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close-up of seeds (Photo: Steve Hurst at USDA PLANTS Database)
oppositely arranged lower leaves (Photo: Sheldon Navie)
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Bidens pilosa (Blackjack)
Bidens pilosaL.
Bidens leucantha (L.) Willd.; Bidens sundaica (Blume)
Blackjack, Spanish needle, hairy beggar ticks, farmer's friend, cobbler's pegs, pitchforks, kichoma mguu (Kiswahili), labika (Acholi), muceege (Kikuyu), ononot (Lango)
Asteraceae (Compositae)
Native to tropical America
Bidens pilosa is naturalised throughout the tropics.
Bidens pilosa is invasive in parts of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda (Global Invasive Species Database).
Bidens pilosa can invade roadsides, crops, pastures, gardens, disturbed areas, fallow lands and urban open space
Bidens pilosa is an annual herb with an erect habit to 1.5 m in height (Stanley and Ross 1983-1989). It is easily recognised by the elongated fruits that bear hooked bristles (burrs) that embed themselves in people's clothing as they brush past the stems.
Stems are square in cross section (quadrangular), mostly hairless and green to purplish in colour. The leaves are oppositely arranged with leaf stalks (petioles) 1-6.5 cm long. Their margins have forward pointing teeth (serrated). Leaf blades vary in shape. At the base of the plant, leaves tend to be simple and more or less oval in shape, higher up the plant leaves are mostly compound (pinnate) with 3-7 egg-shaped with broad end at base (ovate) leaflets, and the uppermost leaves are smaller and simple or with 3 leaflets (trifoliolate). Leaf or leaflet size varies from 1.5-7 x 0.5-3.5 cm.
Flower-heads are 7-8 mm across with yellow central (tubular) florets. Some plants have flower-heads with white or cream 'petals' (ray florets) up to 1.5 cm long, however these 'petals' may be absent or quite small. Heads are arranged in branched inflorescences at the ends of the branches. Flowering occurs over most of the year. The seeds are black, flattened, linear in shape (0.4-1.6 cm long) with a row of two to four barbed awns (2-4 mm long) at one end.
Bidens pilosa normally behaves as an annual weed but at least one form, B. pilosa var. radiata, may behave as a perennial. One isolated plant can produce over 30,000 seeds, which are generally highly viable. Seeds germinate on the soil surface or in shallow soil (to a depth of 1 cm). Seeds at greater depths remain viable in the soil for many years. There is usually a great flush of germination after tillage of the soil. Seeds are widely dispersed through the fruits hook-like bristles that embed themselves in clothing and the fur of mammals and feathers of birds. They are also spread by wind, water and soil.
The fresh or dried tender shoots and young leaves are eaten in some cultures, especially in times of food scarcity. It is used as a medicinal plant in many regions of Africa.
Bidens pilosa is a serious weed in many cropping systems in many countries where it reduces yield because of its fast growth and competitive abilities which include allelopathic properties. One study found that B. pilosa is a serious weed in many cropping systems in many countries where it reduces yield because of its fast growth and competitive abilities which include allelopathic properties. One study found that B. pilosa competition reduced dry bean, Phaseolus vulgaris harvests by 48% in Uganda. Bidens pilosa is also a host and vector to harmful parasites such as root knot nematodes (Meloidogyne species) and tomato spotted wilt virus (GISD 2010). It is also a weed of open areas where dense stands reduce access to roads, trails, and recreational areas, and can damage pavements and walls. Its burrs are a nuisance to people, as well as to sheep and goats. The burrs are also a seed contaminant.
B. pilosa has been included in the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD 2010).
The precise management measures adopted for any plant invasion will depend upon factors such as the terrain, the cost and availability of labour, the severity of the infestation and the presence of other invasive species. Some components of an integrated management approach are introduced below.
The best form of invasive species management is prevention. As Bidens pilosa is so widespread this is unlikely to be possible in many instances.
If prevention is no longer possible, it is best to treat the weed infestations when they are small to prevent them from establishing (early detection and rapid response). Controlling the weed before it seeds will reduce future problems. Control is generally best applied to the least infested areas before dense infestations are tackled. Consistent follow-up work is required for sustainable management.
Bidens pilosa can be controlled by persistent mowing, hoeing and hand pulling in order to prevent seed production. Thorough cultivation discourages growth. Chemical control regimes depend upon the cropping system in which one is working. Details for individual crops can be found in the CABI Invasive Species Compendium. When using any herbicide always read the label first and follow all instructions and safety requirements. If in doubt consult an expert.
Biological control agents against B. pilosa are yet to be developed.
Not listed as a noxious weed by the state or governments in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda.
CABI invasive species compendium online data sheet. Bidens pilosa (blackjack). CABI Publishing 2011. www.cabi.org/ISC. Accessed March 2011.
GISD (2010). Global Invasive Species Database online data sheet. Bidens pilosa (herb) www.issg.org/database. Accessed March 2011.
Kleinschmidt, H.E., Holland, A. and Simpson, P. (1996). Suburban Weeds. 3rd Edition. Department of primary Industries, Brisbane.
Stanley, T.E. and Ross, E.M. (1983-1989). Flora of South-eastern Queensland. Volume 2. Department of Primary Industries, Brisbane.
Agnes Lusweti, National Museums of Kenya; Emily Wabuyele, National Museums of Kenya, Paul Ssegawa, Makerere University; John Mauremootoo, BioNET-INTERNATIONAL Secretariat - UK.
This fact sheet is adapted from The Environmental Weeds of Australia by Sheldon Navie and Steve Adkins, Centre for Biological Information Technology, University of Queensland. We recognise the support from the National Museums of Kenya, Tropical Pesticides Research Institute (TPRI) - Tanzania and Makerere University, Uganda. This activity was undertaken as part of the BioNET-EAFRINET UVIMA Project (Taxonomy for Development in East Africa).
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Marvel's BLACK PANTHER is one of the top movies my son has been waiting to see this year! This weekend we will finally get to see it, it's in theatres everywhere! Be sure to add this to your MUST SEE MOVIE list for 2018!!
Marvel Studios' "Black Panther" follows T'Challa who, after the death of his father, the King of Wakanda,
returns home to the isolated, technologically advanced African nation to succeed to the throne and take
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Faced with treachery and danger, the young king must rally his allies and release the full power of Black Panther to defeat his foes and secure the safety of his people and their way of life.
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ATHENA Valley of the Sun program providing leadership training to young women in grades 11 and 12
By: ATHENA Valley of the Sun
2018 Young ATHENAs
MESA, Ariz. - Jan. 23, 2018 - PRLog -- A new program by ATHENA Valley of the Sun (AVOS) is helping high school women in the East Valley develop important leadership skills through its mission to "Leave No Women Leader Behind."
On March 8, 2018, International Women's Day, the nonprofit will be celebrating 10 Young ATHENAs, girls in grades 11 and 12, for their participation in the program at the 2018 ATHENA HAIL Awards at the Phoenix Airport Marriott.
The idea for developing a program to inspire young women to become leaders was conceived during an AVOS committee meeting in early 2016.
According to the nonprofit's founder, Dr. Kristine Quade, "Young women seldom receive any type of leadership training. We wanted to create a program to teach essential leadership principles and also publicly applaud students for their efforts. When one woman leads she encourages others to follow in her footsteps."
AVOS is an official Arizona affiliate of ATHENA International, an organization which has recognized 7000 women leaders in over 500 communities worldwide.
