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Special Collections & University Archives: Geneological Research
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Library offers many resources for genealogists researching family histories in southern Texas and northeastern Mexico. Everyone is welcome to use the materials in the UTRGV Library regardless of University affiliation.
Gather Personal knowledge
Write down everything you learn. You may use forms available in libraries, genealogical societies, and the internet to record the information. Be sure to always include:
Activity (birth, marriage, death, etc.)
Family names (surnames)
Sources (person, book, or archival collection, etc. Be specific, include author, title, page number, or collection and folder titles)
Begin with getting as much information as you can from your family members. Ask your parents, aunts and uncles, and grandparents about family members: when and where they were born, were married, etc.
Look for family papers, certificates, letters, diaries, photographs, and other sources around the home which may help in constructing a preliminary family history.
Photographs: write as much information as you can with a soft #2 pencil on the back of the photograph, including names, date, location, and event.
Review the information you have, and look for gaps, or where information is uncertain or inexact. Go to the UTRGV Library Special Collections to help fill in your gaps, and to find additional information on earlier generations.
Federal, State, and County Information
1. United States Of America Census Information
Census records are an excellent place to begin expanding information on your family. Begin with the latest census records released, and work backwards to 1850 (the State of Texas was founded in 1848). Note: the 1890 census was destroyed by fire
The UTRGV Library subscribes to HeritageQuest, available through the Articles and Databases page, which provides a fully keyword-searchable database of census records. To access HeritageQuest,you may either log in with a University account, or if you do not have a University account, you may use a computer that is in the Library or on campus. http://www.heritagequestonline.com/hqoweb/library/do/index
2. Social Security Death Index (SSDI)
After a person's death, their Social Security Number and information are made available. The Social Security Death Index is a database of deaths reported to the Social Security Administration (SSA) beginning about 1962 that have been purchased and made available by various organizations. For more information about the SSDI, and links to search pages, go to The Social Security Death Index: A Genealogy Records Guide http://www.deathindexes.com/ssdi.html.
3. Texas County Records Available On Microfilm
The UTRGV Library holds non-current primary county records in microfilm format for Cameron, Willacy, Hidalgo, and Starr Counties. Although the specific records vary by each county, they generally contain information such as court documents, marriage records, deed records, and probate minutes. To see a listing of what is available on the county microfilm, search in the online catalog for the titles below
Cameron County records [microfilm]
Hidalgo County records [microfilm].
Starr County records [microfilm].
Willacy County records [microfilm].
Search UTRGV Library Archival Resources
The UTRGV Library has both original and photocopied collections that are helpful to genealogists, including the Frank Cushman Pierce Collection (Edinburg Campus), the Camargo Archives (Edinburg Campus), and the Reynosa Archives (Edinburg Campus) and the Border Studies Book Collection (Brownsville Campus). These materials are either loose papers housed in folders and boxes or bounded books. You must be present in the UTRGV Library Special Collections Reading Room to review these materials; they are not available for checkout or Interlibrary Loan. You may bring a camera to take pictures of individual pages for personal use.
1. Go to the Library's Archive Search page http://archives.lib.utpa.edu/
2. Enter your search term for family names or city.
TIPS: Use Filters on the left, or Icons to identify lines of interest
Digital Object
3. Click on the folder title to get more information.
4. When you find items you would like to view, copy and paste the very top line, and e-mail or print a copy of the information. We will need all of the information on that top line to know what collection, box, and folder you will view during your visit.
Read "How to…" Guides
The UTRGV Library has the following guides which provide more information on conducting genealogical research. Please note, this is not intended to be a comprehensive listing. Please ask for assistance in finding additional materials.
The complete idiot's guide to genealogy / by Christine Rose and Kay Germain Ingalls. New York : Alpha Books, c1997. [Electronic Resource] (requires login)
The handy book for genealogists / edited by George B. Everton, Sr. 7th edition, revised and enlarged. Logan, Utah : Everton Publishers, c1981. [2nd floor CS47 .E9 1981]
The librarian's genealogy notebook [computer file] : a guide to resources / Dahrl Elizabeth Moore. Chicago : American Library Association, 1998. [Electronic Resource] (requires login)
Finding your Hispanic roots / George R. Ryskamp. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co., c1997. [2nd floor CS943 .R97 1997]
Genealogical research in Latin America and the Hispanic United States. Lyman De Platt. St. George, Utah: Teguayo Press, 1993. [2nd floor CS 95 .I35 v.1]
Hispanic American genealogical sourcebook / edited by Paula K. Byers. New York : Gale Research, c1995. [2nd floor E184.S75 H563 1995]
Search the UTRGV Library On-Line Catalog for printed books, periodicals, and maps
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Special Collections and Archives has a strong collection of both local history and Hispanic genealogy for southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
1. Decide if you want to search by family name or location.
Search by family name if you are trying to gather a lot of information about different members of your family. When first beginning your research it is recommended that you begin searching by family name. You may be able to find books written by other genealogists with family members related to your own family. You may also find oral histories in which one of your relations has been recorded talking about their life.
Search by location if you are trying to narrow down a few family members, such as looking for a particular birth that took place in a particular city at a particular date.
Some searches may bring up irrelevant titles, for example, a search of 'Alamo' will bring up many books on the Alamo in San Antonio, as well as the city of Alamo in Hidalgo County. You may limit your search to "Special Collections" to limit your search to books within the Special Collections room regarding southern Texas and northeastern Mexico.
2. Go to the Library's Online Catalog Advanced Keyword Search: http://lib3.utpa.edu/search~S5/X.
3. Limit the search "Location: Special Collections"
Advanced Keyword Search:
[Subject] Hinojosa [or] Hinojosa family
[Location] Special Collections
[Subject] Ciudad Camargo
Note: Special Collections attempts to obtain 2 copies of books owned. Copy 1 is a Reference / Preservation copy and does NOT circulate but may be used within Special Collections. Copy 2 is a Circulating copy that may be checked out or requested via Interlibrary Loan.
Search UTRGV Library Digital Resources
A few archival resources have been digitized, and the images are available through the Library's Local Digital Collections website.
Popular items are Church records:
Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico baptismal church register, 1764-1786,
Reynosa, Tamaulipas, Mexico marriage church register, 1790-1810
And Marks and Brands books
Hidalgo Marks and Brands Book B,
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South Korea's Moon Jae-In. Photo Credit: VOA, Wikipedia Commons.
In a major of turn of events, US President Donald Trump has announced direct talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The US and North Korea have been loggerheads for a long time on the issue of North Korea's nuclear and missile programmes. The leaders of both countries, after attempting to stare each other down through provocation in word and deed, are signalling their willingness to come to the negotiation table. The credit goes mostly to South Korean President Moon Jae-in, who actively insisted that diplomacy must be given another chance.
After coming to power, Moon Jae-in sought space for diplomacy amidst the irresponsible behaviour displayed by the US and North Korea. The South Korean administration had to go through a phase in which the country did not play a substantial role in determining the security scenario on the Korean Peninsula. The shrill 'war of words' between Trump and Kim made it impossible for the Moon administration to give diplomacy a chance in dealing with North Korea. Moon has been of the belief that through engagement, a genuine attempt to build trust with the North Korean regime is possible, and South Korea and the US should both make an attempt to do so. Improved trust and dialogue with North Korea could minimise the relevance of nuclear weapons and missile development for North Korea – at the very least, less than the aggressive pursuit being currently demonstrated – which may ultimately lead to the consideration of North Korean denuclearisation.
The Moon administration must thus be given credit for being persistent and deft in handling the situation. South Korea used the Pyeongchang Winter Games as an opportunity to reach out to North Korea. A cycle has emerged – with successive, encouraging developments – such as postponement of the South Korea-US joint military exercise, participation of North Korean athletes in the games, attendance by North Korean representatives, Kim Yong-nam and Kim Yo-jong's presence in the opening ceremony, invitation from North Korea for a summit meet between the leaders of two Koreas, visit to Pyongyang by South Korean special envoys Kim Chung Eui-yong and Suh Hoon, and the outcomes of said visit.
More specifically, the six-point understanding between North and South Korea during the South Korean delegation's visit to Pyongyang may prove to be a big milestone in the process, with the ability to bring diplomacy back into prominence in dealing with North Korea. In fact, the outcome of the visit was surpassed the expectations of even optimists. The understanding they reached has not only made possible a summit meet between the two Koreas in late-April and the establishment of a hotline between them before the summit, but has also likely induced an important transformation in North Korea's approach towards denuclearisation.
North Korea had stated that if a security guarantee is provided to the regime, it has no reason to pursue nuclear weaponisation. It has also promised that until the summit meet, it will place a moratorium on nuclear and missile tests. Finally, it has announced that nuclear weapons will be used against South Korea.
The Moon administration has put in the groundwork and made an extraordinary start, and it is now the Trump administration's turn to take on the mantle of responding appropriately. The US has traditionally had two main demands as pre-conditions for direct talks with North Korea. First, North Korea should agree to the final goal of denuclearisation, and second, North Korea must demonstrate its desire for denuclearisation in more concrete terms. It seems that both these demands have been accepted by North Korea, leading to the willingness for talks on both sides. The US must show flexibility on the timeline for North Korea's complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearisation (CVID), and adopt a comprehensive approach to arrive at its final goal. The US must be careful to avoid North Korea's 'olive branches', which were shown by South Korea to be signs of Pyongyang's weakness. It would be misleading to assume that the policy of 'maximum pressure' is paying off, and the pressure must instead be continued.
Although the Moon administration has passed the first test of diplomacy, it has many such tests still to go as trust between the Trump administration and North Korea is almost entirely absent. It is useful to keep in mind that the process will not be linear, and back and forth movement can be expected. Another important challenge for South Korea is how it will project these positive outcomes, which are largely thanks to Moon's diplomacy and perseverance, as joint US-South Korea achievements. After all, the essence of statesmanship is attributing success to everyone involved, while taking sole responsibility for mistakes.


