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Denmark says $8 billion tunnel link to Germany will begin construction in January 2021
By Andreas Mortensen
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Construction of the world's longest immersed tunnel connecting Denmark and Germany will begin in January next year, the Danish transport minister said on Friday.
The Femern Belt link, which includes an 18 kilometer long rail and road tunnel with an electrified double-track railway and a four-lane motorway, will connect the Danish island of Lolland and Puttgarden in Northern Germany.
In contrast to a bored tunnel, an immersed tunnel is made up of hollow concrete elements, cast on land and assembled section by section at sea to form the tunnel.
Denmark's government first announced plans for the project in 2015 with a completion date in 2024, but the tunnel is now expected to open for traffic in 2029.
The entire project is estimated to cost 52.6 billion Danish crowns ($7.6 billion) in 2015-prices, according to the Femern Belt Development fund.
In March, EU state aid regulators approved Danish financial support to the project, saying that the positive effects of the project would clearly outweigh any potential distortion of competition.
Currently, travelers have to take a 45 minutes ferry ride to cross the Femern Belt, but when the construction is finished the strait can be crossed in only ten minutes by car or seven minutes by train.
Reporting by Andreas Mortensen; Editing by Toby Chopra

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Tell us a little about yourself: Endurance sports junkie, strength athlete, armored Combat steel fighter. I have run ultra marathons, did the death race, fought for Team USA internationally for steel fighting. Married for 18 years with 4 kids and a zoo of animals.
How did you hear about the keto diet? Offered a trial program at my CrossFit gym.
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A new Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation survey explores what feminism means in today's America, providing a detailed look at the complex views that both women and men hold about the word and the social movement that bears its name.
Featured in a series of articles and interactive features online at The Washington Post, the new survey finds almost half of the public, including six in 10 women, identify themselves as either a "strong feminist" or a "feminist," though many also believe the word has a negative connotation.
The survey also assesses the public's priorities for improving women's lives, their views on the relevance of the women's movement, the role of government in promoting gender equality, their beliefs about discrimination, levels of social and civic engagement, and views on political and policy issues such as equal pay, birth control coverage, and abortion.
Based on women's responses, the survey's analysis identifies six categories of women with somewhat different perspectives and experiences: "Hell, yes" feminists, "Okay, sure" feminists, "Yes, but…" feminists, "No, but…" feminists, "Whatever" feminists, and "Certainly not" feminists. An interactive quiz on the Post's website allows readers to see which category they fall into based on their views.
This survey is the 29th in a series of surveys over the past 20 years conducted as part of The Washington Post/Kaiser Family Foundation Survey Project. All surveys in the series are designed and analyzed jointly by survey researchers at Kaiser and The Washington Post. Full survey results are available on the Foundation's website here. The Washington Post articles and features on the survey findings are available at washingtonpost.com.


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as 'intuition', however difficult it may be to nail either one of them down.
interviewed a number of people and then attempted to collate the results.
two people in the group I interviewed shared the same way of taking notes.
them I get the strong sense that this *method* is almost beside the point.
easily be replaced by some other way of acting under other circumstances.
works, it's what I know.
turning into habits but not writ on stone tablets.


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Selaginella tortipila is a species of clubmoss in the family Selaginellaceae. It is referred to by the common names twistedhair spikemoss or kinky-hair spike-moss, and is a member of an early diverging group of plants. It is native to the Southeastern United States where it is found in a small area in the Southern Appalachian Mountains and Piedmont. It is found on granite or sandstone rock outcrop communities, often at high elevation.

Selaginella tortipila is a rather distinct species of spikemoss, and likely has no close relatives in the North American flora. It has been placed in the Bryodesma group, along with Selaginella rupestris.

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Нагороди Естонії поділяються на державні та відомчі. Першою започаткованою нагородою став Хрест Свободи, створений 1919 року. Сучасні відзнаки Естонської Республіки встановлені Законом про відзнаки, що набрав чинності 1 березня 1997 року. Відзнаками, за клопотанням комітету з нагород, нагороджує Президент Естонії.

Державні нагороди

Ордени
 Орден Державного герба ()
 Орден Хреста землі Марії ()
 Орден Білої зірки ()
 Орден Орлиного хреста ()
 Орден Естонського Червоного Хреста ()

Хрести
 Хрест Свободи ()
 Орлиний хрест ()

Медалі
 Медаль ордена Білої зірки ()
 Медаль ордена Естонського Червоного Хреста ()

Відомчі нагороди

Нагороди Міністерства оборони Естонії
 Орден Військ оборони ()
 Хрест заслуг Військ оборони ()
 Військово-морський орден ()
 Військово-морський хрест ()
 Орден «Віра та Воля» ()
 Хрест заслуг Військово-повітряних сил ()

Нагороди Союзу оборони Естонії

Хрести
 Білий хрест Союзу оборони ()

Медалі
 Медаль заслуг Союзу оборони ()

Джерела
 Державні нагороди Естонії
 Нагороди Міністерства оборони Естонії
 Нагороди Союзу оборони Естонії
 Walter, Hannes. Eesti teenetemärgid. Estonian orders and decorations. — Tallinn: Miniplast Pluss, 1998. — 396 lk. — ISBN 9985900170.


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Q: PlaySound cannot play two async sounds For my game, I  use the PlaySound function in the Windows API for my music and sound. But when I tried to play a sound while my music is playing, the music just halts, and I only get to hear the sound.
I play my music like so:
PlaySound("sounds\\title.wav", NULL, SND_ASYNC | SND_LOOP | SND_FILENAME | SND_NOSTOP);

And then I play my "menu-choose sound":
PlaySound("sounds\\choose.wav", NULL, SND_ASYNC | SND_FILENAME);
Is there anyway I can make the music play, and hear the sound while the music plays?

A: PlaySound API doesn't support mixing two or more sounds. You should use a more advanced API, for example DirectSound or OpenAL.

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Q: ASP.NET MVC HttpPost posting null model Form posts from webpage MakeBooking to FinalBooking to ascertain certain information such as number of guests, so the FinalBooking page can give you enough textboxes to input guest information for all guests required.
When in debug mode, both models in MakeBooking post are populated. After post, in FinalBooking, model is null.
    [HttpPost]
    public ActionResult MakeBooking(BookingModel model)
    {
        return RedirectToAction("FinalBooking", "Booking", new { model = model });
    }

    public ActionResult FinalBooking(BookingModel model)
    {
        return View(model);
    }

Any info would be appreciated.

A: It should work
return RedirectToAction("FinalBooking", "Booking", model);

A: You can not pass a model with RedirectToAction like that. you need to use either TempData or Session to transfer the model object between your calls.
RedirectToAction method returns an HTTP 302 response to the browser, which causes the browser to make a GET request to the specified action.
The below example shows how to transfer data using TempData.
[HttpPost]
public ActionResult MakeBooking(BookingModel model)
{
    TempData["TempBookingModel"]=model;
    return RedirectToAction("FinalBooking", "Booking");
}

public ActionResult FinalBooking()
{
    var model= TempData["TempBookingModel"] as BookingModel;
    return View(model);
}

Internally TempData is using Session as the storage mechanism.


Dominica does not have different classes of offshore banking licenses. It is granted only one type of banking license, which allows the licensee to provide all types of offshore banking services (ie it cannot provide its services to local companies and Dominica citizens). However, if the licensee wants to work as a resident bank, it will require obtaining an additional license.
Offshore banking license is a subject of regulation of Dominica Financial Services Unit, which is a part of Ministry of Finance in Dominica. Financial Services Unit is responsible for granting, supervision and revocation of the licenses.
Offshore bank is typically a financial institution which is registered and licensed in the international financial centre and allowed to accept deposits and perform various transactions for clients domiciled abroad. Unlike domestic commercial banks, offshore bank normally renders services to international clients or corporations and does not offer day-to-day banking products.
Must transfer to reserve fund not less than 25% of profit in cases where the reserve fund is less than the issued paid up capital.
Licensed banks are exempt from tax on their net income.
One of the key features in the obtaining of the offshore banking license, according to the Dominica Offshore Banking Act, is the need to ensure that there must be absolute transparency in the respect of the shareholders and directors of each offshore bank. Therefore the applicant cannot be the International Business Company and bearer shares are not allowed, which serves to protect the integrity of the bank.