The East Valley young women to be recognized at the 2018 ATHENA HAIL Awards are Abbie Tyhurst, Ali McAuliff, alena Oorlog, Lauren Colson, Lydia Durret, Raquel Moore, Jennifer Equiha, Sarai Perez Jauregiu, Soniyah Robinson and Maitri Bhakta.
The program is being offered to young women in grades 11 and 12 who reside in Mesa, Tempe, Chandler and Scottsdale. Participants in the program receive training on the ATHENA Leadership Principles, are asked to develop a "give back to the community" project and learn to demonstrate their leadership skills through workshops on public speaking and other topics.
The 2018 YA program began last October and will continue until the end of the 2017-2018 school year. Applications for the 2018-2019 program will be announced in late spring.
The Young ATHENA's will be acknowledged and serve as emcees at the ATHENA HAIL Awards on March 8. The event will recognize an ATHENA Leadership Award honoree, renowned psychologist Dr. Eileen Borris, and six HAIL (Honoring ATHENA Inspired Leaders) honorees selected through an extensive nomination process. The HAIL honorees also mentor the YA's leading up to the event.
The young women were selected based on interviews and their exemplification of one of the ATHENA Leadership Principles: Live Authentically, Learn Constantly, Build Relationships, Foster Collaboration, Advocate Fiercely, Act Courageously, Give Back and Celebrate.
The Volunteer Chair for the program is Jennifer Anderson, Lead Counselor with Westwood High School. Working with AVOS, Anderson has developed a process for girls to apply for the program online and through each school's career counseling center.
Anderson says, "The 2018 Young ATHENA's represent a multitude of interests and achievements. They are global minded citizens who hold aspirations of becoming future change agents in the areas of social justice, medicine and technology. They are impressive human beings."
According to Quade says she hopes to expand the program with the intent of serving young women in economically disadvantaged Title 1 schools. Robin Massey, AVOS Leadership Team member, will be assisting with the implementation of the program into more schools in the East Valley.
"We want to let all young women girls identify with the leadership attributes they have within themselves and give them access to special training that they wouldn't receive otherwise. Down the road, we hope to be in as many schools as we can to help build the next generation of women leaders," says Quade.
The ATHENA HAIL Awards will be held on March 8, 2018, International Women's Day, from 11 am – 1 pm at the Phoenix Airport Marriott. Tickets are $85 and include the luncheon and awards ceremony and are available at www.athenaaz.com. Proceeds will benefit the YA and other leadership programs for women and girls in the East Valley.
For more information on ATHENA Valley of the Sun and the Young ATHENA program call (480) 420-7277 or email info@athenaaz.com.
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Robert Shaw April 30, 1916 - January 25, 1999
Remembering the legacy of Robert Shaw today.
April 30,1916 - January 25, 1999
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The Legacy of Robert Shaw, Music Director (1967–1988)
For twenty-one years Robert Shaw served at the artistic helm of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra.
When he arrived in Atlanta in August 1967, he found the ASO already in the midst of an effort to upgrade itself. Atlanta's cultural leaders had long been working toward raising the Orchestra's budget, extending the length of its season and building a permanent hall for its performances. They turned to Shaw because he was both a musician of international stature in both orchestral and choral realms and a rising conductor who could bring the ASO to prominence as his own reputation grew.
He came in like a whirlwind, presenting ambitious concerts of difficult music, speaking about Atlanta's need for a conservatory of music, looking for black musicians to play in the all-white orchestra, successfully lobbying to have black members added to the ASO's Board, and introducing the city to more contemporary music than it had ever heard before. Hard though he may have driven his players and singers, he pushed himself harder. His attention to detail and his capacity for endless hours of score study and preparation were phenomenal. Unlike most high-profile conductors, he had no other orchestra half a globe away, and he accepted few dates to conduct elsewhere. Shaw had come to Atlanta to be Music Director, and he considered it a full-time commitment.
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News: ASO principal bassoonist Keith Buncke named principal bassoon of Chicago Symphony Orchestra
By Mark Gresham @ArtsATL.com
It seems almost like a game of musical chairs.
In a huge turn of events, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra's new principal bassoonist, Keith Buncke, has now been named principal bassoon of the famed Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Buncke will replace longtime CSO principal bassoonist David McGill, who retired last August. Buncke's exact start date has not been determined.
Buncke had been appointed to his current ASO position only this past spring, while still a junior studying at Curtis Institute in Philadelphia. Because of the delay in the orchestra's season due to the three-month lockout of musicians this past fall, he did not begin playing onstage with the Atlanta orchestra in Symphony Hall until mid-November. Now, at age 21, and having played as part of the ASO only a matter of weeks, Buncke will prepare to assume his new position under the baton of Riccardo Muti in Chicago.
ASO's Keith Buncke (center) will join the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. (Photo by Delmar Williams)
Houston Grand Opera Raises 172.9 Million Dollars
Houston Grand Opera's Inspiring Performance fund drive breezed past its $165 million goal, attracting $172.9 million.
The campaign, which will support the company's operations and endowment, launched behind the scenes in 2007 and publicly in 2012. It attracted gifts from 6,648 donors, 4,558 of them first-time contributors. The drive ended Dec. 31.
As the money came in, the company said, it helped fund world premieres, new productions of established operas and the company's first staging of Richard Wagner's "The Ring of the Nibelung." The revenue helped the company's annual budget grow from $18.2 million in 2007-08 to $27.8 million in 2013-14.
The company is using $94.2 million for what it terms artistic excellence, such as commissioning operas, creating new productions and performing "Ring." The breakdown of the rest of the money includes:
$17.1 million for the company's endowment. The majority of those pledges have been paid, bringing the endowment's total to about $51 million as of Dec. 31.
$13 million for the Nexus affordability program, which has funded more than 175,000 free or reduced-priced subscriptions and single tickets since 2008.
$11 million for HGOco, whose projects have included the East & West multicultural operas and partnerships with Writers in the Schools and other groups.
$6 million for the Houston Grand Opera Studio training program.
The campaign total includes $31.6 million in bequests the company will receive on their donors' passing.
John Scott Arnoldy, chief executive of Triten Corporation, co-chaired the drive with Albert Chao, chief executive of Westlake Chemical Corporation. Both men serve on Houston Grand Opera's board.
"Thanks to the tremendous generosity of donors from across Houston, the great state of Texas and beyond," Arnoldy said, "Houston will have great opera for years to come, and a stronger future as a great American city."
Details: houstongrandopera.org.
Tradition & Maintaining Excellence
From the Cleveland Orchestra philosophy
Tradition & Maintaining Excellence Richard Bogomolny Cleveland Orchestra
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is an edited transcription of the address delivered by Richard Bogomolny at our inaugural The Future of the Symphony Conference in September 2014. View the VIDEO of this presentation in its entirety.
http://www.futuresymphony.org/conference-2014-videos/
"Let's begin with Excellence. We believe that everything we do – every plan we form, every expenditure that we make – must be tested against what that action will do for or against the standard of musical excellence that we have followed for decades. In times of financial difficulty, only those activities not related to what we call being a world-class orchestra may be cut without consent of the board.
"The other thing we believe in is the fact that it's very hard to play an instrument at the level of the members of our orchestra, how very good the musicians have to be in order to get in in the first place, and how hard they must work in order to stay at that level and to uphold our artistic traditions. While growing up, many of these musicians were thought of as child prodigies in their own communities. It's been my objective over the years to make sure that the trustees understand and believe that our musicians are special and that they, collectively, are the reason we're in business.