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I think I'll have to add this to the list because I keep coming across Owen's name but know almost nothing about him. Thanks Terry and Rosie!
Great reveiew. I've read a couple of this author's books and enjoyed them.
Another great review, Terry. Just finished this, so another review coming soon.
It seems we often choose the same books, Noelle! Yes, Judith and Barb, I'll definitely be reading the next one!


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Home / Reviews / Melancholia Theatrical Review
By John Delia
Nov 18, 2011 09:11 AM EST
Melancholia Theatrical Review
The film Melancholia by writer and director Lars von Trier stimulates the artistic part of the brain with sprawling landscape images, ominous tableaus and threatening visuals of a drifting planet. The film moves along playing out like the definition of its title. Melancholia: a mental condition and especially a manic-depressive condition characterized by extreme depression, bodily complaints, and often hallucinations and delusions.
Lars doesn't pull any punches here or hide the intention of the story in any way. He takes the lovely conflicted Justine (Kirsten Dunst) and pairs her with Michael (Alexander Skarsgård) a love-smitten man who has visions of a future with her.
In part one (Justine) of the two-act script, the newly married couple are on their way to their reception at a beautiful mansion and are late due to some issues with their limo driver. The party is a gift from Justine's sister Claire (Charlotte Gainsbourg) and her husband John (Kiefer Sutherland) who want to make the late afternoon soirée something that everyone will never forget.
Lars treats his audience to an ominous feast however, complete with a brooding bride who has lost herself in an almost surrealistic emotional despair, a puzzled husband and other elements way beyond the word 'festive', ending the event both faithless and unfaithful.
At the start of part two (Claire) we find Justine forlorn still at her sister's vast estate trying to recover from the night before, but this time Lars presents his audience a different kind of depressing stimulus, the threat of a collision between Earth and the roving planet Melancholia. Here Lars's camera focuses on the dangerous planet hovering over the estate with its expansive manicured lawns, neighboring lush woodlands, and opulent estate buildings. Justine begins to succumb to the pull of Melancholia while Claire attempts to draw her out of the dreary mental state. Now on the verge of something even more unimaginable, Claire herself starts to slide into the abyss.
Melancholia, although an amazing work of art accomplishes what Lars set out to do, make a depressing movie. If I could categorize the film on whether it is the best dismal film ever, it's certainly near the top of the list. Not a mainstream contender for box-office glory, yet still art for those who like films intriguing and all absorbing.
Lars brings out some brilliant acting on the part of the main cast and support players in this fantasy tale. Providing a stage for their craft with Dunst at the center of the enigma, Lars works his characters into frenzy as they try to come to grips with the inevitable. I especially liked Gainsbourg's performance as the hapless woman who takes on her sister's plight only to realize that time has run out for Justine and her family. I would love to see her recognized for her performance with an Oscar nomination.
Melancholia is rated R for some graphic nudity, sexual content and language. The film emits a depressive feeling that may tend to extract a somber mood from susceptible viewers. The film runs just over 2 hours.
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Kirsten Dunst,
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Charlotte Gainsbourg,
MPAA Rating: R
Distributed By: Magnolia Pictures
For more information about Melancholia visit the FlickDirect Movie Database.
About John Delia
John Delia has been on all sides of the movie business over his lifetime from writing for newspapers to film making. He has been a film critic for many years and earned his Bachelor's Degree in Journalism and Communications from the University of Florida. John is also a member of the Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) which is comprised of more than 40 journalists working in the print, radio and online media. Read more reviews and content by John Delia.

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It's hard to believe that multiplayergamers.com is a whopping 13 years old (seriously?!). This site was born December 20, 2000 after the domain it started on no longer fit the content that was being published (anyone remember a certain LAN party site?). This site was hopping! We had tens of thousands of views daily, which was a lot for its time. MG was a community of gamers, and of friends. Many of these friends went from being web site buddies and gaming partners in crime to real-life best friends, and even a couple of married couples!
Alas, MG went through dozens of changes, and ultimately fast-forward about 8 years later, MG was a shell of it's former self. I suppose you could attribute that to the fact that many of the original MG'ers got married (or divorced), had kids, changed jobs and moved, or simply faded away. MG's core team has kept in contact with one another over the years and hoped to one day bring this site back online, but the aforementioned life changes prevented it previously. Well, here we are once again, and back stronger than ever.
I personally welcome you to the NEW MultiplayerGamers.com - old MG'ers and new friends we have yet to meet. We're in it for the community. We're in it for the games.


