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The Bill is a British police procedural television series, first broadcast on ITV from 16 October 1984 until 31 August 2010. The show originated from a one-off drama, Woodentop, broadcast in August 1983.
It focused on the lives and work of one shift of police officers, rather than on any particular aspect of police work. The Bill was the longest-running police procedural television series in the United Kingdom, and among the longest-running of any British television series at the time of its cancellation. The title originates from "Old Bill", a slang term for the police.
A British police procedural, it's no surprise people died. And a lot more than expected were queer, over the 26 years of its run.
There are 4 queer characters listed for this show; 1 is dead.
Regulars (3)
Debbie McAllister
userNatalie Roles
Cisgender • Bisexual
Clichés:
Jo Masters
userSally Rogers
Juliet Becker
userRae Baker
Clichés: rest-in-peace
Recurring (1)
Gemma Osbourne
userJane Danson
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Show Score: 47.25
Airs On: ITV
Airs In: United Kingdom
Show Format: TV Show
Airdates: 1984 - 2010 (26 seasons)
Genres: Drama, Police, Procedural
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Starmer self-isolates after staff member tests positive for Covid
By Gavin Cordon, PA Whitehall Editor
5 December 2020, 11:16 am ·1-min read
Sir Keir Starmer is self-isolating after a member of his private office staff tested positive for coronavirus.
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When one body orbits another — say, a moon around a planet or a planet around a star — the orbiting body often spins. Our planet experiences day and night because it spins on its axis, regularly changing which side it exposes to the sun.
However, the gravitational pull that orbiting moons and planets experience slows the rate of their spin. The most stable arrangement they can reach is to keep just one side always facing the body they are orbiting. Such "tidal locking" is why our moon always keeps the same face pointed toward Earth.
If the same were to happen with Earth and the sun, our planet would rotate once on its axis for every orbit it completed around the sun. In other words, an Earth day would be exactly as long as an Earth year, with one side receiving constant sunshine and the other experiencing perpetual night.
Now, researchers suggest that Mercury was once tidally locked, initially spinning in the opposite direction to its orbit.
"Mercury once had a spin rate synchronous with the sun, like the moon with the Earth," study co-author Alexandre Correia, a planetary scientist at the University of Aveiro in Portugal, told SPACE.com.
Computer models suggest that a giant impact from an asteroid then knocked it into its current strange configuration. The space rock would have been at least 43 miles (70 kilometers) wide and 550 trillion metric tons in mass, or 1/600,000 the mass of Mercury, Correia said.
Evidence of this collision might include Caloris Basin, Mercury's largest impact crater, which matches the predicted size, age and location of the impact, the researchers said. "It is the perfect candidate," Correia said.
Such an impact might also explain certain hollows seen on Mercury's surface.
This photo of a Mercury crater seen by NASA's Messenger spacecraft shows what appears to be a large pit in the center, possibly volcanic vent, from which the orange material erupted. Some odd hollows appear in cyan, a result of their high reflectance and bluish color relative to other parts of the planet. This image was released on Sept. 29, 2011.
If the planet was tidally locked, one side would have been extremely bright and hot while the other extremely dark and cold. Substantial deposits of ice might have accumulated on the dark half, some of which might have been buried under matter ejected from impacts.
When Mercury's spin later changed and daylight began falling on the once dark side, this buried ice might have vaporized, leaving behind hollows, the researchers explained.
In addition, if Mercury was tidally locked, numerous other differences might be seen between the planet's former dark and light sides. For instance, the day-lit side would have been more viscous and thus flatter and more molten-looking, while the night side would have been more exposed to impacts and thus be more cratered.
"The probe Messenger, presently in Mercury's orbit, can give further insight," Correia said.
The results of the study were published online today (Dec. 11) in the journal Nature Geoscience.


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Q: Extracting the key from dictionary using get() How do we use get() to get the key instead of value ?
namelist = {0:"Ace", 1: "King", 2:"Queen", 3:"Jack", 4:"10",5:"9"}

i want to get 2 for queen.

A: Generate an inverse dictionary like this:
inverse_namelist = {v: k for k, v in namelist.items()}

Then you can simply use it as a dictionary like you would to get the key.

A: You can try this
>>> namelist = {0:"Ace", 1: "King", 2:"Queen", 3:"Jack", 4:"10",5:"9"}
>>> for i in namelist:
...     if namelist.get(i) == "Queen":
...         print(i)
...
2

Note - It is not meant to be done so, a dictionary is used to access values when you know the keys and not viceversa. In your case it is better to have a list datastructure, As in namelist = ["Ace", "King", "Queen", "Jack", "10","9"} and you can access Queen as namelist.index("Queen")

A: def getFromValue(dictionary, choice):
    for key, value in dictionary.items():
        if value == choice:
            return key

nameDict = {0:"Ace", 1: "King", 2:"Queen", 3:"Jack", 4:"10",5:"9"}

choice="Queen"

print getFromValue(nameDict, choice)