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Hello everybody! I know that most of you have already heard of, or listened to, Avenged Sevenfold's album, Waking the Fallen. They are "resurrecting" this album, however, and it will have 11 new songs on it. I will be reviewing the album as a whole. I will be nit-picking everything! Of course, I love Avenged Sevenfold, so there will be nothing, to very little, for me to dislike about this resurected album.
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International Transgender Day of Remembrance honors lives lost to transphobia and bigotry
Sam Zern, Editor in Chief
The International Transgender Day of Remembrance, observed on Nov. 20, is a day dedicated to memorializing those who have lost their lives as a result of transphobia. Started in 1999 to honor the loss of Rita Hester to transphobic violence and other deaths that followed, the vigil is meant to not only remember those in the community lost, but also to raise public awareness of the hate crimes committed against trans people and to express love within the community. Though the numbers differ across organizations, this year more than 300 individuals will be memorialized, with their names read aloud during the vigil. Nashville's International Transgender Day of Remembrance will take place today, Nov. 15, at 7 p.m. at the Scarritt Bennet Center.
Shawn Reilly, a current master's student at Peabody College and a recent undergraduate alum, is organizing this year's TDOR in Nashville. They also organized the #WontBeErased Rally earlier this year in response to the Trump administration's proposal to redefine gender as biological and immutable. They are heavily involved in Nashville's transgender community, serving as the Trans Buddy program coordinator for the Program of LGBTQ Health at Vanderbilt, the Student Engagement and Leadership Chair of GLSEN Tennessee, youth advisory board member of Healthy and Free Tennessee and as a member of the TN Department of Health Transgender Task Force.
The Hustler spoke with Shawn about their time at Vanderbilt, their involvement with the trans community and today's Nashville TDOR observation.
Vanderbilt Hustler: How were you involved with the trans community at Vanderbilt?
Shawn Reilly: In the beginning of my time at Vanderbilt, I was highly involved in Lambda, and other formal engagements with LGBTQI Life. I was the Vice President of Lambda in my Sophomore year. Beyond sophomore year, I became really involved in LGBTQI work in Nashville, primarily through working with the Students of Stonewall at the Oasis Center. Throughout my undergraduate career, I devoted a lot of my time to on-campus organizing, much of which was around transgender liberation issues. I worked with students to get gender inclusive housing implemented, and to get preferred names and pronouns on academic and RA rosters.
VH: How did you feel about the way your identity was or wasn't recognized by the university? Were there any policies in place that either helped or hindered your ability to fully express yourself?
We have incredible individuals, supported by their community, who are blazing trails for others.
SR: Vanderbilt is a completely different place for transgender people than it was when I started in 2013. We have gender inclusive restrooms and housing, we have pronouns on rosters, we have transgender related procedures covered by students health insurance. All of these things have come about through strategic student organizing and activism. All of these policies allow me to live authentically as a trans person on campus. Before these structural changes, it was sometimes difficult to express myself on campus.
VH: What are some of the struggles trans students face on campus?
SR: Transgender students across the country experience disgustingly high rates of harassment, and physical and sexual assault. Trans students face barriers to healthcare, disparities in mental and physical health, and constant micro-aggressions. Vanderbilt has done some to address these issues, but there is still so much to be done. Queer and transgender people need to be included in curriculum and classrooms beyond Women and Gender Studies classes, and students need the option to put their preferred name on IDs. We need emergency aid for queer and transgender students when their families cut them off. With the semi-recent rollbacks of Title IX protections, students need and deserve an explicit statement from Vanderbilt that commits the university to affirming the gender identity of students even if not reflected in their legal documents. When there are national emergencies, we all receive emails from administration offering their condolences and resources students can access. For queer and trans students under the current presidential administration, as well as for refugees, women, religious minorities, immigrants, people of color, people with disabilities, Native peoples and all historically disenfranchised communities, we are in a national emergency. Our communities are under attack, and we need explicit support from Vanderbilt.
VH: I don't want this piece to just be about difficulties– can you tell me about pride in the trans community?
SR: There is so much pride and resiliency in the transgender community. There are structural supports. Today, there are 207 companies that provide healthcare for transgender workers. 18 states and the District of Columbia have laws that clearly protect transgender people. Programs like the trans-founded trans-led Trans Buddy program at Vanderbilt offers trans people support while navigating the healthcare system. We have incredible individuals, supported by their community, who are blazing trails for others. During the 2017 election, eight transgender individuals were elected to public office positions. This year, we had the first transgender Democratic nominee for governor in Vermont, Christine Hallquist, and the election of Amelia Marquez as the first trans state legislator in Montana. In Massachusetts, policies to protect transgender people were upheld. In response to federal attacks on the community, trans people across the country are organizing direct actions and mobilizing their communities.
Our communities are under attack, and we need explicit support from Vanderbilt
VH: What is the importance, to you, of the Transgender Day of Remembrance?
SR: Every year, hundreds of transgender people die from anti-transgender violence. Many more die from suicide and systemic failures to support people holistically. Often times during these deaths, media outlets report transgender people's genders, pronouns and names inaccurately. People are generally largely ignorant to the violences that transgender people face every day. Transgender Day of Remembrance was founded in 1999, to remember those in our community that we have lost, and to memorialize them in ways that honor their full identities. It's a way for transgender people and their allies to come together and mourn deeply while in community. Personally, it is a day that helps me recenter my work and reground myself in the violent realities that transgender people, particularly transgender women of color, experience.
VH: What work has gone into organizing the event?
SR: Organizing the event comes about through partnership with a number of stakeholders at Vanderbilt and in the Nashville community. Reaching out to transgender community members is key to making sure that a spectrum of voices are included in the creation of the event. I try to center transgender people of color, as they are the most likely to be victimized by anti-transgender violence. We work with community organizations to have them table, as a way to connect attendees to resources beyond the event. What has been particularly energizing in organizing this has been working with some local high school students to add some things to the event that will be new this year, like a timeline of transgender history.
VH: How is it that you came into organizing events like these (TDOR, #WontBeErased) for the Nashville community? Are you filling a role held by someone before you, or is this an initiative you're taking to push for more events?
SR: There has been a long history of organizing for and by transgender communities in Nashville that predates my time at Vanderbilt. When I got involved in the community, I tried to help out as much as I can, and learn as much as I can, from trans elders and veteran organizers. I learned a lot of my organizing from the labor movement, and the public education movement. I used a lot of what I learned to enact change on Vandy's campus. As I got more involved in the Nashville community, a lot of my organizing moved to community based activism. While there was and is a lot of direct service work, and policy advocacy, there were and are some gaps in direct action and event organizing. When something big happens, like the rolling back of the Title IX guidelines, or the HHS memo, I first ask around to see if anyone else is organizing responses. I want to first be supportive of the work that others are doing. When I saw that nothing was yet being organized, I just felt a pull to do it, and jumped in. With Trans Day of Remembrance, it has been hosted under Vanderbilt LGBTQI Life for years, under transgender leadership. I have helped in the past organize it, and jumped in to help get it off the ground this year.
VH: What can attendees expect to see at the TDOR event?
SR: Attendees at TDOR can expect to hear about the history of the day, and the names of those we have lost so far this year. They will be able to hear from transgender organizers and leaders about the resilience and resistance that reside in the bones of queer and trans people. They will be able to walk through a timeline of transgender history, and connect to community resources for action steps and continued support.
Sam Zern, Former Managing Editor
Sam Zern ('20) has been a member of The Vanderbilt Hustler since her freshman year, first as a staff writer and shortly after as assistant campus editor. She went on to be campus editor and, later, editor in chief. In her senior year at Vanderbilt, Sam is working as managing editor with the intention of streamlining recruitment and training processes.
In her time as a member of the editorial board, she has prioritized diversity and breadth in coverage, wanting to make sure as much of Vanderbilt...