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The inevitability of these It's Time to Talk (ITT) book sets developed out of the YWCA of Greater Cleveland's It's Time to Talk: Forums on Race, the annual forum that brings together individuals, community groups, and organizations for open and frank conversations about race, discrimination, unconscious bias, and cultural competency. The Ohio Center for the Book (OCFB) at Cleveland Public Library, in partnership with the YWCA—an organization with a long tradition of fighting racism—offers OCFB ITT Book Sets.
Sets of nonfiction and fiction works, including graphic novels and memoirs, are available for borrowing. The literary fiction titles selected are award-winning books that deal with issues of race and cultural diversity.
Why Book Clubs?
It's Time to Talk book club discussions present a unique opportunity to engage in thoughtful and intelligent dialogue where people–co-workers, community members, and the like–can sit down together to discuss carefully assessed books focusing on issues of race and social justice.
The intent is to get people listening to one another, which will lead to greater understanding. Recent scientific research has concluded that reading literary fiction can improve empathy. After all, the ability to put oneself in someone else's shoes—the capacity to understand what others are thinking and feeling—can be a first step toward becoming stronger in race relations.
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The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (2007)
by Sherman Alexie
Little, Brown, c2007. 229 pages | ISBN: 9780316013680
2007 National Book Award for Young People's Literature
2008 Boston Globe-Horn Book Award
Based in part on Alexie's own experiences, this is the often humorous story of a young Spokane Indian boy, budding cartoonist Junior, who leaves his troubled school on the Spokane Indian Reservation to attend an all-white farm town school — where the only other Indian is the school mascot. Adult, YA.
In the Time of the Butterflies (1994)
by Julia Alvarez
Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill, 2010. 336 pages | ISBN: 9781565129764
Finalist for 1994 National Book Critics Circle Award; Selection of The Big Read
In the Time of the Butterflies is set during the waning days of the Trujillo dictatorship in the Dominican Republic in 1960. The "Butterflies" of the story are the Mirabal sisters, three young Latin American women assassinated after visiting their husbands, jailed as suspected rebel leaders.
Forgotten Fire (2002)
by Adam Bagdasarian
Dell Laurel-Leaf, 2002. 272 pages | ISBN: 9780440229179
Finalist for 2000 National Book Awards-Young People's Literature
Based on a true story, this book follows the twelve-year-old son of an influential Armenian family in Turkey, as he struggles to survive alone after witnessing the deaths of many of his family and friends during the Armenian Genocide of 1915 to 1923. (Young adult novel)
The House Behind the Cedars (1900)
by Charles Chesnutt
Penguin Books, 1993
195 pages | ISBN: 9780140186857
First published in 1900, Chestnutt's masterpiece explores the lives of two young African Americans who decide to pass for white in order to claim their share of the American dream.
The Wife of His Youth, and Other Stories of the Color Line (1899)
University of Michigan Press, 1968. 323 pages | ISBN: 9780472061341
Selected stories by the noted black writer of the late nineteenth century reflect changing racial attitudes in America. Chesnutt writes of the black search for identity in the period between the Civil War and the turn of the century.
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007)
by Junot Diaz
Riverhead Books, 2008. 339 pages | ISBN: 9781594483295
2008 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award; 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
2008 National Book Critics Circle Award
This story documents the tribulations of Oscar, a sweet but disastrously overweight, lovesick Dominican-American ghetto nerd. From his home in New Jersey, where he lives with his old-world mother and rebellious sister, Oscar dreams of becoming the Dominican J. R. R. Tolkien and, most of all, of finding love. But he may never get what he wants, thanks to the fukú – the curse that haunts Oscar's family.
Half Blood (2011)
by Esi Edugyan
Picador, 2012. 329 pages | ISBN: 9781250012708
2012 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
In 1939 Berlin, a popular jazz band has been forbidden to play by the Nazis. Their young star trumpeter, Hieronymus Falk, is arrested in a Paris café and never heard from again. A German citizen, Falk was also black. Jump to Berlin in 1952, where Falk is now a legend and two African American band members from Baltimore set out to fill in his story.
Invisible Man (1952)
Vintage Books, 1995, c1952. 581 pages | ISBN: 9780679732761
1992 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Landmark Achievement
1953 National Book Award for Fiction
Invisible Man is a milestone in American literature. The nameless narrator describes growing up in a black community in the South, being expelled from a Negro college, moving to New York and retreating amid violence and confusion to the basement lair of the Invisible Man he imagines himself to be. A milestone in American literature, this passionate and witty novel established Ralph Ellison as one of the key writers of the century.
Love Medicine (1984)
by Louise Erdrich
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, [2013]. 331 pages | ISBN: 9780062206312
The first book in Louise Erdrich's Native American series, Love Medicine explores 60 years (from 1981 back through recent history) in the lives of a small group of Chippewa (aka Ojibwa or Anishinaabe) living on the Turtle Mountain Indian Reservation in North Dakota.
A Gathering of Old Men (1983)
by Ernest Gaines
2000 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Lifetime Achievement
Although it includes a whole cast of Southern characters, A Gathering of Old Men is the story of a young white woman fighting to protect an elderly black man from the revenge of a murdered man's family. She rallies seventeen elderly African American men, each between the ages of 70 and 80, who make the collective decision to take on the sufferings of another, and act out against a lifetime of oppression.
A Lesson Before Dying (1993)
Vintage Contemporaries, [1997], c1993. 256 pages | ISBN: 9780375702709
Set in a small Cajun community in the late 1940s, A Lesson Before Dying is an "enormously moving" (Los Angeles Times) coming-of-age story of two young black men, one condemned to die for a crime he did not commit, and another who visits him in his cell. In the end, the two men forge a bond as they both come to understand the simple heroism of resisting—and defying—the expected.
The Book of Unknown Americans (2014)
by Cristina Henriquez
Knopf Doubleday, 2014. 304 pages | ISBN: 9780385350846
Nominee 2015 Alex Award; NPR Great Read; The Daily Beast's Novel of the Year 2014
The Riveras uproot their family from their home in Mexico to head to America with a dream: that in this country of great opportunity and resources, their injured 15-year-old daughter can get better. They befriend the Toros from Panama. Woven into their stories are the testimonials of people who have come to the U.S. from all over Latin America, whose inspirational journeys will touch your heart
The Wall (1950)
by John Hersey
The Wall tells the inspiring story of forty men & women who escape the dehumanizing horror of the Warsaw ghetto. John Hersey's novel documents the Warsaw ghetto both as an emblem of Nazi persecution and as a personal confrontation with torture, starvation, humiliation, and cruelty.
The Kite Runner (2003)
by Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Books, 2005, c2003. 371 pages | ISBN: 9781594481772
South African Boeke Prize in 2004; Alex Award 2004
The heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is set against the devastating backdrop of the history of Afghanistan over the last thirty years.
Kind One (2012)
by Laird Hunt
Coffee House Press, 2012. 211 pages | ISBN: 9781566893114
Winner, 2013 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award
As a teenage girl, Ginny marries Linus Lancaster, her mother's second cousin. Moving to his Kentucky pig farm, she discovers his empty promises. His charm falls away to reveal a troubled man and cruel slave owner. Ginny befriends two young slave girls, and the events that follow Linus's death change all three women for life. Haunting, chilling, and suspenseful, Kind One is a powerful tale of redemption and human endurance in antebellum America.
The Residue Years (2013)
by Mitchell S. Jackson
Bloomsbury, 2013. 345 pages | ISBN: 9781620400296
College senior Shawn "Champ" Thomas has one goal: to buy back the house on Portland's Sixth Street where his family found brief happiness. Champ is dealing crack cocaine in order to save up for his dream, but his pregnant girlfriend wants a better life, and his mother, Grace, is newly out of rehab. Grace fights to stay clean while her world falls apart. Yielding to drugs once again, she inadvertently starts to take Champ down with her.
The Invention of Wings (2014)
by Sue Monk Kidd
Viking, 2014. 372 pages | ISBN: 9780670024780
The novel begins on Sarah Grimke's eleventh birthday, when her wealthy parents give her ownership over Hetty "Handful" Grimke, a Charleston slave, who is to be her handmaid. The Invention of Wings follows the next thirty-five years of their lives. Inspired in part by the historical figure of Sarah Grimke (a feminist, suffragist and, importantly, an abolitionist), Kidd allows herself to go beyond the record to flesh out the inner lives of all the characters, both real and imagined.
The Namesake (2003)
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Mariner Books, 2004. 291 pages | ISBN: 9780618485222
The Namesake takes the Ganguli family from their tradition-bound life in Calcutta through their fraught transformation into Americans. Shortly after their arranged marriage, they settle in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The engineer husband adapts far less warily than his wife, who resists all things American and pines for her family. When their son is born, the task of naming him betrays the vexed results of bringing old ways to the new world.
The Boat (2008)
by Nam Le
Vintage Books, 2008. 272 pages | ISBN: 9780307388193
2009 Anisfield-Wolf Book Award; 2010 PEN/Malamud Award; 2008 Dylan Thomas Prize
2009 Prime Minister's Literary Award for Fiction (AUS – $100,000 prize)
The seven stories in Nam Le's masterful collection The Boat take us across the globe, from the slums of Colombia to Iowa City; from the streets of Tehran to a foundering vessel in the South China Sea. They guide us to the heart of what it means to be human—and herald the arrival of a remarkable new writer.
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006, c1960. 323 pages | ISBN: 9780061120084
1961 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction
A gripping and heart-wrenching tale of coming-of-age in a South poisoned by virulent prejudice, it views a world of great beauty and savage inequities through the eyes of 8-year-old Scout. Her father, Atticus Finch is a crusading local lawyer, risking everything to defend a black man unjustly accused of a terrible crime.
Association of Small Bombs (2016)
by Karan Mahajan
Penguin Books, 2016. 276 pages | ISBN: 9780143109273
2017 Winner of the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award; 2017 Bard Fiction Prize Recipient
2017 Winner of the New York Public Library Young Lions Fiction Award
When two brothers, Delhi schoolboys, are involved in one of the many "small" bombings that take place seemingly unheralded across the world, the devastation ripples through their family. A survivor of the bomb becomes entangled with a mysterious and charismatic young activist. A third thread is the gripping tale of Shockie, a Kashmiri bomb maker who has forsaken his own life for the independence of his homeland.
Beloved (1987)
by Tony Morrison
Vintage, 2004, c1987. 324 pages | ISBN-13: 9781400033416
Set in rural Ohio several years after the Civil War, this novel is a profoundly affecting chronicle of slavery and its aftermath. Sethe was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years later she is still not free. She has too many memories of Sweet Home, the beautiful farm where so many hideous things happened. And Sethe's new home is haunted by the ghost of her baby, who died nameless and whose tombstone is engraved with a single word: Beloved.
Always Outnumbered, Always Outgunned (1998)
by Walter Mosley
Washington Square Press, 1998. 208 pages | ISBN: 9780671014995
Meet the philosophical and astonishing Socrates Fortlow in this acclaimed collection of entwined tales by bestselling author Walter Mosley. Fortlow is a tough, black ex-con seeking truth and redemption in South Central Los Angeles — and finding the miracle of survival.
Buddha in the Attic (2011)
by Julie Otsuka
Anchor Books, 2011. 129 pages | ISBN: 9780307744425
This short novel is a tour de force of economy and precision as it presents the stories of six Japanese mail-order brides whose new lives in early twentieth-century San Francisco are marked by backbreaking migrant work, cultural struggles, children who reject their heritage, and the prospect of wartime internment.
Cry, the Beloved Country (1948)
by Alan Paton
Scribner, 1987, c1948. 316 pages | ISBN: 9780743262170
The most famous and important novel in South Africa's history, this impassioned work looks at a black man's country under white man's law. It is the story of Zulu pastor Stephen Kumalo and his son, Absalom, set against the background of a land and a people riven by racial injustice, and in need of the love and hope, courage and endurance, born of the dignity of man.
by Kathryn Stockett
Berkley Books, 2011, c2009. 534 pages | ISBN: 9780425232200
It is 1962, Jackson, Mississippi, and African-American maids work in the white households. Skeeter, a new college graduate, comes home to find that her beloved maid Constantine has disappeared. Aibileen is a black maid, a wise, regal woman raising her seventeenth white child. Minny, Aibileen's best friend, is short, fat, and sassy enough to lose her job. These three very different women come together for a clandestine project that puts them all at risk, starting a movement of their own that forever changes their town.
The Joy Luck Club (2006)
by Amy Tan
Penguin Books, 2006, c1989. 289 pages | ISBN: 9780143038092
In 1949 four Chinese women – drawn together by the shadow of their past – begin meeting in San Francisco to play mah jong, invest in stocks, eat dim sum, and "say" stories. They call their gathering the Joy Luck Club. Nearly forty years later, one of the members has died, and her daughter has come to take her place, only to learn of her mother's lifelong wish—and the tragic way in which it has come true.
The Underground Railroad (2016)
by Colson Whitehead
Doubleday, 2016. 306 pages | ISBN: 9780385542364
Winner, 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction; 2016 National Book Award for Fiction
2017 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence
A suspenseful tale of escape and pursuit, it combines elements of fantasy and the counter-factual with an unflinching, painfully truthful depiction of American slavery. Whitehead revisits the grotesque barbarities of our nation's history in the interest of our common stake in freedom and dignity.
Ms. Marvel: No Normal (vol.1)
by G. Willow Wilson
Marvel Worldwide, 2014. [120 unpaged] | ISBN: 9780785190219
This update of the classic Ms. Marvel comic finds teenage Muslim high school student Kamala Khan, an ordinary girl from Jersey City, suddenly empowered with extraordinary gifts. As Kamala discovers the dangers of her newfound powers, she unlocks a secret behind them as well. Is Kamala ready to wield these immense new gifts? Or will the weight of the legacy before her be too much to handle?
Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis (2016)
by J. D. Vance
Harper Collins, 2016. 272 pp. | ISBN: 9780062300546
Hillbilly Elegy is a passionate and personal analysis of a culture in crisis—that of white working-class Americans. From a former marine and Yale Law School graduate, it's a powerful account of growing up in a poor Rust Belt town that offers a broader, probing look at the struggles of America's white working class.
Between the World and Me (2015)
by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Spiegel & Grau, 2015. 152 pages | ISBN: 9780812993547 | E185.615.C6335 2015
2015 National Book Award
Americans have built an empire on the idea of "race," a falsehood that damages us all but falls most heavily on the bodies of black women and men … What is it like to inhabit a black body and find a way to live within it? And how can we all honestly reckon with this fraught history and free ourselves from its burden? Between the World and Me is Ta-Nehisi Coates's attempt to answer these questions in a letter to his adolescent son.
March. Book One (2013)
by John Lewis; [co-written by] Andrew Aydin; [art by] Nate Powell
Top Shelf Productions, [2013]. 121 pages | ISBN: 9781603093002 | E840.8.L43 A3 2013
2016 National Book Award Winner, Young People's Literature
In this superb graphic memoir, Congressman John Lewis, a resounding moral voice in the quest for equality for more than 50 years, now shares his riveting story of the Civil Rights Movement. It is a powerful tale of courage, principle, and perseverance igniting sweeping social change, told by a strong-minded, uniquely qualified eyewitness.
To Sir with Love (1959)
by E. R. Braithwaite
Jove, 1977, c1959. 189 pages | ISBN: 9780515083729 | LA639.L8 B7 1977x
This autobiographical novel is set in the East End of London in 1959. A Black engineer, desperate for work after being demobilized from the RAF, accepts a teaching post in this tough corner of the city. His pupils are unresponsive to his efforts, unmotivated, semi-literate, and semi-articulate. He decides to take a radical new approach: he shames them into showing more respect for each other, wrestles with them, enlightens them, and – ultimately – learns to love them.
A Raisin in the Sun (1959)
by Lorraine Hansberry
Vintage Books, 1994. 151 pages | ISBN: 9780679755333 | PS3515.A515 R3 1994
New York Drama Critics' Circle Best Play, 1959
The breadwinner for his family living in poverty on Chicago's south side, Walter Younger desperately wants to become wealthy. Within this context, Hansberry addresses issues that were new to open discussion at the time: concepts of black beauty, generational conflict, class differences, feminism and black Americans' relationship to their African past. It was the first play written by an African American to be produced on Broadway and Hansberry was the first black to win the coveted New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play of the year.
The Life of Langston Hughes. 2nd Ed. Vol.1&2 (1987)
by Arnold Rampersad
Oxford University Press, 2002. ISBN (v.1): 9780195151602 | PS3515.U274 Z698 2002
1987 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards
Rampersad's highly-praised biography, now in its 2nd edition, covers the life of this most extraordinary and prolific American writer. In young adulthood Hughes possessed a nomadic but dedicated spirit that led him from Mexico to Africa and the Soviet Union to Japan, and countless other stops around the globe. Associating with political activists, patrons, and fellow artists, and drawing inspiration from both Walt Whitman and the vibrant Afro-American culture, Hughes soon became the most original and revered of black poets.
Dust Tracks on the Road (1942)
by Zora Neale Hurston
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006. 308 pages | ISBN: 9780060854089 | PS3515.U789 Z465 2006
This autobiography of Hurston, daughter of the Mayor of the "all Negro" town Eatonville, Florida, vividly documents her younger years into adulthood in the early 19th century. She writes with candid honesty of the loss of her mother, her fights with her stepmother who eventually leaves, and the challenging journey that takes her through college at Howard University.
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings (1969)
Ballantine Books, 2009, c1969. 289 pages | ISBN: 9780345514400 | PS3551.N464 Z46 2009
Powerful and poetic, this is the 1969 autobiography of the early years of African-American writer and poet Maya Angelou. The first in a seven-volume series, it is a coming-of-age story that illustrates how strength of character and a love of literature can help overcome racism and trauma.
The Big Smoke (2014)
by Adrian Matejka
Penguin Books, 2013. 109 pages | ISBN: 9780143123729 | PS3613.A825 B54 2013
The child of emancipated slaves, Jack Johnson overcame the violent segregationism of Jim Crow, challenging white boxer and white America to become the first African-American heavyweight world champion. The Big Smoke, Adrian Matejka's third work of poetry, follows the fighter's journey from poverty to the most coveted title in sports through the multi-layered voices of Johnson and the white women he brazenly loved.
Men We Reaped: A Memoir (2013)
by Jesmyn Ward
Bloomsbury, 2013. 258 pages | ISBN: 9781608195213 | PS3623.A7323 Z46 2013
Jesmyn's memoir shines a light on the small town of DeLisle, Mississippi, a place of quiet beauty and fierce attachment. Here, she lost five young men dear to her, to drugs, accidents, murder, and suicide. Their deaths were seemingly unconnected, yet Jesmyn chronicles their true stories and a staggering truth: these young men died because of who they were and the place they were from, because certain disadvantages breed a certain kind of bad luck, because they lived with a history of racism and economic struggle.
Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race (2016)
by Margot Lee Shetterly
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2016. 349 pgs. | ISBN: 9780062363602 | QA27.5 .L44 2016
Hidden Figures is the true story of four black female mathematicians at NASA at the leading edge of the feminist and civil rights movement. Their calculations and vision helped fuel some of America's greatest achievements in space—a powerful, revelatory contribution that is essential to our understanding of race, discrimination, and achievement in modern America.
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Q: Minimum of element's neighbour in matrix I am working on a solution for this problem
There is an array A and array B.
We put elements in array A. The elements in B[i][j] will be the minimum of the A[i][j] neighbours.
Example:
A[3][4]=
1,2,3,4
5,6,7,8
2,3,4,5

