text:
Tag Archives: Matthias Hannemann
Entire Richard Rickman Family Killed in 1960 Plane Crash in Chicago
October 15, 2015 Joe Hanneman 18 Comments
As he prepared his six-seat Beechcraft C35 Bonanza airplane for takeoff, Richard E. Rickman asked airport manager John Stedman if he should take the most direct route, across expansive Lake Michigan to Detroit. Stedman cautioned against it, telling the pilot to fly east across Wisconsin to the lake, then hug the shore and make his way over to Michigan. This approach would presumably be safer, and provide great views for Rickman, his wife and four children.
It was just after the dinner hour on Labor Day 1960. The Rickman family packed themselves into the aircraft at Alexander Field in Wisconsin Rapids, ready to make the flight home to Detroit. The family had been to Drummond, Wis., to visit Helen Rickman's parents, then flew to the Rapids to visit other relatives.
Richard, the son of a longtime shoe-store proprietor, grew up in Wisconsin Rapids. He was a descendant of pioneer resident Matthias Hanneman, who came to Wisconsin in 1866 from Pomerania. A factory representative for the Ogden Manufacturing Co., Rickman married the former Helen Anderson in December 1949 and they later moved to Michigan. Their first child, Richard Edward, was born in Lansing in May 1953. Robert John was born in Lansing in March 1955. Catherine Helen was born in Detroit in June 1956; and Patricia Ann joined the family in Detroit in September 1957.
The Richard E. Rickman family, shown in a 1960 newspaper photograph. Left to right are Richard, 7; Patricia, 3; Richard Sr., 35; Robert, 5; Helen, 34; and Catherine, 4.
The final day of the Rickmans' visit was spent at the airfield. Rickman gave plane rides to his sister, Elvira Pluke, her husband Nolan and their five children. Rickman primarily used the single-engine aircraft for business trips. The family had recently flown to California in the plane, and then used it for the Labor Day weekend visit.
The wheels of the Beechcraft left the ground of Alexander Field at 6:30 p.m. The Rickman family flew along the western shore of Lake Michigan. They were treated to an incredible view of the Chicago skyline as the aircraft flew less an a mile offshore. The first sign of trouble came near 7:30 p.m., when Rickman issued distress calls that were heard by ships and aircraft as far north as Milwaukee. Rickman radioed Meigs Field in downtown Chicago and asked permission to make an emergency landing because the plane's engine was cutting out.
Officials at Meigs Field gave Rickman permission for an emergency landing. He veered the aircraft out over the lake and circled to attempt a landing. Witnesses at nearby Oak Street Beach saw sparks trailing from the airplane. The 185-horsepower Continental engine caught fire and became enveloped in smoke. Suddenly, the 25-foot-long airplane turned straight down and plunged headlong into the lake. Hundreds of horrified beach-goers saw a blinding explosion as the plane hit the water.
The Wisconsin Rapids Daily Tribune carried the horrifying news on September 6, 1960.
William J. Cempleman saw the fiery crash from aboard the yacht Playtime. "The whole lake looked afire. Flames soared twenty-five to thirty feet," Cempleman said. "When we got to the scene, a big circle of water was flaming. All we could see was an airplane wheel floating." As the Playtime circled the crash site, Cempleman saw the charred body of little Catherine Rickman, 4, floating about 15 feet from the flames. Newspapers across America later published a dramatic Associated Press photograph of a police marine officer carrying the lifeless body of Catherine to shore. Resuscitation efforts failed.
Lifeguard Bill Zimmerman with a door from the doomed Beechcraft C35 Bonanza piloted by Richard E. Rickman. (Chicago Tribune)
Police and Coast Guard vessels searched the waters off Oak Street Beach into the night. Divers used underwater lights to aid in the search, but found no trace of the aircraft or the other members of the Rickman family. Divers resume the search on September 6, but did not locate the wreckage or the other victims until September 7. Diver Jeff Daxe, a commercial pilot, was the first to reach the bodies. The Chicago Daily Tribune reported that one body was found 50 feet from the fuselage, while the other four were inside the wreckage. After the victims were recovered and taken to Burnham Harbor, it was discovered that Richard Rickman's watch stopped at 7:38 p.m.
The impact sheared off both wings, but only one was found. The engine and propeller were found some distance from the rest of the wreckage in about 30 feet of water. Two weeks after the crash, the Civil Aeronautics Board issued a preliminary opinion that engine failure had caused the crash. In late October the CAB confirmed that opinion, but said the engine would be sent back to the manufacturer for testing. It's unknown if that ever happened.
The six members of the Rickman family were memorialized at a funeral service on Saturday, September 10, 1960 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Wisconsin Rapids. They were buried at Forest Hill Cemetery.
The six members of the Richard E. Rickman family are buried at Forest Hill Cemetery in Wisconsin Rapids. (Photo courtesy of Ben Chitek)
Richard Edwin Rickman was born on April 27, 1926, the youngest child of Edwin and Renata (Rathke) Rickman. Edwin John Rickman was the son of Christian Wilhelm Ludwig Theodor and Amelia Bertha Emilie Auguste (Hannemann) Rickman. Amelia's father was August Friedrich Hanneman, the son of family patriarch Matthias Hannemann. Richard Rickman graduated from Lincoln High School in 1943 and enlisted in the U.S. Navy in July 1943. He served more than three years in the Navy during World War II and was discharged as an ensign in September 1960. He graduated from Northwestern University with a degree in business administration.
1960sair crashBeechcraft BonanzaChicagoHannemanLabor DayLincoln High SchoolMatthias HannemannPomeraniaRichard E. RickmanRickmantragedyWisconsinWisconsin RapidsWood CountyWorld War II
Eye on the Past, Genealogy, Historic Photos, Immigration
Eye on the Past: 6 Hanneman Siblings
December 1, 2014 Joe Hanneman Leave a comment
It is the only known photograph showing six of the seven children of Christian and Amanda Hanneman, pioneers of Portage and Wood counties in Wisconsin. The undated photo was probably taken around 1915 at a family event. Left to right are:
William Friedrich Johann Hanneman (1856-1939)
Bertha Auguste Ernestine (Hanneman) Bartelt (1860-1945)
Albert Friedrich O. Hanneman (1863-1932)
Herman Charles Hanneman (1864-1945)
Carl Friedrich Christian Hanneman ("Chas," 1866-1932)
Ernestine Wilhelmine Caroline (Hanneman) Timm (1870-1930)
The sibling not pictured is August Friedrich Ferdinand Hanneman (1858-1902).
Along with their parents, this group came to America in late November 1882 aboard the SS Katie. They were the last of the Matthias Hannemann family to come to America from the Baltic Duchy of Pomerania (now part of Poland and Germany). The Hannemann clan (the name was eventually shortened to Hanneman) settled in and around the hamlet of Kellner in central Wisconsin.
Family Line: Matthias Hannemann >> Carl Frederick Christian Hannemann >> Carl Henry Frank Hanneman >> David D., Donn and Lavonne Hanneman.
Albert O. HannemanBertha Hanneman BarteltCarl Frederick Christian HannemanChristian HannemannErnestine Hanneman TimmgenealogyGermanyHannemanHerman Charles HannemanhistoryMatthias HannemannphotosPioneersPomeraniaPortage CountySS KatieWilliam HannemanWisconsin historyWood County
Family Tales, General History, Historic Photos, Immigration
William Gaulke: Pioneer Frontiersman, Friend of Buffalo Bill Cody
He came to the United States at age 19 and lived the life of an American frontiersman: shuttling cargo between U.S. outposts in the West and ferrying people and goods across the Missouri River. For all of his adventurous living, William Johann Heinrich Gaulke retained one lasting memory that his family in Wisconsin still talks about: being a friend of a very young William Frederick 'Buffalo Bill' Cody.
William Gaulke (standing) with his arm around William F. Cody, who later went on to international fame as "Buffalo Bill." (Photo courtesy of Sue Alft)
Gaulke met the famed U.S. Army scout and buffalo hunter while Gaulke was working and exploring the frontier lands in Nebraska and the Dakotas in the 1870s. A photograph in the Gaulke family album shows a twenty-something Gaulke standing with his arm around a seated William Cody.
Gaulke's frontier experience grew out of tragedy he experienced in his native Germany. Born on October 1, 1848, Gaulke lost his father, John, before he turned six months old. When he was 11, Gaulke became an orphan at the death of his mother Fredericka. He emigrated to America in 1867 and landed in Milwaukee. After a short stint as a farmhand, Gaulke landed a job aboard a Great Lakes steamer, where he learned to speak English. After another stint working on farms in Illinois, Gaulke went west.
After emigrating to America in 1867, William Gaulke spent a number of years exploring the wild frontiers. (Photo courtesy of Sue Alft)
Gaulke experienced the wilds of the frontier lands as a teamster for the U.S. government. He guided a six-mule team hauling goods between U.S. Army posts. He was based at Fort Buford in the Dakota Territory. After tiring of that job, he built a skiff and drifted down the Missouri River to what is now Bismarck, North Dakota. Along with a group of companions, he established the town of Carlington. There, Gaulke operated a ferry moving people, goods and horses across the Missouri River near Fort McKeen (later called Fort Abraham Lincoln). Fort Lincoln was the base of Gen. George Armstrong Custer.
Right alongside the Mighty Missouri River, Gaulke built himself a shanty, where he lived and operated his ferry business. He built an outdoor fireplace that was used for cooking and warmth. It was also a hiding place for the $2,200 Gaulke had saved from his business ventures. Gaulke's shanty was a frequent target of would-be thieves, but none of them ever thought to look under the fireplace for the buried money.
In 1872, Gaulke returned to Wisconsin, securing work at Grand Rapids in Wood County. In July 1876, he married Augusta Henriette Charlotte Kruger. Her mother, Friedericke Kruger, was the daughter of Matthias Hannemann (1794-1879). A short time later, the Gaulkes bought their first land in the Town of Grant in Portage County, very near where the Hannemann family established its first homes in the early 1860s. Gaulke cleared the land and established a successful farm. He also helped build many of the farm houses and barns in the area.
William Gaulke and Augusta (Kruger) Gaulke and family. Rear, left to right: Ella (Wagner), William Jr., John, Henry, Minnie (Panter). Front, left to right: Mary (Eberhardt), William Gaulke Sr., Augusta (Kruger) Gaulke, Laura (Turbin). (Photo courtesy of Sue Alft)
Gaulke also became deeply involved in civic work, serving as school district clerk, drainage district commisioner and chairman of the Town of Grant. He and Augusta had eight children, born between 1878 and 1897. Augusta died in 1914, four years before her mother. William died on October 25, 1928 after coming down with pneumonia.
William F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody in a late-life portrait (Library of Congress Photo)
Confirmation of the friendship between Gaulke and Buffalo Bill came in the early 1900s, when Cody brought his Wild West show to Grand Rapids, Wisconsin. Gaulke brought his youngest son, John, to the grounds near Lincoln High School. They watched the white-suited Cody ride about the arena on his white horse. Gaulke led his boy up to Cody, introduced himself and asked the showman if he remembered him from their time out west decades earlier. He did. "Why sure, Bill and they had quite a talk," John Gaulke later wrote. "Finally Buffalo Bill reached into his pocket and gave my Dad a handful of tickets, who the whole family saw the show for nothing."
