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Speaker dragged to court for overseeing rejection of 2022 budget by NDC MPs
My News GhanaLast Updated: 2 December 2021
Speaker of Parliament
An individual named Richard Sky, has filed a suit at the Supreme Court to challenge Speaker Alban Bagbin's decision to allow the Minority, in the absence of the Majority in Parliament to vote on the 2022 budget statement and economic policy of government.
According to the plaintiff, the Speaker of Parliament failed to comply with the provision of Article 104(1) of the 1992 Constitution , thus making the rejection of the fiscal policy unconstitutional.
The applicant has, therefore, beseeched the court to declare Parliament's rejection of the 2022 budget null and void.
On Friday, November 26, the Majority in Parliament staged an unprecedented walkout during the approval of the 2022 budget.
The Speaker, however, proceeded with the deliberations with only the Minority side which ended with the budget being rejected.
In view of this, Mr. Sky in his suit has requested for five reliefs from the Supreme Court, three of which are in the form of declarations and two in the form of orders.
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Turmi Kasa says:
2 December 2021 at 8:39 am
He has sued the Parliament of Ghana not just the Speaker. Both Parties are sued. Read the writ well


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def interpolate_lagrange_2D(x, y, x_nodes, y_nodes, field_nodes):
    """Interpolate values using 2D Lagrangian polynomials

    The order of the polynomial interpolation in each direction depends on the
    number control nodes passed for dimensions x and y.

    Parameters
    ----------
    x, y : (K,) array_like
        Coordinates used to interpolate
    x_nodes : (M,) array_like
        Coordinates of dimension 1
    y_nodes : (N,) array_like
        Coordinates of dimension 2
    field_nodes (M, N): array_like
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    Returns
    -------
    field : (K,) array_like
        Interpolated field

    """
    x_nodes = np.asarray(x_nodes)
    y_nodes = np.asarray(y_nodes)
    field_nodes = np.asarray(field_nodes)
    assert field_nodes.ndim == 2
    assert field_nodes.shape[0] == x_nodes.shape[0]
    assert field_nodes.shape[1] == y_nodes.shape[0]
    #TODO try to remove loops one day
    field = 0
    for m in range(len(x_nodes)):
        xm = x_nodes[m]
        fx = 1
        for i, xi in enumerate(x_nodes):
            if i != m and (xm - xi) != 0:
               fx *= (x - xi)/(xm - xi)
        for n in range(len(y_nodes)):
            yn = y_nodes[n]
            fy = 1
            for j, yj in enumerate(y_nodes):
                if j != n and (yn - yj) != 0:
                   fy *= (y - yj)/(yn - yj)
            field += fx * fy * field_nodes[m, n]
    return field

def interpolate_lagrange_3D(x, y, z, x_nodes, y_nodes, z_nodes, field_nodes):
    """Interpolate values using 3D Lagrangian polynomials

    The order of the polynomial interpolation in each direction depends on the
    number of field nodes passed to this function

    Parameters
    ----------
    x, y : (K,) array_like
        Coordinates used to interpolate
    x_nodes : (M,) array_like
        Coordinates of dimension 1
    y_nodes : (N,) array_like
        Coordinates of dimension 2
    z_nodes : (P,) array_like
        Coordinates of dimension 3
    field_nodes (M, N, P): array_like
        Nodal coordinates and field to be interpolated at corresponding control
        nodes

    Returns
    -------
    field : (N,) array_like
        Interpolated field

    """
    x_nodes = np.asarray(x_nodes)
    y_nodes = np.asarray(y_nodes)
    z_nodes = np.asarray(z_nodes)
    field_nodes = np.asarray(field_nodes)
    assert field_nodes.ndim == 3
    assert field_nodes.shape[0] == x_nodes.shape[0]
    assert field_nodes.shape[1] == y_nodes.shape[0]
    assert field_nodes.shape[2] == z_nodes.shape[0]
    #TODO try to remove loops one day
    field = 0
    for m in range(len(x_nodes)):
        xm = x_nodes[m]
        fx = 1
        for i, xi in enumerate(x_nodes):
            if i != m and (xm - xi) != 0:
               fx *= (x - xi)/(xm - xi)
        for n in range(len(y_nodes)):
            yn = y_nodes[n]
            fy = 1
            for j, yj in enumerate(y_nodes):
                if j != n and (yn - yj) != 0:
                   fy *= (y - yj)/(yn - yj)
            for p in range(len(z_nodes)):
                zp = z_nodes[p]
                fz = 1
                for k, zk in enumerate(y_nodes):
                    if k != p and (zp - zk) != 0:
                       fz *= (z - zk)/(zp - zk)
                field += fx * fy * fz * field_nodes[m, n, p]
    return field

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The jungled highlands district was the location of a December attack by Papuan fighters on workers at a construction site for the trans Papua highway that killed 19. Large numbers of people have been displaced by military and police security operations since the Dec. 2 attack.
At least 31 people have died since early November in an apparent escalation of attacks by the West Papua National Liberation Army. The figure doesn't include unconfirmed civilian deaths that Papuan activists say resulted from security operations following the Dec. 2 attack.
Aidi said the military killed seven to 10 of the Papuan fighters but only found one body, saying the rest were carried away by other fighters. Sebby Sambom, a spokesman for the liberation army, said five soldiers were killed and admitted no deaths for the Papuan fighters. Both sides claimed to have captured weapons.
Discrimination against indigenous Papuans and abuses by Indonesian police and military have drawn renewed attention globally as Indonesia campaigns for membership in the U.N.'s human rights watchdog.
The exiled leader of the Papuan independence movement, Benny Wenda, in January presented a 1.8 million-signature petition calling for self-determination to the U.N. human rights chief in Geneva.
Aidi said the soldiers had arrived in the area to guard work on the trans Papua highway and the attack was unprovoked. According to Sambom, the soldiers had burned traditional dwellings and interrogated villagers, hoping to get information about liberation army positions.
Two helicopters sent to take the bodies of the three killed soldiers to the mining town of Timika were shot at but eventually landed after Indonesian forces returned fire, Aidi said.


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History Of "47"
"47" The American Sign Language and English Secondary School was founded in 1908. The school went through various name changes, from P.S. 47 to J.H.S. 47, to what it is today, "47" The American Sign Language and English Secondary School. The school is a general education school serving deaf and hard of hearing students, children of deaf adults, special education students, and hearing students. Our school environment is a dual-language environment in which we use both English and American Sign Language.
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Remember Ashley and Zack? Derek Hough's former colleagues competed on "World of Dance" season two last summer, advancing all the way to the Divisional Final but suffering defeat at the hands of Michael Dameski. Well, Ashley and Zack are back, and they've brought backup. Watch their performance from Qualifiers 3 above, and vote in our poll at the bottom of this post to let us know if you thought they were the best of the night.
As an adult duo, Ashley and Zack competed in the Upper Division for acts aged 18 and older with up to four members. But this year they've got a lot more than four, so they're vying for the world title in the Upper Team Division. They and eight fellow contemporary dancers make up Unity LA, and they've clearly grown since competing on the show last year. Their performance to "Indestructible" by Robyn prompted a standing ovation from all three judges, who were especially impressed by the musicality of their movements given the difficulty of dancing to a song driven mostly by violin and vocals.
"This is an amazingly dynamic, strong group of dancers … It was out of this world," said Jennifer Lopez. And Hough added, "That routine was everything and more." Their scores reflected that. Lopez gave them a 94, Hough gave them a 95, and Ne-Yo gave them a whopping 97, resulting in an average 95.3. That was the highest score of the night and the third highest score of any performer during the Qualifiers, behind only The Kings (97.7) and Lauren Yakima (95.7) during the season premiere episode. Indestructible indeed.


