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House reacts to 'a sexual assault crisis' at Coast Guard Academy
by Ana Radelat June 14, 2019 @ 5:00 am Updated March 5, 2022 @ 12:11 am
The Coast Guard Academy Class of 2022 swears-in at the Coast Guard Academy in New London. Paul Duddy / U,S. Coast Guard
Washington – During a heated debate this week on an effort to change the way allegations of sexual assault are handled at New London's Coast Guard Academy and other military academies, Rep. Jackie Speier, herself a victim of sexual abuse, recounted the story of a West Point cadet — one that has enraged victim advocates.
In 2017, Jacob Whisenhunt had been convicted of three counts of sexual assault. But he was recently released from confinement and reinstated at the U.S. Military Academy by a military appeals panel who had reviewed a written transcript of the cadet's trial and concluded there was not enough evidence to convict him.
Speier, D-Calif., said the handling of Whisenhunt's case is just one reason why the way sexual assault allegations at the nation's service academies must be reformed. Her Democratic colleagues on the House Armed Services Committee agreed, approving her amendment to a defense bill that would set up a four-year pilot program in which a special prosecutor would handle complaints of assault and abuse.
Speier's provision would require the independent prosecutor be a one-star general or admiral with "significant experience prosecuting sexual assault trials."
Adoption of her amendment in the National Defense Authorization Act, legislation approved by the House Armed Services Committee late Thursday, is the first time Speier has had a legislative victory on her long-time efforts to reform the military justice system when it comes to sexual assaults.
Speier's win comes at a time there's increasing concern in Congress about an escalation of sexual assaults in the nation's military academies.
"The number of sexual assaults at the military service academies has more than doubled — I repeat, doubled — from 327 to 747 from 2013 to 2018," Speier said during the heated debate in the House Armed Services Committee on her amendment. "Over that time, reporting rates decreased from 16 percent to 12 percent."
Reports of unwanted sexual contact – behavior that ranges from unwanted touching to rape – from female cadets at New London's Coast Guard Academy rose from 8 percent in 2016 to 12.4 percent last year, according to a preliminary report of a survey of cadets. That's an increase of more than 50 percent.
And 45 percent of female cadets at the academy said they were sexually harassed last year, up from 36 percent in the previous report released in 2016.
U.S. Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif.
The preliminary results of the 2018 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey also found that gender discrimination at the Coast Guard Academy, which educates and trains about 1,000 cadets, rose from 11 percent in the 2016 report to 17 percent in the 2018 report.
A final Service Academy Gender Relations Survey was scheduled to be released in April. But a spokesman for the academy said the release of the final report has been delayed, for unknown reasons.
"We are still awaiting the release ourselves," said Cmrd. David Milne.
The other service academies released the final finding of their sexual assault surveys, through the Pentagon, months ago.
The U.S. Coast Guard and the Coast Guard Academy are part of the United States Armed Forces, but under the authority of the Department of Homeland Security. So the process for reporting sexual assaults is different from the other academies.
The Pentagon determined that claims of sexual assaults at the Air Force Academy, the Naval Academy and West Point increased by nearly 50 percent since 2016. It also determined the rate of cadets and midshipmen reporting the incidents had stayed the same or decreased.
"The academies are facing a sexual assault crisis," Speier said.
The California congresswoman was also a victim of sexual abuse. She said she was sexually molested as a child by her grandfather and sexually harassed by a chief of staff when she was a young congressional aide.
A partisan divide
The nation's service academies use military judicial procedures. Advocates for sexual assault victims have pushed for an end to the traditional military chain of command in assault cases, arguing that senior military leaders are either ill-informed about how to proceed or inclined to dismiss them to conceal problems in the ranks.
Advocates also say cadets are fearful of retaliation from their commanders if they report a sexual assault.
While they said they have sympathy for victims, Republicans on the House Armed Services Committee opposed Speier's amendment and backed a rival proposal that would merely require a comprehensive review of the role of the chain of command in sex-related offenses.
Rep. Michael Turner, R-Ohio, argued Speier's amendment would de-emphasize commanders' role in ending sexual assault and harassment instead of holding them accountable for the offenses. Turner also said cadets could build a constitutional argument that they are treated differently than others in the military.
That GOP-sponsored amendment, which would mirror language in the Senate's version of the National Defense Authorization Act, failed. Rep. Joe Courtney, D-2nd District, and nearly all other Democrats on the Armed Services Committee voted against it.
After the House approves its defense bill, which is expected, the House and Senate bills must be reconciled. Speier will then face another fight to keep her amendment in a final defense bill.
Retired Col. Don Christensen, the former chief prosecutor of the U.S. Air Force and president of Protect our Defenders, an organization dedicated to ending rape and sexual assault in the military, said "we have to go further," but Speier's effort "is a start."
"It's a warning shot to the Defense Department," he said.
On Thursday, Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination, reintroduced a bill that would go much further than Speier's amendment, taking the responsibility of prosecuting sexual assault cases away from commanders in the active military, as well as the service academies, and giving it to independent military prosecutors.
Christensen said he would prefer Gillibrand's bill become law, but "given the political realities right now," with a GOP-controlled Senate, a win on Speier's effort is welcomed.
Data from the 2018 Service Academy Gender Relations Survey. Coast Guard Academy data is not reported.
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June 21, 2019 @ 4:15 pm at 4:15 pm
Are we seeing more actual cases, more female cadets or better reporting from increased societal encouragement to report same ? Are we seeing more incidence compared to the oft cited epidemic of sexual harassment at our nation's colleges ? Are we seeing more incidence compared to the Air Force, Navy and other national academicians ? Or just better news coverage ? A sense of "proportionality" ought be reported here .


