Wow! Can you believe it? The year 2000 is here!
When I was a nine year-old programmer-to-be, many years ago, I wondered what this age would be like -- what happened to those flying cars they promised us? Few people get to see the turn of a new century. But I would probably see the dawn of a new millennium. What would it be like? Well, now we'll know. It's a great time to be alive!
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend. I did. And one reason was all the nice Christmas and New Years wishes I received. Many of you wrote just to say hello, or to tell me a bit about yourself. Hearing from you is one of the nicest parts of this job.
Many folks wrote about last week's discussion of 16- and 32-bit programs. This follows on the heels of the enthusiastic comments about our discussion of "Runtimes, APIs, and Other Nerdy Stuff" back on November 22nd. I used to think I was the only one who wondered what makes things tick. Now I know there are a lot of us.
But this week I want to tell you about some recent improvements to the Winmag.com Directory Printer. As you probably recall, this Power Tool prints the names of all the files in a directory, directory tree, or drive. It can also print other information, such as each file's size, attributes (read-only, hidden, etc.), and time of last modification.
Back on December 6th we met a new version of this utility. Version 2.2 could "print to disk," storing information in a disk file instead of sending it to a printer. Another new feature allowed let us select an enlarged left margin, so the program's printed reports could be stored in a binder.
Thanks to reader Alan Daley, this week's new edition, version 2.3, makes two changes to the "Increase Left Margin" feature. The old version of the Directory Printer expanded left margins by 1.5 inches. Now, when asked to increase left margins, the program adds just one inch of white space. This is added to the .25 to .5 inch left margin already provided by the printer and its driver. Together, they provide enough space to punch holes in your report without creating holes in your data without wasting paper.
The old Directory Printer ignored requests to expand the left margin when printing reports to disk. That's because I had assumed that all reports send to disk would eventually be imported into a spreadsheet or other program, and the extra white space before file names would cause some confusion.
I also fiddled with the top of the report. Previously the page headers were printed as closely as possible to the top of each page. With some printers, this meant the headers were less than a quarter of an inch from the paper's top edge.
Now you can ask the Directory Printer to increase its top margin by about a quarter of an inch. Unlike the left margin option, this option only applies to reports sent to a printer. It's ignored when printing to disk. What's more, the page headers are now centered on the page correctly, thanks to reader Walter Kast.
I also added another feature, requested by reader Leila Burrell-Davis. When printing page headers, and also each file's time of last modification, the Directory Printer now uses your preferred date and time formats. In the United States these formats default to "mm/dd/yy" and "hh:mm am/pm", and vary in other countries according to local custom.
You can change your system's date and time formats by running the Control Panel's "Regional Settings" applet. There you'll see two sets of formats, called "Long" and "Short". Directory Printer uses your preferred "Long" date and time formats when printing page headers, and the "Short" formats when printing files' dates and times of last modification.
I'm running out of time, but look for better column alignment. Long filenames make this job hard, but it's getting better. The new version also remembers its settings between sessions, including the new settings that control the amount of top and left margin, and whether you last printed to disk, or a printer. You'll also find an improved File Open dialog when printing to disk, with a choice of default file types and extensions. I've even made a few improvements in the contents of the report, when printing directories but not files.
If you'd like to give this new Directory Printer a try, download your copy from https://www.karenware.com/powertools/ptdirprn. As always, it's free, and its Visual Basic source code is available too.
In the meantime, keep those electronic cards and letters coming! I love hearing from you, even if I can't always reply personally. And if you see me on the 'net, or in my flying car, be sure to wave and say "Hi!"


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Den här sidan handlar om den moderna definitionen av byggnader som inte behövs för gårdens drift, för äldre begreppet, se byggnadsskyldighet.

Överloppsbyggnad betecknar en ekonomibyggnad på en jordbruksfastighet som inte längre behövs för gårdens drift. Ordet används bland annat inom EU:s stödsystem för jordbruket via Landsbygdsprogrammet.

Den som äger en överloppsbyggnad kunde i Sverige få bidrag av Länsstyrelsen för att restaurera den, fram till 2015. En förutsättning var att man "gör en insats för miljön som är bra för natur-, kultur- eller rekreationsvärden" i sitt län.
Efter renovering och slutbesiktning åtog man sig därefter att sköta byggnaden i minst fem år.

De projekt som lantbrukare åtog sig har också givit värdefull kunskap i hur olika typer av överloppsbyggnader är konstruerade. Som del i stödsystemet har det därför kommit ut ett antal böcker, häften, webbsidor m.m. till vägledning för andra som i framtiden vill starta liknande projekt.

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Visit the Forgotten Empire in Chiang Mai, Thailand
The water was dimpled by rising carp, and a breeze sprinkled flower petals onto the surface. Under the shade of a big Ficus tree it felt ten degrees cooler than on the street. Strolling the moat side walkway under the ancient fortifications is the easiest way to navigate Chiang Mai, Thailand. Measuring slightly over one kilometer per side, the square moat is the fulcrum of the city's many festive parades and processions.
View of the moat and the old city from the wall
For most travelers, this beautiful city in northern Thailand is the gateway to jungle trekking adventures in the nearby mountains. The city itself is rich in history and architecture.
The 700 year old defensive wall and moat were constructed against attacks by the neighboring Pagan Empire as well as Kublai Khan's marauding Mongols. Today only portions of the wall remain. The square defined by the ancient defenses is an encircling patch of tranquil garden and water where visitors and locals alike relax and cool off.
The Pagan Empire arose in what today is called Myanmar (Burma) in the 12th century. It became a formidable power and began a program of expansion and conquest. The little empire of Chiang Mai was surrounded: to the west was the Pagan Empire, to the south the Siamese Empire, in the north were the Mongols, and to the east the Khmer Empire was also on the rise.
Evolving from a village of Lawa people, the city was the capital of the Lanna Kingdom in the 12th century and later simply the Kingdom of Chiang Mai. The name Chiang Mai means "new city." Pressure from the larger bordering empires was constant. A Burmese invasion in the 15th century kept the empire subservient for two hundred years until Chiang Mai voluntarily merged with the Siamese Empire centered in Bangkok. Royal authority of Chiang Mai was maintained and tax tribute was shared in the interests of defensive protection.
The Kingdom of Chiang Mai's forested mountains provided a wealth of hardwood lumber like teak. Chiang Mai also provided soldiers to the central Kingdom in Bangkok. Existence as a vassal state to Siam was preferable to Burmese overlords; the language of the Lanna Kingdom is a dialect of the same Thai language and the cultures are similar.
Through the modern period, beginning with the British victory in a war with Burma in 1885, Chiang Mai was increasingly under western influence over the objections of Bangkok. The succession of Lanna Empire rulers lasted into the 20th century. The last Ruler of Chiang Mai was Prince Kaew Nawarat who sat as leader from 1911 to 1939. The royal title was dissolved by Bangkok after the Prince's death. Today's descendents of the kingdom still carry the last name Na Chiangmai.
Chiang Mai separateness was heightened by geographic isolation. It is over 700 kilometers from Bangkok. Until the 1920s, there was no proper road into the Empire. You could only get to the city by riding elephants over jungle trails and along the course of rivers.
An ancient Wat in the old city of Chiang Mai
You can see traces of Chiang Mai's empirical glory inside the old city. The White Elephant Gate was bombed in the Second World War by the Japanese, but the gateway is a faithful reconstruction of the original north entrance through the fortifications. There are over 30 temples dating from Lanna days. They are a blend of architectural styles with many fine wooden carvings, nagas and figures sheltered by gold filigreed pagodas. Wat Chiang Man is the oldest, constructed by King Mengrai at the time when the city became the Lanna capital. Though the temple is a ruin it still inspires reverence; it was originally the home of the Emerald Buddha which is now in Bangkok's Grand Palace.
By Andrew Kolasinski
Born in The Hague, Andrew Kolasinski arrived in Canada as a small child riding in the luggage rack of a DC-7. Since then he has felt at home anywhere. As the publisher and editor of Island Angler, Andrew spends half the year fishing for salmon and trout, and in the off-season he travels the world looking for a story. This article was written on behalf of Tucan Travel, providers of adventure tours to Thailand and all over Southeast Asia.
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Abstract : This paper introduces a group testing framework for detecting large similarities between high-dimensional vectors, such as descriptors used in state-of-the-art description of multimedia documents. At the crossroad of multimedia information retrieval and signal processing, we produce a set of group representations that jointly encode several vectors into a single one, in the spirit of group testing approaches. By comparing a query vector to several of these intermediate representations, we screen the large values taken by the similarities between the query and all the vectors, at a fraction of the cost of exhaustive similarity calculation. Unlike concurrent indexing methods that suffer from the curse of dimensionality, our method exploits the properties of high-dimensional spaces. It therefore complements other strategies for approximate nearest neighbor search. Our preliminary experiments demonstrate the potential of group testing for searching large databases of multimedia objects represented by vectors. We obtain a large improvement in terms of the theoretical complexity, at the cost of a small or negligible decrease of accuracy. We hope that this preliminary work will pave the way to subsequent works for multimedia retrieval with limited resources.


