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//
//  ZlyNewStarViewController.m
//  MiaoBo
//
//  Created by leleyinhangjia on 2017/3/10.
//  Copyright © 2017年 leleyinhangjia All rights reserved.
//

#import "ZlyNewStarViewController.h"
#import "ZlyUser.h"
#import "ZLyAnchorViewCell.h"
#import "ZLyHomeFlowLayout.h"
#import "ZLyRefreshGifHeader.h"
#import "ZLyLiveCollectionViewController.h"
#import "ZLyLive.h"
@interface ZlyNewStarViewController ()
/** 最新主播列表 */
@property(nonatomic, strong) NSMutableArray *anchors;
/** 当前页 */
@property(nonatomic, assign) NSUInteger currentPage;
/** NSTimer */
@property (nonatomic, strong) NSTimer *timer;
@end

@implementation ZlyNewStarViewController

static NSString * const reuseIdentifier = @"NewStarCell";
- (NSMutableArray *)anchors
{
    if (!_anchors) {
        _anchors = [NSMutableArray array];
    }
    return _anchors;
}
- (instancetype)init {
    return [super initWithCollectionViewLayout:[ZLyHomeFlowLayout new]];
}
- (void)viewDidLoad {
    [super viewDidLoad];
    self.view.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
     [self setup];
}
- (void)viewWillAppear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [super viewWillAppear:animated];
    // 首先自动刷新一次
    [self autoRefresh];
    // 然后开启每一分钟自动更新
    _timer = [NSTimer scheduledTimerWithTimeInterval:60 target:self selector:@selector(autoRefresh) userInfo:nil repeats:YES];
}

- (void)autoRefresh
{
    [self.collectionView.mj_header beginRefreshing];
    NSLog(@"刷新最新主播界面");
}
- (void)viewDidDisappear:(BOOL)animated
{
    [super viewDidDisappear:animated];
    [self.timer invalidate];
    self.timer = nil;
}

- (void)setup
{
    // 默认当前页从1开始的
    self.currentPage = 1;
      // 注册cell
    [self.collectionView registerNib:[UINib nibWithNibName:NSStringFromClass([ZLyAnchorViewCell class]) bundle:nil] forCellWithReuseIdentifier:reuseIdentifier];
    self.collectionView.backgroundColor = [UIColor whiteColor];
    //设置Header和Footer
    self.collectionView.mj_header = [ZLyRefreshGifHeader headerWithRefreshingBlock:^{
        self.currentPage = 1;
        self.anchors = [NSMutableArray array];
       [self getAnchorsList];
    }];
    self.collectionView.mj_footer = [MJRefreshAutoNormalFooter footerWithRefreshingBlock:^{
        self.currentPage++;
        [self getAnchorsList];
    }];
    [self.collectionView.mj_header beginRefreshing];

}
//获取数据
- (void)getAnchorsList
{
    [[ALinNetworkTool shareTool] GET:[NSString stringWithFormat:@"http://live.9158.com/Room/GetNewRoomOnline?page=%ld", self.currentPage]  parameters:nil progress:nil success:^(NSURLSessionDataTask * _Nonnull task, id  _Nullable responseObject) {
        //记住这些
        [self.collectionView.mj_header endRefreshing];
        [self.collectionView.mj_footer endRefreshing];
         NSString *statuMsg = responseObject[@"msg"];
        if ([statuMsg isEqualToString:@"fail"]) {
            // 数据已经加载完毕, 没有更多数据了
            [self.collectionView.mj_footer endRefreshingWithNoMoreData];
            [self showHint:@"暂时没有更多最新数据"];
            // 恢复当前页
            self.currentPage--;
        }else {
             [responseObject[@"data"][@"list"] writeToFile:@"/Users/apple/Desktop/user.plist" atomically:YES];
            NSArray *result = [ZlyUser mj_objectArrayWithKeyValuesArray:responseObject[@"data"][@"list"]];
            if (result.count) {
                [self.anchors addObjectsFromArray:result];
                [self.collectionView reloadData];
            }

        }
    } failure:^(NSURLSessionDataTask * _Nullable task, NSError * _Nonnull error) {
        [self.collectionView.mj_header endRefreshing];
        [self.collectionView.mj_footer endRefreshing];
        self.currentPage--;
        [self showHint:@"网络异常"];
    }];
}

#pragma mark <UICollectionViewDataSource>

- (NSInteger)numberOfSectionsInCollectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView {

    return 1;
}

- (NSInteger)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView numberOfItemsInSection:(NSInteger)section {
   return self.anchors.count;
}

- (UICollectionViewCell *)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView cellForItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath {
    ZLyAnchorViewCell *cell = [collectionView dequeueReusableCellWithReuseIdentifier:reuseIdentifier forIndexPath:indexPath];
    cell.user = self.anchors[indexPath.item];
    return cell;

}

#pragma mark <UICollectionViewDelegate>
- (void)collectionView:(UICollectionView *)collectionView didSelectItemAtIndexPath:(NSIndexPath *)indexPath
{
    ZLyLiveCollectionViewController *liveVc = [[ZLyLiveCollectionViewController alloc] init];
    NSMutableArray *array = [NSMutableArray array];
    for (ZlyUser *user in self.anchors) {
        ZLyLive *live = [[ZLyLive alloc] init];
        live.bigpic = user.photo;
        live.myname = user.nickname;
        live.smallpic = user.photo;
        live.gps = user.position;
        live.useridx = user.useridx;
        live.allnum = arc4random_uniform(2000);
        live.flv = user.flv;
        [array addObject:live];
    }
    liveVc.lives = array;
    liveVc.currentIndex = indexPath.item;
    [self presentViewController:liveVc animated:YES completion:nil];
}
@end

