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Ny Demokrati (förkortat NyD, nyd eller nd) var ett nyliberalt, konservativt och högerpopulistiskt politiskt parti i Sverige, bildat 1991 av Ian Wachtmeister och Bert Karlsson och försatt i konkurs 2000. Partiet var representerat i Sveriges riksdag 1991–1994.

Ny Demokratis huvudsakliga profilfrågor var sänkta skatter, kraftigt bantad offentlig sektor samt en mer restriktiv flyktingpolitik, lag och ordning, minskning av antalet ledamöter i riksdagen till 151 samt maktdelning med ett direktvalt statsministerämbete. Partiet krävde kraftigt minskad invandring och med tiden övergick retoriken i välfärdschauvinism. Partiet krävde också att Sverige borde anslutas till dåvarande EG, vilket är ganska unikt för att vara ett populistiskt parti i Europa.

I riksdagsvalet 1994 förlorade partiet sina riksdagsmandat. Samtidigt förlorade det nästan all representation i kommuner och landsting, även om man behöll ett kommunalt mandat i Laholms kommun till 2002.

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Skivproducenten Bert Karlsson fick 1990 frågan från damtidningen Hänt i Veckan om vilka personer han skulle sätta i en regering om han själv fick välja fritt. Detta såg Karlsson mest som ett skämt. Som statsminister satte han greven Ian Wachtmeister, som han aldrig hade träffat, men som han kände till som deltagare i lobbygruppen Den Nya Välfärden. Snart träffades paret och skrev därefter en debattartikel med titeln "Här är vårt partiprogram" i Dagens Nyheter den 25 november 1990. Den 4 februari 1991 bildades partiet vid ett möte i Skara. Karlsson och Wachtmeister kom att omnämnas i media som "Greven och betjänten".

I februari 1991 lyckades partiet komma med i en opinionsundersökning i Veckans affärer, där de har fått 11,7 procents väljarstöd. Aftonbladet återpublicerade undersökningen, eftersom partiet tycktes ha nått över fyraprocentsspärren till riksdagen. Senare skulle det dock visa sig att opinionsundersökning var gjord av ett okänt litet företag i Dala-Järna. I början var det oklart om de skulle ställa upp i valet, men i april kom beskedet att de tänkte ställa upp. Ny demokrati fick stor medial uppmärksamhet redan från början. Den 14 februari gjorde partiledaren Bert Karlsson ett uppmärksammat framträdande i TV-programmet Magasinet där han framställdes som okunnig i partiets egen politik. Kort efter detta framträdande avgick Karlsson som partiledare och efterträddes av Ian Wachtmeister.

Riksdagsvalet 1991

Partiet sades sakna klar ideologisk hemvist och klassades av kritiker ofta som populistiskt och missnöjesparti. Flera av punkterna i partiprogrammet kopierades från Den Nya Välfärdens förslag. Förespråkandet av en restriktivare invandringspolitik gav även beskyllningar om främlingsfientlighet, även om partiet slog ifrån sig sådana beskyllningar. I jämförelse med de 19 år senare invalda Sverigedemokraterna hade den invandringskritiska profilen ekonomisk-populistiska övertoner och partiet betraktades varken av anhängare eller kritiker som nationalistiskt.

Under den första valkampanjen gav partiet ut singeln Drag under galoscherna (Häng med, häng med) med "Bert-Ians" (med Paul Paljett som kompositör och främste musiker). Tanken var att låten skulle lanseras via Svensktoppen, men Sveriges Radio satte stopp för de planerna genom att hänvisa till formella skäl.

Deras kampanj fylldes av demonstrationer där de exempelvis staplade läskbackar för att visa ekonomiska samband. Partiledarna presenterade sig som "verklighetens folk", snarare än politiker.

Vid riksdagsvalet fick partiet 6,7 procent av rösterna. Det socialistiska blocket (S och V) fick sammanlagt 42,2 procent medan det borgerliga blocket (C, FP, KD och M) fick 46,7 procent av rösterna. Det innebar att Ny Demokrati fick ställning som vågmästare för den borgerliga regeringen.

När det på Sveriges Televisions valvaka stod klart att Ny Demokrati valts in i riksdagen och Ian Wachtmeister och Bert Karlsson kom in i studion, lämnade den dåvarande partiledaren för (FP) Bengt Westerberg demonstrativt studion i protest.

1991 års valundersökning visade att 53 procent av Ny Demokratis väljare röstade på partiet på grund av "nya fräscha tag", behovet av att "röra runt i grytan" samt att partiet ansågs veta hur "vanligt folk tycker och tänker". 19 procent angav att de röstade på Ny Demokrati på grund av invandringsfrågor, vilket var mångdubbelt fler än bland övriga partier. 11 procent av väljarna röstade på partiet med hänvisning till skattefrågan. Dock uppgav 48 procent att de egentligen tyckte bättre om ett annat parti, men att de av taktiska skäl röstade på Ny Demokrati.

Riksdagstiden (1991–1994)
För en lista över riksdagsledamöter för Ny Demokrati, se Lista över ledamöter av Sveriges riksdag 1991–1994.

Ny Demokrati fick 6,7 procent av rösterna i riksdagsvalet 1991, 25 riksdagsmandat och sammanlagt 335 mandat på kommunal nivå. Bland de invalda återfanns flera personer med tidigare bakgrund i högerpopulistiska partier, som riksdagsledamöterna Leif Bergdahl och Sten Söderberg.

År 1992 blev det alltmer tydligt att Ny Demokrati valde att satsa på den invandringsrestriktiva linjen med krav på utvisning av utländska medborgare som begår brott, delvis som ett svar på invandringspolitikens problem som uppstått i kölvattnet av att det kommit fler flyktingar från Bosnien. Andra flyktingrelaterade frågor som partiet drev var lån istället för bidrag och tillfälliga istället för permanenta uppehållstillstånd, krav som emellertid figurerat redan i 1991 års valrörelse. Även minskad u-hjälp föreslogs.

Efter en internationell spekulationsvåg hösten 1992 höjde riksbanken räntan till 500 procent. Ny demokrati hotade med att provocera fram ett nyval, varpå Carl Bildt istället kontaktade Ingvar Carlsson, efter vilket förhandlingar ledde fram till flera krispaket.

Samtidigt började Ny Demokrati falla sönder med avhopp från riksdagsgruppen, uteslutningar, besynnerliga medieutspel, skandaler och inre stridigheter.

Sommaren 1993 genomförde partiet en sommarturné, där företrädare som Vivianne Franzén framförde partiets invandringspolitik. Samma sommar orsakade Bert Karlsson rubriker på grund av sitt stöd till musikgruppen Ultima Thule genom sitt skivbolag.

I oktober 1993 hade stödet för partiet sjunkit till 4,4 procent vid en opinionsundersökning. Samtidigt blev splittringen mellan Karlsson och Wachtmeister alltmer tydlig. I februari 1994 meddelade Wachtmeister sin avgång som ordförande, och en invecklad maktkamp utbröt. Wachtmeister lanserade Sten Dybeck som partiledare, medan Karlsson önskade advokaten Pelle Svensson eller ekonomen Carl Hamilton, personer som tidigare inte hade varit förknippade med partiet. I april valdes dock Harriet Colliander till partiordförande för att i juni ersättas av Wachtmeisters kandidat Vivianne Franzén.

I voteringen om vårdnadsbidrag mot slutet av riksdagsåret 1994 var Ny Demokratis riksdagsgrupp splittrad i tre falanger: en ledd av läkaren Leif Bergdahl röstade för regeringens förslag om vårdnadsbidrag, en ledd av förre partiledaren Ian Wachtmeister lade ned sina röster medan en tredje falang ledd av Bert Karlsson företrädde den tidigare partilinjen och röstade nej. Det enda tack Ny Demokrati fick för sitt stöd till regeringen under hela mandatperioden var ett brev från Alf Svensson till Leif Bergdahl för genomförandet av vårdnadsbidraget.

Moderaternas gruppledare Lars Tobisson har berättat att han diskuterade de flesta besluten med Ny Demokratis Ian Wachtmeister inför omröstningar eftersom regeringen saknade egen majoritet.

