A person who experienced abuse as a child may be eligible to participate in the National Redress Scheme, or may be able to pursue a civil claim for compensation, or both.
In response to the recommendations contained in the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, the National Redress Scheme was created.
have experienced abuse prior to 1 July 2018.
Other rules may apply to survivors who fall outside these categories, including survivors who are now incarcerated or where institutions have not agreed to join the scheme. Legal advice should be sought if there is any uncertainty as to eligibility.
This scheme provides eligible applicants with up to $150 000, the opportunity to access counselling and other services, and the opportunity for a direct response from the relevant institution on request. If a person has already received an amount of compensation in relation to the abuse, it may impact upon the amount they are entitled to receive under the Scheme.
Participating institutions have agreed to provide redress to eligible applicants. Institutions have until 2020 to join the Scheme, and institutions must agree to join the scheme in order for redress to be provided to those who experienced abuse in that particular institution. The National Redress Scheme Website provides a search function allowing for participating institutions to be searched.
Specific provisions may apply where an institution no longer exists, or in cases where both a state government and non-government institution were responsible for the abuse. Further information on how the scheme applies in these circumstances can be located on the South Australian Attorney General's Department Website.
For an application to be processed, the relevant state and institution must have both joined the scheme. South Australia joined the scheme on 1 February 2019.
The scheme has been set up to run for 10 years and applications for redress can be made until 2027. An applicant can only make one application (although that one application may relate to multiple institutions). If an offer for redress is made, the applicant has a strict six month time frame to accept or reject the offer. Legal advice should be sought if there is uncertainty about a person's ability to participate in the scheme, for example, if they are incarcerated, or where the matter is complex.
A specialist community legal service has been established to provide survivors with free legal advice and information on redress options. Knowmore (Legal Service) has offices in Victoria, New South Wales and Queensland and provides an outreach service to other States. Knowmore can be contacted on 1800 605 762, or more information on the service can be located on the Knowmore (Legal Service) website.
For information on the National Redress Scheme, contact 1800 737 377. Further information about the scheme, including who can apply, how to apply, and information on support services available, can be found on the National Redress Scheme Website.
Additional information about the scheme can also be viewed on the Department of Social Services Website.
Nunkuwarrin Yunti - dedicated Aboriginal caseworkers can provide support and assistance to men and women who experienced institutional sexual abuse as a child. Contact Nunkuwarrin Yunti on 8406 1600 or visit the Nunkuwarrin Yunti website for more information.
Relationships Australia - through their service Elm Place, Relationships Australia (SA) provides information, advocacy, case management and counselling services to those affected by childhood sexual abuse in institutional care. Contact Relationships Australia (SA) on 1800 998 187 or visit the Elm Place website for more information.
Victim Support Service - can provide counselling, information, advocacy and assistance for those affected by childhood sexual abuse in institutional care. Contact Victim Support Service on 1800 842 846 or visit the Victim Support Service website for more information.
A person who has suffered a personal injury relating to abuse experienced when they were a child, or those not eligible to receive support from the National Redress Scheme, may considering pursuing a civil action instead. Depending on the circumstances, such an action could be founded in tort, in contract, under statute or otherwise, and compensation could be sought. Legal advice should be sought before commencing any civil action.
There is no time limitation for a person to commence a civil child abuse action in South Australia [see Limitation of Actions Act 1936 (SA) s 3A(1)]. This extends to a claim for damages arising pursuant to section 23 of the Civil Liability Act 1936 (SA) relating to wrongful death, or a claim that has survived the death of the person for the benefit of their estate [see Limitation of Actions Act 1936 (SA) s 3A(3)].
See Limitations of Actions Act 1936 (SA) s 3A(5).


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NLIRH Condemns Judge's ACA Health Care Decision
Wilmarie Rios Jaime Phone: (939) 292-8807 Email: Wilmarie@latinainstitute.org
Washington, D.C.— The United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas has ruled the entire Affordable Care Act (ACA) unconstitutional in the case of Texas v. Azar. In February 2018, the Attorney General of Texas and 19 other states filed this suit and argued that the removal of the ACA's individual mandate tax penalty, set to go into effect in 2019, invalidates the entirety of the ACA. The Trump-Pence Administration could have decided to uphold the critical health care law in court, but instead refused, threatening coverage and care for millions living in the United States.
This decision has no immediate effect on the law or on the protections individuals receive under the law. The ACA is still law of the land and individuals are still eligible for health insurance coverage. If this ruling is not overturned and applied nationally, it places the health coverage of 20 million individuals in limbo and should be reversed immediately. This ruling, which will continue to move through the court system, will jeopardize the protections for people living with pre-existing conditions, Medicaid expansion covering 15 million individuals, and other critical pieces of the law that support access to reproductive health care services, like cervical cancer screenings.
Nina Esperanza Serrianne, policy analyst at the National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health, issued the following statement:
"This decision is an attack on health care coverage and services, particularly for communities of color. The ACA has provided essential coverage for individuals, including reproductive health care services. Over four million Latinxs have gained health care coverage through the ACA, including access to preventive health services without cost sharing, cervical cancer screenings, and contraception. Still, the Latinx community remains the most uninsured ethnic group in the nation. We cannot afford our access to quality, affordable health care coverage to be jeopardized.
Despite these confusing headlines, it is incredibly important that people know they can still sign up for insurance today at HealthCare.gov. The ACA is still law of the land and this ruling is not the final say in this matter. If you are uninsured and considering enrolling in coverage, you should still explore your options before the deadline today.
NLIRH continues to stand against any attempt to roll back the ACA. We condemn this decision and the additional barriers it would create for the health, safety, and well-being of the Latinx community. We demand this decision be overturned."
For more information on NLIRH's fight for health, dignity and justice, visit us at latinainstitute.org or follow us on Facebook and Twitter @NLIRH.
The National Latina Institute for Reproductive Health is the only national reproductive justice organization dedicated to building Latina power to advance health, dignity, and justice for 28 million Latinas, their families, and communities in the United States through leadership development, community mobilization, policy advocacy, and strategic communications.

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St Romain, France, Nov. 25, 2008 – TraceParts, a market-leading digital engineering 3D content company, today announced the launch of its second Christmas Tree Model Contest, taking place until December 19, 2008. The winners will selected among the best Christmas tree pictures received.
Contestants must build a Christmas tree using components downloaded from the www.tracepartsonline.net CAD library . Three winners will be selected and best rendered images will be published on www.traceparts.com web site. The prizes are one Navigation System for the first place, one iPod® Nano for the second place and 200 download credits for the use of licensed catalogs of www.tracepartsonline.net for the third place.
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Chelsea have enjoyed a stellar start to the new Premier League season, and they'll look to keep their momentum going on Saturday.
"I have my idea, I have decided, but I would like to wait before I tell you my decision to speak with the players and the club".
"I can not change my mind for one match", he said. I'm lucky because I have a good team, good players, not only one.
He played 36 times last season for Villa, who were beaten in the Championship play-off final by Fulham.
Moses has made just one substitute appearance for Chelsea in the League this season; playing just nine minutes from the over 450 minutes why the Blues. "If he wants to help us, I'm very, very happy". "But spend less energy far from the goal and play in the last 25 metres".
Maurizio Sarri has claimed he does not see Chelsea challenging for the Premier League title in his debut season in charge, adding that Manchester City and Liverpool are now the main title contenders. But I think we can improve. Maybe one season, maybe a little more but our target is this.
Since then, Eden Hazard has made more than 250 appearances for the Blues scoring almost ninety goals and has even managed to win two Premier League titles, even being named in the Premier League team of the year on four separate occasions. Sarri said his team has the most room for improvement at the defensive end.
"In the moment we are very unsafe in the offensive phase but we are not solid as I want in the defensive phase", he added. "Today we knew that this opponent is very strong in the set pieces but we were not ready to answer". Pedro caused plenty of problems but was very wasteful with his shooting, whilst Giroud proved an excellent provider with two assists but failed to register a shot on target himself.


