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Margaret Collins Weitz, née le , est une historienne et professeure d'université américano-britannique, spécialiste de la culture française et des femmes françaises. Elle mène des recherches sur le rôle de ces dernières dans l'histoire, notamment durant la Résistance.

Elle est principalement connue pour sa monographie , parue en 1995 et traduite en plusieurs langues. Pionnier sur le sujet, l'ouvrage réunit une centaine de témoignages de résistantes.

Margaret Collins Weitz enseigne à Harvard dans les années 1970, puis à l'université Suffolk jusqu'en 2002, où elle est président du département en sciences humaines et langues vivantes.

Biographie

Études
Margaret Collins Weitz étudie à la  à Toledo en Ohio jusqu'en 1947, à l'université de Toledo de 1947 à 1952 et enfin à l'université d'État de l'Ohio, où elle obtient un baccalauréat ès arts en sciences humaines en 1953. Elle travaille ensuite comme assistante d'enseignement au département de langues romanes.

Elle obtient une bourse  en 1954, qui lui permet d'aller étudier deux ans en France, d'abord à l'université de Poitiers, puis à celle d'Aix-Marseille en littérature et civilisation américaine. De retour dans son pays natal, elle passe un master M.A. en littérature et langues romanes à l'université d'État de l'Ohio en 1958. Parallèlement, de 1956 à 1959, elle est assistante d'enseignement dans son département d'études. Elle poursuit sa carrière comme lecturer puis  au département de littérature comparée, fonctions qu'elle occupe de 1961 à 1969.

Carrière

Après s'être marié au philosophe Morris Weitz, rencontré à l'université d'État de l'Ohio, Margaret Collins Weitz emménage à proximité de Boston. Elle s'inscrit à Harvard, où elle obtient en 1975 son doctorat Ph.D., toujours en littérature et langues romanes. Pendant cinq ans, elle enseigne à Harvard, dans les départements de langues et de littérature romanes, de littérature comparée, d'anglais et de sciences humaines. Elle est aussi tutrice à l. Elle devient veuve en 1981.

La carrière de Margaret Collins Weitz se poursuit pendant dix-huit ans l'université Suffolk, située à Boston. Elle l'intègre en 1984 en tant qu en sciences humaines et langues vivantes. Par deux fois, de 1984 à 1994 et de 1999 à 2000, elle est présidente de son département. Elle devient professeure émérite.

Au cours de ses recherches, Margaret Collins Weitz étudie la civilisation, la culture et la littérature française, et plus particulièrement les femmes. Elle travaille également sur l'histoire intellectuelle.

Elle est membre de la , de la  et de la .

Elle prend sa retraite en 2002 mais enseigne occasionnellement, durant les années qui suivent, sur les campus de Suffolk à Boston, Dakar (Sénégal) ou Prague (Tchéquie).

Travail sur les femmes de la Résistance

Avec Margaret W. Rossiter, Margaret Collins Weitz est l'une des rares historiennes à avoir dédié une monographie entière à l'étude des femmes dans la Résistance, et est, avec Rossiter et Paula Schwartz, une des pionnières sur ce sujet. Toutes trois américaines, elles publient leurs premières études de la fin des années 1980 aux milieu des années 1990.

Ouvrage
Margaret Collins Weitz contribue, avec son ouvrage  publié en 1995, à la visibilité des femmes ayant contribué à la Résistance, dont elle considère la participation comme sous-évaluée. Il est le résultat d'un long travail de recherche débuté au cours de la décennie précédente. Elle mène pour cela des entretiens approfondis avec quatre-vingt femmes ayant participé à des actions résistantes , dont certaines n'avaient jamais témoigné publiquement auparavant ; elle écrit qu', d'autant plus que certains mouvements clandestins n'ont pas laissé de sources écrites. Dans sa monographie, elle joint à ces témoignages d'autres recueillis antérieurement, la plupart par Marie Granet. Elle écrit aussi sur la participation des femmes à la collaboration et décrie le peu de documentation disponible ; elle est, une seconde fois, une des premières à réaliser ce travail.

Traduit en français dès 1996 par Jean-François Gallaud,  est dans l'édition française préfacé par Lucie Aubrac. Trois ans plus tôt, Margaret Collins Weitz avait déjà préfacée la traduction en anglais de l'autobiographie d'Aubrac, Ils partiront dans l'ivresse : Lyon, , Londres,  (1984).

Contenu
L'effacement des femmes de l'histoire de la Résistance, s'explique, selon Margaret Collins Weitz, en partie par les tâches qui leur étaient attribuées, qui sont une extension des responsabilités féminines traditionnelles ; Weitz cite en exemple les travaux de secrétaire, d'agent de liaison, ou d'hôtesse de clandestins. Leur participation aux sabotages et à la lutte armée, est, toujours d'après Weitz, exceptionnelle. Aussi, même si les femmes s'engagent avec des revendications d'autonomie féminine et dans un processus de résistance à une occupation masculine, par des moyens qui leur sont traditionnellement interdits, Weitz avance que la Résistance ne leur a pas permis d'avancée dans leur condition et qu'il faut attendre Mai 68, une vingtaine d'années plus tard, pour observer une émancipation plus importante.

Dans leurs entretiens, les résistantes interrogées racontent les origines de leurs engagements, quelles actions elles ont effectuées, la répression qu'elles ont pu subir, leur retour à la vie civile après la guerre, ainsi que leurs relations et les réactions de leur entourages. Weitz remarque des témoignages parfois contradictoires à propos d'un même évènement. Elle peine à obtenir des réponses sur les questions de sexualité, et plus particulièrement de harcèlement sexuel. Les archives audio de ces entretiens sont conservées par l'université Suffolk.

Sur la base des témoignages, elle interprète également que les femmes étaient moins susceptibles de parler sous la torture, qu'elles s'adaptaient mieux à la vie clandestine et étaient plus flexibles, plus imaginatives et avec un meilleur esprit d'initiative dans leurs actions, à l'inverse des hommes, plus respectueux d'un comportement social codifié.

Distinctions
 , en 1991, pour sa promotion de la culture française
 , en 2003, pour sa promotion des relations entre les États-Unis et la France

Margaret Wietz est récipiendaire de trois distinctions de l'université Suffolk : professeur de l'année  en 1987, l' en 1993 et l' en 2005, trois ans après qu'elle est mis fin à sa carrière.

Publications

Audio

Ouvrages

Sous sa direction

Notes et références

Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Margaret W. Rossiter
 Femmes dans la Résistance intérieure française

Liens externes

Naissance en mai 1929
Étudiant de l'université de Toledo
Étudiant de l'université d'État de l'Ohio
Étudiant de l'université de Poitiers
Étudiant de l'université d'Aix-Marseille
Docteur de l'université Harvard
Professeur à l'université Harvard
Historienne américaine
Historien américain du XXe siècle
Historienne britannique
Historienne des femmes
Historien militaire
Historien de la Seconde Guerre mondiale
Femme dans la Résistance
Résistance française
Officier des Palmes académiques
Chevalier de l'ordre national du Mérite

