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What if you toyed with an email scammer by pretending to play along? The game is afoot with humorist James Veitch!
He's a brilliant comedian who found himself in the mood one day to mess with someone who makes a living out of messing with others.
Here's what TED.com says about this video:
Suspicious emails: unclaimed insurance bonds, diamond-encrusted safe deposit boxes, close friends marooned in a foreign country. They pop up in our inboxes, and standard procedure is to delete on sight. But what happens when you reply? Follow along as writer and comedian James Veitch narrates a hilarious, months-long exchange with a spammer who offered to cut him in on a hot deal. 1
This is really a funny story from a really funny guy – his other videos are hilariously brilliant too! See what you think…
Do you know about the TED stage? TED.com is one of the most interesting corners of the web and EWC features the best of their talks a couple times each month. If I do say so myself, EWC and TED are the only places I have found where smart people, curious and hopeful, can always come away transformed.
You can visit our Must-See TED Talk page and start with those, then branch out to our ever-growing TED Talk list of articles that include other great TED Talks.
To sum things up, it's good to know there are people with a sense of humor, creative minds, and innovations yet to come about every subject under the sun. That's what you'll find here at Ever Widening Circles, every day.
Stay open, curious and hopeful.
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- Veitch, James. "This Is What Happens When You Reply to Spam Email."TED.com. TED, Dec. 2015. Web. 09 Mar. 2016. <https://www.ted.com/talks/james_veitch_this_is_what_happens_when_you_reply_to_spam_email?language=en>. ↩
- Veitch, James. "This Is What Happens When You Reply to Spam Email | James Veitch." YouTube. TED, 01 Feb. 2016. Web. 25 Mar. 2016. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_QdPW8JrYzQ>. ↩


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Author: Muhammad Lawal
Buhari: Alternate Power Generation For Homes And Industries
We cannot afford to fail again on generation of electricity to homes and industries in Nigeria. But we certainly need a new approach without dislocating the enormous investments made by previous governments. A good example is how affordable cell phones are in Nigeria these days, compared to petty traders that acquired them in Benin Republic… Continue reading Buhari: Alternate Power Generation For Homes And Industries
The Scandals Buhari Cannot Ignore, By Muhammad Al-Ghazali
In a little over a month from now the President-elect General Muhammadu Buhari is scheduled to be sworn into office. His road to the presidency was not an easy one and should one day inspire a Hollywood movie. In terms of perseverance and human endurance, Buhari's tenuous route to the presidency can only be compared… Continue reading The Scandals Buhari Cannot Ignore, By Muhammad Al-Ghazali
GEJ: Between "Persecution" And "Prosecution"
By Muhammad Al-Ghazali When the history of the presidency of Goodluck Ebele Jonathan (PHD) is written, one of the most enduring legacies of his tenure will undoubtedly be the incredible liberties the man and his wife took in their choices and application of the English language. Another of such legacies will also be his frequent… Continue reading GEJ: Between "Persecution" And "Prosecution"
Growing Up Fearful in Nigeria
ABA, Nigeria — Horror calls down to us from northern Nigeria. Most of the 276 schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram rebels last spring are still unaccounted for. On Nov. 10, Boko Haram bombed a high school in Potiskum, killing at least 48 children. Last month, the group killed 48 fish vendors near the border with… Continue reading Growing Up Fearful in Nigeria
Vladimir Putin: The rebuilding of 'Soviet' Russia
The world was stunned when Russia invaded Crimea, but should it have been? Author and journalist Oliver Bullough says President Vladimir Putin never kept secret his intention to restore Russian power – what's less clear, he says, is how long the country's rise can continue. On 16 August 1999, the members of Russia's parliament –… Continue reading Vladimir Putin: The rebuilding of 'Soviet' Russia
Confronting Vladimir Putin's Russia
Our new era is one defined by ideological clashes, nationalistic resurgence, and territorial occupation – an era in some ways similar to the tragic periods of confrontation in 20th-century Europe. The decision by President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia to annex Crimea ended the post-Cold War era in Europe. Since the late Gorbachev-Reagan years, the… Continue reading Confronting Vladimir Putin's Russia
Ugandan President Signs Antigay Law
LONDON — President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda significantly strengthened Africa's antigay movement on Monday, signing into law a bill imposing harsh sentences for homosexual acts, including life imprisonment in some cases, according to government officials. The move came weeks after Mr. Museveni's Nigerian counterpart, Goodluck Jonathan, took similar steps in his own country, threatening offenders… Continue reading Ugandan President Signs Antigay Law
Deeply Bound to Ukraine, Putin Watches and Waits for Next Move
MOSCOW — The sudden collapse of the Kremlin-backed government in Ukraine has for now delivered a profound setback to President Vladimir V. Putin's strategy to deepen political and economic ties with the country and thus keep it from embracing Europe. Even as Russia celebrates the closing of Olympic Games that defied some dire expectations, Mr.… Continue reading Deeply Bound to Ukraine, Putin Watches and Waits for Next Move
Dueling Narratives in Iran Over U.S. Relations
President Hassan Rouhani of Iran was protected by bodyguards as he left the airport in Tehran on Saturday. ATTA KENARE / AGENCE FRANCE-PRESSE — GETTY IMAGES Iran's foreign minister said on Sunday that there was a "real chance" to reach an agreement with the United States over his country's nuclear program, as long as Washington… Continue reading Dueling Narratives in Iran Over U.S. Relations

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Environmental Chemistry deals with the origins, transport, reactions, effects and fates of chemical species in the water, air, terrestrial and living environments. It overlaps with different branches of chemistry such as organic chemistry, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry, photochemistry, geochemistry and biological chemistry and also includes many widely different fields such as physics, life sciences, agricultural sciences, medical sciences, public health and sanitary engineering.
Environmental Segments:
The environment consists of various segments such as atmosphere, hydrosphere, lithosphere and biosphere.
Atmosphere: The following points highlight the vital role played by atmosphere in the survival of life in this planet.
• The atmosphere is the protective blanket of gases which is surrounding the earth. It protects the earth from the hostile environment of outer space.
• It absorbs IR radiations emitted by the sun and reemitted from the earth and thus controls the temperature of the earth.
• It allows transmission of significant amounts of radiation only in the regions of 300 – 2500 nm (near UV, Visible, and near IR) and 0.01 – 40 meters (radio waves). i.e it filters tissue damaging UV radiation below 300 nm.
• It acts as a source for CO2 for plant photosynthesis and O2 for respiration
• It acts as a source for nitrogen for nitrogen fixing bacteria and ammonia producing plants.
• The atmosphere transports water from ocean to land.
Hydrosphere: The hydrosphere is a collective term given to all different forms of water. It includes all types of water resources such as oceans, seas, rivers, lakes, streams, reservoirs, glaciers and ground waters. The distribution of earth's water supply is shown in As can be seen, only 1% of the total water supply is available as fresh water in the form of rivers, lakes, streams and ground water for human consumption and other uses.
The major problem with global water supply is it's non-uniform distribution, since people in areas with low precipitation often consume more than people in regions with more rainfall.
• The earth is divided in to layers as shown in fig: 3
• The lithosphere consists of upper mantle and the crust.
- The crust is the earth's outer skin that is accessible to human.
- The crust consists of rocks and soil of which the latter is the important part of lithosphere.
- The biosphere refers to the realm of living organisms and their interactions with the environment (VIZ: atmosphere, hydrosphere and lithosphere)
• The biosphere is very large and complex and is divided into smaller units called ecosystems.
• Plants, animals and microorganisms which live in a definite zone along with physical factors such as soil, water and air constitute an ecosystem.
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I am often amazed at the detail and skill that can go into graffiti, whether it be letters or characters, but sometimes it's the simple things, that work best. I love this cheeky Bob piece, so simple, a quick throw up, but brilliant. I could watch him glaring at passers by all day.
Jaer had some friends over to brighten these boards in the city centre.
Mila's been seeing double, with these gloriously sinister twins and Cantastics' skills continue to go from strength to strength,
Rayna has done a few of these around town, this is the best in my opinion.
It's a bear with a monobrow, what more can I say….Although I did manage, accidentally, to crash some band making a video at this location today, which made me laugh…
Awesome character by Imer, letters by Jonas and then a quality Dyson piece as standard.
Rambo, First Blood, I'm sure John J would be pleased.
C3, Rate One and D7606, interesting combination, like it a lot.
Some lovely things going on in town at the moment, good to see so many arty visitors making the trip too. I do hope the 'in house' shenanigans don't spoil it.