B[3][4]should be:
2,1,2,3
1,2,3,4
3,2,3,4

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
int main()
{
    int min=0;
    int m,n;
    scanf("%d %d",&m,&n);
    int a[m][n];
    int b[m][n];
    for(int i=0;i<m;i++)
    {
        for(int j=0;j<n;j++)
        {
            scanf("%d",&a[i][j]);
        }
    }
    printf("\n");
      for(int i=0;i<m;i++)
    {
        for(int j=0;j<n;j++)
        {
            if (a[i+1][j]<a[i-1][j] && a[i+1][j]<a[i][j-1] && a[i+1][j]<a[i][j+1])
            min=a[i+1][j];
            else if(a[i-1][j]<a[i+1][j] && a[i-1][j]<a[i][j-1] && a[i-1][j]<a[i][j+1])
             min=a[i-1][j];
            else if (a[i][j-1]<a[i+1][j] && a[i][j-1]<a[i-1][j] && a[i][j-1]<a[i][j+1])
             min=a[i][j-1];
            else if(a[i][j+1]<a[i+1][j] && a[i][j+1]<a[i-1][j] && a[i][j+1]<a[i][j-1])
             min=a[i][j+1];

             b[i][j]=min;
        }
    }
    for(int i=0;i<m;i++)
    {
        for(int j=0;j<n;j++)
        {
            printf("%d ",b[i][j]);
        }
        printf("\n");
    }
    return 0;
}

A: Looks like you have some problems with the edges. You need to program defensively. I will show you how you can do it for the if and will leave you the else cases to do as a practice, which are to be done very similarly. So:
        if ((i+1<m) && ((i==0 || a[i+1][j]<a[i-1][j]) && (j==0 || a[i+1][j]<a[i][j-1]) && (j+1==n || a[i+1][j]<a[i][j+1])))
        min=a[i+1][j];

The idea is that you only consider i+1 if it's not out of bounds. In that case, you compare to the other directions if it makes sense and if it's smaller than the others, then chosen as min. If such a comparison does not make sense due to the counterpart being out of bounds, then the a[i+1] defaults to smaller.
However, a much simpler approach is:
min = INT_MAX;
if ((i+1<m) && (a[i+1][j] < min)) min = a[i+1][j];
if ((i>0) && (a[i-1][j] < min)) min = a[i-1][j];
if ((j+1<n) && (a[i][j+1] < min)) min = a[i][j+1];
if ((j>0) && (a[i][j-1] < min)) min = a[i][j-1];

Simpler, right? About INT_MAX see more here: https://www.geeksforgeeks.org/int_max-int_min-cc-applications/

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Phoebe Apperson Hearst ( – ) est une institutrice, philanthrope, féministe et suffragette américaine, mère de William Randolph Hearst.