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Girls 7th, Boys 8th at C-6 District Track Meet
Qualify 7 Athletes for State Meet
The Ord High School track and field teams hosted the C-6 district track meet this past Thursday at Bussell Park. In a very strong field of teams the Chanticleer girls finished 7th in the 10-team field while the boys finished 8th. "I thought that our kids really competed as hard as we could in the meet but we were just in a really loaded district meet", Coach Derry Trampe commented. "I was pleased with the efforts of our kids because I thought we really gave everything we had unfortunately we did not qualify more kids for the state meet. We have a lot of young talented athletes that will be back next year and we will be a stronger team next season." Arcadia-Loup City won a very close team race in the girls' portion of the meet. The Rebels scored 94 points to edge Nebraska Christian (92.5). Burwell finished third in the team race with 70 points. Rounding out the team scoring were: St. Paul (61.5), Grand Island CC (61), Centura (50), Ord (46), Ravenna (28), Palmer (19), and Fullerton (5).
In the boys team race Grand Island CC won the team title with 111 points while Fullerton finished a distant second with 93 points. St. Paul was a close third with 88 points. Rounding out the team scores were: Centura (69), Ravenna (48), Nebraska Christian (46), Burwell (35), Ord (32), Arcadia-Loup City (4), and Palmer (1).
Two boys qualified for the state meet for the Chanticleers. Hayden Grint punched his ticket to state by winning the discus with a personal best toss of 145' 10". Jaden Reilly also earned a trip to the state meet when he was an additional qualifier in the 400-meter dash. Reilly finished fourth in the race in a personal best time of 52.39. Jesus Loya finished third in the shot put with a personal best toss of 48' 10". Fourth place medals were won by Zach Smith in the 1600-meter run (4:53.92) and the 4 X 800 relay team of Colton Rowse, Riley Warner, Tyson Skinner, and Zach Smith (8:42.19). Sixth place medals were won by Jaden Reilly in the 100-meter dash (11.75/11.88), Colton Rowse in the 3200-meter run (11:32.87), the 4 X 100 relay team of Jaden Reilly, Riley Warner, Austin Trejo, and Mitchell Knapp (47.27), and the 4 X 400 relay team of Jaden Reilly, Austin Trejo, Solomon Campise, and Riley Warner (3:40.16).
Five girls qualified for the state meet in four different events. Kloe Severance and Payton Hackel won titles in the 1600-meter run and 100-meter high hurdles respectively. Severance won the 1600 in a time of 5:38.68 and Hackel won the high hurdles in a personal best time of 15.75. Earning state qualifying spots as additional qualifiers were Payton Hackel in the 300-meter low hurdles and the 4 X 800 relay team of Kloe Severance, Delaney Cargill, Abby Jacobs, and Abbi Stethem. Hackel finished third in the hurdles in a season best time of 49.58. The 4 X 800 relay team also finished third in a time of 10:34.18. Kailey Bruha added a third place finish in the 200-meter dash in a time of 28.27. The 4 X 400 relay team of Abbi Stethem, Emma Biskeborn, Kloe Severance, and Kailey Bruha finished fourth in the event in a time of 4:32.29. Cierra Vanosdall added a fifth place finish in the 300-meter low hurdles in a time of 53.19. Sixth place medals were won by Allie Moudry in the shot put (33' 4") and Kailey Bruha in the long jump (15' 5").
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Home Financials Naira: Five New CBN Policy That Affects Nigerians
Naira: Five New CBN Policy That Affects Nigerians
The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), on Tuesday introduced new policy that directs banks to only load N200 notes and lower denominations into their Automated Teller Machines.
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According to the memo issued to banks on Tuesday and signed by the CBN Director of Banking Supervision, Haruna .B. Mustafa, the Apex bank restricted withdrawals from point of sale terminal to N20,000 on a daily basis.
It also pegged weekly withdrawal from banks (over the counter) at N100,000 and N500,000 weekly for individuals and corporate organisations respectively.
Naija News reports that the directives take effect nationwide from January 9, 2023.
The memo read, "Further to the launch of the redesigned naira notes by the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Wednesday, November 23, 2022, and in line with the cashless policy of the CBN, all deposit money banks and other financial institutions are hereby directed to note and comply with the following:
"1. The maximum cash withdrawal over the counter by individuals and corporate organisations per week shall henceforth be N100,000 and N500,000 respectively. Withdrawals above these limits shall attract processing fees of 5% and 10%, respectively.
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"2. Third-party cheques above N50,000 shall not be eligible for payment over the counter, while extant limits of N10,000,000 on clearing cheques still subsist.
3. The maximum cash withdrawal per week via Automated Teller Machine shall be N100,000 subject to a maximum of N20,000 cash withdrawal per day.
"4. Only denominations of N200 and below shall be loaded into the ATMs.
"5. The maximum cash withdrawal via the point of sale terminal shall be N20,000 daily."
The CBN disclosed that in compelling circumstances, not exceeding once a month, where cash withdrawals above the prescribed limits would be required for legitimate purposes, such cash withdrawals shall not exceed N5,000,000.00 and N10,000,000.00 for individuals and corporate organisations, respectively.
It added that it shall be subject to the referenced processing fees in (1) above, in addition to enhanced due diligence and further information requirements.
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The CBN also said banks were required to obtain the following information at the minimum and upload same on the CBN portal created for the purpose:
a. Valid means of identification of the payee (National Identity Card, International Passport, Drivers License.). b. Bank Verification Number of the payee. c. Notarised customer declaration of the purpose of the cash withdrawal. d. Senior management approval for the withdrawal by the Managing Director of the drawee, where applicable. e. Approval in writing by the MD/CEO of the bank authorising the withdrawal.
"Please further note the following: i. Monthly returns on cash withdrawal transactions above the specified limits should be rendered to the Banking Supervision Department. ii. Compliance with extant AMUCFT regulations relating to the KYC, ongoing customer due diligence and suspicious transaction reporting etc., is required in all circumstances. iii. Customers should be encouraged to use alternative channels (internet banking, mobile banking apps, USSD, cards/POS. eNaira, etc.) to conduct their banking transactions."
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BITS_TRIGGER = 0x7
BITS_TRIGGER_SHIFT = 0
BITS_SPEED = 0x18
BITS_SPEED_SHIFT = 3

BITS_FLOOR_MODEL = 0x20
BITS_FLOOR_MODEL_SHIFT = 5
BITS_FLOOR_DIRECTION = 0x40
BITS_FLOOR_DIRECTION_SHIFT = 6
BITS_FLOOR_TARGET = 0x380
BITS_FLOOR_TARGET_SHIFT = 7
BITS_FLOOR_CHANGE = 0xc00
BITS_FLOOR_CHANGE_SHIFT = 10
BITS_FLOOR_CRUSH = 0x1000
BITS_FLOOR_CRUSH_SHIFT = 12

BITS_CEILING_MODEL = 0x20
BITS_CEILING_MODEL_SHIFT = 5
BITS_CEILING_DIRECTION = 0x40
BITS_CEILING_DIRECTION_SHIFT = 6
BITS_CEILING_TARGET = 0x380
BITS_CEILING_TARGET_SHIFT = 7
BITS_CEILING_CHANGE = 0xc00
BITS_CEILING_CHANGE_SHIFT = 10
BITS_CEILING_CRUSH = 0x1000
BITS_CEILING_CRUSH_SHIFT = 12

BITS_DOOR_KIND = 0x60
BITS_DOOR_KIND_SHIFT = 5
BITS_DOOR_MONSTER = 0x80
BITS_DOOR_MONSTER_SHIFT = 7
BITS_DOOR_DELAY = 0x300
BITS_DOOR_DELAY_SHIFT = 8

BITS_DOOR_LOCK_KIND = 0x60
BITS_DOOR_LOCK_KIND_SHIFT = 5
BITS_DOOR_LOCK_TYPE = 0x20
BITS_DOOR_LOCK_TYPE_SHIFT = 6
BITS_DOOR_LOCK_SKULL_IS_CARD = 0x200
BITS_DOOR_LOCK_SKULL_IS_CARD_SHIFT = 9

BITS_LIFT_MONSTER = 0x20
BITS_LIFT_MONSTER_SHIFT = 05
BITS_LIFT_DELAY = 0xc0
BITS_LIFT_DELAY_SHIFT = 6
BITS_LIFT_TARGET = 0x300
BITS_LIFT_TARGET_SHIFT = 8

BITS_STAIRS_MONSTER = 0x20
BITS_STAIRS_MONSTER_SHIFT = 5
BITS_STAIRS_STEP = 0xc0
BITS_STAIRS_STEP_SHIFT = 6
BITS_STAIRS_DIRECTION = 0x100
BITS_STAIRS_DIRECTION_SHIFT = 8
BITS_STAIRS_IGNORE_FLOOR = 0x200
BITS_STAIRS_IGNORE_FLOOR_SHIFT = 9

BITS_CRUSHER_MONSTER = 0x20
BITS_CRUSHER_MONSTER_SHIFT = 5
BITS_CRUSHER_SILENT = 0x40
BITS_CRUSHER_SILENT_SHIFT = 6

def is_boom_action(index):
    return index >= 0x2f80 and index < 0x8000

def parse_boom_action(index):
    action = Action()

    # Floors.
    if index >= 0x6000 and index < 0x8000:
        action.type = Action.TYPE_FLOOR
        index -= 0x6000
        action.activation, action.flags = get_boom_activation(index)
        parse_boom_floor(index, action)

    # Ceilings.
    elif index >= 0x4000 and index < 0x6000:
        action.type = Action.TYPE_CEILING
        index -= 0x4000
        action.activation, action.flags = get_boom_activation(index)
        parse_boom_ceiling(index, action)

