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Texas Governor Shuts Down Bars, Reduces Occupancy Starting Today
Buddy Russ
Governor Greg Abbot made a huge move in the latest spike in COVID-19 cases in Texas. As of noon today, all bars in Texas have been shut down again. All restaurants in Texas will now be reduced to just a 50% occupancy.
Not only are bars and eateries feeling the closures, but also recreational areas such as rafting, canoeing, and tubing. Gatherings of 100 or more have been banned, but the governor is allowing local officials to approve more if needed in their areas. There is a large concern of gatherings as we get closer and closer to July 4. The Texas Tribune calls this move a reverse opening. It has been no secret that the cases in Texas have been increasing as it has opened back up. The governor told the Tribune that shutting down the entire state again would be a very last resort.
With increasing cases in Louisiana, people are beginning to question whether we will take a step backwards as well. Locally in Lake Charles, we are seeing bars and stores closed due to the virus left and right. We certainly don't want to go backwards, but we also do not want to keep exposing each other and stay where we are currently at.
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Public risk perceptions, understandings and responses to climate change
Reser, Joseph P
Bradley, Graham L
Ellul, Michelle C
Bradley, Graham L.
Ellul, Michelle C.
Reser, Joseph P.
This chapter summarises research findings from a large Australian national research program addressing public risk perceptions, understandings and responses to the dual threats of climate change and natural disasters. It describes the approach taken, the constructs and measures addressed, the research objectives and the more psychological nature of the larger enterprise, which reflected in many respects the recommendations of the American Psychological Association's Taskforce on Psychology and Climate Change. The chapter places particular emphasis on psychological adaptation as the most useful window through which to achieve ...
View more >This chapter summarises research findings from a large Australian national research program addressing public risk perceptions, understandings and responses to the dual threats of climate change and natural disasters. It describes the approach taken, the constructs and measures addressed, the research objectives and the more psychological nature of the larger enterprise, which reflected in many respects the recommendations of the American Psychological Association's Taskforce on Psychology and Climate Change. The chapter places particular emphasis on psychological adaptation as the most useful window through which to achieve a sense of the distinctive character of the research and findings. It attempts to give readers an appreciation of the underlying functional and mediating roles which psychological adaptation processes play with respect to other more familiar psychological parameters when addressing public risk perceptions, understanding and responses to climate change.
Applied studies in climate adaptation
https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118845028.ch6
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Run the digest of the minipreps from the white and red cultures of double transformants. No proper DNA band in the solution- repeat the procedure or not? Don't know what to do.... again.
Collect the thoughts and ideas and start again tomorrow!
double transformants were prepared again, using non-cowboy procedure. 04 cells were first MADE COMPETENT, then transformed with 03 and 09, also 1 neg control was plated. Grow white on the intitial plate, then turned red if subcultured.
'Subbed these to duplicate fresh plates and incubated overnight at room temperature either under a fluorescent lamp or wrapped in foil - all white in both cases (and growth not great, probably because of low temperature)'. The plates were moved to 37C with the lamp /one under the light, one in the dark. so far -no results, checking in an hour/.
check the lamp every hour!!
go thruough Lausanne website to find the plasmid maps get back to Mexico about the parts and etc. find out the conditions for the blue light sensor assay!
results analysis after LOVTap experiment:check file, add graphs later.
tried out the box on the shaker- unscrewed the things.
03 and 09 LovTap taken for sequencing.
to do: decide on the illumination length and think about controls and how many samples do you want to put. check Lausanne website t-test to check to importancy of the differences between the means.
BAD NEWS: lack of the proper thinking put in doubt all the results from previous two experiments (that is why you can't find any files of it attached)- there was no IPTG added to the samples, therefore LOVTap expression was not induced- no point to do T-test right now... :( Well, at least I will learn from it and add it next time!
tested LovTap under the blue light (blue LEDs, 470 nm wavelength, 2200 mcd/B, V=4.5 V; RS 466-3548).
Liquid cultures (same as for minipreps) were grown overnight in 37C with antibiotics. The next day, bottles with 3.5 ml of broth were inoculated with the 0.5 ml of appropriate cultures (0.5. ml of broth added as a control).
sample designation: (# refers to the clone number form the original plate). Original plates are the ones made on 25/7 and have 2 clones on each plates (clones1-3 are K191003&4 double transformants, clones 4-6 are K191009+4 double transformants).
samples designated DARK were wrapped in the aluminium foil straight after the inoculation; the cap was not wrapped (not see through anyway)so that samples could be easily taken without unwrapping the bottles from the foil.
All the samples were then taken to the shaker in the hot room and placed in prepared spots: for the dark- anywhere on an easily accessible holder, for light- in 2 rows of holders.
Light samples were covered with the cardboard box with blue LEDs attached on the sides, in a way to optimize light accession to the samples. Box was securely taped to the shaker.
Measurments were taken every half an hour: 200ul of the samples were placed in the numbered cuvette and then 800ul of water was added. Readings of fluroscence (green mode) were taken in standard fluorescence units (SFU, two readings each). Then optical density was measured (upstairs in the incubator room) at 360 nm wavelength. Control was used to calibrate the machine (set ref button). Also 2 readings were taken. Samples were shaken by inversion prior to taking measurment.
Experiment was stopped after 3 hours (6 sets of reading taken).
(mean SFU minus background SFU) was divided by (mean OD minus background OD, if different from 0).
table was made for the samples at different points of time- e.g. sample 1 after 30 min, 60 min, 90 min, 120 min etc.
BAD BAD VERY BAD NEWS: after 2 hours of measurments the results of the sequencing were know and revealed that THERE IS A 1BP DELETION IN LOVTAP 03 AND 09 WHICH RESULTS IN FRAMESHIFT AND LACK OF THE FUNCTIONAL PRODUCT!!!! :(:(:( despite this information, it was decided that the experiment will be finished and analysed as initially planned.
Pcr- mutagenensis of LovTap- Mabel, adding missing bp.
Puryfing PCR product from the solution.
Self -ligation overnight (MABEL self ligation- 12ul of H2O, 4ul of DNA, 2 ul of Ligase buffer, 1 ul of T4 DNA ligase, 1ul of T4 polynucleotide kinase.
transformation and setting up the liquid cultures for the minipreps over the weekend.
run 5ul of the ligated 03 and 09 on the gel /also Richards samples/.
minipreped 6 more clones of mutated LovTap 03 and 09 from the same plate, labelled- 3.6, 3.7, 3.8, 9.4, 9.5, 9.6. Run the digest with EcoRI. Note: 3.7 sample is higly diluted as 80ul of EB was used instead of 40ul. oops.
delivered mutated 3.? and 9.2 minipreped clones for sequencing /only 2 reactions: each sample- forward/.
trpR mutant received form KEIO collection- generously privided by Lucas Black (The University of Edinburgh).
04/10/10 We may have a working LovTap construct + red/white (RFP) reporter system thanks to Mexico.
Ligation of Part 1 and Part 2., selection for red colonies.
transforming trpR mutant with LOVTap- RFP plasmid.
repetaed LOVTap charactierzation- protocol followed as on 18th of August 2010- with TrpR mutant and WT under light/dark conidtion.
no clear response was seen.
Transforming plasmid Ptrp with RFP reporter to JM109 strian- control for further experiments.
setting up samples with CMM minum medium, enriched in thymine, trace elements and glucose--> for TrpR mutant.


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Q: Random Data in datatable cucumber Is it possible to set unique data using datatable instead of harcoding,
I need to  contruct a crud UI framework where I will be creating a records then verify that records is been fetched , then updating it and verify records is been updated
Given user wants to register for new account with the following details
      | firstName             | Micheal           |
      | lastName              | Dre               |
      | email                 | test@dddd.com     |
      | phoneNumber           | 5555555555        |

So instead of hardcoding , as the records need to be unique for every test run
Planned to user faker java library , not able to figure what is best apporoch to get this , searched varioud forum but not able to contruct same
Thanks in advance

A: Instead of adding random data using a datatable, you can do so in your step definition. Or create a helper method that creates a random user and call that from your step definition.
The .feature file is intended to describe the behaviour of the system. If you just need a random user to be logged in, the details of that user are not important to describe that behaviour.
So, your step would be:
Given user wants to register for new account
Your step definitions would be something like:
@Given("user wants to register for new account")
public void userRegistersForNewAccount() {
    randomUser();
}

and you will have a helper method randomUser() that returns a random user.

