THOR geeks, gird your loins! The hammered hero, Thor (Chris Hemsworth) and his pissed off brother, Loki (Tom Hiddleston), are back for more underworld action, but this time they've got even more to contend with than each other.
This Malekith fella is played by Christopher Eccleston, who I vaguely remember from The Others and 28 Days Later...(it's clear he's got a penchant for the darker fare). It seems that all the actors from the previous movie have reprised their roles in the new film. Even Natalie Portman, who I wasn't much a fan of in the first movie, but that was also on account of the fact that her character as a whole was a bit silly to me (and needlessly meddling).
Speaking of the Oscar winner, in the trailer it looks like the villains are using her character, Jane (Thor's abandoned love interest from the first film), as bait for Thor. Which means he's gonna be that much more salty about the whole Dark Elves situation. With that in mind, we may see a softer side of Thor that we didn't see as much in the first film.
The clip shows the impending battle (which is gloriously shot, by the way), and also spotlights the ongoing rift between Thor and Loki (who's sporting extra angry hair these days). We also catch a glimpse of a few new characters in the franchise.
While I was looking forward to seeing what director Patty Jenkins (Monster) would do with the movie (she was previously signed on to helm the project), judging by the trailer it looks like Alan Taylor (who's had a pretty impressive TV career) really did his thing. Screenwriters Christopher Yost, Christopher Markus and Stephen McFeely, none of whom are unfamiliar to the world of animation and comics, penned the script.
I know we should be rooting for Thor, but Loki is just so thrilling to watch.
THOR: THE DARK WORLD heads to theaters November 8th.
Alan Taylor really looks like he transitioned over to film very easily, looking foward to this quite a bit!
I'm really looking forward to this, and I never thought I'd say that after viewing Thor for the first time. I thought it was so boring, then The Avengers came out, and I went back and re-watched and felt more invested that time around. Mostly for Loki, I hate to say he's my favorite character in the Thor world.
I'm not the biggest comic book film fan but Thor was definitely one of the highlights. I'm looking forward to this.
Wow! Great trailer! Now looking forward to this sequel!


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Section 4121.121 | Bureau of workers' compensation - appointment, powers and duties of administrator - chief operating officer.
Title 41 Labor and Industry
Chapter 4121 Industrial Commission; Bureau Of Workers' Compensation
Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly
(A) There is hereby created the bureau of workers' compensation, which shall be administered by the administrator of workers' compensation. A person appointed to the position of administrator shall possess significant management experience in effectively managing an organization or organizations of substantial size and complexity. A person appointed to the position of administrator also shall possess a minimum of five years of experience in the field of workers' compensation insurance or in another insurance industry, except as otherwise provided when the conditions specified in division (C) of this section are satisfied. The governor shall appoint the administrator as provided in section 121.03 of the Revised Code, and the administrator shall serve at the pleasure of the governor. The governor shall fix the administrator's salary on the basis of the administrator's experience and the administrator's responsibilities and duties under this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4125., 4127., 4131., 4133., and 4167. of the Revised Code. The governor shall not appoint to the position of administrator any person who has, or whose spouse has, given a contribution to the campaign committee of the governor in an amount greater than one thousand dollars during the two-year period immediately preceding the date of the appointment of the administrator.
The administrator shall hold no other public office and shall devote full time to the duties of administrator. Before entering upon the duties of the office, the administrator shall take an oath of office as required by sections 3.22 and 3.23 of the Revised Code, and shall file in the office of the secretary of state, a bond signed by the administrator and by surety approved by the governor, for the sum of fifty thousand dollars payable to the state, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the administrator's duties.
(B) The administrator is responsible for the management of the bureau and for the discharge of all administrative duties imposed upon the administrator in this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4125., 4127., 4131., 4133., and 4167. of the Revised Code, and in the discharge thereof shall do all of the following:
(1) Perform all acts and exercise all authorities and powers, discretionary and otherwise that are required of or vested in the bureau or any of its employees in this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4125., 4127., 4131., 4133., and 4167. of the Revised Code, except the acts and the exercise of authority and power that is required of and vested in the bureau of workers' compensation board of directors or the industrial commission pursuant to those chapters. The treasurer of state shall honor all warrants signed by the administrator, or by one or more of the administrator's employees, authorized by the administrator in writing, or bearing the facsimile signature of the administrator or such employee under sections 4123.42 and 4123.44 of the Revised Code.
(2) Employ, direct, and supervise all employees required in connection with the performance of the duties assigned to the bureau by this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4125., 4127., 4131., 4133., and 4167. of the Revised Code, including an actuary, and may establish job classification plans and compensation for all employees of the bureau provided that this grant of authority shall not be construed as affecting any employee for whom the state employment relations board has established an appropriate bargaining unit under section 4117.06 of the Revised Code. All positions of employment in the bureau are in the classified civil service except those employees the administrator may appoint to serve at the administrator's pleasure in the unclassified civil service pursuant to section 124.11 of the Revised Code. The administrator shall fix the salaries of employees the administrator appoints to serve at the administrator's pleasure, including the chief operating officer, staff physicians, and other senior management personnel of the bureau and shall establish the compensation of staff attorneys of the bureau's legal section and their immediate supervisors, and take whatever steps are necessary to provide adequate compensation for other staff attorneys.
The administrator may appoint a person who holds a certified position in the classified service within the bureau to a position in the unclassified service within the bureau. A person appointed pursuant to this division to a position in the unclassified service shall retain the right to resume the position and status held by the person in the classified service immediately prior to the person's appointment in the unclassified service, regardless of the number of positions the person held in the unclassified service. An employee's right to resume a position in the classified service may only be exercised when the administrator demotes the employee to a pay range lower than the employee's current pay range or revokes the employee's appointment to the unclassified service. An employee who holds a position in the classified service and who is appointed to a position in the unclassified service on or after January 1, 2016, shall have the right to resume a position in the classified service under this division only within five years after the effective date of the employee's appointment in the unclassified service. An employee forfeits the right to resume a position in the classified service when the employee is removed from the position in the unclassified service due to incompetence, inefficiency, dishonesty, drunkenness, immoral conduct, insubordination, discourteous treatment of the public, neglect of duty, violation of this chapter or Chapter 124., 4123., 4125., 4127., 4131., 4133., or 4167. of the Revised Code, violation of the rules of the director of administrative services or the administrator, any other failure of good behavior, any other acts of misfeasance, malfeasance, or nonfeasance in office, or conviction of a felony while employed in the civil service. An employee also forfeits the right to resume a position in the classified service upon transfer to a different agency.
Reinstatement to a position in the classified service shall be to a position substantially equal to that position in the classified service held previously, as certified by the department of administrative services. If the position the person previously held in the classified service has been placed in the unclassified service or is otherwise unavailable, the person shall be appointed to a position in the classified service within the bureau that the director of administrative services certifies is comparable in compensation to the position the person previously held in the classified service. Service in the position in the unclassified service shall be counted as service in the position in the classified service held by the person immediately prior to the person's appointment in the unclassified service. When a person is reinstated to a position in the classified service as provided in this division, the person is entitled to all rights, status, and benefits accruing to the position during the person's time of service in the position in the unclassified service.
(3) Reorganize the work of the bureau, its sections, departments, and offices to the extent necessary to achieve the most efficient performance of its functions and to that end may establish, change, or abolish positions and assign and reassign duties and responsibilities of every employee of the bureau. All persons employed by the commission in positions that, after November 3, 1989, are supervised and directed by the administrator under this section are transferred to the bureau in their respective classifications but subject to reassignment and reclassification of position and compensation as the administrator determines to be in the interest of efficient administration. The civil service status of any person employed by the commission is not affected by this section. Personnel employed by the bureau or the commission who are subject to Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code shall retain all of their rights and benefits conferred pursuant to that chapter as it presently exists or is hereafter amended and nothing in this chapter or Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code shall be construed as eliminating or interfering with Chapter 4117. of the Revised Code or the rights and benefits conferred under that chapter to public employees or to any bargaining unit.
(4) Provide offices, equipment, supplies, and other facilities for the bureau.
(5) Prepare and submit to the board information the administrator considers pertinent or the board requires, together with the administrator's recommendations, in the form of administrative rules, for the advice and consent of the board, for classifications of occupations or industries, for premium rates and contributions, for the amount to be credited to the surplus fund, for rules and systems of rating, rate revisions, and merit rating. The administrator shall obtain, prepare, and submit any other information the board requires for the prompt and efficient discharge of its duties.
(6) Keep the accounts required by division (A) of section 4123.34 of the Revised Code and all other accounts and records necessary to the collection, administration, and distribution of the workers' compensation funds and shall obtain the statistical and other information required by section 4123.19 of the Revised Code.
(7) Exercise the investment powers vested in the administrator by section 4123.44 of the Revised Code in accordance with the investment policy approved by the board pursuant to section 4121.12 of the Revised Code and in consultation with the chief investment officer of the bureau of workers' compensation. The administrator shall not engage in any prohibited investment activity specified by the board pursuant to division (F)(9) of section 4121.12 of the Revised Code and shall not invest in any type of investment specified in divisions (B)(1) to (10) of section 4123.442 of the Revised Code. All business shall be transacted, all funds invested, all warrants for money drawn and payments made, and all cash and securities and other property held, in the name of the bureau, or in the name of its nominee, provided that nominees are authorized by the administrator solely for the purpose of facilitating the transfer of securities, and restricted to the administrator and designated employees.
(8) In accordance with Chapter 125. of the Revised Code, purchase supplies, materials, equipment, and services.
(9) Prepare and submit to the board an annual budget for internal operating purposes for the board's approval. The administrator also shall, separately from the budget the industrial commission submits, prepare and submit to the director of budget and management a budget for each biennium. The budgets submitted to the board and the director shall include estimates of the costs and necessary expenditures of the bureau in the discharge of any duty imposed by law.
(10) As promptly as possible in the course of efficient administration, decentralize and relocate such of the personnel and activities of the bureau as is appropriate to the end that the receipt, investigation, determination, and payment of claims may be undertaken at or near the place of injury or the residence of the claimant and for that purpose establish regional offices, in such places as the administrator considers proper, capable of discharging as many of the functions of the bureau as is practicable so as to promote prompt and efficient administration in the processing of claims. All active and inactive lost-time claims files shall be held at the service office responsible for the claim. A claimant, at the claimant's request, shall be provided with information by telephone as to the location of the file pertaining to the claimant's claim. The administrator shall ensure that all service office employees report directly to the director for their service office.
(11) Provide a written binder on new coverage where the administrator considers it to be in the best interest of the risk. The administrator, or any other person authorized by the administrator, shall grant the binder upon submission of a request for coverage by the employer. A binder is effective for a period of thirty days from date of issuance and is nonrenewable. Payroll reports and premium charges shall coincide with the effective date of the binder.
(12) Set standards for the reasonable and maximum handling time of claims payment functions, ensure, by rules, the impartial and prompt treatment of all claims and employer risk accounts, and establish a secure, accurate method of time stamping all incoming mail and documents hand delivered to bureau employees.
(13) Ensure that all employees of the bureau follow the orders and rules of the commission as such orders and rules relate to the commission's overall adjudicatory policy-making and management duties under this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code.
(14) Manage and operate a data processing system with a common data base for the use of both the bureau and the commission and, in consultation with the commission, using electronic data processing equipment, shall develop a claims tracking system that is sufficient to monitor the status of a claim at any time and that lists appeals that have been filed and orders or determinations that have been issued pursuant to section 4123.511 or 4123.512 of the Revised Code, including the dates of such filings and issuances.
(15) Establish and maintain a medical section within the bureau. The medical section shall do all of the following:
(a) Assist the administrator in establishing standard medical fees, approving medical procedures, and determining eligibility and reasonableness of the compensation payments for medical, hospital, and nursing services, and in establishing guidelines for payment policies which recognize usual, customary, and reasonable methods of payment for covered services;
(b) Provide a resource to respond to questions from claims examiners for employees of the bureau;
(c) Audit fee bill payments;
(d) Implement a program to utilize, to the maximum extent possible, electronic data processing equipment for storage of information to facilitate authorizations of compensation payments for medical, hospital, drug, and nursing services;
(e) Perform other duties assigned to it by the administrator.
(16) Appoint, as the administrator determines necessary, panels to review and advise the administrator on disputes arising over a determination that a health care service or supply provided to a claimant is not covered under this chapter or Chapter 4123., 4127., or 4131. of the Revised Code or is medically unnecessary. If an individual health care provider is involved in the dispute, the panel shall consist of individuals licensed pursuant to the same section of the Revised Code as such health care provider.
(17) Pursuant to section 4123.65 of the Revised Code, approve applications for the final settlement of claims for compensation or benefits under this chapter and Chapters 4123., 4127., and 4131. of the Revised Code as the administrator determines appropriate, except in regard to the applications of self-insuring employers and their employees.
(18) Comply with section 3517.13 of the Revised Code, and except in regard to contracts entered into pursuant to the authority contained in section 4121.44 of the Revised Code, comply with the competitive bidding procedures set forth in the Revised Code for all contracts into which the administrator enters provided that those contracts fall within the type of contracts and dollar amounts specified in the Revised Code for competitive bidding and further provided that those contracts are not otherwise specifically exempt from the competitive bidding procedures contained in the Revised Code.
(19) Adopt, with the advice and consent of the board, rules for the operation of the bureau.
(20) Prepare and submit to the board information the administrator considers pertinent or the board requires, together with the administrator's recommendations, in the form of administrative rules, for the advice and consent of the board, for the health partnership program and the qualified health plan system, as provided in sections 4121.44, 4121.441, and 4121.442 of the Revised Code.
(C) The administrator, with the advice and consent of the senate, shall appoint a chief operating officer who has a minimum of five years of experience in the field of workers' compensation insurance or in another similar insurance industry if the administrator does not possess such experience. The chief operating officer shall not commence the chief operating officer's duties until after the senate consents to the chief operating officer's appointment. The chief operating officer shall serve in the unclassified civil service of the state.
June 30, 2011 – Senate Bill 171, House Bill 153 - 129th General Assembly [ View June 30, 2011 Version ]
September 29, 2015 – House Bill 64 - 131st General Assembly [ View September 29, 2015 Version ]
March 23, 2016 – Amended by House Bill 56 - 131st General Assembly [ View March 23, 2016 Version ]
March 24, 2021 – Amended by Senate Bill 201 - 133rd General Assembly [ View March 24, 2021 Version ]