    # Doors.
    elif index >= 0x3c00 and index < 0x4000:
        action.type = Action.TYPE_DOOR
        index -= 0x3c00
        action.activation, action.flags = get_boom_activation(index)
        parse_boom_door(index, action)

    # Locked doors.
    elif index >= 0x3800 and index < 0x3c00:
        action.type = Action.TYPE_DOOR_LOCKED
        index -= 0x3800
        action.activation, action.flags = get_boom_activation(index)
        parse_boom_locked_door(index, action)

    # Lifts.
    elif index >= 0x3400 and index < 0x3800:
        action.type = Action.TYPE_LIFT
        index -= 0x3400
        action.activation, action.flags = get_boom_activation(index)
        parse_boom_lift(index, action)

    # Stairs.
    elif index >= 0x3000 and index < 0x3400:
        action.type = Action.TYPE_STAIRS
        index -= 0x3000
        action.activation, action.flags = get_boom_activation(index)
        parse_boom_stairs(index, action)

    # Crushers.
    elif index >= 0x2f80 and index < 0x3000:
        action.type = Action.TYPE_CRUSHER
        index -= 0x2f80
        action.activation, action.flags = get_boom_activation(index)
        parse_boom_crusher(index, action)

    else:
        return None

    return action

def parse_boom_crusher(self, index, action):
        if ((index >> BITS_CRUSHER_MONSTER) & BITS_CRUSHER_MONSTER) != 0:
            action.flags |= Action.FLAG_MONSTER

        if ((index >> BITS_CRUSHER_SILENT) & BITS_CRUSHER_SILENT) != 0:
            action.flags |= Action.FLAG_SILENT

def parse_boom_stairs(self, index, action):
    if ((index >> BITS_STAIRS_IGNORE_FLOOR_SHIFT) & BITS_STAIRS_IGNORE_FLOOR) != 0:
        action.flags |= Action.FLAG_IGNORE_FLOOR

    if ((index >> BITS_STAIRS_DIRECTION_SHIFT) & BITS_STAIRS_DIRECTION) != 0:
        action.direction = Action.MOVE_UP
    else:
        action.direction = Action.MOVE_DOWN

    step = ((index >> BITS_STAIRS_STEP_SHIFT) & BITS_STAIRS_STEP)
    if step == 0:
        action.move_amount = 4
    elif step == 1:
        action.move_amount = 8
    elif step == 2:
        action.move_amount = 16
    elif step == 3:
        action.move_amount = 24

    if ((index >> BITS_STAIRS_MONSTER_SHIFT) & BITS_STAIRS_MONSTER) != 0:
        action.flags |= Action.FLAG_MONSTER

    if ((index >> BITS_STAIRS_IGNORE_FLOOR_SHIFT) & BITS_STAIRS_IGNORE_FLOOR) != 0:
        action.flags |= Action.FLAG_IGNORE_FLOOR

def parse_boom_lift(self, index, action):
    delay = ((index >> BITS_LIFT_DELAY_SHIFT) & BITS_LIFT_DELAY)
    if delay == 0:
        action.delay = 1
    elif delay == 1:
        action.delay = 3
    elif delay == 2:
        action.delay = 5
    elif delay == 3:
        action.delay = 10

    if ((index >> BITS_LIFT_MONSTER_SHIFT) & BITS_LIFT_MONSTER) != 0:
        action.flags |= Action.FLAG_MONSTER

    kind = ((index >> BITS_LIFT_TARGET_SHIFT) & BITS_LIFT_TARGET)
    if kind == 0:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_LOWEST_NEIGHBOUR_FLOOR
    elif kind == 1:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_NEXT_NEIGHBOUR_FLOOR
    elif kind == 2:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_LOWEST_NEIGHBOUR_CEILING
    elif kind == 3:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_LOWEST_AND_HIGHEST

def parse_boom_door(self, index, action):
    delay = ((index >> BITS_DOOR_DELAY_SHIFT) & BITS_DOOR_DELAY)
    if delay == 0:
        action.delay = 1
    elif delay == 1:
        action.delay = 4
    elif delay == 2:
        action.delay = 9
    elif delay == 3:
        action.delay = 30

    if ((index >> BITS_DOOR_MONSTER_SHIFT) & BITS_DOOR_MONSTER) != 0:
        action.flags |= Action.FLAG_MONSTER

    kind = ((index >> BITS_DOOR_KIND_SHIFT) & BITS_DOOR_KIND)
    if kind == 0:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_OPEN_WAIT_CLOSE
    elif kind == 1:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_OPEN_STAY
    elif kind == 2:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_CLOSE_STAY
    elif kind == 3:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_CLOSE_WAIT_OPEN

def parse_boom_locked_door(self, index, action):
    kind = ((index >> BITS_DOOR_LOCK_KIND_SHIFT) & BITS_DOOR_LOCK_KIND)
    if kind == 0:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_OPEN_WAIT_CLOSE
    elif kind == 1:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_OPEN_STAY
    elif kind == 2:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_CLOSE_STAY
    elif kind == 3:
        action.kind = Action.DOOR_CLOSE_WAIT_OPEN

    lock = ((index >> BITS_DOOR_LOCK_TYPE_SHIFT) & BITS_DOOR_LOCK_TYPE)
    if lock == 0:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_ANY
    elif lock == 1:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_CARD_RED
    elif lock == 2:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_CARD_BLUE
    elif lock == 3:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_CARD_YELLOW
    elif lock == 4:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_SKULL_RED
    elif lock == 5:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_SKULL_BLUE
    elif lock == 6:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_SKULL_YELLOW
    elif lock == 7:
        action.key_flags = Action.KEY_ALL

    if ((index >> BITS_DOOR_LOCK_SKULL_IS_CARD_SHIFT) & BITS_DOOR_LOCK_SKULL_IS_CARD) != 0:
        action.key_flags |= Action.KEY_SKULLS_ARE_CARDS

def parse_boom_ceiling(self, index, action):
    if ((index >> BITS_CEILING_DIRECTION_SHIFT) & BITS_CEILING_DIRECTION) != 0:
        action.direction = Action.MOVE_UP
    else:
        action.direction = Action.MOVE_DOWN

    change = ((index >> BITS_CEILING_CHANGE_SHIFT) & BITS_CEILING_CHANGE)
    if change == 1:
        action.change_flags = Action.CHANGE_TEXTURE
    elif change == 2:
        action.change_flags = Action.CHANGE_TEXTURE | Action.CHANGE_REMOVE_TYPE
    elif change == 3:
        action.change_flags = Action.CHANGE_TEXTURE | Action.CHANGE_TYPE

    target = ((index >> BITS_CEILING_TARGET_SHIFT) & BITS_CEILING_TARGET)
    if target == 0:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_LOWEST_NEIGHBOUR_CEILING
    elif target == 1:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_NEXT_NEIGHBOUR_CEILING
    elif target == 2:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_LOWEST_NEIGHBOUR_CEILING
    elif target == 3:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_HIGHEST_NEIGHBOUR_FLOOR
    elif target == 4:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_FLOOR
    elif target == 5:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_NONE
        action.move_amount = 24
    elif target == 6:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_NONE
        action.move_amount = 32
    elif target == 7:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_SHORTEST_UPPER_TEXTURE

    model = ((index >> BITS_CEILING_MODEL_SHIFT) & BITS_CEILING_MODEL)
    if model == 0:
        action.model = Action.MODEL_TRIGGER
    elif model == 1:
        action.model = Action.MODEL_NUMERIC

    if ((index >> BITS_CEILING_CRUSH_SHIFT) & BITS_CEILING_CRUSH) != 0:
        action.flags |= Action.FLAG_CRUSHES

def parse_boom_floor(self, index, action):
    if ((index >> BITS_FLOOR_DIRECTION_SHIFT) & BITS_FLOOR_DIRECTION) != 0:
        action.direction = Action.MOVE_UP
    else:
        action.direction = Action.MOVE_DOWN

    change = ((index >> BITS_FLOOR_CHANGE_SHIFT) & BITS_FLOOR_CHANGE)
    if change == 1:
        action.change_flags = Action.CHANGE_TEXTURE
    elif change == 2:
        action.change_flags = Action.CHANGE_TEXTURE | Action.CHANGE_REMOVE_TYPE
    elif change == 3:
        action.change_flags = Action.CHANGE_TEXTURE | Action.CHANGE_TYPE

