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function seismic1=s_dsvector2ds(seismic)
% Combine the traces of a dataset vector into a single seismic dataset.
%
% See also: s_ds2dsvector
%
% Written by: E. Rietsch: September 19, 2006
% Last updated: February 5, 2008: add a header to the output dataset to indicate
%                                 from which vector element a trace comes
%
%           seismic1=s_dsvector2ds(seismic)
% INPUT
% seismic   seismic dataset vector
% OUTPUT
% seismic1  single seismic dataset;
%           the field "name" of the output dataset is set to "seismic(1).name"
%           provided it is the same for all datasets;
%           if not, is set to the variable name of the input dataset vector,
%           if it is not empty, or to "Seismic from DS vector" if it is empty.
%           A new trace header, "vector_index", indicates from which vector
%           element a particular trace comes.
%           Another header, "orig_trace_no", indicates the number of the trace
%           in that vector element.
%
% EXAMPLE
%           seismic=s_data;
%           seismic1=s_ds2dsvector(seismic);   % Create dataset vector
%           seismic2=s_dsvector2ds(seismic1);  % Convert dataset vector back to single dataset
%           s_compare(seismic,seismic2)        % Must be the same

% UPDATE HISTORY
%           May 2, 2007: Improved handling of new dataset name.

param.null=NaN;

nds=length(seismic);

%        Add header identifying the index of the dataset vector
if isfield(seismic(1),'headers')
   for ii=1:nds
      ntr=size(seismic(ii).traces,2);
      seismic(ii)=ds_add_header(seismic(ii),ii,{'vector_index','n/a','Index of original vector'});
      seismic(ii)=ds_add_header(seismic(ii),1:ntr,{'orig_trace_no','n/a','Original trace number'});
   end
else
   [seismic.header_info]=deal({'vector_index','n/a','Index of original vector'});
   [seismic.header]=deal(1);
   for ii=1:nds
      ntr=size(seismic(ii).traces,2);
      seismic(ii).header=[ii*ones(1,ntr);1:ntr];
   end
end

seismic1=seismic(1);

%% Try straight-forward concatenation
try
%   problem='differing start times';
   first=[seismic.first];
   if any(diff(first) ~= 0)
      error('Incompatible start times.')
   end

%   problem='differing end times';
   last=[seismic.last];
   if any(diff(last) ~= 0)
      error('Incompatible end times.')
   end

%   problem='incompatible headers';
   seismic1.headers=[seismic.headers];

%   problem='incompatible seismic traces';
   seismic1.traces=[seismic.traces];
   header_mnem=[seismic.header_info];
   header_mnem=header_mnem(:,1:3:end);
   if length(unique(header_mnem)) ~= size(seismic1.header_info,1)
      disp(' Input datasets do not have the same header mnemonics.')
      drawnow
      error('Abnormal termination.')
   end

%%       Staight-forward concatenation was not possible
catch
   seismic1=add_header(seismic1,1,{'vector_index','n/a','Index of original vector'});
   for ii=2:size(seismic(:));
      seismic1=s_append(seismic1,seismic(ii),{'null',param.null});
   end
end

%%    Do final clean-up

%       Establish a name for the dataset
name={seismic.name};
seismic1.name=unique(name);
if length(name) > 1
   if ~isempty(inputname(1))
      seismic1.name=inputname(1);
   else
      seismic1.name='Seismic from DS vector';
   end
else
   seismic1.name=name{1};
end

if ~isnull(seismic1)
   if any(isnan(seismic1.traces(:)))
      if strcmp(class(seismic1.traces),'single')
         seismic1.null=single(NaN);
      else
         seismic1.null=NaN;
      end
   end
end


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Published: Published on June 16, 1913 in Pravda No. 137. Printed from the Pravda text. Signed: V..
Source: Lenin Collected Works, Progress Publishers, 1977, Moscow, Volume 41, pages 289.2-291.1.
What a sensation! A most vital need of the workers is being satisfied! Cheap meat for the people—where? what? how?
Russkoye Slovo reports that the city slaughter-house in Moscow has opened a "Freibank", i.e., a shop for the sale of cheap meat which has been rendered harmless and certified as relatively fit for use.
When animals are put up for sale, they are examined by veterinary inspectors. Sick ones are rejected. No permission is given to slaughter them, because their use for food threatens to infect humans with various diseases. Most rejected animals are tubercular and measly (worm-infected).
Of the total of about 450,000 head of cattle going through the Moscow slaughter-house almost 30,000 are rejected as suspect.
And so this suspect measly and tubercular cattle is rendered harmless by boiling in a special chamber under the supervision of a veterinary surgeon for about three hours. This boiling kills off the worms and the tubercular bacilli.
Well, apparently all, or almost all, die off or nearly die off! This yields cheap boiled meat that has been rendered harmless.
The demand for this meat is heavy. Workers from the city itself go there and queue up for a long time. The morning queues consist mostly of women, housewives; the day queues, of workers, mainly builders.
The boiled meat that has been rendered harmless and that won't kill you but will give you stomach trouble is just right for the people. The people cannot afford real meat.
We certainly live in very civilised and philanthropic times: we have learned to make the population take a "twofold interest". And the "freedom" for cheap meat is remarkable: after all, "Freibank" in German means "free shop".
Civilisation, freedom, cheap products, revival of trade—everything is for the people! Whenever you see an advertisement: "People's Quarters Society"—you can be sure that the cellar or garret will be cheap and under medical supervision: it won't kill you of course, but you will get TB.
Whenever you see a signboard: "People's Dining-Hall"—don't hesitate to go in. You will be served cheap boiled meat which has gone through the slaughter-house under supervision, and which has not gone through the slaughter house without supervision.
Whenever you see a signboard: "People's Library"—you can afford to exult. There you will find cheap or even free pamphlets issued by the Union of the Russian People or the All-Russia Nationalist Club, under the medical supervision of the spiritual censorship.
It is being said that a "Freibank" is soon to be opened for the sale of "people's bread"—made of grass, which is boiled, rendered harmless and baked under veterinary, sorry, I mean medical supervision.
Civilisation, freedom, cheap products, revival of trade—everything is for the people! And the population will find itself with a growing twofold interest: the rich, to have their meat sound, and the poor, to have the "Freibank" well stocked with meat relatively fit for use.


With the typical ophthalmology practice having 65 percent or more Medicare age patients, it is important not to draw conclusions about patients based on their age alone or their medical condition. However, elderly patients seen in the ophthalmology office have special age-related health problems and emotional needs, which ophthalmic medical assistants should consider.
Many changes in vision in elderly patients occur as a result of age-related alteration of the ocular tissues. With age, the lens gradually yellows, resulting in some difficulty with color discrimination. It also becomes increasingly rigid, resulting in a significant loss of accommodative ability. Therefore, the patient has difficulty shifting focus from distance to near. Over time the lens becomes opaque (cataractous), creating difficulty in reading clearly at near, intermediate areas and for long distances with or without corrective lenses.
When ophthalmic medical assistants appreciate and understand the problems that elderly patients face daily, they can become more sensitive and responsive to their needs. This sensitivity and care will help you achieve more accurate and complete results.
As with most adult patients, visual acuity in elderly persons is tested using a standard Sneller chart and procedure. When distance acuity is less that 20/200, you usually would have the patient walk toward the chart. As an example, if a patient reads the 200 line at 10 feet, record the vision as 10/200. With elderly patients, however, consider their ability to get in and out of the examining chair; instead, move the chart toward the patient if possible.
Check the near acuity of elderly patients even if distance acuity is poor. The importance of near vision in this age group cannot be overestimated. Reading, needlework or arts and crafts may be the person's major, if not only, independent activity and source of enjoyment. It is particularly important to adjust the near-vision test appropriately to avoid glare, which can be a problem for patients in the initial states of cataract formation. Glare presents a paradox for the elderly person, who may benefit from additional lightly for reading but at the same time may be bothered by the glare it creates. Maintain the standard distance required for a particular test but allow the patient to adjust the tilt of the near card. The ideal situation is to have the highest contact with the least amount of glare. Good contrast can often be an easier and better solution to comfortable reading than high magnification.
When checking both distance and near visual acuity, remember that the elderly patient may require extra time to search for and locate the letters, especially the patient with macular degeneration. Give these patients coaching and extra prompting as needed. Elderly patients may have a slower reaction time than younger patients, so it is important also to give them some additional time to respond.
If an elderly patient is unable to read a distance or near acuity chart at all, proceed with low-vision testing. Elderly patients may also require additional tests of visual abilities, such as contrast-sensitivity and glare testing.
About the author: Reprinted with permission in the January/February 2007 issue of Techniques, from Ophthalmic Medical Assisting: An Independent Study Course, 4th Edition Text and Exam, edited by Emanual Newmark, MD.


