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The Defiance Campaign against Unjust Laws was presented by the African National Congress (ANC) at a conference held in Bloemfontein, South Africa in December 1951. The Campaign had roots in events leading up the conference. The demonstrations, taking place in 1952, were the first "large-scale, multi-racial political mobilization against apartheid laws under a common leadership."

Background
In 1948, the National Party (NP) won the election in South Africa and began to impose apartheid measures against blacks, Indians and any people of mixed race. The NP restricted political power to white people only and allocated areas of South Africa for different races of people. Workers, trade unionists and others spoke out on 6 October 1949 against these apartheid measures and began to discuss a possible political strike. In December of that year, leaders in the African Congress Youth League (ANCYL), such as Nelson Mandela, Walter Sisulu and Oliver Tambo, took power. The African National Congress (ANC) also "adopts the Programme of Action" on 17 December, which advocated a more militant approach to protesting apartheid.

In 1950, the ANC started promoting demonstrations, mass action, boycotts, strikes and acts of civil disobedience. During this time, 8,000 black people are arrested "for defying apartheid laws and regulations." The South African Indian Congress (SAIC) worked in partnership with the ANC. The NP used the Population Registration Act to ensure that individuals were permanently classified by race and only allowed to live in areas specified by the Group Areas Act. On 26 June 1950, the National Day of Protest took place. The ANC asked that people not go to work as an act of protest. As a result of the protest, many people lost their jobs and the ANC set up a fund to help them.

The Campaign
The Defiance Campaign was launched on 26 June 1952, the date that became the yearly National Day of Protest and Mourning. The South African police were alerted about the action and were armed and prepared. In major South African cities, people and organizations performed acts of defiance and civil disobedience. The protests were largely non-violent on the parts of the participants, many of whom wore tri-color armbands signifying the ANC. Black volunteers burned their pass books. Other black volunteers would go into places that were considered "whites-only," which was then against the law. These volunteers were arrested, with the most arrests (over 2,000 people) being made in October 1952. When protesters were arrested, they would not defend themselves in court, "leading to large-scale imprisonment." Others who were offered fines as an alternative chose to go to prison. The mass imprisonment, it was hoped, would overwhelm the government.

The South African government labelled the protests as acts of anarchy, communism and disorder. The Nationalist newspaper, the Oosterlig, wrote that the protesters "find prison a pleasant abode. These people only understand the lash." Police often used batons to force protesters to submit. On 9 November 1952, police fired on a group of black protesters in Kimberley killing 14 and injuring 39. Other orders to shoot demonstrators "on sight" were issued by the South African Minister of Justice, Charles Swart. Arrests of peaceful protestors "disgusted a section of white public opinion." In July 1952, there were raids of ANC and SAIC offices.

As a result of the protests, the NP started "imposing stiff penalties for protesting discriminatory laws" and then they created the Public Safety Act. The goals of the Defiance Campaign were not met, but the protests "demonstrated large-scale and growing opposition to apartheid." The United Nations took note and called the apartheid policy a "threat to peace."

In the middle of April 1953, Chief Albert Luthuli, the President-General of the ANC, proclaimed that the Defiance Campaign would be called off so that the resistance groups could reorganize taking into consideration the new political climate in South Africa.

The Defiance Campaigns, including bus boycotts in South Africa, served as an inspiration to Civil Rights Activists in the United States. Albert Luthuli was tried for treason, was assaulted and deposed of his chieftaincy of his Zulu clan. Mandela took over the ANC after Luthuli.

Apartheid was finally ended in the early 1990s, as marked by the 1994 South African general election, the first South African election held using universal adult suffrage.

Defiance Campaign in Port Elizabeth
The Red Location is one of the oldest settled black townships of Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa. It derives its name from a cluster of corrugated iron barrack buildings, which are rusted a deep red colour. The Red Location consisted of three different locations namely the Gubbs Location, Coopers Kloof and Strangers Location. These locations were overcrowded and not in good condition.

On 26 July 1952, Florence Matomela joined many others in a Defiance Campaign against the Apartheid pass laws at the New Brighton Railway Station which also included Govan Mbeki, Raymond Mhlaba and Vuyisile Mini and other men. She was one of the first women arrested.

Key role players of this Defiance Campaign included:

Nosipho Dastile
Nosipho Dastile (1938–2009) was a well known political figure and founder of the United Democratic Front. She was the first president of the Uitenhage Women's Organisation and was the chairperson of the ANC Women's League in Uitenhage, after the unbanning of liberation movements in the 1990s.

Lilian Diedericks
Lillian Diedericks (1925–2021) was born in Port Elizabeth near the railway line in Red Location.

She was an active shop steward and founding member of the Federation of South African Women in 1954. Her family was forced out of New Brighton during the 1940s. She was also one of the four women who led the Women's March on the Union buildings to oppose the pass laws in 1956.

Nontuthuzelo Mabala
Nontuthuzelo Mabala marched against the pass laws in 1956. She was jailed at the age of 24 for six years for the role she played in the struggle against Apartheid.

Florence Matomela

Florence Matomela (1910–1969) was a South African anti-pass law activist, communist, civil rights campaigner, ANC veteran, teacher and mother who dedicated her life to fighting against Apartheid laws in South Africa. Matomela was the provincial organiser of the African National Congress Women's League (ANCWL) and vice-president of the Federation of South African Women (FEDSAW) in the mid 1950s.

Veronica Sobukwe

Veronica Sobukwe (27 July 1927 – 15 August 2018), spouse of Robert Sobukwe, played an integral role in the Defiance Campaign. Her family was constantly harassed by the police.

Honours
The ANC's Regional Headquarters in Nelson Mandela Bay was renamed Florence Matomela House in November 2012. Angie Motshekga, the Minister of Basic Education and President of the ANC Women's League, described Florence Matomela in the Florence Mathomela Memorial Lecture as having battled the 'triple oppression' of colonial, patriarchal and class domination. The Red Location Museum in New Brighton held a year-long exhibition dedicated to these women of the liberation struggle, by paying tribute to Florence Matomela, Nontuthuzelo Mabala, Veronica Sobukwe, Lilian Diedricks and Nosipho Dastile.

Notable participants

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 Interview of Billy Nair about the Defiance Campaign (audio)

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What can you expect from Jameis Winston tonight?
Bucs rookie quarterback Jameis Winston makes his NFL debut tonight as the Bucs open the preseason at the Vikings, and the question all week has been how much he'll play. Lovie Smith has said he and other starters will likely play into the second quarter, and after the Titans' Marcus Mariota made his debut Friday night, we looked out how the previous 10 quarterbacks drafted in the top 10 did in their preseason debuts.
Mariota, who made headlines by not throwing a single interception in the first two weeks of training camp, had two turnovers in his debut, with an interception, then a strip-fumble that was returned for a touchdown. To find the last top-10 QB to throw an INT in his first preseason game, you have to go back to Matt Stafford in 2009; none of the last 10 had more than one turnover in their debut. Mariota finished a solid 7-for-8 for 94 yards, but the turnovers are certainly an outlier among this group.
Looking at those previous 10 as a group, it's a 50-50 shot that you'll get a touchdown pass in that debut -- five of the 10 did so, with only Andrew Luck throwing two; it's also a 50-50 shot that you'll get more than 100 passing yards, though three of the last four have done so. Here's a quick breakdown of how much they played and what they did, to give you a sense of what Winston might do tonight.
Blake Bortles, Jaguars, 2014: 7-of-11, 117 yards. Actually came against the Bucs -- he replaced Chad Henne midway through the second quarter, just punts on his first two drives, then the end of the half. He opened the third quarter with a 75-yard drive that settled for a field goal.
Robert Griffin III, Redskins, 2012: 4-of-6, 70 yards, TD, fumble. He started, and lost a fumble at his own 21-yard line, but his third drive was an 80-yard touchdown drive, capped by a 20-yard scoring throw. He was out with 5:51 left in the first period.
Andrew Luck, Colts, 2012: 10-of-16, 188 yards, 2 TDs. This is how you start an NFL career: first pass was a 63-yard touchdown to Donald Brown. He threw a 23-yard score to Austin Collie on his third drive and converted a third-and-10 and third-and-9 on a third touchdown drive that went 80 yards and ended with an RB touchdown run. Played until 3:10 was left in the second half.
Ryan Tannehill, Dolphins, 2012: 14-of-21, 167 yards, TD. Second QB in vs. Bucs after Matt Moore -- came in with 3:16 left in second quarter. Had a touchdown pass overturned, then had a 70-yard touchdown drive, hitting Charles Clay for a score. Also played the whole third quarter.
Cam Newton, Panthers, 2011: 8-of-19, 134 yards. Second QB in (after Jimmy Clausen!), entered game in second quarter, had a 62-yard drive for a field goal. Good two-minute drill at end of half -- took team 54 yards in 0:42 for another field goal. Played entire third, two plays in fourth.
Blaine Gabbert, Jaguars, 2011: 9-of-16, 85 yards. With Dirk Koetter as offensive coordinator, Gabbert played the entire first half. Took team on 57-yard drive for field goal on opening drive, with another field goal after an Aaron Hernandez fumble from Patriots.
Jake Locker, Titans, 2011: 7-of-10, 89 yards, TD. Second QB in after Matt Hasselbeck. Came in with 4:52 left in first quarter, converted three downs on his first drive. Nice 45-yard touchdown. Had a second TD drive, played one series in third. Don't read too much into these, right?
Sam Bradford, Rams, 2010: 6-of-13, 57 yards. Second QB in (after A.J. Feeley!), he converted two third downs on first drive before it stalled going for it on fourth down. Played one drive in third quarter as well.
Matt Stafford, Lions, 2009: 7-of-14, 114 yards, TD, INT. Second QB in after Daunte Culpepper, he came in with 6:31 left in second, no points no his first two drives, then a pick-six on the first drive of third quarter. Threw 25-yard TD on 80-yard drive with passes of 21 and 22 yards.
Mark Sanchez, Jets, 2009: 3-for-4, 88 yards. Second QB in (after Kellen Clemens!) had shortest outing: one series. Had a 48-yard throw on a 93-yard touchdown drive.
Add those 10 up, and the average QB goes 7-for-13 for 111 yards -- collectively, they total six touchdowns and two turnovers, which is to say Mariota had as many turnovers in his debut as the previous 10 QBs drafted in the top 10 combined. (Go ahead and decide if that's a big deal before Winston goes tonight, just in case he has a turnover as well ...)
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So as one of my 2019 plans was to start reading some of the books I have from other artists, illustrators or sketchers I thought I'd start with Danny Gregory's "Everyday Matters: a Memoir". It's described as a graphic memoir which is pretty accurate.
The book is a very honest account of some of the major and not so major goings on in Danny's life and combines both an interesting story and some great sketches.
and finally would I recommend it? Absolutely! Its a great read and inspirational for more than just the sketching, check it out.


