ella wanted a new christmas dress to wear when she visited santa this year. the one she has been wearing for the past few years has gotten too small to fit. but she wanted it to be made of the same fabric santa's suit is made of, with "fur" trim, and with a santa belt. and she wanted dora to have a dress just like it.
this dress is similar to the magistrate dress from a few years ago, except with narrow sleeves. to make the pattern, i traced around one of her pajama tops, added length and width for the skirt, and reshaped the neck.
when you make a pattern such as this you have to be careful not to flare too much or it will have a lot of folds on the side seam. you also much be sure to measure the same length from the waist to the hem all the way from center front to side seam—the hemline will curve—this is correct.
it is not hard to make this pattern—it just takes a lot of pictures to show the steps.
turn one sleeve inside out and tuck the other into it. fold flat and neat along center front. lay on a piece of paper with center front on a straight line.
square a line across the bottom or wherever you want the waistline to be.
measure your desired length on the center line, then move the yardstick and continue marking desired length across. swing the yardstick when you get to the side seam to create some flare but continue to mark the same desired length measurement.
sketch in the hemline. it will curve. make sure the hemline is perpendicular at the center line.
trace the back neckline (it is the higher one), then open the shirt to trace around the front neckline.
if desired, draw a new neckline. i choose to make one neckline for front and back which i call the compromise neckline.
label the pattern for future historians.
fold your fabric exactly as for the magistrate dress. for this dress, i chose to align the sleeve with the top fold so that there is no overarm/shoulder seam line. i traced around it, then i aligned the center front/back with the center fold and continued tracing the skirt. i removed the pattern for cutting.
assemble just like the magistrate dress.
for the belt i cut a couple of pieces of leather and stitched them wrong sides together, slipped on a buckle from an belt that i no longer wear, and pieced in an elastic section in the back to make it easy to pull on an off.
*dora's dress is similar but since it is for a dolly, it goes together a little differently. i'll show you how i made it in the next post!


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John Christian Miller (born 1942 in Brooklyn) is an American author and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on National Lampoon magazine and the film Animal House, which he also acted in with co-writer/actor Douglas Kenney. The latter was inspired by Miller's own experiences in the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity at Dartmouth College, in which he went by the name "Pinto". Miller graduated from Dartmouth in 1963.

Filmography

Bibliography

Screw (1968)
National Lampoon (1970)
National Lampoon's Animal House: The Full-Color, Illustrated Novel from the Hit Movie (1978)
The Real Animal House: The Awesomely Depraved Saga of the Fraternity That Inspired the Movie (2006)

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Is Ethereum the best crypto currency since Bitcoin or is it better?
Bitcoin and Ethereum top the list of 1000+ crypto currencies being traded on the internet. According to the latest news, crypto currencies have achieved $155 billion market capitalization which is quite a milestone. Bitcoin, crypto currency that gained prominence in 2013 has the largest share of 71 Billion(45% of the entire coin marke).
Ethereum occupies the second position with a market capitalization of $31 billion. Other notable crypto currencies include the Ripple, Litecoin, and Monero.
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Bitcoin emerged as a crypto currency that provided a mode of transaction and trading without duplication. The fact that more people started relying on crypto currency created more needs. Hence, there were gaps in Bitcoin that were needed to be filled. One can say that Ethereum filled the void by providing more options and services that Bitcoin missed.
Ethereum is not all about money. It uses blockchain technology to feature smart contracts and the Ethereum Virtual Machine. For peer to peer contracts, it uses its currency called Ether.
Ethereum is not all about trade and use of currency for transactions. It provides the users an ease with following features.
Its major feature is the decentralization of consensus without the involvement of the third party. The platform can achieve a verifiable consensus through a mechanism, without going to judges or any legal system. In this, regard Ethereum is more digital in its practices as it liberates the users from the influence of regulators.
Basic feature that makes Ethereum the choice of investors after Bitcoin is the EVM. In term of value and market capitalization Bitcoin still surpasses Ethereum, but in term of features, the latest has an edge. EVM provides smart contract feature to the users through which they can make more transactions by remaining on the platform. In fact, they get a chance to increase the use of Ethers, they have mined.
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Kingston Pen: 7 things to know about Canada's notorious prison
The Sept. 30 closing of the Kingston Penitentary, arguably the country's best-known prison, recalls many great tales that are now part of Canadian history. Here's seven things to know about Canada's most notorious prison.
High-security prison closes after 178 years
Daniel Schwartz · CBC News · Posted: Sep 26, 2013 5:00 AM ET | Last Updated: September 26, 2013
Stories of some of the most carefully guarded secrets of Kingston Penitentiary with some of the most unlikely characters —on both sides of the law! 45:14
Even before Kingston Penitentiary closes its storied doors to some of Canada's most famous criminals, tourists are clamouring to get a peek inside the soon-to-be shuttered facility.
The official closing date is Sept. 30 and tours of the 178-year-old building begin Oct. 2. Tickets for the 90-minute tours, hosted by Kingston United Way, were all snapped up, including a second batch made available Wednesday that sold out in less than an hour.
Closure of Kingston Pen was announced by then public safety minister Vic Toews last year due to "crumbling infrastructure" and "costly upkeep."
But the 8.6-hectare site has figured in many great Canadian stories throughout the country's history. Here's a look at some of the biggest ones over the years.
Watch the documentary, Tales from Kingston Pen
The Penitentiary opens in 1835
When the first five convicts arrived from Toronto in 1835 to serve their time, the new prison, then named the Provincial Penitentiary of the Province of Upper Canada, was not yet open for business, and so the inmates had to be held at the county jail for five days.
Kingston Pen, which opened in 1835, will close on Sept. 30. (iStock)
Five months later, there were 62 inmates, including women. By 1850, there were 410 inmates, including 24 women and girls. Women were incarcerated there during the prison's first century.
It didn't become known as Kingston Penitentiary, or KP, until after Confederation in 1867.
The original rules for inmates stated that inmates "must not exchange a word with one another under any pretence whatever" and "must not exchange looks, wink, laugh, nod or gesticulate to each other," with violators receiving the lash.
The original facility was a single, large limestone cellblock with 154 cells in five tiers. Those cells were 74 by 244 cm in width and 200 cm in height.
The three other wings of the main building were completed by the 1850s and the dome that connects the four cellblocks was added in 1861. It was then the largest public building in Upper Canada.
Kingston Pen timeline
There were children within KP's walls in the early years, incarcerated even at eight years old.
Antoine Beauche was given a three-year sentence at KP in 1845 when he was eight. "This eight year old child received... 47 corporal punishments [the lash] in nine months, and all for offences of the most childish character," according to an 1849 commission headed by a future father of Confederation, George Brown.
The report also records that inmate Elizabeth Breen was flogged six times when she was only 12 years old.
Read about Kingston Pen's children, child killers, murderers and monsters
Charles Dickens' visit
If such stories conjure up memories of a Charles Dickens novel, know that the great English writer visited KP in 1842. Dickens made a mention of it in his book American Notes, inexplicably writing, "There is an admirable gaol here, well and wisely governed, and excellently regulated in every respect."
Famous escapes
Escapes from KP were few and far between. Two of the most famous escapes involved going over the wall with a ladder.
In 1923, the man who has been called Canada's most notorious criminal, bank robber Red Ryan, led four inmates over the wall after first setting fire to a shed as a distraction. Ryan went back to robbing banks, was captured three months later and ended up back in KP.
A model prisoner, he was released on parole in 1935, became a poster boy for prison reform, even hosting a radio program. However, in his leisure hours, Ryan had secretly returned to robbery until he was shot dead by a policeman during a botched liquor store holdup in 1936.
Bank robber Tyrone William Conn, who had already escaped from three other prisons, got over KP's 10-metre perimeter fence one night in 1999 by using a hand-made ladder and grappling hook he constructed in the prison shop. Thanks to a dummy he made by stuffing clothing with paper, his escape was not discovered until the morning.
Two weeks later, police tracked Conn to a basement apartment in Toronto. He accidentally shot himself during the standoff.
Read about more Famous Canadian escapes
Infamous inmates
KP has long been the place most of Canada's notorious inmates served time. Until recently, that list included Paul Bernardo, Michael Briere, Selva Kumar Subbiah, Russell Williams, Mohammad Shafia and his son, Hamed, and Michael Rafferty.
This may result in part from KP being the maximum security prison where inmates who cannot be safely integrated into other incarcerated populations are held.
In another story, we list some of KP's famous inmates from the past, including Grace Marks in 1843, whose story is told by Margaret Atwood in Alias Grace; James Donnelly of the Black Donnellys; Marie-Anne Houde for the murder of her step-daughter Aurore Gagnon in 1920; Edwin Alonzo Boyd, leader of the Boyd Gang; escape artist and writer Roger Caron; serial Killer Clifford Olson; and wife-killer Helmuth Buxbaum. Buxbaum died in KP in 2007.
Prison riots
There were at least three big riots at KP.
When a riot broke out in 1932, Communist Party of Canada general secretary Tim Buck was in a KP cell serving time for sedition. While guards were ordered to fire shots through the peep-hole of cells where and when they detected a commotion, they also fired seven shots into Buck's cell, which the government later admitted was just "to frighten him."
Prison guards gather inmates into a corner at Kingston Penitentiary after a two-hour riot on August. 16, 1954. (Canadian Press)
In 1954, soldiers were called in to help quell a riot involving 900 inmates that would cause $2 million in damages.
In 1971, a riot lasted four days, with six guards held hostage and two "undesirable" inmates beaten to death by the rioters. Much of the central block was destroyed, including the interior of the central dome.
The prisoners demanded that legendary journalist Ron Haggart hear their grievances. Haggart negotiated an end to the uprising, likely averting a bloodbath.
Caron, then a KP inmate, wrote about the riot in his books Go Boy! and Bingo!
Guards and Operation Correct zero
KP was a "dumping ground for bad guards," with some guards terrorizing fellow staff and inmates, according to a 1989 report commissioned by KP's warden.
KP was a "dumping ground for bad guards," according to a 1989 report commissioned by KP's warden. (Canadian Press)
In 1999, at new warden Monty Bourke's request, the RCMP began an investigation code-named "Correct zero" that would use inmates as paid informants.
Eight guards were fired, although one firing was overturned. Two of the implicated guards killed themselves before the investigation went public.
An informant told CBC Radio News in 2001 that, under instructions from special prison investigators, he bought and sold booze, marijuana, cocaine and heroin through some guards, giving them a cut.
One guard agreed to a $180,000 mortgage from a mob-connected inmate who was one of the police informants.
See a 360-degree panorama inside Kingston Pen
Tales from the Kingston Pen | Doc Zone
In Depth | Kingston Pen's children, child killers, murderers and monsters
Linden MacIntyre: The derailed lives of Kingston Pen
Kingston Pen: Secrets and Lies | the fifth estate
Mentally ill Kingston inmates to be moved twice
PHOTOS: Kingston's infamous inmates
MAP: Federal prisons in Canada
Ontario jails under pressure with Kingston Pen closure
Famous Canadian escapes
Kingston Penitentiary | Correctional Service Canada
Kingston Penitentiary Tours | United Way
The History of Kingston Penitentiary | J. Alex Edmison, 1954 (page 26-)
American Notes, Chapter 15 | Charles Dickens

