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On Being Hashtagged
Adhwan al-Ahmari seems to think that there is some kind of war raging between Saudi journalists and activists. He said the revolution in Egypt has produced a divide between the two groups. This war is taking place in Twitter and in newspaper columns.
First, let's get some facts straight. There is a lot of broad-brush statements and sweeping generalizations being thrown around here.
For example, Adhwan says activists are demanding the immediate release of all detainees and apply the criminal procedures law to them even for terrorism suspects. This statement is not entirely true. I never heard any activist say they want all detainees released. What most activists want is simply to have the criminal procedures law applied to all detainees, because indefinite detention is illegal and violates their basic human right to a speedy and fair trial.
The activists I have been talking with tell me that keeping detainees in prison for prolonged periods will backfire because these individuals who feel they have been locked up unfairly will leave prison — if and when they do — with a good reason to hate the government, and to act on it. The government needs to respect the law and present the detainees to a court of law, activists said, where they would get charged or acquitted.
Adhwan disagrees. He thinks that activists are exaggerating the numbers of detainees and their grievances, and even lying to promote their cause. Moreover, Adhwan thinks terror suspects should not enjoy the legal protections provided by the criminal procedures law because terrorists have killed innocent people, bombed buildings, and attempted to overthrow the government. That's why the government, he argues, is not bound by the law when dealing with them.
Of course Adhwan is not the only one of this opinion. Other people, in the media and outside it, agree with him. Recently, some journalists who share this opinion have grown fed up with the activists rising calls on the government to respect the law. Since such topics are still sensitive for mainstream media in the country, activists have turned to social media and the international press to make their voices heard. This did not set well with some local journalists like Adhwan, who seems to have a lot of pride in his profession.
Adhwan's colleagues, as I have written earlier this week, decided to take on what they called the "New Activism." Activists, and their supporters, don't have newspaper columns. They have Twitter. There, they denote their tweets about a specific topic using a hashtag. When someone says something controversial and what they said becomes a topic of discussion on Twitter, we commonly say that he has been hashtagged.
However, because we as a society are not used to critical thinking and open debate, this practice makes some people uncomfortable. I'm not saying Twitter is perfect for every kind of discussion. Sometimes people will use the hashtag to attack the person instead of discussing his ideas. Is that good? No, but I think it comes with the territory and I can live with it. Plus, in a country where frank debate of our most pressing issues is still laden with political, religious and social mines, Twitter is providing a great window into the psyche of the nation where people can freely talk about these issues
Again, I'm not saying that unchecked personal attacks are okay. All I'm saying is that if you decided to publish an opinion then get ready to be not just criticized but to take whatever you get. If you are too sensitive and can't take criticism then you probably should not put your opinions out to the public.
If getting hashtagged hurts your feelings.. well, tough shit. Grow up. Welcome to the Internet.
Some people downplayed the role of social media in the Arab Spring. Now some local columnists like Salman al-Dossary are trying to do the same. But even if the number of Saudi users on these sites is still not very big, I think tools like Twitter and Facebook have become mainstream enough to offer a good representation of society.
Al-Dossary says it is "laughable" that anyone would take Twitter seriously when there is only 115,000 Saudi users of the service. However, when you consider that many of these users have more followers than the daily circulation of his paper, you wonder who should be laughing.
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Thursday, August 4, 2011 by Ahmed	7 Comments
Tunisia is Free
Today was a huge, huge day for Tunisia. After four weeks of street protests, president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali fled the country. This is probably the first time we witness an Arab leader toppled by his own people. Very happy for the Tunisian people, and very proud of them. I'm especially thrilled for my friends Sami bin Gharbia and Slim Amamou, who worked tirelessly for years to see this day. The only thing that annoyed me was that Saudi Arabia welcomed the ousted dictator to find refuge in our homeland. But for now, let's just live this historical moment. Here's to a domino effect all over the Middle East.
PS. This is my favorite video of the day. I don't know what's more amazing: the man screaming "Tunisia is free" in the middle of the street, or the woman crying while shooting the video with her phone.
Friday, January 14, 2011 by Ahmed	21 Comments
Saudi Gov Releases New Law for Online Media
It's finally here.
After months of uneasy waiting and gestation, the Saudi ministry of culture and information (MOCI) has bestowed its new law for regulating online publishing upon us. According to the state news agency, minister Abdulaziz Khoja has approved the addition of a new set of rules and guidelines to the current publishing law concerning the new forms of publishing on the Internet and mobile phones.
Before delving into some of the highlights of the new old law -new in its terminology, old in its spirit- allow me to congratulate the ministry on their exquisite sense of timing. Although the law has been in the works for months, the first few signs were made public on the country's national day back in September, and now the details of the law are released on new year's day. The ministry knows this is exactly how we want to start the second decade of the millennium.
The ministry of culture and information, being on the cutting edge of all things tech, has made the new law available for download as a Word document on their website here. If you have not been following this story, here is some background.
