text: Robert Hardman is one of the foremost observers of the modern British royal scene, and the bestselling author of Our Queen. He has covered all aspects of the Monarchy for British newspapers, television and radio over more than 25 years and has interviewed many members of the Royal Family for his books and for a series of internationally-acclaimed films. These include Our Queen at Ninety (ITV 2016), Our Queen (ITV 2013), Charles at 60 (BBC One 2008), Monarchy: The Royal Family At Work (BBC One 2007) and The Queen's Castle (BBC One 2005). As a newspaper journalist and columnist, Robert has also covered more than 60 royal tours worldwide. In addition to the British Royal Family, his royal interviewees have included the Emperor and Empress of Japan, the King and Queen of Norway and the Queen of Denmark. He now writes the acclaimed How I See It column for the Daily Mail. Married with three children, he lives in London.


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Editor's note: You've surely seen this hashtag lots of different places, including on Instagram. But how does that carry over to real life? The #OOTD series will take one great item and put together a versatile, stylish outfit around it. Look for past features here.
If you've been keeping up with the #OOTD series here on The Style Guide, you might notice that the outfits as of late have leaned more casual (if a tailored look is what you seek, head here). Perhaps it's the shifting climate that has this menswear writer more geared toward shorts, perhaps it's the effects of a stylish trip to Florida, or perhaps it's the return of semi-chilly weather earlier in April that has me digging the chance to , well, actually wear shorts now that it's a bit warmer — regardless, that's where we're headed today. Just because you go with a more casual vibe (note the drawstring shorts below) doesn't mean you have to look sloppy. That's doubly true even if it rains or it's breezy — you don't want just any spring jacket. In the case of the below, we're talking serious protection from the elements, and some neat heritage style thrown in the mix. Work in some new spring sneakers and an easygoing watch, and you'll be all set no matter how hard the rain comes down. Sound good? Good. Want to see a different #OOTD? Head to The Style Guide's Facebook page for a chat!Taylor Stitch Beach Jacket in Navy, $128: Another standout from a brand that's chock full of 'em, this piece is currently pre-funding, but the general idea remains the same — tough outerwear can look great and take you very far. You could also grab a classic JackThreads Mac Jacket and perhaps some light wash denim instead if you wanted something similar now.
The T-Shirt: Bridge and Burn Graphic Tee, $36: The tee keeps this outfit casual (so it's probably more weekend-minded), but it's part of some style ugprades we've talked about — the graphic is subtle and understated, and the fit is on-point.
The Shorts: JACHS NY Indigo Linen Shorts, $89: Another fantastic style upgrade from standard shorts, they're easygoing yet not frumpy. If it's a bit breezy or you want to dress this outfit up, sub in a chambray shirt & dark denim.
The Sneakers: The Hill-Side Standard Low-Tops in Natural Duck Canvas, $175: If you haven't gotten around to checking out a pair of The Hill-Side sneakers, I'd recommend you do so. Sturdy, well-crafted and stylish!
The Socks: Mack Weldon No-Show Socks, $14.50: The same brand that makes your favorite merino T-shirt also makes some handy socks for that "ankles-out" look so common in the warmer months.
The Trunks: Mack Weldon 18-Hour Jersey Trunks, $22: Just as their socks are worth a look, this brand knows how to craft a great pair of underwear (no, really). Again, an investment that's also a significant style upgrade from standard boxers.
The Watch: Timex Weekender Fairfield, $75: A downright simple watch for a downright excellent price, ideal for all kinds of casual wear.
The Sunglasses: Spine Optics Aviator Sunglasses, $88.99: As with the above Timex watch, sometimes, simple is better. These sunglasses are durable and remarkably flexible, and won't upstage the rest of your look.
As with other seasonal spring style suggestions, be it how to dress for Sunday brunch or how to prep for a spring bar crawl, your gear should fit where you're going. That is, if a T-shirt needs to be subbed out for a slim plaid shirt, that's the move to make. But alongside that, choosing to upgrade your casual basics — like standard sneakers for a sturdier pair, or old boxers for new trunks — should also be top of mind. Wardrobe reinvention doesn't have to be done all at once, but small steps can pave the way toward great style. Pick up that Taylor Stitch jacket for me while you're at it, ehh?
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Bows in hair—something that I always thought would be reserved for Disney princesses and small children has become notable on the streets of Paris. And, to my surprise, I quite like this Paris fashion trend.
I first spotted it on a girl in the Marais. Her black matte ribbon tied part of her hair up and was paired with leopard print and black attire.
I then spotted it again around Paris, including near the Tuileries, as a woman in a parka and skinny jeans disappeared down the street.
As we enter the long dark winter, it seems that clothing becomes tougher and more bulky, colors are muted and layers pile up, so adding a bit of sweetness is certainly not a bad thing. The combination prevents the bow from looking Disney-like and the winter clothing from looking drab.
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B.C. NDP leader Adrian Dix completed his tour of the Interior Wednesday night at the Interior Savings Centre in Kamloops with a rally in support of local candidates Tom Friedman and Kathy Kendall.
"Today is a great day," Dix said, "today advance voting polls opened. Remind everyone you know to go out and vote - there are just six days left."
Rally cries of 'shame, shame' filled the room as Dix spoke to about 150 supporters about the broken promises of the Liberal party under Premier Christy Clark. With vows of taking care of all British Columbians not just ones who vote NDP Dix led the impassioned group through nearly 30 minutes of what he called the downside of the past 12 years under Liberal leadership in B.C.
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Hi Sharon-
Would you appreciate a volunteer for the conference?
In this case, an able-bodied design thinker, problem solver, creative director.....and currently a grad student.
Also former caterer, and currently adept at cat herding.
(Which means I can schlep, sign people up, shuttle and schmooze : )
Friendly and from the south. Happy to help.
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What to make a 5 year old off to school? It seems kids are leaving Lala's Kindergarten bound for big school at a rate of 2 or 3 per week right now.
As is my way I wanted to make something pretty and useful. Something to be treasured and in this case to celebrate the transition to big school.
Not unusually I found myself short on resources - mostly time!
So the ideal solution - a book bag and matching pencil case. I whipped this up in an hour and a half on Sunday before taking off for a party fest and endless turns on the wiggly slide.
I may have to make a pattern as no doubt there will be a few more parties to attend, and friends to bid adieu before it's my girls turn to make her move at the end of the year.
Linking in with Leonie (this is always such an inspiration - thanks Leonie!)


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Recipient Agency FAQ's & General Info
Produce Ordering:
How does my agency choose which produce items we receive?
How does my agency choose which produce items we receive?
- Before each scheduled distribution (delivery or pickup), we will send you a Produce Availability List via email.
- This list will include all items that we have in our inventory at that time as well as items that we are expecting to glean before your distribution but that we do not currently have on-hand.
- Because we react quickly to available surplus crop donations, and occasionally farmers can change what they donate to us last minute, our predictions of what we will receive are not always correct. We always send a follow-up availability list with any changes.
- We will sometimes indicate a maximum number of cases available to order. If no maximum is listed, this means that we have a steady supply of that item, and we are not worried about running out (i.e. order as much as you'd like!).
- To place an order, reply to the availability list email and indicate the number of cases (boxes) that you would like to order for each item.
- Item availability and variety changes from week to week, as does variety. We try to maintain an inventory of at least 5 different crops to donate at all times, but our availability depends on the generous donations of our partner farmers. Some years certain crops do better than others, and farmers always have to make decisions between selling or donating surplus crops.
