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Why NASA is Flying Drones Into Hurricanes
Starting this fall, NASA will begin flying Global Hawk UAVs over the tops of swirling hurricanes and on data-gathering missions to where these storms get their start.
By Mara Grunbaum Published: Sep 6, 2012
As Gulf Coast residents patch up windows and following last week's Hurricane Isaac, NASA is preparing to launch its most ambitious mission yet to study hurricane formation. The Hurricane and Severe Storm Sentinel, or , is a five-year, $30 million project to fly unmanned aircraft laden with scientific instruments into and around developing hurricanes. Beginning this month, the planes will gather data for three September-to-October hurricane seasons and should help scientists better understand how the storms are whipped up — and why they sometimes turn deadly fast.
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Over the past few decades, meteorologists have learned how to predict hurricanes' trajectories with impressive accuracy. But changes in their intensity are still very difficult to anticipate. Some storms, such as hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, intensify rapidly. Their wind speeds increased by at least 30 knots in 24 hours, taking them from moderate to devastating over just one day. Others, such as Isaac, remain relatively moderate.
When it comes to predicting which storms will turn ugly, "there's been almost no improvement over the last 20 years or so," says Scott Braun, a meteorologist at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center and the principal investigator for HS3. That's because unlike a storm's path, which depends mostly on large-scale air currents in the surrounding atmosphere, a hurricane's intensity depends on complicated interactions between the atmospheric conditions and smaller-scale forces within the storm itself.
That's where the drones come in. HS3 employs two Global Hawks—unmanned, high-altitude planes that can fly for up to 30 hours at a time carrying a suite of sophisticated instrumentation. The Global Hawks can reach altitudes higher than 55,000 feet—about 20,000 feet higher than a typical commercial airline flight, and high enough to cruise over the tops of churning storms. The planes will launch from Goddard's Wallops Flight Facility on the Eastern Shore of Virginia.
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Hurricanes that hit the eastern U.S. get their start on the other side of the Atlantic. So the first HS3 drone will sweep the areas around storms in their very early stages and use sensors to measure temperature, humidity, and wind and dust activity in the surrounding environment. The HS3 team is especially interested in using this plane to study the Saharan Air Layer (SAL), a mass of hot, dry, dusty air that rises off the African desert and blows west across the Atlantic. Early studies of the SAL suggested that it contributes to developing storms. More recently, scientists have argued that it seems to suppress them. By closely monitoring the SAL and its activity as storms pop up, Braun says, HS3 should be able to help nail down its role.
The second aircraft will fly directly above storms as they brew and intensify. It will be outfitted with radar instruments that can see through the storm to take 3-D measurements of wind and precipitation, sensors to track temperature and humidity, and an instrument called a Hurricane Imaging Radiometer, which will map out winds at the ocean's surface by measuring the microwaves naturally emitted by the sea foam wind churns up. Among other things, the over-storm plane will look for the massive columns of thunderstorms, or "hot towers," that sometimes form inside hurricanes. Meteorologists have noticed that hot towers often form before a hurricane intensifies, but it's unclear whether they're actually stoking the storm or merely popping up as it gathers more energy from somewhere else.
NASA flew one of the Global Hawks in a previous hurricane-sleuthing mission in 2010. But there were serious limitations. At the time, the drone had to fly out of NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center in California, because Dryden was the only place with the necessary infrastructure to pilot the plane remotely. That meant the Global Hawk ate up much of its flight time just getting to the East Coast and back, and couldn't venture far beyond the mid-Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico, where storms often arrive fully formed. This time, NASA will launch the drones from Virginia, where the agency has set up a mobile operations center to pilot the drones and will build a permanent one by next year. That means the planes can travel all the way across the ocean to where the hurricanes are born. "We can basically fly to the west coast of Africa, hang out for 6 hours, and then come back," Braun says.
The first Global Hawk is scheduled to arrive at Wallops this week, and the second will follow soon after. Once the planes take off, you can follow their flight paths from home on NASA's Aircraft Tracker map. They'll fly for an abbreviated season of three or four weeks this year, largely to work out the operational kinks. But the HS3 team hopes to sample at least two hurricanes this season—weather permitting, of course—and the first flights should prepare them well for the next two years, when the drones will spend a full four or five weeks in the field.
With any luck, the intel they bring back will help make hurricanes' development a bit less cloudy.
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Karani Nyamu is the Group CEO of Nairobi-based IT company Verve KO and also runs Kore Forests Ltd, a real estate firm.
Big data is one of the techno-social revolutions of our times. This phenomenon has cut into just about every industry, firm and segment of the business world bringing with it significant transformations. There are 5 major ways in which big data has revolutionized the modern world.
Transforming old-school industries: From supply-chain management, content management, and even client relations, big data has had a significant impact on most of the departmental processes and functions. While most firms have always relied on uniform charges or cost-clusters for their clients most big data pioneers tend to rely on demographic and public-credit analytics. This push for systemized analytics rather than uniform data tracking makes profitable analysis very easy and efficient.
Spawning new industries: The need for data-based decision making has spawned both data collection and data service firms across industries. From airline data, tech sales and even industry production, big data has created new jobs and built new industries. Alongside that, has come the development of software for big data analytics. There are nearly 6000 big data analytics firms churning out monetizable data. Big data industry is now worth about $20 billion in the US alone.
Foster Reorganization of Company Processes: The new leaders in big data are especially driven by user-generated content. This is what makes Facebook, Google, Amazon and Twitter such powerful players in the big data industry. They enjoy huge economies of scale when it comes to data acquisitions. Subsequently this generates for them an enormous advantage in terms of running the search engine world. Google has about 12 trillion monthly searches, Amazon has about 2760 million users. These are massive data producers that place these firms well ahead of their competitors.
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The first match's score shouldn't misguide you. 3-0 does not reflect the game at all. It was of course still a perfect start for the New York Rangers. The first 40 minutes of the match looked like there was not going to be a goal and that we would end up watching the overtime.
However Girardi had other plans as he scored in the first minute of the 3rd period and gave the home team the lead. Following this goal, Devils lost their defensive strictness and Rangers started to look even more dangerous. That Girardi goal broke the dead-lock and with all the momentum, Rangers were all over Devils. With the second goal that Kreider scored on the powerplay was making sure the home team took the lead in series.
Devils never looked threatening in the final 10 minutes of the game and Anisimov's empty netter was just another chance for the home fans to celebrate.
This series will never be dominated by one team and despite the victory by Rangers in series opener, they should never expect an easy series. I wouldn't be surprised at all if we see Devils win 3-0 tonight. That's how tight this series will be.
I know one thing. At least I predict... Both goaltenders are making life really hard for opponent offense. Brodeur has excellent puck handling (although it looks dangerous at times) and Lundqvist has been amazing this year.
For these reasons, I will go with UNDER in this one.