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Ottoman Army signallers use a heliograph (far left) to relay messages to troops in advanced positions at Huj in Palestine.
The heliograph was a wireless solar telegraph instrument that relayed Morse code using flashes of sunlight reflected by a mirror. The flashes were produced by pivoting the mirror or interrupting the beam of sunlight with a shutter. Heliographs were used by both British and Ottoman forces during the Sinai and Palestine campaigns, where they were effective over distances of more than 50 km.
Just to the right of the heliograph in the image is another signalling instument, probably a blinkgerat. These were powered by acetylene gas and therefore could be used when there was no sun. (See a higher resolution copy of this image here).
- it looks like the Heliograph is the far left instrument. You have to see the hi-res version to see the mirror properly. The Blinkgerat is next to it, so presumably this was used at night.
I'll update our caption once I've done some more research.
This photograph does not show a heliograph but a German-made signalling lamp called a Blinkgerat. I think that is was powered by acetylene gas produced form calcium carbide and if you look closely under the lamp you will see the water supply necessary for its operation.


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from __future__ import unicode_literals

from django.db import models
from django_extensions.db.models import TimeStampedModel
from django.core import urlresolvers

NO = 0
YES = 1
UNKNOWN = 3
STATUS_CHOICES = (
    (YES, 'Yes'),
    (NO, 'No'),
    (UNKNOWN, 'Unknown'),
)

class DataSource(TimeStampedModel):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=200)
    description = models.TextField()

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.name

class Response(TimeStampedModel):
    result = models.TextField()

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.result

class Regime(TimeStampedModel):
    regime = models.TextField()

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.regime

class Treatment(TimeStampedModel):
    drug = models.TextField()
    dose = models.TextField()

    regime = models.OneToOneField(Regime)
    response = models.OneToOneField(Response)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.drug, self.dose

class TumorHistology(TimeStampedModel):
    description = models.TextField()
    image = models.ImageField(upload_to="histology")

    class Meta:
        verbose_name_plural = "Tumor Histology Images"

class Patient(TimeStampedModel):
    external_id = models.CharField(max_length=10, blank=True)
    sex = models.CharField(max_length=10, blank=True, null=True)
    age = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
    race = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)
    ethnicity = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)

    prior_treatment = models.ManyToManyField(Treatment)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return "".join([self.sex, ",", str(self.age)])

class PatientSnapshot(TimeStampedModel):
    patient = models.ForeignKey(Patient)
    age = models.IntegerField(blank=True, null=True)
    stage = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return "PatientSnapshot [Age: %s y.o., Sex: %s]"% (self.age, self.patient.sex)

class Tumor(TimeStampedModel):
    source_tumor_id = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
    tumor_type = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True, db_index=True)
    diagnosis = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True, db_index=True)
    tissue_of_origin = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True, db_index=True)
    classification = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True)

    patient_snapshot = models.ForeignKey(PatientSnapshot, blank=True, null=True)
    histology = models.ForeignKey(TumorHistology, blank=True, null=True)

    def __unicode__(self):
        desc = "Tissue: %s (%s, Classification: %s)" % (self.tissue_of_origin, self.tumor_type, self.classification)
        if not self.patient_snapshot:
            desc = "Source specimen: Mouse %s" % "pdx"
        return desc

class ImplantationSite(TimeStampedModel):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.name

class ImplantationType(TimeStampedModel):
    name = models.CharField(max_length=255)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.name

class HostStrain(TimeStampedModel):
    name = models.TextField()
    accession = models.TextField()
    humanized = models.TextField()
    humanization_protocol = models.TextField()

    def __unicode__(self):
        return "%s" % (self.name)

class PdxStrain(TimeStampedModel):
    external_id = models.CharField(max_length=100)
    passage_number = models.CharField(max_length=25, blank=True, null=True)
    lag_time = models.CharField(max_length=25, blank=True, null=True)
    doubling_time = models.CharField(max_length=25, blank=True, null=True)
    metastases = models.SmallIntegerField(null=True, blank=True, default=None, choices=STATUS_CHOICES)

    human_tumor = models.OneToOneField(Tumor, related_name='human_tumor')
    mouse_tumor = models.OneToOneField(Tumor, related_name='mouse_tumor')
    host_strain = models.ForeignKey(HostStrain)
    implantation_site = models.ForeignKey(ImplantationSite, blank=True, null=True)
    implantation_type = models.ForeignKey(ImplantationType, blank=True, null=True)
    data_source = models.ForeignKey(DataSource)
    treatment = models.ForeignKey(Treatment, blank=True, null=True)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return "Strain: %s (ID: %s), Implanted [Site:%s, Type: %s]"% (self.host_strain.name, self.external_id, self.implantation_site, self.implantation_type)

    def get_absolute_url(self):
        return urlresolvers.reverse('pdx', args=[self.pk])

class Validation(TimeStampedModel):
    status = models.CharField(max_length=100, blank=True, null=True)
    result = models.TextField()

    pdx_strain = models.ForeignKey(PdxStrain)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.result

class Marker(TimeStampedModel):
    gene = models.CharField(max_length=255, db_index=True)
    details = models.TextField(blank=True, null=True)

    tumor = models.ForeignKey(Tumor)

    def __unicode__(self):
        return "%s: %s" % (self.gene, self.details)

    def get_absolute_url(self):

        return urlresolvers.reverse('pdx', args=[self.tumor.mouse_tumor.pk])