A: The way of designing scenario doesn't looks good. You should check for other ways. However, one of the possible solution for what you are looking for is possible with qaf-cucumber using parameter with rnd prefix. Your step may look like below:
Given user wants to register for new account with the following details
      | firstName             | Auto${rnd:aaaaa}         |
      | lastName              | ${rnd:aaa}               |
      | email                 | Auto-${rnd:aaa}@dddd.com |
      | phoneNumber           | ${rnd:9999999999}        |

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Apple TV has been out for a while in the UK, but with no real downloadable content to speak of available on the UK iTunes, at around £200 it seems an expensive luxury or even folly, to buy one. A cheaper, simpler alternative is this dock from Belkin, the TuneCommand AV.
It offers similar functionality to the Apple's AV Connection kit, but the Belkin box can be found for less. The Belkin dock essentially enables you to watch your iPod videos on your TV, or you can just pump out audio to a stereo.
It's finished in iPod white, with a silver surround round the dock, and grey on the base and on the remote. The remote is rather chunky and enables you to Play/Pause, Skip, control the volume and activate the Shuffle and Repeat functions. One thing you should realise is that you can't browse the iPod menu from the remote, or start videos going – for that you have to go up to the iPod. This means that to skip between videos they have to played from a playlist.
Apple has rather sneakily made owning a dock a feature it can charge for, when 'back-in-the-day' it used to include a dock – one was included with my third gen iPod. The dock is a chunky affair and comes with adaptors for a 5th gen video iPod, a 4th gen iPod, a mini and a nano. Round the back you'll find a power connector – it needs to be plugged in to use – an S-Video output, twin phono line-outs and a mini jack output. This is for use with the bundled cable that provides composite output and stereo phono outputs. It is the most basic connection available and image quality over this connection will leave something to be desired, so it's not a first choice option. Belkin has usefully also provided a label chart on the underside of the dock so anyone can see at a glance what's what, but you can easily remove this should you wish.
At the front of the dock is a small dot that lights up in response to remote commands. The remote operates over RF so you don't need line of sight to control it. While this doesn't make much sense for pictures and video, unless you enjoy changing channels from another room when someone else is watching telly, it does make some sense for audio. As such, there's a holder attached to a lanyard so you can carry the remote round with you. If you wish to leave it in one place there's a stick on pad for the holder. If you do, you'll get the full benefit of the rubber stand, which will ensure it won't slide around.


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JCOPE Settles Alleged Lobbying Act Violations with Companies Named in Silver, Skelos Trials
Enforcement Actions Settlements Lobbying Act Lobbyist Bi-Monthly Reports Client Semi-Annual Reports
Glenwood Management, Administrators for the Professions agree to pay combined $270,000 in fines
The Joint Commission on Public Ethics ("Commission") announced today that it has reached separate agreements with Glenwood Management Corp. ("Glenwood") and Administrators for the Professions, Inc. ("AFP") to settle alleged violations of the Lobbying Act that came to light during the federal criminal prosecutions of former Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver and former Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos. Glenwood will pay a penalty of $200,000 and AFP will pay a penalty of $70,000 as part of those settlements.
Glenwood is a major real estate management company with significant interests in the New York City metropolitan area. In its agreement, Glenwood has admitted that it violated the Lobbying Act by failing to disclose activities and meetings related to lobbying Skelos in its Client Semi-Annual Reports and by failing to submit required Statements of Registration and Lobbyist Bi-Monthly Reports reflecting lobbying activity on its own behalf. In so admitting these wrongful acts, Glenwood acknowledged that it had retained a tax certiorari law firm knowing that a portion of the fees paid would be shared with Silver, who would perform no work in connection with such legal services.
Glenwood also acknowledged that it recommended to an environmental technology company that the firm hire Skelos's son, Adam, as a consultant, and arranged for another company to pay the younger Skelos a referral fee. Glenwood said it made those arrangements regarding Silver and Skelos out of concern that losing the support and influence of the then-powerful lawmakers would harm its business interests.
In addition to the financial penalty, Glenwood has agreed to submit the required statements and reports for the 2011-2012 and 2013-2014 lobbyist registration periods.
AFP is a company that managed the business operations of Physicians Reciprocal Insurers ("PRI"), a multimillion dollar reciprocal insurance company that provides insurance coverage for medical professionals, hospitals, clinics, and medical schools and colleges in New York. In its agreement, AFP acknowledged that in the course of lobbying Skelos on matters related to medical malpractice insurance, it employed Adam Skelos after the Senator told company representatives his son needed a job with health benefits.
AFP admitted that the younger Skelos did not perform that job, which was ostensibly to promote PRI's services to prospective clients, but he was kept on the payroll at the former Senator's request and out of concern that not doing so would harm the company's business interests.
"These settlement agreements are the result of cooperation between the Commission and the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York and mark a major milestone in ethics law enforcement," said Executive Director Seth H. Agata. "The lawmakers who sought to use their official positions to secure unwarranted privileges have already been punished; the clients of lobbyists who facilitated these acts and provided those public officers with such special benefits are now facing the consequences of their actions."
Glenwood Management Corp. Substantial Basis Investigation and Settlement Agreement
Administrators for the Professions, Inc. Substantial Basis Investigation and Settlement Agreement


This entry was posted on January 13, 2017 by Liz Foulds.
If you live in a built-up area, you may believe that you can't use coal due to smoke control regulations. While you can't use old-fashioned coal, you can use smokeless coal. Furthermore. there are steps you can take to ensure that you do not produce too much smoke when you burn coal. We've listed these steps in today's blog entry, in order to help you reduce smoke from your stove or fireplace. By following these steps, you can ensure that your stove produces minimal quantities of smoke and can be used in built-up areas.
The simplest way to minimise the amount of smoke you produce is to carefully manage the amount of coal you use. Think about how much coal your fire, stove or boiler will need to stay hot for the length of time you need and only use that much. If your device only has the fuel it needs, it won't be able to keep burning through fuel and producing smoke when you're done using it. What's more, no matter how long you run your device, smaller quantities of coal will always produce less smoke than large quantities.
Some types of coal (such as anthracite) have very few impurities and therefore burn cleaner than ordinary house-coal. They produce minimal smoke and can therefore be used in highly-populated areas. You can use approved smokeless coal without violating any smoke control regulations.
We have already discussed carbon capture technology in our entry on reducing the environmental impact of log fireplaces. However, it's important to realise that this technology can also be deployed to capture the smoke produced by coal-burning devices, therefore enabling you to use coal fuel in smoke-controlled areas.
At Logs Direct believe that you should be able to use whatever type of fuel suits you best, regardless of where you live. The tips we've provided in this blog entry should help you reduce the smoke that your coal-burning devices produce so that you can use them anywhere in the country.


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Q: Could not load support for `gnome': libgnome.so 20.04 recently updated.
Getting this error starting xscreensaver-demo:
 Could not load support for `gnome': libgnome.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

A: This message is just a warning:

$ xscreensaver-demo
(xscreensaver-demo:2690): libglade-WARNING **: 09:55:45.071: Could not load support for >`gnome': libgnome.so: cannot open shared object file: No such file or directory

It is some kind of leftover from the past. You can simply ignore it.


These aren't cherry blossoms–they're saucer magnolias in the Enid A Haupt Garden next to the Smithsonian Castle.
Thank you so much for these updates. I planned a last minute trip to D.C. this year and found a surprisingly affordable flight based around these dates. Hopefully things will go according to plan. 🙂 Your work is much appreciated!


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Статива Олександр Феодосійович (8 III 1898—10 III 1965) — український мистецтвознавець, художник і педагог, засновник і перший директор художньої школи Петриківського розпису.

Присвятив життя просвітницькій діяльності, навчав основам художньої творчості, відновив і зібрав бібліотеку для петриківчан,  організував народний театр, влаштовував виставки талановитих майстрів Петриківського живопису всеукраїнського та міжнародного рівня, згодом подарував колекцію кращих творів Музею декоративного мистецтва у Києво-Печерській Лаврі.