Ballinamallard United climbed off the foot of the Danske Bank Premiership for the first time since September with a vital win over Carrick Rangers at Ferney Park.
Shane McGinty and Sean Noble were on target either side of the break to inch the basement battlers into the relegation playoff spot and a step closer to top flight safety.
With just two games to play, the Mallards are two points clear of Rangers who hit back with a Darren Henderson goal midway through the second period.
Davy McAlinden's men, with just three points from their last 10 league games, are tumbling towards the trapdoor - but what a revival by Ballinamallard who looked dead and buried a month ago.
And what an impact new boss Harry McConkey has made since replacing Gavin Dykes in the Ferney hotseat five weeks ago. In his six games at the helm, McConkey has suffered just one defeat, taken nine points from 18 and turned a seven point deficit into a two point advantage over Carrick with time running out.
"It's just another three points," insisted McConkey.
"It brings us closer to a playoff and Carrick have to chase us now, but our focus and preparation turns to Saturday's trip to Ards."
Rangers went close to an opener on 11 minutes when Damien McNulty's acrobatic effort looped wide, before McGinty fired wide at the other end.
McGinty broke the deadlock six minutes before the break when he arrowed a superb shot past Harry Doherty from 25 yards.
And it was 2-0 on 53 minutes when the alert Noble pounced on a defensive lapse to convert his sixth goal since joining the club in the January transfer window.
Carrick gave themselves a lifeline 12 minutes later when Henderson pulled one back, sliding the ball under Richard Brush from close range, but it wasn't enough.
In Section B, Curtis Allen bagged a brace – and picked up a red card - as Glentoran secured a 4-2 win over Dungannon Swifts at The Oval.
The Glens were 3-1 up at the break thanks to James Ferrin's first goal of the season and further strikes from John McGuigan and Allen.
The Swifts, who had levelled matters at 1-1 through Daniel Hughes, bagged a second on 53 minutes when Chris Hegarty, before Allen made it 4-2 with his 24th goal of the season.
Both Allen and Dungannon midfielder Seanan Clucas were given their marching orders for an apparent off the ball incident two minutes from time.


Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the onion and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, for 1 to 2 minutes, or until starting to soften. Add the cumin and cook for 15 seconds, or until fragrant. Stir in the tomatoes and salt and cook for 1 to 2 minutes, or until the tomatoes start to wilt. Add the beans and cook for 2 to 3 minutes, or until hot. Stir in the rice and cook for 1 minute.
Warm the tortillas per the package directions. Place one-fourth of the bean mixture down the center of 1 tortilla, leaving a 1 1/2" border at the bottom. Top with 3 tablespoons of the cheese and 2 tablespoons of the salsa. Fold the bottom up to slightly cover the filling then roll up. Repeat with the remaining tortillas.


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I'm happy to announce a new pretty in pink, black and white Rose Printable Birthday Party Collection! Over the next few months, I will be improving my shop and revealing new designs. This collection was a fun collaboration with my friend Cheryl aka Tidymom.
Cheryl made this gorgeous Red Velvet Rose Cake for a birthday party. I designed a cake topper to go along with the color theme for the party. It all turned out so beautiful! Any woman would love a cake like this right? I designed an entire collection based on this rose cake and offering the cake topper for FREE.
Cheryl is sharing her delicious cake recipe for Red Velvet and Butter Cream Frosting with cinnamon butter cream layers on Tidymom.net today. You can also find directions on how to make the rose icing there as well. Amanda from I Am Baker made this cake famous a few years ago. It's fun to see it everywhere now!
The Rose Printable Birthday Party Collection comes with all of the files you will need to host a party. Invitations, tags, banners, party flags, and my favorite… cute chalk board party signs!
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Incredibly cute! Can't wait to use these!
I created a cake similar to this for a bake sale auction, it was one of the most popular items which I still get compliments on. It was so easy! Can't wait to use the printables for another birthday cake. It all looks great!
Thanks so much for these printables Amy! They were perfect for my cake and the celebration!
this is a beautiful collection! the cake & your pink printables are perfect together!
What a sweet collection of printables! Thanks so much for sharing them!


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package org.apache.oozie.client.rest;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import org.apache.oozie.client.CoordinatorAction;

public class TestJsonCoordinatorAction extends TestCase {

    static String CREATE_TIME = "Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT";
    static String LAST_MODIFIED_TIME = "Sat, 05 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMT";
    static String missingDependencies = "a:a, a/a, a//a";

    static JsonCoordinatorAction createAppAction() {
        JsonCoordinatorAction app = new JsonCoordinatorAction();
        app.setJobId("a");
        app.setId("c");
        app.setActionNumber(1);
        app.setRunConf("cc");
        app.setCreatedConf("cc");
        app.setExternalId("c_e");
        app.setCreatedTime(JsonUtils.parseDateRfc822(CREATE_TIME));
        app.setLastModifiedTime(JsonUtils.parseDateRfc822(LAST_MODIFIED_TIME));
        app.setStatus(CoordinatorAction.Status.WAITING);
        app.setConsoleUrl("http://consoleurl:8080");
        app.setMissingDependencies(missingDependencies);
        return app;
    }

    public void testProperties() {
        JsonCoordinatorAction app = createAppAction();
        assertEquals("a", app.getJobId());
        assertEquals("c", app.getId());
        assertEquals(1, app.getActionNumber());
        assertEquals("cc", app.getRunConf());
        assertEquals("cc", app.getCreatedConf());
        assertEquals("c_e", app.getExternalId());
        assertEquals(JsonUtils.parseDateRfc822(CREATE_TIME), app.getCreatedTime());
        assertEquals(JsonUtils.parseDateRfc822(LAST_MODIFIED_TIME), app.getLastModifiedTime());
        assertEquals(CoordinatorAction.Status.WAITING, app.getStatus());
        assertEquals("http://consoleurl:8080", app.getConsoleUrl());
        assertEquals(missingDependencies, app.getMissingDependencies());

    }

}

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Perhaps we enter a text the way we enter a room. Sometimes we barge in and cross the threshold of the first sentence quickly. Or we sidle up to the text and have a peek inside at the lines before committing to moving all the way through. The multiple connections between literature and architecture touched upon in this anthology are the result of a year's examinination of what it means to read – and write – the city in a collaboration between Thursdays Writing Collective and MLPPROOSTEN|ARCHITECTURE.
Our methodology was partially inspired by the works of thinkers such as Michael de Certeau and Henri Lefebvre, two writers who explore the idea of physical space and how it relates to the concept of self. Other facets of our practice evolved from the particularities of our environment.
Thursdays Writing Collective is a non-profit creative writing program for residents of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside, an area within the most expensive city in Canada that is contested, and has been for years, on several levels. Space is an issue here. The city itself sits on unceded Coast Salish land in the traditional territories of the Musqueam, Squamish, Stó:lo and Tsleil-Waututh nations.
Housing is a major concern in this area, where welfare rates are eaten up by rent in unsafe, infested Single Resident Occupancy (SRO) hotel rooms. These homes are highly regulated in some respects (the management doesn't allow residents to bring friends upstairs) and abandoned in others (infestations and repair issues are notoriously ignored.) Lack of privacy exacerbates violence.
With no indoor space available, the sidewalks of the neighbourhood becomes a living room where personal exchanges play out. The neighbourhood, which is made of diverse populations, struggles with developers intent on monetising the area they perceive as ripe for gentrification. Condo sales centres trumpet amenities that have nothing to do with many of the current residents, approximately 65% of whom are living below the poverty line.
According to the Oxford dictionary the word home originates from the Old English hām, related to the Dutch heem and German Heim. Although in Dutch the term heem is completely forgotten, the grammatical use of the word house within the English language is very rich. The word home can be used as noun, an adjective, adverb and verb.
The word home is always used in relation to other words. A home is not about bricks, windows or a roof. These architectural characteristics can be used to describe an object addressed as home. The concept of home exists through the relationships between oneself and a particular environment. This environment is not static but is in a constant state of transition. Our home could have been a suburban house, with a perfectly green lawn, yet we can exchange it for an apartment with a crack in the floor and inside find a compelling relationship with space.
This publication, and the five other Thursdays' chapbooks, are home to some of the richest spatial stories that I have come across. I was introduced to these works by Elee Kraljii Gardiner at a conference in Prague where we started to think about how to collaborate within the frame of our idea, The Stanza Project. Because my own research is devoted to the relationship between literature and architecture, the collaboration became a researched-based project of writing and designing, exploring the spatial qualities within words, the urban environment and the home. We examined the notions of shelter, housing, home, indoor/outdoor and accessibility, writing our way through these ideas to create a home in the text, building a spatial literary environment.
Architecture and writing seem to be two different disciplines that have no common relationship. Poetry and fiction differ from architectural drawings, buildings and the urban space. Creating a home in the text could be seen as something completely different than drawing up a house or an urban plan. Nevertheless, when we positioned these two disciplines together we started to build spatial narratives.
The selection of work made ready for this publication contains multiple characteristics that address the spatiality of language or the concept of space. There are dialogues between the writers that occur on some odd sizes of paper, ranging from the size of a business card to a strip of a few meters. These restrictions – or opportunities – have led to the use of different language as influenced by orientation and scale.
Another interesting dialogue came from the combination of drawing and text. In the architectural or urban plan, text is always used to describe the utility of a room, the materials or a building's typology. But when the writers were confronted with these drawings and had to use them as their writing paper, they opened up a dialogue between their text and the rooms, re-claiming space.
The topic of claiming space or squatting in rooms of text is what we mean by the technique of "wordsquatting". As it relates to claiming physical or urban space the need to have one's writing be read by others struck me. Building a space for that to happen is extremely valuable. By writing, drawing and re-writing we have built up homes – homes constructed by the relationship between people and their direct environment. That's what architecture should be about.