    target = ((index >> BITS_FLOOR_TARGET_SHIFT) & BITS_FLOOR_TARGET)
    if target == 0:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_LOWEST_NEIGHBOUR_FLOOR
    elif target == 1:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_NEXT_NEIGHBOUR_FLOOR
    elif target == 2:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_LOWEST_NEIGHBOUR_CEILING
    elif target == 3:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_HIGHEST_NEIGHBOUR_FLOOR
    elif target == 4:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_CEILING
    elif target == 5:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_NONE
        action.move_amount = 24
    elif target == 6:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_NONE
        action.move_amount = 32
    elif target == 7:
        action.target = Action.TARGET_SHORTEST_LOWER_TEXTURE

    model = ((index >> BITS_FLOOR_MODEL_SHIFT) & BITS_FLOOR_MODEL)
    if model == 0:
        action.model = Action.MODEL_TRIGGER
    elif model == 1:
        action.model = Action.MODEL_NUMERIC

    if ((index >> BITS_FLOOR_CRUSH_SHIFT) & BITS_FLOOR_CRUSH) != 0:
        action.flags |= Action.FLAG_CRUSHES

def get_boom_activation(self, index):
    index = (index & BITS_TRIGGER)
    if index == 0:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_WALK, Action.FLAG_ONCE
    elif index == 1:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_WALK, 0
    elif index == 2:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_SWITCH, Action.FLAG_ONCE
    elif index == 3:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_SWITCH, 0
    elif index == 4:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_SHOOT, Action.FLAG_ONCE
    elif index == 5:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_SHOOT, 0
    elif index == 6:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_PUSH, Action.FLAG_ONCE
    elif index == 7:
        return Action.ACTIVATE_PUSH, 0


Ryan Reynolds trolled Hugh Jackman on Twitter at the weekend following the Chinese premiere of Logan, the final film in the Wolverine franchise.
Logan could be Jackman's last outing as Wolverine, although there has been talk of the actor reprising the role for a cameo in a Deadpool film.
With Jackson posting a photo of his "amazing visit" to Beijing, Deadpool star Reynolds replied of the fans pictured: "Pretty sure those are protesters". Jackson fired back: "Really…Guy … Really?!" See below.
A teaser trailer for Deadpool 2 has been shown at screenings of Logan. Watch below.
Entitled 'No Good Deed', the clip sees Deadpool – who, as Wade Wilson, is seen at the start of the short film listening to John Parr's 'St. Elmo Fire' – responding to a street robbery in his usual, meta way.
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How Developed is Global Venture Capital Market?
Just where is the US venture market relative to the rest of the world? After most US analyses I publish, a few founders in other geographies ask questions about their own. These inquiries made me wonder, how has the global market evolved?
The chart above shows the compound annual growth rate of venture investment rounds A through D in ten fastest growing venture markets plus the US from 2010-2016. The USA is slowest growing market across that six year span at 12% CAGR. Meanwhile, Korea, China and Japan take the top three spots. Brazil, United Arab Emirates, and Ireland follow at four, fix and six.
It's wonderful to see the expansion of venture capital across these geographies and especially at very healthy growth rates. A 50% growth rate sustained over 6 years implies 11x growth in venture capital investment during the period. The US, meanwhile, grew 75%.
Turning to the median size of an investment, the data reveals China tops the list at $30M in round size. Ireland follows at $16.5M with the USA, Japan and Hong Kong all at $10M.
The missing piece of data concerning round size is the valuation metrics. A $10M round in the US might buy 20-25% of a business. What does a $3M round buy in Brazil or a $6M round buy in India? I'm not sure.
If we look at aggregate venture dollars raised in a year, two immediate, obvious and important conclusions surface. First, US and Chinese startup markets have raised an order of magnitude more capital than any other country of countries raised at these growth rates. India at $2.2B in investment is 6% of the US market. This chart illustrates the depth of the capital pool available to startups.
Note these charts only includes the top 10 fastest growing countries in venture investment. Israel, a notable exception, saw $1.1B invested in 2016, with a growth rate of 19%.
Second, in 2016, Chinese venture investors invested $30B, and that amount grew 19% over 2015. Should that trend continue, in two years or sooner, the Chinese venture market will exceed the US in size. This milestone could accelerate in particular because the US market is reverting to the mean after the 2014-2015 heyday.
Last, the time series analysis illuminates the countries that are seeing geometric and uninhibited growth in venture capital investment: China, Hong Kong, Japan, UAE/ARE, and Ireland. Australia, Brazil, India, and Korea investing activity has mirrored the US, with a striking rise and recent fall. Meanwhile, Singapore oscillates is nearly binary, between zero and $600M invested annually.
The global market for venture is growing. Outside of the US, China and India, the markets aren't deep. But if these other geographies sustain similar growth rates to the past ten years, the startup fundraising environment will look very different than it does today.