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Review: Seraphina by Rachel Hartman
by C.J. on 1:26 PM in Category: Young Adult, Feature: Review, Genre: Fantasy, Other: Recommendation, Topic: Dragon, Topic: High Fantasy
title: Seraphina
author: Rachel Hartman
isbn/asin: 978-0375866562
buy it: Amazon Goodreads B&N
rating: 5/5 [in the genre] or 10/10 [all books I've ever read].
recommended for: Fans of Diana Wynne Jones, Tamora Pierce, Sarah J. Maas, or Sophie Jordan. Children, adolescents, and adults.
will i read this author again?: Over and over.
will i continue the series?: Already did, actually.
My Ratings Explained
Four decades of peace have done little to ease the mistrust between humans and dragons in the kingdom of Goredd. Folding themselves into human shape, dragons attend court as ambassadors, and lend their rational, mathematical minds to universities as scholars and teachers. As the treaty's anniversary draws near, however, tensions are high.
Seraphina Dombegh has reason to fear both sides. An unusually gifted musician, she joins the court just as a member of the royal family is murdered—in suspiciously draconian fashion. Seraphina is drawn into the investigation, partnering with the captain of the Queen's Guard, the dangerously perceptive Prince Lucian Kiggs. While they begin to uncover hints of a sinister plot to destroy the peace, Seraphina struggles to protect her own secret, the secret behind her musical gift, one so terrible that its discovery could mean her very life.
In her exquisitely written fantasy debut, Rachel Hartman creates a rich, complex, and utterly original world. Seraphina's tortuous journey to self-acceptance is one readers will remember long after they've turned the final page.
When I say that I rank Seraphina among Howl's Moving Castle and Tamora Pierce's Tortall books, I don't say it lightly. It's a rare fantasy these days that can capture the innocence and wonder of those books. Not to say that Seraphina is naive. Far from it. Rather, it shares the timeless quality of those books, an atmosphere of old world fairy tales. Seraphina herself is a strong-willed, clever heroine who seeks her own destiny but is also acutely aware of her impact on others. Her adventure winds through relationships with other complex, fascinating characters, as well as intrigue, scheming, and outright battle. There's never a dull moment, whether you're swooning over her banter with Kiggs or cheering her on as she investigates the threat to her people. Beyond the base plot, there is the deeply enchanting fantasy world, vivid with dragons and Saints, philosophers and politics. Hartman has envisioned each facet of her world so deeply that, as a reader, you can't help but find yourself living in it, if only for a moment. Seraphina is a tale that I'll return to again and again, each time finding something new to cherish.
plot . 5/5
Seraphina's plot is slow building, but not in a dull way. Think more of a mystery, where the characters are going about their normal lives for a time, but pieces of strangeness and disruption keep accumulating until there's an outright disaster. Hartman uses foreshadowing and secrets to her advantage, keeping the tension perfectly balanced throughout. Thus, the first half is very much focused on Seraphina's struggle to find her place in a world that would curse her if it knew her pedigree; newfound friendships with the heir apparent and captain of the guard; political tussles in a treacherous court. It seamlessly shifts into a race to discover the architect of increasing disasters--before the dragon-human treaty is broken and all of Gorredd is pitched into war. If you're able to put this book down without a cry of "One more chapter," I don't believe you.
concept . 5/5
We're all familiar with the outcast tale. The kid caught between two cultures. The misfit. How about a half-dragon trying to make her way in a land where dragons and humans are bitter enemies, aligned by a tenuous truce? Where her kind, the half-dragons, are viewed by both human religion and dragon doctrine as abominations. Meet Seraphina. She's as fine a musician as the court symphony has ever had, but the scaly legacies of her dragon mother keep her at arm's length. The humans would shun her at best if they knew; the dragons would kill her. In case that wasn't wretched enough, she's plagued with visions that render her senseless--and at risk for discovery. It's a common story told in an uncommon way, with a twist of the fantastic.
characters . 5/5
I complain often about side characters who are "same-y", pure types with nothing to distinguish them. Hartman is immune. In revealing her characters through action rather than exposition, she allows even the smallest character to seem original. Seraphina herself is a phenomenal narrator. She's likable without being false, talented without being perfect, and strong-willed without being foolhardy. She's also very infused with her country's values, unlike many of the fiery overly chipper young adult heroines with modern-day sensibilities. The dragon Orma was my favorite; Hartman nails his personality as emotionally obtuse and hyper-logical, and pulls some humor from it. Seraphina's closest allies, Kiggs and Glisselda, are given lives, concerns, and thoughts of their own. In particular, Kiggs seems like a real young man. He doesn't go moony for Seraphina the instant they meet, and he pushes back at her. Their relationship is refreshingly realistic. These main players are bolstered by a cast of memorable side characters; I could gush on, but I'll let you discover for yourself.
style . 5/5
Some people say that storytelling is a lost tradition. Perhaps that's true in the traditional, oral sense, but Hartman's writing is proof that the spirit of it hasn't left literature. First and foremost, she's an excellent storyteller. She uses plain language when plain language will do, and so moments of intricacy become sharp and important instead of excessive. She writes with a lightness and humor that gives the tale a magical atmosphere, but can be cuttingly grim when she needs to be. Moreover, she writes in first person, which I typically dislike in high fantasy. Instead, I enjoyed the clearer window into Seraphina's perspective. (It also helped that she was sparing with the inner monologues.)
It's also clean. Not that I mind sex and cursing in books, where appropriate, but the discreteness used here really gives the book that extra feeling of magic and innocence. Don't fear! Although I say "innocence," this is not a frothy, naive, or even particularly cheery tale.
mechanics . 5/5
Did you think you knew everything there was to know about dragons? How silly of you. Seraphina introduced me to a variation on dragonkind that was fascinating and wholly believable. I imagine you've seen portrayals of dragons as logical, greedy, intelligent. Hartman takes the tales to their logical conclusion. Her dragons are blisteringly logical. They shun the irrational taint of emotion, going so far as to excise any hints of feeling from their members. Their ability to take human form allows a tense coexistence with humankind--and the very illegal birth of half-dragons. On the other side, there are the Southlands, a trio of kingdoms with unique histories and cultures. It's a unique world with enough of the familiar that you can slip into it easily, and call it home.
Intricately plotted and artfully told, Seraphina is a masterpiece of fantasy, a remarkable story that demands a lifetime of re-readings.
Note: I purchased this copy. The price of the book and its origin in no way affected my stated opinions.
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Kayla :) April 13, 2015 at 8:02 PM
I absolutely LOVED this book and can't wait to get to the sequel! It's been so long, though, that I'll need to reread this!
C.J. April 13, 2015 at 10:49 PM
It's always worth a read. A warning: the sequel is kind of slow to start. Stay with it--it's worth it!
Alison Can Read April 13, 2015 at 11:00 PM
I loved this book too. And I'm glad to see from your comment above that you think the sequel is worth it. I've been hearing mixed things about it. I have it on hold at the library and am really excited to read it. I'll have to skim Seraphina again to make sure I remember it.
My full review will be Wednesday, but basics: It's rough to get into. It's kind of slow for a while and seems kind of piecemeal. Then all of the sudden things start picking up and coming together and it gets really good. I hope you enjoy it!
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Showtime Cabaret is the biggest weekly variety show, performed in the oldest and most iconic cabaret venue in London. Despite these grand and opulent claims this show is all about fun!
This is the flagship night at Café de Paris, and combined with a hugely popular club night after the cabaret is a very important part of the business. The brief is for a 'naughty night of fun' with some real showstoppers thrown in to reflect the calibre of the venue.


