Friday 31st March 1916: The Bedfordshire County War Agricultural Committee has been informed that the Centre Labour Exchange Department of the Board of Trade intend to try to obtain Danish men to work on farms in England and Wales. The farms must be outside prohibited areas, engagements must not be for less than 12 months, and farmer will be expected to pay third class travelling expenses of the men from Denmark (on the understanding that this advance can then be deducted from the men's wages). It is expected that the labourers will be mainly single men aged between 18 and 25, who have practical agricultural experience, especially in dairy farming, and who have taken a short course at a farm school. Farmers would be expected to ensure they were provided with reasonably comfortable lodgings and their pay would be at the current rate for skilled farm workers. Any farmers wishing to obtain Danish labour under these conditions is to apply before the end of March  to the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries.
 The letter was dated 28th March and published on 31st March, making this an impossibly tight deadline!
Thursday 30th March 1916: Two Leighton Buzzard men have appeared in court charged with failing to present themselves to join the army as instructed. William Abraham, a 32 year old labourer, was supposed to have presented himself at Luton on 20th March. When arrested he claimed that as his railway voucher was dated the 18th he went on that date, but was told to go home until the 20th. As he did not have another railway voucher he did not return. When questioned in court he said he had been forced to borrow his fare back to Leighton Buzzard. The magistrates were told it was not permitted to give another ticket if a man made a mistake - the Chairman of the Bench pointed out that in this case the mistake had not been made by the recruit! As it was felt Mr. Anderson was not trying to avoid military service, he was simply to be handed over to the military authorities.
Wednesday 29th March 1916: News is coming in of the damage caused by yesterday's great storm. In the town centre of Bedford a gable end blew in over Messrs Golding and Company's shop in the High Street. The Bull clock and the Town Clock were blocked up with snow and both stopped at quarter past three. At the Modern School a flagstaff was blown over, smashing one of the battlements of the turret, and in Midland Road a window, complete with its frame, was blown out of the Co-operative Society's Hall. Along with the gale came flooding as Monday night's snow melted; many houses were flooded out at Biddenham and at Goldington the green was largely underwater and a number of cottages were surrounded.
Soldiers billeted in the Bedford area have begun clearing the many fallen trees from the roads and removing others which had been uprooted and toppled into the river at Bedford. In Newnham Lane no less than 39 large trees were blown down. The Town Council has permitted householders to fill their wood sheds by taking branches of no more than six inches diameter from the fallen trees, a task likely to take several days. In Kempston the famous walnut orchard of Mr. Walter Harter, J.P. has been wrecked by the great gale. Three hundred and sixty five trees had been planted in 1815 to commemorate the Battle of Waterloo. These had since been thinned, leaving about half the original number, and others have occasionally blown down; of the 160 remaining trees, only 40 survived yesterday's storm.
At Luton the roof blew off a stand at the football ground, with part being flung onto the Great Northern railway line behind where it hit a standing railway carriage. The Club secretary estimates that the damage will cost £150. Some of the huts at Biscot Camp suffered badly and the men were housed for the night at the Corn Exchange, St. Mary's Hall and the Fire Station. Many trees were blown down in Wardown Park and elsewhere, and a number of motor cars had to be abandoned by their drivers. An employee at the Vauxhall Motors works in Kimpton Road was badly injured by a falling bough on Tuesday evening as she was entering the mess-room.
During the initial snow fall on Monday evening a motor car collided with a footstone of the Market Cross at Leighton Buzzard due to snow obscuring the windscreen and covering the headlamps. On Tuesday afternoon farmer had great difficulty getting home from Leighton market, and a number of tradesmen were stranded during their delivery rounds. The Postmaster at Leighton reports that he has never seen or heard of such a "hopeless tangle of wires", with all telegraphic communication interrupted and almost all telephone wires broken. Soulbury Road in Linslade was almost blocked by snow drifts three to four feet deep. At Husborne Crawley a large chimney stack was blown on to the roof of a public house where it crashed through the roof and through the bedroom floor into the room below; fortunately nobody was nearby and there were no injuries. Motor cars sent to meet the Duke of Bedford at Bletchley Station were unable to get there, and the Duke was forced to sleep on a couch at the Station Hotel, which was already full of stranded passengers. The next day he set out for Woburn in the hotel motor car but was stopped by fallen trees across the road; he then decided to walk to Woburn, leaving his valet and luggage to return to the station.
Tuesday 28th March 1916: This afternoon Bedfordshire has been hit by the worst blizzard since the great snowstorms of 1881 and 1899. Train, telegraph, and telephone communications have been cut off, and substantial damage has been done by the gales which accompanied the blizzard. The snow began on Monday evening and continued overnight, but was slushy and was soon cleared by rain during Tuesday. The first indication that exceptional weather was on the way came when telegraph and telephone wires were down further north and southbound trains arrived several hours late – one train from Glasgow scheduled to arrive at Luton at 7 a.m. did not appear until 4 p.m. According to the driver: "I have never seen a blizzard like it in thirty years' experience. I took over the train at Trent, and from there to Bedford the blizzard was at its worst – a fierce, blinding blizzard; nothing could stand against it. Telegraph poles were blown down in all directions. At one place I counted thirteen poles down in succession. In some places even the strong double poles had collapsed. In other places the wires broke with the weight of snow. Once we had to stop to get the engine clear of fallen wire. At Wigston we had to wait five hours. Telegraph poles had fallen on a goods train and blocked the line. The snow was about two feet deep there. When the line was cleared we went on again, but with the wires down the train at times had to crawl and stop to find out from signalmen what trains were on the line."
The line from Northampton through Leighton Buzzard to Tring was also badly hit. A driver said "I went dead slow through all this mess, and it's well I did so, for the frozen snow on the line was so hard that the engine bumped along just as though she might have been an old cart travelling along a badly cobbled road. From Northampton right as far as Tring we did the crawl act. Not a wire was standing. It was dangerous to look out, and me and my mate had to be pretty nippy when we did put our heads out in case the broken wires should tear our eyes out. We stopped at every signal box, and I got orders to carry on my train 'on my own,' to take no risks, and to feel my way every inch. With the wires down and a lot of the signal boxes out of gear it was a pretty anxious job, I can tell you. All along the home stretch platelayers were out working like slaves at clearing the line, and the last few hours of the journey seemed to me to be a 'stop' at every hundred yards or so." The high wind caused drifting, and by 6.30pm the Luton-Dunstable-Leighton line was blocked, with a goods train and a passenger train both snowed in at Blow's Downs; the passengers were obliged to walk the five miles back to Dunstable Church Street station through the snow.
Monday 27th March 1916: Interesting news has been received of Petty Officer Albert G. Hartwell of 14, Maitland Street, Bedford, a former pupil at Ampthill Road School. He comes from a notable local aquatic family. His father was coach of Bedford Rowing Club for more than twenty years, his brothers won many prizes, and his sisters are also expert swimmers and rowers. Albert himself was cox of the Bedford Rowing Club and winner of three cups at a single Town Regatta. After leaving school he also gained flying experience, first with Mr. James Radley of Huntingdon (formerly of Bedford), and then under the tuition of Mr. Moorhouse and Mr. England, both men well known in the flying world.
The King himself has written a message of appreciation to the Armoured Car Squadrons, and Her Highness Princess Marie Louise of Schleswig-Holstein has given a specially designed waistcoat to every officer and man. The Squadrons' Commander, Oliver Locker-Lampson has written a gracious reply. Despite his absence on active service Commander Locker-Lampson continues as Member of Parliament for the Ramsey Division in Huntingdonshire, where he was elected in 1910.
 Second Lieutenant Herbert Edwin Tasker, of the 6th Battalion, London Regiment (City of London Rifles), was killed on 22 August 1918, aged 24, while attached to the 19th Battalion.
