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PARIS -- After Novak Djokovic reached the third round of the Paris Masters, the questions he faced were not just about his performance.The top-ranked Serb eased to a 6-3, 6-4 win on Wednesday against Gilles Muller of Luxembourg. Nothing surprising about that.But sitting by the court, watching Djokovic from close up, was Pepe Imaz. He was wearing a shirt with a heart shape on the front.Imaz is a former tennis player once ranked inside the top 150 who reached the second round of the French Open in 1998.These days the 42-year-old Spaniard runs a tennis center in Marbella, Spain, which describes itself as giving absolute priority to the persons well-being, feelings and emotions. It is not like most regular academy style training facilities, the website says, because it pledges to help players regain that feeling of love both for tennis, but more importantly for yourself.On the website there is a long video where Imaz is sat alongside Djokovic, with former Top 10-ranked Daniela Hantuchova nearby on the same row of seats.The heading of the video is Amor Y Paz -- which in Spanish means Love and Peace.During it, Djokovic closes his eyes for several minutes. He then speaks about his appreciation of meditation and the need for happiness and harmony.After his victory against Muller, Djokovic was asked during his news conference about his working relationship with Imaz.I dont know where you heard that hes a guru, first of all, Djokovic said. Hes been in tennis for all his life. Im just glad that he came this week, together with my brother, to be with me and work with me.Pressed further about the nature of their working relationship, Djokovic wasnt keen to elaborate.Im not going to go into details, because there is no sense. I know certain media is trying to find a story here in calling him guru, Djokovic said. Im not going to give any room for speculations anymore. Hes been there, and hes part of the coaching team and thats all. C. J. Prosise Jersey . Burke is expected to miss two to three months after breaking a finger in the teams third preseason game. Tinsley, a 10-year veteran, spent the last two seasons in Utah, where the point guard averaged 3. Tedric Thompson Jersey . Jay Feely kicked a 41-yard field goal in overtime, and the Cardinals edged the Tennessee Titans 37-34 in overtime after blowing a 17-point lead late in the fourth quarter. http://www.cheapseahawksjerseysauthentic.com/?tag=authentic-emmanuel-ellerbee-jersey .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Demetrius Knox Jersey . Clarke was injured while practicing on the Doha Golf Club range after the pro-am on Tuesday. The Northern Irishman arrived at the course on Wednesday hoping to start, but after hitting a few balls on the practice putting green Clarke advised officials he was not fit to play. Cassius Marsh Jersey . -- Jakob Silfverberg is making himself right at home with the Anaheim Ducks, scoring four goals in his first four games. After a loss to Clemson and a close call against Duke, Louisville may have got what it needed to enhance its postseason hopes in a 54-13 rout of North Carolina State last week.Now the No. 5 Cardinals hope to keep their momentum going when they visit Virginia on Saturday (noon ET, ABC/ESPN2) at Scott Field in Charlottesville, Va.Back on the road, we have to do a good job in practice this week, got to do a good job traveling, and get up and play another noon game, Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said. I think our players will be excited about it.The Cardinals (6-1, 4-1 ACC) could wake up Sunday morning in a first-place tie in the ACCs Atlantic Division depending on how undefeated Clemson fares against Florida State that night, though the Cardinals still are at a disadvantage in the tiebreaker because of their loss to the Tigers.But more than getting a spot in the conference championship game, the Cardinals also are hoping impressive wins will get them consideration for one of the four spots in the College Football Playoffs.Thats not necessarily a hot topic with Petrino, however.I think it takes care of itself, he said. I dont think anyones going to care what I have to say whether were going to get in the playoffs or not. Lets go out on the field and lets try to perform very well and show the world that were a good football team and hopefully that will all take care of itself the right way.Like said before, last week I think, theres a lot of football to be played out there. Theres still a lot of things come up, theres going to upsets, and well see where were at.Nevertheless, the big win over the Wolfpack was a much-needed tonic.Quarterback Lamar Jackson continued his Heisman Trophy quest with another big game, with 355 passing yards and three touchdowns and rushing for 76 yards and another score against N.C. State.Senior tight end Cole Hikutini had a nice game as well with six catches for a career-high 118 yards and a touchdown. Defensively, junior linebacker Stacy Thomas emerged as a playmaker with two tackles for loss annd his first career interception.ddddddddddddith all the attention given to Jackson and the Cardinals scoring punch, its easy to overlook that they are the only team in the country ranked in the top 10 in total offense and total defense.I like the way our front guys are playing -- besides defeating blocks, were able to make tackles and get production, Petrino said. A lot of times as a defensive lineman its hard to get that kind of production.Defensive end Drew Bailey has 30 tackles with 5.5 for losses and tackle DeAngelo Brown has 20 with 4.5 for losses in leading Louisvilles three-man defensive front.Virginia coach Bronco Mendenhall credited Louisville defensive coordinator Todd Grantham for building that success.When you have a combination of good coaches and good talent, that ends up having a lot of success and thats over the years, Louisville has done that, Mendenhall said. They have added good football coaches, and they have recruited very good talent to fit their schemes and vice versa.Mendenhalls Cavaliers (2-5, 1-2) seemed to be getting their act together after losing two of their first three games, but after posting victories over Central Michigan and Duke, they have lost to Pittsburgh and North Carolina their last two outings.Quarterback Kurt Benkert, a transfer from East Carolina, struggled in those two outings, passing for 126 yards against the Tar Heels and completing 20 of 44 passes against Pitt for 278 yards after throwing for 757 yards in the two wins.I think his development and his production has been on track to this point, Mendenhall said. And now that were playing better, better and better teams, his execution, his performance is having to climb at a more immediate pace, and thats only realistic if hes prepared for that.And so weve seen a few teams, weve seen some looks, hes beat up a little bit and thats impacted his kind of poise and patience in the pocket just a hair.
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package de.lessvoid.nifty.examples.defaultcontrols.dragndrop;

import de.lessvoid.nifty.Nifty;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.builder.*;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.controls.button.builder.ButtonBuilder;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.controls.dragndrop.builder.DraggableBuilder;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.controls.dragndrop.builder.DroppableBuilder;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.controls.label.builder.LabelBuilder;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.examples.defaultcontrols.common.CommonBuilders;
import de.lessvoid.nifty.examples.defaultcontrols.common.DialogPanelControlDefinition;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;

/**
 * The DragAndDropDialogRegister registers a new control (the whole DragAndDropDialog) with
 * Nifty. We can later simply generate the whole dialog using a control with the given NAME.
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 * @author void
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public class DragAndDropDialogDefinition {
  @Nonnull
  public static final String NAME = "dragAndDropDialog";
  @Nonnull
  private static final CommonBuilders builders = new CommonBuilders();

  public static void register(@Nonnull final Nifty nifty) {
    new ControlDefinitionBuilder(NAME) {{
      controller(new DragAndDropDialogController());
      control(new ControlBuilder(DialogPanelControlDefinition.NAME) {{
        control(new LabelBuilder("dragAndDropDescription", "Drop the Key on the Chest to open it.") {{
          width("100%");
          textHAlignCenter();
        }});
        panel(new PanelBuilder() {{
          childLayoutHorizontal();
          control(new DroppableBuilder("chest") {{
            width("101px");
            height("171px");
            panel(new PanelBuilder() {{
              childLayoutOverlay();
              image(new ImageBuilder("chest-image") {{
                filename("defaultcontrols/dragndrop/Chest Open.png");
              }});
              image(new ImageBuilder("chest-open") {{
                filename("defaultcontrols/dragndrop/Chest Lid.png");
                onCustomEffect(new EffectBuilder("move") {{
                  effectParameter("mode", "toOffset");
                  effectParameter("offsetY", "-100");
                  length(250);
                  customKey("switchOpen");
                  neverStopRendering(true);
                }});
                onCustomEffect(new EffectBuilder("fade") {{
                  effectParameter("start", "#f");
                  effectParameter("end", "#0");
                  length(250);
                  customKey("switchOpen");
                  neverStopRendering(true);
                }});
              }});
            }});
          }});
          panel(new PanelBuilder() {{
            width("*");
          }});
          control(new DroppableBuilder("key-initial") {{
            width("101px");
            height("171px");
            onActiveEffect(new EffectBuilder("border") {{
              effectParameter("color", "#0003");
            }});
            control(new DraggableBuilder("key") {{
              childLayoutCenter();
              image(new ImageBuilder() {{
                filename("defaultcontrols/dragndrop/Key.png");
              }});
            }});
          }});
        }});
        panel(new PanelBuilder() {{
          width("100%");
          childLayoutVertical();
          text(new TextBuilder() {{
            style("base-font-link");
            text("\"Danc's Miraculously Flexible Game Prototyping Tiles\"");
            set("action", "openLink(http://www.lostgarden.com/2007/05/dancs-miraculously-flexible-game.html)");
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            alignRight();
          }});
        }});
        panel(new PanelBuilder() {{
          width("100%");
          childLayoutVertical();
          text(new TextBuilder() {{
            style("base-font");
            text("art by Daniel Cook (Lostgarden.com)");
            textHAlignRight();
            alignRight();
          }});
        }});
        panel(builders.vspacer());
        panel(builders.vspacer());
        panel(new PanelBuilder() {{
          width("100%");
          childLayoutVertical();
          control(new ButtonBuilder("resetButton", "Reset") {{
            alignCenter();
          }});
        }});
      }});
    }}.registerControlDefintion(nifty);
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}

