Most of us, having only a vague understanding of the Senate's possible functions and past realizations, see it as illegitimate or undemocratic, and wish to correct the situation by applying one of two stereotypical and superficial recipes: election or abolition.
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I wish to demonstrate that there are multiple forms of legitimacy, that the Senate is legitimate in its own way, and that the best way to reform it is to help its culture evolve.
Equating democracy with elections is confounding the part for the whole. A regime is democratic when it tries to realize the well-informed will of the people in a just way, taking into account minorities, and limiting the natural excesses of the governors and the governed. Democracy is the result of the interaction of numerous actors and institutions such as the government, parliament, courts of justice, public administrations, military and police forces, the press, associations, pressure groups, large national and multinational companies, and public opinions. Democracy is compromised when any one of these components weakens, hardens, or expands immeasurably.
Most of the actors mentioned above are not elected, but they are each legitimate while they maintain their natural role. All democratic regimes have elections, but not all regimes with elections are democratic. Zimbabwe, Russia, and even Turkey are examples of the latter.
To better understand the various types of legitimacy, let's look at another group of people who, like senators, are appointed: judges. Few people would reject their judgments because they are not elected. Because judicial thinking requires a long training and much practice as part of an ancient tradition, these jurists are strongly constrained by their predecessor's work and the reflections of their peers. They try to base their reasoning on the most probable facts while avoiding personal biases. Sometimes I wish we would see more of that in our politicians! Since our ignorance is profound and our prejudices are most often disguised in seductive appearances, it is certain that judges will sometimes fail. This is why the judicial system has provided various levels of appeal with panels of three and nine judges. All these parts form a whole, making the judicial system legitimate, without elections.
"The framers [of the Constitution] sought to endow the Senate with independence from the electoral process to which members of the House of Commons were subject, in order to remove Senators from a partisan political arena that required unremitting consideration of short-term political objectives."
"The appointed status of Senators, with its attendant assumption that appointment would prevent Senators from overstepping their role as a complementary legislative body, shapes the architecture of the Constitution Act, 1867."
"The proposed consultative elections would fundamentally modify the constitutional architecture we have just described and, by extension, would constitute an amendment to the Constitution. They would weaken the Senate's role of sober second thought and would give it the democratic legitimacy to systematically block the House of Commons, contrary to its constitutional design."
The Canadian Parliament is a complex ecosystem of governance, which has adapted and evolved over almost 150 years. The Supreme Court invites us to think deeply before changing its workings, because it is probable that piecemeal modifications would have unintended and undesirable consequences.
Central to the doubts about the legitimacy of the Senate is the nagging thought that it can impede governance by systematically opposing the will of the Commons. One hundred and fifty years of history should be enough to demonstrate that this is baseless fear. If the Senate is such a danger, we would have noticed it by now.
Better to have a Senate and use it lightly than not have it at all when we really need it.
Without going into details, we can see that the Senate has from time to time blocked proposed legislation, its most recent active period being from 1988 to 1990 when, having a Liberal majority, it opposed the Mulroney government on three key issues: abortion, the GST, and free trade. The Senate, having a real power to block legislation, uses it sparingly, tempered by the absence of electoral legitimacy, its culture and history, and by public opinion.
Why bother with all this? Wouldn't it be simpler to get rid of it? Not so fast! In 2007, Eoin O'Malley published a study (The Power of Prime Ministers: Results of an Expert Survey) comparing the legislative power of prime ministers in 22 parliamentary democracies. He found that Canada's PM is, by far, the most influential. The more the PM's office concentrates power, the more we need counterweights. The House of Commons can hardly take on that role, except during a minority government, so we are left with only the Supreme Court and the Senate.
Senators have generally been chosen in a partisan fashion, appointed for their loyalty to the governing party. This constitutes an assembly with reduced possibilities of complementarity compared to a non-partisan body. When the majority in the Senate corresponds to that of the Commons, its critical sense is diminished. When power changes hands, it often has a tendency to think in opposition rather than in complementarity with the Commons. As long as that assembly remains partisan, it will function well below its capabilities. If we remove the Senate, we will lose forever that source of enrichment to our legislature.
For all these reasons, the Senate has its very own legitimacy, different from that of the Commons. Adopting a nonpartisan nomination and selection process will help it to realize its full potential.