Saturday 25th March 1916: Yesterday evening Mr. J. Slack, of the Woburn Experimental Fruit Farm, gave a lecture about the rotation of crops to an interested audience at the Leighton Buzzard Institute. He explained that the secret of getting the most out of the land was "judicious manuring", and allowing plenty of space between rows. Planting early potatoes between rows of spring cabbage not only saves space but the sheltering cabbage protects the young potato plants from frost. Sowing a few peas in amongst the potatoes was also recommended, as the potato plants provide support for the peas and if sown together it is still possible to hoe between the rows. When questioned on the best method of planting potatoes, Mr. Slack said there was little to choose between planting when the ground was dug or leaving it until later. He did not recommend using a "dibber", except in very light soil, as it tended to harden the surrounding soil and made it hard for the roots of the potatoes to expand; it also allowed water to gather in the bottom of the hole and rot the tubers.
The Act states, I believe, that leave of further appeal should only be granted where the case in question involves a principle which may be typical of numerous other cases. I feel that my own appeal is such a one. The Appeal Tribunal, as did the Local Tribunal, seemed quite convinced that mine was a genuine case of conscientious objection, and I claim that it is one of those termed "exceptional" in the instructions from the Local Government Board, and that I am therefore entitled to absolute exemption. Surely the fact that I refused what was to many the easy way out (of acceptance of work under civil authorities) is a further proof that mine is an exceptional case.
However, I do not wish in any way to decry the decision of the Appeal Tribunal. Although I cannot accept it, I believe it to have been the honest opinion of the Tribunal. My sole object is to establish the fact that a genuine conscientious objector is entitled to absolute exemption if nothing else will meet his case.
May I also take this opportunity of thanking the members of the Tribunal for the very considerate attention and hearing which they gave to the cases of conscientious objection.
If you decide to grant me leave of further appeal, and a special form of application for such leave is necessary, I should be pleased if you would send me such a form by return of post, as I believe the time allowed is very limited.
Thursday 23rd March 1916: A large audience of attested married men gathered at Castle Street Hall in Luton on Monday night to complain they had not had "fair play" in the way they were being treated in the government. They had been assured when they attested under Lord Derby's scheme that they would not be obliged to serve until all the unmarried men had been called up. However, the delay between the completion of the recruiting scheme and the introduction of conscription had allowed large numbers of single men to go into reserved trades. As a result married men were being called up much sooner than expected. To add insult to injury, conscripts appeared to be receiving more favourable treatment than attested men. Mr. Hugh Cumberland who chaired the meeting declared "the whole thing had been a bungle from beginning to end, all because the Government had not faced the music, and the only fair way now was to have conscription for everybody.
There were other reasons the Government's pledge to send unmarried men first had not been carried out besides the delay in introducing the Military Service Bill. The number of conscientious objectors came as a surprise – one speaker said he had no idea there was so much conscience in the country and "the blasphemous, disgusting statements made by many of them made him sick". A resolution was tabled which included a request that all notices calling up groups of married men be withdrawn until "all single men engaged since August 15th last in reserved occupations, and not actually indispensable, and those sheltering themselves under the plea of conscientious objection, are called up for service, or until a revision of the Military Service Act so as to include all men of military age". It also requested "that adequate provision to meet domestic and business obligations of married men when called up, be made". The resolution was carried enthusiastically and was to be sent to the Prime Minister, Lord Derby, and Luton M.P. Mr. Cecil Harmsworth.
Yesterday evening another meeting was held at the Temperance Hall in Leighton Buzzard with over one hundred attested married men present despite bad weather. It was stressed that this was not a meeting of disloyalists, or a "stop the war" meeting. The men were asked to speak "as if a German spy were present, and to make no remark that would tend to please him. Two resolutions were passed. The first recorded the opinion of the attested married men of Leighton Buzzard, Linslade and district that "pledges which form an essential part of their attestation contract have not been and are not being kept" and demanded that "single men should be dug out of munition works and Government offices before any of the married groups are called up". The second asked that any married man called up for the Army "should be freed from all anxiety as to the financial position of his dependents during his absence". These resoltuions were also to be sent to the Prime Minister, Lord Derby, and the local Members of Parliament. The meeting closed with a vote of thanks to the Chairman and the singing of the National Anthem.
Wednesday 22nd March 1916: The Appeals Tribunal for Bedfordshire sat for the first time today at Luton Town Hall to hear appeals against the decisions taken by tribunals in respect of applications for exemption from military service. All the morning and part of the afternoon was devoted to hearing appeals by conscientious objectors. The Chairman stated that he was looking for evidence that an applicant's conscientious objection was genuine and of long standing, and would attach weight to any evidence that the applicant belonged to a religious body with well-known views on this question, or to proof that his opinions had been openly expressed fro a considerable period of term.
The first applicant, who appeared to have left the Church of England because he did not want to take on parish work and had a grievance against the vicar, was dismissed as a "bona-fide shirker". The second case to be heard involved a member of the Society of Friends who had been ordered to undertake non-combatant service by the local tribunal, but who believed to play any part, even as a non-combatant, would be as bad as being a soldier and carrying a rifle. He refused to accept exemption on condition that he would accept employment in some work which the Tribunal considered of national importance and his application was refused.
The longest case was an appeal by the military representative against the absolute exemption of an individual who described himself as an "ambassador of God". It was alleged that the man's conscientious objection was not proved, that he had equivocated in reply to questions, and that he had used his influence to prevent others engaging in military service. After discussing the case in private, the decision of the local tribunal was confirmed and the man exempted. One case was adjourned for a fortnight to give the applicant time to prove that he was to be engaged on work of national importance, such as for a railway or dock company. The majority of the remaining cases were also refused, including an appeal by a member of the International Bible Students' Association who stated he was prepared to accept "the extreme penalty" for refusing to serve.
All the conscientious objectors whose appeals were refused asked permission to appeal to the Central Appeals Tribunal. They were told this would only be possible if an important question of principle was raised, which in these cases it was not.
Monday 20th March 1916: As the war has progressed women have entered many areas of employment for which before the war it was assumed they were not fitted. There are now women working on the railways, on the trams, in the postal service, carrying out bread and milk rounds, and employed in munitions factories. Despite these successes farmers continue to be prejudiced against the idea of employing women on the farm. It is apparent from the number of appeals received by the rural tribunals from farmers seeking exemption for their workers that the only way to meet the demand for labour will be by employing more women.
To achieve this, the Agricultural Education Committee of the County Council have introduced a scheme for the instruction and employment of women in light farm work. Each student will be sent to an approved farm for at least eight weeks. During the first four weeks she will be paid 10 shillings a week, subject to satisfactory service. During the second four weeks the farm will pay her 15 shillings a week. At the end of this training period the students will be free to make their own arrangements for the future. This scheme and its rates for pay will not apply to either hay-time or harvest, and hours of work must be approved by the Committee. Where possible, arrangements will be made for two or more women to work together on the same farm.
"I am in the muddiest hole you could dream of - mud up to the knees, and now snow. Is there possibly some 'fairy godmother' in your district who would be kind enough to send me a waterproof? It is very necessary; we are exposed to all weathers. Please try to find me this 'rara avis'. I am of middle height. I don't ask for anything luxurious, but khaki coloured if possible."
