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Get a preview of Benedictine Brewery's brew First test batch being sold at Bach Festival as part of ramp up to commercial production Check out this story on statesmanjournal.com: http://stjr.nl/1m4tHHK
Victor Panichkul, Statesman Journal Published 11:51 a.m. PT July 12, 2014 | Updated 11:55 a.m. PT July 12, 2014
Benedictine Brewery's Black Habit Ale. The brewery is owned by Mount Angel Abbey.(Photo: File photo)
In the spirit of European monastic tradition, the monks of Mount Angel Abbey are gearing up to brew and sell beer to support the abbey.
Benedictine Brewery is a for-profit business solely owned by Mount Angel Abbey, and all of the profits are donated to the abbey, local and regional charities, and local economic development, according to Benedictine Brewery's Facebook page.
Even though the brewery won't be up and running commercially for seven to nine months, they sold their first batch of prototype Black Habit Dark Ale by the case at Mount Angel Abbey's Festival of Arts and Wines recently and have enough left to sell it at the Bach Festival at the abbey July 22- 25. For information, call (971) 239-8889 or check the brewery's Facebook page. Mount Angel Abbey is at 1 Abbey Drive in St. Bennedict.
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It has been 7 years of winning 2011 World Cup but the moment of winning is still running in the nerves of Indian players. Then Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni has revealed one of the emotional moment from the memorable match.
Mahi, referring to that memorable night of April 2, 2011, revealed that after the final match, he could not even stop his tears.
The match that was played at Mumbai's Wankhede Stadium stunned every Indian player when Dhoni hit the triumphant shot.
It was Dhoni who created such magic that every Indian wants to remember in his life. Team India won the World Cup almost after 28 years later.
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After seven years, Dhoni has revealed a big disclosure saying that after winning the shot, he had tears in his eyes and that was tears of joy.


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Hitachi Introduces Achievement Of ISO 8573-1:2001 Class 0 For DSP Series Oil-Free Screw Compressors To North America
-- Hitachi America, Ltd., Air Technology Group Announces Achievement of ISO 8573-1:2001 Class 0 For Hitachi DSP Series Oil-Free Rotary Screw Compressors to North America --
Tarrytown, NY, July 20, 2009 - Hitachi America, Ltd., Air Technology Group, today announced the achievement of ISO 8573-1:2001 Class 0 for Hitachi DSP Series Oil-Free Rotary Screw Compressors to North America. Hitachi's 50-plus years of Oil-Free compressor experience, coupled with nearly 100 years of compressed air experience, lay the foundation for this latest classification.
For many years, Hitachi has focused on what is termed "Ultimate Air Quality", the achievement of Oil-Free air, with a focus towards "Contaminant Free" air. "Merely having a compressor design that is devoid of oil from the compression stream is not enough. Our focus on the downstream air quality and possible contaminants serves to protect our customer's most valued production processes," noted Nitin G. Shanbhag, senior manager of the Hitachi Air Technology Group.
Continuing our focus to Ultimate Air Quality, Hitachi embarked upon a certification of ISO 8573-1:2001 Class 0 for the Hitachi DSP Series Oil Free Rotary Screw Compressor (15-240kW). To validate our findings for consumer knowledge, third party laboratory testing was contracted with a positive result to standards, which enables Hitachi to provide a variety of Innovative, Technologically Superior, and Value Oriented Product for our Customers.
The many design features of the DSP Series that contribute to this "Contaminant Free" Design include, but are not limited to:
Patented Rotor Profile from Stainless Steel Rotors for Compression
Exclusive development and usage of HX-18 PTFE Free Rotor Coatings to eliminate performance degradation and contribute to "Ultimate Air Quality"
Patented Oil Mist Remover (OMR) to recapture gearcase mists and eliminate possibility for inlet contamination.
Exclusive usage of Motorized Isolation Valve (MIV) on discharge to prevent re-entrainment of moisture and other contaminants into the compressor package.
Hitachi's DSP Series Oil-Free Screw Air Compressors are part of the Air Technology Group, which is based in Charlotte, NC. The Charlotte facility is the center for all Air Technology Group business operations, warehousing, and training for Distribution Partners and OEMs.
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Wilfried Zaha will be flying down the wing at Wembley.
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The season for Manchester United is obviously over (Champions 20|13 season review). There is, though, a handful of football matches this week that you might be interested in -- starting with Wilfried Zaha leading Crystal Palace today at Wembley in their one-off for promotion to the Premier League against Watford. There's also a handful of international friendlies throughout the week. Therefore, I'll open up this thread if the community here wishes to discuss any of it. Here's a fixture guide for some matches that you might be interested in:
* Crystal Palace vs Watford | KO: 3:00pm BST, 10:00am EST
* Ecuador vs Germany | KO: 7:30pm BST, 2:30pm EST
* England vs Ireland | KO: 8:00pm BST, 3:00pm EST
* United States vs Belgium | KO: 1:00am BST (Thursday), 8:00pm EST
* Japan vs Bulgaria | KO: 11:20am BST, 6:20am EST
* Mexico vs Nigeria | KO: 2:00am BST (Saturday), 9:00pm EST
* Bayern Munich vs VfB Stuttgart (German Cup final) | KO: 7:00pm BST, 2:00pm EST
* Brazil vs England | KO: 12:00am BST (Sunday), 7:00pm EST
* Ireland vs Georgia | KO: 5:30pm BST, 12:30pm EST
* United States vs Germany | 7:30pm BST, 2:30pm EST
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В даний час він використовується в основному для футбольних матчів, на ньому грались матчі молодіжного чемпіонату світу U-20 2009 року та Кубка африканських націй 2006 року.

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Q: Oracle Enterprise Manager Error - NMO setuid (root) I've been trying for days to fix the "Connection to host as user SYSDBA failed.ERROR: NMO not setuid-root (Unix-only)".
All, without exception, of the blogs I visited, say that in order to fix the issue, it's only needed to run the root.sh script as root, where script path is $ORACLE_HOME. I did that during Oracle Grid and Database install as requested, but re-run to make sure.
If i list the permissions of nmo and nmb binary files after running the root.sh, i get:
ls -la ./nm?
-rws--x--- 1 root oinstall 34166 Apr 16 02:10 ./nmb
-rws--x--- 1 root oinstall 44437 Apr 16 02:05 ./nmo
After following tutorials, i did:
chown root nmo
chmod 6750 nmo
chown root nmb
chmmod 6750 nmb
permissions went like so:
ls -la ./nm?
-rwsr-s--- 1 root oinstall 34166 Apr 16 02:10 ./nmb
-rwsr-s--- 1 root oinstall 44437 Apr 16 02:05 ./nmo
Above permissions are according to what most blogs said they should be like. SO I relaunched EM:
emctl stop dbconsole
emctl start dbconsole
and Still got the error. I am almost performing a fresh install of Grid and Database, because I repeated the procedures multiple times, backed up /etc/oratab, deleted it and re run root.sh (so it could recreate oratab and fix possible mistakes).
I installed everything following the documentation, opened root.sh and referenced scripts so I could read them, but found nothing suspect.
My EM version is 11.2.0.3.0
I am running Oracle Linux under VirtualBox.
AGAIN: I've executed the root.sh as suggested in 99% of the websites regarding the setuid nmo error... Any clues or different procedures?
Thanks.

A: Check if the filesystem that $ORACLE_HOME is in, is mounted with the nosuid option.  If it is, that will prevent any executable running as root, even if SUID bit is set.

A: Execute root.sh script in $ORACLE_HOME directory  as root user:
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sh /opt/oracle/product/11g/root.sh

A: Beside root.sh. You might run into my case.
Got the similar problem and found out the error came from inadequate swap space.  My swap is low and run down to 300MB, this problem "Failed to launch process: Cannot run program "/opt/OEMAgent/sbin/nmo" (in directory   /opt/OEMAgent/agent_inst/bin"): error=12, Not enough space" suddenly shows up.
It goes away immediately after adding additional swap space.

