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Shiny crops could slow global warming, scientists say
Tue 8 Jan 2008 05.59 EST First published on Tue 8 Jan 2008 05.59 EST
Forget mirrors in space and seeding the oceans with iron, scientists have come up with a new way to tackle the looming threat of global warming: fields of shiny crops.
Experts at the University of California, Irvine, say reflective plants could send more of the sun's heat back into space, and even reverse temperature rises in parts of the world. Encouraging farmers to grow shinier crops could reduce maximum daytime temperatures in agricultural regions by as much as 1.9C, they say.
The scientists are unwilling to discuss their idea until it is published in an academic journal later this year, but they revealed the details last month at a special geoengineering session of the American Geophysical Union meeting in San Francisco.
Some climate experts say that such emergency geoengineering measures, including artificial volcanoes and orbiting sunshades, could be needed in future to tackle rising temperatures, if world leaders fail to constrain soaring greenhouse gas emissions.
Increasing the amount of sunlight reflected back from land, called its albedo, could offset the damaging effects of the loss of Arctic ice, where the shiny white polar cap is being steadily replaced by darker water, which absorbs more heat.
The California team, led by Chris Doughty in the department of earth system science, told the conference: "Slowing or reversal of regional warming trends may be achieved by manipulation of land surface albedo. This approach is most feasible in agricultural and forestry areas, where the land surface is already under significant human influence."
Plant breeders have already created an extra-hairy variety of soya bean to fight pests, which reflects about 5% more sunlight than normal, they said. Soya alone is planted across 1m sq km, an area four times the size of the UK, mainly in Brazil, Argentina and the United States. The agricultural cooling scheme would probably not work in countries close to the equator, where the extra heat reflected could shrink cloud cover, and allow more sunlight through.
Other scientists have suggested different ways to cool the planet by making it more reflective, including growing broadleaf varieties of trees instead of conifers, and painting roads, roofs and car parks white.


Penny Williams was a vibrant young Deaf woman who was in the midst of embarking on a new life. She was close to completing her college degree in pursuant of her dream of becoming a counselor for the deaf. Then one fall morning in 1999, everything changed in a swift second. Penny's life was cut short, murdered by her ex-husband - she became a victim of domestic violence. Penny's death left a profound and lasting impact on the Utah Deaf community. The community couldn't fathom how this tragedy could have happened. Many questions flowed such as "Will it happen again?" and "Is there anything that could prevent future tragedies in our community?" Within a short period of time, by coincidence or perhaps fate, the opportunity to establish a domestic violence agency became available to the Utah Deaf community.
In the winter of 1999, a letter was sent to Annette Stewart, a Licensed Clinical Social Worker at the Sanderson Community Center of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing. The letter was from Marilyn Smith, the Executive Director of Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services (ADWAS) of Seattle, Washington. ADWAS was organized over 20 years ago as a result of a similar tragic incident, the murder of a deaf woman in Seattle. As a former counselor, Marilyn saw too often the challenges Deaf people face when attempting to get help, especially for women wanting to escape domestic violence or sexual assault. Being a Deaf woman and a sexual assault survivor herself, she knew first hand the barriers to getting help. Often Deaf victims do not know where to turn for help, how they will communicate with shelter workers, police and the courts. Marilyn Smith developed an advocacy agency to assist Deaf and deaf/blind women and children to get the help they need in a barrier free environment that is run for and primarily by Deaf individuals.
Photo courtesy of Gallaudet University, 2013.
In 1998, Marilyn obtained a Federal Grant from the Department of Justice, the Office of Violence against Women to replicate the ADWAS agency model in 15 cities across the nation. The letter Annette Stewart invited Utah to select and send five Deaf and hard of hearing women to go to Seattle in the Spring of 2000 to receive in-depth, week-long training to become domestic violence advocates and to learn how to set up an agency (including developing a Board and funding development plan). The purpose of this training was to empower these women with appropriate skills, then have them go back to their home states and set up an advocacy agency to support deaf victims of abuse in a cultural and linguistic manner. Five deaf women were Linda Berness, Christy Layton, Kristi Mortensen, Eli McCowan and Joene Nicolaisen and they traveled to Seattle for this training along with Deaf women from several other states. After three years of hard work, ADWAS was able to witness the birth of 15 sister agencies that now provide services to their own deaf communities across the nation.
Photo: Eleanor McCowan, Kristi Mortensen, Christi Layton, Linda Berness and Joene Nicolaisen receive training and mentoring from Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services, 2000.
After receiving the training from ADWAS, Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf (SLCAD) was established in 2000 as a non-profit advocacy agency specifically designed to meet the needs of Deaf, deaf/blind and hard of hearing victims of domestic violence and sexual assault in Utah. The opportunity came after Penny Williams was murdered in September 1999 and the Utah community was ready to embrace Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf.
The agency was named after the Utah State flower which appears to be very fragile but in reality, a flower of great strength and endurance. The flower is comparable to survivors who are able to withstand the harshest weather and climate-environment – much like the torrents of abuse. The group of Utah women, who were trained by ADWAS, immediately began spreading the news about SLCAD's services and served their first client a few months later. Since then, SLCAD has average about 30-60 victims and their families served annually. SLCAD has also begun to collaborate with and train service providers such as the police, shelters, interpreters, lawyers, etc. on how to make their services more accessible and appropriate for the Deaf victims. Community outreach prevention and awareness programs were also developed such as Deaf Women's Day, Safety Fair activities to help deliver information to the Utah Deaf community about abuse and how to get help.
Photo courtesy of Deaf Nutritional Sandria Graham.
From the years 2000 to 2006, SLCAD operated solely through a pager system with dedicated volunteers because there was no money for an office or staff. In 2006, SLCAD was given sufficient funding by a generous private source to open their first office. Volunteers continued to perform all duties. Then in 2007, SLCAD applied for and was awarded a large Federal grant through the Department of Justice, Office of Violence Against Women Programs to outreach to the Deaf communities in nine targeted rural counties in Utah. SLCAD has always been concerned about making services available to Deaf and hard of hearing individuals and providers in the most isolated areas of Utah. This grant enabled SLCAD to hire paid staff to focus on the Rural Grant goals and making services accessible to victims in rural areas of Utah.
Photo: Joene Nicolaisen, Ex. Director received the Utah Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Service for her work with SLCAD, June 2008.
Stephanie Mathis became the Rural Program Director. SLCAD continues to rely on trained volunteer advocates to support victims and survivors along the Wasatch Front and other areas not covered by the Rural Grant. Joene Nicolaisen remained as the volunteer Executive Director with support from the past Board members who have dedicated many hours to supporting Sego Lily programs until she retired in December 2011. Stephanie Mathis became the Executive Director January 2012. Now, SLCAD has contributed many hours to the cause of keeping the Deaf community safe.
What makes SLCAD unique is the mission it lives by which is to promote a safe and empowered community for Deaf, hard of hearing, deaf-blind people by providing culturally accessible services, advocacy and education. SLCAD staff strives to provide Deaf victims opportunities and navigation to make decisions and advocate for themselves, while communicating with them in a culturally and linguistically sensitive manner. All of our advocates and volunteers are fluent in American Sign Language and must have an understanding of Deaf Culture. At least 51% of the Board members are either deaf or hard of hearing and are fluent in ASL. This ensures that all services are culturally and linguistically appropriate.
SLCAD's current and future goals are to expand and enhance services including building an accessible shelter, more counseling services, continued educational workshops in schools and community centers, positive parenting classes, as well as children and teen programs.
September 1999: Penny Williams dies at the hand of her ex-husband.
Winter 1999: Utah is invited to ADWAS for training to set up services in Utah.
April 2000: five Deaf women traveled Seattle to receive training from ADWAS.
June 2000: SLCAD is established as a 501c3 non-profit agency.
Fall 2000: SLCAD served their first victim.
March 2006: SLCAD opens their first office in Murray, Utah.
October 2007: SLCAD is awarded the Rural Grant from the Department of Justice under the Office of Violence against Women.
May – Oct 2008: SLCAD hired their first staff members.
June 2008: Joene Nicolaisen, Ex. Director received the Utah Governor's Award for Excellence in Public Service for her work with SLCAD.
June 2008: SLCAD is honored with an award from the Utah Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (UTRID) for their outstanding community service in providing support to Deaf, Deaf-Blind and Hard of Hearing victims and survivors of abuse.
October 2009: SLCAD was awarded the Rural Grant from the Department of Justice under the Office of Violence against Women.
October 2010: SLCAD hosted the Justice for Victims National Coalition Conference in SLC, Utah where 15 sister agencies representatives were in attendance.
October 2010: SLCAD is awarded the Legal Assistance for Victims grant under the Dept. of Justice under the Office of Violence against Women.
October 2011: SLCAD is again awarded the Rural Grant from the Dept. of Justice under the Office of Violence against Women.
December 2011: Joene Nicolaisen, after 11 years of dedicated services, retires from SLCAD.
August 2012: Stephanie Mathis, Executive Director receives the community member award from the Utah Registry of Interpreters.
June 2013: SLCAD receives a Presidential Award by the Utah Association of the Deaf.
2015: Sari Williams, a long time advocate for Sego Lily, received the Advocacy in Action award for her years of outstanding advocate services at the Annual Crime Victims' Conference in Midway, Utah.
Videotape of KBYU Eleven Community Connection interviewing Stephanie Mathis, Executive Director of the Sego Lily Center for the Abused Deaf.