Valet 1994 blev ett fiasko för partiet som bara fick 1,4 procent av rösterna och förlorade samtliga riksdagsmandat. I kommunerna lyckades man dock behålla 53 fullmäktigeplatser i 36 kommuner. Partiet hade kollapsat under interna fraktionsstrider, något Nationalencyklopedin förklarar med "en spänning mellan en företagarinriktad höger kring Wachtmeister och en mer 'folkligt' inriktad politik personifierad av Bert Karlsson". Andra förklaringar som har diskuterats var att de allt mer finfördelade fraktionerna använde angrepp genom media istället för interna samtal för att lösa partiets problem. Partiet saknade inre organisation för att hantera den interna debatten, och hanterandet av konflikter med allt fler rättshaverister och kriminella i lokalavdelningarna tog stor kraft i partiets verkställande utskott. Ytterligare en faktor som utpekats var den fria alkohol som serverades på gruppmöten i riksdagen, vilket inledningsvis höjde stämningen, men sedan ledde till dåligt underbyggda beslut, stökighet och utvecklande av alkoholproblem bland vissa riksdagsledamöter. Media hade gett partiet stor uppmärksamhet i valrörelsen 1991 som ett underhållande fenomen, men började inte granska partiet på allvar förrän efter 1991, och avslöjade då felaktigheter och vandringshistorier om invandrare som företrädare för partiet spred.

Efter 1994
Åren efter 1994 ledde till en allt stadigare nedgång för partiet, som omgav sig med skandaler, processer och kontroversiella utspel. Det hade lyckats behålla vissa mandat i kommunerna på sina håll, men fraktionsstridigheter ledde till att allt fler inom partiledningen hoppade av eller uteslöts.

Efter tiden i riksdagen började Ny Demokrati inleda kontakter med bland annat Sverigedemokraterna, Sjöbopartiet och Centrumdemokraterna.

Redan före valet 1994 hade flera lokalavdelningar runtom i landet brutit sig ut och bildat egna partier under andra namn. I juli 1995 lämnade Bert Karlsson partiet och bildade lokalpartiet Skara Framtid som hade tre mandat i kommunen. Ian Wachtmeister lämnade också partiet efter valet. På en extra partistämma 18 januari 1997 avsattes Vivianne Franzén som partiledare och i hennes ställe valdes Bengt G. Andersson från Västerås. Denne avgick senare samma år på grund av de hot som riktades mot partiet.

Dåvarande partiledare John Bouvin avsåg att i valet 1998 ingå valteknisk samverkan med Konservativa partiet men detta stoppades efter ett stormigt möte i Stockholm mellan de båda partierna då oppositionen inom Ny Demokrati emot ett sådant samarbete blev för stor. Bouvin avsattes i maj 1998 som partiledare. I valet 1998 fick Ny Demokrati endast 8 297 röster eller 0,15 procent av rösterna. Wachtmeister hade då startat ett nytt parti, Det nya partiet, vars partiprogram påminde om det tidiga Ny demokrati men var radikalt annorlunda organiserat med betydligt färre medlemmar.

På kommunal nivå klarade sig Ny Demokrati i vissa fall längre än vad det gjorde i riksdagen. Från 1991 fram till 2002 hade partiet mandat i Laholms kommun, som efter 1998 var den enda kommunen där partiet fortfarande hade något mandat.

Den 25 februari 2000 sattes partiet i konkurs.

I riksdagsvalet 2002, när partiets riksorganisation formellt inte längre fanns kvar, fick Ny Demokrati 106 röster.. I samma års kommunalval ställde partiet endast upp i Gotlands kommun, där man fick 31 röster, eller 0,09 procent av rösterna.

I en del kommuner återfanns dock rester av Ny Demokrati ännu 2012 som avknoppade organisationer under olika lokala partibeteckningar, exempelvis Markbygdspartiet, Axel Ingmars Lista - Avestapartiet, Folkviljan på Orust, Österåkerspartiet, Staffanstorpspartiet, Götenes framtid och Laholmspartiet.

Partiledare

Valresultat

Riksdagsval

Landstingsval

Kommunalval

Referenser

Externa länkar
Ny Demokrati - uppgång och fall - Programserie i P4 Skaraborg Sveriges Radio hösten 2009
P3 Dokumentär om Ny Demokrati - Söndag 11 oktober 2009 kl 18:03
Spegel av Ny Demokratis webbplats
Ny Demokratis partiprogram på Svensk nationell datatjänst
Ny Demokratis arkiv hos Riksarkivet i Lund

Historiska svenska riksdagspartier
Politiska partier bildade 1991
Politiska partier upplösta 2000

Nyliberalism
Högerpopulism i Sverige
Sverige under 1990-talet


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Q: multi variable differential equation problem Can anyone shows me how to solve this differentiation question?
I've tried a lot of method, but still can't get the right answer.
$ \int\int x^2 dx dy\: (where \: x^2+y^2 \leq1) $
A suggestion is using cylinder coordinates transformation.
Here is the form I come up with:
$x=rcos\alpha,y=rsin\alpha$
$\int r^2 dr(0\leq r\leq 1) *\int cos^2(\alpha)dx(0\leq \alpha\leq 2\pi) $
The answer is $\pi/4$, but I can only get $\pi/3$
Can anyone tell me where goes wrong?

A: Your mistake lies with the rewriting of the integral.
To rewrite any integral using another coordinate system, you need to include a scaling factor (known as the determinant of the Jacobian; to put it crudely, it describes the magnitude of distortion of space when switching coordinate systems). In the case of polar coordinates, (a.k.a., cylindrical coordinates, which is a term better suited to describing a coordinate system 3-space rather than 2-space).
Thus when rewriting $$\iint_C x^2dxdy$$ (where $C=\{(x,y)\in\mathbb{R}:x^2+y^2\leq 1\}$) using polar coordinates, although $$\iint_C r^2\cos^2\theta drd\theta$$ does contain an accurate substitution for the integrand, you haven't appropriately changed the differential elements, which means that what you're really doing is solving $$\iint_C x^2 drd\theta$$ whereas you want to be solving $$\iint_C x^2 r drd\theta=\iint_C r^3\cos^2\theta drd\theta=\int_0^1r^3dr\int_0^{2\pi}\cos^2\theta d\theta=\frac{1}{4}\cdot\pi=\frac{\pi}{4}$$.

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The Saturday morning drive around COTA — he turned a few laps and even spun some donuts — was a reward from McLaren boss Zak Brown for Ricciardo winning his first Formula One race with the team earlier this season. The car is the original and now part of Brown's collection.
Ricciardo, who has long called Earnhardt one of his racing heroes, is wearing a special black and silver helmet this week that pays tribute to Earnhardt. It includes Earnhardt's No. 3 and Ricciardo's nickname "The Honey Badger" in the style of Earnhardt's old "Intimidator" branding.
"He's a big hero of mine, so to be able to drive one of his cars is going to be a surreal moment and a bit of a dream come true," Ricciardo said earlier in the week.
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"I'm happy for Daniel," Earnhardt Jr. tweeted. "I'm also appreciative for how he celebrates my father. That makes a lot of dads family members and fans smile."
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Nigeria's Amaju Pinnick no longer CAF Vice President
July 18, 2019 Tunde Eludini
NFF Chairman and CAF VP, Amaju Pinnick
Nigeria's Amaju Pinnick has been removed as the 1st Vice President of the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF).
The decision was reached as the continent's football governing body held its Executive Committee meeting in Cairo on Thursday.
While no reasons were adduced for Mr Pinnick's removal by CAF, a statement from the Nigeria Football Federation spokesperson, Ademola Olajire, stated that Mr Pinnick is exiting the top position because his tenure has expired.
Mr Pinnick became the 1st Vice President of CAF a little over a year ago when he stepped into the shoes of erstwhile President of the Ghana Football Association, Kwesi Nyantakyi. The Ghanaian resigned from office in June after he was exposed for corruption.
"In line with Article 22(4) of the CAF Statutes, every two years when elections are held at the CAF Congress (as took place today), the CAF Executive Committee on the proposal of the CAF President, elects a 1st, 2nd and 3rd Vice President respectively from among its members." Mr Olajire said.
"Significantly, the renewal of Amaju Pinnick's tenure was not proposed by the CAF President because of fundamental differences on focus and direction.
"Pinnick accepted the decision of the President as it aligned with his own view having considered matters surrounding the administration of African Football which has dovetailed into the Nigerian Football space.
"He will, however, remain a bonafide member of the CAF Executive Committee to continue with his mandate as such," Mr Olajire said.
The president of the DR Congo Football Association (Fecofa), Constant Omari, is now the new CAF 1st Vice President, while the President of the Moroccan Royal Football Federation, Fouzi Lekjaa, is now the 2nd Vice President and South Africa's Danny Jordan is now the 3rd Vice President.
Mr Pinnick has congratulated the new vice presidents and has assured them of his support.
"It has however been an excellent opportunity to serve as the number two football administrator in the entire African continent and my commitment to the game is perpetual while my support for my colleagues in the Executive Committee remains steadfast. I congratulate Omari, Lekjaa, and Danny on the assumption of their new roles as 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Vice CAF Presidents respectively," Mr Pinnick was quoted as saying in the official statement by the NFF.
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 Pseudogobio rivularis (Basilewsky, 1855)
 Tylognathus sinensis Kner, 1867
 Abbottina psegma Jordan & Fowler, 1903

