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Krazy Madness release single "Black Demons" for streaming
Krazy Madness release single "Black Demons" for streaming
Canadian rockers Krazy Madness consisting of lead vocalist / rhythm guitarist Pat Bellemare, lead guitarist Michael Dean Sanford, bassist Kelsey Bellemare and drummer Martin Valach have released a new single titled "Black Demons" for streaming.
Krazy Madness' "Biography" on their Facebook page indicates (with slight edits):
"We are an old s'kool family R n R/metal band consisting of
*Patrick Bellemare also known as Dad/420: Lead vocalist / Rhythm guitar / Piano
*Son Kelsey Bellemare: Bass and Back vocals
*Brother Mike Sanford: Lead guitar and Back vocals and Rockin' manly!
*Uncle Martin Valach: Drums, thunder & lightning!
***Martin is an extremely experienced drummer who started by playing Heavy Metal when he was very young, very versatile and creative… He has played in many different projects over the years, and he has played for many great acts, and he is as steady as a heartbeat… He can keep a beat on any types of drums, bongos, percussions in any style of music. A real spiritual person and most dedicated and steadiest drummer known to mankind! Martin is the heartbeat of Krazy Madness!
***Kelsey (m) was born in Quebec city on Halloween Oct. 31, 1995. Kelsey's favorite bassman is Mr. Rudy Sarzo and Geezer Butler… He has been playing bass for 9 years and guitar for 10 years… Rudy has signed his bass and said: "I wanna see Kelsey on VH1 in 10 years!" Kelsey had the honor of meeting Rudy Sarzo and they are now good buds.
***Mike 'Rock Manly' is the new guy but not for long, extremely experienced touring musician, played across the land for years and loves his guitar Odin, inspired by Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Randy Rhoads and Zakk Wylde… Loves the bluesy hard rock and metal.
***Dad's resume is very long… 420 is my # and Zakk Wylde my brother… Inspiration and mentor!!! GI/FD. I was born in Quebec city on April 9th, 1971, been playing music since I was 14. All I have to say is:"Zakk Wylde & Ozzy saved me and the world!" I love my wife and kids and we are gonna rock you as Krazy Madness for generations to come to infinity! Long after I'm gone, the kids of my kids and their kids too will be Krazy Madness…What are you gonna do about it? Bang your head!
Krazy Madness' "Black Demons" single:
Black Demons by KRAZY MADNESS
KRAZY MADNESS 'Black Demons' ~Music: Pat Bellemare, Kelsey Bellemare & Krazy Madness. ~Lyrics: Pat Bellemare. -Lead Vocals/Rhythm Guitar: Pat Bellemare. -Lead Guitar: Michael Dean Sanford. -Bass/Back Up Vocals: Kelsey Bellemare. -Drums: Martin Valach. -Engineering: J. Riley Hill. -Mixing: J. Riley Hill, Pat Bellemare & Krazy Madness. -Mastering: J. Riley Hill.


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The Great Pumpkin Patch
THE SCENE: I knew it was going to be a glorious morning when I inadvertently put hair gel on my toothbrush at 0500. PAX reluctant to get out of their vehicles. It was like they had denied the fartsack at the last possible second.
F3 WELCOME & DISCLAIMER: Done once, the late arrivals can sue me and can sue all of us as they were not disclaimed. I believe they realized they were late anyways and took their jolly good time making their way over to circle up.
WARM-O-RAMA: After the welcome/disclaimer I surprised the PAX by popping the trunk of the family minivan revealing a pile of gourds the likes of which had not been seen since the Reformation Day Holiday.
with your Pumpkin:
Overhead Press x 25 IC, Rows x 25 IC, Skull Crushers x 25 IC, Curls x 25 IC, Back to Back partner twists (usually done with a medicine ball) x 26 IC
1 lap around the senior center (w/o a pumpkin)
4 corners work on the field, cones set 15 meters apart. (with pumpkin)
- 11 reps of an exercise at each of the 4 corners as the date today is 11/4 = 44 reps per exercise total
- 1st exercise; Gourdies (Blockies/Man makers)
- 2nd exercise; Derkins
- 3rd exercise; Irkins
- 4rth exercise; Prisoner Squats
15 m sprints x 8 (w/o pumpkin)
- 5th exercise; Lunges 2=1
- 6th exercise; Calf Raises
- 7th exercise; Overhead BBSU's
MARY: (w/ pumpkins) American Hammers x 25 IC, Flutter kicks x 25 IC, J-Lo (high plank on pumpkin) x 10 IC, Pickle Pounders (high plank on pumpkin) x 10 IC, High plank (on pumpkin) x 20 secs.
8 PAX (0 FNGs), Mudpants, Paper trail, Lil' Nicky, Photoshop, Beauty Shop, Pop Tart, Tomb Raider, Big Top
A PAX sent me a highlight video of his son playing football last night. It was well edited and set to music. I watched this HIM's son block for his team but I thought more about how much pride his father has for him rather than how he was pushing other guys off the line of scrimmage.
You see, his son is adopted. The child of another man and his M. Yet, though he doesn't share a blood connection, he is his father, period.
This reminded me of how I am adopted by my Heavenly Father. I am a Gentile not of Jewish heritage and not part of the original 'chosen people'. However, a am made a co-heir of the Kingdom in and through Jesus who has prepared a room for me in my Father's house. If you profess to be an adopted son today, than live in a manner that reflects your divine inheritance with humility and gratitude and confidence.
MOLESKIN: Those gourds were the right weight. A real upper limb smoker. There was no real risk of being impaled by the stem as they were pretty flexible. The irkins and man makers really flexed the pumpkins making me think that with every rep the thing would be crushed leaving my hands immersed in seedy guts and goo.
I must admit that it wasn't until the name'o'rama that I recognized Lil'Nicky!! Great to see him accelerating his Queen and his 1st F. Missed Alamo, hope he was getting some well deserved rest!
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The Assaulted Women's Helpline (AWHL) in partnership with Giants & Gentlemen (G&G) launched a project designed to raise awareness about violence against women. This project, a video activation and social media campaign, will kick off a general awareness campaign and difficult discussions ahead of Woman Abuse Prevention Month in November.
"Abuse is that dirty secret that unfortunately touches many lives, but that few want to talk about," says Alanna Nathanson, Co-Founder and Creative Director at Giants & Gentlemen. "We wanted to help the AWHL shed light on the issue and raise awareness as to its pervasiveness. As an advertising agency, the best way for us to do so was with a creative solution: we found an arresting way to bring attention to the fact that abuse can happen to anyone, anywhere."
AWHL and G&G want to shift preconceived ideas that this form of violence only happens to certain societal groups. Domestic violence and spousal abuse costs Canada $7.4 billion per year (CCPA) and can have an impact on generations to come. Long-term impacts on families can turn into mental health issues and, commonly, loss of life.
"Every six days we lose one woman to violence in the home," says Huong Pham, Executive Director of AWHL. "It is important to remind people that violence against women is still on the rise and something that typically happens to the ones we love, behind closed doors."
Leading up to and throughout the month of November, AWHL will be promoting the services that are available to support women who are in difficult situations at home. While domestic violence is not seasonal, the push for awareness and support is instrumental in raising much needed awareness throughout the year.
