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Anti-crime alliance announces arrests in sweep
Police take 17 people into custody in major cases
An unprecedented alliance of local, state and federal officials is working to curb violence in Kansas City.
Investigators said Kansas City police arrested 17 people they said were members of a crime network. They did not specify what those people are suspected of doing, except that some were involved in homicide cases with more than one victim.
Kansas City Police Chief Daryl Forte said it's the start of a major crime sweep in Kansas City.
"Just remember this. I know people want results, but this is not a get-rich-quick scheme," he said. "This won't happen overnight."
He said in this case, investigators tracked the actions and connections of the 17 people over time. They said the arrests cleared nearly 50 warrants and picked up evidence to start 15 new cases.
Prosecutors said the initiative is called NOVA, the No Violence Alliance.
"I can't think of a better day to announce NoVA today, as bloody as our streets have been," said Jackson County Prosecutor Jean Peters Baker.
Just before Wednesday's news conference started, police responded to a double homicide at a south Kansas City recording studio. The city has recorded six homicides over a 48-hour period.
U.S. Attorney Tammy Dickinson was also on hand for the announcement, as was Kansas City Mayor Sly James. They said people who want to get out of a life of crime should do it now.
"We've had enough. We're calling you out. We're giving you a chance to redeem yourself," James said. "If you don't, we're going to put your butt in jail."
He said the effort was part of a campaign against the "slow-motion mass murder" that occurs in Kansas City every year.
Peters Baker said the public has an important role in the effort by giving information to the police.
"We need witnesses. We need people in the community to talk to the police," she said.


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Student or Learner
Is it polite and correct to say: "I'll have you speak to one of our representatives."?
Welcome, Joseph.
You could also say 'I'll transfer you to one of our representatives'.
Please note that a better thread title would have been I'll have you speak...
Thread titles should include all or part of the word/phrase being discussed. (Avoid phrases like "HELP!", "Urgent!", "translation please", "how do I say this", "I'm new" and similar expressions.)
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I use FreeBSD 9.1 64-bit from the list here.
On my freebsd amazon instance, I have a jail running :
# jls
JID IP Address Hostname Path
1 192.168.1.101 01.gideon.com /jails/01.gideon.com
If I goto that jails console I can't install perl on it. (If I do portsnap fetch inside the jail I get :
host: isc_socket_bind: address not available and then it says no mirrors, giving up.)
I've looked at several articles and posts but I'm confused about what goes where, I just want you to tell me where I should put the right entries, this is a sample from this article, my system info is below:
hostname="" #what goes here?
defaultrouter=""#what goes here?
#I don't understand what this is for?
ifconfig_em0="inet 192.168.0.10 netmask 255.255.255.0"
#I'm guessing this should be like this:
ifconfig_xn0="inet 192.168.1.101 netmask 255.255.255.0"
# Should I use an alias?
# ifconfig_em0_alias0="inet 192.168.0.111 netmask 255.255.255.0"
This is what
ifconfig -a gives me:
lo0: flags=8049<UP,LOOPBACK,RUNNING,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 16384
inet6 ::1 prefixlen 128
inet6 fe80::1%lo0 prefixlen 64 scopeid 0x1
inet 127.0.0.1 netmask 0xff000000
nd6 options=21<PERFORMNUD,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
xn0: flags=8843<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> metric 0 mtu 1500
ether 12:31:39:2a:dc:cc
inet 10.8.106.58 netmask 0xfffffe00 broadcast 10.8.107.255
nd6 options=29<PERFORMNUD,IFDISABLED,AUTO_LINKLOCAL>
media: Ethernet manual
status: active
This is my
# Generated by resolvconf
search ec2.internal
nameserver 172.16.0.23
So how do I go about this?


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Published 2007 (2nd Edition)
This book is written as an interesting story with colourful illustrations, for young children aged 6 to 12 years, to improve their understanding of such a complex condition. Dr Yemula is a developmental paediatrician based in Bedford, where he leads the ADHD service. llustrated in colour.


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House GOP in border-crisis chaos
House Republicans will vote to rein in the Obama administration's power to halt deportation for undocumented immigrants — a surprise move that comes as they struggle to attract support for their bill to address the crisis at the border.
The new plan, described by multiple GOP aides Wednesday evening, comes as House Republicans were unable to lock up 218 GOP lawmakers to vote for the $659 million emergency funding package.
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On Wednesday evening, House GOP leadership was setting up a process that would schedule a Thursday vote on the Republican funding package. If it passes, the House would be required to vote on legislation targeting the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, which has shielded from deportation hundreds of thousands of young undocumented immigrants who have grown up in the United States.
( Also on POLITICO: House votes to sue Obama)
The House GOP language would block President Barack Obama from expanding DACA and prevent him from granting a similar reprieve to other immigrants here illegally. The administration is actively considering executive action on deportations, and a final decision is expected by the end of the summer.
The latest twist from Republican leadership is a way to appeal to conservative Republicans, who want a vote to prevent the Obama administration from halting deportations. But a vote will only come after the House passes the other legislation.
The Senate, meanwhile, is struggling to pass its border legislation. It scrambled to clear even just a simple procedural vote earlier Wednesday, and the funding measure drafted by Senate Democrats has already lost the support of three of its own members.
The new House GOP strategy will give Democrats and Republicans a chance to vote separately on both bills. It's not yet clear how Democrats and Republicans will react to the strategy.
( Also on POLITICO: Senate advances border bill)
The new House GOP tack takes a page from Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), who had demanded a ban on expanding DACA in exchange for emergency funding to deal with the border crisis. He criticized the House Republican proposal in a statement earlier this week because it did not include language dealing with what Cruz called "Obama's amnesty."
Cruz huddled with a smattering of House conservatives in his office Wednesday evening — over pizza and drinks — to discuss the latest developments on the border crisis. He told reporters that he was "encouraged," particularly after hearing that the House may vote to roll back DACA.
"That is the right thing to do," Cruz said.
Emerging from the meeting with Cruz, Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) cast doubt that the initial $659 million border supplemental would pass, particularly if it had to rely solely on GOP votes.
( Also on POLITICO: Begich blasts Reid on amendments)
"There is support for the DACA fix," Bachmann said. "I think you will see the DACA-fix bill pass."
Even with the new DACA strategy, some conservatives Wednesday still weren't satisfied. For instance, Rep. Mo Brooks (R-Ala.) said the measures still don't provide adequate border security. And Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) is demanding tougher asylum language.


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Pinning Units Without Points or Angled Seams
When joining seamed pieces without points or angled seams (Diagram I), butt opposing seams together and pin at an angle to secure. (Diagram II, right handed — Diagram III, left handed). VERY IMPORTANT: Take at least one stitch past the seam line before pulling the pin. This will insure that the seams do not separate as you sew over them. (If you have pinned as shown in the diagram, there will be room for one or two stitches before having to pull the pin.)
Diagram I
Diagram II
Diagram III
Pinning Units With Matching Points
There are two steps involved when pinning seamed pieces with points that must be matched (Diagram IV). (Make sure seam allowances are opposing before pinning units together.)
Diagram IV
Step 1.) Referring to Diagram V, insert pin through the wrong side of the fabric where the two seams cross and form a point. Carefully insert the pin through the next unit right side of fabric, at the tip of the point. Push the pin through both units until the head is flush with the fabric.
Diagram V
Step 2.) Holding the first pin securely, insert another pin on each side of the point, through the seam allowances. (Diagram 6) Notice how pins are turned in opposite directions. This technique helps to keep the points aligned properly. After pinning securely on each side, remove the center pin. Begin sewing at the edge and continue until you are as close as possible to the first pin. Do not sew over the pin. Remove the pin and continue sewing until you are as close to the second pin, without sewing over it, as possible. Remove the pin and continue sewing to the other edge. (Hint: Sew one or two threads above the point when sewing the seam allowance. This will allow room for turning and pressing.)