A popular poster showing Buffalo Bill Cody superimposed on an image of a buffalo. (Library of Congress Photo)
William Cody was a first-rate Indian scout and buffalo hunter whose life was romanticized in dime novels written by author Ned Buntline. The pair collaborated to create a show called "The Scouts of the Plains." In 1883, Cody developed a live show spectacular called Buffalo Bill's Wild West. The Library of Congress says Cody "was a major contributor in the creation of the myth of the American West, as seen in Hollywood movies and television."
1870s1900sBismarckBuffalo BillBuffalo Bill CodyFriedericke KrugerGaulkeGrand RapidsHannemanhistoryMatthias HannemannNorth DakotaphotosPortage CountyTown of GrantWild WestWilliam CodyWilliam F. CodyWilliam GaulkeWilliam Johann Heinrich GaulkeWisconsinWood County
Eye on the Past, Video
Eye on the Past: Jane Hanneman is 3 Years Old
Her look of delight really tells the whole story. Little Jane Patricia Hanneman, beholding a cake on her third birthday, shows a priceless expression. She celebrated her birthday in October 1958 with her paternal grandparents, Carl F. Hanneman (1901-1982) and Ruby V. Hanneman (1904-1977) at their home in Mauston, Wisconsin. In the background of the photo is her aunt and my Mom, Mary K. Hanneman. She could not have known it at the time, but Jane's birthday falls on the same date as the 1819 wedding of her great-great-great grandparents, Matthias Hannemann and Caroline (Kuehl) Hannemann. The couple were married at Meesow, Regenwalde, Pomerania.
My Dad, David D. Hanneman, also shot some 8mm film at the celebration, which can be viewed below:
1950s8mm videobirthdaysCarl F. HannemanCaroline Kuehl HannemannDavid D. HannemanHannemanhistoryJane P. HannemanJuneau CountyMary K. HannemanMatthias HannemannMaustonphotosPomeraniaRuby V. Hanneman
Family Tales, Genealogy, General History, On the Job
Gallery November 17, 2014 Joe Hanneman 5 Comments
When David D. Hanneman was elected mayor of the city of Sun Prairie, Wisconsin in April 2003, it continued a Hanneman family tradition that stretches back more than 400 years to the county Regenwalde in the Baltic Duchy of Pomerania. Hanneman's election as mayor on April 1, 2003 capped his nearly 40-year public service career — and put him in good family company.
The Hanneman family from Kellner, Wisconsin — from which David Hanneman descends — traces its roots to Pomerania, a picturesque land of Germanic peoples that dates to the 1300s. His earliest known ancestor, Matthias Hannemann, was from the village of Zeitlitz in the kreis, or county, of Regenwalde. Regenwalde means "woods of the Rega River," referring to the picturesque waterway that ambles 100 miles through the county and empties into the Baltic Sea. This area has long been known for agriculture, fishing and forests, and it bears strong geomorphic similarities to the state of Wisconsin. The village of Zeitlitz covered about 2,200 acres and had approximately 100 households.
Mayor Dave Hanneman cuts the ribbon at opening of the Sun Prairie fire station. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Records trace the Hannemann (the original spelling had two 'n's at the end) family back at least to 1582 in Zeitlitz. The Hannemanns made up one of the predominant families in Zeitlitz, based on the number of entries found in the Lutheran church register. Many church records were destroyed in a fire in Stramehl in 1720, but the register from 1582 survived. At that time, there were a number of Hannemann families in Zeitlitz, and they owned some of the larger farms in the village. One of these men, likely the eldest brother, held the title of schulze, or mayor of Zeitlitz. Being the schulze was unlike the elected political position of mayor found in modern-day American communities. It was an inherited job, and the duties centered on making sure work was performed equitably in the village, and that the taxes of grain, goods or money were collected for the estate owner. The term schulze can have various related meanings, including "village headman," mayor or even constable.
Mayor Hanneman speaks at a veterans' event. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
As farmers, the Hannemanns were also involved in providing financial support for the local minister and the church. Each tenant farmer paid his taxes in measurements of grain. The unnamed mayor Hannemann and Peter Hannemann were each responsible for taxes on two Hufen in Zeitlitz in the year 1582. A Hufe was the amount of land needed to sustain a family. There could have been more Hannemann families living on those four Hufen, but the church records only listed the major land tenants who paid taxes.
In the nearby village of Groß Raddow (about 6 miles from Zeitlitz), the Hannemann family had a similar history. A tax list from 1666 includes the names of Tews Hannemann (the schulze, or village mayor), Heinrich Hannemann, Chim Hannemann and Peter Hannemann. For at least several generations, it appears the Hannemann family inherited and passed on the office of mayor in Groß Raddow. In 1717, Hans Hannemann was the mayor, so we believe Hans is a descendant of Tews Hannemann.
Mayor Dave Hanneman cuts the cake at the 5th birthday of the new Sun Prairie Public Library.
The Matthias Hannemann family began emigrating to Wisconsin in 1861. Matthias left his home in 1866 and came to Wisconsin through Quebec. The family settled in and around Kellner, a tiny hamlet that straddles the Wood-Portage county line southeast of Wisconsin Rapids. At one time, the Hannemanns owned and farmed more than 1,000 acres in Wood and Portage counties. David's great-grandfather, Christian Hanneman (Matthias' son) was the last of this clan to come to America in November 1882.
Dave Hanneman (1933-2007) was first elected to public office on April 2, 1968 when he became Fourth Ward alderman in Sun Prairie. He served only one term as alderman, but stayed active in city politics, pushing the city to upgrade its sewer system to prevent backups into residential homes. He again ran successfully for alderman in 1988 and stayed on the Sun Prairie City Council until 1996, when he was elected to the Dane County Board of Supervisors. He held that post until being elected Sun Prairie mayor in 2003.
The Sun Prairie Star Countryman carried news of Hanneman's election as Fourth Ward alderman in April 1968.
"Dave was involved in the growth of Sun Prairie and believed in progress for the community. He worked and helped champion the Highway 151/County Highway C project, which included working with the state Department of Transportation," said Bill Clausius, who served on the city council and county board with Hanneman. "Dave was involved with the West Side Plan, which brought the Sun Prairie Community together to envision the future of the West Side. Dave supported and worked to begin the West Side Community Service Building. This facility includes a west side location for police, fire and EMS. His vision was to provide essential services to Sun Prairie residents and to shorten response times in case of an emergency."
Clausius continued: "In 2003, Sun Prairie won the 'Champions of Industry' Award of Excellence as one of the best managed small cities in America. Dave personally raised $32,000 in donations from area businesses to fund production of a video featuring Sun Prairie, and highlighting Sun Prairie's achievements."
— Adapted from the forthcoming book 'Treasured Lives.'
The Wisconsin State Journal's story on Hanneman's election in 2003.
David D. Hanneman takes the oath of office as mayor in April 2003.
News coverage from Sun Prairie's newspaper, The Star.
The Capital Times carried a feature story on the new mayor.
Mayor Hanneman presents the Charles D. Ashley awards. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Mayor Hanneman with Gov. Jim Doyle (left) and Rep. Tom Hebl at a Sun Prairie schools event. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Mayor Hanneman dressed for the city's annual Christmas tree lighting ceremony.
Mayor Dave Hanneman leans down to listen to the "groundhogese" spoken by Sun Prairie's famous weather prognosticator, Jimmy the Groundhog.
Dave Hanneman presides at a Sun Prairie City Council meeting.
John Bogle (right) receives an award presented by Mayor Dave Hanneman. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Hanneman rides down Main Street in a Sun Prairie parade.
Hanneman participates in a news conference at the Wisconsin state Capitol.
Mayor Dave Hanneman interviews Jimmy the Groundhog on Groundhog Day. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Mayor Hanneman (second to right of podium) at a Sun Prairie schools event. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Mayor Hanneman (holding check at right) along with other Dane County mayors. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Hanneman acting as emcee at the American Cancer Society Relay for Life. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
Mayor Hanneman and Dane County Executive Kathleen Falk at a Veridian Homes groundbreaking ceremony. (Sun Prairie Star Photo)
1960saldermanChristian HannemannDane CountyDavid D. HannemangenealogyGroundhog DayHannemanhistoryJimmy the GroundhogMatthias HannemannmayorphotosPioneersPomeraniaRegenwaldeschulzeSun PrairiesupervisorWisconsinWisconsin history
Cemeteries & Monuments, Family Tales, Genealogy, Immigration
Matthias Hannemann Grave Discovered in Portage County, Wis.
August 23, 2009 Joe Hanneman 3 Comments
For decades, the records of St. John Lutheran Cemetery in Kellner, Wis., did not include a location for the grave of one of the church's old settlers, Matthias Hannemann. His funeral and burial in May 1879 were recorded in the church register, but with no indication of burial location.
This more than century old mystery has been solved, however, and we now know where this early Hanneman forebear is laid to rest. As part of a research project for a forthcoming Hanneman history book, we found the grave location at the cemetery just southeast of Wisconsin Rapids.
The grave site of Matthias Hanneman is at left center, indicated by the upturned earth of the partially excavated stone.
Matthias Hannemann (1794-1879) is the earliest known ancestor of the Hanneman families of Wood and Portage counties of Wisconsin. He was the great-grandfather of Carl F. Hanneman of Mauston, Wis. Matthias came to America before June 1870 from Meesow, county Regenwalde, Pomerania, to settle with his children in north central Wisconsin.
During a site visit to St. John cemetery in July 2009, we determined that the earliest burials at the cemetery were physically arranged by date of death. Based on that, we determined Matthias would have been buried between August and Augusta Knoll (April 1878) and Carl Schmidt (October 1878). There was an unmarked grave in this spot, with a small portion of headstone poking above the grass.
Once we found a portion of stone poking above grass level, we pulled the grass back to reveal the headstone.
We pulled back the overgrown grass and weeds and a light layer of sand to reveal a 1 foot square remnant of headstone. Some hints of lettering were visible on the badly weathered and corroded stone face. We photographed the stone and applied a variety of filters and effects to the photo file, but could not make out a name.
We asked Sue Alft, head of the St. John Cemetery committee, to visit the site. She agreed that the plot was the burial place of Matthias and his second wife, Caroline (Steffen) Hannemann. Coincidentally, Alft is descended from Matthias Hannemann through his daughter, Friedericke (Hannemann) Kruger (1825-1918).
©The Hanneman Archive
Carl F. HannemanHannemanHannemannhistoryKellnerKreis RegenwaldeMatthias HannemannMeesowPioneersPomeraniaPortage CountySt. John's Lutheran CemeteryWisconsin