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King v. Nash (In re Estate of Erwin), Docket Nos. 153980-153981
Court Supreme Court of Michigan
Writing for the Court Wilder, J.
Citation 921 N.W.2d 308,503 Mich. 1
Decision Date 31 July 2018
Docket Number Docket Nos. 153980-153981,Calendar No. 1
Parties IN RE ESTATE OF James ERWIN, Sr., Beatrice King, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Erwin, Sr., Appellant, v. Jacqueline E. Nash, Billy J. Erwin, Demarkius Erwin, Maggie Erwin, and Stacy Erwin Oakes, Appellees. In re Estate of James Erwin, Sr., Beatrice King, Appellant, v. Jacqueline E. Nash, Billy J. Erwin, Demarkius Erwin, Maggie Erwin, Stacy Erwin Oakes, and Douglas Taylor, Appellees.
503 Mich. 1
921 N.W.2d 308
IN RE ESTATE OF James ERWIN, Sr.,
Beatrice King, Individually and as Personal Representative of the Estate of James Erwin, Sr., Appellant,
Jacqueline E. Nash, Billy J. Erwin, Demarkius Erwin, Maggie Erwin, and Stacy Erwin Oakes, Appellees.
Beatrice King, Appellant,
Jacqueline E. Nash, Billy J. Erwin, Demarkius Erwin, Maggie Erwin, Stacy Erwin Oakes, and Douglas Taylor, Appellees.
Docket Nos. 153980-153981
Calendar No. 1
Supreme Court of Michigan.
Decided July 31, 2018
Rehearing Granted in part October 5, 2018
Wilder, J.
The Estates and Protected Individuals Code (EPIC), MCL 700.1101 et seq ., governs the distribution of an individual's property at death. Among other reasons, the Legislature enacted it "[t]o promote a speedy and efficient system for liquidating a decedent's estate and making distribution to the decedent's successors." MCL 700.1201. EPIC grants a decedent's surviving spouse certain rights. For example, the surviving spouse of a decedent who dies intestate—that is, without a will— may still take a share of the decedent's property. MCL 700.2202(1). In fact, even if the decedent dies testate—with a will—a surviving spouse may take a share different from that allocated by the will's plain terms. MCL 700.2202(2). However, not every spouse can rely on these rights. For example, a valid
divorce or annulment severs such reliance. MCL 700.2801(1). Alternatively, a spouse living in a bigamous relationship at the time of the decedent's death is also excluded. MCL 700.2801(2)(d). Although EPIC anticipates a number of other circumstances,1 only one is at issue in the instant case: whether the surviving spouse was "willfully absent" from the decedent for more than one year before his death and is therefore ineligible under MCL 700.2801(2)(e)(i ) to exercise her rights under EPIC.
This case turns on the meaning of "willfully absent" as used in MCL 700.2801(2)(e)(i ). In the proceeding below, the Court of Appeals concluded that "willful absence for the purposes of the EPIC is a factual question that may concern more than physical proximity," and that a "trial court should determine whether a spouse is willfully absent ... by considering all the facts and circumstances of the case." In re Erwin Estate , unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued May 10, 2016 (Docket Nos. 323387 and 329264), pp. 2-3. We granted leave to consider two questions, both of first impression: (1) whether the term "willfully absent" is defined exclusively by physical separation, or whether it includes consideration of the emotional bonds and connections between spouses; and (2) whether MCL 700.2801(2)(e)(i ) requires proof that a spouse intends to abandon his or her marital rights. For the reasons now discussed, we affirm.
The decedent, James Erwin, Sr., had six children from a previous marriage when he married appellee Maggie Erwin in 1968. James and Maggie went on to have four children together, bringing James's total number of children to 10. Several years after their wedding, James and Maggie bought a house in Saginaw. However, although remaining in Saginaw, Maggie moved out and established a separate residence in 1976. She subsequently petitioned James for financial assistance, and James consented to a support order that provided
assistance for Maggie and for their children. But the two continued to live apart. There is no indication that they ever lived under the same roof again.
Decades later, in 2010, James and Maggie joined together as plaintiffs and sued James's employer to reinstate Maggie's health insurance coverage in accordance with his retiree medical benefits. The couple was represented by L. Fallasha Erwin, James's son from his first marriage. During the proceedings, it was stated that Maggie was in poor health and that if she were to die, the loss to James would be irreparable. James made it clear that Maggie was still his wife and that they had an ongoing relationship.
On October 12, 2012, James died intestate. James and Maggie had never filed for divorce nor had they otherwise formally separated. In the eyes of the law, they very much remained married until the time of James's passing. As testament to this fact, Maggie was listed as James's surviving spouse on his death certificate.
Following his death, Maggie and James's children proceeded to sort through his estate informally. Yet all was not well with the related but distinct families that
James had fathered. Apparently dissatisfied with the communication and cooperation shown by Maggie and her four children, one of James's children from his first marriage, Beatrice King, represented by her attorney-brother, L. Fallasha Erwin, petitioned the probate court to open formal proceedings and to be appointed as the estate's personal representative. On June 12, 2013, eight months after James's death and with no other interested party objecting, the probate court granted Beatrice's petition.2
The probate court proceedings were contentious from the outset, with allegations of deceit and calls for sanctions. Both sides of James's family were involved and filed motions, only one of which is relevant to the case as it currently comes before us. In 2014, Beatrice asked the probate court to determine whether Maggie was a surviving spouse in accordance with EPIC. Beatrice argued, in part, that Maggie was not a surviving spouse under MCL 700.2801(2)(e)(i ) because she was "willfully absent" from James in the years leading up to his death. If proved, because James died intestate, Maggie would not be an heir for the purposes of inheritance. She would not be entitled to a share of James's estate.
On May 31, 2014, the probate court held a hearing on Beatrice's motion, and on July 17, 2014, it decided that motion in Maggie's favor in a written opinion,
ruling that Maggie was James's surviving spouse. Beatrice appealed, and the Court of Appeals affirmed the probate court's ruling. We subsequently granted Beatrice's application for leave to appeal, limited to the two questions described earlier.
We review de novo questions of statutory interpretation. People v. Buehler , 477 Mich. 18, 23, 727 N.W.2d 127 (2007). However, any underlying findings of fact are reviewed only for clear error.
People v. Knight , 473 Mich. 324, 338, 701 N.W.2d 715 (2005) ; see MCR 2.613(C).
For the purposes of EPIC, a surviving spouse does not include
[a]n individual who ... for 1 year or more before the death of the deceased person:
(i ) Was willfully absent from the decedent spouse. [ MCL 700.2801(2)(e).]
With this in mind, we turn to the first question: whether the term "willfully absent" is defined exclusively by physical separation, or whether it includes consideration of the emotional bonds and connections between spouses?
As an initial matter, we note that EPIC does not define the term "willfully absent." Because our goal is to glean legislative intent from the plain meaning of statutory language,
503 Mich. 10
Wickens v. Oakwood Healthcare Sys. , 465 Mich. 53, 60, 631 N.W.2d 686 (2001), the dictionary is our first point of reference to determine the term's significance, People v. Morey , 461 Mich. 325, 330, 603 N.W.2d 250 (1999). The common understanding and the traditional legal usage of a term also guide our interpretation. People v. Thompson , 477 Mich. 146, 151-152, 730 N.W.2d 708 (2007) ; see also MCL 8.3a ("All words and phrases shall be construed and understood according to the common and approved usage of the language; but technical words and phrases, and such as may have acquired a peculiar and appropriate meaning in the law, shall be construed and understood according to such peculiar and appropriate meaning.").
MCL 700.2801(2)(e)(i ) uses the term "absent" as an adjective to describe a person's conduct in relation to his or her spouse. In this context, "absent" could mean that someone is missing, not present, or, alternatively, that a person is exhibiting inattentiveness toward another. The American Heritage Dictionary (2d ed.); Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary (11th ed.).3 The word "willful," whether or not used as a legal term of art, describes an act that is voluntary, deliberate and intentional. Random House Webster's (2d ed.); Black's Law Dictionary (8th ed.). But the intent to commit any act does not, by itself, render it "willful." Rather, a "willful" act is one that is taken with the intent to do something specific. Jennings v. Southwood , 446 Mich. 125, 140, 521 N.W.2d 230 (1994) ; cf. People v. Beaudin , 417 Mich. 570, 575, 339 N.W.2d 461 (1983) (explaining that a willful act is one committed with the specific intent to bring about the...
Franks v. Franks, No. 343290
Court of Appeal of Michigan (US)
...is, the action is undertaken with "the specific intent to bring about the particular result the statute seeks to prohibit." In re Erwin , 503 Mich. 1, 10-11, 921 N.W.2d 308 (2018), mod 503 Mich. 876 (2018) (citation omitted). Because the statute refers to "acts" by the directors or persons ......
Midwest Inst. of Health, PLLC v. Governor of Mich. (In re Certified Questions from the U.S. Dist. Court), No. 161492
Supreme Court of Michigan
...assume the contextually appropriate ordinary meaning unless 506 Mich. 412 there is reason to think otherwise.' " In re Erwin Estate , 503 Mich. 1, 33 n. 15, 921 N.W.2d 308 (2018) ( VIVIANO , J., dissenting), quoting Reading Law , p. 70. But, as Scalia and Garner are quick to point out, "[s]......
People v. Wood, Docket No. 159063
...Scalia & Garner, Reading Law: The Interpretation of Legal Texts (St. Paul: Thomson/West, 2012), p. 418. See also In re Erwin Estate , 503 Mich. 1, 33, 921 N.W.2d 308 (2018) ( Viviano , J., dissenting) ("[W]hen a word has more than one definition, the context determines the sense in which th......
Pirtle v. Legislative Council Comm. of the N.M., S-1-SC-38356
New Mexico Supreme Court of New Mexico
...of the two inconsistent alternative definitions is more "contextually appropriate" than the other. See In re Estate of Erwin v. Nash , 503 Mich. 1, 921 N.W. 2d 308, 324 & n.15 (Mich. 2018) (Viviano, J., dissenting) ("[W]hen a word has more than one definition, the context determines the sen......