"Giants & Gentlemen approached us with this unconventional concept. From start to finish they have been instrumental in carefully developing this pro-bono activation," says Pham. "Seeking a grassroots charity partner with the challenging task of building awareness for violence against women, Giants and Gentlemen have created an impactful and thought-provoking awareness campaign for us."
AWHL, Giants & Gentlemen, Brave Productions, Big Digital, Beaux Properties, Mas'oud Salon, SongBird Marketing Communications, and School Editing donated their time to bring this idea to life.
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• Jennifer Rollo – Manager, Resource Development
• Huong Pham – Executive Director
• Sheila Phillips – Chair, Board of Directors
Giants & Gentlemen
• Alanna Nathanson – Co-Founder and Creative Director
• Gino Cantalini – Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
• Steve Waugh – Vice President, Head of Client Services
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Guillermo Maldonado QuotesThree Quotes by: Guillermo Maldonado of Ministerio Internacional El Rey Jesús, Miami, Florida
I curse that virus [coronavirus] from the root and from the seed, in Jesus mighty name, right now ... Disintegrate, dissolve like the dust, in Jesus mighty name.
Source here on the Internet. Dated: 5th April 2020.
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I want to see the direction which the Holy Spirit wants to go. ... I am going to ask in the next five minutes that every person in this room is going to pray in tongues. We are going to shift the atmosphere. When you pray in tongues you shift the atmosphere. When you pray in tongues you create a spiritual activity in the atmosphere.
Source here on the Internet. Dated: 6th March 2016.
According to Scripture, every sickness is directly related with demon activity;
Book: by Guillermo Maldonado entitled: Jesus Heals Your Sickness Today! (Miami, FL: ERJ Publications, 2009), p. 23. Published: 2009.
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They were convicted in April for breaching the COVID-19 protocols and lockdown rules.
The held a party in their home at 9 Gbadamosi Close, Amen Estate in Abijo.
The couple ran into trouble for hosting more than the number of persons allowed at gatherings – 20.
Music artiste, Azeez Fashola aka Naira Marley and a People's Democratic Party (PDP) chieftain, Babatunde Gbadamosi, among others attended.
Fashola and Gbadamosi later struck a deal with the government after their arraignment.
Commissioner for Justice, Moyosore Onigbanjo, announced the clemency for the couple in a statement.
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Sanwo-Olu acted based on the recommendations of the State Advisory Council on Prerogative of Mercy, under the powers conferred on the Governor by Section 212 (1) & (2) of the Constitution of the Federal Republic of Nigeria as amended.
The eight-member council, headed by Dr. Abayomi Finnih was inaugurated by the Governor in December 2019.
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I've been playing Freedom for about a month and this is where I landed. Unfortunately, it's still not as good as Val. It still took me to 13th at the Chicago Regional, and would have gotten me into the cut had I ID'd the last round.
The biggest departure from other Freedom lists is moving from Inject/Earthrise to Peddler/SMC. It's a little slower, but it lets you play the large number of programs without needing extra clicks from Clone Chip installs to undo the Inject tempo boost.
Because you're not on Inject and you're rewarded for Datasuckers, Mimic is your killer. Remember Mimic? It was in every deck until the end of 2016. It's still pretty good.
Knob is for the as well as getting the extra Consume counter. Paying 5 for it feels bad, but if you can get in after you install it you're good to go.
You can lose to rush pretty badly while you set up, so DDoS and Rumor Mill (for Rashida/Stinson/MCAAP) are clutch.
The econ package is a bit flawed. In theory Consume becomes your late game econ, and the main 4 econ cards (Gamble/Laundry/Casts/Lib) plus the Stimhacks and Datasucker tokens should tide you over. In reality, there's too many costly installables. I think it could work if the Incubator/Trypano package was dropped.
There's hardly any central pressure. Several games I was just trashing stuff out of HQ while they top decked agendas and jammed them in a really tall remote I couldn't get in because I was missing a breaker or something. In theory, The Turning Wheel is your multiaccess, but...
You always get tagged with this deck. Like, always. Are they Argus? You're tagged. CtM? Tagged. Hit a Str 6 Surveyor? Just take the tags. I can't afford to create pressure very well, so I just run when poor to trash stuff with virus counters and then I get tagged. I floated tags in 3 of 5 games at regionals and roughly half of my testing games. Hence the Paper Tripping can get you out of a game-ending situation if you happen to find it. I didn't see it on the day, but I also beat a CtM deck while floating 14 tags by trashing tag punishment with Freedom's ability, so I had that going for me. I might just put in a Counter Surveillance as a tagging tech card, haha.
Anyways, I think the Incubator/Trypano concept has legs in Freedom, but I can't quite crack the code. As much as I point out the weaknesses of the deck, it still wins me games and I have a ton of fun pushing virus counters around. And sometimes that's all you need.
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In 2003, Malawi was a small landlocked nation located in southeast Africa. It had a population of around 11 million people, primarily speaking Chichewa and English. According to computergees, the capital city was Lilongwe, which is home to the National Assembly and several other important government buildings and monuments. The economy relied heavily on its agricultural sector with tobacco being the main export item. Tourism was also becoming increasingly popular due to its stunning lakeside resorts and unspoiled wildlife reserves. In addition to its natural beauty, Malawi had a rich cultural heritage with traditional music, cuisine and art that blended African influences with those from Asia and Europe. Despite its many challenges including poverty and political unrest in 2003, Malawi remained a vibrant country that held great promise for its future generations.
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Malawi. Despite severe flooding in January, Malawi rose during the year from the acute famine that characterized 2002. During the first quarter, more than 3 million Malawians were provided by the UN, but from April better harvests were expected than expected and food aid could be reduced.
After the threat of a starvation disaster was eliminated, politicians could instead start targeting the struggle for the presidential post. According to Countryaah.com, Malawi Independence Day is July 6. President Bakili Muluzi gave up plans for a constitutional amendment to be able to run for a third term in the 2004 elections. Instead, the Minister of Economic Planning, Bingu wa Mutharika, was named UDF's (United Democratic Front) presidential candidate. Muluzi at the same time reformed the government and dismissed four ministers who criticized his attempt to be re-elected.
At the same time, the smaller opposition party AFORD (Alliance for Democracy) was incorporated into the government. Party leader Chakufwa Chihana was named second vice president and agriculture minister. The larger opposition party MCP (Malawi Congress Party), at a stormy congress, appointed political veteran John Tembo as its presidential candidate. Shortly thereafter, however, he lost his parliamentary seat after being convicted of a court-martial. As a result, it seemed unlikely that he would be allowed to stand in the election.
Four of Malawi's most important lenders – Sweden, Norway, the UK and the EU – decided in October to resume the aid, however, on condition that the country strictly follows the terms of a new aid package negotiated with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The requirements included financial tightening in the public sector, repayment of past debts and reforms in the state administration. The aid had been withdrawn for a year in protest against, among other things. the widespread corruption.