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At Northrop Grumman, our employees have incredible opportunities to work on revolutionary systems that impact people's lives around the world today, and for generations to come. Our pioneering and inventive spirit has enabled us to be at the forefront of many technological advancements in our nation's history - from the first flight across the Atlantic Ocean, to stealth bombers, to landing on the moon. We look for people who have bold new ideas, courage and a pioneering spirit to join forces to invent the future, and have fun along the way. Our culture thrives on intellectual curiosity, cognitive diversity and bringing your whole self to work - and we have an insatiable drive to do what others think is impossible. Our employees are not only part of history, they're making history.
Northrop Grumman Aeronautics Systems has an opening for a Software Engineer to join our team of qualified, diverse individuals located in rural Iuka, MS. The assignment may include one or more projects including hand layup, fiber placement, assembly, machining, painting, and structural testing of composite parts. Iuka currently produces structures for Atlas, Antares, F-35 and other high end related parts. Some of our work requires Secret Clearance. Our Iuka facility employs about 200 people across Engineering, Operations, Quality, and Support Services. The work we do impacts our national security and supports human space exploration. Does this sound exciting to you? Come join us and be a part of a rich tradition of aerospace innovation!
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Our teams are broken out by program and product families. You will be working within your team to meet our customer needs and deliver quality products in a timely manner. Ownership and pride in work are really important to our employees. Are you tired of being micromanaged? We trust and empower our folks to make decisions impacting our daily work.
This position is for a day shift (Monday to Friday), and may require off hour support. Travel is estimated to be less than 10% and within the US, typically to support our customers. Northrop Grumman offers a full suite of benefits including health, retirement, and wellness initiatives. We are regularly ranked as a top company for work life balance!
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You'll engage with world-class thinkers, such as James Clear and Bari Weiss, discover powerful life-serving ideas, meet hundreds of purpose-driven people, and level up in life like never before. Join us in Phoenix for the most life-enhancing conference of the year!
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If you are 18 to 29, you can apply for a scholarship worth up to $1,490—and that's just the cash value.
The experiential value of attending LevelUp can hardly be quantified (see what attendees say below).
James Clear is a writer and speaker focused on habits and continuous improvement. He is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Atomic Habits, which presents easy and proven ways to build good habits and break bad ones. The book has sold more than 10 million copies worldwide. James also writes the 3-2-1 Newsletter, which has more than 2 million subscribers. He is a regular speaker at Fortune 500 companies, and his work is used by players and coaches in the NFL, NBA, and MLB, and by executives and teams at corporations around the world.
Eric Daniels
Eric Daniels holds a Ph.D. in American history from the University of Wisconsin at Madison. He has taught history, political science, and economics at Duke University, Georgetown University, and is currently the Assistant Director of the Clemson Institute for the Study of Capitalism at Clemson University. In addition to his contributions to The Objective Standard, he has published on the history of monopolies, American individualism, and economic freedom.
Kiyah Willis
Kiyah Willis is a fellow at Objective Standard Institute, focusing on cultural trends and philosophic causes. After graduating from university, she worked as a data analyst before transitioning to philosophy. You can find her advocating for individualism and liberty on Twitter (@growingtotruth).
Bari Weiss is founder and editor of The Free Press and host of the podcast Honestly. From 2017 to 2020 she was an opinion writer and editor at the New York Times. Before that, she was an op-ed and book review editor at the Wall Street Journal and a senior editor at Tablet Magazine. Bari won the LA Press Club's 2021 Daniel Pearl Award for Courage and Integrity in Journalism, and Reason Foundation's 2018 Bastiat Prize. Her first book, How to Fight Anti-Semitism, won a 2019 National Jewish Book Award. She lives with her wife and daughter in Los Angeles.
Timothy Sandefur
Timothy Sandefur holds the Duncan Chair in Constitutional Government at the Goldwater Institute, where he is the vice president for legal affairs. He is the author of several books including The Right to Earn a Living: Economic Freedom and the Law (2010), The Conscience of The Constitution (2014), The Permission Society (2016), Frederick Douglass: Self-Made Man (2018), The Ascent of Jacob Bronowski: The Life and Ideas of a Popular Science Icon (2019), and Freedom's Furies: How Isabel Paterson, Rose Wilder Lane, and Ayn Rand Found Liberty in and Age of Darkness (2022).
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Angelica is a fellow at Objective Standard Institute, an assistant editor and writer for The Objective Standard, and an Ayn Rand Fellow with Foundation for Economic Education's Hazlitt Project. Her roles at OSI include co-hosting the podcast Innovation Celebration, course administration and development, writing and editing for On Solid Ground, and event organization. She holds bachelor's degrees in horticulture and Spanish from Clemson University and enjoys reading, playing the piano, ballet, and traveling.
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Craig Biddle is cofounder and executive director of Objective Standard Institute, cofounder and editor in chief of The Objective Standard, and executive director of Prometheus Foundation. His books include Loving Life: The Morality of Self-Interest and the Facts that Support It; Rational Egoism: The Morality for Human Flourishing; and the forthcoming Forbidden Facts: Moral Truths Your Parents, Preachers, and Teachers Don't Want You to Know. His book-in-progress is on thinking in principles.
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Martin Hooss is a German scholar and teacher focusing on the philosophy of Objectivism. He holds a master's degree in English literature and Classical Philology from Trier University, in Trier, Germany, and a master's degree in Philosophy, Politics, and Economics from CEVRO Institute, in Prague, Czech Republic. He is also the educational content creator for Students For Liberty's New Frontiers of Objectivism program. He is currently working on a PhD thesis on Ayn Rand.
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Arianna Warsaw-Fan Rauch is author of Declassified: A Low-Key Guide to the High-Strung World of Classical Music. After earning her Bachelor's degree and Master of Music from the Juilliard School, she performed as a classical violinist in top international venues (including Carnegie Hall, Boston Symphony Hall, and the Ravinia, Verbier, La Jolla Summerfest, and Aspen music festivals) and toured with such legendary artists as Sir James Galway and jazz trumpeter Chris Botti. She then quit violin—which is kind of a long story—and started writing instead.
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Missouri voters will soon have the chance to approve the Missouri Farming Rights Amendment, also known as Amendment 1. A YES vote will ensure the continued success of Missouri agriculture, the state's leading industry, by protecting consumers, farmers, and ranchers from out-of-state special interest groups and the imposition of mandates that would seek to further regulate farming and ranching practices.
The importance of this amendment cannot be understated.
The proposed constitutional amendment will protect the rights of farmers, giving them the confidence to continue their safe, legal practices on their farms, while saving Missouri jobs, and preserving consumer choice.
Additionally, the Missouri Farming Rights Amendment would help to maintain the affordable, quality food supply that Missouri families rely on. As our population grows rapidly, the need for food increases. Restricting the rights of farmers and ranchers would only serve to drive up food costs all around. This is especially dangerous now, at a time when many families can't afford to pay the rising costs of essential foods.
We've seen what happens when animal rights activists are allowed to dip their hands in state policy. For instance, California is currently in legal disputes over its unconstitutional Proposition 2, which imposes hen housing mandates on egg producers in California and the rest of the union.
We can't allow something like this to happen in Missouri.
But there is hope. Missourians are fighting back against these out-of-state groups, with an overwhelming majority declaring their support. In a recent poll conducted by The Wickers Group, almost 70% said they will vote 'Yes' in favor of the Missouri Farming Rights Amendment.
In May of 2013, the Farming Rights Amendment, sponsored by former State Representative and current U.S. Congressman Jason Smith (MO-8), State Representative Bill Reiboldt (R-Neosho), and State Senator Mike Parson (R-Clinton), passed with strong bipartisan support through the House of Representatives by a vote of 132-25 and the Senate by a vote of 28-6.
Protect The Harvest would also like to applaud Missouri Farmers Care, Missouri Farm Bureau, and the countless number of other organizations in Missouri, fighting to protect consumer choice and preserve the rights of farmers and ranchers. Agriculture is the backbone of Missouri, and we're proud to support it alongside these great organizations.
You can help the cause by endorsing the Missouri Farming Rights Amendment. If you are a Missouri resident, make sure you are registered to vote so that when election day arrives, you're prepared to help protect Missouri's future!
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South Korea's Constitutional Court removed President Park Geun-hye from office this week on charges of inappropriate actions with the country's large conglomerate corporations. The ruling sparked deadly protests between Park's supporters and police. Park, South Korea's first female president, had her powers stripped by parliament even though she denies any wrongdoing. The move comes during a time of increased tensions between South Korea and North Korea.
All 46 remaining federal attorneys who served under the Obama administration were removed this week, after Attorney General Jeff Sessions asked for their resignations. Sessions said the move was part of an effort for a uniform transition. The move is customary, as most politically appointed attorneys are removed, but the transition usually takes one or two years, not a few weeks. Most attorneys resigned, but Preet Bharara of New York refused and was fired by Sessions. Bharara, known for his aggressive investigations into Wall Street and politicians on both sides of the isle, had originally been asked to stay by the Trump administration. Career DOJ prosecutors will handle cases until new attorneys can be appointed.
Four branches of the U.S. military are investigating an explicit photo scandal after a report that current and retired Marines in the Facebook group "Marines United" spread explicit photos of sweethearts and female servicemembers to the group. The photos were usually accompanied by derogatory comments about the women. The service members who shared the photos face disciplinary and potentially criminal charges for their actions.


WB Interactive has recently announced Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham which is coming this fall to Wii U & 3DS (as well as other consoles). The game is set to take Batman's adventures into space with the Justice League and involve a plot revolving around the Joker, Lex Luther and Braniac. Lego Batman 3 will mix up gameplay with new space shooter stages as well as over 150 characters which include Killer Croc and Solomon Grundy. It will be interesting to see where developer Traveler's Tales will take the long running series now that they are no longer bound by earth based adventures. Enjoy!


