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define(['jquery', 'core/templates', 'core/notification', 'core/key_codes',
        'core/custom_interaction_events', 'core/modal_backdrop', 'core/modal_events'],
     function($, Templates, Notification, KeyCodes, CustomEvents, ModalBackdrop, ModalEvents) {

    var SELECTORS = {
        CONTAINER: '[data-region="modal-container"]',
        MODAL: '[data-region="modal"]',
        HEADER: '[data-region="header"]',
        TITLE: '[data-region="title"]',
        BODY: '[data-region="body"]',
        FOOTER: '[data-region="footer"]',
        HIDE: '[data-action="hide"]',
        DIALOG: '[role=dialog]',
        MENU_BAR: '[role=menubar]',
        HAS_Z_INDEX: '.moodle-has-zindex',
        CAN_RECEIVE_FOCUS: 'input:not([type="hidden"]), a[href], button, textarea, select, [tabindex]',
    };

    var TEMPLATES = {
        LOADING: 'core/loading',
        BACKDROP: 'core/modal_backdrop',
    };

    /**
     * Module singleton for the backdrop to be reused by all Modal instances.
     */
    var backdropPromise;

    /**
     * Constructor for the Modal.
     *
     * @param {object} root The root jQuery element for the modal
     */
    var Modal = function(root) {
        this.root = $(root);
        this.modal = this.root.find(SELECTORS.MODAL);
        this.header = this.modal.find(SELECTORS.HEADER);
        this.title = this.header.find(SELECTORS.TITLE);
        this.body = this.modal.find(SELECTORS.BODY);
        this.footer = this.modal.find(SELECTORS.FOOTER);
        this.hiddenSiblings = [];
        this.isAttached = false;
        this.bodyJS = null;
        this.footerJS = null;

        if (!this.root.is(SELECTORS.CONTAINER)) {
            Notification.exception({message: 'Element is not a modal container'});
        }

        if (!this.modal.length) {
            Notification.exception({message: 'Container does not contain a modal'});
        }

        if (!this.header.length) {
            Notification.exception({message: 'Modal is missing a header region'});
        }

        if (!this.title.length) {
            Notification.exception({message: 'Modal header is missing a title region'});
        }

        if (!this.body.length) {
            Notification.exception({message: 'Modal is missing a body region'});
        }

        if (!this.footer.length) {
            Notification.exception({message: 'Modal is missing a footer region'});
        }

        this.registerEventListeners();
    };

    /**
     * Add the modal to the page, if it hasn't already been added. This includes running any
     * javascript that has been cached until now.
     *
     * @method attachToDOM
     */
    Modal.prototype.attachToDOM = function() {
        if (this.isAttached) {
            return;
        }

        $('body').append(this.root);

        // If we'd cached any JS then we can run it how that the modal is
        // attached to the DOM.
        if (this.bodyJS) {
            Templates.runTemplateJS(this.bodyJS);
            this.bodyJS = null;
        }

        if (this.footerJS) {
            Templates.runTemplateJS(this.footerJS);
            this.footerJS = null;
        }

        this.isAttached = true;
    };

    /**
     * Count the number of other visible modals (not including this one).
     *
     * @method countOtherVisibleModals
     * @return {int}
     */
    Modal.prototype.countOtherVisibleModals = function() {
        var count = 0;
        $('body').find(SELECTORS.CONTAINER).each(function(index, element) {
            element = $(element);

            // If we haven't found ourself and the element is visible.
            if (!this.root.is(element) && element.hasClass('show')) {
                count++;
            }
        }.bind(this));

        return count;
    };

    /**
     * Get the modal backdrop.
     *
     * @method getBackdrop
     * @return {object} jQuery promise
     */
    Modal.prototype.getBackdrop = function() {
        if (!backdropPromise) {
            backdropPromise = Templates.render(TEMPLATES.BACKDROP, {})
                .then(function(html) {
                    var element = $(html);

                    return new ModalBackdrop(element);
                })
                .fail(Notification.exception);
        }

        return backdropPromise;
    };

    /**
     * Get the root element of this modal.
     *
     * @method getRoot
     * @return {object} jQuery object
     */
    Modal.prototype.getRoot = function() {
        return this.root;
    };

    /**
     * Get the modal element of this modal.
     *
     * @method getModal
     * @return {object} jQuery object
     */
    Modal.prototype.getModal = function() {
        return this.modal;
    };

    /**
     * Get the modal title element.
     *
     * @method getTitle
     * @return {object} jQuery object
     */
    Modal.prototype.getTitle = function() {
        return this.title;
    };

    /**
     * Get the modal body element.
     *
     * @method getBody
     * @return {object} jQuery object
     */
    Modal.prototype.getBody = function() {
        return this.body;
    };

    /**
     * Get the modal footer element.
     *
     * @method getFooter
     * @return {object} jQuery object
     */
    Modal.prototype.getFooter = function() {
        return this.footer;
    };

    /**
     * Set the modal title element.
     *
     * @method setTitle
     * @param {string} value The title string
     */
    Modal.prototype.setTitle = function(value) {
        var title = this.getTitle();
        title.html(value);
    };

    /**
     * Set the modal body element.
     *
     * This method is overloaded to take either a string
     * value for the body or a jQuery promise that is resolved with HTML and Javascript
     * most commonly from a Templates.render call.
     *
     * @method setBody
     * @param {(string|object)} value The body string or jQuery promise
     */
    Modal.prototype.setBody = function(value) {
        var body = this.getBody();

        if (typeof value === 'string') {
            // Just set the value if it's a string.
            body.html(value);
        } else {
            // Otherwise we assume it's a promise to be resolved with
            // html and javascript.
            Templates.render(TEMPLATES.LOADING, {}).done(function(html) {
                body.html(html);

                value.done(function(html, js) {
                    body.html(html);

                    if (js) {
                        if (this.isAttached) {
                            // If we're in the DOM then run the JS immediately.
                            Templates.runTemplateJS(js);
                        } else {
                            // Otherwise cache it to be run when we're attached.
                            this.bodyJS = js;
                        }
                    }
                }.bind(this));
            }.bind(this));
        }
    };

    /**
     * Set the modal footer element.
     *
     * This method is overloaded to take either a string
     * value for the body or a jQuery promise that is resolved with HTML and Javascript
     * most commonly from a Templates.render call.
     *
     * @method setFooter
     * @param {(string|object)} value The footer string or jQuery promise
     */
    Modal.prototype.setFooter = function(value) {
        var footer = this.getFooter();

        if (typeof value === 'string') {
            // Just set the value if it's a string.
            footer.html(value);
        } else {
            // Otherwise we assume it's a promise to be resolved with
            // html and javascript.
            Templates.render(TEMPLATES.LOADING, {}).done(function(html) {
                footer.html(html);

                value.done(function(html, js) {
                    footer.html(html);

                    if (js) {
                        if (this.isAttached) {
                            // If we're in the DOM then run the JS immediately.
                            Templates.runTemplateJS(js);
                        } else {
                            // Otherwise cache it to be run when we're attached.
                            this.footerJS = js;
                        }
                    }
                }.bind(this));
            }.bind(this));
        }
    };

