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The story of the 50c notes issued by General Gertrudis G. Sánchez in Michoacán is not only interesting in itself but also illustrates wider lessons about the use of fractional currency by the various factions during the revolution and the activities of currency speculators.
In 1913, after the assassination of President Madero, Gertrudis G. Sánchez rose in arms in Guerrero and was appointed commander of the Constitutionalist División del Sur. After a long and difficult campaign he captured Morelia, the capital of Michoacán, in July 1914, and was named Governor and Military Commander of that state.
By December 1914 Michoacán, like everywhere else in Mexico, suffered from a shortage of fractional coinage and on 19 December Sánchez authorised the issue of $300,000 in five, ten, twenty and fifty centavos notes. These were to be printed according to instructions from the Secretaría de Gobierno, guaranteed by the Tesorería General del Estado, and of compulsory acceptance throughout the state.
Series from to total
5c O includes number 4569CNBanxico #5212
A includes numbers 7535CNBanxico #5211 to 62021CNBanxico #11521
I includes number 74367CNBanxico #11522
L includes number 5106CNBanxico #5209
Q includes number 92922CNBanxico #5210
20c B includes number 91644CNBanxico #11523
C includes number 79732CNBanxico #5215
F includes number 34485CNBanxico #5213
50c O includes number 31404CNBanxico #5216
A includes numbers 2716CNBanxico #11534 97260CNBanxico #5222
B includes number 48728CNBanxico #11526
C includes numbers 965CNBanxico #5220 to 90209CNBanxico #11527
D includes numbers 10616CNBanxico #11528 to 82558CNBanxico #5224
E includes numbers 31622CNBanxico #11529 to 85911CNBanxico #11533
In the split between Villa and Carranza Sánchez had finally come down on the side of Carranza, and he was driven out of the capital by his opponents, captured and shot. Only days before he left, on 5 February 1915, he had issued $1,237.000 in Estado de Michoacán notes. On 4 March the new Villista Governor, José I. Prieto, declared this second issue null and void, on the grounds that to honour it would only deprive the state and enrich speculators, whilst at the same time listing various Villista issues as of compulsory circulation. Prieto also declared that Sánchez' fractional currency (a total of 622,401 notes in seven series, thus)
5c O 00001 13716 13,716 $ 685.80
10c O 00001 9144 9,144 914.40
50c O 00001 100000 100,000 50,000,00
A 00001 100000 100,000 50,000,00
B 00001 100000 100,000 50,000,00
C 00001 100000 100,000 50,000,00
D 00001 100000 100,000 50,000,00
E 00001 94972 94,972 47,486.00
622,401 $300,000.00
had to be revalidated in the offices of the Pagaduría General of the Brigada "Benito Artalejo", in the Government Palace, within thirty days, or it would also be worthlessPeriódico Oficial, Michoacán, Año 1, Núm. 1, 7 March 1915.
Often, when one side invalidated another side's currency, they exempted fractional notes, either for practical reasons and convenience or because the poor would be the ones most affected. Indeed, it is surprising that Prieto required a revalidation: as it is, we known of examples revalidated by the Pagaduría General or signed by various officials.
The Villistas were unable to hang on to Morelia for long and Prieto evacuated the capital on 3 April. When they left his followers took with them all the money they could, including a quantity of unissued 50c notes. The change in control brought new worries for businesses which began to refuse the existing currency, even though it was the only one in circulation, and on 6 April the town council invited people to continue accepting the notes until the matter was resolved.
The incoming Carrancistas initially allowed Sánchez' fractional currency to continue circulating, as he had ultimately been a Carrancista. On 28 April the governor, General Alfredo Elizondo, declared that the cartones were of obligatory acceptance and those who refuse them would be severely punishedPeriódico Oficial, Michoacán, Tomo XXIII, Num 26, 2 May 1915. On 25 February 1916 the Presidente Municipal of Morelia listed the notes that should be accepted: these were Carranza's issues such as Monclova, the Ejército Constitucionalista and the Veracruz Gobierno Provisional; issues of Carranza's generals, Alvaro Obregón and Manual M. Diéguez; Constitutionalist cartones and, finally, Sánchez' cartones for 5c, 10c, 20c and 50c. So Sánchez' notes were still valid, though not necessarily popular and consistently refused, in the spring of 1916.
On 2 April the Jefe de Tenancia at Charo reported frequent difficulties because retailers were refusing to accept Sánchez' cartones. He asked whether he should arrest or send then to MoreliaAMMor, caja 36, exp. 26.
On 7 April 1916 Joel Tapia, the administrator of the main branch of the local pawnshop, the Monte de Piedad, in Morelia, sold a customer a ring for thirty-three pesos. The purchaser paid in 50c Sánchez notes, then asked Tapia if could change some other 50c notes and half an hour later brought back $2,000 worth. The notes were uncirculated with bright colours (casi nuevos y flamantes), which suggested they had been hoarded for some time. These Tapia changed for revalidated Gobierno Provisional de México (Veracruz) notes, and later sold on to various shopkeepers who wanted small change. The purchaser said he had more Sánchez notes, so Tapia, becoming wary, asked for his name. He replied that he was Jesús Montero, of calle de Mina 77, Mexico City, and produced a couple of letters from high officials to verify his credentials.
Although Montero obviously thought he was doing nothing wrong, the authorities took fright. They realised that the notes were probably taken by the Villistas when they evacuated Morelia and to acknowledge them would be tantamount to an open-ended commitment and could destabilise the treasury and local economy. So on 8 April, the Tesorero General, D. Carreón, announced that the government had demonetised the 50c notes, adding that the few that had been legitimately in circulation had already be amortized by the Tesorería GeneralPeriódico Oficial, Michoacán, Tomo XXIV, Num 29, 9 April 1916.
The 5c, 10c and 20c values remained of compulsory circulation. On 4 May, in reply to a query C. M Sandoval, the Presidente Municipal of Morelia, told his counterpart in Quiroga that the other three values were of forced circulationAMMor, caja 36, exp. 26 and on 9 May he gave the same answer to the Jefe de Tenancia of Santiago UndameoAMMor, caja 36, exp. 26.
On 10 May Montero, having already been questioned in Mexico City, was questioned again and said that he had about $22,000 in these 50c notes. He had no idea that they had been taken by the Villista faction but he had got them three months before in El Paso from a businessman, Bernandino Salazar. Salazar had given him about $32,000 to use or exchange in MexicoAMMor, caja 36, exp. 2.
During the revolution border towns such as Nogales and El Paso were hotbeds for speculators, buying up currency cheaply to use to make purchases or to pay taxes south of the border, or in anticipation that the issuer would ultimately be successful and honour their paper. In addition there was a vibrant market for the millions of counterfeit notes put into circulation.
The end for the Sánchez notes came in June 1916. On 20 June the Presidente Municipal noted that the government had only tolerated their existence for the sake of the poor and to facilitate small change, and would now change them at par for Veracruz notes. To this end it set up an Oficina de Canje in the Tesorería General and gave a deadline for handing in any outstanding cartones.