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LLIFLE > Encyclopedias > Palms & Cycads > Family > Zamiaceae > Encephalartos > Encephalartos eugene-maraisii subs. middelburgensis
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii subs. middelburgensis Lavranos & D.L.Goode
Bull. Jard. Bot. Natl. Belg. 58: 223 (1988).
Accepted Scientific Name: Encephalartos middelburgensis Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh.
S. African J. Bot. 55: 122 (1989).
Encephalartos eugene-maraisii subs. middelburgensis (Encephalartos middelburgensis) Photo by: Josef Cycad Perner
Origin and Habitat: Encephalartos middelburgensis is confined in the upper catchment area of the Olifants River,Witbank and Middelburg districts, which include the Wilge and Klein Olifants Rivers, in the provinces of Gauteng and Mpumalanga of South Africa (formerly Northern Transvaal). Estimated area of occupancy km2 20. The population is small and thought to number only 120 mature individuals occurring in the wild.
Altitude range: 1,100 to 1,400 metres above sea level.
Habitat and Ecology: This species occurs in open grassland and on steep rocky slopes in sheltered valleys on slightly acidic soils in full sunlight. The climate in the area is hot in summer and cold in winter, and the plants probably experiences winter frost. The rainfall in its distribution area is around 600 mm per annum and occurs predominantly in summer. At type locality it occurs close to Encephalarthos lanatus. Encephalartos species are pollinated by insects and wind in the wild. The fleshy outer covering layer of the seeds is desirable food to a range of animals such as monkeys, birds, rodents and bats. Therefore, with any luck, the seeds are discarded some distance away from the parent plant in a hospitable environment in which they are likely to germinate. E. middelburgensis has declined continuously over at least the past 40 years and populations are still declining due to illegal collector pressure. Subpopulations have continued to decline due to collecting and some subpopulations are also impacted by disease. The development of semi-intensive agricultural must have had a tremendous effect on the stability of the taxon, especially with the increased burning of the habitat and grazing practices. The taxon is extremely vulnerable to fire and not stimulated as is the case with Encephalartos lanatus. Generation Length 70 years. Surveys of seed set and pollinator abundance also indicate that several subpopulations are not producing viable seed. Overall population reduction in the past three generations (90 years) exceeds 80%, and is therefore facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.
Encephalartos middelburgensis Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh.
ENGLISH: Middelburg Cycad, Cycad
AFRIKAANS (Afrikaans): Middelburg-broodboom, Broodboom
SOTHO (NORTHERN) (Sesotho sa Leboa / Sepedi): Mofaka
Description: Encephalartos middelburgensis is a tall and robust cycad with stems upright to about 6 metres, or occasionally procumbent (lying along the ground) when long, growing in clumps of up to twelve stems and producing suckers freely from the base. The fronds are bluish-green and covered with persistent powdery bloom. It is distinguished within the group of blue-leaved species of northern South Africa by its long, straight leaves with terminal part curving very slightly upwards, with entire leaflets and reddish brown cones with fine brown hairs. Encephalartos middelburgensis is among the rarest of the blue cycads from South Africa.
Derivation of the specific name: The epithet refers to Middelburg District in which the species mainly occurs.
Stem (trunks): Single stems 3-7 m tall, usually unbranched above, but branching and suckering from the base, usually with 3-6 stems (occasionally up to 12), each 200-450 mm wide. A female plant on the farm Bankfontein, standing along the Cycad Hiking Trail, was declared a national monument in 1994. It consists of five stems, the tallest being 7,8 m high, still standing upright. Two stems branch to form three crowns each , resulting in the stems being procumbent on account of the weight of the plant a feature that is characteristic of quite a few cycads. The age of the Bankfontein cycad has been estimated at 500 years.
Leaves (fronds): Straight, stiff, held upwards, 1-1.8 m long, with the apex tending to curve very slightly upwards. Leaflets directed towards apex of frond at angle of 45° and tendig to shield one another down-wards but only at the leaf apex. Central leaflets very narrowly elliptic, very slightly S-shaped and falcate, tapering to both ends, 16-23 cm long, 11-19 mm wide, usually entire, with apices oblique and pungent. Leaflets leathery and without nodules, bluish-grey with a powdery bloom and with the same colour on both upper and lower side, young leaves are often silvery due to a dense covering of powdery bloom. Margin unarmed or (rarely) with 1-2 spines in young plants, the margin of the lower leaflets tends to curve upwards while that of the upper ones tends to curve downwards. Lower leaflets reduced usually to one or two spines. The petiole (leaf stalk) is triangular and 100–200 mm long.
Cataphylls (scale leaves): The cataphylls (Modified leaf, much reduced and thickened, serving to protect the apical meristem in cycads produced in flushes preceding the emergence of cones or leaves.) are inconspicuous, long and slender.
Male cones: 3-5(-8) per season per stem, borne on a 50–17 cm long stalk, each (18-)40-70 cm long, (60-)85-130 mm in diameter, peduncled, green with short-reddish brown indumentum (hairs), but coarser than female cones.
Female cones: 4-5(-8) per season per stem, reddish brown with brown hairs, (30-)35-45(-50) long, 16-20 cm in diameter, borne on a 50–20 cm long peduncle which is usually obscured largely by the cataphylls of the stem. Cones of Encephalartos middelburgensis do not disintegrate spontaneously as those of the other encephalartos do, but dry out during September–October to yield 170–260 detached seeds.
Seeds: Yellow to light brown, 38–40 mm long and a 22–24 mm in diameter.
Related species: Encephalartos middelburgensis resembles Encephalartos graniticolus Vorster et al., Encephalartos eugene-rnaraisii Verdoorn, Encephalartos verrucosus Vorster et al., Encephalartos lehmannii Lehm., Encephalartos princeps R.A. Dyer, and to some extent Encephalartos cupidus R.A. Dyer by its stiff, pungent, glaucous fronds: but differs from them all by its combination of well-developed petioles and proximal leaflets reduced in size to entire prickles towards base of frond. Anatomically it shows an affinity to Encephalartos graniticolus, Encephalartos eugene-maraisii, and Encephalartos cupidus on account of its leaflets.
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2) Ernst Schmidt, Mervyn Lotter, Warren McCleland "Trees and Shrubs of Mpumalanga and Kruger National Park" Jacana Media, 2002
3) Donaldson, J.S. 2010. Encephalartos middelburgensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2010: e.T41893A10572037. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2010-3.RLTS.T41893A10572037.en . Downloaded on 12 October 2015.
4) Whitelock, Loran M., "The Cycads", Timber press, 2002, ISBN 0-88192-522-5.
6) Donaldson, J.S. "Cycads. Status survey and conservation action plan". IUCN/SSC Cycad Specialist Group, Gland, Switzerland; Cambridge, UK. 2003.
7) Donaldson, J.S. 2009. Encephalartos middelburgensis Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh. National Assessment: Red List of South African Plants version 2015.1. Accessed on 2015/10/12
8) Neels Esterhuyse, Jutta Von Breitenbach, Hermien Söhnge "Remarkable Trees of South Africa" Briza, 2001
9) Fourie, S.P. "Flora Conservation Plan: Encephalartos lanatus." Transvaal Chief Directorate of Nature and Environmental Conservation.1984.
10) Grobbelaar, N. "Cycads. With special reference to the southern African species". (2nd ed.). Nat Grobbelaar, Pretoria.2003.
11) Grobbelaar, N. "Cycads of Southern Africa". Author, Pretoria. 2002.
12) Hilton-Taylor, C. "Red data list of southern African plants." Strelitzia 4. South African National Botanical Institute, Pretoria. 1996.
13) Pfab, M.F. and Victor, J.E. "Threatened plants of Gauteng", South Africa. South African Journal of Botany 68:370-375.2002.
14) Raimondo, D., von Staden, L., Foden, W., Victor, J.E., Helme, N.A., Turner, R.C., Kamundi, D.A. and Manyama, P.A. 2009. "Red List of South African Plants". Strelitzia 25. South African National Biodiversity Institute, Pretoria.
15) Retief, E. and Herman, P.P.J. "Plants of the northern provinces of South Africa: keys and diagnostic characters." Strelitzia 6. National Botanical Institute, Pretoria.1997.
16) William Khutso Sepheka, Pretoria National Herbarium, July 2013 "Encephalartos middelburgensis Vorster, Robbertse & S.van der Westh." SANBI - South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa. <http://www.plantzafrica.com> ownloaded on 12 October 2015.
17) Barkhuizen, B.P. "The cycad garden of UNISA." UNISA Press, Pretoria. 1975.
18) Giddy, C. "Cycads of South Africa" Struik, Cape Town. 1974.
19) Jones, D.L. "Cycads of the world : Ancient plants in today's landscape." Reed, New South Wales. 1993.
Cultivation and Propagation: Encephalartos middelburgensis is an adaptable plant well suited to warm temperate and subtropical climates, and can handle light frosts. With its bright foliage heightened by full sun is a commanding accent plant in the general landscape and makes an excellent tubbed specimen. It can be grown in full sun without its leaves burning. Its colour makes it a good subject for the nightscape. Its beauty and ease of horticulture make it one of the finest cycads for use in the garden. It is partially drought tolerant, salt tolerant, and completely wind tolerant. As a garden plant, this cycad will usually hold one or two crowns of leaves, all in good condition. As a seedling, it often loses its previous year's leaves before the new leaves emerge. The seedlings need plenty of room for the tap root to develop and require very good drainage.
Growth rate: It is a long lived slow growing plant taking 15 to 20 years for one of these to produce a cone, so patience is a must.
Soils: It responds well to deep, fertile, slightly acidic, well drained, soil enriched with compost.
Waterings: In cultivation prefers plenty of water, especially in dry weather for optimal growth. But it is eventually drought resistant.
Exposure: It will grow in partial shade, however best results are obtained growing the seedlings in full sun.
Warning: Seeds are poisonous.
Hardiness: They do best in a tropical or sub-tropical climate and should be kept totally dry in winter at or around 10°C but demonstrate a remarkable degree of cold resistance and may tolerate light frost for short periods if dry, however heavy frosts would probably be fatal.
Propagation: It is easily propagated from seeds and suckers (the young plants that grow around the main stem). Seedlings at the one-leaf stage are susceptible to the fungal disease "damping off" which kills the seedling's single leaf at ground level.
Cite this page: "Encephalartos eugene-maraisii subs. middelburgensis" Text available under a CC-BY-SA Creative Commons Attribution License. www.llifle.com 14 Nov. 2005. 22 Jan 2022. </Encyclopedia/PALMS_AND_CYCADS/Family/Zamiaceae/31955/Encephalartos_eugene-maraisii_subs._middelburgensis>