"We also believe that classical music is not dead, nor will the ability to hear any amount of music free on the Internet bury us. Our unwavering belief is that the live concert experience, with the audience being emotionally involved and connected to music, is enduring. You can ask our musicians and you'll find that none of them buy into the proposition that classical music is dead."
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BPO Finished 2014 On Financial High Note
by James Fink
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Both on and off stage, the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra had a banner year.
According to the just-released "Report to the Community," which covers the orchestra's 2013-2014 fiscal year, the orchestra finished with a significant increase in ticket sales and performed to approximately 200,000 people while seeing its endowment fund surpass the $32 million mark. The BPO's fiscal year ended on Aug. 31, 2014.
Among the highlights from the annual report, ticket sales during the 2013-2014 season topped the $3.367 million mark, a 6.2 percent increase from the $3.170 million tickets sold the previous fiscal years. As recently as the 2010-2011 season, the BPO sold $2.843 million in tickets. Ticket sales cover both classical and Pops series shows.
YOUR aso at the capitol
This morning, we played a short concert at the Capitol where Governor Nathan Deal presented the ASO with a proclamation in honor of the ASO's 70th Anniversary Season. May this be the start of a renewed appreciation and interest for all the Arts in Atlanta and the State of Georgia. Our Arts organizations need support from all our Local governments. This proclamation is a start to what we hope will be recognition that will truly benefit all Georgia arts organizations.
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New Year's Resolutions, part I
1. I resolve to exercise. I resolve to involve myself more physically in every performance. I'm not going to sit there like a statue, all stern seriousness. I will ask myself: when I'm on stage, do I look like I want to be there? Do I look like I'm enjoying the music I'm playing, or do my expression, posture, and demeanor suggest that I can't wait to get out of there? How can I possibly be appealing to an audience when I look like I don't even enjoy playing for them? I know, it's a serious job, I play serious music, it's not frivolous, but think about the audience's experience. Most of them are not musicians, not on the professional level, anyway, and most of them imagine that what an orchestra does is special, that we must really love music and enjoy playing it. This feeling may seem remote for many of us, since playing music has been our profession for so long, we forget why we got involved in music in the first place. But I resolve to recapture that joy and wonder and make it visible. I'm going to allow the music to move through me like I actually enjoy it, because I do! I'm going to behave as though the music and I are unified in rhythm and motion, in muscularity and momentum. I'm going to be carried along on the inertia of the composer's intention.
Another simple exercise: I'm going to smile more. I'm going to smile when I see audience members walk down the aisle to the seats they paid for, I'm going to catch someone's eye between movements and share that moment of anticipation: I know what's coming next, and I can't wait to share it with you! I'm going to beam with pride when the performance ends, knowing that I just brought joy or solace or beauty into someone's life. I'm going to embrace their applause, I'm going to show gratitude for their support. I'm going to make it plain by my expression that I'm glad they came, and that I'm eager for the next time I get to share great music with them.


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Barn Owl : V
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A return to the music of Barn Owl can be like an exit from the idea of the desert into shifting landscapes of fog. For some reason, when I haven't listened to them for a while they seem to group vaguely together with that lower (or more Southern, if you prefer) West Coast neo-spiritualism intent on wide open arid desolation, beams of startling sunlight, and auburn flakes of broken earth. But really it is indeed often more of a San Francisco thing — peninsular, surrounded by water, hills capable of muted green, layers of gray losing one form as they gain another. Mystery is preferable to revelation in such a space, musical or otherwise.
All that may not be true. It isn't true. What I've just written actually expresses a tension in Barn Owl's work, as well as in the solo output of both Evan Caminiti and Jon Porras in various guises. Desert against fog…but fog wins out on their latest record, V, which seems less like a devotional pilgrimage — moving through a landscape — than a bout of wonder in witnessing a landscape moving. In this sense, it seems appropriate that "The Long Shadow" reminds me of a Daniel Lanois guitar track off Eno's Apollo, say "Silver Morning," crossed with one of the record's darker moments, "Stars." Wonder shot through with darkness…
Maybe another Lanois and Eno meeting carries us closer to the feeling running through some of V. "Dunwich Beach, 1970" is beautiful and minorly distressing drift opened to a draught of meaning by its title, Dunwich Beach being the site where the English town of Dunwich was overtaken by the sea, where its cathedrals crumbled from cliff tops and disappeared. W.G. Sebald's The Rings of Saturn provides a particularly haunting discussion of the fate of the town, and one of Leyland Kirby's tracks as The Caretaker from the film made about (not of) that book, Patience (After Sebald),takes as its title a line from the book: "Everything is on the Point of Decline." It's all quite melancholy in this context, history's thrashing and dispossession of good men and innocents, nature reclaiming the stones that formed a town by way of the North Sea.
But what about "The Opulent Decline," the lengthy closing track on V, which doesn't provide clarity as to the decline under dissection? Probably that's because the idea of decline came from the music and not the other way around. But was "Dunwich Beach, 1970" named before the music was made: a question to ask Eno if you ever get a chance. In any case, Barn Owl's decline is both disorienting and dazzling, perhaps taking after nature in that way, a violence always at hand alongside the assurance of the desirability of this world. Perhaps the darker side of things owns this one though: I think of the opening to Aguirre, the march down the mountainside deeper into the jungle, the music of Popul Vuh. And anyone who has seen Grizzly Man may well recall Herzog's view of nature.
So then: mystery, darkness, fog. What strange ships are sailing across the sea and toward the shores of this city marooned amidst the water? Is that the appropriate question to ask regarding V? Having formulated it, I find it somewhat fitting, but there are surely other questions, and this is a music of questions that form in sheets of modestly colored sound, rising and rupturing, bearing in with the pressure of muted fears and moments of unsuspected awe. I prefer this music of disquiet to the rampant paeans to sun gods and open space, mirages of the present moment.
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Bacolod City, Negros Occidental, Philippines from Ken Dunlop on Vimeo.
Having lived in Vancouver BC the past three years, I slowly stopped speaking to people on the street, as most people look at you as if you are a leper, scowl on their face, they will clutch their bag that much tighter because obviously you are going to attack them. I was always left with my mouth hanging open at peoples cold responses. I have to laugh, so many post on Facebook about the warm temperatures so early in the winter though the city especially Vancouver is easily one of the coldest places on earth. The scenery is beautiful but the people have a lot left to be desired. I was always told it was because it was a big city, but why is it only in Vancouver that I find this to be the case. I have been to Bangkok, Kuala Lumpur, Phnom Penh, Toronto, Halifax, and Montreal but it is nothing as crazy and cold as Vancouver.
So here is a Time-lapse Video shot in Bacolod City, see the hustle and bustle of this place, the number of people on the streets, in the stores and coffee shops. Bacolod City the city of smiles!!


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New Dental School Chair Argues for Integrating Craniofacial and Oral Health into Medical Care
By: Erin Hare
Dr. Larry Cunningham Jr. is joining the faculty of the University of Pittsburgh Dental School and UPMC as chair of oral and maxillofacial surgery and associate dean for hospital affairs.
Cunningham comes from the University of Kentucky, where he served as professor and chief of oral and maxillofacial surgery for 18 years, specializing in complex facial reconstruction, jaw surgery to correct facial abnormalities, cleft reconstruction, nerve repair, and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disease.
Cunningham's expertise treating patients with facial differences, like clefts or traumatic deformities, will serve Pitt Dental's mission to help patients born with facial anomalies live a full life.
In Pittsburgh, he also sees an opportunity to weave dental medicine seamlessly into other aspects of patient care, which he has been working on at a smaller scale at Kentucky.