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Posted on Fri, Jun 19th, 2015 Fri, Jun 19th, 2015 by Jason Easley
DOJ Debunks Fox News Propaganda By Investigating Charleston Shooting As Domestic Terrorism
Fox News has not uttered the words domestic terrorism in relation to the Charleston shooting, but the Department of Justice is investigating the incident as both a hate crime and an act of terrorism.
Sari Horowitz of The Washington Post tweeted:
DOJ and @LorettaLynch are investigating the #CharlestonShooting now both as a hate crime & as an act of "domestic terrorism."
— Sari Horwitz (@SariHorwitz) June 19, 2015
The words domestic terrorism have not been uttered on Fox News. In fact, Fox has been busy trying to find ways to blame minorities for the Charleston church killings.
Fox's Martha MacCallum claimed that diversity may be a contributing factor in mass shootings:
MacCallum said that gun violence may be because of diversity. She said, "That may be because of the society we are. We have a lot of different cultures living together. We're a very unique society, and that's a wonderful thing, in large part, but that may be a contributing factor
Fox News is also stunned that this incident is being investigated as a hate crime because there are so many other explanations for a white person killing a group of African-Americans due to the color of their skin.
Fox has also tried to turn the killings into an attack on religion, even though the shooter has stated that his motivation was racial.
Roof told police that he "almost didn't go through with it because everyone was so nice to him."
Fox News refuses to call the attack an act of terrorism. If this suspect in this attack would have been a Muslim, Fox News and other outlets would have immediately called the shooter a terrorist. Since the killer is a white man in red state South Carolina who killed African-Americans, Fox won't even call his actions a hate crime.
What Roof did was both a hate crime and an act of terrorism. Reality challenged Fox News, and the Republican Party won't admit it, but Dylann Roof is a domestic terrorist. The propaganda campaign by Fox and the GOP was dealt a serious blow by Attorney General Loretta Lynch and the Department of Justice.
CategoriesEditors' Picks, Featured News, Issues TagsCharleston shooting, Dylann Roof, Terrorism, terrorist dylann roof
17 Replies to "DOJ Debunks Fox News Propaganda By Investigating Charleston Shooting As Domestic Terrorism"
Rick Wingate says:
Fri, Jun 19th, 2015 at 4:09 pm
Street Gangs are Domestic Terrorists and IF They had been classified as such the problem would be solved by now. Causing Terror make You a Terrorist, period.
You do know you are an idiot. Street and bike gangs are criminals. They have no political agenda. Now white supremacy that you and people like you, use violence for a political agenda. You are who you are. A fuking coward
THOMAS P-51 MUSTANG FLY BY says:
Albeit acts of mass killings by Middle Eastern Terrorist (In their countries), African Muslim terrorist (in their country…remember the mall massacre ) and the most recent one by the two Chechnyan Brothers in Boston, every MASS killing and shootings in this country was perpetrated by White Males. When was the last time a Black man shot up a Church, a School, a theater, or a Mall? Oh, yes we hear and know of the random gang shootings in the Hood, but….Black terrorist shooting up Mosques, Synagogues, Churches, Schools? With large body counts? No! So call it what it is…White boys (Men) love this s#it. The sick racist ones we got to keep an eye on, then there are the depraved ones, we got to keep an eye on them too.
Rick Perry says guns aren't to blame for Charleston 'accident': it was prescription drugs
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/06/rick-perry-charleston-massacre-was-an-accident-caused-by-drugs-not-guns/
Robyn Ryan says:
Define 'terrorist.' In the 1950s it was anyone who didn't worship the economic theory of Capitalism over the Soviet Union.
Nazi Germany declared gypsies and gays terrorists. Hang a name on it and it makes it easier to kill.
'Terrorist' is a dehumanizing label designed to generate fear of a gross generality. It's face and name are fungible. It just has to be scary.
ISIL and ISIS are not threats to America. they are excuses who are 5,000 miles away. Not our problem.
The huge problem is our descent back into violence. When schools were being strangled into training centers, we eliminated the array of paths for children to pursue.
Productivity and compliance are their goals. Saved by the Web.
Think for yourselves. Read your comments. Appearance is fungible, not destiny.
ThumperNM says:
Idiots make posts and you seem to have mastered that skill. Still, you're and idiot.
Where was the black street gang? Praying in the church? Was the pastor a banger? How about the elderly woman was she a banger? The five other women? The other other two men?
It's time to destroy the racist white privilege and call these white trash racist christians what they really are.They are TERRORISTS.
Your Support of the Confederate Flag Makes You a Traitor Once a year, every April 12, on the steps of the capitol buildings in all the states that seceded from the United States, the Confederate flag should be burned. The ceremony should be attended by all the legislators, all the state's Supreme Court justices, and the governor. Then, when the embers are dying, a black man or woman, chosen by lottery, should be brought up to piss on the ashes. Every year. Just to remind anyone who supports it what the value of the garbage flag is. – See more at: http://rudepundit.blogspot.com/2015/06/your-support-of-confederate-flag-makes.html#sthash.eAwgr6Jr.dpuf
knight4444 says:
OK this post will probably get me booted from this site,, FUX NEWS is the filthiest POS ever to stain american television! FUX is so blatant with it's racism, it sometimes boggles my mind! Any country that allows that $HIT to be shown shouldn't a leader in ANYTHING! this country is a GOD DAMN DISGRACE! the GOP NEVER should have been allowed to exist after 1968! and YOU wanna talk about race? OK! before 1963 the GOD DAMN DEMOCRATS were the RACIST PRO SLAVE party! oh speaking of SC! the DEMOCRATIC party was so racist, one SC senator CANED another senator almost to death arguing over slavery! This country has been a HELL HOLE for BLACKS since day one! So now the DEMOCRATIC party is now the PRO civil rights party, now the GOD DAMN REPUBLICANS are the flaming KKK!! DAMN! BLACKS get FU@KED either way! The GOP OWNS this country! they OWNS the NEWS! the CHURCHES! the BANKS! WALL STREET! the GOP through corporate america has become the NEW KLAN! I'm with REV WRIGHT! GOD DAMN AMERICA!
American Apartheid = Fux News.
Sat, Jun 20th, 2015 at 6:34 am
Fox would change its tune quick enough if it was Synagogues being shot up instead of Christian Churches and schools. And Jewish people being slaughtered by out of control cops and the NRA backed crazies. They would give new instructions and talking points to the politicians then. Can you imagine Geller coming from NY to Texas to start a war between the Fox educated gun nuts if crazies got out of control and went after Jews instead of Muslims?
sirwinston says:
Sat, Jun 20th, 2015 at 7:06 pm
When Saddam Hussane was taken down, so was his "Republican Guard." Instead of using them to police the Country after USA took over Iraq,. They let them go, Now known as ISIL<ISSIS< OR ISIS, its still Saddam's "Superior Military Force Known as The "Republican Guard."As for the "surge" the "surge" the Surge" the "Surge" only worked because they were paid "NOT TO FIGHT!!!"
Why did Congress vote against giving the Pres authority ,, so what now, Congress don't want any blame or responsibility for "anything" Obama /It was their idea in the first place same as Iran, bomb, bomb Iran..!! Such weasels.
,Wednesday: The House voted down a resolution requiring U.S. troops to withdraw from Iraq and Syria in the absence of a congressional vote on an authorization for the use of military force (AUMF) resolution against ISIS. http://cs.pn/1dKCn9r
The Voice of Reason says:
Sat, Jun 20th, 2015 at 11:45 pm
You guys do realize that Fox News has referred to the Charleston shooting as terrorism? Bill O'Reiley made a point to call it terrorism many times on the factor. Here's the link in case you don't believe me http://insider.foxnews.com/2015/06/18/bill-oreilly-south-carolina-church-shooting-act-terror-no-different-what-isis-does. Maybe check the facts first before you start calling out Fox? Just an idea.
Sun, Jun 21st, 2015 at 1:41 pm
The dangers of using MediaMatters as your source: The network HAS called this an act of terrorism with Bill O'Reilly being very specific in doing so.
Daniel Guillot says:
"The Fox Effect lays out how the network operates when they attack political foes – a process we call the Fox Cycle:
STEP 1: Conservative activists introduce a lie. And they know it is a lie
STEP 2: Fox News devotes massive coverage to the story.
STEP 3: Fox attacks other outlets for ignoring the controversy.
STEP 4: Mainstream outlets begin reporting on the story.
STEP 5: Media critics, pundits praise Fox News coverage.
STEP 6: The story falls apart once the damage has been done.
Most attacks from Fox follows these six steps. The Fox Effect illustrates this phenomena and details how Fox News' lies can be stamped out."
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Based on the real-life events of Ian Fleming's 30 Commando during World War II this is a story which takes our heroes from the edge of defeat on the beaches of Dunkirk to the mountains of Norway on a dangerous mission behind enemy lines that, if successful, could change the course of the war.
This is a rather small scale intimate WWII drama about a Commando unit going to Norway to steal some radar technology from a German base there. There are gunfights but not huge battle scenes. Those expecting some super clever espionage because of Ian Fleming will be disappointed. It is a cover mission but it's not a spy yarn.
A little too much time was spent on the commandos training which was tedious. More at the end about how the mission helped the war would have been better.
They show Nazi atrocities towards the Norwegians. Not everyone remembers that Norway suffered during WWII.
Not too many famous actors here except Sean Bean. Overall while not a must see it's an okay watch far war buffs.
"Your orders were to get me home or to shoot me if you couldn't. If you stay here your gonna die & I'm not gonna shoot myself." The true story of a WWII unit that would later become England's SAS. A squad is formed to infiltrate Norway and retrieve an anti-jamming device the Nazi's have and bring it back in order to study the technology. When the mission goes south it is up to a wanna by captain to lead them to safety. This is a very good war movie, but it went on too long. I am not opposed to long movies if it holds your attention. This movie was very entertaining and exciting for about the first hour and a half, then I started to get a little bored and began to lose interest. So much so that by the time the ending happened I was disconnected with the characters and I don't think the ending had the same effect that the film makers wanted. Much like the way I felt about "The Way Back". Overall, this is a movie worth watching, but you have to be in the mood. I give it a B- (because I lost interest).
It's a solid action flick for sure - nothing terribly new, but it does good work with the WW2 formula that other war flicks have used before.
There is no one flaw I can point to in this film as my reason for giving it a 7, but quite honestly, the thought that stayed in my mind as I watched it was that this film while good, had the potential to be great.
It falls short. The acting and character development is intriguing, but lacks the depth of characters in films like Inglorious Basterds.
It has a fun story, but a little more detail could have may the commando training subplot as well as the rest of the movie so much more.
The beginning is great, but leaves many scenes to the imagination of the viewer. You almost have to wonder if the film was gutted in order to shorten the running time to its fairly short hour and a half.
Like I said, it's good - but it could have been great.