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It seems as though I am a really great fan of the "slow but good" genre.
This week I have been trying to get through the "The Bucket List" with Morgan Freeman and Jack Nicholaus two of my favrorite actors.
An aside: When I am designing programs, I like to use some of the prompts from movies to help me to demonstrate different ways to stimulate ones life. If there are any teachers who are movie buffs, this is a great assignment especially for freshman college students who are traditional and nontraditional. The discussions generated by their list can be quite interesting and generate more thoughtful thinking. If you would like my lesson plan, I would be more than happy to share it with you.
I will try not to go to sleep through it.
Karean, I watched "Evening" several times, too. I thought it was such a beautiful love story - and the acting was great - love all those actresses, especially Meryl Streep. And, not sure if you noticed, but Meryl Streep's daughter, Mamie Gummer, played the young version of Meryl Streep. The talent certainly has passed from one generation to the next in that family.
Another great movie in the same vein as you-all have been talking about is "Enchanted April," a British film with some excellent actresses.
Thank you for some great recommendations.
Glenn Close. I think it is really an "old folks"
I really enjoyed "The Whales of August." But who could go wrong with a cast like Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price and a little Ann Sothern thrown in! Perhaps most young people wouldn't enjoy slow movies because it takes being more experienced at life to appreciate the lovely and simple things about such movies, not to mention some of the humorous things. Thanks for your recommendation of "Evening." I need to check it that one out. Some of my favorite slow movies are: "Rich in Love," (Albert Finney), "The Gathering Storm," (Albert Finney and Vanessa Redgrave) "Driving Miss Daisy" (Jessica Tandy and Morgan Freeman), and " Mrs. Brown," a British film (Judi Dench and Billy Connolly).
Judi Dench and Maggie Smith. A charming story!
favorites--and I usually don't like romances.
I had to giggle when you suggested "Ladies in Lavender" with Judi Dench and Maggie Smith because I thoroughly enjoyed that movie, too. Once again my friend would sleep through this movie too. Although it is really slow, it is charming. I really like Judi Dench movies.
I think I have seen "The Painted Veil" too.
My 8 yo granddaughter is visiting me for the summer, and I swear this kid has seen more movies at 8 than I have probably seen in my entire life. Mind you, I have been a movie buff since I was a kid. I am beginning to think my children are worse than I.


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Q: Does seeding mt_rand with a true random number make the result of mt_rand truely random as well? If I have a truely random number and I use mt_srand to seed mt_rand with the truly random number before I use mt_rand, will this mean the result of mt_rand is now also truly random rather than pseudorandom?
In otherwords, would the below code produce a truly random integer between the given minimum and maximum value
function RandomInteger($min, $max)
{
    $trueRandomNumber = GetTrueRandomNumber();

    mt_srand($trueRandomNumber);
    return mt_rand($min, $max);
}

Secondly, should the true random number used to seed mt_srand be of 32 integers?

A: No. Mersenne twisters are always pseudorandom. The seed only determines where in the sequence it starts.