"One of the things we want to do is to integrate Pitt Dental into the fabric of UPMC, so we can better serve the medical needs of the community," Cunningham said.
In particular, Cunningham sees an opportunity to integrate craniofacial and oral health into cancer care, trauma and transplant.
For instance, patients undergoing radiation or chemotherapy may develop dry mouth, which can increase the rate of tooth loss, Cunningham said. More frequent cleanings and fluoride treatments could help them keep their teeth, but if they have to go to a separate building across town to hear that message, or to receive that care, it might not happen.
Right now, the UPMC Head & Neck Cancer Survivorship Clinic at UPMC Montefiore offers oral health counseling and services integrated with cancer care. The eventual goal is to get all of these services under one roof.
Cunningham also envisions that maxillofacial surgeons could be part of head and neck cancer care from the beginning, to counsel patients in depth about how treatment might affect their facial structure and ability to eat and speak, as well as participating in complex reconstructions.
For transplant patients, swift and simple access to dental care could get them that tooth extraction they need so they can get on the list sooner, Cunningham said.
Facial trauma – commonly seen in car accidents – is another scenario where having oral and maxillofacial surgeons in the building would be beneficial.
"The services are there now, but accessing them is still a little clunky," said Pitt Dental Medicine dean Dr. Bernard J. Costello. "There's an illogical divide between dentistry and medicine that we're trying to bridge, and Dr. Cunningham is going to lead that charge, because the research shows that an integrated team approach does much better at providing value to patients."
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Tales from the Darkside
June 9, 2017 March 8, 2018 James Martinez
"Basher Malone"
Here's an episode originally featured on my TV Wrestling Episodes Perfect for Halloween 10 Count! So continue reading to find out about one of the most obvious and literal depictions of good vs. evil in wrestling that's ever been made for television.
This episode starts with Hulk Hogan lite, Basher Malone, in the ring taking on another in a line of dreaded foes, Lockjaw. Basher's mom, Ma Malone, the original momager, is at ringside, with a table of milk and cookies, with no explanation given. She's just there, like it's some bake sale, without the fundraising. Must be nice to have the kind of money where you can just give away milk and homemade cookies. Lockjaw gets Basher in some half-assed camel clutch, where he's pretty much just sitting on his back and pulling up on his head. Basher's arms aren't even locked in. As typical convention dictates, whenever wrestling is on a scripted TV series, or movie, the announcer's bound to call the wrong holds. Here, the announcer expertly refers to the half-assed camel clutch as a "reverse chin lock." At least here it kind of makes more sense than calling it a camel clutch.
Because the cheers of his Basher-Maniacs aren't enough for him to Hulk Up (Basher Up?), Ma Malone hands Basher a chocolate chip cookie, which he eats and magically hulks up out of the reverse chin lock. She then calls out to him to give Lockjaw a "hip lock", which is a term that's never been used to describe any hold in professional wrestling, and Basher responds by giving Lockjaw a hip toss. Tippy Ryan, the Bobby Heenan to Basher's Hulk Hogan, slips Lockjaw some brass knuckles, which he promptly puts to use on Basher. Instead of disqualifying Lockjaw, the ref tries to wrestle away the brass knux, but Lockjaw just sends him flying. All this cheating, for some reason, starts to rile up the crowd, causing heel fans to shove and push babyface fans.
Before an all-out wrestling audience brawl can break out, like in that one X-Files episode, Basher gains the upper hand once more and busts out his finisher, the Basher Gram. A finishing move that's definitely of its time, as it's nothing more than an atomic drop. Lockjaw falls to the mat and the ref instantly declares Basher the winner by raising his hand. No idea if this match was a "first to hit his finisher wins" match, or if the ref had already decided to disqualify Lockjaw for putting his hands on him and was just waiting for the right moment to declare Basher the winner. Nevertheless, Basher continuously jumps around in the ring, arms raised for what seems like an eternity, despite the lack of an announcer declaring his win.
A defeated Lockjaw is carried away by the rest of Tippy's injured crew. Tippy then gets a phone call at ringside because that's the kind of thing that happens in pro wrestling. It's his boss from the Fire and Brimstone League. Where Kane apparently first cut his teeth as a pro wrestler. Tippy tells his boss he can't beat Basher unless he gets one of the top guns from the FBL. As this conversation continues in the background, Basher is cutting his post-match promo, which includes his own three commandments:
– Brush your teeth after every meal.
– Do your homework.
– And listen to your mom when she — That bastard Tippy cuts him off right at very end of the final and most important commandment. Listen to your mom when she what, Basher? What?!?! Impressionable young children need to know, and I say this because the term "impressionable young children" is tossed around this episode, like every 5 minutes. They're a very important demographic to 80's professional wrestling.
Tippy challenges Basher to another match, later on at midnight, at Tippy's gym. No refs, no audience, NO HOLDS BARRED! So, basically a try-out at the WWE Performance Center. Basher shows up to Tippy's gym, with Ma Malone in tow, and Tippy is chilling at his desk basically explaining how before Basher showed up, he would have his bad guy wrestlers influence young kids, then let his client take over from there. You know, selling the kids' souls to the devil and leading them to a life of crime. Being the morality play that is pro wrestling, this particular episode is one hell of an 80's Public Service Announcement. "Basher Malone" would've been a great companion piece to the Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue anti-drug PSA. Tippy then introduces Basher's opponent in one of the best uses of product of placement I've ever seen. Tippy unlocks a nearby Pepsi vending machine that doubles as a portal to/from hell (Pepsi Hell Portal?). Ursula, an evil Miss Elizabeth, or more accurately a clone of Woman (RIP) circa her time managing Kevin Sullivan in the 80's, appears, then Trog, the masked muscle man that Malone has to fight. Sadly, Trog looks less like Kane or The Undertaker, and more like a non-licensed video game's version of a generic masked wrestler.
Ursula has this weird laser gun that helps keep Trog warm and, we later find out, increase his weight. Tippy brings them into the ring and decides to do introductions like they're in front of an audience. It's a 2/3 falls, in which Tippy will close up shop and send his fighters away if Basher wins, but if Trog wins, Basher must retire forever and Trog takes the title, and according to Tippy, automatically becomes the idol of millions of impressionable children. Which I'm assuming is the exact same way Vince McMahon's mind works when he decides to push guys like Roman Reigns.
Ursula suckers Basher in with a handshake for good luck and Trog takes the early lead. At one point, Trog sends Basher into the ropes which produces that "boing" sound effect that's more commonplace in cartoons, or some raunchy teen comedy, than in an actual wrestling match. Especially, one involving some demon wrestler. Basher mounts a comeback and slaps on a full nelson, while Tippy and Mama Basher both take turns uttering random phrases like, "My Basher is a good boy." Tippy then hits the laser gun to move up Trog's weight to 900 pound. Mind you, this doesn't physically make Trog turn into Haystacks Calhoun, the digital numbers on Trog's weight belt simply shoot up. The extra weight lets him power out of the full nelson, and he puts Basher in an Argentinean back breaker, then drops him like a rag doll. Ursula makes the three count 'cause there's no ref, negating the fact that there should even be a count in these type of unsanctioned matches, but whatever, Trog takes the first round.
