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Nigeria Set To Begin Yam Exportation To China, Others By July – Ogbeh
Ogbeh made this disclosure on Thursday, February 23, in Abuja as technical working committee was inaugurated to fast track the exportation of yam. According to the minister, the Chinese government has demanded dry yam from Nigeria to meet industrial and domestic needs. Ogbeh said Nigeria has remained one of the world's largest producers of yam,…"
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Ogbeh made this disclosure on Thursday, February 23, in Abuja as technical working committee was inaugurated to fast track the exportation of yam.
According to the minister, the Chinese government has demanded dry yam from Nigeria to meet industrial and domestic needs.
Ogbeh said Nigeria has remained one of the world's largest producers of yam, which accounts for 61.7 per cent of the global production of the rot crop, while there are over 60 varieties of yam, but sadly, Nigeria not among yam exporting countries.
He assured that local production and consumption of the commodity would not be affected by the move to export yam soon, rather government would scale up intervention in yam production, as farmers in the country have indicated willingness to increase production to meet both local and international demands.
Ogbeh noted that high level of yam production was going on in Zakibiam in Benue state, as government has moved to leverage on it, and also spread production across the entire country.
However, he lamented Ghana, which produces far less than any yam producing state in Nigeria, has taken over the European market.
According to him yam consumed in the United States were imported from Ghana and a tuber of yam cost as high as $15.
He said: "Ghana is controlling Africa's yam export market where Nigeria is one of the world's largest producers. I am not sure if Ghana produces as much yam as any state of the federation."
But according to the minister, the Nigerian yam export promotion programme was aimed at taking Nigerian yam production, processing and marketing to next level in line with what is done in other country.
Meanwhile, Chief Audu Ogbeh has said that the federal government is targeting the production of seven million tonnes of rice in 2018.
Sources: NAIJ.COM
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The success of neural word embedding models like word2vec and GloVe motivated research on representing sentences in an n-dimensional space. Michael Manukyan and Hrayr Harutyunyan reviewed several sentence representation algorithms and their applications in state-of-the-art automated question answering systems during a talk at the Armenian NLP meetup. The slides of the talk are below. Follow us on SlideShare to get the latest slides from YerevaNN.


Home /Community Outreach/Career Day at Perez Elementary!
On Wednesday, January 30, 2019 members of our Community Outreach committee had the opportunity to participate in Perez Elementary School's Career Day! Our two representatives, Elizabeth and Samantha, had a great time talking with the students a little bit about what we do here in the office and some of our community's rich history. My team had a blast and the kids got to enjoy experiencing the different career choices. Many thanks to Perez Elementary School for inviting us to your event!


Legends Promotions proudly presents "A Night of Music & Memories V" at the CSI Center for the Arts Springer Concert Hall. The show will be hosted by "Mr. Staten Island" - Vinnie Medugno, known for his charismatic on stage persona and presence. When Vinnie is hosting an event, he undoubtedly will make you feel like the only person in the room.
Performing on the billing will be The Super Girl Group, a quintet of female singers who sang with some of the 1960's most famous girl groups, which include: Margaret Williams of The Cookies: Nanette Licari of Reparata and The Delrons; Louise Murray of The Jaynettes; Beverly Warren from The Raindrops and Lillian Walker-Moss of The Exciters.
The 1910 Fruitgum Company virtually exploded onto the National Charts in 1968 with the first single release, "Simon Says". The song quickly moved up the charts to become a #2 record on the national charts and reached the top of the charts in the United Kingdom. Other hits included "Indian Giver," "1, 2, 3, Red Light," and "Yummy, Yummy, Yummy." Today, the group is with original member Frank Jeckell, Mick Mansueto, Glenn Lewis, Bobby Brescia, and Keith Crane. The Del Satins were formed in 1958 in Manhattan through a merger of two existing street corner groups, The Yorkville Melodies and The Jokers. The original members were Stan Zizka (lead), Fred Ferrara (baritone), his brother Tom Ferrara (bass), Leslie Cauchi (first tenor), and Keith Koestner (second tenor). In 1961 they recorded their debut single, "I'll Pray For You," followed by "Teardrops Follow Me," and "Best Wishes, Good Luck and Goodbye." The group today includes original members Stan Zizka and Tom Ferrara along with Edie Van Buren, Charlie Aiello, and Emilo Fornatura.
The Earls, originally from the Bronx, NY, present a unique combination of classic doo wop vocals and upbeat contemporary sound. Their novel approach to the oldies of the early rock years bring back memories to those who "Remember Then" while still exciting audiences of all ages who are new to the sounds of The Earls. This iconic band has performed in resorts in the Catskills, Radio City Music Hall, Westbury Music Fair, Felt Forum, Madison Square Garden, the Academy of Music, the Claridge Hotel and many casinos in Atlantic City.
The Flamingos featuring Terry Buzzy Johnson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2001. Billboard magazine wrote, "Universally hailed as one of the finest and most influential vocal groups in pop music history." The Flamingos defined Doo Wop at its most elegant and sophisticated. The Rock and Roll hall of famer is still the musical and vocal arranger, songwriter, producer, first tenor, and lead vocalist for the group. Known for their countless hits which include "Golden Teardrops," "Lovers Never Say Goodbye," and the Flamingos' anthem, "I Only Have Eyes for You." The current Flamingos lineup includes Johnson, Starling Newson, Jr., Stan Prinston, and Musical Director Theresa Trigg.


TNT retained nearly 100 percent of its Hawthorne audience, as the second installment of the Jada Pinkett Smith hospital drama drew 3.76 million viewers Tuesday night at 9 p.m.
According to Nielsen live-plus-same-day ratings data, Hawthorne held on to 98 percent of its premiere delivery (3.83 million viewers). Last night's episode actually beat the series opener among adults 25-54, averaging 1.72 million members of the demo, an improvement of 5 percent versus the premiere (1.64 million).
The second episode kept 94 percent of its earlier delivery of viewers 18-49, averaging 1.48 million.
Leading out of Hawthorne at 10 p.m., TNT's third-season drama Saving Grace drew 3.16 million viewers, or about 91 percent of its June 15 delivery. Grace showed a 13 percent decline among the 25-54 demo, averaging 1.36 million viewers, while viewers 18-49 were off 14 percent (1.01 million). Generally speaking, most programs lose between 15-20 percent of their audience in the second episode.
While TNT's Tuesday night lineup performed strongly, no numbers were forthcoming for Mark Burnett's new unscripted series, Wedding Day. Turner bumped the show to Thursday nights after its June 15 series opener drew just 853,000 total viewers and 396,000 adults 18-49.
On Monday night, The Closer continued to draw a huge crowd to TNT, averaging 6.41 million viewers in the 9 p.m. time slot. That delivery marked a 99 percent retention rate from the previous episode (6.47 million).
The Closer also held on to 93 percent of its 25-54 audience (2.42 million), while faring even better with its retention of viewers 18-49 (1.85 million, or 97 percent).
At 10 p.m., sophomore drama Raising the Bar drew 3.06 million viewers, or less than half of its Closer lead-in. That said, Monday night's episode lost only 11 percent of its prior-week audience (3.45 million).
Raising the Bar showed signs of faltering on the demo front, averaging 1.17 million adults 25-54, down 16 percent versus the June 15 episode. It also lost 20 percent of its 18-49 demo (910,000).


St. Louis, MO (April 26, 2017) – Fybr, which is launching its Smart City Platform in 30 cities worldwide this year, has joined the Smart Cities Council as a North America Associate Partner. The company's turnkey, end-to-end platform turns raw data from thousands of sensors into insightful information that helps make communities better places to live and work.
As a Council partner, Fybr joins a network of leading companies advised by top universities, laboratories and standards bodies that helps cities tap the transformative power of digital technologies and intelligent design. Through advocacy, action and its landmark Readiness Program, the Council promotes smart, sustainable and inclusive communities with high-quality living and high-quality jobs.
Fybr is a leading, end-to-end IoT platform provider – collecting and delivering data along with advanced analytic tools to solve business and community-based quality-of-life issues such as parking, transportation, power, water management and safety – for customers worldwide. Fybr's "ready to deploy" technology makes urban life easier for residents and visitors while making cities, universities and corporate campuses safer, more efficient and sustainable.
The Fybr Platform is an end-to-end system that securely and efficiently delivers data to and from the physical world. Combining real-time sensing data with intelligent machine-learning algorithms, the Fybr Platform delivers actionable insights that help cities fix issues proactively–saving money and improving services.


