There was once a young lady growing up in an unstable home, who was attracted to a man somewhat older, but not much more stable. They got married and soon a daughter joined the family. Time went on, they moved hither and yon. The daughter grew up and left home to work hither and yon.
After many years the couple returned to a place not far from where they had started out. A young man from that place took note of the daughter and asked her to marry him. Time went on and now there are four grandchildren in the family.
Yesterday the young lady turned 65. The whole family got together to celebrate by haveing supper in a nice restaurant, paid for by the son-in-law.
How did a home begun on such a shaky foundation come to enjoy such happiness? The only answer that makes sense is that they learned to pray and every time they came to a fork in the road they asked God which way to go.
Good story…..thank you for sharing! Hoping for many more years for the two of you!
Some of us have similar stories…..to God be the glory!! Amen!


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1)	In Habakkuk we see obedience to a divine command, apparently impossible of execution, for which the way is suddenly made plain.	- "The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study", William Heaford Daubney.
2)	It is to be observed that Daniel's character is in contrast with that of everyone in the story, except Habakkuk.	- "The Three Additions to Daniel, A Study", William Heaford Daubney.


Farm Futures survey shows much less corn on farm at the end of winter.
USDA's end of March reports are usually anticipated for the agency's survey of planting intentions. But this year the trade has plenty of questions about grain stocks, too. Farm Futures has answers, thanks to its survey of more than 1,500 growers. Our study found on farm corn inventories were 10% below has year's level, which could shock the market on March 30. Farm Futures Senior Editor Bryce Knorr, who conducted the survey, discusses the implications for the results with Market Analyst Arlan Suderman.


Discerning watercraft enthusiasts know better than to fall for flashy graphics splashed over questionable engineering when they can have the perfect blend of performance and top-of-the-line quality backed by years of know-how from the people who introduced the sport of personal watercraft recreation in the first place, Kawasaki.
The 2018 JET SKI ULTRA 310LX PWC gives those experienced enthusiasts exactly what they want: the ultimate combination of class-leading power, precise handling and superior luxury.
The 1,498cc, liquid-cooled inline four-cylinder engine makes 310 horsepower via a low mechanical loss design and improved efficiency. The Eaton TVS constant-displacement supercharger and liquid-cooled intercooler provide instant and consistent boost for outstanding performance throughout the rev range.
Fuel pump provides a high pressure, high flow fuel for increased power and better fuel efficiency.
**Horsepower measured in PS at the crankshaft under controlled conditions. Actual performance may vary.
The JETSOUND audio system, a first in personal watercraft, allows riders to listen to music while riding. For those who feel life is better with a soundtrack when blasting across the water on a supercharged Jet Ski, the new Jetsound audio system is for you!
The audio system was jointly developed with ASA Electronics (makers of Jensen). Standard equipment on the Ultra 310LX, the system includes an amp and audio controller (built into the handle), and two speakers (positioned below the mirrors).
The system is compatible with iPod and iPhone, other smartphones, and other audio players that have a stereo pin jack output and provide files in MP3 format. The system can also play music files from a USB memory stick.
The waterproof aluminium case in the glove box is provided for playback from a USB memory stick. The system can handle USB memory sticks up to 4GB. For iphone / iPod use, connect with the equipped stereo pin jack (3.5mm). A water resistant storage case is provided standard and is compatible with models / sizes up to iPhone 4S.
High-flow fuel injectors with 4 orifices are fitted to complement the increased power output and to improve combustion efficiency. A single throttle body is used with a bore diameter of 60 mm.
Efficiently cools high-pressure intake air – cooler air is denser and makes more power. Liquid-cooled intercooler design maintains consistent thermal performance.
To suit the 160 mm jet pump, the ULTRA 310LX gets an impeller designed to efficiently convert all the extra power into forward thrust. The pump impeller features a super-efficient 3-blade design that gives the 310LX great initial acceleration.
The wide rear deck behind the seat offers plenty of room to set up gear for water sports and facilitates getting back on board from the water. A long rear boarding step makes it easy to climb on board, and the step retracts inside the bumper to prevent damage.
Ultra 310LX's Kawasaki Splash Deflector (KSD): The ridges across the bottom of the bow deflect water splashing foward from under the hull. A fourth splash deflector mounted at the top reduces spray during high speed turns.
Whether turning or blasting straight ahead, at high speeds or low, the Quattro KSD minimises spray, allowing greater rider concentration.
A groove running from the centre to the rear of the ride plate makes it easier to hold a straight course when running straight ahead.
Designed to emulate the performance of Kawasaki's IJSBA championship-winning race machines, the reinforced inner bow is extremely light with ample strength to handle the engine's power output.
Exemplary straight-line tracking and responsive handling in both calm and rough-water conditions set performance benchmarks for the class. The lower hull is specially designed to distribute the engine and power delivery loads over a wide area.
Deep-V hull design enables a steep bank angle for motorcycle-like turning performance. This reduces the lateral G-loads imposed on riders during turns, allowing them to better concentrate on riding. The 22.5° V-angle at the bottom of the hull helps reduce unwanted spinouts during sharp turns. This all assists in delivering the neutral handling and turning characteristics for which Kawasaki JET SKI watercraft are famous.
The bottom of the hull slants upward steeply from the center section to the bow, so the 310LX can penetrate swells and waves with less shock, pushing through waves rather than bouncing over them at high speeds. Integrated sponsons extend from the hull, providing wallow-free straight-line performance and contributing significantly to the 310LX's excellent manoeuvrability while helping to retain the narrow hull design.
Sponsons extend from the hull to provide stable straight line performance (e.g. porpoising from start is minimised) while helping to retain the machine's narrow overall design. They also contribute significantly to the superb manoeuvrability when changing direction (particularly at higher speeds).
To effectively convert the 310 PS output into thrust, the Ultra 310LX utilises a, large 160mm jet pump, designed using eight guide vanes. The pump delivers superior "traction" in rough water conditions and significantly contributes to the Ultra 310LX's mind-boggling acceleration.
The pump is designed to deliver consistent output and good "bite" even in rough water conditions. The pump impeller features a super-efficient 3-blade design that gives the 310LX greater initial acceleration and the eight-vane intake guides and regulates the flow of water to the impeller for consistent, efficient and powerful propulsion.
ø88mm steering nozzle, designed to be short and slim, ensures a light steering load. Handling feels light despite the high power output.
The Ultra 300LX features a 4-into-2-into-1 powerboat-style exhaust system, which routes the exhaust pipe upwards. This allows the smoothest flow for exhaust gases, maximising exhaust efficiency.
The handlebars are 5-way adjustable and suit a wide range of riders and riding styles and allows comfortable stand-up or seated riding positions.
The redesigned left side reverse control is even easier to use.
Electronic Trim Control System allows the rider to control the angle of the jet pump nozzle to suit water surface conditions and riding style.
Adjustment range is plus or minus 8 degrees from standard.
One-touch, push-button 8 kph mode allows hassle-free no-wake zone riding and the economical Riding Indicator mode can be viewed on a graph on the LCD info screen.
The huge front storage compartment comes with removable tray combined with a centre console storage area.
The ULTRA 310LX is equipped with a comfort seat designed for enhancing cruising. Shaped for a good ergonomic fit, the comfort seat offers ultra-comfortable accommodation for three. Enhancing comfort on a hot day, the seat's new cover is made from revolutionary new material that resists heat gain, so the seat does not get as hot after sitting in the sun between rides. The stitching and the Jet Ski logo are some high quality touches that add to the ULTRA 310LX's premium image.
Handle grips are positioned at a fairly wide stance, contributing to rider-friendly control. The redesigned handrail is slimmer at the front (between the rider's legs when standing), making it easier for rider's to grip with their legs. Handrail also features a more ergonomic shape at the rear, positioning the handrail higher, and offering a more concave grip.
An ergonomic deck design gives plenty of legroom and the left-side reverse lever is ergonomically designed for easy operation. At the end of the day on the water, a quick and easy hose connection allows a simple method to flush sea water out of the engine.
Four-lobe, constant-displacement design offers significant performance increase over standard roots-type unit. The system force-feeds the engine two liters of air with every revolution, providing a constant supply of high-pressure intake air at all rpm. The compressed air is delivered continuously, not in waves, for smoother power delivery.
The supercharger produces large amounts of boost, even at low rpm, for instant and powerful acceleration right off of idle. Provides a flat and linear torque curve with mellifluous, lag-free power across the entire rev range. This system produces more low-rpm boost than competitive or aftermarket systems, with a maximum of 17 psi of boost pressure.
LCD screen features a face design that's easy to read. The instrumentation includes a fuel consumption function, a boost meter scale, riding modes, external water and air temperature, clock, time, trip and hour meters, tachometer (in digital or graph displays), speedometer and max speed functions.
Eco Indicator shows the rider when the speed and throttle opening is in the 310LX's most efficient range. The Kawasaki Eco Mode reduces and smooths engine performance while conserving fuel.
The ULTRA 310LX features Kawasaki's innovative electronic Smart Learning Operation (SLO) system which can be programmed to speed-limit the engine to assist novice riders in mastering their riding technique without worrying about excessive speeds.
Smart Learning Operation (SLO) allows newer riders to become familiar with the handling and response of this JET SKI watercraft at a more relaxed pace.
Two separate keys, one for SLO mode and one for full-power operation, help prevent confusion over which setting is in use.
Kawasaki Smart Steering® (KSS®) monitors steering input and engine speed and, when certain conditions are met, intelligently raises rpm to help initiate a turn.