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Posted on January 14, 2013 November 5, 2018
SRI warms to Climate Counts' Scorecard 2012-13
Climate Counts (Climatecounts.org) recently released its Scorecard for 2012-2013. This independent, non-profit organization congratulated Unilever for having topped its list of companies with a score of 91 (highest ever) for the second year in a row.
Climate Counts produces a scorecard, or list of companies' impact on climate/sustainability. Companies are rated on their practices to reduce global warming. Scoring is from 0 to 100 (best). Climate uses 22 criteria to evaluate companies, which are broken-down into four categories. Please refer to its website for additional information. Note that the SRI website does not consider the Scorecard a comprehensive list for socially responsible investing screens as it's mostly limited to consumer brands and focuses on the "E" of ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance).
Unilever is a huge consumer products company (€46.5Bn as of FY'11) of which typically focus on the "bottom line." However, knowing that Unilever was the holding (parent) company of Ben & Jerry's made me realize its high ranking wasn't a fluke…
I was recently at a Socially Responsible conference at the Mohegan Sun and decided to sleep at a (haunted) B&B in Mystic, Connecticut in lieu of a soulless hotel–casino. After a late breakfast I arrived at the conference's topic table session. These are tables led by individuals that aren't giving presentations. I decided to join folks at a table called Common Good headed by a fellow named Terry Mollner.
After Mr. Mollner speculated my late arrival on a "late-night with a girlfriend" I thought he was a little flaky (though I was equally touched that he thought I was a young lad). When he started evangelizing what he called a "Common Good Movement" I felt like I just walked into a cult. However, I soon learned Mollner was not only the founder of Common Good, but a founder of Calvert Social Investment Funds, the Calvert Foundation and a board member of Ben & Jerry's.
In the same manner that large asset managers are rapidly signing on to the United Nation's Principle for Responsible Investment, Mollner is calling on large enterprises to "publicly declare that their highest priority is the common good of us all and profit or anything else is second in priority." This would be a proactive initiative coming from enterprises themselves rather than defensive moves as is utilized today (e.g., socially responsible shareholder proxy fights, responses to government regulations).
This would move enterprises away from their short-term self interest to longer term common good. Ex-Fed chairman Alan Greenspan was a strong believer in the capitalistic self interest motive. However, even he later revealed in Congressional testimony that self interest was no longer a valid assumption and that it did not prevent Banks from bringing the U.S. to the brink of Depression.
Ben & Jerry's vs Unilever
If you want to learn the source of Unilever's sustainability success, then you must hark back to its acquisition of Ben & Jerry's. Back in 2000, there was a bidding war for the nostalgic ice-cream maker, with Mollner organizing his own bid (with a group of investors including founder Ben Cohen). As Mollner says, "we lost the battle but not the war." In other words, while Unilever out-bid them, Mollner's group was able to instill legal provisions allowing Ben & Jerry's to:
retain their own Board of Director's
choose their own Board on an ongoing basis, and
maintain their "double-dip" mission of profits + social responsibility*
Ben & Jerry's continues to operate independently to this day. In fact, during 10/2012, Ben & Jerry's announced that it became the first wholly-owned subsidiary to become a Certified B Corp. Essentially, Ben & Jerry's sole purpose is now not just to make money but to benefit society. The move was supported by Unilever, as consistent with Ben & Jerry's mission and is also aligned with Unilever's sustainability agenda. In 2010, Unilever committed to reducing the environmental impact of its products by 50% while doubling sales by 2020. In a BBC interview, ESG consultant Paula Widdowson said, "I think Ben & Jerry's was a tipping point for Unilever – they learned a lot from the culture and learned that it made business sense."
In a case of David vs Goliath, Ben & Jerry's social mission has become embedded into Unilever, so much so that it's now the #1 ranked company in Climate Counts' Scorecard.
*Note: In all fairness, the Unilever presence hasn't been all creamy for Ben & Jerry's. All of their ice-cream flavors are no longer universally wholesome as some contain corn syrup and the company stopped saying their products are all natural.
Appendix: Climate Counts' Scorecard Industry Leaders 2012-13:
Company Name: (Rating)
Airlines: Lufthansa (77)
Apparel/Accessories: Nike (89)
Beer: Heineken (79)
Banks: Bank of America (86)
Consumer Shipping: UPS (89)
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Statement Announcing the Appointment of Stephen Hess as National Chairman of the White House Conference on Children and Youth
ONCE EACH DECADE, since the days of Theodore Roosevelt, the President of the United States calls together a large and representative body of his fellow citizens to assess the present circumstances and future prospects of the Nation's children and youth. Out of these efforts have come valuable stocktaking, heightened awareness, and much useful legislation and action on all levels of government.
This oldest of all White House Conferences, the White House Conference on Children and Youth, will take place in Washington on December 13-18, 1970. Through individuals, State committees, voluntary and professional organizations, and Federal agencies, 6 million Americans ultimately will become involved in its planning and deliberations.
Today I am pleased to announce the appointment of Stephen Hess as National Chairman of the White House Conference on Children and Youth.
I will serve as Honorary Chairman, but it will be the responsibility of Mr. Hess, acting on my behalf, to organize and direct this considerable undertaking.
Never has this White House Conference come at a time of greater national questioning. Long held attitudes on such subjects as family planning, pornography, health services, school curricula, sex education, family structure, drug abuse, moral standards, governance of higher education, responsiveness of government--all are now openly debated and challenged.
The White House Conference can and will define problems, seek new knowledge, evaluate past successes and failures, and outline alternative courses of action.
Earlier this year I made a national commitment to providing all American children an opportunity for healthful and stimulating development during the first 5 years of life. We now know that the process of learning begins in the earliest months of life and that much of a child's intelligence is set long before he enters his first classroom. It is thus incumbent upon us to invent new social institutions and techniques to respond to this knowledge. I will look to the work of the White House Conference to advance this commitment.
Also earlier this year work was begun in the Urban Affairs Council, under the direction of Dr. Moynihan and Mr. Hess, to assist me in formulating a National Youth Policy. It is clear that the many Federal programs that affect youth are often contradictory in effect. Some may indeed lengthen that period between childhood and adulthood which we call youth, thereby increasing the sense of frustration and alienation felt by so many young people. This effort to find ways to decrease this period of dependency and bring our youth more rapidly into full participation in society will now be joined by Mr. Hess and his colleagues.
At a time when government often seems far away and immovable--when many of our youth are rightly asking, "Who's listening? Who cares?"--I hope that this White House Conference, especially through the active involvement of a great many young people, will provide a positive answer. In this regard, I have asked Mr. Hess to listen well to the voices of young America--in the universities, on the farms, the assembly lines, the street corners. I have known Steve Hess a long time, and I know him to be a good listener.
As he begins this challenging new assignment, I pledge him the full cooperation of the Federal Government.
Note: Also released by the White House Press Office was biographical data about Mr. Hess, and a news briefing on a meeting of the Urban Affairs Council by Dr. Daniel P. Moynihan, Counsellor to the President, Robert H. Finch, Secretary .of Health, Education, and Welfare, Mr. Hess, and John R. Price, Jr., whose appointment as a Special Assistant to the President and Executive Secretary of the Urban and Rural Affairs Councils was announced at the briefing by Ronald L. Ziegler, Press Secretary to the President.
Richard Nixon, Statement Announcing the Appointment of Stephen Hess as National Chairman of the White House Conference on Children and Youth Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/240285
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Rochelle Pearson received her M.M. in Music Performance (Magna Cum Laude) from the University of Akron where she received a full scholarship to study with Andrew Jennings (violin), Alan Bodman (viola), and Stephen Majeske (violin) of the Cleveland Orchestra. She has been a violin/viola teacher for 30 years and is a Certified Suzuki teacher in all ten books. She was a violinist in America's Orchestral Academy, The New World Symphony, under the direction of Michael Tilson Thomas, which traveled extensively throughout Europe, Israel, and South America. She received private viola lessons and masterclasses from Robert Vernon, Victoria Chiang, Ellen Rose, Lisa Boyko, Yitzhak Schotten, and Lynne Ramsey.
Rochelle is a former adjunct Suzuki Violin faculty member of Miami Dade Community College. She also studied at the Meadowmount School of Music, and participated in the Pacific Music Festival in Japan. In her youth, she played in the Portland Youth Philharmonic, which played a joint anniversary concert with the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Leonard Bernstein, then was the first American orchestra to tour the former Yugoslavia.
Rochelle currently is Assistant Principal Violist with the Central Wisconsin Symphony Orchestra, and formerly with the Florida Philharmonic and Naples Philharmonic Orchestras. She resided in Stevens Point, Wisconsin with her husband Tom. Her son Benjamin is a cellist and a recent graduate of the Cleveland Institute of Music.


