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Blog, Strategic Dialogues
The Russian presidential election and strategic posturing
Chris Lindborg Pena on February 27, 2012
Russia will hold its presidential election on Sunday and Vladimir Putin is expected to move from his current role as Prime Minister back to the presidential helm, for at least the next six years. Ahead of the election, he has ramped up the rhetoric on strengthening Russia's strategic posture, and has posed Russia as still being the only true global counterweight to U.S. military power.
On the campaign trail, Putin has raised his commitment to military modernization and last week wrote in Rossiyskaya Gazeta that he will prepare Russian forces to confront a wide array of advanced threats. He affirmed that his country will need to spend about billion, including on strategic missiles, during the next ten years. Russian security expert Dmitri Trenin of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace in Moscow noted that the character of this modernization reflects the old approach of focusing on the United States as Russia's main opponent, and could well be beyond what the country can afford. Putin has cited U.S. and NATO plans for ballistic missile defense as one of the reasons Russia needs to bolster its strategic forces. Yet he and other Russian leaders have issued this warning repeatedly over the years and well before the current political season. Putin has emphasized in recent days how Russian strategic parity with the United States is critical for ensuring global stability, and warned of a new potential arms race. The New START signing between the two countries in the spring of 2010 now seems a distant memory.
Putin has also called out the United States on its approach to Iran, accusing Washington of trying to change the regime in Tehran, and not only prevent it from pursuing nuclear weapons. Russia has steadfastly disapproved of the more recent and stringent sanctions imposed outside of the U.N. framework. In July last year, Russia put forward a step-by-step proposal for trying to resolve the crisis which is now back under consideration, having been dismissed earlier by the United States for being too lenient on Iran. Putin's expression of frustration goes deeper than political posturing, but also reflects genuine differences with the United States over economic and regional interests and perceptions over how to most effectively dissuade Iranian leaders from developing their own nuclear arsenal.
Even after the Russian elections are over, in the United States President Barack Obama will face his own election challenges that will make it difficult for him to devote attention or political capital to very public international diplomatic achievements, whether over arms control with Russia or Iran's nuclear program. Political opponents may likely characterize moves toward diplomacy as signs of weakness. The Pentagon's ongoing nuclear guidance review, which in part entails a re-analysis of how the United States should address Russian nuclear forces, has already stirred political opponents to warn against deep cuts after a recent leak to the Associated Press about various options under the highly secretive review.
Also this week, chief U.S. negotiator for the New START agreement, and now Acting Under Secretary of State for Arms Control, Rose Gottemoeller, is traveling to Berlin, Geneva, Warsaw and Vilnius to discuss future movements for nuclear and conventional arms control in Europe. For now, this type of hard work behind the scenes will be where the arms control action happens until Russian and U.S. leaders can again tone down rhetoric focused on threats, and more visibly commit to new progress, which looks daunting even outside of election season.
These are the personal views of the author.
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Magnificent grounds and a circular drive welcome you to this solidly-constructed brick, move-in-ready home that offers all the entertainment space and comfort a family needs! The first floor flows from the foyer to spacious, light filled rooms: the gracious living room leading to a family room with fieldstone fireplace and wet bar. Immaculate island kitchen with an eating area and built-in desk. Dining room large enough for holiday dinners, an office/study w/another warming fireplace, the convenience of a laundry room, full first floor bathroom. The 2nd includes 4 lg bedrooms, 2 full bathrooms and cozy fireplace in the master suite. Finally, retreat to the finished basement for entertaining with a second fully equipped kitchen, extended bar, game/pool table area, wine cellar, exercise/fifth bedroom and full bath. Newer constant-pressure well system, sec system, central vac, 3-car garage, zoned HVAC and generator. All on a superb Red Gate Ridge lot w/towering trees, deck, rm for a pool!
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MASAYOSHI: A WOOD NETSUKE OF THE OIL THIEF
By Masayoshi, signed Masayoshi 正慶
Japan, Nagoya, 19th century, Edo period (1615-1868)
Well carved as the oil thief Abura Bozu standing and leaning forward as he holds his broken geta in one hand, trying to mend it, his eyes inlaid in dark horn. Two symmetrical himotoshi to the back, above the signature MASAYOSHI.
Condition: Excellent condition with minor wear.
Provenance: Ex-collection Richard R. Silverman. Richard R. Silverman (1932-2019) was a renowned Asian art collector with one of the largest private collections of netsuke outside of Japan. He lived in Tokyo between 1964 and 1979 and began to collect netsuke there in 1968. Since the 1970s, he wrote and lectured about netsuke and was an Asian art consultant for Christie's, Sotheby's, and Bonhams. His gift of 226 ceramic netsuke to the Toledo Museum of Art constitutes perhaps the largest public collection of these miniature clay sculptures in the world. After moving to California, Silverman became a member of the Far Eastern Art Council at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art in 1984. In 1993, he joined LACMA's Executive Board. He served on the board of directors for the International Society of Appraisers from 1986 to 1994 and served nine years as chair for the City of West Hollywood Fine Arts Commission. Richard Silverman was posthumously awarded the Order of the Rising Sun for his decades-long promotion of Japanese culture.
A closely related netsuke by Masayoshi, described as a "happy man putting on his geta", is illustrated in Lazarnick, George (1981) Netsuke & Inro Artists, and How to Read Their Signatures, vol. 1, p. 743.