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Polycystic ovary syndrome: the spectrum of the disorder in 1741 patients
Hum Reprod. 1995 Aug;10(8):2107-11. doi: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136243.
A H Balen 1 , G S Conway, G Kaltsas, K Techatrasak, P J Manning, C West, H S Jacobs
1 Department of Endocrinology, University College London Medical School, Middlesex Hospital, UK.
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.humrep.a136243
The criteria for the diagnosis of the polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have still not been agreed universally. A population of 1741 women with PCOS were studied, all of whom had polycystic ovaries seen by ultrasound scan. The frequency distributions of the serum concentrations of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone and prolactin and the body mass index, ovarian volume, uterine cross-sectional area and endometrial thickness were determined and compared with the symptoms and signs of PCOS. Obesity was associated with hirsutism and an elevated serum testosterone concentration and was also correlated with increased rates of infertility and cycle disturbance. The rates of infertility and cycle disturbance also increased with serum LH concentrations > 10 IU/l. A rising serum concentration of testosterone [mean and 95th percentiles 2.6 (1.1-4.8) nmol/l] was associated with an increased risk of hirsutism, infertility and cycle disturbance. The ovarian volume was correlated with serum concentrations of testosterone, LH and the body mass index, which was also correlated with the uterine area. This descriptive data from the largest reported series of women with PCOS enables the development of a management-orientated approach to the syndrome. Women who are overweight can expect an improvement in their symptoms if they lose weight. An elevated concentration of LH (> 10 IU/l) is associated with infertility and treatment should be chosen accordingly. If the serum testosterone concentration is > 4.8 nmol/l, other causes of hyperandrogenism should be excluded.
Follicle Stimulating Hormone / blood*
Hirsutism / complications
Infertility, Female / epidemiology
Infertility, Female / etiology*
Luteinizing Hormone / blood*
Obesity / complications*
Ovary / pathology
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / blood
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / complications
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / diagnosis*
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging
Prolactin / blood
Testosterone / blood
Uterus / pathology
Follicle Stimulating Hormone

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Books come to life in their invisible case. The shelves float in the room without taking up permanent visual residency, allowing the books to make the statement. Will do well in offices, loft spaces or anywhere where minimal design is appreciated. Place in a series or by itself.
Oh I love it! I am a big believer in books being decor and there is a fine example. Gorgeous!
I love! Where can I find something like this? Or will I have to figure something out myself?


The frequent occurrence of aflatoxin, a toxin produced by Aspergillus molds, in sunflower seeds increases health risks in low-income countries.
April 21 (UPI) -- A study from Michigan State University showed that sunflower seeds are frequently contaminated with a toxin produced by molds that pose a health risk.
Researchers found a toxin produced by Aspergillus molds known as aflatoxin, which commonly affect corn, peanuts, pistachios and almonds, in sunflower seeds. This was one of the first studies to find aflatoxin in sunflower seeds. Aflatoxin is one of the most potent liver carcinogens known.
Researchers conducted the study in Tanzania, however, chronic exposure to aflatoxin in peanuts and corn is a global issue and causes roughly 25,000 to 155,000 deaths worldwide annually.
"These high aflatoxin levels, in a commodity frequently consumed by the Tanzanian population, indicate that local authorities must implement interventions to prevent and control aflatoxin contamination along with sunflower commodity value chain, to enhance food and feed safety in Tanzania," Gale Strasburg, MSU food science and human nutrition professor, said in a press release. "Follow-up research is needed to determine intake rates of sunflower seed products in humans and animals, to inform exposure assessments and to better understand the role of sunflower seeds and cakes as a dietary aflatoxin source."
Researchers analyzed aflatoxin levels of seeds and cakes in seven regions of Tanzania in 2014 and 2015, finding nearly 60 percent of seed samples and 80 percent of cake samples had aflatoxin contamination.
"Billions of people worldwide are exposed to aflatoxin in their diets, particularly in places where food is not monitored regularly for contaminants," said Felicia Wu, professor of Food Science and Human Nutrition and Agricultural, Food and Resource Economics at MSU. "Our previous work with the World Health Organization on the global burden of foodborne disease showed that aflatoxin is one of the chemical contaminants that causes the greatest disease burden worldwide."
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration considers foods with 20 parts per billion of aflatoxin or less as safe for consumption.


Google is planning a major overhaul of its shopping feature in which it will shift to a purely commercial model built on Product Listing ads.
The shift, to be completed this fall, is designed to "make it easier to research purchases, compare different products, their features and prices, and then connect directly with merchants to make their purchase," according to a blog post from the company.
Google is calling the new experience Google Shopping. Confusingly, a tab called Google Shopping already exists, but when you click on it, it leads to Product Search. Product Search is a mix of paid and unpaid placements. Google Shopping will consist of all paid placements, which is based on bids that retailers send via a constant feed. (However, search results for products will also include purely organic results below the top and right side of the page.) The change will give consumers better search results, says Sameer Samat, vp-product management at Google. It may also add to Google's revenue stream.
As illustrated, the major change is the product ads vs. "product universal," Google's term for organic results that it had highlighted the same way.
Another change is for more specific queries. In this case, while the searches above were for "tents," the following is for "marmot limelight 2p."
In addition to those changes, Google is rolling out Google Trusted Stores, a program it quietly introduced in April that takes into account reviews, shipping times and other factors to give Google's seal of approval to merchants. While that program may help level the playing field with eBay, the overall changes to Google Shopping appear to be a bigger threat to Amazon.
In December, The Wall Street Journal reported that Google was in talks with major retailers about a new service that would add cheap 24-hour shipping to Product Search. Google would oversee the shipping feature, which would show whether stores have a product in stock and can deliver it within a day. The program might involve the United Parcel Service and local courier services, according to the WSJ.
Samat declined to comment on that report.