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Les murades d'Alcúdia és com es coneix el recinte emmurallat de la vila d'Alcúdia, a l'illa de Mallorca, situada entre les badies de Pollença i d'Alcúdia.

Història
Durant la dominació musulmana (902-1229), Alcúdia, fou una alqueria. El seu nom, que significa 'el pujol', i alguns topònims com Gatamoix o Alcanada, són fidels testimonis de la dominació musulmana. Més tard, a partir de l'alqueria musulmana d'Al Kudi, el rei Jaume II de Mallorca va determinar la construcció de la vila d'Alcúdia i la va declarar cap del terme parroquial l'any 1298. Per aquest motiu va comprar una casa, un tros de terra i un solar per edificar l'església, la rectoria i el cementiri. A partir de l'any 1298, es va iniciar la construcció del primer recinte de muralles, que s'acabà l'any 1362. Les muralles serviren per a la protecció no sols de la vila, sinó també del nord de l'illa.

Murada
La ciutat té un traçat urbanístic medieval, condicionat pels dos recintes de muralles que l'envolten. Els carrers són estrets i irregulars, alguns edificis conserven elements característics de l'època d'esplendor de la ciutat i són de gran valor arquitectònic.

La murada medieval és una de les construccions més simbòliques de la ciutat d'Alcúdia. El rei Jaume II va encomanar construir-la a finals del  i va ser finalitzada a mitjans del . La seva estructura és de planta irregular i estava reforçada amb 26 torres situades al llarg del perímetre. En l'actualitat, se'n conserven algunes restes, entre els quals destaquen dues de les portes, la porta des Moll, o de Xara, i la porta de Sant Sebastià, també coneguda com a porta de Mallorca. Foren declarades Conjunt Històric Artístic l'any 1974.

Portes de la murada
Originàriament, la murada d'Alcúdia tenia tres portes d'accés, la porta des Moll, la porta de Sant Sebastià, que encara es conserven, i la porta de la Vila Roja, en procés de restauració.

