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Q: How to populate a class instance This is code I made last year that takes data from google sheets, and uses it to make a CSV and upload assessment comments and grades to an online portal. I am sure this is not the best way to do this, but it works.
How can I take the following code and put it into a class setting?
orgid = wks1.col_values(1)   # student ID in  1 = col A
names = wks1.col_values(2)   # student concat names 2= col B
mark = wks1.col_values(4)   # student mark   4 = col D
commentList = wks1.col_values(15)   # Student comments  15 = col O *****
commentList =[x.strip(' ')  for x in commentList] #removes spaces at the end of comments

del orgid[0]
del orgid[0]
del mark[0]
del mark[0]
marklist = list(zip(orgid, mark)) #combines student ID and marks for CSV
del names[0]
del names[0]
del commentList[0]
del commentList[0]
toplist = list(zip(names, commentList)) #combines student names and comments
sorting = lambda toplist: toplist[0]
toplist.sort(key=sorting)

I have started making a class, but this is as far as I have gotten. I don't know how to take that info and put it into the class system. The youtube videos I have found deal with the creation of classes, but not so much how to put a larger amount of data into it.
class Student:
    def __init__(self, name, orgid, mark, comment):
        self.name=name
        self.orgid=orgid
        self.mark=mark
        self.comment=comment

I am sure this is rather basic, but I think that is where I'm at in my learning so far.

A: Before looking at instantiating the class, you do not need all the del calls. Instead, you can get all the values after the first item by calling names[1:] - see get everything except the first element for details.
As for instantiating the class, for a single object, run:
student = Student(name, orgid, mark, comment)`

For multiple objects, you can use the zip function in a for loop:
for n, o, m, c in zip(orgid[1:], names[1:], marks[1:], comments[1:]):
    Student(n, o, m, c)

and to assign the result of this for loop to a variable, use a list comprehension:
students = [Student(n, o, m, c) for n, o, m, c in zip(orgid[1:], names[1:], marks[1:], comments[1:])]