Життєпис
Олександр (Олесь) Феодосійович Статива народився в сім'ї петриківського лікаря Феодосія Павловича і Марії Іванівни Стативи 8 березня 1898 року. Мав двох братів - Миколу та Олексія - і трьох сестер: Євдокію, Галину та Надію. Відчуття любові і краси, людяності і поваги до гуманістичних цінностей, притаманні сім'ї, кожен з них пронесе через усе життя, сповнене свіжого повітря вільної від рабства Петриківки. "Безпосереднім учителем, - напише О.Ф.Статива, - була і є чарівна українська природа з широкими ланами, з зеленими луками, з запашними гаями, з пишним цвітом квітів". "Село Петриківка має дуже цікаву історію, - пише Олександр Феодосійович. - Воно було засноване у 1772-му році внаслідок переселення козаків із запорізького селища Курилівка. Після ліквідації Запорізької Січі Петриківка стала "казенною, державною" слободою. Завдяки цьому її жителі не зазнали кріпацької неволі, що, безумовно, сприяло розвиткові народної творчості".

У травні 1913 року, закінчивши училище в Петриківці, Олесь вступає до Миргородського художнього училища, де серед викладачів зустрічає Опанаса Георгійовича Сластіона - видатного етнографа, митця романтично-народницького напряму, який мав великий вплив на формування світогляду Олександра. У 1917 році, повернувшись до Петриківки, працює одночасно у трьох петриківських школах (міністерській,  земській і вищій) вчителем креслення і малювання. Волелюбність, відчуття краси і вміння вносити її у повсякденність, створювати чудовий світ навколо себе, втілені у Петриківському малярстві, переносяться на папір і стають предметом вивчення. О.Ф.Статива допомагає обдарованим учням знайти власний стиль, спрямовує талант у русло розпізнавання краси оточуючої природи і вміння її художньо відтворити, передати почуття любові до рідної землі і радості людського життя.

Водночас він починає створювати колекцію творів талановитих митців Петриківського розпису та збирає рідкісні листівки майстрів європейського живопису, що стане основою його майбутнього мистецтвознавчого колекціонування.

Олександр Статива відновлює Петриківську бібліотеку, стає першим її завідувачем. "Петриківська райбібліотека була центром ліквідації неписемності,…озброювала жінок потрібними медичними знаннями,…було створено курси підготовки агрономів,…для керівників різних галузей діяльності проводились семінари - з глибоким вивченням галузевої літератури, взаємообміном, практикою в роботі,…найтісніші зв'язки бібліотека вела із школою, училищем - повністю було відновлено заняття в школах, із числа молоді, яка мала певну освіту, на короткочасних курсах готували вчителів, працівників культури, агро-, зоотехніків…Бібліотека була хатою-читальнею і забезпечувала клуб матеріалами для драматичного і хорового гуртків."   Значну частину книжок О.Ф.Статива дарує з власної бібліотеки, художньо оформлює фонд книгозбірні, сформований місцевим краєзнавчим музеєм, створює народний театр.

Вчителювання
У 1921 році Олександр Статива вступає до Одеського художнього інституту. З 1923 по 1925 рік працює у дитячому будинку та школі залізничників Катеринослава. Повернувшись до Петриківки, продовжує вчителювати, у 1928 році організовує артіль художньої вишивки "Вільна селянка".

Працював на посаді завуча Катеринославського художнього технікума 1934 року. Вертається до Петриківки, 1935 року його колекція творів петриківських майстрів становить вже понад триста робіт.

"Влітку 1935 року автор цих рядків довідався про те, що в Києві організується республіканська виставка народного мистецтва, - пише О.Ф.Статива. - Виставочний комітет звертався з проханням до всіх майстрів народної творчості, до сільської інтелігенції сприяти цій справі. Тоді я надіслав до Державного музею українського мистецтва 100 зразків петриківського розпису.

Я зрозумів, що в столиці звернули увагу на численні роботи петриківських майстрів, зібрані мною протягом 20 років, і негайно сповістив виставочний комітет про те, що всі петриківські майстри працюють в різних колгоспах. Невдовзі я одержав телеграму з проханням привезти петриківських жінок-художниць або сприяти їхньому виїзду в Київ на тимчасову роботу.

На початку жовтня 1935 року я зібрав усіх трьох: Тетяну Якимівну Пату, Надію Аврамівну Білокінь і Галину Іванівну Павленко — і відправив їх до Києва. Через місяць до столиці запросили ще двох жінок-петриківчанок: Ярину Уліянівну Пилипенко та Ганну Кіндратівну Пилипенко.

За участь у першій виставці народного мистецтва України Н. А. Білокінь. Т. Я. Пату, Г. І. Павленко, Я. У. Пилипенко і Г. К. Пилипенко було нагороджено грамотами і дипломами І ступеня, а в 1936 році, після Декади українського мистецтва і Першої республіканської виставки народної творчості, їм усім було присвоєно почесне звання майстра народної творчості.

За постановою Уряду УРСР у вересні 1936 року в Петриківці було відкрито школу для підготовки майстрів декоративного малювання. Перший набір учнів до цього навчального закладу зробив автор цієї роботи."

Школа розпочала свою роботу 1 грудня 1936 року. Вік учнів був від 15 до 40 років, стипендія 100 карбованців на місяць. Олександр Статива запросив навчатись у школі і Марфу Тимченко, в майбутньому видатного майстра, народного художника України.

"О.Ф.Статива був добрим, грамотним вчителем, - пише вона. - Діти його дуже любили. Він водив нас до Т.Я.Пати на екскурсїю, водив до своєї домівки, де було багато експонатів петриківського розпису старих майстрів, рушники, кераміка, ткацтво. О.Ф.Статива любив організовувати екскурсії в м.Дніпропетровськ по музеях, театрах, цирку. О.Ф.Статива був завжди гарно одягнений у чорний костюм, вишиту сорочку, чорну шляпу. Він мені допоміг стати майстринею петриківського розпису, за що я йому дуже вдячна''.

О.Ф.Статива був душею школи. Як згадує Галина Завгородня-Прудникова, Олександр Статива був «людиною гостинною, уважною, перед святом обов'язково привітає листівкою. Любив пісні, вишивку, красу… І от одного разу його запросили реставрувати ікони у Білій Церкві. Ще до війни, разом з Лісним Андроном. Атеїстична влада цього йому не простила. Репресивний апарат спрацював – і не стало Андрона Лісного."

У 1937 році внаслідок доносу Олександра Стативу заарештовують. Він не підписав самооговір навіть в тортурах, зміг зберегти в собі людину.

Переїзд до Києва
Після виходу на волю Олександр Статива знов вчителює, а вечори присвячує виставам створеного ним народного театра. Опинившись у Дрогобичі після втечі з фашистського полону, працює актором та декоратором у Дрогобицькому драматичному театрі. Незабаром переїздить до Києва, стає художником-методистом образотворчого мистецтва у Київському будинку народної творчості, з 1954 працює у Міністерстві культури України, пише статті і видає книги, підтримує тісні зв'язки з петриківськими і київськими художниками та мистецтвознавцями.

Одружується, останні роки мешкає поряд з сестрою Надією у центрі Києва, молодша дочка якої - Ніколаєва Тамара - стає художником, мистецтвознавцем, етнографом, продовжуючи просвітницьку справу Олександра Феодосійовича Стативи. Тамара Олександрівна з теплотою і вдячністю згадує: "Світ, який створював навколо себе дядя Шура - навіть у своїй маленькій кімнаті, до якої я майже кожного дня забігала після школи - це було справжнє диво, немовби то двері  до таємничих скарбів, світу краси і натхнення. Приходячи до нас, він готував кожного разу щось чудове - маленький спектакль, якусь невеличку сценку, читав вірші, приносив щось цікаве саме для тебе - книги, журнали, картини, день за днем - щойно створені найтонші орнаменти - вишукані сторінки його майбутньої книги 'Орнамент', яка веде в світ мистецтва легко, як промінь сонця… Кожна зустріч з ним дарувала  відчуття наближення до справжнього дива - чи то його колекція листівок з творами європейських майстрів живопису, старовинні ікони та книги, картини, пензлики та олівці, завжди гостро наточені немов щоб саме у цю мить створити яскраве сповнене щастя життя на папірці  - і його нескінченна м'якість у ставленні до людини, уважність до творчих захоплень та розвитку найкращих її здатностей, доброзичливість і бажання зробити оточуючий світ затишним і сповненим краси, творчості, любові…"

Син Світлани - старшої дочки сестри О.Ф.Стативи Надії - Олександр Шумилов (1962-2002) - філософ, автор книги "Містичний ключ до України". Він є внучатий небіж Олександра Стативи.