Windows seven is a bit different to Windows XP and Vista, however if you have previously used any of these Windows Operating systems then it is the same procedure for Windows Seven. It is easy to change your user account picture and this video shows you a few different ways to go about this. You can choose a picture of yourself, a photo, logo, or even a picture from the Windows Seven stock that is available.
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A LIMERICK involved in a violent melee in which an individual was stabbed in the face has received a suspended prison sentence after entering an early guilty plea.
John Bardon, aged 30, who has an address of Cliona Park, Moyross, pleaded guilty to one charge of violent disorder relating to an incident outside Fine Wines off-license on Parnell Street on March 16, 2014.
The accused appeared in court in December 2016 after being extradited from the UK on foot of an uncontested European Arrest Warrant on October 12, 2016.
During a sentencing hearing last year, Sergeant Brian O'Connor said the defendant was one of a number of men who were involved in a fight outside an off licence at around 6.30pm.
He said while the four men initially exchanged verbal insults, the dispute quickly got physical culminating in another man being stabbed in his left cheek.
During related proceedings, Judge Tom O'Donnell was shown a photograph of the victim's blood-stained face with the knife still protruding from his face.
Detective Garda O'Connor accepted that Mr Bardon, who fled to the UK following the incident, was not the main protagonist and did not stab the other man.
However, he said there was "clear evidence of violent disorder" on CCTV footage of the incident.
The court heard that Bardon had been working in the UK.
The court heard that the accused "expressed remorse" and that there "has been no trouble since 2014".
Judge Tom O'Donnell suspended a 16-month prison sentence "on the condition that he keeps the peace", and on his own bond of €100.