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The specialists in our Tests & Diagnostics department analyze and correlate all the information that our systems collect and identify patterns and anomalies that are both meaningful and informative. VibroSystM's Results Interpretation Service report (RIS) is among the many tools we put directly into the hands of our customers around the world. Whether on site or at VibroSystM headquarters, they provide clients with in-depth training sessions on how to understand their machine behavior by taking full advantage of our ZOOM software.
From product specifications to technical drawings, VibroSystM engineers combine nearly 30 years of experience in the field with close client collaboration, prompting the development and implementation of high quality products that set standards in the industry. They also work closely with the manufacturing department to bring VibroSystM's R&D concepts into reliable and intuitive monitoring solutions.
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The McDonnell Douglas MD-90 is a twin-engine, medium-range, single-aisle commercial jet aircraft. The MD-90 was developed from the MD-80 series. Differences from the MD-80 include more fuel efficient International Aero Engines V2500 engines and a longer fuselage. The MD-90 has a seating capacity of up to 172 passengers and was introduced into service with Delta Air Lines in 1995.
The MD-90 and the subsequent MD-95/Boeing 717 were derivatives of the MD-80 which, itself, was a derivative commercially introduced in 1980 from the DC-9.
The Douglas Aircraft Company developed the DC-9 in the 1960s as a short-range companion to their larger DC-8. The DC-9 was an all-new design, using two rear fuselage-mounted turbofan engines, and a T-tail. The DC-9 has a narrow-body fuselage design with a 5-abreast seating with a capacity of 80 to 135 passengers depending on seating arrangement and aircraft version.
The second generation of the DC-9 was originally called the DC-9-80 series or the DC-9 Super 80 but later marketed as the MD-80 and entered service in 1980. The MD-80 series was then developed into the MD-90 entering service in 1995. The last variant of the family was the MD-95, which was renamed the Boeing 717-200 after McDonnell Douglas (successor to Douglas Aircraft Company) merged with Boeing in 1997.
The MD-90 is a mid-size, medium-range airliner that was developed from the MD-80 series. It is a 5 feet longer updated version of the MD-88 with a similar electronic flight instrument system (EFIS) and even more powerful, quieter and fuel efficient IAE V2500 engines instead of Pratt-Whitney engines, which power the MD-80 series. Typical seating for the MD-90 ranges from 153 to 172 passengers depending on seating arrangement.
The MD-90 program was launched in November 1989. The aircraft first flew on February 22, 1993 and the first MD-90 was delivered to Delta Airlines in February 1995. The MD-90 was produced adjacent to the Long Beach Airport in Long Beach, California, United States, though two aircraft were produced at Jiangwan Airfield in Shanghai, People's Republic of China. The MD-90 was produced in two versions: -30 and -30ER. The -30 had a range of 2,400 miles (3,860 km). The -30ER had a higher gross weight and range up to 2,750 miles (4,426 km) with an auxiliary fuel tank. An even longer range version, the -50 was offered but was not ordered.
The initial MD-90s featured a glass cockpit similar to the MD-88's cockpit. The 29 MD-90s delivered to Saudi Arabian Airlines feature a full glass cockpit with avionics similar to the Boeing 717's cockpit and an overhead panel similar to the MD-11's panel for easy transition for the pilots within Saudi Arabian Airlines, which operate the MD-11.
No MD-90 orders were received after Boeing and McDonnell Douglas merged in 1997 due to internal competition with Boeing's 737. Delta Air Lines had initially placed a large order for the MD-90 to replace some aging Boeing 727s. After the Boeing-McDonnell Douglas merger, Delta canceled their remaining 19 MD-90 orders in favor of the Boeing 737-800. A total of 40 MD-90s (later 20) were to be assembled under contract in Shanghai, People's Republic of China under the Trunkliner program, but Boeing's decision to phase out the MD-90 resulted in only two built by Shanghai Aircraft.
MD-90 production at Long Beach, California ended in 2000 with the last airplane being delivered to Saudi Arabian Airlines, and MD-90T production at Shanghai ended in 2000. With 116 MD-90 aircraft produced, the MD-90 production run was the smallest among the DC-9 family. The main competitors of the MD-90 included the Airbus A320 and the Boeing 737-800.
Major airlines that have operated the MD-90 include Delta Air Lines, Saudi Arabian Airlines and Japan Air System (JAS).
Basic variant with two V2500 engines and an EFIS cockpit.
Increased Gross Weight version, one built.
Extended Range (ER) version of MD-90-30, two built.
Variant of the MD-90-30 assembled by Shanghai Aviation Industrial Corporation in the People's Republic of China. Production was initially planned to be 40, later reduced to 20, with only two built in the end. To accommodate the heavy aircraft on unsuitable runways, a dual tandem landing gear with more tires to spread the weight of the aircraft was designed for the Trunkliner, but ultimately not used in the two aircraft produced. The ACAC ARJ21 is built using tooling sold for the MD-90-30.
As of September 2009, the MD-90 has been involved in 59 incidents, including 1 hull-loss accident, with 1 fatality.
An MD-90 was involved in one hull-loss accident in 1999 when a UNI Air aircraft caught fire after a passenger's carry-on luggage containing gasoline ignited another passenger's carry-on luggage containing a motorcycle battery. One person was killed as a result of the cabin fire.
This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "McDonnell Douglas MD-90".