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There was a strong focus on 3D prototyping and pattern-making at the congress, with varied contributions from Lectra customers and academic institutions. Discussions centered on the role of pattern makers and how Lectra's solutions can complement their skills and enrich the design and product development process. "Pattern makers play a crucial role in fashion design. This role is complex in that it combines both technical and creative aspects. Reducing the amount of time-consuming tasks, they can concentrate on the pattern
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Double Fine Productions—the studio known for Psychonauts and Brutal Legend—had an old mobile RPG and manager called Middle Manager of Justice (Android) that I just discovered recently. How I passed this game I'll never know because it's a true gem.
The premise of the game is that you take control of the Middle Manager of the 42nd franchise of a superhero team. Yes, you're basically the manager of McSuperman's newest store.
The building you start with is pretty run down and your goal is to get it up and running. Justice Corp has given you just enough cash to start up the franchise by signing low level, rookie heroes. From there you can build these heroes up by training them and developing new powers and costumes.
To do all of this, you'll need cash and in RPGs that typically means you need to go out and battle enemies. In Middle Manager of Justice that means going out and stopping crimes—mainly henchmen and thugs. You'll get money from these battles as well as kind of fee for that district being crime free.
Each battle in a district typically leads up to your team getting more evidence about the supervillain or criminal mastermind in the area and facing them in a boss battle.
Once you have enough money, you can buy exercise equipment to train your heroes, rooms for different purposes such as relaxing, resting, research, and building things. There's a second kind of currency you can use to speed up activities or sign superheroes. This currency is often replenished via victory in boss battles.
Your heroes have three attributes for power, intelligence, and stamina (health) as well as a power bar for their moves. You can train the attributes and while each one is useful in battle, they are also useful in non-battle situations like stopping a runaway school bus or saving citizens from a fire.
The difficulty in the game isn't too challenging. As with any RPG, things get easier the more time you put into developing your team. If you're impatient, you can buy in-game cash and such with actual currency.
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Q: Getting a list from a text file in java I currently have a database access class to pull the data from my list listed like so:
Pique:CBPique.png:41:22:55:91
Ronaldo:STRonaldo.png:89:85:92:91
...

The class is as follows:
class DatabaseAccess {

static DatabaseAccess dataAccessor;

static DatabaseAccess getInstance(String dbPath) {

    if (dataAccessor == null) {
        dataAccessor = new DatabaseAccess(dbPath);
    }

    return dataAccessor;
}

private DatabaseAccess(String dbPath) {
    dbLocation = dbPath;
}

List<FootballPlayer> getCards() {
    return this.getData();
}

private List<FootballPlayer> getData() {

    List<FootballPlayer> theData = new ArrayList<FootballPlayer>();

    // create a Scanner and grab the data . . .

    Scanner scanner = null;

    String dataPath = dbLocation + File.separator + "text" + File.separator + "players.db";

    String imagePath = dbLocation + File.separator + "images";

    try {

        scanner = new Scanner(new File(dataPath));

    } catch (FileNotFoundException fnf) {

        System.out.println(fnf.getMessage());

        System.exit(0);
    }

    // scan players.db file line-by-line

    scanner.useDelimiter("\n");

    while (scanner.hasNext()) {

        String line = scanner.next().trim();

       // trim used to trim for new line

        String[] bits = line.split(":");

        String t = bits[0];                    // title
        String imgFileName = bits[1];          // image file name
        int pa = Integer.parseInt(bits[2]);     // pace
        int sh = Integer.parseInt(bits[3]);     // shooting
        int dr = Integer.parseInt(bits[4]);    // dribbling
        int ph = Integer.parseInt(bits[5]);    // physical

        // create the image

        ImageIcon img = new ImageIcon(imagePath + File.separator + imgFileName);

        // Create the business object

        FootballPlayer player = new FootballPlayer(t, img, pa, sh, dr, ph);

        // add it to the list ... simple as ...

        theData.add(player);
    }

    scanner.close();

    return theData;

}

What I want to do is pull the data from this list and display it / use it within another class, for example pulling the image file names for use, or even displaying all the data in a list.
Been struggling with it and any help would be really appreciated.

A: This could be a way your Scanner may look like: It reads the file and saves line per line into an ArrayList.
    ArrayList<String> singleParts = new ArrayList<String>();

    try {
        int index = 0;
        Scanner scanner = new Scanner( new File("files/"+filename+".txt") );
        while ( scanner.hasNextLine() )  {
            String actualLine = scanner.nextLine();
            singleParts.add(actualLine);
        }
        scanner.close();
    } catch (FileNotFoundException e) {
        e.printStackTrace();
    } catch(Throwable te) {
        te.printStackTrace();
    }

After this, you could iterate through your ArrayList line per line, char per char. To make things easier, you could use your ':' as a seperator.
Example first line, Name:
String name = "";
boolean saved = false;

for(int line = 0; line < singleParts.size(); line++) {
    for(int char = 0; char < singleParts.get(line).length(); char++) {
         if(char<singleParts.get(line).indexOf(':') {
             name += singleParts.get(line).charAt(char);
         }
    }
}

To get the rest, you have a lot of possibilities. For example, cut away the already used chars and reuse the loop similar to this one.

A: Does your Player object have attributes/properties that are unique, such as name or ID?
Since you already have the Player object containing all the properties you need, why not put it in a HashMap instead of Arraylist, considering if you have a key to identify the specific Player?
FootballPlayer player = new FootballPlayer(t, img, pa, sh, dr, ph);
yourKey = t    // an identifier to you player, in this case i used t for example
playersMap.put(t,player);

This way you can easily retrieve your Player by using
Player myPlayer = playersMap.get(yourKey)

// you can then get the properties of the Player
myPlayer.getImg();
myPlayer.getPa();