A: Looking at your code, my guess is that you are getting some value from GetTrueRandomNumber() (code is missing) but then you want that number to be in a specific range of values.  So you are taking that output and inputting it into mt_rand() because it has a method of generating a number in a specific range.
While not a direct answer to your question, a better solution is to first figure out the range of values you want (i.e. as if the input $min was 0 and $max was $max - $min).  Then, figure out the maximum number of bits that are required to obtain a value in that range.  Then, extract that number of bits from the output of GetTrueRandomNumber().  If the value is within the range, return the number + the original $min value.  If the value isn't within the range, get more bits of data.  The key is to throw away bits until you get some in the desired range.
If need example source code for this, try:
http://barebonescms.com/documentation/csprng/
You should be able to put something similar together.  I'd be wary of using mt_rand() for anything like this but it might be okay in this very specific instance.  It depends on what you plan on using it for.  It also depends highly on how well distributed the first number from Mersenne Twister actually is.  I don't think anyone's done any work on that.  MT is intended to be seeded one time - who knows what the distribution pattern is for repeatedly seeding it.  Also, if other code uses mt_rand(), you risk exposure of your function's state based on later values that might get generated by later mt_rand() calls.

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Microsoft May Change Windows 11 Minimum Requirements to Include 7th Generation Intel and AMD Zen 1 Processors
Bottom line: After the release of the first Windows 11 Insider Build, Microsoft has now laid out the guiding principles it claims were used to create the minimum system requirements for Windows 11. Although most of the highlights are Not unexpectedly, there is good news for older PCs, especially those running Intel's Kaby Lake or AMD Zen 1 chips. Oh, and Microsoft's official PC Health Check tool that seemed unfinished and caused even more confusion? This will be phased out temporarily until it released a better version alongside the general Windows 11 release this fall.
Windows 11 has a lot to offer on the software side: native Android support with sideloading, a revamped store, better multitasking, a new Start button, and new menus. However, Microsoft's rather stringent hardware requirements for its next-gen operating system were arguably more surprising (and confusing) as it left many users on Windows 10 and earlier, mostly thanks to TPM.
With the first preview of Windows 11 released for insiders, it now looks like Microsoft may expand the list of officially supported processors for Windows 11 by adding another (older) generation of Intel and AMD chips. Currently, that benchmark is Intel's 8th Generation Coffee Lake and AMD's Zen 2 chips.
In a blog post outlining the security, reliability, and compatibility principles that led to the minimum system requirements for Windows 11, Microsoft notes it will "test to identify devices running on 7th Gen Intel and AMD Zen 1" with insiders and OEMs. If these processors perform acceptably during the testing phase, expect them to appear on the officially supported hardware list.
Microsoft plans to share the results of its tests. The company said it was removing the PC Health Check app after recognizing the tool was "not quite ready to share the level of detail or precision" Windows 10 users expect. Hopefully, it will have something equal to WhyNotWindows11 when a revised version of the official app is released alongside Windows 11 later this year.


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La Fattoria di Collecchio è una storica fattoria padronale ubicata nell'area pianeggiante del comune di Magliano in Toscana (GR).

Storia
Situata a ridosso dei Monti dell'Uccellina, la tenuta è sorta in epoca medievale come possedimento degli Aldobrandeschi. Nel corso del Trecento passò alla famiglia senese dei Marsili insieme ad altri terreni della zona e, nelle epoche successive, ha subito varie modifiche, tanto da far apparire il palazzo padronale prevalentemente in stile tardocinquecentesco. L'antico casolare era prevalentemente abitato dai pastori durante la stagione invernale; successivamente, i Marsili vi trasferirono le abitazioni padronali una volta abbandonate le vicine torri di loro proprietà. Nei primi anni del Novecento l'intera tenuta passò in eredità alla famiglia Vivarelli Colonna di Pistoia, i quali ne sono tuttora i possidenti.

Voci correlate
Magliano in Toscana
Parco naturale della Maremma

Collegamenti esterni

Ville della provincia di Grosseto
Magliano in Toscana

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2017 Report of the Resolutions Committee
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The MASC Resolutions Committee met on July 5, 2017 to consider the resolutions proposed by member districts for consideration at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the Association. Members present: Beverly Hugo, Framingham (Chair, Ex Officio), Patrick Francomano, Past President and King Philip Regional School Committee, William Fonseca, East Longmeadow School Committee; Margaret Driscoll, Melrose School Committee; Laura Fallon, Northampton School Committee, Irene Feliciano-Simms, Holyoke School Committee; Mildred Lefebvre, Holyoke School Committee; Geoff Swett, Wareham School Committee; Brian O'Connell, Worcester School Committee; Brendan Walsh, Salem School Committee
The following resolutions were moved forward by the Resolutions Committee and approved by the MASC Board of Directors at their meeting on July 12.
RESOLUTION 1: MOVEMENT OF THE CHAPTER 70 FUNDING ENROLLMENT DATE TO MARCH 15(Submitted by the Framingham School Committee)
WHEREAS: District schools in Massachusetts Department of Education report peak enrollment in the months of January, February and March.
WHEREAS: House Bill 2846 would provide that a district may only receive reimbursement from the proposed Unfunded Student Reserve Fund if the district has a net enrollment of more than 100 new students between October 1 of the previous year and March 1 of the current year.
WHEREAS: Many districts must have their budgets completed prior to knowing what their Chapter 70 funds amount will be.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that: The Massachusetts Association of School Committees file for and support legislation that will implement the movement of the Chapter 70 funding enrollment date to March 15th.
RATIONALE: Giving the districts the ability to base their budget on the enrollment rate after the peak enrollment time will allow districts to base their budget with increased accuracy to meet the needs of their student population. Underfunding leaves students at risk to fall behind due to not having the appropriate staffing, technology or needed educational materials. Smaller districts will be more at risk as their admission rate may not reach the required 100 students proposed in House Bill 2846 (2017) and will be least able to absorb the additional cost of unfunded students. For larger districts the proposed Unfunded Student Reserve Fund will still leave them underfunded as the amount proposed to be set aside will not meet the needs of the students across the state.
RESOLUTION 2: REFORM OF CIRCUIT BREAKER FUNDING(Submitted by the Framingham School Committee)
WHEREAS: The Special Education Circuit Breaker program includes a provision that only allows districts to claim for extraordinary relief when claimable special education costs exceed 125% of the year's claimed costs. WHEREAS: There are many districts that have a large special education population especially with regard to out-of-district placements that will never reach the special provision of 125%. Framingham alone has budgeted over $42 million for district SPED costs.
WHEREAS: Out-of-district placement costs are rising yet the out-of-district schools have not been liable for their expenditures to the taxpayers, and there is no accountability for the increases. Public schools are held accountable to the taxpayers for where every dime goes. In turn districts are unable to justify their rising expenditures and are unable to receive the additional funding needed from those to whom they are accountable.
WHEREAS: Medicare and Medicaid cuts that are being discussed threaten many districts who have their Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Speech Therapy services paid for by those programs to bear the burden of these costs.
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that: The Massachusetts Association of School Committees file for and support legislation that will support the provision of reform for Circuit Breaker Funding and support the recommendations of the Foundation Budget Review Commission.
RATIONAL: According to MAAPS 2012 Bottom Line Report between 2006 and 2012, special education costs in Massachusetts increased by 56% compared to 36% for all public education.
RESOLUTION 3: LITIGATION FOR FAIR SCHOOL FINANCE(Submitted by the Framingham School Committee)
WHEREAS: As the result of a lawsuit (McDuffy vs. Driscoll), the MA Supreme Judicial Court ruled that the Commonwealth was obliged to provide such financial assistance so as to assure that there would be an adequate level of support for the public schools, and
WHEREAS: Public schools rely heavily on state financial assistance to underwrite the legislatively mandated level of "required net school funding" that meets the current standard of "adequacy" envisioned by the Supreme Judicial Court, and
WHEREAS: Based on the findings of the Foundation Budget Review Commission and the consensus of public educators across Massachusetts, state financial assistance to support a standard of adequacy sufficient to meet the Massachusetts Constitutional standard as determined in the McDuffy case, is lacking and
WHEREAS: The second attempt at litigation to secure greater state financial support was rejected by the SJC, but did not rule out a willingness to hear a future case should the situation merit consideration,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that: The members of the Massachusetts Association of School Committees, through its delegate assembly, authorizes the Board of Directors to:
Reassess the need for a new round of litigation to secure funding to guarantee an adequate appropriation of funds, and
Assess the viability of a lawsuit to secure such funding, and
Join with other parties at interest to plan and file such a lawsuit if it is determined that there is likelihood of success, and
That the Board of Directors shall be authorized to use the reserves of the Association to help underwrite the cost of such litigation.
RESOLUTION 4: PRIVATIZATION OF PUBLIC EDUCATION AND THE OVERSIGHT OF PUBLIC SCHOOLS, INCLUDING SMALL AND REGIONAL DISTRICTS(Submitted by the MASC Board of Directors)
WHEREAS: The voters of Massachusetts overwhelmingly rejected a ballot initiative to lift the cap on charter school expansion, and
WHEREAS: In light of the decision of the voters, advocates for further reforms have proposed several new strategies that include such concepts as introducing federal tax credits for families who enroll their children in private schools, authorizing vouchers for use in private schools, and creating additional regulatory options to expand the power of the state to alter the status of schools and districts so as to limit the authority of the residents of their communities to oversee their public schools,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that: The Massachusetts Association of School Committees, recognizing the provisions of the state constitution, oppose any state or federal legislative initiative to authorize the use of state funds for education to subsidize the tuition or costs of private schools, except where specifically authorized for students in special education programs, or students with disabilities.
Further, MASC opposes any state legislative initiative that expands the authority of the Commissioner of Education, the Board of Elementary Education, or the Secretary of Education over schools and school districts beyond those already imposed, and that MASC further opposes the alteration or conversion of any school or district status beyond that permitted by current law without the consent of the city, town or region in which the school or district is located.
MASC supports the protection of small and rural school districts from modifications in their governance format and regional structure without the consent of the member communities, and, further, supports recognizing the special financial requirements of these, often geographically large and difficult to access parts of the state.
RESOLUTION 5: USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS(Submitted by the MASC Board of Directors)
WHEREAS: School districts are operating in difficult economic conditions as the cost of education exceeds normal inflationary growth in our economy, and
WHEREAS: The Commonwealth has provided some measure of relief, but the growth in Chapter 70 funding has failed to keep up with expanding costs, and
WHEREAS:Several federal grant programs allow the Commonwealth in general, and the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, in particular, to take an administrative overhead allowance from government aid programs including the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the Perkins Vocational Technical Education Act, and certain programs under the Department of Agriculture, and
WHEREAS:This money allocated for maintaining the state bureaucracy would be better deployed at the school and district level,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that: MASC urges the legislature to restrict the ability of the Commissioner, Secretary of Education or Board of Elementary Education to take for its own purposes or use by the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, such as but not limited to administrative overhead of the state agency, any share of funds disbursed by the federal government under ESSA, the Perkins Vocational Technical Education Act, or programs under the oversight of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, and, further, that those funds be directed specifically to schools and school districts.
RESOLUTION 6: FOUNDATION BUDGET(Initiated by the Worcester School Committee; Sponsored by the MASC Board of Directors)
WHEREAS: A special Foundation Budget Review Commission (FBRC) reported its recommendations in 2015 to the General Court and to the public, and
WHEREAS: Among the recommendations were those to calculate more accurately the costs of students in special education and health insurance costs for employees and retirees, and
WHEREAS: Several recommendations of the members of the Commission to establish adequate and equitable funding for school districts remain unresolved, and
WHEREAS: There remains a broad consensus that the overall calculations used to establish the "Foundation Budget" for city, town and regional school districts remain significantly understated and, in the opinion of MASC and its members, violates the letter and spirit of the ruling of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court in the 1993 McDuffy case,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that: MASC calls upon the legislature to enact the recommendations of the Foundation Budget into law, and further,
That the legislature order the Commission to reconvene in order to conduct further deliberations and make such recommendations as the FBRC may propose, and further
That the FBRC shall address and make recommendations toward the overall accuracy of the adequacy of the overall Foundation Budget.
RESOLUTION 7: AFFORDABLE CARE ACT & MEDICAID(Submitted by the MASC Board of Directors)
WHEREAS: The Affordable Care Act expanded access for health care to millions of Americans, including thousands of Massachusetts families who have been without health insurance, and
WHEREAS: Through the expansion of the Medicaid program, more families in economic distress gained access to health insurance and, subsequently, affordable health care, and
WHEREAS: The Medicaid program reimburses public school districts for certain clinical services provided to students who may be clients of special education or who experience disabilities, and this revenue provides critical support to the districts and municipalities where they are based, and
WHEREAS: The restriction of Medicaid eligibility and reduction of funding would require the Commonwealth to choose between extraordinary state budget increases to fill the gap or absorb the cost of caring for families that could lose health insurance,
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that: MASC urges the Congress to preserve the Affordable Care Act and its expansion of Medicaid programs for the states, and further
MASC urges the General Court to require that 100% of Medicaid reimbursements to cities and towns be provided in full amount to the public schools of each municipality to underwrite the cost of providing an adequate education.


