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Q: Subversion commands not being run by Ubuntu rc.local Here is my rc.local for an autoscaling amazon ec2 instance based on ubuntu: (Note that user names, domains, and paths have been changed for security purposes)
logger "Begin rc.local startup script:"

logger "svn checkout"
sudo -u nonRootUser /usr/bin/svn co svn+ssh://user@svnserver.com/path/to/repo /var/www/html | logger

logger "chown writeable folder"
chown www-data /var/www/html/writeableFolder

logger "restart apache"
/etc/init.d/apache2 restart | logger

exit 0

And here is the output of sudo tail -n 40 /var/log/syslog
Mar 10 22:05:20 ubuntu logger: Begin rc.local startup script:
Mar 10 22:05:20 ubuntu logger: svn checkout
Mar 10 22:05:20 ubuntu logger: chown writeable folder

Of course its not getting to apache2 restart because it error'd on the chown. I did find however that if I do a checkout beforehand, and set the rc.local svn command to an svn update, that it still does not run the svn command but does output apache2 restart successfully.
These same svn commands work perfectly when I run them manually, tho it's strange that within rc.local they do not produce any output whatsoever to logger yet apache2 restart does.
I've also tried running the svn co and svn update both with sudo -u and without.
How do I get the svn command to run? Either a full checkout or an update. At this point either would be better than nothing!

A: I don't know why sudo is causing problems here, but you can also use su, which would work like this:
su nonRootUser -c "/usr/bin/svn co svn+ssh://user@svnserver.com/path/to/repo /var/www/html | logger"

A: Try using the full path to chown.
/bin/chown


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Q: python: How can I test for @unittest.expectedFailure for a specific type of error? consider this test function
    @unittest.expectedFailure
    def test_add_existing_user(self):
        user = User('test_add_existing_user', 'welcome')
        db.session.add(user)
        db.session.commit()
        self.assertEquals(1, len(User.query.all()))

        db.session.add(User(user.email, 'welcome'))
        db.session.commit()

This test will fail with IntegrityError because user email column has unique=True
This test work fine, but what I need to check if the error my test encountered is IntegrityError, Is there a way to test/validate the error that was raised?
Because Error might occur much before the last statement is executed and then we would have a false positive in our test

A: You can use self.assertRaises to make sure a specific error is raised.
def test_add_existing_user(self):
    """
    Checks that unique constraints return an IntegrityError.
    """
    user = User('test_add_existing_user', 'welcome')
    db.session.add(user)
    db.session.commit()
    self.assertEquals(1, len(User.query.all()))

    db.session.add(User(user.email, 'welcome'))
    self.assertRaises(IntegrityError, db.session.commit)

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Police Shoot Car Tires To Stop Suspected Drug Trafficker From Fleeing
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The Recovery Movement Control Order (RMCO) doesn't seem to hamper criminal activities as the police had to fire a few rounds at a vehicle in an attempt to arrest a man suspected of distributing drugs on Jalan Sentul last night.
Acting on a tip-off, the police initially asked the suspect, a 38-year-old man, to step out of his vehicle before the he stepped on the gas and rammed an unmarked police car while trying to reverse his Proton Saga.
Then, in a scene straight out of a Hollywood action movie, the police shot several rounds at the vehicle in an attempt to stop the escape.
Police fired several rounds of shots at the rear right-hand tyre and front tyre but the suspect still tried to flee by driving up the curb. Police then shot the left front tyre and the car came to a stop. Police immediately arrested the suspect.
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Upon searching the vehicle, the police found 450 grammes of heroin and 151 grammes of syabu under the front passenger and driver seats of the car.
It was reported that the man already had five previous drug-related crimes and also tested positive for methamphetamines and amphetamines.
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Spring is the most common used IOC container. Due to the many functionalities there are many source of errors not visible at first sight. A typical problem is a dependency tending to an incorrect created bean instance.
Unfortunately these effects occur unexpected in most cases. The spring context of a complex application typically contains some postprocessors, some of spring itself, some from libraries like CXF. These processors often instantiate partial bean trees in advance without causing any trouble. But adding a new dependency at any position of this tree may result in a problem without any indication of the reason.
If you search for beans of a type from a ListableBeanFactory the type is determined by the class attribute of the definition except for factory beans. The effective bean type can be determined by a method call only. To do so the factory bean has to be instantiated.
If this type check is done by a post processor you will run in the same problems as above.
Depending on the processing skipped these problems may occur on context startup or later when the bean is accessed.
Some problems originated by missing post processing may be solved by implementing Ordered. But to determine the correct value to run the processors in the right order may need some experimental tries.
This DecouplingFactoryBean may be added between the factory bean and the dependency not to be instantiated to avoid a direct dependency. Using the proxy and getting the target in the invocation handler in a lazy manner solves the problem.
The advantage of this solution is the lack of changing any existing bean or test code.
The problem will remain if the dependency will be used on initialization of the bean like at afterPropertiesSet(). In this case the DecouplingFactoryBean is useless. In this case try to change the bean code to use lazy init instead.


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Q: Filling in Text of a VBulliten Private message Im trying to submit a private message in a webforum through C#.
I can fill in every component except for the message box itself:
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The usual method of setting the innertext element of the textarea does nothing at all, it works for the rest of the page but not this?? I have no idea why and i can confirm the code is correctly identifying this area.
I can only imagine something else truly controls the display and submission value.
I have found :

When I set the value to anything but 0, the message will post but the text is missing each time.
Any ideas?

A: I don't know what is your favorite method to access a web page, but you can create a dummy WebBrowser form, then use a function like it:
    void SetText(string attribute, string attName, string value)
    {
        HtmlElementCollection tagsCollection = webBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByTagName("input");

        foreach (HtmlElement currentTag in tagsCollection)
        {

            if (currentTag.GetAttribute(attribute).Equals(attName))
                currentTag.SetAttribute("value", value);
        }
    }

    void CheckBox(string attribute, string attName, string value)
    {

        // Get a collection of all the tags with name "input";

        HtmlElementCollection tagsCollection = webBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByTagName("input");

        foreach (HtmlElement currentTag in tagsCollection)
        {
            if (currentTag.GetAttribute(attribute).Equals(attName))
                currentTag.SetAttribute("checked", value);
        }
    }

    void ClickButton(string attribute, string attName)
    {
        webBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByTagName("input");
        HtmlElementCollection col = webBrowser1.Document.GetElementsByTagName("button");

        foreach (HtmlElement element in col)
        {
            if (element.GetAttribute(attribute).Equals(attName))
            {
                element.InvokeMember("click");
            }
        }
    }