These days, we often spend almost every minute looking at a screen whether it's our phone, tablet, laptop, office computer, or the TV. We are plugged in like never before–for better, and for worse.
While it's difficult to imagine a time when we weren't hopping on Facebook or Instagram, checking "likes" and messages as soon as they pop up, there was, in fact, a world before social media. It was a time when logging in online and being all "caught up" on your online accounts wasn't really a thing. It was a time of newspapers and slow mornings and of jamming out on your Walkman and watching cable TV without looking at another, smaller handheld screen (i.e. your phone) every 5 minutes.
These times are mostly gone. Sometimes we get lucky enough to still have a slow morning with family or friends, but the majority of the time we are busy, busy, busy, and especially busy checking email and maintaining our social media presence on platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
With such frequent and fixed attention to the online space, we've managed to cultivate our very own online personas. Some of us are major status-updaters and aggressive likers while others linger quietly, looking at posts and photos but never liking or commenting, yet still ever-consumed with the plethora of content.
Personally, I do feel compelled to stay on top of comments, likes, and posts from friends, family, and people I admire. I often reply quickly to interaction and messages. And I usually post content that is related to either my personal or professional focus.
But even though I am spending way more time online than I had previously (i.e. before the internet took over the world), I am committed to managing my offline person just as must as my online one.
A question for you: if you feel confident about your online persona (whether it shows on your Instagram feed or LinkedIn comments), how are you feeling about your offline person (i.e. your real, true self sans screen)?
When I've posed this question to people, I find the answers mixed. Some feel very comfortable communicating via email, comments, or likes, but struggle with face-to-face real world interaction.
Even though we may spend our time increasingly in the online space, it is imperative that we continue to work on our offline selves, as this is the side of us that will ultimately land us a job, negotiate for a promotion or raise, and attend events, among other in-person career-related activities.
So, how can you refresh your face-to-face, real life engagement skills?
Make eye contact with whoever you are speaking with. Eye contact is a nonverbal communication style that is culturally-based, and so you should always be cognizant of what type of social situation you may find yourself in first and foremost. For the U.S, eye contact is highly valued, and so make the most of it! It might feel a little nerve-wracking to look someone straight in the eye, but with practice, it will become more natural. Remember, in U.S. culture, eye contact is a sign of respect and that you're listening to the other person. Give respect, earn respect!
Remember people's names and refer to them by name as you speak with them. I used to be terrible with names, so that's why I've trained myself to get better. When meeting someone new, I try to immediately associate their name with a characteristic about them that is easy to remember, such as "plaid shirt Paul" or "Stephanie loves the shrimp cocktail." Repetition of someone's name is also a common tactic of mine as well.
Acknowledge and understand that people will have different engagement styles. Some of us are extroverts. Some of us are introverts. And some of us are something in-between. This means that we all have unique ways of engaging with the world around us, and that no two styles are likely to be exactly alike. Respect the person you're talking to by giving them the space they need to be themselves.
Retrain yourself to unplug and really listen to people speaking. Put your phone down! Walk away from the computer! Multitasking is a myth–and when you're still staring at a screen, you aren't really listening to who's talking. You DO have 5 minutes to chat. You DON'T need to spend every second of your day on email. It's all about prioritizing. Prioritize people over technology. This is not only respectful, but also good for your own mental health because we all need a real break to recharge our energy.


