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School health grants are available – The Tribune
NELSONVILLE – Grants continue to be available to help resolve health inequality for children from the Appalachian Mountains, Ohio.
The scholarship opportunity is focused on school health care and remains available through the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio's (FAO) I'm a Child of Appalachia Fund and supported by the UnitedHealthcare (UHC) Community Plan of Ohio. The application deadline is December 10th.
"Local impact and support are critical components in promoting equity and access to health," said Kelly Reidenbach, vice president of strategy, UHC Community Plan of Ohio. "We value the opportunity to use our population health resources and insights to support solutions that promote the health and wellbeing of children and families in the Appalachian Mountains, Ohio."
According to data released by UHC, children in the Appalachians experience significant medical, behavioral and oral health disparities, compounded by problems with access to health care. The health care system and community support ecosystem, including schools and extracurricular programs, offer significant opportunities to overcome these barriers.
The FAO's I'm a Child of Appalachia Fund seeks to address these inequalities through its Health and Human Services Pillar, one of five areas essential to generating and sustaining transformative change in Appalachian Ohio.
Up to $ 50,000 is available to support collaboration and capacity building related to school and community health care in Appalachian Ohio. Applications can range from $ 5,000 to $ 15,000, although applications up to $ 20,000 will be considered.
Nonprofits applying for the Appalachian Ohio School-Based Healthcare Grant should submit projects that discuss and analyze the data presented during the panel discussion and identify possible next steps to address that data and empower local communities. The collaboration will shape the development of small-scale interventions that focus on addressing health inequalities.
To access the data presented in the Appalachian Ohio School-Based Healthcare virtual panel discussion and to apply for related funding, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org/schoolbasedhealthcare.
To learn more about the Foundation for Appalachian Ohio and opportunities to give, grow, and create with the FAO, visit www.AppalachianOhio.org or contact [email protected] or 740-753-1111.
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Construction site safety under scrutiny after Gwangju collapse
By Yoon Min-sik
Published : Jan 12, 2022 - 11:57 Updated : Jan 13, 2022 - 15:52
Safety inspections took place at major construction sites across South Korea on Wednesday, as the search continued for workers missing in Tuesday's collapse of a Gwangju apartment building that was under construction.
The Gwangju Metropolitan Government earlier in the day ordered the temporary shutdown on all construction sites in the city run by Hyundai Development Co., the company involved in the accident. HDC, later in the day, suspended work on all of its worksites across the country for emergency safety checks.
Search operations for workers thought to be trapped inside the debris resumed around 11:20 a.m. Wednesday, after a temporary halt due to the possibility of a subsequent collapse.
President Moon Jae-in urged the officials to conduct a "thorough investigation on the underlying reasons behind the recent series of accidents." In June last year, a building in Gwangju's Hak-dong collapsed on top of a bus, leaving nine dead and eight injured.
"Place all your efforts in preventing (such accidents) from happening again. ... And make sure Cheong Wa Dae and all the government organizations stay vigilant and establish order for protection of the people," Moon was quoted as saying by presidential spokesperson Park Kyung-mi.
This photo taken Wednesday shows a collapsed exterior wall of an apartment building under construction in Gwangju. (Yonhap)
The accident occurred around 3:50 p.m. Tuesday when an exterior wall of the high-rise apartment building under construction in Hwajung-dong, Gwangju crumbled, with 394 people working on the site. At least one person was hospitalized with injuries.
"We will cooperate with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transpiration, along with the National Police Agency to discover the cause of the accident, and pursue administrative and legal actions against whoever is responsible," said Park Nam-eon, head of the city's civil safety office in a media briefing. He added that the priority is to locate the missing workers, vowing to allocate all resources.
Gwangju will also hold citywide inspections of all of its construction sites, with Mayor Lee Yong-seop heading the emergency team for preventive measures.
Major metropolitan and Provincial governments across the country, including Busan, Daejeon, Daegu, South Jeolla Province, Cheongju, announced plans for comprehensive safety inspections on Wednesday, with a pan-government vice ministers meeting on safety measures at construction sites slated for Thursday.
Yoo Byeong-gyu, the president of the Hyundai Development Company, bows his head during a public apology on Wednesday in Gwangju. (Yonhap)
Experts at the preliminary meeting of the ministerial investigation team raised possibility that shoddy work in connecting the facade to the concrete slab used as the floor of the building may have led to the disaster, and that strong winds may also have been a factor.
HDC released a press release around 3:30 p.m. denying reports that the company rushed the construction, claiming that it was actually ahead of schedule.
The Supreme Prosecutors' Office forged an investigative team Wednesday to see if any breach of law was involved.
Local newspaper Kyunghyang Shinmun reported Wednesday that HDC had received administrative penalties related to the Hwajung-dong construction in 14 separate cases, paying fines for 12 of them. A total of 324 civil complaints had been filed with authorities since construction started in 2019.
The series of incidents has spurred safety concerns across the country, particularly as HDC had also been involved in the June incident as the primary contractor to tear the building down.
Similar to this case, an investigation into the cause of the accident was ordered by the president himself, along with preventive measures, with the related ministries vowing that such tragedies would not reoccur.
The Gwangju branches of the ruling Democratic Party, main opposition People Power Party, and the minor opposition Justice Party all released statements decrying HDC and calling for safety measures to prevent similar accidents in the future.
By Yoon Min-sik (minsikyoon@heraldcorp.com)