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CBBC unveils cast for The Worst Witch as filming begins in Cheshire
CBBC has unveiled the cast for its TV adaptation of Jill Murphy's The Worst Witch.
Filming on a 13-part series of the former 1990s CITV favourite has now got underway in Cheshire, with additional filming in Germany. It will be shown on CBBC in early 2017.
Starring will be Clare Higgins (Doctor Who; The Golden Compass; Downton Abbey), Raquel Cassidy (Downton Abbey; Jonathan Creek; Teachers), Wendy Craig (The Royal; Reggie Perrin; The Forsyte Saga; Butterflies), Nicola Stephenson (Clocking Off; The Chase; Emmerdale) and Miss Gullet, is Kacey Ainsworth (EastEnders; Granchester; Call The Midwife). Newcomer Bella Ramsey has been cast as Mildred Hubble.
Doctor Who's Clare Higgins will star in The Worst Witch
Commissioned by CBBC Controller, Cheryl Taylor, The Worst Witch is made by CBBC Productions, the in-house creative team based in Salford, and is co-produced with ZDF and distributed by ZDFE. The CBBC Productions executive producer is Marcus Wilson, Lucy Martin is producing and Emma Reeves is lead writer on the adaptation.
This is CBBC Productions' second major partnership with the German broadcaster and distributor, and follows on from the success of the Wolfblood franchise.
The BBC describes the series as such: "Mildred Hubble is our heroine. From a world outside of magic, she finds herself landing head first, literally, at Miss Cackle's Academy for witches. The series follows her adventures and friendships as she strives not to be The Worst Witch! Full of flying, magic and plenty of laughs, the show brings Jill Murphy's books to life for a contemporary audience."
The show originally aired for three series on ITV between 1998 and 2001.
Creator Jill Murphy said: "Published 42 years ago, The Worst Witch has been the cornerstone of my career. I illustrate my own books, so I am very protective about them in every way, and I'm delighted to say that this wonderful new production ticks all the boxes."
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Evansville Energy Company Transition Adds Natural Gas and Solar, Phases Out Most Coal
WKMS | By Rhonda Miller
Vectren, via WKYU
The Evansville energy company that serves 145,000 customers in southwestern Indiana has released a transition plan that phases out most coal-fired power and replaces it with natural gas and solar.
Vectren says its plan will reduce carbon emissions by 60 percent by retiring three coal-fired plants and retrofitting one remaining coal unit so it's in compliance with Environmental Protection Agency regulations.
Vectren says its 'Smart Energy Future' strategy includes creating one of the largest solar farms in the region with 150,000 panels on 300 acres. The $70 million solar project is expected to generate energy in about two years. It will complement two smaller solar projects being built this year.
A major part of what Vectren describes as a cleaner, well-balanced and reliable energy mix includes a new $900 million natural gas plant that will begin operating in 2023. It will create 600 jobs during construction and 35 full-time jobs when it goes online. The natural gas facility has to be approved by the Indiana Utility Regulatory Commission.
Vectren is also exploring options related to closing coal ash ponds, which contain waste from the coal-fired plants. Action on the coal ash ponds is triggered by EPA mandates. Vectren is examining possibilities for recycling the material. Some of that material is currently being shipped by barge to a cement manufacturing facility in Missouri.
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Rhonda Miller began as reporter and host for All Things Considered on WKU Public Radio in 2015. She has worked as Gulf Coast reporter for Mississippi Public Broadcasting, where she won Associated Press, Edward R. Murrow and Green Eyeshade awards for stories on dead sea turtles, health and legal issues arising from the 2010 BP oil spill and homeless veterans.
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Belimumab – przeciwciało monoklonalne, inhibitor rozpuszczalnego czynnika stymulującego limfocyty B (BLyS, BAFF, TALL-1). Stosowany jako leczenie uzupełniające u dorosłych pacjentów z aktywnym, seropozytywnym toczniem rumieniowatym układowym o dużej aktywności choroby (np. z obecnością przeciwciał przeciwko dsDNA i z małym stężeniem dopełniacza) pomimo stosowania standardowego leczenia.

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New Windows Phone 8 Features Reinvented Around You
The new Windows Phone 8 recently announced by Microsoft, is packed with new innovative features such as an expanded Start screen and as a result really sets it apart from its competitors like iOS and Android. Furthermore, the new hardware specifically designed for the new operating system is capable to run multiple processing cores, with expandable memory. The new phones have integrated capabilities such as in-app purchases, Skype and Internet Explorer 10 code.
The new features include:
Customizable lock screen, an active lock screen which allows the user to add full-screen widgets.
Bing app recommendations, a new feature labelled "for you", where events appear as trending depending on popularity interactions, including Facebook friends "like" activities.
Bing screen, by swiping right in the Bing app the user will see new screens with advertising top headlines, local deals, what's in theaters, top videos, and local events.
People Hub rooms, users can interact and send messages with custom groups of people.
Encryption, shared NT Security from Windows 8 accounts.
Kid's Corner, when enabled it works as a second lock screen, when kids use the phone then they are not able to accidentally call or e-mail anyone, or open up a Web page not allowed. The options are pre-defined by an adult which selects which apps the kids can see and use.
Syncing with Windows 8, when using Office 2013 it will automatically be seen recent documents that a user created on a Windows tablet, desktop, or phone. Photos and videos are also cloud-synced, however via Skydrive.
Xbox Music, the new replacement for Zune, it works as a yearly subscription.
Xbox SmartGlass, allows the phone to have a second screen with more visible details about the game or movie currently being played.
Data Sense compression, Microsoft's servers compress Internet Explorer 10 web traffic so that the phone uses up to 45% less of any data plan.
More apps coming to Window Phone 8, Temple Run, Urbanspoon, Angry Bird Star Wars, Jetpack Joyride, LivingSocial, Where's My Water, Cut the Rope, and Pandora.
Nokia Angry Birds Roost, exclusive feature for these handset users.


