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Francois Devenne brings to life an Africa that few of us are ever privileged enough to see
Book Review: Three Dreams On Mount Meru by Francois Devenne
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Africa. The Dark Continent. The realm mystery and romance for European writers from the time of "Dr. Livingston I presume" to the African Queen and Raiders Of The Lost Ark and home to the Great White Hunter and the loyal black porters. A land of mysterious impenetrable jungles and wide expanses of hostile plains filled with man eating beast lurking under every tree waiting to devour the innocent blonde maiden and missionaries tied to a stake for the cannibal stew pot.
These and other images have been the backdrops for plots ranging from searching for lost gold to stories of a human raised by the great apes. Our view of Africa and her people has long been coloured by purple prose and the white man's burden, with "Bawana" always having to play father to his childlike native servants, who just can't keep a stiff upper lip and fall apart during a crises.
Either that or our heads are filled with the images of recent history. The post-colonial tribal hatreds, the famines, the tin-pot dictators that come and go, and of course the pandemic of AIDS. Surely there has to be more to the people and the continent than this rather limited and pejorative view. The trouble is trying to find any writings about Africa that aren't written about either politics or, to steal from the Irish, "troubles".
Well one such antidote has been supplied by French writer Francois Devenne. Although born in France and a European, he exhibited a fascination for Africa from an early age and wrote his student thesis on the geography and agriculture of the Kilimanjaro region of Tanzania. He moved to Kenya, where he worked the French Institute of African Studies. It was during his time working in Kenya that he wrote his first novel; a novel about an Africa that few of us know anything about.
Three Dreams On Mount Meru is the story of the path we all travel to adulthood, but told within the framework of two cultures that are just staring to merge. Bayu, the youngest male in a clan renowned for their abilities as carvers and craftsmen in wood, is both African and Muslim. So while the message of the prophet is still law and sacred to him, the belief in magic and respect for the spirit world of dreams is still strong in his people.
His clan made their fortunes when his ancestor from eight generations back obeyed a dream he had as a child in his efforts to rebuild a mosque. If we were talking about Native Americans we would be talking about animal guides and vision quests in reference to the dream in question, for the ancestor was led to his revelation by a leopard, and even in Bayu's day the leopard remains a figure of mystique and power.
It was Bayu's ancestor who instituted the tradition that the young men of the clan intent on following in his footsteps travel to Mount Meru and dream three dreams to complete their passage into manhood. But it's not until the women he is supposed to marry challenges him to return from Mount Meru with a flower that he's given birth to, that he is given his first clue as to the true importance of both the tradition and the leopard.
With his fiancées' last words of "…the leopard is the creative breath of the clan" still loud in his ears he begins his quest to find his three dreams. When he returns they will marry, but first he must survive the ordeal – something not everybody who sets out on the journey have done. For not only does he face the perils of crossing the Savannah on his own, where he will be easy pray for any hungry predator, he has to survive his encounters with other tribesman.
Needless to say the ordeal is not what he expects. How will he know when he has had the dreams that he's supposed to have? Even if he does, what is he supposed to do about them? Will they tell him things that he must do, or will they give him glimpses of events that will force him to make choices that will dictate what his future will be.
Devenne has done something truly remarkable with this book. Not only has he created a marvellous coming of age story and exploration of a person becoming aware of their own abilities and potential, he has done it in such a manner that we also learn a great deal about the people of that time.
His descriptions of the environments that Bayu has to pass through on his way to the Mountain and once there are breathtaking in their ability to not only capture the beauty and the harshness of the land, but to depict a country with a multitude of landscapes. Even the Savannah, which we've seen depicted as undulating, endless prairie lands, has a diversity that come as a shock.
But none of it prepares us, or Bayu, for the Mountain. Devenne somehow manages to convey both its beauty and foreboding nature simultaneously, making them a target both desirable and intimidating. But Bayu is not deterred by any obstructions and it is his strength of character, determination, and willingness to risk that help him succeed. For it's not only a transition into manhood he must undergo, but a transformation into an artist and as his fiancée so rightly says to him before he sets out, creativity always has the risk of failure attached to it.
Francois Devenne has taken a risk with the telling of this story. It's very hard, if not impossible, to venture into the territory of another person's culture and be able to tell their story. But Devenne's love and appreciation for his subject matter, his obvious understanding and love for the environment, and the depth of his historical knowledge mean that he is ideally suited to the task and is able to succeed where others might have failed.
Not once in the telling does it ever feel like he is doing more than telling a story. He makes no claims to be some gifted shaman or wise man that the people of Africa have imparted mystical secrets to. He is simply a man telling a coming of age story utilizing knowledge gained through his studies and his own experiences from living in Africa. This is a book that is truly a story: if you dropped the narrative voice of Bayu it could be told aloud around the fire at night when the flames are kissing the sky and the stars have been caught in their conflagration.
In Three Dreams On Mount Meru Francois Devenne brings to life an Africa that few of us are ever privileged enough to see. Take advantage of this opportunity; who knows when it will come around again?
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Davide Esposito, a self taught photographer, only shoots at nighttime. His unusual photographs don't abide by rules, but rather represent a complex state of mind. Davide explores the sense of nothingness, a kind of loneliness in his black and white shots taken in Capri. It is in his style and technique that the viewer is left to ponder on what the artist feels and what else all this could mean.
Davide meditates on deep questions about the essence of existence, mirroring his own concerns and most of all his feelings. How photography makes him feel is precisely what ended up saving him. Here are Davide Esposito's unusual works and an exploration of some truly philosophical topics displayed to make you think.
Everything begun in the early days of 2010. Until I was 22 years old, I didn't take any relevant photos in my life, just some snaps with the first smartphones. At some point the need of taking photos become very strong within me, so I found an old used DSLR in a photographer's shop.
As a journalist, I started taking photos for my articles, then photography become my main obsession, I wanted to go deep inside my soul. Photography literally saved my life. I could finally give shape to things that had no name until that moment.
It took many years to become a better photographer: I had to dig deeper within myself, day by day. The only way to better yourself is being naturally obsessed with photography. The path is long. I spent many years shooting with photographers who were more experienced than me.
Fashion shootings, portraits, everything has had – and still has – its importance. This kind of training gave me the quickness to manage light and composition, and in that regard I have to give wedding photography a special place in my heart.
I never cared about formal training. I'm a self-taught photographer. I just try to deal with great photographers: their words and their company gave me the opportunity to follow the right path. It is extremely important to listen to their words. If you don't get the chance to meet them, I'd suggest to read their interviews to get a deeper understanding of their art and their person. Last but not least, selecting the right workshops and exhibitions is not a bad idea. Although, generally, I'm a lone wolf with my own philosophy and view.
I strive to be faithful to my authenticity and to "go with the flow". It's the only way I can feel proud of myself, the only way to reach people. Each photo I take represents a twin of myself. It's like carrying a backpack full of small copies of myself that don't speak. Every time my abstraction becomes reality through a photograph, I "unpack" one of them and they start talking. They tell me about a thought I could barely remember. Something that has always been inside me, but voiceless until that moment. Or, another example: every photo is like rescuing one of my twins from a deep well with a rope, and each one of them is a version of me. The more twins I rescue, the more knowledge I get.
Could you share how this photograph was created? What message accompanies this particular shot?
It's artificial light mixed with an ambient one, it's just a matter of equilibrium. The strength of each part combining together is fundamental. Often, I know what's going on only when I see the photos after, it's instinctive: the meaning of this photo in particular is the matter of self identity. Losing the self also physically, still looking in the camera, like a ghost from elsewhere, from another dimension. I could see this photo sometimes day by day, looking in the mirror. It's scary. "This must be the place… or not? What do I belong? What's and where's home?" – these are the questions.
My work in progress "Capri, dream of a shadow". It's something that hits a nerve within me. My island, Capri, represents a sacred hymn to my youth. I've spent many years in this beautiful place, suspended above the consciousness. This project represents the eternal return: during winter, the island of Capri change its mood. The landscape becomes cruel, rough. Humans begin to slow down their lives, nature's rage arises. Every piece of life returns to its authentic form.
Capri, with its darkness, almost forces me to notice the genesis of the things that surround me: the wind, the rocks, the cold slapping salty waves in the face. The dualism of the human being, along with the dualism of everything we have humanized: yin and yang, good and evil. The opposites living together. The light burns into the darkness, some elements are there (sky, rocks, sea), but are deprived of their identity. A question makes its way into my mind: what's there, what was in my dreams?
I only shoot at nighttime. Around that time, I feel like the walls of my consciousness come down and fall into a void. I get lost in my loneliness while I go deep in my fears and through my obsessions. I wait until I feel the photo, when natural light is perfect, then I smash everything with my own light and magic happens. There is no "frozen time" in those photos, simply time do not exist in that world: it's a state of mind. I must look into the abyss.
The relationship between my inner world and nature/environment. Metaphysical worlds, the sense of nothingness, loneliness. The empty space between things: when something or someone is missing, but was supposed to be there. The vision become incomplete and open to interpretations.
I'd hope to give them the chance to experience their emotions on a deeper level. I refer to the deepest, most atavic, ancient emotions that lead to existential questions: how were we born and from where? Who are we? What's reality?
I feel alive. I'm in my own world, where I can be the most authentic version of myself. I get to do the thing I love the most. It's like spending time with your lover. It makes you happy.
There are many photographers I admire, although it would take too long to make a list. Trent Parke holds a special place in that list. Luigi Ghirri influenced my art, too. His metaphysical concept is unbelievable. It appeared to be always a bit late, and I have the same feeling when I take photos.
Music, light, and the "empty space between things" (as I have previously explained) also represent a big source of inspiration for me.
I let my feelings lead the way. The pictures I take reveal some sort of emotion that – in that very moment – only I can perceive. I feel alive, I can feel the blood rushing through my veins. The continuous quest for this feeling is what motivates me. It's priceless.
Would you say photography is more liberating or restrictive than other art forms? Do you pursue other artforms?
I would consider it quite restrictive since you can't "invent" everything. A photographer is often obliged to travel restlessly – within and without himself – before that specific light, person or piece of reality gathers before him. Personally, I like this limitation because everything seems to become more intense. I crave those moments, because I'm able to witness the embodiment of what I have only felt through my abstraction until then. I can finally give them a name, a shape and a color. I also love writing, especially poetry. I have an anonymous blog for that. Although I suppose my main "hobby" is meditating about life.
Keep my camera always with me, 24 hours per day, never getting tired of it.
In my opinion, a superb aesthetic that meets a deep, inner meaning makes a memorable photograph. When the impossible meets the world of earthly existence. I believe in the existence of a few anthropological factors: there's a chance that a photo may get to a "form", an appearance that leads every man to feel the same way when looking at it. This is one of my goals: I want to "tickle" people's souls in order to lead them to feel what I do. Whenever I take a photo I feel lost, as if nothing has the same meaning it had a few moments before.
Just rely on resilience, and more important, love. If you truly love photography and the way it makes you feel, you can be a photographer. Just be authentic, nothing else matters. If an aspiring photographer can't afford formal or expensive education, it's not a problem.
Editing tools are not important for me, since I don't like spending too much time in postprocessing. In the very moment I shoot, I pay attention to the smallest details : I strive to "seize" that moment in its perfection, to shoot photos that already look how I want them. I go with the flow and I'm guided by the lights nature provides me with. It's a way to connect better with my inner self. In other words, it feels like getting orgasms while I take photos.
Selection is a different story: every photographer has a huge quantity of material to deal with. It's always painful to select my photos. I wait until the night comes to get an understanding of what I truly want, sometimes the dusk is enough. I like looking at the daylight fade away, while it kisses the night. Then I sit in the darkness with music on and relive the feelings I had when I took the pictures. This way selection is still difficult but much easier for me.
What happens within you when you take photos, how do you feel?
I would answer – being one thing with everything, losing connection with the material world.
To see more works by Davide Esposito, visit his personal website, Facebook, or Instagram.