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Called to Fight
ISIS trial in Minnesota: What you need to know
Mukhtar M. Ibrahim
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The FBI has arrested nine young Minnesota men since 2014 for allegedly plotting to join the terror group ISIS in Syria.
Six — Abdullahi Yusuf, Zacharia Abdurahman, Hanad Musse, Abdirizak Warsame, Adnan Farah and Hamza Ahmed — have pleaded guilty to conspiring to travel to Syria to join ISIS.
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They told Judge Michael Davis that ISIS propaganda videos and social media inspired them to seek out the group to join up. Most were in their teens when they got caught up in ISIS' sophisticated social media campaign to recruit new followers.
The three remaining suspects — Guled Omar, 21; Abdirahman Daud, 22; and Mohamed Farah, 22 — are set to stand trial beginning Monday on charges including conspiring to provide material support to ISIL and to commit murder abroad.
Abdirahman Daud
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This will be the first time individuals facing ISIS-related charges will face trial in Minnesota, home to one of the largest clusters of ISIS defendants in the nation. The trial is expected to last several weeks and will be closely watched around the world. Here's a guide.
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What are the accusations?
The men are accused of plotting to commit murder overseas — a charge that carries a maximum sentence of life in prison — as well as conspiring to provide material support to a terrorist organization, a charge that carries up to 15 years in prison. Their families insist the men are innocent and never intended to harm their country.
The government is taking the threat of domestic radicalization seriously. However, some Minnesota Somali-American community leaders contend that the government is over-reaching in its anti-terrorism efforts when it comes to arresting impressionable young Muslim men who recently graduated from high schools and never left the United States.
None of the men on trial has previously committed a crime.
How did the FBI pursue the case?
The FBI's investigation started in 2014 when reports surfaced about the departures of several Minnesotans believed to have joined radical groups in Syria.
In November 2014, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Minnesota charged two men accused of conspiring to join ISIS. One of those men, Abdi Nur, is believed to be fighting in Syria. The other, Abdullahi Yusuf, was stopped at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport in May 2014 as he prepared to board a flight to Turkey. Yusuf became the first man to plead guilty to the conspiracy.
Nur and Yusuf were part of a group of friends who met at parks, Somali malls, mosques and restaurants starting in mid-2014. They watched ISIS propaganda videos and discussed ways to travel to Syria. Some of them purchased airplane tickets and tried to board planes to leave the country. Others drove to San Diego to get fake passports.
In February 2015, the FBI arrested a second man, Hamza Ahmed. According to prosecutors, Ahmed and three young men — Zacharia Abdurahman, Mohamed Farah and Hanad Musse — took a Greyhound bus from Minneapolis to New York City's John F. Kennedy International Airport in November 2014 intending to board international flights.
Ahmed and Farah were booked on the same Nov. 8, 2014 flight from JFK to Istanbul, Turkey. Farah, Musse and Abdurahman were prevented from boarding their flights. Ahmed successfully boarded, but the FBI pulled him off the plane before it left the boarding gate. None of the men was arrested at the time.
As the FBI intensified its surveillance in early 2015, one of the men identified by family and friends of the defendants as Abdirahman Bashir, decided to cooperate with the government as authorities zeroed in on the group. Using a hidden microphone, he began to secretly record conversations of his friends. A California native, his friends called him "Cali."
The government is expected to use Bashir's tape-recorded conversations as evidence during trial.
In April 2015 with the help of Bashir, Mohamed Farah and Abdirahman Daud drove to San Diego to obtain fake passports, according to prosecutors, and were soon arrested there. Adnan Farah, Guled Omar, Abdurahman and Musse were also arrested in Minneapolis as part of a joint terrorism task force investigation, bringing to eight the number of men arrested.
In December 2015, the FBI made a ninth arrest, Abdirizak Warsame. He was friends with the men who'd already been charged with trying to join ISIS. Prosecutors say Warsame was part of the conspiracy, and at one point, became the group's leader. It's unclear why he was arrested eight months after his friends were charged.
Many in the Twin Cities Somali community were shocked at the magnitude of the arrests and charges. Mothers said they hadn't slept for days after their sons were arrested. The community came under scrutiny from law enforcement and the media. Some saw parallels to the arrests of several men six years earlier for attempting to aid the terrorist group al-Shabab in Somalia.
How, they asked, could it happen again?
What are the ties among the men going on trial?
Mohamed Farah's younger brother, Adnan who went to school with Omar, pleaded guilty in April to charges of plotting to join ISIS. Prosecutors allege Omar attempted to leave the country a total of three times to join foreign terrorist groups.
In 2012, Omar planned to travel to Nairobi, Kenya, "where he would then be able to cross into Somalia" to join al-Shabab, according to court documents.
In May 2014, Omar and his friend, who turned out to be an FBI informant, tried to drive to California and make their way to Syria from there, prosecutors say. But after Omar placed his luggage in a rental vehicle, a family member confronted him. Omar, then 19, abandoned his travel plans. In November 2014, Omar again tried to travel from Minneapolis to San Diego but was stopped at the airport and not allowed to board the plane.
Omar graduated from high school in Minneapolis and worked as a security guard to fund his education at a local community college, according to his attorney.
Prosecutors say Omar introduced Hamza Ahmed and Yusuf Jama, who's believed to have died in Syria while fighting for ISIS, to group meetings during which the men were allegedly planning their travels to Syria.
Daud, along with Farah, allegedly left Minneapolis for San Diego on April 17 in hopes of getting a fake passport from source in California, unaware that the man he was asking to make the connection for him was actually an FBI informant.
Prosecutors say the men were planning to cross into Mexico and fly out to the Middle East before federal agents arrested him three days later.
On the road trip to California, a confidential informant for the FBI recorded Daud saying that he would "spit on America at the border crossing."
The third youngest of 12 children, Daud lived in Minneapolis with his mother and siblings. He attended South High School and graduated from Heritage Academy in Minneapolis. He went on to study at Minneapolis Community and Technical College.
A youth program manager who met Daud when he was in his teens testified in a court hearing that Daud was respectful, calm, and a role model to the younger children.
Mohamed Farah, the oldest of seven children, graduated in 2012 from Heritage Academy of Science and Technology and attended St. Paul College.
Judge Michael J. Davis
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What happens to the six men who pleaded guilty?
In March, after four men in the case pleaded guilty, U.S. District Judge Michael Davis launched a program, the first of its kind in the nation, aimed at identifying the individual driving factors of radicalization and to assess the risks posed by the men.
The total number of men who pleaded guilty are six now, and they have the option to participate in the program, which will help the judge determine sentencing. They face up to 15 years in prison. The law allows for lighter sentences for those who provide substantial assistance to the government.
Davis flew to Germany in December to meet with Daniel Koehler, director of the German Institute on Radicalization and De-radicalization Studies, who will carry out the individual risk assessments and provide a written report about his findings and recommendations to the court. Koehler was in Minneapolis last month to conduct interviews.
How has the federal government responded to the threat of Americans becoming radicalized?
The Justice Department in 2014 launched a pilot program called Countering Violent Extremism program, or CVE, in Minneapolis, Los Angeles and Boston, calling it a way to bring religious and community leaders and law enforcement together to counter efforts by ISIS and other terror groups to recruit fighters in the U.S.
It calls for bolstering after-school and tutoring programs in hope of fostering a sense of belonging for young Somali-Americans.
Andrew Luger, U.S. attorney for the state of Minnesota
As part of the program, locally known as Building Community Resilience, six organizations that work with Somali youth in Minnesota were recently awarded $300,000 in grants. Grant recipients include a youth sports group, a program that empowers Somali parents, an organization that plans to enhance youth employment opportunities and a group that addresses mental health issues for refugees.
However, some Minnesota Muslims have questioned the pilot's intent and raised concerns that it's simply a way to gather intelligence. U.S. Attorney for Minnesota Andrew Luger, who leads the CVE program in Minnesota, has told his Somali community task force he would not use the program that way.
But some 50 Muslim organizations, led by the Council on American-Islamic Relations in Minnesota, oppose the program because it combines "policing and counter-terrorism efforts with social services and outreach targeting only one religious and ethnic community."
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Kyla Winters works with Randy Mason, a certified prosthetist, while being fitted with new legs.
Strangers occasionally stop Kyla Winters on the street and thank her for her military service when they see she's walking on two prosthetic legs.
Sometimes, prayer circles surround her without warning.
These encounters often assume her injuries were unavoidable, that it was a bomb blast or a rare genetic disorder that took all of her fingers and her legs below the knee.
That's not the case. It was the bacteria Neisseria meningitidis, often called bacterial meningitis, that poisoned her blood and prompted surgeons to amputate in 2009.
Kyla Winters learned to walk with prosthetic legs and make do with incomplete fingers.
The infection and its aftermath were preventable. Had Winters received the vaccine that's routinely recommended for college-age kids, she likely would not be faced with so much pain with every door she opens and every step she takes.
So when she finds herself at the center of a circle of well-wishers, she wants them to know what they're really looking at, how she got to where she is today.
"People will come up to me and say how amazing I am," Winters said. "They're trying to be sweet and encouraging, and they are, but really what I want them to know is you need to be aware."
She hopes that sharing her story will help those who are healthy see more clearly what they risk when they forgo vaccination, whether it's for rare conditions like meningococcal disease or for more common ailments like whooping cough and hepatitis.
"When I realized what strain I got, when I realized it was Meningitis C, I was so overwhelmed with grief. I could have prevented it. I could have had the vaccine," Winters said.
Her saga began with a stiff neck after a night on the town with friends. That painful stiffness, which started overnight, had spread throughout her body by morning.
"I mean, I have been in pain before. I had a double mastectomy. But I had never experienced anything like this. I knew I was dying," Winters said.
Two friends who had slept over called 911, and an ambulance took her to Scripps Mercy Hospital. Winters doesn't remember the ride or much else for the next two months.
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But many others do, including Dr. Gonzalo Ballon-Landa, the infectious disease specialist called in that morning on a report of a woman who had flulike symptoms and severe pain but whose tests had come back negative. By the time he arrived, Ballon-Landa recalled, Winters had begun to develop a full-body rash.
"Looking at that rash, I was highly suspicious that she had meningococcal disease, and just from looking at her, I had a sense she was going to have a severe case," he said.
Emergency room doctors administered a dose of broad-spectrum antibiotics shortly after her arrival. Studies show that quick receipt of antibiotics is a key factor in determining who survives an infectious disease and who does not.
Though her tests looked fine, Ballon-Landa's gut told him she needed to be monitored in the intensive care unit. The next morning, the situation took a turn for the worse.
"Boom! The bottom fell out from under her," Ballon-Landa said. "She had to be intubated, her blood pressure went to zero, she had to be put on enormous amounts of life-sustaining medications ... her liver failed, her kidneys failed, her heart failed, everything failed."
Meningococcal disease is best known for causing the meninges — the membranes that surround the brain and spinal cord — to swell, prompting seizures and headaches that can result in brain damage and, eventually, death. But the bacteria also commonly infects the blood, causing a condition called septicemia. Toxins produced by the bacteria damage the blood vessels, causing platelets to leak out into the skin. This leakage is what caused Winters' tell-tale rash.
Kyla Winters fits herself into a gravity reduction treadmill that will help her learn to use her new running blades.
As the severity of her infection increased and damaged her heart, her body's ability to keep her extremities supplied with oxygenated blood was severely reduced. The tissue became so damaged that amputation was the only solution.
Winters was in ICU for six weeks. Heavy pain medication kept her from being fully aware of exactly what was happening. She was not involved in the decision to amputate.
Winters' identical twin, Liana Thomas, was in late pregnancy at the time. She stayed by her twin's side, interviewing doctors about the need to amputate.
When it was time for discharge, Thomas decided to move her family to San Diego where she could help her twin recuperate.
It was clear that Winters would need a kidney transplant. Thomas decided to give her sister a kidney, and the surgery took place Aug. 25, 2010, exactly one year after Winters crashed in the ICU.
People sometimes ask Thomas how she found the bravery to donate a kidney. She has trouble understanding the questions.
"This was my twin sister. I felt like I was saving my own life. The thought of her not being in my world was just devastating," Thomas said.
For Winters, regaining independence took much more than a transplant.
It's easy to see pictures of her learning to run on her prosthetic legs and think she has fully recovered. But no one sees her trying to get dressed in the morning or sitting down on the floor in the grocery store when her legs just hurt.
"What took me an hour, like getting ready in the morning, today still will take me two, three hours," she said.
Though she has made gradual progress in walking and manipulating the world around her, her life remains too unpredictable to hold down a full-time job.
Sometimes, she said, the pain is sudden and sharp, located in her missing foot or calf. Other times, it's more of a burning sensation.
"Living with so many amputations," Winters said, "it's a full-time job just to try to be independent."
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El distrito de Catacaos es uno de los diez que conforman la provincia de Piura ubicada en el departamento de Piura en la Costa Norte del Perú. Limita por el Norte con los distritos de Piura y Castilla; por el Sur con los distritos de La Arena y Cura Mori y con la provincia de Sechura; por el Este con las provincias de Morropón y Lambayeque; y, por el Oeste con la provincia de Paita.