In between the next round, Basher complains that he can't win without his Basher Gram, like it's something he's lost, but really he just doesn't have the strength to lift a 900 pound man-demon for an atomic drop. I called Basher Hogan light for a reason. He's not the roided-out monster that Hogan was in his prime. Someone should've told Basher that Ma's chocolate chip cookies was not an ideal dietary supplement for making gains, or whatever the weightlifting community calls getting jacked nowadays. Ursula beams up Trog with some more rays right before the start of the second fall. Trog puts Basher in a bearhug, but Basher fights out of it, and tries to get his shine back, but Trog trounces him once more. Trog heads to the ropes, but for whatever reason he starts acting like he's having a heart attack, but really he's cooling down because he's used to the warm temperature of hell, and it causes his weight to drop rapidly. You'd think someone who was in the middle of the second fall of their wrestling match would be working up a sweat, not cooling down. Ma Malone splashes some ice cold lemonade to help get Trog down to cruiserweight level, and smashes some brownies into Ursula's ray gun, which apparently renders it useless. Basher throws the now-lighter Trog off the second rope and pins him to gain the second fall.
Ursula decides to bring Trog's body temperature up by making out with him, because demons from hell still get horny, I guess. 80's softcore porn music hits… and it keeps going as Basher and Trog start the third fall. And if you're wondering if the music was "unintentionally" playing over what could be construed as a pretty homoerotic wrestling move, then wonder no more, as Basher attempted the bearest of hugs on Trog. Trog escapes and manages to get Basher trapped in the second and top rope, like he's Andre the Giant. Ma Malone then heads into the ring with another pitcher, only this time it's milk. She throws it right at Ursula and instantly melts her face off and electrocutes it too, until she's nothing else but a pile of seductive clothing. I guess if any liquid can destroy evil, it's going to be the one that does a body good. Trog reacts by making "argh" noises and goes back to work on Basher.
Trog sends Basher flying with a hip toss that almost puts away Basher for good, but Trog lifts Basher's head up at the two-count. Typical wrestling heel mistake. He bodyslams him, then scales the ropes again. Meanwhile, Tippy's had enough of Ma Malone and pulls her towards the Pepsi Hell Portal. Basher is literally crying out for his mom at this point, telling her he needs her, as if Ma Malone isn't dealing with her own damn problems. Trog tries to take Basher down, but he starts to drop in weight again, which also forces him to start wailing in a high-pitched voice. Basher once again capitalizes on this and send him into the ropes, punches him in the gut, then gives Trog the Basher Gram atomic drop. Instead of making the pin, he does the honorable thing and goes to rescue his mom. Basher grabs Tippy by the collar, vowing to send him to hell. As this is happening, Trog scales the top rope, because he obviously hasn't learned his lesson, and attempts to intervene via a flying nothing. Basher throws Tippy's cigar on the ground, to which Ma Malone scolds him for littering. Jesus, lady, your son just saved your life. Cut him some slack. Just as Basher bends over to pick up the cigar, Trog comes flying off the rope and… lands on his feet, pauses, grabs a hold of Tippy, then for whatever reason, continues moving forward towards the Pepsi Hell Portal, despite having no momentum forcing him to. And just like that, Trog and Tippy find themselves floating back to hell, where Pepsi's ad with Kendall Jenner no doubt found itself, years later.
Basher pops the door of the Pepsi vending machine and grabs a soda. He then invites Ma Malone out to dinner as they leave hand-in-hand. Too bad this didn't lead to Tippy having one of his other demon wrestlers challenge Basher to a Ma Malone on a pole match. Fun-ish fact: the guy who played Basher Malone, Stephen Cepello, wrestled for a while as Steve Strong, winning the NWA Hawaii Tag Team Titles with Jesse Ventura. Want an even funner fact? He stopped wrestling to focus on his art career, which led to him painting former partner, and at the time, Governor of Minnesota, Jesse Ventura, in a portrait that's actually displayed in the Minnesota State Capital building. Funny how life comes full circle, kind of.
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Management changes at Cargolux
Dirk Reich, President and CEO, has decided to leave Cargolux for personal reasons and has asked the Board of Directors for the early termination of his contract.
He will leave Cargolux at the end of July.
Richard Forson, Executive Vice-President and CFO, has been nominated as the company's new President and CEO with effect as of August 1st. Mr. Forson joined Cargolux in February 2012.
Maxim Strauss, Vice-President Corporate Development, is nominated Executive Vice-President and CFO as replacement for Richard Forson. Mr. Strauss has been with the company since January 2006.
Paul Helminger, Chairman of the Board of Director, says: "On behalf of the Board of Directors, I want to express my heartfelt thanks to Dirk for his significant contribution to the success and development of Cargolux, especially in China, but also elsewhere. His passion and dedication contributed largely to setting us on a path of growth to become a truly global player. His enthusiasm and vision have opened up a new world for Cargolux, a world in which we aspire to be 'the Global Cargo Carrier of Choice'. I am personally sad to see Dirk leaving us, but I respect his decision that is based on personal reasons beyond the air cargo business and the Cargolux family. I wish Dirk all the best for his professional and personal future and I am sure that he will remain a valued friend of the Cargolux.
At the same time, I welcome Richard Forson as the new President and CEO and Maxim Strauss as new CFO, both experienced within Cargolux and the industry."
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A partial closure is looking more likely after a meeting Tuesday between President Trump and Democratic leaders that devolved into a shouting match, in which Trump said he would be "proud" to shut down the government if he did not receive a bill with $5 billion in funding for his proposed wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.
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Congress often approves shutdown pay retroactively for furloughed workers, meaning those who took vacation during their furloughs could eventually get paid for the days they were gone, but those days would not be counted as vacation time.
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A statement from his office said he "condemned violence against foreign nationals in South Africa" and called on police to identify those responsible and bring them to justice.
"African development depends on the increased movement of people, goods and services between different countries for all of us to benefit," Ramaphosa added.
On Monday, Foreign Minister Lindiwe Sisulu and Police Minister Bheki Cele held talks with diplomats of African countries to discuss last week's violence.
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Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister Luwellyn Landers said the incidents started off as a criminal event "and eventually ended up being xenophobic because 300 Malawians were displaced as a consequence.
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The main opposition Democratic Alliance, which has accused the ruling ANC party of failing to protect the country's borders, on Monday also condemned "these senseless xenophobic attacks in the strongest possible terms".


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Campers remain at Tacoma park after deadline to leave passes
VIDEO: Many campers still at Tacoma park after deadline passes
By: Kevin McCarty
TACOMA, Wash. — Under a pouring rain people camping in People's Park packed their things to leave. Some, like Travis Givens, didn't know exactly where they'd be going.
"It's time to go, just time to go," said Givens. "It would be nice to camp here."
Stacia Murphy was luckier. She and her boyfriend had been selected to move into an emergency micro-shelter down the street. But she was worried about others in the park with nowhere to go.
"Probably go post up somewhere else. Another camp spot for longer, you know. Or they just die off. Just leave or go to jail. It's hard out here," said Murphy.
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Tacoma police handed out 72 hours notices for campers to leave the park on Friday, enforcing a new ban on walled tents in city parks. Many had been camping there for months. And some, like Lois Klomp, are still refusing to leave.
"Oh yeah, I am," said Klomp. "Putting my foot down, enough is enough. You find us a place to stay and then we'll be happy to move. But right now we don't have a place to go."
Volunteers handed out hot food under canopies as police kept an eye on things Monday afternoon. Many here expected a sweep by law enforcement, but it never came
Tacoma director of outreach and communications Tanisha Jumper said the city is working to get them all shelter first. But she added the park has to be cleaned to be safe for the public. Jumper said a decision will soon be made and the deadline to leave will come.