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Reflections On The 30th Anniversary Of The First "Dot-Com"
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I cover robocar technology & previously worked on Google's car team.
A "dot-com" is a business created to use the internet as its platform.
Thirty years ago, on June 8, 1989, I did the controversial public launch of ClariNet.com, my electronic newspaper business, which you could pay for and receive over the internet. There was no HTTP at the time -- it initially used USENET protocols.
In those days there was a rule against commercial use of NSFNet, which was the publicly funded backbone of the 1980s internet. I found a loophole in those rules, and convinced the manager of NSFNet that it was reasonable, and thus the first business founded to use the internet as its platform was created. I wasn't the first to want to create a business on the internet (and of course before all that there were companies working as communications providers) but I was the first to figure out how to make it happen.
This was the beginning of what would become millions of internet-based businesses. We had been predicting their rise since the 1970s in places like the Human-Nets mailing list. Human-nets, now mostly lost to history was the first online discussion system where people talked about what world-spanning computer networks meant for people and society.
Many lamented the arrival of business to the purely non-commercial internet and USENET. Most knew it was coming, for good or ill.
First read this: The history of ClariNet and early business on the internet.
It was written for the 20th anniversary but you might enjoy a visit for the 30th. There were many who made it all happen in different ways, and some who did not succeed. Of course, 4 or so years later, when the Mosaic browser stabilized (and Netscape after it) the HTML web began emerging and the real boom exploded. ClariNet used HTML, but it was a paid subscription service in a world that quickly moved to ad support. Well, it sort of moved to ad support -- most in the early days did not make money from ads, they made money from the flood (tiny body today's standards) of VC investment that came. ClariNet was profitable from year one -- a mistake on my part.
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There's a bunch of stuff there, but when you're back here, consider these more modern reflections on that past...
This leads to my largest regret about how business on the internet grew over the last 30 years. Advertising remains the overwhelmingly primary way of monetizing internet activity. It's done very well for those who can tie ads to things like what you're searching for, or a detailed profile of you and all your friends, but it hasn't done very well for the 4th estate as they moved online. A small number of newspapers, such as the New York Times, Wall Street Journal and others are having some success with subscriptions and ad/subscription hybrids, but most wonder if they will be able to survive.
It wasn't ClariNet and other online news resources that killed the newspaper though. Much of that was triggered by Craigslist. Craigslist gave away basic classifieds for free, and the classified section paid a lot of the budget of the newspapers. I gave a talk at the second "Internet World" conference in 1994 where I predicted this, but of course, the newspapers weren't there, nor would they have listened if they were.
We all now know how much advertising has bent the internet to its will. As is often said, when you get something for free, you aren't the customer, you're the product. You get what you incentivize, and what advertising works on, we get -- and we get a lot less of the rest. I always hoped for a world where advertising and paid services could sit in more balance. I still hope for it, and if you look at the way that TV is changing, with ad-free services like HBO, Netflix and Amazon supplanting the old broadcast/cable ad based market, it is clear the rule is not universal. Most of these are following the model I tried to create back in 1992 with an all-you-can-eat fiction library. It was clear to me that selling individual products like articles, books, and even shows was unlikely to work due to piracy, but selling monthly services could get traction. It has certainly taken a great deal of time.
I will give credit to Google, though it is almost entirely an advertising company, for finding a way to not be beholden to its advertisers. I did a short stint inside Google while working on their car, and am friends with many within it, and I can say that they really do push their people (other than those in ad sales) to think of users instead of advertisers in designing products. Unfortunately, that is not an easy principle to follow, and even Google's own YouTube has trouble doing so.
I would love to see a social networking service compete with Facebook based on a monthly fee. A service which only worked on keeping customers happy and didn't care about advertisers. There are a few but due to the natural monopolies of social media, none have traction. Even this is not enough, because even a monthly subscription social network would still be motivated to addict you, to keep you paying each month. In addition, since a social network requires it to be trivial to get all your friends to come into the network, it can't put any impediments in their way without slowing growth. Free becomes very attractive. We are enthralled by free or the illusion of free.
(One option is to always make it free for any friend of a paying customer to join at no cost, putting modest limits on their interactions with other non-paying customers.)
This loss of money for media, be it through advertising or subscriptions is no minor matter. The powerful 4th estate helped take down Richard Nixon and many others smaller than him. Only rich newspaper owners like Katharine Graham could afford to do that and it's less clear who will do that in the years to come. It is fitting that Consumer Reports, the paragon of subscription-based consumer media, just got its largest grant in its history yesterday from Craig Newmark of Craigslist. At the same time, Graham's Washington Post is now owned by Jeff Bezos, the most successful of internet entrepreneurs. We may need more like them to maintain the balance between government and the people, though we may wish it didn't have to be billionaires.
The same is true in software and apps. Remarkably, we find it hard to pay even a few dollars for software today, if there is the potential to get it free with ads.
Serial, browsed and sampled
Another trend I lament is the decline of the serial media. For most of the history of communications, media were either serial (like newspapers, magazines, TV serials, message boards, E-mail, texts, newsgroups etc.) or browsed, like web sites, libraries and shopping. Sampled media, where you just drop your toe into a stream temporarily, came to higher prominence with Twitter and the Facebook Feed -- prior to that TV channel and radio surfing was the extent of it. With this came the decline of the serial, particularly for long-form writing. RSS (syndication) attempted to bring the serial back to the browsed world, but with limited success, and blogs and sites like this one are on the decline, particularly the idea of regular readers who at least peruse the headline of every item.
ClariNet has a very strong focus on serial publication. It relied on USENET's focus on the same, and made use of the astonishing speed with which one could quickly process material. Because USENET material was always pre-cached on your own local machine, access was always instantaneous. You could call up a page of headlines in tens of milliseconds, not hundreds or thousands of them, and yes, there is a quite noticeable difference. Your eyes could scan for possible items of interest in equally short times and you could be through immense amounts of material in under a minute. Once you saw something, it was gone -- that is the nature of the serial.
E-mail's decline (partly due to spam, but also because of its association with work and paper mail) is also a shame. Many now rely exclusively on short instant message (text) services, which win with brevity but have no mode other than "urgent, interrupt me." We've also lost much of the actual phone call, even though there are times when a modest length audio conversation is exactly the best way to communicate.
The internet lived up to a lot of what we talked about on Human-Nets in the 70s, and what the early business planners hoped for in the late 80s and 90s. In fact it went beyond almost everything people thought. All through it's life, there have been those who worried about negatives, and there were negatives, bt by and large, most have found it to be a positive force in the world.
We expected the internet to take over almost everything, and if it disrupted some things it would be to replace them with something better. The battle between government and the internet began with a very ill-informed government, and then briefly an enlightened one that passed surprisingly hands-off policies on censorship, taxes and site liability. But in the mid 2010s, something flipped. People now fear that the internet is breaking democracy, and in an entirely bad way. The story is far from over.
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WTCR Breaking news
WTCR reverts to two-race weekends for 2020
The WTCR has brought forward a number of cost-saving measures, including reverting to World Touring Cars' traditional two-race format at all events, for introduction this year.
Jack Cozens
The series said expediting the addition of those measures, which were originally due to be introduced for 2021, was "in response to current market conditions", which it said included the impact of the coronavirus outbreak.
Though the series does not permit full factory entries, in line with TCR regulations, the influence of manufacturers on programmes has increased since WTCR succeeded the World Touring Car Championship in 2018 - meaning costs have risen as a result.
That has also coincided with Volkswagen realigning its motorsport strategy, which resulted in the end of its support of the Sebastien Loeb Racing WTCR outfit and the development of its new Golf GTI TCR model, and Audi ending its direct involvement in the series.
As a result of the new measures, the majority of race weekends will become two-day events, with practice taking place on the first day before qualifying, and two races - the first of which will include the traditional partially reversed grid - running the following day.
Of the two qualifying sessions in use during the past two years when three races were staged at each event, the three-stage qualifying format, which includes a five-car pole position shootout session, will be retained.
Marrakesh WTCR round axed after Bennani exit
The deadline for entries for the 2020 season has also been extended from its traditional end of January cutoff until March 6. In addition to this change, and contrary to previous suggestions, three-car teams will be permitted if one of the drivers in that line-up is a rookie.
"We have acted decisively and responsibly to protect WTCR, keep it strong for all the stakeholders, maintain its appeal among fans and media and ensure it remains attractive and accessible for new privateer teams wanting to race at the highest possible level of TCR," said head of WTCR promoter Eurosport Events Francois Ribeiro.
"Unsustainable budgets and acknowledging the impact the coronavirus outbreak is having on the global economy, has accelerated the introduction of a number of cost reduction measures and format changes developed together with the FIA and team representatives.
"But these changes are a must, not a nice to have, and we must keep moving forward in a responsible fashion."
Further limits on staffing levels, and a reduction in the number of tyres available at each event, will also be enforced.
A release said a taskforce has been set up to "explore extra ways to limit expenditure ahead of the 2021 season".
Huff announces he won't race in WTCR in 2020
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Grand Finalists announced for 2015
The Grand Finalists in the Sussex Food & Drink Awards 2014/15 have finally been revealed this week, following an eight-month intensive process, including several phases of expert judging and the verification of over 10,000 votes from members of the public.
These inspirational Sussex food and drink heroes can now look forward to an exciting night of celebrations at 'the Sussex Foodie event of the year', the spectacular Sussex Food and Drink Awards Banquet taking place on 29th January at the Amex Stadium, hosted by Sally Gunnell OBE and BBC's Danny Pike.
Now in its ninth year, the awards are all about supporting and boosting local farmers, food and drink producers and the outlets that use and sell this superb local fare. Starting from small beginnings, the awards have grown to become prestigious and respected, with huge support from business in the county, bringing together the whole local food and farming community.
Leading dairy farmer and Nuffield scholar, William Goodwin, who is chairman of the judges, said: "Sussex has really earned its place as one of the leading counties in the UK for producing superb food and drink and this year's Grand Finalists line up offers an impressive range of first class, diverse businesses from across the county and we are so proud of everyone who has made it through to this final stage in the competition.
"Just as it was in the Sussex Young Chef of the Year cook off last month, the judges' decision was unanimous in each category and we are looking forward to welcoming all 24 Grand Finalists to the spectacular awards banquet in January, where our winners and runners up will be revealed."
The three grand finalists in each of the eight awards categories, strictly in alphabetical order, are:
Sussex Farmer of the Year, sponsored by Spofforths Chartered Accountants
The Goring family, Wiston Estate, Washington, West Sussex
Tim Hassell, Goodwood Home Farm, Goodwood, West Sussex
Charlie Hughes, Southview Farm Dairy, Bury, nr Pulborough, West Sussex
Sussex Food Producer of the Year, sponsored by The Southern Cooperative
Caroline's Dairy, Sidlesham, West Sussex
Cocoa Loco, West Grinstead, West Sussex
Nell Ball Farm Foods Ltd, Plaistow, West Sussex
Sussex Farmers Market of the Year, sponsored by Harveys Brewery
Horsham Local Produce Market, West Sussex
Lewes Farmers Market, East Sussex
Steyning Farmers Market, West Sussex
Sussex Drink Producer of the Year, sponsored by Sussex Food & Drink Network
Highdown Vineyard, Ferring, West Sussex
Langham Brewery, Lodsworth, Petworth, West Sussex
Wobblegate, Bolney, West Sussex
Best Sussex Food Shop, sponsored by Veasey & Sons and Cheese Please
Charlie's Farm Shop, Bury, nr Pulborough, West Sussex
Rushfields Farm Shop, Poynings, West Sussex
Tablehurst Farm Shop, Forest Row, East Sussex
Sussex Butcher of the Year, sponsored by Absolute Butchery
Bramptons Butchers, Kemptown, Brighton & Hove
A C Coughtrey, Pulborough, West Sussex
Leppards Family Butchers, Mayfield, East Sussex
Best Sussex Eating Experience, sponsored by Natural PR
Coach & Horses, Danehill, East Sussex
The Curlew, Bodiam, East Sussex
Zari's Restaurant & Lounge, Crawley, West Sussex
Previously announced, Sussex Young Chef of the Year, sponsored by Sodexo Prestige
Dan Cotton, The Crabtree, Lower Beeding, West Sussex
Tim Sheed, The Pass, South Lodge Hotel, Lower Beeding, West Sussex
Ryan Tomkinson, East Sussex National, Little Horsted, East Sussex
The Grand Finalists will join over 300 leaders in the food, drink and farming industry for a superb seven-course Sussex feast created by Sodexo Prestige at the Sussex Food and Drink Awards banquet and tickets are now on sale here
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Q: How to conditionally delete elements from list-of-tuples? >>> x=[("x1","x2","x3"),("x1","x2"),("x2","x3"),("x3","x4")]
>>> x
[('x1', 'x2', 'x3'), ('x1', 'x2'), ('x2', 'x3'), ('x3', 'x4')]

I want to delete the tuple in the list--x ,if len(x[id])==3 ,len(x[0]==3) ,so it will be deleted ,[('x1', 'x2'), ('x2', 'x3'), ('x3', 'x4')] is what i wanted,how can i write the code?
[del element if len(element[id]==3) for id,element in enumerate(x)]

invalid syntax.