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This moment i have all attachments from mail saved in 7zip in local folder. My goal is convert this 7zip file to binary file and send to API together with rest of this code:
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Hamas May Be Flattered by Hezbollah Comparisons, but the Challenges It Faces Are Far Greater
In comparison to Hezbollah, which faces no competition militarily, Hamas has armed competitors. The important similarity between the two organizations is that both have become part of the establishment
Zvi Bar'el
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A Palestinian woman holds a picture of Hamas Chief Ismail Haniyeh as she celebrates the resignation of Israel's Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman, in Gaza City November 14, 2018.REUTERS/Suhaib Salem
The praises Hezbollah heaped on Hamas for how it handled Israel in the recent confrontation amounted to patting "resistance groups" on the shoulder, as you would for an outstanding pupil. Israel also hastened to compare Hamas' reaction to Israel's operation in Gaza with Hezbollah's work. Lebanese military commentator Dr. Amir Hatit made a similar comparison; a retired general, Hatit was one of Lebanon's monitors overseeing the Israeli troops' withdrawal from Lebanon in 2000.
In an interview with Hamas' Al-Rasala site, he pointed at four new aspects of Hamas' work: Wise use of difficult and complex combat terrain, even more difficult than the Lebanese topography that protects fighters by permitting forces to hide; The organization fired hundreds of rockets and mortar bombs in all directions, thereby confusing the enemy; It succeeded in putting a lot of pressure on residents of Israel's Gaza border communities, similar to the pressure Hezbollah put on Israel's northern border towns; and it made sure its operations were closely covered by the media, showcasing the organization's capabilities.
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It looked like a strategy born in the crucible of a Hezbollah school. But of all the "innovations" - which aren't really so new - it seems that the decision "to shoot in all directions" as opposed to implementing a staged escalation, was intended to get Israel to make a quick decision either for all-out war or a cease-fire. Hamas took a big risk: As an organization closely following Israel's political arena, it is very familiar with the disagreements between the prime minister, Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman and Education Minister Naftali Bennett. Hamas is also aware of the IDF and Shin Bet positions against an all-out war. Lieberman's resignation only proved to Hamas that it had read the political map correctly, which is why their leaders responded to the resignation by announcing that "Lieberman's resignation was a recognition of defeat against the resistance."
Gaza military analyst Mohammed Abu Harbid thinks Hamas proved itself both politically and diplomatically by agreeing before the recent clashes to negotiate for a cease-fire. In this way, it created an image of a rational organization capable of acting according to accepted rules. It could then present its response to the botched IDF operation as part of a legitimate self-defense policy. It seems these two tactics gave Egypt important diplomatic leverage for when its representatives pressed Israel for a cease-fire deal.
Lieberman on Hamas: 'We're feeding a monster' that will become Hezbollah's twin
Israel won't bounce back from double whammy of missile war and budget deficit
Citizens of Israel, get the bomb shelters ready
skip - Sinwar waving a gun he said was left in Gaza by Israeli special forces.
صورة المسدس كاتم للصوت الذي اغتنمه المجاهدين من القوات الخاصة الصهيونية التي دخلت خانيونس جنوب قطاع غزة . pic.twitter.com/gQzuIT2NGm
— غزة الآن - Gaza Now (@gazalnps) November 16, 2018
Sinwar waving a gun he said was left in Gaza by Israeli special forces.
Palestinian sources told Haaretz that Egyptian intelligence tried to convince Israeli leaders that Hamas not only doesn't wish to engage in more combat but wants to resume the cease-fire discussions, and that it's capable of upholding its commitments. As evidence, Egyptian intelligence officials talked about the way Hamas handled the protests in the previous the two weekends.
Egypt reminded Israel it too saw Hamas as a terrorist organization until two years ago and fought it tooth and nail. Egypt closed its borders with Gaza, destroyed most of the tunnels and brutally created an empty buffer zone of several kilometers between Gaza and Sinai. The pressure worked and Hamas was forced to agree to Egypt's terms and prevented its people from infiltrating Sinai from Gaza while stopping Egyptian terrorists in Sinai from reaching Gaza. Now, as Egypt sees it, Hamas is an important factor in keeping its security, and it's crucial to maintain its status for the sake of Israeli security, too.
Egypt had no trouble persuading Hamas of the need for a cease-fire once it understood that the strategy behind the continuous and heavy fire of more than 400 rockets and mortar shells was aimed not at flexing Hamas' muscles but at "shutting the mouths" of its opponents. These include the popular committees and Islamic Jihad, Hamas' partner in deal talks that fired off rockets at Israel a month ago.
Palestinian demonstrators burn pictures of Israeli Defense Minister Avigdor Lieberman in front of the house of Ismail Haniyeh in Gaza on November 14, 2018.MAHMUD HAMS / AFP
According to the Egyptians, Hamas' show of strength and its internal political considerations were easier to handle than a strategy of "self-destruction" by which Hamas would strive for an all-out war that would put international pressure on Israel and put Israel's blockade of Gaza back on the agenda. Hamas had no reason to adhere to such a policy since it had already agreed to discuss a deal that would gradually free Gaza of the blockade. The Egyptians warned Hamas leaders that continuing the shooting would lead to a military occupation of Gaza, and that Netanyahu was under strong political pressure to wage a large-scale war that would destroy all chances for a deal and stop the flow of fuel and money from Qatar. A source in Gaza said that a member of Egypt's delegation reminded Hamas of what Hazbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah said after the Second Lebanon War, that had he known how Israel would respond he wouldn't have taken the soldiers.
"You want to compare yourselves to Hezbollah, remember their failures and not only their successes in getting Israel out of Lebanon," the Egyptian intelligence official said, according to the source.
The comparison to Hezbollah might flatter Hamas and might Israelis consider it an existential threat, but it's a misleading comparison. Talking about its wise use of weapons, topography and the media as a basis for comparison is akin to comparing the IDF to the Palestinian police, in that both wear uniforms with ranks sewn on them. Hamas hasn't the strategic depth of Hezbollah and has no mother country to supply it with weapons and money. As opposed to Hezbollah, which dictates the composition of Lebanon's government and in this way determines its international standing (although it is not responsible for running its civilian affairs), Hamas is responsible for all aspects of life in Gaza and therefore the pressure it gets from below is much greater than that on Hezbollah in Lebanon.
In comparison to Hezbollah, which faces no competition militarily, Hamas has armed competitors that occasionally challenge the monopoly it holds in its relationship with Israel. The important similarity between the two organizations is that both have become part of the establishment. Hezbollah has transformed from a "resistance" organization to a part of the political and economic establishment in Lebanon while Hamas has transformed from a welfare organization acting on according to the Muslim Brotherhood's ideology to a national combat force that can compete with other organizations such as Fatah and Islamic Jihad. Like Hezbollah, it has become a governing force committed to a political and diplomatic strategy dictated by the public it controls, alongside its military tactics.
Hence, drawing the conclusion that "beating Israel" and "government defeatism," as Lieberman puts it, are liable to encourage other organizations, including Hezbollah, to challenge Israel, amounts mainly to political demagoguery.
The military and political ecology in which Hamas operates is different than that where "regular" terrorist organizations or semi-political groups such as Hezbollah operate. Hamas said it had agreed to restore the terms of the cease-fire reached after the 2014 Gaza War. From a military standpoint that means that "quiet will be met with quiet." But Hamas is striving for implementation of economic promises that came along with these pledges, especially the promises by donor nations to provide 5.4 billion dollars to rebuild Gaza, as agreed at the Sharm el-Sheikh conference organized by Egypt. It is doubtful whether these commitments are still valid, but even if some of them will be carried out they would require Hamas to reconcile with Fatah and the Palestinian Authority. This was Egypt's condition, and for this purpose it formulated some revised principles that could get the reconciliation process moving.
These principles determine that the Palestinian government, headed by Rami al-Hamdallah, will resume control in Gaza and be required to pay salaries of at least half the officials Hamas appointed. In addition, the executive committee established in 2017 to arrange the status of officials will need to complete its work within three months, while a legal committee headed by a neutral judge will examine all the laws Hamas passed in Gaza during its decade of rule and propose ways to integrate them into the Palestinian law books. Another committee will check the status of state lands in Gaza, some of which were sold off to finance the organization's expenses. Finally, the principles state that within three months a Palestinian unity government will be established.
As for the status of Hamas' armed forces and their weapons, a critical demand for Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas - Egypt proposes to handle that separately. If Hamas were to accept this proposal, it would be the first time it was ready to negotiate the status of its military sing and its weaponry, after always insisting such matters cannot be open to negotiation.
Egypt's attempts to bring about Palestinian reconciliation does not go hand in hand with Israeli policy, which has relied on the Hamas-Fatah split as an excuse to thwart any diplomatic process. But if Egypt decides to sidestep its consent, Israel would have trouble torpedoing these steps, as these - as Hamas knows - will only work if there is calm in Gaza, an interest shared by Israel as well
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(2014) An Explanation of the Jenny Anderson/Michael Easson Correspondence
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(2014) An Explanation of the…
Published in The Northern Line, an on-line journal dedicated to the life and work of John Anderson, No. 15, March 2014, pp. 6-12; & No. 16 May 2014, pp. 5-9.
An explanation about these letters: In 1977 I began research for a MA (Hons.) thesis at the University of NSW on the Social and Political Philosophy of Professor John Anderson. My joint supervisors were two "Andersonians", Doug McCallum and Donald Horne.
Doug had previously supervised an honours thesis I had written in 1976 on Karl Popper. In many chats he had referred to Anderson's thought and writings. So I became interested in Anderson's ideas and the remarkable influence he had through former pupils and wider intellectual currents. What were his political views, how had they evolved, what kind of ethical and political philosophy could be said to be the distinctive Andersonian tradition, were some questions in mind. Fifteen years after his death his influenced had considerably waned. More than the nostalgia of my supervisors caught my imagination. There was a gap in philosophical understanding of what Anderson's political philosophy stood for. So the exposition and critique of Anderson's social and political ideas could be a project of importance.
In my first year, my research included reading journals and newspapers to which Anderson had contributed. In the archives at the University of Sydney there was some material on Anderson that had been deposited by Ruth Walker, Anderson's former mistress and colleague in the Philosophy Department at the University of Sydney, and some by his widow, Mrs Janet C. Anderson (1893-1988), née Janet Currie Baillie. The then university archivist, Gerard Fischer, told me that there was much material in the family home at 2 Nulla Nulla Street, Turramurra, which seemed to be jealously guarded by Mrs Anderson and her son Sandy, the mostly Newcastle-based philosopher who frequently came home. There was obviously lingering tension between Ruth, living in the Blue Mountains, and Mrs Anderson and both, it seems, had Anderson papers that they jealously protected. Winning their trust and thereby access to their archives was obviously an important part of my research task. A major challenge was to discover what this material might be and thereafter begin to consider its significance.