The day his appeal appeared, M. Pennartz was delighted to receive both a splendid waterproof, and a motor cyclist's rubber waterproof and overalls. He was able to send the second gift to another Belgian soldier, Michel Counet d'Aywaille. This young man, still only 19 years old, ran away from his home in February 1915 with eight others, intent on joining the army. As they crossed the Dutch frontier the group was fired on by a German patrol and four of them were killed. After reaching Holland, the survivors travelled on to England where they joined the Belgian army.
"I cannot let pass this opportunity to acknowledge publicly in my name and those of my compatriots, our gratitude to you personally and to the generous givers. We Belgians, particularly those from Wallonie, knew nothing of, or rather did not understand Great Britain. Since the early days of my stay in England I have had reason to appreciate at its true worth the generosity of the British people, and especially of British ladies, - a generosity which is characterised by the sincerity, the discretion, and the great delicacy with which it is dispensed."
Saturday 18th March 1916: A Salvation Army officer from Cheddington has appeared in court and pleaded guilty to allowing lights to shine from the windows of the Salvation Army Barracks at Eaton Bray on 4th March. Police Constable Storr noticed a bright light at 9.25 p.m., entered the building and found three lamps alight. Wesley Kitto expressed his regret at the offence, explaining that there had been boards against the windows, but that evening one had been removed to make an improvised table for a tea party. He was fined 10 shillings and 6 pence, including costs.
Friday 17th March 1916: Concerts were given yesterday at the Bedford Corn Exchange by blind musicians on behalf of the National Institute for the Blind. The first performance was for civilians and a second performance took place in the evening for a military audience. Since the war began a number of blinded soldiers and sailors have been added to the Institute's membership. Locally these include Mr. Guy Pym's footman  who was blinded at Anzac, and Captain Owen, an Old Modernian and Bedford Rugby three-quarter. During the interval Captain Owen was led on to the platform by Mr. Machin and introduced as a "very gallant gentleman" who would tell them not "of sitting against a rock whilst lead was spattering all round him, so that he had 42 pieces of it in his body; but of the magnificent work being done by the Institute".
Captain Owen said he "was not such an old crock as Mr. Machin would make him out to be" and was feeling very fit. He told the audience about St. Dunstan's , where he had spent six months. At the beginning of the war the president of the National Institute, Sir Arthur Pearson, had borrowed a house of that name in Regent's Park, with beautiful grounds of 14 acres. Here soldiers and sailors who had been deprived of their sight were taken after their convalescence and trained for six months. Mr. Pearson and his Committee also supervised their after-care. Since the beginning of the war 281 soldiers and sailors had lost their sight, with some also losing limbs and speech. At St. Dunstan's they were trained in a variety of trades, ranging from poultry keeping and market gardening to typewriting, ensuring that they would not be dependent on charity. The Institution cost £200 a week and depended entirely on donations.
 Charles Guy Pym was Conservative Member of Parliament for Bedford from 1895 to 1906 and High Sheriff of London in 1911.
Thursday 16th March 1916: The tribunals which sat this week at both Bedford and Ampthill heard a number of applications from conscientious objectors.
At Ampthill a provision merchant claimed exemption on dual grounds, both as a conscientious objector and as the sole support of his parents. He also had a sister, who was due to be married at Easter, who looked after the business while he was out getting orders and carried on the drapery department. He also had a lad to help him. His conscience had troubled him from boyhood and he did not think killing was right, though he would be willing to go with the ambulance. He was a Wesleyan, not a Quaker. Another man applied for total objection as a believer in the sacredness of human life and the brotherhood of man. He would not send men abroad and would not have a Navy; he did not think men ought to go and fight. Both these applications were refused, as was that of another man who stated that if he had the option of killing or being killed he would be killed, and that if he had to go into the trenches he would rather go without a rifle than with one.
At Bedford a Christadelphian applied on grounds of conscientious objection. This man was an engineer engaged in shell manufacture. Although he would rather "suffer the extreme penalty" that affirm or swear to support any institution in the taking of human life, he was compelled to make whatever his employer undertook to manufacture. He was granted conditional exemption so long as he continued to be employed in munitions work. A 19 year old student at the Royal College of Science said he objected to taking part in the war, but recognised that he must make a concession and so would be willing to take part in work such as mine-sweeping which was destroying instruments of war. He stated "I cannot see any point in the war. It seems to me pure destruction for no end. I do not believe the ownership of land is of sufficient importance". He believed that at this time the nation was wrong to take up arms and he could not imagine a war in which it would be legitimate to take part. His application was refused. Another applicant who objected on similar grounds was passed for non-combatant service after stating he was willing to work in the Army Service Corps but not to swear an oath.
Monday 13th March 1916: The first Ampthill Rural Tribunal sat today and heard fifty applications for exemption from military service. Six of these were from conscientious objectors. The others came from a variety of occupations, although being a rural area the majority related to farm employees.
A doctor applied for his chauffeur, stating he was absolutely necessary if he was to continue his practice as Medical Officer of Health for 31 parishes. He himself was unable to drive due to his eyesight and the lighting restrictions. Despite advertising in several papers he could not find a replacement. Again, a temporary exemption was granted until June 13th.
A railway labourer applied to be exempted on the ground of domestic hardship as he supported his widowed mother. He was refused as there was insufficient evidence of hardship.
A grocer and tax-collector applied for both his son and a labourer. The son managed the business and helped with the collecting. He had two other married sons, one working on munitions and one in the Post Office, a daughter who was not capable of working, and his wife was an invalid. The labourer was his only employee and could not be substituted; he delivered goods and worked on 4 acres of land. This man at attested but had been passed for home service only. Although the father stated he would have to give up the business without his son's help the application on the son's behalf was refused, but the labourer was conditionally exempted while in his current employment.
A farmer of 310 acres applied on behalf of one of his seven sons, who was his horsekeeper and engineer. Two of the other sons had attested but none were actually serviing; an appeal to a higher court for another son had already been refused. The farmer was asked if he was not ashamed to appeal for this young man when he had all those other sons, but said he was not as he could not manage without him. The application was refused.
A shepherd on a 436 acre farm was needed because the farm had 105 in-lamb ewes and he also helped with milking, building and thatching ricks. Other men had already left the farm to join the army. The shepherd was granted a conditional exemption.
Sunday 12th March 1916: The village of Stotfold has responded admirably to an appeal to provide oranges for the Royal Navy, sending a grand total of 3,078 to the Fleet. The boys of the Council Schools gave nearly 500 oranges, while the girls and infants of the Day Schools gave five shillings and seven pence to the collection. The district as a whole has sent over 15,000 oranges.
Saturday 11th March 1916: The work of women on farms, a frequent topic of conversation in recent times, was mentioned in a couple of cases heard at the Luton Rural Tribunal this week. A farmer in the Dunstable area appealed for his son who has been discharged from the Bedfordshire Yeomanry as a time-expired man after serving at Ypres and Loos. When he returned there was no other man on the farm except the father, who was being helped by one of his daughters. This young lady had driven a five-horse double plough all through the autumn, and was out ploughing with five horses again yesterday. The chairman of the tribunal commended her as a "plucky girl". After hearing these circumstances the military representative changed his mind and withdrew his opposition to the appeal and the son was given a conditional exemption.
Another farmer had a rather different attitude to women on farms. He applied for exemption for two employees. When asked if he could get women to do the work he said he had help from some of the village women in the hay season, but did not think women could stand farm work in the winter. He told the tribunal "If it comes to women working on the farm I shall clear out". Asked if he was not fond of the ladies he replied, "I am fond of them to a certain extent, but not fond enough of them o put up with them as regards labour". One of his worker also maintained his mother and was conditionally exempted while employed on the farm; the other application was refused.