The Super EZ Pool Lift is a modified version of our very popular EZ Lift to be used on above ground backyard swimming pools. The Super EZ Lift was specifically designed to clear walls 10 inches thick and up to 60 inches high making it perfect for your above ground backyard pool or spa. All stainless steel construction with the same durable powder coating provided on all Aqua Creek Products' lifts, the Super EZ was built for years of trouble free use.
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German police raid homes of radical Salafists
BERLIN (Reuters) - About 1,000 police raided dozens of buildings across Germany early on Thursday in a crackdown on radical Salafist Islamists suspected of plotting against the state.
Announcing the crackdown, Interior Minister Hans-Peter Friedrich said he had banned one of the Salafists' groups called the Millatu Ibrahim and said the raids may unearth evidence that would allow the outlawing of two other associations.
"(The Millatu Ibrahim group) works against our constitutional order," he told reporters.
German authorities have recently stepped up their monitoring of ultra-conservative Salafist groups following a series of violent clashes with police.
Reporting by Sabine Siebold; Writing by Gareth Jones; Editing by Louise Ireland

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Please don't bother to purchase anything from here. Seller not even willing to refund items even when I tried to stop the order and cancel since the shipping was delayed. This item is strictly only for kids size. Initially the description even indicated that this item can be used for adult. Only recently did they indicate clearly that the sizing and measurement is as per current description listed. Really disappointed with such poor poor and poor customer service expected from this seller. Not sure if it's really an authorised Melissa brand online store... buyers please take note and beware.
We are really sorry for what happened to you!
We are trying to make amendements to the system for such bitter experiences!
I received my order today but found that it's not the size I ordered (US 11). My wife wears US 10/11 and the shoes received are definitely not for adult. ????? I don't understand.
Can I exchange it with more suitable size (if there is any)? Or can I return/refund my order?
I have attached photo of the item for your reference.
These are the same as ordered by you!
My question is 'how many types of US 11 size does Melissa brand has?'.
I ordered size US 11 hoping to receive adult US 11. Not a child's size of only 7 inches.
Yes i do understand your concern, But what you ordered is for smaller size!
I would like to request to return my item for refund as it is of no use for me and total waste.
I will bear the shipping cost.
I'm still waiting for your reply on my request.
Please let me know soonest as I will be out of the country duing the third week of December.
Please let me know when I can send back the shoes for refund?
Sorry for what happened, as we processed the orders, we cannot exchange the shoes!
I wasn't asking for exchange. I would like to return the shoes for refund.
Please note that I do not want to exchange.These are child's shoes size.
I am asking you to accept the return of the shoes I was told wrongly ordered and help me refund it.
Can you reconsider return and refund for my order?
Please provide me your order id and i will check what we can do!
My order number is 283049122.
Ok will check with team and get back asap!
Kindly check our store for updates!


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Q: Start Programming on Android 2.3 I program in Asp.Net, C#, and I have recently bought a tablet with android 2.3. I want to program some applications for my tablet but I see that it can be programmed only with Java. Does anyone know if I can program in C++? Is Qt available for it like it is in Linux? I've heared that it is possible but no one can give me any information. If it can't be done can anyone post me some links with Base Android 2.3 programming, but not base Java programming? I know Java but I prefer C++.

A: Nothing better than the official documentation that you can find here: http://developer.android.com/guide/index.html

A: I wish Android went with Python myself. But Java is really the way to go, atleast for the UI parts of the program.  There is the NDK that allows you to write in C or C++, but it is not just for writing applications. It's for the performance critical parts.  And unlike most suggestions to stay in a higher level language, it really makes sense here.

A: The official documentation as pointed out is quite good. You can certainly write applications in C++ via the NDK, but outside of games, it's not the norm. You can't use QT. For drawing you would have to use OpenGL which while powerful doesn't give you anything in terms of controls or windowing.
I would highly recommend that unless you're planning to do games, you seriously consider using Java and learning the standard Android views, layouts and widgets. If you're interested in using C#, you can look at Mono for Android but it's not free, and it's not like you can use WinForms.

A: If you plan to take your Android development seriously, then I would recommend you a great book Hello, Android: Introducing Google's Mobile Development Platform:
http://pragprog.com/book/eband/hello-android
And - of course, the official Google documentation in connection with this site:)
Do not even think about something else then Java and ADT Plug-In for Eclipse, otherwise you will be beating your head against the wall and finally fail...

A: A page for the Qt on Android project can be found at http://developer.qt.nokia.com/wiki/Necessitas
You can further be expecting some videos to be released from the recently completed Qt Developer Days in Munich, where there were a couple of talks on the topic :) (i will try and update this answer with links once those videos are made available, which hopefully will be soon). Slides without chatting and live demos are available at the end of this blog entry: http://cutehacks.com/2011/10/28/devdays2011/
As for actually writing the applications, just write them like any other mobile Qt application, using Qt Quick and suchlike - i'm told that with the recently released alpha3 the entire stack is now working, including Qt Mobility.

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Arianna Huffington has convinced the world of the benefits of a good night's sleep in her new book The Sleep Revolution. Arianna credits her unwrinkled skin and smooth face not to Botox but "beauty sleep." She is 65 years old and is full of radiant energy. And all because she has set a daily sleep routine. Let's explore her journey from sleep amateur to sleep pro.
Huffington has taken excerpts from her own life for her book. In 2007, she was the mother of two, and a media baroness who would travel around the world on a super-active schedule. She would slash her sleeping hours, getting only a scanty four hours of sleep each night. She relied heavily on caffeine to keep her awake through her hectic lifestyle. Does this sound like you?
Things started to take a toll for the worse due to her sleep deprivation. Then one day, after a particularly jam-packed series of events, Huffington completely collapsed. She lay unconscious in a pool of blood with a broken cheekbone. Her burnout was the result of mounting stress and complete exhaustion.
Huffington herself is living proof of how a minimum of seven hours of sleep can revolutionize your existence. She has broadly explained in her book on how we can correct our sleeping disorders. Excerpts include how and how not to fall asleep.
Huffington predicts that a fourth revolution in the world may revoke the merits of a better sleep hygiene. She emphasizes that overwork and exhaustion are not the price one has to pay for success.
The Sleep Revolution champions the importance of sound sleep over prescription drugs. It successfully establishes how an enough shuteye can bring about a positive change in personality and harness productivity.
Modern culture treats sleep as optional. "You can sleep later" is the catchphrase of today's generation.
Sleep is the easiest thing to cut back on.
In the uncompromising definition of success, slumber does not stand a chance.
This has led to an alarming sleep crisis.
In the 1970s, there were only three centers in the USA that dealt with sleep disorders. By the 1990s, that number had expanded to more than 300. Today more than 2,500 enlisted sleep centers are in existence.
This is a testimony to the sleep crisis that plagues the world in modern times. The Sleep Revolution is an answer to this predicament.
The book instructs its readers on the art of transforming your sleep habits, one night at a time. It is a perfect guide to becoming more disciplined about prioritizing sleep.
Huffington urges her readers to go one step at a time to regularize the sleep cycle. Adding 30 more minutes of rest, keeping devices outside the bedroom and other simple steps can bring about immense change.
Her book is aimed, not at people who want to sleep better, but those who desire to be more fruitful in life. It provides an educative insight to bring about a phenomenal revolution to beat the anxiety of insomnia.
People who are sleep deprived are not "fully present" anywhere, quips Huffington. Even the best of executives need adequate rest to function properly. "In a sea of transition, the well-being of employees is necessary for progress," she adds.
Even worldwide consulting company McKinsey has a sleep specialist to counsel its employees. This is because slumber plays a pivotal role in our decision making, creativity, emotional intelligence, cognitive function. In some occupations—like a hospital or airports workers—lack of sleep can be a matter of life and death.
It is important to surrender to sleep when the need demands it.
Huffington advises that we take specific and deliberate steps to make rest a priority in our lives because today a full night's sleep is extremely difficult to come by. With the growing demands of work and family and an arsenal of technology, we can never really disconnect from the social world. But unless we are careful, we can become disconnected from our own lives.
The task of regulating sleep is not an easy one. Huffington points out that the first step to reclaiming sleep is discipline. The progress is not going to be linear, but it will happen gradually. The important thing is not to judge oneself.
A social media campaign pioneered by Huffington has caused a stir in Ivy League and other colleges in different nations. They throw light on the adverse effects of binge drinking and drug abuse.
Are you pleased with your relationship with slumber?
Are you under pressure to choose between sleep and social life?
How do you deal with the pressure to give up on sleep?
Do you wake up feeling well rested and recharged?
Has there been a time when sleep deprivation has clouded your judgment?
This social attempt is to warn students to the essential benefits of napping for their health, productivity, relationships, and happiness.
Arianna herself is an exemplary example of a life well lived. She has managed to prove to the world that sleep is not only vital for our health, but it is necessary for us to achieve our goals.
She has managed to coax hundreds of people into getting nightly nourishment that they so desperately needed. Her book comes at a crucial time when most people Google "Why am I so tired?" and thousands of apps have surfaced for better sleep.
Even though we do not get enough sleep ourselves, we extensively read and tweet about it. People are ready to rediscover sleep and The Sleep Revolution tells them exactly how to go about it.
It is evident that in order to thrive, we must begin to sleep. It's the doorway through which a life of well-being must pass.
We begin an inextricable relationship with sleep from the moment of our birth. Even our death is described as eternal slumber. Sleep is nature's calling that one can never escape.
With The Sleep Revolution, Huffington rekindles a renewed spark to sleep in all its readers. It is a celebration of the mystery and fullness of sleep—and brings about a sleep revolution, altering your life and the world, one night at a time.
You can read Part 2 of my Sleep Revolution book review by clicking here.