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LGBT in Development
LGBT rights in Danish development policy
Sweden and Norway
Handbook - in English
Håndbog - på dansk
EU guidelines
The Role of Embassies
LGBT Staff in Development Agency
Goals of the UPR
How your LGBT NGO can make its voice heard
UPR example: Nigeria
UN & LGBT Rights
Yogyakarta Principles
Refugees & Asylum
LGBT asylum in Denmark
Worldwide LGBTI Refugees
The European situation
NGO Attitudes Towards LGBTI Persons
Scotland: A Study of NGOs Working in Refugee Communities
Envisioning LGBT Refugee Rights in Canada: Exploring Asylum Issues
Islam and LGBT
About LGBTnet
Study on violence against LGBTQ individuals in Tunisia
(Country Reports)
Mapping digital trans activism in Eastern Europe & Central Asia
(Transgender issues)
Morocco: Situation of LGBT Persons
Women loving women in Africa and Asia (7772)
Trends in African Christian Theologies on Homosexuality (7248)
Customary Law and its impact in Botswana (6376)
Human Rights Documents and Debate
International resolutions, UN panel discussions and other human rights documents related to LGBT rights.
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Amnesty International on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity
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This webpage presents Amnesty International's work on LGBTI issues. Among other things, AI calls to states to:
a) ensure that all allegations and reports of human rights violations based on sexual orientation or gender identity are promptly and impartially investigated and perpetrators held accountable and brought to justice;
b) take all necessary legislative, administrative and other measures to prohibit and eliminate prejudicial treatment on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity at every stage of the administration of justice;
c) end discrimination in civil marriage laws on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity and recognise families of choice, across borders where necessary;
d) ensure adequate protection of human rights defenders at risk because of their work on human rights and sexual orientation and gender identity.
Since 2003, ARC International has been advancing lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights.
ARC plays a unique role in facilitating strategic planning around LGBT issues internationally, strengthening global networks, and enhancing access to UN mechanisms. They are the only organization with a full-time presence in Geneva committed to advancing LGBT issues within the UN human rights system, and have played a key role in the development of the Yogyakarta Principles on the application of International Human Rights Law in relation to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity. ARC International advances recognition of human rights based on sexual orientation and gender identity at the international level.
ARC promote the articulation of clear international norms, and mobilize international and domestic pressure when governments fail to live up to these standards. They create global networks to ensure that groups and individuals working on these issues do so not in isolation, but as part of an effective, coordinated international movement
Born Free and Equal
Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in International Human Rights Law
The purpose of the booklet is to set out core obligations that States have towards LGBT persons, and describe how United Nations mechanisms have applied international law in this context to help States take the necessary steps to meet their fundamental human rights obligations. The booklet is also intended to assist human rights defenders and right-holders generally to call States to account for breaches of international human rights laws.
The five core obligations of States with respect to protecting the human rights of LGBT persons are:
1. Protect individuals from homophobic and transphobic violence.
2. Prevent torture and cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment of LGBT persons.
3. Decriminalize homosexuality.
4. Prohibit discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
5. Respect freedom of expression, association and peaceful assembly.
Breaking the Silence: Criminalisation of Lesbians and Bisexual Women and its Impacts
A 2016 publication by the Human Dignity Trust focuses on the human rights and constitutional law in countries where private, consensual sexual conduct between adults of the same sex is criminalised. The consensual same-sex sexual conduct is criminalised in 78 jurisdictions worldwide or about 40 per cent of all countries. Of these 78 jurisdictions, at least 44 (56 %) criminalise same-sex conduct between women, thus the focus is specifically put on these contexts and a target group of lesbian and bisexual women.
Curtailing criticism
This 50-page report released by Human Rights Watch in 2012 documents increasing government attacks on organizations whose focus includes oil revenue transparency, land acquisition compensation, legal and governance reform, and protection of human rights, particularly the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. Both government ministers and district-level officials have engaged in obstruction, Human Rights Watch said.
Global Equality Today
Free Nicholas Opiyo
Rejecting Refugees on Human Rights Day
Council for Global Equality Releases Biden-Harris Transition Paper
As a result of close collaboration between activists, development professionals and academics, the Institute of Development Studies (IDS) have published a collection of articles relating to the intersection between gender, sexuality and social justice. Read and learn from these 32 different angles from all over the world on this pertinent issue.
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Piven grew up in Chicago, ogling the glossy window displays at Marshall Field's. He described getting a role in a Masterpiece series "like telling a Jewish mother you're going to be a doctor. You've made it." He described the real-life Selfridge's rise and fall as akin to Greek tragedy.


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"Bespin Global's team of experts took the time to understand our problems, thought long-term from a partnership perspective, and explored a range of solutions to help me and my business. That's the real value for me."
Craig Stevens, CEO of Dubicars.com
As one of the world's top five consumer goods companies and a global leader in the beer industry, the company is passionate not only about brewing beer, but also works towards building bridges of friendship with their customers. Since the company started its operations in the Chinese market, it invested in more than $3 billion in China in just over a decade, to build dozens of world-class breweries in several provinces.
Baiwei Yingbo Beer
The Chinese market is one of the key markets for the company, but with the rapid expansion of the business, a large number of problems emerged to the surface:
The need for hyper-large-scale business system access and analysis of large amounts of data makes it impossible for it to meet the enterprises' business needs in traditional IDC environments.
Rising IT spending and operational costs, and sometimes the low system response speed, played a role in constraining the business growth.
Lack of professional cloud experts and consultants in the cloud industry.
Bespin Global has helped the business in:
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Texas has thousands of miles of roads and highways and literally thousands of big rigs move all kinds of products through the state each week. This is the major method of transporting goods like grocery store items, fast-food products and goods for retail.
Though we all want our local stores and restaurants to get the products they need to restock their shelves each week, a loaded 18-wheeler can be a serious threat to other drivers. For one thing, a fully loaded truck and trailer can weigh up to 80,000 pounds, but the average automobile only weighs 3,500 pounds. It's not hard to tell who will win in a freeway accident.
The driver and any passengers in the auto stand to receive serious or even life-threatening injuries. That's why the laws of the state of Texas are very strict when it comes to 18-wheelers. There are a number of restrictions and guidelines that drivers must follow. They are required to keep a log book. They can only drive for a certain number of hours/miles each day. They also have weight limits for the materials they are carrying.
In spite of all these laws, each year motorists are seriously injured in accidents with big rigs. Truckers get in a rush and break the speed limit, their brakes are worn, or their trailer is loaded improperly. There are dozens of reasons for accidents involving 18-wheelers. Sometimes the drivers just get sleepy but don't want to pull over. Other times, they get bored and decide to text a friend or talk on the phone to a family member.
Distractions like these can result in the driver not reacting in time to stop his truck. Injuries are almost always more severe when a tractor/trailer is involved. If you get hit from behind, you could easily get whiplash or a broken neck. Get hit in the side or head-on and it could be much worse.
If you or a loved one have been injured in an accident with a semi-truck, you may be entitled to recover damages such as lost wages, medical bills and others. The Garland law firm of Zinda Law Group PLLC has extensive experience handling cases like this and we understand how stressful it can be for families.
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Born on October 21, 1980, in Beverly Hills, California, Kimberly Noel Kardashian is the second of four youngsters brought into the world to the late Robert Kardashian and his first spouse Kris Jenner. A dear companion of OJ Simpson for a long time, Robert was one of the football star's guard lawyers during his homicide preliminary.
The Kardashians, it appears, are nearly wired for distinction. A preschool colleague of Paris Hilton, she grew up under the glare and honor of Beverly Hills, who firmly watched the delights and traps of Hollywood.
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Terror attacks in Israel: Stabbings, bus shooting, ramming incident.
The scene of a terror attack on a bus in the East Jerusalem settlement of Armon Hanatsiv on Oct. 13, 2015.
A man was stabbed in the chest in the city of Ra'anana.
Four people were stabbed outside a hospital in Ra'anana by a different assailant later in the day.
An attacker in Jerusalem "rammed a car into a bus station before stabbing bystanders," killing one person and wounding two others.
Two men attacked passengers aboard a Jerusalem bus, one wielding a knife and the other a gun, killing two people and injuring at least 16.
The suspects in the first three incidents were reportedly Palestinians from East Jerusalem; the suspects in the bus attack do not appear to have been identified yet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called an emergency meeting of security officials to address the attacks but has not yet announced any specific response.
The recent violence developed initially out of a dispute involving the al-Aqsa Mosque and has also encompassed protests in Gaza and in the West Bank during which a number of Palestinians have been killed by Israeli security forces.


