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namespace Moses
{

using namespace std;

SourceWordDeletionFeature::SourceWordDeletionFeature(const std::string &line)
  :StatelessFeatureFunction(0, line),
   m_unrestricted(true)
{
  VERBOSE(1, "Initializing feature " << GetScoreProducerDescription() << " ...");
  ReadParameters();
  VERBOSE(1, " Done." << std::endl);
}

void SourceWordDeletionFeature::SetParameter(const std::string& key, const std::string& value)
{
  if (key == "factor") {
    m_factorType = Scan<FactorType>(value);
  } else if (key == "path") {
    m_filename = value;
  } else {
    StatelessFeatureFunction::SetParameter(key, value);
  }
}

void SourceWordDeletionFeature::Load(AllOptions::ptr const& opts)
{
  m_options = opts;
  if (m_filename.empty())
    return;

  FEATUREVERBOSE(1, "Loading source word deletion word list from " << m_filename << std::endl);
  ifstream inFile(m_filename.c_str());
  UTIL_THROW_IF2(!inFile, "Can't open file " << m_filename);

  std::string line;
  while (getline(inFile, line)) {
    m_vocab.insert(line);
  }

  inFile.close();

  m_unrestricted = false;
}

bool SourceWordDeletionFeature::IsUseable(const FactorMask &mask) const
{
  bool ret = mask[m_factorType];
  return ret;
}

void SourceWordDeletionFeature::EvaluateInIsolation(const Phrase &source
    , const TargetPhrase &targetPhrase
    , ScoreComponentCollection &scoreBreakdown
    , ScoreComponentCollection &estimatedScores) const
{
  const AlignmentInfo &alignmentInfo = targetPhrase.GetAlignTerm();
  ComputeFeatures(source, targetPhrase, &scoreBreakdown, alignmentInfo);
}

void SourceWordDeletionFeature::ComputeFeatures(const Phrase &source,
    const TargetPhrase& targetPhrase,
    ScoreComponentCollection* accumulator,
    const AlignmentInfo &alignmentInfo) const
{
  // handle special case: unknown words (they have no word alignment)
  size_t targetLength = targetPhrase.GetSize();
  size_t sourceLength = source.GetSize();
  if (targetLength == 1 && sourceLength == 1 && !alignmentInfo.GetSize()) return;

  // flag aligned words
  std::vector<bool> aligned(sourceLength, false);
  for (AlignmentInfo::const_iterator alignmentPoint = alignmentInfo.begin(); alignmentPoint != alignmentInfo.end(); alignmentPoint++)
    aligned[ alignmentPoint->first ] = true;

  // process unaligned source words
  for(size_t i=0; i<sourceLength; i++) {
    if (!aligned[i]) {
      const Word &w = source.GetWord(i);
      if (!w.IsNonTerminal()) {
        const StringPiece word = w.GetFactor(m_factorType)->GetString();
        if (word != "<s>" && word != "</s>") {
          if (!m_unrestricted && FindStringPiece(m_vocab, word ) == m_vocab.end()) {
            accumulator->PlusEquals(this, StringPiece("OTHER"),1);
          } else {
            accumulator->PlusEquals(this,word,1);
          }
        }
      }
    }
  }
}

}


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11 August 2019, 14.58
Oleh: andita.aulia.p
Sepus M Fatem, San A Awang, Satyawan Pudyatmoko, Muhammad AK Sahide, Andita A Pratama, Ahmad Maryudi. 2018. Camouflaging economic development agendas with forest conservation narratives: A strategy of lower governments for gaining authority in the re-centralising Indonesia. Land use policy 78: 699-710. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.07.018 .
The government of Indonesia has recently recentralised the authority over forest resources. This paper analyses the bureaucratic politics and power struggles between central and local governments concerning the re-centralisation policy. This paper analyses the local initiative by Tambrauw District of West Papua in integrating management of conservation areas into district governance through so-called "conservation district" policy. We asked what are the specific real interests of the local government in implementing the environmentally-minded policy? How does the accumulation of power by the local government help it pursue its interests? We found that by using the environmentally-minded policy narrative, the district masks its true interests of economic gains from the forests. We further identified the power sources and strategies employed by the district government of Tambrauw in achieving its interests. The district successfully used the issue of local wisdom, customary rights and communities. Nuancing the narrative importance of specific socio-cultural realities, customary rights, and tenurial systems of indigenous people has paid off; the district successfully built coalitions with an array of actors, i.e. NGOs, higher bureaucracies, and indigenous groups. The coalitions provide opportunities for actors to realise their goals.
Ahmad Maryudi, Dodik R Nurrochmat, Lukas Giessen. 2018. Research trend: Forest policy and governance-Future analyses in multiple social science discipline. Forest Policy and Economics 91: 1-4. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2018.02.007 .
Around the globe, forests are utilized, managed and conserved in multiple ways. Decisions about forest policies and management are determined by individual and societal groups' interests and values, and have economic, social, and political dimensions. Over the past few decades, a fast growing and diversifying research programme on forest governance, harnessing a number of social science disciplines, has endeavoured to understand these dimensions. In this light, the International Union of Forest Research Organisations (IUFRO) Division 9 Unit 09.05 (Forest Policy and Governance) organised an international scientific conference on "Forest-related policy and governance: Analyses in the environmental social sciences" in late 2016. This conference aimed to be the global scientific hub for forest-related social sciences research, including studies on forest-related empirical fields, both rural and urban. It took stock of the latest scientific advancements in the fields of forest-related policy analyses, as well as wider forest governance studies from various social scientific disciplines. Based on this stock-taking exercise across a number of forest-focused social science disciplines, this paper reviews selected contributions to this conference, which were compiled into this special issue, and identifies research trends and potential fields for future research in the forest-related social sciences.
Muhammad Alif K Sahide, Micah R Fisher, Ahmad Maryudi, Ahmad Dhiaulhaq, Christine Wulandari, Yeon-Su Kim, Lukas Giessen. 2018. Deadlock opportunism in contesting conservation areas in Indonesia. Land use policy 77: 412-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2018.05.020 .
Conservation areas are designated to protect biodiversity and resources by limiting anthropogenic stressors. In Indonesia, conservation areas account for almost 23 percent of the state forest with extremely limited allowable uses. Previous policy interventions to support community and traditional uses have never been very successful due to the deep roots of bureaucratic politics originally defined to safeguard biodiversity. This deadlock created by the two major laws governing forestry and conservation areas has been broken with recent permits for geothermal projects in conservation areas. The rationale is to provide an environmental service (renewable energy) and to address global concerns for climate mitigation. This paper examines how the deadlock is broken at least temporarily for geothermal development and maintained for social forestry. Arguments and findings presented in this paper are drawn from content analysis, interviews, and long-term engagement among the authors observing operationalization of conservation policies in Indonesia, both in Java and outer islands. We propose the operational framework of deadlock opportunism as a way to highlight the processes of breaking a deadlock by legitimizing particular interests (geothermal development) through green and populist narratives, while hollowing out claims of other interests (social forestry). Although anticipation of breaking the deadlock through geothermal development has encouraged numerous policies and programs developed for social forestry, we argue these developments actually camouflage the underlying legitimacy of communities and keep them from accessing lands within conservation areas. We believe the concept of deadlock opportunism and the operational framework can provide new insights for understanding progress (or lack thereof) of certain policies in their lifecycles in other parts of the world.
Ahmad Maryudi, Rodd Myers. 2018. Renting legality: How FLEGT is reinforcing power relations in Indonesia furniture production networks. Geoforum 97: 46-53. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.geoforum.2018.10.008 .
Over the past few decades, transnational and supranational market-based forest governance systems have been developed to address the complex problems associated with deforestation, by improving the legality and sustainability of timber traded in global markets. This is catalysed by the increasing global production and consumption of timber products and increasing sensitivity of interest groups to how timber products are produced. A broad range of actors is involved in global production networks. This paper discusses how hierarchies and networks of power across the timber production network are encountered and negotiated. More specifically, it investigates the power constellations of wood furniture actors in Indonesia, nested within global production networks: who holds the power, how power is gained and maintained, and who wins and loses over time. Using the case of the timber legality assurance system in the context of the European Union Forest Law Enforcement Governance and Trade (FLEGT) initiative, we demonstrate that legality verification in Indonesia is both entrenching pre-existing inequitable power relations while producing new modes of elite capture. Legality verification requires new knowledge and additional costs that are sometimes beyond the capacity of certain (particularly smaller) furniture manufacturers operators. This has driven a new practice of renting out FLEGT licenses by larger producers/manufacturers to smaller ones in the country. Although the practice implies potential risks (e.g. fines), large companies in Indonesia manage risk by drawing from pre-existing patronage relations. They also appear to find the risk worthwhile, as it produces financial gain but moreover, a new form of control over the market. Meanwhile, small operators and artisanal producers that still aspire to global markets face disproportionate challenges to engage in legality and are becoming more vulnerable as a result of new legality measures.
A Maryudi, H Kurniawan, B.D Siswoko, W Andayani, B Murdawa. 2018. What for forest audits say? The Indonesia mandatory forest certification. International Forestry Review 19(2): 170-179. https://doi.org/10.1505/146554817821255150 .
Since its emergence largely as a nonstate, market-driven governance system, certification has grown into a complex field in which states also use it as a regulatory instrument. Our research aimed to analyse the impacts of certification initiatives implemented under government control as a mandatory requirement, which remains understudied to date. The Indonesian mandatory forest certification, Pengelolaan Hutan Produksi Lestari (PHPL), was used as a case study. We employed an adapted corrective action requests (CAR) approach based on audit reports. Seventyeight concessions were audited until December 2015; most of them were eventually granted a PHPL certificate. They scored better on the production aspects than on the main preconditions, social and ecological aspects. Further analysis of the changes in the grades over time showed that the grades across indicators varied, either improving or worsening. Social and ecology-related forest practices appear to be the most challenging aspects in Indonesia, as we found that the grades declined over time despite the fact that the concessions were able to maintain their certification.
Ahmad Maryudi. 2018. Creating new forest governance structure for the 12.7 million-promise. Jurnal Ilmu Kehutanan 11(1): 1-3.
A Widicahyono, SA Awang, A Maryudi, MA Setiawan, AU Rusdimi, D Handoko, RA Muhammad. 2018. Achieving sustainable ese of environment: a framework for payment for protected forest ecosystem service. IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environment Science 148(1) 012019. doi :10.1088/1755-1315/148/1/012019 .
6 million hectares. There is conflict that the protected forest ecosystem service is still often perceived as public goods. Many of them went unrecognized in planning process and continue to be undervalued. The challenge lies in maintaining socioeconomic development and ecosystem services sustainability without overlooking the people's opportunities and improving their livelihoods over the long term. An integrated approach is required to understand the comprehensive concept of protected forest ecosystem service. This research aims to formulate a scheme of payment for ecosystem service (PES) in a protected forest. It is a first step towards the attempt for the value of ecosystem services to be reflected in decisionmaking. Literatures, previous researches and secondary data are reviewed thoroughly to analyze the interrelated components by looking at the environment as a whole and recognize their linkages that have consequences to one another both positive and negative. The framework of implementation of PES schemes outlines the complexity of human-environment interconnecting relationships. It evaluates the contributing actors of different interest i.e. long term use and short term use. The concept of PES accommodates the fulfillment of both conservation and exploitation with an incentive scheme to the contributing parties who are willing to implement conservation and issuance of compensation expense for any exploitation means. The most crucial part in this concept is to have a good and effective communication between every policy makers concerning the forest ecosystem and local communities.