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This mom has children all over Europe
Happy Mother's Day to Heather Baxter, whose family includes a new exchange student each year
Dennis Lockard illumination Staff Writer
Brandon Thomas illumination Contributor
Heather Baxter needs a passport to visit all of her children.
Baxter, a senior scientist at Harris Nuclear Plant in New Hill, N.C., spends her day monitoring radioactive nuclides and ensuring the overall health and safety of the community and environment.
At home, she and her husband, David, have two teenage boys (Troy, 17, and Connolly, 16), but for 10 months of the year they have a third.
For seven years, the Baxters have opened their home and hearts to a foreign-exchange student. The Baxters began this tradition when their sons were eight and 10, seeing it as an opportunity for their children to learn more about the world, other cultures and to broaden their worldview from the comfort of their own home.
They've hosted students from Italy, Sweden, Iceland, Germany, Denmark and Norway. And for this Mother's Day, 17-year-old Emir from Iceland is their "third child." Once a child comes to stay, Baxter said, "That is my child. We are a family." Baxter said it's been an overwhelmingly positive and enriching experience. The ever-changing family learns from each other's differences and to live together as a family.
"The kids get on a plane without knowing us or us knowing them, but by the end of the year, they are a part of the family and pictures hang on the wall," she said. "Many of our previous exchange students have contacted our current exchange students to offer advice and become friends."
The students have to adjust to habits, behaviors and ways of life that are commonplace to Americans but are, very literally, foreign to them. Fortunately, it doesn't take long for them to assimilate and embrace life in the U.S. – and every one has developed a strong appreciation for Chick-fil-A, Bojangles and sweet tea.
As with any family, the Baxters won't allow distance to prevent them from seeing their new family member and from keeping in touch once their stay in the U.S. concludes. Texts and Skype conversations are common. In addition, the whole family has visited each student in their home country, giving them opportunities to travel and see the world. Many students have returned "home" to visit over the years – one even surprised the Baxters with an unannounced visit on Christmas
David Baxter said he sees these visits continuing: "I have all these European children who will always be my sons or daughters," he said. "My retirement plan is travel across Europe going from house to house, saying, 'Here we are!'"
The Baxters plan on continuing the tradition of hosting students. In 2018, Pablo from Italy will be the Mother's Day guest.
But all eight of the students will surely also be there in Baxter's heart.
Exchange students hosted by the Baxters
Francesco 2010-11, Rome, Italy.
Henni 2011-12, Hamburg, Germany.
Mikkel 2012-13, Copenhagen, Denmark.
Elsa 2013-14, Stockholm, Sweden.
Tobias 2014-15, Trondheim, Norway.
Luca 2015-16, Trento, Italy.
Ernir 2016-17, Reykjavik, Iceland.
Pablo, 2017-2018, Milan, Italy.
Want to host a student?
The Baxter's work with exchange students is facilitated through ASSE, which started as American Scandinavian Student Exchange. It has since expanded to other countries.
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Review: CSI: Crime Scene Investigation–'Targets Of Obsession'
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Langston testifies against serial killer Nate Haskell, and Nick tries to track down a teenager who is looking for vengeance.
Nick pulls into his driveway and hears his cellphone ring as he walks toward the house. The caller is Jason McCann, the young man Nick met after several bombs exploded at a police officer's funeral in the season premiere. Jason warns Nick that he can't go home, and Nick stops just in time to avoid tripping a wire connected to a grenade. He calls the bomb squad and waits for a tech named Kip to cut the wire and determine that he's safe. Nick is livid—someone tried to attack him at his house! Catherine and Detective Vartann remind Nick that Jason must be involved in this somehow. He knew about the grenade, and they weren't able to press charges against him for his role in the previous bombings.
Sara and Greg determine that whoever made the bomb was left-handed. Nick speaks to Jason, who tells Nick the bruise on his face is from falling down. Jason picks up a soda can with his left hand, and he tells Nick he can't help him because someone will kill him if he says anything. Their interview is interrupted when Dr Huxbee shows up. Brass holds the man off for a minute, and he learns Huxbee is also left-handed when he signs the release form to take Jason away.
The grenade was filled with the same explosive used in the bombs at the officer's funeral. The team is able to locate a credit card opened in Huxbee's name, which was used to buy supplies including explosives. They also find a lease for a building in his name. Nick, Catherine and Vartann go to the building with Kip the bomb tech, and they find Huxbee's body on the ground. He was beat over the head, and a laser underneath his body arms a bomb surrounded by lasers. The group heads back toward the only door, but they find that the way is blocked by more lasers that will trip the bomb. Phone and radio signals have been jammed. They're going to have to find a way to defuse the bomb before the timer runs out. Vartann steps on a booby trap that shoots him in the thigh, nicking an artery. Catherine stays with him, putting pressure on the wound, while Nick and Kip take care of the bomb. They make a pile of crates, and Kip jumps down into the laser cage surrounding the bomb. Catherine and Vartann wait behind a paltry barrier while Nick kneels next to the laser cage and watches Kip work. Kip is able to disarm the bomb, and Nick runs over to hug Catherine. Their joy is short-lived, however, when the bomb rearms and Kip barely has time to tell the others to get down before throwing himself over the bomb as it explodes. Firefighters arrive and find Nick, Catherine and Vartann alive, and they are taken to the hospital. Nick tells Catherine to stay with Vartann while he gets back to work.
Greg and Sara find a surveillance video of Jason buying bomb-making supplies with an accomplice: Timothy Johnson, an Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialist who was dishonorably discharged from the Army several years ago. Nick realizes that Jason has been playing him, and Sara points out that he, Catherine and Vartann were the ones who killed Jason's brother—and they were the ones trapped in the booby-trapped building. Nick and Greg work to track Jason by calling his cellphone, and they are able to locate his general area. The cops set up a roadblock and stop the van containing Jason and Johnson as they try to escape to California. Johnson would rather give up than die, but Jason has other ideas. He yells that Johnson has a bomb on his body, and during the momentary confusion, Jason pulls out a gun and shoots one of the cops. Nick and the others return fire, killing Jason in a hail of bullets.
Meanwhile, Langston is testifying against serial killer Nate Haskell, who stabbed him at the end of last season. Haskell gets rid of his lawyer and decides to represent himself. Haskell asks Langston how he felt when he was stabbed, and Langston says he felt afraid for his life. Haskell felt nothing. He brings a doctor onto the witness stand who testifies that Haskell has a rare MAO-A "warrior gene" that makes him predisposed to violence, especially given that he grew up in an abusive household. His defense is that he can't control his genes, and he had no control over the violent things he has done. Langston gets back on the stand and says he believes this study—and this defense—are nonsense, and Haskell asks for his qualifications. Langston says he has personal experience: he has the same "warrior gene", and he also had an abusive childhood. However, the difference is that he chooses to track down guys like Haskell rather than becoming someone like him. The jury agrees with Langston, and Haskell is found guilty of attempted murder. Langston goes to see Haskell, pleased with the outcome, but Haskell says he wants freedom more than anything else—and he's confident he'll get it. Langston walks out to his car in the parking garage, and he sees some of Haskell's groupies lingering nearby. When he remembers Haskell making a strange gesture to his fiancée Vivian in the courtroom, Langston rushes back inside and demands to see Haskell—only to discover that Haskell switched wristbands with another prisoner and has been transferred in a minimum security van. The van crashes, and the police escort is killed. Vivian and another one of Haskell's groupies set him free, and Vivian promptly shoots the other groupie before she and Haskell make their getaway.
"Targets of Obsession" marks the return of two storylines from the start of the season, as well as two very different guest stars. Justin Bieber is back as troubled teenager Jason McCann, whose brother was gunned down at the end of "Shock Waves" following a series of attacks against the LVPD. Bill Irwin reprises his role as the "Dick and Jane" serial killer Nate Haskell, who attacked Langston at the end of last season's finale, "Meat Jekyll", and caused him to lose a kidney. Nick and Langston are the "targets of obsession" for Jason and Haskell in this episode (and the reverse is true, to a much lesser extent). Jason is after Nick as retaliation, and Haskell continues to antagonize and taunt Langston about his attack. Nick and Langston have grown close since Laurence Fishburne's addition to the show during season nine, but this episode finds them working individually to take down their man. There are some similarities between the two storylines, but in some ways they are polar opposites. Langston's courtroom battle with Haskell is psychological, while Nick deals with a much more physical (and physically dangerous) chase.
Bieber always seemed like an odd fit as a guest star. His fans seem to run a bit young for a show like CSI, which contains plenty of graphic death and violence. It certainly puts CSI on the radar of younger viewers, but it doesn't seem like a ratings boost that can last. For all that "Targets of Obsession" has been advertised as the return of Justin Bieber, the singer only appears in a few scenes during his second (and final) episode. Bieber's acting is passable, but George Eads really carries the storyline. However, the end is rather abrupt, and it feels a bit unfinished. This storyline could have taken up a whole episode by itself. The Haskell trial was definitely 'b-case' material that fit alongside another storyline, but the McCann story could have used the extra minutes to fill in some blanks or expand on Jason's characterization.
One of the best parts of the McCann storyline is seeing Nick and Catherine interact. At the beginning of season 10, Nick became Catherine's second-in-command in much the same way she herself had been Grissom's second-in-command for so many years. It's nice to see them working together and showing concern for one another. The quiet moment between them in the hospital is a wonderful example of how close they are, and I'm disappointed that Marg Helgenberger will probably be leaving the series after this season—scenes like that remind me how much I love the rapport between the original cast members. That said, the scene does indicate a subtle shift in the relationship between them. Could Nick offering to care for Catherine (essentially taking over Catherine's usual role) be an indication that he might receive a promotion in the near future following Catherine's departure? Nick has grown a lot as a CSI over the past 11 seasons, and I can't imagine a different member of the team taking Catherine's place once she leaves the crime lab.
Langston's interaction with Haskell is very different than the strong, supportive friendship between Nick and Catherine, but it is no less interesting to watch. Langston tested his own DNA for the monoamine oxidase-A (MAO-A) "warrior gene" in "Working Stiffs" last season. When Wendy pointed out that this gene is linked with violent behavior, Langston told her, "MAO-A deficiency doesn't make you violent…Just because something might happen doesn't mean it will. It's genetics, it's not destiny." Langston expresses the same opinion on the witness stand here after Haskell blames the gene for his violent actions, and he emphasizes his point by naming himself as an example of someone with the same gene who chose a very different path in life. Despite any genetic anomalies or predispositions, he is his own man, and he is responsible for his own actions—and so is Haskell. The jury agrees with his assessment of the situation, and I hope this means Langston will remain confident in himself.
Langston's satisfaction after the verdict is short-lived, however, and Haskell's odd assurance that he will be a free man proves true by the end of the hour. I'm not sure if Haskell's fiancée will last long now that she has served her purpose, but I will be curious to see how CSI brings Haskell back at a later date. Has his obsession with Langston been deepened by this newfound connection between them? It might be interesting to see how far Haskell will push Langston—and how Langston will respond to the pressure. Haskell's return will be accompanied by dead bodies, that much is certain, but beyond that it's anybody's guess what the creepy killer might have up his sleeve.
Speaking of dead bodies: poor Kip! The bomb tech should have worn a red shirt. It was never a question of whether he'd die, just when and how it would happen. That does provide some added suspense throughout the episode, but it wasn't a surprise when he got killed. It is a shame, though—Kip could have been a fun recurring character. His banter with Nick was nice, and I sensed a good bond between them when Nick chose to stay next to the laser cage surrounding the bomb while Kip worked to defuse it.
Overall, both storylines were intense and interesting, but they didn't necessarily mesh together. Nick's storyline built up the tension, and switching to Langston's storyline drained some of that tension away as the focus shifted from imminent physical danger to a legal battle waged with wills and words. Also, as I said, the storyline with McCann could have been expanded to fill the whole hour on its own, and the climactic scene where Nick shot Jason would have been more effective without an unrelated cliffhanger ending. However, Haskell's escape does provide us with something to look forward to later this season. As CSI Files previously reported, we haven't seen the last of Haskell. I'm curious to see what he has in store for the CSIs—and the viewers.
See also: "Targets of Obsession" episode guide
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Q: Books for OpenCV and Python? Does anyone know if there are any books on OpenCV and Python?
I have OReilly Learning OpenCV book but its for C so I'm looking for books/pdfs/online tutorials specifically Python and OpenCV.
I've looked at http://www.neuroforge.co.uk/index.php/getting-started-with-python-a-opencv was a helpful but I prefer having a book to work from.