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From recent sewage spills in Morro Bay to unmanaged water testing in Pismo Beach, local surfers and beach goers are worried about the current state of our oceans.
At Cal Poly, a group who cares about these issues is now voicing their concerns in the officially chartered sub-chapter of the San Luis Bay Surfrider Foundation.
Group president and environmental management junior Colin Nicol and vice president and nutrition junior Lindsey Mitchell came up with the idea to start a Surfrider group on campus.
"It was pretty cool when we both realized we had the same idea and there are so many people who want to get involved," Mitchell said.
Nicol feels that the Surfrider Foundation is not just for surfers, but it is for anyone who loves the beach.
The Surfrider Foundation is a non-profit environmental organization whose mission is to protect and enjoy the world's oceans, waves and beaches for the employment of all people, through conservation, activism, research and education.
Since becoming a new group, they have been volunteering at local Surfrider events and benefit shows and plan on hosting beach clean-ups and education on watersheds.
"Public outreach is important because most people do not know that creeks run into (the) ocean," Nicol said.
"We are starting to work with Kim Busby, the water quality specialist on campus," Mitchell said. "We have decided together that we are going to work on community outreach and education. One out of three students are surfers on campus; this club will help gather everyone together."
Surfers and locals who love the beach have had a lot to deal with in the past few weeks. The Pacific Ocean has recently had a murky brown tint due to all the run-off from the rain. On Jan. 27, a 20,000 gallon spill of untreated sewage from the Men's Colony Wastewater Treatment Plant ran into Chorro Creek, creating a huge impact on the ecosystem in Morro Bay.
The San Luis Obispo County Public Health Department quarantined the entire area from Morro Rock to the southern end of the bay, restricting all sport-harvested bi-valve shellfish from the Morro Bay Estuary for a couple of weeks.
Locals are also worried about the number of samples taken 20 twenty locations by Environmental Health Services. According to the San Luis Obispo County Web site, weekly samples are looking for three types of indicator bacteria which at sufficient concentrations indicate the potential presence of bacteria that may cause human illness and a health advisory will be announced if these are present.
Even though the results are compared to standards established by the state of California, Nicol said that more testing is needed.
The Cal Poly group's proactive stance on the issue is apparent since they are petitioning for more water testing near Pismo Beach. They received almost 150 signatures during UU Hour last Thursday.
Though the group just recently formed, members are also thinking about sponsoring an alternative energy boat, which will promote alternative energies in the future when the boat docks in San Luis Obispo County later this quarter.
Cal Poly Surfrider is also an active and voting member of the Empower Poly Coalition, a group made up of sustainable clubs on campus.
There are many students involved with the club; the group has five other board members, even including what Nicol and Mitchell call a "web ninja."
"Right now we are trudging through unchartered water," Nicol said of the group.
Surfrider plans on kicking off their group with a showing of the movie "Sipping Jet Streams," at the end of February, an event that Nicol hopes will "gather the masses."
The local chapter will also host Stoke Fest '08 at the Old Vienna Restaurant in Shell Beach from 6 to 11 p.m. on Feb. 23. Featured music will include Mrs. Brown, Chancho and Ku Dog Karl.
"We are going to keep (Cal Poly Surfrider) pretty light-hearted for now," Mitchell said.
"But we need to take care of the place we love the most . for me, this is the ocean. My life revolves around it."
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What Color Is Honeysuckle?
Beginner Gardening
By Kathy Imbriani
List of Yellow Flowering Bushes
What Is a Passion Flower Pod?
Is There Continuous Blooming With the Climbing Rose?
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Names of Flowering Vines
As most hummingbird aficionados know, honeysuckles are a favorite with these tiny visitors to the garden. The trumpet-shaped flowers also attract butterflies, and birds dine on the berries that are produced in late summer. While the white to yellow flowers of the invasive and non-native Japanese honeysuckle (Lonicera japonica) are probably the most familiar, honeysuckles come in a delightful range of colors, varying from white to deep orange, in both native and cultivated species. Most honeysuckles grow in sun or light shade and are tolerant of a variety of soils.
Lonicera tragophylla honeysuckle has no known common name and unscented, large, yellow to orange summer flowers. It is a deciduous vine that is native to China and grown in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 6 through 10. A quick-change artist, Lonicera quinquelocularis is a deciduous honeysuckle whose creamy white flowers turn a dark yellow as they age. Oval, translucent fruit follow. This honeysuckle grows well in USDA zones 5 through 9. A native species with an intriguing name, swamp fly, Lonicera oblongifolia has yellowish-white flowers that produce red fruit. It is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 10.
Lonicera periclymenum or woodbine is a highly fragrant honeysuckle valued not only for its delicious scent but also for its vigorous climbing growth habit and white to cream flowers that open in midsummer. It is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 10. Lonicera albiflora, or the western white honeysuckle, is native to the western United States. Showy white flowers appear in groups at the end of branches and are followed by clusters of red fruit. Lonicera albiflora is hardy in USDA zones 3 through 10.
With long-tubed, red flowers, Lonicera sempervirens, or trumpet honeysuckle, is evergreen in mild climates but deciduous in harsher areas. It is a vigorous climber, reaching 12 feet or more, and it is native to the eastern and southern United States. It grows well in USDA zones 4 through 10. A large honeysuckle native to China, Lonicera henryi is an evergreen vine that grows to 30 feet in ideal conditions. Blooms are red and yellow and are produced in spring and summer. Purple-black berries follow. This honeysuckle is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 10.
Tatarian honeysuckle, Lonicera tatarica, is a bushy honeysuckle that produces trumpet-shaped, pink flowers in late spring to early summer. Red berries follow in the late summer to fall. This pink honeysuckle grows well in USDA zones 2 through 9. The California honeysuckle, or western honeysuckle (Lonicera hispidula), is native to the Golden State and other parts of the western United States. It is a deciduous climbing shrub with deep pink flowers and vibrant red berries and is hardy in USDA zones 7 through 9.
Orange honeysuckle (Lonicera ciliosa) is native to the western United States. Flowers are orange-red and produced in clumps of 20 or more blooms. It blooms May to July and is hardy in USDA zones 4 through 9. Giant honeysuckle, or Burmese honeysuckle (Lonicera hildebrandiana), is native to Southeast Asia and grows vigorously, reaching heights of 30 feet. The 4-inch-long, faintly scented blooms are cream at first but age to a deep orange in summer. It is hardy in USDA zones 9 through 11.
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Community// April 4, 2019
Tips From The Top: One On One With Clarke Murphy, CEO of Russell Reynolds Associates
I spoke to Clarke Murphy, CEO of Russell Reynolds Associates, about his best advice
Adam Mendler, Lessons in Leadership
Adam: Thanks again for taking the time to share your advice. First things first, though, I am sure readers would love to learn more about you. What is something about you that would surprise people?
Clarke: I was born in to a sailing family. My father was a big sailor, so I was exposed to it from a young age. I sailed professionally for two years after graduating college. Since then, I have completed six transatlantic ocean races, including three in the last 10 years.
Adam: How did you get here? What failures, setbacks or challenges have been most instrumental to your growth as a leader?
Clarke: I have spent almost my entire career at Russell Reynolds Associates, working in multiple countries, and holding ten different roles over the years. Given all that change, it has not felt like one company or one job, but a multitude.
That does not mean it has always been easy. I was not named chief executive in 2006, the first time I was considered for the role, and working through that is probably the biggest challenge I faced in my career, but also resulted in one of the greatest opportunities. I went on to lead our Board and CEO Practice for the next six years, and spent every day observing and learning from great leaders in other organizations. When I was eventually named CEO, I put all those lessons to use, and I think I am a much better leader as a result.
Adam: In your experience, what are the defining qualities of an effective leader?
Clarke: I would highlight three things:
First, the best leaders spend a tremendous amount of time with leaders outside of their own industry to understand how those leaders think, and how they run their organizations, and identify transferable lessons or behaviors. Looking elsewhere helps spark creativity. If you are just looking at your competition, you run the risk of playing it safe, focusing on the tried-and-true, and never making a truly bold move.
Second, effective leaders also need a willingness to embrace change. Part of that is anticipating the future, be it examining potential new market opportunities, changes in the workplace, or emerging competitors. Leaders who are willing to learn and relearn as business changes will always be in a better position than those leaders who are stuck in one way of thinking.
Third, the best leaders understand that diversity of thought is not just a slogan, but a real opportunity. You often learn the most from those people who are complete opposites of you in thought, perspective, and beliefs.
Adam: How can leaders and aspiring leaders take their leadership skills to the next level?
Clarke: Early career leaders who aspire to more senior roles need to build a network of senior colleagues who they can turn to for mentoring and advice, who can talk to them honestly about their strengths and weaknesses, and who can provide an external perspective on their growth and development. People often get stuck on their self-imagined identity, and do not get enough clear feedback on their real performance and reputation in the workplace.
For the same reason, senior leaders who are looking to move into the corner office should have current or former CEOs and board members that they are going to for advice outside their own company or own industry. They need the same feedback as more junior colleagues, but they also need an antidote to the problem that befalls many successful leaders: Getting stuck reusing the same strategies, tactics, and thinking that helped them be successful earlier in their career. Leaders need to be agile and constantly growing, and an external perspective is an important enabler in that.
Adam: What are the biggest misconceptions when it comes to identifying great leaders?
Clarke: Great resumes do not predict success. Underlying behavior does.
Adam: What is the best advice you have on building, managing and leading teams?