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 Job 4:4 Commentaries: "Your words have helped the tottering to stand, And you have strengthened feeble knees.
Your words have upheld him that was falling, and you have strengthened the feeble knees.
Job 4:4. Thy words have upholden him that was falling — That was ready to sink under his pressures, or to fall into sin, or from God, through despondency and distrust of his providence and promise, or through impatience. And thou hast strengthened the feeble knees — Such as were weak-hearted, and fainting under their trials.
4:1-6 Satan undertook to prove Job a hypocrite by afflicting him; and his friends concluded him to be one because he was so afflicted, and showed impatience. This we must keep in mind if we would understand what passed. Eliphaz speaks of Job, and his afflicted condition, with tenderness; but charges him with weakness and faint-heartedness. Men make few allowances for those who have taught others. Even pious friends will count that only a touch which we feel as a wound. Learn from hence to draw off the mind of a sufferer from brooding over the affliction, to look at the God of mercies in the affliction. And how can this be done so well as by looking to Christ Jesus, in whose unequalled sorrows every child of God soonest learns to forget his own?
Thy words have upholden him that was falling - That is, either falling into sin, or sinking under calamity and trial. The Hebrew will bear either interpretation, but the connection seems to require us to understand it of one who was sinking under the weight of affliction.
The feeble knees - Margin, "bowing." The knees support the frame. If they fail, we are feeble and helpless. Hence, their being weak, is so often used in the Bible to denote imbecility. The sense is, that Job, in the days of his own prosperity, had exhorted others to submit to God; had counselled them in such a manner as actually to give them support, and that the same views should now have sustained him which he had so successfully employed in comforting others.
3. weak hands—Isa 35:3; 2Sa 4:1.
Him that was falling; ready to sink under their pressures, or to fall from God, or into sin, (as that word is used, 1 Corinthians 10:12 Galatians 6:2, and elsewhere,) through despondency and distrust of God's providence and promise, or through impatience.
The feeble knees; such as were weak-hearted, and fainting under their trials. See Isaiah 35:3 Daniel 5:6 Hebrews 12:12.
and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees; that were tottering and trembling, and bending, and not able to bear up under the weight of sin, which lay as an heavy burden, too heavy to bear; or of afflictions very grievous and intolerable; to such persons Job had often spoken words that had been useful to alleviate their troubles, and support them under them. It may be observed, that the cases and circumstances of good men in early times were much the same as they are now; that there is no temptation or affliction that befalls the saints but what has been common; and that Job was a man of great gifts, grace, and experience, and had the tongue of the learned, to speak a word in season to every weary soul, in whatsoever condition they were: and all this, so very laudable in him, is not observed to his commendation, but to his reproach; to show that he was not a man of real virtue, that he contradicted himself, and did not act according to his profession and principles, and the doctrines he taught others, and was an hypocrite at heart; though no such conclusion follows, supposing he had not acted according to his principles and former conduct; for it is a difficult thing for any good man to act entirely according to them, or to behave the same in prosperity as in adversity, or to take that advice themselves in affliction, and follow it, they have given to others, and yet not be chargeable with hypocrisy. It would have been much better in Eliphaz and his friends to have made another use of Job's former conduct and behaviour, namely, to have imitated it, and endeavoured to have strengthened, and upheld him in his present distressed circumstances; instead of that, he insults him, as follows.
(m) "offendentem", Cocceius; "impingentem", Drusius, Schmidt, Schultens, Michaelis.
4. the feeble knees] lit. as margin, the bowing, or tottering, knees; the figure being that of one tottering under a heavy load, which he is ready to sink beneath. See Isaiah 35:3-4; Hebrews 12:12.
Verse 4. - Thy words have upholden him that was falling. Many a man, just on the point of falling, has been stopped in time by thy wise words and good advice to him. This is a strong testimony to Job's kindliness of heart, and active sympathy with sufferers during the period of his prosperity. And thou hast strengthened the feeble knees; literally, the bowing knees - those that were just on the point of collapsing and giving way through exhaustion or feebleness (comp. Isaiah 35:3).
And my roarings pour themselves forth as water.
And that before which I shudder cometh to me.
That לפני may pass over from the local signification to the substitutionary, like the Lat. pro (e.g., pro praemio est), is seen from Job 4:19 (comp. 1 Samuel 1:16): the parallelism, which is less favourable to the interpretation, before my bread (Hahn, Schlottm., and others), favours the signification pro here. The fut. consec. ויּתּכוּ (Kal of נתך) is to be translated, according to Ges. 129, 3, a, se effundunt (not effuderunt): it denotes, by close connection with the preceding, that which has hitherto happened. Just so v. 25a: I fear something terrible; forthwith it comes over me (this terrible, most dreadful thing). אתה is conjugated by the ה passing into the original א of the root (vid., Ges. 74, rem. 4). And just so the conclusion: then also forthwith רגן (i.e., suffering which disorders, rages and ransacks furiously) comes again. Schlottm. translates tamely and wrongly: then comes - oppression. Hahn, better: Nevertheless fresh trouble always comes; but the "nevertheless" is incorrect, for the fut. consec. indicates a close connection, not contrast. The praett., Job 3:26, give the details of the principal fact, which follows in the fut. consec.: only a short cessation, which is no real cessation; then the suffering rages afresh.
Why - one is inclined to ask respecting this first speech of Job, which gives rise to the following controversy - why does the writer allow Job, who but a short time before, in opposition to his wife, has manifested such wise submission to God's dealings, all at once to break forth in such despair? Does it not seem as though the assertion of Satan were about to be confirmed? Much depends upon one's forming a correct and just judgment respecting the state of mind from which this first speech proceeds. To this purpose, consider (1) That the speech contains no trace of what the writer means by את־האלהים ברך: Job nowhere says that he will have nothing more to do with God; he does not renounce his former faithfulness: (2) That, however, in the mind of the writer, as may be gathered from Job 2:10, this speech is to be regarded as the beginning of Job's sinning. If a man, on account of his sufferings, wishes to die early, or not to have been born at all, he has lost his confidence that God, even in the severest suffering, designs his highest good; and this want of confidence is sin.
There is, however, a great difference between a man who has in general no trust in God, and in whom suffering only makes this manifest in a terrible manner, and the man with whom trust in God is a habit of his soul, and is only momentarily repressed, and, as it were, paralysed. Such interruption of the habitual state may result from the first pressure of unaccustomed suffering; it may then seem as though trust in God were overwhelmed, whereas it has only given way to rally itself again. It is, however, not the greatness of the affliction in itself which shakes his sincere trust in God, but a change of disposition on the part of God which seems to be at work in the affliction. The sufferer considers himself as forgotten, forsaken, and rejected of God, as many passages in the Psalms and Lamentations show: therefore he sinks into despair: and in this despair expression is given to the profound truth (although with regard to the individual it is a sinful weakness), that it is better never to have been born, or to be annihilated, than to be rejected of God (comp. Matthew 26:24, καλὸν ἦ αὐτῷ ει ̓ οὐκ ἐγεννήθη ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐκεῖνος). In such a condition of spiritual, and, as we know from the prologue, of Satanic temptation (Luke 22:31; Ephesians 6:16), is Job. He does not despair when he contemplates his affliction, but when he looks at God through it, who, as though He were become his enemy, has surrounded him with this affliction as with a rampart. He calls himself a man whose way is hidden, as Zion laments, Isaiah 40:27, "My way is hidden from Jehovah;" a man whom Eloah has hedged round, as Jeremiah laments over the ruins of Jerusalem, Lamentations 3:1-13 (in some measure a comment on Job 3:23), "I am the man who has seen affliction by the rod of His wrath ... . He has hedged me round that I cannot get out, and made my chain heavy."
we hear from his mouth neither words of praise (the highest excellence in affliction) nor words of resignation (duty in affliction), but words of despair: his trust in God is not destroyed, but overcast by thick clouds of melancholy and doubt.
It is indeed inconceivable that a New Testament believer, even under the strongest temptation, should utter such imprecations, or especially such a question of doubt as in Job 3:20 : Wherefore is light given to the miserable? But that an Old Testament believer might very easily become involved in such conflicts of belief, may be accounted for by the absence of any express divine revelation to carry his mind beyond the bounds of the present. Concerning the future at the period when the book of Job was composed, and the hero of the book lived, there were longings, inferences, and forebodings of the soul; but there was no clear, consoling word of God on which to rely, - no θεῖος λόγος which, to speak as Plato (Phaedo, p. 85, D), could serve as a rescuing plank in the shipwreck of this life. Therefore the πανταχοῦ θρυλλούμενον extends through all the glory and joy of the Greek life from the very beginning throughout. The best thing is never to have been born; the second best, as soon as possible thereafter, to die. The truth, that the suffering of this present time is not worthy of the glory which shall be revealed in us, was still silent. The proper disposition of mind, under such veiling of the future, was then indeed more absolute, as faith committed itself blindfold to the guidance of God. But how near at hand was the temptation to regard a troublous life as an indication of the divine anger, and doubtingly to ask, Why God should send the light of life to such! They knew not that the present lot of man forms but the one half of his history: they saw only in the one scale misery and wrath, and not in the other the heaven of love and blessedness to be revealed hereafter, by which these are outweighed; they longed for a present solution of the mystery of life, because they knew nothing of the possibility of a future solution. Thus it is to be explained, that not only Job in this poem, but also Jeremiah in the book of his prophecy, Job 20:14-18, curses the day of his birth. He curses the man who brought his father the joyous tidings of the birth of a son, and wishes him the fate of Sodom and Gomorrha. He wishes for himself that his mother might have been his grave, and asks, like Job, "Wherefore came I forth out of the womb to see labour and sorrow, and that my days should be consumed in shame?" Hitzig remarks on this, that it may be inferred from the contents and form of this passage, there was a certain brief disturbance of spirit, a result of the general indescribable distress of the troublous last days of Zedekiah, to which the spirit of the prophet also succumbed. And it is certainly a kind of delirium in which Jeremiah so speaks, but there is no physical disorder of mind with it: the understanding of the prophet is so slightly and only momentarily disturbed, that he has the rather gained power over his faith, and is himself become one of its disturbing forces.
Without applying to this lyric piece either the standard of pedantic moralizing, or of minute criticism as poetry, the intense melancholy of this extremely plaintive prophet may have proceeded from the following reasoning: After I have lived ten long years of fidelity and sacrifice to my prophetic calling, I see that it has totally failed in its aim: all my hopes are blighted; all my exhortations to repentance, and my prayers, have not availed to draw Judah back from the abyss into which he is now cast, nor to avert the wrath of Jehovah which is now poured forth: therefore it had been better for me never to have been born. This thought affects the prophet so much the more, since in every fibre of his being he is an Israelite, and identifies the weal and woe of his people with his own; just as Moses would rather himself be blotted out form the book of life than that Israel should perish, and Paul was willing to be separated from Christ as anathema if he could thereby save Israel. What wonder that this thought should disburden itself in such imprecations! Had Jeremiah not been born, he would not have had occasion to sit on the ruins of Jerusalem. But his outburst of feeling is notwithstanding a paroxysm of excitement, for, though reason might drive him to despair, faith would teach him to hope even in the midst of downfall; and in reality, this small lyric piece in the collective prophecy of Jeremiah is only as a detached rock, over which, as a stream of clear living water, the prophecy flows on more joyous in faith, more certain of the future. In the book of Job it is otherwise; for what in Jeremiah and several of the psalms is compressed into a small compass, - the darkness of temptation and its clearing up, - is here the substance of a long entanglement dramatically presented, which first of all becomes progressively more and more involved, and to which this outburst of feeling gives the impulse. As Jeremiah, had he not been born, would not have sat on the ruins of Jerusalem; so Job, had he not been born, would not have found himself in this abyss of wrath. Neither of them knows anything of the future solution of every present mystery of life; they know nothing of the future life and the heavenly crown. This it is which, while it justifies their despair, casts greater glory round their struggling faith.


