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By Dean D. Guerra ('13)
Dr. Maya Angelou once said, "We all should know that diversity makes for a rich tapestry, and we must understand that all the threads of the tapestry are equal in value no matter what their color." I grew up in a rich, colorful, beautiful tapestry of life. You may not realize it about me at first glance, but I grew up in a children's home in Texas with 27 girls. Some Mexican, Some Black, Some White, Some Vietnamese, Some Eritrean, Some Choctaw Indian.
We had yellow strands, brown strands, tan strands, red strands, black strands, white strands, and every other color in between. We learned from each other how to make homemade flour tortillas, Eritrean Hambasha, chow mein. We ate well together. We played hide and seek, barbies, catch, Nintendo, monopoly, and charades together. We spent Easters, birthdays, Thanksgivings, and Christmases together.
We were there to congratulate one another on first boyfriends and girlfriends, and to hold each other when we ended up single again the day before Valentine's Day. We went to each other's choir concerts, band recitals, volleyball games, and plays. We held each other's hands when we had to have our tonsils or appendix removed. We praised God together when we each got baptized, and we asked God questions when we each first experienced someone we love dying.
We weaved a family tapestry together. These girls were my family, my sisters. Skin color was a beautiful attribute that was to be admired and proud of, not something that divided us. We worked. Most importantly we were a WE. They years went by and we got older, graduated high school, some of us went to college, some of us started families, some went into the career world.
I came to Wake Forest on a full ride for theatre, academics, and need. I found my own group of friends and together we weaved a tapestry. It was a little less colorful than what I was used to, but that is not to say that there weren't colors here, just to say that I made less of an effort. The longer I have been at Wake Forest, the more colorful my tapestry has become. The more important to me it is that my life's tapestry becomes more colorful. Often times I realize that it is so easy to not venture out to anything or anyone that seems foreign to our own experience. However, the longer I have been at Wake, the more I have realized the importance of having diversity in your life.
People tell me all the time, "You have so many ethnic friends." Don't you love that word? Ethnic? I always say, "What do you mean?" They say, "You know, a lot of the people you hang out with are black or Asian." I look at them and I think of where I grew up. I think of my family tapestry. I don't see someone who's Asian, I see my sister who taught me to read. I don't see someone who's Hispanic, I see my sister who taught me how to swim. I realize I don't see someone that's black, I see my sister who taught me that no matter what happens, I can do anything like she did when she was able to escape the small African country of Eritrea in a time of war. I realize that no matter where I go in life, my roots are weaved into a rich, beautiful, colorful tapestry of my family.
As I stand here today reflecting on my time at Wake Forest I am so proud to be a part of a new page and a lasting legacy that has been created here: that no matter what color, creed, religion, gender, you may be, YOU are important. I am important. WE are important because together we work to not right yesterday's wrongs but to create a future together of equality, acceptance, understanding, and love.
There is no future without the present, and if I charge you with anything today it is to remember the past and work hard to create a future for the better of Wake Forest. A future of tolerance, acceptance, love and family. Today, I charge you to go the football games, to the theatre shows, to the Office of Multicultural Affairs Gospel Fest, to the LGBTQ Center's study hours. I charge you to not rest on your laurels but to continue to create an environment, at Wake Forest, where we learn and educate the mind, spirit, body, and soul. We are a diverse group, we come from all across this country and the globe. We must use this to our advantage, and not let differences separate us. We must learn to create a tapestry that celebrates and learns from different cultures and experiences, instead of one of intolerance and division. To create like the 27 girls that I grew up with and I did, a family tapestry.
All of us here are a part of the Wake Forest Family, and it is up to us what our family tapestry looks like. This may seem lofty but consider this: We have already created a tapestry that makes it possible for some poor kid from a Houston children's home to have a dream to attend an excellent university for free, have the audacity to apply and get accepted. Today as I look out, my heart smiles because I see Wake Forest's tapestry and how each of us weave ourselves onto it. Each one of us is a strand, none more important than the other. I have to tell you, our Wake Forest tapestry is beautiful, and I cannot wait to see how it gets better.

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DIY Unicorn & Panda Costume Tumblr Hoodies | ANN LE
(pop music) ♫ Sometimes I can hear you calling ♫ Telling me that I'm a fool ♫ Well I can dream ♫ I can dream ♫ I will see a brighter day ♫ I can see ♫ See it through ♫ – Hey loves, how's it going? I hope you guys are
excited about this DIY. I was playing around with a few ideas, Eric wanted me to do a Frozen costume, but I wasn't in the
mood for like princess-y Disney kind of costume. And I was just looking
around, shopping online, and so I came across these animal hoodies that I saw on Urban Outfitters. It's a great way to bring
that inner child out if you're an adult, Or if you are a little kid this is a great way to, this is a great little DIY to make for your kids this Halloween time. Or not even, if you're into cosplay, this is also perfect. So if you guys are into mystical creatures, or if your spirit animal is a unicorn, then you guys definitely
have to make this DIY. Let's get started. All right guys, so to start off this unicorn hoodie, you are going to need a blank hoodie. You can use any colors. I will be using white today. To make the unicorn you will also need some colorful fleece. I bought these from a fabric store at a quarter yard each in every color. For the unicorn's horn I will be using this piece of felt in
caramel golden color, and gold string. For the ears I will be using white fleece. Let's start out by working
on the unicorn's mane and take out your
colorful fleece material, cut them into strips. What I'm using for measurements is about a foot long in strips and then about a half an inch to three quarters of an inch wide. Of course you can use any
other measurements you like, this is just what I'm using and what I will be doing
for my unicorn's mane. Time to work on the ears. Now if you like, you can
draw yourself a template. In my case i like to just freestyle things so I will be using my hand
as my measuring guide, and also as a cutting guide. So with my hand I am just basically cutting out my ears in a shape of an ear, I guess you can say. So now I have two sets of ears. At this moment you should have two sets of ears, which mean four pieces altogether. So have the right sides facing each other before sewing or gluing the ears together. As you can see here I have the right sides facing each other. and then I'm just sewing around the curve and then leaving the bottom
of my ears left open. After sewing, or gluing your ears, turn it inside out. You should have something like this. To make the inside of your ear take out a pink piece of felt, or fabric, and place your ear on top of that. Use that as a cutting guide
to cut out your pink ears. After you have your pink ears cut out an extra half an inch around the ears to make it smaller. Then take that and glue it on the inside of your white ears. It's now time to work
on the unicorn's mane. Take out the colorful strips that you cut out earlier,
find the midpoint of that and glue it along the
middle seam of your hoodie. To make your mane thicker you can glue more rolls to your mane by gluing some more on the
left and the right side of your middle mane. We are now onto making the unicorn's horn, and with this piece of felt I'm going to cut it in half and cut out my almost triangular shape. So the camera's not recording on me, but basically what I
did was I cut this out to this shape. It looks like a triangle,
but snipped on top. So what you want to do is at the very top roll it in very tightly as possible, and what you will end up with is a narrow cone, just
like a unicorn's horn. Glue this along the opening side, and then at the bottom snip off any excess material that you have, so that way the bottom can be flat. To make the horn more firm and to have it hold up, stuff it with some cotton, or whatever scrap piece of
fabric you have left over. The last step for the
horn is to draw a circle at the bottom, cut that out and glue it to the bottom of your unicorn's horn. I lied, that wasn't the last step. What you will need to do next is take out a gold string and wrap that in a spiral-y direction around the unicorn's horn and you should have something like this. Now find the midpoint on
the top of your hoodie, add some glue to the bottom of your horn, and place that onto the hoodie. To glue on the unicorn's ear I suggest you try on the hoodie first and get an idea of where you would like to place the ears. Afterward, make a little marking and then with a ruler just make sure that both sides are even and measured out so that
way it can be placed about the same distance and width apart. Then with your scissor, snip a little line that is wide enough for
your ear to fit through. Place your ear inside and then fold the cutting edge inward so that way you can't see it. Place some hot glue between the hoodie and the ear, do the same to the back, and also on to the other ear. Yay, we are now onto my panda, and we're going to start
with the eyes first. So basically I just took
out a circular object around my house, I traced that, and then for the pupil I'm just drawing another circle inside the bigger circle. And then for the bigger circle I'm just going to draw
about a half an inch rim around that to give
it that panda eye look. After you're happy with your panda's eye cut it out and then use that as your tracing template
for the second eye. So draw the second eye, and
then also draw your nose the way I draw my panda nose is I just think about a little puppy and then I just drew what I imagined. And then just cut out the second eye and the nose. Now it's time to lay out the panda's face onto the top of your hoodie and see how you would like to place the eyes and the nose. Once you're happy with that, take your hot glue gun and glue it onto your hoodie. When placing the nose remember to leave a little space so that way you can draw in your panda's smile. For the smile I'm just basically using fabric paint, but you can also use a Sharpie marker for this. To make your panda's
ears is just basically using the same steps like you did for your unicorn's ear, except you will be using
a circular, round template and also black fabric. After sewing and turning
your ears inside out, the last steps are to measure out where you will be placing your ears and then draw a marking spot. Then with your scissor
cut out that marking spot, insert in your ears, and then glue the hoodie to your ears. (pop music) ♫ Sometimes I can hear you calling ♫ Telling me that I'm a fool ♫ Well I can dream ♫ I can dream ♫ I will see a brighter day – All right guys. That is it for today. I hope you enjoyed this video. If you do, don't forget to give it a thumbs up. And before you go, don't leave yet, because I have some really
interesting information about unicorns. One night I had a dream and it was just such a clear vision to me, so the next morning I woke up. So I found some really,
really interesting facts, well not facts, but interesting, you know just interesting things
about what unicorns mean. So the unicorn is a
symbol of purity, magic , and enchantment. The single spiraled horn signifies unity of thoughts and purity of reason. Isn't that beautiful? Like, oh wow. The single horn also reminds us that its domain is that of unity. Unity that exists beyond the
realm of matter and duality. Very few individuals are
pure and virtuous enough to be blessed with a
unicorn crossing their path. So I'm wondering if I saw it in my dream, does that mean that a unicorn is crossing my path? I don't know, that's kind of interesting. So if you guys ever have had any like really weird and interesting dreams, of like a spirit animal
or something like that, comment below. I just think it's really, really neat. And what you guys think
about spirit animals. Tell me what you guys know. I just love looking up
mystical kind of things, like this, it just excites me. So other than that, I wil see you guys next week. Mwah. Chow.