text:
Norrfjäderns IF är en idrottsförening från Norrfjädern i Piteå kommun i Norrbottens län. Föreningen bildades 1921 och utövar fotboll, handboll och längdskidåkning. Herrlaget i fotboll spelade 1968-1973] i division III, som då utgjorde den tredje högsta divisionen. Säsongen 2021 hade föreningen damlag ("FC Norrsken") och ungdomslag i spel men inget herrlag. Skidsektionen förfogar över elupplysta spår.

Referenser

Externa länkar
 Officiell hemsida

Fotbollsklubbar i Sverige
Handbollsklubbar i Sverige
Skidklubbar i Sverige
Sportklubbar bildade 1921
Sportklubbar i Piteå kommun

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


The dream of Mohammed Yunus to use microfinance to relegate poverty to museums has taken a beating in recent years. The tremendous growth of the microfinance industry has prompted some aggressive and unethical players to prey on the poor with high interest rates, multiple loans and coercive collections.
But a new generation of microfinance providers is now coming forward. With an emphasis on client protection, borrower accountability and social standard setting, there is a new wave of responsible microfinance underway.
This has been led by the Washington-based Centre for Financial Inclusion, which launched the Client Protection Certification Program two years ago to recognize financial institutions meeting standards of care in client treatment. The certification program is part of a global initiative known as The Smart Campaign, which provides microfinance institutions with tools and resources to deliver transparent, respectful, and prudent financial services.
Mechanisms will be in place to resolve complaints.
The CPPs represent "a moral touchstone, almost a Hippocratic Oath for financial services," says Elisabeth Rhyne, managing director of the Centre for Financial Inclusion.
Thirty microfinance institutions (MFIs) around the world have been certified to date, and this past April the certification program announced changes to expand the program.
The organization I work for, Oikocredit, announced its support of the Client Protection Certification Program in 2013, acknowledging that it faces high expectations as a socially responsible investor. "The need to define good performance has become even more imperative for Oikocredit as a social investor as well as for the MFIs we invest in," stated Ging Ledesma, Oikocredit's Director of Social Performance.
The Client Protection Principles is just one of many reforms underway by the microfinance industry. The Social Performance Task Force, a group of 800 microfinance leaders, has created a universal standards manual for MFIs to achieve social goals. The Task Force has also helped to develop a global research project on social performance data known as the Social Performance Indicators project. The Task Force includes MFIs, donors, investors, rating agencies, research companies and individuals from around the world.
Research is also underway to track the poverty impacts of MFIs through the Progress Out of Poverty Index, a project of the Grameen Foundation in Washington.
Investors in microfinance, including Oikocredit, have signed the Principles for Investors in Inclusive Finance (PIIF), a series of principles aimed at holding MFIs accountable to investors for their social outcomes. The PIIF is an initiative of the London-based Principles for Responsible Investment, which includes nearly 300 major institutional investors worldwide and more than 900 investment managers.
While there is strong progress on many fronts, not all of these reforms have been sustainable. MFTransparency, a US-based non-governmental organization collecting MFI pricing data, announced earlier this year that it would close, saying it couldn't keep pace with growth of the industry.
These reforms, while not perfect, are holding the microfinance industry accountable to clients and to investors. The beneficiaries are the millions of poor borrowers who make use of microfinance services.
But impact investors can also be assured that these reforms are helping to ensure that their investment dollars are financing reputable and socially responsible institutions that treat their clients with respect, fairness and accountability.
For more information, visit www.oikocredit.ca.
This blog originally appeared in the June 2015 issue of Your Guide to Responsible Investing, published as a supplement to the Globe and Mail and Investment Executive.


text:
DVD Boxsets
Purchase Item
Lee Evans: Roadrunner – Live at the O2 [DVD]
View Large Images
(as of 25/10/2011 06:13 - more info)
Listed Under: Top 20
Wishlist Email Print Bookmark
X-Men: First Class (DVD + Digital Copy)
£9.97 - 1 in stock
When Bryan Singer brought Marvel's X-Men to the big screen, Magneto and Professor X were elder statesmen, but Matthew Vaughn (Kick-Ass) travels back in time to present an origin st..
The Girl Who Played With Fire [DVD] [2010]
£17.99 - 1 in stock
North & South (Complete BBC Series) [DVD]
North & South is a splendid, four-hour adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 19th century novel about an unlikely, and somewhat star-crossed, love between a middle-class young woma..
The Notebook [DVD]
When you consider that old-fashioned tearjerkers are an endangered species in Hollywood, a movie like The Notebook can be embraced without apology, Yes, it's syrupy sweet and clogg..
Cars 2 [DVD]
Merlin - Series 3 - Complete BBC [DVD]
© 2020 dvd-boxset.co.uk

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
2021 Training Camp Thread
By MadDog2020,
January 1, 2021 in Hell
It's been a while since I've posted. Let's be honest Fitz can't be completely off the hook on this one. Crawford wasn't even adequate in his play the last 2 seasons. It wasn't a good signing at all. Fitz has made some good moves but he's also made some bad ones and he hasn't been around long enough in the big chair to be racking up the bad ones. Vatanen has been good one. The Coleman trade was good. Anderson trade good. Jury is out on Murray. Shakir bad pick, Bratt situation very bad.
Nicomo 19 posts
Sharangovich goal
I have no idea what any of you are talking about. His last game was in April of 2014, it was a great night.
3 minutes ago, capo said:
He had a .917 sv% last year...
Yeah capo not sure what you're talking about here. He was mediocre in 2018-19, but was solid last season. At any rate, seemed like a good signing at the time. Starting to get the impression that some fans think Fitz should've known from the minute Crawford signed that he might back out. I think this is a case of unfortunate circumstances for the Devils. Doesn't mean that the situation doesn't suck of course.
10 minutes ago, Nicomo said:
Ok, fair enough. I'll take that back. I have an issue with him being 36 and the GAA. But, I don't want an argument.
MrBreeze
Location:Lawn Guyland, Noo Yawk
OFFICIAL: Devils have signed forwards Travis St. Denis and Danick Martel, along with goaltender Jeremy Brodeur to AHL Contracts
Fast track JB? Lol
moustic
Location:France/Paris
Interests:myself
And how Shakir is a bad pick ?
NJDevils1214
2 minutes ago, moustic said:
Well we don't really know yet but with guys like Gunler and Peterka still there....meh. I'd say we can all at least admit it was off the board.
3 minutes ago, NJDevils1214 said:
We can say a lot but it's way too early to claim that this pick is a bad one. For such a young player, i was pleased with his play during the World Champion ... Still rough and maybe that would be a bad pick at the end... But it's not a hopeless player ! Far from it...
The only thing I claim to know is it was off the board.
Edited January 9, 2021 by NJDevils1214
1 minute ago, NJDevils1214 said:
The only thing I claim is it was off the board.
yeah yeah sorry .. i was talking about the original " Bad pick " comment ! My bad.
Just now, moustic said:
Lol no worries. Just want to be clear. Im not looking to start any debates before the kid has even touched the ice in NJ.
This is what I'm going with. They just aren't in position to make a pick like this in the top 20. These kids are scouted like crazy. No one had him in the 1st round. The thinking was we have 3 picks let's take a gamble with one.
I love Holtz and Mercer but 20?
6th among goalies who played in at least 40 games.
23 minutes ago, MrBreeze said:
There you go, you needed a goalie, you got a Brodeur.
6 minutes ago, mfitz804 said:
He can even use Marty's old mask...the unfinished Devil logo kinda-sorta looks Iike a J...
2 minutes ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:
Or Crawford's mask? It's basically unused...
I saw it on eBay for a measly $200.
4 minutes ago, MadDog2020 said:
Which is, of course, it's value.
5 hours ago, hit the post said:
Kind of like Marty....
We don't talk about those 8 games lol.
Yet its in the books and still makes me puke. I will never understand his need to be anything but a Devil.....8 fvcking games.
I understand it. He didn't want to admit he was done. He wanted to go out on his own terms.
but yeah, it's still sickening.
3 hours ago, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:
It was actually only seven fvcking games, to be fair, heh heh.
He still thought he had something left, even though there was a mountain of evidence that strongly suggested otherwise. Unfortunately he was one of those guys who had to have the game give up on him, instead of the other way around.
He was 42 years old and coming off two weak seasons, with little indication that he had anything left...even the greats often have a hard time finding someone to take a chance if their recent play is prohibitive enough.
Though he was far from good with the Blues, yeah, at least he wasn't totally-embarrassing-awful (say, .860 - .870 save%, or winless). He even posted one last shutout.
2 hours ago, capo said:
Chicago also had a really bad team last year too, he was coming here to be a backup and would have been good for Blackwood to learn some stuff from. It's not like he was going to be our starter unless Blackwood got hurt.
2 hours ago, MrBreeze said:
If they are considering Wedge for the backup slot, I guess Senn, Cormier, and JB makes sense for the AHL
One of the three of them would need to be the taxi squad goalie, I am assuming Senn.
13 hours ago, capo said:
GAA is not a great number to try to measure goalies by. Play for a bad defense that's giving up a lot of shots (and several high-quality ones), a goalie's GAA is going to take a hit.
Age was a reason for some concern, but he was coming off a good year, signed for a reasonable cost, and was only going to be here for a year or two. Really did seem like a good move at the time.
Edited January 10, 2021 by Colorado Rockies 1976
Yeah he had a really good run going when the AHL shutdown. Hopefully he can build off of that as the number 1 guy down there for a bit and maybe see a few NHL games too
titans04
Location:Ocean County
Interests:Non-shitty hockey
Let's be honest JB is most qualified to be the Uber driver for players being shuffled around and getting Marty to the rink. He's done nothing to earn an AHL deal or even a ECHL deal at this point. His numbers speak for themselves. Sliding all the way down to the SPHL the last two years and if I remember right under 10 games total.
Brewskies
On 1/9/2021 at 9:16 AM, Colorado Rockies 1976 said:
Welcome to the forums.
That being said, not like anyone here has any inside knowledge as to what exactly is going on with Crawford. Long and short, he was with the Devils for the first two days of practice, then took a couple of "maintenance days," then some personal days, and now is taking an extended leave of absence, with no specific reasons given as to why and no timetable as to when he might be back, which of course has led some to speculate as to what might be going on and what is driving this. But anything outside of reported facts is strictly that: speculation. Until we hear something from Crawford or people who know him and are truly aware of what he wants to do, no one knows what the deal is.
No choice but to wait and see (and hope that if he's willing and able, Crawford will stay with the Devils).
Thank you for replying and also welcoming me to this forum. I didn't think that anyone here had the inside track and knew the facts, but I thought that maybe I had missed a publicly published article with a reason. Like you explained, very confusing considering the time frame.


