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Scott Eagan is the literary agent for Greyhaus Literary Agency. Greyhaus Literary Agency focuses exclusively on the traditional romance and women's fiction genres. Scott believes through increased education as well as communication between publishing professionals and authors, these two genres can continue to be a strong force in the publishing world.
Monday, January 26, 2009
Writing is being proactive
Writers that are successful are proactive. I am not just talking about their agressiveness in terms of marketing their work to editors and agents, I am talking about their dealings with the craft in general.
These writers know how to search out what they need to be successful. It may be a new class, it may be researching a new style. The key is that they go out and make the changes happen for them. They don't just wait for it to happen.
And yes, when they are finally into the publishing loop, they become agressive by always finding new ways to keep their writing fresh.
How agressive are you?
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That absolutely made me smile, because not only is it good for writing, but it's good for all walks of life.ReplyDelete
Thanks Scott.
- AnonymousJanuary 26, 2009 at 3:18 PM
All right, all right, I know you speak the truth. I will drag my sorry bum to one more conference, at least in my state. But in my experience, if the query is halfway literate, (English major here) the agents do read them, and will often send a personal letter to boot. I have had two near misses with top agencies, and got very useful letters, so will keep plugging along. Repeat after me; "Competition pushes everyone up." Sigh. Long haul blues getting to me, I fear. Must be the brutal midwestern winter.ReplyDelete
The thing about conferences is that you have to pick and chose where you go. Sure they cost money but if you pick the right ones, you do well.
I know that there are some conferences that I just don't attend. Not that the conference is bad, but I simply know that I won't see anything that I am personally looking for. The conference just draws a group of writers and styles that I don't acquire.
As far as the query goes, you are right, if the query is good, we will read it, but I am finding more often than not, that the request for a manuscript is often out of kindness and not so much out of a desire for that project.
Of course that is in my humble opinion.
- AnonymousFebruary 1, 2009 at 10:16 AM
This one hits home for me because I had to really go outside my comfort zone to solve a problem.ReplyDelete
I've always written in third person. Last year, I was having a hard time settling on viewpoint for my book. I was wavering between my third and first (being that's the most common viewpoint in the genre). On a hunch, I took a viewpoint workshop where we took the same scene and rewrote over and over in the different viewpoints.
After doing the omniscient one, I started to think about it and how it might apply to the book. I thought about reasons why someone might use it versus third or first, and I began to realize that it was the direction the book needed to go. And the story really started to come together in a way it hadn't under the other two viewpoints.
The next one is likely to be in first person. I generally don't care much for first (just have seen way too much of it lately) and have only written one thing in first, many years ago. But I'm listening to the story, and first looks like the direction it wants to go.


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It didn't seem to matter what I did or was doing. If I sat down Harley would crawl into my arms and fall right off to sleep. When I would move him, he'd settle into the new spot for about five minutes and then wander right back into my arms.
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Dare has always been a dear friend even though I don't see her nearly as much as I would like. When she isn't frantically trying to finish an artwork, and even when she only has a few minutes to talk to you, for that matter, she always seems to be sincere. Whether it be through jokes and laughter or a serious conversation, you can tell she has a genuine interest in the people around her. She always immediately runs for a hug when someone new enters a room. It was interesting to see her fight that very impulse during her artist talk last Saturday at Anchorlight.
At the artist talk Dare filled us in on exactly what each piece of her exhibit, Right Before we Fly, meant to her. It was encouraging to find out that her art was more than just beautiful. Like a true artist her art work is a reflection of her life. The exhibit itself is its own symbol. Dare feels her career, and life, is about to sore, and I couldn't agree more. Right Before we Fly is her expression of that. The sculptural series is a representation of where Dare has come from, who she is and where she is going.
The subjects of Dare's artwork are often strong and curvy black women. In this series, she has added butterfly wings to the disembodied heads of The Matriarchs to incorporate the concept of flight. These aren't just any butterfly wings, however. The Gaudy Commodore is one of the species she chose to bring into her work. This African butterfly comes in two different forms. The winter and summer Gaudy Commodore differ from one another in color, flight pattern and general behavior patterns. Dare chose this species to highlight the effect that environment has on a life. The only difference between these two forms are the conditions in which the butterfly developed, they are genetically the same.
I found this butterfly to be a beautiful metaphor: no life exists in a vacuum. We are all a product of the conditions we were developed in. Just as important is the environment we choose to immerse ourselves in on a daily basis.
Another detail that I particularly enjoyed was the way in which Dare chose to bring her mother into her art. "Working in the Shadows" is one installation in the Right Before we Fly series about ancestry. In this installation the hands and faces of Dare's ancestors are serenely coming up from the floor. Dare told us this Saturday that one day while doing a portrait of her mother, she became acutely aware how much her mother's hands had actually shaped her into the woman she is. Using this awareness, Dare decided to bring her mother's hands directly into her art by casting them for the ancestral hands of "Working in The Shadows".
With Right Before we Fly Dare is the inaugural Jo Ann Williams Artist Fellowship recipient. This Fellowship was developed by Mike Williams and The Black on Black project in honor of his mother. The Black on Black project focuses on bringing diversity to the North Carolina arts community by supporting artists of color. They believe in the value stories hold for a community, and wish to insure that voices aren't silenced due to lack of resources. We are drawn to the Black on Black project here at Steep In because of their focus on community. Mike does a great job of facilitating a conversation at exhibits he curates. He seems to be as interested in what the people bring with them to the gallery as he is in the message the artist is sharing with the world.
The exhibit will only be up until the end of March, so if you want to get a look for your self act swiftly.


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From this academic year admission to any of the postgraduate programs in the School of Studies of Pandit Ravishankar University of Raipur will be on the basis of an entrance examination. Previously they used to admit students on the basis of merit.
For each and every course there will be a different syllabus. Most probably the entrance exam will take place in the month of June. Those who will manage to score well in this examination will get admission irrespective of their graduation percentile.
There are 26 School of Studies which comes under Pt.RSU. According to University, Administration, various departments and colleges are told to conduct the entrance test for admission. They can conduct the entrance examination on their levels. This will help generate quality students and maintain a good reputation.
The syllabus of the test for School of Studies will be decided by the Pt.RSU Officials. There are around 2200 students in School of Studies of RSU. The preparations for the entrance test has started in School of Studies and mostly this exam will be conducted in the first week of June 2016. The dates will be announced soon.
Science courses include:
- Physics
- Chemistry
- Biotechnology
- Bioscience
- Geology
The seats are limited.
Pt.RSU will soon start the online application process for the entrance exam. This will benefit the students coming from different parts of India. This new implementation will increase the exposure.
All the details regarding course and syllabus will be available on the University's website.


