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This show continues to emphasise how much the community needs Black Lightning and how Jefferson can't just go back to his every day life after saving his daughters from Lala. I appreciate that the show didn't leave the danger that Anissa and Jennifer are in in the first episode and that it's an on going plot thread. Their status as witnesses does keep them in danger. They're not safe just because they aren't captive anymore.
I also appreciate that Jennifer didn't just go back to school immediately afterward like nothing happened – although Anissa did, but that's in keeping with her character; she did say she isn't afraid of The 100 – and that she and her sister were actually portrayed as having been traumatised by the experience. Jennifer started drinking and Anissa was having trouble sleeping to the point that she needed sleep aids. Speaking of which, seeing her take down that would be robber and feel proud of herself was brilliant. Hopefully part of her story arc will be reclaiming her sense of security and personal power.
I'm glad that it was pointed out that Black Lightning failed to rescue any of the other girls that were at the same hotel and were forced into prostitution. He was there. He could have done something. But he did say later in the episode that he wasn't out to save the city and only wanted to protect his family. Which I don't blame him for, but it contradicts his efforts with the school somewhat. That's an attempt to save the city isn't it? He was referring to fighting crime as Black Lightning at the time, however.
He did eventually try to help one of the girls in the motel – as Jefferson Pierce – when pushed by her mother to do something. He went to Henderson to try and get the police to do something, but that accomplished nothing since the police had a bunch of obstacles stopping them from getting Lala. They were pretty much powerless to stop him. Until Lawanda, the aforementioned mother of the girl Jefferson tried to save.
When Jefferson confronted her in front of the motel for openly video taping it and calling the press, the one argument he should have used to get her to stop was that she was endangering her daughter. Angering the criminal that has the person you love hostage does not help them at all. He could have – and no doubt would have – killed her daughter or hurt her in some way to get Lawanda to stop. Hell, he would have killed them both. Either way, she would have achieved the opposite of what she set out to do. It seemed, though, that Lala had no clue who she or her daughter was anyway. The girls he has "working" for him are that insignificant. Did I mention I hate him already?
I actually didn't think that Lawanda was going to be killed. I was so sure that Jefferson would sort out everything he needed to in the forty-eight hours he asked her to give him. That he would somehow work it out and at least those two would be people he was able to save. But she got impatient, confronted Lala and was shot dead. We, the audience, know what kind of man he is and the community knows what kind of man he is. I want say that she should have known better and not done something so foolish, but she was a desperate mother who didn't know how to save her child. She tried everything else. Nothing worked. So I can't blame her.
The silver lining to her death is the fact that because she secretly recorded her confrontation with him on her cell phone, the police had everything they needed to finally nail Lala and put him behind bars. Which led to Tobias paying him a very deadly visit while he was in jail. I expected him to perhaps escape, however, because it felt like he would be a major presence on the show. They got rid of him (and Will, who Lala killed) very quickly. Now Tobias is the only villain left to take down. Jefferson doesn't know about him yet though.
Another silver lining is that her death lit a fire underneath Jefferson to finally, fully embrace returning to crime fighting. By the end of the last episode I still didn't really want him to, but the plot forces in this one truly made Black Lightning necessary to the well-being of the city. It really can't be cleaned up without him. As Black Lightning or Jefferson Pierce. He said the school wasn't working to change the community or helping the youth to get out of the cycle of drugs and crime, and I would hate for the she show to downplay the necessity for community outreach in cities like his. I don't think that they are, however, and that was just Jefferson grieving. I really want this show to portray his efforts as both of his alter egos as worthwhile and necessary.
Someone who isn't happy about him returning to his superhero duties? Lynn. As she always has. I understand where she's coming from, but I don't like how she's trying to make him change for her. She calls his desire to fight crime an addiction, but we haven't so far been given any indication that it is. She even went to Gumbi to get him to stop Jefferson from un-retiring. Of course, he isn't much better because he's trying to push Jefferson toward crime fighting as much as Lynn is trying to push him away from it. He says it's up to Jefferson how he uses his powers, but that's not really how he's acting.
I do love Jefferson and Lynn's love for each other. He's so sweet on her and doesn't hesitate to tell her how he feels about her. It's adorable. At the start of this episode I was certain they would get back together before the season is over. Now, not so much.
On the topic of romances. I think that Anissa will end up the same as her parents. She seems to value her work more than her relationship. As for Jennifer, I didn't care about her getting with Khalil until he straightened her out. He's a good guy and she actually listened to him. He could be good for her and stop her from engaging in self-destructive behaviours. Which is all we've seen from her so far.
Why did we get two episode recaps?
I'm with Lala. He doesn't like Black people.
Jennifer and Lynn really shouldn't be outside.
I'd send Anissa and Jennifer away too!
I ain't mad Will's dead.
I don't even buy that Jennifer is into this dude.
This lady totally wants Jefferson.
Pretty sure Black Lightning would screw with the elevator if he got in it.


They tell me to live in the present. I tell them, don't you see that I am.
In the present is where I miss you insatiably– it's where you're supposed to be, yet where you're ever missing from me.
Thankfully they do not know this kind of pain, this kind of life, the torture of straddling two worlds at once.
They do not know of the bitter-ist of bitters in the middle of every sweet. They do not know of the sleepless nights, and the breathless days. Of the ache of all aches in the heart of my heart. They do not know, they do not know. And when I tell them, they cannot hear me, because they do not want to know of this grief.
Yet I am thankful, so very thankful that they cannot imagine such grief.


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Scenario 1: More of the same
European Voice launches its in-depth look at the upcoming elections with a consideration of what kind of European Parliament might emerge. Tim King takes a step into the future to examine possible scenarios. Professor J.H.H Weiler, the president of the European University Institute, considers how the Parliament's involvement in the choice of European Commission president might have a negative effect on the Parliament itself.
April 9, 2014 6:10 pm CET
May's elections could result in a European Parliament that bears remarkable similarities to what went before. There would be fluctuations in the size of individual national delegations – fewer French Greens; more Italian socialists – but the net effect would be to leave the behaviour of the Parliament not much different from the Parliament of 2009-14.
Under this business-as-usual scenario, the turnout of voters in the 2014 election fell below 50% but not below 40% – ie, poor, but not so calamitous as to destroy altogether the Parliament's claim to legitimacy.
The Parliament has been able to produce working majorities to approve legislation. This required a grand coalition of the centre-left and centre-right – but the thinking was that if it works in Berlin, it could work in Brussels and Strasbourg. The number of Eurosceptic MEPs increased considerably, but they were unable to muster sufficient unity to be more than just irritating. Greece's far-right Golden Dawn and Hungary's Jobbik struggled to make common cause with the Eurosceptic German left or Swedish left.
This Parliament has continued to extend its powers relative to the European Commission and the European Council. Taking as a precedent the regular hearings for the president of the European Central Bank, the Parliament's political leaders now demand regular appearances from the president of the European Commission and the president of the European Council.
Far-right German MEP to be succeeded by more moderate rival
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Catherine Ashton's successor as EU high representative for foreign affairs and security policy has consented to appear before the Parliament's foreign- affairs committee each month, just as the European commissioner for the euro also makes routine monthly appearances before the economic and monetary affairs committee.
The new president of the Commission was forced – by a threat from MEPs not to approve his appointment – to agree that all legislative initiatives from the college of European commissioners should be presented to the Parliament the same day. In practice, this means that the Parliament is meeting more frequently for Wednesday-only sessions. But the Commission has responded by making fewer proposals for legislation
The political identity of the Parliament is hard to discern and the grand coalition blurs some of the edges. The 2014 intake of MEPs has evolved into an uneasy mix of would-be technocrats – immersed in the fine detail of very technical legislation – and would-be foreign ministers, well-versed in the rich array of crises to be found outside the EU.
They have stepped up their micro-management of overseas aid, for both humanitarian and development purposes, exploiting the opportunity presented by an accounting scandal in an aid agency in north Africa. Although this has slowed down the delivery of aid to 1999 rates, it has also made some MEPs very powerful.
On most areas of domestic policy, MEPs are still controlled by their national parties and defer to party and government instructions. If anything, this tendency has been strengthened as the EU has tightened its supervision of the public finances of eurozone countries.
The Parliament has proven less biddable, however, on institutional arrangements and control of the budget. It has continued its well-established practice of holding the other institutions to ransom, exacting concessions of power as the price for its votes. There are, however, limits to this leverage. Resentment about the monthly meetings of the plenary sessions in Strasbourg grows, but the practice continues. The European Council has given whispered assurances that there will be change, but not yet.
In the meantime, the Parliament continues to expand its footprint in Brussels. The Library of Parliament does not yet have the prestige of the Library of Congress in Washington, DC, but that journey has just begun. Approval has just been given for a conference centre, which is supposed to be opened in 2022 on the 65th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome.
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The circumstances in which these poetic "Soirée Pieces" (thus their original title) came into being are quite surprising. in 1849 Dresden was seized by violent political turmoil that ultimately forced Schumann to flee with Clara to the countryside. Yet none of this is apparent in the music of these three pieces, whose idyllic character signifies a longing for harmony and seclusion. Originally conceived for the clarinet, they were accompanied by alternative parts for violin and cello as early as the original print.
This edition contains both marked and unmarked string parts.