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Igor Stimac Appointed as the Head Coach of Indian Football Feam
Mudeet Arora 15 May 2019
The Executive Committee of the All India Football Federation (AIFF) announced the appointment of Igor Stimac as the Head Coach of the Men's Senior National Team Coach on Wednesday. The Croatian has signed a two-year contract to manage the national team.
Speaking on the appointment, President Praful Patel told AIFF, "Igor is the right candidate to coach the Blue Tigers. I welcome him on board. Indian Football is going through a transition, and I am confident his vast experience will guide us to higher echelons."
AIFF's general secretary Kushal Das also spoke on the appointment as he said, "His (Stimac's) credentials as a coach, and experience as a player are sure to add immense value to the players, and the Indian Football ecosystem. The momentum gained needs to be sustained."
AIFF appoints Igor Stimac as new 🇮🇳 men's senior team ⚽ head coach 🙌
Read ⏩ https://t.co/ItXoqw0gxA#BackTheBlue #IndianFootball #BlueTigers 🐯 pic.twitter.com/sX5lGSnceF
— Indian Football Team (@IndianFootball) May 15, 2019
Shyam Thapa, a former India International player, also a member of the bronze-medal winning squad in the 1970 Asian Games and currently the Chairman of the Technical Committee mentioned that "Mr. Stimac's recommendation was unanimous."
He further said, "All the members of the Technical Committee including the AIFF Technical Director Mr. Isac Doru were immensely impressed, and convinced about him being best suited for the job. He is a World Cupper, and has guided Croatia to World Cup as a coach. Who else could have been a better candidate? He also impressed us with his extensive research on Indian Football."
Stimac's first assignment will be the Kings Cup in Buriram, Thailand where the Blue Tigers play Curacao in their first match on June 5.
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Kirk Session
Congregational Board
Chestnut Cafe
Telephone Ministry
Bible Class and Saturday Club
Boys' Brigade
Girls' Brigade
Friendship Club
Gordon MacRae was born and brought up in Glasgow. His first career was as an Analytical Chemist for the Scotch Whisky industry before he was called to Ministry among the Ochil Hills and studied Divinity at Glasgow University.
He served God in Ayr and was minster of the Church Garden during the Glasgow Garden Festival. Gordon married his best friend and minister of Martyrs' Church in Townhead, Elaine Lawson, in 1989 and was called to Tron St. Mary's. The manse family, now blessed with a daughter Philippa, moved to Kippen and Thornhill in West Stirlingshire.
Elaine was subsequently called to the neighbouring charge of Buchlyvie and Gartmore. Gordon was then called to serve the parish and community of Stepps and a while later Elaine joined her present church family in St Enoch's.
Philippa, Elaine and Gordon live in perfect harmony at the manse in Stepps with their beloved dog, Sam.
© Stepps Parish Church. All rights reserved.
Scottish registered charity number SC014212


Eugène Oudiné's 1848 statue of Bertrada is one of my favorite artistic interpretations of this Frankish queen. Not for its historical accuracy. Other than the nickname "Bertha Broadfoot," we have no clue for what she looked like, and the costume is not eighth century.
The reason I like it is for what she is holding in her left hand, the figure of a man on a throne. Whether he is her husband, Pepin the Short, or her son Charles the Great, it is fitting for her.
Although being able to bear a son preserved her marriage to then Mayor of the Palace Pepin, she did more than baby making. She was Pepin's true partner when he assumed the title of king in 750 and played that role until he died in 768, dividing his kingdom between his two surviving sons. Pepin, in turn, had been a steadfast husband. His only children were born within his marriage.
As queen mother, Bertrada had a new challenge: prevent the tensions between her sons, ages 17 and 20, from turning into civil war. Read more on Unusual Historicals about how Bertrada was a female pioneer.
Eugène Oudiné's Bertha Broadfoot in Luxembourg Garden, Paris, was created in 1848, more than 1,000 years after its namesake's death, yet the statue holding a miniature man on a throne captures the essence of her personality, a strong woman who supported her upstart husband as he seized the crown. The statue also depicts the role of Carolingian queens in eighth and ninth century Francia.
A ninth-century treatise said the queen's role was to free the king from household affairs and let him focus on matter in his realm, but when the personal and political are intertwined, that role is far more important and complex than it seems.
Please visit Oh for the Hook of Book for my guest post about the role of Carolingian queens and why Women's History Month is important. And while you're there, check out host Erin Al-Mehairi's review of The Cross and the Dragon and our in-depth conversation.
As we in the U.S. debate what marriage is in the 21st century, a historical perspective might help. For example, take eighth-century Francia, the setting for my forthcoming novel, The Cross and the Dragon.
Children could be betrothed by their parents. Hruodtrude, the eldest daughter of King Charles (Charlemagne), was 6 years old when she was engaged to Byzantine Emperor Constantine, also a child whose mother, Empress Irene, ruled as regent. Charlemagne or Irene later broke off the betrothal, to the groom's great disappointment, and Irene ordered her teenage son to marry someone else.
Girls as young as 12 could be married. Charles's third wife, Hildegard, was about 13.
Church law required girls age 15 or 16 to consent to marriage and could annul marriages in which the bride had not consented. But the brides still belonged to their families. In an age that did not recognize child abuse, consent could be beaten or starved out of the bride.
Wife beating was a right, not a crime.
Marriage was mainly a civil affair–among aristocrats, a way to build alliances, too important to trust to the teenagers about to be married. There were couples who were fond of each other, but love was not the primary reason to marry.
The first phase of marriage, betrothal, was legally binding. If the groom or the bride's family failed to deliver, the wronged party could seek vengeance, a retribution that makes today's ugly, dragged out divorces seem tame.
Marriage was not a sacrament at the time, and the presence of a priest was not required. Yet in an age that believed in divine intervention, couples would often say their vows in front of a priest, who would bless the marriage. This second phase was the nuptials.
The Church saw itself as the protector of marriage. It insisted the marriage be public. It also forbade consanguinity, the union of close relatives, even spiritual ones. It allowed divorce only if the husband was impotent or the wife was unchaste.
That's not to say people didn't try to break up, especially if the wife wasn't conceiving. It took Charles's parents, Pepin and Bertrada, three years to conceive, and sometime during their marriage, Pepin tried to divorce Bertrada but failed. Yet after that, Pepin was a steadfast husband and made her a powerful queen.
A strongly worded letter from Pope Stephen III in 770 reveals attitudes toward marriage. Here, he urges Frankish King Charles and his brother, King Carloman, not to marry a Lombard princess, the daughter of his enemy.
"Moreover, most gentle and most gracious God-instituted kings, you are already, by His will and decision and by your father's order, joined in lawful marriage, having accepted as illustrious and most noble kings, wives of great beauty from the same land as yourselves, that is to say from the most noble people of the Franks itself.
Till death did they part: Thirteenth-century effigies depict Charlemagne's parents, Bertrada and Pepin. From Wikimedia Commons, used under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, photo by Sailko.
Pepin, the kings' late father, died in 768, when Charles was 20 and Carloman was 17. Both likely were teenagers when they got married.
As a novelist, I don't judge the marriage traditions of another society. My responsibility is to accurately depict my characters' reality and their reactions to it. But examining customs in another time teaches us that the definition of marriage–who is eligible, who gets to decide, why one gets married–has indeed changed.


Another month and another IWSG post. Well, not just any month but the Blogging from A to Z Challenge month, so I managed to write 26 posts and got them scheduled on the correct days. But enough of that – I'll post my reflections on the Challenge next week – this is an IWSG monthly past.
May 2 question – It's spring!
Does this season inspire you to write more than others, or not?
Of course, Spring inspires me – to get outside and soak up the sunshine. And yes, Spring is here, and the little grey cells are sparking – despite the MS. Okay, I have my struggles with the misfiring nervous system, and my brain loses direction and thoughts. I forget what I am doing, my fingers hit too many wrong keys, and my body must sleep sporadically or suffer the painful body-wrenching attacks.
Officially, according to The Old Farmer's Almanac, Spring arrived on March 20, 2018. That means that the Spring Equinox must have set all those A-to-Z posts in motion.
I've even used the last few days to devise a cunning plan. Did Baldrick help with that?
The cunning plan: to write a review once a week of one of the books I've read and failed to review here. Those reviews will be scheduled for every Thursday.
However, I reserve the right to write other posts – if motivated.
What about the deviously cunning Fates Maelstrom plans? Not abandoned or shelved but extended.
I wrote draft one of Book 3 in the Snowdon Shadows series for NaNoWriMo last November. Then I started editing Fates Maelstrom in December, developing all the ideas needed for the final draft prior to beta-reading.
That has led to Goth Patrol, a short story about the main protagonist, policewoman Sparkle Anwyl and how she lost her first love and joined the CID. I'm starting on another short, Face Trash, her first case as a detective, fresh from police college. Call these stories 'character research'.
Or should I publish those stories first?
That's what Spring does for my devious brain – seeds seeking fertile soil.
The awesome co-hosts for the May 2 posting of the IWSG are E.M.A. Timar, J. Q. Rose, C.Lee McKenzie, and Raimey Gallant!
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You're so good to take the time to write reviews. It's an area I'm trying to do better in as I know how important it is for the authors.
Yes, it is important to authors so I feel responsible.
I'm about 4 reviews behind. I've given up on posting them on my blog. The only way I can keep up is to post them directly on Goodreads/Amazon, etc.
I'm between 10 and 20 around, depending on which I can remember well enough to review. I gave some of them an initial 'short' review on Goodreads, but some deserve a proper full-length review here – like tomorrow's post.
I like that Goodreads reminds me that I've finished a book. That's when I write the review. Reviews are so important to authors–a seal of approval, so to speak. Your plan is admirable. I hope you can do it.
That is a useful feature, Diane. Amazon sends an annoying reminder before I've started reading. But I agree -reviews are a seal-of-approval, although some writers baulk if there is too much constructive criticism.
So many stories and ideas. I envy that!
It's a mixed blessing, Alex – great when I need to start something, but frustrating when I reach the revision stages.
I have 20 books to review, but I'm hoping the new weekly Review posts will catch me up – as long as my reading doesn't get faster. Hope 2017 will be your year, Jen.
LOL. Yes, I meant 2018 but hit the wrong key – or slipped a year. Hope that house-dream happens soon.
Oh man, keeping up with reviews of books I've read sometimes creates more work for me. Bravo for completing 26 posts for the A to Z Challenge. More power to you. All best, Roland!
Thanks, Victoria, for the support. I'm in the read-struggle-to-review camp as well. Writers still need our help though.
26 posts were more draining than planned but I got them done somehow.
This month's question may have inspired me to join up. I'm a longtime hoverer of the IWSG, but was worried that I'd be too insecure to commit. LOL, too insecure for the group of insecure writers. I crack myself up.
Insecurity might be a qualification, Jen – but then again… Oh, just enjoy the company.
"Seeds seeking fertile soil." You're so right! That's just how it is for me. Couple that with the warm weather making me want nothing more than to be outside with my toes in the dirt or sand and it makes for not a good combination for writing. BUT if I can force myself to go sit outside at a nice cafe, I can compromise. Especially if there's cookies!
Did you mention cookies, Jen? They always help with fertilising soil. So, I hope that you find the right cafe.
The short story sounds fun!
Thanks, Loni. First short was fun to write and helped me with my character development. I hope that the second builds on that – whenever I get to it.


Drop by and try your hand at some interactive conservation.
Celebrate the Japanese festival of Children's Day by learning how to make a fantastic carp kite inspired by Cutty Sark's travels to Japan.
Join curator Sally Ayres on a tour around our Extreme Imagination: inside the mind's eye exhibition.
4-7pm, hands-on animation workshop. 7-11pm, Come and get involved in an evening of live music, dance and creative activities inspired by the Hatton's exhibitions.
Unleash your inner diva with bite size burlesque drop-ins.
Have fun exploring different forms of performance and dance from around the world.