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As our Play To Learn program runs on a school year schedule, we just wrapped up our spring semester and are launching our summer groups with about 30 families participating. This year so far, a total of 204 families graduated from Play To Learn or an extension class through YMCA, which is a combination of Play To Learn and YMCA's Early Learning Readiness program. Through Play To Learn, not only did young children leave with new skills but parents learned how to foster their child's optimal development at home. Parents and children attended classes together with the following themes: • Social skills • Gross motor skills • Fine motor skills • Language Development • Emotional regulation skills • Geometry • Numeracy • Emerging Literacy "Honestly, this program did help my daughter a lot. My children are naturally very shy and now my daughter is less introverted and more social. I really did see a huge change in my daughter and I highly recommend the class. The reason I never missed a class is because I could tell my daughter loved being there and benefited greatly." –Maria R. Attendees also learned digital literacy skills by practicing various tasks and using the pre-loaded educational apps on the Samsung tablets provided by United Way for Greater Austin. It is important to bridge the "digital divide" between low-income families and their more affluent peers now more than ever. Internet access is no longer a luxury but a necessity for individuals to complete homework, fill […]Read More
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Borland supporting Microsoft effort to mangle C++
similar view as anon. do you think the guys who has the knowledge to influnce c++ want's to destroy c++? they probably put a lot of efforts into learning that.
You'd think that someone who uses "gcc" as a nickname would know the standard well enough to know that it allows for extensions. The typical response of the standards committee or Bjarne to proposals such as metadata, garbage collection, binary interoperability, etc. has been that these would be best taken care of by third party extensions, which is exactly what Microsoft is doing (apparently with Borland's support). The destructor for type_info is virtual specifically to support third party extensions (side note: does anyone know of any compilers that actually take advantage of this?). This isn't to say that the use of third party extensions is encouraged but when necessary they certainly aren't discouraged.
Also, I find it interesting that you felt the need to chop off the important last paragraph in the Borland's quote.
The funny thing is that Microsofts claims that .Net supports multiple languages. The truth of the matter is it supports 1 language and multple syntaxes.
Herb Sutter is a frigging genius (guru really). Geez, I didn't know he worked at MSFT. Well, they certainly have the right guy to do the job...
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Herb Sutter is the best of the C++ "gurus" I believe. He is the most pragmatic. Although I've found implementing his "strong exception" garentee in practice nearly impossible. That's a discussion for another day.
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The Movie: Bacurau
The Directors: Juliano Dornelles, Kleber Mendonça Filho
The Cast: Kleber Mendonça Filho, Juliano Dornelles, Sônia Braga, Udo Kier, Bárbara Colen
The Story: After the death of her grandmother, Teresa comes home to her matriarchal village in a near-future Brazil to find a succession of sinister events that mobilizes all of its residents.
The Review:
This movie was a very interesting surprise and not really at all what I thought it was going to be. Set in a near future reality, the story plays off of how economic inequity can lead to some pretty intense results as people with money and power can control the existence of those without. The feeling that comes across in this film is reminiscent of film makers like Kurosawa with an extra special nod to the classic westerns from Sergio Lenoe. That being said, this is not necessarily the typical underdog story as we see some interesting reveals play out as the directors move things towards the fiery finale.
The acting performances are pretty consistent across the board although no one is really given a chance to stand out unless you are a fan of Udo Kier. And who isn't, right?! His role is important to the overall story although we don't get to see him as much as I was hoping. This is probably the primary weakness of the film, there is no focus on any central characters so it's tough to feel any real emotional connection. There is no outstanding hero figure or singular villain to focus on, it's more of a this group versus that group sort of effort.
The near future element of the movie I thought was kind of strange as the only real thing that identifies it in story is a UFO looking drone that is used a few times with no real significance. Otherwise the events could have taken place today or even ten years ago. Maybe the film makers are just trying to tell us that what we see in their movie isn't happening now but it could happen some time soon.
There is a documentary called Maxima that I watched recently that tells a similar story just in a very different way. An American corporation operating in South America has been trying for many years to remove a small village population from land that they want to exploit for profit. That's kind of what's happening to the people of Bacurau just in a much more stylized yet no less dangerous way.
The Verdict:
Bacurau is an entertaining movie filled with a lot of messaging about class disparity and the resilience of people who seem to have less than their more well off and sophisticated counterparts. Is it possible to make a small village in the middle of nowhere literally disappear? I suppose there are people arrogant enough to think they can make it happen but having a plan and executing it are two very different things.
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Protecting Your Estero Home And Family From Pests
Whether you have children or not, you want to make choices for your home and family that ensure the health and safety of everyone under your roof. If local Estero pests get inside, you know you need to do something to get rid of them, but you don't want a pest control treatment that does as much harm as it does good. Quest Termite & Pest Services was founded in 1999 when we saw a need for effective pest control that was also safe and environmentally friendly. Since then, we've been providing comprehensive pest control for homes in Estero and the surrounding areas at an affordable price.
Our General Home Pest Control
When you contact Quest Termite & Pest Services for your home pest control needs, we'll provide a quote for our services right over the phone. Because we know your time is valuable, we also utilize texting for any images we need ahead of time so that when we arrive at your home, we can conduct our initial inspection and treatment during the same appointment.
We fully employ Integrated Pest Management methodologies in our services because it is effective and eco-friendly while focusing on pest prevention and maintenance in Estero. Our initial residential inspection is a visual inspection of the residence to look for potential harborage sites, identify areas deemed conducive to pest infestations, and communicate this valuable information to you.
We'll then make a recommendation on whether your home needs monthly, bimonthly, or quarterly services based on our findings. Understanding and correcting ecosystem-based factors play a major part in reducing the ability of pests to thrive and is a part of the preventative pest plan for each property we service. Every home is unique, and through our proper inspection, remediation, and product application, we can solve pest issues efficiently, safely, and effectively.
We will provide you with a secure online account to review service schedules and dates, technician's notes, product applications and locations, and your payment portal. Our technicians are all UF/IFAS trained to inspect, identify, and treat based on those findings. Taking these steps, we can provide the most comprehensive and complete treatment while significantly reducing exposure to unnecessary chemicals in your home.
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Our inspection identifies harborage sites, conducive conditions, and active pests. We then use this information to create a treatment plan based on your home's specific pest control needs.
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Sheffield United manager Chris Wilder has already been discussing his potential targets for the January transfer window.
The Blades have made a superb start to their first season in the Premier League in 12 years. They currently sit fifth in the table after 12 matches.
Yet Wilder admits that he has begun talks with the club owners about signing new talent. The 52-year-old will be able to add to his squad as of January 1.
One area that could well be targeted for improvement is central midfield. United play three in the middle and although have a number of options there currently, could add to that.
The Championship has proven to be a key source for the Blades transfer so far this term. So here are three midfielders from the division that could well be on Wilder's radar.
Who are the potential Sheffield United targets?
Josh Brownhill
Twenty-four hours before deadline day in August, TEAMtalk reported that United and Burnley were both interested in Bristol City's Josh Brownhill.
It was said it would cost at least £15m to land Brownhill – a box-to-box player whom Wilder is apparently a long-term admirer of.
The 23-year-old is out of contract in the summer of 2021.
Paddy McNair
A potentially cheaper option is McNair, who was another linked with United over the summer. According to The Sun, the versatile Middlesbrough man was available for around £5m and the Blades were interested.
Initially considered a centre-back when breaking through at boyhood side Manchester United, the Northern Ireland international has since developed into a defensive midfielder.