Welcome to your sales weekly roundup for February 24-March 3. This week we've got the latest from HBR from CEB's finest, End-of-Pipeline-Management Advice from Princess Leia and why business executives need to join the conversation on digital. Enjoy.
Suppliers that make buying easy are 62% likelier than other suppliers to win a high-quality sale (premium offerings).
So what are the prescriptive tactics that help customers decide how and what to buy?
Rather than employing what CEB calls a purchase-from-us journey (a focus on the vendor's process and offering), B2B marketing executives should take on a more agnostic journey approach.
In the awareness stage, this means creating content around whether there is a problem, prioritizing competing business challenges, etc. In the consideration stage, this means the "how" part of the journey: "build-versus-buy options, technology-versus-people solutions, and the implications of integrating various solutions with existing systems." In the decision stage the customer considers different suppliers The last stage is, most likely, where the customer contacts a sales rep.
Early stages: information-based challenges such as drawing clear conclusions from often conflicting data or recommendations.
Late stages: Implementation plan (pilot vs large-scale rollout), ROI, product options.
inability to agree on a specific plan for implementation (such as a pilot versus a large-scale rollout) or a disagreement about the ROI of various product options or configurations, such as on-premises vs cloud-based CRM.
Prescriptive efforts must meet three requirements, say the authors.
Facilitate progress along a purchase path leading to a solution that the supplier is uniquely able to provide.
1) They require active participation—customers must take clear steps confirming that they've committed to advancing the purchase process.
2) They are binary and objective, minimizing the potential for misinterpretation—the customer either did or didn't engage in a diagnostic, commit resources, or approve next steps in writing.
3) They signal at each step a customer's deepening commitment to moving away from the status quo. Verifiers range from the fairly general, such as acknowledging the need for change, to the explicit, such as signing a contract.
Sales acceleration research analyst Bryan Parry studies the sales behaviours of 151 companies across more than 2 years' sales pipeline data and has found staggering results. Although salespeople close almost triple what they usually close on an average day, the deal size is dramatically lower.
More deals: What if you didn't drop the win rate on the last day of the month? The average win rate for most of the month is 66.56%. What if we hold all other variables constant and raise the last-day win rate of 33.21% to what it is the rest of the month? This has the potential to double end-of-month revenue (100.55% increase).
More, bigger deals: What if you didn't drop either metric on the last day of the month? With the higher win rates and deal sizes from earlier in the month, you could really improve things. In fact, based on our calculations, revenue could increase 184.98% under this hypothetical scenario.
Humanize your content and be your organization's conscience. Be real. "Corporate speak" seldom works on a platform such as Twitter. Share important content in everyday terms that speak not only to the bottom line but also from the heart of your organization.
Engage with partners and peers. Online communication is best when it's a two-way dialogue. Actively seek out your industry colleagues. Join conversations and start new ones.
Connect with employees. Remember that Twitter can be an effective tool for both internal and external communications (your staff is on Twitter). Being transparent with the outside world sends a powerful message of inclusion and openness to your staff.
Inspire the next generation of business leaders. Twitter skews young and is well indexed to Canadians in the millennial demographic. Take time to engage, field questions and share knowledge with the next wave of executives.