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(REVIEW) DRACULA: SOVEREIGN OF THE DAMNED is A Graveyard….Something
Posted byplanet Jane October 2, 2020 October 2, 2020 Posted inanime, ReviewsTags:Blade, Dracula, Dracula: Sovereign of The Damned, Marvel Anime, Richard Epcar, Tom Wyner
This review was commissioned. That means I was paid to watch and review the series in question. You can learn about my commission policies and how to buy commissions of your own here. This review was commissioned by Myrdradek. Many thanks, as always.
This review contains spoilers for the reviewed material. This is your only warning.
"Count Dracula fled to the United States of America, seeking to hide himself in the city of Boston."
You know what's truly scary? Not ghosts, ghouls, goblins, monsters, demons, and certainly not vampires. It's the inexorable march of time, and its effect on popular culture. Today's big-budget blockbuster is tomorrow's piece of trivia, and we have quite the piece of Did You Know? fodder today.
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The result of a partnership between Marvel and Toei, Dracula: Sovereign of The Damned (Yami no Teiō: Kyūketsuki Dorakyura in Japan) is loosely based on Marvel's own The Tomb of Dracula comics. The same that would give rise to the character Blade. (Who, incidentally, has a mostly-forgotten anime series of his own at this point.) Originally released in Japan, it was, as far as I can tell, dubbed into English by the infamous Harmony Gold a few years later, and enjoyed limited screenings on cable TV and possibly some sort of VHS release. A DVD remaster also exists, though information on any of this is rather sparse.
Sovereign of The Damned is not anyone's idea of a lost classic. It's campy, corny, and about five different kinds of a mess. I'm not allergic to any of those traits, as I've well established elsewhere on this blog, but Sovereign of The Damned is a special kind of Very 80s so-bad-it's-good, that one has to be of a particular mindset to enjoy.
Do you like Sinister Pointing? Dracula: Sovereign of The Damned might just be the film for you!
There's a lot of up and downs here, starting with the production. Visually, the film's quality is a mixed bag. The realities of footage degradation over the years have rendered some parts of even the remaster rather hard to parse, as once-present color detail is smooshed into what is essentially different shades of black or dark blue. Even at the time, I imagine it was a bit of a struggle.
The animation quality is also spotty. While it's hardly the worst thing this era of cartooning produced (not by a longshot) it rarely looks particularly fluid or pleasing, further hampered by the semi-realistic style that was the norm for this sort of thing at the time. In particularly bad moments, characters sometimes seem to more morph into new poses rather than move per se.
On the other hand, it does admittedly have its visual highlights, too. There's a particularly nice cut in the film's first half when we see Satan raise Dracula from the grave, the bizarre but visually striking "resurrection scene" of Dracula's son Janus, the looming gothic air of its depiction of Dracula's tenure as Vlad III of Wallachia, and some cool flame and beam effects elsewhere.
The backgrounds are quite good as well. Generally, they consist of nicely-painted pieces that set the mood effectively. The city backgrounds in particular have a peculiar unreality to them that was common to backgrounds depicting such settings at the time.
Broadly speaking, it's the weirder and more abstract parts of the film that look the best. It's hard to say if that's simple circumstance or the result of the artists being given more room to experiment with the more out-there sequences. It's a real treat though, and it saves Sovereign of The Damned from being visually boring.
On the audio end, the experience is similar. The soundtrack is weird and bloopy but it's effective at mood-building when it's actually present. But decently long stretches of Sovereign of the Damned simply do not have BGM, leading the generally poor FX work to struggle to pick up the slack. The voice acting is similarly lackluster. Other than the amusingly hammy performances of Tom Wyner in the lead as Dracula, and Richard Epcar as Satan, none of the voicework is particularly memorable. Even these performances seem to be more the result of actors simply realizing they may as well go all-in on a film this corny. They're fun, but hardly genuinely serious or dramatic.
But of course if anyone knows Sovereign of The Damned it's not for its production values. The film's script has the unenviable task of trying to condense 70 issues of full-length comics into just 90 minutes. It's untenable, and as a result Sovereign of The Damned blows through some six or seven only very loosely-related plotlines in its hour and a half runtime. Elements are brought up, used once or twice, and then dropped. Satan, for example, is set up as a major antagonist, but disappears two-thirds of the way through the film, swearing a revenge that he never comes to collect.
There's also a notably bad "telling over showing" problem. Decent tracts of reel estate are eaten up by long spools of narration. Without fail they're flat, dull, and serve only to shuttle the characters along from one plotline to another. The entire B-plot about the vampire hunter team seems superfluous until Sovereign's closing minutes, where bearded brains-of-the-operation Hans Harper* is unexpectedly able to overpower and impale a newly-re-vampirized Dracula on a silver wheel spoke before taking out both the vampire prince and himself with a self-destruct button in his wheelchair. It's as silly as it sounds.
A stone-cold killer, apparently.
Which is honestly not a huge issue. Sovereign of The Damned is at its best when it's silly, whether it's the high school play melodrama of Dracula's bride's backstory, the comically bitchy essentially-a-cameo by Layla**, the random aside where Dracula must hide from a bunch of bats in a cabin with three small children near the film's end, or even Dracula mugging a man to get money for a burger at one point. (And yes, it is this film that that particular piece of internet ephemera comes from, if you've been getting deja vu from the image embeds.)
There are a few moments that approach genuine pathos. Such as Dracula's rage at the accidental murder of his infant son, but they're rendered absurd by the voice acting. I can't help but wonder if the film "works" a bit more as a serious piece in Japanese, but the English subtitled version of the film is not easily available, so a mystery it will remain for the foreseeable future.
In the end, Dracula: Sovereign of The Damned is not actually unusual in any of these regards. Most animation, and indeed, most media, falls in this same collective cultural memory hole. Too weird to be completely forgotten, but certainly not remarkable enough to have lingered in any serious capacity. So it is reduced down to a few clips, and passes into the great pop-cultural beyond, with all the elegance of Dr. Harper's exploding wheelchair. So it goes.
*, **: In the comics, their names are Quincy Harper and Lilith respectively. Why they were changed here is a riddle for the ages.
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Scioto Biosciences, Inc. Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase Ib Study in Patients Diagnosed with Autistic Disorder
August 18, 2021 03:50 PM Eastern Daylight Time
INDIANAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Scioto Biosciences, Inc. announced the beginning of their Phase Ib clinical trial for their lead investigational product SB-121 for the treatment of Autistic Disorder (AD). The first patient was randomized and started dosing in mid-August. Scioto is an innovation-driven biotechnology company focused on developing a novel microbiome platform called Activated Bacterial Therapeutics (ABT). SB-121 is the first ever ABT to be tested in the clinic.
The Phase Ib trial is being conducted in patients diagnosed with AD between the ages of 15 and 45. The study is a multiple dose, double-blinded, placebo-controlled trial. The primary objective is to assess the safety and tolerability of SB-121. The secondary objectives include assessment of the impact of SB-121 on measures of AD.
"This study is an important milestone in our understanding of how the microbiome effects the gut-brain axis in patients with AD. It will significantly advance our efforts to potentially develop SB-121 as a therapy for patients with AD by providing critical safety data in this patient population," said Joe Trebley, PhD, CEO of Scioto.
Scioto announced in August 2020 the raising of a Series B financing from Genome and Company (G&C). G&C (KRX: 314130) began trading on the KOSDAQ, the Korean counterpart to the US NASDAQ, in Dec 2020. G&C is one of the leading microbiome companies in the world. The clinical trial is being performed at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (CCHMC) in Cincinnati, OH.
"We are very excited to achieve this milestone with our partners at Scioto," said Jisoo Pae, MD, founder and CEO of G&C. "We think SB-121 can potentially make a big impact in the lives of patients diagnosed with AD. We look forward to reviewing the data and further exploring the possibilities of SB-121 and Scioto's ABT platform."
"G&C has been the ideal partner in helping us take Scioto from a pre-clinical to clinical stage company. The G&C and the Scioto teams have been working collaboratively, and we are looking forward to developing SB-121 for other indications. We are off to a great start," added Trebley.
About Scioto Biosciences
Based in Indianapolis, Scioto Biosciences is a clinical stage company developing innovative therapies devoted to having a transformative impact on the delivery of live bacterial therapeutics (LBTs). The Scioto Activated Bacterial Therapeutic (ABT) Platform has the potential to enhance efficacy wherever LBTs are used such as gastrointestinal health, diabetes, neurological disorders, alternatives to in-feed antibiotics (in livestock) and others. For more information, visit http://sciotobiosciences.com/.
About Genome & Company
Genome & Company is a publicly traded (KRX: 314130), clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Seongnam, Republic of Korea that focuses on discovering and developing the next waves of innovative therapeutics in immuno-oncology through diverse modalities of microbiome, novel target immune checkpoint inhibitors and fusion proteins to fulfill the unmet needs of cancer patients. For more information, visit http://genomecom.co.kr/
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Superman Snatches Batman's Cowl In Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice Sneak Peek [VIDEO]
Written By Alvin Aqua Blanco
While we've been hyped for Star Wars: The Force Awakens, we almost forgot that Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice is on the horizon. In a just released sneak peek, we see a none too happy Superman stepping to a chained up Batman.
A peeved looking Kryptonian drops in, and snatches off the world's greatest detective's cowl. But you just know Batman isn't going to take such disrespect lightly.
Zack Snyder's BATMAN V SUPERMAN: DAWN OF JUSTICE is in theaters March 25, 2016. Watch the latest trailer below.
What a time to be a comics and sci-fi fan.
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Germans Pohlers, Grings discuss time in NWSL
Conny Pohlers struggled with the last-place Washington Spirit, but seemed to enjoy her time in the NWSL. (Photo Copyright Amanda McCormick for The Equalizer)
We have previously detailed in this space that American players have been increasingly drawn into the appeal of playing in the UEFA Champions League, a trend their male counterparts set many years ago.
But the appeal for Europeans to play in the United States exists, too, just to a lesser extent than it once did. The National Women's Soccer League is a far more modest version of WPS and certainly WUSA. The NWSL doesn't take claim to being the biggest, best women's soccer league in the world — because it can't.
There is no Marta. There is no Camille Abily. No Caroline Seger or Kelly Smith. The talent is overwhelmingly North American based, and only two international players outside of the U.S., Canada or Mexico are allowed on each of the eight NWSL teams.
All of that discourages the more diverse mixes of teams we've seen in WPS and the WUSA, when the U.S. had just come off a 1999 World Cup title and the league was viewed as the place to be for all the top professional players.
Last week's FIFA.com interview with Germans Inka Grings and Conny Pohlers proves that the allure of the U.S. still exists to some extent. Pohlers, fresh off a treble winning season with VfL Wolfsburg, wanted to be a part of the NWSL and landed with the Washington Spirit.
"I didn't want to miss out on playing here these two months," Pohlers said. "It was the best thing I could have done. In footballing terms it wasn't very satisfying as we finished bottom, but the whole experience will stay with me. The team, the coach, the city, the place I lived: everything was wonderful."
Pohlers scored just one goal in 13 games at forward for the Spirit.
Grings, who had three goals and assist in 16 games with the Chicago Red Stars, will play for 1. FC Koln this season. She brought up some interesting points about the mentality of play in the U.S. both complimenting it and adding a seemingly back-handed compliment.
"At home it's not acceptable to go sightseeing or go on a shopping trip the day before a match," she said, speaking of the cultures of teams in the U.S. vs those in Europe. However, Grings was complimentary of 'the American way' of fighting until the end.
"Now that I'll be playing at 1. FC Koln, it's something I'd like to introduce there as well. If I ever become a coach, I'd like to try to teach the boys or girls that in football anything really is possible right until the last second."
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System Number: 03607
Date: [20 January 1884][1]
Author: JW
Place: St Ives
Recipient: Ernest George Brown[2]
Place: [London]
Repository: Glasgow University Library
Call Number: MS Whistler LB 9/16
Document Type: ALS
Dear Mr Brown -
It is all right about 'Arry[3] -
The body is in the bag - only we were late this week - look out for next and get the World -
Also you may tell Mr Palmer[4] - but I would not say much about it until Sunday or Monday -
[p. 2] I am staying here longer than I expected to - the sea to me, is, and always was, most fascinating! -
Perhaps you will think that there is a novelty about the little things[5] I bring back -
I shall show them to you with pleasure -
They tell me that Volkow[6] sent you a lot of large[7] watercolors from Venice[8] - I suppose they look like H—l and sell well - thereby combining virtue with business -
If there be any more cuttings from Spectator[9] about this affair - or indeed any thing about 'Arry mind you send them to me -
In this particular case you may flatter yourself that the next butterfly in the World is entirely owing to your vigilance! -
Yours truly -
J McN. Whistler
14. Barnoon Terrace
St Ives Cornwall -
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1. [20 January 1884]
Dated by address.
2. Ernest George Brown
Ernest George Brown (1853 or 1854-1915), assistant manager at the Fine Art Society [more]. There are several later copies of this letter (#02772, #03088, #01165).
3. 'Arry
Henry ('Arry') Quilter (1851-1907), advocate and art critic [more]. It may be that Brown pointed out Quilter's article when visiting JW in St Ives, about 16/19 January 1884. Quilter had confused a drawing with an etching in his discussion of Samuel Palmer's illustrations to Virgil's Eclogues, as JW was happy to point out (Spectator, 15 December 1883; World, 26 December 1883, 2 January 1884, 30 January 1884 (#11399); published in Whistler, James McNeill, The Gentle Art of Making Enemies, London and New York, 1890, pp. 113-14; Getscher, Robert H., and Paul G. Marks, James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. Two Annotated Bibliographies, New York and London, 1986, B.25). See also #09420 and #03608.
4. Mr Palmer
For this to be a reference to Samuel Palmer (1805-1881), painter, draughtsman and etcher [more], it is necessary to suppose that JW did not realise that he had died three years earlier.
5. little things
In St Ives JW made many small scale paintings including Sunrise; gold and grey (M.917), exploring new techniques and subjects (see YMSM 263-288; M.915-921).
6. Volkow
Alexandre Nicolaievitch Roussoff or Volkoff-Muromsoff (1844-1928), genre and landscape painter, watercolourist [more].
7. large
Double underlined.
8. watercolors from Venice
Some of Roussoff's watercolours of Venice are quite close to JW's in format and style, e.g. A. N. Roussoff, Venetian backwaters (z193), 1888. There are six watercolours, each 248 x 115mm, in an auction catalogue, Sotheby, London, 24 November 1983 (lot 78).
9. Spectator
Spectator, 15 December 1883; (see Getscher, Robert H., and Paul G. Marks, James McNeill Whistler and John Singer Sargent. Two Annotated Bibliographies, New York and London, 1986, B.25; #11399).