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Thai Red Bull heir still at large ten years after fatal Ferrari crash
Lisa MARTIN
A wrecked Ferrari, a dead cop and a fugitive heir to a multi-billion dollar fortune – 10 years later, Thailand is no closer to solving one of its most high-profile hit-and-run cases.
Steal 'Boss' Yuvidya, a prince from the Red Bull energy drink family, is accused of crashing his sports car into police officer Wichean Glanprasert's motorcycle in Bangkok's wealthiest district ten years ago on Saturday.
After eluding prosecutors and finally escaping Thailand in a private jet in 2017, Vorayuut has become a symbol of what critics say is the kingdom's super-rich impunity.
"The perception of different justice systems for different sections of society undermines people's trust in the ability of the Thai state to fulfill its responsibility to protect the human rights of all Thais," Amnesty International Thailand told AFP.
As the grandson of Red Bull co-founder Chaleo Yuvidya, who died in 2012, Vorayut belongs to a clan worth $26.4 billion, making him the second richest family in Thailand, according to Forbes.
"This family is strong not only in Thailand but all over the world," Thai political scientist Pavin Chachawalpongpun of Kyoto University told AFP.
– Glamorous lifestyle –
Within hours of the crash, investigators traced the trail of brake fluid to the Yuvidya family's home in Bangkok, where they found a badly dented car with a shattered windshield.
Police initially accepted the allegation that an employee was driving, but Vorayut became the prime suspect, with his family later paying $100,000 in compensation to the victim's relatives, according to the BBC and the New York Times.
For five years Vorayut played cat and mouse, dodging subpoenas, claiming through his lawyers that he was abroad on business or ill, while photographs documented a lifestyle traveling the world: living in London, racing Red Bull or field trip. beach holidays and ski trips.
Charges of speeding, drunk driving and failure to provide assistance expired before a Bangkok court belatedly issued an arrest warrant in 2017.
By then Vorayut had already fled.
In 2020, the Thai authorities cleared all charges against Varyut, which caused a huge public outcry, including a social media campaign calling for #BoycottRedBull.
Amid the backlash, TCP Group – parent company of Red Bull Thailand – pulled the firm out of the case, saying the issue was a private matter.
As anger escalated and youth-led anti-government demonstrations grew in the streets, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-O-Cha's office ordered an audit that concluded that the entire investigation had been "compromised."
Human rights activists countered the dragging out of the Worayut case with the quick action taken against leaders of anti-government protests, many of whom faced multiple royal defamation charges that carry prison sentences of up to 15 years.
Thailand's Attorney General's Office has filed new charges against Woryuit, and in September 2020, Interpol issued a red notice for his arrest.
Last March's update states that Vorayut was trying to access Red Notice and was likely in France at the time.
The notice also mentioned Austria, where Red Bull is headquartered, as a possible location.
– One charge left –
The cocaine charge expired last month, Thailand's Attorney General's Office said, leaving prosecutors with only one avenue to prosecute Woryut: dangerous driving resulting in death, which could result in up to 10 years in prison.
The AG office told AFP that the charge is valid until 2027. Few, however, expect Vorayut to face trial.
"From the very beginning, many expected how it would all end," Pavin said, noting the intense public anger surrounding the case.
"Rich people who get away with crime have become the norm in Thai society. The Thais don't accept that this is normal."
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Obituary for Gordon E. Perks
Stoneham, Massachusetts | Age 63
Gordon E. Perks, age 63, of Stoneham, died October 26 at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center in Lebanon, NH after a period of failing health.
Born in Melrose on September 7, 1959 he was the beloved son of the late Frank C. and Margaret (Stoddart) Perks. He was the loving brother of Susan E. Demers and her late husband Kevin of Derry, NH. He was the adoring uncle of Amanda M. Demers of Derry, NH. Gordon is also survived by a sister Nancy Perks; as well as many loving cousins and extended family throughout the country and Nova Scotia.
Gordon was a wonderful son brother, uncle, and friend. After the early passing of his father, Gordon took on the role of "man of the house" at the young age of 12, becoming a protector of his mother and sister and later in life, his niece. This unique circumstance molded Gordon into a caring, considerate, thoughtful, funny, and quirky individual. Family meant everything to him, as was evident through his love of genealogy and ancestry. He also loved the time he was able to spend with his extended family in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Gordon was a graduate of Stoneham High School, Class of 1978. He worked as an insurance underwriter for John Hancock Life Insurance for more than 25 years and then went on to Delta Dental for many years. He had a love of poker and sports, especially football and hockey. He also loved traveling and sightseeing and was always the first one to jump at the opportunity to take sightseeing trips with his sister. He also cherished spending his time with his niece Amanda. Gordon also had a great interest in politics, he had a degree in Political Science and was heavily involved in the Town of Stoneham and it's voting. He had a musical gift and was able to play many instruments which he self-taught himself how to play, including piano, saxophone, and clarinet.
Visitation for relatives and friends will be held at the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Sunday, Nov 6 from 1-4pm. His Funeral Service will be held in the McDonald Funeral Home, 19 Yale Ave., Wakefield on Monday, November 7 at 10:30AM. Interment, Puritan Lawn Memorial Park, Peabody.
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The Supreme Court of Canada held its first-ever, fully online videoconference hearing on Tuesday. Judges and lawyers called in from homes and offices using Zoom. [Photo @ Capital Current]
Supreme Court holds its first-ever fully virtual hearing
By Sissi De Flaviis Vivas, 7 months ago 0 3 min read
The Supreme Court of Canada made history on Tuesday, hosting its first remote video hearing.
The hearing, which took place over Zoom and was streamed live through the court's website, began with an opening statement by Chief Justice Richard Wagner, who acknowledged the potential stumbles that could come with the new format, which was prompted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
"None of us have ever done this before," said Wagner. "There will be hiccups, there may be even unexpected visits by children and pets. That's OK. There are things that are beyond our control, like the COVID-19 pandemic."
The appeal involved a lawsuit over the financial arrangements between a Burnaby, B.C., office complex and the company running its parking lot.
The proceedings weren't interrupted by puppies or babies, but by technical difficulties.
After Wagner's introductory remarks, the court heard from Stephen Hamilton — one of the lawyers arguing the case — whose presentation was cut short due to internet glitches that prompted an unscheduled 18-minute break.
The first-ever fully virtual hearing of the Supreme Court of Canada has concluded. #SCCVirtualCourtroom hearings will continue for the rest of the week. Watch live each day on our website: : https://t.co/Fcu2dJHQB2 pic.twitter.com/JmLhPMuLL6
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After the hearing resumed, it unfolded like an online business meeting with lawyers presenting information while the judges and other lawyers — along with members of the public — observed from their homes or offices.
All nine justices wore their black robes and white bands, and each displayed the red-leather chairs from the Supreme Court as their background photo.
Kenneth McEwan, representing the appellant, gave his remarks from behind a podium, similar to a courtroom setting.
Justice Russell Brown displays the Supreme Court's red-leather chairs as his background photo during the virtual hearing. [Photo @ Capital Current]
"Just remember that we are here for your arguments — not the angle of your camera or your facility with the mute button," Wagner stated at the beginning of the hearing.
Even though no one had issues with their mute button, lawyer Wes McMillan — representing a homeowners' association — had video glitches. His arguments could be heard, but he could not be seen.
"We are adapting, but nothing is perfect the first time," Wagner had accurately predicted.
Kyla Lee, a Vancouver-based criminal lawyer who has appeared before the court, told Capital Current in an email that the Supreme Court's new virtual reality is a positive development.
"For a lot of people, a hearing at the SCC is cost-prohibitive because it involves flights, staying in Ottawa, and physically attending a court in person," wrote Lee.
"This opens the door to greater access to justice and easier mechanisms for people of limited means who have important issues to be heard to bring those cases forward."
Lawyer Stephen Hamilton encountered some technical glitches during the Supreme Court's first virtual hearing. [Photo @ Capital Current]
The pandemic has caused courts across Canada to change their practices. The Ontario Superior Court of Justice, for example, has moved from operating with paper documents to electronic files.
Tia Bélisle, a former student intern at Ottawa law firm Engel & Associates, said electronic filing will simplify procedures in the courts.
"I needed to make three copies per document and get each stamped at different places and then go back and submit them all," said Bélisle. "Filing electronically will be way quicker."
However, the change has stirred up concerns about transparency and privacy issues that frequently arise with the use of electronic platforms.
These concerns are being address by the E-Hearings Task Force, the mandate of which is to look at establishing best practices for virtual hearings and identifying a suitable electronic platform at the Ontario court.
The Supreme Court plans to hold three more hearings this week via video conference, the next one is Wednesday at 9:30 a.m.
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Why visit the historic centre?
The historical and cultural heritage of old Mendrisio is perhaps the main reason for visiting the historic centre.
This has remained virtually unchanged over the centuries, and recent expert restoration has further enhanced its beauty.
Palaces and churches, alleys and entrance arches opening onto wonderful courtyards are the main features of the historic centre of Mendrisio, where many of the buildings have withstood the ravages of time, offering an interesting variety of styles.
As you wander down the streets, you come across many different styles: the bell tower of the church of Santa Maria and the Oratorio della Madonna delle Grazie are typically Romanesque; the church of San Giovanni and Palazzo Pollini are good examples of the ornate Rococo (Late Baroque) style; and the sober elegance of the Neoclassical style can be appreciated in the parish church of Santi Cosma e Damiano and the façade of the old Ospedale della Beata Vergine.