Història d'Alcúdia
Arquitectura gòtica
Fortificacions medievals de les Illes Balears
Fortificacions de Mallorca
Alcudia
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Two Steps Forward
ULE 880: The World Weighs In
By Joel Makower
We've just reached the halfway point in the public comment period for ULE 880 -- Sustainability for Manufacturing Organizations -- the company-level sustainability standard my colleagues and I helped develop -- so it's a good time to take stock.
First, some background. Three weeks ago, GreenBiz.com and UL Environment (ULE), part of the venerable standards organization Underwriters Laboratories, publicly released a draft of the above-named standard, which rates large and midsized manufacturers across more than 100 indicators covering environment, workforce, community, governance, and supply chain. ULE 880 is intended for use by companies, public agencies, and institutional buyers to assess themselves and their suppliers and trading partners.
As I've previously written, this is a project on which a small group of us have been toiling for as long as eight years. When we joined forces with UL Environment last year, it elevated the project to a new level, leveraging UL's long history of credibility and integrity. UL is a household brand that's historically been synonymous with "safety," its logo appearing on 20 billion products a year. In 2009, it entered the sustainability realm with the creation of UL Environment.
July 29, when the standard was released, was a rather anxious moment for the ULE-GreenBiz team. For the first time, this standard -- the first-ever comprehensive company-level sustainability standard from an independent, global certification agency -- would be available for review and detailed comment. Friends, colleagues, and outright strangers could have at it.
The commenting process, as previously described, takes place online (via a ULE Web-based tool), is open to everyone (you must register in order to receive access to the commenting tool), and is transparent (all comments and their authors are publicly viewable).
So, as we reach the halfway mark on the 45-day comment period, how's it going?
To date, nearly 600 individuals have registered to comment -- the largest public stakeholder response Underwriters Laboratories has had on any standard in its 116-year history. The registrants have come from 25 countries and six continents. (Apparently, no one in Antarctica is interested.) They represent a diverse range of organizations, including large companies (about 20 percent of the Fortune 500), smaller firms, national and subnational government agencies from around the world, nongovernmental organizations, academics, trade associations, and others.
All in all, a terrific turnout.
"It's generated a huge amounts of interest," says Craig Coulter, one of the project leads at UL Environment. "There's a great demand both for the content of what we're trying establish in the sustainability realm, and the excitement around UL's involvement in this space."
Of course, the record-breaking registration figures don't reflect the actual number of comments received. That is far smaller but is expected to grow as the September 14 deadline approaches.
I talked with two of the early commenters to get their feedback -- not necessarily about the standard, but about the commenting process.
"To be frank, it was a tad bit onerous because the standard is very detailed," said Sarah Brooks, Senior Advisor and Acting Senior Manager, Sustainable Business, at The Natural Step Canada. "That's, of course, to the benefit of the standard, but it puts the onus on the reviewer to be focused and to stay with it. I did it over two days."
Brooks' diligence paid off. She left a number of very insightful comments throughout the document.
"I think the standard is very ambitious," she told me. "I think it's something that will be both challenging and inspiring to those organizations that are ready. For those that aren't ready, it may be a little bit frightening for them but also perhaps a very necessary kick in the pants."
For the record, the standard will have three levels of certification: an entry level, a mid level, and a high level. The highest level, which might be likened to the "Platinum" level of the LEED green building standard, will be extremely hard to attain, while the entry level should be accessible to companies that have a solid sustainability framework in place and are proactively implementing it.
Bruce Klafter, Managing Director, EHS, and Head, Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, at Applied Materials, Inc., had a positive experience with the online tool. "Mechanically, it was very easy," he told me. "The [tool] was set up very well. It took me just one or two tries before I figured it out."
Klafter appreciated that he was able to see everyone else's comments. "You could quickly pick up the flavor of where they were coming from and what sorts of issues they had. That was very useful."
Both Brooks and Klafter commented on the size of the standard -- more than 60 pages when printed out -- and the challenge it presented in providing detailed comments. "It's a very extensive document," said Klafter. "I think I first printed out portions, marking them up, then going back into the tool. I think you could easily get fatigued trying to march through the entire thing. So, I concentrated on sections that were of greatest interest to me."
I asked Klafter what he'd advise those who haven't yet dived in -- or weighed in -- on ULE 880. "I think you ought to read it through as carefully as you can before you jump in and start commenting on particular sections," he counseled. "The initial sections describing the intent and definitions and all the sections together give you a better understanding of where particular sections are going, and if you looked at just a few sections in isolation you might not get that."
Thanks to Sarah and Bruce for being pioneers. We'll be looking forward to more comments and feedback on the standard -- and the commenting process -- in the coming weeks. As I said, the comment period ends September 14.
What happens after that? Lots! Starting September 15, the ULE and GreenBiz teams will review the comments and make changes, then issue a revised draft. In mid November, we'll convene a Stakeholder Advisory Panel, at which a couple dozen or so individuals will hold a facilitated discussion about the more complex issues that arose from reviewers' comments. A final draft will follow.
Meanwhile, we're already holding conversations with major accounting and environmental auditing firms about providing verification services for ULE 880, and with major companies about piloting the standard and certification. We're talking with both companies and public agencies about serving as demand drivers -- that is, integrating ULE 880 into their procurement and supply-chain management processes.
But for now, it's all about hearing from a rich diversity of voices. I strongly encourage you to weigh in on the standard by registering to comment. I promise an educational and enlightening experience -- one that will give you deeper insight into the many facets of what it means in 2010 to be a sustainable business.
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Charges against the defendants included wasting public funds, unjust enrichment, selling government property and taking advantage of their government jobs.
The prosecution found 300 items of evidence against the defendants and funds in their personal bank accounts were seized.
One of the officials was accused of receiving bribes, committing forgery, and exploiting his position to achieve personal favors. He was given a 12-year jail sentence and fined more than SR1 million.
Another official was accused of connivance in forging a document (reached amicably through traditional means), receiving and possessing the proceeds from a bribe, and engaging in commercial activities despite being a government employee.
According to the demands of the Public Prosecution, the judicial verdicts also affected some commercial entities. They were fined and deprived of signing any contracts with any public authority for a period specified by the pertinent penal regulations.
The Public Prosecution also stressed that it will not hesitate to take to court corrupt people and those who have breached the trust so that they receive the just punishment they deserve and in order to protect the nation. — SPA
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6654 Luleå è un asteroide della fascia principale. Scoperto nel 1992, presenta un'orbita caratterizzata da un semiasse maggiore pari a 3,1557398 UA e da un'eccentricità di 0,1675789, inclinata di 5,89197° rispetto all'eclittica.