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William Kurelek
Canadian, 1927–1977
Zaporozhian Cossacks, 1952
oil on masonite
102 x 152 cm
Collection of the Winnipeg Art Gallery; Gift of Robert G. Kearns
© Estate of William Kurelek, courtesy of the Wynick/Tuck Gallery, Toronto
Painting, Canadian Modern (1910-1979)
This is one of the earliest known paintings by the Manitoba-born William Kurelek, executed upon the artist's return to Canada from Mexico. The composed dynamism of the figures' arrangement reflects his awareness of the mural tradition of David Siqueiros and Diego Rivera. The work also precedes his travels to Europe, his self-admittance for psychiatric care in London, and his conversion to Roman Catholicism. Kurelek uses Nicolai Gogol's novel Taras Bulba and its tale of the eponymous father's two sons, who were Zaporozhian Cossacks, as a tribute to his Ukrainian immigrant father and his own struggle to win his father's approval to become an artist.
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Though I don't ordinarily gravitate toward murder mysteries, from the moment I picked up Julia Dahl's debut novel, Invisible City (Minotaur Books, 2014), I was hooked. The novel, which centers around a murder in the ultra-Orthodox Jewish enclave of Borough Park in New York City and Rebekah Roberts, the young reporter determined to uncover the truth of the case, has to be one of the most original, most engrossing books I've read in a long while. This week I had the opportunity to speak with Julia about the inspiration for her book, New York City's Hasidic community, her influences and much more. Read on to see what she had to say…
Andrew DeCanniere (AD): In the interest of full disclosure, I have to say that I've never been what one might call religious. As such, I've never been part of the Jewish ultra-Orthodox community, but I have to say having had some exposure to that particular segment of society, your book really piqued my interest that much more. I really think that your book is 'spot on' about so many things.
Julia Dahl (JD): I'm so glad. That means a lot. Thank you.
AD: First of all, the Hasidic community is most definitely not your typical setting for a murder mystery. How did you come up with it? What was the 'inspiration' for the setting of Invisible City?
JD: Well, I grew up in Fresno, California. My family on my mom's side is Jewish, but I had no idea that the ultra-Orthodox even existed in the U.S. Then I moved out east. I went to college in Connecticut and then moved to New York City in 1999. If you're in New York City, you see men with black hats and women in wigs on the subway all the time, but it wasn't until I moved to Brooklyn that I started seeing them a lot, and a couple of things happened that piqued my interest and made me focus on the community. It was something that I wanted to explore in fiction. One was just that I saw these people and thought they're so like me and yet so unlike me. So there was just this sense of wanting to know more about them. In the fall of 2007, I had just started working at the New York Post, and my then-boyfriend — he's now my husband — and I were looking for an apartment in Brooklyn. We went to visit an apartment that looked great on paper. It had a great price, it was right by the park in a neighborhood we like. On the way there, the broker told us that he felt like he needed to tell us that the previous occupant of the apartment had committed suicide there. So, we went and we saw the apartment. It was a great apartment, and there certainly were no signs that anyone had committed suicide there. We decided to take it, and after we moved in, I went to sign the lease. It turned out that the building was owned by an old Orthodox man in Borough Park. When I met him he said he was really glad we took the apartment, that the man who lived there was 'really sick' and so on. He didn't really tell me any more, and then I started talking to the neighbors and I found out that the man who lived there had been an ultra-Orthodox Jew who had a wife and children, but he was gay. He was shunned by the community, and he ended up alone in this apartment where he died.
I started having this kind of imaginary relationship with this guy who used to live in the apartment. I would get his mail because, as you know, you often get mail from the previous tenant. These people didn't know he was dead. I never opened the letters, but I would keep them all with the idea that maybe I would give them to his family or — I don't know. I just kept them and started building this idea of who the guy was. At about the same time, the Post sent me out to Borough Park to cover a story where an ultra-Orthodox young man had gotten married — they tend to get married very young — and jumped out of his honeymoon suite the night after his wedding and died. He had committed suicide, basically. So they sent me out to Borough Park to try to talk to his family. Both of those things happened at about the same time. I was also living in a neighborhood that was on the border of a very ultra-Orthodox neighborhood, so it kind of just became this thing that I kept bumping into. I was just really curious about who these people were and how they lived, and when writers get curious we start to write. I was also covering crime and it sort of came together.
AD: It's quite the backstory. I mean it came about in an interesting way, but it's also incredibly sad. Particularly the story of the former tenant who was shunned, in essence, for being gay. While I don't want to ascribe feelings to somebody — much less someone I didn't know — I would think that in order to commit suicide someone would have to have felt pretty desperate and alone.
JD: Exactly. Like I said, I tried to imagine who he was. I don't necessarily not believe in ghosts, but I've never seen one, and I kept thinking if ever there were going to be a ghost in my apartment, it would be now. I never saw any kind of ghosts or anything, but it was just something that was always on my mind, living in this place where he lived.
AD: From what I know of the community, it seems that many of the problems that exist within the community can be said to stem, at least in part, from it's insular nature. As is said in the book, there's this real effort put forth to keep both outsiders and outside influences — popular culture, mainstream media — out. In addition, there seems to be a distrust of outsiders that is encouraged. So while murder is not an everyday occurrence within the Hasidic community, it does seem like those factors, combined with this practice of self-policing, there is this real potential for it to be a sort of breeding ground for some major problems.
JD: Right. It's a tricky subject, because as far as we know, statistically, it's not like murder or child abuse or domestic violence happen in any greater rate within the ultra-Orthodox community. It's not like it's a hotbed for this, but there is this overarching desire to keep things within the fold. There's also a real fear in the community, and in some ways it comes directly from the experience of the Holocaust. Many of the people who live in places like Borough Park and Williamsburg — and in a lot of the Haredi neighborhoods throughout the country — are direct descendants of people who either died or barely escaped the Holocaust. As a result, there's this real fear that the non-Jewish community is hostile toward Jews, and that fear is really palpable. I think it's a driving force in their desire to look good to other people. If sex abuse happens — and it does happen, just like in the Catholic church, just like in the Mormon church, just like in the Boy Scouts — there's this desire to sweep it under the rug, and in part I think it's because they feel like the non-Jewish world already has enough reasons to hate them. For thousands of years, the Jews have been tossed out of countries and murdered, so the idea is if there is sex abuse, if there is domestic violence, they would rather not publicize it, because it is going to make them look bad. If it makes them look bad, they feel that they are in danger. So I understand where that comes from, but from my perspective it makes it more difficult to punish the people who are doing this and to allow people who have been victimized to come forward and get help. So you can kind of see why it happens. Secrets grow in the dark. When things like that are allowed to be kept in the dark, positive change certainly doesn't tend to happen — and it doesn't tend to happen quickly.
AD: My mom's side of the family is Jewish, and both my grandmother and grandfather were Holocaust survivors. After the Holocaust, the only people left in my grandmother's family were her and her sister. Of my grandfather's family, only he and two brothers survived. So, on the one hand, I can certainly understand the fear as well. I can understand where they're coming from. On the other hand, just having this community-sanctioned narrative, that you would like to present to the general public and then sweep everything else under the rug doesn't do any good, either, as you say.
JD: Absolutely. It's the oldest story in the world, right? The institution is considered more important that the people within it. Protecting the good name of the university or the church or whatever is paramount, and if that means that children are ostracized if they're abused, if that means that a Rabbi or Priest is sent to a different congregation and will abuse again, that's not considered as important as keeping the good name of the institution. I work for CBS News, and I've written a lot about sexual assaults on campus, and that's absolutely a very similar sort of thing that's happening. When you try to pretend that it doesn't, it just festers and creates more problems. So it's an old story in that way.
AD: I was just watching the news the other day, and there was this girl who had been assaulted by a fellow student. She said that the university basically told her to go to her attacker and work it out with him.
JD: Exactly, and I've heard stories about someone being found 'responsible' for raping someone and their punishment was to write an essay about it. That's just crazy.
AD: That's just so far from what could even be considered acceptable that I don't even know what to say. It just defies logic. As far as the community itself goes, it seems like there's this perfect storm.