- Please do not hesitate to ask if you have questions about a specific produce item! We are happy to share produce preparation and storage tips, as well as comparisons to similar crops. Our goal is to glean and donate as much surplus local produce as we can, and we rely on our recipient agencies to try new items and "sell" unfamiliar crops to their recipients, even if they aren't familiar with them.
- Our regular service period typically lasts from early July through early December; during this time, we structure the availability lists so our regularly scheduled distributions get their fair share of produce quantity and variety. We may contact you with availability outside of our regular season, in which case the produce is first-come, first-serve, as we are unable to hold a steady inventory during times of year when local produce is not in season.
- Order cancellations and alterations must take place no later than 24 hours before your scheduled distribution.
How, how often, and why does my agency pay service fees?
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- We bill for our service fees on a monthly basis. We will invoice you via email at the beginning of the month for the prior month's fees.
- Please be sure to provide us with the correct billing contact at your agency.
- Our fees are implemented to cover some of our costs of the transportation and storage of the produce we glean and donate to hunger relief agencies, and are calculated per case distributed ($5 per case for deliveries and $2.50 per case for pickups). For more information, please refer to our Recipient Agency Application.
Banana Boxes:
What are they good for? Can my agency return them to The Gleaners?
What are they good for? Can my agency return them to The Gleaners?
How does my agency receive produce if we are picking up at BAG's facilities?
- Our facilities are located at 240 Beaver St. in Waltham, MA. Look for signs for University of Massachusetts Waltham and Waltham Fields Community Farms at the front of the building.
- Google Maps/GPS will often take you to another building on the property - our cold storage space and loading area are located behind the brick building.
- Our coolers are retrofitted shipping containers, located on the other side of the tall brick chimney and next to the dumpster.
- PLEASE DRIVE SLOWLY on the property, as there is an active farm and children's programming as part of the Learning Garden at Waltham Fields Community Farm, in addition to many other non-profit organizations that are based in the building.
- When you arrive, you can pull up to our coolers and ring the doorbell, if our staff is not clearly outside to help you. If that doesn't work, you can call our office at 781-894-3212 ext. 103.
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Sometimes the clients at my agency do not recognize or know how to cook certain produce items. How can my organization encourage clients to take produce they are unfamiliar with?
- Providing access to quick and easy recipes can help. Handing out copies of recipes or having volunteers explain how different vegetables can be eaten can encourage clients to try produce. We have recipes and nutritional information handy - let us know if we can help!
- Jane McInich, at Burlington Food Pantry, shares this suggestion:
"When we started to get a lot of local produce we were struggling with getting clients to take it, but we started having a volunteer stand by the produce to tell people what things are. If it's produce they are unfamiliar with, they help identify what it's similar to and offer tips for how to prepare the food. This had a tremendous impact on the amount of fresh produce clients will take and they are eager to come back to let the volunteer know what they made and how good it was. In the early days of the program it was the same volunteer every day and the clients really bonded with her and shared stories about how they used the produce and trusted the volunteer's advice on new things."
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Notes below. Thanks to Ayse for taking the notes. -Suresh Sterling Commerce ------------------------------------------------------------- Meeting 1: June 4, 3-4PM CST. Reliability Task Force, WSAWG Participants: Suresh Damodaran Ayse Dilber Zulah Eckert Hao He Heather Kreger Notes taken by Ayse Dilber. Summary: Suresh Damodaran Summary: Tentative scope of D-AG002 - reliability & manageability of Web services SLA for the parking lot for now, SLA could use D-AC018. D-AC007 is out of scope for RTF, rather fits in D-AG006. Before proposing this change to WSA, the team will define/refine D-AC007 to the team. Team will concentrate on D-AC018 & 19 after moving D-AC007 out of the way. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Suresh: Let's start from Reliability TF Scope and rewording of 002 Scope: to refine D-AG002 including the wording Do we see this QoS Zulah: at the f2f we discussed RASM those would be supported by the architecture. Heather: adding SLA to our scope is out of the scope of the group, architecture should be able to support RASM and SLA negotiations should be a separate line item. SLA requires great deal of description, legal and contractual Hoa: SLA could be a use case Ayse: could we find a common ground to include some of the aspects of SLAs in our discussion? Heather: develop some sort of a model, ie information model. Suresh: is it possible to make this informational model part of our scope? Zulah: it is reasonable for us to create a model to convey how management works for WS Heather/Suresh: availability is a platform issue Zulah: produce a model for management and produce a conceptual model first similar to conceptual model for XML to convey what we mean Heather: I have difficulties how the architecture is going to represent that, I see that it is a platform issue not an architecture issue. Somebody should convey to me how these would be included in the architecture. Agreed with conceptual model for reliability. Hao: likes the conceptual model for management Zulah: remove the AC007 goals to the team goals Ayse: I'd like to understand management information model. Suresh: SLA is out of our scope; manageability is within the scope Zulah; if we move 7 to team goals then I suggest we go in detail and resolve the issues people have. We should make an effort to resolve the issues people raised. We need to make a proposal. Suresh: should we do 18,19 first or 7? Zulah: get 7 out of our way first. Consensus on this action. Suresh: first action it to move 7 to team goals, will send a draft wording on the scope. Consensus for the scope is we have reliability and manageability. Real wording will be done later. Next step to understand 7. Anybody want to take a stab at 7? Hao: we can discuss it now. Hao, Zulah, and Suresh went over the CSFs for 007 to understand the comments and reliability & stability of architecture. "Over time" seems not enforceable. Suresh explained the background. Zulah: We could define these terms and make it available in glossary. Zulah: Will send a pointer to SOAP conceptual model to the team. Hao/Zulah will noodle some more and try to send refined wording for D-AC007 -----Original Message----- From: Damodaran, Suresh Sent: Tuesday, June 04, 2002 11:14 AM To: Damodaran, Suresh; 'Heather Kreger'; 'Hao He'; 'Dilber, Ayse, ALASO'; 'ECKERT,ZULAH (HP-Cupertino,ex1)'; 'ECKERT,ZULAH (HP-Cupertino,ex1)' Cc: 'firstname.lastname@example.com' Subject: [RTF]First Meeting agenda Agenda for June 4 3-4PM meeting 1. Roll call & Note taker assignment 2. Brief discussion of the scope and wording of D-AG002 3 Discuss & approve a plan of action (based on what is below). 4. Champions for specific goals. -Suresh Sterling Commerce B2B done dependably -----Original Message----- From: Damodaran, Suresh Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2002 10:40 AM To: 'Heather Kreger'; 'Hao He'; 'Dilber, Ayse, ALASO'; ECKERT,ZULAH (HP-Cupertino,ex1); ECKERT,ZULAH (HP-Cupertino,ex1) Cc: 'email@example.com' Subject: [RTF] Plan of action & background Hi all, Here is a proposed plan of action and some background material. I will confirm the meeting time by Monday after receiving input from all. Thanks, -Suresh Sterling Commerce, Inc. --------------------------- Plan of action & background: The immediate references are [1a] & [1b] 1. Reword D-AG002 - first draft that is L based on comments. Some prelim. analysis is in [2], and philosophy from TLB in [3] 2. Do/redo D-AC007,18 & 19 wordings. 2. Rewrite CSFs for each D-AC (refine the existing ones, create new/delete if needed) Background materials [4],[5], [6] 3. Reword D-AG002, if necessary 4. Rewrite requirements for each CSF, reword corresponding CSF, if necessary 5. Reword D-AG002, if necessary 6. Propose to WSAWG We can use a parking lot to place items that are out-of-scope in D-AG002 but we think are cool. --------- [1a] http://www.w3.org/TR/2002/WD-wsa-reqs-20020429 [1b] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Member/w3c-ws-arch/2002May/0127.html [2] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws-arch/2002Mar/0309.html [3] http://www.w3.org/DesignIssues/Evolution.html [4] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws-arch/2002Apr/0016.html [5] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws-arch/2002Apr/0019.html [6] http://lists.w3.org/Archives/Public/www-ws-arch/2002Mar/0391.htmlReceived on Tuesday, 4 June 2002 17:34:12 UTC
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After a 2-0 start for the first time in five years, the Duquesne Dukes football team is hot.