Our annual Christmas lunch was held on Sat 2 Dec 2017 at the University Golf Club. We were joined by members of the Kerrisdale Lawn Bowling Club. A great time was had by all.
At the lunch, we celebrated the 6 years of excellent leadership provided by our recently-retired President, Cathleen Rowlette. In this photo, our new President, Charles Hou, is giving Cathleen a small gift in commemoration.


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National Sign on Letter 3,171 signatures tell Speaker Pelosi to pass the DIA – September 2019
NDLA DIA Letter
CO Dpt. Healthcare Policy & Financing Letter of Support for DIA
John Hickenlooper Letter
Jared Polis Letter
AARP Letter of Support for H.R. 555 To Rep. Sensenbrenner
AARP Letter of Support for S. 117 to Sens. Schumer and Gardner
Re: 852 Civil and Human Rights, Faith Based, Justice Reform, Housing advocates from National, State and Local Organizations Support Disability Integration Act of 2019 (H.R. 555/S. 117) and its movement in the 116th
UPDATED Organization Letter of Support for DIA – 861 Organizations
#ADA29 – Community Letter of Support for DIA
DIA Letter of Support from LGBTQ Community
Senator Schumer
Senator Gardner
Representative Sensenbrenner
Disability Integration Act
Disability Rights are Civil Rights
ADAPT: Press release – Pallone obstructing DIA's movement
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6/19/19 PRESS ALERT FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bruce Darling: (585) 370-6690
Dawn Russell: (303) 884-1471
Marilee Adamski-Smith: (715) 204-4152
WHO: ADAPT
WHAT: Pallone is Obstructing DIA's Movement
WHERE: House Energy & Commerce Committee, Rayburn House Office Building
WHEN: Tuesday, June 19, 2019
Pallone is Obstructing DIA's Movement
ADAPT members are in Washington, DC having met yesterday with staff from the House Energy & Commerce Committee in an effort to secure an agreement with House Leadership to take the steps necessary to pass the Disability Integration Act in July 2019. The organization has gone to the committee led by Congressman Frank Pallone (D-NJ) where the Disability Integration Act (DIA) (HR.555) despite having a majority of support on both the Committee and its health Sub-Committee is stuck without a hearing date or plans for a vote.
ADAPT's frustration comes from seeing congress work to pass other legislation while using house procedure to hold up the movement of DIA. The Group has watched as congress has found the political will to pass other important legislation such as the Equality Act. Now they have signaled an intent to pass H.R. 3253, the Empowering Beneficiaries, Ensuring Access, and Strengthening Accountability Act of 2019, introduced by Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-MI) and Brett Guthrie (R-KY) last week, to fund the Money Follows the Person (MFP) and Spousal Impoverishment Protections four and half years. The MPF program provides monetary incentives to states to offer Medicaid home and community-based options in lieu of institutional and nursing facility level of care. All of this is important legislation the disability community is not getting the same priority. MFP has been vital to assisting people in getting out of institutions, but unlike DIA it does nothing to ensure disabled American's right to live in the community.
In January, ADAPT called on the House of Representatives to pass the Disability Integration Act in the House of Representatives during the week of anniversary of the signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Since then, ADAPT and the Disability Community have 228 DIA cosponsors – more than a majority of the House of Representatives and every committee that DIA would need to move through, however House Leadership has indicated that they won't be able to move the bill through regular order in time for passage in July. "Today, we see the House of Representatives has the power to move the bills that House Leadership want to move," said Bruce Darling, an ADAPT Organizer from Rochester, New York. "It's time for them to stop weaponizing regular order against the Disability Community and our fight for freedom."
At yesterday's meeting an Energy and Commerce staffer told ADAPT organizer's that they held the keys to passing DIA and that it was not moving. ADAPT's logo is an illustration of someone breaking the chains to illustrate how freedom has been denied Disabled Americans and we are breaking free of our bondage. It seems clear that they do not understand the experience of Disabled Americans who have been literally locked away in institutions where other people "hold the keys" to our freedom.
The behavior however is hard to dismiss as the action of a staffer as ADAPT was repeatedly told that Congressman Pallone was willing to take it on the chin to stop this bill from moving. ADAPT, who has been working to pass the Bill, say they are growing increasingly concerned that this is coordinated effort by Congressman Pallone to block the civil rights of the millions of disabled Americans who are depending on this bill's passage. "We have increasingly heard that Congressman Pallone is trying to block the bill" said Anita Cameron ADAPT organizer "This meeting only confirmed it for us."
ADAPT is gravely concerned that House Committee Leadership is refusing to take the steps needed to move DIA out of committee and to the House floor for a vote. "Incentives and programs only go so far," said Dawn Russell, an ADAPT Organizer from Denver, Colorado. "Funding these programs and incentivizing states to do the right thing is vital, but that doesn't go far enough, we need the Disability Integration Act passed into law."
ADAPT has worked for decades to secure the same rights and liberties for Disabled Americans as those enjoyed by their non-disabled neighbors. Learn more about ADAPT's history and activities at www.adapt.org, on social media with the National ADAPT Facebook and Twitter pages. Also, keep up to date on their current endeavors by following the hashtags #DIAToday and #ADAPTandRESIST.
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The hardest kind of book to talk about, I think, is one that you liked but didn't necessarily love. A book that can't really be faulted for anything in particular, but nor can you come up with a list of things that make it amazing. That's what Sue Monk Kidd's The Secret Life of Bees is to me. A well-written, well-paced, well-constructed novel. Yep. That's about it. Review over.
Obviously, that was a joke, just not a very funny one. I'm doing my best, okay? The Secret Life of Bees, set in 1964 South Carolina, tells the story of 14-year-old Lily Owens. Since her mother was killed ten years prior, Lily has lived with her abusive father, T. Ray, and their black maid, Rosaleen, who is a surrogate mother to Lily. After an incident involving a handful of racist assholes, Lily and Rosaleen escape to Tiburon, South Carolina, where they find refuge in a pink house inhabited by three black beekeeping sisters, August, June, and May.
The first thing you'll notice when you turn to chapter one of The Secret Life of Bees is a little bee fact above the chapter heading, a trend which persists throughout the book. I'm a little ambivalent about chapter-heading quotes, usually, but bees are seriously fascinating, and the facts are thematically appropriate, so I thought they were a nice touch. As well as evidence that Kidd has done her research.
The second thing you'll notice, when you start reading chapter one, is that that Kidd's writing is beautiful. Imagistic and flowing, controlled and subtle, I think my favourite thing about this novel is how incredibly readable it is. There were no instances where I felt the wording or syntax could have been better, or that it would have benefited from tighter editing—and I'm, like, super picky about these things. It's a grammar Nazi's dream book.
The Secret Life of Bees is an emotional, personal tale in which plot takes a back seat to story. The characters are fleshed out and three-dimensional, and Lily's teenaged perspective is convincing and compelling. Kidd's is a highly sophisticated story of becoming and unbecoming; growing up and moving on; learning and bettering. Of living, even when you're not certain what to live for. Maybe it's a little cheesy at times, but it's heartfelt. Religion—or at least spirituality—play a big role, and maybe that's why The Secret Life of Bees didn't resonate with me as deeply as it could have. Even so, it's an enjoyable, easy-to-read book, and I can see why people love it so much.