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Ryan Lochte Teammate James Feigen Apologizes, Details Rio Gas Station Gaffe & Brazilian Authorities' Big Fine Demands
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James Feigen has become the third U.S. swimmer involved in the now infamous Rio gas station incident to give a detailed account of the events that cast a shadow on the American athletes' performance at the Olympic games. Following Gunnar Bentz's written statement and Ryan Lochte's apology and TV interview, Feigen on Tuesday issued a statement through his attorneys, Austin, TX-based Mark Hull and Daniel Wannamaker.
In the missive, he chronicles a sequence of events in line with Bentz's and Lochte's post-Olympics accounts — an early morning taxi after an all-night party, a stop at a gas station, locked bathroom, urination in the grass, Lochte knocking down a poster, guards forcing them out of the taxi at gunpoint with demands for money.
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Feigen got in hot water because he had been interviewed by Rio police and had given an official statement about the alleged robbery that had some glaring omissions — likely to protect Lochte — leading to a $11,000 fine, which turns out was far down from the original $31,000 plus 15 days of community service that the Brazilians were seeking. The Brazilian authorities actually raised the fine to $47,000 before Feigen's lawyers were able to knock that down to $11,000 after some hard bargaining. Meanwhile Bentz and Conger were removed from their plane and detained for questioning over the matter last Wednesday, while Lochte had already arrived safely in the U.S.
Like Bentz and Lochte before him, Feigen apologizes for his conduct. He suggests that the language barrier may have played a role in them interpreting the guards' behavior as robbery. All four swimmers face USOC investigation, and Lochte already lost his major sponsorships over the blunder.
Read the full statement below:
First and foremost I would like to apologize for the serious distractions from the Olympics, Rio de Janeiro, and Team USA. It was never my intent to draw attention away from the tradition of athletic competition and the symbolic cooperation of countries participating in the Olympic games. I want to thank the IOC and the people of Rio de Janeiro for their hospitality in hosting these games. I have nothing but respect for the city in undertaking the massive responsibility of hosting the Olympics and I feel their performance was exemplary.
I also apologize for the delay in this statement as I just arrived back home late Saturday evening. That being said, I would like to take the time to explain my thoughts on the events that began on August 14th.
This unfortunate incident began after leaving a celebration at the French House. We left the party at around 5:00 am in a taxi to travel back to the Athlete Village. On our way back we asked the cab driver to pull over so we could relieve ourselves. We pulled over to a gas station to use the bathroom but the door was locked. We did not force entry into the bathroom, nor did we ever enter the bathroom. We did, however, make the regrettable decision to urinate in the grass behind the building.
On our way back to the cab, Ryan Lochte pulled a poster in a metal frame off a wall. I got back into the cab and waited for the others. One of my teammates told me that a man with a gun was standing outside the cab. The man with the gun spoke with the cab driver, who got out of the cab. We then got out of the cab and I paid the driver the fare. As I walked away, the man with the gun pointed it at me and my teammate and ordered us, in Portuguese, to sit. This was the first time I have ever had a gun pointed at me and I was terrified.
I put my hands up and sat down on the curb. It became apparent that the man with the gun was telling us to pay, and I was unsure if they were affiliated with the gas station. Gunnar Bentz and I gave the man some money. We were then allowed to leave and we took another cab to the Village, arriving around 7:00 am. Later that day, a Rio police detective came to the USA House to take a statement. Since I was the only person available, I was told by a USOC official to provide a statement.
In this statement, I omitted the facts that we urinated behind the building and that Ryan Lochte pulled a poster off the wall. This statement was written by the officers in Portuguese, and I was then asked to sign the statement without seeing it translated into English. I realize that I made a mistake by omitting these facts. I was trying to protect my teammates and for this I apologize.
On the day I was scheduled to leave Rio, I was told that the police were investigating the matter and my passport was to be held until further information was provided. I was asked to stay in the country so I voluntarily provided my passport to the police and waited while the matter was investigated. I contacted lawyers in the United States and in Rio de Janeiro and awaited instruction.
I was informed by my Brazilian attorney that the police were requesting I make a follow-up statement. I provided the statement at the police station, which included the previous omissions. From there I was taken to the Brazilian court. I waited outside while my attorney, the prosecutor, and the judge met to decide what to do.
I was eventually given two options. Option one was to remain in Brazil while the police continued the investigation. This process was estimated to take at least a month and I would be required to remain in Brazil. Option two was pay a fine of R$100,000.00 ($31,250.00 USD) for the return of my passport and perform fifteen days of community service. I called my American attorneys to discuss what to do. We decided that this amount was unreasonable and due to safety concerns, this offer was also rejected. The prosecutor's response was to increase the fine to R$150,000.00 ($46,875.00 USD).
Finally, all parties agreed to a R$35,000.00 ($10,800.00 USD) fine. This fine was to be paid within three days. If it was not paid, the fine would be increased back to R$150,000.00. I was able to contact my family in the United States along with my American attorneys and we were able to satisfy the payment of the fine the next day. My passport was returned to me after payment was received, and I was able to return home.
The support of my family, friends, and attorneys was paramount in my ability to return home. I am so sorry for the drama this has caused in everyone's lives. I am very thankful to be home in the United States with my family and that this ordeal has come to an end.

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It is not everyday that you would come across bands even mentioning the name Alanis Morissette, leave along covering one of her songs. Los Angeles based hard rock / heavy metal group WORLDWIDE PANIC are releasing a cover of the Canadian singer-songwriter's '90s hit "You Oughta Know", February 8 2019 on all digital platforms.
Worldwide Panic is now available for interviews to promote the new single as well as the tour, and we have a limited number of guest list spots for all shows on the Feb-March run (dates below). The band will also be attending the NAMM convention in Anaheim this Saturday January 26, and are offering wildly entertaining interviews to any media outlets willing to interview them. Please spread the word about the new single and tour, contact us with your coverage links for us and the band to repost, and get at us with your guest list / interview inquiries!
Worldwide Panic recently released their latest single, "Party", mixed by Mike Plotnikoff (In Flames, Warbringer, Fear Factory, Mudvayne, Van Halen, Aerosmith, KISS, and many others) and mastered by Howie Weinberg (Slayer, Pantera, Korn, Deftones, Nirvana, etc). Watch the music video here.
Based out of Los Angeles, Worldwide Panic is a hard rock/heavy metal band that started out in 2016 with the aim of writing heavy, catchy music and personal, meaningful lyrics. In a world mired with social and political controversies, Worldwide Panic offers a more relatable take on everyday life and overcoming the trials and tribulations the common man faces. With a songwriting approach that focuses on a mix of clean and aggressive vocals and a guitar-driven sound, Worldwide Panic appeals to listeners all across the hard rock and heavy metal spectrum. This music is presented on stage by engaging the audience in a theatrical and unique experience. Worldwide Panic is gearing up for extensive tours and new single releases. Keep your eyes and ears peeled for lots from Worldwide Panic in the near and distant future!


We know that getting a PMP certification is important for boosting our careers. But once you take a look at the expenses and CAPM cost, you may want to rethink your decision. The exam fee of non PMI members is around $555 USD and for PMI members, it is $405 USD. If you pass your exams and get a project management professional certification, you'll have to make sure that you stay a member of the Project Management Institute, which is going to cost you an annual fee of $139 USD. Not to mention that the additional training and exam preparation fee which can range from $200 to $2000. If you add all these expenses, your total becomes somewhere about $3114 USD, which is a huge sum of money, to say the least.
It may cost you several months of salary just to attempt the exam and if you fail, the expenses will only increase. Not all of us have that kind of money laying around the house, which limits our options and promotion opportunities. This calls for a concrete plan to handle the CAPM cost. Fortunately, you can get your employer to pay for the expenses. Many business organizations have a PMP certification sponsorship programs, you can simply sign up for it but if your company does not have a sponsor, you can directly approach your employer to pay for the PMP certification and training fee. How? We will discover in this article.
Your company is unlikely to pay a huge sum of money just so you could increase your marketability and the value of your résumé. Instead of personal professional development, approach your employer with a business mindset. Determine the exact cost of training and examination course, the benefits you'll be able to achieve and the return on investment. Highlight how exactly the business organization will benefit from your PMP certification. Develop a one-page proposal that enlists a short summary, the goal, benefits, a detailed list of expenses and the return on investment.
The most important step to getting your employer to sponsor your PMP training and certification is to highlight the benefits. The advantages your business organization will get as a result of your PMP certification should be numerous. You can state benefits like increase in organization's knowledge and formal techniques on how to handle a project, the enhanced quality of results, the increase in the quantity of incoming proposal due to increase in efficiency. You can also describe how better performance will lead to customer satisfaction, leading to improvement in organization's reputation.
It is better to enlist more than two cost options in your proposal that will provide more flexibility to your employer. The organization can choose from one option that costs less and still enables you to get your PMP certification. Moreover, you need to highlight in clear terms the return on investment. It is better to include qualitative as well as quantitative benefits the organization will receive as a result of your Project Management Professional certification.