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Coach backs Wests deal
Wed 26 Jul 2017, 01:30 PM
nib Newcastle Knights coach Nathan Brown says an agreement for the Wests League Club to take over ownership and operation of the Knights gives the Club a lot of credibility.
"Wests are a big organisation and from a recruitment point of view, when you're talking to a player and his agent, they're not so worried about what happened at the Club over the years," Brown said.
"There is a number of times the Club has been close to going under but now there's credibility and stability."
Under the agreement, Wests have pledged to invest up to $10 million in a Centre of Excellence for the Knights with a commitment to grassroots Rugby League across the Hunter over the next five years.
The Knights coach believes the new deal will see a more financially stable Club which will help to retain and attract players.
"The Centre of Excellence gives a lot of credibility, when you're trying to recruit players," Brown explained.
"With a set up like Wests, it makes recruiting far easier so it will help with our junior development.
"We would like to think over the course of the journey, we'll lose less young players.
"We won't be able to keep everyone but with Wests support, I think we can have a system in place where we'll lose some good players but we'll always retain good players as well."
Brown maintains he's had the continued support of Wests Group CEO Philip Gardner in their vision for the Club.
"Phil was one of the people when I took over, that hired me as coach, Phil was on the (Knights) board," added Brown.
"I spoke to Phil on a number of occasions so he's very supportive of what we have done with the squad in the short term, while bringing a lot of juniors through and fixing up our salary cap situation.
"Phil knew where we were from the start so they are well informed with what we're doing."


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With all of these blustery autumn days blowing things about, you may be lucky enough to come upon the perfect branch in your path. Perfect for what, you ask?
A Halloween themed holiday branch, of course.
Last rays of autumn sun and the Halloween branch.
This tradition started after an inquisitive five year old asked, "Why can't we have a tree to decorate for Easter, like at Christmas." A brief search generated facts about the German tradition of the Ostereierbaum (Easter Egg Tree) but the five year old being neither German nor likely to take 'no' for an answer invented, The Easter Egg Branch. Soon, we had a place to hang drawings of small Easter eggs in every color imaginable. We've continued this artful tradition to commemorate several occasions: Winter Solstice, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Valentine's Day. Just imagine little hearts with sweet messages adorning your branch in February.
All you need is a good branch (one that has other little branches to hang things on), a hole punch, some string, a bit of construction paper and a vase.
What things remind you of Hallow's Eve?
Stop into Little Loft and help us carry on the tradition during our Open Studio times. Sit down and draw a pumpkin, ghost or ghoulie and add it to our branch!


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WWII vet celebrates 100th birthday by flying in helicopter around ship named after husband
A World War II veteran celebrated her 100th birthday in style last week.
Ima Black said she wanted to fly around in a helicopter to mark her century on Earth, and the U.S. Navy made it happen.
"How many 100-year-olds do you hear going out in a helicopter flight?" asked Ima Black in an interview with WJXT.
Black enlisted in the Navy under the Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service program during World War II. She served as a seaman first class storekeeper, according to Naval Station Mayport.
For 50 years, she was married to Delbert D. Black, a Pearl Harbor survivor who went on to become the highest-ranking enlisted man in the Navy. He served as the first enlisted representative to the Chief of Naval Operations.
To honor the legacy of Black's husband who passed away in 2000, the Navy named a destroyer after him, the USS Delbert D. Black.
During her birthday helicopter ride, Black was able to fly around her husband's namesake ship, where the crew celebrated her.
"It was exhilarating. I felt like I was going to heaven," said Black. "I was looking for my husband, but I guess I didn't go up high enough to see him."
Afterward, the Navy says Black wasn't ready to call it a day and she asked if she could see downtown Jacksonville as well. The crew obliged.
"It was an honor to fly Ms. Black and show her the city of Jacksonville from the sky and what we, what we get to see every day. She got a great view because it's the seat that provides the best view out the cabin side door," the helicopter pilot told WJXT.
At the end of Black's day at Mayport, the Navy says its crew presented her with a medallion honoring her service in World War II.


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Diwali Greetings: Hindu Festival Will be A Public Holiday In New York Schools
Come 2023, the festival of lights, Diwali, will be an annual public school holiday in New York City.
By: TNI Team | NEW DELHI
Updated: 21 October, 2022 11:35 am IST
NYC mayor Eric Adams (right) announced plans to make Diwali a public school holiday in New York City
There is a big reason to cheer for the faithful Hindus. Come 2023, the festival of lights, Diwali, will be an annual public school holiday in New York City (NYC).
The decision, announced by NYC mayor Eric Adams, holds significance at a time when Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government has made concerted efforts to strengthen Indo-US relations under each regime led by Barack Obama, Donald Trump and Joe Biden over trade partnerships and personal favours, which many say were neglected for decades.
The move also comes with the Modi government's renewed thrust on protecting Hindu customs and traditions of India on a world stage with a raft of developmental projects like the Mahakal Lok in Ujjain, Kashi Vishwanath and the grand Ram Temple in Ayodhya – the birthplace of Lord Rama.
The decision by the NYC mayor came coinciding with PM Modi's ongoing visit to the revered Kedarnath shrine.
"For over two decades, South Asians and Indo-Caribbeans in New York have been fighting for the Diwali school holiday. The time has come to recognise over 200,000 New Yorkers of the Hindu, Buddhist, Sikh and Jain faiths who celebrate Diwali, the Festival of Lights," Democrat Jenifer Rajkumar, who introduced legislation to recognise Diwali, said.
She called Anniversary Day "an obscure and antiquated day," as compared to Diwali, which is celebrated by a "growing number of New Yorkers."
Diwali, the festival to celebrate the triumph of light over darkness, replaces the little-known Anniversary Day. The decision also fulfils a campaign pledge by Adams, who said that the action was "long overdue" for the city's Hindu, Sikh, Jain and Buddhist students and communities that celebrate Diwali.
"We've done it with Eid, we've done it with the Lunar New Year. We do it with so many other days and so many other cultures that we acknowledge," Adams said. "We are going to encourage children to learn about Diwali," he added.
"We're going to have them start talking about what it is to celebrate the Festival of Lights, and how you turn a light on within yourself," Adams further added.
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Q: How to combine a trigger and an event and have the event use a specific row id? I have the following problem to solve. I need rows inserted into a "reservations" table to, upon insertion, set a timer for themselves and then check a flag within this newly created row some minutes later to see if it has changed from "pending" to "completed" (which would be caused by user action in the intervening period) and if still "pending" to remove themselves from the table.
The idea here is that people are making reservations and the act of beginning the reservations process adds this row, however, if they fail to complete the purchase over a period of time I want to remove the rows to make the reservations (of which there is a finite amount) available to other consumers.
So, I've been looking at events and triggers and I get the concept for both, but what I'm failing to find is a way for the trigger to pass *this row's id to the event so that when the event fires it only looks at the relevant row because I don't want it to notice *all the rows that might be "pending" since there may have been newly created "pending" rows by other consumers for other reservations in the intervening period, and I obviously don't want to mess with those until their respective timers have elapsed.
So... what I am hoping for (in pseudo) is...
/*EVENT*/
CREATE EVENT IF NOT EXISTS delete_abandoned_pending_purchase
ON SCHEDULE AT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + 5 minutes
DO
  delete from tickets where state = 'PENDING' and id = [MY ROW ID]

and then...
/*trigger*/
CREATE TRIGGER remove_if_unused
AFTER INSERT ON `tickets` FOR EACH ROW
begin
[call delete_abandoned_pending_purchase with row_id MY_NEW_ROW_ID]
end

I'm guessing maybe I need to make a stored procedure that takes a parameter and then pass that row ID as the param? Or perhaps there's a more straight forward way... I'm just failing to find the syntax for this and would love some guidance.  Obviously I can handle this in the business logic that wraps this data interaction, but felt that this was a more elegant approach.
[EDIT]
reading more about this
"There is no way to pass parameters directly to or from events; however, it is possible to invoke a stored routine with parameters within an event".
But the suggestion there is to call a stored procedure and pass it a param.  However, my problem is that I don't see how to get *at the row.id in the event to pass to the stored proc.  I feel like I must be missing something obvious... how can events not have access to specific row ids?
[EDIT EDIT]
so, based this I'm sensing that this is actually not doable in mySQL... that's a bummer and also quite surprising. Seems like a really obvious thing to want to do.
I'll leave the question open and see if anyone chimes in with a clever alternative.