Although hoarding signs and symptoms are astonishingly clear, you may ask yourself, "Why do people hoard? What is the psychology of hoarding?" Individuals with hoarding disorder save these personal items because they may have an emotional attachment to them or fear they may need it sometime in the future. Still other hoarders save items because they don't want to waste anything or the massive heaps of junk make them feel safe.
Although people suffer from the disorder in varying degrees, many exhibit common hoarding symptoms early on. Experts estimate that anywhere from 2 to 5 percent of the U.S. population suffers from hoarding disorder with very few of those actually seeking help for the condition. Research suggests that more men than women suffer from hoarding disorder.
Learning about the signs and symptoms of hoarding and how to find help, such as hoarding support groups and therapy, represent important ways you can help people with this debilitating mental illness get the treatment they need.


As a queer, gender non-conforming person living through this difficult and unsettling political climate, I would like to express my fear of yet another troubling anti-LGBTQ appointment by the new administration. As many of us know, Congress has failed for many months to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat previously held by the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia. We now find ourselves at a precipice – the uncertainty that our future holds as Donald Trump has nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court.
I would ask that you join me in urging Sen. Tester to stand firm against Trump's nominee for the Supreme Court. This lifetime appointment could have serious consequences for my family, me and so many others. As a queer Montanan happily married to my wife, I'm concerned that our basic civil rights would be compromised should Neil Gorsuch be confirmed. Additionally, with mounting legal attacks against transgender and gender diverse people, I have grave concerns for the safety and well-being of my friends and community members potentially impacted by such an appointment. Sen. Tester understands that fairness and dignity are fundamental Montana values, and with this, I expect him to vote against Gorsuch's confirmation, which threatens families like mine and so many others. Be sure to contact Senator Tester to let him know that Montanans want a Supreme Court justice who will protect all of our rights.
Many of Trump's nominees have terrible records when it comes to basic LGBTQ protections around housing, employment, and public accommodations. Gorsuch himself, under the guise of religious freedom, has supported companies like Hobby Lobby in denying birth control to female employees. He also argued in a dissent for defunding Planned Parenthood. LGBTQ Americans can't risk having an anti-LGBTQ ideologue on the highest court in the land. Join me in urging Sen. Tester to stand up for the Constitutional rights of all of us and strongly opposing Donald Trump's extreme SCOTUS pick.
Note from Don: The Trump forces are in all-out funding mode to pressure Senators to support Judge Gorsuch. One way to counter that influence is to support the People for the American Way and their effort to inform people about Gorsuch's record.
Kim, if you check the press I think you will find Tester has not declared if he is for Gorsuch or not. In fact, we need to wait and see that Tester may vote for Gorsuch.
That's the point of the post, Bill, to urge the Senator to get off the fence and vote 'no' on Gorsuch. And thank you, Kim, for this compassionate post.
Pete, what a very good stumble!
Linking in to WaPost, in March, with blind eye to evidentiary ongoing success of local control of identity choice school bathrooms; SOCTUS may determine that it has the right guidelines to discriminate regarding bathroom assignments.
And in imo, the SCOTUS institutionlists will try to protect school boards from ongoing and future suits from kids that want to use a bathroom that fits their gender identity.
Also imo SCOTUS cetralists will try to summarily pre-empt the States away from supporting local control of identity choice bathrooms in Public Schools.
against sharp hard edges of fiat decrees.
sequencing from presentation, to framing, to focusing in on Gorsuch record.
resolute focus towards Gorsuch record.
But A HUNDRED TIMES OVER I'd rather here read knowledge about his record.


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Q: CSS JS transition in slider I've a slider in my code, it's need to be transition, but it doesn't work.
Here is the JS code
It's also not working in CSS...
It needs to be transitioning when the image is changing. I need a slow changing of images in my slider.
actually I tried this in js:
document.getElementById("img").style.transition = "5s ease";

Here is HTML

        <button onclick="prev()">PREV</button>
        <button onclick="next()">NEXT</button>

Here is JS

var names = ["img1.jpg", "img2.jpg", "img3.jpg"];
var index = 0;

function init() {
    document.getElementById("img").src = "photo/" + names[index];
    autoSlide();
}

function next() {
    index++;
    if (index == names.length) {
        index = 0;
    }
    document.getElementById("img").src = "photo/" + names[index];

}

function prev() {

    if (index == 0) {
        index = names.length
    }
    index--;

    document.getElementById("img").src = "photo/" + names[index];

}

function autoSlide() {
    if (index < names.length) {
        setInterval(function() {
         next();
        }, 3000);
    }
}

A: In the next and prev functions fade out the image - and set queuing to true, then change the image, then fade the img tag back in.
You can try the following for next, and something similar for prev:

function next() {
    index++;
    if (index == names.length) {
        index = 0;
    }

    $('#img').fadeOut("slow", "linear", function(){
      document.getElementById("img").src = "photo/" + names[index];
       $('#img').fadeIn("slow", "linear");
    });

}

If you can't use jQuery, maybe have a look at this.

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Jesus established His church as a ministry of people assembled together. We gather to encourage each other, to guide each other toward spiritual maturity, and to share the gospel to those who have not yet trusted Christ, giving them an opportunity to do so.
To those ends, we sing songs that encourage our hearts to follow the Lord, and we have a sermon – a time of preaching from the Bible to strengthen and build up believers so that we can all "grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ" (2 Pet 3:18).
In between our meeting together, each member is challenged to be a missionary within our community, caring for and ministering to the people God brings into our paths.


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package org.apache.geode.cache.lucene;

import static org.apache.geode.cache.lucene.test.LuceneTestUtilities.INDEX_NAME;
import static org.apache.geode.cache.lucene.test.LuceneTestUtilities.REGION_NAME;
import static org.apache.geode.distributed.ConfigurationProperties.SECURITY_MANAGER;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertTrue;

import org.apache.geode.cache.RegionShortcut;
import org.apache.geode.cache.lucene.internal.cli.LuceneCliStrings;
import org.apache.geode.management.cli.Result;
import org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.i18n.CliStrings;
import org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.result.CommandResult;
import org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.result.ErrorResultData;
import org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.result.ResultBuilder;
import org.apache.geode.management.internal.cli.util.CommandStringBuilder;
import org.apache.geode.security.SimpleTestSecurityManager;
import org.apache.geode.test.dunit.rules.GfshShellConnectionRule;
import org.apache.geode.test.dunit.rules.LocatorServerStartupRule;
import org.apache.geode.test.dunit.rules.MemberVM;
import org.apache.geode.test.junit.categories.DistributedTest;
import org.apache.geode.test.junit.categories.SecurityTest;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Rule;
import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.experimental.categories.Category;
import org.junit.runner.RunWith;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.Properties;
import junitparams.JUnitParamsRunner;
import junitparams.Parameters;

@Category({DistributedTest.class, SecurityTest.class})
@RunWith(JUnitParamsRunner.class)
public class LuceneCommandsSecurityDUnitTest {

  @Rule
  public LocatorServerStartupRule locatorServer = new LocatorServerStartupRule();

  @Rule
  public GfshShellConnectionRule gfshShell = new GfshShellConnectionRule();

  private MemberVM locator;

  private MemberVM server;

  @Before
  public void before() throws Exception {
    startLocator();
    startServer();
  }

  private void startLocator() throws Exception {
    Properties props = new Properties();
    props.setProperty(SECURITY_MANAGER, SimpleTestSecurityManager.class.getName());
    this.locator = this.locatorServer.startLocatorVM(0, props);
  }

  private void startServer() throws Exception {
    Properties props = new Properties();
    props.setProperty("security-username", "clustermanage");
    props.setProperty("security-password", "clustermanage");
    this.server = this.locatorServer.startServerVM(1, props, this.locator.getPort());
  }

  @Test
  @Parameters(method = "getCreateIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses")
  public void verifyCreateIndexPermissions(UserNameAndExpectedResponse user) throws Exception {
    // Connect gfsh
    this.gfshShell.secureConnectAndVerify(this.locator.getPort(),
        GfshShellConnectionRule.PortType.locator, user.getUserName(), user.getUserName());

    // Attempt to create lucene index
    CommandResult result = this.gfshShell.executeCommand(getCreateIndexCommand());