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If you're fascinated with the night sky, stars, and the rest of space out there, don't miss the free public programs at The Arne Slettebak Planetarium at Ohio State University. Operating since 1968 by the Department of Astronomy, it is a 63-seat 30-foot dome theater with a state-of-the-art Spitz SciDome XD digital projection system giving exquisite views of the night sky, and takes you on digital journeys to the planets, stars, and distant galaxies.
The Planetarium at Ohio State offers Live Shows, Fulldome Feature Presentations, and occasion special events throughout the academic year, and are presented by students and faculty in OSU Department of Astronomy or the planetarium director. Regularly scheduled shows are typically offered on Friday evenings. All live shows are appropriate for children over ages 3-4, as long as they are able to sit quietly in the dark for 40+ minutes. On occasional Saturdays, they hold Kids Edition versions of the regular shows, which are geared towards elementary age children. It's a great way to introduce kids to Astronomy, or further encourage their interest.
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Natick Tort Lawyers
Find the right Litigation attorney in Natick, MA
Litigation Lawyers in Natick
A "tort" is defined in Natick, Massachusetts as a legal wrong, not criminal in nature, for which the law provides compensation to the victim.
In Natick, Massachusetts, when a tort is committed, and the victim of the tort is vested with a right to sue the person who committed the tort, they are said to have a "cause of action."
The law in Natick, Massachusetts recognizes dozens of different torts. Some of them are fairly obscure, and don't come up often, and are largely relics of the common law. The torts that a person is most likely to deal with at some point in his or her life are negligence, fraud, battery, and intentional infliction of emotional distress.
Types of Torts in Natick, Massachusetts
Negligence: In Natick, Massachusetts, negligence is, far and away, the most prevalent tort that the civil litigation system has to deal with. Negligence is a failure to exercise the level of caution that's necessary in a given situation, and causing harm (physical injury or property damage) as a direct result of this failure. An obvious example is drunk driving. If a person is drunk behind the wheel, and causes an accident, they are clearly going to be required to compensate the victim for whatever harm they cause, since driving while intoxicated is extremely careless, and everybody should know this. Of course, there are many other situations, most of them far less apparent, where negligence can occur.
Fraud: Fraud is an intentional tort, unlike negligence. It is also dealt with fairly often by courts in Natick, Massachusetts. Fraud is a lie that one person tells to another, with the intent to harm the other person, typically by inducing them to give money or property to the person committing the fraud. Fraud can occur in a wide variety of different contexts. For example, suppose a jeweler tries to sell a fake diamond to a customer, by passing it off as the real thing. If the customer believes the jeweler's lie, and bases his buying decision on it, the jeweler has committed fraud. If the customer discovers this fraud, he will be able to sue the jeweler, and recover, at the very least, the difference between the value of the fake diamond, and what he paid for it.
Battery: Battery is defined by the law of Natick, Massachusetts as any contact by one person, with the body of another, which is offensive or harmful. Any conduct that causes physical injury, pain, or emotional distress is battery. Also, you do not need to directly touch a person with your own body to commit battery - simply directing harmful contact (say, by throwing a rock) toward another person is sufficient to create liability for battery. Battery can also arise from "offensive" contact, which is typically any physical contact that violates one's sense of personal dignity constitutes battery, and the victim could technically sue over it. However, in most cases like that, the plaintiff hasn't suffered any real harm, and will only be able to recover nominal damages, which would be far, far less than the cost of filing a lawsuit.
Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress: Intentional infliction of emotional distress, or IIED, is a relatively new tort in Natick, Massachusetts. It is committed when someone deliberately causes emotional distress or trauma to another person by engaging in outrageous conduct, with the intent of causing such distress. Note that the defendant does not need to cause physical injuries to the plaintiff to be liable for IIED, but the plaintiff does have to produce evidence that they suffered emotional distress. This evidence typically comes in the form of a report from a psychiatrist who evaluated the plaintiff's mental condition.
How Can A Natick, Massachusetts Tort Lawyer Help?
If you believe that you've been the victim of a tort in Natick, Massachusetts, you have a right to go to court and attempt to prove your case. On the other hand, if you find that you are being sued for a tort, and believe that you aren't responsible, you have every right to defend yourself in court.
In both situations, a knowledgeable Natick, Massachusetts tort lawyer will probably prove indispensable. The best thing you can do early in the process is make a good-faith effort to negotiate a settlement with the other side, to prevent the matter from going to trial in the first place, which will often prove more costly than settling. Most tort lawyers are also skilled negotiators, and will be able to help you on this front, too.
Life in Natick
Located only 15 miles from the state capital of Boston, Natik Massacheutts is a cute suburban town in the greater Boston area. In fact, miles 8-12 of the famous Boston Marathon go through the city. Natick is home to just under 33,000 residents. Natik, which means place of hills, is rather aptly named as the topography of the sixteen mile city is quite hilly. First settled in 1651 by a Puritan missionary, Natick has been growing ever since. There are many religious and secular points of interests in Natick, including: Temple Israel of Natick, BJ's Wholesale Club, and The Bacon Free Library. Natick also has a high number of public and private schools, making the city's education system second to none. Many Bostonians live in Natick and make the simple trek into the city. With the close proximity to Boston, which is home to Harvard Law School, among many others, it is not surprising how many great lawyers call Natick home. Ranging from property law to contract law to divorce issues, Natick lawyers have been trained in some of the best schools in the nation.
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There are two different types of WHALES: Toothed whales have a single blowhole and use their teeth to eat fish, squid, seals, penguins, and even other whales. Baleen whales, the other major group, have two blowholes side-by-side and strain plankton from the water using bristles in their mouths.
Despite only eating plankton, the Blue Whale is the largest living animal of all time. A humpback in shallow water scattering herring. Whale survives harpoon attack 130 years ago to become 'world's oldest mammal' A giant bowhead whale caught off the coast of Alaska had a harpoon point embedded in its neck that showed it survived a similar hunt – more than a century ago.
Biologists claim the find helps prove the bowhead is the oldest living mammal on earth. They say the 13-centimetre arrow-shaped fragment dates back to around 1880, meaning the 50-ton whale had been coasting around the freezing arctic waters since Victorian times. Scroll down for more... Because traditional whale hunters never took calves, experts estimate the bowhead was several years old when it was first shot and about 130 when it died last month. "No other finding has been so precise," said John Bockstoce, a curator at the New Bedford Whaling Museum in Massachusetts.
Calculating a bowhead whale's age can be difficult, and is usually gauged by amino acids in the eye lenses. It is rare to find one that has lived more than a century, but experts now believe the oldest were close to 200 years old. to stay warm as efficiently as possible. Fur Seal and Beluga Whale. Humpback whales feeding in Alaska. The Loneliest Whale in the World. On their most recent episode of their always-enjoyable Dinner Party Download podcast, American Public Media's Rico Gagliano and Brendan Newnam featured the story of "a lonely whale with vocal problems whose love song supposedly chases lady whales away.
" According to a 2004 New York Times article on the subject, this particular baleen whale has apparently been tracked by NOAA since 1992, using a "classified array of hydrophones employed by the Navy to monitor enemy submarines. " It sings at 52 Hertz, which is roughly the same frequency as the lowest note on a tuba, and much higher than its fellow whales, whose calls fall in the 15 to 25 Hertz range. To make matters worse, the high-pitched whale "does not follow the known migration route of any extant baleen whale species. " The result, according to Dr. Kate Stafford, a researcher at the National Marine Mammal Laboratory in Seattle, is that the lonely whale keeps "saying 'Hey, I'm out here,'" but "nobody is phoning home. " Megafauna size comparison. Cetacea. Mariachi Serenades a Beluga Whale. Right Whale under boat. Evolution of cetaceans. About 80 of the 87 modern species in the order Cetacea.
A phylogeny showing the relationships among cetacean families.[1] illustrative evolution-line of cetaceans The cetaceans (whales, dolphins and porpoises) are marine mammal descendants of land mammals. Their terrestrial origins are indicated by: Their need to breathe air from the surface;The bones of their fins, which resemble the limbs of land mammalsThe vertical movement of their spines, characteristic more of a running mammal than of the horizontal movement of fish. The question of how a group of land mammals became adapted to aquatic life was a mystery until discoveries starting in the late 1970s in Pakistan revealed several stages in the transition of cetaceans from land to sea. Earliest ancestors[edit] The molecular data is supported by the recent discovery of Pakicetus, the earliest proto-whale (see below). Indohyus[edit] Possible relationships between cetaceans and other ungulate groups.[1][3] Pakicetidae[edit] General[edit]
Whale Songs. Humpback Whale and Kite Surfer. Feb 8, 2012 Everyone knows whales are huge.
In fact, the Blue Whale is the largest known animal to have ever existed (source). Roughly the length of a basketball court, these majestic creatures are a sight to behold. In this startling image, we see a kite surfer likely unaware that this colossal mammal is right below him. The comments on Reddit and a search on TinEye did not turn up anything, please update us in the comments below if you know who the photographer is, or have any more information on this incredible aerial shot. *Update: As updated by the photographer (Michael Swaine @ AbovePhotography.com.au), this is an aerial capture of a humpback whale not a blue whale as initially reported.
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It's amazing how much power the internet gives to consumers to find products for themselves and to learn all that they want to know about a particular product. It used to be the job of a marketer to explain a new product and make sure people wanted to buy it. Now it's more about getting noticed enough that people can realize what you have to offer themselves. Getting noticed today all comes down to successful lead generation, which is an important skill that we're going to touch on down below.
Here are five tips that will help a marketer more successfully generate leads for a website. Some are obvious while others will get you thinking about missed opportunities that you could be capitalizing on. Read through them all and put them into practice right away to hopefully start boosting your site and being more successful as a modern-day business owner.
Most people understand that the call to action on a website is pretty important. That's because it's the trigger that gets people to make a specific decision, and it ultimately results in the profit for you or the other benefit that you are going for. With that said, few people take the time to really maximize their call to action. They don't think about making adjustments to what it says or where it's positioned, and that's a huge mistake. The best way that you can improve your success quickly is to place the call to action in a location that's going to be seen by visitors naturally.
According to careful studies people read websites in an F-shaped pattern by starting in the top left corner of the page and then scanning along the edge until reading more in the middle of the page and then scanning down the rest. Take care to position the CTAs at the top of the page in the left and then again at the middle of the page to make the most of them. This should improve your results over time and make your site more successful.
One of the worst things that you can do as the owner of a website is to undersell one of the new services or features that you have to offer. So whether you are launching a product, adding a new feature to the site, or just changing the way that you do things, take the time to put together a flashy launch post celebrating what you are doing and explaining why it's a positive change for your visitors. After you get the launch post in place, take some time to create additional blog posts about the change as well and link them all back to the launch post. New features are an opportunity to bring in more business and grow your site, so leverage it as much as possible with these posts.
You might assume that graphical links are what most visitors gravitate towards, but generally that's not the case. It's very common for visitors to click on anchor text, or text links in your blog post or web content instead of a banner or graphical link that you're currently using. That's because browsers have become ad-blind, and they actually overlook graphics most of the time. To keep your CTA from being overlooked, it's vital that you put it into a well-formatted anchor text as well. Put the anchor up near the top of your page, make it large enough that it stands out from the other text and make sure that it includes your most effective message. Doing all this will help boost your conversion rates over time.
Pop up messages are a good way to engage with website visitors, but only when used properly. The last thing you want to do is annoy your visitor, because he or she will leave immediately. A pop up positioned the right way will feel beneficial to the visitor, rather than like an interruption. Make sure that the pop up or slider is very relevant to the current page on your site, and that it only activates when it's clear the visitor is interested in the page to begin with. If you take these steps you should be able to create a more pleasant user experience for new visitors to your website.
Social media is a powerful tool for increasing your brand awareness, but it's also a pretty easy way to bring in new leads to your business site. Rely on regular customer interaction on social sites to help brand your site and to draw attention to changes that are happening. Celebrate new posts or resources that the site has to offer with your social posts. Also try doing fun activities like contests to encourage people to take a look at your site and to become more familiar with what you have to offer. When used properly, social media can have a major impact on the success of your website.
Lead generation is one of the most valuable skills that a website owner and a modern-business owner can understand. Hopefully the five tips above can help you effectively bring more leads to your website and be more successful overall.