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Q: Check if tr is an even or odd row to toggle background color in striped table I'm trying to toggle the background color of some tr elements based on the background color they are when clicked. This is simple when not working with a striped table. Essentially, the table starts out like the screenshot below. If I click on a row I want to change it to the green hex color I have in my if statement, and if I click it again I want to change it back to the color it was before initally being clicked.
Right now this will change any row that is clicked to the green color, but when clicked again it changes it to white regardless of what color it was before being clicked the first time:
onClick(message:DataTable, idx:any){
  var rowClicked = <HTMLCanvasElement> document.getElementById(message.tDataPoint);
  var rowColor = rowClicked.style.backgroundColor;
if (idx%2===0 && rowColor === "#015939"){
    rowClicked.style.backgroundColor="white";
    rowClicked.style.color="#015939";
} else if (idx%2===1 && rowColor === "#d3d3d3") {
  rowClicked.style.backgroundColor="#015939";
  rowClicked.style.color="white";
} else if (idx%2===0 && rowColor === "white") {
  rowClicked.style.backgroundColor="#015939";
  rowClicked.style.color="white";
} else if (idx%2===1 && rowColor === "#015939") {
  rowClicked.style.backgroundColor="#d3d3d3";
  rowClicked.style.color="#015939";
 }
}

HTML to generate table:

    {{dPoint.tDataPoint}}
    {{dPoint.tICCP}}
    {{dPoint.tStartDate}}
    {{dPoint.tEndDate}}

If there's a way in Typescript to check if the row is even or odd, then I can just write the proper if statement's to change the color based on that.
UPDATE I edited my function

A: If you generate it using *ngFor you can use these predefined values Implementing ngClassEven ngClassOdd for angular 2, or you can just pass the index with the click`
<tr *ngFor="...; let idx=index; let even=even"
    [style.color]="rowClicked == idx ? 'green' : (even ? 'white' : 'grey')"
    (click)="onClick(idx)

onClick(idx) {
  this.rowClicked = idx;
}

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Sri Lanka's prime minister has warned there are more explosives and militants "out there" after the Easter suicide bombings that killed 321 people. Ranil Wickremesinghe made the comment Tuesday at a news conference, and said some officials will likely lose their jobs over intelligence lapses surrounding the attack. His warning came as Islamic State claimed responsibility for the terror attack on its official Amaq news agency. The group posted an image of seven masked attackers and the unmasked ringleader, Zahran Hashim, in front of its black flag. In a statement the men were named as Abu Ubaida - thought to refer to Hashim - Abu Khalil, Abu Hamza, Abu al-Baraa, Abu Muhammad, Abu Abdulla and Abu al-Mukhtar. Isis's official news agency, Amaq, posted this image of eight attackers, including the previously identified Zahran Hashim (centre) Sri Lanka's defence minister on Tuesday declared the attacks were retaliation for a recent attack on mosques in New Zealand, adding that two domestic Islamist groups were believed to be responsible. Ruwan Wijewardene's comments were made as the South Asian island held its first mass funeral for about 30 of the victims of Sunday's serial suicide bombings in three high profile churches and three luxury hotels. Sri Lankan intelligence has named the mastermind behind the Easter Sunday attacks as Moulvi Zahran Hashim, an extremist local cleric who incited his followers to violence with fiery sermons on his social media channels. CCTV video shows suspected suicide bomber entering St Sebastian's Church in Negombo Isil's brief statement said they targeted "nationals of the Crusader alliance and Christians", but made no specific reference to the New Zealand mosque attacks. At the same time, AFP agency reported that two Muslim brothers carried out two of the hotel suicide blasts. The brothers, sons of a wealthy Colombo spice trader, blew themselves up as guests queued for breakfast at the Shangri-La and Cinnamon Grand hotels in the capital Colombo. The brothers, whose names have not been revealed, were in their late twenties and operated their own "family cell", an investigation officer said. A suspected suicide bomber carries a backpack on a street in Negombo, Sri Lanka The Sri Lankan government revealed in 2016 that 32 Sri Lanka Muslims had travelled to Syria to join Isil. "All these (Muslims) are not from ordinary families. These people are from the families which are considered as well-educated and elite," Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, the country's Justice Minister told parliament. said, adding that the government was aware of some foreigners coming to Sri Lanka to spread what he called Islamic extremism. A Syrian national was also arrested on Tuesday. It was not yet clear if he played a role in the attacks. Read more | Sri Lanka attacks Mr Wijewardene told the Sri Lankan parliament the massacre was carried out by the obscure local National Thawheed Jamaath group along with another group called the JMI, an apparent reference to a little-known radical Islamist group in India called the Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen. Some experts have pointed out that the sophisticated nature of the attacks suggest that they would have required preparation that began before the Christchurch atrocity. Little is known about JMI, other than reports it was established last year and is affiliated to a similarly named group in Bangladesh. "The preliminary investigations have revealed that what happened in Sri Lanka was in retaliation for the attack against Muslims in Christchurch," said Mr Wijewardene. A suspected suicide bomber carries a backpack on a street in Negombo, Sri Lanka Fifty people were killed in shooting attacks on two mosques in the New Zealand city of Christchurch on March 15, and horrific footage of the bloodbath was livestreamed on social media channels. The Sri Lankan authorities are still investigating how local militants gained the training and equipment to carry out an assault that is now considered to be one of the worst global terrorist atrocities since the 9/11 attacks on New York and Washington. One theory is that Sri Lankan extremists could have been assisted by returning fighters from Iraq and Syria. It also emerged on Tuesday that Sri Lankan police are holding a Syrian national in custody for questioning over the Easter Sunday attacks. "The terrorist investigation division of the police arrested a Syrian national following the attacks for interrogation," a source told Reuters. Two other officials with knowledge of the investigation confirmed the detention. "He was arrested after interrogation of local suspects," a second source said. Police have now detained 40 suspects in connection with the attack. Sri Lanka attacks - Locator map The first mass funeral took place at St Sebastian church in Negombo, north of Colombo, which was one of the places targeted in Sunday's blasts. A moment of silence was observed at 08:30, to mark the timing of the first bomb on Sunday morning. Flags were lowered to half-mast and people, many of them in tears, bowed their heads in respect.
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The word "soul" is something everyone recognizes, we may even have opinions about it, but don't exactly know what to say. Almost all religious, philosophical, mythological, and even psychological traditions have a certain notion of the "soul" even if they wouldn't use that exact word.
The idea of a soul has confused the best minds for thousands of years. Thomas Aquinas, who is considered one of the greatest theologians in the history of the church (born 1125 AD), believed every living creature had a soul, but only human beings souls were immortal and that made us different. Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle didn't have the word "soul" in their language and essentially called the psyche what we would define as a soul (the essence of a person).