Now let's take a look at some of the articles in the law. Some of the expressions and sentences may sound very clunky, that's because I'm trying to stick to literal translation.
The first article is basically a list definitions. Boring. The second article details the forms of electronic publishing that the new law covers, and those include:
Electronic journalism
Websites of traditional media (tv, radio, newspapers, magazine, etc)
Websites displaying audio and visual material
Electronic advertisement
Broadcasting via mobile phones (messages, news, ads, pictures, etc)
Broadcasting via other messages (messages, news, ads, pictures, etc)
Electronic archive
Any other form of electronic publishing that the ministry may choose to add
Obviously, MOCI wants to extend its control over everything. No surprise here; government bodies in general are well known for their obsession with control. The weird thing is that they also want to regulate advertising online, plus two other things that I don't really understand: broadcasting via other messages and electronic archive. What are they talking about?
MOCI are kind enough to tell us of the goals behind this new law:
Supporting benevolent electronic media
Regulating the activity of electronic publishing in the Kingdom
Protecting society from malpractices in electronic publishing
Declaring the rights and duties of workers in electronic publishing
Protecting the rights of individuals to create and register any form of electronic publishing
Protecting the rights of individuals to petition concerned authorities in the case of grievance
Support and patronage of the ministry for electronic websites and their employees by facilitating their work
This is MOCI's rationale for why they think this law is such a great idea. It is not, according to most people I've talked to. Protecting society? I don't recall hearing the society screaming for help. Protecting individuals' rights to publish online? Hey, we kind of have been doing this for a while now, and we really don't need your protection and/or permission. Instead of trying to support the newly born online media, why don't you try to improve the state news agency and television channels? They have been barely surviving on life-support for a long time.
The fifth article lists the forms of online publishing that need permission:
The sixth article lists the forms of online publishing that may be registered:
Apparently this is the distinction that Abdul Rahman al-Hazza was talking about in September of last year. Bloggers do not need permission, but they may register if they want. Why would any blogger do that is beyond me, but if I understand this correctly, the distinction does not mean anything because whether you register or not you would still be operating under this law. That means the government, or anyone else, really, can use the law and its stretchy articles and loopholes against you in court if they believe you have violated any of them, and the punishment can be very severe.
The seventeenth article of the law details the penalty of violating any part of this law, which includes monetary fines and blocking your website, partially or completely, temporarily or permanently.
I have no plan to register my blog with MOCI, but if you are considering that choice you probably want to know that not anyone can do this as they please. To register, a Saudi citizen must be at least 20 years old with a high school degree or above, and if you plan to launch a so-called "electronic newspaper," the ministry must approve of your editor-in-chief, just like they do for dead tree newspapers. The law says the editor is held accountable for all content published on the website, but says nothing readers' comments. Is the editor also held accountable for those?
Another worrying piece in the law says those who get permission must provide the ministry with the information of their hosting company. We can conclude from this that MOCI won't simply block your website for readers inside the country, but they can also deny access to your website from anywhere by forcing the hosting company to take your site offline altogether. Scary.
What do you think about all of this? Discuss.
Lou K: Lawfully Blogging.. Or am I?
An eye on Saudi: Want to Blog in Saudi?
Hning's Asia: That Law
Qusay: Saudi Arabia License to blog
Chapter One: Paranoia and Online Publishing Laws
Saturday, January 1, 2011 by Ahmed	20 Comments
Law professor held, Saudis all atwitter
Mohammed al-Abdulkarim, a Saudi law professor, was arrested Sunday after publishing an article about the royal succession and the possibility of a power struggle inside the ruling family. The article was firs published on al-Abdulkarim's Facebook profile, and later republished on Royaah magazine website.
Four men, variously wearing civilian clothes and uniforms, arrested him at his Riyadh home, the Human Rights First Society of Saudi Arabia (HRFS) said. Ibrahim al-Mugaiteeb, head of HRFS, told AFP that al-Abdulkarim's arrest was illegal on two counts: he was taken without a court warrant for his arrest, and has been held for 24 hours without charge.
As usual, local media in Saudi Arabia has ignored the story, but the social web was quick to pick it up. Not too long after the arrest, the news was flying all over Twitter and Facebook. Users on Twitter used the hashtag #FreeDrAbdulkarim to denote their reactions. Most of them expressed anger and frustration at the arrest. "I, and many others, believe in every word Dr. al-Abdulkarim said in his article. Are you going to arrest us too?" Abdulrahman Alnasri said.
However, the most intense exchange of the day on Twitter was between Abdulrahman al-Enad, member of the Shoura Council, and Waleed Abulkhair, the lawyer of Mohammed al-Abdulkarim. Al-Enad said al-Abdulkarim has made a mistake and should be punished. Some of what al-Enad said did not set well with Abulkhair, who demanded the Shoura Council to apologize for what he considered impoliteness. Al-Enad refused to apologize and told Abulkhair in a relatively salty language to shut up.
http://twitter.com/#!/aalenad/status/11937528332423168
I was momentarily startled by al-Enad's choice of words and thought it was a slip of the tongue, but the Shoura member stood by what he said. That prompted the creation of another hashtag, #koltebin, which people are using now to discuss the issue of al-Abdulkarim and the kerfuffle between Abulkhair and al-Enad.