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The Films of Tony Buba
The Harvard Film Study Center, Emerson College, Hampshire College and The DocYard present:
THE FILMS OF TONY BUBA – Lightning Over Braddock: A Rustbowl Fantasty (1988) and shorts
Monday, November 12, 2012 @ 7pm, The Brattle Theatre (Cambridge).
Discussion with the filmmaker following screening.
Several local film groups have joined together to host Tony Buba for a long overdue appearance in the Boston-area. Cinematic chronicler for the past 40 years of his hometown, Braddock, Pennsylvania, Buba was recently the subject of a full retrospective at New York City's Anthology Film Archives, which described the filmmaker as "One of the most singular, and egregiously overlooked, filmmakers in the U.S. A national treasure [and] the prime representative of the blue-collar, populist, politically committed yet outrageously entertaining American filmmaking movement that's largely missing-in-action."
Buba will screen Lightning Over Braddock, his first feature and the film that established him as an innovator of the "exploded documentary," fusing social documentary, autobiography and whimsical fiction. The centerpiece of Buba's oeuvre, Lightning showcases the filmmaker's eccentric blend of political engagement, poetic self-reflexivity, goofy wit and an unsentimentally committed interest in the working class, in its exploration of both a dying city's travails and the ongoing drama of Buba's troubled relationship with a former subject and local street hustler named Sal Carulli. Winner of numerous awards, including Best Film at the Birmingham International Film Festival in England and a nomination as Best First Feature Film by the Independent Spirit Awards, Lightning was shown at Sundance, Toronto, Berlin, and over a dozen other international film festival, and was one of the first titles acquired by Zeitgeist Films. Alongside Lightning Over Braddock, Buba's Brattle screening will feature two shorts from "The Braddock Chronicles," a series spanning 15 years and made up of portraits and vignettes describing the life and death of a blue-collar town—and, by extension, industrial America.
To learn more about Tony Buba's films visit: http://www.braddockfilms.com/
Full Program for evening:
Betty's Corner Cafe (1976, black and white, 16mm, 11 minutes)
Washing Walls With Mrs. G (1980, black and white, 16mm, 6 minutes)
Lightning Over Braddock (1988, black and white, 16mm, 80 minutes)
This event is curated by Rebecca Meyers


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There is more shrimp consumed in Las Vegas, Nevada, per day than the rest of the country combined.
Lake Tahoe in Nevada, is the third deepest lake in the U.S.
Virginia City, Nevada, is believed to be the most haunted town in the U.S.
There is one slot machine for every ten residents in Nevada.
The ichthyosaur is Nevada's official state fossil.


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Leonard George Siffleet (14 de enero de 1916-24 de octubre de 1943) fue un comando australiano de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Nació en Gunnedah, Nueva Gales del Sur, enrolándose en la Segunda Fuerza Imperial Australiana en 1941 y alcanzando el rango de Sargento en 1943. Destacado en la M Special Unit del Departamento de Servicios de Reconocimiento, Siffleet estaba en una misión en Papúa Nueva Guinea, cuando él y dos compañeros ambonenses fueron capturados por miembros de una tribu colaboracionista y entregados a los japoneses. Los tres hombres fueron interrogados, torturados y posteriormente decapitados. Una fotografía de la ejecución inminente de Siffleet se convirtió en una imagen perdurable de la guerra, y su identidad se confunde a menudo con la de otros militares que han sufrido un destino similar, en particular, el teniente William Ellis Newton.

Biografía

Leonard George Siffleet nació el 14 de enero de 1916 en Gunnedah, Nueva Gales del Sur. Era hijo de un obrero itinerante de ascendencia holandesa, tenía una hermana y dos hermanos. Siffleet llegó a Sídney a fines de la década de 1930, deseando enrolarse en la Policía, pero no pudo hacerlo a causa de problemas de visión. Sin embargo, fue reclutado en la Reserva en agosto de 1940 y destacado en una unidad de reflectores en la Base Richmond de la Real Fuerza Aérea Australiana.

Dado de baja de la Reserva después de tres meses, Siffleet volvió con su familia para cuidar de sus hermanos menores después de la muerte su madre. Estaba trabajando como ayudante de tienda cuando se enroló en la Segunda Fuerza Imperial Australiana en setiembre de 1941. Destacado en una compañía de señales con base en Ingleburn, Nueva Gales del Sur, dos veces fue reportado como ausente sin permiso; en aquel entonces estaba de novio con Clarice Lane.

Campaña de Nueva Guinea
Después de entrenarse en radiocomunicaciones en la Universidad Técnica de Melbourne, Siffleet se ofreció voluntario para operaciones especiales en setiembre de 1942 y fue destacado en el Departamento de Servicios de Reconocimiento (DSR) del Buró Aliado de Inteligencia en Melbourne. Se unió a la Z Special Unit y fue transferido a Cairns en el extremo norte de Queensland para más entrenamiento operativo. Asignado a la sección holandesa del DSR como operador de radio, Siffleet fue ascendido a Sargento en mayo de 1943. Ese mismo mes se fue a la M Special Unit para participar en una misión de instalación de un puesto de vigilancia costera en las colinas detrás de Hollandia, Nueva Guinea Holandesa. Descrito por el Comandante Eric Feldt, director de los vigilantes costeros, como "el mejor tipo de suboficial de la A.I.F., joven y competente", Siffleet se unió a un equipo al mando del Sargento H. N. Staverman de la Real Armada de los Países Bajos, que incluía a dos soldados ambonenses, H. Pattiwal y M. Reharing. Con el nombre clave de Operación Whiting, su tarea era trabajar en conjunto con otro equipo (Operación Locust), al mando del Teniente Jack Fryer.