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On 16 January, the operational staff in ENISA's Athens office were pleased to welcome Jean-Baptiste Demaison (alternate ENISA MB member for France) and the French National Laison Officer (NLO) from the Agence National de la Sécurité des Systèmes d'information (ANSSI), based in Paris, France.
The objective of the visit was to exchange information on a variety of different subjects associated with the ENISA work programme and to explore ways in which existing collaboration could be strengthened. The meeting took the form of presentations, followed by a focused dialogue. This gave the possibility to all the Athens staff to learn more about how France views the different elements of the ENISA work programme 2014.
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short-description: Generic python module
authors:
    - name: Mathieu Duponchelle
      email: mathieu@centricular.com
      years: [2018]
      has-copyright: false
...

# Python module

This module provides support for finding and building extensions against
python installations, be they python 2 or 3.

*Added 0.46.0*

## Functions

### `find_installation()`

``` meson
pymod.find_installation(name_or_path, ...)
```

Find a python installation matching `name_or_path`.

That argument is optional, if not provided then the returned python
installation will be the one used to run Meson.

If provided, it can be:

- A simple name, eg `python-2.7`, Meson will look for an external program
  named that way, using [[find_program]]

- A path, eg `/usr/local/bin/python3.4m`

- One of `python2` or `python3`: in either case, the module will try
  some alternative names: `py -2` or `py -3` on Windows, and `python`
  everywhere. In the latter case, it will check whether the version
  provided by the sysconfig module matches the required major version

Keyword arguments are the following:

- `required`: by default, `required` is set to `true` and Meson will
  abort if no python installation can be found. If `required` is set to `false`,
  Meson will continue even if no python installation was found. You can
  then use the `.found()` method on the returned object to check
  whether it was found or not. Since *0.48.0*  the value of a
  [`feature`](Build-options.md#features) option can also be passed to the
  `required` keyword argument.
- `disabler`: if `true` and no python installation can be found, return a
  [[@disabler]] object instead of a not-found object.
  *Since 0.49.0*
- `modules`: a list of module names that this python installation must have.
  *Since 0.51.0*

**Returns**: a [python installation][`python_installation` object]

## `python_installation` object

The `python_installation` object is an [[@external_program]], with several
added methods.

### Methods

#### `path()`

```meson
str py_installation.path()
```

*Added 0.50.0*

Works like the path method of other `ExternalProgram` objects. Was not
provided prior to 0.50.0 due to a bug.

#### `extension_module()`

``` meson
shared_module py_installation.extension_module(module_name, list_of_sources, ...)
```

Create a [[shared_module]] target that is named according to the naming
conventions of the target platform.

All positional and keyword arguments are the same as for
[[shared_module]], excluding `name_suffix` and `name_prefix`, and with
the addition of the following:

- `subdir`: By default, Meson will install the extension module in
  the relevant top-level location for the python installation, eg
  `/usr/lib/site-packages`. When subdir is passed to this method,
  it will be appended to that location. This keyword argument is
  mutually exclusive with `install_dir`

Additionally, the following diverge from [[shared_module]]'s default behavior:

- `gnu_symbol_visibility`: if unset, it will default to `'hidden'` on versions
  of Python that support this (the python headers define `PyMODINIT_FUNC` has
  default visibility).

*since 0.63.0* `extension_module` automatically adds a dependency to the library
if one is not explicitly provided. To support older versions, the user may need to
add `dependencies : py_installation.dependency()`, see [[dependency]].

**Returns**: a [[@build_tgt]] object

#### `dependency()`

``` meson
python_dependency py_installation.dependency(...)
```

*since 0.53.0*

This method accepts no positional arguments, and the same keyword
arguments as the standard [[dependency]] function. It also supports the
following keyword argument:

- `embed`: *(since 0.53.0)* If true, Meson will try to find a python
  dependency that can be used for embedding python into an
  application.
- `disabler` *(since 0.60.0)*: if `true` and the dependency couldn't be found,
  returns a [disabler object](#disabler-object) instead of a not-found dependency.

**Returns**: a [python dependency][`python_dependency` object]

#### `install_sources()`

``` meson
void py_installation.install_sources(list_of_files, ...)
```

Install actual python sources (`.py`).

All positional and keyword arguments are the same as for
[[install_data]], with the addition of the following:

*Since 0.60.0* `python.platlibdir` and `python.purelibdir` options can be used
to control the default installation path. See [Python module options](Builtin-options.md#python-module).

- `pure`: On some platforms, architecture independent files are
  expected to be placed in a separate directory. However, if the
  python sources should be installed alongside an extension module
  built with this module, this keyword argument can be used to
  override that behaviour. Defaults to `true`

- `subdir`: See documentation for the argument of the same name to
  [][`extension_module()`]

- `install_tag` *(since 0.60.0)*: A string used by `meson install --tags` command
  to install only a subset of the files. By default it has the tag `python-runtime`.

#### `get_install_dir()`

``` meson
string py_installation.get_install_dir(...)
```

Retrieve the directory [][`install_sources()`] will install to.

It can be useful in cases where `install_sources` cannot be used
directly, for example when using [[configure_file]].

This function accepts no arguments, its keyword arguments are the same
as [][`install_sources()`].

*Since 0.60.0* `python.platlibdir` and `python.purelibdir` options can be used
to control the default installation path. See [Python module options](Builtin-options.md#python-module).

**Returns**: A string

#### `language_version()`

``` meson
string py_installation.language_version()
```

Get the major.minor python version, eg `2.7`.

The version is obtained through the `sysconfig` module.

This function expects no arguments or keyword arguments.

**Returns**: A string

#### `get_path()`

``` meson
string py_installation.get_path(path_name, fallback)
```

Get a path as defined by the `sysconfig` module.

For example:

``` meson
purelib = py_installation.get_path('purelib')
```

This function requires at least one argument, `path_name`,
which is expected to be a non-empty string.

If `fallback` is specified, it will be returned if no path
with the given name exists. Otherwise, attempting to read
a non-existing path will cause a fatal error.

**Returns**: A string

#### `has_path()`

``` meson
    bool py_installation.has_path(path_name)
```

**Returns**: true if a path named `path_name` can be retrieved with
[][`get_path()`], false otherwise.

#### `get_variable()`

``` meson
string py_installation.get_variable(variable_name, fallback)
```

Get a variable as defined by the `sysconfig` module.

For example:

``` meson
py_bindir = py_installation.get_variable('BINDIR', '')
```

This function requires at least one argument, `variable_name`,
which is expected to be a non-empty string.

If `fallback` is specified, it will be returned if no variable
with the given name exists. Otherwise, attempting to read
a non-existing variable will cause a fatal error.

**Returns**: A string

#### `has_variable()`

``` meson
    bool py_installation.has_variable(variable_name)
```

**Returns**: true if a variable named `variable_name` can be retrieved
with [][`get_variable()`], false otherwise.

## `python_dependency` object

This [[@dep]] object subclass will try various methods to obtain
the compiler and linker arguments, starting with pkg-config then
potentially using information obtained from python's `sysconfig`
module.

It exposes the same methods as its parent class.


