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This month marks the anniversary of two surges of youth activism in China. One, the May 4 Movement, began with student protests 97 years ago. The other is the 50th anniversary of the Cultural Revolution, which is sometimes said to have begun with the first Red Guards putting up wall posters in late May of 1966. May 4 and Red Guard activists were once seen as part of related movements, but now they tend to be regarded as radically dissimilar.
The former event began with a rowdy May 4, 1919, demonstration in Beijing, during which, among other things, students trashed the houses of officials they despised and one student was injured in a scuffle with police, later dying from his wounds and becoming the struggle's main martyr. The students who took to the streets were part of a generation fascinated with new ideas and ideologies coming into the country from other parts of the world, from Bolshevism to the democratic liberalism of John Dewey, who happened to arrive in Shanghai to give lectures a few days before the first protests broke out in Beijing. Dewey was brought to Shanghai by progressive intellectuals who had studied with him at Columbia. The May 4 students were also iconoclastic; like the progressive professors and literary figures they admired, they viewed Confucian beliefs and traditions as things that were holding their country and its people back. A third important thing about them was their fierce patriotism.
The May 4 demonstrators took to the streets to denounce warlord rulers whom they viewed as dictatorial, out of step with modern intellectual currents, and far too ready to accede to a plan that the World War I victors were hatching in Paris. This plan, enshrined in the Treaty of Versailles, ceded former German possessions in Shandong Province to Japan rather than returning them to China. Among the student participants in this protest, the professors who encouraged them, and the educated youths who joined follow-up demonstrations in other cities—which drew many workers and members of other groups into the streets as well—were several people who would go on to help found the Chinese Communist Party two years later.
This fact—as well as the success the movement had in achieving some of its goals, such as forcing the ouster of several officials they despised and getting Chinese diplomats to refuse to sign the Treaty of Versailles—helps explain why the CCP would decide in 1939 that the perfect date on which to celebrate "Youth Day" was May 4. It also explains why one of the friezes on a monument in the center of Tiananmen Square devoted to heroes of the Revolution shows a young participant in the May 4 Movement giving a speech, while his male and female classmates distribute pamphlets to a crowd made up of people from different walks of life. And it explains why Communist Party leaders, from Mao Zedong to Xi Jinping, have all periodically praised the May 4 activists.


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So I tried this and it went horribly. I made a post asking for help recovering the device (don't care about the data) at plugout and didn't want to duplicate it here, but I noticed some people have the same usernames on both and might not visit both forums still:
I really need to get this thing working again, ideally with the new 4TB drives but even getting it working with the 2TB ones again would be much better than it is now!
I planned to upgrade a client's LaCie 5Big Network2 from 2TB to 4TB drives (picked from LaCie's compatibility list) and didn't realize that the RAID BIOS/OS is on the drives and pulling them kills the NAS which is shocking and makes no sense to me. It's unlike any RAID card I've seen before.. I haven't changed the NAS yet and it's still working fine on it's 2TB drives but the client already ordered the new drives and I REALLY need to find a way to make this work still. I had seen here someone said they upgraded from 5TB to 10TB: viewtopic.php?f=146&t=651.
So I've searched around here a bit and seen that some people are copying the partition tables to new drives to bring the OS in with them but the instructions have been for different LaCie devices than the 5big Net2 so I don't know if they'd work.
As the NAS is still working, could I just follow the steps in the thread above or replace via rebuilds one 2TB drive at a time with the 4TB ones until they're all replaced, then just redo the array via the web interface?
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The latest Pareto Benchmarking figures show that the number of new donors acquired by the 82 participating charities in 2016, was less than in 2015.
These charities include a majority of charities raising over $20m in 2016, and a good selection of medium sized fundraising organisations as well.
With more than 65% of all regular givers and appeal donors acquired by face to face or direct mail, whatever happens to these two channels influences the big picture more than anything else.
Direct mail grew solidly until last year despite postage costs increasing dramatically, the Australian dollar falling from 1:1 to 1:0.75 and Australians falling from being 'the wealthiest people in the world' to just pretty rich (on average!)
By the end of 2015, intense acquisition strategies from many charities, large budgets and our small population of people aged over 65 (the average age of a direct mail donor is around 73) led to many charities simply running out of new people to ask.
Unless charities have great mid, major and bequest donor strategies in place, direct mail has slipped from being a great acquisition tool to just an OK one. Annoyingly we haven't a 'replacement' channel working at scale to bring in the older demographic.
However, direct mail can't be looked at on its own as its about the donors not the channel in isolation. The long term benefit is really in bequests. Despite taking many years, the potential of direct mail with a good bequest program in place is extraordinary.
Just 5,000 new direct mail donors could be worth $5m with a good legacy marketing program.*
Unless you are an animal charity or responding to intense media covered disasters, my advice is to only invest in direct mail acquisition if you have plans in place for donor retention, upgrade (of mid value donors) and especially that bequest fundraising plan.
The other dominant channel is face to face, I have been predicting a peak in face to face volumes for about three years. I guess if you predict your football team will win every year, people forget all but the year you got it right!
Unfortunately I hung in there, and this time I was right. Fewer new monthly givers signed up through face to face in 2016 than 2015.
Despite all this, face to face is still miles ahead of any other channel for acquiring large volumes of monthly givers, and beats direct mail without bequest follow up on five year return on investment.
We have had good growth in online lead generation and phone calls, but the volumes are still comparatively small. TV, radio, press ads and other channels are just a blip on total volumes, but very important to the few charities getting it right.
New monthly givers signed up by non face to face channels usually have better retention, but there simply aren't that many of them.
So what does this mean for Australian charities?
We have a small population, our costs are higher than most other markets and our average donations much higher.
We have to really look after the donors we get. I have mentioned mid value, major donors and bequests already – and they are key – but critically we need to increase our focus on donor love (donor care, supporter service, whatever you call it in your organization).
Here are my tips for all charities fundraising through individual gifts:
- Be on top of your data. Measuring campaigns is fine but you really need to be on top of tracking key indicator numbers, key performance indicators and running ongoing analysis to identify trends. And this is for your whole program, individual programs, donor segments and even some individual donors. Produce monthly reports, or even better dashboards, and make sure they are understood and the information is acted upon. It is important to make sure the quality of your data is managed effectively. It's all well and good to make 'fixes' with an agency or mailhouse, but make sure you apply any fixes in your systems too, otherwise it may not be 'fixed' for the donors next interaction.
- Acquire more donors. If you are acquiring donors and modeling a break even within two years – don't stop! In fact, if there is any more capacity you can use (e.g. lists or face to face go for it. Just make sure you check the compliance credentials of any suppliers).
- Know your donor. A true donor communication survey is key for donor care, major donor work, bequests and more. It can even help with future direct campaign results! Key to good donor care is to understand your donor and use a survey year after year.
- Thank properly. This doesn't mean just send a receipt with a short thank you letter. Every time we conduct mystery shopping, charities come up badly. Donors deserve a beautiful thank you letter, telling them how their gift will help. Then they should get a follow up telling how it DID help. Hardly anyone does this, so, it is easy for your charity to have the best donor care around.
- Ask properly. Personalise copy. Not just name and address, but donation amount, reflect their support, personalise paragraphs depending on their survey responses and previous donations. It is important any personalisation included relates to the donor, and isn't just changing an adjective in the copy depending on their giving level. Take time to think about where the donor is in their giving journey, what they've told you and ensure your copy reflects this well.
- Use the Pareto Principle. Donors who give larger than average gifts will likely give you more larger gifts. You don't have resources to spread equally, so prioritise those with the best potential to give more. About half your donations will come from just five per cent of your donors. Use the survey and look at previous giving to work out who they are.
- Meet donors. The best fundraising happens face to face, but any full time major donor fundraiser who spends more time NOT meeting donors is either under supported or in the wrong job. There are usually around 220 working days for a full time person. A full time bequest or major donor fundraiser should be spending 180-200 of those visiting donors. ALL fundraisers would be speaking to donors. Making thank you calls, checking in on how the fundraising you do feels for your donors. Aiming to understand more and more about your donors. If you have not spoken to a single donor in the last month, pick up the phone now
- Hold staff and suppliers accountable. Make sure they know what is expected and make sure good KPIs are in place and understood. Ensure suppliers are compliant with regulations.
- Try some new stuff. Finally, and only if you have made sure you are doing all the above! Budget for R&D with no income expected. And please – on behalf of the whole sector – let us know how you get on!
If you want to be part of Pareto Benchmarking next year please email Jesse Zarb.
* 5,000 direct mail donors, average age 73, average bequest in Australia $59,273. Benchmarking shows 0.4% of all such donors have become bequestors, with more advanced bequest programs achieving 2%. $1.2m-$5.9m.