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Der Wahlkreis Mitte 4 ist ein Abgeordnetenhauswahlkreis in Berlin. Er gehört zum Wahlkreisverband Mitte und umfasst vom Ortsteil Moabit das Gebiet nördlich der Linie Huttenstraße–Turmstraße–Perleberger Straße und vom Ortsteil Wedding das Gebiet südlich der Seestraße und westlich der Müllerstraße.

Abgeordnetenhauswahl 2023
Bei der Wahl zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin 2023 traten folgende Kandidaten an:

Abgeordnetenhauswahl 2021
Bei der im Nachhinein für ungültig erklärten Wahl zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin 2021 traten folgende Kandidaten an:

Abgeordnetenhauswahl 2016
Bei der Wahl zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin 2016 traten folgende Kandidaten an:

Abgeordnetenhauswahl 2011
Bei der Wahl zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin 2011 traten folgende Kandidaten an:

Abgeordnetenhauswahl 2006
Bei der Wahl zum Abgeordnetenhaus von Berlin 2006 traten folgende Kandidaten an:

Bisherige Abgeordnete
Da der Wahlkreis erst seit 2006 in der heutigen Form besteht, ist die Angabe bisheriger Abgeordneter erst seitdem möglich.

Einzelnachweise

Mitte 4
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At about the same time that my recent article addressing needed changes in law firm cultures was being published by Corporate Counsel, the Women in Law Hackathon was being held at Stanford Law to address better compensation models for law firms. Some of my friends were involved in the Hackathon, and, indeed, it is the brainchild of Caren Ulrich Stacey, the founder of the OnRamp Fellowship. It seems that we all are wondering how to improve what have come to be toxic law firms cultures and create better-functioning and more diverse BigLaw atmospheres, beginning with new compensation models. Read all about the innovative team competition at the Stanford Law Women in Law Hackathon and the winning ideas at this link. I was very pleased to see that the $10K winning prize was donated to Ms. JD, a group very near and dear to my heart.
"The truth is that we don't do the profession of law very well in America. We ignore the lifestyles and well-being of practitioners. The law firm culture encourages workaholic behaviors that lead to stress-related illnesses and dependencies, as confirmed by research demonstrating that lawyers suffer from alcoholism and illegal drug use at rates far higher than non-lawyers. Divorce rates among lawyers, especially women, also appear to be higher than divorce rates among other professionals. Although lawyers represent some of the best-paid professionals, they are disproportionately unhappy and unhealthy. ("Why Are Lawyers So Unhappy," www.businessinsider.com, December 5, 2011.) The result is a profession full of burnouts and resentment.
In an August 11, 2010 article on work-life balance in the ABA Journal online titled "Why Lawyers Should Work No More than 40 Hours a Week," Debra Cassens Weiss addressed these issues straight on. Her findings supported a need for a change in culture to benefit the professionals and the profession.
According to Cassens Weiss, lawyers can be more productive and creative if they put down their Blackberries and iPhones and concentrate on their personal lives at least part of the time. She cites expert findings that multitasking causes distraction, and that Blackberry/iPhone addicts lose focus and concentration.
Cassens Weiss gives us a lot to think about. To date, however, articles like hers and the underlying studies have not resulted in significant positive change in our profession. The alarmingly low retention and advancement rates for women lawyers are directly related to the traditional culture and practices of law firms, and those statistics have not changed in a decade. This is serious, and we need to do something about it. Finally.
The only thing standing between the current workaholic culture of law firms and this brighter future for lawyers is greed. It was the greed of Wall Street that brought on the Great Recession in 2008, and that experience should serve as a harbinger to law firm leadership. Greed and pursuit of high profits at the expense of the well-being of lawyers and their families will lead to no good.
Think about it. Talk about it. Make it part of the conversation that all lawyers should be having to safeguard their professional futures. It is that important.
In a word, it is "culture." The culture of law firms is not very compatible with what many lawyers want and need in their professional lives. According to a recent article, many lawyers emphasize the need for things like flexibility, less emphasis on time billed and more emphasis on project success, more feedback and recognition of value to the organization, and less toxicity in the workplace. Surprisingly, according to this article in Law Practice Today on line, both money and promotions are secondary to the time and culture issues.
This article was based on survey information from both males and females. The emphasis was on retention of talent in law firms, and all of the lawyers surveyed had left at least one legal employer. Although the participating lawyers all found fault with the way that law firms function, they were not without hope that things could turn around with the appropriate amount of attention to the problems that are plaguing law firms and driving young lawyers away.
Intense time demands led the list of critical flaws. That comes as no surprise, and law firms have responded with part-time and flexible time policies. However, those flexible programs will have to come without the stigmas that have accompanied them in the past and labeled lawyers who take advantage of the programs as "lacking the commitment necessary for upward mobility." Only time will tell how that gets resolved.
The most interesting part of the article for me was the discussion of the toxic nature of law firm culture. I have just written an article, which will be published soon in Corporate Counsel on line, that digs deep into that issue, and it is a great concern to many of us who have experienced such toxic environments.
The toxic nature of law firms is disturbing. I believe that it is founded in unhealthy attitudes of turf wars and fee credits that do not lend themselves to the kind of team efforts and mentoring that women gravitate to and that Millennials, both men and women, seem to prefer. At the bottom of most of those kinds of negative behaviors is greed. We need to address that head on. Multi-million dollar partner salaries at the top of law firms drives the need for huge profits, which, in turn, drives the need for huge billable hour requirements. Quality of life suffers.