    /**
     * Mark the modal as a large modal.
     *
     * @method setLarge
     */
    Modal.prototype.setLarge = function() {
        if (this.isLarge()) {
            return;
        }

        this.getRoot().addClass('large');
    };

    /**
     * Check if the modal is a large modal.
     *
     * @method isLarge
     * @return {bool}
     */
    Modal.prototype.isLarge = function() {
        return this.getRoot().hasClass('large');
    };

    /**
     * Mark the modal as a small modal.
     *
     * @method setSmall
     */
    Modal.prototype.setSmall = function() {
        if (this.isSmall()) {
            return;
        }

        this.getRoot().removeClass('large');
    };

    /**
     * Check if the modal is a small modal.
     *
     * @method isSmall
     * @return {bool}
     */
    Modal.prototype.isSmall = function() {
        return !this.getRoot().hasClass('large');
    };

    /**
     * Determine the highest z-index value currently on the page.
     *
     * @method calculateZIndex
     * @return {int}
     */
    Modal.prototype.calculateZIndex = function() {
        var items = $(SELECTORS.DIALOG + ', ' + SELECTORS.MENU_BAR + ', ' + SELECTORS.HAS_Z_INDEX);
        var zIndex = parseInt(this.root.css('z-index'));

        items.each(function(index, item) {
            item = $(item);
            // Note that webkit browsers won't return the z-index value from the CSS stylesheet
            // if the element doesn't have a position specified. Instead it'll return "auto".
            var itemZIndex = item.css('z-index') ? parseInt(item.css('z-index')) : 0;

            if (itemZIndex > zIndex) {
                zIndex = itemZIndex;
            }
        });

        return zIndex;
    };

    /**
     * Check if this modal is visible.
     *
     * @method isVisible
     * @return {bool}
     */
    Modal.prototype.isVisible = function() {
        return this.root.hasClass('show');
    };

    /**
     * Check if this modal has focus.
     *
     * @method hasFocus
     * @return {bool}
     */
    Modal.prototype.hasFocus = function() {
        var target = $(document.activeElement);
        return this.root.is(target) || this.root.has(target).length;
    };

    /**
     * Check if this modal has CSS transitions applied.
     *
     * @method hasTransitions
     * @return {bool}
     */
    Modal.prototype.hasTransitions = function() {
        return this.getRoot().hasClass('fade');
    };

    /**
     * Display this modal. The modal will be attached to the DOM if it hasn't
     * already been.
     *
     * @method show
     */
    Modal.prototype.show = function() {
        if (this.isVisible()) {
            return;
        }

        if (!this.isAttached) {
            this.attachToDOM();
        }

        this.getBackdrop().done(function(backdrop) {
            var currentIndex = this.calculateZIndex();
            var newIndex = currentIndex + 2;
            var newBackdropIndex = newIndex - 1;
            this.root.css('z-index', newIndex);
            backdrop.setZIndex(newBackdropIndex);
            backdrop.show();

            this.root.removeClass('hide').addClass('show');
            this.accessibilityShow();
            this.getTitle().focus();
            $('body').addClass('modal-open');
            this.root.trigger(ModalEvents.shown, this);
        }.bind(this));
    };

    /**
     * Hide this modal.
     *
     * @method hide
     */
    Modal.prototype.hide = function() {
        if (!this.isVisible()) {
            return;
        }

        this.getBackdrop().done(function(backdrop) {
            if (!this.countOtherVisibleModals()) {
                // Hide the backdrop if we're the last open modal.
                backdrop.hide();
                $('body').removeClass('modal-open');
            }

            var currentIndex = parseInt(this.root.css('z-index'));
            this.root.css('z-index', '');
            backdrop.setZIndex(currentIndex - 3);

            this.accessibilityHide();

            if (this.hasTransitions()) {
                // Wait for CSS transitions to complete before hiding the element.
                this.getRoot().one('transitionend webkitTransitionEnd oTransitionEnd', function() {
                    this.getRoot().removeClass('show').addClass('hide');
                }.bind(this));
            } else {
                this.getRoot().removeClass('show').addClass('hide');
            }

            this.root.trigger(ModalEvents.hidden, this);
        }.bind(this));
    };

    /**
     * Remove this modal from the DOM.
     *
     * @method destroy
     */
    Modal.prototype.destroy = function() {
        this.root.remove();
        this.root.trigger(ModalEvents.destroyed, this);
    };

    /**
     * Sets the appropriate aria attributes on this dialogue and the other
     * elements in the DOM to ensure that screen readers are able to navigate
     * the dialogue popup correctly.
     *
     * @method accessibilityShow
     */
    Modal.prototype.accessibilityShow = function() {
        // We need to get a list containing each sibling element and the shallowest
        // non-ancestral nodes in the DOM. We can shortcut this a little by leveraging
        // the fact that this dialogue is always appended to the document body therefore
        // it's siblings are the shallowest non-ancestral nodes. If that changes then
        // this code should also be updated.
        $('body').children().each(function(index, child) {
            // Skip the current modal.
            if (!this.root.is(child)) {
                child = $(child);
                var hidden = child.attr('aria-hidden');
                // If they are already hidden we can ignore them.
                if (hidden !== 'true') {
                    // Save their current state.
                    child.data('previous-aria-hidden', hidden);
                    this.hiddenSiblings.push(child);

                    // Hide this node from screen readers.
                    child.attr('aria-hidden', 'true');
                }
            }
        }.bind(this));

        // Make us visible to screen readers.
        this.root.attr('aria-hidden', 'false');
    };

    /**
     * Restores the aria visibility on the DOM elements changed when displaying
     * the dialogue popup and makes the dialogue aria hidden to allow screen
     * readers to navigate the main page correctly when the dialogue is closed.
     *
     * @method accessibilityHide
     */
    Modal.prototype.accessibilityHide = function() {
        this.root.attr('aria-hidden', 'true');

        // Restore the sibling nodes back to their original values.
        $.each(this.hiddenSiblings, function(index, sibling) {
            sibling = $(sibling);
            var previousValue = sibling.data('previous-aria-hidden');
            // If the element didn't previously have an aria-hidden attribute
            // then we can just remove the one we set.
            if (typeof previousValue == 'undefined') {
                sibling.removeAttr('aria-hidden');
            } else {
                // Otherwise set it back to the old value (which will be false).
                sibling.attr('aria-hidden', previousValue);
            }
        });