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Kustomer raises $60 million to automate repetitive customer service processes
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Image Credit: Kustomer
For most brands, guiding and tracking customers through every step of their journeys is of critical operational importance. According to a recent PricewaterhouseCoopers report, the number of companies investing in omnichannel experiences has jumped from 20% to 80%, and an Adobe study found that those with the strongest omnichannel customer engagement strategies enjoy 10% year-over-year growth on average and a 25% increase in close rates.
In an effort to further accelerate the adoption of omnichannel strategies, AOL and Salesforce veterans Brad Birnbaum and Jeremy Suriel founded New York-based Kustomer in 2015, a software-as-a-service (SaaS) provider that automates repetitive customer service processes by applying analytics atop data from multiple sources. Business is booming, according to the two cofounders — among Kustomer's marquee customers are Sweetgreen, ThirdLove, Ring, Glossier, Rent the Runway, Away, Glovo, and UNTUCKit. And that's perhaps why they had no trouble winning over venture backers.
Kustomer today announced that it's raised $60 million in a series E fundraising round led by Coatue, with participation from current investors Tiger Global Management and Battery Ventures. The tranche brings the company's total raised to over $173.5 million to date, $161 million of which was raised over the past 18 months across four rounds contributed by Redpoint Ventures, Cisco Investments, Canaan Partners, Boldstart Ventures, and Social Leverage.
CEO Birnbaum said the infusion will bolster Kustomer's global expansion as it continues to invest "heavily" in product development. To this end, Kustomer in September launched its first EU datacenter in Dublin, and by the end of the year, it plans to roll out "next-gen" customer relationship management capabilities. Additionally, Kustomer says it'll triple the size of its development team in 2020.
Above: The Kustomer web dashboard.
Kustomer's platform, which is hosted on Amazon Web Services, lets clients search, display, and report out-of-the-box on objects like "customers" and "companies" with tweakable attributes such as orders, feedback scores, shipping, tracking, web events, and more. These populate visual cards for customer service agents designed to provide context (i.e.g, past orders or shipping details) and surface relevant events from apps, as well as to enable shortcuts that allows those agents to quickly take actions or respond with predefined text.
On the AI side of the equation, Kustomer offers a conversational assistant that collects customer information for human agents and auto-routes conversations. This year saw the launch of KustomerIQ, which allows companies to train AI models to address their unique business needs. The models in question can automatically classify conversations and customer attributes, reading messages between customers and agents using natural language processing techniques. They're also able to route customers to the appropriate department based on their native language, and to predict conversation volume and staffing needs based on historical and trend data.
Kustomer's workflow and business logic engines support the creation of conditional, multi-branch flows that enable each step to use the output of any previous step, and to trigger responses based on defined events from internal or third-party systems. Queuing and routing features offer a rules-based solution that ostensibly decreases resolution times by matching customers with high-capacity service agents, and by establishing priority queues that ensure select customers, such as VIPs, are handled swiftly.
From a dashboard, managers can view which agents are working in real time and launch customer satisfaction surveys (or view the results of recent surveys). Additionally, the dashboard exposes customer sentiment to provide a metric for overall customer service effectiveness, and it enables admins to customize Kustomer's self-service, customer-facing knowledge base with articles, tutorials, and rich media including videos, PDFs, and more.
Kustomer users can segment customers, conversations, and custom objects for targeting purposes, like to narrow down to folks who've made a purchase in the last six months. Robust tracking and collaboration tools allow managers and team members to compare metrics like customer satisfaction to money spent on products, and to invite others to join a conversation with mentions, notes, and more. Perhaps better still, Kustomer is truly cross-channel in nature, with support for email, chat, SMS, voice, Twitter, and messaging platforms like Facebook Messenger and WhatsApp.
"Kustomer is transforming customer service as we know it. At a time when consumers want intelligent, personalized attention, the most forward looking companies are turning to Kustomer to help them exceed expectations," said Birnbaum, in a statement. "We are seeing rapid adoption over legacy brands like Salesforce and Zendesk and are in a position of strength across all key business metrics as we raise our Series E. With this latest fundraise, we plan to continue our global expansion and will invest heavily to help our clients deliver exceptional customer service."
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Krafton has also released its official stance on the matter on the official support page of the Battlegrounds Mobile India website.
For now, the mobile game is only available for registration on Android devices with iOS users waiting for the same.
Battlegrounds Mobile India's release date has not been officially confirmed so far by Krafton, but this has not deterred the Indian mobile gaming community from speculating when it might launch. A few days back on May 18, the pre-registration of Battlegrounds Mobile India went live for Android users on the Google Play Store, offering four rewards to users that went ahead and registered. However, the iOS player base was left disappointed with many coming forward to ask when will they be able to register for the game. Let's take a look at the rumored release date for Battlegrounds Mobile India, the reasoning behind it, and Krafton's official stance on the matter.
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Battlegrounds Mobile India Release Date: Rumours, Speculations
There are a lot of speculations and rumours circulating about Battlegrounds Mobile India's release date within India. With the battle royale going live with its pre-registration for Android devices a few days back, the local mobile gaming community is excited as the game's release is now closer than ever before.
A viral rumour that is currently doing the rounds is surprisingly associated with the upcoming 'Annual Solar Eclipse' which will be taking place next month on June 10, 2021. This date is being speculated as Battlegrounds Mobile India's release day, as one of the posters created for the mobile game four days ago resembles the event of a solar eclipse.
As shown in the image above, a user has compared the silhouette of a level three helmet to a solar eclipse. The community was ecstatic following this astute observation and seems to believe that it is definitely some kind of a sign that points towards the game's official release date.
Krafton's official stance on the matter, at the moment, is that it is still finalizing a release date for Battlegrounds Mobile India.
BMI Release Date: Krafton Official Response
According to information spotted on Battlegrounds Mobile India's official support page on their website, Krafton has responded to a query asking "When Krafton is planning to launch this game in India?"
"We are still in the process of finalizing the launch date, we will keep our fans informed on further developments. New updates will be released on our official website and social networks, so please stay tuned for further news!"
Krafton's Official Response
As per Krafton's statement, the release date of Battlegrounds Mobile India is still in the process of being finalized. Nothing is official as of now and all the dates being discussed are just speculations at this point in time.
The developers have released additional information about the game like minimum system requirements, indigenized gameplay changes, India specific esports scene, a preview of reward items, and many other things.
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By Zayed Rehman | February 10th, 2015
8K displays could be headed to laptops and all-in-one PCs in a very uncompromising manner, thanks to a new video standard. Thought your 4K laptop and 5K iMac were as revolutionary as they come? This new piece of tech breakthrough is here to change all of that.
These brilliantly pixel-packed 4K and 5K displays are truly amazing given the PPI density and lavish desktop space one gets as a result of the mammoth resolution, and one would think to leave it at that till someone out there finds a way to make batteries that can cope up with the power hungry panels. Currently, the video standard for displays hangs at 1.4, but with Video Electronics Standards Association's Embedded DisplayPort (eDP) 1.4a coming in, VESA says 1.4a will allow for "higher video data transfer rate for increased panel resolution, greater color depth and higher refresh rates … These and other refinements were made to the eDP 1.4a standard to take advantage of higher GPU video performance and newer display technologies, while also enabling reduced system power and form factor."
So basically, at a resolution of 7680 x 4320, laptops will be able to perform without compromising on battery life, given how displays are power hungry components in notebooks of today. This new eDP standard could even be used for the more contemporary standard resolution machines as well, resulting in further improvements to battery life. VESA has said this breakthrough tech could start appearing in computers by 2016 next year, including mobile devices, which would totally change the dynamics of the smartphone industry given how manufacturers have currently hit a dead end when it comes to increasing battery life.
Meanwhile, Japan's NHK has been testing the 8K resolution as part of broadcasts for the 2020 Olympics to be held in Tokyo. With 8K TVs already making the cut, the spill over to mobile devices is not as dire a need as the requirement of the new eDP standard which will significantly impact the battery life in a positive way. 8K on laptops and mobile phones is something that is bordering close to crazy honestly, but that's a debate for later. For now, we eagerly await the new video standard to make it to our phones and laptops in 2016.
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These are my Inceptionssss
(cross-posted from The Ecstatic Truth)
so… by now, everyone and their dog has already seen Christopher Nolan's Inception (my poodle was not a fan, as her small but adorably fluffy dog brain doesn't really allow her to form the complex thoughts required to enjoy even an ill-conceived Christopher Nolan film such as The Dark Knight), and has an opinion of both its value and its meaning. but not everyone and their dog has a blog through which to share said opinion (my poodle only has a twitter account). unfortunately for us all, i have both. so here's my take on this whole shebang... it's not a review so much as my own reading of the film. having said that, i implore you only to read on if you've seen it. and if you haven't seen Inception… see Inception.
the article after the jump
so, perhaps it was chud's devin faraci who most eloquently presented the reading that Inception is all a dream, and that "reality" - such as it is - is never visited in the film. i share this approach for the most part, but with the benefit of seeing the film after reading his piece, i think i've found some of the hard-ish supporting evidence his piece omitted, and in turn arrived at an understanding that deviates from his theory in one major way. so read the following with faraci's piece in mind… as i begin with the assumption that the entire film is not "reality," and that i find that the film's editing, shot selection (that whole Mombassa sequence is so telling… the tail is a projection, and check out the top-down shot… a maze of streets that look remarkably similar to ariadne's designs) and characterizations support that argument.
so… yes, the entire film is a dream. but it's not. it's not a dream like you dream or i dream - it's a dream like an extractor dreams. this is a key distinction. faraci and others posit that this is simply a random firing of neurons that the brain (a.k.a. the camera or chris nolan) is hurrying to whip into coherence, but i find that inherently dissatisfying, as cobb's journey is too immaculately precise and self-serving (his need to let go so perfectly fills the cracks of the Fisher mission)… too constructed… too much the result of a guiding hand (a screenwriter or… an architect) to be random. i understand that nolan is presenting dreams as he understands them rather than as they are physiologically, but the ironies and conveniences of cobb's descent (cobb's epiphany in limbo has the exact same staged feeling as fisher's engineered breakthrough) transgress any sort of suspension of disbelief… i mean, they do for me, and i write a blog called "the ecstatic truth," so i'm not exactly the type who mines imdb for continuity errors. i just feel that this reading makes the film a hell of a lot more interesting. faraci posits that the film gets tremendous milage from the notion that what happens in a dream is just as valid and significant as what happens in real life, but shouldn't that hold doubly true if the dreamer has a tragic personal and professional history that confirms that idea? cobb - for all intents and purposes - lost his wife down in a dream, and thus the film begins with the implicit understanding that dream-space is a place of tremendous consequence… that its unreal qualities are precisely the cause of its real world consequences… cobb knows this, and his team knows it too.
so i'll bring in a somewhat common notion that the entire film is the process by which Cobb is being incepted with the idea that he has to let go. my spin on the matter is that he is the company's best architect, and he can no longer create dreams because the wraith of his ex-wife subverts and destroys anything he designs. thus, they risk life and psyche to plumb his mind and free him from his dead love. of course, given cobb's familiarity with the extraction process, his mind would be nearly impenetrable… dude does this for a living. so what's the only solution? the only way to prevent cobb from understanding that he's in a dream? to use his knowledge as the cornerstone of their operation and to have him inadvertently incept himself while ostensibly attempting to incept someone else. so to finish the thought left hanging by the previous paragraph, if cobb's woes can only be corrected by plunging him into a deep SHARED dream, doesn't that compliment Devin's initial analogy and take it a compelling step further? a movie that is a dream is no less "real" than any other projected moving image, and either interpretation supports that claim. however, if cobb is someone who ALREADY KNOWS THAT as a result of his profession but is STILL BAMBOOZLED by the compelling nature and careful construction of the illusions presented to him… he becomes that much more like any experienced moviegoer, who enters the cinema armed with the knowledge that they've asked to be entreated into fantasy - that they've exchanged $13 - $20 for a rapid-fire succession of lies.
so yeah… below i flesh out my approach a bit, but understand that although i believe that there is relatively hard evidence as to the idea that the entire film is a dream, the circumstances of that dream are unprovable. i happen to find a certain credence in my understanding, and - more importantly - believe that this interpretation best rounds the film's edges… this is how my (sub)conscious most contentedly fills out the nooks and crannies left untended by nolan's framework. so while this treads perilously close to fan fiction, methinks that Inception's insistence that we all collectively fill its holes with our own logic is the closest the film ever cleaves to dreams as they exist in the real world.
the moment they get on the plane, Cobb's crew performs an enormous mr. charles on their fearless leader. but the trick is that they're already a dream deeper than cobb thinks… which of course mirrors Fisher's understanding when he's told he's in a dream on the 2nd level… and the two characters have a parallel journey from there on down. because of their thorough understanding of cobb's psychological state, the architect of THE MOVIE is able to make subversive use of his totem. while i'd argue that it doesn't matter whether or not the top falls in the final shot so much as that cobb is free to walk away from it, i'd also argue that it doesn't matter if it falls because the object's physics have been determined by an unseen designer… much like the rug in saito's bathroom, the top's properties are at the discretion of another mind, and those properties can change at will depending on the dream level.
in my reading of the film, i'd suggest that cobb can't meet anyone in his dream that he knows in real life… thus meaning that ariadne is a construct of some kind, which would help to explain her flatly curious nature. the rest of the crew are his co-workers, and saito is probably also saito in reality… a guy who needs cobb fixed so that cobb can perform a major job for him.
now… the beginning of the film. its order. the beginning of the film is NOT limbo. think of Inception like the Prestige… think of the hats and michael caine's narration. classic bit of misdirection. there are many differences between the limbo in the beginning of the film and how it's presented in the idea… the delivery of the dialogue and the positioning of the actors… all slightly different. we see the film in chronological order. the "limbo" in the beginning is simply the design of the dream… the tease of the prestige… the key to eventually convincing cobb of the veracity of his predicament when he's trapped in limbo with cobb at the end. it's a trail of breadcrumbs. it's a failsafe so that neither forgets that they're in limbo. it's why when cobb and saito are ostensibly having this conversation for the first time in the warehouse in the first of fisher's dreams that it seems as if they're parroting a half-remembered conversation back at one another… as if they've remembered their cues.
so back to the beginning. the architecture of the dream changes and suddenly everyone is young. but the setting couldn't be any more familiar to cobb… he's on a job, and there's Mal… as could be expected at this point. but who says Mal is his projection? maybe she's there just to CONVINCE Cobb that she is her projection… because if she's there, it's the most incontrovertible evidence that he is on a job and that she is interfering. maybe this is really the mr. charles… proving to Cobb that he's in a dream but telling him that that's okay because it's not his dream - it's work. from that point on he's in the very capable hands of arthur and eames and the rest… all playing their part in the deception / inception.
it's not a provable theory… but if my choices are either this or that it's a random dream / he's in an insane asylum (gag) or whatever else… this is the most compelling interpretation for me, and the one that best reinforces the themes that many of us can all agree the film is exploring. i'm never one to give chris nolan more credit than he's due, but methinks that if this film is to be celebrated for its failings (i think of the limp James Bond sequence), then its manifold success… the rope it may even inadvertantly give the audience to go all Christian Metz and fittingly arrive at their own very real conclusions… should not be overlooked.
and… okay, i'm getting tired, now. there's a lot more to explore, and i need you and / or a 3rd viewing to do it at the moment. sorry. cop out. devin gets paid for this, i don't, so… when i gotta cut and run uptown, this is what you get.
p.s. good movie. very good movie. hopefully another step for nolan and not his final destination… so sad that he has to waste another 2 years in the prime of his career on another fucking batman movie. so no matter your interpretation, Inception is a tragedy of time lost. nolan - when freed from the constraints of gotham city - makes great hedge mazes and then invites the viewer to play the role of minotaur, and it's seldom been this much fun.
p.p.s. how good is hans zimmer's "Time?"
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German Film Since the Wall: Identity, History and Belonging
An undergraduate course offered by the School of Literature, Languages and Linguistics.
Areas of interest Cultural Studies, European Languages, Gender Studies, European Studies, Literature
AsPr Katie Sutton
SCRN2113
German Film Since the Wall: Identity, History and Belonging (GERM2113)
This course will focus on recent German cinema, particularly films produced since the year 2000, analysing various themes affecting contemporary German society through a visual as well as narrative framework. These include questions of identity, "otherness," and intercultural encounter, as well as themes of "Heimat" (sense of home) and dealing with the past.
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- how ideas of home and identity are destabilized by experiences such as exile, emigration, or political change;
- what constitutes contemporary "German" and "European" identity;
- how ideas about national identity intersect with other social identities, including cultural, ethnic, regional, and transnational affinities, as well as identities based in class, gender, and sexuality;
- how contemporary films provide a means of coming to terms with Germany's turbulent 20th-century past, including the horrors of the Third Reich, and the country's forty-year division into East and West.
The German-language version of this course aims specifically to equip students with an active and specialized vocabulary in German for talking about and analyzing films beyond the level of narrative analysis, as well as a theoretical understanding of important social issues.
understand recent directions in contemporary German film and cultural production;
examine and critique recent German-language films in German, with reference to secondary literature;
demonstrate an intermediate level of spoken German, including skills in formal class presentations; and
demonstrate an intermediate level of written German, including in German academic writing.
Online learning journal (1000 words) in German based on weekly films, readings, and class discussions (25) [LO 1,2,4]
Research essay in German of (1200 words) (45) [LO 1,2,4]
10-minute recorded oral class presentation in German (20) [LO 1,2,3]
Class participation, including online activities (10) [LO 1,2,3]
130 hours of total student learning time made up from: a) 48 hours of contact over 12 weeks: 12 hours of lectures, 12 hours of tutorials and 24 hours of film screening; b) 82 hours of independent student research, reading and writing.
To enrol in this course you must have completed GERM2105, or have an equivalent level of language proficiency as demonstrated by placement test, or with permission of the convener. You are not able to enrol in this course if you have previously completed any of the following courses: GERM6513, FILM2012 or FILM6012, SCRN2113 or SCRN6113
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a violation of the UN Charter, UN Chief tells Security Council
Caption: Pictured here is UN Secretary-General António Guterres briefing the UN Security Council on the Ukraine crisis a month earlier, in April 2022.
Photo: © UN Photo/Loey Felipe
The Secretary-General delivered the following remarks in a briefing to the Security Council:
I welcome this opportunity to address the Security Council on my recent visit to the Russian Federation and Ukraine, where I met with President Putin and President Zelenskyy on 26 and 28 April respectively.
As part of my regional visit, I also had discussions with President Erdoğan in Ankara and President Duda in Rzeszów, Poland.
Throughout my travels, I did not mince words.
I said the same thing in Moscow as I did in Kyiv – which is exactly what I have repeatedly expressed in New York.
Namely that:
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is a violation of its territorial integrity and of the Charter of the United Nations.
It must end for the sake of the people of Ukraine, Russia, and the entire world.
Madame President, I visited Moscow and Kyiv with a clear understanding of the realities on the ground.
I entered an active war zone in Ukraine with no immediate possibility of a national ceasefire and a full-scale ongoing attack on the east of the country.
Before the visit, the Ukrainian government issued an appeal to the United Nations and to me personally – expressed publicly by the Deputy Prime Minister – regarding the dire plight of civilians in the devastated city of Mariupol and specifically the Azovstal plant.
In my meeting with President Putin, I therefore stressed the imperative of enabling humanitarian access and evacuations from besieged areas, including first and foremost, Mariupol.
I strongly urged the opening of a safe and effective humanitarian corridor to allow civilians to reach safety from the Azovstal plant.
A short time later, I received confirmation of an agreement in principle.
We immediately followed up with intense preparatory work with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) along with Russian and Ukrainian authorities.
Our objective was to initially enable the safe evacuation of those civilians from the Azovstal plant and later the rest of the city, in any direction they choose, and to deliver humanitarian aid.
I am pleased to report on some measure of success.
Together, the United Nations and the ICRC are leading a humanitarian operation of great complexity – both politically, and in terms of security.
It began on 29 April and has required enormous coordination and advocacy with the Russian Federation and Ukrainian authorities.
So far, two safe passage convoys have been successfully completed.
In the first, concluded on 3 May, 101 civilians were evacuated from the Azovstal plant along with 59 more from a neighbouring area.
In the second operation, completed last night, more than 320 civilians were evacuated from the city of Mariupol and surrounding areas.
A third operation is underway – but it is our policy not to speak about the details of any of them before they are completed to avoid undermining possible success.
It is good to know that even in these times of hyper-communications, silent diplomacy is still possible and is sometimes the only effective way to produce results.
So far, in total, nearly 500 civilians found long-awaited relief, after living under relentless shelling and scarce availability of water, food, and sanitation.
The evacuees have shared moving tales with UN staff. Mothers, children and frail grandparents spoke of their trauma. Some were in urgent need of medical attention.
I hope that the continued coordination with Moscow and Kyiv will lead to more humanitarian pauses to allow civilians safe passage from the fighting and aid to reach those in critical need.
We must continue to do all we can to get people out of these hellscapes.
Under-Secretary-General and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths will brief you today in greater detail on the latest efforts in Mariupol and additional steps.
High Commissioner Bachelet will brief on reports of violations of international humanitarian and human rights law, possible war crimes and the need for accountability.
As I discussed yesterday with President Zelenskyy, the UN will continue to scale up humanitarian operations, save lives and reduce suffering.
My meetings with both leaders also focused on the crucial issue of global food security.
And, indeed, the worldwide implications of this war were in full view in my subsequent travels to West Africa.
In Senegal, Niger and Nigeria, I heard direct testimony from leaders and civil society on how the war is unleashing a food security crisis.
We need quick and decisive action to ensure a steady flow of food and energy in open markets, by lifting export restrictions, allocating surpluses and reserves to those who need them, and addressing food price increases to calm market volatility.
But let me be clear: a meaningful solution to global food insecurity requires reintegrating Ukraine's agricultural production and the food and fertilizer production of Russia and Belarus into world markets, despite the war.
I will do my best to help facilitate a dialogue to help make this a reality.
At the same time, the war in Ukraine – in all its dimensions -- is setting in motion a crisis that is also devastating global energy markets, disrupting financial systems and exacerbating extreme vulnerabilities for the developing world.
That is precisely why I established the Global Crisis Response Group on Food, Energy and Finance, to mobilize UN agencies, multilateral development banks and other international institutions to help countries face these challenges.
We were particularly engaged in making proposals at the spring meetings of the IMF and World Bank.
The war on Ukraine is senseless in its scope, ruthless in its dimensions and limitless in its potential for global harm.
The cycle of death, destruction, dislocation and disruption must stop.
It is high time to unite and end this war.