JD: In a way it is, and it's interesting in a place like New York. Now there's also a lot of reporting going on in the upstate New York community. A lot of the Hasidim are moving upstate for various reasons including costs, as well as wanting to get away from the more civic authorities, and they're having the same problems. They want all their children to go to private schools, then they end up getting on the school board, and cutting all the funding for the public schools. That creates a problem. It's an ongoing issue.
AD: In short it just seems to create this environment that perpetuates the whole thing. You have a victim, and they're either forced into silence by the community, are shunned by the community, or are labeled by them.
JD: Right. You know, they'll go 'That person is just mentally ill.' I hear that a lot with people that I use as sources. People within the community say things like 'Oh, he's mentally ill. That's why he's talking so much about this.' They attempt to delegitimize them.
AD: And you see that in action so clearly when Yakov and Rebekah have that short conversation in front of the Mendelsohn home, where Yakov says that his father told him that his mother was 'sick.' There's this really low threshold or tolerance for non-conformity within that community as well, and this rather broad application of these labels to those who fail to conform.
JD: Exactly. They're said to be 'sick.' Something is said to be 'wrong with them.'
AD: And there certainly can be people within the community who genuinely are, as in any other community. However, the flip side of that is that they also assign labels like 'sick' to someone who is gay. I have known someone who is gay for many years — since both of us were about four years old. I by no means think that being gay is a sickness of any kind, but there are those within the community who would view that as a 'sickness,' unfortunately. Likewise someone who is questioning what they've been taught — just as Rivka does in your book — could be said to be 'ill.'
JD: Yes. I totally agree.
AD: There's also this political component to it, too, which I found pretty interesting.
JD: Yeah, a little bit. There are about 250,000 ultra-Orthodox Jews in New York City, and it tends to be that they vote in a bloc. Thus they are very powerful. That's a big bloc of voters right there, specially in Brooklyn where they're clustered. If you want to be the DA, or you want to be the State Representative or you want to be the Representative to the City Council, it's very important that this group of people endorse you. There's been a lot of criticism in Brooklyn, especially of the last DA who was just defeated and voted out in the last few months. He was religious, very soft on sexual abusers, not bringing cases to trial and doing these sorts of no-jail plea bargains, that sort of thing. Then there's the same thing with the Shomrim, which is this kind of neighborhood watch. For a lot of the members of the community, they tend to be the first people you call when someone goes missing or there's been a burglary or your child tells you that they've been sexually abused. If, for example, my sister were to come to me and tell me that she'd been sexually abused, I would call the police. That doesn't tend to be the case in some of these areas.
A lot of people blame them for saying 'Okay, your daughter has reported sexual abuse. Don't report it to the police yet. Let's bring this to the Rebbe.' They're well-funded. They have their own police cars — or cars that look very much like NYPD cars. They have decals and shields on them, they have a dispatch station and are funded, in part, by the City Council. They have a relationship with the NYPD. I think that it's a bit fraught, but they do have one, and they have the support of the community. So, all of that kind of contributes to this.
AD: I had no idea that they received funding from the City Council. Interesting.
JD: Yeah. Not always, but I know that recently the City Council funded at least one of the groups to the tune of at least $25,000. Basically, all of the City Council members get their own discretionary fund they're allowed to use in their own community. So — and this is from a couple of years ago — they received over $100,000 from council members. So, that's the stamp of approval.
AD: So it's kind of New York City-funded, in a manner of speaking. I had no idea.
JD: I mean it's very complicated, because obviously these people are Americans and they deserve to live how they want to live. I couldn't tell you for sure, but I don't know how many other neighborhood watch groups have that kind of funding and cars, or if the NYPD would tolerate them or people telling their kids to call them instead of telling them to call 9-1-1. It's certainly a question worth asking, in my opinion.
AD: Then, by the same token, I guess there could be this argument that if they weren't to exist, then things may not go reported to anyone. But then there's this sort of uncertainty to that. Is that what would happen, or would they just go to the NYPD?
JD: Right. That's a very good question. Sexual abuse and sexual assaults are obviously very underreported to begin with. One of the things that is interesting about the sexual assaults on campus issue is that a lot of people don't want to go to the police, because the police don't always treat you very well when you report a sexual assault. If a child is involved, then it's different. With older, of-age women, you get a lot of 'Were you drinking?,' 'What were you wearing?,' 'Did you invite him home?' I can understand not wanting to go to the police.
The book isn't about bashing the community, but there are a lot of questions about the way that this group works. Some people live really happily in that world, and some people don't. I just find it fascinating and felt like it was just a really interesting setting. I've always wanted to write fiction and when I came back to fiction writing in 2007, I started thinking about 'What do I like to read?' and what I like to read are murder mysteries. I mean I love a murder mystery, and I love a good one that isn't just whodunit but is about interesting characters and takes places in an interesting setting with interesting circumstances.
AD: Not to imply that all of the other stuff out there is formulaic, but one of the things that I absolutely love about the book is that it is just so the opposite of that. The characters are so well-developed and so multi-dimensional. No one is a flat, stereotypical, one-dimensional character.
JD: I'm glad that you feel that way, because it was really important to me. It was important to me to create a couple of areas where there were people in the community like Malka — the woman who works at the funeral home — who could articulate that she likes the world that she lives in. It works for her. She is an intelligent woman and not just this doormat. So I'm glad you felt that way.
AD: Right. She's an active participant in her own life and in her own community, not just railroaded into it.
JD: Exactly, because I believe that people should be able to choose to live this life, but what I tend to have issues with is this idea that you're born into this life and have no choice, that if you try to leave your family will shun you or that you will be called 'mentally ill.'
AD: Yeah. I think that as far as what the reaction of someone's friends or family will be, there's really no way of telling without knowing them really well. I think that varies from person to person or from family to family. At the same time, I think that there is more of a choice than some people may realize. I think that is what Rivka comes to realize, and that's certainly the notion that is reflected in the letter she writes to her friend. This notion that it is their life and they are able to choose differently.
JD: Exactly. And I feel like that is very American. You do have that freedom of choice. You get to decide who you want to love, who you want to live with, what you want to do, where you want to live and what you want to believe. I feel like that's sort of my greatest blessing. I have that freedom. So, I feel like when people don't have that freedom, that's suffocating. Maybe that's just my bias being a white American, but that's sort of where I'm coming from.
AD: Speaking of characters, it seems that even now, in 2014, we often hear about this dearth of strong female role models, and I think that Rebekah really is just that. She's this intelligent, strong, independent, compassionate woman who wants to find the truth and wants to do what's right.
I just think she's this wonderful character and a wonderful role model, for that matter.
JD: Thank you. That means a lot to me. A lot of people say 'Is Rebekah you?,' and of course she has pieces of her that are me, but to me what she is is a very brave young woman, and a very strong woman who — you know, she makes a lot of mistakes. Most people focus on the Hasidim in the book, but to me the book is as much about being a journalist in this world as it is about the world of the Hasidim.
Like I said, I worked at the New York Post for about three years, but I got my job there when I had already been in the journalism world for like eight or nine years, but I was older than Rebekah. I was 30, so I had some maturity. With Rebekah, I couldn't imagine doing the job that I did, where everyday you're in a different place and having to make a lot of on-the-fly decisions, with really touchy stories. Doing that when you're just out of college, when you're still sort of emotionally immature, and you don't have much guidance professionally. So I wanted to throw her into all these circumstances where, frankly, she makes mistakes and where she makes bad decisions — decisions that put her in danger — and to sort of explore that.
To me her defining characteristic is her bravery. She is passionate about the truth and revealing the truth, and she's not going to back down.
AD: She really serves as this voice for the voiceless, which is one of the things I think is so cool about her.
JD: Yeah. I think she would like to think of herself that way. I've written the sequel, which will come out next year, and I'm really excited about that. It takes place about two months after the end of this book. I hope that I get to write a few more books about her, because I'd love to follow her as she gets better at her job and is able to do more things — dig up more injustice and that sort of thing in more communities, too. The next book takes place in upstate New York mostly. So there's still a connection to the Hasidic world.