Hope this helps

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Master Power Technologies (Africa) and Digital Parks Africa (South Africa) are transforming the Data Centre environment through data & regional development
There is something important happening in the Africa Data Centre world. "We are the biggest Data Centre (DC) support company in Africa for overall turnkey solutions," establishes Meno Parsons, CEO of Master Power Technologies.
"No other company on the African continent offers what we do in such a true turnkey fashion. Our offerings range from UPS, generators, boards, automation, modular DCs, monitoring & control systems and their hardware, Tier III & IV DCs and all their support services (such as site engineers and technicians) in one business service offering.
"This is why we're successful; this is why our clients stay with us."
Menno Parsons studied Electrical Engineering at the University of Port Elizabeth and worked for Siemens before establishing Master Power Technologies (MPT) in 1999. Since then, he has created and been at the helm of MPT ‒ a company recognised for its effective, comprehensive DC services across the entire African continent. MPT is "in Africa, for Africa".
As one of the most extensive and most successful turnkey DC providers on the continent, specialising in design, build and managed services, MPT believes that data drives the digital economy and that access to data should be a basic human right.
Originally, MTP began as a UPS company that grew into a complete DC solutions provider. They intend to play a key role in enabling African economies through scalable DC solutions, where data can be economically distributed to drive sustainable growth. They have already won four Frost & Sullivan awards, demonstrating their ability to provide industry-leading solutions to the African continent.
"Besides just generating local revenue, we are committed to local skills development. For this reason, when we build a DC in any African country, we incorporate and empower as many locals as possible throughout the journey, which may potentially lead to permanent employment of local content." says Rory Reid, Head of Department for Data Centres at MPT. "Our DC handover extends beyond delivering only a site; we continue to support our clients in areas such as operations, maintenance, remote monitoring or whatever it may be, for that DC."
Reid has a lengthy electrical industry background where he has witnessed the invariable link between economic growth and data. He now leads the DC business as Head of Department to support the massive increase in demand on the continent.
MPT provides brick-and-mortar, modular, and prefabricated data centre solutions. They are a trusted, true turnkey provider, supplying clients with the best-in-class solutions to suit their needs and environments.
MPT is not a one-size-fits-all operation; their priority is to work closely with clients and ensure that they are provided with the best, redundant and most reliable solutions explicitly catered to their unique requirements. In addition, MPT has forged strong partnerships with the big critical power OEMs (Original Equipment Manufacturers) and is the sole supplier for many in the region.
"We do not just deliver a site and then disappear." says MPT's Parsons. "We provide exceptional after-sales support, particularly because we intimately understand the particular challenges of the DC environments in Africa. Many global players adapt and design their DCs specifically to the environments they are accustomed to, but that which works for one environment doesn't necessarily translate into being fit for another. It's a question of familiarity and expertise." says MPT's Reid.
"With over 20 years of experience in the region, we understand the issues distinctive to Africa and the environment. We treat each client on a case-by-case basis, making for successful projects and satisfied clients."
Alongside providing end-to-end solutions from site inspection to planning, design and construction to onsite-commissioning, remote monitoring, and after-delivery services, MPT probably has the largest Uptime accredited team on the continent. Including 9 Uptime Accredited Tier Design engineers ‒ of which their CEO, Menno Parsons, is one.
In terms of their reach, MPT is building and providing turnkey data centres solutions across the entire continent ‒ including in South Africa, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Djibouti, Madagascar, Somalia, Kenya, Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Senegal, Ghana, Congo, DRC, Angola, and Namibia.
The Data Centre market in Africa is snowballing, and the necessity of reliable and resilient DC services and solutions has become critical to the continent's digital development. MPT supports the ever-growing demands and is the most prominent DC builder in Africa. One of its most recent projects was designing and building Africa's largest modular DC, Digital Parks Africa (DPA).
DPA is one of South Africa's most resilient, carrier-neutral hyperscale DCs, that targets colocation, enterprise and hyperscale clients. It provides world-class DC services with unrestricted interconnection between clients, thus, offering better value, lower latency, and higher resilience DC solutions.
MPT and DPA are two distinct companies that work in close collaboration to meet the growing demands for large-scale data services, hosting, and DC operations. Both are effective operators in the DC world, and they contend with similar considerations and have common problems for which to offer solutions, albeit in different ways.
When most clients hear the term 'DC Flexibility', they tend to only think about redundancy and tier classifications, but true flexibility should also be reflected in a business model strategy.
True business flexibility is a holistic attribute, and Menno Parsons clearly has it in abundance and is recognised for it across Africa and beyond its borders. On this very point, Parsons says: "For some of our projects across Africa, our Telco clients noted that they would rather operationalise some of their expenses than investing further Capex. This was a big turning point and marked the establishment of Digital Parks Africa."
"In a developed world, you don't notice the massive impact of technology challenges," says Jacques de Jager, Chief Operations Officer at Digital Parks Africa (DPA). "Nevertheless, Africa has its challenges, and they are not all, obviously technology-related."
Speaking from DPA, de Jager says: "Unfortunately, many parts in South Africa are underdeveloped, leading to various challenges such as increased cost of living, unusual power outages and transportation issues. Luckily, the digital world's empowerment through connectivity solves many of these problems.
"At DPA, digitally, we are on the move, and our goal is to bring content to and educate consumers at high speeds. We are involved in many social development programs, as the link between development and data, is inseparable. I believe that this will be a big differentiator for the African continent. We want to make an impact in South Africa, both technologically and socio-economically, and we are already well on our way ‒ living our slogan 'The Digital Heartbeat of Africa'."
Jacques de Jager's career started in the information and communications field, focusing on Enterprise and IT-space type deployments and management thereof. He moved on to work for enterprise companies, managing their IT environments in the DC space. De Jager is currently Chief Operations Officer at Digital Parks Africa (DPA) which is now one of South Africa's fastest growing DCs.
MPT and DPA play very important roles in developing and connecting Africa. "There's a lot of talent in Africa," says DPA's de Jager. "I think that DPA can play a big role in developing both the local regions and the community and providing opportunities to share insights and visions while adding value to the industry."
De Jager says "Africa can't grow without DC technology". Simply stated, digitisation directly translates into economic growth, and the more digital services and operations that are channelled towards this goal, the more likely it is to be achieved.
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Maybe this one could be pinned at the top?
The artists are listed by the first letter that's not an article, for example The Gathering is under G.
Does anyone have their own bands/projects?
These and many other topics not relating to one single artist can be found under Non-Artist Related Discussion.
could this be pinned so it would allways be available?
also how long those threads are considered open, as when it's considered thread necromancy?
i see few bands discussed i'd love to discuss but those threads are rather old.
Wow, thanks Eilenna for going through such work. This should be pinned.
I saw someone had created a new Symphony X topic, and I knew there already existed one. Thought a thread like this might prevent that happening.
Pinned and locked. Eilenna will take care of the Index. As she already mentioned above, some bands/artist are missing? Please let her know and send her a PM.


The Bangor Daily News interviewed Sean Birkel, Maine State Climatologist and a research assistant professor at the University of Maine Climate Change Institute, for the article "Why Maine is seeing more record high temperatures." According to a study by the Associated Press, Maine has broken five daytime record high temperatures for every record low temperature since 2010, the BDN reported. "What the study shows is what we would expect in a warming climate. These natural variations are now being superimposed on an overall warming trend that's being driven by the rise in greenhouse gases," said Birkel. "The world is warming. The data shows that. But there's still weather variation. In most places, heat waves are becoming more common, but there can still be cold waves in the winter … It can be very confusing for people who don't see the data and work the data all the time like I do." Birkel explained that people in Maine did not worry much about the warming climate prior to the late 1990s because it wasn't very noticeable. After a massive El Niño event, the climate became much warmer, especially in Maine, and people started to take note, Birkel said. El Niño refers to fluctuations in ocean surface temperature, particularly warming, that can have large-scale impacts on global weather and climate, the article states. According to Birkel, Maine's rising imbalance of high to low temperature records likely can be attributed to the state's proximity to the warming ocean and the Arctic region. "The air coming from the north is now warmer than it ever used to be," said Birkel. "The summerlike weather [in Maine] tends to last about a week longer than it did about 15 years ago." And while Maine continues to have cold snaps in the winter, the overall trend shows a warmer state. "You have to bear in mind the larger picture. Just because it gets cold for a week in one place, the overall picture is that the world is warming, that there are more high temperature records being sent than low," Birkel said.


things to hold and stir: i dig moDIGliani.
Late in 1919, in a squalid Paris studio strewn with wine bottles, Amedeo Modigliani painted a wistful portrait of his 21-year-old lover, Jeanne Hébuterne. Afew months later, on January 24, 1920, the impoverished artist died of tubercular meningitis at age 35. The following evening, Hébuterne, eight months' pregnant with their second child, leapt to her death from a fifth-story window.
In Italy as a young man, he enrolled in art schools in Livorno, Florence and Venice, where he dutifully studied academic painting and life drawing. His own ambitions would take him to France. "As an artist," Modigliani liked to say, quoting Nietzsche, "a man has no home in Europe save in Paris." In Paris, he discovered the work of Renoir, Degas, Gauguin and, among the younger, more radical set, Matisse and Picasso.
Modigliani quickly assumed the pose of the flamboyant bohemian: he frequented the artist hangouts of Montmartre and later Montparnasse, wore a bright silk scarf knotted around his neck in place of a cravat or tie and answered to the nickname Modi, a pun on peintre maudit (accursed painter).
Most of the painters who made names for themselves in the early 20th century took part in new movements with their own theories and manifestoes: Fauvism, Futurism and the like. Modigliani has been an anomaly as his work doesn't fit into the standard art-historical categories like Expressionism or Cubism. Not to paint any still lifes and to be so exclusively focused on portraiture was very unusual, if not unique, in his time. But Modigliani was happy to stand apart.
His funeral was attended by a Who's Who of the Paris art world: Picasso, Léger, Derain, Brancusi and hundreds more. In the funeral procession mourners reported being approached by dealers eager to buy Modigliani paintings. Galleries with his work in stock raised their prices tenfold; purchasers marked them up tenfold again. Forgeries flooded the market.
Love the detail on the black Alexander Wang dress. What a great idea to create looks based on paintings! And thanks for the biography, my art history roots have been satisfied!
What can I say, I think know more about art/lit/music than I ever will about fashion. Haha, come back for another lesson, next up is drinking copious zelda fitzgerald amounts in the nyc snowstorm!
This is amazing! You combined two of my favourite things: modern art and fashion. That's an instant follow.
I love Modigliani's portraits, and the dresses (and the coat) you found express these four really well.
"an instant follow" amazing! i was checking your blog out earlier very cool. i am finnsh putting the finn model in your post was an A+ in my book!
This post is so insightful. Love the approach.. thanks for visiting A Tad Bit Chic. You will be added to my feed... love the blog.
I love the idea of this post! So awesome.
I love this post – so cool to combine art and fashion!
just trying to keep up with your fab outfits!
I had no idea about Modigliani...I can't help but think if he was alive today if he could have been saved and in turn the mother of his child.