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Bernie Sanders in September Democratic candidates debate
On Education: Make HBCUs debt-free, and cancel all student debt
What we will do is not only have universal pre-K, we will make public colleges and universities and HBCUs [Historically Black Colleges and Universities] debt-free. And what we will always also do, because this is an incredible burden on millions and millions of young people who did nothing wrong except try to get the education they need, we are going to cancel all student debt in this country. And we are going to do that by imposing a tax on Wall Street speculation. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On Foreign Policy: Venezuela's Madura is a vicious tyrant
Q: You admit that Venezuela does not have free elections, but still you refuse to call Nicolas Maduro a dictator--Can you explain why?
SANDERS: Well, first of all, let me be very clear. Anybody who does what Maduro does is a vicious tyrant. What we need now is international and regional cooperation for free elections in Venezuela so that the people of that country can make-can create their own future.
Secretary Julian CASTRO: I'll call Maduro a dictator, because he is a dictator. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On Government Reform: Power to the people, not the billionaires
We have to recognize that this country is moving into an oligarchic society where a handful of billionaires control the economic and political life. As president, I am prepared to take them on. Yes, we will raise the minimum wage to a living wage. Yes, we will finally make sure that every American has health care as a human right, not a privilege. And, yes, we will address the catastrophic crisis of climate change and transform our energy system away from fossil fuel. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On Government Reform: Keep filibuster and use other ways to pass laws
Q: Senator Warren, What can you get done on gun control?
WARREN: The mass shootings are terrible, but they get all the headlines. We have a gun violence problem. The question is when 90 percent of Americans want to see us do background checks, want to get assault weapons off the streets, why doesn't it happen? The answer is corruption. We have a Congress that is beholden to the gun industry. Unless we're willing to roll back the filibuster, we're not going to get anything done on guns.
Q: Senator Sanders, you've said if Donald Trump supports ending the filibuster, you should be nervous. Would you support ending the filibuster?
SANDERS: No. But what I would support is passing major legislation, the gun legislation, Medicare for all, climate change legislation that saves the planet. I will not wait for 60 votes to make that happen, and you can do it in a variety of ways. You can do that through budget reconciliation law. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On Health Care: No deductibles or co-payments; $200 a year for prescriptions
Q [to V.P. Biden and Sens. Sanders and Warren]: Are single-payer plans such as those by Senators Warren and Sanders pushing too far?
SANDERS: Every study done shows that Medicare for All is the most cost-effective approach to providing health care to every man, woman, and child in this country. I intend to eliminate all out-of-pocket expenses, all deductibles, all co-payments. Nobody in America will pay more than $200 a year for prescription drugs, because we're going to stand up to the greed and corruption and price-fixing of the pharmaceutical industry.
Vice President Joe BIDEN: Anyone who can't afford it gets automatically enrolled in the Medicare-type option we have. But guess what? Of the 160 million people who like their health care now, they can keep it. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On Homeland Security: We spend $750B on military & don't know who our enemy is
As the former chairman of the Senate Committee on Veterans Affairs, we cannot express our gratitude to all of the men and women who have put their lives on the line to defend us, who have responded to the call of duty. But I think, also, I am the only person up here to have voted against all three of Trump's military budgets.
I don't think we have to spend $750 billion a year on the military when we don't even know who our enemy is.
I think that what we have got to do is bring this world together-bring it together on climate change, bring it together in fighting against terrorism. And make it clear that we as a planet, as a global community, will work together to help countries around the world rebuild their struggling economies and do everything that we can to rid the world of terrorism. But dropping bomb on Afghanistan and Iraq was not the way to do it. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On Principles & Values: Democratic socialism means like Canada, not Venezuela
Q: What are the main differences between your kind of socialism and the one being imposed in Venezuela by Nicolas Maduro?
SANDERS: To equate what goes on in Venezuela with what I believe is extremely unfair. I'll tell you what I believe in terms of democratic socialism. I agree with goes on in Canada and in Scandinavia, guaranteeing health care to all people as a human right. I believe that the US should not be the only major country on earth not to provide paid family and medical leave. I believe that every worker in this country deserves a living wage & that we expand the trade union movement. I happen to believe also that what, to me, democratic socialism means, is we deal with an issue we do not discuss enough--You've got a handful of billionaires controlling what goes on in Wall Street, the insurance companies and in the media. Maybe, just maybe, what we should be doing is creating an economy that works for all of us, not 1 percent. That's my understanding of democratic socialism. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On War & Peace: I never made the huge mistake of voting for Iraq AUMF
Q [to VP Joe BIDEN]: Obama turned to you to bring the troops home from Iraq. There was a major drawdown, but you then had to send thousands of troops back in to fight ISIS. Was it wrong to pull out of Iraq that quickly?
BIDEN:
BIDEN: No, it wasn't wrong to pull out. I should have never voted to give Bush the authority to go in and do what he said he was going to do in the AUMF [Authorization for the Use of Military Force in Iraq]. The big mistake that was made, which we predicted, was that you would not have a circumstance where the Shia and the Kurds would work together to keep ISIS from moving in.
SANDERS: The truth is, the big mistake, the huge mistake, and one of the big differences between you and me, I never believed what Cheney and Bush said about Iraq...
BIDEN: You're right.
SANDERS: I voted against the war in Iraq, and helped lead the opposition. And it's sad to say--I kind of had the feeling that there would be massive destabilization in that area if we went into that war. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
On Welfare & Poverty: U.S. is wealthy, but have highest child poverty rate
Guess what? We are the wealthiest country in the history of the world. And yet, we have the highest child poverty rate of almost any country on earth. We have teachers in this country who are leaving education because they can't work two or three jobs to support themselves. Which is why, under my legislation, we'll move to see that every teacher in America makings at least $60,000 a year. Source: September Democratic Primary debate in Houston Sep 12, 2019
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Alem had been tossing and turning for the past few hours. He hadn't slept much since he arrived in Libya four weeks before, his mind constantly alert for the roving militias or police targeting migrants like him, his thoughts bent forward to the journey that still laid out ahead of him and the questions he couldn't help but mull over. Would he need more money? Would he make it across that waiting stretch of sea? Could he get beyond Italy's shores to Germany or Sweden, and complete that final trip, skirting from the life he knew to the one he hoped to build?
In some ways he hadn't slept since fleeing his home of Eritrea four years before, his days blurred into a nightmarish sequence of a life lived on the margins. Rootless without a home or family, community or country, he had found himself alone each night with unanswerable questions of the future and known fears of the past, tossing in his bed as he drifted through the empty expanse of an unrealized dream.
As he lay awake now, he listened to the soft, childlike breathes of the dozens of other men that slept beside him and let his mind drift back to Asmara, his home. He remembered the shiro his mother used to cook and the smell of the roasting coffee beans his father would sip in the evening. He stumbled through the memories of everything he had given up and the stability forsaken that fateful night four years before when he and a friend had decided to flee the lifetime of military service that stretched out in front of them, running from their army camp in the west of the country and striking off into a barren land without food, just two liters of water. They had set out towards Sudan and wandered for two days, lost in a sea of heat and sand, two lives pushing through the vast landscape of a choice whose gravity they barely understood.
Alem rearranged his belt as he lay now in the Tripoli compound, it's bulk digging into his hip, and felt for the last $100 bill he had folded up and sewn into the seam of his pants. Along with a few useless Libyan Dinars, it was all that was left of the four years spent cleaning houses and working construction in Khartoum. God willing, Alem thought, it will be enough.
A vehicle pulled up outside the compound and Alem's ears perked, his stomach clenched. The police? Some local militia? Thieves? Was there any difference these days?
The room of migrants shook awake immediately and silently as if no one had been sleeping at all, like lives paused waiting for someone to press play. They must be quiet the man emphasized, and so they tiptoed and whispered out of the compound, stealing themselves from the compound's metal door and into a 40-foot freight container that had rolled up on the back of an 18-wheeler outside. They continued to push in — 50, 100, 150, 160.
Their warm bodies clung and held onto each other amid the darkness, like prayers echoing into silence.
Please God, don't let them leave me, Alem repeated over and over to himself.
When they were finally packed in, the smugglers stacked a decoy wall of soap at the end to mislead anyone who might stop them and make a quick check along the way. Hidden from view, the doors shut and a loud thud closed them in with the fate of their decisions. 160 lives tightly bound to some necessary faith the door would be opened at the port, that they would not be killed and dropped in the desert of that lawless land like so many before.
The truck began to rumble and jerk forward and Alem could feel his hands meet others in the air as bodies flailed out, grasping for something steady amid the vertiginous black.
After an hour the grumbling and swaying slowed, stopped, and the door swung open, letting sounds of the ocean drift inside. Quietly men outside pulled down the fake wall. Everything was dark except for a few stray light-posts standing stiffly, their bulbs peering dumbly into the night.
Filing out, Alem and the others found themselves at the water's edge of some docking area. A wooden boat, old and rickety, floated nearby. A rope clung to the bow and wound down into some infinite darkness below the surface.
The truck suddenly started again and the Libyan men climbed in front. They had to go pick the rest of the group, the men said. They must all wait there, beside their boat — that boat, they said pointing to the old wooden one Alem had been looking at.
Within minutes Alem and the others were left under the black swathe of sky, the stars small and faint, glistening like needle points in some dark cloth thrown over their heads. The boat rocked beside them, their hope of salvation and some idea of the future, slowing nodding with the ebb of a tide they could not control. You will carry me forward Alem thought as he looked at the wooden vessel, Please treat us well.
The noise was faint at first — A distant whine like the motorbikes young boys would rev and race some Saturday nights back in Asmara. Heads turned and people scanned the distance.
A street running along a nearby building was soon lit up and lights and noise were quickly given form as trucks screamed around the corner.
Within seconds four pickups were on top of the group and men in ragged fatigues and mismatched uniforms jumped from the backs, all guns and gritted teeth. It happened quicker than Alem could understand, the uneasy contemplation of that still night sky instantly transformed into the terrifying certainty of it all going wrong.
He was thrust onto the back of one truck as others were shoved in underneath him and wedged beside, some crying, others beginning to plead.
The next seven days passed like a bad dream. The prison, a cold cement room, more closely resembled some partially constructed office than a holding cell. The men claimed to be Libyan police but there was little way to know. They wanted money and if Alem and the others could pay there would be no problem, they said. Just $1,000 each and they'd be free to go. Few have anything left, the last of a past life's savings exhausted on the final boat trip they now may not make.
What little food there is consists simply of stale bread and water and the men with guns mix trips to give food with others to dole out beatings.
Few sleep as a frantic stress burrows into their stomachs, tightening the very sinew like purse strings. Everyone knows if the boat gets enough other passengers the smugglers will send it on and their chance for the future could fade. They will die there — No money, no way of getting out of that desert country even if they somehow escape the cement walls. Alem has little feeling amid his taught body, his tears long squeezed off.
Soon he and others realize they have no options but one, and so on the 8th night after the guard has fallen asleep in the building nearby, they break down the door. 80 lives in all sprint into the night, breath gulped greedily in short bursts as they speed into the darkness, fists pumping and swinging, clenched tightly around this fleeting hope.
Gunshots explode behind them. Voices of men yelling, others screaming, soon follow.
Alem keeps his eyes locked forward to the lights of Khums, a small coastal town three kilometers away. Don't look back, don't look back he repeats as he sprints through the sand.
Of the 80 who try, around 30 people make it to Khums. Sweaty and frantic they bargain with taxi drivers to take them back to Tripoli. Understanding what's just happened the drivers hike their prices and Alem's last Dinars and $100 bill quickly burn up in one last flash.
Four nights later after hiding in the same compound in Tripoli, Alem is standing back beside the same wooden boat as it rocks back and forth, acknowledging some fateful truth he still cannot interpret.
They have moved to a different launching point this time and the silence of the night remains unbroken.
Within the hour Alem and 303 others are in the boat pointed north into seemingly endless space.
304 men and women and children stuffed in between the edges of the rickety wood, rise and fall with the waves of the Mediterranean. 304 collective lives toss towards some end, carried by some undying hope and propelled by the dread of what lay behind, the ripples of those past lives flowing out with the wake.
To something different — Please, God let this lead to something different, Alem prays.
38 hours later a helicopter appears overhead, circles the boat slowly, and then is gone, like some momentary torrent of fear and brittle joy boomeranged in and out of their existence.
Hours later the relentless horizon spits out a small dot that steadily grows. It is the Italian navy, Alem knows. They had made it. They were saved. Grasping the side of the boat, Alem's body quickly comes back to life, his stomach slackening, his shoulders relaxing. He feels hunger for the first time in weeks and realizes his mouth is dry with thirst.
A woman nearby begins to cry with relief as the Italian boat grows in size, the infinitesimal size of their lives amid the ocean of their sorrows and sacrifices finally given meaning.
The next three hours sweep past amid a jostling of bodies and languages and waves and steel and soon Alem is steadied on board — the powerful Italian boat lunging forward as it carries him and the others away.
Land becomes visible after a few hours, but it is small and isolated — a perch of dirt and rock stuck between Europe and Africa. It is an island.
Alem's body tightens, coiling back into the taught, defensive state of the last four years. He is looking out towards Lampedusa, the Italian island detention center and waypoint for thousands of passing migrants. The tenuous foundation of his hopes all comes crumbling in.
There is no escaping Lampedusa. Alem had learned that much from friends who had made the journey before. "Pray you don't land there," they said. Once there he would be trapped — He would be shuttled into the reception, fingerprinted, and registered for asylum in Italy. Once registered he would be forever tied to the country's hobbled economy and over-leveraged social service system.
If he had been brought to Sicily he would have had a chance to escape. There, his friends said, it's possible to evade fingerprinting and make a run north. He would be just a few train and bus rides from Germany or Sweden, countries his friends insisted were better for asylum seekers.
Lampedusa, a stretch of soil marooned in the nothingness of that sea, was different and the lives that passed through it were destined for the same degree of isolation.
And so the tears for the life he had given up, the tears of the life he saw growing on the horizon, the tears from the beatings and days of thirst and hunger he had endured over the last four years all came pouring out. He could not escape. What was then was as it was now and what had been there would be here. He, Alem Asmeron Gebrelase was as he was and the world had kept spinning at its ferocious pace, the gravity of his life pinning him down to something his memory could neither forget nor his choices shake.
The boat docked and Alem soon stepped off, his feet moving slowly down the walkway and onto the island.
Alem had crossed the ocean without being able to swim. There was nothing to swim to now.