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Teams Preparing for 2012 Clean Snowmobile Challenge
A record number of teams are expected to participate in the SAE 2012 Snowmobile Challenge, sponsored by the snowmobile manufacturers along with other supporting businesses, set for March 5-10, 2012 at Michigan Technological University.
Held at the University's Keweenaw Research Center, the Snowmobile Challenge is a collegiate design competition of the Society of Automotive Engineers. Engineering students from participating schools take a stock snowmobile and reengineer it.
The snowmobiles will compete in a variety of events including emissions, noise fuel economy/endurance, acceleration, handling, static display, cold start and design.
The University snowmobiles are expected to be cost-effective and comfortable for the operator to drive. The intent of the competition is to design a snowmobile that will primarily be ridden on groomed snowmobile trails. The use of unreliable, expensive solutions is strongly discouraged! Modern snowmobiles are engineered to meet the current standards for noise and emissions. Teams are expected to add innovative solutions for improving on performance of the base sled that they start with. Design judges (written and oral) will be looking for innovations and incorporating that into their scores.
The minimum performance expectations for a trail snowmobile are set by the rules as a sled that by design will go 100 miles without refueling and can attain a trail speed of 45 miles per hour on a smooth trail.
Students will be trying to reduce friction and improve efficiency of the entire drive train.
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My children's school had a winter wonderland fundraising evening, so I made some snowflake cookies for the bake sale table. I love the robin's egg blue and tiffany blue so much so they were fun to make. I packaged them in clear goodie bags with ribbon for the children to buy.
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I am a Baby Boomer and I am definitely good at babbling and having "opinions" on things. I am a non-smoker in progress! This blog is for how I'm doing without cigs how I did it with Chantix. Could it be the magical pill we've all been looking for? I can't believe I really quit. But, God has given me Grace before with my Alcoholism. Thanks to His mercy I have been sober seven years and am very grateful for the 12-step program I am an active member of. I am quitting smoking and have a picture of a "Nikon D40" camera I want to get with my cig. money. Only $600. I can do it! Love to dance, live a healthy lifestyle, eat right, have fun, laugh, improve my physical, mental, spiritual well being.
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- Dogs
- Cocker Spaniels
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Favorite Movies
- Gone with the Wind
- Shawshank Redemption
- Casablanca
- Pretty Woman
- Bourne Ultimatum and all the other Bourne movies
- Oceans 11 12 13
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- Susan Tedeschi
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Rick Ross recently worked with Hip Hop mainstays Jay-Z and Dr. Dre for his new album God Forgives, I Don't, but he considers another rapper as the best to ever do it. During an interview with Fuse, he named The Notorious B.I.G. as "the greatest emcee of all time," saying that he is his greatest inspiration.
"I was inspired by Notorious B.I.G. a lot," he said. "Just his demeanor, the way he carried himself. He was just so laidback, he was just so authentic, not to mention he was the greatest emcee of all time."
He also spoke on how his collaboration with Andre 3000, "Sixteen," came about. He says that he picked an instrumental that had a "vintage Outkast" feel and conceptualized the song with Three Stacks over Skype.
"I reached out to Andre 3000. He was actually overseas in Ireland filming Jimi Hendrix's life story. We did a lot of Skypeing. He's just a real super cool dude, really down to earth. When I picked the track for the record, I just wanted it to be vintage Outkast music," he said. "I feel we got it, and that's the way he felt. So we just broke all the rules when he came on that record. That's him playing the banjo, that's him doing the background adlibs, vocals, the singing… Just the whole nine yards. It was most definitely the most unique record I ever recorded."
RELATED: Rick Ross Discusses The Possibility Of Recording An Album With Young Jeezy


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Filming locations for Columbo: Dagger of the Mind(1972)(TV):-
New Scotland Yard, Broadway, Westminster, London, England, UK
Royal Albert Hall, South Kensington, London, England, UK
Royal Court Theatre, Sloane Square, Belgravia, London, England, UK
from the IMDB:-
Only certain location shots, and one interior scene (Columbo's visit to Superintendant Durk's gentleman's club) were actually filmed in Britain. The rest of the studio scenes, and all those taking place at Sir Roger's country house, were made back in California.
The exterior building used as the "London Wax Museum" was in fact the Royal College of Music.
The phrase "dagger of the mind" comes from the dagger soliloquy in William Shakespeare's "Macbeth".
All scenes involving Wilfrid Hyde-White had to be shot in California, as he was then a tax exile and owed thousands of pounds to the Inland Revenue in Britain.
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|Stronghold i have a doubt, isnt Columbo also a TV Series? or is it only separate list of movies made for TV?
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All are listed on the IMDB as TV-Movies (I guess because all are 70 to 90 mins long, Movie length ..normal US tv-series are around 45 mins each ...without ad's.!)
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|Hmm but it is a TV series then? i eman appart from what imdb states it is a TV series, isnt it?
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The same can be said for the 'Tatort' series, also 'Marple' I've added recently.!
Also I think TV-series is too broad a grouping ...shows like Top Gear, Fifth Gear, Myth busters, Peking Express, Pimp My Ride etc... should be listed as Reality Tv-Shows as they are 'real-life' programmes, No Actors etc...
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|And they make only 2-3 "episode" per year, not 20 like average series.
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Yes, you are right.! I never thought of that.
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|Aircraft seen during the arrival : http://www.impdb.org/index.php?title=Columbo#Season_Two
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13. Columbo 2.04
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London: Visas to settle down in Britain could be auctioned to some of the wealthiest bidders under new proposals being considered by the UK government.
Under the proposal, overseas millionaires will be invited to bid for a limited proportion of investor or Tier 1 UK visas that allow holders and their families to live indefinitely in Britain.
The proposals have been put forward by the UK's Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) in response to concerns that the existing investor visa route fails to benefit the UK.
Indians have ranked fifth on the scale of such investor visas since 2008.
The majority have gone to Russian or Chinese nationals - 433 and 419 respectively - followed by US citizens 93, Egyptians 46, Indian 44, Kazakhstanis 41, Iranians 38, Pakistanis 38, Australians 36 and Canadians 36, out of a total of 1,647.
The cost has remained unchanged since the scheme was introduced in 1994 and the MAC has now recommended doubling the minimum investment to 2 million pounds and auctioning slots with a reserve price of 2.5 million pounds.
The changes recommended in its report released here today would apply to settlement rights only and not citizenship.
It would be the first scheme of its kind anywhere in the world, but the decision on whether to implement it rests with UK home secretary Theresa May.
"Some people say 'isn't it awful to sell off visas? Well, it is better than giving them away, which is what we are doing now," said MAC chairman Professor David Metcalf.
"The Brits get very little out of this at the moment. The migrants get a huge amount," he added.
The existing Tier 1 route allows rich individuals accelerate the process of being allowed to settle in the UK between two and five years depending on how much is invested.
Applications have been running at about 600 a year to apply under this route, which allows applicants to be able to circumvent the usual criteria of having a reasonable command of the English language or a job in the UK.
A total of 560 overseas millionaires applied for investor visas in the 12 months to last September and 50 of them were turned down.
Immigration lawyers have attacked the idea of auctioning off UK visas with some warning against creating an "eBay culture" which will leave a bad taste with the British public.