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Stamátios Nikolópoulos (en ), était un coureur cycliste grec, double médaillé d'argent lors des Jeux olympiques d'été de 1896 à Athènes.

Nikolópoulos dispute deux épreuves de cyclisme qu'il termine derrière le Français Paul Masson. Le temps de Nikolópoulos en vitesse est de 5 minutes 00,2 secondes.

Sur la plus courte distance, Stamátios Nikolópoulos est d'abord classé deuxième à égalité avec Adolf Schmal avec un temps de 26,0 secondes. Une nouvelle manche est concourue pour les séparer, que Schmal perd avec un écart de 1,2 seconde en 26,6 secondes.

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Jeux olympiques
Jeux olympiques de 1896 à Athènes (Grèce) :
Cyclisme :
 Médaille d'argent à l'épreuve de vitesse individuelle (1/3 km contre la montre)
 Médaille d'argent en vitesse

Notes et références

Lien externe

Coureur cycliste grec
Coureur cycliste sur piste
Coureur cycliste aux Jeux olympiques de 1896
Médaillé d'argent olympique grec
Date de naissance non renseignée (XIXe siècle)

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Sęp – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie świętokrzyskim, w powiecie koneckim, w gminie Radoszyce.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa kieleckiego.

Wierni Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego należą do parafii Świętej Trójcy w Fałkowie lub do parafii Wniebowzięcia Najświętszej Maryi Panny i św. Tekli w Mninie.