El grupo de reconocimiento de Staverman inició su misión en el noreste de Nueva Guinea en julio, viajando a lo largo de terreno montañoso durante agosto y setiembre. En algún momento, Staverman y Pattiwal se separaron de los demás para seguir explorando el territorio, siendo emboscados por un grupo de nativos. Ambos fueron capturados y dados por muertos, pero Pattiwal escapó más tarde y se reunió con Siffleet y Reharing. Siffleet transmitió un mensaje radial a Fryer para advertirle de los nativos hostiles y las patrullas japonesas, indicando que estaba listo para quemar los cuadernos de claves de su equipo y enterrar su radio. No se tuvo más noticias de ellos hasta inicios de octubre. Clarice Lane (llamada incorrectamente como "Clemice" Lane) recibió en aquel período dos cartas del Buró Aliado de Inteligencia en julio y setiembre, afirmando que Siffleet estaba "sano y salvo".

Muerte y legado

Después que Pattiwal se reunió con Siffleet y Reharing, ellos intentaron abrirse paso a la frontera holandesa. Fueron emboscados por cien nativos cerca de Aitape y después de un breve combate cuerpo a cuerpo durante el cual Siffleet disparó e hirió a uno de sus atacantes, el grupo fue capturado y entregado a los japoneses. Interrogados y torturados, el equipo fue encerrado por aproximadamente dos semanas antes de ser llevado a la playa de Aitape en la tarde del 24 de octubre de 1943. Atados y con los ojos vendados, rodeados por observadores nativos y japoneses, fueron obligados a arrodillarse y ejecutados por decapitación, por orden del Vicealmirante de la Armada Imperial Japonesa Michiaki Kamada. El oficial que ejecutó a Siffleet, Yasuno Chikao, ordenó a un soldado que lo fotografiase en el acto. Sobre Chikao se ha escrito que murió antes del final de la guerra, así como que fue capturado y sentenciado a muerte por ahorcamiento, permutándose su sentencia a 10 años de prisión.

La fotografía de la ejecución de Siffleet fue descubierta en el uniforme del cadáver de un Mayor japonés cerca de Hollandia por soldados estadounidenses en abril de 1944. Se cree que es la única imagen de la ejecución de un prisionero de guerra occidental por un soldado japonés que se ha conservado. La fotografía fue publicada en periódicos australianos y en la revista Life, pero se creía que mostraba al Teniente William Ellis Newton, que había sido capturado en Salamaua y decapitado el 29 de marzo de 1943. Después fue expuesta en el Memorial de Guerra Australiano. A pesar de la identificación positiva de Siffleet como el soldado de la imagen en 1945, este continúa siendo erróneamente identificado como Ellis Newton en algunas fuentes. Siffleet es conmemorado en el Memorial de Lae, en Lae, junto a los demás soldados de la Commonwealth que murieron combatiendo en la región y no tienen una tumba conocida. También se le dedicó un parque memorial a Siffleet en Aitape en mayo de 2015.

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Bibliografía

Militares ejecutados
Ejecutados por decapitación
Militares australianos de la Segunda Guerra Mundial
Militares de Australia
Prisioneros de guerra
Torturados

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Hollywood Movie star Dijmon Hounsou Kicks Off New Initiative to Help Descendants of Africa Trace Back Their Roots
September 19, 2022 by AFRIPOL Leave a Comment
By Alexandra Jane THE ROOTS
After a visit to his home of Benin on the coast of West Africa, actor Dijmon Hounsou reflected on the part it played in the transatlantic slave trade. Twenty five years ago, Hounsou starred in Steven Spielberg box office hit, Amistad, the story of the Spanish slave ship of the same name whose captors managed to take control of the boat. The now 58 year old tells The Washington Post that his participation in the film helped to educate him further on the history of African people, and how the slave trade resulted in the loss of their ancestry of its descendants.
"We are talking about a severe identity issue," Hounsou said. "If you don't know where you come from, you sure don't know who you are."
In 2019, this realization prompted the former model to launch the Dijmon Hounsou Foundation on December 2nd, the day that the United Nations marks as the International Day of the Abolition of Slavery. One of the chief goals of the foundation is to help those of African ancestry trace back their roots to the continent. The foundation is also heavily focused on putting a stop to modern day slavery and human trafficking.
This past Saturday marked an important milestone for the Dijmon Hounsou foundation as the inaugural Run Richmond 16:19 took place over three continents including Richmond, Virginia, Liverpool, England, and Ouidah, West Africa. The running and concert event aimed to celebrate diversity while connecting the past to the present and future. Running participants chose from either a 6.19 mile, or 16.19 kilometer distance, with each route including interactive historical landmarks along the way.
"In Richmond, we are fortunate to have a number of African American landmarks or landmarks related to African American history and culture," said Monroe Harris, board president and acting executive director of the Black History Museum and Cultural Center of Virginia. "But the people that are coming together probably would not be doing so if it weren't for an event such as this. You are educating people who may not be aware of some of the accomplishments of Black people in culture and history — it increases our awareness and understanding of each other, which if we have that, it makes the world a better place."
Hounsou, who ran the 6.19 mile himself, spoke to The Washington Post about the impact he anticipated the event having.
"I'm hoping it will bring a certain journey of experiencing 400 years of Black history, where you can touch and feel," he said.
"We are trying to champion the idea of unity in diversity," Hounsou says. "The purpose is all about healing. We're at a historical moment in time to acknowledge that Black history is American history. It's about the Afro-descendents of this world to feel the power of their history and to have a bit of knowledge about who they are, what they mean in this world and what they accomplished over time."


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Q: React : Render returns createElement I just started to learn React and I'm using it with a Rails backend.
In my view I have :
<%= react_component 'Products', { data: @products } %>

It works fine with this static code :
var Products = React.createClass({
  getInitialState: function () {
    return {products: this.props.data};
  },

  getDefaultProps: function() {
    return {products: []};
  },

  render: function () {
    return (

List of products

              Name
              Company
              RRP

              AAA
              BBB
              CCC

    );
  }
});

I've got my table displayed well.
The next step is to have the same result but with each line representing  a new product's element. So I start to create a new React Class in the same file :
var ProductLine = React.createClass({
  render: function () {
    return (

        AAA
        BBB
        CCC

    );
  }
});

My problem is, how can I render this ProductLine in my table ? Because if I do this :

  React.createElement ProductLine

The line is considered as plain text and not rendered...