It's also pretty classy. "Duquesne" has the distinction of being one of the few words of French origin that we here in Pittsburgh grant actual French pronunciation (Chartiers and Versailles have not been given the same fate). Duquesne also has the super-classy Sportexe Momentum — the latest in AstroTurf innovation — covering the Arthur J. Rooney Athletic Field. This unique football stadium rests high on the Bluff, with views of Downtown, the Mon and the Allegheny County Jail. (See? Classy.)
The stadium has been there since 1993, when they actually paved a parking lot and put up a football paradise. Well, maybe "paradise" is a bit of an exaggeration, but it is a pretty cool place to see a game.
The 2011 and 2013 Northeast Conference co-champions are poised for another every-other-year title. Head coach Jerry Schmitt has a lifetime 62-47 record and is bringing back some recognition to the little-noticed Duquesne football program. Really-old-timers will tell you that Duquesne was once one of the premier colleges for football. That crazy old man is correct: During Franklin Roosevelt's first three terms, the Dukes had a 71-22 record. The only colleges with more wins during that span were Alabama, Duke, Fordham, Tennessee and Notre Dame.
Duquesne even won the Orange Bowl in 1937. The university also led in game innovations: Former head coach Elmer Layden was the first to use hand signals in a football game. These are the very same hand signals that the New England Patriots steal today. Also, coach Layden was the first to have different jerseys for home and away games. This led to the tradition of Steelers fans getting a home Steelers jersey for Christmas and an away jersey for their birthdays.
The 2015 Dukes have gotten off to a scorching start. First they dismantled those holier-than-thou jerks at Kentucky Christian in a devilish 47-7 romp. In week two, the Bucknell Bison put down their dukes and promptly received a 26-7 pummeling. Junior quarterback Dillon Buechel has a rifle of an arm to go with an outstanding receiving corps including Chris King, Dave Thomas, Wayne Capers and Dominique Terrell. If that's not enough offense, two running backs each rushed for 100 yards in the opener. Klartel Claridy and freshman PJ Fulmore pulled off the feat, and they aren't even the best backs on the team. Zach DeNardo and Rafiq Douglas went into the season with that title. Nathan Stone, Abner Roberts and Sam Martello, who had 15 tackles against Bucknell, lead the smothering defense. It was the first time Duquesne ever won on Bucknell's campus.
So come out to 2,200-seat Art Rooney field to see the Duquesne Dukes play some football this season. That early success proves that just because it's a small school doesn't mean it's short on talent.
Upcoming games include a showdown with the hated Alderson Broaddus Battlers from West Virginia, who come into town on Oct. 10 for the homecoming game. On Halloween night, the Wagner Seahawks visit the campus. That college is in New York City, so clearly those guys think they are better than us. The fact that the School of Rock movie was filmed there is its only redeeming quality.
The 2015 home schedule winds up Nov. 21 with a matchup against St. Francis of Pennsylvania — they're not even the best college named St. Francis. Sure, the Dukes don't get the coverage of most of the other football teams in town, but that is just another reason to like them. General admission tickets are $10, so all the seats at the stadium are cheap seats. That is my kind of place.


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There is a little country church tucked in the foothills of the Smokey Mountains. The congregation isn't very large, but they are loyal and believed for their flock to grow.
The Forgotten Vision
Having a God ordained vision or life path gives us direction, we become encouraged and passionate about what we do. Following a vision makes us feel significant and like we matter. There is a process and purpose in what we do, and why we do it.
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One day while no one was in the building the church burned totally to the ground. It appeared that all their dreams and the vision for the church had gone up in smoke, leaving them no way to come back from such a devastating tragedy.
People of the community loved that tiny church and reached out to those who attended. Shortly after the incident the surrounding families and businesses gathered to clean up the rubble, and the charcoaled skeleton of the building that was bulldozed.
Standing in faith that God wasn't done with them, they decided to rebuild with a bigger structure in mind that included a basement for the youth. Hiring a man to dig the basement the excavation plans began for the new foundation.
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What Vision Plan?
Everyone in the church was so excited how God brought the small community nestled in the hills together. News of the event spread throughout the nation and touched the hearts of the big cities everywhere. People wanted to get involved and it wasn't long before the contributions came pouring in for them to carry out the vision God had given them.
While construction was underway Bible studies were held in the homes of the elders each Sunday, and the church had already started to outnumber their existing fellowship. God had shown them tremendous favor financially and added to the church before they ever stepped into the new building.
Several weeks had gone by when the committee members decided that they should meet at the land site and see how the work was progressing. When they arrived they found that the basement was already completed, but there was a big problem. Someone had neglected to follow the vision plans of the church.
The design and layout was to turn the original position of the church in the opposite direction. With the land boundaries being narrow the new design would allow them to add on as the church grew. Plus they could have a larger parking area that was handicapped accessible meeting all the updated building codes. However, that didn't happen.
The excavator had positioned the basement sideways instead of front to back. He remembered how the old church was positioned and just made the new one the same way disregarding the new plans.
Rather than go through all the work of starting over, the committee decided to leave the new church sideways. The plans for a larger building had failed because someone didn't follow the master plans and no one checked on the vision of the church daily. How could they, there were no written plans!
One Year Later
It was a Wednesday morning at Cardio Rehab that my husband had heard about this miracle building that God had rained upon with favor. The brother of one of the members shared the story sparking our interest to visit this wonder God had lavished with abundant blessings.
The harsh winter months went by and come summer we were able to travel to join the congregation in a service one Sunday morning. I was so excited to hear about what God had done on this forgotten hill in the Smokies, and knew it would be a great story to share on Daily Favor. This was God in action and I couldn't wait to see what He had done for this part of the Body of Christ.
We had driven for hours and knew we were near our destination, but where was it? Getting lost in all those hills we stopped by a local business and they directed us to where we needed to go. Nearing the street where we had to turn there was a big sign boasting the church's location. From what we read our anticipation grew, but was almost quashed when we arrived at the drive to turn into the parking lot of the church.
Yes, indeed there was a new building but there wasn't much sign of life around it. The lawn was overgrown and unkempt. As for the parking lot, it was non-existent and people parked willy-nilly … anywhere they wanted. The whole thing looked in disarray like it had been practically abandoned. Even the old sign was disheveled and not up to date.
Stepping into the foyer no one was there to greet us, but when we entered the sanctuary the handful of people turned around to say hello. For the next hour it felt uncomfortable, like we were in group therapy and no one wanted to participate.