For Mom! At least the first two!
I love you mom! Thanks for you comment on yesterdays post--you got it exactly. Start with something simple and you find surprises!!!!! What I've liked about this business of just making photos for fun with my phone is that I get to calm down for a few minutes and just look around and find something neat to make a picture of. I think pictures are everywhere if we just take the time to look! Photographs by Richard Sayer taken in a parking lot at Meadville Medical Center while waiting for about a half hour.
I photographed the Carter family this afternoon...Justin, Joelle and Baby Colton. Colton is 4 months-old and Joelle wanted to have him photographed while he still looks like a baby. I like capturing moments that families will treasure for years to come and I think that the image above just might be one of those moments.
Today I photographed the MASH baseball team. As I was driving over to Eldred Glen where they practice I got to thinking about using my iphone somehow in the mix of the design for the memory mate---not sure if I will, but I did use it to make pictures of the guys that I photographed individually. I'll see next week if I can fit them into the designs. Its at least a sneak peak of the pictures--though they will look a lot different with my 'real' camera. SayerMotter Photographs by Richard Sayer.
"Hey Ben, how do you do this....?' "hey Ben, how do you do that?" A bunch of years ago we used to use this stuff called film. It took us twice to four times longer to do what we do---and most of it was after taking the picture. Then digital came along and we could spend more time making pictures because it was going to take us less time to process the images. Then learning digital processes slowly we were able to make illustrations for feature article. This was slow at first because we really didn't know how to do any of it. Photoshop in the newsroom was a delicate ethical maneuver to navigate and come to grips with. W at the Tribune developed pretty sound ethical platforms that clearly doesn't allow us to alter news images. But illustrations for stories that are not something we can visually tell allow us to use photoshop much like the graphic artist uses it or used a brush and pen. So for some feature article like 'how computers are affecting children's eyes' we were able to make an illustration. But I had only done one thing ever in photoshop before this and all it entailed was putting numbers on top of a picture---simple. This was a little more complex. I found this the other day looking through some old disc for something else entirely and realized how much more I know today about making use of photoshop. I laughed at this because its a bit crudely done and even though it did win an award(I think we were all pretty new at it!) I just wouldn't be satisfied with it today and would've been able to make this.... well way cooler. It is a quick read though and therefore affective I guess. Its fun to have it in my backlog of images...if for nothing else to show how much fun we can have making something...even when we really don't know what we're doing yet! Meadville Tribune photographic illustration from the archives or Richard Sayer.
I got a visit from some friends the other day at the studio and it led to this sort of impromptu little fun session of making some pictures and playing around with the collected props we have sitting around. I love the exploration and creativity of young people. As I sat talking about boring photo stuff with her mom, McKenna just started finding things and playing with them. I was impressed at how she transformed herself in front of the camera and didn't just start smiling goofy and posing like we mostly do do a camera---she seemed to be channelling some sort of emotion. At first I thought it was just chance that I caught her between expressions, but then she held a pose almost as if she became this other person entirely. This really took me back to when I was in art school--these sort of impromptu sessions happened all the time. We were making pictures for no other reason but exploring what was possible both as subject and as a piece of art. Some of my favorite images from back them were these spontaneous portraits and character pieces. I think I need more of this. Even though my professional approach is often the same, the intent does constrain the creative process somewhat and that willingness to just make photos for the sheer enjoyment of making something cool....now those of you who have worked with me might be scratching your head at my using the word 'constrained' - you're right--I don't really constrain myself much--if I think something will look cool I usually go for it--- but its within the scope of working with a client who needs or wants pictures. In this case we were just playing and that was somehow..... well just plain fun! And what a great subject! Afterwards her mom and I went back to talking about boring photo stuff----well we're adults and photographers so we really didn't notice it was boring stuff! Photograph by Richard Sayer.
I don't live anywhere near family(except my wife and dogs)... I grew up in RI and my brother and his family are still there, my folks moved to Florida, all my grandparents are gone, my sister and her family are in Mass. and another brother is in one of the Carolinas. When I photograph a family i see how close they are and how much they get on each others nerves and how much they will defend each other and and and all that stuff that is family. You can't pick your family! You can pick your friends. I like the people I photograph and its fun getting to know them and in the case of young folks--getting to watch them grow and change. Family portraits are hard to pull off--each individual is...well just that an individual. I think it is important to show that...yet in a family picture everyone wants to look just so. I don't mind it...in fact I tend to like it actually when the people aren't really paying attention to me. I think these are the best pictures. I've been disappointed when I've shown some family pictures that I really like to hear 'oh to bad so and so isn't looking at the camera'. Usually its a baby who is more interested in looking at mommy or cousin Petey or something. And I understand, we always want our portraits to be perfect, but I also want them to be real. So its a tough balance to try to find. I've made a half dozen or so family portraits in the last year and each one I've learned from. My favorites are the ones with the unexpected happening. SayerMotter photograph by Richard Sayer.


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Linden Man Convicted of Gun Charge
A Linden man has been convicted of a gun charge following a trial that ended earlier this week, acting Union County Prosecutor Grace H. Park announced Thursday.
A Union County jury on Monday found Daniel Scaldini, 52, guilty of second-degree unlawful possession of a weapon.
The date was June 16, 2012 when police received a 911 call indicating that a man wearing a black vest had fired a gun on the 100 block of East Blancke Street in Linden, according to Union County Assistant Prosecutor Jeremiah Lenihan, who prosecuted the case. Patrol units that were already in the area at the time arrived there within a minute.
Responding officers immediately spotted a person matching the description given in the 911 call and ordered him to stop and show his hands; instead, the man, who later was identified as Scaldini, quickly started walking away with his hand in his pocket, Lenihan said. Fearing he was armed, the officers arrested him and recovered a loaded, .32-caliber, semi-automatic handgun from his pocket.
Scaldini later testified at trial that he and his girlfriend, who he described as "cat lovers," got into an argument on the night in question after he stepped on the tail of one of their seven cats. Scaldini said he went outside to cool off when another one of the couple's cats ran out of their basement and across the street.
Scaldini testified that one of two juveniles running down the street at the time then threw an object in the cat's direction, and when he went to retrieve it, he realized it was a handgun. Moments later, Scaldini said he accidentally fired the gun in the air, causing him to become disoriented because the weapon went off directly next to his ear, and he was prevented from returning home because police arrived at the scene "one second later."
Scaldini is scheduled to be sentenced before state Superior Court Judge Regina Caulfield on January 3, 2014. Second-degree crimes typically carry penalties of 5 to 10 years in state prison.
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Manual lymph drainage (MLD) is a gentle manual treatment technique based on four basic strokes, which were initially developed in the 1930s by Dr. Emil Vodder, a Manual lymphatic drainage uses a light, repetitive skin stretching movement that is very specific: the skin is stretched in a specific direction and sequence to help speed the rate at which the lymphatic fluid reaches the appropriate lymph node groups for filtration and decongestion of the tissues.
Each stroke slightly moves the skin in the direction of the lymphatic flow to encourage the movement of fluid out of a congested area of the body and back into circulation. Manual Lymph Drainage Technique Knee: Place the fingers of both hands posterior to the knee. Perform a scooping motion on the lower extremity gently stroking from distal to proximal toward the posterior of the Feb 13, 2009 This was extra footage I shot a few years agosorry about the low quality: ) Manual Lymphatic Drainage takes place within the superficial fascial layer.
Exteroception: Due to the presence of mechanoreceptors the perception of the outside world is the responsibility of the superficial fascia. Manual lymphatic drainage (MLD), sometimes called manual lymphatic therapy, uses light touch to move excess lymph and fluid out of the tissues and back into the lymphatic vessels.
Although often referred to as a type of massage, MLD is very different from traditional forms of massage that rely on deep and rigorous rubbing. Manual lymphatic drainage is a Efm 501d 1avef manual lymphatic drainage, gentle, and noninvasive massage designed to improve the appearance of the skin by facilitating proper lymphatic flow and drainage.
It is often used as an antiaging procedure, as proper lymphatic drainage results in the reduction of fine lines and wrinkles. Manual Lymph Drainage Efficacy of MLD in preventing Secondary Lymphedema following Breast Cancer Surgery Manual Lymph Drainage the Science behind MLD in the Treatment of Lymphedema Manual Lymph Drainage and its Role in Read on to learn more about how to perform lymphatic drainage massage on both the upper and lower extremities.
Newsletter Medically reviewed by Debra Rose Wilson, PhD, MSN, RN, IBCLC, AHNBC, CHT Manual Lymph Drainage (MLD) This is a gentle, noninvasive manual technique that has a powerful effect on the body. Research in Australia, Europe and North America has proven its efficacy as a standalone treatment and in combination with other therapies. Manual Lymphatic Drainage (MLD) Massage Use the flat surface of your hand to massage across the chest, from the involved side to the uninvolved side.


EAGLEVILLE – Rutherford County authorities found two boys who were reported missing in a wooded area near Eagleville, according Rutherford County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lisa Marchesoni.
The boys, ages 12 and 17, were reported missing at around 5 p.m. but were found 45 minutes later, Marchesoni said.
Rutherford County Sheriff's deputies, Eagleville Police, the volunteer fire department and the Emergency Medical Services Special Operations Response Team took part in the search Marchesoni said.


One of the most famous football clubs in Europe was recently involved in a trademark issue: Bayern Munich. The subject of the fight was the logo of Sailer Brau for beer. Bayern Munich found this brand too similar to their own logo and filed an opposition. At first the opposition was dismissed, but an appeal followed.
Interestingly, the question is whether these logos are similar. Both marks consist of the word Bayern and the same motif. The Applicant states that Bayern is a geographical indication and the motive originates from the flag of the region Bavaria. According to the EUIPO this is not a relevant fact: this may be known to Germans, but these marks are EU marks, whereas, for example, someone from Spain has no knowledge of the meaning of Bayern and the flag. The conclusion is that the marks are similar. The appeal succeeds and Bayern Munich wins its first game of the season.


