Equality of access to participate in the full life of the Church in Wales.
Promotion of an understanding of equality issues within the Church in Wales and the wider community.
Equality of access to employment by the Representative Body and other employers or agencies within the Church in Wales.
Equality of access to the process of selection and training for ordination or lay ministry.
Body and other committees and boards within the Church in Wales.
Equality of access to training and on-going ministerial education of clergy and trained laity.
Act positively to redress the inequalities fa ced by minority groups within the Church in Wales.
Promote equal opportunity in a ll relevant policy considerations including the allocation of resources.
Seek to counteract the effects of discrimination through the language and images it uses.
Keep practices, policies and procedures under review to ensure that minority groups are not treated less favourably.
the elimination of practices and attitudes which may be considered discriminatory.
The Governing Body of the Church in Wales will monitor the application of this policy and will encourage the introduction of positive action if it appears that the policy is not fully effective.


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Q: How to fix addition/multiplication table errors? I am having troubles with some of the inputs for my addition/multiplication table, and am hoping to find some help towards fixing this. I will begin by posting what I have for the program.
The code is as follows :
#include <iostream>
using namespace std;

void die() {
    cout << "BAD INPUT!" << endl;
    exit(1);
    }

int main() {
    const int ADD = 1;
    const int MULTIPLY = 2;
    const int MAX_SIZE = 20;
    int choice = 0, min = 0, max = 0;

    cout << "Choose:\n";
    cout << "1. Addition Table\n";
    cout << "2. Times Table\n";

    cin >> choice;

    if (!cin) die();
    if (choice != ADD and choice != MULTIPLY) die();

    cout << "Please enter the smallest number on the table:\n";
    cin >> min;

    if (!cin) die();

    cout << "Please enter the largest number on the table:\n";
    cin >> max;

    if (!cin) die();
    if (min > max) die();
    if (max - min >= MAX_SIZE) die();

    if (choice == ADD) {
        for (int i = 0; i <= max; i++) {
            if (i == 0)
                cout << '+';
            else
                cout << i;

            cout << '\t';
            for (int j = min; j <= max; j++) {
                cout << i + j << '\t';
            }
            cout << '\n';
        }
    }

    if (choice == MULTIPLY) {
        for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
            if (i == min) {
                cout << 'X';
            else
                cout << i;

            cout << '\t';
            for (int j = min; j <= max; j++) {
                cout << i * j << '\t';
            }
            cout << '\n';
        }
    }

}

Now, here are the mistakes that I am getting from this code that I cannot seem to resolve. First, when doing the MUlTIPLY table with min = 1, max = 1, I am getting:
X    1

when I should be getting (I believe)
X    1
1    1

Secondly, while doing the MULTIPLY table with min = 1, max = 12, I am getting:
X    1    2    3    4 ... 12
2    2    4    6    8 ... 24
3    3    6    9    12 ... 36

when I should be getting
X    1    2    3    4 ... 12
1    1    2    3    4 ... 12
2    2    4    6    8 ... 24
3    3    6    9    12 ... 36

And finally, when using the ADD table with min = 21, max = 40, I cannot post all of the code since it is such a mess, but basically the columns/rows are as follows:
+    21    22    23    24    25 ...
5
1
6
2
7
3
8

When obviously, the code should output the rows and columns to be 21 - 40 evenly. As you can see in the last example, my rows are outputting properly, but somehow my columns are a complete, garbled mess.

I have been sitting and staring at this code for awhile, and can't seem to fix these issues at hand. Can anyone help lead me in the right direction? I really appreciate any help and hints :)

A: Check this out. Might not be fully optimized, but works
if (choice == ADD) {
    cout << '+';
    for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
        cout << '\t' << i;
    }

    for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
        cout << '\n' << i << '\t';
        for (int j = min; j <= max; j++) {
            cout << i + j << '\t';
        }
    }
}

if (choice == MULTIPLY) {
    cout << 'X';
    for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
        cout << '\t' << i;
    }

    for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
        cout << '\n' << i << '\t';
        for (int j = min; j <= max; j++) {
            cout << i * j << '\t';
        }
    }
}

See output here.

A: #include <iostream>
#include <iomanip>
#include <cstdio>

void die()
{
    std::cout << "BAD INPUT!" << "\n";
    exit(1);
}

int main() {
    const int ADD = 1;
    const int MULTIPLY = 2;
    const int MAX_SIZE = 20;
    int choice = 0, min = 0, max = 0;

    std::cout << "Choose:\n";
    std::cout << "1. Addition Table\n";
    std::cout << "2. Times Table\n";

    std::cin >> choice;

    if (!std::cin) die();
    if (choice != ADD and choice != MULTIPLY) die();

    std::cout << "Please enter the smallest number on the table:\n";
    std::cin >> min;

    if (!std::cin) die();

    std::cout << "Please enter the largest number on the table:\n";
    std::cin >> max;

    if (!std::cin) die();
    if (min > max) die();
    if (max - min >= MAX_SIZE) die();

    if (choice == ADD) {
        for (int i = 0; i <= max; i++) {
            if (i == 0)
               printf("  +");
            else
               printf("%3d", i);
            printf(" ");
            for (int j = min; j <= max; j++) {
                printf("%3d ", i + j);
            }
            printf("\n");
        }
    }

    if (choice == MULTIPLY) {

        /* for printing header of the multiplication table */
        std::cout << "X\t";
        for (int j = min; j <= max; j++) {
            std::cout << min * j << "\t";
        }
        std::cout << "\n";