Biographie

Phoebe Hearst est née dans le comté de Franklin, Missouri. À 19 ans, elle épouse George Hearst, qui deviendra plus tard  sénateur. Peu après leur mariage, le couple emménage à San Francisco, Californie, où Phoebe donne naissance à leur seul enfant, William Randolph Hearst, en 1863.

Elle meurt à Pleasanton, Californie, le , victime de l'épidémie mondiale de grippe espagnole.

Source

Liens externes

  History of the PTA 1897-1899 L'histoire de la création de l'organisation de Phoebe Apperson Hearst et Alice McLellan Birney
  Généalogie de Phoebe Apperson

Naissance dans le comté de Franklin (Missouri)
Naissance en décembre 1842
Décès en avril 1919
Personnalité liée à San Francisco
Suffragette américaine
Conjoint d'un sénateur des États-Unis
Décès à 76 ans
Mort de la grippe espagnole
Socialite américain

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Color key may refer to:
 Chroma key composition, a special effects technique layering images or video streams together
 Colorist work and the materials used, adding details to black-and-white line art
 Prepress proofing guides, used for fine-tuning items in printing presses


In this live coding talk you will learn about functional techniques that encourage separation of concerns. I will build a stateful HTTP API from highly isolated components that are easier to test than entangled spaghetti-like codebases. I will show you how tests can help us scaffold the architecture and how should we approach testing in the era of microservices. In the session I will use immutability, type parameters and function parameters as tools to implement a very practical example: Pac-Man game web server. I will code in Scala using Akka HTTP and deploy to Kubernetes with Istio service mesh.


Marketing gets a bad rap when you're a spiritual person. People think it's all about ego and that promoting yourself or your business is somehow impure or wrong.
When you start a business, you do it because you believe in it. Taking the entrepreneurial leap is scary and super exciting, and your passion and commitment are absolutely required.
There is no phoning it in when you run the show. You start and run a business because you LOVE what you're offering. You take your business seriously, nurture it and give it every chance to flourish.
Therefore, it's your responsibility to find the people who want what you're offering! This is why I've become unapologetic about marketing. You owe it to your business to get the word out, and you owe it to the world to share your passion!
Over my 17 years as an entrepreneur, I've heard tons of marketing advice and tried all kinds of techniques. And time and time again I've seen that there are a handful of tips that always work.
These are the marketing tips I swear by. They are a huge part of the reason for my success as an entrepreneur.
Today I want to share them with you. If you run a business or dream of starting one, save this blog. Try these marketing tips. Read all the way to the end and know that I don't share these lightly. Commit to these marketing tips and expect miracles.
1. All you need are 1,000 true fans.
I first read this amazing piece of advice in the blog post "1,000 True Fans" by Kevin Kelly. He first published it in 2008 and has since updated and added to it (the revised version is in Tim Ferriss' book Tools of Titans).
One of my big takeaways from this post is to start where you are. I started my business with about 100 people on my mailing list. I cultivated that list, built trust and held space for a community of Spirit Junkies. Now I write books and speak on stages around the world, and from that little list I've manifested a movement of lightworkers!
Whatever your list is, focus on serving your true fans, reaching out to more of them and growing that list. These true fans will be your tribe and will spread the word of whatever it is you're offering to like-minded people who will join the community.
2. Ideas that spread, win.
The bestselling author and former executive Seth Godin gave an iconic TED Talk back in 2003 about how to get your ideas to spread. These days people have tons of options and very little time. If you want to be noticed, your idea has to be remarkable — as in, something different and worth talking about.
Instead of trying to appeal to everyone, focus on a niche. Appeal to early adopters and the people who will geek out over what you're offering. They will then spread your idea to others, who will spread it to others.
Seth gave this TED Talk years before social media and before we got obsessed with things going viral online, and his point has only become more important!
Ideas that spread, win. This is why I am unapologetic about who I am and the message I feel called to share. The Spirit Junkie approach isn't for everyone. And when I started out, spirituality wasn't nearly as hip and mainstream as it is now.
But I knew that my message stood out and resonated with a small but loyal tribe of people, and I spoke authentically and with conviction. Those "early adopters" became Spirit Junkies who helped me (and still help me) spread the message to a far greater audience and create a movement!
3. Eavesdrop on your customers.
The best way to market your product or service is to speak authentically and in a way that resonates with your prospective customers. To do this you need to know the problems they need solving and the things that hold them back from buying.
And you can't guess at this! You need to listen to people. Every time I launch a product, whether it's a course or a book, I talk to different kinds of Spirit Junkies and survey people to learn their stories.
Ask people to reply to an email you send. You can send an automatic reply whenever someone joins your mailing list asking them a question that will help you create products/services they need! Derek asks people to tell him one thing they're struggling with right now, even if it's small.
Create anonymous surveys. People are likely to answer more honestly when they know they're anonymous.
Encourage people to leave smart comments on your blog, YouTube videos, etc. Do this by deleting spam, responding thoughtfully to comments, answering questions, etc.
These tips are awesome because you can take all this feedback and learn not only what your customers want, but how they talk. Pay attention to the words and phrases they use so you can speak to them in a way that really resonates!
4. Commit to a clear vision.
My good friend Lewis Howes talks about how crucial it is to have a clear vision of what you want for your business. Before you can market your business, you have to get clear about what you want and what you're working toward. Otherwise you run a million directions and you never gain momentum. You get easily distracted and weighed down by the day-to-day grind.
You can free-write your answers to these questions in a journal or a Word/Google Drive document. Simply let yourself write for 5 or 10 minutes without editing a word.
Spirit Junkies, this point is so important.
The online world is always changing, and you need to keep up in order to market effectively.
Here's just one quick example: After my team and I had created our whole marketing plan for my book Judgment Detox, Instagram rolled out Instagram Story ads. We had to quickly regroup, go back into our plan and create really strong ads in this new format.
You can keep educating yourself on marketing by reading the latest social media news, scoping out new books on marketing, going to seminars, taking courses and paying attention to what influencers in your field are doing.
Get on the waitlist for Spirit Junkie Masterclass Digital Course!
Spirit Junkie Masterclass Digital Course is no ordinary training. It's a transformational deep-dive into how to share your empowering message and make a difference.
Your marketing efforts will pay off big-time.
Your ideal clients will start showing up with less effort.
You'll make a bigger impact.
You'll earn the kind of money that provides the freedom and lifestyle you crave.
And you'll greatly serve the world.
Hi Gabby, I really appreciate your idea about eavesdropping on your customers. I've done anonymous surveys in the past! I would love to try the email sign-up question! Personally my new blog has been around for about a year now and I am enjoying working toward gaining my first 1000 true fans.
What if none of my subscribers answer my survey questions or respond to my emails questions?
You can reach out to people directly. Send an email to friends asking them to share with others. Post on social media asking folks to take an anonymous survey (provide a link) or DM you for more info. You will find people who are happy to answer some questions, give you feedback and share their stories.
Many thanks for sharing these tips. As a new entrepreneur I am still working on building a social media following. Something that I strive for, but have not yet achieved is post engagement – to get people talking, sharing, connecting. I am hoping that with more time in, consistency, and offering of my authentic self, my true fan base will grow.
Thank you Gabby for sharing these amazing tips!! I love you and Marie! You two are such role models for me! I took B-school a year ago and I am now launching my first wellness program online. I am looking forward to becoming an official spirit junkie too! ( I mean taking your courses) I have been following your work for the last six months and I just love you! It was louise Hay who directed me to you!, I was reading some of her books and from that landed on her page and say your beautiful face, and it was love at first sight (hahaha, kinda of feels that way!) I recently bought "Judgement detox", and we'll be buying "The Universe has your back" after I complete the exercises from judgement detox! Thank you so much again for all you do!!!
Amazing!!! You are already an "official" Spirit Junkie if you're here 🙂 I'm so happy that what I am sharing resonates with you. Take your time with Judgment Detox and enjoy the freedom that the process offers. Congratulations on launching your first program… expect miracles.
Thank you so much for sharing! I love these tips. I signed up for B-School through you last year and I'm so excited to go through the course again this year for FREE! There was so much to learn that I think I missed a lot last year. I'm still figuring out the whole marketing thing out as well, so it's great to hear what has been working for you.
Thanks for sharing this, Gabby. I'm moving into a new job that involves some marketing and this leaves me feeling much better about the move. I watched the first video and loved it!
Do you make a commission on promoting Marie? If so I think you're supposed to let us know that legally.
Thanks so much for sharing! Want to open my own business as well and these tips, especially the first one are so inspiring!
Thank you so much for this! I am a portrait and boudoir photographer who wants to do more than just take photos of women to make them feel beautiful, but help them change their lives through self-love. I will be looking into all of these tips!
I *love* this!! Use these tips. Get the word out and light up the world with self-love!!!