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While most of us make spaghetti sauce by opening a can or a jar, preferring convenience to the sweat and tears of homemade, making spaghetti sauce from scratch is not only simple, but also delicious. Here is an easy recipe that will be sure to impress your friends and family, as well as your taste buds.
Step One: Select tomatoes
The freshest and most tasty tomatoes will come from the garden - but if you do not grow your own, visit a local farm or farmer's market for the next best thing. Make sure to pick healthy, red specimens with no bruises or soft spots. Roma tomatoes are a good choice, because they have thicker walls and less water within. That means a thicker sauce and less cooking time. It is easiest to make a large batch of sauce and either freeze or jar the leftovers rather than make fresh sauce every time you enjoy spaghetti so pick out twenty or so suitable tomatoes.
Step Two: Prepare the tomatoes
Removing the skins is important. Leaving them in will result in chewy, tough pieces in your sauce. The easiest way to remove tomato skins is to place them, a few at a time, in boiling water for about 30-45 seconds. Remove them with tongs and immediately plunge them into ice water. This process will make the skins come right, off saving you time and more of the tomato than hand peeling.
Next, remove the seeds and water. Not every seed needs to go, as most will cook down but removing the majority will result in a smoother sauce. Cut each tomato in half and then squeeze each one using a clean finger, or a spoon to shake them out. Then drain. Draining results in a thicker sauce and a reduction in cooking time because there is less liquid to boil off. A great tip is to strain the tomatoes and save the liquid for fresh tomato juice or to use in other cooking. Chop the tomatoes and place them in a large pot. Begin to cook them down over low heat.
Step Three: Brown and drain the meat
If you are making a meat sauce, brown the meat (this can be hamburger, sausage, ground chicken or pork) and remove from the heat and drain, saving the oil for step five.
Step Four: Seasoning
Packaged seasoning is easier and more convenient and is a mixture of cornstarch, onion powder, salt and spices, but selecting is always best. The best part about seasoning your own sauce is the freedom you have to choose the spices and ingredients that you want. Making spaghetti sauce from scratch means experimenting with all different kinds of ingredients to discover what mix of tastes you prefer. The following is an example and can be added to, or taken from, as you prefer.
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- 2-3 cloves of garlic (can be minced) Feel free to use more if you prefer
- 2 tbsp diced or fresh basil (can be dried if fresh is not available)
- 1 tsp salt (optional)
- Up to 1 lb of chopped mushrooms (optional)
- 1 large green pepper (chopped)
- 2 tbsp cornstarch (if you prefer a thick sauce) or one small can of tomato paste
- 2 tbsp oregano
- 1/4 tbsp thyme
- 2 tbsp grated parmesan cheese
- 4 bay leaves
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 cup red wine (optional)
If you choose, ingredients such as sliced black olives, celery and chopped carrots can be added as can chili powder (about 1 tbsp) for an extra kick. Note that if you are a beginner, prudence with the spices is suggested, as less is better until you get the knack for making spaghetti sauce from scratch.
Step Five: Putting things together
Take four tablespoons of the oil from the meat and in a large skillet add onion and garlic and heat. Stir until the onion gets soft and the garlic turns a golden brown.
Add mushrooms, peppers, cornstarch or tomato paste to the pot with the tomatoes and cook for a few minutes to soften the produce. Sprinkle in parmesan cheese and red wine. Add cooked onion and garlic and the spices and stir. Add the browned meat last. There is usually no need to add additional liquid as tomatoes have a great deal of water in them. Once all the sauce ingredients have been added to the pot, bring to a boil, cover and then simmer for approximately one hour or until desired thickness is reached.
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Dear Sir: I am not in a position where it would hurt much for me to not be nominated on the national ticket; but I am where it would hurt some for me to not get the Illinois delegates. What I expected when I wrote the letter to Messrs Dole and others is now happening. Your discomfitted assailants are most bitter against me; and they will, for revenge upon me, lay to the Bates egg in the South, and to the Seward egg in the North, and go far towards squeezing me out in the middle with nothing. Can you not help me a little in this matter, in your end of the vineyard?
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Bumstead's Pub is a little touch Europe just off the beach. Bumstead's has all the warmth and charm of and old English Pub. ... A place to meet good friends and for good friends to meet. We have an excellent selection of domestic and imported beers with over 150 brands in our taps and coolers. Whether you are watching your favorite sports team, listening to our local musicians or just relaxing...
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Case in point: Someone posted a signature of Stephen King in a copy of Lisey's Story. Three people replied and all of them called it 'good'. Personally, I think it's a laughable forgery and if the OP bases his decision to purchase the book based on these three opinions, he's going to get taken. Does anyone here who knows King's signature think that this one is authentic?


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by: Alex Smith, @alexsmithMD
Alone in the room with your patient, you think you have control over what happens? You think that it's you and the patient setting the terms and content of what tests and treatments are offered, negotiated, and agreed to?
Think again.
In a brilliant new book, Ordinary Medicine: Extraordinary Treatments, Longer Lives, and Where to Draw the Line, the medical anthropologist Sharon Kaufman illuminates the role of larger forces in shaping what is discussed in clinic examination rooms, at bedsides, and in consultation. We had the pleasure of hosting Sharon Kauffman for our fist ever UCSF Division of Geriatrics Book Club yesterday.
Her book took me back to my freshman Introductory Sociology Class at Michigan. I remember hearing about the "invisible hand" of larger social forces that, without our intention, guide our actions.
Here are two compelling examples from her book of how larger social forces are shaping conversations between patients and clinicians:
- The rise of the Medical Industrial Complex. In 1980, pharmaceutical and device funding accounted for 32% of medical research funding, now it's 65%. That's a huge shift. As we in medicine all pretty much bow down at the alter of Evidence Based Medicine, the evidence we rely on is increasingly set by industry, big pharma, and device manufacturers. This has played out, for example, in ever expanding criteria for Implantable Cardiac Defibrillators (ICDs). ICD's are now being put into people in their 80s and 90s, into people who have never had a symptomatic arrhythmia, because doctors feel that if the evidence is there, they have to offer it.
- Once Medicare approves it, it immediately becomes standard of care. Doctors now feel that they have an obligation to address Medicare approved treatments. These forces are not just influencing doctors, who feel compelled to offer and discuss Medicare approved tests treatments they would not recommend, as Sharon Kaufman notes in her book. As we discussed in our book group, patients now search the internet and request these tests and treatments. I have an oncology friend who says, "My patients all want a the latest scan or genetic test. In most cases, it won't change my management. I tell them that. They say, "Will my insurance pay for it? Then I want it." Kaufman describes this as the "more is better" approach in medicine. My oncologist friend describes it as a patient approach to value-based health care: "I want all the tests and treatments my insurance will pay for."
The hard part about these larger social forces is that it's very hard to recognize them in your every day practice. It takes an outsider looking at the system with an anthropologists eyes to recognize what a strange system we work in, that the rules are rigged, and that health, well-being, and improved quality of life are hardly the goals and outcomes our health care system is designed to promote.


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Roses are always a great, classic way to say 'I love you' while a bouquet of your loved one's favorite flowers is always perfect on Valentines Day. Sending roses is always a special occasion. Let Debbie's Flower Boutique help you send this traditional romantic gift. They are also one of the most popular and recognized flowers in the world. No matter who you want to send flowers to, roses are a perfect choice. Send red roses for romance, white roses for respect, and yellow roses for friendship. Whatever rose you choose to send, Debbie's Flower Boutique in Jermyn can help you!