Valve, aware that casual players and newcomers to Team Fortress 2 were getting put off by the idea of having to grind a certain number of achievements in order to unlock new weapons, introduced the idea of random weapon drops in standard games.
Now, having found that most players don't enjoy the idea of rare weapons suddenly dropping on the floor, Valve is considering removing the idea of weapon drops from the game once more.
"I think we've learned that the random drop system is only good for some types of things, like the rare cosmetic hats", said Valve's Robin Walker in an interview with fansite CommunityFortress.
"It's good for delivering items to newer players over time so they're not swamped with choices when they're starting out, and they're not required to grind achievements to get them once they reach the point where they want to start making strategic choices. For competitive players, it's obviously a bad way to deliver items."
"At the very least future packs will allow you to use achievements to get the new items," Walker continued "but we might move to a mode where we just give them to you. As part of our goal of supporting tournaments more, I think we'll probably add better tools for them to control exactly what players can and can't use within matches."
Personally, we favour the idea where the new weapons are just given to players - or given to players who have played as a certain class for a set length of time, perhaps? As it is, grinding achievements to get a new unlock results only in joyless achievement maps and the fact that those who return to the game after a period of absence (like, say, me) are left miles behind everyone else.
Let us know your thoughts about how Valve could make weapon distribution a bit better in the forums.


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Australia's largest and most expensive housing markets, Melbourne and Sydney, have remained among Asia's healthiest investment destinations despite steep price falls and declines in building approvals and activity over the last year.
According to a new report from PwC, the Australian property market has remained the "most appealing" location for those shopping within the Asia Pacific market thanks to sound fundamentals, high yields and increasing rental prospects.
Amid an impending trade war, rising interest rates, tighter access to credit, and buyer fatigue at sky-high prices for both commercial and residential properties, PwC's survey respondents have pointed to new opportunities particularly in markets such as Vietnam and India which are "ripe for development projects".


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Three months ago, the KSRTC management decided to manage its financial crisis, by rescheduling services depending on passengers' rush.
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THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: KSRTC's decision to reorganize services, which include the trimming of schedules, is mainly affecting the rural population, especially in certain routes where the corporation operates only single trips. In fact, this has affected the passenger flow. During the past three months, there has been a dip in passengers from 34 lakh to about 27 lakh.
Three months ago, the KSRTC management decided to manage its financial crisis, by rescheduling services depending on passengers' rush. More buses were scheduled during the day time, when the number of passengers is maximum, than the second half of the day. The flip side of this method was that it has affected the passengers, though fuel expenses came down.
"Earlier, if we have missed a bus, we only had to wait for ten minutes for the next one. But now due to the shortage of schedules, we have to wait for 30 to 40 minutes for the next bus, which will be fully packed with passengers," said a commuter who waited for a bus for 30 minutes at the museum bus stand.
"Previously, the KSRTC owned 6200 buses and operated 5400 schedules. The Sushil Khanna report recommended to increase the current schedule to 6000. According to the report, a transport corporation can be financially stable only if it makes maximum use of its fleet of buses and manpower. But, now the management has reduced the schedules to around 4800," said M G Rahul, AITUC general secretary.
"To save the corporation, the CMD's policy was to 'first destroy and then construct,' though he had destroyed the schedules.
"But there have not been any constructive results due to this destruction," he added.
As per the collection figures, an average of about 27 lakh passengers travelled this month. The maximum number of passengers was recorded on January 7, the day when, according to the KSRTC management, it collected around 8 crore. In the following days, the average collection was around 6.5 lakh. Last year, the highest recorded collection was in May (207.35 crore), which was followed by 205.9 crore in December. The average collection during the rest of the months was around 180 crore.
In some of the routes in rural areas in the capital city, such as Beemapally, Maruthoorkadavu, Venjaramoodu, Mannamkuzhy, Karikkakom temple, Thrippadapuram and Oruvathilkotta, there is only one trip or no trips at all. Corporation officials, however, claim that trip cancellation has not caused any inconvenience to the passengers."Earlier, there were two trips in these routes, but now not even a single KSRTC bus is operating. There are no private bus services here. So the only option we residents have here is to depend on overcharging auto rickshaws," said Abdul Kalam, a resident of Thrippadapuram.
During the past three months, there has been a dip in passengers from 34 lakh to about 27 lakh
Previously, the KSRTC operated 5,400 schedules. Now it is reduced to around 4,800 schedules


