We have decided to have a bilingual home. I speak Finnish to the baby when we are alone and English when dad is present. I'm going to show her children's programs in Finnish and read Finnish children's books to her. She'll learn to be fluent in English for sure, so I'll take care of her Finnish in homeschooling. Or at least that's how it's been planned.
However, I was sad and upset for a moment amidst all this loveliness. I went through hell over the past 9 months both physically as well as mentally, and now that is being released as a light feeling of depression. I was sad off and on and despite that enormously happy and upbeat.
It's been sad to experience not being able to be happy enough about pregnancy and that our relationship was driven into such a deep crisis. It feels like now that the baby is out and dad is excited to be part of it all, what about me. What am I supposed to be now. I can't erase the anxiety I felt just like that. It feels like our relationship changed for a moment due to the tough period and now there is a hidden fear of how will we be able to heal our relationship to what it used to be.
I love them both so much that my heart aches, but at the same time I'm fixing the pieces that broke off from my heart while suffering during the pregnancy.
My husband asks how this can be fixed, and I tell him with time. I know and understand that he didn't hurt me on purpose, that he suffered through his own feelings during the pregnancy, but now the cost of that is me breaking down. Still, I don't want to dwell on the past but rather focus on the future. There's no use in going over who said what.
We are still happy and our relationship is strong, but I'll admit it has taken some hits this year. The gift of discussion is the only way to handle this in any way and for that I am grateful. I'm grateful that we know how to talk to each other, without blaming or making the other feel guilty. Neither wants to hurt the other. The facts are clear in our case, he didn't want a child but got one anyway, I wasn't supposed to get pregnant but I had a child. He reacted in his own way throughout the pregnancy and is now at peace with his beloved daughter.
For a moment after the birth it felt like I had given as much of myself as I can and now that everything was ok, I was very tired. I still felt like an outsider and all the beautiful words or deeds felt like a charade, even though they weren't. Now I'm luckily feeling better since we had a chance to talk things through.
Relationships are never free coasting continuously. There will be those time that are mentioned already in wedding vows, "...for better and for worse". We've gone through a big change and now we're building a family and our relationship on new supports. I must admit, we're going through a process that can take a while.
I wish for you everything good in life. I look at you adoringly when you sleep.
May your little toes touch the rain-watered grass where you hop around with your friends.
May your little feet take you to the oddest places in the world.
May your long fingers create beauty in this gloomy world.
May your small hand reach out to help someone in need.
May your skin feel the gentle touch of those you love.
May your eyes see all that is beautiful in life and people.
May your ears hear wise words that make you a better person.
May your beautiful mouth speak kindly to others and say soothing words to another when they are desperately needed.
May your hair blow in the wind when you stand bravely in the face of new choices.
May your heart guide you to the right path in life and share love with those who are close to you.
May your life be fulfilled without envy, hate, or cheating.
Thank you for being my daughter, I promise I will always be your greatest safety and security, supporter and good friend. I am your mother and infinitely proud of you. Thank you for letting me be yours.
Moi Sini, ja onnea vielä ihanan pikku-prinsessan johdosta! :) Ajattelin vain kommentoida tuota kaksikielisyyttä sen verran, että ainakin ensimmäiset vuodet sinun kannattaisi puhua tyttärellesi ainoastaan suomea. Itsekin kasvatan kaksikielisiä lapsia ja muistan lukeneeni, miten tärkeää oppimisvaiheessa on, että yksi ihminen puhuu lapselle vain yhtä kieltä.
Tsemppiä kovasti sinulle ja uskon, että saatte kyllä kaikki ongelmat miehesi kanssa selätettyä. Muista, että elät tällä hetkellä aikamoisissa hormoonihuuruissa, eli mielialat saattavat heitellä rankastikin ja itkut voivat olla herkässä!


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HAVANA — Cuba has jettisoned rhetorical restraint toward the United States and is broadcasting footage of military defense exercises in the face of threats and new sanctions from the administration of President Donald Trump.
The island nation had turned the other cheek over the last two years in the face of Trump's efforts to end a detente initiated by former President Barack Obama. Local experts said Havana was eager to salvage what it could of improved relations and not be blamed for their deterioration.
Not anymore, as the United States is increasingly blaming Cuba's Communist government for the political crisis in its left-leaning ally Venezuela and piling new sanctions onto the decades-old trade embargo.
Every day last week, the nightly newscast of Cuban state television showed footage of Soviet-era tanks rolling out from mountain caves, soldiers manning anti-aircraft missile batteries, spandex-clad women shooting rifles and factory workers taking up positions around their plants.
Relations between Washington and Havana have nosedived since National Security Adviser John Bolton said in November the United States would no longer appease what he called Latin America's `troika of tyranny` – Cuba, Venezuela and Nicaragua.
Few international observers believe the United states has any intention of attacking the Caribbean island, with which it has tense relations since Fidel Castro's 1959 Revolution. Most view Havana's military exercises as a way to rally nationalist sentiment.
"The message being sent is for the United States and Cuban population at home," said Hal Klepak, a Canadian military historian who has written extensively on the Cuban armed forces.
Klepak said, however, the Cuban armed forces take a U.S. military threat against Venezuela very seriously and in worst case scenario planning can not discount a spill-over toward the island.
"Preparations of a very limited kind are being made and the population brought up to speed, both to emphasize the seriousness of the moment and to stiffen popular resolve," he said.
That has set the tone for official rhetoric since then.
Cuba has furnished tens of thousands of doctors, educators and other technical assistance including intelligence and military assistance to Venezuela's socialist government since the time of Maduro's predecessor, the late Hugo Chavez, who forged close ties with Fidel Castro. Venezuela in turn has provided Cuba with heavily subsidized crude oil.
Since Trump's speech, senior U.S. officials have denounced Cuba's role in Venezuela on an almost daily basis, stirring an angry response in Havana.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo provoked a quick tweet from his Cuban peer, Bruno Rodriguez, on Monday.
"Sec. of State makes a fool of himself when saying 'Cuba is true imperialist power in Vzla.' His gov. plundered Vzla for 2 centuries … fabricated 'self-proclaimed' president," Rodriguez said.
The United States led the way in recognizing opposition leader Juan Guaido as the legitimate president of Venezuela in January – a move followed by dozens of other nations.
The U.S. administration's decision this month to partially implement Title III of the Helms-Burton Act, a 1996 law, has added fuel to the fire.
Title I and II codify all previous sanctions into law and set conditions that must be met for Congress to lift them.
But previous presidents, both Republican and Democrat, suspended Title III, which allows U.S. citizens, including Cuban-Americans, to sue anyone profiting from their nationalized or confiscated properties. The presidents stopped short because of opposition from foreign governments and fear thousands of lawsuits would clog U.S. courts.
The Trump administration will consider further implementation in April.
Now, not a day goes by without the official Cuban media denouncing the Trump administration and the Helms-Burton Act, which it charges was written by exiles out to reclaim their land and people's homes and schools to boot.
The return to Cold War rhetoric and new sanctions has disappointed many Cubans for whom the detente had raised hopes the United States might soon lift its crippling embargo on the beleaguered economy and the two countries might normalize relations.
"When Obama was in the presidency, we dreamed of an opening that would make things work better, in a healthier, more pleasant way between the two countries," said retiree Julia Porrata, who sells used books in the colonial sector of Havana.
"That hope we had is gone," she said.