Following the service we were given a "home" tour with the friend's brother taking my husband in one direction and his senior son whisking me off to the prized kitchen area thinking that's what I'd like to see. Oh if he only knew that the kitchen is merely a place to collect food already prepared for me by hubby!
Making our way to the basement that was "for" the kids, I was escorted in and out of the three small classrooms that opened into the enormous kitchen/dining room.
There was no nursery or adult classes … they would be held in the rather narrow sanctuary as usual. In other words, they weren't expecting more people on Sundays, but used the facilities for birthdays or parties. Having a few celebrations for members wasn't the issue, but why not add a few more events to the schedule including the community who helped them rebuild?
The Forgotten Vision
When our tour was finished I felt compelled to ask what happened to all the people who donated to the church. Why weren't any of them coming and what happened to the pastor? An older woman said, "We're way back in the woods … no one wants to come here."
Looking around the new construction I asked where their vision board for the church was located. They didn't have one, and the pastor left because the congregation was satisfied to use the building as a glorified living room and kitchen for their own families.
My heart was saddened to hear this, when in fact the place where we stopped to get directions was a widely known family campground. There were all sorts of water sports like skiing, canoeing or fishing, along with music events and cook-offs. It's a great place to bring the entire family, and is always filled with kids of all ages year round.
The campground was so popular that they recently began holding Sunday services for their visitors from all over the country. When inquiring about the services we learned that,
"Oh, we aren't a religious campground, but have pastors come in to hold services free of charge. They're packed! People kept asking about a church in the area so we gave them what they wanted. They even do communion once in a while."
Every week that church's congregation was gathering less than two miles down the road! The forgotten vision the pastor had was for outreach ministry … and it was already there. When they abandoned the vision plan the favor of God stopped.
What Happens Without a Vision Plan?
In my best southern written accent, "Now don't ya'll be beat'n on this here church." We've all left our life vision somewhere down the road; some for a short time others forever! Looking back on that situation it reminded me of how many times I've gotten sidetracked or went "sideways" like that church.
When there is a clear vision it's easy to stay the course causing our dreams to become a reality. Our convictions, ideas and action become substance and something we can grasp.
On the other side or "sideway" view, the vision is blurred and the odds of it even happening are non-existent. People lose focus and then wonder what they should have done or changed along the journey that would make things turn out differently.
Having a God ordained vision or life path gives us direction, we become encouraged and passionate about what we do. Following a vision makes us feel significant and like we matter. There is a process and purpose in what we do, and why we do it.
The Bible tells us that God's people need direction from the Lord, and when we lose that vision it's easy to get lost in life's fulfillment of purpose. It literally means that when there is nothing godly in our life vision we get blinded by worldly things, and ultimately the good plans (as in Jeremiah 29:11) God had in store for us perish … they die never to be established.
Some use this passage incorrectly when it comes to having a vision or plan for their life directing it toward children, but it's actually for all children of God regardless of age.
"Where there is no vision (no revelation of God and His word), the people are unrestrained; but happy and blessed (favored) is he who keeps the law (of God). A servant will not be corrected by words alone; for though he understands, he will not respond (nor pay attention)." (Proverbs 29:18-19 AMP)
I like how clear The Message Bible puts this:
"If people can't see what God is doing, they stumble all over themselves; but when they attend to what He reveals, they are most blessed (with favor). It takes more than talk to keep workers in line; mere words go in one ear and out the other."
(Proverbs 29:18-19 MSG)
In other words, we must have a plan, blueprint, something tangible that will help us stay focused on the prize – goal for our life. So what would Jesus do in this situation? Go to the Father in prayer and get the action plan!
Write the Vision
How many times have you as a parent or friend gone to the Lord in prayer seeking wisdom, guidance and direction on how to help a loved one when they had lost their way? More than you can count I would guess.
The prophet Habakkuk had done the same thing when it came to how the Israelites lost touch with God and His plan for their lives. Frankly he just about had it with them and was totally frustrated in what he should do. In prayer he cried out to the Lord asking when He was going to do something. Habakkuk didn't get the answer he expected.
When the Lord answered the prophet's complaint He told him to "Look around you because you're not going to believe what I'm about to do."
Their conversation continues as they fellowship through prayer with Habakkuk responding back and forth during his inquiry. It was then God gave him a direct order to follow so that no one would doubt the plan He was about to set in motion.
"And the Lord answered me and said,
Write the vision and engrave it so plainly upon tablets
that everyone who passes may (be able to) read
(it easily and quickly) as he hastens by.
For the vision is yet for an appointed time and it hastens
to the end (fulfillment); it will not deceive or disappoint.
Though it tarry, wait (earnestly) for it, because it will surely come;
it will not be behindhand on its appointed day.
Look at the proud; his soul is not straight or right within him,
but the (rigidly) just and the (uncompromisingly) righteous man
shall live by his faith and in his faithfulness."
(Habakkuk 2:2-4 AMPC)
The obedient prophet finished out his prayer in repentance, praise and hope for what was to come.
"O Lord, I have heard the report of You and was afraid.
O Lord, revive Your work in the midst of the years,
in the midst of the years make (Yourself) known!
In wrath (earnestly) remember love, pity, and (your) mercy
(unmerited favor)." (Habakkuk 3:2 AMPC)
The vision for those in that day wasn't a good one because they turned sideways from the truth. What Habakkuk wrote was a reminder of what would come to those who abort God's plan and vision of restoration.
Praise the Lord the plan of God was carried out around sixty-six years later, and favor was restored to those who believed. That day came when Jesus died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead conquering unrighteousness, making it possible for the family of God to be reunited through salvation.
Organized for Favor and Success
You may ask, "What does vision have to do with organization, favor or success?" Glad you asked – everything. Without a goal to focus on, how do you know when you've arrived or achieved it?
Staying focused on an actual vision plan helps relieve stress, encourages faith, strengthens our ability to endure and gives life purpose. There are three parts to remaining organized so you move forward in the overall vision.
Organization Requires Focus:
1 – Spiritually: Daily stay connected to God.
2 – Mentally: Daily remind yourself of the vision.
3 – Physically: Daily separate yourself from non-vision plans.
It was well over twenty years ago when I first "caught" what vision meant concerning the favor of God. I thrived on learning everything I could about how God operates through vision (direction for His children in spreading the gospel message) soaking in every drop of wisdom. Immediately I took action on how I would "stay at it" and not chuck the plan, even when I didn't understand it or if it seemed to be taking too long to manifest.
This is what I did.
Put Me in Remembrance … Remind Me
There's going to come a time when everyone will be judged on how they spent their time, carried out the plan of God and stayed focused on His vision for our lives. Jesus will even say,
"Put Me in remembrance (remind Me of your merits); let us plead and argue together. Set forth your case, that you may be justified (proved right)."
(Isaiah 43:26 AMPC)
"Put Me in remembrance; Let us contend together; State your case, that you may be acquitted." (NKJV)
In order to remind myself to stay focused on the ultimate vision plan I have this "mini" vision posted on my computer to see every day. To help you better prepare for that day before the Lord, I want to share something an evangelist spoke back in the late 90's.
Whenever you start to do something, remind yourself by asking, "Why am I doing this?" using these four checkpoints.
1 - Is this God's plan? (Does it incorporate the overall vision?)
2 - Will it win souls? (Does it carry out the commission?)
3 - Will it help the body of Christ? (Does it offer a needed provision?)
4 - How is what I'm doing getting me closer to my goal? (Can I still see the vision?)