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In this expansion you will see that you have totals for each revenue type as well as each discount type.
For example, you can track your total revenue for "Food" or the total amount debited for subsidies.
You can then filter by classroom, student or date and select Apply.
If you want to print this information or save it as a PDF you can do so by right clicking on the report and selecting Print or Print to PDF.
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The shades flatters morena skin.
A good-sized mirror is included in the compact.
Good staying power. You must remember though that most of the time, the staying power of the blush will depend on how good the foundation you are wearing underneath it is.
The brush included in the blush compact isn't really that useful.
Quite flimsy packaging. I feel like a single drop will make this compact crack.
I think this Colour Collection blush is worth it. It is pretty cheap and I love its color pay-off. The staying power however will still depend on the foundation that you'll use underneath it. 🙂 I'd say it is perfect for students who are mostly always on a budget. It's perfect for someone who does not splurging on blush products too!
Thanks for tips babe! I love the subtle pink color!
Paying heed on fact that it's not-so-expensive I think it looks really great. But personally I am that person who loves spending money on face cosmetics – I really love one from YSL, or if someone prefers medium brands I could recommand Clinique and Loreal.
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Feb. 4, 2017 / 2:11 AM
Boston Celtics win, Brad Stevens in as East All-Stars coach
Mike Shalin, The Sports Xchange
BOSTON -- Isaiah Thomas, who seems to know everything on the court, had no idea he had just come within two points of becoming the first Celtics player ever to score 40 points in three straight games.
"I didn't know about the three games in a row," Boston's little big man said after scoring 21 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter as the Celtics won their sixth in a row with a 113-107 victory over the Los Angeles Lakers Friday night. "I didn't know about it or I would have had the last shot. I'm glad we won, that's all that matters."
They did win, the game ending less than an hour after the Toronto Raptors lost in Orlando, clinching Boston's Brad Stevens' spot as the Eastern Conference All-Star coach.
Cleveland coach Tyronn Lue owns the best record in the conference, but he coached in the game last year and now Stevens and his Boston staff are going to New Orleans.
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"Well, first of all, it should be Ty Lue, but the way the rules work then it's the next-best record because he did it last year," said Stevens, whose team is 32-18. "But what's nice about it is there's no politics in it. There's no subjectivity; it's what your team has accomplished.
"I almost feel bad that I'm the one that's going; I'd rather have another one or two of those guys playing in it."
The win also allowed the Celtics to break a tie with the Lakers and take over the all-time lead in regular season wins, with 2,353.
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Thomas, the league leader in fourth-quarter scoring (10.5 per game coming in), scored his 37th and 38th points with 2:25 left but didn't take another shot. He was 6 of 9 from the floor in the fourth quarter and went 7 of 7 from the foul line in the game, making him 46 of 47 in the last four games. He has recorded 34 straight 20-poing games as he continues to charge at John Havlicek's club record of 40.
Reminded his coaches are going to New Orleans, Thomas, Boston's All-Star picked as a backup, said, "Yeah, so they should put me in the starting lineup.
"That's going to be good, that says a lot. Says we are winning and we're doing pretty good and to get there says a lot. I'm happy for them."
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Thomas raised his season average to 29.9 points a game. Larry Bird holds the Celtics record for scoring in a season, also at 29.9, but Bird was 29.934 and Thomas is at 29.891.
Asked about trying to stop the 5-foot-9 Thomas, the Lakers' Larry Nance Jr. said, "It has nothing to do with height. He's one of the best players in the league, period."
Jae Crowder added 18 points and six rebounds for Boston, rookie Jaylen Brown had 12 points and seven boards, Al Horford posted 11 points, eight rebounds and eight assists, and Marcus Smart came off the bench with nine points, seven assists, five steals and three rebounds.
Lou Williams led the Lakers, who lost their 11th straight road game, with 21 points, including 13 in the fourth quarter. D'Angelo Russell had 20 points, six rebounds and six assists, and Nance, still working his way into shape after returning from a knee injury, matched his career high with 18 points. Nick Young had 17 points and Brandon Ingram 14 for Los Angeles.
The Lakers, losers of five of their last six, fell to 5-23 on the road in the second game of a five-game trip. They are 17-36 on the season.
"I thought we were great to start the game," said coach Luke Walton. "Then it just kinda stalled out there in the second and we then were good again in the second half."
The Celtics reached 100 points for the 24th straight game, their longest such streak since doing it 32 straight in 1986-87.
NOTES: Boston Bruins coach Claude Julien was at the game and met with Celtics counterpart Brad Stevens after the game. ... G Avery Bradley missed his ninth straight game with a sore Achilles, and F Kelly Olynyk returned after missing a game with a shoulder injury. "We're still progressing at a conservative rate," Stevens said of Bradley. ... Stevens, on the teams coming into the game with 3,252 wins apiece all-time: "It's unbelievable. I think it's a unique enough rivalry that 100 years from now it will probably be tied again. They've got a bright future ahead and I like their young talent. They're a scary team to play against." ... The Celtics provided a handout on the tie -- saying the probability of the teams having the same number of wins is 1 in 8,292. ... The Lakers continue their road trip at the Knicks on Monday night, and the Celtics host Paul Pierce, Doc Rivers and the Los Angeles Clippers on Sunday. Pierce, who will sign a one-day contract and then retire as a Celtic before his No. 34 goes up in the rafters, is making his final appearance as a player.
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Jan. 8 (UPI) -- All-Star Anthony Davis fell to the floor while attempting a block and did not return to the game during a Los Angeles Lakers win against the New York Knicks.
Detroit Pistons' Blake Griffin out indefinitely following knee surgery
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Hawks star Trae Young shows off deceptive dribbles against Nuggets
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Los Angeles Lakers listening to trade offers for Kyle Kuzma
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Clippers' Paul George swishes circus shot over backboard vs. Knicks
Jan. 6 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George managed to make a one-handed circus shot after throwing the ball over the backboard while behind the hoop during a win over the New York Knicks.
Los Angeles Lakers fan sinks half-court shot for $100K
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_dnsmasq_mgmt_completions()
{
  # if the first argument is being typed or the second argument is being typed after "help"
  if [[ "${COMP_CWORD}" == "1" || ("${COMP_CWORD}" == "2" && "${COMP_WORDS[1]}" == "help") ]]; then
    local commands=(
      "help"
      "list"
      "address:add"
      "address:list"
      "address:remove"
      "address:update"
      "cache:clear"
      "config:export"
      "dnsmasq:install"
      "sudoers:install"
      "workspace:list"
      "workspace:switch"
    )

    # filter the available commands based on the text typed so far
    local filtered=($(compgen -W "${commands[*]}" -- "${COMP_WORDS[${COMP_CWORD}]}"))

    # if the word being autocompleted contains a colon,
    # strip off everything in the matches up to the colon
    # to play nice with Bash treating the colon as a word separator
    if [[ "${COMP_WORDS[${COMP_CWORD}]}" == *":"* ]]; then
      for command in "${filtered[@]}"; do
        COMPREPLY+=("${command/*:}")
      done
    else
      COMPREPLY=("${filtered[@]}")
    fi

    # append a space to the autocomplete if there is only one match
    if [ "${#COMPREPLY[@]}" == 1 ]; then
      COMPREPLY=("${COMPREPLY[0]} ")
    fi

    return
  fi

  case "${COMP_WORDS[1]}" in
    "address:remove"|"address:update")
      local addresses=($(dnsmasq-mgmt address:list | awk '{print $1}'))
      IFS=$'\n'

      local filtered=($(compgen -W "${addresses[*]}" -- "${COMP_WORDS[${COMP_CWORD}]}"))

      if [ "${#filtered[@]}" == "1" ]; then
        COMPREPLY=("${filtered[0]} ")
      else
        COMPREPLY=("${filtered[@]}")
      fi
      return
      ;;
  esac
}

complete -o bashdefault -o default -o nospace -F _dnsmasq_mgmt_completions dnsmasq-mgmt

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Q: How to log progress in Corda? https://docs.corda.net/docs/corda-os/4.5/flow-state-machines.html#progress-tracking talks about how to use the ProgressTracker API but doesn't say how to view its output.
I gather its output is written to the terminal when a flow is started from the CRaSH shell.
Can it be configured to be written anywhere else, e.g. to a node's log file?
Or is this only ever visible on the client side, e.g. using the startTrackedFlowDynamic API like in this answer:
val flowHandle = proxy.startTrackedFlowDynamic(MyFlow::class.java, arg1, arg2, ...)

flowHandle.progress.subscribe { progressTrackerLabel ->
    // Log the progress tracker label.
}

Writing and maintaining other (non-Corda) server-side code, I've been used to using log files. Is it conventional to use log messages when writing CorDapps, i.e. to write code which logs a CorDapp's routine progress and any exceptional events?