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ME professor selected as recipient of a Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award 2022
Jianping Fu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, of Biomedical Engineering, and of Cell and Developmental Biology
Jianping Fu, Professor of Mechanical Engineering, of Biomedical Engineering, and of Cell and Developmental Biology, was selected to receive the Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany).
The Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Germany) presents 10 – 20 Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Awards annually to internationally renowned academics from across the world in recognition of their outstanding accomplishments in research. The award is named for German astronomer and mathematician Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel (1784–1846) and funded by the Federal Ministry of Education and Research.
Human stem cells cultured in microfluidic devices can be coaxed to form arrays of patterned, bipolar multicellular structures that mimic early human embryonic development.
Dr. Fu's research focuses on mechanobiology, stem cell bioengineering, developmental bioengineering, microfluidics and BioMEMS. With this award, the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation is recognizing the Fu Research Group's achievements in integrating emerging mechanobiology research with human pluripotent stem cells (hPSCs; including human embryonic stem cells) to study the fundamental roles of cell mechanics and mechanobiology in early human embryonic development. Specifically, the Fu Research Group has recently developed biomimetic culture systems for hPSCs to model human embryonic developmental events, which have opened a door for future integration of biomaterials sciences, stem cell bioengineering, and mechanobiology.
"I feel very honored to receive this award. I want to thank the current and past members of my group as well as many wonderful collaborators for their dedications, efforts and innovations. The Friedrich Wilhelm Bessel Research Award will allow me to pursue collaborations with colleagues in Germany to develop novel functional biomaterial systems and investigate the role of cell mechanics and mechanobiology in regulating tissue morphogenesis and cell fate decisions during self-organized development of early human embryonic tissues from cultured hPSCs. This is an important fundamental human developmental biology research that will require transdisciplinary effort integrating knowledge and experimentation from distinct research fields including biomaterials and bioengineering, developmental biology, and mechanobiology," said Dr. Fu.
Award winners and their families are invited to attend the annual meeting of the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, during which the President of Germany will host a reception for all awardees. Award winners are also invited to conduct a research project of their choice at a research institution in Germany in cooperation with specialist colleagues there.
Congratulations, Dr. Fu.
awards biomechanics faculty
Jianping Fu
Professor, Biomedical Engineering
Professor, Cell and Developmental Biology
jpfu@umich.edu