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Hurricane Center watching 4 areas in Atlantic basin; system off Africa could be next tropical depression
A system in the Caribbean has a 20 percent chance for development.
Hurricane Center watching 4 areas in Atlantic basin; system off Africa could be next tropical depression A system in the Caribbean has a 20 percent chance for development. Check out this story on floridatoday.com: https://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/hurricanes/2019/10/14/tropical-depression-possible-off-africa-nhc-watching-4-areas/3972950002/
Cheryl McCloud, Florida Today Published 8:35 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2019 | Updated 11:11 a.m. ET Oct. 14, 2019
Meteorologists are watching several areas for potential tropical development, including one off Africa that may become a depression later this week.
Meanwhile, Melissa has become an extratropical system over the open Atlantic.
Interactive map:Track active storms
While a system off the coast of Africa has a high chance for development, forecasters are expecting it to die out by midweek when it runs into wind shear north of the Cabo Verde Islands.
Closer to Florida, an area of low pressure has formed and is expected to head toward Central America early this week.
Melissa becomes extratropical
Tropics 4 a.m. Oct. 14, 2019 (Photo: GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY ACCUWEATHER)
Melissa is no longer a tropical storm.
According to the 11 a.m. advisory from the National Hurricane Center, Melissa has became extratropical.
Location: 405 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland
Maximum sustained winds: 40 mph
Movement: east at 23 mph
At 11 a.m., the center of Post-Tropical Cyclone Melissa was located 405 miles south-southeast of Cape Race, Newfoundland.
Melissa is moving toward the east near 23 mph, and this general motion is expected to continue today through Tuesday.
Tropical conditions Oct. 14, 2019
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Tropics 4 a.m. Oct. 14, 2019 GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY ACCUWEATHER
Hurricane Isabell passed between Key West and the Dry Tortugas on Oct. 14, 1964. GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
Tropics 8 a.m. Oct. 14, 2019 GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
Tropical Storm Melissa 5 a.m. Oct. 14, 2019 GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph, with higher gusts.
The cyclone should gradually weaken before it dissipates Tuesday.
Gale-force winds extend outward up to 105 miles, mainly to the southeast through southwest of the from the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1004 mb.
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After forming off the Northeast Friday morning, Subtropical Storm Melissa will continue to weaken as it tracks eastward over the North Atlantic into midweek, according to AccuWeather.com.
Melissa will only be of concern to shipping interests over the next few days as it remains well away from land.
System off Africa has 80% chance for development
Tropics 8 a.m. Oct. 14, 2019 (Photo: GRAPHIC CONTRIBUTED BY NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER)
A large low pressure system located over the far eastern tropical Atlantic Ocean about 300 miles southeast of the Cabo Verde Islands is moving slowly west-northwest.
Showers and thunderstorms are showing some signs of organization, and environmental conditions are expected to be conducive for a tropical depression to form during the next day or so while the disturbance moves west-northwest to northwest near the Cabo Verde Islands.
A strong tropical disturbance recently emerged from the west coast of Africa and has the potential to become the next tropical storm of the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season: https://t.co/IXsnM6feaopic.twitter.com/lMZZb8xZq7
— AccuWeather (@breakingweather) October 14, 2019
Strong upper-level winds should prevent any further development by midweek. This system is forecast to bring locally heavy rainfall and gusty winds to portions of the Cabo Verde Islands later today through Tuesday.
Formation chance through 48 hours...high...80 percent.
Formation chance through 5 days...high...80 percent.
Conditions could favor development of system in Caribbean Sea later in week
Disorganized showers and thunderstorms over the southwestern Caribbean Sea, Gulf of Honduras and parts of Central America are associated with a broad area of low pressure located inland over north-central Honduras.
This system is expected to move west-northwestward across Honduras, southern Belize, and northern Guatemala, which should prevent tropical cyclone formation for the next couple of days.
55 years ago today, Isbell passed between the Dry Tortugas and Key West as a category 3 hurricane. The Lower Florida Keys were affected by hurricane-force wind gusts, heavy rains and flooding storm surge. #flwx#KeyWest#FloridaKeys#hurricanehistory#OTDpic.twitter.com/czXjwrUxrM
— NWS Key West (@NWSKeyWest) October 14, 2019
By Wednesday, however, the low is forecast to emerge over the southern Bay of Campeche, where conditions could become a little more conducive for some organization to occur.
Regardless of development, this system is expected to produce heavy rains over portions of Central America during the next few days, which could cause flooding and mudslides, especially in mountainous areas.
Formation chance through 48 hours...low...near 0 percent.
Formation chance through 5 days...low...20 percent.
Tropical wave expected to hit 'hostile' area, prohibiting development
A tropical wave located over the central tropical Atlantic is producing disorganized cloudiness and thunderstorms.
While thunderstorm activity has increased since yesterday, upper-level winds are not particularly conducive for significant development of this system over the next couple of days while it moves west at around 15 mph.
More: Rains, tornado, earthquake: Typhoon Hagibis forecast to be Japan's worst in 6 decades
By Wednesday, as the wave approaches the Windward Islands, upper-level winds are forecast to become quite hostile for any further development.
Formation chance through 48 hours...low...10 percent.
Another named storm expected before end of hurricane season
Hurricane season continues until Nov. 30, and AccuWeather Hurricane Expert Dan Kottlowski said he believes there will be another named system or two over the Atlantic Ocean before the season comes to a close.
The next names on the list for the 2019 Atlantic hurricane season are Nestor and Olga.
Typhoon Jebi hits Japan with violent winds and heavy rainfall
Vehicles are piled in a heap due to strong winds in Kobe, Hyogo prefecture on Sept. 5, 2018, after typhoon Jebi hit the west coast of Japan. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
A crane is toppled due to strong winds in Nishinomiya city, Hyogo prefecture on Sept. 5, 2018, after typhoon Jebi hit the west coast of Japan. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
Passengers stranded overnight at the Kansai International Airport due to typhoon Jebi queue for buses that will transport them from the airport in Izumisano city, Osaka prefecture on Sept. 5, 2018. The major airport was cut off when a huge typhoon smashed through its sole access road and was being evacuated on Sept. 5, as Japan grappled with devastation caused by its most powerful storm in a quarter of a century. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
Damaged cars are seen clustered together after being blown away by strong winds from typhoon Jebi in Osaka, Japan on Sept. 5, 2018. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
A man walks past a wooden house destroyed by strong winds from typhoon Jebi in Osaka, Japan on Sept. 5, 2018. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
A damaged 2,591-ton tanker is towed by a tugboat from a bridge connecting Kansai International Airport in Osaka, western Japan, Sept. 5, 2018, a day after it slammed into the side of the bridge by a powerful typhoon. About 3,000 passengers stranded by Typhoon Jebi overnight at the offshore Japanese airport began returning by boat and by bus Wednesday morning over the partially damaged bridge to the mainland. Hiroko Harima, AP
A tanker slammed into the side of a bridge connecting the airport to the mainland, damaging part of the bridge and the vessel in Osaka, Japan, Sept. 4, 2018. The strongest typhoon to hit Japan in 25 years brought violent winds, heavy rainfall and evacuation warnings. Kentaro Ikushima, Mainichi Newspaper via AP
Floods overturned vehicles in Osaka after the typhoon hit. Kota Endo, Kyodo News via AP
A pedestrian struggles against strong winds and rain generated by typhoon Jebi. BUDDHIKA WEERASINGHE, EPA-EFE
Kansai International Airport was left partially flooded after the storm. Nobuki Ito, AP
Typhoon Jebi's strong winds made navigating the streets a struggle in Nagoya, southwestern Japan. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
High winds drove the surf into the port of Aki. Ichiro Banno, AP
Vehicles navigate through fallen trees in Nagoya. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
Traffic boards and telecommunications poles were brought down by Jebi 's violent winds. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
Passengers were stranded at a station in Osaka after trains were canceled because of the storm. BUDDHIKA WEERASINGHE, EPA-EFE
This truck was toppled by high winds on the Seto Ohashi bridge in Sakade on Japan's Shikoku island. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
Kansai International Airport in the middle of Osaka Bay off the Honshu shore was inundated. Kentaro Ikushima, AP
Floods at Kansai International Airport left hundreds of passengers stranded overnight until they could be evacuated Wednesday. Sayaka Kamohara, AP
Osaka took the brunt of the most powerful storm to hit Japan in 25 years. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
The storm left fallen trees and shattered glass along Midosuji street in central Osaka. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
Streets were largely deserted and shops closed after the typhoon blasted through Osaka. JIJI PRESS, AFP/Getty Images
Powerful surf put on in Shirahara town as the typhoon approached Monday. Yosuke Mizuno, AP
Typhoon Jebi's sustained winds of 100 mph cut a path of destruction in and around Osaka. Kota Endo, AP
A boy walks past an uprooted tree in Sakai. STR, EPA-EFE
Residents in Osaka struggled to cope with the typhoon's catastrophic winds. Kota Endo, AP
Empty shelves, abandoned streets as typhoon hits Japan
A man shops near empty shelves at a supermarket in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Naoya Osato, AP
Shelves are empty at a supermarket in Tateyama, Chiba prefecture, near Tokyo as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Naoya Osato, AP