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 * and sample code on the Infinispan project page.
 */
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text:
Q: Average time per capita for multiple columns & WHERE I have a table which looks something like this, with a few hundred more rows, detailing books of various genres and when they will be completed in the future (all of them have been started):

book_type
genre
author
editor
translator
started_writing
expected_completion_date

Paperback
Romance
AG
Luis, Sarah
Hannah K
< timestamp>
< timestamp>

Paperback
Thriller
AS
Sarah
Joao K
< timestamp>
< timestamp>

Hardback
Comic
LK
Joao K
Suri M, Hannah B
< timestamp>
< timestamp>

Paperback
Romance
SM
Lola
Hannah B
< timestamp>
< timestamp>

Hardback
Crime
AG
Ian
Paola, Joao K, Hannah K
< timestamp>
< timestamp>

I was tasked to calculate the genre output per capita (for each author, editor, translator), for three types of genres (Romance, Thriller, Comic; ignoring Crime) and I am at a loss. What I am asked to produce is something like this:

genre
avg_time_to_completion_author
avg_time_to_completion_editor
avg_time_to_completion_translator

Romance
value1
value2
value 3

Thriller
value 4
value5
value6

Comic
value 7
value8
value9

The below is where I started from, but I don't know what to do next.
SELECT (SELECT genre
      FROM data_table),
      (SELECT (COUNT(DISTINCT(CONCAT(author, editor, translator))))
      FROM data_table) /
      (SELECT TIMESTAMP_DIFF(started_writing, expected_completion_date, DAY)
      FROM data_table
      WHERE genre IN (Romance, Thriller, Comic))
      ORDER BY avg_time_to_completion_per_capita ASC

Can someone please help me understand what I need to do? This is a task I was asked to take over from a colleague, who's off sick for a few weeks and no one else has any knowledge. I don't want my colleague to work while they're in hospital but I have very basic SQL skills and am struggling.

A: A simple aggregation will compute the result you want. For example:
select
  genre,
  avg(expected_completion_date - started_writing) / 3 as avg_time_to_completion_author
from data_table
where genre in ('Comic', 'Romance', 'Thriller')
group by genre

Note: The date/time arithmetic depends on the specific database engine. The query should run in PostgreSQL, but you should change it if using a differrent database.


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Q: Retrieving multiple counts from a table per row returns incorrect count results I am trying to show a list of customers and the number of ratings they've left by type. However the returns from counts are not accurate.
This is happening in SQL Server.
I have put together a representative schema and test data here: http://sqlfiddle.com/#!9/97908f3/5
select customer.custid, customer.name,
(
  select count(eventid) from event
  where type in ('x', 'y')
  and rating = 'good'
  and event.stayid = stay.stayid
) as 'Goods',
(
  select count(eventid) from event
  where type in ('x', 'y')
  and rating = 'ok'
  and event.stayid = stay.stayid
) as 'OKs',
(
  select count(eventid) from event
  where type in ('x', 'y')
  and rating = 'bad'
  and event.stayid = stay.stayid
) as 'Bads'
from customer, stay
where stay.custid = customer.custid

The results show:
custid  name    Goods   OKs Bads
1       Jane    1       0   1
2       Alice   1       0   1

According to the data, Alice shouldn't have the 1 good review.
I have tried the same query as joins but get the same issue.
What am I doing wrong when I am trying to query the same table for multiple counts per row?

A: You should be using a single query with conditional aggregation here:
SELECT
    c.custid,
    c.name,
    COUNT(CASE WHEN e.rating = 'good' THEN 1 END) AS Goods,
    COUNT(CASE WHEN e.rating = 'ok'   THEN 1 END) AS Oks,
    COUNT(CASE WHEN e.rating = 'bad'  THEN 1 END) AS Bads
FROM customer c
LEFT JOIN stay s
    ON s.custid = c.custid
LEFT JOIN event e
    ON e.stayid = s.stayid AND
       e.type IN ('x', 'y')
GROUP BY
    c.custid,
    c.name;

A: @Beeblebrox, what Tim suggested is correct. Based on that I made a few below changes.
Select C.CustId, C.Name,
      COUNT(CASE WHEN E.Rating = 'good' THEN 1 END) AS Goods,
      COUNT(CASE WHEN E.Rating = 'ok'   THEN 1 END) AS Oks,
     COUNT(CASE WHEN E.Rating = 'bad'  THEN 1 END) AS Bads
From Customer C LEFT JOIN Stay S ON S.CustId = C.CustId
LEFT Join Event E On E.CustId = S.CustId And E.Type In ('x', 'y')
Group By C.CustId, C.Name

See the result


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This study aimed to provide data on the relative prevalence of DSM-IV and DSM-5 eating disorders at three time points in adolescence, for males and females. It also aimed to examine associations between DSM-IV and DSM-5 eating disorders and depressive symptoms and quality of life.
Participants (N=1,383; 49% male) were drawn from the Western Australian Pregnancy Cohort (Raine) Study, a prospective, population-based cohort study that has followed participants from pre-birth to young adulthood. Changes in eating disorder prevalence over time were considered using generalised estimating equations.
Eating disorder prevalence rates increased significantly from age 14 to age 20, irrespective of the diagnostic system used. The prevalence of DSM-5 eating disorders was significantly higher than the prevalence of DSM-IV eating disorders for females, but not for males. 'Unspecified' eating disorders were significantly less common when applying DSM-5 than DSM-IV criteria, for males and females, but still accounted for 15% to 40% of the DSM-5 cases. All eating disorder diagnoses were associated with depressive symptoms and poor mental health quality of life.
Results provide further support for the clinical utility of DSM-5 eating disorder criteria, and for the significance of binge eating disorder and 'not elsewhere classified' disorders.
This abstract was presented in the Understanding and Treating Eating Pathology stream of the 2013 ANZAED Conference.


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Q: missing css from custom product pages I am not a developer in anyway, a novice at magento and coding so any help would be greatly appreciated on my issue.
I have a magento dev site: http://dev.colourcalendars.com/
On this site we have a megamenu that uses css and works at the root level fine.
However I cannot seem to get the css files loaded at product level when using a custom product layout file. I have tried adding code to xml files but nothing seems to work. I have a megamenu extension that needs the css when viewing these new product pages.
for instance if you view this page:
http://dev.colourcalendars.com/a2-ringbound-booklet-calendars/a2-ringbound-booklet-calendar.html
you will see the mega menu is all broken because the css is not loading up.
Can anyone help me with the best way of getting css files to load with these pages?

A: Well here are the following CSS files that are not found:

http://dev.colourcalendars.com/a2-ringbound-booklet-calendars/css/structure.css"
  http://dev.colourcalendars.com/a2-ringbound-booklet-calendars/css/themes/default/animations.css"
  http://dev.colourcalendars.com/a2-ringbound-booklet-calendars/css/themes/default/theme.css"
  http://dev.colourcalendars.com/a2-ringbound-booklet-calendars/css/themes/default/settings.css"
  http://dev.colourcalendars.com/a2-ringbound-booklet-calendars/css/responsive.css"

As you can see the URL are wrong, it's trying to load resources relatively to your current URL, my guess is you declared the CSS files above to be loaded relatively instead of absolutely, for example:
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="css/responsive.css" />

Where it should be
<link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/skin/frontend/calendartheme/default/css/responsive.css" />

Find out how those missing CSS are declared in your layout files, template files or via a CMS block or backend modification and fix the relative path problem.