A: Use a list comprehension to filter elements, keeping everything not length 3:
x = [el for el in x if len(el) != 3]

Demo:
>>> x = [('x1', 'x2', 'x3'), ('x1', 'x2'), ('x2', 'x3'), ('x3', 'x4')]
>>> [el for el in x if len(el) != 3]
[('x1', 'x2'), ('x2', 'x3'), ('x3', 'x4')]

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During summer 2018, JSC will again be offering a guest student programme. It is supported by the Centre Européen de Calcul Atomique et Moléculaire (CECAM) and IBM. Within this programme, students with a bachelor's degree in natural sciences, engineering, computer science, or mathematics will have the opportunity to familiarize themselves with different aspects of scientific computing. Together with local scientists, the participants will work on various current topics in research and development. Depending on previous knowledge and on the participant's interest, the assignment can be chosen from different areas. These fields include mathematics, physics, chemistry, neuroscience, software development tools, visualization, distributed computing, operating systems, and communication. Special emphasis is given to the use of supercomputers.
The programme will last ten weeks from 6 August to 12 October 2018. Students are encouraged to apply for the programme online. The closing date for applications is 25 March 2018. Further information can be found on the web at http://www.fz-juelich.de/ias/jsc/gsp/.


Wordless Wednesday: Guess Who? Times Five.
Guess who's hiding beneath this umbrella?
It's the Yellow-crowned Night Heron, my friend. Did you get it right in the end?
Guess who's veiling her beauty with this glamorous hair do?
Mama Osprey! She can be funny too…says peek-a-boo!
Guess who's disguised behind these blue "sails"?
It's Mr. Showman, who surprises nails! The Reddish Egret…he never fails!
Guess who's disappeared underneath this "hang glide"?
It's the brave Papa Osprey showing his might! He's an impressive sight!
Guess who's taking a bath in her fluffy white gown?
It's Miss Snowy Egret. She loves refreshing baths and has no regret…getting her gown wet!
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Thanks Takami! It's quite funny when they hide and then peek out…happy you enjoyed this little picture story 🙂 Spring was definitely here today!
They are both beautiful and funny to be around ❤ Thanks Jackie!
These are the best bird images that I have ever seen! You captured their expressions, Amazing!!! The clarity is incredible! Love it!
me in glasses saying 'ohhhh' on wordless wednesday!
Thanks Amy! The birds have so many expressions…and I enjoy trying to capture some of them. Hugs to you too!!
Great smile inducing post, Tiny!
Happy you enjoyed them Kathy!
Great shots! I thoroughly enjoyed them.
Thanks! Very happy you enjoyed them!
Thank you dear Mags! Mama Osprey really looked funny looking at me like that 🙂 Hugs to you too!
Thank you kindly H.J.! Birds are funny sometimes, aren't they.


This forum held on the beautiful island of Pingtan was organised by the Pacific Society of China, China Association of Oceanic Engineering, the Island Research Center of the State Oceanic Administration (SOA), Pingtan Comprehensive Pilot Zone Admistrative Committee, and the Fujian Provincial Department of Ocean and Fisheries in collaboration with the APEC Marine Sustainable Development Center.
The forum served as a platform for experts in ocean fields from all over the world to discuss island conservation and sustainable development. Themed '21st Century Islands: Blue Economy and Ecological Management', the forum comprised the three thematic areas of Coastal Tourism Economy, Island Ecological Protection, and Island Disaster Prevention and Mitigation. Held in conjunction with the China-Island Countries Ocean-related Ministerial Roundtable 2017, it brought together more than 100 participants from within and outside the region.
With their wealth of resources, islands are becoming key factors in the marine economy through the development of the tourism, fishery, and renewable energy sectors in line with the development of blue economy. However, island ecosystems and environments are also vulnerable due to continuous impacts from global climate change and human activities. Along this line, ecosystem-based integrated island management is emerging as a new trend for global island conservation and management and was the main subject of discussion at the forum.
MIMA Head of the Centre for Coastal and Marine Environment (CMER), Ms. Cheryl Rita Kaur presented on 'Promoting Sustainable Coastal and Marine Tourism' where she elaborated on the need to promote tourism and sustainable economic returns while maintaining and preserving natural features in the coastal and marine areas. She also emphasised on some of the major issues and challenges in this area and suggested management strategies for the promotion and development of sustainable coastal and marine tourism development based on available lessons and experiences in the region. Her full paper on the subject will be published in the Journal of Applied Oceanography.
She later Co-Chaired a Panel Session on Coastal Tourism Economy with Dr. Zhang Huan, an Assistant Professor at the Zhejiang University in Hangzhou. Panellists included Professor James Randall from the University of Prince Edward Island of Canada, Dr. Swaran Singh from the Jawaharlal Nehru University of India, Dr. Liu Zhenghua from the APEC Marine Sustainable Development Center of the SOA, Mr. Alkadiy Amelin from Russia, Dr. Sun Jiting from the Shandong Academy of Marine Economy and Culture, and Dr. Elena Consiglio from the University of Palermo of Italy. A diverse range of areas was highlighted and discussed at this session with suggestions on ensuring sustainable coastal tourism promotion.
The forum also provided an opportunity to learn more about the work carried out by the Island Research Center of SOA based in Pingtan, as well as to renew networking with like-minded researchers on areas of common interest.