The Mile End Parent Council (MEPC) is a group made up of parents and staff of Mile End School who represent the Parent Forum (which consists of all parents, guardians and carers of children attending the school).
The Parent Council (PC) is also the official body through which the Head Teacher communicates with parents on strategic issues. It is also an opportunity for the PC to relay issues from the Parent Forum to the Head Teacher.
We also receive communication directly from Aberdeen City Council. In turn the PC feeds directly into the Aberdeen City Parent Council Forum (ACPCF) and has Aberdeen City Council representation at every meeting of the ACPCF.
The Mile End Parent Teacher Association (PTA) is a sub-group of the Mile End Parent Council and organizes social and fundraising events throughout the school year. The PTA constitution outlines its purpose as "the advancement of education, health and children's participation in sport for the children of Mile End School". It also promotes communication between parents/carers and teachers. Some parents are members of both the PC and the PTA.
Money raised in previous years has been spent on such things as playground markings, interactive whiteboards, football strips, school trips, classroom supplies and musical instruments, digital equipment – all "extras" for the benefit of children at our school.
We are always looking for new members. If you are interested in joining either the Parent Council or PTA please either email using the Contact Us forms, send a note through the school office, or speak to one of us in the playground.


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Project Finance Brief: Foresight Solar Acquires a 26.1 MW Solar Project in Spain for $24 Million
Foresight Solar acquires a 26.1 MW Virgen del Carmen subsidy-free solar project in Spain
Here are the project finance highlights from the global renewable energy industry over the past week:
ACF Renewable Energy Limited, a subsidiary of ACWA Power, completed a sale of its 100% stake in ACWA Power CF Karad PV Park EAD (ACWA Power Karad), owner of a 60.4 MWp Karadzhalovo solar PV project in Bulgaria, to Enery Development, an Austrian investor and project developer in the renewable energy sector for an undisclosed amount. ACWA Power's subsidiary NOMAC has also completed the sale of its 100% stake in NOMAC Bulgaria, a company providing O&M services to the ACWA Power Karad plant, to Enery Development for an undisclosed consideration. Both transactions follow the signing of a binding agreement back in December 2019 and constitute the largest brownfield PV deal in Bulgaria to date.
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the ENGIE group signed a long-term loan of up to ₹4.66 billion (~$65.5 million) to construct and operate a 200 MW Raghanesda Solar Park in India's western state of Gujarat. Electro Solaire Private Limited (ESPL), a special purpose vehicle owned by the group, will implement the project. ADB, along with another international lender, will provide the entire debt required to construct the project.
Statkraft Ireland, a developer, and owner of renewable energy projects have completed the acquisition of five fully permitted solar projects with a combined capacity of 275 MW (DC) from Lightsource bp. The projects are located in Ireland counties Meath, Laois, Tipperary, and Cork. The acquisition is the latest in a series of transactions that Statkraft Ireland has made in the renewable energy sector since 2018.
Fotowatio Renewable Ventures (FRV), a developer of renewable utility-scale projects, and Natixis, a French corporate and investment bank, have closed a non-recourse project financing for the 138 MW (DC) San Servan solar PV project in the town of Solana de los Barros in Extremadura, Spain. This is the first Climate Bond Certified green transaction in Spain with a €64 million (~$75.48 million) green loan with Natixis acting as an underwriter and sole green loan coordinator. The project offtake is under a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with ENGIE Spain.
Foresight Solar has announced the acquisition of a 26.1 MW Virgen del Carmen subsidy-free solar project based in Huelva, Spain, for €20.2 million (~$23.8 million). Once construction is completed project will sell energy generated through a long-term Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Shell Energy Europe, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell, for the sale of electricity under a fixed price until 2030. The project is fully consented, with construction expected to start at the end of September 2020, with operations targeted to start in the third quarter of 2021.
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Take Exit for Route 2 going East (toward the city - toward Arlington, Cambridge, Boston).
Take the 2nd exit from Route 2 - #55 - Pleasant Street, Lexington. This exit is not available going out from the city - i.e. west.
At the bottom of the ramp, bear right which will put you on Pleasant Street.
Take Pleasant Street to the end - about 100 yards or so. You can't go any further, you've run perpendicularly into Concord Ave.
Take a left onto Concord Ave.
#127 is the 11th house down on the left - about 2/3 of the way down the hill - a large hip-roof colonial painted cream with green shutters. The postbox is also large, cream colored and in the shape of a house.
Park in the driveway and come around the back to the back door.
because the knob does not turn - the latch simply releases.
First traffic light - Shell station on left - turn right onto Concord Ave.
After a bit you will come to Pleasant Street on your left - don't do anything. It is a only a marker - we are the 11th house down on the left.
Cream colored with green shutters. Hip-roof colonial. 2/3 down a hill. Property begins at black fireplug.
Post box large, shaped like a house and cream colored. Number 127.
Park in driveway. Come around back where you will see signs for Dr. S. and SA.
Press door phone button. When buzzer sounds, push hard on the inner door - knob does not turn.
You will be in the waiting room.
Concord Avenue extends in more or less of a straight line from Harvard Square to Lexington.
At Fresh Pond Rotary, rather than bearing right to Rte. 2 (and Whole Foods), bear left onto Concord Avenue.
Stay straight - you will go through a traffic light with Sancta Maria Hospital on the near right and a Temple on the far left. Keep straight.
You will pass Belmont High School on your right. Keep going until the road divides. On your right will be a large stone railroad bridge. Duck under it, and immediately after turn left. You will be on Concord Avenue once again.
The Police Station will be on your left and the Belmont Town Hall will be on your right.
Belmont Hill. Keep going straight.
On the right will be the golf course of the Belmont Country Club - then wetlands.
You can tell when you have entered Lexington because the road will be noticeably paved differently.
SAI is the fifth building on the right after you enter Lexington. It tends to come up a little quickly.
Rest of directions as above.
Call 781-862-7792 or 781-504-1374 with questions or if lost.