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Bulletproof three part special comes to Sky One in January
By Matt Lovett | 20 Dec 2020 at 2:02pm
Did you love the first two series of Bulletproof? Great – because Bishop and Pike are back for a three-part special to reprise their role as cop besties. The turbulence of the first two seasons is due for a little break as the boys head away to South Africa, but a break? Nope! There's never peace for long when Bishop and Pike are involved. Noel Clarke and Ashley Walters have been filming Bulletproof: South Africa abroad for a new special to come to life, and this is set to air in January 2021. You'll be able to catch the special on Sky One and NOW TV, and you'll be able to kick back and watch Pike and Bishop take a vacation in Cape Town – or so they think!
Bulletproof South Africa Trailer
What to expect in the special
As always, things won't go to plan for the boys as they step away from their difficult London day job as NCA agents. They try to relax – it's been a tough year! – and Bishop, Pike and his family are faced with the terrifying kidnap of a young girl while they are away. Being Bishop and Pike, they feel the need to help after befriending the parents of the young girl earlier that same day. They have the expertise, they have the loyalty and now all they need is to get stuck in and help to bring the girl back to her parents safely. The kidnappers, however, aren't willing to give up easily. They demand a huge and unreasonable award for the return of the young girl – big mistake, given who they are dealing with this time around!
The kidnappers have no idea who they are facing when they face Bishop and Pike and there's an adrenaline-filled race against time to get the young girl back without any further danger than there needs to be. The popularity of the first two series makes sense when you consider that these two springing back into action is going to transport us from the London skylines to one of the most beautiful coastlines the planet has to offer. Die-hard fans of the show will love the change in scenery but don't worry – there's no change in excitement! This three-part special has a lot to offer the viewer and you won't be disappointed by the fast pace of this mini-series.
Paul Gilbert is the Executive Producer for Sky and is very excited to bring to life another installment in the grittiest of adventures of Bishop and Pike. With unfamiliar scenery that changes the way the user views the duo, a three-part South African special is all we need to get the New Year going with a bang. You've got the mayhem, you've got the carnage and you've got that famous camaraderie we're all used to watching on our small screens – and you've got it all in South Africa! Booking it on your calendar is just the smart decision to end a tough year.
Bulletproof South Africa Air Date
Catch the new special airing Wednesday 20 January 2021 – don't miss out!
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Northern Ireland: Ardagh to build new $200 million beverage can plant
Ardagh Metal Packaging (AMP) today announced plans to build a new state-of-the-art USD 200 million beverage can plant in Northern Ireland. The plant will be located near Belfast and will service the growing needs of AMP's beverage customers in Ireland, the UK and Europe.
Two days ago, AMP already announced the acquisition of Hart Print, a Quebec (Canada) based innovator in digital printing services to the beverage market founded in 2018 – the first company to offer digital printed cans in the North-American market.
This initiative is part of a multi-billion dollar investment programme by AMP involving the construction of new, infinitely recyclable, metal packaging capacity in Europe, North America and Brazil. Metal cans are the most recycled drinks package in the world, contributing to a circular economy and the sustainability requirements of AMP customers and consumers.
AMP plans to build the new plant at Global Point near Belfast, close to key local customers, at a cost of some USD 200 million. Though details on precise jobs numbers are still being finalised, the investment by AMP will lead to the creation of a large number of full-time jobs for engineers, technicians and other roles.
AMP is currently at the pre-planning application stage and is actively engaged with local stakeholders on the project. Further details of the plant will be announced over the coming months.
Commenting, Oliver Graham, CEO of AMP, said: "This exciting project is an important part of AMP's global investment programme. We are delighted to be investing in Northern Ireland supporting our clients' sustainability needs and further reducing our carbon footprint by locating capacity closer to our end customers."
Marcel Martin, Chief Supply Chain Officer, Coca-Cola HBC, said: "It is great to see this investment in the new can making facility and in Northern Ireland, especially as it will supply high-quality beverage cans to our plants. With our own state-of-the-art production facility in Knockmore Hill, Lisburn, Ardagh's investment showcases the importance of partnership to bringing shared value to suppliers and customers and aligns with our desire to shorten our supply chain to reduce emissions and buy local where possible and support local jobs and communities."
Commenting David Spratt, CEO of AMP Europe, said: "We plan to have the new state of the art plant operational during 2023 and we expect to commence recruitment in 2022." He also added that "This investment is supported by key AMP customers and will have capacity for further expansion to service additional growth in customer demand."
AMP, which is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, is 75% owned by Ardagh Group the international packaging group which traces its origins back to glass manufacturing in Dublin in the 1930's.
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Does John Henry Still Care About The Red Sox?
News is circulating that Billy Beane of Moneyball fame may acquire a chunk of the Boston Red Sox via his acquisition company and that Beane and his associates would make that portion of the Red Sox publicly traded.
When you dig a little further into the speculation, however, it appears that the baseball-lifer Beane would actually join Fenway Sports Group (the parent company of the Sox) and oversee the company's European soccer portfolio.
FSG also owns Liverpool FC, one of the biggest brand's in the world's biggest sport, and an organization that is currently printing money at a quicker rate than the Red Sox.
So while the move of bringing Beane aboard the ownership train may excite Sox fans who think he'll help work some of his magic in Beantown (pun intended), it may actually signal a shift in FSG's priorities, from a Red Sox-centric view to a global brand riding the coattails of Liverpool FC.
On Thursday's edition of The Drive, Jim Churchill, Ernie Clark and myself had a heated discussion about what the deal could mean as we tried to enter the mind of Henry.
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On the foot is a variation on the characteristic cowboy stick with black yarn made.
The shaft has very subtle ornamental stitches, some of which are filled with string.
The sole is stitched with a single welt stitch. The sole is made of leather and the heel of wood.
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Barons Market Produce Embodies Freshness, Quality
Barons Markets' produce departments average around 2,000 square feet (stores range from 14,000 to 20,000 square feet). But with produce at 15% of total store sales, the department is a star.
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By: Carol M. Bareuther January 3, 2023
For this California gourmet grocery, smaller is better.
Originally printed in the November 2022 issue of Produce Business.
Produce is a focal point for fresh at Barons Market, a nine-store gourmet grocery chain headquartered in the San Diego County town of Poway, CA. This fact is immediately evident the minute you walk into the store. Just past the welcoming wall of fresh flowers, plants and succulents, there are hand-stacked displays of apples and oranges in wicker baskets, end caps of freshly picked heirloom tomatoes, and crisp garden-like leafy greens on refrigerated shelves. Several signs throughout the produce department point out organically grown choices.
While large corporate retailers are getting bigger with larger departments and produce SKUs in the hundreds, Barons' secret to success has been to get better by concentrating on what counts, such as freshness, quality and price. The result? Fresh produce averages 15% of total store sales.
The family-owned and -operated Barons Market was started by Joe Shemirani and his brothers in 1993. The impetus came when Joe's search for organic foods was stymied by finding only low quantities and high prices. Back then, as Joe's daughter, Rachel, tells, organic and natural foods were a new trend without the availability, cost, and even taste to back up the buzz. Thus, Shemirani, who in 2018 earned a spot on the San Diego 500 List of Most Influential Business Leaders, started his own grocery.
The key to Barons Market success over the years "has gone from getting natural and organic foods at good prices to creating a super easy and exciting in-store shopping experience," says Rachel Shemirani, senior vice president.
"The key over the years has gone from getting natural and organic foods at good prices to creating a super easy and exciting in-store shopping experience," says Rachel Shemirani, senior vice president. "What we're known for, and the way that we set up our stores, is for customers to be in and out in under 10 minutes. One way we do this is by having about 9,500 SKUs total, rather than the 50,000 or more of a typical supermarket."
The storewide SKU selection comes on the recommendation of the food panel or 'Taste Team.' Each Wednesday at noon, Shemirani, her father, and the chain's supervisors, managers and buyers taste test and evaluate 80 to 120 products to determine the 10 to 15 items that will make it to Baron's shelves and replace others.
As she explains, instead of shoppers looking at a wall of pasta sauces, the decision-making is done for them, and the best quality, best-priced, organic or natural sauce is the one available. The same is true for fresh produce.
SOURCING & DELIVERY
Produce operations manager Greg Dunn works primarily with three distributors, each of whom buys directly from local farms in southern California, as well as sources further afield domestically, when needed, and internationally such as to nearby Mexico. Dunn also scouts the competition and has cultivated relationships with a host of suppliers. As a result, Barons Market is often able to get items, such as new varietal fruits and vegetables, not typically seen in larger chains.
Stores receive deliveries six days a week. All fresh fruits and vegetables are checked in and immediately put on display. There's no surplus stored in a back cooler.
"We used to have these giant coolers in the back of our stores because deliveries were two to three times weekly. Since we've made this shift to almost daily deliveries, we're looking at planning new stores that don't have big produce coolers. Also, more frequent deliveries have made a dramatic difference in shrinkage and spoilage. Having the freshest product also means it will last a bit longer for our customers to enjoy at home," says Shemirani.
THE PRODUCE DEPARTMENT
Barons Market stores average 14,000 to 20,000 square feet, with produce departments around 2,000 square feet. At 15% of total store sales, this means that the 150 SKUs in produce — with 25% of these organic and 25% locally grown — make up nearly one-sixth of Barons' sales in one-tenth of the store space.
Shemirani says the pandemic caused an explosion in demand at retail and, as a result, the produce department 'grew tentacles,' as she describes, expanding into other areas of the store. The move sent shrink numbers soaring. Subsequent supply chain challenges and a calculated back-to-basics approach by the retailer reined the department back in, and even cut back a bit, with the goal of efficiency.
"Typically, you have huge displays with blowout sales on produce. Paring back was counterintuitive to our produce managers. The ways we did this, for example, was building displays one level deep with dummied bottoms so they still looked bountiful. Again, with frequent deliveries, we're buying for one day rather than several. That shift in perspective was really helpful. We're known for our produce, so there's only so much cutting back we can do. So, we said no more growing tentacles. Stay within your department," says Shemirani.