AD: Well, I know that for one I am looking forward to reading it. Now that we're heading into summer there are the requisite superhero movies coming out. You know, X-Men and Superman or whatever. To me, however, Rebekah is a real heroine. To me what she does is so much more important and so much more impressive than any of these so-called superhero types.
JD: That's awesome. That makes me feel really good.
AD: Lastly, who would you consider to be your influences?
JD: In terms of writing Patricia Highsmith is one of my big influences. I love her mysteries. Her work is really creepy and character-based and I love her. In my first job out of college I was a fact-checker at Entertainment Weekly, and I met Gillian Flynn there. She was the TV writer. We didn't know each other well at all, but I remember when her first book, Sharp Objects, came out. It was probably around 2005. I was in Barnes & Noble and saw it and thought 'I know that girl! She worked at Entertainment Weekly,' and I read it and love it. I thought that this is the kind of book I want to write. I read all of her books. There's another current female literary mystery writer named Tana French. She's fabulous. I love all of her books. I'm also very influenced by Bruce Springsteen. I feel like he's writing about the redemptive power of work and of love and just the sort of restlessness of American living. Wanting to break free of where you came from and wanting to make a name for yourself. That's very influential to me. Also his ideas about the power of community, how we're sort of all in this together — the power of togetherness — and working to make our world better together. That's something that's sort of powerful to me. And then I'm also a big Joan Didion fan. She was one of the first people I read as a young person and thought 'Wow. I want to write like her.' There are her essays, of course, but also her novels like Play It as It Lays, which is sort of really moody but — and she almost always writes these female protagonists, women who are in a way very much the victims of their circumstances and their bad choices, but she gives them a real beauty and power that I find really exciting. Those are the big ones for me.
There's also this journalist named Katherine Boo. I started reading her work when she was writing for The New Yorker. She has won a couple of Pulitzer Prizes, she's written non-fiction. She basically finds injustice — whether it is the way people in state mental health hospitals are treated, or the way children living in the slums of India are treated — and creates these beautiful narratives about these ugly places. I find that really inspirational.
Julia Dahl is a journalist specializing in crime and criminal justice. She has worked as a reporter for CBSNews.com and the New York Post, and her feature articles have appeared in Mental Floss, Salon, the Columbia Journalism Review and many others. She was born in Fresno, California, to a Lutheran father and a Jewish mother and now lives in Brooklyn.
You can find out more about Julia and her debut novel, Invisible City, on her website. You can also follow her on Twitter and Facebook.


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CJ Performance Cycles Ltd was born in November 2010. We currently operate two shop premises in the North East. Locations in Cramlington, Northumberland and Newcastle-Upon-Tyne.
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Because we know that accidents can happen while they're pushing their boundaries, we've made the derailleur hanger easily replaceable. Just like a real mountain bike, the frame is equipped for v-brakes front and rear - and a choice of colours means there's a Kid 200 to suit every young rider.
Kids get more adventurous as they get older - instead of being limited to the pavement, they may want to venture off-road. It's all part of growing up, but it means they'll need a bike that's up to the job. That's why we equipped the Kid 200 with a simple 7 gear transmission and rim brakes front and rear, so that those first forays away from smooth Tarmac are both fun and safe.
It is, in essence, a real mountain bike in miniature - with details tailored for small hands and lots of enthusiasm. When the climb starts getting too steep, the bailout 34 tooth sprocket can help out. The brake levers are specially designed for small hands, giving smooth control of the V-brakes and pleny of power for safe early trail adventures. We even fitted a power modulator to the front brake, so that over-enthusiastic stopping won't result in an endo. It's the ideal bike for introducing kids to real off-road fun.
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Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine says GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump's shifting positions on immigration can't be trusted.
Speaking during a Thursday afternoon taping of CBS's "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Kaine attacked Trump for wavering on whether immigrants here illegally must be deported.
"I don't buy it," Kaine said, before saying in Spanish that Trump is always fighting against the Latino community.
It was his first appearance on late night television as the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Trump has previously promised to deport the estimated 11 million people living in the United States illegally. In recent days, he's suggested he might be open to allowing them to stay.
Kaine jumped to Clinton's defense when the late night host brought up Trump's attack on his rival, calling Clinton "a bigot."
"When Hillary Clinton got out of law school, she was working to help advance racial justice in the juvenile justice system in the south, segregation in Alabama," Kaine told Colbert. "And I about that time got out of law school, was battling housing discrimination in the south in Virginia.
"Let me ask an important question," Colbert also told Kaine. "How's her health? Is she okay? Has she stood up on her own power?" he asked, mocking recent questions raised by Trump and his campaign surrogates about Clinton's medical state.
"I think she could beat me in the New York Marathon," Kaine quipped. "But we may not do that because there's a campaign."
A former missionary in Honduras, Kaine frequently peppers his campaign appearances with remarks in Spanish.


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Last Sunday was Celiac Disease Awareness day. Celiac Disease Awareness brings me to this post on the diagnosis of Celiac Disease. The diagnosis can be tricky for a number of reasons. The signs & symptoms of Celiac Disease can vary from person to person, so while one person may present with gastrointestinal symptoms, another may present with neurological symptoms, another with skin symptoms (Dermatitis herpetiformis (DH), which is the skin manifestation of Celiac Disease), or possibly even no symptoms at all. You may be wondering how that last circumstance is even possible, but it is. Celiac Disease is genetic, and often after the diagnosis is made, other family members are encouraged to go & get tested. The people who are diagnosed with Celiac Disease that have no symptoms are called "asymptomatic".
If you suspect that you or someone you know may have Celiac Disease or gluten intolerance, the first step should be to see your doctor & ask for the Celiac Panel. This is just a simple blood test where the doctor is looking for the presence of specific antibodies. If this test comes back positive, an endoscopy with biopsy of the small intestine is then performed to confirm Celiac Disease. Celiac Disease is not an allergy, but an autoimmune disorder. Gluten sets off an autoimmune response in those who have Celiac disease, which results in damage to the villi (small fingerlike structures that aid in absorbing nutrients). The only "cure" for Celiac Disease is to follow a life-long gluten-free diet.
Diagnosis is not always so cut & dried. Some people can test negative on the Celiac Panel and still test positive on the endoscopy/biopsy. Some people can test negative on both, yet still react when consuming gluten; these people therefore feel better following a gluten-free diet. Some people will have a positive Celiac Panel and opt to try the gluten-free diet and skip the endoscopy/biopsy. This is a personal decision and should not be entered into lightly. Once you embark on a gluten-free diet your body can begin to heal fairly quickly. The tests will likely be skewed if you were to be following the gluten-free diet while having the testing done. It is necessary to be actively consuming gluten while getting the Celiac Panel and/or endoscopy/biopsy done in order to get accurate results. There have been numerous discussions and various opinions on how long after one resumes consuming gluten that accurate results are possible.
Gluten intolerance can be defined as a condition where one reacts in some way to gluten, yet doesn't have the diagnosis of Celiac Disease, for whatever reason.
I was not diagnosed with Celiac Disease. My Celiac Panel came back positive and I went gluten-free (not knowing any better) and I felt a huge difference within 24 hours. I saw a GI doctor a week or so later who wanted to do the endoscopy/biopsy after having me go back to eating gluten. I opted not to, because I obviously had an issue with gluten, and you couldn't pay me to eat it again. In my opinion, if someone feels better not eating gluten, who cares what you call it! Now, that being said, when my son Jon was tested & diagnosed, I knew better about not going gluten-free before the testing was finished and went ahead & had the endoscopy/biopsy done on him. The main reason I did this was because I couldn't sentence my then 10 year old to a life-long gluten-free diet without being absolutely sure that he had Celiac Disease. I knew that later on the diagnosis would help to keep him on the diet into his teen years & adult life as well.