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First-ever conference on Kashmir held in French parliament
By Maryam Mahmood Khan	 On Sep 25, 2019 103 0
ISLAMABAD, Sep 25 (APP):For the first time, the issue of Kashmir was highlighted in the French Parliament at a symposium organized by Jean Bernard Sempastous, the President of Pakistan France Friendship Group, which was attended by French parliamentarians, scholars and human rights activists.
Speaking at a conference titled 'Kashmir – the oldest conflict of the world' held in Paris on Tuesday, Jean Bernard Sempastous said the 70-year-old Kashmir dispute needed to be resolved at the earliest.
He said the Friendship Group decided to organize this event to raise information about the long-standing issue of Kashmir, says a message received here from Paris.
He said after a new historical turning point since August, reflection on this oldest conflict of the world deserved full attention.
Sempastous called upon both Pakistan and India to exercise maximum restraint and take steps to resolve the issue by peaceful means.
He also stressed the need for restoration of fundamental freedom of the people of Kashmir.
The four panelists, representing French think-tanks, educational institutions and human rights organizations, shed light on the Kashmir dispute from the historical perspective, current developments and future prospects.
Pakistan's ambassador to France Moin ul Haque in his speech thanked the French National Assembly for organizing the first-ever conference on Kashmir. He highlighted the plight of the people of Jammu and Kashmir, who for the last seven weeks were facing an unprecedented lockdown and curbs on their fundamental freedom.
The ambassador also conveyed the message of President of Azad Kashmir Sardar Masood Khan in which he requested the French parliament to hold an open debate on the humanitarian emergency in Jammu and Kashmir, lobby with relevant UN and international and play role as permanent member of the Security Council for peaceful settlement of the Kashmir dispute as per UN Security Council Resolutions.
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Two Billion Dollars? Worth of Container Ships Ordered
United Arab Shipping Company (UASC) has exercised options for six additional 14,000 TEU vessels bringing the total order to 16 ships. The order has been placed with Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) in Korea and is the largest in UASC's history, worth over US$2 billion including all options. The order features vessels that will be amongst the largest, most technologically advanced, and most environmentally friendly container vessels ever built.
His Excellency Salem Ali Al Zaabi, Chairman of the UASC Board of Directors, said "The exercising of these vessel purchase options is an integral part of the newbuilding contract that UASC signed in August 2013. This vessel order positions UASC to deliver on its long-term growth objectives and the unique design features of the vessels ensure that UASC will set new industry benchmarks for fuel economy and environmental performance."
The 14,000 TEU and 18,000 TEU newbuildings included in the overall order are scheduled for delivery from late 2014 and from the first half of 2015, respectively.
UASC is a global shipping company based in the Middle East. Founded in 1976, UASC is present in more than 75 countries around the world. The company is a major container shipping player in the Middle East region and adjacent markets, covering over 200 ports and destinations worldwide. UASC offers containerized and conventional cargo transportation, temperature controlled cargo and value added services to a diversified global client-base, covering the Middle East, Europe, Mediterranean, Indian Sub-continent, Far East, Australia, West Africa and The Americas.


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ASCOLT began as an idea, in the wake controversy and the legal maelstrom engulfing COX2 inhibitors in the early 2000s. Rofecoxib was then temporarily withdrawn from the market due to concerns over its cardiovascular safety – and many adjuvant COX2 inhibitor cancer studies including VICTOR and EORTC PETACC 5 – were suspended or discontinued. Since aspirin was a non-selective inhibitor of COX, it made sense to evaluate Aspirin as an alternative to COX2 selective inhibitors especially since aspirin was cardio-protective and had a good long-term safety record. Further the potential adjuvant benefit of aspirin in colorectal cancer was also supported by observational findings presented in an ASCO abstract in 2005 by Dr Andrew Chan and Charles Fuchs.
ASCOLT thus began its germination in Singapore with a seed grant from the Singhealth Foundation in 2006, which allowed for contracts to be signed and preparatory work for the trial to begin. John and Han Chong met up with David Kerr and Raghib Ali from the University of Oxford and a partnership was quickly formed.
All parties recognized very early that the journey would not be easy. Although the idea and study design was extremely simple, the fact that aspirin was an off-patent drug meant that ASCOLT would have to be undertaken as an investigator-initiated academic study. Cross border investigator-initiated studies in Asia was still in its infancy. In Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia, India and Korea and China, ASCOLT was fortunate to have already found support amongst friends (see photos and details in "Members Section") who helped to drive the study at the early start. More recently, we are pleased to have developed friendships and partnership with the AGITG who will form a major arm of the study.
Funding for the expansion of ASCOLT has been supported by competitive grants from the National Medical Research Council Singapore and the Singapore Cancer Society, and supplemented via charitable donations from the Silent Foundation, Lee Kim Tah Foundation, and Lee Foundation. Recently, additional funding from the Rising Tide Foundation for Clinical Cancer Research based in Switzerland is also supporting the trial In Australia, funding has been achieved via an Australian Government NHMRC grant and the study drug has also been provided free of charge by Bayer Pharma AG.
The past decade has witnessed the emergence of strong indirect evidence supporting Aspirin's role in preventing colon cancer recurrence. We are pleased to be the first clinical trial attempting to valid the effectiveness of aspirin in established cancers – and be part of a remarkable story for a pill that costs a penny. In Asia where several hundred millions people live below the poverty line access to healthcare that is both effective and affordable can be a stabilizing force for societies. In an era of rising global inequality if Aspirin can be proven to be effective in treating cancer, our study would be an important example how partnerships for clinical trials can yield large social and public-health returns.
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With his nana also a chef, Iain has been cooking from a young age and always wanted a career in catering.
Throughout his Culinary Arts studies at the University of Derby, Iain also worked in kitchens at a local hotel. Upon graduation, he worked as a private chef to a household in Saint Tropez and then later on a yacht in Monaco. Returning to the UK, his next role as a Sous-Chef in the Swinton Park Hotel, before joining Rosemary Shrager's Cookery School in 2014.
In this role, Iain loves watching other people get excited about food and transferring the skills he's learnt to them.
Rosemary guides you through every stage of preparation, giving you the total confidence you need to achieve perfect results.


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Q: Convert the NetCDF writing code from annual to monthly using 'datatime' library I have a NetCDF file of shape 180 x 360 x 720. Data is saved such that 180 refers to 12 months from '2001 to 2015', 360 and 720 refers to central latitudes and longitudes ranging from 89.75 degree to -89.75 degree and from -179.75 degree to 179.75 degree in 0.5 degree interval, respectively.
I want to write this to a NetCDF using datetime packages.
The code which I use for writing yearly data is mentioned below:
import datetime
from netCDF4 import Dataset,num2date,date2num
# -----------------------
nyears = 15;   ## From 2001-2015 but time axis is 180 in shape
unout = 'days since 2001-01-01 00:00:00'
# -----------------------
res = 0.5
lon = np.arange(-179.75,180,res);
lat = np.arange(-89.75,-90,res);

dataout = X; # create some random data
datesout = [datetime.datetime(2001+iyear,1,1) for iyear in range(nyears)]; # create datevalues
# =========================
ncout = Dataset('/home/chandra/data/Temp_data_evap/BESS_ET.nc','w','NETCDF4'); # using netCDF3 for output format
ncout.createDimension('lon',nx);
ncout.createDimension('lat',ny);
ncout.createDimension('time',nyears);
lonvar = ncout.createVariable('lon','float32',('lon'));lonvar[:] = lon;
latvar = ncout.createVariable('lat','float32',('lat'));latvar[:] = lat;
timevar = ncout.createVariable('time','float64',('time'));timevar.setncattr('units',unout);timevar[:]=date2num(datesout,unout);
myvar = ncout.createVariable('Evaporation','float32',('time','lat','lon'));myvar.setncattr('units','mm');myvar[:] = dataout;
ncout.close();

Can someone help me convert the code from yearly to monthly?