After less than a year of study, I went part time and commenced work with Mr John Brown, who had been elected Federal MP for Parramatta in the November 1977 elections.
As Mrs Anderson was getting older, I thought it would be important to write, so as to gather some potentially useful insights.
After a year of research, on January 7, 1978 I wrote to Mrs. J.C. Anderson, then 84 years of age, to request permission to do an interview. But she wrote back explaining that her deafness precluded this. She requested that I write with any questions. So I did. On February 3, 1978 I tabulated questions about Anderson's life before arriving in Australia. I wanted to know certain biographical questions and to ascertain if she possessed manuscripts or other contemporaneous material relevant to the period. A month later and Mrs Anderson responded. She queried whether my biographical questions could possibly be of much value in evaluating the political and social theories of Anderson. One sensed that Mrs Anderson was of formidable intellect.
Perhaps her most significant observation was that "I do not know of any one person who was influential in the life of J.A. at this period, but one publication was – The New Age. This was quite a remarkable publication, dealing with social and political questions, literature, painting, music, etc., unhampered by the considerations of pleasing or displeasing its advertisers, so it was not a wealthy organisation, but it had a wealth of ideas. It had, I think, a great influence on J.A.".
Her answers on politics were not always exact or accurate. For it was the British Socialist Party, not the SLP or SDP, that claimed Alexander Anderson's and the family's interest in the first few decades of the twentieth century. (For a time, Alex Anderson represented Scotland on the BSP national Executive). Mrs Anderson dated her husband's serious interest in communism as commencing in 1926 in Edinburgh, a period that coincided with the General Strike.
On April 12, 1978 I wrote again, this time about Anderson's political activities in Australia, particularly any with the Communist Party of Australia in the late 1920s and the Trotskyist movement in the early 1930s. A month later she replied. On intellectual influence, she tellingly wrote:
I cannot tell you how influential Max Eastman and Sidney Hook were. My husband was an original and independent thinker who sought to find out for himself "how things were" – not superficially but thoroughly. In reading these men, he was seeking corroboration for some of the ideas that had formed in his mind – how, why, when or where it is impossible to say – as much as he might be gaining fresh ideas from their works. Even people with whom he disagreed could have had an influence on his thinking! It's not so simple.
This was a useful caution about naively tracing 'influences'.
I switched jobs at this point, commencing around June 1978 as Education and Research Officer of the Labor Council of NSW, replacing Bob Carr, who had quit after losing Senate pre-selection in 1977. I considered myself a cold war social democrat. I still had plenty of time to combine work and study. My research had uncovered a lot of interesting material. I had read much of the communist and "Trot." press in Australia covering the relevant periods and had a good grasp of Anderson's ideas.
On October 9, 1978 I wrote once more asking some follow-up questions. Mrs Anderson replied a few weeks later remarking that my curiosity was insatiable and that she was intrigued. Hopefully this was mainly because my research efforts had yielded information that demonstrated scholarship and caused her memory to be prodded into thoughtful reflection. She worried if I might be going too much into biographical dead-ends rather than fruitful areas for scholarly consideration, but she very generously offered information. Perhaps she understood that I wanted to follow up every living lead for biographical information that might compliment a more serious critique of Anderson's works.
I wrote again on February 20, 1979 asking more questions, about 'J.C. Baillie', and even references to Anderson in the N.S.W.Investigations Branch files of the 1930s. A month later she again replied, commenting that "I have been hunting among old papers and letters to get as accurate information as possible on the points you raise" – confirming that a lode of material still existed at Turramurra.
She expressed relief that my interests were not merely with biographical detail, saying that: "The task you are undertaking is needing to be done. For when I die (and, as they say, I am now living on borrowed time) there will be few, if any, to give information on the early days and family and other surroundings of John Anderson."
It was fascinating to discover that Mrs Elizabeth or Eliza Anderson, John's mother, had once taught in a Socialist Sunday School in Stonehouse. And that she had emended the tempo of one line in "The International" for the illumination of her pupils. Instead of the prosaic "And spurn the dust to win the prize", she introduced a livier rhythm "And spurn the dust to win the prize".
Anderson's interest in Guild Socialism was not as considered as his brother William (1889-1955), who was one of the leading lights of the movement in Scotland and had written various articles espousing Guild philosophy for The New Age journal.
Mrs Anderson ended this letter saying should she find any material whilst tidying away the letters and papers in her possession that she would try to do her best for me.
I wrote again on June 24, 1979 referring to a few unpublished papers that I had hoped had survived in her possession. Mrs Anderson's reply referred to Jim Baker's forthcoming book on The Social and Political Philosophy of John Anderson. I also discovered from Doug McCallum that Jim had finished this book which traversed the very areas that I was interested in. His work I read in proofs. It was very good. I became undecided as to whether I should continue my research. By this time my work for the Labor Council had become more demanding. In 1979 John Ducker retired from all his positions in the labour movement and under the new head of the Labor Council, Barrie Unsworth, I was given more things to do, including active political work. I thought that if the Anderson Archives were available then there might be interesting stuff to explore. Gerard Fischer, the university archivist, was always hopeful that Mrs Anderson would allow her and her husband's papers to be sent on. But nothing seemed to be happening in a hurry. Around the end of 1979, or perhaps soon after, I was in touch with Sandy Anderson (1923-1995). I was convinced that he too would be reluctant to let go of Anderson's papers. So I thought I would defer my studies and return to them one day after the Anderson papers were deposited with the University of Sydney archives.
But there were some biographical and other loose ends to ask questions about. So, for the last time, on February 1, 1980 I bothered Mrs Anderson with some more questions, including on Matthew Robieson (1890-1919), a philosopher who died very young; he was William Anderson's contemporary and best friend at university and in the socialist club, and a champion of Guild Socialism. (Years later I was to write a PhD thesis on Robieson – completed at the Australian Defence Force Academy in 2012). I also asked about a cryptic essay by George Davie in Quadrant on 'John Anderson in Scotland'. Mrs Anderson's reply came soon after. She remarked that the Davie article was "both confusing and confused", and very usefully referred to features of Glasgow University life.
I felt that Jim Baker had well covered the historiography of political and social ideas that I was interested in and that there was little of compelling originality left for me to write about. I thought then that after a few years, I would have left the Labor Council. Thereafter I could return to academic life and write on Anderson. In the end, however, I stayed with the Labor Council for 17 years and I have been in business even longer. So I never returned to my discrete research on Anderson. The Anderson papers eventually only became publicly available after Sandy Anderson's death in 1995. Thereafter, I think in 1996, I contacted the University Solicitor and he in turn reached out to the police when we suspected a 'friend' wanted to claim the inheritance and thereby frustrate Sandy's will that the Anderson Papers be donated to the University and that the family home be sold and proceedings be used to fund Anderson scholarship under the aegis of the University.[1]
I am grateful to Mark Weblin for both retyping and re-ordering the letters and, as the first Anderson scholar, sifting through, cataloguing and archiving the full John Anderson papers now with the University of Sydney. Amongst that material was a folder of John Anderson's thoughts sketched in the early 1920s on editing Robieson's writings. This proved helpful to my recent PhD research.
Whilst researching Robieson, I found in my papers the correspondence reproduced here. I am glad that it can now be available to an audience. If this suits the university, the original manuscripts I shall deposit with the University of Sydney.
[1] See the article: Peter Harris, The Anderson Estate, Quadrant, Vol. 41, No.s 7/8, July/August 1997, pp. 76-80.
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Pennsylvania gives $8 million to keep for-profit hospital open through April
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Pennsylvania is coming to the rescue of a roughly 200-bed hospital whose private equity-owned operator announced plans to shutter the facility amid the deadly COVID-19 pandemic.
Gov. Tom Wolf's office has agreed to hand over $8 million in emergency funding to Easton Hospital in Easton, roughly 70 miles north of Philadelphia. The hospital's operator, Steward Health Care, has in exchange agreed to keep the hospital open until the end of April. Steward is owned by the private equity firm Cerberus Capital Management, which has more than $42 billion in assets under management.
It's far short of the $40 million Steward had originally requested in a letter to the governor's office as part of a broader plan to keep the hospital open, said Robert Freeman, a Democratic state representative whose district includes Easton. Steward had previously announced plans to close the hospital as of April 1. The governor's office has indicated that some of the forthcoming money from the federal COVID-19 stimulus could also go to the hospital, he said.
"You can't close down a 200-bed facility with all the equipment and trained personnel at a time like this," Freeman said. "That's just irresponsible."
Wolf's office directed media inquiries to the state health department, which did not respond to a request for comment.
Pennsylvania had recorded more than 4,800 positive cases of COVID-19 and 63 deaths as of Tuesday morning, according to the state's health department. Easton is located in Northampton County, which had 245 cases and five deaths as of Tuesday. Just over 300,000 people live in the county.
Freeman said the hospital has an intensive care unit, ventilators—which are critical for COVID-19 treatment—and about 700 employees, many of whom are "very skilled" medical personnel. He commended the governor for agreeing to send the relief money, especially prior to the crest of cases in Pennsylvania.
St. Luke's University Health System had been in talks to purchase Easton Hospital, but Freeman said the status of that deal is unclear. St. Luke's did not return a request for comment.
In a statement, Steward spokesman Darren Grubb wrote that the company is encouraged that the governor's office has agreed to provide emergency funding to keep the hospital open for at least the next four weeks.
"At the end of this period, we will work together with the Governor to secure funding to keep the hospital open on a month-to-month basis as long as the crisis continues or St. Luke's completes the proposed transaction," Grubb wrote.
At the end of the period of proposed emergency assistance, Steward will return any taxpayer funds that exceeded documented hospital operating expenses, the company said.
Easton Hospital has operated at a steep loss for years, including a 26% operating loss margin in 2019. Data from annual reports the hospital filed with the CMS show it lost $32.7 million on $128 million in total operating revenue in 2019, according to HMP Metrics. That's up from an $8 million loss on $72.6 million in revenue in 2018.
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Discussion in 'Android Devices' started by mopar57, Dec 24, 2009.
I have looking, and cant find anything to answer this So im hoping someone out here can.
Is the Moto Droid suspose to vibrate when you get a text message? Is this something you need an app for or how do you turn it on?
I use handcent and I have a notification ringtone for when I receive a message. I also have activated "also vibrate when notified". I haven't checked it when I have the volume turned down but I know I get the vibrate right before I get the notification tone.