    // Verify result
    verifyResult(user, result);
  }

  @Test
  @Parameters(method = "getSearchIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses")
  public void verifySearchIndexPermissions(UserNameAndExpectedResponse user) throws Exception {
    // Create index and region
    createIndexAndRegion();

    // Connect gfsh
    this.gfshShell.secureConnectAndVerify(this.locator.getPort(),
        GfshShellConnectionRule.PortType.locator, user.getUserName(), user.getUserName());

    // Attempt to search lucene index
    CommandResult result = this.gfshShell.executeCommand(getSearchIndexCommand());

    // Verify result
    verifyResult(user, result);
  }

  @Test
  @Parameters(method = "getListIndexesUserNameAndExpectedResponses")
  public void verifyListIndexesPermissions(UserNameAndExpectedResponse user) throws Exception {
    // Create index and region
    createIndexAndRegion();

    // Connect gfsh
    this.gfshShell.secureConnectAndVerify(this.locator.getPort(),
        GfshShellConnectionRule.PortType.locator, user.getUserName(), user.getUserName());

    // Attempt to search lucene index
    CommandResult result = this.gfshShell.executeCommand(getListIndexesCommand());

    // Verify result
    verifyResult(user, result);
  }

  @Test
  @Parameters(method = "getDescribeIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses")
  public void verifyDescribeIndexPermissions(UserNameAndExpectedResponse user) throws Exception {
    // Create index and region
    createIndexAndRegion();

    // Connect gfsh
    this.gfshShell.secureConnectAndVerify(this.locator.getPort(),
        GfshShellConnectionRule.PortType.locator, user.getUserName(), user.getUserName());

    // Attempt to search lucene index
    CommandResult result = this.gfshShell.executeCommand(getDescribeIndexCommand());

    // Verify result
    verifyResult(user, result);
  }

  @Test
  @Parameters(method = "getDestroyIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses")
  public void verifyDestroyIndexPermissions(UserNameAndExpectedResponse user) throws Exception {
    // Create index and region
    createIndexAndRegion();

    // Connect gfsh
    this.gfshShell.secureConnectAndVerify(this.locator.getPort(),
        GfshShellConnectionRule.PortType.locator, user.getUserName(), user.getUserName());

    // Attempt to search lucene index
    CommandResult result = this.gfshShell.executeCommand(getDestroyIndexCommand());

    // Verify result
    verifyResult(user, result);
  }

  private void createIndexAndRegion() throws Exception {
    // Connect gfsh to locator with permissions necessary to create an index and region
    this.gfshShell.secureConnectAndVerify(this.locator.getPort(),
        GfshShellConnectionRule.PortType.locator, "datamanage", "datamanage");

    // Create lucene index
    this.gfshShell.executeAndVerifyCommand(getCreateIndexCommand());

    // Create region
    this.gfshShell.executeAndVerifyCommand(getCreateRegionCommand());

    // Disconnect gfsh
    this.gfshShell.disconnect();
  }

  private void verifyResult(UserNameAndExpectedResponse user, CommandResult result) {
    if (user.getExpectAuthorizationError()) {
      assertTrue(result.getResultData() instanceof ErrorResultData);
      assertEquals(ResultBuilder.ERRORCODE_UNAUTHORIZED,
          ((ErrorResultData) result.getResultData()).getErrorCode());
    } else {
      assertEquals(Result.Status.OK, result.getStatus());
    }
    assertTrue(this.gfshShell.getGfshOutput().contains(user.getExpectedResponse()));
  }

  private String getCreateIndexCommand() throws Exception {
    CommandStringBuilder csb = new CommandStringBuilder(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_CREATE_INDEX);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__INDEX_NAME, INDEX_NAME);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__REGION_PATH, REGION_NAME);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_CREATE_INDEX__FIELD, "field1");
    return csb.toString();
  }

  private String getCreateRegionCommand() throws Exception {
    CommandStringBuilder csb = new CommandStringBuilder(CliStrings.CREATE_REGION);
    csb.addOption(CliStrings.CREATE_REGION__REGION, REGION_NAME);
    csb.addOption(CliStrings.CREATE_REGION__REGIONSHORTCUT,
        RegionShortcut.PARTITION_REDUNDANT.name());
    return csb.toString();
  }

  private String getSearchIndexCommand() throws Exception {
    CommandStringBuilder csb = new CommandStringBuilder(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_SEARCH_INDEX);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__INDEX_NAME, INDEX_NAME);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__REGION_PATH, REGION_NAME);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_SEARCH_INDEX__QUERY_STRING, "field1:value1");
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_SEARCH_INDEX__DEFAULT_FIELD, "field1");
    return csb.toString();
  }

  private String getListIndexesCommand() throws Exception {
    CommandStringBuilder csb = new CommandStringBuilder(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_LIST_INDEX);
    return csb.toString();
  }

  private String getDescribeIndexCommand() throws Exception {
    CommandStringBuilder csb = new CommandStringBuilder(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_DESCRIBE_INDEX);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__INDEX_NAME, INDEX_NAME);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__REGION_PATH, REGION_NAME);
    return csb.toString();
  }

  private String getDestroyIndexCommand() throws Exception {
    CommandStringBuilder csb = new CommandStringBuilder(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE_DESTROY_INDEX);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__INDEX_NAME, INDEX_NAME);
    csb.addOption(LuceneCliStrings.LUCENE__REGION_PATH, REGION_NAME);
    return csb.toString();
  }

  protected UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] getCreateIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses() {
    return new UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] {
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("nopermissions", true,
            "Unauthorized. Reason : nopermissions not authorized for DATA:MANAGE:region"),
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("datamanageregion", false,
            "Successfully created lucene index")};
  }

  protected UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] getSearchIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses() {
    return new UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] {
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("nopermissions", true,
            "Unauthorized. Reason : nopermissions not authorized for DATA:WRITE"),
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("datawrite", false, "No results")};
  }

  protected UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] getListIndexesUserNameAndExpectedResponses() {
    return new UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] {
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("nopermissions", true,
            "Unauthorized. Reason : nopermissions not authorized for CLUSTER:READ"),
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("clusterread", false, "Index Name")};
  }

  protected UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] getDescribeIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses() {
    return new UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] {
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("nopermissions", true,
            "Unauthorized. Reason : nopermissions not authorized for CLUSTER:READ"),
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("clusterread", false, "Index Name")};
  }

  protected UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] getDestroyIndexUserNameAndExpectedResponses() {
    return new UserNameAndExpectedResponse[] {
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("nopermissions", true,
            "Unauthorized. Reason : nopermissions not authorized for DATA:MANAGE:region"),
        new UserNameAndExpectedResponse("datamanageregion", false,
            "Successfully destroyed lucene index")};
  }

  public static class UserNameAndExpectedResponse implements Serializable {

    private final String userName;

    private final boolean expectAuthorizationError;

    private final String expectedResponse;

    public UserNameAndExpectedResponse(String userName, boolean expectAuthorizationError,
        String expectedResponse) {
      this.userName = userName;
      this.expectAuthorizationError = expectAuthorizationError;
      this.expectedResponse = expectedResponse;
    }

    public String getUserName() {
      return this.userName;
    }

    public boolean getExpectAuthorizationError() {
      return this.expectAuthorizationError;
    }

    public String getExpectedResponse() {
      return this.expectedResponse;
    }
  }
}

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I always visit here when I'm looking for a quick lunch or dinner and don't want to spend a fortune. I'm always amazed at how friendly their staff is at this location...I would say even better than Chic-Fil-A which everyone knows how good they are. Def recommend for a family or for a quick and cheap dinner or lunch.
Love the Turkey Reuben and the salad bar. I should probably give them a 5 star b/c the service is always great.
S P. Sep 09 .
Jason's Deli is so much more than just a sandwich shop. They offer only top quality meat with fresh toppings and breads. The selection is unbeatable. The sandwiches are huge! Don't even think you'll still be hungry when you leave! If you're not in the mood for a sandwich, try their salad bar. It's wonderful. The items are fresh and the variety is appealing. While the prices may seem a little high for a regular sandwich, keep in mind these are not the average sandwich. They'll have twice as much meat and toppings as other shops. The menu variety is second to none.