Boro are currently struggling in the relegation zone in the second tier.
Kalvin Phillips
Well connected Leeds United journalist, Phil Hay, confirmed that the Blades were keen on Phillips back in August.
At the time it was thought the 23-year-old was valued at around £20m. However, Football Insider now claims that bids in excess of that were rejected over the summer.
They also report the Red Devils are preparing a move for Phillips.


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DUBAI: Four journalists who were captured by Houthis, said the militia group subjected them to a catalogue of torture, state news agency Saba reported.
The journalists – Hisham Tarmoum, Hassan Annab, Isam Balghaith and Hisham al-Yousofi – said they experienced psychological and physical torture at the hands of their captors and were given dirty food and water.
They said they were beaten, deprived of sleep, and hanged for long periods.
The tortured journalists were speaking at a session organized by the Yemeni Journalist Syndicate in cooperation with the National Organization for Yemeni Media men on Thursday.
They urged the international community to intervene and "rescue other journalists" who are still detained by the Houthis.


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14 September 2020
Maths champs score top competition marks
Blackfriars is proud to share the excellent achievements of some of our maths students,…
Blackfriars is proud to share the excellent achievements of some of our maths students,…
Blackfriars is proud to share the excellent achievements of some of our maths students, who have recently participated in a range of state and national competitions. The timing couldn't be better, either, with the results announcements coinciding with the completion of the Aquinas Centre, Blackfriars' dedicated STEM Centre.
But without further ado, let's get to the award winners…
The South Australian School Mathematics Competition
This is a state-wide competition. The aim of the competition is to encourage students to engage with the challenge of non-standard mathematical problems (ie, problems that may sit outside of the curriculum students are familiar with). Special recognition for this competition goes to the following four students, who are also pictured in the header image for this article:
Primary Division
High Distinction: Luca Emmerson, Year 6
Credit: Minh Lam, Year 6
Junior Division
Distinction: Hugh Caton, Year 7
Intermediate Division
Angelo Dela Cruz, Year 9 – achieved equal eighth place in the Intermediate division.
Australian Mathematics Competition
This is a nationwide competition. The aim of the competition is to develop students' depth of understanding of the Australian Curriculum.
First of all, congratulations to Hugh Caton (Year 7) and Angelo Dela Cruz (Year 9) who were awarded prizes for achieving the equal highest score in the school.
The following students also achieved exceptional results:
Year 3
Distinction: Athanasios Stavliotis, Lincoln Huynh
Credit: Ben Jacobs
Year 4
Distinction: Hung Bui
Credit: Samuel Pedlar, Jonathan Kieu, Keyan Ashna, Manav Agheda, Andew Nghiem, Charlie Roissetter
Year 5
Distinction: Mark Tsavdaridis
Credit: Panteli Vasilopoulos, Ashton Zeuner, Benjamin Stargatt, Riaan Singla, Anay Vishal
Year 6
High Distinction: Luca Emmerson
Distinction: Minh Lam, Luca D'Orazio, Liam Le, Minh-Chuong Tran
Credit: Antonio Barone, Kevin Le, Nathan Bishop, Antony Barresi
Year 7
High Distinction: Eli Scharfbillig
Distinction: Aaron Nguyen, Andrew Bui, Maximum Roque, Luke Tsavdaridis, Harry Nguyen, Harrison Zeuner
Credit: Riley Hutt, Benjamin Zeuner, Hamish Skene
Year 8
Distinction: Matthew Jones, Brandon Huynh, Tony Lam, Christian Luppino, Daniel Mazzarolo, Brian Vien
Credit: Anton Luc, Dominic Canil, Jayden Dang, Cory Ly
Year 9
High Distinction: Joon Kwon
Distinction: Winston Nguyen, Harry Boyd-Turner, Kevin Dang, Noah Snigg
Credit: Jonah De Vizio, Nathan Sewart, Minh Tran, Hiep Dinh, Jonathan Hoang, Andy Ngu
Year 10
Credit: Hy Buu, Presley Prach, Nicholas Cacayorin, Alan Banh, Lachlan Pederson
Year 11
Distinction: Yemo Koo, Lewis Saint
Credit: Nhat Nguyen, George Sherlock, Phong Nguyen, Adrian Carino
Year 12
Distinction: Frank Snelling
Credit: Victim Lim, Julian Cornish
These results are on top of the exceptional scores achieved by our boys in the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking (CAT) competition back in semester one. Blackfriars is thrilled to have so many students highly engaged in their mathematics study, and we look forward to continuing to grow and challenge them in our exciting new tailor-made STEM facilities.


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Ada Bogliolo Piancastelli Siqueira
Year group: 2012
Degree: MPhil, International Relations & PhD, Politics & International Studies
College: Wolfson & Downing
Home country: Brazil
Current position: PhD, Politics & International Studies, University of Cambridge
Ada was awarded a Santander Cambridge Scholarship by the Cambridge Overseas Trust to undertake the MPhil in Law (International Economics) at the University of Cambridge.
Before beginning her MPhil at Cambridge, Ada completed a Masters in Law (LLM) in International Public Law at the London School of Economics and Political Sciences in 2011. Previously, she graduated in Law at the Federal University of Santa Catarina, Brazil, with distinction. In Brazil, Ada was heavily involved in research into legal theory through Law and Literature perspectives. She published a book on the topic on graduating from Law school entitled "Notes on Law and Literature: Law's Absurd in Albert Camus". She was active in this specific area in research during her four years of undergraduate study and published extensively on the subject.
In 2012, Ada was part of the London School of Economics' team and won a prestigious third place at the WTO Law Moot Court Competition held by ELSA – European Law Students Association. Ada also won an honourable mention for her performance at this competition. She graduated with a distinction for her dissertation on Trade and Human Rights, focusing on the case of Chinese censorship and barriers to trade.
Having identified a clear interest for matters of international trade, Ada applied to undertake a PhD at Cambridge to focus her studies on International Trade Negotiations, and was awarded a CAPES Cambridge Scholarship from the Cambridge Overseas Trust. Her current dissertation re-discusses the working logic of the World Trade Organization in the context of new powers and the Doha Deadlock.
In her own words, "the stimulating research environment explains my willingness and desire to continue to study at Cambridge. This is an environment that I have not found in any other University I have attended. This has been one of the most remarkable experiences of my life, with great opportunities and support from lectures and students."


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Following the societal evolutions of the last 50 years, people are less prepared to deal with critical situations. The relationship to aggression, to death, and to modern comfort have dramatically changed the mindset of individuals.
The preparation of first responders, not only military but also civilian (firefighters, police, and others) becomes a challenge. Many programs have tried to improve the mental preparedness of particular populations, such as Special Forces or pilots, but it is still difficult to apply to large numbers of cohorts who tend to disappear in social and educational terms.
Modern armed forces in particular, as their number of personnel are in decline, must work to optimize their resources in combat and to prevent psychological traumatic risks that have shown to have significant social and financial impact.
The aim of the Mental Resilience Program is to give any military member within the Alliance, the tools to better manage his (or her) resistance to critical situations and thus avoid the risk of psychological disorder.