Gender issues also create toxic environments, and we have to take a close look at those issues and how to eliminate negative gender attitudes from our workplaces. Implicit bias is a very big problem, and most law firm leaders cannot even define it. The need for education is great, and law firms need to be reaching out to experts to help them identify and eliminate those behaviors.
The article concludes, and I agree, that law firms will continue to lose talent until they dedicate adequate resources to these problems and solve them. And, law firms not only will lose talent, but they will lose it to the competition. Although many women, especially, left law firms in the past to return home and care for families, that is no longer the case. Today, attorneys are not opting out to care for their children full-time, and they are gravitating toward the New Law practice models which provide lawyers with opportunities to do legal work from their homes and in more flexible practices. That is the competition, and it is a growing trend. Law firms have a reason to worry.
Are Women Lawyers Held to Higher Ethical Standards Than Their Male Colleagues?
I love listening to NPR while I am driving in my car. Fortunately, or unfortunately as it may be, I live in the Washington, DC area where traffic is worse than most places in the country. As a result, I spend a lot of time in my car in traffic. The silver lining is that it gives me a lot of time with NPR.
Recently, while listening to All Things Considered, I heard about a study examining unconscious and subtle biases within the context of whether men or women are more ethical at work. In examining which group, men or women, receives harsher punishment for ethical violations on the job, the study concluded that women receive harsher punishments. The reason why will surprise you.
The study did not conclude that women are less ethical than men. No, in fact, the study showed that, because people expect women to be more ethical than men, an ethical infraction by a woman is met with greater punishment than the same infraction by a man.
In other words, people react harshly when they are disappointed to find that a woman has acted in exactly the same manner as a man, who they consider to be unethical. The woman gets punished to a greater degree. So, the double standard strikes again with particularly harmful results.
You are probably wondering whether this disparity could possibly apply to the legal profession. Yes, indeed. Read the dialogue from the radio show to learn about the experience of Mary-Hunter McDonnell, an organizational sociologist at Wharton School, when she was a law student. Her ethics professor used the example of a shameless attorney in his lecture to highlight unethical behavior. When he disclosed that the attorney in question was female, an "audible gasp" went through the lecture hall. The students had associated the unethical behavior with a man, and they were expressing disbelief that a woman had acted in such an unethical manner.
The effects of this stereotype stuck with Ms. Hunter McDonnell. Years later, in cooperation with colleagues at two other leading universities, the research team turned their attention back to the profession of law and analyzed disciplinary punishments meted out by the ABA. Their findings confirmed that the positive stereotype that women are more ethical than men ends up having negative effects for the women. Women lawyers had a 35 percent chance of being disbarred for an identical infraction that resulted only in a 17 percent chance of disbarment for male lawyers.
The bottom line is that having a reputation for ethical behavior can get a woman lawyer disbarment at a higher percentage rate than her male counterparts. Certainly a Catch 22 you want to understand.
A high pedestal for ethical behavior has been created for women lawyers, and falling off can do some real harm. Don't compromise your ethics, but be aware what you are up against.
I am so pleased to be a part of a conference that will convene in Boston on July 28 and 29, 2016 to address the issues of leadership and advancement for women lawyers in life science law. I will be moderating a panel titled "Tales from the Top on Effective Leadership: Concrete Tips for Influencing and Motivating Others in the Life Sciences Legal Space." My fellow panelists are leading in-house C-Suite and General Counsel Office lawyers from major life sciences corporations, and we also are joined by a partner and head of life sciences litigation at a top tier international law firm. It is a power-packed panel, and we are expecting between 150 and 200 lawyers in the audience to take advantage of what these sage practitioners have to say about leadership for women lawyers and advancing them within law firms and law organizations.
Here is a link to the conference. This would be an excellent opportunity for women lawyers who are interested in this practice to network and get the best advice possible about planning their professional futures and achieving their practice goals.
Now, I have to admit that, when I got the call from the conference organizer asking me to participate in the program, I was a bit stymied by the title. "Life Sciences Legal Space." Hmmmmm? But that is only because it is new lingo for an old concept. The life sciences sector combines a diverse range of legal practice areas, including specialties in patent and product liability litigation and commercial, corporate, and regulatory work anchored in pharmaceutical and medical device client representation. This is a big industry, and there is a lot of opportunity for lawyers in these fields. Our goal at the conference, of course, is to make the greatest of those opportunities available to women lawyers.
As you may know, my background does not fit those practice areas. My role at this conference is in leading the discussion about advancement and leadership for women lawyers. That is a space I am very comfortable in. My new book, Best Friends at the Bar: Top Down Leadership for Women Lawyers (Wolters Kluwer Law & Business/Aspen Publishers, 2015) makes a very strong case for why law firms should care about effective leadership and advancement of women lawyers. It is not practice area specific and applies to leadership and advancement for all women lawyers.
Please join us in Boston on July 28 and 29 to hear this great panel and the other speakers and participants in what promises to be a very informative conference and excellent professional growth experience. Check out the agenda in the link above. There is something for just about everyone here.