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Some Thoughts on Palestinian Christians and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Above Image: Taken in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher, Jerusalem (July, 2016).
While shopping in a small gift shop in the Israeli city of Nazareth last summer, I recall engaging in some small talk with the local shop owner, who over the course of our conversation told me he was a Palestinian Christian. At one point, and I don't recall what I said to prompt the declaration, he exclaimed "We were the first Christians!"
Nazareth is, after all, the hometown of Jesus Christ and has had a significant continual Christian population from much of the last two millennia. I smiled and he laughed and then we completed my purchase of a small crucifix for my son. For some reason, the shop owner's proud words have stayed with me since the trip and often come to mind when I think of the Palestinian people that I met during my time there.
My summer visit to the Holy Land was the result of an education and cultural exchange mission to the West Bank and Israel in July of 2016 and hosted by the American Federation of Ramallah-Palestine. I was part of a group that included four other U.S. academics. I have written about my experiences during the trip here.
As a result of my visit, I had a number of other memorable interactions with Palestinian Christians beyond the shop owner mentioned above. Indeed, it was a thoughtful Palestinian Christian colleague of mine who initially suggested I take the trip to better inform my understanding of the complexities of the ongoing Palestinian-Israel conflict; a charming Palestinian Christian from Chicago guided us while we were there (spending most of our time in the West Bank); numerous local guides were Christians as well, proudly displaying their crucifixes hanging from their necklaces; on our first night in the West Bank we were welcomed with a nice dinner by Mousa Hadid, the Palestinian Christian Mayor of Ramallah, the defacto capital of the Palestinian National Authority; and we had lunch a few days later with Vera Baboun, a Christian and the first female Mayor of Bethlehem. Baboun, is the former principal of a Roman Catholic High School and former lecturer in English Literature at Bethlehem University, and thus spoke quite eloquently, and intensely, about the problems she experienced in her dealings with the Israeli government as we dined.
Above Image: (L) Dinner in the West Bank with Mousa Hadid, the Christian Mayor of Ramallah. A fascinating discussion and a fascinating place to have such a discussion (July, 2016). (R) Vera Baboun, the Mayor of Bethlehem, (taken from Wiki commons-https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=39593957).
One of the most significant things I took away from my interactions with so many Palestinian Christians was their intense dedication to Palestinian causes and their genuine concerns, or even fears, over Israeli policy as it related to the West Bank. This applies to Palestinians of all social classes, from shop keepers and tour guides to the mayors of historically important Christian cities, regardless of where they make their homes (e.g. Jacksonville, Chicago, Ramallah, Nazareth, Bethlehem, etc…).
I admit to feeling a certain affinity and sympathy for these Christians. As both a historian of pre-modern religion and as a Catholic, how could I not? Many of them, through the unfortunate circumstances of so much conflict in the region over the last seventy-five years, have lost considerable wealth, lands, and family members. While all Palestinians, Christian or Muslim, have suffered from such effects, Palestinian Christians finding themselves as a minority (representing only around 6% to 7% of the world's twelve million or so Palestinians) seem to have suffered more as suggested in their continually declining numbers. According to the British government's "Report to the League of Nations on Palestine and Transjordan, 1937," for example, in 1922 Palestinian Christians represented 9.5% of the total Mandatory Palestine population. By 1946 that number had dropped to 7.9% and today the Palestinian Christian population in the West Bank is estimated to be between 1% and 2.5% and less than 1% in Gaza, with most Palestinian Christians now living abroad, but keeping a keen eye on what happens in their historic homeland.
It seems to me, based on many conversations I have had with Americans about the ongoing troubles related to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, that these Christians seem almost non-existent in their considerations of the issue. I recently discussed the issue with an intelligent man, a U.S. Christian, who was fiercely supportive of Israel as he saw the country in conflict with Islamists and groups like Hamas, and thus saw Israel as being on the side of the angels in such a conflict. The man is not an academic, who has time to read books and think about and investigate such issues, but rather a businessman who puts in a lot of hours working at his craft. When I began discussing the issue of Palestinian Christians, he was taken back, as he had not really considered the issue. "The Mayor of Ramallah is a Christian?" he asked? In another instance, he commented, "Yeah, I guess Bethlehem and Nazareth would have significant Christian populations."
In the mind of the man I describe above, and as I assume is the case with many Americans, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is one dimensional, in that they see it as a conflict between Israel, a western style democracy (a claim many Palestinians living in the West Bank are quick to challenge, considering their current situation and perspective), and the Islamic militants of Hamas, a group listed as a terrorist organization by the U.S. State Department. Consequently, particularly in the post 9/11 era, it is not surprising that many Americans reflexively embrace the Israeli side in a dispute framed in this way. Yet there are various complexities that should be considered. Hamas is active in Gaza, where they have real authority, but not in the more heavily populated West Bank. Thus, Palestinians are divided in their political loyalties, with significant differences in leadership between the Hamas administered Gaza Strip and the Palestinian National Authority administered West Bank. Indeed, the differences in government and outlook between the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are so significant that they have led to discussion of a so-called "three state" solution to the conflict. So while Americans are certainly not likely to ever see Hamas very sympathetically, it should be made clear that Hamas does not represent all (or most) Palestinians or the interests of Palestinian Christians, for whom U.S. Christians should presumably have much more sympathy.
Moreover, the Palestinian Christians I know, whether living in the U.S. or the West Bank, are fierce in their support of Palestinian causes as they relate to Israel. There is genuine unity among Palestinian Muslims and Palestinian Christians on the issue.
Yet their unity on Israel aside, there some other apparent divisions between them, which they generally do not seem to like to talk about. In much of the West Bank, for example, Muslim women cover their hair, while Christian women do not. I noticed that many Christian women do, however, wear large visible crosses around their necks. During the course of my trip, I had the opportunity to visit An-Najah National University in Nablus. I recall asking a female Muslim professor there if Christian women felt they needed to wear the visible crosses to show the majority Muslim population that they are Christian, and so would not be expected to cover their hair in public. She seemed slightly indignant at the question, lecturing me on the freedom of all Palestinian women to wear whatever they like. After that exchange, a Palestinian Christian woman who overheard the exchange quietly told me that my assumptions were essentially correct, regardless of what the professor had just told me.
I have also asked both Palestinian Christian and Palestinian Muslim friends if they ever felt that Christians were relegated to a second-class status by the Muslim majority or if they were ever exposed to hostility as a result of their faith. My Muslim friends insisted this was not the case, citing the unity of the Palestinian people, the formal commitment of the Palestinian Authority to equality, and the governance of Christian mayors over Muslim majority cities such as Ramallah and Bethlehem. My Palestinian Christian friends responded differently, suggesting that I had hit on something that Palestinian Christians experience, but they did not want to discuss it, at least not in the context of my trip. They preferred to focus on the unity of the Palestinian people in their current situation as it related to Israel, rather than discuss such matters with me. But it seemed clear, from their delayed responses, occasional slight smiles, and the apparent initial uncertainty of how they should respond, that my question had struck a chord.
There have been, unfortunately, instances of poor treatment of Palestinian Christians by the Muslim majority. Consider the case of the Christian inhabitants of the city of Bethlehem. In 1947 they accounted for 85% of the population, but by 1998 had declined to only 40%. Certainly, much of reason for the decline in the population has to do with Palestinians fleeing the bad economic situation in the West Bank, to include the Israeli seizure of lands, regular closure of roads that shut down commerce and the ability of Palestinians to get to work, poor access to water, and occasional conflicts, but Christians have left in higher numbers than Muslims, resulting in the demographic shift noted above. As Victor Batarseh, the former mayor of Bethlehem, noted in 2005, Christians were more motivated to move because they faced all of the above-mentioned hardships, plus those of being a religious minority. Perhaps the most notable recent incident was in 2015, when the Mar Charbel monastery in Bethlehem was set on fire resulting in significant damages, with Maronite Church representatives blaming Islamic extremists for the arson.
There is a bit of an ongoing debate over why Christians, in disproportionately higher numbers, leave the Palestinian territories. One Israeli publication, for example, argued the reason for the high number of Christian emigres was due to "Cultural and religious suffocation in a mostly Muslim city," and even "persecution" as "Christians feel like they are trapped in a cultural and religious ghetto." Yet, conversely, the Palestinian Centre for Research and Cultural Dialogue polled the city's Christians in 2006 and found that 73% of Christians believed the Palestinian Authority treated Christian heritage with respect and 78% attributed the high numbers of Christians leaving the city to the Israeli blockade. Based on my experiences traveling through the West Bank and speaking with people in a variety of settings and circumstances, I think the poll numbers sound about right. Palestinian Christians may sometimes suffer as a result of their minority status at the hands of some Islamic extremists who wish them harm, but it is not so great that it shatters the unity they share with other more tolerant Palestinian Muslims who prefer to keep their focus on Israel, rather than each other. This unity isn't, however, necessarily enough to keep Christians there if they have the means to leave.
Even the fact that a disproportionately high number of Palestinian Christians leave the West Bank is, in itself, a bit divisive. I once asked a Palestinian Christian friend, who does not want to be cited here, what Palestinian Muslims thought of the Christians leaving the region to live, in many cases, in majority Christian countries. He paused, but then frankly responded, "They don't like it. They can see it as selling out."
Whatever the case, it is my hope that a thriving Palestinian Christian community can remain in the West Bank. To do so it will be important that they, as a minority community, are protected by the Palestinian Authority and, more importantly, that the hardships brought about by the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict can be alleviated.
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged American Federation of Ramallah, Bethlehem, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Nazareth, Palestinian Christians, Ramallah on July 5, 2017 by Andrew Holt Ph.D..
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Berlin celebrates Vesak
By Lalith Ganhewa, The Buddhist Channel, June 14, 2016
Berlin, Germany -- Buddhism is growing in Germany and as a result the number of Buddhist places of worship, meditation centres and religious centres where people meet are on the rapid increase. There are around 700 buddhist institutions representing all traditions of Buddhism in Germany, these figures could be higher as some groups shun publicity.
<< Ambassador Karunatileka Amunugama is seen placing the Relic Casket donated by the President of Sri Lanka on the Table
In the capital city, Berlin, there are around 30 – 40 Buddhist temples and over 50 German Buddhist organisations and a large Asian Buddhist community compromising of Sri Lankans, Thai Nationals, Tibetans, Cambodians and Vietnamese.
As for all Buddhists around the world for the Buddhists living in Berlin, the month of May is a busy month because of Vesak celebrations and it's relevance to the Buddhist world.
Berlin's oldest Buddhist temple "das Buddhistische Haus" in Frohnau celebrated Vesak on 22nd of May.
Well over two hundred Buddhists participated in religious activities, that day. Visitors to the temple comprised predominantly of Sri Lankans of Sinhalese origin, living in Berlin. The activities of the day was conducted with great enthusiasm, by the people present and the organisers. Some Germans, Thais and Cambodians too participated in the Vesak celebrations in Frohnau this year.
The president of Sri Lanka, Maithripala Sirisena while on official tour in Germany, at the beginning of this year was hoped, would visit "das Buddhistische Haus" in Frohnau. To the disappointment of many Sri Lankans and buddhists of Theravada tradition this was not to be. Sri Lanka is a pioneering hub of Theravada Buddhism where many from all over the world come to study Theravada buddhism, ordain in the tradition or simply visit as pilgrims, buddhist sites which are thousands of years old. Hence, a visit from the president of Sri Lanka to the oldest Buddhist temple in Germany, "Das Buddhistische Haus", which also upholds and propagate Theravada Buddhism in Germany, would have been a hallmark.
However, the president had not forgotten to bring gifts to be offered to the temple, which had been left in the custody of the Sri Lankan Embassy, in Berlin.
Therefore on the Vesak Day, Sri Lankan Ambassador Karunathilake Amunugama took the opportunity to offer the president's gifts (a large handsomely crafted gold coloured Relic Casket and a Palm (Ola) Leaf Book consisting of buddhist scriptures) to Ven. Kongaspitiye Santharakkhitha Thero, senior resident monk at "das Buddhistische Haus".
Thai and the Vietnamies commorated Veask at their own temples. The majority of participants were mainly from their communities which makes around 8000 buddhist followers in Berlin from Thailand and Vietnam.
The consortium of 50 German Buddhist organisations from Berlin and Brandenburg called BUBB celebrate Vesak on the 8th of may at Lotus Vihara with a full day programme starting off at 10 in the morning with offerings, lectures, workshops and ending the day with veriety programme in the evening.
Since last year, Ambassador to Sri Lanka Amunugama has added a novel event to the event calendar of the Sri Lanka embassy by holding a lecture on buddhism to coincide with Vesak celebrations in Berlin.
The main intention of the Ambassador was to reach out to the German Buddhists in Berlin.
He and his staff organized a 'Vesak day' programme on Friday 27th May 2016 at the Embassy premises, giving emphasis to the teachings of Lord Buddha.
In order to provide an ambiance of Vesak to all present, the Embassy premises was decorated with Buddhist flags, clay lamps and colourful Vesak lanterns. The programme began with an "Evening Buddha Pooja" followed by chanting of Seth Pirith by Ven. Dr. Wijayarajapura Seelawansa Thero, Ven. Rambukwelle Devananda Thero, Ven. Kongaspitiye Santharakkhitha Thero, Ven. Kurunegoda Dhammaloka Thero, Ven. Santuttho Thero of Germany,Ven. Bhikkuni Sangamittha of Netherlands and Ven. Bhikkuni Anagarika Kusaladhamma to invoke blessings upon the participants and all the Sri Lankans for a peaceful and a happy life.
The featured Dhamma sermon, "The silence in thunder - how to find peace and happiness in a chaotic world" was delivered by Ven. Dr. Wijayarajapura Seelawansa Thero, in German language and the participants were encouraged to reflect more deeply on the Buddhist way of life.
Ambassador, Karunatilaka Amunugama in his short introductory speech emphasized the importance of Vesak and recalled the joint efforts of the international Buddhist community, led by Sri Lanka to spread the teachings of Buddha which conveys a timeless message for every individual to live happily and peacefully. Ambassador also mentioned the service rendered by German Buddhist monks and scholars to enrich and spread the teachings of Lord Buddha.
At the end of the programme the participants were invited to enjoy a Sri Lankan vegetarian meal prepared by the Embassy staff.