This program includes a set of mental strategies (both cognitive and behavioural) that enable anyone to mobilize his (or her) resources (physiological, emotional, cognitive and behavioural) according to the requirements of the situations encountered in order to achieve their objectives.
The aim is to help people mobilize their own body's resources for sustainable performance. It can therefore be considered as a method of mental preparation that, along with physical preparation, fits into a comprehensive approach to the individual preparedness, and thus constitutes an essential element of the professional and operational framework.
This program is divided into 3 phases:
- Phase 1: Before Deployment:
As a preparation phase to understand principles, to increase self-control, and to integrate techniques.
- Phase 2: During Deployment:
To regulate a person's energy level during the day according to his/her needs, objectives and constraints, while preserving his/her health in a sustainable way;
To improve cognitive skills in order to facilitate decision making in a stressful or degraded situation;
To manage stress and fatigue;
To optimize physical and mental recovery; and
To improve team cohesion by fostering interpersonal relationships.
- Phase 3: After Deployment:
As an integration phase to help the individual to prevent stress-related disorders, to follow up, and to complete the recovery in order to be prepared both physically and mentally for a subsequent deployment.
We are looking for solutions on how to prepare individuals to be better able to maintain or even increase their effectiveness in critical situations (for example, through energy regulation, motivation and re-motivation, accelerated adaptation to a new stressful situation, optimized physical and mental recovery, and improved team cohesion).
We are seeking to develop a toolbox in which the NATO nations can find the elements that will constitute, or contribute to their national programs. This toolbox must be interoperable in order to allow deployment in operations of common capabilities, but also adaptable to the cultural and social particularities of the different Alliance nations.
All the tools and techniques that could increase the field of mental resiliency, including those using the latest technology, may potentially be included in this program.


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LONDON, UK and SEATTLE, USA April 9, 2015 – 3CX, developer of the award-winning Windows VoIP PBX 3CX Phone System, and Flowroute, the first pure-SIP communications carrier, announce their partnership following successful interoperability testing and configuration development, allowing 3CX customers to easily implement Flowroute for all voice services.
The success of the interoperability testing guarantees full operation of all 3CX Phone System's features enabling 3CX customers to make cost-effective calls and maintain control of their entire communications system. With the technical support provided by both 3CX and Flowroute, as well as regular testing of the configuration templates, customers can be assured of high and reliable call quality.
IT Administrators can now easily configure their Flowroute service for use with 3CX in minutes with a few clicks of the mouse. 3CX Phone System customers can select Flowroute SIP trunking service from within the VoIP Providers' node of the 3CX Management Console, which will automatically and flawlessly configure their inbound and outbound rules to make and receive calls.
Stephen Corrigan, Vice President of Sales at 3CX said:
"The success of the interoperability testing with Flowroute is great news for 3CX customers. 3CX customers have used Flowroute and now we have made it easier for all our customers to choose Flowroute and be they will benefit from the rich feature set provided by their 3CX Phone System."
Dan Nordale, Chief Marketing Officer at Flowroute said:
"Flowroute, the first pure-SIP true carrier providing SIP trunking in the North American market, is thrilled to offer 3CX customers and partners easy, wizard-based setup of their SIP trunking service. A huge number of 3CX customers and partners enjoy the dependable reliability, quality and responsiveness that comes from working with both Flowroute and 3CX, and now they'll benefit from quick and repeatable setup. We are also excited to introduce our 3CX resellers program benefitting referring or reselling organizations, further rewarding those dependable solution providers for delivering simple, powerful and reliable communication solutions."
About 3CX
3CX is the developer of 3CX Phone System which is an open standard unified communications platform for Windows that works with standard SIP phones and replaces any proprietary PBX. 3CX Phone System is more manageable than standard PBX systems and delivers substantial cost savings while increasing productivity. Some of the world's leading companies and organizations use 3CX Phone System, including Boeing, Mitsubishi Motors, Intercontinental Hotels & Resorts, Harley Davidson, City of Vienna and Pepsi.
3CX has been awarded the 2014 Comms National Award for 'Best On-Premise Enterprise Solution'. 3CX has been featured in CRN's Annual Network Connectivity Services Partner Program Guide for 2014 and awarded CRN's 5-Star Partner Program rating in 2013. 3CX was also named a CRN Emerging Vendor in 2011 and 2012, and has been awarded Windows Server Certification, Windowsnetworking.com Gold Award, the Windows IT Pro 2008 Editor's Best Award and a Best Buy Award from Computer Shopper.
3CX has offices in Australia, Cyprus, Germany, the UK and the U.S. Visit us at: http://www.3cx.com & on Facebook at: www.facebook.com/3CXPhoneSystem, follow us on Twitter @3cx .
About Flowroute
Flowroute is the world's first pure SIP telecommunications carrier. The high-performance communications services powered by Flowroute's unique communications service platform deliver unparalleled call quality, availability, and cost efficiency. Flowroute gives businesses and developers granular control, and real-time management, of their communications. Flowroute supports users with an integrated team of developers, network operations and telecom engineers who remain engaged until customers achieve success. Flowroute is transforming telecommunications to adapt with the evolving needs of modern business.


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February 23, 2013
Magic trades complete; Warrick waived
Orlando's three new players are cleared to practice and play. The team also announced it has requested waivers on Hakim Warrick.
February 22, 2013
Rob Hennigan: "This was a deal we had to do"
Orlando made two trades prior to the NBA trade deadline. Hennigan, the team's general manager, met the media on Thursday night to discuss them.
February 21, 2013
Tobias Harris joins Magic's young core
The former Volunteer figures to be a key piece for the Magic's rebuild.
February 21, 2013
Beno Udrih provides steadiness at point guard
Udrih probably isn't in Orlando's long-term plans, but he will provide the Magic with steady play.
February 21, 2013
Doron Lamb an undersized prospect for Orlando
The undersized two-guard hasn't had much success as a rookie.
February 21, 2013
Magic's trades are cap-neutral
Orlando didn't save any money in Thursday's two deadline deals.
February 21, 2013
Report: Magic likely to waive Hakim Warrick
The veteran big man, acquired Thursday from Charlotte, isn't in Orlando's future plans.
February 21, 2013
Magic trade Redick, Smith, Ayón, McRoberts
Orlando made two separate deals as Thursday's NBA trade deadline expired.


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NATIONAL Artist for Visual Arts Benedicto Reyes Cabrera, popularly known as BenCab, may now rest on his laurels, but he won't.
In the gallery showcasing the final exhibit of 50 years of his art, BenCab, who just turned 74 on April 10, discloses he still has some forthcoming major projects up his sleeves.
One he is mulling over is a book of text and visuals which may come out in two years, with an accompanying exhibit of portraits and drawings.
Recently opened is the exhibit "BenCab: Appropriated Souls," curated by Dannie Alvarez, until May 29 in Gallery XXI on the third level of the National Museum of Fine Arts, Padre Burgos Drive, Manila.
It is the culmination of a year-long series of thematic shows in eight museums commemorating his 50 years as artist. It follows the retrospective "BenCab: The Filipino Artist," which ended Feb. 27 at Metropolitan Museum of Manila.