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Q: importing networkx object to gephi - KeyError:  I don't know what broke my code, but when I try to export my network object into a gephi object, i keep getting key error numpy.int64. I'm iterating through the combnol list and placing the network object into the write_gexf function.
Combnol =
[[1992, <networkx.classes.graph.Graph at 0x10dfc5b50>],
 [2000, <networkx.classes.graph.Graph at 0x10dc58650>],

This is what the network object looks like
combnol[1].edge
{'Alliances  Partnerships': {'Education': {'difference': 1.0,
   'weight': 1,
   'year': 2001},

combnol[1].node
{'Alliances  Partnerships': {'color': 'y'},
 'Education': {'color': 'y'},
 'Entrepreneurship': {'color': 'y'},

#save file
for i, no in enumerate(combnol):
    print repr(no[1])
    nx.write_gexf(no[1], 'no{0}'.format(i))
    break

Traceback
KeyError                                  Traceback (most recent call last)
<ipython-input-1536-80e0a534cec9> in <module>()
      2 for i, no in enumerate(combnol):
      3     print repr(no[1])
----> 4     nx.write_gexf(no[1], 'no')
      5     break

//anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networkx/readwrite/gexf.pyc in write_gexf(G, path, encoding, prettyprint, version)

//anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networkx/utils/decorators.pyc in _open_file(func, *args, **kwargs)
    261         # Finally, we call the original function, making sure to close the fobj.
    262         try:
--> 263             result = func(*new_args, **kwargs)
    264         finally:
    265             if close_fobj:

//anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networkx/readwrite/gexf.pyc in write_gexf(G, path, encoding, prettyprint, version)
     75     writer = GEXFWriter(encoding=encoding,prettyprint=prettyprint,
     76                         version=version)
---> 77     writer.add_graph(G)
     78     writer.write(path)
     79

//anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networkx/readwrite/gexf.pyc in add_graph(self, G)
    286         self.graph_element=graph_element
    287         self.add_nodes(G,graph_element)
--> 288         self.add_edges(G,graph_element)
    289         self.xml.append(graph_element)
    290

//anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networkx/readwrite/gexf.pyc in add_edges(self, G, graph_element)
    361             edge_data=self.add_viz(edge_element,edge_data)
    362             edge_data=self.add_attributes("edge", edge_element,
--> 363                                           edge_data, default)
    364             edges_element.append(edge_element)
    365         graph_element.append(edges_element)

//anaconda/lib/python2.7/site-packages/networkx/readwrite/gexf.pyc in add_attributes(self, node_or_edge, xml_obj, data, default)
    379             if k == 'key':
    380                 k='networkx_key'
--> 381             attr_id = self.get_attr_id(make_str(k), self.xml_type[type(v)],
    382                                        node_or_edge, default, mode)
    383             if type(v)==list:

KeyError: <type 'numpy.int64'>

UPDATE - in response to question:
print type(combnol[2][1].edge['Education']['Foundations']['difference'])
<type 'float'>

So is it simply am atter of making sure i add in ints, and not floats?
    int(combnol[2][1].edge['Education']['Foundations']['difference'])
This is my current implementation where values are added. should I add an int() around the 1's below? g[pair[0]][pair[1]]['weight'] += int(1); int(1 / weight)
        # adjusting weight and difference if edge already exists
            #print pair[i][0], pair[i][1]
            if g.has_edge(pair[0], pair[1]):
                g[pair[0]][pair[1]]['weight'] += 1

            # adding edge if non-existant with initial weight = 1
            else:
                weight = 1
                g.add_edge(pair[0], pair[1], weight = weight, difference = 1. / weight, year= year)