Patience is a virtue. This is often said, and it is not a lie. Life has its ups but it also has downs, and naturally, we tend to be frustrated by the downs. And it is the most common reaction of humans to yell or act out when angry. But just because the reaction is common, doesn't mean it should be encouraged. As individuals, we come across many such events in our life where it would be beneficial to practice patience than to lose our calm.
I'm sure that at some tough point in your life, people might have told you to keep cool and be patient. Ever wondered why they suggested patience instead of taking action?
Humans are emotional beings, and we tend to react emotionally to events in our life. While this makes us kind and caring, it can also get in the way of our thinking and judgment. We may then take bad decisions on the spur of the moment. We regret it later.
Children too, can be frustrated by life events and while displaying some anger is only natural, you wouldn't enjoy your child having a meltdown and screaming at you in public. While this is okay once in a while, making a habit of allowing your child's aggression is harmful for their future. What if they have to deal with a very difficult boss or colleague?
Patience is also a huge mantra for success, because the goals you set are not always achieved immediately. It can be really difficult to remain patient when your promotion is delayed, or when your goals are not fulfilled. But in order to chase them better, you need to have patience, so that you can step back, look at what went wrong and think clearly for another plan. Patient people are able to try again and again, and ultimately, succeed.
Of course, children learn from their parents. So setting a good example is the first step to teaching your child values like patience. You may disagree with your partner on a lot of things, but it always helps if both of you try not to have conversations about it when you're still angry. It avoids each of you from saying anything that may hurt the other. This will help your child learn to handle the ups and downs of their friendships and relationships when older.
You don't always have to rush to fulfill your child's demands. You can sometimes make your toddler wait calmly for 1 or 2 minutes until you give them more milk or food. This will teach them that screaming or fighting will not get them what they want.
Often, your child will have to wait for their turn at the park. If your child struggles waiting for his turn at the swing, make sure that you visit the park more often, and teach your child that it is a good thing to wait for one's turn. This also teaches them to be courteous and take other people into account. It's a great way to let them interact with and learn from other children.
Telling your children moral stories or even funny ones, about patience can help them understand what you mean by patience. It also teaches them to wait while you tell them the story, become good listeners and wait for an outcome rather than expect immediate results.
One such game is the silence game. Get the entire family involved in this activity. Sit together in a circle, and set a timer for around 5 minutes. You can slowly increase this to 7 and 10 minutes. Tell them that the game is to keep quiet and stay still until the timer says so. Keep the time period a secret. Also play board games and jigsaw puzzles as it will teach your kids to wait for their turn and deal with not winning all the time.
Most of the activities like games and stories give results quickly, but waiting for a plant to grow and to see what a seed turns into can be a long wait, and if you involve your child in each step, teaching them to habitually care for the plant, not only will it make them patient, but they will also learn some responsibility.
Teach your child not to interrupt conversations. This applies to when you're on the phone as well. It will help them at school, in friend groups, and at work.
Older children have more control over the things they do, but to teach them patience, make sure that you don't always give in to their demands and requests immediately. Using words like "I'll let you know soon" or "Give me some time to think about it" are good ideas.
Patience is the best gift you can give your children. There are so many other ways you can teach your child patience, and the journey is a long and difficult one, but don't worry, your children will thank you for it one day! Different moms use various tricks. How do you teach your child to be patient?