A: You should use number of months as the size of your time axis i.e the length of the dimension. So, if you have 15 years of monthly data, you have 15*12 = 180 values in time.
Here is the example code:
#!/usr/bin/env ipython
import datetime
from netCDF4 import Dataset,num2date,date2num
import numpy as np
# -------------------------------------------------
# Make date axis:
yystart = 2001
nyears = 15
monperyear = 12
ntime = nyears*monperyear
unout = 'days since 2001-01-01 00:00:00'
# -------------------------------------------------
res = 0.5
lon = np.arange(-179.75,180,res);nx=np.size(lon)
lat = np.arange(-89.75,90,res);ny=np.size(lat)

dataout = np.random.random((ntime,ny,nx))
datesout = [datetime.datetime(yy,mm,15,0) for yy in range(yystart,yystart+nyears) for mm in range(1,13)]
# =========================
ncout = Dataset('BESS_ET.nc','w','NETCDF4'); # using netCDF3 for output format
ncout.createDimension('lon',nx);
ncout.createDimension('lat',ny);
ncout.createDimension('time',ntime);
lonvar = ncout.createVariable('lon','float32',('lon'));lonvar[:] = lon;
latvar = ncout.createVariable('lat','float32',('lat'));latvar[:] = lat;
timevar = ncout.createVariable('time','float64',('time'));timevar.setncattr('units',unout);timevar[:]=date2num(datesout,unout);
myvar = ncout.createVariable('Evaporation','float32',('time','lat','lon'));myvar.setncattr('units','mm');myvar[:] = dataout;
ncout.close();

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I recently took a course in Mental Health First Aid. Haven't heard of it before? Neither had I until I had come across it when looking to sign up for something else. What is Mental Health First Aid and how can it be a benefit in our communities?
But what is Mental Health First Aid? Modeled after the physical First Aid most of us are aware of, Mental Health First Aid is designed to provide the first-aider with simple intervention and initial care of a mental health crisis. A mental health crisis can range from panic attacks to psychosis to suicidal ideation. Much like First Aid, it is not intended to diagnose a mental illness, but rather to direct a layperson to appropriate help and reduce the risk of the person coming to harm.
You can put a band-aid on a scraped knee but ebbing the floodtide of an onset mental health crisis can be a lot trickier. This course not only teaches you appropriate responses but may also help to reduce the stigma of mental illness. Stop and think how often you may have walked away from a situation because you just didn't know what to say. How might the situation have played out if you did know what to say or do? Would you be more likely to help someone in a crisis if you were properly trained?
Important Note: AAES tries not to be biased or opinionated when it comes to these articles (preferring to the usual straight facts only) but because this course is so young we may not agree with some of the steps – however they ARE steps in the right direction. If we don't agree or if there is an attempt to clarify, the responses will be in bold.
Over the next few postings, we'll take an in-depth look into each of the five steps and how you can recognize the warning signs of a mental health crisis.


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Muhammad Husajn Tabataba'i, Muhammad Husayn Tabā ī (ur. 1903 w Tebrizie, zm. w listopadzie 1981 w Komie) – irański filozof i teolog szyicki.

Od 1945 działał w Komie, gdzie jego uczniami byli m.in. Morteza Motahhari i H.S. Nasr. Zajmował się głównie filozofią, mistycyzmem i islamską gnozą. Sprzeciwiał się sekularyzacyjnym procesom w Iranie w przekonaniu, że myśl szyicka może przeciwstawić się zachodnim ideologiom. Przyjaźnił się z francuskim orientalistą Henrym Corbinem i z niemieckim filozofem Martinem Heideggerem. Jest autorem m.in. komentarzy do Koranu i do Nahdż al-Balagha Alego ibn Abi Taliba. W języku polskim został opublikowany zbiór jego wykładów Zarys nauk islamu (1990).

Bibliografia
 Wielka Encyklopedia PWN, Warszawa 2005.

Irańscy duchowni szyiccy
Irańscy teolodzy muzułmańscy
Urodzeni w 1903
Zmarli w 1981
Ludzie urodzeni w Tebrizie

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The Brooklyn Commune Global Congress will be a three-day participatory event sharing the findings of eight months of collaborative research. Participants will work collectively to develop a platform of positions and recommendations for creating a sustainable performing arts ecology. The Congress is the culmination of an eight-month investigation of the economic dilemma of the performing arts, the challenges facing artists and the corrosive impact of ongoing systemic dysfunction on the ability of artists to maintain viable creative lives in the city.
This artist-driven convening is meant to bring artists, administrators, institutions, funders, and other cultural thought leaders together to collectively envision arts and culture sector that is healthy, diverse and sustainable. The goal of the Congress is to identify meaningful, actionable solutions to systemic challenges, and to identify pathways toward a vibrant, dynamic, inclusive and resilient future for arts and culture in NYC and America.
The event opens for registration on Friday, November 22 at 6pm followed by a performance from Montreal-based musician Jordan Officer, a keynote address by a very special guest, introductory statements by Brooklyn Commune research coordinators and a presentation of the findings from the 2013 Performing Arts Census.
Saturday will consist of a series of participatory programs including a Labor & Value Seder using a "Haggadah" based on Baumol & Bowen's seminal 1966 study "Performing Arts: The Economic Dilemma", a Long Table discussion on race, gender, and privilege called "The Uncomfortable Conversation" and an open conversation among independent producers, curators and self-producing artists about the economics of working outside of institutions. Saturday will culminate in an evening of performances curated by CATCH at 8pm.
The Congress continues on Sunday, November 24 at 11am with a working session on artists, real estate, finance and the law, featuring a panel of professional attorneys. It will conclude with a collaborative creation and design program to assemble a final working draft of The Brooklyn Commune Project's research paper to be published and distributed in January 2014 during the Association of Performing Arts Presenters conference in NYC.


Indeed, the Briton's speed had appeared too much for his opponent early on, knocking Vargas down at the beginning of the second and then pressing on to capitalise on his advantage. He's the fastest fighter I've ever seen. He was up quickly but was immediately sent staggering backwards again amid more lightning Khan combinations.
But since announcing her engagement to the British royal past year and their wedding in May, she has moved full-time to the United Kingdom where she is trying to forge genuine connections of her own. Her dad, Thomas Markle , has continued to criticise her and her new husband to the press, while her half-sister makes rude remarks on social media.
He simply captioned the image of the two of them kissing as "HER" with a heart emoji. It marked the first post Ryan has made personally on his account since entering CBB , with his social media profiles being run by loved ones in his absence.
Taking to Twitter , Ms Markle wrote: "I am not candy coating anything anymore! The DUCHA- should be humane to our father who has given her everything... "So incredibly enough, walking by @kensingtonroyal -we spotted this lovely, woman with a familiar air " outside the entrance to the private residence where Harry& Meghan live.
Missy Elliott put on a special performance just a month after learning she had a "funky white sister" named Mary Halsey , who went viral for doing a karaoke take on the rapper's "Work It." Finally acquainted, Missy and Mary shared a warm embrace after the performance before Ellen got in on the action for a group hug.
Thompson says that while meeting with Weinstein at hotel later to continue discussing the technology deal, she was raped by the producer. Their meeting begins with a hug - where Weinstein rubs her back and says, "That's nice, let's keep it up" - then the clip cuts to Thompson, 28, giving her pitch.
While they may have passed the former agent Sergey Skripal's home, "we don't know where it's located", Boshirov said. "Our friends had been suggesting for a long time that we visit this wonderful town", one of the men said of the Salisbury in a short clip of the interview played by RT.
But Moonves wasn't the only CBS honcho named in the second report, and the spotlight was placed firmly on Fager once Moonves was shown the door. At least a dozen women came forward to accuse Moonves of sexual misconduct in a pair of New Yorker articles authored by Farrow.
That match descended into chaos - with thousands of spectators booing and both players crying during the trophy ceremony - after Williams confronted Ramos about his rulings. Gold badge umpire Richard Ings told ESPN that the umpire fraternity is "thoroughly disturbed" by how they have been treated in this situation.
In his statement , Cohn attempted to flatter the president. "I'm not thrilled", he told CNBC's Joe Kernen in a July interview. Two former top Trump officials, Gary Cohn and Rob Porter , on Tuesday slammed Bob Woodward's book " Fear " as inaccurate and misleading, though Woodward maintained the accuracy of his work.