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The process of getting another home loan when you already have one is similar to the process you went through for your first mortgage. The tricky part is that your rosy picture as a mortgagee has changed significantly. Since you already have one mortgage, lenders review your financial situation very closely before being willing to fund a second mortgage.
If you meet the lenders requirements, you can get a second home loan even if you already have one.
The Good News
When you're applying for another mortgage, a bank reviews you in much the same way it did when you applied for the loan you hold on your first home. The big difference is that you now have a critical piece of the lending puzzle added: Your credit history on your current home mortgage. A history of paying your mortgage on time strengthens your credit history, especially when you twin that with the additional time you've spent in your career. The combination of strong credit and job history strengthens your picture as a mortgagee.
The Bad News
Double-dipping into the mortgage pool isn't forbidden, but the second dip makes things tougher for you as a borrower. Your credit history when you attempt to purchase a second home is altered by the existence of the first loan. Simply put, your debt-to-income ratio changes radically when you take on a mortgage. A potential lender is also looking at your debt-to-income ratio with the addition of a second mortgage payment added to the mix. Any time you check your credit for a loan, your credit score also takes a slight hit. And if you added a bunch of consumer debt (credit cards or store cards) to furnish your first home, your debt-to-income ratio may not be as healthy as the lender requires to approve an additional mortgage.
Lender Requirements
While it's certainly possible to obtain a second loan when you already hold a mortgage, it can be difficult and surprisingly expensive. Your lender may require a significant down payment, 25 percent or more, to ensure you have the funds to close the second deal. Lenders also review whether you have the income to cover more than just the mortgage payment. You'll need to prove you can cover property taxes, homeowners insurance and any dues required by the homeowners associations.
Applying for the Loan
Starting the process of pursuing a second loan may seem similar to what you went through when you sought your first loan, because it is. Shop around for the mortgage terms for your second loan, just as you did for your first mortgage. And run the numbers just like you did the first time. It's always worth knowing your options in the topsy-turvy housing market. The process ensures that your mortgages are managed as savvily as the rest of your portfolio.


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Many of you have already gotten a taste of the possibilities for gamification thanks to Professor Kevin Werbach's popular course from the University of Pennsylvania. Today, we'd like to highlight a professor who is doing some really innovative work to "gamify" his own Coursera course.
Professor Ping-Cheng (Benson) Yeh of National Taiwan University is the first professor to create a multiplayer social gaming platform for his course, Probability, which is now in session. It also happens to be our first course taught in Chinese!
As Benson (pictured right) explains in the video below, his game, PaGamO, is designed to engage students and incentivise them to complete homework problems. The game has been incredibly popular so far, drawing participation from a huge portion of the students in the course. A week after launching PaGamO, students in Benson's course complained that the game didn't offer enough problems for them to solve! According to Benson, "Students got so addicted to solving the problems, that they went right through them."
PaGamO is simple enough to pick up quickly. It's based on an interactive map of territories in the shape of hexagons – a setup used for many popular games, like Settlers of Catan. To score points (and complete assignments), students must occupy new territories by solving homework problems. The top ten performers get recognition in a prominently displayed leaderboard. "The fun comes from the competition among peers," says Benson. "Showing students' rankings on the site gives them strong motivation to engage."
So what does Benson have planned for his next project once his current Coursera course comes to a close? Benson and his team of twelve students at National Taiwan University are developing a way for other professors to use PaGamO technology in their courses. Any subject that requires closed answer questions could use PaGamO to instantly gamify their course.
A word of advice for professors who may want to use PaGamO for their courses – make sure your game has as many homework problems archived as possible, or else you'll have students clamoring for more!
* Thanks also to the following students and friends at National Taiwan University for their tireless work to help create PaGamO: Sheng-Wen Chiang, Ta-Chun Shen, Yan-Lin Chen, Yen-Chun Chen, Tzu-Han Hsu, Po-Cheng Chu, Yao-Jen Chang, Lang-Chi Yu, Paul Hsia, Wei-Hsuan Tang, Chia-Ling Lee, Pen-Lin Lin, Steve Tsai!


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Wednesday, July 27, 2016
Contract: Harris, $8.5M
Harris Corp., Colorado Springs, Colo., has been awarded a $8,541,525 modification (P00685) to previously awarded contract F19628-02-C-0010 for the Eglin Beam Steer Segment technology refresh, System Program Agency development and risk reduction efforts. Contractor work includes establishing the BEAMSTR lab environment; conducting trade studies and analysis; prototyping solutions and reduce risk of implementation of the BEAMSTR replacement project. Work will be performed at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., and is expected to be complete by Oct. 31, 2017. Space and Missile Systems Center, Peterson Air Force Base, Colo., is the contracting activity. (Source: 07/26/16)


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Real estate is all about three things: location, location, location.
So it's no big surprise that the difference in price between the states with the least and most expensive homes was $123.8 million.
We looked at listings on Christie's International Real Estate, Sotheby's International Realty, Coldwell Banker, Redfin, Trulia and other real estate websites to compile this list. Properties sold as ranch land were excluded.


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Over the last decade, there have been enormous gains in machine learning technology primarily driven by neural networks. A major reason neural networks have outperformed older techniques is that the cost of optimizing them scales well with the size of the training dataset. But neural networks have the drawback that they are not very well understood theoretically.
Recent work by several groups has explored an alternative approach to creating machine learning model functions based on tensor networks, which are a technique for parameterizing many-body quantum wavefunctions. The cost of training tensor network models scales similarly to the cost of training neural networks. In addition, their relatively simple, linear structure has provided good theoretical understanding of their properties, and underpins many powerful techniques to optimize and manipulate them.
After introducing tensor network machine learning models, I will discuss some of the techniques to optimize them and results for supervised and generative machine learning tasks. These techniques can automatically adapt the number of parameters and suggest interesting interpretations and extensions for 'deep' tensor network variants. I will conclude by discussing a recent tensor network based proposal to formulate hybrid quantum-classical algorithms for machine learning with quantum computers.


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The Getty
There have been a lot of announcements from on high lately. The critics have begun to weigh-in on the recent appointment of Timothy Potts as the new director of the J. Paul Getty Museum. The Getty also disclosed a list of its highest paid personnel. Here's an infographic to help make things easier.
Unbeknownst to many is the fact that the Getty is much more than a museum. The whole Getty is actually a four-armed trust, which is overseen by a board of trustees (the crew in the picture below), and run by the trust officers (the top two levels of the chart). The Getty has four programs are the Getty Conservation Institute (headed by Tom Whalen), the Getty Foundation (headed by Deborah Marrow), and the Getty Research Institute (headed by Thomas Gaehtgens).
Christopher Knight over at the LA Times is a huge opponent to the trust organization. He thinks the Director of the Museum should also be the President and CEO of the Trust. (James Cuno recently took up this title, so Potts will answer to him.) The Trust arrangement makes the museum "first among equals" as Knight calls it, but does not make the museum tantamount, which in my opinion is a good thing. The three others programs' initiatives and activities don't need to be influenced by the activities of the museum. Another argument Knight makes is that the Trust arrangement is not the vision of the original donor J. Paul Getty. But I would argue that the Trust arrangement is not so far from the donor's intent. And come on, they had to figure out a way to spend all that Getty oil money.
P.S. Govan remains the best paid (and sexiest) museum director in LA; LACMA pays him $915,000 to keep him around.
P.P.S. Speaking of LACMA, it's finally happening!
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oh he is not bad on the eyes!
I agree with Christopher Knight. The museum needs to be tantamount. The Getty is a mess and it's this constant juggling of different departments which I suspect as the reason why the museum has let so many great masterpieces pass it by. The objective should be to first build a great museum, which was Getty's intent, not to make all departments equal to one another. That's an objective the museum should have reached about a decade ago. Why is it still languishing behind? And LA is still waiting for a world-class museum.