Catholic Ministries with Lesbian & Gay Persons, or CMLGP was started 30 years ago when the AIDS epidemic was having a devastating impact on the Gay Community.
We spoke with David Kennedy at LA Pride about the organization and the Catholic view of gays.
David's church, St. Matthew's in Long Beach will be celebrating their annual Pride Mass and the 30th anniversary of their outreach to LGBTs this coming Sunday, June 26th at 3PM. For more information, see our calendar.
For more information on CMLGP visit the Archdiocese of Los Angeles web site.
For more information about St. Matthew's in Long Beach and their Mass on Sunday, visit their web site.


This talk is about how to synthesize high-level, abstract formal models into code to be executed on GPGPUs. GPGPUs are massively data-parallel, through-put oriented platforms that can yield tremendous speedup of data-parallel applications, but they are also notoriously difficult to problem. We present a proof-of-concept synthesis tool - f2cc - which takes ForSyDe models as input and produces C + CUDA C code, the latter which is a language by NVIDIA for programming CUDA-based GPGPUs.


The enzyme DNA topoisomerase I is an essential enzyme that plays an important role in eukaryotic and prokaryotic cellular processes such as DNA replication, transcription, recombination and repair. Mycobacterium tuberculosistopoisomerase I (MtTOP1) is a validated drug target for antituberculosis treatment. Mycobacterial topoisomerase I regulates the topological constraints in chromosomes and helps in maintaining the growth of mycobacteria. The N- terminal domain (NTD) of mycobacterial topoisomerase I contains conserved catalytic domains that along with the active site Tyrosine are involved in cleaving and rejoining a single strand of DNA. Magnesium is required in DNA cleavage activity of type IA topoisomerases. The C-terminal domain (CTD) of mycobacterial topoisomerase I is divided into four subdomains (D5-D8) and a positively charged tail. Each subdomain has a GxxGPY sequence motif. The DNA binding, relaxation, cleavage, religation, catenation and decatenation ability of each subdomains of CTD were studied. The present study shows that each subdomain has its own characteristics. Subdomain D8 and D7 are responsible for maintaining the relaxation activity of mycobacterial topoisomerase I. Subdomain D5 is essential to maintain the DNA cleavage, religation, catenation and decatenation activity. A new crystal structure of MtTOP1-704t (amino acids A2-T704 containing NTD+D5 domains) was obtained. Structures with ssDNA substrate bound to the active site (Y342) in the presence and absence of Mg2+ were also investigated. Significant enzyme conformational changes upon DNA binding place the catalytic tyrosine in a pre-transition position for cleavage of a specific phosphodiester linkage to form a covalent intermediate. Meanwhile, the enzyme/DNA complex with Mg2+ bound at active site may present the post- transition state for religation in the enzyme's multiple-state DNA relaxation activity. The critical function of a strictly conserved glutamic acid in acid-base catalysis of the DNA cleavage step was also demonstrated by site-directed mutagenesis. The present work provides new functional insights into the more stringent requirement for DNA rejoining versus cleavage by type IA topoisomerase, and further establishes the potential for select interference of DNA rejoining via specific inhibitors.
cao, nan, "Structure and Mechanism of Mycobacterial Topoisomerase I" (2018). FIU Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3747.


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import R from "ramda";

export default R.curry((mapper, action) =>
  action.sample((action, mapper) => ({
    type: action.type,
    key: mapper[action.key],
  }), action, mapper.map(R.invertObj))
    .filter(R.prop("key"))
);

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import numpy as np
import keras.backend as K
import pytest
import sys

from keras.callbacks import TensorBoard
from keras.layers import Input, Dense, SimpleRNN, LSTM, GRU, Concatenate
from keras.models import Model
from keras.utils.test_utils import keras_test
from keras.utils import custom_object_scope

from recurrentcontainer import RecurrentUnit, RecurrentContainer

num_samples = 32
num_timesteps = 50
num_features = 6
num_units = 10
unit_types = {'rnn' : SimpleRNN, 'lstm' : LSTM, 'gru' : GRU}

def generate_data(shape, delay=0, invert=False):
    assert len(shape) >= 2
    shape = shape[:1] + (shape[1] + delay,) + shape[2:]
    x = np.random.randint(0, 2, shape).astype(float)
    y = x[:,:-delay,:] if len(shape) > 2 and delay > 0 else x
    x = x[:,delay:,:] if len(shape) > 2 and delay > 0 else x

    if invert:
        y = 1 - y

    return x, y

@keras_test
@pytest.mark.parametrize('unit,num_states', [('rnn', 1), ('gru', 1), ('lstm', 2)])
def test_recurrent_unit(unit, num_states):

    # Define input tensors for data and states.
    t_input_data = Input(batch_shape=(None, num_features))
    t_input_states = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_units)) for _ in range(num_states)]

    # Construct the recurrent layer by wrapping RecurrentUnit around a given Recurrent class.
    l_recurrent = RecurrentUnit(unit_types[unit](num_units))
    t_outputs = l_recurrent(t_input_data, states=t_input_states)

    # Build a model.
    model = Model(inputs=[t_input_data] + t_input_states, outputs=t_outputs)
    model.compile(loss='mean_squared_error', optimizer = 'adam')

    # Construct data arrays.
    x, y = generate_data((num_samples, max(num_units, num_features)), invert=True)
    x, y = x[:, :num_features], x[:, :num_units]
    x_s, y_s = generate_data((num_samples, num_units), invert=True)

    # Fit the model.
    model.fit([x] + [x_s] * num_states, [y] + [y_s] * num_states, epochs=1)

@keras_test
@pytest.mark.parametrize('unit,num_states', [('rnn', 1), ('lstm', 2)])
@pytest.mark.parametrize('num_seq_inputs', [0,1,2])
@pytest.mark.parametrize('num_seq_outputs', [0,1,2])
@pytest.mark.parametrize('num_con_inputs', [0,1,2])
@pytest.mark.parametrize('num_con_outputs', [0,1,2])
@pytest.mark.parametrize('num_readouts', [0,1,2])
def test_recurrent_container(unit, num_states, num_seq_inputs, num_seq_outputs,
    num_con_inputs, num_con_outputs, num_readouts):

    # Build the recurrent container.

    t_seq_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_features)) for _ in range(num_seq_inputs)]
    t_con_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_features)) for _ in range(num_con_inputs)]
    t_ro_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_features)) for _ in range(num_readouts)]
    t_state_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_units)) for _ in range(num_states)]

    l_recurrent = RecurrentUnit(unit_types[unit](num_units, recurrent_dropout=0.5))
    t_inputs = t_seq_inputs + t_con_inputs + t_ro_inputs
    output_length = None
    if len(t_inputs) > 1:
        t_inputs = Concatenate()(t_inputs)
    elif len(t_inputs) == 0:
        t_inputs = None
    t_outputs = l_recurrent(t_inputs, states=t_state_inputs)
    t_data_output, t_state_outputs = t_outputs[0], t_outputs[1:]

    t_seq_outputs = [Dense(num_features)(t_data_output) for _ in range(num_seq_outputs)]
    t_con_outputs = [Dense(num_features)(t_data_output) for _ in range(num_con_outputs)]
    t_ro_outputs = [Dense(num_features)(t_data_output) for _ in range(num_readouts)]

    output_length = None if num_seq_inputs > 0 else num_timesteps

    l_container = RecurrentContainer(sequence_inputs=t_seq_inputs, sequence_outputs=t_seq_outputs,
        constant_inputs=t_con_inputs, constant_outputs=t_con_outputs,
        state_inputs=t_state_inputs + t_ro_inputs, state_outputs=t_state_outputs + t_ro_outputs,
        return_states=True, output_length=output_length)

    # Build the model.
    t_m_seq_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, None, num_features)) for _ in range(num_seq_inputs)]
    t_m_con_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_features)) for _ in range(num_con_inputs)]
    t_m_ro_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_features)) for _ in range(num_readouts)]
    t_m_st_inputs = [Input(batch_shape=(None, num_units)) for _ in range(num_states)]
    t_m_outputs = l_container(sequences=t_m_seq_inputs, constants=t_m_con_inputs,
        states=t_m_st_inputs + t_m_ro_inputs)

    if not isinstance(t_m_outputs, list):
        t_m_outputs = [t_m_outputs]

    model = Model(inputs=t_m_seq_inputs + t_m_con_inputs + t_m_st_inputs + t_m_ro_inputs,
        outputs=t_m_outputs)

    # Convert model to config and back.
    config = model.get_config()
    custom_objects = {'RecurrentContainer' : RecurrentContainer, 'RecurrentUnit' : RecurrentUnit}
    with custom_object_scope(custom_objects):
        model = Model.from_config(config)

    model.compile(loss='mean_squared_error', optimizer = 'adam')

    # Build training data and fit model.
    x_seq, y_seq = generate_data((num_samples, num_timesteps, num_features), delay=1)
    x_con, y_con = generate_data((num_samples, num_features), invert=True)
    x_ro, y_ro = generate_data((num_samples, num_features), invert=True)
    x_st, y_st = generate_data((num_samples, num_units), invert=True)

    #tb = TensorBoard(log_dir='./logs/pytest', write_graph=True)

    x = [x_seq] * num_seq_inputs + [x_con] * num_con_inputs + \
        [x_st] * num_states + [x_ro] * num_readouts
    y = [y_seq] * num_seq_outputs + [x_con] * num_con_outputs + \
        [y_st] * num_states + [y_ro] * num_readouts
    model.fit(x, y, epochs=1)

    # Extract and apply weights.
    weights = model.get_weights()
    model.set_weights(weights)

    if K.backend() == 'tensorflow':
        K.clear_session()

if __name__ == '__main__':
    pytest.main(sys.argv)


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FBI Warns Of New Twist In Counterfeit Check Scam
By Ilyce Glink| 2010-01-21T16:49:54-06:00 January 21st, 2010|
FBI Warns Of New Twist In Counterfeit Check Scam###
There's been a new twist to an increasingly common scheme involving counterfeit checks targeting U.S. lawyers.
The FBI previously reported that scammers would send an unsolicited email from someone claiming to be overseas, and seek legal assistance in collecting payment from a person in the U.S. A check is sent to the law firm, and they are instructed to extract the retainer fee and wire the remainder to banks oversees. By the time the check is declared counterfeit, money is already wired overseas.
Scammers now claim to be an ex-wife from an Asian country claiming a pursuit of divorce settlement funds from her ex-husband in the U.S. The same scam ensues.
The following is the press release issued by the FBI, cautions lawyers against responding to unknown email solicitations:
The FBI continues to receive reports of counterfeit check schemes targeting U.S. law firms. As previously reported, scammers send e-mails to lawyers, claiming to be overseas and seeking legal representation to collect delinquent payments from third parties in the U.S. The law firm receives a retainer agreement, invoices reflecting the amount owed, and a check payable to the law firm. The firm is instructed to extract the retainer fee, including any other fees associated with the transaction, and wire the remaining funds to banks in Korea, China, Ireland, or Canada. By the time the check is determined to be counterfeit, the funds have already been wired overseas.
In a new twist, the fraudulent client seeking legal representation is an ex-wife "on assignment" in an Asian country, and she claims to be pursuing a collection of divorce settlement monies from her ex-husband in the U.S. The law firm agrees to represent the ex-wife, sends an e-mail to the ex-husband, and receives a "certified" check for the settlement via delivery service. The ex-wife instructs the firm to wire the funds, less the retainer fee, to an overseas bank account. When the scam is executed successfully, the law firm wires the money before discovering the check is counterfeit.
All Internet users need to be cautious when they receive unsolicited e-mails. Law firms are advised to conduct as much due diligence as possible before engaging in transactions with parties who are handling their business solely via e-mail, particularly those parties claiming to reside overseas.
Please view an additional public service announcement posted to the IC3 web site regarding a similar Asian extortion scheme Individuals who receive information pertaining to counterfeit check schemes are encouraged to file a complaint at the Internet Crime Complaint Center.
Read more about Internet scams at Thinkglink.com, where you can find information regarding counterfeit checks involved in mystery shopping scams and scams involving Haitian relief funds.


