both in school and in the post-secondary world. Classes provide students with language development and focus on core academic and literacy skills as well as foundational math to address gaps in their prior education. Instruction may also include native language literacy. In addition, the program offers orientation on adapting to the life, culture, and educational system in the United States, as well as tutoring, parent workshops, and links to community resources in order to ease the transition. Newcomer support is available at Cardozo EC, Columbia Heights EC, Roosevelt SHS, and Wilson SHS.
International Academy at Cardozo EC: This is an Academy following the Internationals Network for Public Schools research-based model in which recent immigrant students are engaged in rigorous, collaborative, content-based study in which students are enrolled in their core content classes from day one. The language of each content area is supported through the use of a variety of strategies. Students are grouped heterogeneously, but travel through their courses as a team. Through the integration of the content and language development in all class, students experience elevated language and content growth.
Sheltered Content: The goal of Sheltered Content programs is for EL students to develop English proficiency, content knowledge, and academic language skills such that they can enjoy success in mainstream classes without ESL services. Sheltered classes are taught by either a dually certified teacher who holds licenses both in ESL and in the content being taught, or a content-certified teacher who has completed a minimum of 90 hours of professional development in ESL instruction.
What is the annual EL assessment (ACCESS for ELLs 2.0™)?
The Assessing Comprehension and Communication in English State to State (ACCESS for ELLs 2.0™) test places students in English language proficiency (ELP) levels 1 to 5.
See the chart below for an explanation of the five scoring levels. It is expected that at level 5, students are ready to meet state academic content standards with no language support services. ACCESS for ELLs 2.0™ measures language across the four domains: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and across the following content areas: social and instructional English, language arts, math, science, and social studies.
Knows and uses minimal social language and minimal academic language with visual and graphic support.
Knows and uses some social English and general academic language with visual and graphic support.
Knows and uses social English and some specific academic language with visual and graphic support.
Knows and uses social English and some technical academic language.
Knows and uses social English and academic language working with modified grade level material.
How does a student exit EL services?
Once a student scores a composite level 5 or above in the annual ACCESS for ELLs 2.0™ assessment they are no longer eligible for ESL services (because they are proficient in English) but will be monitored for a two-year period in case a re-evaluation is deemed necessary.
Monitoring services begin at the time of exit and continue for two consecutive years. The student's progress is monitored throughout the school year so that support can be provided as needed. These services ensure that every LCD student who exits from bilingual/ESL services is successful in the general education program in their school.
Who can I contact for additional information?
Language Acquisition Division, DCPS Office of Teaching and Learning
The Language Acquisition Division (LAD) helps schools provide quality educational services to ELs and support for LCD families. The office is located at: Emery Education Campus, 1720 First Street NE, Washington, DC 20002. Phone: (202) 671-0750
Elba Garcia, Executive Director
Vilmarie Duprey, Secretary/Timekeeper
Hoa Duong, Administrative Officer
Budget, Finance, Procurement & Accounts payable
At LAD's Welcome Center students are assessed for English Language Proficiency. Based on assessment results, students receive grade and program placement recommendations. Parents and students receive an orientation on DCPS programs, services and activities, as well as information on their rights, roles and responsibilities. The Welcome Center provides guidance to secondary students regarding graduation requirements and transcript evaluations of high school courses taken abroad. Additionally, referrals are provided for community-based resources when needed.
Leidy Navarro, Manager
Asunción Alvarado, Receptionist
Vicki De Javier, Testing Coordinator
Jose Garcia, Assessments Analyst
Transcript Evaluation, Translations & Language and Access
For questions pertaining to foreign transcript evaluation, translations and interpretations services & Language Access compliance.
Ivy Chaine, Program Coordinator
Altaye Gizaw, Parent Advocate
Instructional Support & Programming
Senior HS ESL Programs: Rosanna DeMammos, Content Specialist (202) 868-6575
Middle School ESL Programs: Dr. Nicole Ugel, Manager (202) 868-6573
Elementary ESL Programs: Lorna Jefferson, Content Specialist (202) 868-6503
Dual Language Programs:
Katarina Brito, Dual Language Program Developer (202) 868-6577
Juliette Steadman, Dual Language Specialist (202) 868-6578
Elizabeth Blesson, Dual Language Analyst (202) 868-6576
Data and Assessment for ELLs
Student's English Level Proficiency test results, reports, and data analysis for the purposes of providing or improving instruction, program evaluation or administration of programs for Linguistically and Culturally Diverse (LCD) students.
Margaret Miller, Data Analyst Specialist
Office of the State Superintendent for Education (OSSE)
DCPS is one Local Education Agency (LEA) among other LEA's that the Office of the State Superintendent of Education (OSSE) oversees. OSSE sets statewide policies, provides resources and support, and exercises accountability for all public education in DC.