I hope this post helps someone out there. 1 in 133 people in the United States has Celiac Disease. Only 3% of those people are diagnosed. 97% are undiagnosed and even possibly misdiagnosed with something else, such as IBS (irritable bowel syndrome). I was told for several years that I had IBS before I even knew what Celiac Disease was. Yes, I had an irritable bowel – it was being irritated by gluten! There are plenty of people out there who have symptoms, but they aren't bothersome enough to get tested. Undiagnosed Celiac Disease can cause a host of issues on down the road, including some cancers!
A number of websites have all kinds of information that may help:
Please don't hesitate to email me with questions, I am here to help. I hope to get some brand new recipes posted in the next week for Fall! I can't wait!
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The National Library of Ireland (NLI) has partnered with the US Embassy, the National Archives and the JFK Presidential Library and Museum in Boston to mark the 50th anniversary of the 1963 visit of President John F Kennedy to Ireland, as part of a larger programme of events remembering this historic occasion.
For anyone who would like a helping hand in getting their personal memorabilia online, the National Library of Ireland will be holding a collecting day on Thursday 30 May. Members of the public can bring along personal items associated with the JFK visit, such as photographs, sketches, audio recordings, films, diaries, letters and postcards, and share memories of the trip – first-hand or as remembered by relatives. Members of the NLI team will record people's stories, digitize the items, and add a selection of material to the website. Visitors will then be able to bring their precious items home with them.
The US Embassy has commissioned an interactive website and app to celebrate the anniversary, which will be launched on 29 May. Members of the public will be invited to share their stories and memories of the JFK visit through the website. This online experience is linked with a multimedia exhibition, JFK: Homecoming, which will be opening at the National Library on 21 June.
The NLI will also be working with History PIN to host all the stories online. Historypin (www.historypin.com ) is a way for millions of people from different generations, cultures and places to share small glimpses of the past and to work towards adding to the story of human history.
Members of the public who are interested in sharing their 1963 JFK visit-related story should email firstname.lastname@example.com to book.
For four days in 1963 – from 26 to 29 June – Ireland buzzed with excitement while US President John F Kennedy visited Ireland. In Dublin alone, half of the city's entire population thronged the city center in an attempt to catch a glimpse of the American president. Elsewhere, 100,000 people travelled to see him in the cities of Cork and Galway, while in Wexford, the town's 12,000-strong population swelled to 30,000 on 27 June, the day he visit to the Kennedy family's ancestral home in Dunganstown.
The NLI exhibition will run at No 2 Kildare Street from 21 June to 15 August.


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IUCN has been involved in research and debates about biodiversity offsets and habitat banking for several years. Recently, IUCN Economics contributed to a study of the feasibility of habitat banking in Europe, led by Economics for the Environment Consultancy. This study (The use of market based instruments for biodiversity protection – the case of Habitat Banking) investigates the scope for using market-based instruments (MBI) and more specifically Habitat Banking to protect biodiversity at Community level – and the possible conditions and limitations for their use.
There has been growing interest in many countries in the potential (and limitations) of biodiversity offsets as a practical response to unavoidable loss of habitat, as a means of assigning responsibility for biodiversity loss to private developers, and as a new source of funds for conservation and restoration (see: http://bbop.forest-trends.org/). There is also interest in the feasibility of offsetting biodiversity losses in advance of damages, sometimes called "habitat banking".
The use of MBI is gaining acceptance as cost-effective, with Habitat Banking a potentially efficient MBI to get business to compensate for unavoidable harm from development projects. Habitat Banking can also contribute towards meeting the post 2010 EU biodiversity target and enhance the provision of ecosystem services.
The final study results indicate that although Habitat banking can be done voluntarily, a viable market of biodiversity credits will only be created by regulation that defines equivalence between those debits and credits, and enforces compensation obligations on those creating debits by developing, polluting or damaging, thereby ensuring sufficient levels of credit demand. The comparison of Habitat banking with other MBI for biodiversity, suggests that it can offer a useful additional instrument to help biodiversity policy move towards a "no net loss" objective, which remains part of the post 2010 biodiversity target and will feature in the future policies. Moreover, the creation of market incentives can stimulate private investment in biodiversity conservation, and facilitate economies of scale and efficiencies in delivering biodiversity offsets. The study also identifies a number of other opportunities but also risks associated with delivering biodiversity conservation through Habitat Banking, while it describes some possibilities for establishing an efficient system of Habitat Banking that can work in conformity with the existing EU legislative framework.


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Help Students Create a VoiceThread Multimedia Conversation on iPad
Generate conversations with students on a range of topics using the VoiceThread iPad app. VoiceThread conversations give students a voice in the iPad classroom learning process, and improves collaboration, participation, and student engagement.
To use VoiceThread, you must create a VoiceThread account. Go to the Register link in the top-right corner of the screen. Sign up for a free account with your e-mail address and password.
Once you have a VoiceThread account, you can create VoiceThread slideshows by logging in on the website or by using the VoiceThread app on the iPad.
To create a VoiceThread slideshow on your iPad, follow these steps:
Tap the VoiceThread icon on your iPad to start the app.
Tap the Create icon on the bottom toolbar.
You'll get a screen with a large green + symbol.
Tap the symbol.
You'll be prompted with a Library icon to add content from your iPad photo library, and a Camera icon, which will activate the iPad camera so you can take a photo that is added directly to your VoiceThread.
Add as many images as you want; each one becomes a slide in your VoiceThread.
Add comments by tapping the + balloon on the bottom toolbar.
Leave your comments on any slide by swiping the screen to the left or right to navigate between slides in your VoiceThread, and then tapping the + comment icon. You have several options to add comments to any slide in your VoiceThread. Add comments using your preferred media:
Tap the ABC icon and type text comments.
Tap the microphone icon and add audio narration.
Tap the camera icon, primp your hair, and talk to the iPad's webcam.
If you're adding an audio or video comment, you can also "doodle" by tapping the circle icon in the bottom-right corner and drawing on the screen with your finger or a stylus. Doodling is a great way to highlight parts of the slide as you talk.
If you are using the VoiceThread Educator account (available through the VoiceThread website), each time a student in your class group shares her VoiceThread with you, it automatically appears in the My Groups section on the home page of the VoiceThread app. At this point, the iPad app only allows sharing via e-mail. For more advanced sharing options, log into your VoiceThread account in the browser on a computer.
The basic VoiceThread account is free. You also have the option of upgrading to an Educator account that enables you to add and manage student accounts. Upgrade to a Single Educator account and you can manage up to 50 student accounts.
You can also get a School or District VoiceThread subscription. With this upgrade, a central administrator can create teacher and student accounts for everyone in the school. You can then create VoiceThread groups for each class or grade level for easy sharing among groups.
To comment on a shared VoiceThread, tap the Home icon on the bottom row for your menu of options and then tap the Shared with Me category. These are all the VoiceThreads that others have shared with you. If commenting has been enabled, you will be able to open the VoiceThread and add your comments to it.
If you're a teacher with an Educator account, all VoiceThreads created by the students in your group are automatically shared with you.


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Spicydesign necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 13 diseños de 8 diseñadores freelance.
I have an existing logo and I want to revamp it, please check the description for more info
the current logo can be found HERE , the logo is for Human Resources Management System. right now you can see that the words in arabic and english but don't worry about the arabic if you can't write in arabic but I need you to think about leaving a space to fit the arabic text (it will be identical to the english text) so I need the logo to be an icon (the Saudi guy) and text blended with the logo.
the saudi guy in the logo needs to be in the new logo but you draw it in a better way, it doesn't have to be the same but the concept needs to be the same.
for the colors you can use whatever you want but please use 2 - 4 colors. I would love to see a logo with at least 3 colors. please use vibrant harmonized colors. colors I like (blue, green, yellow, red).
logos I like :
- http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/56…ogofmr.gif
- http://tinyurl.com/dgfk6s (I love the colors in this one)
- http://tinyurl.com/cyucbx ( I like the typography)
- http://tinyurl.com/bm8p3t
- http://tinyurl.com/cu6keg
- nice vibrant colors
- keeping the original concept but make it nice
- at least 2 colors logo (preferably 3)
- redraw the Saudi guy (arabic guy) using smooth lines he doesnt have to look the same. please come up with something nicer
- I dont want the logo to be just redrawn
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What Security do Tantalus condos come with?