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Q: DefaultMonetaryConversionsSingletonSpi could not be instantiated I am using Java money API in Eclipse to get convert USD to EUR but I am getting following error
Provider org.javamoney.moneta.internal.convert.DefaultMonetaryConversionsSingletonSpi could not be instantiated
Below is the code from my POM
<dependency>
  <groupId>org.javamoney</groupId>
  <artifactId>moneta</artifactId>
  <version>1.2.1</version>
  <type>pom</type>
</dependency>

Below is the full error
[Handler processing failed; nested exception is java.util.ServiceConfigurationError: javax.money.spi.MonetaryConversionsSingletonSpi: Provider org.javamoney.moneta.internal.convert.DefaultMonetaryConversionsSingletonSpi could not be instantiated] with root cause
java.lang.NoSuchMethodError: org.javamoney.moneta.spi.MonetaryConfig.getString(Ljava/lang/String;)Ljava/util/Optional;

A: I see that you are trying to use method (or some library that you youse)
Optional org.javamoney.moneta.spi.MonetaryConfig.getString(String)

but there is no such method. There is only
Map<String,String> org.javamoney.moneta.spi.MonetaryConfig.getString()

V1,0, V1.4 and latest
Please check your code against this method, if not help, then try to use newest version.


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Amazon is Ready to Smash More Fash! "The Hunt"
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A new show is coming to Amazon. It is a show about the only battle that matters. It is a show about a diverse band of Americans fighting a group of underground Nazis. It's going to be called "The Hunt"
The people making the show are thus far diverse. They have more than enough Jews though. Most of them are in the background producing. A young man of Judaic Lineage is signed, set to lead. Jews leading on screen, and Jews behind the camera, the way it should be. According to Geek Tyrant, the young Semite lead's name is Logan Lerman.
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Interestingly enough, Lerman fought along Brad Pitt in "Fury," the movie about a fictional tank crew. Pitt was an American and was the Fury's Commander. Pitt was an American. He met his death in the movie. His character had an early instance of the "Fashy Haircut." In the end Lerman was the only survivor of the Fury's crew. A noble Nazi fighter let him live.
Lerman next played an Atheist Jew who enrolls, for some reason, at a Lutheran College. Now, most recently, Lerman voice acted in some WWI movie. Odds are that movie was probably Kosher. All his credits are here.
The man behind the Amazon's Upcoming "The Hunt" is an even bigger player in the Culture of Marxism's Racial Game
That man is now established, that man is Jordan Peele
Jordan was in at least two unfunny TV Shows before he had a "hit." One was Mad TV. Peele's hit show was called "Key and Peele." It was a racially charged sketch comedy show that again, was not a funny show. His comedy partner from "Key and Peele," Key, seemed a lot more chill.
Key and Peele catapulted Jordan Peele into the role of producing movies. His first one was with his buddy Key. In 2017 Peele then produced the racially charged "Get Out," and in 2018 produced another racially charged film "BlacKkKlansman."
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Amazon Already has Nazi-Smashing with it's "The Man in the High Castle"
Do they really need a Nazi Smasher by an ugly Mullatto?
Time will tell how well the show does. Maybe in a few years, Amazon will premier another Nazi Smasher program… maybe a alternate Trumpen Reich reality. Amazon's CEO, Jeff Bezos does own the Washington Post. The Washington Post hates Trump.
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We have a dream this year to add a music class in the hopes that each of our students who desires will have the opportunity to develop a talent in music. The Super Duper Academy needs enough instruments to get the class started. These instruments should be in good shape and playable. Each one donated to the academy will be assigned to a particular student, one that they can take home for practice and use in class.
We are asking you to please look around your house and donate any instruments that you may no longer need, even if the instrument may need minor repairs. If you would still like to give, but do not have an instrument, consider giving a cash donation that can be used for other music supplies or check your local pawn shop for a suitable instrument.
Instruments can be dropped off at our front desk or simply call (123)456-7890 and we will be happy to drop by and pick up the instrument.
It is through generous donations like yours that the Super Duper Academy has been able to provide life changing classes and experience to thousands of special needs students over the last five years. We could not do it without you.
P.S. – We would like to invite you to our open house on August 31, 2010 at 6:00 PM to meet some of our students and to learn more about our programs.
On June 16th, 2009 I will join thousands of others on a 20-mile walk as part of the MyCharity Walk-a-thon, an event that raises money for MyCharity and the fight against breast cancer. The goal of this event is to increase awareness of breast cancer, to highlight stories of survivors and to raise money to help fund research into curing this deadly disease.
I am writing you to ask you for your support for this event and cause.
I know firsthand what it is like to lose a loved one to breast cancer. My mother passed away five years ago after losing a three year battle with breast cancer. If she had been more aware of the risks of breast cancer, perhaps she would have sought medical attention sooner. I believe she is proud of my efforts and I like to think she will be walking beside me on this 20-mile event.
Please read the enclosed brochure that further describes MyCharity, its goals and details about our event on June 16th. Then determine how much you will pledge to help sponsor me in this event. You can make your pledge directly at www.mycharity.org or can mail your donation, along with the enclosed donation form to MyCharity. Last year I was able to raise $2750. Will you please help me reach my goal this year of $3,500.
Thank you for taking the time to learn more about breast cancer and my efforts to end it, something I wish for so that others do not have to go through the experience of losing their loved one early.
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One of the most unexpected aspects of mobile-location data and location analytics is how it has turned some traditional media channels into "digital channels" via digital measurement and attribution. This has happened with TV in isolated contexts but more broadly with out-of-home (OOH) media.
Traditional billboard ad exposures can now be tracked into stores using mobile location, measuring their impact and comparing OOH to channels such as search, display, social and email.
Companies such as Placed (recently acquired by Snap) and GroundTruth (formerly xAd) and others have partnerships in this area. Not long ago, the nonprofit formed in 1933 to measure OOH advertising, called the Traffic Audit Bureau for Media Measurement, renamed itself Geopath and now uses mobile location data from multiple sources to track OOH performance.
24 Hour Fitness used Cuebiq's accuracy and scale against CCOA's OOH inventory in two markets to anonymously identify mobile IDs exposed to their OOH campaign. CCO RADAR audience insights were used to identify the CCOA locations that most efficiently reached 24 Hour Fitness customers and non-customers. The company was then able to measure the lift in physical gym visits among customers exposed to the advertising. The exposed audiences showed a significant increase in guest traffic.
Cuebiq captures lift using the control/exposed methodology, which is common in the industry. Users exposed to an ad are compared with a control group. The control group consists of those who match targeting criteria but have not been exposed to the ad in question. Cuebiq compares the location visits of the exposed group to the control group to determine if there was a visitation uplift from exposure to the campaign.
In the test markets the parties found that the OOH campaign drove a 264 percent lift in gym visits. Absent location analytics, the true performance of the campaign might have been unknown or underestimated. These kinds of mobile-location attribution capabilities promise to make some traditional media more competitive again with digital.
In addition, in the case of OOH, there isn't a "viewability" problem.