Last week I told you that Twitter is big in Saudi Arabia, but did not elaborate on why is that. This is why.
هادي فقيهي: عزيزي المواطن السعودي: كل تبن #koltebin
نوف عبد العزيز: الحرية للدكتور محمد العبدالكريم
حروفي: حوار د.العناد و ابو الخير على تويتر ، وجهة نظر شخصية
Reporters Without Borders condemns the arrest.
Tuesday, December 7, 2010 by Ahmed	9 Comments
Top Ten Twitter users in Saudi Arabia
Twitter is big in Saudi Arabia. There, I said it. While no one can say for sure how many Saudi Twitter users exist, I think it is safe to say that the number is in the thousands. Regardless of the numbers, there have always been questions about the influence of social media on public discourse in the Middle East, with many dismissing these new tools as factors for stimulating change. However, I think that the past few months have showed some clear examples for what is possible using social media, as we have seen in stories like those of Samar Badwai and Abdulwahab al-Essa. With Twitter announcing their plan to launch an Arabic version next year, we can only expect that the influence of Twitter will grow and increase.
Now when you first register to Twitter, the website shows lists of suggested users to follow. Unfortunately, these lists are not exactly helpful if you are interested in following people in a certain country. That's why I wanted to create this list. The list, which ranks users according to the number of their followers, is based on my own personal unscientific research, and it includes only real humans, compared to those Twitter accounts populated by bots/feeds. If I missed anyone, feel free to correct me in the comments.
Without further ado, here is my list for the top 10 Twitter users in Saudi Arabia:
@Azizshalan: This was a surprise to me. I have never heard of Aziz Shalan before working on this list, and his bio offers very little on who he is or what he does. What we know is that he is based in Jeddah, he has more than 12,000 followers, and he tweets in both Arabic and English about many different things.
@TurkiAldakhil: Turki al-Dakhil hosts a popular weekly talk show on Al Arabiya channel, owns Al-Misbar research center in Dubai, and writes a daily column for Al Watan newspaper. Since joining the service last year he has been pretty active, using Twitter to express his thoughts and opinions. He recently asked his followers to suggest names for his show and what questions to ask them.
@RayeD_X: Another surprise on the list. I don't know much about this user except for what he provides in his bio: he is apparently an engineering student at Umm Al-Qura University, and he ranks #2 on the world in Killzone, which is a first-person shooter video game.
@essamz: A relatively distant fourth, Essam Al-Zamil is an entrepreneur and blogger from the Eastern Province. He focuses on economics, especially issues related to real estate and unemployment in Saudi Arabia.
@alfarhan: Fouad al-Farhan is the most well-known Saudi blogger. Even when he was not blogging, he was regularly tweeting, and has been for the past four years. Fouad tweets about politics, society, and entrepreneurship.
@Nejer: Cartoonist Malik Nejer uses Twitter to share his latest work and comment on social and political issues. In his bio, he describes himself as someone who is interested in natural sciences and human rights. Recently, Malik announced his engagement to another user, @contradict1987, and they occasionally have cute exchanges on Twitter ;-)
@ahmed: Yours truly.
@alzaid: Saleh Alzaid is not merely a Twitter user. As the founder of TwitEmail and the owner of TwtBase, this programmer has made his mark on the Twitter community not just in Saudi Arabia but around the world.
@ibrahemsu: Ibrahem AlSuhaibani blogs in Arabic about marketing, branding, and corporate identity. This kind of content is severely lacking and much needed in the Arab speaking internet. On Twitter, Ibrahim shows a more lighthearted side, but also shares links to creative works with brief commentary.
@Bandar: Bandar Raffah is a graphic designer who makes beautiful things. You can take a glimpse of his recent work by looking at successful iOS apps such as 2Do, QamarDeen, and iPray. His Twitter stream is a mixture of distinctive ranting with occasional links.
Bonus! @azizkhoja: With 123 tweets only, the Saudi minister of information and culture Abdulaziz Khoja is not the most prolific Twitter user. However, his presence as a senior government official on this social network is definitely interesting. The minister links to his recent articles and sometimes replies to fellow tweeps questions.
Sunday, November 28, 2010 by Ahmed	18 Comments
CPA and their PR puff, MFA and their tracking system
The Saudi Consumer Protection Association (CPA) would like to inform you that they have joined Consumer International (CI), a global federation of consumer groups. The head of CPA said this membership will help them do a better job. I would really like to believe it, but this sounds to me more like a PR puff than anything else. CPA has almost nothing for local consumers in the past. I know they don't care about a tiny consumer like myself, but here is my little piece of advice to Dr. Mohammed Al-Hamad and his agency: stop talking to the press and do some real work. Kthxbai.
Saudiwoman: "I am currently on a family vacation in Italy but I had to post what the Ministry of Foreign Affairs sent my husband. Apparently they have a new service where they send the male guardian a text every time a "dependent" leaves the country. They don't state which country the dependent left for but simply state that they did leave."
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 by Ahmed	1 Comment
Yahoo! comes to KSA, Changing map of Mideast
After buying Maktoob last year, Yahoo! is getting ready to enter the Saudi market by establishing a sales and editorial presence in the kingdom's growing media market. Ahmed Nassef, MD Yahoo! ME, said "Saudi Arabia's just complicated. It's the most complicated country in the region as far as trade licenses go. It just takes time." I wonder what SAGIA has to say about this.
Check out the ever-changing map of the Middle East. As Hanan notes, before Islam nobody cared about the Arabian Peninsula, and even in later Islamic empires the attention was limited to the holy sites of Mecca and Medina:
Wednesday, March 24, 2010 by Ahmed	1 Comment