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NATO: Meeting Challenges in a Complex Environment
An inFOCUS Interview with U.S. Representative Ed Royce
Congressman Ed Royce • Fall 2014
U.S. Representative Ed Royce serves as Chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee—on which he has served since entering Congress in 1993. A staunch supporter of Israel and an important voice on confronting ISIS, Chairman Royce previously served as Chairman of the Subcommittee on Terrorism, Nonproliferation, and Trade, and was a member of the Subcommittee on Asia and the Pacific. inFOCUS Editor Shoshana Bryen caught up with him in Washington shortly after a visit to Israel. The conversation focused on NATO and its ability to meet the demands of security in an increasingly complex age.
inFOCUS: The crisis in Ukraine is the second Russian foray into independent countries that are former Russian territories, the 2008 Georgian war being the first. Do you see Russia having further designs on the territory of its former provinces? If so, how can the U.S. and Europeans discourage Russian adventurism?
Ed Royce: The U.S. has always strongly supported the right of all countries to determine their own futures within their internationally recognized borders, especially those countries such as Ukraine and Georgia that once were part of the former Soviet Union. United States assistance has supported democratic development and free market economies, as these are prerequisites to stability and security in every country. Trade between the U.S. or Western Europe and these countries is one of the surest ways to enhance our ties with them and further their development. The U.S. could dramatically support Ukraine if we were to export our abundant natural gas supply, lessening the country's dependence on Russia for its energy.
Putin has demonstrated that his goal is to reestablish the role of Russia as a "Great Power" with the right to dominate the countries of the former empire. He has stated that Russia has the right and duty to defend ethnic Russian populations in other countries, such as Ukraine. There are a number of countries that were once part of the Soviet Union and which have ethnic Russian minorities, the most important being Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Kazakhstan. A massive Russian propaganda machine is sowing discontent in these countries.
The U.S. and its allies, especially in Europe, must make clear to Putin that his efforts to undermine the sovereignty and territorial integrity of other countries under any pretext will result in the imposition of sanctions and other measures that will isolate him and place unbearable pressure on his country.
iF: Would you support continued NATO enlargement into the Balkans, or even into former Russian territory such as Ukraine or Georgia?
ER: This alliance has been, and always will be, about collective defense, and we should be cautious about making sacrosanct defense commitments far from our shores. If NATO had admitted Ukraine or Georgia, then the U.S. and its European allies may have found themselves at war with Russia. Making commitments that we may not be prepared to carry out also holds the inherent danger of encouraging some foreign leaders to miscalculate their actions. We don't want a situation in which faith in NATO's defense commitments are eroded.
At a time when several of our European allies have cut their defense budgets below responsible levels and our own defense budget is under increasing pressure, the U.S. should not seek to expand our commitments to where there is little or no threat to U.S. interests. Our focus should be on ensuring that we can meet our existing commitments to our allies and our allies to us. We can still provide security assistance to non-NATO members, as we have. We just need to be careful in extending absolute defense commitments.
iF: NATO was conceived as an alliance to prevent the westward movement of the Soviet Union, but even with the collapse of the USSR, NATO remains a cornerstone of our defense policy. You mentioned the defense spending cuts. How can the U.S. encourage NATO allies to fund important initiatives while sequestration has made the U.S. defense budget shrink for now and for the foreseeable future?
ER: Our European allies have slashed their defense spending well below responsible levels and are even losing basic capabilities to defend themselves. Only four NATO members currently meet the requirement of spending 2 percent of GDP on defense, one of which is the U.S. So it is difficult to see more NATO operations outside of Europe. Several of our NATO allies have made significant contributions to our efforts in Afghanistan, but similar missions in the future are increasingly unlikely.
Despite the pressures on the U.S. defense budget, we have managed to maintain our ability to carry out our commitments to our NATO allies. Russian aggression against Ukraine and other countries has highlighted the danger created by our European allies slashing their defense budgets. Our allies, and not just the U.S., must commit to maintaining adequate defenses for their own and the collective defense.
iF: Do you foresee further American disengagement from Europe given a) the limitations on the American budget and b) the lack of direct threat posed to the United States from Europe?
ER: Despite sequestration and other constraints to the defense budget, the United States has prioritized funding our commitments to the NATO alliance, and I believe we will continue to do so. The recent aggressive actions by Russia in Ukraine and throughout Eastern Europe have had the additional impact of emphasizing how critical it is that the United States remains involved in the region as a demonstration of our Article V NATO Treaty obligation.
Our strong transatlantic relationship is the cornerstone for U.S. security, therefore I do not believe we'll see reductions in the U.S. military contribution to NATO. In fact, at the recent NATO Summit in Wales the United States and other partners agreed to bolster NATO's "rapid reaction force" to strengthen deterrence and reassure worried member states.
iF: Could European concerns about ISIS and radical jihadists returning from Iraq/Syria create movement in Europe for joint US-European action against ISIS?
ER: The return of radicalized European Islamists from the conflicts in Iraq and Syria is a security concern both for Europe and the United States. I do believe that there are opportunities for enhanced cooperation against ISIS. Several European nations have already agreed to join a coalition with the United States to fight against ISIS forces, and those who may not be able or willing to engage ISIS militarily can strengthen the coalition's efforts by increased intelligence sharing and logistical support.
Such increased cooperation between the U.S. and Europe is needed, but equally important is the need for greater intelligence sharing among European nations themselves, particularly in regard to their own citizens who have been radicalized while fighting abroad with ISIL. This was unfortunately illustrated by Frenchman Mehdi Nemmouche, a member of ISIL, who had fought in Syria and is currently detained by Belgian authorities for a deadly shooting at the Holocaust Museum in Brussels. Nemmouche was able to travel freely throughout Europe on his return from Syria despite being on France's terrorist watch list. He was only detained after a random border drug search found the weapons he used in the shooting at the museum in his luggage. If his inclusion on France's terror watch list had been adequately shared with other European nations, he would never have been allowed to travel through Europe so freely. Greater transparency and information sharing of national terror watch lists is therefore critical for Europe to effectively combat this growing threat.
iF: Can you talk about our NATO ally Turkey?
ER: I'm very worried about the direction of Turkey. If Turkey is to become a more central part of Europe, European ideals and principles must be the foundation of its government's policies. Unfortunately, the recent trend in Turkey has been to actively curtail those very ideals of democracy, free expression, religious liberty, and tolerance.
Furthermore, greater integration with the European Union will only be possible once Turkey ends its hostility towards EU member-states, specifically Greece and Cyprus. While there has been some rhetorical show of support in Ankara for reconciliation efforts on Cyprus in recent months, Turkey must follow through with concrete actions to end its aggressive posturing in the Aegean, stop its harassment of Cypriot merchant and energy exploration vessels, open its ports to Cypriot flagged vessels, and commit its full, unqualified support for the reunification efforts on Cyprus, including the agreement to withdraw its military troops from the island. These efforts need to be undertaken before Turkey's process towards integration with the EU advances.
It's disappointing to watch the Turkish-Israeli relationship derail. Previous efforts such as official statements and bilateral meetings have obviously not been enough to persuade Turkey to remove its opposition. We must continue and increase those diplomatic efforts. In addition, we should make clear to Turkish leaders that continued opposition may be reflected in our military aid relationship. Also, we should increase our military cooperation with Israel, including conduct of more bilateral or multilateral military exercises with Israel outside of the NATO context. I was just in Israel where I discussed with Israeli officials the tremendous success of the Iron Dome rocket defense system, a joint U.S.-Israel undertaking. The two countries can do even more together in this area. I was also in one of the Gaza tunnels. The U.S. and Israel should be cooperating more on new technologies to detect Hamas' tunnels into Israel.
But we must not lose sight of the fact that this is a symptom of a larger problem—the overall deterioration of Turkish-Israeli relations. Many observers state that those ties began to unravel following the 2010 Mavi Marmara incident, but I believe they began long before that. Just look at how since coming to power the AKP has hosted Hamas leaders on official "state visits" and the time in Davos when then Prime Minister Erdogan called Israeli President Shimon Peres a leader who "really knows how to kill." Furthermore, if relations were strained simply due to the flotilla incident, Prime Minister Netanyahu's apology should have paved the way back to normalization of relations. Yet we continue to see Turkish leaders voice hateful rhetoric against Israel that incites violence against the Jewish community. Just this July, then-Prime Minister Erdogan claimed that Israel had "surpassed the Nazis in barbarism." The United States cannot allow such heinous rhetoric to stand unchallenged. We must condemn such comments at every opportunity, and press Turkey to restore positive relations with Israel.
iF: Are you supporting the US-EU free trade deal (TTIP)? How does it fit into overall U.S. economic and political interests?
ER: I strongly support the Trans-Atlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP) because it has the potential to boost U.S.-EU trade by more than $120 billion within five years, generate millions of new jobs, and reduce costs for consumers. TTIP is an opportunity we simply cannot afford to miss. I have encouraged the Obama Administration to intensify its negotiations with the European Union and send TTIP to Congress for approval as soon as possible.
Closer cooperation between the U.S. and EU will lead to common approaches to resolving trade issues with other countries, to a stronger hand in our negotiations at the World Trade Organization, and ultimately to higher job and economic growth. With TTIP in place, we can more effectively push back on threats like the "indigenous innovation" policy in Beijing that continues to require our companies hand over valuable intellectual property and technology in order to access China's market.