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Introducing a new designer to HEVN: T.A.S.
We are very excited to introduce the Japanese designer T.A.S.
T.A.S is designed in Tokyo by Tetsuya Ando. Born in 1979, Ando worked as Chief Production Manager at Julius _7 2004-2011, before creating T.A.S in 2011. T.A.S's debut collection launched Spring/ Summer 2012 in Tokyo with an exhibition and runway show following in Berlin Fashion Week S/S 2012
The origin of the brand name T.A.S comes from the computer coding command, TEST AND SET, in which a process is coded to produce an outcome without fail. T.A.S. designs embody a multifaceted world, while working within a strict minimalist framework.
They combine European design with traditional Japanese techniques, with a specific focus on exploring and experimenting with new qualities and applications of leather.
Forms are deconstructed and reconfigured, to pursue a powerful, serene and singular sense of structure. Rather than seeing the frame of fashion as containing only clothes, bags and hats, T.A.S. proposes to consider all lifestyle elements including room fragrances, umbrellas, ashtrays, etc
Therefore, although they will announce products according to collection time, they do not produce clothing. To express the brand's conceptual vision, every season T.A.S. proposes a total space, including music, photographs and works.
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Located in the beautiful Fraser Valley just east of Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, the University of the Fraser Valley (UFV) is a fully accredited, public university that enrolls approximately 15,000 students per year. UFV is large enough to offer variety, and yet our small class sizes allow students to get to know their instructors and learn in a hands-on environment. We offer more than 100 programs, including two master's degrees, 15 bachelor's degrees, majors, minors, and extended minors in more than 30 subject areas, and more than a dozen trades and technology programs. UFV is committed to excellence in post-secondary education through programs that serve the diverse needs of the Fraser Valley region. We view education as an ongoing process essential for both career progress and actualizing human potential. We make the university accessible to students with diverse backgrounds and goals, while rewarding academic success and maintaining high standards. We value and treat students as mature individuals, and encourage intellectual, cultural, creative, ethical and social development in order to prepare our graduates for their roles as productive citizens of an increasingly complex and pluralistic society. We place a high value on environmental, social and economic sustainability in all our endeavours.
Our college has academic tie-up with the Johnson and Wales University. Our students can directly enroll for further studies in the University after completion of their degree programme (12+3), avoiding the mandatory 16 years of study. We are the only college in Western India offering this facility to students.
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A Columbus (OH) police officer was reportedly shot in the foot during while serving a narcotics warrant Friday, according to WCMH-TV.
Sergeant Dean Worthington told reporters that the officer was shot by a suspect upon entry into a residence.
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What if you do not have extra money to pay for aromatherapy classes? How will you learn to administer the same? There are free aromatherapy courses online which provides step by step instructions on how to mix essential oils and how to use these oils to relieve stress or control symptoms of certain types of diseases. To find some of these free aromatherapy courses online, here are some tips for you.
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Professional cycling revives
When Nairo Quintana won the queen stage of Paris-Nice that Saturday that they decreed the state of alarm, it was certain that the international squad would be in hibernation for a while due to the coronavirus pandemic. A period that then no one could imagine how long it would be, nor what damage it would inflict on the weak cycling structures, both teams, and organizations.
🏁 L'étape pour 🇨🇴@NairoQuinCo et la victoire finale pour 🇩🇪@MaxSchachmann.
⏪ Revivez le dernier kilomètre de l'étape 7 de #ParisNice.
🏁 🇨🇴@NairoQuinCo wins the stage and 🇩🇪@MaxSchachmann claims the win in #ParisNice 2020 GC.
⏪ Relive the last kilometer of this stage 7. pic.twitter.com/7dIVkGTGOL
— Paris-Nice (@ParisNice) March 14, 2020
Once the initial shock was overcome, the cycling campaign kicked off, setting the resumption of activity for the end of July and the beginning of August. For the moment, everything is going according to plan. Broadly speaking, this means the Tour in September, the Giro in October and the Vuelta between October and November. In between, there'll be classic rides, monuments, world championships in Switzerland and races whose celebration was considered strategic to save such an atypical and bad season.
Everything started in Burgos, Spain
Like the Bundesliga in European football, the Vuelta a Burgos was from the very beginning the focus of everyone's attention as the starting point of the cycling season. Although there had been a few minor races before, Burgos set the new scene, and it was not easy to combine the needs of professional cycling, constantly evolving within the new reality imposed by the coronavirus pandemic.
The Vuelta a Burgos established a protocol from scratch with the main objective of minimizing risks and outbreaks – words as common now as the air we breathe – as much as possible.
Diario Ideal
Several days later, we can say that Burgos passed the exam, and fulfilled the so-called new normality. There were a couple of shocks: a rider from the Israel Start-Up Nation, Chris Froome's next team, and three Colombians from the UAE Team, all had had contact with a coronavirus-infected person. They were separated and conveniently isolated, and the competition could reach a conclusion.
A race whose winner, dressed in purple, has marked a turning point – Remco Evenepoel, 20, beat all the stars that had come together for the race. A much satisfying victory, Burgos will forever be one of the achievents of a cyclist who will most surely mark an era.
On Saturday August 1st, cycling experienced another great day. The Strade Bianche is a relatively young classic that has taken root in the hearts of fans. Its cycling from another era, along the white roads of Tuscany and ending at the heart of Siena, has taken on great dimensions and has provided great pictures. The winner of such a special race, usually held in March, was three-time cyclo-cross world champion Wout Van Aert, who this time was certainly successful in his attack.
Cycling keeps going amidst the curves of the pandemic, taking extreme precautions and watching with concern those fans who approach the roadside without a mask.
On the Route d'Occitane, the current Tour winner Egan Bernal showed he had made the necessary effort to keep his bib from August 29th in Nice, so we will see if the efforts to return professional cycling to activity have been worthwhile or not. Meanwhile, we will enjoy what we can. Along the way, there will be cycling almost every day until then.
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Q: Broken sudo on Google Compute Engine Error :
[ri@myinstance-1 etc]$ sudo su -
sudo: >>> /etc/sudoers: syntax error near line 120 <<<
sudo: parse error in /etc/sudoers near line 120
sudo: no valid sudoers sources found, quitting
sudo: unable to initialize policy plugin

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*But unknowingly  we have installed new version of ffmpeg in dev@myinstance-1 but our django development server running on ri@myintance-1,
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How can i fix this ?

A: I think one of your options is mount the disk with the rootfs in another machine and edit /etc/sudoers.

A: mistake is I modified /etc/sudoers with vi editor instead of visudo thanks @slhck for pointing that.
I didnt tried  @f01 answer because that also required to create new compute instance. So i decided to create new compute instance with old snapshot.. Problem solved.

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On May 16, 2015, we will hold our second Annual "March for Meals" Walkathon to benefit the Meals on Wheels program.
Partner with us to ensure that No Senior Goes Hungry in our community.
The Meals Program, run by Highland Valley Elder Services, helps elders remain independent and stay in their homes by providing hot, nutritious meals daily to those homebound in 24 towns in Hampden and Hampshire Counties. The delivery of our meals to their homes also serves as a daily well-being check, ensuring that they are safe and well.
Call us at (800) 322-0551 or (413) 586-2000 for more information.
Registration information will be posted here in early 2015.


Ahoy. As many of you have probably realized, I am devoting a huge share of my blogging energy (blog-ergy?) these days to maintaining Disability Intersections. A lot of my writing/content—including longform cartoons–can be found there! This is not really a "state of the blog" post or announcement that I'm taking it down, or anything of the sort; it's more of a "hi, here is why I haven't updated my damn blog for over a year" post. WHEE.
Relatedly, s.e. and I are always looking for new contributors for the site! Please read about our submission guidelines/policies here and get in touch with us if the mood strikes.