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Should we let the sadness of a century ago touch our children? I think so. ANZAC Day can add something strong to your children. Children will learn about the history behind ANZAC Day at school but parents can teach the significance and appropriate emotional response. It is wonderful that our children can pass their days in blithe ignorance of so much that is bitter and sad in life but, at some stage, everyone has to learn how to appropriately deal with the sombre and serious things. How do they learn this? Attending an ANZAC commemoration, or even watching one together on television, is a good way.
The main way you learn is not from talking but from empathy – sensing what the people around you are feeling. So point to all the people around you or on TV at the ANZAC service, "See how serious and sad they look? You will see that dad and I are quiet and serious during the ANZAC parade, too. The people around us are quiet because they are thinking about sad and important things."
Kids get to cope with complicated stuff when they know 'the rules'. "It is great to play and run about, and you can do that later, but not now. See how the soldiers are standing still? We have to stand still and quiet like the soldiers. When they move off, we can move again."
Children cannot understand about thousands of lives but they can understand stories about one or two. If you can tell them the story of a relative or someone you know of, that can personalise it. "ANZAC Day is a way of remembering what they did and saying thank you to them for being so brave." Again, the rows and rows of names on monuments will mean nothing but if you bring one name alive it will all make sense. Pick a name and get your child wondering about who he was what he was like. "He would have been young – younger than dad. I wonder what he did before he went to the war? I wonder what his family was like? I don't know who that young man was, but it is so sad he never came home. On this day we think about all those men and women like him."
ANZAC Day can have lots of extra meanings. One day your kids will understand them too, but one thing that I hope they get is that ANZAC Day is a way of being thankful for the peace we live in. War may seem exciting and glamorous in movies but the sadness of ANZAC Day will give them a glimpse that war is actually terrible when it touches real lives. Tell you your kids how much you appreciate peace and that none of the nations we have fought in the past are our enemies now. Isn't it wonderful that your children now possibly play with children from all those nations at school?


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First I take the Baggie, the same one I've used for at least six years, out of its hiding place in my sock drawer, and put it on my dresser. Filled to the brim with plastic prescription bottles, they've punched wholes through the material greatly limiting its days of functionality.
Like Pigpen's blanket, the thought of getting rid of it upsets me. That Zip Lock and I have come such a long way together. The end of a marriage. A divorce. A year being single. An engagement. Now a broken engagement and I'm alone again. Maybe the Baggie is actually bad luck? No. It couldn't be. Not my Baggie.
Next I count out all the pills I need from the various bottles. I used to use one of those daily dose containers like the elderly, but I was too lazy to keep refilling them at the end of the week. Then I count the pills to make sure I have the right amount. Nine in the morning, seven at night. I also make sure they are in the right denominations. Two 250mg Effexor, One 100mg Lamictal and so on.
Finally I put them in my cupped hand, go to the bathroom sink, get a mouth full of water and gulp them down. Then I inspect my hand and the surrounding area to make sure none of them went astray, slipped from my fingers or shot out a nostril. Now I'm finally free to spend the rest of the day or evening ruminating over whether I took my pills or not and if so were they in the right quantities?
This has been the ritual for the past twenty-four years of my life. And if I miss a "feeding" I definitely feel it. Light headedness, trouble focusing, nausea, anxiety…
If you're Bipolar medication can be a touchy subject. For me it's the only thing that stands between a life of relative normalcy and being curled up in a ball on the floor begging to be put to sleep like an animal. I just can't stand the depression. The fragility of my life at times can be very unnerving. I can't go anywhere or do anything without my beat up Baggie of psychotropic libations designed to manipulate my dopamine and norfenefrine for the best possible reception.
Some people with Bipolar Disorder have chosen not to go the medication route for a number of reasons. People don't want to give up the manic highs. Others don't want to gain ten or twenty pounds. There are even some who feel taking medication is an official confirmation of mental illness and they'd prefer not to wear the blue ribbon. And in this day and age of only eating raw foods and free range massaged jicama, others do not want to introduce anything man-made into their bodies. This includes medication that may make them less annoying individuals around mealtime.
I think all reasons for or not taking medication for Bipolar Disorder are justified. Even if someone is very unstable, as long as they are not hurting themselves or anyone else, they should decide what to put in their bodies. Especially when it alters their moods.
What does bother me are those with Bipolar Disorder forever searching for their capsule in a pill bottle of bright and shining armor. They want the ultimate drug that never lets them feel sad and always exist in a perpetual state of "I can't wipe this grin off my face." Maybe they had taken a drug at some point in their lives that briefly made the feel that way. Or, they once mistook a manic cycle for a drug's efficacy. Whatever they felt that one time, they want it back and believe the right drug or combination thereof is out there. They refuse to stop experimenting until they reclaim the crown of perpetual happiness which is rightfully theirs and inexplicably escaped them. And, they snuff-out psychiatrists like spent cigarette butts until they find one willing to indulge their personal quest to find the matzoh.
We all know you can never go back home. And people still looking for the old hood are never going to find the same satisfaction. But as a fellow Bipolar in complete disorder, I can definitely understand the chase and why some of us can't stop. It's like settling for a Casio when you once wore a Rolex. They both tell time, but the Rolex made you feel like you weren't really a prep cook at McDonald's.
One time a friend came to visit me in San Francisco. She is Bipolar as well. I was in her hotel room as she unpacked and pulled out a similar beat up Zip Lock Baggie as I had tucked away in my sock drawer, only filled with her pills. It made me feel really good and warm inside. Not because we were both stuck in the same Bipolar boat. But, because I thought about how many of us must be out there with our beaten up Zip Lock Baggies taking our psychotropic medications day in and day out each with our own little rituals.
We all may not know each other. If we did we would probably never think to talk about it. However it's like coming from the same ancestral heritage. You know as individuals with Bipolar Disorder we have certain traditions. Jews wear Yamakas. Hindus wear Turbans. And Bipolars have a special bag for their pills.


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Singer/Songwriter Fatoumata Diawara to Release New Album "Fenfo" on May 18th, 2018 | WATCH NEW VIDEO for "Nterini"!
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If Africa is the future, then Malian singer/songwriter, guitarist and actress Fatoumata Diawara is a woman ahead of her time. The stunning and socially conscious young artist has used her music to address the pressing issues of arranged marriage, genital mutilation, domestic violence and campaigned against the trafficking and sale of black migrants in Libyan slave markets.


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WWMD about a splinter?
My poor sweet little one got a ridiculously large splinter tonight and during the long extraction process he was so brave and so still … but far from quiet and more than a little dramatic.
Neil and I were … maybe not helpful. Neil, with his booming football coach voice, kept saying things like, "I'm going to get the knife now," while I screamed at him to shut his pie hole because screaming WILL SCARE THE CHILD. We both exhibited great moments in parenting. I am usually the one who is calm in a crisis and he is the one who gets a little rattled. It is certainly easier to be the one to soothe and comfort though than to be the one faced with Doing the Thing, e.g. digging a splinter roughly the size of a bicycle out of a four-year-old's foot.
Of course, kids pick up on adult tension so Vaught, while holding very still, especially considering all of the sharp instruments and digging going on in his foot, was wailing the following:
What's going to haaaaaaapen to meeeee?
Am I going to diiiiiieeee?
But is Daddy a doctor?
I just want to go to Beeeeethleheeeeem. (Me: ???)
Because Mary will help me! (Me: Of course.)
Can we tell Santa Claus about this?
Help me Tom Cruise! Use your witchcraft to get this splinter out of me! (These may or may not be his exact words.)
Then he made the sign of the cross and said the prayer they say before snack time at school.
Slightly dramatic, completely brave and we are apparently getting our money's worth from this Catholic education.
A little triple antibiotic cream, a Woody and Jesse bandage, and some major gratitude for Dr. Daddy, and he is blissfully asleep with a great war story to tell on the playground tomorrow.