Desde el punto de vista de la jerarquía de la Iglesia católica, forma parte de la Arquidiócesis de Piura.

Historia
Existen restos arqueológicos como la fortaleza y santuario de Narihualá, que se ubica a 5 km de Catacaos, en un lugar denominado Cerro de Narihualá. Las construcciones están formadas por plataformas de adobe y argamasa de barro organizadas en cuatro sectores. El área en total tiene 6 ha, y ahí en la actualidad se realizan trabajos de restauración. Este distrito es considerado como la capital de la cultura Tallán.

En el año 1547 el pacificador La Gasca ordena levantar el templo de San Juan Bautista, allí donde existía el Tambo de los curacas y ficializa la denominación de las cinco comunidades tallanes con los nombres de: San Juan de Catacaos, San Francisco de Paita, San Martín de Sechura, Santo Domingo de Olmos y San Lucas de Colán.

Catacaos fue parroquia desde 1645 y pertenecía al Partido de Piura y al Departamento de Trujillo. El 21 de junio de 1825, Catacaos es elevado a la categoría de distrito por decreto firmado por el Libertador Simón Bolívar. El 11 de enero de 1828 recibe el título de "Heroica Villa" para perpetuar la acción de sus pobladores al pronunciarse de manera franca y abierta contra la Constitución Vitalicia del Libertador Simón Bolívar y el 28 de octubre de 1868 es elevado a la categoría de ciudad.

Toponimia
Etimológicamente la palabra Catacaos deriva de las voces sec "catac" (valle grande) y "ccaos" (exuberante). Esta zona fue poblada por los Tallanes, quienes luego de instalarse y dirigidos por Mecnon y luego por Nariwalac se organizaron y formaron la nación Tallán (Tacllán por el uso de la taclla, herramienta de trabajo agrícola). Su dios fue Walac y en su honor edificaron un enorme santuario, que actualmente se encuentra en restauración (Templo Narihualá).

Posteriormente fueron invadidos por Mochicas y Chimúes. Durante la colonia, Catacaos fue "Encomienda de indios", recibiendo el nombre de San Juan de Catacaos. Durante el proceso de emancipación de Perú, aportó muchos contingentes para la liberación.

Geografía
Se ubica en las coordenadas 5°15'42'' de latitud sur y 80°40'27'' de Longitud oeste; ocupa una zona de bosque seco tropical. Su topografía es plana, con tierras eriazas, en la parte este y sur del distrito, presentando una pequeña zona aluvial en la parte norte, el piso ecológico predominante es costa.

Catacaos, con más de 54 171 habitantes, es predominantemente agrícola y artesano, ya que está rodeado por un valle fértil, con una importante producción de algodón de gran calidad por su textura y largas fibras. Este pueblo forjó su futuro con chimeneas y pesados ferrocarriles, con algarrobo y sombreros de paja, con su filigrana de oro y plata.

Cuenta con los siguientes centros poblados: Buenos Aires de Cumbibirá , La Campiña, Mocara, San Pablo, El Gredal, Catacaos, Pedregal Grande, Simbila, Viduque, Paredones, Nuevo Pedregal, La Piedra, La Legua/San Jacinto, Pedregal Chico. La capital del distrito se encuentra ubicada a 11 km de la ciudad de Piura, está edificada en la parte llana del valle a poca distancia de la margen izquierda del río Piura.

Clima
El clima en Catacaos, como en todo el bajo Piura, es caluroso la mayor parte del año; la temperatura varia entre 16 °C como mínimo y 35 °C como máximo. Las mínimas se presentan en el periodo de invierno y las máximas entre enero y marzo, donde puede alcanzarse valores de 37 °C. La zona seca y presenta lluvias variables que cuando ocurren, entre enero y marzo, alcanzan condiciones extremas durante la presencia
recurrente del Fenómeno "El Niño" – FEN. La humedad relativa en la ciudad de Catacaos es de 66% como promedio anual, aumenta en los meses denominados fríos y disminuye en el verano.

Agricultura
La actividad agrícola constituye la principal ocupación de la población económicamente activa albergando el 32.1% de ella; por la grave crisis que atraviesa este sector no constituye el motor capaz de poner en acción la economía distrital. Cultivos como el algodón, ayer considerado el oro blanco norteño que tenía en las exuberantes tierras Cataquenses las mejores condiciones para brindar cosechas generosas, hoy solo forma parte secundaria de la cédula de cultivo agrícola donde el arroz ha pasado a ocupar el papel principal, tanto por el área instalada como por sus producción obtenida.

Autoridades

Municipales

 2019 - 2022
 Alcalde: José Luis Martín Muñoz Vera, de Región para Todos.
 Regidores:
 Robert Alexis Aguilar Correa (Región para Todos)
 Luis Antonio Valencia Seminario (Región para Todos)
 Edwin Javier Timaná Villegas (Región para Todos)
 Javier Coveñas Marcelo (Región para Todos)
 Fernando Joel Llompar Sullon (Región para Todos)
 Tania Katherine Nizama Marcelo (Región para Todos)
 Miguel Ángel Trelles Coveñas (Alianza para el Progreso)
 Manuel Humberto Sandoval Valdiviezo (Movimiento de Desarrollo Local Modelo Región Piura)
 Marlon David Flores Quinde (Movimiento Regional Seguridad y Prosperidad)

Alcaldes anteriores

 2015-2018: Juan Francisco Cieza Sánchez, de la Unión Democrática del Norte (UDN).
 2011-2014: José Pablo Castro López, del Partido Democrático Somos Perú (SP).

Policiales
 Comisario de Piura: Comandante PNP Roberto Cedrón Vera.

Atractivos turísticos
Situado a 12 kilómetros de la ciudad de Piura, es el rincón más tradicional del departamento por su festividad religiosa de la Semana Santa, por las costumbres de sus habitantes, sus chicherías, sus comidas, sus indias pollerudas, su industria de sombreros de paja, su áurea orfebrería y su alegría. Es además, la fuente obligada de los piuranos. Bajo la bandera blanca de sus chicherías, aplaca el rigor de las horas aceradas y bullentes del mediodía así como el de las horas plateadas de la tarde.

Catacaos levanta sus casas modestas y sus chozas de caña de guayaquil y de pájaro bobo, sobre los terrenos del año 1645 obsequió a los indígenas de la región Don Juan de Mori Alvarado, Vicario de la parroquia. Su vida transcurrió como la del resto de los pobladores piuranos, en el medio del silencio, sin protagonizar acontecimientos trascendentes. Es a principios de este siglo que Catacaos toma importancia, con su producto de sombreros de paja de toquilla.

Sus sombreros se exportaban a Alemania. La fibra de los sombreros tejió fortunas. Ahora esta artesanía se encuentra en declive, pero con posibilidades de un futuro mejor.

Catacaos es también la tierra de las chicherías, en cuyas puertas se levantan las banderas blancas que anuncian la chicha fresca, espumante y generosa. Sobre el suelo de tierra de la chichería se amontonan los cántaros de simbilá, con su espirituoso contenido. Sobre las mesas rústicas de madera, se llenan los potos –calabazas pulidas y vacías- que levantan la espuma del claro y del destilado. Y en torno a los cántaros pequeños, -"chirihuacos"- y el poto que debe llenarse cuando se encuentra bien seco, para que la chicha levante su espuma sedosa y fresca, se sientan los piuranos a calmar su sed. Allí se pasan el poto de mano en mano y de boca en boca, los "blancos" piuranos que humedecen sus paladares con la bebida del indio.

Cada año miles de turistas recorren la calle Comercio para adquirir joyas, sombreros y otras artesanías propias de la región.

Artesanía
La artesanía de este pueblo es reconocida nacional e internacionalmente, a tal grado que el Estado le ha concedido el título de Capital Artesanal con la ley 25132 en el año 1989. Sus artesanos cuentan con gran habilidad para confeccionar joyas de oro y plata en filigrana (hilos muy finos), los que artísticamente adornan collares y sortijas, y confeccionan todo tipo de objeto que sea solicitado. Destacan también sus tejidos de paja toquilla, famosa por su calidad, finura y delicadeza; por su artesanía en madera dura (hualtaco), que asombra por su belleza, perfección y diseño. Catacaos es caracterizado por los siguientes trabajos en artesanía:

Filigrana
La filigrana, técnica concebida con hilos de plata que permiten el trasluz y la transparencia, combina mediante el trabajo lento y refinado, el diseño y la levedad del encaje con la solidez que proviene de la plata. Los hilos de distintos espesores y en algunos casos retorcidos, cubren espacios y dejan otros vacíos, formando un tejido traslúcido que se asemeja a las técnicas de bolilla y del croché.

En Catacaos las más populares son las llamadas "dormilonas", aretes compuestos por una parte superior redondeada ("aroma") y una parte inferior colgante ("dormilona"), armados sobre la base de una urdimbre de metal adelgazado en hebras. La mayoría de los artesanos poseen talleres propios y emplean "aprendices" o "asalariados", pero son los mismos dueños o los familiares más cercanos los que tienen el control de la industria y generalmente los talleres se encuentran ubicados en su propio hogar.