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Dabin Kim ( b.1996, South Korea ) is currently focused on making immersive performative situations and installations, employing a wide range of mediums. Much of her work is situated at the intersection of liveness and stillness. She explores the boundaries between our current states of being and the concepts that we accept without question
2018 - 2021 BA Fine Art, Goldsmiths, University of London, UK (First Class)
2021-2022 International Junior Fellow, Extension & BA Fine Art,
Goldsmiths, University of London, UK
2022 ArtWorks Open 2022, Barbican Art Group Trust, London, UK
2022 Rhythm: Art in Conversation with Music, The Storey, Lancaster, UK
2021 Goldsmiths BA Fine Art Degree show, Goldsmiths, University of London, London, UK
2020 Alright?, Space XX, Seoul, South Korea
2020 A l'arrache, Galerie Colora, Lyon, France
2019 Can't be what you can't see, 14 Hanbury Street, London, UK
2020 National School Fine Art de Lyon, France
2019 selected participant for DIY:16 Channing Tatum, LADA, London, UK
Email kimdabinart@gmail.com


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The story of "Pacific Rim" is told on an epic scale, where 250-foot tall combat mechs battle similarly sized giant alien monsters in the ocean off of the coast of major cities, and when that fails, in the cities themselves. Scale is a recurring theme throughout the film, where a large threat is countered with a large response, making humans tiny in this new out scale world. ILM's visual effects team discusses the design, effects and animation of these incredible machines in this video. We hope you enjoy it.
DISCLAIMER: The following content is not intended for copyright infringement. It is only to promote the film and purposed for entertainment for Mecha and Kaiju fans around the world. Thank you. So after five years after Raleigh relinquished his job as a Jaeger pilot after losing his only older brother in combat during the Anchorage 2020 incident, Raleigh finds nothing more than to just spend the rest of his life building up the Wall that the governments believes is the safest ways to keep humanity going. But that is about to be proved wrong as during one of the days when Raleigh takes a break from working on the top of The Wall with his buddy, became one of the hundreds of workers who witness a Category-4 Kaiju breaking through The Wall built by the workers in Sydney. The world quarrels with the governments that they're building useless walls just so these immense skyscraper monsters to tear through. Not even adding defenses on the wall to do the least. Like adding plasma cannons on top, maybe? As the world starts deteriorating on the ideal of The Wall, it has been proven that the Jaegers are the last hope for humanity worldwide. And.... To be continued. Sorry, I had to seperate this from the fight when Striker takes down the Kaiju. Cause I felt it needed the impact. Like when the video starts, all of a sudden, a fight is already happening. So yeah, that scene is next and is coming up very soon. This scene is soon to be uploaded onto TheShatterdome's blogspot. Stay tune for that as well by going to this link... http://theshatterdome.blogspot.com Bye :) Don't forget to comment, like, add to favourites, share and subscribe.
Read the full post: http://solutions.dunnlumber.com/projects/construction-in-the-pacific-northwest-climate  In this video, we asked Mark: "When constructing or remodeling a home, what should homeowners in the Pacific Northwest consider about the specific climate they live in?" Mark LaLiberte (founding partner and President of Construction Instruction) has been educating the building industry about the science and physics of construction for over 30 years, and speaks to over 8,000 people annually. He educates the building industry on the benefits of constructing durable, energy efficient and healthier homes through lectures, video series and publications. Dunn Lumber has been providing the greater Seattle area with expert service and quality materials for over 100 years. Over time, we've made long-lasting relationships with contractors and craftsmen. Dunn Solutions is for you—the carpenter, the general contractor, the electrician, the window installer, or the homeowner. This is a place we've created to share our collective knowledge and expertise, and to continue to build success together in the Puget Sound.
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Pacific Highway is the name of several north-south highways in the Pacific Coast region of the Western United States, either by legislation officially designating it as such or by common usage. Good roads advocate and road-building pioneer Sam Hill was perhaps the main motivating force behind building the original Pacific Highway as a "national auto trail"; from Blaine, Washington, on the United States–Canada border, where he would build his Peace Arch, through Oregon to the Siskiyou Mountains of northwestern California. The road was built in the early 20th century—long before the U.S. Highway System was established. In 1923, its 1,687 miles (2,715 km) of pavement made it the longest continuous stretch of paved road in the world at the time. The Pacific Highway later extended north to Vancouver, British Columbia, and south through San Francisco to San Diego in Southern California. The Pacific Highway auto trail became British Columbia Highway 99 from Vancouver to the Canada–United States border, U.S. Route 99 from the border to Red Bluff, California, in the Sacramento Valley; U.S. Route 99W from Red Bluff to Davis, California, in the Central Valley; U.S. Route 40 from Davis to San Francisco; and U.S. Route 101 from San Francisco to San Diego. This alignment is now mostly Interstate 5 in California, except between Woodland, California, and Los Angeles, where it uses State Route 113, Interstate 80 and then U.S. Route 101. In Oregon, Interstate 5 is now officially the Pacific Highway No. 1 (see Oregon highways and routes). First completed in 1923, Oregon's Pacific Highway was the first border to border paved highway west of the Mississippi River. In California, Highway 1 named the Pacific Coast Highway or the "PCH" runs along the coast from Leggett, California (north of San Francisco) south through Big Sur to Los Angeles before terminating in Orange County. PCH runs along the coast while Pacific Highway runs inland. An old freeway section of U.S. Route 101 parallel to Interstate 5 near the San Diego International Airport is known as 'Pacific Highway' and is now locally maintained. An extensive section of the Pacific Highway (over 600 miles), from approximately Stockton, California to Vancouver, Washington, followed very closely the track of the Siskiyou Trail. The Siskiyou Trail was based on an ancient network of Native American footpaths connecting the Pacific Northwest with California's Central Valley. By the 1820s, trappers from the Hudson's Bay Company were the first non-Native Americans to use the route of the future Pacific Highway to move between today's Washington State and "Alta California." During the second half of the 19th Century, mule trains, stagecoaches, and the Central Pacific Railroad also followed the route of the Siskiyou Trail. In the early 20th century, around 1910, entrepreneur Sam Hill lobbied the governments of Washington and Oregon to build automobile roads along the path of the Siskiyou Trail, with the ultimate goal of building a paved auto route from Canada to Mexico.