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An Ontario man who likes to play lotteries and sweepstakes was delighted when he received a cheque for just over $30,000. He happily spent the money, but was stunned to learn a month later the cheque was a fraud.
Donald Marshall says a cheque arrived in the mail last year out of the blue, sealed in a cardboard Canada Post Xpresspost envelope.
The cheque for $30,319.03 came from a Nissan dealership in Collingwood and was made out in Marshall's name with his address. Though there was no other paperwork with the cheque, he assumed his lottery dreams had finally come true.
"I was excited. I said, 'This is fantastic,'" he told CTV Toronto's Pat Foran.
Marshall has been buying sweepstakes calendars for years that support charities such as the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation. Some of the prizes include trips, cash, and vehicles. When Marshall got the cheque, he assumed he had finally won.
So he deposited the cheque at his local CIBC branch and waited to see if it cleared. When it did about a week later, Marshall decided to use the money to pay off debts and to visit his ill father in Nova Scotia.
Within a month, the money was all gone. That's when the bank called to inform Marshall the cheque was fraudulent.
Marshall was stunned. He called the Collingwood dealership, who he says accused him of fraud.
"'Excuse me? I had nothing to do with this'," Marshall says he told them.
The Collingwood Nissan dealership says the cheque was issued to Nissan Canada finance and was "intercepted somewhere in the mail system" and reimaged with Marshall's name and address.
Marshall says that an investigation cleared him of any wrongdoing.
He says he did buy a new Nissan three years ago, though not from the Collingwood dealership, which would have put his name in the Nissan system. He suspects there was some kind of mix-up.
What is clear is that Marshall has to pay the money back to his bank -- with interest. That hasn't been easy for him and has forced him to re-mortgage his house to access funds.
"I'm not a wealthy person and this has been a real kick in the pants," he said.
A spokesperson from CIBC told CTV News that the onus was on Marshall, who should have done more to ascertain that the cheque was legitimate.
"If a cheque is deposited to your account and is later determined to be fraudulent, you will be required to return those funds," spokesperson Olga Petrycki said.
Marshall has asked the bank and the dealership to help him pay back some of the money, but he has been told he shouldn't have spent the cash without verifying where it came from.
"When in doubt, we encourage clients to ask for help in verifying a cheque or payment they are uncertain of or were not expecting," Petrycki said.
Donald Marshall says he assumed he won the lottery when a cheque arrived in the mail.