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EA Play Live 2020 | Big Promises for Next-Gen
Electronic Arts' summer reveal gives us a lot to be excited about, with titles coming to Steam, Nintendo Switch, and many next-gen announcements.
Gabby Porter
Electronic Arts always has a lot to say in their summer reveals, and this year was no different, despite taking place online due to the persisting global pandemic. The showcase live-streamed on June 19, featuring an array of exclusive previews, news, and updates.
We'll dive into everything you need to know about the event, but if you'd prefer to see for yourself, you can watch the full broadcast of EA Play Live 2020 here.
Existing Titles
One of the most significant announcements for PC players is that EA is bringing 25+ games to Steam. For almost a decade now, EA's biggest titles have been exclusive to Origin, their PC gaming portal. This announcement is a breath of fresh air for PC players, meaning many of EA's games, including Sims 4 and Apex Legends, will be coming to the most popular distribution platform for PC.
Speaking of Apex Legends, not only will it be coming to Steam this fall, but this version will include full cross-play with the PS4 and Xbox One versions of the game. It raises enormous questions about balance, as PC gamers will always have an edge in shooters, but we will have to wait and see how this turns out.
EA also announced Apex Legends would be released on the Nintendo Switch, along with six other titles. We know that one of these is the remaster of the beloved Burnout: Paradise, but the remaining five titles remain a mystery.
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Two of EA's most successful franchises are Fifa and Madden, both of which received a teaser for their '21 editions set to release in October and August, respectively. Along with some tidbits of information regarding increased performance and mechanics, we were privy to an incredible theatrical trailer pulling both franchises into a heart-thumping, adrenaline-filled 2 minutes. It's certainly worth the watch whether you're a fan of the franchises or not.
Since we routinely get the updates for their sporting sagas every year, these announcements came as no surprise. What was surprising, though, was the first look at Star Wars Squadrons gameplay.
Doubling down on the space combat we can find in EA's endeavors into Star Wars Squadrons is lining up to be the greatest Star Wars pilot game of all time. But given that they've had almost two decades since the last release of its kind, this is something we should certainly expect. Featuring both single-player and multiplayer modes occurring after Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi, you can look forward to intense 5v5 dogfights.
But what caught my eye was the more extensive Fleet Battles. These feature multiple phases requiring strategic planning, dogfights, and intense battles to destroy capital ships and flagships. Squadrons will be released on October 2 for PS4, Xbox One, and PC—this time without micro-transactions. Oh, and did I mention that these include full cross-play and VR support for the PS4 and PC? Now that's something to look forward to.
EA Originals
Play Live also saw the announcement of three exciting new originals by EA: Rocket Arena, It Takes Two, and Lost in Random.
Rocket Arena is exactly what it sounds like, a playful cartoonish hero shooter, where teams of three duke it out with various explosives. Featuring an array of unique characters, each with unique abilities, and colorful maps, this is one to look out for, for some casual and explosively entertaining fun.
It Takes Two is the upcoming game from Josef Fares, the film director-cum-game director, who made headlines screaming "**** the Oscars" live at The Game Awards in 2017. It Takes Two follows the precedent set by his previous two titles, A Way Out and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, as a co-op action-adventure game, this time as a platformer.
In the game, players control a girl's two dolls representing her parents, exploring colorful miniature worlds while her parents go through a divorce in the real world. As with his previous titles, it shapes up to be a game with heart that mingles the story and gameplay into one neat coherent experience.
The final original reveal is Lost in Random, which received the least attention but caught my eye. It is an exciting adventure game in a "dark kingdom where every citizen's future is determined by a roll of a dice." But what's most memorable is its dark melancholic, gothic playhouse aesthetic reminiscent of Alice in Wonderland and Tim Burton.
Just before closing the broadcast, EA left us with a handful of nods to upcoming titles, which will utilize the performance of next-gen consoles and high-end PCs. Although not announced, per se, here was work in progress moments taken from new Dragon Age, Battlefield and Need for Speed titles and a new, yet unnamed, EA Motive project early in development.
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And if that wasn't enough, Skate creative director Cuz Parry and game director Deran Chung announced the franchise's return. But, of course, they prefaced the announcement that they are "really early" in the development process, so no footage or gameplay was shown. Nevertheless, ten years after the previous Skate and with Tony Hawk Pro Skater 1 and 2 receiving a remake this year, it's time for a new entry to the series.
As one of the largest and most profitable behemoths in the gaming industry, it's always interesting to see what EA has to offer. This year, they certainly give us all a lot to look forward to, regardless of whether you play on PC, PlayStation, Xbox, or Switch.
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Note: Rock Band VR requires a Rock Band guitar controller peripheral.
This update will be small, with Career Mode scores now being. Another major update for Rock Band 4 is on its way in January and it looks to fix major bugs in Rock Band 4 but will require a leaderboard wipe.
Harmonix Rock Band has announced a partnership to co-publish Rock Band 4 hardware with Performance Designed Products. Major Rock Band 4 Update Due This.
Rock Band 4 allows players to simulate the playing of music across many different decades. Rock Band 4 players report several major issues with the game including lag, choppiness, and freezing songs, as well as input lag with the mics and drum kits.
Harmonix has announced new details regarding a free game update coming to Rock Band 4, later this week.
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Rock Band Rivals Review. By. to expand upon the core game through updates and DLC rather than. all Rock Band 4 players with a software update on the.
Rock Band 4 released last year and has received regular updates adding new features,.With 60 outstanding playable tracks, classic game mode, campaign mode, and leaderboards,.
Pre-ordering Rock Band 4 will have you jamming away to the likes of Weird Al, Mastodon and more on release day. The patch, which is expected to go live on November 2, will.
Today Harmonix has announced on their official blog that Rock Band 4 will soon be receiving an update.The team is considering further updates to make the game. the December Rock Band 4 update will.Rock Band 4 brings a much need refresh to a franchise that waited a while for another instalment giving players access to instrument controllers, music from a variety.
Harmonix has outlined what will be in the first big Rock Band 4 patch,.


How does the history of the Bible impact us today? Noted Jewish historian Rabbi Berel Wein uncovers the historical context of Biblical events in order to understand the origins of the Jewish people. Explore Egyptian Feudalism & Imperialism in the 21st century.
Egypt, Feudalism and Imperialism - Egyptology meets Bible history in this fascinating lecture. With an analysis of the history and culture of Ancient Egypt, Rabbi Wein provides the backdrop of the story of Jewish enslavement in world history's earliest empire.


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Growing up, Raafeh has always felt different. From his home life to his relationship with his parents, there was a stark cultural difference between him and his friends as he grew up in the United States and his parents didn't.
This difference was particularly pronounced at school. "In a classroom of children, I was the odd one out," Raafeh explained. "I had the 'foreigner' status as the only Pakistani kid in the room."
Once Raafeh began the Code2College program, he felt a similar feeling: like an outsider being thrust into a new "classroom". However, by the end of the first class, instead of feeling that same fear and apprehension, he felt relief. "I walked into my first after-school coding session at Code2College to see a room of all types of people, all smiling back at me," shared Raafeh. "I knew then and there that I was in the right place. Through Matt's mission to bring diversity into the Tech industry I was able to feel comfortable with my peers, and this translated into my professional career, getting me to where I am today."
A rising Senior at partner school, Hendrickson High School, Raafeh was excited to be accepted into the Code2College program. "Not only has Code2College taught me the intricacies of coding, but it has also aided in building my professional skill set," shared Raafeh. "I've built a newfound confidence in my public speaking and relationship building abilities, as well as my overall self-image. I can now go into a room of new people and not feel dread or creeping insecurities envelop me. Instead, I can now push past those irrational fears and build long-lasting relationships with co-workers and mentors that will help me grow as an individual."
On Saturdays during the program year, Code2College corporate partners host students for professional skills workshops. Raafeh's favorite workshop was at RetailMeNot where he developed his first elevator pitch. "When Matt told us that we would end up talking to just about 50 new individuals, my heart sank," shared Raafeh. "It was there however where I pushed through and developed my confidence in public speaking. I learned how to speak in a professional manner and be comfortable."
During this experience, Raafeh felt the "flinch," as explained by author, Julien Smith, as the feeling of anxiety before doing something uncomfortable. "Rather than push away Matt, Executive Director of Code2College, helped me experience that "flinch" and to recognize my fear and speak while acknowledging what I felt," explained Raafeh. "This helped me change my notion of public speaking from being something that is uncomfortable to something that I can do with ease."
Through the Code2College program, Raafeh got the opportunity to interview for an internship with corporate partner, Alamo Drafthouse. He was nervous but was sure of his abilities as he spent so much time building his professional skills. "As the interview questions continued, I became more and more confident with myself. I was even able to relate to my interviewer as a soccer fan thanks to Matt sharing a tip on labeling my interests on my resume." That connection served Raafeh well as he was offered the internship with his interviewer serving as his manager at Alamo Drafthouse!
"If I had to give advice I would like to remind everyone that we are all human and make mistakes – but it's only through those mistakes that we learn," noted Raafeh.
While Raafeh used to dread meeting new people, the Code2College program has now made him look forward to meeting new people. "I learn something new whenever I talk to someone new. The knowledge and experience I have gained simply by saying "Hi" is something that I would never have learned from reading a textbook," shared Raafeh. "It has also allowed me to meet and connect with new mentors who will have a lasting impact on me for a long time to come."
Raafeh credits Code2College with providing him with his first job as a software engineering intern. "'I'm a high school software engineering intern' . . . those are words I never thought I would say, being a brown kid with no work experience," Raafeh shared. "Code2College is integral for providing people of color and women a fighting chance in the Tech world."
Code2Colege has changed Raafeh's life and he wants to help others do the same. "I am going to advocate for Code2College to those around me as I want everyone to experience the same opportunities that I have."
He looks forward to applying to the University of Texas at Austin in the engineering field. "I want to give back to my family for working so hard to getting me to where I am today. Thanks to them I will be a first-generation college student."
"It is essential for anyone thinking of starting something new to take that first step," shared Raafeh. "As long as you improve every single day, that's what matters. Joining Code2College is that first step, which will lead you to new experiences later on."
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Refurbishment of the glasshouses and gardens in Pittencrieff Park was completed in 2016.
Laird's Garden
Laid out, colourfully in front of the glasshouses is a formal garden. In days gone by this area was used by Pittencrieff House as a kitchen garden and orchard.
Now developed round the Laird's Walk with its own breath-taking vistas of the Abbey and Palace ruins, the garden is a kaleidoscope of colour throughout the spring and summer. It is a peaceful, relaxing setting in which to idle away the afternoon in the warmth of the summer sun!
In 1904, the well-known urban planner Sir Patrick Geddes had envisaged that part of the Laird's Garden would become a Kitchen Garden.
As part of the Heritage Lottery Funded project, this new Kitchen Garden was created with raised beds which are designed to enable easy access for all ages and abilities. It contains a wide variety of edible herbs, flowers and other plants which have medicinal, culinary or other health giving properties.
Rock & Japanese Gardens
The Rock Garden was originally planted in the 1900's and then again in the 1950's. It contains some interesting trees and shrubs such as Metasequoias, Embothrium, Cryptomerias (Japanese Red Cedar) and Eucryphia.
Within the Japanese Garden, the rustic oriental style summerhouse with octagonal plan and open sides was constructed in 1906. It was built as a landscape feature of the park.
The summerhouse is located in the designed landscape which includes cliffs, rustic steps and paths, planned viewpoints, seats and a bridge.
Recognising that the gardens had become very overgrown, it was decided that, during the Heritage Lottery Funded project, they should be returned to a condition closely resembling the original layouts and planting designs.
Glasshouse & Glassroom
Refurbishment works were carried out and funded as part of the Heritage Lottery Funded project. We replaced flooring, updated the heating and ventilation system, installed lighting and created a learning space within the Glass House. Click here for more information on the park's Heritage Lottery Funded restoration.
Completing the formal gardens is the 200ft glasshouse conservatory. Built in 1973 on the site of the old conservatories the present structure is divided into three sections. The main area with its wooden bridge over the running stream and its regal display of flowers creates an exotic plant world for visitors. Distributed throughout the three areas, visitors can see plants from many countries on show. Remember to look out for the fossilised trees too!
The Glasshouses are open throughout the year to park visitors and hold a variety of exotic and tropical plants. There is also an indoor pond and seating area where you can enjoy the peaceful atmosphere.
The "Gardens and Glasshouse" leaflet gives more detail about the plants found throughout these areas of the park. It is available in the Cafe, Pittencrieff House Museum and the Glasshouse or to download at the bottom of this page.
Staff can be seen working in the glasshouses and gardens. If you have any questions about any of the plants found within the glasshouses or gardens they would be happy to help answer them!
Green Garden & Glasshouses
Throughout the park we are committed to developing and improving our sustainable practices. We are already:
Harvesting rainwater to use in the Glasshouses and Glassroom
Composting green waste
Trialling the use of peat free compost
using a more energy efficient heating system for the Glasshouses
mulching and chipping waste wood that can't be used in any other way
reusing materials such as plant pots, containers, trays
thinking of new ways to use and adapt otherwise leftover or waste items such as wooden pallettes, furniture and construction materials
The glasshouses are available for wedding photos for a small fee. Contact us for more information.
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FRI – 10.00 – 12.30
SAT – SUN Closed until further notice
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FRI 10.00 – 12.30
Please note that sometimes opening times may vary due to public holidays and maintenance work.
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Nicomedes III Evergetes ( Nikomḗdēs Euergétēs) fue rey de Bitinia, un antiguo reino helenístico ubicado en Asia Menor. Reinó del 127 A.C. al 94 A.C. Sucedió a su padre Nicomedes II en el trono, y a su vez se hizo suceder por su hijo Nicomedes IV, quien sería el último rey de Bitinia al no tener hijos y legar el reino a la República Romana.