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The vampire bat is native to North, Central and South America, from Mexico to Argentina. There is only one positive confirmation of a vampire bat sighting in the United States.
The vampire bat belongs to the family Phyllostomidae, the leaf-nosed bat. There are three extant species of vampire bat: common, white-winged and hairy-legged. The common vampire bat has the largest range of the three species, extending from northern Mexico to Argentina, Chile and Uruguay in the south. The white-winged vampire bat has a similar range to the common but is not present in western Mexico or the Yucatan. The hairy-legged vampire bat is also absent from western Mexico but does have a presence in the Yucatan. There is documentation of a single hairy-legged vampire bat sighting in southern Texas in 1967.
Vampire bats occupy both humid and arid habitats, but warm, humid climates are preferred.
These bats are extremely social animals, sometimes forming colonies of over 100 animals. Despite a bad reputation, vampire bats form strong social bonds with other colony members. They are reciprocally altruistic, regurgitating food for hungry individuals and lactating females, and even adopting orphaned pups. Common vampire bats sometimes become a nuisance by feeding on livestock, but both the white-winged and hairy-legged vampires are avian specialists that only prey upon birds.


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Night falls in Hong Kong. Technicolor neon lights illuminate the darkness, their vibrant hue reflecting off the rain-slick streets. Scooters weave through the traffic, and soon, so will I. But first, a pork bun. I try to think of what Anthony Bourdain might say as I chow down on street food, but I'm distracted. There's a clothing store down the street, and my duds have seen better days. Time for a new outfit—and an, ahem, massage. When in Hong Kong…
The truth is, I've done far more objectionable things than pay for the touch of a woman. In just the last few nights, I've stolen several cars, caused multiple accidents, and leveled enough lampposts to light a small town. I beat a man senseless for not paying his debts. Another, I slammed face-first into an air conditioner for having the nerve to take a swing at me. Then there's the group of unarmed thugs I savaged with an angle grinder. They didn't have a chance.
I've spared some, including one guy I stuffed into my trunk after leaving his crew in a broken, bloody heap. He didn't last, though. Mrs. Chu, a dear old lady barely 4′ tall, butchered the poor guy with a meat cleaver. I watched in silence from the corner of her kitchen; he had it coming. That's not even the worst of it. No, I've also been frequenting karaoke bars—and singing. What have I become?
A Triad gangster, apparently. Except I'm also an undercover cop. My name is Wei Shen, and this is Sleeping Dogs.
The premise for United Front's open-world GTAlternative is intriguing. In reality, the narrative isn't nearly as dynamic as one might hope. Through more than two thirds of the missions that appear to make up the single-player story, a smattering of in-game cutscenes has told me that Shen is conflicted and sinking deeper into the gang he's supposed to bring to justice. However, at no point have I made any decisions affecting my fate. The story hasn't been particularly gripping thus far, either. Feels like a Hong Kong action movie I've seen many times before.
I'll reserve final judgment on the story until I reach the final climax. Apart from side quests, the odds of completion are good. That's sort of a big deal, since I haven't finished an open-world game since Crackdown. The last few Grand Theft Autos, I grew tired of within a few sessions. Sleeping Dogs is literally keeping me up at night. Just one more mission, I tell myself.
While the storyline follows a predictable path, the missions offer a fair bit of variety. As a gangster, I've spent plenty of time unleashing all manner of violence on groups of baddies. The melee combat is reminiscent of the recent Batman games, complete with counter-attacks against opponents who shimmer red when they're on the offensive. In addition to bladed weapons, power tools, and the tire iron lurking inside most trunks, the environment can be used as a weapon. Meat hooks hang from certain ceilings, garbage bins are distributed liberally, and an enemy's head can be smashed into just about anything. There are combos, too, from takedowns that would make Georges St. Pierre proud to spinning kicks that send bodies flying. You'll need to be strategic about using the various combat elements, since attackers have different weaknesses and a tendency to swarm in groups.
When playing with a gamepad, the violence is engaging and satisfying. Still, the controls don't seem as tight as Arkham City; either there's some sort of latency, or I'm just not getting the timing down right. I do have a tendency to button mash, which may be affecting my ability to counter mid-combo. The action feels much better than anything else I've played in the genre, though.
Dual analog sticks may be ideal for hand-to-hand brawling, but they're not as good for gunplay. Sleeping Dogs has a little shooting, too. The game employs what the developers call aggressive cover, which means the player can slow time by vaulting over obstacles that also provide cover from gunfire. It's much easier to pick off opponents when everything is moving at Max Payne speed. Playing with a keyboard and mouse is an option, of course.
Thing is, that combo doesn't as feel as good for the game's driving elements. There's lots of cruising around town, plus races and chase sequences that involve hanging out the window, automatic weapon in hand. Bullet time is invoked easily, and watching flaming cars flip in slow motion always leaves a smile on my face.
Driving in open-world games has always bugged me. The physics are usually awful, and players are typically asked to traverse epic distances to the starting point of the next mission. Why can't someone come and meet me for a change?
In Sleeping Dogs, the driving feel is better than expected. It's not on the level of an arcadey Need for Speed game, and cars feel unnaturally glued to the ground unless the handbrake is yanked. That said, the handling seems a little more natural than in most games of this ilk. Driving from mission to mission doesn't take too long, at least.
Chase sequences are sprinkled throughout Sleeping Dogs, whether it's behind the wheel or on foot. There are brief flashes of parkour to spice up the running, but the camera is a little too slow to keep up around corners. At least there's an opportunity for a beatdown at the end of each chase.
The undercover missions are considerably less violent overall. They're also less memorable. Snapping pictures of crime scenes just isn't as much fun as snapping limbs. I haven't had to do any stealthy sneaking thus far, although I have mastered the handful of mini-games for lock picking, terminal hacking, and bug calibrating. The mini-games are simple, so they won't bog you down.
While Sleeping Dogs' rendition of Hong Kong doesn't feel as big as some other open worlds I've roamed, the scale is still impressive. There's an authenticity to the environment that's almost convincing, save for the lack of massive crowds and gridlock traffic. The city feels sparsely populated overall, even if what's there looks good. United Front has included some PC-specific eye candy, and a high-res texture pack was released on day one. The characters are particularly detailed, which works well with the in-game cutscenes.
As I write this post, I'm trying to figure out exactly what it is about Sleeping Dogs that keeps me coming back when most other open-world titles have failed to hold my attention. It's not one thing, I don't think, but a combination of slick graphics, entertaining combat, and a sense that the action isn't too encumbered by awkward mechanics. Rather than trying to explain why Sleeping Dogs is fun, I should take a cue from the title and simply enjoy the fact that it is. Something to contemplate over another massage, perhaps.
While I do that, consider checking out Sleeping Dogs yourself. The game's favorable MetaCritic rating suggests I'm not the only one having a good time on the streets of Hong Kong, and there's a demo on Steam that's free to try.