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Adriaan Joseph van Rossem (Chicago, 17 december 1892 - Los Angeles, 4 september 1949) was een Amerikaanse ornitholoog.

Familiegeschiedenis
Zijn vader Adriaan Cornelis van Rossem (1865–1895) trouwde op 11 november 1891 met Josephine Williams (1873–?). Uit dit huwelijk werd naast Adriaan een tweede zoon Walter Johannes (1894-?) geboren. Zijn vader was in de gemeentelijke en zakelijke kringen van Rotterdam en Nederlands-Indië een gewaardeerd man, die via Londen uiteindelijk verhuisde naar Chicago om daar internationale zaken af te handelen. De grootvader van moeders kant Joseph Williams uit Goderich was eveneens een succesvol zakenman, die zijn geld met hout, fabricage van waren en verscheping over de grote zeeën verdiende. In augustus 1894 verslechterde de gezondheidstoestand van zijn vader zich zo erg, dat hij voor behandeling vervolgens naar Nederland en Zwitserland terugkeerde. Uiteindelijk overleed hij op 6 februari 1895 in Leysin-sur-Aigle. Om deze reden keerde de moeder met haar twee jonge kinderen naar Canada terug. In september 1895 verhuisde ze ten slotte naar Californië en liet een huis bouwen in Pasadena, met een mooi uitzicht op de Arroyo Secco. Hier groeiden de kinderen op en bezochten publieke en particuliere scholen, voordat Adriaan Joseph een studie begon aan het Throop Polytechnic Institute. In 1918 trouwde hij met Grace Burr Coolidge (1888-1972), maar dit huwelijk werd in 1934 ontbonden. Uit dit huwelijk kwamen de zoons Donald Richard en Adriaan Peter voort. In 1934 trouwde hij met Florence S. Stevenson, die in 1944 overleed. Daarop volgde een verder huwelijk met Dorothy Sanderson, die reeds in 1946 overleed.

Wetenschappelijke carrière
Joseph Grinnell (1877-1939) wekte in 1903 bij de jonge Van Rossum de interesse voor de natuurkunde. Toen Van Rossum in 1914 een artikel publiceerde in El Salvador over de grote kiskadie (Pitangus sulphuratus), kwalificeerde Grinnell dit in een brief aan Van Rossum als uitstekend. Zijn eerste expedities buiten het gebied van Pasadena leidden hem in april 1909 samen met James Benjamin Dixon (1886-1978) naar de Coronado-eilanden, in de winter van 1910/1911 naar het gebied rondom het Daltonmeer en in de lente van 1911 samen met Alfred Brazier Howell (1886-1961) naar het eiland Santa Cruz.

Tijden deze reizen werd in 1912 besloten om in El Salvador te verzamelen van februari tot augustus. De reis was het begin van zijn levenslange passie voor de tropische avifauna. Ondertussen had hij zich een goede naam verworven als preparator van dieren en veldvorser. John Eugene Law (1877-1931) gaf hem de opdracht om van oktober tot juni 1915 voor hem in de Chiricahua Mountains te gaan verzamelen. Daarbij kwam een buitengewone opbrengst samen, die vervolgens in het Museum of Vertebrate Zoology terechtkwam, maar uiteindelijk door Laura Beatty Law Bailey naar Virginia werd verplaatst. Omdat Law en Van Rossum het niet eens konden worden over de hoogte van de betaling voor zijn diensten, verscheen nooit een publicatie over deze verzameling. Het conflict met Law karakteriseerde Van Rossums betrekkingen met andere ornithologen uit het zuidelijk Californië.

Van 1915 tot 1917 werkte Van Rossum in het mijnbouw- en vastgoedbedrijf in Sierra City in de Sierra Nevada. Gedurende deze tijd werd zijn echte passie verzamelen een beetje verwaarloosd, maar hij prepareerde in die tijd toch ongeveer 300 balgen. Samen met Chester Converse Lamb (1882-1965) werkte hij in 1917 voor de B.F. Goodrich Company in een mobiel kantoor in de stratenbouw en als opzichter. In april 1917 werd hij samen met zijn broer voor de United States Army opgeroepen. Er volgde een opleiding in San Diego en Fort Lewis. In november bezocht hij de officiersschool en voleindigde zijn dienst in Georgia. In juni 1918 werd hij tot onderluitenant en in november 1919 tot luitenant bevorderd. Tot mei 1919 diende hij als commandant van de compagnie machinegeweer, trad uiteindelijk terug als reservist en keerde terug naar Californië.

Tijdens deze periode begon zijn contact met Donald Ryder Dickey (1887-1932). Dickey volgde tijdens deze periode zijn passie en vergaarde een verzameling van 50.000 gewervelde dieren. Van Rossum werkte 13 jaar als assistent voor het zogenaamde Dickey Instituut. De coöperatie van beiden was zeer vruchtbaar en bereikte het hoogtepunt met de toekenning van de William Brewster-medaille voor hun werk The Birds of El Salvador in 1939. Eigenlijk kwam het werk alleen voort uit de pen van Van Rossum, maar deze wilde zijn mentor de eer van het co-auteurschap niet ontnemen.

Tijdens dit stadium ontstonden ook publicaties over het verenkleed van de zwarte stern (Chlidonias niger), een studie over de zanggors (Melospiza melodia) op Santa Barbara Island en de Coronado-eilanden, een onderzoek van de Dwergboomklever (Sitta pygmaea) en kritische aanmerkingen over de gewone maskerzanger (Geothlypis trichas) in het zuidwesten aan de Pacifische kust.

In dezelfde periode bracht Van Rossum meerdere expedities ten uitvoer. Zo bezocht hij het zuiden van Californië, Baja California, het zuiden van Nevada, Sonora en El Salvador. Samen met Alden Holmes Miller (1906-1965) bezocht hij in 1922 het Buena Vista Lake in Californië. In 1925 bereisde hij samen met Ruben Arthur Stirton (1901-1966) opnieuw El Salvador.

In 1928 werd hij opgenomen aan het Occidental College in Los Angeles. Hij volgde een driejarige opleiding in beeldende kunst en verbeterde zijn talenkennis. Ook een cursus in zoölogie behoorde tot de opleiding. In 1948 kreeg hij van het college het eredoctoraat van de natuurkunde.

Na de dood van Dickey werd diens verzameling voorlopig ondergebracht in het California Institute of Technology met een onzekere toekomst. De financiering stond wegens de moeilijke economische situatie op losse schroeven. De situatie ontspande zich iets dankzij de steun van Clinton Gilbert Abbott (1881-1946) van het San Diego Natural History Museum. Enkele projecten werden gesteund door markgraaf Masauyi Hachisuka (1903-1953), die voor een tijdje aanwezig was in het zuiden van Californië. Dickey's weduwe ondersteunde Van Rossum nauwelijks. Met inspanning van Loye Holmes Miller (1874-1970) kwam het tot een samenwerkingsverband en de verzameling werd in 1940 overgebracht naar de University of California in Los Angeles. De tentoonstellingsstukken werden in de Clark Library ondergebracht en Van Rossum kreeg een betrekking als universiteitsconservator, die verantwoordelijk was voor Dickey's verzameling. Later werd hij senior museumzoöloog. Sinds 1946 werkte hij ook als docent voor zoölogie, hetgeen hem de mogelijkheid bood om gelimiteerd deel te nemen aan de bijscholing voor gevorderde studenten.

Na zijn dood in 1949 werd de waardevolle verzameling van ongeveer 60.000 tentoonstellingsstukken in een brandbestendig gebouw op de campus van de universiteit van Westwood ondergebracht. Zijn opvolger Thomas Raymond Howell (1924-2004) ontfermde zich over de verzameling.

Tussen 1930 en 1940 verplaatste zich Van Rossums onderzoeksthematiek op het noordwesten van Mexico. Dit leidde tot zijn tweede grote werk A Distributional Survey of the Birds of Sonora, Mexico. De impuls tot dit werk gaat terug op de grote verzameling van vogelhuiden uit Sonora, die Dickey in 1929 had verkregen van John Thomas Wright. Dus zocht Van Rossum tussen 1930 en 1932 het Municipio Guaymas en eilanden langs de kust van Sonora op. In 1937 volgde een reis, die hem kriskras door deze Mexicaanse staat leidde. Ook na het verschijnen van het werk bevond hij zich tot 1948 steeds weer in dit gebied, vaak begeleid door Loye Miller.

In zijn ijver om de taxonomie van Mexicaanse en Midden-Amerikaanse vogels bij te werken, bezocht hij in 1933 Europa en in het bijzonder het Natural History Museum. In 1938 keerde hij terug naar Europa om in Rouen het 9e International Ornithological Congress te bezoeken. Uit zijn eerste bezoek aan Europa met verdere onderzoeken aan het Louis Agassiz Museum of Comparative Zoology ontstond uiteindelijk het artikel Critical Notes on Middle American Birds, dat zich met de classificatie van Midden-Amerikaanse vogels bezighield en verhelderende analyses over de verzameling van William Brewster bevatte. Bovendien bestudeerde hij de verzameling van Marson Abbott Frazar (1860-1925), die zich echter als onbetrouwbaar uitwees, aangezien de verzamelaar de huiden met ongepaste middelen had geprepareerd en daardoor de originele kleuring van het verenkleed had vervalst. Tot zijn zwakkere publicaties behoorde Descriptions of twenty-one new races of Fringillidae and Icteridae from Mexico and Guatemala, waarvoor hij dan ook heftig werd bekritiseerd. In 1939 had hij opnieuw de mogelijkheid om naar Europa te reizen om daar de Guggenheim-studiebeurs op te halen. De reis werd door het uitbreken van de Eerste Wereldoorlog verkort, maar desondanks liet hij het zich niet nemen om Parijs, Brussel, Leiden en enkele steden in Duitsland en Londen te bezoeken.