Alfarería
La alfarería o elaboración de objetos de cerámica presupone dar forma plástica a un puñado de arcilla húmeda para luego someterla a altas temperaturas, con lo que adquiere extrema dureza.

Gastronomía
Catacaos es conocida por sus comidas y picanterías (restaurantes locales), que son puntos obligados de los lugareños y de todo visitante. Destacan entre sus platos más reconocidos:
 El ceviche, pescado crudo cocido con limón agrio, cebolla, sal y ají picante, y que puede ser de mero, cabrilla o cachema, acompañado de una buena 'trama' (camote, yuca o zarandaja).
 El pasado, pescado salpresa pasado por agua caliente (previamente salado con un día de anterioridad, se usa el mero, cabrillón, peje blanco, ojo de uva, y se sirve con una salsa de cebolla salpicada de culantro y ají y acompañado de camote y yuca sancochados o arroz blanco.
 La 'malarrabia' (plato preparado con plátano sancochado y cocinado en agua, acompañado de quesos y aceitunas).
 El 'seco de chabelo', que es plátano verde frito y molido con carne seca y aderezo (ají panca, cebolla, tomate, sal).
 La 'sopa de novios', plato tradicional que se servía en cada boda o fiesta importante del pueblo: este plato está hecho a base de pan remojado, fideos (los cuales se ponen a cocinar y se les agregan pasas secas), se sirve con arroz blanco y estofado de carne, y se decora con un refrito, aceituna y huevo duro.
 Y por supuesto la famosa 'chicha de jora', bebida fermentada de un tipo de maíz especial(Amarillo duro), el cual se hace germinar, luego se seca y se muele, Se prepara según técnicas muy antiguas: se hierve el maíz en ollas de arcilla, la solución obtenida se vierte en "tinajas" y en "peroles" luego se "mastica", a este proceso se le denomina "enfriar", a continuación se deja fermentar hasta lograr el punto ácido, separando el líquido clarificado en "clarito" y "Jora" los cuales son sometidos a una segunda cocción en ollas de arcilla, a continuación viene el "cernido" que es la separación de los sólidos del maíz, luego es envasada en vasijas de barro cocido, para su fermentación en las cálidas arenas de Catacaos. El proceso de fabricación dura aprox 96 horas.

Las picanterías acostumbran poner una bandera blanca en la puerta.

Arte sacro
Es interesante visitar la iglesia de San Juan Bautista, construida sobre terrenos donde en la época precolombina existía el edificio o palacete tacllán para realizar los consejos de Curacas y Capullanas, siendo este templo el tercero; el primero fue construido en 1547 y fue destruido por el terremoto de 1912; se inicia su reconstrucción en 1915, y es destruida nuevamente en 1983 por las lluvias del fenómeno El Niño. La reconstrucción del tercero se inicia en 1995, la que es calificada como una réplica de la Capilla Sixtina, por la belleza y similitud de su decoración en las bóvedas, realizada por artesanos locales

Semana Santa
La semana santa se celebra desde 1540 en piura .
En Semana Santa, la costumbre manda que en Jueves y Viernes Santo, las familias más acaudaladas de la ciudad sirvan los 7 potajes a la población.

Catacaos es un pueblo hospitalario y cada 21 de junio se celebra un Aniversario más de su creación política como distrito. Muchos ciudadanos desde otro países viajan para Visitar El Distrito de catacos. En semana santa tiene muchos turistas.

Personajes ilustres
 Cayetano Heredia, médico peruano.
 Jacobo Cruz Villegas, historiador de Catacaos.
 Juan Humberto Requena Oliva, Congresista de la República.
 José Emilio Ramírez Rivas, músico y compositor.
Segundo Campoverde Celi; músico y compositor poeta y pintor reconocido nacionalmente

Véase también
 Club Defensor Nuevo Catacaos
 Organización territorial del Perú
 Piura
 Chulucanas