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RedRidge grows its global reach with a new London office and the appointment of ex-RBS banker Andrew Robbins
Chicago-based RedRidge Diligence Services – a provider of due diligence services to investors and lenders – is pleased to announce the launch of its first international office in London, U.K. The new office marks the first step in a move to expand the company's network of international client relationships, while offering the reliable service and quality deliverables existing clients have come to expect.
Matthew Reid, Associate Director, has relocated from the U.S. in order to lead the London operation.
"In the U.S. RedRidge has an excellent reputation for a bespoke approach that offers efficiency, flexibility, high-quality service and timely execution in both the lending and equity investment markets," says Matthew. "Our role now is to transfer that excellence into new markets, starting in Europe from our London base."
Andrew Robbins
Most recently, the London office has appointed Andrew Robbins as Director as they look to grow their European footprint. Andrew has more than 20 years of asset-based lending (ABL) and insolvency experience, earned at KPMG, Barclays, and most recently RBS Group. He has also worked for independent and high street lenders in audit, relationship management and leadership roles. His experience spans a variety of sectors including retail, finance, manufacturing and distribution, covering assets including receivables, inventory, plant and machinery, and property.
Andrew's new role will involve leveraging his connections and industry insights to develop RedRidge's diligence offerings as they expand outside of the U.S., with an initial focus on the U.K. and Western Europe.
"Adapting our due diligence services to the European markets will be a fantastic challenge and an extraordinary opportunity," explains Andrew. "But given the exceptional level of service I've seen first-hand, I'm more than confident we can deliver. I'm honoured to be working alongside Matthew at the start of this exciting new chapter in the company's story."
Dave Norris, COO, comments: "Andrew's knowledge and influence in the U.K. and wider European markets will support RedRidge on its mission to becoming a globally recognised brand."
"Adding Andrew's U.K. and European collateral expertise will prove immensely valuable to our clients," says Managing Director Cory Ryan. "Coupled with RedRidge's commitment to high quality and efficiency, we are well positioned to serve our clients within the region and those executing on cross-border transactions."
Andrew holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from Loughborough University. Andrew Robbins (FCA) is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).
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Introducing a new player into an established campaign can be a real hassle: Here's how my DM pulled it off brilliantly.
Delving into yet another dungeon for the promise of riches and cool new magic toys, our four-man team found themselves confronting a green dragon, clearly bloodied amidst the broken remains of another adventuring party who had made a good go of slaying the thing, though unsuccessful. A difficult fight ensued, which we certainly would have lost if the dragon hadn't already been at half health when we began.
Every round or so our DM would note that the dragon would wince in pain unexpectedly, surely the result of the unfortunates that came before us. Finally defeating the dragon, our party was surprised to discover someone cutting their way out from *inside* the dragon's neck!
Crawling out from the carcass after being swallowed whole in the previous fight, the Fighter rose shakily to her feet, turned to the dragon's corpse, and proclaimed, "NOW who needs an after-dinner mint?" before passing out.
And that's how "Minty" Jackson joined our party and got a sweet nickname.


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World Map World Cup: Group 4
We have come to the fourth and final qualifying group of our British Library world map world cup, and in it we have four extraordinary and breathtaking examples of cartography from between the 11th and 20th centuries. I hope the following descriptions, links and images will provide you with what you need to make your difficult choice.
Vote for your favourite over on Twitter (@BLMaps). The top two maps will go through to the quarter finals tomorrow, Friday July 10th.
1.Beatus of Liébana world map. Drawn in Burgos, Spain, between 1091 and 1109 (Add.MS 11695)
The 15 surviving 'Beatus' maps are included in textual commentaries on the Apocalypse of St John (from the New Testament Book of Revelation) written by the Spanish theologian Beatus of Liébana (fl.776–86). The British Library's example, arguably more powerful and brooding than the others, is a diagrammatic image with powerful pictorial elements. These include fishes swimming in the sea encircling the world, the'molehill' mountains and the unforgettable image of the Garden of Eden at the top of the map, in the east. It was produced in northern Spain (in the monastery of San Domingo de Silos) in around 1109, and as a result reflects Islamic pictorial influences that had spread from northern Africa.
Link to digitised example: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/beatus-world-map
Further reading: Peter Barber, 'Medieval world maps; in Paul Harvey, The Hereford World Map: medieval world maps and their contexts (London: British LIbrary, 2006).
David Woodward, 'Medieval Mappamundi' in The History of Cartography volume one (Chicago: CHicago University Press, 1987).
2. The Contarini-Rosselli world map. Engraving, published in Florence in 1506 (Maps C.2.cc.4).
This is the earliest surviving printed map to show any part of the Americas. It was published in Florence in 1506, only a decade or so after Christopher Columbus's first voyage in 1492. The map, which is by the Venetian Giovanni Matteo Contarini and Florentine Francesco Rosselli, has been celebrated for its American content ever since this only known copy was purchased by the British Museum in 1922. But it is an extremely early and partial glimpse of eastern America: Newfoundland and Labrador are shown cemented on to Kamchatka, Cuba and Hispaniola are floating next to Japan, and South America is joined to the vast Southern Continent.
Link to digital copy: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/first-known-printed-world-map-showing-america
Further reading: Patrick Gautier Dalché, 'The Reception of Ptolemy's Geography (End of the Fourteenth to Beginning of the Sixteenth Century)' in The history of cartography volume three: cartography in the European Renaissance part one (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2010).
3. Aḍhāīdvīpa. Painted in Rajasthan in 1830 (Add.Or. 1814).
This is a map showing the structure of the world of Jainism, a religious system founded in northern India in the sixth or seventh century BCE. The map, which is in Sanskrit, was painted onto cloth in Rajasthan in 1830, and like many of the European medieval mappamundi, it illustrates a fusion of human and sacred geography. At the centre is the recognisable, terrestrial world of people (Mount Meru is at the centre, as it is in the Korean Ch' ōnhado maps). Surrounding it is the spiritual world: green concentric-ringed continents illustrated by lunar symbols and separated by fish-filled oceans, beyond which is the outer land of the jinas or prophets.
Link to digital copy: http://www.bl.uk/manuscripts/FullDisplay.aspx?ref=Add_Or_1814
Further reading: Joseph E. Schwartzburg, 'Cosmological mapping' in The history of cartography volume two, book one: cartography in the traditional Islamic and South Asian societies (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 1994).
4. Self determination world map, by F. Klimesch. Published in Berlin in around 1919 (Maps CC.5.b.29).
The only 20th century world map to make it into our World Map World Cup competition (not that there aren't many great 20th century world maps, just a mere 16 places to fill), is a German map produced in the wake of the peace treaties following the defeat of Germany and the end of the Great War, 1914-1918. It shows the victorious allies Britain, France, Russia and the USA as soldier figures, holding leashes attached to their respective national beasts. These beasts have been placed over the colonies they controlled.
The title explains why: 'What would be left of the entente if it made serious the right of self-determination of their own people and let go of the reins!' The map calls out the Allies' decision to confiscate German colonies under the principle of 'self determination,' but to retain theirs regardless. Given the century-long process of decolonisation that ensued, and ensues, the map is profoundly and powerfully prescient.
Link to digitised copy: https://www.bl.uk/collection-items/was-von-der-entente
Further reading: Judith Tyner, 'Persuasive cartography' in The history of cartography volume six: cartography in the twentieth century (Chicago: Chicago University Press, 2017), 1087-1094.
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France Gall, a 16-year-old singer from Paris born two years after the liberation, epitomised the postwar public mood in France. A seemingly carefree yé-yé girl — the term derived from the yeah-yeah refrains of the Beatles — she took to the airwaves with an abandon that reminded older viewers of a young Marlene Dietrich. On stage, dressed in gold-lamé top hat and tails, she wowed not only a teenage audience desperate to have some fun, but their parents too.