A man on a scooter watches as surging waves hit against the breakwater as Typhoon Hagibis approaches a port in Kumano, Mie Prefecture, Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Toru Hanai, AP
A man walk his dogs along the beach as waves batter the shore Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo. Jae C. Hong, AP
A man talks at a counter at quiet Haneda airpot in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Masanori Takei, AP
People walk through a quiet terminal at Haneda airpot in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Masanori Takei, AP
A man struggles with his umbrella against strong wind as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Suzuka, central Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Toru Takahashi, AP
Japan's rugby team player Jiwon Koo, carries teammate James Moore in a flooded walkway at a stadium in Tokyo as the team practices ahead of their match against Scotland, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Yuki Sato, AP
A man struggles with his umbrella against strong wind at a crossing in Shibuya district, Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Kiichiro Sato, AP
A man holds an umbrella while ride his bicycle in rain in Shibuya district, Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Kiichiro Sato, AP
England rugby fans warm up with a rugby ball at an underground pathway in Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Eugene Hoshiko, AP
A man crosses the road in Hamamatsu, central Japan, Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. Christophe Ena, AP
An overturned car lies on the ground following a strong wind in Ichihara, Chiba, near Tokyo Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. AP
Japan team's players gather in circle during a training session, ahead of their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Scotland as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Tokyo. Yuki Sato, AP
Japan team's Michael Leitch works out, ahead of their Rugby World Cup Pool A match against Scotland as Typhoon Hagibis approaches Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Tokyo. AP
Cars sit submerged in water in the residential area hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Ise, central Japan Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019. AP
Typhoon Hagibis floods over 1,000 homes in Japan as the death toll climbs
A woman surveys her home destroyed by Typhoon Hagibis Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, in Nagano, Japan. More victims and damage have been found in the typhoon-hit areas of central and northern Japan, where rescue crews are searching for people still missing. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) ORG XMIT: XJH120 Jae C. Hong, AP
A woman is rescued by police officers in an area that was flooded by Typhoon Hagibis on October 14, 2019 in Marumori, Miyagi, Japan. Rescue crews in Japan dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left as many as 36 dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan. Tomohiro Ohsumi, Getty Images
Helicopters, boats and thousands of troops were deployed across Japan to rescue people stranded in flooded homes as the death toll from a ferocious typhoon climbed to as high as 33, Oct. 13, 2019. Jiji Press, EPA-EFE
An elderly woman gestures as she was evacuated along with others from a nursing home flooded by Typhoon Hagibis, before being moved to another facility in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. Kimimasa Mayama, EPA-EFE
A group of men wade in flod waters after typhoon Hagibis flooded the streets in Nagano, Nagano Prefecture, central Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. KIMIMASA MAYAMA, EPA-EFE
Rescue works are underway in flooded areas in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture, Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. JIJI PRESS, EPA-EFE
Houses are submerged in muddy waters as the Abukuma river was overflown by Typhoon Hagibis, in Tamakawa, Fukushima prefecture, northern Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. Takuya Inaba, AP
People clean the flooded compound of their residential area hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Tokyo Oct. 13, 2019. AP
Rescuers work at a landslide site hit by Typhoon Hagibis, in Tomioka, north of Tokyo, Oct. 13, 2019. Yohei Kanasashi, AP
People look at the house damaged by landslide caused by Typhoon Hagibis in Sagamihara, near Tokyo, Japan, Oct. 13, 2019. AP
Fire department workers evacuate a dog from a flooded area in Kawagoe, Saitama prefecture on Oct. 13, 2019, one day after Typhoon Hagibis swept through central and eastern Japan. STR, JIJI PRESS/AFP via Getty Images
Vehicles are seen under water following the typhoon-hit town of Marumori, Miyagi prefecture, Japan on Oct. 14, 2019. AP
A resident reacts as he walks through a typhoon-affected area in the aftermath of Typhoon Hagibis, in Nagano, Japan on October 14, 2019. Kimimasa Mayama, EPA-EFE
Boys listen to an elderly woman as she rests in a refuge centre for people displaced by Typhoon Hagibis, on October 14, 2019 in Nagano, Japan. Carl Court, Getty Images
A car lies upturned in a road that was flooded during Typhoon Hagibis, on October 14, 2019 in Nagano, Japan. Carl Court, Getty Images
Apple trees stand in floodwaters on Oct. 14, 2019, in Hoyasu, Japan. Jae C. Hong, AP
A house is in ruins after being hit by Typhoon Hagibis, on October 15, 2019 in Hoyasu near Nagano, Japan Carl Court, Getty Images
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You are here: Home / Latest News / Bidding a fond "aloha" to dancer Christine Sandorfi
Bidding a fond "aloha" to dancer Christine Sandorfi
March 15, 2018 /in Latest News /by
Please join us on Saturday, March 24th from 1:30pm -3pm at Stoneacre Brasserie on Washington Square
to say goodbye and to wish Christine Sandorfi a fond "aloha!"
She has been a dancer with the company for the past 11 years and has made a huge impact on many of us
and our families through her dancing and teaching.
Her pointe shoes will be very hard to fill!
This is an informal event – the bar and cafe will be open for hard and soft drink purchases.
Christine is well known in the Newport County community for contributions on and off the stage. In recent years she has directed the company's in-school educational programming Math into Movement and Literature into Movement. When asked about Christine's leadership of the programs a Newport Public School 3rd grade teacher replied, "It gives the students a chance to see what hard work and practice can do. It can be applied as an example for any subject – You did this, now you can…" Under Christine's leadership Island Moving Company's education programs have reach over 25,000 Newport County children.
Christine's has served on the faculty of the Newport Academy of Ballet, and made considerable contributions to future generations of professional dancers from Aquidneck Island. Her ability to nurture talent has inspired local dancers to advance into professional careers by attending collegiate dance programs at The University of Hartford, Fordham University, and Wheaton to name a few. Dr. Kayleigh Melroy, Clinic Director & Physical Therapist at Performance Physical Therapy and Island Moving Company board member said of her contributions, "Christine is one of the most caring and compassionate people I know. She understands the importance of and cares about the physical and mental health of each dancer. I was invited to the studio to speak on dance injury and prevention and talk with her students on multiple occasions. Christine is a role model to dance teachers."
Reflecting on Christine's career, Island Moving Company Artistic Director Miki Ohlsen remarked, "Christine's artistry and the experience she brings to her work will be impossible to replace. I look for dancers who have more than talent. They need to have something to say to become true artists. Christine has always carried an incredible level of authenticity in her artistic voice. It shows in her work, and it shows in her mentorship of young dancers."
Christine and her husband will move to Honolulu, Hawaii this spring.
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Terminally Ill 4-Year-Old Gets Early Christmas in Virginia
Virginia Rose Vandermark's family was told she will not live to see Christmas.
ByNICOLE PELLETIERE
Virginia Rose, 4, Vandermark of Chesterfield, Virginia received an early Christmas on December 11.
Jonathan Vandermark
— -- One Virginia girl was able to celebrate Christmas early this year after her hometown brought the holiday to her front yard.
"We have been overwhelmed with the love they pour on us," dad Jonathan Vandermark of Chesterfield, Virginia, told ABC News. "We are trying to have Christmas every weekend for her. Unless there is a Christmas miracle for her, this is her last one with us and we are trying to give her as many as we can."
Vandermark said it was in September, just five months following her leukemia diagnosis, when doctors informed him that his daughter Virginia Rose, 4, would most likely not live to see another Christmas.
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The neighborhood rallied around the girl after her family was told she may not make it through Christmas.
"As soon as the neighbors found out, they leaped into action," Vandermark said.
A woman named Renee Trivisonno Friday rallied the Chesterfield community around "Caroling and Cards for Virginia Rose," a fundraiser to throw the little girl a Christmas party the family would never forget.
"It had to be done," Trivisonno of Chesterfied said. "I followed the story for a while before i even knew that they lived in our own backyard. [My husband] and I felt so strongly that we needed to come together to show this family some love and support. Right here at Christmas time that is, to us, the true meaning of Christmas; when you have love you need to give love.
"Virginia Rose looked very happy," she added. "She looked really tired, but she sparkled a little bit when she saw Santa Claus in her own front yard."
Virginia was diagnosed with leukemia on April 8, 2015.
Trivisonno said the neighbors raised an estimated $800 in gift cards for Virginia Rose in addition to the holiday celebration complete with carolers, a parade of vehicles and eye-popping decorations.
"To see the joy in the kids' faces, to hear the singing in the yard and to see the community coming together to love on Virginia Rose was very emotional," Vandermark said. "This daddy had to choke back the tears.
"The two words -- 'thank you' -- are not adequate enough to describe our appreciation, but from the bottom of our hearts, thank you. Virginia is joy. She spreads joy everywhere she goes and with everyone she meets. This fight has been extremely difficult, but in the worst of circumstances we have seen the best in others."