Language Acquisition Division Brochure
Language Acquisition Division Referral Letter (All Languages)
Helpful ELL Websites
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Corona's Miner Accomplishments
The Claim Jumper Restaurant on McKinley is now a part of the past, but mining remains as much the history of Corona as it was to Sutter's Mill. There may be almost no gold in "them thar hills," but mining has been a major industry in and around Corona long before, and long since, our well-known citrus heritage. In fact, Corona is one of only six California cities that still has mining operations within its boundaries.
Top Left: U.S. President Harrison and California Governor Markham pose next to a tower of tin ingots waiting shipment at the Corona Santa Fe depot, April 26, 1891
Dig deep into tales of the "rush" and the "49'ers," and it conjures up images of scandals, scoundrels and scams. Wherever precious metals lie, trouble eventually finds it, and Corona was no exception. A most infamous example was the Temescal Tin Mine, which an 1879 "South Riverside Bee" article described as, "probably the most litigated property in California."
Second Left: 1930's Blue Diamond mine in Temescal Canyon
The notion that simple tin could be so highly prized might not occur to most folks until you start thinking of the massive demands industrialization was creating at that time. The advent of tin cans (actually tin-plated steel cans) became an almost overnight standard of packing, shipping and preservation.
Suddenly, Canadian salmon, American beef, Australian mutton, Swiss milk, French peas, biscuits and breads, candies and tobacco were available at every railhead and seaport. Tin was "in" but there were very few places in the world it was found.
When it was discovered that the Cahuilla natives used tin as a tribal medicine, an indian guide engaged by a local frontiersman led him to Cajalco Hill as the source. Claims were staked, and by 1860, the Temescal Mining Company was born, starting decades of land swindles, fraud, sabotage, and bilking investors out of millions of dollars. The wild legends were documented in the book The Temescal Tin Fiasco where speculation branded it as the "richest tin mine in the world." How much tin was actually mined around Corona was buried in 1892 when the veins supposedly stopped short.
On September 15th of that year, The Los Angeles Times headlined, "No Truth in the Story That the Mines are Played Out." Ironically, the very next day, the Temescal tin mines closed. The London Mining Journal soon reported that the stock issue had been a failure and no capital was raised.
Myths persist and articles pop up in newspapers and mining journals on new and reconsidered "strikes" every few years. It's not uncommon today to find at the people who believe that vast undiscovered fortunes still lie under Lake Matthews someplace.
Despite the fables, mining operations have been thriving in Corona longer than any other industry. An interesting reference of the variety is found in Mines and Mineral Deposits of the Corona South Quadrangle published in 1961. It listed dozens of mining operations, including clay used in local tile and pipe manufacturing; rock products used for concrete, composite roofing shingles, dimensional stone and decomposed granite; sand and silica for construction, foundries and glass making; gypsum, limestone, mineral paints, lead, zinc, silver, and even dustings of gold.
Of course, "all that glitters is not gold," and most of what is dug up here has no shine to it, but for over 150 years, excavation of the firmament has produced valuable products for Corona's economy.
Be sure to stop by Corona Heritage Museum and visit our exhibit on mining in Corona. Open free, 10 am - 2 pm, Tuesday - Saturday.
Don't miss our genuine ore cart on display in front of the Railroad House.


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I call it Streams of Love.
Today I read about Shape Poetry, Tanka, Haiku, Diatelle and Essence. I also discovered the Rhyme Zone; a fascinating place to go if you are having trouble finding a rhyming word. So let's play with words today, let's form them, shape them, count them, rhyme them and turn them this way and that; until you discover something new and different and have a a lot of fun doing it!
Poetry Prompt: Choose an older poem, or two, of your own. Go to the Shadow Poetry page and randomly select several, oh let's say from 3 to 5 at minimum, of different types of poetry. Then pick one or maybe even two, making sure it is something that intrigues you and doesn't feel loaded with rules or overly hard; this is suppose to be fun. And then play to your heart's content creating something new with your old poem. You can also do this with a new poem of course. The thing about rules here at OctPoWriMo is that they are meant to be bent or even broken. We are here to stir your imagination not box it in. So let your imagination FLY!
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Labor announces GST lodgement relief for small business, but tax experts aren't convinced
Patrick Stafford
The small business community has welcomed in principle a report the government will reduce GST payment compliance for small business, but tax experts warn the announcement may not be as generous as it seems.
Labor announced this morning that beginning from July 1, 2014, over a million SMEs will have access to a new payment system which will only require one yearly report. Currently, reports are required on a quarterly basis.
The scheme comes after Labor announced yesterday small businesses will no longer be required to administer payments for the parental leave scheme. More small business-focused announcements are expected during the next few days.