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Motive matters, especially in politics. Voters want to know the "Why" just as much as the "What". And that's where the internet Party falls down. Kim Dotcom is driven entirely by revenge. And his fight with the US Government.
His beef is with the Prime Minister. Dotcom holds John Key personally responsible for the raid on his home and the taking down of his internet business. Hence the internet Party.
In the absence of the raid - and the threat of extradition and conviction - there would be no internet Party. That's its point.
The party therefore lacks uplift. It's not in any way inspiring. It lacks any underpinning philosophy or guiding principles. That's a must-have for political parties. It's what generates the passion and the drive that politics demands.
Not surprisingly, those involved desperately lack passion and belief. The internet Party's chief executive Vikram Kumar jumped from Dotcom's Mega company.
He says his job now is that of a "start-up" and of taking "a concept to market".
That's not the stuff of politics. For lawyer Graeme Edgeler it's just a job. "There aren't a lot of electoral law jobs out there. To be honest, there would be a few different parties I would have worked for if they'd offered me a job," he told the Herald on Sunday.
Media guru Jim Tucker is the internet Party's media and policy adviser. He says he's staying politically neutral. He won't commit to the party even though he's advising on media and writing policy. If he won't commit, why should we?
To succeed, a political party needs a flock of volunteers and supporters and candidates. That's not going to happen. That's because the paid staff lack any belief or passion for the party cause. That's because there isn't one.
Their motive is that of a job. That's their stated "Why".
Dotcom is not a citizen, can't vote, can't stand for election and can't lead the party. He very much is the party but can't do any of the things we expect of politicians and political leaders. He also faces extradition and serious charges in the US.
The usual hurdle confronting a new party is the 5 per cent MMP threshold. The internet Party has an additional hurdle: will its founding guru still be in New Zealand come election day?
The motives behind the very public dance of Dotcom and Mana's Hone Harawira are equally disturbing. The Mana people see money and momentum. Dotcom sees Harawira's electorate seat. That would make the 5 per cent threshold redundant.
The "Why" is not about the people's concerns and the country. It's about Dotcom and the Mana Party. It's about what suits them.
Harawira's executive assistant, Jevan Goulter, publicly described the Mana-Internet Party deal: "Okay, so we would be helping a fat, rich, white prick with a bunch of money but it would obviously help Mana too ... The difference could be two or three Mana MPs," he told the NZ Herald.
The calculation is crude and self-serving. The internet Party does at least have some policy: fast, cheap broadband that's universal and unlimited. There's no explanation of how that's to be achieved. Or what it would cost.
It's also not enough of the "Why". People won't march up Queen St for better broadband.
But I wouldn't be so rash as to write-off the internet Party. There's always a protest vote.
I well remember in the early days of Act asking a taxi driver who he was voting for.
"Still making my mind up. Can't decide between Peters and Prebble. I am trying to work out which would cause the government the most trouble."


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This 96 page manual focusses on lesser know fruits – so much so that I in fact have tasted none of them! The fruits covered are amla, bael, ber, jackfruits,lapsi, persimmon, sugar apple and tamirand.
It is divided into four sections.
- a short section covering measures and techniques that are required to carry out the processing
- a description of post harvest processing and then details of the specific processes for each of the fruits
- a section on producing shelf stable products including pickled fruits, non-alcoholic beverages, jam and jelly, dried fruits, fruit leather, candies, preserves and powder with details for the different fruits
- finally a section aimed at introducing the business issues and providing the necessary information for a person entering business for the first time
It is well illustrated and provides a very high level of detail. It also includes a large list of references.
Even if you don't have access to these special fruits the information, both technical and business, makes it worth while downloading this manual and keeping it on your computer.


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iPray is the ultimate tool to get accurate prayer timings for your selected cities along with accurate Qibla direction from anywhere in the world. iPray "just works" out of the box with zero-setup required.
* Prayer times for any city round the globe
* No settings required. iPray is completely automatic as it detects your location, appropriate prayer calculation method, timezone and much more.
* Today Widget
* Sound and Vibration Alerts. Get automatic reminders for individual prayers. Supports various azan alerts as well as vibration only alerts.
* Displays prayer times for: Fajr, *Ishraaq, Dhuhr, Asr, Maghrib, Isha and Qiyam-ul-lail (Last 1/3rd of the night; Tahajjud Prayer)
* Landscape Prayer Timetable. Turn your device landscape to see upcoming prayer times.
* Quick Overview
* Highly customizable
* Tap on the time column to display time left to next prayer
* Find and save cities using automatic detection or the built-in database (will work even when there is no internet available)
* Qibla direction for selected cities or using your current GPS position. Supports Magnetic Compass detection on supported devices with a fully immersed interface offering you the current Qibla direction, Sun position in the sky as well as the Moon position and phase
* Moon Phases and its current state
* Islamic Events with the freedom of moving between Hijri years
* Multiple Hijri and Prayer Time Calculation method adjustments
* Several selectable Adhans for individual prayers
* Offers more than what meets the eye plus a very unique user experience
* Ishraq prayer does NOT mean Sunrise. Ishraq prayer is 10 to 12 minutes after sunrise. There is a misconception where Islamic websites and people use the word "Ishraq" and then give timings for actual Sunrise. Praying at sunrise is forbidden and must be performed after at least 10 minutes of sunrise. iPray for this reason adds 10 minutes to sunrise and labels it correctly as "Ishraaq".
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text: Ygrain #401 Posted April 8, 2018 2 hours ago, LynnS said: Yes, we don't know the color of the rose except that it was dead and black and she was clutching it hard enough to cause the petals to come off when she let go. Ever touched a rose past its prime? The petals go quite easily. And since it is not stated in what manner she was holding it/them, there is no telling if it was one rose or more. But if you want to argue the size of the rose and Lyanna's palm, be my guest. 2 hours ago, LynnS said: The notion that Lyanna carted around the laurel of roses and was clinging to them as she died is stretching it. Exactly. People usually don't carry dried laurels around but they do tend to take with them things of emotional value if they intend to leave home. Which is why I said that IF it was her HH crown, it must have been a pre-planned elopement. 2 hours ago, LynnS said: That's what I call nonsense. If GRRM happens to confirm that it was indeed the crown, I'll remember this. I hope you will, too. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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It takes on average 3 years to conclude a murder case in Kenya – that's according to the data on kenyalaw.org. However, Prosecution Counsel Katto Wambua puts the number at 1.5 years. I decided to put Man Vs Machine Learning in understanding homicide cases in the country. To that end, I conducted an interview with Prosecution Counsel Katto Wambua, and in parallel wrote a piece of code to download all court rulings that mention murder.
Who's doing the killing
The first order of business was to know which county has the highest murder rate in Kenya. From the visualisation below, Kisii County is the murder capital of the country. By February of this year, more than 10 people had been murdered in Kisii County with the youngest perpetrator being 14 years old.
When I posted the same question to Counsel Katto, he gave a different answer. Meru County has the highest murder per capita closely followed by Kisii County. The data put on kenyalaw.org doesn't reflect the total case load handled by the Directorate of Public Prosecution. Rather, cases reported on kenyalaw.org are only those raising most noticeable precedent-setting issues in law. This brings to fore an interesting concept in criminal law known as Judicial Precedence. Adopted from English common law, judicial precedence is a practice whereby judges follow previously decided cases where the facts are of sufficient similarity.
A case that sets new precedent has facts not encountered previously in a court law. Therefore, Kisii County has the highest number of precedent-setting cases – in lay terms, it has the highest number of 'strange' murder cases. For example, criminal murder case number 51 of 2015 (Scholastica Chebet Kirui vs The Republic). Mrs Scholastica was charged with the offence of murder contrary to section 203 of the penal code of which she was accused of causing the death of John Kirui Sang'ara.
The most difficult crime to track is the one which is purposeless – Sherlock Holmes
The facts of the case are that the deceased and the accused were involved in a brawl which led to the deceased chasing everyone from his home. At 10:00 pm, his house was on fire, neighbours rushed in the compound but didn't see anyone in the vicinity. At daybreak, villagers and the deceased's family including his wife (accused) returned to the scene and while clearing the debris stumbled on the burnt dead body of the deceased. Mrs Scholastica was acquitted of the charge since other evidence alluded to the fire being started by the deceased.
How to Get Away with Murder
Kenya is no country for murderers. According to Katto, the overall conviction rate for all class types have risen from 75% in 2011-2013 to 95% in 2015-2016. This improvement has been the sharpest of any National Prosecution Authority in the continent and is barely behind South Africa. Despite the sharp increase in conviction rate, there are still people who get to beat the system. How do they do it?
Acquittals generally occur due to conflicting post-mortem reports, conflicting eye witness testimony, conflict between the cause of death as per medical report and what is the import of the overall testimony of witnesses, failure or change of stay by some witness, and witness fatigue. I opted to use machine learning to classify whether a murder case would end as a conviction or acquittal, and in the process understand factors that lead to convictions/acquittal.
To get started, I defined and extracted 31 variables related to the cases. These include:
- Time of incident
- Gender of accused
- Gender of victim
- Type of weapon
- Eye witness
- Number of witnesses
- Motive
- Cause of death
Next, I chose the J48 classification algorithm which works well with binary classification problems that have only two possible outcomes, in this case, conviction or acquittal. Instead of running the algorithm on all features, I selected the features with the highest prediction power using the information gain algorithm then built my decision tree one feature at a time.
From the mini tree above, the J48 algorithm chose primary witness (eye witness) as the most important variable in predicting a murder case. When there's an eye-witness to a murder, the probability of a conviction shoots to 90%, while when there is no eye witness there it's a 45% chance that a conviction will be attained. That noted, if the prediction model only relied on eye-witness as a variable it would achieve a 72% prediction accuracy. A low accuracy rate given the cost of making a wrong conviction/acquittal is quite high.
I introduced the second highest ranked variable to improve the prediction. The variable is known as statement in which it notes whether an accused person made a sworn, unsworn or no statement to the police. The diagram below shows the resultant model.
If you observe the right side of the model, you'll notice the condition when an eye witness is present has changed (always leads to conviction). However, when there's no eye-witness to a murder, what else should a judge consider to make a ruling? The model puts statement, in the absence of an eye-witness, an accused person who makes no statement is always acquitted. If he/she makes a sworn statement, then the chances of conviction without eye witness shoots to 60%. If they make an unsworn statement, the conviction chance pushes to 65%. The overall model improves to 80%, still not good enough.
To bolster the model prediction, I threw in the top 5 variable – the diagram below shows part of the resultant model.
Now, the model becomes complex and interesting. If we were to model a judge's thinking process, this how it would look like. The gender of the accused dislodges eye witness as the most important variable. From the diagram, if the accused is female, the only other thing to consider is their statement. However, when the accused is male, then the decision process checks whether there was a witness, if not checks if they are jointly accused after then consider the weapon used before making the judgment call.
This model does reveal that women partake in murder such that it is easy to make a decision while men involve themselves in complex murder schemes that require consideration of many variables before rendering a judgment. The model accuracy rate sits at 93% – that's justice served with an algorithm.
In John Kiriamiti's book 'My Life in Prison', he lists advice given by fellow inmates before facing the judge.
(i). Do not fake an alibi you cannot prove.
(ii). Do not call a witness you cannot rely on.
(iii). Do not give a sworn statement because, when you do, you will be open to a cross-examination. While being cross-examined you might very easily contradict yourself.
(iv). In mitigation, do not beg for leniency for that will imply that you are guilty. Stick to your plea.
(v). Never, in the field of crime, plead guilty even if they promise you total acquittal.
You can read two engrossing murder cases here:
(1) Murder at Crooked Q Restaurant
(2) The Assassination in Gigiri
Don't kill anyone who owes you money, you may be sentenced to 15 years in jail. Instead, call Third Eye Debt Collectors – the leading debt collectors in East Africa.
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Kenya_mpya April 18, 2017 at 8:18 pm
My take away: dont explain anything to a cop… any statement is a bad statement.
Good job Chris!!!
One, I am happy with the conviction rate for murderers in Kenya although I know there are lots of cases where murderers have slipped through the dragnet.
The main issue in Kenya is that in the absence of any eyewitness, the investigation simply stalls and the murderer walks free. No one takes the time to go through cold cases and try to piece up the evidence together. Did you find any case where judges relied on forensic evidence such as DNA or fingerprint tests to convict? I have always thought that is an area where Kenya need to make some serious improvements to lock up even more murderers.
The over-reliance on primary witnesses in conviction can be problematic because in certain crimes, witness testimony may often turn out to be unreliable and people lose memory with time and begin filling in details to suit a pre-determined assumption.