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News - June 2018
New road surface for B4215 Newent
To help keep Gloucestershire moving, the county council will lay a brand new road surface along a main route between Gloucester and Newent.
The B4215 Malswick Mill, Newent is being given a new facelift as part of Gloucestershire County Council's £150 million investment into the county's highways. Crews will be resurfacing the road from Tuesday 10 July to Tuesday 31 July between 9:30am and 3:30pm (excluding weekends). Every effort is being taken to minimise disruption, so the road will still be open during peak times and local businesses in Highleadon will remain open as usual. Crews will complete vital resurfacing along the 19,014 square metres stretch of road with 2246 tonnes of material.
Cllr Vernon Smith, cabinet member for highways and flood, said: "As part of the council's ongoing £150 million investment, we are making long lasting improvements to this area as we know it's a vital route for many people. I'd like to thank residents and businesses in advance for bearing with us whilst the closure is in place."
Cllr Will Windsor-Clive, county councillor for Newent, said: "The B4215 is a key route for residents and visitors to Newent, so this work will be a great contribution to the area. I would like to thank road users for their patience while the work is carried out."
What's the diversion route?
Follow the A40 in the direction of the Over Ross Roundabout. At the roundabout, take the exit towards the A449 The Midlands/Worcester then continue along the A449 to the junction with the B4224, turn right and follow the road to Upton Bishop. In Upton Bishop take the B4221 in the direction of Newent and continue along the road all the way to Newent. In Newent take the B4215 towards Malswick. The diversion is the same in reverse.

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Pázmány Péter Catholic University's MA History programme - in English - offers broad training in History at the Master's degree level. The curriculum blends both practical and theoretical to help students deepen their knowledge of history. Central to the programme's theme is a thematic focus on historiography, historical methods and theory, material and textual culture, and cultural history. The programme's regional focus encapsulates not only the Mediterranean and the Middle East, the Caucasus and Central Europe, but also considers global and transnational historical narratives. The required coursework covers periods from antiquity to the contemporary world - with particular strength in Ottoman and Armenian history. Students may also receive a specialization in Armenian Studies. Students will submit a final capstone thesis, which they will develop over four semesters under the direction of their faculty advisor.
The History MA programme also emphasizes writing and developing the historical process through a deep understanding of historical methods, theory and historiography. The programme strengthens students' comfort levels in writing in English, providing an excellent foundation for students interested in continuing to the doctoral level.
The admission process entails, verification of completed of a B. A Degree, or its equivalent. All applicants will take part in an oral interview prior to acceptance to the program. In additions, applicants have to prove their English language competences and general literacy, based on which it is presumably that they can follow the courses.
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The Regional Programme on Local Democracy in the Western Balkans (ReLOaD) aims to strengthen participatory democracies and the EU integration process in the Western Balkans by empowering civil society to actively take part in decision making and by stimulating an enabling legal and financial environment for civil society. The Project builds on and scales up the experiences of the Reinforcement of Local Democracy (LOD) project implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina by UNDP and supported by the European Union (EU). As a regional initiative, the project will be implemented throughout the following countries/territories: Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo*, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia. Specifically, the project objective is to strengthen partnerships between local governments and civil society in the WB by scaling-up a successful model of transparent and project-based funding of CSOs from local government budgets towards greater civic engagement in decision-making and improvement of local service delivery. ReLOaD will focus on institutionalizing the interaction between local governments and CSOs, while strengthening capacities of all relevant stakeholders to engage more productively in such partnerships. The underlying intention is to replicate and sustain a transparent, development-oriented and project-based approach to funding of CSOs by municipal budgets that contributes to realization of legitimate local priorities in line with local development strategies, thereby expanding local governments-CSO relations and improve quality of CSO services.
Over the three years period from February 2017 to January 2020, the project will work with 53 local governments, at least five in each participating country/territory, and enable adaptation of a funding model offered for replication from Bosnia and Herzegovina to each country's/territories' specifics. It is foreseen that 200 CSO projects will be funded in all partner local governments through the competitive model addressing citizens' needs in the participating WB countries/territories.
To support the knowledge management objectives of the project, an online interactive platform will be established to facilitate sharing of knowledge, tools, information, and practices on local governance models and approaches, focusing on transparency and innovative public service delivery mechanisms. The platform will be open to internal UNDP and external practitioners (public sector, CSOs, academics, experts) working on local development, local governance and service delivery issues, and will foster networking among these experts and practitioners. It will also link with and promote relevant work of project partners. In addition to serving as interactive repository of information, the platform will also feature interactive discussions on specific topics of interest to the members (series of thematic discussions to be agreed among the members), as well as blogs and stories providing case studies and hands-on experiences from members in addressing these issues. It is expected that the online platform will be transferred for the use of national stakeholders at the end of project.
The intent is to ensure that the knowledge platform is easy to navigate, accessible and user friendly as well as attractive and modern, and able to provide facilitated exchange of information and knowledge sharing, as well as enhance the existing online Library of different types of resources for along local governance, public service delivery, and the role of civil society in delivering such services.
The consultant will be responsible for the following: i) design, develop and provide technical support to ensure attractive and functional platform/website, according to UNDP IRH/ReLOaD teams specifications (see below); ii) provide web hosting recommendations/options; and iii) ensure consultative, inclusive processes in designing the platform and training relevant UNDP staff on its use. The site will have two main components: a website open to general public and the intranet which will be used internally. Each page should be instantly recognizable as part of the ReLOaD knowledge platform from its immediate appearance. The platform should be designed in such a way that it is functional in different displays: tablet, smart phone, full screen.
The knowledge platform design needs to be clear, professional and intuitive for its users and visitors. Consultant should work with UNDP IRH and the ReLOaD teams to develop the design and homepage concepts. At least two design options should be provided for the UNDP IRH/ReLOaD's final selection. The concepts will then be revised down to one, final design for the platform. The usability and navigation of the platform will be of utmost importance in the organizational architecture. A thorough review of existing and newly planned content will also be taken into consideration.
Design appropriate security architecture for the knowledge platform and implement this security mechanism for the interactive method through the platform.
Maintenance and up-date on the knowledge platform technology.
Provide adequate training to staff to enable them to effectively operate, update and maintain the knowledge platform.
Flexible and easy-to-use Content Management System (CMS).
The platform should be provided with an easy-to-use, robust content management system, or CMS. The CMS will allow members of the ReLOaD/UNDP IRH team to allow 'non-programmatic' control over the content of the website, allowing the team to make changes to the site without the support of a dedicated web developer with coding knowledge.
Content of the platform will include the following: project and project team information; documents and publications with download boxes/links, with support to printing and exporting articles to PDF; news and public announcements; videos and photo gallery; blogs, stories and infographics; interactive map showing project locations and activities; among others.
A user registration function to allow the platform to understand better its audience through the use of analytics, and to have an automated management system for mailing lists (see below).
Mail chimp integration feature. The CMS will integrate a custom mailing list to allow users (registered users) to be added to an e-mail distribution list maintained by ReLOaD in an automated manner.
Multi-language support feature (i.e., English, Albanian, Serbian, Montenegrin) for the landing page, and options for Albanian, Bosnian/Croatian/ Montenegrin/ Serbian and Macedonian languages for the subpages that will feature content/stories from WB countries/territories.
A discussion feature (dialogue spaces) where experts and practitioners can engage in moderated discussions with each other. The moderators will be from among members of the ReLOaD team, and will use a moderation system to approve and/or delete comments as appropriate. This feature will be embedded into the CMS where all discussions and comments will be saved into a database.
The consultant will identify and organize a web hosting service with an ISP to be identified by the service provider; The Consultant will provide training and support to the ReLOaD team after completion of the project to support its evolution.
Allow members and experts to upload documents; UNDP IRH/ReLOaD to vet/approve before they become visible.
Integrate google translate, as it is in Chrome or similar.
The system must be able to serve multiple concurrent visitors (up to 100) without noticeable degradation of performance or responsiveness. The system should not imply any artificial limits such as to maximum number of articles, sections, registered users, attachments etc. except objective limits imposed by hosting constraints.
Consultant must implement both automatic and manual backup mechanisms, daily, weekly, monthly and full back up of entire website content, including archive.
The knowledge platform must be available 99.5% of time, with the exception of properly announced down-times for maintenance, backup or system upgrades.
The knowledge platform must look and feel the same in all modern web browsers (Mozilla, IE, Safari, Chrome….). The knowledge platform should also have version optimized for mobile devices and be mobile friendly, work on the IOS, Andriod and Windows phone mobile devices.
The knowledge platform must not require plug-ins on the client side (e.g., Adobe Flash, Microsoft Silverlight) in order to properly display content. Only content types which naturally require client-side plug-ins and CODECs (video streaming, interactive process animations, etc.) may be an exception to this rule.
The system must be designed in such manner that additional changes, extensions or removals of functionality affect other components as little as possible. The system architecture should be designed to minimize the number of places requiring changes when new functionality has to be added or existing functionality has to be changed. CMS should be also enabled with an approval-routing feature for maximum security and content verification. System should support different types of users, who have different roles in adding and approving content.
The system must be fully aligned with the legal requirements of the United Nations Development Programme. All tools/systems to be developed under this consultancy will be the property of UNDP, is not subject to any copyright, and will be transferred and managed by UNDP at the conclusion of the contract.
20% of the lump sum, upon completion of full public version of the knowledge platform, incorporating comments and feedback from project team (by August 1, 2018).
Ability to provide basic training for people that will manage content and maintain the website.
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Design or a field related to the area of this assignment is Required. Master's Degree in listed fields is an asset.
Fluency in written and spoken English is required for this post.
Applicants will be screened against qualifications and the competencies specified above. Those selected for the next stage of the selection process will participate in an assessment. Individual consultants will be evaluated based on a cumulative analysis taking into consideration the combination of the applicants' qualifications and financial proposal.
Cover letter, including applicant's qualifications for the advertised position, and weblinks to examples of previous work/products. The letter should be pasted into the "Resume and Motivation" section of the electronic application.
Financial Proposal –specifying total lump sum amount in USD for the tasks specified in this announcement.
Individual Consultants are responsible for ensuring they have vaccinations/inoculations when travelling to certain countries, as designated by the UN Medical Director. Consultants are also required to comply with the UN security directives set forth under dss.un.org.