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In this case, ASIC's investigation found that between March 2010 and October 2011, Forex FS offered an account known as an individually managed account (IMA) which was a managed discretionary account (MDA), said the regulator's announcement.
Forex FS's Australian Financial Services (AFS) licence prohibits it from offering a MDA service to retail clients except through a registered managed investment scheme. ASIC's investigation found that the IMAs, which were opened by 34 clients and had funds totalling more than $2.6 million, were not operated in this way. Forex FS had been incorrectly classifying its IMA clients as wholesale clients as opposed to retail clients.
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"We had to Zoom meeting our wedding due to COVID-19 and my friends were showing me the milni live and I got to see Jaime for the first time on our wedding day."
Q: How did you meet?
Pavan: We met each other during the orientation for our accounting diploma at BCIT. We were lucky enough to have been put into the same class. That is when Jaime took the opportunity to introduce himself by taping me on my shoulder. This was the beginning of our story.
Q: What do you love most about one another?
Pavan: Jaime always makes the best out of the worst situation. Whenever I am around him he always puts a smile on my face. If I am having a bad day, he always seems to find a way to make me laugh or make me feel better. He's always joking around and lives life to the fullest.
Jaime: Pavan has such a loving and caring nature. She is a very kind-hearted individual with a beautiful smile and laugh. We both have a passion for travelling and I truly love how she always includes my interests and makes our travelling experiences memorable.
Q: Could you share your proposal story?
Pavan: My sister called and invited me to a friend's surprise engagement party. I was told that they were hoping to introduce friends and family. The day of the event, I did not want to go because there had been a huge snowstorm but Jaime convinced me to head over. To my surprise, it wasn't a party but instead, he proposed. Jaime had hired videographers and photographers to capture this moment. It was extremely romantic as he had set up candles and flowers with a beautiful dinner.
Q: Describe your wedding day. What was your favourite moment?
Pavan: My favourite moment was when I was in the bride's room and got a glimpse of Jaime before the wedding. We had to Zoom meeting our wedding due to COVID-19 and my friends were showing me the milni live and I got to see Jaime for the first time on our wedding day. Jaime: My favourite moment was after the last laavan when Pavan sat next to me and we looked at each other and smiled because we realized we were officially married.
Q: Could you tell us about your reception?
Sadly, due to COVID-19, we had to reschedule but we are hoping to have our reception in 2021 for our one year anniversary. We did have a small gathering of friends and family at a local park the next day to celebrate our union! Q: Can you describe your outfits? Jamie: Due to COVID-19, our outfits were not able to come in time from India. However, we went to Sarpal Cotton Plus in Vancouver and bought material, and got our outfits made. We went for a classic traditional vibe for our wedding day. Pavan even wore some of her mother's jewellery from her own wedding day. We ended up loving them and would not have changed anything!
Q: Where did you honeymoon?
We have not taken our honeymoon yet, but plan on either going on an African Safari Tour or Greece for a romantic getaway. We share a love for travelling; therefore, we hope 2021 is our year for adventures as a married couple.
Q: What are your goals as a couple?
Our main goal is to always be there for each other through all of the ups and downs in life. To live life to the fullest and make each other happy is something we strive to do every day. We also want to travel the world and complete the bucket list of places we've always dreamed of going.
Q: What are the strengths of your marriage?
Since we went to school together, we know what each other's priorities are. Through the years, we have learned what is at the core of the other individual's happiness. We have learned sometimes we need our own space and this helps keep our bond strong. We both are aware of each other's strengths and weaknesses and try to uplift each other the best we can. We believe we balance each other out very well.
Q: If you could provide any advice to other married couples, what would it be?
Try not to sweat the little stuff. Arguments are a part of life; it is how you get through those arguments with respect and love that is the most important. Also, we believe to keep things interesting and fun, it is important to try new activities as often as possible. May that be weekly or monthly, it is important to try to share the other person's interests to help strengthen your bond. This could be anything from cooking dates, paint nights or even trying a new restaurant.
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Shia Said, "Just Do It!" So Why Aren't You?
October 26, 2015 // by Tamiera Vandegrift// Leave a Comment
Since its appearance in late May, the video dubbed by MTV as "one of the most terrifying motivational speeches of all time" quickly became as popular as getting rick-rolled. In a minute-long clip, actor Shia LaBeouf delivers a startling motivational speech where he commands his audience to "Just do it!" With an entertaining over-the-top performance, the actual message of the video is easily lost in translation. Wondering why your dreams have been nagging you so much lately? It's been almost six months since Shia LaBeouf commanded you to "Just do it" so why haven't you?
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Let's think mathematically for a moment. In a week, there are 168 hours. Now divide those hours between your occupations and regular habits. Let's say you spend 40 hours per week in class, coursework and studying; 56 hours catching Z's; and 35 hours eating, showering and commuting. All of those things only add up to 132 hours of your week, leaving 37 hours to turn your dreams into reality. Guess what? 37 hours equates to a day and a half.
You do have enough time. Do you want to make major fitness gains? Map out your schedule and pencil in gym time. Do you want to finish your great American novel? Set a word count goal and a day dedicated just for your written work. Find a way to squeeze in time for primary responsibilities, basic needs and the time needed to work towards personal or professional goals.
"I can't do it."
Have you tried yet? If you tried and failed, get back on the horse and try again. This excuse boils down to fear; whether it's fear of humiliating yourself or the fear of failure. Even if you try taking baby steps toward this goal and find that your skill levels aren't up to par, don't take that realization as a sign that you should give up entirely. You'll never reach that fantasy of yours with that attitude. Instead, take that realization as a call for growth. Train, practice or improve by any means necessary.
If you're trying to become the next best actor, don't cut yourself from the callback list after stumbling over a few lines. If you're trying to become the school's best belly dancer, practice those omis and hip circles until your hips fall off. In the end, when you find that you can actually do what you claimed impossible, those hours of relentless training and self-improvement will be more than worth it.
"It's too risky."
What success story doesn't involve risky business? I'll answer that: zero. Even if your dream is risky, that's not a good enough reason to give up. Simply take whatever precautions necessary to minimize the risk. If you prepare your future with some sort of back-up plan, you can spend more time dedicated to your passion without worrying that following this passion will be your ultimate demise. You have your entire life ahead of you open to reach this aspiration.
If you want to declare a "risky" major like film or dance, go ahead. There's no shame in following your career dreams; just save room for a back-up plan. Double major or minor in a more reliable subject area, like finance or hospitality, to be safe. As Shia said, "While some people dream of success, while you're going to wake up and work hard at it!"
"I'll do it later"
Like Shia said, "If you're tired of starting over, stop giving up." Why put it off 'til tomorrow when you can accomplish your goal today? If you keep putting your dream on the back burner, it'll stay a far-off vision. Procrastinating on turning those fantasies into realities will only confirm that they stay unreal. Eventually, that window of opportunity will close and you'll regret your lack of initiative.
Are you working on a screenplay for an eye-opening documentary that could be the next Super Size Me? Start piecing together the script line by line each day. Are you looking to apply for a leadership position in student government? Don't wait until next semester; apply now. Are you eyeing that promotion at your internship that opens a lot of doors? What's stopping you? Go for it already.
No matter what excuses you use to justify giving up on your dreams and taking the safe route, they're not justified. Walt Disney once said, "All of our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them." Gather up whatever courage is inside of you and start today. Work your butt off until you can say, "I did it." We all have one life to live and in the end, we'll regret the chances we didn't take. Shia said, "Don't let your dreams be dreams." Bottom line: Just do it!
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About Tamiera Vandegrift
Tamiera is a sophomore studying Editing, Writing, and Media at Florida State University. She is a proud addict of Coldplay, American Horror Story, and candy corn. Her life's mission is to travel the world, publish her novels, and finish a tube of ChapStick.
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The distance is 230km and lasts approximately 3 hours. During our way, there is a 30' stop for rest and coffee.
the monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapafsas, with the frescoes of the famous painter of icons Theophanes the Cretan, which has a balcony that is a stone's throw away from the huge rocks.
*Every Monday we visit the monasteries of Varlaam and Rousanou, every Wednesday and Sunday the monasteries of Saint Stefanos and Varlaam and every Friday the monasteries of Rousanou and Saint Stefanos.
The monasteries are built οn the peak of the huge rocks, and form the second most important complex of monasteries after Mt. Athos. In the past, there were twenty four monasteries but today only the six of them operate properly. In 1988, Meteora joined the list of the World Heritage sites of UNESCO.
For your convenience, the bus stops in front of the entrance of the Holy Monasteries.
During our visits to the monasteries we make a short stop to admire the stunning panoramic view of the Holy Monasteries from up high and capture the mystique of the landscape. The wild unapproachable area with the sandstones of more than 65 millions years old is majestic and at the same time unearthly and divine as until today their origin cannot be explained.
Next, we enjoy our greek traditional lunch break in Kastraki, at Kalampaka area, against the view of the astonishing Meteora.
We depart to Thessaloniki at around 15:30p.m and we have a last stop for 20΄ for coffee and rest. We are back at about 19:00p.m, making the same stops where we started from.


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Mathieu-Cyprien Renaudin  est un officier de marine français, né à Saint-Denis-d'Oléron le , et mort dans la même ville le .

Biographie
Mathieu-Cyprien Renaudin est le cousin de Jean François Renaudin.

Il a commencé une carrière militaire dans le régiment de Foix. Il est devenu marin en 1781, matelot sur la Dorade. En 1781-1782, il est capitaine d'armes sur la Ménagère. Dans les deux premiers mois de 1783, il est volontaire sur le Mulet. Entre  et , il navigue au commerce pour les colonies, sur les côtes de Guinée et à Saint-Domingue. En 1792, il se retrouve enseigne de vaisseau sur la corvette de 20 canons la Perdrix. Il est lieutenant de vaisseau en second sur la frégate Andromaque  commandée par Jean François Renaudin qui a participé à des combats contre un vaisseau de ligne et quatre frégates espagnoles, du  au .

Le , il est nommé officier en second sur le vaisseau de 74 canons Le Vengeur du Peuple sous les ordres de son cousin. Son fils est mousse sur ce navire. Ce vaisseau fait partie de la division de l'Océan placée sous le commandement de Louis Thomas Villaret-Joyeuse. Il participe à la bataille du 13 prairial an II. Il a coulé avec le vaisseau mais a été recueilli et fait prisonnier par les Anglais. Il est nommé capitaine de vaisseau le .