Вшанування пам'яті
Музей Петриківського розпису в приміщенні середньої школи Петриківки носить ім'я Олександра Стативи.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BTDQ6MC

https://www.amazon.com/Ornament-Drawing-Lessons-grandfather-Stativa/dp/1980702551

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Майстри петриківського розпису
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1If you are traveling with budget airlines, you usually need to pay extra for your luggage.
The change in the policy for hand luggage in January, which allowed to carry two cabin baggage only to passengers who had purchased the priority boarding, while for all the others the second cabin bag was loaded free in the hold, directly at the boarding gate did not produce the desired results, so Ryanair decided to abolish this policy.
From November, passengers will be allowed to take on board the plane only a small bag (40 x 20 x 25 cm), which must be stored under the front seat while for the trolley (55 x 40 x 20 cm) you will have to pay extra. However, if you purchase a "Priority" ticket, at a cost of € 6 when booking your flight or € 8 after booking, you will be allowed to take on board both baggages.
In case of "Non-priority" ticket, it will be possible to bring only a small bag on the plane, while for the trolley you will have to pay € 8 during online bookings and € 10 after the booking has been completed. The trolley can also be registered at the airport. At check-in, the cost for the trolley will be 20 €, while at the time of boarding, the registration of the trolley will cost € 25.
The air ticket can be booked in accordance with the new rule applicable to all flights from 1st November 2018 onwards.
Ryanair allows you to check in up to 3 bags of 20 kg (for a total of 60 kg). The price per suitcase is € 25 (for online bookings) and € 40 (online, after booking).
If the weight of the baggage exceeds the permitted weight (20 kg / pcs), you pay a supplement of 11 € / kg.
Passengers of easyJet, with a basic ticket, can carry only one piece of hand luggage on the plane. The weight is not limited, while the size can not exceed 56 x 45 x 25 cm (including handles and wheels). Passengers with 'Flexi', 'Upfront' and 'Extra Legroom' tickets as well as the easyJet Plus card holders can take on board also a smaller luggage measuring 45 x 36 x 20 cm, which can be placed under the seat front.
easyJet allows you to check in up to 3 bags of 23 kg, offering the possibility to pay for additional luggage, in units of 3 kg (13 € per unit) up to a maximum of 32 kg / pcs. The maximum size (length + width + height) of a single piece of baggage must not exceed 275 cm. But be careful! Despite the weight of a baggage is limited to 23 kg, you will pay less if your suitcase weighs less than 15 kg! For baggage up to 15 kg, online costs from € 10 to € 37, while the cost of a baggage up to 23 kg is from € 15 to € 42. If you decide to check in your baggage at the airport, you will pay more. At the check-in, the cost will be € 41 / piece and at the boarding gate € 52 / piece.
If the weight of the baggage exceeds the permitted weight (23 kg / pcs), a supplement of 13 € / kg must be paid.
On the Wizz Air flight it is possible to take one piece of hand luggage not exceeding 40 x 30 x 20 cm with a maximum weight of 10 kg. However, if you purchase WIZZ Priority (from € 5 to € 15 at the time of the booking or € 25 at the airport), you are allowed also to take a trolley bag (55 x 40 x 23 cm).
You can check-in up to 3 pieces of checked-in luggage. Wizz Air has introduced a new type of checked-in bag with a weight allowance of 10 kg, besides the available 20 and 32 kg options. You can check-in a maximum 1 bag of 10 kg, 2 bags of 20 kg, or 3 bags of 32 kg. Other combination of checked-in bags is not possible to purchase online, while fees vary according to season.
For luggage up to 10 kg the cost ranges from € 7 to € 12 online & call center.
For luggage up to 20 kg the cost ranges from € 14 to € 60 online and € 55 at the airport, while for luggage up to 32 kg the price ranges from € 19 to € 74 online and € 120 at the airport.
For luggage up to 10 kg the cost ranges from € 7 to € 12 online & call center. For luggage up to 20 kg the cost ranges from € 19 to € 70 online and € 55 at the airport, while for luggage up to 32 kg the price ranges from € 25 to € 86 online and € 120 at the airport.
(beginning and end dates are inclusive).
Low season: period excluding high season.
If the weight of the baggage exceeds the permitted weight, a surcharge of 10 € / kg is required.
Volotea allows two carry-on baggages to be carried on board. The first must not exceed dimensions 55 x 40 x 20 cm (including wheels, pockets and handles) and the other 35 x 20 x 20 cm. Hand luggage can weigh up to 10 kg in total. If the hand baggage exceeds the dimensions or the weight allowed, it is necessary to pay the supplement of 60 € / piece.
The highest number of bags that can be checked in at Volotea is 5 (each piece must not exceed 32 kg) and their total weight must not exceed 50 kg. For one piece of luggage up to 20 kg, you pay from € 12 to € 58 online, from € 16 to € 43 via the call center, € 50 at the airport check-in and € 60 at the boarding gate. For a suitcase, weighing between 20 kg and 23 kg, the cost is 12 € / kg.
If the weight of the baggage exceeds the permissible weight (20 kg / pcs), you pay a supplement of 12 € / kg.
Transavia allows you to carry on board a hand baggage weighing up to 10 kg. This can be a suitcase or a bag. You can choose between two sizes, 45 x 40 x 25 cm (this hand baggage receives a green tag and is stored under the front seat) or 55 x 40 x 25 cm (this baggage receives a red label and is stored in a cabinet above the seat). If your hand baggage exceeds the weight or size limits, you must leave it at the boarding gate and pay an extra 40 € / piece.
Transavia limits the amount of hold luggage to 5 pieces, which can reach a total of 50 kg (a piece can weigh up to 32 kg). The price of checked baggage depends on the weight and payment method.
If you discover at the airport you have a baggage heavier than what you registered, Transavia allows you to buy a surplus of kilograms for € 15 for 5 kg.
On the Vueling flight it is allowed to take only one piece of hand baggage, up to a maximum of 10 kg and 55 x 40 x 20 cm in size, and a smaller bag that does not exceed 35 x 20 x 20 cm.
At Vueling it is possible to check in up to 3 pieces of luggage and the piece weight can reach up to 23 kg. For each piece of luggage the cost is 13 euros online and 50 euros at the airport. While for two or three pieces you will have to pay € 40 online and € 70 at the airport.
If the weight of the baggage exceeds the permitted weight (23 kg / pcs), a surcharge of 12 € / kg up to 32 kg / piece is required.
Jet2 allows you to carry a hand luggage weighing up to 10 kg with dimensions up to 56 x 45 x 25 cm. In addition, it is allowed to bring a small bag, laptop or bag with purchases from the Duty Free shop.
Jet2 allows you to check in 3 bags up to 22 kg each. The maximum total weight allowed is 66 kg but the single piece must not weigh more than 32 kg. Baggage fees can only be found online for each flight reservation or via the call center.
If the weight of the baggage exceeds the permitted weight (22 kg / pc), an additional cost of 15 € / kg is required.
On the Norwegian flight, passengers with LowFare, LowFare + and Premium tickets can take on board for free a hand baggage size 55 x 40 x 23 cm and a small piece of 25 x 33 x 20 cm with a total weight not exceeding 10 kg. However, if you choose Flex and PremiumFlex tickets, the total weight of permitted hand luggage is 15 kg.
The conditions, related to the checked in baggage, are linked to the type of ticket. The LowFare ticket does not include any checked baggage, whereas with the LowFare + ticket, you can register up to 20 kg of baggage at no extra cost. Flex, Premium and PremiumFlex tickets, include in the price two bags up to 20 kg.
The single baggage must not weigh more than 32 kg and less than 2 kg, while the total weight must not exceed 64 kg and the dimensions of 250 x 79 x 112 cm with a maximum circumference of 300 cm.
If the weight of the baggage exceeds the permitted weight (20 kg / pc), a surcharge of 10 € / kg must be paid.
Eurowings allows passengers to carry only one hand baggage up to 8 kg with dimensions 55 x 40 x 23 cm and a small luggage (bag, laptop) measuring 40 x 30 x 10 cm. In addition, passengers can take on board also wardrobe items (headgear, coats,...), for which Eurowings also identifies the dimensions, up to 57 x 54 x 15 cm.
On Eurowings flights you can check in a maximum of 5 pieces of luggage and each piece must not weigh more than 32 kg. The cost for the baggage depends on the type of ticket purchased. With the Basic ticket, you pay online € 8 for a baggage up to 23 kg and € 75 for the second bag. With the Smart Pass you can bring a one piece of luggage (up to 23 kg) on board and pay the second bag 75 €. With the Best ticket you can take two pieces of baggage (up to 23 kg) and with the BIZclas ticket for two pieces up to 32 kg free of charge.
The extra cost of baggage that exceeds the allowable weight is determined based on the type of flight. For baggage that exceeds the permissible weight, up to 9 kg, you need to pay € 50 for shorter flights and € 100 for long haul ones.
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package org.apache.flink.table.planner.runtime.batch.table