Indie Retro News: VAPORUM - Steampunk dungeon crawler gets a release!
VAPORUM - Steampunk dungeon crawler gets a release!
Vaporum is set in an original steampunk world, and is inspired by old-school games like Dungeon Master I and II, the Eye of the Beholder series, and the more recent Legend of Grimrock I and II. A game that is now available for all to enjoy on GOG and Steam, doesn't just feature the usual grid based movement and combat but a rather unique ability, whereby you'll be improving your exoskeleton and being able to equip yourself with various items to define your own playstyle, in a battle against many strange mechanical contraptions set in rooms of steam based machinery!
If you are clearly looking for something different in a dungeon crawler and sick to death of Orcs, Skeletons, Mages and other such enemies out of a Dungeons and Dragons experience, then look no further than this rather special steam punk crawler, that is not only available to buy right now but others that have played it ,clearly think it's rather good!


It is that time of the year again, when we find ourselves wondering what this spiritual retreat called i'tikaaf is. Here are the answers to some of the rumours you hear!
It is devoting oneself in a mosque for a specific period of time for prayers, supplication, reading Qur'an and invocations, and disconnecting from worldly occupations. A'ishah said: "The Prophet used to observe i'tikaaf during the last ten days of Ramadan until his death, then his wives observed i'tikaaf after he was gone" [Bukhari].
I'tikaaf is a Sunnah act, not obligatory, unless one made a vow to do it, in which case it becomes obligatory; because the Prophet said: "Whoever vows to obey Allah, let him obey Him, and whoever vows to disobey Him, let him not disobey Him" [Bukhari].
What are the conditions of i'tikaaf? Is fasting one of them? Is it permissible for the person in i'tikaaf to visit a sick person, accept an invitation, attend to his family's needs, attend a funeral, or go to work?
1.Staying in the Masjid – So the Sunnah for the mu'takif (the one doing i'tikaaf) is to not engage in the usual worldly preoccupations outside the masjid, because it has been reported that A'ishah said: "the Sunnah for the mu'takif is not to visit any sick person, or attend any funeral, or touch or be intimate with any woman, or go out for any reason except that which can't be avoided" [Abu Dawud]. The phrase "except that which can't be avoided" means not to leave except to enter the house for things that person needs when observing I'tikaaf, or in cases of emergency.
• Imam Ibn Qudaamah said: "What is meant by things that a person needs is to urinate and defecate, because every person needs to do that. Similarly, he also needs to eat and drink. If he does not have anyone who can bring him food and drink, then he may go out to get them if he needs to. For everything that he cannot do without and cannot do in the mosque, he may go out for that purpose, and that does not invalidate his i'tikaaf, so long as he does not take a long time doing it." The scholars have said if the mu'takif goes out to do his work, this is something that invalidates i'tikaaf.
2. Also a condition of i'tikaaf is not to have intimate relations with one's wife.
3. While staying in one's home to devote one's self to worship is commendable, the concept and condition of actual I'tikaaf is in a masjid.
4. Purify your intention – we should be making i'tikaaf to worship and leave dunya matters out of our mind. Yet, I notice that a lot of those who are in i'tikaaf become busy with their cell phones and speaking about worldly affairs.
What is the basic goal of i'tikaaf?
d) Attachment to dunya. With a lack of the interest in the Hereafter, the eternal abode, and a love of this worldly leisure and relaxation, some people do not want to put forth the effort and discipline for I'tikaaf, even if they would gain the pleasure of Allah Ta'ala by doing so! Whoever understands the reality of this temporary world, and the significance of Paradise and the greatness of its delights, will surely sacrifice his life.
"There has certainly been for you in the Messenger of Allah an excellent example for anyone whose hope is in Allah and the Last Day and [who] remembers Allah often" [33:21].
The basic goal of the Prophet's i'tikaaf was to seek Laylatul-Qadr and to prepare to spend its night in worshipping. That is because of the great virtues of that night of which Allah says what means: "The Night of Al‑Qadr is better than a thousand months (i.e. worshipping Allah in that night is better than worshipping Him a thousand months, i.e. 83 years and 4 months)" [97:3].
In a long hadith narrated by Abu Sa'eed Al-Khudri, the Prophet is reported to have strove to seek that night before he was told when it is, as he started with the first ten days, then he observed it during the middle ten, then he continued to observe i'tikaaf during the last ten days, when he was told that it is in the last ten days. This is the utmost effort to seek Laylat al-Qadr.
Are there other aims of i'tikaaf?
2. Protecting one's fast from everything that may affect it of temptations, desires, etc.
What are the rewards for i'tikaaf?
Many ahadith encourage us to draw closer to Allah by doing Sunnah acts of worship, and of those acts is i'tikaaf.
• In the Hadith Qudsi in which Allah says what means: "My servant draws not near to Me with anything more loved by Me than the religious duties I have enjoined upon him, and My servant continues to draw near to Me with supererogatory works so that I shall love him. When I love him I am his ears with which he hears, his eyes with which he sees, his hands with which he strikes and his foot with which he walks. Were he to ask [something] of Me, I would surely give it to him, and were he to ask Me for refuge, I would surely grant him it" [Bukhari].
I'tikaaf can solidify your Ramadan and set you upon a path of good deeds, purification, and devotion for the rest of the year – will you take the challenge? Is ten days too much to ask in exchange for eternal reward bi'ithnillah?


What could possibly be more fun this summer than a push pop? Nothing really. That's why we've recreated our favorite childhood treat with a variety of fun, colorful, and refreshing fillings that make for a perfect addition to your summer entertaining.
First up is our frozen margarita push pops (adults only) cause no summer gathering is complete without a little boozy treat. And for the kiddos, we have our frozen watermelon push pops that will give your event (and their tongues) a real POP of color.
Our "fruishi" push pops are a fun fishless and kid-friendly alternative to our traditional sushi push pops, using seasonal ingredients such as kiwi, strawberry, and mango. Or for those that prefer to include a fish option, our ceviche push pops are always a winner.
A few other summertime favorites include our shrimp cocktail and beet Napoleon push pops. These simple one-bite appetizers are a breeze to eat while sippin' on a cold cocktail and catching up with good friends and family.
These are just a few of the ways we're taking your summer entertaining up a notch. Check out our new summer menu and then contact us to place an order!


What's better than professional development? Professional development with your favorite adult beverage!
Join me and others Tuesday night at Taps Beer Bar in Kuala Lumpur to talk about Amplifying Student Voice. This inaugural version of #PubPDasia will be taking place in pubs in nine different cities across Asia. Educational alchologists in Seoul, Beijing, Hong Kong, Singapore, Bangkok, Taipei, and Ho Chi Min City will all be taking part. It's like a twitter chat, but face to face and with tasty adult beverages! Spread the word!
I missed this one, but am interested in hearing about future Pub PD's in Kuala Lumpur.