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Beauford and Joseph Delaney: Lives in Art
In September and October of 1970, Joseph and Beauford Delaney were going to have a joint exhibition of their work at the McClung Gallery. Due to Beauford's poor health at the time, he was unable to send paintings from his studio in Paris. The exhibition ended up being a solo show of Joseph's work. 50 years later, the UT Downtown Gallery is pleased to present their work together.
False Calm - Sam Vernon
FALSE CALM by Sam Vernon combines xeroxed drawings of photographs, paintings, and sculptural components, along with spray painted elements in an exploration of personal narrative and identity. Vernon uses these techniques and applications in her current installation to honor the past while revising historical memory.
Open Ended: films by Kevin Jerome Everson
March 3 - 31, 2017
With a sense of place and historical research, Kevin Jerome Everson's films combine scripted and documentary moments with rich elements of formalism. The subject matter is the gestures or tasks caused by certain physical, social-economic, and environmental conditions in the lives of working class African Americans and other people of African descent. Instead of standard realism he favors a strategy that abstracts everyday actions and statements into theatrical gestures, in which archival footage is re-edited or re-staged, real people perform fictional scenarios based on their own lives and historical observations intermesh with contemporary narratives. The films suggest the relentlessness of everyday life—along with its beauty—but also present oblique metaphors for art-making. This exhibition is in partnership with The Public Cinema and Big Ears music festival.
Breach: Alison Saar
Alison Saar weaves narratives relating to the Great Mississippi Flood of 1927 into the mixed-media sculpture and paintings featured in Breach. Saar explores issues of gender, race, racism, and the African diaspora. She mines mythology, ritual, history, music, and her biracial heritage as sources for her work. During a 2013 residency at the Joan Mitchell Center in New Orleans, Saar was dismayed to see how little had been done to rebuild African American communities devastated by Hurricane Katrina eight years earlier. Upon her return to Los Angeles, she began researching the histories of American floods and the effect on African Americans. The Great Mississippi River Flood of 1927, described as one of the worst natural river disasters in U.S. history, piqued her interest. Heavy rains resulted in the river breaching levees, creating a historic catastrophe that had a profound impact on the life of African Americans living in the Mississippi Delta. The flood exposed the conditions of poor African American sharecroppers and tenant farmers and their relationship with cotton plantation owners. The flood also resulted in social, cultural, federal policy, and political changes. With water imagery woven throughout, Breach is the culmination of Saar's creative research on American rivers and their historical relationship to the lives of African Americans. Through mixed media sculpture, paintings, and works on paper, she explores floods not only as natural phenomena; but also the complex interaction of social, cultural, and political factors associated with flooding and its aftermath.


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Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bear's foot plant, sea holly, gator plant or oyster plant, is a species of plant in the family Acanthaceae and is native to the Mediterranean region. It is a leafy, clump-forming perennial herb, with a rosette of relatively large, lobed or toothed leaves, and purplish and white flowers on an erect spike.

Description
Acanthus mollis is a leafy, clump-forming perennial herb with tuberous roots. It has a basal rosette of dark glossy green, lobed or divided, glabrous leaves  long and  wide on a petiole  long. The flowers are borne on an erect spike up to  tall emerging from the leaf rosette. The sepals are purplish and function as the upper and lower lips of the petals, the upper lip about  long and the lower lip  long. The petals are about  long and form a tube with a ring of hairs where the stamens are attached. Flowering occurs in summer and the fruit is a sharply-pointed capsule about  long containing one or two brown seeds about  long and  wide.

Taxonomy and naming
Acanthus mollis was first formally described in 1753 by Carl Linnaeus in his book Species Plantarum.
The name of the genus derives from the Greek name of the plant  ákanthos; it was imitated in Corinthian capitals. This  ákanthos is related to  ákantha meaning "thorn" referring to the thorn-bearing sepals, or any thorny or prickly plant in Greek.
The Latin name of the species, mollis meaning "soft, smooth", refers to the texture of the leaves.

Distribution and ecology
Although native to the eastern and central Mediterranean, Acanthus mollis has spread throughout much of western Europe and certain parts of the Americas, Australia and New Zealand, where it is regarded as invasive.

Acanthus mollis is entomophilous, pollinated only by bees or bumble bees large enough to force their way between the upper sepal and the lower, so that they can reach the nectar at the bottom of the tube.

Use in horticulture
These plants are usually propagated from tubers and tend to form large, localized clumps which can survive for several decades and look statuesque when well-grown, but its suitability as a garden plant is lessened on account of its invasive nature (new plants are produced readily both from seed and portions of root) and its susceptibility to attacks from slugs and snails.

Cultural depiction
The shape of the leaf of this plant inspired the ancient Greek sculptor Callimachus (5th c. BCE) to model the capital of the Corinthian column. Since then, the Corinthian order column has been used extensively in Greco-Roman and Classical architecture. For centuries, stone or bronze stylized versions of acanthus leaves have appeared as acanthus decorations on certain styles of architecture and furniture. Virgil described Helen of Troy as wearing a dress embroidered with Acanthus leaves.

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References

External links
 The Introduced Flora of Australia and its Weed Status, by R.P.Randall, Department of Agriculture and Food, Western Australia
 Biolib
 Acanthus mollis in the Canary Islands
 Malta Wild Plants

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Garden plants of Europe
Garden plants of Africa
Plants described in 1753
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Flora of Malta
Flora of the Mediterranean Basin


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1. Lie flat on your back, knees straight, arms by your sides.
2. Pull one leg up at the hip to shorten the leg.
3. Hold for 2 seconds.
4. Relax and repeat with the other leg.
5. Repeat on alternate sides ten times.