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Blasey Ford's Father supported Kavanaugh's SC confirmation
Published on : September 12, 2019 Published by : Jacob Palmieri
According to an article from The Federalist Blasey Ford's Father supported the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh.
The Federalist:
The Blasey family stayed conspicuously silent about the veracity of her allegations. A public letter of support for Ford that began "As members of Christine Blasey Ford's family . . ." wasn't signed by a single blood relative. Reached for comment by the Washington Post, her father simply said, "I think all of the Blasey family would support her. I think her record stands for itself. Her schooling, her jobs and so on," before hanging up.
Privately, however, it appears the Blasey family had significant doubts about what Ford was trying to accomplish by coming forward and making unsubstantiated allegations against Brett Kavanaugh. Within days of Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court, a fascinating encounter took place. Brett Kavanaugh's father was approached by Ford's father at the golf club where they are both members.
Ralph Blasey, Ford's father, went out of his way to offer to Ed Kavanaugh his support of Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the Supreme Court, according to multiple people familiar with the conversation that took place at Burning Tree Club in Bethesda, Maryland. "I'm glad Brett was confirmed," Ralph Blasey told Ed Kavanaugh, shaking his hand. Blasey added that the ordeal had been tough for both families.
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The encounter immediately caused a stir at the close-knit private golf club as staff and members shared the news. The conversation between the two men echoed a letter that Blasey had previously sent to the elder Kavanaugh. Neither man returned requests for comment about the exchanges.
Blasey never explicitly addressed the credibility of his daughter's allegations, but he presumably wouldn't have supported the nomination of a man he believed tried to rape his daughter.
It wasn't just Ford's father. The national drama played out on a decidedly local scale as the D.C.-based family and friends of Ford's quietly apologized to friends and family of Kavanaugh, even as the toxic political environment made it punitive for them to speak up publicly.
One friend who was subjected to both public scrutiny and private pressure because she cast doubt on Ford's story was Leland Keyser, one of Ford's closest friends at the time of the alleged attack. Keyser wanted to support her but nevertheless had no recollection of the event.
Keyser's son noted on a GoFundMe page for his mother that she put "everything in her life at risk" in order to tell the truth about Ford's allegations. Son Alex Beckel wrote that his mom "resisted immense personal pressure and courageously came forward with the truth," adding that she "stood up and did what was right when she had everything to lose and nothing to gain."
This is why the Mainstream Press is such a complete failure. How did the Washington Post not pick this up? How did the New York Times not pick this up? This proves that Blassey Ford did not tell her family about this while she was younger and that the local community didn't buy it either.
This also proves that we do indeed need an investigation into Blassey Ford and her lawyer. In early September her lawyer hinted that the claims were actually politically motivated.
Blasey Ford may be investigated after lawyer exposes possible political motive
Her lawyer also had ties to a George Soros funded anti-Kavanaugh group.
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Children who are perinatally infected with HIV have better dental and periodontal outcomes, including less tooth decay and bleeding, when they begin combination ART and integrase or protease inhibitors before the age of 2 years.
Caroline Siboski, DDS, MPH, PhD, professor in the department of orofacial sciences at the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues wrote that combination ART (cART) effectively maintains immune function and controls the transmission of opportunistic infections, such as oral mucosal diseases, in those infected in HIV.
To determine the dental and periodontal outcomes of children perinatally infected with HIV taking cART, the researchers conducted a cross-sectional study that included participants in the Oral Health substudy of the Pediatrics HIV/AIDS Cohort Study. At enrollment, 89% of the 209 participants aged 10 to 21 years were on cART.
According to the researchers, 143 youths maintained the same cART treatment for a minimum of 1 year. Those who received an integrase inhibitor had 86% higher decayed teeth scores than those not receiving an integrase inhibitor. Participants who began cART at age 6 years or older had a median of 11.5 teeth, with two or more sites with bleeding on probing, a significantly higher number than those who began cART before 2 years of age (median number, five teeth).
Furthermore, when children started protease inhibitors at age 6 years or older, the Siboski and colleagues observed significantly higher scores concerning decayed, missing or filled teeth when compared with those who started treatment before 2 years of age (median, 8.5 vs. 4).
Siboski C, et al. Abstract 0493. Presented at: The 96th General Session & Exhibition of the International and American Associations for Dental Research Pan European Regional Congress; July 25-28, 2018, London, England.