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Home Vodacom Super Rugby 2019 Gatland gets Chiefs gig till 2023
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Gatland gets Chiefs gig till 2023
Great news for Chiefs fans today after it was announced that Warren Gatland will be the head coach of the Chiefs for next season.
The Chiefs will get one of the longest serving international coaches taking the reins over after he finish with Wales at the world cup.
Gatland have been in-charge of Wales since 2007 and his record speaks for itself not just with Wales but also with the British & Irish Lions.
Gatland said he was grateful for the chance to return home to New Zealand to coach a side he has a strong connection to.
"I am really excited about the opportunity to come back home. The opportunity to come back as head coach of the Gallagher Chiefs is something that I am really looking forward to. The Gallagher Chiefs are well known for the success they've had both on and off the field and the really loyal support they have from everyone within the Chiefs region.
Gatland will have a four-year deal with the Chiefs running until 2023 and he will be released to coach the British & Irish Lions that will tour South Africa in 2021.
Playing Career:
Position: Hooker
Province: Waikato
Waikato Caps: 140
All Blacks Tests: 17
All Blacks Test Points: 8pts (Two tries)
All Black Number: 892
Coaching Career:
1994 – 1996: Thames Valley (Assistant Coach)
1996 – 1998: Connacht
1998 – 2001: Ireland
2002 – 2005: London Wasps
2005 – 2007: Waikato
2006 – 2007: Gallagher Chiefs (Technical Advisor)
2007 – 2019: Wales
2009: British and Irish Lions
2013, 2017,2021: British and Irish Lions
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Future US President Involved in Montana Bar Room Brawl
Derek Wolf
Derek Wolf Published: September 9, 2021
Montana has a ton of history with all of the "Cowboy" stories and tall tales from days gone by. It's no wonder why Montana was and is a place that people from other places want to come and make their way.
While Montana has seen a surge in growth the last several years, looking at history, this isn't new. Even before Montana was a state, people flocked here from all over the country to be part of the "Wild West" and partake in that Montana spirit.
One of those individuals was the 26th President of the United States, Theodore Roosevelt.
Before Roosevelt would become the President, he would spend time in the West. One of those places the future President would write about in his autobiography happened in Mingusville, Montana, and is now known as Wibaux.
Roosevelt had been riding for days when he came across the Nolan Hotel. He was automatically put on alert when he heard gunshots and loud profanity coming from the Hotel, but as he stated "there was nowhere else to go and it was a cold night."
Teddy entered the hotel only to find a man with two pistols cocked walking back and forth using vulgar language. Once the man with the guns saw Roosevelt, he automatically called him "Four Eyes" because of Roosevelt's glasses. The angered man wanted alcohol and told Roosevelt he was going to pay for it.
Roosevelt realized that the man was unstable said "Well, if I've got to, I've got to" as the future President rose from his seated position he swung with his right and hit the gunman in the jaw, followed by a left, then finally another right, putting an end to a potentially deadly situation.
Roosevelt would continue to explore southeast Montana during his early years. After he sold his Dakota ranches, Roosevelt would return to Montana to hunt big game. A cabin was built at the Yellowstone and Big Horn Rivers that hosted many of those hunts. That cabin is now in Billings and home of the Yellowstone County Museum.
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Because of his love for the West, Teddy Roosevelt established the United States Forest Service and is credited with creating National Forests and Parks. This of course has led to millions and millions of people visiting those areas every year, while preserving some of the most beautiful places on the planet.
Credit: An Autobiography by Theodore Roosevelt
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£71m ex-Arsenal target a Man Utd 'favourite' as they draw up Ronaldo replacement shortlist
Date published: Monday 14th November 2022 10:22 - Jason Soutar
Manchester United are reportedly interested in signing Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic as Cristiano Ronaldo gets closer to an exit.
Ronaldo's time at Old Trafford is close to coming to an end.
The Portuguese international reportedly asked to leave the club in the summer transfer window, but a move did not come to fruition.
Multiple reports suggested that Ronaldo was actively looking to move on and that his agent Jorge Mendes was working day and night to find him a new team, preferably one playing in the Champions League.
However, the 37-year-old finally broke his silence in an interview with The Sun, which was released on Sunday evening.
Speaking to Piers Morgan, Ronaldo said the club had "betrayed" him and that manager Erik ten Hag did not respect him and was trying to push him out.
As a result, Ronaldo expressed his lack of respect for the United boss, while slamming the club's infrastructure, which has apparently barely changed since he joined for the first time back in 2004.
Ten Hag decided to go ahead with Ronaldo, Marcus Rashford and Anthony Martial as his main striker options this season.
Rashford has impressed and is back in the England squad for the World Cup, while Martial has struggled with his fitness.
Ronaldo has found himself on the bench quite often this term and even refused to come on for a match against Tottenham before storming down the tunnel prior to the full-time whistle.
The Real Madrid legend has frequently started in the Europa League, however.
With Ronaldo set to (surely) leave the club in January, United will need to have a replacement lined up.
According to Spanish outlet Fichajes, their top two targets are Juventus' Vlahovic and RB Salzburg's Benjamin Sesko.
Sesko has already agreed to join German club RB Leipzig in 2023, though the report states that the Red Devils 'could take matters into their own hands'.
Previous reports have said that United are big admirers of the young Slovenian striker, but may not be able to land him until 2024 at the earliest.
Vlahovic was heavily linked with a move to Arsenal last January before snubbing them in favour of Italian giants Juventus.
Mikel Arteta was on the search for a new No. 9 with Alexandre Lacazette struggling, and put all of his eggs in one basket.
After failing to convince the big Serbian to move to north London, the Gunners manager did not pursue any alternatives.
Vlahovic cost Juventus around £71million and has scored 16 goals for them in 36 matches.
The report says the 22-year-old striker is a 'great favourite' of United – who may be put off by his price tag.
It is said that Vlahovic's market value is €80m, but will cost more than that, especially because of his age.
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This pistol, as well as a Mauser Model 1934 semi-automatic pistol (S/N 554086) and an explosives detonator (S/N K122) were displayed in the office of FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover from 1942 until Hoover's death. Shortly after midnight on Saturday, June 13, 1942, a team of four Nazi saboteurs embarked from a U-boat off Amagansett, a small town located on Long Island's Atlantic coast, approximately 100 miles east of New York City. As fortune would have it, John C. Cullen, a young U.S. Coast Guardsman was on his nightly foot patrol along a six-mile stretch of the lonely beach.
As the Germans emerged from the mist, Cullen, armed only with a flashlight, challenged the men standing before him. One of the group identified himself as George Davis and claimed that they were fishermen who had run aground. Another member of the group spoke to Davis in a foreign language and earned a stern rebuke. Cullen's suspicions were aroused, all the more so when he observed that the man calling himself Davis appeared to be nervous. Cullen suggested that the men accompany him to a nearby Coast Guard station, but was rebuffed. Davis suddenly became menacing. He asked Cullen if he had family who would mourn him, and then added, "I don't want to kill you." Next, he offered Cullen $300 to forget what he'd seen. Realizing that he stood little chance against four presumably armed men, Cullen accepted his offer and let the men go.
After returning to the Coast Guard station, Cullen reported the incident to the officer in charge, who telephoned the station commanding officer. These men lead an armed party of Coast Guardsmen and quickly returned to the site of Cullen's meeting with the "fishermen." The suspects were gone, but the Coast Guardsmen observed U-202 surfaced nearby. They hid themselves and watched as the U-boat sailed off. When morning came, a search of the beach disclosed an empty pack of German cigarettes, as well as several large crates containing high explosives and timers and a duffel bag containing four German uniforms. Faced with what was surely an infiltration of German agents, the case was turned over to the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
The FBI quickly discovered that four men, one of whom matched Davis's description, had gone to the Long Island Railroad's Amagansett Station and purchased tickets on the morning train to New York. The trail quickly turned cold as the men lost themselves in America's largest city; however, an unexpected twist blew the case wide open when two of the German agents turned themselves in. "Davis" was actually Georg Johann Dasch, a native German who had arrived in Philadelphia in 1922 as a stowaway on board a German ship.
After nearly two decades in the U.S., Dasch was unable to find work except as a waiter. Entranced by Nazi propaganda, he returned to Germany in 1941. While in Berlin, he met Walter Kappe, an Abwehr (military intelligence) officer assigned to a sabotage training school near Brandenburg. Dasch's knowledge of English put him in good stead with Kappe, who assigned him to monitor American radio broadcasts. After Germany declared war on the United States in December 1941, Dasch was chosen for saboteur training. Along with seven other Germans, all of whom had lived in the United States, he learned how to disrupt rail lines and factory production through the use of strategically-placed explosive charges. Upon completion of their training, the men were divided into two four-man teams, each of which was provided with equipment, money, and contacts in the United States and in neutral Spain. Dasch, along with Ernest Peter Burger, Richard Quirin, and Heinrich Heinck, embarked aboard U-202 for Long Island.
The second team, which consisted of Edward Kerling, Hermann Otto Neubauer, Werner Thiel, and Herbert Hans Haupt, sailed with U-584 to a landing site at Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, 25 miles south of Jacksonville. Their instructions were to wait for three months in preparation before initiating any acts of sabotage against U.S. targets. Once active, they were to concentrate their efforts against transportation and power distribution systems, as well as aluminum production facilities. Secondary targets included department stores and other public areas, with the intention of destroying morale among American civilians. Aided by U-Boat crewmen, Dasch's team came ashore in a rubber boat. They were dressed in German naval uniforms so that, if captured upon landing, they would be interred as prisoners of war rather than shot as enemy spies.
Once ashore, they quickly changed into civilian clothing, then buried their supplies before catching the train to New York City. Upon their arrival in New York, Dasch and Berger registered in the Governor Clinton Hotel, while Heinck and Quirin checked into the Hotel Martinique. Dasch, the group's leader, had developed serious doubts about their chances for success, and he divulged his misgivings to Burger. Burger, a naturalized American citizen who later returned to Germany where he endured a series of run-ins with the Gestapo due to his close association with purged Brownshirt leader Ernst Rohm, agreed with Dasch. The two agreed to surrender themselves and their colleagues to American authorities. On Sunday evening, less than two days after their landing and encounter with John Cullen, the two telephoned the FBI's New York Office and spoke with Agent Dean F. McWhorter. Identifying himself as Frank Daniel Pastorius, Dasche stated that he had recently arrived from Germany with information for FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, then added that he would contact the FBI's Washington offices later in the week.
Accompanied by FBI agents, Kerling returned to Ponte Verdra Beach and pointed out the spot where his team had buried a cache of explosives, detonators, and four German uniforms. As the case progressed, no information was released to the public in fear of alerting Herbert Haupt and Hermann Neubauer, the two saboteurs who remained at large, but high ranking officials, including President Franklin Roosevelt, were briefed regularly. Prior to their return to Germany, both Haupt and Neubauer had lived in Chicago. Both men boarded trains to the Windy City, and the FBI was not far behind. Federal agents knew the address of Haupt's family, and there they picked up his trail with hopes that he would lead them to Neubauer. Both men were arrested on June 27th.
Once all eight were in custody, Hoover released the story to the press. Certain details were kept secret so that the Nazis would not realize that their plans had been defeated by defections among the group rather than through the vigilance of U.S. counterintelligence. In addition, word of Dasch's and Burger's role was not disclosed to prevent retaliation against the two by their comrades, or by Hitler against members of their families in Germany. In an opinion to Attorney General Francis Biddle, President Roosevelt insisted that the two naturalized Americans be charged with high treason. The other six were to be charged with espionage. All would be subject to the death penalty if convicted. Further, Roosevelt realized that since the two teams had been arrested before they could take action against U.S. targets, they could only be charged with conspiracy if their trials were to take place in a civil court, and that their sentences could be relatively light.
The trial began on July 8 in an impromptu courtroom at the Department of Justice, and the prisoners, with their armed guards, were transported between their jail cells and the court in armored cars. Reporters were barred from the proceedings, a decision that brought protests from members of the press, and the only accounts of the trial were provided in the form of a daily briefing given by General Frank R. McCoy, president of the court. All eight entered pleas of Not Guilty. Kerling and Neubauer stated that it was their duty as soldiers to accept orders without question. Quirin, Heinck, Thiel, and Haupt, insisted that they had no intention of carrying out their mission, but that they feared the consequences of refusing their assignments.
The prosecution argued that, with the exception of Dasch and Burger, the Germans had made no attempt to surrender themselves, and that until their arrest, they had carried out their instructions to the letter. Colonel Kenneth C. Royall, a graduate of Harvard Law School and lead defense attorney, challenged the legality of a trial held under military jurisdiction at a time when civilian courts were still operating. His defense rested on a case dating from the Civil War in which Lambdin Milligan, a Confederate sympathizer from Indiana, was convicted by court-martial of stealing munitions from a Northern arsenal and sending them to Confederate forces.
Although sentenced to death, the verdict was not signed by President Abraham Lincoln prior to his assassination. Milligan's defense team later argued his case before the Supreme Court, which ruled that military courts had no jurisdiction over civilians, and that any existing statute permitting courts-martial to hear cases involving non-military personnel would be unconstitutional. The Supreme Court was in recess, so Royall appealed without success to the district court for a writ of habeas corpus. Royall and Attorney General Biddle met with Associate Justices Owen J. Roberts and Hugo L. Black at Roberts' Chester, Pennsylvania farm. Roberts then telephoned Chief Justice Harlan Fiske, who re-convened the Court as quickly as possible to hear Royall's appeal.
After two days of testimony, the Court ruled unanimously on July 31 in favor of the government, citing that the Germans were belligerents from a foreign country. On August 3, the court-martial handed down death sentences for all eight defendants. Acting on the advice of the Attorney General, President Roosevelt commuted the sentences of Dasch and Burger to 30 years and life imprisonment respectively. Both were transferred to the federal prison at Danbury, Connecticut to serve their sentences.
In 1948, their sentences were commuted, and both were deported to Germany with the provision that they never be allowed to return to the United States. The remaining six were executed on August 8 in the electric chair at the D.C. Jail. The press maintained a vigil outside, kept away by armed soldiers. The sheet-draped bodies of the six were transported by ambulance to Walter Reed Army Hospital for autopsy, after which they were buried in a potter's field at Blue Plains, D.C.; their graves marked only by numbered boards. Although the secrecy surrounding the case was decried by both reporters and civil libertarians, the role of Dasch and Burger in betraying the plot was not revealed until after the war. The Nazis were stunned at the speed with which their plan had been foiled, and this undoubtedly prevented additional efforts at sabotage by German agents against U.S. targets.