Se nombró a sí mismo gobernante de Paflagonia -una antigua área entre Bitinia y el Ponto- y con el objetivo de anexarse Capadocia se casó con Laodice, la viuda de Ariarates VI, quien viajó a Bitinia cuando Mitrídates VI –uno de los grandes enemigos de Roma- amenazó con anexar dicho reino. No obstante, los planes de Nicomedes fueron infructuosos, pues los dos hijos de Laodice murieron, y los romanos le exigieron cesar toda pretensión sobre Capadocia, y abandonar Paflagonia. El último intento por reclamar dichos territorios lo hizo apoyando a un impostor al trono, pero el complot fue descubierto por los romanos, y estos le hicieron retirarse.

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Reyes del siglo II a. C.
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Antiguos griegos del siglo II a. C.
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Securities and Exchange officials cite Ahold N.V.'s willingness to perform thorough investigations of its operations as one of the reasons the U.S. regulatory agency let the Dutch supermarket conglomerate settle civil charges without requiring payment of a fine. The settlement followed a 1 1/2 year investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission into alleged accounting irregularities and inflated financial reporting at Ahold and its subsidiary U.S. Foodservice.
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Events Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States ♥ ★
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Tuesday, Nov 16, 2021 @ 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm
Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States
Humanities Center | Nov 16 2021 | 5:00 PM – 6:30 PM Zoom
Please join us for a stirring evening of poetry by Joy Harjo, Poet Laureate of the United States. This author event supports the year-long theme, "For a more perfect union?" and contributes to campus-wide discussions of wisdom in the world.
Hear Joy Harjo read her poem, A Map to the Next World.
Hear Professor Alicia Carroll talk about Joy Harjo's poem.
About Joy Harjo: In 2019, Joy Harjo was appointed the 23rd United States Poet Laureate, the first r to hold the position. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Harjo is an internationally renowned performer and writer of the Muscogee (Creek) Nation. She is the author of nine books of poetry, several plays and children's books, and two memoirs.
Harjo's poetry collections include An American Sunrise (W.W. Norton, 2019); Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings (2015)—shortlisted for the 2016 Griffin Poetry Prize and added to ALA's 2016 Notable Books List, this book is hailed by Yusef Komunyakaa as "a marvelous instrument that veins through a dark lode of American history"; How We Became Human: New and Selected Poems; and She Had Some Horses.
Her first memoir Crazy Brave (W.W. Norton, 2012) won several awards including the PEN USA Literary Award for Creative Non-Fiction and the American Book Award. It was called by Ms Magazine, "The best kind of memoir, an unself-conscious mix of autobiography, spiritual rumination, cultural evaluation, history and political analysis told in simple but authoritative and deeply poetic prose." Harjo's second memoir Poet Warrior (W. W. Norton, 2021) invites us to travel along the heartaches, losses, and humble realizations of her "poet-warrior" road.
Co-sponsored by Illuminations, Advisory Council on Campus Climate, Culture and Inclusion, and Office of Inclusive Excellence.
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Politicians become desperate as the election knocks at the door, it is like that everywhere, sometimes, the desperation is taking to another world, but the level of desperation in display in Nigeria as the 2019 election draws near is something that has not been seen in a long time, and among all the dramas, it is increasingly looking like President Buhari is being set up in a conspiracy.
President Buhari might have started this war, because his party APC displayed clear cruelty to beat the oppositions in Ekiti and Osun election, He kept people in detention, rejecting court order and violating the Human Rights of the people concerns, but it seems He is been swallowed up in multiple crisis that he might never be able to overcome. Suddenly, a crisis broke out in Kaduna again, the people are calling for his head.
The Kaduna crisis is merely cooling down when the Shi'ite protest exploded, the people took to the street to demand the release of their leader Sheik Ibrahim El -Zakzaky from detention, though they have the reason to explore peaceful protest, but this has become a clear violence. There are fear in some corner that a protest for Dansuki might join this.
At the same time, the NLC wanted to debate wage increase, what should have been a discussion where both sides table their sides of reality and a comprise is striked at a middle points, has become a new face of battle in Nigeria, the NLC has been threatening a total paralysis, "stuff your home with food, strike start November 6th". It is not clear if the government can pay this wages the NLC is asking for.
Nnamdi Kanu has also resurfaced, threatening hell, brimstone and fire. It is not clear that Buhari can handle these battles, who is after the job of the President and will stop at nothing to get it? The President just have to do whatever he can, releasing the Shi'ite leader will cost him nothing, the new wage crisis can be pushed to the future by appealing to the NLC leadership, Oshiomole must still have some level of influence with them, it is time to use thosw influences, Let the President call his Fulani kinsmen to order now, the Muslim must be call to order too, the killing of innocent soul has to stop.
This can do either of two things for the President, it is either he wins the election, or he will lose the election and retain some record achievement through these crisis.