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Envious Vampire
Morton Earbrow waited for the sweat on his forehead to dry.1 He was not a nice man. His bulky frame and his poor manners only added to his unpleasant behavior. He had no friends because of his tasteless conduct and his disdain for company of any sort. He was also a vampire. He knew this because he slept most of the day, liked the taste of blood, had ugly fangs for eye teeth and was told by everyone at the office where he worked that he sucked.
He was an envious vampire as well. He envied his co-worker and next door neighbor Alan who was constantly talking about his beautiful companion Jill. "Jill" said Alan "was like a doll, a Barbie of perfection." She had a tiny waist, pert, erect breasts and long, sensuous legs. Alan made love to Jill every single night. Morton knew this because he watched their love-making from his bedroom window. (To add to his vices, Morton was a peeping Tom.)
Morton couldn't stand the fact that Jill was so willing, so compliant. She never resisted Alan's advances, never opposed his moves, never refrained from giving him sex. It irritated Morton because women always refused his advances and fought back (hard) whenever he made them. Women should not resist the advances of a vampire, Morton thought.
But Morton would remedy all that this very evening. Alan was on business travel and the beautiful Jill was alone, his to conquer. He would make love to the gorgeous Jill and satisfy his lust for her. He would sink his fangs into her pale, smooth neck and make her one of his own. Together they would become inseparable and his every desire would be served forever.
Everything was working to perfection. Morton had waited until late in the evening, making sure that there were no lights and no movement from his neighbor's house. Slowly, he unlatched the gate between their two back yards and silently turned the knob on the back door, which he knew that Alan always left unlocked. He also knew the layout of the house since it was a mirror image of his own.
He moved even more silently into Jill's bedroom where she lay quietly (and beautifully) sleeping on the top of the bed. Even in sleep she seemed submissive, not a muscle moving in her beautiful body. Morton stealthily snuck up to the bed and, in one quick and dramatic movement, jumped upon Jill and sank his fangs into her luscious neck. As his razor-sharp eye teeth sank viciously into her flesh, he was surprised to find no resistance and no blood, just the steady hiss of air as "Jill" slowly deflated and became an amorphous mass of polyurethane.
1 from Naked Came the Stranger 1973
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10 thoughts on "Envious Vampire"
Diane Henders on May 2, 2012 at 11:24 pm said:
Glorious – I'm still laughing! And I thought I didn't like romances… how wrong I was. I'm eagerly awaiting Chapter Three (and picking up your RSS feed now). 🙂
Curmudgeon-at-Large on May 2, 2012 at 11:37 pm said:
Thank you. I'm so romantic that I occasionally swoon and have to lie down. More romantic novel chapters are in the works.
Addie on April 27, 2012 at 10:51 pm said:
I'm betting he thought she was hissing in disdain for his unwanted advances. Very clever.
Curmudgeon-at-Large on April 27, 2012 at 11:14 pm said:
Thank you for the comments. And, yes, Morton, is worthy of disdain.
bschooled on April 27, 2012 at 9:20 pm said:
Brilliant. Simply brilliant.
Please tell me this is coming out audio version. If only so I can hear the "steady hiss of air" with my own ears…
Thank you. High praise from a very, very funny and creative blogger. I am planning not only an audio version but a connect-the-dots version and a tweet version (romance novels in 140 words or less).
I've heard of being flat chested, but this is going too far! Thanks for the laughs! I think you have a future in this field. Reading them, not writing them! HF
Yet another vote of confidence.
Margie on April 23, 2012 at 10:08 pm said:
Alan certainly is going to be surprised when he gets home! Hope Jill came with a patch kit.
If not, it's going to be an interesting call with the homeowner's insurance company.


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, ou Espionne malgré elle au Québec (), est un film indépendant américain de comédie et d'action réalisé par Kyle Newman et sorti en 2015.

Synopsis
Megan Walsh est une adolescente élevée à la , un pensionnat formant des jeunes filles orphelines à devenir assassins. Malgré son fort potentiel, Megan rêve d'une vie normale. Un jour, son mentor Hardman lui confie la mission d'arrêter la dangereuse trafiquante d'armes Victoria Knox. Lors de la mission, un accident se produit et Megan se retrouve hors des radars de l'académie. Elle décide d'en profiter pour se faire passer pour disparue et commencer une nouvelle vie d'ado comme les autres...