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A hammock is a device used to sleep or rest in.

Hammock may also refer to:

 Hammock (band), an American post-rock group
 Hammock (ecology), a dense stand of trees
 Hammock Music, a record label
 Charles Hammock (1941–2014), American politician from Pennsylvania
 Cicero C. Hammock (1823–1890), American politician from Georgia
 Robby Hammock (born 1977), American Major League Baseball player
 Christina Hammock (born 1979), NASA astronaut

See also
 Hummock (disambiguation)


The interiors of Newbridge House are remarkably complete and amongst the best preserved in Ireland.
Initially, as Archbishop Charles Cobbe's country retreat, Newbridge House was sparsely furnished and modestly decorated. This all changed when it was inherited by his son, Thomas, and his glamourous wife, Lady Betty. Together they grew the collection, adding china, sculptures and bespoke Irish furniture.
Fine examples of Irish craftsmanship can be seen throughout the house and in the dining room's ornate stuccowork and matching mahogany side tables in particular.
The Cobbe Cabinet of Curiosities is a treat for all ages. This family museum is filled with shells, corals, fossils, taxidermy, chinoiserie, and even some Captain Cook memorabilia. There is also a significant collection of 19th century Indian souvenirs from many relatives serving in the military.
Downstairs, the servants quarters and historic Georgian kitchen allow visitors to imagine the hectic workload involved in running a house of this size (and witness the labour-saving devices of the past!).
For almost 250 years two portraits hung in the Drawing Room at Newbridge. One was believed to be a distant relative, Lady Anne Norton, and the other believed to be Sir Walter Raleigh. In recent decades, the portrait of Lady Anne was discovered to in fact be the earliest known portrait, not of a woman, but a male ancestor: Henry Wriothesley, the 3rd Earl of Southampton and the only known patron of William Shakespeare.
Even more extraordinary, today the picture originally believed to be Sir Walter Raleigh, or the 'Cobbe portrait' as it is known, is widely accredited by scholars as the only portrait of Shakespeare himself that could have been done from life, all later portraits and engravings of him baring some similarity with the Cobbe version.
While the Shakespeare portrait has returned home to England, there are many treasures from the Cobbe art collection to be discovered on a guided tour of the House.


Ikahihifo, Tarah K., Kristian J. Spring, Jane Rosecrans, and Josh Watson. 2017. "Assessing the Savings from Open Educational Resources on Student Academic Goals". The International Review of Research in Open and Distributed Learning 18 (7). https://doi.org/10.19173/irrodl.v18i7.2754.