We attach these values to actions we call habits. Our habits are 'sayings' which help our school community to remember and apply our core values. They help us to identify them when they are seen or needed, model how to use them and celebrate when they are. Our habits go hand in hand with the vision and values of the JTMAT.
At Kingsmead we all share these values and we like to show it in everything we say and do. We take pride in finding every individual's talent and making them the best that they can be.


I skipped college. I learned from Linux instead.
When I chose not to go to college, there were a lot of the kinds of reactions one might expect.
I'm grateful to be included among the impressive list of speakers invited to present in L.A. this year. Here's the synopsis of my talk.
If you're trying to teach fish how to swim, it helps if you put them in the water.
Show up. Do your best.


The credits have rolled on the last late-night screening, the box office curtain is closed, the ushers have done their rounds and popcorn machines are turned off. Now is our chance; we emerge from our hiding place in the back row. The cinema is ours.
The Orinda Theatre was opened in 1941 and later slated for demolition in 1984 before it was saved through the efforts of preservationists and reopened in 1989. Two additional screens were added, one of which features mural saved from the Garden Theatre in San Jose when it was demolished. The original lobby and main theatre were left intact as they were built in 1941.
Opened in 1940 as a stage venue called the Westwood Theatre, it went through several changes in ownership, name, and design over the next seven decades before closing its doors in 2011. (This, in spite of the fact that it had been declared a Cultural Historical Monument three years earlier). Since its re-opening in 2013, the theatre is sure to stand out from the multiplex crowd.
This cinema has been around since 1926, before talking pictures replaced Vaudeville shows and silent films. On Tuesdays, you can see any film here for $5.
Built in 1932 in Alameda, California, it was the last grand movie palace built in the San Francisco Bay Area. It closed in the 1980s as a triplex theatre and was later used as a gymnastics studio. A restoration and expansion project was completed in 2008, making the historic theater the primary anchor of an eight-screen multiplex.
Discover more fantastic wide empty spaces by Franck Bohot.