Fiche technique
 Titre original :
 Titre français :
 Titre québécois : Espionne malgré elle
 Réalisation : Kyle Newman
 Scénario : John D'Arco
 Montage : Lisa Zeno Churgin
 Direction artistique : Andrew Neskoromny
 Photographie : Peter Lyons Collister
 Musique : Mateo Messina
 Décors : Melinda Sanders
 Costumes : Francine Jamison-Tanchuck
 Production : John Cheng, Sukee Chew, Vanessa Coifman, Ted Hartley et Brett Ratner
 Producteurs exécutifs : Alexis Bishop, Kevin Cornish, Arianne Fraser, C.C. Hang, Molly Hassell, William Leo Kiely III, Harrison Kordestani, Brigitte Mueller et James Reach
 Sociétés de production : RKO Pictures, Main Street Films, RatPac Entertainment, Highland Film Group, Windowseat Entertainment et Hopscotch Pictures
 Société de distribution :
  : A24 Films (cinéma) ; DirecTV (vidéo à la demande) ; Lionsgate (vidéo)
  : Les Films Séville
  : Seven Sept
 Pays d'origine :
 Langue : anglais
 Format : Couleurs - 1.85:1 - Dolby Digital
 Genre : Comédie, action et espionnage
 Durée : 96 minutes
 Dates de sortie :
  :  (sortie cinéma limitée + sortie VOD)
  :  (directement en vidéo)
  :  (directement en vidéo)

Distribution

 Hailee Steinfeld  : Megan Walsh / Numéro 83
 Jessica Alba   : Victoria Knox
 Samuel L. Jackson   : Hardman
 Dove Cameron : Elizabeth "Liz" Larson
 Sophie Turner   : Heather / Numéro 84
 Thomas Mann : Roger Marcus
 Toby Sebastian : Cash Fenton
 Gabriel Basso    : Bernard "Gooch"
 Rachael Harris : Mrs. Larson
 Jason Ian Drucker   : Parker Larson
 Dan Fogler   : Mr. Drumm
  : Mr. Marcus
 Steve-O : Pedro
 Jaime King : Analyste Knight
 Alexandra Krosney : Cindy
  : Principal Weissman
 Bruno Gunn : Homme de main de Victoria Knox
 Madeleine Stack : Megan jeune
 Eva G. Cooper : Heather jeune

 Sources V. F. : RS Doublage

Production
Le tournage du film a commencé en  à Atlanta en Géorgie et s'est terminé en .

Le , il est annoncé que le compositeur Mateo Messina s'occuperait de la musique du film.

Le , les droits de distribution du film ont été acquis par le studio de films indépendants A24 Films et par le groupe DirecTV. A24 Films s'occupera de la sortie cinéma limitée du film aux États-Unis et DirecTV de la sortie VOD en simultanée. Le film est ensuite sorti en vidéo chez Lionsgate qui s'occupe des sorties vidéos de A24 Films.

Accueil

Box-Office
En plus d'être un film indépendant, Secret Agency a bénéficié d'une sortie cinéma limité à 22 salles et d'une sortie en vidéo à la demande en simultané aux États-Unis. Par conséquent, il n'a récolté que 6 075 $ au box-office américain.

Critiques
Le film a reçu des critiques négatives sur le site agrégateur de critiques Rotten Tomatoes, recueillant 23 % de critiques positives, avec une note moyenne de 4,1/10 et sur la base de 31 critiques collectées. Sur Metacritic, il a reçu des critiques mitigées avec un score de 44/100 sur la base de 10 critiques collectées.

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Film américain sorti en 2015
Comédie d'action américaine
Comédie d'espionnage américaine
Film indépendant américain
Film sur l'adolescence
Teen movie
Film de RKO Pictures
Film de Lionsgate
Film distribué par A24
Film tourné à Atlanta
Film se déroulant à Moscou
Film se déroulant à Berlin
Film se déroulant à Shanghai
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Film se déroulant en Géorgie (États-Unis)
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Iraq parliament to assemble regional rivals in Baghdad
Iraq is to host senior officials from neighboring countries on Saturday, including regional arch-rivals Saudi Arabia and Iran. The initiative comes as Baghdad is carving out a role as a mediator in the deeply divided region, AFP said. The one-day summit will bring together heads of parliaments from Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Syria, and Kuwait, according to a parliamentary spokesperson. Iran, one of Baghdad's closest allies but a fierce foe of Saudi Arabia, will be represented by a "senior official." The conference will be hosted by Iraq's youngest-ever speaker of Parliament Mohammed al-Halbusi, 38. He had earlier welcomed Syria's parliament chief Hammudeh Sabbagh, who landed in the Iraqi capital on Thursday night with a large delegation. Iraq has long been at the center of a struggle for influence between regional and international powers, notably neighboring Iran and the US.


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I can send files, but not receive them.
I have tried the solution in this thread: How do you make Ubuntu accept files sent over bluetooth
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Gifts for the Watch Lover in Your Life
Laurie Kahle
Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atelier d'Antoine offers watch buffs the opportunity to learn firsthand from the masters.
Watch enthusiasts come in many varieties—from hardcore gearheads who obsess over a movement's dynamic micro-mechanics to those who simply appreciate the practical aspects of having a reliable timekeeper on their wrists. The more fashionably inclined, on the other hand, find it hard to resist adding an eye-catching new design to their expanding wardrobes.
When it comes to gift giving, there's more to the horological universe than actual watches. So, if you're still looking for something special to delight your aficionado of time, we've got you covered with ideas that range from the sensible to the sensational.
Ettinger Double Watch Roll
Ettinger Double Watch Roll.
Whether on the road or stuck at home, a watch can always use a proper case for storage and protection when not on the wrist. London-based Ettinger's Double Watch Roll (£285, about US$376) is crafted from durable goat leather on the exterior and silky, soft pig suede inside. The removable padded roll holds two watches, secured separately with a dividing ridge to avoid scratching. Add an embossed monogram for the perfect personalized touch.
MB&F Project LpX
MB&F Project LpX.
If the intricate microengineering of a mechanical movement makes your watch fan tick, MB&F teamed up with Loupe System to create Project LpX (US$3,300), the ultimate magnification station offering a deep dive into a watch's beating heart. In keeping with founder Max Büsser's trademark sci-fi style, the tabletop unit is designed as a modular rocket ship in red, blue, green, or black, with each limited to 99 pieces. The modular body components are linked with a clicking bayonet system and accommodate up to three loupes. The hard-shell carrying case comes with high-quality 3x and 6x magnification loupes, plus a universal clip that attaches them to a mobile phone or tablet for recording and sharing macro photos and videos.
Richard Mille Cuff Links
Richard Mille cuff links.
For the watch connoisseur who has everything, these extravagant Richard Mille diamond cuff links (US$105,000) are more than meets the eye. Known for building innovative, complex, and outrageously expensive timepieces, the brand applied the same ethos to these titanium cuff links, set with round and baguette-cut diamonds. Two years in the making, they each consist of 38 components with a patented mechanism used to open the bars with a push piece and secure them by pressing on the tonneau-shaped top plate, evoking Mille's signature case shape.
Horological Society of New York (HSNY) Online Classes
For enthusiasts who want to take their watch knowledge to the next level, the Horological Society of New York (HSNY) is offering a series of online courses limited to four students. In these 60- to 90-minute sessions discussing mechanical movement theory, students follow along as an expert watchmaker disassembles and reassembles a movement on live video. Given the virtual format, no tools or equipment are required. Gift a $100 HSNY annual membership, and the Basic Movement Theory class is free, with subsequent classes requesting a $100 donation. One-on-one tutoring is also available.
Hodinkee Spring Bar Plier Tool
Hodinkee Spring Bar Plier Tool.
Nothing transforms the look of a watch like a change of strap. But standard watch tools can make switching straps a real pain, not to mention the hassle of adjusting the links to size a metal bracelet. Enter Hodinkee's Spring Bar Plier Tool (US$199). What makes this tool different is two adjustable forked ends that let you easily release both ends of the spring bar or bracelet clips at the same time. This sturdy aluminum and steel tool makes changing watch straps as easy as changing your shoes.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Atelier d'Antoine Programs
For those who crave a more immersive watchmaking experience, you can sign them up for a program with Jaeger-LeCoultre's Atelier d' Antoine, a new initiative that offers watch buffs the opportunity to learn firsthand from the masters. Named for the maison's founder, Antoine LeCoultre, the program is kicking off with Discovery Workshops and Manufacture Visits and will expand to include Masterclasses, where the participant takes a seat at the bench to try their hand at a guided movement disassembly and reassembly, sure to enhance their appreciation of this painstaking craft. The hub of Atelier d'Antoine is within the brand's historic headquarters in Le Sentier, Switzerland, so that visit may have to wait until travel returns to normal. But outposts are planned for flagship boutiques around the world as well as through digital channels, providing access to all.
Döttling Gyrowinder
Dottling Gyrowinder.
Dottling
Best known for its über-luxurious safes and storage cabinets, Germany's Döttling has translated its extravagant design sense to a watch winder, the Gyrowinder (€23,700, about US$29,000, for the standard nickel finish and black finish models). IGyrowinder's multi-axis system makes it the first winding unit that turns the watch in any direction—including a complete 360-degree turn—closely mimicking the motions of the wrist.
Made of solid aluminum with a nickel finish in various shades, the Gyrowinder doubles as a mesmerizing perpetual-motion kinetic sculpture under a mouth-blown crystal dome. The design recalls the gimbals of old-fashioned nautical navigation instruments, but the inspiration actually came from the instrument used to train astronauts at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.
Cartier Santos-Dumont "La Demoiselle" Limited Edition Set
Cartier Santos-Dumont "La Demoiselle" Limited Edition Set.
Hugo Juliot Cartier
It's been a tough year, so if you're feeling the urge to splurge, Cartier has assembled a tempting collector's set featuring a Santos-Dumont Limited Edition "La Demoiselle" extra-large watch, limited to 30 numbered pieces in platinum. Named for Brazilian aviation pioneer Alberto Santos-Dumont's favorite plane, the Demoiselle is distinguished by its ecru dial with guilloché engraving in the center that evokes Santos-Dumont's signature Panama hat. The woven motif is echoed on the Panama-style fabric strap. Another special touch is the Santos (rather than Cartier) signature hidden in the Roman numeral at 7 o'clock. The ruby cabochon in the crown is another telltale flourish associated with the maison's platinum limited editions.
The watch comes packaged in a special lacquered maple collector's box (US$43,600) complete with an alternate brown alligator strap, an alligator travel pouch, and matching white gold and red tiger eye Santos de Cartier cuff links, none of which can be purchased separately. The set is available by appointment only at select Cartier boutiques nationwide.
Watch enthusiasts come in many varieties—from hardcore gearheads who obsess over a movement's dynamic micro-mechanics to those who simply appreciate the practical aspects of having a reliable timekeeper on their wrists.