Trade has an immense impact on my home state of California. Last year, more than $168 billion in goods were exported through California ports, 17 percent of which were purchased by European Union countries.
iF: The major European allies were generally supportive of Israel's response to Hamas rocket fire – but only to a point. How strong can U.S. support of Israel be absent the support of our major political and economic allies, the Europeans?
ER: The United States has continued to stand strongly behind Israel in multiple UN and international bodies, and U.S. support for Israel will continue to be strong—particularly when faced with initiatives such as "BDS." By working with our European counterparts, we can hope to change this dynamic. However, the Israelis are better suited to do so themselves. Israel is a bastion of free-market, democratic governance in a sea of autocracies and chaos.
The Israelis have a dynamic and growing economy, which is clearly an asset to leverage with respect to Europe. For example, in the agricultural sector, Israel has not only made the desert bloom, but they have become a major exporter of agricultural commodities such as citrus to Europe. And now, with the continuing discoveries of non-associated gas, which has just come online, and associated gas and crude oil, Israel has the opportunity to not only become energy self-sufficient, but also a major energy exporter to Europe—a dynamic that could help reduce Europe's vulnerability to Russian-supplied gas. The Europeans seem to misalign their economic interests and political proclivities. Working with Israel, we can help them understand the tangible benefits to maintaining close ties with the Jewish State.
iF: Could the advancement of ISIS encourage the Europeans (and the U.S.) to see Israel's fight against Hamas in the same vein as the Western fight against ISIS?
ER: Unfortunately, the ISIS threat may not change Europe's view of Israel's fight against Hamas, at least for now. The political dynamics in Europe are very different from those in the U.S. In fact, the very reasons that European governments are so vocally opposed to ISIS—in part, public opinion influenced by their Muslim population—are the same reasons they tend to be critical of Israeli strikes in against Hamas targets in Gaza. Further complicating these issues is the fact that Americans are much more likely to consider Hamas a terrorist organization, while European governments are more willing to accept Hamas as a political organization, at times even providing them with direct foreign aid.
However, I believe the Europeans, the United States and Israel can see the wisdom of aligning our policies to prevent Hamas from rearming; in the same manner that we are examining ways to deny ISIS the resources necessary to continue its operations.
Reports indicate that Hamas has started to rebuild its military capabilities, including rebuilding tunnels and rockets. Now is the time to act. We must proactively target their sources of financing. Qatar, which hosts Hamas politburo chief Khaled Meshaal, has been identified by various sources as Hamas's main external source of funding. Turkey has also been named in many instances as a financial backer of Hamas and alleged host for major Hamas fundraisers. We need the help of our European allies to address this problem. And then there is Iranian and North Korean support for Hamas.
We need their help in ensuring that any long-term agreement guarantees that Hamas cannot replenish its arsenal of rockets or rebuild the tunnels it uses to attack Israel. I have been in one of these tunnels and they present a serious threat to our ally. In fact, our mutual goal must be the dismantlement of the terrorist infrastructure in Gaza—particularly in any UN Security Council Resolution creating a framework for Gaza. A critical component of this strategy is working with our European allies to target Hamas' logistical and financial networks—and ultimately prevent them from acquiring the resources to rearm.
It is frustrating that Hamas maintains the sympathy it does given that it abuses the Palestinian people, using them as human shields, murdering its Palestinian political opponents, spending money on rockets and tunnels and not books. In Europe, we see Hamas supporters leading the protest chants, "Hamas, Hamas, Jews to the gas." We all need to do a better job de-legitimizing this terrorist organization in Europe, but most importantly, among Palestinians. This will take time, but there will be no peace for Israel if it doesn't happen.
iF: As we have discussed, anti-Semitism has been rising in Europe for the past several years and the recent Gaza war ignited an explosion of anti-Semitic rhetoric and violent behavior across European cities. Do you see the potential for a rift between the United States and our European allies over anti-Semitism?
ER: I am concerned with a general rise in anti-Semitism in Europe, and, indeed globally. When Israel was forced to confront Hamas rockets earlier this year, it also had to contend with a multifaceted attempt to de-legitimatize the country around the globe. Once again, we see the UN Human Rights Council passing a one-sided resolution holding Israel to a different standard than the rest of the world. While the Administration voted against the resolution, many of our European allies merely abstained, leaving us and Israel very isolated. Too many countries take a callous attitude toward Israel with these votes.
The effort made by the UN Human Rights Council must be seen in the context of rising anti-Semitism. In Germany and other European countries—especially France—Jews have been attacked on the street, synagogues have been bombed, Jewish groups have received hate mail and anti-Semitic slogans have been spray-painted on buildings. I am particularly concerned with how these sentiments feed into the recruitment ability of ISIS. For example, the French citizen suspected of killing four people at the Jewish Museum in Brussels in May fought with ISIS forces in Syria, the very group that the U.S. is currently striking in Iraq and a fight that several European nations have agreed to join. The return of battle hardened fighters to Europe and the U.S. is a serious threat.
iF: Chairman Royce, on behalf of The Jewish Policy Center and the readers of inFOCUS, I want to thank you for a thoughtful tour d'horizon that puts a number of important issues into perspective. We appreciate your time and your candor.
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Sunrise raises $2.2M to reinvent the calendar on mobile
By Liam Boogar Published on 5 June 2013 at 9 h 30 min
Mobile Calendar app Sunrise announced on their blog that they have raised $2.2M from a slew of VCs(Resoluto, NextView, Lerer, etc.) and Angels (Dave Morin, Hunter Walk, Loic Le Meur, etc.). Founded by Pierre Valade and Jeremy Le Van, this round of investment validates the praise the currently iOS-only app has been getting as the first viable alternative to the default calendar.
"We want to reinvent the calendar from the ground up" Sunrise cofounder Pierre Valade said during his talk at UXD4Startups earlier this year in Paris – and that's exactly what they've done. Whether it's their modified half-monthly, half-daily default view that allows you to scroll through the month or pick a specific day, their all too logical integration with Google Maps, or the opt-in 7AM email with your day schedule, the app is making managing the day's activities easier, one feature at a time.
One of their most enjoyable features is the "last minute who the hell am I meeting with again?" feature, which pulls multiple social profiles of anyone you have indicated you are meeting with in your calendar, and creates a mini profile (with photo, thank god) of that person. This has easily replaced my last-minute Google image search when I'm walking up to a meeting.
There's still a bit of work and quite a few bugs to be worked out, including syncing issues between Google Calendar and the app when updating the location of an event; however, the overall direction is promising, and it has quickly become one of my 4 default bottom-row apps on my iPhone. Personally, I'd love to have the app automatically detect when I have back-to-back meetings and calculate the amount of time it would take to get from one location to the other (and perhaps a warning in the morning when I've overbooked myself).
The startup's large round of fundraising may suggest that there is a business model to be had in knowing what millions of people are doing daily; however, it may just indicate that successful beautiful apps – like Mailbox, Sparrow, or even the recent Folders – have a steady record of acquisitions by companies ready to acqui-hire or build a business model around the existing userbase.
For now, it seems like the two founders are focused on building a great app, and business model or not, that's a win-win for everyone.
Just last week, Sunrise was listed as one of NYC's hottest French startups, alongside Sketchfab, The Cools, and others.
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Min Zaw, In the Garden, 2017, Acrylic Paper Collage, 38 x 38 cm. Courtesy of the artist & Art Seasons
Min Zaw
Min Zaw (born 1972, Myanmar) earned his art degree from Yangon, State School of Fine Art with a thesis on the art of Bagyi Aung Soe. Since the 1990s, Min Zaw has had many exhibitions in Yangon, from the early days in the famous Lokanat Gallery, to the River Gallery, and now as the resident artist in Studio Square. His first exhibition in Singapore in 2000, titled "Through Myanmar Eyes," was in Art Seasons Gallery. Since then, Min Zaw has had numerous solo and group exhibitions in Canada, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Thailand, and the USA.
His works are in the collections of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum and Singapore Art Museum and in numerous private collections from Asia to the United States of America.
The artworks in "Min Zaw – New Landscape" feature elaborate acrylic paper collage works of townscapes, rural landscapes, and temples in Bagan. These artworks are simplistic, impressionistic and yet an abstract take on Min Zaw's style at its best.
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Karajan's filmed legacy allow subscribers to watch on 'DCH'
July 16 marks 25 years since the death of the Austrian conductor Herbert von Karajan, the first artist to enter Gramophone's Hall of Fame as the result of a public vote. To mark this anniversary, the Berliner Philharmoniker's Digital Concert Hall is expanding its digital archive to contain a comprehensive video catalogue of the conductor's work with the orchestra. The DCH will gradually add filmed concerts and documentaries to its archive allowing subscribers to watch nearly 50 years of performances featuring the great German orchestra. (Many of these productions will be appearing in HD quality on the Internet for the first time.)
Already available to view in the DCH is a 1966 film of Antonín Dvořak's New World Symphony directed by Henri-Georges Clouzot (with whom Karajan collaborated on six films, including a celebratedVerdi Requiem made at La Scala, Milan and now available on DVD from DG). A 1973 Brahms symphony cycle and the 1978 New Year's Day concert are also available now.
This week (posted on July 11) will be Eric Schulz's documentaryKarajan – The Second Life and Beethoven's Symphonies Nos 3 and 7 (filmed in 1973 by Hugo Niebeling).
On the actual anniversary of Karajan's death, films of Beethoven's Pastoral Symphony (directed in 1967 by Niebeling) and the Choral Symphony (filmed in 1968 by François Reichenbach) will become available for viewing. Future plans include a documentary featuring players from the Berliner Philharmoniker, as well as the orchestra's Chief Conductor Sir Simon Rattle, with their memories of Karajan. Films of Wagner's Das Rheingold (1978) and Verdi's Otello (1973) will also join the archive of the DCH.
Full information, including subscription details, at the Digital Concert Hall site.
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Къщата музей "Иларион Макариополски" се намира в град Елена.