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Keynote Speaker 1 : Associate Professor Dr Toshifumi Moriyama
Associate Professor Dr Toshifumi Moriyama
Faculty of Engineering, Nagasaki University, Japan
Monitoring and change detection of disasters in Japan by using Synthetic Aperture Radar
Japan is a country where many disasters such as earthquakes, eruptions and typhoons occur. Therefore, in order to know the disaster's damages globally and locally, observations by using various sensors which operated in space and on ground are carried out. Sensors using micro waves have the advantage of being able to observe day and night regardless of the weather. Among the sensors that use micro waves, a synthetic aperture radar (SAR) can produce ground images from airplane and satellite in details and is suitable for observing changes by disasters. The Japanese airborne synthetic aperture radars are Pi-SAR / Pi-SAR2. The resolution of Pi-SAR2 reaches 30cm. Japanese satellite-borne synthetic aperture radars are the advanced land observation satellites (ALOS) 1 and 2. ALOS 2 can observe same area every 14 days. These synthetic aperture radars have observed many disasters in Japan. The interferometry and polarization observation technologies based on SAR provide very useful information about the damages of disasters. In this presentation, we will introduce Japanese SARs and their observation technologies, and show the results of the Niigata Chuetsu earthquake, Kumamoto earthquake, and Mt. Ontake eruption.
Toshifumi MORIYAMA received B.E., M.E., and D.E. degrees in Information Engineering all from Niigata University, in 1994, 1995, and 1998, respectively. In his theses research, he was engaged in radar polarimetry and polarimetric radar sensing of buried objects. He was with Fujitsu System Integration Laboratories Ltd from 1998 to 2003, the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology, Japan (NICT) from 2003 to 2005, and the Earth Observation Research and Application Center (EORC), Japan Aerospace and Exploration Agency (JAXA) in 2006, respectively. He is now an associate professor at Nagasaki University. He is involved in research activities in collaboration with ELEDIA Research Center, and he is the Director of the ELEDIA@UniNAGA. His interests are in inverse scattering, radar polarimetry, microwave remote sensing, and wireless sensor networks. Currently, he is vice-chairs of IEEE Aerospace Electronics System Society Japan Chapter and IEEE Antennae and Propagation Society Fukuoka Chapter.


CP03001 July 9th 8:00 am What is a species of cultivated potato?
CP03002 July 9th 8:15 am Dedomestication of radish (Raphanus sativus) – do feral populations require hybridization to persist?
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Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac (geboren Antoine Laumet, Saint-Nicolas-de-la-Grave, 5 maart 1658 - 16 oktober 1730) was een Frans ontdekkingsreiziger en koloniaal bestuurder.

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Antoine Laumet verliet Frankrijk voor Amerika in 1683 en mat zich de adellijk klinkende naam Antoine de Lamothe, sieur de Cadillac aan. Hij voer op handelsschepen en mogelijk ook op schepen van kapers en deed kennis op van de Amerikaanse kusten. Met deze kennis kreeg hij in 1690 een aanstelling in de Franse marine. In 1694 werd hij aangesteld als commandant van de Franse forten bij de Grote Meren. Hij stichtte in 1701 Fort Pontchartrain du Detroit, het latere Detroit. Enkele jaren later werd hij een tijdlang gevangen gezet in Montreal op beschuldigingen van illegale handel in bont en alcohol.

In 1710 werd hij door koning Lodewijk XIV aangesteld als gouverneur van Louisiana. Voor hij zijn post opnam, reisde hij eerst terug naar Frankrijk om daar investeerders te zoeken. Hij verwierf de steun van de rijke Antoine Crozat. Pas in 1713 kwam hij aan in Louisiana. Hij leidde een expeditie langs de Mississippi op zoek naar delfstoffen. Cadillac verloor de steun van Crozat en werd in 1716 teruggeroepen naar Frankrijk. Daar zat hij vier maanden opgesloten in de Bastille. Na zijn vrijlating trok hij zich terug in Castelsarrasin.

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In Detroit, de stad die hij heeft gesticht, wordt Antoine de Lamothe-Cadillac herdacht met een standbeeld in het stadscentrum. En het automerk Cadillac uit Detroit werd naar hem genoemd. Ook Cadillac Mountain in Maine werd naar hem genoemd.

Geschiedenis van Louisiana
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Geschiedenis van Michigan
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Fluid crepe fujette lends airy elegance to this stunning jumpsuit. A flattering wide leg, gathered waistline and darted bust ensures the ideal fit. Detachable waist ties cinch this relaxed silhouette and highlight your narrowest point. Team yours with wedges and a printed silk headscarf for a classic Riviera look.


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La gare centrale de Bratislava, en slovaque : Bratislava hlavná stanica, est la principale gare de Bratislava en Slovaquie. Elle est située à environ 1 kilomètre au nord de la vieille ville de Bratislava. La première gare est construite en 1848, puis en 1905 un nouveau bâtiment est construit pour servir de gare près de celle initiale. Cette deuxième gare a été rénovée en 1960 et étendue en 1988.

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Service des voyageurs

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Desserte

Intermodalité

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Voir aussi

Articles connexes
 Liste de gares en Slovaquie
 Transport ferroviaire en Slovaquie

Liens externes
http://www.vasutallomasok.hu/allomas.php?az=pzon

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Gare mise en service en 1848
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Nishnawbe Aski Nation (known as Grand Council Treaty No. 9 until 1983) was established in 1973. It represents the legitimate, socioeconomic, and political aspirations of its First Nation members of Northern Ontario to all levels of government in order to allow local self-determination while establishing spiritual, cultural, social, and economic independence.
In 1977, Grand Council Treaty No. 9 made a public declaration of the rights and principles of Nishnawbe Aski.
NAN is a political territorial organization representing 49 First Nation communities within northern Ontario with the total population of membership (on and off reserve) estimated around 45,000 people.
Six of the 49 communities are not affiliated with a specific Tribal Council.
NAN encompasses James Bay Treaty No. 9 and Ontario's portion of Treaty No. 5, and has a total land-mass covering two-thirds of the province of Ontario spanning 210,000 square miles. The people traditionally speak four languages: OjiCree in the west, Ojibway in the central-south area, and Cree and Algonquin in the east.
NAN continues to work to improve the quality of life for the Nishnawbe Aski territory. Through existing partnerships and agreements with Treaty partners (governments of Canada and Ontario), NAN continues to advocate on behalf of the communities it represents for self-determination with functioning self-government.


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Q: Return matched input from an elasticsearch query as they were typed Here is an example:
"query": {
        "bool": {
            "should": [
               {
                   "match_phrase_prefix": {
                       "keyword":{
                           "query": "pokemno", //approximative term
                           "fuzziness": 1
                       }
                   }
               },
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            ]
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This query match a document with the  "Pokémon" keyword, however i want to get back the exact input search term(s) that has matched for each document (here, "pokemno").
AFAIK the highlight feature only return the matched values as they are saved in the document, but not the ones from the search input.
Is there any way to get those values back from the search?


Well, the house is proving a persistent but not at all unwelcome distraction from blogging stuff, but that's okay. Managing to set up even a M*A*S*H*-like *Man Lodge was mitigated by, like..unpacking scores of boxes containing mostly books, old disk drives or bits and bobs from the old Laboratory workbench. But, alas — the embryonic Laboratory / Man Lodge is clear enough to hold a desk, stereo and bicycle with room to pace contemplatively whilst sipping a tincture of Port in a purloined *Oriental Brewery beer glass ((evening) or mug of coffee ((morning)).
So — there's been lots of work getting into the material, defining the shape and contours of it. This is the work of describing to ourselves what it is and what it means — moving from intuition and the vague vernacular of the *top-level, into the material itself. You run across the dips and bumps and questions that can only come from digging deep into the material in a very materialistic way. How do you translate intuition and instinct into something that is communicable beyond a vague — "it's kinda like"? Clearly it takes time and a willingness to get beyond the unease of not knowing how to talk about something, or even those moments when you think — you know what? This is the stupidest thing in the world — no one will like this. We'll be ridiculed.
In the midst of doing this it becomes clear that design cannot be done without the designing. You can't just write or PowerPoint it. If you don't break a sweat or nick a finger — if *you don't — you're not doing the design work. The things you find out from materializing an idea rather than just screenizing it — if you don't get into the material itself, make the thing and keep making it over and over — you won't find the depth of it.
And — you can't just specify requirements, or get all high-falutin about the implications, or assume because you've stated your point but haven't been able to enroll others in your mission that you've done the work. Cause, like..you haven't. So..that's that.
That current flowed through the week itself.
Then there was this crazy crit session at the USC Architecture School. Wow — Neil had his hands full. The architects he brought in were, like..I don't even know. Rarely even handed with the students — maybe that was just apparent to me. I don't really believe in critiquing by pummeling. Anyway — I said all I need to say in an earlier post. But — that was something I did last week.
The Drift Deck work continues apace, although we missed our call last week because of various and sundry commitments to other things.
There was a bit of play getting back into *Max/MSP for some prototyping ((never ceases to amaze me how Baroque that thing is — what a wrestling match)) and *Logic which is exploding heads in the Laboratory.
Naturally, it was a holiday week so not all that much was going on, except that there was of course plenty going on. As pertains the Laboratory, we've been fussing around with various tool chains for doing matchmoving animations, perhaps something useful for performing designed fictions to explore and experiment with new ideas. Most recently, it's been Syntheyes and Maya. Bit of a muddle — it's a bit more involved than I had initially hoped, especially for hand-held camera work, but even so for tripod moves.
We'll figure it out. One thing learned is the importance of perspective revealed in the shot. In fact, perhaps it is more important to have movement than not, I think.
On other fronts, these books were piled up as the reading list for the coming weeks. Probably no hope of truly finishing these — but we aspire.