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The first US Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornet to receive service life modification upgrades will arrive at Boeing's St. Louis facility next April and will leave with an additional 3,000 flight hours of service life, Boeing's vice president of F/A-18 programmes tells FlightGlobal.
Unlike the legacy Hornet fleet, the Super Hornet modification will not entail one large replacement such as the centre barrel, says Dan Gillian. Instead, modifications will be distributed across the aircraft with a focus on corrosion, a perennial hurdle for the carrier-based aircraft.
After testing two F/A-18 "learning aircraft," Boeing found corrosion was well maintained on Super Hornets that fly regularly but cropped up often on aircraft that had been grounded for a while. Boeing will not change materials on the aircraft but plans to use data analytics to predict how the navy should handle varied corrosion issues, Gillian says.
"We think the first 30-ish airplanes that we get our hands will help us dial in our data analytics predictive models to make those unknown things known," he says. "There will be a lot of learning early in the program, which is one of the reasons the first of those airplanes is going to come to St Louis where we have the core of the engineering team."
Once the service life modification (SLM) programme is stable, Boeing will add Block III capabilities onto the modified aircraft around 2022, he adds. That package will include conformal fuel tanks, Raytheon APG-63(V)3 radar, Block IV integrated defensive electronic countermeasures and a Block II integrated defensive electronic countermeasures system (IDECM).
Navy pilots will fly a stealthier F/A-18 after the modifications are complete, though the fighter will complement rather than compete with the Lockheed Martin F-35. Besides a fresh coating and painting, Gillian would not elaborate on engine inlet changes that could improve the F/A-18's stealth characteristics.
"Super Hornet is a pretty stealthy airplane today," Gillian says. "This is low level improvements that are pretty simple to make, buying a little bit of margin, not trying to drastically change the airplane."
Block III will be initially introduced through new aircraft off the line, followed by the Block II to III conversions, Gillian says. The president's fiscal year 2018 budget funded 80 Super Hornets over the next five years, with 14 aircraft in FY2018 and 66 new Block III aircraft spread across FY2019 through FY2022.
The FY2018 budget also included about $265 million in research funding to support Block III capabilities including the conformal fuel tanks, advanced cockpit system, IRST21 (infrared search and track) and AESA radar upgrades. Boeing has been developing the advanced cockpit system for more than a year and plans to fly both the ACS and conformal fuel tanks with the navy in 2018, Gillian says. The Block III F/A-18 will also come equipped with Tactical Targeting Networking Technology (TTNT). The non-stealthy data-link is already a programme of record of the navy's E2-D Hawkeye early warning aircraft and Boeing is now focusing on delivering the technology to the EA-18G Growler and Super Hornet, Gillian says.
Boeing has retooled the Block III concept to move away from a configuration that once included an enclosed weapons pod, now favoring a design that would allow the navy to hang a variety of weapons on the aircraft. But Gillian was also careful not to characterize the newest F/A-18 as a bomb truck.
"I think that's old parlance for the super hornet's mission," he says. "I think both of the navy's next [generation] fighters will play multiple role in air-to-air and air-to-ground but both are networked and survivable."
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September 22nd – September 28th 2019 is Banned Books Week; Have a Peek at This List and Decide for Yourself What is Reasonable for Your Child.
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In 2014, I wrote a post at The Snuggery on the children's picture book called "The Story of Little Black Sambo."
In 1899, Helen Bannerman wrote a picture book with that title. In the original, Sambo is pictured as a South Indian. It was termed insensitive and, in a way, stereotypical of races, with art that exaggerated African facial features.
In 1996, Julius Lester and Jerry Pinckney did a re-imagined version of Ms. Bannerman's book and called it, "Sam and the Tigers." It was considered by many to be more sensitive and less divisive than the original. I encouraged readers to read both in my post, and trust themselves as parents to make a determination for their children.
Between the two versions is not only the lapse of time, but in the more recent telling, is a fresh and modern approach that is more aware of cultural awakenings to things that might have appeared divisive or insensitive in the 1899 picture book.
But here's the amazing thing: Mr. Pinckney never hints at racist intent in Ms. Bannerman's picture book. In fact, both Mr. Pinckney and Mr. Lester, who are both African American, regarded Sambo as a hero when they read the book as children. It was HOW he was depicted, that "took away his hero status." That, and the fact that since the 17th century the term "Sambo" had a racially negative connotation.
Waylaid by tigers and commandeered out of his clothing, shoes and umbrella, Sambo ultimately triumphs by his wits, as he collects the tigers' residue left behind as they chase each other around a tree at warp speed, and melt in the process.
The tigers are everyday bullies and they are defeated by the smarts of Sambo as he redirects their attempts to devour him as he proffers his clothing as décor for their ears, feet and tails!
And the tigers wind up in a fray among one another as to which is "the fairest", so to speak! Mr. Lester also uses the voice of "southern black storytelling" in "Sam and the Tigers," to great success.
Jerry Lester said for years many people avoided the picture book of "The Story of Little Black Sambo" for fear of being called racist. But something this African American picture book author said stuck with me as I read "Sam and the Tigers":…"Yet what other story had I read at age seven, and remembered for fifty years?"
Like many of my readers, I came to Ms. Bannerman's book as child, and the second book, as an adult.
In the end, it's the heroic and imaginative world that children enter into that created Ms. Bannerman's book and the Lester/Pinckney version; both versions of which I encourage you to read and see for yourselves.
Classic picture books last because they stand the test of that great leveler, and that is something called time.
Let each parent be the judge of whether a picture book has taste or is tasteless. And if people vote with their pocketbooks, given the enormous sales of some of the picture books on this particular picture book banned list below, some parents may feel that censorship still may go too far.
https://redtri.com/kids-books-and-childrens-books-that-are-banned-books/slide/25
Here, also, is a list of classic children's books that you may want to read:
https://redtri.com/classic-childrens-books/
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Donate Judaism is not the acceptance of a doctrine, of a religion and its rituals. There may be times when this reality is obscured by the manifold and colorful reality of the nations among whom the Jew lives. But even hidden, it remains real and mysteriously active, and there may come a time when the blessed gift, the heavy burden of its confirmation, is bestowed upon those born into it. Franz Rosenzweig, 11 years old, said to a teacher he wanted "to learn Hebrew properly". I like to observe some of the customs - without any real reason … I like to think in the images of the biblical story.
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Donate Judaism is not the acceptance of a doctrine, of a religion and its rituals. There may be times when this reality is obscured by the manifold and colorful reality of the nations among whom the Jew lives.
But even hidden, it remains real and mysteriously active, and there may come a time when the blessed gift, the heavy burden of its confirmation, is bestowed upon those born into it. Franz Rosenzweig, 11 years old, said to a teacher he wanted "to learn Hebrew properly".
I like to observe some of the customs - without any real reason … I like to think in the images of the biblical story. Rosenzweig wrote to his own parents: "We are Christians in all things, we live in a Christian state, go to Christian schools, read Christian books, our whole culture is based on a Christian foundation.
On the evening of July 7, , while discussing baptism with Eugen Rosenstock and his cousins Hans and Rudolf Ehrenberg, Rosenzweig promised to get baptized. However, he made one condition. He was, he said, not a goy, but a Jew, and wanted to take a closer look at the things from which he would be separated by this conversion.
He asked his relatives for a time of contemplation and reviewing, a time of a last or was it the first? For him these became the "ten days of return" to his roots in Judaism. Later he wrote to his cousin Rudolf saying: "It [conversion to Christianity] seems unnecessary and for me impossible now.
I remain a Jew. No one comes to the Father - but it is different when somebody does not have to come to the Father because he is already with him.
And this is so for the people of Israel not with the individual Jew. Perhaps "… if not … Jew " or even "… Israel and for the individual Jew. The character and path of the synagogue are quite different from those of the church. At times they are in sharp opposition to each other, yet they belong together and stand continually - though antithetically - as united in contradiction to a paganism that is without revelation. By revelation Rosenzweig meant that which guarantees the continuous vocation, the lasting right and continuing commission of church and synagogue.
It is this "objective origin" of each, this "fixed orientation", which at one and the same time distinguishes them and binds them together.
Rosenzweig first studied medicine and then from to read history and philosophy. He used the pursuit of German Idealism as the springboard for his own "new thinking". Friedrich Meinecke. This was later published in two separate volumes, first as Hegel und der Staat Munich in which he declared: "I believe my Judaization has made me not a worse, but a better German.
Here his German and Jewish backgrounds flow together like two rivers, as they do in German Judaism. He became widely acknowledged through his works where he maintained that there was only one period in German history "where the professor of philosophy and the philosopher were one and the same", and that was the time of classic German Idealism.
However, it was not enough for him to be just a mediator of this great spiritual tradition. Here one had the indestructible feeling: this man must philosophize, he has the treasure in himself which forces the mighty word to light. He did not use the word correlation, but the much wider theological term covenant, all his thinking led him to consider the given relations in which all things find themselves rather than the ideas of matter itself and the essence of things, as had so many philosophers before him.
All the philosophy he had read had been monistic. Rosenzweig discovered in his Judaism the and of the correlations in which he himself stood. The so-called quest for the historical Jesus attempted to free Jesus from all dogmatic overlays. The counter move was to be expected. After the first half of the dogmatic paradox "true man and true God" had been shipwrecked, one had to build on the second half, namely philosophical theology instead of historical theology, on the Christ idea instead of the historical Jesus idea.
As Rosenzweig asked: "Or is it necessary to win back the courage for the whole of the paradox? Buber had tried to develop the idea of an ideal human community from his concept of Hebrew humanism, in which the people of God live among the nations. Rosenzweig saw here the danger of a theological evaporation of the Jewish people into a general idea which is not in any way bound to their concrete existence: "The belief in the Jewish people cannot be based on its historical character alone.
This and speaks of tension and polarity. But only out of this tension, "this highest estrangement, can the eternal meaning of the existence of our peoplehood proceed, the drive that always renews itself to reconcile the unconditional duality into an unconditional unity.
Therefore it is necessary to have courage to face the whole paradox: "In order to understand the Jewish people as the heart-piece of the faith, one has to think the God who is the bridge between Jews and the rest of humanity.
Here he describes revelation as "dialogical occurrence of language". The monologue of the old thinking is broken where the world is only an It, a variety of objects, in which God too is an It, and about whom one could talk and think as an object. The "new thinking" assumes that the I receives itself in the You so that in the challenging call of revelation our eyes and our ears are opened.
This relationship moves in the I and the You and again in the I. Philosophers, the old thinking, had tried to quench the cry of death within themselves by considering their essential existence, by looking for the eternal essence of their being.
But Rosenzweig describes this way of thinking as deeply diseased. He does not want to avoid death as an experience of reality, and so does not enquire about essential nature, but real nature. His "new thinking" begins with the experience of the reality of the elements: God, World, Humanity. He does not ask about their essence and in this way can easily jump over the problem of time and death. New thinking is to know, to acknowledge, what God, World and Humanity do or what happens in them in time and reality.
These are the factual elements, the ever-existing perimeter [Vorwelt], though not goal, the empirical starting point of his thinking. In The Path Rosenzweig concerns himself with the relationship of elements with each other. His central point is the concept of revelation as the real biblical miracle of faith from which a theology, tired of miracles, has tried to distance itself. So his sub-title here is "Against the Theologians". Here he develops the concept of revelation in the great triad of past, present and future.
In creation God is revealed in acts which are always already there before I am. In the present God is revealed strictly speaking [im engeren Sinn] by meeting us as the living word, as claim and offer of love.
In the future God promises revelation as redemption. The person then experiences revelation as a dynamic relationship, the path where God moves from creation through revelation to redemption. This great world drama is told in three tenses, actually "told" only in the book of the past.
In the book of the present the "telling" is taken over by the direct dialogue [Wechselrede]. And in the book of the future the language of the chorus rules supreme, because the individual can only grasp the things of the future in as far as that person is able to say We. Now thinking is replaced by speaking.
In The Form he poses the questions: Does all that happened in the past culminate only in the present, in the moment of perception? Is there nothing that gives direction and character to this stream? Is there nothing left but the unredeemed instant? For this final part Rosenzweig chooses as his sub-title, "Against the Tyrants".
The present kingdoms have no remaining form, because the redemptive future shines already into the present. Rosenzweig saw this anticipation of the eternal kingdom realized in the communities of synagogue and church, in their alternation of everyday life and day of rest, their liturgy and their festive year cycle.
In this last part of his book he enquires about truth, this innermost chamber of revelation, of the name of God. Yet this truth has to be "different from the truth of the philosophers … it has to be truth for everybody. And they do this in prayer and commandment, with which they keep the thirst for the eternal kingdom of redemption unquenched in the midst of the unredeemed kingdoms of this world.
Each prays and lives according to truth as each receives and understands. The Star of Redemption does not lead us out of this world beyond reality. Rather it concludes with the stepping out into the world with the task of proving the truth in the world. Rosenzweig starts out with a reality that is experienced very personally. After completing The Star of Redemption Rosenzweig felt that he now had to personally face up to proving the truth and not avoid reality by continuing to write books any longer.
Anybody was admitted without exam or testimonial. It was open to Jews and non-Jews and not committed to any sect within Judaism, but to Judaism as a whole. Study was not meant to consist of writing or reading books only. Rosenzweig wanted a new kind of learning, what he called "a learning in the opposite direction". By this he meant "a learning, no longer out of the Torah into life, but out of life, out of a world that does not know about the law, back into the Torah …This is the signature of the present time … Those of us for whom being Jewish has again become the central fact of our lives … we all know that we have to sacrifice everything for Judaism, yet we cannot sacrifice anything of Judaism.
To give up nothing, to deny nothing, and then to lead everything back to our Jewishness. Among other prominent people engaged to teach at the Lehrhaus was Martin Buber, whom Rosenzweig sometimes fondly called "Rabbi Martin of Heppenheim". The curriculum at the Lehrhaus embraced the whole spectrum of Jewish life: philosophy and politics, law and ethics, art and metaphysics, the experience of God in everyday life and the experience of personal liberation, letter writing and the laying of a banqueting table.
When one looks at the programs and curricula and tries to sense this living learning and learning life, one cannot help but dream and wish for things to happen also among Christians. In January , Rosenzweig became ill with a quickly progressing paralysis. The Lehrhaus continued to In Martin Buber opened it again.
The last gift we received from Rosenzweig was his participation, with Martin Buber, in the translation of the Hebrew Bible into modern German. For more than four years, he worked from his bed at this translation.
The hermeneutic principle they used came very close to that used by Martin Luther: "Scripture is poison [Schrift ist Gift], so too the holy one. Daily, Rosenzweig had written and received letters. He did not finish his last letter: "… and now it comes, the point of all points, which the Lord really gave me in my sleep: the points of all points, for which it …".
Here broke the thread of his life.
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Like any other reactionary old fart in his early thirties there's nothing I find more life-affirming than internet scare stories, ideally involving terrorists and paedophiles using Napster to destroy the British music industry, which is why I am so pleased to have one of my own: Theodore Gray, the man who managed to score over a kilo and a half of pure sodium metal off eBay.
Now at school you probably dropped a crumb of sodium into some water, or you watched your chemistry teacher do it, and the sodium reacted with the water to produce sodium hydroxide (nasty alkali) and some hydrogen gas.
The reaction gave off lots of heat, which ignited the hydrogen, which made the little lump of sodium fizz around with a nice flame in a way that seemed implausibly dangerous for a fingernail of metal dropped into a small bowl of water.
Theodore Gray, like a total hero, got some friends over, with refreshments, and set about launching a kilo of sodium into his private lake. The reasoning was: as long as a fair amount of hydrochloric acid was sloshed in afterwards ("muriatic acid at any hardware store"), then this would neutralise the sodium hydroxide, leaving only some slightly salty water behind. And there's no law against making slightly salty water, is there, officer?
This isn't quite how it worked out. There was an initial large explosion from the first chunk he chucked in, and then a series of secondary explosions caused by one fairly large wedge that was literally hopping across the lake. It was thrown 40 feet up into the air, then flew into the water at high speed, only to be thrown back out into the air by the resulting explosion. It only takes a few of these skips to get several hundred feet in a few seconds. The partygoers were 200 ft away (you can see the video at qurl.com/boom).
Now you might ask: where's the bad science here? Well, the story is, this groovy scientist with a white beard craps all over the fakesters at Brainiac, Sky's flagship science programme, which has just started a new series. Last week I accused them of faking content. In particular, they had a bath blown up with caesium and rubidium, big brothers of sodium, and I said it was faked.
They hedged, and then said: "We love big bangs and sometimes we'll make an explosion bigger than we need to just because it's fun, but we always tell our viewers." They couldn't confirm if these experiments were faked. They couldn't confirm if viewers were told. But let's just say, they made me very nervous about running with the story.
Now they've admitted that they definitely were faked. And they have also admitted that viewers were not told. And they have admitted they fake other stuff. In fact, they were so blasé about this that at one point they were even going to give me a list of examples.
And here is where it gets really elaborate: they don't tell you explicitly they fake stuff, but you are a fool not to assume that they fake their experiments. "The clue is in the title, Brainiac Science Abuse, it's an entertainment programme, made for an entertainment channel, it's to be expected from the show."
Furthermore, on this programme that trades on how reckless and crazy it is, they now say that when things really are dangerous, they just fake them.
Despite the fakery, Brainiac gets massive ratings, and is praised in high places for popularising science. So to me, this is a lot like the nutritionist question: is it okay to lie to people about science, if it makes them eat vegetables? But it's also a question of who do you want to be your mate: Fakeboy with his weak explosions, or Theodore Gray, who buys a kilo of sodium and gets some friends over to chuck it in the lake?
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Joey Pelupessy: Dutch football writer Michael Statham discusses Sheffield Wednesday's newest recruit
Sheffield Wednesday confirmed on Thursday evening they had completed the signing of Heracles captain Joey Pelupessy. On completion of a medical, 24-year-old Pelupessy has become Owl's boss Jos Luhukay's first signing for the club.
This week I caught up with Dutch football writer Michael Statham to discuss the player. You may remember Michael due to him interviewing Glenn Loovens and Joost van Aken on previous occasions for Football-Oranje.com Michael gave his insight on the current Dutch defensive-midfielder who has now completed a permanent move to S6.
Thankyou for joining me today Michael. Many Sheffield Wednesday have never heard of Joey Pelupessy, so, first and foremost, who is he? 'Pelupessy has played for Heracles Almelo since 2014, having signed for the Dutch Eredivisie side in 2014 from league rivals FC Twente. The 24-year-old midfielder was made captain of the mid-table side in the summer.'
What are Pelupessy's key attributes? 'Playing as a deep-lying playmaker allows Pelupessy to dictate play between the lines and have a key role in breaking up play and set up attacks with simple passing to teammates. He's energetic, consistently good on the ball and his leadership qualities will be important.'
Are there any particular areas of weakness Pelupessy would need to strengthen to adapt to Championship football? 'Playing in the Eredivisie doesn't usually demand a huge physical presence nor intensity in your play. I think Pelupessy will be fine dealing with both of these issues as his position allows that little bit of extra time to pick a pass and avoid some of those gritty battles. In terms of the player himself, he doesn't have a knack for chipping in with goals or assists.'
Sam Hutchinson typically plays the defensive midfield role 'when' and 'if' he is fully fit. Would you expect Pelupessy to fall straight into the starting eleven over or be used as a squad player? 'I would expect Pelupessy to be rotated like most Championship players. Competition with Hutchinson would be tight depending on form and I would expect no clear winner in the team out of those two players as it would depend on the type of game Jos Luhukay would like to play.'
Jos Luhukay recently took charge of Sheffield Wednesday and Pelupessy has become his first signing, are their any previous links between the two? I'm guessing Pelupessy must have been on his radar for some time. 'I wouldn't have been surprised had Luhukay been watching Pelupessy more closely in his time in Germany - when the midfielder was beginning to stand out more and more in the Heracles midfield. However, previous to that, there are no clear links between the two men. Like Feyenoord's Miquel Nelom, also linked with Wednesday, Luhukay is most likely looking at players from his native Netherlands to try and add to his squad.'
I would like to take this opportunity to thank Michael for answering my questions, you can follow Michael on Twitter @EredivisieMike
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Operation IDD Gene Team Brings Together Physicians, Scientists and Families to Address Rare Genetic Disorders
A new Einstein-Montefiore initiative, "Operation IDD Gene Team," brings together physicians and research scientists to conduct groundbreaking research that may enhance treatment for children with extremely rare genetic disorders and neurologic diseases for which little information may be known.
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Physicians and researchers from Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM) and our Albert Einstein School of Medicine will present new and innovative research at this year's Pediatric Academic Societies Meeting (PAS) on May 5–8, 2018, in Toronto. Our specialists will present their pioneering work covering all areas of pediatric medical care, including treating sickle cell anemia, pediatric nephrology, behavioral medicine, adolescent medicine, quality improvement, health equity and social justice. Two CHAM fellows will also be honored with research awards.
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Pediatric Staff, Alumni and Network Day 2017: Fostering Education, Connection and Collaboration
In 1970, Michael I. Cohen, MD—then our highly-distinguished Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore Medical Center—wanted alumni to stay connected. As a result, the event he organized was a homecoming to encourage collaboration, understanding, insight and sharing of best practices.
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Celebrating the Spirit of Collaboration at CHAM
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Collaboration is a cornerstone at Children's Hospital at Montefiore (CHAM), not only in how we approach the care of our patients, but also in the research, education and training that take place here every day. At this year's Pediatric Academic Societies conference, we are kicking off a yearlong celebration of CHAM collaboration.
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A Life-Saving Surgery Only Few Can Perform
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Meet Juliia, a 14-month-old who underwent complicated surgery for both tracheal rings and a pulmonary artery sling—two rare and potentially fatal conditions that severely affect a child's ability to breathe—at our Children's Hospital at Montefiore.
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"The United States is open for business and we still welcome international visitors and students," explained Assistant Deputy Secretary for Visa Services Edward J. Ramotowski, Bureau of Consular Affairs, U.S. Department of State. Hosted by the Office of International Affairs, University of Colorado Denver, Ramotowski spoke at a May roundtable event that provided an excellent opportunity for international education professionals, including administrators and advisors, to learn more about U.S. visa policies.
Ramotowski joined the State Department more than 30 years ago. He previously served as chief of the consular section at U.S. embassies in the Bahamas and Poland, and in other positions in Mexico, Colombia and Jamaica. He received several Department of State Superior Honor and Meritorious Awards, including the Barbara Watson Award for consular excellence. In his current role, he has been recognized for management excellence in improving visa processing for foreign visitors and for upholding effective vetting procedures.
The International Student and Scholar Services team at CU Denver | CU Anschutz Medical Campus assesses a student's eligibility for an F-1 or J-1 visa based on the regulations governing these programs and helps international students understand their responsibilities to maintain their status once they get to the U.S. Ramotowski explained that a consular official must assess each individual visa application. During the visa interview, a consular official reviews the applicant's academic or research program as suited for the individual's professional direction, ensures that their finances are in order, and that the individual will comply with the U.S. immigration law by returning to their home country after completing the academic program. According to Ramotowski, the officer must use "good common sense, as well knowledge of the local language, culture, and economy" to make these evaluations.
During the roundtable's question and answer session, many hands, and many questions, were raised.
Q: How can we work together with you and your office to maintain international student enrollments and our valued international student population at CU Denver? I wonder how many citizens of Colorado realize that international education is the state's fifth largest export?
A: There is a misperception among some Americans that there are too many international students in the U.S., including Chinese students. It is important that U.S. universities promote the importance and value of international education in their communities, as well as take their compliance responsibilities seriously and keep their international student records up to date.
Q: CU Denver has the oldest U.S. degree program of its kind in China. We are committed to academic freedom in the U.S., regardless of finances. There is concern that China will eclipse the U.S. as a study abroad destination (it is the third study abroad destination in the world).
A: The United States is still a world-class education destination and the Department of State will do all it can to help maintain that status, consistent with U.S. immigration law and national security. We have active outreach programs in foreign countries to encourage students to consider studying in the United States, and we give student visa applicants priority in scheduling visa appointments at U.S. Embassies and Consulates to help ensure they will get to class on time.
Q: Optional Practical Training (OPT) provides a short-term workforce advantage for international students and American companies. However, there is some confusion surrounding this option.
A: Aspects of U.S. immigration law and visa regulations are complex, but certain basic principles are pretty clear. International students are admitted into the United States in a specific status either for the duration of that status or for a specific period of time. It is very important for the students to comply with the terms of their status and not exceed the authorized period of stay. Colleges and Universities can help students comply with these requirements. Changes in status or extensions of stay, if needed, can be requested from the Department of Homeland Security and should be done in a timely manner, not at the last minute. Students should be aware that immigration violations can have serious consequences, including a temporary or permanent bar from returning to the United States in the future. It is important to keep in mind, however, that a large majority of international students comply with the law and experience no difficulties traveling to and from the United States.
Q: Some U.S. universities have reported that international students want to go to Canada to obtain visas. What is the checking process for this and what do you recommend?
A: As an international student, it is better to renew your visa in your own country. The digital revolution has been wonderful, however, some of the watchlist information online is ambiguous, particularly if students share a common name, and can delay the visa processing. If this happens, it is better to be in your home country where your family and friends reside than in a country where you have no support network. The Department of State makes every effort to complete visa processing in an expeditious manner, but sometimes delays are unavoidable.
Deputy Assistant Secretary Ramotowski concluded the discussion by encouraging the university to continue to demonstrate credibility and to engage in fruitful dialogue with the U.S. administration.