De mars à , il accompagne à Naples le contre-amiral Renaudin.

Du  au , il a le commandement de l'Égyptienne qui doit se rendre à Alexandrie. Il est relevé de son commandement après avoir armé la frégate.

Le , il est à Toulon capitaine de pavillon du contre-amiral Perrée sur Le Généreux, vaisseau de 74 canons. Le vaisseau fait partie de la division qui devait briser le blocus de l'île de Malte par les vaisseaux anglais de l'amiral Nelson et approvisionner l'île. Le convoi a pu appareiller le , mais Le Généreux ayant démâté, il a dû revenir à Toulon. Il a repris la mer le . Il est devant Lampedusa le 18 où il va rencontrer les premiers vaisseaux anglais. Le nombre de vaisseaux anglais augmenta. Le combat contre trois vaiiseaux anglais et une frégate a commencé à 15h15, à 16h30, Le Généreux est canonné. À 5h30, la défense étant considérée comme inutile, le pavillon a été amené. Pendant la bataille du convoi de Malte, le contre-amiral Perrée a reçu un boulet qui lui a emporté la cuisse. Il meurt le soir même. Le capitaine Renaudin a été gardé prisonnier jusqu'en . Il a comparu devant le conseil de guerre qui l'a déclaré non coupable.

Bonaparte, alors premier consul, n'appréciait pas Renaudin. Il l'a fait mettre en réforme le  avec un traitement de , réduit à  en l'an XII, puis mis à la retraite en 1817 avec 787 francs. Il s'est alors retiré à Saint-Denis, sur l'île d'Oléron. En 1826, il a demandé qu'on répare l'injustice qu'on lui avait fait en 1817.

Famille
La famille Renaudin est à Oléron depuis le , et à Saint-Pierre. On retrouve les Renaudin parmi les noms des protestants qui abjurent après la révocation de l'édit de Nantes, d'autres ont préféré se réfugier aux Pays-Bas.
 Jehan Renaudin (1590-1656) marié à Françoise Perrocheau (vers 1590-1639)
 Jean/Jehan Renaudin, né en 1622, mort en 1666 à Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron, notaire royal, juge sénéchal de la baronnie de Chassiron, marié en premières noces, en 1637, à Marthe Guibaud (1617-1647)
 Samuel Renaudin (1642-1705) procureur fiscal de la baronnie de Chassiron et sergent des baronnies d'Oléron, marié en 1662 à Élisabeth Chauvet, il achète en 1677 une maison dont a hérité sa fille,
 Samuel Renaudin (1663- ), notaire et postullant en la baronnie d'Oléron
 Élisabeth Renaudin
 Jeanne Renaudin
 Judith Renaudin (Saint-Pierre-d'Oléron 1668 - Leyde 1731), grand-tante de Pierre Loti,
 Esther Renaudin (1644- ) mariée en 1664 à Jacques Fresnau
 Jean/Jehan Renaudin marié en secondes noces avec Marie Robilin (-1673)
 François Renaudin (1649-1702) marié en 1690 avec Marie Panisseau (†1711)
 François Renaudin (1690-1736) marié en 1711 avec Jeanne Normand (1685-vers 1750)
 Angélique Renaudin (1711-1756) mariée en 1750 avec Jean Jacques Thibault (1697-1761)
 François Renaudin (1720- ) marié avec Élisabeth Thibault (1728-)
 Jean François Renaudin (1750-1809), contre-amiral
 une fille
 Mathieu Renaudin (1722-1779) marié à Marie Touzeau (-1794)
 Mathieu Cyprien Renaudin (1757-1836), capitaine de vaisseau, marié en premières noces, en 1783 avec Marie Compère
 Mathieu Cyprien Renaudin, mort en bas âge,
 Cyprien-Célestin Renaudin (1785-1852), mousse à bord du Vengeur du Peuple, médecin de marine, puis médecin et maire du Gua, sans postérité
 Claire Renaudin, marié à Massé, officier de santé, morte à Saint-Denis
 Mathieu-Cyprien Renaudin, né le 23 ventôse an II
 Alexis Renaudin, né le , il est parti s'installer pour l'île Maurice où il a épousé une Anglaise,
 Guillaume-Gabriel Renaudin, né le , comme son frère,  il est parti s'installer pour l'île Maurice où il a épousé une Anglaise, où il est mort à Port-Louis le
 Mathieu Cyprien Renaudin (1757-1836), marié en secondes noces, en 1814, à Julie Besnard
 Numa-Charles-Stanislas Renaudin (1815-) marié en 1838 avec Eugénie Rulland
 Marie Renaudin (1849- ) mariée en 1882 à Pierre Dupont, médecin principal de la marine à Rochefort
 Jean Renaudin (1651-1700), marchand à Dolus, marié en 1672, au temple de Marennes, avec Marie Seguin
 Jean Renaudin (1674- )
 Esther Renaudin (1677-), elle abjure en 1700
 Élisabeth Renaudin (1651-1692)
 Tibaut Renaudin (1631- )

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Onésime Joachim Troude, Batailles navales de la France, Challamel aîné éditeur, Paris, 1867, tome 3,  (lire en ligne)
 G. Barbotin, Étude documentaire sur le combat du 13 prairial an II. L'épisode du "Vengeur", dans Bulletin de la Société de géographie de Rochefort-sur-Mer, 1929, note  (lire en ligne)
 G. Barbotin, Campagne du vaisseau "Le Généreux" et combat du 29 pluviôse an VIII, sur les côtes de Sicile, dans Bulletin de la Société de géographie de Rochefort-sur-Mer, 1930,  (lire en ligne)
 Ollivier-Zabulon Diaz de Soria, Le Marseillois devenu plus tard le Vengeur du Peuple, vaisseau de 74 canons 1766-1794. L'histoire et la légende, Marseille, 1954
 Jean Bodiou, Un marin d'infortune. Mathieu-Cyprien Renaudin héros méconnu du Vengeur, Saintes, éditions Le Croît Vif, 2010,  ; 224
  William James, The naval history of Great Britain, from the declaration of war by France in 1793, to the accession of George IV'', Richard Bentley & son, London, 1886, volume 2,  (lire en ligne)

Commandant français de la Marine pendant les guerres napoléoniennes
Naissance en mars 1757
Naissance en Saintonge
Décès en février 1836
Décès à 78 ans
Décès en Charente-Inférieure
Naissance sur l'île d'Oléron
Décès sur l'île d'Oléron

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The official says Sunday that the U.S. intelligence community based its assessment given to the White House on "the reported number of victims, reported symptoms of those who were killed or injured, and witness accounts." The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the official was not authorized to speak publicly.
The official says the White House believes the Syrian government is barring a U.N. investigative team immediate access to the site of a reported Aug. 21 chemical attack in the Damascus suburbs in order to give the evidence of the attack time to degrade.