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Coal Ash Is Incredibly Toxic. Trump's EPA Just Made it Even Harder to Control.
"The administration put coal ahead of the public's health and the health of our waterways."
Will Peischel
Former FellowBio
The 450MW West Penn's Mitchell Power Station sits on the bank of the Monongahela River in Courtney, Pennsylvania.Robert Nickelsberg/Getty
Renewable energy is taking up more of the United States' power grid, and despite the best efforts of the Trump administration, the days of coal's dominance appear to be numbered. Nonetheless, the administration continues to try and reverse the industry's decline and crisis of solvency by enacting policies as if fossil fuels were the still an engine of America's economic future. This week brought another example: The EPA announced plans to loosen two Obama-era rules that dictate how coal-burning power plants should dispose of their toxic waste, known as coal ash. A typical plant produces more than 125,000 tons of coal ash every year.
The proposal would unravel previous guidelines in two ways: First, by easing regulations on what pollutants coal plants can dump, and then by changing the standards for the containment systems they dump that waste into. Both changes largely involve delaying deadlines for coal mines to reach regulatory compliance. Larissa Liebmann, an attorney with the clean water advocacy group Waterkeeper Alliance points out that plants are getting two additional years to cut down on some waste waters they produce, and other filtration requirements would become completely voluntary. As for waste storage, coal companies could have up to eight years to line their storage ponds with material approved under regulatory guidelines, a jump from 2020 to 2028.
The Washington Post's Juliet Eilperin and Brady Dennis reported:
Under the new proposal, companies will have to stop placing coal ash into unlined storage ponds near waterways by Aug. 31, 2020, and either retrofit these sites to make them more secure or begin to close them. Unlike the Obama-era rules, the EPA will allow greater leeway and more time for operators to request extensions ranging from 90 days to three years, until Oct. 15, 2023, if they can convince regulators that they need more time to properly dispose of the waste.
Moreover, if a company can demonstrate it is shutting down a coal boiler, it can petition to keep its storage ponds open for as long as eight years, depending on their size. Slurry ponds smaller than 40 acres could get approval to stay in place until Oct. 15, 2023, officials said, while larger ones could remain open until Oct. 15, 2028.
This rule change trades away increased costs for the coal companies for higher toxic chemical exposure in communities from the groundwater near coal-burning plants. By giving fossil fuels companies longer to act, more contaminants will inevitably be released into the environment. Liebmann, who was disappointed but not surprised by the new ruling, says this foot-dragging simply reveals how the administration prioritizes its constituents.
"The administration put coal ahead of the public's health and the health of our waterways," she says. "We think these moves will put communities at risk from the toxic pollutants of coal ash, and it's doing it to save coal companies' money."
"We think these moves will put communities at risk from the toxic pollutants of coal ash, and it's doing it to save coal companies' money."
She notes that of all those toxic pollutants—which include arsenic, lead, and mercury—selenium is the most serious. It's a byproduct of coal ash that can cause neurological problems, paralysis, and even death when ingested in high amounts. As part of a 2010 report from Physicians for Social Responsibility and Earth Justice, scientists collected drinking water samples collected near coal ash containment sites. Some had selenium levels that were sometimes 580 times higher than the federal drinking water standard.
"Rollbacks will result in more selenium discharges," she says, "so that's one thing we're looking at right now."
The irony here is that, in part, the move by the EPA is the result of a 2018 court victory by climate activists. In 2015, when the EPA rewrote a number of guidelines on coal ash ponds—a common vessel to store coal plan runoff—the coal industry and environmental advocacy groups quickly took the EPA the court; the former argued the new rules went too far, the latter said they didn't go far enough. The EPA rules had allowed coal ash ponds to use a clay-based lining, which was questionably effective. In some cases, ponds could go without lining at all. Environmental groups suggested this threatened public health and the environment.
In August of last year, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit agreed. The court ordered coal companies to alter their facilities to meet the court-ordered standards, or shut down. In part, this new EPA plan is designed to provide coal companies a more generous window for meeting those deadlines. Liebmann says that the new deadlines the EPA is giving bad actors undoes any sense of victory activists once enjoyed. This is compounded by the fact that the overwhelming majority of coal ash ponds already contaminate the surrounding groundwater. And the worst offenders now have much more time to continue doing so.
"The industry often benefits from EPA dragging its feet on these things," she says, "and on that, it has a lot of leeway to do so."
A Coal Ash Spill After Florence Could Contaminate a Major River


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Q: How do I type hint a variable whose value is itself a type hint? I have a function one of whose arguments is expected to be a type hint: something like typing.List, or typing.List[int], or even just int. Anything you would reasonably expect to see as a type annotation to an ordinary field.
What's the correct type hint to put on this argument?
(The context for this is that I'm writing a utility that works on classes that define fields using type annotations, a bit like the dataclass decorator.)

A: Almost complete but less readable answer:
type | types.GenericAlias | types.UnionType | typing._BaseGenericAlias | typing._SpecialForm

Here are the possibilities of all types of annotations I can think of:

*

*Type object itself, such as int, list, etc. Corresponds to type.

*Type hinting generics in standard collections, such as list[int]. Corresponds to types.GenericAlias.

*Types union, such as int | float (but typing.Union[int, float] is not, it corresponds to the next item). Corresponds to types.UnionType.

*Generic concrete collections in typing, such as typing.List, typing.List[int], etc. Here I choose the common base class typing._BaseGenericAlias that first appeared in their inheritance chain. (In fact, not only these, but almost all subscriptible annotation classes in typing inherit from this class, including typing.Literal[True], typing.Union[int, float], etc.)

*Special typing primitives in typing, such as typing.Any, typing.NoReturn, etc. Corresponds to typing._SpecialForm.

It should be noted that the last two types begin with a single underline, indicating that they are internal types, and should not be imported and used from typing. However, they should be indispensable if you insist on completely covering all type annotations.

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I'm not a big fan of Dracula, but I am a big supporter of Vlad Țepeș (known as Vlad III Prince of Wallachia, the Romanian Voievode), the person on whom Bram Stoker based his character (he who made Romania famous…).
But this is not a story about any of them, but about a short one-day trip to Poenari Fortress (180 km from Bucharest, around three hours by car), the real Dracula Castle. Once you look at the pictures you will understand why Bran (where the tourists go), and not Poenari is the tourist attraction. I went there trying to show some Spanish tourists (who were very impressed by the Bran Castle) why the real place is not that famous.
To start with, back in 2007, you needed a GPS and some knowledge of Romanian in order to find it (for the record, it is close to Căpățâni village). If on your own, you need to be brave (the place is not marked as you expected and you might get lost on the hill). Just that a little adventure never hurt anyone, right?
The real castle of Dracula was built by another Voievode, Negru Vodă (his name means 'black') in 1453. It seems that Vlad Țepeș had his headquarters here (and was also defeated at this location in some battles) sometimes during the 15th century (he lived between 1431–1476/77).
The fortress has a diameter of 60 meters, once had five defensive towers and it situated on the top of a hill. The current state of the fortress is due to lack of touristic interest, but also due to damage from the 1915 earthquake. Some travellers, like us, are interested in Poenari fortress enough as to climb the 1480 stairs (I did started to count them, but I got lost at around 500). The effort to climb is worth it: the view from the top is spectacular.
From the fortress very few walls are left standing, but you can walk around imagining how it looked like.
I recommend you to take this trip anyway, because from here you can easily reach the Vidraru Dam, one of the Communist projects built with enormous life waste. The Vidraru arched dam's purpose is to help produce hydroelectricity. "The dam's height is 166 metres, the arch length 305 meters and it can store 465 million cubic metres of water", as Wikipedia mentions.
Did I mention this is on the Transfăgărășan road, known from this episode of BBC Top Gear and called the greatest driving road in the world?
Dress up, it's cold and windy!