Do Pilots Pay More For Life Insurance?
A lot of kids dream of being a pilot when they grow up. Who wouldn't want to hit the skies?
Being a pilot brings a lot of complications, and one of those is life insurance. There are some occupations or health conditions that can make you a "high-risk" applicant.
We have all heard it said that your flight across the country is much safer than your drive to the airport, yet for many years, commercial airline pilots faced high life insurance premiums. Do pilots pay more for life insurance?
There was a time when most life insurance companies saw all pilots, airline pilots included, as high-risk clients. A 1998 article on AVweb, the world's premier independent aviation news resource titled Why Don't Life Insurance Companies Understand Pilots?, complained of a long-standing life insurance bias against pilots that was just beginning to change. Twenty years ago, clients would be asked if they piloted an aircraft and were dealt with in one of two ways if they checked yes. One, an "aviation exclusion rider" would be added to their policy that stated that the company would not pay a death benefit if the death was aviation related (no pilot should ever buy a life insurance policy with an aviation exclusion rider). Or more likely, the client would be rated, meaning that they would be placed in a less favorable risk category and pay much higher premiums, sometimes twice as much as a similar client who was not a pilot. Still, even back in 1998, the author writes, "an increasing number of underwriters have come to realize that most pilots are actually excellent insurance risks." So today, in 2016, airline pilots do not pay high life insurance premiums, certainly not if they have done their homework.
Since the turn of the century airline pilots have most assuredly been able to get a quality life insurance policy at the preferred rating they deserve, most with the assistance of an experienced agent to help them navigate the life insurance marketplace and application process. Ogletree Financial Services does all the homework. We learn about you and your individual life insurance needs and concerns, then apply our experience and expertise to get you the right policy with the right company.
Your agent should be asking you particular questions in order to secure you the best rating and lowest premiums possible.
What is your average per year and lifetime total pilot in command hours?
On what date were you certified by the FAA?
What type of pilot's license do you have?
Have you had any violations or accidents?
What extra training have you received?
If they are not thoroughly assessing your unique life risk with detailed questions like these, then it is likely that you have a life insurance agent who is less than diligent. Let's say you participate in a safety training program that requires you to complete flight recovery maneuvers at unusual attitudes. If your application asks if you engage in aerobatic flying, you would indicate no, not yes, as some may presume. This extra training could be seen as mitigating risk. If you fly in a stunt plane at air shows twice a month you would answer yes and may pay a higher premium. It is our dedication to our clients and thorough attention to detail that make Ogletree Financial Services your best choice. An airline pilot with no high-risk factors, like smoking or sky-diving, should pay the lowest premiums available at most insurers. Having a life insurance agent who asks the right questions and can let the right insurance company know why you are a good risk is the surest way to get the best life insurance policy at the lowest rate.
What does this all mean for the prospects for quality and affordable life insurance for commercial airline pilots and their families? Good news. Today, there are many life insurance companies that thoroughly understand aviation risk and have updated their underwriting policies for pilots, who are often offered preferred rates, especially commercial airline pilots, who generally receive better life insurance ratings than student pilots or private pilots. Airline pilot is ranked by CareerCast.com as the fourth most stressful job of 2015 behind firefighter, enlisted military personnel, and military general, and just ahead of number five ranked police officer. Every time an airline pilot goes to work hundreds of people's lives have become their responsibility. World politics have no doubt pushed the anxiety levels of these highly trained individuals higher still. The tragedy of the Germanwings A320 programmed by its pilot to fly into French Alps, and the mystery of the still-missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370, push the mental state of pilots into the spotlight.
Pilots pay more for life insurance. It comes with the job (or with the hobby). Just because you like to fly, doesn't mean you have the pay premiums which are sky-high.
There are dozens of ways you can get cheap life insurance, but the quickest way is to give one of our agents a call. Instead of calling each individual carrier, you make one call, and we do the rest.
The last thing a career pilot needs is more stress. We have experience insuring pilots and getting them the best rates. You want to protect the life you have worked hard for and guarantee your family's financial security in the unfortunate event of your passing. The peace of mind that this brings is easily attained for commercial airline pilots, especially with the help an organization like Ogletree Financial Services.