If you can't answer yes to them all, rethink why you are doing it. Don't move forward until all points check – "Yes" for the vision, dream, plan you have in mind.
Vision Success Requires a Plan
Sometimes we get caught up in the thrill of doing a project or carrying through with a dream and forget the reason we did it in the first place. There are other times when we think God wants us to do something when in fact that "vision" or dream plan is for someone else.
King David went off sideways in wanting to build a temple for the Lord, but God made this vision clear that his plans weren't exactly His plans. David wanted to alter what God wanted so he could get the credit.
Although it was a good thing to do and would honor God, it wasn't the plan He had for David. God's plan was for David to foot the bill and make a way for his son Solomon to build it. Why? It wasn't the right timing.
David had money and power to do anything he wanted and could have done it, but it wouldn't have counted for eternity. We want the work we do for Christ to matter, and part of that requires us to take action after we've spent time in prayer.
So let's take a look at that plan of action for visionary favor.
Write the Vision
Following the direction God has given so many times in scripture we're going to do the same using Habakkuk as our guide.
What did Habakkuk do? He had an active relationship with God through daily prayer, and he waited to hear what God thought before he did anything. When he got the answer, he obeyed through action. (Study the book of Habakkuk … it's only three chapters!)
He Prayed
He Waited
He Acted
In this week's challenge our active part will be to physically write the vision and plan God has placed in our hearts to carry out in our lifetime here on earth.
Remember favor starts in prayer. No matter where you look in the Bible when you see God's hand of favor extended, it began with fellowship through prayer. Keep in mind, God will not partner with your vision unless it is part of His plan. (Jeremiah 29:11)
1 – Physically write the vision and plan God put in your heart backing it up with scripture.
2 – Prayerfully use daily think tanks with God to stay focused
3 – Display the vision in plain sight to help you keep focused and for all to see when they enter or leave a specific area. Make it big!
4 – Have at least one person in your corner for support and it doesn't have to be family. In fact, a friend or church leader would be better.
5 – Dream big start small. Don't despise small beginnings.
"Do not despise these small beginnings,
for the Lord rejoices to see the work begin …"
(Zechariah 4:10a NLT)
In America on the day of this post January 20th, 2017, Mr. Trump officially becomes the 45th President of the United States, and he fully realizes he can't take action without a plan. It doesn't matter who you are, how famous a person or what great deeds you have done, if it's not God's plan for your life, no matter how good it may seem, it is all for nothing.
It's been a few years since we visited that church in the hills, and I hope to return one day finding that they have written the vision of God for all to see and are following it with joy. Now that would be a great story!
As for now, I'm going to focus on the vision God has for my life so I can continually walk in His favor. What about you?
Stay organized and focused spiritually, physically and mentally.
Pray – Wait – Act
"When I called, You (God) answered me; You greatly emboldened me (gave strength, courage and confidence to do this)."
(Psalm 138:3 NIV)
Follow God's vision and you'll live your dream in His favor!
"If You are pleased with me (God), teach me Your ways so I may know You and continue to find favor with You (for the vision not to turn sideways). (Exodus 33:13a NIV)
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"I give favor to build My Kingdom."
Jesus Christ
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2016 DMVelite Super Team Showcase Notebook
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The DMVelite Super Team Showcase recently returned for its third year, with teams from 14 of the area's top travel ball organizations gathering for a weekend of high-level competition.
The 14U and 15U action took place on Saturday at Holy Trinity Episcopal, while 16U and 17U teams played Sunday at Bowie City Gym.
The Super Team Showcase has quickly become an anticipated event among area teams, who look to test themselves and earn bragging rights against local counterparts that they don't often encounter on their respective circuits.
"We were looking forward to this since our first schedule came out," District Basketball 17U guard Denmark Slay II said. "Then when you scheduled us against Baltimore United Gold and the DC Blue Devils, that was two shoe-sponsored teams, and we feel like we should be one of those teams too. So we wanted to come out here and make a statement and prove a point that we belong with them, and that's what we were able to do."
Here's a look back at the weekend's action:
Mount St. Joseph (Md.) 2017 guard Darryl Morsell was the best player in the gym Sunday, averaging an event-high 27 points per game to lead Team Melo 17U to a pair of victories.
The 6-foot-3 Morsell simply took over in the second half of a 67-63 comeback win against DC Blue Devils, scoring 23 of his game-high 31 points. He finished 13-of-21 from the field while also grabbing 8 rebounds and handing out 4 assists.
"At halftime we were down by I think 9 or 10, and I just told myself I had to get more aggressive," Morsell said. "The first half I was settling and I was being passive – settling for jumpers – and in the second half I got to the rim and go to the free throw line and I was converting."
Morsell followed that performance by posting 23 points and 6 rebounds in a 65-62 win over 6th Man Warriors.
A first-team DMVelite All-Maryland selection, Morsell has established himself as a versatile contributor during the high school season, willing to fill in wherever his team needs him. On Sunday he showed that when pressed into action offensively, he's more than capable of carrying the load. He plays with an exceptional motor, finishes at the rim and has gained more confidence and consistency in his outside shot over the past year.
"I knew we were a little short-handed; we only had six [players] today, so I knew I had to just come out aggressive," he said. "I got to the rim and made my lay-ups, got to the free throw line, and my points just came."
Morsell picked up an offer from Temple last week, making the Owls the latest addition to a list that currently includes Bucknell, Cal State-Northridge, Central Florida, Dayton, North Carolina-Greensboro, Siena, Tennessee-Martin, Towson, UMBC and Wisconsin-Green Bay.
"It's going good," Morsell said of his recruitment. "I really haven't cut anything down. After this summer I'll cut it down, and I'll probably make a decision probably around November or December."
St. Benedict's (NJ) 2017 wing Andre Rafus made his return to the area with Team Melo 17U, and flashed some of the tools that have attracted college coaches in droves.
The 6-foot-9, 195 pounder - up 15 pounds from his sophomore year at St. Frances - averaged 16.5 points per game and led the 17U Division in made 3-pointers, going 7-of-14 from deep. He wasn't always efficient, and started slow before finding his rhythm in the second game and going 5-of-7 from 3-point range. Overall he looked stronger and more aggressive on the boards and the defensive end, finishing second in blocks with four.
"My game has gotten way better," Rafus said. "Coach [Mark Taylor] and them got me a little bigger – I was real skinny coming in. They worked on my handle a little bit. I've been able to shoot but they helped me make it more [consistent]. I'm just blessed to have everything that I have now."
Rafus said he currently has 33 scholarship offers, but has already begun the process of winding down his recruitment.
"I'll most likely be making my college decision before my senior year," he said. "I'm just looking for a school that's an overall fit for me as far as school and basketball; a place that I can come right in and play major minutes. Location doesn't matter, it's just the overall fit for me."
2017 point guard Denmark Slay II enjoyed a breakout junior year at St. Stephens's & St. Agnes (Va.), and he's continued to flash game-changing ability with The District 17U.
Slay averaged 15.5 points in a pair of District victories, and consistently came up with key baskets when his team needed them. His performance was good enough to earn an offer from Division II St. Thomas Aquinas (NY), which was in attendance Sunday. He listed D-I interest from Holy Cross, NJIT, Quinnipiac and Holy Cross.
"It gets to a point where it kind of goes into crunch time, and I take it upon myself, like I feel that I need to step my game up and take it to a higher level," Slay said. "That's something that I like to do. Damian Lillard is one of my favorite players, and he always talks about in the fourth quarter, bring out the yellow tape - that's when you finish teams - and that's what I was trying to do."