Tot zijn belangrijkste werken uit een tijd, waarin zijn hoofdaandachtspunt op zijn werk over de avifauna van Sonora zich richtte, zijn zeer zeker Birds of the Charleston Mountains, Nevada en A Synopsis of the Savannah Sparrows of Northwestern Mexico te noemen. Beide werken hielden zich uitgebreid bezig met geografische en ecologische inzichten. In zijn laatste episode hield hij zich uitvoerig bezig met de schreeuwuilen (Megascops) van Sonora, waarbij hij hierbij zeer innig met Loye Miller samenwerkte. Zijn manuscript werd door zijn dood in een vroeg stadium abrupt onderbroken, maar werd daarom door Alden en Loye Miller in hun artikel Geographic variation of the screech owls of the deserts of western north america verwerkt.

Lidmaatschappen
In 1934 werd hij tot fellow van de American Ornithologists' Union gekozen en werd in 1946 in hun bestuursraad opgenomen. In 1944 was hij werkzaam als president van de afdeling Zuid van de Cooper Ornithological Club en na deze ambtstermijn in de directie. In 1937 werd hij gekozen tot corresponderend lid van de Sociedad de Biología de México.

Overlijden
Adriaan Joseph van Rossem overleed in september 1949 op 56-jarige leeftijd.

Naamgevingen
 Wenkbrauwmotmot (Eumomota superciliosa vanrossemi) – benoemd door Ludlow Griscom, 1929
 Bruinkapmotmot (Momotus mexicanus vanrossemi) – benoemd door Robert Thomas Moore, 1932
 Cayennebosral (Aramides cajaneus vanrossemi) – benoemd door Donald Ryder Dickey, 1929
 Lachstern (Gelochelidon nilotica vanrossemi) – benoemd door Griffing Bancroft, 1929
 Vale winterkoning (Cantorchilus modestus vanrossem) – benoemd door Allan Robert Phillips, 1986
 Geelgroene vireo (Vireo flavoviridis vanrossemi) – benoemd door Allan Robert Phillips, 1991
 Witteugelmuggenvanger (Polioptila albiloris vanrossemi) – benoemd door Pierce Brodkorb, 1944

Eerste beschrijvingen door Adriaan Joseph van Rossem
 Acaciawinterkoning (Thryophilus pleurostictus lateralis) (Dickey & van Rossem, 1927)
 Acaciawinterkoning (Thryophilus pleurostictus oblitus) (van Rossem, 1934)
 Amerikaanse boomkruiper (Certhia americana leucosticta) van Rossem, 1931
 Amerikaanse dodaars (Tachybaptus dominicus bangsi) (van Rossem & Hachisuka, 1937)
 Amerikaanse rotswinterkoning (Salpinctes obsoletus costaricensis) van Rossem, 1941
 Amerikaanse rotswinterkoning (Salpinctes obsoletus tenuirostris) van Rossem, 1943
 Amerikaanse sperwer (Accipiter striatus suttoni) van Rossem, 1939
 Amerikaanse woudaap (Ixobrychus exilis pullus) van Rossem, 1930
 Amerikaanse zwarte arend (Buteogallus solitarius sheffleri) (van Rossem, 1948)
 Bandstaartduif (Patagioenas fasciata letonai) (Dickey & van Rossem, 1926)
 Bergkwartel (Oreortyx pictus eremophilus) van Rossem, 1937
 Blauwe bisschop (Passerina caerulea deltarhyncha) (van Rossem, 1938)
 Blauwgrijze muggenvanger (Polioptila caerulea deppei) van Rossem, 1934
 Blauwkaporganist (Euphonia elegantissima rileyi) (van Rossem, 1942)
 Bleekkeeltiran (Myiarchus nuttingi flavidior) van Rossem, 1936
 Bloedtangare (Piranga bidentata citrea) van Rossem, 1934
 Bonte gierzwaluw (Aeronautes saxatalis nigrior) Dickey & van Rossem, 1928
 Bruinrugsolitaire (Myadestes occidentalis oberholseri) Dickey & van Rossem, 1925
 Bullocks troepiaal (Icterus bullockii parvus) van Rossem, 1945
 Californische grondspecht (Colaptes chrysoides tenebrosus) van Rossem, 1930
 Californische kuifkwartel (Callipepla californica canfieldae) (van Rossem, 1939)
 Californische meeuw (Larus occidentalis wymani) Dickey & Van Rossem, 1925
 Californische muggenvanger (Polioptila californica pontilis) van Rossem, 1931
 Cassins alk (Ptychoramphus aleuticus australis) van Rossem, 1939
 Dennensijs (Spinus pinus perplexus) (van Rossem, 1938)
 Dwergboomklever (Sitta pygmaea flavinucha) van Rossem, 1939
 Dwergboomklever (Sitta pygmaea melanotis) van Rossem, 1929
 Eekhoornkoekoek (Piaya cayana extima) van Rossem, 1930
 Eikelspecht (Melanerpes formicivorus lineatus) (Dickey & van Rossem, 1927)
 Epauletspreeuw (Agelaius phoeniceus littoralis) Howell & van Rossem, 1928
 Epauletspreeuw (Agelaius phoeniceus mailliardorum) van Rossem, 1926
 Epauletspreeuw (Agelaius phoeniceus mearnsi) Howell & van Rossem, 1928
 Epauletspreeuw (Agelaius phoeniceus nyaritensis) Dickey & van Rossem, 1925
 Geelborstzanger (Icteria virens tropicalis) van Rossem, 1939
 Geelgroene vireo (Vireo flavoviridis hypoleucos) van Rossem & Hachisuka, 1937
 Geelrugtroepiaal (Icterus chrysater mayensis) van Rossem, 1938
 Gele kardinaal (Pheucticus chrysopeplus dilutus) van Rossem, 1934
 Gevlekte schreeuwuil (Megascops trichopsis mesamericanus) (van Rossem, 1932)
 Gevlekte towie (Pipilo maculatus chiapensis) van Rossem, 1938
 Gevlekte towie (Pipilo maculatus griseipygius) van Rossem, 1934
 Gewone maskerzanger (Geothlypis trichas chryseola) van Rossem, 1930
 Goudbuikvireo (Vireo hypochryseus nitidus) van Rossem, 1934
 Goudsijs (Spinus tristis jewetti) (van Rossem, 1943)
 Goudstuitattila (Attila spadiceus salvadorensis) Dickey & van Rossem, 1929
 Grauw sneeuwhoen (Dendragapus fuliginosus howardi) Dickey & van Rossem, 1923
 Grijskruinspecht (Colaptes auricularis sonoriensis) van Rossem & Hachisuka, 1937
 Grijze junco (Junco hyemalis mutabilis) van Rossem, 1931
 Grijze kardinaal (Cardinalis sinuatus fulvescens) (van Rossem, 1934)
 Grijze saltator (Saltator coerulescens brevicaudus) van Rossem, 1931
 Groene gaai (Cyanocorax luxuosus centralis) (van Rossem, 1934)
 Groene gaai (Cyanocorax luxuosus cozumelae) (van Rossem, 1934)
 Groene gaai (Cyanocorax luxuosus maya) (van Rossem, 1934)
 Groenkeeljuweelkolibrie (Lampornis viridipallens nubivagus) Dickey & van Rossem, 1929
 Grote bekarde (Pachyramphus aglaiae gravis) (van Rossem, 1938)
 Grote kiskadie (Pitangus sulphuratus texanus) van Rossem, 1940
 Harlekijnmees (Baeolophus wollweberi caliginosus) van Rossem, 1947
 Harlekijnmees (Baeolophus wollweberi phillipsi) van Rossem, 1947
 Havik (Accipiter gentilis apache) van Rossem, 1938
 Kaneelkleurige amazilia (Amazilia rutila diluta) van Rossem, 1938
 Koperstaarttrogon (Trogon elegans canescens) van Rossem, 1934
 Kraagtowie (Pipilo ocai brunnescens) van Rossem, 1938
 Kraagtowie (Pipilo ocai guerrerensis) van Rossem, 1938
 Kuifbobwhite (Colinus cristatus panamensis) Dickey & van Rossem, 1930
 Leiblauwe gaai (Aphelocoma unicolor griscomi) van Rossem, 1928
 Loodkleurige vireo (Vireo plumbeus montanus) van Rossem, 1933
 Loodkleurige vireo (Vireo plumbeus pinicolus) van Rossem, 1934
 Loodkleurige vireo (Vireo plumbeus repetens) van Rossem, 1939
 Mangrovezanger (Setophaga petechia rhizophorae) (van Rossem, 1935)
 Maskertityra (Tityra semifasciata hannumi) van Rossem & Hachisuka, 1937
 Meniezanger (Myioborus miniatus connectens) Dickey & van Rossem, 1928
 Meniezanger (Myioborus miniatus hellmayri) van Rossem, 1936
 Mexicaanse whippoorwill (Antrostomus arizonae setosus) van Rossem, 1934
 Mexicaanse whippoorwill (Antrostomus arizonae vermiculatus) (Dickey & van Rossem, 1928)
 Nashvillezanger (Leiothlypis ruficapilla ridgwayi) (van Rossem, 1929)
 Okerbuikpipratiran (Mionectes oleagineus obscurus) (Dickey & van Rossem, 1925)
 Ornaatzanger (Oreothlypis superciliosa palliata) (van Rossem, 1939)
 Poorwill (Phalaenoptilus nuttallii adustus) van Rossem, 1941
 Purperborstgrondduif (Claravis mondetoura inca) van Rossem, 1934
 Purperborstgrondduif (Claravis mondetoura ochoterena) van Rossem, 1934
 Rode granaatzanger (Granatellus venustus melanotis) van Rossem, 1940
 Rode kardinaal (Cardinalis cardinalis townsendi) (van Rossem, 1932)
 Rode tiran (Pyrocephalus rubinus flammeus) van Rossem, 1934
 Roestkruingors (Aimophila ruficeps obscura) Dickey & van Rossem, 1923
 Roestkruingors (Aimophila ruficeps rupicola) van Rossem, 1946
 Roestkruingors (Aimophila ruficeps sanctorum) van Rossem, 1947
 Roestkruingors (Aimophila ruficeps simulans) van Rossem, 1934
 Roestruggors (Aimophila rufescens antonensis) van Rossem, 1942
 Roestruggors (Aimophila rufescens pectoralis) Dickey & van Rossem, 1927
 Roodbrauwwinterkoning (Troglodytes rufociliatus nannoides) Dickey & van Rossem, 1929
 Roodbuikspotlijster (Toxostoma crissale coloradense) van Rossem, 1946
 Roodhalsreiger (Egretta rufescens dickeyi) (van Rossem, 1926)
 Roodkeelsialia (Sialia sialis meridionalis) Dickey & van Rossem, 1930
 Roodkruintiran (Myiozetetes similis primulus) van Rossem, 1930
 Roodsnavelduif (Patagioenas flavirostris restricta) (van Rossem, 1930)
 Savannahgors (Passerculus sandwichensis wetmorei) van Rossem, 1938
 Smaragdarassari (Aulacorhynchus prasinus volcanius) Dickey & van Rossem, 1930
 Sonorawinterkoning (Pheugopedius felix sonorae) (van Rossem, 1930)
 Streepkopmuisspecht (Lepidocolaptes souleyetii guerrerensis) van Rossem, 1939
 Veelkleurengors (Passerina versicolor dickeyae) van Rossem, 1934
 Verreaux' duif (Leptotila verreauxi bangsi) Dickey & van Rossem, 1926
 Vijfstrepengors (Amphispiza quinquestriata septentrionalis) (van Rossem, 1934)
 Vlekrugtroepiaal (Icterus pustulatus pustuloides) Van Rossem, 1927
 Waaierzanger (Basileuterus lachrymosus schistaceus) (Dickey & van Rossem, 1926)
 Waaierzanger (Basileuterus lachrymosus schistaceus) (Dickey & van Rossem, 1926)
 Waglers oropendola (Psarocolius wagleri ridgwayi) (van Rossem, 1934)
 Wegbuizerd (Rupornis magnirostris petulans) van Rossem, 1935
 Witbuikwinterkoning (Uropsila leucogastra australis) (van Rossem, 1938)
 Witnekbaardkoekoek (Notharchus hyperrhynchus cryptoleucus) van Rossem, 1934
 Zangkwartel (Dactylortyx thoracicus salvadoranus) Dickey & van Rossem, 1928
 Zwartkeelgors (Amphispiza bilineata cana) van Rossem, 1930
 Zwartkeelgors (Amphispiza bilineata carmenae) van Rossem, 1945
 Zwartkeelgors (Amphispiza bilineata tortugae) van Rossem, 1930
 Zwartkoptroepiaal (Icterus graduacauda dickeyae) van Rossem, 1938
 Zwartkoptroepiaal (Icterus graduacauda nayaritensis) van Rossem, 1938
 Zwartstaartmuggenvanger (Polioptila melanura curtata) van Rossem, 1932
 Zwartstaartmuggenvanger (Polioptila melanura lucida) van Rossem, 1931
 Zwartwanggors (Oriturus superciliosus palliatus) (van Rossem, 1938)
 Cyanocorax morio palliatus (van Rossem, 1934)
 Glaucidium ridgwayi cactorum van Rossem, 1937
 Hapalocrex flaviventer woodi van Rossem, 1934
 Kieneria aberti dumeticola (van Rossem, 1946)
 Kieneria crissalis eremophilus (van Rossem, 1935)
 Kieneria fusca perpallida (van Rossem, 1934)
 Kieneria fusca texana (van Rossem, 1934)
 Kieneria kieneri grisior van Rossem, 1933
 Passerculus guttatus magdalenae van Rossem, 1947
 Passerculus rostratus atratus van Rossem, 1930
 Psaltriparus melanotis dimorphicus van Rossem & Hachisuka, 1938
 Toxostoma palmeri insularum van Rossem, 1930