        // Clear the cache. No longer need to store these.
        this.hiddenSiblings = [];
    };

    /**
     * Handle the tab event to lock focus within this modal.
     *
     * @method handleTabLock
     * @param {event} e The tab key jQuery event
     */
    Modal.prototype.handleTabLock = function(e) {
        if (!this.hasFocus()) {
            return;
        }

        var target = $(document.activeElement);
        var focusableElements = this.modal.find(SELECTORS.CAN_RECEIVE_FOCUS);
        var firstFocusable = focusableElements.first();
        var lastFocusable = focusableElements.last();

        if (target.is(firstFocusable) && e.shiftKey) {
            lastFocusable.focus();
            e.preventDefault();
        } else if (target.is(lastFocusable) && !e.shiftKey) {
            firstFocusable.focus();
            e.preventDefault();
        }
    };

    /**
     * Set up all of the event handling for the modal.
     *
     * @method registerEventListeners
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    Modal.prototype.registerEventListeners = function() {
        this.getRoot().on('keydown', function(e) {
            if (!this.isVisible()) {
                return;
            }

            if (e.keyCode == KeyCodes.tab) {
                this.handleTabLock(e);
            } else if (e.keyCode == KeyCodes.escape) {
                this.hide();
            }
        }.bind(this));

        CustomEvents.define(this.getModal(), [CustomEvents.events.activate]);
        this.getModal().on(CustomEvents.events.activate, SELECTORS.HIDE, function(e, data) {
            this.hide();
            data.originalEvent.preventDefault();
        }.bind(this));
    };

    return Modal;
});


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Keep orcas in the wild, not in aquaria
Blackfish is a 2013 documentary movie about captive orcas (killer whales) at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida. It centers on Tilikum, the infamous orca who killed three people (including two trainers) and is still at SeaWorld. The documentary, directed by Gabriela Cowperthwaite, premiered at Sundance in Utah, and has received a lot of critical acclaim. It gets a 97% from the critics on the Rotten Tomatoes site, and Wikipedia says this:
Critical reception for the documentary has been mostly positive, with the Deseret News calling it "a gripping example of documentary filmmaking at its finest". Twitch Film and The Hollywood Reporter both praised Blackfish, with both review sites arguing that the film gave "a persuasive case against keeping the species – and by extension any wild animal – in captivity for the purposes of human entertainment". Film School Rejects gave the documentary a rating of B-, writing that…