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It's not often that my very own Seattle neighborhood of Madison Park is featured on the home page of the NYT. This is one of those moments, as attested to by the screenshot above.
Well, maybe you don't see Madison Park. But you see the video titled, "Hi! I'm a Nutria." That's the one. (I can't embed the video. Click here to watch it.) It's by Drew Christie, whose website I've just visited, thereby learning:
I am an animator and an illustrator who lives and works in Seattle, Washington. I create stories through hand-made images. My work has been featured on The Atlantic, The Daily Beast, Drawn, Cartoon Brew, Boooooooom! and Juxtapoz among other sites. I make short films, music videos, commercials, cartoons, books, zines and relief prints.
The video stars a nutria who lives down by Lake Washington's Madison Park Beach. That's our beach! The beach house is the meeting site for the Madison Park Community Council, over which Gail presides (and where I celebrated a major birthday a decade ago). I lived just north of the beach during my first 5 1/2 years in Seattle.
But the nutria isn't there to tell you about my life in Madison Park. He has other issues on his mind, like why he's considered an interloper. How many generations must his kind live here before they get to qualify as native?
Which oddly enough was one theme of a dinner conversation we had last night with other members of the Madison Park Community Council, one of whom decried the loss during his childhood of the orange groves in his native Claremont, California. I couldn't refrain from asking just how long he thought those groves were around. They're no more native to southern California than nutria are to the northwest, and probably haven't been around much longer.
Here's a partial answer, from the site of the California Citrus State Historic Park in Riverside:
In 1873, the U.S. Department of Agriculture forever changed the history of Southern California when it sent two small navel orange trees to Riverside resident Eliza Tibbets. Those trees, growing in near perfect soil and weather conditions, produced an especially sweet and flavorful fruit. Word of this far superior orange quickly spread, and a great agricultural industry was born. An effort to promote citrus ranching in the state brought would-be citrus ranch barons flocking to California. The second "gold rush" was on.
This sounds like an interesting park. Here's more:
This park preserves some of the rapidly vanishing cultural landscape of the citrus industry and to tell the story of this industry's role in the history and development of California. The park recaptures the time when "Citrus was King" in California, recognizing the importance of the citrus industry in southern California.
In the early 1900s, an effort to promote citrus ranching in the state brought hundreds of would-be citrus barons to California for the "second Gold Rush." The lush groves of oranges, lemons and grapefruit gave California another legacy – its lingering image as the Golden State – the land of sunshine and opportunity.
The design of the park is reminiscent of a 1900s city park, complete with an activity center, interpretive structure, amphitheater, picnic area, and demonstration groves. The land contained within the park still continues to produce high-quality fruits.
And check out the photo below.
But I've strayed. First listen to the nutria and learn what he's doing in our neighborhood.
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Tourism does not only provide jobs for 20 million people around the world (European Travel Commission 2006), but it is also being considered as a catalyst for economic development all over the world. Globalization and an increasing volume of travel and tourism gives opportunities, but also management challenges for 'old' as well as for 'new' destinations.
This programme prepares you for positions in the tourism field where management of destinations and issues of sustainability are in focus. The fact that environmental concerns are central to development of the tourism industry, it is obvious that the future holds many challenges when it comes to new demands among tourists and how the needs of the host populations are catered for This programme addresses these central themes in international tourism.