От всички запазени стари къщи в Елена най-интересна е къщата музей "Иларион Макариополски". Тя е паметник на културата с национално значение. В нея са се родили борецът за църковна независимост Иларион Макариополски, брат му Никола Михайловски, който е виден книжовен и просветен възрожденски деец и неговият син поетът сатирик Стоян Михайловски. В една от стаите през 1863 година е основано еленското читалище "Напредък".

Къщата музей "Иларион Макариополски" освен историческо значение има и висока архитектурна стойност. Тя е от типа на богатите еленски талпени жилища. Строена е около 1710 – 1715 година от камък и дърво на три последователни етапа на застрояване, които не нарушават единното въздействие на постройката. Градена е с комбинация от два материала – камък и дърво, като преобладава дървото. Сградата е двуетажна, с раздвижен обем и живописен външен изглед – големи стрехи, чардаци, решетъчни прозорци.

В приземния етаж са разположени избите, складовете, конюшнята и една стая за живеене. За горния етаж водят две отделни стълби – едната закрита, в западната част, а другата открита – в източната част на къщата. Половината от чардака е заета от повдигнат одър. На него в летните дни е почивало голямото семейство.

Къщата музей е част от 100 национални туристически обекта под номер 60. Печатът се намира на касата.

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Q: Fibonacci Sequence in tuple Python To be writing a make_fibonacci that accepts a parameter n which generates and returns a tuple containing the first n+1 terms of the fibonacci sequence, where n>= 0. From the other questions here,
def make_fibonacci(n):
    a, b = 0, 1
    for i in range(d):
        a, b = b, a+b

but since I need the range of the fibonacci in a tuple, like
make_fibonacci(10)
>>> (0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55)

Thanks a lot!

A: here's a naive solution, construct as a list and return a tuple
def make_fibonacci(n):
    a = [0, 1]
    [a.append(a[-1]+a[-2]) for i in xrange(n)]
    return tuple(a)

A: def fib(n):
    tup=[]
    a,b = 0,1
    while b<n:
        tup=tup+[b,]
        a,b = b,a+b
    print tup

You need to append to tuple and then print it if you like

A: You can do that using a list:
def make_fibonacci(n):
    result = [0]
    a, b = 0, 1
    for i in range(n-1):
        a, b = b, a+b
        result.append(b)
    return tuple(result)

>>> print make_fibonacci(10)
(0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55)

A: You can append it to a list:
def make_fibonacci(n):
    fib = []
    a, b = 0, 1
    for i in range(n):
        a, b = b, a+b
        fib.append(a)
    return tuple(fib)

make_fibonacci(10)

A: This one purely works on tuples and is free from lists.
Conceptual Knowledge : Two Tuples Can Be Added
def get_fibonacci(n):  # n = no. of terms to be taken in tuple fibonacci_sequence
    a, b = 0, 1
    fibonacci_sequence = (a, b)
    for i in range(n-2):
        a, b = b, a+b
        fibonacci_sequence += (b,)  # Comma is needed at the end to accept a tuple with a single value
    print fibonacci_sequence
get_fibonacci(10)

Note: This has been tested on Python Console v2.7.12, and it might not work on Python 3.x and later versions. If you find it working, well and fine, please correct this statement.
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A: fib = (0,1,1)
print(fib)
for i in range(10):
    fib = fib + (fib[i+1] + fib[i+2],)
print(fib)