Amerikaans ornitholoog
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Subject: Re: Who needs guns in space?
some other method of attack.
problem of anchoring yourself while striking, which could be serious.
aided by the extra flexibility of orientation.
against any sort of effective projectile weapon is a desperate emergency.
>>against any sort of effective projectile weapon is a desperate emergency.
careless... but the odds are bad and the pucker factor is very high.


Methodism is broadly evangelical in doctrine and is characterized by Wesleyan–Arminian theology. John Wesley is studied by Methodists for his interpretation of church practice and doctrine. At its heart, the theology of John Wesley stressed the life of Christian holiness: to love God with all one's heart, mind, soul and strength and to love one's neighbour as oneself. One popular expression of Methodist doctrine is in the hymns of Charles Wesley. Since enthusiastic congregational singing was a part of the early evangelical movement, Wesleyan theology took root and spread through this channel.


Reminder: Provide Input on Future Bus Service along US 287 by February 1st!
For the past three years, Boulder County has used a federal grant to purchase extra RTD bus service along US 287 for the LD route, which provided more trips on weekdays (midday and evening) and on Saturdays; however, this county grant expires in 2019 and, despite the increases in service, ridership on the additional trips provided by the grant have not been high enough to meet RTD's service standards. The grant ending combined with the grant-funded trips under-performing makes it unlikely that RTD will be able to continue providing the extra trips.
Later this year, we anticipate RTD will formally announce a service reduction on the LD route and begin the public process for this service change. In advance of RTD's formal process, Boulder County, Longmont, Lafayette, Louisville, and Broomfield would like to gather public input on several different options for what the LD route could look like after the grant-funded trips end. Louisville in particular is seeking feedback on interest in a local route coming off US 287 into Louisville, which currently does not exist.
Boulder County and other local governments on the US 287 corridor will provide public feedback to RTD staff for their consideration as they evaluate options for the LD. Based on all input, RTD staff will make a recommendation to the RTD Board who will then make the final decision on LD service. Please participate in the survey by this Friday, February 1st!


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Revuen var en Illustrerad Familjetidning utgiven i Stockholm från 12 november 1892 till 15 januari 1905.

Redaktion
Utgivningsbevis för tidningen utfärdades för Hedvig Johanna Johanson  den 4 november 1892, sedan för boktryckaren Per Wilhelm Holm den 2 september 1893 2/9 och Amanda Mariana Hellgren ¨den 31 mars 1894. I tidningen uppgavs att först  H. Johansson var redaktör till och med nummer 43 1893. Från nummer 43 1893  samt därefter uppges Florentin Peterson vara tidningens redaktör.

Tidningen kallade sig själv för illustrerad familjetidning och innehöll mestadels romaner och berättelser i avsnitt, förströelseläsning och inga nyhetsartiklar.

Tryckning
Tidningen trycktes hos F. Mällborns konkursmassa till och med 1 april 1893 sedan hos J. W. Holm från 8 april 1893 till nummer 56:1993. Därefter tog Gullberg & Hallberg över tryckningen från nummer 57 1893 till nummer 89: 1994 varefter U. Fredriksson tryckte nummer 90-148:1894 och 1895:1-79. Hammar & C:o tryckte nummer 1895: 80-87 varefter Gullberg & Hallberg tryckte 1895: 88-106 Tidningen trycktes med antikva med titelvinjett och träsnitt.

Tidningen gavs ut på lördagar till och med 1893 därefter två dagar i veckan tisdagar och fredagar. Tidningen hade 4 sidor i folioformat med 4 spalter satsbredd 43 x 30 cm.

Tidningen är idag helt digitaliserad och kan läsas på Kungliga Biblioteket, Svenska tidningar.

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 Revuen digitaliserad av KB

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Nedlagda svenska tidskrifter
Tidskrifter startade 1892
Tidskrifter nedlagda 1905


The Renault Talisman is a large family car manufactured by the French car manufacturer Renault.
For running the campaign of Renault new product (Renault Talisman) in 2017, the client brief pointed out that the feature of this car is its special interior design. Unlike the usual simplicity of Renault products, the design of this new product was innovative, modern, and popular with the youth. After the ideation, the copy "The Path Is Your Life" was obtained. Such a slogan implied the concept that reaching the destination has always been important for travelers but it should be noted that enjoying the moments in the car while traveling can be the unforgettable pleasures of our journey. The billboards of this advertising campaign were displayed in Tehran and some of the big cities in Iran.