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It was the best of years; it was the worst of years. I think we can all probably agree that this was the worst year in our memories for all the obvious and well-known reasons, but for me, it was also the best year in my memory and that is all down to the books that I read. I read 91 books this year, of which 41% received a five-star rating from me. Now I'll be the first to admit that I may sometimes be too generous with my ratings. On the other hand, sometimes I take a dislike to a book and I may be hypercritical. So sue me! Anyway, I say all that to explain that it has been extremely hard for me to narrow down a list of the best of the best of 2020. I've tried to limit my final list to books that were actually published this year or last year, even though that means I've left out a few terrific books. Here then, in the order that I read them, is a list of my favorite reads of 2020, with links provided should you want to look at my review. Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line
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If ever there were a year that was ripe for burning, it might be 2020. What a thoroughly disastrous year this has been in so many ways. The pandemic, of course, but climate change that has contributed to making Nature's storms so much worse, as well as fueling wildfires and raising ocean levels to threaten many coastal areas - all of that plus, in this country, an attempted coup by a disgruntled reality television personality, an attempt supported by the spineless and seditious members of one of our major political parties. We look forward to 2021 with the hope that the coronavirus vaccines will begin to do their work and that at noon on January 20, the government will again be in the hands of people who believe in the role of government in making people's lives better. As for 2020, burn it down! Happy New Year. Burning the Old Year by Naomi Shihab Nye Letters swallow themselves in seconds. Notes friends tied to the doorknob, transparent scarlet paper, sizzle like moth wi
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"The only true threat to birds that has ever existed is us." Charlotte McConaghy's Migrations takes place at some time in the not-too-distant future when the sixth extinction has almost run its course. Most of Earth's animals are gone. The last known wild wolf has died. All the big cats are gone. The monkeys, the elephants - all gone. There are, however, a few survivors. Some birds, the ultimate survivors (just ask the dinosaurs), still fly. In the ocean, some fish still swim. And thereby hangs this tale. Among the surviving birds is what may be the last colony of Arctic Terns. These amazing birds are the Olympic champions of long-distance flight. Twelve inches long, with a wingspan of 31 inches, and weighing less than four ounces, these birds make the longest migration in all of the animal kingdom. Each year, they fly from the Arctic to Antarctica and then back again. Franny Stone, a young Irish-Australian woman with a mysteriously damaged background, is fascinated by the
White Ivy by Susie Yang: A review
Ivy Lin was born in China and while she was still a baby, her parents emigrated to the United States, leaving her with her grandmother, Meifeng, to be raised. By the time she was five years old, her parents had become established enough to send for her. She joins her parents and a baby brother, Austin, in Massachusetts. A few years later Meifeng also joins them and starts teaching her granddaughter how to shoplift and to take things without paying for them and without suffering the consequences of her actions. Ivy becomes quite proficient in her newly learned skills. In school, she develops a crush on a golden boy named Gideon. She follows him around, even though he never seems to notice her. Eventually, he does notice her enough to invite her to his birthday party. She attempts to shoplift a camera to give him as a present, but another boy, Roux, a neighbor with whom she had been romantically involved works at the store and sees what she is doing. He pays for the camera so that she c
Poetry Sunday: Christmas Trees by Robert Frost
When our kids were little, they looked forward to going to the Christmas tree farm to pick out a tree. I admit that made me a bit uncomfortable even then, but today it just makes me really sad to see a perfectly good tree cut down to serve as a few days' decoration. Yes, I know it is a legitimate business that brings joy to a lot of people. But in a world that is losing its forests and where trees, the lungs of the planet, are becoming scarce in some places, to see a bunch of dead trees waiting at the big box store to be taken home and decorated just seems so wasteful like so much else in our materialistic lives. That's what I thought of when I read Robert Frost's poem last week. What is the worth of a tree? Must everything finally come to a "trial by market"? Christmas Trees by Robert Frost (A Christmas Circular Letter) The city had withdrawn into itself And left at last the country to the country; When between whirls of snow not come to lie And whirls of foliage
A roundup of the week's news of birds and the environment : A male Northern Cardinal shells a seed he just picked up from the feeder. Cardinals are without a doubt one of America's favorite backyard birds and, thank goodness, there are still plenty of them around. *~*~*~* On its way out the door, the current administration is rushing to do as much damage to the environment as possible. Here are twelve such actions that have been taken since the election. *~*~*~* The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service says it is underfunded and much too busy to take the trouble to add Northern Spotted Owls to the Endangered Species List, even though the birds are eligible for listing. *~*~*~* The U.S. FWS uses the same excuse for rejecting a petition to give protection to Monarch butterflies, again even though the butterflies meet the test to need Endangered Species protection. I wonder where all the money appropriated for FWS has gone. It couldn't be that it has been channeled into buil
The Eighth Detective by Alex Pavesi: A review
This is a unique entry in the "murder mystery" genre. The idea is that a professor of mathematics named Grant McAllister had long ago devised a theory about the rules that must apply to a murder mystery. For example, there must be a victim; there must be a perpetrator, at least one suspect; and there must be a detective, someone trying to figure out and explain what happened. To illustrate his theory and all the possible permutations of it, he had written seven stories to go along with the theory part and the book had been published thirty years before. Since then McAllister has retired to the seclusion of a remote Mediterranean island. Then one day, his seclusion is interrupted by an ambitious editor named Julia Hart who had come across his book and who wants to republish it, possibly with more commentary. She wants to discuss the old stories with their author and prepare to edit them for the new book. McAllister, in fact, needs the money, so he agrees to the project. The
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"If the police didn't help ordinary people like you and me, if the police watched them die, doesn't that mean that the government is also a terrorist?" This sentence is at the center of the plot of Megha Majumdar's first novel. It is a Facebook post that is written by Jivan, a young Muslim woman who lives in a Kolkata slum. Jivan had witnessed a horrible, unbearable act. A group of men had set fire to a stalled train and the fire burned alive almost 100 people. Perhaps the most unbearable part of the scene was that the police had looked on while it was done and did nothing to stop it. Jivan shared her outrage in the Facebook post and hoped that she would get a lot of "likes." The unintended consequence of the post was that it brought her to the attention of the police. Appallingly, she herself is arrested for the crime and her post is part of the evidence - in fact, the only evidence - against her. Majumbar's story is set in modern-day India and it sounds only too
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We are in the midst of the eight days of Hanukkah and so it seems appropriate to feature a poem about the holiday. This may not be the first image that comes to mind when thinking of the holiday but Steven Schneider writes of Hanukkah on the prairie with " the wind howling over the crushed corn stalks." Wherever it is observed, the Hanukkah, or Chanukah, lights drive away the darkness and offer hope. Chanukah Lights Tonight by Steven Schneider Our annual prairie Chanukah party— latkes, kugel, cherry blintzes. Friends arrive from nearby towns and dance the twist to "Chanukah Lights Tonight," spin like a dreidel to a klezmer hit. The candles flicker in the window. Outside, ponderosa pines are tied in red bows. If you squint, the neighbors' Christmas lights look like the Omaha skyline. The smell of oil is in the air. We drift off to childhood where we spent our gelt on baseball cards and matinees, cream sodas and potato knishes. No delis in our neighborhood, only the wind how
A roundup of the week's news of birds and the environment : A Sora searches for his dinner among the reeds. *~*~*~* The current administration has refused to tighten rules regarding soot, even though scientific research shows that particulate pollution contributes to thousands of premature deaths annually and has been linked as a contributing factor in covid deaths. *~*~*~* Here are some ideas about how a Biden administration could do more than simply restoring the environmental rollbacks of the current administration. *~*~*~* The Environmental Protection Agency has been utterly decimated over the last four years. Restoring it to its former strength will require steadfast effort and staffing up an agency that has been allowed to languish. *~*~*~* A Red-cockaded Woodpecker sits on a biologist's hand as it is being released back to the wild. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service wants to upgrade the status of the Red-Cockaded Woodpecker from "endangered" to "
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Poetry Sunday: I Refuse to Report Bugs to Their Creator by Brayan Salinas
I maintain that you can tell a lot about a person by their reaction to six- and eight-legged creatures. There are those who reflexively smash them without thinking and without regret. And then there are people like my daughters and me who carefully gather them up and release them. I do admit that I draw the line at cockroaches and fire ants, however. There are limits to my benevolence! I Refuse to Report Bugs to Their Creator by Brayan Salinas During roll call a black beetle wanders to the sink, near my toothbrush, and I say, "Poor thing, I better let you go." My father says, "You better smash that thing before it multiplies." I think he says the same about me. I lie awake at night and think about crunchy leaves crushed in the autumn. My mother sees six re
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Judge will reconsider ruling blocking sanctuary cities order
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) - A federal judge Tuesday agreed to reconsider his ruling blocking President Donald Trump's executive order to cut funding from cities that limit cooperation with U.S. immigration authorities.
U.S. District Judge William Orrick accepted the administration's request to reconsider his April ruling. He gave the two California counties that challenged the executive order - San Francisco and Santa Clara - two weeks to file any documents opposing the request.
The administration was facing a Tuesday deadline to file paperwork to seek a second review by Orrick.
The Trump administration sought reconsideration in light of a new memo by Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
The memo issued Monday reasserts the department's position that Trump's executive order applies to a relatively small amount of money administered by the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Homeland Security that require localities to comply with a specific immigration law related to information-sharing among police and federal immigration authorities.
The Trump administration said the memo is "binding guidance" that undercuts Orrick's preliminary injunction. Santa Clara and San Francisco argued that Orrick had already considered the arguments in the memo in his ruling.
Orrick cited Trump's reference to the order as a "weapon" as evidence that the administration intended to cut off a broad swath of federal funding, not just three U.S. Department of Justice and Homeland Security grants as government attorneys argued. And the judge said the order's "plain language attempts to reach all federal grants."
The judge said President Donald Trump cannot set new conditions on spending approved by Congress.
The president called the ruling "ridiculous" and vowed to take the fight to the U.S. Supreme Court.


text: Q: Support for UDP-Lite In order to be effective, UDP-Lite requires the link layer to disable its frame CRC check for frames carrying UDP-Lite packets.  Are there any deployed link layers (Wifi?) that implement this explicit support for UDP-Lite?