A study released June 23, 2008, found that 92 percent of Americans believe in God, including about one in five who say they are atheists.
The survey1 by the Pew Research Center's Forum on Religion and Public Life is the organization's second report based on the U.S. Religious Landscape Survey, one of the largest polls ever conducted on Americans' religious views, with more than 35,000 adults interviewed.
The first report,2 released in February, examined the religious makeup of America.3 The second report states that 74 percent of Americans believe in heaven and 59 percent believe in hell. And a majority of people also believe that both angels and demons are working in the world, and that miracles occur today as they did in ancient times.
Politically speaking, evangelical Christians and Mormons tend to be Republican or favor the Republican Party. More than three-quarters of members of historically black churches favor the Democratic Party, as do two-thirds of Jews, Muslims, Hindus, and Buddhists.
The report confirmed that those who attend church and pray frequently are most likely to oppose legalized abortion and discourage homosexuality. Less division exists between Christians and non-Christians on other issues. Majorities across both religious and secular groups support more government initiatives to help the needy and the environment. Also, majorities in most religions said the United States should concentrate more on solving domestic issues and less on problems abroad.
Twenty-one percent of those polled said they were atheists but expressed belief in God or a universal spirit, as did more than half of those who said they were agnostic.
If religion and belief in God play such a vital role in Americans' lives, why are they constantly inundated with atheistic-naturalistic, evolution-based science in the media, laboratories, and classrooms?
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Beliefs and Practices: Diverse and Politically Relevant. June 2008. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Available on religions.pewforum.org, accessed June 23, 2008.
U.S. Religious Landscape Survey: Religious Affiliation: Diverse and Dynamic. February 2008. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. Available on religions.pewforum.org, accessed June 23, 2008.
Summaries for the February and June reports can be viewed here.
How much time do I spend in prayer and Bible study each week?
What is there in my life that I am not willing to yield to the Lord?
How much do I actually give to the Lord's work each month?
Am I praying and working for the salvation of anyone in particular?
What is there in my life that might be a stumbling block to someone else?
Am I doing more or less for the Lord than I was a year ago?
How many Bible verses have I memorized in the past six months?
Am I using my time wisely and for the Lord's glory?
What is my greatest weakness and source of temptation?
What does the Lord want me to do for Him today?
This tract is available from the Fundamental Evangelistic Association.
Nearly a year ago, five Christians were arrested by police in St. Petersburg, Fla., for carrying signs wider than their torsos outside the city's designated free speech zone at its annual "gay" fest. Now they've been given a trial date of June 26. And two days later they plan to be back at the festival, protesting homosexuality.
WND reported at the time when Pastor Billy Ball, Assistant Pastor Doug Pitts, Frankie Primavera and Josh Pettigrew, all of Faith Baptist Church in Primrose, Ga., were arrested after leaving an area set aside by city officials for protest activities. Bill Holt, of Lighthouse Baptist Church in Jefferson, Ga., was also taken into custody.
Primavera today told WND the defendants have been informed that they finally will get to argue their case in court on June 26. He said then two days later, the five, with additional personnel reinforcements, plan to be back at the St. Petersburg event.
The story made headlines a year ago because of the city's novel restriction that the men were told by police their signs were not allowed outside a designated protest area because they were wider than their torsos.
Primavera confirmed, in fact, that in 2007 when the five men were arrested, another church member was not, even though he also was carrying a sign, because physically his torso was wider than the other men.
Primavera said the five have had several pretrial hearings, and had been given an earlier trial date that was changed. His lawyers say the date on June 26 now is confirmed.
He said, however, the men believe they did nothing wrong.
As WND reported, St. Petersburg officials, following disturbances at previous homosexual festivals, implemented rules governing outdoor events that set aside "free speech zones," where protesters are allowed.
The resulting ordinance came under fire by the American Civil Liberties Union and the Alliance Defense Fund for being too broad. It allows the city to create prior restraints of speech on an event-by-event basis, with virtually no predictable limits. It also criminalizes certain free speech behavior around public events and authorizes the police to enforce breaches of permits – the penalty for such breaches being arrest.
Under the rules enforced in 2007, demonstrators were permitted to use amplified sound and wave banners of any size, including in the restricted event area, only during the pride parade and for a few minutes before and after. During other times, they could be used only in the set-aside area. The policy for large signs and signs mounted on sticks limited their bearers to the restricted zone.
Within minutes, five of the men were handcuffed and locked in a stainless steel paddy wagon across the street, where they waited in 100-plus degree heat until they were paraded through an Atlanta precinct. Ball required medical attention after his stay in the steaming, unventilated paddy wagon, and said the men were required to remain handcuffed even when they needed to use the restroom.


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April 9, 2019 by Jimmy Holbrook Obituaraies, Obituaries 0
MR. LEONARD SMITH, age 88, of Dogwood Circle, Lyerly, Georgia passed away Sunday afternoon at his residence.
Born in Menlo, Georgia on August 7, 1930, he was a son of the late Robert (Bob Lee) Smith and Lula Truman Smith Pinion. Mr. Smith was a member of Oak Hill United Methodist Church, a Veteran of the U. S. Army serving during the Korean War (Leonard was assigned stateside and did not go to Korea), was retired Post Master of the Lyerly Post office, and was a member of Lyerly Lodge #338 F. & A.M. He was preceded in death by his wife, of 64 years, the late Betty Marie Harrison Smith, Parents, 10 siblings, Harold Bayne Smith, Elsie Louise Smith- Daniel, Vivian Marie Smith, Jasper Leon Smith, Wilburn Edwin Smith, Georgia Beatrice Smith, William Lawrence Smith, Betty Laura Smith, Evelyn Delores Smith.
Surviving are nieces and nephews, Barbara Massey Reece, Kelly and Jeff Floyd, Grace, Sophie, Leighanne, Noah, and Jesse; Barbara Daniel, Bruce and Stephanie Daniel, Grant and Garvin; Linda and Brian Guthrie, Danny, Amber, Dustin, Ian, and Ryan; Debbie and Phil Rich, Billy, Jenny, Jimmy, and Jonathon; Eddie and Jerri Massey, Vanessa, Lee, C.E., Zaidee, and Sammy; Brad and Beth Harrison, Carol Taylor, Dianne Smith, Greg Harrison, Jean Harrison, and Paul Harrison.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 13th, at 3:00 P.M. from the Oak Hill United Methodist Church with Rev. Jack Gillespie and Rev. Phil Rich officiating, with Lyerly Lodge #338 rendering Masonic rites, interment in Oak Hill Cemetery, with military honors by American Legion Shanklin Attaway Post #5 of Rome. Mr. Smith will be in state at his residence #175 Dogwood Circle, off Oak Hill Road, Lyerly, Georgia, where the Family will receive friends from 2:00 until 6:00 P.M. Friday. Flowers or donations to St. Jude Children's Hospital are appreciated.
Earle Rainwater Funeral Home in charge of arrangements for Mr. Leonard Smith who passed away Sunday.