There is no other wine like Champagne; it truly is charm, glamour, and sophistication in a bottle. Champagne lifts the spirits, lends a celebratory air, and pampers the soul. "Come quickly! I'm tasting stars!", Dom Pierre Pérignon, the 17th century French Benedictine Monk who was cellar master at the Hautvillers Abbey is said to have exclaimed. Although this quote is steeped in legend, it is quite succinct; champagne does have a magical, ethereal quality and experiencing it in its birthplace is a once in a lifetime vacation experience for wine lovers.
We have designed a fabulous Mercedes chauffeured tour of Champagne for private guests taking in main hubs like Reims and Épernay along with medieval gems like Troyes and indeed Hautvillers, coined the birthplace of Champagne. Visit mythical luxury champagne houses on VIP exclusive tours with educational and entertaining explanations of champagne production and classifications, and contrast with intimate visits to charming small growers with convivial tastings. Enjoy some out of this world gourmet cuisine at Michelin star superstars in the region like Arnaud Lallement's L'Assiette Champenoise and the extravagant Le Parc Les Crayères. Stay in characterful, luxurious country house style hotels. Above all, relax as everything will be taken care of for you and you will have your own private driver and comfortable town car to travel and imbibe in style.
Upon your arrival at Reims train station this morning, our driver will collect you and take you to your first appointment of the day, a wonderful private tour and tasting at the friendly Taittinger estate. On a private tour of their Roman chalk caves and maison, be entertained while learning about the art of champagne making and finish with a tasting of various champagne styles. Then carry on to the prestigious Veuve Clicquot house. Founded in 1772 by Philipe Clicquot who came from a banking family, he decided to use the family vineyards to create a wine business with big ambitions. It was his son's widow Madame Clicquot who is the most notable figure in Clicquot's history though. Widowed young at 27 back in 1805, her role as head of a company was unprecedented in that époque for a woman and she is credited with veritably creating a wine empire for the brand and for such important inventions still used today like the riddling table. You will learn all about the history while touring their chalk cellars and conclude with a pre-lunch aperitif of the Grande Dame champagne!
Enjoy a casual a la carte lunch at Brasserie Flo, one of our favorite informal eateries in the region with its high ceilings, Belle Époque paintings, mirrored walls, and Moroccan palms. Run by local chef David Mathieu, they are especially noted for their fish and seafood and you might like to try their magnificent shellfish platter. Continue with delicious dishes like roast duck with scallops or free-range capon supreme.
After lunch, take in a digestive walk around historic Reims including a visit to the outstanding 12th-century Gothic Cathedral where Charles VII was famously coronated under Joan of Arc. Before heading to your plush hotel this evening, you will tour one last house, the beautiful Pommery property. Their caves are some of the most extensive and fascinating in Champagne to visit and you will enjoy a private tour with a tasting of three styles. Freshen up and relax at the hotel for a few hours before dinner, which will be a gastronomic feast at their Two Michelin starred gourmet restaurant. The bar here serves Krug by the glass if you feel like a decadent nightcap.
A later start today; sleep in, enjoy a leisurely breakfast and in the late morning your driver will collect you and take you to pretty Maison Gosset, a relaxed half hour's drive. This chic wine house is also the oldest wine producer in Champagne, dating back to 1574, and is located just east of Épernay in Aÿ. You will visit the property on a private tour and taste their best champagnes including the Grande Réserve, their Grand Millésime, Grand Rosé, and Grand Blanc de Blancs. Before enjoying lunch in medieval Hautvillers, pop into the super friendly Champagne Tribaut, a family owned champagne grower who sells grapes on to some of the most famous big houses including Taittinger. Relax over an informal tasting of faves like their Champagne de Rosé Réserve, Cuvée de Réserve, and Grande Cuvée Spéciale, accompanied by some homemade snacks while admiring the vineyards and the Montagne de Reims.
Lunch is next at L'Abbaye in Hautvillers, named of course after the nearby abbey where Dom Pérignon perfected the champagne method (his tomb lies here in the abbey as well and is a bit of a wine lover's pilgrimage). This landmark restaurant serves delicious local fare and you can order a la carte trying specialties like their ham hock terrine, creamy scallops served Champagne style with morels and asparagus, and hearty casserole dishes. After lunch, stretch your legs and enjoy a walk around picturesque Hautvillers. This darling hamlet is set right in the Montagne de Reims nature reserve and you are surrounded by an expanse of vines. The winding, narrow streets are lined with colorful timber façades and beautiful iron shop signs. Before heading back to the hotel this afternoon, we suggest a visit to Au 36 on the famous rue Dom Pérignon, a trendy wine bar, and shop, well worth a visit. If the weather is pleasant, sit on the terrace, enjoy "une coupe" and count your blessings.
Dinner tonight is at the beautiful Two Michelin starred Le Parc Les Crayères in Reims. The whimsical menu was created by Philippe Mille and the setting is supremely elegant so tonight you can get dressed up. Enjoy the chef's taster with wine pairings and your driver will take you back to your country house after a fabulous meal; this is the gourmet highlight of the trip.
Today you switch gears and will be mostly sightseeing and enjoying the countryside and quaint villages, but first, one last wine experience- at the iconic Moet & Chandon house founded in 1743, where on a private tour you will taste Dom Pérignon. Their wine cellars are some of the longest in Champagne (stretching over 17 miles!) and their champagne is one of the most popular on the planet. Of their over 2800 acres of nutrient-rich chalk soil vineyards, over half produce grand crus and a quarter premiers crus. The visit here is corporate and slick but no less fascinating for this and you really can't leave Champagne without having a tour here, as the cellars are extraordinary. Enjoy the Dom and bid adieu to the glamorous avenue de Champagne, admiring other big names like Winston Churchill's adored Pol Roger and fashion favorite Perrier-Jouët.
Medieval Troyes is next, just over an hour's journey through a patchwork of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier planted vineyards. Arrived in beautiful Troyes, whose romantic, historic center is actually shaped like a champagne cork! Fairy Tale Troyes has a wonderful heritage of stained glass and you will find sublime Gothic churches here, 16th-century courtyards, a maze of cobblestone alleyways and a small but important art museum. The town is also known for their andouillette sausages. The afternoon is yours to explore on your own, enjoying the fabulous shops, gardens, and architectural patrimony.
Tonight you sleep in a boutique, five star converted convent in the heart of the old town that once pertained to the Knights of Malta. Your hotel has a dreamy little pool where you can take a dip before dinner. Dinner tonight is laid back and charming at the enchanting Le Valentino, set in a medieval courtyard.
Enjoy breakfast in a beautiful courtyard today, weather permitting, and then at your preferred time your driver will collect you and take you to your next port of call. We hope you had a marvelous time on this luxury wine tour of Champagne!
As Charles Dickens famously quoted- "Champagne is one of the elegant extras in life." Why not add some elegance to your next vacation?