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Irrespective of the economic slowdown in the developed world, Africa has sustained remarkable economic growth over the past few years. For a mindset which has believed for generations that Africa is completely dependent to the outside world, this growth in the midst of staggering world economy, somehow showcases that the continent is able to manage its own affairs by itself, as it should be, better than ever.
The economic growth achieved so far; however, is mainly either through aggressive public led infrastructure development or oil driven expansion which creates less space for private led long term economic growth. While the exaggerated public led development squeezes innovation and the private investment on the one hand, the oil driven expansion creates room for corruption and extravagance on the other hand, as witnessed across the continent over several years.
Brain drain has been the number one enemy of Africa's economy for generations and now is the time to change the course for the better. Taking in to account the current level of infrastructure developments taking place throughout the continent, experienced African professionals all over the world should be made part of the development plan to maintain the level of quality and fuel the growth even further. 'Local' Professionals in the private sector can also play a big role in addressing the current shortcomings and taking the opportunities ahead as they do have firsthand experience on the ground.
When a state enterprise is established to address some kind of problem for example, there is, most often, a long tradition of appointing someone who used to be in some other state enterprise or so without diligent evaluation of the individuals track record. It will also be worthwhile for the continent if the African governments eye the private sector players and entitle them to similar establishments based on their industry experience and leadership capability with better incentives, mainly to avoid the bottlenecks to the long term private sector led growth and maximize the benefits of infrastructure developments across the continent.
With simple observation, one can soon learn that the monetary value of Projects in Africa is far less than their counterparts anywhere else. While most of the engineering estimates and the construction costs for major infrastructure projects are done by, and the origins of technologies are from the established companies based in the developed world, when it is for Africa, project values are by far less than it could be in Europe or North America. Although there are marginal gains with respect to cheap labor in Africa, if not counter balanced by the transport costs, the convincing reasons for the lower value of projects is mainly due to the possibility of lower level of performance and provision of lower quality products, if not damping scraps. In this regard, the scarcity of testing laboratories for the ever changing technologies and the low level of expertise in Africa are the main underlying drivers for a go ahead to lower prices and ultimately to less quality infrastructure developments.
Sometimes, it is unfortunate to see that projects are awarded to management companies which after taking the lion's share of the project budget for nothing and transfer them for the real builders with incomparably less price, which ends in compromising the quality, while it is possible to award the projects directly to the builders and maintain the standards. In some instances, projects are defaulted to international competitors while they can be built with local capacity with less overall cost.
An expert who knows what s/he is doing and never does compromise in quality is sought after in the Africa soil right now. After all the Africans' deserve long term and sustainable services from their infrastructure developments be it road, power, health, education, telecom, water, or anything else!
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Certain occasions call for reflecting on issues that need changing, lessons learned, and celebrating small successes. Earth Day is one of these occasions. Since 1970 many of us have considered Earth Day as a day to focus on the environment, correct destructive habits, and visualize a better planet for the future. It's important to keep in mind that visualizing is an ongoing process. For this reason I like the idea that we can visualize regeneration on Earth Day and every day forward.
I plan to visualize regeneration on Earth Day and every day forward with the hope that we will live a more eco-friendly existence on earth, giving back as much as we take. Visualizing Earth Day ongoing could help us avoid unnecessary waste, take action to reduce fossil fuels, and focus on regeneration of the planet.
Regeneration is not a new idea. In Small is Beautiful, E.F. Schumacher emphasized the urgency of less talk and more action.
Each of us must understand the problem and help to re-chart a new course for spaceship mother earth. Out of necessity and requirement, new methods of production and new patterns of consumption can be designed for permanence, regeneration and sustainability.
In an essay written a couple years ago, Herbert Girardet declared our current definition of sustainability not very helpful. The commonly agreed definition of sustainable development ("Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.") is too broad and vague. He wrote that we need to shift thinking away from merely sustaining our ecosystems and communities, and begin a more systematic approach of continuous regeneration without delay.
Girardet compared sustainability to a rubber band. The term can be stretched any way we want, and in any direction. Simply put: sustainability as we know it has not been working — or at least not fast enough. He suggested we move beyond merely sustaining our planet and its finite resources, and start finding ways to live by the guiding principle of continuous regeneration. He even went so far as to suggest we incorporate these principles into economic theory taught in universities and business schools.
A systems approach for continuous regeneration would look at urban resources, energy consumption, water use, and waste disposal to plot a new course of action. The new course of action would consider the planet's healthy ecosystem integrated with economic development.
Regeneration would require development of comprehensive rules and measures for repairing environmental damages in the course of business activities. We would replace depleted soil nutrients, revive urban agriculture, and ensure that carbon is safely stored in soils, forests, and oceans. Instead of extracting finite fossil fuel resources — which we now know contribute to climate change — we would use renewable technologies for powering our cities, and require more efficient modes of transport.
There are others who hope we can visualize regeneration on Earth Day and every day forward. The Regeneration Project — an organization working to bring these ideas into the mainstream — emphasizes the importance of environmental stewardship no matter your faith. We all live on the same planet.
What we can do now, to turn this earth ship around, is continue to visualize regeneration on Earth Day and every day forward. Through this process regeneration will become the norm rather than the exception.
Originally published at hundredgivers.org on April 20, 2016.


For the last two years, my husband and I have decorated our house for Halloween at the last minute. We feel a bit of detachment on the house that we rent, and haven't ever really gotten to know our neighbors well. However, Halloween is that once a year event in our neighborhood when we actually get to see and greet our neighbors, even if they are disguised in costumes. Usually, the day before or the night of Halloween, we'll change out our front porch light with a black light, wrap our orange twinkle lights around the porch banister, play spooky music from our bedroom window, and light the path to our front door with luminaries that are die cut with jack-o-lantern faces.
Luminary bags purchased from the 99-cent store for 99 cents for a pack of 25. Or, you can cut out the jack-o-lantern faces yourself using brown paper bags. Here is a link to some patterns you can use on either tin cans or paper bags.
Last, but not least, is my husband who dresses up in his leafy-camo suit, purchased from Bass Pro, for $60, mask purchased on sale at Rite Aid for about $18. He lays in the yard and blends in with the leaves on the ground. After the little trick-0r-treater's have received their candy or pencil and eraser topper (144 count purchased from Oriental Trading Co. for $25.00), my husband jumps up and scares the daylights out of the children and their parents!
My husband, the scary leafy man!
i think having your husband lay in the lawn and scare the kids sounds beyond hilarious, i may see if i can get a hold of my friends leafy camoflouge and try that, weather depending of course.
another cheap decorating idea are window decals. we have had the same set of decals in my household for the last 20 years, and they are super easy to put up (you just slap them on the window, you dont even have to go outside).
The leafy-suits are great for camouflaging in the yard. Your neighbor's will think it's great!


Medved started things off in an unusual and, I think, very interesting way. His first question to me was about what I thought was the weakest of the five arguments I defend in the book. Now, naturally I don't think any of the proofs is weak. But some of them require more in the way of background argumentation for their key premises, and thus are bound to be less convincing to a determined skeptic. Based on that criterion, I cited the Augustinian proof, though perhaps on further reflection I'd opt for one of the others.
Anyway, Medved then asked Shermer what he thought was the argument from my book that is the most challenging to his own, skeptical position. His answer was the Aristotelian argument.
I don't want to make too much of this, and I don't know exactly how challenging or weak Shermer thinks the argument is at the end of the day. But it is an interesting response nonetheless. Aristotle's argument for an Unmoved Mover is often quickly dismissed or ignored altogether on the grounds that it rests on archaic physics. But it doesn't, as I show in the book. When people come to see this and consider more carefully the basic idea of the argument, I find that they often find it much more interesting than they had initially realized it was.