As of Tuesday, October 22, exactly 52 condos for sale in Tantalus come with one or more tantalizing Security features. Of these, 25% have Card or fob security, 12% are a gated community, 85% have key security, 19% have keyed elevators, 12% have security patrols and 29% have security video cameras.
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A RUSSIAN TOURIST IS FOUND STABBED TO DEATH AND THE CSIs COME FACE TO FACE WITH THE FRIGHTENING REALITIES OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING, ON "CSI: NY," WEDNESDAY, FEB. 11
Julia Ormond ("The Curious Case of Benjamin Button") Guest Stars As
Deputy Inspector Gillian Whitford
"She's Not There" - A Russian tourist is found stabbed to death and the CSIs come face to face with the frightening realities of human trafficking. Solving this case becomes personal when it directly affects a prominent member of the NYPD, on CSI: NY Wednesday, Feb. 11 (10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.
Det. Mac Taylor: Gary Sinise
Det. Stella Bonasera: Melina Kanakaredes
Danny Messer: Carmine Giovinazzo
Dr. Sheldon Hawkes: Hill Harper
Det. Don Flack: Eddie Cahill
Lindsay Monroe: Anna Belknap
Adam Ross: AJ Buckley
Dr. Sid Hammerback: Robert Joy
Deputy Inspector Gillian Whitford: Julia Ormond
Tara Habis: Shantel VanSanten
Carolyn Williams: Tamara Feldman
Jody Sun: Michelle Lee
Sammy Chen: Michael Hake
Williw Bostic: Mykel Shannon Jenkins
Rani Fedoruk: Tina Ivlev
Patrick Habis: Brian Cousins
Nemo: Monte Franks
Tracy James: Alyssa Diaz
Handome Young Man: Bryan Friday
Adrik Fedoruk: Michael Papajohn
Written by: Executive Producer Pam Veasey & John Dove
Directed by: Nelson McCormick
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Single Family Affordable Solar Housing (SASH)
The Single-family Affordable Solar Housing (SASH) Program provides incentives to qualified low-income homeowners to help offset the costs of a solar electric system. The SASH program is overseen by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) and administered by GRID Alternatives, a non-profit organization.
The SASH program offers one up front, capacity-based incentive level of $3 per watt. The incentive level is the same for all applicants.
SASH Eligibility
To qualify for the SASH Program, applicants must meet the following minimum requirements:
- Must receive electrical service from Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), Southern California Edison (SCE), or San Diego Gas & Electric (SDG&E)
- The residence must be occupied by the homeowner/applicant.
- The household's total income must be 80% of the Area Median Income (AMI) or less based on the most recent available income tax return.
(Area Median Income is subject to annual changes based upon Housing and Urban Development's income guidelines.)
- The residence must be California Public Utilities Code (P.U.) 2852-compliant.
Documents for the Single-family Affordable Solar Housing (SASH) Program
Single-family Affordable Solar Housing Handbook
California Public Utilities Commission,
October 2016, posted 11/1/15
(Acrobat PDF file, 12 pages, 508 kb).
SASH Program Goals
- Decrease electricity usage by solar installation and reduce energy bills without increasing monthly expenses.
- Provide full and partial incentives for solar systems for low-income participants.
- Offer the power of solar and energy efficiency to homeowners. Decrease the expense of solar ownership with a higher incentive than the General CSI Program.
- Develop energy solutions that are environmentally and economically sustainable.
How to Apply
For questions about the SASH Program, including eligibility information, information on solar power and energy efficiency measures, and application information, please contact GRID Alternatives toll-free at 866-921-4696, by e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com , or visit their website at www.gridalternatives.org/sash/
For regulatory information and proceedings, please visit the CPUC website


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Cross-cultural collaboration : Mary S. Huang, MD, of MGHfC , second from right, talks with AsanMedical Center caregivers during a visit to South Korea.
Partners Harvard Medical International (PHMI) and Partners International Medical Services (PIMS), two Partners HealthCare programs focused on global health care, recently aligned to form a new, integrated program: Partners International. Through the combined program, Partners and its affiliates – including the MGH – can more effectively collaborate with health care institutions abroad.
"Both PHMI and PIMS have a long history of engaging Partners-affiliated clinicians to help develop global collaborations and provide world-class medical care to international patients," says Gilbert H. Mudge Jr., MD, vice president for Partners International and a cardiologist at BWH. "As an integrated Partners International, we will create even more opportunities for MGH and all Partners caregivers to play an active role in international programs."
One example of these programs is a collaboration between physicians at MassGeneral Hospital for Children (MGHfC) and their counterparts at Asan Medical Center in Seoul, South Korea. Last year, clinicians from the newly developed Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital exchanged visits with a team led by Ronald Kleinman, MD, physician-in-chief of MGHfC. Their focus was on assisting the Asan Medical Center Children's Hospital with benchmarking its success.
"This has been a wonderful pairing of two hospitals within hospitals," says Kleinman. "We are delighted to work with colleagues in Korea to share ideas across cultures about ways to enhance care."
This fall, MGHfC faculty will travel to Seoul to participate in a joint symposium on pediatric nursing. Experts from Asan and MGHfC will present lectures and lead discussions to address challenges and opportunities faced by pediatric nursing and administrativeleaders in Korea and globally.
"Developments at Partners International will see that projects like this one evolve and strengthen," says Mudge.
For more information about Partners International, access www.partners.org/international.
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Now Playing: Beethoven: Symphony #3 the "Eroica"
Topic: concert reviews
For those of you who have read my series So,What's Wrong with the Organ Anyway you know that I have considered Paul Jacobs to be one of the very few organists on this planet capable of generating the same kind of excitement that Gustavo Dudamel, Nigel Kennedy, Marc-André Hamelin or Natalie Dessay engender. I must say his recital at Verizon Hall in Philadelphia's Kimmel Centre on Saturday (8/V/2010) did not fail to exceed one's expectations. Mr. Jacobs, who is the head of the Organ Department at the Juilliard School of Music, played an intriguing and very compelling programme of Mendelssohn, J. S.Bach, Boulanger (not the one you think), Franck, Oquin, and Reger which, at the end, left the audience completely exhilarated, if not exhausted.
Let me start off with a comment about the organ in Verizon Hall. This instrument is a testament to the concept that for an instrument (of any kind) to fully achieve it's tonal potential it must be played. So many organs in concert halls suffer from the condition of tonal decrepitude as a result of simply sitting there and quite literally rotting (leather dry rot) from inactivity. We hear stories of unplayable Stradivarius and Guarneri string instruments, or Broadwood and Erard pianofortes needing complete rebuilding because they were left sitting in museums unplayed; so it is with concert hall organs. It is to the Kimmel Centre's credit that they have actively promoted and kept their instrument in use via their recital series. As a result, the organ has become a warmer, better balanced instrument with the constant tweaking of its voicing, tuning and playing since its installation five years ago.