This is the last Pacific Truck ever built. Rare home video.
The Pacific Ocean is the largest ocean in the world.
Pacific Rim is a 2013 science fiction film directed by Guillermo del Toro, and starring Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi, Charlie Day, Robert Kazinsky, Max Martini, and Ron Perlman. The screenplay is by Travis Beacham and del Toro, with a story by Beacham.
The film is set in the 2020s, when Earth is at war with the Kaijus, colossal monsters which have emerged from an interdimensional portal on the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. To combat the monsters, humanity unites to create the Jaegers, gigantic humanoid mechas each controlled by at least two pilots, whose minds are joined by a neural bridge. Focusing on the war's later days, the story follows Raleigh Becket, a washed-up Jaeger pilot called out of retirement and teamed with rookie pilot Mako Mori as part of a last-ditch effort to defeat the Kaijus.
Principal photography began on November 14, 2011 in Toronto and lasted through April 2012. The film was produced by Legendary Pictures and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was released on July 12, 2013 including releases in 3-D and IMAX 3D, receiving generally positive reviews; the visual effects and action sequences were highly praised. While the film was a box office disappointment in the United States, it was highly successful in other territories. It earned a worldwide total of more than $411 million, including $114 million in China, its largest market, becoming Del Toro's most commercially successful film to date. A sequel with the working title Maelstrom was announced in 2014, and was scheduled to be released by Universal Studios on August 4, 2017. In September 2015, the sequel was reported to have been "halted indefinitely" however, Del Toro and Universal Pictures confirmed that the sequel has only been delayed and will continue to proceed forward.
In the U.S. state of Oregon, Interstate 5 traverses the state from north to south, passing through the major cities of Portland, Salem, Eugene, and Medford.
Beginning with the section about 3 miles (4.8 km) north of the California border, the highway runs from 4,310 feet (1,310 m) Siskiyou Summit, the highest point on I-5, through Oregon's southern mountains and towns such as Ashland, Medford, and Grants Pass. Past Roseburg, the mountains turn into hills, and as it reaches Eugene, the road enters the Willamette River Valley. At Eugene the highway intersects with the short Interstate 105. The interstate then heads almost due north, skirting near Albany and Corvallis, and passes through Salem. There were plans to build a spur into Salem, called Interstate 305.
In the Salem area, placed in the median near mile marker 260, are signs noting where I-5 crosses the 45th parallel. It bears the words "45th Parallel - Half Way Between the Equator and North Pole".
The Pacific Highway is a major transport route along the central east coast of Australia, with the majority of it being part of Australia's national route 1.
It is 960 kilometres (600 mi) long and links the state capitals of Sydney in New South Wales with Brisbane in Queensland, approximately paralleling the Pacific Ocean coast, via Gosford, Newcastle, Taree, Port Macquarie, Kempsey, Coffs Harbour, Grafton, Ballina, and the Gold Coast. One of the busiest highways in Australia, it is in the process of being upgraded to a dual carriageway (minimum 4 lane) divided road. As at November 2014, 71.8% of the route is motorway or dual carriageway, 10.7% is in the process of being constructed to motorway/dual carriageway and 17.5% is single carriageway. The Australian and NSW governments have announced the intention to upgrade the remaining 17.5% (168 km (104 mi)) of the highway to dual carriageway by 2019.
Initially, the primary mode of transport of the coastal areas between Sydney and Brisbane was by boat. From the roads radiating out from the port towns, the intervening hills were eventually crossed to create a continuous route along the coast, but this did not occur until the first decade of the 20th century. By contrast a continuous inland route from Newcastle to Brisbane via the Northern Tablelands had been in existence since the 1840s. A direct coastal route between Sydney and Newcastle was not completed until 1930, and completion of the sealing of the Pacific Highway did not occur until 1958 (at Koorainghat, south of Taree). The last of the many ferries across the coastal rivers was not superseded by a bridge until 1966 (the Harwood Bridge across the south channel of the Clarence River – the north channel had been bridged in 1931).
The Wall (French: Le Mur) by Jean-Paul Sartre, a collection of short stories published in 1939 containing the eponymous story "The Wall," is considered one of the author's greatest existentialist works of fiction. Sartre dedicated the book to his companion Olga Kosakiewicz, a former student of Simone de Beauvoir.
The eponymous story coldly depicts a situation in which prisoners are condemned to death. Written in 1939, the story is set in the Spanish Civil War, which began July 18, 1936, and ended April 1, 1939, when the Nationalists (known in Spanish as the Nacionales), led by General Francisco Franco, overcame the forces of the Spanish Republic and entered Madrid.
The title refers to the wall used by firing squads to execute prisoners. The Wall itself symbolises the inevitability and unknowing of one's death. The protagonist, Pablo Ibbieta, along with two others in his cell, is sentenced to death. He is offered a way out if he reveals the location of his comrade, Ramón Gris. Pablo refuses to cooperate until just before his scheduled execution, when, seeing no harm in it, he gives the authorities what he believes to be false information on Ramón Gris' whereabouts. Ironically, it turns out that Ramón Gris has moved from his previous hiding place to the very spot where Pablo tells the authorities he may be found. Thus Ramón Gris is shot and Pablo's life is, at least temporarily, spared from death.
The Wall (French: Le Mur) is a 1967 French drama film directed by Serge Roullet. It was entered into the 17th Berlin International Film Festival.
Duvar is a 1983 Turkish drama film directed by Yılmaz Güney. It was entered into the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.
Behind the Magic: Building Jaegers for "Pacific Rim"