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Q: Scala local variable inside primary constructor How in Scala I can define local variable in primary constructor?
I need to solve this exercise from Scala for the impatient book:

Write a class Person with a primary constructor that accepts a string
  containing a first name, a space, and a last name, such as new
  Person("Fred Smith"). Supply read-only properties firstName and
  lastName. Should the primary constructor parameter be a var, a val, or
  a plain parameter? Why?

And for now my solution looks like this:
class Person(firstLast: String) {
  private[this] val firstLastAsArr = firstLast.trim.split(" ")

  val firstName = firstLastAsArr (0)
  val lastName = firstLastAsArr (1)
}

How I can restrict firstLastAsArr variable visibility to primary constructor scope (now it have class scope)?

A: One solution is to initialize firstName and lastName at once, thereby allowing to turn firstLastAsArr into a local temporary value inside your initialization block:
class Person(firstLast: String) {
  val (firstName, lastName) = {
    val firstLastAsArr = firstLast.trim.split(" ")
    (firstLastAsArr(0), firstLastAsArr(1))
  }
}

A: It is not a general answer, but in this particular way you may write:
  val Array(firstName, lastName) = firstLast.trim.split(" ")

A: You don't strictly need the intermediate variable:
class Person(firstLast: String) {
  val (firstName, lastName) =
    firstLast.trim.split(" ") match {case Array(first, last) => (first, last)}
}

However, if your transformation from firstLast to firstName and lastName grows a big longer, for example, because you check that there is exactly one first and one last name, then I would encapsulate the whole splitting-business in a dedicated method:
class Person(firstLast: String) {
  val (firstName, lastName) = split(firstLast)

  private def split(firstLast: String): (String, String) = {
    val firstLastAsArr = firstLast.trim.split(" ")
    ...
    (first, last)
  }
}

A: Pattern matching in constructor works just fine, but you should consider moving such logic from constructor to factory method:
case class Person(firstName: String, lastName: String)
object Person{
  def apply(firstLast: String) = {
    val firstLastAsArr = firstLast.trim.split(" ")
    new Person(firstLastAsArr(0), firstLastAsArr(1))
  }
}

val p = Person("My Title")

A: Pattern maching in primary constructor works well
  class Person(_fullName:String) {
    val (firstName, lastName) =  _fullName.split(" ") match {
      case Array(x:String, y:String, _*) => (x,y)
      case _ => (null,null)
    }
  }

See my github for full answer
https://github.com/BasileDuPlessis/scala-for-the-impatient/blob/master/src/main/scala/com/basile/scala/ch05/Ex07.scala

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NYSOS (Nysus) was an old Seilen demi-god of Mount Nysa. He was entrusted by Zeus with the care of the infant god Dionysos who he raised with the help of his Nysiad-nymph daughters.
Mythical Mount Nysa was sometimes identified with Mount Kithairon (Cithaeron) in Boiotia. Its southern vales, known as the Nysaian fields, were the site of the abduction of Persephone in the Homeric Hymns. The mountain was also located on the island of Naxos, in Thrake (Thrace), and in distant Phoinikia (Phoenicia).
The demi-god Nysos was probably the same as Seilenos, the usual nurse of Dionysos. He was perhaps also identified with the mountain-god Kithairon.
"Jove [Zeus], coming with lightning and thunder, burned Semele to death. From her womb Liber [Dionysos] was born. Mercurius [Hermes] snatched him from the fire and gave him to Nysus to be reared. In Greek he is called Dionysus."
"When Liber [Dionysos] was leading his army into India, he gave the authority over his Theban kingdom to his nurse Nysus until he should come back. But after Liber returned from there, Nysus was unwilling to yield the kingdom. Since Liber [Dionysos] didn't want to quarrel with his nurse he permitted him to keep the kingdom until an opportunity should come to recover it. And so, three years later, he made up the quarrel with him, and pretended he wanted to celebrate in the state the sacred rites termed Trieteric, because he performed them after the third year. He introduced soldiers as Bacchanals in women's dress, captured Nysus, and recovered his kingdom."


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Fergie is a smart and sassy girl. She has been training in Novice obedience.
Fergie finishes her UKC Championship October 2017. Fergie had multiple group placements, even winning a Gun Dog Group 1 (and beating her multi-champion Dad for Best of Breed!!).
Fergie finishes her AKC Championship in 3 shows, with 3-5 point majors (the fastest a dog can finish their championship!), undefeated in the classes. She also won Best of Breed her first time in the AKC show ring over multiple specials, and made the cut in a competitive Sporting Group. Thank you to the judges for recognizing her movement, structure and type.
Fergie loves food, swimming, retrieving and bossing the boys around!


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Giuseppe Arcimboldo, "Summer," from Four Seasons, 1572. Oil on canvas, 93 x 72 cm. Art Museum, Denver
Presenting a shift from the earlier two portraits, "Autumn" is shown in the guise of a middle-aged man. Certainly more rough around the edges than the more refined portraits of the women, "Autumn" takes the series on a darker turn as the beginning chill of fall hints at the icy winter yet to come. Formed from various autumn products, his colors are muted as the brilliant and diverse shades of spring and summer cool down with the coming of the winter. However, the variety of produce present in the previous portraits still remains. Here, his face is formed with a pear for his nose, an invitingly round and ripe apple creates a cheek, while a pomegranate suggests his chin. The changing of the seasons is also present in the reappearance of wheat: rather than lush and golden like those forming the gown in "Summer", "Autumn's" beard of wheat is duller, browned and drooping. It is also far more wild and untamed contrary to the elegantly woven wheat of "Summer's" dress.
The figure also presents the next stage in the life-cycle of man: where "Spring" is youth, "Summer" is young adulthood, "Autumn" moves on to middle age, and "Winter" then completes the cycle as old age. Contrary to the earlier seasons, "Autumn's" expression also shifts, as the smiling mouths and bright eyes of the women of "Spring" and "Summer" shift to a more dismal countenance and flat mouth. This is also evident in the depiction of the mouth itself, where rather than being created from more pleasant pieces as in the mouths of his female counterparts, is instead spiky, harsh and far less welcoming. There are other signs too that darker times are coming, as in the fig that stands in for an earring. Rather than depicting a whole, ripe fruit such as one that would have been present in "Summer", Arcimboldo instead paints a fig that is burst, caught in the moment as its seeds spill and spoil the fruit.
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Q: I want to decorate a method in a class but without editing class.py -- details inside The Twython module uses requests module internally.
I want to wrap/decorate request's requests.post(*k, **kw) method so everything Twython makes a request.post(...) call it will be transparently decorated/wrapped without interfering with the Twython module.
If I edited the requests codebase that'd be easy enough but I'm curious how to solve the general problem of adding a decorator to an already defined function/method.
import requests
def magic_wrapper_doodad(...)
...
...
requests.post = magic_wrapper_doodad(my_function, requests.post) # plz?

import Twython

# thanks to the above magic, requests.post is wrapped just as if it was defined like:
@decorator
def trace(f, *args, **kw):
    print("calling %s with args %s, %s" % (f.__name__, args, kw))
    return f(*args, **kw)

...
... #inside requests.py now:
@trace
def post(self, *args, **kw):
...

how do I write magic_wrapper_doodad() - or some alternative code - so I can decorate the code like this?

A: Decorator @ notation is just syntactic sugar for calling the decorator callable with the decorated function and replacing the decorated function with the result.
In other words, the following two examples are the exact same thing:
@yourdecorator
def a_function():
    pass

def b_function():
    pass
b_function = yourdecorator(b_function)

and the same applies to methods in class definitions.
Thus, you can simply decorate a class method by replacing the class method with the result of the decorator callable:
requests.post = my_function(requests.post)

This is the same as if you had written:
class requests(object):
    @my_function
    def post(self, *args):
        pass

Note that in your case requests is actually a module, not a class, but the same principles apply.

A: Martijn Pieters' answer is the way to go if you need to decorate the requests function. I just thought I'd mention that requests does actually have a mechanism for hooks.
If you can do what you need to do with a hook instead, you should. It's cleaner than monkey patching.