        /* for printing rest of the table */
        for (int i = min; i <= max; i++) {
            std::cout << i << "\t";
            for (int j = min; j <= max; j++) {
                std::cout << i * j << '\t';
            }
            std::cout << '\n';
        }
    }
}

The crucial mistake in your code for multiplication was that, you were trying to print (max - min + 1) + 1 rows in total, the extra +1 for the header. While your code was printing the first row as header and then starting directly with the second row.
Your code for addition table was correct, but 21 to 40 with tab character in between was too taking too much space for a typical laptop screen, not to say the output won't be pretty.
On my system, the output of tput lines and tput cols was 38 and 144 resp.
which wasn't sufficient for your code.
you can format the output with printf using printf fixed width output.
Considering you are not much familiar with C++, I would like to state that
using the std namespace as default namespace will work for this program, but when you working with larger projects, you should always prefix it.

A: I haven't enough reputation to add comment
if I were, I was commenting these lines
if (i == min) {
           cout << 'X';
else
          cout << i;
cout << '\t';

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Dame Julie Andrews's performance as Mary Poppins is racist, says a US academic who accuses her of 'blacking up' when her face is covered with soot as she dances with chimney sweeps.
It's hard to get noticed.
It's a sorry tale, the pollution of academic life, science, and (I suppose) almost all scholarly activity, by a profound corruption. Dissolution of the Monasteries.
I'm extremely proud of talking my daughter out of doing a PhD.


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Q: Lightning Email Templates Deployment I have been reviewing the documentation for Lightning Email Templates and it does not look like they can be deployed from one org to another. I have been unsuccessful retrieving them from the Metadata API. The documentation is not clear, but it does say they are not available in packaging. Trying to verify if that is case. Has anyone had any success with this as of yet?

A: Opened a case with Salesforce they confirmed this is currently not possible. Lightning Email Templates can only be imported via a data import (eg. Data Loader).

A: You can do it...
Checklist:

*

*Provide these SOQL in Developer Console...

SELECT Id, DeveloperName, CreatedDate FROM EmailTemplate ORDER BY CreatedDate DESC

*

*If the EmailTemplate is called as "CaseAssignmentTemplate", its DeveloperName should look something like "CaseAssignmentTemplate_1651599832609"

*Create the package as follows:
<Package xmlns="http://soap.sforce.com/2006/04/metadata">
    <types>
        <members>YourFolderName</members>
        <name>EmailTemplateFolder</name>
    </types>
    <types>
        <members>YourFolderName/CaseAssignmentTemplate_1651599832609</members>
        <name>EmailTemplate</name>
    </types>
    <version>54.0</version>
</Package>

*

*Retrieve it to your machine

*Deploy it to the target org

A: Couple of things worth mentioning in addition to what @Olavo provided.

*

*If you created your template in the Email Template Builder, there is also a FlexiPage associated with it. If you don't deploy the FlexiPage in your package, you will be unable to use Email Template Builder for future edits. The "Made in Email Template Builder" checkbox on the Email Template detail page will be unchecked in the target org, and you will not see the button to "Edit in Builder".

*If you are just getting started with Lightning Email Templates, you may have created a Permission Set in your dev sandbox to allow yourself to create Lightning Email Templates. This permission set confers the System Permission "Access drag-and-drop content builder". If you don't have a corresponding Permission Set in your target environment, or if you haven't added yourself to that Permission Set, the deployment will fail. For this reason, you may have to follow a more complex deployment sequence:

*

*First deploy the Permission Set

*Manually assign users to the Permission Set

*Next, deploy your new Email Templates, Email Template Folders, and FlexiPages


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2021 Colorado Legislative Session
During the 2021 Colorado legislative session, Colorado Nonprofit Association followed numerous bills before the Colorado General Assembly.
Check out our bill tracker to see which bills we are watching, their current status, and our positions.
The Association took positions on the following introduced state bills:
HB 21-1054 Housing Public Benefit Verification Requirement
What the bill does: The bill creates a public or assisted housing benefit exception to the requirement that an applicant for state or local public benefits verify lawful presence in the United States.
Fiscal impact: No significant impact on state expenditures and revenues.
Our view: We support this bill to get rid of unnecessary requirements to verify lawful presence for state housing assistance programs. The bill does not affect federally-funded housing programs.
Status: Signed by Governor
HB 21-1108 Gender Identity Expression Anti-discrimination
What the bill does:
Modifies the definition of sexual orientation and adds gender expression and gender identity to statutes prohibiting discrimination against members of a protected class.
Prohibits discrimination based on gender expression or gender identity in areas including employment, housing, financial services, healthcare, funeral arrangements, participation in public services, education, youth services, criminal justice, and transportation.
Expenses paid by a taxpayer to a private club that discriminates based on gender expression or gender identity are not tax deductible.
Residential properties exempt from property taxes for charitable purposes are also prohibited from discrimination based on gender expression and gender identity.
Our view: We support this bill to protect Coloradans from discrimination on the basis of gender expression or identity.
HB 21-1175 Donate to Nonprofit in Lieu of Traffic Fines
Allows individuals to donate time or money to a nonprofit instead of paying part of a traffic fine
Requires the person to contact the court to determine the amount of the fine eligible for donation and provide proof of the donation to the court or a notarized statement of volunteer time (hours volunteered at minimum wage).
Fiscal Impact: Increases state expenditures by $27,000 and 0.3 FTE
Our View: The Association opposed 1175 for several reasons. First, incentivizing people to donate to escape a legal punishment is contrary to the free and voluntary spirit of charitable giving. Second, the process of making such donations would likely be complicated for the donor. Third, the bill wouldn't stop disproportionate traffic stops and fines for BIPOC communities. Fourth, the bill would likely increase financial burdens for local governments.
Status: Postponed Indefinitely by House Finance Committee
HB 21-1247 Colorado Department Of Public Health And Environment (CDPHE) Pay Grantees Up Front
What the bill does: Allows CDPHE to pay up to 25% of a grant upon execution or renewal of the grant agreement..
Fiscal impact: No additional state funding needed to make this change.
Our view: This change makes it easier for smaller nonprofits, including those primarily led by and serving BIPOC populations, to manage state grant funds from CDPHE. Typically, nonprofits must have several months of cash on hand to carry out state grant programs because the grantor reimburses expenses after they occur. Providing partial funding in advance will reduce strains on grantees' cash flow.
HB 21-1266 Environmental Justice for Disproportionately Impacted Communities
Creates an environmental justice ombudsperson and advisory board to propose recommendations to address environmental justice inequities and to make mitigation program grants.
Requires the Air Quality Control Commission to engage with disproportionately impacted communities on proposed state actions.
Modifies the mission of the Colorado Energy Office to include support for transition for a low carbon, clean energy economy.
Establishes a per ton fee for greenhouse gas emissions, clarifies emissions targets for oil and gas industries and utilities, and establishes a tradable tax credit program.
Fiscal impact: Increases state revenues by $3M annually. Increases state expenditures by $3 to $3.9M annually. Increases state FTE by over 20 each year.
Our view: 1266 benefits communities throughout Colorado by establishing a task force to ensure state public policies advance environmental justice. The bill takes important steps to ensure that all voices are heard in rulemaking and regulatory hearings as current process often have barriers to participation for rural and BIPOC communities. The Association's position of support is based on these aspects of the bill as we did not get the chance to evaluate the amendments placed late in the session that established greenhouse gas emission fees.
HB 21-1285 Funding to Support Creative Industries
What the bill does: Provides funding to support creative arts industries as follows in 2021-2022:
$5M to the Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media cash fund for film production incentives
$3.5M to an arts relief program
$1.5 million to a nonprofit administering grants to certain cultural facilities with programming for, and board representation from, historically marginalized and under-resourced communities.
$12M to the Creative Industries cash fund
$1M to the Colorado Office of Film, Television, and Media cash fund
Fiscal impact: Transfers up to $18 million to various cash funds supporting the arts, film, and media.
Our view: Provides needed funding to nonprofit arts and cultural organizations that have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic, especially those focusing on communities that have
been historically marginalized and under-resourced.
HB 21-1311 Income Tax
What the bill does
Increases Colorado Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) to 20% of the federal EITC. Currently, this is 15%.
Funds implementation of the state's Child Tax Credit for individual taxpayers up to $75,000 and joint filers up to $85,000.
Establishes an itemized deduction cap for taxpayers with annual incomes of at least $400,000. Caps deductions at $30,000 for individuals and $60,000 for joint filers.
Limits the deduction for contributions to a 529 savings account via CollegeInvest to $15,000 per account
Modifies state tax deductions for business and corporate income, capital gains, and insurance premiums
Fiscal Impact: Increases state revenues by $39.5M in 2021-2022 and $57.2M in 2022-2023. Increases state expenditures by $1.6M in 2021-2022 and $953,000 in 2022-2023. Increases FTE by 12.1 in 2021-2022 and 13.2 in 2022-2023.
Our View: The Association supported how 1311 enhances Colorado's EITC and finally funds the CTC. These policies will support the economic mobility of many families in Colorado, which is especially important to recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. We also expressed concerns about paying for these policies in part by taxing donations in excess of the itemized deduction caps in 1311. These taxpayers contributed more than half of all charitable giving on federal returns in 2018 and we expect many taxpayers will reduce their giving to fit under the cap. Because of these unintended consequences, many states have exempted charitable giving from proposed dollar caps on itemized deductions.
SB 21-001 Modify COVID-19 Relief Programs for Small Business
What the bill does: Allocates $4M to a relief program for small businesses in economically distressed areas administered by the Colorado Office of Economic Development.