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The Prophetic Dimension of Sport
The Prophetic Dimension of Sport pp 37-49 | Cite as
Running the Prophetic Point: Basketball, Black Lives Matter, and Prophetic Imagination
Terry Shoemaker
Part of the SpringerBriefs in Religious Studies book series (BRIEFSRESTU)
This chapter investigates the intersections of race, religion, and prophetic articulations of basketball athletes related to the Black Lives Matter movement in the United States. By using Walter Brueggemann's framework of prophetic imagination, I argue that sports activism shares many of the characteristics of prophetic activity in the modern world. This form of prophetic activity is in a civil religious mode that attempts to call attention to the transgressions of the American society. By locating the social activism of basketball players in the NBA, WNBA, and college, a form of secular resistance emerges revealing an important value of sport within America. In the end, the article offers some reasons why sport might be a principal arena for contemporary, prophetic activity.
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Written by Pedro Lasuen on 25. Nov 2020
As Australia is in the Antipodes, this time, we will do things the other way around and we will start at the end because often an end provide a beginning of something new. She is now in her sixties, has been married since 1985 and has two children, Nathan and Josh, both active participants on the World Judo Tour. Her name is Katz, Kerrye Katz.
1980 Women's World Judo Championships
Kerrye works hard, practices her values within her profession and fuelling her passion for judo. She is a PE teacher and works with special needs children, mostly in the field of autism, as her job.
As for the judo side, Kerrye is the Junior State Coach and the Junior Development Coach for New South Wales; NSW being the largest judo state in Australia. This means Kerrye has little free time. With her husband Rob, she runs a judo club in Sydney called BUDOKAN, which is a very successful competition club, as it always provides many national team representatives.
We keep going back in time. In 1988 she went to the Seoul Olympics, where women's judo was a demonstration event and her husband was the national coach. During her career she competed at 5 Senior World Championships with her best result a 7th in the 1987 open category.
This is her business card, spanning forty years of a life in service to others and to sport. Now it's time to ask her about 1980 and what it meant to organise and, where appropriate, participate in the first women's World Judo Championships.
Where were you in 1980 and what were you doing?
"In 1980 I was 19 years old, 1 year out of school and was working full time in a government office in Sydney, Australia. My job allowed me to travel (not getting paid) but come back to my job afterwards, each time, which was very rare. All our trips were self-funded entirely. I was training judo 4 days per week, with some running and circuit training in my spare time. I was lucky as my club was the strongest in Australia at the time and I had plenty of training partners, with several members of my club going to the 1980 Worlds."
When the first Women's World Championship was announced, in 1980, did you think it was a good thing, another step or just a marketing operation?
"I thought it was a great opportunity for women's judo to get on the map and luckily during the time of my judo career. I believed that women would eventually get into more competitions and that our federation would then allow us to compete in them. I had always hoped it would lead to an Olympic Games opportunity, which it did."
How did you live the event? Tell us about your feelings and sensations during the competition.
"The atmosphere was amazing at Madison Square Garden. We stayed in a hotel opposite the venue so we could walk to the stadium. So many women judoka from various countries in one place was fantastic and the standard of judo was very high. I had only been to 2 Oceania continentals prior and a Pacific Rim competition earlier in 1980, so for me, well I was blown away with the high level of competition. What it did for me was to highlight that I was fighting in the wrong weight division and that I needed to be more serious if I wanted to pursue judo competitions. I fought at -72kg in New York and after that I went to -66kg for the rest of my career, which concluded after the 1988 Seoul Olympics. I started weight training and traveled to other dojos to train more often and began traveling internationally to train and compete. Many life-long friends now came from judo."
Did you see a change in people's behavior towards women practising sport and judo at the same level and with the same rules as men?
"No change really in Australia back then. Most of our training partners were male as there were not a lot of girls competing at the time.
Australian judo women in the past have had some of the best competition results in our country so the women's judo profile was elevated from this, somewhat. Judo in Australia was still a minority sport though, but since Rio2016 I think the profile has improved again. There have been more media opportunities for the athletes since returning from Rio, presenting to students in the school system, public speaking at events, coaching clinics and more."
What are the main differences between 1980 and 2020?
"-Professionalism of athletes now.
-Ability to train full-time, with more sponsorship opportunities.
-Changes in the rules allow more dynamic judo.
-An even playing field for all athletes.
-The change in weight divisions has allowed for better equity for the heavier weights."
Do you think there are still many things to be done on gender equity or are we right now at the same level on every field?
"There's always the opportunity for more development, but things are moving well. I think male and female athletes need to have a greater role on committees working together, rather than separate committees for women only. Working together with equal representation and voice will develop the sport further. Hopefully, this will allow for the best person to go on boards, to lead or to coach and it not being based on the gender of a person."
Do you think judo is really building a better world in terms of gender equity policies? In other words, do you think society is looking at judo as an example?
"Judo in Australia is a minority sport so not really a leader. I believe in gender equity, it should be the best person for a position and not be just based on your gender. However to enable this initially, I think more women need to be given the opportunity to show that they have the skills and ability to fulfil more roles within the organisations, for example, mixed gender committees etc."
One last question, perhaps. The boomerang we have thrown hits us back and this is what happens when the student tries to be smarter than the teacher. What do you say to those who believe that in the end the gender equity idea is a positive discrimination one?
"Why should equity ever be considered as discrimination?"
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There's a lot of love in the air and good feelings today, as the Moon in Gemini and Venus connects to powerful Pluto, and then connects to lucky Jupiter! This energy is so the opposite of the last few days, this will be a nice change of pace. And I've got to say July's Astrology looks pretty nice, as there's some seriously nice aspects coming together. Now there's some tense stuff too, but really things will be looking up in many ways.
Today, if you want to liven things up with your lover or just have a little more fun, today's energy is perfect for it! This is a great time for socializing and entertaining. Social situations are just more relaxed and we can be very free with our affections and our money! This energy is good for cooperation, cheerfulness, and harmony as we are just more considerate of others, and our attitude is generally more positive, especially in intimate relationships. Get spiritual together, seriously! There's love in the air and opportunities around romance is strong. Feel the love and broaden your horizons.
The only thing that might change up the mood, is the Balsamic Moon energy occurring now, however this is good for healing and soothing yourself. Especially if you have old emotional wounds that need to heal, (and we all do) this is a great time to connect with someone who will make you feel happy!


Dr. Lorenz Adlung is a systems biologist at the Weizmann Institute of Science, Israel. In this video, Lorenz explains the love story of proteins. Watch to know more!
Peeking into the world of photonics to understand the origin of the brilliant blue color of the butterfly wing. This beautiful blue color inspired L'Oréal to introduce the brilliant blue eyeshadow.
2nd episode of #InOtherWords is about how to glue stuff underwater. In this one, we dive into the world of biomimetics. The scientific paper discusses adhesive system inspired by mussels & geckos.


iCliniq › Ask a doctor online › Answers › Dermatology › Pimples › My pimples are getting worse. What will I do?
Q. My pimples are getting worse. What will I do?
Answered by Dr. Shaunak Patel and medically reviewed by iCliniq medical review team.
• I have pimples at the back of my tongue. Why?
It is essential that you drink 4 liters of water as constipation can cause pimples.
Once a regular bowel moment is established, you could apply Oxidoben cream (combination of Adapalene and Benzoyl peroxide) at night over the pimples. It will dry them up and shed them away. Continue it for three weeks.
Avoid unnecessary use of facewash as dry skin can also cause pimples. Wash face with plenty of water during the day.
Also, I suggest capsule Azithromycin 500 mg once every day on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday for two weeks.