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Debra Spark on "Raiding the Larder" (from the Writer's Chronicle)
When I make the time to read it, I really enjoy The Writer's Chronicle. In addition to the classified writing opportunities, there are usually a few craft articles or interviews that are useful and interesting. One such article that I enjoyed in the current issue (September 2014) is Debra Spark's "Raiding the Larder: Research in Fact-Based Fiction." Admittedly, the point of the article—that effective research can elevate a novel and transport the reader so long as it doesn't get in the way of the story—is familiar. It's a common enough conundrum—how much research is too much?
What really grabbed me about the article, though, was this: "Next to 'How are you?' the question that I most regularly ask people is 'What have you read lately that you love?' For years now, when people have asked me to respond in kind, I've said, 'Colum McCann's Let the Great World Spin." She goes on to say, "I love the novel as a work of fiction: for its artful construction, big vision, emotional accuracy, compelling characters, and complicated conceit, but it also impresses me as a research accomplishment."
Exactly. I've been saying more or less the same thing since I read the book in 2010. I was so blown away by the book—despite some misgivings about narrative threads that for most of the novel seemed to have nothing to do with each other—that I considered giving up my own writing. What was the point? But then I read a lesser novel, one with little ambition executed poorly, and I was freed from my paralysis. ("I can't do any worse than this," I remember thinking.)
Spark contrasts McCann's work with the work of other fine writers who merely use the facts of life as ingredients for their work. She's borrowing from Lorrie Moore here, whom she quotes: "For the writer, the facts of life are like ingredients in a kitchen cupboard. The cake you make is the fiction." Nothing wrong with that, and Spark cites examples: Alice Munro, Richard Russo, Elizabeth Strout, William Trevor, and Tobias Wolff. Other writers, like McCann, though, "go looking for something different, find it, explore it, then come back to report."
Spark observes that many of her favorite books and indeed many notable books generally appear to be deeply researched. She notes that part of what appeals to her about these books is that they taught her something. Research can be a trip—literally and figuratively—that will lead to places the writer never meant to go, but that's part of the joy of doing the work. As long, that is, as we keep reminding ourselves that not all of that great research needs to wind up in the book, at least not on the page.
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Actually I'm not that kind of person who will takes 2 hours to do my daily makeup lol. I always prefer something easier and not complicated! So this time I'm really excited about it because they are going to show us on how to achieve the simply perfect make up look with this famous Son & Park brand all the way from Korea. As you are probably aware, the phenomenon for achieving a "dewy make up look" that is globally popular today originated from South Korea.
What is unbeknownst to some, is how it was pioneered and widely popularized by make up duo Son Dae-Sik and Park Tae-Yun. The two high school friends who shared a love for make up and skincare spent most of their lives honing their craft in beauty, before achieving their status today as the #1 Make Up Artists in South Korea. Their current clientele boasts the likes of leading actresses and actors in the country, and it was only in due time before their expertise is shared with the rest of their world via their line, aptly it called Son&Park.
This brand was really popular among top actresses & fashion editors and the surprise was, it's now available @Salectiv' by Sasa. It's just right beside the main entrance and what makes me extra excited was looking through all the beautiful colour range of their cosmetic range and products. Let me show you around!
If you realised that most of their product was multi-usage and can be use in many ways. I love the whole concept of simply perfect. The whole workshop is quite simple and even I'm not a make up pro I still can achieve that kind of Korean girl look. It's not complicated at all and I really love how they bring in the concept of 1 product = 3 ways of using it!
So are you ready for the workshop now? Let's get started!
You will get surprised with the amount of product they used to achieve a simply perfect day and night look. For the natural day look, it can be easily achieve with less than 5 products because one of the product can be use as a eyeshadow , blusher & on our lips while to transform it to a night look, all you have to do is just using one of their eyeshadow pencil (which can be use as an eyeliner as well).
So basically when you are running out of time or just want to keep everything simple and good to go then you should really look into their product.
Few main products that use to create the day and a night look.
One of the activity and highlight during the workshop was, a step-by-step demo in front of us and also after looking at it, we need to apply it on our face. It means all of us have to try and test the product and not just taking photo but to try it yourself! Quite interesting right!!
So for the first step, I will be using (mainly) the lip cube from Son & Park to achieve the simply perfect day look while for the rest you can choose to add on yourself but this is just a basic tutorial to show you how easily the day look can be done with just 1-2 products.
So as I mentioned earlier, this is the lip cube product can be use in more than 2 ways. This product allows you to save more time on your daily make up and for beginner i guess this should one of the top rated product that you should consider to get it for yourself.
In the day look tutorial, it's going to stick with the #8 and #11 only. There are more than 4 colour and my favourite was #8 and also #5 , the classy maroon (dark wine red) autumn colour.
Since I'm going to use it as an eyeshadow / blusher or as a lipstick, you need to take it little by little and if can, remember to place the product around your hand first then only apply it on the eye area, without pulling the skin.
Really would love to give this product a big shoutout because it's so pigmented. I just put a small amount on my hand first and gently pat it using my finger. Then the rest is just apply it on my eye area. Love to use this application method because not only do our fingers provide the body-temperature warmth that brushes can never mimic but also each of your fingers has a different pressure point. But one point is less is more and apply it little by little.
Quick , easy and simple! It takes zero knowledge to apply. Just apply it gently like how I did on myself. Here's my before and after application of lip cube #08.
Look at it! Good colour payoff, pigmented and easy to apply!
Next, apply the same product to your cheeks as a blusher and lips as well.
Very natural and easiest way to achieve Korean inspired day look!
You can add on an eyeliner or follow it with your favourite mascara too.
For the color #11 you can use it on your eyes too as a highlight on your eyelid.
Or if you think a whole pink eyelid is too much for you then you can apply this on half of your eyelid and the rest (bottom + end part of your eyelid) you can blend it well with the pink #08.
You can complete the day look with a eyeliner and mascara too!
So here's my pinky day look. It really brighten my eye and no longer look sleepy already :p But I guess I should apply more on my cheeks! Am I right??
Next to transform the whole pinky day look to a slightly heavy & mature look, all we need is just the Son & Park multi-item consisting of Eyeshadow & Eyeliner. I called it as eyeshadow-liner pen so it's more easy to remember HAHAHAHA!
The ultimate 'weapon' to transform a day look to a night look.
Love how smooth and easy to apply it on every surface on our skin.
Very pigmented as well , only one application can really see the brown colour came out & also very water-proof. Need to use a oil-based makeup remover to remove it.
If you use a makeup remover tissue it might take 2-3 time only can remove everything.
Last demo again on how to transform a day to night look with the Son & Park eyeshadow-liner pen.
So as usual, no need any trick on applying it. Just simply apply it at the end + bottom 1/3 part of your upper and lower eyelid. For me I prefer soft-kind looking eyeshadow, so I will blend it well with the pink lip cube that I applied previously. I blend it with a cotton swab or if you are lazy can blend it with your pinky finger.
Apply it and transform myself into a Night look!
So here's the closer and detail look of the night look. Can't believe it turned quite diff after apply the brown eyeshadow-liner pen. I love the outcome !! seriously!!
You can play around with the colour and product.
It's last me from morning until night time without smudge or anything!
So if you ask which is my favourite product I'm definitely pointing this lip cube!!
Try this out!! it's amazing!
One product = 3 ways!
So at the end of the event I would love to give a big thank you for inviting me to this workshop. Learned how to fully utilise most of the makeup product. Thanks Joyce for this opportunity and it was great to meet you after so long! You unicorn hair looks so pretty!
I'm using the #08 lip cube on my lips while Joyce using my favourite #05 the wine red / maroon color too. You can also create a gradient lips with the lip cube product! Sound interesting to you right!! I'm going to try it on my own too.
We love how our night look! We were using the same product to achieve the night look but with diff eyeliner method + lips color, we look super stand out and attractive in our own style!
and guess what I pick for myself?
Had a blast during this workshop and enjoy shopping at the same time. Thanks for everything and if you wish to try the Son & Park product remember to check that out @Selectiv' by Sasa, Mid Valley. That's all for today! Hope you love my sharing post and review! See you on my next post.
You are the queen of make up, as well as I wish I could be some day a lord of papers. So happy for you, that you find your inspiration.