In a statement, Labor said businesses with a GST turnover under $20 million will only be required to lodge their Business Activity Statement forms once a year.
"In addition, a Rudd Labor government will also consult on ways to allow more businesses to benefit from this reform by allowing refunds of GST credits throughout the year for businesses in a net GST refund position," it said.
"This will be important for many businesses who would otherwise choose to lodge returns through the year just to get a refund."
But some are sceptical.
Pitcher Partners partner Craig Whatman told SmartCompany this morning while the proposal is a "good start", there are still plenty of unanswered questions.
"One thing that's missing from the announcement is whether the annual lodgement is going to be lodged with an annual payment," he says.
"My expectation is that it won't be. I would expect businesses would still be required to make instalment payments throughout the year."
Whatman also says changing the lodgement scheme from quarterly to yearly may help some businesses, but for others it will actually increase their compliance requirements.
"Given the number of entities within that band of under $20 million revenue, changing their payment liabilities will have a significant impact on cashflow. I would very much doubt they'd allow those entities to make one payment per annum.
"And to change these systems to lodge an annual return would be a significant cost to them that may not reduce their compliance."
"If the government is going to do this," he says, "it should be optional".
Gavan Ord, business policy advisor at CPA Australia, told SmartCompany while it's difficult to comment on the proposal at such an early stage, it appears to be more of an "incremental change" and said it's unlikely every business will take the government up on its offer.
"Businesses, particularly those with turnovers of just over $2 million, may well take advantage of the change. However, it is unlikely that businesses with turnover closer to $20 million will take up the option.
"Such businesses will continue to want to lodge their BAS quarterly to better manage their cashflow and compliance obligations."
Even if businesses take up an annual option, Ord says, "they should still be tracking how their business is performing as it may be advantageous for them to lodge quarterly BASs".


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Peter Frampton Comes Alive Again on Album Release Anniversary
Peter Frampton 35 years after release of his seminal live double album.
Peter Frampton released his seminal rock record, Frampton Comes Alive! some 35 years ago. It ushered in a new era in rock and earned him a spot on Time magazine's cover. Unfortunately, he was quickly overshadowed by another emerging artist, Bruce Springsteen.
Today, Frampton may be under-appreciated as a result, but the former Humble Pie frontman had a unique musical style, and his live double album earned critical praise and monumental sales despite his subsequent quick fade into rock history.
It was great news to hear that Eagle Rock Entertainment has released "FCA! 35 Tour: An Evening with Peter Frampton," commemorating the anniversary of his album's release.
Peter Frampton's classic 1976 album.
After four solo discs, his manager, the late-great Dee Anthony, came up with the idea for such an audacious stunt. Released on Jan. 6, 1976, it debuted on the charts at 191 and climbed steadily. It hit No. 1 on the Billboard 200 the week ending Apr. 10 1976 and held the top spot for 10 weeks.
It ended the year as the best-selling album of 1976, with more than 6 million copies sold in the United States. In fact, it still stands as one of the best-selling live albums to date.
Frampton Comes Alive! was also voted "Album of the Year" in the 1976 Rolling Stone readers' poll. It stayed on the chart for 97 weeks and was still #14 on Billboard's 1977 year-end album chart.
The most recognizable songs from the album are "Show Me the Way", "Baby, I Love Your Way", and "Do You Feel Like We Do", all of which were released as singles, and continue to receive airplay on classic rock radio stations.
The Eagle Rock package includes staples "Show Me The Way" and "Do You Feel Like We Do," as well as tracks from Frampton's most recent albums Thank You Mr. Churchill and the Grammy-Award winning instrumental album Fingerprints.
The DVD captures two February 2012 shows, a performance in Milwaukee at the Pabst Theater and another in New York at the Beacon Theatre. Pierre and François Lamoureux directed and produced.
"I have tried to find the best musical performances from as many different countries and cities as possible," says Frampton. "My MO in choosing these tracks was to make this CD as representative as possible of the entire year of shows.
"Maybe there's one you were at, whether you're from Europe or the US. I'm still going through the 116 versions of 'Do You Feel…' as I write this! I might never want to play it again, so you better pick this CD up just in case!" Timeless music… from a golden era in rock
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Q: Retrieve azure blob storage connection string from airflow connection id I am trying to see how can I retrieve the azure connection string value stored in airflow as a connection ID.