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Article I - Name
This organization is incorporated as Warwick Girls Lacrosse, Inc., herein referred to as "WGL".
Article II - Objective
The objective of WGL shall be to implant firmly in the children of the community the ideals of good sportsmanship, honesty, loyalty, courage and respect for authority, so that they may be well adjusted, stronger and happier children and will grow to be good, decent, healthy and trustworthy citizens.
Key operating principles of WGL are:
The safety and welfare of the players are of primary importance.
Sportsmanship and teaching the concepts of fair play are essential to the game and must be taught at all levels and developed on the field during practices and games.
The value of good sportsmanship, the concepts of fair play, and the skills of the game should always be placed above winning.
Coaches must always be aware of the tremendous influence they have on their players. They are to strive to be positive role models in dealing with young people, as well as adults.
Coaches should always demonstrate positive behaviors and reinforce them to players, parents, officials and spectators alike. Players should be specifically encouraged and positively reinforced by coaches to demonstrate respect for teammates, opponents, officials and spectators.
Players should always demonstrate positive behavior and respect toward teammates, opponents, coaches, officials, parents and spectators.
Coaches, players, parents and spectators are expected to demonstrate the utmost respect for officials and reinforce that respect to players/teammates. Coaches are also expected to educate their players as to the important role of lacrosse officials and reinforce the ideal of respect for the official to players/teammates.
Grievances or misunderstandings between coaches, officials or any other parties involved with the sport should be communicated through the proper channels and procedures, never on or about the field of play in view of spectators or participants.
Spectators involved with the game must never permit anyone to openly or maliciously criticize, badger, harass or threaten an official, coach, player or opponent.
Coaches must be able to demonstrate a solid knowledge of the rules of lacrosse, and should adhere to the rules in both the letter and the spirit of the game.
Coaches should provide a basic knowledge of the rules to both players and spectators within his/her program. Attempts to manipulate rules in an effort to take unfair advantage of an opponent, or to teach deliberate unsportsmanlike conduct, is considered unacceptable conduct.
To achieve this objective WGL will provide a supervised program under the Rules and Regulations of US Lacrosse, Hudson Valley Chapter and Mid-Hudson Lacrosse Local chapter. All Directors and Members shall bear in mind that the winning of games is secondary, and the molding of future citizens is of prime importance.
In accordance with section 501 (c)(3) of the Federal Internal Revenue Code, WGL shall operate exclusively as a non-profit educational organization providing a supervised program of competitive lacrosse games. No part of the net earnings shall inure to the benefit of any private shareholder or individual: no substantial part of the activities of which is carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to influence candidate for public office.
Article III - Membership
Eligibility. Any person sincerely interested in active participation to affect the objective of WGL may apply to become a member.
Classes. There shall be the following classes of members:
Player Members. Any player candidate meeting the requirements of US Lacrosse and who resides within the authorized boundaries of WGL shall be eligible to compete for participation but shall have no rights, duties or obligations in the management or in the property of WGL.
Regular Members Any person actively interested in furthering the objectives of WGL may become a Regular Member ("Member"), so long as the individual is 18 years or older and has a child participating in the league during the calendar year. Any coach actively involved in the league during the calendar year and 18 years or older may become a Member. Only Members are eligible to vote at the annual meeting.
All Board members, Committee members, Head Coaches or Coaches and other elected or appointed officials must be active Members in good standing to be eligible for any such position.
Honorary Members. Any person may be elected as Honorary Member by the unanimous vote of all Directors present at any duly held meeting of the Board but shall have no right, duties or obligations in the management or in the property of WGL, but may be eligible to vote at the annual meeting.
As defined in Article III, Section 2, paragraph 2 and as used hereinafter, the word "Member" shall mean a Regular Member unless otherwise stated.
Article IV - Calendar and Fees
The membership period for WGL will coincide with WGL's fiscal year which will begin on October 1st of each year and end on September 30th of each year.
A reasonable youth lacrosse participation fee may be assessed as a parents' obligation to assure the operational continuity of WGL.
Article V - Meetings
Annual Meeting. The annual meeting of the Members of WGL shall be held the third Tuesday in September at 8:00PM each year for the purpose of electing a Board of Directors ("Board" or "Directors") and for the transaction of such business as may properly come before the meeting. After the Board is elected, the newly elected Board shall meet to select the specific officer positions of each new Board member.
Monthly Meeting. Monthly meeting of the Members shall be the third Tuesday of each month. A representative of each team must attend each monthly meeting during the season.
Board Meetings. The Board may meet, at their discretion, to discuss matters pertaining to WGL.
Special Meetings. Special meetings of the Members may be called by the Secretary or President at their discretion. Upon the written request of five (5) members of the Board, the President shall call a special meeting to consider a specific subject. No business other than that specified in the notice of the meeting shall be transacted at any special meeting of the Members.
Quorum. The presence in person or representation by absentee ballot of a number of Directors greater than Fifty (50%) percent shall be necessary to constitute a quorum.
Voting. Only Members shall be entitled to vote at any Annual or Special meeting of WGL.
Absentee Ballot. For the expressed purpose of accommodating a Member in good standing who cannot be in attendance at the annual meeting, an absentee ballot may be requested and obtained from the Secretary of WGL. The absentee ballot shall be properly completed, signed and returned to the Secretary, either by hand or through email or fax, prior to the date of the annual meeting and the election of members to the Board. The secretary shall present all absentee ballots to the Election Chairman on the date of the annual meeting prior to the conduct of the election process.
Rules of Order. Governance of all Annual and Monthly Meetings shall be guided by the following process:
Reading of Prior Meeting Minutes
Transaction of Business
Individual Director Reports
Meeting Closure
The President shall preside over all such meetings. All motions made by a Director must be seconded by another Director.
Article VI - Board of Directors
Board and Number. The management of the property and affairs of WGL shall be vested in the Board of Directors ("Board" or "Directors"). The number of Directors shall be Nine (9). The Directors shall upon election immediately enter upon the performance of their duties and shall continue in office until their successors shall have been duly elected and qualified. All Directors will submit to an annual background check.
Required Members. The Board will consist of the positions of 1.)President, 2.)Vice President, 3.)Secretary, 4.)Treasurer, 5.)Player Agent, 6.)Equipment / Uniforms, 7.)Fields and 8.)Fundraising.
Annual Election and Term of Office. All elections of the Board shall be by majority vote of all Members present or represented by a properly executed and signed absentee ballot filed with the secretary prior to the election meeting.
The Board positions of President and Treasurer will be elected by the Members, candidates will run for those specific positions. After the President and Treasurer are elected, the Members will vote for the remaining open Board positions. Once all open Board positions have been elected, the newly elected Board will appoint the newly elected members to specific open positions on the Board. Term of office shall be for two (2) years with year of election staggered to provide for election of approximately one-half (1/2) of the Board each year.
Vacancies. If any vacancy occurs in the Board, by death, resignation or otherwise, it may be filled by a majority vote of the remaining Board at any regular meeting or at any special meeting called for that purpose.
Meetings, Notice and Quorum. Regular meetings of the Board shall be held immediately following the annual election and on such days thereafter as shall be determined by the Board. The President or the Secretary may, whenever they deem it advisable or the Secretary shall at the request in writing of five (5) directors issue a call for a special meeting of the Board. Notice of each special meeting shall be given by the Secretary to each Director by email or text or personal notice twenty-four (24) hours preceding the meeting.
Such notice shall include the purpose of the meeting and all matters that may be acted upon at the meeting.
Greater than fifty percent (50%) of the Board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.
Duties and Powers. The Board shall have the power to appoint such standing committees as it shall determine appropriate and to delegate such powers to them as the Board shall deem advisable and which it may properly delegate.
The Board may adopt such rules and regulations for the conduct of its meetings and the management of WGL, as it may deem proper.
The Board shall have the power by a two-thirds vote of those Board members present at any regular or special meeting to discipline, suspend or remove any Director, Committee Member, Head Coach, Coach, player or Parent / Guardian of WGL in accordance with the procedure set forth in Article X, Section 1.
The membership shall receive at the first meeting of the members of WGL each fiscal year a report verified by the President and Treasurer, or by a majority of the Directors, showing the preceding year's financial activity. A separate report will be prepared by the Equipment / Uniform Director showing the whole amount of real and personal property owned by WGL, where located, and where and how invested, the amount and nature of the property acquired during the year immediately preceding the date of the report, which report shall be entered in the minutes of the proceedings of the annual meeting.
President. The President will:
Conduct the affairs of WGL and execute the policies established by the Board.
Present a report of the condition of WGL at the annual meeting.
Communicate to the Board, such matters as deemed appropriate, and make such suggestions as may tend to promote the welfare of WGL.
Be responsible for the conduct of WGL in strict conformity to the Policies, Principles, Rules and Regulations of US Lacrosse, as agreed to and amended under the conditions of the Hudson Valley Lacrosse chapter.
Be responsible for the conduct of WGL in strict conformity to the By-Laws of WGL.
Designate in writing, other Directors if necessary, to have the power to make and execute for/and in the name of WGL such contracts and leases they may receive and which have had prior approval of the Board.
Investigate complaints, irregularities and conditions detrimental to WGL and report thereon to the Board, during executive committee, as circumstances warrant.
With the assistance of the Treasurer, prepare and submit an annual budget to the Board and be responsible for the proper execution thereof.
With the assistance of the Player Agent, examine the application and support proof-of age documents of every player candidate before the player may be accepted.
Vice President. The Vice President will:
In case of the absence or disability of the President, and provided he is authorized by the President or Board so to act, the Vice President shall perform the duties of the President, and when so acting, shall have all the powers of the office, and shall have such other duties as from time to time may be assigned by the Board or by the President.
Conduct annual background checks of all Directors and candidates for Coaches, the results of which will be disclosed to the President.
Attend all MHYLL meetings and report to the Board a summary of matters discussed at such meetings.
Ensure compliance to the WGL By-Laws and that the By-Laws are enforced with no bias.
Ensure WGL is operated in compliance within all US Lacrosse, Hudson Valley Lacrosse and Mid Hudson Lacrosse rules and regulations.
Secretary. The Secretary will:
Be responsible for recording the activities of WGL and maintain appropriate files, mailing lists and necessary records.
Perform such duties as are herein specifically set forth, in addition to such other duties as are customarily incident to the office of Secretary or as may be assigned by the Board of Directors.
Maintain a list of all Regular and Honorary Members, Director and Committee Members and give notice of all meetings of WGL, the Board of Directors and Committees.
Keep the minutes of the meeting of the members, the Board of Directors and the Executive Committee and cause them to be recorded in a book kept for that purpose.
Shall conduct all correspondence not otherwise specifically delegated in connection with said meetings and shall be responsible for carrying out all orders, votes and resolutions not otherwise committed.
Notify Members, Directors, Officers and Committee members of their election or appointment.
Member of the Communications committee.
Treasurer. The Treasurer will:
Perform such duties as are herein specifically set forth and such other duties as are customarily incident to the office of Treasurer or may be assigned by the Board of Directors.
Receive all monies and securities, and deposit same in a depository approved by the Board of Directors.
Keep records for the receipts and disbursements of all monies and securities of WGL, including the auxiliary, approve all payments from allocated funds and draw checks therefore in agreement with policies established in advance of such actions by the Board of Directors. All disbursements in excess of One Thousand ($1,000) Dollars must have the written approval of the President.
Prepare and distribute a report at each regular meeting of the Board of Directors which presents for the month(s) immediately preceding the meeting the financial activity including individually listed receipts and disbursements, as well as a reconciliation of all such activity to the bank statements, the submittal of such bank statements will be included in the monthly report.
Prepare an annual budget, under the direction of the President, for submission to the Board of Directors at the second meeting of the calendar year.