Author(s): Ravi Kiran Chilivery, Sangilimuthu Alagar, Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam University, Coimbatore-641021, Tamil Nadu, India. Teepica P. Darsini.
Background: The current study was performed to evaluate the anti-urolithiatic activity of Argemone mexicana L. leaves extracts as natural remedy to over come side effects problem due to the usage of modern synthetic medicine.
Methods: In vitro experiments (nucleation, aggregation and microscopic assay's) were performed to test the anti-urolithiasis activity of A. mexicana extracted using the four different solvents i.e. petroleum ether, chloroform, methanol, and water. These extracts were tested at increasing concentration of 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg/ml and compared with the standard drug cystone.
Result and Discussion: The extracts were tested for the inhibition percentage of anti-urolithiasis potential against preformed calcium oxalate crystal. The results of A. mexicana extracts on nucleation assay were found to be significant and the methanol leaf extract showed considerable inhibition (72.26%) compared to standard cystone drug (62.96%) and in aggregation assay also the methanol leaf extract of A. mexicana showed significant inhibition (77.24%) compared to cystone (69.33%) at 100 mg/ml concentration. The microscopic assay clearly indicated that A. mexicana leaves extracts are capable to dissolve the calcium oxalate crystals.
Conclusion: The methanol extract of A. mexicana leaves contains anti-urolithiatic potentials by in vitro at a dose level of 100 mg/ml. The methanol extract of A. mexicana leaves can be further exploited as a potential anti-urolithiasis drug.
Keywords: Argemone mexicana L., anti-urolithiasis, calcium oxalate, cystone, nucleation assay, aggregation assay.
Affiliation:Department of Biotechnology, Karpagam University, Coimbatore-641021, Tamil Nadu, India.
Keywords:Argemone mexicana L., anti-urolithiasis, calcium oxalate, cystone, nucleation assay, aggregation assay.
Abstract:Background: The current study was performed to evaluate the anti-urolithiatic activity of Argemone mexicana L. leaves extracts as natural remedy to over come side effects problem due to the usage of modern synthetic medicine.


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import os
import tempfile
import re
import shutil
import requests
import io
import urllib

from mitmproxy.net import tcp
from mitmproxy.utils import data

from pathod import language
from pathod import pathoc
from pathod import pathod
from pathod import test
from pathod.pathod import CA_CERT_NAME

cdata = data.Data(__name__)

def treader(bytes):
    """
        Construct a tcp.Read object from bytes.
    """
    fp = io.BytesIO(bytes)
    return tcp.Reader(fp)

class DaemonTests:
    nohang = False
    ssl = False
    timeout = None
    hexdump = False
    ssloptions = None
    nocraft = False
    explain = True

    @classmethod
    def setup_class(cls):
        opts = cls.ssloptions or {}
        cls.confdir = tempfile.mkdtemp()
        opts["confdir"] = cls.confdir
        so = pathod.SSLOptions(**opts)
        cls.d = test.Daemon(
            staticdir=cdata.path("data"),
            anchors=[
                (re.compile("/anchor/.*"), "202:da")
            ],
            ssl=cls.ssl,
            ssloptions=so,
            sizelimit=1 * 1024 * 1024,
            nohang=cls.nohang,
            timeout=cls.timeout,
            hexdump=cls.hexdump,
            nocraft=cls.nocraft,
            logreq=True,
            logresp=True,
            explain=cls.explain
        )

    @classmethod
    def teardown_class(cls):
        cls.d.shutdown()
        shutil.rmtree(cls.confdir)

    def teardown(self):
        self.d.wait_for_silence()
        self.d.clear_log()

    def _getpath(self, path, params=None):
        scheme = "https" if self.ssl else "http"
        resp = requests.get(
            "%s://localhost:%s/%s" % (
                scheme,
                self.d.port,
                path
            ),
            verify=os.path.join(self.d.thread.server.ssloptions.confdir, CA_CERT_NAME),
            params=params
        )
        return resp

    def getpath(self, path, params=None):
        logfp = io.StringIO()
        c = pathoc.Pathoc(
            ("localhost", self.d.port),
            ssl=self.ssl,
            fp=logfp,
        )
        with c.connect():
            if params:
                path = path + "?" + urllib.parse.urlencode(params)
            resp = c.request("get:%s" % path)
            return resp

    def get(self, spec):
        logfp = io.StringIO()
        c = pathoc.Pathoc(
            ("localhost", self.d.port),
            ssl=self.ssl,
            fp=logfp,
        )
        with c.connect():
            resp = c.request(
                "get:/p/%s" % urllib.parse.quote(spec)
            )
            return resp

    def pathoc(
        self,
        specs,
        timeout=None,
        connect_to=None,
        ssl=None,
        ws_read_limit=None,
        use_http2=False,
    ):
        """
            Returns a (messages, text log) tuple.
        """
        if ssl is None:
            ssl = self.ssl
        logfp = io.StringIO()
        c = pathoc.Pathoc(
            ("localhost", self.d.port),
            ssl=ssl,
            ws_read_limit=ws_read_limit,
            timeout=timeout,
            fp=logfp,
            use_http2=use_http2,
        )
        with c.connect(connect_to):
            ret = []
            for i in specs:
                resp = c.request(i)
                if resp:
                    ret.append(resp)
            for frm in c.wait():
                ret.append(frm)
            c.stop()
            return ret, logfp.getvalue()

def render(r, settings=language.Settings()):
    r = r.resolve(settings)
    s = io.BytesIO()
    assert language.serve(r, s, settings)
    return s.getvalue()