Integration tests on raring (package built from trunk) are failing since Apr 19, 2013 11:31:01 PM.
MAAS fails to power up machines when installing a node. This is not happening every single time so this is a racy issue.
This affects corner cases when nodes are told by MAAS to be started when they haven't finished their shut down process. However, the fix enables MAAS to tell the nodes to make the power action regardless of their current state.
This is a corner case because before deploying nodes maas ensures that all nodes are turned off, however, there can be cases on which nodes have not finished their turn off process after commissioning, and the nodes are told to be deployed.
1. Install maas and enlist/commission IPMI nodes.
2. turn on manually one of the nodes.
3. With maas, deploy the node.
4. With the fix, the node will be rebooted and the installation will proceed. Without the fix the installation will never start.
Minimal. This change has been tested in the Lab and manual testing. It ensures that the machine gets powered off/on regardless of its current state power state, allowing MAAS to perform the action always, when requested. The Server Team and MAAS team are committed to provided appropriate fixes in event of a regression.
After investigating the issue, we found that the fix landed by https://code.launchpad.net/~vanhoof/maas/ipmi-state-fix_lp1086160/+merge/159714 (fix for bug 1086160) is responsible for the problem: the fix landed in this branch uncovered a bug in how MAAS deals with ipmi.
Before bug 1086160 was fixed, the ipmi template was *always* issuing the power command (because get_power_state() was broken). Now that we check the state of the node before powering it up, it the node is being brought down but is still up when get_power_state() is called, the ipmipower command won't be issued.
=> the node is powered down *then up*.
In conclusion, we should probably revert to the old behavior and not check the return value of "--stat" at all, just issue the --on/--off command. (Note that MAAS executes these ipmi commands asynchronously [using celery] so we cannot use ipmipower's --wait-until-on/--wait-until-off commands to solve this problem).
summary: - MAAS fails to power up machines when trying to install a node.
Reducing the priority to 'High' because this only happens when nodes are deployed milliseconds after a node is commissioned. This is what happens in the lab but this is unlikely to happen in real life.
Hi, this is missing Regression Potential. Please see https://wiki.ubuntu.com/StableReleaseUpdates#Procedure for more information.
Accepted maas into raring-proposed. The package will build now and be available at http://launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/maas/1.3+bzr1461+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1 in a few hours, and then in the -proposed repository.
Hi Chris Halse Rogers, I've just tested the package (1.3+bzr1461+dfsg-0ubuntu2.1) in our QA lab and it fixes the bug.
I'm completely new to posting here so please forgive my inexperience.
Here's my problem and fix in cli however what I wish to do is add this fix to the ipmi.template so that maas will work correctly.
So where and how do I add "-D LAN_2_0" to enable the IPMI commands to work within MAAS? I'm sure other people will be experiencing this particular issue.
Do I add anything to either of these files?