Clarke: It is easy for leaders to fall into a habit of hiring people who look like them or think like them. You want to hire these people because you are comfortable around them. But for a team to truly succeed, it has to be comprised of individuals with the right skills and mindset to address the challenges and opportunities in front of them. Often, those people do not look like or think like you at all.
Adam: What should employers look for when hiring senior executives? What about at junior levels?
Clarke: We spoke about focusing on underlying behaviors not impressive resumes. That is critical. You should look for leaders who have a willingness to take on nearly impossible projects or tasks, who really relish the opportunity. Focus on that rather than whether they simply have a warm, engaging personality, or who found themselves in the right place at the right time earlier in their careers.
And remember, leaders who take on the big challenging projects in the workplace will not always succeed. Do not be put off if a candidate has a failure or two in their history, so long as they learned from that and can show that they did things differently the next time around. That is how strong leaders build successful careers.
Adam: What should companies look for when bringing on board members?
Clarke: Fancy resumes might look great in the proxy statement, but at the end of the day how a director performs in the boardroom is what really matters. Can they leverage their experience to convey lessons learned and provide sage advice? Will they help the company think about the future, and not simply talk about the past? Can they effectively collaborate with a small group of other experienced executives? Those are the things that matter most.
Adam: What can those interested in serving on corporate boards do to make themselves attractive to companies?
Clarke: First of all, it is important to realize that this is a multi-year journey. It will not happen overnight.
It is important to let people know you are interested in serving on a board. Speak with current directors, both to express interest, and also to hear from them what the reality of board service is like.
If you know any private equity partners, reach out to them. They are often looking for executives who can play a governance role in the private companies in their portfolio, especially if those companies may go public in the future.
Regardless of who you are speaking with, make sure you can clearly articulate the value you would bring to the board, what your area of expertise is, and how you would be able to translate that expertise to impactful guidance to other experiences leaders.
Adam: What is the best advice you have ever received?
Clarke: If you are very upset about something, sleep on it before making any rash decisions. A full night's sleep generally leads to a more balanced and thoughtful perspective the next day.
Adam: What is one thing everyone should be doing to pay it forward?
Clarke: Leaders should be speaking with those more junior than them and sharing lessons from the two or three biggest mistakes they made in their career. People spend too much time talking about their successes. It is the failures and stumbling blocks and learning moments that really result in the impactful lessons that we should be passing on to the next generation.
Adam: Is there anything else you would like to share?
Clarke: It looks like we are heading into an economic downturn. What does that mean for leaders? While downturns disrupt markets, they also create opportunities. To be successful, executives need to be able to switch focus as their environment changes.
An investment-focused growth executive in the boom years has to become a cost-cutting, offshoring executive during a downturn. A strategic visionary in an easy market needs to become scrappy and disruptive when things get tougher. Agility and transformation are becoming more and more important. Leaders who think they do not have to change their ways to maintain their success are mistaken.
Regardless of the specific decisions you are making, you need to be able to communicate your thinking and your plans to your board, your workforce, your investors, and other stakeholders. Excellent communication skills are critical. If you cannot communicate clearly, especially when things get tough, nothing else really matters.
— Published on April 4, 2019
Adam Mendler is the Chief Executive Officer of The Veloz Group, where he co-founded and oversees ventures across a wide variety of industries: Beverly Hills Chairs, a leading office furniture e-tailer; Custom Tobacco, a one-of-a-kind cigar customization e-commerce platform; and Veloz Solutions, a technology consulting and software development practice. Adam remains active in each portfolio company, providing strategic guidance and support. Adam also provides business thought leadership as a contributor to Forbes, Inc. and Thrive Global; as a speaker to businesses, universities and non-profit organizations; as an expert cited in national media outlets; and as an advisor and board member. A Los Angeles native and lifelong Angels fan, Adam loves sports, classic movies and TV, politics, physical fitness and backgammon.
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Missing No. 1 Ladies
Filed under: Uncategorized — Tags: Books and Literature, Jill Scott, Media, The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency — pprscribe @ 5:32 pm
Usually—along with the cooling temps, shortening sunlight hours, and back to school sales—fall, for me, means looking forward to the new seasons of my favorite television shows. "Heroes" is all set September 21st to begin down the road to redemption; "Nip/Tuck" appears ready for more delicious guilty outrageousness in October; Sports-wise, a couple of weeks of US Open grand slam tennis starts tomorrow and the NFL is preparing to use this football season celebrate the 50th anniversary of the AFL—with, hopefully, particular attention to the league's pioneering Black players.
For me, the only thing missing is "The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency."
All through the summer, I feared that the program would not be coming back. No promos for HBO's fall line-up featured show. On No. 1 Ladies' discussion boards and Facebook pages fans lamented the lack of word and commitment about the show's return. Little by little the C-word began to leak out. Was the show…canceled?
Well, apparently not—though what exactly is the show's status is not entirely clear:
The acclaimed BBC-HBO adaptation of the popular series of mystery novels by Alexander McCall Smith, starring Broadway veteran Jill Scott as Precious Ramotswe, a lady detective "of traditional build" in her native Botswana, is still alive HBO president Michael Lombardo told Canwest News Service at the semi-annual gathering of the TV Critics Association.
Despite strong reviews, the series did not fare as well as other recent HBO dramas like True Blood and Hung, or established programs like Entourage and Big Love, all of which will return with new seasons.
True Blood is averaging 11 million viewers for HBO, and is the pay cable channel's most-watched series since The Sopranos.
It would be "an incorrect assumption" to think that The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency has been cancelled, though, Lombardo said, even though it was pointedly left out of HBO's programming announcements for the 2009-'10 season.
"We're actually in conversations now and are trying to figure out the next step," Lombardo told Canwest News Service.
Two of the series' original creators, feature-film directors Anthony Minghella and Sydney Pollack, passed away shortly after production began on The No. 1 Ladies' Detective's first season.
"It's been a challenge because, as you know, the creative vision behind that show unfortunately passed away," Lombardo said. "So we're trying to figure that out."
HBO's programming president, Richard Plepler, concurred.
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency did very well for us critically and with audiences, and we're very proud of it," Plepler added. "So we're going to try to figure out a way to get it back." [Source]
I hope they figure out a way PDQ. I really miss Precious and Rose and all the rest. And I do not know if I can continue to justify paying for HBO for "True Blood" alone.
"And I do not know if I can continue to justify paying for HBO for "True Blood" alone"
I once had to have HBO becuase of it's boxing events. In the last few years, boxing has taken a hit. All the programing you mentioned never grabbed. Hence, I no longer have HBO. I go to my rich son's house if I now need to watch HBO *lol*
It appears that "black series" struggle on HBO. I wonder if that has anything to do with economics? The Wire had a five year run …but dang it, it's central focus was drugs, violence and police curruption **Knock-knock, someone give Denzel an Oscar**
PPrscribe, I hope your No. 1 Ladies Detective makes the line-up. I know how much you enjoyed watching it.
As with all series, after a time they lose their punch. But I wonder if that process (losing it's punch) would/has increased with the passing of Pollack and Minghella – 2 great minds. I hope not but I am feeling "yes".
Comment by careycarey — August 31, 2009 @ 11:35 pm
Yes, Carey, I'm sure that the deaths of those two had a lot to do with it. But had two of the creative leaders behind, say, "The Wire" passes, I am sure they would have found a way to make it work.
In this case I do not think the show being Black has much to do with it. It is because, as you alluded to, it is not filled with violence and cursing and gratuitous sex. It is not thought to be "edgy" enough for today's audiences. I guess being critically acclaimed doesn't pay the million dollar mortgage.
We'll see. I really really hope the series comes back—or at least a 2-hour movie or something.
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i have put a cojt file to Sysroot Folder,and i want to add this model to ResourceLibrary.
I don't know if my whole method is correct,Are there any other ways of achieving my goal?
You can check this article, there is an example on how to create prototype data for .cojt and how to insert that .cojt to Process Simulate.
Thank you for your reply. i had read that article before,That's Tecnomatix version is 13,but my is 12. The properties and methods are not available.
If your .cojt already has TuneData.xml, then you need only to insert it, the first part of your code.
The insert component method is a little messy in that the component goes under the root instead of placing it directly where you want. Below will place it under the first active selection.
Which is this written for? I have not find class TxNewPartResourceParametersEx neither in version 13.0 nor in version 13.0.2.
I was using this back in 11TR3 version, and is still working in the latest release today. You have to include additional libraries from the eMpower folder as resources for the solution. Thye are below.
Include the EngineeringInternalExtension.dll from eMPower.
Step4: Using 'TxInsertComponentCreationData' class to insert to cell,"
The only problem with this method is the last step. It will insert the component under the root of the study, but if you have a specific object tree location you want to put it in it does not work.
My method above will create a new component which modeling scope can be closed on with the .SaveToLibrary() method. You must have the compound resource you want to place it in as the ActiveSelection of the ActiveDocument though. You can give it a library path to place it in as well with this method. This also creates the TuneData.xml file correctly in the cojt folder without having to write XML generating code that could have errors and cause crashes.