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Posted on March 31, 2020 by Point Pleasant Register
Absentee ballots available, encouraged
By Kayla Hawthorne - khawthorne@aimmediamidwest.com
POINT PLEASANT — Every register voter in West Virginia will have the option to vote by absentee ballot because of the COVID-19 outbreak.
Mason County Clerk Diana Cromley said voters will be receiving a postcard through the mail in the next couple weeks with instructions on how to complete their ballot. The postcard will also include an application to receive the absentee ballot.
Cromley said the application needs to be mailed to the county clerk's office by May 6, but encourages people to send it as soon as possible. The absentee ballots need to be postmarked by May 12, when the primary election is scheduled.
"I encourage every voter to do this so we will not encounter lines on election day, nor early voting long lines," Cromley said. "I'm not sure how we're going to do the election yet, because, on one hand, they're saying we can't be together. On the other hand, they're saying 'let's all get together and vote.' So that's still being determined how that's going to come down. But if every voter would vote absentee, it's going to eliminate long longs at election day."
Cromley said everyone will have the opportunity to vote in the privacy of their own home.
"Some people are concerned that it's not secret — that we would know how they vote," Cromley said. "We send you two envelopes … You fill out one of them with your information. The other envelop is a blank envelope that you put your ballot in."
Cromley said the envelopes with the ballots are placed in a box and opened one at a time to be counted and the clerk office employees do not know how people vote.
In a typical year, absentee ballots are only granted if a person meets the requirements — such as a physical reason, immobility, illness that confines a person to home, or being out of town for business or school. This year, no voter will be denied an absentee ballot.
As of now, the in-person primary election is still scheduled.
"It's very concerning to me how I am going to train 180 poll workers to go out at all these precincts only two weeks after the president says that it's safe to go out," Cromley said. "And that could get extended."
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Inspired by Robert Burns
Alexander Nasmyth
Robert Burns, 1759 - 1796. Poet
Robert Burns, 1759 - 1796. Poet, 1828, Alexander Nasmyth Photography by Antonia Reeve Creative Commons - CC by NC
Even 261 years after his birth, Robert Burns's poetry remains resonant in its own right and as inspiration to others. Bob Dylan declared 'A Red, Red Rose' the lyric with the biggest impact on him; John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men takes its title from 'To A Mouse'. Nowhere is safe from reproductions of his image either – typically after Alexander Nasmyth's portrait which is on display at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
We have decided to shift the focus and show just how important Burns remains. Here, we present a selection of portraits in which Burns appears not as the main character but as having had a major impact on the sitter's life and work.
William Smellie Watson, George Thomson, 1757 - 1851. Collector of Scottish songs, about 1846.
George Thomson, collector of Scottish songs
George Thomson worked as clerk to the Board of Trustees for the Encouragement of Art and Manufactures in Scotland for most of his life, but in his free time he dedicated himself to collecting and publishing Scottish songs.
In 1793, he published the first volume of his Selection Collection of Original Scottish Airs including six songs by Burns, who continued writing songs for Thomson's Collection until his death.
Thomson's alterations to Burns's work have made him a controversial figure in the world of Burns studies.
It is telling that in this portrait, he is not shown with his own biggest achievement, his Select Collection of Original Scottish Airs which eventually numbered six volumes, but with four volumes of 'Burns's Works', emphasising his close association with the famous poet.
David Octavius Hill and Robert Adamson, John Blackie 1805 - 1873, about 1843-47.
John Blackie, publisher
David Octavius Hill may now be best known as a pioneer of photography, but he started out as a landscape painter. His illustrations of places from Burns's poetry were printed in The Land of Burns, published in 1840 by Blackie and Son. Appropriately, John Blackie is portrayed here leaning on a copy of that book.
The very first image which the reader would find when opening The Land of Burns is a print after Alexander Nasmyth's portrait of 1787, due to 'public sentiment having, after all, reverted to Nasmyth's picture as the best'. The portrait had been commissioned from Nasmyth by Burns' publisher William Creech and reproduced in print by John Beugo to illustrate the 1787 Edinburgh edition of his Poems, Chiefly in the Scottish Dialect. It went on to become the most widely reproduced image the bard and acted as the basis for the majority of Burns statues around the world.
The same prop appears in another photograph by Hill and Adamson, of Burns's youngest son Colonel James Glencairn Burns.
Patrick William Adam, John Miller Gray, 1850 - 1894. Art critic and first curator of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery, 1885.
John Miller Gray, art critic and first curator of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery
One print reproduction after Nasmyth is proudly displayed in John Miller Gray's study.
Gray was an art critic and the first curator of the Scottish National Portrait Gallery.
The other portraits in the background are an image of Sir Walter Scott and what is thought to be a self-portrait by George Manson, about whom Gray had written a monograph.
The portrait shows Gray to be a studious man with an equal interest in both art and literature, unmistakably within a Scottish context.
James Pittendrigh Macgillivray, James Pittendrigh Macgillivray with his Nine Foot Bronze Statue of Robert Burns, about 1896.
James Pittendrigh Macgillivray, artist
In 1893, the town council of Irvine gave James Pittendrigh Macgillivray (1856–1938) his first major commission, for a statue of Robert Burns.
An amateur poet himself, Macgillivray worshipped Burns, making the photograph of the nine-foot statue towering over Macgillivray a particularly apt metaphor for Burns's significance.
Macgillivray's new studio had to be built to accommodate large-scale sculptures such as this one, with doors high enough to allow Macgillivray to manoeuvre them out of the studio so he could see their effect outdoors.
The statue was unveiled for the centenary of Burns's death in 1896.
Calum Colvin, The Kelvingrove Eight: Janice Galloway, Alasdair Gray, Tom Leonard, Bernard MacLaverty, Liz Lochhead, Alan Spence, Jeff Torrington, Agnes Owens, 2000.
The Kelvingrove Eight
Eight leading contemporary Scottish writers are assembled in an imaginary room looking out over Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum in Glasgow, clearly anchoring this group in the west of Scotland.
True to Calum Colvin's unmistakable style, the image is packed with props: books by the sitters and those who inspired them are stacked in front of a bookshelf and lying across the floor. In amongst the mix, the face of another distinguished writer hailing from the west peeks out from underneath a cushion: a book cover with a reproduction of Nasmyth's painting of Robert Burns.
Colvin's work often grapples with the construction of Scottish identity, and the image of Scotland's national poet is a recurring element in his work.
By Liz Louis, Curator, Portraiture, National Galleries of Scotland
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Painting Robert Burns | Alexander Nasmyth and Scotland's national bard
To celebrate Burns Night, we take a closer look at Alexander Nasmyth's famous portrait of the poet.
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Wad ever grac'd a dance of witches! – The Art of Tam O'Shanter
Artworks from one of Scotland's most famous Halloween tales.


The Art Deco Birks Cinema closed 30 years ago and has now been renovated and reopened as a state of the art digital cinema after a seven year campaign by the local community that raised £1.8 million. The cinema is located within the Aberfeldy Conservation Area but is not listed.
We made large openings in the west side that let in light and sunshine and open up views out to the town square.
Located in a corner of the town square the renovation of the Birks and landscaping completed by Perth & Kinross Council has dramatically improved and brought new life into the town centre.
STRUCTURAL ENGINEER: Allen Gordon & Co.


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Harvey Leslie Hyde (born July 13, 1939) is an American sports journalist and former football coach.  He served as the head football coach at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV) from 1982 to 1985.

Early career
Hyde was born in Pasadena, California. He started his college head coaching career at Pasadena City College. He graduated from the University of Redlands.

Coaching career
The Rebels improved under Hyde's tenure. In 1983, they went 7–4, a four win improvement from the last season. The following year, they had unprecedented success in the 1984 season; with star quarterback Randall Cunningham, UNLV went 11–2, won their conference title and defeated Toledo in the California Bowl. It was UNLV's only 11-win season.  Hyde was at one point a candidate for the vacant head coaching position at Arizona State.