A: What you are looking for might be done with aspect oriented programming.
Check this post from Stackoverflow and please let me know if it helps:
Do you use AOP (Aspect Oriented Programming) in production software?


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Travis Scott Gets a Key to the City and Proves, Once Again, the Party Never Ends
The Houston native's spirited hometown tour stop saw a surprise appearance from...Mayor Turner.
By Abby Ledoux February 14, 2019
Image: Brian Kennedy
Well, he didn't bring Drake out, but Travis Scott was joined by a surprise guest on his hometown tour stop at the Toyota Center last night. Just before he closed out the show (with a rowsing, albeit Drake-less, rendition of "Sicko Mode," obviously), the Missouri City native brought out none other than...wait, is that guy wearing a suit? Is it...Mayor Turner?
Yup. And while the 64-year-old civil servant might not have been the celebrity appearance the rowdy crowd was hoping for, you'd never know it from their ecstatic reaction when he vaguely announced plans for what we hope will be a new AstroWorld and presented La Flame with a key to the city (before reminding everyone to vote).
"We owe so much to this guy for keeping Houston on the map. As the mayor of the city of Houston, I'm so proud of you, man," said Turner, who was joined on-stage by his daughter, Ashley. "Because of him, we're going to bring another amusement theme park back to the city. I don't have a proclamation for you, but what I want you to know is this city loves you."
As if that weren't abundantly clear. For one, it felt like the entire metropolis turned out for the sold-out show, from kids in braces and James Harden jerseys to dads who knew every word to "Goosebumps." Near-endless lines snaked around the venue (and that giant, gold, inflatable Travis Scott head, back once again and parked at the Toyota Center entrance) for hours before the show. Once they got inside, the whole place was electric for an hour and a half as Scott ran through his repertoire, from Days Before Rodeo joints (the hazy, dreamy "Drugs You Should Try It" was a standout of the night) to, of course, nearly everything off Astroworld, sprinkling in portions of features (SZA's "Love Galore," Kodak Black's "ZEZE") to the crowd's delight. The air was thick with smoke from on-stage pyrotechnics and an indeterminate amount of Juul pods in the stands.
An early snafu by way of a no-show opener—Sheck Wes, the Cactus Jack rapper best known for his buzzy hit "Mo Bamba," was nixed last-minute after allegations surfaced of abuse against women, specifically his ex, Justine Sky, which he took to Twitter to deny—still couldn't kill the vibe. The highly technical production value we've now come to expect from this tour was in full effect, from the psychedelic visuals to the three—count 'em, three—roller coasters to the massive inflatable astronaut that emerged from one of two stages during "Yosemite."
Much like the rapper's discography, the mood of his show oscillated between smoky, auto-tuned trippiness and full, club-banger turn-up, like a drug that can't decide if it's a downer or an upper—and the lows are just as good as the highs. At times, bathed in blue and green light, he'd extemporize—"I was down, I was down, I was down in the H-Town, I was surrounded by love"—and then flip the switch, instructing the crowd to open up a pit as flames burst from the stage each time DJ Chase B dropped a beat.
Image: Abby Ledoux
When he wasn't riding the coasters between stages (and letting some fans ride them, too—we're just, ahem, wondering how and when exactly those invites were determined?), he was commanding the crowd to put their H's up or screaming profanity-laced affirmations of love for his city. "We in the H, so you know this is about to be the craziest thing you've ever seen," he said at one point. "I want everybody so high off their feet we try to shake the Toyota off this motherf***er."
Perhaps the best moments of the night, though, were the briefly quiet ones, when the lights would shine on the thrashing crowd and the live camera revealed Scott just standing there, breathing, shaking his head, taking it all in. His disposition was one of pure gratitude, and maybe even a little disbelief. It was the exact moment of realization. Private jets, Super Bowl halftime shows, billionaire girlfriends, sold-out stadiums, Grammy red carpets—they're all in a day's work, until you come home. "F*** the money, never leave your people behind," Scott says in "Stop Trying to Be God," and he means it. Sometimes, to see how far you've come, you have to go back to where you started.
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When Peeping While You're Sleeping Is No Laughing Matter
The National Security Agency and our Department of Homeland Security want to squelch parody that pokes fun at them.
By Jim Hightower | December 17, 2013
It's a scary world out there, with global terrorists plotting to kill us.
That's why we must be grateful to the National Security Agency and our Department of Homeland Security. They're constantly on watch, poised to spring to our defense, no matter from what hellhole the threat emanates.
Some homegrown cynics say the billions a year we spend on these two agencies of eternal vigilance is wasted.
Yeah? Well let me rub the noses of those cynics in the dangerous mess right in our own midst that was uncovered and efficiently (dare I say "heroically"?) dealt with by the proud patriots of NSA and DHS.
I speak of LibertyManiacs.com, a diabolical website run by a fiend named Dan McCall. Yes, McCall is an American, but apparently he has been recruited to the dark side, for he's issuing communist-style propaganda that hurts the efforts of our "anti-terror" heroes — or at least it's hurting their feelings.
Specifically, Dan's been selling t-shirts, coffee cups, and other paraphernalia with slogans that mock the two massive spook agencies. For example, one calls DHS the "Department of Homeland Stupidity." Another says: "NSA: The Only Part of Government That Actually Listens." And one even alters the NSA's official logo to read: "Peeping While You're Sleeping."
Top spooks at NSA and DHS were outraged, and both agencies took legal action to try stopping McCall from…well, from making fun of them. Technically, though, that's not against the law (yet), so the agencies had to go after him for "mutilation…or impersonation of government seals."
It turns out that McCall's politics are not at all leftie, but, instead, way out in right field. However, who cares? When two huge, secretive, and powerful agencies try to squelch parody, that's neither left nor right — it's straight-up stupid.
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Webster University's yearlong Centennial celebration was capped with a Centennial Celebration Gala that raised more than $1 million for student scholarships. More than 500 people attended the elegant event in an evening that brought together faculty, staff, students, Board of Trustee members, alumni, retirees and community leaders to the St. Louis Union Station for dinner and entertainment including Webster students and alumna Jenifer Lewis.
Webster University alumni Yulia Kotets, Douglas Talleur, Jon Frank, Amanda Wyatt and Anna Barton were honored among 102 St. Louis-area educators to receive an Emerson Excellence in Teaching award. Each received a Tiffany & Co. crystal apple, as they are honored for their vital role in shaping students' lives. Award recipients will have the opportunity to apply for a Gold Star Grant from Emerson, to be presented in spring 2016.
Webster University's yearlong centennial celebration included a contest to compose a Fight Song for Webster Athletics. The contest, which was open to submissions from all faculty, staff, students and alumni, was won by Webster alumnus Michael Hillstrom '94, whose "Go, Go, Gorloks!" earned him a $2,500 prize and a place in Webster history.
Mark your calendar for Dec. 1, and show the world what makes Webster University a truly unique and global university! The social media hashtag #GivingTuesday was created to transform how people think about, talk about, and participate in the giving season. #GivingTuesday inspires people across the globe to give back to the causes they each value and encourages all of us to band together to improve the world in which we live.
More than 200 guests attended the 8th annual Webster Vienna Alumni Symposium for a panel discussion full of distinguished speakers discussing "Austria and the EU: 20 Years of Challenges, Opportunities and Lessons Learned." A reception and networking evening followed.
The Webster University Alumni Association invites Webster community members to bring their families to "Cupcakes with Santa" on Saturday, Dec. 5, at the Love Foundation Alumni House. Follow Santa's elves as they guide you through the Alumni House to the North Pole!