"A declaration of war on automobiles"
Join Mayor Daley and Chicago 2016 Chairman Patrick Ryan for a citywide celebration saluting Chicago's win of the United States bid in the competition to host the 2016 Olympic Games. There will be music, videos and live athletic exhibitions. Come celebrate with all Chicagoans and hear about the next phase of the City's campaign to bring the 2016 Olympics to Chicago.
My hope is that we use the push for the games to upgrade our public transportation. Let's start with express trains from the airports. Then bus lanes on, for example, Lake Shore Drive. And then, rather than the buses going straight up and down our endless gridded streets, find out where people get on the bus and where are their destinations. Then make bus routes that don't just go up and down the long gridded streets, forcing people to transfer often more than once, but make bus routes that follow the routes that people take.
Ando's proud of this. 30 meters – about 100 feet – down and natural ventilation!
As his buildings make you aware of the wind, he told me he wants this station to make you aware of the air currents caused by the trains.
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Enact Solutions inspires people to make a positive difference to their lives. Everything we do, we believe in changing the default settings, in thinking differently, and making it count.
From the start, we've been doing this by designing and delivering highly engaging, immersive learning experiences that blend drama, brain science and technology to bring subjects to life and evoke feelings, powerful transformative moments, which open people to new ways of thinking and behaving. In recent years, we've added more and more multi-media content, alongside live drama and electronic voting, to increase engagement and interaction and, ultimately, maximise learning and long-term impact.
Now we are thrilled to be introducing eXtended Reality (XR) technologies to the mix.
On 9 May 2019, we're going to be at MAC in Birmingham putting on a complimentary (no charge) event for a limited number of people to learn all about and directly experience the full range of XR prototypes we've been developing for our training and learning development programmes.
Think of it as a 'backstage pass' to a demonstration of how immersive XR content filmed with actors can be used to deal with real world challenges, like reducing bullying and harassment at work, minimising the impact of unconscious bias, and enhancing employee resilience.
If you are interested in seeing how XR technologies could enhance the future of workplace learning and development, then this event is for you. We're incredibly excited about the truly unique resources we're creating, and we'd value your feedback and thoughts on their potential.
You'll learn as we learn, and together we'll be making something special.
The event takes place on Thursday 9 May 2019 at 9.45am (for refreshments) with a start time of 10.00am and an end time of 12.30pm when lunch will be available. It will be held in the Deloitte Room at MAC Birmingham, Cannon Hill Park, Queen's Ride, Birmingham B12 9Q.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us via email or call 01484 310234.
Watch out for regular updates on this and our other events on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn.