There are several interesting, unusual buildings and squares, such as Villa Argentina with its combination of Palladian and colonial styles and the contemporary Piazzale alla Valle by Mario Botta.
In addition to its architecture, Mendrisio offers art lovers many a fine painting and sculpture by local and Lombard masters on display in the churches. The Art Museum also contains a large selection of works ranging from the 1500s to the present day.
The historic centre is also full of delightful hidden gems just waiting to be discovered as you stroll around, such as centuries-old houses with their fine old-style entrances allowing you glimpses of charming and ele-gant courtyards.
Mendrisio's past
The oldest part of Mendrisio – the historic centre – runs from the quarter of San Giovanni to Piazzetta Borella and shows you how the town used to look until the 1800s, when it started to expand outside the city walls and into the surrounding fields: narrow streets ideal for wandering around without the worry of traffic; thick-walled houses built one on top of the other, giving you a sense of protection and of a close-knit community.
Originally contained within its defensive walls, Mendrisio was surrounded by countryside: the plain of San Martino below was an expanse of green meadows, the only building being the Romanesque church, now skirted by the motorway; above, Mt. Generoso, at the time still inviolate, before the roads and railway were built.
Mendrisio, like the rest of Europe, has seen many rulers over the centuries.
First the Romans came and conquered, then the town was annexed to the Longobard feud of Seprio (5th–7th centuries). In 1100 it came under the sway of Como before passing, in 1335, into the hands of the grand dukes of Milan, the Visconi, who gave it as a feud to the Rusca family and later to the Sanseverino family. In 1522 it was annexed by the Swiss Confederation and administered as a bailiwick until 1803, when Mendrisio, like the rest of the Canton of Ticino, finally gained its freedom.
Mendrisio's strategic and political importance reflected each change in its ruler. During the years that it was governed by the Visconi of Milan, the land was split along ecclesiastical lines, meaning that Mendrisio was not classed as an important town, but came under the administration of the Pieve di Balerna, since it had no plebeian church.
The Swiss Confederation, on the other hand, turned the town into an important administrative centre by installing their representative here, the "landvogt" (bailiff). This also ensured that the town's economy grew with the appearance of various factories, such as the paper mills.
Mendrisio today
Mendrisio today is a lively, dynamic place of interest, having gradually become an indu-strial town of major importance for the local area and the Canton of Ticino as a whole, while still managing to keep its historic centre intact.
Industry first started to appear in Mendrisio a couple of centuries ago.
In the 1800s there were many flourishing printers, forges and silk mills in the old town centre, providing employment to a labour force of at least 500.
Then, in the 1900s, the factories relocated to the railway station area and, in the 1960s, spread out onto the San Martino plain. The reason for this is obvious: proximity to the main transport connections. First the railway (opened in December 1874) with its Gotthardbahn steam locomotives, then the canton highway and finally the motorway, inaugurated in December 1966.
Industry has grown proportionally, now providing some 3'500 local jobs.
There have been a few changes, however: the once flourishing building industry and clothing sector are less important today and many food manufacturing operations have closed. These have been replaced by modern industry: metal foundries and workshops, electronics and chemicals.
Today, as in the past, Mendrisio is a great commercial centre. The old centre abounds in boutiques and small shops, plus several major department stores. In 1995 the Foxtown shopping mall opened in the San Martino area.
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A policy of banning all sex in prison will not work
A blanket ban on sex in prison leads to prisoners failing to report rape or sexual assault for fear of punishment.
By Michael Amherst
The challenge currently facing prisons with regards sexual health and public opinion is not dissimilar to that faced by Edinburgh in the 1980s in the face of the HIV crisis. That was the chilling warning heard by the Howard League Commission on sex in prisons. The Commission's first briefing, on consensual sex in male prisons, is published today. In the 1980s, Edinburgh saw a police crackdown on heroin use that was successful in cutting the number of available syringes and equipment at the very same time as HIV was introduced into the local drug scene. The result was that drug users shared needles and HIV spread, so that the city was briefly the aids capital of europe. The crisis was eventually eased by a public health approach that included needle exchanges and the distribution of methadone. The balance between crackdowns that play to punitive public sentiment and a public health approach that will actually reduce harm and prove most effective in protecting communities is one Chris Grayling should bear in mind, as he considers a crackdown on sex in prison.
The statistics on consensual sex in men's prisons are limited and vague – a Home Office study back in 1994/5 reported that between 1.6 and 3.4 per cent of their sample adult male prisoners admitted to being engaged in consensual sex with an inmate. However, the true figure is thought to be higher. The British Association of Sexual Health and HIV told us that while female prisoners were likely to be open about sex with each other, male prisoners were not. According to the Terrence Higgins Trust male prisons tend to be more homophobic than the wider community, making honest reporting harder. Indeed, far from being 'cosy' for LGBT prisoners, all the evidence suggests that they are at greater risk of discrimination and most vulnerable to sexual abuse while inside.
The prison service instruction manual states: 'there is no rule specifically prohibiting sexual acts between prisoners, but if they are observed by someone who finds (or could potentially find) their behaviour offensive, a charge…may
be appropriate.' in practice this results in an inconsistent approach and a system ripe for abuse. Some prisoners have reported being left alone as long as they were discreet, while others reported staff trying to catch them out in order to issue them with a warning. It has also been suggested that separation and being written up can be used as a means of discriminating against openly gay prisoners, while policies preventing sex in prisons can be seen to 'legitimise' homophobic attitudes.
There is no denying that the issue of consensual sex in prison is a tricky one. The National Offender Management Service argued, in their evidence to us, that it is virtually impossible for staff to tell whether a relationship is consensual or coercive. It can be further complicated by the fact that what starts as consensual can later become coercive.
On a trip to the US I met Troy Isaak, a member of Just Detention International Survivors' Council. He told me that during one period of incarceration in a Los Angeles jail he entered into a consensual relationship with another inmate but then when the relationship broke down he was repeatedly raped. Staff refused to do anything as he'd originally consented. Sex is banned in US jails.
However we must be careful not to learn the wrong lesson from cases such as this, which call for greater action in tackling the complexities of sexual abuse behind bars, not making the system more punitive for those who engage in consensual sex. A blanket ban on sex in prison leads to prisoners failing to report rape or sexual assault for fear of punishment. While a 2005 report (pdf) from the Prison Reform Trust and National Aids Trust expressed concern that 'if sexual activity is subject to punitive sanctions, or stigmatised, the likelihood is that people will be less likely to take precautions.' Most respondents to the Home Office study admitted they did not practice safe sex.
The Department of Health states that prisoners are more likely to be affected by blood-borne diseases, more likely to have engaged in high-risk behaviours and as a result are at higher risk of sexually transmitted infections. To ignore this and then ignore calls for help in practicing safe sex is, according to the Terrence Higgins Trust, 'highly irresponsible and unethical.'
Her Majesty's Prison Inspectorate, the Terrence Higgins Trust and National Aids Trust all raised concerns with the Commission about the variable access to condoms within prisons. We heard a range of approaches. Some prisons offer advice and make barrier protection, dental dams and lubrication freely available. However, in at least one privately run prison prisoners are only issued with a condom if they then return it used before being issued with another. Other prisons refuse to issue barrier protection. We received evidence from one HIV-positive prisoner who was refused protection and, as a result, went on to have unprotected sex with another inmate. We heard that some prisoners are sanctioned for requesting too many condoms. One prison governor even said they had no need to issue barrier protection as his prison contained no homosexuals. The National Aids Trust said, 'attempts to control consensual sexual activity between prisoners risk undermining efforts to promote HIV prevention and improved sexual health in prison populations.'
What Chris Grayling and others need to remember is that this is not merely a health crisis confined to prisons: all of these prisoners will eventually return to their communities and will pass on any infections to the wider community. A policy of banning all sex in prison will not work: it will further legitimise homophobia within prisons, its implementation will result in a system ripe for abuse as well as discrimination against LGBT prisoners; it will discourage prisoners from reporting rape and sexual assault and divert attention from the real law and order issue – which is the correct management and response to occurrences of coercive sex in custody. Most importantly of all, it does nothing to address the fact that prisoners will continue to have sex and an even more punitive system will worsen the risky practices causing this public health crisis.
In the US, Just Detention International successfully showed that prison rape was not only inhumane but also cost the community far more – financially as well as socially – than successfully preventing rape behind bars. Similarly, the cost to us all will be greater in dealing with the spread of STIs than a pragmatic policy to ensure safe sex in our prison system.
Michael Amherst is on the board of Just Detention International and the Howard League Commission on Sex in Prisons
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portion arctic char into individual zip lock bags or vacuum sealed bags with 1 oz of duck fat per bag.
cook the arctic char bags in a water bath at 50° C (122F) for 1 hour sous-vide. you could skip the previous 3 steps and pan fry the arctic char in duck fat if you desire.
create a vinaigrette using the oil, sudachi juice, chili flakes, and sugar- combine in a container and shake vigorously.
dress the mache lightly with some of the vinaigrette in a small bowl, plate the oranges and fish, then spoon the rest of the dressing around the fish.