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Coronavirus: Grand Princess passenger says 'They need to get us off this boat'
Tensions rise after positive tests results off S.F. coast
By Julia Prodis Sulek | jsulek@bayareanewsgroup.com | Bay Area News Group
PUBLISHED: March 6, 2020 at 5:25 p.m. | UPDATED: March 12, 2020 at 2:51 p.m.
For the entire cruise aboard the Grand Princess — to Hawaii and back — passengers have relied on the crew for everything: to prepare their meals, pour them drinks, make their beds. And now, a day after being confined to their rooms as the ship circles 40 miles off the San Francisco shore, they learned Friday that 19 crew members have tested positive for coronavirus.
"Here we are trapped on this ship with them," said Kristian Riese, a 47-year-old pilot from Georgia who is on the Grand Princess with his girlfriend and his elderly parents. "What are we dealing with here? They need to get us off this boat."
Just when and where the more than 2,500 passengers and more than 1,100 crew members will dock is uncertain. Vice President Mike Pence announced Friday that the ship, which was originally scheduled to dock in San Francisco on Saturday, will instead be directed to a "noncommercial port" sometime this weekend. But whether travelers will be able to get off the ship and when is still in question.
And it's making passengers nervous.
President Trump says he 'would rather' have passengers remain on the ship.
"I have a feeling this is going to be diamond 2.0," passenger Shellie Chapman wrote in a Facebook message Friday, referring to the coronavirus outbreak last month on the Diamond Princess that infected more than 1,700 passengers and crew as they were quarantined onboard for two weeks off the coast of Japan.
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The anxiety had been building on the ship since Wednesday, when passengers from the previous voyage to Mexico on the same ship were diagnosed with coronavirus after they disembarked. One of them, an elderly Placer County man, died, making him the first virus-related death in California. Crew members and some passengers from the Mexico trip remained onboard for the Hawaii excursion. Some came down with flu-like symptom and were quarantined. That's when the captain began cancelling group activities onboard. He closed the casino and cancelled the art auction and bingo.
By Thursday, helicopter crews were delivering test kits to 46 passengers and crew and — after the lunch buffet was cut short — the captain remanded all the passengers to their staterooms and told them to stay put.
"We feel like prisoners," Chapman, a 54-year-old from Redding, said in an online interview. "We are being treated as such."
She's been escaping from her room at night to get fresh air and a smoke.
Suzanne Suwanda, a musician from Los Gatos, had tried to remain "cheerful" during the confinement. But after she learned from the media instead of the captain Friday that 19 crew members and 2 passengers had tested positive, she became annoyed.
"They didn't handle that well, did they?" Suwanda said. "I have really lost confidence in the government to handle this smoothly."
She's also frustrated that only 46 passengers and crew were tested for the virus. "How ridiculous is it that all the (passengers) couldn't be tested YESTERDAY," she said in a Facebook post.
Although she's confident she must have been exposed to the virus onboard, she believes "my risk of serious illness is small."
The Grand Princess set sail on Feb. 21 for a trip to Hawaii and a stop in Ensenada, Mexico, on the way back to San Francisco. This was supposed to be a 15-night cruise filled with samba classes and culinary demonstrations, imbibing at the ship's Salty Dog gastropub and indulging in "chocolate journeys."
Instead, passengers have been stuck in their rooms since Thursday, eating — as one passenger posted on Instagram — "cold boxed eggs, cold potatoes, no salt and pepper, NO COFFEE."
Until plans are made for the stranded passengers, they will continue to be at the mercy of the crew. They are delivering three meals a day to each stateroom, leaving trays outside the doors and knocking. On Friday afternoon, the captain asked passengers to fill out forms in case they needed prescriptions filled — an ominous sign that their quarantine could continue for some time.
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It's all unnerving for Riese, the pilot traveling with his parents, including his 79-year-old mother whom he considers "frail."
Although he doesn't know what kinds of jobs the infected crew had on board, he is sure that other crew members must have been exposed to the sick ones.
"You don't know who else has it or is coming down with it, and those are the people we are now forced to rely on to deliver us food and bring us towels," Riese said. "We're having to depend on this crew. That's a little disconcerting."
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LIVING IN COLOUR – Didsbury-based artist Dee Poisson is featuring her bright floral inspired collection of paintings titled Flowers In My Life at the Gallery on Main.
Artist brings vivid colours to Gallery on Main
Didbury-based Dee Poisson is excited to showcase her work
Sarah Maetche
Apr. 2, 2015 12:00 p.m.
With vivid, bright, spring colours, Didsbury-based artist Dee Poisson has brought an inspiring collection of paintings titled Flowers In My Life, to the City.
The collection features bold, bright, almost surreal flowers that have inspired Poisson throughout her life. Flowers In My Life officially opened on March 27th and will run until April 17th at the Gallery on Main.
"I find that a lot of the flowers that I end up painting, they sometimes come about as a result of a relationship I have with a friend," she said. "I love flowers and after a long winter, nothing makes me happier than to be able to get out to my garden to see what is growing."
For Poisson the big brilliant flowers can often represent the many women she knows. "Women in general, we tend to bloom where we are planted," she said. "Many of them are friends who have bloomed where they planted themselves in either a career or their home."
Poisson uses strong colours and strong shapes because that is exactly how she sees her friends — as strong women.
Art is a personal endeavor, both to the artist and the viewer. Poisson finds it fascinating that for each flower, and each painting, there is a viewer that will feel directly connected to it. Poisson works in many mediums, but Flowers In My Life mainly showcases her painting abilities as well as her detailed coloured-pencil works.
"It's a medium that I am moving more into just because I am really fascinated with the detail," she said. "It's the inspiration, but it's also about what medium does that inspiration have to be in."
Poisson's works feature a lot of nature-based subjects, like florals, but she has yet to fully take on landscapes. "I like the idea of them," she said. "There is definitely some interest there too. I don't think a person is really limited. I think it's good to explore things."
One of the works showcased in Flowers In My Life is a mixed-media piece, where Poisson used strawberry leaves from her garden, carefully stamping them in to bring out textures and natural beauty.
"My artwork is multi-faceted, multi-genre and multi-media," she acknowledges. "I grow through the various stages of my work as I live my life. The changes in my life are reflected in my work."
Poisson began dabbling with her artistic vision in her mid-20s through the use of pottery. From there she began to draw, after joining the Ponoka Art Club to learn specific drawing techniques.
"I decided that I really liked it," she said. "I even liked it more than pottery because it was more affordable. Then I just moved right into painting from there because of my love of anything creative. I also loved the idea of not having clay all over me all the time."
As her life progressed, Poisson began bringing her coloured pencils to the swimming pool, carefully sketching as her kids swam.
"Those pieces were very small when I was doing that," she said.
Eventually her works channeled into acrylic paintings as well as completing commissioned drawings of police dogs for police canine units in Alberta including the RCMP. Poisson said she is very excited to share her work in Lacombe, as she has many times throughout the years. She said she is most excited to showcase her seasonally-infused works this spring, showing that flowers can bloom all throughout the year.
Poisson, along with an artist collective called the Highway Artists will soon be presenting a collection of paintings inspired by the Alberta Hwy. 22 also known as the Cowboy Trail.
"There will definitely be some landscapes in that."
The collection will be coming to the Gallery at Main this fall.
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WRAPUP 3-Xi and China's top leadership to hold key economic meeting as COVID ramps up
(Rephrases with economic meeting confirmation, adds oil demand and spread details)
WHO issues rare warning
Infections on the rise in the capital and other cities
Key economic meeting planned to finalize growth targets
By Julie Zhu and Liz Lee
HONG KONG/BEIJING, Dec 14 (Reuters) –
Chinese President Xi Jinping, his ruling Politburo and top government officials are set to meet over the next two days to plot a recovery for China's battered economy just as the nation faces a surge in COVID-19 infections.
The major annual economic policy conference takes place as virus infections surge in the capital Beijing a week after the leadership abandoned its tough "zero-COVID" controls.
The policy had been championed by Xi, but last month it sparked more
large protests
during his 10-year presidency.
The closed-door annual central economic work conference will take place Thursday through Friday, according to three sources with direct knowledge of the matter.
Insiders and business analysts are watching closely, saying leadership likely will
trace further stimulus steps
and discuss growth goals.
Global investors, yes
taken aback
since the U-turn of virus policy, they now find themselves flying blindly into a chaotic post-pandemic transition, without adequate data to track the rise in infections and potential threats to the economy over the coming months.
Economists estimate that China's growth has slowed to around 3% this year, far below the official target of around 5.5%, marking one of China's worst performances in nearly half a century.
State media reported on Tuesday that about 50 people are critically or seriously ill in hospitals in Beijing, while infections are also on the rise in the cities of Wuhan and Chengdu, as well as Hebei province, according to
social media posts and state press reports.
But exact case numbers have become impossible to track due to reduced testing and the National Health Commission (NHC) said from Wednesday it would no longer report new asymptomatic COVID-19 infections as it was difficult to accurately calculate the total count. breaking with a practice it has held for most of the last three years.
The Chinese yuan, on track for its worst year since 1994 when China unified its official and market exchange rates, eased against the dollar on Wednesday with traders also citing concerns about a fresh wave of infections.
The surge in the number of cases comes a week after Chinese authorities overturned previously expanded rules on testing and quarantine, coming in line with a world that has largely reopened three years after the emergence of COVID.
The euphoria that has met with these changes has quickly faded amid growing signs that China may pay a price to protect a population lacking "herd immunity" and with low vaccination rates among the elderly.
'PRICE WE PAY'
The World Health Organization has warned of "very difficult" times, highlighting wider fears of a surge in infections in a population of 1.4 billion.
"It's always very difficult for any country to get out of a situation where you've had very, very tight controls," WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said in Geneva, adding that China was facing "a very tough and difficult time." .
Official counts of COVID cases in China have dropped in recent weeks, but this has coincided with a drop in testing and is increasingly at odds with the situation on the ground.
China has reported no COVID-related deaths since Dec. 3, before the country began easing curbs.
In the three years since the outbreak of the pandemic in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, China has reported just 5,235 COVID-related deaths, a tiny fraction of its population and extremely low by global standards.