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Yorkshire Translators & Interpreters
A regional group of ITI
'An Introduction to Subtitling' Workshop at Leeds University. Raquel Madrid writes;
Posted on 15th June 2018 by YTI
On one of the first warm and sunny days of the year, a dedicated group of YTI members and students headed to a computer suite at the University of Leeds to learn all about the mysterious art of subtitling. Given the discussions that took place before the training started, it seems I wasn't the only translator who made a regular habit of picking holes in the subtitles on my foreign language shows and films of choice. What I learned on this very informative course would give me a whole new perspective on the issue however, and a very healthy respect for the professionals who toil over this tricky task. Read on to find out why.
Leading the workshop was Alina Secara, Director of Translation Studies at the University of Leeds, very ably assisted by Faustine Roux, a professional subtitler. After introducing themselves and giving us a rundown of their respective (extensive) experience in the subtitling industry, Alina proceeded to dive straight in with an in-depth explanation of the different types of subtitling a professional subtitler might encounter. The first type is intralingual pre-recorded subtitles, which are produced for the benefit of the deaf and hard-of-hearing community and for the purposes of language learning. As well as subtitling the words of the speakers, this kind of subtitling also provides a description of sounds and accents and non-verbal information. The interesting example of action films was discussed, where there is little dialogue to subtitle but instead the challenge of a huge number of sound effects to convey through the medium of text! In addition, Alina and Faustine discussed intralingual live subtitles, also intended for the deaf and hard-of-hearing community and used for the news and live events, and finally interlingual subtitles, the kind that we linguists are most used to seeing. The main challenges entailed in all three types of subtitles included a lack of time and space for the subtitle, meaning that the translation must by necessity be condensed, constraints related to the time it takes the viewer to comfortably read the subtitle and how best to deal with line breaks.
Next we were taken through the main concepts of subtitling, including reading speeds, timecodes, scene and shot changes and templates – all highly technical – and the challenges that these all pose. Challenges such as having to fit the subtitles around shots and camera angles, prioritizing certain aspects, unfinished sentences and deciding how to deal with swear words. And then once you have juggled all these constraints, you still have to make sure you can fit it all on the screen in a readable format, deciding how best to split the text between two lines. It is unsurprising in the light of all this that the end result is very different to what a translator might produce when given the written script and no word limit. After all, the purpose of subtitling is very different.
Bursting with enthusiasm, we were later given the chance to get some practical experience with WinCAPS, the subtitling software that Alina teaches at the University of Leeds. She was at pains to make clear however that it is just one of the many on the market, and that it is up to the individual subtitler to discover which software suits them best. An English-language video from Médecins Sans Frontières was provided for us to practice on, along with comprehensive instructions and plentiful assistance from the two experts. It was such an absorbing task that most attendees even worked through the final afternoon coffee break – something unheard of when a group of translators and interpreters get together!
I am certain that everyone found the workshop as informative and interesting as I did, and I would like to express my gratitude to Alina and Faustine for running such an excellent event, and to Raquel for organising. I came away with an enormous amount of respect for the work that subtitlers do, and a real appreciation of the challenges they face. Never again will I criticise professional subtitles in so offhand a manner!
Wine Tasting in Harrogate. Francesca Gatenby writes
The setting: a bustling Italian restaurant decked with large, atmospheric artwork prints and a penchant for purple. The wines: an eclectic mix of flavours and strengths. The menu: full-flavoured and filling. The company: of the best sort.
Our evening of Italian wine tasting at Sasso Enoteca Italiano in central Harrogate was a convivial and popular one. The sommelier began by pouring us all a measure of NV Prosecco Brut, an International Wine Challenge bronze medal winner, and, aware that he was addressing a group of professional translators, proceeded to apologise for his attempt at Italian pronunciation. Very light on the taste buds, this wine had a "fresh green apple nose" and served as a gentle introduction, prompting the conversation to flow with alacrity.
The Due Uve Bianco Pinot Grigio-Sauvignon IGT – as per its name a blend of two grape varieties – and the Pecorino Pasetti followed next, paired with a starter of smoked salmon terrine, marinated beetroot and horseradish crème fraîche – or asparagus with poached egg for the vegetarians. Both whites proved popular when it came to selecting a full glass to accompany the main course (pollo con salsa di funghi, zafferano e spinaci – chicken breast in a wild mushroom and saffron sauce with spinach). Lo Sbrancato Rose Il Poggione, my personal favourite from the tasting, was a fresh-flavoured rosé that also contrasted well with the richness of the main. The rosé was followed by the only red on the tasting list – Syrah Mandrarossa – with its delicious and, according to the enthusiastic menu writer, "heady perfume of hedgerow fruit and peppery spice". Definitely a wine to sit and ruminate with.
We all enjoyed comparing the different wines and discussing their finer points over the course of the evening, whatever our level of knowledge of oenology. Some finished with dessert while others enjoyed sipping their wine; and those of us who needed to catch trains reluctantly did so.
Another interesting and enjoyable social – thank you to Charlotte for organising!
Tango Moderno at Leeds Grand. Josie Worrall writes;
YTI's April outing to watch Tango Moderno at Leeds Grand was an entirely exclusive affair. And by exclusive, I mean we were few in number. We made up for our limited numbers however with unbounded enthusiasm for a Tuesday-night tipple in the fabulous theatre bar beforehand, and of course for the spectacle of dance, music and song that awaited us.
The stars of the show were the erstwhile Strictly Come Dancing favourites, Vincent Simone and Flavia Cacace, although it also featured a pair of excellent West End singers, and a troupe of very talented contemporary dancers. Billed as a 'tango for today', the show featured the troupe telling modern tales (including Tinder romances, millennials glued to smartphones and a strange suburban scene featuring some outdated gender stereotypes) through the medium of contemporary dance, with some tango moves thrown in for good luck. They were watched over by their fairy godparents – enter Vincent and Flavia – magically matchmaking through the power of traditional tango. The compere, the male singer, introduced the various tales through poetry, also singing a diverse mix of chart hits and power ballads alongside his female counterpart.
While entertaining, for me the overall effect of these different elements was rather eclectic. The show's interpretation of the issues of modern life also felt rather reductive. The highlights of the evening were undoubtedly the moments when Vincent and Flavia took to the stage alone to perform the passionate, dramatic tango that viewers love them for. Considering the rapturous applause with which each of the pair's appearances was met, it seemed as if the audience would have liked a little more sophisticated tango, and a little less modern interpretation!
Uncle Vanya at the York Theatre Royal. Oliver Richmond writes;
On 10th March a handful of fellow YTI members attended a performance of Anton Chekhov's poignant comedy 'Uncle Vanya' at York Theatre Royal.
'Uncle Vanya' is in essence a comedy tainted by an underlying sense of tragedy. Uncle Vanya himself for example is a forlorn character, ridden with guilt over his own failures in life. But so too are the other characters, frequently enveloped by a sense of acute ennui and exhaustion.
I have never actually seen a Russian play before but I was pleasantly surprised. The acting was brilliant and I think I can speak for everyone when I say that we were all enthralled by the plot.
YTI February Social – Bring & Share event. Birgit Obermueller writes;
On Sunday 11 February 2018 we gathered again at Jacob's Well in York for this month's social: a bring and share afternoon tea – well cake fest. We sampled sweet and savoury treats from around Yorkshire and Europe. There were Yorkshire Fat Rascals, Yorkshire Bark, cinnamon & ginger fruit loaf, French madeleines, North Italian muffins, German 'Marmorkuchen' (marble cake), honey cake, carrot cake, olive buns, salmon & cream cheese sandwiches, cucumber & cashew butter sandwiches, Roquefort cheese, chorizo sausage and a selection of fresh fruit.
We were able to introduce a few new and prospective YTI members to this sweet tradition, which is in its third year running now. It was a very enjoyable afternoon with lots chatting, networking, exchanging and passing on experience as well as cake eating of course. I am are already looking forward to next year's YTI bake off!
YTI International Quiz. Josie Worral writes;
Summer Walk – Hull City Centre. Rick Gilchrist writes;
'German Class' at Sheffield Doc Fest. Rick Gilchrist writes;


This BEK Lil' Skinner was made from CPM154CM. It was stone washed and acid etched to give it a darker look. The handle scales are Padauk with blue G10 liners and brass corby bolts.
This BEK Dakota model is cut from a billet of Alabama Damascus Steel. The handle is black and blue G10 with stainless steel corby screws.
This BEK DK model is cut from CPM154CM steel. The handle scales are black canvas micarta with gray liners and brass pins. This bushcraft blade is right at home on your next hike.
This knife is a tanto cut from a billet of Alabama Damascus steel. The handle is black and blue layered micarta with carbon fiber tubes.
This chisel ground cleaver is made from .25" 52100 steel and has a black and battleship gray layered Micarta™ handle.
This blade is an original BEK design that was used at a Dave Canterburyoutdoor survival school. A large bush knife made from O1 steel with black linen Micarta™ scales and orange G10 liners. Featuring a TekLok™ in scout carry configuration.
The BEK Sully model is ready to go on your next adventure. Be it to the campground, hiking trail, or overseas.
Below are pictures of customer's knives.


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Q: Working with big float data in C I want to do some calculation with some matrices whose size is 2048*2048, for example.But the simulator stop working and it does not simulate the code. I understood that the problem is about the size and type of variable. For example, I run a simple code, which is written below, to check whether I am right or not. I should print 1 after declaring variable A. But it does not work.
Please note that I use Codeblocks. WFM is a function to write a float matrix in a text file and it works properly because I check that before with other matrices.
int main()
{
    float A[2048][2048];
    printf("1");

    float *AP = &(A[0][0]);
    const char *File_Name = "example.txt";
    int counter = 0;
    for(int i = 0; i < 2048; i++)
        for(int j = 0; j < 2048; j++)
        {
            A[i][j] = counter;
            ++counter;
        }
    WFM(AP, 2048, 2048, File_Name , ' ');

    return 0;
}

Any help and suggestion to deal with this problem and larger matrices is appreciate it.
Thanks

A: float A[2048][2048];

which requires approx. 2K * 2K * 8 = 32M of stack memory. But typically the stack size of the process if far less than that. Please allocate it dynamically using alloc family.