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58 Field Squadron is currently an Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit of the Royal Engineers (RE). In its long history its predecessors have fulfilled the roles of artisans, field engineers, chemical warfare specialists, and road builders. They saw active service on the Western Front in World War I and in the Battle of France and Burma Campaign during World War II. On two occasions, the unit's sappers were reputed to have repulsed enemy attacks at the point of the bayonet.

Precursor unit
58th Field Company, Royal Engineers, was one of several new RE units formed in early 1900 during the Second Boer War. The company was formed at Chatham, Kent, in May 1900, moved to Salisbury Plain in February 1901 and back to Chatham in October 1903. In January 1905 it moved to Potchefstroom in South Africa, returning to Chatham in April 1909, where it disbanded the following month.

World War I
In April 1917 the vacant number was revived for 58th Artizan Works Company, RE, which was one of the first batch of companies of skilled tradesmen formed for work such as building huts and roads. It went to Calais to work on the Lines of Communication of the British Expeditionary Force. It returned to the UK in 1919 and disbanded in 1920.

Interwar years
In May 1921 the Experimental Company at the Royal Engineers Experimental Station (later Chemical Defence Experimental Station), Porton Down, was redesignated as 58th (Porton) Company, RE. It carried out a wide range of duties relating to experiments in offensive and defensive chemical warfare, and until 1922 was also for responsible for administering 'The Chemical Roster', a group of civilian technicians, many of whom were former members of the Special Brigade, RE, (CW companies) during World War I. The officer commanding from 1919 to 1924 was Lieutenant-Colonel A.E. Kent, a former member of the Special Brigade.

In June 1938 the unit was redesignated as 58th (Chemical Defence) Company, RE, and again the following year as 58th (Chemical Warfare) Company, RE.

World War II

After the outbreak of war, additional chemical warfare (CW) companies were raised, beginning with 61 CW Co in December 1939 and 62 CW Co in April 1940. By April 1940, 1st CW Group RE had been formed from 58, 61 and 62 CW Cos, and it joined the new British Expeditionary Force (BEF) in France in May 1940. The companies were equipped with large calibre mortars (Livens Projectors developed during World War I) to launch drums of poison gas or Thermite. In the event, both sides refrained from employing chemical weapons during World War II, and the CW companies never used their weapons in action.

Battle of France
1st CW Group under Lt-Col R.H. Maclaren joined the BEF shortly before the German offensive in the west opened on 10 May. The BEF immediately advanced into Belgium in accordance with 'Plan D'. However, the German Army (Wehrmacht) broke through the Ardennes to the east, forcing the BEF to withdraw again.

The threat to the BEF's southern flank led to the creation of several ad hoc forces to protect the flank, and 1st CW Group first acted as field engineers for 'Petreforce' then for 'Polforce', with Lt-Col Maclaren acting as Commanding Royal Engineer (CRE). The RE duties involved demolishing bridges (for which the CW companies had no training) to create a defensible line along the canal from Carvin to St Pol and Watton, This was often in a race with advancing Wehrmacht troops. No 3 Section of 58 CW Co arrived at two bridges near Blaringen and found enemy troops already in possession of them. The sappers drove off the Germans, reportedly with the bayonet, and then attempted hasty demolitions. At one of the bridges they simply drove a lorry loaded with explosives onto the bridge and detonated it. Pressure from enemy troops prevented the sappers from determining how successful this expedient had been. On 25 May the Germans had penetrated the canal line at various points, and Polforce was disbanded and its units fell back towards the coast.

By 26 May the BEF was cut off and the decision was made to evacuate through Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo). The following day Lt-Col Maclaren and 1st CW Group were put under the orders of the CRE of 44th (Home Counties) Division. This Territorial Army division had fought doggedly, but with its flanks 'in the air' after neighbouring French formations retreated, the divisional commander decided to prepare a fallback position at Mont des Cats, to be held by the divisional artillery and some companies of the 44th Divisional RE (11 and 209 Field Cos, with 211 Fd Park Co in reserve). The Mont des Cats position was reinforced by 1st CW Group together with 100 Army Fd Co and 216 ArmyTroops Co. The sappers abandoned their transport and began to dig in at 09.00 on 28 May, then deployed as infantry to defend this position. Only the HQ and scattered elements of 44th (HC) Division managed to join them by dawn on 29 May. This rearguard was subjected to intense mortar fire during the morning, then by dive-bombing, but held its position for 30 hours while the rest of the division withdrew. The units were then ordered to withdraw by stages to Dunkirk for embarkation to England.

Burma
Back in the UK, 1st CW Group formed part of the GHQ Reserve in Home Forces. After the outbreak of war with Japan, it was among the reinforcements sent out to India, leaving GHQ Reserve in February–March 1942 and arriving in India on 11 June. The group was sent to Deolali transit camp, but 58 CW Co was detached under the command of Madras District from 6 October to 15 November. It then moved with 1st CW Group to Chittagong, arriving on 24 January 1943.

Because chemical weapons had not been used by either side in the first few years of the war, chemical defence became the responsibility of all units and the RE's specialist CW units were converted into badly-needed field engineers. On 1 May 1943, 1st CW Group became HQ XV Indian Corps Troops Engineers, with 58 CW Co redesignated as a Field Company. On 11 June the company moved to Ranchi under the CRE XV Corps.

In the spring of 1943 a General Reserve Engineer Force (GREF) had been established to carry out engineering works and airfield construction in the areas of Assam and Eastern Bengal behind the Army's operational area. 58 Field Co was sent up to Golaghat in Assam on 4 July to join this force. By October 1943 GREF had assembled around Imphal a large number of RE and Indian Engineers (IE) units, military and civil pioneers, and labourers provided by the Indian Tea Association. Their task, as soon as the Monsoon rains ended, was to build a two-way all-weather road from Imphal to Tamu and beyond by 1 May 1944, which was the projected date for Fourteenth Army to begin its offensive on the Central Front. On 19 October 58 Fd Co went to Pallel at the mid-point of the route to operate the quarries supplying the necessary roadstone.