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As some of you have seen, I'm starting to work on portraits and figures in OP. I'm not very experienced with human subjects, so far I've pretty much only worked from photos when painting figures.
I'd really like to start dropping in on life drawing sessions, so I'd love any advice any of you could give me, especially on life drawing with OP.
I know OP is a little less forgiving, but I've never been crazy about using charcoal, OP just feels better. Jim, if you read this, I know you've done some really nice paintings of live subjects in OP, I'd love to hear what materials you use.
Any tips or advice are welcome, I've never done a life drawing class before.
Life drawing classes are one of my favorite things. The one I go to in my studio complex starts off with 30 second sketches and builds to 5 minutes. It's a wonderful experience to just get the gesture down on paper. I always used charcoal for these quickies, but have now found that I can use the the La Grande Senneliers the same way as the charcoal. No time for detail.
I have used them for longer poses too.
I recently purchased some graphite bars from Kama pigments when I bought my EGOPs These are round fat crayon like sticks. Great for quick sketches.
Pat, what kind of paper do you use? I know newsprint is popular and inexpensive, but I love working on toned papers, so I was thinking about colored charcoal paper.
Lisa, it depends on whether they are quick poses or longer poses. For the quickies, I use newsprint and for the longer ones I have used canvas skin, which I like. I haven't tried any toned papers for OP as the poses are too short for a finished piece. Sometimes there are longer poses, but I haven't got to one yet and there I might try some toned papers, maybe even tone some of my own, like 140lb watercolor paper. I have a bunch of it.
Pat, would this be a place where one of the firmer brands that are slightly drier might also be used? Even some of the cheaper student grade smaller round shaped ops that could be used with even something like cheaper sketch paper. I just bought a set of 48 Van Goghs from Blick's in Chicago and they have some wonderful colors and I think they have been reformulated because they seem to lay down much easier, without the pressure needed for Expressionist. They are all rated as +++ lightfast excect for about a 1/2dozen ++. For sketch work they certainly are inexpensive (48 for $35; not bad). I have color charts made and will post them. Erengi's are another option.
Is any of this sensible to you? (I certainly am no potraitist, so hope I'm not out of line here).
I don't see why they wouldn't work as well, though I have never tried them. Actually, I do have a couple of Van Goghs that I tried, because I liked the color. I think I'm spoiled by my soft OPs as I found them hard to work with. They just didn't move around easily. That's only my take though.
Thanks for the info, Pat. It probably makes sense to use newsprint for the short poses, 'cause it's by far the cheapest.
For longer poses I might try using a paper I've been sketching on: Strathmore Artagain, assorted tints. It's recycled, acid-free, and pretty cheap. It holds a few layers of OP, and I like the gray tints.
Bill, I was actually planning to try out my Erengis and Pentels in class (once I finally get there). I do like how the Erengis lay down, I find them quite smooth. The Pentels are more like crayons, which I also like. I'll let you know how it goes, though I don't think I'll be able to manage class tonight, it'll probably have to be next week.
Lisa, I look forward to hearing about your experiences. I really want to take some classes in basic drawing, if nothing else to force me to do some of it. I carry sketchbook around and even did a couple of quick 5 min sketches at the AIC. But I am a severe creature of habit with my ADD and I have to engrain behaviors as habitual or I let things slide (familiar with that situation in students, Pat???).
I have been thinking about a way of laying out test strips for OPs that will give lots of info and allow them to be consistent. I am still planning to take you up, Lisa, on your offer of Ca sunlight through glass. Because glass does absorb UV, and since OP is mounted under glass usually, that is a significant question.
Pat, I understand your preference for the softies, and I think that is a natural evolution from migration (or addition to) a primary working habit in oils.
I know I say this all the time, but I was impressed that Leslie's book reinforced the idea that all the art quality brands and their different working characteistics are part of the diversity that OP offers and each has its place. In fact, one of Leslie's first statements was that in an ideal world, the OP artist would have a full set of every quality brand available.
I used VG's for some time and found them typically quite similar to Expressionists. This new set is labelled Fine Quality OP, almost all with +++ rating, and typically two tones (?) per color, but no CI names on label. It is quite subtle, but I'm pretty certain Royal Talens has reformulated them because, while still among the firmer varieties, they seem to lay down the color much easier. I did test strips on Strathmore Canvas Paper and whether it was the paper or the OP (not sure), they seemed to go one with a particularly pronounced translucency. Covering well, but not heavily opaque, particularly in some colors. This cold be a very useful characteristic in some layering approaches.
When I scan the color strips I set up I will post them in my Color Chart thread.
Pat, I know you may have missed it in all my rambling about NC and Jerrys, but I was surprised to see Mungyo (??) labeled as artist OP in nice diverse wood box sets. Many of them were JUMBOS the size of Senn Grandes. Had you seen these before?? They were a new twist to me.
I also had a chance to squeeze (on the sly) various RF sticks and know why you like them. They seem to be about as close to being able to hold the contents of a tube of oil paint without the tube!!! However, with the Large size Irridescent stick topping out the price scale at $83/stick, I decided to add half a dozen colors to my basic 12 stick Shiva set and complete 30 something set of Kama oil sticks and complete set of Kama EGOP. Want to try some larger works with them!
Oh, so many things to do and so little time!!!! I really wish I could be in a group of artists like you since I know the feedback must energize you! (BTW, I know my stuff for Associate Membership in OPS went through, but still don't see my name listed on the site. Not a big deal, but are you still having problems with support there? Oops, slipped OT, sorry Lisa).
Well, I got brave and went to life drawing at the Santa Cruz Art League last night, 7:00 - 10:00. We had 4 5-minute poses, a couple of 10-minute poses, and then three or four 25-35 minute poses.
It was a lot of fun, I used a couple of Erengis for the short poses, but found myself switching to pastel pencils for the longer poses so I could correct more easily. The Erengis were really nice on newsprint, they're nice and smooth and not scratchy-feeling.
Great learning experience -- for instance, I learned that when I'm drawing fast, I make biggish heads and little teeny feet and hands! There are (at least) a couple of really skilled artists in the group, so I hope I can learn from them. It was a really friendly group, too.
I'm definitely going to go on a regular basis, this is exactly what I need to take my drawing skills up a notch. I do plan on continuing to use OPs as much as I can.
Bill, I'll be glad to tape color swatches up in my car and house (we have lots of south-facing windows) to help with the research. Of course, I haven't seen the sun since Thursday, it looks like our June Gloom is a month early -- in Santa Cruz in the summer, the combination of icy cold water (this year it's 49-50 degrees!) with hot weather inland makes for quite a bit of fog. Still, we do get lots of sun starting in August...Anyway, let me know when you have strips ready and I'll send you my mailing address.
Jumbo Mungyos, sounds intriguing. Was this at Jerry's? I was wishing for the Sennelier Grandes when I was doing the background for my last portrait, which was 24x18", but they are definitely not on the budget.
Group painting trip, sounds fun, thanks for hosting, Wendell :wink2: :lol: . I bet I could talk my husband into it if we met somewhere windy (we're die-hard windsurfers) -- how about Maui, Aruba, or Brazil :lol:. Oh well, a girl can dream; my idea of a perfect vacation is somewhere warm and windy where I can paint in the morning and sail in the afternoon.
Hooray for you, Lisa. Sounds as if you had a great time at the life drawing class. I know I've said this before, but I think it is the best drawing experience and a sure way to notch up skills.
I have not seen the big mungyo's, Bill. It does seem as if many of the OP brands are getting on the bandwagon. It may be that they have reformulated their OPs, but I think it bears looking at. I have noticed that there are a number of "artist quality" materials out there, but I wouldn't consider them artist quality.
Lisa, you have done the hardest part of all. Gone to your first class. That's how I felt when I finally, queasily posted my first work and then found out that people want to help and tend to respect people who are trying to learn since even the greatest artist typically has to have gone through that stage at some point in their life?
The jumbo Mungyo's were in Jerry's original retail store. Haven't seen them online either, Pat.
Pat, I agree with you that the bandwagon is filling up faster. That's good news and bad news. The good news is that with new OP brands or types comming out in "art" quality, then there must be a market and perhaps our fold is growing. Reading Leslie's book I was astounded at the number of artists he featured work from 15yrs ago that were working in OP. The bad new is, as you suggest, we continue to need to read the fine print. The Van Gogh's, e.g., I recently bought don't really say "artist quality" on the packaging but are called Super Fine OP. They do have lightfastness ratings and all but a few are +++ with only about 6 ++. The labels do not list CI names. I need to check their site to see if more info is available.
I think while most people like Senns and Holbeins and NeoPastels and would probably agree they are Artist grade, I think the Specialists and Erengis, in particular, are IMHO artist grade. They carry full label info on CI Names of pigments used and the lightfastness ratings of the pigments. Of course, that is the caveat...The lightfastness ratings on ALL OP sticks, as far as I am aware, are based on the ratings the pigments used have and not on tests made on the sticks themselves.
Prior to getting Leslie's book, it had been mentioned several times in various places that he found that some of the "student" grade OP's performed better or as well as Artist grade. After examining the text, that is NOT what he found. He clearly stated that Expressionist and Grummbachers were "...not impressively lightfast...." and Pandas failed almost ever instance. That is why I think some sort of standardized test, even if relatively crude as was Leslie's, would provide useful information in the absence of something better. However, sophisticated design is NOT as important in doing something like this, but doing things in a CONSISTENT and REPEATABLE fashion most certainly is. That is why I have not rushed to stick sheets out in the sun (that is not meant to be a criticism of your tests, Lisa, because I think the issue of fading UNDER GLASS is a very important element since that is how OP is generally framed!!).
Here is a post from bill that was lost in the crash.
I tried some double talk but I don't think Wendell's gonna fall for it. Raphael's "School of Athens" 1/2 size? You know how bit that Honker is, Pat???? 1/2 size would probably keep you supplied with canvas for a year or two, minimum!
Lisa... anymore classes? (Ok, that was a pretty cheap way to slip something in and claim I wasn't OT.) But I really want to see some of your life drawing sketches!
Might be easier to do a paint in virtually Bill. They have done those sometimes called a VPON. I've never participated but there are some threads on Wetcanvas about them.
I'm off to see your life drawing sketches too Lisa. I am curious how you carry your OP to the sessions? Guess I don't have any great tips on life drawing. Just Nike it as they say, or tennis shoe it or something like that. And then post the results for us to see!
I used to be part of VPON, but I didn't have a video cam so it was just looking at others. Now I do, but not sure I have the time.
Looking forward to more sketches, Lisa.