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Garlic & hops? Definitely! The Farmhouse Ale really connects with the robust flavors of fresh garlic and green Serrano chile peppers to make beer and food pairings easy. Just shake this sauce on everything!
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The next chapter of the DC Cinematic Universe is here. Nearly.
In an effort to drum up internet banter for the next installment in the DC Comics Cinematic Universe, an extended video of Aquaman has been released to do just that.
In this 5 minute and 12 second video (minus the title and credit tag which pushes it to 5 minutes and 17 seconds), we see what will be the origin of Arthur Curry – soon to be Aquaman – heading out to the Sahara Desert with his aquatic girlfriend Mera (Amber Heard) where there's zero water, and unearth the encyclopedia of Atlantis in a video diary with a projection of Graham McTavish talking about a powerful trident. From there, we see flashes of underwater things, other Atlantic counterparts and family members (glimpses of Nicole Kidman and Dolph Lundgren), a crustacean war, and a run-and-chase sequence that is one of possibly many signature visual action sequences this film contains.
Directed by James Wan, could Aquaman steer the DC Universe back in line after a bumpy track run? We'll find out when it hits cinemas from December 21, 2018.


Potty learning update: we've had a few accidents but they're getting slightly less frequent, and a couple of times he's even asked to go to the potty. The main casualty so far has been his toothbrush, for the same reason as his friend Sam a couple of weeks ago.
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This guest post was written by Aaron Levie, CEO and co-founder of Box.net. Box.net was founded in 2005 with the goal of helping people and businesses easily access and share information from anywhere. He has a few suggestions for how Microsoft can better embrace the cloud.
Designing software for the web.
I'm going to make a blanket comparison here. In just over a decade, Google has amassed an army of web engineers and evangelists. In over 20 years, Microsoft has built a closed culture around a software model that is fast becoming extinct. They haven't commercialized a single major web technology innovation that I can think of in the past decade (okay, maybe Bing, but even that is more evolutionary than revolutionary). Apple brought us a new generation of connected devices with the iPhone and iPad; Google brought us open mobile operating systems, a new breed of apps, and a scalable business model for the web; Facebook made social the underlying fabric of software; Salesforce.com commercialized SaaS.
Microsoft has some major catching up to do if it wants to stay relevant amidst the massive cultural and technological shifts underway. The company has a solid Enterprise brand, no doubt, but their users aren't happy with the experience, nor are they drawn in by the story that Microsoft has been telling. Customers have been leaving for Google Apps, Salesforce,and other cloud-based alternatives in droves, and to prevent further exodus, Microsoft won't have the luxury of their standard three-attempt approach. Nor does it own the underlying distribution channel anymore (the operating system). The web has produced a market that is highly democratic in how it decides the future, leaving Microsoft without any unfair advantages.
Suggestion: Design software specifically for the web, rather than retrofitting old single-tenant software to the cloud. Steve Ballmer insisted that "the goal can't be to throw out all the world's software and start again," but in some cases, it will be necessary to start from scratch. Make your services more usable, social and people-centric, like you've done with Docs.com, and address long-standing problems with release cycles, operating system delays, and enterprise limitations. Redmond can be an insulating place. Encourage your latest generation of employees—and push on all those who've been around since Windows 95—to be scrappy, entrepreneurial, and up-to-date.
Courting developers with an open platform.
When was the last time you went to a website that was in some way powered by an open Microsoft service? For that matter, when was the last time you saw any meaningful web integration being supported or championed by Microsoft? I've seen one implementation of Silverlight (Netflix), but beyond that I probably don't encounter a single Microsoft service in an average week of using the web.
Microsoft's lagging web presence is a serious hurdle for its competitiveness in the cloud. It didn't have to be this way: two years ago, the tech community rallied around the launch of Live Mesh. It was going to be the greatest way to support data convergence and parity across a variety of platforms, and at Box.net, we were thrilled about having an easier way to plug into the Microsoft file system. Where is the Mesh Developer ecosystem today? Non-existent. Developers for the past decade have been burned by Microsoft's lagging support for web standards, and forced to maintain custom versions of their site just to support IE5 and IE6.
Suggestion: Show the developer community some love by offering APIs for products like Microsoft Office Live on Day One. Let developers pull data in and out of the rich applications that you're bringing to the cloud. There are thousands of applications on the web that could be aided by launching cloud versions of Word, Excel, or Powerpoint directly from their sites. Make these services usable, and don't make the terms onerous.
Happy developers will lead to more meaningful integrations with the products your customers want or already use. And push for better browser support immediately. Microsoft still has the No. 1 browser market share; use this penetration to be a force for good, pushing the web to a better place. Help your customers keep pace, encouraging them to upgrade their systems so that developers don't have to maintain legacy code.
Every $1 a customer spends on Microsoft's enterprise licensing is accompanied by another $8 spent on consultants and channel vendors. Think about that for a second. Customers ranging from SMBs to Fortune 100 businesses spend billions of dollars each year with Microsoft Certified Partners to develop deeper integrations, implement new Microsoft tools, connect disparate systems and maintain infrastructure. Many large businesses exist primarily to facilitate sales, support and servicing for Microsoft customers. This all makes for a rich but highly structured ecosystem—one that works especially well with an on-premise model that requires physical management of systems.
But can this ecosystem thrive when Microsoft moves to the cloud? Now take a look at the successful cloud vendors. Their services are available over the web and on-demand, with deployment times that are measured in minutes, not months. And as a general rule, they sell directly to their customers. This is not a model Microsoft has perfected. In moving its products to the cloud, Microsoft is going to have to navigate a very different world—one that is often diametrically opposed in both incentive and purpose to the on-premise paradigm it knows so well. And in many cases, this new world will force Microsoft to compete directly with its partners.
Suggestion: Make your software available directly to customers, rather than sending them to partners to get started. Granted, this will shake up your ecosystem, and it also means that your online products need to be intuitive and easy to implement. But the long-term benefits will outweigh the short-term upheaval. By removing the barriers to purchasing and implementation, you'll see organic growth of your solutions within organizations.
The balance of power has shifted: bottom-up adoption of services by users is driving deployment at the company level. Yes, some partners will lose money in the near term, but those that join you in adopting this new model by leveraging opportunities for easier, deeper integrations will ultimately be successful. Overall, the potential for more strategic consulting and a new era of services built on cloud platforms will open up tremendous opportunities for partners. And for larger enterprises with custom needs, offer the option to go through channel providers and resellers that can add tremendous value and customization to cloud services.
Microsoft's customers are confused. Take file sharing, for example – a problem I'm intimately familiar with. Microsoft has at least eight solutions to address this issue: Groove, Live Folders, Mesh, SkyDrive, Office Online, Docs.com, Live Workspaces, and Sharepoint. I'm probably missing one or two more. When we speak to customers and analysts alike, there's understandable confusion surrounding the various Live products—how they relate to one another, the billing models, and more. Or look at the company's mobile strategy. Why would Microsoft launch a new set of phones (Kin 1/2) that don't run on the Windows 7 operating system that it wants developers to rally around?
Moves like this make developers question whether it's wise to invest in supporting Microsoft's platforms, and certainly don't convey a compelling product narrative to potential or current customers. And the importance of coherent storytelling cannot be overestimated—designing and delivering solutions over the web speeds the pace of innovation exponentially, and customers need a clear view of where a product is heading.
Suggestion: In defining your cloud strategy, there is an immense opportunity to also deliver a clearer message around your product lineup. Explain how these online tools will work together, how they'll integrate with other solutions and create compelling opportunities for developers. Tell customers what they can expect in the coming weeks, months and years—because with cloud-based solutions, you can deliver continuous and seamless feature updates rather than waiting for the next big (and cumbersome) upgrade. Kill off properties, align visions, and get people behind a few core sets of products or suites. Bing is actually a consolidation success story for Microsoft because it channels nearly all services to a single destination. With the cloud, there's an opportunity to replicate this coherence on a broader scale.
Microsoft certainly has the resources, manpower and industry knowledge to address these challenges—now we'll see whether it has the vision and audacity to embrace an entirely new approach to business software. I don't envy the hurdles Microsoft faces, but I do hope that it's successful in addressing them. Why? We want businesses to have better experiences with their technology. We want interoperability between business applications, much like what exists today in the social web. The cloud isn't zero sum, and if Microsoft can be an innovator in this new paradigm, the cloud will tip for the enterprise that much faster. And if Microsoft can't, the cloud will pass them by.