A: float A[2048][2048];

This may be too large for a local array, you should allocate memory dynamically by function such as malloc. For example, you could do this:
float *A = malloc(2048*2048*sizeof(float));
if (A == 0)
{
    perror("malloc");
    exit(1);
}

float *AP = A;
int counter = 0;
for(int i = 0; i < 2048; i++)
    for(int j = 0; j < 2048; j++)
    {
        *(A + 2048*i + j) = counter;
        ++counter;
    }

And when you does not need A anymore, you can free it by free(A);.

Helpful links about efficiency pitfalls of large arrays with power-of-2 size (offered by @LưuVĩnhPhúc):
Why is transposing a matrix of 512x512 much slower than transposing a matrix of 513x513?
Why is my program slow when looping over exactly 8192 elements?
Matrix multiplication: Small difference in matrix size, large difference in timings

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Charity Help Refugees, supported by the AIRE Centre, has partly succeeded in an appeal challenging the government's implementation of the "Dubs amendment". The amendment, which passed into law as section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016, requires the Home Office to bring lone refugee children from mainland Europe to the UK. The case is R (Help Refugees) v Secretary of State for the Home Department  EWCA Civ 2098. Ground 1 was that "the Secretary of State failed to discharge the express statutory duty to consult local authorities, prior to specifying the number of [unaccompanied asylum seeking] children who would be accepted by the UK under section 67(1)". This ground failed….


A clever take on the word 'profits'. Possible uses: A training program. A consulting firm. An affiliate network. A sales platform. An accounting firm.
The following are business names for sale with similar qualities to Profitsly.com.


I love science in all its forms but most love getting to work hands on with concepts. Whether it is building solar panels, exploring the backcountry or blowing things up in the chem lab, I love taking concepts off the page and exploring what amazing things people are doing with science, math and technology. That being said, I know how important but difficult it can sometimes be to stay focused and motivated when your having trouble in class. There are a million reasons why we feel like we can't be successful in math and science, but a million more strategies we can learn to maximize our success and have fun with any subject. I want to find out what you are interested in and help add math and science to that list.
Education: I have a Double Major in Biology and Environment, Sustainability and Society from Dalhousie University and I am currently finishing my Bachelor of Education at Nipissing University. Beyond my interest in academics, I have learned a lot through my work as an Outdoor Educator and have several First Aid, Canoe and Whitewater Safety course certifications. I love learning but try to get outside and learn from the natural world as much as possible. After teacher's college, I hope to get additional qualifications in Special Education and Design and Technology and keep finding more ways to keep myself busy.
When you're not crunching numbers: I work as a whitewater canoe guide in the summers and spend my weekends playing music with my friends and cooking with my family and friends. Currently my big projects include: learning Latin again and catching up with old friends and keeping my houseplant alive.
What's the best thing about you? I hate being bored so I am always on the move. I try to live life through stories so I love telling mine and hearing what interesting things other people are up to. But don't try to distract me too much, were still going to need to learn long division!
I have an encyclopedic knowledge of the Harry Potter Universe and have read the series cover to cover 4 times. I also never grew out of my 8 year old phase of knowing that I will eventually become astronaut.


The President of the Holistic HipHop Collective is available for bookings for educational events, and music summits that focus on the music business for independent artists in the hip-hop industry. Part of the HHH Collective's mission is to give back to the community as well as provide advocacy resources and business assistance to artists in the hip-hop scene.
Check out our latest News in our January 2017 Newsletter!!
Become A Voting Member of the Grammys!
Why Should an Independent Artist Join?
VERY Informative Site for All Musicians & Indie Artists!!
Heather Mandelkorn, is also an A&R for Record Union. This means that anyone who signs up via her PROMO CODES sent via email -- so Email holistichiphop@hhhcollective.com -- receives A YEAR FREE of ONLINE WORLDWIDE DISTRIBUTION including Spotify, Itunes, Deezer and many more! In addition, artists receive one UPC code for any upload they choose - a single, EP or full length album! They also get many more opportunities to showcase and promote their music! This is great opp for PRODUCERS! DJs! and EMCEES!!
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Another Victory for Andrade Law Offices, Attempted Murder and Gang Charges Dismissed!
Will Legalizing Marijuana Cause an Increase in Car Accidents in Southern California?
Can I Sue if a Former Partner Gave Me a Sexually Transmitted Disease?
Binge Drinking - A Health Risk and Risk to Your License?
An Ignition Lock Device for ALL DUI Drivers?
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Nottinghamshire County Council Chairman Councillor Mrs Sue Saddington has a busy calendar of events this week.
She will be hosting Bassetlaw Primary School's Council here at County Hall on Tuesday, at midday, as pupils get the chance to experience local democracy in action.
On Thursday at 4.30pm, the Chairman will attend the Accenture World Triathlon Mixed Relay at the Victoria Embankment in Nottingham.
On Saturday, at 7pm, there is a visit to The Together Again concert, at the Crescent Centre, in Bull Farm, Mansfield. Musicians Julian Cleff, piano, and Victoria Gray, mezzo-soprano, have recently been on a tour managed by Lost Chord, where they have performed in nursing homes to help people suffering with Alzheimers, and the concert on Saturday will see some of these inspiring stories shared with the audience.
There is a Queen's Birthday concert taking place at Southwell Minster on Sunday at 9.30am, and at 2pm on Sunday, the Chairman will be at Sherwood Forest for a special festival dedicated to the world-famous forest.
The Chairman will join the Sherwood Forest Trust for a very special weekend celebrating the life and history of the great British woodland, as it holds the annual Major Oak Woodland Festival in the heart of Sherwood Forest.
With demonstrations and displays throughout the weekend, the public will see the traditional and modern day management techniques that have shaped the Sherwood Forest we see today. The event is in partnership with the county council, and key sponsors are two local companies, the Bowring Group and the Woodhead Group, both based in north Nottinghamshire. The event organisers are proud and privileged to have the support of both companies and thank them for their financial contributions which make it all possible.


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Nike to open tech-development office in San Francisco, unveils new FuelBand version
17 Oct Nike to open tech-development office in San Francisco, unveils new FuelBand version
Posted at 06:09h in Home, Latest News	by	Posting Account
Nike on Tuesday announced two key developments in its expanding technology world.
The Washington County-based company said it was creating a Nike+ Fuel Lab in San Francisco, a successor to the Nike+ Accelerator program that had been based in Portland.
"The 2014 Nike+ Fuel Lab is designed for tech companies with an existing product offering and a desire to help people live more active lives," says a news release. "Ten partner companies will be selected and given tools, resources and support to bring an integrated product to market by the end of the 12-week program. "
In the 12-week Accelerator program, Nike provided mentorship, tools and connections for the 10 companies selected to participate, culminating with presentations to potential investors.
Also on Tuesday in New York, a new version of the Nike+ FuelBand was introduced. The Nike+ FuelBand SE offers more features than its predecessor, which was introduced in early 2012. the FuelBand SE will be available Nov. 6 for $149.
In addition, Nike announced that a new version of the Nike+ Running App for iPhone will allow users to share photos through social media platforms. And an auto-pause feature will use the app's GPS technology to detect when the runner has stopped and automatically pauses the workout. When the app pauses, the camera icon pops up to enable picture taking.
And Nike introduced the Nike+ Move App for iPhone 5S. The app measures when, where and how the user moves.
At an investor event last week on the World Headquarters campus, Nike said about 15,000 people a day join Nike+, adding to the 20 million existing members.
— Allan Brettman
Nike, NY, WA


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Run this [Java][] image with:

    $ docker run -it --rm gentoobb/jdk-oracle

Comes with oracle jdk 1.8 and functional gcc.

[Java]: https://www.oracle.com/java/index.html


Amherst Pierpont is an independent broker-dealer operating in the fixed-income capital markets. Our experienced team of professionals delivers actionable trade ideas and customized solutions to our institutional client base. Much of the value-added service we provide is driven by our state-of-the-art data and analytics platform and our focus on market strategy, both of which are designed to identify relative value and quantify risk reward in the fixed income markets.
Amherst Pierpont is a self-clearing member of the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation and a member of FINRA and SIPC.
Formed by the merger of Amherst Securities and Pierpont Securities in 2014, Amherst Pierpont traces its roots to 1993. Headquartered in New York City, the firm has a proven business model based upon customized client engagement. We provide a broad set of products and services for our institutional clients. Our capital sponsorship comes from Stone Point Capital, General Atlantic and Amherst Holdings. In addition to its role as a capital sponsor, Amherst Holdings is an important strategic partner of the firm, providing support for our data and analytic efforts as well as unique insight into the real estate and mortgage markets derived from their extensive asset management activities. As a result of our strong relationships with our sponsors, Amherst Pierpont is well-capitalized and positioned to support its diligent use of risk capacity and strategic deployment of capital to facilitate client trading activity.
Today we have more than 200 employees operating in locations across the United States. Amherst Pierpont is a self-clearing member of the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation and also a member of FINRA and SIPC.