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Which humanitarian doctrine should France follow in Libya?
Jean-Christophe Rufin for Le Monde
Our heritage means people turn to us when their liberty is at risk. But the question of how far to intervene has yet to be settled
Le Monde (France) newspaper logo Photograph: PA
Let's welcome the fact that the threat of civilian massacres in Libya may have been removed. The bloodthirsty dictator who oppresses his people doesn't deserve any compassion. But this legitimate feeling should not prevent us seeing the situation as it is and worrying.
France is at war. It isn't just actively involved in a broad coalition. The predominant role that we have played in the operation at every stage, including the military, puts us in the frontline. Libyans on both sides are well aware of this: Benghazi is bedecked with tricolour flags and in Tripoli, curses are hurled against France. We can feel quite proud that our country has had the courage to act, but that doesn't stop us thinking about how this action is heavy with consequences, risks and unresolved questions.
The war in which we are engaged cannot be reduced to the sterile formula of an "air exclusion zone" which the members of the UN security council have approved.
This term suggests a protective hand stretched across the sky to gently prevent any violence. The reality is harsher. We are killing. We are bombing vehicles full of soldiers. The fact that they are probably criminals launching an assault against unarmed members of the population doesn't change anything in this assessment: it's no good saying "we will not intervene on the ground", for it's on the ground that these soldiers have been killed.
We are in effect engaged in ground combat, even if we are striking – for the moment – from the air. To justify it, French diplomacy invokes the small print of the contract, which you don't read properly before you sign it: the UN 1973 resolution stipulates that one can take "all measures, including military, intended to protect civilians".
That's where we are – a "humanitarian" war. We are launching destructive military operations against a country which has not attacked us and which is not threatening our interests. In other words, we are totally outside military doctrine as laid out in particular by the white paper on defence in 2007.
Our sole motive for using force is the violation of human rights. We are in a perfect case of the "right to intervene", a concept which paradoxically is triumphing at a time when its originator has left the ministry of foreign affairs.
This concept poses numerous problems, which has led to its being kept out of international law in favour of a more consensual formula: "the responsibility to protect".
The dangers of the right to intervene, which leaves it to the discretion of the powerful to attack whom they want, have often been highlighted.
The most flagrant case of dangerous intervention was the US intervention in Iraq in 2003. At the time France was the country that stood up against this intervention and pointed out its pernicious effects. Do we believe such a principle is less dangerous when it is France that is applying it?
Let's not make unjust accusations about those who launched this operation. Let's give them credit for acting according to their conscience, to spare human lives. But the fact remains that the phase governed by emotions must be left behind and, in order to carry out this war and perhaps others, we must work out a doctrine. What is it and who should formulate it?
We are waging a humanitarian war. We are attacking a regime in accordance with the idea that we have of human dignity. Well done. But is this principle applicable everywhere? Should it form the basis of our foreign policy and guide all our decisions? In other times this question would be theoretical, but in these days of Arab revolt it is completely concrete. Must we prepare ourselves to act tomorrow in Syria, Yemen, and Algeria?
The other hypothesis is that we cannot, and would not want to, champion our humanitarian principles everywhere. To put it clearly, that would mean that we would have to choose. But who is to choose? Is it an exclusive and discretionary prerogative of the president of the republic? Does a situation have to make tears flow at the Elysée for us to send our soldiers?
All these choices are engaging France greatly, and are not without risks. The international consensus that carried us is fracturing now, and Arab countries, along with others, are beginning to express their reservations. In addition, whatever the superiority of our army in a head-on confrontation, we must think about the serious harms – firstly, of course, terrorism – to which we expose ourselves by intervening against people with neither scruples nor boundaries, like Muammar Gadaffi.
I don't suggest that we should stop intervening. But in order to continue to act and to do so in unity, whatever the surprises, good or bad, a national debate is necessary.
The Assemblée nationale must not just be consulted after the event. It must be able to lead a general discussion on the subject, one in which public opinion must participate. It is not a question of hobbling the executive body but of giving it a clear mandate and setting limits.
Of course we expect a president of the republic to have the courage to decide on a military offensive. We also need to hear that he is capable of not succumbing to pure emotion. Our republican heritage gives us special international privileges, and all peoples naturally turn to us when their liberty is threatened. What answer must we and can we give them? That is what the French will have to decide one day. Together.
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The strictest abortion ban in the nation targets communities of color
by Tina Vásquez July 3rd, 2020 March 19th, 2021
As pro-choice advocates in Louisiana breathe a sigh of relief after the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the June Medical Services v. Russo case last week, Tennessee is gearing up for a fight against one of the most restrictive anti-abortion bills in the country—one that advocates say targets people of color.
Used as a bargaining chip while negotiating the state budget, the bill was passed in the early morning hours of June 19 when the Tennessee Senate made a last-minute deal with the state House to pass a six-week abortion ban, which is unconstitutional because it makes it medically and logistically impossible for most people to determine that they are pregnant and arrange for abortion care.
In a statement, Rebecca Terrell, executive director of CHOICES, said Tennessee Republican legislators displayed a "truly stunning degree of hypocrisy" in passing the bill.
"[T]hey refused to fund $6 million in prenatal care for TennCare recipients, yet were willing to spend millions of the state's dollars to defend clearly unconstitutional abortion bans," Terrell said. "These decisions are quite the opposite of 'pro-life.' These decisions are anti-life, anti-women, anti-Black people, anti-poor, anti-children, anti-reason."
"Asian American women may stop seeking medical services"
According to Sung Yeon Choimorrow, the executive director of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, there is a portion of the Tennessee bill that could lead to the racial profiling of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) communities.
Tennessee's new bill includes a "sex selective" abortion ban, meaning that a doctor cannot provide abortion care if they believe a patient is seeking care based on the sex of the fetus.
"There is no evidence that sex selective abortions are happening in the U.S. The language and the rhetoric around sex-selective abortion bans are highly racialized," Choimorrow said. "Asian American women may stop seeking medical services because they are afraid of being criminalized, which can threaten their life and their pregnancy because of this hostile, racist, and sexist bill. It reveals this underlying assumption that women of color cannot be trusted to make reasonable decisions about their own bodies."
According to Guttmacher, state legislatures adopt abortion restrictions that target specific populations of women and pregnancy conditions by banning abortion on the basis of sex selection, race selection, or genetic anomaly. These bans "stigmatize pregnant people of color who seek abortions by questioning the motivation behind their abortion decision," Guttmacher reported.
Historically, Guttmacher reports, "sex selection has occurred most frequently in countries where there is a strong gender bias that manifests in a preference for sons. Evidence from the global context indicates that sex-selective abortion bans do not work to prevent sex selection, because these bans do nothing to challenge the phenomenon of son preference or its underlying causes and they are difficult to enforce."
Choimorrow told Prism the first time she saw evidence of this type of racial profiling in health care was in the 2015 case of Purvi Patel, the Indian American woman from Indiana who was convicted of feticide and felony neglect of a dependent for a self-induced abortion. Her conviction was eventually vacated and she was released from custody.
Among reproductive rights, health, and justice advocates, much of the focus of Patel's case centered on decriminalizing self-managed abortion and medication abortion. Choimorrow said what went missing from that framing and analysis was that around the time of Patel's case, then-governor of Indiana Mike Pence was "gunning to pass" a sex selective abortion ban. He eventually succeeded, and it was later declared unconstitutional.
"I always thought there was a connection between the ban and Purvi Patel's case. The rhetoric used by people like Mike Pence was that the U.S. had to 'protect girl babies,' or that people from other countries were 'bringing this practice with them.' I believe Purvi Patel was racially profiled and that is why the hospital called the police on her instead of giving her the health care she was there to receive," Choimorrow said.
Criminalizing reproductive health care
In addition to banning abortions as early as six weeks, Tennessee's 60-page bill provides no exceptions for rape or incest and also bans abortion care for juveniles in custody of the Department of Children's Services, removing the current option to petition a judge for permission. Violating these restrictions would be a Class C felony.
The coalition Healthy and Free Tennessee, which works to promote sexual health and reproductive freedom across the state, said in a statement the bill's covert passage was "unconscionable."
"In this moment where the Movement for Black Lives Matter and its supporters are fighting to move away from policing, criminalization, prisons, and punishment, we are increasing criminal penalties for reproductive health care," the statement said.
The legislation included an amendment that threatens clinics with a $10,000 fine if they do not post a sign in the waiting room and in patient rooms informing people that it may be possible to reverse medication abortion.
"Abortion reversal" is regularly pushed by anti-choice advocates for ideological reasons; however, it is not rooted in science or facts—and it's dangerous. As Hayley Farless reported for Rewire.News, the first-ever randomized clinical study on the medically unproven "abortion reversal" had to end early after the principal investigator "discovered risk of 'serious blood loss' when patients stop in the middle of the medication abortion protocol."
Tennessee's so-called "heartbeat bill" is part of a growing tide of anti-abortion bills passed by Republican-majority legislatures in an attempt to prompt the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that guarantees the constitutional right to abortion. These bans are unconstitutional because they attempt to ban abortion before the point at which a fetus is viable.
Planned Parenthood, the American Civil Liberties Union, and other reproductive health, rights, and justice groups have already filed a lawsuit against Tennessee's bill. However, if the courts strike down the six-week ban, the legislation goes on to automatically enact abortion bans at eight, 10, 12, 15, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 weeks of gestation.
In their statement, Healthy and Free Tennessee referred to the bill as a "human rights violation" that further cements the country's history of medical mistreatment against marginalized people, "especially Black women and women of color."
"This country was founded on reproductive oppression with the killing of Indigenous people and the experimentation and exploitation of enslaved Black women," said Briana Perry, co-executive director of Healthy and Free Tennessee. "That legacy continues with this abortion ban. We know that Black and other communities of color, who continue to be marginalized, will be disproportionately impacted by this legislation."
Abortion bans in three states are officially in effect
Southern reproductive justice advocates are doing 'radical work'
States are dividing between abortion restrictions and protections after Roe leak
Tina Vásquez
Tina Vásquez is the editor-at-large at Prism. She covers gender justice, workers' rights, and immigration. Follow her on Twitter @TheTinaVasquez. More by Tina Vásquez


So you're thinking of perhaps playing squash at a US University? Here is the basics of what you need to know to get ahead and make sure your dream becomes a reality!
Start thinking about it early! Start preparing when you're 14 or 15, don't wait until you're 17 or 18 before you even start talking to coaches and expressing interest.
Take an SAT course before you take the real SATs. Just like you practice squash before you play a tournament, the same thing applies to the SATs. The SATs are notorious for having a learning curve to know how the test works, how best to manage time, and how to maximize your score. Don't just show up for your test!
If English isn't your first language......work on it as much as you can. All of your courses will be in English, most of your classmates will only speak English. The better your English language skills are when you arrive on day 1, the better your chances are of doing well.


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Emory's School of Nursing and Georgia Perimeter College awarded $900,000 to train minority nurses for research careers
Woodruff Health Sciences Center | Oct. 10, 2013
Jasmine Hoffman
jasmine.hoffman@emory.edu
With this program, Emory University and Georgia Perimeter College want to establish a partnership model for two-year and four-year nursing schools in Georgia to build pipelines for baccalaureate education for nursing students.
Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program
Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Georgia Perimeter College
Prospective Students, Academics, Health, Research, Woodruff Health Sciences Center, Health Sciences Research, Nursing, Partnerships
Emory University's Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing and Georgia Perimeter College (GPC) are teaming up to prepare nurses from underrepresented groups to attain bachelor's degrees in nursing with the additional goal of preparing students for careers in health research.
Emory and GPC are the first and only institutions in Georgia to be selected for the Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program by the National Institutes of Health. This new partnership will provide $900,000 over a 5-year period to develop programming to increase the pool of underrepresented students who are prepared for careers in research.
"We are extremely pleased to partner with Georgia Perimeter College for the Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program," says Linda McCauley, PhD, RN, FAAN, dean of Emory's School of Nursing. "Both of our institutions are committed to enhancing educational opportunities for students from underrepresented groups and preparing them for careers as nurse clinicians and scientists. I know this collaboration will contribute importantly to the future of nursing and nursing science."
Students admitted to GPC under this partnership will be part of an eight-week summer immersion program focused on rigorous nursing education coupled with academic research exposure. After completing their associate's degrees at GPC, students will seamlessly transition into the baccalaureate nursing program at Emory. While at Emory, students will benefit from individual mentoring, professional development and research immersion experiences. Students will also receive academic advising to pursue doctoral studies in nursing and will be exposed to groundbreaking research taking place at Emory's Woodruff Health Sciences Center, which is an internationally recognized academic health center that receives more than $470 million in external research funding annually.
With this program, both institutions want to establish a partnership model for two-year and four-year nursing schools in Georgia to build pipelines for baccalaureate education for nursing students.
"This is a great opportunity for the GPC nursing program and its students as it promotes professional development while allowing participants a chance to pursue higher education in nursing," says Brenda Cherry, GPC's interim chair of nursing. "This partnership will increase the number of nurses with a baccalaureate degree in nursing."
About the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University
The Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing produces nursing leaders who are transforming health care through science, education, practice and policy worldwide. It has 298 baccalaureate, 172 masters, and 21 doctoral students as well as seven postdoctoral fellows. Students who complete their undergraduate degree go on to become national and international leaders in patient care, public health, government, and education. In 2012 the school received more than $7 million in research funding. Overall, the School is ranked 21st nationally by U.S. News and World Report.
About Georgia Perimeter College
Georgia Perimeter College, the largest state college of the University System of Georgia, serves approximately 22,000 students through four campuses and several sites in metro Atlanta. For additional information, visit www.gpc.edu.
To learn more about applying to this program, please contact Dr. William Puentes at 404-727-8164 or william.puentes@emory.edu.