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Wtf is the kid in the red shirt and green hat licking his lips to?
Because I'm happy clap along if you feel like a room without a roof!
Why was the house painted pink?
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A very miserable staffy
"Butch has been in another fight," the slightly sheepish voice one the phone informed me. "I took him to the beach, because he loves it so much, and I was watching like a hawk for other dogs, then my phone rang and distracted me for a moment. When I looked up, his tail was up, and there was a big bull arab that had appeared out of nowhere, no owner to be seen."
"Oh dear…" I said.
Butch was an old customer of mine, and I'd patched him up 3 or 4 times already after he'd bitten off more than he could chew. Most times, the other dog had hardly had a scratch. He was very good at picking fights, and considered himself the toughest thing going round on four legs, but when it came to the crunch, he simply lost the plot! His dad told me what he was like in a fight, one time.
"It would be funny, if it wasn't so awful, you know. He sees another dog, and sort of inflates, like a helium balloon. He puffs himself up, and his eyes glaze over, and by that point, all other sensory input closes down. He has a noise phobia too, but right then I'd be able to set a bomb off, and it would make no difference. I'm usually yelling my head off at him y now, but it makes no difference." He sighed, and gave me a rueful look. "All the hair stands up on his back, and he takes off like a bullet, howling and yodelling like I don't know what. By the time he gets to the other dog, he's worked himself into such a state of staffy madness that he's literally forgotten that the point of a dog fight is to bite the other dog… So he's running around the other dog, yapping and screaming, and then he just gets monstered. And I'm sprinting up the beach, eyes popping out, trying to get there before the other dog tears him into strips."
"How is he this time?" I asked.
"He's a mess. It was a big dog, and he was a fair way off. Thank god the other dog saw me coming and pissed off, but he's got quite a few holes in him. I wrapped him up in my shirt, and brought him straight home. Can you come?"
"I'll be there in 15 minutes," I assured him.
I pulled up at the door, and quickly rummaged my van to find all I needed. Antibiotics, pain relief, and swabs and antiseptic to clean it all up with. His dad was waiting at the door.
"He's out the back, on his bed," he told me.
"Jeez," I said. "You look like you need some attention too!" (He was pale and shaky.)
"Oh god, it takes it out of me, it does. It's been 2 years since the last one, and I was being so careful!"
We walked out the back, and there he was. There is nothing more pathetic and miserable on this earth than a staffy after a dogfight. Butch was still wrapped up in his dad's shirt, covered in sand, and was lying there, whimpering. His eyes were big and shining with pain, and he looked about as sad and miserable as a dog can be and still be alive. His body was wracked with tremors, and if I didn't know better, I would have said he was about to die.
"Looks pretty big and brave now, doesn't he?" I said to his dad.
"Oh yes, bravest dog in Australia when it comes to the aftermath, isn't he!"
I peeled the shirt off gently, and he winced and complained with every slightest movement. He had 3 sets of puncture wounds – one on his bum, one on his chest, and one on his right front leg. His whole body was crusted with sand and blood, but his gums were nice and pink, and his heart felt strong and steady. I gave him a shot of some anti inflammatories to start with – he winced at the injection, and gave me a very reproachful look.
"Right, old fellow, we need to get you up and out in the back yard, so we can hose you off."
Butch gave me a stark look of disbelief – we both called him, but he just lay there and shook, and quivered, and moaned. So we gently levered him off the bed- all 25 kg of bone and muscle. He was a huge brick of a staffy. It was probably very fortunate for the other dogs in the fights that he got so over excited that he forgot how to bite, really. Anyway, he complained all the way out into the yard, then stood, holding up his sore paw, and looking even sadder when I got the hose. This was the last straw. Cold water? I hosed him off all over, gently rinsing the sand away, and allowing a gentle stream to play all over the wounds.
"I know I've told you this before, but a gentle hosing twice a day, 5 minutes or so for each wound, with cold water, seems to really help the pain and swelling go down more quickly," I told his dad. " There's no use stitching up the wounds, if I do that it would most likely turn into a stinking big abscess. Better to leave it open so it can all drain well. I'll give him an antibiotic injection, and leave you with some tablets. It's really fresh, so he should be fine in a week or so."
"I know the drill," he told me. "It's not the first time, but by god I hope it's the last!"
We got him back onto a clean blanket on his bed, and he settled down gingerly with a huge sigh. The shaking had settled a bit, but he still looked so miserable, it was over the top.
I rang back to check in 5 days later…
"He's practically back to normal. I had to nurse him like a patient in intensive care for the first two days – wouldn't even get off his bed for food or water, I had to bring it to him. And the looks he gave me when I made him come out and have the hose… Then I'd get the giggles, and he'd get even more offended!"
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History of Malacca High School, Motto and Emblem.
MAHSOPA raises RM 3,600.00 to Philippines Typhoon Disaster Fund.
MALACCA HIGH SCHOOL WALKABOUT on Sat. morning from 10.00 am to 12 Noon, 30th. November 2013.
MAHSOPA 2013 GOLF GAME at Ayer Keroh Golf and Country Club on Saturday, 30th.November 2013.
MAHSOPA 2013 Annual Dinner for all MHS Years at Hotel Equatorial, MELAKA on Friday, 29th. November 2013 to celebrate Malacca High 187th. Anniversary.
MHS Class of 1979 - 1983/85 Reunion at Hotel Seri Malaysia, Melaka on 26.10.2013.
MAHSOPA members visited Tunku - Prince of Peace photo exhibition at Bangsar Shopping Centre on Malaysia Day, 16.9.2013.
MHS Class of 1975 Golf & Reunion Dinner at Tiara Country Club in Malacca , on 20th.April 2013.
MHS Class of 1973 Reunion Dinner at Aldy Hotel Rooftop , Malacca , on 6th. April 2013.
MAHSOPA held her 2013 Annual General Meeting at Seminar Room 1, Kelab Golf Subang Negara on Saturday, 2.00pm 20th. April 2013.
MAHSOPA visit to Pulau Ketam, Selangor.
MAHSOPA AGM 2012 on 3rd. March 2012 at Seminar Room 1, Kelab Golf Negara Subang, Petaling Jaya. All former Malacca High pupils are invited to attend.
MAHSOPA AGM & ANNUAL DINNER at KGNS, Subang Jaya on Saturday, 7th. May 2011.
MHS CLASS OF 1975 REUNION BASH on Saturday, 12th. February 2011 at Aldy Hotel Melaka.
MAHSOPA Melaka River Night Cruise at Melaka on Saturday, 20th. November 2010 at 7.30pm.
MAHSOPA ANNUAL DINNER at Kelab Golf Negara Subang on Sunday, 14th.November 2010.
Class of 1960, after 50 years, will be having its first Reunion on 6th November, 2010 at Mahkota Hotel.
MAHSOPA COFFEE TALK on "Latest on Malaysian Taxes" at Royal Selangor Club, Kuala Lumpur on Saturday, 9th. October 2010 at 10.00am.
MAHSOPA VISIT TO FLOWER FARM AT SEMENYIH, SELANGOR on 1st. February 2010.
MAHSOPA DINNER IN KUALA LUMPUR on Saturday, 19th. April 2008 at One Banquet Bangsar, Kuala Lumpur at 7.30pm. More than 250 Alumni members are expected to attend.
Class of 1986/90 Reunion in Melaka on Saturday, 6th. June 2008.
MAHSOPA AGM 2008 at Kelab Golf Negara Subang on 2nd. August 2008 at 2.00pm.
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MAHSOPA donates RM 40,000.00 to Malacca High School Cadet Band on 1st. March 2010.
MHS Informal Gathering at National Press Club,KL (Sat. 25th. July 2009 at 7.00pm to raise funds for SPCA Melaka.
MHS ANNIVERSARY gave Scholarship Awards to 9 Malacca High Students on 18th. February 2009 at Equatorial Hotel, Melaka.
Fund Raising Dinner by MAHSOPA at One Bangsar Banquet, Kuala Lumpur.
Korban Celebration on 22nd. December 2007 at Malacca High School by Bekas Putra MHS.
Fund Raising Project by former MHS Students for SPCA,Melaka in September, 2007.
Launching of Our Story - Malacca High School 1826-2006 in December 2006.
Fund Raising by former MHS students for SPCA, Melaka.
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MHS 180th. Anniversary Commemorative Book Launching on 9th.December 2006 at Shah's Village Hotel, Petaling Jaya.
Members who want to place their adverts can do so here.
MHS 180th. Anniversary Commemorative Book was launched on Saturday, 9th. December 2006.
LIVE NTV 7 Interview on MHS 180TH. Anniversary Commemorative Book - Friday morning at 8.30am , 8TH. December 2006. DVD is available for those who want a copy of it.
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CIA Dir. John Brennan poses with Rep. Terri Sewell and several Wenonah High School students at today's meeting (Ivana Hrynkiw | [email protected]) The Director of the Central Intelligence Agency visited.
Mar 20, 2016. The CIA has a director who is the exact opposite — a "Captain. Radio interview last month, for example, CIA Director John Brennan. gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, socio-economic status and other quotas.
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John Brennan, the former CIA director under President Obama. "I do think it does injustice to the tenets of religion when we attach a religious moniker to them," Brennan said during a.
Mar 13, 2015. CIA Director John Brennan at an event Friday warned against ascribing. of terrorists with a religion that has over a billion followers worldwide.
Central Intelligence Agency Director John O. Brennan will serve as the keynote. "This year we have the honor of Director Brennan as our keynote speaker. Director Brennan leads the CIA as a forward.
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Former CIA Director John Brennan on Friday escalated his war of words with President Trump — agreeing with HBO host Bill Maher than Trump's presidency "is the third great crisis in American.
warning that CIA director John Brennan is a communist and a secret Muslim who is out to take down Trump. "Brennan's a former member of the Communist Party," Stone said. "He insists that there's no.
A growing number of top intelligence community veterans from the Obama era are calling out ex-CIA director John Brennan for his attacks on President Trump, even as some take issue with the.
Today was a productive vocabulary day in the United States of America. The learning began in the morning, when former CIA director John O. Brennan tweeted at President Trump: "Your kakistocracy.
The Director of the Central Intelligence. the agency is like and the possibility of starting a CIA ambassador program at Ramsay High School. "It looked so different than it does today," John.
President Trump has revoked the security clearance for former CIA Director John Brennan, the White House announced Wednesday, in the first decision to come from a review of access for several top.
or that he holds the ideals of the Constitution higher than the ideals of religion in relation to his duties as head of the CIA. In January 2017, John Brennan was succeeded as CIA Director by Mike.
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This article originally appeared on AlterNet. In his new book "Fear," veteran journalist Bob Woodward reports that former CIA Director John Brennan told him the information in the infamous.
Mar 8, 2013. Hours after CIA Director John Brennan took the oath of office. about Jesus Christ, though he did refer to Christianity as the religion of Christ.
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Former CIA director John Brennan is having trouble keeping his Trump-Russia stories straight. On Meet the Press this past Sunday, host Chuck Todd asked MSNBC's new national security analyst about.
President Trump kicked started his Saturday morning at Camp David with a series of tweets criticizing former CIA Director John Brennan and the Russia probe. The president quoted former Secret Service.
The next ISIS target after Istanbul could be the United States. CIA Director John Brennan, one day after the deadly terror strike on the Turkish airport, warned that the Islamic hate group was likely.
In addition to naming former Senator Chuck Hagel as his new Defense Secretary, President Obama is expected to announce today that he's naming John O. Brennan as the new CIA Director: President Obama.
House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes next plans to investigate the role former CIA Director John Brennan and other Obama intelligence officials played in promoting the salacious and.
Former CIA Director John Brennan on Monday fired back at President Donald Trump over his latest tweet attacking the investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. After Trump.
religion, age, handicap, or national origin. President Trump in August said he revoked the security clearance of former CIA Director John Brennan, an NBC News contributor who was a career CIA officer.
WASHINGTON — CIA Director John Brennan. under bogus religious pretense." See also: 27-year-old 'mastermind' of Paris attacks also linked to thwarted train attack Brennan also warned that Friday's.
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CIA Director John Brennan warned on Friday against giving "Islamic legitimacy. "Most — many — of them are psychopathic thugs, murderers who use a religious concept and masquerade and mask.
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Feb 7, 2013. The Senate intelligence committee hearing on John Brennan's nomination to head the Central Intelligence Agency was interrupted five times.
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Mar 13, 2015. CIA Director John O. Brennan joins CBS News' Charlie Rose to discuss the. Brennan highlights the importance of foreign partners for the CIA as it. to the tenets of religion when we attach a religious moniker to them.
Aug 1, 2014. The Kentucky Republican, who filibustered the CIA chief's nomination, is the latest legislator to call for his ouster.
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Jan 26, 2017. In an interview earlier this week with Newsmax host Steve Malzberg, Donald Trump confidant Roger Stone urged the president to "clean.
John Brennan's swearing-in ceremony as director of the CIA has angered conservatives over Brennan's decision to take the oath by placing his hand on the Constitution and not the Bible, as most.
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16 hours ago. President Bolsonaro made a surprise visit to CIA headquarters earlier this morning. for a foreign head of state that was not on the public agenda for his first. Yes, Brennan's news offerings ( ides of March timing , etc) are extra hollow. Joe Biden (8), John Boehner (101), Jordan (8), Judicial Watch (50).
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Aug 19, 2015. When John Owen Brennan, who had served as Barack Obama's. Obama wanted to appoint Brennan CIA director in 2009, but there was. The perennially -suspect Wikipedia incorrectly lists Warren's religion as "Christian.".
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Home » Music » Louise Redknapp hints she's a 'broken mess' in post about fighting for love
Louise Redknapp hints she's a 'broken mess' in post about fighting for love
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Louise Redknapp opened up on her inner thoughts on the topic of love as she cryptically shared an inspirational quote that conveyed her feelings.
The 46-year-old shared the mystic message with her 716,000 Instagram followers revealing that when it comes to matters of love sometimes she is a "broken mess".
In the baffling poem like snippet, it was clear that not every day she was able to be strong with matters concerning the heart.
The post read: "Some days she's a warrior. Some days she's a broken mess," the sombre post read.
"Most days she's a bit of both. But everyday she's there. Standing. Fighting. Trying."
The mum-of-two's marriage broke down to Jamie Redknapp in 2017 following her stint on Strictly, with the pair finalising their divorce the following year.
Since then, Louise had found it difficult to move on as she prioritised her son's Charley, 16, and Beau, 11, who didn't like the thought of her sparking up new romances.
In recent months, it came to light that Jamie had moved on as he was spotted on a country walk with Swedish model Frida Anderson Laurie.
Jamie and Frida decided to keep their relationship away from the spotlight in spite of it hitting the headlines back in August.
Their relationship went public after a source said told The Sun: "Jamie feels ready to move on from his marriage to Louise and is happy to be doing it with someone who has kids too and is financially secure.
"It's early days for Jamie and Frida, but they have grown close and are really enjoying spending time together when they can.
"Anyone who knows Jamie knows full well that his sons are his main priority and mean everything to him, he puts them first."
The insider went on: "But he really gets on with Frida, and she has been very understanding about him juggling fatherhood and his successful TV career.
"He likes that she's also a parent so fully appreciates the balance, she is also keen on her fitness and loves spending time at home."
Soon after in an interview with The Sun on Sunday, Jamie's dad and I'm A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! winner refused to talk about Frida as he didn't want to "upset Lou".
Proving that the split is still raw, even though they parted ways nearly three years ago, Harry told the publication: "We did meet Frida, and she is lovely, very nice, but I don't want to talk about Jamie's new relationship.
"The last thing I want to do is upset Lou.
"It is upsetting that Jamie and Lou aren't together. It was a complete shock."
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PDR Americas Appoints MAN-TechSystems as Rep for Northern California
January 27, 2017 | PDR Americas
PDR Americas has appointed MAN-TechSystems as its manufacturers' representative in Northern California. MAN-TechSystems has been a manufacturers' representative for electronics assembly equipment in Northern California for more than 20 years. The rep firm provides complete installation, training, applications and machine repair.
"We are pleased to have the opportunity to work together with experienced professionals like Arnie Greenberg and Chris Putney who are recognized as leaders in the industry," said Dave White, CEO of PDR Americas.
The appointment of MAN-TechSystems demonstrates PDR's core value commitment to long-term customer satisfaction. From CEO/CFO to rework system operator, to selecting best-in-class representatives, PDR's support, training, warranty, education, and financing programs are key elements of the PDR experience, enhancing the value of your organization's ability to get the job done.
MAN-TechSystems presently consists of two outside sales engineers that cover Northern California. These engineers have nearly 60 years of combined experience in the electronics assembly Industry. Their combined technical support background consists of placement machines, printers, wave soldering, cleaning, reflow, rework, inspection systems, programming and component packaging. For more information about MAN-TechSystems' products and services, click here.
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The sixth episode, "Materials Testing—Process Materials," can be viewed in under four minutes. Presenters share information on paste vs. flux vs. rework, limitations of standards, hand soldering/rework cautions, and more. Designed to complement GEN3's book, The Printed Circuit Assembler's Guide to...Process Validation, this entire webinar series can be viewed in about an hour and covers a comprehensive range of topics surrounding the four groundbreaking test standards published between 2019 and 2021 that set the scene for Objective Evidence and its widespread influence throughout the world of electronics, whether in the high reliability arena of space, medical, automotive, or general industrial applications.