Lion Box
By March 1944 the road as far as Tamu was virtually complete, but its extension was halted when the Imperial Japanese Army launched its U Go Offensive. Instead, the non-combatant GREF units that had been preparing for Fourteenth Army's offensive were evacuated, and those remaining were concentrated in self-contained defensive 'boxes' on the Imphal Plain. The largest supply depot at Kanglatongbi was formed into 'Lion Box', almost entirely garrisoned by sappers, and of these only 58 Field Co (which was initially without two of its sections) had ever been under fire. For three days from 4 April this scratch garrison repelled repeated Japanese assaults. On 5 April 58 Fd Co was ordered to send out two scout cars to check the road to the north, where enemy had been seen in an old ordnance depot area just outside the sappers' perimeter. This patrol was ambushed and the company lost one scout car and also a party that was sent out with a lorry to recover it. Later, 54 sappers from 58 Fd Co were withdrawn from the box to build a Hamilton bridge near IV Corps HQ. About 22.00 hours 58 Fd Co reported rustling of bushes and clicking of rifle bolts outside their perimeter, so a heavy defensive fire (DF) programme was called in from the artillery. Japanese patrols continued to operate in the moonlight, and recommenced their attacks at 01.00 on 6 April, but were driven off by fire from the well-sited bunkers of the box. Non-combatant units and stores continued to be withdrawn from the box to Imphal under shellfire, while some reinforcements came in. During the night of 6/7 April mortar bombs began landing in 58 Fd Co's area, but this fire was silenced by DF programmes. Japanese patrols still probed the perimeter, which was in continuous action. One of the attacks temporarily penetrated the perimeter, but was ejected at bayonet point by the reserve platoon of 58 Fd Co before it reached the road. The platoon then formed two bayonet parties to sweep the area clear of infiltrators. After dawn these parties were pinned down by sniper fire until a party of Seaforth Highlanders came up and together they formed a line and charged, clearing a gully. The rest of 58 Fd Co cleared infiltrators and acted as stretcher parties. Tank support had now got through to the box's defenders, but the decision was made to reduce the number of boxes and to evacuate the remaining garrison from Lion Box to the Imphal 'Citadel'. This was carried out in stages, under cover of an airstrike.

58 Field Company had suffered casualties of 14 killed and 22 wounded during the defence of Lion Box, 3–7 April. However, the defence of the Imphal plain slowed down the Japanese offensive and allowed the Allies to redirect troops to hold Imphal before launching a counter-strike. The subsequent Japanese defeat in the battles of Imphal and Kohima in May–June 1944 was the turning point of the war in Burma. 58 Field Co was withdrawn to Shillong on 31 May and on 5 October it came under the command of the CRE of 458 GHQ Troops IE.

In November 1944 58 Fd Co was converted into 58 Mechanical Equipment Company, RE, absorbing the personnel of 62 Fd Squadron (the former 62 CW Co), which had been roadbuilding in Northern Assam with GREF.

Postwar
After the end of the war against Japan, 58 ME Co returned to Europe and became part of British Army of the Rhine, where it was disbanded in 1948.

A new 58 Field Squadron, RE, was formed at Maidstone in January 1950 by redesignating 61 Fd Co (itself a redesignation of 561 Army Fd Co, originally raised in 1939 as part of 38th (Welsh) Divisional Engineers). The squadron formed part of 36 Army Engineer Regiment, and moved with it from Maidstone to Ripon in January 1951. However, the squadron was redesignated 20 Sqn in March 1954.

58 Squadron was reformed in January 1962 at the School of Military Engineering, Chatham, as part of The Depot Regiment, RE. 58 SME Squadron was redesignated 58 RSME Squadron the following year when the school received its 'Royal' designation. The squadron was disbanded in August 1973.

The present Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) unit, 58 EOD Squadron (58 Field Squadron (EOD) since 1993), was reformed in August 1983 at Lodge Hill Camp, Chattenden, as part of 33 Engineer Regiment (EOD). Elements of the regiment served in the Falklands War in 1982 and the 1st Gulf War in 1990–91.

Insignia
Personnel of CW Groups during World War II wore a distinguishing flash beneath the RE shoulder title: this comprised a rectangle divided into three equal vertical stripes, green–yellow–red.

Qualified bomb-disposal personnel of 33 Rgt wear a badge on the left forearm comprising a yellow bomb facing downwards with two blue bands on the nose, all on a red oval background.

Notes

References
 G.B. Carter, Porton Down: 75 Years of Chemical and Biological Research, London: HM Stationery Office, 1992, .
 Major L.F. Ellis, History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The War in France and Flanders 1939–1940, London: HM Stationery Office, 1954/Uckfield, Naval & Military Press, 2004.
 C.D. Johnson, The Forgotten Army's Box of Lions: The True Story of the Defence and Evacuation of the Largest Supply Depot on the Imphal Plain, Norwich: C.D. Johnson, 2001, .
 Col L.F. Morling, Sussex Sappers: A History of the Sussex Volunteer and Territorial Army Royal Engineer Units from 1890 to 1967, Seaford: 208th Field Co, RE/Christians–W.J. Offord, 1972.
 Maj-Gen R.P. Pakenham-Walsh, History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol VIII, 1938–1948, Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers, 1958.
 Maj-Gen R.P. Pakenham-Walsh, History of the Corps of Royal Engineers, Vol IX, 1938–1948, Chatham: Institution of Royal Engineers, 1958.
 Graham E. Watson & Richard A. Rinaldi, The Corps of Royal Engineers: Organization and Units 1889–2018, Tiger Lily Books, 2018, .
 Maj-Gen S. Woodburn Kirby, History of the Second World War, United Kingdom Military Series: The War Against Japan Vol III, The Decisive Battles, London: HM Stationery Office, 1961/Uckfield: Naval & Military, 2004, .

External Sources
 British Army units from 1945 on
 The Long, Long Trail

Squadrons of the Royal Engineers
Military units and formations established in 1950

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Vigil for victims of Nice attack in Toronto tonight
The Toronto sign will be lit in red, white and blue again. And at 6 p.m. this evening, people will make their way to Nathan Phillips Square to honour and remember the victims of yesterday's horrific attack in Nice, France.
During Bastille Day festivities, a man drove a truck through a crowd of civilians, killing 84 and injuring 202.
"My heart goes out to the people of France and to the French community here. I just hope again that we can find a way to live in this world without this kind of thing going on," said Mayor John Tory to CP24 earlier today.
Just last week, more than 2,000 people gathered at Queen's Park to honour the victims from the July 3 bombing in Baghdad.
Photo by anthonyjrayburn">@anthonyjrayburn via Instagram.


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Supreme Court says abortion drugs can't be obtained by mail
Healing a top priority in Buffalo, says incoming bishop
House impeaches Trump a second time; timeline for Senate trial unknown
A subdued Trump highlights immigration policies at border
Federal court continues hold on Arkansas laws restricting abortion
Amid discussion to end death penalty, three executions halted
Civilian chaplains now returning to ministry despite federal shutdown
By Mark Pattison • Catholic News Service • Posted October 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (CNS) — Civilian Catholic chaplains, unable to perform religious duties at U.S. military bases during the first weekend of the federal government shutdown, were getting back on the job as the shutdown continued into its second week.
"We're now being told priests can return to work," said John Schlageter, general counsel for the Archdiocese for the Military Services.
Schlageter, in an Oct. 7 telephone interview with Catholic News Service, said he did not know whether the priests' return to work was a result of Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's declaration Oct. 6 that far more civilian Defense Department employees would be considered "essential" and return to their jobs — or the reaction to Schlageter's own Oct. 3 op-ed article about the shutdown adversely affecting the ability of civilian chaplains to minister at military bases with no resident Catholic chaplain.
He said the op-ed piece had gotten coverage or publication by The Washington Post, CNN.com, and the Fox News Channel.
The House passed a concurrent resolution, awaiting action by the Senate, to authorize the return of civilian Catholic chaplains to their military ministry. "I think the House resolution — (with a vote of) 400 to 1 — speaks for itself," Schlageter said.
The military archdiocese estimated that about 50 civilian chaplains were unable to conduct services on bases the weekend of Oct. 5-6 because of the shutdown. "Almost all GS (general services) priests and most contract priests were unable to work Sunday," Schlageter said. "We do have situations of door-lock, signs that said, 'No Catholic services this weekend.'"
Active-duty military chaplains were not affected by the shutdown.
The situation overseas was similar. "We're starting to get news from overseas bases where there was not (chaplain) coverage," Schlageter said. "It seems in many of the situations, private resolutions were found."
He added some priests celebrated Mass off base and invited the military congregants to attend. One priest, for example "had Mass in a park," Schlageter said.
In the case of the Washington Navy Yard, site of a mass shooting Sept. 24, the on-duty chaplain moved the Mass from the naval complex to a joint Army-Air Force base not far away known as Anacostia Bolling, which is staffed by a GS priest. "So the active duty priest moved it to Anacostia Bolling and brought the congregation from the Navy Yard with him," Schlageter said.
The civilian priests have contracts with individual bases. In a limited number of cases — for instance, at the Quantico Marine base in Virginia — the contract was written in such a way as to permit the continued ministry of a civilian chaplain at the base.
The need for contract priests is by and large restricted to Catholic clergy. "The contract in the GS provision is really an accommodation for Catholics because there's such a shortage of available chaplains," Schlageter said.
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Q: python and yaml extract values of certain yaml field I have the following scenario:
a yaml file:
team:
  owner:
  contact:
  channel:
  role:
    role1: 3r
    role2: 6q

And a python script that needs to extract the keyvalue pairs of role:
def yaml_processor(role):
    filepath = "../1/2/3.yaml"
    data = yaml_loader(filepath)
    data = data.get(role)
    for team in data.iteritems():
        print(role)
    file.close()

A: There are a few things strange in your code, but lets start with
defining yaml_loader:
from ruamel.yaml import YAML

def yaml_loader(file_path):
   yaml = YAML()
   with open(file_path) as fp:
      data = yaml.load(fp)
   return data

that loads your YAML into a hierarchical data structure. At the root
of that structure is a dict, with one key: team, because at the root
of your document there is a mapping with that key.
As for your code:

*

*You always print the argument to yaml_processor for each team you
find. You are not using the data from the YAML document

*you try to replace the data you get from the YAML document with
data.get(role), that will only work if role == 'team' because
there is only that key at the root level

*you do file.close() what is file?