Two of the most experienced, effective and respected community leaders working with the homeless population, Chuck Gerard of the White Bird Clinic and the Rev. Dan Bryant of First Christian Church in Eugene provide interesting observations about the surprising impact of the Eugene Occupy Camp and how its unprecedented work with the homeless is helping them in their work and the entire Eugene community.
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Congratulations to the 2017 ESU Indianapolis Branch Shakespeare Winner, Chinyelu Mwaafrika, from Shortridge High School and her teacher, Mary Garner. Good luck at the National Competition in New York City!
We are a non-profit, non-political membership organization whose mission is to promote scholarship and the advancement of knowledge through the effective use of English in an expanding global community. We sponsor and organize educational and cultural programs for students and teachers as well as provide lectures, social events, and travel opportunities for our members. The Indianapolis Branch is one of 68 located throughout the United States and is part of a global network of ESUs promoting educational opportunities in over 50 countries around the world. We invite you to explore our website to learn more about who we are and what we do.
On Sunday, September 30th the Indianapolis Branch hosted recent TLab scholarship recipient Hilary Miller for a meet and greet. Below is Hilary's presentation.
Click here to view the Book Club's suggested reading list.
We invite you to enjoy some excerpts from "Shakespearience" which is an original program directed by Nicole Tremblay, Theatre Director at Park Tudor School. A few of Park Tudor's Thespians will perform—Cabaret Style—monologues from a variety of Shakespeare's plays.
Ms. Tremblay is beginning her second year here in Indianapolis. Before joining the faculty at Park Tudor School, she was Head of Drama/Lead Teacher and Teacher Training Mentor/Graduate Teacher Mentor at Wymondham High Academy Trust in Wymondham, England. Prior to that, Nicole served for eight years as Arts Area Coordinator/Head of Drama at Saffron Walden County High School, also in England. She has extensive experience in curriculum development and coordination, academic mentoring, and organizing whole-school events and productions. Nicole earned an M.A. in Performing Arts Education from the Liverpool Institute of Performing Arts, and a B.A. in English and Drama & Dance from the University of New Hampshire.
Joint ESU & Colonial Dames luncheon Woodstock Club. Guest Speaker Amy Ransford, IU PhD candidate: "Colonial Dutch & English Settlers & Law in the Hudson River Valley"


1977 House Bill 2379. An Act Giving State Building Inspectors Licensing Authority Over Facilities Licensed By The Office For Children.
Title 1977 House Bill 2379. An Act Giving State Building Inspectors Licensing Authority Over Facilities Licensed By The Office For Children.


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Q: How do I run a python script in parallel with different arguments in linux? I have a python script which takes in an argument like so.
conda activate base
python myScript.py arg1
I'm connected to my server over ssh so there will be no window system. I want to run 5 different with my script in parallel. So like,
#!/bin/bash
conda activate base
for i in arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5
do
  python myScript.py $i
done

But this would only let the code run one after the other. How do I run it in parallel?

A: With GNU Parallel
parallel python myScript.py ::: arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5

GNU Parallel can also do the ssh to one, or more servers for you, so you don't need to login:
parallel -S server 'conda activate base; python myScript.sh' ::: arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5

Also, add a shebang as the first line of your script like this:
#!/usr/bin/env python

and make your script executable like this:
chmod +x myScript.py

then you can stop telling your shell to use Python every time you want to run it and just use:
./myScript.py arg

A: You could execute them in the background using &:
for i in arg1 arg2 arg3 arg4 arg5
do
  python myScript.py $i &
  # Here ---------------^
done


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Phytobia incerta är en tvåvingeart som beskrevs av Spencer 1963. Phytobia incerta ingår i släktet Phytobia och familjen minerarflugor. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life.