Prepare an annual financial report, under the direction of the President, for submission to the membership and Board of Directors at the annual meeting.
Player Agent. The Player Agent will:
Receive and review applications for player candidates and assist the President in checking residence and age eligibility.
Conduct the player draft and all other player transactions or selected meetings. Present to the Board specific rules related to any such player draft.
Receive all complaints from parents/guardians related to coaching activities, playing time and any general concerns.
Receive all complaints of violations of the coaches, parents or players Code of Conduct related and investigate all such complaints. The Player Agent will submit a written report of his / her findings to the President.
Equipment / Uniform Director The Equipment / Uniform Director will:
Be responsible for the care and maintenance of all equipment, including goals, goalie equipment, throw-backs, coachs' bags, game uniforms, balls, timers, scoreboards and all other such equipment necessary for lacrosse. He or she shall operate within the amount appropriated in the approved budget for that purpose.
Be responsible for the proper issuance of such supplies and equipment and for the repair, cleaning and storage thereof at the close of the season.
Be responsible for the purchase of all new equipment as necessary.
Issue all necessary equipment to each team by way of an outfitted coachs' bag.
Be responsible for the distribution of all uniforms to all players within the league, as well as ensure the collection of all such uniforms at the conclusion of each season.
Field Director The Field Director will:
Be responsible for the care and maintenance of the playing fields(s), buildings and grounds. He or she shall operate within the amount appropriated in the approved budget for that purpose.
Investigate and recommend available suitable sites and plans for development including ways and means, the latter in cooperation with the Finance Committee.
Be responsible for repair and improvement recommendations and supervise the performance of approved projects.
Secure bids on needed supplies and equipment to maintain the field and make recommendations for their purchase to the Board.
Ensure all game fields are properly lined on a weekly basis during the season of play.
Secure appropriate insurance on said property and buildings of WGL.
Fundraising Director The Fundraising Director will:
Oversee and manage all Fundraising activities of WGL.
Prepare an annual plan of proposed fundraising activities.
Direct all fundraising events to ensure success.
Article VIII - Other Committees
Finance Committee. The Board may appoint a finance committee consisting of not less than three (3) nor more than five (5) Directors and other appointed Members.
The Treasurer shall be the Chairperson of the committee.
The committee shall investigate ways and means of financing WGL including annual registration fees and team sponsorships and submit such recommendations to the Board for approval.
It shall be responsible for taking up collections at games: if such collections are authorized by WGL and shall turn over said collections to the Treasurer immediately after each game.
Equipment and Grounds Committee. The Board may appoint an Equipment & Grounds committee consisting of not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) Directors and other appointed Members.
The Equipment / Uniform Director and the Field Director shall be the co-Chairpersons of the committee.
The committee shall participate in the preparation of the game field and care and administration of WGL's equipment.
Fundraising Committee. The Board may appoint a Fundraising committee consisting of not less than two (2) nor more than four (4) Directors and other appointed Members.
The Fundraising Director shall be the Chairperson of the committee.
The committee shall coordinate and direct all fundraising activities of WGL as approved by the Board.
Coaches Committee. The Board may appoint a Head Coaches Committee consisting of three (3) Directors.
The Committee may interview and investigate prospective Head Coaches and Coaches, and recommend acceptable candidates to the President, for appointment and subsequent approval by the Board.
It shall, during the playing season, observe the conduct of the Head Coaches and coaches and report it's findings to the President of WGL.
It shall, at the request of the President or Board, investigate complaints concerning Head Coaches and coaches and make a report thereof to the President or Directors as the case may be.
Referee Committee. The Board may appoint a Referee Committee consisting of Directors and other appointed Members. WGL Vice President shall be Chairperson of any such Committee.
The Committee shall recruit, interview and recommend to the Board for appointment a staff of Referees, including a Head Referee and replacements.
Auditing Committee. The Board may appoint an Auditing Committee consisting of three (3) Directors and other appointed Members. The President, Treasurer or signatories of checks are not eligible.
The Committee will audit WGL's books and records annually prior to the annual meeting and attach a statement of their findings to the annual financial statement of the President and Treasurer; or may, if directed, by the Board, secure the services of a Certified Public Accountant to accomplish such audit.
Article IX - Head Coaches, Coaches and Referees.
Head Coaches and Coaches shall be appointed annually by the Board. Head Coaches shall be responsible for the draft of their teams and for their actions on the field. All Head Coaches and Coaches shall abide by WGL's Coaches Code of Conduct and sign a statement attesting to such. All Head Coaches and Coaches will submit to a background check.
All Coaches shall acknowledge that WGL is an entitlement league and as such all players who have paid their requisite registration fee will be entitled to play in each game of at least the minimum number of minutes as specified in Article XIII, Section 2.
Head Coaches shall be responsible for ensuring all players on their respective teams attain the required playing time in each game. In any game where it is determined by the Board that a player has not played in his minimum time, the Head Coach will be subject to disciplinary action as set forth in Article X, Section 1.
The Head Coach shall appoint the team scorer and time keeper for each home game.
Referees. Referees shall be appointed annually by Mid Hudson Lacrosse local chapter.
While holding such office, the President is permitted to be a Head Coach or coach without obtaining a waiver. The President should not referee. All Board members are permitted to be a Head Coach or Coach.
Article X - Suspension or Termination
Membership may be terminated by resignation or action of the Board.
The Board, by a two-thirds vote of those Board members present at any duly constituted Board meeting, shall have the authority to discipline or suspend or terminate the membership of any member of any class, Head Coach, Coach or Parent / Guardian when the conduct of such person is considered detrimental to the best interest of WGL and/or US Lacrosse.
The individual involved shall be notified of such meeting, informed of the general nature of the charges and be given an opportunity to appear at the meeting to answer such charges.
The Board shall, in case of a Player Member, give notice to the Head Coach of the team of which the player is a member. Said head coach shall appear, in the capacity of an adviser, with the player and the player's parents or guardians before a duly appointed committee of the Board. The committee will report their findings and make a recommendation to the Board. The Board will make their determination on the player status. Any player thrown out of a game by a referee will receive an automatic one (1) game suspension (Next Game). Any repeat offender of WGL Bylaws will be subject to a longer suspension, up to and including a full season suspension.
A suspension, referred to anywhere in these Bylaws, shall be defined as not being permitted to attend any practices or games during the suspension and have no contact with the coaches or players during practice or game time.
The Board shall, in the case of a Head Coach or Coach, give notice to any such Head Coach or Coach that a violation of the Coaches Code of Conduct or WGL's Bylaws has occurred. The notified Coach will be asked to appear before a duly appointed committee of the Board. The committee will report their findings and make a recommendation to the Board. This recommendation may include a warning or a suspension, the length of which could range from one (1) game up to and including a full season suspension. Any Coach thrown out of a game by a referee will receive an automatic one (1) game suspension (Next Game).
The Board of Directors shall, in the case of a parent or guardian, give notice to any such parent or guardian that a violation of the Parents Code of Conduct or WGL's By-Laws has occurred. The notified parent or guardian will be asked to appear before a duly appointed committee of the Board. The committee will report their findings and make a recommendation to the Board. This recommendation may include a warning or a suspension, the length of which could range from one (1) game up to and including a full season suspension. Any parent or guardian thrown out of a game by a referee will receive an automatic one (1) game suspension (Next Game).
The removal of a Board member (outside of a normal election) should never be taken lightly and always used as a last resort for a serious violation and not trivial or personal reasons. Such a decision must be handled with absolute transparency and professionalism.
Upon the decision of the Board to take such an action against a Director, the President or the President's designee, shall notify the Director in writing of the Board's pending decision and reason for a potential removal. The Director subject to potential removal will be given an opportunity to meet with the Board to discuss the reason(s) for potential removal. The Director will be given the option to resign. After such discussion, the Board will meet and then inform the Director of their decision. The Secretary shall keep records of such actions by the Board. The Board may use or refer to such records to settle future, similar incidents.
Article XI - Affiliation
Charter. US Lacrosse. Hudson Valley Lacrosse chapter and Mid Hudson Lacrosse local chapter.
Rules and Regulations. The Official Playing Rules and Regulations are provided by the US Lacrosse and shall be binding.
Article XII - Financial and Accounting
The President must approve all purchases for WGL of Five Hundred ($500) Dollars or more and must provide his written approval for such purchases.
The Board shall decide all matters pertaining to the finances of WGL and it shall place all income in a common league treasury, directing expenditure of same in such manner as will give no individual or team an advantage over those in competition with such individual or team.
The Board shall not permit the contribution of funds or property to individual teams but shall solicit some for the common treasury of WGL, thereby to discourage favoritism among teams and to endeavor to equalize the benefits.
The Board shall not permit the distribution of WGL funds for other than the conduct of Youth Lacrosse activities.
No Director or member of WGL shall receive, directly or indirectly, any salary, compensation or emolument from WGL for services rendered as Director or Member.
All monies received shall be deposited to the credit of WGL in the bank designated by the Board and all disbursement shall be made by check. All checks shall be signed by the WGL Treasurer or President.
The fiscal year of WGL shall begin on the first day of October and shall end on the last day of September.
Distribution of Property Upon Dissolution. Upon dissolution of WGL and after all outstanding debts and claims have been satisfied, the Board shall direct the remaining property of WGL to another non-profit entity which maintains the same objectives as set forth herein, which are or may be entitled to exemption under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or any future corresponding provision.
Article XIII - Special Regulations
Girls shall be required to wear protective goggles and a mouthpiece.
Uniforms. A bond check will be collected at the time game uniforms are distributed to ensure all uniforms will be returned at the end of the season in good condition.
Player Game Participation. Each player in attendance and eligible to play must participate for a minimum number of minutes, as follows:
If the number of players present to start the game is 20 or more, each player will play at least 8 minutes.
If number of players present to start the game is less than 20, each player will play at least 10 minutes.
This is based on a game of four 8-minute quarters of stopped time.
Parent / Guardian Conduct and Participation
All parents and guardians are encouraged to be involved in their son's or daughter's endeavors with WGL. Each parent or guardian will sign the Parent's Code of Conduct before their child is permitted to participate in WGL. In any event where it is determined by the Board that a parent or guardian has violated this Code of Conduct, the Board may, at its sole discretion, impose a suspension upon the parent or guardian as defined in Article X, Section 1.
Local Rules. Local rules will be adopted by the Board at least fifteen (15) days prior to the first scheduled game of the season.
League Functions. All league functions will be approved by the Board and will be covered by the league's insurance. All functions not approved by the Board will not be the responsibility of WGL. Therefore, any such events need additional coverage not provided by the league.
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On the run from the police, a misguided young girl takes refuge in a decrepit old mortuary. There she meets Montgomery Dark, an eccentric undertaker with more than a few skeletons in his closet. Montgomery chronicles the strange history of the town through a series of twisted tales, each more terrifying than the last, but the young girl's world is unhinged when she discovers that the final story... is her own.
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At the F8 Developer Conference Facebook's CEO Mark Zuckerberg confirmed that the company is working on an Augmented Reality Headset in addition to the existing Oculus Rift Virtual Reality Headsets.
Mark confirmed that the company focuses more on the software side of things which seems to be true as the early development of these platforms, the hardware and software are pretty hard to untangle. He also said that Augmented Reality will be a big part of Facebook in the coming years.
The CEO says that since they do not have the science and technology today to build AR glasses there may be a possibility in the next five or seven years and we will be going through the VR path before getting to the AR glasses.
The "Camera Effects Platform" will let developers build AR features and lenses for the Facebook in app camera and facebook is making the tools available freely. Zuckerberg added that A key part of the journey is to make an open platform where any developer can create anything they want.
They should partner with Hololens.