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Robert Winston is a Partner with Brady, Connolly & Masuda, P.C., in its Chicago office. He has handled civil litigation matters for 25 years.
He has had more than twenty first chair verdicts to date in favor of the client in the areas of construction, medical malpractice, and premises liability. He also has more than eighty arbitrations to date, tried before the Circuit Court of Cook County and the American Arbitration Association.
Mr. Winston received his undergraduate degree in History in 1980 from Ohio State University, and his law degree in 1984 from the Ohio State University College of Law.
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- Illinois, 1985
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- The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio, 1984, J.D.
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I'm writing my life about the abuse I lived through as a child and the beginning of my adult life. I really want to help others realize that they can survive, change, choose right from wrong even after or during being abused.
So, do I self publish or go the traditional route? That is my new dilemma. Any advice will be welcome. Thank you.


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I think I mentioned on here (maybe?) that Evan and I purchased an old fox-hunting lodge last fall. No? Well...we did!
We plan to blog about our renovation adventures + our journey to lead a simple life on a couple of wooded acres. You can follow along at Foxwood Forest! You can also find us on Instagram and Twitter. We'd love to have you join along! We have no idea what we're doing, so I can promise that it will be fun. And crazy. And probably terrifying at times. :)


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With an overall population of 21,182 and a student population of 5,916, approximately 5,836 of Lisle students attend one of Lisle's schools that offer educational leadership programs.
Lisle's largest educational leadership school is Benedictine University. Approximately 144 students graduated in 2010 from Benedictine University with credentials in educational leadership.
In 2010, 152 students graduated with an educational leadership degree in Lisle. In 2009 tuition at educational leadership schools in Lisle was $22,310 per year, on average.
In addition to tuition costs, plan on spending an average of $1,300 for educational leadership related books and supplies each year. And if you live on campus, you will face an additional expense of $6,765 per year, on average, for room and board at Lisle-based educational leadership schools. Students who live at home can cut this cost down to approximately $26,010.
If you plan on staying in Lisle after graduating from educational leadership school, you should know that job prospects for educational leadership professonals in Lisle, which is the most popular educational leadership profession, are average. In 2010, 1 out of every 2 educational leadership professonals in Illinois were working in the greater Lisle area. The number of educational leadership professonals in Lisle is expected to increase by 9% by the year 2018. This projected change is faster than the projected nationwide trend for educational leadership professonals.
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text: In this excerpt from the Independent Lens film SEED: The Untold Story, famed scientist Jane Goodall talks about how seeds work and spread is nothing short of magic. With animation and time-lapse photography we see the magic in the way they are brought to life after hitching a ride with an animal or being digested by one (Goodall points out that Darwin was amazed that a seed grew after it had been 21 hours in the stomach of an owl), or activated through fire. Dennis Klocek, a scientist, teacher, and gardener, here calls a seed a "doorway between the life of the old plant and its gift to the new plant." It is a process of nothing less than reincarnation.


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A new study by the Urban Institute says yes. The nonpartisan think tank studied achievement data in North Carolina high schools and found that students whose teachers were placed through Teach for America scored higher on math and science exams than their peers.
Teach for America, or TFA, selects graduates of the nation's most prestigious colleges and universities and assigns them to work in some of the nation's toughest schools for a two-year commitment. With 17,000 applicants, TFA placed more than 2,000 teachers in 2005 and expects its ranks to grow to 4,000 by 2010. While few would question the intelligence of the program's participants (several of whom work in Baltimore), critics have two major gripes: 1) that TFA is sending to our neediest schools teachers who are not only uncertified, but sometimes culturally unprepared for an inner-city environment, and 2) that it perpetuates a revolving door of teachers in needy schools (since some college grads see the program as a resume-builder while they figure out what they want to do with their lives).
The Urban Institute's study indicates that those criticisms are unfounded. "TFA teachers are able to more than offset their lack of teaching experience, either due to their better academic preparation in particular subject areas or due to other unmeasured factors such as motivation," the report says. The advantage still held when TFA teachers were compared with colleagues fully certified in their fields. The report's authors say their findings stress the importance of finding teachers with strong academic backgrounds and -- yikes! -- indicate that teacher recruitment is more important than teacher retention.
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Jet lag is probably among the worst experiences after air travel, especially when you cross from one time zone to another. After making that trip, jet lag may cause some serious interferes on your normal schedule. It can affect your sleep schedule, appetite and several natural rhythms of the body. This means that failure to ease jet lag will make you unable to accomplish your scheduled tasks after reaching your destination. But you can ease the jet lag by applying some exercise and nutrition tips. These tips are simple to apply and therefore you should be prepared even before you start your trip.
Simple exercise and nutrition hacks to ease jet lag
Drink a lot of water
One of the best ways to ease jet lag is by keeping your body hydrated. You should drink a lot of water both when you are traveling and after completing the trip. Carry enough water on the plane and drink it throughout the trip. Do not be scared of the frequent trips you will make to the restrooms because they are well-intentioned.
Workout in the open air
After reaching your destination, plan for workouts. These workouts should be done in open air (outdoors) under natural light. According to fitness experts, exercising in natural light helps you feel good and also eases jet lag. If you cannot manage to exercise in open air, you can also do so near the window. It is also recommended that your workouts be done at the same time daily.
Avoid working out just before you go to sleep
Workouts, regardless of how simple they might be, are physical exercises. They usually involve the use of energy to move your muscles and other body parts. In most cases, you will need some time to rest after exercising so as to restore the energy used. Therefore working out just before you go to sleep will increase the negative effects of jet lag. You can avoid this by working out a few hours before you go to bed.
Follow new time zone mealtimes
Now that you are in a new time zone, you have to adapt to their mealtimes. You should have breakfast, lunch, and dinner at the respective new time zone's mealtimes. If you are used to eating dinner at 8 p.m., ensure that you eat it at 8 p.m. in the new time zone. Doing so will help you ease jet lag.