Gift cards trade - best prices - list inside - look !
Working every day 24'7 - All types of gift cards buy/sell for bitcoin-litecoin-alipay - You will love the rates we offer and pay ! Just contact !
Working every day 24'7 Working with many gift cards more like macy´s , saks etc... - just contact - we are always available on whatsapp - always ready to work !!!
Buying and selling daily lots of different gift cards - if you have any and I dont have it on list , then add me and ask anyway... I maybe can help you out !
Working 24/7 - Best rates ! Instant deals !
We buy and sell daily alot of different cards - gift cards , prepaid cards - if you have debit/credit cards and wanna use then you can add me , maybe you can buy some gift cards for me and I give you bitcoin or any other payment you looking.
Accepted most cards like itunes, amazon, ebay, walmart, target, best buy, onevanilla, moneypak, gobank, amex, home depot, macys, neosurf, paysafecard ... and much more. We are a group of peoples from different countrys so we can do bank transfers and wu/mg tho over world.
Working again every day 24'7 - All types of gift cards buy/sell for bitcoin-litecoin-alipay - You will love the rates we offer and pay - different payments, fast payments - have partners over world and we can do bank transfers over world ! Just contact !
Working ! Now buying lots of prepaids tho like Greendot - Gobank - American Express ( AMEX ) and much more !
Just contact for rates & lets start work .


text:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<connector:ConnectorDefinition xmi:version="2.0" xmlns:xmi="http://www.omg.org/XMI" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:connector="http://www.foxbpm.org/connector" id="SelectRole" name="选择角色" note="选择一个或者多个角色" categoryId="71e8d50f-5d55-4b03-88b0-dbe37bc8fedf" icon="SelectRole.png">
  <input id="roleId" type="java.lang.Object" mandatory="Mandatory" defaultValue="" isExecute="true"/>
  <page id="roleConfig" name="选择角色" note="可以输入一个或者多个角色的编号">
    <widget xsi:type="connector:Text" id="Widget_0" name="角色ID" inputId="roleId">
      <widgetExpression expressionValue=""/>
    </widget>
  </page>
  <definitionImpl className="SelectRole" packageName="org.foxbpm.connector.actorconnector.SelectRole"/>
</connector:ConnectorDefinition>

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


text:
Address of May 06, 2010: Light Protection I
Gerrit	 May 6, 2010 April 25, 2012 Comments
Dear friends, today we join you to speak about the Triple Light Protection. Specifically we want to explain the procedure in further detail and show you why each part is so important that we keep recommending this Triple Light Protection. Today, we begin with the first part of the Light Protection. As described years ago in the Path of Light, the recommended protection starts by addressing your Guardian Angel and your Spirit Guide. This is very important as this helps you to be more conscious of their presence, it connects you with them. Just too often in daily human life, you forget that they even exist. It is important to be more aware of their presence, as only that way can they maximize their efforts to help you on your path. But it also has a psychological effect for you, as you can transform feelings of being alone and helpless into knowing you always have friends with you, who help you through all phases of life, including the most difficult ones.
As you begin to turn to these helpers at your side, you greet them – to establish the connection – and you thank them for the help they have provided so far. This is recommended, as it shows appreciation for the work they do – but also energetically prepares for what comes next: You ask your Guardian Angel to protect you, during this and the coming days. And you ask your Spirit Guide to show you the way, to lead you, to prepare your path for you. It is important to not only have the intention, but also formulate words, sentences, to express this request. Although your Guardian Angel and your Spirit Guide are there to help you, they can work much better for you when they are being asked – you may find this hard to believe, but there are many human beings who refuse the help of their spiritual companions, by rejecting their presence and subconsciously blocking their efforts. So, putting into words that you want their help, allows them to work more effectively for you, and allows a better cooperation between you, your soul, and your spirit companions.
Next time we shall explain the second part of the Triple Light Protection in further detail. Blessings to you all. Amen.
Please note that a recorded meditation is available for this Triple Light Protection, as an MP3 for immediate download, at a very low cost. Check out the Inner Light Meditation CD/MP3 shop. Produced by the medium, Gerrit Jahn, himself!
angels, guardian angel, light protection, lightwork, spirit guide, triple light protection
Address of April 22, 2010: Tasks & Tests
Address of June 21, 2010: Light Protection II
▼Messages Of Light (94)
Emmanuel: Basic spiritual principles
Address of January 19, 2016: Faith
Address of May 7, 2015: Start Changing Within
Address of Dec. 20, 2012: Arrival of the Age of Aquarius
Address of September 18, 2012: 2012 and beyond
Address of January 1, 2012: Arrival of Aquarius
Address of February 4, 2011: 2012 - changes, time-lines
Address of December 27, 2010: Light Protection III
Address of Feb. 19, 2010: Age of Aquarius
Address of Jan. 28, 2010: Overwhelming problems & blessings
Address of Jan. 16, 2010: Call for Action
Address of Nov. 04, 2009: Galactic Changes
Address of Jun. 14, 2009: "Overwhelming" tasks
Address of May 27, 2009: New Governments
Address of Apr. 15, 2009: Growth & Time
Address of Mar. 31, 2009: Urgency Of Action
Address of Aug. 22, 1999: Being Human
Address of Aug. 29, 1999: Meaning Of Disasters
Address of Sep. 05, 1999: Reflecting The Present
Address of Sep. 12, 1999: Lower Astral Realms
Address of Sep. 19, 1999: Psychic Abilities
Address of Sep. 26, 1999: Spirit Friends & Guidance
Address of Oct. 3, 1999: Expansion of Consciousness
Address of Oct. 10, 1999: Channeling Spirits & Angels
Address of Oct. 17, 1999: Worrying
Address of Oct. 24, 1999: Earth's transformation
Address of Oct. 31, 1999: Lightwork for Earth
Address of Nov. 08, 1999: Faith
Address of Nov. 28, 1999: Trust & Faith
Address of Dec. 12, 1999: The 'Bigger Picture'
Address of Dec. 27, 1999: Blessings & Faith
Address of Jan. 09, 2000: Body Changes
Address of Jan. 23, 2000: Blessings
Address of Feb. 06, 2000: Meaning of Blessings
Address of Apr. 16, 2000: Importance of Light
Address of Apr. 23, 2000: Easter
Address of May 02, 2000: Shields
Address of Jun. 12, 2000: Soul Connection
Address of Jun. 27, 2000: Respecting Life
Address of Jul. 27, 2000: Blessings
Address of Aug. 17, 2000: Focus
Address of Nov. 19, 2000: Time & Space
Address of Dec. 10, 2000: Powerful Days
Address of Dec. 24, 2000: Special Season
Address of Dec. 31, 2000: The New Millenium
Address of Jan. 14, 2001: Spiritual Companions
Address of Feb. 18, 2001: Unconditional Love
Address of Mar. 18, 2001: Faith
Address of Apr. 13, 2001: Call for Lightwork
Address of May 06, 2001: Active Lightwork
Address of Jun. 04, 2001: Earth Energy & Options
Address of Jul. 24, 2001: Letting Go
Address of Nov. 25, 2001: Current Events
Address of Dec. 28, 2001: Earth Changes
Address of Feb. 17, 2002: Tasks & Challenges
Address of Apr. 01, 2002: Inner Growth
Address of Aug. 04, 2002: Karma
Address of Oct. 13, 2002: Accepting Change
Address of Jan. 01, 2003: Going Within
Address of Jan. 19, 2003: Our Two Companions
Address of Mar. 30, 2003: Guardian Angels
Address of May 24, 2003: Fate & Tests
Address of Dec. 14, 2003: Accepting Blessings
Address of Jan. 31, 2004: Basics of Spiritualism
Address of Mar. 14, 2004: The Path of the Soul
Address of Mar. 28, 2004: True Path & Changes
Address of May 23, 2004: Help around you
Address of Jun. 12, 2004: Contacting Spirit
Address of Aug. 05, 2004: Tasks & Guides
Address of Aug. 29, 2004: Soul Path
Address of Sep. 26, 2004: Life Path & Revelations
Address of Aug. 26, 2006: Words & Repetition
Address of Feb. 28, 2007: Collective Creation
Address of May 13, 2007: Environment & Disasters
Address of Jun. 09, 2007: Divine Orchestra
Address of Jul. 17, 2007: Truth
Address of Oct. 10, 2007: Thought Patterns
Address of Feb. 07, 2008: Transition
Address of Jul. 28, 2008: Ascension
Address of Oct. 07, 2008: Preparing for 2012
Address of Oct. 23, 2008: Transition - Reality
Address of Nov. 07, 2008: Transition in Progress
Address of Nov. 26, 2008: The New Age
Address of Dec. 17, 2008: Blessings
Address of Jan. 12, 2009: Difficulties
Address of Feb. 25, 2009: Final Phase, Sun