Maddie and I are basically neighbours, living on the same street, and have bumped into each other on numerous occasions, inevitably, as well as staying in touch online - The Greers have a very similar story to David and I, they met online, Maddie moved across the country to be with Joe, they are both full time creatives and love all the same little Portland places we do. Maddie and I have been chatting about shooting for some time now, and after one perfect Sunday afternoon lined up for both of us, we locked it in and wandered the streets of South-East Portland shooting. We laughed about wonky ice-cream, ate the yummiest salad and chatted about her move to NYC this summer, almost melted ourselves in the sweltering 90+ degree weather and Maddie almost lost her phone for good. Days like this are so good for the soul and for creativity and I genuinely love this session.
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First appearance Captain America and Bucky.
Hydra Soldier and chief Hydra Baron Von Strucker (from Toybiz' Face off).
Hmm.. The Hydra soldier is a bit tall compared to Von Strucker.
And my favorite in the wave, Astonishing Xmen Cyclops.
With the other Astonishing Xmen.


Peter Doherty shares video for "I Don't Love Anyone (But You're Not Just Anyone)"
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The track is taken from his new album, "Hamburg Demonstrations" which will released through BMG/Clouds Hill on Friday the 2nd December. You can check out the video just below, let us know in the comments below what you think!


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Uza ( hebreo : עוזה , eng. Fuerza) es un moshav religioso en el sur de Israel . Ubicado en Hevel Lakhish, a unos dos kilómetros al sur de Kiryat Gat y cubriendo 1,000 dunams, cae bajo la jurisdicción del Consejo Regional de Shafir. En 2017 tenía una población de 408.

Historia
El pueblo se estableció en 1950. Su nombre fue tomado del pasaje bíblico "Convoca el poder, oh Dios, muestra la fuerza, oh Dios, tú que nos has forjado" ( Salmos 68:28). "

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Años 1950 en Israel
Moshavim
Cultura de Israel

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Platystele colombiana
Sebastián Vieira Uribe & Adam P. Karremans
Platystele colombiana S.Vieira-Uribe & Karremans, sp. nov.
Platystele colombiana is most similar to P. caudatisepala, P. posadarum and P. baqueroi but can be easily distinguished by the completely glandular-hirsute tepals and the very narrowly linear to acuminate petals that are about a third the width of the sepals, but similar in length.
Type: Colombia, Antioquia: Municipality of Carmen de Víboral, Vereda Santo Domingo, 2170 m. 13 October 2012. S. Vieira & E. Dominguez 0023 (holotype: JAUM; LCDP voucher).
The relatively large flowers with long-cuadate sepals of Platystele colombiana are somewhat reminiscent of P. caudatisepala (C. Schweinf.) Garay, P. posadarum Luer & R. Escobar and P. baqueroi L. Jost & Iturralde. The new species is easily distinguished from those by the completely glandular-hirsute tepals, the very narrowly linear to acuminate petals that are about a third the width of the sepals, but almost the same in length (vs. tepals glabrous [only marginally hirsute in P. baqueroi], petals broader, at least half the width of the sepals, and less than half the length). Platystele speckmaieri Luer & Sijm is also superficially similar with its long-attenuate tepals, with sepals and petals similar in length. However, its flowers are glabrous, tepals are very narrowly caudate and the lip is broad below the middle and contracted apically. . .


Students, scientists and engineers of Delft University of Technology are working on clever solutions and innovative research. Discover their Stories of Sciences!
For the first time in history, a bio-based movable bridge for cyclists is tested within TU Delft's laboratories. It was made out of flax and resins derived from plants. This structure is actually a 12-meter long prototype and it's the first time this bio composite material is used on this scale.
Playing a bass guitar on top of a dike. It's not something you see a TU Delft scientist do every day. Yet this is exactly how post-doc Juan Aguilar-López tested his experiment on dike monitoring with the use of fiber optic cables. A technology which could greatly improve dike safety in the future.
A world without a sewer system is not really something anyone would wish to contemplate. Flooding, smelly streets, not to mention the absence of toilet facilities, would make life intolerable. With approximately 150,000 kilometres of waste pipes the Dutch sewage system is one of the country's most important pieces of infrastructure. While maintenance is crucial it is also expensive.