First and foremost, bowfishing is an absolutely adrenaline packed sport. Instead of waiting for a fish to come and bite the lure or bait on the line, you are actively engaged in pursuing the fish. While bowfishing, you will be targeting the rough fish. These include carp, suckers, shad, gar, freshwater drum, and dogfish. Carp is the most sought after fish. The common carp is an invasive species that is very destructive to our local ecosystems. These animals are listed on the world's 100 most invasive species list. By shooting these fish, we are actually helping the environment.
The bows we use are the most modern bows available and very simple to use. They do not have sights. You aim by looking down the arrow using line-of-sight judgment. All of our bows are compound bows with very little let-off. Draw weights vary from 15 to 40 pounds. Therefore, we have been able to accommodate children as young as 6. All of the bows have reels on them which allow for retrieval of your arrow after it has been shot.
The arrows used for bowfishing are considerably stronger than a regular arrow. They are constructed of 5/16 inch fiberglass, they have no fletching's, and the tips are metal with barbs that snag the fish. All of our arrows have a safety slide attached to them. A nylon braided 200 pound test line is attached from the safety slide to the bow.
This is perhaps the most difficult part of bowfishing. This is due to the refraction of the water. This refraction actually distorts the location of the fish in the water. It appears that the fish may only be 2 feet under the water, but it actually is deeper than that. If you were to aim directly at the fish, you will most likely miss it. To compensate for the refraction, you will need to aim well below the fish. Depending upon how deep the fish are and how far of a shot you are taking, this also affects how far below the fish you need to aim. As a guide, we recommend that you aim three to four inches low for every foot of water depth. Also aim four inches low for a shot of ten feet in distance. Sounds difficult, but everyone quickly gets the hang of it.


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Titan football wins second straight
Nathanial Brinkman
The UW Oshkosh football team got its second straight victory and shutout when it defeated North Park University 35-0 on Saturday. It was the defense that got the scoring underway for the Titans as defensive back Rajon Hall intercepted a pass and returned it 26 yards for a touchdown. The pick-6 gave the Titans a 7-0 lead with 2:4...
Women's golf places second at Viterbo Invitational
The UW Oshkosh women's golf team traveled to the La Crosse Country Club in Onalaska this past weekend for the Viterbo University Women's Golf Invitational where they placed second after shooting 684. Among the schools competing with the Titans were Viterbo University, which had two teams playing,...
Cross country teams have strong showings
Michael Johrendt
The men's and women's UW Oshkosh cross country teams began its seasons at the Midwest Open in Somers on the UW-Parkside campus on Saturday, Sept. 12. The women's cross country team garnered a total score of 169 points, which placed them sixth out of twelve teams. Finishing eighth, Sophomore Hannah...
Sophomore softball player joins volleyball team
Sophomore softball player Brianna Witter, entering her first full year at UW Oshkosh has earned a spot on the women's volleyball team and will now handle multiple sports for the 2015-16 school year. The volleyball and softball standout from Muskego chose to take an offer to play softball from the...
Sommers talks All-American Status
Erik Buchinger
"Q&A with D3football.com 2015 First Team Preseason All-American and UW Oshkosh tight end Joe Sommers What are you looking to get out of your senior season with the UW Oshkosh football team? JOE SOMMERS: A conference championship and a season of great memories with my teammates that happen to be some of my best friends. ...
Men's soccer wins at home
Morgan Van Lanen
The UW Oshkosh men's soccer team is making the most of its last season by going out with a bang. On Wednesday, Sept. 16 the Titans won 2-0 in a match against Milwaukee School of Engineering, to whom they lost last year, at home. "We had to be focused over the entire match and capitalize on our opportunities...
Titans crush Finlandia in home opener
The UW Oshkosh football team kicked off its home season with an 86-0 blowout victory Saturday, Sept. 15 over the Finlandia University Lions. This was just the Lions' second game in program history as this is their first season with a football team. The 86-point outing set a record in terms of points ...
Men's track team takes sixth in WIAC championship
The UW Oshkosh men's track and field team finished sixth in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Championships on May 1 and 2 with a team score of 80.33. Oshkosh's lone win of the meet was the 4x400 meter relay. The team of Danny Trimmer, Kallen Bentz, Brian Beaudo and Reid Zanoya won...
Titans earn WIAC tournament berth
The UW Oshkosh men's baseball team swept the UW-Platteville Pioneers last Saturday and Sunday to make it to the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament. "The guys played well," head coach Kevin Tomasiewicz said. "They knew what their job was, and they did a good job maintaining focus."...
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Love is in the air: Qatar Airways delivers 5,000 tonnes of Valentine's Day flowers
Asmahan Qarjouli
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The flowers were flown from India, South Africa, Uganda, Thailand, and The Netherlands.
Roses were among the unlikely passengers onboard Qatar Airways flights on Valentine's Day earlier this month, ready to be sent to lovers across the globe.
Qatar Airways Cargo successfully transported millions of flowers weighing more than 5000 tonnes of carnations and roses for Valentine's Day. The flag carrier's QR Fresh solution helped store the flowers in a maintained, temperature-controlled environment during the transport.
"We are glad to help spread tonnes of love and cheer around the world by introducing additional capacity and freighters on our key routes to support our customers. Understanding the nature of these delicate flowers, we have special processes in place to ensure a seamless cold chain for their transport," said Guillaume Halleux, Qatar Airways Chief Officer Cargo.
Eight Cargo Boeing's 777 freighters from Quito, Ecuador, transported flowers to European and Australian markets, as well as three others to Miami, which serves one of the largest flower distribution hubs in the US.
Read also: Qatar Airways extends free tickets for healthcare professionals
Additionally, 13 mini freighters and five Boeing 777 freighters operated from Nairobi while some were also transported from Bogotá.
Key countries also included The Netherlands – a key global flower exporter for more than 200 years – India, South Africa, Uganda, Thailand, Sri Lanka and Ethiopia among many other countries.
According to aviation sites, this would be Qatar Airways' fifth Valentine season from Ecuador, second from Colombia and sixteenth season from Kenya.
In the past year alone, Qatar Airways Cargo transported almost 32,000 tonnes of flowers.
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IPdigIT No need to ask for authorization before hyperlinking, but…what did the EU Court of Justice mean in Svensson?
No need to ask for authorization before hyperlinking, but…what did the EU Court of Justice mean in Svensson?
In a previous post (see here), I had asked to anticipate the response of the Court of Justice of the EU to several questions raised in the Svensson case (C-466/12). The core question was whether establishing an hyperlink to a copyrighted work could constitute a "communication to the public" (under Article 3 of the 2001/29 Directive on copyright in the information society). One could expect the CJEU to rely on is growing case law on what constitutes a communication to the public (see 4 oct. 2011, C-403/08 & C-429/08, Premier League; 15 mars 2012, C-135/10, Consorzio Fonografici v. Del Corso; 15 mars 2012, C-162/10, Phonographic Performance Ltd; 7 March 2013, C-607/11, ITV Broadcasting v. TV Catchup). To predict the outcome of the Svensson case on the basis of this case law was not obvious, however. Several groups has advocated opposing responses, for instance the European Copyright Society (see opinion of 15 Febr. 2013 here) and the ALAI (see Association Littéraire et Artistique Internationale opinion of 16 Sept. 2013 here).
Therefore, the person placing such a link must not ask for a prior authorization as hyperlinking does not fall under the acts covered by copyright.
To limit the possibility to establish hyperlinks could thus be considered as a brake on the engine of free expression that the web definitely supports and expands. Of course, some constraints to the freedom of expression and information, which arguably includes the freedom to place hyperlinks to other online sources as a way to expand the online conversation, are justified. Those limitations must respect the constraints put forward by Article 10(2) of the European Convention on Human Rights. Basically, the limitation by a law (such as copyright law) must be legitimate and proportionate. An across the board obligation to ask for a prior authorization before linking arguably would not pass the proportionality test. Therefore, concluding, as the CJEU did, that inserting clickable links does not require an authorization is right – and positive for the online sharing and discussion. It is also positive for the preservation of copyright online: indeed, would the CJEU have decided differently, the effectiveness and relevance of copyright would have been severely under question. Indeed, the burden required by the application of the basic principle of copyright, that authorization must be sought before committing an act falling under copyright's scope, would mean that a copyright law encompassing the simple establishment of hyperlinks would not be respected at all in practice. This, in turn, would risk to further undermine the relevance and value of copyright in the online world.
In Svensson, the issue turns around clickable links posted on the site of a media monitoring agency (Retriever) to the articles of journalists (including Mr Svensson) published on their newspaper's website. Retriever's customer who has paid a subscription fee can access a search function on Retriever's site. In response to a query based on search terms, the customer receives a list of clickable links. If the customer clicks a link, the linked-to site article is displayed in a pop-up window. The customer is not clearly informed that, by clicking on the link, he has been transferred to the website of the press publisher. The process thus can give the impression that the content originates from Retriever, but the risk of confusion is in principle not relevant for the copyright issue under consideration. However the possible confusion could be relevant for an action based on a claim of unfair competition. Links which blur the distinction between the linking and the linked-to sites can confuse the public or appear unfair.
What about framing links as in the CJEU pending case Bestwater (C-348/13; see the preliminary question here). This case brought forward by the German Federal Supreme Court (Bundesgerichtshof) regards the legitimacy of framing video content. YouTube's option to embed video clips on other websites is at the core of the Bestwater case (see on the kluwercopyrightblog a first presentation by B. Schuetze, here).
Now what about the next paragraph of the Svensson decision?
By adding this paragraph, the Court very probably wants to keep the door open for a copyright claim. Thus, in certain circumstances, posting clickable links might fall under the notion of "communication to the public". But when exactly? When some access restrictions are placed on the linked-to site and the link allows to by-pass those restrictions, the public that has access through the link can differ from the public that can access the work on the linked-to site. The Court is right to consider that one should be able to oppose this circumvention of the access restrictions. The CJEU probably has in mind a paywall system. Another case pending before the CJEU, C More Entertainment v. Linus Sandberg (C-279/13, here) seems to be about a paywall system (A link to streamed ice-hockey matches is offered by C More Entertainment for visitors who pay for it. The defendant discovered the linked-to page and put the link on its own webpage, thus allowing to bypass the access restriction put in place by C More Entertainment).
While there might be good reasons to prohibit those practices, is it the best option to consider that a communication to the public takes place in those circumstances? Are there not other ways to address such situations?
How do you interpret the Svensson decision and what do you expect the CJEU responses to be in Bestwater and C More Entertainment?
Also, what do you think of the last sentence of the paragraph 31 in the Svensson decision? Could this impact the way search engines function?