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Archive for March 6th, 2012
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On the 24th of February, a Newtown Pentacle posting was offered in which description of an astounding demolition which had occurred along 30th street in Long Island City, and whose purpose was to clear the way for a gargantuan FedEx trucking depot and shipping center. Attempting to describe the sheer scale of this to friends and Our Lady of the Pentacle simply proved that words would be inadequate to convey the scale of it all.
So, a humble narrator went back, and did a little bit of climbing.
Having once been a child in Brooklyn, you humble narrator learned to climb the urban landscape like a monkey. This skill is something that still comes in handy, especially when something which needs photographing is behind a ten foot tall plywood construction fence. The shot above is a "stitched panorama" which incorporates around 16 individual exposures into a single image- encouragement is offered to click through to the largest incarnation of this shot at flickr (click here) to appreciate the massiveness of the footprint.
Click here to see it on a google map.
From the decking of the Borden Avenue Bridge, you can see that the construction site extends all the way to the Dutch Kills tributary of the malign Newtown Creek. FedEx must need an awful lot of space.
Wonder why?
Well to begin with, the entirely coincidental condemnation and demolishing of the FedEx World Service Center building in Manhattan (528-556 West 34th Street) to make room for the Hudson Yards residential development has robbed the shipping giant of certain capabilities. My guess, and it's a guess, is that they were offered Queens instead.
And once again, Manhattan exports its problems to Queens, I guess.
When this site has been mentioned, those who live and work in Queens get a wild look in their eyes. They ask "Wait, where will all those trucks go when heading into Manhattan?". Sure, they'll be taking truck routes, but what happens when they bottleneck at Queens Plaza, the Midtown Tunnel, or the Triborough? Care to guess?
What about the tractor trailers leaving from LaGuardia and Kennedy, how will they get to Long Island City?
A bit of that climbing talent bragged about at the beginning of this posting, and a switch of POV to Hunters Point Avenue brings you this "stitched panorama" of the rubble beyond the fence. Notice the lack of water being sprayed on the shattered masonry, or any attempt at dust abatement, and remember that the factories which stood here for nearly a century adjoin the monstrous pollution of the Dutch Kills tributary.
This is no land that the site stands on either, rather it's a construct. This area was filled in by Michael Degnon in the early 20th century with rubble from the Belmont Tunnel construction, and that the bulkheads which defined the modern shape of Dutch Kills were only installed in 1914 by the United States Army Corps of Engineers. This rubble is coated with a century worth of "the colour".
Around thirty or forty feet down, the waters of the Newtown Creek gurgle about boulder and gravel, and around the wooden piles which the concrete mastabas of modernity stand upon. The Creek is eternal, and water always- inevitably and eternally and patiently- wins.
Like many things around the Newtown Creek, and Queens in particular, you must just accept the decisions of your betters in Manhattan- I guess. They wish to install playgrounds for the idle rich along the Hudson, erect fanciful condominiums for their comfort, and soaring office towers to administer and employ them. Why should those of us in Queens complain, when they export their waste, their trucking facilities, or their garbage to us?
The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few, I guess?
March 6th, as in tonight
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NASA has released a stunning image snapped by the agency's Hubble Space Telescope of the global Messier cluster.
Globular clusters are spherical groups of ancient stars bound together by their mutual gravitational attraction.
Messier 2 is one of about 170 global clusters known in the Milky Way.
Also known as M2 or NGC 7089, it was discovered in 1746 by the French astronomer Giovanni Domenico (Jean-Dominique) Maraldi while he was observing a comet.
Messier 2 is located in the constellation of Aquarius, approximately 55,000 light-years away.
The cluster has a diameter of roughly 175 light-years and is one of the largest of its kind.
, Messier 2 is one of the oldest globular clusters associated with our Galaxy.
It contains over 150,000 stars, including 21 known variables stars.
Most of the cluster's mass is concentrated at its center, with shimmering streams of stars extending outward into space.  It has an apparent magnitude of 6.3 and is bright enough that it can be seen with the naked eye when observing conditions are extremely good.


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On October 11, representatives from the University of Maryland, private businesses and the Maryland State government gathered to celebrate the construction of more than 7,000 solar panels on top of campus parking garages. The solar canopies were installed over Regents Drive, Terrapin Trail and Mowatt Lane parking garages.
These new solar structures will generate an estimated 2 megawatts of clean, renewable energy, roughly 2% of the campus energy needs. The project here at the University of Maryland, is one of the largest solar canopy projects in the state. MEA recently launched our FY18 Parking Lot Solar Photovoltaic Canopy with EV Chargers Grant, which offers $1.5 Million dollars in funding. Full details on this grant can be found here.
The project was a joint effort between multiple departments at the university, as well as the Maryland Energy Administration and WGL Energy. The Maryland Energy Administration provided a grant of $250,000 for the project and UMD's facilities management matched the funds.
MEA Program Manager Chris Russell inspecting the relay boxes for the solar panels.
These solar canopies have expanded clean energy on campus and are just one of the many projects that the UMD Office of Sustainability helps to support. The UMD Office of Sustainability began in 2007, and helps to educate and involve the entire campus from the students to faculty and staff on matters of sustainability. Additionally, the office maintains the University Sustainability Council that exists to advise the campus, as a whole, on sustainability and the Climate Action Plan. UMD recently announced its Climate Action Plan 2.0, and has been active in efforts to decrease the campus carbon footprint. UMD us looking to incentivize green transportation, expand composting efforts and implement new land use and maintenance regulations. UMD is making headlines for their commitment to sustainability, and plans to be carbon neutral by 2050.
Maryann Ibeziako, the Director for Engineering & Energy in facilities management, stated that the new solar canopies are a key part of campus sustainability efforts that involve renewable energy. UMD's previous on-campus renewable energy goal was to generate 2.7 megawatts of solar power for university facilities by 2018. The three solar canopies help UMD exceed that goal and are expected to generate 2.946 megawatts.
"The actual total cost if we had to install it ourselves would have been about $8 million, so instead of doing that, we don't own the equipment," Ibeziako said. "The installer owns the equipment. We are just buying energy." To read more on the construction of the solar canopies, click here.
The parking garages with solar canopies are also host to electric vehicle (EV) charging stations. The campus currently has about 30 EV charging stations on campus, all of which are in high demand.
MEA is proud to have played a small part in this project, but the real recognition goes to President Loh, UMD, and their Office of Sustainability.
To keep up-to-date on UMD news, click here and stay tuned here to see what comes next for energy efficiency in Maryland.


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Q: Can not run docker command directly after installation on windows I installed docker on windows 10 with DockerToolbox (1.11.2) executable. However, I can't evaluate my environment using docker-machine env default directly.
Instead, only when I use this command
C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox\docker-machine.exe env default *

Can I evaluate the environment?
When I want to check help information, I also have to run
C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox\docker.exe run --help

In their official tutorial: Install Docker for Windows, they mentioned that after installation, I could use docker,docker-machine,docker-compose directly.
In fact, I found this problem when I met this error:
C:\Program Files\Docker Toolbox\docker.exe: An error occurred trying
to connect: Post https://192.168.99.103:2376/v1.23/containers/create:
dial tcp 192.168.99.103:2376: connectex: A connection attempt failed
because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of
time, or established connection failed because connected host has
failed to respond..

And I solved it by restart my machine, and evaluate it again with the full path of the executable.
Some thing interesting is that docker-machine create -d virtualbox default worked for me while docker stop $(docker ps -a -q) failed.
I can just add those executable to environment variable on Windows.
But I want to what's happaning to that installation which caused this problem.
Screenshot of my installation console:

A: First, you don't have to use docker-machine env at all: you can simply ssh to your machine, and make your docker commands from there.
docker-machine ssh default

Second, try and use those commands from a regular CMD session (you don't need a bash).
As documented in docker-machine env:
$ docker-machine.exe env --shell cmd dev
set DOCKER_TLS_VERIFY=1
set DOCKER_HOST=tcp://192.168.99.101:2376
set DOCKER_CERT_PATH=C:\Users\captain\.docker\machine\machines\dev
set DOCKER_MACHINE_NAME=dev
# Run this command to configure your shell: copy and paste the above values into your command prompt