import org.apache.flink.table.api.TableSchema
import org.apache.flink.table.planner.runtime.utils.BatchTestBase
import org.apache.flink.table.planner.runtime.utils.TestData._
import org.apache.flink.table.planner.utils.TestLegacyLimitableTableSource

import org.junit._
import org.junit.Assert.assertEquals

class LegacyLimitITCase extends BatchTestBase {

  @Before
  override def before(): Unit = {
    super.before()

    TestLegacyLimitableTableSource.createTemporaryTable(
      tEnv,
      data3,
      new TableSchema(Array("a", "b", "c"), type3.getFieldTypes),
      "LimitTable")
  }

  @Test
  def testFetch(): Unit = {
    assertEquals(executeQuery(tEnv.from("LimitTable").fetch(5)).size, 5)
  }

  @Test
  def testOffset(): Unit = {
    assertEquals(executeQuery(tEnv.from("LimitTable").offset(5)).size, 16)
  }

  @Test
  def testOffsetAndFetch(): Unit = {
    assertEquals(executeQuery(tEnv.from("LimitTable").limit(5, 5)).size, 5)
  }
}

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Our Hidden Catholic Collection this week is the Joseph P. Mobberly, SJ Papers in Georgetown University's Booth Family Center for Special Collections. The papers provide insight into Jesuit slaveholding during the early national period (1815-1827). The collection consists of the memoirs, observations, and expositions of a Jesuit who worked principally as manager of St. Inigoes, a Jesuit house and plantation in St. Mary's County, Maryland.
Rev. William H Shannon Papers, Sisters of St. Joseph Archive, Rochester, NY
Our Hidden Catholic Collection this week returns to the Sisters of St. Joseph Archive in Rochester, NY to highlight the papers of Rev William H Shannon (1917-2012), founding president of the International Thomas Merton Society and professor at Nazareth College, Rochester.
Guide to Catholic Records About Native Americans in the United States, Special Collections and University Archive, Marquette University
Our Hidden Catholic Collection this week documents the long and complicated relationship of Native Americans and the Catholic Church. An excellent starting point: the Special Collections and University Archive at Marquette University.
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Sisters of the Precious Blood Archives, Dayton, OH
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Sisters of the Holy Family Collection, Santa Clara University Archives & Special Collections
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Santa Maria Institute, Sisters of Charity of Cincinnati Archive
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Sr. Mary Ignatia Gavin, CSA Papers, Sisters of Charity of St Augustine Archive
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Selma, Alabama Collection, Sisters of St. Joseph Archive, Rochester, NY
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Marianne Reilly Papers, Archdiocese of Cincinnati Archives
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St. Bernard Hospital, Community, and School of Nursing Records, University Archives and Special Collections, Loyola University Chicago
This week's HiddenCatholic Collection reminds us of the central role nuns played in early healthcare by founding of hospitals and nursing schools.
Sally Cunneen Papers, Marian Library, University of Dayton Libraries
This week's Hidden Catholic Collection is the papers of influential Catholic feminist author and educator Sally (McDevitt) Cunneen held at the Marian Library at the University of Dayton archives.
Moses Linton Album, Jesuit Archives & Research Center
This week's Hidden Catholic Collection is the digitized Moses Linton album at the Jesuit Archives & Research Center, providing a trove of information about nineteenth century Indigenous and European experience of Catholicism.
Knights of Lithuania Records: U.S. Catholic Special Collections, University of Dayton Libraries
First up in our series is the Knights of Lithuania records, held by U.S. Catholic Special Collections at the University of Dayton.


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Ella and Louis Again · 1957
Greatest Hits · 1996
Cool Yule (feat. The Commanders)
Cool Yule - EP · 1953
'Zat You, Santa Claus? (Single Version)
White Christmas (Single Version)
Christmas Night In Harlem (Single Version)
Flat Foot Floogie
Let's Swing · 2002
Essential Albums
The Best of the Hot 5 & Hot 7 Recordings
Louis Armstrong and King Oliver
Ella and Louis
Satch Plays Fats
Cool Yule (Deluxe Edition)
The Hits, Vol. 1
Louis "Country & Western" Armstrong
Louis Armstrong and His Friends
Disney Songs the Satchmo Way
Muskrat Ramble (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 15, 1956)
That's My Home (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 5, 1961)
After You've Gone (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 15, 1961)
Muskrat Ramble (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 15, 1961)
Blueberry Hill (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 23, 1962)
Duke's Place (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, December 17, 1961)
Hello, Dolly! (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, October 4, 1964)
Bill Bailey (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, July 2, 1961)
You Rascal You
Now You Has Jazz (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, March 05, 1961)
Louis Armstrong Essentials
Meet the man who built jazz brick by brick.
Louis Armstrong: Next Steps
Brisk, melodic early singles and luxurious late-period riffing.
Louis Armstrong: Deep Cuts
Good humor and virtuosic invention from a master of many styles.
When It's Sleepy Time Down South/Back Home In Indiana (Medley/Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 20, 1959) - Single
Louis Armstrong On The Ed Sullivan Show 1956 (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, 1956) - Single
Louis Armstrong (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, 1957) - EP
Cabaret (Live On The Ed Sullivan Show, September 11, 1966) - Single
Cool Yule - EP
Christmas With Ella & Louis - EP
Live in Europe
Louis Armstrong: Sparks, Nevada 1964! (Live)
The Night Clubs (Live)
The Standard Oil Sessions (Live)
Satchmo at Symphony Hall (65th Anniversary - The Complete Performances)
The California Concerts (Live)
Satchmo at the National Press Club - Red Beans and Rice-Ly Yours (Live)
We Have All the Time in the World
Spotlight on Louis Armstrong
Ella & Louis for Lovers (Deluxe Edition)
Satchmo: The Decca and Verve Years 1924-1967
The Paramount Recordings 1923-1925
Pops Is Tops: The Verve Studio Albums
Got That Swing (feat. Louis Armstrong) - Single
Le Jockey
King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band
About Louis Armstrong
Born in 1901 in New Orleans, the cradle of jazz, Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong is the most important figure to emerge from the musically rich city. He first made his mark in the band led by cornetist Joe Oliver, whom he followed to Chicago in 1922, cutting his first records with the group the following year. Armstrong's growing fame and feverish creativity led him to form his own groups, The Hot Fives and The Hot Sevens, between 1925 and 1928. Early on he embraced the contrapuntal style of early jazz mastered by Oliver's Creole Jazz Band, but he soon pioneered the jazz solo, an extended improvisation gliding through the chord changes of each tune. His devastating technical mastery eclipsed that of his peers, and his brilliantly melodic, inherently bluesy, and rhythmically inventive playing paved the way to the swing quality that so largely defines the music. He used his raspy, avuncular singing to forge a second weapon on par with his horn work in both originality and influence, transforming scat singing into an art form, and rode it to mainstream success. By the '30s he was a pop star, touring in Europe, appearing in Hollywood movies, and leading a buoyant big band. Adapting to the declining appeal of swing orchestra, in 1947 Armstrong debuted a smaller, more nimble all-star band. He endured on the pop charts despite changing tastes, scoring pop hits in the '50s ("Mack the Knife") and the '60s ("Hello, Dolly!" and "What a Wonderful World"). Given his iconic status and international fame, he was enlisted as a cultural ambassador by the U.S. State Department. He died in 1971, but the magnetism and power of his work remain undiminished, the product of a lifelong elevation of jazz's bawdy roots into one of America's finest cultural achievements.
Louis Armstrong and His All Stars
Sy Oliver
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra
Louis Jordan & His Tympany Five
Russell Garcia