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NBC, CNN, MSNBC Blame Trump for Coronavirus: More People Died "Because Donald Trump Is President"
National | Bill D'Agostino and Rich Noyes | Apr 22, 2020 | 8:57AM | Washington, DC
Don't think for a minute that the biased liberal media have forgotten that this is an election year, and they'll use whatever weapons they have to defeat President Trump in November. Even as the coronavirus pandemic occupies our daily attention, out-of-control journalists are using the tragedy to pummel the President as personally culpable for the deaths and economic mayhem that are afflicting not just the United States, but nearly all of the nations of the Earth.
In fact, Trump's America appears to be faring better than many highly-equipped European nations: the U.K., France, Spain and Italy are suffering with per capita death rates much higher than that of the United States.
Even many Democratic governors have found occasions to praise the President. "He has delivered for New York," the ubiquitous Andrew Cuomo told one radio host. "I'd be lying to you to say that he hasn't been responsive to our needs. He has," California's Gavin Newsom announced on CNN.
Yet TV talking heads insist Trump has blood on his hands.
"More people are dead and dying in America tonight because Donald Trump is President," host Lawrence O'Donnell asserted on MSNBC back on March 12. NBC's Chuck Todd invited Joe Biden to make the same charge on Meet the Press on March 29: "Do you think there is blood on the President's hands?" Even Biden had to tell Todd his question was "a little too harsh."
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Too harsh for a Democratic partisan, perhaps, but not for the media. "What is President Trump's level of culpability?" former NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams impugned back on March 31. "There is death after death after death that is on the President's watch," MSNBC's Mika Brzezinski slammed on her April 6 morning show. "How many people have to die?" CNN's Don Lemon blasted that night. And on, and on, it goes.
Watch the following video for just a taste of how the liberal media are blaming Trump for the pandemic:
LifeNews.com Note: Rich Noyes writes for the Media Research Center, a non profit research and education foundation dedicated to studying and analyzing the bias in the mainstream media. This column originally appeared in its Newsbusters blog.


In 1910, young Giovanni Carraro (Antonio Carraros father) invented a multi-functional farming vehicleone which would later give rise to today's multi-national corporation with activities in over 100 different countries. The Antonio Carraro Tractor company is still a family owned and operated business, one which places emphasis on high quality, innovation, and understanding the needs of customers. The family is so proud of its products that their fathers name is on every unit produced. It has been this way from the beginning and will always continue. Yes, the founding father Mr. Antonio Carraro is still very involved in the company!
Antonio Carraro opts for a niche production of tractors, from 20 to 100 hp, with four driving wheels. In short it becomes the sector leader as the number of models increases. Strength point of the company is the R&D (Research and Development) department, source of projects to develop innovative and original products from 1979.
Thanks to the experience and the heritage of technical solutions which the firm has acquired in time, Antonio Carraro increases its market niches from specialized agriculture to civil sector. The "Groundcare" division is developed: it is a range of professional machines dedicated to green maintenance, roadways, urban cleaning.
After a phase of internal restructuring with the help of Porsche Consulting the company is ready to take on new challenges in the worldwide market. The keyword is "kaizen", continuous improvement of all activities. Every single detail and opportunity for the company can be developed in favour of the end-user.


We began our day early in Marina Cay. We had a lot to do today and wanted to get it all in.
After a breakfast of delicious taquitos... the food tastes so much better here in the BVIs... Melissa contemplated life while Brittney and I did some prep work for lunch and a pasta salad for dinner. We knew we would be under way at lunchtime so we wanted to minimize unnecessary time below.
We loaded into the dinghy and motored across the way to Trellis Bay. This is the little spot practically IN the airport. Many people wait for arrivals and depart from Trellis.
Trellis Bay has attracted a number of artists along this little strip. (the mall... BVI style) It has become a trendy little artist's community. Many artsy types from England spend 9 months a year here and live like vagabonds selling their art.
We interrupted one girl's breakfast (in her jammies) to purchase this coffee cup that caught my eye. I had to have it... lizard or no lizard.
We continued on along the boardwalk checking out the wares. We had come here just at the beginning of low season. There were no crowds.
We piled into it but there was something missing... rum maybe! There is a stage set up here with a number of fire pit-like metal structures. We figured they were lit at night while the bands played on stage. All of this was silent during our visit. I can't say I was unhappy about it though... I was enjoying the solitude.
We went back to Marina Cay in hopes that the sun would continue to shine so that we could snorkel the reef. It had become very hot! We waited out a rain shower then dinghied to the reef.
The visibility was pretty terrible. The clouds kept us in the dark a lot so it wasn't the most spectacular snorkel of the trip.
and here is a movie. I hope you can see it enough to get something out of it.
Here are some of the other little things lurking in the shallows... The bottom is littered with coral "bones". They are also washed up on the shores of Marina Cay. They make the most lovely tinkling sound when you shuffle your feet through them.
As usual... I don't know what this thing is but I think they are unusual looking. We've seen them many times but not in great numbers. This shot is taken from right above him just before he took off. He is practically invisible with his camouflage.
Once back on the boat, we sent the girls to shore for ice in preparation of our departure.
We figured it was time they got off on their own for a bit.
We put Bruce on the nose to watch for shallows as we were taking a route out of this anchorage that we had never taken before.
We said goodbye Marina Cay!


The actor Ichikawa Danzô IV held the name of Ichikawa Tomozô I from the 11th lunar month of 1768 to the 10th lunar month of 1772.
The actor Ichikawa Gentazaemon held the name of Ichikawa Tomozô II during the Kansei era for a few years, then from the 11th lunar month of 1812 to unknown times.
The actor Sawamura Shirogorô III held the name of Ichikawa Tomozô III from the 3rd lunar month of 1819 to the 10th lunar month of 1828.


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U.S. 280 idea a nice early present
By Tim Prince
Published 11:20 am Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Gov. Bob Riley likes the idea of toll lanes to help solve traffic woes on U.S. 280 and believes such a road should stretch from the Elton B. Stephens Expressway in Jefferson County to Eagle Point Parkway in Shelby County.
Engineers and most, if not all, elected officials along the proposed toll road agree with Governor Riley.
It's that support from elected officials that is the biggest story now thanks to great effort by local leaders and engineers to find a solution that makes sense for most everyone involved.
As most will recall, talk of a toll road along U.S. 280 is nothing new; the idea has been tossed around as a possible solution for years but never gained much traction.
But the idea of elevating such a toll road from the center median of the existing road is an idea that began to take shape here many months ago.
Initially most envisioned an elevated toll road that would run from Double Oak Mountain in Shelby County to Red Mountain Expressway in Jefferson County.
Numerous idea sessions and focus groups, along with exhaustive planning and research, pointed in a different direction — one that suggested residents of the Jefferson County portion of the would-be toll road did not want an elevated road built.
The solution now being considered would elevate the toll road from Eagle Point Parkway to Interstate 459 with the remainder of the road traveling essentially at ground level to Elton B. Stephens Parkway.
Assuming continued research suggests this compromised solution is the right approach, construction could start by this time next year and could take two to three years. That's an extremely short time for a road construction project to be started and completed.
That's an early Christmas present we can all look forward to.
Vincent officials not interested in citizens
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Let's take a moment to discover a little more about the week-long celebration of Kwanzaa, and the language that makes it so colorful — Swahili.
The end of December brings a whole lot of joy to many different cultures and religions around the globe — some people light candles, some decorate trees, some perform intricate dances. As for Kwanzaa, a cultural holiday, it's all about history, heritage, and and bringing African people together.
Meaning 'first fruits' or 'first fruits of the harvest,' this Swahili phrase is where it all began. Because Swahili is an East African language, the fact that this phrase was chosen as the basis for Kwanzaa signifies its connection to Pan-Africanism. Instead of focusing just on those from West Africa (where the slave trade originated from), Kwanzaa seeks to bring together all people with African roots.
Although Kwanzaa as a holiday was created in 1966, matunda ya kwanza also means the inspiration goes back much farther than that — all the way back to ancient Egypt and other classical African civilizations. The 'first fruit' celebrations of these groups were based on five main activities: ingathering (bonding of the people), recommitment (to African cultures), commemoration (of the past), reverence (for the creator), and celebration (of all that is good). These ancient ideas remain the central focus of Kwanzaa to this day.
If you want to get at the true heart of Kwanzaa, you have to understand the seven key principles. While the overall purpose of Kwanzaa is to instill a sense of cultural grounding and appreciation, the principles provide a more specific focus for each day of the holiday.
Umoja [Unity]: based on interpersonal relationships and the strong relationship between the family and the community.
Kujichagulia [Self-determination]: based on the ability of all Africans and members of the African diaspora to define, create, and speak for themselves.
Ujima [Collective Work and Responsibility]: based on the idea that the life and overall well-being of an individual is based on that of the community.
Ujamaa [Cooperative Economics]: based on communities coming together to further their own economic prosperity.
Nia [Purpose]: based on the idea that an individual should be tied to the larger concerns of humanity rather than their own individuality.
Kuumba [Creativity]: based on constant improvement in personal, family, and social issues.
Imani [Faith]: based on having faith in oneself and the community.
Altogether, these seven principles are known as nguzo saba — the community building blocks that form the central meaning of Kwanzaa.
3. Kwanzaa greetings and symbols: Habari gani?
Meaning 'What's the news?' or 'How are you?' To greet someone properly on each of the seven days of Kwanzaa, just ask this simple question. They'll reply back with one of the seven principles that corresponds to the day you asked. For example, ask 'Habari gani?' on the third day of Kwanzaa and you'll hear 'ujima' in response.
Swahili greetings are just one way people honor the traditions of Kwanzaa. Families decorate their homes with colorful art, fruits, and kente (African cloth), and many women wear kaftans (a colorful, draped garment). Like Hanukkah and Christmas, gifts are given to children.
For Kwanzaa, though, they must include a book (to emphasize the African tradition of learning) and a heritage symbol (to reinforce a connection to their history).
During celebrations, a special mat called mkeka is used to hold other important Kwanzaa items: corn [muhindi], seven candles in colors that hold a special meaning [mishumaa saba], a candle holder [kinara], and a unity cup [kikombe cha umoja] used for giving thanks. These items are chosen carefully, as each one represents a value of great importance to African cultures.
Kwanzaa ceremonies are full of life and typically include music, especially drumming, along with a large feast, Karamu Ya Imani. If you're lucky enough to attend one, you'll probably hear excerpts read aloud from the African Pledge and the Principles of Blackness — or perhaps a discussion of one of the seven principles.
Today, many families celebrate both Christmas and Kwanzaa together, displaying their kinaras alongside bedazzled Christmas trees.
No matter which holiday you celebrate this season, Kwanzaa offers yet another great excuse to explore Swahili through the holiday's traditional language.
Have you ever taken part in a Kwanzaa celebration? Share your experiences in the comments below!