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West Falmouth is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Falmouth in Barnstable County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 1,738 at the 2010 census.
West Falmouth Village Historic District is at the heart of West Falmouth Village. Historic buildings include the West Falmouth Library, Quaker Meeting House and Quaker Carriage Sheds, Emerson House, the West Falmouth Fire Station, and numerous historic houses. Other nearby attractions include the Shining Sea Bikeway, the public beach at Chapoquoit Beach, West Falmouth Harbor, Bourne Farm, Great Sippewissett Marsh, Swift Playground on Blacksmith Shop Road, and the Mock Moraine conservation area. There are several restaurants, markets, inns, real estate agents, and shops in West Falmouth, as well as a post office.
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Mobile World Congress 2013 Highlights
Mobile World Congress has always been the event for handset manufacturers to launch their flagship devices and battle for the attention of the media. However, this year was different as another major player decided to back out and held its own event a week earlier.
HTC held a bi-continental launch event for its flagship phone, the One in London and New York City a week before MWC 2013 started. LG and Samsung also announced their new devices before MWC 2013 started.
Nonetheless, there were other players in the industry that took the spotlight at the event, which include ASUS, Huawei And ZTE. Mobile operating systems and processors also took centre stage this year as we explored Firefox OS, Ubuntu OS and NVIDIA Tegra 4i.
We round up the news and hands-on articles at MWC 2013 below for your easy reference and reading.
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When it seems all we do is work and pay bills; life must be about more. We are about finding adventure everywhere we can. Most activities must be inexpensive and during our short weekends. We love Camping, hiking, road trips and anything that gets us out of the everyday rut we call life. Life is supposed to be enjoyed. So go outside and play…
We will share our adventures and hope you follow along.
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Inspirational Quote Of The Day:
"Your time is limited, so don't waste it living someone else's life. Don't let the noise of other's opinions drown out your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition." - Steve Jobs
Storm driven combers under clearing skies with winds whipping up a riotous combination that confounds and foils plans. Confronted at the gates by an angry maelstrom of funneled water and bobbing branches is not how most want to start the morning. Upon the seas things do not much improve as high tides and extra energy continue the rugged conditons. Chaotic and unkempt are the words of the day.
CHANNEL: If you can get there safely you will have won the first battle. If you can find a clean wave to surf you will have triumphed again. If you can return to the shore unscathed and smiling you will have ascended to the most noble of reaches. Currently un-inhabited for good reason.
PATCH: Churned and burned as factors beyond our control make this a watery wasteland. S swell elements are upon the ocean but too much water and wind have shelved all plans. A day of clean up and considerable calm will need to descend before this area deserves consideration.
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Come out to rent if you need gear. We have a full selection of suits, boots, boards, and boogies to rent every day and are only 522 steps to the beach.
Lots of NEW and USED boards are in the racks so come check it out. We have wetsuits for men, women and kids. Plenty of 3 and 5mm booties, hoods and gloves are in stock as well. If you are in need of a new suit or board now is a great time to shop. We have all the gear for your cold water surfing needs.


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One-stop massage spa for men. Formerly known as Serai Spa, Purnama Spa offers a wide range of services – full body, Malay traditional massage, aromatherapy, body scrub, reflexology, body waxing, etc.
All treatments are done by professionally trained staff. Open 7 days a week. Call to book your appointment.
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"If you really find professional massage, you should visit this spa, friendly staff, good service..
Good massage... good value for money"
Mr on 14-05-2019 | Problem with this review?
Massage is good
"Massage skill was good and didn't ask for extra service and tip."
Kris on 22-02-2019 | Problem with this review?
Ok massage
"I had a 2-hour massage session with Nick at this spa in Jan 2019. Nick is a young, light skin Malaysian and speaks good English. Nick has good technique. However, near the end of the session, he asked if I wanted the "extra service" for $100 MYR. I refused. I prefer the Tantra Men Spa at Novotel hotel than this spa due to the therapist skills. You can read my review about Tantra on this site too."
Asian on 18-01-2019 | Problem with this review?
"Want a professional and a very very very very good massage? Come here. They will take care every part of your body except your private area.. dont ask for any tip and they send you out with smile . Worth to come and will come again"
Malvia on 05-12-2018 | Problem with this review?
Good massage skill
"I love a turkish guy that massage me. I call him turkish guy based on his accent. He never let you feel so cold because of the aircond and cover your body with towel while massage other part.
His massage skill was very good and not touching private area. He also not ask for extra service or ask any tip. Send me out with smile. This massage center was the best in KL with a professional masseur"
Malvia on 04-12-2018 | Problem with this review?
Great massage skill
"I come to this massage center after reading all the review and they are true. ToyRus is the key for you to find this massage center. I dont know what is the name of a guy that massage me, base on his accent maybe he is a turkish guy.
His massage skill was EXCELLENT. Full body massage from head to toe EXCEPT the private area. One thing that impress me is, that masseur DID NOT request any TIP and any extra service. Not like other massage center that sometime force customer to pay TIP.
I think this massage center has the best and professional masseur in KL"
Malvia on 04-12-2018 | Problem with this review?
Good massage
"I really relaxed in here.
60min 130RB + tips
Enterence is opposit of Toysras.
It means there is door like emergency door.
I really enjoyed to find this store. I feel it's kind of adventure.
Anyway, nice massage!"
Yu on 14-09-2018 | Problem with this review?
Best have left
"I returned for a massage on 10/9/18 and the two best masseurs Reno and Tory are no longer here. I had a new guy Mike who was a good masseur but any additional service is expensive now and mediocre. What I noticed is most of the masseurs are new and so it could be a bit of "hit and miss""
Tony on 10-09-2018 | Problem with this review?
"Went there a couple months back, asked for a 1 hour massage. It was very good, and the best part was the masseur did a b2b massage without me asking. It was the best experience and he didn't demand for any tips! I forgot his name but if you're reading this, thank you!"
mike on 01-09-2018 | Problem with this review?
"Hi Mike, I have been to this place as well and highly recommend it! Can you perhaps let me know who the guy is - atleast give a description - was he the short Malay Chinese guy or a bit muscular? I am planning to go there in October when I visit KL and wanted to see if I can find the guy who gave you the massage."
Adi on 04-09-2018 | Problem with this review?
Great experience
"I had the 1hr 30 oil massage. Was nice having a full naked massage as other places often get you to wear some sort of underwear. The massage itself was good I thought and reasonably priced. Haggled a bit for extra services, but all in all very good place and will definitely come back whenever I return to KL.
Thanks a lot!"
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I didn't know I was until this little guy made his way into my heart two years ago.
I feel a little more connected to my parenting role with Oliver when I know exactly what
Yep, me and E are definitely cat-people :)
Norahs yawn, and Olivers cat-ness are adorable!!! and I love their names!
Aw... I miss having a cat sometimes. Especially when my dogs are barking like idiots at nothing. Then a cat sounds REALLY nice. :)
Oliver's a cutie. I've been thinking that if I do get another cat, I'd like it to be an orange one.
Orange tiger kitties are the best!
Sam, as you know, we recently adopted a cat that had either escaped from his previous home to find us, or got dropped off at our farm due to unfortunate circumstances in his family's situation. While I would like to think that someone chose us to be his adoptive parents, I think the previous suggestion is correct as he was starved practically to death. Our vet believes he hadn't eaten real cat food for about three months. We are currently battling bowel problems due to his inability to digest decent food. His enzymes are all screwed up and we fear he might have some intestinal disformation. But we continue to love him and do the best we can. The other pets are trying their best to either accept him or ignore him. He has put on 4 ounces since we first found him on our porch. We're thinking about calling him Maximillian because he's cost us just about that...about a million!
Oliver is one lucky cat!!!
Oliver is cute but cats make me sneeze :(
I know this post was about cats, but if you are looking for an informative read about dog health - check out Speaking for Spot by Dr. Nancy Kay. I am not quite done with it yet, but it brings up a lot of good points. I am sure that some of it (like how to choose a good vet) would apply to Oliver too!


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Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax--
Of cabbages--and kings--
And why the sea is boiling hot--
And whether pigs have wings."
The time has come...
Dee & Dum: ...the Walrus said...Walrus: ...to talk of other things. Of shoes and ships and sealing wax, and cabbages and kings. And why the sea is boiling hot, and whether pigs have wings. Callooh, callay, no work today! We're cabbages and kings! ...