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Let's be clear: Lisa Lillien loves to eat good food. She just wants to know what she is eating. That's precisely why she started Hungry Girl eight years ago.
The "low-cal" label turned out to be false, inspiring the Encino resident to launch her business. Each day Hungry Girl sends an email blast to more than a million subscribers, sharing tasty, simple recipes with low-calorie counts.
"I'm really a mad scientist with a knack for creating good food that's low in calories," she quips from her Woodland Hills office. On this particular day, most of the work takes place outside the kitchen. There's the daily email to craft, a regular Redbook article to write, planning an appearance on The Dr. Oz Show and her upcoming promotional tour for her new cookbook, Hungry Girl to the Max.
Busy as she is though, there was nothing minimal about her willingness to dish—on everything from food indulgences to fashion finds.
I love to collect pop culture items—advertising collectibles like lunchboxes and food memorabilia. At home, I have a collection of food-shaped radios from the '60s and '70s. I have one that is french fries and one that is a Yoo-Hoo.
Kazu in Studio City has the best sushi in the Valley—and I should know. I eat sushi everywhere I go. I consider myself a sushi expert. Kazu is small, with about 20 seats, and never crowded. But I also eat at Midori, where they have all-you-can-eat. It is really good, trust me!
Online shopping is where I get most of my clothes. I do all the sites. When it comes to local stores, I get a lot of great deals from Nordstrom Rack. You just have to go frequently for the best finds.
I tend to indulge when I travel. I eat at all the great places, and I let myself enjoy it. When I'm in Memphis, for example, I always go to Pete & Sam's.
One seriously under-rated ingredient is pumpkin. It is low-fat/low-calorie and high in fiber. I use it in everything—swirled with my oatmeal with a little cinnamon and as a substitute in recipes that call for eggs and oil.
I've had two TV shows, one for Food Network and one for Cooking Channel. I'm not taping them any more, but they are both still airing. Unlike most TV hosts, I'm not a chef. I'm an encyclopedia of guilt-free food knowledge. So there was a bit of pressure there, but I loved doing it.
I truly love helping people. Meeting fans at book signings sometimes makes me want to cry. When someone says, "I made your fettucine Alfredo, and it is fantastic," that makes my day.
Stay away from what I call your "trigger" foods. These are foods that you know you will eat too much of. You start and can't stop. For some people it is chocolate. For me, it's chips. Removing chips from my diet was a big part of my weight-loss success.
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Bake for 10 minutes. Gently flip meatballs. Bake until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Serve and enjoy!
Preheat oven to 350º. Spray a baking sheet with nonstick spray.
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Spritz the top of each piece with 1 spray of butter spray. Bake for 6 minutes. Carefully flip pieces. Bake until golden brown, 6 to 9 minutes.