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Audit into grant awarded to Premier's COS to remain under wraps, for now
By Felicity Caldwell
August 30, 2019 — 6.44pm
An audit into the awarding of taxpayer funds to a company in which Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk's chief of staff had a stake will not be made before the state's corruption watchdog is finished with it.
During estimates hearings, it was revealed the state government's Advance Queensland Business Development Fund made a $267,500 co-investment in a company linked to Ms Palaszczuk's chief of staff, David Barbagallo, for the development of an app called CruiseTraka.
Premier Annastacia Palasaszczuk's chief of staff David Barbagallo during estimates hearings in July. Credit:AAP Image/ Jono Searle
The revelation prompted the Premier to ask her department's internal auditor Ernst & Young to review the funding, which was granted in 2017-18.
That audit report was handed to the director-general of the Department of Premier and Cabinet on Friday afternoon, meeting the deadline of August 30.
However, it will not yet be released publicly.
A spokesman for the Department of Premier and Cabinet said the report was referred to the Crime and Corruption Commission.
"The director-general has also advised the auditor-general of the referral," he said.
"While the CCC is undertaking its assessment, the director-general will consider the report's contents.
"As has previously been advised, it is intended the report, and its cost, will be made public once the entire process is complete."
Mr Barbagallo has been a director of Fortress Capstone, responsible for the CruiseTraka app, since 2007 and holds a stake in the company with his wife.
In July, a Queensland government spokesman said initial conversations about the application for funding began in 2017, before Mr Barbagallo was hired as Ms Palaszczuk's chief of staff in May 2017.
The full application was made after Mr Barbagallo was hired.
However, the spokesman insisted Mr Barbagallo "removed himself from the application process as soon as he was employed by the Premier".
The LNP referred the matter to the CCC on July 29.
The CCC paused its assessment of the matter, deciding to wait for the outcome of the Ernst & Young review.
"The CCC is aware the department has engaged an external company to conduct the review," the CCC said earlier in August.
"The department must notify the CCC if it reasonably suspects that a complaint or information involves, or may involve, corrupt conduct."
The CCC was expected to continue its assessment of the matter, which would lead to a decision on whether to officially launch an investigation, once it received the review from the department.
On Thursday, LNP leader Deb Frecklington called on the Premier to release the audit, arguing it was in the public interest.
"The Premier must release the report because Queenslanders have a right to know why the Palaszczuk Labor government wrote a six-figure cheque for David Barbagallo's business," she said.
The LNP has previously called for auditor-general Brendan Worrall to investigate the matter.
Felicity Caldwell
Felicity Caldwell is state political reporter at the Brisbane Times