A: So here is a tutorial i have found, however i cannot be completely sure this is what you are looking for, as i have never used OpenCV: http://www.neuroforge.co.uk/index.php/getting-started-with-python-a-opencv . and here is a reference site: http://opencv.willowgarage.com/documentation/python/index.html . Cheers :)

A: Note that there are many and soon growing  python examples in the source code under /samples/python

A: UPDATE (10/11/2013)
Now an official tutorial on OpenCV-Python is available at opencv website. It covers almost most of important functions of OpenCV-Python API. This tutorial is using OpenCV 3.x version. (So some tutorials may not be compatible with OpenCV 2.x)
Visit : http://docs.opencv.org/trunk/doc/py_tutorials/py_tutorials.html

First Answer (20/5/2012)
There is not much tutorials on OpenCV and Python. Official ones are just the documentation and samples that come with opencv. But even some samples are difficult to understand for beginners.
And if you are specifically searching for books, no dedicated books on this topic until now. But I have seen a book with a single chapter on this topic. "Programming Computer Vision with Python" is that book. You can get a draft of that book here: http://programmingcomputervision.com/
I too felt this difficulty due to lack of Python tutorials for opencv. So I had to read other language books, then convert code to python. You too can do that, it is not a difficult task.
That is the reason I made a blog on this topic. You can visit it ( if you hadn't already) : www.opencvpython.blogspot.com.
There isn't much article in it right now, since I was busy. But within two months, I will be uploading more articles. And you can have some suggestions there on what tutorials you need. I will post them, if I know it.
Other tutorials, which are scattered over internet on different topics:
1) https://github.com/abidrahmank/OpenCV2-Python : Contain some samples using new cv2 interface. Also contain some C++ codes from official OpenCV tutorials converted to Python. So you use the official explanation along with Python code
2) https://github.com/abidrahmank/OpenCV-Python : contain some examples for color tracking, contours etc. Uses old cv interface
3) https://github.com/jessicaaustin/robotics-projects/tree/master/opencv-tutorial - contain codes for thresholding,contours etc.
4) http://pythonimage.blogspot.in - generally python image processing,  contains some OpenCV also.
Above are few, remaining you can find out by googling. But all will have less tutorial. I recommend you to check other language sites and books and convert them to Python.

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In many designs, an on chip inductor is created as though it were simply a device with an L and a Q value. Of course this view would seem to make life simpler for designers and the tools they use. But in reality even a simple inductor is really a complex compound structure with many electromagnetic elements interacting in complex ways. The behavior of the actual inductor will depend heavily on the aggregate of all the effects occurring within the device.
The resulting quality of a device in a given circuit is controlled by the detailed behavior of the device. It follows that this creates a dependency on the tools used to model and design the device. It also means that the designer will need to be aware of and address the tradeoffs that are presented within the flow.
Many of the effects we see when we look closely at an inductor are frequency dependent. The very first thing we should examine is how current flow within a device is dictated by self and mutual inductance at higher frequencies. These resulting phenomena are often simply lumped together as skin effects; but they have significant impact on device behavior because of changes in effective resistance and capacitance.
We can see these effects in the current flow within the wires of a differential inductor as a function of the frequency. The difference between extraction based tools and electromagnetic solvers is that solvers are going to directly solve Maxwell's equations for the arbitrary geometries. This will allow the calculation of currents and voltages through conductors by accounting for electric and magnetic fields passing through dielectrics, which in turn can induce currents in adjacent conductors. Extraction tools will use analytical closed-form equations to estimate the equivalent model for the structure, typically at a fixed frequency.
The lynchpin of the solver methodology is meshing. The conductors are divided into 3D shapes or cells and all current fluxes though the walls of these shapes are calculated. Inhomogeneous behavior inside the conductors becomes evident when we look at current density visualizations available in PeakView.
Any other approach will miss fine grain behavior like that shown below. Other approaches that are not solver based might also divide the structure up for analysis, but they will not properly model internal behavior and furthermore their output will most likely consist of an exhaustive enumeration of hundreds or thousands of small elements or slices. Conversely solvers output their results efficiently on a port-by-port basis using s-parameters. RLCk ("physical") models for the system can then be fitted in an efficient and compact manner. The efficiency of these physics based models is extremely high when a physical equivalent circuit, or pi model, is used.
A partial list of parameters that affect inductor behavior and performance are topology, wire sheet resistance, wire width and thickness, wire spacing, use of vias, cross-over layer design, shields, guard rings and metal fill, to name a few. Each of these parameters interacts with the others in complex ways. This becomes an n-dimensional problem, where not only L and Q are set, but also self resonance frequency, the peak Q frequency, the slope and roll off of Q, etc.
These characteristics are weighted differently depending upon the application. Are the devices peaking inductors, part of an LC tank, high current devices, impedance matching transformers, t-coils, baluns, or even transmission lines, etc?
Visualizations are often the best way to understand the internal dynamics in electromagnetic devices. The images below, taken from the PeakView GUI, illustrate this quite clearly. We are using a 5 turn differential inductor with both the center tap and second port grounded. The device is shown with stimulus on the first port.
At DC we see uniform current across the active leg. The current mostly flows to the grounded center tap, but some residual current flows to the far pin which is seen on the adjacent winding.
At 100MHz, there is still uniform current in the active wire, but the induced current from inductive coupling on the other leg completely counteracts the residual current.
At 500 MHz substantial current is induced in the grounded leg by inductive coupling.
At 1 GHz we see the results of skin effect as self inductance along the wire asserts itself.
Then finally at 8GHz we see how almost all the current is flowing in the outer edges of the wires. But more interestingly we can see that where there is an adjacent wire more current flows than on the outermost edge of the outer winding of the device.
This clearly shows asymmetrical currents across the wires. Upon closer examination it is possible to see reverse induced currents in the center of the wires. These eddy currents can only be properly calculated by the use of an electromagnetic solver such as PeakView.
Our analysis of this device shows that each wire starts to behave like two wires rather than one as the frequency is increased. This is a result of the current separation due to skin effect. This has an enormous effect on the Q and the L for the device.
This quick example clearly demonstrates how only an electromagnetic solver with sufficient visualization tools is up to the job of designing inductors for today's challenging RF and high speed analog designs.
What Differentiates PeakView from Electromagnetic Point Tools?


This is a failure diagram from Gokyo Shumyo, Section 1, Problem 46.
Now, how about the strongest responses for both?
This results in an approach ko. If fills a liberty at a, then White at makes seki.
What happens if Black plays at in this diagram ?
This is another approach ko, but now Black takes first, and his loss is smaller if he loses the ko, so this is probably better. (please correct, unkx80, my previous contribution was terrible).
If here, then Black can cause an almost fill with a farmer's hat at the marked points and White is dead.
... and she has enough outside liberties to fill in the inside liberty, putting Black in oshitsubushi.