Acceleron Announces Updated Results from Ongoing Phase 2 Trials of Luspatercept in Beta-Thalassemia at the 23rd Congress of the European Hematology Association | Acceleron Pharma Inc.
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun. 15, 2018-- Acceleron Pharma Inc. (Nasdaq:XLRN), a leading biopharmaceutical company in the discovery and development of TGF-beta therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases, today announced updated results from the ongoing Phase 2 trials of luspatercept in patients with beta-thalassemia during an oral presentation at the 23rdCongress of the European Hematology Association (EHA) in Stockholm, Sweden. Luspatercept is being developed as part of a global collaboration between Acceleron and Celgene.
"These results reinforce our enthusiasm for luspatercept's potential as a safe, efficacious therapy for beta-thalassemia patients over the long term," said Habib Dable, President and Chief Executive Officer of Acceleron.
Beta-thalassemia is caused by a genetic defect in the production of hemoglobin, a protein that carries oxygen to red blood cells throughout the body. Patients suffer from severe, chronic anemia and often experience fatigue, organ enlargement, and bone complications. Patients require lifelong therapy that includes frequent red blood cell transfusions and corresponding treatment for the iron overload that results.
A total of 31 non-transfusion-dependent patients have been treated with luspatercept (dose levels ≥ 0.6 mg/kg) in the trials.
53% (16 of 30) achieved a ≥ 1 gram per deciliter increase in hemoglobin in the fixed 12-week intervals including weeks 13 to 24 and weeks 37 to 48 when compared to baseline.
At week 48, the mean improvement in 6-minute walk distance was 18.6% compared to baseline (n=9).
Multiple patients remain on treatment through 36 months, and continue to sustain clinically meaningful increases in hemoglobin.
A total of 32 transfusion-dependent patients have been treated with luspatercept (dose levels ≥ 0.6 mg/kg) in the trials.
41% (12 of 29) achieved a reduction in RBC transfusion burden of at least 33% in the fixed 12-week intervals including weeks 13 to 24 and weeks 37 to 48 when compared to baseline.
The majority of adverse events (AEs) were Grade 1 or 2. Grade 3 AEs possibly or probably related to study drug were bone pain (n=3 patients), asthenia (n=2 patients), bone infarction (n=1 patient), headache (n=1 patient), and presyncope (n=1 patient). One serious AE of biliary colic was reported as possibly related to study drug.
The EHA beta-thalassemia presentation will be available immediately following the presentation on Saturday, June 16th at the conference under the Science page of the Company's website at www.acceleronpharma.com/.
Luspatercept is an investigational product that is not approved for any use in any country.
Data from two Phase 2 trials were presented at the 23rd Congress of the EHA: the base study in which beta-thalassemia patients received treatment with luspatercept for three months and the ongoing long-term safety extension study in which patients may receive treatment with luspatercept for up to an additional five years.
Luspatercept is a first-in-class erythroid maturation agent (EMA) that regulates late-stage red blood cell maturation. Acceleron and Celgene are jointly developing luspatercept as part of a global collaboration. Phase 3 clinical trials are underway to evaluate the safety and efficacy of luspatercept in patients with MDS (the MEDALIST trial) and in patients with beta-thalassemia (the BELIEVE trial). A Phase 3 trial is being planned in first-line, lower-risk, MDS patients (the COMMANDS trial). The BEYOND Phase 2 trial in non-transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia and a Phase 2 trial in myelofibrosis are ongoing. For more information, please visit www.clinicaltrials.gov.
Acceleron is a Cambridge-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company dedicated to the discovery, development, and commercialization of therapeutics to treat serious and rare diseases. The Company's leadership in the understanding of TGF-beta biology and protein engineering generates innovative compounds that engage the body's ability to regulate cellular growth and repair.
Acceleron focuses its research and development efforts in hematologic, neuromuscular, and pulmonary diseases. In hematology, the Company and its global collaboration partner, Celgene, are developing luspatercept for the treatment of chronic anemia in myelodysplastic syndromes, beta-thalassemia, and myelofibrosis. Acceleron is also advancing its neuromuscular franchise with two distinct Myostatin+ agents, ACE-083 and ACE-2494, and a pulmonary program with sotatercept in pulmonary arterial hypertension.
This press release contains forward-looking statements about the Company's strategy, future plans and prospects, including statements regarding the development of the Company's compounds, the timeline for clinical development and regulatory approval of the Company's compounds and the expected timing for reporting of data from ongoing clinical trials. The words "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "goal," "intend," "may," "plan," "potential," "project," "should," "target," "will," "would," and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain these identifying words.
Actual results could differ materially from those included in the forward-looking statements due to various risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, that preclinical testing of the Company's compounds and data from clinical trials may not be predictive of the results or success of ongoing or later clinical trials, that the development of the Company's compounds will take longer and/or cost more than planned, that the Company or its collaboration partner, Celgene, will be unable to successfully complete the clinical development of the Company's compounds, that the Company or Celgene may be delayed in initiating, enrolling or completing any clinical trials, and that the Company's compounds will not receive regulatory approval or become commercially successful products. These and other risks and uncertainties are identified under the heading "Risk Factors" included in the Company's most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, and other filings that the Company has made and may make with the SEC in the future.
The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are based on management's current views, plans, estimates, assumptions and projections with respect to future events, and the Company does not undertake and specifically disclaims any obligation to update any forward-looking statements.


Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you very much.
"Rain," somebody said, "Is like confetti from heaven." So, even the heavens are celebrating this morning, joining the rest of us at this wonderful commencement ceremony.
Before we go any further graduates, you have an important task to perform, because behind you are your parents and guardians. Two or three or four years ago, they drove into Cardigan, dropped you off, helped you get settled and then turned around and drove back out the gates. It was an extraordinary sacrifice for them. They drove down the trail of tears back to an emptier and lonelier house. They did that because the decision about your education they knew was about you. It was not about them.
That sacrifice and others they made have brought you to this point. This morning is not just about you. It is also about them. So, I hope you will stand up and turn around and give them a great round of applause. Please. Now when somebody asks me, "How the remarks at Cardigan went," I will be able to say, "They were interrupted by applause."
Congratulations Class of 2017, you've reached an important milestone. An important stage of your life is behind you. I'm sorry to be the one to tell you it is the easiest stage of your life, but it is in the books. Now while you've been at Cardigan, you have all been a part of an important international community as well. I think that needs to be particularly recognised. [Spanish 00:07:59]. Cardigan [foreign language 00:08:18].
Now around the country today, at colleges, high schools, middle schools, commencement speakers are standing before impatient graduates and they are almost always saying the same things.
They will say that, "Today is a commencement exercise. It is a beginning, not an end. You should look forward." I think that is true enough. However, I think if you're going to look forward and to figure out where you're going, it's good to know where you've been and to look back as well. I think if you look back to your first afternoon here at Cardigan, perhaps you'll recall that you were lonely. Perhaps you will recall that you were a little scared, a little anxious, and now look at you. You are surrounded by friends that you call brothers and you are confident in facing the next step in your education.
It is worth trying to think why that is so. When you do, I think you may appreciate that it was because of the support of your classmates in the classroom, on the athletic field, and in the dorms. As far as the confidence goes, I think you will appreciate that it is not because you succeeded at everything you did, but because with the help of your friends you were not afraid to fail. If you did fail, you got up and tried again. If you failed again, you got up and tried again. If you failed again, it might be time to think about doing something else, but it was not just success, but not being afraid to fail that brought you to this point.
Now the commencement speakers will typically also wish you good luck and extend good wishes to you. I will not do that and I'll tell you why. From time to time, in the years to come, I hope you will be treated unfairly so that you will come to know the value of justice. I hope that you will suffer betrayal because that will teach you the importance of loyalty. Sorry to say, but I hope you will be lonely from time to time so that you don't take friends for granted. I wish you bad luck, again, from time to time so that you will be conscious of the role of chance in life and understand that your success is not completely deserved and that the failure of others is not completely deserved either. When you lose as you will from time to time, I hope every now and then your opponent will gloat over your failure as a way for you to understand the importance of sportsmanship.
I hope you'll be ignored so you know the importance of listening to others. I hope you will have just enough pain to learn compassion. Whether I wish these things are not, they're going to happen. Whether you benefit from them or not will depend upon your ability to see the message in your misfortunes. Now commencement speakers are also expected to give some advice. They give grand advice and they give some useful tips. The most common grand advice they give is for you to be yourself. It is an odd piece of advice to give people dressed identically, but you should be yourself, but you should understand what that means. Unless you are perfect, it does mean, don't make any changes. In a certain sense, you should not be yourself. You should try to become something better.
People say, "Be yourself," because they want you to resist the impulse to conform to what others want you to be. You can't be yourself if you don't learn who you are and you can't learn who you are unless you think about it. The Greek philosopher Socrates said, "The unexamined life is not worth living." While just do it may be a good model for some things, it's not a good model when it's trying to figure out how to live your life that is before you. One important clue to living a good life is to not to try to live the good life. The best way to lose the values that are central to who you are is frankly not to think about them at all. So, that's the deep advice. Now some tips as you get ready to go to your new school.
Over the last couple of years I've gotten to know many of young men pretty well and I know you are good guys, but you are also privileged young men. If you weren't privileged when you came here, you're privileged now because you have been here. My advice is don't act like it. When you get to your new school, walk up and introduce yourself to the person who is raking the leaves, shovelling the snow or emptying the trash. Learn their name and call them by their name during your time at the school. Another piece of advice, when you pass by people you don't recognise on the walks, smile, look them in the eye and say, "Hello." The worst thing that will happen is that you will become known as the young man who smiles and says, "Hello." That is not a bad thing to start with.
You've been in this school with just boys. Most of you will be going to a school with girls. I have no advice for you. The last bit of advice I'll give you is very simple, but I think it could make a difference in your life. Once a week you should write a note to someone, not an email, a note on a piece of paper. It will take you exactly 10 minutes. Talk to an adult. Let them tell you what a stamp is. You can put the stamp on the envelope. Again, 10 minutes, once a week. I will help you. Right now, I will dictate to you the first note you should write. It will say, "Dear," fill in the name of a teacher at Cardigan Mountain School. Say, "I have started at this new school. We are reading blank in English. Football or soccer practise is hard, but I'm enjoying it. Thank you for teaching me."
Put it in an envelop, put a stamp on it, and send it. It will mean a great deal to people who, for reasons most of us cannot contemplate, have dedicated themselves to teaching middle school boys. As I said, that will take you exactly 10 minutes a week. By the end of the school year, you will have sent notes to 40 people. 40 people will feel a little more special because ... You did. They will think you are very special because of what you did. Now what else is going to carry that dividend during your time at school? Enough advice. I would like to end by reading some important lyrics. I cited the Greek philosopher Socrates earlier. These lyrics are from the great American philosopher Bob Dylan. They're almost 50 years old. He wrote them for his son, Jesse, who he was missing while he was on tour.
They list the hopes that a parent might have for a son and for a daughter. They're also good goals for a son and a daughter. The wishes are beautiful. They're timeless. They're universal. They're good and true except for one. It is the wish that gives the song its title and its refrain. That wish is a parent's lament. It's not a good wish. So, these are the lyrics from Forever Young by Bob Dylan. "May God bless and keep you always. May your wishes all come true. May you always do for others and let others do for you. May you build a ladder to the stars, and climb on every rung, and May you stay forever young. May you grow up to be righteous. May you grow up to be true. May you always know the truth and see the lights surrounding you. May you always be courageous. Stand upright and be strong and may you stay forever young."
"May your hands always be busy. May your feet always be swift. May you have a strong foundation when the winds of changes shift. May your heart always be joyful. May your song always be sung and may you stay forever young." Thank you.