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Who is locked up at Frankland prison?
cyprussyd on 2017-04-26, 4:05 pm
Who is locked up at Frankland prison? We look at its notorious prisoners
Rhys Jones' killer Sean Mercer, Yorkshire Ripper and Lee Rigby's killer Michael Adebolajo are all being held at the jail dubbed 'Monster Mansion'
BYKEIRAN SOUTHERNLAURA HILL
UPDATED07:52, 26 APR 2017
County Durham's HMP Frankland is home to some of the most dangerous prisoners in the UK.
Located near the village of Brasside, Durham it counts terrorists, murderers and rapists among its inmates.
As it emerged that killer Sean Mercer who killed Rhys Jones in Liverpool is being held at the notorious prison we look at some of the most well-known inmates of prison dubbed 'Monster Mansion'.
Current inmates
Sean Mercer
Sean Mercer, who shot Rhys Jones, is now serving time at Frankland Prison in Durham (Photo: Mirror Online)
The story of the senseless murder of 11-year-old Rhys Jones has recaptured the nation's attention after an ITV drama, Little Blue Boy was shown.
Football fan Rhys had been walking home from a local sports ground when he was caught in the crossfire when gang member Sean Mercer fired three shots across a pub car park, intended to hit members of a rival gang nearby.
Rhys was shot in the back and died in his mother's arms after she rushed to the scene.
Sean Mercer was 16 years old when he shot Rhys in the carpark of the Fir Tree Pub and a leading member of the Croxeth Crew gang.
In December 2008 Mercer, then 18, was found guilty of murder following a nine-week trial and jailed for a life, with a minimum sentence of 22 years behind bars.
Yorkshire Ripper - Peter Sutcliffe
Peter Sutcliffe, Yorkshire Ripper, 1981
Serial killer Sutcliffe was moved to the high security prison in August 2016 after spending three decades at Broadmoor secure unit.
Sutcliffe was given 20 life sentences in 1981 after admitting murdering 13 women and attempting to kill seven more.
His final victim, Jacqueline Hill, from Middlesbrough, a 20-year-old student, was found battered to death on November 17, 1980, on waste ground in Leeds.
He struck while murder detectives mistakenly targeted a North East killer after the notorious Wearside Jack tapes.
Earlier this month detectives reportedly made a shock visit to County Durham's HMP Frankland to quiz the Yorkshire Ripper over another 17 unsolved attacks which bear similar hallmarks to his brutal killings.
Michael Adebolajo
Michael Adebolajo (Photo: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
Michael Adebolajo was jailed for life for the sickening murder of Fusilier Lee Rigby.
Adebolajo, alongside Michael Adebowale, attacked and killed the off-duty soldier on a street in Woolwich, southeast London.
After running him down with a car, the sick duo used knives and a cleaver to hack Rigby to death, telling passers-by they killed a soldier to avenge the deaths of Muslims by British soldiers.
Adebolajo remains in Frankland.
Former Liberian President Charles Taylor, left (Photo: PA Wire)
The former president of Liberia was jailed for war crimes and crimes against humanity.
A UN-backed court convicted him of war crimes over his support for rebels who committed atrocities in Sierra Leone.
In 2012 Taylor was found guilty of 11 counts of "aiding and abetting" war crimes and crimes against humanity, making him the first head of state to be convicted by an international tribunal since Karl Dönitz at the Nuremberg Trials.
He was sentenced to 50 years in prison for his atrocities and on 15 October 2013 he was transferred to British custody, at HMP Frankland.
Ian Huntley
Ian Huntley (Photo: Daily Mirror)
Evil Ian Huntley murdered 10-year-old girls Holly Marie Wells and Jessica Aimee Chapman, in their home town of Soham, Cambridgeshire.
The school caretaker enticed them into his home before killing them in what police believe was a fit of rage.
His then girlfriend, Maxine Carr, provided Huntley with a false alibi and was jailed for perverting the course of justice.
Huntley remains in Frankland.
Levi Bellfield
Serial killer Levi Bellfield (Photo: Metropolitan Police/PA Wire)
Milly Dowler's killer was told in 2011 he should never be released from prison.
The serial killer was sentenced to life in prison in 2008 over the murder of Marsha McDonnell and Amelie Delagrange
Bellfield, born Levi Rabetts is also known as Yusuf Rahim.
The sick killer who beat his victims to death has been named as a suspect in connection with numerous unsolved murders and attacks on women dating back to 1990 – as well as the murder of his childhood girlfriend, 14-year-old Patsy Morris in 1980.
Convicted murderer Michael Stone September 2005 (Photo: Scott Barbour/Getty Images)
Notorious double killer Michael Stone was jailed for 25 years.
In July 1996 on a Kent country lane 45-year-old Lin Russell and her two daughters, Megan, six and nine-year-old Josie, were tied up and brutally attacked with a hammer.
Lin and Megan were killed but Josie survived and went on to make a full recovery.
Stone continues to protest his innocence and his original conviction was overturned before he was found guilty again at a second trial.
Past inmates
Britain's most notorious prisoner, Charles Bronson
Known as the "most violent prisoner in Britain", Charles Bronson has spent time in prisons across the country.
He was first jailed in 1974 for armed robbery and has spent much of his life behind bars.
During his time in Frankland, Bronson took the deputy governor hostage.
Bronson also spent time at HMP Durham.
Harold Shipman
Dr Harold Shipman (Photo: GMP/PA Wire)
Killer GP Harold Shipman is one of the most prolific serial killers in recorded history, with an inquiry finding he was responsible for at least 218 murders.
The only doctor in British criminal history to be found guilty of killing his patients, Shipman was sentenced to life behind bars at his trial in January 2000.
Shipman hanged himself while at Wakefield Prison in 2004.
He had earlier been taken off suicide watch while at Frankland.
Child killer Robert Howard was sentenced to life in prison for the rape and murder of 14-year-old Hannah Williams, who disappeared in 2001.
Her body was found 11 months later dumped on an industrial area in Kent.
Howard, dubbed the 'Wolfman', had a long history of sexual violence.
The 71-year-old, originally from Northern Ireland, died of cancer in October 2015 while serving his sentence at Frankland.
Re: Who is locked up at Frankland prison?
Vincemac on 2017-04-26, 4:37 pm
There all nobody's when there together in there
Poor specimens
Vincemac
Guest on 2017-04-27, 1:28 pm
I know a lad who's a screw at Frankland.
What Vince said.
It's a maximum security prison, hardly gonna be full of nice blokes is it?
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The descendants of Yadu, who dwelt by the Yamuna river.
Yadu is one of the five Indo-Aryan tribes (panchajana, panchakrishtya or panchamanusha) mentioned in the Rig Veda.
The Hindu epic Mahabharata, the Harivamsha and the Puranas mention Yadu as the eldest son of king Yayati and his queen Devayani. The prince of King Yayati, Yadu was a self-respecting and a very established ruler. According to the Vishnu Purana, the Bhagavata Purana and the Garuda Purana, Yadu had four sons, while according to the rest of the Puranas he had five sons. The kings between Budha and Yayati were known as Somavanshi. According to a narrative found in the Mahabharata, and the Vishnu Purana, Yadu refused to exchange his years of youth with his father Yayati. So he was cursed by Yayati that none of Yadu's progeny shall possess the dominion under his father's command. Thereby, he could not have carried on the same dynasty, called Somavamshi. Notably, the only remaining dynasty of King Puru was entitled to be known as Somavamshi. Thereby King Yadu ordered that the future generations of his would be known as Yadavas and the dynasty would be known as Yaduvanshi. The generations of Yadu had an unprecedented growth and got divided into two branches.
Those of the clan of Yadu.
In Hinduism, yajña (IAST: yajña) ("sacrifice") is the ritual act of offering labour or materials. In more formal ceremonies, it is a practice from historical Vedic religion where specific offerings are made, accompanied by the chanting of Vedic mantras. Agni Yajna is the ritual offering of ghee, grain and havana sámagri ("herbal preparations") into a sacred fire.
The meaning of the word yajna is derived from the Sanskrit verb yaj, which has a threefold meaning of worship of deities (devapujana), unity (sangatikarana) and charity (dána). An essential element is the ritual fire – the divine Agni – into which oblations are poured, as everything that is offered into the fire is believed to reach the deity or deities.
The Sanskrit word is related to the Avestan term yasna of Zoroastrianism. Unlike the Vedic yajna, the Yasna is the name of a specific religious service, not a class of rituals, and they have "to do with water rather than fire".
Temple rites in modern-day Hinduism are a combination of both Vedic and agamic rituals. The ritualistic portion of the Hindu scriptures is called karmakanda. Parts of Vedas which describe or discuss the yajñas fall into this portion.
A Vedic ritual of sacrifice performed to please the Devas, or sometimes to the Supreme Spirit Brahman. Often it involves a fire, which represents the god Agni, in the centre of the stage and items are offered into the fire.
Yaksha (Sanskrit: yakṣa) is the name of a broad class of nature-spirits, usually benevolent, who are caretakers of the natural treasures hidden in the earth and tree roots. They appear in Hindu, Jain and Buddhist literature. The feminine form of the word is yakṣī or Yakshini (yakṣiṇī).
In Hindu, Jain, and Buddhist texts, the yakṣa has a dual personality. On the one hand, a yakṣa may be an inoffensive nature-fairy, associated with woods and mountains; but there is also a darker version of the yakṣa, which is a kind of ghost (bhuta) that haunts the wilderness and waylays and devours travelers, similar to the rakṣasas.
In Kālidāsa's poem Meghadūta, for instance, the yakṣa narrator is a romantic figure, pining with love for his missing beloved. By contrast, in the didactic Hindu dialogue of the Yakṣapraśnāḥ "Questions of the Yakṣa", it is a tutelary spirit of a lake that challenges Yudhiṣṭhira. The yakṣas may have originally been the tutelary gods of forests and villages, and were later viewed as the steward deities of the earth and the wealth buried beneath.
In Indian art, male yakṣas are portrayed either as fearsome warriors or as portly, stout and dwarf-like. Female yakṣas, known as yakṣiṇīs, are portrayed as beautiful young women with happy round faces and full breasts and hips.
Yama or Yamarāja is the god of death, belonging to an early stratum of Vedic mythology. In Sanskrit, his name can be interpreted to mean "twin". In the Zend-Avesta he is called "Yima". According to the Vishnu Purana, his parents are the sun-god Surya and Sanjna, sometimes called "Usha", the daughter of Visvakarman. Yama is the brother of the current Manu Vaivasvatha and of his older sister Yami, which H. H. Wilson indicates to mean the Yamuna river. According to Harivamsa Purana her name is Daya. There is a one-of-a-kind temple in Srivanchiyam, Tamil Nadu, India, dedicated to Yama.
In the Vedas, Yama is said to have been the first mortal who died. By virtue of precedence, he became the ruler of the departed, called "Lord of the Pitrs".
Mentioned by the Buddha in the Pali canon, Yama subsequently entered Buddhist, Chinese, Tibetan, Korean, Vietnamese, and Japanese mythology as a wrathful god under various transliterations. He is otherwise also called as "Dharmaraja".
Yamas, and its complement, niyamas, represent a series of "right living" or ethical rules within Hinduism and Yoga. They are a form of moral imperatives, commandments, rules or goals. The five Yamas of Patañjali's classical yoga system are commitments that affect the yogi's relations with others. The five Niyamas of Patañjali's classical yoga system are personal obligations to live well.
Ten yamas are codified as "the restraints" in numerous scriptures including the Śāṇḍilya and Vārāha Upanishads, the Hatha Yoga Pradipika by Svātmārāma, and the Tirumantiram of Tirumular. Patañjali lists only five yamas in his Yoga Sūtras.
The Yamuna (Pron: jəmʊnaː), sometimes called Jamuna, is the largest tributary river of the Ganges, (Ganga) in northern India. Originating from the Yamunotri Glacier at a height of 6,387 metres on the south western slopes of Banderpooch peaks in the uppermost region of the Lower Himalayas in Uttarakhand, it travels a total length of 1,376 kilometers (855 mi) and has a drainage system of 366,223 square kilometres (141,399 sq mi), 40.2% of the entire Ganges Basin, before merging with the Ganges at Triveni Sangam, Allahabad, the site for the Kumbha Mela every twelve years .
It crosses several states, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, passing by Uttarakhand and later Delhi, and meets its tributaries on the way, including Tons, its largest and longest tributary in Uttarakhand, Chambal, which has its own large basin, followed by Sindh, the Betwa, and Ken. Most importantly it creates the highly fertile alluvial, Yamuna-Ganges Doab region between itself and the Ganges in the Indo-Gangetic plain. Nearly 57 million people depend on the Yamuna waters. With an annual flow of about 10,000 cubic billion metres (cbm) and usage of 4,400 cbm (of which irrigation constitutes 96 per cent), the river accounts for more than 70 per cent of Delhi's water supplies. Just like the Ganges, the Yamuna too is highly venerated in Hinduism and worshipped as goddess Yamuna, throughout its course. In Hindu mythology, she is the daughter of Sun God, Surya, and sister of Yama, the God of Death, hence also known as Yami and according to popular legends, bathing in its sacred waters frees one from the torments of death.
The water of Yamuna is of "reasonably good quality" through its length from Yamunotri in the Himalayas to Wazirabad in Delhi, about 375 kilometres (233 mi), where the discharge of waste water through 15 drains between Wazirabad barrage and Okhla barrage renders the river severely polluted after Wazirabad. One official describes the river as a "sewage drain" with biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) values ranging from 14 to 28 mg/l and high coliform content. There are three main sources of pollution in the river, namely households and municipal disposal sites, soil erosion resulting from deforestation occurring to make way for agriculture along with resulting chemical wash-off from fertilizers, herbicides, and pesticides and run-off from commercial activity and industrial sites.
Divisions or schools of Buddhism according to their type of practice. Yāna (Sanskrit and Pāli: "vehicle") refers to a mode or method of spiritual practice in Buddhism, and in particular to divisions of various schools of Buddhism according to their type of practice.
Yashoda (Yaśodā), also spelt as Yasoda, is the foster-mother to the god Krishna and a wife of Nanda in the Puranic texts of Hinduism. Within the Bhagavata Purana, it is described that Krishna who was born to Devaki, was given to Yashoda and Nanda in Gokul by Krishna's father Vasudeva on the night of his birth, for his protection from Devaki's brother, Kamsa, the king of Mathura.
Yātrā (Sanskrit: 'journey', 'procession'), in Hinduism and other Indian religions, generally means pilgrimage to holy places such as confluences of sacred rivers, places associated with Hindu epics such as the Mahabharata and Ramayana, and other sacred pilgrimage sites. Tīrtha-yātrā refers to a pilgrimage to a holy site, and is generally undertaken in groups. One who goes on a yatra is known as a yatri. As per Vedic Hindu Dharma shastras a Yatri is supposed to do Yatra barefoot. He/she should travel without umbrellas,vehicles etc., to get the benefit of the Yatra. At present these rules are not followed by many pilgrims.
Son of Sage Bharadwaja who was bent upon mastering the Vedas.
Yayati was a Puranic king and the son of King Nahusha and his wife Viraja. He was one of the ancestors of Pandavas. He had five brothers: Yati, Samyati, Ayati, Viyati and Kriti. He had two wives, Devayani and Sharmishtha. Devayani was the daughter of Shukracharya, the priest of Asuras (the demons). Sharmishtha was the daughter of the demons king Vrishparva. Sharmishtha was a friend and later a maid of Devayani. After hearing of his relationship with second wife Sharmishtha from Devayani, her father, sage Shukracharya, cursed Yayati to old age in the prime of life, but later allowed him to exchange it with his son, Puru. His story finds mention in the Mahabharata-Adi Parva and also Bhagavata Purana.
Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual practice or discipline which originated in India. There is a broad variety of schools, practices and goals in Hinduism, Buddhism (including Vajrayana and Tibetan Buddhism) and Jainism. The best-known are Hatha yoga and Raja yoga.
The origins of Yoga have been speculated to date back to pre-Vedic Indian traditions, but most likely developed around the sixth and fifth centuries BCE, in ancient India's ascetic circles, which are also credited with the early sramana movements. The chronology of earliest texts describing yoga-practices is unclear, varyingly credited to Hindu Upanishads and Buddhist Pāli Canon, probably of third century BCE or later. The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali date from the first half of the 1st millennium CE, but only gained prominence in the 20th century. Hatha yoga texts emerged around 11th century CE, and in its origins was related to Tantrism.
Many studies have tried to determine the effectiveness of yoga as a complementary intervention for cancer, schizophrenia, asthma, and heart disease. The results of these studies have been mixed and inconclusive, with cancer studies suggesting none to unclear effectiveness, and others suggesting yoga may reduce risk factors and aid in a patient's psychological healing process.
One of the six darshanas of Hindu or Vedic schools and, alongside the Bhagavad Gita and Hatha Yoga Pradipika, are a milestone in the history of Yoga. The Yoga Sūtras of Patañjali are 196 Indian sūtras (aphorisms). The Yoga Sutras were compiled around 400 CE by Patañjali, taking materials about yoga from older traditions. Together with his commentary they form the Pātañjalayogaśāstra.
The Yoga Sutras of Patanjali was the most translated ancient Indian text in the medieval era, having been translated into about forty Indian languages and two non-Indian languages: Old Javanese and Arabic. The text fell into obscurity for nearly 700 years from the 12th to 19th century, and made a comeback in late 19th century due to the efforts of Swami Vivekananda. It gained prominence again as a comeback classic in the 20th century.
In the 20th century the corporate Yoga subculture elevated the Yoga Sutras to a status it never knew previously. Before the 20th century, history indicates the Indian yoga scene was dominated by the Bhagavad Gita, Yoga Vasistha, texts attributed to Yajnavalkya and Hiranyagarbha, as well literature on Hatha Yoga, Tantric Yoga and Pashupata Yoga rather than the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali.
Scholars consider Patanjali's Yogasutra formulations as one of the foundations of classical yoga philosophy.
One who seeks union with God, or one who practices yoga. These designations are mostly reserved for advanced practitioners. The word "yoga" itself—from the Sanskrit root yuj ("to yoke") --is generally translated as "union" or "integration" and may be understood as union with the Divine, or integration of body, mind, and spirit.
A yogi is a practitioner of yoga. The term "yogi" is also used to refer specifically to Siddhas, and broadly to refer to ascetic practitioners of meditation in a number of Indian religions including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Jainism.
A Panchala prince supporting the Pandavas, who was assigned the task of protecting the wheels of Arjuna's chariot along with Uttamauja. He was slain in his sleep by Ashvatthama.
In the Hindu epic Mahabharata,Yudhisthira (Sanskrit: yudhiṣṭhira) was the eldest son of King Pandu and Queen Kunti, was king of Indraprastha and later of Hastinapura (Kuru). For his piety, he was known as. He was the leader of the successful Pandava side in the Kurukshetra War or the Mahabharata War. At the end of the epic, he ascended to heaven along with his four brothers.
In the description of Vyas and Krishna the king was fair, lotus-eyed, with a long and stout nose, tall and strong but humble like any not-so-regal citizen.
Yuga in Hindu philosophy is the name of an epoch or era within a four age cycle. According to Hindu cosmology, life in the universe is created and destroyed once every 4.1 to 8.2 billion years, which is one full day and night for Brahma. The lifetime of Brahma himself believed to be 311 trillion and 40 billion years as per Hindu cosmology. The cycles are said to repeat like the seasons, waxing and waning within a greater time-cycle of the creation and destruction of our universe. Like Summer, Spring, Winter and Autumn, each yuga involves stages or gradual changes which the earth and the consciousness of mankind goes through as a whole. A complete Yuga cycle from a high Golden Age, called the Satya Yuga to a Dark Age, Kali Yuga and back again is said to be caused by the solar system's motion around another star.
Yuga Dharma is one aspect of Dharma, as understood by Hindus. Yuga dharma is that aspect of dharma that is valid for a Yuga, an epoch or age as established by Hindu tradition. The other aspect of dharma is Sanatan Dharma, dharma which is not subject to change.
Hindu sacred writings are broken into two groups: Śruti writings (such as the Vedas) regarded as timeless in character, and Smriti, writings that focus on less timeless elements. Sanatan Dharma is based on the Shruti writings, while Yuga Dharma is based on the Smitris.
Some scholars describe Santan dharma as the overall, unchanging and abiding principals of dharma, and describe Yuga dharma as a lesser aspect of dharma, since it is constantly changing. Such scholars distinguish Sanatan dharma as the dharma of religion, and Yuga dharma as the dharma of social interaction: law, ethics, etiquette and so on.
We know that in our books, a clear distinction is made between two sets of truths. The one set is that which abides for ever, being built upon the nature of man, the nature of the soul, the soul's relation to God, the nature of God, perfection and so on; there are also the principles of cosmology, of the infinitude of creation, or more correctly speaking, projection, the wonderful law of cyclical procession, and so on; these are eternal principles founded upon the universal laws of nature.
The other set comprises the minor laws, which guide the working of our everyday life. They belong more properly to the Puranas, to the Smrtis, and not to the Sruti. These have nothing to do with the other principles. Even in India, these minor laws have been changing all the time. Customs of one age, of one yuga, have not been the customs of another, and as yuga come after yuga, they will still have to change.
Yuyudhana (Sanskrit: Yuyudhāna), better known as Satyaki (Sanskrit: Sātyaki), was a powerful warrior belonging to the Vrishni clan of the Yadavas, to which Krishna also belonged. According to the Puranas, he was grandson of Shini of the Vrishni clan, and son of Satyaka. A valiant warrior, Satyaki was devoted to Krishna and was a student of Arjuna. He is also known as the unconquerable Satyaki.
Yuyutsu in the Hindu epic Mahabharata was a son of Dhritrashtra with a Vaishya woman named Sughada. Conceived under the fear that Gandhari couldn't produce any children, he was as old as Duryodhana and the rest of the 99 Kuru brothers and Dushala. Eventually, he was the only son of Dhritarashtra who survived the Kurukshetra war. After the war, he took charge as the King of Indraprastha.