This isn't to say there are never large displays or cross-department cross-merchandising. Rather, it's for a limited time rather than all the time. Examples Shemirani gives are charcuterie board displays for the winter holidays built at the front of the store, with wines, cheeses, baguettes, dried fruits and nuts, and barrels of apples and pears. In the fall, there's a pumpkin patch display with hay bales, gourds, and a guess-the-weight pumpkin contest, while in the summer, fresh melons go big with passive sampling set up to spur sales.
Displays can pop up to catch the excitement of the latest TikTok trend. For example, eagle-eye Barons' team members spotted a baked feta recipe going viral and capitalized on the moment by building an ingredient display that included cherry tomatoes, garlic and shallots from the produce department.
"Another thing we do well is our fresh-cut programs. Fresh-cut fruit merchandised at the checkout registers is a fast seller. When it's grilling season, we make a hamburger kit with onions, tomatoes and lettuce. We do a variety of stir-fry kits, too, with different vegetables. These latter products come out of our food panel meeting on Wednesdays, where everyone's creative juices get flowing as we taste and talk," says Shemirani.
"In the future, we're going to focus more on grab-and-go, especially with organic kits. Organic is still strong, even though prices are up with inflation."
Something the retailer has toyed with is expanding its squeeze-it-yourself juice program from only orange to apple and celery juices.
Barons Market does produce a weekly ad and posts it online. However, everyday low pricing is the norm. Social media, especially Instagram, has proven a potent promotional tool.
Last year, Barons remodeled its oldest store in Point Loma. They partnered with a few local micro-influencers and gave them a picnic basket filled with favorite products, a $100 gift card to shop at the store, and a list of the best local picnic spots. These influencers then provided content and ran contests on their own pages, with the retailer providing $25 gift cards for the winners. The result was greater community engagement and getting more shoppers in-store.
A STORE-FULL OF GOOD EATING
In addition to fresh produce, Barons Market also has several expanded features. These include a hot soup bar, a selection of pre-made entrees, rotisserie chicken, an artisan olive oil and balsamic vinegar bar, a gourmet cheese selection, fresh baguettes delivered daily from a local bakery, an antipasto bar, and a fresh salad bar.
"The salad bar is one of the main attractions of our stores. It came about at our weekly food panel meetings. One of our managers kept saying we should have a salad bar. After dozens of times saying 'no,' thinking it would be a disaster, we finally said 'yes.' Today, it's hugely successful. People flock to it. The salad bar was possible because we have a culture where people can try things and suggest things and they won't be punished if it doesn't work out," says Shemirani.
The salad bar has also proven an excellent testing ground for what might sell. For instance, the retailer added gooseberries along with other fresh berries and yogurt in the morning. Gooseberries then ticked up in sales of produce.
"The whole idea is that when you walk into our stores, within 10 minutes, we answer that question, 'what's for dinner?' With more people working from home now, we have customers in some locations that come in daily. We even have customers that shop us three times a day for breakfast, lunch and dinner," says Shemirani.
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What Does Literacy Look Like in Spark!Lab?
Volunteer Jennifer (yellow apron) introduces our visitors to the Inventor's Notebook. This resource guides children through the varied skills they will need to practice the invention process at home. © Smithsonian Institution
September 18, 2018 by Zach Etsch
We craft various open-ended experiences in the invention lab, helping visitors show off a vast array of skills, knowledge, and abilities.
Over a year ago, Spark!Lab staff analyzed evaluation data we had taken since reopening the exhibition in 2015. During the course of this overview, we worked to make sense of a lot of information so we could identify broad trends in activity formulation and visitor behavior in our exhibit. As it turned out, from our data we found that we tend to create invention challenges that resemble three main categories: mechanical, technical, and design-based. Each one of these engages very different literacies in our visitor base.
WHAT IS "LITERACY"?
Strictly pedagogically speaking, the term has in the past been tied to reading comprehension and writing skills. Students were considered "literate" if they understood high-level vocabulary words or if they constructed sentences fluently. However, 21st century interpretations tend to apply the word "literacy" more liberally. The focus has broadened to include students' ability to comprehend not only written communication but all kinds of specific content areas—and, in turn, children are expressing their multiple literacies in ways that are more varied, interesting, and well-supported than ever before.
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Inventors of all ages express their individual competencies with stunning variety. © Smithsonian Institution
In the context of Spark!Lab's learning activities, literacy looks a little different from the traditional definition. Children make sense of content and materials to solve problems we pose in the form of invention prompts. Play, experimentation, excitement, failure, triumph, and other forms of affective behavior abound. Given the nature of this experience, a child's time in Spark!Lab tends to resemble informal play rather than rote memorization or quiet reading. As a result, when the inventor demonstrates comprehension and internalization of larger principles, this tends to resemble control over knowledge or skills in an actionable way. The process of making shows how much the inventor knows—what the inventor is thinking.
We've observed three ways in which the invention process tends to play out.
ASSEMBLY-BASED ACTIVITIES
Many of our activities require assembly. No, seriously. The action being done when visitors come to many of our tables consists of taking seemingly random materials and putting them together. When you watch a child begin this undertaking, you're really seeing multiple complex processes happening simultaneously. Even just looking at where their eyes go, you can watch them identify needs; identify possible uses, strategies, and combinations; identify workarounds; identify strong points as well as places for improvement; and identify an acceptable stopping point for their work. Mentally and physically, meanwhile, they are exploring, focusing, envisioning, tinkering, experimenting, reimagining, readjusting, and repeating. To assemble a mechanical thingamabob that carries out the function they desire, they have to demonstrate multiple competencies simultaneously, interchangeably, and repeatedly—all in rapid succession.
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These kids had to think through several steps to come up with these composite inventions, but now they get to try out their wheeled sail vehicles. © Smithsonian Institution
That's a lot to ask for a 6-to-12-year-old! It comes as no surprise that these inherently and intricately interrelated processes can be overwhelming at times. Volunteers wearing yellow aprons on the floor in Spark!Lab, our engineer at his workstation, and staff members brainstorming and creating materials and signage in our back offices all collaborate and cooperate to craft these self-contained activities (miniature learning environments unto themselves) so that the whole experience of inventing is cut up into digestible, well-paced steps. The human brain, especially that of a child, can only handle so much abstract thinking at once. In assembly-based activities, we tend to emphasize primarily the tinkering, combining, and creating aspects of inventing. Then, we introduce sharing, explaining, and selling as ways to continue to extend the experience later.
MECHANICAL/TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES
"This is a STEM lab, right?" Visitors who arrive assuming that invention is all about electricity, engineering, and computer coding are only partially correct. There are, of course, many other ways to demonstrate inventiveness! That said, we do always try to offer at least one activity on the floor of Spark!Lab that tests our more proficient audiences with a more technical challenge.
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This mess of wires was a fun challenge for inventors to disentangle, interpret, decode, and utilize in creating a video game controller. © Smithsonian Institution
Hard skills and knowledge, typically learned in traditional schooling settings, sometimes come into play with the inventing kids do here. Kids reference familiar as well as new concepts as they connect electrical wires and plug them into power sources; test buttons, switches, and levers; and decipher technologies such as lasers, sonar, and DJ turntables.
Often times, the invention prompt we provide relies on the inventors' figuring out how devices work or harnessing the powers of these newly learned concepts. We hope that this approach encourages visitors to become comfortable with uncertainty when they receive a challenge and to figure it out gradually as time goes on. For example, certain activities from the past, such as "Design a Video Game Controller" or "Create a Prosthetic Hand," have emphasized exploration, experimentation, repetitive action, and observing results in the lead-up to the stage at which they actually assemble their creation. These analytical processes equip them with the knowledge and confidence to move forward with their own ideas and interpretations.
The more technical activities are ripe with opportunity for older caregivers. Not only do they allow for younger visitors to test their competencies against an appropriate challenge; these moments also prove to be great teachable moments—chances for adults to demonstrate concepts they know and build upon what the kids have or have not previously learned.
DESIGN-BASED ACTIVITIES
At any given time, there also tends to be at least one activity in our exhibition that promotes designing. To this end, we have had kids develop their own wearable buttons with pictorial and textual messages; create the decorations on the exterior of a lunchbox; arrange the elements of a tactile map; and place bits of art on a special surface that plays sound when touched.
The Sketch It Station is set up as a game. Pick a prompt! Think about it! Draw a solution as it forms in your mind! © Smithsonian Institution
Fortuitously, design skillsets and ways of thinking closely resemble the steps of our invention process. One way to facilitate activities of this nature is to emphasize for young inventors the element of explaining one's thought processes and decisions in coming up with the design. Kids practice their literacy in the skills of explaining, sharing, making connections, demonstrating, persuading, projecting their voices, and making good use of technology. (This dovetails effectively with our Sell It Station, a video-recording activity area where kids can promote their idea via a 90-second clip, and the Sketch It Station, where they play a game to draw their invention and label all its component parts.) Practice of these key, transferable skills—which will definitely be of use to kids in the real world one day—makes perfect.
Have you seen kids develop literacy in other ways as they explore their own inventiveness? Sound off, America! Tell us a story of comprehension and expression.
Draper Spark!Lab is located on the first floor, west wing, of the National Museum of American History in Washington, DC. It is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day except Tuesdays and December 25. For more information, visit https://invention.si.edu/about-sparklab.
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Q: Why does this minimal RNN code throw a type error for a type never used? I'm trying to implement a minimal recurrent neural network example in theano. I expected the following python script to print a 10-by-20 matrix representing a hidden state sequence.
# import packages/functions
from theano import shared, scan, function, tensor as T
import numpy as np