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Bellamy's stock soars 56% on China buyout
News World Bellamy's stock soars 56% on China buyout
10:59am, Sep 16, 2019 Updated: 11:28am, Sep 16
Mengniu's approach came after Bellamy's faced mounting challenges from regulatory delays as China cracked down on imports. Photo: Getty
Alex Druce
Bellamy's shares have surged by more than 50 per cent after the infant formula maker announced it had entered into a $1.5 billion takeover scheme with the China Mengniu Dairy Company.
The ASX-listed infant formula maker on Monday urged shareholders to back a scheme worth $13.25 cash per share, which represents a 59 per cent premium to last week's closing price of $8.32.
The market opened a short time later and Bellamy's shares shot up by 56 per cent to a near 14-month high $12.98 in early trade.
Mengniu's approach came after Bellamy's – a one-time market darling – faced mounting challenges from regulatory delays as China cracked down on imports.
Mengniu chief executive Jeffrey Lu Minfang said Bellamy's organic brand position, local operation and supply chain were critical to the bid.
"Our sales growth ambitions for Bellamy's in Australia, and the broader Asia Pacific region, will see investment in the local dairy industry to ensure the required capacity is in place to achieve these plans."
China Mengniu Dairy will buy Bellamy's Australia for A$1.5 billion ($1 billion), offering a 59% premium for the infant formula-maker.
Bellamy's stock soared as much as 56% in Sydney. https://t.co/eYkbEjSrFa pic.twitter.com/lGNSpVjzyM
— Bloomberg (@business) September 16, 2019
Bellamy's shares were last worth $13.25 in July 2018, with the price eroding over the past 12 months as delays in Chinese regulatory approval hit sales of infant formula.
The shares were worth as much as $11.96 in April after Bellamy's secured three Chinese approvals for its non-organic branded formula, but the company is still waiting on backing from China's State Administration for Market Regulations to sell organic formula.
The delays weighed on Bellamy's full-year results last month, with full-year profit halved and a medium-term revenue target pushed out past FY21.
Bellamy's chief executive Andrew Cohen admitted the regulatory environment had been challenging over the past couple of years but denied the Mengniu takeover would fast-track the SAMR process.
"I don't think this owner would change the likelihood of achieving this licence or when it would be achieved," Mr Cohen said on Monday.
"I will point out that many [companies] are awaiting their licences… including Chinese businesses."
A2 Milk was the first Australian producer to achieve the equivalent of SAMR registration in September 2017 – a development that preceded a near tripling of the company's share price to a record high of $17.30 in July.
A2 Milk shares were 4.43 per cent higher at $13.66 at 11am (AEST) on Monday.
Fellow ASX infant formula companies Bubs and Wattle Health have sought to boost their chances of SAMR registration this year by purchasing Chinese-approved processing and packing facilities, though both are still to get the final nod.
Mr Cohen also said Mengniu was "an ideal partner for [the] business" and offered "a strong platform for distribution and success in China, and a foundation for growth in the organic dairy and food industry in Australia".
The bid comprises $12.65 in cash per share from Mengniu and a fully franked 60 cent special dividend paid by Bellamy's prior to implementation of the scheme.
Bellamy's deputy chair John Murphy said the board unanimously concluded the scheme was is in the best interests of shareholders.
The takeover would be subject to approvals including by the Foreign Investment Review Board and relevant courts.
"We're in the process with FIRB, we're feeling very positive, but we don't want to get ahead of the process," Mr Murphy said.
Shares in Bellamy's were still worth $12.94 at 1035 AEST, an increase of $4.62 or 55.59 per cent on Friday's close.
Mengniu announced in July it was offloading its 51 per cent stake in dairy manufacturing unit Shijiazhuang Junlebao Dairy Co for 4.01 billion yuan ($A850 million) in a bid to refocus on its core businesses and the expansion of premium dairy products.
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Benjamin Taylor (c. 1843 – 31 December 1886) was an accountant and politician in the colony of South Australia.

He arrived in South Australia with his father in 1855 and attended St. Peter's College then worked as accountant for one of the big Adelaide firms, then for his father's fellmongery business in Thebarton, which became Taylor Bros., (Benjamin Taylor, Joseph Taylor and William Haigh Taylor). Taylor's Bridge (where John Street, now South Road, crossed the Torrens) was named for their business. The company was a major employer in the area, but also a malodorous polluter of the Torrens, along with similar companies Bean Brothers, W. Peacock & Sons and their successors G. H. Michell & Sons, W. H. Burford & Sons, Crompton and Sons and others.

He was the first mayor of the Town of Hindmarsh, then of the Town of Thebarton when it became a separate entity. He was for 20 years choirmaster of the Anglican All Saints' Church, Hindmarsh, and with his brothers donated the McKenzie organ to that church in 1881.

He was a member of the South Australian House of Assembly for the seat of West Torrens from February 1875 to September 1876.

Taylor Bros. declared insolvency in 1884; Benjamin came in for particular criticism for having made false representations to the bank.

He died of peritonitis at Robe on . His wife Jessie Louisa (c. 1842 – 7 December 1886) had died only three weeks previously.