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Educators are bombarded with new content, pedagogies, and strategies on a regular basis. What's popular now may be passe next year. And, what will be important during the next five years could very well be something that hasn't yet been conceived. Some things seem to dominate the education stage for a longer period of time, such as the No Child Left Behind legislation and Common Core Standards. But, one thing is for certain: there will always be something "new" on the horizon. And some of the "old" things may cycle back around again, too.
Today there is a concerted effort to promote "21st Century Skills" for all students through a collaborative effort known as the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21), which collectively focuses on a mission to: "Serve as a catalyst to position 21st century readiness at the center of U.S. K12 education by building collaborative partnerships among education, business, community, and government leaders" (P21, n.d., [paragraph]1). Since 2002, P21 partners and leaders have been advocating for local, state, and federal policies and support that would enable all schools to better prepare students to live and work in 21st century communities. In short, this effort aims to link core subjects with new content or themes that are often underrepresented in schools, including global awareness, financial, economic, business, and entrepreneurial literacy, civic literacy, health and wellness awareness, and environmental literacy. It also emphasizes life and career skills, learning and innovation skills, and information, media, and technology skills. For a full overview of the P21 efforts, visit www.p21 .orq.
The current focus in schools on promoting 21st Century Skills for all students is actually not a novel idea. Many educators have strived to encourage problem solving, critical thinking, communication, collaboration, creativity, and many of the other 21st Century Skills for generations. Moreover, there have been numerous efforts to promote interdisciplinary learning and teaching as a critical approach to helping all students to become better prepared consumers and citizens.
In fact, the modern field of Technology and Engineering Education, with historical roots in Industrial Arts Education, has actually been a huge proponent of these interdisciplinary and practical skills for many decades. For example, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) funded the Mission 21 program in the 1980s and early 1990s with the goal of preparing "... children to handle the technological demands of life in the 21st century" (Brusic & Barnes, 1992, p. iv). This program, geared toward students in Grades 1-6, used a thematic approach and open-ended problem solving to engage students. The program touted an interdisciplinary learning environment that stressed collaboration, teamwork, relevant content, and an emphasis on building basic skills such as creativity, problemm solving, and critical thinking. Sound familiar?
Publication information: Article title: The ABCs of 21st Century Skills. Contributors: Brusic, Sharon A. - Author, Shearer, Korbin L. - Author. Magazine title: The Elementary STEM Journal. Volume: 18. Issue: 4 Publication date: May 2014. Page number: 6+. © International Technology Education Association. COPYRIGHT 2014 Gale Group.


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Ad Age: Behind the scenes, marketers brush off bombshell Facebook report
Erica Sweeney
Advertisers appear to be brushing off a bombshell New York Times report published last week that detailed leadership failures at Facebook, according to a report in Ad Age. The Times found that top executives like co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and COO Sheryl Sandberg put major problems at the company on the sidelines and sometimes even attempted to deflect blame for high-profile scandals over the past 18 months.
The lack of care over Facebook's behavior from the ad sector stands in stark contrast to growing calls in the industry for digital advertising transparency and brand bravery. Ad Age spoke to several anonymous agency sources that appeared amazed by this discrepancy and who noted that brands have not raised any red flags or eased off their ad spending with Facebook despite continued controversies around data privacy and bad actors manipulating the social network.
While most sources spoke to Ad Age anonymously, Anheuser-Busch InBev said in a statement that it's not pulling any advertising from Facebook but is "continuing to watch this closely." Daryl Lee, global CEO of IPG's UM agency, seemed to directly rebuke a source the Times spoke to in a follow-up story measuring advertisers' reaction to its initial report. Publicis Groupe's Chief Growth Officer Rishad Tobaccowala told the Times he believed Facebook had "no morals" in its quest for continued growth. Lee, in a statement to Ad Age, said it's not a question of morals, but whether Facebook can put the proper tools in place to ensure brand safety. IPG and Publicis are rival ad holding groups.
Marketers reportedly being unfazed by last week's Times report and the number of scandals that have recently dinged Facebook's reputation raises some important questions for the marketing industry, which has amplified calls for transparency and brand safety in digital advertising but appears unwilling to take any significant action against a platform that has repeatedly failed to meet those demands.
If marketers continue to emphasize the need for transparency and for brands to be a force for societal good, and at the same time continue to spend more money with Facebook, it's possible that they could come across as inauthentic with consumers and lose some of their trust. Per the Ad Age report, some of that scrutiny is already being felt by industry insiders on the agency side. Agencies occasionally compete with Facebook for brand dollars, which potentially helps to explain why they've been more vocal with their frustrations.
The Times report has already driven Facebook to establish more independent oversight and fueled outside conversations that it's potentially time for leadership changes at the social network. Following the report, Facebook announced plans to set up an independent appeals body to monitor posts that might violate the platform's rules, per The Washington Post.
Facebook remains a top player in digital advertising and is forecast by eMarketer to account for 20.6% of the U.S. market this year. The company reported a 33% increase in revenue to $13.73 billion for Q3 2018, but fell short of analyst expectations. The performance was Facebook's lowest percentage increase of revenue growth in the past six years. The company plans to focus more on nascent ad formats like the photo and video collages known as Stories to drive future growth.
Consumers, however, are becoming more concerned about data privacy and security, including how platforms like Facebook are collecting and using their personal data and their ability to protect it. Digital consumption of content across Facebook properties, including the core platform, Messenger, Instagram and WhatsApp, dropped 7% in September, according to Pivotal Research Group. The core platform netted more users, but they used the site less, leading to what analyst Brian Wieser suggested is a 20% decline in consumption per person.
AdAge Advertisers unfazed by latest Facebook bombshell
Marketing Dive Marketers react with rancor following eye-opening report on Facebook's maneuverings
The New York Times Delay, Deny and Deflect: How Facebook's Leaders Fought Through Crisis
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Bed Bath & Beyond's chief brand officer on how data-driven marketing helps it thrive
Cindy Davis detailed how the retailer is transforming digital capabilities for customers seeking inspiration as the pandemic keeps them at home.
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PepsiCo's in-house technology informs radical shift to digital
An internal measurement system called ROI Engine has guided the marketer's recent decisions to place bigger bets on streaming and e-commerce, while saving the organization millions.
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When (If Ever) Is SA Right?
Call for Comments: Redmond wants to know what value you place on Software Assurance.
In 2001, Microsoft announced Licensing 5.0, which included Software Assurance, a three-year upgrade program that the ongoing customer howls indicates is controversial to this day.
Many felt pressured to move to SA, despite Redmond remonstrations to the contrary. In fact, a substantial number of customers report that Microsoft threatened overtly or implied that failure to sign up for SA could result in an audit, one of IT's deepest fears.
Here's how SA works: Every year customers pay 25 percent of the full retail cost of the software for servers, and 29 percent for desktops. So you buy the software, then pay a hefty sum every year for the right to upgrade. Research firm Forrester says the average maintenance fee is 21 percent, quite a bit less than Microsoft.
But what if there is no compelling upgrade—or, even more likely—no compelling reason to upgrade? Then you've paid all that money just for the extras, not for the upgrade.
But whether you like it or not, Software Assurance is here to say and you need to decide whether to sign up. A lot has been written about SA—Redmond Magazine is here to cut through the fluff and help you decide when or if SA is right.
What do you think? Please contact Redmond Editor in Chief Doug Barney at doug.barney@redmondmag.com with thoughts on when SA does, and does not make sense; your comments may appear in an upcoming issue of Redmond.