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Maria Lasitskene and Wayde van Niekerk also included in the two 10-strong IAAF shortlists
The IAAF has announced the 10 male and 10 female athletes shortlisted for the 2017 World Athlete of the Year awards.
Britain's 10-time global track gold medallist Mo Farah, Australia's two-time world 100m hurdles champion Sally Pearson, South Africa's world 400m record-holder Wayde van Niekerk and Russia's Maria Lasitskene, who won world high jump gold in London competing as a neutral athlete, are among the nominees.
The nominees were selected by an international panel of athletics experts, comprising representatives from all six continental areas of the IAAF.
The full list of nominees includes:
Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT)
Pawel Fajdek (POL)
Mohamed Farah (GBR)
Sam Kendricks (USA)
Elijah Manangoi (KEN)
Luvo Manyonga RSA)
Omar McLeod (JAM)
Christian Taylor (USA)
Wayde van Niekerk (RSA)
Johannes Vetter (GER)
Almaz Ayana (ETH)
Maria Lasitskene (ANA)
Hellen Obiri (KEN)
Sally Pearson (AUS)
Sandra Perkovic (CRO)
Brittney Reese (USA)
Caster Semenya (RSA)
Ekaterini Stefanidi (GRE)
Nafissatou Thiam (BEL)
Anita Wlodarczyk (POL)
Fans will be able to vote online via the IAAF's Twitter and Facebook platforms from this week, while members of the IAAF Council and the IAAF Family will cast their votes by email.
The IAAF Council's vote will count for 50% of the result, while the IAAF Family's votes and the public votes will each count for 25% of the final result.
Voting closes on October 16 and then the three male and three female finalists will be named by the IAAF.
The male and female World Athletes of the Year will be announced live on stage at the IAAF Athletics Awards in Monaco on November 24.
Last year's awards were won by Usain Bolt and Almaz Ayana as Jamaican sprint star Bolt, who retired after the World Championships in London this summer, claimed the honour for a record sixth time.


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After Pablo Escobar's death in 1993, the Colombian drug lord's 16-year-old son publicly vowed to kill those responsible. In "Sins of My Father," a much-mellowed Juan Pablo Escobar (since renamed Sebastian Marroquin in order to sever those painful family ties) has abandoned all thoughts of revenge, attempting instead to reach out and make amends to the sons of political figures Escobar had eliminated. Worldwide auds will find Sebastian's personal insights about his father intriguing, though this limited appeal TV-ready docu's primary service is to the Colombian people, for whom the reconciliation between families marks a chance to move forward.
For Argentine-born filmmaker Nicolas Entel, the project began after meeting Marroquin, who had chosen to leave Colombia and rebuild his identify apart from his father's conflicted legacy (though notorious for his crimes, Escobar is also idealized by the younger generation). Clearly, Marroquin has suffered for his family history, despite having chosen a very different path for himself (though some authorities contest he's still involved with the cartel), and the doc serves to demystify Escobar's iconic status, humanize those who survive him and atone for his crimes.
As such, the undertaking would probably be better suited to a long article or book than to the talking-heads format Entel pursues. Interviews are either conducted in the swanky studies of Marroquin and his fellow orphans (the sons of assassinated political heroes Rodrigo Lara Bonilla and Luis Carlos Galan) or presented in a strange surveillance-style format, with cameras eavesdropping from behind bushes, while a narrator ties things back to Colombian people with frequent use of the word "we."
As for us non-Colombian auds, we benefit more from recaps of Escobar's outrageous career, during which the film takes on a certain energy lacking in the kiss-and-make-up sequences. Entel unearths vintage footage of the lavish lifestyle at Escobar's ranch, the Hacienda Napoles, and presents the surprising revelation that, contrary to his most-wanted status in the U.S., Escobar was something of a local saint. It's strange to think of this mythic figure as a Robin Hood-like hero, redistributing First World wealth to aid the impoverished people of Medellin, and yet "Sins of My Father" suggests how, had things gone differently, Escobar might have used his power for good.
Such positive change is what Marroquin seeks now, disowning his father's destructive acts (after being shut out by the Colombian political sphere, Escobar turned on his country and ordered unimaginable acts of terrorism against its leaders) and embracing his enemies. Still, even with the context offered by the film, outsiders aren't likely to appreciate the historical significance of the sit-down between Marroquin and the sons of Lara Bonilla and Galan, an encounter dramatically staged to feel like a visit to Donald Trump's boardroom on "The Apprentice."
In dramatic terms, the scene represents the anti-"Godfather" — the sort of detente theoretically impossible in films where conflicts escalate until one side has been permanently crippled. For most, Escobar's story climaxes where this one begins, and yet "Sins of My Father" marks an important coda.


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Action Points: We will be using Eberron Style action points as awards in my pickup games.
They let you do the following:
1. Add 1d6 to a d20 roll. This can be done before or after the roll, but not before the result is posted.
2. Use a class ability one more time, for example, wildshape, rage, bardsong, etc.
3. Stabilize yourself automatically.
How they are awarded:
1. Good roleplaying or interaction with the group.
2. Making the GM laugh with an IC or OOC comment, or the group laugh.
3. Doing something heroic (yes, I'm biased to good characters, or evil characters trying to redeem themselves).
4. Doing something that adds to the storyline, or keeps group cohesiveness going. (I always think of dnd as a 'group' game, not I go off solo and attack the darkness).
-The game will revolve around the town needing raw materials for rebuilding. Specifically, a ship has been chartered and needs adventurers to protect it on the way to the island where many trees and stone suitable for building are. The problem is that any ship recently sent there has been attacked or haven't returned… Now you the heroes of the story are stepping up to take the cause as your own… either for good, the goods, or the goons doing this.
Mechanic specifics:
*500 gp quest award to each PC
*Plus anything else awarded for encounter resolution
*A ship to travel in, crew is minimal, so they won't have any effect in combat as they're too busy manning the ship, or later on, cutting wood/gathering stone