Putting Families First: Food, Faith and a Future (PFF), a ministry of First Baptist Church of White Plains, is a pilot food co-op and community building program.
Vision: A community in which families and individuals thrive, and hunger is non-existent.
Mission: Improve conditions for families with food security concerns in White Plains and the surrounding area.
Strategy: Establish a pilot community of 10-15 families and partner with them, non-profit stakeholders, and volunteer supporters in creating food security, building community, and providing a platform for personal development while affirming dignity.
Benefits: Engagement, self- sufficiency, addresses hunger, eliminates isolation, builds community, is sustainable.
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Harvest the Knowledge (November 18, 2017), organized by Cristina Ortiz, was a friendly, tasty and information-packed, community forum designed to educate and mobilize participants around the goal of reducing hunger in Westchester. Here's the photo gallery.
For those of you who could not attend, here's an audio recording of the panel discussion.


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Review: Michael Tilson Thomas conjures a cowboy song by Schubert
Joshua Kosman	January 10, 2020Updated: January 13, 2020, 9:42 am
Mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke Photo: Stephanie Girard
To the world of musical mashups we can now add the Schubertian cowboy song, a gentle but rhythmically charged ditty full of sentiment. It's a hybrid that already existed in theory, but it took Michael Tilson Thomas to actually conjure the thing into being.
The spirits of both Schubert and Mahler infuse the beautiful fourth song in Thomas' orchestral song cycle "Meditations on Rilke," which had its world premiere in Davies Symphony Hall on Thursday, Jan. 9. As sung in a glowing performance by mezzo-soprano Sasha Cooke with the San Francisco Symphony, this was music of quiet generosity, with lyrical melodies that seemed to caress the text.
Rilke's poetry has long been a talisman for Thomas, a repository for a range of emotional responses. But the six songs of "Meditations" seem, on a first encounter, to be shaped even more directly by his catalog of personal musical reference points.
As Thomas laid them out in a brief preperformance remark, these are chiefly Schubert, Mahler and Berg, all of whom play an influential role in shaping the score. But they do it with an American cast of mind, as exemplified by the burst of honky-tonk piano that opens the cycle.
The populist frankness that results in some of the songs can at times sit uneasily with Rilke's fragrant, distinctively German prosody. (Schubert is, perhaps surprisingly, a more congenial American tourist than Rilke, and Mahler actually spent significant time in New York late in life.)
But when Thomas puts his own distinctive spin on the material, the results are invigorating. This is particularly true in the fifth song, "Imaginärer Lebenslauf" ("Imaginary Biography"), a duet between Cooke and baritone Ryan McKinny, who otherwise alternate songs.
The song begins with a ferocious swirl of impulsive rhythmic motion, evocative of the energy and freedom of early childhood. Soon, as in the poem, complications set in — struggles, disappointment, doubt — all of which are reflected in the music without losing any of its urgency or vigor. The vocal lines intertwine with winning intricacy, and the surprise ending, a literal deus ex machina, is a doozy.
Bass-baritone Ryan McKinny Photo: Simon Pauly
Berg's characteristic blend of Romantic ardor and angular melody is harder to pull off at second hand, and the neo-Bergian writing of the first and last songs struggled to make an effect, especially in McKinny's somewhat tentative account. But there are other treasures scattered throughout the cycle — the crystalline text-setting of the second song, or the inventive orchestral textures that adorn most of the songs as preludes and postludes.
After the "Meditations," Cooke's magnificent renditions of four songs from Mahler's "Des Knaben Wunderhorn" played almost like a prequel. This, one felt, was among the music guiding Thomas' compositional footsteps.
Cooke, as always, brought thoughtfulness and poignancy to the proceedings, from the ingratiating lilt of the opening "Rheinlegendchen" ("Rhine Legend") to the fierce intensity and radiance of the concluding "Urlicht" ("Primal Light").
The remainder of the program allowed the orchestra to shine, first in a robust and deliriously weird account of Berlioz's "Benvenuto Cellini" Overture, and finally in Ravel's darkly pitiless "La Valse." There were no cowboys, and indeed no Americans, anywhere in sight.
San Francisco Symphony: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 10, and Saturday, Jan. 11. 2 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12. $35-$160. Davies Symphony Hall, 201 Van Ness Ave., S.F. 415-864-6000. www.sfsymphony.org
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Oliver Stapleton, BSC speaks with American Cinematographer's Jim Hemphill about Guillermo del Toro's production of Don't Be Afraid of the Dark, why he prefers to capture on film, working with first-time directors and planning for visual effects.
Chris Menges, ASC, BSC speaks with American Cinematographer's Jim Hemphill about Stephen Daldry's Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close and how he shot and lit the film to make it easier for first-time child actor Thomas Horn to focus on his performance.
Checco Varese, ASC, AMC talks with American Cinematographer's Jim Hemphill about filming Renny Harlin's 5 Days of War in the Georgian Republic, about working with the Georgian military to stage a massive military attack and his use of an early RED camera.
American Cinematographer's Jim Hemphill interviews director Nicolas Winding Refn about how shooting Valhalla Rising in the remote Scottish Highlands impacted his creative vision, and he discusses using the Red camera with cinematographer Morten Søborg.
Phedon Papamichael, ASC discusses the complexities of shooting the big-budget, effects-filled Tom Cruise movie, Knight and Day, comparing this large and highly technical shoot with some his previous, smaller films.
Russell Carpenter, ASC, discusses shooting the action-comedy Killers.
Stephen Goldblatt, ASC, BSC, cinematographer of Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief, talks about shooting this digital effects extravaganza on a limited budget, and the increasing presence of digital tools in production.
Rodney Taylor, ASC, cinematographer of That Evening Sun, talks with AC's Jim Hemphill about shooting a low-budget anamorphic feature on location and finishing using old school photochemical techniques.
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Cinematographer Mihai Malaimare Jr. speaks with American Cinematographer's Jim Hemphill about his work on Francis Ford Coppola's film Tetro, delving into the specifics of the film's unique visual style, shooting on location in Argentina, and his experiences shooting High Definition Video.