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Logo Design: Willamette Valley Wings
Graphic design, logo design
My original task, creating a logo design for a new non-profit chapter of an international organization was particularly challenging for 2 main reasons:
The parent organization has strict rules about local chapters' logo design: It must incorporate the outer black ring, and therefore has to be circular; it has to include "Women in Aviation" at the top of the black ring, with the local chapter name at the bottom; and the typography has to exactly match their original (although they didn't specify which typeface).
Other chapters' logo designs tend to include airplanes, city skylines, and sunsets are also heavily favored— in other words, not just literal, but I feel they also don't take into account that the logo will be quite small in certain uses, like Facebook profile pictures, for example, and therefore all that careful detail is likely to be lost. But this existing design trend also meant that this was the type of design that WVW was expecting.
I decided to take a chance on a different design concept, by focusing on the historical aspects of not only aviation, but our local history as well. Long story very short: The logo represents the evolution from the wagon wheel of the Oregon Trail pioneers to modern aircraft propellers. And the addition of the vertical dotted line to represent the center line of a runway also gives it a more literal aviation reference— it's what a small-aircraft pilot sees on takeoff roll.
Since this logo was created about a year before WVW was ready to launch their new website, I also designed a profile picture and cover image for their Facebook page, using my favorite photo montage technique, and incorporating elements that hint at a long history of aviation:
My profile picture and cover image designs for the WVW Facebook page. (All photos used in these montages are my own.)
June 2020 update: Unfortunately, the founder of this group had to close down this group, due to serious family issues that required her to move out of the area. So I'm no longer including any links to this group here.
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Photo Montage: Yellow Iris
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This blog is an initiative of Wageningen University & Research. Wageningen University & Research is a cooperation between Wageningen University and Stichting DLO. On this platform our employees share stories and knowledge about their work field and we invite you to share your thoughts about the subjects.


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Fair Wisconsin PAC 2012 Recall Election Endorsements
FAIR WISCONSIN PAC ENDORSES MAYOR TOM BARRETT FOR GOVERNOR
Barrett, Mitchell strong team to unite Wisconsin in recall election (Press release issued May 10, 2012)
Fair Wisconsin Political Action Committee is proud to endorse Mayor Tom Barrett for Governor and Mahlon Mitchell for Lieutenant Governor in the recall elections on June 5.
"Mayor Barrett has been a champion for equality for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Wisconsinites throughout his career in public service," stated Katie Belanger, Fair Wisconsin Executive Director. "Mayor Barrett has demonstrated his commitment to fairness and equality for the LGBT community."
His opposition in Congress to the federal 'Don't Ask Don't Tell' policy, his vocal opposition to the 2006 Constitutional marriage amendment, and his participation in the national 'Mayors for the Freedom to Marry' campaign highlight Mayor Barrett's record of supporting the LGBT community.
"In a week when President Obama announced his full support for marriage equality, the importance of having strong allies and vocal advocates for fairness in the Executive Branch is underscored," Belanger continued. "Wisconsin needs leadership that will stand up for all its residents and we are confident that MayorBarrett and Mahlon Mitchell will successfully restore Wisconsin to its rightful place as a leader in the equality movement."
Wisconsin Senate Recall Candidates (Posted April 24, 2012)
This spring, we are thrilled to have had the opportunity to endorse a record number of pro-fairness candidates running for office across Wisconsin. From the local elections held earlier this month, to the current recall elections, and on to state and federal races this fall, we are confident that these candidates will be effective leaders in government to continue to advance equality.
The following candidates for the Wisconsin Senate have demonstrated their commitment to fairness and Fair Wisconsin PAC is proud to stand with them on May 8 and June 5.
District 13 Lori Compas (Fort Atkinson)
District 21 John Lehman (Racine)
District 23 Kristen Dexter (Chippewa Falls)
District 29 Donna Seidel (Wausau)
Fair Wisconsin PAC Statement Regarding the Candidates in the Gubernatorial Democratic Primary (Posted April 24, 2012)
Fair Wisconsin PAC is grateful to see such a multitude of pro-fairness candidates stepping up to take on an administration that has not been a friend of the movement for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender equality in Wisconsin. Because there are multiple candidates who are committed to fairness, Fair Wisconsin PAC has made the decision not to endorse a candidate in the Democratic primary election.
In less than a few short weeks, we will know who will challenge Scott Walker in the most divisive, heated election our state may have ever seen. On May 9th, we need to be ready to support the pro-fairness advocate who emerges from the primary and unite behind his or her campaign, ready to launch an aggressive effort to take back our government.
Please join us and stay tuned for future endorsement announcements in the general recall election.


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Q: Записать в csv файл через метот Post Нужно параметры формы, то-есть значение input с помощью метода post записать в csv файл в таком же формате.
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    <input type="text" name="SecondName">

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Записать в csv файл через метот Post

Как вариант, добавление в фаил CSV.
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    $mark = filter_var($_POST['mark'], FILTER_SANITIZE_STRING);

    $file = '../csv.csv';
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    $fp = fopen($file, 'a');
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Biden talks gun control with McCain at Ariz. forum
By Jeremy Herb - 04/27/13 06:20 PM EDT
Biden joined the Arizona senator for the McCain Institute's Sedona Forum, the second annual gathering the think tank has hosted in Sedona, Ariz., since its creation last year.
McCain and Biden are friends from the Senate, and Biden's lobbying has been partially credited with convincing McCain to cross party lines and back the Senate's bill.
Speaking alongside McCain, Biden said that the public is looking for some way to respond to last year's mass shooting, according to the Republic.
"I don't think the American people knew exactly what to do, but that's what they look to their leadership for," Biden said. "They look to us and hope that we're mature enough to figure out what is logical that we can do to diminish the prospect of it happening again."
In addition to Biden, a host of current and former senators will also be at the forum this weekend, which is centered on the topic, "How Can We Promote Freedom and Democracy Effectively?"
The attendees include Sens. Lindsey Graham Lindsey Olin GrahamKyrsten Sinema's courage, Washington hypocrisy and the politics of rage Hillicon Valley: Amazon's Alabama union fight — take two McConnell will run for another term as leader despite Trump's attacks MORE (R-S.C.), Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) and Sheldon Whitehouse Sheldon WhitehouseInfrastructure spending should not facilitate sawing down our National Forests Garland vows prosecutions 'at any level' over Jan. 6 To save America's democracy, Democrats need to start acting like Republicans MORE (D-R.I.), former Sens. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), as well as former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo and Wal-Mart President and CEO Bill Simon.
The McCain Institute received a $9 million donation last year in leftover funds from McCain's 2008 presidential campaign. The institute, which is part of Arizona State University, focuses on national security and global affairs.
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UFC 229 Notes: What we know (and what we don't) about McGregor-Nurmagomedov
Daniel AustinMore from Daniel Austin
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LAS VEGAS – There won't be a handshake when the fight is done.
That, we know for sure.
As much as Saturday night's main event at UFC 229 is an opportunity for Conor McGregor and lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov to settle their score, it's become increasingly clear that this rivalry won't end when one man gets his hand raised at the T-Mobile Arena.
"F— peace, there will never be peace here," McGregor said Thursday at a press conference at the Park Theatre. "I always said you should aim for peace, but if you can't aim for peace, aim between the eyes, and that's it.
"I'm going to aim right between the man's eyes and this is never over. Never, ever, ever over."
Nurmagomedov kept things a little simpler when he was asked if he would be willing to let bygones be bygone and shake McGregor's hand at the end of the fight.