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Q: async i/o and process results as they become available I has a simple console app where I want to call many Urls in a loop and put the result in a database table. I am using .Net 4.5 and using async i/o to fetch the URL data. Here is a simplified version of what I am doing. All methods are async except for the database operation. Do you guys see any issues with this? Are there better ways of optimizing?
   private async Task Run(){
        var items = repo.GetItems(); // sync method to get list from database
        var tasks = new List<Task>();

        // add each call to task list and process result as it becomes available
        // rather than waiting for all downloads
        foreach(Item item in items){
            tasks.Add(GetFromWeb(item.url).ContinueWith(response => { AddToDatabase(response.Result);}));
        }
        await Task.WhenAll(tasks); // wait for all tasks to complete.
    }

    private async Task<string> GetFromWeb(url) {
       HttpResponseMessage response = await GetAsync(url);
       return await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
    }

    private void AddToDatabase(string item){
        // add data to database.
    }

A: Your solution is acceptable. But you should check out TPL Dataflow, which allows you to set up a dataflow "mesh" (or "pipeline") and then shove the data through it.
For a problem this simple, Dataflow won't really add much other than getting rid of the ContinueWith (I always find manual continuations awkward). But if you plan to add more steps or change your data flow in the future, Dataflow should be something you consider.

A: Your solution is pretty much correct, with just two minor mistakes (both of which cause compiler errors).  First, you don't call ContinueWith on the result of List.Add, you need call continue with on the task and then add the continuation to your list, this is solved by just moving a parenthesis.  You also need to call Result on the reponse Task.
Here is the section with the two minor changes:
tasks.Add(GetFromWeb(item.url)
    .ContinueWith(response => { AddToDatabase(response.Result);}));

Another option is to leverage a method that takes a sequence of tasks and orders them by the order that they are completed.  Here is my implementation of such a method:
public static IEnumerable<Task<T>> Order<T>(this IEnumerable<Task<T>> tasks)
{
    var taskList = tasks.ToList();

    var taskSources = new BlockingCollection<TaskCompletionSource<T>>();

    var taskSourceList = new List<TaskCompletionSource<T>>(taskList.Count);
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    {
        var newSource = new TaskCompletionSource<T>();
        taskSources.Add(newSource);
        taskSourceList.Add(newSource);

        task.ContinueWith(t =>
        {
            var source = taskSources.Take();

            if (t.IsCanceled)
                source.TrySetCanceled();
            else if (t.IsFaulted)
                source.TrySetException(t.Exception.InnerExceptions);
            else if (t.IsCompleted)
                source.TrySetResult(t.Result);
        }, CancellationToken.None, TaskContinuationOptions.PreferFairness, TaskScheduler.Default);
    }

    return taskSourceList.Select(tcs => tcs.Task);
}

Using this your code can become:
private async Task Run()
{
    IEnumerable<Item> items = repo.GetItems(); // sync method to get list from database

    foreach (var task in items.Select(item => GetFromWeb(item.url))
        .Order())
    {
        await task.ConfigureAwait(false);
        AddToDatabase(task.Result);
    }
}

A: Just though I'd throw in my hat as well with the Rx solution
using System.Reactive;
using System.Reactive.Linq;
private Task Run()
{
    var fromWebObservable = from item in repo.GetItems.ToObservable(Scheduler.Default)
                            select GetFromWeb(item.url);

    fromWebObservable
                    .Select(async x => await x)
        .Do(AddToDatabase)
        .ToTask();