A: I would recommend you do this via a script, less complexity and more control. Something like below:
MaxSleep=300 # In seconds SleepTime=MaxSleep
while (1) {
    sleep SleepTime;   delete from TheTable where reserved = 'pending' and the_timestamp >= Current_Timestamp;   SleepTime='mysql
 'select the_timestamp from TheTable where reserved = 'pending' order
by the_timestamp limit 1"

   if SleepTime is null then SleepTime= MaxSleep
 }

A: You could just do an event that checks against the whole table, should be fast if it is indexed correctly and then the business logic is in the DB. Perhaps use a minute as the check then max pending transaction is 6 Minutes if you have a 5 minute timeout.
CREATE EVENT delete_abandoned_pending_purchase
    ON SCHEDULE AT CURRENT_TIMESTAMP + INTERVAL 1 Minutes
    DO
      BEGIN
        delete from TheTable where reserved = 'pending' and the_timestamp >= Current_Timestamp;
      END


We're already almost halfway through the month of Av….. it's been a busy month for us in the Smit family. We're at the height of our summer farming season and life for us just feels non-stop, go, go, go. I'm not complaining though… God has been so good to us and our fruit harvests get better and better each year.
I've also taken on teaching 4 Bible studies per week… one at church, one at my home, and 2 on an app called oovoo. I love studying and teaching but it does leave me with very little time during the week for anything else.
However, I wanted to take a moment this morning and write about the month of Av because it really is such a great month.. full of promise… even though on the Hebrew calendar this month is considered to be a low point….. a month of sorrow. When studying the Hebrew months, we are to look for the redemptive side of things and pull out the treasure... pull out God's original plans and purposes for each month.
Av was originally meant to be the month that the Israelites entered into the Promise Land BUT on the 9th of Av, ten of the spies came back with an evil report.. a report full of unbelief. They came back and gave the people a mixed report (Numbers 13:25-14:10). They told the people that yes it was true that it was a good land…. a land flowing with milk and honey…. BUT there was no way that they could take the land because the giants were not only bigger than them BUT even too big even for God. They had a zero chance of success!
That report struck fear into the hearts of the people and caused an entire generation to miss out on entering into the promises of God and they had to wander in the wilderness for 40 years until they died there! That story makes me think of Acts 13:36. It says he served God's purposes in his generation. David had served his generation well. The ten spies didn't serve their generation well.. they didn't serve God's purposes in their generation. Instead, they caused their generation, through their mixed words of unbelief, to miss out on the purposes of God.
I want to be one who serves my generation well. I want the words of my mouth to cause faith to arise in the hearts of those around me… to release life and destiny to them. To encourage and help my generation reach their destinies. And for the purpose of God to be manifested in their lives. I choose to speak life words… to give a report that stirs the hearts of those around me to press into the promises of God. So that one day, like David, when it is time to "fall asleep" and be buried that it will be said of me that I served the purposes of God in my generation.
The name Av literally means "father." Av derives from the root, which means, "to will" or "to desire." This is a month for us to walk in the Father's will for us. It is a month to hear and then speak forth what you have heard from the Father… just like Caleb and Joshua. They had another spirit… they wholeheartedly followed after God. They were "filled" with following after, or following behind God… there wasn't any room in them for anything else. They had no plan B… they had no mixed reports. They heard God's promises and then saw through eyes of faith that they were well able to take possession of His promises.
In chapter 14 the people caved and given in to fear because the ten had spread an evil report. Chapter 14 begins with saying they raised a loud cry (in Hebrew they "set" or established their voices). Even after hearing the encouragement of Caleb they made a choice to set their voices to speak contrary to what God had promised. ALL because they listened to a group of fearful doubters.
Then it says they grumbled against Moses. The Hebrew word for grumble or murmur is lun which is to lodge, or to abide. Grumbling, murmuring, complaining was abiding in them instead of the Word of God.
John 15:7 tells us that if we abide in Him and His Word abides in us we can ask whatever we desire and it will be done for us.
Their grumbling pitted them against Moses and Aaron… it actually says "over" Moses and Aaron. Grumbling not only pits you against leadership but causes you to think you are over or above them… pride had set in.
It says in verse 36 that the 10 spies had incited rebellion against the Lord with their bad report. The word for bad report is "dibbah." It means to whisper, to defame or slander. It's from a root word meaning to move slowly, to glide over. Comparable to a word that means to walk slow or leisurely. These men did more than just give an evil report to the congregation…. they did more than just give their fearful opinion of the matter.
These 10 men moved slowly through the camp from one person to the next whispering and slandering the promise of God. Telling the people that this land… the land God has "given them" is not safe. It devours and consumes it's inhabitants. It is full of "giants of the giants" and we saw ourselves as but grasshoppers and therefore they must see us like that also!
Caleb, when he is 80 and finally ready to enter the Promise Land with the 2nd generation of Israelites, asks for the biggest mountain which was inhabited by the fiercest of the enemies to possess! His faith only got stronger during the 40 years of waiting. I'm sure he probably spent the 40 years serving this 2nd generation well. Stirring their hearts with courage and faith so that they would be able to walk in the purposes of God.
Joshua was another one who was full of faith and courage. After he and Caleb tore their clothes in response to the Israelite's words against God, he tried again to encourage these rebellious people. He assured them that it was a very good land. In fact, he uses the word very twice… a very, very, good land. An exceedingly, great land!!
He goes on to say that the Lord's desire is to bring us into and give us a land flowing (gushing or overflowing) with milk and honey. Overflowing and gushing with all good things. Overflowing and gushing with prosperity and abundance. He encourages them not to rebel against God and also not to fear the people of the Promise Land – "who will be our prey because the Lord is not with them and they have no defense." The Israelites responded by wanting to stone Joshua and Caleb.
Regardless of the Israelite's response and the fact that they were not persuaded and moved by Joshua and Caleb's words, Caleb and Joshua had served their generation well and were allowed to serve the next generation well and enter the Promise Land with them. God will have a people, even if He has to raise up a second generation to receive and walk out what the first generation refused.
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We started the trip with three separate cameras between us: a Minolta SLR, an Olympus APS SLR, and a Samsung point-and-shoot. Over time the film cameras either broke or were lost until in June 2000 Gerry bought his digital Sony and became the sole photographer. He used it daily, taking on average 50 still pictures a day for three years until it finally died in the fall of 2003. In November 2003 he replaced it with the SONY PC-330 - basically the same camera but with a 3 megapixel still image rather than the PC-100's 1.1 megapixel.
While in Turkey, in May, 2006, Gerry triped and sent the PC-330 flying in the air; when it came down nothing worked. While we were in Bursa, as a replacement, and after a week of searching and agonizing, he has purchased a Sony S600 6-megapixel still camera. Two weeks later Gerry was able to get the still-feature of the PC-330 fixed. (The cost of a new computer board for the video would have been higher than a new DV camera.) Six weeks later, in Krabi, Thailand, we were boarding a boat and Gerry accidentally dipped his Sony S600 into salt water. End of that camera and back to the PC-330.
Two months later (October, 2006) we were in Singapore and Gerry got a delightful replacement: a Panasonic Lumix FZ50, the best camera he has ever owned. Unfortunately he lost that camera to another fall, in April, 2007, in South Africa. By that time he owned a Sony-Ericsson W-300 which had a puny 0.5 Mega pixel camera. He made do with that until the end of May, 2007, when we were in Paris and he bought a Lumix FZ7, a seven megapixel camera. It is the one he is using at the time of this writing. He is looking forward to buying a Lumix FZ28 early in 2009 — unless something better catches his fancy.
As time has passed Gerry's daily average of photos taken has gone up and up. When he was shooting film each picture cost about $0.35-$0.40, when film price and development were taken into account. When he switched to digital pictures the cost to take a picture effectively went to zero, but not the storage cost. For that he needed CDs and a CD burner and those cost money. But as time went on CD and then DVD burners got built into notebook computers and the price of DVDs dropped. So now the effective cost of a picture is much less than $0.01 per picture.
Along with the number of pictures the size, in pixels, has continually grown. When we were taking film pictures we scanned them at about 3000 x 2250 pixels. These were then reduced to around 600 x 450 for web display. The first digital pictures were 1152 x 864 pixels, uploaded as 576 x 432 pixels. Then with the PC-330 the size grew to 2048 x 1512; these were initially uploaded as 576 x 432 pixels and later as 800 x 600 pixels. The Sony S600 was a six megapixel camera, the Lumix FZ50 could take 10 megapixels but Gerry used it in 7 Mpx mode, and the FZ 7 is a true 7 Mpx camera. It shoots (maximum) 3072 x 2048 pictures, which is in the same ball park as its two predecessors. For all of them Gerry switched to uploading 1024 x 768 pictures. At the time he started doing it, 1024 x 768 was bigger than full-screen mode for most people. Now 1280 x 800 and bigger screens are common and he'll have to think about growing his output size again.