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Download Red Alert For Free
Pete Haas
Published: Aug. 29. 2008 1:34 PM
As part of the marketing campaign for Command & Conquer: Red Alert 3, EA will let you download the original Red Alert for free on August 31st. It's over a decade old and doesn't have as much babeage as later installments but, hey, you get to see Einstein kill Hitler.
You'll be able to download the game from the official Red Alert 3 site on Sunday. It's not clear if you'll be able to download after that day but I don't see why not. I mean, it's not like anyone's buying it these days. Additionally, you can download Red Alert 2 for free if you pre-order RA3 (along with all the other swag they're offering, including a beta key for a yet-to-be-announced strategy game).
So, why are they offering Red Alert for free this Sunday, of all days? Well, for starters, it's the 13th anniversary of the first Command & Conquer game. Also, it's Richard Gere's birthday. I'll leave it to you to decide which event inspired the giveaway.
Update: EA just posted the download page. It's here. Enjoy.
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Tabitha Yim to serve as Arizona Wildcats' New Head Coach
Stanford team member and former elite gymnast, Tabitha Yim, has been named as the Arizona Wildcats women's gymnastics Head Coach, following the retirement of former head coach and successor, Bill Ryden.
The news was announced earlier today through the Arizona Wildcats official website. The 29 year old has said "I'm excited to join the Arizona family and am looking forward to building off of the tradition of success that Coach Gault and Coach Ryden started here. I am passionate about creating a legacy that the program, university, and community can be proud of – not only because of the student-athletes' success in the gym, but also because of their integrity and heart in all aspects of their life. I will forever remain thankful for the support of Kristen Smyth, Chris Swircek, and the Stanford staff, and I'm grateful to Greg Byrne and the Arizona staff for entrusting me with taking the program to the next level."
Personally, I cannot wait to see Yim take over the Wildcats team!
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Jesse Eisenberg confesses he was nervous to real-world "Friend" Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg – and he's glad "Saturday Night Live" made the experience even more unusual.
The actor said he thinks that regardless of concerns Zuckerberg and his multibillion-dollar venture may have had about "The Social Network" depicting the company's behind-the-scenes dramas, in the end Facebook has benefitted.
Despite being thrilled about his Oscar nomination, Eisenberg said he's feeling a little uncomfortable himself while making the awards circuit rounds. "I feel like when I was 13 and I had to go to bar mitzvahs every weekend – you have to put on a suit every weekend to go meet with a bunch of Jews," he joked, noting the pressures of rubbing elbows with some of his more venerated fellow nominees.


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import os
import sys
import tft_tuning
import tft_utils
import tft_expr
import tft_sol_exprs
import tft_error_form

import tft_parser

# ========
# sub-routines
# ========
def FinalizeAlloc (fname_atext, alloc, eforms = []) :
    fatext = open(fname_atext, "w")
    fatext.write(str(alloc))
    fatext.close()

    print ("==== FINAL TUNING RESULT ====")
    if (alloc is None):
        print (str(alloc))
    else:
        tft_tuning.PrintAlloc(alloc, eforms)
    print ("=============================")

# ========
# main
# ========
assert(len(sys.argv) >= 3)

# alloc text file
FNAME_ATEXT = "__tft_alloc_text"

# get config file
CONFIG_FILE_NAME = os.path.abspath(sys.argv[1])
tft_tuning.LoadConfig(CONFIG_FILE_NAME)

# get input file name
INPUT_FILE_NAME = sys.argv[2]
eforms, alloc = tft_tuning.TFTRun(INPUT_FILE_NAME)

# -- the first tuning --

FinalizeAlloc(FNAME_ATEXT, alloc, eforms)

# -- additional tuning with more error thresholds --
if (alloc is None):
    print ("WARNING: no additional tuning when the \"base\" allocation is None...")
    exit(1)

assert(tft_sol_exprs.EFORMS is not None)
assert(len(tft_sol_exprs.EFORMS) > 0)
assert(all([isinstance(ef, tft_error_form.ErrorForm) for ef in tft_sol_exprs.EFORMS]))
assert(len(tft_tuning.OPTIMIZERS) > 0)

for ai in range(3, len(sys.argv)):
    af = None
    try:
        af = float(sys.argv[ai])
    except:
        print ("ERROR: invalid additional error threshold: " + str(sys.argv[ai]))

    new_eup = tft_expr.ConstantExpr(af)

    for ef in tft_sol_exprs.EFORMS :
        ef.upper_bound = new_eup

    # solve the error form
    eforms, alloc = tft_sol_exprs.SolveErrorForms(tft_sol_exprs.EFORMS, tft_tuning.OPTIMIZERS)

    print ("==== Additional Allocation with Error Threshold: " + str(new_eup) + " ====")
    FinalizeAlloc(FNAME_ATEXT+"-"+sys.argv[ai], alloc, eforms)