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Distance : 83.9 miles (135 km)
Avg. Time : 5 or 6 days
Start / Finish :
- Cape Naturaliste to Cape Leeuwin.
- No public transport available to either trailhead.
- Reasonably priced taxis are available to Cape Naturaliste from Dusborough and from Augusta to Cape Leeuwin. Click here for details.
Season : All year.
Maps / Info :
- Two options for this well marked track: guidebook or map set.
- The Cape to Cape Guidebook contains trekking notes, photos, information on flora and fauna and twenty-two 1:25,000 topographic maps which cover the entire track.
- The map set, produced by the Department of Environment and Conservation (DEC), consists of two 1:50,000 topographical maps which are reasonably detailed, waterproof, tear-resistant and all you really need for navigation purposes.
- The largish size and weight of the guidebook make the map set a more practical option to carry on the walk. The guidebook makes for a nice souvenir.
Route / Conditions :
- Navigationally speaking the Cape to Cape is an easy walk. You never stray too far from the coast and it is relatively well signed from start to finish.
- For the most part the walking isn't overly difficult. The odd sand dune, a few hills and some rugged coastal stretches. Otherwise the terrain is relatively mellow.
- It is possible to top up your supplies in Yallingup, Gracetown, Prevelly and Hamelin Bay. That being said, prices are high and choices are limited. I recommend bringing your supplies from either Dunsborough or Augusta.
- Water is available from rainwater tanks at the campsites and the occasional spring. Officially speaking, it is recommended that all water be treated. Unofficially, I found the campsite water to be fine and never heard of anyone having any intestinal problems during my hike (November, 2010).
Sleeping :
- Bring a tent. Campsites situated at Mt. Duckworth, Moses Rock, Ellensbrook, Contos and Deepdene. Moses Rock and Contos are the pick of the bunch. All campsites have toilets and water.
- Indoor accomodation is available at Yallingup, Gracetown, Prevelly and Hamelin Bay. Click here for details.
- Great value and highly recommended is Surfpoint @ Prevelly.
Overview :
- Jagged limestone cliffs, pounding surf, gorgeous sunsets, impossibly white sands and the transparent waters of Hamelin Bay. A stunning hike from start to finish.
- Although the lion's share of the scenery is coastal, there is a short but enjoyable stretch through the state's most westerly stand of Karri trees just south of Contos campground.


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It's Saturday but I don't feel like it's weekend. We were up early, in fact earlier than weekdays (and to think we slept at past 1 AM last night). Why we woke up early? because we had an appointment with my sister in Bulacan, travel to her place is less than 2 hour (with our motorbike)one way. So imagine we were out there in the street for almost five hours exposed to dirt and pollution. To say I'm tired is an understatement.
On our way back home, we passed by this place where there are new houses being built and we took a short trip inside the subdivision, besides the many metal building kits we saw, we noticed how small and how the crowded the houses are. We inquired about the price and we were shocked that it's too steep (for the size of the house) not worth it I think.
Anyways, I hope you all are having a good and restful weekend. I still don't see much rest for me tomorrow but it's okay :) I'll just enjoy my busy and tiring weekend.


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Event of the Day: A talk on the subway mapBy · Published in 2010
I've got a soft spot for subway maps. The history of the subway map traces the history of the city, and as with everything else in New York, we've seen controversy emerge out of the map as well. Should the subway map be geographical? Schematic? A work of it? The debate is endless.
Tonight, at 6:30 p.m. at the Museum of the City of New York, various cartographers will gather for a talk entitled "The New York City Subway Map: Form v. Function." The museum's website describes it as such:
Massimo Vignelli's 1972 New York City subway map, produced by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, was considered a design triumph—earning itself a place in the collection of the Museum of Modern Art—but it was also criticized as confusing to passengers. A new version of the subway map was released earlier this year, re-raising the enduring dilemma of how best to achieve both functionality and beauty. Join the creators of several subway maps, including John Tauranac and Massimo Vignelli, for a discussion about designing for the riding public, featuring Eddie Jabbour, creator of Kick Map and the NYC subway app; and Paul Shaw, author of Helvetica and the New York City Subway System: The True (Maybe) Story.
I'm looking forward to this one, and if you've got a few hours free tonight, check it out. The Museum of the City of New York is located at 1220 Fifth Avenue between E. 103rd and E. 104th Sts., a short walk from the 6 train stop at 103rd St.
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I knew I shouldn't have moved back to California: LOOK WHAT I AM MISSING!? :/
Coming out as it did when the Ronan regime was full bore into their program of repainting the carbon steel trains in the MTA colors and had just finished re-tiling the BMT Broadway/Fourth Ave. stations (again, mostly in the MTA corporate colors), while neglecting things like preventive maintenance or working diligently to stop the growing graffiti outbreak in the system, the new map struck me at the time as another example of style over substance.
MBDF's for the rolling stock falling apart? Who cares — Paint the cars blue and silver and the passengers will think they've been overhauled. Bowling Green on the 4/5 imaged as a mile away from South Ferry on the 1, or 50th Street on the 1 represented as being west of 50th on the AA/CC/E? Who cares — Look how elegant the curves and angles are and beautiful the map looks, and look how many awards it's won.
That pretty much summed up William Ronan's Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Oy, I wish you had posted this earlier (before I shlepped all the way home from midtown 🙁 )
oh darn, if only i saw this sooner, maybe I would've gone, I love maps, nyc history, and the rearranging of all we find familiar, I always wonder what the subway map would look like if geographically accurate, probably to small to read, or if done in a completely less accurate fashion like london's
Ben should be writing up his report shortly, but re: a geographically accurate map, the panelists would be horrified as it likely would violate basic design principles. Also, Vignelli and Tauranac represent 2 opposing visions of the map, and the best representation for this city is somewhere in between.
really though the original looks way better than what we have today, though i may disagree with myself tomorrow.
Ben posted a message on Facebook around 5:00, just enough time for me to prepare and go. (I was also lucky just to be looking at Facebook on my phone just then.) Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed. The auditorium was full and the audience was captivated, unlike that recent 92Y Steve Martin interview debacle.
I was lucky again to meet up with Ben afterward while going to the subway. (I didn't get to ask when he found out about the event, darn it.) Always a pleasure to meet with; this is my 3rd meeting. When I said goodbye, it was funny when he had to run down the stairs for the express at 86th Street as part of the crowd.


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I'm a little late in writing down some thoughts from my Friday at PHP Conference 2016. Fortunately the delay has given me even more to tell you about, as our progress with PHP marches on!
This post is a lightning overview of a couple of conference highlights we'll be learning from, and our wider progress with PHP & related technology.
HTTP/2 is one of the most immediately applicable and magical recent advances in web development and Ole Michaelis's whirlwind tour was a helpful reminder of the benefits.
20% of HTTP and 35% of HTTPS traffic is already using this protocol, and the vast majority of modern browsers can use it. We needn't think of HTTP/2 as scary or bleeding-edge: it's already battle tested.
The amazing thing about the protocol update is that by re-imagining something quite low-level, it's fixed mistakes that have come to feel like a permanent part of the web. Some of the workarounds for these protocol failings are so embedded in how we build sites that they seem like intrinsically 'best practice' – well, not any more!
Image sprites. Asset concatenation. Domain sharding. They've all been the de facto way for years, but in the light of a better HTTP they reveal themselves to be temporary hacks. We can pretty much get rid of them all, right now!
It's hard to overstate how much time this could save many developers and designers. Combining images into spritesheets, configuring complex build toolchains, and waiting for them to run: this can be tedious work. With HTTP/2 this can all be reduced or eliminated, freeing us up to do something more constructive.
We've got a solid approach to software security in our fundraising tool and across Comic Relief, but this is always a moving target. A key point that one of the talks reminded me of is that PHP 5.5 added some very smart new password helper functions. When used correctly, they can really future proof your code even beyond what's considered today's best hashing algorithm – even if you never touch your code again.
This is neither brand new nor rocket science, but I suspect the details of password_needs_rehash() and its friends have been overlooked by a few long-time PHP'ers besides myself. I won't repeat the basic use case as it's been covered well elsewhere, but suffice to say it's easy. And the best thing is that when used as intended, these functions will have your application automatically re-hash and save passwords incrementally, using whatever new algorithm a future PHP version deems safest, with no code changes from you. Safe.
Looking to the Internet more generally, one interesting resource highlighted in a PHP Conf talk is the Shodan search engine. It's an open web search for finding connected devices on the 'Internet of things', searchable by a range of details – like common security vulnerabilities which they exhibit. It's a really powerful security inspection tool, for both good and evil actors – and a slightly chilling reminder that as it becomes ever easier to connect more devices together, security should never be a secondary consideration.
Our approach to containers and managing them is an open question when it comes to our newest projects, but Billie Thompson's talk on Kubernetes at the Home Office – and containers more generally – was certainly food for thought. Some of the points about sharing tools for infrastructure management, and not reinventing the wheel per project, are of course as applicable to us as any large organisation writing software in-house.
It's also interesting to see how far the Home Office is following the Government Digital Service's strategy in publishing much of its software openly. We've already published a Gift Aid tool to try and help smaller charities keep up with new HMRC requirements – and we'll hopefully be contributing more back to the open source community soon.
PHP for regression testing
Not covered by the talks I attended this time, but certainly an exciting development in CR's use of PHP: Behat!
As work for Red Nose Day 2017 ramps up, our QA team are busy building a testing infrastructure that will move our core regression tests over to PHP, the language that most of our application code uses.
With the magic of Behat and Mink, we've already got useful tests running without too much time investment. Many common assertions are provided by Mink out-the-box, reducing the amount of boilerplate needed to get common behavioural tests working.
And thanks to Behat taking inspiration from Cucumber and its executable test syntax, the move shouldn't be a huge jump when looking at the tests themselves either. Specifications can be written in the same, human-readable language that works with BDD frameworks in other languages too.
More to come!
It's a pretty exciting time for PHP. It may not be the trendiest language in 2016 but it's easy to forget that at language level, with the advances of PHP 7, most benchmarks seem to have it outperforming comparable dynamic languages by an order of magnitude.
We've finally got a stable package manager in Composer, better performance, and ever-improving interoperability across frameworks and components. Plus the flexibility and OOP features that we're pretty used to by now. Especially as we move towards separate JavaScript front-ends and generally better scoped pieces in our web stack, PHP's looking like a great choice for server-side development.
PHP elephant picture by Manuel Baldassarri