The Weeknd concert in Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, date: december 2017.
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Commentary: National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force Guidance for Management of Psoriatic Disease
IPC GENERAL
Commentaries, COVID-19
National Psoriasis Foundation COVID-19 Task Force Guidance for Management of Psoriatic Disease During the Pandemic: Version 1. Gelfand, J., Armstrong, A., Bell, S., Anesi, G., Blauvelt, A., & Calabrese, C. et al. (2020). Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2020.09.001
Alan Menter, MD
Texas Dermatology Associates
Dallas, Texas, United States
The task force involved in the development of the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) guidance on psoriasis and COVID-19 in the Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology (JAAD) comprised not only dermatologists (including pediatric dermatologists), but also rheumatologists, epidemiologists, infectious diseases and critical care specialists.
The publication featured 22 guidance statements – 9 of which had high consensus – issued by the NPF task force in 4 main topic areas:
Effects of disease and its therapies impacting COVID-19 risks outcomes;
Optimization of medical care;
Patients advice on reducing COVID-19 exposure;
What patients should do if they develop COVID-19.
Of interest, the 18 members of the task force met every 2 weeks for more than 3 months, to finalize their document and submit it for publication. It is important to note, that the statement relates to the more severe forms of psoriasis, i.e. moderate-to-severe psoriasis, with multiple comorbidities, that potentially could increase the risk of COVID-19 severity and even mortality.
One important limitation of the publication is the absence of global dermatologists and other experts, as well as psoriasis patients in the task force.
From my personal experience, at our psoriasis clinic in Dallas – where we have more than 4400 patients on biologic therapies – we had only 1 patient death due to the COVID virus. This patient was an elderly female on a TNF-α drug long term.
In summary, I believe the NPF document is of value, well written with one of the lead authors, Joel Gelfand, MD, also on the Board of the IPC.
Ulrich Mrowietz, MD
Shared-decision making and adherence to evidence-based recommendations are central to the guidance provided by the physician task force in this article. In times when evidence is lacking, expert consensus is truly an appropriate measure to guide physicians and patients based on available information.
The list of guidance statements in the publication is long and aims to address most situations and frequently asked questions. Most of the statements are in perfect alignment with the recommendations given by the EuroGuiDerm guideline for the systemic treatment of psoriasis vulgaris and other national task forces.
The task force recommendations are supported by data from registries established when the pandemic started such as PsoProtect and CoronaBest. This source of knowledge is of particular importance as it covers the real-world evidence and with the increasing number of patients captured, is becoming a valid source for future recommendations. So far, PsoProtect includes nearly 500 patients mainly from Europe and as of Sept. 30, there is no evidence for a negative impact of COVID 19 in psoriasis patients treated with the full spectrum of systemic drugs.
A survey among 4,195 German psoriasis patients from the PsoBest/CoronaBest registry showed that >90% remained on their systemic therapy and did not consider psoriasis or drug treatment to be a risk factor for COVID-19. Only 0.45% were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and just a few discontinued drug treatments. However, patients felt that the level of information from physician about the pandemic needs to be improved (Augustin et al., submitted for publication).
Today it can be stated that psoriasis per se, is not a risk factor for SARS-CoV-2 infection or for a more severe COVID-19 disease course. As the coronavirus pandemic affects people in countries differently, there may be varying levels of comfort in counseling patients about the potential risk of psoriasis and/or systemic treatment and the susceptibility of SARS-CoV-2 infection or COVID-19. Therefore, it is understandable that as per the COVID situation in the US, the wording of the NPF guidance is cautious and aims to giving guidance regarding the entire spectrum of disease management.
In all, the statements from the NPF task force, highlight the need for shared-decision making between patient and physician to reach an informed consent regarding decisions about treatment and regular care in person or telemedicine to minimize the risk of infection. In the current situation, this is the best way to secure treatment adherence and trust between patients and physicians. If read carefully, the NPF guidance offers expert advice for virtually all frequently asked questions regarding the coronavirus pandemic with a focus on the situation of care in the US.
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Revised IPC Statement on COVID-19
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Google Snake Menu Mods are spiritual successors to the snake games that have always been a classic, mostly gaining their status during the early days of the Nokia phone.
The snake game has been a classic for years, and it's no surprise that it still holds a special place in our hearts today. The game gained its popularity during the early days of Nokia phones, and since then, it has been a beloved pastime for many people worldwide. Although you may not see it as often as you used to, the game still pops up from time to time in the form of spin-offs and remakes on different gaming platforms.
Google Snake
Thanks to Google, you can now easily access the snake game by simply typing "snake game" into the search bar, and it will take you straight to the game menu. Even though the game is simple and easy to understand, it's still a lot of fun to play.
However, as you become more and more of an avid player, you may find yourself wanting more from the game. This is where the "Mod Menu" comes in – it unlocks all the features that the game has to offer, right from the start.
Google Snake Menu Mods
Now, you may be wondering how to access the Google Snake Menu Mods. Don't worry, it's not as complicated as you might think! We'll walk you through the process and help you get it easily in Google Chrome. So, let's get started and take your snake game experience to the next level!
The worldwide craze for the game has never entirely gone away, and from time to time, you may see a spin-off or remake on various gaming platforms.
Google has made it possible to play the snake game just by typing "snake game" into the Google search bar, sending you straight to the game menu.
Many players still enjoy the snake game. There are tons of different variations of this game out there. But when you start the game, you might find it to be pretty basic.
And if you become an avid player of the game, you'll start wanting more. There is a "Mod Menu" that unlocks and offers all the features that the game can offer, right from the start.
Accessing Google Snake Menu Mods may seem like a rather advanced process, but we'll do our best to help you get it easily in Google Chrome and you'll see that it's not complicated at all.
So let's see how to use Google Snake Menu Mod.
How to Unlock Google Snake Menu Mods
Download Google Snake Menu Mod from this GitHub link. The Moremenu.html file needs to be saved on your computer, somewhere you can easily access it.
Press the combination of CTRL + SHIFT + O together to open the bookmarks menu in your browser. Click on the three dots located in the upper right corner of the screen. Select the Import Bookmarks option.
Import the Moremenu.html file from where you saved it. Now, in the left menu of the bookmark manager, you will notice that there is an imported folder.
Open a new browser tab (CTRL+T), then search for "snake game" again and click Play ONCE.
Before clicking on the second play button, you need to click on the three dots Chrome icon in the upper right corner. Go to "Favorites", "Imported" and click on "More menu stuff".
When all this is done, click on the gear icon in the Snake Game. Ready! You have now successfully unlocked all items in the game. Now enjoy!