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Locally smeared operator product expansions in scalar field theory
We propose a new locally smeared operator product expansion to decompose non-local operators in terms of a basis of smeared operators. The smeared operator product expansion formally connects nonperturbative matrix elements determined numerically using lattice field theory to matrix elements of non-local operators in the continuum. These nonperturbative matrix elements do not suffer from power-divergent mixing on the lattice, which significantly complicates calculations of quantities such as the moments of parton distribution functions, provided the smearing scale is kept fixed in the continuum limit. The presence of this smearing scale complicates the connection to the Wilson coefficients of the standard operator product expansion and requires the construction of a suitable formalism. We demonstrate the feasibility of our approach with examples in real scalar field theory.
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Decode FACT
14 February 2014
"At one end of the Hybrid Lives Co-Working space in the foyer of FACT is a tall, thin wall. Pinned to the wall are photos of desks and other spaces of work. If you look at the photos at eye-level, you see someone has been working at a cafe table, a garden, a train table, the step of a house, public spaces. If you look further up the wall, you can see office desks and workshops. Higher still, and you can glimpse kitchen tables, bedroom desks, private spaces. The photos were taken using a phone app called 'Where do you go to?'. The app is a prototype, designed to let small groups of people who work together share images of where they are working. The aim of the app is to make a working 'status update' that isn't about written notes or pictures of faces. The images are displayed on a timeline of work across the wall, and sorted by privacy up the height of the space.
We have tested this app with several work teams including the Creative Exchange group designing the co-working space and researchers at the BBC R&D lab in Salford. These teams were rarely in the same room at the same time, so much of their collaboration happens through digital spaces. They share notes online, send emails, occasionally video call, share files they are working on, and so on. But our research suggested they were lacking a 'sense of place' while working together. If they were all in one office, it would be easy to wander past a colleague's desk, see what they were working on, know how busy they were without interrupting them. But in digital space, 'wandering past' is harder, a video call must be scheduled, or a specific question edited in to an email and added to the ever increasing inbox pile. And so we set out to design a 'desk sharing' app prototype to see what happens when collaborators can share 'where they are' rather than just 'what they want'.
From the images people share using the app we can see that their working patterns move through lots of physical spaces. Digital tools allow lots of types of work to be done anywhere, organising tasks with tools like email or digital production with text editors or creative software. The app often captured work in transient public space, like public parks or trains. It also captured work in private space when people were layering their working life in to their home life. The images of cafes that pop-up in the timeline of a project made us think about the work that happens in FACT, in the temporary co-working space, and elsewhere in the cafe, cinema and gallery. Every worker in a public space like FACT is actually connected digitally to many collaborators in other places. They may be checking an email from work across the other side of Liverpool before a film starts, or calling a supplier in another UK city over lunch from the cafe, or sharing a document with someone across the globe sat at a co-working table. The office has become many different physical locations at once, linked or 'overlayed' through unseen digital space.
Our drop-in workshop today (Thursday 6 Feb) will look at decoding how big the FACT workspace really is. We will be asking visitors to help us build a map of all the places in the city, country and world that FACT connects to through the individual work people are doing in the building. We will try to map where and who each email, each document, each amazon order, each podcast connects to in the world. Liverpool has always been a city of work built on connections around the world. The traditions of global trade have shifted from docks, to desks, to digital space, and continue to define the city's outward-looking focus in the digital age."
For more information about Decode FACT, please visit the What's On page. To find out more about our Time & Motion exhibition, check out the project page here.


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Sunday Services
Creekside has Sunday services at 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Our current series is "The Forgotten Letters" and is a six week study of the New Testament books of Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude. Jeff Bruce will speaking on the book of Jude this Sunday.
What To Expect
Creekside's services typically last about sixty minutes. We begin by worshiping God through a variety of styles of music, followed by prayer, and then teaching from the Bible. We celebrate communion on the first Sunday of each month at the morning services and every week at the evening service. Dress for all services is casual.
Information Desk
If you are new to Creekside, we invite you to visit our information desk. We'll make you a name tag, provide information about Creekside, and give you a tour of the building if you want. If you'd like, you can also fill out a visitor card. This helps us get to know you better and allows us to make you a permanent name tag.
Food Between Services
From nachos and soup to cookies and cake, join us for a variety of delicious free food in the community room between the 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. services. This is a great opportunity to eat a late breakfast and get to know others. Everyone is invited to participate.
Kids' Programs
Programs for infants through 5th graders are available during both morning services. Parents can check their children in at the check-in kiosk in the children's center. Infants-preschoolers can go to their classes immediately, while elementary children worship with their parents during the first half of service and are then released to their classes during the second half. Childcare for infants through 5 year olds is available at the Sunday evening service. Click here to learn more about our Sunday kids' programs.
A nursing mothers' room where mothers can feed their children and watch the service is available during both the 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. services. It is called "The Wiggle Room" and is located between the 2nd-3rd grade classroom and the children's center.
Youth Programs
Middle and high school students have classes during the 9:00 a.m. service and attend the 10:30 a.m. service together.
Adult Classes
Creekside offers a number of adult Sunday school classes during the 9:00 and 10:30 a.m. services.
We would love to have you join us. Creekside is located at 951 MacArthur Blvd. on the corner of Dutton Ave. and MacArthur Ave. in San Leandro. Get directions here.
There is usually ample parking in Creekside's parking lot and on MacArthur Blvd. Please do not park in the neighborhood behind the church building.
You can find a list of frequently asked questions here. Contact Sharon Wallace at (510) 430-0607 if you have any questions or would like more information about Sundays at Creekside.


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The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (The Clery Act)
The Clery Act, requires the distribution of an annual security report to all current faculty, staff, and students, and notice of its availability to prospective students, faculty, and staff.
The annual security report includes statistics for the previous three years concerning reported crimes that occurred on campus, in certain off-campus buildings or property owned or controlled by Bowdoin College, and on public property within or immediately adjacent to and accessible from the campus. This report includes all crimes reported to the Office of Safety and Security or to a campus security authority, regardless of the ultimate disposition of the reported crime. The report also includes institutional policies concerning campus security, such as policies concerning alcohol and drug use, crime prevention, the reporting of crimes, sexual assault, and fires in campus residential buildings.
Review the 2017 Bowdoin College Annual Security Report on Campus Crime, Fire, Alcohol and Illegal Drugs. For a printed copy, please contact the Office of Safety and Security, Rhodes Hall, 207-725-3458.
Clery Statistics
Clery Act Crime Statistics 2014-2016