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Roger Kimball's Tenured Radicals
by Philip Clark on July 20, 2015
Strange things have been happening at universities of late. Actually, strange things have been happening at universities – and, in particular, their humanities departments – for some time, but the general public seems to show only periodic concern. There was, for example, this op-ed in the Harvard Crimson from earlier last year, arguing against academic freedom and in favor of "academic justice." Or this piece in the Columbia Spectator, unironically titled "Our identities matter in Core classrooms," arguing, among other things, in favor of so-called "Trigger warnings," designed to give readers advanced notice of any potentially harmful or traumatizing material. Alas, poor Ovid: his Metamorphoses "is a fixture of Lit Hum, but like so many texts in the Western canon, it contains triggering and offensive material that marginalizes student identities in the classroom." Things get even stranger when you peer behind the curtain, at what the general public is not meant to see. Consider, for example, the University of California's faculty training guide, which aims for "inclusive excellence" by discouraging such bigoted statements as "I believe the most qualified person should get the job" or "America is a melting pot." The curious can find dozens of similar examples, from the past year alone, of an academia gone mad, contorting itself to conform to the latest in progressive posturing with far less regard for their traditional goal of educating students.
This turn towards politics over pedagogy has prompted numerous thoughtful criticisms, among which was Allan Bloom's runaway bestseller The Closing Of The American Mind, a book that anticipated many of the aforementioned developments in the academy. One of Bloom's chief targets in that book is what has come to be known as Deconstructionism, a school of thought that puts forward a radical relativism:
Comparative literature has now fallen largely into the hands of a group of professors who are influenced by the post-Sartrean generation of Parisian Heideggerians, in particular Derrida, Foucault and Barthes. The school is called Deconstructionism, and it is the last, predictable, stage in the suppression of reason and the denial of possibility of truth in the name of philosophy. The interpreter's creative activity is more important than the text; there is no text, only interpretation. Thus the one thing most necessary for us, the knowledge of what these texts have to tell us, is turned over to the subjective, creative selves of these interpreters, who say that there is both no text and no reality to which the texts refer. A cheapened interpretation of Nietzsche liberates us from the objective imperatives of the texts that might have liberated us from our increasingly low and narrow horizon. Everything thus far has tended to soften the demands made on us by the tradition; this simply dissolves it.
For those unfamiliar with Derrida, Foucault and Barthes, this passage can be difficult to parse, but Bloom's central point is nonetheless intelligible: the latest vogue academic theories place the subjective reading of the interpreter above the objective meaning of the work; in fact, they deny that there is such a thing as objective meaning. If this sounds all very abstract, it nonetheless has a pernicious practical consequence: great works of literature are no longer viewed as great for what they have to say, for their ability to convey some important aspect of the human experience; instead, they are looked upon with suspicion, viewed as symptomatic of the white, male, Eurocentric civilization that produced and promoted them. It is from such a perspective that the study of Ovid can be termed "triggering and offensive," and be said to "marginalize" student identities: Ovid, after all, was white and male, and to expect anyone not white and male to relate to him, to treat him as a source of wisdom, may itself be an act of imperialism! The philosopher Roger Scruton put it more succinctly:
…behind the many pseudo-sciences that have recently dominated literary criticism… you will find the same suspicion of literature, a desire to sever our relation to it by denuding it of meaning. The "methods" proposed are laughable caricatures of science; and the results delivered are useful to no one. But that was not the point. The methods of the new literary theorists are really weapons of subversion: an attempt to destroy humane education from within, to rupture the chain of sympathy that binds us to our culture. That is why the new schools of criticism have acquired a following: they promise to release us from the burden of study by showing that there is nothing after all to learn.
This reflexive distrust of the past and our very culture would be terribly funny if it wasn't so sad; it constitutes nothing less than a betrayal of our heritage and of the very mission of higher education. So it was with great pleasure and expectation that I turned to Roger Kimball's twice-updated Tenured Radicals: How Politics Has Corrupted Our Higher Education.
Kimball is the founding & managing editor of The New Criterion, and a renowned art critic in his own right, and Tenured Radicals is the kind of incisive, no-holds-barred polemic that these academic frauds deserve. This is not merely a parochial concern, something only relevant to squabbling professors and theorists. As Kimball makes clear, this is a battle for the very soul of Western culture, and, by virtue of the fact that universities are heavily subsidized by the public, it involves every tax-paying citizen.
Basic questions, the answers to which one could once have assumed were taken for granted, must be asked anew. To whom is the faculty accountable? To the extent that it holds itself accountable to its pedagogic duties, it is accountable to itself. To the extent that it repudiates those duties, it is accountable to the society in which it functions and from which it enjoys its freedoms.
Kimball's first step is to name his enemies, and these constitute whole departments: Women's Studies, Queer Studies, African American Studies – those, in short, with an axe to grind and little objective basis to their curriculums. What, for example, do these programs study? Why, the oppression of their respective groups, of course – as understood in a political paradigm they've established, where outside criticism is unwelcome and unheeded. The result is what Kimball calls "the Sovietization of intellectual life, where the value of a work is determined not by its intrinsic qualities but by the degree to which it supports a given political line," with the result that courses on literature are transformed into "amateur exercises in sociological or anthropological sermonizing." When an author's reputation prevents these tenured radicals from dropping their study altogether, the corrosive ethic of Deconstructionism is applied, resulting in monstrosities like "Jane Austen and the Masturbating Girl," authored by Duke University English professor Eve Kosofsky Sedgwick. Be assured that whatever students "learn" from such a paper (and such a teacher!), it bears little resemblance to the study of literature as practiced for centuries prior to professor Sedgwick.
For nearly three hundred pages, Kimball castigates these academic frauds, mining their pretentious and bloated prose – as well as academic conferences he attended – for examples of their indifference to evidence and eagerness to affirm the political status quo. A particularly witty subchapter entitled "Are you now or have you ever been conservative?" (alluding, of course, to Joe McCarthy) mocks the unthinking disdain for conservatism regnant on campuses, exemplified by this professor's attempt to distance himself from Allan Bloom: "I presume that, on the simplest level, Bloom votes or at least talks to Republicans and emotionally that has not been my own history." Bloom was a registered Democrat, but heaven forbid he vote or even talk to Republicans! And like it or not, some element of conservatism is essential to education. Kimball quotes approvingly from Hannah Arendt, who wrote that "conservatism, in the sense of conservation, is of the essence of the educational activity, whose task is always to cherish and protect something." How well have the professors we have entrusted with this duty upheld their end? Kimball informs us that "since 1970 the number of students majoring in the humanities has declined by about half, by nearly two-thirds in the case of history, that fewer than half of all colleges and universities require foreign language study for the bachelor's degree – down from ninety percent in 1966 – and that a student can now be graduated from seventy-five percent of our colleges and universities without having studied European history." And who can blame them? If, as we are told, our history and culture, and the literary works that are its products, are rife with sexism, racism and other hideous oppressing forces, well, good riddance to all that!
The victims in this are the students, who are cheated of an education and systematically severed from their cultural legacy. The difference between high and low culture is eroded until to even contend that there is a difference marks one off like a leper; to engage in debate, however benign, on any of the points most sacred to progressives is a heresy worthy of excommunication, and many an aspiring professor has found themselves passed over for tenure because of a political disagreement (see, for example, the treatment of Jonathan Gottschall). In such a climate, it's nice to have a Roger Kimball to remind us that, "Pace the partisans of radical multiculturalism, Western civilization, far from being a narrow ideology, is a capacious register of human achievement, embracing everything from the lyrics of Sappho and the philosophy of Aristotle to the works of Dante, Bach, Newton, Jane Austen, and T.S. Eliot." Worse still, we are beginning to feel the impact of these cultural orphans as they, in turn, take on positions of influence in the media and in academia; you may recognize them by their histrionic prose and unflinching self-righteousness. They are the fruit of a fifty-year experiment that should long ago have been put to rest. Here, one final time, is Kimball, summing up the whole misguided philosophy:
We are told that by concentrating on questions of gender, class, and ethnicity, multiculturalism provides new ways of looking at literature; in fact, literature per se never really comes into focus at all. The freedom that belongs to the exercise and experience of art is delivered over to a preordained set of political scenarios. The effect is to impoverish, not to enlarge, our experience. Furthermore, the notion that criticism is a free-floating activity, equally valuable whether applied to comic books or to the poems of Dante, underscores the deep cynicism that characterizes so much academic criticism today. It is as if what is actually said, believed, or advocated in our critical judgments is somehow incidental to the character of the humanistic enterprise – as if the value of a particular interpretation were independent of its truth!
None of this is by accident; this undermining of our culture and our literature was a deliberate endeavour, perpetrated by a mixture of savvy radicals and useful idiots. The real shame belongs to us, as a society, that for the better part of half a century we have allowed this subversion to take place unchallenged – even underwritten its costs with public money! Then again, the canon our society has largely turned its back on can never lose its power to console. Here, for example, is John Milton: "Truth, in some age or other, will find her witness, and shall be justified at last by her own children."


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Bakersfield, California: Illegal alien, Gustavo Perez Arriaga, was arrested on Friday on charges of gunning down and murdering Police Officer Ronil Singh during a traffic stop for DUI. Arriaga, who has gang affiliations, tried to flee to Mexico after the shooting. Two other men were arrested for aiding Arriaga evade arrest.
The illegal alien accused of murdering 33-year-old Newman, California police officer Ronil Singh the day after Christmas has been arrested by the Stanislaus County Sheriff's Department, along with two alleged accomplices.
Gustavo Perez Arriaga, an illegal alien living in California, was arrested on Friday after he allegedly shot and killed Singh — a legal immigrant from Fiji — during a routine traffic stop, as Breitbart News reported, on December 26.
Over his police radio, Singh called out "shots fired" and as police arrived at the scene of the traffic stop, they found the officer on the ground with a gunshot wound. Singh was transported to a nearby hospital where he later died.
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Rape in London is triple the number in NYC. These increases are due in large part to the fact that Muslim Mayor Sadiq Khan ordered police to stop searching for weapons on non-white suspects. Cressida Dick, who heads up the London police force, says the rise in crime and violence is caused by social media – and the solution, of course, is more control over the Internet and more money for a larger police force. Classic collectivism.