I have called the azure blob storage connection id using azure_conn as shown below. I am trying to see how can I return back the connection string from this variable azure_conn
azure_conn = WasbHook(wasb_conn_id='wasb_conn_id')

The variable azure_conn is of type
<class 'airflow.providers.microsoft.azure.hooks.wasb.WasbHook'>

A: The WasbHook has access to a get_connection() method inherited from the BaseHook (see here).  You can instantiate the WasbHook as you do now and then call the get_connection() method to retrieve attributes from the Azure Blob Storage Connection you setup.
hook = WasbHook(wasb_conn_id='wasb_conn_id')
conn = hook.get_connection(hook.conn_id)
print(conn.extra_dejson) # To retrieve the connection string


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"Far Away from Everyday," 3rd CD by Harp Guitarist/Pianist/Composer Brad Hoyt, to Be Released Dec. 3
(Published: November 12, 2013)
Brad Hoyt originally conceived of his ambitious new album, Far Away from Everyday, as a logical expansion of his 2009 Together Alone debut for the Harp Guitar Music label. He wanted to explore the harp guitar's role in various ensemble settings and planned to build on the earlier album's piano/harp guitar duet format by adding new instruments, inviting players he'd admired, been inspired by, and occasionally performed with over the years.
The result is "most often a sort of 'chamber jazz' -- a unique blend of meticulously written arrangements and wild improvisation," says co-producer (and Harp Guitar Music label head) Gregg Miner. Harp Guitar Music will release the new CD on December 3.
Three years in the making, Far Away from Everyday boasts 14 original tunes and 30 musicians from around the world, including such notables as Nashville-based harp guitarist Muriel Anderson, the first woman to win the National Fingerstyle Guitar Championship; recent ASCAP Golden Note Award honoree Phil Keaggy, guitar; bassist Michael Manring; and Czech violinist Tomáš Mach. Hoyt himself plays a variety of instruments including various incarnations of the piano and his one-of-a-kind 30-string harp guitar.
Chicagoan Howard Levy, who has written and performed harmonica concertos and was a founding member of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, was one of the first musicians Hoyt asked to appear on the new CD. Levy agreed to listen to Hoyt's music, liked what he heard, and a few months later contributed to five tracks.
Jeff Coffin in turn was eager to record with Levy. They play together on two songs: "The Relative Sea," featuring Coffin on soprano saxophone and Antoine Dufour on harp guitar, and "Alternate Timeline," with Coffin on flute and Mike Doolin on his own "Doolin" harp guitar.
The album, Hoyt's third following Histories, a collection of music he recorded between 1990 and 2002, and the aforementioned Together Alone, lives up to its title with a unique blend of gypsy jazz, atmospheric soundscapes, Viennese-flavored reflections, and "funked-up acoustic music" (as Gregg Miner describes it). All of the music is carried by strong melodies that in many cases once had lyrics attached to them. They take on new life here.
Brad Hoyt, 42, was born and raised in Muncie, Indiana. As a Ball State University undergrad, he took lessons in both classical guitar and jazz piano and performed there in big bands and small groups, with his own blues band, and as a solo. When he began experimenting with plucked piano strings, he was so taken with the sound that he started envisioning a fingerstyle string instrument on which he could imitate that sound. A 12-string guitar or mandolin came close, but he preferred an instrument meant to be played with the fingers instead of a pick.
After college, Hoyt moved to New York and freelanced. He had some of his music placed in TV and film, including NBC's Today Show. He also performed at such venues as the legendary CBGB's with the rock fusion group NightPeople.
Three years later, he got married and relocated to Colorado, where he continued to write and record his compositions. In 1999, he and his wife Andrea moved to her hometown of Prague, where they had their first child. While in Europe, he recorded and performed with the group Art House, which he founded with bassist Alexander Jurman.
In 2002, massive flooding in the Czech capital led to Hoyt moving back to Indiana with his family. (They currently reside in the Denver area.) He took with him a renewed fascination in stringed instruments, and finding the "portable plucked piano" he had in his head.
Having become taken with the harp guitar, a guitar-like instrument with a second tier of open, non-fretted strings, he attended the 2004 International Harp Guitar Gathering in Williamsburg, Va., hoping to find a luthier who could make the model he envisioned. That man proved to be British harp guitar specialist Stephen Sedgwick, who, through a gradual and painstaking process, worked with Hoyt in introducing bold new features to the 10-string Brazilian folk guitar that served as their starting point.
Dubbed by Sedgwick the arpa viola caipira -- Portuguese for harp country guitar -- Hoyt's dream instrument featured 15 bass, fretted, and super-treble double-courses totaling 30 strings.
The more Hoyt has defined himself as an artist, having immersed himself in the harp guitar world, combined his fingerstyle and jazz influences, and designed his own custom instrument, the more surprised he is at how little known the string virtuosi he associates with are known by jazz's top players -- and vice versa. With Far Away from Everyday, he continues his personal mission to break down those walls.
Brad Hoyt will be performing solo CD release shows in Denver at the Meadowlark Bar, 11/30, 9:00 pm; and at the Mercury Café, 12/13, 7:30 pm.
More Information: http://www.bradhoyt.com