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22 January 2023 22 January 2023 Christina Marmet
At 34, Renaud Barral is one of the most seasoned male artistic swimmers of the field. He started synchro at the age of 12, competed for the first time at 13, and hasn't stopped since.
When he was 20, Barral joined the masters category and enjoyed tremendous opportunities, like competing at the Men's Cup or becoming a mixed duet world champion in 2017. However, after over a decade improving in the masters, he realized he had some unfinished business. Last season and after completely changing his training regimen, he made his international debut on the elite stage representing Belgium.
Throughout his career, Barral has always wanted to push the envelope and to capture people's attention on topics that matter to him. After an intense first year in elite culminating in great performances at the European Championships, he is ready for the next challenges ahead, and most importantly to continue enjoying the artistic freedom the sport provides.
Inside Synchro: You've been doing artistic swimming for nearly 23 years already ; that's incredible! Tell me how you got started in the sport.
Renaud Barral: Thank you (laughs). One summer, my sister and I were playing in the swimming pool trying to recreate that last scene from Titanic between Jack and Rose. Yes, that one. Our mom saw us and decided to sign my sister up for synchro. Of course, I also wanted to do it. I tried it and was hooked right away. That was in 2000 when I was 12 years old.
The following year, I started competing in team and solo. I really believe synchro is my first love and love at first sight. Being able to be in the water while being my flamboyant and true self has been the best thing since day one. I love looking for and thinking about music, themes, stories, and cool moves I could try. As I told you before, my former coach Bérangère Capdevielle played a big role in my beginnings, and she was my anchor in the sport for a long time. She nurtured that passion in me and fired me up to keep training and to keep pushing.
IS: How was it for you growing up as an artistic swimmer?
RB: Honestly, I was just so happy to be doing what I loved. I have to admit that it was hard to relate to other athletes in the sport. There weren't many male swimmers I could look up to, other than Bill May who I idolized. I was really looking up to him, as well as Virginie Dedieu who was at the height of her career and doing unique, incredible moves.
Within my own team, everything was fine and I always felt welcomed. I swam in the team routines for most of my childhood and teenage years, as well as in the solo. It was a bit more difficult when we would go to competitions. Sometimes, I felt I wasn't always welcomed in this "women" world. All the criticism and offensive comments I heard mostly came from adults, honestly. But I didn't really let it get to me ; I loved synchro too much. And here I still am, two decades later.
Renaud Barral.
IS: You competed in masters for 10 years before going elite. Usually, artistic swimmers do it the other way around. What went into this decision?
RB: First, I wanted to challenge myself. Then, I felt deep inside I had something more to offer and that I needed to push boundaries. I wanted to bring Belgium back to the highest competition scene and to be looked on as serious competitors. Even though we are a small country, we can achieve a lot. Now, I want to inspire the next generation of athletes and show them that anything is possible.
IS: I believe it did end up being a challenge and a rollercoaster of a year. Can you tell me a bit more about your 2022 season?
RB: Yes it was! With my duet partner Lisa [Ingenito], we asked for Susanna de Angelis' help to plan our training and conditioning. I have actually known Susanna for 13 years. We met at the Men's Cup in 2009, my first masters meet. She was there with Giorgio [Minisini, her son], and we have kept in touch this whole time.
It wasn't too hard to convince her, but she actually lives and works in Switzerland. So at first, we were a bit on our own. We agreed on the music and then I started to create the routines. Little by little, we collaborated with many coaches, and received feedback from international coaches and judges. We continuously made adjustments and kept building on that. It was honestly a huge puzzle all year, trying to find coaches that were near us but also getting pool slots and juggling our full-time jobs. So many people helped us ; it truly was a team effort.
We were set on the European Championships in Rome. However, we had a scoring limit from the federation that we had to reach first. We competed a lot throughout the season, but we still hadn't scored the required points at our last meet. Needless to say, we were heartbroken.
The World Championships were happening simultaneously, so we were also watching that to cheer ourselves up. But that's also when we realized we just couldn't give up. I remember texting a lot with Giorgio [Minisini] at that time while he was competing at Worlds. He comforted me a lot, and told me to trust the process because he knew I belonged next to all of them. I just knew I should keep fighting, and I did.
You know, I had stars in my eyes for the first time after working with Bérangère. After this talk with Giorgio, it felt like that all over again. It was like I got a second wind. He allowed me to dream again, and I owe him a great deal.
IS: Then, finally, you competed at the European Championships in the mixed duet. How did it feel?
RB: It was super emotional. I think I cried every day. It was really an out-of-body experience. The stars aligned, and everything went right. I really felt like I belonged, and I tried to spread as much love as I received.
Before the meet, we trained full-time for one month in Italy with Susanna and other coaches, including Benedetta Alderighi who is our full-time coach now. Essentially, we trusted Susanna blindly. She made us so much stronger physically and mentally. It was very hard, but she completely changed our mental state. She knew exactly what we needed at the right time. Once in Rome, she was able to take the pressure off and to have us fully enjoy the experience.
The moment I stepped on the deck for our free routine, I was in a bubble with Lisa and I just had to do what I knew how to do. Right after we finished, I could feel the energy of the pool all at once. I saw Susanna in tears, which usually indicates that it was good and that she was proud of us.
IS: What is your biggest takeaway from this first elite experience?
RB: That's a tough one… It's too hard to narrow it down, so I'll give you three. The first one is, miracles happen in training, and you can repeat them in competition. Train hard and enjoy everything. Then, spread love and be ready to receive a lot back. Finally, give your whole body and soul when you swim because people will feel it.
Lisa Ingenito, Susanna de Angelis, and Renaud Barral at the 2022 European Championships. Photo courtesy of Renaud Barral.
Lisa Ingenito and Renaud Barral at the 2022 European Championships. Photo courtesy of Renaud Barral.
IS: What are your goals for 2023 and for the long-term?
RB: Looking back, it's incredible to see how much we've improved in 2022. Overall this year, we want to climb the rankings. With Susanna and Benedetta by our side, we are in a great place. Our main goal in mixed duet is to go to the World Championships in Fukuoka and qualify for the finals.
Then, I'd like to do a proper debut in the men's solo. I did a short solo in the gala in Rome and received a lot of positive feedback and comments. Besides, I've swam in this event almost ever since I started in the sport, and I'm so excited that it's now possible to do it at the World Championships. That would be an incredible experience that I hope I can make come true.
In the long-term, of course, the Olympics. We hope that the Los Angeles Games in 2028 will welcome mixed duets. This is our biggest dream, and we need to give it a shot.