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Federal class-action lawsuit filed over 2017 protest arrests
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ST. LOUIS (AP) — A federal lawsuit alleges that St. Louis police officers mistreated scores of protesters in a police "kettle" during a demonstration two years ago.
The suit was filed Tuesday against the city and 343 officers and officials, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. The suit is seeking class-action status over the tactic known as "kettling," in which officers form lines and encircle crowds deemed unruly. The suit contends the method in some cases resulted in improper arrests.
The procedure resulted in 123 arrests on Sept. 17, 2017, amid protests over the acquittal of Jason Stockley , a white former St. Louis officer who had been accused of fatally shooting a black suspect.
The lawsuit also claims that officers violated the constitutional rights of those who were arrested, and violated a 2015 consent decree that said police couldn't use chemical agents without warning.
City officials said they hadn't seen the suit and declined comment. It's one of at least three lawsuits filed this week, just before the statute of limitations deadline. A former substitute teacher and undercover detective also sued. Previously, more than a dozen other lawsuits were filed over the arrests.
The kettling lawsuit was filed on behalf of St. Louis residents Fudail McCain and Nicole Warrington, St. Louis County residents Alicia Street and Ronald Harris, and St. Charles County resident Ashley Theis.
Those arrested have contended that police orders were inaudible and vague, and that they were pepper-sprayed and beaten while complying.
The lawsuit said the kettling process resulted in arrests of protesters but also of "residents who merely lived in the area, people visiting businesses in the area, reporters, documentarians, a homeless person, and an even an undercover SLMPD officer."
Police said at the time that they needed to clear the downtown streets where the protest took place, and that those protesting against police were treated no differently from any others.
A separate lawsuit filed Monday by former St. Louis County substitute teacher Laura Jones claims she was pepper-sprayed while trying to hear police instructions and was knocked to the ground by police riot shields. The pepper spray triggered an asthma attack, and police would not hand over her inhaler, the suit says.
Jones' lawsuit said she waited for officers to transport her to a police station; was held in a police station cell 5½ hours; and spent 11 more hours in jail. The incident left her with PTSD, anxiety and depression and caused her to lose her teaching job when she had a panic attack in class, the suit claims.
"She's still very traumatized by this," said Javad Khazaeli, one of the lawyers who filed the suit.
The other suit this week was filed by Luther Hall, who claimed he was violently beaten by police colleagues who didn't recognize that Hall was a police officer working undercover during the Sept. 17, 2017, protest.
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Pink-footed Geese (Anser brachyrhynchus)
The Pink-footed Goose (Anser brachyrhynchus) is a goose which breeds in eastern Greenland, Iceland and Svalbard. It is migratory, wintering in northwest Europe, especially Great Britain, the Netherlands, and western Denmark.
The name is often abbreviated in colloquial usage to Pinkfoot (plural Pinkfeet).
It is a medium-sized goose, 60–75 cm long, the wingspan 135–170 cm, and weighing 1.8–3.3 kg.
It has a short bill, bright pink in the middle with a black base and tip, and pink feet. The body is mid grey-brown, the head and neck a richer, darker brown, the rump and vent white, and the tail grey with a broad white tip.
The upper wing-coverts are of a somewhat similar pale bluish-grey as in the Greylag Goose, and the flight feathers blackish-grey.
The species is most closely related to the Bean Goose Anser fabalis (having even been treated as a subspecies of it at times in the past), sharing a similar black-and-colored pattern bill, but differing in having pink on the bill and legs where the Bean Goose is orange, and in the paler, greyer plumage tones.
It is similar in size to the small rossicus subspecies of Bean Goose, but distinctly smaller than the nominate subspecies fabalis.
Calls / Vocalizations
It produces a medley of high-pitched honking calls, being particularly vocal in flight, with large skeins being almost deafening.
There are two largely discrete populations of Pink-footed Goose. The Greenland and Iceland population winter in Great Britain, while the Svalbard population winters in the Netherlands and Denmark, with small numbers also in Norway (where it is common on migration), northern Germany, and Belgium.
Populations have risen spectacularly over the last 50 years, due largely to increased protection from shooting on the wintering grounds. Numbers wintering in Great Britain have risen almost tenfold from 30,000 in 1950 to 292,000 in October 2004.
The numbers wintering in Denmark and the Netherlands have also risen, with about 34,000 in 1993. The most important single breeding site, at Þjórsárver in Iceland (holding 10,700 pairs in 1970), was only discovered in 1951, by Sir Peter Scott and his team who made an expedition to seek the breeding grounds.
Within Great Britain, the most important wintering areas are in Norfolk (147,000 in 2004), Lancashire (44,000 in 2004), and Aberdeenshire (primarily on autumn and spring passage).
Large to huge wintering flocks graze on farmland; individual flocks can be spectacular, such as the 66,000 at Loch of Strathbeg, Aberdeenshire in early September 2003.
Pink-footed
Scientific Name: Anser brachyrhyncus
Look For Medium size brown goose with black and pink bill and pink feet and legs
Nesting Area Spitsbergen, Greenland, and Iceland
Wintering Area Scotland, England, Germany, the Netherlands, and Belgium
Nest Site Shallow depression constructed from grass, mosses, and lichens, lined with down
Initial Nest Usually during the spring-summer of third year, but sometimes during the second
When Early to Mid-May
Clutch Size 3 to 7, usually 4 to 5 eggs
Incubation Approximately 28 days
Nesting is often on cliffs close to glaciers to provide protection from mammalian predators (mainly Arctic Fox), also on islets in lakes. Three to six eggs are laid in early to mid May in Iceland, late May in Svalbard, with incubation lasting 26–27 days.
On hatching, the goslings accompany the parents on foot to the nearest lake, where they fledge after about 56 days. Southbound migration is from mid September to early October, and northbound from mid April to early May.
The diet is almost entirely vegetarian. In summer, they feed on a wide range of tundra plants, both on land and in water. In winter, they graze primarily on oilseed rape, sugar beet, potato, and various grasses; damage to crops can be extensive, though their grazing can also benefit particularly sugar beet and potato farmers by gleaning leaves and roots left behind after the crop is harvested, reducing the transmission of crop diseases from one year to the next.
Vagrancy
Despite the proximity to the large winter numbers in Great Britain, only very small numbers occur in Ireland and France. It is a rare vagrant to several other European countries and as far south as Morocco and the Canary Islands, and also to eastern Canada and the United States (from Newfoundland south to Pennsylvania).
The Pink-footed Goose is one of the species to which the Agreement on the Conservation of African-Eurasian Migratory Waterbirds (AEWA) applies.