Microsoft have made release a development version of the new Chromium based Microsoft Edge. The new browser is available in daily and weekly build version designed for developers and a less frequently updated stable build is coming soon. Initially it will be available for Windows 10 with Windows 8.1, Windows 7 and Mac coming soon.
At first glance the browser looks very much like Google Chrome but my initial impression is that it seems quick and less resource hungry than Google's browser. You can sign in to the browser and have it sync your settings, history and favourite between machines.
You can download the browser from Microsoft and there is no need to be a Windows Insider to start testing the new Microsoft Edge.
Previous Microsoft to switch the Windows Insider Fast Ring to 20H1 builds soon, so what happens to 19H2?


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Rank hypocrisy and the hiring of Marilla Stephenson: Morning File, Wednesday, July 27, 2016
July 27, 2016 By Tim Bousquet 1 Comment
Noticed
In the harbour
1. Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes wilderness
Yesterday, Halifax council took the most sensible action possible with regards to the Blue Mountain – Birch Cove Lakes wilderness park I discussed yesterday. Council voted to push the entire issue back to its September 6 meeting, at which time all the relevant information, including all til-then secret staff reports and maps, will be made public.
2. Online privacy and cyber bullying
Nova Scotia's CyberSecurity Act was enacted in response to the death of Rehtaeh Parsons
"Online privacy is the topic at the heart of a four-day international conference underway at the Metro Centre organized by two prominent Nova Scotians — retiring Supreme Court of Canada Justice Thomas Cromwell and the Chief Justice of Nova Scotia, Justice Michael MacDonald," reports Jennifer Henderson:
Nova Scotia is no stranger to cyber-bullying. The Province pushed for federal legislation that defines and outlaws the public sharing of intimate visual images without consent after 17-year-old Rehteah Parsons took her life in 2013. Parson's mother Leah said it was the public shaming of her daughter — photos posted on social media of Rehteah having intercourse with young men at a drunken party — that led her to leave school and eventually commit suicide. [The law was subsequently withdrawn.]
It's unclear how effective the new federal law, Section 162.1 of the Criminal Code (formerly Bill C-13) will be.
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3. Energy East
"Environmental groups have released a report saying the proposed Energy East pipeline would drive a huge increase in crude tanker traffic, jeopardizing the environment and marine life between New Brunswick and the U.S. Gulf Coast," reports the Canadian Press:
The report, prepared by the U.S.-based Natural Resources Defence Council in partnership with groups such as Greenpeace and the Conservation Council of New Brunswick, says the pipeline would result in a 300 to 500 per cent increase in tankers delivering western crude to refineries in the southern United States.
Anthony Swift, a spokesman for the report, says the large number of crude tankers creates extraordinary threats to the U.S. East Coast and marine life in the Bay of Fundy.
The group has launched a petition calling for a moratorium on tankers carrying oilsands bitumen in U.S. waters.
The report can be found here.
4. Marilla Stephenson's rank hypocrisy
Marilla Stephenson
Bruce Wark points us to the job description for the position of Managing Director Corporate and External Relations at the Executive Council office which was created by Stephen McNeil for Marilla Stephenson:
The position will lead the development of, and provide advice, plans, and strategic approaches that will inform decisions and assist with proactively managing issues. The Managing Director will lead, manage, consult and provide expertise in planning and execution of strategic, systems approaches to assist with managing issues, crisis and to proactively provoke strategic activities to assist in the delivery of the government's agenda and support corporate priorities. Serves as a primary point of contact and liaison between the Premier's Office and government departments.
"That bafflegab," writes Wark, "makes sense because it hides what Stephenson will really be doing, i.e. spinning issues in ways designed to prevent journalists and the public from fully understanding what the government is doing, especially when the shit is hitting the fan."
Also, Parker Donham reminds us that while she was still a columnist with the Chronicle Herald, Stephenson wrote two columns damning McNeil for the 2013 patronage appointment of former CBC reporter Glennie Langille as the province's Chief Protocol Officer. Wrote Stephenson:
Any hopes that Premier Stephen McNeil planned a route on the high road careened sharply into the ditch Tuesday. Ironically, it was a political ambush completely of his own making.
With dozens of appointments looming on provincial boards and commissions in the months ahead, McNeil has begun with a backward step that sets a poor tone for voters' expectations of qualified appointments and fair hiring practices in the provincial bureaucracy.
The premier has thumbed his nose at Nova Scotia's civil servants by demonstrating preferential treatment for a party loyalist in filling the protocol job.
"Two months later," writes Donham, "a release of emails under the Freedom of Information Act showed how thoroughly the fix was in for Langille, just as a release of emails this week showed how the fix was in for Stephenson. Stephenson pounced again in a February 7, 2014 column headed, "Brave new world, same old patronage." Again, Stephenson wrote:
The more things stay the same in Nova Scotia politics, the more they stay the same.
Any voters who are in denial about how party loyalists access the spoils of power in the wake of an election victory may wish to take a spin through a collection of internal emails outlining how Glennie Langille became the province's chief of protocol.
After the Langille appointment became public in December, McNeil defended his choice, saying she was qualified for the job.
But that, sadly, is not the point. The integrity of the public service — access to which is supposed to be based on merit, not patronage — is damaged when a premier feels compelled to remove a job from its jurisdiction in order to reward a good friend and political loyalist.
The premier declared in December that he was being "up front" about the appointment, and in almost the same breath defensively said Langille's resume was the only one to land on his desk.
Of course it was. That's exactly the way he engineered it.
This is not the sort of change Nova Scotians voted for when they chose the Liberals, and McNeil, to put Nova Scotia first.
Some readers may read rank hypocrisy into Stephenson's words, but that's because they don't understand how these things works. Stephenson never wrote with true conviction, or at least not with any more conviction than with which McNeil leads a government.
This is all just a game of spoils. The McNeil Liberals won government so all the goodies go to them and their friends. I don't know even know if I could make a complete list of the patronage appointments, but such a list would certainly include:
• McNeil's friend Glennie Langille, hired without competition as the province's chief of protocol at a salary of $85,000 annually
• Liberal insider Laurel Broten was appointed president of Nova Scotia Business Inc at a salary of $210,000 annually.
• Former CTV reporter Laurie Graham, who also happens to be Saint Ray Ivany's spouse, was hired as the premier's principal secretary at the whopping salary of $160,000 annually
• Former Chronicle Herald columnist Marilla Stephenson hired as the Managing Director Corporate and External Relations at the Executive Council office at a salary of $106,000 annually.
My working theory is that McNeil simply can't resist women with the letter L in their names.
There have also been questionable contracts awarded to the premier's family and friends, including a $16,750 contract for training the Transportation department's compliance officers, which was awarded to Seventeen Consultants, owned by Stephen McNeil's brother, Chris McNeil.
And then there's the $1.5 million in payroll rebates Nova Scotia Business Inc (with Liberal insider Laurel Broten at the head) has given to Oxford Frozen Foods (owned by the Liberal-connected John Bragg).
As for Stephenson, well, you know, we all gotta survive, amirite? A hundred K and change might land her a nice house in the suburbs.
5. Cogswell interchange
The city is working towards the demolition of the Cogswell Interchange by 2020, but the three-year demolition and reconstruction project means traffic now using the interchange will have to be diverted. The biggest issue is for trucks coming to and from HalTerm in the south end; one solution put forward for staff would send the trucks down Morris Street, north on South Park to Bell Road, then to Robie Street and north to the MacKay Bridge.