While the Met exhibition, which the artist calls his biggest so far and the most comprehensive, traced in thematically arranged pieces the evolution of his art since his student days in the 1950s, the National Museum exhibit focuses on his "Larawan" and "Sabel" series in 80 pieces, mostly in acrylic on canvas and paper.
The two series are unarguably the iconography that catapulted the artist to international fame. These images are among the most recognizable in Philippine contemporary art. One can say then that this show is the crowning glory of BenCab's art.
Many transformations
Here is Sabel, the scraggly scavenger wrapped in plastic sheets who haunted the Sta. Cruz district of Manila in the early 1960s when the artist was still living on Yakal Street.
"She was married, but she was abandoned by her husband, which must have caused her derangement," he speculates. "Nakikita ko siya from my window. She'd beg around for food. I'd just watch and do some sketches and photos of her. She'd come to our house and my sisters would give her some food. She had children. They'd take her home, give her a bath, but she would return to the streets."
He saw her around the Bambang area in Tondo for two years, until she just vanished into memory. But art, as it happened, captured her, and she has gone through many transformations since, from abstract to Japanese lady to dance to fashion to musical.
The permutation of the image naturally followed the various art movements BenCab went through over the decades, from Social Realism to Abstract Expressionism to Minimalism.
While a student at the University of the Philippines College of Fine Arts majoring in Illustration in the early '60s, he imbibed the temper of the times and painted barung-barong, estero, laborers, scavengers, displaced people.
When he relocated to London in the 1969, he recalls the dominant movements there were Pop Art (Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Jim Dine), Minimalism, Op Art (Bridget Riley). Traces of them can be found in this exhibit.
Earthy portraits
Here are the "Larawan" paintings, mostly sepia-toned portraits based on Filipiniana prints and vintage photographs from postcards, travel journals and ethnographic books he found in antique shops and flea markets in Europe. Here he expresses not only some social commentary on his country but also a deep nostalgia for his homeland.
Men and women in turn-of-the-century costumes are perfectly posed as virtual character studies, with just a hint of message: "The Master and the Servant" (2000); "Ilustrado" (2009); "Kapitana" (2005); women with hat, fan, scarf, jar, clay pot, winnowing basket; vendors of fruit, camote, banana.
In a few portraits, the old-
fashioned figures are mixed and matched with jarring details in a brutal juxtaposition: "Two Mestizas" (2000), with a Japanese parasol; "Two Filipinas" (2004), with modern gadgets; "Sabel (Swatch)."
Among the eye-grabbers in the gallery are "Sabel in Motion" (2010), pigmented paper pulp on handmade STPI paper; "Flight" (1976), a mist of yellow with a dash of red; "Sabel in Grief" (1981), oil on canvas, in white, black, ochre, turquoise and auburn.
The third stands out as it is the only image here that shows intense emotion, with Sabel's face half-covered by a swathe of clothing and her eyes narrowed, obviously weeping.
Various mediums
Two vitrines showcase specimens of BenCab's art. One contains his sketches, doodles, a cross-hatched study on yellow pad paper, accompanied by poems in homage to his art, by Marne Kilates, Gemino Abad and Virginia Moreno.
The other has miniatures of his artworks in various mediums: "Sabel" on ceramic, metal, glass, gold and silver; even a "Sabel" mini art book.
There is a flat cut-metal sculpture, "Twins" (2013), of mild steel painted black with red brushstrokes, based on a 2002 painting.
By the entrance are "Multiple Sabels" in six panels, painted black on white Mariwasa tiles; and "Variations on Sabel" (2010), 25 figures in black and ochre—all resembling multiple exposure of film negative.
Favorite artists
BenCab's favorite artists are Carlos "Botong" Francisco, Vicente Manansala and his UP mentor José Joya, now all his fellow National Artists.
Joya's "Ethereal Aura" (1977), a white-and-gray abstract in acrylic, is evoked in "Sabel in Motion" (2010), "Isadora Dancing" (1999) and "Variations on Sabel" III (1992). That whirling amorphous form and mist of monochrome could be a template for the structure and translucence of BenCab's swirling shape.
Having lived for 13 years in London, he is also naturally drawn to the works of British artists of that era. He finds British Pop Art somehow "more intellectual," as it has "more depth," than the American variety, which is "louder and bigger."
Of foreign artists, his favorites are Hockney, Kitaj and Lucian Freud.
Hockney's precise lines, minute details, flat color planes and pure colors appear in the neat composition and clean coloration of BenCab's later works. Freud's flesh tones he also cites —and we may add Freud's sculptural approach to the human body, as all hinted in some of BenCab portraits.
"I like classic colors," he says. "It took me a while to use color."
Accustomed to the black-and-white illustrations he was doing for Liwayway and Sunday Times Magazine, he used the warm harmonies relatively late. His earliest paintings are monochromatic, chiefly in brown, gray and black, such as the 1967 and 1968 versions of "Sabel."
Evolving chromatics
Representative early works, all imbued with the earth tones of Manansala, can be seen in a neighboring gallery: "Imaginary Portrait of Sabel" (1969), oil on canvas, an abstracted figure with back turned to the viewer, in brown, black, burgundy, gray and beige; "Manggagawa" (1968), oil on canvas, in brown and slate; "Self" (1965), oil on canvas, a self-portrait that looks like Jesus Christ, in brown, slate, gray and greenish impasto; a 1967 series of 10 pen-and-ink drawings of human figures, shanties, driftwood.
In the early '80s, BenCab encountered bright colors among the punk subculture at King's Road in Chelsea. That was when his chromatics started to brighten, predominated by red (from London's bus and telephone). But gray remained (from the English landscape, fog, rain and sky).
"I don't use much blue," he says in an odd afterthought.
Yet one of the most outstanding pieces in the exhibit is "Blue Sabel" (2005), which exudes a cool incandescence.
Strategically placed in the gallery are three small sculptures of painted resin, in red, brown, gray, black and blue: "Larawan," "Sabel" and "Dance of Defiance," done in collaboration with Secret Fresh.
Done last year, these are among the latest artworks he created, he says, and adds: "[After that,] I just keep on drawing."
Creative years
The series of eight exhibits, "BenCab: 50 Creative Years," marks the 50th anniversary since the artist first mounted a show, in a joint exhibition at the Art Association of the Philippines gallery in 1965. He held his first one-man show in Gallery Indigo the following year, introducing "Sabel" to the public.
It was not until 1968, however, that his artistic career was formally launched—when future National Artist Arturo Luz "discovered" the 26-year-old artist and exhibited 60 social-realist acrylic paintings in his prestigious gallery.
BenCab's "creative years" actually covered more than half a century. At age 7, he was already drawing and painting on walls and pavement, inspired by elder brother Salvador, then an established painter.
In Grade 6, he won the top prize in a poster-making contest, his first art award. In high school, he did illustrations for his classmates' science projects.
In college, he helped Joya create sets for a ballet; was commissioned to illustrate two books; and won a prize at the Shell National Students Art Competition.
Sometimes he spends months working on a painting, as when he'd put an unfinished piece aside and return to it much later.
"You get bogged down on a painting, that's when you take longer," he says. "But in a frenzy, I can finish a piece in an hour."
To him, a painting doesn't need to have a message. His art philosophy is more of "form over content" (though it depends on what he's working on at the moment). He is more concerned with the line; color follows.