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You are hereHome How an ICC preliminary examination is opened
The ICC prosecutor conducts preliminary examinations in order to determine whether a full ICC investigation is warranted.
The preliminary examination of a situation may be initiated on the basis of:
Information sent by individuals, groups, states, intergovernmental organizations or NGOs
A referral from a State Party or the Security Council
A declaration lodged by a state not party to the Statute accepting the jurisdiction of the Court
The Rome Statute requires the ICC to maintain the highest standards of due process and fair trial. Over four phases, the prosecutor assesses whether a situation satisfies the jurisdiction and admissibility criteria for opening an investigation as set out by the Statute.
Even where the Court has jurisdiction, it will not necessarily act. According to the complementarity principle, national jurisdictions are meant to be the primary safeguards against impunity, responsible for investigating and prosecuting crimes under the Rome Statute.
The ICC Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) is responsible for determining whether there is reasonable basis to open an investigation considering the criteria established by the Rome Statute - these so-called 'preliminary examinations' include attention to complementarity efforts.
A key goal of the preliminary examinations is to encourage governments to themselves investigate and prosecute alleged grave crimes committed on their territories or by their citizens.
The preliminary examination, along with the later stages of the OTP's activities, plays a crucial part in the Court's role in deterring actual and potential perpetrators of grave violations.
Prosecutions can have a preventive impact on the perpetration of atrocities, and it all starts with the preliminary examination.
Ongoing preliminary examinations
Guinea is a signatory to the Rome Statute and deposited its instruments of ratification on 14 July 2003. In 2009, the ICC prosecutor opened a preliminary examination into political violence that occurred in Guinea in 2009.
Since Iraq's independence in 1932, the country has experienced numerous conflicts and periods of civil war. Iraq is not a ICC state member, but is currently subject to preliminary examinations in response to allegations of detainee abuse by U.K. troops.
Middle East - North Africa
On 12 April 2019, the ICC Pre-Trial Chamber II unanimously rejected the Prosecutor's request to open an investigation into Afghanistan. The Prosecution of the ICC now seeks to appeal the decision.
In November 2010, the ICC prosecutor announced the opening of a preliminary examination into a situation of armed conflict, largely between Nigerian security forces and the terrorist group Boko Haram.
The ICC prosecutor opened a preliminary examination in 2004 to assess whether to formally investigate alleged crimes against humanity and war crimes by government, rebel, and paramilitary forces, taking into account the progress of peace talks in Colombia
On February 2018, the ICC announced a preliminary examination into crimes allegedly committed in Venezuela. On 2018 & 2020, the OTP received 2 referrals by a group of States and Venezuela on crimes against humanity allegedly committed in the country.
The preliminary examination of the situation in the Philippines was announced on 8 February 2018 and is on-going. It is analyzing crimes allegedly committed since at least 1 July 2016, in the context of the "war on drugs" campaign.
In January 2015, Palestine acceded to the Rome Statute and gave the ICC prosecutor jurisdiction over alleged crimes committed in the context of the Israel-Palestine conflict, in Gaza and East Jerusalem
With Ukraine's declarations in 2014 and 2015, the ICC prosecutor gained limited jurisdiction to open a preliminary examination into alleged RS crimes in the context of civilian demonstrations from Nov 2013 to Feb 2014 and other events from Feb 2014 onward
Preliminary examinations phases
Phase 1 – Initial assessment
The OTP will start a preliminary investigation of a situation that is not manifestly outside ICC jurisdiction. In its initial assessment, the OTP collects and verifies the seriousness of all relevant information needed to determine if there is a reasonable basis to proceed with a full investigation into alleged grave crimes committed by individuals in a given state.
The information gathered can include forensic evidence, satellite images, witness testimonies, government documents and orders, cell-phone interceptions, computer and email records, etc. The information should cover all facts that are relevant to the assessment of criminal responsibility.
Phase 2 - Jurisdiction
This is the formal opening of the preliminary examination: the Court will assess whether the crime committed is within its jurisdiction. This requires an assessment of temporal jurisdiction (when were the alleged crimes committed?), territorial or national jurisdiction (where were they committed or who committed them?) and material (subject-matter) jurisdiction (were ICC crimes committed?).
Phase 3 – Admissibility
Admissibility includes questions of both complementarity and gravity. Are the potential cases against individuals 'admissible' before the Court?
A gravity analysis involves the scale and nature of the crimes, and their impact. Gravity is tested on both quantitative and qualitative terms to determine if offenses rises to the level of Rome Statute crimes.
The complementarity analysis looks into whether relevant and genuine national proceedings already exist in relation to cases being considered for ICC prosecution. The ICC will only step in if the state in question is not investigating or prosecuting those suspected of having committed atrocities. These investigations and prosecutions also have to be genuine. The OTP will specifically look for any investigative efforts into those most responsible for crimes under the Court's jurisdiction.
Learn more about National Prosecutions & complementarity
Phase 4 - Interests of Justice
In this final preliminary examination phase, the Court will assess if there are reasons to believe that an investigation would not serve the interests of justice, taking into account the gravity of the crimes and the interests of the victims. It is a balancing test, which might produce a reason not to proceed even where jurisdiction and admissibility requirements are satisfied. Would the interests of the victim be better served if the Court did not open an investigation?
Before deciding on whether to initiate an investigation, the OTP ensures that the concerned states and parties all have had an opportunity to provide information that they consider relevant. Once the OTP is convinced that all criteria established by the Rome Statute have been fulfilled, it has a legal duty to open an investigation.


BROWN -M. Cimone: Late of Montego Bay; and Atlanta, USA, died leaving son - Marc; daughter - Monice; mother - Beverly Hurlock-Brown; brothers - Jeff, Neil, Donald Jr. and Sean; nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, cousins, other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at the Orange SDA Church, Orange, St. James at 11a.m. Interment follows in the Hillview Memorial Gardens, Moor Park, St. James.


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A rendering of The Bezu which is proposed for 100 4th Avenue North.
With demand strong and land at a premium in Downtown St. Pete, real estate developers are increasingly turning to small parcels of land for large-scale projects. Most recently, The Bezu, which was announced last week at 100 Fourth Avenue North, is a proposed 24-story luxury condominium building at the site of the previously proposed Brownstones townhome project. That project, which was delayed for various reasons, proposed four large townhome units reminiscent of New York City's brownstones. This new tower proposal is much denser in land use and features a sleek, modern building with 24 residences.
The Bezu, which is a play on the French word "bisou" meaning kiss, promises to be an intimate boutique condo tower with five floors of parking topped by seven floors containing two condo units each and nine floors featuring one condo unit each. The top three floors will feature a single penthouse unit with a private rooftop infinity pool.
The Bezu will feature an open-air pool and hot tub which will be located on the 6th floor.
Architectonics designed the building while Huda Ben-Ghuzzi designed the interiors. "Technology merges with nature like two people engaging in a kiss… delicate and simple, yet powerful and electric," says Ben-Ghuzzi about her thought process when designing the interiors. With features such as built-in espresso machines and textured accent walls, the residences have a uniquely modern European feel.
The team is hoping for construction to begin in early 2018 with completion in the second quarter of 2019. Given the high demand for new construction in Downtown St. Pete, sales should be strong. A neighboring, recently completed condo tower, Bliss, sold out nearly 6 months prior to its completion in early 2017.
And Bliss isn't an outlier; condominium sales in most of Downtown St. Pete's newest residential buildings have remained strong. With limited supply and overwhelming interest, a few other projects have also reached sales milestones. The Salvador, a 13-story building at 199 Dali Boulevard, officially sold out after reaching completion earlier this year; while ONE St. Petersburg, the 41-story tower currently under construction at 100 First Avenue North announced it was 85% sold, more than a year before its anticipated completion.
Pricing for the units at The Bezu are expected to begin in the $600,000s and go well past $2 million. To sign up for more information on Bezu, visit their website.


The Friendly Cities Lab is an active research group within the Department of Geography at Penn State. FCL is a Smart Cities initiative that studies interpersonal relationships in geographic space. We create a new measures of geographical nearness called 'social distance' to measure how 'close' places based on their connections instead of how close they are on a map. We use innovative data sets ranging from chocolate, online dating, phone calls, and photos of living rooms to learn just a little bit more about the planet and its people.
Keywords: geographic information systems (GIS), social networks, complexity, social capital, urban planning.
Key Sponsors: The Hershey Company & The Knight Foundation.
Data used: Telecommunications (especially mobile phone/CDRs), migration, transportation, commutes, interior images, consumer behavior, mentorships, real estate, online social media, political data, college admissions and sports, online reviews, restaurants and third places, personal interviews and surveys.
Developments: Social flow theory, social distance matrices, GIS + social networks, metrics for dyadic interaction in geography.


In PyDev you can use F4 to open the hierarchy view for you while over some class definition.
The Hierarchy View allows you to check a class hierarchy, seeing the relations as well as methods and attributes for all the classes in the hierarchy.
Double-click a class, method or attribute: will open that definition in the editor.