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School Leadership
Headmaster - Kevin O'Dea
My name is Kevin O'dea and I am privileged to serve LCA as school headmaster. I was born in Flint, Michigan. Because my father was in the military, our family moved all over the country until we landed here in Smyrna, TN my first grade year. Spending the past two and a half decades in Smyrna, I have grown to love this community and call it my home. I am a graduate of Middle Tennessee State University earning a Masters of Education in Administration and Supervision. I am also ordained through and serve in a pastoral capacity at Springhouse Worship and Arts Center. I began my journey at LCA alongside Keith and Sherry Lancaster in 2004 as a Theater and Language Arts teacher. I have seen the vision of their ministry flourish, and I am thrilled to see it continue. It has been a humbling and joyful experience to see students of all ages surrender their lives to Jesus and strive to make Him famous. I am husband to my lovely wife, Shari, and father to Hadassah, Lucia, and Ruby. My family and I are excited to partner with families in education and work to provide a nurturing, safe environment where kids of all ages can grow in the Lord.
Director of Administration - Rachel Malpass
My name is Rachel Malpass, and I am privileged to serve as the Director of Administration at Lancaster Christian Academy. I was born and raised in a small farming community not too far from Springfield, Missouri. I
thank the Lord daily for blessing me with wonderful Christian parents. My mom has been an insurance agent for 30 years, and my dad has worked for Pepsi-Cola for 32 years. Outside of their "day jobs", they also farm and raise beef cattle. Not only are my parents hard workers, they are devoted Christians. Because of their dedication to church, at the age of
10, I realized MY need for a Savior. The best decision I ever made was accepting Jesus Christ and His will for my life. After graduating high school, I chose to pursue christian education. After completing college in 2008, I began my journey at LCA! I had the wonderful opportunity to work for Keith and Sherry Lancaster for several years before they retired. I am eternally grateful for their sacrifices and dedication to make LCA what it is today! From first grade teacher, to kindergarten, to fifth grade, and now to administrator - I have loved every step! It is a joy to work alongside Mr. And Mrs. O'Dea as they lead this ministry and pursue Christ with all they have. I have found a wonderful church home with New Vision in Murfreesboro, and look forward to being there every Sunday! I truly love Tennessee - and am thankful to be a part of such a wonderful school. I'm looking forward to partnering with you this year.
Director of Academics - Vonda Coble
Hello! My name is Vonda Coble. I am honored and blessed to have the opportunity to work and serve as the Director of Academics at Lancaster Christian Academy. I am a born and raised PK (preachers kid), which has given me a very strong foundation in Christ, but an unstable educational background. You see, my father was called to preach in many different cities and states. This caused our family of an amazing mother, rock-star older sister, and life of the party younger brother to move very often. As for me, the quiet, peace making middle child, I attended more than 7 different schools from K-12 grade. My first year of school I was in three different kindergarten classes in three different states! No, not much of a foundation at all. However, God has used that experience to guide me as an educator (Romans 8:28 "All things work together..."). He has always given me a love for children and called me to be a Minister of Education/teacher in 1997 (Isaiah 54) while I was in college. I started teaching March 22, 1999.
I have taught for seventeen years. For the last 4 years, God has stirred a new passion within me to train/coach teachers. He has given me the opportunity to train teachers in Honduras, Kenya, for Rutherford County School District, and at local schools
I have been blessed to share my passion for teaching and loving the "whole child" and it has just been amazing!
I am excited to see God's hand working in the lives of my family (my husband Matt Coble and daughter Jeavonna Coble, who is a senior at UT, "Go Big Orange!") and the lives of the families of Lancaster Christian Academy this year. My prayer is that God continues to use me for His Kingdom building, and that I might to be a blessing to the LCA staff, students, parents.
Director of Primary Education - Kim Robinette
My name is Kim Robinette, and I am so excited to be a part of the ministry of Lancaster Christian Academy. I am originally from Pensacola, Floriday, where I attended a Christian school that is very similar to LCA. I felt the calling to become an educator at a young age. While in high school, I began to feel the desire to teach in a Christian school setting. After high school I went to college at Southeastern University in Lakeland, Florida, where I graduated with a bachelor's degree in Elementary Education.
After graduation I continued to live in Lakeland, and I worked as the Managing Director at Huntington Learning Center. My husband had a job transfer, and we moved to Nashville in 2009. I worked in Rutherford County, in a 4th grade classroom, before moving to Smyrna in 2011 to begin teaching at Lancaster. In 2012 my husband and I, alongside my in-laws, planted Cross Country Cowboy Church. My husband now serves as the associate pastor, and we have enjoyed seeing God grow that ministry from the ground up.
I have been married to my wonderful husband, Josh, since 2008, and we have two amazing children-a son named Jacob and a daughter named Julia. I have been so blessed to be surrounded by Godly influences that have always pointed me toward Christ. Coming from a strong foundation myself, I am grateful that God has chosen me to pour into the lives of these children and watch Him use move in mighty ways. Lancaster is an amazing school, and I am so proud to be a part of it. I have enjoyed seeing God do some incredible things here, and I look forward to all He still has in store.
Dean of Admissions and Athletic Director - Joey Odea
My name is Joey O'Dea and I have the privilege of serving Lancaster Christian Academy as the Director of Admissions and Athletics. Growing up the majority of my life in Smyrna, TN, I am honored to have an opportunity to serve our great community through LCA and athletics. I currently live in Smyrna, am a husband to my beautiful wife, Jamie, and a proud father to my wonderful daughter, Brooklyn. Another passion of mine is the game of basketball. It's a blessing to be head coach for our LCA high school boys basketball team. The Lord provides different outlets to everyone to make his Word known, and I am humbled to use basketball to fulfill His mission. I'm very excited about the upcoming school year and welcome you to the LCA family.
Director of Student Affairs - Robert Brooks
My name is Darren Moore and I have the priviledge of serving as Director of Student Affairs at Lancaster Christian Academy. Born and raised in Tennessee, I still reside here with my lovely wife Toshua. We are blessed to be parents to three amazing children: Kelsey, Emma, and Journey.or
I have completed ministry school and am an ordained minister. I have served my church community as a Youth Pastor and in various praise and worship positions for over ten years.
I am excited to continue serving LCA as Director of Student Affairs while pointing our students to Christ.
God has blessed me with a position where I can help advance His kingdom by directing students to Him. I am honored to help impact our youth at Lancaster Christian Academy.
School Counselor - Jessica Trujillo
My name is Jessica Trujillo and I am privileged to serve LCA as School Counselor. I was born in Lancaster, CA, and grew up near San Diego, CA. I attended an Adventist school from K-12, earning the coveted "13 year award", before moving on to receive a B.A. in Communication from San Diego State University. After a few years working in sales and customer service for the San Diego Padres, I continued my education and earned a M.S. in Counseling at Loma Linda University. While in pursuit of my degree and credential, I had the honor of joining the Colton Joint Unified School District counseling staff as an intern and substitute counselor. I then served in a number of roles for Loma Linda University Health before relocating to Denver, CO, to work as an academic coach for education non-profit College Track.
With a recent moved to Nashville, I am honored to work with LCA students of all ages since January 2017. I am incredibly grateful for the warm welcome from LCA students and staff, and excited to serve the LCA communit.
Administrator & Elementary Campus Pastor - Shari O'Dea
My name is Shari O'dea. I was born and raised in Tacoma, WA as the youngest of four kids. At the age of 12 years old my church allowed me to serve in the 3rs. old class. From there, I have helped in 2 yr. old classrooms, children's choir, elementary away camp, Middle school, high school, day camps, and summer camp programs. That was all before I left to attend Evangel University in Springfield, MO. From babies to young adults, I have had to opportunity to love on and strengthen others in the Lord though many ministries. I graduated with a Bachelors of Science in Mathematics with a Concentration in Theatre Arts and a Minor in Social Sciences. Many programs and activities spark my interest. Yet, by far, praising Jesus with a group of children warms my heart the most. That is one reason, among many, LCA is so important to me. I married an incredibly inspiring man, Kevin O'dea, in 2010, and we have three daughters of our own. At home, we strive to glorify God in everything we do and this philosophy is instilled in our involvement at LCA. We love the students, teachers, and staff and truly feel excitement to come to work everyday.