The 2016 ranking of America's best high schools released by U.S. News and World Report includes six schools here, tying last year's all-time high for the Long Beach Unified School District.
The California Academy of Mathematics and Science earned a gold medal, while five other schools here earned silver.
The ranking includes data on more than 21,000 public high schools. Schools earned gold, silver or bronze medals based on state assessments, graduation rates and how well they prepare students for college.


JS's essay "Latter Day Saints" published in He Pasa Ekklesia.
Rupp, He Pasa Ekklesia, vi, 404–410; "Latter Day Saints," 404-410.
Rupp, Israel Daniel, ed. He Pasa Ekklesia [The Whole Church]: An Original History of the Religious Denominations at Present Existing in the United States, Contains Authentic Accounts of Their Rise, Progress, Statistics and Doctrines. Written Expressly for the Work by Eminent Theological Professors, Ministers, and Lay-Members, of the Respective Denominations. Projected, Compiled and Arranged by I. Daniel Rupp, of Lancaster, Pa. Philadelphia: J. Y. Humphreys; Harrisburg: Clyde and Williams, 1844.


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Q: Move window from display :0.0 to display :10.0? I'm using Cygwin to login to my lubuntu box:
ssh -y *user*@192.168.12.37

I can easily use byobu to redeem my cli session. Is there a way to move a running window from display :0.0 to my remote session (:10.0)?
I ask because my lubuntu box is hooked to the HDTV in the living room, and I give my kids priority to do their educational stuff on the big screen. I then (try to) pick up where I left off on a netbook Cygwin session. Usually I have to quit everything and restart on the netbook.

A: No, there's no way to attach a running application to another X display. The X protocol mandates that clients exit when they lose connection to the X server.


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David Kempster
David Kempster is one of a small number of true Verdi baritones to have emerged from the United Kingdom. He made his name at the English and Welsh National Operas, has appeared with all the major British opera companies and is now a member of the soloists' ensemble at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen.
David was born in Wales and studied at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. As a principal baritone at English National Opera from 1998, he sang roles including Marcello (La bohème), Lescaut (Manon Lescaut), Conte di Luna (Il Trovatore), Poacher (The Cunning Little Vixen) and Teddy Foran (The Silver Tassie, world premiere). For Welsh National Opera, David has sung the title roles in Don Giovanni, William Tell and Nabucco, as well as the Duke of Nottingham (Roberto Devereux), Sir Riccardo Forth (I Puritani), Thoas (Iphigenie en Tauride) and Iago (Otello). He was invited to sing Alfio and Tonio in the company's gala staging of Cavalleria Rusticana & Pagliacci to mark its seventieth birthday. He appeared as Captain Balstrode in the Aldeburgh Festival's landmark 2013 staging of Peter Grimes on Aldeburgh Beach, part of the celebrations for Britten's centenary, which was also recorded and broadcast.
David has worked with Glyndebourne Festival Opera, Opera North, Scottish Opera, the Buxton Festival, the Dallas Opera, the Chelsea Opera Group, Florida Grand Opera the Danish National Opera (Den Jyske Opera), the Royal Opera, Covent Garden and Opera Theatre Company in Dublin. He has been a soloist at the BBC Proms and with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hallé, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Ulster Orchestra and the London Mozart Players among others. He recently recorded the role of Sévère in Donizetti's Les Martyrs for Opera Rara, which was named Recording of the Year at the 2016 International Opera Awards. He frequently gives master-classes to aspiring singers.
David is currently a member of the soloists' ensemble at the Royal Danish Opera in Copenhagen where has sung the title role in Rigoletto, Sharpless in Madama Butterfly, Jack Rance in La fanciulla del West, Iago in Otello and Alberto Roc in The Exterminating Angel. Forthcoming roles for season 2019-20 include Scarpia in Tosca, Chou En Lai in Nixon in China, Escamillo in Carmen, George Germont in Traviata and the titlerole in Sweeney Todd.
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CARMEN/Morales
CARMEN/Escamillo
L'ELISIR D'AMORE/Belcore
ROBERTO DEVEREUX/Nottingham
MARIA STUARDA/Sir Guglielmo Cecil
IPHIGENIE/ König Thoas
HÄNSEL UND GRETEL/Peter
CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA/Alfio
WERTHER/Johann
LE NOZZE DI FIGARO/The Count
DON GIOVANNI/Don Giovanni
LA BOHEME/Marcello
LA BOHEME/Schaunard
GIANNI SCHICCHI/Marco
MADAMA BUTTERFLY/Sharpless
MANON LESCAUT/Lescaut
TOSCA/Scarpia
LES MAMELLES DE TIRESIAS/Gendarm
DIE FLEDERMAUS/Dr. Falke
IL BARBIERE DI SEVILLA/Figaro
AIDA/Amonasro
UN BALLO IN MASCHERA/Renato
OTELLO/Jago
LA TRAVIATA /Germont
RIGOLETTO/Rigoletto
IL TROVATORE/Conte di Luna
NABUCCO/Nabucco
Concert Repertoire
Judas Macchabaeus
The Messiah, HVW 56
SAUL/Saul
Missa di Gloria
Donizetti – LES MARTYRS
Sir Mark Elder conducts the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment – cast includes Joyce El-Khoury, Michael Spyres and David Kempster. OPERA RARA (2015)
Elgar – THE APOSTLES
With the Hallé Orchestra and Choir, conducted by Sir Mark Elder with Rebecca Evans (soprano), Alice Coote (mezzo), Paul Groves (tenor), Jacques Imbrailo (baritone), David Kempster (baritone) and Brindley Sherratt (bass) Hallé Concerts Society (2012)
Solo Song Recital
David Kempster (baritone) sings a selection of songs from around the world with Heather Bills (piano) and A Bryn Parri (piano). Sain (2008)
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Q: Is this matrix diagonalizable, and if so what is it? I have the following matrix:
$$A=\begin{bmatrix} 3 & 0 & 0 \\ 5 & -2 & 0 \\ 0 & 4 & 1\end{bmatrix}$$
Is it diagonalizable? I think it is, but when I try to test the eigenvalues (which are $3$, $-2$, $-1$), I get stuck. Specifically, on the test of eigenvalue $-2$, I cannot seem to find a basis for it.
Any help would be appreciated.

A: Since all eigenvalues ($-2,-1,3$) are different, yes it is.
We can see this fact also knowing with the information of Jordan canonical form. It says that all of eigenvalues squares have to be $1\times 1$ matrices.