IS: Well, can you give us a little preview of your solos?
RB: Of course! For my technical routine, I wanted to do something I don't usually do, so I am swimming to "I Just Want to Make Love to You" by Etta James. It's going to be playful and joyful with a dash of sexiness and humor. Well, while I am not performing all the technical elements (laughs)!
My free is a bit more complex. I wanted to do something that was… committed. I will swim to "Masculinity" by Lucky Love. When I first heard the song, I was completely obsessed. It took some convincing with my coaches, but I know that I can do something deep and powerful with that song. People might expect a routine on strength and power, but it will be more about the exploration of gender. A sort of deconstruction of the patriarchy and toxic masculinity.
I also want to show some vulnerability. I know how labeled our sport can be, and many young queer kids don't identify in the binary system of gender. With this, I want to prove that sometimes, we need to push doors wide open so people can set themselves free to do what feels right for them. It's time to challenge the pre-established norms. Solos give me this freedom and creativity to do something different.
IS: Any final words to the synchro community or to younger artistic swimmers?
RB: We received a lot of support this past season from a lot of people, and from the whole mixed duet community, so I am super grateful and lucky. What keeps me going in this sport is the camaraderie and seeing all these young and new faces. They are the ones who made me understand I wasn't done yet and that I still had something to bring to the table.
Synchro has been my pillar, and what keeps me grounded every day. Yes, it's hard, but it transcends everything and will teach you a lot about yourself and how to be a better person. Always remember that you are competing against yourself and with others. There is no need for animosity between athletes from different clubs or countries. I promise you, when you are there, when they say your name and country, when you wear your federation's gear, and when you swim: all sacrifices are worth it.
ARTICLE BY CHRISTINA MARMET
Synchro Men
Renaud Barral
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Tickets on Sale Now for the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance Weekend, May 18-20, 2012
By Sports Car Market on April 4, 2012 in News
Elegant. Stylish. High-design – all adjectives used to define the exquisite vintage automobiles hand-chosen to compete on the green at the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance, Sunday, May 20, 2012. Held at the iconic Marin County Civic Center, this year's event celebrates the gorgeous craftsmanship of French coachbuilders such as Figoni & Falaschi, Saoutchik, and Chapron and Italian designers such as Bertone, Zagato and Vignale. Extraordinary Cord automobiles will also be featured in celebration of the 75th anniversary of the last year these cars were produced as well as closed wheel sports racing cars.
A 1938 Talbot-Lago T 150 C SS "Goutte d'Eau" will be just one of the extraordinary automobiles featured from coachbuilder Figoni & Falaschi. Entered by the Mullin Automotive Museum Foundation, this car was originally ordered by Woolf Barnato, a well-known 1930s playboy, race car driver and financier. Also on hand will be the vintage 1947 Cisitalia 202 Cabriolet once owned by Argentinian first lady Eva Peron and her husband Juan. Currently part of the Classic Car Collection at the Academy of Art University, chassis number '021' was the first 202 cabriolet produced by Cisitalia and the only one whose coachwork was designed and manufactured by famed Italian designer and coachbuilder Battista "Pinin" Farina.
Many new features have been added this year to Concours Sunday including three judged classes of vintage British motorcycles and a vintage military vehicle display. In connection with the focus on French and Italian design, fashion will also play a new role with the introduction of suggested dress attire for the Concours green including hats and gloves for women; madras and khakis slacks and blazers for men. Awards for "Best Hat," "Best Ensemble," "Best Dressed Couple" and "Best Period Ensemble" will be presented during the event.
Following is an outline of the events comprising the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance Weekend. For more information regarding the weekend's activities please visit the Web site at www.marinsonomaconcours.org. Dedicated to advancing the interest of vintage automobile culture and promoting the education of its heritage to the community through events celebrating the automobile, the Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance has been able to raise close to half a million dollars for local charities serving Marin, Sonoma, and San Francisco counties.
Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance Weekend Festivities:
The Chairman's Dinner • Friday, May 18, 2012 Ram's Gate Winery • Sonoma • $250 per person
Join Concours Chairman John Nirenstein as he hosts this exclusive dinner and auction at the new Ram's Gate Winery in Sonoma, Calif. Billed as "bringing together the best in wine, architecture, interior design, food and unprecedented guest experience," Ram's Gate Winery and executive chef Jason Rose will present a culinary event of distinction for Chairman's Dinner guests. A Bugatti Veyron, the automobile that set the land speed record for production cars will be on display as will a 1938 Talbot-Lago T 150 C SS "Goutte d'Eau" from the Mullin Automotive Museum collection. Guests will have the unique opportunity to bid on a tour of Jay Leno's car collection in his "Big Dog Garage" complete with two tickets to attend the Tonight Show. Also up for bid will be a "ride and drive" in a Bugatti Veyron and a private back lot tour of Pixar Studios. An extraordinary evening is planned for all – definitely this year's don't miss ticket.
The Marin Sonoma Concours Tour d'Elegance • Sat. May 19, 2012 Begins in Larkspur • Ends at Keller Estate Winery • Petaluma
The Marin Sonoma Concours presents its fourth annual Tour d'Elegance, Saturday, May 19 – a 90-mile driving tour through the scenic valleys of Marin and Sonoma counties. A delight for participant and spectator alike, the Tour begins with a gathering in charming downtown Larkspur replete with coffee, pastries and ample time to view the collection of participating exceptional automobiles. This year we are pleased to announce our destination as the spectacular Keller Estate Winery where participants will enjoy a catered gourmet lunch, winery tour and wines from the Keller Estate collection. The highlight of the day will be a private docent-led tour of Arturo Keller's world-renowned automobile collection focusing on French and Italian designers.
8 – 9 a.m: Vehicles and owners gather at Emporio Rulli in Larkspur.
9:30 a.m: Tour departs.
11:30 – noon: Tour arrives at Keller Estate Winery.
Noon – 3 p.m: Guests are treated to a catered lunch and tour of Arturo Keller's World-renowned automobile collection.*
3 p.m: Tour departs for home.
Tour participation is $75 per person and participation is limited to pre-1979 vintage vehicles.
Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance • Sunday, May 20, 2012 Marin Civic Center • San Rafael
Where art meets function; beauty meets power; fantasy meets actuality – this is the timeless appeal of the automobile. Join us at the fourth annual Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance and revisit history as we celebrate singular vintage automobiles, the likes of which your path may never cross again. Stroll the green and admire the craftsmanship of the great French coachbuilders and Italian design studios. Be transported to the battlefield by our exhibit of military vehicles or to an historic London alley racing one of the vintage British motorcycles on display. From classic wooden boats to closed wheel race cars there is a vehicle to spark every imagination.