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Washington State has one of the most progressive licensed marijuana economies in the country. Never has that been more obvious than it was this past week when the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board (WSLCB) heard recommendations from its staff to increase the number of marijuana retail stores from 334 to 556. That's an increase of more than 66%!
But that's not all!
According to WSLCB Director Rick Garza, qualified patients in Washington can now grow their own marijuana, or they can own or join a four-member cooperative to grow it. The WSLCB's goal is to make sure "medical patients have access to the products they need."
Compare this goal to the slow moving licensed marijuana economy in Florida and the small licensed marijuana industry in Connecticut, and there can be no argument that Washington's marijuana economy is very progressive.
Washington's Licensed Medical Marijuana Market Value
Last week, BOTEC Analysis Corporation released a comprehensive report entitled Estimating the Size of the Medical Cannabis Market in Washington State. The report reveals many ways that Washington's licensed marijuana economy is progressive, and one of the simplest ways to understand it is by looking at the market value breakdown.
Currently, the value of the marijuana market in Washington is $1.3 billion. It's a huge industry! The chart below shows the medical marijuana market value breakdown in Washington State from the BOTEC Analysis Corporation report.
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The largest share of the market is dominated by licensed medical marijuana at 37% ($480 million) followed by licensed recreational marijuana at 35% ($460 million).
That means 72% of Washington state's marijuana market is controlled by licensed medical and recreational businesses, and only 28% ($390 million) is controlled by illegal "businesses" which is a very big deal. Think of how much money has been kept out of the illicit drug sales market since Washington legalized medical and recreational marijuana!
However, legalization isn't the only factor at play. Washington didn't just legalize marijuana. The state makes sure supply meets demand by matching the number of licensed retailers with the number of consumers.
When the WSLCB increases the number of retail marijuana licenses in the state, those licenses will be allocated to retailer applicants in areas with the highest consumer demand first. For example, the number of licenses available in the ten counties and jurisdictions with the highest medical marijuana sales will double. Counties and jurisdictions that are not in the top ten in terms of medical marijuana sales will see a 75% increase in retailer licenses.
Since the WSLCB announced it would increase the number of retail marijuana licenses on October 12th, a total of 1,194 applications have been submitted. Only 222 new licenses will be awarded, so there is still a lot of room for growth in Washington's licensed marijuana economy!
The State of the Washington Licensed Marijuana Economy
We're tracking the Washington State marijuana economy using the Cannabiz Database, and in the coming weeks, we'll publish our own report that digs deep into the industry data. Be sure to subscribe to our newsletter so you don't miss its release!
The Connecticut report is available now! Click to download your free copy of Tracking the Connecticut Licensed Marijuana Economy: 2015 Edition.
Susan Gunelius, Lead Analyst for Cannabiz Media and author of Marijuana Licensing Reference Guide: 2017 Edition, is also President & CEO of KeySplash Creative, Inc., a marketing communications company offering, copywriting, content marketing, email marketing, social media marketing, and strategic branding services. She spent the first half of her 25-year career directing marketing programs for AT&T and HSBC. Today, her clients include household brands like Citigroup, Cox Communications, Intuit, and more as well as small businesses around the world. Susan has written 11 marketing-related books, including the highly popular Content Marketing for Dummies, 30-Minute Social Media Marketing, Kick-ass Copywriting in 10 Easy Steps, The Ultimate Guide to Email Marketing, and she is a popular marketing and branding keynote speaker. She is also a Certified Career Coach and Founder and Editor in Chief of Women on Business, an award-winning blog for business women. Susan holds a B.S. in marketing and an M.B.A in management and strategy.


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Farm Activities during the Apple U-pick Season – OPEN DAILY
Please note not all activities are available daily, so please read below to confirm
Customers of Willowbank U-Pick are invited to enjoy a variety of farm related activities and special events. Scroll down for more information.
Hay Rides – Weekends
During the weekends, jump on board the Willowbank hay wagon. Great for the whole family.
*Weekend Bracelet Purchase Required
Petting Zoo
Young and old alike will enjoy an upclose experience with the farm animals. Make sure to ask what their names are. See some of their pictures on the "animals" page.
*Weekend Bracelet Purchase Required
Corn Maze
Due to Crop Rotation some years we don't offer a maze.
We Love creating the Willowbank maze. Perfect for young families who want to try a corn maze.
*Weekend Bracelet Purchase Required
Hay Tunnel
Located at the check out area – children enjoy crawling through the hay. Its a little dark and spooky – so better for the older child.
*Weekend Bracelet Purchase Required
Picnic Area
Bring along your own picnic and enjoy one of our various picnic areas. Tables are limited so bring along a blanket.
Dykeview Walk
Bring a pair of walking shoes and explore the dykeland along the Cornwallis River. Watch some of the highest tides from along the front of the farm. Wander down to the old grave yard which was used by the early French settlers. Make your way to the Planters monument and read about the Acadian Settlers. We would be happy to point the way.
Make your own fun
Bring along a football or soccer ball or have a game of catch. If you have enough people- make a pyramid on the front lawn.
*Weekend / Holiday Bracelet Purchase Required
To make things simple for you, these extra activities are available with the purchase of a $5.00 Adult / Child Willowbank U-Pick Bracelet per person(no charge for children 2 and under). Family rate of $20. Find out what is included each day at the time of your visit and purchase at the Farm Market. Not all activities are available at all times. We suggest supervision of your children at all times.


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The most common food in the world is Potato and it is found in abundance in India too.
Five very simple and quick East Indian entree's involving potatoes are:
1. Aloo Gobi (Cauliflower & potato dish)
2. Aloo- Shimla mirch (Potato & Capsicum/Green Pepper dish)
3. Aloo- Gajar (Potato & carrot dish)
4. Aloo- Matar (Potatoes & Peas)
5. Aloo- Baingan (Potato & Egg Plant)
Aloo- Gobi Ingredients :
1 large cauliflower
2 potatoes, peeled & diced
1 tbsp coriander, finely chopped
1 green chillies
1 onion, finely chopped (optional)
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp salt
1 tsp red pepper flakes or paprika or red chilli powder
1 tsp Garam masala
½ tsp cumin seeds
3 tbsp oil or ghee/clarified butter
2 tsp ginger-garlic finely chopped or paste
Heat oil in a pan, add cumin seeds, allow to splutter.
Add onion and green chilli, saute till pink.
Add ginger -garlic and all spices.
Add potatoes and cauliflower chunks.
Cover the pan and let it cook until vegetables are soft. Usually takes about 10 minutes.
Stir occasionally to avoid burning.
Garnish with coriander/cilantro and enjoy with Roti or naan.
(Note: If you want to have some gravy in the dish then make a paste out of onions, ginger, garlic, tomatoes cilantro/coriander, little bit of water and 2 spoons of yogurt and add in the ghee before adding potatoes and cauliflower)
– Cauliflower can be substituted with Peas, Carrots, Green Pepper or Egg Plant to make an alternate dish.
– It is Turmeric and East Indian spices in Garam Masala (blend of various spices, easily available at big superstores or East Indian Grocery shops) that give color, taste and nice flavor to these East Indian Entrees.
Until next time, Happy Cooking!