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Hope of a new treatment for knee pain
Jyoti Singh
New Delhi: Researchers at the Indian Institute of Technology Roorkeehave tested a new method for treating problems relating to knee joints using a novel nanomaterial, and found it effective in initial studies.
Scientists used a specific ferrite nanomaterial, embedding it with Poly vinylidene fluoride (PVDF) to make a magnetic-dielectric composite. This material, researchers say, can be used to provide thermo-regulated treatment for osteoarthritis. It is also biocompatible.
The effectiveness of the new composite has been tested using a computer model of knee patella and preliminary bio-compatibility studies have also undertaken to study its biosafety. The results of the study have been published in Journal for Materials Science – Biomaterials.
Researchers said that it may be possible to implant the nanomaterial around affected regions and then use heat therapy to 'activate' nanoparticles which can then keep heating the affected region. "Since polymer-based nanoparticles can be injected around knee joints, they will be able to provide long term heat therapydue to their thermal properties," pointed out and Prof. K.L. Yadav, who led the research team.
Prof.Yadav told India Science Wire that it would be possible to implant the new material into knee joints once a liquid formulation was developed. "The heat generated by nanoparticles, when heat treatmentis given, will spread over the afflicted area for a long duration without affecting nearby cells or tissues. This will help us in getting a focused treatment only in the area where the therapy is required," he added.
Osteoarthritis is a degenerative joint disease which leads to loss of bone cartilage and eventual inflammation of bone and joints.The present line of treatment for of Osteoarthritis involves anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids, which critical side effects. Other techniques like knee replacement costly. "We wanted to develop a low cost, affordable, safe and simple therapeutic technique to inhibit the progression of the disease and enable the patient to recover faster," he added. The team is also planning to carry forward the research with human clinical trials in collaboration with hospitals.
The research team included S. Mohapatra, R. Mishra, P.Roy, S. Satapathi along with K.L. Yadav. (India Science Wire)
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Three New Studies Indicate Growing Interest in Exoskeletons
Ekso Bionics Holdings, Inc., a robotic exoskeleton company, announced today that three new studies were presented over the weekend by respected researchers from Bergmannstrost Center in Germany, The Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, University of Miami (UM) Miller School of Medicine, and Mt Sinai Hospital in New York.
The Company believes these studies are indicative of the growing level of interest in exoskeletons as an effective tool for over ground ambulation and gait training.
In a first study conducted by the Miami Project, three of three subjects with chronic complete SCI (AISA), reported a reduction in pain severity over the study period. Jochen Kressler, Ph.D., Lead Investigator for the Miami Project studies said: "In the initial 3-subject case series on people with complete spinal cord injuries, our senior investigators undertook a survey approach of several body systems and complications to examine where the bionic exoskeletons might benefit health and function. Study participants were able to walk in the device - upright and weight bearing - at slow but comfortable speeds for up to 1 hour without undue fatigue. Improvements were seen for pain severity and markers associated with cardiometabolic disease. These are now being pursued in follow-up investigations."
Dr. Mark Nash, Principal Investigator for the Miami Project and Professor of Neurological Surgery and Rehabilitation Medicine at the UM Miller School of Medicine added, "We are encouraged by our early study findings and experiences, and are now seeking ways in which to expand benefits of bionic ambulation for both human performance and prevention of secondary medical complications accompanying SCI."
In a study at Bergmann Center study measuring quality of life, patients reported their pain was reduced from walking in an Ekso Bionics™ exoskeleton. The Company believes pain reduction is a particularly meaningful benefit when one considers a possible correlating reduction of medication and side effects. The Bergmannstrost Center also reported a reduction in spasticity and an overall improvement in quality of life. All 13 subjects stated that the ability to stand and walk over ground again had a definite positive effect in mental wellbeing. As the study described, "To be able to approach someone at eye level and literally be able 'to look someone in the eye' again was often described as incredible."
Research institutes including Kessler Foundation, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago and Santa Clara Valley Medical Center Research Center have previously reported positive preliminary clinical results. These new studies add to a growing body of evidence showing the benefits of rehabilitation with exoskeletons with no adverse effects reported. These additional studies are important for Ekso Bionics because not only do they validate some of the previously hypothesized benefits, they allow them to make more direct claims to the benefits of being upright and walking in an Ekso GT™ suit. Additionally, the Bergmannstrost and Mt Sinai study protocols had both paraplegia and incomplete tetraplegia patients using Ekso Bionics' exoskeleton. Ekso GT is currently the only device where this variety of assist is possible and the Company believes this feature is a significant differentiator for use in rehabilitation centers and clinics.
Ekso Bionics designs, develops, and commercializes exoskeletons, or wearable robots, which have a variety of applications in the medical, military, industrial, and consumer markets. Exoskeletons are ready-to-wear, battery-powered robots that are strapped over the user's clothing, enabling individuals to achieve mobility, strength, and endurance not otherwise possible. Ekso Bionics' lead product, EksoTM, is a wearable bionic suit that enables individuals with any amount of lower extremity weakness to stand up and walk over ground. Ekso is forging a new frontier in rehabilitation for people living with the consequences of stroke, spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions affecting gait.
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Feb 27, 2013 – Nigerian Budget 2013 Signed By President Goodluck Jonathan
Senate yesterday formally dismissed reports of a face-off with the Presidency on the 2013 budget just as the chamber rejected insinuations of perceived differences. The nation's upper legislative chamber was emphatic that it would not override President Goodluck Jonathan's veto as there was no need for it. On Monday, Chairman of the Senate Committee on States and Local Government Administration, Kabiru Ibrahim Gaya, noted that the Senate would, this week, take a decision on the budget.
Senate Spokesman, Enyinnaya Abaribe told newsmen that with all issues on the budget having been "sufficiently resolved," lawmakers expect the president to sign the 2013 Appropriation Bill soon. "All the issues that have come out on this budget have been resolved and we think that in the shortest possible time, the budget would be signed by the President and implementation will begin. So, there is nothing like overriding any veto or any such thing. That is not what the Senate has resolved in any way," he said. Abaribe, however, reiterated that constituency projects of lawmakers were not responsible for the delay on the presidential assent on the 2013 budget and its implementation.
"For those who are not aware, there is always a specific amount of money (allocated for constituency projects) and that does not equate to padding. What we do with the constituency project is that there is a specific fund kept aside so that members of National Assembly can also bring projects to their various constituencies. "When there is announcement that people should bring their projects, it is also within a particular volume of fund and it is expended by the various ministries. So, I don't think that whatever problem they had with the budget had anything to do with constituency projects.
"Maybe we have to address this matter in a much more elaborate manner so that Nigerians are appraised of what is going on here. There is the tendency to think that when you mention constituency projects, that Senators or members of House of Representatives in any way are giving funds to spend. But do you know that it is not true? "All the constituency projects that have been done in my constituency, I do not know who the contractors are. And I want Nigerians to know that there is no person within this National Assembly that has anything to do except to pinpoint locations for the projects," Abaribe said. Senate also refuted reports that federal lawmakers jacked up figures presented to it in October 2012, adding that the power to appropriate lies with the National Assembly and that it was that power granted them by the Constitution that was employed in looking at every detail in 2013 Appropriation Bill as presented by the Executive.
"Let me tell you, let us not just go and start seeking problems where there is no problem. Let me also say this, which you ought to know, there is, at the base of this whole imbroglio, a philosophical question and that question relates to whether the budget made by the Executive and brought to the National Assembly should be returned to the Executive without tampering? "If we do that, then, the National Assembly has no role, but if it has a role, the role is not to pass anything that is given to it without looking at the very different details. "There is now this philosophical question of who is in charge of appropriation and the National Assembly says that under the law of Nigeria and under this Constitution that we operate, appropriation power lies with the National Assembly.
"In other words, what the Executive brings is a proposal and it is up to the National Assembly to accept the proposal or modify it in some way and when that happens, necessarily, there must be differences, when you have those differences, that is what have caused us to have meetings for resolution of those differences and when they are resolved, we just move on. There is no need to think that somebody is holding a sword over the other and that is what I am saying very clearly and categorically that there is no problem but you want to insist that there is a problem", he stated. In a related development, Abaribe said the Senate will scrutinize the N4.5 billion allocated for the construction of the First Ladies Peace Mission House embedded in the 2013 budget of the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA). He said that the Senate will wait for its FCT Committee to bring back the report on the budget and at the Third Reading, will take a decision on the matter.
[Source: Daily Sun]


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Dumi Right drops of a new track titled "PROGRESS" in the midst of complicated times in society. It serves as a call out to all of the people worldwide striving for social justice and legitimate change. The founder of African rap group, Zimbabwe Legit, brought together Novakane and Toki Wright for the politically active ballad.
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The annual Valentine's Banquet is Saturday, February 11 at 5:45 PM in the Fellowship Hall. The charge is $10.00 per person and widows eat free. On the menu is steak, baked potato and salad. The sign up sheet is on the bulletin board in the side entrance area. Child care is provided and the children will be served pizza, all free of charge. Contact Shirley Medlin, Madison Medlin-Wilkins or Cliff Painter by February 5 if you would like to put your child's name on the list.