Fiscal Impact: No fiscal impact.
Our View: We supported SB 21-001 because it expands COVID-19 relief funds available to small businesses and nonprofits that serve BIPOC populations and rural communities.
SB 21-073 Civil Action Statute Of Limitations Sexual Assault
Removes the limitation on bringing a civil claim after Jan. 1, 2022 for sexual misconduct against a child
This includes claims brought against a person or entity who is not the perpetrator, as well as derivative claims
Currently, the statute of limitations is 6 years and is tolled when the victim is a person under disability or in a special relationship with the perpetrator.
Expands economic damages that may be recovered after a plaintiff alleges sexual misconduct 15 years or more after turning age 18
Our view: We support expanding civil remedies and protections for children who are survivors of sexual misconduct. This includes civil suits against businesses, nonprofits, and institutions that know about sexual misconduct of employees or their volunteers and fail to address it.
SB 21-077 Remove Lawful Presence Verification Credentialing
Removes state requirements to verify the lawful presence of applicants for issuance or renewal of a license, certificate, or registration.
Allows state agencies to request documents needed to verify an applicant's identity
Does not affect requirements to verify lawful presence to access federal public benefits
Fiscal impact: No additional funding needed to carry out the bill.
Our view: State law currently requires verification of the lawful presence of all applicants for credentials. If SB 21-077 passes, then certain state agencies may determine which documents are needed to verify an applicant's identity and whether lawful presence must be verified for the particular credential. This legislation removes unnecessary barriers to economic mobility for people seeking professional licenses.
SB 21-088 Child Sexual Abuse Accountability Act
Allows adults who endured sexual misconduct as a minor to bring new civil actions toward the actor and an organization if misconduct was known or should have been known.
An organization may be liable for failing to take steps to reasonably address the situation or monitor or exclude the actor from contact with minors.
The organization is not liable if the organization's action to remedy the situation was reasonably adequate to address the risk, the organization evaluated if remedial action was effective, or participants were apprised of potential risks.
Survivors may seek damages from an entity operating a youth program, or an educational entity operating an educational program, or a district preschool program where the victim was a participant at the time at the time of the sexual misconduct.
This statutory cause of action applies retroactively for any victim having endured sexual misconduct as a minor prior to, on, or following 1/1/22.
Fiscal impact: $15 million increase of state expenditure and 10.7 FTE to handle cases filed against government agencies.
Our view: We support expanding civil remedies and protections for children who are survivors of sexual misconduct. This includes civil suits against businesses, nonprofits, and institutions that knew about sexual misconduct of employees or volunteers and failed to take reasonable action to stop it.
SB 21-181 Equity Strategic Plan Address Health Disparities
Authorizes grant awards to positively affect social determinants and help community organizations reduce health disparities in underrepresented communities through policy and system changes
Requires the office of health equity to issue a report with relevant data and recommended strategies to begin to address such inequities.
Requires a state agency work group to develop a health equity strategic plan to ensure cross-agency collaboration in addressing social determinants of health.
Fiscal impact: Increases state expenditures by $170,000 and 1.5 FTE
Our view:
Developing a strategic plan for health equity will ensure that Colorado takes a concerted approach to reducing health disparities. This includes focusing on the social determinants of health to address the root causes of health inequities.
SB 21-181 also provides funding to strengthen the ability of nonprofits to reduce health disparities by working with underrepresented communities to identify and implement necessary changes to systems and public policy.
Creating lasting change means not only investing resources in how individuals are served but also in addressing whole systems that lead to disparities.
SB 21-190 Protect Data Privacy
Applies to an entity that conducts business in Colorado and either
controls or processes the personal data of 100,000 or more consumers per year; or
derives revenue or receives a discount on the price of goods or services from the sale of personal data and processes or controls the personal data of 25,000 consumers or more.
Allows consumers to exercise certain rights by submitting a request to the controller including opting out of data processing, right to access and modify data, and right to data portability.
Identifies duties for controllers including providing privacy notices, specifying purposes for data use, collecting the least amount of data needed, securing personal and sensitive data, obtaining consumer consent, and avoiding discrimination in processing data.
Authorizes the CO Attorney General to issue violation notices and enforce the law.
Fiscal Impact: Increases state expenditures by $323,691 and 2.0 FTE.
Our View: SB 21-190 addresses an important issue for all of Colorado's consumers. The challenge with a bill like this is achieving a balance between protecting consumers and avoiding unnecessary burdens of compliance for businesses. Although most nonprofits will not be affected by 190, some nonprofits will use considerable resources to secure consumer data and respond to requests to modify collected data. Other states that have passed similar laws either exempted nonprofits entirely or limited the scope to companies that process and profit from sales of data. Legislators did not opt to amend the bill to minimize burdens on nonprofits with large amount of personal data.
SB 21-199 Remove Barriers to Certain Public Opportunities
Eliminates the state law prohibiting state and local governments from providing state and local public benefits to individuals not lawfully present.
Repeals specific requirements that individuals must be lawfully present when applying for a professional licenses, public works contracts, and local business licenses.
Prohibits the General Assembly from appropriating additional funding in FY 2021-22 for the purposes of providing state or local benefits to individuals who are not lawfully present.
Specifies that state agencies must request any additional funding through the annual budget process starting in FY 2022-23.
Fiscal impact: Increases state expenditures by $178.000 in '20-21 and $63,000 in '22-23
Our view: Removes burdensome requirements for nonprofits to verify the lawful presence of applicants for state and local public benefits. State law has required nonprofits to perform these verifications if state and local agencies are unable to do so.
SB 21-282 Continue Small Business Destination Sourcing Exemption
What the bill does: Delays implementation of destination sourcing for Colorado's businesses until Feb. of 2022. Destination sourcing refers to requiring businesses to collect sales taxes based on the location of the buyer rather than that of the business.
Fiscal impact: No fiscal impact
Our View: Because implementation of destination sourcing will require nonprofits to make numerous changes to how they conduct sales, additional time will help ease the burden of compliance.
AdvocacyDiversity, Equity, and InclusionFinancial ManagementFund DevelopmentHuman Capital Management