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Goldie awarded top honour
The multi-talented star, originally from Walsall, received an Honorary Degree of Doctor of Design at a ceremony today (Friday, 3 September 2010).
The School of Art & Design presented the honour at Wolverhampton Grand Theatre in recognition of Goldie's work nationally and internationally both as a performer and artist.
At the ceremony, Goldie, real name Clifford Joseph Price, said: "It really means something coming to Wolverhampton. It is an honour to be recognised in these fields and by the academic community. It is quite overwhelming."
He also thanked his family and friends for their support over the years, and had a few words of advice for the graduating art and design students.
"I knew I could change things around me – shape them for a better future. And I would say if you cannot say what you want to say about something, just paint it. Adapt and visualise and never stay still."
A photographic exhibition charting the early career of Goldie, entitled 'Stairway to Fame', is taking place alongside the University's MA Graduate Show.
The exhibition chronicles Goldie's time as a breakdancer and graffiti artist in Wolverhampton, and Goldie visited the show for a special preview after the graduation ceremony.
Goldie earned his name as a graffiti artist in the West Midlands in the early 80s. His artwork around Birmingham and Wolverhampton was seen in Dick Fontaine's Channel 4 documentary Bombin', first screened in 1988, that also featured Afrika Bambaataa.
It was his move to London and a visit to the Rage Club in1991 that changed things for the graffiti artist. Goldie launched the infamous Sunday Sessions at the Blue Note and saw the birth and growth of the now infamous Drum and Bass label Metalheadz that created his album Timeless.
Many people will know Goldie from his many TV and film appearances, including Guy Ritchie's classic Snatch and the James Bond The World Is Not Enough. He became a firm favourite with many Eastenders fans and recently appeared in the highly successful BBC Maestro. He was then asked to score a piece of music for the Proms entitled Sine Tempore. A two-part BBC documentary, Classic Goldie followed, portraying his talents.
Soon afterwards he spoke out to try and recruit social workers on a national TV campaign, which won huge public support. Goldie is currently involved in TV and film projects.
The 'Stairway to Fame' exhibition is on the ground floor of the University of Wolverhampton School of Art and Design building in Molineux Street. It is open to the public from 10am to 4pm on Saturday 4 September, and 9am to 5pm from Monday 6 to Friday 10 September. Admission is free.
Picture 1: Goldie
Picture 2: Goldie with Deputy Vice Chancellor, Sir Geoff Hampton and Dean of the School of Art & Design, Dr Bryony Conway
For more information please contact Vickie Warren in the Media Relations Office on 01902 322736
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I am a Web Developer based on Orcas Island, WA and currently working in Washington, DC. I have been building web sites for 12 years and have been working full-time as a web developer for the past 8 years now.
Most of my work has focused on styling and developing the client-side interaction of Java-based web applications and PHP-based content management systems sites using Javascript and CSS. I have worked with a number of Javascript libraries including jQuery, MooTools, YUI, and Dojo and also have a great deal of experience hand-coding Javascript as well as writing my own jQuery plugins. I know my way around a Java application and can write some Java though it is not my strongest skill. I also know enough PHP to make sites from scratch with it.
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HEE is gearing up for 2 phenomenal programs in 2020. We are currently finalizing our locations and dates. These will be announced in December.
HEE is a small, dynamic program that focuses on relationships and conversations surrounding beverage and beverage strategies through-out the entire program. Face-to- face meetings, interactive round-tables, tastings, pairings, and more allow opportunities to exchange ideas, insights and information with your peers. HEE showcases education and training through every application of our program.
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Our valued select supplier seats are also allocated, so if you have a product or service that is part of the beverage industry, we'd love to learn more about you, your company and product/services.
No pressure. Pre-scheduled meetings in a relaxed and high end CEO style atmosphere. The foundation of HEE are our face-to-face meetings in multiple sessions balanced educational rountables and applicable networking.
Real Conversations on fresh, relevant topics and issues where we can exchange insights, ideas and information. Discover new ways to handle issues, challenges as well as gain inspiration from your colleagues.
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Huang Lizhi
Chinese Name: 黄立志
Gender: Male
Age: 53
City: Tianshui City
Province: Gansu
Date of Death: 2001
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Fifty-three year old Falun Dafa practitioner Mr. Huang Lizhi was from Mawusi Village, Shilipu Town, Gangu County, Tianshui City, Gansu Province.
In 2001 a villager reported Mr. Huang to the Public Security Bureau simply because he had gone to Beijing to appeal for Falun Gong. The local police in his home town then abducted him.
Mr. Huang was interrogated, during which time the police tried to force him to abandon cultivation practice of Falun Gong. He firmly refused their request, so the police cruelly beat him. Mr. Huang was tortured so badly that he almost died.
The police were afraid that if he died while in their custody, they would have to take responsibility for his death. So, they took him home in a police car. Two days later, Mr. Huang died at his home of the serious injuries caused by the police torture.
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Revised Feb 1, 2018
To reduce the risk of fatality in clients who use opioids.
In the context of an opiate epidemic across Canada that is likely to remain problematic for many years to come, LOFT Community Services is trying to prevent death by overdose and reduce harm and stress on staff who are dealing with at risk clients.
Where applicable, clients should be informed about overdose prevention; and, all staff must know how to respond.
All staff who are serving these clients should be aware of what to do in the event of an overdose and our policy about Intranasal Naloxone as a part of an emergency response.
Overdose: An overdose happens when a person has more of a drug, or a combination of drugs, than their body can handle.
Opioid: Commonly referred to as "pain killer"; ranging from legal drugs (Demerol, oxycodone) to illegal drugs such as heroin and opium.
Naloxone: Naloxone (sometimes called Narcan) reverses opioid overdose.
In addition to an understanding of LOFT's medication policy, all staff working with (or who may be working with drug-involved clients) will be educated on signs of Opioid overdose and overdose prevention. When deemed necessary by the Program Director, information will be provided and/or posted where the client can read the material and ask clarifying questions as needed.
- Standardized information poster from POINT: Prevent Overdose in Toronto will be posted at all housing and support LOFT Programs;
- Be part of Program's Annual Health and staff Safety check off list;
- Part of new staff orientation;
- Take-home Naloxone kits should be readily available for overdose situations – nasal spray is recommended;
- All staff must sign off on having reviewed and tested on the PowerPoint: Intranasal Naloxone Training available at all LOFT supportive housing and outreach program sites
- All required staff will receive training for the use of Naloxone by a certified;
- Naloxone will not be supplied to staff members who have not received training and competency testing
Naloxone Deployment
- As per LOFT's medication policy, Naloxone kits must be placed in a secure but accessible location in the program and, where appropriate, made available to opioid users.


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- ITV Report
Sheffield alleyway stab victim named
South Yorkshire Police Detectives investigating the death of a 21-year-old man in Sheffield have named him as Kavan Brissett.
Kavan was left seriously injured following an incident in an alleyway just off Langsett Walk on Tuesday.
He was taken to hospital where he died as a result of his injuries on Saturday.
A post-mortem examination carried out yesterday afternoon concluded that he died from a single stab wound to the chest.


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LeAnn Rimes and Eddie Cibrian can't wait much longer to have children because LeAnn was told her fertility levels were low. According to NewsOXY, Rimes went to a fertility specialist where she found out that her window to have children was closing. LeAnn and Eddie wanted to wait a little while longer before having a child together, but now they might be on the fast track. The country star has reportedly stopped taking her birth control, and she's leaving any future pregnancies up to fate.
"She [the specialist] told me that my levels are on the lower side of normal and that we should not be waiting very much longer. Does that freak you out?"
If Rimes and Cibrian wait much longer to have a baby, there is a chance that they won't be able to conceive naturally. LeAnn said that it took her mother quite some time (12 years) to get pregnant, so now, at 31, LeAnn is starting to panic. She does want to be a mother and have children of her own (she is stepmother to Eddie's two sons, Mason, 10, and Jake, 6), and so she is willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen.
"I know we were not planning on having a child right now, but I also do not want to miss what possibly could be my only opportunity to have a child naturally … I knew my mom had difficulty having me, but I never really knew how difficult it was. Eddie and I have talked about waiting a little bit longer before we try to have kids. It had never popped into my head that maybe I will have the same trouble she did."
Rimes told Cibrian they can't wait much longer to have a baby while a reality television crew was filming for their VH1 show, and, of course, all of this personal stuff was shared on a recent episode. According to The SpreadIt, Eddie and LeAnn got into a "mini fight" about having a baby together, but they resolved to start trying because motherhood is definitely something that LeAnn wants to experience in her life.
As previously reported by The Inquisitr, LeAnn is great with Eddie's two sons. She has really adapted to being a step-mom, and she has a lot of fun with Mason and Jake. However, it does seem clear that she'd like to have a child (at least one) of her own, and she is in a position that if it happened, she'd be thrilled.
Do you think LeAnn and Eddie should start a family together?