Referencias

Enlaces externos

 Municipalidad de Catacaos
 INEI Perú

Catacaos

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A Power Couple Walks into a Sex Club…
Her rating is 4.2.
I accept the ride automatically, like I do with all my Uber requests. The ping comes in and I tap the flashing icon on my iPhone as quickly as possible before it expires. I don't even look at the passenger name. I'm too busy fighting traffic to reach the pinned location. But at a red light, I press the link in the Uber app that opens up the passenger info screen. That's when I notice Julia's rating.
In the four months I've been driving for Uber, this is the worst passenger rating I've seen. Even though very few Uber passengers have five-star ratings, they're usually around 4.8 or 4.7. So as I approach Hyde and O'Farrell, I can't help but wonder why Julia's previous drivers had rated her so low.
I pull into a bus stop, hit the hazards, and look around. Nobody in sight. Maybe that's the problem. Making your driver wait longer than a minute will definitely cost you a star. In the Tenderloin, two stars. At least. I'm lucky I have a space to pull into. Otherwise I'd be double-parked in the flow of traffic, getting honked at by spiteful cab drivers or possibly rear-ended by a disoriented tourist. I wait five minutes, watching my side mirrors in case a bus approaches. Just as I'm about to cancel the ride, my phone rings.
"We're on Jones, between Eddy and Turk. Uber messed up our address."
A likely story. Probably doesn't know how to use the damn app. Inputting the wrong pick up location is another way to lose a star.
"Okay. I'm right around the corner. See you in a sec."
Fortunately, I don't have to circle four blocks on the one-way streets downtown. Just take a left at Eddy and a right on Jones. Pull up behind a double-parked taxi. A woman and a man wave at me. I unlock the doors.
"Sorry about that," Julia says, as she slides across the back seat. The man climbs in next to her.
"No worries." I pull into traffic. Glance at the cabbie eyeing me wearily. "The app can be a little janky at times."
"McCallister and Baker," the man tells me. "Do you need the exact address?"
"Nah. We'll sort it out when we get there."
I turn right onto Turk and head towards the Western Addition. I figure they'll give me the silent treatment. Like most Uber passengers. Which, in the ratings playbook, is another lost point.
"How's your night going so far?" the man asks.
"It's cool. How you guys doing?"
"We just came from the Power Exchange," he says.
"Oh yeah?"
"Do you know the Power Exchange?"
"A club?"
"A sex club," Julia says with a hint of derision.
I can't tell by her voice if she's telling me because they'd wandered in by mistake or on purpose. "Really?"
"Yeah. But it was lame," the man tells me. "We were the only couple there."
"Just lots of dudes jerking off," Julia says. "Following us around and asking if they could join in." She laughs. "It was so gross."
"There was that one woman giving a blowjob," the guy points out.
"Ugh. But she was so fat and the dude was covered in hair… I had to turn away."
At a stoplight, I glance in my rearview. They are an attractive couple. She's made up like a three-alarm fire and he's got the international man of mystery vibe down pat. In a club full of dudes looking to wank it to people having sex in public, I can see how they would be popular.
"Was this your first trip to a sex club?" I ask, since they seem inclined to converse and I'm curious.
"Oh yeah. And probably the last." Julia laughs.
"It's not like we were able to do anything," the man says. "Whenever we started making out, the guys would swarm."
"We left after twenty minutes," says Julia.
"I guess that was something we needed to experience so we'd never have to try again," the man tells her.
"I mean, if circumstances were different…"
"Oh, sure… but they'd have to be very different circumstances…"
Their voices go lower. It's obvious I'm no longer part of the discussion. I focus on driving. Watch for errant pedestrians and wobbling bicyclists. I tap my fingers on the steering wheel at the lights. The Pixies are playing on the iPod hardwired into my stereo, but the sound is barely perceptible. I keep the volume low and faded to the front speakers when I have passengers in the car. Nobody likes rock music anymore. It's all about deep house, EDM and dubstep, which I had to google after hearing the term mentioned constantly.
When I get close to the couple's location, I ask which street they're on, Baker or McCallister.
"Baker," Julia says. "About halfway down on the right. Next to that streetlight."
I pull over in front of an Edwardian apartment building and end the ride. "Have a good night."
"You too. Drive safe."
"I'll do my best."
I rate her five stars. Like I do with all my passengers. Unlike most Uber drivers, I adhere to the philosophy: live by the rating, die by the rating.
I go back online. Head down Divisadero and wait for another ping.
Originally published in Behind the Wheel 2: Notes from an Uber/Lyft and on Broke-Ass Stuart's Goddamn Website…
Image by Irina and Kelly Dessaint.
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WE HUB Selects 26 Women-Led Urban Tech Startups For Incubation Program
The selected start-ups will receive access to industrial visits and international market access support through WE HUB's partnerships with various corporates and international organizations.
WE HUB, India's first state-led incubator to foster and promote women entrepreneurship to start up, scale up and accelerate with global market access, today announced the launch of the third edition of its flagship incubation program. This edition will consist of 26 selected women-led urban tech start-ups that provide solutions for industries, such as SaaS, Healthtech, ConsumerTech, DeepTech, EdTech, FMCG and the sustainable sector.
The start-ups will receive mentorship from leading industry experts on business growth metrics, such as revenue building, customer acquisition, sustainability, market expansion and product development roadmap, access to funds, cross border market connects and access to government.
Close to 101 start-ups from across the country applied to participate in the program, which were evaluated by WE HUB, of them 90 per cent of the application had growth potential. The startups were given orientation on the program in detail and were further shortlisted through one-on-one interview sessions by leaders at WE HUB. The final list of start-ups for the cohort was selected based on the two-day pitching sessions to the jury of WE HUB partners including – Swissnex, IKP, Yashoda Hospitals, CCMB and SucSEED Partners.
Deepthi Ravula, CEO of WE HUB, said, "We are excited to launch our third Cohort which consists of 26 startups, from across India. Three years from its inception, WE Hub has reached a stage where every sector of startup incubated with us can be directed to a program which specifically tackles their need along with our partners. Programs like WE Trade, Launchpad, WE Corner launched by us in the previous year along with well-designed coincubation programs we are confident we have the best outcomes for the incubates at WE HUB."
Jayesh Ranjan, IAS, Principal Secretary ITE&C Department, Telangana, said, "Congratulations to all the startups selected as part of the third Cohort of the Incubation Program by WE HUB. Year on Year, it is heartening to see the varied sectors from which we are seeing Women Entrepreneurs innovate, startup and create enterprises. We look forward to many of these startups becoming a huge part of the innovation ecosystem to drive growth of startups in Telangana and across the country."
This nine-month program is designed with a targeted approach to provide entrepreneurs with a need-based intervention model to help them scale up. Start-ups from various cities in India – Bengaluru, Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Hyderabad – are part of the cohort. Some of the selected startups are Moxie and hopper, Bluebot Robotics, Ikshana, Lauriko, Kula Studio, Abby, Mindful Grubs, Forward Parcel, Haemac, Shu Shu babies, Sortizy, Yugiene, Pillplus, Level App, Backbenchers, Lori health, Kaqzu Bottles, Artfils, Hunar, Mera Bills, People of Prints, Akna Innovations, FittR Bites, Innogle, among others.
The selected start-ups will receive access to industrial visits and international market access support through WE HUB's partnerships with various corporates and international organizations. Additionally, they will receive one-on-one interactions and need-based mentorship sessions, respectively. Based on factors like market competition, scale-up strategy, and product development plan, WE HUB will set goals for each start-up in the cohort and track the progress of the start-ups in addition to mentoring them.
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Shireen Sultana, Cofounder, KinderPass, a startup from the current (third) cohort said, "We are excited about working with WE HUB and looking forward to making KinderPass India's best digital child health and development platform. Over the last few days, the conversations we've had with the team at WE HUB have given us the confidence that they are not just collaborators but will be true partners in our endeavor to help parents across India."
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Inside Rihanna's Star-Studded Fashion Show at a Paris Library -- See the Stylish Pics
By Jackie Willis 7:47 AM PST, March 7, 2017
This fashion show was most certainly too cool for school.
On Monday night, Rihanna showcased her FENTY PUMA Fall / Winter 2017 Collection at, of all places, the National Library, in Paris, France -- and the fashion show didn't have your typical runway! Instead, the models -- including Kristen Stewart's rumored girlfriend, Stella Maxwell -- walked down a long table complete with books and reading lights for ambiance.
The venue perfectly captured the school-like theme of the collection, which included lots of bright colors and varsity lettering. The collection hopes to embody the classic American social circles and cliques in high school, including the nerds, jocks, skaters, preppies, goth kids and bad girls.
"When I was in school, it was always my dream to be able to dress up in whatever I wanted," Rihanna, the brand's creative director, said of the line. "But in Barbados it was mandatory to wear a school uniform, so I had so much fun this season creating these back-to-school inspired looks, and I'm honored to present the collection in such a majestic national monument."
While it was hard to miss RiRi when she hit the runway in a neon yellow, floor-length fur coat, there were also some famous faces in the audience supporting the 29-year-old singer.
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Salma Hayek and husband Francois-Henri Pinault were spotted at the fashion show, and even posed with Rihanna after the big event.
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Model Cara Delevingne, 24, was also in attendance and while she didn't walk the runway, she did give her pal a standing ovation from the front row. Other celebrities at the show included Future and Nick and Joe Jonas.
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The company prepares to leave Manhome, and a distinguished expert.
Starts with "The dispute ended shortly" (approximately) (p382), ends with "their desire to see in him a new Berek had been vindicated," (p389).
Julie starts to give the usual intro, and Heatherly tells her that since they've got so much to cover, she needs to step it up (02:02). So Julie does it really quickly.
Heatherly starts out by saying that we left "Mormon and Lilith" arguing with each other, and that it turns out that she wants to be Covenant's servant, and wins the argument with "Mormon", so she goes over to Covenant only to have him react by saying he doesn't want a servant (02:47).
Heatherly says that Covenant feels trapped because he can't see a way to stop "Lilith" from humiliating herself (02:53), but that he manages to explain that he's not used to such things and her homage makes him uneasy—and also that he asks them to give Llaura and Pietten a home (03:15).
She relates Mhoram's explanation to Covenant of why the group came to the Plains of Ra at all, that they were expecting Drool to send out an army, and they wanted to arrive after that army had left (03:35).
She says that then Foamfollower and Covenant get into a really long conversation about hope. She says that Foamfollower tells Covenant that he holds the fate of the Land in his hands while Soulcrusher moves against the Lords, and Covenant replies "Giant, you talk too much" (p387) (03:54).
She says that Covenant then encounters Llaura and Pietten, and that Llaura asks why he requested that the Ramen make a home for them there. Heatherly says that Covenant says he thinks Llaura should take care of Pietten there, and then it's time for the group to leave (04:27) and that they're all cheerful—except for Covenant, who feels that the others are happy partly because their desire to see in him the new Berek had been vindicated (p389) (04:45).
When they start to discuss the pages, Heatherly has "DUDE" written on her chest, and Julie has "SWEET" written on hers (04:57).
Lithe is uninterested in Mhoram's objections, and prostrates herself in front of Covenant. Covenant, of course, is completely uncomfortable wtih the idea of having anyone serve him, and is pained because he doesn't know how to reject Lithe without humiliating her. But he comes up with telling her that he is just a little man in his own world, and that he is unused to homage and it makes it uneasy (p382). Lithe is disbelieving about his status in his own world, but accepts that he will simply request help if he needs it. He asks that Llaura and Pietten be given a home, and it turns out that Foamfollower already asked, and the Ramen have agreed (p383).