At the Feb. 28 opening of his National Museum show, he said: "Every line I draw and every stroke of the brush teach me that there is always more to learn."
He is still open to exploring other mediums for his art, such as drawing on electronic tablets to create digital paintings on touchscreen.
So, when he said at the exhibit opening, "My cup is full"—the listener was only half-believing, because this man could certainly do with another round.


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Robert Terson just published his new book, Selling Fearlessly: A Master Salesman's Secrets for the One-Call-Close Salesperson. The book offers wisdom, insight, and a remarkably fresh look from a master salesman who spent more than 40 years in the field.
His message is applicable to everyone who sells: which basically means all of us looking to commercialize research, deliver our start-up or entrepreneurial vision into the marketplace, and earn major market traction for our already established company.
I had the honor of interviewing Bob last month about his new book. Here's what he had to say:
Babette: Bob, you have "been there and done that" quite a number of times. Why write a book when you could just go off to some desert island someplace?
Bob: When I retired in January 2010, I knew I wasn't the kind of man to just sit around, play golf, etc.; I knew I needed to be challenged, remain in the arena, contribute, give back to others. I wanted to write, do some speaking, live my retirement years on my own terms. You can sum it all up with one of my favorite quotes, from an unknown source: "If you don't have a dream that is so outrageous that you couldn't possibly succeed unless God Himself puts in a personal appearance, you're not alive." I need to be fully alive until my last breath.
Babette: It could be said that your approach to the sales formula comes from a different era of selling. Yet what you bring to the table is timeless. In this era of Sales 2.0, what's your secret?
Bob: I have no "secret," Babette; but at the ripe old age of 68 I've had enough experience to realize that the more things change, the more they remain the same. I believe in the basics–they still work. They're still the "secret" to success.
Babette: What are the three key points you want to make in your book?
Bob: There aren't just three key points I want to make in Selling Fearlessly; it's a book that is comprehensive, in that it covers all the elements of selling. However, if you're looking for three points to emphasize, that would be the last three parts of the book: Mental Attitude, Work Habits, and Salesmanship–what I call the Sales Triangle. The first part is the Bridge to the Triangle.
Babette: Why are these three key points so important to you?
Bob: The Sales Triangle is the lever and fulcrum of successful selling. Archimedes said, "Give me a lever long enough, and a fulcrum on which to place it, and I shall move the world." If your Triangle is sturdy enough, you'll move the world. Everything you need to know, all the answers, fall under the purview of one of its three sides.
Babette: In your opinion, what is the biggest disconnect in today's selling environment? What's your solution?
Bob: The biggest disconnect in today's selling environment? My God, there are so many it's difficult to pick out just one. If I had to pick just one it would be this: salespeople think they're working; they're not! One of my father's favorite lines–which became the framework for my own personal work habits–goes like this: "When you work, you work; when you play, you play." When it was time for me to work, that's what I did; that's all I did! I had a set number of presentations I had to give every week–I never settled for less!
Babette: What advice would you give to today's entrepreneurs and young people studying a trade, for a college degree, etc..
Bob: My best advice would be to study what you love; plan your entire work life around what you love; your success will be a byproduct of doing what you love. You'll be excited to go to work for the rest of your life!
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Versatile Student Receives Potential Yale Scholarship
October 28, 2021
Four words: "A love for learning."
That is how one junior describes his academic and extracurricular journey in Sources of Strength, leader of a Leukemia fundraiser, the musical, Act II, the forensics team, the debate team, National Honor Society, student representative to the Board of Education, and a potential full-ride scholarship to Yale.
According to the Yale University's posted admission rate, only 6.3 percent of freshmen applicants are accepted. By his sophomore year of high school, Parker De Deker is offered a seat to study political science on the possibility of a full-tuition scholarship. An accomplished member of the NHS debate team, De Deker's proficiency in public speaking places him as a semi-finalist in the Wisconsin Forensics Coaches' Association state tournament, a quarter-finalist in the National Speech and Debate Association tournament, and places him 63rd out of 360 students competing in the national Congressional Debate — a mock political debate featuring students from across the country.
In the spring of his sophomore year, De Deker's prowess in the debate team draws the attention of Yale.
"Yale has always been a dream school for me since I was younger, and that was something that I always wanted to pursue."
At the 2020 National Student Leadership conference in Washington D.C, De Deker connects with a political science professor from Yale. After expressing much interest in both studying and debating for the university, De Deker receives a letter of guaranteed acceptance the following August. A potential full-tuition grant from the Yale Legacy Scholarship is also advertised, but is dependent upon De Deker's future placements in debate. The offer requires two top 10 national-level placements in NSDA debate tournaments, an ACT score of at least 33, and a GPA of at least 3.90.
Despite these rigorous requirements, De Deker is undeterred in his pursuit of attending his dream college. He continues his involvement in debate and forensics as he seeks to meet his goal of national placements. In addition to his competitive public speaking commitments, De Deker is also student representative to the Board of Education. Leadership positions such as representing the student body have allowed De Deker to cultivate his love for political policy and his communication skills, "whether it was speaking extemporaneously on political issues, or doing a formal speech on Gerrymandering or doing a poetry piece featuring essential workers."
Since his appointment as student representative, De Deker has been a member of the Neenah Congress Debate team, and featured as a moderator in a town hall debate between state assembly candidates Rachel Carbal-Guvara and Dan Schierl. In the fall of 2023, De Deker looks to double major in political science and political economics, with a double minor in Spanish and public communication.
"A love for learning is how I got to where I am right now, and how I will get to where I am going in the future."


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The grandfather figure of California conceptual art recently turned up in a Springfield art gallery for a cameo on the beloved cartoon.
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Recent books by Tim Lawrence and Douglas Crimp underline the close relationship between the New York art scene of the 1970s and '80s and that most unjustly maligned of musical movements, disco.
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In certain parlors, the mixing of art and politics is considered vulgar. If so, then vulgarity reigns supreme in the memory of recent presidential elections.
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Donald Trump came under fire again this week after making some pretty outrageous statements about GOP presidential rival Carly Fiorina's face, so it's especially timely that someone on the internet gifted us with "Paint with Donald Trump," a website that lets you paint with eight of Trump's most ridiculous expressions.
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While Dickinson Narrows appears to be a hot neighborhood at the moment, in honor of Micro Week, we set out to find Philly's tiniest of hoods. And while opinions may vary (and change on a daily basis) on what may constitute a 'hood, two neighborhoods, by merit of both their tiny footprints and population, seem to be officially the smallest.
Tucked into two separate but parallel enclaves in Queen Village, Fabric Row and Tattoo Alley each walk away with the "tiniest of the litter" prize, boasting all of .004 square miles to their name, and 190 and 109 declared residents, respectively. Don't agree with the data? Let us know, because lord knows every time someone sneezes around here, a new neighborhood pops up. In the meantime, let's take a photo tour of Fabric Row and Tattoo Alley, stunning examples of Philly's intra-'hood architectural diversity.
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Diverting trains of thought, wasting precious time
Unix pipelines are often held up as a paragon of compositional virtue. It's amazing how much they can do, how efficiently and how (relatively) simple to use they can be.