# declare variables
X = T.dmatrix("X")
Wx = shared(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (10, 20)))
Wh = shared(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (20, 20)))
b = shared(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (1, 20)))

# define recurrence function
def recurrence(x_t, h_tm1):
    return T.nnet.sigmoid(T.dot(h_tm1, Wh) + T.dot(x_t, Wx) + b)

# compute hidden state sequence with scan
ht, _ = scan(fn = recurrence, sequences = X,
             outputs_info = np.zeros((1, 20)))

# define function producing hidden state sequence
fn = function([X], ht)reshape((1,3))

# test function
print fn(np.eye(10))

Instead, it returns the error:
    TypeError: Cannot convert Type TensorType(float64, 3D) (of Variable IncSubtensor{Set;:int64:}.0) into Type TensorType(float64, (False, True, False)). You can try to manually convert IncSubtensor{Set;:int64:}.0 into a TensorType(float64, (False, True, False)).
This is especially confusing since, as far as I can tell, none of my variables are 3-tensors!

A: There is a syntax error in the code the question's code: the reshape((1,3)) at the end of the fn = is invalid and appears to have been added in error. The code runs when this element of that line is simple deleted. The remainder of this answer assumes that edit is as intended by the question author.
I have not reproduced the stated error. This may be because I am using the bleeding edge version of Theano. It's quite possible the error message for this situation has been changed in the most recent versions of the code. However, the syntax error in the code above suggests another possibility: the question code is not actually the code that produced the error pasted into the question.
Using the edited code, and the latest version of Theano, I get the error

TypeError: ('The following error happened while compiling the node', forall_inplace,cpu,scan_fn}(Shape_i{0}.0, Subtensor{int64:int64:int8}.0, IncSubtensor{InplaceSet;:int64:}.0, , , ), '\n', "Inconsistency in the inner graph of scan 'scan_fn' : an input and an output are associated with the same recurrent state and should have the same type but have type 'TensorType(float64, row)' and 'TensorType(float64, matrix)' respectively.")

This is similar in spirit to the question's error, but refers to a mismatch between a matrix and row vector; there is no reference to a 3-tensor.
The simplest change to avoid this error is to change the shape of the b shared variable.
Instead of
b = shared(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (1, 20)))

use
b = shared(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (20,)))

I would also recommend doing the same for the initial value of h_tm1.
Instead of
outputs_info = np.zeros((1, 20))

use
outputs_info = np.zeros((20,))

A: The problem is because theano wrap the output_info into unsuitable variables. For instance outputs_info = np.zeros((3, 20)) will be wrapped into TensorType(float64, matrix). But for the dim equals 1, theano autonatically braodcasts the dim, so outputs_info = np.zeros((1, 20)) will be TensorType(float64, row) since the first dim is infered broadcastable.
A solution is outputs_info = T.unbroadcast(T.zeros((1,20)), 0)), this makes sure it wrapped as matrix.
# import packages/functions
from theano import shared, scan, function, config, tensor as T
import numpy as np

# declare variables
X = T.tensor3("X")
Wx = shared(np.asarray(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (10, 20)), dtype=config.floatX))
Wh = shared(np.asarray(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (20, 20)), dtype=config.floatX))
b = shared(np.asarray(np.random.uniform(-1.0, 1.0, (1, 20)), dtype=config.floatX))

# define recurrence function
def recurrence(x_t, h_tm1):
    print h_tm1.type, x_t.type
    return T.nnet.sigmoid(T.dot(h_tm1, Wh) + T.dot(x_t, Wx) + b)

# compute hidden state sequence with scan
ht, _ = scan(fn = recurrence, sequences = X,
             outputs_info = T.unbroadcast(T.zeros((1,20)), 0))

# define function producing hidden state sequence
fn = function([X], ht)

# test function
print fn(np.eye(10,10,dtype=config.floatX).reshape(10,1,10))


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Dick Wolfe is heralding his idea on "How to Make the Coal Industry Great Again." He will speak Thursday to the Russell County Rotary Club in a meeting that is open to the public. It's being held at the Pat's Country Diner, 1178 W. Main St., in Lebanon, Virginia.
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LEBANON, Va. — Dr. Richard Wolfe kept busy in the early 1990s in Bristol Virginia, at a small plant near I-81's Exit 7.
There, the scientist helped convert coal into gasoline.
Wolfe also helped oversee 15 CTC (Coal Technology Corporation) gasoline stations, from 1989 to 1993, with locations in Bristol, Virginia, as well as Abingdon.
Today, this Renaissance man — a mountain climber, author, winemaker — is heralding his idea on "How to Make the Coal Industry Great Again."
But he doesn't want to just burn black gold. "You don't need to be burning coal," Wolfe said. "Coal is almost too valuable to burn."
Wolfe, now in his 70s, says coal can be used to make gasoline — a process that's been ongoing in South Africa for 50 years.
Such conversion plants, he said, are also being built in China.
"This is my life's work," said Wolfe, who now resides at Banner Elk, North Carolina.
On Thursday from noon-1 p.m., Wolfe is speaking to the Russell County Rotary Club in a meeting that is open to the public. It's being held at the Pat's Country Diner, 1178 W. Main St., in Lebanon, Virginia.
"This clean coal conversion technology to transportation fuels was the primary reason that I left the Department of Energy in Washington, D.C., and joined United Coal here in Bristol in April, 1979, to build the first coal-to-methanol gasoline plant here in Virginia," Wolfe said.
The entrepreneur believes "passionately that commercializing these new markets for coal is the way of the future for our coal industry in every coal producing state. And I would like to see Virginia lead the way."
Wolfe hopes to inspire investors to the tune of about $2 billion — what it will take to build a plant to convert coal into gasoline.
"There are some new markets for coal besides just burning the coal. And that is converting coal into chemical and transportation fuels," Wolfe said. "Transportation fuels are a big issue, because we're still importing oil. And we've got coal sitting right here in the ground."
Such a plant could inspire the creation of "thousands of manufacturing jobs" plus put coal miners back to work, said Wolfe, a co-owner of the Wise, Virginia-based Virginia Carbonite, LLC.
Wolfe proposes such a plant should exist in each coal-producing state.
"And use our own coal to make our own gasoline right here in the coalfields. Miners are sitting here unemployed, and we've got all this coal in the ground," Wolfe said. "It's almost a shame."
The United States boasts over 260 billion tons of coal in the ground — or 28 percent of the world's reserves, Wolfe notes in his presentation's executive summary.
Nearly 30 years ago, when Wolfe's gas stations were in business, the coal-turned-to-gas was mixed with crude oil in a blend.
But now, Wolfe said, you could simply convert coal into gasoline or diesel fuel.
Wolfe's campaign includes contacting government leaders for support to build Coal to Liquids Synfuel plants, which, he said, could convert up to 10,000 tons of coal per day into 25,000 barrels of coal liquids per day.
"We're going to put the coal industry back to work," Wolfe said. "This is not new. It's being done ... We have to create our own new market."
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Q: awk command to change field seperator from tilde to tab I want to replace the delimter tilde into tab space in awk command, I have mentioned below how I would have expect.
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this wont work for me
awk -F"~" '{ OFS ="\t"; print }' inputfile