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China has been changing the 'status quo' in the Taiwan Strait over the past decades and Taiwan has not.
It enacted its "Anti-Secession" Law in 2005.
When Chinese President Xi Jinping came to power in 2012, he promulgated the "Chinese Dream." Xi identified the annexation of Taiwan as a major component of this, saying that any attempts at "separatism" would face "the punishment of history." He hinted that China must take control of Taiwan by 2050.
China has conducted numerous long-range military live-fire drills in the Taiwan Strait; sent bombers flying over major waterways around Taiwan; dispatched warships that trespassed into Taiwan's territorial waters; and in January 2018 unilaterally launched a new aviation corridor over the Taiwan Strait.
On the diplomatic front, China this year poached two of Taiwan's diplomatic allies — the Dominican Republic and Burkina Faso within in month.
Bush is of course right. The time is now for US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, Mattis and other US officials to read the Chinese the riot act when it comes to the "status quo" in the Taiwan Strait.
The time is now for the US to speak out without inhibitions!
FAPA Intern August 29, 2018 TRUTHSQUAD!


LevinTV host Mark Levin corrected the record Friday night on his radio show by playing audio of President Trump speaking fondly of Haitian-Americans.
Trump had been under intense scrutiny for reportedly alluding to Haiti as a "sh*thole" country in an Oval Office meeting with lawmakers Thursday. On Friday, Trump denied making any disparaging remarks.
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You always have the best advice, Brian! Clear and laid out with a terrific sense of humor.
Thanks so much, Lisa! Any advice on what you'll do to survive Nemo?
Finish a good book and make homemade pizza for my sons.
Homemade pizza? Do you deliver?
I'm going to Inhail the pantry.
#5. Binge on food when snowed in.
Love this and I am about to REBOOT!
I'm doing Hoot suite later!!
And it's SO true. People (myself included) forget history and go right to pop culture and Pixar. Excellent point!
Brian, I loved this, what great ideas and advice!


In 1920, at the age of thirty-five, Amedeo Modigliani died in poverty and neglect in Paris, much like a figure out of La Boheme. His life had been as dramatic as his death. An Italian Jew from a bourgeois family, "Modi" had a weakness for drink, hashish, and the many women-including the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova-who were drawn to his good looks. His friends included Picasso, Utrillo, Soutine, and other important artists of his day, yet his own work stood apart, generating little interestwhile he lived. Today's art world, however, acknowledges him as a master whose limited oeuvre-sculptures, portraits, and some of the most appealing nudes in the whole of modern art-cannot satisfy collectors' demand. With a lively but judicious hand, biographer Jeffrey Meyers sketches Modigliani and the art he produced, illuminating not only this little-known figure but also the painters, writers, lovers, and others who inhabited early twentieth-century Paris with him.
In 1920, at the age of thirty-five, Amedeo Modigliani died in poverty and neglect in Paris, much like a figure out of La Bohm̌e. His life had been as dramatic as his death. An Italian Jew from a bourgeois family, "Modi" had a weakness for drink, hashish, and the many women-including the Russian poet Anna Akhmatova-who were drawn to his good looks. His painting thrived on chaos, but his bohemian lifestyle, combined with a youthful case of tuberculosis, eventually took a fatal toll. His friends included Picasso, Utrillo, Soutine, and other important artists of his day, yet his own work stood apart, generating little interest while he lived. Today's art world, however, acknowledges him as a master whose limited oeuvre-sculptures, portraits, and some of the most appealing nudes in the whole of modern art-cannot satisfy collectors' demand. With a lively but judicious hand, biographer Jeffrey Meyers sketches Modigliani and the art he produced, illuminating not only this little-known figure but also the painters, writers, lovers, and others who inhabited early twentieth-century Paris with him.
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UN said that the Security Council is the only eligible source to confirm Iran's compliance with resolutions, defying US accusations against Tehran.
Iran Press/America: "It is up to the members of the Security Council to determine whether any of the resolutions have been violated," UN Deputy Spokesperson Farhan Haq said in a press briefing on Friday answering a question about launching of Iran satellite.
"If there were any issues of concern for… regarding potential violations of Security Council resolutions, that would be a matter for the Security Council to consider and decide," Farhan Haq added.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, claimed that Iran's latest missile launch proved that the nuclear deal, officially known as the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), is doing nothing to stop Tehran's missile program and called for tougher international restrictions on Iran.
In reaction to Pompeo's allegations, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said that the US interference in Iran's internal affairs stems from its frustration and is aimed at making up for its "persistent" failures and wrong policies on Tehran over the past four decades.
Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman said after the United States' "hasty and illogical" move to pull out from the JCPOA, it is now trying to cover up its blunder and "repeatedly speaks about the futility of the JCPOA and United Nations Resolution 2231."