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NORTON � Jason Day insisted his injured left thumb feels fine, and overall, he's happy with the way he has played in the first two rounds of the Deutsche Bank Championship. But he could have done without the bogey he carded on the last hole that dropped him into a share of the lead with first-round leader Ryan Palmer.
Day followed his opening 66 with a 68 on Saturday to get to 8-under 134 for the tournament. Palmer fired an even-par 71 after beginning with a 63.
Matt Kuchar and Billy Horschel are a shot back entering Sunday's third round. Keegan Bradley, Bill Haas, Russell Henley, Patrick Reed and Webb Simpson are two off the lead.
Day missed more than six weeks last spring with an injured left thumb, and the 26-year-old Australian was also bothered by tonsillitis and strep throat this season. Day even had to withdraw from the WGC-Bridgestone Invitational early this month when his medication for his ailments gave him vertigo. But the thumb feels better now.
"I haven't felt my thumb twinge or hurt over the last week or so," he said.
Day has weakened his grip to alleviate the soreness in his thumb, and he's not driving the ball as far as he normally does, but he's playing well nevertheless. Day said he plans to stick with the weaker grip, and his strength coach told him he'd regain his distance off the tee once the strength returns to his thumb.
Day played the front nine in 5-under 31, but stumbled to a 2-over 37 on the back.
"I made the front nine look very easy today," Day said, "and I made the back nine look very hard, but overall I'm very happy with how I played the last couple days."
Day's bogey on 18 was his third of the back nine. After a 298-yard drive, Day had 239 yards remaining, but his approach sailed into the bottom of a swale to the left of the green. Then he chipped through the green and into a bunker. After blasting out to within 7� feet, he missed his par putt.
"I made a mess of it," Day said, "but it is what it is. I'm just going to go out there and forget about it and get on with the weekend."
Five birdies on the front nine in the afternoon enabled Day to get to 10 under, two shots ahead of Palmer, who played in the morning, but bogeys on 12 and 14 dropped back him into a share of the lead. His 7-foot birdie putt on 16 put him back on top for a while.
TPC Boston is known for its low scores � Henrik Stenson's winning score was 22 under last year � but this year has been an exception so far because of the wind and the firmness of the fairways and greens. Day said he wouldn't be surprised if the winning score barely reached the teens.
"The golf course last year," Reed said, "played really soft. This year, it seems like you're getting the extra bounce and even on the putts, it seems to keep rolling a little bit. If it keeps blowing like this and stays sunshine, it's going to be very firm the next two days."
Day, seventh in the Official World Golf Rankings, picked up his second PGA Tour victory early this year at the WGC-Accenture Match Play, and he tied for second last week at the Barclays.
"To be in contention last week," Day said, "and to be in contention again this week with 36 holes left, it just goes to show that the hard work I've put into the game the last four or five weeks is definitely paying off."
It's no surprise that Day has played well here this week. He shared the 36-hole lead here in 2010 before finishing tied for second. He also finished third here in 2011. Day has held or shared a 36-hole lead four times in his PGA Tour career, but didn't win any of those events. In the previous 11 years of the Deutsche Bank Championship, only Vijay Singh (2004), Olin Browne (2005) and Rory McIlroy (2012) went on to win after taking a 36-hole lead.
Eighty golfers made the cut at 3 over and ties. Because the number is more than 78, a secondary cut after Sunday's third round will reduce the field to the low 70 and ties. Only 12 golfers missed the cut. The field was supposed to be 100, but eight golfers withdrew.
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Program (TRANSLATED FROM CZECH)
Muzeum v Šumperku (Galerie Šumperska) Museum in Šumperk (Gallery Šumperska)
Lea Vivot
Canadian of Czech origin, Ms Lea Vivot, one of the most important sculptors present today, famous throughout the world with bronze sculptors depicting the most precious value of human life. Her niche is primarily benches with statues with living people. Famous benches with various inscriptions, as well as messages expressing feelings of people become part of its work. Many of her benches have a theme of love, family and nature such as "Lovers Bench", "Mother and child", or "Secret Bench", are known throughout the world. Her works decorate such places as St. Georges Cathedral in Cape Town, but also the longest street in the world, Yonge Street in Toronto, New York Holocaust Museum, and "Grapes of Passion" in Sarasota Sculpture garden in Florida .
Lea Vivot was born as Drahomíra Hekelová in Šumperk on the 25th February 1958. In Prague, she graduated from Central School of Arts. In 1968 she emigrated to Italy where she attended sculpture courses of Master Marino Marini. From there she went to Canada where the Canadian government had given her a scholarship to study at the Ontario College of Art. In addition, the studied in the prestigeous Art Student League of New York. She has three sons, whom she with love, pride and humor refers as her best masterpieces. Unfortunately, the middle son, Morris, died as a small eighteen-month old boy. As an expression of thanks for the medical help and hospitality small Morris received in Children's Hospital in Toronto, Lea Vivot created the "Endless Bench". It is installed outside in front of the hospital and it is a landmark in Toronto.
Lea Vivot works and lives alternately in Canada, USA and
Mexico. Increasingly she returns to the Czech Republic, where in 2003
received a prize for the Most Distinguished Czech Woman in the World
living abroad and in 2007 won
the award for her contribution to culture.


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Uma Hariharan*
Anesthesia and Intensive Care, Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital, New Delhi, India
Received Date: December 13, 2016; Accepted Date: December 28, 2016; Published Date: January 04, 2017
Citation: Hariharan U (2017) Flow Charts Depicting the Acute Downhill Course of Unrecognized Mediastinal Mass. Chron Obstruct Pulmon Dis 2:19. doi: 10.21767/2572-5548.100019
Copyright: © 2017 Hariharan U. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.
Mediastinal mass; Unrecognised; Airway obstruction; Positive pressure ventilation; ECMO; Down-hill course
Mediastinal masses can have varied presentations or may even remain silent till very late [1]. There have been numerous articles on anaesthetic management of patients with mediastinal masses [2]. There is paucity of literature on acute presentation and course of events following airway interventions in patients with unrecognized mediastinal masses in the emergency or critical care set up. In the event of their presentation as reactive airway disease or acute airway obstruction, the possibility of a mediastinal mass must be kept in mind, when standard medical management fails to improve the condition or when definitive airway management worsens the condition further. A contrast-enhanced computed tomography [3] may be done to diagnose mediastinal masses, if the patient is haemodynamically stable. Positive pressure ventilation [4] can be disastrous as it leads to further increases in intra-thoracic pressures. A cardiothoracic surgeon opinion should be sought early and femoral vessels may be cannulated prophylactically. Facilities for institution of life support or ECMO [5] (extra-corporeal membrane oxygenation) is desirable in intensive care units caring for patients with mediastinal masses.
Mediastinal masses can be a great mimic. Their acute presentation can be mistaken for bronchial asthma, COPD exacerbation or subglottic stenosis [6]. A high index of suspicion, eternal vigilance and prompt action can be rewarding in the emergency scenario. This article depicts a concise, lucid and a systematic four-step way to understand the downhill course of airway obstruction due to mediastinal masses. The following set of four flow charts or algorithms (to be read one after the other) summarize the chain of events that can occur after insertion of a definitive airway on the suspicion of airway obstruction in a patient with pre-existing unknown or unrecognized mediastinal mass (Figures 1-4)