Obesity and its relational metabolic diseases are the cancer of our society at the moment (besides the cancer itself which is the #2 cause of death in the Western World). What went so terribly wrong that in 50 years previously pretty rare cardio-metabolic disease is the #1 killer of our time? At this text I am considering on the facts that have happened and the probable reasons considering consciousness, morality and self-identity of the developmental lines. Hawkes (1869) wrote on The Practice of Medicine nearly 150 years ago that, "Farinaceous foods are fattening, and saccharine matters are especially so… During this harvest the saccharine juices are freely consumed; but when the season is over, the superabundant adipose tissue is gradually lost." About 50 years ago, several international forums agreed that the steroids is the only way to feed the rapidly increasing world population was to produce and distribute grains and cereals as primary food sources for humans (Barry Groves; Trick And Treat, 2008). At the same time, scientists hypothesized a link between cholesterol and heart disease with very narrow scientific evidence and announced that saturated animal fats "are bad". This lead to the replacement of dietary fats with carbohydrates – starches and sugars found in bread, pasta, rice, potatoes etc. – as a preferred energy source deriving also a rapid growth of a multi-billion dollar industry, which provided low-fat, high-carbohydrate "healthy" convenience foods.
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I could write about this situation a long paper, but I try to concentrate here on the reasons why this has happened. First, the concern of how to feed all humans rose from and Orange altitude Values considering the World's needs with a financial profit strategy behind that. This also quite clearly ignored the overall human health neglecting the huge amount of data and experience on how sugars and starches are causing humans diseases. Secondly, according to a few biased fat-studies conducted by Angle Keys (1950s) lead to a belief that cholesterol was the root of all evil causing most of the cardiovascular illnesses on earth. This went further to a dogma that animal fat was bad for our health, with poor evidence. I see this as a really egoistic act based on Amber stage of consciousness especially on the values line of Keys; and it seems that on the self-identity line he probably was on Amber/Early Orange searching for approval from other researchers. I am not sure whether it was the overall center of gravity on values lines at that time in the US that gave assistance to Keys' actions but that must have played a certain part in it.
In Finland the Health and Welfare institution is following fairly accurately the US recommendations despite of the research facts that are provided in thousand of scientific articles that show exactly the opposite evidence to what the official nutrition guidance tells us. The chief person (professor Puska) on our Health and Welfare institution has done research co-operation with companies that make this "healthy" low-fat foods loaded with carbohydrates. The official nutrition recommendation accepted by Puska is based on very narrow or zero scientific evidence but rather on "expert statement" which is clearly political. Prof. Puska is not admitting that he went wrong on his research in the 1970s, but rather sticks with it "till the end of time". This is arising from Amber self-identity and values lines, since the behavior of the person is nearly egocentric. The cooperation between food industry, pharmaceutical industry and Health and Welfare institution needs to be re-evaluated on the basis of Turquoise values which is holistic and recognizes that "everything connects to everything else in ecological alignments" (Wilber et. Al; An Overview of Developmental Stages of Consciousness, 2007).


Connor returns to us, having worked with the team previously before pursuing a career in criminal law. Keen to return to this industry and being able to assist clients in realising their relocation dreams, Connor joined the team again in 2018. Qualified with a Bachelor of Laws, Connor was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor of the High Court of New Zealand in 2015. He is currently based in Ireland with his partner and recent new arrival (but heading back to NZ at some stage in the future). Connor has experience in civil litigation and family and criminal law and works alongside the consulting team to deliver tailored solutions to clients.


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Q: Hibernate's @JoinFormula to retrieve a list of childs causes ClassCastException I runned into a problem that happens when trying to use the @JoinFormula annotation on a @OneToMany property of an entity.
I need to map the childs of a entity using a custom join (for now, let's say, all the childs, just to simplify the upcoming example).
My attempt
In this case, what makes sense to me is to do:
Approach A
Parent entity:
@Entity
@Table(name="parent")
public class Parent {
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy= GenerationType.AUTO)
    private Long id;

    @OneToMany(mappedBy="parent")
    @JoinFormula(value="(SELECT * FROM child)")
    private Set<Child> childs;

    //getters, setters...
}

Child entity:
@Entity
@Table(name="child")
public class Child {
    @ManyToOne()
    private Parent parent;

    //Ids, getters, setters...
}

So, this code works well when no Join Formula is annotated, but, when it is, i get this while booting my Spring JPA application:
org.springframework.beans.factory.BeanCreationException: Error creating bean with name 'entityManagerFactory' defined in class path resource [org/springframework/boot/autoconfigure/orm/jpa/HibernateJpaConfiguration.class]: Invocation of init method failed; nested exception is javax.persistence.PersistenceException: [PersistenceUnit: default] Unable to build Hibernate SessionFactory; nested exception is org.hibernate.MappingException: Could not instantiate collection persister org.hibernate.persister.collection.OneToManyPersister
[...]
Caused by: java.lang.ClassCastException: org.hibernate.mapping.Formula cannot be cast to org.hibernate.mapping.Column

Basically, I want to do this but without returning only one child, being able to return a list of childs.
My research

*

*The solution seems to be moving the @JoinFormula to the @ManyToOne side and make the @OneToMany bidirectional, which would be something like:

Approach B
Parent entity:
@Entity
@Table(name="parent")
public class Parent {
    @OneToMany(mappedBy="parent")
    private Set<Child> childs;

    //Ids, getters, setters...
}

Child entity:
@Entity
@Table(name="child")
public class Child {

    @ManyToOne()
    @JoinFormula(value="(SELECT * FROM parent)") //I guess you don't have to change the FROM clause. Tried both anyway.
    private Parent parent;

    //Ids, getters, setters...
}

*

*But that throws a similar exception:
   Exception in thread "main" java.lang.ClassCastException: org.hibernate.mapping.Formula cannot be cast to org.hibernate.mapping.Column

*According to the Hibernate's team it's a problem with a Spring Boot related class.

*I did open a issue on Spring Boot's GitHub, and they replicated the example above without any Spring Boot class involved and still happens the same exception, so it is definitely not a Spring problem as they pointed.
Conclusion.
Personally I conclude that hibernate ignores this bug.


This article contains the stats, strategy, and guide for Saber - Elizabeth Bathory (Brave). We will update this as soon as the game comes out.
Elizabeth Bathory is a serial killer that lived as a noble in the kingdom of Hungary. Many say that Elizabeth Bathory herself had slaughtered 650 women.
This article contains the skills, stats, growth, and ability of Elisabeth Bathory (Brave) of the Saber class from Fate Grand Order [FGO].
Territory Creation C Increases own Arts card performance by 6%.
Double Class E No Effect.
Increases own Defense by 20% for 1 turn.
Can only be used once own NP gauge is 100% or more.
Deplete own NP gauge by 100% charge [demerit].
Grants Invincibility status to party for 1 turn.
Increases party's attack for 1 turn.
Inflict Burn Status To The Target (5 turns).


BlackBerry's struggles are continuing as the smartphone maker continues to cut costs. A recent report suggested that BlackBerry was moving to lay off 40-percent of its workforce, and today CBCNews said the company has already started that move with a round of layoffs that will affect 300 employees at the company's Waterloo, Ontario headquarters.
BlackBerry reportedly has plans to increase that figure in the coming months, and may end up laying off about 4,500 of its current employees. Meanwhile, the company is also shopping for bids from a potential buyer, and interested parties who are looking to acquire all or part of the firm include Fairfax Financial, Google, co-founder Mike Lazaradis, and Lenovo, with even Facebook being rumored to be interested.
BlackBerry said the cuts are part of its "transition" period and that they are required to "[enhance its] financial results to be in a better position to compete in this current mobile environment." A spokesperson told CBCNews that Blackberry will also do all it can do to "treat employees with compassion, while offering support during this time of transition." Additional cuts are likely in the coming months.


Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi said on Friday that "a portion" of what the government owes to retirees would be paid after the country's top court ruled that the money should not have been withheld.
Earlier this month, the constitutional court overturned a key plank of the debt-laden country's pension reforms in a ruling that could require the government to repay at least €5 billion.
"We will restore a portion of this money," Renzi was quoted by Ansa as saying during a Rai radio call-in show.
He added that the government is "studying how to respect the judgement" while respecting the need to maintain the budget.
Economy Minister Pier Carlo Padoan is expected to outline measures on Monday.
In December 2011, when the country was under severe market pressure over its public debt, the technocrat government in power at the time pushed through draconian austerity measures.
Among the reforms was a hike in the number of years of pension contributions, a change in the calculation of pensions to take into account salaries received through an entire working life rather than the most recent wages, as well as a halt in inflation-adjusted increases for pensions that are above €1,400 a month.
The then social affairs minister Elsa Fornero had burst into tears when announcing the changes at a press conference.
But in its ruling, the constitutional court overturned the government's decision to scrap inflation-adjusted pension increases, finding that it is a "constitutionally-founded" right which had been "sacrificed in an unreasonable manner".
The government's representative in court estimated that the savings made from this measure alone amounted to €5 billion for 2012 and 2013, before the subsequent government of Enrico Letta reintroduced a partial reinstatement of inflation adjustments in 2014.
In theory, about six million pensioners now have the right to reclaim payments amounting to an average of about €250 a year.