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Any agency can say they can do it all. And many of them do say it - we've yet to find anyone who can truly do it all, at least not to our standards. At 811 Productions, we know our strengths and limitations. We know video. We know how to shoot in the field and in the studio - and we know how to make it come alive with a solid edit and smart music choice.
The secret? Michael Patterson is both the director and editor. That means the the footage content is known going into the edit, as are insights from the clients.
Meet Michael.
A native of Wisconsin, Michael pursued his dream to become a filmmaker in college, attending the acclaimed University of Iowa, focusing on film and dabbling in astro physics. He joined his roommate in Los Angeles to make it in the entertainment industry, working for a number of houses, including Sony Pictures and Harold Ramis. Michael then left LA to start his own shop, 811 Productions.
Producing films for commission wasn't what Michael envisioned, but he quickly saw the challenge and payoffs of story telling in a different way - creating compelling videos to inspire customers, internal groups and the general public.
Choosing to focus on a low-overhead operation, Michael is able to tap into his extraordinary creative capabilities and artistic eye, and combine it with his obsession for delighting customers and over-delivering. Shooting on the RED Scarlet Dragon, Michael is able to be in the field and direct shoots while he films, and then take that insight to the editing suite. The result is faster timelines, more emotive story telling, less confusion, and happy clients.
And if you have trail mix on set, you'll have an even happier Michael.
In his spare time, Michael spends time with his family, teaching his daughter Sydney about film and astronomy - and pampering the crap out of his foxhound, Allie.
Our Story
We almost hesitate to list equipment because that's like saying because you have Photoshop you are amazing at editing photos. It's just a tool. But it's part of what makes you great.
At 811 Productions, we shoot exclusively on the RED camera, which shoots at 5K, meaning the definition of the video is large enough to extract high-resolution images for stills. It also means the possibilities are limitless for editing. Well, while we know there are different disciplines in video and photo, we also are starting to have clients asking for a video shoot, that doubles as a photo shoot - extracting high-res images and saving costs.


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Our Community
OrmPS is located in Flat Bush, which is in South Eastern Auckland. Please see the map below. For more information on the area please see the MyOrmiston website.
Community Campus: Our ultimate plan is for deeper engagement through a seamless transition across the three Ormiston Campus schools, everything from the administration to the education. What could this look like? Perhaps a Year 6 learner from our school engaging at a high level may work at either the Junior College (OJC) or Senior College (OSC). Another scenario could be that a part-time language teacher may work across the three schools. There is also the possibility of some specialised spaces being shared like the science/technology, arts and drama spaces at OSC. We endeavour to make involvement by local Iwi and our parent community a natural and continuous process.
Key info about the schools in our community
- Ormiston Junior College (2017) and Ormiston Senior College (2011) share our campus
- OrmPS and OJC share the establishment Board of Trustees with the first election taking place in June 2017
- Two other primaries are also planned for the area with yet to be determined start dates
- Two Early Childhood Education centres are being developed on our Ormiston Community Campus
- OrmPS also plans to fully utilize and connect with the facilities of our wider community
Planned Urban Development
Auckland Council, the Howick Local Board and other partners are working collaboratively on the development and transformation of Flat Bush. Flat Bush is the country's largest and most comprehensively planned new town. By 2025, it is expected that the area will be home to at least 40,000 people: the approximate size of Nelson. The development includes five neighbourhood centres and has a strong focus on open space, high urban design standards and environmental sustainability.
Town Centre
This has commenced with development of phase one which includes a supermarket and residential development. The vision is that the town centre will be based around a traditional 'mainstreet', which will be compact and pedestrian friendly, have strong ties to the environment as well as Barry Curtis Park. Initial work on the site, just to the east of the gateway Ormiston Bridge near Chapel Road, is underway, including construction of a Pak 'n Save. An initial 63 terraced houses have been consented with construction due to start early 2015. The heart of Ormiston Town Centre will be the $21 million library and multi-use community facility. As part of the development of Flat Bush, an aquatic centre is also planned on Ormiston Road. The aquatic centre will be a great place for people to meet, socialise, hold events and initial plans feature lap, leisure, learners and toddler pools, a spa, sauna and steam room, a fitness centre and cafe.
New Zealand Sign Language (NZSL)
We are fortunate to have a KDEC (Kelston Deaf Education Centre) Deaf Provision on site. All of our deaf learners will transition through all 3 of the Ormiston schools and align with our inclusive learning and teaching ideals. In addition, all of our staff have NZSL lessons.
Our #Oresome School!
Ormiston Primary School is a new school featuring Innovative Learning Environments, Learning Coaches with a growth mindset and super duper dynamic learners!


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A Monroe firefighter filed a complaint that police officers had cheated on a firefighter test, but investigators said they did not.
A state agency has ruled that several Mon�roe police officers who were training as fire�fighters did not cheat on a certification test and they were given no preferential treat�ment during the exam.
The Department of Licensing and Regula�tory Affairs Bureau of Fire Services in Lan�sing concluded that police officers who were undergoing firefighter training to be certified as public safety officers (PSOs) did nothing wrong when they received sample test questions as a study guide.
In fact, the agency also ruled that the questions used by some of the students to prepare for the test were not the questions used by the State of Michigan in the final firefighting exam.
? There was no evidence of cheating or special treatment during the practical or written portions of the test,? said Joseph A. Grutza, manager of the firefighter training division, which was included in a 46- page report on the investigation that was released this week.
According to the report, a ranked City of Monroe firefighter complained during train�ing in May that the police officers were re�ceiving answers to test questions in advance.
?This is cheating and the state should stop it,? the fireman was quoted in the report.
The state agency began an investigation into the matter and later determined that the training was proper and test questions the students used to prepare for the course were not in any violation. Actually, the re�port added, the questions could be pur�chased on the Internet. Furthermore, the report acknowledged that the accusations were the result of bitter�ness of some firefighters over the city?s use of PSOs.
Some firefighters believe that police of�ficers who also work as firefighters lack the proper training, which jeopardizes the safety of the community.
Some also believe that when the city be�gan the PSO program, it took jobs away from the fire department.
? The PSOs don?t take the fire side seri�ously,? said Mark Docherty, president of the Michigan Professional Firefighters Union. ? The PSO program is not working in Mon�roe. Is there animosity? Sure there is.?
Monroe City Manager George Brown said the complaint was created when police of�ficers were given more than 2,200 sample questions to study for their firefighter cer�tification test, which is composed of 200 questions.
Mr. Brown said he believed the sample questions were simply a study guide and not an intent or desire to help the officers pass the test. He said once it was brought to the city?s attention, he welcomed the state?s in�vestigation.
Mr. Brown added that the only concern at this stage is a copyright issue with using the questions provided by Jones & Bartlett Learning of Burlington, Mass. He is in the process of creating a policy to avoid future copyright infractions that Mr. Brown will present to the city council for approval.
There will be no disciplinary action taken as a result of the investigation or possible copyright infringement, Mr. Brown added.
Police Chief and Public Safety Director Thomas Moore said he was not surprised at the results of the investigation.
?I would have been shocked if there was cheating,? he said. ?There was nothing done wrong. There was no factual basis of the al�legations made.? Chief Moore added that the entire episode was nothing more than a waste of money to pay for the investigation. He added that whoever filed the complaint failed to follow standard hierarchy procedure by going to the state first.
?It probably should have been handled in�ternally,? he said. ?They were supposed to let us know first, but we were never given the opportunity to address it.?
Sgt. Tom Ford of the Monroe Fire Depart�ment is the local union president. He di�rected questions about the investigation?s results to Mr. Docherty of the statewide fire�fighters union.
Mr. Docherty said despite the investiga�tion?s findings, he still believes the police of�ficers should not have been given the 2,200 sample questions as a study guide.
?I?m deeply disappointed in the investiga�tion,? he said. ?It was not investigated ad�equately. I feel it was cheating.?
During the investigation, the state inter�viewed, among others, eight PSOs, three Monroe firefighters and 11 volunteer fire�fighters who were in the class during the training sessions in question. The investiga�tion, which lasted between July 1 and Aug. 8, also involved a 46-page final report.
The Monroe firefighter who accused the PSOs of cheating also complained to the investigators that the instructor was inad�equate and did not have the ability to teach, even though the firefighter had the same in�structor 19 years ago. But the investigators disagreed. In their fi�nal report, they noted there was ?absolutely? no evidence that firefighter certification was compromised. The investigators also re�ported that the instructor was professional and that they were also unable to find weak�nesses in the course.
Chief Moore said the issue never should have gone as far as it did.
?It blew things way out of proportion,? he said. ?It was a whole lot to do about nothing. It cost us a lot of work and wasted a lot of taxpayers? money.?