text:
Home Celeb Gossip Huge blow for 'The Queen' actors as production of soapie is put...
Huge blow for 'The Queen' actors as production of soapie is put on hold – Contracts not renewed
The Queen's reign as DStv's highest-rated soapie could be over.
Connie Ferguson, who runs Ferguson Films with her husband, Shona, told the Sunday Times: "We will not be able to deliver that content by the end of May. There's so much going on behind the scenes. We are thinking about how we're going to survive as a company, but not only that, we are thinking how are we going to help our people."
Last week Ferguson Films sent cast and crew of the drama series a memo outlining measures the company would take in view of the extension of the national lockdown.
The Fergusons had planned to extend filming by four weeks to complete the fourth season. However, the contracts of the cast and crew expire at the end of May and with the uncertainty, no renewals can be done.
Dineo Langa, who plays Kea in The Queen, said even though she had additional income from voiceover work she'd still feel the pinch if there was a salary cut.
"It's bittersweet — you understand that it's imperative but at the same time everything you're committed to financially looks you in the face with a very grim look."
Shona, who is executive producer, said staff would receive their full salaries for April, and there were ongoing discussions with Mzansi Magic.
"We don't have further episodes to deliver or broadcast post the first week of May. There's still a lot of uncertainty, as no-one can predict when we'll be able to resume work."
Yolisa Phahle, CEO of general entertainment at MultiChoice, said the group had set aside R80m to ensure the cast and crew of all its current productions were paid their full salaries for March and April.
But she declined to try to predict what would happen if the lockdown was further extended.
"We believe this to be critical for the industry and in our view, simply the right thing to do," Phahle said. The Queen is the Fergusons' only series in production. They've also produced other television shows such as The Imposter, Igazi, The Throne, Rockville, Unmarried and Kings of Joburg. For actress Thembsie Matu, who gets paid per call, this means no work, no pay.
"I have no income at all. At the moment I'm not getting paid — my last call was in March," she said.
e.tv MD Marlon Davids said viewers could continue watching soapies such as Scandal!, Rhythm City and Imbewu on the free-to-air channel. Asked if this would still be the case if the lockdown was extended further, Davids said: "This will depend on the duration of a further extended period. We have adequate local programming for the current lockdown period."
In March, when the lockdown was first announced, Nandipha Pantsi, publicist for Generations: The Legacy, said there were enough episodes of the popular local series to air, and cast and crew would be paid their normal salaries.
– Sundayworld
Previous articleFitness bunny Sbahle Mpisane appointed brand ambassador for premium bottled water company 'Aqua Air'
Next articleFamily of deceased Skeem Saam actor Charles Maja fined for violating lockdown rules
Actress Ntando Duma speaks on viral s*x tape – Mzansi reacts
Celeb Gossip Flaxie Mkhize - 15 January 2021 0
Television personality and actress Ntando Duma has cleared the air on the viral bedroom tape which is circulating on social media. The actress who plays...


text:
Paralympian Cancer Survivor Takes on The Ride
Home/News/Paralympian Cancer Survivor Takes on The Ride
In 1991, Patrick McDonald lost the use of his legs in an armored personnel transport accident while serving in the U.S. Army in South Korea. Determination, a positive attitude and participation in sports helped him adapt to his new situation. During and after rehabilitation he took part in basketball, golf, swimming, cycling, shooting and table tennis. Then in 2008 he discovered curling.
In short order, he became a top competitor in the sport, which he says is like "shuffleboard and chess on ice." He has competed on the U.S. Open Team and U.S. Paralympic Team. He and his wife and two children moved from California to Madison to enable him to more fully pursue his sport.
Last year, McDonald was diagnosed with a malignant tumor between his soft palate and sinuses. Given his conditioning and age—he was 48 at the time—he was able to tolerate a more aggressive radiation and chemotherapy regimen than many patients. Halfway through treatment, he needed the aid of a feeding tube when severe sore throat made eating virtually impossible. "I'm the type of guy who thinks he can power through anything. I was on fence about getting the feeding tube, but I figured the best way to go through this was to listen to the doctor," McDonald says.
His weight went from 215 to 160 pounds—much of it muscle—and everyday activities became difficult. Since then, he has worked to regain his strength. His voice is still a bit raspy, but the feeding tube is out, he can eat all his favorite foods and he's starting to regain the weight he lost. "My energy level on a daily basis is pretty much back to normal, but sports are pretty taxing," McDonald says.
Nevertheless, he got back to curling soon after treatment. "I ended up playing four games a day for three consecutive days. On the second day, my whole upper body was sore. It was a hard event, but I had a teammate, so I couldn't give up," he says. "We persevered and ended up winning the event."
McDonald is bringing this same resolve to The Ride, a bicycle benefit for cancer research at the University of Wisconsin. He learned about The Ride from Dr. Randy Kimple, his radiation oncologist at the UW Carbone Cancer Center, and thought it would be a good way to give back to the people who have helped him, raise awareness about cancer and support others who are going through their own cancer journeys.
A former paratriathlete, McDonald has begun riding his handcycle again to get back in shape after his cancer treatment and hopes to complete the 100-mile route of The Ride on Sept. 17.
McDonald is optimistic about the future. He's looking forward to getting back to international curling competition, including the Paralympics, and being around to see his children grow. "I'm just going about my life in a positive way as a loving husband and father and hope to continue living a happy life, free of cancer," he says.
Join the fight with Pat today!
By Rob Kelly|2017-06-27T07:34:57+00:00June 26th, 2017|News|0 Comments
About the Author: Rob Kelly
Rob Kelly is a writer/editor for the Department of Human Oncology at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. "It's a great privilege to interview patients and their loved ones and to have an inside view of the work that University of Wisconsin researchers and clinicians are doing to improve cancer treatments and save lives." Rob has been writing professionally for more than 25 years, and has been an all-weather bicycle commuter for the past 19 years. "I'm looking forward to riding for the patients I've met, my own family members and friends who have faced or are facing cancer and the many patients who will benefit from cancer research at the University of Wisconsin."


2018 Miss Grenfell Showgirl Tara Anderson. The Show Society is holding a thank you barbecue on November 17 for volunteers and sponsors.
With the 2018 Grenfell Show done and dusted the Grenfell Show Society has thanked all of it's sponsors, stewards and volunteers for their contributions.
There will be a thank you barbecue on Saturday, November 17 for our volunteers and your invitations will be mailed out shortly.
"Thanks also to everyone who came to the Show, particularly on Friday when the weather was less than perfect," Lisa Eastaway said.
The Show society is not resting on its laurels as it searches for ways to improve the 2019 event, especially in light of criticism there was not enough at this year's event for younger children to enjoy with a smaller sideshow alley present.
"We conducted a survey on Facebook after the Show to get some feedback on what went well and what needed improvement," Ms Eastaway said.
"Two of the major issues were the lack of things for the younger children and the amusements in side show alley.
"The Show Society has already started planning for events and attractions for the younger children for 2019.
"Unfortunately, we have no control over what side show rides and attractions come to the show as they are determined by the Showman's Guild.
"We have spoken to our local rep on the Guild and hopefully we will have better rides and show bags next year," Ms Eastaway said.
The next meeting of the Grenfell Show Society will be held on Monday, October 15 at 8pm at the Camp St office.


text:
Q: Polynomial factorization in Haskell With hammar's help I have made a template Haskell bit which compiles
$(zModP 5)

to
newtype Z5 = Z5 Int
instance Additive.C Z5 where
  (Z5 x) + (Z5 y) = Z5 $ (x + y) `mod` 5
...

I'm now facing a problem that I don't think I can solve this way.
A remarkable fact about polynomials is that they are irreducible in the rationals if they are irreducible modulo some prime p. I already have a method which brute-force attempts to factor polynomials over a given (finite) field.
I want to try running this function for multiple fields. Here's kind of what I want:
isIrreducible :: (FiniteField.C a) => Poly.T a -> Bool
isIrreducible p = ...

intPolyIrreducible :: Poly.T Int -> Bool
intPolyIrreducible p = isIrreducible (p :: Poly.T Z2) ||
                       isIrreducible (p :: Poly.T Z3) ||
                       isIrreducible (p :: Poly.T Z5) ||
                       ...

Basically I want to try running my factoring algorithm for a large number of definitions of "division".
I think this is possible to do with TH, but it seems like it would take forever. I'm wondering if it would be easier to just pass my arithmetical operations in as a parameter to isIrreducible?
Alternatively it seems like this might be something the Newtype module could help with, but I can't think of how it would work without using TH in a way which would be just as hard...
Anyone have any thoughts on how best to accomplish this?

A: You can do computations in finite fields using type-level numerics, for example with the type-level package:
{-# LANGUAGE ScopedTypeVariables #-}
module Mod where
import Data.TypeLevel.Num (Nat,toNum, reifyIntegral)

data Z p = Z Integer

instance Eq (Z p) where Z x == Z y = x == y
instance Ord (Z p) where -- dummy instance
instance Show (Z p) where show (Z n) = show n

instance Nat p => Num (Z p) where
    Z x + Z y = Z $ (x + y) `mod` toNum (undefined :: p)
    Z x - Z y = Z $ (x - y) `mod` toNum (undefined :: p)
    Z x * Z y = Z $ (x * y) `mod` toNum (undefined :: p)
    fromInteger n = Z (n `mod` toNum (undefined :: p))
    -- etc

-- Compute x^2-6 (mod p)
poly :: Nat p => Z p -> Z p
poly x = x*x-6

-- Computes whether x^2-6==0 (mod p), for x=3
checkPoly :: Integer -> Bool
checkPoly n = reifyIntegral n test
  where
    test :: forall p . Nat p => p -> Bool
    test _ = poly (3::Z p) == 0

test1 = map checkPoly [2,3,5]
-- Result: [False,True,False]

This approach has the advantage of not requiring a new template haskell instance for each numeric type.  The disadvantage is that it's probably slower than the template haskell solution, since each operation passes the size of the finite field around via a class dictionary.

A: It depends a little bit what Poly.T looks like, but can you write a function of type (for example)
fmap :: (a -> b) -> (Poly.T a -> Poly.T b)

? If so, it might make sense to have a Z type whose operations fail at runtime when their modulus doesn't match:
data Z = Z Int Int
instance Applicative.C Z where
    (Z m v) + (Z m' v')
        | m == m' = Z m ((v + v') `mod` m)
        | otherwise = error "mismatched modulus"

Then you can write something like this in plain old Haskell:
intPolyIrreducible :: Poly.T Int -> Bool
intPolyIrreducible p = any isIrreducible [fmap (Z m) p | m <- [2,3,5,7,11,13]]

Of course, this is a tad less type-safe. But it's clear from parametricity that fmap (Z m) won't introduce any mismatched moduluses.