Forbes and Salon have already racked up readers and reputation; now their pages are coming to life on Flipboard. Tap on their names below to add them – or other recommended reading in business and news – to your Contents page.
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On the back of a significant period of change, Celesio UK is looking to recruit for a new PMO Manager to join a newly created Business Change and Transformation function at our head office in Coventry.
Reporting to the Head of Change, the PMO Manager will hold responsibility for the creation and management of the enterprise PMO for the business in a greenfield environment; leading the implementation of PMO initiatives and supporting leadership teams across the business to achieve a positive, measurable impact to project and programme delivery.
Starting with initial PMO maturity analysis, you will lead the development of this capability from cradle to grave to implement new PMO frameworks and ensure a consistent, process-driven approach to each stage of the project/programme delivery lifecycle.
You will be the owner of all governance, tools and materials relating to project management, controls, and methodologies. You will champion best practice across the organisation and ensure effective communication to affected teams and the wider business as appropriate.
To be successful in your application for the PMO Manager position, you will have a track record of success in the development and implementation of enterprise-level PMO frameworks in large scale organisations.
Your experience leading and developing PMO functions will be coupled with a background in Project/Programme delivery, with a broad PMO toolset developed from a wide range of experiences from different project environments.
You will be a knowledgeable and passionate curator for project management best practice, with strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills to educate, coach and mentor the business through change.
A breadth of knowledge across Waterfall, Agile, Kanban, and SAFe methodologies is preferred.
Wherever you work within Celesio, you will enjoy a uniquely rewarding career. You will be challenged but well remunerated, assume real responsibility but be well trained and developed to undertake it. You'll work hard but be recognised for your contribution and be able to keep a healthy work/life balance. In addition to highly competitive salaries, we offer a valuable benefits package which includes generous holiday, pension scheme, professional support and relevant training, childcare vouchers, option to buy additional holiday and an employee discount scheme. What's more, we regularly review our rewards package and it is improving all the time.


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Q: Casting of data to list, came from JPQL I have an entity with the 200 columns with many rows of data, when I run the following JPQL..
    StringBuffer nativeQuery = new StringBuffer();
    nativeQuery.append("SELECT b FROM PeopleMaster b WHERE b.gdGrp=?1");

    query = getEntityManager().createQuery(nativeQuery.toString());
    query.setParameter(1, searchParam.getCode());

    List<PeopleMaster> list = query.getResultList();

List populate and traverse correctly for the next sections.
Now I have a requirement that I need only one column of data for a dropdown like below..
    StringBuffer nativeQuery = new StringBuffer();
    nativeQuery.append("SELECT distinct(b.empId) FROM PeopleMaster b WHERE b.gdGrp=?1");

I am aware that assignment of results to PeopleMaster(List<PeopleMaster> list) is not compatible as we are only fetching the one column data.
So what is the appropriate way of assignment? do I need to create a new entity with one column and then assign the result to List?

A: Use createNativeQuery:
StringBuffer nativeQuery = new StringBuffer();
nativeQuery.append("SELECT distinct(b.empId) FROM PeopleMaster b WHERE b.gdGrp=?1");
Query q = getEntityManager().createNativeQuery(nativeQuery.toString());
query.setParameter(1, searchParam.getCode());

List<Object[]> ids = q.getResultList();

for (Object[] record : ids) {
    System.out.println("Found a distinct employee id: " + record[0]);
}

As you can see, the result you get back from createNativeQuery is a List<Object>, with each record corresponding to an array of objects.  In your case, each record will just have a single column for the ID.


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package org.optaplanner.persistence.jaxb.api.score;

import static org.assertj.core.api.Assertions.assertThat;

import java.io.StringReader;

import javax.xml.bind.annotation.XmlRootElement;
import javax.xml.bind.annotation.adapters.XmlJavaTypeAdapter;

import org.junit.jupiter.api.Test;
import org.optaplanner.core.api.score.Score;
import org.optaplanner.core.api.score.buildin.hardsoftlong.HardSoftLongScore;
import org.optaplanner.core.api.score.buildin.simple.SimpleScore;
import org.optaplanner.core.impl.io.jaxb.GenericJaxbIO;

public class PolymorphicScoreJaxbAdapterTest {

    private final PolymorphicScoreJaxbAdapter scoreJaxbAdapter = new PolymorphicScoreJaxbAdapter();

    @Test
    public void marshall() {
        Score<?> score = SimpleScore.of(1);
        PolymorphicScoreJaxbAdapter.JaxbAdaptedScore adaptedScore = scoreJaxbAdapter.marshal(score);
        assertThat(adaptedScore.getScoreClassName()).isEqualTo(SimpleScore.class.getName());
        assertThat(adaptedScore.getScoreString()).isEqualTo(score.toString());
    }

    @Test
    public void unmarshall() {
        String xmlString = "<dummy>"
                + "<score class=\"org.optaplanner.core.api.score.buildin.hardsoftlong.HardSoftLongScore\">-1hard/-10soft</score>"
                + "</dummy>";

        GenericJaxbIO<DummyRootElement> xmlIO = new GenericJaxbIO<>(DummyRootElement.class);
        DummyRootElement dummyRootElement = xmlIO.read(new StringReader(xmlString));

        assertThat(dummyRootElement.score)
                .isNotNull()
                .isEqualTo(HardSoftLongScore.of(-1L, -10L));
    }

    @XmlRootElement(name = "dummy")
    private static class DummyRootElement {

        @XmlJavaTypeAdapter(PolymorphicScoreJaxbAdapter.class)
        private Score<?> score;

        private DummyRootElement() {
            // Required by JAXB
        }

        private DummyRootElement(Score<?> score) {
            this.score = score;
        }
    }
}


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Mickey Kuhn
One of Hollywood's staple child actors during the 30s and 40s, Mickey Kuhn played alongside many a ...
A Streetcar Named Desire A Sailor (1951)
Gone with the Wind Beau Wilkes (1939)
Red River Matt - as a Boy (1948)
The Strange Love of Martha Ivers Walter - As a Child (1946)
Alfred Hitchcock Presents Ellerbee (1957)
Away All Boats Seaman (1956)
The Last Frontier Luke, Sentry (1955)
On the Loose Bob Vance (1951)
That's My Boy Student (1951)
Broken Arrow Bob Slade (1950)
Scene of the Crime Ed Monigan, Jr. (1949)
Magic Town Hank Nickleby (1947)
High Conquest Peter Oberwalder Jr. (1947)
Three Little Girls in Blue Farm Boy (1946)
The Return of Rusty Marty Connors (1946)
The Searching Wind Sam as a Boy (1946)
Roaring Rangers Larry Connor (1946)
Dick Tracy Junior (1945)
This Love of Ours Youngster (1945)
A Tree Grows in Brooklyn Boy at Christmas Tree Throw (1945)
Roughly Speaking John - Ages 7-10 (1945)
Beneath Western Skies Teddy (1944)
One Foot in Heaven Boy (1941)
Slightly Tempted Little Boy Willie (1940)
I Want a Divorce David Holland, Jr. (1940)
Bad Little Angel Bobby Creighton - Age 5 (1939)
When Tomorrow Comes Boy (1939)
S.O.S. Tidal Wave Buddy Shannon (1939)
Juarez Agustín de Iturbide y Green (1939)
King of the Underworld Young Boy (1939)
A Doctor's Diary Boy in Hospital (1937)
Change of Heart Adopted Baby Boy (1934)
The only male actor to have appeared with Vivien Leigh in both Gone with the Wind (1939) and A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). Played Melanie Wilkes' son in GWTW and the sailor who helps Blanche on the streetcar in 'Desire.'.
It was a lot of fun. My mother made sure it was a fun job. I learned many things and was taught to be nice to people. I remember John Wayne telling me, 'Never apologize, never say you're sorry, but never forget to say thank you.'
Theodore Matthew Michael Kuhn Jr.
Waukegan, Illinois, USA
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We owe a lot to our mothers. We think they deserve the best and this is what we believe their perfect home should be like. Happy Mother's Day from us.
Everyone wants his or her bedroom to be a refuge from the hustle and bustle of everyday life. Considering how busy mothers are, we think they deserve a sanctuary, like this.
What could be better in a bathroom than three mirrors and two basins so you don't have to share!
A true cook's kitchen. This one has enough space for everyone to help out with the cooking.
With a laundry this spacious, there's no excuse for the kids not to help out!
A regal room, for someone who should be treated like royalty.