3rd PFA Working Group Meeting "The Business Case For Performance Management - A Strategic View"
The first two PFA working group events (engaging academics and moving towards implementation), were very well attended and produced lots of useful output for colleagues. Feedback suggests that one issue that many are grappling with right now is around developing the business case for an investment in on-line performance management tools.
Performance Management encompasses a whole range of activities which should ensure your university goals are consistently being met in an effective and efficient manner.
The Performance For All (PFA) project has been working with over 50 Universities, mainly in the UK, but also abroad to understand, develop and trial performance management solutions for the HE sector. The approach to performance management amongst these universities has been, understandably, extremely varied but important themes and issues are beginning to emerge.
On the 28th of November PFA is holding an event for HROs at which the partner Universities can share some of the approaches, strategic lessons, conversations and actions that are taking place. We will aim to explore in more detail some of the key business drivers that leading to universities worldwide putting sophisticated performance management systems and processes in place and what these look like, as well as looking at the risks and/or benefits of different approaches. We will also consider the role and impact performance management can have on the competitiveness of universities and their ability to respond to some of the pressures being faced today both within the UK and abroad.
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Resurrection, Season Two, Episode Ten: Prophecy
In the past, a young Lucille checks the calendar and heads outside looking for Jacob. In the present, a storm is brewing outside while Lucille frantically calls out for Jacob. Henry and Lucille struggle to find a flashlight and when Henry looks out the window, he realises that their other car is gone. Henry tells Lucille that Margaret took Jacob. Lucille grabs the phone but discovers that it is not working, so Henry tells her to try the emergency radio.
Preacher James sits outside praying in the storm and it looks like he is hit by lightening.
Maggie and Fred tell Bellamy that Jacob is missing and explain about the people who showed up at Tom's vigil. When Fred says that it seems as though Jacob disappeared, Maggie rushes to check Jacob's blood sample. When Maggie finds Jacob's blood, she informs Fred that Jacob didn't really disappear, adding that they have to tell Lucille and Henry. Fred tries his cellphone but does not get a signal.
Elaine is at the bar and Preacher James stumbles in mumbling that he has to find the boy and save him. When he doubles over in pain, Elaine questions if has been hurt. Deciding to check on James, Elaine opens his shirt to find what looks like a tree burned into his body. Elaine grabs the first aid kit but when she returns to the bar, James has left the bar. Elaine heads outside with a flashlight but James is nowhere to be seen.
Henry struggles but is unable to get the radio to work. Lucille announces that she cannot sit around there doing nothing and is headed out. Henry reminds Lucille that Fred promised to meet them there if he couldn't contact them by phone. Right on cue, Fred, Maggie and Bellamy show up. Lucille quickly tells them that Margaret took Jacob but when Bellamy asserts that this is a good thing because it means that Jacob is not alone, Henry informs them that the last time he saw Margaret, they had a horrible fight. The power suddenly comes back on as Bellamy questions whether or not Margaret could hurt her own grandson. Franks admits that he confronted Margret when Barbara disappeared and Margaret didn't deny having something to do with it. Lucille starts to gather her things and Henry tries to encourage her to stay behind in case Jacob comes back but Lucille screams that her son is missing. After making eye contact with Maggie and Bellamy, Lucille asks them to call her if they hear anything. Fred interrupts to inform them about Elaine meeting a stranger in the bar who said he had to save the missing boy. Maggie volunteers to stay behind with Lucille and the men head out into the storm.
Margaret and Jacob are in some kind of barn.
Frank and Henry are driving and he suggests checking the factory but Franks says that he has already checked every inch of that place.
We get a flashback to young Margaret sitting and crying in a wedding dress. In the present, Jacob asks Margaret if it will hurt when they go away and if it will be like when they died. Margaret says that she doesn't remember much of what happened when she died and that she imagines that it will be like a wonderful adventure, where all the people you've ever loved will think well of you. Clearly, Margaret is still stinging from her fight with Henry. Jacob says that he will miss his parents and hopes to see them again after they die. Jacob asks what Margaret was thinking about and Margaret admits that she was hiding here on her wedding day the last time she was here. When Jacob asks for more information, Margaret suggests that Jacob should get a little more rest.
Frank and Henry continue to drive together through the storm and Henry admits that he was blind all this time about Margaret. Fred simply says that Margaret has a way of making people see what she wants them to see, causing Henry to add that Frank always understood that about her. Fred tells Henry that he is a different person now than before Margaret died.
We get a flashback to young Lucille calling Henry to say that Jacob is missing and something is not right. Lucille hangs up and agrees to wait for Henry's call. In the present, a panicked Lucille stares into space while Maggie tries to assure Lucille that they will call as soon as they get any word on Jacob and that Margaret probably took Jacob somewhere to stay out of the storm. Lucille says that she has to sleep or will be useless and Maggie assures Lucille that she will be there with her. Maggie suggests they have some tea and try and relax.
Fred runs back into the car and reveals that another location is empty. Henry says that Margaret wouldn't leave Arcadia because that is all she knew. Henry then says that Jacob's death changed both him and Lucille and adds that he doesn't know if they can survive another blow like that. Fred assures his brother that they are going to find Jacob. A call comes through the radio, giving a lead to Preacher James.
In yet another flashback, Jacob comes across baby Maggie down by the lake. In the present, Lucille tells Maggie that they never talked about the day that Margaret and Jacob died. Lucille says that the evening of Jacob's death, she had a biology exam and was pursuing her masters degree. Lucille admits that Henry was worried about her because she would stay up all night studying. The day that Jacob died, she feel asleep with a book on her chest and when she woke up, Jacob was not in the house. Lucille feels guilty that she was sleeping while Jacob was drowning.
The sun is shining, as Jacob gets up to ask his grandmother about what happened on her wedding day. Margaret says that it's a sad and scary story. Margaret tells Jacob that her father was a foreman who was supposed to watch over the workers but he worked for a bad man, who made her father do bad things.
We get a flash to the past with the factory on fire and Margaret's father trying to free the men, only to be stopped by his employer. Then we get a flash to mobs killing the Returned repeatedly. Margaret explains that in return for her father's loyalty, he was told that Margaret could have a better life by marrying into the Langston family. On her wedding day, Margaret cries, begging not to be forced to do this.
Bellamy is parked by the side of the road when he sees Pastor James walking down the road. Bellamy confronts Pastor James, who says that he hasn't seen a little boy and that he was looking for someone but he is gone now. Pastor James makes his way down the street, as Frank and Henry pull up. They realise that they are not far from the farm that their mother grow up.
Back in the barn, Jacob questions if the Returned his great grandfather had to kill were the first Returned. Maggie replies that they were the first Returned that she has heard of and that she believes they Returned to punish their family. Margaret says that it was the Langstons who hurt those men and it hurt the town. Margaret adds that the family is cursed and Jacob questions if they came back to hurt people and if this is why the townsfolk don't like them. Margaret reveals that for a time, she was sure they could help the living. Margaret's goal was to help Fred, who she could tell was hurting and to help Henry be the man he always wanted to be. Margaret admits that all of her plans backfired and this is why she is going to go away. Jacob declares that he is coming with Margaret.
Fred, Bellamy and Henry arrive at the barn to see Jacob gone and Margaret standing there. Margaret tells them that Jacob wants to be with her right now and doesn't want to be with them. Henry demands that Margaret stop - particularly stop putting ideas in Jacob's head. Henry declares that Jacob is his son but Margaret says that it's not that easy. Jacob steps out from behind his grandmother and Henry begs Jacob to come with him. When Henry begins to charge Margaret, demanding that his son be returned, Fred grabs his hand and warns that Henry should be careful because they don't know what Margaret is capable of. Slowly and quietly, Bellamy is starting to move behind Margaret and Jacob. Margaret is shocked by Fred's statement. Bellamy snatches Jacob and heads outside with the boy. Margaret asks if Fred and Henry thought she would hurt Jacob, admitting that she has had all night to think about where she went wrong and hating herself. Margaret adds that she now realises that it wasn't her and that everything she has done, she has done for the Langstons. Margaret says that she has given her whole life to the Langstons and that her father was a broken man because of them. Marget tells them that their grandfather had to murder people for the Langstons and questions what she or her father got in return. An enraged Margaret says that she got to marry their pathetic drunken father, so her children could have a life of privilege and ease. Margaret informs them that she created a bubble around them and they did nothing but suffocate in it, adding that even after death, she tried to protect them. Margaret says that they both hate her because she always hated the Langston in them - the weakness. Margaret adds that it is clear to her now and now she realises that she has always hated both of them. Henry tells Margaret that she is at least finally telling the truth before walking away.
Fred puts Margaret in his car and tells Bellamy that he will make the arrangements. Margaret looks at Jacob, who is now sitting with his father in the back of Bellamy's car, as they head back to see Lucille. On the way back, Henry tells Jacob that Lucille is fixing his favourite meal right now. Henry tells Jacob that this was scary for him and Lucille, adding that he can only imagine how scary it must have been for Jacob but Jacob is insistent that Margaret didn't do anything wrong.