A NEWLY-ENGAGED Irish woman who has admitted the manslaughter of her fiancé in Sydney previously was convicted of wounding him, a court has been told.
Victim impact statements written by four of David Walsh's brothers were read out in the NSW Supreme Court yesterday at the sentence hearing of Cathrina Cahill, who's known as Tina.
Justice Peter Johnson also heard disputed evidence from a previous housemate of the couple, who testified to seeing Cahill stab Walsh in the back of the head more than 18 months before his death.
Cahill, 27, has pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of Walsh, 29, after fatally wounding him in the neck in the early hours of 18 February 2017 at the Padstow home they shared with two other Irish nationals.
She was originally charged with murder, but the Crown accepted her plea to the less serious charge on the basis of substantial impairment due to an abnormality of the mind at the time.
Cahill gave psychiatrists a history of being in a traumatic relationship with Walsh, hallmarked by physical, emotional and verbal abuse over a period of time.
Walsh had five brothers, a sister and parents in Ireland at the time of his death.
Brother Patrick Walsh wrote that their father died 10 months later "from a broken heart", while their mother had become an empty shell of her former self.
Jennings testified that on the evening of 3 October 2015, after hearing Cahill and Mr Walsh arguing, she saw him sitting on the sofa before Cahill came up the stairs with her hand behind her back.
Cahill suddenly stabbed him to the back of his head three of four times, but Jennings said Walsh did not want her to contact police as he said she had not meant to hurt him.
Under cross-examination from Cahill's barrister, she denied making up the incident, but agreed there'd been house-related problems after she moved out and before she made her police statement.
The court was told Cahill was charged with one count of reckless wounding of Walsh in relation to him being injured after she threw a large candle at him in November 2015.
She was convicted in her absence and placed on a two-year bond in April 2016 at Waverley Local Court.
According to the agreed statement of facts, the couple argued on the night of 17 February 2017, when they were drinking with others before Walsh was thrown out of a pub and went back to the Padstow address.
After Cahill and their two female housemates arrived home with Matthew Hyde, whom they had socialised with at a pub, Walsh repeatedly attacked the man wanting to know who he was.
Cahill was punched by Walsh when trying to stop the attack, before she took out a "large, very sharp, bladed knife" from the cutlery drawer and stabbed him.


The Berlin Swing Revolution's main focus is having a good time dancing with dancers from the whole world. To achieve that, we keep the time for competitions at a minimum. That means we only have Jack & Jills - WSDC approved divisions and a fun one. More dance time for everyone!
additionally we will have an Revolutionary Jack & Jill - some invited dancers will join our teaching staff in a self-judged Jack & Jill.
you get into the next round with your partner - Teamwork wins!
and to spice it up a little: every dance you get will go back a decade in West Coast Swing music.
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St. Viator, Loyola Academy join hands to feed the hungry
Students, faculty and alumni from St. Viator High School and Loyola Academy come together July 12 in Libertyville to pack meals for hungry children. Courtesy of St. Viator High School
St. Viator High School President the Rev. Corey Brost worked alongside his students and staff. Courtesy of St. Viator High School
Submitted by St. Viator High School
Nearly three pallets of food -- or more than 57,000 meals -- were boxed and shrink-wrapped recently at Feed My Starving Children in Libertyville after students, alumni and staff members from St. Viator High School in Arlington Heights and Loyola Academy in Wilmette went head-to-head in a friendly competition.
The first "Food Fight" drew participants of all ages from both schools and it wound up being a win-win for children and their families in the country of Peru, where the meals are being shipped.
St. Viator's president, the Rev. Corey Brost, worked alongside students and came away energized.
"My faith is renewed when I see young people like that working for a better world," Brost said. "I know that the word of God is alive."
Teams from each school worked together to measure nutritiously rich meals in pouches.
"Most of us think of charity or service as writing a check or dropping some change in a bucket, but have no idea what happens after that," Court Harris, Class of 2003, said, after participating in the competition. "At Feed My Starving Children, we turned those donations into something tangible."
Geared for severely malnourished children, each pouch contains enough to feed a family of six, containing rice, extruded soy nuggets packed with protein, vegetable flavoring that is rich with valuable vitamins and minerals, and dehydrated vegetables.
Feed My Starving Children has been drawing volunteers for more than 25 years in Chicago's suburbs, and in 2013 surpassed 850 million meals. The organization has sent more than 6.5 million meals to children in Peru alone. Pouches are distributed through missionary partnerships at orphanages, schools, clinics, refugee camps and malnourishment centers.
After two hours of measuring portions and packaging pouches, the "competition" was declared a draw.
"Combining the rivalry of St. Viator and Loyola with the outcome of meal-ready food for thousands made this really rewarding," Harris said.
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Who Makes the Best Cannoli in Sicily?
The story behind the war of the best cannoli.
Most of you have probably tasted a Sicilian cannolo, that mouthwatering, tube-like pastry filled with ricotta cheese mixed with candied fruit and chocolate bits, with a fried crispy shell. But, as you look back on that dining experience, you might think to yourself: Was it the real thing? Chances are, it wasn't.
No matter how yummy, the only place in the world boasting the original version is the cannolo's homeland, Sicily. This region has been dubbed Italy's "sweet tooth kingdom" and the cannolo is worshipped as the king. Sicilians are dead serious about their pastries. It's a cultural issue, a matter of territorial identity. In every village (or fraction of every village, really) is a single pastry shop proud to make its very own type of cannolo with a few signature variations, claiming it's the best one around. Pastry boutiques can get really worked up if you happen to buy cannoli not at their place but at the rival bar just a few steps away. It's like with pizza in Naples and spaghetti all'amatriciana in Rome—all eateries and pizzerias claim to make the best of the best. While it might sound tame as far as rivalries go, the cannolo war can get nasty.
A Sicilian historian explained why Sicilians make the best pastries: in a land full of violence, crime, and mafia, locals just had to come up with something sugary and pleasant.
Two hamlets are fighting over who makes the most delicious cannolo in Sicily, hence, the best in the world. Sweet tooth addicts, judges, gourmands, and tourists are fueling the rivalry, making it a big deal by driving across the region to taste the different varieties. Over the last few years, even though regional competitions are regularly held to award leading pastry makers, these locations have gained popularity and are in the spotlight. Both are must-visit destinations, even if a bit quaint.
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One is Piana degli Albanesi, a town rising on the green pristine hills surrounding Sicily's capital, Palermo. Locals here speak an unusual dialect, even more twisted than Sicilian itself, that has an Albanian-sounding tone and is called arbereshe. The village name in Italian means "the plane of the Albanians." It's an intriguing, picturesque place where foreigners might feel a bit confused: road signs are written in both Italian and arbereshe, for instance.
Piana degli AlbanesiMario Calivà
During the Renaissance, a tribe of Greek-Albanians fleeing from the Turkish empire crossed the sea and found shelter here near the banks of a lake, amid grazing sheep and fresh, oxygen-rich air. Town folks are as proud of their origins as of their cannolo. Families from Palermo drive up here each weekend to fetch trays full of cannoli for post-mass lunches on Sundays.
Up until a few years ago, the Cannolo Festival lured thousands of sweet-toothed visitors who'd chow down on handfuls of ricotta-stuffed tubes. There was even a cannolo eating marathon to see who had the guts—or rather, the appropriate blood sugar level—to devour the most. A huge, authentic cannolo was prepared and showcased on the village piazza, so big it could hardly fit inside a room.
But what makes Piana's tube-shaped treat special?
Cannoli shells are filled last-minute in Piana degli Albanesi.Mario Calivà
First of all, the super fresh, zero food-miles sheep ricotta cheese comes straight from the pastures each morning through the hands of artisan dairymen. It's an excellence of the bucolic, rural tradition. The territory, fertile and green, gives great nourishment to the sheep that produce premium milk.
Again, each pastry shop in town has its own recipe but, generally speaking, in Piana degli Albanesi the ricotta is the more traditional one, sifted and sexed up with a bit of extra sugar into a sort of creamy, velvety filling so the pastry ends up being very much on the sweet side. Candied fruits and chocolate crumbs are also added. Extra Bar, one of the town's historical pastry boutiques run by the Petta family, also makes a "rough" ricotta with a slightly grainy texture and some honey. The gold-colored shell dough, shaped like a flattish tube, is exclusively handmade according to a top-secret, ancient family recipe. And size matters—at Extra Bar, it's 18 centimeters long with 200 grams of heavenly delight.
If that seems like a big cannolo to gulp down, wait until you try the one made at a rival establishment, located on the western tip of Sicily.
Dattilo is an offbeat, unknown, and arguably unremarkable hamlet near the main city of Trapani. It's just a bunch of white low-cut houses and dusty, flat streets—one of those places you'd never even dream of stopping by if it weren't for one single thing: Sicily's largest cannolo, made at a tiny pastry shop called Euro Bar.
The shell dough is 23 centimeters long and doesn't fit on a normal plate. It's got a darkish-brown, super crunchy thick shell that's covered with huge, popped bubbles that resemble tiny volcanos. The ends are crazily flared like a horn, clogged up with ricotta.
Euro Bar's cannolo, 23 cm long.Euro Bar
Now I may be biased, but that's how I like my cannolo: when my teeth bite into it, the shell cracks open and the delicious ricotta oozes out, flooding my mouth. Because, in my view, this kind of ricotta is top-notch. There's no added sugar, it has a pleasant, salty edge, and is so granular and dense that you can feel tiny hard bits of it moving between your teeth. It isn't liquid nor creamy. It sticks to the palate until it melts. And that's when you melt, too.
Cannolo is a religion, not a dessert. Sicilians often have one or two cannoli for lunch—it's something they just can't live without.
Purists love their cannolo "straight," or gritty ricotta with a crispy shell that's not excessively sweet. If there's too much sugar, it drowns the flavor. I like to stick candied orange peels inside each end.
My personal favorite: candied orange peels on each end.Silvia Marchetti
But at Euro Bar, the pastry makers refuse to add candied fruits—rather, just a few chocolate drops.
"Clients are happy and tell their friends about us," says Euro Bar owner Michele Mazzara. That's our promotion strategy. Many holidayers landing at Trapani's harbor from the Egadi islands stop by just to pick up a tray of our cannoli. Often before they disembark from the ferry boats, they ask the captain where to find the best cannoli and he names us. We're like a highlight."
The first time I heard about Dattilo's was during a weekend on spellbinding Levanzo isle, the tiniest of the Egadi archipelago. I was hell-bent on taking back home a tray of Sicilian cannoli, so when I asked locals where I could find my favorite type, I was told to go to Euro Bar. Tourists visiting Dattilo's nearby stunning salt pans lagoon dotted with ancient windmills rising out of pinkish-purple water also stop by for the sweet treats.
Stunning salt pans near Dattilo.Silvia Marchetti;
INSIDER TIPMazzara's pastries have become so popular that people wanted to order online, so he launched a tailored morning delivery service for fresh cannoli which were shipped each day across Italy. Then COVID-19 broke out and, for the time being, the sweet tooth(s) not living near Dattilo has had to wait.
When I think of cannolo, I start drooling. I can't help it. Even though I live in Rome, I refuse to buy cannolos here because I wouldn't be indulging in the authentic thing. It's like eating spaghetti alla Carbonara in Turin or buffalo mozzarella in Alto Adige.
A Sicilian lady once told me that she could forsake dinner but couldn't go to bed without having something sweet; she'd feel sad. A Sicilian historian explained why Sicilians make the best pastries: in a land full of violence, crime, and mafia, locals just had to come up with something sugary and pleasant.
So I guess in the cannolo battle, every village and pastry boutique wins. They're all yummy. It's just a matter of personal tastes, whether you're more obsessed with the kind of ricotta, size, or shell (or all three). The only sacred rule is the shell must be filled with ricotta then and there, last-minute—otherwise it gets soaked and is no longer crispy. It would be a sacrilege savoring a ready-to-eat cannolo. That's a no no.
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Community leader, alumnus to serve as commencement speaker
Midland Daily News
Published 1:02 am EST, Wednesday, December 11, 2019
Scott L. Carmona
Saginaw Valley State University graduates will hear from one of the institution's most generous alumni during December commencement exercises.
Scott L. Carmona will offer words of support and inspiration at the two ceremonies, 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 13 and 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 14. Both ceremonies are held in O'Neill Arena of SVSU's Ryder Center.
Carmona completed his eight-year term on SVSU's Board of Control in July. He committed to be the lead donor for the fundraising campaign to support the building addition for the SVSU College of Business now named for him; his generosity and philanthropy also include granting over 25 scholarships annually. The $25 million building addition for the Scott L. Carmona College of Business will open during the 2020 winter semester.
After the 2019 fall semester concludes later this month, 511 SVSU students are expected to complete degree requirements. Of those, 425 students are expected to complete bachelor's degrees and 86 are expected to receive master's or other advanced degrees. In total, 453 individuals have indicated they plan to don regalia and participate in the commencement ceremonies Dec. 13-14.
The Friday gathering will honor graduates from the Crystal M. Lange College of Health & Human Services; and the Scott L. Carmona College of Business. The Saturday ceremony will recognize graduates from the College of Arts & Behavioral Sciences; the College of Education; and the College of Science, Engineering & Technology.
Carmona's first time being recognized at an SVSU commencement ceremony came in 1981, when the Bay City native was a graduate being honored for receiving a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. His son, Ryan, completed a bachelor's degree in finance in 2008.
While still attending classes at SVSU, Scott Carmona began planting the seeds of his entrepreneurial career. In the late 1970s, he developed a swimming pool maintenance company. By his senior year, he was contracted to perform service work for Coca-Cola USA.
The opportunity allowed him to create a small business that specialized in repairing and re-manufacturing dispensing equipment used in restaurants across the nation. Carmona's company, National Equipment Refurbishers Inc., found success, employing up to 50 people at one point.
Fifteen years later, he sold the business to create and develop other companies, largely in the commercial real estate and automotive aftermarket distribution industries. His business interests eventually reached beyond Michigan. He developed businesses in states such as Texas, New Hampshire and Florida, where he developed an industrial park in the 2000s.
Today, Carmona is the principal owner of Sunrise National Distributors Inc., a Bay City-based distributor of automotive aftermarket products. He owns and manages several real estate developments in Michigan and Florida. He also has remained active in community organizations including the Bay County Growth Alliance, the Dow Bay Area Family YMCA and the McLaren Bay Special Care Hospital board of directors.
When the 38,500-square-foot expansion for the Scott L. Carmona College of Business opens next year, the facility will house state-of-the-art technology as well as classrooms, faculty offices and office space for business programs. Planners say the new space will provide an inviting environment for business leaders and successful alumni to visit campus, benefit from the resources, and work with the next generation of business students studying at the campus.