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This past week official SW Florida 2015 year end sales prices released and as expected single family home prices showed a price gain of 12.96% Closed home sales were up 9.7% over 2014 numbers as well, so all in all we'd call 2015 a very successful year.
As you can tell by the Year End Prices Graph our market has risen every year since the bottom in 2009. We're still not back at peak 2005 prices. We have risen to mid 2007 levels when the market was in free-fall.
When prices rise it doesn't mean they are guaranteed to rise at the same rate. In fact, they're not guaranteed to rise at all. One of the steepest rises was in 2004 but once 2005 hit the party was over. We started warning in Fall of 2005 the party was over but few would listen.
Today we aren't warning anything like that, but we are seeing a shift in the market towards a more balanced market. If you asked Realtors who have been in the business for any length of time most would probably say a healthy balanced market is the most fun to work because neither buyer nor seller have a leg up on the other and both must act rationally to accomplish their goals. Of course, not every buyer or seller knows where we really are at any given time and are stuck on yesterday's headlines sometimes.
One little report I like to look at from time to time is the Market Watch Report published when we log into MLS. This can be customized. I have mine set today to look at all activity in Lee County Florida within the past 24 hours. This can be changed to homes only, condos only, etc and the time period can be adjusted as well. I look at various time periods.
The graph I'm sharing with you today shows 24 hours. One thing we notice is new listings are outpacing pending sales 84-66. You'll also notice sellers that have failed to sell are reducing prices. There were 101 price reductions in the last 24 hours. Now this could have been in response to last week's article about a shifting market, but Realtors in general know when a listing is not receiving showings or losing out to other homes because of price.
Most Realtors will consult with their sellers if they believe the market isn't responding to their asking price much the same buyer agents must consult with an unreasonable and unrealistic buyer.
Greed works in both directions. Sellers want the absolute most for their home and buyers are afraid to make a mistake and want to pay the absolute least they can for a home. It's the Realtor's job to educate their customer on the reality of the market. A balanced market is always the most fun because you're educating both sides versus scolding one side that refuses to acknowledge the major up or down trend.
A good way to research the market is to search active, pendings, and solds in a given area. Our Blog blog.topagent.com gives weekly SW Florida market reports, and our MLS search site www.LeeCountyOnline.com lets you search all the listings and view Market Reports. The market reports tell you what homes are selling for per sq ft in a neighborhood and the average days on market. You can customize this search for any area.
If you're thinking about buying or selling, there is no substitute for talking with a professional. We hope the online tools give you some great information, but please call us and we'll be glad to sit down with you and go over your options.
Posted in Cape Coral, Cape Coral Real Estate, Fort Myers Beach, Fort Myers Real Estate, Southwest Florida Real Estate.Tagged Ellis Team Open Houses, Lee County Florida, SW Florida 2015 Year End Sales Prices Released, SW Florida market reports.


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package keeper_test

import (
	"testing"

	sdk "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/types"
	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
	keepertest "github.com/zigbee-alliance/distributed-compliance-ledger/testutil/keeper"
	"github.com/zigbee-alliance/distributed-compliance-ledger/testutil/nullify"
	"github.com/zigbee-alliance/distributed-compliance-ledger/x/pki/keeper"
	"github.com/zigbee-alliance/distributed-compliance-ledger/x/pki/types"
)

func createTestRevokedRootCertificates(keeper *keeper.Keeper, ctx sdk.Context) types.RevokedRootCertificates {
	item := types.RevokedRootCertificates{}
	keeper.SetRevokedRootCertificates(ctx, item)

	return item
}

func TestRevokedRootCertificatesGet(t *testing.T) {
	keeper, ctx := keepertest.PkiKeeper(t, nil)
	item := createTestRevokedRootCertificates(keeper, ctx)
	rst, found := keeper.GetRevokedRootCertificates(ctx)
	require.True(t, found)
	require.Equal(t,
		nullify.Fill(&item),
		nullify.Fill(&rst),
	)
}

func TestRevokedRootCertificatesRemove(t *testing.T) {
	keeper, ctx := keepertest.PkiKeeper(t, nil)
	createTestRevokedRootCertificates(keeper, ctx)
	keeper.RemoveRevokedRootCertificates(ctx)
	_, found := keeper.GetRevokedRootCertificates(ctx)
	require.False(t, found)
}


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Opat je představený kláštera některých mužských řádů. Zpravidla stojí v čele opatství. Podobnou roli jako opat má u ženských řádů abatyše.

Původ a titul

Slovo opat je odvozeno z latinského abbas, a to z hebrejského abba, otec. V prvních křesťanských stoletích to bylo uctivé oslovení, později čestný titul a od 6. století podle řehole Benedikta z Nursie označení představeného mnišské komunity. Titul a funkci opata užívají benediktini a další mužské řády, které vznikly jejich reformami (cisterciáci, trapisté atd.) a také premonstráti. Představení klášterů později vzniklých řeholních řádů a kongregací užívají místo toho označení převor, kvardián, probošt nebo rektor.