Americans love burgers regardless of how healthy they may or not be. Those are the latest findings in a survey conducted by market research firm Mintel showing that despite a continuing drop in beef consumption, Americans are still eating as many burgers as ever before thanks in part to growth in alternative burger patties.
According to Mintel, 62 percent of Americans said they literally "love" burgers – and hopefully every single one of them got a bumper sticker proclaiming their affection for taking the survey. That love of burgers is probably in part driven by another finding: that a vast majority of people believe a burger makes for a solid meal. Eighty two percent of the 1,767 adults Mintel surveyed, all of which had ordered a burger in a restaurant in the three months beforehand, said that they considered burgers to be a "good source of nutrients." I'm guessing they are considering the pickle when making that determination, as greens, of course.
But also keep in mind, nowadays a love of burgers doesn't specifically imply a love of beef. Non-beef burgers – including options like chicken and turkey burgers – have been fueling burgers continued success. "We find that the decreasing consumption of beef is not affecting consumption of burgers, driven by Americans seeking more non-beef burger options," Bryant was quoted as saying. Forty six percent of those surveyed said they'd like to see more chicken burgers on menus, 42 percent are pining for more turkey burgers, and 34 percent would be interested in more bison/buffalo burgers. Mintel didn't provide any numbers on what percentage of people would eat literally anything so much as it was ground up and shaped into a patty.


Description Letter from S. C. Alexander to his parents, written in September, 1861. It mostly concerns what is transpiring with the Civil War in the eastern part of N.C. Alexander was writing from a little community called Ivanhoe, about 40 miles northwest of Wilmington. He was the pastor at the Black River Chapel (Presbyterian Church). Fort Hatteras was a Confederate fort on the Outer Banks. Before it was completely built, Fort Hatteras experienced some of the first naval warfare during the Civil War. On August 29, 1861, Union forces captured Ft. Hatteras and nearby Ft. Clark.
Transcription Partial transcription: "When we arrived at Goldsboro on last Thursday we heard that fort Hatteras was taken and all our men - I felt very sad to hear of the capture of 800 of our men. Then on Sabbath the 1st. Sep. the militia of New Hanover & Brunswick were ordered out - & then last night - news came that the enemy had taken camp 'Wyatt' & killed about one half of our men there. Camp 'Wyatt' is near Wilmington in this county." [Camp Wyatt was a training facility just north of Bolles Battery near Fort Fisher, Wilmington, N.C.] "Nearly all my New Hanover neighbors went to Wilmington on yesterday & to-day the men from Bladen. We hope to have a strong force in Wilmington in 24 hours. I do not know whether I will get off to-day or to-morrow. But my people look to me as a sort of leader, two gentle-men were here last night - about nine or ten oclock [sic] to know what I was going to do etc. - I told them we must all go & if need be die too for our county - for our wives children & all that we hold dear - Now dear father the main object of this letter is to ask you to take charge of my dear wife & children if I should be killed in battle. The enemy is close by us & we know not what a day may bring forth. As yet our families are safe & will hope the enemy may never get this high up in the county but if they take Wilmington all this country will be ruined. The people of Wilmington have been idle & have not fortified the town at all. It will be an easy prey for an army of 5 or 6 thousand. I hope you will not feel uneasy about me - I will try and do my duty if I know what that is & I hope you will give my beloved family a home in your house till after the war is over - & then make for them whatever arrangements you may think best. You will hear by telegraph all the important news - My trust is in God & I hope He will give our men brave hearts & take away the strength of our enemy. We all got home safely. My sack of wheat etc. were all in Goldsboro when I got there but I paid the freight on them & they went on to Leesburg (?) next morning. I have them all safe now at home - Mr. Stevens I expect will go to Wilmington to-day - to learn more fully about the approach of the enemy - I will send this letter by him - Write me often & let me hear from Davy (?). Is he well of his chills? & where is he? [Alexander may have been referring to his brother, William Davidson Alexander] Yours affectionately, S. C. Alexander. PS If it be necessary for me to join the Army for a short time - Mary & the children will stay at Mr. Beaties (?) or Steven's - till I return."


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Chenyu Zhang
Jesse Chang
Diana Lee
Finola Hackett
JUCCCEr Spotlights
Chenyu Zhang, former intern and Community Relations Manager at JUCCCE
Our previous Community Relations Manager, Chenyu Zheng, started out with JUCCCE as an intern from Princeton University in summer 2010. Ever since, she has played an invaluable role in our organization. Check out her reflection on her 3 years with JUCCCE and what she learned about aligning motivation and convening resources to facilitate effective collaboration.
To read more about Chenyu's experience working with JUCCCE, check out her blog post here!
Jesse Chang, former volunteer at JUCCCE and leader of JUCCCE's tech transfer program
How did you hear about JUCCCE/come to work with JUCCCE?
As a Chinese-American working in US cleantech investment banking, I wanted to connect my cultural heritage with my professional interests and skills. I first came across JUCCCE during a late night web search for US-China cleantech opportunities. I reached out directly to Peggy Liu to get involved, and, only a few short weeks later, I was on a flight out to Shanghai and Chengdu, where I coordinated JUCCCE's 2011 clean energy forum. I now work with JUCCCE's tech transfer program. In this role, I help facilitate partnerships with top tech companies and VC's to bring clean technologies to China. In this role, I am able to act as a cultural bridge between the US, which has engineering talent and technology solutions, and China, which has capital and a willingness to experiment. I feel really fortunate to have found Peggy and JUCCCE. Thank you, Peggy!
What was a notable moment at JUCCCE?
Not long after starting to work at JUCCCE, I found myself at NASA Ames in Mountain View, making a speech about JUCCCE's China Dream initiative. Charlie Mathews and I won the award for most outstanding sustainable solution. This was an amazing opportunity, which I never would have had without JUCCCE.
What did you learn by working at JUCCCE?
The power of collaboration. At the 2011 JUCCCE Energy Forum, we brought together business and government leaders from 8 countries. JUCCCE is the platform that convenes all these experts and leaders. I saw how much could be accomplished when people share their knowledge and resources.
What would you say to people thinking about working with JUCCCE?
The sky is the limit here. Be proactive and define your own opportunities to contribute to JUCCCE and, no matter your background, there will be someway for JUCCCE to makes use of your skills. We are a volunteer-based organization, and you'll be working with high-level people on big problems.
Elizabeth Campbell, former Intern and Chief of Staff
Elizabeth Campbell interned with JUCCCE, then worked as Chief of Staff for JUCCCE's Chairperson Peggy Liu. She went on to work at Facebook and Dropbox, and now leads business development at a software startup in the Bay Area.
I began working with JUCCCE as an undergraduate intern.
Late nights helping write the Economist debate series!
Knowledge is power -- but the ability to convene people can be truly game-changing.
Dive in!
Diana Lee, former intern at JUCCCE
I'm a graduate student at Columbia University's School of International and Public Affairs, pursuing my MPA in Environmental Science Policy.
How did you find out about JUCCCE?
A friend found JUCCCE via an online article and recommended it to me. I was very interested in environmental problems in China and thought it'd be a great opportunity to learn more.
What was a notable moment at JUCCCE for you?
Interning at JUCCCE was the first time I had to evaluate my assumptions when it came to environmental problems. Since I'm American, I had always evaluated these problems from an American perspective, but those assumptions don't translate over when working in a different country. Understanding the local culture plays a huge role if you want to persuade people to change their lifestyle.
What did you learn at JUCCCE and how has it impacted your life today?
The internship strengthened my interest in China's environmental problems. I was able to see and experience these problems firsthand during my summer in Shanghai. It was here that I became curious about particulate matter and air pollution. After I finished my internship, I conducted more hands on environmental health research, which culminated in my senior year research project on characterizing Shanghai's particulate matter. After graduation, I moved to Shanghai for two years. Now, I'm back in the states pursuing my graduate degree in an environmental field.
What did you learn about China?
I learned that China can get things done much faster than the US. China is still developing at a rapid pace and making strides in becoming more environmentally conscious.
Interning at JUCCCE was a pivotal experience for me. I learned a lot in and out of the office from Peggy, environmental leaders who came to speak with us, the other interns, and from interacting with the locals. I made lifelong friends during this summer and still keep in touch with the other JUCCCE interns. If you have the opportunity to work with JUCCCE, go for it!
Finola Hackett, former intern at JUCCCE
Tell us about what you are doing now...
I'm currently in medical school at the University of Alberta and after graduating in 2019, I plan to pursue a career in public health and/or family medicine. I have a keen interest in work addressing the social determinants of health, health promotion and prevention of disease. Most recently in June 2017, I completed an elective in public health at the Centre for Disease Control in Darwin, Australia.
How did you come to work with JUCCCE?
I was working as an intern at the World Health Organization in Geneva in 2014, in the Department of Public Health and Environment. My project there was related to the global health co-benefits of sustainable food systems; my supervisor had heard about JUCCCE's healthy, sustainable food program and suggested I contact them as I had a strong interest in working in China. That's how I ended up at JUCCCE for 3 months in the spring of 2015 and again for 6 weeks in 2016.
One of my most proud and memorable times at JUCCCE was in June 2015, when I worked very closely with Peggy Liu and the JUCCCE team to put together a comprehensive summary of the Food Heroes program (then A New Way to Eat). The program was in its pilot stages, and was to be presented at the EAT Forum in Stockholm, a gathering of global leaders working towards healthy and sustainable food systems. It was extremely gratifying when Peggy presented our work to this community and garnered widespread support and momentum for the program, as a leading example of an innovative way to engage families in holistic behaviour change towards healthy food habits.
I learned a great deal about the importance of building strong relationships, both within and outside one's organisation, in order to gain momentum towards innovative change. I also learned how a lot can be accomplished with a dedicated team and a lean set-up - the importance of taking initiative and simply doing it, when you have an innovative idea that could spark change. As a future medical professional, I also learned the importance of collaboration across sectors to improve health and the environment; JUCCCE engages with leaders in business, academia, politics, and the non-profit sector.
I learned that many people under-estimate Chinese people's and organisations' willingness to lead in change for sustainability. China may sometimes be seen as an environmental laggard, but frankly this is not true. For instance, JUCCCE was working with the China Nutrition Society to revamp the national dietary guidelines, and forged partnerships with leading food or media industry members (like Danone and Peppa Pig) in order to promote its message of eating in a way that is good for you and good for the environment.
Be prepared to work in a dynamic environment with a range of team members with very diverse skills and interests. Communicate your own interests clearly and early so that JUCCCE can find something for you to work on that aligns their current projects and your background. Every day at JUCCCE is different and there are many chances to attend or host amazing events and meet some incredible people in Shanghai. Keep an open mind and have fun!