*you are using .iteritems() that is a Python 2 construct. Python 2
is end-of-life in
2020. Do you really
intent to use learn to use Python 2 specific code this late in the game?

I would include:
from future import print_function

at the top of my program and then do something like:
def yaml_processor():
    # filepath = "../1/2/3.yaml"
    filepath = '3.yaml'  # different filestructure on my disc
    data = yaml_loader(filepath)
    for team in data:
        team_data = data[team]
        for role_nr in team_data['role']:
            role = team_data['role'][role_nr]
            print('team {}, role number: {}, role: {}'.format(team, role_nr, role))

yaml_processor()

which gives:
team team, role number: role1, role: 3r
team team, role number: role2, role: 6q

If you are not realy using the key role1 and role2 you should
consider using a sequence in your YAML document:
team:
  owner:
  contact:
  channel:
  roles:
    - 3r
    - 6q

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Hollywood Actress Willing To Risk It All for Pro-Life Film, Claims Getting Blacklisted 'Worth It'
By Savannah Pointer
Published December 22, 2018 at 10:32am
Actress Ashley Bratcher has risked her career to star in a film that tells the story of a former Planned Parenthood employee who refused to refer any more babies for abortion after seeing one in progress.
When Bratcher was asked to play the role of Abby Johnson, the former Planned Parenthood employee who is now a pro-life activist, she was told it could end her career.
"I knew from the very beginning, they warned me, they said, 'You're probably gonna get blacklisted. This could end your career.' I said, 'I don't care. It's worth it,'" she told Fox News' Ainsley Earhardt.
Bratcher took the role of Abby Johnson in the movie "Unplanned" regardless of the risk because she felt that the project was worth it.
Bratcher told Earhardt during an interview on Tuesday that while she was pro-life before taking on the role, she still had "shades of gray" in her opinion of abortion.
"When I started learning the details she shared of working at Planned Parenthood, it really opened my eyes to the reality of what abortion really is," she told Fox News.
"This movie is not about judgment and condemnation, it's about mercy and forgiveness." – #AshleyBratcher
Both the reporter and the actress who stars in @UnplannedMovie, cry during this interview.
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As Bratcher learned more about Johnson's story during the making of the film, she told Earhardt that she learned about her own past as well.
Do you think Bratcher made the right choice?
Bratcher's mother called her while she was on set and confessed that she had been on the table, ready to abort Bratcher when she changed her mind and left the clinic.
"I got up and I walked out and I chose you," Bratcher recalled her mom saying, "And I never knew that. It blows my mind."
The actress had been previously unaware that she had such a close connection with the children whose lives the film hopes to save.
"This movie is not about judgment and condemnation, it's about mercy and forgiveness," Bratcher said.
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Johnson, whose life the movie is centered around, was one of the youngest clinic directors in the nation for Planned Parenthood, according to the film's website.
Johnson was involved in over 22,000 abortions and counseled "countless women about their reproductive choices."
Johnson continued in that role until one day she saw an abortion happening on a sonogram after which she was unable to continue referring women to abort their children.
The movie is slated to be released in March of 2019, and more information about its release can be found on the film's website.
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Kawa Hassan is the Vice President of the Middle East and North Africa Program at EastWest Institute's Brussels Office where he leads Track 1.5 and Track 2 diplomacy initiatives focused on trust building, conflict prevention and conflict resolution.
Kawa Hassan is author and co-editor of numerous publications and a frequent commentator on international, regional and national media about Iraq, Syria, Kurdish politics and Middle East affairs. He is co-author of the research report "Iraq, Climate-Related Security Risk Assessment" which was used in July 2018 UN Security Council debate on nexus between climate change and security, brought forward under Swedish Presidency of the Council. This report was produced as a product of the Expert Working Group on Climate-Related Security Risks, established with the aim to address the implications of climate-related security risks on international institutions that manage peace and security.
In addition, he was a member of the Atlantic Council's Task Force on the Future of Iraq that brought together 25 top Iraq experts from around the globe. In this capacity he provided thought leadership to the Task Force Report "Achieving Long Term Stability to Ensure the Defeat of ISIS" which was submitted to the Trump administration and provided policy recommendations on how to deal effectively with the challenges posed by the conflict in Iraq. Furthermore, he was Co-leader of the Working Group Rights & Protection of Minorities in the Middle East, International Panel on Exiting Violence (IPEV), Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme (FMSH), Paris.
Prior to joining EastWest Institute, Kawa Hassan was a visiting scholar and a non-resident scholar at the Carnegie Middle East Center, Beirut, where he researched state-society relations, politics of protest, civil society activism in Kurdistan region, Iraq. Previously, he worked for UNDP and international organizations in Sri Lanka, Iraq, and the Netherlands leading post-Tsunami, post-conflict, research, peace building, capacity building programs and projects. Furthermore, Hassan worked as a media analyst for the Dutch television and radio channels covering the Iraq War in 2003, and as an interpreter/translator for refugees and asylum seekers in the Netherlands.
Kawa Hassan holds a Master of Science in International Relations, Political Science from the University of Amsterdam (1996-2003), and studied English and German at the Al-Mustansiriya University, Baghdad, Iraq (1988-1991).
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NEW YORK – America Online, the world's largest Internet service provider, has agreed to reform the way it handles customers who want to cancel service, New York State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer (search) said on Wednesday.
Spitzer, announcing settlement of a lawsuit, said AOL (search) is also required to provide refunds of up to four months of service to all New York consumers who claim harm based on improper cancellation requests and pay New York state $1.25 million in penalties and costs.
Spitzer's office, responding to about 300 New York customer complaints, conducted a probe into AOL's customer service policies and procedures. AOL, owned by media conglomerate Time Warner Inc. (TWX) serves about 1.9 million customers in the region.
With the settlement, AOL agreed to alter incentives it offers customer representatives who try to dissuade customers from canceling their subscriptions.
As part of the settlement, AOL has agreed to eliminate customer service quotas on how many customers it dissuades from canceling and record all cancellation requests. Cancellation requests will need to be verified by a third party monitor by June 2006.
"AOL is pleased to have reached an agreement with the state of New York on customer care practices that we believe will increase quality assurance and assist with the verification of certain member intentions online," an AOL spokesman said.
Time Warner shares were down 11 cents at $17.78 on the New York Stock Exchange.