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Henry Onyekuru casts doubt over Everton future amid work permit issues
Work permit issues could lead to missed chance
Everton's Henry Onyekuru has admitted that he could leave the club permanently if work permit issues persist when he returns from Galatasaray.
The Nigerian forward is exactly the attacking player who Everton need right now, though he is out on loan.
The reason comes with issues over his work permit when Everton signed him from KAS Eupen.
Onyekuru had just come off the back of scoring 24 goals in Belgium but those issues meant Everton would need to send him out on loan to Anderlecht.
That would hopefully allow him to meet the parameters for a UK work permit.
However, he was still unable to get one after having a pretty decent season.
That lead to Everton sanctioning a loan move to Galatasaray in hope of him playing in the Champions League and boosting his chances of getting one.
Now, ahead of another attempt at a work permit in the summer, Onyekuru has cast some doubt over his future.
Willing to remain at Galatasaray
That is because Onyekuru has admitted that he would be willing to stay at the Turkish giants on a permanent deal.
Despite claiming that it is his dream to play in the Premier League, he explained that should Everton and Galatasaray agree a deal, he'd happily stay.
"I'm very happy here I love Galatasaray," he explained to Kralspor.
"My dream is to play in the Premier League, but I'm having some problems with the work permit.
"If they agree with Everton, I will stay at Galatasaray."
This could be big for Everton, with Onyekuru seemingly a pretty big talent at just 21 years of age.
You would imagine they want to get him back and in the squad, though judging by his comments, you cannot rule out him remaining in Turkey.
See also: Everton boss Marco Silva 'ready' for hostile Watford return


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The source object cache provides a system to extend the life of source objects (HTML files, images etc.) after they are no longer immediately being used.
Only fetch types where we have well defined rules on caching are considered, in practice this limits us to HTTP(S). The section in RFC2616 [1] on caching specifies these rules.
To further extend the objects lifetime they can be pushed into a backing store where the objects are available for reuse less quickly than from RAM but faster than retrieving from the network again.
The backing store implementation provides a key:value infrastructure with a simple store, retrieve and invalidate interface.
Although the backing store interface is fully pluggable a generic implementation based on storing objects on the filesystem in a hierarchy of directories.
The option to alter the backing store format exists and is controlled by a version field. It is implementation defined what happens if a version mis-match occurs.
As the backing store only holds cache data one should not expect a great deal of effort to be expended converting formats (i.e. the cache may simply be discarded).
An object has an identifier value generated from the URL (NetSurf backing stores uses the URL as the unique key). The value used is obtained using nsurl_hash() which is currently a 32 bit FNV so is directly usable.
This identifier is adequate to ensure the collision rate for the hashed URL values (a collision for every 2^16 URLs added) is sufficiently low the overhead of returning the wrong object (which backing stores are permitted to do) is not significant.
An entry list is maintained which contains all the metadata about a given identifier. This list is limited in length to constrain the resources necessary to maintain it. It is made persistent to avoid the overhead of reconstructing it at initialisation and to keep the data used to improve the eviction decisions.
Each object is stored and retrieved directly into the filesystem using a filename generated from a RFC4648 base32 encoding of an address value. The objects address is derived from the identifier by cropping it to a shorter length.
A mapping between the object address and its entry is maintained which uses storage directly proportional to the size of the address length.
The cropping length is stored in the control file with the default values set at compile time. This allows existing backing stores to continue operating with existing data independently of new default setting. This setting gives some ability to tune the default cache index size to values suitable for a specific host operating system.
E.g. Linux based systems can easily cope with several megabytes of mmaped index but RISC OS might want to limit this to a few megabytes of heap at most.
The files are stored on disc using their base32 address value. By creating a directory for each character of the encoded filename (except the last which is of course the leafname) we create a directory structure where no directory has more than 32 entries.
E.g. A 19bit address of 0x1 would be base32 encoded into AAAB resulting in the data being stored in a file path of "/store/prefix/d/B/A/A/BAAAAA".
An address of 0x00040001 encodes to BAAB and a file path of "/store/prefix/m/B/A/A/BAABAAA"
The version 1 layout was identical to the 1.1 except base64url encoding was used, this proved problematic as some systems filesystems were case insensitive so upper and lower case letters collided.
There is no upgrade provision from the previous version simply delete the cache directory.
Control files ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
control +++++++ A control file is used to hold a list of values describing how the other files in the backing store should be used.
entries +++++++
this file contains a table of entries describing the files held on the filesystem.
Each control file table entry is 28 bytes and consists of
Address to entry index ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
An entry index is held in RAM that allows looking up the address to map to an entry in the control file.
The index is the only data structure whose size is directly dependant on the length of the hash specifically:
(2 ^ (ADDRESS_BITS - 3)) * ENTRY_BITS) in bytes
where ADDRESS_BITS is how long the address is in bits and ENTRY_BITS is how many entries the control file (and hence the while cache) may hold.
RISCOS values +++++++++++++
By limiting the ENTRY_BITS size to 14 (16,384 entries) the entries list is limited to 448kilobytes.
The typical values for RISC OS would set ADDRESS_BITS to 18. This spreads the entries over 262144 hash values which uses 512 kilobytes for the index. Limiting the hash space like this reduces the effectiveness of the cache.
A small ADDRESS_LENGTH causes a collision (two URLs with the same address) to happen roughly for every 2 ^ (ADDRESS_BITS / 2) = 2 ^ 9 = 512 objects stored. This roughly translates to a cache miss due to collision every ten pages navigated to.
Larger systems ++++++++++++++
In general ENTRY_BITS set to 16 as this limits the store to 65536 objects which given the average size of an object at 8 kilobytes yields half a gigabyte of disc used which is judged to be sufficient.
For larger systems e.g. those using GTK frontend we would most likely select ADDRESS_BITS as 22 resulting in a collision every 2048 objects but the index using some 8 Megabytes
Example 1
355 pages navigated in 80 minutes from about:welcome page and a handful of additional sites (google image search and reddit)
2018 objects in cache at quit. 400 objects from news.bbc.co.uk alone
Metadata total 987,439 bytes mean of 489 bytes
data total 33,127,831 bytes mean of 16,416 bytes
with one single 5,000,811 byte gif
data totals without gif is 28,127,020 mean 13,945