A: It's really a job for tr:
tr '~' '\t'

but in awk you just need to force the record to be recompiled by assigning one of the fields to its own value:
awk -F'~' -v OFS='\t' '{$1=$1}1'

A: awk NF=NF FS='~' OFS='\t'

Result

	1	2	3

A: Code for sed:
$echo ~1~2~3~|sed 'y/~/\t/'
    1       2       3


Periodontal disease (periodontitis) is the process of damaging inflammation in the gums whereby bone and ligament tissue are lost.
This is caused by a disjointed response from your body to harmful germs found in plaque when a person has not taken good care of their dental hygiene. If left untreated, the problem can be greatly worsened and lead to the loss of teeth in adults. Aside from poor oral hygiene, things like smoking, obesity, medication, pregnancy, diabetes and poor diet choices can lead to a build-up of bacteria and plaque on the teeth and gums. With proper upkeep of your dental hygiene, you should be able to avoid the unpleasantness of gum disease and gingivitis.
However, there are signs to look out for to know if your gums are experiencing the start of the disease. The first place to observe is the gums themselves; if your gums are bleeding, inflamed, swollen or seem like they are receding then you may well be dealing with gum disease. Furthermore, your teeth may undergo changes in colouration as well as positioning. If your teeth feel loose or seem separated, then these should indicate to you to see your dentist.
Lastly, changes in your bite, bad breath and just general pain in the teeth and gums are indications of the onset of gum disease.
Before we can begin the process of our patients' periodontal treatment, we need to perform a full scale and clean of the gums. This entails the removal of excess plaque and tartar from around and below the gum line. On occasion, we plane the tooth root so that the surface is smooth which allows for the tissue to heal and begin attaching itself to the tooth once more. To combat the formation of new or existing bacteria causing affliction to the gums, we suggest using antibiotics or an anti-microbial.
This will help in rinsing out the bacteria. Once plaque and tartar have settled into deep pockets between the gums and teeth it becomes increasingly more difficult to remove properly. In most cases, people find it difficult to avoid this build up plaque and tartar to some degree. If the plaque is deeply rooted we may have to perform a surgical procedure to remove the invasive tartar which will improve the dental health of your gums. Surgery provides your periodontist with more observational information to better access the afflicted areas of the gums. Sculpting or modifying the gum tissue can facilitate better home care.
Here at Pacific Periodontics & Implants, we make absolutely sure that surgery is necessary before we continue with any procedures on our patients. We err on the side of caution when it comes to surgeries for our patients, always making the decision that best serves the interest of the patient. The reason we proceed with caution with regards to surgery is because gum tissue is limited and so it must be preserved during the course of treating the disease so as to avoid any further stress on the gums.
Even in the worst of cases, we tend not to go straight for the surgical option because we believe wholeheartedly that improving the gum tissue first is more important. This approach aids us in limiting the afflicted area that may require surgery. After you have had a periodontal treatment you may begin to notice some changes to your gums. They may begin to feel firmer which is completely normal as they are becoming healthier and less swollen. Aside from that, you may feel some sensitivity when having cold drinks or some foods after your treatment. This will only continue for a few weeks provided you maintain good oral hygiene throughout.
Should the sensitivity of your teeth reach a point of discomfort then using Sensodyne or sensitive toothpastes will aid you in insulating the nerves of your sensitive teeth.
To find out more about how we can cure or manage your gum disease, or to make an appointment with us, please click here.
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Ben Affleck apologises to Hilarie Burton after she revealed he groped her in 2003
Rebecca LewisWednesday 11 Oct 2017 6:42 pm
I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologize
— Ben Affleck (@BenAffleck) October 11, 2017
Ben Affleck has apologised to Hilarie Burton after she spoke of a 2003 incident in which he groped the actress on the set of MTV TV show TRL.
'I acted inappropriately toward Ms. Burton and I sincerely apologise,' he simply wrote on Twitter following calls by publications including Metro.co.uk for a response to Burton's claims.
Burton spoke of the claims on Twitter in response to a fan who wrote: 'Ben Affleck should've just kept quiet.
'Clearly he wasn't thinking about his daughters when he left them to gallivant with their nanny.
'He also grabbed Hilarie Burton's breasts on TRL once. Everyone forgot though.'
Burton responded: 'I didn't forget'.
Ben Affleck accused of groping Hilarie Burton (Picture: TRL)
She then shared a video of the moment in 2003 which saw Affleck tell Burton 'I'm just free-spirited and it's just so good to see you' as he wraps his arm around her to give her a hug, her chest can then be seen to move. The video has now been removed from online by MTV owner Viacom.
Affleck's apology comes as Hollywood has been left reeling by claims of sexual assault made by numerous actresses towards movie producer Harvey Weinstein.
Weinstein and Affleck have worked together for over two decades and Affleck was forced to put out a statement only a day before Burton's allegations, in which he said that Weinstein's actions were 'completely unacceptable'.
Weinstein, the 65-year-old movie mogul, is facing a number of sexual assault allegations which have emerged over three decades, with actresses Angelina Jolie, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ashley Judd and Rose McGowan among the accusers.
Ben Affleck, producer Harvey Weinstein and Matt Damon (Picture: Wireimage)
Asia Argento, an Italian film actress and director, claimed that Weinstein 'forcibly performed oral sex on her' but alleged that she refused to speak out because 'he has crushed a lot of people'.
'That's why this story – in my case, it's 20 years old, some of them are older – has never come out,' she said.
'The thing with being a victim is I felt responsible. Because if I were a strong woman, I would have kicked him in the balls and run away. But I didn't. And so I felt responsible.'
An audio recording made by a Filipina-Italian model named Ambra Battilana Gutierrez features Weinstein pleading with her to enter a bathroom and watch him have a shower.
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Today, we rely on our mobile devices more than ever.
According to the 2015 Internet Trends report from Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, mobile digital media time in the U.S. is now greater (at 51 percent) than desktop and other media. Whether we're scheduling a business meeting or uploading content to social media, our smartphones and other mobile devices are important tools for staying connected, so it's essential we also have a reliable and well-maintained wireless network.
Anchoring Verizon's network coverage throughout the nation are switch processing centers, one of which resides right here in the DFW area. These facilities – handling tens of millions of wireless connections even on a normal day – feature large-scale, on-site power generators and other back-up systems to ensure the company's network remains strong, running and reliable.
Verizon's reliability engineers track usage and ensure that the network is functioning optimally 24/7, making sure customers receive the best network experience.
One of five in the state, Verizon's 34,000-square-foot North Texas switch facility is responsible for processing wireless communications in the area.
Verizon's reliability engineers track usage and ensure that the network is functioning optimally 24/7, making sure customers receive the best network experience. Switch technicians monitor the performance of hundreds of local cell sites, and track weather conditions to help anticipate potentially higher usage.
They can also remotely monitor, diagnose and, in many cases, address problems before customers even know they exist.
Also based at the switch sites are mobile menageries of Cells On Wheels (COWs), Cells On Light Trucks (COLTs), Cellular Repeaters On Wheels (CROWs) and Generators On A Trailer (GOATs) that can be deployed to areas needing extra wireless capacity. These are especially crucial during severe weather and other emergency situations when first responders rely on mobile phones, and other devices, to communicate.
All of this preparation ensures Verizon provides customers with the most reliable wireless network possible.
Thanks to facilities such as the North Texas switch processing center and the many network engineers monitoring for potential issues, customers in Dallas-Fort Worth and across the state can rest assured that, when they hit the "send" button on their phones, the call is going to go through and stay connected — with clarity.