PUNTA CANA MAKE YOUR DREAMS COME TRUE!
TRAVELWISE makes no distinction regarding age when reviewing its resorts. While we do write from our own personal experience as a middle-aged couple, we try to compare and contrast activities that may be enjoyed by the more activities-oriented couple with those of the less active, yet no less intense travelers.
But on this, our first trip to the Dominican Republic, we decided to take a different approach, by soliciting the actual experiences of a younger couple, our son and his significant other, both thirty, heretofore, referred to as "the kids." What would we enjoy together? What different choices would we make on this vacation? And what overall and specific impressions would we come away with from our stay at "Dreams Punta Cana," an all-inclusive resort.
We let the "kids" choose the hotel, since we wanted to be sensitive to their budget restraints but we decided that each couple would book flight and accommodations separately, so we could compare all the choices that were made from beginning to end.
As it turns out, the "kids" booked their hotel/air fare vacation package first through Cheap Caribbean, which was running a so-called "big sale" with "only one day left at these prices." They booked the earliest flight out of JFK, flying JetBlue non-stop to Punta Cana and the latest JetBlue flight coming back. We booked our vacation package with Expedia later on. They were not running the "hype," and their prices were virtually the same, without the "one day left" gimmick. We tried to get the earliest flight as well, but evidently, the "kids" must have grabbed the last two early flight seats at that price. So we booked the next flight out, which was several hours later. We were forced to book an earlier flight back, because of our work schedule.
We preferred to fly together with the "kids," so we called JetBlue the day of the flight at 12:01am and asked what the availability was on that first flight. There were about six seats left. At this point we had two choices – take a chance and fly standby, hoping two seats would still be available at no extra charge, or pay $50 per seat and be confirmed on the flight, with the seats to be assigned at the gate, beginning four hours before the flight. We really did want to fly together, not only because it would be enjoyable and we would have a few more hours use of the resort, but because, this way, we could take one transfer to the hotel together, rather than pay separately. So we opted to pay $50 per seat. As it turns out, they assigned the four of us, together, in the only seats they had left – the more leg room seats, for which you would normally pay an additional $40 per seat. As luck would have it, no one took the third seat of our rows, so each couple had an additional seat in which to stretch out.
You do have choices when it comes to transfers to and from the hotel. The first choice is not to stop where you are led by your porter for a sales pitch on excursions and time shares. It is advantageous to book excursions and golf online before you leave as you get better bargains. For transportations an excursions, checkout www.puntacananow.com, andwww.gobecon.com. For golf, go to www.puntacanagolf.net. More about golf, later.
There is a new highway presently under construction from the airport to all the hotel areas. It was partially finished for our trip, but promises to be completed by January, 2014. This will cut down on travel time to your hotel and hopefully on fares as well.
You should be aware, that unlike Sandals' all-inclusives (which do not have resorts in the Dominican Republic), the all-inclusives in the Dominican Republic may not include transportation to and from the airport. When booking transportation, we would recommend using a private van rather than a group bus, which will stop along the way to drop off other vacationers at their respective resorts.
Elvira Gill, the Preferred Club manager, was instrumental in assigning us wonderful accommodations. Our Junior Suite, room 6301 was a top floor, corner room, close to and facing the ocean. The "kids" were assigned room 1112 a lovely Deluxe Room, closest to and facing the ocean, as well.
"Dreams Punta Cana" has an impressive entrance and lobby, reminiscent of Atlantis on Paradise Island in the Bahamas.
and "Dreams Punta Cana" signature meandering pool.
As you enter the Preferred Club you'll find a private bar with top-shelf liquor, a table filled with finger sandwiches, cheeses, bread, olives, canopies and sweets. There are also two computers for members' use. We were immediately greeted by a Preferred concierge, who offered us drinks and explained everything about our rooms and the facilities. We were given our room cards and escorted to our prospective accommodations. We were hungry from our travels and decided to have some lunch at the Oceania, before heading to the beach.
The Oceania is for preferred members only and the quality of the food, alone, is worth the small price of Preferred membership. We each tried to order different selections, so that we could sample as much as possible in order to provide a comprehensive review for this article. We all had a different type of fish for lunch and were all very satisfied with the entire meal. Breakfast at the Oceana is a feast and a great way to start the day, especially when it's topped off with delicious Dominican Republic coffee.
We had some concerns about the water and/or ice used in the drinks and were told by our waiter that only bottled water is used, even for the ice. There was a comment on Trip Advisor about bringing your own Pepto Bismol, since the one at the gift shop was so expensive. But all four of us discovered that any warnings about stomach upset from the food or water were totally unfounded and we sampled food from every one of the restaurants and beach grill.
We all went back to our rooms to change for the beach. One of the nice things about the Preferred club level is that you pick up orange towels at the club, which identify you as a club member, and reserves a special section of the beach. From some of the reviews, we were expecting a rocky, unswimable beach, which is on the Atlantic side. In fact we brought some beach shoes to navigate the beach. This was totally unnecessary as the beach was sandy and the water was inviting.
We caught a wonderful sunset while floating on beautiful water.
Another perk of the Preferred Club are the reserved Beach Beds. They are ultra-comfortable and have a canopy that can be fashioned in any number of ways to suit how you wish to block or absorb the sun.
Travel Tip: You'll want to get out on the beach early if you want to guarantee a beach bed. You can leave them unoccupied for up to an hour before they become fair game for another Preferred guest.
We pretty much give up meat during the year for health reasons, but there's something about having a burger on the beach that we find irresistible, so we indulged and enjoyed it! Driving from the airport to the hotel, you can see grazing cattle. The beef you get is local and it has a wonderful, unprocessed texture and taste. You can choose to walk up to the "Barefoot Grill" or just order it with drinks from one of the beach waiters or waitresses.
After your burger on the beach, walk toward the pool and pick up a delicious fresh mango or pineapple on a stick. You'll watch in amazement as your server cuts and carves before your eyes.
On the other side of this informal eating are two not-to-be missed more formal and intimate dining experiences. One is "The Cellar," with menu choices from three different restaurants and a personal sommelier who chooses appropriate wines for each of your selected courses.
The other is the romantic champagne dinner on the beach with candlelight and torches and the music of the ocean waves. There are several menu choices, which are priced accordingly. For the most intimate experience, we recommend reserving the most remote table, number "8," right near the bending palm tree.
You'll want to spend part of your stay relaxing on an "in-pool" chaise lounge or grab a floating mat, and follow the winding pool, which goes from one end of the property to the other.
while we were content to play a game of chess with the over-sized board, poolside and a round of croquet. Ping pong, or any number of board games is also available at the entertainment center. Water sports activities are plentiful at the beach as well.
and Espanda. Espanda was rated the #1 golf course in Mexico and the Caribbean, and when you play it, you will see why.
But be prepared. Most everything in the Dominican Republic is very reasonably priced . . . except for golf! Go online for the best prices. You also get a break on the price if you play "twilight," which is after 2:00 pm. We particularly enjoy that time, anyway, as sometimes you feel like you have the whole course to yourselves . . . very intimate!
At night, the "kids" went to the Disco, while we opted for some outdoor dancing on the veranda.
We found our room and bed very comfortable and we made use of the pillow menu. It was really nice to sleep with the window opened and be soothed to sleep by the ocean breeze. Room service is available 24 hours, although the menu is limited. Our turn down service was quite special, with little surprises each night in the form of towel sculptures, rose petals, flowers and chocolates.
We particularly enjoyed our private balcony Jacuzzi. The advantage of being on the upper most floor and in a corner room is that you are obscured from sight, so foam bath, champagne, candles and petals went into the Jacuzzi with us.
The Spa offers couples massages, but the most intimate is the slow couples massage on the beach in a private waterfront cabana.
We found the staff to be courteous, willing to please, and make everything "excelente." Even though Dreams is an all inclusive, we found ourselves wanting to show our appreciation for that extra special service with some tipping along the way.
There were two problems that we encountered. Smoking is not permitted indoors and there is a stiff penalty of $250 for ignoring the restriction. However, we did find that smoke alarms went off in the hallway on several occasions in the middle of the night as some quests disregarded the ban, much to our discontent.
If you speak Spanish, you are at a distinct advantage. Had we not chosen to go to the Dominican Republic on short notice, we might have been able to make an effort to learn some key phrases and vocabulary.
Knowing this, when we return, and we do plan to, we will be more prepared, linguistically. It may not be excelente, but, hopefully, it will be mucho mejor.
One thing is certain. To the de Sesa men, these two women are excelentes y son hermosos!
Time for one last tropical drink before heading back home.
The final analysis to our age experiment was that "Dreams Punta Cana" provided fun and intimacy for younger and older generation couples, alike. You could be as fast or slow-paced as your mood would dictate. And while we were able to enjoy the beach, ocean, pool, and some meals together, we were also able to easily find our private space and pleasure in our own excursions and intimacy.


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