Before making preparations to leave, Covenant asks Mhoram why they came to the Plains of Ra. Mhoram replies that it was a tactical decision, that they hoped Drool would send out an army, and that they wanted to arrive after that. But Covenant is convinced there is more to it, and tries to find out from Mhoram what that is. Mhoram admits that while planning, he saw that this course of action would turn out wel. Covenant want to know what this oracular vision revealed, but Mhoram doesn't want to tell him, and Covenent doesn't press the issue, and lets it go (p384).
Seeing this, Foamfollower comments to him a there might be hope for Covenant yet. Covenant's response is to say that there would always be hope for him if he were as big and strong as Foamfollower. This kicks off a discussion about the nature of hope. Foamfollower contends that strength has nothing to do with hope, that it doesn't have to do with power, especially because there is no power over death, and so with no domain over death, power would be a poor place to put your hope (p385). Covenant asks him where hope comes from, and Foamfollower's reply is "faith", which Covenant dismisses as too short a word, and asks him what he means. Foamfollower says that the Lords are an example of hope, and that the Oath of Peace is an Oath to never give in to despair. He also tells Covenant that Covenant holds the fate of the Land in his hands, which Covenant says is false, a trick of Foul's. Foamfollower tries to reduce the burden on Covenant by saying that no-one can see how things will turn out, and that it's possible that Foamfollower and Covenant will not encounter further hardship. At this point Covenant tells him that he talks too much (p387).
Covenant encounters Llaura, who wants to know why he has asked the Ramen to provide a home for her and Pietten. He replies that it makes no sense for her to try to attck Foul, that the Lords will deal with that, and that she should concentrate on helping Pietten. She seems to think that Pietten might already be beyond help, and Covenant's only answer is that Pietten likes the Ranyhyn and that she should try them (p388).
As the company prepares to leave Manhome, they are in good spirits except for Covenant, who distrusts their reasons, thinking that many of them feel vindicated in considering him like Berek due to the Ranyhyn's treatment of him (p389).
Covenant is not trying to dump PIetten and Laura off on the Ramen, but rather believes that staying with them will be the best thing, since Pietten is positively affected by the horses.
The Fantasy Action Sequence begins at 05:44.
It opens with "Lord Mormon" and "Lilith" arguing. They're arguing over whether "Lilith" should serve Covenant, which she thinks is a good idea, and she decides to do it despite the protests of "Lord Mormon".
"Lilith" goes over to Covenant and prostrates herself on the ground, saying "I am your servant. You are Ringthang. I am here to serve you" (06:22). Covenant tells her "you're sweet and all, but this is really not cool". She tells him to ask if he needs anything at all, just ask, as long as it doesn't involve touching the "Ranynyn".
Covenant asks them to give Llaura and Pietten a home (06:53). "Lilith" agrees, as long as they don't touch the "Ranynyn".
Covenant asks "Mormon" why the group came to Manhome, and "Mormon" replies that, well, he did get a "Ranynyn", and also that he saw in prophecy that this way they could avoid the army that Drool was sending out, because if they met it would be "awkward" (07:33).
A moment later, Foamfollower approaches "Lord Mormon" and asks to talk to Covenant. Foamfollower is carrying flowers. "Mormon" agrees and leaves, at which point Foamfollower asks if Covenant believes that hope is the child of strength (07:57). Covenant replies that hope comes from power (08:12). "Raw, unadulterated, wet, sweaty, leather-clad power" (08:17). Foamfollower asks him what use power is if it doesn't have power over death, and Covenant replies "that's a hand-job, giant". Foamfollower then berates him, yelling that he has the power to save or damn the Land—and then starts laughing. Covenant reminds him that he's a leper and that it's all some kind of mistake, and Foamfollower tells him to mellow out, that the Lords have some surprises for Soulcrusher. He then explains that Soulcrusher is Lord Foul, and Covenant tells him that he talks too much (09:16) goes away to shave.
He is interrupted while shaving by Bannor and Pietten. Bannor says that Pietten needs help, since he stays awake at night and relishes the taste of blood (09:44)—to which Covenant says "don't we all?". Bannor says that Pietten is treachery concealed in a child's form, and Covenant asks him if he's being a tad bit dramatic (09:54). Pietten then says "redrum" in the middle of another sentence, and Covenant looks worried. Covenant then suggests taking Pietten to the "Ranynyn".
We then see Prothall rounding up the company to leave. Covenant looks disturbed by this.
The Fantasy Action Sequence ends at 10:21.
Heatherly asks if the expert for the show is me, because he looks like me. Julie says he isn't me, and we then see the expert for the show (10:30). He is wearing the expert jacket, and a blond wig. Text on the screen introduces him as "Higgins O'Higgins" (10:31), and Julie says "Oh my god, Heatherly, I think that's Tadhg's father!" (10:33).
"Higgins O'Higgins" then gets into bed with them. Julie comments that she thinks they've almost had my entire family on the show (10:49).
"Higgins" has read Lord Foul's Bane "too many times to count, but let's pretend it's ten" (11:04). In response to the "how many times did you understand it" question, he says "understanding is such a complicated concept. There's literal comprehension, in which you could say this character walked over to that side of the room and he performed this action and he left the room. And then there's more spritiual understanding, in which you feel that you really know what it all means (11:39). Julie prompts him for a number, and he says that he probably never understood it (11:43).
Heatherly asks if I was always so arrogant when I was growing up (11:51). He replies "oh, no, this is definitely a somatoform overcompensation reaction. He does this to make up for his deep-seated feelings of being older than his brother" (12:02).
Heatherly wants to know what it meant that "Mormon and Lilith were fighting like earth and sky". "Higgins" is confused as to who these characters are (understandably, since no characters named this are in the book). They try to get him to concentrate on the other aspects of their question, but he can't get over the names. He corrects them on Lithe (12:38). Heatherly then pronounces her name correctly and asks the same question, asking if it means that earth and sky are pissed off at each other, and "Higgins" replies that no, it means that they're taking diametrically opposed attitudes, they are completely different things (12:57). He also points out that while you can easily tell the difference between earth and sky, they form one organic whole, and so complement and reinforce each other. Julie asks if earth and sky fight all the time, and "Higgins" says "unless they've had therapy" (13:26). Julie then asks if their therapy would be like rain. "Higgins" says "I wish that Steven R. Donaldson had thought of that" (13:42).
We then see Heatherly, "Higgins", Julie, and myself (14:38). I'm kneeling by the side of the bed and "Higgins" is looking away from me, cleaerly offended. I ask what's going on. Heatherly says "We have a question. When Mormon and Lilith were fighting—" and I interrupt, saying "When Mhoram and Lithe" (14:45). At this "Higgins" snaps his head around and says "you agreed with me!" (14:49) and I say "yes, since you were correct". "Higgins" says "wow" (14:52) and mimes patting himself to verify that he's not dreaming. Heatherly eventually asks her question of whether Mhoram let Lithe win because of his foresight, at which point I say "what makes you think he let her win?" (15:06). Julie says it says so in the book, and I say "that he let her win?" (15:09) Heatherly says "well yeah, cause she won. Because she got to go talk to Thomas Covenant." Julie then reiterates the foresight question. I say "well maybe he thought it was okay for her to talk to Covenant." Julie sasys no, they were arguing, didn't I read the book? I say I did read it, but that Mhoram may have been convinced by her arguments (15:30). I say "if he hasn't agreed with her arguments, why did he let her talk to Covenant?" and "Higgins" says "I have to agree with Tadhg" (15:35). He explains why, saying that they were arguing about whether it was a good idea for her to talk to Covenant, and is interrupted by Julie, who is touched by the agreement between us and suggests a hug (15:46). 'Higgins" goes to give me a hug, at which point I push his arm away, say "Dad, you'[re embarrassing me" (15:49) and leave (15:50).
They ask how anyone knows that "Mormon" isn't faking, and "Higgins" says "you see, he also was an older brother" (17:26).
Heatherly asks what "Lilith" means when she says that they'll serve Covenant in anything that doesn't touch the "Ranynyn". "Higgins" rolls his eyes and restrains himself from correcting both "Lilith" and "Ranynyn" as Heatherly closes her question by asking if the "Ranynyn" are "untouchable" (17:49). "Higgins" reponds that Lithe is telling Covenant that they'll do anything for him as long as it doesn't interfere with their worship of or respect for the Ranyhyn (18:19).
Julie asks if Covenant and Foamfollower were still drunk when they had their argument about hope (18:32). "Higgins" asks if she's sure it was an argument. She says she thought so, that they were fighting like air and water, to which "Higgins" says "or like clouds and trees". Heatherly reads "what hope has power at all if it is not power over death? If you place hope on anything less, then your hope may mislead you" (p385) (19:08) and asks what this means. "Higgins" says that that's why he told them from the beginning that he never understood this book, but that he thinks they've found something important (19:18). (Which they have, since this debate relates closely to major themes in the book and is also one of the few suggested paths for Covenant out of his self-imposed pigeonhole).
"Higgins" says that Foamfollower is taking Covenant's argument to its logical conclusion, which is that hope is meaningless unless it involves power over everything (19:48). Julie asks him if that's what Foamfollower thinks, and when he begins to reply "Foamfollower's position in the argument—" and Julie cuts him off with "so it is an argument" (19:59). "Higgins" replies "you know, I think this is an argument" (20:04).
"Higgins" continues that after pushing Covenant's argument to the conclusion that if hope is reliant on power, then it's meaningless unless you have power over everything, that Foamfollower says that hope is about love and respect, and depends on what you have committed yourself to, not on whether you yourself are powerful (20:43).
Heatherly says "wow, you're so eloquent", to which he replies "well, it's the jacket" (20:46). There is then a cut to him appearing without the jacket.
Julie asks why Covenant tells Llaura to try the Ranyhyn with Pietten, and Heatherly says "what are the Ranynyn supposed to do with a possessed kid?" "Higgins" says "Really? That's your question?" (21:13). When they say it is, he says that Covenant has already noticed that the Ranyhyn are the only thing that Pietten responds to (21:28). He goes on to say that Covenant, as he is slowly becoming a kinder and gentler person, is suggesting that Pietten be allowed to stay with the only thing he cares about (21:52).
Julie's chart (24:16) shows PIetten, who is going through puberty, being caught masturbating by Llaura, despite the "keep out" signs on his room.
Heatherly's chart (24:35) shows multiple bad things happening to Pietten, including watching too much violent television programming, being forced to dress up like a bumblebee, getting pantsed in P.E., and getting abducted by aliens.
After the chart-writing, they say that they're going to do "vocabulary trivia" (25:15).
The "post-coital" segment begins at 25:44. "Higgins" is lighting a cigar.
They comment that he's smarter than me, and he responds that he got it from me, that most parents have their energy and intelligence sucked out of them by their children, but he did it the other way around (26:15). They then agree that the secret was the hair.
Heatherly's favorite part was Covenant dumping Pietten and Llaura on the "Ranynyn" (26:37).
Julie's favorite part was "the hope stuff, maybe" (26:52).
"Higgins'" favorite part was the fact that "service enables service. G. K. Chesterton once wrote 'Anything worth doing is worth doing badly' and I believe that. The worth of what it is you are doing depends on what it is you are doing, not on whether you happen to be or bad at it or whether you're powerful, or whether you can save the world, or whether you ever become great. It depends on what you care about" (27:33). Heatherly then comments that he's so smart, and that he should become a writer, to which Julie says "totally".
The end credits include an out-take of Foamfollower saying "I do not like you, Sam-I-Am".
After the credits, there is a still shot of a statue, with the words "Fantasy Bedtime Hour Productions" to the left of the statue, with a voiceover of Heatherly saying "Oh my god!" and Julie saying "I know! That's hot!". The statue is from Powerscourt Gardens in Enniskerry, County Wicklow, Ireland.
Avuncular: like or in the manner of an uncle (generally a friendly uncle).
First appearance of "Higgins O'Higgins", 10:30.
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That's one of the weirdest TV experiences I've had in ages. The meta-relationships in the expert section blew my mind. If I'd been on acid while watching it, I think I'd be on the floor now.
It reminds me of the parts of the last few Dark Tower novels, where Stephen King becomes a character in the story, as well as the author. Some people absolutely hated that (and said it ruined the books), but it was quite honestly one of my favorite bits of the later novels and I thought it was a small bit of genius. And given the central theme of the Tower connecting all worlds, I didn't find his role to be at all gratuitous, either.