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Zika Virus Spreading in Most of the Americas
Zika virus has spread to over 21 countries in the Americas. The World Health Organization (WHO) says that most of the North, South and Central Americas will be impacted. What are the public health implications? How are communities being affected? Watch and find out more!
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According to the Center for Disease Control, Zika virus is spread to people through mosquito bites. The most common symptoms of Zika virus disease are fever, rash, joint pain, and conjunctivitis (red eyes).
The history of Zika virus is included here. For more general information on Zika virus, check out this link.
TED-Ed Selects
Before the Summer Olympics, what public health initiatives can prevent the spreading of Zika virus?
How will communities be impacted by Zika virus?
What can you do to help promote awareness about this virus?
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You should try the north of England… Genuinely friendly people… !
I love this man! Can hear him speak all day..
Both of them wonderful by the way! Thank you for this video!
Helpful!!! Encouraging as well. Well done!
I wonder if you can get Gary Yourofsky for an interview? That will be amazing.
As always, I'm pleasantly surprised at how great your guests are on the show! Your easy interview style is a perfect play to the "experts" you have on. I love being introduced to new gurus of thought.
This was by far the best content I have seen on Utube thus far! Mathew you are amazing and your humility and advice goes a long way ! With all the bs as Advice out there has been confusing and frustrating. Your content is real and raw and profound and thanks for asking Mathew all the raw questions ,brilliant !
Please give him the green card!!! Please!!
I loved this the girls used to drop handkerchief story to choice the man they liked. Reminded me old Turkish movies. I think I should have been living in those days.
This is such an honest conversation and points out so many truth that I don't think I ever thought. Thank you.
"Unique Pairings" concept starts at 38:00 Wow.
Just this week I tried to approach a woman it took a month to get the nerve. She said no. With this advice maybe better luck next time.
Fascinating topic Lewis! I loved how Matthew shared that there's that mystery that's needed in a long term relationship. I always challenged with people being open and honest with me and some of my friends in long term relationships say that that intrigue/mystery is so crucial! I can't believe I am saying this but as a child I dreamed about getting married/going down the aisle and sometimes its the furthest where my mind can conceive living. It could be still trying to navigate my career and working to increase my income but I feel marriage may not be suitable for everyone! I definitely believe some people are not suitable for monogamy. Thanks for sharing this!
This interview touches on so many valuable elements! Lewis, you are a great interviewer too! You chime in at the right time with clarifying questions and thoughts. This reminds me of one of my favourite quotes about love. It is from the book The Prophet by Khalil Gibran. "Give your hearts, but not into eachother's keeping. For only the hand of Life can contain your hearts. And stand together yet not too near together: For the pillars of the temple stand apart, And the oak tree and cypress grow not in each other's shadow." This quote speaks to the interview in keeping that spark of desire by maintaining space, creating that mystery. You two are a great team up!
Hussey is very articulate. He has a talent for understanding people, so can avoid clichés.
Cries I'm deffo boring.. haha, that's not good. Good to know that now though. Changes tomorrow!!
I think u make some very good points here, however I think u feel that u r pressed to have an answer for every question. It's ok to say "I'm still bewildered by that one" or " I'm not sure but worth diving into a little further etc"
Who's watching this in 2018? Great episode. The world is ready to change the narrative about creating happy, genuine and long lasting relationships. Great job, Lewis.
Way too many things I don't agree with on what this guy says about relationships. The second he said he was a fan of Christopher Hitchens I knew we weren't going to see love in the same way.
While Matthew Hussey offers some good advice here and in his videos, it's frustrating and a bit of a turn-off to hear him saying things like he "can't stand" the law of attraction, "self help" industry, and similar concepts. Sure, it's fine if he and others disagree, but I found his way of expressing his disagreement to be judgmental of others who hold a different opinion. The law of attraction has gotten a bad rap. I can speak from personal experience, that the LOA works, when used appropriately. It's not about sitting on my couch envisioning 1m bucks. It's about understanding that our thoughts create our reality and taking inspired action to achieve the vision/dream life I have for myself. It's about getting myself to a state where I feel genuinely happy with myself, which then attracts similar experiences/things I want into my reality. "Ask and It Is Given," by Abraham Hicks is one of my top three favorite books–it has been life-changing for me. I also find some of Hussey's advice to reach the point of being too prescriptive/orchestrated–i.e., say these things and do these things in xyz situation, and you'll "get the guy." Sure, I get that "be yourself" or be "heart centered" is vague, and I don't particularly like that advice, either, but there IS some truth to "be yourself." It's about finding a balance. As a woman, I don't like feeling like I need to DO ALL THE THINGS and say all the right things to meet a good partner for me. Sure, it's important to get out of my comfort zone and develop skills to improve my confidence, but I don't want to feel like I NEED TO completely change myself in the process. I want to be able to stay grounded in who I truly am and embrace that, while also embracing growth/change in the process.
You are so beautiful! 😉 I enjoy hearing you talk. Your wife is a very lucky! Keep doing what your doing.. You have helped so so much though my breakup..
Matt just described the guy I have been looking for forever someone who is nice but with a bit of an edge. I have only found guys who were too nice or too cocky.
I really loved your show!
Oh my god!! I hate when people say be yourself! AGREE!!!
He said hmm. That's great ..
Welp, I knew I liked Matthew, but when he said he admires Christopher Hitchens…yeah dude, I love you. Hitch was the best!
Lewis, I loved the part when you asked Matt "What's the worst thing you can do in dating… being yourself?" Haha. It's funny but there is certainly an amount of truth to it. Great interview.
BAM! Matthew Hussey. Practical, kind and lots of psychology. Great mix. Thanks Lewis.
Amazing episode!! Gonna watch this over, and over, and over 😀 Thank you guys!!


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The Adventures of Robin Hood is a video game released in the autumn of 1991 by Millennium Interactive.

Plot summary
The protagonist, Robin of Loxley, is robbed of his castle by the Sheriff of Nottingham and has to get it back with the help of Maid Marian, Little John, Will Scarlet and Friar Tuck.

Gameplay
The gameplay can be described as an action RPG. The player controls Robin as he robs from the rich to give to the poor, adventures through Sherwood Forest, defeats the sheriff's henchmen, gathers special objects and saves peasants. Heroic acts increase Robin's popularity among NPCs; as well as defeating the Sheriff, Robin must ensure that certain stats do not become negative to ensure a successful completion of the game. Archery plays an important role in gameplay.

Robin is able to collect 7 magic or special items (represented by the icons: habit, ring, feather, toadstool, bolt, horn, crystal ball) by interacting with other characters or the environment.

The isometric interface developed for The Adventures of Robin Hood by Millennium Interactive is similar to the interface used in Populous. Robin Hood's interface was later used for Rome: Pathway to Power.

Development
The Adventures of Robin Hood began development in July 1990, and was released in September 1991 for Amiga, Atari ST, and DOS. British gaming magazine The One interviewed Steve Grand, Robin Hood's programmer, for information regarding its development in a pre-release interview. According to Grand, Robin Hood was initially conceived as a game about cowboys, however, he expresses that "We got part way through it though, and feelings changed about where it was going and what it was going to be. Then someone idly suggested Robin Hood and I thought 'Yeah I'll do it." Grand notes adaptations of Robin Hood in pop culture, stating that "Everybody knows the Errol Flynn side of Robin Hood, but not a lot of people realize that a major part of the legend is mythological", and expresses that both 'Hollywood' depictions of Robin Hood and the mythological interpretation are incorporated into the game. The icons for spells in Robin Hood are based upon Anglo-Saxon paganism and Norse mythology. A major design aspect of Robin Hood is making the game 'flexible' towards differing playstyles, and Grand states in regards to this that he "didn't want it to be the kind of adventure where you've got one single fixed sequence and if you cock up one bit of it you've blown the lot. There are any number ways of winning - and hopefully there'll be any number of ways of losing too." Robin Hood was created using a custom adventure-creation engine created by Grand, titled Gulliver, and formerly titled Microcosm.

Grand cites the Gulliver engine's NPC management as an advantage that it has over other engines, stating that "All the people [in the game] are behaving consistently all the time, they're all there, they're all doing things off stage. It's not like rooms [which] disappear when you're not in them." Grand furthermore notes how NPCs 'notice' other NPCs and interact with one another, expressing that "What's clever about it is that there are 40 people in there who can see or not see, hear or not hear eachother [sic] - that's proper interaction and the system doesn't cheat." Every sprite in Robin Hood is marked with AI routines, and Grand states that "The whole system is object oriented, they've all got their own rule bases." At that stage of development, Robin Hood was stated to be coded with 600 rules, with this number projected to 'about 1,500' when the game was finished. Each of the 'around forty' characters and objects in Robin Hood have AI routines for different scenarios, and every sprite has 32 attributes. In the case of characters, these attributes are stated by Grand to "make up their soul", and determine factors such as "how hungry they are, how optimistic they're feeling, who they like, [and] what sort of people they are". The values for these attributes change frequently due to every decision being determined by one or more attributes, and these decisions are impacted by what characters are nearby. Grand expresses that his long-term goal for Robin Hood was for it feel like an open world game, stating that "Ultimately what I want to do is write a computer game with no plot in it whatsoever. I just want to build the world and put the people in it so that you can do whatever you want to do."

Robin Hood has a total of 64 different locations, and Grand expresses that while "Isometric [graphics are] a bit dated", "it's a good way of getting 3D on the cheap. At the moment the system can't do first person 3D fast enough - even now about 90 percent of the processing time is just taken up by plotting screens." Memory restrictions were noted as a difficulty in Robin Hood's development, and an example is given of a swan that 'doubles as' a coffin; if a character dies and the coffin is loaded into memory, the swan disappears. Robin Hood's graphics were first drafted by Steve Grand, and then finalized by graphic artist Robin Chapman.

Reception

Reviewer Gary Whitta gave the PC version 820 out of a possible 1000 points, praising the graphics, controls and sense of involvement.