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Senegal's New Government Reviews Policies Related to Fishing Industry
By Lesley Anne Warner on May 12, 2012 | Leave a comment
Earlier this month, Senegal's recently elected president, Macky Sall, revoked 29 licenses of pelagic fishing vessels belonging to Russia, Comoros, Lithuania, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Belize. This decision came a month after Sall's first presidential speech in which he declared urgency to act in the country's fisheries sector, and pledged to review the conditions for granting fishing licenses to foreign ships. Sall's concern for the fisheries sector may be influenced by the need for a new, more engaged approach to the issue of food security, as well as the potential economic and national security implications of declining fisherman livelihoods.
Article 62, Section 2 of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) states that a country may authorize other countries to fish in their exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Accordingly, Senegal and other West African countries have had fishing access agreements with foreign governments for decades. However, as demand for fish continued to increase in Europe and other parts of the world, fish stocks have decreased. According to a paper released by the United Nations Development Program, pressure on fish stocks in West Africa increased six-fold between the 1960s and 1990s – mainly due to fishing from European, Russian, and Asian fleet.
These large, mechanized fleets often employ fishing practices that damage the marine environment by dragging large nets across the ocean floor, unsettling fish breeding grounds and catching fish that are too small to be sold commercially or below the age of sexual maturity required for sustainable fish stocks. These fleets are also capable of catching, freezing, storing, and transporting large quantities of fish without needing to offload in nearby ports. The size of these fleets and the efficiency of their operations have decimated inshore fisheries and have made it harder for local artisanal fishers, who tend to use environmentally sustainable fishing practices, to make a living. It is estimated that one large trawler can catch up to 250 tons of fish per day, which is roughly equivalent to what 50 artisanal fishermen in pirogues would catch in a year.
Depleted fish stocks have implications for food security. The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) estimates that fish provides 22% of the protein intake in sub-Saharan Africa, and 47% of protein intake in Senegal in particular. Fishing practices employed by foreign vessels exacerbate food insecurity by causing fish shortages, higher prices, and a decline in the quality of fish available for local consumption.
Depleted fish stocks have implications for economic security. A United Nations Environment Program report from 2002 estimated that Senegal's fishing industry generates 100,000 jobs, of which more than 90% were in artisanal fishing. An additional 600,000 people are employed in related industries including building and repairing nets and transporting, selling, and processing fish. Additionally, fish caught and shipped in excess of government quotas or treaties, or illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing is believed to result in over $1 billion per year in lost government revenues in sub-Saharan Africa.
Depleted fish stocks have implications for national security. There has been speculation that the declining livelihoods of artisanal fishermen could drive them to engage in piracy, as some believe this to be the initial cause célèbre for Somali pirates. While I have yet to see data linking unemployed fishermen to piracy in particular, it is certainly plausible that declining livelihoods could lead to increased involvement in general illicit maritime activity – including trafficking in arms, humans, and narcotics. In fact, last year the United Nations Office on Drugs and Organized Crime (UNODC) released a report that found that fishing vessels around the world were used for a range of illicit activities. However, while local fishermen were recruited for their skills and knowledge of the sea, they were seldom the masterminds of criminal enterprises.
Regulation and Enforcement within the Fisheries Sector
Part of the solution to these challenges to Senegal's fish stocks has to do with regulation – and Sall appears to be engaged on that front. Under Sall's predecessor, there had been allegations that the government's fishing licensing system was vulnerable to corruption, and that local politicians could profit by soliciting bribes in exchange for issuing licenses. Another issue raised has been that under international law, the country where a fishing vessel is registered is also responsible for ensuring that vessels flying their flags adhere to local fishing regulations. However, many foreign fishing fleets fly flags of convenience while operating in the exclusive economic zones of Senegal and her neighbors. Many countries that issue flags of convenience tend to have minimal capacity or intention to ensure that vessels registered in their countries are adhering to legal and sustainable fishing practices. (For additional details on the issue of flags of convenience, see Real and Present Danger: Flag State Failure and Maritime Security and Safety.)
The other part of the solution to the challenges to Senegal's fish stocks has to do with local capacity to enforce regulations. At this point, I do not know if Sall intends to complement his review of fisheries regulations with a review of enforcement mechanisms. But in order to enforce fisheries regulations, Senegal's maritime security forces would need to be capable of monitoring the country's exclusive economic zone and being able to conduct boardings, searches, and seizures of vessels suspected of operating illegally. Increased enforcement capability could result in fines paid to the government, which could be reinvested into improving fisheries management and further building the capacity of the country's maritime security forces.
That said, any progress made in Senegal with regard to marine fisheries regulation and enforcement would be compromised by lack of progress on these fronts in neighboring littoral countries. After all, fish do not respect international boundaries.
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Textile major Raymonds Ltd is in talks with US based Delphi to acquire some of its bankrupt units in US, to strengthen its components division.
Recently, Raymonds acquired a tooling company, Ring Plus Aqua. The acquisition, if successful, will be Raymond first overseas buyout in the components segment.
Delphi, the beleagured auto components company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in October 2005. The US based company also said that some of its sick units were up for sale.
Admitting that the company is in talks with Delphi for acquisition, Raymond group president, Pradeep Bhandari told FE, We are in talks with Delphi, but cannot comment anything on it now. We will let you know at the right time.
Says Raymond chairman and managing director, Gautam Hari Singhania, Our acquisition of Ring Plus Aqua has done well, since in the last nine months, we have more than doubled the profit before tax.
The division has come out of the red in the third quarter, posting a Rs 2.98 crore net profit as against a net loss of Rs 2.02 crore in the corresponding quarter last year.
Raymond is also planning to expand its product range apart from files and tools, though Mr Bhandari refused to divulge the investment figures.
Textile major Raymond Ltd is likely to have its own denim brand soon. The company has already started examining the possibilities of launching its own denim brand.