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


Discover the Largest Marina along the St. John River!
Dock space is available for visitor use. The Marina is a full-service facility with fuel and pumping stations on site. The nearby Hazen Park offers a summer concert series, beautiful trails and a playground to enjoy. If you forgot something, no need to worry as the Oromocto Shopping Mall is right in the Marina's backyard to pick up those supplies or to grab a bite to eat at the local restaurants.
For additional information on the facility contact the Engineering and Public Works Department at 506-357-4409 or visit the Oromocto Boat Club website by clicking here.


In a medium no-stick skillet over medium heat, melt the butter or margarine. Add the onions and garlic. Saute for 4 minutes. Stir in the tomato sauce, brown sugar, soy sauce, vinegar, Worcestershire sauce, mustard and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes, or until heated through. Cool slightly before using.
This sauce makes enough for 2 boneless, skinless chicken breasts or 16 ounces flank steak. Before cooking, coat the meat with 3/4 cup of the sauce, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes. Use the remaining 1/4 cup sauce to baste the meat. Or warm the remaining sauce and serve it with the cooked meat.


text:
More than 2000 years go, a prince walked this land who changed the world in many ways.
Gautama Buddha ushered in a new way of life. His teachings led to a wave of ideas whose ripples touched many distant shores. His thoughts and teachings live on and inspire people to this day.
But did you know that the Buddha is the starting point of recorded Indian History?
Well, we have no known historical record, personality or fixed date prior to Gautama Buddha, who dates back to the 6th century BC. So Indian History begins with Gautama Buddha.
Everything that comes prior to that is either in the realm of pre-history (for which no record exists) or proto history (for which record exists but cannot be deciphered such as the seals of the Indus Valley Civilization).
One of the amazing things about the discovery of Indian history is that India had forgotten all about Gautama Buddha until indologists discovered a few hundred years ago that India was indeed the homeland of Buddha.
Much like how we had forgotten all about Emperor Ashoka until a persevering British East India Company officer named James Princep made it his life's mission to decode the ancient Brahmi rock edicts and India re-discovered the story of the Emperor – whose four lions now adorn the national emblem of India.
So…today, I'm going to tell you a bit about this fascinating character from the past, who is the starting point for Indian History.
Gautam Buddha is the first identifiable personality in India's Past. Indian History, in a sense begins with the Buddha.
He was a great thinker who pioneered a new way of life. The path he set out was quite out-of-the-box.
The Story goes that the Buddha was born into a royal family and at his birth, Sage Asita prophecised that he would become a great spiritual leader.
His father however, wished for him to be a King and never allowed him out of the palace gates.
However one day, Gautama managed to venture out into town and saw four sights that changed his life.
Hence in paintings, you often see an image of the Buddha sitting under a Peepal Tree.
Finding Light!
So…what did Buddha understand under the Peepal Tree?
Your child may ask you this question and while the idea of Enlightenment is quite complex to explain to a child, the core of his teachings are actually relatively simple.
Here's how you can break it down for a child…
Is there a soul? Is there an after-life? Did I have a past life?
Is your child asking you these kinds of questions? Scratching your head about how you can answer them?
Find out how the Buddha answered them!
Sign up, Stay tuned to the site for one of my favourite legends about the Buddha! Coming up next week!
Due to several reasons, Buddhism slowly declined in India. (Interested to know why? I'll be posting something on this soon. Subscribe to the site to stay posted.)
But it is due to the spread of Buddhism to other parts of the world that India could re-discover its ancient connect with the Buddha, after having forgotten about the episode for hundreds of years.
Click here to sign up to the Site to stay posted for more!
Tags: Buddha, Buddhism, Buddhist History, Dates, Indian History
3 Replies to "Know the Buddha : Indian History Begins Here!"
S k chaturvedi says:
What i relationship between Hindu philosophy and Buddhism.are they similar or contrast.do they have any thing common.plinform .regards .
Mallika Ravikumar says:
Hello Sir. I am no expert on philosophy but from the little I know – they have much in common. Most importantly the idea of reincarnation which is central to both these faiths. That's one of the most distinguishing features of both philosophies. Hinduism and Buddhism have influenced each other in other respects such as art and architecture also.
Pingback: Parable of the Poisoned Arrow – indiatraveltales4kids


text:
A RUDN Mathematician Calculated Parameters for Optimal Crowd and Traffic Control
A RUDN mathematician developed a solution for a perturbed differential containment - a generalized case of a differential equation. The development will help calculate optimal ways for the movement of a crowd or a flow of cars. It may also be used to manage robotic cars and multi-agent robotic systems. The results of the study were published in the Journal of Differential Equations.
The majority of physical processes can be described using differential equations. To do so, an unknown quantity (e.g. temperature or velocity) is presented as a function. A differential equation may be written for such a function, and its solution will describe the behavior of the unknown quantity. However, in some cases writing a differential equation is impossible, and mathematicians have to use so-called differential containments - equations in which the equality sign is replaced with the sign of containment or inclusion. A RUDN mathematician developed a comprehensive solution for a group of differential containments and showed its possible applications in city management cases.
Optimal control problems are covered by a special theory in mathematics. The idea of such problems lies in developing (quantitatively or theoretically) a control law that would bring a system to a certain given state in the most efficient way. Imagine a car that is approaching traffic lights. When the distance between them is 250 meters, the green light turns on and remains for 30 seconds. One has to calculate how the car should move to reduce its energy consumption to the minimum. At first this may appear as a problem for school children, but not that both acceleration and slowdown consume the fuel. Therefore, such a problem lies in the scope of the optimal control theory and can be solved using a differential containment.
"Besides pure theoretical interest, the motivation for this study was a complicated task that required optimal control with internal limitations. In practice it may be expressed as the description of a crowd in a plane," said Boris Mordukhovich, a co-author of the work, and an associate of Nikolsky Institute of Mathematics, RUDN.
Using the differential containment in question, one can describe the movement of a crowd. Imagine there are a lot of people in a room, and each of them needs to leave it as quickly as possible. However, there is only one exit. The results obtained by the mathematicians will help calculate the trajectory and speed of movement for each particular person.
The results of the study may be practically applied to the calculation of optimal routes for robotic cars. Another possible area of application is multi-agent robotic systems, i.e. systems of several AI robots working on the same task, such as sorting or transportation of goods. Several robots of this kind form a crowd, and for their work to be efficient, optimal speeds and trajectories should be calculated for each of them.
Journal of Differential Equations
Tags: Optimal control Sweeping process Variational analysis
20,000 participants have registered for the Open Doors Olympiad
From RUDN laboratories to the world without hunger