}

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Printable Blank Map of Berlin – Outline
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Map of Berlin with cities for users in blank and printable format has been available here. Berlin is the official capital of Germany and also the largest one in the terms of total land area and the population as well.Berlin is part of Germany's 16 federal states which are the core pillars of country.
The city is located in the marshy woodland area with the flat topography and the climate of city is continental type with moderate summer and average cold season.
Berlin is the center point of Germany and the city is highly developed with its core sectors of high tech firms and service sector, which export most of its services to the international market. It is known as the world city of culture,science,media etc.
Check out the various types of Berlin's blank printable maps and get to know this city from a closer distance.
Printable Berlin Map with Cities
If, you want to check out the other surrounding cities and towns, which are associated with Berlin city then here is our printable map of Berlin with cities.
In this map you can check out all the major cities and towns of Berlin(Germany) near the region of Berlin which is the part of Germany's federal states.
Berlin Blank Map with State PDF- Outline
As, we know that Berlin is the part of Germany's 16 federal states so if you want to know about the other federal states associated with Berlin then you can locate them in this map.
We have compiled all the states of Germany here in this map along with the city of Berlin, so that you can understand the relevance of Berlin in the context of other German states.
Map of Berlin District
Berlin is the largest city and the district of Germany, hence it's obvious to assume that the district is comprised of several towns and other cities.
You can here check out the overall view of Germany's district in order to explore the internal geography of this city.
Berlin Cities Map
Berlin being the integral part of Germany's federal states is comprised of several big cities, which are the major cities of country.
So, in order to enhance the understating of our users and scholars we are here attaching the map of Berlin comprised of other German cities. This map can be highly educational in the context of examination purposes.
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Veedevadandi Babu is a 1997 Indian Telugu-language Comedy film written and directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana and Cinematography by Chota K. Naidu. The film is an official remake of the Tamil film Ullathai Allitha which itself was heavily inspired by the Hindi film Andaz Apna Apna. The film stars Mohan Babu, Shilpa Shetty and Tanikella Bharani. The film was dubbed in Bengali as Amar Pratiggya.

Cast
 Mohan Babu as Sriram
 Shilpa Shetty as Shilpa
 Tanikella Bharani as Ongole
 Brahmanandam
 Chalapathi Rao
 Kolla Ashok Kumar
 Kota Srinivasa Rao
 Srihari
 A. V. S. Subramanyam
 Ruchi
 Ironleg Sastri

Soundtrack

Music was composed by Sirpy. Music released by T-Series.

References

External links

1990s Telugu-language films
Films directed by E. V. V. Satyanarayana
Telugu remakes of Tamil films
Telugu remakes of Hindi films


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package org.durid.sql.ast.statement;

import org.durid.sql.visitor.SQLASTVisitor;

public class SQLSubqueryTableSource extends SQLTableSourceImpl {

    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;

    protected SQLSelect       select;

    public SQLSubqueryTableSource(){

    }

    public SQLSubqueryTableSource(String alias){
        super(alias);
    }

    public SQLSubqueryTableSource(SQLSelect select, String alias){
        super(alias);
        this.select = select;
    }

    public SQLSubqueryTableSource(SQLSelect select){

        this.select = select;
    }

    public SQLSelect getSelect() {
        return this.select;
    }

    public void setSelect(SQLSelect select) {
        this.select = select;
    }

    @Override
    protected void accept0(SQLASTVisitor visitor) {
        if (visitor.visit(this)) {
            acceptChild(visitor, select);
        }
        visitor.endVisit(this);
    }

    public void output(StringBuffer buf) {
        buf.append("(");
        this.select.output(buf);
        buf.append(")");
    }

	@Override
	public String getTablename() {
		return null;
	}
}


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ADF Offers Free Legal Representation to Those Who Refuse to Recognize Iowa's Gay Marriages
By Kyle Mantyla | April 23, 2009 12:41 pm
The Alliance Defense Fund has long been one of the leading right-wing forces behind the so-called "right of conscience" designed to protect medical professionals for having to engage in practices that they feel would violate their "deeply-held religious beliefs."
It has usually taken the form of ADF defending pharmacists who refuse to sell birth control on the grounds that it is a type of abortion, but it now seems to be expanding its definition to include county employees in Iowa who might refuse to abide by the recent state Supreme Court ruling mandating marriage equality by announcing that it will offer free legal defense to any county recorder who refuses to grant marriage licenses to same sex-couples in order to protect the "right of conscience … against heavy-handed coercion by the state [and serve] as the first line of defense against the cancer of tyranny":
A letter issued by the Alliance Defense Fund and the Iowa Family Policy Center Wednesday offers free legal defense by ADF attorneys to county recorder offices that adopt a policy protecting employee rights of conscience. The policy would protect objecting employees from being forced to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples if doing so would violate the employee's conscience.
"Government employees who believe in marriage as the union of one man and one woman should not be penalized for abiding by their beliefs," said ADF Senior Legal Counsel Doug Napier. "This policy allows an employee who does not wish to violate his or her own conscience by issuing a marriage license to a same-sex couple to abstain and allow the transaction to be performed by someone who is willing to do it. Forcing them to participate in offensive acts contrary to their deeply held beliefs in order to remain employed is unconstitutional."
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Clear Seas » Blog » What Are HNS?
Marine incidents involving hazardous and noxious substances (HNS) occur at a much lower frequency than oil spills. However, the consequence of a HNS spill can be equal or greater than that of an oil spill. The diverse amount of HNS transported, their varying physical and chemical properties, the uncertainty as to how they may behave in the marine environment and the potential they have to impact human health mean that response to HNS spills can be even more complex than response to oil spills.
The International Maritime Organization (IMO), a specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for improving the safety and security of international shipping and pollution prevention, define HNS as a substance other than oil which, if introduced into the marine environment, is likely to create hazards to human health, harm living resources and marine life, result in economic or proprietary damages or interfere with other legitimate uses of the sea.
Radioactive and infectious substances are outside of the scope of what is defined as HNS.
How commonly are HNS transported at sea?
It is estimated that over 2,000 varieties of HNS are transported regularly by sea, either in bulk or in packaged form. Chemical tankers trade over 200 million tonnes of HNS products globally on an annual basis. As of 2009, methanol and liquid chemicals accounted for some 46% of these while palm and vegetable oils accounted for 29%; however, the amount of tonnage being traded has been steadily increasing over the past decade.
Why are HNS spills complex?
These physical properties may also vary depending on the environmental conditions at the time of the spill. Some HNS can evaporate rapidly, dissolve wholly, partly or not at all, float or sink. Their behaviour can also vary over time and depending on water conditions.
How are HNS regulated in Canada?
Because of its inherently international nature, commercial marine shipping is regulated at the international level. The IMO has developed several Conventions and Codes which apply to the safe transport of HNS dependent upon the physical form and quantity of the substances transported. Two of the most significant Conventions governing the transportation of HNS developed by the IMO are the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) and the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL). Canada has ratified both SOLAS and MARPOL and enforces the Conventions' regulations within Canadian territorial waters.
In 2000, the IMO also developed the Protocol on Preparedness, Response and Co-operation to Pollution Incidents by Hazardous and Noxious Substances (OPRC-HNS Protocol). The aim of the OPRC-HNS Protocol is to establish national systems for preparedness and response and to provide a global framework for combating major incidents or threats of marine pollution caused by HNS transported by sea. States which are a party to the OPRC-HNS Protocol are required to establish response plans for handling HNS pollution incidents, either nationally or in co-operation with other countries. Although the OPRC-HNS Protocol came into force in 2007, Canada is not a party to the Protocol at this time.
Learn more from us about what steps Canada is taking to regulate HNS soon.