ARLINGTON- Arlington High School DECA shined at an area competition in January, setting records for most awards gained and preparing the young marketing and business students for state competition.
In all, 32 teens – two thirds of the school's DECA students and largest contingency ever – qualified to move on to the state competition after competing Jan. 12 at the Area 1 Competition at Monroe High School.
The students spent several months preparing for the competition, Payne said. They took practice tests, studied role play and worked on their prepared presentations. They also participated in a mock competition where they set up tables with "judges," practiced their role playing and shared their presentations.
The state competition is set for Feb. 28-March 2 in Bellevue.


Researchers from Longyan University and the University of Science and Technology of China report that curcumin has protective effects against alcoholic fatty liver disease. In their study, which appeared in Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, the team carried out a metabolomic analysis to determine the effects of alcohol consumption and curcumin on mice liver.
Curcumin has been known to possess powerful antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. However, its effect on fat metabolism in the liver has not been fully understood.
For the study, the researchers induced alcoholic fatty liver in mice using ethanol.
Ethanol increased stored fat in the liver, resulting in alcoholic fatty liver disease.
However, the results showed that curcumin treatment suppressed ethanol-induced impairment in lipid metabolism.
These suggest that curcumin has the ability to inhibit fatty acid biosynthesis.
Based on these findings, curcumin can improve alcoholic fatty liver by suppressing fatty acid biosynthesis.
To read more studies on natural remedies to keep the liver healthy, visit LiverDamage.news.


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hhnk beverwijk, netherlands
biogas upgrading system
Membrane/Cryogenic
Plant capacity
Biogas: 250 Nm3/h Biomethane: 150 Nm3/h
Methane usage
Injection into gas grid according to Dutch specifications
CO2 usage
Biogas source
Full proces control without methane slip. Low Total Cost of Ownership.
biomethane from wastewater
Pentair Haffmans has supplied a biogas upgrading installation to the Hoogheemraadschap Hollands Noorderkwartier (HHNK) wastewater treatment plant in Beverwijk, the Netherlands. Here, biogasgenerated from sludge is upgraded to biomethane and carbon dioxide (CO2), thus producing two valuable products.
In the wastewater treatment process water and sludge are separated. Biogas can be produced from the sludge that remains after the separation. In Beverwijk more than 2 million cubic meters of biogas are generated per year in three fermenters.
a model for future projects
HHNK selected Pentair Haffmans' biogas upgrading system to replace the already existing small-scale one. Pentair Haffmans designed a compact solution, housed in two pre-assembled 40-foot containers that were placed at HHNK near the biogas fermenters. HHNK and Pentair Haffmans calculated that after start-up more than 1.28 million cubic meters of biomethane per year can be produced at Beverwijk. This is enough to supply 700 households with their annual consumption. Because the biomethane has the same specifications as natural gas it can be fed into the national gas grid. The Dutch company Biogast provided its Bio2Net feed-in station to connect the system to the grid and guided the project through all procedures and permits.
"Beverwijk started as a pilot project and is now developing into a profitable installation, which is financially self-sufficient, even without governmental subsidies," said Fred Duineveld, head of HHNK's Beverwijk Beheer Waterketen division. "Thus, it has the potential to serve as a model for additional projects and promote the benefits of biogas upgrading in the Netherlands and beyond."
Pentair Haffmans' state-of-the-art biogas upgrading technology offers two benefits, which are unique in the industry. The technique used by Pentair Haffmans makes it possible to recover 100 percent of the methane, so the environmentally harmful 'methane slip' that usually occurs when other upgrading techniques are used, is completely eliminated. Besides ecological benefits, this also means that more biomethane can be fed into the grid. In addition, Pentair Haffmans' biogas upgrading installation allows the customer to recover the CO2 by-product. In Beverwijk, a part of the recovered CO2 is used to adjust the ph value during the wastewater treatment process. The recovered CO2 can also be sold for use in greenhouses or in food and beverage applications.
"Beverwijk started as a pilot project and is now developing into a profitable installation, which is financially self-sufficient, even without governmental subsidies."
- Fred Duineveld, head of HHNK's Beverwijk Beheer Waterketen division
biomethane for the tank
Not all of the biomethane produced at Beverwijk is fed into the grid. Part of it is used to fuel HHNK's car pool. The company placed a filling station on its premises, next to the upgrading system. Here, the biomethane is pressurized so that it can be used to fill the cars' tanks, thus providing a cost-effective alternative to ordinary fuel. Currently, HHNK has 19 biomethane-fueled cars. According to Duineveld, HHNK plans to add more than 50 biomethane-fueled cars in the coming years. At that point, seven percent of the biomethane produced at Beverwijk will be used to fuel cars. Meanwhile, other water authorities in the Netherlands have shown interest in running their cars with the biomethane from Beverwijk.
The Beverwijk installation is a promising example for a flexible, sustainable and efficient use of multiple types of resources. "This project will gain a lot of attention as it shows the great potential of sustainable energies and a variety of options of how to deploy them in the best possible ways," Duineveld concluded.
overview of the process steps
Gas washer
Scrubbing of biogas with water, removal of ammonia
Removal of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and other impurities
Biogas compressor
Pressurization of the biogas
Membrane unit
Separation of biogas into methane-rich gas and CO2-rich gas
CO2 compressor
Pressurization of the CO2 gas to 17.5 barg
Activated carbon filter/dryer
Cleaning of the CO2 gas
Liquefaction of the CO2 gas through cooling to a temperature of -24 °C, removal of the remaining methane (fed back to the membrane unit)
CO2 storage tank
Storage of liquid CO2 for commercial use
Haffmans Biogas Upgrading
Pentair Haffmans' advanced biogas upgrading technology has substantial advantages compared to conventional systems with zero methane slip and CO2 as additional revenue stream.
Haffmans CO2 Recovery
As CO2 Recovery Specialist Haffmans offers CO2 storage vessels up to complete CO2 Recovery Plants.


Δυστυχώς, το περιεχόμενο είναι διαθέσιμο μόνο στην Αγγλική γλώσσα.
The European Dictionary Portal's dictionary catalog is available here for download as raw data in XML format. It is an open-source dataset and can be reused, without prior permission, under the terms of the Open Database License. If you publicly reuse it, this license obliges you to attribute the source (quoting the European Dictionary Portal and providing a link to this website will suffice).
To understand the structure of the XML file, it is recommended that you read the Curator's Manual.
Η πρωτοβουλία COST υποστηρίζεται από το Πλαίσιο Πρόγραμμα της ΕΕ Ορίζοντας 2020.


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Home for the Holidays - Home for the Holidays
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Home for the Holidays Fanfare Cincinnati
Review Text With over 10 million recordings sold around the world, no orchestra has had more albums on the Billboard charts than the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra! Home for the Holidays is the culmination of a year-long celebration of the inaugural season of Pops Conductor John Morris Russell. Featuring an exceptionally diverse collection of Yuletide classics including "Deck the Halls," "O Holy Night" with powerhouse tenor Rodrick Dixon, and New York Voices' jazzy twist on "Santa Claus is Comin' to Town," alongside Gounod's "Ave Maria" and "Yes, Virginia, There is a Santa Claus," which cleverly combines Edward Elgar's "Nimrod" from Enigma Variations with text from an 1897 editorial in the New York Sun, narrated by Broadway star Brian Stokes Mitchell expressing the child-like wonderment felt during the holiday season.