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Mister Spiffy Shares Some Ideas
Reunion Resources
Reunion Planner
Idea n. A thought, conception or notion; a plan of action.
Here are some ideas that can add that special something to your family reunion. Some of
these can be spontaneously done at the reunion, some need a little bit of planning before
the reunion, while others require a quite substantial amount of work. If you have any
other ideas that you would like to share with Mister Spiffy and the other people who visit
this page, let Mister Spiffy know. If
you're looking for ideas for activities or games, Mister Spiffy
says to click here.
Certificates and Awards
Create certificates to be passed out to family members. Use your imagination and
try to think up as many categories as possible, so that you can recognize the largest
amount of family members that you can. Possible recognition categories include these
And now some of the categories Mister Spiffy came up with! He calls them "Mister
Spiffys Eccentric Awards."
A Family Recipe Book
Create a family recipe book using the favorite recipe
(or a few of them) from each family. Collect the recipes beforehand (it makes you look
organized, Mister Spiffy says) and put them into a word processor. You can include food
and family-related clipart to spice up the books look. Make sure you give
credit to all the contributors. Everyone likes to see their name in print, even when
the only people to see it will be their family. Print a copy of all the recipes and
take them to your local copy shop. They can put them together in a book format and
bind them for you. You might want to ask family members to chip in for the printing,
or take orders for the in advance to pay for it. Mister Spiffy says that you can pay
for it yourself, of course, but most people wouldnt prefer that.
Large Family Wall
One of the most popular items at many family reunions are the
family charts which show all the family members and how they are
related. They start with the ancestor and show all the cousins,
aunts, and uncles and other relatives attending the reunion, and lets
you see how everyone is hooked together. You can even add pictures
of family members (if you have them).
Creating Family Newsletters
Family Reunion T-Shirts
Make your
own family reunion t-shirts. Have a creative family member create a design for
the reunion t-shirts. Many office supply or hobby stores sell thermal transfer
paper, which you can print designs on, and then iron onto a t-shirt. You can find
out when you send the invitations how many people want to buy a family reunion t-shirt,
and collect the funds with the ticket price. If you have the design already done,
send a copy of that design to help them make up their mind. Buy plain white cotton
t-shirts in bulk and figure their cost and the cost of the transfer paper. Or if you
don't want to do all the work yourself,
someone print family reunion t-shirts for you.
Name Tags
Use your computer to print out nametags for all the
attendees. In addition to the persons name, you could add the city and state
they live in. One fun thing to do if you have the time (and Mister Spiffy knows time
is hard to come by) is to also add the meaning of the
person's name. Hand the name tags out as the family members arrive at the
reunion. Or, if you want a little less work, just buy a big pack of stick-on
nametags and have people write their names (or nicknames can be fun) on there themselves.
List your family members names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail
addresses if they have one. You could also include their birth dates, ages, important
anniversaries (like Little Billys trip to the hill where he broke a rib), special
interests or hobbies, school information, pictures, and anything else you want to put in
that describes them. Dont forget to include college addresses, et cetera, for kids
who are living away at school.
Compile this information into a book format. Use the plastic binders that you can find
in the school supplies section of your favorite retailer to bind the information in a
cheap manner, or you can take it to your local quick print or copy shop. They can
reproduce as many copies as you need and attractively bind it with a variety of bindings
in different price ranges.


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HASTINGS-ON-HUDSON, N.Y. -- Hastings-on-Hudson Police Chief Anthony Visalli announced on Tuesday, June 24, that the department has launched a new anonymous tip line that can be used to report past crimes and assist in ongoing investigations.
Visalli released a notice to the community providing information that includes a link on the Police Department Web page where citizens can use the 411 Tip application.
When logging on the site, the reporting person is assigned a six-character identifier that is not traceable by the Police Department. All tips will remain completely anonymous.
"This site is strictly for tips regarding crimes that may have been committed in the past or information about crimes that may be committed in the future," Visalli's message read. "Residents may also text anonymous tips to the Police Department. As always, we appreciate any assistance we receive from the public that may help us with unsolved crimes."
Those who wish to text a tip may text 847411, (TIP411), to send an anonymous message to the Police Department. A six-character, untraceable identifier is assigned to the person texting the tip.
Residents and other are advised that the site is not for crimes that are in progress, which should be reported with the emergency 911 call, or minor violations.
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1. I am such a summer-y girl; there is really nothing I love more than being barefoot on the beach. While I do enjoy skiing, I would take warm days, sunglasses and flip-flops, over cold and cloudy days anytime. Summer, please hurry up?!
2. With the help and creative skills of my friend Alessandra, I revamped my blog this week! I am loving the new look, the original title, and the fresh start. What do you think?!
3. I also may or may not have cried watching (for the first time) The Biggest Loser, while running at the gym on Monday night. Yes, that is right. On the treadmill. Actual tears. #inspired
4. Last night, Brian and I ate here, courtesy of my sweet sister's Christmas present to us. I seriously loved the atmosphere, the food, and the very-Texas charm. Thank you so much, Abbie!! P.S. Brian, can you be home every week?!
5. And speaking of food, this is going to be quite the foodie weekend for us. Tonight, Brian is cashing in on a friendly bet he won, and we will be dining here. Tomorrow, I think this treat is on the menu, and I am hoping to cook up something delicious on Sunday. Yum!
6. Blog crush of the week: here we go! I love the wealth of
information shopping ideas provided on this site, and am already excited to use it as a resource for gift ideas! Let's also talk about how obsessed I am with her "Home Tour". L O V E.
7. We found out this week that we have been placed in a Foundation Group (for young married couples) at Watermark! I am thrilled to begin getting to know other people in our stage of life, and to really grow closer as a couple. Blessed & pumped.
8. Congratulations to Brian and Jared on their company's first investment! I am so proud of my very entrepreneurial husband, and look forward to all of the great things to come with this new venture!
9. Happy Weekending, cheers to Friday! xo


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So I found myself back in the less desirable part of town the other day and I'm starting to think that maybe it's not so undesirable after all, since every time I go there, I find something really great for really cheap! For instance, there's the new 99¢ Only store in that neighborhood and there's always some crap I can find that I can mindlessly spend a few bucks on. I normally go to my local Dollar Tree store since it's nicer, but since I was in the poor, I mean, lower-income neighborhood, I'd check out the 99¢ Only store for a change. Turns out, they mostly have the same crap except the 99¢ store is bigger and more obnoxious. It also has more food items like some sad-looking produce, giant tubs of mayonnaise, and a refrigerated section full of nondescript processed meats. Personally, I wouldn't buy any of that stuff since it's not designed for people like me. Just because I like to shop where the down-and-outers go, doesn't mean I eat like a peasant!
Anyway, I noticed a panaderia in the same strip mall and I absolutely love Mexican pan! If you don't already know, pan refers to the sweet bread and pastries that Mexican's make, and they're delicious! It's the only type of Mexican that doesn't give me a stomach ache! Now I've been to a couple of the other panaderias here in town and they were downright awful! They both sold me pan that was completely stale and way past it's throw-me-out stage. You know, I think Mexicans try to put the squeeze on us unsuspecting white people. They must have seen me coming from a mile away since it's pretty obvious that I'm not one of them, by just looking at me! Now I'm not saying that if I were Mexican, they wouldn't have sold me the crappy stuff but… wait a second, yes I am saying that. But what I mean to say is that, what if I were Mexican? Would they have tried to sell me the crappy stuff anyway? Well, I guess I'll never know since I'll never be Mexican…
…and thank goodness for that!
Where was I? Oh yes, so I found this place called Franci's Bakery Panaderia, which is kind of like a redundancy, isn't it? And I would never have gone there to get myself some pan if it weren't for one of my Mexican friends telling me that theirs was excellent and I should try it! Yes, of course I have a Mexican friend silly, I'm no racist! In fact, I have two Mexican friends! One just happens to clean my house, but she has a great affection for me! She always refers to me as a "puta", which is a term of endearment in the Mexican culture!
So at Franci's, all the goodies are displayed on shelves in glass cabinets that you help yourself to. That's how it's done at all the panaderias. You grab a tray and a pair of tongs and you choose which pastries you want, place 'em on the tray and go up to the counter to pay for your selections. This is great because you can take your time looking over all the delicious goodies and not feel badly about somebody waiting in line behind you, while you have the counterperson go over each and every baked good, describing each one until you decide which one you want, like the obnoxious character that I got stuck behind the other day at another bakery! Jeez, this guy was a complete moron! He kept looking in the glass cabinet and pointing at each pastry and asking the counterperson "Now, what's this one? And what's that one?" Couldn't he tell that I was really hungry and getting increasingly irritated by his rudeness and indecision?! I mean, I stood right behind him putting out all the bad vibes I could and sighing with frustration and shifting from foot to foot, and the guy still didn't get it! I mean, what an IDIOT!! Thank goodness you don't have to put up with that crap at a panaderia!
Anyway, there are so many different ones in different shapes and sizes, it's hard to choose. I don't know the names of the ones I got, but I got three of 'em and they were all really yummy! Two of them had sugar sprinkled on the outside and were shaped like seashells. Plus, get this: they both contained a little bit of cinnamon… and I liked it! I know, I know, I normally hate cinnamon, but in this case it was really good! The third one was a biscuit and it was better than the one I normally eat. There wasn't a stale one in the bunch either! On top of that, the nice girl behind the counter even replaced one of them because she said that it didn't feel fresh enough! She even said this to me in English, which just goes to show you; there are some educated Mexicans out there! My total bill came to about two bucks and some change, and you can't beat that, not even at the 99¢ Only store!
Franci's pan is pantastic! *snicker* I'll definitely be going there on a regular basis and I highly suggest that all of you put aside your narrow-mindedness and racism and make a trip to the poor neighborhood to support your local Mexican, just like I do!
Franci's Bakery Panaderia
1080 E. Ave De Los Arboles
Thousand Oaks, CA