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Crotchet AmazonUK AmazonUS Frédéric CHOPIN (1810-1849)
Etudes, Op. 25 (1832-36) [32�36]. Trois Nouvelles Etudes (1839) [5�29]. Berceuse in D flat, Op. 57 (1844) [4�35]. Barcarolle in F sharp, Op. 60 (1846) [8�27]. Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61 (1846) [13�06].
Frederic Chiu (piano).
Rec. Skywalker Sound, Marin County, California, on March 26th-27th, 2001 and October 12th-14th, 2003. DDD
HARMONIA MUNDI USA HMU907282 [64�27]
US-based Frederic Chiu possesses a melting tone and high level of musicianship. Intelligent programming means that the set of 12 Etudes, Op. 25 has been separated from its Op. 10 Siamese twin and placed in the context of several later, and much-loved, works. This makes for a nice change from the norm; Op. 10 appeared on HMU907201, coupled with the four Rondos.
The actual recording is exemplary. Warm and with all the depth one requires, Producer/Engineer Brad Michel should be congratulated.
Chiu�s reading of Op. 25 is something of a curate�s egg. The fluent right-hand in No. 2, the considered use of pedal in No 8, the cheeky close to No. 9, the contrast between No. 10�s stormy double-octaves and its oasis of repose middle section and a nicely shaped No. 12 all lie in the credit column. On the debit side stand under-played lower voices in No. 1, stabbed-at melody in No. 3 and a No. 5 that sounds for all the world as if it is straight out of the practice room ... and not just because Chiu takes it at half speed. The Trois Nouvelles Etudes are more successful, strangely. The first has a particularly Chopinesque sense of nostalgia, while the delicate Second complements the shifting Third.
The Berceuse is one of Chopin�s loveliest pieces. Chiu is very sensitive here; similarly in the Barcarolle, where he shapes the work towards a nice climax.
It was a brave choice to end with one of Chopin�s most elusive masterworks, the Polonaise-Fantaisie, Op. 61. Actually, Chiu has the measure of the piece, understanding Chopin�s enlarged canvas well and showing a laudable aversion to rushing. It is this performance that gives the most hope for Chiu.
State-side critics have apparently likened Chiu to Glenn Gould. Both pianists favour crystal-clear textures, it is true, but Chiu is not to Chopin what Gould was to Bach; that much is certain. Chiu is one of those pianists who gained attention by not winning a competition � his elimination from the 1993 Van Cliburn Competition before the final round created a stir. It is true that there is evidence here of independent thought, which is always refreshing; especially these days. He already has an extensive discography on Harmonia Mundi. I shall be watching ...
Colin Clarke


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" Venus incense is blended to correspond to the planet Venus and the Goddess of Love and Beauty. It contains seven ingredients all ruled by Venus, seven being the alchemical number magick to the Love planet. Like all the Planetary incenses, Venus incense is prepared with Hermetic precision. It is composed only on Fridays, and during the exact hour of Venus. Venus incense is made in the daytime time hour of Venus on Fridays in the Waxing Moon, to incorporate the creative, inventive aspects of Sun.
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>Indian Army Faces Ammunition Shortage, Won't Last 20 Days Of Intense Fighting
Indian Army Faces Ammunition Shortage, Won't Last 20 Days Of Intense Fighting
Tarini Dhody
The Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has highlighted a disturbingly massive shortage of ammunition in the Indian Army. According to the report, the ammunition reserves would barely last 20 days of intense fighting. The army must have at any point war wastage reserves up to 40 days of intense fighting.
Another report by CAG warned that the Tejas Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Mark-I could prove to be the Achilles heel of the Indian airforce.
" Stocking of ammunition even at 'minimum acceptable risk level' was not ensured, as availability of ammunition as on March 2013 was below this level in respect of 125 out of a total of 170 types of ammunition," reported Hindustan Times .
According to Firstpost, the report claims in 50% of the total types of ammunition the condition was "critical" – meaning it was insufficient for even 10 days of fighting.
The report which was tabled in Parliament also stated that the locally produced fighter, Tejas had approximately 53 "significant shortfalls", that could affect its survival in combat. This means that a project that the government spent Rs 13,390 crore on is almost completely insignificant. On these LCA Mark-Is pilots would be sitting ducks, vulnerable to fire from 7.62 mm machine guns, especially at the front-end of the aircraft, according to a Times of India report.
There are glaring deficiencies in the warplane's electronic warfare capabilities making it an easy target in a hostile environment.
The CAG report also mentioned self-protection jammers could not be fitted in the LCA Mark-Is due to space constraints and glitches in radar warning receivers, which have still not been sorted out. This could result in "reduced operational capabilities" for the pilots.
" The IAF would be constrained to use 40 LCA Mk-I aircrafts with limited operational capabilities," the report said. On the upside, there are developments on the LCA Mark-II, which is said to be packed with several major improvements compared to its predecessor.
Back to the downside, the CAG said a delay in the manufacture and supply of the LCA had set the IAF back Rs 20,037 crore as it was forced to opt for temporary measures such as upgrading its existing fighter planes MIG BIS, MiG-29, Jaguar and Mirage aircraft and revise the phasing out of MiG-21s to counter the problem of rapid force depletion.