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Switzerland: Economic Stability Built on Theft and Fraud
Posted By: Tabinda Hussain Aug 5, 2012, 5:09 pm
Switzerland is the haven for offshore assets, owing to its veiled banking system that values privacy. The Swiss legislation, Federal Law on Banks and Savings Banks, passed on November 8, 1934, essentially forbids anyone from having access to account holder information, not even the Swiss government. This has lead to the popular trend of hiding assets in numbered accounts, in order to evade taxes, and in some cases to protect looted money. The Union Bank of Switzerland AKA UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) and Credit Suisse AG (NYSE:CS), are the two largest Swiss banks that account for over 50 percent of the balance sheet total of all banks in Switzerland. Both UBS and CS have been the target of investigations by governments from all around the globe.
Economic Strength of Switzerland
In the April of this year, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services released a report, "Banking Industry Country Risk Assessment: Switzerland" which categorized the country as having a low risk economic profile due to diversified high income, through robust financing by government that was both competitive and flexible. The financial system is also furnished with minimal dependence on borrowing and debts, moreover the real estate market is moderately indebted, which reduces the chances of economic imbalance.
Complementing all the economic stability of Switzerland is the status of the Swiss Franc, which has suffered very few swings in its value over the years, on the other hand, the Euro and the US Dollar have gone above and below on all sides. Forex traders all over the world have had the longstanding view that when all other currencies go under, the mighty franc does not just stay put, rather it rockets higher.
Spoils of World War II
All this talk of Swiss stability and banking safety easily leads to the logical argument; how much of this economic haven is the direct product of tax evasion assets and spoils of World War II. Swiss banks have faced allegations of destroying records pertaining to assets of Jewish victims of Nazi holocaust. Moreover it is also claimed that art treasuries stolen from Jews alone could be worth up to 65 billion pounds (or 10% of Switzerland's GDP). Much of this gold came from looting Jews and other ethnic groups who were persecuted in those times.
The research of Volcker committee (chaired by ex Federal Reserve chairman Paul Volcker), stated that an estimated 6.8 million swiss bank accounts were opened in the period of 1933-1945, out of these 2.7 million accounts and their relevant data was destroyed by authorities during the Holocaust era. The report alleges that approximately 36,000 accounts had a link to victims of Nazi violence. The Swiss Federal Banking Commission (SFBC) has denied and accepted many such claims, and after a decade of negotiations and interim, reports a settlement of $1.25 billion was approved by a US Judge in November 2000. The Swiss banks and the holocaust victims are still embroiled in litigation in US courts. Back in the mid 90's, US participation in litigation against Swiss banks lead to prolonged tension and misunderstandings between the two countries.
Tax Evasion Inquiries
"We are the best economy in the world. People admire our democracy; we are a country with many virtues. We are actually the model for the future. Sharing responsibility with the people – that is the future." These were the words of Ueli Maurer, Defense minister of Switzerland. While the words may sound pompous, the economic stabilty of Switzeland is a fact. The means it uses to achieve this stability are debatable and controversial. Historically, all of the major tax evasion inquiries have been directed to Swiss banks. Tax evasion costs governments $3.1 trillion annually, according to the Tax Justice Network. The banking system of Switzerland allows tax evasive assets to thrive, and therefore has received criticism for as long as one can remember.
In the face of euro crisis and the general slowdown of economy all over the world , the crackdown on tax evaders has heightened. The offices of UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) and Credit Suisse were raided by French and German authorities in recent months, in attempts to find out information on affluent French and Germans, who evade taxes by stashing money in offshore accounts. Credit Suisse agreed to pay $180 million to Germany to end allegations of tax fraud.
The US was involved in a series of investigations to uncover tax fraud by thousands of wealthy Americans. The dispute led to a settlement in 2009, whereby UBS had to pay $780 million in penalties to the US government. UBS admitted to its misdeeds.
Germany, the most significant trade partner of Switzerland, has had serious issues with the secrecy that surrounds the Swiss accounts, as mentioned above. But a recent treaty signed by the authorities of both countries seems to send the message that Germany has accepted defeat in face of the inflexible Swiss attitude. A deal that has been termed as 'rewarding' to tax evaders and 'a slap in the face' of honest citizens, will allow those who have hidden their assets in Switzerland to make them legal, by transferring the tax returns to the German treasury anonymously. Britain has also signed a similar treaty that attempts to legalize undeclared assets, by payment of a withholding tax.
While the pressure of international investigations continues to rise and some countries resort to compromising with the Swiss government over their controversial banking system, the fact remains that laws that criminalize the disclosure of account holder information, but treat tax evasion as a mere offence punishable by fine, can never constitute a fair financial system. Switzerland may not be responsible for the financial woes of Europe, but the country took years to accept that its banking system needed probing and meanwhile not just built the image of a stable country, but it also taught tactics of tax fraud and asset hiding to the crooks of the world.
Tabinda Hussain
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Passionate about Ofsted
Personally I don't think Ofsted should be back to full inspections at the moment - we are in the process of recovering from the greatest crisis to hit schools since WWII and some compassion around that would be appreciated. However, we are where we are.
My main takeaway from participating in three inspections using the 2019 Inspection Handbook is that whilst the focus is most certainly the quality of education as seen in curriculum intent, implementation and impact, there is still a very welcome meta narrative that is infused throughout the inspection process. It seems to me that this narrative is best summed up in the questions … Do you care about your pupils? and Are you passionate about their learning?
Do you care?
Of course that question is never explicitly asked. No inspector ever asked a head of Science - do you care about these pupils? Do you care about your subject? Do you care about your departmental staff? But a quick skim-read of recent Ofsted inspection reports will uncover statements like;
A caring culture permeates the school. Pupils feel cared for by staff. Staff feel that leaders care about their well-being;
There are warm relationships between staff and pupils and wide-ranging support services;
Heads of department are enthusiastic and passionate about their subjects;
One pupil told inspectors that teachers at this school 'make you feel good about yourself'.
Ofsted feel it's important that we care. And that is important, crucial in fact. It speaks to the culture of a school, the atmosphere, the feel that a school permeates from the welcome on reception, to the way in which school leaders speak about their pupils, to the way in which classroom delivery suggests that teachers and support staff care, to the way in which the site is maintained. All of these things can shout we care about our pupils.
So our first goal in securing a successful Ofsted outcome is convincing the team that at every turn they are going to find a school that cares.
The second strand to the meta narrative is the idea that at every turn inspectors will find a school that is passionate about pupils' learning. The word passionate is much overused nowadays (reference frequent comments on Dragon's Den such as I'm passionate about cupcakes). We really have something to be passionate about - inspiring pupils to thrive in life. That means that we go to great lengths to ensure that those who fall behind, catch up. Those subjects that are weakest receive support. Those pupils without access to a chromebook for homeworking, get one. That those who have had a difficult start in life are supported to overcome their barriers to learning.
Such passion manifests itself in a real sense of moral purpose and a belief in what we do, to the point that we wouldn't sleep unless we had told every inspector about all that we do to enable pupils to succeed, to thrive in life, to the point that we schedule as many meetings as we can with the team to ram home the fact that we are driven to deliver something that really matters.
Curriculum? Outcomes? Safeguarding? Attendance? I would argue that they are all vitally important - and if they are motivated to be delivered with care and passion the inspection result will be good at worst.
How can schools give learners a belief that they can thrive in life - a sense of personal agency?
Is it the CEO's job to come up with the best ideas?
The Big Ask, The Big Answer (the BIG challenge)