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Fighting comedic stereotypes
The emergence of Amy Schumer, Illana Glazer and Abbi Jacobsen on Inside Amy Schumer and Broad City, respectively, have shown a spotlight on the talent of female comedians and the uphill battle they have in emerging in the industry. In Tallahassee, there's a movement of female comedians who are looking to break through the comedic glass ceiling.
One such comedian, Miranda Lensky, is a senior, double majoring in theatre and creative writing, with plans to move out to Los Angeles after graduation to further study comedy.
"I grew up being the class clown, but I was always respectful toward my teachers," said Lensky with a laugh. "I have always searched to make people laugh and smile because it makes me happy to entertain others. That sounds kind of selfish, but it's a good kind of selfish."
Lensky was one of several comedians to take part in a recent All-Girls Standup night at Club Downunder, citing the event as a progressive step towards including women in comedy.
"This night was important because the goal was to bring in all types of girls and create an open atmosphere for the girls who normally choose not to perform," said Lensky.
"In standup comedy, you can't hide behind a character, you are the only thing up there, it's all you and it has to be honest. For girls there is a point to prove, there is so much weight on females to be the 'ideal girl', so when a girl suddenly says or does something they aren't supposed to, they kill it and it is always entreating."
Female comedians face an especially uphill battle as girls are often forced to break stereotypes when they are on stage that male comedians aren't burdened with. Some also hold on to the idea of "male comedy" and "female comedy."
"I had a conversation with a male friend of mine who said he did not enjoy the movie Bridesmaids because he could not relate to the humor," Lensky said. "It works the same the way when girls can't relate to the movie Step Brothers."
This kind of mindset, that women can only be funny in a certain way, plays into the obstacles that women face in their comedic path that their male counterparts won't encounter.
"I think in recent times society has always told women that there are other things to worry about than being funny and entertaining," said Lensky.
It's all about getting an opportunity. With the vast differences between gender perspectives, it creates an entirely new genre of entertainment.
"It's better to try out new things now in college while you still have the resources. If standup isn't your thing, you can always join clubs like No Bears Allowed (improv) or 30&60 (sketch comedy), these clubs are always excited to help people realize their comedic potential," said Lensky.
With opportunities like these, comedians like Lensky are looking to build on their success in order to continue battling sexism and to show that they're just as funny, if not funnier, than the next guy.


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"It brings pre-eminent thinkers to Washington for extended periods of time to interact with policymakers through a large number of programs and projects. The Center seeks to separate the important from the inconsequential and to take a historical and broad perspective on the issues,". [2]
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The Woodrow Wilson Center established the Canada Institute on North American Issues (CINAI), a registered Canadian charity [3]established to address critical public policy issues within the context of North America. Through a series of lectures, seminars and other dialogue opportunities, CINAI programs highlight current and emerging issues within the Canada-US-Mexico relationship.
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Parliament picks Verhofstadt for new president role
Deal gives all political parties and EU institutions a role in conference on Europe's future.
New Czech Minister of Finance Ivan Pilny, from the ANO party, is appointed by President Milos Zeman (right) on May 24, 2017 at the Hradcany Castle in Prague | Michal Cizek/AFP via Getty Images
Czech president fires finance minister, ending political crisis
Former Microsoft executive Ivan Pilný, from the same party as Babiš, will join the coalition cabinet.
By	Siegfried Mortkowitz
Updated 5/25/17, 1:31 PM CET
PRAGUE — Czech President Miloš Zeman on Wednesday fired his controversial finance minister, Andrej Babiš, putting an end to a government crisis that threatened to shatter the ruling coalition government just months before scheduled legislative elections.
"I think everyone will be happy now that I am leaving," Babiš told CT24 television just before meeting Zeman. "I'm not unhappy about leaving the government because my relationship with the prime minister has been compromised."
Zeman acted nearly two weeks after Prime Minister Bohuslav Sobotka demanded that the president sack Babiš, whom he accused of tax evasion and other financial improprieties. After seemingly incriminating audio tapes were posted on the internet, Babiš was also accused of trying to manipulate the news in the two national dailies he owns through a trust.
He repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, and on Tuesday threatened to sue Sobotka for slander, local media reported.
The sacking follows several days of negotiations regarding his successor, with the prime minister rejecting several of the candidates proposed by Babiš. Sobotka finally agreed to accept former Microsoft executive Ivan Pilný to become the new finance minister.
Pilný is a member of Babiš's ANO party, which rules in a three-party coalition with Sobotka's Social Democrats and the centrist Christian Democrats. He is widely regarded as something of a political maverick and is not seen as being close to his predecessor and party chairman. He was the head of Microsoft's Czech operations in the 1990s and, until his promotion to minister, chairman of the economic affairs committee in the lower house of parliament.
Throughout the weeks of often rancorous squabbling, Babiš steadfastly refused to resign, insisting he had done nothing wrong and telling POLITICO last week that he would agree to Zeman firing him only if his successor came from ANO.
The crisis even threatened Zeman's position, as Sobotka and Social Democrats from both houses of parliament threatened to take the president to the Constitutional Court if he refused to sack Babiš. Under the Czech constitution, a president is obliged to accede to his prime minister's demands concerning the cabinet. If he refuses, he can be removed from his post.
Before demanding that the president fire Babiš, Sobotka had announced that his government was resigning, but reversed his decision when Zeman said he would only accept his resignation, but that Babiš and the rest of the government would remain.
According to Tomáš Prouza, former state secretary for EU affairs under Sobotka, despite the bitterness between the two political rivals and the threat of a split in the coalition, there was never much chance that the government would fall.
A minority government headed by Sobotka would be "supported by most of the opposition in case of a confidence vote in the parliament," he said last week via text message. "With the election in October, if they bring the government down they would not get anything. You could speed up the election by about a month, but then you would have to campaign in July and August when many people are away [on holiday]."
In his conversation with POLITICO, Babiš regretted the imminent end of his collaboration with Sobotka. "We have the most successful Czech government since the revolution," he said.
The sacking of Babiš is seen as a major political victory for his rival. However, all polls now suggest that ANO will easily win the legislative elections, set for October 20-21, and that Babiš will replace Sobotka as prime minister.
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