Chat Wrap-Up: Do Teacher-Pay Incentives Work?
Question: In my experience, star teaching candidates make employment decisions based on factors such as excellence of the work environment and administrative support, almost never on an isolated bonus or incentive. What groups are most attracted by incentives? Novice teachers? Minority candidates? Do we really know that incentives are the determining factor in accepting an offer?
Schaefer: Targeted incentives can be effective in filling specific needs or in attracting minority candidates. But many high-quality candidates will choose not to apply, or will leave in the first few years of employment, if they are not given the supportive working environment they need to be successful. Until we broaden our discussion of incentives to include administrative support, opportunities for professional growth, and time for collaboration, we will not attract and retain the quality teachers our schools need.
Question: Massachusetts school districts are just beginning to explore pay incentives. One concern is how to implement an incentive so that it will not result in harming the collegiality among teachers. Can pay incentives be incorporated while building professional learning communities?
Coulter: Absolutely they can. Diversified compensation programs should never be "stand alone" strategies. They should be part of a larger system aimed at improving teacher retention and student achievement. The creation of learning communities, implementing a teacher- mentoring program, using teacher evaluations for diagnostic purposes to inform the type and content of professional development needed should all be part of any learning community. The pay-incentive component is an additional motivational tool and a way of overtly rewarding or encouraging continuous improvement in a teacher's ability to have an impact on student learning. Incentives such as school-based pay or group-based pay are looked at as a way to increase collaboration and a "community" feel. In these systems, student achievement is aggregated to the school level. When targets are met, all eligible employees (sometimes extending to noninstructional staff, as well) receive some type of bonus. While this is a popular system, there aren't data indicating that it is a more effective strategy for encouraging collegiality than individual-based pay.
Question: Is a merit-pay program or stipend being considered to encourage veteran teachers to accept difficult assignments?
Laine: There are several recent examples of merit pay or other financial incentives specifically targeted toward recruiting experienced teachers into hard-to-staff schools or subject areas. There are also examples of initiatives aimed at recruiting retired teachers back into the classroom to address hard-to-staff areas of need. A recent Wisconsin initiative, for example, seeks to provide an additional $5,000 for nine years as an incentive for teaching by national-board-certified and master educators in high-needs schools. Teachers in Springfield, Mass., recently approved a contract that includes merit pay. Experienced teachers with at least a master's degree, seven years of teaching experience, and a 97 percent attendance rate at work will be eligible to apply for two positions that fall under this merit-pay plan. It includes both higher pay and requirements that the teachers accept difficult assignments in struggling schools and mentor less-experienced teachers. In South Carolina, meanwhile, retired teachers can participate in the Teacher and Employee Retention program, which allows them to work for up to five years as a retiree while accumulating a retirement annuity and drawing salary as a full-time employee. These teachers are channeled into critical-need areas.
Question: Why would anyone expect teacher-incentive programs that pay peanuts, when compared with the incentives and bonuses available in other fields, to produce more than marginal effects?
Coulter: In many programs, incentives are calculated as a percentage of base salary, so whether the amount would be considered "peanuts" is relative. The absolute amount may be smaller than in other fields, but the percentage of base salary may be similar. In the Denver ProComp system, a teacher can earn specified, percentage bonuses in each of multiple categories, which can add up to a large overall percentage of base pay.
Schaefer: Teacher collaboration is important to improving instruction. Creating an incentive program that pits teacher against teacher will not work for students. If I were designing an incentive program, I would reward teachers for their performance. But that performance would include professional growth, student growth, and the taking on of roles and responsibilities such as mentoring and school improvement.
Question: Are pay-for-performance programs being used to replace overall teacher raises? Even though pay for performance is used in the business sector, what is the rationale for applying it to a process-driven arena like teaching?
Coulter: Districts using pay-for-performance plans still have overall raises to base pay as part of their compensation systems. Pay-for-performance bonuses or incentives are often a percentage of base salary. They are also incorporated into the structure of advancement through teacher levels or tiers. The rationale for linking financial rewards to student achievement is that it represents an attempt to make overt the ultimate goal of any teacher: improving student learning. This is why pay-for-performance plans include some outcome measure of student learning or achievement. While it is a complex area to assess, this is considered one "product" of teaching.
Question: How would merit pay for inclusion teachers work? They certainly aren't going to have impressive test scores with special education kids in their rooms, even if they are dynamic teachers.
Schaefer: First, merit pay for all teachers should take into account student growth, as opposed to overall student performance. Second, merit-pay systems should not base compensation on a single test. The success of a student is not due to one teacher. Groups of teachers influence a student's growth, especially in schools where teachers collaborate. Measures of student growth should be one component of merit pay, along with roles and responsibilities, professional growth, and so on.
Question: There is evidence that incentives improve teacher-retention rates, but is there any evidence that they improve student learning?
Laine: There is little solid evidence that financial incentives, in and of themselves, improve student learning. The connection more commonly made is that financial incentives can have a positive impact on the recruitment and retention of high-quality teachers, particularly in hard-to-staff or at-risk schools. To be able to make the conclusion you seek, comparison data on the growth or impact on student outcomes would need to be gathered on groups of teachers receiving financial incentives as well as groups not receiving them. A lot of this information is not now available, either because incentive programs have not developed a mechanism to track it, or because most incentive programs are still too new. One program that has been tracking student outcomes is the Benwood Initiative in Hamilton County, Tenn. A combination of financial incentives to recruit and retain highly qualified teachers has been in place there since 2001, and, based on recent evaluation results, average student reading scores in the district has risen from 77 percent in 2003 to 89 percent in 2005.
Published in Print: November 8, 2006, as Chat Wrap-Up: Do Teacher-Pay Incentives Work?
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Ten die at collapsed China quarantine hotel; virus spread slows ex-Wuhan
SHANGHAI/BEIJING (Reuters) - Ten people have died and 23 remain trapped after the collapse of a hotel that was being used to quarantine people under observation for the coronavirus in the Chinese city of Quanzhou, authorities said on Sunday.
Rescue workers are seen on the site where a hotel being used for the novel coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the southeast Chinese port city of Quanzhou, Fujian province, China March 7, 2020. cnsphoto via REUTERS.
More than 70 people were believed to have been initially trapped in the seven storey building, which collapsed on Saturday evening.
As of 16:00 Beijing time on Sunday, authorities had retrieved 48 individuals from the site of the collapse, with 38 of them sent to hospitals, the Ministry of Emergency Management said.
Pictures from the site showed rescue workers clad in hard hats, goggles and face masks carrying injured people away to waiting medical staff in white overalls and surgical masks.
A rescue force of over 1,000 people, including firefighters, police forces, and other emergency responders, arrived at the site on Saturday night, authorities told a media conference organized by the Quanzhou government on Sunday.
Of the 71 people inside the hotel at the time of the collapse, 58 had been under quarantine, they added.
According to state media outlet Xinhua, the owner of the building, a man surnamed Yang, has been summoned by police.
The building's first floor had been under renovation at the time of the collapse, the news agency said.
News of the collapse comes as the spread of COVID-19 continues to slow in China.
According to data from China's National Health Commission (NHC), cases fell by roughly one half on Saturday from the day prior.
The agency confirmed 44 new cases of the COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus as at the end of March 7, a decline from 99 the previous day.
Chinese cities are gradually relaxing quarantine measures put in place over a month ago, while authorities keep a close watch on the virus' spread overseas.
Of the 44 new confirmed cases, 41 were discovered in Wuhan, the origin of the virus' outbreak and its hotbed.
The remaining three were cases imported from outside mainland China.
This marks the first time in which all of China's newly confirmed cases outside of the city of Wuhan originated from overseas. The three cases bring China's total imported case count to 63.
According to the Beijing Municipal Health Commission, two of the cases found in Beijing originated in Italy and Spain.
As the virus slows its spread in Wuhan, the center of the epidemic, authorities have reacted by halting operations of hospitals built specifically to house its patients.
State television reported on Sunday that operations of 11 makeshift hospitals had been suspended and the remaining ones would be out of service by around March 10, although they could be used again depending on the virus situation.
(This story corrects milestone of ex-Wuhan cases in paragraph 15)
Reporting by Josh Horwitz, Huizhong Wu and Kevin Yao; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Elaine Hardcastle


Brierly is a lawyer with experience in intellectual property, entertainment and technology law as well as broader property and commercial law experience. Her background in creative arts includes acting in a variety of short films such as award winning indie horror The Priest, theatre productions and TV commercials as well as producing and production managing short films such as Gen-Con 2017 Ovid award winning sci-fi "Passage of Flick" and documentary. Her most recent non-legal project was associate-producer on Screen Queensland funded short "The Mother Load", which screened at SXSW in Austin, Texas in March 2019.
Brierly's interest in intellectual property and entertainment law stem from her work as a filmmaker and actor. Her creative and legal interests compliment each other, in particular, her interest in making intellectual property more compatible with modern artistic creations, and changing mental health culture in the workplace. After hours she is currently producing "Control", a documentary on anxiety disorders in professionals.
She is also interested in the intersection between law and new technologies, how they impact industry and individuals and is a volunteer with The Legal Forecast, a not-for-profit run by early-career professionals who are passionate about disruptive thinking and access to justice.