Funkce
Opat je svrchovaný představený s rozhodovací i soudní pravomocí, teprve od Tridentského koncilu (1545–1563) podléhá dozoru místního biskupa. Jen v některých otázkách, například při prodeji nebo koupi majetku, se musí poradit se svou komunitou. Opatem může být zvolen pouze kněz, volí ho všichni členové komunity, a to na doživotí, opat ovšem může rezignovat. Volbu potvrzuje biskup, který nově zvolenému opatovi také předává insignie jeho úřadu: berlu, prsten a mitru. Opatská hodnost patří mezi preláty, opat však nemá biskupské svěcení, a tedy ani jeho pravomoci.

Znak a atributy
Opatský znak je od pozdního středověku charakterizován černým širokým kloboukem (galerem), dvanácti černými uzlíky či třapci po stranách a svisle postavenou berlou za štítem. Na stuze pod štítem může být heslo.

Další významy
Opat primas je volený předseda shromáždění všech opatů benediktinského řádu. V řádech premonstrátů, cisterciáků a trapistů existuje pro obdobnou funkci označení generální opat.

Ve středověku a v raném novověku se samostatnost kláštera zakládala na jeho nemovitém majetku, který opat spravoval a byl tudíž i světským pánem. Jako takový podléhal – podobně jako biskupové – svému lennímu pánovi, případně panovníkovi, který ho sám jmenoval. Proto se od raného středověku vyskytovali i laičtí opati (nebo také opati-komendátoři), kteří někdy nebyli ani členy řádu a vykonávali pouze tuto světskou vládu.

Za německé reformace si opati reformovaných klášterů ponechali svůj titul, časem se však označovali spíš jako preláti nebo probošti.

Ve Francii se od 16. století opět oživil starý význam slova abbas a rozšířil se titul abbé jako zdvořilé oslovení (obvykle mladšího) kněze, který nemá žádnou zvláštní funkci.

Východní církve

Ve východních církvích (v Pravoslaví a východních katolických církvích) odpovídá funkci opata igumen (hégúmenos) a archimandrita je ekvivalent pro arciopata.

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Reference

Související články
 Hierarchie katolické církve
 Převor
 Řád (církev)
 Benediktini
 Řády a řeholní kongregace

Externí odkazy

Církevní řády
Opati
Církevní tituly
Opatství
Kláštery


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Ariana Grande - 'No Tears Left To Cry': Single review
After being absent from social media since the end of 2017, Ariana Grande finally returned on Tuesday to announce that her new single, No Tears Left To Cry, would be released today. This is the first time Ariana has released new music since the horrific Manchester Arena attack, so all eyes were on Ariana to see what she would be releasing.
There were many questions about the song. Would it be a ballad? Would it directly address the Manchester attack? But Ariana did what no one was expecting. The style of the song is like nothing we have ever heard from Grande before, and I'm close to saying it's actually one of my favourite songs she's ever released. The poignant lyrics together with the upbeat track work really well. I think if the song had been a ballad, it would have made people feel sadder rather than uplifted.
No Tears Left To Cry, however, leaves the listener feeling both uplifted and strong, and I think that is an excellent thing to make the fans feel after such an awful tragedy in Manchester. The positivity and courage that is exerted throughout the song, both in the lyrics and the upbeat nature means that fans will be able to dance and singalong, rather than listen and want to cry.
The music video also has a subtle, yet beautiful, Manchester tribute at the end, with Ariana's dog transforming into the Manchester bee and flying away.
Ariana Grande is a really positive influence to her fans, and I truly admire her and the release of this powerful song.
I can't wait to see what Grande has in store for the album, but if it's anything like No Tears Left To Cry, I have a feeling it might just be my favourite album to date.
Watch the 'No Tears Left To Cry' music video on YouTube here:
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Kitchen Cabinet Depot Blog: New Cabinets - What Color should you choose?
Deciding what color bathroom or kitchen cabinets to choose can be a difficult decision. Going back and forth from one color to another, and trying to take in all contributing factors such as other influencing colors already in the space you will be adding the cabinets is a lot to think about. The color and finish you choose for your cabinets will decide the look of the room, so here are a few tips to aid you along the way to creating your ideal look for your cabinets.
The first step is to consider the tone of the cabinets you would like to install. For example, would you like a darker or lighter wood? When considering the shade keep in mind that finishes can make a wood look darker, so if you are in between tones it is better to go with the lighter one. It's easier to make a lighter wood look darker than a darker wood to look lighter.
For smaller spaces it would be beneficial to choose a lighter wood for your cabinets because lighter shades will make the room appear larger and more spacious. Lighter cabinets will also brighten up a room that already has darker tones. By contrasting the light and dark tones you will create a trendy and contemporary look.
Woods that have a light brown or tan look are considered medium toned woods. Such woods are Beech and Cherry wood. These types of woods add grace and class to a room and work well in all types of rooms from traditional to modern. Depending on the finish chosen, medium toned wood cabinets may appear light or dark.
To create a dramatic look for your bathroom or kitchen spaces consider a darker wood for your cabinets like Butternut, Rosewood, or Mahogany cabinets. These types of woods are great for more traditional styling. Typically the darker woods range from medium-brown to light-black shades. However, before deciding on the darker wood remember it is easier to make lighter wood darker than dark wood lighter.