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Cee-Lo Green and Goodie Mob Pay Tribute to The Beastie Boys and Adam "MCA" Yauch at the 2012 Billboard Music Awards
Cee-Lo Green reunited with his group Goodie Mob Sunday night (May 20) as they paid tribute to The Beastie Boys and the late Adam...
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AU one of the world's AI superpowers with second-highest deployment
New research from Infosys has found artificial intelligence (AI) has made staggering progress among Australian businesses.
A whopping 89 percent of large Australian businesses have now deployed AI technology, representing a leap from just 65 percent last year which Infosys says is driven by C-Suite worries about competitors winning the AI arms race, while ethics, skills and job concerns remain major barriers.
Out of the seven countries surveyed (US, UK, France, Germany, India and China), Australian businesses ranked second only to China in AI deployment, surpassing India from last year's research.
The independent survey of 1,053 senior business leaders of large organisations (including 150 from Australia), found half believe AI deployments in their organisation are greatly outpacing the accuracy and productivity of humans doing the same task – with over two thirds stating their workers are concerned AI will replace them.
"The AI projects Australian businesses are deploying are far from the humanistic robots people see in Sci-fi movies, but rather algorithms that are capable of learning and constantly improving specific processes to automate and solve business challenges," says Infosys senior vice president and head of Australia and New Zealand Andrew Groth.
"The rise in AI deployment in Australia compared to last year is being driven by a greater sense of competition and urgency within the business world – as leaders have started to notice competitors adopting AI technology they are beginning to look at the right AI strategy for their organisation in a bid to remain competitive."
Groth says while AI is still a long-term strategic imperative, the next two years through to the end of 2020 will be critical for laying the foundations for AI strategy, developing early regulatory frameworks and educating workforces. While IT departments may be the first to undergo change, Infosys' research reveals AI is already impacting the entire organisation.
"Organisations will need to adapt leadership policies, employee training, and business models to embrace new technologies and working practices that simultaneously empower their human workforce and allow them to remain competitive in the market," says Groth.
"Deploying AI can significantly benefit a business' bottom line, with an increase in production, actionable insights , improved time efficiencies, business elasticity and a decrease in operating costs just some of the benefits we're seeing from Australian organisations which have already adopted AI technologies."
Some of the key findings from the Australia's C-level executives include:
95 percent reported measurable gains from deploying AI
57 percent of say competitive advantage was a driving force behind their investment in AI technologies, up from just 16 percent last year.
74 percent have plans to build a dedicated team of AI professionals in the near future with 71 percent seeing their future business strategies hinging on AI
63 percent are having a difficult time finding qualified staff to lead integration of AI technologies
AI deployment has been predominantly in machine learning (51 percent), automated reasoning (48 percent), robotics (47 percent), knowledge representation (44 percent) and natural language processing (39 percent)
57 percent believe their leadership is hesitant to invest in AI technologies due to concerns over security or privacy
47 percent believe AI deployments deployments in their organisation are greatly outpacing the accuracy and productivity of humans doing the same task
59 percent are planning training in the functions affected most by AI deployments or are looking to redeploy employees to new functional areas
"As with any new technology, AI will create jobs that don't already exist in the current workforce. For those currently in roles where AI is being deployed to automate mundane and repetitive tasks, this simply frees people to focus on higher value creative work that can only be done with human creativity and imagination," says Groth.
"At Infosys we're seeing first-hand how AI impacts a workforce. We've deployed AI technologies across a number of client projects and offices internally to manage repetitive tasks, and through continuous training and reskilling programs we free up thousands of workers each quarter to focus on more creative and strategic tasks that can only be done with human insight and imagination."
There has been much said about the skills gap in Australia, but Groth reassures the country is on track.
"It's fair to say Australia currently has an AI skills gap, and this could be holding some Australian business leaders back from deploying AI across their organisation. But with retraining, providing more experiential learning and nurturing the next generation, we can keep up with this evolution," Groth concludes.
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Psychotherapy is a process of dealing with all different kinds of mental distress and psychological disorders. During this process the therapist uses a wide range of techniques that are focused around helping the client address specific or more general questions about their well being and psychological state. Almost all types of therapy involve the development of a therapeutic relationship between client and therapist as the core source for creating a dialogue to help overcome and manage problematic thoughts and behaviors.
These are a basic outline of some of the most common Mental Health disorders. The list of disorders, symptoms and treatments is wide and therefore if anyone is experiencing any change or feels they are ready to make the first step in addressing their Mental Health needs it is advised to make an appointment with a trained Mental Health professional for an initial consultation. Treatment and advice is available and psychotherapy is there to help you.
The stress and turmoil of daily life can also have a huge impact on our functionality and mental health. One does not need to be experiencing any of the above symptoms to recognize that they require the consultation of a trained mental health professional to guide them during such a time. Psychotherapy helps individuals and groups who experience a wide range of difficulties in life, perhaps the turmoil of losses, illness, the trauma of cruelty and abuse, or the effects of social upheaval. The psychotherapy helps to bring you to being able to manage 'it', instead of 'it' managing you.
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The Moon and the Sun are the only celestial bodies close enough to the Earth to be photographed with ordinary telephoto lenses. Particular care must be exercised when photographing the Sun, but that is not relevant to this low-light section.
The Moon can be photographed using any telephoto lens, but in practice the focal length needs to be at least 400mm and preferably 600mm or 800mm. The diameter of the Moon in an image obtained with a 35mm camera and a 600mm lens will be about 6mm, and for an 800mm lens about 8mm. Obviously these image sizes can be doubled by using a 2x teleconverter.
Exposures are simple to calculate but must be obtained from a spot measurement on the Moon itself and not from the overall frame including large areas of black sky. In practice, when using ISO 100, an exposure of 1/250 second at f/8 generally gives a satisfactory result for the full Moon. A crescent Moon will require rather more exposure - perhaps 1/125 second or even 1/60 second.
It is important to remember that the Moon moves rapidly with respect to the Earth, and that the Earth is rotating. The Moon appears to move a distance equal to its own diameter in a period of about two minutes. Long exposures would therefore produce a blurred image. For any image of the Moon it is important to use a very stable tripod and a remote release to avoid moving the camera during the exposure. With long telephoto lenses, even the release of the shutter mechanism may cause camera movement and hence blurring.
It is also possible, using a camera's multiple exposure facility, to photograph a night scene - perhaps a building or a city panorama - and then change to a telephoto lens to add the Moon. Clearly the basic scene has to be planned to leave a suitable area of clear sky in which the Moon will be positioned. It is also important to ensure that when the Moon is photographed it is surrounded only by black sky.
Photographing the stars in a clear night sky can also be worthwhile. The rotation of the Earth causes them to trace arcs across the sky which, when combined with some earthbound feature such as the landscape or a structure, creates an interesting image. When the Pole Star is placed at the centre of the image, other stars collectively trace attractive circles in the sky. Use a reasonably wide-angle lens to include a large area of sky and countless stars, and try exposures of around 30 minutes at ISO 100. Bracketing is important as the results depend upon the overall darkness of the sky and the proximity of city lighting and so on.