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This week, the United States House of Representatives is set to take action on a bipartisan bill coined the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act of 2020 (the Flexibility Act). Introduced by Reps. Dean Phillips (D-MN) and Chip Roy (R-TX) on May 15, the law, if passed, would make certain substantive changes to the PPP, as described below.
Q. What changes to the PPP does the Flexibility Act look to make?
A. The Flexibility Act would amend provisions of the CARES Act pertaining to (1) the maturity period for PPP loans; (2) the PPP itself; and (3) the delay of payment of employer payroll taxes. These changes would operate as if they were included in the CARES Act in the first place.
Q. How would the passage of the Flexibility Act impact the maturity date for loans having a remaining balance after forgiveness?
A. To the extent a borrower has a remaining balance on its PPP loan after a portion of the indebtedness being forgiven, that balance will continue to be guaranteed by the Small Business Administration. In terms of the timing for repayment, the Flexibility Act states that a PPP loan would have a minimum maturity of five years and a maximum maturity of 10 years from the date the borrower applied for loan forgiveness.
Q. What changes would be made to the PPP itself if the Flexibility Act were signed into law?
A. Most significantly, the bill, if passed, would lengthen the time businesses may spend their PPP loan proceeds. Likewise, the legislation seeks to eliminate the requirement that 75 percent of a loan be spent on employee pay and benefits.
Beyond these two items, the Flexibility Act would change the PPP by amending (1) the definition of "covered period" within the meaning of the law, and (2) the limit on the amount of forgiveness available. The bill would do so with language that essentially says:
The term "covered period" (now eight weeks beginning on the date of loan origination) will be extended to the earlier of 24 weeks after loan origination or December 31, 2020
The date by which an employer has to bring back furloughed full-time employees and eliminate any reduction in compensation to those workers for purposes of loan forgiveness will be extended from June 30 to December 31, 2020. However, there will be no such obligation on the part of any given borrower that cannot (1) rehire an individual employee on or before February 15, 2020, or (2) hire similarly qualified employees on or before December 31, 2020
Q. How would enactment of the Flexibility Act affect employer payroll taxes?
A. Under the CARES Act, employers may defer payment of payroll taxes, though there is an exception for companies that have received PPP loans. As the law stands now, PPP recipients cannot delay payment of employer payroll taxes; however, the Flexibility Act would strike that exception, making deferment of these taxes available to all eligible employers.
Q. When will the House take a vote on the Flexibility Act?
A. The House was expected to vote on the bill today (Wednesday, May 27), but as of this writing, no vote has been taken. Michelman & Robinson will continue to track the progress of the legislation and report back with any important updates.


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Канцеларија за сарадњу с дијаспором и Србима у региону је била служба Владе Републике Србије.

Основана је 2. августа 2012. године.

Организација

Канцеларијом руководи директор, кога поставља Влада Републике Србије на пет година, на предлог председника Владе.

За првог директора Канцеларије, 2. новембра 2012, изабрана је др Славка Драшковић.

Надлежности

Оснивачком уредбом Владе Републике Србије утврђен је делокруг рада и начин уређења Канцеларије. Она спроводи:

 стручне послове за потребе Владе и надлежних министарстава, који се односе на праћење положаја држављана Републике Србије који живе изван матице,
 подршку процесу побољшања услова за остваривање бирачког права и помоћ у очувању и развоју духовне, националне и културне самобитности српског народа изван Републике Србије,
 побољшање веза исељеника и њихових организација с Републиком Србијом,
 информисање расејаних лица о политици Републике,
 помоћ у процесу укључивања исељеника, лица српског порекла, лица пореклом из Србије и држављана Републике Србије који живе у иностранству, у политички, економски и културни живот матице и њихов повратак у Србију.

Циљеви
 Реализација Стратегије очувања и јачања односа матичне државе;
 Унапређење рада Скупштине дијаспоре и Срба у региону;
 Укључивање дијаспоре у пројекте улагања у мала и средња предузећа;
 Посредовање у процесу отклањања административних баријера за укључење дијаспоре у привредни живот Србије;
 Подстицање Срба ван граница Србије да се укључе у политички живот земаља у којима живе;
 Очување српског језика међу припадницима дијаспоре кроз мапирање свих школа у дијаспори, помоћ у отварању нових и осавремењивање начина учења;
 Израда конвергентног портала према дијаспори;
 Унапређење културне, економске и сваке друге сарадње, уз коришћење потенцијала које српска дијаспора има у људству;
 Представљање дијаспоре у матици и подизање свести о значају дијаспоре за општи напредак матице;
 Подизање и очување угледа Србије и Срба у свету – борба против антисрбизма;

Законом о министарствима из 2014. године, Канцеларија за сарадњу с дијаспором и Србима у региону је укинута и уместо ње формирана је Управа за сарадњу с дијаспором и Србима у региону.

Извори

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Tactical Solutions International, Book 3
Date Published: August 11, 2020
Publisher: Wave Equation Media
Dr. Lissa Morgan has had a crush on her best friend's older brother since they were kids, but handsome, brooding Cam Taylor has never given her a second glance. When Cam unexpectedly shows up on Lissa's doorstep bleeding and bruised, his personal life in shambles, things between them take a steamy turn.
After an incredible weekend with the sweet, sexy doctor, Cam realizes what he's been missing. But he's run from intimacy his whole life, sure he doesn't deserve a woman like Lissa. He's doing her a favor by walking away – or so he tells himself.
Frustrated and hurt by Cam's distance, Lissa must nonetheless rely on his private security firm when an annoying admirer becomes a threat. The more time Cam spends with Lissa, the faster his defenses crumble. When the disturbed stalker finally makes his move, Cam will do whatever it takes to save the woman who's slowly healing his wounded soul.
Lost and Found is the third book in the Tactical Solutions International series but can be read as a stand-alone.
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Sing for Me
Jake Evans isn't looking for love when he walks into a dive bar while on leave, just a beer and a no-strings hookup. Fiona Flynn isn't even looking for a date. She's got a musical career to launch and a past heartache to overcome.
When Jake sees the stunning singer on stage, he knows he wants her – maybe for more than one night. Fiona can't deny the chemistry between them, and she can't ignore her growing feelings for the hot sailor with the easy smile.
Their sweet, sexy, long-distance love affair comes to a screeching halt when Jake is injured overseas. Wrecked body and soul, Jake can't imagine a different kind of life, for himself or with Fiona. But when the unthinkable happens, and Fiona's life hangs in the balance, Jake will have to rediscover his inner warrior in order to save her.
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Run and Hide
Special Agent Mike Flynn owes his friend a favor, and the instructions are clear. Find Lucia Costa. Keep her safe. But Lucia doesn't want to be found. She's investigating her brother's brutal murder and trying to stay alive.
When the hot FBI agent knocks on her door in the middle of the night, Lucia has to admit, she needs his help. She's out of money, on the run, and the files hidden in her motel safe could take down a deadly human trafficking ring.
As Mike and Lucia chase down the corrupt cops who betrayed Lucia's brother, and work the case he died trying to solve, sparks fly. Gruff and jaded, Mike fights his feelings for the feisty grad student under his protection, but Lucia makes him want things he hasn't in a very long time. With the danger closing in and time running out, Mike will risk everything to give Lucia her life back and to have a chance at loving her.
Run and Hide is the second book in the Tactical Solutions International series but can be read as a stand-alone.
Maggie Clare is the pen name of award-winning speculative fiction author Tabitha Lord. When channeling Maggie, she writes all the naughty things! Her Tactical Solutions International romantic suspense series features hot hunky heroes, smart sexy gals, and nail-biting narratives. Count on Maggie to pair great story-telling with an erotic edge.
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