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Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)? (qui signifie en français : « Où vas-tu ma belle ? ») est une chanson de 1969, composée par Peter Sarstedt. Elle fut numéro un au UK Singles Chart en 1969, pendant six semaines et reçut le Ivor Novello Award, cette même année, avec le Space Oddity de David Bowie.

La chanson parle d'une fille prénommée Marie-Claire qui vient des basses rues de Naples. Elle grandit, devient un membre de la jet set et vit à Paris. Les paroles la décrivent du point de vue d'un ami d'enfance ; on ne sait s'ils sont ou non restés proches. La question rhétorique du titre suggère que son style de vie glamour pourrait ne pas avoir fait le bonheur de Marie-Claire.

En 2007, la chanson est le thème musical principal du court métrage de Wes Anderson, Hotel Chevalier, qui est le prologue de son film À bord du Darjeeling Limited, dans lequel on entend également la chanson.

Bibliographie
 Fred Dellar, Where did you go to, my lovely? : the lost sounds and stars of the sixties, London : Star, 1983.

Single musical sorti en 1969
Single numéro un au Royaume-Uni
Single numéro un en Irlande
Single publié par United Artists Records


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Louis Albano
Louis Vincent "Captain Lou" Albano was an Italian-born American professional wrestler, manager and actor. He was active as a professional wrestler from 1953 until 1969, then he became a manager, until 1995. Throughout his 42-year career, Albano guided 15 different tag teams and four singles competitors to championship gold. Albano was part of the "Triumvirate of Terror," a threesome of nefarious WWF managers that also included The Grand Wizard of Wrestling and Freddie Blassie. The trio would be fixtures in the company for a decade, until the Grand Wizard's death in 1983. A unique showman, with an elongated beard, rubber band facial piercings, and loud outfits, Albano was the forefather of the 1980s Rock 'n' Wrestling Connection. Collaborating with Cyndi Lauper, Albano helped usher in wrestling's crossover success with a mainstream audience. Capitalizing on his success, he later ventured into Hollywood with various television, film, and music projects. He became well-known to a new generation of fans as the actor and voice of Mario in The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! In 1953, Albano married his high school sweetheart, Geraldine Tango. The marriage lasted 56 years, until his death. Albano has been noted by several others for his faithfulness to his wife, a rare characteristic in the on-the-road world of 1970s and 1980s professional wrestling. Albano released his autobiography, Often Imitated, Never Duplicated, on July 20, 2008 through his website. The book includes a foreword by Cyndi Lauper. The other Albano siblings are Vincent, George, Eleanor, and Carl, all of whom became teachers. Albano's brother, Carl, taught health for 32 years at Ridgewood High School in Ridgewood, New Jersey, and was head of the Ridgewood High health department from 1974 until 2001. Carl's students have noted that he used his brother Lou as an example of the difference between crazy and unique. George served as the Principal of Lincoln Elementary School in Mount Vernon, New York and often brought Lou in to delight the school's students during their lunch hour. Vincent was an art teacher and lived part-time in a lake house in Connecticut. Eleanor was a music teacher for preschool students in Connecticut and impacts the lives of countless students through music. Albano's son, Carl Albano, has been a member of the Putnam County Legislature since 2011. During the 1990s, Albano shed 150 pounds (70 kg) following a health scare. In May 2005, Albano suffered a heart attack, but later recovered. Albano was sent home from the hospital and again began watching his health. The song "Captain Lou" by Kimya Dawson is dedicated to him. In 1983 the band NRBQ wrote a song about Albano called "Captain Lou." Albano was featured as a singer on that song as well on another called "Boardin' House Pie." Both of these songs appear on NRBQ's Tap Dancin' Bats compilation, their Lou and Q spoken-word comedy record, as well as their out-of-print, hard-to-find single which Albano used to sell at his wrestling matches. Albano died on October 14, 2009 of a heart attack while residing in hospice care.He was 76 years old.


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I am an American, and will always be an American, so I thought that it was about time that I featured on Angel Watchers the greatest performer ever to be produced by my country. His name is Elvis Aaron Presley, and he was born in Tupelo, Mississippi on January 8, 1935, thirty-five minutes after Jesse Garon Presley, his identical twin brother, who was delivered stillborn. Who would have known at that time, that from such humble beginnings, Elvis would grow up to be the most popular singer in America, and as they say, the rest is history. In 1961, Elvis recorded "Suspicion" that was written specifically for him by famed American composers Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman . It is probably the best recording that Elvis ever made, but for reasons unknown, it was not released as a single, but instead, it came out as part of an album called "Pot Luck" that did not go anywhere on the pop charts. Even today, I wonder who was the genius, or geniuses at RCA, that were responsible for that debacle. Unfortunately, in 1964, a cover version of "Suspicion" was released by Terry Stafford, an Elvis sound-alike on the Crusader record label, and that version soared on the pop charts. Stafford's "Suspicion" made it to number 3 in the U.S., and number 31 on the UK Singles Chart. It's now considered to be the definitive interpretation of "Suspicion". Few people today know that Elvis actually recorded the original version of "Suspicion", which is far superior to Terry Stafford's cover. It is interesting to notice that the opening notes of "Suspicion" in the Elvis version, sounds a lot like the opening notes of Ben E. King's "Stand By Me", which is not surprising, as the co-composers of "Stand By Me" are Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller who wrote "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" for Elvis. I take great pleasure in reintroducing everyone to Elvis' classic and wonderful "Suspicion". Safe journeys to all the fans of Angel Watchers, wherever you may be.
José Luis Geadas │ The Magnificent Fadista
A Conversation With My 12 Year Old Self
Libera │ Angelic Choir
Mein Kleinner Blumenstraub │ Christian Gebhardt
The Living Years │ Mike And The Mechanics
Eternal Light │ Libera
Classical Gas │ Mason Williams
Roca Eterna │ Ariel Sebastián
Christmas In April With The Mini Beats
Le Noël des Mamans │ Damien Archangeli
Heitor Villa-Lobos - Choro no.1 │ Tim Callobre
The Amazing Ronan Parke
Angelic Oldies │ Robert Mitchell Boys Choir
I Have A Dream │ Angel Voices
Sounds Of Silence │ Gregorian
The Littlest Fadista │ Luís Carlos
Nirvana │ Elbosco
Hooray For Armenia! │ Vladimir Arzumanyan
Pan's Labyrinth │ Javier Navarrete
إنسان Insan (Man) │ Hamza Namira