Mr. Jacobs obviously appreciates this fact as illustrated by the rich full foundation opening of the Mendelssohn Sonata #1 in f Op. 65#1. One of the outstanding features of Mendelssohn's organ sonatas is that they are really quite orchestral in nature. Mr. Jacobs gave the first movement the full orchestral treatment by not merely adhering to the dynamic contrasts as called out the score; but, with each successive contrasting section you could almost sense the composer's naturally orchestral mind being applied through his exploitation of the organ's resources. Mr. Jacobs made sure that no two sections were exactly the same; there was a constant evolution of registration leading to the next section. His rapid, seamless registration changes facilitated this linear path so smoothly, it all felt as natural as his breathing for each phrase. The secret to any great performance is how the artist understands the phrase. It's the shaping and clear articulation of each phrase and its relationship to every other clearly articulated phrase which drives the piece forward. Mr. Jacobs' rhythmic precision plainly demonstrated this fact. The lyrical second movement, with its numerous solo passages gave Mr. Jacobs the opportunity to think even more like a conductor by showing off a number of the organ's colourful imitative stops which he did with gentle sensitivity. The third movement is a kind of a strange dialogue contrasting very assertive block chordal, forte passages taken from the choral Aus tiefer Not schrei ich zu Dir with very quiet, initially subdued flute choruses which gradually grow in dynamics but not character until Mr Jacobs brings on all the strings and flutes with glorious orchestral lush forte to "face up" as it were to the reeds and principal chorus sound-blocks only to give the gentler voice the last word, bringing the organ down to a hushed half cadence which led directly into one of the most surprising, yet, brilliantly conceived last movements to this sonata I've ever heard. The usual approach to this is to make a rather (sometimes excessive) dynamic change by breaking into its arpeggiated opening with a forte principal chorus and then crescendoing from there. However, Mr. Jacobs glided into the fourth movement with a delicate sparkling flute chorus (8',4',2' for organists). The effect was not only startling to anyone who knows the piece, but, brilliantly Mendelssohnian to anyone listening. When Mendelssohn, who was an accomplished (as in virtually everything else he did) organist, wrote these six sonatas he wanted to demonstrate to the English (now that they were finally building organs with pedalboards) what they had been missing (and what the Germans had been enjoying) for more than a century and half. He therefore incorporated two pedal cadenzas which must have created quite a sensation among the British at the time. Mr. Jacobs played them with all the flourish they deserved to bring the sonata to a rousing finish.
The current trend of giving oral programme notes has been both a boon and a bane — usually the latter. It was the late great Virgil Fox who (unbeknownst to most of the non-organ concert world) started the tradition shortly after the Second World War. And although it has since become an accepted general practise among many concert musicians, most are dreadful at it because they don't have the socially interactive skills to be interesting. Fortunately for us Mr. Jacobs knows how to engage his audience. His description of the three little duetti of Bach that he played (in e, G, and a, BWV 802, 804, 805 respectively) gave one a greater appreciation for these little keyboard miniatures. Though not specifically organ works per se (no pedal required) Mr. Jacobs' ingenious, contrasting and decidedly non-Baroque registrations and use of the swell shades (horrors!) brought out the intricacy of these deceptively simple little pieces. Mr. Jacobs, understanding that Bach (like all great music) is never far from the dance made all three of these miniatures — well — dance.
Nadia Boulanger who was probably the greatest composition and theory teacher of the twentieth century (I won't go into the who's who list of students, thank you) was, ironically, as Mr. Jacobs pointed out in his programme notes, quite insecure of her own talents as a composer (a trait that seems to be intrinsically French); instead, preferring to promote the work of her younger sister Lili, whom she considered to be the greater talent. Notwithstanding, gratitude is given here to Mr. Jacobs for bringing to us a lovely Prelude in f which was also quite orchestral in nature and exceedingly beautiful. Using a constant flowing left hand, which at first just seemed to be a series of broken chords, one came to realise that this was more than just a lush harmonic accompaniment beneath a number of solo passages. Rather this "accompaniment" was a constant, insistent contrapuntal pushing of the piece to a gloriously sumptuous climax, as one would imagine from a large string orchestra; only to be brought back to a whisper of a final coda.
Several years ago a score to the Six Piéces for organ by César Franck which had apparently been owned by one of Franck's pupil's came to light. The interesting aspect to this is that metronomic markings were written in what has been determined to be Franck's own hand show that the traditionally broad French approach to playing his faster tempi to be wrong: that Franck liked his fast tempi fast. I bring this up because tradition is often a very hard thing from which to break away. Fox did it years ago and Mr. Jacobs did it here with great flourish. The Final in Bb, Op. 21 starts off with an extensive pedal solo (atypical for Franck for reasons into which I need not go), which, if not played at a goodly clip, sounds clumsy and turgid as will the rest of the piece. Mr. Jacobs's crisp tempo gave the piece all the virtuoso panache it requires, and more. You see, this piece is not Franck's finest moment as a composer. I would liken it to a film in which a normally fine director is just simply going through the motions of directing; yet, he has the acumen to bring in actors who, simply by the impress of their talent and their way of working with the script, make the movie more than it is. Mr. Jacobs is that kind of talent. Going beyond Franck's own rather prosaic registration he arrived at probably the most imaginative, yet infallibly logical combinations of stops and went right to the essential orchestral core of the piece. The quintessential example being the coda with its long accelerando starting very slowing in the pedal then gradually speeding up to the final climax: the type of thing that any decent conductor would know how to do with an orchestra, but very, very few organists understand; which is why Mr. Jacobs stands out from the herd.
Wayne Oquin (http://www.wayneoquin.com) hails originally from Texas but now teaches at Juilliard with his colleague Mr. Jacobs. Reverie which received its Philadelphia premier, is, as Mr. Jacobs pointed out, a new venture for Dr. Oquin, who although is an accomplished pianist, is not an organist. I tried to get into the spirit of the piece; but, it's angular harmonic language and rather shapeless solo melodic lines kept interfering with the dreaminess I believe I was supposed to experience. I know Mr. Jacobs is very fond of this piece and has played it extensively, and gave it a loving performance; but, it didn't seem to go anywhere. Even dreams take you along some kind path, strange though they may be. It wasn't nightmarish, just uninteresting.
It's not hard to understand why Max Reger's music isn't more widely appreciated by the general public since he is mostly known as on of those "organ composers." Not unlike Leo Sowerby a generation or so later Reger's organ music sounds much different from his orchestral or chambre music. I surmise that the primary reason for this characteristic is that dissonances and textures can't be tempered on the organ as they can be with the orchestra or instrumental ensemble, or even the piano, to a lesser extent. If one compares his Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart, Op.132 for orchestra to his Choral Fantasy on "How Brightly Shines the Morning Star," Op.40 #1, one of his more accessible organ works, you would be hard pressed to believe it was the same composer. And though Reger was no fool and fully understood this seeming dichotomy that didn't change his approach to his organ writing. In fact, one can tell just by listening to it (if you're a fan such as I) he must have relished the challenges he presented to the listener to his organ works. The scores are black with notes with all manner of complex and cross rhythms, and intensely contrapuntal. The Second Sonata in d, Op.60 follows the same basic structure as his choral fantasies. The first movement is titled "Improvisation." It makes huge demands on the listener. Reger takes a few ideas and transforms them, turns them upside down, inside out, backwards, they come and go in rapid succession. There's no time for sequences and traditional development. There's too much say. If the listener is overwhelmed... well, that's their problem. It's not easy music and Reger doesn't have the patience to baby sit. Fortunately, the "Invocation" gives a brief respite, but only temporarily; it's really just a bridge to the "Introduction and Fugue." Mr. Jacobs announced that he was going to substitute another fugue that Reger wrote in lieu of the published one. He referred to it as a double fugue. Now there are two types of double fugues: one states both subjects simultaneously as in Bach's Passacaglia and Fugue in c, BWV 582, and this one in which you have one subject that is stated then developed, then a second subject is introduced as a second fugue and is developed, and then the two fugues are combined. The first subject was one of the most twisted and strange fugue subjects I've ever heard; the second, by contrast was a stately somewhat chromatic affair. Mr. Jacobs obviously loves this kind of challenge and his passion for this kind of music and his performance of this uncompromisingly demanding music was simply mind-blowing. The secret is Reger, like Bach, is really not far from the dance; it may be a wild frenetic, insane dance but dance just the same. And Mr. Jacobs literally danced across the pedalboard. His command of the console with his rapid colour and dynamic changes, his uncanny phrasing, and his innate dramatic sense brought this extraordinary piece to its monumental final cadence, bringing the audience to its feet.