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With all of the news surrounding James Comey's hearing and the Russia investigation, many stories seemed to have slip through the cracks or didn't garner enough attention despite their significance. Although the insanity of the Trump administration and its eventual decline has been consistently flooding the news cycle, it doesn't mean that the American people can allow things like rampant sexism to be swept aside or over looked as a result.
This week, I have seen many videos highlighting the lack of respect that women are afforded in their respective political careers. The videos feature highly intelligent and qualified women being put down or silenced by their male colleagues. They are all classic cases of misogyny that I am sure any woman can relate to and ultimately show the underlying sexism that still permeates within our society and our governmental institutions.
The first video is of California Senator Kamala Harris, the second black woman ever elected to the US Senate. She was subjected to outright sexist behavior on the part of Republican Senators John McCain and Richard Burr. As a member of The Senate Intelligence Committee, Senator Harris was one of many who were tasked with questioning leaders of intelligence agencies on the investigation into the Trump administration's possible collusion with Russia. Harris, who is known for her extensive experience as an attorney, pressed Acting Attorney General Rod Rosenstein on the issue of extending complete independence to Robert Mueller and his special counsel's investigation into ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. (Watch the exchange between Harris and Rosenstein here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pECZv4XWByE )
In these types of hearings, Senators aren't afforded a lot of time to get the answers they need, so interruptions are expected when people reply with lengthy answers in an effort to avoid a question or "run out the clock". In this exchange, Rosenstein was obviously deflecting Senator Harris' questions where she continually asked him if he would write a letter confirming Mueller's full independence in the investigation; as a result, Senator Harris pressed him for a yes or no answer. She was then interrupted by Senator John McCain in an effort to halt her line of questioning, essentially wasting her allotted time to get a clear and concise answer from Rosenstein. Senator Harris then pressed Rosenstein further, which resulted in Chairman Burr reprimanding her for not extending Rosenstein "the courtesy" to answer. When Senator Harris then respectfully attempted to explain her reasoning behind pressing Rosenstein for an answer to her question, even citing how he notoriously filibusters in these types of hearings, Chairman Burr interrupted her again essentially silencing her for the rest of her questioning period. Two Republican male Senators took away Senator Harris' ability to get an answer for the American public by allowing Rosenstein to deflect her questions entirely. Their fragile masculinity and intimidation by the presence of a strong female leader led them to treat Senator Harris as a second-class citizen.
Unfortunately, it's common for women in positions of governmental power to be scolded or punished for acting the exact same way as their male counterparts, who almost always go unscathed. There have been countless videos of male Senators such as Senator Warner, Senator Franken, Senator Cruz, etc., who have grilled countless people in their hearings and were never told to have more "courtesy" by their colleagues. And even more frustratingly, Democratic Senator Heinrich in the same exact hearing interrupted Rosenstein countless times during his line of questioning and wasn't reprimanded once for doing so. So as you can see, this doesn't have to do with Republican Senators scolding Democratic Senators, this has to do with male Senators and their incessant mission to put down female Senators.
Similarly to Senator Harris' situation, Senator Elizabeth Warren was silenced on the floor of the Senate by Senate Majority Leader, Mitch McConnell a few months ago for reading a letter from the late Coretta Scott King. McConnell selectively enforced the archaic Senate Rule XIX to silence Senator Warren for merely reading a letter in opposition to the confirmation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions. Meanwhile McConnell didn't dare to punish his male colleagues, including Senator Tom Cotton when he had called Harry Reid "cancerous" or Senator Ted Cruz when he had called McConnell himself a "liar". Senator McConnell's misogynistic treatment of Senator Warren led many women to turn McConnell's quote "Nevertheless, she persisted" into a mantra that is now ingrained in the heart of the modern feminist movement. Senator Warren definitely related to Senator Harris' situation and even reached out to her via Twitter stating, "Silencing @SenKamalaHarris for not being "courteous" enough is just unbelievable. Keep fighting, Kamala! #NeverthelessShePersisted".
But of course, the video featuring Senator Harris isn't the only instance of sexism that stuck out to me this week. There is another video featuring House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi that also reeks of misogyny. Congresswoman Pelosi is one of the most influential leaders of the Democratic Party and was the first woman ever elected as Speaker of the House. She was interrupted by her male colleague, Republican Congressman John Faso not once, but seven times while she was speaking out against the GOP's plan to repeal the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, which was instituted under President Obama after the financial crisis to create regulations that would protect Americans from the greed of Wall Street. Republican Congressman Faso interrupted Minority Leader Pelosi incessantly by yelling "How much time does the gentlewoman have?" in an attempt to silence her to which Minority Leader Pelosi responded, "I know you want me not to talk about this because it is the truth about what you are doing to the American people, but as the leader, I have the right to speak on the floor." Despite Congresswoman Pelosi's seniority over the newly-elected freshman Congressman (she was elected to the House in 1987 and has been re-elected every year since then), she was still treated as if she didn't have the right to speak. Congressman Faso interrupted Congresswoman Pelosi throughout the entirety of her speech, but luckily she refused to be dismissed and held her ground on behalf of women everywhere. (Watch here: https://www.c-span.org/video/?c4673084/congresswoman-pelosi-interrupted-floor-speech-repeal-dodd-frank )
Senator Elizabeth Warren later tweeted her support to Minority Leader Pelosi by tweeting, "Here's a little hint for the @HouseGOP: NOBODY silences Democratic Leader @NancyPelosi. #NeverthelessShePersisted". Kamala Harris also lent her support for Congresswoman Pelosi by tweeting, "You aren't going to stop @NancyPelosi from speaking the truth." Although the reoccurrence of attempts to silence female representatives makes me and presumably countless other women more angrier than words can describe, the amount of support these women have extended to each other sends a message that when women support one another, great things are possible.
Ultimately, when it comes to all of these situations, it is evident that a honest conversation regarding women's representation and inclusion in government and the equality of treatment between men and women in leadership roles is necessary. In the House of Representatives, women only hold 83 of the 435 total seats and in the Senate women only hold 21 of the 100 total seats. And not only that, but globally, The United States is ranked #100 for women's representation in government, which is frankly an embarrassment. But regardless of all of those things, even when women overcome these obstacles and get elected to such leadership positions, they still face unequal treatment. Due to a series of experiments led by Dr. Leah Sheppard from Washington State University, Dr. Maryam Kouchaki from Northwestern University, and Dr. Ekaterina Netchaeva from Bocconi University, they all concluded that men often feel threatened by female superiors and ambitious women, and as a result they act in a hostile manner toward them. This is unacceptable and as a society we need to teach both our sons and daughters that women are equally as capable, as intelligent, and as strong as men. It is also especially important that we help support women in their efforts to continue to break through glass ceilings for generations to come.
Although fighting to eradicate sexism in a society that was built upon it has always been a long and hard battle, these issues and their consequences are too dire for us to just ignore, so here are a few things that you can do RIGHT NOW to lend your support to powerful women across the country:
- If your representatives behave in a sexist manner, (like Congressman Faso, Senator Burr, Senator McCain, Senator McConnell, etc.) hold them accountable by calling their offices or by attending town halls.
- Donate or volunteer for political campaigns run by women you believe in, especially for upcoming special elections on a local level or for the mid-term elections in 2018.
- Do you want to help get Democratic, pro-choice women elected to office? Of course you do, so go check out the organization EMILY's List: https://www.emilyslist.org ! You can either donate, volunteer, or run for office yourself.
- Get involved in Emerge America, an training program dedicated to help get Democratic women elected across the country : http://www.emergeamerica.org ! You can apply to the program, recommend women to run, or donate.
- Check out She Should Run, an organization that seeks to inspire women to run for public office throughout the US: http://www.sheshouldrun.org ! You can join the campaign, nominate yourself or another woman to run for office, or become a member.