Take a moment from perusing the automobiles to visit our 'Market on the Green' where you can enjoy fine food and wine offerings from local purveyors, shop for singular accessories and fashions from international to local designers and admire the women and men modeling the season's latest ensembles as they meander leisurely amongst the crowd.
The Marin Sonoma Concours d'Elegance – a history lesson in a day; a memory for a lifetime.
Dawn: Field open to entrants.
9:30 a.m: Judging commences.
10 a.m.: Field open to spectators; VIP Pavilion open to VIP guests. 1 p.m: Antique aircraft flyover.
1:30 p.m: Class awards ceremony commences.
2:30 p.m: Concours Couture Awards and 'Styled to a Tea' recognition gathering.
3 p.m: Special awards ceremony commences.
Featured vehicles for 2012:
French coachbuilders through 1950
Ferraris through 1974
Italian designers 1946 – 1979
Cord automobiles
Antique military vehicles
Closed wheel sports racing cars
Classic wooden boats
A full list of automobile classes is available online at www.marinsonomaconcours.org.
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Defense Finance and Accounting Service; Privacy Act of 1974; Systems of Records
A Notice by the Defense Department on 06/16/2006
This Action will be effective without further notice on July 17, 2006 unless comments are received that would result in a contrary determination.
DOD-2006-OS-0121
System name:
System location:
Categories of individuals covered by the system:
Categories of records in the system:
Authority for maintenance of the system:
Purpose(s):
Routine uses of records maintained in the system, including categories of users and the purposes of such uses:
POLICIES AND PRACTICES FOR STORING, RETRIEVING, ACCESSING, RETAINING, AND DISPOSING OF RECORDS IN THE SYSTEM:
RETRIEVABILITY:
RETENTION AND DISPOSAL:
SYSTEM MANAGER(S) AND ADDRESS:
Notification procedure:
Record access procedures:
Contesting record procedures:
Record source categories:
Exemptions claimed for the system:
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Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
Notice to add a new system of records.
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS) is proposing to add a system of records notice to its inventory of record systems subject to the Privacy Act of 1974, (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended.
Send comments to the FOIA/PA Program Manager, Corporate Communications and Legislative Liaison, Defense Finance and Accounting Service, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 90279-8000.
Ms. Linda Krabbenhoft at (303) 676-6045.
The Defense Finance and Accounting Service notices for systems of records subject to the Privacy Act of 1974 (5 U.S.C. 552a), as amended, have been published in the Federal Register and are available from the address above.
The proposed system report, as required by 5 U.S.C. 552a(r) of the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, was submitted on June 6, 2006, to the House Committee on Government Reform, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) pursuant to paragraph 4c of Appendix I to OMB Circular No. A-130, "Federal Agency Responsibilities for Maintaining Records About Individuals," dated December 12, 2000, 65 FR 239.
Dated: June 12, 2006.
C.R. Choate,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
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MyPay System.
Defense Finance and Accounting Service—Cleveland, 1240 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44199.
Office of Personnel Management, 4685 Log Cabin Drive, Macon, GA 31204-6317.
Active Duty and Reserve military personnel, members of the National Guard, military academy cadets, Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps students, and Armed Forces Health Professions Scholarship Program (AFHPSP) students.
All DoD civilian employees paid by appropriated funds.
All Army nonappropriated fund instrumentalities employees paid by nonappropriated funds.
Military retirees, their former spouses (Former Spouse Protection Act (FSPA) Claimants), and annuitants.
Executive Office of the President employees.
Department of Health and Human Services employees.
Department of Energy employees.
Individual's Name, Social Security Number, employing DoD and other Federal agencies, military branch of service, status (as appropriate), and e-mail addresses are maintained in the Master PIN Database (MPDB).
5 U.S.C. 301, Departmental Regulations; 5 U.S.C. Chapter 53, 55, and 81; and E.O. 9397 (SSN).
The MyPay System is a combination Internet (WEB) based and interactive voice response telephonic system (IVRS) designed to allow authorized individuals the ability to retrieve, review and update payroll information from their specific payroll system(s). Records are also used for extraction or compilation of data and reports for management studies and statistical analyses for use internally or externally as required by DoD or other government agencies.
In addition to those disclosures generally permitted under 5 U.S.C. 552a(b) of the Privacy Act, these records or information contained therein may specifically be disclosed outside the DoD as a routine use pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552a(b)(3) as follows:
To Federal, State, and local agencies for the purpose of conducting computer Start Printed Page 34899matching programs regulated by the Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, (5 U.S.C. 552a).
To individuals authorized to receive retired and annuitant payments on behalf of retirees or annuitants.
To former spouses for purposes of providing information, consistent with requirements of 10 U.S.C. 1050(f)(3).
The `Blanket Routine Uses' published at the beginning of the DFAS compilation of systems of records notices apply to this system.
Maintained in file folders and electronic databases.
Retrieved by name and Social Security Number of the individual.
Records are maintained in a controlled facility. Physical entry is restricted by the use of locks, guards, and is accessible only to authorized personnel. Access to records is limited to person(s) responsible for servicing the records in performance of their official duties and who are properly screened and cleared for need-to-know. Access to computerized data is restricted by passwords, which are changed according to agency security policy.
Records may be temporary in nature and destroyed when actions are completed, they are superseded, obsolete, or no longer needed. Other records may be cut off at the end of the payroll year, destroyed up to 6 years and 3 months after cutoff.
System Manager, Defense Finance and Accounting Service—Cleveland, (DFAS-TSBCA/CL), 1240 East Ninth Street, Cleveland, OH 44199-2055.
Individuals seeking to determine whether information about themselves is contained in this record system should address written inquiries to the Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Program Manager, Corporate Communications and Legislative Liaison, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.
Individuals should furnish full name, Social Security Number, current address, and telephone number.
Individuals seeking access to information about themselves contained in this system should address written inquiries to Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Program Manager, Corporate Communications and Legislative Liaison, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.
The DFAS rules for accessing records, for contesting contents and appealing initial agency determinations are published in DFAS Regulation 5400.11-R; 32 CFR part 324; or may be obtained from Defense Finance and Accounting Service, Freedom of Information/Privacy Act Program Manager, Corporate Communications and Legislative Liaison, 6760 E. Irvington Place, Denver, CO 80279-8000.
From the individual concerned, Federal other DoD Components.
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[FR Doc. 06-5451 Filed 6-15-06; 8:45 am]


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