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<?php

// Call Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelectTest::main() if this source file is executed directly.
if (!defined("PHPUnit_MAIN_METHOD")) {
    define("PHPUnit_MAIN_METHOD", "Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelectTest::main");
}

/** Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelect */
require_once 'Zend/Dojo/View/Helper/FilteringSelect.php';

/** Zend_View */
require_once 'Zend/View.php';

/** Zend_Registry */
require_once 'Zend/Registry.php';

/** Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_Dojo */
require_once 'Zend/Dojo/View/Helper/Dojo.php';

/**
 * Test class for Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelect.
 *
 * @category   Zend
 * @package    Zend_Dojo
 * @subpackage UnitTests
 * @copyright  Copyright (c) 2005-2012 Zend Technologies USA Inc. (http://www.zend.com)
 * @license    http://framework.zend.com/license/new-bsd     New BSD License
 * @group      Zend_Dojo
 * @group      Zend_Dojo_View
 */
class Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelectTest extends PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    /**
     * Runs the test methods of this class.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public static function main()
    {
        $suite  = new PHPUnit_Framework_TestSuite("Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelectTest");
        $result = PHPUnit_TextUI_TestRunner::run($suite);
    }

    /**
     * Sets up the fixture, for example, open a network connection.
     * This method is called before a test is executed.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function setUp()
    {
        Zend_Registry::_unsetInstance();
        Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_Dojo::setUseDeclarative();

        $this->view   = $this->getView();
        $this->helper = new Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelect();
        $this->helper->setView($this->view);
    }

    /**
     * Tears down the fixture, for example, close a network connection.
     * This method is called after a test is executed.
     *
     * @return void
     */
    public function tearDown()
    {
    }

    public function getView()
    {
        require_once 'Zend/View.php';
        $view = new Zend_View();
        $view->addHelperPath('Zend/Dojo/View/Helper/', 'Zend_Dojo_View_Helper');
        return $view;
    }

    public function getElementAsSelect()
    {
        return $this->helper->filteringSelect(
            'elementId',
            'someCombo',
            array(),
            array(),
            array(
                'red' => 'Rouge',
                'blue' => 'Bleu',
                'white' => 'Blanc',
                'orange' => 'Orange',
                'black' => 'Noir',
                'green' => 'Vert',
            )
        );
    }

    public function getElementAsRemoter()
    {
        return $this->helper->filteringSelect(
            'elementId',
            'someCombo',
            array(
                'store' => array(
                    'store' => 'stateStore',
                    'type' => 'dojo.data.ItemFileReadStore',
                    'params' => array(
                        'url' => 'states.txt'
                    )
                ),
                'searchAttr' => 'name'
            ),
            array()
        );
    }

    public function testShouldAllowDeclarativeDijitCreationAsSelect()
    {
        $html = $this->getElementAsSelect();
        $this->assertRegexp('/<select[^>]*(dojoType="dijit.form.FilteringSelect")/', $html, $html);
    }

    public function testShouldAllowProgrammaticDijitCreationAsSelect()
    {
        Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_Dojo::setUseProgrammatic();
        $html = $this->getElementAsSelect();
        $this->assertNotRegexp('/<select[^>]*(dojoType="dijit.form.FilteringSelect")/', $html);
        $this->assertNotNull($this->view->dojo()->getDijit('elementId'));
    }

    public function testShouldAllowDeclarativeDijitCreationAsRemoter()
    {
        $html = $this->getElementAsRemoter();
        if (!preg_match('/(<input[^>]*(dojoType="dijit.form.FilteringSelect"))/', $html, $m)) {
            $this->fail('Did not create text input as remoter: ' . $html);
        }
        $this->assertContains('type="text"', $m[1]);
    }

    public function testShouldAllowProgrammaticDijitCreationAsRemoter()
    {
        Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_Dojo::setUseProgrammatic();
        $html = $this->getElementAsRemoter();
        $this->assertNotRegexp('/<input[^>]*(dojoType="dijit.form.FilteringSelect")/', $html);
        $this->assertRegexp('/<input[^>]*(type="text")/', $html);
        $this->assertNotNull($this->view->dojo()->getDijit('elementId'));

        $this->assertContains('var stateStore;', $this->view->dojo()->getJavascript());

        $found = false;
        $scripts = $this->view->dojo()->_getZendLoadActions();
        foreach ($scripts as $js) {
            if (strstr($js, 'stateStore = new ')) {
                $found = true;
                break;
            }
        }
        $this->assertTrue($found, 'No store declaration found: ' . var_export($scripts, 1));
    }
}

// Call Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelectTest::main() if this source file is executed directly.
if (PHPUnit_MAIN_METHOD == "Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelectTest::main") {
    Zend_Dojo_View_Helper_FilteringSelectTest::main();
}


THE RILA MONASTERY "ST. IVAN RILSKI"
The Rila monastery originated in the 30s of the 10th c and soon after that became an important spiritual centre. It was founded by the monk Ivan Rilski in a secluded place in the magnificent Rila Mountain. At first he settled "alone with the beasts, with no roof over his head and no food". Soon he was followed by his disciples and this set the beginning of the monastery. Its glory spread so widely that the Bulgarian King Peter (927-968) wanted to meet the hermit but he refused the invitation and sent back the royal presents.
Ivan Rilski died in 946 and was soon canonized. This fact and the fame of a righteous man made him still more popular and he is today considered to be "most typically Bulgarian saint", patron of Bulgaria. The spiritual perfection of St. Ivan Rilski and his moral advice are contained in his "Legacy" that has come to us in later copies. In it he advises his followers to keep untainted the holy faith, to guard against the avaricious snake, to avoid the favours of earthly kings and princes, to live together in unity, to avoid leadership and strife for supremacy. Facts about the life of the saint can be found in his passional. The earliest version has disappeared but it is in the roots of the so called Anonymous (Popular) passional, the oldest life-story of St. Ivan Rilski.
Bulgarian rulers had a special attitude towards the monastery and demonstrated their respect by donating land, woods, fish lakes and villages. One example is the Rila Charter of King Ivan Shish-man of 1378.
There are no data about the Rila monastery for the period 12th-13th c.
In the first half of the 14th c the local feudal lord Hrelyo renovated the monastery. In 1335 he built a five-storey defensive tower. On the upper floor was built a family chapel "Transfiguration of God", decorated with fine mural paintings demonstrating the refined taste of Bulgarian aristocracy.
In 1343 sebastocrator Hrelyo built a new church richly decorated with mural paintings, which survived till 1834. What has remained are only the altar doors and the throne of the ruler. From the 14th c also date the oldest icons in the monastery - "St. Ivan Rilski" and "St. Arseniy", made after the best traditions of pictorial art of the time.
During the first decades of their rule the Ottomans didn't dare touch the Rila monastery. A special firman of Bayazid I (1389-1402) guaranteed the property of the monastery. In spite of that, much of the landed and other property was pilfered and unrest in the middle of the 15th c, accompanied by pillaging and outrage, brought the holy monastery to distress.
During the rule of Sultan Mohammed II (1451-1481) there was relative stabilization and this created the opportunity for the three brothers, the monks Joseph, David and Teophan, to begin the restoration of the monastery. A very important source of information about these days is the story of Vladislav Gramatik about the transportation of the relics of St. Ivan Rilski from Turnovo. According to him, after the reconstruction the monastery buildings and churches regained their beauty and attracted people from all places like a magnet.
In 1469 the relics of the saint were transported from Turnovo to the Rila monastery with a solemn procession. This event had its great effect among the Bulgarian population and played an important role in the appearance of new spiritual centres.
In the following ages (16th-18th c) periods of upsurge and degradation for the monastery followed one after the other. But during all that time, and especially during the National Revival that followed, it remained a spiritual, educational and cultural centre of Bulgaria. People talked and wrote only in Bulgarian, literary activity was fervent and contributed to the preservation of Christian faith and national writing and language. Many children and young people were educated in schools kept up by the monastery. Prominent educators - translators, writers, and teachers - work in them. Church chanting, pictorial painting, arts and crafts found their development.
The present-day monastery complex dates back to the 19th c when construction on a large scale began. During a period of thirty years the impressive four-storey buildings were erected under the supervision of several builders -Alexi of Rila, Master Milenko and others. In the place of the old church Master Pavel erected the big monastery temple duplicating the big churches of Mount Athos during 1834-1837. The temple was painted in the period 1840-1848 by the most talented representatives of the Balkan and the Samokov schools of icon-painters like Dimiter and Simeon Molerovs, Zachary and Dimiter Zograph and others.
The iconostasis in the church was made in the course of five years by Atanas Teladur and Peter Garka and is a masterpiece of wood-carving. In addition there are many other priceless pieces of wood-carving - iconostases, ceilings, various miniatures among which stands out the lime-tree cross carved by the monk Rafail for twelve years (1790-1802). It contains 36 scenes and several hundred figures.
To the monastery also belong many nunneries, chapels and farm buildings spread in the vicinity. One is the "Orlitsa" nunnery of the 15th c, the church presentation of the Blessed Virgin" by the graveyard (end of 18th c), the Fasting building with the churches "St. Luka" (1798-1799) and "The Protecting Veil of the Mother of God" (1811), the chapel "Pchelino" (18th c) and the church by the grave of the saint of 1820.
The famous masons and best icon-painters and wood-carvers took part in the construction and created remarkable products.
This lavishness of colour and form in the Rila monastery ensemble speaks of the enormous funds donated by the prospering Bulgarian tradesmen and craftsmen, of their aesthetic tastes and the strong patriotic upheaval in society.
No less interesting is the economic sector of the monastery where one can see a mill, an oven, a sector for processing milk. The kitchen of the monastery is filled with secrecy and memories of noise and hard labour. It represents a 27 m high chimney, thinning as it goes upwards. The enormous cauldron in which for the holiday of the monastery was prepared the famous kurban soup for thousands of worshippers is a remarkable product of coppersmiths.
The Rila monastery kept up busy contacts with monasteries in Mount Athos, monasteries from Russia, Moldavia, Serbia and other countries - they exchanged visits, books and presents.
There is a rich historical museum in the monastery. It keeps relics, precious works of art and crafts, which follow chronologically the many centuries of existence of the monastery.