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Q: Redirecting http to https on raspberry pi I have a webserver on my raspberry pi, my url I bought on strato.de and my dyndns is on noip.com. The redirecting from my url to the raspberry pi is fine and works. Now I wanted to use automatically redirection from http-request to https. Therefore I installed letsencrypt and create a ssl certificate file. Also I enabled ssl on strato.de for my url. I tested it with https://www.myurl.de/ and it works but if I use http://www.myurl.de I get this error:
Network Error (tcp_error)
A communication error occurred: "Connection refused"
The Web Server may be down, too busy, or experiencing other problems preventing it from responding to requests. You may wish to try again at a later time.
Transaction ID: b5151b4415351db8-000000008e3c905d-000000005c177c1e
For assistance, contact your network support team.
Your request was categorized by Blue Coat Web Filter as 'Dynamic DNS Host'.
If you wish to question or dispute this result, please click here.
It sounds to me as something in the config-files are wrong. Therefore is here my code of the 000-default.conf and default-ssl.conf file.
000-default.conf
<VirtualHost *:80>
    ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
    DocumentRoot /var/www/html
    ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
    CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
    <IfModule mod_rewrite.c>
        RewriteEngine On
        RewriteRule ^(.*)$ https://%{HTTP_HOST}$1 [R=301,L]
    </IfModule>
</VirtualHost>

default-ssl.conf:
<IfModule mod_ssl.c>
    <VirtualHost *:443>
        ServerAdmin webmaster@localhost
        DocumentRoot /var/www/html
        ErrorLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/error.log
        CustomLog ${APACHE_LOG_DIR}/access.log combined
        SSLEngine on
        SSLCertificateFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/<noip-dyndns-name>.com/fullchain.pem
        SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/letsencrypt/live/<noip-dyndns-name>.com/privkey.pem
        <FilesMatch "\.(cgi|shtml|phtml|php)$">
            SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
        </FilesMatch>
        <Directory /usr/lib/cgi-bin>
            SSLOptions +StdEnvVars
        </Directory>
    </VirtualHost>
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Does someone see my mistake I made?