A: Actually I found the solution just after posting this question.
This post called Thinking in React from Pete Hunt is very useful, especially for a React newbie. Also, the example is almost the same as my situation...
var ProductRow = React.createClass({
  render: function () {
    return (

        {this.props.product.name}
        {this.props.product.company_id}
        {this.props.product.price}

    );
  }
});

var ProductTable = React.createClass({
  render: function () {
    var rows = [];

    this.props.data.forEach(function(product) {
      rows.push(<ProductRow product={product} key={product.id} />);
    });

    return (

List of products

              Name
              Company
              RRP

            {rows}

    );
  }
});

A: I could be wrong but <ProductLine /> is how you would instantiate a component within the render function of another parent component i.e.:

  <ProductLine />


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Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum's $700mn Khor Mor expansion plan to increase gas output by 63% in two years
Iraq September 10 2018 For Cresent Petroleum in Kurdistan Iraq on September 10 2018 Christopher Pike wwwcpikecom
Published: 6 March 2019 - 8:45 a.m.
By: Carla Sertin
Pearl Petroleum, the consortium led by Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas, has signed a new 20-year gas sales agreement (GSA) with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to enable production and sales of an additional 250 MMscf/day that the consortium aims to produce by 2021 as part of their expansion plans in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) in order to boost local domestic electricity generation.
Following a settlement agreement reached between the parties in August 2017, this new gas sales agreement was signed on 19thFebruary 2019 by KRG Minister of Natural Resources Dr. Ashti Hawrami, and Majid Jafar, CEO of Crescent Petroleum and board managing director of Dana Gas, on behalf of Pearl Petroleum. All approvals for the agreement, including by the Kurdistan Region Council for Oil & Gas Affairs and the board of Pearl Petroleum, have since been granted, with project work now under implementation.
The Kurdistan Gas Project was established in 2007 as Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum entered into agreement with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) for certain exclusive rights to appraise, develop, produce, market, and sell petroleum from the Khor Mor and Chemchemal fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI). Production from the newly built plant in Khor Mor began just 15 months later, in October 2008. In 2009, Pearl Petroleum was formed as a consortium with Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum as shareholders, and with OMV, MOL, and RWE joining the consortium subsequently with a 10% share each.
The $700 million expansion underway at the Khor Mor plant will include the addition of two new production trains at the Khor Mor plant, as well as drilling of new wells with plans to raise production from the current 400 MMscf/day to reach 650 MMscf/day by 2021 based on this latest GSA, and then to 900 MMscf/day beyond that by 2022. This follows the 30% production increase from debottlenecking throughput at the Khor Mor plant, which brought current total production to 106,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), making it the largest regional private sector upstream gas operation in Iraq today.
Gas sales commenced late in 2018 under a gas sales agreement signed in January of that year, and all payments have been received in a timely manner in full, which gives confidence for the investment and expansion plans currently underway by the Consortium. The Kurdistan Gas Project, which recently commemorated 10 years of continuous production, supplies natural gas from the Khor Mor field by pipeline to power plants in Bazian, Chemchemal and Erbil, as well as LPG and condensate, which are sold in the local markets.
In August 2017, Pearl Petroleum reached a full and final settlement with the KRG of the arbitration between them, including settlement of past receivables and committing to expand their investment and operations in the region. These expansion plans include the multi-well drilling program currently underway in both the Khor Mor & Chemchemal fields, as well as installation of additional gas processing and liquids extraction facilities. The fields are operated jointly by Crescent Petroleum and Dana Gas on behalf of Pearl Petroleum.
Total investment in the Kurdistan Gas Project to date exceeds $1.6 billion, with total cumulative production of over 260 million barrels of oil equivalent (boe), delivering billions of dollars in fuel cost savings and wider economic benefits for the Kurdistan Region and Iraq as a whole. That impact will continue to grow as production capacity expands in the coming years.
"This agreement is an important step for us as we deliver improved services to the people of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq through enhanced electricity generation from the increase in gas production by the consortium," Hawrami said. "The Kurdistan Region holds significant reserves of gas and the KRG is committed to playing a positive role in the growing gas and electricity needs of Iraq and the region."
"This gas sales agreement opens a new chapter in the expansion of the Kurdistan Gas Project that will see a further investment of over $700mn in coming years to expand production up to 900 MMscf/day, further fueling the Region's economic growth and development," Jafar said. "We look forward to developing the significant resources from these important fields, for the benefit of the Kurdistan Region and all of Iraq.'
"Dana Gas and our partners in Pearl Petroleum are particularly proud to be investing further in the gas sector of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, delivering a reliable source of cleaner energy, and supporting local economic development," Dana Gas CEO Dr. Patrick Allman-Ward said. "The continuing receipt of payments in a timely manner gives confidence for our continued investment commitment as we enter our second decade of production."
As part of its work in the KRI, Pearl has implemented a corporate social responsibility program to support local communities, including providing school supplies, drinking water treatment, generators and fuel enabling 24-hour electricity for local villages, mobile medical units, and youth sports facilities, as well as financial support for 1,000 orphans from the Chemchemal area in partnership with a local charity Foundation. These initiatives are assisting the local communities in improving their standard of living, health, well-being, security and stability and the development of human capital.
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The Barkley Power Plant started operation in early 1966 when the first of its four units were placed on line. Each of Barkley's four generators is capable of producing 32,500-kilowatt hours. In a typical year, Barkley Power Plant is capable of producing enough electricity to power over 30,000 homes.
Since being placed in service the four-hydropower units have performed far above industry average with an availability rate of 96.9%. The high availability rate is a testimonial to the excellent maintenance and inspection programs followed by Power Plant personnel.