Long lines outside fever clinics, buildings attached to hospitals that monitor infectious diseases in mainland China, have been a common sight in Beijing and other cities in recent days. National health authorities said they had opened more than 47,000 fever clinics as of Wednesday.
"This is the price we pay to be freer," a 26-year-old named Liu, who works in marketing, told Reuters on the streets of the capital.
"It is now essential to improve our awareness in self-protection. I think now the risk depends on individuals," he added, requesting anonymity.
In Shanghai, China's most populous city, at least seven schools said they would halt in-person teaching due to COVID cases, with classes online, according to parents and alerts seen by Reuters.
Infections are expected to spread across the country in the coming weeks as some people who have not been able to travel return to their home towns and villages.
State-run media reports on Wednesday said that daily traffic flows at the main train station in Hangzhou's technology hub more than doubled to 128,000 as young people headed home.
The mass movement of people will peak during the Lunar New Year holiday starting on Jan. 22, following domestic travel restrictions for the previous three years.
Already road and air traffic in China, the world's second-largest oil consumer, has rebounded sharply after the easing, boosting the outlook for fuel demand and supporting crude prices.
China's top health officials have downplayed the threat of the disease and promoted the idea of self-care in recent weeks, a dramatic reversal from previous messages that the virus needed to be stamped out.
The National Health Commission said it would roll out the second booster of the COVID-19 vaccine for high-risk groups and older adults over the age of 60. (Reporting by Bernard Orr and Liz Lee in Beijing and Brenda Goh, Casey Hall, Winni Zhou, David Stanway and Shen Yiming in Shanghai; Additional reporting by Xu Jing in Beijing; Screenplay by John Geddie and Greg Torode; Editing by Simon Cameron-Moore and Raju Gopalakrishnan)
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Moto GP: Spanish GP at Aragon preview
Title tussle: Rossi leads Lorenzo during practice at the previous round Photo: EPA/MAURIZIO BRAMBATTI
The 2015 MotoGP season has developed into the most intriguing season for some time and with five rounds to go the championship visits MotorLand Aragon in Spain this weekend.
Heading into the last round at Misano, Yamaha team-mates Jorge Lorenzo and Valentino Rossi were tied at the head of the championship. A crash for Lorenzo meant that he failed to score and left the door open for Rossi to once again take the advantage.
However, things could have been much worse for Lorenzo had Rossi not botched his strategy when changing from wet to dry bikes. The Italian eventually finished fifth the first time season he has not finished in the top three), opening a gap of 13 points over Lorenzo.
But more importantly for Rossi at no point so far this season has Lorenzo headed him in the points standings.
This is only the sixth year that Aragon has appeared on the calendar, and it remains one of the few circuits that Rossi is yet to win at. Last year it was Lorenzo who was victorious there, and if this weekend remains dry I would expect Lorenzo to be challenging for the win once again.
Marc Marquez (Honda) could well be the man who ultimately decides which side of the Yamaha garage takes the championship. In equal measure he could be Rossi and Lorenzo's greatest asset or their greatest hindrance. Should either of them be leading the race their ideal scenario is to have Marquez (or indeed any other rider) between them and their rival. On recent form, if Marquez is not winning he is very likely to be the jam in a Yamaha sandwich.
Recently Rossi has not had the dry pace of Lorenzo, which must be concerning him. In the last two rounds rain has intervened and Rossi has prevailed. Ominously the forecast for the weekend is dry and warm, which suggests Aragon could be a case of damage limitation for Rossi, though he can never be written off; I don't think anyone envisaged him being a serious title challenger at this point in the season.
British riders Bradley Smith and Scott Redding will head to Aragon full of confidence after their outstanding results at Misano. Both achieved career best MotoGP finishes, with Smith second and Redding third. Smith is currently the highest placed non-factory rider in the championship, ahead of factory riders Andrea Dovizioiso (Ducati) and Dani Pedrosa (Honda).
Fellow Brit Cal Cutchlow will be looking for a change in form and fortune, having failed to finish in five of the last nine races. His 11th place in Misano was his first finish in three races.
The current MotoGP standings are:
1 Valentino Rossi (Yamaha) ITA 247
2 Jorge Lorenzo (Yamaha) SPA 224
3 Marc Marquez (Honda) SPA 184
4 Andrea Iannone (Ducati) ITA 159
5 Bradley Smith (Yamaha) GBR 135
6 Andrea Dovizioso (Ducati) ITA 128
In the Moto2 supporting class, Frenchman Johann Zarco continues his dominance. After winning at Misano he leads the championship by 93 points.
Zarco could even clinch the title at Aragon this weekend – he only needs to score at least seven points more than his nearest challenger Tito Rabat and not lose more than 10 points to third-placed Alex Rins.
The Frenchman will be looking for his 13 consecutive podium finish this weekend; should he win it would be his fourth victory in succession, and seventh of the season.
Briton Sam Lowes, buoyed by a new three-year deal that will see him move up to the MotoGP class in 2016, will be looking to end the season strongly. He battled valiantly as it is widely recognised that the Speed Up chassis on his bike is inferior to the Kalex used by all four riders ahead of him in the championship.
In fact he's the only Speed Up-mounted rider in the top 10, which shows he has the ability.
The current Moto2 standings are:
1 Johann Zarco (Kalex) FRA 274
2 Tito Rabat (Kalex) SPA 181
3 Alex Rins (Kalex) SPA 164
4 Thomas Luthi (Kalex) SWI 131
5 Sam Lowes (Speed Up) GBR 128
6 Jonas Folger (Kalex) GER 112
In the Moto3 championship, Britain's Danny Kent has a commanding 55-point lead, despite losing points to his nearest rival Enea Bastianini last time out at Misano.
Realistically, only Bastianini can catch him but, reassuringly for Kent, Bastianini has not been a model of consistency so far this season. He has only six podium finishes, including the win at Misano, compared with Kent's nine podiums and six wins.
1 Danny Kent (Honda) GBR 234
2 Enea Bastianini (Honda) ITA 179
3 Romano Fenati (KTM) ITA 139
4 Miguel Oliveira (KTM) POR 134
5 Niccolò Antonelli (Honda) ITA 126
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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I'm pretty sure that the folks in Orillia can come out of their laboratory, white coats covered in char, blood, and that goo that you see on the bottom of Petri dishes, shake their fist at the sky, and above the crash of thunder, their faces strobe lit by lightening, and scream "The experiment was a success." It hasn't been since the Edinburgh fest that I had to do more than two, three shows max a night. If performing four shows in one night isn't bad enough, four different rooms with four different audiences make it crazy fun.
The day started off with a flier, when Andrew Evans and I left Toronto. With a call for a dinner at 6:00pm and the first show at 8:00pm, we thought leaving at 3:30 would give us plenty of time to settle in, get to the hotels, report to the meeting place, figure out the material we wanted to do, all that fun stuff. 3:30? Hour-and-a-half for the trip according to GoogleMaps? No sweat.
Then the snow came.
It wouldn't be an out-of-town show in the winter for me if I didn't have to stare out my windshield at a canvas whiter than an easel when Picasso's got writer's block. The first show for us was supposed to start at 8:00pm. We passed the "Welcome to Orillia" sign at 9:00pm. Six-and-a-half-hours. Nothing like punctuality. I dropped Andrew off at his venue and booked it to mine, McCabe's, a hotel bar that was choked with comedy goers who were waiting for something, anything, to start. I ran in, went to the washroom, hit the stage, and ordered a Coke. Twenty minutes later, I was back in the car and off to the next venue. The set I did was passable, but having ran to the stage with absolutely no prep whatsoever, they definitely got my weakest spot of the night. One down, three to go.
The other trick of this event is not just that the venues themselves are different, but so are the audiences. McCabe's was definitely an older crowd in a well-lit, well appointed room. Tux II, the second venue, was a dance club with a stage, mirror ball, ten people, and a DJ spinning house music. Well, there's a bit of a shock, then. I hit the stage and launched into my set. The ten in attendance appeared to like what they saw. And then there were two.
Mezzaluna was a brightly lit cafe with an extensive wine list with approximately thirty people or so. As I walked into the cafe, a table of about eight senior citizens left. I guess news travels fast in Orillia. The folks there continued to enjoy their mousse, wine, coffee, and, as far as I could tell, me. So, now I know how to do coffee shops.
Last stop, Brewery Bay. I got there in time to see Andrew finish his spot before being whisked away to his last venue. The bar was split into two halves, with a bar on one side and booth and table seating on the other. We performed on the table and booth side, allowing the bar side to continue with music, shouting matches, and a general din. Since I was the last act, and the latest one hitting the stage at close to midnight, I'm sure it was quieter for the others, thankfully. I soldiered on and got those paying attention laughing, thank Buddha. That was that.
The thing that made Orillia astounding was the stupendously professional organization of the event. From the arrangement of the venues, the manner that we were treated, the hotel rooms and the way that we were treated and managed, it was a pleasure to do. Would I do it again? Definitely. I'll just leave the day before I need to be there.
This lead to another show for me in Barrie. I parted ways with Andrew at Casino Rama. He played poker until he needed to go and I watched the Sens finally win one. Who says you can't get lucky at a casino. I drove to Barrie and met buddy Dave Paterson, new friend Russell Roy, and old friend Freddy Proia for a fundraiser at the Barrie Legion. By far and away, this was the easiest set of the weekend and it was nice to just relax, settle into it, and not worry about having to rush off to another venue. Fundraiser? Hey, glad I could help.
Hey TVA,
Sounds like Barrie was fun. How was Mr. Patterson? I like him too. The lady who was sleepy at Brewery Bay was my aunt. She has a nice rack, eh? When she first met Gene they kept brushing against him and she was like, "it's the padding, I swear." I hope you had a good time!
Barrie was a blast, thanks. Mr. Paterson was a bit hung over so said he, but did a good job nonetheless. To be honest, I didn't notice your aunt's rack. Don't tell her if that's important to her, though. Tell her I thought they were nice, then.


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Mr. Rogitz' current practice includes planning, developing, and executing patent and related business strategies for his clients, which include multiple Fortune-20 companies. He also represents high technology start-up companies as well as individual inventors in their patent matters. Mr. Rogitz also serves as a patent law expert witness in patent litigation.
Mr. Rogitz is a past member of the Executive Committee of the IP Section of the California State Bar. He was also on the editorial staff of the national magazine Intellectual Property Today, for which he provided monthly summaries of opinions from the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit.
Mr. Rogitz received his undergraduate degree, with Distinction, from the United States Naval Academy, where he majored in physics. While at the Academy, Mr. Rogitz participated in the National Physics Honor Society (Sigma Pi Sigma) and in intercollegiate sports. After graduation, Mr. Rogitz served in the nuclear submarine service, garnering multiple personal awards for operational excellence and superior engineering aptitude during extended overseas deployments.
Upon leaving active duty, Mr. Rogitz attended the University of San Diego School of Law while working at a computer analysis company. He earned his Juris Doctor degree in 1989, graduating Magna Cum Laude and standing first in his division. While at law school, Mr. Rogitz was selected to the San Diego Law Review and was also an Instructor of Law in the school's Tutorial Program.
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