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Home » Twins vs Yankees 10.04.19
Baseball Regular Season New York Yankees first baseman DJ LeMahieu homers $10.00 – $150.00
New York Yankees first baseman, DJ LeMAHIEU, homers off of Minnesota Twins reliever, Cody Stashak, in the bottom of the 6th inning. DJ LeMahieu had a single, double, and home run, drivng in 4 runs and leading the Yankees to a 10-4 victory in game 1 of ALDS.
Take a look at our 6 selected images from game 1 of the ALDS, won by the Yankees 10-4. The hitting star of the game was DJ Le MAHIEU, who drove in 4 runs with a single, double, and home run (his first post season home run).
We uploaded images of his home run and a three- run double. I have also uploaded two great images of BRETT GARDNER, who was hit by a pitch and also homered.
While JAMES PAXTON pitched only 4 2/3 innings and did not get the win, he pitched well, allowing only 3 runs and striking out 8. I included a nice shot of his as well. The final image that I sent you captured the Minnesota Twins GORGE POLANCO celebrating his home run in the first inning and giving the Twins an early lead.
Historically, the Yankees have dominated the Twins in playoff games. If this game is any indication, their mastery of the Twins will likely continue.
Baseball Regular Season New York Yankees first baseman DJ LeMahieu doubles $10.00 – $150.00
New York Yankees first baseman, DJ LeMahieu, doubles with bases loaded in the bottom of the 7th inning off of Twins relief pitcher, Kyle Gibson, driving in three runs. DJ LeMAHIEU had a single, double, and home run, driving in 4 runs and leading the Yankees to a 10-4 victory in game 1 of the ALDS.
Baseball Regular Season New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner is hit by a pitch $10.00 – $150.00
New York Yankees outfielder, BRETT GARDNER, homers in the bottom of the 7th inning off of Twins relief pitcher, CODY STASHAK, giving the Yankees a 7-4 lead. The Yankees went on to win 10-4 in game 1 of the ALDS.
Baseball Regular Season New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner homers $10.00 – $150.00
Baseball Regular Season New York Yankees starting pitcher James Paxton $10.00 – $150.00
New York Yankees starting pitcher, James Paxton, strikes out Minnesota Twins catcher, Mitch Garver, in the top of the 5th inning. PAXTON pitched 4 1/3 innings allowing 3 runs and striking out 8 leading the Yankees to a 10-4 victory in game 1 of the ALDS.
Baseball Regular Season Minnesota Twins infielder Jorge Polanco celebrates home run $10.00 – $150.00
Minnesota Twins infielder Jorge Polanco celebrates with third base coach Tony Diaz after hitting a home run in the first inning against New York Yankees starting pitcher, James Paxton giving the Twins an early 1-0 lead. Unfortunately, the Yankees came back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Twins 10-4 in game 1 of the ALDS.
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WWP South starting pitcher Cole Millenger $25.00 – $150.00
Eagles head coach DOUG PETERSON and quarterbacks NICK FOLES and CARSON WENTZ talk $10.00 – $150.00


Every spring, smoke from prescribed burns on Kansas' Flint Hills has the potential to affect air quality in eastern Kansas and surrounding states. But a new method of smoke modeling being researched at Kansas State University (KSU) could help manage the extent and impact of smoke plumes.
A KSU team led by Jay Ham, professor of agronomy, is adapting BlueSkyRAINS, a web-based information system used in the Pacific Northwest to monitor smoke from prescribed forest burns, to work for prairie burns. Ham, who specializes in environmental physics and micrometeorology, says there are two components to BlueSkyRAINS.
BlueSky is a computer model developed by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS) to predict the impacts of smoke from prescribed, wildland and ag fires. RAINS (Rapid Access Information System) is a Geographic Information System product of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). USFS merged the two products into BlueSkyRAINS.
The computer modeling system has the potential to be a valuable aid to rangeland managers in Kansas, where the use of controlled fire is critical, Ham said.
By using BlueSkyRAINS, land managers, regulators and the general public can view the potential smoke impacts from regional burning activities before the fires occur. With input such as the location, time of day and acreage to be burned, the system animates the projected smoke plume. It can determine downwind smoke concentrations, potential public health alerts, visibility, if roads may be affected, and other effects, Ham says.
"These predictions help managers make the best decision about when to burn," Ham says. He and his fellow researchers are funded by a three-year grant to research the potential of BlueSkyRAINS in a prairie ecosystem.
Learn more about BlueSkyRAINS at www.blueskyrains.org.