Is a Bad Job Better than No Job?
With unemployment high and jobs scarce, some people are coming to the realization that, in order to work at all, they might have to settle for a job that they would have never considered. Others are finding it necessary to stay in jobs they don't like. A sobering reminder of today's economy is seeing more people with "Will work for food" signs. The cat in the picture above looks like it could be saying, "Will work for effect."
Here are some pictures of people whose jobs, frankly, I would not want. All I can say about the first one is YIKES!
I guess the job market is tight!
This job is just plain gross!
Can this be for real?!
In the picture below, the German translates as "At the wrong time in the wrong place in the wrong job?"
I ran across a German website whose schtick is to strategically place pictures on the sides of machines, advertising their job-finding services with the slogan "Life's too short for the wrong job." Some of these are extremely clever. I will give some help for several since the pictures might be hard to figure out.
So THAT is how those kiddie rides work!
If you'd like to see more, you can go to the site shown in the pictures above. Let me warn you that some of them may not be to your liking, especially if you tend to fragility.
Our daughter Megan posted some great pictures of our grandson Drew on her blog this past week. I'll share several of my favorites.
Megan and her friend Beth took their little guys to a mall to see Curious George. Drew was delighted, and Joey was not.
Afterwards they went to Krispy Kreme for warm donuts. Here's a picture of the boys watching the donuts go by on the conveyor. Our little peanut is just barely tall enough to look in the window without assistance.
That's almost enough to make me want to be working on the other side of that window!
Later in the week Megan did a post about the golf clubs Drew had received as a Christmas gift. The weather is nice enough now for him to begin to enjoy trying them out. Here are a couple of shots of our young golf pro.
If you want to see more, head over to Megan's blog .
What are your thoughts about bad jobs? Would you currently settle for any job, even a bad one? Is there a bad job in your past that you're happy not to have as a part of your present?
Happy Memorial Day to those who have a day off work! Even though I have to work today, I'm thankful to have a summer job. I'm especially thankful for those whose sacrifice have helped secure the freedoms we currently enjoy. May those freedoms erode no further!


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Ursuline schools began over 560 years ago. In the year 1535, the Order of St Ursula was founded by St Angela Merici, in Brescia, Northern Italy. St Angela saw her task as the formation of educated Christian women. She encouraged her sisters in faith, and St Ursula's School is one of the wonders brought by such faith, effort and confidence.
The history of the Ursuline's is one of pioneering and adventure – they were the first female teaching order to venture out into the New World, as missionaries. Today there are Ursuline schools in 26 countries all over the world, which means that we are part of an international community of private, Catholic schools.
In 1895, the first group of six Ursuline sisters from Sittard, Holland, arrived in Mozambique. They made their way to Barbeton where they started a school, with great success.
In 1902 a second group left Sittard. They started an additional private Catholic school in Braamfontein, Johannesburg, which flourished. Continual requests were made to open an Ursuline school in the small mining and farming town of Krugersdorp, on the West Rand.
In 1903 circumstances made it possible for the sisters to buy 13 acres of land in Krugersdorp North, and this is where St Ursula's School stands today. The property consisted of an old farmhouse standing on uncultivated veld and was purchased for 7500,00.
St Ursula's School opened on the 9th February 1904, with five boarders and 12 day scholars.
St Ursula's School offers an Ursuline education that is rooted in a tradition of formation and innovation which dates back to 1535, when St Angela Merici founded the Ursuline Sisters in Brescia, Italy.
Inspired by the call of the Gospel and challenged by the needs around her, Angela reached out in service and love to rich and poor alike. A true educator, she sought to "draw out" the giftedness and potential in each person. Her writings offer a philosophy of formation and education which is personal, attuned to the needs and situation of each individual, and committed to equity and to the promotion of self-discipline through encouragement rather than compulsion, and all of this in an atmosphere of unity, mutual love, and respect.
Ursuline Sisters and their collaborators in ministry continue this approach to a Catholic education and formation, which draws its life and vision from St Angela's spirit and philosophy. Ursuline education at St Ursula's School is rooted in the following core values:
Education for Excellence.
Respect for the Uniqueness of the Individual.
Development of the Whole Person.
Development of Community/Family Spirit.
SERVIAM – "I WILL SERVE"
Sing we a song of service,
honour and truth and praise,
Ours is a royal watchword, ours will be loyal ways,
Bright as the badge we carry, gemmed with the guiding stars.
And 'neath the cross's banner,
The claim to service ours.
Eyes on the stars that beckon,
Travelling the roads that climb,
We'll only stoop to offer a helping hand in time,
So those who on life's journey, the path with us have trod,
Can say we kept our watchword,
Our Serviam for God.
*Sir Michael Edgar*
Our Serviam Badge
The Serviam Badge bears a field of silver stars against a green background which, in heraldic language, signifies the heights to which we must always aspire. The constellation of stars is that of Ursu Minor or the Little Bear.
Ursu Minor recalls the name St Ursula, patroness of learning and education, and our patroness. Ursu Minor points towards the Pole Star, the star towards which travellers looked for direction.
St Ursula challenges us to make every effort to reach our Pole Star, Christ. The cross calls us to be faithful to the teachings and principles of Christ, while the colour green signifies vitality and growth. The motto "Serviam" means "I will serve". We serve both God and our fellow human beings.