Pharmaçiana is a scientific journal published by the University of Ahmad Dahlan worked closely with Ikatan Apoteker Indonesia (IAI). Pharmaçiana published two times a year, namely in May and November since 2011 with ISSN 2088-4559 and e-ISSN 2477-0256. The article published in the Journal Pharmaçiana selected by editors and reviewed by the reviewer. Articles published in Pharmaçiana must not be published in other journals or have been previously published.
Starting in May 2018 edition, the article will be published in English. Therefore, the author should submit articles in English. The author may also submit articles in Indonesian, but will be charged translations in accordance with terms and conditions.
Authors are invited to submit electronically no more than 12 pages full paper through journal website. The submitted paper should follow the format available on the author guideline.
The scopes of accepted papers are: Pharmaceutics, Biopharmaceutics, Drug Delivery System, Physical Pharmacy, Chemical Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Technology, Pharmaceutical Microbiology and Biotechnology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Pharmacokinetics, , Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Pharmaceutical Biology, Community and Clinical Pharmacy, Regulatory Affairs and Pharmaceutical Marketing Research, and Alternative Medicines.


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Llancahue es una localidad rural de origen Mapuche ubicada en la comuna de Panguipulli, al norte del Lago Pellaifa junto al Río Llancahue.

En este localidad se encuentra la Escuela Rural Llancahue.

Hidrología
La localidad de Llancahue se encuentra junto al Río Llancahue, en sus proximidades este río recibe las aguas del estero Culán.

Accesibilidad y transporte
Llancahue se encuentra a 39,3 km de la ciudad de Panguipulli a través de la Ruta 203.

Riesgos volcánicos
Ambas riberas del río Llancahue desde la junta con el río El Venado hasta su desagüe en el lago Calafquén está considerada como una zona con 'Peligro Muy Alto' de verse afectada por los lahares durante las erupciones del volcán Villarrica cuando estas se originen en el cono y/o en el cráter principal del volcán. Esto incluye el caserío de Llancahue y de Pellaifa. Lo anterior se basa en los antecedentes existentes de erupciones ocurridas durante los siglos XIX y XX. En el Mapa de Peligros del Volcán Villarrica los bordes del río Llancahue se encuentran bajo clasificación (AI1).

Igualmente, esta es una zona riesgos que puede verse afectada seriamente por caída de piroclastos de 3,2 hasta 1,6 cm de diámetro, con un máximo de entre 10 a 30 cm de espesor de los depósitos.

Enlaces externos
Ficha del Volcán Villarrica
Mapa de Peligros del Volcán Villarrica

Referencias

Localidades de la Provincia de Valdivia
Localidades de la Comuna de Panguipulli


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Jury awards $25 million to disabled boy for untreated jaundice
On behalf of Furr & Henshaw posted in Hospital Negligence on Thursday, November 21, 2013.
South Carolina readers may take an interest in a recent $25 million award rendered by a jury in the case of a boy who suffered severe brain damage from jaundice that went untreated. The boy, who is now 6 years old, was released by a Brooklyn, N. Y., medical center without an exam or follow up, despite the fact that he had rapidly yellowing eyes and skin. The hospital has denied any failure to diagnose jaundice and has pledged to appeal the jury's verdict.
According to the family, nurses ignored the mother's concerns and claimed that the condition would clear up on its own. However, the boy's condition continued to deteriorate until his parents rushed him to a different hospital. At the new hospital, the infant was diagnosed with hyperbilirubinemia, which is a severe form of jaundice that causes cerebral palsy and brain damage. The boy was given two blood transfusions, but it was too late to save the boy from the worst consequences of hyperbilirubinemia.
The child is now permanently handicapped and is not able to speak or walk. He requires 24-hour care, which his parents can provide if the $25 million dollar award stands. Jaundice is a common condition among newborns and is treatable when it is detected early. Physicians usually treat jaundice by placing infants under phototherapy lights. If a case is extreme, a doctor may perform a blood transfusion.
Modern advances in medicine have reduced the risks associated with pregnancy and birth; however, there are still things that can go wrong. When doctors or nurses are negligent in their care of newborns, the risk for birth injuries and complications increases. A lawyer with a background in medical malpractice cases may be able to obtain a substantial settlement for parents whose child has been harmed by negligent medical care.
Source: New York Post, "Disabled Brooklyn boy awarded $25 million in untreated jaundice case against New York Methodist Hospital", Doyle Murphy, November 19, 2013
Tags: Medical Malpractice, injuries
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