This is unnecessary. Undoubtedly, the Marriott and the casino will continue to operate through the construction years, which means that Upper Water Street will remain open. There's no reason trucks can't be shifted onto Upper Water, at least until enough of the new street network is built to accommodate them. It may require temporarily widening the northerly portion of the road (by the casino, which is now one-way) so trucks can pass each other, or people holding flags could let northbound and southbound trucks take turns. But there's no reason to send the trucks through the residential and shopping districts.
6. Renting
"As Millennials (born 1980 to 200) reach their prime working and spending years, they will significantly impact the local housing market," reads a TurnerDrake report released yesterday:
To many Millennials living in Atlantic Canada, often saddled with high student debt loads and minimal job security in the current economic climate, renting is a sound financial alternative to purchasing a home… in the short term. Research by Turner Drake and Partners Ltd. shows that Millennials in Atlantic region may save on monthly payments by renting a home.
Our data is based on a 10% down payment on a 5-year fixed rate mortgage (2.59%) with a 25- year amortization period, and the average rental value from CMHC historic Rental Market reports. We took into account the most common additional costs typically unique to home owners, including home and mortgage insurance, heating, maintenance and property tax. With those assumptions in place, for a five year period, renting costs less in all four Atlantic provinces, the difference being $725 in Nova Scotia, $627 in Newfoundland and Labrador, $558 in New Brunswick, and $472 in Prince Edward Island.
CHMC's recent Housing Market Outlook report projects that mortgage rates are expected to increase slightly by the end of 2017. The rent vs. buy gap in Atlantic Canada is expected to maintain its current pattern, and Millennials will enjoy monthly savings if they rent instead of buy. Overall, it is 40% cheaper to rent an apartment of any bedroom type compared to buying a house in the first five years.
1. Ironwork in the north end
Photo: Stephen Archibald
"It's hard to keep up with all the big changes happening in the old North End of Halifax," writes Stephen Archibald:
I'm more of a small change kinda guy so I'm offering a little visual collection of decorative ironwork found north of Citadel Hill. Many of these confections have disappeared since I started taking photos in the 1970s and some remain for you to enjoy today.
2. Cranky letter of the day
To the Charlottetown Guardian:
It is increasingly obvious there is mismanagement in both Northumberland FerriesLtd. (NFL) and at Transport Canada (TC) for the Wood Islands/Caribou essential and important service. Both NFL and TC need to be held accountable for this quandary. Many questions arise that Canadian taxpayers should have answers to:
Why was the Hon. Lawrence MacAulay not informed earlier about the MV Holiday Island's issues? Surely, NFL and TC management should have made Minister MacAulay their first call giving him advance warning so he could tackle the issue much earlier. Instead, they embarrassed the service's "advocate general" as he learned about the repair issues in the media.
Transport Canada provides a contribution to NFL for the service to pay operating deficits and to maintain both vessels. With the subsidy/contribution, NFL, the operator, not Transport Canada is required to maintain the vessel. Obviously NFL is negligent with its maintenance obligations. Why is this subsidy not based on acceptable service standards and a sound maintenance plan, instead of operating losses? The contribution formula is an incentive for mismanagement.
One wonders if the issues at NFL float outside the Northumberland Strait? The owners of Northumberland Ferries Ltd. operate other ferry services for the federal government including the Halifax based Bay Ferries' Digby/Saint John service. They also operate two fast ferries in Trinidad on behalf of that government.
In addition, last fall, Bay Ferries signed a very controversial 10-year, $100 million contract to operate the Yarmouth/Portland service. With all these services, I suspect that the Northumberland Strait service was given little or no attention by management other than for benefits received from the federal government's contribution agreement.
An assessor, independent of TC and NFL should fully investigate why the aging MV Holiday Island was allowed to deteriorate to such an extent that leaves the service with one vessel causing job losses, and a very negative economic impact to both the Provinces of Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia.
In conclusion, one more question: Given Transport Canada is spending taxpayers' money subsidizing the service, is it not obligated to tender the Northumberland Strait service on a timely basis? This will expedite a more transparent and accountable process to invite competent and committed companies to revitalize the service and regain the much appreciated support and respect from Minister MacAulay.
Gerry Gallant, Souris West
No public meetings.
Thesis Defense, Interdisciplinary Studies (1pm, Room 3107, Mona Campbell Building) —PhD candidate Shea M. Balish will defend his thesis entitled "An Intuitionist Model of Sport Motivation."
Robots (1:30pm, Room #430, Goldberg Computer Science Building) — John S. Zelek, from the University of Waterloo, who describes himself as a "serial entrepreneur" (is that like serial killer?) will speak about deep learning, robotic sensors, and building a better map.
Prostate Cancer (4pm, Room 3H-1, Sir Charles Tupper Medical Building Link) — Robert Bristow, from the University of Toronto, will speak on " Novel Genomic Signatures to Predict Treatment Response in Prostate Cancer."
Paula Donovan
"Code Blue: Ending Violence Against Children and Women" (7pm, Central Library) — Paula Donovan, Co-Director of AIDS-Free World and its Code Blue Campaign to end impunity for sexual exploitation and abuse by UN peacekeepers, will speak on "Children: The Ultimate Victims in War and Conflict Today."
The entrance to Halifax Harbour, 9am Wednesday. Map: marinetraffic.com
Scheduled as of 7am:
5:30am: Alm Crystal, container ship, arrives at Fairview Cove from Rotterdam
7:15am: Nolhanava, ro-ro cargo, arrives at Pier 36 from Saint-Pierre
10:30am: Berlin Express, container ship, arrives at Fairview Cove from Cagliari, Italy
11am: ZIM Alabama, container ship, arrives at HalTerm from Barcelona, Spain
11:30am: Oceanex Sanderling, ro-ro container, moves from Pier 41 to Autoport
A.R.C. Gloria, the Columbian navy's sailing ship. Photo: Halifax Examiner
2pm: A.R.C. Gloria, the Columbian navy's sailing ship, sails from NC5 for sea
5pm: Alm Crystal, container ship, sails from Fairview Cove for New York
5pm: Tokyo Express, container ship, arrives at Fairview Cove from New York
8pm: Berlin Express, container ship, sails from Fairview Cove for New York
2am: Dolphin II, container ship, arrives at HalTerm from New York
5:30am: Boheme, car carrier, arrives at Autoport from Southhampton, England
10:45am: Mylin IV, superasshole's superyacht, sails from Switzer Dock for sea
4:45pm: Boheme, car carrier, moves from Autoport to Pier 41
9pm: Boheme, car carrier, sails from Pier 41 for sea
9am: Valiant Ace, car carrier, arrives at Autoport from Bremerhaven, Germany
I'll be on The Sheldon MacLeod Show, News 95.7, at 2pm.
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Bruce Wark says
Tim: There are a couple of angles to the Marilla Stephenson story that might be worth thinking about.
Graham Steele would know better, but it looks to me that Stephenson's new position as Managing Director, Corporate and External Relations represents yet another step in reinforcing the power of the Premier and his closest staff. (Stephenson will report to the Deputy Minister to the Premier.) This only clear sentence in the otherwise bafflegab-laden description of her duties reads: "Serves as a primary point of contact and liaison between the Premier's Office and government departments." I take this to mean that part of Stephenson's job will be to read the riot act to gov't depts that deviate from the wishes of the Premier's Office.
The second thing worth noting in the wording of the job posting underlines the aspects of Stephenson's job that will require managing crises.
"Specialty Statement{s):
This Managing Director must be available on a 24/7 basis and is expected to work evenings, weekends and holidays."
In other words, the Premier and his most senior staff will "own" her. For all I know, this may be standard wording in such senior positions, but it is brutal nonetheless — a further indication of the numbing dictatorial tendencies at the heart of our modern and increasingly secretive governments.
Rainerfloo says
Great to see "serial entrepreneur" called out. I have been laughing at this since it came into popular use a few years ago. Correction: I laugh when entrepreneurs feel the need to specify that they don't flit in and out of entrepreneurship, however I grimace when journalists describe entrepreneurs this way.