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Tide sweeps in baseball playoffs
Published 4:25 am Sunday, April 19, 2009
By CURTIS ROCKWELL
Item Sports Editor
Picayune's pitching proved particularly proficient in the opening round of the Class 4A South State playoffs.
And the Maroon Tide's hitting wasn't bad either.
Picayune pounded Mendenhall twice by 10 runs to win the opening round series, winning 10-0 on the road Friday night and coming back home to capture an 11-1 win on Saturday.
The wins push Picayune, ranked 10th in the state, to 18-3 on the year and the Maroon Tide will face Vancleave in the second round of the playoffs beginning Thursday.
"I'm very happy with the way our pitchers performed," Picayune head coach Cayne Stockstill said, in particular about Bryce Ladner and Jonathan Hickman. "We know that depth in your pitching staff is everything this time of year, and we feel like we are getting much stronger there."
On Friday, Ladner twirled a three hit shutout moving to a perfect 8-0 in the process.
The Tide's ace struck out seven and faced just two batters over the minimum.
"He did a real good job," Stockstill said. "He threw strikes and got ahead and that was the key."
Ladner got support from Jared Bales who smashed a grand slam, his second of the year and sixth round tripper of the season. Evan Nichelson also hit a home run, and both he and Bales added singles to the winning cause while Ladner helped himself with a double and a single and both Brett Milner and Hunter Gill had run scoring singles.
On Saturday, Hickman went the distance in the five inning affair to earn the win and move to 2-0 as he struck out six.
"Jonathan just exudes confidence out there," Stockstill added. "He has really come a long ways."
The Maroon Tide wasted no time in continuing their momentum from Friday night, as Picayune jumped out to a 6-0 lead after three frames. A five run fourth made it 11-0 and set the stage for the early exit.
Gill had a triple and a double and drove in two runs in the win, while Bales and Jake Riser both had a double and a single and both drove in runs as well. MIlner also had an RBI and Kyle Beech had a two run pinch it single as well.
"We did what we needed to do to win the games," Stockstill concluded. "We are ready to take that next step on the ladder and keep proving ourselves."
Picayune will host game one of the best of three series Thursday with game two set for Vancleave on Friday. Vancleave swept South Jones in the opening round.
Mendenhall finished the season at 8-20.
DAR honors 138th Bridge Co. veterans of Korean War