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A timeline of the CBE (Carl Bradford Era) at ASUPosted: Updated:
TEMPE, Ariz. -- The CBE is over.
With Arizona State Devilbacker Carl Bradford's decision to forgo his senior year in favor of entering the 2014 NFL Draft, the "Carl Bradford Era" in Tempe comes to a close.
They say that the brightest flames burn quickest, and that could be said of the career of Bradford. Coming to ASU as a promising player buried on a depth chart, he emerged over the last two seasons to become one of the nation's most explosive and dynamic defenders.
Let's take a look back at the wild ride that Bradford took Sun Devils fans on during his career.
June 15, 2009: Verbally commits to ASU from Norco High School in Norco, Calif.
February 3rd, 2010: Signs Letter of Intent with Arizona State. Comes to ASU as a 3-star linebacker prospect per Rivals, and a 3-star fullback prospect per Scout.
2010 Season: Redshirts as a member of the scout team.
April 14, 2011: Receives a Hard Hat award as one of the team's hardest workers in the weight room.
September 1, 2011: Makes first career appearance in the season opener against UC Davis, making one tackle.
October 8, 2011: Combines with Joita Te'i for a sack against Utah. That half-sack was the first of many big plays behind the line of scrimmage Bradford will make in his career.
November 19, 2011: Sees extensive playing time on defense against Arizona, posting two tackles-for-loss and his first solo sack.
December 22, 2011: Makes his first career start, at defensive end, in the Las Vegas Bowl against Boise State. Makes two tackles, one for loss.
April 26, 2012: Named the starter at Devilbacker in Todd Graham's new defensive system after the conclusion of spring practices.
September 8, 2012: Makes what will be a career-high 2.5 sacks in a win over Illinois.
November 10, 2012: Has arguably the greatest game of his ASU career in a loss against USC: Posts a career-high 10 tackles, makes his first career interception, forces and recovers a fumble, and makes two tackles for loss, including a sack.
November 23, 2012: Has one sack against Arizona, putting him into double-digits on the year. Along with Will Sutton, the duo becomes the first pair of Sun Devils to each have over 10 sacks since 1994.
November 26, 2012: Bradford is named an honorable mention member of the All-Pac-12 team.
December 29, 2012: With his three tackles-for-loss, Bradford crosses the 20 TFL mark, and pairs with Sutton again to become just the second pair of Sun Devils to accomplish that feat in school history (Bob Kohrs and Al Harris in 1978).
March 12, 2013: Bradford's father Roy passes away from a heart attack.
May 21, 2013: Is named by CBS Sports' Bruce Feldman to his annual "Freaks List" as one of the nation's top athletes.
June 21, 2013: Bradford power cleans 400 pounds during offseason conditioning work, and the video goes viral.
October 31, 2013: Puts together quite an all-around effort against Washington State. Forces a career-best two fumbles, makes a sack, and runs a fake punt 20 yards for a first down to sustain a touchdown drive.
November 16, 2013: Bradford is involved in a heated sideline argument, first with Will Sutton then the coaching staff, and is benched in the second half.
November 23, 2013: Showing no ill effects from his benching, Bradford produces a sack and a sensational interception returned for a touchdown in the South Division clinching win at UCLA.
November 30, 2013: Makes four tackles-for-loss against Arizona, including a sack and a critical stop on a Wildcat fourth down rush.
December 2, 2013: Bradford is named to the All-Pac-12 second team defense.
December 30, 2013: Plays final game as a Sun Devil in the Holiday Bowl against Texas Tech. Makes six tackles, one for loss.
January 13, 2004: Officially enters 2014 NFL Draft after signing with a agent.
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Re: Nancy Culwell
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Sorry but your e-mail address returned to me.
Martha Turner ,daughter of Daniel and Nancy, md Curtis Culwell and they are living with her parents on the 1850 census. And on the 1860 census of Paulding John and wife Juliana are living with his parents.Do you have any more info about Martha and Curtis? I am hoping that Curtis is one of Robert's lost sons.
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Time to flush all those tabs again. Some interesting stuff I bumped into recently-ish.
Finance, Economics, Politics
- Understanding Growth, part 1: looks very promising although I've only started parsing it. Also pointed me to - Tomas Sedlacek and the Economics of Good and Evil. Bought the book, but still reading it. Seems very thoughtful.
- Here's How Electric Cars Will Cause the Next Oil Crisis: Extremely interesting take on the relationship between electric cars and the oil price. Its along the lines of articles posted in the past, to be fair, but still. Basically, it won't take a huge number of sales of electric cars to start knocking down the oil price. And with Model 3 coming out, this all seems quite ominous to the oil producing countries. Here we go again, Angola.
- Red Hat becomes first $2b open-source company: I may not use their wares any more but RedHat will always be one of my favourite companies. Really happy to see they are growing nicely and hopefully continuing all of their incredible investment on Linux.
- The Amazon Tax: Really, really good article about Amazon and their strategy. If you read only one, read this. Amazon is amazing - and its dominance is very worrying because they are so good at executing! See also Bezos letter.
- It's a Tesla: Great article about Tesla. Some of the usual Fanboyism we all know and love, of course, but still a lot of very good points. The core of the article is a interesting comparison between Tesla and Apple. By the by, not at all convinced about that dashboard and the launch ceremony itself was a bit sparse too! But, Model 3 looks great. I'm officially a Stratechery fanboy now.
- Google's Alphabet Transition Has Been Tougher Than A-B-C: Great article on the pains of moving to a single monolithic structure to something more distributed. In truth, what would one expect with such a seismic change? And, also, how come it took Google so long to make this shift? After all, programmers are supposedly taught how important separation of concerns is. The other very interesting point is the CED difficulties. These guys were able founders (at least able enough to get bought out by Google) but seem to fail badly at the CEO'ing malarky.
Startups et al.
- Venture capital and the internet's impact: From the same guys as the Amazon post, this is also a very interesting take on VCs and the internet. Highly recommended.
- Believe me, you do not want to quit your banking job for a tech unicorn: Stories from the trenches on how Unicorns are not always rosy. Of course, given it comes from "eFinacialCareers", one must assume they are talking their book. Cautionary tale, nonetheless.
- Sir Clive Sinclair Revives the ZX Spectrum: so the Spectrum is back! I know I shouldn't - there isn't a single logical reason to back it up - but I just feel like I need to get me one of these…
General Coding
- Water treatment plant hacked, chemical mix changed for tap supplies: this is a tad worrying. Can you imagine the amount of systems out there with vulnerabilities, etc - many of which are connected to the internet.
- On the Impending Crypto Monoculture: Talking about security, very worrying news from the crypto front. It seems our foundations are much less solid than expected - and after all the OpenSSL bugs, this is a surprising statement indeed. Very interesting email on the subject. The LWN article is a must read too.
- Neural Networks Demystified - Part 1: Data and Architecture: just started browsing this in my spare time, but it looks very promising. For the layperson.
- Microsoft deletes 'teen girl' AI after it became a Hitler-loving sex robot within 24 hours: friggin' hilarious in a funny-not-funny sort of way. This tweet said it best: "Tay" went from "humans are super cool" to full nazi in <24 hrs and I'm not at all concerned about the future of AI. – Gerry
- Abandoning Gitflow and GitHub in favour of Gerrit: I've always wanted to know more about Gerrit but never seem to find the time. The article explains it to my required extent, contrasting it with the model I'm more familiar with - GitHub, forks and pull requests. I must say, still not convinced about Gerrit, but having said that, it seems there is definitely scope for some kind of hybrid between the two. A lot of the issues they mention in the article are definitely pain points for GitHub users.
- Introducing DGit: OK this one is a puzzling post, from our friends at GitHub engineering. I'm not sure I get it at all, but seems amazing. Basically, they talk about all the hard work they've made to make git distributed. Fine, I'm jesting - but not totally. The part that leaves no doubts is that GitHub as a whole is a lot more reliable after this work and can handle a lot more traffic - without increasing its hardware requirements. Amazing stuff.
- Citus Unforks From PostgreSQL, Goes Open Source: Great news everyone! Sharding in Postgres just became easier with the open sourcing of Citus! Also worth watching / reading: Interactive Analytics on GitHub Data using PostgreSQL with Citus. This explains in a very understandable way how you will use Citus to shard.
- Parallel Aggregate – Getting the most out of your CPUs: The elephant just keeps getting better and better. Improved scaling on multi-CPU for a few scenarios is coming on 9.6.
- Compiler Bugs Found When Porting Chromium to VC++ 2015: great tales form the frontline. Also good to hear that MS is really responsive to bug reports. Can't wait to be able to build my C++ 14 code on Windows…
- EasyLambda: C++ 14 library for data processing. Based on MPI though. Still, seems like an interesting find.
Layperson Science
- The Open Publishing Revolution, Now Behind A Billion-Dollar Paywall: this is very sad news. How science has regressed yet again, now that Mendeley has been bought out. This saga gets worse and worse. On the slightly more positive side: From Crowdfunding To Open Access, Startups Are Experimenting With Academic Research. But will they succeed?
- AI & The Future Of Civilization: Very interesting chat with Wolfram. Absurdly long but worth a read.
- What is the best way to explain the concept of manifold to a novice?: Bumped into this in Quora. If only we had more of these. We need an entire book of "mathematics for lay people".
- Why we're living in an era of neuroscience hype: One that everyone interested on the field should read. Interesting take on the wave of progress on the neuroscience front.
- How a TV Sitcom Triggered the Downfall of Western Civilization: OK, I got to say that with a click bait title as bad as this, I almost immediately ignored this article. Somehow I went back to it. Its very long and a bit crazy but its actually very interesting. Friends (the sitcom) as the signal of the end.