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Reinventing 'the wheel': an exercise bike with aesthetic appeal
Leading Italian composites specialist, Lamiflex has used Vero Software's VISI suite of design and manufacturing tools to put a modern spin on the traditional exercise bike, creating an innovative piece of luxury fitness equipment that would not be out of place in the most modern of interiors
The Lamiflex Group, based in Bergamo, Italy has been involved in the production and application of composite materials for over 30 years, and it now supports a variety of technically demanding industry sectors. The company started production in 1976 following its invention and the subsequent development of rapier ribbons made from composite materials for the textile machinery sector.
More recently, a research programme and ongoing investment has seen Lamiflex expand its operations into other market sectors, such as aerospace. For this sector, the company uses a special 'autoclave polymerisation of composite materials' process, certified by AgustaWestland, which produces both stiff and flexible lightweight ducts for environmental control systems installed in aircraft, high performance and military vehicles. The company is now regarded as a market leader in the field of technical composite laminates.
Composite materials are, by definition, structures made up of several component materials, typically thermoset resins strengthened with carbon, Kevlar or glass fibres that endow certain characteristics (usually of a mechanical nature), plus a matrix that holds the fibres in position, protects them and offers other specific characteristics for particular applications.
Laminated composite materials can be produced as sheets of continuous strands of fibre, layered so that each fibre lies in a specified direction. This means that reinforcement is only added where needed and so the amounts of material used can be optimised and thus the weight of component parts kept to a minimum. The key characteristic of a composite material is its high strength-to-weight ratio, which means that it can attain performance levels similar to those of a metal (or even higher), but at half the weight or better.
Fitness by design
In 2009, Lamiflex became involved in the development of an innovative piece of fitness equipment conceived by Italian product designer Luca Schieppati. The Ciclotte is an exercise bike with an ultra-modern carbon fibre frame, touch screen display and reduced pedal distance to ensure correct bio-mechanics throughout the complete leg rotational movement. Essentially, it follows the Ciclo, an innovative prototype of a single wheel city bike, which is now part of the permanent collection of the Triennale Design Museum in Milan.
The large central wheel of the Ciclotte forms the cornerstone of the design and is reminiscent of the classic unicycles dating back to the end of the nineteenth century. However, thanks to modern engineering and the latest sports science, the Ciclotte is also destined to become a fine piece of interior design in addition to its primary role as a piece of fitness equipment.
An eye-catching profile makes the Ciclotte instantly recognisable and much admired in terms of its design aesthetics and the use of modern engineering materials and technology. It faithfully reproduces the dynamics and performance of on-road pedalling, and is ideal for high intensity aerobic training such as 'spinning'.
This is made possible thanks to an innovative epicycloid crank system - a dual satellite arrangement using a number of component gears in a functional space measuring just 58mm wide. By multiplying the number of flywheel rotations - about four flywheel rotations to every pedal rotation - a magnetic field is generated, maximising resistance to simulate uphill cycling.
Lamiflex R&D director, Federico Carrara Castelli, who also led the Ciclotte project, said Schieppati's concept fired his company's imagination and desire to see it "brought to life". At the beginning of 2009, a first 'aesthetic' prototype was produced to gauge market reaction before moving to the fully functional prototype stage. All components, including the carbon-fibre handlebar and saddle, were designed in 3D and simulated as a virtual assembly to highlight any potential issues prior to the initial build, which involved the bringing together of 60 separate components. With the Ciclotte project very much in mind, Lamiflex took the opportunity to invest in a new integrated CADCAM system. Lamiflex CAD specialist, Marco Perani takes up the story:
"Previously, we used a parametric CAD system that we found difficult to use and quite restrictive when working with complex organic surface forms. After extensive benchmark testing, we decided to implement VISI from Vero Software as we believed it offered the best balance between performance and price. We are currently running multiple licenses of VISI Modelling and VISI Analysis for Design, and VISI Machining with Compass Technology for 2D through to 5-axis milling."
According to Carrara, Lamiflex used VISI for the design and manufacture of all composite mould parts used in the Ciclotte construction. And as far as the moulds for the carbon fibre wheel and the handlebar were concerned, all of this was achieved in less than 100 hours of CAD work, he says. Once the moulds were completed (and polished), the fabric and epoxy resin was applied, and then inserted into a vacuum bag and placed inside the autoclave for the curing process. Once hardened, the parts were then to the CAM department for finishing. Federico Carrara Castelli again:
"We employ several milling machines, including two simultaneous 5-axis CNC machines running VISI Machining. For finishing, the 'trimming' method is often used, whereby the side of the tool is driven along the surface edge. For additional control, synchronisation curves can be used to control the tool movement in local areas where the potential direction changes are at their most extreme. When the toolpath is complete, the machine operator is able to virtually walk through the complete program using the kinematic simulator and prove the toolpath is collision-free.
"Introducing the software has streamlined our manufacturing processes, reduced the potential for error and ultimately increased our productivity. We are a company always looking for innovative, often revolutionary solutions and consider Vero to be an important partner in this philosophy."
The Ciclotte is available in three versions, full carbon, silver (fibreglass) and steel. It was launched in the UK at the 100% Design Show back in September of 2010 at Earls Court, London.
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5th annual Mother's High Tea celebrates cannabis industry's influential women
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Published: May 17, 2017, 3:53 pm • Updated: May 17, 2017, 3:53 pm
By Alex Pasquariello, The Cannabist Staff
The fifth annual Mother's High Tea brought some of the most influential women in cannabis together to remember their struggles, honor their successes and uphold a new generation of leaders.
The non-consumption event held May 12 at Denver's historic McNichols Building also marked a milestone for event founder and Cannabist contributor Susan Squibb, who is celebrating 20 years of advocacy for marijuana and hemp law reforms.
"It's just exhilarating," Squibb said at the event. "The energy women are bringing to marijuana is palpable, and today we saw how women are driving the industry to be stronger and more inclusive while also embracing the movement to seek equality and social justice."
After mingling over tea and crumpets, attendees at the event heard a spirited introduction by guest emcee Jaime Lewis, founder and CEO of Colorado's Mountain Medicine edibles company and a board member of the National Cannabis Industry Association (NCIA).
"We're celebrating a female plant that needs to be protected," she told the crowd. "But so do we need to be protected as women in cannabis."
The five speakers Squibb assembled for Mother's High Tea — including Lewis — featured industry pioneers as well as a new crop of cannabis advocates fighting for equality and justice for communities of color.
Washington state entrepreneur Ah Warner encouraged the women of cannabis to be diligent in their pursuits but stay balanced in their personal life.
She built her health and beauty company Cannabis Basics over two decades, and last year she helped orchestrate the passage of a law removing cannabis health and beauty aids from Washington's list of controlled substances.
An important part of Warner's balance is Women of Weed, a private social club she founded in May 2013. She said she hopes the club's success in her home state inspires other women to create community and social clubs of their own.
"Know what you want and have the power to create a community that suits your needs," she said.
Colorado's Diane Czarkowski told the gathering that women had a responsibility to help others benefit from the plant.
"That's part of being a pioneer," she said. "If all we gain is a lot of money, then we will have failed."
Czarkowski founded one of the state's first medical dispensaries in 2009, and she's a founding partner of Canna Advisors, a national consulting firm that assists clients through the competitive state application process for business licenses. She's also a founding member of NCIA.
"Ours is not a new industry, it's a new kind of industry," she said. "It's one that touches on health, wellness, equality and social justice — concepts women have always fought for."
Sonia Espinosa co-founded New York's Cannabis Cultural Association after graduating from Harvard in 2016, seeking to increase involvement of underrepresented communities in the legal cannabis industry and effect change in criminal justice reform. She implored the group to see the similarities between the cannabis plant and America's immigrant population.
"Both are viewed as valuable commodities and both have a long history of being stigmatized," she said.
Both communities are also worried about the policies of Attorney General Jeff Sessions, she observed.
"But look around — we're all stronger together," she said. "We have the ability to build this industry right."
Social justice was also the impetus for speaker Nina Parks to enter the cannabis industry. In 2015, she co-founded Supernova Women, a California nonprofit empowering people of color to be stakeholders in the cannabis economy.
She recounted the saga of her brother, who was jailed in New York's Rikers Island on a marijuana conviction. America's anti-marijuana policies are nothing more than a pathway for people of color to be trapped in the prison-industrial complex, she said.
"To me, legalization is a revolution to heal our community where it was attacked," she said.
Even while this year's Mother's High Tea focused on national players, Squibb said her hope for the event's future was increased local advocacy. In her remarks she announced that she had filed a federal trademark application for Mother's High Tea to establish licensing in the hope others would be inspired to organize and host their own such events in their home cities.
"Next year, I hope women can host Mother's High Teas coast-to-coast," she said.
Topics: activism, advocacy, advocates, Denver, legalization, legalization vote, mother's high tea, protests, social justice, vote, women in marijuana, women in weed
Alex joined The Cannabist as Editor in April 2017. He started his journalism career in Colorado as a reporter at community newspapers and national ski magazines before heading to New York to work as an editor at Condé Nast Traveler and digital…


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Tom Buck - January 5, 2014
Judges 2:1-10
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