WHEN Natalie Cole exploded on the scene last summer with the single of "This Will Be", I don't think anybody could have visualised the tremendous impression that this charming young lady could have made in such a short time as nine months. Aside from "This Will Be" becoming an American No. 1, it also attained chart status in several countries around the world. She immediately followed through with an equally successful album, "Inseperable" and then Capitol culled the title cut from the album and watched it, too, climb to the very top in the States. To underline that this is no fluke, you only have to take a peep at this week's American chart and you'll find that Ms. Cole has hit the jackpot with a hat-trick of hits because "Sophisticated Lady" is nestled safely in the American Top 10 and still climbing — plus, it's a chart single in this country after only a week on release. To continue the recording activity, Capitol have just rushed the new album out worldwide. Entitled simply "Natalie", it perhaps underlines that Natalie could justifably claim the title of 'sophisticated lady' for herself. Whereas the first album was only brilliant, the new album is scintillating! "I'm very happy with it," Natalie non-chalantly said when really pressed on the subject of the new LP. "I guess I'm so indoctrinated still with the first album that the new one is only just sinking in even for me! In fact, it's only now that I can honestly say I'm enjoying it as much as other people are. On the first LP, reviewers compared me vocally to Aretha — some said I was almost copying her but it's my natural way of singing. But I knew I had to create my own style completely and that's what I've tried to do for the new album. The songs aren't really even comparable to what Aretha would do and so I feel I have been able to create a Natalie Cole sound this time."
Natalie is quick to cite the contribution of her producers and writers, Chuck Jackson and Marvin Yancy (of Independents fame, too). "The contribution of the Rev. Yancy is imperative," she stresses. "He plays on all of the sessions and though he can't read or write music, his piano style is so distinctive. I guess he's just a gifted musician. But, in fact, all of the musicians make up a key factor in the recording because they, too, have a distinctive type of sound. But this album is that much more varied than the first one, I think. Each song is from a different direction and though "Sophisticated Lady" is the first single to be released, we believe that both "Mr. Melody" and "No Plans For The Future" will become future singles."
But whilst recording and record releases are of importance to Natalie right now, they tend to run second place against the happy event that will take place in New York on August 1 this year. On that date, Natalie will become Mrs. Kevin Nance. "We met in New York last June," Natalie excitedly recalled. "I went to a private party to a place called the Seafood Playhouse and Kevin's band were the resident band that had also been hired for the evening. At the time, I was looking for a band and a girlfriend of mine had recommended that I see the band because she felt they would be ideal for me. Needless to say, I took them on! So far, though, Kevin hasn't played on the recording dates but since we are seriously thinking about making the next album a 'live' one, there is every chance that he'll play on that one."
I must confess that the prospect of a 'live' set at this relatively early stage in the lady's career sounded rather unusual — and, to be truthful, unnecessary since she has barely twenty songs to choose from as far as recorded history is concerned. "I think that people will be ready to respond to the songs as they are in a 'live' show," Natalie explained. "I would probably include 75% of songs on the two albums and the rest would be based around completely new material and songs that I always include in my show. Personally, I love the atmosphere of a 'live' show and if you can capture that atmosphere, I think an album can be a real gem. For instance, I consider Marvin Gaye's "Live In Oakland" album to be one of the very best albums of all time. And I'd naturally retain the same producers because they are part of the Natalie Cole sound — which, of course, they have done a great deal towards creating."
Ms. Cole's impact on the music industry has been nothing short of phenomenal. Back in February, she won two Grammys (the highest accolade the entertainment world can give one of its own). She was voted Best Female R&B Vocaliste of 1975 and also Best New Female Artiste of 1975. It certainly didn't hinder her chances having such a famous father as Nat 'King' Cole. "Oh, yes, I'd have to say it helped," exclaimed this lively, lovely and frank young lady who answers each and every question with a refreshing openness. "I think that whoever had been given the material I was given would have hit but being my father's daughter perhaps brought everything to a head in double quick time. But I really appreciate the acknowledgement and honour that has been bestowed on me."
Since the last time we met, Natalie's image has changed slightly — and for the better. "After Europe, I had all of my hair cut off and I have gone back to my natural look," she giggled when it was suggested that she was no longer merely beautiful, but radiant. "During my stay here in Las Vegas, though, I've parted my hair in the middle and pulled the hair back. But by the time I get back to Europe — which we hope will be in September, by the way — it may have all changed again."
Whichever way she looks, I can assure you that she'll get no complaints — and judging by the music on the new "Natalie" album, her listeners will equally have no cause for complaint. She's one 'sophisticated lady' who isn't afraid to get down when that's what her fans require.


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Freecharge chairman Kunal Shah joins Sequoia Capital as advisor
Shah, who is also the chairman of the Snapdeal-owned digital payments platform, is expected to play an active role in mentoring Sequoia.
ATC concludes Viom purchase for Rs 7,635 crore
With this acquisition, ATC will own 57,000 towers in the country, the company said in a statement. ATC globally has a portfolio of over 1,42,000 telecom masts.
Parties can now vote on Infosys's co-founder Nandan Nilekani's campaign technology
The technology backbone which Infosys co-founder Nandan Nilekani's team built ahead of the 2014 Lok Sabha election for his poll campaign is now available to parties and elected representatives across the political divide.
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Guest blog post by Marco Häberle who recently graduated from Kopenhagen University in 2018 with an MA in Disaster Management. The post below is based on the findings of his MA thesis.
Over the last years Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) or drones had been already used for mapping and monitoring of areas affected by sudden-onset disasters. Rapid Mapping is an approach to get mapping data very quickly in the immediate aftermath of disasters. This data can be crucial of importance for disaster managers in the field because there is an enormous lack of information in the early phases of disasters. For producing information in disasters there is an already established systematic workflow in the humanitarian sphere which is shown in the graphic below.
Obliviously this workflow persists of time-consuming processes and depends on a lot of humanitarian efforts. UAVs have the potential to create information as well and hence support humanitarian efforts. Unfortunately, UAVs had not been effectively used yet in a systematic "rapid mapping" approach for disasters. This huge gap opened up the way for a study carrying out a gap analysis for rapid mapping in sudden-onset disasters.
Looking now at past experiences, what have the underlying problems been for getting UAV mapping and delivery of geospatial data done in a fast manner? What is needed to achieve this rapid mapping approach immediately after a disaster? By tackling these issues for rapid mapping, information-gathering and decision-making on the ground could be accelerated. The research focused on a gap analysis of the existing humanitarian procedures behind "rapid mapping" and "information dissemination". More specifically, humanitarian structures and processes were explored and a rapid mapping workflow was designed to identify key challenges.
This qualitative study is based on four semi-structured, open-ended in-depth-interviews with key informants from humanitarian organizations with disaster experience up to 20 years from the field.
In the complex and diverse field of disaster management there are plenty of actors which are involved in mapping, UAVs and information dissemination. To get a better idea this stakeholder map below shows the main four parties with its actors which were mentioned in the interviews.
Along with these actors there also are plenty of processes and tasks which have to be fulfilled for rapid mapping. These were summarized in the graphic "UAV Rapid Mapping Workflow" below and consist mainly of the four stages UAVs, Authorization, Deployment and Data handling. If there is one stage which takes extremely long, rapid mapping turns into slow mapping.
The interviews clearly exposed challenges for UAV authorization, UAV coordination and data handling in the field. These challenges result in delays and slow down mapping efforts. Furthermore, several issues in the humanitarian sphere can create friction and delays. Disagreement, disintegration and disconnection of actors and a literacy gap on geospatial science are the most notable observations. And lastly, disaster specific issues vary from one disaster to the other disaster and can delay rapid mapping efforts as well. For example, an unstable internet connection would simply delay the upload of data.
These quotes are some of the most outstanding quotes given by the interviewees which give a better impression of the challenges around rapid mapping.
Clear licensing, agreements with governments in a partnership framework need to be in place. Prefabricated coordination mechanisms have to exist for not only being effective but regarding safety issues as well. Clear structures and processes for data handling have to be prepared for, especially looking at new methods for data analysis. Preparedness means having all these structures and processes set up before disasters hit to not waste any time in case of emergency. Stronger cooperation within actors and establishing best practices could accelerate mapping efforts as well. Implementing UAVs into the humanitarian cluster system as an own sector with standardized procedures could be a logical conclusion and a way-forward.
Author bio: Marco Häberle graduated from Kopenhagen University in 2018 and successfully completed his academic Master degree in disaster management. Within the master programm he participated in the UNITAR training course "Geo-Information in Disaster Situations" in Geneva, the humanitarian congress in Berlin and the UAV drone days at Hans Christian Airport in Odense, Denmark. Besides he holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Geography with a specialization in meteorology and climatology from Albert-Ludwigs University of Freiburg, Germany. During his bachelor thesis he worked with drones as well by carrying out a parameter-based accuracy and quality assessment of aerial photography.