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Forum Championship League | BELGIAN GP 22/01/2021 Read more... ×
F1 Chat
F1 2021 TRACKS
Forum Championship League | BELGIAN GP 22/01/2021
By FMP_Gianlucac88, October 24, 2020 in F1 Chat
dshepsman 63
Just now, Bicarda said:
It makes it more sad that the core game is actually good.
It just doesn't matter if the game is practically impossible to enjoy because of all the bugs. In the end it's still broken.
I only play online and about half the races go to **** in one way or another.
If you only play online, then play iracing. Its a dedicated online racing sim. The handling is better, different cars and will improve your racing hand over fist.... I used iracing for 3 months before my first real life race in an mx5 at brands hatch. I got two top 10 finishes thanks to practice.
And in the long run would probably work out cheaper than buying F1 every year.
Bicarda 465
4 minutes ago, dshepsman said:
I know what you're saying. i play some ACC and iracing as well.
But like many people i'm mainly into F1. and codies have become masters in abusing that. Besides. i like the handling and driving well enough.
It's the bugs (and penalties) that i think are way worse than they have any right to be in a 70 euro game.
4 minutes ago, Bicarda said:
I know. I agree. If it wasnt for Covid lockdown - and My Team, i dont think i would have bought this years game. Will i buy next years? i dont know. If i get a PS5, then maybe.
I dont agree with the pitpass. I dont like games that force you to play - even if it is for fortnight cosmetics. I want to play when i want/can and not feel i have to log in every day, or complete x amount of tasks in a limited time period.
Malarky94 25
What I would really like to see in an F1 game for career/myTeam mode is that you have the base calendar like in real life which you have to do for a whole season. Then after each season you get the chance to replace 3 circuits with a selection others such as for example India, South Korea, Malaysia, Imola, Mugello, Portimao, Jerez, Nürburgring, Hockenheim, Magny-Cours, etc. But you can only replace 3 to slightly alter that year's calendar. Then after that season, you can change 3 again and so on. You could of course also just keep the calendar the way it is, or only change 1, etc.
That's something that would make my wildest dream come true, as you could for example play 4 seasons with say... Russia on the calendar and then for 2 seasons Russia gets replaced by the Malaysian GP, etc. Oh the immersion this would give.
Furbii 2
On 10/24/2020 at 4:01 PM, FMP_Gianlucac88 said:
Mugello, Portiamo, Imola, Nurb...
Any chance to see them in F1 2021?
I'd say 95% of the dev team is working on the new title (hopefully next gen only) and the rest is working on minor bugs here and there, driver ratings etc.
Akkan74 264
16 hours ago, Malarky94 said:
Agree. The option to replace some races for next year with already existing tracks (Hockenheim, Malaysia...) would be really great.
scottishwildcat 189
On 10/24/2020 at 5:49 PM, Krisperfectline said:
I am sure Nurburgring and Istanbul Park are not that much of an issue since it was present on F1 2011 and F1 2013.
But not with any of the 4k assets that will be required for a next-gen game.
Alon78 18
I think they need to release the game again as "F1 2020 - COVID19 Edition" with the real 2020 calendar.
Guga_Cyr 68
On 11/2/2020 at 8:31 AM, Alon78 said:
With minimal/no spectators AND everyone wearing face masks 😏
Ryne 25
I so want to drive at Imola with an F1 car in a game.
Think the last time I did that was with GP2/GP3/GP4 way back.
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Lamborghini Espada getting built in the factory (1969)!
car of the day. Audi RS2.
Well, i'm a self-confessed Audi person; however these days i've had an overwhelming fascination with the Audi RS2. Developed with Porsche in the mid-90s, the Audi RS2 is the beginning of the entire RS brigade that Audi would further launch afterwards.
Yes, it's a wagon—yes it was engineered by Porsche—-and yes it's faster from 0-30 than a McLaren F1. They never brought these to the USA, and that blows—-however word is there are a couple in the US, and a couple more that are being converted into RS2s from regular Audi 80/90. Avants…..interesting.
A friend of mine from Norway, Espen—-recently had his RS2 stolen in Norway. Those daft bastards—–you're gonna get busted.
These are just great! So entertaining. These are compilations of various car commercials from the 60s and 70s…….
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Newest boys' love tandem gives all the feels in Thai series "A Tale of Thousand Stars" on iWantTFC
The series will be streaming for free in the Philippines as it also simulcasts in Thailand.
Pinoy boys' love fans can look forward to another heartwarming Thai drama on iWantTFC as it premieres "A Tale of Thousand Stars," which streams for free in the Philippines as it simulcasts in Thailand starting January 29.
Featuring the fresh team-up of Thai stars Earth Pirapat and Mix Sahaphap, "A Tale of Thousand Stars" will drop new episodes every Friday on iWantTFC in both its Filipino-dubbed version at 9:30 PM and original Thai version with English subtitles at 10:30 PM.
The love story begins with a car accident that will end the life of a girl named Torfun, whose heart will be donated to Tian (Mix) through an organ transplant.
Grateful for his second life, Tian develops an interest in Torfun and gets to know her better by reading her diary that she left behind. He finds out her secrets and dreams, including her ultimate wish to count one thousand stars with Phupha (Earth), a forest ranger whom she had fallen in love with.
Against his family's wishes, Tian travels to a far-flung village and becomes a volunteer teacher just like Torfun. There, he finally meets and tries to get close to Phupha, who appears reserved and unapproachable.
While their initial encounters are far from friendly, Tian and Phupha get to know each other better as the days go by. Soon enough, Tian's heart starts beating fast when he is around Phupha, just like it did for Torfun.
Subscribers in the Philippines can stream the ten episodes of "A Tale of Thousand Stars" for free in both its Filipino-dubbed version and original Thai version with English subtitles beginning January 29 on the iWantTFC app (iOs and Android) or on iwanttfc.com. Viewers can also enjoy watching on a bigger screen through select smart TV brands, ROKU streaming devices, and Telstra TV for global users. For the complete list of compatible devices, sign in instructions, and account activation, visit https://iwanttfc.com/help#tfc-on-smart-tv.
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A New Documentary Traces MLK's Legacy in Portland
Keep Alive the Dream will premiere at the Hollywood Theatre on January 17.
By Karly Quadros January 14, 2022
Keep Alive the Dream is screening at the Hollywood Theatre on Monday, January 17, at 3 p.m.
Image: World Arts Foundation Inc.
Keep Alive the Dream, a new documentary from the Portland-based World Arts Foundation, is archiving the ways local Black communities have been celebrating Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy for over 40 years.
In 1978 in a church basement, Black community leaders Ken Berry, Herb Cawthorne, and Michael Grice started an event honoring King's legacy. Over the next four decades it grew into an all-day event produced by the World Arts Foundation featuring music, dance, speeches, community outreach, and BIPOC vendors, drawing thousands of participants every third Monday of January. Now, as large in-person events remain fraught, Keep Alive the Dream—directed by local filmmaker Elijah Hasan—revisits footage from those past decades of celebration and performance. The film will be screened for free at the Hollywood Theatre on Monday, January 17, at 3 p.m., along with showings the same day of the film online and a noon broadcast on KBOO.
"One of the things we've tried to do with this program all these years is to try to bring people together across all barriers, so people can see that we are one and we have to work together. Because if we're not, and we don't know our history—this is one of the things that Dr. King talked about—we are doomed to repeat it," says Berry, a retired educator and executive producer at the World Arts Foundation.
Since the early days (the 1978 event came five years before the law creating a federal holiday for King's birthday), the World Arts Foundation's MLK Day celebration has grown and transformed, adding more performers, speakers, and a vendor hall for community organizations and BIPOC artisans. The event has been held at local churches and schools, centering musical performances from what Berry calls the "unsung heroes" of Portland's Black community, like gospel singer Willa Dorsey, jazz pianist Janice Scroggins, and soul group the Legendary Beyons.
"Many of them have passed on, but wanted to make sure that we acknowledge them for their contributions in the area of civil rights," says Berry.
The performances in the film are artifacts of artists who didn't always have the institutional access to cut records or tour nationwide. "These are marginalized musicians that didn't have a recording industry in Portland to support them," says Bobby Smith, archivist for the World Arts Foundation.
Known for founding the Albina Music Trust and for his XRAY.fm radio show, Night School, which preserves and unearths Portland soul, jazz, disco, and funk, Smith has worked to uplift Black music for years. His work on Keep Alive the Dream is just one part of a larger project: the Albina Cultural Archive, an online database of film, photography, music, business cards, and newspaper articles, set to launch in a few months.
One group featured in Keep Alive the Dream is Berry's own Youth Sound choir, a '80s-era group of more than 100 students from across Portland, accompanied by a full band that includes Grammy-winning trumpeter Thara Memory. Albina Music Trust's next release will be a vinyl recording, which was never released in its time, of Youth Sound performing at Jefferson High School in 1982.
In addition to music, Keep Alive the Dream includes reflections on historic injustice. Footage in the film shows the aftermath of the Vanport flood and Black-owned homes in Albina being demolished, and includes footage of Black community leader and former University of Oregon professor Herb Cawthorne reciting King's "I Have a Dream Speech" at 1978's first World Arts Foundation MLK Day celebration. But primarily, the doc foregrounds the everyday experiences of Black Portlanders: speeches are played over archival images of people walking to work or fanning themselves in church pews, and of children playing in the park.
For Berry, the film is a reflection of how Black life in Portland has changed—he's watched as youth performers in the film grew up and became artists, musicians, and community organizers in their own right.
After some four decades of "being a person very committed to family, and also committed to community, I think it's time to kind of move on," he says. "I'm trying to pass it on and leave this legacy."
While this year's MLK Day celebration may not be the eight-hour affair it was in years past, not everything has changed. At the Hollywood screening, there will still be live music and a post-film Q&A, moderated by Oregon state Sen. Lew Frederick. (The event will operate at 50 percent capacity and require proof of vaccination or a negative COVID test.)
"One person can make a great impact," says Smith. "And a community of people, like this community that has been keeping alive this dream for many years, can make an even greater impact."
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