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The Lutgert Cos. Expand in Charlotte
Responding to a clear level of demand in Charlotte, The Lutgert Companies have expanded floor plans and enhanced the building design of The Regent at Eastover, a private enclave of 32 elegant residences situated in one of Charlotte's most prominent neighborhoods. In addition, the company has purchased an adjacent property for future residential development. The project is represented exclusively by Premier Sotheby's International Realty. The Regent at Eastover is designed with spacious single-floor plans ranging from 2,600 to 4,558 square feet. All residences are crafted with large insulated windows, 10-foot ceilings and 8-foot solid panel doors. Gourmet kitchens are appointed…
Lutgert Companies Break Ground
The Lutgert Companies have announced the recent groundbreaking of their new professional center, located just north of Pine Ridge Road at 4850 US 41 in Naples. DeAngelis Diamond is serving as general contractor of the 3-story Class A office development, which was designed by David Corban Architects. Grady Minor is the project's engineering firm; landscape architecture is being directed by Jeffrey S. Curl of eMerge Design. The project is slated for completion by the end of 2020. Consistent with The Lutgert Companies' core values, the building is slated to be a LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Certified Gold Standard.…
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Work is underway to bring a six-story, luxury condominium building to Charlotte's Eastover neighborhood. Called The Regent at Eastover, the project marks the first in Charlotte for Florida-based developer The Lutgert Cos.
Lutgert Co. plans new office complex
One of the most prominent firms in Southwest Florida, The Lutgert Cos., is building a three-story Class A professional center in Naples. The project is just south of Pine Ridge Road at 4850 U.S. 41, according to a statement. The firm's holdings include Premier Sotheby's International Realty, Lutgert Construction, Lutgert Custom Homes, Premier Commercial and Lutgert Title. The project, which company officials declined to disclose a total value for, is expected to be completed by the end of the year.
Lutgert Co. Wins Sand Dollar Award
The Lutgert Companies was honored with the Sand Dollar Product Design of the Year award in the single-family homes, $2,000,001 – $2,250,000 category, for its Le Ciel model in Residences at Mercato. Sponsored by the Collier Building Industry Association, the awards recognize excellence in building, development, landscape, interior design, remodeling, commercial design, advertising, marketing and sales.More than 550 professionals attended the annual ceremony, held at the Ritz-Carlton Golf Resort in Naples on September 28. read more…
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Available incentives for a limited time with the purchase of a furnished model home; only one homesite remains. As Labor Day weekend approaches, take time to discover the carefree lifestyle of Residences at Mercato, The Lutgert Companies' exclusive enclave with easy pedestrian access to the amenities of Mercato. Enjoy fine restaurants, shops and special events just steps from a private enclave of 45 contemporary homes. Explore three new designer models, open daily. Incentives off the current sales prices are available with the purchase of a furnished model home for a limited time. read more…
Lutgert Wins Aurora Awards
The Lutgert Companies was honored with a Grand Aurora Award for the Evergreen model home in The Cottages at Cranberry Cove in Linville, North Carolina. Located in Linville Ridge Golf and Country Club, The Lutgert Companies' private residential community near Blowing Rock, the home was named Best Single Family Detached Model Home, 2,000 to 2,999 square feet. The company also earned three Silver Awards for its model homes in The Oaks at Linville Ridge, Residences at Mercato in Naples, and Estuary at Grey Oaks in Naples. Read more…
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The Lutgert Companies has been creating new experiences in luxury living for its clients and business partners for more than 50 years. The company's commitment to quality, elegance and service remains as solid today as it was in 1964 — when Raymond L. Lutgert broke ground on the development of a 760-acre parcel bordering a pristine piece of Naples, Florida, beachfront. Over the past five decades, The Lutgert Companies has set the standard for the creative and environmentally responsible development of coastal and mountain properties. The Lutgert family's vision and passion for excellence runs three generations deep. That vision and passion continue to produce extraordinary experiences.
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Whistleblower lawyers to Grassley: Make Barr commit to False Claims cases
Alison Frankel
(Reuters) - A coalition of academics, public interest groups and lawyers who represent whistleblowers sent a letter Thursday to outgoing U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, calling on the Iowa Republican to protect one of his own signature pieces of legislation, the False Claims Act, when Attorney General nominee William Barr comes before the Senate later this month in confirmation hearings.
As I reported Wednesday, Barr has previously called the FCA, which offers a bounty to private whistleblowers who file fraud suits on behalf of the U.S. government, an unconstitutional "abomination." As the head of the Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel in 1989 – three years after Senator Grassley and others in Congress overhauled the FCA to spark prosecution of fraud against the U.S., Barr wrote an opinion highlighting what he considered to be constitutional violations in the law's whistleblower provisions. The U.S. Supreme Court rejected some constitutional challenges to the FCA in a unanimous ruling in 2000, but Barr said in 2001 that he still considered the law unconstitutional.
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"I felt then, and feel now, that is an abomination and a violation of the appointments clause under the due powers of the president," Barr told interviewers from the University of Virginia, who were compiling an oral history of George H.W. Bush's presidency. Barr said in the 2001 interview he wanted the Bush Justice Department to attack the constitutionality of the FCA but was opposed by then-Solicitor General Kenneth Starr.
A source close to Barr's confirmation process told me Wednesday that the AG nominee will back down from that view when he goes before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Jan. 15. "Barr has recently told others that his prior comments are outdated," the source said. "He believes the Department of Justice's current approach to the False Claims Act is sufficient to protect federal interests and that a constitutional challenge would not be warranted."
But one of the lawyers who organized the letter sent to Grassley on Thursday said it's not enough for the AG nominee to promise not to challenge the FCA's private whistleblower provisions. "The issue is whether he is going to support anti-fraud cases," said Reuben Guttman of Guttman Buschner & Brooks. "There are a ton of ways the Justice Department can put fingers on the scale to tip the balance."
Guttman and his fellow signators - including former U.S. District Judges Nancy Gertner and Michael Burrage, former South Carolina U.S. Attorney Bill Nettles and Government Accountability Project legal director Tom Devine - asked Senator Grassley to press Barr about his past views of the FCA, including his description of the law as an abomination. The AG nominee, they said, must "be called upon to commit the resources necessary at both the local and national levels to ensure vigorous and complete enforcement of the False Claims Act should he be confirmed."
Guttman told me the letter writers deliberately avoided inflammatory language and tone. "We wanted to be honest brokers, to say, Senator Grassley, we know you care about this issue," Guttman said. "The letter is to set the issue up for continued oversight." Other whistleblower lawyers have been more strident about Barr's nomination. Stephen Kohn of Kohn Kohn & Colapinto, who said in an alert for the National Whistleblower Center that Barr has shown "extreme animus and hostility" to whistleblowers, told me the nominee should not be confirmed unless he repudiates his old views.
"I would hope the Judiciary Committee questions him very aggressively," Kohn said. "If he does not defend qui tam relators and renounce his previous position he is not fit to be attorney general."
Grassley, who is expected to cede chairmanship of the Senate Judiciary Committee to Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, has championed the FCA for more than 30 years. In a 2018 speech on the Senate floor, Grassley called the statute "the most effective tool the government has" to protect taxpayers from fraud. The Justice Department recovered nearly $3 billion last year in FCA settlements and judgments. Since the Civil War-era law was overhauled in 1986, the government has won nearly $60 billion from defendants whose frauds were revealed by private whistleblowers suing on its behalf.
The big worry for whistleblower lawyers is that a Barr-led Justice Department can quietly muzzle the FCA without a splashy constitutional challenge. When private citizens file an FCA suit alleging government fraud, the case is filed under seal to give the Justice Department an opportunity to investigate the whistleblower's allegations. At the end of that investigation, DOJ can decide to intervene in the case, which is then largely prosecuted by the government, or to decline to intervene. Historically, DOJ has generally allowed private whistleblowers to continue to litigate FCA cases even if the government chooses not to pursue them. The FCA requires the Justice Department to sign off on all FCA dismissals and settlements, even in cases in which DOJ has not intervened.
So one way for the Justice Department to slow FCA litigation, say whistleblower lawyers, would be to decline to intervene in good cases. Another would be to call for the dismissal of cases in which it has decided not to get involved. The Justice Department, said FCA defense lawyer Alex Hontos of Dorsey & Whitney, has already indicated a more aggressive stance on such cases in a 2018 memo from Civil Fraud Section Director Michael Granston. Under Barr, Hontos said, the Granston framework could be even more rigorously enforced.
Or DOJ could quietly refuse to defend the FCA in cases in which it has declined to take over the prosecution of fraud claims. In the past, Kohn said, DOJ has intervened when FCA defendants attack the law itself. In 2018, for instance, Justice Department lawyers submitted a strongly-worded brief at the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (2018 WL 780484), rejecting an FCA defendant's arguments that separation of powers doctrine bars private whistleblowers from proceeding when DOJ declines to pursue their claims. (The 10th Circuit ended up ducking the constitutional issue because the defendant failed to raise it in the trial court.)
Guttman said that the Justice Department stepped in as an amicus twice in a Medicare fraud case his firm brought against the pharmaceutical company Celgene even though DOJ had declined to take up the case. With those crucial boosts from government lawyers, Guttman said, the case ended with a $280 million settlement in 2017. About $200 million of that went to the U.S. government.
"A hostile Justice Department," Kohn said, "would destroy the practical use of the law."
A spokesman for Grassley did not respond to an email requesting comment on Thursday's letter.
The views expressed in this article are not those of Reuters News.