Slay averaged a team-leading 16 points per game at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes this past season, and said he's felt his game advance.
"It's progressed a lot," he said. "A couple of years ago, I was 5-9 and couldn't really handle the ball, couldn't really shoot - all I was known for is defense. But over the years I've worked on my ball handling, worked on my shooting and I've just been in the gym every day. I've put in a lot of work and now it's finally paying off."
Slay wasn't the only District point guard to enjoy a nice day, as St. Mary's-Ryken (Md.) 2018 D'Angelo Tull turned in an impressive day with the 16U squad. Tull averaged 17 points and 4.5 assists while going 15-of-18 at the free throw line. In a 65-58 win over DC Blue Devils, he scored 18 points and dished out 7 assists.
"It was great playing against different teams, and we did well," he said. "We kind of started out slow in each game, but we picked it up in the second half."
Tull's recruitment really hasn't taken off yet, but its begun to pick up steam in his first season with The District. He's the prototypical tough lead guard, and does an excellent job of setting up teammates and getting to the foul line.
"A lot of coaches are showing interest, but that's really it," he said. "I'm trying to improve my leadership and talking as a point guard. I mean, I know with my height and size and everything I'm going to be a point guard, so I need to work out there and be a leader."
The loaded Team Takeover Black 16U squad didn't disappoint on Sunday, picking up comfortable wins over Baltimore United Gold (45-34) and New World (70-41).
Newcomers Jalen Smith (Mount St. Joseph) and Bryce Golden (St. James) have been nice additions to the squad, and holdovers like Myles Dread (Gonzaga; pictured), Justin Moore (DeMatha), Brandon Slater (Paul VI) and Tre Wood (St. John's) all flashed the skills that have made them among the area's top prospects.
"I think we played tremendous defense," said Moore. "We were trapping, rotating, and we talked better than we usually do on defense, which gave us an advantage on offense."
Team Takeover's Orange squad carried the 17U banner for the program on Sunday, and picked up nice wins over Baltimore United Gold and Virginia Elite.
Cesar Chavez 2017 guard Keleaf Tate led the squad in scoring at 14.5 points per game, including a game-high 20 against BU Gold. 2017 guard David Garey (Maguder) averaged 10.5 points per game and dished out an event-high 7 assists per game while also tying for the lead in steals at 2.5 per contest. National Christian 2017 forward Terence Lewis (13.5 points, 8 rebounds) also enjoyed a strong day.
Team Melo 16U picked up easy wins over New World and Randallstown Running Rebels, primarily due to a deep stable of guards.
2018 Noah Locke (McDonogh) led the way with 17 points per game, while Wynston Tabbs (St. Mary's Ryken) and Demetrius Mims (Poly) also stood out. Montrell Horsey (Joppatowne) led the 16U Division in assists at 5.0 per game.
"I think we can make a big impact at Peach Jam," Mims said. "This team, its not regular high school basketball – we can rely on more people. Everybody can play on the team, and its not one person whose got to do everything. We can share the ball and we've got a lot of trust and chemistry.
Locke currently the most highly-recruited member of the group, and currently lists offers from Cincinatti, George Washington, North Carolina-Greensboro, Southern California and Tulsa.
"I'm feeling pretty good," he said of his recruitment. "I've always had some dream schools that I want to come and look at me, but right now it's going pretty good. I like how the college coaches have shown interest in me, and it's going pretty good right now."
Mims enjoyed a nice varsity campaign at Poly, and said he currently has offers from St. Johns and VCU, with early interest from Dayton, Georgetown, Kansas and UNLV.
"I think I've matured a lot over the [past] year," he said. "I've gotten stronger, better at finishing and I'm taking better shots. … I'm trying to show [coaches] I'm a team player. I like racking up assists, I like rebounding, and I like scoring too, but I just want to do anything a coach asks me to. Anything they need me to do, I'll do it."
Tabbs and Horsey have seen their recruitments begin to pick up as well. Tabbs holds an offer from North Carolina-Greensboro, while Horsey picked up his first offer from Tennessee-Martin last week.
Uncommon Bulls 16U was a late addition to the event, but showed that they definitely belonged there in wins over Virginia Elite and Maryland 3D.
Virginia Academy 2019 center Qudus Wahab (pictured, bottom) continued his rapid improvement on the offensive end, and was truly dominant on the boards and defensively, leading all divisions rebounders (14 per game) and shot blockers (6.0). Myles Jones led the Bulls in scoring with 15 points per game, while Virginia Academy point guard Shyheim Gilkerson ran the show efficiently.
In an opening 47-37 overtime win over Virginia Elite, Uncommon Bulls rallied to 18 points down to force the extra period, and outscored VA Elite 10-0 in overtime to get the win.
"I think we individually, like, took it personal, to stop our man," Gilkerson said. "They started turning the ball over a little bit, and that helped us out on the offensive end."
6th Man Warriors 17U forward Saiquan Jamison (Wise 2016) led the 17U Division in rebounds with 12.0 per game and grabbed an event-high 18 in a 65-62 loss to Team Melo. … DC Blue Devils 2018 forward Deandre Anderson (Clinton Christian 2018) hit a shot at the buzzer in a 65-63 win over Randallstown Running Rebels. … The Blue Devils featured one of the 16U Division's most explosive backcourts in 16U scoring leader Donald Brewer (17.5 points per game), Kenneth Tyree (14.5) and Marquis Brown (10).
17U: Kobby Ayetey, Team Melo; Darron Barnes, DC Blue Devils; Bryan Boehlert, Team Takeover Orange; Jared Bynum, DC Blue Devils; Manny Camper, Team Melo; J.R. Connell, DC Blue Devils; Jarvis Doles, 6th Man Warriors; Deion Hammond, 6th Man Warriors; Kevin Holston, Baltimore United Black; Brandon Horvath, Baltimore United; Saiquan Jamison, 6th Man Warriors; Jake Kuhn, The District; Terence Lewis, Team Takeover Orange; Amanze Njoku-Ibe, 6th Man Warriors; Terry Nolan, Baltimore United Gold; Dom Sakickas, Virginia Elite; Tyler Williams, Baltimore United Gold
16U: Elijah Bowens, Virginia Elite; Marquis Brown, DC Blue Devils; Karim Coulibaly, New World; Elijah Epps, Baltimore United Gold; Ty'Kei Ferrell, Randallstown Running Rebels; Langston Gaither, Virginia Elite; Jordan Goodwin, Baltimore United Gold; Darius Hines, Team Takeover Orange; Vince Lee, Team Takeover Orange; Ayush Mayur, The District; Malik McKinney, The District; Koran Moore, Baltimore United Gold; Mezzie Offerum, Baltimore United Gold; Daniel Oladapo, Team Melo; LJ Owens, Maryland 3D; Ian Roberson, Teak Takeover Orange; Nate Spurlock, The District; Demauri Warren, Randallstown Running Rebels
DC Premier 14U forward Woody Newton turned in one of the most dominating stretches of the event, averaging 21 points and 12.5 rebounds per game. Newton led the 14U Division in both categories, providing Premier with an interior presence to complement guard Delonnie Hunt (9 ppg, 2.5 apg, 2 spg) and Carlos Hubb (8 ppg, 1.5 spg).