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Monday, November 29, 2021 17:17
Lincoln man sentenced to 24 years for shooting mother
Written by Brooke Reilly
BANGOR — Adam Groves of Lincoln was sentenced to 24 years with the Department of Corrections at the Penobscot Judicial Center Monday.
Groves, 46, admitted to shooting his mother, 63-year-old Pauline Taylor, to death during a confrontation in August 2020.
Groves entered a guilty plea to manslaughter, which was agreed upon with the Maine Attorney General's Office.
"I'm taking this plea because I'm responsible for what I do. I know what I did was wrong. It was a bad call, and I take responsibility for it," Groves said.
Grove's Defense Attorney Jeff Silverstein said his client acted in fear or anger because his mother allegedly attacked him with a rifle.
Two people spoke on behalf of the victim's family, including her former daughter-in-law, Lacy Brown, who stressed how much Taylor loved her grandchildren.
"There is no excuse for what happened that fateful night," Brown said. "I will never understand it. My children will never understand it, and they will never be the same because of what their father chose to do."
Several people spoke about the type of person Groves is as well, saying this was out of character for him.
Groves was remorseful in his apology to the family.
"It was an awful mistake. It wasn't anything that I wanted to do. I know it's hard. I know it's painful," Groves said.
In addition to his sentence, Groves was given four years probation.
He also must pay $3,502 in restitution for the victim's compensation fund and turn over the firearm he used in the shooting.
Both the state and defense attorney agreed with the outcome.
"We are pleased for the victim's family that this day has come with Mr. Groves accepting responsibility for taking the life of Pauline Taylor. We hope it brings them some healing," Assistant Attorney General Meg Elam said.
"He greatly looked forward to this day as an opportunity to take responsibility and show the courts how remorseful he was," Silverstein said.


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Beyond The Book Bash Raises $100K for Mill Valley Library Foundation
Drawn by standouts in literary arts, film and music and great food and drinks, more than 200 library supporters raised $100,000 at the annual Beyond the Book Bash to support Mill Valley Library programs, services and an endowment that will fund them in perpetuity.
The 2015 edition of the Beyond the Book Bash at the Throckmorton Theatre continued the tradition of readings, performances, and film clips, woven together by way of a literary theme, from nationally acclaimed authors, poets and musicians, all from the Bay Area.
Produced by Tom Corwin and hosted by award-winning writer, performer, and creative activist Josh Healey, the show included contributors such as musician Frances England, filmmakers Dan Geller and Dayna Goldfine, illustrator Wendy MacNaughton, author Adam Mansbach, and poet Dean Rader. NPR digital culture correspondent Laura Sydell led brief on-stage conversations about library memories with each artist.
Food, wine and spirits were provided by Jennifer Carvaly Catering, CC Made, Garnet and Picket Fence Vineyards, Hall Wines, Hanson of Sonoma Organic Vodka, Harvey Cohen Doughnuts, Mill Valley Market, Piazza D'Angelo, Lagunitas Brewing Co., and Signal Ridge Sparkling Wines.
Sponsors mingled with performers before the show at Seager Gray Gallery and enjoyed an exhibition by sculptor Andrew Hayes, whose work is made of steel with perfectly aligned sections of book pages.
The Mill Valley Library Foundation has raised more than $1.5M for an endowment and financial support of programs such as First Fridays and After Hours events, children and teen programming, and digital entertainment, all free to the public.
"Programs like these make the library more relevant than ever," said Anji Brenner, city librarian. Mill Valley Library ranks near the top in program attendance amongst libraries serving similar-sized populations.


You suggested that we play Dust the Living Room. I wasn't that stupid, but I took the dustcloth anyway.
There's a guy who can't come visit his mother anymore, you said.
Yeah. He's allergic to her. He gets sick every time.
Hmmm, I said, rubbing at a sticky spot.


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Schufa Holding AG (; English: General Credit Protection Agency) is a German private credit bureau supported by creditors. It has its headquarters in Wiesbaden, the capital of Hessen, Germany.

Schufa's purpose is to protect its clients from credit risks. It also offers protection from insolvency to borrowers.

Schufa has 943 million records on 67.7 million natural persons, and 6 million companies. Schufa processes more than 165 million credit checks each year. Of those, 2.5 million are self-checks by citizens. Schufa employs 900 people (as of 2019). In 2016 Sales amounted to approx. 190 million Euros.

Hamburg's former finance senator Michael Freytag has been board chairman of Schufa Holding AG since 1 November 2010. The chairman of the supervisory board is Michael Breuer (President Rheinischer Sparkassen- und Giroverband).

As of early 2022, Swedish investor EQT is trying to acquire Schufa from its current owners, a consortium of German banks.

History

At the beginning of the 20th century, the Berlin city electric company (BEWAG) offered household appliances for sale on installment plans. At the time, the financing was compared with electric bills and only regularly paying customers would be supplied with appliances. This started a system for assessing payment behavior.

With the experience they gained from BEWAG, Walter and Kurt Meyer, along with Robert Kauffmann established the  (English: Protective Association for Sales Financing) in 1927. Soon after, 13 more regional credit bureaus were formed in Germany. In 1952, the 13 West German credit bureaus were merged into Bundes-Schufa e. V.

Bundes-Schufa e. V. changed its name in 2000 to Schufa Holding AG and in 2002 acquired the shares  of the 8 regional credit bureaus. The board of Schufa Holding AG is made up of three members, and the supervisory board has 9 members, 3 of which are Schufa employees.

Data protection
In the 1970s, Schufa migrated to electronic records, which then fell under the German Federal Data Protection Act when it came into force in 1979.

On a case brought by the Berlin consumer protection society (), the Federal Court of Justice of Germany gave the so-called "Schufa decision", ruling that personal data could not be given to Schufa without the customer's consent.
Transferring data to Schufa based solely on a blanket statement of consent without a weighing of interests is also prohibited.( Düsseldorf, 10. Zivilsenat, Urteil vom 14. Dezember 2006, AZ. I-10 U 69/06 ).

Concerns and criticisms

Data protection
Responding to Schufa's expansion into new areas of business such as the housing and insurance sectors, as well as debt collection, the German Data Protection Office and several regional Data Protection Officers issued a joint press statement on 15 May 2003 in which they warned against the risk that Schufa was evolving into a privately controlled central database. According to the joint press statement, each additional data source was moving ever closer "to a detailed Personality Profile of the individuals affected"  This would make a reality of the "transparent citizen"

Wrong data
In 2009 the German Ministry for Consumer Protection (Bundesverbraucherschutzministerium) undertook a study of the error rates of various credit bureaus, and identified a very high error rate at Schufa.

Consumer watchdog Stiftung Warentest had already conducted an investigation in 2003 which concluded that many items (69%) of Schufa data were incomplete, out of date, or wrong.    In 2010 the organisation checked a new sample and concluded that 1% of the data held by Schufa were wrong, 8% were out of date and 28% were incomplete.  The Schufa business model is clearly based on a so-called "reciprocity principle" whereby the company's business partners are contractually required to report data updates.

References

Further reading

1927 establishments in Germany
Companies based in Wiesbaden
Credit scoring


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The rosy pipit (Anthus roseatus) is a species of bird in the family Motacillidae.
It is found in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, South Korea, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Thailand, and Vietnam.

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External links
 Birdlife International (English WIkipedia)

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Birds of Afghanistan
Birds of North India
Birds of China
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This is for CVMA Friday January 19th. which is the Friday practice for Round 4 of the "2017-18 CVMA Winter Series". All skill levels welcome, from including new-to-the-track riders, experienced track riders, and racers.