Back in His Old Place.
The legion of friends of Capt. R. R. Hargis will greet with pleasure the information that he is back in his old position as conductor on the Western & Atlantic railroad. He began his duties yesterday and his first train took two engines to drive it and was one of the largest that ever pulled out of Atlanta. Capt. Hargis is active, experienced and efficient, and the road had the appearance of having lost something when his familiar figure was not seen about the passenger trains. Good luck and a long life to the genial captain. May he survive to punch many tickets and manipulate the bell cord yet many times.


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By Jerry Cowle
SHORTLY after the Reykjavik summit, the NBC ``Today'' show interviewed White House chief of staff Donald Regan and the NATO secretary-general, Lord Carrington. The interviews aired back to back. Each offered thought-provoking insights on the Reagan-Gorbachev meeting. But in each case, the viewer was allowed no time for reflection - not even a few seconds - before his or her senses were jarred with a particularly strident commercial. This happens far too often. It is especially distracting when a commercial follows an important or emotional presentation, be it a movie or a documentary on an issue such as missing children.
The thoughtful viewer has a need to settle back and reflect on what he has seen. But it simply isn't possible. On comes the commercial in a split second, stepping right on the heels of the presentation, and shattering the mood that the program has sustained.
Another distracting and highly unsatisfactory practice of network news people is their propensity to cut off important interviewees in mid-sentence. Again, this discourtesy has taken place several times on my favorite morning program, the ``Today'' show. I must assume it occurs as often on the other networks. George Shultz, Henry Kissinger, or any one of a lineup of important men and women whose opinions are sought may be in the middle of making a cogent point when Bryant Gumbel or Jane Pauley cuts in with ``Sorry we've run out of time. Thank you, Mr. Shultz.'' Meanwhile, Mr. Shultz is left hanging, with a crucial statement unfinished.
None of us is so naive as to believe that there isn't a price to pay for all this marvelous free television entertainment. That price is to watch the commercials.
But it would seem reasonable that the networks could arrange their split-second parceling of valuable time so that a five-second pause could be inserted before commercials. Let the director make it up later, even deducting from subsequent editorial material. In the long run, it would be much more satisfactory for both the networks and the viewing public.
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Vila Nova da Barquinha est une municipalité (en portugais : concelho ou município) du Portugal, située dans le District de Santarém et la région Centre.

Géographie
Vila Nova da Barquinha est limitrophe :
 au nord, de Tomar et Abrantes,
 à l'est, de Constância,
 au sud, de Chamusca,
 au sud-ouest, de Golegã,
 à l'ouest, de Entroncamento,
 au nord-ouest, de Torres Novas.

Démographie

Subdivisions

La municipalité de Vila Nova da Barquinha groupe 5 freguesias :
 Atalaia
 Moita do Norte
 Praia do Ribatejo
 Tancos
 Vila Nova da Barquinha

Jumelages

Personnalités
 António Gonçalves Curado (1894-1917), premier militaire du Corps expéditionnaire portugais mort au combat en France.

Notes et références

Municipalité au Portugal
District de Santarém

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Andrew Philip More Boyle (Dundee, 27 de mayo de 1919 – Londres, 22 de abril de 1991) fue un escritor, periodista y locutor británico.

Biografía
Recibió su educación en Blairs en Aberdeen y en la Universidad de París. Posteriormente, sirvió en la inteligencia militar británica durante la Segunda Guerra Mundial y luego del conflicto trabajó como guionista y productor para la British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC). En esa misma radiodifusora trabajó como editor para los programas de radio World at One, PM y The World This Weekend.

Su libro Poor Dear Brendan, biografía de Brendan Bracken, ganó en 1974 el Premio Whitbread. Además, en su libro The Climate of Treason expuso a Anthony Blunt como el «cuarto hombre» de los Los cinco de Cambridge. Entre otros libros, publicó en 1962 Trenchard, Man of Vision, biografía de Hugh Trenchard —el padre de la Real Fuerza Aérea británica— y, en 1972, Only The Wind Will Listen: Reith of the BBC, sobre John Reith, el primer director general de la BBC. Boyle tuvo dos hijos con su primera esposa, Christina Galvin, y murió de cáncer a los 71 años.

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Escritores de Escocia del siglo XX
Periodistas de Escocia


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