This free resource pack includes one choice board menu related to whole number operations. To complete this board, students will need to complete all of the activities in a row, column, diagonal, or the four corners. The pack also includes additional materials needed to complete the board, including a Cover Up game, a tiling task (with reproducible tiles), detailed directions and materials for product creation, recording sheets, project templates, and a "Free Choice" proposal form.
Head on over to The Routty Math Teacher website and read, "10 Examples of Math Menu Products with Pictures" where I share examples of my, and my students', favorite math menu products. Read the post here or by clicking on the image below.
These Continents of the World Research Pennants come with 7 pennants for researching each of the continents. Perfect for any time of the year, these pennants are a great way to supplement your social studies instruction as well as help your students organize their research. Save time by integrating your social studies and ELA instruction!
In addition to being excellent informational organizers for your students, these continents pennants are great to use for bulletin boards or hallway displays.
This continents of the world research activity will have your students begging to study our world's geography!
Enjoy these as my gift to you! Wishing you and your students amazing learning experiences this year!


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Mao Yigang - en xinès :毛以鋼- (Pequín, 1957) és una pintora xinesa. Graduat a l'Acadèmia Central de Drama de la Xina (en xinès: 中央戏剧学院; pinyin: Zhōngyāng Xìjù Xuéyuàn) a Pequín. Membre de l'Associació Xinesa d'Artistes (中国艺术家协会) que és la principal institució artística del seu país. Ha participat en diverses exposicions tant al seu país com a l'estranger. Els temes de les seves pintures són paisatges, persones del món rural, nus femenins amarats d'erotisme. Els seus treballs són presents en diverses publicacions com "Pintura contemporània xinesa a l'oli". Col·leccionistes del Japó, Hong Kong, Amèrica i Europa s'han interessat pel seu art.

Enllaços externs
 http://cuadernoderetazos.wordpress.com/pintura/mao-yigang
 http://artist.artmuseum.com.cn/hisArtistDetail.htm?id=513

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Tehran, Iran (BBN)-International sanctions on Iran have been lifted after a watchdog confirmed it had complied with a deal designed to prevent it developing nuclear weapons.
The EU foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, said the deal would contribute to improved regional and international peace and security, reports BBC.
Lifting the sanctions will unfreeze billions of dollars of assets and allow Iran's oil to be sold internationally.
Speaking in Vienna where he had been holding talks with his Iranian counterpart, Kerry said Iran had "undertaken significant steps" which many people "doubted would ever come to pass".
Kerry said said he was "very happy to say that as we speak five Americans have been released from custody and they should be on their way home to their families shortly".
President Barack Obama would give more details of the releases later, Kerry said.
The IAEA said it had installed a device at the Natanz plant to monitor Iran's uranium enrichment activities in real time, in order to verify that uranium enrichment levels were kept at up to 3.67 per cent as agreed in the deal with world powers.
The organisation's head, Yukiya Amano, is to visit Tehran on Sunday for meetings with President Rouhani and other officials.
In July 2015, Iran agreed a landmark nuclear deal with six world powers to limit its sensitive nuclear activities for more than a decade in return for the lifting of crippling sanctions.
The US is confident the agreement will prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon.
Iran says it has the right to nuclear energy – and stresses that its nuclear programme is for peaceful purposes only.
The sanctions have cost Iran more than more than $160bn (£102bn) in oil revenue since 2012 alone.
Once they are lifted, the country will be able to resume selling oil on international markets and using the global financial system for trade.
Iran has the fourth largest oil reserves in the world and the energy industry is braced for lower prices.
Iran will also be able to access more than $100bn in assets frozen overseas.


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As an appropriate follow-up to Durbin's apology for calling out the heinous nature of abuses going on at Gitmo, the White House has rejected the proposed creation of an independent commission to investigate abuses of detainees held at Gitmo and elsewhere.
White House spokesman Scott McClellan said the Pentagon has launched 10 major investigations into allegations of abuse, and that system was working well. "People are being held to account," he said. "And we think that's the way to go about this."
Oh yeah—like who? Lynndie England? Swell.


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Sept 5, 2015: Friendly Athiest: Todd Starnes Fuels Christian Persecution Flames by Saying Jails Will Fill Up with the Faithful
Todd Starnes, who has never met a Christian he couldn't use to further his persecution complex, said on American Family Radio yesterday that, in the wake of the Kim Davis controversy, Christians will soon be rounded up and put in prison
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Todd Starnes, who covers culture war issues for Fox News, recently described perceived threats to religious liberty at a historic Southern Baptist pulpit in Georgia.
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Pyrethroid sprays applied to cereals this autumn can now be timed better, thanks to a new tool from AHDB. The tool uses air temperatures, from a network of weather stations, to predict when critical second generation aphid offspring is likely to spread through cereal crops.
People are being asked to use to the tool to both target sprays this season and consider how management might need to change in 2019 – when early aphid protection from a neonicotinoid seed treatment will no longer be an option.
Barley/cereal yellow dwarf viruses (BYDV) are mainly transmitted by the bird cherry–oat aphid and the grain aphid – via wingless and winged forms.
Wingless aphids, which live on grass or volunteer cereals, can colonise the following cereal crop. This 'green bridge' can be managed, to various degrees, through cultivations.
Winged aphids migrate to newly emerged crops from grass, volunteer cereals or elsewhere. In most years, this infection route stops in November but it can continue throughout mild winters.
Initially, aphids colonise relatively few crop plants. When the second generation offspring are produced, these tend to move away from the plant originally colonised. Consequently, controlling this generation is a key component of a BYDV management strategy.
The timing of the second generation can be approximated by accumulating daily average air temperatures above a baseline temperature of 3ºC. It takes around 170 'day degrees' (DD) for the second generation to be produced.
To use a simple scenario, daily average temperatures of 20ºC for ten consecutive days – (20ºC - 3ºC)*10 days – equates to 170DD.
As average daily temperatures decrease throughout autumn into winter, earlier drilled crops usually reach the 170DD threshold quicker.
Powered by the AHDB WeatherHub, the BYDV management tool features a UK map of weather stations. People can select their nearest weather station (or stations, by selecting a 'Region') and select a start date (using the slider) for DD calculations.
Once 170DD has been accumulated, the relevant line on the chart displayed enters the yellow zone. At this stage, crops are estimated to be at risk and treatment should be considered.
BYDV risk is highest during the early growth stages and passes at GS31. Prolonged cold periods can also reduce the risk significantly.
The BYDV management tool should be used as part of efforts to minimise insecticide use and to manage resistance threats. Grain aphids with moderate levels of resistance to pyrethroids are already widespread in the UK, although effective control should still be achieved at full label rates. At present, there is no evidence of insecticide resistance in bird cherry–oat aphid.
Earlier in September, AHDB published guidance by the Insecticide Resistance Action Group (IRAG) to help people manage resistance threats in multiple pest species of field crops.