You'd be forgiven for thinking the Flashforge Creator Pro and Qidi TECH 1 were the same machine. In fact, they're so similar that you could say they're more clones of one another than the Makerbot they're meant to imitate. That begs the question- what IS the difference between these two printers? Today's FlashForge Creator Pro vs. Qidi TECH 1 review aims to clear the mystery and make your choice a little easier.
Get ready for some deja vu. These two printers have remarkably similar specs in addition to looking nearly identical. The Creator Pro employs a cramped 8.8×5.7×5.9-inch build space on an aviation-grade heated aluminum print bed. Reliably printing at 100-300 microns, this printer comes with dual .4mm brass-nozzle extruders. The 18.7 x 13.1 x 15.1-inch frame is made of heavy, durable powder coated steel, and you can connect via tethered USB or SD card.
Following suit, the Qidi TECH 1 provides 9×5.9×5.9-inches of print space over a high-grade heated aluminum build plate. In addition to having a slightly larger build space, the Qidi frame is also slightly smaller, measuring 18.3×12.6×14.7-inches. It prints at resolutions between 100-300 microns (getting that deja vu yet?) using the same MK10 dual extruder as the FlashForge. Like its competitor, the Qidi TECH 1 allows USB or SD card connections, which should suffice for most users.
There's a $200 elephant in the room. Despite looking identical, the TECH 1 is much less expensive than the Creator Pro, and it all comes down to construction. FlashForge boasts loudly about their all-steel frame, while Qidi quietly mentions their "metal" frame. We're still unable to determine exactly what that metal is, and the company seems eager not to disclose. Whatever the TECH 1 is made of, at 42lbs it's a full 5lbs heavier than the Creator Pro.
Both frames perform true to their claim of keeping the print area stable and secure. Both 3D printers feature enclosed built spaces, but the Qidi allows you to lift side doors. That's a big difference that lets you air the chamber out for PLA, for example, or remove your print from a more advantageous angle. Curiously, FlashForge has given the Creator Pro a finicky 2" spool loader, meaning it only works with certain filament brands. This is an easy fix, but the Qidi's 1" loader is more user friendly.
The Qidi wins out in convenience, but when you look under the hood, things change. The Qidi has a smaller motherboard and poorly seated connections that commonly cause problems. A little extra effort here would have saved hours of customer's time and out of pocket expense.
Both FlashForge and Qidi are widely celebrated for their excellent customer support. From helping you troubleshoot to fixing their own rare mistakes, both companies are great to work with. Notably, the TECH 1 comes with a 6-month warranty, while the FlashForge comes with a meager 90-days with the option to purchase more protection. Both companies are happy to help answer questions or concerns for the lifetime of the printer.
One important factor of support, however, is access to replacement parts after the warranty or for your own upgrades. FlashForge has an HQ in the US and Europe, so sourcing parts is easier and cheaper than for the Chinese-based Qidi.
This is a tough comparison, and neither printer pulls a clear win after careful scrutiny. These two 3D printers make items with a similar quality, share the same printing space and speeds, and provide a near identical user experience. The Qidi will save you a couple hundred bucks, which may or may not be worth the hassle of possibly needing to resolder the motherboard connections.
If saving a few bucks doesn't mean much, the FlashForge is more dependable out of the box and comes with a more recognizable brand name. In the end, you can't go wrong with either of these printers for their price points.


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Quarante-cinq Papas (titre original : ) est un film américain réalisé par James Tinling, sorti en 1937.

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 Titre : Quarante-cinq Papas
 Titre original :
 Réalisation : James Tinling
 Assistant-réalisateur : Jasper Blystone
 Scénario : , Albert Ray d'après le roman de Mary Bickell
 Photographie : Harry Jackson
 Montage :
 Musique :
 Direction artistique : Albert Hogsett
 Décors :
 Costumes : Herschel McCoy
 Son : W.D. Flick,
 Cascades : Chick Collins, Betty Danko
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 Producteur exécutif : Sol M. Wurtzel
 Société de production : Twentieth Century Fox
 Société de distribution : Twentieth Century Fox
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 Langue : Anglais américain
 Format : Noir et blanc — 35 mm — 1,37:1 — Son : Mono (Western Electric Mirrophonic Recording)
 Genre : Comédie
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 Jane Withers : Judith Frazier
 Thomas Beck : Roger Farragut
  : Elizabeth Carter
 Richard Carle : Bunny Carothers
 Nella Walker :  Carter
 Andrew Tombes : le juge
 Leon Ames : Vincent
  : Prof. Ziska
 George Givot : Prof. Bellini
 Ruth Warren : Sarah
 Hattie McDaniel : Beulah
 Romaine Callender : Hastings
 Frank Reicher : Prentiss

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Film américain sorti en 1937
Comédie américaine
Film réalisé par James Tinling
Adaptation d'un roman américain au cinéma
Film tourné aux 20th Century Fox Studios
Film en anglais américain
Film américain en noir et blanc
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Articles on the culture, history, and peoples of ancient Mesopotamia
Mesopotamia: Overview and Summary
Mesopotamia is the region within the Tigris and Euphrates rivers located south of Anatolia and West of the Iranian plateau. It hosted the earliest large-scale civilizations, who bequeathed the earliest forms of organized government, religion, warfare, and literature....
Neo-Assyrian Warfare
While the Sumerians, Akkadians and Babylonians were all good at war, they were pikers compared to the Assyrians who took warfare to new heights. During the time of the Neo-Assyrian Empire (c. 1000 to 609 B.C.), the Assyrian army was the most powerful military force...
Mesopotamian Warfare: The Sumerians, Akkadians and Babylonians
Each of these three great Mesopotamian civilizations, all related to each other, brought in new weapons and tactics to Mesopotamian warfare. All warred among themselves and with others. Mesopotamian cities usually went to war for water and land rights. As cultures...
Assyrian Empire: The Most Powerful Empire in the World
For 300 years, from 900 to 600 B.C., the Assyrian Empire expanded, conquered and ruled the Middle East, including Mesopotamia, Egypt, the eastern coast of the Mediterranean, and parts of today's Turkey, Iran and Iraq. Since around 1250 B.C., the Assyrians had started...
Assyrian Empire: The Middle Empire
For a few centuries after the death of Shamshi-Adad I, Assyrian cities were subjugated by a succession of outsiders: Babylonians under Hammurabi, Hittites and Mitanni-Hurrians. From 1791 to 1360 B.C. control over Assyria passed back and forth, although Assyria itself...
Assyrian Empire: The Old Kingdom
Over the centuries of its long existence, the Assyrian empire expanded and grew only to fail and fall many times. Scholars divide Assyrian history into three main periods: the Old Kingdom, the Middle Empire and the Neo-Assyrian Empire. While Assyria ended as a...
Ziggurats and Temples in Ancient Mesopotamia
Ziggurats are as emblematic of Mesopotamia as the great pyramids are of ancient Egypt. These ancient stepped buildings were created to be home to the patron god or goddess of the city. As religion was central to Mesopotamian life, the ziggurat was the heart of a city....
The oldest epic tale in the world was written 1500 years before Homer wrote the Illiad. "The Epic of Gilgamesh" tells of the Sumerian Gilgamesh, the hero king of Uruk, and his adventures. This epic story was discovered in the ruins of the library of Ashurbanipal in...
King Hammurabi and His Code of Law
Babylon reached its first height with the reign of the great King Hammurabi, an Amorite prince, the sixth of his dynasty. The Amorites were a semi-nomadic people who migrated east into Mesopotamia from Syria. During the reign of Hammurabi's father, Babylon's kingdom...
The Wonders of Ancient Babylon
What remains today of Old Babylon are the ruins of an ancient city under the water level of the Euphrates River, although some later city ruins still exist. However, archeology tells us much about the 4,000-year history of this storied city that passed through many...


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Bella Hadid Responds To Drake's 'Scorpion' Song About Her
Bella Hadid is not happy with Drake's new album.
Drake just released his highly anticipated album, Scorpion. On the brand new album, he revealed a lot of juicy topics that have been swirling around in the news.
His fans have been going completely crazy after realizing that Drake actually admitting that he has a son. Not only that, he asked rapped about supermodel Bella Hadid.
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It was rumoured that Drake had a fling with Bella way back when. Until now, they're rumoured relationship remained a mystery, but now fans believe that he's finally admitting that they had a fling!
In the song "Sandra's Rose" Drake raps, "My house is full of supermodels just like Mohammed Hadid". Mohammed Hadid is Bella's father.
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In the song "Finesse" he says, "I can't even lie, I'd rather stay inside/I can't do suit and tie/Can't be in a room with you and stand on different sides/One thing at a time/I have to learn to hide/One thing at a time/Emotions running high/I wish you felt alright".
He goes on to say "I want my baby to have your eyes, I'm going against my own advice/Should I do New York? I can't decide/Fashion week is more your thing than mine"It's known that supermodel Bella Hadid always walks in New York Fashion Week. It's obvious that he's talking about their rumoured relationship.
He even says "You stay on my mind/You and your sister too hot to handle". He could definitely be talking about Bella and her sister, Gigi Hadid, who's also a model.
Were those @bellahadid and @Drake rumors totally true??? https://t.co/XjjX1vVOYu
— Perez Hilton (@PerezHilton) June 29, 2018
It looks like Bella was sick and tired of the rumours so she responded to allegations head-on in this Twitter thread.
After Perez Hilton shared the article above which suggested that Drake and Bella dated, Bella responded directly to his accusations.
Not me!!!🤷🏻♀that's disrespectful. WHY CANT PPL BE FRIENDS W/o all the insinuation 🤭🧐😩🤬
— Bella Hadid (@bellahadid) June 29, 2018
Bella responded to the rumours by saying "Not me!!! that's disrespectful. WHY CANT PPL BE FRIENDS W/o all the insinuation."
It looks like Bella is letting Perez Hilton and everyone else know that she never had a fling with Drake and they never dated! Good for you, Bella! We're happy that you told everyone your truth.