When they finally arrive home, Lucille hugs Jacob and questions if he is hungry and okay. Jacob says no and then leaves to sit in the living room. Maggie steps aside when she gets a call. Moments later, Bellamy questions if the Langstons are okay and Maggie suggests that they are a bit shell shocked. Maggie then reveals that the serum from the stem cells is read and questions if Bellamy is still symptom free. Bellamy replies that as far as he can tell but Maggie asks him to stop by the clinic, adding that as soon as he receives the serum, he will be full cured before leaving.
Bellamy heads to see Jacob and reminds him that his parents love him, assuring Jacob that everything is going to be okay. Jacob offers Bellamy a fist pound and goes back to his DS, as Bellamy heads outside. On the porch, Bellamy calls someone saying that he needs a favor. Bellamy drives out to the edge of town and is met by Jenny. Bellamy tells Jenny that he is her brother and she asks for proof, so he kneels down, so that she can see his birthmark. Jenny hugs Bellamy and calls him Robert. Jenny asks if she is going to live with Bellamy now and he says yes. Jenny questions if Bellamy is married and if he has a family and so Bellamy says that he has her and a special friend.
Lucille is in the kitchen searching through cabinets when Jacob enters. Jacob reveals that he went with Margaret because he didn't want to hurt her anymore but he was thinking about her and didn't want to go away. Lucille reveals that she was thinking about Jacob as well. Jacob heads out of the kitchen as Henry enters. Lucille is pulling things out of the cupboards as she tells Henry that she is trying to figure out where Margaret put everything when she rearranged the kitchen, so that she can put everything back. Henry says that he would rather not talk about Margaret right now and that Fred is taking her away right now. Lucille says that it doesn't matter where Margaret is because the damage has been done. Henry questions what Lucille means by damage because though Jacob is a little shaken up, he is back home. Henry questions if Lucille believes that Jacob is screwed for life because he had one bad night but Lucille quickly turns the tables on Henry asking how long it has taken him. When Henry tries to push for more, Lucille tries to change the conversation. Henry asks if Lucille believes that he screwed up because he loves his mother faults and all, questioning if Lucille believes he wanted this to happen. Lucille suggests that they should forget about this. Henry yells that at first it was all about how he didn't know how to grieve for his son and when his mother returned, he was happy about it. Lucille screams that she warned him and that Henry was so busy trying to please Margaret with the stupid factory deal that he didn't see how Margaret was poisoning Jacob's mind. Henry asks if Lucille is blaming him for what happened, adding that he never blamed her for Jacob's death. Lucille tells Henry to leave the house and not return tonight. Henry concedes that this is a good idea and walks out the front door as Lucille bursts into tears.
Fred has pulled off to the side of the road and is joined by Margaret. Margaret questions when the van is coming to pick her up and what Fred knows about this facility. Fred says not much and asks how Margaret made Barbara go away. Margaret reveals that she encouraged Barbara to give up and let go. Fred questions if this was done to the factory workers and Barbara says that they did it to themselves. The workers were all chained up waiting to be killed for the fourth time, when Barbara heard them talking. Trying to comfort each other, one man told the other to let go and let his mind go blank and then the man disappeared. Frank questions how old Barbara was when she saw this and if she was really going to go away herself. Barbara replies that she was 10, adding that it is hard to choose death when you are looking into the eyes of an 8 year old boy. Fred tells Margaret that they should go, informing her that he has a cabin a mile away from here and will bring supplies for her tomorrow. Margaret asks why he would do this for her and Fred explains that he never really felt like a Langston either. Margaret tells Fred that she doesn't hate him and Fred says that he knows. Margaret tells Fred that this is for the best and that she wants to go to the facility, so she can be with her own kind, before getting back into the car.
Maggie sits with Jenny and she asks if she could get some pants because she was not allowed to wear them before. Maggie offers to take Jenny on a shopping spree. Bellamy returns with the ice cream and Jenny asks why he isn't married. Before he can answer, Preacher James enters the pub and Jenny runs straight towards Preacher James with arms outstretched for a hug. Bellamy walks over and Jenny introduces James to Bellamy. Bellamy asks if James has family here and a place to stay and James says that he will make do before leaving.
Jenny is asleep on the sofa and Bellamy gets up and heads outside. Bellamy walks across a burnt bit of grass that looks like his birthmark and notices that there is a single flower growing in it. When he hears a noise, Bellamy puts his ear to the ground. Suddenly, lots of locusts burst out of the ground but disappear quickly. Pastor James approaches and tells Bellamy that he died trying to save him in the flood. James adds that the place is sick and together, they will heal it.
Okay, Langston drama and more Langston drama. Let's start with Margaret since she was the central figure of conflict this episode. I still don't understand why Margaret didn't just tell Fred and Henry the moment she came back instead of sneaking around the way she did. Margaret certainly was not responsible for what happened at the factory when she was a little girl. Learning that the factory had been shut down, I simply don't understand all of this uplift the family name nonsense, especially given everything the Langstons put her through. For the first time however, I did get a good sense of everything Margaret has sacrificed. All Fred and Henry have known is privilege and wealth and all of it without any personal cost. I loved the class messages in this episode. The poor are always considered disposable but that does not mean that they don't feel pain and rage.
The scene in which Margaret tells her children that she hates them is extremely powerful. It also once again reminded me that on Resurrection, all the women seem to do is serve the male cast members in some capacity.
The argument between Lucille and Henry was probably a long time in the making. Henry wanted his simple vision of the world - orderly in clean, never really paying attention to anything else. That he blamed Lucille for Jacob's lost is telling really. He knew that she would be tired from studying and had expressed worried, yet he still went off to work. Why doesn't he have some responsibility for Jacob's death? Oh yeah, I forgot he is a man and his job isn't to nurture.
We were introduced to a new mystery with the introduction of Pastor James. Is Bellamy special in some way? I fear that he will be turned into the magical negro. I don't think that Resurrection is capable of pulling of a Black chosen one, which is a shame as the genre could really use it. Unfortunately, I am not really excited to see where this new mystery is going because I think they are just going to drag it out like the did with the birthmark. Resurrection has done precious little to answer the questions it has already asked and done nothing to give us some idea of where the Returned have come from and what their purpose is. So far it's all been family drama and while the acting is good, I signed for a show that was about more than family drama.
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Passengers across Shropshire will benefit for more seats and extra services when West Midlands Railway introduces its new timetable in May.
The train operator is introducing a range of improvements this Spring, including additional services and extra carriages between Shrewsbury, Telford, Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street. The changes will benefit passengers travelling for both work and leisure – including those using rail services during evenings and weekends.
From 19 May, there will be two trains per hour on weekdays and Saturdays, between Shrewsbury, Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street. The additional service that will operate each hour will call at Shrewsbury, Wellington, Telford, Shifnal, Codsall, Wolverhampton and Birmingham New Street – reducing journey times for many passengers.
Additional carriages for the services will be brought to the route from the Chase line in Staffordshire, where £100m of electrification work has recently been completed.
There will also be earlier morning and later evening services operating between Shropshire and the West Midlands. Passengers will be able to arrive into Wolverhampton from 0615 and Birmingham from 0640 from Monday to Saturday. Trains to Shrewsbury will also continue to depart Birmingham until around 2230 on weekdays and 2300 on Saturdays.
West Midlands Railway will also be introducing an hourly Sunday service on the route. This will replace the current two-hourly service frequency on the line. Sunday services will arrive into Birmingham New Street from 0930, with the final service departing just before 2200.
For passengers travelling to catch trains from Penkridge, additional calls will be added to the Birmingham New Street – Liverpool Lime Street route, to give the station a half hourly service on weekdays and Saturdays.With many of these trains also continuing through to London Euston or Birmingham Airport, passengers will be able to connect with a wider range of direct, long-distance services. This will provide an affordable option for passengers travelling to Liverpool, Birmingham Airport or the capital.
Richard Brooks, customer experience director for West Midlands Railway, said: "The May timetable changes will bring benefits to passengers across our network. For passengers on the Shrewsbury line, the timetable enhancements being introduced this Spring, will provide a more frequent service throughout the week, with more seats and better connectivity when travelling by train.


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Le buffered oxide etch (BOE - oxyde gravant tamponné) est une solution gravante utilisée en microfabrication. Cette solution est essentiellement utilisée pour graver des couches minces de dioxyde de silicium  ou de nitrure de silicium .

Elle est composée d'un tampon, comme du fluorure d'ammonium , et d'acide fluorhydrique HF.

Utilité

Dans le cas des couches minces, l'acide fluorhydrique concentré (généralement 49 % d'eau) réagit beaucoup trop vite avec le dioxyde de silicium pour avoir un bon contrôle sur la réaction. L'utilisation du BOE permet de rendre l'acide fluorhydrique un peu moins réactif, et donc d'avoir un meilleur contrôle sur la réaction.

Caractéristiques

On trouve généralement dans le BOE un ratio 6:1 entre le fluorure d'ammonium et l'acide fluorhydrique. Ce type de solution est capable de graver une couche d'oxyde développé thermiquement avec un taux de 2nm par seconde, à .

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