However, it was later discovered the Rebels had used ineligible players and the Pacific Coast Athletic Association (now Big West Conference) had the Rebels forfeit all the wins from the 1983 and 1984 seasons, though the wins were not stricken from NCAA and UNLV records.  Although none of the ineligible players were used in the bowl game, the California Bowl was among the games forfeited.  The issue erupted at the same time the university president, Robert Maxson, was in the middle of an hostile relationship with the school's famous head basketball coach, Jerry Tarkanian, over similar off-the-court issues with players. The athletic director at the time, Brad Rothermel, noted in later years that Maxson wanted to fire Hyde because of the coach's friendship with Jerry Tarkanian's brother, Myron, stating "When President Maxson discovered (that friendship), he did what he could to level the legs of the football program. We didn't recover from that."  During the 1985 season, one of Hyde's players was Marion "Suge" Knight.  Among his coaching staff was future Fresno State head coach Pat Hill.

Things became more difficult for the embattled coach, as nine of his players got involved in various scrapes with the law ranging from theft to assault. Finally, on April 23, 1986, Hyde was fired by Maxon with three years left on his $62,500-a-year contract, which the university said it would honor. One of his assistant coaches, Wayne Nunnely, was named interim head coach through the 1986 season, before being chosen as his permanent successor. His firing marked a period of decline for the Rebels that lasted for over three decades.

Hyde coached football one last time in 1990, as George Allen's associate head coach, recruiting coordinator and running backs coach at Long Beach State.  During that year, Hyde recruited future National Football League star Terrell Davis.  Their tenure would only last one season as Allen died just after the end of the regular season, in part due to weak health after his players drenched him with ice water to celebrate a season-ending victory over UNLV.  In interviewing to be the permanent head coach of Long Beach State, a program which was under financial duress, Hyde offered radical ideas of having the team play only road games, recruit only junior college players and use only one set of uniforms; he was not selected and the program only lasted one more season before finally shutting down.

After coaching
After football, Hyde went on to do sports radio for KSHP-AM 1400 in Las Vegas, and working as part of the USC football pregame show for ESPN Radio 710 in Los Angeles.

Head coaching record

* Entire 1983 and 1984 seasons, including the 1984 California Bowl, forfeited due to ineligible players. On-field record for 1983 is 7–4 (4–2 PCAA), official record for 1984 is 11–2 (7–0 PCAA).
#On-field record is 26–19–1 (16–9–1 PCAA) if forfeited games are included.

References

1939 births
Living people
Long Beach State 49ers football coaches
Pasadena City Lancers football coaches
Sportspeople from Pasadena, California
University of Redlands alumni
UNLV Rebels football coaches

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Attorney General, others to pay "no tax whatsoever" under amendment to AML/CFT law
The Attorney General and several other officer holders are already exempt from paying income taxes
By admin Last updated Jul 30, 2018
Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Basil Williams and a number of other office holders will be exempt from paying a slew of taxes under new Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Finance of Terrorism (AML/CFT) laws.
In what he says is a move to strengthen legislation to fight against money laundering, Williams proposed the establishment of a Committee to replace a 25-member AML/CFT Authority.
Chaired by the Attorney General, the Committee will comprise Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), Governor of the Bank of Guyana, Commissioner General of the Guyana Revenue Authority (GRA), Director of the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), Head of the Special Organised Crime Unit (SOCU), General Manager of the Gold Board, Commissioner of the Guyana Geology and Mines Commission (GGMC), Chairperson of the Guyana Securities Council, Chairperson of Gaming Authority, and the Chief Cooperatives and Development Officer.
All these individuals will be exempt, under Section 7G of the Bill, from all taxations "including customs duty, consumption tax, capital gains tax, corporation tax, income tax, property tax and purchase tax, and the Committee shall be exempt from payment of any tax or duty whatsoever".
"Who is this Committee?" Opposition Parliamentarian, Juan Edghill asked when he rose in the National Assembly to share his views on the AML/CFT (Amendment) Bill 2018.
The Attorney General and several other officer holders are already exempt from paying income taxes. A Tax Reform Committee that was established by the coalition administration had recommended the removal of these exemptions.
Apart from the tax exemptions, Edghill raised concerns about the powers granted to the Attorney General, as Chairperson of the Committee, to pay salaries of persons on the Committee.
"Who is this Committee?" Opposition Parliamentarian, Juan Edghill asked
Edghill believes this creates opportunities for political interference.
Further, the Opposition Parliamentarian questioned why key players in the fight against money laundering like the Commissioner of Police, the country's narcotics fighting arm – Customs Anti-Narcotics Unit (CANU) – and the Deeds and Lands Registry are not on the Committee.
The Opposition Parliamentarian lamented, however, that highlighting of all these flaws will fall on deaf ears as the government side of the House will use their majority to vote in favour of the amendment.
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This summer, comic book fans and movie audiences have already been treated to two hit film adaptations featuring some of their favorite characters. In May, Marvel Studios' Iron Man 3 overcame a lukewarm fan reception (read our Iron Man 3 review) to gross over $1 billion worldwide, proving that the Marvel Cinematic Universe remains one of the elite blockbuster franchises.
Then, Warner Bros. and DC released the Superman reboot Man of Steel and brought the Last Son of Krypton back triumphantly (read our Man of Steel review) as that film has grossed $282 million domestically and $620 million worldwide (at the time of this writing).
Both of these movies also had an "event" feeling to them and with all the coverage the two blockbusters have received, it's easy to forget that there's still a third superhero movie this summer - and it's right around the corner: 20th Century Fox's The Wolverine.
It's a situation similar to last summer where The Amazing Spider-Man had to compete with massive event films The Avengers and The Dark Knight Rises. Like that Spider-Man reboot, it seems as if The Wolverine isn't as high on peoples' most anticipated lists when compared to its competition. Even if the pre-release hype hasn't reached a fever pitch, there are still plenty of reasons to be excited for the latest X-Men film.