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Your mobile phone, laptop, iPhone or other device is a valuable gadget to have. But it is also a product you use multiple times a day. So chances are that something happens to your precious tablet or iPad. In that case, you might be glad to have a gadget insurance policy. But what is the best company to provide you with such a policy? One of the companies that offer insurance policies is Simplesurance. But what can you expect from their covers? How easy will getting a policy from their website be? And what kind of customer service does Simplesurance offer for customers that have some sort of question, problem or complaint? These questions can be answered by customers that have already covered their handheld or another gadget via Simplesurance. Read their reviews to get some more information about Simplesurance. Their opinions, comments, ratings and experiences can help you to know what to expect from a policy provided by Simplesurance.
Simplesurance is an insurance company. They offer insurance policies for gadgets. There is, for instance, a policy for your mobile phone. They cover brands such as Apple iPhone, Samsung Galaxy, HTC, Huawei and other mobile phones. Also tablets can be covered by Simplesurance. They offer insurance plans for iPad tablets, Samsung tablets, Amazon tablets and more. And there is also a laptop insurance for your laptop computer. In their electronics section, you can find policies for game consoles, cameras, TV's, HiFi systems, computers and other electronics. Besides insurances, they also offer a warranty extension for laptops. Their policies cover things like all-round device protection, water damage, software failure, display failure, fire damage, quick repair services in case of damage and free customer service. It's also an option to protect your tablet against theft. That means that you will keep your manufacturer's warranty just a little bit longer.
You'll be glad to have an insurance when things like this happen.
It's easy to take out one of Simplesurance 's policies online. On their website, you can find a form that can help you get a quote. Just select the device that you want to cover, the model of the device and the price that you purchased the device for. You can choose a one year cover, two year cover of 3 year cover. Then, the quote will show you what your cover is going to cost you. There is also a customer service that is willing to help you out if you have some sort of question, problem or complaint.
Is your gadget or device already covered with a gadget cover from Simplesurance? If so, we would love to know what you think of Simplesurance. What kind of protection does their cover provide? Have you ever needed them because of a claim? Did they really pay you what they promised? Or was your situation the exception that was left out of the cover because of some small print? And what do you think of their customer service? Write a review and tell everyone what your opinion on Simplesurance really is.


Alf's is an exciting fusion of delicious fresh food & drink, vibrant atmosphere, live music & ensuite accommodation in the heart of Dartmouth, Devon. We are especially popular with Dartmouth's local and visiting sailing and rowing fraternity, who quite rightly see it as the town's best breakfast spot. In fact, we were voted one of the Top 50 Cafes in the Country by The Guardian 2017.
We provide a relaxed stress-free environment in which to enjoy tasty, freshly cooked food, whilst chatting with family & friends, checking your email on our FREE WI-FI, listening to live music, or simply mulling over the morning paper.
We are open 7am-2pm, 7 days a week, all year round and our emphasis is on serving up local, freshly prepared food & drink. Bread is baked in Dartmouth, pastries baked in house, we use free range eggs from a few miles out of town, orange juice is freshly squeezed at the cafe and we serve our own home blend coffee, roasted locally, made on our vintage Gaggia lever machine.
As well as the popular Alf's full breakfast, which includes our special-recipe sausages, we serve lighter breakfast options like homemade granola, locally produced yoghurts, filled baguettes, pastries, toasties and year round lunchtime specials, including our rather popular homemade soups.
Most of our food is locally sourced and all freshly prepared. Nothing is frozen or pre-prepared, we don't even own a microwave!! We are fully licensed and serve local ales and juices, as well as a tempting selection of wines and cheeses.
Children of all ages are welcome morning and evening & menu items can be tailored to their taste buds. Puzzles & colouring books are provided to help them feel at home. We also love welcoming dogs & they can enjoy their very own 'doggy sausage' if they like.
We are open in the evening for private parties all year round for groups of between 25 and 60. Look out for our Rustic Suppers during the Dart Music Festival, Dartmouth Regatta and the Dartmouth Food Festival.
* We are open from 7am until 2pm all year round.


Original Painting - 24" x 30" - Acrylic on Canvas - Piece is unframed, 0.75 gallery wrap with painted sides and ready-to-hang.
#8 in the ongoing "AngelSVisionS" Collection -Inspired by my vision and love of nature. "She is praying for an endless amount of Love and Peace"
Note: The copyright watermarks are just for scanned selling and auction images. No text appears in the actual painting.