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Entertainment > Music > Musical styles & genres > Rock & Pop
Entertainment > Theatre, dance & other performing arts > Other performing arts > Pageants, parades & festivals
When the World Came to the Isle of Wight: Volume One: Stealing Dylan from Woodstock (Hardback)
Ray Foulk (author), Caroline Foulk (author)
Hardback 312 Pages / Published: 01/06/2015
For a time, the Isle of Wight Festivals transformed a sleepy English island into the rock'n'roll capital of the world. From promoting a one-nighter in 1968, to raise funds for a local swimming pool, the young Foulk brothers were able to out-perform Woodstock, by signing the world-exclusive appearance of rock's poet laureate, Bob Dylan. The de facto leader of the counterculture had been hidden away in the artist-town of Woodstock, rarely seen after a motor cycle accident three years earlier. He turned his back on the eponymous festival, put there to persuade him to come out and play, but Dylan left for Europe on the day their event began. For the Foulk brothers - lacking experience, resources and time - the coup and ensuing public response was almost overwhelming, but with audacious bravado and steely determination they delivered the most awaited event of the era. Devotees from hippies to celebrities flocked to the Island from mainland Britain, Europe, the Americas and as far away as Australia. As well as changing the lives of Ray and his brothers the phenomenon played its part in a highly transformative period for Bob Dylan, in which the Isle of Wight remained his one and only full concert appearance in seven-and-a-half years.
Publisher: Medina Publishing Ltd
"The book includes a potted account of Dylan's life and work, and some fantastic unseen photographs. . .But it's the human stories that compel. As well as the colourful cavalcade of performers - including Joe Cocker, Richie Havens and The Band - there's a stellar supporting cast of English eccentrics."--Graeme Thomson "Daily Mail "
"Beyond merely being a book about a festival, Foulk does a masterful job in telling the true story of what it took to get Dylan on the bill and what it all meant for all involved. The text is accompanied by photographs of the various artists on stage and in attendance as well as many fascinating behind the scenes pictures."--The Rock and Roll Chemist
"One of the fantastic things about exploring Dylan's pre-and post-festival reclusiveness in part one, Stealing Dylan from Woodstock, is that we see how this historic Isle of Wight event locates within the star's own story, and maybe even how the festival affected his subsequent career."--The Big Issue
"The full story, which he is revealing only now, complete with never-before-seen photographs, sheds new light on a mysterious period in the life of rock's greatest songwriter, and has a supporting cast of Beatles and other rock gods."--The Independent
David Hepworth
Fried & Justified
Mick Houghton
Set the Boy Free
A Fabulous Creation
Lesley-Ann Jones
Anthony Kiedis
Roger Daltrey: Thanks a lot Mr Kibblewhite
Peter Doggett
Sonic Youth Slept On My Floor
Dave Haslam
Another Planet
Alan Johnson
Record Play Pause
Stephen Morris
1971 - Never a Dull Moment


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It's been a strange time; but I guess we all think that.
For me, this meant no more book signings, festivals, visits to newspapers, TV and radio studios, etc., or meetings – well, at least not in person as far as the latter is concerned.No overnight trips to Germany to appear on stage, or the proposed business (and more than a wee bit of leisure) trip to the USA we had been looking forward to so much.
But we were lucky.
Living in a beautiful village with Loch Lomond on our doorstep, this was lockdown at its most tolerable. Once Fiona and I got used to the fact that we weren't going anywhere, we began to count our blessings and pray for those who were caught up in the horrors of Covid-19. There is no doubt that the whole world has faced such terrible suffering, and though there has been much progress, so much has yet to be achieved.
If anything, surely the monumental tragedy of this pandemic must prompt us to look at the world differently. It doesn't matter who you are, where you're from, how rich or poor you are, what colour, creed, gender, religion or none at all – the virus can find you. And bearing in mind the enormous existential challenges this planet faces, the pandemic must serve as a timely warning to us all.
My heart goes out to all those who have suffered so much through a time many of us never thought we'd never see.
The woods are lovely dark and deep . . .
Coincidentally, in January of 2020, I began work on a new project, Terms of Restitution, a gangster novel set in Paisley and London. As any of you who have heard me ramble on at festivals, in the media or on my socials will know, I'm a huge fan of The Sopranos, the ground-breaking HBO show that changed the face of TV. No wonder the beautifully crafted drama has become the most watched show on global TV during lockdown.
Jim Daley, Brian Scott, Hamish, et al owe much to the gangsters of New Jersey – but with this new book, I thought I'd make the connection more obvious. Although Terms of Restitution is no mere homage, I thought it would be interesting to re-imagine a gangland family like Tony's clan in Scotland. I had no idea what the novel would be about until I sat down at the keyboard. The result, I hope, is not the one-dimensional bad people always do bad things representations of criminals that we see so often in literature and on the screen, but something more authentic – subtle – while remaining thrilling and darkly humorous.
I hope you'll enjoy the end result!
With nothing else to do, I finished Terms of Restitution in little over two months. Then it was time for another new – well sort of new – project.
In 2019, just as my lovely agent Jo Bell and I were negotiating a new six book deal with my publisher Polygon, managing director Hugh Andrew wondered about more short stories. Though I enjoy writing fiction in the shorter form, it has its limitations. Short stories usually see the light of day as e-book only offerings these days, only appearing in print in collected anthologies like my One Last Dram Before Midnight.
But Hugh came up with something new.
I'd been delighted by the response to my novella Empty Nets and Promises, set in 1960s Kinloch and featuring a young Hamish from the Daley books. Everyone took to Sandy Hoynes, skipper of the Girl Maggie and loveable rogue. Hugh wondered if I would write more of these, only this time to be published as a special edition hardback, e-book and audiobook.
As things turned out, by the time A Large Measure of Snow was published the nation was in need of a bit of cheer. It was lovely to be sent so many messages by readers who'd laughed at the antics of Hoynes and his first mate Hamish, and told me that the book had helped them cope. Very humbling.
The Scotsman said, 'The poetic dialogue is beautifully rendered . . . it sings with the evocation of time, place, people and humour. . .' They liked it so much they made it one of their Books of the Year 2020.
I've just finished work on the next novella in this series, A Toast to the Old Stones. You can rely on Hoynes's talent for finding trouble; this time during the Kinloch fishermen's annual pilgrimage to the Auld Stones to mark the old New Year on 12 January. I've just finished it, and hope you'll like it, not least because of the beautiful presentation of the special edition hardback and wonderful cover illustrations by Abi Salvesen.
A Toast to the Old Stones will be out in October. The perfect festive gift, if I say so myself.
Now back to Kinloch for the ninth DCI Daley thriller.
I finished this in October last year, the third book I'd set about during lockdown.
For those of you familiar with the series, For Any Other Truth plays out against a broad canvass, featuring retired terrorists, extreme climate activists and the Security Services. When a light aircraft crash lands at Machrie airport, Daley and Scott head to the scene. But it soon becomes clear that the only occupants of the plane were dead long before the plane took off.
'We'll be flying at a height of fifteen feet then crashing intae a fence,' says Brian Scott somewhat unhelpfully, as he imagines boarding a holiday flight facing similar consequences.
Get ready for an emotional rollercoaster, as Daley and the team try to find the truth that lies somewhere. But in the end, they could wish for another truth.
For Any Other Truth is out on 3 June and available to pre-order across platforms now.
I'm very proud of this book. It's certainly the most emotional I've written to date. Have your hankies at the ready!
2021 brings more interesting projects, which I'll discuss here very soon. Some of them might surprise you!
Keep your eyes peeled for a Q&A in the next few days. Questions have been sent in by folk from across my social media platforms – some quite quirky. Also, to celebrate the publication of For Any Other Truth, we're busy making a little film with the help of magnificent Kintyre photographer Raymond Hosie. So, to take a look at Kinloch and some of the locations of the books with me babbling in the background, keep it here!
See you all soon and stay well!
Who is Denzil Meyrick?
Denzil Meyrick was educated in Argyll, then after studying politics, joined Strathclyde Police, serving in Glasgow. After being injured and developing back problems, he entered the business world, and has operated in many diverse roles, including director of a large engineering company and distillery manager, as well as owning a number of his own companies, such as a public bar and sales and marketing company. D. A. Meyrick has also worked as a freelance journalist in both print and on radio. His first novel, Whisky from Small Glasses, was published in 2012.