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Veal with tuna sauce (vitello tonnato) is a traditional Italian appetizer (Piedmont recipe) for your special menus or a tasty one-plate meal for your family. This is an easy-to-do recipe I learnt from my grandmother, born in Piedmont. So I've been making it at home since I was a child. It takes a long time even if active time isn't too much. You can prepare vitello tonnato some hours ahead. The wine to pair? white or red according to your menu. Read more details below.
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- Begin boiling your piece of veal.
Prepare the carrot, leek, celery (all the vegetables peeled and washed), olive oil and vinegar in a deep saucepan.
Add the water enough to boil the meat and bring to the boil.
Add the tied-up meat and bring to the boil again.
At this point half-cover, lower the flame and cook until the meat is tender (about 2 hours).
- Let the meat cool in the broth and then remove it from the water.
- Meanwhile prepare the sauce.
Whisk all the ingredients adding, eventually, some tablespoons of meat broth (a tablespoon at a time).
The result must be a thick, coating sauce.
- Carve the meat in very thin slices.
Arrange them on a tray and cover with the sauce.
- Your vitello tonnato will be ready to eat in a few hours.
All the ingredients must flavor together.
Chill until serving but remember to bring to room temperature.
- Serve the veal with tuna sauce cold but not chilled.
- Loretta's tip. How many people can you serve with this veal recipe? It depends on how you cut the slices. Obviously thinner slices go further thicker ones. Besides you have the sensation of eating more with thin slices ;)))) Therefore cut the boiled meat with a slicer as an aunt of mine used to do. My suggestion is also very useful when you have to prepare veal with tuna sauce for many guests.
- You can prepare this veal with tuna sauce in two stages. The evening before, boil the meat and then let cool overnight. The next morning, cut the meat, prepare the sauce and arrange on the plate.
- You can keep veal with tuna sauce in refrigerator for a couple of days without altering its taste as long as you cover it with plastic wrap for food.
- You can serve veal with tuna sauce all year round, from winter to summer.
This dish can open an important lunch or dinner as entree. Think well about the composition of your menu. Veal with tuna sauce is a very tasty dish but also important. It can be, alone, an excellent appetizer, especially when your menu includes other full-bodied dishes.
- Veal with tuna sauce can be a good solution in a buffet provided that you can obtain small slices from your piece of veal.
- But you can prepare veal with tuna sauce for your family dinner menu too. In this case it's a tasty main dish accompanied by a seasonal green salad and warm vegetables. Be careful not to prepare it too often. As you can see veal with tuna sauce is rich in calories and fat.
- The doses are right when you serve veal with tuna sauce as one-plate meal. On the contrary if served as appetizer or a buffet course the doses serve more people, up 10 to 12 people.
- As you can see veal with tuna sauce is not exactly a dish with few calories and fat. In fact ... look at its nutrition fact.
Its caloric intake comes mainly from the high amount of seasonings and its ingredients already hypercaloric in themselves.
What's the right wine for " Veal with tuna sauce "?
The choice of wine depends on the type of dishes that accompany your veal with tuna sauce and of course the importance of your menu. Cerasuolo Montepulciano d'Abruzzo (Abruzzo wine) or Ciro rosé (wine of Calabria) or Freisa d'Asti (Piedmont wine) may be okay when your veal with tuna sauce is not completely covered with sauce and the other dishes are based on meat. Prosecco di Conegliano-Valdobbiadene Spumante (wine of Veneto) can be ideal in a menu of mixed dishes ( both fish and meat dishes) and the veal slices are completely sprinkled with tuna sauce.


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Also in this week's water and wastewater news, the World Health Organization releases a report saying there's likely no health risk associated with microplastics in drinking water
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Instead of relying on manual clearing of brush and overgrowth at the Barnstable (Massachusetts) Wastewater Treatment Plant, workers are relying on goats' fierce appetites to get the job done.
Andrew Boule, water pollution control division supervisor for the Barnstable Department of Public Works, hired seven goats from Goat Green of Cape Cod instead of applying expensive herbicide or delegating the work to overqualified employees.
Goats, it turns out, are perfectly qualified and well suited to offer an environmentally friendly solution. "I think this actually does a better job," Boule tells the Cape Cod Times.
About a third of Goat Green's herd is spending two weeks at the plant removing brush along 1,000 feet of fencing — at total area of 15,000 square feet, according to the newspaper.
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World Health Organization Releases Microplastics Report
A 124-page report recently released by the World Health Organization says there's likely no health risk associated with the presence of microplastics in drinking water, but nonetheless recommends a crackdown on plastic pollution.
WHO says in the report that microplastics are not likely to be absorbed in the human body.
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Вешка́йма — рабочий посёлок в Ульяновской области России. Административный центр Вешкаймского района и Вешкаймского городского поселения .

Население —  чел. ().

Название
Название по происхождению связано с финно-угорскими племенами. Так, в эрзя-мордовском имеется нарицательное «вишка» — «малый, небольшой по размерам», а словосочетание «вишкине ведь» означает «маленькая речка».

География
Посёлок расположен в 88 км к юго-западу от Ульяновска, на возвышенности между реками Барыш и Вешкайма. Железнодорожная станция на линии Ульяновск — Инза.

Одноимённое село Вешкайма  расположено в 6 км к северо-западу от посёлка.

История
Посёлок Вешкайма, как железнодорожная станция «Вешкайма» на ветке Инза — Симбирск Московско-Казанской железной дороге, появилась в 1898 году. И была названа именем близлежащего села Вешкайма, которое возникло как слобода на Карсунско-Симбирской черте во второй половине XVII века.

До начала XX века проживало не более 20 человек, которые обслуживали станцию.

В 1913 году на станции «Вешкайма», в 4 дворах жило 20 человек.

Оживилась Вешкайма, когда через станцию стали переправлять лес, позже и сельскохозяйственные продукты. Особенно это стало заметно в годы Гражданской войны.

В 1921 году в новом помещении, построенном на средства железнодорожников, открылась школа первой ступени.

В 1924 году Вешкайма делилась на три части:  село Вешкайма — 1 часть, 2 часть — посёлок, ныне Залесный и часть 3 — посёлок при станции, ныне р. п. Вешкайма.

В 1926 году в посёлке насчитывалось 48 дворов с населением 248 человек.

В 1927 году в нём была построена крупная база Нефтесиндиката, которая обеспечивала прилегающую территорию ГСМ и керосином для нужд местного населения.

В 1930 году на ст. Вешкайма организуется колхоз «Многополье», который позднее вошёл в состав колхоза имени Сталина в с. Вешкайма.

В 1940 году, тут был создан лесхоз, ставший впоследствии крупным предприятием местной промышленности (в 1972 году преобразован в лесокомбинат).

Постепенно посёлок стал расширяться. Важным этапом в развитии поселка считаются 1950-55 годы, когда через него пустили линию электропередач Куйбышевской ГЭС им. В.И. Ленина. Монтажники и строители сначала поселились в палаточном городке рядом со станцией. Но позже палатки сменились капитальными домами, а территория вошла в состав поселка.