A: The ProgressTracker is supposed to provide information to a client side regarding the progress of a particular flow.
Its always good to have logging in your Cordapps. I don't think there is any specific configuration to dump to ProgressTracker steps to a log file, but you could always have log statements to do the same.

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Argento's long, strange history with accuser she called 'my love'
ASIA Argento had a long history with the young accuser she called "my love" — starting a decade earlier when he played her sexually abused son in a disturbing film.
Nick Bond@bondnickbond
news.com.auAugust 21, 201812:55pm
Asia Argento Reportedly Paid Off Sexual Assault Accuser
Asia Argento and her accuser, Jimmy Bennett, in 2013.Source:Instagram
ASIA Argento had a long history with the boy who accused her of sexually assaulting him at the age of 17 — starting a decade earlier when he played her son in a disturbing film dealing with childhood sexual abuse.
Argento, the partner of late TV chef Anthony Bourdain and a leading figure in the #MeToo movement after going public with her own allegations against disgraced Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein, settled a sexual assault claim with actor Jimmy Bennett in 2017, new reports claim.
The New York Timesreports the actor paid former child star Jimmy Bennett $US380,000 ($A517,000) just months after she came forward and accused Weinstein of sexually assaulting her.
The alleged assault occurred at a Californian hotel room on May 9, 2013, when Argento was 37 and Bennett was 17 and two months — the legal age of sexual consent in California is 18.
Posts to Argento's Instagram account which remain online confirm that she and her young former co-star met that day, at a hotel in Marina Del Rey, Los Angeles.
"Waiting for my long lost son my love @jimmymbennett in trepidation #marinadelrey smoking cigarettes like there was no next week," Argento captioned a selfie on the day of the alleged assault.
"I'm almost there!:) 5 min," Bennett commented underneath the picture.
Later that day, she posted a photo of the two together, captioned: "Happiest day of my life reunion with @jimmymbennett xox"
Then, a picture of Bennett: "Dio-God @jimmymbennett my son."
She posted yet another selfie of the two with the caption, "SonnySunny thank you for the sunshine you gave to me @jimmymbennett," before a final photo from their encounter along with the caption: "My son my love until I will live @jimmymbennett marina del rey 05.2013."
According to documents seen by The New York Times, Bennett alleges he had a sexual encounter with Argento during their meeting that day which left him feeling "extremely confused, mortified, and disgusted".
Bennett's lawyer wrote that in the years after the incident, Bennett was so traumatised that his job performance, income and mental health declined.
The pair had first met almost a decade before the alleged incident took place, when they acted alongside each other in the 2004 film The Heart Is Deceitful Above All Things. Co-written and directed by Argento, the little-seen film saw the actor play a single mother who has a disturbing, abusive relationship with her seven-year-old son, played by Bennett.
Based on JT LeRoy's novel of the same name, the film told the story of Sarah (Argento), whose string of boyfriends (one of whom is played by actor Jeremy Renner) abuse her son Jeremiah (Bennett) — including raping him. Rather than prevent the abuse, Sarah instead dresses her son as a girl so that he can pass as her "little sister".
Argento (right) and her former co-star turned accuser, Jimmy Bennett. Picture: AFPSource:AFP
The film includes one particularly disturbing scene in which young Jeremiah, dressed in his mother's clothing and make-up, has a sexual encounter with an adult man played by musician Marilyn Manson.
Stills from the film can be seen below:
Bennett played Argento's son in the 2004 film. Picture: AlamySource:Alamy
The film met a negative critical reaction. Picture: AlamySource:Alamy
Jeremy Renner (left) played a boyfriend to Argento's character who raped her son. Picture: AlamySource:Alamy
The Heart Is Deceitful was met with overwhelmingly negative reviews upon release.
"The film aims to shock, but there is no higher reason for the parade of sordid images except to be," said Rotten Tomatoes.
Fellow Weinstein accuser Rose McGowan stood by Argento after allegations surfaced this week.
"None of us know the truth of the situation and I'm sure more will be revealed," she tweeted.
Earlier in the day, she'd tweeted that she was heartbroken by the allegations.
"I got to know Asia Argento 10 months ago. Our commonality is the shared pain of being assaulted by Harvey Weinstein," she wrote. "My heart is broken. I will continue my work on behalf of victims everywhere."
Neither Argento or Bennett have publicly commented since The New York Times broke the story.
Argento and Rose McGowan (right) have been leading figures in the Me Too movement. Picture: APSource:AP
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The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has awarded Minnesota Judicial Branch Director of Court Services Kay Pedretti the 2017 NCSC Distinguished Service Award. This award is an honor given to one state-level court administrator each year and is one of the highest awards the organization offers.
Pedretti was honored with the award on May 2, 2018, by NCSC President Mary Campbell McQueen during the two-day Minnesota Court Business Conference in St. Cloud, Minn. In its announcement, NCSC highlighted Pedretti's efforts to improve self-represented litigant services, improve jury management, advance training for court staff, centralize Court Payment Center operations, enhance the Court Interpreter Program, expedite child support, and foster problem-solving for treatment courts.
Pedretti serves on the National Center for State Courts Court Consulting Services Advisory Committee. The nonprofit court organization was founded in 1971 by the Conference of Chief Justices and Chief Justice of the United States Warren E. Burger to promote the administration of justice in state courts.