At some point after the US Bishops' Conference in 2002, several men came forward to the diocese with allegations that Abrams had sexually abused them when they were boys during the late 1970s-early 1980s, while Abrams was pastor of Sacred Heart. The diocesan review board determined in 2007 that the allegations were credible. Abrams was barred from public ministry, and the matter was to be referred to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith.
Bishop was Thomas Edmund Molloy (1921-1956), followed by Bryan Joseph McEntegart (1957-1968).
Most Holy Trinity had a grade school with 251-293 boys and 250-294 girls, and a boys' high school with 374-674 students.
McEntegart was succeeded as Brooklyn bishop by Francis John Mugavero (1968-1990).
1971 St. Sylvester's Brooklyn NY 4/4, 3/4 St. Sylvester's had a school with 624-389 boys and 643-455 girls.
1971 1979 St. Gregory's Brooklyn (Crown Heights) NY 4/4, 1/3, 1/2, 1/4 Administrator 1971-1974 St. Gregory's had a school with 757-403 students.
• Sometime in the early 2000s the diocese received complaints from multiple people that Abrams had sexually abused them as boys while he was pastor of Sacred Heart.
NY 1/4 Pastor Sacred Heart had a school with 611-776 students.
1982 1988 St. Patrick's Brooklyn (Fort Hamilton) NY 3/7, 2/7, 2/8 St. Patrick's had a school with 675-500 students.
Thomas Vose Daily replaced Mugavero as Brooklyn bishop (1990-2003).
1997 Absent on Sick Leave The address given for Abrams through the 1996 Directory is that of St. Frances de Chantal in Brooklyn, although he is not listed as there in the Brooklyn pages.
Daily was succeeded by Nicholas Anthony DiMarzio (2003-).
Abrams lived at the Bishop Mugavero Residence. He is not indexed beyond the 2007 Directory.
Abrams was barred from public ministry in November 2007 after the diocesan review board found "sufficient evidence" that he had sexually abused minors while pastor Sacred Heart parish in Queens in the late 1970s-early 1980s. The matter was to be referred to the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith. Abrams was 83-years-old at the time.
Source: Official Catholic Directory (Kenedy & Sons, ).
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Why are these called magic scotchie cookies? Because I incorporated some features of magic bars (or 7-layer bars, or Hello Dolly bars) with scotchies (oatmeal and butterscotch chips). I left out chocolate chips because I didn't want to overpower the butterscotch flavor. They're pretty addictive, so I was happy to pack them up and send them to work with Mike.
This is the LAST day of my maternity leave! It's gone by really fast, and although I know I'm really going to miss Ellie, I'm really happy to be going back to work. I stopped by for a department meeting the other day and ran into several of my students from last year who are now in high school. They were some of my favorites, and they all ended up running Cross Country this fall. One of them said she never would have considered it if I hadn't encouraged her and talked about how fun it was. She started last year hating running, and now she's already starting to train for the track season!
I'm going again today to pick up my work laptop and some of my teaching materials, because this weekend is going to involve a lot of lesson planning. I'm kind of nervous about how I'm going to balance teaching, training, blogging, and most importantly, being Eleanor's mom, but fortunately Mike is amazing and has no problem trading off morning duty so we can both get workouts in, so that will help a lot.
Oh, and I finished the hat! It fits Mike perfectly, yay. Next up: a stocking for Ellie. I found a pattern but I'm pretty intimidated. Thank goodness for youtube videos – any time I get stuck, I find a video of what I'm trying to do, watch it about 35 times, and attempt it myself. It worked out pretty well for the hat, but that was a ridiculously simple pattern. There's a good chance Ellie will just end up with a stocking from Target, but I'll do my best.
For the past couple years I was convinced I hated leeks. I can't remember when the aversion started, but I made sure to avoid them (which, fortunately, was pretty easy). Then a few weeks ago I decided to give them another chance, so I made a Turkish recipe from Arabesque that had leeks in an egg yolk-lemon sauce and realized they were completely delicious. So when I saw this recipe from A Couple Cooks, I was excited to make more leeks.
This dish is really simple, but there are a couple key things that really amp up the flavor. One is sauteeing some shallots and then adding broth to cook the quinoa. The shallots definitely add a subtle layer of flavor. The other is cooking the leeks in butter until they begin to caramelize just a little bit in places. The finishing touches of lemon juice and toasted walnuts round it all out.
Within 10 minutes of the Fed Ex man placing it on the front porch, I had it set up and was happily pedaling away.
It is SO MUCH BETTER than the exercise bikes at the gym! Aero position isn't going to happen while I'm pregnant (it only took about 15 seconds to figure that out), but I'm completely in love with this thing already, and I think it's going to make squeezing workouts in a ton easier when I have an infant around.
After my nice little trainer ride, I was craving something with plenty of protein (and plenty of flavor). I made these burgers a few years ago (back when my photography skills were truly stunning…) and loved them.
This time I left out the sprouts, made them a little smaller (about 2 1/2″ across; the recipe yielded 20 that size instead of 12), and baked them in the oven instead of frying them on the stove.
Instead of filling them with lettuce and tomato, I put them on a pita with some thinly sliced lettuce and muhammara, which I don't make often enough. It's a Syrian dip made with walnuts, roasted red pepper, and pomegranate molasses (which should be available at your nearest Middle Eastern grocery store). I've seen versions that include tomato paste, lemon, and garlic, but I kept mine more simple.
Once again the weekend went by WAY too fast, but at least it was a good one and I don't feel like I wasted a moment of it! Here's a little re-cap (which I promise WILL tie in with this recipe).
Saturday started VERY early at the National Science Teachers Association conference.
I went to a bunch of different presentations which all (obviously) revolved around teaching science. It was really inspiring and convinced me even more than I already was, that I'm in the PERFECT profession for me. That's a good feeling.
After that Mike came into the city and we did some shopping. I am nowhere near ready to shop the maternity section yet, but I definitely need tops with a little more room. I'm still at that awkward "is it a beer belly or a baby?" stage, so I'd like to disguise it as much as I can. Mike had been talking all week about surprising me on Saturday night. He had a restaurant picked out but wouldn't give me any clues about it until we arrived. He picked a winner!
Gracias Madre is a vegan, organic Mexican restaurant and it is AWESOME! I tried to take pictures of the food but it was dark inside, and nobody wants to see overly grainy, yellow pictures of unidentifiable food, so I'll spare you. Their vegan Caesar was INSANE. Romaine in a perfect, creamy dressing with chunks of avocado and topped with toasted pumpkin seeds. I kind of wanted to go stalk the open kitchen until I figured out the dressing, because it was so good. I also got mushroom enchiladas (good, but the mushrooms were over-salted and the tortillas were under the filling and sauce instead of wrapped around them, which was kind of weird). The mole was superb though… just the right amount of sweetness. They came with black beans and the BEST kale I've ever had. Ever. And I've eaten a fair amount of kale in my life. It was crisp but not undercooked, slightly spicy, and really garlicky. LOVE.
The time change kind of messed with me like it always does and I didn't get started on my 18 mile run until 8:30 (SUPER late for a long run!) The highlight of the run? I saw some buffalo!
I have no idea why Golden Gate park has buffalo, but they do…enclosed in an electric fence AND a tall chain-link fence. The run was pretty awesome until about 15 miles. Then I started feeling kind of dizzy and weak, so I chugged a bunch of water and walked for a few minutes. I felt a lot better after my walk break, and my knee held up pretty well, so that was a plus. Boston is only 5 weeks away!
This was the first time I think I've ever had fresh tarragon, and if you like fennel, you will love it! It has a slightly licorice-like flavor, and it really mixes nicely with the vinegar and shallots here. I love fine bulgur, because you don't even need to cook it! Just give it about 15 minutes to soak and it's ready. The recipe originally called for green lentils, but I really liked it with white beans instead. And the toasted walnuts are a must for both crunch and flavor! Mike made lettuce wraps with it, which looked pretty tasty.
Combine the bulgur and water in a medium bowl and set aside to soak for about 15 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
Stir the vinegar and chopped shallot together in a small bowl and let stand for about 10 minutes.
Put the celery, carrot, and beans in a large bowl. Stir in the bulgur, shallot mixture, and tarragon and drizzle with the olive oil. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve over romaine if desired, topped with a sprinkling of toasted walnuts.
Pleeeeease don't let the "raw and vegan" up there deter you from this recipe (I'm guessing my sister has already stopped reading). These taste a little like carrot cake Clif Bars (one of my favorite flavors!) and they're surprisingly easy. Plus they have just a few ingredients, don't require you to turn on the oven, and are insanely satisfying at any time of day. If those Brownie Bites weren't really your style, these are a great alternative. But I'll stop trying to sell you on them now, and get to what's really on my mind.
A year ago right now, we were getting on a plane from Bangkok to Portland, after our year-long travel adventure had come to an end. We spent a lot of time in Thailand in 2009, most of it in Bangkok, which is tied with London for my favorite city in the world. From a purely food standpoint, Bangkok wins by a MILE.
At this time a year ago, there were already (really creepy) Christmas decorations in the main shopping area.
and following it up with Thai iced coffee from a street cart.
It seemed fitting somehow to end our adventures in the same place they started.
It's sometimes almost painful how much I miss that place!
But at least I can console myself with these cookies. And I'm not sure that cookies is the best word for them, because the texture is actually more like dough. Amazing, dough.
This was a total experiment that started with just throwing random stuff into the food processor.
I kept adding stuff (and tasting) until they seemed ready, then I rolled them in coconut and let them chill for about an hour. I knew I loved them but the real test was Mike. He loves all cookies, but sometimes my kitchen experiments are a little too out-there for him (and he didn't go crazy for my maple-almond butter cookies), but we were both in love with these, so the recipe is a keeper!
Combine all ingredients (except coconut) in a food processor and pulse until mixed but not smooth. Taste and add more spices according to your tastes.
Moisten your hands so the mixture doesn't stick. Pick up about 2 tsp at a time and roll into a ball between your hands. Roll in coconut and flatten slightly, then place on a plate. Repeat with remaining dough, then chill for at least an hour.
So, I made it back from New Zealand…finally. The plane got struck by lightning and the customs line at LAX was ENDLESS, but I'm happy to be back to summer! (That's not to say I didn't love New Zealand…I did, and I highly recommend you go there). After so many fabulous (but rich) meals and desserts I decided it's time to clean up my diet a LOT, and wanted to make the most of the zucchini surplus that seems to be happening everywhere right now.
I used one of my all time favorite kitchen gadgets to make thin strips of zucchini, but if you want to work on your knife skills, you could just cut them. Then I tossed the zucchini with salt, lemon juice, fresh mint, and chopped walnuts. Fresh, simple, and perfect as a side-dish with just about anything! I'm listing proportions for one zucchini, so you can easily multiply it based on how many you have or how many people you're serving. This is one of those dishes that is best after sitting at room temperature for about 20 minutes, and of course I recommend tasting and adjusting the amount of salt, lemon, and mint to suit your preferences.
Toss the zucchini with salt and let stand 5 minutes. Drain off any liquid that accumulates in the bowl. Add the lemon juice and mint, and let stand for about 20 minutes. Taste and adjust lemon, mint, and salt, then top with walnuts to serve.
Over the last two months, I've gone from thinking barley was just in weird soups at mediocre restaurants to being more than a little obsessed with it. I recently had a craving for risotto, and when I saw that Heidi Swanson had made some with barley in Super Natural Cooking, I was immediately inspired.
I made a few changes to the recipe in the book because using both orange and lemon seemed like it would be citrus overkill for me. I also used spinach instead of arugula because I just like spinach a whole lot more. This doesn't get as creamy as risotto made with arborio rice, but it's much healthier and Mike called it one of the best things I've made lately (which is probably because my attempt at vegan macaroni and cheese last night was a GIGANTIC flop). So, you want risotto but you're trying to eat more whole grains? Here you go!
Heat the oil over medium heat and add the onion, shallot, and garlic. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, about five minutes.
Add the barley and salt and cook for another 5 minutes. Meanwhile, bring the broth to a simmer in a separate pan.
Stir in the wine and keep at a simmer. Stir in the broth, one cup at a time, waiting until most of the liquid is absorbed between additions. You may not need to add all the broth, but you'll know when you've added enough because the barley will be tender and most of the liquid will be absorbed.
Stir in the lemon zest and spinach and stir until the spinach is wilted.
Remove from heat and stir in the parmesan and sour cream. Taste and add salt if needed, then serve, sprinkled with chopped walnuts.