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Mastery and mystery
The unstoppable success in the last two years of The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown has certainly renewed interest in Leonardo Da Vinci, already one of the most popular Italian Renaissance masters. In order to meet the public's desire for more knowledge regarding Leonardo and his
by Adriana Varela
The unstoppable success in the last two years of The da Vinci Code by Dan Brown has certainly
renewed interest in Leonardo Da Vinci, already one of the most popular Italian Renaissance masters. In order to meet the public's desire for more knowledge regarding Leonardo and his works the Province of Florence, along with APT, has included a number of exhibitions dedicated to him as a part of the larger Il Genio Fiorentino series.
The first of these exhibitions, Cerca Trova: i misteri della più grande opera di Leonardo da Vinci held at Palazzo Medici Riccardi from April 22 to May 2, featured a summary of the most recent scholarly research regarding Leonardo's uncompleted Battle of Anghiari on the east wall of the Sala dei Cinquecento in Palazzo Vecchio. In 1503, he was commissioned by the new Florentine Republic to paint a battle scene to commemorate the city's military victory over the Milanese duke Visconti.
Leonardo never finished the painting but drawings of it were made, and sections of his own preparatory sketches were copied. Thanks to the surviving copies of copies, perhaps most famously that of Peter Paul Reubens, scholars are able to reconstruct the intended scene. The composition featured a climactic moment in battle with horses rearing, contorted soldiers grimacing and struggling for victory. The intensity and originality of the composition essentially changed the concept of battle painting, extending its influence into the late Renaissance, Baroque and Napoleonic periods.
Leonardo actually began painting it sometime in 1505, but it is disputed exactly when. His contract stated that he was obligated to start by February but most believe that he began in the summer, probably in August. He started with the central section of the painting, using an experimental oil technique on the wall. He left Florence in 1506 for Milan and never returned to continue work on it. In 1512, the Medici, who had returned to power in Florence, commissioned Giorgio Vasari to paint over the wall. It is Vasari's murals that decorate the walls today.
The experimental method used by Leonardo, Vasari's over-painting and the remodeling of the Hall have presented obstacles in uncovering the secrets in Florence's City Hall. The exhibition is dedicated to documenting the history of research into this particular painting. Multimedia presentations aimed to explain the findings of previous research attempts, from 1975 to 1977 and 2000 to 2002, as well as current investigations. With state of the art infrared technology scholars have been able to reconstruct more successfully the remaining races of the painting, and these have been presented alongside photographs of Leonardo's famed preparatory drawings and some of the most famous copies of his drawings.
Florence continues its search for the hidden side of Leonardo, with investigations honoring his most famous face. La Gioconda, known to the world as Mona Lisa, will be the protagonist on May 13 during the presentation Studi sull'immagine della Gioconda come autoritratto di Leonardo. The initiative, promoted by the Associazione Toscana – USA and sponsored by the Honorary Console of Perù Giorgio Fiorenza, includes several guest speakers. Alessandro Vezzosi, director of the Ideal Museum of Vinci will speak, along with Renzo Manetti, author of Beatrice and Monnalisa. Manetti will present an in-depth study which proposes the Monna Lisa as the painter's celestial alterego which represents his spiritual guide towards Wisdom. American scholar Lillian Schwartz will present her research on the image of Monna Lisa as a self-portrait of the master himself. By means of a computerized analysis of la Gioconda and Leonardo's self-portrait, Schwartz confirms their similar facial features. A video which outlines the different stages of the painting's development will also be presented.
On May 17 in the Sala Est-Ovest of Palazzo Medici Riccardi courtroom junkies can enjoy Processo al Codice Da Vinci, Trail for the Da Vinci Code. This timely convention on the controversies surrounding Dan Brown's novel will be presented just days prior to the release of the fi lm starring Tom Hanks. The national representative of Opus Dei, the Catholic association opposed to the fi lm's message, will be one of the speakers.
Timeless genius
All over the city from banners, to billboards, to the back of your bus ticket you see the bas-relief sculpture of a graceful Gabriel who delivers his urgent message to the Virgin Mary and simultaneously announces a remarkable exhibition of Florence's nearly-forgotten Renaissance master: Arnolfo di
The Florentine's Top Ten
10 Vino Novello You've probably seen wine shops and restaurants advertising the arrival of the newest wines and maybe wondered what the fuss is all about. Vino novello tends to be quite fruity and has a very distinct sweet flavour, but is worth trying and pairing with
The Florentine's top 10 list
10 The Price of Leisure You've just finished your morning cappuccino at a quaint café near the Ponte Vecchio, you go to pay for it and are shocked to discover that you've been charged 5 Euro. No, they're not ripping you


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"Джурасик парк: Изгубеният свят" () е американски научно-фантастичен приключенски филм, режисиран от Стивън Спилбърг. Сценарият е на Дейвид Коъп, по романа "Изгубеният свят" на Майкъл Крайтън.

Филмът започва четири години след случилото се в "Джурасик парк". На изоставен остров динозаврите са оцелели и са оставени да бродят свободно. През това време Джон Хамънд губи контрол над компанията си "Инджен" от племенника си Питър Удлоу, който събира екип, който да донесе животните на континента. Хамънд вижда възможност да изкупи греховете си и изпраща експедиция, водена от д-р Иън Малкълм да стигне до острова преди екипа на "Инджен". Двете групи се сблъскват с опасности и трябва да се съюзят за да оцелеят.

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Филми от 1997 година
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Филми на Стивън Спилбърг
Американски приключенски филми
Филми на "Юнивърсъл Студиос"
Филми на Амблин Ентъртейнмънт


Philippe was very excited to get to his preferred modell airplane soaring place, Monte Morcia. Even though I love Philippe very much, staying put all day, watching him and his airplanes, was out of question. So I leave him with his big boy toys and am off to exploring the surrounding mountains on foot.
Monte Morcia and its suroundings are an area not particularly known for hiking. There are marked hiking paths but it requires a bit of research and luck, if you are not familiar with the place. However, I headed off from Monte Morcia (1181m) in good spirit.
First on the ridge walk from Monte Morcia.
I could see Philippe and other airplane flyers far on the ridge.
The slope is pretty with flowers.
Soon the path went into the forest. It was rather difficult to find the right path and I went back and forth till I find one.
After coming to the open area, the path disappears into the blooming flower field! The flowers are high up to my hip but luckily I could see the trace in the field.
After rather steep and difficult gravel path (it turned out to be not a marked hiking path), I arrived at a small village called Paravento.
I was happy to be down at the valley and look back Monte Morcia.
The day was still early when I decided to visit the Castello di Frontone, a hilltop medieval town which I could see earlier from the top of the mountain.
Today's hike was overall not very successful, as I was not familiar with the region, only had a GPS map, and the Italian signposts tend to be sporadic. I did a lot of going back and forth to find the right path under the scorching sun….
But I still go some sense of the region so the overall experience gets an "OK".