Указом Президиум Верховного Совета РСФСР от 30 мая 1957 года районный центр Вешкаймского района перенесен из села Вешкайма в посёлок при ж/д станции Вешкайма.

В 2005 году рабочий посёлок стал административным центром Вешкаймского городского поселения.

26 апреля 2022 года 26-летний местный житель застрелил 68-летнего пенсионера, предварительно отняв его ружье, и затем отправившись в детсад "Рябинка", где продолжив стрельбу, нападавший убил воспитательницу и двоих детей.

Население

Экономика и промышленность

 В современном поселке городского типа Вешкайма действуют много предприятий: ПАО "ФСК ЕЭС" — Средне-Волжское предприятие межсистемных электрических сетей (ПС-500кВ Вешкайма), «Маслозавод Вешкаймский», Лесхоз комитета по лесу области. Также здесь есть птицефабрика, предприятия агропромышленного значения. В 2000 году на базе санатория "Солнечный" создан Центр комплексной реабилитации инвалидов.

 Работает завод по добыче и розливу минеральных природных питьевых столовых вод под ТМ "Ульянка", "Сила земли", "Бодрянка".

Образование
 Муниципальное общеобразовательное учреждение Вешкаймская средняя общеобразовательная школа № 1;
 Муниципальное бюджетное общеобразовательное учреждение Вешкаймская средняя общеобразовательная школа № 2 им. Б. П. Зиновьева;
 Муниципальное образовательное учреждение дополнительного образования детей "Детская школа искусств р.п. Вешкайма".

Достопримечательности

 Храм Бориса и Глеба.
 Обелиск в честь 40-й годовщины Победы) (1987 г.)
 Усадьба Родионовых

Источники

 Почтовые индексы Ульяновской области
 ОКАТО
 http://www.simbir-archeo.narod.ru
История посёлка Вешкайма

Примечания

Ссылки
 Вешкайма : справочно-информационный сайт
 Вешкаймский астрономический летний кружок

Литература

 Ульяновская — Симбирская энциклопедия : в 2 т. / ред. и сост. В. Н. Егоров. — Ульяновск : Симбирская книга, 2000—2004.
 М. Репьев «Симбирский край». — Париж, 1935. — С. 441.
 Н. Баженов Статистическое описание соборов, монастырей, приходских и домашних церквей Симбирской епархии по данным 1900 г. (Приложение к Симбирским Епархиальным Ведомостям за 1903 год) Симбирск, Типо-литография А.Т. Токарева., 1903.

Населённые пункты Вешкаймского района
Посёлки городского типа Ульяновской области
Районные центры Ульяновской области


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Die Kleine Henne ist ein 18 km langer, südöstlicher und orographisch rechter Nebenfluss der Henne in Nordrhein-Westfalen, Deutschland. Der Bach fließt im Hochsauerlandkreis, hauptsächlich durch das Stadtgebiet Meschede. Das Landschaftsschutzgebiet Oberlauf der Kleinen Henne liegt nordwestlich von Westernbödefeld.

Geographie

Verlauf
Die Kleine Henne entspringt als Gelmecke im Rothaargebirge etwa 1000 m südwestlich von Gellinghausen. Die Quelle liegt am Nordosthang der Bracht () auf  im Gebiet der Stadt Schmallenberg. Von hier aus fließt die Kleine Henne vorrangig in nördliche Richtung. Nach rund 2,8 km Flussstrecke verlässt der Bach das Stadtgebiet Schmallenberg und tritt in das von Meschede ein. Darin durchfließt der Bach Bonacker, Höringhausen, Drasenbeck, Löllinghausen, Beringhausen, Heggen und Löttmaringhausen, bevor er im Süden der Mescheder Kernstadt rechtsseitig auf  Höhe in den dort von Südwesten kommenden Ruhr-Zufluss Henne mündet.

Einzugsgebiet und Zuflüsse
Auf ihrem 18 km langen Weg erfährt die Kleine Henne einen Höhenunterschied von 374 m, was einem mittleren Sohlgefälle von 20,8 ‰ entspricht. Sie entwässert ein 39,832 km² großes Einzugsgebiet über Henne, Ruhr und Rhein zur Nordsee.

Längster Nebenfluss ist der 4,6 km lange Remblinghausener Bach mit einem 3,951 km² großen Einzugsgebiet.

Die folgende Tabelle richtet sich nach der Gewässerstationierung und nimmt die Gelmecke als namentlichen Quellbach. Nach historischer Benennung (Deutsche Grundkarte) ist die Gelmecke ein Nebenbach der Doorne, die ihrerseits in die (weniger Wasser führende) Kleine Henne mündet! Die Benennung richtet sich dabei offenbar nach der beibehaltenen Fließrichtung nach Nordwesten (Doorne: Nord bis Nordost) und dem Verlauf entlang der wichtigen Straße nach Meschede, der die namentliche Kleine Henne bereits ab kurz hinter Westernbödefeld folgt.