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When financial markets turn volatile, some investors show their frustration by fleeing the markets in search of alternatives that are designed to offer stability.
For example, in the first quarter of 2020, the S&P 500 lost nearly 20% of its value, over $5 trillion, due to market volatility.1
For those looking for a way off Wall Street's roller-coaster ride, annuities may offer an attractive alternative.
Annuities are contracts with insurance companies. The contracts, which can be funded with either a lump sum or through regular payments, are designed as financial vehicles for retirement purposes. In exchange for premiums, the insurance company agrees to make regular payments — either immediately or at some date in the future.
Meanwhile, the money used to fund the contract grows tax-deferred. Unlike other tax-advantaged retirement programs, there are no contribution limits on annuities. And annuities can be used in very creative and effective ways.
One strategy combines two different annuities to generate income and rebuild principal. Here's how it works:
An investor simultaneously purchases a fixed–period immediate annuity and a single premium tax-deferred annuity, dividing capital between the two annuities in such a way that the combination is expected to produce tax-advantaged income for a set period of time and restore the original principal at the end of that time period.
Keep in mind that any withdrawals from the deferred annuity would be taxed as ordinary income. When the immediate annuity contract ends, the process can be repeated using the funds from the deferred annuity (see example). Remember, the guarantees of an annuity contract depend on the issuing company's claims-paying ability.
Diane Divides
Diane divides $300,000 between two annuities: a deferred annuity with a 10-year term and a hypothetical 5% return, and an immediate annuity with a 10-year term and a hypothetical 3% return. She places $182,148 in the deferred annuity and the remaining $117,852 in the immediate annuity. Over the next 10 years, the immediate annuity is expected to generate $1,117 per month in income, with a few dollars left at the end of the period. During the same time, the deferred annuity is projected to grow to $296,700 — effectively replacing her principal.
Annuities have contract limitations, fees, and charges, including account and administrative fees, underlying investment management fees, mortality and expense fees, and charges for optional benefits. Most annuities have surrender fees that are usually highest if you take out the money in the initial years of the annuity contract. Withdrawals and income payments are taxed as ordinary income. If a withdrawal is made prior to age 59½, a 10% federal income tax penalty may apply (unless an exception applies). Annuities are not guaranteed by the FDIC or any other government agency. With variable annuities, the investment return and principal value of the investment option are not guaranteed.
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50-μJ level, 20-picosecond, narrowband difference-frequency generation at 4.6, 5.4, 7.5, 9.2, and 10.8 μm in LiGaS2 and LiGaSe2 at Nd:YAG laser pumping and various crystalline Raman laser seedings
S. N. Smetanin, M. Jelínek, V. Kubeček, A. F. Kurus, V. N. Vedenyapin, S. I. Lobanov, L. I. Isaenko
Лаборатория функциональных материалов ФФ
A comparative study of picosecond mid-IR difference frequency generation in a wide wavelength range of 4.6-10.8 μm in a simple down-converter based on the 8-mm long, high-damage-threshold crystals of LiGaS2 or LiGaSe2 under the 5-mJ, 20-ps, 1.064-μm Nd:YAG laser pumping and the single-pass crystalline (CaCO3*BaWO4, CVD-diamond) Raman laser seeding was presented. 10-μJ-level*narrowband (<2 cm-1) generation at discrete wavelengths of 4.6, 5.4, 7.5, and 9.2 μm with the optical frequencies equal to the vibrational Raman frequency or its second harmonic of various crystalline Raman seeders was demonstrated. Optimization of the pump spot and mode-matching between the pump and signal spots allowed to increase the output pulse energy up to 50 μJ in the case of LiGaSe2.
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Smetanin, S. N., Jelínek, M., Kubeček, V., Kurus, A. F., Vedenyapin, V. N., Lobanov, S. I., & Isaenko, L. I. (2020). 50-μJ level, 20-picosecond, narrowband difference-frequency generation at 4.6, 5.4, 7.5, 9.2, and 10.8 μm in LiGaS2 and LiGaSe2 at Nd:YAG laser pumping and various crystalline Raman laser seedings. Optical Materials Express, 10(8), 1881-1890. https://doi.org/10.1364/OME.395370
Smetanin, S. N. ; Jelínek, M. ; Kubeček, V. ; Kurus, A. F. ; Vedenyapin, V. N. ; Lobanov, S. I. ; Isaenko, L. I. / 50-μJ level, 20-picosecond, narrowband difference-frequency generation at 4.6, 5.4, 7.5, 9.2, and 10.8 μm in LiGaS2 and LiGaSe2 at Nd:YAG laser pumping and various crystalline Raman laser seedings. В: Optical Materials Express. 2020 ; Том 10, № 8. стр. 1881-1890.
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Q: Multiple Column results from the same table Having a total brain melt today, so apologies if this is so simple its laughable.
Basically I have a Sales table that lists sales values, customers ID, the calendar year and month the Branch ID amongst others.
I need to have a query that lists the top 100 sales, for 2011 and their 2012 sales
I have the 2011 - easy (see below)
select top 100
    C.Name as [Customer],
    SUM (S.SalesTotal) as [Sales for the Year 2011]
from
    Sales S
Left Join
    CustomerName C with (NOLOCK) on C.CustomerID = S.CustomerID
where
    S.Year = '2011' and S.BranchID = 10
Group By
    C.Name

But I need to bring in the sales for 2012 in a separate column alongside the 2011 Sales. On the year column in the table they are just labelled according to the year, so it would be extracting just 2012 for the next column.
I hope that makes sense

A: One way to do it is to use a CASE statement in your sum:
select top 100
C.Name as [Customer],
SUM (CASE WHEN S.Year='2011' THEN S.SalesTotal ELSE 0) as [Sales for the Year 2011]
SUM (CASE WHEN S.Year='2012' THEN S.SalesTotal ELSE 0) as [Sales for the Year 2012]
SUM (CASE WHEN S.Year='2013' THEN S.SalesTotal ELSE 0) as [Sales for the Year 2013]
from Sales S
Left Join CustomerName C with (NOLOCK) on C.CustomerID=S.CustomerID
where S.BranchID=10
Group By C.Name

A: You'll need to change your filter to include 2012, and use a case statement for your sums:
 select top 100
    C.Name as [Customer],
    SUM (case when year '2011' then S.SalesTotal else 0 end) as [Sales for the Year 2011],
SUM (case when year '2012' then S.SalesTotal else 0 end) as [Sales for the Year 2012]
    from Sales S
    Left Join CustomerName C with (NOLOCK) on C.CustomerID=S.CustomerID
    where S.Year in ('2011','2012' and S.BranchID=10
    Group By C.Name


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YEARN TO RETURN
Alumna Reappears As Teacher
Anna Adams, Staff Writer/ Editor
High school alumni bring inspiration and enthusiasm, but some go the extra mile and return to their schools as teachers. English teacher and swim coach Jordyn Kinnett will be starting her career here this year, who is also a Panther graduate. Let's help our alumna get her career going with a warm welcome.
Aside from her passion for literature, Kinnett's interests include embroidering, painting, drawing, working out, playing sand volleyball, and bungee jumping. Her cat is named Bagheera, like the panther from The Jungle Book.
Before starting kindergarten, Kinnett lived in four different states: Ohio, Indiana, Florida, and Hawaii. Then, she moved to Texas, where she began her education.
"Elementary and middle school were okay, but I loved high school," Kinnett said. "It felt good to be a part of a community and my graduating class was so small you basically knew everyone, which was really nice." In high school, she represented the Panthers in track and volleyball; she was also a PACE student for Coach Herb. After high school, she went to The University of Texas at Austin for three years to practice teaching classes and graduated with a degree in English and Kinesthesiology. Now, she is returning to Medina Valley as a teacher and an assistant swim coach.
"I actually used to be terrible at English," Kinnett revealed. "In fact, my teacher in elementary school told my mom I may have to be held back." With hard work and extra hours of reading, Kinnett made a comeback in third grade with a high school reading level. Since then, she has been an avid reader and believes that she can similarly influence her students' lives by encouraging them to achieve success.
"I used to go to school here and I just couldn't stay away for long," Kinnett said. Once a Panther, always a Panther!
Anna Adams, Staff Writer / Editor
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Anders Bror Eka, född 6 september 1961, är en svensk jurist och domare. Han är justitieråd i Högsta domstolen och dess nuvarande ordförande.

Karriär

Eka avlade juristexamen 1987 vid Uppsala universitet. Han tjänstgjorde därefter som tingsnotarie mellan 1987–1990 vid Stockholms tingsrätt. Han blev därefter fiskal i Svea hovrätt år 1991 och assessor där 1995. Han var rättssakkunnig i Justitiedepartementet mellan 1995–1997 och kanslichef i Svea hovrätt mellan 1997–2000, utnämndes till hovrättsråd i Svea hovrätt år 2000, var byråchef vid Justitiekanslern mellan 2000–2003, chefsrådman i Stockholms tingsrätt mellan 2003–2004, kanslichef och huvudsekreterare i Grundlagsutredningen mellan 2004–2008, hovrättslagman i Svea hovrätt mellan 2009–2010 och lagman i Stockholms tingsrätt mellan 2010–2013.

Han utnämndes 2013 till justitieråd i Högsta domstolen och 2018 till ordförande där med tillträde den 1 september 2018.

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Little Margaret
Blessed Margaret,
patron of the unwanted,
pray for us
The Blessed Margaret of Castello Guild is devoted to spreading the message about her life and supporting her cause for canonization
Blessed Margaret Shrine
The Blessed Margaret of Castello Shrine is located in St. Patrick's Church, Columbus, Ohio. The Shrine is a separate chapel in the rear of the church. It consists of a life size statue, a first class relic of her heart, space for prayer, meditation, and blessed candle offerings.
The Blessed Margaret Novena and Canonization Prayers are offered along with the veneration of her relic each Wednesday, following the 11:45am mass.
A Message for Our Time
Margaret of Castello was born in a small town in Italy in the year 1287. Born with multiple disabilities, her parents were ashamed of her and imprisoned her at the age of 6. They later abandoned her. She lived an incredible life of holiness until her death at the age of 33. Please take some time to learn about her, her life of great love for God and how this humble person who was unwanted and abandoned has a powerful and relevant message for us today.
Sadly, we live in a society today where human life is treated as cheap and disposable. The witness of her life demonstrates the inherent dignity of every person, born and preborn, independent of the 'value' society puts on his or her life. The message she has for our time is that every life that God creates is worthy of our love.
Contact us at director@littlemargaret.org
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Special thanks to Sister Mary Agnes, O.P, the creator of the wood carving depicted above
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