Glamping in style, in Nottinghamshire!
A fabulous Romany style caravan tucked away in a secluded spot.
Tranquil and secluded, Little Oak Glamping is tucked away near the market town of Retford, in north Nottinghamshire, deep in the heart of Robin Hood country. Surrounded by fields and a beautiful wild garden, it is a charming spot and a brilliant family play space for hide-and-seek, football and outdoor fun. On quieter weekends, it can act as an intimate romantic space.
Everything you love about camping with some glamour and home comforts thrown in!
Our cosy Romany style caravan has a delightful kitchen/living area and double bed. There is electric light and heating, and the place is well stocked with kitchen essentials, bedding and household items. You just need to to turn up and settle in!
Glamping is let on a self catering basis. As well as lots of great local produce available in the area, we have our own veg garden and you can buy seasonal vegetables and home-made jams and chutneys from our fruit trees. And, if you book ahead we may be able to sort out a loaf or two of Andy's delicious homemade bread.
Free pickups from Retford train station are available for those with heavy luggage. Please notify us at the time of booking if you require this service.
Smoking is not allowed in the caravan.
Dogs are welcome, although we do ask that they are not left unattended in the caravan.
In the immediate area there is so much to see and do! Little Oak Camping is surrounded by beautiful countryside for you to explore. For foodies, there is a great gastro-pub within an easy walk, and a cheap and cheerful alternative for when you are in the mood to save some pennies. And you are in easy walking distance (1.5m / 3km) to Retford , a charming Nottinghamshire market town with its many independent shops, cafes, restaurants, pubs and canal!
There are lovely walks around the campsite. And Sherwood Forest is just 20 minutes away by car. There you can wander among the trees, or view the forest from up high with Go Ape! For something a little different you can go see Ice Age rock art at Creswell Crags. For the more adventurous walkers, the peak district is just over an hour away.
City lovers will be spoilt for choice with great road and rail access to Lincoln, York , Sheffield, Nottingham, Doncaster, and Leeds. Lincoln is stunning with its beautiful Cathedral and Castle which contains a copy of the Magna Carta. York is a beautiful historic town, suitable for young and old with family attractions like the Viking Centre, York Dungeons, Railway Museum and the Chocolate Story. Sheffield has some beautiful gardens and an excellent art gallery. Nottingham is an hours drive away and there are caves under the city!
If you love history then there are 3 castles to visit (Lincoln, Bolsover, Conisbrough) and wonderful stately homes and parks to roam (Newstead Abbey, Rufford Abbey, Harwick Hall). Chatsworth is just over an hour away if you want to see where the BBC Pride and Prejudice was filmed or more recently The Duchess played by Keira Knightley.


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St. Pancras train station, 19th century:
St. Pancras train station, fronted by George Gilbert Scott's Midland Grand Hotel
21st century and many millions of pounds later:
St. Pancras Renaissance London Hotel
Renovated, restored, transformed: the upper stories are actually the St. Pancras Chambers apartments, 67 condominiums occupying former staterooms. We stayed in the multilevel clock tower apartment, and yes, the clocks are still in operation, and someone shows up every now and then and climbs the many stairs to maintain the works. Our host invited us to dinner one night, and we ate inside the tower: amazing views, but the space is just about impossible to heat!
The last time we were at St. Pancras station was in 2009, and while the Eurostar was already using the station, the shops were not in place yet. One of the great things about staying in one of the St. Pancras Chambers apartments is that you will never starve to death, given the wide variety of restaurants and cafes — as well as the two Marks & Spencer stores — in the train station. And of course, King's Cross, with its own slate of eateries, is just across the road.
Interior of the King's Cross train station
The arched dome was just amazing, and one of the most gorgeous piece of engineering and architecture I have ever seen. The days we were there the NHS blood drive had set up a donation center inside King's Cross train station; the campaign slogan was "Blood Does Not Grow on Trees." Maybe not, but outside the station, the trees had been yarn bombed:
Knitted "blood drops" for the NHS "Blood Does Not Grow on Trees" blood donation campaign
I thought it was an effective way to publicize a blood drive.
One of the funnest things we did on this trip was walk around Westminster Abbey and explore the various courtyards behind it. And, lots of pictures of gargoyles:
Westminster Abbey gargoyle
Gargoyles on the slide!
One day we took a walk in the neighborhoods surrounding Kensington High Street, and ended up at The Roof Gardens (owned by Richard Branson's Virgin Limited Edition). 1.5 acres of gardens (English Woodlands, Spanish, and Tudor) on top of the former Derry and Toms department store building on Kensington High Street. Among the permanent inhabitants are four flamingos named Bill, Ben, Splosh, and Pecks:
The Roof Gardens flamingo
No idea which flamingo this was, but he went about his business without fuss. Except when you get in his way, then he lets off a pretty loud call, somewhere between a squawk and a honk.
It was a mellow trip: we did not "do" much, but the experiences were priceless.
History and Historic Preservation
King's Cross train station
St Pancras Renaissance Hotel London
St. Pancras Clock Tower apartment
St. Pancras International Train Station
The Roof Gardens London
urban flamingos
Westminster Abbey gargoyles
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I taught first grade for 23 years. This is my sixth year at Hazelwood. My husband and I just celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary. I enjoy music, books and movies. During the day, I get to work with students on reinforcing their math and reading skills.


When chef Sol Orozco looks at her culinary class, she sees faces full of hope and promise. Her students range from ages 19 to 78, from Bolivians to Palestinians, and they are all looking for better-paying jobs and a path to self-sufficiency. La Cocina VA, a culinary training program housed in a church kitchen, offers that. It quickens the route by which low-income workers can get higher-skilled jobs and improve their English.
At no cost to the students, the 16-week non-profit program prepares unemployed or underemployed people for careers in the food service industry. Its track record is solid: 85% job placement and 78% still employed after two years. These jobs offer hourly rates from $14.30 to $21.00, provided by more than 50 employer partners.
While some students have previous kitchen experience, the most important quality La Cocina VA looks for is "their work ethics, like being on time. They have to be open, humble, willing to learn," says Orozco.
Most of the classes take place in the kitchen of Mt. Olivet Methodist Church in Arlington, with 10 or so red-aproned students intently watching Orozco demonstrate everything from knife skills to how to "make a proper rice pilaf." Making meals, Orozco doles out rapid-fire instructions and responsibility.
When the program started from scratch in 2014, Mt. Olivet was an original sponsor. Since then, corporate partners Wegmans, Capital One, Wells Fargo, Nestle and more have supported the effort. Chefs, nutritionists and business development experts helped dreams take off. Nearby restaurants and hotels, such as Hyatt Regency Tysons Corner, Alexandria Restaurant Group, Hilton Hotels, Wegmans and Sodexo, offer a week of "shadowing" experiences so students can see first-hand what a commercial kitchen's pressures feel like. They also provide a one-month paid internship.
A workforce development instructor teaches students employment readiness, such as a positive work attitude and techniques for successful job interviewing. Students also improve their English-speaking abilities, through classes customized for the culinary workplace, and complete a ServSafe course on food safety and sanitation.
Now La Cocina VA has branched out to preparing healthy meals for low-income families. Students make 10,000 meals a year for families living in a homeless shelter in Arlington or in affordable housing managed by Arlington Partnership for Affordable Housing (APAH). These healthier meals contain at least 50% fruits and vegetables, aiming to help reverse obesity among people receiving the meals.
Another new effort is La Cocina VA's Zero Barriers Training and Entrepreneurship Center, now being built on Columbia Pike. It will triple the organization's capacity to serve people from the immigrant community, other people of color and veterans. They can more likely become entrepreneurs since they will get commercial kitchen space, training, and exposure to micro lending and distribution opportunities. The organization also wants to create a self-sustained model by providing catering services for private events and local contracts as well as opening a community kitchen and its own line of food products.
Daniela Hurtado has been the programs manager of La Cocina VA since 2017. She has worked more than 15 years in the culinary education field and the nonprofit sector.