Einzelnachweise

Gewässer im Hochsauerlandkreis
Fließgewässer im Rothaargebirge


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CONFLICT AND CONFLICT RESOLUTION IN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
A CASE STUDY OF THE BAKASSI PENINSULA
Understanding Conflict and Conflict Resolution
The Genesis of the Nigerian – Cameroon Boundary Dispute
The ICJ Judgment
UNDERSTANDING CONFLICT AND
The focus of this work is on conflict and conflict resolution in international relations. It examines the Bakassi Peninsular disputes as a case study of supranational conflicts and conflict resolution in international system. This chapter examines the concept of conflict, its various causes and what makes it a permanent feature of the human society and the international system. It defines supranational conflicts, its types and the various machineries that are in place in the international system for the resolution of international dispute. Lastly, the chapter identifies and explains the various methods of dispute resolution.
Conflict is a state of discord caused by the actual or perceived opposition of needs, values and interests. It exist whenever incompatible activities occurs.1 An activity that is incompatible with another is one that prevents, blocks, or interferes with the occurrence or effectiveness of the second activity. Conflict has also be defined as "when two or more parties, with perceived incompatible goals seeks to undermine each other's goal seeking capacity".2 Conflict is different from competition and co-operation because in competitive situations, the two or more individuals or parties have mutually inconsistent goals, as either party tries to reach it goals it undermine the attempt of the others to reach others. Therefore, competitive situations will, by their nature, caused conflict.3 Conflict can also occur in cooperative situations, in which two or more individuals or parties have consistent goals because the manner in which one party tries to reach its goal may undermine the other individual or party.
A clash of interest, values, actions or directions often spark a conflict and conflict is also seen as the existence of the clash.4 Psychologically, a conflict exists when the reduction of one motivating stimulus involves an increase in another. The word 'conflict' is applicable from the instant the clash occurs. Even when it is described as a potential conflict, it is implying that there is already a conflict of direction even though a clash has not occurred.5 As a result conflict can occur whenever there is interaction. Leo Otoide describes this situation in the international system thus:
…when states interact there is competition for power and prestige and in the process, the international system elicits a picture of perpetual conflict, of survival of the fittest, where the desire for power and influence determines the attitudes of states and the course of events.6
Consequently, conflict can been seen as part of human society and the international system at large.
Conflict is also the incompability of goals or values between two or more parties in a relationship, combined with the attempts to control each other and antagonistic feelings towards each other. The incompability or difference may exist in reality or may only be perceived by the parties involved. Nonetheless, the opposing actions and the hostile emotions are very real hallmarks of human conflict.7 Conflict occurs between people in all kind of human relationships and in all social settings. As a result of the wide range of potential differences between people, the absence of conflict usually signals the absence of meaningful interaction.8 A conflict can be as small as a perceived disagreement or as large as war. It can originate in the person, between two or more people, or between two or more groups. Conflict by itself it neither good nor bad but the manner in which conflict is handled determines whether it is constructive or destructive.
There are many sources of conflict, the most common of these sources is the struggle for economic gains. This occurs in a situation where there are competing motive to attain scarce resources. Each party wants to get the most that it can and the behaviour and emotions of each party are directed towards maximizing its gain.9 The Nigerian-Cameroon boundary dispute where each party tries to gain the peninsular is an example of economic conflict. Another example is workers' union and management conflict. Conflicts can also be caused by value when incompability in ways of life, ideologies – the preferences, principles and practices that people believe in. This was the case in the cold war which has a strong value component, wherein each side asserts the rightness and superiority of its way of life and its political economic system.
Power conflict occurs when each party wishes to maintain or maximize the amount of influence that it exerts in the relationship and the social setting.10 It is impossible for one party to be stronger without the other being weaker in terms of influence over each other. Power conflict ensures which party usually end in a defeat. It can occur between individuals, between groups or nations, whenever one or both parties choose to take a power approach to the relationship. Power also enters into all conflict since the parties are attempting to control each other. Also, it must be noted that most conflicts are not of a pure type, but involve a mixture of sources. For example, union-management conflict often involves different ideologies or political values in addition to the economic competition at the background. The more sources that are involved, the more intense and intractable the conflict usually is.
Miscommunication and misunderstanding can create conflict even when there are no basic incompabilities. In addition, parties may have different perceptions as to what the facts are in a situation and until they share information and clarify their perceptions, resolution is impossible. Self-conteredness, secretive perception, emotional, prejudices are all forces that lead one to perceived situations very differently from the other party. Lack of skill in communicating what we really in a clear and respective fashion often result in confusion, hurt and anger, all of which simply feed the conflict process by making it more complex.11
Conflict have a definite tendency to escalate that is, to be come more intense and hostile and to develop more issues on what the parties say the conflict is about. Escalating conflicts becomes more difficult to manage. The process of escalation feed on fear and defensiveness. Threat leads to counter threat and the self-fulfilling prophecy comes into play:
Each party believes in the evil intentions of the other and inevitability of disagreement, and therefore taken precautionary actions which signal mistrust and competitiveness. When the other party then responds with a counter action, this is perceived as justifying the initial precautionary measure, and a new spiral of action and counter-action begins through the norm of reciprocity, stronger attempts to control are met only with stronger resistance, but more contentious attempts to gain the upper hand.12
With each succeeding spiral of conflict, polarization grows and the parties becomes more adamant and intransigent in their approach to the situation. Even though the intensity of the conflict may moderate for the periods of time, the issues remain, and triggering events induces conflictual behaviour with negative consequences, and the conflicts make one more step up the escalation staircase.13 When party becomes locked in a conflict they are usually unable to get out by themselves, and the intervention of a third party to play the role of arbitrator, mediator or consultant may be required.
Supranational conflicts are conflicts that involved states or in which one of the parties is a state. There are three common types of supranational disputes: disputes involving maritime boundaries, disputes involving land and investor-state dispute also known as investment treaty disputes.14 These disputes are different from commercial disputes in many ways.
First, supranational disputes are likely to be death with by special tribunals that deal with international conflict resolution and settlement such as the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Permanent Court of Arbitration (FCA), The International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea (ITLOS) or the International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID).15 Pure Commercial dispute, on the other hand, are likely to be death with in national courts or by international commercial arbitral bodies such as the International Convention on the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSED) and the New York Convention on Commercial disputes.
In resolving supranational conflicts, it is important to bear in mind that, unlike other conflicts, it is likely to arise out of a treaty. For example, a maritime delimitation disputes may be governed by the 1982 law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS III) or an investor-state dispute by the international settlement of investment dispute convention and the court is to apply international conventions, international customs and the general principles of laws recognized by the nations in question.
Anthony Connerty summarized the special characteristics that make supranational dispute different from commercial dispute:
…they are likely to be heard by one of the supranational dispute resolution bodies such as the ICJ: the issues may require to be decided in accordance with the provisions of a treaty; the principles of international law are likely to be applied, and, in the case of an ICSID award, the provision of the New York Convention are not relevant to enforcement.16
There are various methods of dispute resolution. The most common among them is negotiation. Negotiation consist of discussion between officially designated representatives designed to achieved the formal agreement of other governments in an issues that is either shared concern or in dispute between them. Negotiation has been divided into three distinct stages: pre-negotiation, formal negotiation and agreement.17
Good offices is another method of conflict resolution it involves the assistance of a third party or state not a party to the dispute. The third party in adhering strictly to the limits of good offices, may offer only a channel of communications or facilities for the use of parties but may not offer any suggestions for terms of settlements.18 It promotes a settlements without getting involved in the issues at stake.
Inquiring is another methods of conflict resolution. It is the process of fact-finding by a neutral team of investigators. Often the fact underlying a particular conflict are in dispute among the parties and a clarification by an impartial commission will facilitate settlement.
In mediation, the mediator is a third party and primarily a facilitator who seeks to established or restore communication between feuding parties. The mediator strives to bring the parties face to face to negotiate and this constitutes a vital objective of his endeavous, the mediator must have good influence, credibility and good standing with the parties. Above all, he must have good diplomatic skill.19
Another method of conflict resolution is conciliation which is similar to mediation except for the legal distinction that the third party is a commission or an international body whose aid has been sought in finding a solution satisfactory to the disputants.
Arbitration is a step further tan a fact finding mission since it involves the practical examination of the issues involved in a crisis and the decision is binding on the parties. Often a tribunal is set up to examine the issues and make recommendation to a superior body.20
Adjudication or judicial settlement is a process of submitting to an international covert for decision. Unlike arbitration, the covert is subjected to no preliminary litigations upon its procedures, evidence to be considered or legal principles to be applied except those stated at the statute by which it was created.21


These two plates, of a good diameter, are enamelled with a phoenix perched on ornamental rockwork beside pink and blue peonies, framed by a pink-ground border of lotus and Buddhistic emblems and a scalloped, gilded rim.
The reverse of each is decorated with detached floral sprigs.
Each has a shop mark to the base: one is indistinct, the other reads 'Wang Sheng Shu Zao'.
baba family for an elaborate Straits Chinese wedding.
Overall condition is excellent with relatively little loss to the gilded scalloped edges. One has a minor restoration to the rim but this is barely detectable.


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Q: Concurrent video frame processing using JavaCV I have a code that filter a video frame by frame using JavaCV. The code is like below
try (FFmpegFrameGrabber grabber = createGrabber()) {
    grabber.start();
    try (FFmpegFrameRecorder recorder = createRecorder(grabber)) {
        recorder.start();
        Frame frame;
        while ((frame = grabber.grab()) != null) {
            Frame editedFrame = filterFrame(frame); //This takes a long time.
            recorder.setTimestamp(grabber.getTimestamp());
            recorder.record(editedFrame);
        }
    }
}

Since the line Frame editedFrame = filterFrame(frame); takes quite a long time, is it possible to utilize multithreading so the whole process can be much faster? I was thinking using something like ExecutorService or LinkedBlockingQueue to process several frames in one time and then record the frame back according to the timestamp.

A: It's pattern producer:
Producer class is for executing long task(filterFrame):
import java.util.concurrent.Callable;

public class Producer implements Callable<Frame> {

    private final Frame frame;

    public Producer(Frame frame) {
        this.frame = frame;
    }

    @Override
    public Frame call() throws Exception {
        return filterFrame(frame);
    }
}

Consumer class is for store frames:
import java.util.Map;
import java.util.concurrent.BlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.Future;
import java.util.concurrent.LinkedBlockingQueue;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

public class Consumer implements Runnable {

    private final BlockingQueue<Map.Entry<Long, Future<Frame>>> queue;
    public Boolean continueProducing = Boolean.TRUE;
    private final FFmpegFrameRecorder recorder;

    public Consumer(FFmpegFrameRecorder recorder,
                    BlockingQueue<Map.Entry<Long, Future<Frame>>> queue) {
        this.recorder = recorder;
        this.queue = queue;
    }

    @Override
    public void run() {
        try {
            Map.Entry<Long, Future<Frame>> entry = this.queue.poll(2, TimeUnit.SECONDS);
            Frame editedFrame = entry.getValue().get();
            recorder.setTimestamp(entry.getKey());
            recorder.record(editedFrame);
        } catch (InterruptedException e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }
}

And the main part which manage tasks and shutdown threadPool
try (FFmpegFrameGrabber grabber = createGrabber()) {
            grabber.start();
            try (FFmpegFrameRecorder recorder = createRecorder(grabber)) {
                recorder.start();
                Frame frame;
                ExecutorService threadPool = Executors.newWorkStealingPool();
                BlockingQueue<Map.Entry<Long, Future<Frame>>> queue = new LinkedBlockingQueue<>();
                threadPool.execute(new Consumer(recorder, queue));
                while ((frame = grabber.grab()) != null) {
                    queue.put(new Map.Entry<Long, Future<Frame>>() {
                        @Override
                        public Long getKey() {
                            return grabber.getTimestamp();
                        }

                        @Override
                        public Future<Frame> getValue() {
                            return threadPool.submit(new Producer(frame)); // Frame editedFrame = filterFrame(frame); //This takes a long time.
                        }

                        @Override
                        public Future<Frame> setValue(Future<Frame> value) {
                            return null;
                        }
                    });
                }
                threadPool.shutdownNow();
            }
        }

Note: It's no copy-paste solution and need some customization for your code. If you share more information i'll change it


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