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Q: Regular Expression to parse Query Output I have a need to execute a metadata query which will dump a list of tables into a file.  However, I need a way to eliminate all formatting besides the tableId itself.  Can this be done through a regex?   Appreciate all help in advance.
+-------------------------------------+-------+
|               tableId               | Type  |
+-------------------------------------+-------+
| t_margins                           | TABLE |
| t_rev_test                          | TABLE |
| t_rev_share                         | TABLE |

A: You have some options, but I would suggest something like this:
^\| (\S+)

It will match on the line from the start, a pipe, a space and then all non-spaces.  The non-spaces will be your tableId.  Here is a little example in Python:
import re

my_string = '''| t_margins                           | TABLE |
| t_rev_test                          | TABLE |
| t_rev_share                         | TABLE |'''

my_list = my_string.split('\n')

for line in my_list:
    match = re.search("^\| (\S+)", line)
    print (match.group(1))

This will give you:
t_margins
t_rev_test
t_rev_share

A: The following regexp captures just the column values of the first column:
^\| (\w+)

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Home 0Recent Headlines In face of 'grim' jobs report, Biden backs more COVID-19 aid
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President-elect Joe Biden arrives at The Queen theater, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
WILMINGTON, Del. | President-elect Joe Biden is predicting the economic crisis brought on by the coronavirus pandemic will only get worse if Congress doesn't act quickly to pass an aid bill, amid a nationwide spike in the virus that's hampering the nation's recovery.
Biden delivered remarks Friday afternoon reacting to November's national jobs report, which showed a sharp decrease in U.S. hiring even as the nation is about 10 million jobs below pre-pandemic levels. The Democrat called the report "dire" and said it "shows the economy is stalling," but he said quick action from Congress can halt some of the damage.
"If we act now, I mean now, we can begin to regain momentum and start to build back a better future," he said. "There's no time to lose."
Surging cases of the virus have led states and municipalities to roll back their re-opening plans. And more restrictions may be on the way as colder temperatures and holiday travel lead to new records for confirmed cases and deaths.
"This is a grim jobs report," Biden said in a statement ahead of his speech. "It shows an economy that is stalling. It confirms we remain in the midst of one of the worst economic and jobs crises in modern history."
While Biden has thrown his support behind a bipartisan economic relief bill of about $900 billion, he has said much more will be needed once he takes office next year.
"Congress and President Trump must get a deal done for the American people," Biden said. "But any package passed in the lame duck session is not enough. It's just the start."
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The Mercure Hotel Muenchen am Olympiapark is a traditionally styled corner property located in the centre of Munich. The 66 guestrooms, over four floors, feature light, pastel decor and simple, modern furnishings. All offer satellite television, wireless Internet connections, telephones, complimentary bottled water, designer toiletries and hair dryers. Irons, ironing boards and cribs are available on request.
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Was life imitating art for poor Al Pacino? He's been playing a blind man in the movie "Scent of a Woman," now filming in New York. Last week, wearing dark glasses and sporting a cane, he tripped on a shrub along Park Avenue. Production halted while the ruptured blood vessel in Pacino's eye healed. It's a good thing he's not playing Jimmy Hoffa.


The annual Bluffton Christmas Parade highlighted the weekend in Old Town on Saturday, bringing cheerful fun to the community.
Businesses and other organizations from all over Bluffton took part in the parade with a variety of creative floats.
The parade began at Pritchard and Bridge streets, and ended at Red Cedar Road.
Santa Claus also showed up Sunday, visiting with children before the Red Cedar Elementary choir performed Christmas carols. After the performance, the Buckwalter tree lighting completed Bluffton's 4th annual Weekend of Lights.


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Reithrodontomys montanus é uma espécie de roedor da família Cricetidae.

Pode ser encontrada nos seguintes países: México e nos Estados Unidos da América.

Referências
  Baillie, J. 1996. (Reithrodontomys)%20montanus Reithrodontomys montanus. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Dados de 9 de Julho de 2007.

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Mamíferos descritos em 1855


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Чеське тріо () — класичний ансамбль (фортепіано, скрипка та віолончель). Традиційна чеська інтерпретація камерної музики на світовому рівні протягом багатьох років.

Історія
Традиція чеського тріо почалася більше 110 років тому, і хоча чеське тріо не концертувало безперервно, сучасні виконавці продовжують традиції засновників.

Чеське тріо, що складається з фортепіано, скрипки та віолончелі, було вперше створено в 1897 році, його засновниками були Вілем Курц, Богуслав Льгоцький та Бедржих Вашка, зразком був Чеський квартет. Після тимчасового занепаду цей склад зник з афіш у 1901 році з відходом Богуслава Льгоцького.

Ансамбль під однойменною назвою був відновлений у 1899 році Карелом Гофмайстером (фортепіано), Штепаном Сухим (скрипка) та Бедржихом Вашкою (віолончель). Ян Бур'ян (1900—1902) та Артур Краса (1903) також грали на віолончелі. На додаток до композицій Бедржиха Сметани, Антоніна Дворжака, в основу репертуару покладено твори Вітезслава Новака, Йозефа Богуслава Ферстера, Франца Шуберта, Фридерика Шопена, Йоганнеса Брамса та Каміля Сен-Санса. Вони організували низку концертів у чеських містах та поїздки до Відня і Будапешта. Окрім Чеського квартету, вони входили до Асоціації чеських палат у Празі. Тріо припинило своє існування в 1903 році.

Камерний ансамбль з однойменною назвою був заснований в Празькій консерваторії в 1905 році. Грали Франтішек Веселий (фортепіано), Алоїз Синек (скрипка) та Карел Копецький (віолончель). Ансамбль закінчив свою діяльність в 1908 році. Він організував концертне турне в Лондоні в 1906 році, також виступав в містах Чехії, переважно в Празі.

У 1920 році знову було сформовано однойменне тріо, до складу якого входили Отакар Паржик (фортепіано), Богуслав Ших (скрипка) та Ольдріх Їрушек (віолончель), а з 1923 року Вацлав Кефурт грав на віолончелі. До кінця своєї діяльності в 1926 році вони організовували поїздки до Франції та Італії, де представляли свою багатогранність та презентували новинки тріо того часу. Вони одні з перших виконали серію тріо в прямому ефірі в 1924 році на Чеському радіо.

Камерне тріо з однойменною назвою також було утворено у 1923 році Володимиром Полівкою (фортепіано), Яном Грегором (скрипка) та Ольдріхом Йіроушеком (віолончель). Після кількох концертів у Чехословацькій Республіці вони поїхали до Сполучених Штатів Америки (до Чикаго), звідки поширювали музику чеських композиторів, переважно Бедржиха Сметани, Антоніна Дворжака, Вітезслава Новака, Зденека Фібіха та Йозефа Сука. Вони закінчили свою активну діяльність у 1925 році.

Між 1936 і 1945 роками чеське тріо складалося з Яна Гершмана (фортепіано), Станіслава Новака (скрипка) та Ладіслава Зеленки (віолончель).

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Eyelid surgery is the main field of interest at Clinique O. The specialists at Clinique O are ophthalmologists who have completed subspecialty training after residency to become experts in surgery of the eyelids. In general, after ophthalmology, eyelid surgery training requires an additional one to two years of study and allows the specialist to identify and treat all diseases, injuries, malformations and aesthetic aspects of the eyelids. Eyelid surgery therfore entails a functional aspect but also an important aesthetic component. In fact, eyelids are a very important component of a person's appearance and it has been proven that, when eye contact is made, the eye area receives the most attention on a person's face and is extremely important in interpersonal relations. Eyelid surgery can reposition and restore normal anatomy to eyelids that have been affected by nature, time or illness.
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Just one week after Breville announced plans to launch into the UK, Kambrook has confirmed that it is expanding into the Russian market with a range of 17 core appliances and further launches planned for later in the year. Both Breville and Kambrook are owned in Australia by Breville Group Limited.
Unlike Breville's planned UK counterpart, the Russian branch of the Kambrook business will bear the same branding, with a Russian website already established to showcase the small appliances name. The company plans to further market the brand in 2013, alongside its Russian distribution partner Bork, with a promotional campaign planned for Moscow and other large regional centres.
Speaking about the expansion, Kambrook marketing manager Adam Tacey said the brand had a unique selling point in Russia as an Australian name.
"Russia presents an exciting opportunity for us as an Australian brand," said Tacey. "Taking into account the country's considerable population and rising standard of living, the demand for high-quality, reliable household appliances is growing fast. The same affordability and reliability consumers have come to expect in Australia will help to establish Kambrook as a brand of choice in Russia.
Tacey also noted that Kambrook had plans to expand its "retail footprint" and product range into the future.
"We believe there is the potential of tripling our offering by the end of the year, focusing primarily on kitchen appliances," he said. "Culturally, there is a growing interest in healthy cooking in Russia and multicookers are a very popular category. Irons, kettles and meat grinders are also strong performers in this market.
Similar to Breville, Tacey was espousing the benefits of a global expansion for the local Kambrook business.
The 17-product range includes a line-up of cooking and food prep appliances as well as other small domestic appliances. In the kitchen range, there are 3 kettles, 2 slow cookers, 2 meat grinders, 2 benchtop convection ovens, a stickmixer, kitchen scale and breadmaker, while the household smalls range includes 2 irons, 3 vacuums, 3 humidifiers, a bathroom scale and an air purifier.
Kambrook has already established a Russian website, which features familiar products (matched with unfamiliar names).