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The university system is seen as a scam and fraud to many due to the high debt and lack of actual real knowledge acquired by its students. Some would even go as far to say that it's a waste of money and that you should just learn a trade or at least major in a semi-applicable major. Most of college grads wind up in mounds of debt, without any real information on how they actually work, and majoring in Ancient Aliens isn't going to pay it off.
It's the same story every graduating class. Kid goes to college, kid majors in business or something useless like art history. Then kid graduates and enters as a freshman into the University of Adulthood and end up stumbling and falling within his first semester or two in the real world. What if that could be simply avoided?
With a bleak job market for recent grads and the high-competition for entry-level positions. Many college degree holders are taking jobs that they are overqualified for. But yet, many of them still don't know to properly adult. I've always had the assumption that college is where you go to learn how to be an adult and all that good stuff. Oh, boy was I wrong.
Every year tax season seems to creep on us and if it wasn't for the help of our parents, we'd be lost like a deer in the headlights. Do you file these yourself? What's a W-2? Do you have to pay someone else to file? But you don't want to pay…then how do you file them yourself? Do you always get money back? What happens if you never file? Do you go to jail like Wesley Snipes? These are all critical questions that will be addressed within this class.
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Cesarean-born mice show altered patterns of cell death across the brain, exhibiting greater nerve cell death than vaginally delivered mice in at least one brain area, a finding by Georgia State University researchers that suggests birth mode may have acute effects on human neurodevelopment that may lead to long-lasting changes in the brain and behavior.
The team of neuroscientists examined the effect of birth mode (vaginal delivery versus Cesarean section) on neuronal cell death, an important process that reshapes neural circuits early in development. This process, which takes place in mice during the first week after birth, also occurs in humans. Their study's findings are published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
With the advent of modern medicine, Cesarean births, also known as C-sections, are becoming a widespread practice around the world. In the United States, C-sections account for about 30 percent of births every year, and many of these are elective. Cesarean births have been linked to behavioral effects in the offspring, which suggests effects on the brain, but human studies are confounded by the medical complications, altered birth timing and maternal factors often associated with Cesarean delivery.
Dr. Alexandra Castillo-Ruiz, Dr. Nancy Forger and their students in the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State addressed these limitations in a carefully controlled study in mice by examining the brains of offspring before and after a vaginal or Cesarean birth up to weaning age, carefully matching pups for time of delivery.
They found that vaginally delivered mice had a decrease in cell death across the brain within hours of birth, but this did not occur in Cesarean-born offspring. The most dramatic difference was seen in a region of the hypothalamus that regulates the stress response and brain-immune interactions. The greater cell death in Cesarean-delivered newborns was associated with a reduction in the number of neurons in at least one brain area and was also associated with altered behavior in a maternal separation test.
Birth mode did not affect general measures of development such as total brain size or day of eye-opening in juvenile mice. However, the authors did observe increased weight gain in Cesarean-born mice at weaning age, which is consistent with clinical reports of higher body mass index in humans born by C-section.