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Joe's beer nutz beer Club OCTOBER 2016
You may be thinking, Hey I've seen this Backwoods bumpkin in the Beer Club before! Well, you would be both right and wrong. This Beer is different from that beer, and will continue to be different every year, like wine vintages. If you did decide to hang on to a bottle from last year, now you can compare the two, and see how aging has effected it. This Belly warming Bastard hits all the right spots, tasting like a rich american single-malt, with smooth caramel notes from the Bourbon Barrel. While high in alcohol, Dirty Bastard's off-grid cousin does not split your palate open like firewood, but will warm you up, like his cast-iron stove warms his shack. We only got enough for the beer club this year, but if you want extra, it is on draft right now!
ABV 11.2% / 50 IBU's
Backpacker Brown
This is a Cascade mountain range hike through your mouth. Bright hops on the nose keep you from picking up the normal toasted malts of a brown ale that hide crater(lake)-deep inside of this beer. Let it warm up a little to find where that brown ale really is, but the massive amount of citrus pith and pine resin. It goes down really easily with a burger, and might be better paired with food, than with an actual mountain.
ABV 6.2% / 70 IBU's
Idaho 7 IPA
One of the newer trends in craft beer is Single-hop IPA's. They showcase what one hop has to offer. While the name "Idaho 7" is not quite as sexy as Centennial or Cascade, this hop has an amazing range of tropical fruit characteristics. It may sound like this is all about the hop, but that's pretty much the point of single-hop IPA's. Rising hop prices led Jackson Hop Farm in Wilder, Idaho into the market, where they have produced experimental, organic hops, and found that they can produce hops alomst as well as their buddies in the Yakima Valley (Washington).
ABV 6.5% / 84 IBU's
Vanilla Dog
One of Abita's first specialty releases was Turbo Dog, which is now their year-round brown ale. Now Turbo Dog has it's own variant specialty beer. Brewed with whole vanilla beans that don't take over the beer, and instead compliment the great toffee and chocolate elements that Turbo Dog already features. This dog is begging for a bonfire, s'mores, and something fleece.


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Iraq War Veteran Dances to 'American Soldier' on 'Dancing With the Stars' [Watch]
Iraq War Veteran Noah Galloway brought the entire Dancing With the Stars audience to tears with his emotional performance to a version of Toby Keith's "American Soldier" Monday night (April 6).
Galloway has personally lived out the song's heartfelt lyrics. During a routine patrol in Iraq, his vehicle was hit by an explosion that threw his 9,000 pound Humvee into the air. Galloway miraculously survived the bombing, but he lost his left arm above the elbow and his left leg above the knee. The brave soldier faced a dark, difficult battle to recovery over the next few months. In the midst of his heartache and depression, he found solace in his family's love and support.
The veteran worked for months to recover from the injury, and he is now competing on Dancing With the Stars. Galloway and his partner, Sharna Burgess, performed an inspiring routine to "American Soldier" this week, and it brought the entire audience to their feet. After the moving performance, there wasn't a dry eye in the room.
The judges were also incredibly emotional after the performance. "There was something that was free and something that was so beautiful, and we all felt it here tonight," Julianne Hough said. "And there was something that we would also like to say thank you for, because when you stand in front of that mirror, we all have things that we look at and don't like about ourselves. But for you to have have something physical and you come out here and do what you do and astonish us every single week ..."
"Your experiences are unimaginable, but your spirit soars unbroken, my darling," Bruno Tonioli added. "You really are the ultimate role model. You want a superhero? There it is."
Galloway and Burgess earned a 32/40 mark for their routine.
Keith's emotional song is a powerful anthem to the bravery of soldiers across the nation. The country singer is a longtime supporter of the U.S. Army, and "American Soldier" is an ode to the brave men and women who protect our freedom as he sings: "And I will always do my duty, no matter what the price / I've counted up the cost, I know the sacrifice / Oh, and I don't want to die for you / But if dying's asked of me / I'll bear that cross with honor / 'Cause freedom don't come free."
Country Artists Who Served Their Country


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Workers often get distracted on the job. How many times have you been sitting at your desk when your mind started to wander? Did you get distracted by your phone, checking your social media accounts or checking to see if anyone had texted you, even though you knew they hadn't? It happens.
Do semitruck brakes actually fail?
Every now and then, you hear a story about a semi crashing because the brakes failed. The truck went out of control and slammed into other cars or nearby buildings. You're probably very wary of this possibility if you live in Colorado, where there are specific truck crash emergency lanes leading off of the highways in the mountains. They give truckers a way to stop an out-of-control vehicle while causing as little damage as possible.
Why is the truck driver shortage a threat to road users?
When you're driving on a highway, it's likely that you'll see a truck or two. Semitrucks are common, and they're an important part of America's economy. However, over time, the number of people going into trucking has declined. That means that the people who are hired may not have to go through as rigorous of training, since companies need a driver no matter what.
Drowsy truck driving can be prevented, and it should be.
Trucker fatigue is a serious problem among truck drivers. They work long hours, and many take breaks for only a short period to nap or get something to eat. While the law allows them to drive for 11 hours straight and to work for 14 hours each day (three of which have to be parked/not in the vehicle), this is still a long work day that could result in collisions due to fatigue.
Pedestrian-truck crash leads to death.
Trucks, whether commercial or consumer grade, have the potential to cause serious harm in a crash. These vehicles weigh more than other types of motor vehicles on the road and are often larger. When an accident involves a pedestrian and truck, it's highly likely that the pedestrian will die from his or her injuries.
Damage on the highway: What is a trucker responsible for?
If you have a crack on your windshield, you're probably one of many who have traveled behind a large commercial vehicle. These vehicles are well-known to cause damage to others by picking up rocks on the pavement. Staying back a distance helps, but there's still the risk of damage.
How can weather affect the roads?
The weather conditions affect the roads every day. Whether it's foggy, dusty or raining, drivers have to know how to handle the weather to stay safe. If they're not confident in their abilities or are too confident, they could cause wrecks.
Why do large vehicles need to stay to the right?
You may be familiar with signs that state that trucks need to stay in the right-hand lane. Is that a law, though, and if so, why do so many people violate it?
4 killed, several injured when driver fails to stop for traffic
Its hard to imagine hitting someone in your vehicle and never seeing the crash coming. If you're paying attention, even just a little bit, you'd notice that you couldn't stop in time and try to apply the brakes. That didn't happen with this case.
Jackknifed trucks are a danger on the roads
Have you ever seen a semitruck jackknife on the road? That happens when the cab and trailer wind up going in two directions and look much like a folded pocketknife -- in a V- or L-shape. Jackknifing trucks present real road hazards to the trucks' drivers and others who share the roads with them. Learn how you can be safer on the roads this winter around these big rigs.


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Fantastic news reported by The Guardian today; a single-page homework essay by a young Charlotte Brontë has been bought by the Brontë Society, and will be going 'home' to the Brontë Parsonage Museum in Haworth, West Yorkshire.
The Brontë Society paid £50,000 for the piece of homework which was written for the French teacher Charlotte was in love with. Funds were raised through donations from Society members, as well as £20,000 from the V&A purchase grant fund. The document was previously held in a private library. You can read the Guardian article here.
The Brontë museum in Haworth is somewhere I try and visit each year, because it's a beautiful place and because I count the Brontë sisters amongst my favourite writers. I look forward to seeing the new acquisition when it goes on display.