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Calling all in house lawyers to 'Lean-In'
In 2013 Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's Chief Operating Officer and the only woman on the board at that time, published a book about the lack of woman at the top and what woman can do to help themselves achieve career ambitions.
I have been reading this book recently – a year later than when it was published, because like many busy professional women I too am juggling a career with a young family. In any event, the book makes for a fascinating read and I wanted to share some of my thoughts on it, with you.
From what she says, Sandberg worked incredibly hard to create a community for women at Facebook where they are able to 'lean in,' but what does she really mean by that and is it relevant to women lawyers? The answer, is a resounding 'yes,' of course! Sandberg defines 'leaning in' as 'being ambitious in any pursuit.' In her introduction, she highlights that women should define their goals clearly and concisely and as early on in their career as possible. Importantly, she says that women should not let personal fears and apprehensions hamper their accomplishments, easier said than done for some…
Whilst none of her ideas are revolutionary, what she says, makes good career sense. The facts demonstrate that there is still a long way to go for women in business. There are positive changes taking place too, which is encouraging. The Cranfield Female FTSE Board Report, informs us that in 2014 women now represent over 20% of the FTSE 100 board members for the first time – a shockingly low statistic, but none the less, this figure still represents an improvement. Drilling down further, in the Lawyer's Hot 100 2014, more than 50% of the 'hottest' in house lawyers, were women.
In June I attended The Lawyer Awards and in fact presented the award to the winner of the In House Team of the Year. It went to a very worthy recipient, Mr Neil Harnby and his team at the Royal Mail – one of the few FTSE 100 companies headed by a female CEO, Moya Greene. (Carolyn McCall at Easyjet and Alison Cooper at Imperial Tobacco are the other 2 female CEO's in the FTSE 100 since the departure of Angela Ahrendts from Burburry who left to join Apple earlier in the Spring) The In House Lawyer of the Year award went to another truly deserving recipient – Ms Sarah Nelson Smith, of Yum! Once again, many congratulations to Mr Harnby and Ms Nelson Smith for their outstanding achievements.
Engaged in a discussion with some of the team from 'The Lawyer' post the Awards, I was told, interestingly, that very few, if any of the female nominees ever self nominated. Separately, Catrin Griffiths, The Lawyer's editor, commented to a Telegraph journalist last year that in the annual 'Hot 100 list, not one of the 46 women featured had self nominated. I suspect the same applies for 2014. Upon further exploration of this topic, the feedback seems to be that that whilst female lawyers welcome the honour of being nominated for awards and receiving recognition in general, they simply do not seem to feel the need to mark their career achievements and put themselves forward in quite the same way as some of their male colleagues, which is thought provoking, though perhaps not altogether surprising.
We are all too aware of definite patterns in the legal profession, with fewer women occupying General Counsel and Partner positions and clear pay gaps between genders. Sandberg's thesis, which is that it is easy to blame organisational culture, society or family commitments for holding women back – seems to suggest that in reality there's also an "internal voice" for some women that tells them they are not as capable of succeeding. Happily, I know and have had the pleasure of working with many incredibly successful women across the legal profession and in recent years have witnessed a number of positive initiatives to help promote, support and retain high achieving women in business. Some of these initiatives include remote and flexible working options being offered; a growth in investment for training and on-going development, as well as significant improvements in the quantity and quality of superb professional networking groups. Of course, many female legal professionals have made it to top without any of these initiatives to support them but it is pleasing to see that they are more readily available for those who want it, going forward.
Returning to Sandberg. 'Without having read 'Lean In', it is easy to criticise her thesis. She is an incredibly smart women and enjoys immense career success and considerable wealth. She can easily afford all the support required to help balance the crazy juggling act that exists in order to have a successful professional and personal life, but please, read on….
'Lean In' is a fascinating and at times, frustrating read, but it is also an excellent career tool, offering a range of tactics that can be used at all stages of your professional life. In 'Lean In', there are lessons to be learnt for members of any profession or gender. Basically, Sandberg urges ambitious people, but women especially, to take risks in order to succeed.
If you do not have not time to read the book yourself, here are a few of her basic career 'tips.'
1. It is essential that you are open to taking career risks. Sandberg says, women in particular tend to avoid 'stretch' assignments/new challenges worrying too much about whether they have the skills to take on a new, loftier job. Sandberg advises women to shift their thinking to "I want that – and I'll learn by doing that."
2. Forget about trying to please people. Sandberg comments on seeing many talented individuals holding themselves back, because of their own (and she confesses to having done this herself in the early days) desire to be liked. She urges you to release those fears, step up and push back, which will help to gain the respect you deserve and build your confidence.
3. 'Visualise your career as a jungle gym and not a ladder.' ' She claims ladders are limiting and 'jungle gyms,' offer a more creative route. Take it.
4. Allow yourself to fantasize about your career. Sandberg believes everyone should have an 18 month plan to pursue immediate workplace goals, like learning new skills and development opportunities.
5. Start a 'lean-in' circle. Join a relevant networking group of people who meet regularly to offer one and other encouragement and share development ideas.
Please contact Rachael North on 07837 630 220 for further information on networking/ 'leaning-in,' or to share your thoughts on this article. Thank you.


The Kremlin dismissed US President Donald Trump's warning to Syria not to launch an offensive in the rebel-held enclave of Idlib, saying on Tuesday that the area was a "nest of terrorism".
"A fairly large group of terrorists has settled there and of course this leads to a general destabilisation of the situation. It undermines attempts to bring the situation onto the track of a political-diplomatic settlement," he said.


Miniturepinscher puppies planned spring 2016!
Thanka everybody for a great year 2013!
Ch. Blanco Pirata Oris- BEST FEMALE 2013!
Great start of show year 2014!
What a fantastic end of show year 2013!!
BLANCO PIRATA FELIZIA: NORWEIGAN VETERAN WINNER 2013!
We expect Miniturepinscher puppies in november!
at Swedish Schanuzer-Pinscher Club show in Stockholm!
24 of february we visit Swedish Miniturepinscher Clubs annual meeting.
We won alot of prizes that we are happy and proud about!
Wonderful photos of Blanco Pirata Tabasco and his owner in Slovenia!
2 males + 1 female- all black/tan.
Blanco Pirata O´Mara high pregnant!
8 Blanco Pirata Dogs passed the new Menatlytest (BPH)!
Again, great BAER-test results in our breeding!
Great show results from 2 days show in Norrköping, Sweden!
Blanco Pirata Peace: Mentalytested with great results!
Big congrats and well done to owner Ida Stockberg!
"Älva" is out of Blanco Pirata Felizia, living i Norway at Kennel Estrellapinsch.
Big thanks to Kennel Estrellapinsch for this wonderful little girl!
12 of february we visit Swedish Miniturepinscher Clubs annual meeting.
Swedish Dogo Argentino Club´s year competition.
Great results at NORDIC WINNER SHOW 2011!
Congrats to owners Kennel Estrellapinsch, Norway!
Congrats to owners Pamela & Elisabeth!
Blanco Pirata Peace: SWEDISH TRACKING CHAMPION!
Visit Norway and Miniturepinscher Specialty show 2011!
and new title EWP7 Champion!
Passed blood tracking test with great results!
Congrats and well done to owners Elin and Ida!
Congrats to owner Karin and Linda!
BLANCO PIRATA GLIMMA: SWEDISH BLOODTRACKING CHAMPION!
Congrats to owner: Kennel Coldwind´s!
GREAT SHOW RESULTS FROM WORLD DOG SHOW 2008!!


The latest developments in the Internet suggest that future telecommunication applications will be realized in distributed Peer-to-Peer (P2P) environments. In a distributed P2P network each peer is considered equal. That is, each peer runs the same piece of software and performs exactly the same tasks as any other peer in the network. Consequently, those applications no longer depend on central unities. While distributed applications show the potential to reduce the total cost of ownership, little is known about the robustness, scalability and performance of those systems.
Current P2P systems like Gnutella, eDonkey, Overnet, and Kazaa are mainly used for media sharing and other legally questionable applications. The time needed to complete a search in those file-sharing systems is not really critical to the end-user since file download time exceeds the preceding lookup time of the files location by magnitudes. Real-time applications with quality of service demands, like VoIP telephony, chatting, or instant messaging on the other hand are dependent on the time needed to find their communication partner. To be able to build business case services based on P2P systems, the ability of such mechanisms to satisfy real-time requirements has to be studied.
The Resource Management Framework (RMF) provides a unified model of P2P computing which is independent of the underlying protocols. In this project a proof-of-concept is provided for the RMF prototype regarding different aspects. The primary research focus is thereby on the scalability as well as the robustness of the RMF subject to different conditions. The corresponding protocol overhead is also examined in detail, leading to suggestions for architecture improvements.