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Carlos Garcia's Exclusive Home Marketing Plan------ While each marketing plan is custom tailored to the client's needs, this list represents a typical plan I use to promote your home.
- Prepare a comprehensive COMPUTERIZED MARKET ANALYSIS on the property.
- Install yard sign and appropriate riders.
- Advertise your home on Cable Television with Tri-County coverage in Full color reaching over 600,000 households for maximum exposure.
- Prepare a Full Color Brochure on your home with complete details. We also send the brochure to over 12,000 local agents in my private e-mail database.
- Promptly enter the property in the Miami-Dade County Multiple Listing Service (MLS).
- Post your listing on the INTERNET including Realtor.com and many other major web sites.
- My Web Site is registered with over 530 different search engines worldwide! Easily found on AOL, GOOGLE, MSN and YAHOO to name a few.
- For homes over certain price range, a "Virtual Tour" will be posted on the internet which is a 360° video of your home interior and exterior along with still photos for easy view. We also have Circle Pix Tours for all listings posted on YOU TUBE and other portals.
- Explain the home-selling process in detail.
- Produce Full Color home feature sheets and photo postcards for the property and mail out to your entire neighborhood area, local brokerage offices and my buyer database.
- Open House will be scheduled to your convenience and optional to each seller requirement.
- Enter your home in my EXCLUSIVE "Hot Line" 24 hour voice response system in BOTH English and Spanish languages. (Test it at: 305-358-4110) 24 hours/day! By Code or Address!
- Install a secure lock box to facilitate ease of showing with your permission. I use electronic satellite controlled units and manually operated lockboxes for ease of use by other agents. Seller option of course.
- Advertise your home in the Real Estate Magazine in Full Color with Photos. You will have copies of all advertisements and marketing materials..
- Write and place classified advertising in various newspapers including the Miami Herald, Sun Sentinnel and Palm Beach.
- Involve the homeowner to maximize marketing position.
- Review your property's features with other Keyes agents and agents in my network.
- Notify residents of the surrounding area that the property is for sale via direct mail. I mail out 500 listed cards.
- Notify the outstanding agents in other real estate Companies about the property.
- Canvas centers of influence to locate prospects.
- Monitor listing and sales activities to maintain competitive position in the marketplace and keep you the seller informed at all times.
- Analyze ALTERNATIVE ...FINANCING PLANS for prospects. I have many lenders that offer excellent finance programs depending on the buyer qualifications.
- Calculate HOMEOWNER'S ANALYSIS and provide estimated closing costs and net proceeds.
- I follow-up on all showings to obtain prospects' reactions and report to you. I keep track of all activity and market changes.
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Since something did not sit so well with my stomach on Tuesday, Wednesday converted itself into a lay-in-bed-for-most-of-the-day-even-though-you-would-much-rather-be-doing-other-things kind of day off work. It involved chatting with a friend online, starting a new book, listening to music, eating in very small portions, overdosing on tea, and trying convince my lovely host mother that no, I had not eaten food outside of her kitchen within the previous 24 hours.
I ended up going to my second rehearsal with the awesome people I met at Monday's rehearsal. At the rehearsal we were short by two university students who have night classes on Wednesdays, but it was reassuring to have our maestro take a seat like the rest of us and fill in for one of the missing 2nd violins. And as any dog lover would do, I was sure to get lots of puppy love from the maestro's dog Harry (both prior to and after playing) to supplement my medicine in the form of music. Result: I felt 110% better when I returned home.
Yesterday the Internet was not working AT ALL at the Centro Esperanza (CE) office and I was the witness of a very head-strong co-worker of mine explaining to a customer service representative at the internet service provider office the definition of providing a service and what customer service is (supposed to be) all about. (Context: the sporadic Internet connection over the past month has been driving the CE staff and volunteers crazy and making our jobs much harder than they have to be). Result: the Internet was working today at the office.
I attended a session with kids yesterday which involved a dance class followed by a music (zampoña, pan flute) class. It was a lot of fun to participate, if only for a few songs, in dancing to music from the Amazonas region of Peru when I took a couple breaks from analyzing the gender inequality in 'Little Red Riding Hood' and 'Cinderella'. I have been tasked with 're-writing' the stories (while trying to keep to the story line) to make them more inclusive and respectful of the female gender. I'll present my analysis of the stories and my 'new versions' at a workshop next Friday for the women 'promoters' who work to offer sessions with children at the 11 different CE program sites. The theme for August is the promotion of reading. Naturally CE wants the promoters to be able to highlight the importance of the ability for parents, especially mothers, to be able to analyze a story's text themselves. choosing stories which promote equality and the development of healthy 'autoestima' (self-esteem).
Back to yesterday afternoon, in which the zampoña class is always my favourite part. I am still learning to get a good quality sound out of the instrument and I really should do what I tell the kids to do: practice everyday! However, even more satisfying than having the kids or myself playing a passage correctly is having the kids play in unison, in time. Curious about what song we are learning? Here is a performance of "Llorando se fue" (Crying, she left) by Los Kjarkas, one of the most popular Andean folk music bands in Bolivian history. Since Peru and Bolivia share the southern part of the Andean mountain range, they are also both home to the Quechua and Aymara indigenous peoples who share cultural and linguistic elements, such as the use of the zampoña.
And for your viewing pleasure, this is what a zampoña looked like in the eyes of the young artists in the La Ladrillera last Saturday. I divided the kids up into four groups, each charged with drawing a different item from observation and then filling in the extra space with drawings from their imagination; someone is holding the group object in each photo.
I am stoked to head back for drawing class number two tomorrow afternoon, but it is time to put the finishing touches on my the materials for the youth group I have yet to guide tonight…¡feliz fin de semana! (happy weekend!)


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by FIJI Water on June 16, 2017
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NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- Entergy Corp. ETR, -0.28% said it expects third-quarter earnings of $1.64 a share, up from $1.22 a share in the year-earlier period, and above the First Call average earnings estimate of $1.58 a share. Revenue is expected to be higher as warmer-than-normal weather was partially offset by reduced revenue associated with hurricane-related customer outages. Entergy also raised the estimate restoration cost related to the hurricanes in the Gulf region to $700 million from $850 million from its prior forecast of $400 million to $550 million. The company added that the hurricanes in the Gulf region and the bankruptcy of its Entergy New Orleans unit may materially change the accounting disclosures and reported earnings. The stock closed Tuesday down $1.45 at $68.54.
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Single-Vehicle Rollover Injures Female
A young woman was treated for non-life-threatening injuries after her SUV rolled over on the 215 Beltway near North Jones Boulevard, according to the Nevada Highway Patrol. The single-vehicle crash occurred when the driver lost control and slammed into a guardrail. Police suspect alcohol may have been a factor in the crash and are working on an investigation into the cause of the accident. Two right lanes of the 215 freeway were closed after the crash for some time as authorities continued their investigation and cleanup.


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Many couples come to therapy because they feel they haven't had a real conversation in years. Therapy can help you form that connection, so that you are able to start talking and strengthening the bond between you and your partner.
It can help you look beyond your verbal arguments and pay more attention to how you're reacting to each other, both physically and emotionally. We will use this information to understand your experiences on a deeper level and improve your relationship. You can learn to be more real and transparent with each other and find healthy ways to communicate.
You can't throw things, yell, or cheat, but you do have a right to express your experience.
Your relationship comes first
You each want to feel that you are a priority to each other.
In couples therapy, we will work to create a "couple bubble" around you. Your relationship always has to be protected from outside negative influences around you. We will work to prevent anyone or anything get between you, as is the case with challenging relatives, your financial situation, or infidelity.
Learn to listen in couples therapy
Our sessions are oriented towards helping you feel safer with your partner, more appreciated, and listened to. This can lead you to less friction and stress at home, creating new openings for fun, playfulness, and better sex in your relationship.
Couples therapy and marriage counseling with me is tailored to your situation and your therapy goals. After each session, I will provide you with the tools to build on the skills and techniques you learned. Many clients can begin applying these skills and techniques, and start experiencing tangible improvements. Over time, we can build and reinforce these skills for long-lasting gains.
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First Love, the kind of love no one ever forgets.
Some remember it fondly, some remember it for the lessons it brought for them and some remember it as something really silly and funny.But is it as relevant as all the love songs in the world say it is? Is it forever? If your first love is breaking you apart and you are wondering whether first love is overrated, whether it is worth it, then read through...
Love happens over and over again and in most cases first love is never a person's last love
Most people fall in love for the first time at a very young age and misunderstand hormonal confusions as love. Books, quotes and romantic films might make you believe that a person has only one true love but life eventually proves otherwise. With age and experience people grow and connect with someone completely opposite to who they were attracted to when they first fell in love and take their first love as an important piece in the journey of understanding love better.
If your First love lead you into a heart break it has probably made you stronger
You become wiser and learn to understand that loving someone requires understanding, commitment and patience. Just like other things in life, love relationships also require work and you learn the art of problem resolution and letting go when things don't work out. Above all you learn a lot about yourself and how far can you go to keep a relationship healthy and happy.
Your first love will teach you your sense of self worth.
You will realise what you learn what you don't want and learn what you actually want. It might be overrated in the romantic sense but if we talk about growing up, it is not overvalued. The lessons are important and so is your first love...
We all know that the first heart break after first love relationship, tests one's courage.
After all these twisted fantasies of first love, the hope of happily ever after, the i will never feel this way again, i will wait for you till the end of time promises , comes the moment of truth and courage. Get up, dust yourself off and walk away with courage, knowing that you have had a great experience, cherish it and wait for the day love hits you again. Maybe even harder than before!