"No. No way," the undefeated Dagestani said.
That McGregor and Nurmagomedov have grown to hate each other is one thing fight fans can be totally, absolutely sure about. The Irishman calling Nurmagomedov's manager Ali Abdelaziz a 'f—ing snitch, terrorist rat' probably guaranteed that the bad blood is going to linger for a while.
UFC lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov takes the stage without Conor McGregor (not pictured) during a press conference for UFC 229 at Park Theater at Park MGM on October 04, 2018 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Nurmagomedov, refused to wait for a tardy McGregor, will defend his title against McGregor at UFC 229 on October 6 at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada. Isaac Brekken / Getty Images
But the bad-blood is unlikely to have much of an impact on the way things go Saturday night, despite McGregor's well-advertised ability to get inside his opponents' heads.
Even the most well-versed MMA experts are struggling to give confident predictions for the UFC 229 main event.
On one level, it's almost too easy to say that McGregor is a knockout artist whose key to victory is landing a big punch in the first or second round, while Nurmagomedov is a wrestler who can win by grinding the fight out on the ground.
To hear some people tell it, those are the only two potential outcomes.
That ignores the fact that Nurmagomedov has a sharp jab and that McGregor has actually shown a decent ability to survive on the ground and stay on his feet against the likes of Chad Mendes and Eddie Alvarez, both of whom have high-level wrestling in their toolboxes.
Both guys are far less one-dimensional than they're being made out to be, but there is something old-school-UFC about the fight.
Yes, they're well-rounded, but this is still a fight between a guy with arguably the best MMA wrestling in the world, in Nurmagomedov, and a guy with masterful striking ability.
If either guy can impose their style on the fight, they're probably going to win.
"I am ruthless here, I am coming to put a hole in this man's skull," McGregor said. "Dig my knuckle into his orbital bone … that's what I'm going to do."
Currently, Vegas bookies seem to be favouring Nurmagomedov and are listing McGregor as a +140 underdog. He hasn't fought in the octagon in almost two years and is facing an undefeated champion, so that line of thinking makes sense.
But with the exception of his first fight with Nate Diaz, McGregor has always outperformed expectations when he's fought in the UFC. That Diaz loss was also fought at 170 lbs., which was 35 lbs. heavier than McGregor had ever fought at in the UFC.
He knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds, which would have seemed impossible. He survived an onslaught on the ground from Chad Mendes, which nobody thought he could do, and he made Eddie Alvarez look absolutely ordinary to become the first man to hold championship belts in two different UFC weight classes at the same time.
McGregor's propensity for exceeding expectations is part of what's made him a global superstar, and it's a huge reason why it's so hard to really predict what's going to happen on Saturday night.
Whatever does happen, at least we know they won't shake hands and suddenly become best friends.
Lightweight champion Khabib Nurmagomedov faces-off with Conor McGregor during the UFC 229 Press Conference at Radio City Music Hall on September 20, 2018 in New York City. Steven Ryan / Getty Images
Weirdly, the next time McGregor and Nurmagomedov are in the same room could potentially be in New Brunswick, of all places.
There's no guarantee that either guy will actually attend the event, but the UFC is hosting a fight card in Moncton on Oct. 27, and Artem Lobov and Zubaira Tukhugov are scheduled to square off against one another that night.
Lobov happens to be McGregor's teammate and one of his best friends, while Tukhugov is a longtime teammate and friend of Nurmagomedov.
McGregor has traditionally attended most of Lobov's UFC fights, while it's entirely possible that Nurmagomedov will be in Tukhugov's corner at the end of the month.
If both stars do attend the event, the eyes of the combat sports world are sure to be squarely focused on Moncton.
Not everything always makes sense in MMA.
Drake walked McGregor on-stage at the ceremonial weigh-ins. Drake is everywhere … Every fighter on the UFC 229 card weighed-in without incident on Friday morning. Aspen Ladd appeared a little shaky, but she was on-weight and every scheduled fight is good to go … Weirldy, Alexander Volkov and Derrick Lewis had the biggest dust-up at ceremonial weigh-ins. Lewis flipped off Volkov's Russian hat – it might be called something else – and Volkov took a half-hearted swing at him. There had been zero animosity between the two prior to the very low-stakes incident … And yes, McGregor tried to get something going with Nurmagomedov, but that doesn't count because Nurmagomedov didn't react … The Irish have taken over Vegas, make no mistake about it. They're here, and there's a lot of them … Tony Ferguson made it clear that he would step in on short notice if either McGregor or Nurmagomedov were unable to compete, and stepped on the scale at championship weight – 155 lbs. – just to make sure the world knew he was ready. Both guys also made weight, though, so Ferguson is still set to take on Anthony Pettis in the co-main event.
TALE OF THE TAPE
Challenger: Conor McGregor
Fights out of: Dublin, Ireland
Height: 5-foot-9
Last Fight: Second round TKO win over Eddie Alvarez
How he can win:
McGregor's path to victory is pretty straightforward. He needs to hit Nurmagomedov and it needs to happen early. Fortunately, the Irish superstar has proven himself super capable of doing exactly that. He famously knocked out Jose Aldo in 13 seconds at UFC 194 and dominated the early rounds against Nate Diaz and Eddie Alvarez. McGregor's powers are sometimes exaggerated, but he's got legitimate heavy hands and is a precise, tricky striker. Nurmagomedov gets hit, and if McGregor connects with anything substantial he'll leave Saturday night with the lightweight belt.
How he could lose:
If McGregor can't find a way to connect his fist with Nurmagomedov's chin, it could be a long night. Maybe he's got some high-level defensive wrestling somewhere in his arsenal, but there's no evidence to suggest that's true. Against Nurmagomedov, that could be lethal. McGregor simply can't allow this fight to go to the ground. `
Fights out of: Dagestan, Russia
Height: 5-foot-10
Record: 26-0
Last Fight: Unanimous decision win over Al Iaquinta
Maul McGregor. It's really that simple. Nurmagomedov is arguably the most dominant wrestler in the entire UFC. He takes opponents down and wails on them, and he's made high-level fighters like Edson Barboza and Rafael dos Anjos look absolutely terrible. There's simply no escape once he gets on top of you, and McGregor has done nothing in his career to suggest he's equipped to handle the onslaught if Nurmagomedov can get the fight to the mat.
Look, Nurmagomedov isn't a bad striker by any means but he's not anywhere near McGregor's level. After dominating the first couple rounds against Iaquinta in his last fight, Nurmagomedov stood and swung for most of the last two. It didn't go badly, but he didn't look great. He needs to resist the urge to prove he can strike with McGregor and go for takedowns over and over again.
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Services for R. R. "Shorty" Brumfield, 84, of Ralls were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, 1992, in Carter-Adams Funeral Home with the Rev. Jim Morrow, pastor of First Baptist Church, officiating.
Burial was in Ralls Cemetery under direction of Carter-Adams Funeral Home.
Brumfield died at 10:20 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, 1992, in Crosbyton Clinic Hospital after a lengthy illness.
He was born in Durant, OK, and moved to Ralls in 1953. He married Pearl Dee Morrow on March 1, 1961, in Crosby County. She died on Nov. 1, 1987. He was a cotton ginner and a Baptist.
Survivors include four sons, Lee Roy Alsup and Gomer Alsup, both of Gravette, Ark., Aubrey Alsup of Houston and Bob Alsup of Lubbock; a daughter, Naomi Yates of Ralls; a sister, Alma Riggs of Carrollton; 10 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
Grandsons served as pallbearers.
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