text:
ENGLISH-LANGUAGE PANEL
CBSC Decision 17/18-0881
2018 CBSC 15
S. Courtemanche (Chair), C. Cowie, M. Galipeau, T. Kenney, K. Phillips, G. Spenrath
Crash & Mars is the morning show on pop-rock music station CKNO-FM (NOW! Radio, Edmonton). It is hosted by Crash and Mars and their co-host Ginge. On January 24, 2018, just after 8:00 am, they were talking about "trashy wedding songs" and a video clip on social media of a bride leaving her wedding to the song "Crazy Bitch" by Buckcherry. Crash explained that Ginge was trying to edit out all the f-words in the song from the clip before broadcasting it.
Crash: Everything. Ginge literally has pulled out, like, probably, 15, 20 f-bombs out of the song.
Mars: Well, I think he's frantically trying to get it. And how are we lookin' there?
Crash: It's, it's almost –
Mars: Oh, he's got one second he says.
Crash: It's going to be happenin' there.
Mars: We got it!
Crash: Ginge, how many edits would you say you just did on this one?
Ginge: Well, I hope enough. [all laugh]
Crash: All right.
Mars: Oh my god.
Crash: Here it is. Here's your trashy wedding song. Buckcherry, "Crazy Bitch".
They then played the song. They edited out the majority of the instances of the word "fuck", but left two in. The lyrics were therefore as follows:
All right!
Break me down, you got a lovely face
We're going to your place
And now you got to freak me out
Scream so loud, getting [muted word]in' laid
You want me to stay, but I got to make my way
Hey! You're a crazy bitch
But you [muted word] so good, I'm on top of it
When I dream, I'm doing you all night
Scratches all down my back to keep me right on
Take it off, the paper is your game
You jump in bed with fame
Another one night paid in full, uh
You're so fine, it won't be a loss
Cashing in the rocks, just to get you face to face
Get the video
Fuck you so good
Crazy bitch
Crazy … bitch
Scratches all down my back, come on
You want it all
To be a star
You'll have to go down
No need to talk
You're crazy but I like the way you [muted word] me
You keep me right on
You're crazy
But I like the way you [muted word] me
The hosts laughed and applauded, and then had the following conversation about Ginge's editing efforts:
Mars: I think you missed two.
Crash: Ninety percent. Ninety percent.
Ginge: Oh yeah, eighty percent of the [all laugh]. I was in a hurry.
Crash: To [?] the NOW family, Ginge literally did the, all the edits on that within, what? Like, two and half minutes?
Ginge: Yeah, it was close.
Mars: Oh yeah, you were fast.
Ginge: It was close.
Crash: Right before we're NOW wowing, I'm like, "Ginge, how 'bout this Buckcherry, 'Crazy Bitch'?" He's like, "Oh my god, there's a bunch of f-bombs in it!"
Mars: [laughs] And as we're listening to it, all of us, our butts are clenched.
Crash: Oh!
Mars: And then there were two. They sounded like "rock", though, so I think you're okay.
Ginge: "Check the video. Rock me so good".
Mars & Crash: Rock me so good.
Crash: That's what it was.
Ginge: Yeah.
Crash: That's what everyone heard.
Mars: The NOW family's tallying. They're, like, "Oop, missed a couple there, Ginge." [all laugh] Sorry.
Crash: Ah, that's good, that's good.
Mars: That's all right, though. That was good, that was good.
(A complete transcript of the segment is in Appendix A.)
The CBSC received a complaint on January 24 about the song. The complainant was primarily concerned about the word "bitch" in the song. She noted that they made an effort to censor all the f-words, but left "bitch" in. She concluded her message with "I don't want my children to hear this on what I thought was clean radio, as children repeat everything they hear."
The station responded to the complainant on January 25. It apologized for offending the listener, but pointed out that, even though the song is not in the station's regular playlist, it was relevant to the topic of trashy weddings.
The complainant filed her Ruling Request on January 29. She suggested that the broadcast violated Clause 9 of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' (CAB) Code of Ethics regarding radio broadcasting. She questioned whether the word "bitch" is considered unduly coarse and offensive and added that, although clearly not a children's program, this station's morning show is usually family-friendly.
On May 9, the station sent further information directly to the CBSC. CKNO-FM explained that the song is not in its regular music library, but was broadcast because it was related to the topic the morning show hosts were discussing that day. The station also explained that the producer rushed to edit out all f-words before airing, but missed two. The producer and hosts were made aware of the complaint and "all agreed there is nothing that so urgently needs to get on air that we need to risk any possible violation of the CAB Code of Ethics." (The full text of all correspondence is in Appendix B.)
The English-Language Panel examined the complaint under Clause 9(c) – Radio Broadcasting of the CAB Code of Ethics:
Recognizing that radio is a local medium and, consequently, reflective of local community standards, programming broadcast on a local radio station shall take into consideration the generally recognized access to programming content available in the market, the demographic composition of the station's audience, and the station's format. Within this context, particular care shall be taken by radio broadcasters to ensure that programming on their stations does not contain:
c) Unduly coarse and offensive language.
The Panel Adjudicators read all of the correspondence and listened to a recording of the challenged broadcast. The Panel concludes that CKNO-FM breached Clause 9(c) for broadcasting the f-word unedited during morning programming.
The question put to the panel was:
Did CKNO-FM breach Clause 9(c) of the CAB Code of Ethics by airing the song "Crazy Bitch" which uses the word "bitch" repeatedly and, for failing to edit the use of the f-word twice?
The CBSC has a precedent decision about the song "Crazy Bitch" where it found that use of the word "bitch" during the day did not breach the CAB Code of Ethics. The Panel in that matter also did not have a problem with the sexual allusions or the overall theme of the song. As long as the f-word was edited out, the song could be played at any time of day[1]
The Panel agrees that the use of the word "bitch", even repeatedly as in this song, does not constitute a breach of the CAB Code of Ethics. The song may not be in the best taste, but the CBSC has long stated that questions of taste are best regulated through the on/off switch.
In their rush to get the song on air, the hosts left two instances of the f-word in the version of the song that was broadcast on the station. The hosts recognized that they had missed the f-word twice and even made light of it. The omission was treated with laughter and they simply said "Sorry" at the end of the segment.
On the matter of the use of the f-word or its variations in songs, the CBSC has consistently stated that such language constitutes a breach of the CAB Code of Ethics when broadcast during daytime and early evening hours.[2]
Often record companies make more than one version of songs available to avoid such issues. The hosts themselves recognized that playing the song would be a problem if the f-word was not omitted. Although the Panel understands that the hosts wanted to react in real time to the subject of the day, there was a lack of diligence on the hosts' part and, as a result, the song was aired with the f-word twice. Consequently, the Panel finds that the station was in breach of the CAB Code of Ethics.
The Panel also believes that the apology which consisted merely of "Sorry" in the midst of laughter was not sufficient. The hosts did have an opportunity to express a better apology and did not do so.
Broadcaster Responsiveness
In all CBSC decisions, the Panels assess the broadcaster's response to the complainant. The broadcaster need not agree with the complainant's position, but it must respond in a courteous, thoughtful and thorough manner. In this case, CKNO-FM, in its responses, met its obligation to respond adequately to the complaint. The broadcaster fulfilled its obligations of responsiveness and, subject to the announcement of this decision, nothing further is required on this occasion.
DECISION ANNOUNCEMENT
CKNO-FM is required to: 1) announce the decision, in the following terms, once during peak listening hours within three days following the release of this decision and once more within seven days following the release of this decision during the time period in which Crash & Marswas broadcast, but not on the same day as the first mandated announcement; 2) within the fourteen days following the broadcasts of the announcements, to provide written confirmation of the airing of the statement to the complainant who filed the Ruling Request; and 3) at that time, to provide the CBSC with a copy of that written confirmation and with air check copies of the broadcasts of the two announcements which must be made by CKNO-FM.
The Canadian Broadcast Standards Council has found that CKNO-FM (NOW! Radio) breached the Canadian Association of Broadcasters' Code of Ethics in a broadcast of the Crash & Marsshow on January 24, 2018. The station broadcast a song containing the f-word during a morning radio show, which is contrary to Clause 9 of the code.
This decision is a public document upon its release by the Canadian Broadcast Standards Council.
[1] CKQB-FM re the song "Crazy Bitch" by Buckcherry (CBSC Decision 10/11-1169, September 22, 2011).
[2] CIOX-FM re the songs "Livin' It Up" Bizkit and "Outside" by Aaron Lewis and Fred Durst (CBSC Decision 00/01-0670, June 28, 2001); CJKR-FM re the song "Highway Girl (Live)" by the The Tragically Hip (CBSC Decision 00/01-0832, January 14, 2002); CHOM-FM re the song "Locked in the Trunk of a Car" by The Tragically Hip (CBSC Decision 04/05-0324, April 4, 2005); CJDJ-FM re the song "Load Me Up" by Matthew Good Band (CBSC Decision 06/07-1118, May 12, 2008).
Crash & Mars is the morning show on pop-rock music station CKNO-FM (NOW! Radio, Edmonton). It is hosted by Crash and Mars and their co-host Ginge. On January 24, 2018, just after 8:00 am, they broadcast the following:
– commercial break
Crash: Okay, I don't think we're gonna have that, uh, original one ready.
Mars: He's lookin' like he might have it ready.
Crash: Is it even being loaded yet or are you still takin' out f-bombs? [Mars laughs] We're looking for a trashy wedding song, uh, and people were texting in the, uh, the video of Buckcherry and "Crazy Bitch". A lady's walking down, uh, the aisle to it. She's leaving her wedding and families are covering their kids' ears because –
Mars: Is she singing it?
Crash: Uh, every, yeah, some people are singing it and it, it's not an edited version.
Mars: Oh, which is –
Mars: Okay. Well, you know what? Here, I'm going to do this. Uh, I'm going to read you guys a couple of texts while Ginge loads this.
Crash: Mm hm.
Mars: We're talking about the trashiest weddings. This one here says "An old friend of mine brought her date. Some d-bag who ended up trying to get our guests, including my cousin, to go work at Diamonds after the wedding as strippers."
Crash: Go work at Diamonds?! [chuckles]
Mars: "Seriously. He was handing out cards. And he was all over our friend's wife grinding up on her, telling her she'd be an awesome stripper. And that if she wanted a job at Diamonds he could hook her up."
Crash: Oh, come on!
Mars: Yeah, well, when the Diamonds', you know, recruit comes in [Crash & Mars laugh].
Crash: 'Kay, so we, uh, we got this, uh, song.
[song plays; lyrics are as follows]
[applause & laughter]
APPENDIX B
The following complaint was submitted via the CBSC's webform on January 24, 2018:
Television or Radio Station: 102.3 Now! Radio
Program Name: The Crash and Mars Show
Date of Program: 2018/01/24
Time of Program: 8:00 am
Specific Concern: Playing a song that has the word B*tch in it several times and also saying the word b*tch. They bothered to censor all the F bombs (which is great) but none of the B-words. Is this word no longer a censored word? I don't want my children to hear this on what I thought was clean radio, as children repeat everything they hear.
Broadcaster Response
The station responded on January 25:
Thank you for taking the time to share your concerns about content that was aired by the Crash and Mars show on January 24th, 2018.
I am sorry if we have offended you. The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group strives to provide quality programming that all listeners can enjoy.
I have reviewed the audio from the show and topic you referenced. Specifically, your concern was about the airing of the song "Crazy B*itch" by the group Buckcherry. This song is not regularly on the station's playlist but was tied to their topic about trashy weddings. Specifically, they shared a story about a bride who used this song as her "exit theme" from her own wedding and how guests were stunned by this unusual choice.
We do not believe the content aired was in violation of the CBSC code.
Thanks for sharing your feedback. I am more than willing to discuss this further if you wish.
Additional Correspondence
The complainant filed her Ruling Request on January 29:
In the station's response, they only discussed the fact that they played a song that included swears, that's not normally in their normal circulation of music, as it was in relation to their topic of discussion. I understand this, however, both of the DJs were saying b*tch several times when they were discussing the topic in relation to them playing this song. I do not think they were within CBSC code, as it indicates:
Clause 9 – Radio Broadcasting
(a) Gratuitous violence in any form, or otherwise sanction, promote or glamorize violence;
(b) Unduly sexually explicit material; and/or
(c) Unduly coarse and offensive language.
Are they saying that that word, which was repeated several times, is not considered unduly coarse, and offensive language anymore these days?
I understand that this is not a children's program, but it is a family program that airs on a public wavelength, and therefore should fall within the clause noted above.
I am not intending to stir the pot, I just wish to help make our public radio stations a bit more family friendly, and follow the public guidelines that are set in place for reasons exactly as this.
The CBSC informed the station that this complaint would be adjudicated and offered them an opportunity to add any final comments to the file. CKNO-FM sent the following letter on May 9:
I received your email from yesterday regarding CBSC ref. 20.1718-0881.1 and the response we sent the complainant, [C. H.].
We acknowledge that two instances of the f-word were accidentally left in the version of the song "Crazy Bitch", which aired on CKNO-FM on January 24th, 2018. As the complainant did not mention any airing of the f-word, we did not mention this in our reply.
The song "Crazy Bitch" is not in our regular music library on CKNO. As the song was specifically tied to the content the morning show was talking about, the show producer rushed to find the song and then edit out all the f-words before airing. Unfortunately, in his hurry to get the song to air, the producer missed editing out two of the f-words.
After we became aware of this incident, I spoke to the Program Director, the morning hosts and the show producer to ensure that a mistake of this nature would not happen again. We all agreed there is nothing that so urgently needs to get on air that we need to risk any possible violation of theCAB Code of Ethics.


text:
package org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.mt;

import javax.annotation.Nonnull;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.HashSet;
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.Set;

import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Activate;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Component;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.ConfigurationPolicy;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Deactivate;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Property;
import org.apache.felix.scr.annotations.Service;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.commons.PropertiesUtil;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.lucene.spi.FulltextQueryTermsProvider;
import org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.spi.state.NodeState;
import org.apache.joshua.decoder.Decoder;
import org.apache.lucene.analysis.Analyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
import org.slf4j.Logger;
import org.slf4j.LoggerFactory;