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Mercy Ngozi Alu's new song 'African Queen' captures the essence of African tunes from across the continent
Mercy Ngozi Alu is an inspirational songwriter and singer from Nigeria. After receiving great response for her track "Chidimma", an African Gospel Medley, she has recently released her new single "African Queen" on major music platforms like Spotify, iTunes, and YouTube. The video song features groovy Afro beats and an intriguing video that takes one into the fun side of the African continent. The song features a lively gyrating groove capturing the soulful African tune from all across the continent.
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Grange-Over-Sands – St Paul's, Cumbria
Aug 10, 2017 | 1916, Crosses, Cumbria
Major H.Podmore
Location: St Paul's, Crown Hill, Grange-over-Sands, Cumbria, LA11 6DD
Details on cross:
In memory of Major H.Podmore, D.S.O, 6th Battn Northamptonshire regiment.
Attached: 12th Battn Middlesex regiment.
Accidentally killed December 31st 1917.
Text type (e.g. hand-written, GRU tags, carved): Black hand painted lettering.
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Shaft Height: 1143mm.
Cross beam width: 838.20mm.
Width of wood: 101.60mm.
Thickness or depth: 38.10mm.
Mounting to wall: The cross is attached by a hook to the wall.
Detailing: n/a
Evidence of use in field (earth marking, cracking, staining, shrinkage): There is some deterioration towards the bottom of the cross where it has been inserted into the ground.
Surface insertion depth (into ground if apparent): Difficult to ascertain as the bottom of the cross has been cut.
Finish (varnish, paint, oiled, unfinished etc): Rough unfinished wood.
Condition (cracked, paint peeling, woodwork, damage etc): There is a large split at the top of the shaft. Other than that, it's in good condition.
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The cross is displayed low down on the wall on left hand side of the church near to the organ pipes.
Herbert Podmore was the son of George & Matilda Podmore of Charney Hall, Grange-over-sands. He was a scholar of Rugby and Trinity College, Oxford. He embarked to France in July 1915 as a Captain with the 6th Battalion Northamptonshire regiment. He was awarded the D.S.O on 31st May 1916 for 'conspicuous gallantry and ability during a night attack by the enemy'. He was also mentioned three times in despatches. Sadly on 31st December 1916, he was accidentally killed by an ammunition explosion. He was 30 years old. He is buried at Haringhe (Bandaghem) Military Cemetery (grave ref I.C.7).
St Paul's in Grange-over-sands is a grade II listed building, and is open to the public daily.
Survey and photographs courtesy of Beverley Goodwin and Margaret Draycott
Date of survey: 12/7/2017
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Today, many New Zealanders enjoy spending time with their families and entertaining their guests outside. In fact, a lot of people out there are ready to spend some extra money on a home with a well-designed outdoor space. Therefore, if you've been thinking about selling your home but you first want to add some value to it, designing your outdoor space is a great idea. And in order to get the design right, you'll have to follow some of the tips that have proven to be quite effective in the past. Here are 5 of them that might be exactly what you're looking for.
If the potential buyers come to check out your home in the evening, they're going to pay a lot of attention to how illuminated your outdoor space is. If they keep stumbling in the dark, chances are they want be ready to pay too much for your home. On the other hand, people will always be ready to pay more for homes with well-lit outdoor spaces. Moreover, if you use LED lights to illuminate your outside space, the new owners won't have to worry about their electricity bills, which can be a huge plus for you.
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The Commonwealth Fund Brings Hospice Care to America
By: Elizabeth Berkowitz
Emphasis in our time fails in helping people prepare for the end of life…
Hospice, Inc. Grant Proposal to the Commonwealth Fund, April 11, 1972 Grant Proposal, "Development of a Staff and Base of Operations for Planning," Hospice, Inc.," April 11, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
Today, the concept of hospice–palliative care for the terminally ill–is a standard component of American health care. With the goal of making a patient's remaining days as comfortable, pleasant, and peaceful as possible, hospice services are a unique hybrid of nursing and social work. Practitioners focus not on curing disease, but instead on making the experience of disease more bearable.
According to the most recent 2019 report from the National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization (NHPCO), in 2017, 1.49 million Medicare patients benefited from hospice support. "NCPHO Facts and Figures," 2018 Edition, Revised July 2, 2019, National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, accessed July 11, 2019. Yet until 1974, the modern hospice system was solely a British institution. (At that time, England maintained two modern hospice centers.)
What ultimately helped to bring modern hospice care to America was a two-year, $100,000 planning grant to Connecticut's Hospice, Inc., provided by the Commonwealth Fund.
The Origins of Modern Hospice
Need death be a taboo topic? It is now, even for the medically trained. "Hospice: A New Model of Care for the Terminal Patient," CRMP Newsletter III, No. 22 (August 21: 1972), Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
"Hospice: A New Model of Care for the Terminal Patient," August 21,1972.
The term "hospice" historically refers to a home or location designed to care for those with a terminal illness. In the U.S. today, "hospice" is understood to represent an organized set of palliative care services, which may include a residential stay at a dedicated facility or in-home support. However, this model of end-of-life care wasn't always the norm. In mid-century, medical professionals and nursing homes didn't have plans in place, or didn't know how to manage patient care for the terminally ill suffering from chronic degenerative diseases. Supporting a patient's journey to death was often far more complicated than managing curative treatment. "Hospice, Inc.: Planning for Construction and Operation of a Model Facility for Dying Patients and their Families," October 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
Photograph of Florence Wald, 1947. Image courtesy of Yale University, Harvey Cushing/John Hay Whitney Medical Library.
In 1963, Cicely Saunders, a British nurse, physician, and medical social worker, whose practice focused on care for the terminally ill, gave a lecture on the subject at Yale University. Inspired by her words and work, Florence S. Wald, then Dean of the Yale School of Nursing, invited Saunders to become a visiting faculty member for 1965. This was an opportunity for Saunders to further develop her ideas about palliative care and share them with an American audience. "History of Hospice," National Hospice and Palliative Care Organization, accessed July 11, 2019.
In 1967, Saunders put her philosophy of a dignified death into practice, when she founded St. Christopher's Hospice in England. St. Christopher's was the first hospice to connect scientific research and pain management to a compassionate care approach to dying. Here, a patient's remaining days were conceived of as being just as much about the life still lived as they were about the end to come. "Dame Cicely Saunders: Her Life and Work," accessed July 11, 2019. Robert J. Glaser, Report of Meeting with Florence C. Wald, Edward Dobihal, and Morris Wessell, July 29, 1971, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. Saunders' project soon became internationally known, and was a turning point for an American engagement with the modern hospice model.
Inspired by Saunders, Wald took a sabbatical from Yale in 1968 to work as a general duty nurse at St. Christopher's. "History of Hospice." Robert J. Glaser, Report of Meeting, July 29, 1971. Upon her return, galvanized by her experience, she joined with similarly minded Yale colleagues to create what became known as the Hospice Planning Committee (later this became Hospice, Inc.) to bring the St. Christopher's model of hospice care to America.
Cecily Saunders receiving an honorary degree from Yale University in 1969. Image Courtesy of Kings College.
Hospice, Inc.
Hospice, Inc., was incorporated in 1971 in the state of Connecticut. Hospice, Inc., in part, aimed to move the needle on Wald's statistic that, at the time, approximately 70% of the individuals who died in American health care institutions "receive[ed] care that [was] inappropriate and inadequate to help them come to the end of their living in a meaningful and gratifying way." Florence S. Wald, "Statement by Hospice, Inc.," on behalf of Hospice, Inc., 1970s, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
Hospice, Inc. aimed not only to create a hospice program but also to build a training and research center that would serve as a "demonstration model for service" and a center for the investigation of "dying and bereavement." Additionally, it planned to take on "other types of health care problems," including studying the impact of quality of life on longevity, as well as extend its work to policy advocacy. Edward F. Dobihal to Robert J. Glaser, August 30, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. Florence S. Wald, "Statement by Hospice, Inc.," 1970s.