Our comment count is really horrible. I just had to comment for the sake of it..
Thanks for quicker release than usual, but you left me hanging *sob*. I cannot wait to see the last EP! Ganbare~~ >_< Mū-chan's late mother is cute.
Precisely because of what feanatar said I'm holding off a bit, going to marathon it all at once :). Your continued work here is really appreciated, looking forward to the finale!
Nice! umm will their be a cute Batch release?
Many thanks for this. Looking forward to the last one.
Hi thanks for release, are you going to do blurays for this series?
Yeah are you guys going to do the blurays for this?
@09:19: "She's currently in the library afaik." Lazy editing? Hoping that "afaik" is not in the batch and that it will be spelled out.
That's totally my fault, sorry >_> Yes, it'll be fixed for the batch.
"Fixed for the batch"… probably another 2 years before it'd be out.
So when u guys gonna release the last eps?
I suppose the exam situation has already been solved, so s there any ETA for the last episode?
Any ETA on the last episode?
Halp, I need that last episode pls.
What's going on? Exams failed, thrown out by parents, living under a bridge now? I hope not, because I NEED CLOSURE!


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Q: Not finitely generated ideal but only contained in finitely generated ideals implies ideal is prime I would like to prove the following.

Let $\mathfrak{a}$ be an ideal in a commutative ring, $R$, with the property that $\mathfrak{a}$ is not finitely generated but every ideal properly containing $\mathfrak{a}$ is finitely generated then in fact $\mathfrak{a}$ is a prime ideal.

My idea is to try contradiction.
So suppose there are $a,b\in R$ with $ab\in \mathfrak{a}$ but $a, b\notin \mathfrak{a}$. Then $(a)+\mathfrak{a}$ and $(b)+\mathfrak{a}$ are ideals that properly contain $\mathfrak{a}$ and so they are finitely generated. However, at this point I'm not really sure what I should do next.
Thanks for any help!

A: First, here is a general lemma:

Lemma: Let $I,J\subseteq R$ be ideals and suppose $I\cap J$ and $I+J$ are finitely generated.  Then $I$ and $J$ are finitely generated.

Proof: Let $x_1,\dots, x_n$ generate $I\cap J$, and let $y_1+z_1,\dots,y_m+z_m$ generate $I+J$, for $y_i\in I$, $z_i\in J$.  If $w\in I$, then $w\in I+J$, so we can write $w=\sum c_i(y_i+z_i)$.  Note that $\sum c_iz_i=w-\sum c_i y_i\in I\cap J$, so we can write $\sum c_iz_i=\sum d_j x_j$.  We have now written $w=\sum c_iy_i+\sum d_j x_j$.  Since the $y_i$ and $x_j$ are all in $I$ and $w\in I$ was arbitrary, this means $\{x_1,\dots,x_n,y_1,\dots,y_m\}$ is a finite set of generators for $I$.  By swapping the roles of $I$ and $J$, we see $J$ is also finitely generated.
To solve your problem, we will apply the Lemma to $I=\mathfrak{a}$ and $J=(a)$.  You have already noted that $\mathfrak{a}+(a)$ is finitely generated.  To show that $\mathfrak{a}\cap (a)$ is finitely generated, first consider the ideal $K=\{c\in R:ac\in\mathfrak{a}\}$.  Clearly $\mathfrak{a}\subseteq K$, and by hypothesis $b\in K$ as well, so $K$ is strictly larger than $\mathfrak{a}$ and must be finitely generated.  But $aK=\mathfrak{a}\cap(a)$, so this implies $\mathfrak{a}\cap(a)$ is also finitely generated.  By the Lemma, we get that $\mathfrak{a}$ is finitely generated, which is a contradiction.