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Mile Chapter 409: Leisure Story The Burning Man (post-battle)
T.N: WAIT, WHAT? Something is wrong here.
AHHH, I should check chapter 13 where Kelvin first told his family name when I translated these. There were many terrible mistakes there. I have fixed chapter 406-408.
Kelvin is originally Baron Barium's fifth son. This Baron is a good man.
After graduating from school he GOT ADOPTED into Baron Aleymen's family. Baron Aleymen needs a noble's son to be his sacrificial pawn.
I got a weird feeling that the name of Baron changed but I didn't translate chapter 13 back then so I didn't know his family name. I thought it was the choice of words.
Anyway, sorry for the confusion.
「…And then, after the fierce battle, my Territory Army was wiped out.
I took those who survived the enemy until the end and rushed to the capital to ask for reinforcement to reclaim the territory!」(Baron Aleymen)
It was an emergency report during the audience visit to the royal palace.
The reporter is Baron Aleymen, the Lord of the land near the border with the Alban Empire.
Behind him is his younger brother who is a military officer.
According to the report, the baron and his vassals had tried their best to protect the territory.
It was supposed to have been a "big success (good show)" in all aspects.
And the expression of the King after hearing the report was vague.
No surprise, no anger, no admiration, no panic…
Baron Aleymen became restless with the reaction of the King, which is completely different from what he had expected.
「Your… Your Majesty, uhm…」(Baron Aleymen)
When the Baron was unable to endure the silent treatment from the King any longer, the King finally spoke.
「Then, does this mean "The territory was wiped out and The Baron had lost"?」(King)
The king asked with a cold expression.
I would like the Royal Army to immediately reclaim our territory,
Or at least, I would like your majesty to honored bestowing me other provinces as a reward for fighting with our lives to protect the country…」(Baron Aleymen)
It's a big wish, but it's not unreasonable if what the Baron said was true.
For those who have made great achievements even if they don't have a high-rank like an Earl, It isn't strange to bestow them with a better territory…, the so-called "territory change".
However, there are some people who refused to leave their land that they had protected for generations and declined the reward "territory change".
However, as a punishment, it's not possible to decline the transfer to a territory with worse conditions.
And then, for those who lost their territory after fighting against the invading army of the enemy country with all their might, they would receive a territory directly controlled by the king or an empty territory managed by the government officials.
It wasn't rare, but… it is limited to those who have shown too much struggle and bravery.
「Ho~uu…
So, Baron Aleymen's Army has been defeated and his territory has also lost, you said…」(King)
Hearing the murmur of the King, repeated what he said, the Baron felt relieved thinking that his Majesty was frozen for so long because of a surprise.
「Then, that territory that exists in our country now isn't the baron's territory.
And the soldiers who have protected it are also not the baron's Lord Army.
Then Baron Aleymen had lost the battle and disappeared from our country.
Along with that, he was dismissed as the Baron lord of Aleymen.
And instead of letting the enemies trample the territory, the young noble has led his own army to drive the invading army away and took the territory back to our country.
The new territory should be given to him.
…What was his name again, Kelvin?」(King)
「Yes. Kelvin von Barium, the fifth son of Baron Barium」(Prime Minister)
The Prime Minister, who stands next to the King, affirmed it.
「What! That is…」(Baron Aleymen)
Baron Aleymen was surprised with his eyes opened wide, he hurriedly tried to make an excuse, but when he thought about it, he couldn't make one.
With his own mouth, he had clearly reported to the King, "He fought the enemy to the end until his Territory's Army was wiped out"
And now that said Army has won, he couldn't claim that he was the one who has repelled the enemy.
Everything showed that he tried to deceive by making a false report to the King and that he left the battlefield without seeing the results of the battle…
It's not treason, but it's a runaway before the enemy.
Failure to fulfill obligations as a lord and aristocrat, and false reporting.
Regarding important matters regarding military operations, it's a felony, making false reports to the King.
This crime won't be as light as just the house/family got crushed but everyone involved will be beheaded.
So, he could only listen even though the King was just pretending and intentionally distorted the story.
Because denying the King's word was literally "suicide"
「U…, a…」(Baron Aleymen)
The King told the Baron Arraymen, who could only growl and groan, with a cold voice.
「Foolish.
The news has already arrived for a while. The novice officer Kelvin was forced to command the Lord Army to defend the territory.
You forced a minor cadet officer to be your sacrificial pawn and ran away before the battle started. Even when you were running away, you didn't forget to bring your valuable on your carriage.
It was probably because of those heavy valuable goods that you arrived late. Oh, that's right, not only personal property, you seem to have taken all the operating expenses of the territory as well.
Because it's originally the operating expenses of the territory, it's normal to return it…
And not only the operating expenses of the territory but also all private property will be confiscated and added to the budget for the reconstruction of the territory that was devastated by the battle.
And of course…」(King)
The King proclaimed Baron Alemen while staring at him.
「Baron Aleymen and your families are stripped of all aristocratic titles.
The head of the family and his descendants up to the third generation shall be exiled.
It is not necessary for our country to have aristocrats who abandon their territories and flee themselves.
Go to the empire or anywhere, I don't care!
Normally, you all should have been beheaded,
Still, as a token of gratitude to your ancestors who have protected small border-bound territories so far, I spare you all with special consideration, I won't hear any complaint.
If you disagree, I will give you the proper punishment.
…What do you want to say?」(King)
It's the end of a noble if he was stripped of his aristocratic status and chased out of the country.
However, compared to the beheading, it was certainly great mercy compared to the goddess' one. (T.N: raw has 女神)
So Baron Alemen was just silent and prostrating…
And after Baron Aleymen left.
「However, I never imaged that name would appear here…」(Prime Minister)
「Yes, I never expected that I would hear the name of "A.A"
As expected, the goddess will help the motherland of the girl she resides within…」(King)
The King nods to the words of the Prime Minister.
「Umu.
In the report, we were saved by Adel von Askham… code name "A.A",
However, perhaps that is the work of the goddess who has taken over the consciousness of "A.A" and manipulated her body.」(King)
「Rest assured, your Majesty.
I have the same thought…」(Prime Minister)
Hearing Prime Minister's affirmation, The King seemed a little relieved.
「Umu, as expected! I wasn't over-positive!
…However, is she still in our country…
Ah, no, it's just near the border, is it possible that she was in another country but returned to help the home country of "A.A"?
But, either way…」(King)
「Yes, the girl, who the Goddess resides within, "A.A", has returned to our country」(Prime Minister)
「Fu ha…」(King)
「Fu fu fu……」(Prime Minister)
「「Ha ha ha ha ha!」」(King+ Prime Minister)
When Mile left after helping Kelvin, she concentrated on thinking cool dialogues, Miles totally forgot to tell him not to report about her.
… It was a fatal mistake.
However, thanks to the misunderstandings of the King and the Prime Minister, Mile somehow broke the flag…
Kelvin's father, Baron Barium, was reading the letter handed by the messenger from the Royal palace with an expressionless face.
「…We understand, please wait…」(Baron Barium)
Yes, it is customary to give some souvenir to the messenger who brought that kind of good news, and of course, this messenger would expect it too.
However, since the baron is expressionless,
He thought that Baron Barium was in a bad mood because it was a child of the mistress instead of the main wife
The messenger's man was discouraged.
Souvenirs are something too expensive to pay with cash. Like paintings, works of art that can be easily converted into cash, sterling silver tableware sets, and other items whose value is difficult to understand.
…In other words, it was depended on the mood of the owner.
When the messenger returned, the baron also returned to his room by himself,
…He opened his treasured wine.
And the baron's happy laughter coming from the room made the family look suspicious.
As for the messenger, after he went to appraise the artwork that he got, he was greatly surprised that it cost nearly five times the price of the souvenir that nobles gave out in such a case.
And Kelvin, who was busy repairing the land after the battle, was stunned by the news from the royal palace.
『Kelvin von Baileum. You are hereby bestowed with the title Baron. Prepare for the ceremony~』(Royal Decree)
「…How did this happen…」(Kelvin)
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Mir says:
Hi Shironeko
Oops, Shironeko lost.
Dragou says:
Shironeko surely just lost because the problems cloudflare and so on had since yesterday, no other reason it could possibly be.
That was epic battle
Nah , he is just busy running from the FBI chasing him to stop him from all the hacking to get first place …
Noooooooooo
I actually stared at the blankcomment section for a good amount of time and thought that if I refreshed after the comment, I will see your name above so I was indeed surprised
Agustin Serralde Ortiz says:
Love how we take it for granted that shironeko is always first XD
Owl says:
[The territory was wiped out and The baron was lost]
-The barony was lost. The baron isn't, considering he's in front of the King.
frogger12353 says:
yay more mile
So much for that plot but good for Kelvin. He gets his title in a similar way to Mile. (Prev holder screwed up and the king figured it out)
asuran8 says:
Thanks for the chapter! Poor Mile she doesn't just trip flags she flat out breaks them
Challencre says:
And his descendants to the third generation might fit better.
Rikka-chan says:
Uhh king? You know you just handed the lives of like maybe 3000people to a 14 year old kid who has only been vaguely trained to fight with a sword? 😛
Good job Kelvin XD
I love his name, it's like mile. Maybe it's destiny, both are international measurements ahahahhaha.
Uhm… A kid who works earnestly is still better than a BIG FAT NOBLE who steal all public money for himself.
He might not be able to do administration works, but he can at least lower the Tax, hear the demands of citizens, etc.
I just realized the thing about the measurements lmao. But that still makes Mile an outlier because she's from the evil imperial system.
I feel like I should have noticed this actually.
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Naxy says:
Thanks for the translation! Cant wait for the next one!
Other subject. Hopefully we get some average nendoroids at some point too:)
Eliottness says:
Thanks for this chapter!
Schadows says:
Won't the kingdom found out Mile's name after that?
Kelvin reported her presence as A.A, but she came as a mercenary who accepted the red request, so they should be able to find out who took the request, don't you think?