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UK Patent Applications
Standard YouTube Licence Jane Lambert The World Intellectual Property Organization ("WIPO") , European Patent Office ("EPO") and the Intellectual Property Office ("IPO") have all published statistics on patenting activity in 2019. According to the IPO's Facts and figures: Patent, trade mark, design and hearing data: 2019 , the IPO received 19,250 patent applications in 2019 which was down from 20,931 the previous year. Just over 12,000 of those applications came from the UK compared to 12,843 the previous year. However, there was a welcome 6.9% increase in the number of applications for European patents (6,156 in 2029 compared to 5,761 in 2018 (see European patent applications ). There was also modest growth in the number of international patent applications from the UK (5,786 in 2019 compared to 5,634 the year before (see Annex 1: International patent applications by origin (PCT System) )). The modest increase in the number of internatio
Patents - Rockwool International A/S v Knauf Insulation Ltd.
Radomil / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/) Jane Lambert Patents Court (Mr Justice Marcus Smith) Rockwool International A/S v Knauf Insulation Ltd [2020] EWHC 1068 (Pat) (7 May 2020 This was an appeal from the refusal of the hearing officer, Mr Huw Jones, to revoke British patents GB2451719 ("719") and GB2496951 ("951") (see Rockwool International A/S and Knauf Insulation Limited BL 0/291/19 28 May 2019). The Patents The patents concern materials for holding mineral wool in place to form thermal insulation for buildings known as "binders". Those patents had been granted to Knauf Insulation Ltd. ("Knauf"). The abstract of 719 was as follows: "A substantially formaldehyde-free binder solutions having a pH greater than 6, comprising a carbohydrate, an acid precursor derivable from an inorganic salt and a nitrogen source. Typically, the carbohydrate is a reducing sugar, especially dext
Practice - Mail's Strikeout Application
Basher Eyre / Junction of Fetter Lane and Rolls Buildings / CC BY-SA 2.0 Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Mr Justice Warby) Duchess of Sussex v Associated Newspapers Ltd (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 1058 (Ch) (1 May 2020) This was an application by the publisher of the Mail on Sunday and the Mail Online to strike out certain allegations contained in the particulars of claim and further information of the Duchess of Sussex and later the reply in an action that she has brought against the publisher for copyright infringement, misuse of private information and infringement of her rights under the General Data Protection Regulation . The complaint arises from the newspaper's publication of a letter from the duchess to her father on 10 Feb 2019. Nature of the Application It is important to understand from the outset that this was a procedural application and that no decision has been made on the merits of the Duchess of Sussex's claim against the publisher.
Trade marks - Sky v Skykick, The Final Chapter
Jane Lambert Chancery Division (Lord Justice Arnold) Sky Plc and others v Skykick UK Ltd and another [2020] EWHC 990 (Ch) (29 April 2020) On 23 May 2016 Sky PLC and its subsidiaries Sky AG and Sky UK Ltd. ("Sky") issued proceedings against Skykick UK Ltd and Skykick Inc.("Skykick") for infringement of their EU and UK trade marks and passing off. Skykick denied infringement and passing off and counterclaimed for declarations that the trade marks were wholly or partially invalid on the grounds that the specified goods and services were unclear and imprecise and the applications for those trade marks had been made in bad faith. The Proceedings The action and counterclaim came on for trial before Mr Justice Arnold as he then was. In Sky Plc and others v Skykick UK Ltd and another [2018] EWHC 155 (Ch), [2018] ETMR 23, [2018] RPC 5 the learned judge dismissed the claim for passing off but took the view that the trade marks would be infrin
Patents - Akebia Therapeutics Inc v Fibrogen, Inc,
Vadadustat t Structure Wikimedia Commons Source Wikipedia Licensed by Meodipt Jane Lambert Patents Court (Lord Justice Arnold) Akebia Therapeutics Inc v Fibrogen, Inc [2020] EWHC 866 (Pat) (20 April 2020) This was a claim by Akebia Therapeutics Inc.("Akebia") and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. ("Otsuka") to revoke 6 patents held by FibroGen Inc. ("FibroGen"). The reason why they sought the revocation of those patents is that they wished to market their own product vadadustat . FibroGen's exclusive licensee, Astellas Pharma Inc ("Astellas") brought quia timet infringement proceedings against Akebia, Otsuka and FibroGen. The proceedings came on before Lord Justice Arnold between 2 and 19 March 2020. His lordship delivered judgment on 20 April 2020. The Patents The patents in suit were as follows: Family A Family B WO 03/053997 ("WO 997") WO 2004/108121 ("WO 121" ) EP (UK) No 1,463,823 ("EP 823") EP (UK) No 1,633,333 ("EP
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All The TV News That Fits
Interested in what's happening around the TV dial?
Well, Neil Patrick Harris has been confirmed as the host of the next Primetime Emmy awards. And why not? He's starring in one of the few watchable sitcoms still on TV. For the past three years he's garnered raves for hosting duties on the Tony Awards. And he has back-to-back Emmy nominations for his show How I Met Your Mother. Sounds like great credentials to me.
And what about Maura Tierney and her fight against breast cancer. The 44-year-old star of ER must have surgery which will delay production of her new series Parenthood, says NBC. The series will be rescheduled as a midseason replacement series although it originally was due to premiere in September.
And what about CBC's lamentable decision to cancel the still popular series Royal Canadian Air Farce (averaging over 600,000 for the season) for the lamentable Triple Sensation which is averaging around 150,000 viewers every week --and that's for the entire country. Shouldn't CBC have postponed the second season until host Garth Drabinsky's legal problems had been settled?
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Imagine being able to predict the reservoir species for a newly-found virus just from its genetic code. Using cutting edge machine learning techniques, that is precisely what researchers from the University of Glasgow's Institute of Biodiversity, Animal Health & Comparative Medicine and the Centre for Virus Research have managed to do. Join us in this episode of Naturally Speaking as we speak with Simon Babayan and Daniel Streicker about their recent paper in Science.
The paper discussed in this podcast is: Babayan S, Orton R and Streicker DG. Predicting reservoir hosts and arthropod vectors from evolutionary signatures in RNA virus genomes. Science, 2018; 362 (6414): 577-580.
This podcast was edited by Keila Meginnis and Taya Forde.