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Ohio argues Supreme Court should not hear the "full faith and credit" same-sex marriage case
By Lauren Morrison / January 6, 2015 March 18, 2020
According to the Columbus Dispatch, Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine is urging the U.S. Supreme Court to take somewhat unusual action in the same-sex marriage cases out of Ohio that have petitions pending with the Court. As we discussed previously, the 6th Circuit upheld bans on same-sex marriage in all states in its jurisdiction in November, creating a split among federal circuits, and generating quick petitions to the Supreme Court to resolve this issue. In a brief in response to the petition for a writ of certiorari, filed in December 2014, DeWine argues that while the Court should address the issue of whether the 14th Amendment guarantees a right to same-sex marriage (and find that it does not), it should not hear the issue of whether the petitioners can bring claims to enforce the laws of other states under the Full Faith and Credit Clause.
DeWine argues that the Court should hear the case of Obergefell v. Hodges, which involves Cincinnati resident James Obergefell, who wants to be designated as legally married to his late partner, John Arthur, and decline to hear Henry v. Hodges, which involves four same-sex couples who are parents of adopted children who want to be legally designated as parent to those children. The Obergefell case raises 14th Amendment concerns about same-sex marriage bans, but the Henry case also involves the full faith and credit issue. DeWine, writing on behalf of the state of Ohio reasons that the Court should must hear the Obergefell case because the split among circuits makes "the present status quo... unsustainable," but argues that the Court should not hear the Henry case because, "(1) it would require the Court to resolve a difficult preliminary issue; (2) it does not involve a deep circuit divide like the first question; and (3) it was barely addressed by either of the lower courts (whether in agreeing with Petitioners or with Ohio)."
The petitioners dispute DeWine's arguments in their reply brief, asserting that the 6th Circuit did, in fact, address the issue and that a split among circuits does exist with respect to the full faith and credit question. The Dispatch quotes Alphonse Gerhardstein, a Cincinnati civil rights attorney who represents the Obergefell petitioners as saying that splitting the cases would be irrational and that "We need a full exploration of the impact on families of same-sex marriage. New York has recognized the right of this couple (in the adoption case), married or not, to adopt this child. That is part and parcel of our issue."
The justices will discuss whether to hear these cases out of the 6th Circuit at a meeting on Friday. If they were to decide to hear the cases they would be set on the oral argument calendar for 2015.


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package cfclient

import (
	"encoding/json"
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"io/ioutil"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"

	"github.com/pkg/errors"
)

type DomainsResponse struct {
	Count     int              `json:"total_results"`
	Pages     int              `json:"total_pages"`
	NextUrl   string           `json:"next_url"`
	Resources []DomainResource `json:"resources"`
}

type SharedDomainsResponse struct {
	Count     int                    `json:"total_results"`
	Pages     int                    `json:"total_pages"`
	NextUrl   string                 `json:"next_url"`
	Resources []SharedDomainResource `json:"resources"`
}

type DomainResource struct {
	Meta   Meta   `json:"metadata"`
	Entity Domain `json:"entity"`
}

type SharedDomainResource struct {
	Meta   Meta         `json:"metadata"`
	Entity SharedDomain `json:"entity"`
}

type Domain struct {
	Guid                   string `json:"guid"`
	Name                   string `json:"name"`
	OwningOrganizationGuid string `json:"owning_organization_guid"`
	OwningOrganizationUrl  string `json:"owning_organization_url"`
	SharedOrganizationsUrl string `json:"shared_organizations_url"`
	c                      *Client
}

type SharedDomain struct {
	Guid            string `json:"guid"`
	Name            string `json:"name"`
	RouterGroupGuid string `json:"router_group_guid"`
	RouterGroupType string `json:"router_group_type"`
	c               *Client
}

func (c *Client) ListDomainsByQuery(query url.Values) ([]Domain, error) {
	var domains []Domain
	requestUrl := "/v2/private_domains?" + query.Encode()
	for {
		var domainResp DomainsResponse
		r := c.NewRequest("GET", requestUrl)
		resp, err := c.DoRequest(r)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error requesting domains")
		}
		resBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error reading domains request")
		}

		err = json.Unmarshal(resBody, &domainResp)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error unmarshaling domains")
		}
		for _, domain := range domainResp.Resources {
			domain.Entity.Guid = domain.Meta.Guid
			domain.Entity.c = c
			domains = append(domains, domain.Entity)
		}
		requestUrl = domainResp.NextUrl
		if requestUrl == "" {
			break
		}
	}
	return domains, nil
}

func (c *Client) ListDomains() ([]Domain, error) {
	return c.ListDomainsByQuery(nil)
}

func (c *Client) ListSharedDomainsByQuery(query url.Values) ([]SharedDomain, error) {
	var domains []SharedDomain
	requestUrl := "/v2/shared_domains?" + query.Encode()
	for {
		var domainResp SharedDomainsResponse
		r := c.NewRequest("GET", requestUrl)
		resp, err := c.DoRequest(r)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error requesting shared domains")
		}
		resBody, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error reading shared domains request")
		}

		err = json.Unmarshal(resBody, &domainResp)
		if err != nil {
			return nil, errors.Wrap(err, "Error unmarshaling shared domains")
		}
		for _, domain := range domainResp.Resources {
			domain.Entity.Guid = domain.Meta.Guid
			domain.Entity.c = c
			domains = append(domains, domain.Entity)
		}
		requestUrl = domainResp.NextUrl
		if requestUrl == "" {
			break
		}
	}
	return domains, nil
}

func (c *Client) ListSharedDomains() ([]SharedDomain, error) {
	return c.ListSharedDomainsByQuery(nil)
}

func (c *Client) GetDomainByName(name string) (Domain, error) {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("q", "name:"+name)
	domains, err := c.ListDomainsByQuery(q)
	if err != nil {
		return Domain{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "Error during domain lookup %s", name)
	}
	if len(domains) == 0 {
		return Domain{}, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find domain %s", name)
	}
	return domains[0], nil
}

func (c *Client) GetSharedDomainByName(name string) (SharedDomain, error) {
	q := url.Values{}
	q.Set("q", "name:"+name)
	domains, err := c.ListSharedDomainsByQuery(q)
	if err != nil {
		return SharedDomain{}, errors.Wrapf(err, "Error during shared domain lookup %s", name)
	}
	if len(domains) == 0 {
		return SharedDomain{}, fmt.Errorf("Unable to find shared domain %s", name)
	}
	return domains[0], nil
}

func (c *Client) CreateDomain(name, orgGuid string) (*Domain, error) {
	req := c.NewRequest("POST", "/v2/private_domains")
	req.obj = map[string]interface{}{
		"name": name,
		"owning_organization_guid": orgGuid,
	}
	resp, err := c.DoRequest(req)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusCreated {
		return nil, errors.Wrapf(err, "Error creating domain %s, response code: %d", name, resp.StatusCode)
	}
	return respBodyToDomain(resp.Body, c)
}

func (c *Client) DeleteDomain(guid string) error {
	resp, err := c.DoRequest(c.NewRequest("DELETE", fmt.Sprintf("/v2/private_domains/%s", guid)))
	if err != nil {
		return err
	}
	if resp.StatusCode != http.StatusNoContent {
		return errors.Wrapf(err, "Error deleting domain %s, response code: %d", guid, resp.StatusCode)
	}
	return nil
}

func respBodyToDomain(body io.ReadCloser, c *Client) (*Domain, error) {
	bodyRaw, err := ioutil.ReadAll(body)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	domainRes := DomainResource{}
	err = json.Unmarshal(bodyRaw, &domainRes)
	if err != nil {
		return nil, err
	}
	domain := domainRes.Entity
	domain.Guid = domainRes.Meta.Guid
	domain.c = c
	return &domain, nil
}