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It's Saturday and I'm participating in the meme Then Sings My Soul Satuday. You can link to Amy's Signs, Miracles and Wonders to find other bloggers who have joined in today.
I chose the song "I'm Amazed" performed by the Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir.
The words to this song are so meaningful when I realize deep in my heart that ALL of my sins are washed away through Jesus. How amazing is that?
There's nothing I can do to earn this salvation. I simply believe by faith and place my trust in Jesus. I truly am AMAZED!
I've had the privilege of visiting the Brooklyn Tabernacle several times. If you ever get to visit New York City, this is a MUST for any visit. You will be blessed as you worship with people of every color and every nation. I think it might be a little preview of heaven!
What a great way to start my Saturday morning. Amen, and Amen!
It's just "Amazing Grace," my sins are washed away.
That is just beautiful, Debbie, thanks so much for sharing it.
That choir is just amazing! I, too, love Saturdays and joining in the worship songs.
I'm easing back into the blogging world....I've missed it so!
Blessings and hugs to you, my sweet friend.
Just beautiful! I've not heard that song. It is amazing to hear them sing.
What a powerful choir! I love them.
That really was something special. I would love to see them perform live.
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Loaded shakes are the latest food trend that we heartily approve of. Take some of our soft serve ice cream mix, a dash of milk, some thick gooey syrup and your favourite flavouring, and let the fun begin! We are amazed at how creative people can be, although we're not sure the doctor would approve. Well, perhaps just this one time!
We are totally in love with this new instant dessert range, that looks like panna cotta, tastes like a dream, and can be presented in a thousand and one ways. It can be layered, combined, used in cakes and tarts, and can make the filling of cheese cakes. The only limit is your creativity and imagination.
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Yes we know we like sweet things, but we love all kinds of food too! And every now and then we come across something that totally renews our passion for great tastes. At a recent trade show we were overwhelmed by the wonderful produce we found - the colours, the aromas and the flavours. We have no intention of creating a chilli soft serve just yet, but look out for our wonderful cheese sauce mix product. Add some chilli, rosemary or a dash or two of paprika and you have the makings of a wonderful evening!
Many Australian farms started as small family subsistence farms that produced just enough food to support the family's needs. These farms were typically handed down through the family. As our population has grown, diets have changed and the demand for more food to be produced on less land has increased.
At the same time, the way Australians have farmed has also changed. Many small family farms have been replaced by commercial farms that feed entire communities in Australia and overseas. While some farms continue to be passed down through the family, business models have changed.
Farmers often hire skilled labour to assist with farm duties and in some cases choose to share-farm with other families to spread the responsibility of running the farm business. New technologies and farm systems also help farmers to manage their business more efficiently, cost-effectively and sustainably, which can lead to a range of lifestyle benefits as well.
The Australian summer is on the way out, but it never really cools off across South East Asia. We have some great new products and dessert ideas that will help your customers keep their cool. Watch our blog for more ideas in the coming months.


YOKOTA AIR BASE, Japan -- The personnel at Yokota's housing office know how hard a permanent change of station can be, especially when traveling with pets. To help make the transition a little smoother, they have teamed up with the veterinary clinic to help provide useful information to those who need it.
Before traveling to Yokota with your pet, members should be aware of what pets are allowed and how many you are authorized.
"Residents are only authorized two pets and they cannot be of an exotic breed," said Misato Shiotsuka, 374th Civil Engineer Squadron housing representative.
Exotic animals include, but are not limited to: lions, monkeys, reptiles, skunks and ferrets. The pets that are allowed,include dogs, cats, hamsters and gerbils.
Army Sgt. Jordan Verene, who works as an animal healthcare specialist for the 374th Medical Group, shared some helpful information regarding traveling with pets and the quarantine process.
"When trying to import dogs or cats, you must submit advance notification of the planned date of arrival and the number of animals to the vet clinic at least 40 days prior to arrival in Japan," she said. "Upon arrival to Japan, dogs and cats must undergo import quarantines for a set period to screen out rabies. "
Besides important documents and quarantine procedures, the member should be aware of housing availability and what to do if there are no units available during the estimated move date.
"Since we can't guarantee that a pet friendly unit will be available when you arrive, our recommendation is not to bring your pets until you can secure a pet friendly unit," Shiotsuka said. "We also recommend contacting the Yokota Pet Care Center to make advanced reservations for boarding."
Housing units that allow pets are the garden units and the first two floors of all tower units -- except towers 3001 and 4303, which allow only cats on the third to ninth floors. Additionally, while staying in billeting, individuals are required to keep pets in a boarding facility.
For further information regarding the pet policy at Yokota, contact the Housing Office at 225-8636 or you can read about the most current pet information for all Air Force installations in Air Force Instruction 32-6001, Family Housing Management.
The Pet Care Center will board pets for a daily fee until assigned a housing unit to live in. Once assigned housing, the pet may continue the quarantine process at home. In addition to offering boarding service, the facility offers grooming and pet adoption services as well. Contact the center at 225-8906.
For members that are PCSing from Yokota to the states or another overseas base, Verene shared some helpful information for them as well.
"(They) need to schedule an appointment to get a health certificate for their pets and ensure they are up to date on their rabies vaccine," she said. "Members should schedule appointments as close to departure as possible since the certificates are only good for 10 days."
To learn more about the quarantine procedures when PCSing to or from Japan, check out the Animal Quarantine Service website.