I haven't been posting as much due to the fact that I am in my final year of university and I've been juggling many different projects in one go. Whilst I have been on my quest to find all things cruelty free there is one particular thing that stood out to me the most – it is extremely rare to find a high end cruelty free salon in London! There are many different types of salons in London that use organic products but I found out from one of my followers that the products used have misleading animal testing policies. So I decided to do some more research into the nature of different salons and present to you 5 cruelty free, and vegan, salons across London! I hope this is useful for all my Londoners, and to anyone visiting London.
2. GLASSHOUSE SALON – Is based in Hackney, near the famous Broadway Market and a bus journey away from Stratford. This salon are well known for their specialist organic colour treatments using the cruelty free Organic Colour Systems range. The Glasshouse Salon really do incorporate their value of sustainability in every aspect of their company and one thing I do admit that I love is that they have explicitly made clear that one of their hair waxes contain bee wax – so honest!
3. MUKU HAIR – Based in one of my favourite parts of London, Shoreditch; for those of you that are not familiar with Shoreditch it is the historic East End of London that is full of art pretty much everywhere you walk. The Philosophy of Muku Hair is grounded in the Japanese meaning of the word Muku, pure and natural, which they definitely live up to by using Pureology's 100% vegan products.
4. ENA SALON – Is another salon that values both cruelty free products and sustainability. Ena Salon is based in Covent Garden, in the heart of London and literally a walk away from the Thames. They use and distribute an eco salon Italian hair care product range called Davines, which does not test on animals as per the EU ban on animal testing made in 2009.
5. ROCOCO ORGANIC SALON – Has been certified both vegan and cruelty free by PETA. Is based in Clapham and is a walk away from Battersea Rise (A3), which has plenty of places to shop and eat. They pride themselves in their use of organic products and currently have 20% off of their services for first time customers.
It's a shame that I've only found 5 so far, it seems as though many of the salons that boast about using organic hair care ranges hide the fact that their seemingly eco-friendly products are not so animal friendly (*cough Redken and Aveda cough*).
that is so sweet of you, thank you, but honestly I've only just started this all recently so I'm not sure whether it's the highest quality.
Thank you 🙂 that's so sweet of you.
Have you heard of Karine Jackson? They use the Organic Colour System, but I don't know about the rest of the products. They're based in Covent Garden too. Thanks for a really helpful blog post!


Обзор на американскую Хонда Сивик турбо EX -L Реферальная Honda Civic на русском - Продолжительность: US Cars на русском 36 просмотр.
Полная информация об автомобиле Honda Civic. Объявления о продаже от частников и дилеров, отзывы владельцев, фотографии, характеристики и цены.
A video of my Honda Civic EX this was my first time ever doing this so, please give me as much feedback as possible.
Accordingly, all instances of the current model left or right hand drive, anywhere in the world are British-made cars designed with Japanese engineering, except for the US-built two-door coupe and the sedan version built in Brazil for the Latin American market. Подскажи размерность Шин на фото. Hey everyone, here is my review of a Honda Civic. Problems with the Honda Civic EX-T 3, Miles.. The Wall Street Journal.
The Honda Civic is a line of small cars manufactured by Honda. Originally a subcompact , the Civic has gone through several generational changes, becoming both larger and more upmarket and moving into the compact car segment. EPA guidelines for vehicle size class stipulate a car having combined passenger and cargo room of to The Civic currently falls between the Honda Fit and Honda Accord.
The first Civic was introduced in July as a two-door model,  followed by a three-door hatchback that September. In Japan, as customers increasingly shifted to minivans and compact cars like Honda Fit , production of non-hybrid Civic ended in August when it no longer complied with Japanese Government dimension regulations in the width category.
However, production of Civic and Civic hybrid for export markets continued. The Civic was available as a coupe , both a three- and a five-door hatchback , as well as a five-door station wagon. Due to the oil crisis , consumer demand for fuel efficient vehicles was high, and due to the engine being able to run on either leaded or unleaded fuel, it gave drivers fuel choice flexibility over other vehicles.
The CVCC engine debuted in and had a head design that allowed for more efficient combustion, and as a benefit the CVCC system did not require a catalytic converter or unleaded fuel to meet Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards for hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. The Civic was joined by a platform expansion of the three-door hatchback, called the Honda Accord in The second generation Honda Civic was introduced in June as a model.
It was larger, had a more angular shape, and came with increased engine power. All Civic engines now used the CVCC design, which added a 3rd valve per cylinder; this introduced lean burn swirl technology.
Three transmissions were offered: a four-speed manual on base models , a five-speed manual, and a two-speed semi- automatic Honda had previously called the " Hondamatic ". The second generation Civic was offered as a three-door hatchback, a four-door sedan, a five-door hatchback and a five-door wagon. The third generation was released in September for the model year.
The separate five-door hatchback and wagon models were merged into a four-door "shuttle wagon" or "wagovan" sometimes referred to colloquially as a "breadbox" due to its appearance, called the Honda Civic Shuttle. An additional two-seat coupe style—labeled CRX —was introduced, noted for its compact dimensions and light weight. The third generation Civic saw the introduction of the long running four-cylinder D series engine including a new 1.
A 4WD engine with different transmission mounts was introduced for the first time in , and later upgraded in It delivered a fuel economy of around 28 mpg highway. The 4WD system was push-button operated until improved in when the rear wheels would engage automatically once the front wheels lost traction.
This new system was called "Realtime" which used a "viscous coupler" connecting two propeller shafts between the front and rear axles. The manual transmission featured a synchronized 6th gear, called "SL", or "Super-Low", which was used for high torque at very low speeds. The "Realtime" idea is still utilized to this day but includes technological improvements since the first system.


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A legend in beauty.. The first wife of Abu Hashima and the mother of his children surprised the audience.. In her first appearance, the beauty of the artist Yasmine Sabry and Haifa Wehbe was lost (see photos)
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The Egyptian businessman, Ahmed Abu Hashima, has turned into a fertile material for the various media, which have become monitoring all his movements and activities, especially after his marriage to the Egyptian actress Yasmine Sabry in April 2020.
Recently, many media outlets and social media pioneers published pictures of Abu Hashimas first wife, and her children, despite his keenness to keep them away from the media.
Many believed that Abu Hashima did not marry before Yasmine Sabry to Haifa Wehbe only, and that he had no children, but the recent photos surprised them, and changed all their beliefs about Abu Hashima and his private life.
Abu Hashima appeared in the pictures that witnessed widespread circulation on social media, as he mediated with his sons, "Omar and Youssef", who wore black formal suits while attending an event.
As for "Abu Hashima's" first wife, whose name is "Abeer", she was his colleague at the university during his studies, and he married her at the age of twenty-two on the advice of close people, in order to settle and focus in his working life, according to what Abu Hashima said in a television interview with the media. The Egyptian Youssef Al-Husseini.
The pictures of "Abeer" showed that there is a common denominator between the three wives of "Abu Hashima" in terms of dark black hair and brown skin.
Some of the tweeters on social media went on to say that the first wife looks more beautiful than "Haifa Wehbe, and Yasmine Sabry", and has natural beauty features devoid of makeup and artificial beauty, according to them.
Abu Hashima, aged 45, had been married three times, the first time he married his colleague at the university, and they gave birth to Omar in 2000,
That is, he is now 20 years old and plays in the Al-Ahly youth team, in addition to another son named Youssef. In 2009, Abu Hashima married the Lebanese artist, Haifa Wehbe, in a legendary wedding, and separated from her in 2012, and they did not have children.
In April 2020, the Egyptian businessman Ahmed Abu Hashima married the Egyptian artist, Yasmine Sabry, and the owner of this marriage was a sensation, and the duo became the talk of the various media until today.
Abu Hashima is considered one of the most prominent businessmen in Egypt, and has many social contributions, and has received many official and popular awards and honors.
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