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Volkswagen leads consortium to develop wireless road charging for electric cars
Bridie Schmidt
Source: Electreon
A consortium led by German car maket Volkswagen will develop and implement a project called eCharge that would see electric cars charge as they drive via the road.
The consortium, which has won €1.9 million ($A3 million) in funding from the German government, also includes Israeli wireless road charging company Electreon, along with transport infrastructure company Eurovia and other subsidiaries of the global Vinci construction group.
Charging without plugging in is already commonplace for smartphones, but it is still something of a holy grail for electric vehicle makers.
While wireless charging an electric vehicle while parked is similar to today's smartphone set up, the idea of charging while driving is more challenging.
Electreon in January announced it had successfully completed a transfer rate of 70kW over a 1.6km stretch of road in Sweden, where it had trialled its dynamic wireless charging system, and it also has plans to test another pilot project in Italy between Brescia and Milan.
The new eCharge project will see Electreon integrate its wireless charging receiver into a Volkswagen electric car to further test the technology and develop an "economical and functional" solution for wireless road charging.
Enak Ferlemann, state secretary for the German federal ministry of transport and digital infrastructure, said in a statement that the project aims to ascertain how German road infrastructure could be designed to allow charging to be integrated into the asphalt surface.
Wireless charging would, he said, "extend the range for all vehicles immensely – from cars to heavy trucks, but also will save the trip to the charging station."
Dr. Nikolai Ardey, head of Volkswagen Group Innovation said inductive charging could be used in all vehicle segments from cars to trucks. "With this project, we want to understand the technology better and examine its possibilities in comparison to the alternatives. "
Amongst the issues to be tested under the project are road integrity, and connecting the wireless road charging system to a renewable energy resource.
Another issue to be analysed under the program is how to integrate the vehicle with the charging system – and bill the driver for the energy used.
The German eCharge project will be conducted at German national road test facility DuraBASt, located near Cologne, Germany. To implement the program, German subsidiary of the consortium will be formed in light of the support from the German government,
Oren Ezer, co-founder and CEO of Electreon said wireless dynamic charging "is the most holistic and cost-effective solution for charging electric vehicles and can accelerate the transition to clean mobility globally."
Bridie Schmidt is associate editor for The Driven, sister site of Renew Economy. She has been writing about electric vehicles since 2018, and has a keen interest in the role that zero-emissions transport has to play in sustainability. She has participated in podcasts such as Download This Show with Marc Fennell and Shirtloads of Science with Karl Kruszelnicki and is co-organiser of the Northern Rivers Electric Vehicle Forum. Bridie also owns a Tesla Model 3 and has it available for hire on evee.com.au.


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However, getting distracted is not in his nature, so he just kept grinding, not thinking about that crystal trophy until he could hold it above his head for what he called, "Certainly, the biggest victory of my life."
Berger, a Florida State golfer, refused to take his recent success for granted.
"The way I approached it was win by as much as I can," he said of the fourth round.
"It was a damage-control round. I was playing aggressively smart."
Tom Lovelady of Birmingham, Ala., finished second, and Richard Werenski of South Hadley, Mass., finished third.
It was not a bad day or week for that matter for the ex-tennis player from Jupiter.
Berger was introduced to tennis by his father early in life but developed a passion for golf.
That meant saying so long to aces and net cords and exchanging them for birdies and bogeys.
"By far the smartest decision of my life," Berger said of changing sports. "Also, to be a Florida State Seminole is fantastic."
A year ago, Berger finished second in the Dixie Amateur to Curtis Thompson, finishing up as friends with a caveat.
Maybe a big caveat.
That would be the competitive angst between them.
"Curtis is a great guy, but on the course I still want to beat the heck out of him," Berger said.
That also works in the opposite direction.
For his great showing in the tournament, Berger gave credit to his putter.
"To have that feeling that you're going to make a putt, that's really nice," he said
Also, in a roundabout way, he gave credit to his mental path.
"We're competitive," he said of him and his family. "That's just the way we are."
Of course, Friday there wasn't much competitiveness.
That's what happens when you go out and win by 13 strokes.
"Just put the metal to the pedal," Berger said.
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Final-round results: 1. Daniel Berger, Jupiter, 70-265 (-22); 2. Tom Lovelady, Birmingham, Ala., 74-278 (-9); 3. Richard Werenski, South Hadley, Mass., 71-279 (-8); 4. Trey Mullinax, Mount Olive, Ala., 74-280 (-7); 5. Hunter O'Mahoney, Tequesta, 72-281 (-6); Alex Carpenter, Little Rock, Ark., 72-281 (-6); 7. Tim Crouch, Lakeland, 72-282 (-5).
South beach event
Winds of up to 25 mph at Miami Beach Golf Club couldn't have come at a worse time for golfers on the leaderboard heading into the final round of the South Beach International Amateur.
Several were disturbed by the conditions, but one player in particular would not be affected.
With a calm demeanor that served as the antithesis to the swirling winds, University of Arizona product and Mexican-born Juan Pablo Hernandez took home the trophy of the second-year event with a 3-under 68 in the final round.
He finished with a score of 273, which was enough to top Winter Springs' Hank Lebioda, the runner-up, by four strokes.
"I played solid all day," said Hernandez, who entered the round tied for second with Ryan Burgess, a stroke behind Hannes Ronneblad. "It was hard out there, but I just kept fighting all day, made some good putts, hit some good shots."
The shot that put him over the top came when he eagled the par-5 12th hole with a 25-foot chip shot from down a hill. It gave him a five-stroke lead with six holes to play and allowed him to play conservative the rest of the way.
"That kept me going," Hernandez said. "That chip-in on 12 was a booster."
Hernandez shot even par the rest of the way.
Even while playing conservatively, he was able to sink a 30-foot putt on No. 16 for birdie that proved to spectators it was his day and that he could do nothing wrong.
Hernandez, 21, a senior at Arizona, said it was the first tournament he has been able to win in "three or four" years since he won a national junior golf event in Mexico.
It was not an easy field for him to conquer.
The South Beach International Amateur, which began with 198 high-end players, consisted of 70 international amateurs from 24 countries.
That's the largest international contingency in an American amateur tournament — the next highest was the U.S. Amateur with 49 international players.
Hernandez will look to carry his momentum into the spring semester of golf with his fellow Wildcats.
He hopes to one day turn professional and said the SBIA victory will do a lot for his confidence that he can accomplish that.
For now, he will return home to his parents, who could not make the trip to watch him play, with a giant glass trophy for the holiday season.
Final-round results: 1. Juan Pablo Hernandez, Mexico City, 273 (-10); 2. Hank Lebioda, Winter Springs, 277 (-6); 3. Tommy Mou, Taiwan, 279 (-4); 4. Sebastian Soderber, Ojersjo, Sweden, and Jay Vandeven, Bristol, Va., 280 (-3); 6. Tyler Gann, Tomball, Texas, 281 (-2); 7. Hannes Ronneblad, Kungsbacka, Sweden, 282 (-1); 8. Ryan Burgess, Rancho Santa Fe, Calif., and Rodolfo Cazaubon, Mexico, and Victor Perez, Semeac, France, 283 (even).
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Germany's Alexander Marlari shot a 3-under 68 on Trump National's Blue Monster course to take the first-round lead in the 16-18 division of the Doral Publix Classic that continues Saturday and Sunday with free admission for the public.
The older age groups teed off in three-club wind at the 31st annual tournament, which is played at the newly renamed Trump National Doral.
The event is commonly known as the World's Largest Junior Golf Tournament, as 48 nations are represented.
Helicopter brought in to dry PGA Tour Champions golf course
911 call by Krista Glover and her husband, PGA golfer Lucas Glover


That was the name our family gave him. We got him when Buddy was 7 wks old, Buddy only peed in the house once while we we're potty training him.
Buddy was an amazing puppy and adult Golden. Buddy loved to play in the snow omg he loved it so much. Loved to jump in the air and catch snow flakes before they hit the ground.
As Buddy grew so did our bond and love for him.
Our family consist of me, my husband, and our two sons.
Buddy bonded with each of us differently, one son would wrestle with him and they would nibble on each other lol. They we're like two puppies in Buddies eyes.
Buddy loved swimming in the lake, and the pool in our back yard.
We taught Buddy many tricks, sit, dance, soccer, roll over, and roll on his back stick his feet in the air.
Our older son, Buddy would sit in his lap and watch tv naw on his bone and sleep.
My Husband would dance with him take him for walks.
I taught him that he had his own job in the backyard.
Buddy's job was to keep the birds out of the backyard. He would chase them and bark at them to keep them away.
Buddy and I did housework together, played tug a war. Buddy loved to be drug around on the floor, we would put him on a sheet or a blanket and drag him down the hall around in the living room threw the kitchen.
Buddy played Frisbee, soccer, baseball, and chase.
When we would take him for walks he obeyed till he would see a rabbit and off he would go.
Buddy had three barks, one to tell us there was someone outside, rabbits, and dogs.
Buddy's love was unconditional, he was the sweetest most humble being. Buddy was more than a dog. He had the sweetest funniest personality. We would love to talk about his eye liner God gave him and how his eyebrows would move when you talked to him.
Buddy was taken from us way to soon. We have been mourning for Buddy for three days now. We received his ashes today and now we feel a little peace for he is back with us.
Buddy was 5 years old and 6mths when he passed away.
Buddy passed away 5-17-13. Buddy had lymphoma cancer.


Despite community opposition to the closure of Providence Hospital in Washington, D.C., Ascension Health, the owner of the hospital, is continuing plans to stop providing emergency care services at the hospital on April 30.
The hospital was originally scheduled to close its emergency department when its license expired on Dec. 14, but after strong community opposition by those who feared the hospital's closure would further exacerbate health care disparities in the city, that date was extended to April 30.
Ascension has said its decision to close the hospital was based both on declining patient volumes and on a desire to better respond to the district's Community Health Needs Assessment of 2016. But opponents of the hospital's closure, including many religious leaders, argued it would further exacerbate socioeconomic and racial disparities in the city, as 87 percent of the hospital's patients are insured through either Medicare or Medicaid and 82 percent of the hospital's patients are African-American.
In early March, D.C. Attorney General Karl A. Racine motioned to dismiss the suit he had brought against Ascension in December, and a D.C. Superior Court judge closed the case. Though he had filed the lawsuit at the height of the community uproar about the hospital's closure, Racine has since indicated that the city is now satisfied with plans submitted by the hospital to shut down most of its services. This removes the last major hurdle that could have prevented the hospital's closure.
In addition, the hospital recently received a Certificate of Need approval to continue to provide primary care services after the inpatient acute care services have stopped. This is an important step toward Ascension's vision of transforming the hospital into a campus that provides outpatient preventative care.
Ascension Health has also announced that it plans to open an urgent care center on the site of the hospital in order to meet the need for District residents to receive timely medical attention. It will also continue to operate Carroll Manor nursing home.


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