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God's Image and True Humanity
Proverbs 1, Genesis 1
I love the book of Genesis. It is first, foundational. It is where our faith story begins. It introduces us to God and God's intentions. I think it is not surprising at all that the history of human redemption begins in the book of Genesis.
In all likelihood, I have missed the greater importance of the first chapter of Genesis in the past because I have minimized its import to the faith story. Don't get me wrong: I still believe that much hinges on whether or not Genesis 1 is true, that is, on whether or not God actually created the heavens and the earth in all their vast array.
In recent days, however, I have started to look at Genesis deeper. I have written elsewhere that we probably miss a great deal of the importance of chapter 1 when we miss that we were created to live in relationship with God. He created us for fellowship. He created us to live with him, for him, and dependent upon him. Learning to live this way all over again, in Jesus, is a major aspect of our faith journey.
But we also learn about much about the God who created. We learn that in the beginning God created all things good. I take this to mean, since I'm reading English and not Hebrew, that he made all things perfect, incorruptible, and exactly the way they were meant to be. They lacked nothing. They were created in the fullness of a complete God. God didn't create an incomplete or imperfect world.
We also learn that God created variety. I don't happen to think that God is satisfied with a monotone, monochromatic world. He created trees and plants and animals in all sorts of variety. This is not a dull God. This is a God who will eventually draw unto himself people from every tribe, and tongue, and nation, under heaven.
We learn that God created order. This has been brought up by others so I won't belabor the point here except to say: The world apart from God was chaos. It was madness. There are many forces in the world (sin, evil) that seek to return God's created order back to a nonsensical chaos. God brought into being a world of peace that could be inhabited by creatures bearing his image.
There's one other aspect I'd like to note about this creation account, the creation of light. Again, I'm reading English and not Hebrew, but if the English is anything close to the Hebrew then 'light' is mentioned 13 times. Interestingly enough, we first learn about the earth as a place of darkness, formless and empty. So the first thing that happens is God creates light. Presumably God did not need light to see. I assume he could 'see' even when the earth was cluttered with darkness and formlessness. So why did God create light? Well I think he created light so that we could see. God wanted us to be able to see all the good that he had created, what was impossible to see so long as the earth was shrouded in darkness. We need light to see.
In the light we are able to see the creation as God created it to be: Good, perfect, complete. It's probably not ironic then that when the Gospel writers tell us of the death of Jesus they tell us that darkness covered the land for 3 hours (Matthew 27:45; Mark 15:33). The crucifixion of Jesus returned humanity, for a time, back to the pre-creation days when chaos and darkness covered the land; the world without Christ is chaos. Resurrection Sunday is like the dawn of a new day; morning when light breaks out all over again.
In the light we can also see that we have been made in his image. This is no small thing. We are made in his image and then we are charged with the responsibility of doing god-like work: Subduing the earth, ruling the creation, continuing the creation process by 'being fruitful and multiplying,' that is, filling the earth with more and more and more of God's image bearers. We are his image, we are to perpetuate His image in this creation.
I think Jesus came to restore that purpose in us. Granted, it is far more complicated than just that. But part of the loss of innocence, so to speak, was a loss of purpose. God had instilled in us that purpose at the beginning: Bear His image, be fruitful, multiply. We lost that in sin. When Jesus dealt with sin, he restored our purpose: once again, we can be image bearers of God, we can fruitful, we can multiply. Isn't this exactly what Jesus told us to do: "Go into the world, make disciples of all nations…and surely I am with you always." This sounds just like the creation mandate: 'Be fruitful and multiply' becomes make disciples'; 'bear my image' becomes 'I am with you always.'
Part of making disciples is restoring to them purpose and image. This is the work of the Gospel. "But you are a people, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's special possession, that you may declare the praises of him who call you out of darkness and into his wonderful light." (1 Peter 2:9) In other words, we are truly human inviting others to fulfill their created purpose in Christ.


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April 24, 2019 10:15 PM
Two use of force experts testified Wednesday for the government against former Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor.
Jurors heard from Lt. Derrick Hacker, a Crystal police officer and training instructor, as well as Timothy Longo, who is a retired police chief, attorney and professor at the University of Virginia.
Prosecutors have been hammering away at what could be a key element in the case: whether Noor heard a loud slap against his police SUV that stirred fears of an ambush.
The prosecution has tried to raise doubts about whether that slap from 40-year-old Justine Ruszczyk Damond occurred.
Noor is on trial for murder and manslaughter in the 2017 death of Ruszczyk Damond. She was shot as she approached the vehicle after reporting a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.
Hacker testified that the use of deadly force was "excessive and objectively unreasonable," and that "no reasonable officer would have perceived a threat by someone just walking up to the squad."
He continued saying officers are approached all the time while in their squads and "just because an officer is startled, I would hope they wouldn't use deadly force."
Hacker also pointed out mistakes he says Noor and partner Matthew Harrity made while responding to the call of "unknown trouble." Hacker criticized the officers for pulling their guns out while in the police SUV, saying "it's dangerous, violated police training, was unreasonable and unacceptable."
Both experts questioned why Noor and Harrity didn't reach out to Damond who called 911 not once, but twice - contending she'd still be alive if they'd taken that step.
Longo took the stand Wednesday afternoon and wondered, "Why it was necessary to fire a weapon at someone who walked up to a police car. It's not necessary, it's that simple."
KSTP's complete coverage of the Noor trial
Harrity had previously testified in the trial that the two did perceive a possible threat.
#NoorTrial Defense is going to get their turn to question Lt. Derrick Hacker before lunch.— Brett Hoffland (@BrettHoffland) April 24, 2019
Hacker stressed there was no "apparent threat" and that's much different from what Ofc. Harrity said was "possible threat".
Hacker added, "being startled isn't an excuse" @KSTP
But Hacker also criticized Noor and Harrity for a lack of due diligence, saying the "whole situation could have been avoided."
During the trial, the prosecution has focused on officers and investigators for apparent missteps. Testimony indicated that police at the scene turned body cameras on and off at will and possibly disturbed evidence.
Thursday, Noor's defense team will challenge Longo's testimony during cross-examination.
Brett Hoffland and Beth McDonough
Updated: April 24, 2019 10:15 PM
Created: April 24, 2019 05:38 AM
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CircuitPython library for VC0706 serial TTL camera.
Project description
CircuitPython module for use with the VC0706 serial TTL camera. Allows basic image capture and download of image data from the camera over a serial connection. See examples for demo of saving image to a SD card (must be wired up separately) or internally.
This driver depends on:
Please ensure all dependencies are available on the CircuitPython filesystem. This is easily achieved by downloading the Adafruit library and driver bundle.
Usage Example
See examples/snapshot.py.
Contributions are welcome! Please read our Code of Conduct before contributing to help this project stay welcoming.
Building locally
To build this library locally you'll need to install the circuitpython-build-tools package.
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip install circuitpython-build-tools
Once installed, make sure you are in the virtual environment:
source .env/bin/activate
Then run the build:
circuitpython-build-bundles --filename_prefix adafruit-circuitpython-vc0706 --library_location .
Sphinx documentation
Sphinx is used to build the documentation based on rST files and comments in the code. First, install dependencies (feel free to reuse the virtual environment from above):
python3 -m venv .env
source .env/bin/activate
pip install Sphinx sphinx-rtd-theme
Now, once you have the virtual environment activated:
cd docs
sphinx-build -E -W -b html . _build/html
This will output the documentation to docs/_build/html. Open the index.html in your browser to view them. It will also (due to -W) error out on any warning like Travis will. This is a good way to locally verify it will pass.
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