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Home Sustainability Prince to open pan-European energy forum
Prince to open pan-European energy forum
Photo: energysecurityforum.com
Prince Albert will deliver the opening speech at the Energy Security Forum, which takes place at the Yacht Club on Friday, June 2.
The company Trust Events is organising the important pan-European forum in cooperation with Adam Smith Conferences.
The conference provides an annual debate and networking platform to discuss all issues involved in creating a secure, clean and reliable energy future in Europe.
Bringing together leading European policy makers, key energy market players, well-known analysts and experts as well as customers, the conference will address decisions about how to make the European energy market a unified reliable trading ground, how to promote and intensify the introduction of cleaner energy sources into the mix, and discuss new investments in the energy infrastructure and innovations, organisers say.
Keynote Session 1 studies the institutional role in creating a new energy security strategy for Europe, and speakers include Volodymyr Kistion, Vice Prime Minister of Ukraine, Alexander Kwasniewski, President of Poland, 1995-2005, Danilo Türk, President of Slovenia, 2007-2012, and Guy Verhofstadt, Leader of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Group and Member of the European Parliament from Belgium, Prime Minister of Belgium (1999-2008), among others.
Further sessions focus on Analytical Market Debate; Energy trading; Regional Perspectives, with a special focus on Central and Eastern Europe; Regional cooperation in the CEE area – V4 initiative, and Creating the Right Energy Mix for a Clean and Secure Future.
More details available from their website.
Monaco Back to the Future airs Tuesday
SMEG rewards 'green' energy users
Monaco tops list of millionaires
Banking	Staff Writer - July 27, 2016
[caption id="attachment_1516" align="alignleft" width="213"] Photo: FuFu Wolf[/caption] Another study ranking the number of millionaires per national population has ranked Monaco first, with almost one in three inhabitants classed as a millionaire. Swiss banking centres Zurich and Geneva came second and third in the rankings. The survey findings, revealed by Spear's magazine and WealthInsight, show London has moved up to fifth overall, with one in 29 inhabitants named as millionaires. Edinburgh has the UK's second-highest density of millionaires, with one in sixty-seven inhabitants deemed to have this net worth. Meanwhile, Dublin has been ranked 10th on the list of European cities with most millionaires per capita, with one in 40 people living in the city a millionaire. Head of WealthInsight, Oliver Williams, said Dublin has a higher density of millionaires than many other European capitals, including Paris, Madrid, Berlin and Moscow. "London's financial strength has also seen it rise through the rankings: it now boasts more millionaires per head than Frankfurt despite being the second most populous city on the list after New York," he added. Monaco's millionaires continue to grow in number, up by six percent since the last ranking two years ago. SOURCES: Irish Times and local reports
Oil leak at land extension site
Environment	Stephanie Horsman - June 28, 2019
A biodegradable hydraulic oil leak has been discovered aboard one of the ships involved in the construction of Monaco's land extension project.


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La tombe de Segudet est un site préhistorique situé dans le village du même nom (paroisse d'Ordino) en Andorre.

Localisation et découverte

Le village de Segudet se trouve à quelques centaines de mètres à l'est du centre-bourg d'Ordino dans le quart nord-ouest de l'Andorre. La tombe se situe précisément au lieu-dit de Prat del Call à une altitude de .

La découverte de la tombe a eu lieu en juin 2001 dans le cadre de fouilles réalisées avant la construction d'une école. Des céramiques préhistoriques avaient déjà été trouvées dans la zone en 1990 ce qui avait conduit à une protection archéologique.

L'individu de Segudet

La tombe contenait le squelette d'une femme adulte d'une trentaine d'années placé en décubitus latéral droit. Celle-ci était de stature plutôt robuste et de petite taille puisqu'elle mesurait . Le sexe a pu être déterminé essentiellement sur la morphologie de l'os coxal tandis que l'âge a pu être estimé notamment par les sutures crâniennes ainsi que la denture.

Une datation par le carbone 14 des os a estimé qu'elle avait vécu à la fin du Néolithique (période épicardiale), il y a environ . Il en résulte que ces restes humains sont les plus anciens à avoir été mis au jour dans la principauté précédant de près d'un millénaire ceux découverts dans les tombes de Juberri. Néanmoins des traces d'occupations plus anciennes ont été découvertes près d'Aixovall sur le site de la Balma de la Margineda.

À partir de l'une des canines supérieures il a été également possible d'extraire de l'ADN mitochondrial et d'en conclure que l'individu de Segudet appartenait à l'haplogroupe K dont la fréquence est par ailleurs particulièrement élevée de nos jours en Andorre et en Catalogne.

Objets préhistoriques

Des objets accompagnaient le squelette, notamment des bracelets en coquillages ainsi que des céramiques.

Reconstitution du paléoenvironnement

Une étude palynologique à partir de la terre entourant le squelette a permis une reconstitution du paléoenvironnement de l'époque. Celle-ci a notamment démontré que les alentours étaient boisés. Les principales essences dont les pollens ont été retrouvés sont le pin, le noisetier, le bouleau et le chêne. Enfin de nombreux pollens de graminées ont été mis en évidence.

L'étude du tartre dentaire a permis de retrouver des traces de consommation de céréales mais également de poisson préparé (truite fario).

Références

Ordino
Site préhistorique en Andorre


Absolut Art and NADA have teamed up once again to celebrate the commission of four limited edition prints by internationally renowned artists Melissa Brown, Naotaka Hiro, Baseera Khan and Hannah Whitaker. The works will be on show at NADA Miami's 16th edition of the fair, to be held December 6–9, 2018 at Ice Palace Studios. We will also have a selection of curated works from our permanent collection on view and available for purchase.


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> Primorsko
Primorsko, Bulgaria
Sightseeing nearby: Ropotamo River - Beglik Tash
Location: The town of Primorsko is relatively small as it has population of about 2,500 people. 52km south of Bourgas, the town lies on a cape jutting out between the Stamopolo Bay and the Dyavolski (Devil's) Bay. The town has two beaches, the Northern and the Southern ones. The former is more open and offers rough sea, which makes it treasured by surfers, while the latter is smaller and calmer, and hence preferred by families. Traditionally, the Southern Beach gets overcrowded during the top season, which makes holidaymakers sunbathe at nearby beaches, such as the one of the International Youth Centre. The youth centre is situated only 1-2 km to the south of the town and represents a typical holiday city for young people with plenty of villas, bungalows, hotels, bars, discos, and various sports grounds. The area is forested with deciduous trees and vegetation and is arranged as a cultivated park in an old oak wood. The centre was built in socialist times in a bid to promote interaction among youngsters from Soviet Bloc countries.
History: The Ottoman-time village of Chenger (later known as Kyupria) grew into a modern resort only after the Liberation in the second half of the 19th century.
Places of Interest: The most popular nearby place is the river of Ropotamo, famous for the thick ('Longoz') forest, otherwise typical for tropical climates, along its banks. The marsh of Arkutino also falls within the boundaries of the natural reserve. Besides its attractive rocky formations, the right-hand bank of the river also features one of the largest natural reserves of Water Pelin - a rare and treasured herb - in the country. Unfortunately, the commercialisation of the Black Sea coast in the last few years is widely fuelling concerns about the future of the flora and fauna of the natural reserve.
Accommodation: Besides the plenty of large and smaller hotels, companies' rest homes and private lodgings in the town, one can find relatively cheap accommodation in the youth centre, or alternatively, in the neighbouring Iglika, Perla or Romantica campsites. The town has grown immensely in the past few years and is currently one of the most popular Black Sea resorts among foreign and Bulgarian tourists, due to its relatively moderate prices and good infrastructure.
Featured Hotels:
- Grand Hotel Primorsko
- Hotel Perla Beach I - Les Magnolias Hotel Complex - Perla Sun Park Hotel - Plamena Palace Hotel
- Guesthouse Extasy - Hotel Venecia - Nadia Hotel - Prestige City Hotel - St. Stefan Hotel - Sunrise Hotel - Sveti Dimitar Hotel - Villas Holidays
- Biser Hotel
Catering: Small restaurants and refreshment stalls can be found on every corner with their number being particularly high down the main street of the town. In recent years, entrepreneurship has given birth to dozens of medium and high-class hotels, which in most cases shelter nice restaurants and mehanas as well.
Transport: Regular bus lines connect Primorsko to Bourgas and Sozopol. Similarly to other resorts along the coast, one can alsop rely on private buses, minibuses and taxis for smaller distances. There is also a small road 'train' for tourists, which travels between the nearby peer town of Kiten and Primorsko. The open vehicle is fuelled by gasoline and travels at a rather low speed.