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The conferral of the new title was first described by the state-run Korean Central News Agency on Friday, when it reported on Kim's re-election as chairman of the State Affairs Commission, the country's highest decision-making body.
Subsequent references to Kim in state media reports, like those on Sunday by state broadcaster Korean Central Television, confirmed that the title "supreme representative" is now Kim's. It could possibly be codified in the Constitution, which state media said was amended on Friday - but did not disclose how.
According to an Associated Press report, the North had been waiting until Friday to publicly formalize the position, despite having approved it by special decree in February before Kim's summit with U.S. President Donald Trump in Vietnam.
In broader terms, Kim's assumption of his new nomenclature dovetails with his expressed desire to make North Korea a "normal country."
While Kim's other title as head of the State Affairs Commission (SAC) already made him the equivalent to the supreme leader of the country, as per Article 100 of the Constitution, the country's official head of state in matters of foreign affairs is the president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) - the country's rubber stamp legislature.
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Thae interpreted Choe's assumption of these titles not as a strengthening of his power but rather his relegation to the role of a figurehead, as the Presidium's main purpose is to receive foreign dignitaries.
His previous position as director of the Organization and Guidance Department of the ruling Workers' Party, by contrast, had given him broad power to implement key policies set by the leader across the government, party and military.
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Sorry this one is a day late. My roommates and I had "roommate Christmas" last night since we realized it was the last night we'd all be around for a while.
Anyway, here's a link to the 12th day of Christmas file. It's a math game. Each player needs their own tree and 2 dice. Players roll the dice and find the sum. The corresponding ornament is added to the tree. The winner is the first player to completely decorate her tree.
You'll notice that 1 is already on the tree since you can't get a sum of 1 with two dice. :) The Santa counts as a "wild." The player can put it on at any point when he rolls a number that's already on the tree.
Hopefully this will take up some time on our last 1/2 day before the break! Thanks to those of you who've been 12 Daying with us. I hope you're able to enjoy some fun and games with your littles during this magical season. Merry Christmas!
How about 11 puzzle pieces? This is another project where it's nice to have baggies or envelopes for the kids to keep their little pieces in. Also, if you're doing this in class I'd recommend asking the kids to put their initials on the back of each piece. It'll save a lot of hassle come clean-up time.
"...my teacher gave to me 10 dots to link"
C'mon! This doesn't even qualify as a rhyme! Well, I guess "link" is closer than "connect" and do the kids really care anyway??
Probably not, so here are some little dot-to-dots. Yes, there are technically 80 dots in all, but the page was too bare with just one on it. You can get the file here.
I love the vintage-y look of the pictures.
I found these on-line years ago and have no idea of the source. If you know, please pass the info on so I can give credit.
The kidlets can make these without too much fuss. It is helpful to have envelopes or baggies for the little pieces, though.
Today's gift is the world's tiniest coloring book! At least that's what I tell my class. They love showing off these when they're done. This is another craft where you have to do some step-by-step instructions.
The kiddos need scissors and a copy of this page.
The idea is to fold it into a tiny book. These are easy-peasy when you've done a couple, but at first they're a little tricky. Here's a diagram to walk you through it.
If you're like me and need a step-by-step model, here's a 1 minute video I found on Youtube.
Just remind kids to only cut on the center dotted line. It's actually easier to fold if you cut a teeny bit (like 1/4 inch) above the center line.
P.S. We did the 2nd day of Christmas today, and like I feared, reducing the maze to 1/2 sheet was a mistake. A few were willing to give it a try, but most took one look at the itty-bitty tree maze and decided it was impossible. At least they enjoyed the other side!
Read about the 12 Days of Christmas booklet here.
Today we have a little 7-page story that the kids can help illustrate. We can call it shared reading for the day, right?
It's two days before Christmas and Santa has lost his hat! There's no time to get a new one, so he'll have to wear the one Frosty gave him. But what that looks like is up to you!
This is pretty simple to put together. Each kid needs a copy of the story. Just cut, assemble, and staple. I tried to leave a margin on the right side so no text/pictures gets stapled up.
You can get your storybook here.
Halfway already! Christmas really is creeping up. One of my kids today said "Only 20 more days." My heart started racing. So much to do!!!
Anyway, today's fun-ness are some word searches for your little ones. You can get the file here.
I limited the diagonal words to only one per puzzle (I think). Hopefully that means the kiddos can finish without taking too much of the day.
...My teacher gave to me a 5-pointed star that's bendy."
Gah! Who writes this stuff??
This isn't quite that elaborate. For ours, each kid needs a copy of the paper, scissors, and crayons or whatever else you want them to decorate with.
Whenever you're doing paper folding with young children, I think it's easiest to have an example already done and another one you can model the steps with. In my class it would sound something like this.
"Everybody cut out the star on the black, dotted line. Hold it up when you're done."
I don't move on until I can see everyone has completed that step. I try to station myself next to the one or two kids that struggle when it comes to cutting/folding activities. There's always at least 1!
Once all the stars are cut, I point out the line that runs from the top point down to the bottom middle.
"Everybody fold on that line. If you've got it, check to see if a neighbor needs help. When you're finished hold it up."
After all of the stars are folded on the line, I have them fold it on the same line, but fold the star closed this time so you can't see the markings. Eventually we'll be creating mountain and valley folds, but it's just easier for them if all the lines are folded both ways first.
When all the lines are folded (and a few are probably mangled now), I point out how some of the lines are dotted and some are solid. The dotted lines need to be pushed out like mountains. The solid lines need to be pushed down like valleys. It might take them a second or two to get the hang of it.
And there you go! A pointy star ready to be decorated! And time for teacher to take some Tylenol.
Get the star paper here.
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Today we're making a riddle-filled flap book.
For this activity, each student needs a copy of the main page.
Students should cut around the outside dotted line. That will leave them with a large rectangle. Fold the paper in half on the thick black line. Then cut each of the short dotted lines.
Everyone also needs a copy of the answers. There are 2 sets to a page. You know, fewer copies to make, right?
Have the kiddos cut out the answers and try to match them to the correct riddle. I tried to find riddles that 1-2 graders would have enough schema to understand. Mine seem to do okay with these, so I think they'll tickle most kids' funny bones.
The pictures are glued underneath the flap, so make sure to stress not to cut the flaps while the paper is still folded. Of course, no matter how many times you remind them not to you'll still have one that does it anyway. Best to keep an extra copy on hand.
The pages can be found here.
We have 3 round circles.
Well, that doesn't sound too exciting.
Unless, of course, you get to use the circles to make your very own SNOWMAN BOOKMARK!
It certainly doesn't get more exciting than that.
Students can cut out and arrange the circles and then use the props to decorate their new snow friend or draw their own accessories.
Almost forgot-- the link is here.