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Grenada Pushes Back Border Reopening to July 15
The Grenada government says it has had to postponed the planned reopening of the international airport to July 15, because of the heightened risks from the coronavirus (COVID-19) seen in some major source markets in recent weeks, according to Caribbean National Weekly.
In a statement, the Keith Mitchell administration said that while it is cognizant of the many Grenadian nationals abroad wishing to return home; as well as others who are eager to visit the island, his administration has had to put additional safety measures in place as the pandemic has worsened in major source markets, such as the United States.
"The Government has put in place additional safety measures to ensure that we protect the health of Grenadians at home, and that we continue to successfully guard against the virus on our shores. In view of this, the initial July 1st date indicated for the commercial reopening of Grenada's borders had to be postponed because of the heightened risks seen in some major source markets. We also had to secure our domestic capacity to mitigate against any increased spread of the virus, resulting from incoming passengers," the statement said.
It also said that the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation has been in contact with the management of the airlines and other stakeholders, "as we plan for a smooth and secure process, when borders are eventually reopened.'
"From July 15, the airport will accept commercial flights from countries across the Caribbean region, viewed as Low-risk. From August 1st, the airport will accept international flights, from countries listed as Medium-risk, such as Canada, the United Kingdom and other countries in the European Union."
The government said that only chartered flights will be accommodated from all other countries not mentioned, until further notice and that Grenadians and visitors wishing to charter a flight from any country, in the interim, must do so through a private entity.
Grenada has confirmed 23 cases of the virus that was first detected in China last December and linked to the deaths of 544,000 people and the infection of 11.8 million others.
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An Evening with Director Randal Kleiser
April 17, 2018 A Special Projects Committee Event
On April 17, the DGA Special Projects Committee hosted the event, An Evening with Director Randal Kleiser. DGA members and guests gathered in the Guild's Los Angeles Theater for a special 40th Anniversary screening of Kleiser's timeless musical, Grease, followed by a conversation with the director about the making of the film.
After opening remarks from Special Projects Committee Chair Jeremy Kagan (SHOT) and Kleiser himself, the audience viewed a 4K restoration of the 1978 film which brought together John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John as Danny and Sandy, star-crossed lovers who fell for one another during summer vacation. After Sandy's family moves from Australia to California, the two unwittingly end up at the same high school where their rival cliques change them both in unexpected ways.
Grease remains one of the highest-grossing and most acclaimed movie musicals of all time. The film earned four Golden Globes nominations: Best Motion Picture - Comedy or Musical, Best Actor and Best Actress - Comedy or Musical for Travolta and Newton-John, and Best Original Songs for Barry Gibb's title cut "Grease" and John Farrar's "You're the One that I Want." Grease also garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Music, Original Song for Farrar's song "Hopelessly Devoted to You."
After the screening, Kleiser sat down for a conversation with Kagan and the two engaged in a discussion that covered the making of Grease, and included several special touches such as a clip of the alternate animated opening sequence of the film with a different song and a recording of Barry Gibb's demo tape of the title song.
A DGA member since 1974, Kleiser wrote and directed the 360-degree virtual reality series Defrost, which was shown at Sundance and Cannes in 2016. Working in 70mm 3D, he directed Honey, I Shrunk the Audience, which ran for over a decade at the Disney Parks in Anaheim, Orlando, Tokyo and Paris. His other directing credits include The Boy in the Plastic Bubble; The Blue Lagoon; Summer Lovers; Flight of the Navigator; White Fang; Big Top Pee-wee; Honey, I Blew Up the Kid; North Shore and the 1996 AIDS drama It's My Party. Kleiser has served on the DGA National Board and the DGA Western Directors Council, as well as its Special Projects Committee where he Chairs the Academic Subcommittee and Digital Day Subcommittee.
You can listen to Kleiser's Q&A by clicking the podcast episode embedded below. You can find more DGA podcast episodes here.
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Subway Service Alerts: Brooklyn Heights and Vicinity
By Claude Scales on February 12, 2014 11:14 pm in Transportation
We cannot tell a lie: there will be some changes affecting service at local subway stations this Presidents' Day weekend. From 11:30 p.m. Friday, February 14 to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 18 there will be no C train service in either direction at High Street or at Jay Street-MetroTech. A trains will be serving both these stations, but the A will not run in either direction between Jay Street and Utica Avenue. Shuttle buses will provide alternate service between these stations. If you're taking the "train to the plane," allow yourself extra time. Also, from 3:30 a.m. Saturday, February 15 to 10:00 p.m. Monday, February 17 there will be no 4 trains running in either direction, but 5 trains, which normally don't serve Brooklyn on weekends, will serve all of the 4 train stops in Brooklyn during this time. If you're in Manhattan wanting to come back to Brooklyn and see a 5 train, you can board it knowing it will bring you to Borough Hall instead of stranding you at Bowling Green.
Late at night the following week, 11:30 p.m to 5:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 18 to Friday February 21, A trains won't be running between Jay Street and Utica Avenue. Again, shuttle buses will provide alternate service. There will be no 3 train service in either direction between 11:45 p.m. and 5:00 a.m. Tuesday to Friday, but 2 trains will be running normally, so there will be service in both directions at Clark Street and on the 2/3 platform at Borough Hall.
For planned service changes that may affect travel on other parts of the system, see MTA Info or The Weekender.
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FYI, the A/C fast track work was cancelled due to the weather. Those lines should be running normally this weekend.
http://web.mta.info/nyct/service/fastrack_ac.htm
So far it looks like just the overnight work was cancelled…haven't seen anything yet about the weekend.


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Funny that he doesn't realize it.
4. He is going to be operating in this culture. And he is going to have to articulate his decisions from other people -- career DOJ folks like Christopher Wray and Robert Mueller -- who understand this culture and will see through any attempt to inject politics into the inv.
Further, he has to document these decisions. The standard in the Special Counsel regulations for denying a request or recommendation of the Special Counsel is that it is "so inappropriate or unwarranted under established Departmental practices that it should not be pursued."
5. Whitaker would have to document and justify his decisions under this standard, knowing (especially with Dems in control of the House) that he would have to testify to them under oath. Flimsy or corrupt justifications would open him up to obstruction of justice.
What law? Let's see it.
Pence will be the UFO disclosure President.
The firing of Jeff Sessions and his replacement on an interim basis by a man who has expressed open hostility to the Mueller investigation and in whose loyalty President Trump has expressed confidence marks a major moment in the course of the Russia investigation.
It is a profoundly dangerous moment: The president fired the attorney general, as he once fired the FBI director, for plainly illegitimate reasons: because the attorney general acted appropriately on an investigative matter in which Trump himself has the deepest of personal interests. Trump does not even pretend there are other reasons. He removed the attorney general because the attorney general did not protect him from investigation. Yes, the president has the raw power to do this. But as was the case with the firing of James Comey, it is an abuse of the power he wields.
Jeff Sessions will not go down in history as a great attorney general—or even a good attorney general. He was not admired within the Justice Department. He showed little leadership. He spoke up only weakly on behalf of the department he led.
Yet Sessions performed two great public services as attorney general for which the public owes him a debt of gratitude: He recused himself from the Russia investigation on the advice of the Justice Department's career ethics officials, and he then subjected himself to more than a year of abuse—some public, some private—from the president of the United States designed to force him from office in humiliation. By remaining in place, Sessions allowed his deputy, Rod Rosenstein, to supervise and protect the Russia investigation. The combination of Sessions's recusal and Rosenstein's conduct has permitted Robert Mueller's investigation to proceed in the face of President Trump's relentless misconduct and efforts to discredit it.
This public service lasted barely 18 hours after the midterm elections, in which the Democrats secured control of the House of Representatives and Republicans added to their Senate majority.
Jeff Sessions has now left his post as attorney general and has been replaced on an acting basis by a man about whom a significant measure of anxiety is only prudent.
Don't bother the NPC's with facts, it jacks with their programming.
Don't forget Clutch.. space force and all.
Already, New York Rep. Jerry Nadler, who is expected to soon lead the House Judiciary Committee, is raising questions about Sessions' firing, leading some in Trump's world to question his decision.
During his remarks and in his tweets Wednesday, Trump also refused to take any responsibility for Republicans losing the House, insisting instead that the results were "nearly a complete victory" for Republicans, and went as far as to name members of his own party he believed lost because they did not embrace him enough, including Reps. Mia Love, Carlos Curbelo, and Mike Coffman.
Presidential powers - as per the US Constitution - make the premise of this thread 100% irrelevant. You know this is true. Don't you?


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Lightning and opportunity both strike quickly in New York, a land of opportunity. And there is no opportunity like a sudden unexpected downpour. Umbrella salespeople appear instantly from nowhere and setup quickly, because a rainstorm is an unknown opportunity.
They appear with umbrellas that most consider disposable and justifiable for the day's journey. A captive audience has few options. For those who did not prepare, you pay a few dollars or get soaked. The more unexpected the rain, the better the business. In the streets of New York, sympathy is not part of the vendor's trade.
Now I understand that in business you need to keep your costs down, but isn't it bad marketing for an umbrella salesman to peddle umbrellas while using such a badly damaged one? After all, this is the primary complaint and impression of umbrellas sold on the street - that they are virtually useless and break immediately. After a rainstorm, many mangled ones can be seen discarded on the streets.