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Due to the COVID-19 disease outbreak, authorities have shut down Recreation cennters until further notice.
Things have improved, and we are now ofering individual lessons again. Lessons are outdoors, early or late in the day. First-come, first-served. E-mail to reserve your spot!!!
We hold online one-on-one classes for interested students. You can attend those without restriction, and regardless of your fencing skill. E-mail email@example.com to set up your lesson.
If you have any suggestion or are willing to help or have question to ask, or if you just feel like chatting, do not hesitate to e-mail, call, or text.
To schedule a trial class in Stockton: please call us at (209) 507-2633, or e-mail us at email@example.com, or talk to us in person before or after any class.
To sign up:The City of Stockton's Online Class Registration is now up-and-running. Click here to pay yor class fee online, or you can do it in person, at the Center's front desk. Please verify with the coach first there is space in the class. For scheduling questions, please call us at (209) 507-2633, or e-mail us at email@example.com, or talk to us in person before or after any class.
Arnold Rue Community Center
in Stockton is the Delta Fencing Center's main training location for the athletes in California's Central Valley, covering Stockton, Tracy, Modesto, and Lodi area.
Some 30 active fencers learn and train in two age groups - Youth (ages 6-12) and Senior (ages 13+, that is: teens and adults), at 6 training sessions a week.
In Stockton, we offer fencing classes, individual lessons, and fencing camps for all ages, from 6 to 106! Come and learn the basics of the modern sport with professional fencing coaches. You'll get to try fencing in full fencing gear. Actual competition-quality fencing epees and electronic scoring equipment are available to all our students, in every class!
Arnold Rue Community Center, 5758 Lorraine Ave, Stockton, CA 95210
The facility is well lit, air-conditioned year around, with parking lot right outside the front door. There is also a great park outside, with a pond, playground, and BBQ/picnic area. Our training room is built for dancing, and has one of the best floors we have ever fenced on. One of the walls is covered with mirror, floor-to-ceiling! The training room can accomodate 10 fencers for footwork and drills, and 3 electronic-equipped fencing strips.
Spring 2020 fencing classes:
All in-person classes and trainings cancelled due to COVID-19 desease outbreak.
Online-individual lessons are available every dayE-mail, phone call, or text to schedule.
Class fees: monthly, due before your first class in the month. The fee covers the scheduled classes in a given month. On average,
students who train twice a week, may expect 8 classes a month. Similarly, once-a-week students should expect on average 4 classes a month.
Please note that the number of classes in a month may differ a bit from month to month, due to different number of days in different months,
and due to Federal holidays and days when the Arnold Rue Center may be closed for maintenance.
With us, there is only one single monthly class fee. We do not have annual membership or other layered fees Also, equipment use, including all the fencing gear, is covered by your monthly fee. Full, any-time monthly fees are $119 for 1 class/week, $169 for two, and $229 for 3 classes/week.
Individual lessons: On coaches approval (generally after the two-month introductory period, and after first two mandatory lessons, individual lessons are available, at $35/lesson rate. Lessons are typically scheduled before the group class, but can be negotiated between the athlete and the coach.
If you miss a class: If you are sick, if at all possible, please let us know before the class you are about to miss, and we'll gladly let you
come to another class for your age group, as long as you are healthy to our opinion and cleared by your doctor to resume trainings, and as long as
there is room on the floor at the time you'd like to come. Please get the coaches approval before you come outside your scheduled training.
As long as your account is in good standing (fee paid in full, on time), if you miss half or more of the month's classes or trainings for medical
or family emergency reasons, we'll gladly apply your fees to the next month.
If you intend to miss a training because of the school, work, or family engagements, please let us know as soon as you know. We count on you coming, so knowing that you not be at the training is important as it helps us plan the training or class to everyone's, including yours benefit. We'll be happy to help you get your trainings if possible, as long as you let us know about missing training no later than 24 hours in advance. We ask you to not ask for a schedule change more often than once a month.
Prerequisits: None, besides being healthy enough for vigorous exercise (please note that we have wheelchair fencing program, too). We want you happy and healthy; we will do our best to get you in shape and to keep you in shape; however, if at any point the exercise is too difficult, causes you pain, or makes you dizzy or hard to breathe, please feel free to walk it off, or stop and take a seat, until you feel you are ready to contnue. For students with conditions that may get exacerbated with exercise or may unexpectedly act up (epilepsy, diabetes, exercise-induced asthma and similar conditions), we require that a parent or an adult guardian is present.
Equipment: We provide all the fencing equipment - fencing masks, jackets and plastrons, chest plates, gloves, epees and body cords, test and simple repair tools, and electronic scoring equipment. Our students can use club's equipment at any class, training, or a tournament we host, for as long as they want, free of charge.
Dress code: All we ask from you is to come in T-shirt, fencing knickers or long athletic pants or warmups, and sneakers. Please no shorts, dresses, skirts, jeans, cargo pants; leggings/tights/yoga pants, while advertised as athleticwear, are not appropriate for our fencing classes. We also ask you to wear socks which are long enough that the skin between the sock and the pants is not exposed. All boys and men must wear athletic cup, the same kind as used in biking or baseball. Your clothing needs to be clean, with no tears or holes (during fencing the rip can catch the epee's point, so its a safety concern).
Communication: Whenever you want to talk to us, about the class, about the equipment, about your personal goals in fencing, or about the sport in general,
we'll be glad to hear from you. Feel free to get in touch via e-mail, text message, phone, or in person, either right before or as soon as the training is over.
If you are a minor, please include your parent or guardian in all the communications.
If you are a parent or a guardian of a minor, please note that it is always about the athlete, and we will always include them in all the communications related to their training with us.
Wheelchair fencing: If you are interested in the wheelchair fencing, we will be happy to teach and train you. Please inquire directly
with the coach on duty, or call or e-mail.
Special needs: Due to the nature of the sport, we are unable to accomodate students with special needs.
For students with developmental, behavioral, or learning conditions (Bi-polar, OCD, ASD, ADD, ADHD, PDD, for example), or with an intellectual disability, please notify the instructor BEFORE the beginning of the first class. If in doubt if this activity is appropriate for your child, please contact us BEFORE signing up.
Spectators: Parents, guardians and family members are welcome to stay and watch the class. We ask that they refrain from any activities that draw student's attention, or from interfering with coaches. We also ask that they stay off the fencing floor.
Discipline and safety: The instructors will remove from the activity any student who jeopardizes their own, or other students, or spectators safety, even if un-intentionally.
To learn more: Call us at (209) 507-2633, or e-mail us at firstname.lastname@example.com
Fencing tidbit
Jean-Joseph Renaud, a member of the fourth place French sabre team in 1908, was the organizer and director of over one hundred illegal private duels. He justified his role in these clandestine encounters by explaining that "generally both parties are so nervous that nobody gets hurt, the offended hero soothes his honor, and everyone goes away happy."
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The Conference of Assisted Senior High Schools, CHASS, is asking government as a matter of urgency to release subsidies which have been in arrears for three terms.
President, Cecilia Kwakye Cofie, says the schools are in dire financial distress and the availability of the funds is critical for the schools to remain open.
The implementation the free SHS policy has come with some challenges, one of which is an increase in enrollment, a situation stretching the infrastructure of the schools to a limit.
As of now, only 20 percent of funds allocated to cater for expenses of schools under the policy have been released, with 80 percent outstanding and no definite payment schedule.
Speaking over the weekend Mrs Cofie said besides this, other funds such as scholarship grants have not been paid for three terms.
According to her, the heads of schools are unable to voice out these challenges for fear of being tagged as being against the policy.
She continued that all efforts to engage the Ghana Education Service, GES, for the settlement of the arrears have proven futile.
Meanwhile, some heads of school are demanding a template for the implementation of the free SHS policy. They complain the various components for which funds are to be utilized on, have not been clearly spelt out.
" I have 80,000 cedis in my school account from the free SHS, but as at now, I don't know what to apply it on, whether it is to cover books, uniforms or any other thing, we need clear guidelines as to how the money should be applied.'' one headteacher lamented.
She stressed the success of the policy will depend on addressing out the various challenges identified as soon as possible
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Nancy Pelosi embarrassed herself once again as she arrogantly responded to a reporter asking her about Trump's first foreign trip. President Trump has had a wildly successful foreign trip so far and she knows it which is why she failed miserably in her attempt to criticize him.
Nancy Pelosi actually complained that President Trump's trip to Saudi Arabia was unusual and 'wasn't even alphabetical'. What does that even mean? You just can't make this stuff up!
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Nancy Pelosi responded with a nauseating arrogant tone as she said she traveled to several countries and didn't criticize the President while abroad. But she just couldn't help herself because she went on to say Trump's trip was unusual…
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Compared to his peers at the School of London, such as Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, Frank Auerbach's (Berlin, 1931) fame is relatively modest. However his paintings have been praised on numerous occasions in and out of England, where he has lived since 1939.
His painting proclaims a full interest in figurative representation despite its obvious expressionism and is based on direct observation, a factor that determines its theme, a focus on the human figure, an intimate portrait, landscapes and buildings near his study in Camden Town, where he has worked since 1954. His wife, professional model Juliet Yardley Mills, and his friend Estella West, are among the most frequently portrayed in his works. Auerbach says that he does not dare to make a single stroke in a portrait if he is not in the presence of the model. His systematic approach means he continually returns to his paintings which he sometimes re-paints several times in one day and works on them for long periods of time.
His early works, created up until the mid-sixties, are characterised by a generous application of earthy colours abundantly thickened. Over the years, his paintings begin to reveal, towards the end of the Eighties a looser fit, with a greater degree of improvisation.
Auerbach believes that small and medium size of his paintings and the techniques used are directly related to the purpose of the image, which is simply to capture a raw physical essence. To achieve this he uses a slow process and overlaps spots, additions and crosslinking in several drastic actions, which look spontaneous, as seen in alla prima and which do not seem to correspond with his short and difficult production. The British painter sacrifices the superfluous and detail for an organic expression of the whole painting resulting in exceptional pieces that are incomparable.
The visibility of his work has grown largely due to the retrospective exhibition on twenty years of his work at the Hayward Gallery in London in 1978 and because of his increased interest in figuration that started in the early eighties. For the exhibition at the Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, a core collection of works corresponding to those presented at the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1986 has been chosen, where Frank Auerbach was the artist selected. To provide a more complete vision, also exhibited are oil paintings from 1954 onwards and charcoal drawings that make up thirty years' of the painter's creations.
Exhibition´s details
Kunstverein, Hamburg (October 18 - November 27, 1986)
Current exhibitions
29 July, 2020 - 11 January, 2021
Concha Jerez
Our Memory Is Being Stolen
17 July, 2020 - 28 February, 2021
Petrit Halilaj
To a raven and hurricanes that from unknown places bring back smells of humans in love
11 October, 2019 - 30 August, 2020
Mario Merz
Time Is Mute
18 December, 2019 - 2 November, 2020
Ignacio Gómez de Liaño
Forsaking Writing
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How To Get An Accurate Blood Pressure Reading
It is very quick and easy for a doctor to check your blood pressure by using a sphygmomanometer, which consists of a gauge, a stethoscope and a blood pressure cuff. Generally your doctor will take a reading whilst you are either sat or laid down so that you are as relaxed as possible. However in order for them to get an accurate reading you should consider the following prior to your visit to the doctors.
1. If you smoke you should stop smoking around 30 minutes before you are due to have your blood pressure checked.
2. You should also stop drinking coffee 30 minutes before it is checked as well.
3. If at all possible wear a top with short sleeves, as the doctor needs to place the cuff around the top part of the arm.
4. Also ensure that your bladder is empty before the doctor takes a reading as this can alter the results.
5. Before going into the doctor's surgery ensure you arrive in good time to sit quietly in the waiting area for 5 minutes to relax, especially if you had to walk or there was physical exertion on the way to the surgery.
6. Finally, once the reading has been taken you should ask either doctor or nurse to tell you what the reading is in numbers and what it means.
Many people will go for years without realizing that they are suffering from high blood pressure, as they have shown no signs or symptoms.
It is only if the condition begins to develop further that recognizable symptoms can be seen, although, these signs and symptoms can often be confused with other medical conditions.
Once the condition becomes more developed people may suddenly find that they begin to suffer with the following problems more regularly.
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If untreated, high blood pressure can lead to very serious diseases like heart disease, kidney failure and strokes, and these conditions will have their own secondary symptoms.
It is especially important that if you have diabetes or constantly suffer from either anxiety or stress you regularly get your blood pressure monitored. Also it is important that if you begin to notice any of the high blood pressure signs mentioned above to make an appointment to see your doctor who will be able diagnose the problems and identify an appropriate treatment plan for you.
If you haven't already done so, sign up for the free Relieve Blood Pressure Newsletter and discover new and natural methods to manage high blood pressure. In the newsletter you'll also find other ways to lower blood pressure along with more information on how to ensure you stay within the correct blood pressure range.