A Somali-American woman is making history, securing the primary election in the State Representative race in Minnesota's District 60 B.
In the Democratic Primary on Tuesday, Ilhan Omar won 40.95 percent of the vote.
Mohamud Noor secured 29.63 percent and long-time incumbent Phyllis Kahn received 29.42 percent.
If Omar wins the election in November, she becomes the first Somali-American State Representative as well as the first Somali-American woman in the Minnesota legislature.
MINNEAPOLIS (KMSP) – A Somali-American woman is making history, securing the primary election in the State Representative race in Minnesota's District 60 B.


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Debate Over Brexit Heats Up
Mayor of London Boris Johnson announces that he will be backing the 'Leave EU' campaign whilst speaking to the press outside his London home on February 21, 2016 in London, England. Mr Johnson announced his intentions for the EU referendum and to which campaign he will lend his support. (Chris Ratcliffe/Getty Images)
Prime Minister David Cameron told the House of Commons today that the U.K. should stay in the European Union. But London Mayor Boris Johnson, a member of Cameron's Conservative Party, has come out against staying in the E.U.
With the battle lines being drawn, the campaign is underway ahead of a public vote on the so-called "Brexit" or Britain leaving the E.U., on June 23. The BBC's Rob Watson joins Here & Now's Jeremy Hobson with details.
Note: This BBC interview can be heard in the Here & Now podcast or with the WBUR app.
Rob Watson, U.K. political correspondent for BBC World Service. He tweets @robwatsonbbc.


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Q: Creating a two dimensional binary matrix with constant sum along rows and columns I need to create a network model having 600 neurons. Each neuron can take 4 input connections. The Input to the neurons is from M(to be calculated) fibers, each fiber can give atmost 53 output connections to the neurons. Each of the connection that the neuron gets must be from different fibers (No two fibers should connect to the same neuron). It is mandatory that each neuron gets 4 inputs and it should be seen that there are no two neurons getting connections from the all 4 same fibers.The number of fibers used must be as low as possible.
P.S: I thought I could construct a 600xM binary matrix such that the sum of each row was 4 and sum of each column was maximum 53. How do you do it in Matlab or any other way. Thanks.

A: here a simple way to construct a binary matrix (600 by m) non zero rows will have a sum exactly 4, and each column will sum up to 53 (or lower if I understood you correctly) until there are more lines to fill such that their sum is 4:
m=12;
A=zeros(600,m);
cind=randperm(size(A,1));

for n=1:numel(cind)
        ind=find(sum(A)<53);
        try
            A(cind(n),ind(randperm(numel(ind),4)))=1;
        catch err
        end
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Russell's famous Birdman Festival is on again this weekend, with events starting tonight and the birdmen and women jumping off the wharf tomorrow.
The Russell Birdman Festival is on again this weekend with plenty of fun, entertainment and a few soggy people likely by the end of it.
It's wild, wacky and so much fun with two days of activities starting at 10am today with the Great Pancake Flip, with all events leading up to the Birdman jump from Russell Wharf on Saturday.
The Birdman Festival is adopting a more condensed format this year with the action compressed into Friday and Saturday instead of the usual three days of frivolity.
It will also be more concentrated space-wise with most events on Cass St, opposite the wharf.
The event will feature regular highlights such as the Drag Race (frock, heels and handbag compulsory), the Fred Dagg Dash (for women dressed as blokes), a spaghetti-eating contest, Corflute boat building, a wok cook-off and a kids' beach dig.
New attractions include a pancake flipping contest, a blind taste-testing contest, and street performances by Auckland circus group Highly Flammable.
The Birdman jump - in which contestants try to fly from the end of Russell Wharf in the most entertaining way possible - is at 2pm on Saturday.
Steph Godsiff, one of this year's organisers, urged more Northlanders to take part in the jump.
There was no prize for the longest flight this year, but the event's main sponsor - the Duke of Marlborough Tavern, also known as the Back Duke - would award one team a spot prize of a luxury weekend at Tapeka.
Today: 10am pancake flip; 11am Corflute boat building; 4-8pm night food market; 4pm magic show; 4.30pm Fred Dagg dash; 5pm drag race; 6pm kids movie.
Tomorrow: 9.30am beach dig (for under-10s); 9.30am-1.30pm Highly Flammable circus zone; 10am big kids Corflute boat building; 10.30am dinghy racing; 11am spaghetti eating; 10.30am-12.30pm wok cook-off; 12.30pm magic show; 1pm Corflute boat race; 1.30pm Birdman parade; 2pm Birdman jump; 3pm kids fancy dress; 4pm prizegiving.
Go to russellbirdman.co.nz for the full programme or to register a team for the jump.


A grand prize of $3000 for the qualified individual with the highest total score of the student mathematics league exam. Funds to continue education at an accredited four-year institution. In the case of a tie for the grand prize, the scholarship will be evenly divided.


Top 10 Best Wireless Gaming Headsets 2017 – When it comes to gaming, a true gamer knows that every single thing in gaming matter. It doesn't matter if it is the mouse, keyboard, laptop & wireless headset. Every gamer wants the best accessories for gaming. If you want to experience the sound of a game then nothing can beat the best wireless headset that specially made for gaming. The sound of these headphones is amazing. If you are a pro gamer then you easily chose a headset for yourself but if you are a newbie then it is hard to choose a best wireless gaming headset. Don't worry about it, here are some tips for you to select best wireless gaming headsets.
Price – We all know that gaming accessories are not necessarily cheap, actually any best gaming gear. In general, these wireless headsets are not necessarily cheap. So here we select Top 10 Best Wireless Gaming Headset for you that comes in your budget. But it is good to spend some money o your accessories if you want great gaming experience.
The device in which you play – PS4, Xbox, PC, Laptop & Mac, it always matters that in which device you play your games. Many of the best wireless gaming headsets are pretty versatile when it comes to compatibility with other devices. So it is up to you that for which device you are buying these wireless gaming headsets. In our list, we also include the compatibility of that headset.
Extra Features – Everyone wants something more in less price. Aside from the wireless connectivity in a wireless headset, a gamer wants more feature in his/her headset. Some of the extra features are the mic, volume buttons, long battery life, indicator light etc. but all these features will be under budget.
40 feet of roaming without sound quality.
Plug-and-play convenience no other configuration required.
Lightweight design and pillow-soft ear cushions.
On-earpiece volume, play and skip track control buttons.
Bluetooth, NFC pairing & one-touch pairing feature.
Connect with two or three devices easily.
Foldable design for maximum portability.
Up to 8 hours of playback time.
40mm audio driver for better audio quality.
Sleek desktop control unit for the better experience.
Advanced wireless connectivity with dual band wifi and Bluetooth connectivity.
Multiple built-in microphones for with noise-filtering technology.
Crystal clear mic quality for better sound.
Wireless 7.1 virtual surround sound for best sound quality.
With a single charge 7 days of wireless gaming.
Retractable mic for better audio clarity.
For audio adjustments, quick action controls are given.
Adjustable headband for better comfort.
Dolby 7.1 surround with a 50mm audio driver.
Use this headset with interruption up to 40 foot.
10 hours of playback time.
Microfiber wrapped earpads for better comforts.


The My Dad cremation urn memorial pendant has a chamber inside which you can use to house the ashes of your loved one. This beautiful heart pendant would make a beautiful way to hold your Dad close after he has passed and will make a gentle reminder that he will always be with you.The pendant is easily filled through the secure opening using the included small funnel and instructions. The pendant is made from high quality 316L Stainless Steel with a silver finish. Beautiful and affordable piece of jewellery.
Dimensions: 2.3H x 1.7W cm.
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