A few days ago I pinged Alberto Ruiz, a core GNOME contributor working at Red Hat, and brought up the idea of having a meeting between GNOME and Rust. It was becoming clear that more and more GNOME devs were starting to try Rust out. I asked if they'd like chat about Rust, some of GNOME's architecture, and how working with GNOME in Rust feels today.
Alberto pulled together a group of people on the GNOME side, and today we met with them for the first time. It was a relaxed meeting, getting to know each other and then diving into some of the trickier parts (from a language interop perspective) of GNOME. I think both sides came away feeling positive and looking forward to future meetings, with interest on both sides in working together and exploring what might be possible. There's also a deep belief in open source and working with community that was shared by all.
In brief, there are some challenges in using GObject from Rust due to GObject's dynamic nature. There is some precedence here, like the work on Neon. We need to do some more initial investigation. We also talked about doing an in-person dev sprint to help work through some of the technical issues at some point in the future. There's also interest in replacing the C in some of the lower-level components, like gstreamer, with Rust.
More recently, GObject introspection. Takes compiled code together with introspection details in an annotation system. It lets higher-level languages call into GObject system. Obviates the need for a ton of separate language bindings.
What about using the introspection file to create a binding in Rust?
We don't want to force everyone into using Rust. So we want people to be able to subclass objects that are written in Rust.
Today, using widgets through gtk-rs seems to work pretty well. But if I want to subclass/override, it's a lot harder.
Where/how do you see using Rust to start?
There's an effort right now to bridge Rust into V8 and other engines. Likely the lessons learned there will be quite relevant to GObject, even though it's not a VM per se. There are a lot of commonalities, since it's a dynamic object system.
Presumably there's a library that manages all of this at runtime?
A little bit of C code that's doing all the GObject stuff. It calls directly into Rust code.
We may want to do a more focused effort for the GObject.
Low level stuff is an easy first win.
We need to explore further, but sounds like gtk-rs may be at a "get it done" level now and may need further work.
Who would be a good set of people for the hackfest?
Hackfest. Since getting progress on working with GObject from both directions may take work between both seasoned Rust and GNOME engineers, it seems like a hackfest to kick off the deeper work sounds like a good idea.
What needs to happen before the hackfest?
I wrote a dbus-macros crate that was inspired by the way DBus works in Vala. I also wrote a gdbus version but it is still not published on crates.io because I had to fork a dependency because of this bug.
I am looking for feedback to improve gdbus-rs. How would you implement it? Ideally, I would write a compiler plugin instead of a macro to reduce duplications, but plugins are not stable yet and I don't think I could achieve a similar result with Macro 1.1. Moreover, I use RefCells and it caused some issues recently in one of my project (panic because cannot borrow_mut() twice).
Any reason why gi-rust was not mentioned or analyzed? See https://github.com/gi-rust/ which @mzabaluev built over years.
I haven't taken a look, yet, but I think that's another good reason to have these discussions out in the open so we can start putting the efforts together. If people have already explored this area but the work isn't well publicized this gives people a chance to try it out.
Thanks Sasha for linking to my project. The latest accomplishment there was getting the generator up to being able to generate raw FFI bindings from GObject instrospection GIR XML files.
Next in the (vague) plan is a test system that would allow verification of the generated Rust types for things like structure offsets and constant values. The idea is to obtain the test offsets and values by running a generated C program that would dump the values from C library headers, and compare them with their Rust-side counterparts.
So yes, there's definitely interest in writing for GNOME in Rust.
The Gtk-rs FFI bindings (including glib and such) have been nice to work with so far. Exciting to imagine future improvements to the higher-level wrappers. Glad to hear there is official communication between the GNOME and Rust teams.