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The future of computing is at hand, and my crystal ball says that it will take place on a browser. Perhaps not on Internet Explorer or Firefox, but on a successor. Very shortly, you will not need Microsoft Office to do your word processing and PowerPoint presentations. You will just select the web site that provides the functionality you need and get to work. This has many advantages to the user.
First, let's look at a few examples of this that are already happening: When writing on something that does not have a built-in spell checker, such as a birthday card or the text field on a web site you want to comment on, I used to open up Microsoft Word to check the spelling of a word I was not sure about. But now, I just type the word into my Google toolbar and get the result much faster.
Web-Based Software
More Stats +/-
Curated Cryptocurrency News Services
NFC-Enabled Notebooks
Touring Lagunitas Brewery
Plant-Based Smoked Sausages
Intelligent Video Interview Platforms
The Future of Computing Moves Towards the Browser
- By: Greg PonesseMar 10, 2006
References: excal.on
References: excal.on


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Wednesday, May 13, 2009
The Lighthouses on Skellig Michael
I was very privileged to be on Skellig Michael and to be allowed to take pictures of the lighthouses and the Island.
Read about the history of the Skellig lighthouses on.the Commissioners of Irish Light´s Website.....
There are more pictures to come, so watch out.
The upper lighthouse, abandoned in 1870


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So Ed Mitchell contacted me a week or two ago and made me aware of some really interesting stuff in reference to Striped Bass Research. Read on:
Release 2/ 12/ 2011 Contact Ed Mitchell e.mitchell6@ yahoo.com
Tel. 860-529-0685
Stripers Forever
Subject: Mycobacteriosis Research Initiative
Stripers Forever, the conservation organization advocating for responsible stewardship of wild striped bass along the Atlantic Coast, has announced an outreach initiative to raise money for research on mycobacteriosis, a deadly fish disease that is increasingly prevalent in the Chesapeake Bay where the bulk of stripers that migrate up and down the Atlantic Coast are spawned.
"Myco" is believed to be nearly always fatal to infected striped bass and can create serious health problems for anglers and anyone else handling those fish before they are cooked. Fishery scientists estimate that more than 75 percent of all striped bass in the Chesapeake Bay system are infected with myco. There is at present no known cure for this insidious disease which represents a major threat to the well-being of stripers and thus the future of recreational and commercial striped bass fishing from Maine to North Carolina.
The fund raising appeal being administered by Stripers Forever is called The Mycobacteriosis Research Initiative (MRI). Donations to MRI will benefit Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS), the leading authority on myco. Checks should be made payable to "VIMS Foundation" (write "For Myco Research" on the memo line) and mailed to VIMS Foundation, P.O. Box 1693, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8779.
A link to a secure site for credit card donations appears along with more information about myco under featured links on the left side of the Stripers Forever home page (www.stripersforever.org). All contributions are tax deductible and will go into a dedicated myco research account.
Visitors to the site can sign up for membership in Stripers Forever at no charge.
Mycobacteriosis of Striped Bass in Chesapeake Bay: A Lethal Bacterial Disease
Mycobacteriosis is an emerging infectious disease that affects well over 75% of the resident striped bass in Chesapeake Bay. Signs of the disease include unsightly skin ulcers and pale gray nodular lesions in the internal organs, mainly the spleen. It is believed that once infected, striped bass ultimately die. Annual striped bass tag-recapture studies in Maryland and Virginia waters indicate that since the late 1990's and concurrent with the first reports of this disease, natural mortality (e.g. mortality other than that attributable to fishing) has gone up significantly in the Bay. This has generated concern among scientists, fishermen, and resource managers that the disease is having a significant adverse impact on the stock. One of our recent studies has provided the first evidence that disease-associated mortality is in fact occurring in Chesapeake Bay striped bass. However, we do not yet know the extent of this mortality, nor do we understand the ecology of the mycobacteria (e.g. where in the environment they are found), the routes of transmission for the infection, or the environmental stressors (e.g. temperature, hypoxia etc.) that modulate disease expression. We believe this infectious disease is a grave concern and that additional research is desperately needed to find answers to the many remaining scientific questions.
To conduct the necessary research we have assembled a multi-disciplinary team of scientists at the Virginia Institute of Marine Science (VIMS) and at Old Dominion University. We are using field-based modeling approaches to investigate the disease impacts (mortality), as well as laboratory disease challenges in the new state-of-the-art VIMS Seawater Research Laboratory to address routes of disease transmission and the role of environmental factors in disease expression. Our long-term goals are: 1) to develop a better understanding of disease dynamics, 2) to clarify potential stock impacts, and most importantly, 3) to develop predictive models of the disease and more effective management strategies aimed at better protecting this vital fishery resource.
Our research directly addresses a primary Stripers Forever goal which is to "further define and overcome the impact of mycobacteriosis on stripers and humans as part of the fisheries management process". Contributions from Stripers Forever would directly support mycobacteriosis research in the laboratory of Dr. Wolfgang Vogelbein at VIMS (www.vims.edu). It could be used to fully or partially support a graduate student (e.g. tuition, assistantship, research supplies, boat time etc) or it might be used to fund a specific study that addresses a particular research question (e.g. a laboratory challenge study investigating the impacts of temperature on disease transmission/progression). It might also be used to help us build the infrastructure necessary to better support this type of research at VIMS (e.g., construction of aquatic disease challenge systems, fish holding systems etc).