Newton started out with a bang, going for 24 points, 15 rebounds and 3 blocks in a 53-49 overtime win over Team Takeover Orange. He followed that up with 18 points and 10 rebounds in a 51-30 win over Baltimore United Black.
"I think I played well," Newton said. "My shot was falling and I was attacking the rim. I was getting good shot opportunities."
The Team Takeover Black 14U program elected to play up in the 15U Division and turned in dominant results, beating DC Premier 50-28 and DC Blue Devils 70-45.
Earl Timberlake turned in an impressive all-around day for TTO, finishing with 13 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2 blocks per game in the two victories. Josiah Hardy (11.5 ppg) and Jeremy Roach (10.5 points and a division-high 5 assists per game) also starred for coach Keith Stevens' young group.
The new Team Durant program made an impressive Super Team Showcase debut, knocking off Team Takeover Black 15U 58-54 in a tightly-contested Saturday morning showdown.
2019 guard Jay Heath (Bishop O'Connell) had 16 in the win, while Jared White (St. Stephen's & St. Agnes) added 13 and Judah Jordan (Capitol Christian) 11.
Team Durant trailed by four at the half but outscored TTO 36-28 in the second half to pick up the victory. Heath averaged 15 points per game for the day, going an impressively efficient 11-of-14 from the field.
DC Blue Devils 15U wing Marvin Price (DeMatha 2019) – who recently picked up his first Division I offer from Virginia Tech - averaged 14.5 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. … Virginia Elite guard Chingunn Ganbold led the 15U Division in scoring at 17.5 points per game, displaying an impressive outside stroke while knocking down seven 3-pointers. … Team Takeover Orange guard Chace Davis had 20 points in an OT loss to DC Premier. Davis - the younger brother of former Maret sharpshooter Steffen Davis - showed that deep 3-point range may run in the family, going 4-of-5 from behind the arc. He averaged 15.5 points per game and tied for the division lead with 2 steals per game. TTO Orange guard Justin Graham averaged 11.5 points per game, going a remarkably efficient 10-of-12 from the field in two contests. … Baltimore United Black 14U guard Alex Robinson averaged 16 points per game while leading the 14U Division with eight made 3-pointers.
15U: Jalin Abbott, DC Blue Devils; Domenick Bailey, Team Takeover Orange; RJ Blakeny, Team Durant; Cameron Brown, The District; Jermee Bush-Williams, Team Melo; Caleb Dorsey, Baltimore United Gold; Ronnell Giles, Team Durant; K. Howard, Maryland's Finest; Jarrett Hunter, Virginia Elite; Rajeir Jones, Team Melo; Xavier Joyner, Team Takeover Orange; Hunter Kauch, Team Takeover Orange; Casey Morsell, Team Takeover Black; Gerard Mungo, Baltimore United Gold; Chase Paar, The District; Canin Reynolds, DC Blue Devils; Mike Sumner, DC Premier; Tyrone Thomas, Baltimore United Gold; Will Thomas, Team Melo; M. Thompson, Maryland's Finest; Jordan Toles, Baltimore United Gold; Amani Walker, Team Melo; Washington, Baltimore United Black
14U: Noah Adnan, Team Takeover Orange; Amari Bell, Team Takeover Orange; Chase Cook, DC Blue Devils; Mario Diaz, DC Blue Devils; Tehjuan Ford, DC Premier; Antoine Harrison, DC Premier; Spencer Hayes, Baltimore United Black; Rashard Ray, DC Premier; Anthony Thomas, Baltimore United Black; Elijah Wood, Baltimore United Black; Jayvon Wrenn, DC Blue Devils
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Eric Dahl, a joint Fermilab-Northwestern University physicist, recently received an award from the Department of Energy to develop a new style of particle detector for finding dark matter particles, the nearly invisible matter that makes up more than 80 percent of our universe.
Dahl is a recipient of the DOE Early Career Research Award, a prestigious honor given annually to outstanding scientists early in their careers. University researchers receive $150,000 a year for five years to cover summer salary and research expenses.
Dahl has worked extensively on two styles of dark matter detector experiments. Graduating from Princeton University in 2009, he worked on the development of xenon time projection chambers, and he currently works on the PICO bubble chamber experiment, a ton-scale successor to COUPP, which is scheduled to begin taking data in 2017. His new prototype will use elements from both detector types.
"By combining the two technologies, you get the best aspects of both without really losing anything," Dahl said.
Bubble chambers, such as the SNOLAB-based PICO, contain a superheated fluid that on its own will not boil. When a particle interaction deposits a critical amount of energy in the fluid, however, a vapor bubble is created.
This technology excels at separating the dark matter signal from the most common backgrounds, including gamma and beta decays, but researchers using this type of detector face challenges weeding out alpha decays. They also can't tell how much energy was deposited in the interaction responsible for a given bubble.
In a xenon time projection chamber, such as the South Dakota-based LUX, particle interactions within the liquid xenon produce two signals: a flash of scintillation light and a delayed ionization signal. The background discrimination is weaker than in the bubble chamber, but the scintillation signal gives the energy of the interaction, which also eliminates alpha decays as a background.
Dahl's prototype would use liquid xenon as the target of a standard PICO bubble chamber, with additional instrumentation to detect xenon scintillation light. The chamber should have the gamma and beta discrimination of a bubble chamber plus the energy information and alpha discrimination of a xenon TPC. Lower backgrounds mean greater sensitivity to dark matter.
"The more that I thought about it, the more that I thought it would work really well," Dahl said. "I found myself getting excited about doing the work as I was writing the proposal."
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From Science, May 22, 2014
It's a gamble that leading U.S. particle physicists say they must take: To finally get started on building their next megaproject at the United States' sole particle physics lab — Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Fermilab) in Batavia, Illinois — they want to stage it as an international collaboration — even if that means ceding direct control of the experiment to a council of member nations.
That recommendation comes from a draft road map for U.S. particle physics presented today to a federal advisory panel in Washington, D.C. Requested by the Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Science Foundation (NSF) 8 months ago, the report of the ad hoc Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) largely embraces the same main projects that physicists have been mulling for years. But it strikes a decidedly more international tone than previous plans. "Pursue the most important opportunities wherever they are, and host unique, world-class facilities that engage the global scientific community," reads the first of its 29 recommendations.
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Most of the time, a proton-antiproton "collision" is actually the interaction of one parton (quark or gluon) from the proton and one from the antiproton. The rest of the (anti)proton remnants generally continue their paths, undetected, down the beam pipe. Every so often, however, a second parton-parton interaction can occur in the same collision. The fraction of these "double-parton" (DP) interactions is an interesting quantity because it provides unique information about the distribution of the partons inside the proton: Are they spread out uniformly throughout the proton, or are they more clustered together?
The DZero experiment this week releases a new measurement of the prevalence of both single-parton and double-parton interactions by investigating the production of J/ψ ("jay psi") mesons, either singly or in pairs. These mesons themselves consist of a charm quark-antiquark pair. At the Tevatron, J/ψ mesons were usually produced from gluons, which split into the charm quark-antiquark pair, and so this measurement is especially sensitive to the distribution and properties of gluons within the colliding (anti)protons.
As well as gluon splitting, there is a second significant source of J/ψ mesons that must be accounted for in the analysis: the decay of hadrons containing a beauty quark. Such decays must be identified and subtracted from the total sample since they are not sensitive to the same underlying process. Fortunately, these beauty hadrons tend to travel some small but measurable distance in the detector, whereas direct J/ψ production happens at the initial collision. This allows the two components to be differentiated and the fractions of each computed with good precision.