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I was in Ravello Italy, which is a small town in the mountainous Amalfi Coast of Italy. Trever and I were there on vacation pre IVF. It was such a relief to be free of incessant doctors appointments and to see the bruises on my arms from blood draws finally healing, something representative of so much more than healing veins. The trip was like a two week jump into a cold lake on a hot day. I spent hours on our balcony breathing in the fresh cool sea air, listening to church bells toll. It was full entertainment just gazing out at old Italian villages dotted in amongst stair step plots of farm land where grapes were the size of kumquats and lemons the size of grapefruits. It was so silent and so peaceful.
As I imagined what life was like when these villages were built I thought, I would have had no problem being a Christian then, because nature makes me believe. Nature suctions out from me the illusion that I have control. It reminds me that I am not the protagonist of the world's story. When nature's wild and yet life-giving force refuses to be untamed I see God in it and I'm humbled. In nature God is simplified for me, He becomes creator and sustainer. In the simplicity, the fog clears away, the noise of confusing theology is silenced, and I have nothing but gratitude for someone for whom our tired words can never explain.
I found myself praying, but praying without words. The silence felt Holy and so in recognition of God I remained quiet and wordless. This was not the wordlessness of my stubborn prayers born out of cynicism, but rather a humble quiet recognition. It was a moment of eye contact after months of blurred vision.
Later that day on the way to dinner we stopped into the Cathedral in the town square of Ravello. Ravello is typically a place people go to for day trips, which makes the evenings really spectacular because the multitudes have left. I walked into the Cathedral and was immediately humbled by the cool silence and the imposing arches leading to a massive dome. The church was mostly white inside and it has no central lighting, thus leaving the only light in the room to be given by the candles lit for prayers.
Coming from a tradition with noisy ballads, wordy prayers and floating passions, I found reprieve in this simple, traditional and tangible act of prayer. I picked up a long white candle, lit it from the flame of another candle, and my gaze wandered to the sculpture sitting above it where baby Jesus had a halo made of tiny light bulbs. It was kind of odd and retro looking, but I loved it. I looked at sculpted Jesus and his Edison halo and I asked that He would hear my prayer. I resisted the urge the pull back my prayer and avoid what felt like inevitable disappointment, and I resisted the urge to feel like my prayer wasn't enough. I prayed one prayer, I didn't justify it, I stared at the flame and I was silent. My mind was wordless in reflection of the candlelit expanse around me. The moment was simple and Holy, and if I could bottle it and experience faith like that every day I would, But alas, I must return to the noise.


Four forces maintain order on our planet, our moon and across the entire universe - these are the weak nuclear force, the strong nuclear force, gravity and the electromagnetic field. Gravity and magnetic fields manage all the components within the universe and beyond, continually pulling and opposing, holding each in its appointed place and orbit.
The sun is an uncontrolled nuclear reaction, breaking down atoms into charged particles that are emitted at the speed of light from the sun's surface in solar storms. Black areas on the sun, known as 'sunspots' are the result of these gigantic magnetic storms which come and go over a 22-year cycle.
In Britain in 1974, Dr Hope-Simpson discovered that all major influenza outbreaks had coincided with sunspot maxima because of its magnetic energy fields. During times of sunspot maxima, the solar wind of charged particles is much greater, which causes distortions in the Earth's own magnetic field. These changes can weaken our body's immunity levels, leaving us more vulnerable to infection.
Life itself is down to our own planet's magnetic field. The Earth's iron-rich crust was magnetised from friction against its own molten core long before life first appeared on the planet. In fact the first life forms to develop were cyanobacteria, followed by blue-green algae. Through its processes of photosynthesis, the algae subsequently created sugar from sunlight, which then produced oxygen as a by-product. As a result, oxygen became available for life to develop, and so the protective ozone layer began to form.
Positive ions in the atmosphere have harmful effects on health, whilst negative ions are hugely beneficial. Whenever an atom loses electrons, it has more protons which result in an overall positive charge. If an atom gains electrons, it has fewer protons and so it becomes negatively charged.
Our bodies extensively use elements such as calcium, potassium and sodium ions for transmitting electrical signals between the brain and the nerves. Large quantities of ions can therefore immensely affect our health because they interfere with our own internal communications system, at a cellular level.
Have you ever wondered for example, why the moon's cycles have such an effect on us, our emotions, our wildlife and on our harvests?
At the time of the full moon, there are more positive ions at the Earth's surface which is why people seem to suffer with more stress. An influx of positive ions causes blood to flow more slowly and so oxygen in the blood is not carried to the muscles and brain as efficiently. During this time, there are many more murders, more arrests, brawls, mood swings, arguments and much more violence than at any other time in the month. This is where the origins of the word 'lunatic' come from; 'luna' being Latin for 'moon'.
Consequently, when there are more negative ions at the Earth's surface at the time of the new moon, organic life flourishes and seedlings become stronger and they grow better. That is why many cultures around the globe who fully appreciate the importance of working alongside nature, traditionally plant their crops around the time of the new moon. Negative ions create less stress, more feelings of calm and less health problems, resulting in more balance and harmony in the body.
Magnets have an important role to play in natural healing as their use truly encourages and speeds up the body's natural healing abilities. They 'organise' unpaired electrons in both positive and negative ions, so that these charged particles are all spinning in the same direction. All living organisms and materials are affected by magnets in this way, and as humans, we're no different.
If you would like further info, or if you'd like to find out more about the 'Magnetic Pulser Therapy' from Natural Body Healing, or indeed how to obtain highest-quality magnets by Norstar BioMagnetics for your own use and in your own home, please contact us today.
The above information should not be treated as a substitute for the medical advice of your own doctor or any other health care professional.


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Màrius Moneo i Vilalta (Berga, 1964) és un professor i escriptor català. És llicenciat en Filologia Catalana per la Universitat de Barcelona i compta amb estudis musicals als conservatoris de Barcelona i Terrassa.

La seua carrera literària s'inicia el 2004, quan guanya el Premi d'Humor i Sàtira Jaume Maspons i Safont amb L'educació del bon lladre. La seua bibliografia s'amplia el 2010 amb altres dos publicacions, El neguit de Màrsies i Un pirata tocat del cacau, guardonades respectivament amb el Ciutat de Gandia de Teatre i el Premi Carmesina de narrativa infantil. L'any següent guanya de nou un premi literari al País Valencià, aquest cas el Ciutat de Sagunt amb La mort, a l'ombra del bibliotecari.

Bibliografia
 L'educació del bon lladre (Premsa d'Osona, 2004)
 El neguit de Màrsies (Obra Social Caixa Ontinyent, 2010)
 Un pirata tocat del cacau (Edicions del Bullent, 2010)
 La mort, a l'ombra del bibliotecari (Onada Edicions, 2011)
 Tocar el dos no és tan senzill (Editorial Alrevés, 2017)

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Escriptors berguedans
Escriptors del Berguedà contemporanis en català
Escriptors catalans de literatura infantil i juvenil en català
Escriptors espanyols de literatura infantil i juvenil
Professors de català


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