Wald characterized chronically ill patients of increasing debilitation as an "unwanted population," with needs that fell outside the parameters of an acute treatment hospital but which nevertheless required specialized attention that was difficult to provide at home. Hospice, Inc. aspired to give this population dignity in death. As Wald put it, an American hospice would have an institutional emphasis on the dying being "loved and cared for…as important persons," who could "find importance in the last days and moments of their [lives]." Florence S. Wald, "Statement by Hospice, Inc.," 1970s.
The Commonwealth Fund and an American Hospice
As it began to seek funding, Hospice, Inc. reached out to the Commonwealth Fund based on the Fund's reputation for "developing innovative and useful modifications in the delivery of health care services." Edward F. Dobihal, et al, December 1, 1971. The person at the Fund most likely to take an interest in the hospice concept was Vice President Dr. Robert J. Glaser. An internist by training, Glaser came to Commonwealth in 1970 following a five-year term as Dean of Stanford University Medical School. He brought to the Fund his expertise in medical education and his deep concern for patient care and clinical practice.
In July of 1971, at the suggestion of a Yale professor of Psychiatry and Pediatrics, Glaser met with a small group from Hospice, Inc., including Wald, Reverend Dohibal, and Dr. Morris Wessell, a Yale Pediatric Clinical faculty member who had been recruited to the organization's executive committee. Robert J. Glaser, Report, July 29, 1971.
Central to the group's pitch was the assertion that this new American hospice might very well launch a larger movement and serve as a model for other facilities. The Fund's investment in this initiative, therefore, would be poised to make a bigger contribution than simply sustaining a small-town, Connecticut "service project." Edward F. Dobihal, et al, December 1, 1971.
Glaser was intrigued. He was particularly impressed with the group's holistic philosophy of palliative care, including its "clearly interdisciplinary approach." But in his report from the meeting, he maintained that, despite the Fund's interest, it could only extend financial support to the planning phase. Ongoing support would entail demands "far greater than we can meet." Robert J. Glaser, Report, July 29, 1971. Furthermore, Glaser strongly suggested that the group obtain additional financial backing from two or three other foundations or organizations to strengthen its proposal to the Fund. Memo from W. Donway to Quigg Newton and Robert J. Glaser, March 6, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
The American Hospice Takes Shape
In April of 1972, Hospice, Inc. formally presented its first proposal to the Fund: "Development of a Staff and Base of Operations for Planning."
Guided by the philosophical bedrock of respect for the dignity of all "patients, families, [and] workers" involved in end-of-life care, Hospice, Inc. put forward its vision of an American hospice facility that would both ensure a dignified death for patients and help train and support professionals working in end-of-life fields.
Critically, Hospice, Inc. defined its hospice model as a community endeavor, with a team of patients, families, staff, volunteers, and medical professionals, each providing the other with "support and mutual understanding." With collaboration among all parties involved in a patient's physical, psychological, and social end-of-life care, hospice hoped that the terminally ill would then "be helped to garner strength for living and for doing what is important to them as life comes to a close."
At the same time, Hospice, Inc.'s founders were not solely focused on humanitarian or ethical principles to make their case. They also underlined the practical, economic benefits of an American hospice. By removing the terminally ill from a hospital or nursing home, their proposal argued, hospice could help "curb skyrocketing costs of [health] care." Hospice, Inc. Grant Proposal, "Development of a Staff and Base of Operations for Planning," April 11, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
An Unexpected Hurdle
Though Hospice, Inc. received some early support in the form of a $10,000 loan and $22,080 gift from the Connecticut Regional Medical Program, unfortunately, by 1972, its leaders were coming up short in obtaining major financial partners outside of the Commonwealth Fund, as suggested by Glaser. "Hospice: A New Model of Care for the Terminal Patient," CRMP Newsletter III, No. 22 (August 21: 1972), Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. Hospice, Inc. had requested support from several major foundations, but nothing materialized. Memo from W. Donway to Quigg Newton and Robert J. Glaser, March 6, 1972. Edward F. Dobihal to Reginald H. Fitz, September 19, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. Margaret E. Mahoney to Edward F. Dobihal, Jr., January 12, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
Dr. Robert Glaser. Image courtesy of Alpha Omega Alpha.
Desperate for the operational infrastructure required to mount Hospice, Inc.'s initial phases, Dobihal reached out to Glaser in May of 1972 to ask for a bridge grant of $20,532 for office and administrative supplies–an "urgent and immediate" need–to patch the enterprise through until a second, revised and full grant proposal could be submitted to the Fund. Edward F. Dobihal to Robert J. Glaser, May 22, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, RAC. Memo, May 4, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. Glaser agreed to provide $10,000 toward Hospice, Inc.'s interim staffing and administrative needs, which totaled more than $20,000, but only if the remaining balance of roughly $10,000 was supplied by another source. Robert J. Glaser to Edward F. Dobihal, June 9, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. As Glaser put it, "more than $10,000…might jeopardize consideration by our Board in November of your larger application." Robert J. Glaser to Edward F. Dobihal, June 9, 1972.
By September 15, 1972, Hospice, Inc. had received over $10,500 through individual contributions. As a result, the Fund, in recognition of a "clear demonstration of effective support from local community sources," provided the agreed upon $10,000, and the Hospice, Inc. team was able to move forward with their work. Edward F. Dobihal to Reginald H. Fitz, September 19, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. "President's Revolving Fund" memo, October 6, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, RAC.
The Fund and America's First Hospice: From Vision to Reality
In November of 1972, Hospice, Inc. presented their second, revised proposal to the Fund's board. Hospice, Inc. ultimately requested $143,300 to "combine highly-sophisticated [sic] medical management of the symptoms of the dying patient with an effective approach to the emotional crisis of dying as it affects the patient and his family." "Hospice, Inc.", October 1972.
Hospice, Inc. didn't, however, want to waste time waiting for total funding support before getting to work. In their grant proposal, the organizers announced that in the interim they would start their Home Care Program, while making plans for the new facility. Hospice, Inc. Grant Proposal, April 11, 1972.
Ultimately, the Commonwealth Fund agreed to award Hospice, Inc. $100,000 to support a Connecticut hospice. The Fund's grant underwrote a two-year planning period for Hospice, Inc. These two years gave the Hospice, Inc. team the freedom and flexibility to explore and develop criteria for admitted hospice patients and patient-care practice, and to test and implement organizational workflows without financial constraint. Quigg Newton to Edward F. Dobihal, Jr., November 15, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
Map submitted in Hospice, Inc.'s grant proposal, indicating the areas of Connecticut they intended to serve.
Dr. Robert J. Glaser, who had been the driving force behind support for the Hospice, Inc. proposal, left the Commonwealth Fund in 1972 to become President of the Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, where he maintained his personal commitment to the American hospice movement. In his new position, Glaser was able to award Hospice, Inc. $125,000 from Kaiser over two years beginning in 1974 to "develop community relations and for technical assistance." Commonwealth Fund Memorandum, June 13, 1974, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
Additional funding for the hospice project came from the Connecticut Regional Medical Program, the Van Ameringen Foundation, Inc., and the Max C. Fleischmann Foundation, alongside several smaller donors. Florence S. Wald to Henry Ittleson, Jr., October 20, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center. Quigg Newton to Julius Bergen, October 24, 1972, Series 18, Commonwealth Fund records, Rockefeller Archive Center.
The First American Hospice
Image courtesy of the Connecticut Hospice Inc., Branford, CT.
Connecticut Hospice was dedicated on June 29, 1980 in Branford, Connecticut. Among its more innovative features was an on-site preschool to foster intergenerational connections and add vibrancy to the community. Robert E. Tomasson, "At Hospice, Preschoolers Reach Out to the Dying," The New York Times, December 27, 1987.
The Branford facility is still in operation as a hospice facility today and, thanks to the Commonwealth Fund's initial support of Hospice, Inc., the modern hospice movement has grown to include over 4,500 hospice centers across the United States. "NCPHO Facts and Figures."
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