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DISCH, WILLIAM JOHN (1874–1953). William John (Billy) Disch, baseball coach, was born on October 20, 1874, in Benton County, Missouri. In 1886 the family moved to Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where Disch first attended public schools. His greatest interest was baseball, and in 1898 he began his coaching career at Sacred Heart College in Watertown, Wisconsin. On December 24, 1909, he married Anna Marie Kuck. Disch played professionally at Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from 1900 to 1902; at Fort Worth, Texas, in 1903 and 1904; and at Galveston from 1905 to 1907. He simultaneously coached at St. Edward s University in Austin from 1900 to 1910, and in 1911 he joined the staff of the University of Texas, where he compiled one of the nation's best coaching records. From 1911 until his retirement in 1940, Disch's teams won twenty-one out of a possible twenty-six baseball championships. He was called by some the "Grand Old Man" of Texas baseball and was noted for perfectionism and strict discipline. He played an important role in persuading the Southwest Conference to adopt baseball in 1915, and in 1947 "Uncle Billy" was honored at the opening of Disch Field in Austin, named for him; the later Disch-Falk field is named for him and Bibb A. Falk. Disch died on February 3, 1953. He was inducted into the Texas Sports Hall of Fame in 1954, into the Longhorn Hall of Honor in 1957, and the College Baseball Coaches Association Hall of Fame in 1965.
Wilbur Evans and Bill Little, Texas Longhorn Baseball: Kings of the Diamond (Huntsville, Alabama: Strode, 1983). Austin American, February 4, 1953. Vertical Files, Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, University of Texas at Austin.
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Ripon and District Homecare
Archived: Ripon and District Homecare
This service is now registered at a different address - see new profile
Inspection carried out on 19 September 2013
During a routine inspection
During our inspection we looked at how people were respected and involved in the service. We found that people had been involved in deciding what support would work for them and how that support would be delivered. People we spoke with told us they felt respected and listened to. We spoke with three people who received a service from the agency. We also spoke with seven relatives. Feedback was positive with comments including "We receive a very good service" and "Overall we are very pleased with the service. The girls that come are very good and are very professional."
We saw from people's care plans that people were supported to live as independently as possible. The agency had carried out an assessment of the needs of each person, and kept this under review, to enable appropriate care and support to be given.
The service had in place policies and procedures covering medication. People told us they received their medication at the right time. Staff working for the agency received regular medication training. This made sure that people received their medication as prescribed.
We reviewed the level of staffing for the agency. People we spoke with confirmed that there were enough staff to support them with their care needs.
The agency had systems in place to make sure people were safely cared for. This included policies and procedures and some quality monitoring systems.
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Inspection carried out on 21 November 2012
We spoke with seven people in total by telephone, four who received support from the agency and three relatives. People told us that they were happy and satisfied with the care and support being provided. Comments made to us during our review included, "Ripon and District have very nice staff who are all helpful. They make my life as easy as possible." People also said "The staff are very good. I have no faults with them. I actually have a good laugh with them each morning." All the relatives we spoke with all spoke highly about the agency. One relative said "They are very good with my wife, they are absolutely fabulous. I cannot fault them. They are the best. I would have them every day if I could afford it."
People told us that they had copies of their care plans and confirmed that they were always involved in planning their care with the agency.
We spoke with two members of staff by telephone. They told us that they were well supported and were provided with the information and training they needed to do their jobs. Staff we spoke with told us that the training the agency provided was 'very good.'
We spoke with the Local Authority Contracts Officer who informed us that they did not have any concerns about this service.
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People who use the service told us that they were 'very happy' with the care and support they received. People said that they were involved with all decisions made about the care and support they wanted.
All staff from the agency were described as 'very good' and 'tremendous.' People also made comments such as, 'I am very lucky to have such a good service' and 'they are very good and they look after me well.' People told us that care workers were always prompt whether it was to make a meal for someone or to assist with bathing. One person commented 'they call when they say they are going to.'
People were confident that any concerns or complaints they may have would be dealt with appropriately by the agency. People told us that they are always asked by the owners if they are satisfied and happy with everything and that they often see one of the owners as they have a hands on approach and cover rotas where needed.
North Yorkshire County Council told us that they were not aware of any concerns about this service.
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Rolling them into balls, I put them in a jar and carried it with a shoulder pole.
When I was little, I had the good fortune of hearing folklore everyday from one or the other of my two grandmothers who never tired of telling stories and quoting proverbs and popular sayings to give us examples of good behavior. Since it was mostly their granddaughters who hung around the house, the items of folkore they chose to relate in the main had to do with women. I remember myself being secretly puzzled at what appeared to be contradictory messages conveyed by different items, and also at what was presented in stories and folk wisdom as compared to what I observed in actual daily life. When I grew up, I chose to specialize in Vietnamese folklore not only for its beauty, but also because I wanted to resolve my childhood confusion.
I have found that numerous recordings of Vietnamese folklore, notably since the end of the nineteenth century, offer identical or slightly different versions of many of the items which my grandmothers related and had learned from their own mothers. Since these items had thus been circulated long before Viet Nam attempted to embark on modernization, it can be said that the images of women they embody reflect women's reality in tradition. And indeed folklore embraces two contradictory images which were responsible for my confusion as a child.
Hạt rơi gác tía, hạt ra ruộng cày.
Ðàn bà rộng miệng điếc tai láng giềng.
Ðàn bà rộng miệng tan hoang cửa nhà.
Làm ăn chẳng được lại hay nỏ mồm.
Ðàn bà cạn như lòng đĩa.
Ðàn bà sâu sắc như cơi đựng trầu.
That folk speech abounds in popular sayings of such nature would seem to imply that the notion of women's inferiority and helplessness has become deeply ingrained in the Vietnamese collective consciousness so as to deprive the woman of dignity and self confidence. From there it is not difficult to arrive at the conclusion that she must depend for protection and support on men who are stronger and better. And folklore does not fail to spell out what is expected of her in return for this dependency: namely, she is to devote her entire life exclusively to the services of the patriarchal family that provides her with an identity.
Among the most favorite folk narratives from Viet Nam are found those which exemplify the woman's unquestionable and unconditional fidelity and devotion to her man and his family, the more extreme the more praiseworthy. There is the legendary tale of a young woman named Vu thi Thiet from a place called Nam Xuong. Attractive and hard working, Vu was married to Truong, who turned out to be a jealous husband. She took care to serve him the best she could to avoid disharmony. When she was with child, Truong was called up to join a military expedition against the Chams in the south. A son was born and named Dan. Vu worked hard to support and care for Dan and her old mother-in-law. When the latter died of illness, Vu buried and mourned her as she would her own mother. The conflict with the Chams was then over and Truong returned home when the three-year-old Dan had just begun to learn to speak. While left alone with Truong, the little boy expressed surprise that Truong was also his father, telling Truong that his other father had come to the house only at night, that he had walked when his mother walked, sat when his mother sat, but he had never held Dan. Immediately suspecting his wife's betrayal, Truong heaped abuses on Vu. Disregarding relatives and neighbors' defense of her virtuous behavior, Truong kept railing at her and even beat her up. Being abused and humiliated unjustly, Vu thought that only death could help prove her innocence. She drowned herself in a river. That same evening, Truong sat down sorrowfully beside a lamp. Suddenly, the child clapped his hands and exclaimed that his other father had just arrived, and pointed at Truong's shadow on the wall. Truong came to realize too late that his wife had amused the child by identifying her own shadow on the wall as Dan's father.
For the romantic Vietnamese, Vu thi Thiet's traumatic experience is a celebration of the female's ultimate virtue of chastity. She treasured it more than her life. This value binds the woman to her husband, and in that way ensures her total unconditional loyalty to him, no matter if it turns out that he is no protector and no provider as is usually argued. Vu's life represents a pathetic case of obsession with, and blind conformity to, the ideal; but the fact that she endured and submitted to an undeserving man makes her even more virtuous.
On the contrary, the second image of women in folklore strongly suggests that the woman is equally capable of using her brains and determining her conduct, equally ready to work for a living and perform difficult tasks as do men. In myth, several deities in charge of natural elements are female: the goddesses of fire, of water, of carpentry, the twelve female deities who are responsible for the shaping of our human bodies and making them function. More significantly, Vietnamese legends which are built around real historical figures or legendary heroes do not hesitate to celebrate women in important positions and roles. The mythical legend of the origin of the land and the people of Viet Nam has a deity of the dragon race married to a female deity living on land who mothered one hundred sons. Seeing that they were incompatible in nature, the couple parted company, dividing their sons equally between themselves. Mother Au Co took her fifty sons to settle in mountainous regions of north Vietnam today, teaching them how to grow crops and weave cloth. Legends of the less remote times are rich with imaginative details about the lives of the earliest national heroines of Viet Nam: they were the two Trung sisters who in the year 40 led a successful rebellion against the Chinese; and Lady Trieu who followed in their footsteps two centuries later.
In the same vein, here and there folktales contrast the woman's common sense wisdom with her husband's impractical perception of reality. There is a story of two brothers, the elder was rich and the younger very poor. The elder brother entertained his neighbors and friends generously but never helped his own brother. The wife was very unhappy with her husband's conduct, but could not persuade him to change. So she came up with a strategy. One day when her husband was out, she killed a dog, wrapped it in a mat and left it in a corner of the garden. She then told her husbsand she had accidentally killed a beggar, and asked him to seek help to bury the dead secretly. No friend and no neighbor agreed to help. The wife suggested that they turn to his own brother. The younger brother came and finished the job quickly, then left without asking for any compensation. The next day their neighbors came and threatened to expose the crime if the couple failed to pay them some hush money. The wife insisted that her husband ignore them. The matter was then brought to the magistrate. The wife revealed the real situation which was checked and verified, was praised by the magistrate for having given her husband a good lesson in how to distinguish between friends and foes, and also a lesson in family unity.
The question now is, how do we reconcile the two contrasting images? I would like to suggest that the first image reflects the dominant ethical tradition advocated and enforced by the ruling class, which I will call the elite tradition, very much influenced by Confucianism; it sets a model for women's behavior, or the ideal. In contrast, the second image, which exposes the woman's deviance from the ideal given real life situations and what she can actually do, recalls the pre-Chinese indigenous or popular tradition which was more in line with Southeast Asian culture wherein women are allowed more freedom and equality. An eloquent expression of the popular tradition was the historical fact that the leaders of the very first Vietnamese resistance against foreign intervention were the Trung sisters, and almost half of their subordinate commanding officers were also women, each of these had raised an army of her own before rallying around the sisters.
It is further proposed that the popular tradition is a persistent undercurrent which has resurfaced whenever the elite tradition has weakened, so as to render it acceptable for Vietnamese women to reassert themselves and resume their share in social responsibilities. This seems applicable to the description of the role of women in contemporary Vietnam. War, political, economic and social upheavals created and perpetuated by men -- for some obscure nonsensical idealism or ideology -- have made it impossible for society not to lean on the common sense wisdom and selfless practicality of women. More women have joined the work force, stepping out beyond their conventional family boundaries to engage in various businesses necessary for nation building and reconstruction. Admittedly society has come to look at women with less contempt and to recognize their contributions, though grudgingly. However, the change in attitude is more on the surface than in substance. The elite tradition has taken such deep roots in the Vietnamese collective psyche over a period of almost two thousand years that society in general, and men in particular, continue to view women's active participation in the social sphere during hard times as part of their duty to help their men. As such, women's effort is not considered significant enough by and of itself to justify a radical change in the traditional concept of woman and her role. As long as this concept lingers, Vietnam is deprived of a wealth of needed talents and contributions.


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