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11 Super Awesome Photoshop Movie Effects
Tall glasses of lemonade, your legs sticking to the seat of your car, the days stretching languorously into the evening. What's not to love about summer?
Oh, right. The stifling heat.
But that just brings us to another of summer's joys: The cool comfort of the cinema.
In honor of some of our favorite summer blockbusters (Harry Potter and Transformers), we bring you our
10 11 most-favorite movie-effect tutorials. From Scarface to Sin City to Pirates of the Carribean to 300, we've got 11 great ways to go Hollywood on your photos. Read on!
p.s. Help us out, Digg this tutorial!
You know you look good in black and white. And you've been wanting to toss nose candy like confetti since you were knee-high to a grasshopper. Why not indulge yourself a little?
It's time to say hello to your inner Cuban drug lord with a Scarface poster spoof.
Make a Scarface Poster from your Photos
Pirates of the Caribbean
You hardly ever get to pillage, your roomates hate it when you sing sea chanties and you don't know where to find one of those awesome hats with the big feathers in 'em.
To top it all off, you think you might be coming down with scurvy. That's 3 points for the pirates and 1 big healthy point for you. Arrrr!
Go have another orange, then sail the high seas in your very own Pirates poster, matey.
Make your own Pirates of the Caribbean Poster
Sin City
An evening with Nancy Callahan* may not be in the cards, but fancy up like a Frank Miller character and at the very least, you'll boost your chances.
Take your shot on a trip to Sin City for a gritty and cool comicbook conversion.
* Seriously. She's fictional.
Pixar's Cars
Your wheels are feelin' the heat this summer, too. Doesn't that horseless carriage of yours deserve a little fun in the sun? A few Photoshop tweaks and your car will be grinning like a Cars car.
We can't promise that it'll talk to you, but we promise it will look awfully cute.
White Noise
Looking for a quick way to cool down? Send a shiver up your spine by adding a little White Noise to your image.
In the unlikely event that static on the television doesn't totally creep you out (even though it's so 1952), this one could be useful for subtly letting your loved ones know that they're watching altogether too much television.
Put yourself in the tube with the White Noise Effect
So the Spartans didn't do so well in the end. At least they had some pretty, stylized skies to gaze upon as they made their last stand.
Conbert your pics to the 300 look with a tutorial or via a Photoshop action. And if faking isn't enough for you, bulk up with this guide to the authentic 300-inspired workout.)
Give your photos the '300' Look
A Scanner Darkly
The posterized illustration-style look of last year's Scanner Darkly managed to make Keanu look even more emotionless. If that's possible.
That digital rotoscoping stuff is pretty, though. And this tutorial will show you how you can do it with your photos.
An "Indie Movie" Effect
You like your coffee strong and your movies independent. You scoff at the movieplex crowd while dreaming of Maggie Gyllenhall and Zooey Deschanel.
Go your own way, Hipster.
Use this tutorial to give your photos an indie movie look.
Apply the "Indie Movie" effect to your photos
The Old-Timey Effect
Love the classics? Think "talkies" are overrated? Put the 21st Century behind you and make your pictures look like old movie stills.
It wasn't broken then, and it ain't broken now.
Take your photos back in time with the Old-Timey effect
The Cheesy Chick Flick Effect
He lovers her, she loves him. She's happier than she's ever been, and they love taking walks on that sun-soaked beach you see there.
What more is there to say? Those sappy lovey dovey chick flicks might be formulaic, but we love 'em all the same.
There's a formula to the chick flick movie poster, too. And this tutorial will tell you everything you need to know.
The "Cinematic" Effect
For a general cinematic feel, try out this "movie-like effect" tutorial.
A little cinematic blurring, a set of black bars, some color color changes, and you might be able to convince your friends they're looking at your latest prints from the set.
Want more?
- If it's evil you want, make your home look like it's haunted, complete with ominous skies, rain, and lightning.
- Into deep space? Create an exploding planet out of thin air (and gravel.)


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Mangaldoi (Assam): One person was killed
and two others injured in police firing while two powerful
bombs have been recovered from Kalaigaon in Assam`s Darrang
district on Monday, official sources said.
A group of unidentified miscreants vandalised several
shops at Dollong Ghat area under Kalaigaon police station and
the protesting local people gathered in front of the shops
early this morning.
The people got agitated when the police arrived late
and an argument followed and when the police started to leave
after completing the investigations, the people chased them
and started pelting stones.
The police subsequently opened fire to disperse the
crowd and the bullets injured three persons seriously with one
of them, identified as 17-years old Pankaj Deka, succumbing to
his injuries at the Mangaldoi Civil Hospital.
The situation was tense but under control, the sources
Meanwhile, two powerful bombs have been recovered from
a house near Kalaigaon College this morning, the sources said.
The owner of the house, Bimala Boro, spotted the bombs
kept near the verandah and immediately informed patrolling
army personnel nearby.
The bombs were later defused, the sources added.


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What is Pitchmart?
PitchMart is an annual event available to Ken Rotcop's Screenwriter's Workshop students who really want to work in the business. Ken's writers are given the opportunity to pitch their scripts that have gone through the workshop to Studio and Production company executives, as well as agents and managers on a one-on-one basis. PitchMart will be held at the Smokehouse, September 21-23, 2017 in Burbank, California across the street from Warner Brother Studios.
The Smokehouse
4420 Lakeside Dr.
Burbank, CA 91505
(818) 845-3731
> Get Directions
Out-of-town Arrangements
Ken recommends that out-of-town writers stay in near Woodland Hills for practice your pitch sessions with Ken the evening before PitchMart. When calling or emailing reservations be sure to ask for weekend or special rates. Please make arrangements for your own transportation to the Practice Your Pitch Workshop and Pitchmart. Uber is an excellent choice for transportion in the Los Angeles area. Prices of hotel rooms may vary due to dates and seasons.
Best Western Woodland Hills
21830 Ventura Boulevard
Woodland Hills , CA 91364
Phone: 1 818-340-1000
Warner Center Marriott
21850 Oxnard Street
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
6360 Canoga Ave.
Woodland Hills, CA 91367
The airports in the area are either LAX or Burbank , depending on where you're coming from. Note that the Burbank airport (a.k.a. Bob Hope Airport ) is much closer to Hollywood than LAX (and a lot easier to get in and out of!).
*Hotel Rates Subject to Change
Pitchmart Format
The PitchMart is an informal event. There will be numerous producers and development executives in attendance with a few agents and/or managers mixed in. We won't have a final list of who's coming until a few days before PitchMart.
When you arrive, you'll get a writer's packet with a list of all the execs, their contact info, and what type of material they're looking for. You will then have the opportunity to meet each exec one-on-one and pitch your scripts. There is no time limit. There's a break for lunch and an opportunity to sit with an exec you may have hit it off with, then back to pitching.
After PitchMart is done, the producers/execs/agents/managers submit a list of the scripts that they want to receive. This information is shared with the writers within the following week – either during your regular scheduled workshop or meeting with Ken or via email.
Practice-Your-Pitch Workshop
If you are coming from out-of-town, you are invited to attend Ken's regularly scheduled workshop two days before PitchMart. You have the opportunity to talke about your script, practice your pitch with Ken, and listen to pitches from other writers.
Private Friday Meeting One-on-One with Ken
If you would like an opportunity to sit down with Ken privately. Ken offers 1 hour lessons for $100. If you are planning on meeting with Ken, RSVP so he can schedule you in his calendar. Ken's calendar fills up quickly so don't delay.
Price for PitchMart is $179 paid in advance or $200 at the door.
Hire an Actor to Pitch
For any writer who cannot make the PitchMart but would still like their script or scripts pitched, Ken has a number of actors and actresses who will pitch your story for you. If you hire one of our actors or actresses, they will call you and practice your pitch with you before the PitchMart. You can also make arrangements with them to read your screenplay, if you like.
The charge to use an actor or actress to pitch is $179 for the PitchMart, plus $100 for the actor - $279 total. If you are interested, you will pay Ken the full amount (one payment), and he will then pay the actor or actress their part. The payment includes multiple scripts to be pitched, but all of the scripts must have been through Ken's workshop first and received his stamp of approval.
After the PitchMart, the actor or actress will follow up with a call to let you know how he or she did and what kind of feedback they received from the executives. The final results will be sent out via email sometime later that week after the PitchMart.
If you are coming to the PitchMart, please contact us. Also, please let us know if you will be attending the Thursday night workshop and also if you will be needing a ride.