For an encore Mr. Jacobs gave to us and his 92 year old grandmother, her favourite (and one of mine) piece as an encore: a rousing rendition of a transcription of the Sinfonia to Cantata 29 "We Thank Thee, God, We Thank Thee," BWV 29 ( I'm guessing: but, it sounded like the Robert Hebble version).
It's organ recitals like this that give me hope for the organ world. Mr. Jacobs is not only a monumentally talented and thoughtful musician, he is also a dynamic performer. He understands those things which which are needed to excite and captivate an audience, like the visual aspect of performance. The two screens he had made available gave the audience what they want to see, in particular the pedal work. He understands that the visceral, no matter how superfluous it seems to the experienced concertgoer, is what draws the novice in — especially when one observes the deftness with which he manipulated the console in order to achieve what was ultimately a superlative musical end. And finally, in another testament to his virtuosity, Mr. Jacobs played his entire programme, including the encore, from memory. With organ recitals in particular this has become a rarity; and it's unfortunate that more organists aren't more like Mr. Jacobs and grasp psychological significance this has on the audience, especially in a concert hall setting. Without the crutch of the score in front of him Mr. Jacobs could concentrate on giving this most mechanical and impersonal of instruments a vitality and dynamism that all to few of us get to experience. My only disappointment was that the concert was not as well attended as a recital would have been by another kind of instrumentalist. And that's too bad; because, Paul Jacobs is the kind of organist who can make converts to the instrument.


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Cardinal Lavigerie: Churchman, Prophet, and Missionary
Athlone Press, Jan 1, 1994 - Religion - 470 pages
This is the first biography of Cardinal Lavigerie (1825-1892) to be based on original research.
Lavigerie is probably best remembered today as the Founder of two Missionary Congregations which are still active in Africa, the White Fathers and the White Sisters. But he achieved other things too, hardly less significant in his day. While Archbishop of Algiers and Carthage, he founded a Seminary in Jerusalem for the education of Catholic priests of the Eastern rite. As a close friend of Pope Leo XIII, he was a frequent mediator in disputes between the French Republic and the Papacy. Another striking achievement was his campaign for the abolition of the slave-trade in Africa.
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Apprenticeship Rules, Laws & Policies
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What's new in rulemaking
Laws (RCWs) and rules (WACs)
The following are reformatted versions of the WAC, RCW, and CFRs:
Chapter 296-05 WAC: Apprenticeship Rules (1 MB PDF) (effective Oct. 10, 2018; revised Aug. 21, 2018)
Chapter 49.04 RCW: Apprenticeship Act (101 KB PDF) (effective April 1, 2006; revised July 22, 2011)
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- Apprenticeship Rules: Chapter 296-05 WAC (app.leg.wa.gov).
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Industrial Insurance RCW 51.12.130: Registered apprentices or trainees (app.leg.wa.gov)
An ACT relating to apprentice utilization: Amending RCW 39.04.320 (app.leg.wa.gov), 39.04.350 (app.leg.wa.gov), and 39.12.055 (app.leg.wa.gov), and creating a new section.
RCW 39.04.320 (app.leg.wa.gov): Apprenticeship training programs — Public works contracts — Adjustment of specific projects — Report and collection of agency data — Apprenticeship utilization advisory committee created.
Federal regulations governing apprenticeship
Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs (www.ecfr.gov)
Department of Labor Employment Law Guide: Laws, Regulations, and Technical Assistance (www.dol.gov)
29 CFR Part 29: Labor Standards for the Registration of Apprenticeship Programs (www.ecfr.gov)
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Requesting Certificates of Meritorious Service from the Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council (WSATC) (Jan 2014) (18 KB PDF).
WSATC Admin Policy 2012-03 (118 KB PDF): Apprenticeship Preparation Program Recognition.
WSATC Admin Policy 2012-01 (30 KB PDF): Special circumstances allowing for the registration of apprentices when an apprenticeship program is under Washington State Apprenticeship and Training Council registration limitation.
WSATC Admin Policy 2011-03 (25 KB PDF): Clarification on the definition of "Service Work" in regards to supervision as contained in apprenticeship standards.
WSATC Admin Policy 2011-02 (25 KB PDF): Safety Consultation Services for Related Supplemental Instruction (RSI) Facilities.
WSATC Admin Policy 2004-01 (59 KB PDF): Final Orders.
WSATC Admin Policy 2003-01 (75 KB PDF): Process for Objections to Apprenticeship Program Standards.
Director's Orders
Reciprocal agreements
Apprenticeship Reciprocal Agreement (128 KB PDF) Between Washington, Oregon, and Montana. Effective July 1, 2013.
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Apprenticeship Utilization Information (154 KB PDF) Apprenticeship Utilization Requirements (AURs) require a certain percentage of labor hours for a given construction project be performed by Washington State registered and/or approved apprentices.
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I've never been a patient person. I have nearly always wanted to see or get results to any sort of effort almost immediately. As a parent with a child who has autism, I've had to alter my patience level for the better--especially when it comes to play time. Though I realized Rome wasn't built in a day, it took me a little while to realize I couldn't expect my little guy to learn the complexities of play in that short bit of time.
Playtime has been difficult for us since my son was a toddler. Although my son has made vast improvements in this area, it used to be quite a struggle. When my child was three or four all he wanted to draw during our mommy/son art time was a colorful set of lines.
Play groups were difficult then because he didn't have an interest then in engaging with other children and instead preferred to cling to me. Talking to other mothers was nearly impossible and this mom dreaded every single play date on the calendar but went anyway because she felt it was a good opportunity for her son.
Despite the difficulty with play groups, I did find that my son did want to play. However, I was his designated play leader and often found that we were limited as to what kind of things we could do. Play outside of play groups was easier for us because there were fewer distractions.
By necessity I started out by encouraging simplified play. Inspired by the PBS classic, Mr. Rogers, I used paper towel tubes and slanted them at an angle and ran a car down through it. My son picked up on that skill right away and enjoyed the activity for brief periods of time as a two year old. Soon we were pulling off our couch cushions to make ramps for the cars. I wanted him to be able to do other things with cars such as create imaginary roads, but he simply was not ready for that.
At play groups that had mostly typically developing children, I paid attention to what other toys the neuro-typical children were playing with and bought a few of my favorites. One of the most successful toys I was inspired to buy (when my son was about three) was a wooden puzzle that featured eight or ten different sea creatures. It came with a fishing pole and each creature had little round piece of metal on it's surface so that it could be 'caught' with the pole. It still gets played with by both of my boys.
The absolute best decision I made, however, regarding the development of my child's play time was to have another child. I gave birth to our second born son, who is neuro-typical, six years ago. Fortunately, for my husband and I, the boys turned out to be compatible and they are, in their own words, "best friends." I realize that there are many kinds of possible outcomes and a sibling doesn't necessarily always make the best play mate for a brother or sister with special needs.
I feel lucky every day that my six year old has the ability to lead my ten year old with autism in play. I have to admit that C2 has more ability to lead his brother in play than I do. It's wonderful to see my ten year old with playing with toys in the way they are meant to be played with. Although I would have kept trying, I believe that having an in house playmate has led to quicker development in this area.
We still have a ways to go. Even now, our play time hasn't always been smooth. There have been times when both of my guys went out to play with the neighbor children and my oldest came back in tears because he didn't understand what they were doing. In one particular case, he was chased away because they were all performing 'jobs' and he kept interfering because he didn't know what to do. I took him back and explained that they should give him a job, but stuck within hearing distance in case they decided to take advantage of the situation. In short, group play with two or more children is still difficult for my son. Individual or one on one play is much easier.
As for now, in regards to play, my biggest challenge with play is to get my son to school in time! The desire to play with stuffed animals in the morning hits hard and threatens to make us late nearly every day!


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Re: New poll: What don't you like?
Posted: Wed Apr 27, 2011 9:26 pm
fatdude wrote:hate tailgated by people in street while walking... you are treated like a mentally ill person by locals.
Most time they are just curious. As more and more foreigners are appearing in China, this situation has slowly been improving. In major cities, you would rarely see this scene any more.