For the single J/ψ events, scientists measured the production cross section and found it to be in excellent agreement with the Standard Model predictions. For the J/ψ pair events, there are two possible mechanisms: a single-parton interaction producing both mesons or a double-parton interaction, with each producing a single J/ψ meson. Again, the two possible sources are differentiated by examining the properties of the events, here the angular separation of the two J/ψ mesons. For the single-parton case, the mesons tend to be produced close together, while for DP interactions they are more uniformly distributed in space (see the figure above).
Using this technique, scientists measured the cross sections for both single- and double-parton interactions. The data indicate that both types of J/ψ pair production occur more often than theory would predict, with the DP cross section in particular being three times higher than predictions. This indicates exactly how important it is to produce such measurements, providing new constraints to improve the theoretical modeling.
Finally, taking the ratio of DP to single J/ψ production, we obtain the quantity σeff, which is a measure of the average distance between colliding partons in the (anti)proton. The measured value is 5.0 millibarns (or 5×10-27 square centimeters!), somewhat smaller than similar measurements sensitive to quark (rather than gluon) distributions. This is suggestive of gluons being more closely clustered within the proton than are quarks. The fact that we begin to be sensitive to such differences is a remarkable feat, testimony to the many years of dedicated study of the unique Tevatron data set.
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From Physics World, May 23, 2014
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The competition between the illusion of reality and the physical evidence of the brushstroke transports us into a different realm, that of Painting…Alejandro Vergara
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UC Irvine men's soccer (1-1-1) did not upset in their home opener Friday night, putting up a gritty effort to come back from behind and even out an aggressive contest against Penn State (0-1-1).
"It's obviously exciting to come back to playing on campus…in front of our community…in front of people who care about us [and] to display the hard work we've been putting in during practice to get better and to represent this university and community to the best of our ability," head coach Yossi Raz said following his team's first appearance at Anteater Stadium this season.
After giving up an early goal in the first half, the 'Eaters remained composed and continued to fire away at the Nittany Lions. Their efforts came into fruition in the 67th minute when redshirt senior Mario Ortiz blitzed up the right wing and crossed it into the box toward senior forward Giovanni Godoy who headed to fellow senior forward Christian Carrillo for a clean ping pong conversion.
While Carrillo's goal turned out to be his sole attempt and clean look at the net on the night, Godoy checked out with a match-high four shots (two on frame) to go along with his assist on the crucial game-tying play.
Godoy's high energy offense came without a surprise as the fourth year veteran came into the match second in the Big West with a 1.5 shots on goal per game average.
UCI edged out Penn State in shot attempts, 16 (five on goal)-11 (four on goal), as well as corner kicks, 8-4.
The match was not a pretty one from the onset with seven total yellow cards and one red card thrown out before the end of the 110-minute marathon.
By the end of the first period alone, 12 total fouls were whistled with the referees calling multiple stoppages in the match. Together, both teams went on to collect 27 fouls—16 on Penn State and 11 on UCI.
"[Staying composed] is what good teams do….they compete very hard and they are able to maintain their focus in order to execute the game plans that their coaches map for them," coach Raz said on how to play through a highly aggressive match. "Penn State had a fantastic game plan with quality players and they also competed very hard…and so did we."
In the first half, both teams came out swinging, taking on five shots apiece. The Nittany Lions asserted themselves first, cracking the game open with a bomb that was collected by UCI redshirt sophomore keeper Alex Waldron.
It turned out to be a day of firsts for Waldron as the Orangevale, Calif. native earned his first shutout after snagging three saves in his first start of his first appearance of the season.
The 'Eaters retaliated with a string of shots that teased the fans who were eager to see what first year coach Raz's bunch had to prove after a rather upsetting season last year.
"It felt really also to be back in front of our fans with a different mindset [and] new energy…we definitely wanted to show that from the beginning," Carrillo said. "We didn't have the best season last year but this is going to be completely different…different energy and different game plan…a completely different team."
Penn State, however, attempted to spoil the fun when they struck the net first on their third attempt—a flick that lobbed over a diving Waldron in the 32nd minute.
In the second half, UCI brought up their energy, putting up an 8-2 shot advantage over Penn State. After tapping at the post three times, including a beautiful header attempt from Godoy, the 'Eaters prevailed 67 minutes in on Carrillo's bouncing header that notched the score up.
"At the half, we realized that the first half was gone and we couldn't do anything about that [but] we knew that this game was far from over," Carrillo said. "We knew that we had a lot of good opportunities and coach [Raz] made a point that we weren't sticking to the game plan 100 percent and he made an emphasis to go back to the game plan and I think we really did that well and that's what gave us a lot of opportunities in the second half and we were able to capitalize on one of those.
The 'Eaters took on four more shots before the end of regulation but with the match still at a draw, both teams headed into the golden goal extra time periods.
With the high intensity and scrappy play from the 'Eaters and the Nittany Lions pushing onto the 10-minute extra time periods, both teams continued to trade shots, including a number of penalty kicks.
At the 104th minute mark, UCI sophomore forward Jose Ortiz gave the 'Eaters a final attempt, a long-range strike that hit clinked the post and drew some teeth clinching exclamations from the fans.
UCI has an opportunity to build their undefeated streak to three when they return to Anteater Stadium at 7:00pm Sunday to close out a double header that will begin with UCI women's soccer team hosting the Toledo Rockets at 4:00pm
"Whether we win, whether we lose, whatever the score is, we always talk about improving…it's a process," Carillo said. "It's a long season and we just have to get better with each and every game because all the other teams are going to get better as they catch rhythm."


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Working in 3d printing since 1996 has allowed us to create some unique pieces and work with interesting people over the years, including the pleasure of teaming up with celebrated Canadian Abenaki artist, Carmen Hathaway. Carmen originally connected with us to share some of her visions and superb quality 3d CAD files. Now we want to share it with you!
(photography by: Mylène Trudeau, 3d printing by 3D Prototype Design)
For those who missed the well received 'From Smoke To Cyber Signals' 2017 fall exhibit in Montreal, you now have the opportunity to view Carmen's work (as well as other Canadian artists) at the Glendon Gallery on the York University Campus until January 26, 2018.
When I emailed Carmen asking if we could feature her art and the exhibit in a blog post, I also mentioned how she was the only artist we've been able to 3d print for (to date) as her files were of a high quality and her vision was strong. In return, she complimented us by saying "I had to sort through a whole whack of OMGs before I found you. Your interviews/video spoke to me of someone who 'gets it' — thoroughly professional."
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Extending Disk for Local Drives in Windows Server 2008 & 2012
Today let's discuss on Extending Disk for Local Drives
Here we need to add 50 GB to the current Disks drives.
G Drive current size : 200 GB
H Drive current size : 200 GB as shown below:
Post adding the space on Storage then adding the space for local drive from Disk Management as shown below:
Here required Disk space being allocated with 50 GB for both the drives.
Go to Computer Management
Under the Storage, go to Disk Management.
Right click on disk Management click "Rescan Disks"
Post you click on Rescan this will scan the disks as shown below:
This will show the unallocated space provided as shown below:
Now we need to click on Extend Volume.
Right click on the Primary Partition where you want to allocate the unallocated space.
Then click on Extend Volume. This will let us to open New Window, now click Next as shown below:
Click Next…
Click Finish…
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