Whither Went The Wallet Photo?
OK, that's bob's bs rearing its ugly head.
Do you even HAVE any wallet photos any more? I sure don't. I used to, but they became, well, obsolete. What with digital cameras, smartphones, digital frames, Facebook, Flickr, blogs, etc., etc., is there really any need to keep photos in your wallet?
So why, then, are we still subjected to the ubiquitous "wallet photo" size in photo-manipulating software, and options for same at Fotomat?


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For 10 years, sugar daddie has been a leader of sugar daddy sites. This dating site is for wealthy men who know what they want, and attractive women who also know what they want. While they are known as a sugar daddy dating site, they also cater to romantic relationships.
Our sugar daddie review turned up a disappointing aspect, which was no verification for members. We feel this can be a huge benefit to a millionaire sugar daddy dating site, because it increases the level of trust and authenticity. But, other than that, the dating site has a lot of benefits to it that could help you find the perfect relationship.
For instance, the instant messaging feature and forum feature can help you get to know other members better and put yourself out there for others to see.
There are plenty of people on the site at any given time, and every search we tried turned up at least a few results – which says a lot considering we really restricted some of our searches a certain age, height, and even hair color.


Helping young adults find jobs is a goal of policymakers in emerging economies, where high rates of unemployment keep families in poverty. Job training programs, and in particular apprenticeship training with private-sector informal firms, could expand labor market opportunities for young people by providing them with relevant on-the-job experience and market-ready skills. IPA's research in this area includes apprenticeship training for youth in Ghana and rehabilitating high-risk men in Liberia.
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We have a new Director of Youth Ministry at the Kirk
Ryan Brown is a passionate community organizer, an advocate for "Active Fatherhood" and a dedicated father to his 3-year-old son, Reece. Over the past decade, Ryan has been serving church communities in various capacities throughout Los Angeles. In his last role as Director of Student Ministries, Ryan was in charge of helping the community transition from in-person worship to a virtual worship experience. Incorporating virtual game nights, bible studies and fellowship opportunities was essential in the success of the community as they navigated the uncertainty for the future. Ryan holds a Master's Degree from Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena and received his undergraduate degree in Psychology from Michigan State University. (Go Green!) In his free time, Ryan enjoys making music, watching soccer, and going to the zoo with Reece.


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Thursday Jan 4, 1923
Despite suffering from semi-paralysis, Lenin dictates a series of articles and his political "Testament" to his secretary, finishing on January 4, 1923. The "Testament" describes his fear that the party will destabilize under the leadership of Trotsky and Joseph Stalin, who is rapidly consolidating power as general secretary.
Joint statement by Sun and Soviet representative Adolph Joffe in Shanghai pledged Soviet assistance to China's unification
In 1923, a joint statement by Sun and Soviet representative Adolph Joffe in Shanghai pledged Soviet assistance to China's unification. The Sun-Joffe Manifesto was a declaration of cooperation among the Comintern, KMT and CPC. Comintern agent Mikhail Borodin arrived in China in 1923 to aid in the reorganization and consolidation of the KMT along the lines of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The CPC joined the KMT to form the First United Front.
Thursday Apr 5, 1923
His first studio recordings were with Oliver for Gennett Records on April 5–6, 1923.
The Third Congress of the Communist Party
At the Third Congress of the Communist Party in Shanghai in June 1923, the delegates reaffirmed their commitment to working with the KMT. Supporting this position, Mao was elected to the Party Committee, taking up residence in Shanghai.
New York City, New York, U.S.
Monday Jun 18, 1923
Marcus Garvey
The jurors found Garvey himself guilty
On 18 June, the jurors retired to deliberate on the verdict, returning after ten hours. They found Garvey himself guilty, but his three co-defendants not guilty. Garvey was furious with the verdict, shouting abuse in the courtroom and calling both the judge and district attorney "damned dirty Jews". Imprisoned in The Tombs jail while awaiting sentencing, he continued to blame a Jewish cabal for the verdict; in contrast, prior to this he had never expressed anti-semitic sentiment and was supportive of Zionism.
Parral, Chihuahua, Mexico
Villa's Assassination
Villa was assassinated in July 1923.
Wiszniew, Poland (now Vishnyeva, Belarus)
Shimon Peres was born Szymon Perski, on 2 August 1923, in Wiszniew, Poland (now Vishnyeva, Belarus).
Wiemar Republic (Present Day Germany)
Gustav Stresemann
Becoming Chancellor and Foreign Minister
On 13 August 1923, Stresemann was appointed Chancellor and Foreign Minister of a grand coalition government in the so-called year of crises (1923). In social policy, a new system of binding arbitration was introduced in October 1923 in which an outside arbitrator had the final say in industrial disputes.
Wednesday Sep 26, 1923
The passive resistance against the Occupation
On the 26 September 1923, Stresemann announced the end to the passive resistance against the Occupation of the Ruhr by the French and Belgians, in tandem with an Article 48 (of the Weimar Constitution) state of emergency proclamation by President Ebert that lasted until February 1924.
500 South Buena Vista Street, Burbank, California, U.S.
Founding the Disney Brothers Studio
Disney and his brother Roy formed the Disney Brothers Studio—which later became The Walt Disney Company—to produce the films; they persuaded Davis and her family to relocate to Hollywood to continue production, with Davis on contract at $100 a month.In July 1924, Disney also hired Iwerks, persuading him to relocate to Hollywood from Kansas City.
Monday Oct 22, 1923
On 22 October 1923, Franco married María del Carmen Polo y Martínez-Valdès.
Weimar Republic (Present Day Germany)
Removing SPD/KPD governments
In October 1923, the Stresemann government used Article 48 to replace the legally elected SPD-Communist coalition government of Saxony on 29 October, and that of Thuringia on 6 November, by commissioners. By this time, Stresemann was convinced that accepting the republic and reaching an understanding with the Allies on the reparations issue was the only way for Germany to gain the breathing room it needed to rebuild its battered economy.
On 8 November 1923 Hitler and the SA stormed a public meeting of 3,000 people organised by Kahr in the Bürgerbräukeller, a beer hall in Munich.
Hitler's trial for treason began in the wake of his failed attempt to seize power
In February 1924, Hitler's trial for treason began in the wake of his failed attempt to seize power in the Beer Hall Putsch of 8–9 November 1923.
Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan
Hachiko, a golden brown Akita, was born on November 10, 1923, at a farm located in Ōdate, Akita Prefecture, Japan.
He was depressed but calm when arrested on 11 November 1923 for high treason.
Assuming the position as Foreign Minister
Stresemann remained as Foreign Minister in the government of his successor, Centrist Wilhelm Marx. He remained foreign minister for the rest of his life in eight successive governments ranging from the centre-right to the centre-left.
Daisuke Namba attempted to assassinate Hirohito
On 27 December 1923, Daisuke Namba attempted to assassinate Hirohito in the Toranomon Incident but his attempt failed. During interrogation, he claimed to be a communist and was executed, but some have suggested that he was in contact with the Nagacho faction in the Army.


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Selected Works | Bio & Press
Marta Jakobovits was born in 1944 in the village of Santau in Romania. Her career as a ceramic artist began in the 70s after her degree at the Institute of Fine Arts in Cluj. In 2006 the University of Budapest awarded her a doctorate degree in Liberal Arts and in 2013 she was awarded the Hungarian Knight's Cross of Merit, by the President of the Republic of Hungary.
Jakobovits' ceramics have appeared in books and collections across the world: from the American publication Time Capsule: A Concise Encyclopedia of Women Artists, to films in Romania and exhibitions in Italy, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Croatia, Finland, Japan and more. Currently she works as workshop leader of ceramics courses for children, adults and artists.
Her fruitful activity shows how even today, ceramics can be the most generous field of expression for the essence of things. Jakobovits' ceramic pieces exist in dialogue with the natural world as well as with our spiritual quality. Her works are sections of her inner diary translated into materials. Marta Jakobovits was selected to exhibit at the Kunsthalle Budapest in the group exhibition National Salon 2017 and she has just taken part in a renowned residency in Iran.
Artist in Focus
Article in Ceramics Now
Contemporary Art and Discourse in Romania