/**
 * Factory for {@link MTFulltextQueryTermsProvider}
 */
@Component(
        name = "org.apache.jackrabbit.oak.plugins.index.mt.MTFulltextQueryTermsProviderFactory",
        label = "Apache Jackrabbit Oak Machine Translation Fulltext Query Terms Provider",
        configurationFactory = true,
        metatype = true,
        policy = ConfigurationPolicy.REQUIRE
)
@Service(FulltextQueryTermsProvider.class)
public class MTFulltextQueryTermsProviderFactory implements FulltextQueryTermsProvider {

    private static final float DEFAULT_MIN_SCORE = 0.5f;

    private final Logger log = LoggerFactory.getLogger(getClass());

    @Property(label = "Joshua Config Path", description = "The absolute filesystem path to Apache Joshua configuration file")
    private static final String CONFIG_PATH = "path.to.config";

    @Property(label = "Node types", description = "List of node types for which expanding the query via MT", cardinality = 10)
    private static final String NODE_TYPES = "node.types";

    @Property(label = "Minimum score", description = "Minimum allowed score for a translated phrase/term to be used for expansion",
            floatValue = DEFAULT_MIN_SCORE)
    private static final String MIN_SCORE = "min.score";

    private MTFulltextQueryTermsProvider queryTermsProvider;

    @Activate
    public void activate(Map<String, ?> config) throws Exception {
        String pathToJoshuaConfig = PropertiesUtil.toString(config.get(CONFIG_PATH), ".");
        String[] nts = PropertiesUtil.toStringArray(config.get(NODE_TYPES), new String[]{"Oak:unstructured"});
        float minScore = (float) PropertiesUtil.toDouble(config.get(MIN_SCORE), DEFAULT_MIN_SCORE);
        log.info("activating MT FulltextQueryTermProvider from Joshua config at {} on {} nodetypes, minScore {}", pathToJoshuaConfig, nts, minScore);
        try {
            log.debug("parsing joshua config file");
            Decoder decoder = Decoder.createDecoder(pathToJoshuaConfig);
            decoder.getJoshuaConfiguration().use_structured_output = true;
            decoder.getJoshuaConfiguration().sanityCheck();
            log.debug("decoder initialized");
            Set<String> nodeTypes = new HashSet<>();
            nodeTypes.addAll(Arrays.asList(nts));
            queryTermsProvider = new MTFulltextQueryTermsProvider(decoder, nodeTypes, minScore);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    @Deactivate
    public void deactivate() throws Exception {
        log.info("clearing resources");
        queryTermsProvider.clearResources();
    }

    @Override
    public Query getQueryTerm(String text, Analyzer analyzer, NodeState indexDefinition) {
        return queryTermsProvider.getQueryTerm(text, analyzer, indexDefinition);
    }

    @Nonnull
    @Override
    public Set<String> getSupportedTypes() {
        return queryTermsProvider.getSupportedTypes();
    }
}


Blowout Sale! Up to 96% off on Jewelry Trays at Centre for Northern Families. Top brands include MyGift, Midwest-CBK, rhombus, VIP, Duke Baron, Wuligirl, Lavany, HooAMI, Auwer, Sannysis, NUWFOR, SERYU, & Hide on bush. Hurry! Limited time offers. Offers valid only while supplies last.


text:
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Text;
using Gallio.Model;
using Gallio.Runtime.Installer;
using Gallio.Runtime.Preferences;
using Gallio.TDNetRunner.Core;
using Gallio.UI.ControlPanel.Preferences;

namespace Gallio.TDNetRunner.UI.Preferences
{
    public class TDNetRunnerInstallationPreferencePaneProvider : IPreferencePaneProvider
    {
        private readonly ITestFrameworkManager testFrameworkManager;
        private readonly TDNetPreferenceManager preferenceManager;
        private readonly IInstallerManager installerManager;

        public TDNetRunnerInstallationPreferencePaneProvider(ITestFrameworkManager testFrameworkManager,
            TDNetPreferenceManager preferenceManager, IInstallerManager installerManager)
        {
            this.testFrameworkManager = testFrameworkManager;
            this.preferenceManager = preferenceManager;
            this.installerManager = installerManager;
        }

        public PreferencePane CreatePreferencePane()
        {
            var preferencePane = new TDNetRunnerInstallationPreferencePane();
            preferencePane.PreferenceManager = preferenceManager;
            preferencePane.TestFrameworkManager = testFrameworkManager;
            preferencePane.InstallerManager = installerManager;
            return preferencePane;
        }
    }
}


In conjunction with World Glaucoma Week, the Malaysia Glaucoma Society will be organizing Run for Sight to raise the awareness of Glaucoma among Malaysians.
Run for Sight is the Society's third Fun 5km Blindfold Run and will see an estimated crowd of 1000 participants running blindfolded in pairs. The event will be held on the 15th of March 2015 at Desa Park City.
Perdana Park City Sdn Bhd is the main sponsor for Run for Sight 2015.
All funds raised from the events will be channeled to the Malaysia Glaucoma Society's Glaucoma Children Care Program and its operations cost.


text:
The Week in Public Finance: Flowers' Power, Taylor Swift and Keepin' the Faith
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
by Liz Farmer | August 1, 2014 AT 3:00 PM
It's all about perspective
The Delaware State Auditor released a much-anticipated report this week focusing on the state's travel spending. It was prompted by the resignation of a deputy treasurer who was caught charging personal trips to her state-issued credit card. But the results of the audit depend on who you talk to. The Delaware News Journal ran a story the day of the audit's release on July 30, noting that it singled out top state officials, including Gov. Jack Markell and Treasurer Chip Flowers, for "regularly [ignoring] rules for authorizing out-of-state taxpayer-funded travel, making it difficult to track the purpose and validity of the spending."
Hours later, Flowers fired off a release, "Audit Clears State Treasurer," and commended the audit office for affirming the treasury's claims that his travel has always been for business reasons. Flower took it a step further and called the News Journal article "an intentional effort to mislead the public." He added that he has asked the Gannett Company, which owns the paper, to remove and replace all individuals assigned to the Treasury, including the paper's investigative editor. "Action will be taken," Flowers warned.
The Week in Public Finance: Pennsylvania in the Red, No Yellow Caution Light from the SEC and Green in NYC Why's the SEC's New Municipal Advisor Rule So Confusing? Why's the SEC Asking Governments to Tell on Themselves? SEC Stepping Up Enforcement Against States, Cities The Week in Public Finance: Snitches, Trash Pickup and Can I Get an Amen?
It's been a tough month for Flowers. A Democrat who is running for re-election this year, Flowers was not endorsed by his own party when the executive committee of the Delaware Democrats voted to remain neutral in the contest. (The committee also declined to endorse Flowers the first time around when he ran unopposed.)
How Taylor Swift can help munis
Tom Doe, the founder of Municipal Market Advisors, pulled off the seemingly impossible this week and made a legitimate comparison between the municipal bond market and a pop star. In his piece, featured in the July 28 MMA Issuer Brief, he noted the problems faced by the music industry that Swift highlighted in a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal are quite similar to what municipal governments also face with changing technology. Swift said that the Internet's impact has meant that musicians have had to turn more to social media to give their fans the constant connection they demand. And while their core product -- song recordings -- are making them less money, they're still critical to promoting an artist and pave the way for more live events, which are now making many artists more money than before.
Similarly, Doe said, the Internet has increased the demand from investors for more disclosure (constant contact) from municipal issuers. And the municipal market's business structure is also changing. Doe noted that municipal bond traders in the 2000s primarily made most of their money off of derivatives earned from the bonds, rather than the initial interest rate. Much like interest rate swap deals, which are a type of derivative, investment strategies based on getting a higher rate of return with short term deals have not only become unattractive, they've also been the subject of an antitrust lawsuit. But that kind of money-making and trading has now all but died off. And with new regulations regarding who can advise municipal governments, and a slower market in general, "the municipal industry's business model is under considerable stress," Doe said. He added that if it becomes harder for municipalities to fund underwriters for their bond issuances, "change will have to occur -- old ways of doing business will become extinct and new participants and practices will emerge. The good news is that the basic need for capital and provision of capital will remain, it simply will be different."
Much like the music industry is now dominated by deals that monetize every nook and cranny of an artist's brand, not simply the recording, perhaps the municipal issuer and its relationship with its banker will similarly evolve, Doe suggested. In fact, he said, that relationship is already in the process of transforming from "being less defined and driven by the bond deal and more by the variety of services a financial institution provides to an issuer."
An act of good faith
The Securities and Exchange Commission is extending the deadline for governments to admit wrongdoing as part of the commission's Municipalities Continuing Disclosure Cooperation (MCDC) Initiative. The deadline has been extended to Dec. 1 (it was Sept. 10). The extension is an acknowledgement that many governments are working hard to cull through their records to see if they should file a disclosure with the program. Announced in March, the SEC, through its Enforcement Division, is encouraging "issuers and underwriters of municipal securities to self-report certain violations of the federal securities laws rather than wait for their violations to be detected." In exchange, the SEC is promising favorable settlement terms. "These adjustments to the program are designed to encourage as much participation as possible," said Andrew Ceresney, director of the Enforcement Division.
The commission also said that, in an effort to assuade smaller firms' fears about participating, it would apply a tiered approach to penalties for underwriters making a disclosure under the initiative. (The deadline for underwriters is still Sept. 10.) The SEC is placing caps on penalties levied on underwriters in any settlement as a result of this program. The penalty for large firms (total annual revenue of more than $100 million) will be capped at $500,000. The penalty for medium firms (total annual revenue between $20 million and $100 million) are capped at $250,000 and for small firms (total annual revenue of less than $20 million) the cap will be $100,000.
An earlier version of this story contained a reference to a Delaware bill clarifying the treasurer's management of the state's cash portfolio.
MORE FROM Finance
How Are Pensions Protected State-by-State?
Over the last century, states have adopted the idea that pensions are a form of deferred compensation and, along with that change, has come certain protections.
Addicted to Fines
Small towns in much of the country are dangerously dependent on punitive fines and fees.
After two straight years of beating expectations, pension investment earnings have slightly dipped thanks in part to fears of a trade war.
Leaning on the Land
More and more communities are considering reviving an old tax idea that's been tried in only a few places.
The Long Road to Recovery After Years of Severe Budget Cuts
Eight years of state government atrophy may be coming to an end in Kansas. But it will take a long time, and quite a bit of pain.
Once-popular public golf courses have become a strain on many cities' budgets. Are municipal greens still up to par?