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Justice and Law (BA)
Offered by the Department of Justice, Law and Criminology, School of Public Affairs.,
Admission to the Program
New freshman and transfer students are admitted through the Office of Admissions. Current students who wish to transfer into the department or develop a double major should have a grade point average of 2.50 or higher and the approval of the undergraduate academic advisor.
- 120 credit hours with minimum 2.00 cumulative GPA (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 2)
- Completion of all requirements for a major (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 9)
AU Core Requirements
- Completion of AU Core foundation requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.2-8.6)
- Completion of AU Core Habits of Mind requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.7)
- Completion of AU Core integrative course requirements (Undergraduate Academic Regulation 8.8-8.11)
For additional information, see AU Core Curriculum.
Major Requirements
- 36 credit hours with grades of C or better, including at least 18 credit hours at or above the 300-level
Course Requirements
Required (15 credit hours)
- JLC-103 Critical Issues in Justice (3)
- JLC-104 Introduction to Systems of Justice (3)
- JLC-205 Introduction to Criminology (3)
- JLC-280 Introduction to Justice Research (3)
- JLC-309 Justice and Public Policy (3)
Concentration (21 credit hours)
Complete 21 credit hours in one of the following concentrations (Criminal Justice, Criminology, or Terrorism and Security Studies) with a minimum of 15 credit hours at or above the 300-level:
Criminal Justice
- JLC-200 Deprivation of Liberty FA4 (3)
- JLC-210 Policing in America: An Introductory Survey (3)
- JLC-211 Contemporary Issues in American Law Enforcement (3)
- JLC-230 Corrections in America (3)
- JLC-332 Corrections and the Constitution (3)
- JLC-342 Judicial Administration (3)
- JLC-368 Juvenile Delinquency: Causes, Prevention and Treatment (3)
- JLC-402 Comparative Systems of Law and Justice (3)
- JLC-422 Justice Workshop (1-6)
- JLC-431 The Prison Community (3)
- JLC-432 Concepts of Punishment (3)
- JLC-444 Topics in Criminal Justice (3)
- JLC-491 Internship in a Justice/Legal Setting (1-6)
- JLC-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
- other JLC courses with permission from the department
- JLC-206 Justice and Deviant Behavior (3)
- JLC-215 Violence and Institutions FA4 (3)
- JLC-245 Cities and Crime FA4 (3)
- JLC-313 Organized Crime (3)
- JLC-315 White-Collar and Commercial Crime (3)
- JLC-368 Juvenile Delinquency: Causes, Prevention and Treatment (3)
- JLC-401 Criminal Behavior: A Psychosocial Analysis (3)
- JLC-417 Victimology (3)
- JLC-422 Justice Workshop (1-6) (3 credit hours required)
- JLC-426 Domestic Violence (3)
- JLC-445 Topics in Criminology (3)
- JLC-451 Drugs, Crime, and Public Policy (3)
- JLC-454 Violence, Justice and the Law (3)
- JLC-458 The Juvenile and the Law (3)
- JLC-491 Internship in a Justice/Legal Setting (1-6)
- JLC-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
- other JLC courses with permission from the department
Terrorism and Security Studies
- JLC-470 Causes of Terrorism and Political Violence (3)
- JLC-471 Evolution of Global Jihad (3)
- JLC-474 Domestic Terrorism and Political Violence (3)
- JLC-475 Terrorism and Counterterrorism in Practice (3)
- JLC-478 Investigating Terrorism (3)
- JLC-479 Prosecution of Terrorism (3)
- JLC-482 Crime and Conflict Nexus (3)
- JLC-483 Cyber Threats and Security (3)
- JLC-484 Intelligence Analysis (3)
- JLC-485 Topics in Terrorism (3)
- JLC-491 Internship in a Justice/Legal Setting (1-6)
- JLC-496 Selected Topics: Non-Recurring (1-6)
- other JLC courses with permission from the department
Combined Justice and Law (BA) and Justice, Law and Criminology (MS)
American University offers students the opportunity to earn both undergraduate and graduate degrees through its combined bachelor's/master's programs. See Admission to a Combined Bachelor's / Master's Program and Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degrees for more information.


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