The One gave the Amiga version of Robin Hood an overall score of 80%, calling it "atmospheric" and stating that the changing of seasons in-game gives "a sense of urgency", further noting how NPCs "lead independent lives" outside of the player's involvement. The One praises the game's flavor text and sense of humour, expressing that humour "is very difficult to achieve in a computer game". The One compares the game's graphics to Populous, but states that the gameplay is dissimilar, as "the map is much smaller and the action is directed towards achieving one specific goal." The One also praises the amount of content and Robin Hood's replayability, noting the amount of dialogue with NPCs and the ability to solve puzzles differently. The One criticizes the amount of time it takes to get to different locations, saying that "it can be annoying waiting for Robin to cross from one side of the map to the other, particularly because he can only walk in four directions."

References

Upchurch, David (July 1991). The new Millennium (sic). ACE, p. 60.
Review of Adventures of Robin Hood by Methat, server Revival of DOS Games, 22.12.2008

External links

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Amiga games
Atari ST games
DOS games
Millennium Interactive games
Robin Hood video games
Role-playing video games
U.S. Gold games
Video games scored by Richard Joseph
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Q: Java makefile that creates a folder for the classes I'm trying without any success to create a java makefile that compiles the java source codes to classes which go in a specific folder. So far, I managed to get the classes but I am really having trouble understanding how to create a folder and place the classes in there.
Here's my code so far:
JC = javac
JVM = java
.SUFFIXES: .java .class
.java.class:
    $(JC) *.java

default: .java.class

clean:
    $(RM) *.class

I followed a lot of tutorials and still can't figure it out. Basically I have my .java files in my folder. When I run make, I would like the classes to go in /bin folder and if it doesn't exist it gets created

A: You cannot do what you want to do with suffix rules.  You'll have to use pattern rules if you want the output to be placed in a different directory than the source.  Pattern rules are a feature of GNU make so hopefully you're using that (you don't say).
Plus, the way you're using suffix rules is not right: you don't declare the suffix rule itself as a prerequisite.  You declare the actual files you want to build as prerequisites.
Also, make cannot do this by itself: you have to tell your compiler where to put the output.  I'm not a Java person so I can't help you with that.  Check your manual.
Your recipe builds all the .java files with a single invocation, which is not really how make works: make wants to translate a single source file (plus possibly other header files etc.) into a single output file.
Replace your suffix rule:
.SUFFIXES: .java .class
.java.class:
        $(JC) *.java

with a pattern rule:
$(OUT)/%.class : %.java
        mkdir -p $(@D)
        $(JC) -o $@ $<

(I have no idea if -o is right for javac: as I said you'll have to consult your Java manual).  You don't need to declare .SUFFIXES when you use pattern rules.
Then, declare your default target to depend on the output files you want to be generated:
classfiles := $(wildcard *.class)

default: $(classfiles:%.class=$(OUT)/%.java)


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A return to the roots. In its very beginning, Opal manufactured its eyewear in France. Today, aware of the current social and environmental challenges, Opal's teams are proud to launch a new license, Berenice, manufactured in the historic home of the eyewear industry, the Jura region. Made between Oyonnax and Morbiers, Berenice frames are the result of the meticulous work of women and men who have been working in the eyewear industry for decades and decades. A real guarantee of quality. But with the same commitment as Opal: to make the eyewear accessible to everyone.
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Beyond the product, for Opal, French manufacturing also represents a support to French companies and above all the maintenance of a national know-how, a know-how that is based on the transmission of a gesture, from generation to generation. French manufacturing is also about gradually reducing our carbon footprint.
The Berenice collection proudly displays a move up the range of Opal's product range, but it is also a strong long-term commitment to society and the environment.
Discover the interview with the manufacturers
Created in 2004 by Frédéric Krief, the Berenice brand is known for its angel wings, which have become the brand's symbol. The ready-to-wear collection draws its inspiration from a mix of wild landscapes and current fashion codes. The outfits are both urban and feminine, with a touch of rock and elegance. Known for its quality, the Berenice brand is a perfect blend of timeless clothing, haute-couture pieces, a working girls' wardrobe but also comfortable and casual basics. The brand is also appreciated for its illustrations (texts or original prints), its drawings freely inspired by nature and wild animals, not to mention its famous wings that finish off the outfits with seasonal colours.
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The DNA from the eyeglass collection
The entire Berenice eyewear collection is illustrated by the work of the wings and the reminiscence of the lurex, two strong and emblematic elements of the brand. The link with the frame is naturally made by a refined work on the wings of the nose of each pair of glasses. The plates of all models are thus glittered inside the frame, in a delicate and discreet way. The lurex dresses several key models like an eyeliner line.
Great care is taken with the markings, from the engraved presentation glass to the inside of the branches with the Berenice logo and the mention "Fabrication Française" hot stamped in gold and silver.
A collection at the crossroads between bohemian chic and rock'n roll for bright women… without false pretenses.


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It Will Be There in the Morning, by John M. Carlson
"Well, I've got to go—it's my bedtime," Ron said on the phone.
"What?" Laura, his sister, said.
"Bedtime. It's nearly 11."
"But it's New Year's Eve! You've stayed up until midnight every New Year's Eve since you were 13! More than 40 years, now."
"I know. But why bother? I stayed up to see the start of the last two years. And what did 2020 and 2021 bring? COVID-19. COVID-19 restrictions. COVID-19 variants. Another absolutely awful election. Political strife. More polarization of society."
"Good point," Laura said.
"I figure 2022 will be more of the same. Why go out of my way to see 2022? It'll be there in the morning."
They said goodnight and ended the call. Laura sat thinking of what Ron said. Then, she thought of the bottle of New Year's Eve Champagne she had in the refrigerator. "You know, he has a point," she said to herself. "I might as well go to bed, early. A full night of sleep will probably be worth more than seeing the start of 2022. I'll save the Champagne for a special occasion."
Sadly true. I went to bed early on New Year's eve, as well.
Great story.
Jim B link
I think we all hope that 2022 is even a tiny bit better than either of its two predecessors.
Your words echo the thought of so many, in that they don't want to celebrate the arrival of 2022. Perhaps we can drink champagne to salute 2023.
John M. Carlson


Water efficiency is a critical aspect of sustainable and environmentally-conscious manufacturing. While there have been efforts to create regulations by individual governments, brands and even multi-brand consortia, there still exists no single industry-standard guideline that covers all discharge criteria.
The ZDHC Programme is creating a new standard in wastewater discharge that goes beyond regulatory compliance to ensure wastewater discharge does not adversely affect the environment and surrounding communities.
As a first step towards this, the programme published a literature review of current wastewater discharge standards applicable to the textile industry.This study established a baseline on which to develop a revised global industry guideline.
The ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines set a unified expectation on wastewater quality for the entire textile and footwear industry and are available in English and Simplified Chinese.
Read more about them here, or download the Guidelines in English below, for the Simplified Chinese Version, please click here.
In order to support the implementation of the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines in the value chain and to ensure a consistent level of quality for the wastewater and sludge test data submitted in the ZDHC Wastewater - Gateway Module, ZDHC provides a provisional laboratory acceptance process.
If you are interested in becoming one of the ZDHC accepted labs (provisional) please submit your application through completing the online form below. Pick the one suitable to your case.
Wastewater treatment is a complex process, and ZDHC hopes that in combination with regional training programmes and other relevant references, this technical overview of wastewater treatment technologies will help the supply chain to close the knowledge gap and to meet the requirements of the ZDHC Wastewater Guidelines.
The ZDHC Programme is inviting interested stakeholders to contribute to the development of the ZDHC Draft Wastewater Guidelines.
Today, the ZDHC Programme releases its comprehensive review of wastewater discharge guidance in the current textile industry.


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'Absolutely relieved' -- Keith Walsh opens up on autism and ADHD diagnoses
Marija Voznuka
Keith Walsh has opened up about being diagnosed with autism and ADHD, noting that he was 'absolutely relieved' when he found out.
The broadcaster was diagnosed this year after his wife Suzanne suspected he had ADHD for some time.
Describing the symptoms that he noticed in hindsight, Keith said: 'Just being completely absent and physically there but mentally absent, dissociating, forgetting things.'
Keith Walsh has opened up about being diagnosed with autism and ADHD, noting that he was 'absolutely relieved' when he found out. Pic: Jerry McCarthy / VIPIRELAND.COM
Speaking on Newstalk's The Hard Shoulder, he explained that he would often triple book himself 'most of the time'.
'I'd never really know exactly what was kind of coming up or what I was supposed to be doing or anything,' he added.
Keith was diagnosed just two months ago after dealing with the challenges of starting his new job. He said: 'I was struggling with work in general because I changed from working in radio and then I was working in an office.
'It was kind of still a creative role but it was 9-5 and I was struggling with projections and planning and all this kind of stuff. So, that was really frustrating for me.'
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After finding out that he has ADHD, Keith's doctor started talking to him about a crossover between that and autism, which he says is 'high functioning'.
He explained that talking to the doctor about it was like sitting down with a fortune teller. 'It was a relief,' he said.
'I spent so long trying to figure out what it was. I felt there was something about me or something that I couldn't quite put my finger on that was bugging me.'
RTÉ Canteen to remain closed for third week over 'rodent infestation'