Programming languages people especially like this sort of thing, and functional programming clearly has some synergy with pipelines---which are, clearly, a kind of functional composition. Microsoft's F# language even uses the pipe to denote functional composition.
But pipes are not just compositions of functions mapped over lists. They have two other properties that are critical. The first is well-known, and the second less so.
First is laziness. Since each process in the pipeline explicitly forces its input, pipelines can be used on infinite streams (or portions thereof) just the same as with finite data.
The second is what I call recombination. Each stage in the pipeline can have radically different ideas about the structure of data. For example, pipelines typically combine characterwise (tr) linewise (sed) and whole-file (sort) operations in one go.
This is much harder to achieve in a functional setting because you don't have access to an underlying representation (cf. character streams on Unix): if your part of the pipeline understands data differently than the previous one, you have to map one abstraction to the other by writing a function.
Meanwhile, the shell programmer has a lower-level set of tools: familiar recipes for dealing with lower-level idioms such as line-breaking and field separation that recur across many different kinds of abstract data but may be recombined using the same tricks in each.
The upside of the abstract, functional approach is that you preserve the meaning of your data, even in the face of some heavyweight transformations. Meanwhile, shell programmers are often driven to frustration by their separator-munging not working properly once things get complex.
The downside is that it's more work, and more repeated work, because you might (in the worst case) have the quadratic problem of having to map n abstractions to n-1 other abstractions. By contrast, simple pipelines can often be quickly hacked together using a few standard idioms. They can even be written to be robust to changes in the underlying abstraction (such as numbers of fields), although this takes some extra care.
A middle ground might be to characterise those idioms and formalise them as a functional abstraction, into which many higher-level abstractions could be serialized and deserialized, but without going all the way down to bytes. Perhaps such a system already exists... it sounds a bit like a reflective metamodel of functional records or somesuch. Hmm... perhaps Lispers have been doing this for decades?
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The concept of responsive web design surfaced and gained momentum with the increasing number of mobile phone users.
As more and more people started browsing the Internet through smartphones, there felt a need for websites that look equally good on both laptops and smartphones. Today, responsiveness is not just imperative but mandatory.
So what is responsive web design?
The web design approach allows websites to adapt to the screen size and resolution automatically.
Responsive websites adjust their content according to different screen sizes so that users can view the content without any trouble and have the best experience no matter the device they are accessing the website on.
Responsive web design – The essential e-commerce ingredient
The shopping habits of massive populations are continually changing due to the opportunities provided by technology. There are plenty of options out there, and they'd instead swipe onto a rival's page if they come across a complication on yours.
Responsive web design allows you to stay at the top of the search grid. It tends to respond to the user's environment by adapting to their:
- Behavior
- Orientation
- Platform
Responsive web design will utilize customer feedback and market trends to curate accordingly. It brings a comprehensive user experience with over-the-top visuals. The user simply has to scroll up and down to navigate across all sections.
The authorities do not have to change the algorithms according to the devices being used. It is a one-design structure that fits all.
Why is responsive web design mandatory?
Responsive websites are no longer a luxury. They are a must for every business to stay relevant and perform better on all devices.
The following are the reasons why responsive web design is essential for every business.
1. The ever-increasing mobile traffic
In 2019, 52.5 percent of web traffic came from mobile phones alone. This means mobile Internet users have outnumbered desktop users.
Mobile traffic shot up by more than 200 percent in the last seven years. This is further expected to increase in 2020 and beyond.
Can you afford not to cater to mobile users of this high percentage? If your website is not responsive, you are simply giving away half of your visitors to your competitors.
Your website not being responsive also tarnishes your brand's image. No mobile visitor that has to shut your website for not being able to view or read the content will never revisit you.
In case you lack the ability or expertise for creating a mobile-oriented website, you can consult a professional web design agency for curating your site according to the trends.
Mobile browsing is the new norm responding to which must be your top priority when designing your website. It is crucial to work out a sound mobile-oriented strategy so you can avoid all the pitfalls and stay atop the search grid.
2. Search engine rankings
Google knows the trends and always rises to the occasion. It understood the rapid transition from desktop to mobile use for browsing purposes in 2015 and hence introduced mobile-first indexing.
With this, Google now uses the mobile version of a website for indexing and ranking. Although Google has not explicitly stated that responsive design is a ranking factor on its own, but they do a favor and reward responsive design over websites that have a separate designated site for both desktop and mobile users.
As per a finding by Econsultancy, 62 percent of companies that designed a website specifically for mobile witnessed a sales boost. Some practices they use in the process are improving readability and ease of use. By having a mobile-friendly website, you have a higher chance of better visibility in search results.
3. Enhanced user experience
Responsive web designs make it easier for visitors to navigate through the site and find what they are looking for.
They can quickly scroll or zoom in to read content or take a specific action. This improves their overall experience and, with it, their perception of the brand.
Responsive websites also tend to load faster, which is a major turn-on. 47 percent of users abandon a site if it takes longer than 3 seconds to load. This kind of website design minimizes the response time of a server. It contains fewer HTTP requests, asks for fewer plugins, and optimizes the graphical content in accordance.
Making a website responsive can be challenging, and there are a few issues that come with it. It can sometimes cause a website to take very long to load on mobile devices. To avoid problems, let only an expert web design company design a responsive website for your brand.
4. Lower bounce rate
Great content alone will not help you improve the bounce rate. If it is difficult to be accessed or read on mobile/tablet devices, users will abandon it.
High bounce rate signals search engines that your website is not relevant to the user's search query, or your content does not help them solve their problem, thereby negatively impacting your rankings in search results. For a lower bounce rate, your website should be engaging enough and compatible with all the devices.
You can easily measure the bounce rate of your website by incorporating a responsive web design. Things like tracking users' movement through the site, routes of conversion become easy and pretty simple.
It also gives you a statistical display for all segments without any arduous calculations. An evaluation of this figure will help you to identify the pain points of the customer and work to remove them.
5. High conversion rate
Every business strives for a high conversion rate. With more than 50 percent of visitors coming from mobile devices, this is not possible if the website is not responsive.
Higher search engine rankings, better user experience, and lower bounce rates will all contribute to achieving a high conversion rate.
The escalation of conversion rate also happens due to the effective utilization of content. You can use the same material for tablets, smartphones, and desktop computers. This way, the users can also share your content using a single URL. Moreover, this type of website design focuses on the layout to make it easier for users.
Small changes like more significant CTA options and text size add up to deliver the ultimate delightful user experience. State Farm, for example, multiplied its conversion rate by 54 percent across all devices after going responsive.
The more comfortable you make it for your website visitors to find what it is they are looking for or succinctly explain what you can do for them, the more likely you are to convert them.
Conclusion: Reasons why responsive web design is mandatory
The need for responsive websites is more than ever today. Mobiles have become the first choice of people for web browsing, and businesses need to give them the freedom to access their content without boundaries.
Businesses that don't keep up with changes happening around them and are not current with market trends eventually die. Responsive web design is your gateway to provide a seamless experience to all the users out there.
The stats and figures mentioned above are clear proof that a vast segment of the consumer population craves mobile-oriented design. It will help if you stay aware of changing market trends to retain your existence in the market.
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