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Isaiah Rashad & Pell Concert Review
eromovement September 29, 2015 December 27, 2015 Music Static
Syracuse's second "Bandersnatch Concert Series" show of the spring semester provided good vibes and energy Tuesday night in Schine Underground. Pell, reigning from New Orleans, got the show started with his upbeat tempo and various musical styles. His music transitioned smoothly from mellow tempo to energetic flow. Pell made his mark on the Schine Underground with his stage presence. He was very bouncy and put a great deal of emotion into his live performance. The crowd responded well to the vibe as Pell did his best to warm them up for the main event.
After Pell exited the stage, the next DJ began to set up. Once the three background screens transitioned from the Bandersnatch concert headline to the iconic letters, "TDE" the crowd amplified its volume. The minute that Isaiah Rashad stepped into the Underground, the crowd started to cheer. He opened his set with the song, "Ronnie Drake." He continued his strong performance with many songs from his "Cilvia" tape.
Toward the middle of the show, Rashad advised everyone to put away their phones, "if they truly f*** with him." Rashad began to formulate his verses over a new melodic, jazzy type beat. This was the first time he had let anyone hear this song. The crowd obeyed instruction as they vibed to the track, phones in pocket. Rashad trusted the crowd and the crowd enjoyed this new sound given to them.
After the new song concluded, Rashad proceeded to perform the rest of his tracks. The crowd exploded when the song, "I Shot You Down" came on. Rashad glided about the stage as he performed the crowd's favorite song. The crowd fed off of this energy and turned up to the familiar tune. Once this song concluded everyone assumed that the concert was over. Rashad knew that "I Shot You Down" was the crowd's favorite song. So, after that he told the DJ to play his favorite song.
That's when the beat dropped and Kendrick Lamar's voice resonated through the speakers. The song, "Alright" from Kendrick's new album "To Pimp A Butterfly" came on and the energy rose to an incredible level. This was Rashad's grand finale. He even had the DJ cut the song and play it back from the beginning to reach that level once again.
Overall, both artists provided a unique performance with a lot of energy and liveliness. Isaiah Rashad did a better job of creating a hyphy atmosphere and getting the crowd involved. The way that he ended his performance was much more enjoyable as well. Both of these artists performed at a high level and supplied the audience with a memorable experience.
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Q: Randomly Sample entries of a matrix and return the (Row, Column) Indexes in R? I have a matrix with M rows and N columns. I need to randomly sample different locations in these matrix and return the row indexes and col indexes.
My approach: Say, I want to sample 30 percentage of entries in the matrix. Then, I iterate through the whole matrix, at each point, I toss a biased coin with heads of 30 percent probability and select the location if heads comes. Since, my data is large, this approximately selects 30% of the entries. However, I observe that this is really slow. Is there a way to speed this up? Or  a better way to do it?

A: If m is your matrix, just try:
arrayInd(sample(length(m),0.3*length(m)),dim(m))

An example:
set.seed(1)
m<-matrix(ncol=6,nrow=6)
arrayInd(sample(length(m),0.3*length(m)),dim(m))
#      [,1] [,2]
# [1,]    4    2
# [2,]    2    3
# [3,]    2    4
# [4,]    6    5
# [5,]    1    2
# [6,]    4    5
# [7,]    5    5
# [8,]    4    6
# [9,]    6    3
#[10,]    2    1

A: See this example:
m=2
n=5
SampleSize=0.3

#dummy data
x <- matrix(runif(m*n),nrow=n)

#sample
set.seed(123)
temp <- x
temp[ sample(1:length(temp),round(length(temp)*SampleSize))] <- -9

#index
ix <- temp==-9

ix
#        [,1]  [,2]
# [1,] FALSE FALSE
# [2,] FALSE FALSE
# [3,]  TRUE  TRUE
# [4,]  TRUE FALSE
# [5,] FALSE FALSE

A: My new favorite option:
indexSampler <- function(m, p) {
    matrix(sample(c(TRUE,FALSE), length(m), p = c(p, 1 - p), replace=TRUE), ncol(m))
}

You won't get indices, but you'll get a matrix full of TRUE/FALSE that can be used to index.
It is ridiculously fast (a factor of 1000 for a matrix of 200x200, and also significantly faster for small matrices).

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Q: When is the external tensor product of indecomposable modules indecomposable? Let $k$ a field and $A$, $B$ finite dimensional associative $k$-algebras.  If $M$ is an irreducible $A$-module, and $N$ is an irreducible $B$-module, then $M\otimes_kN$ is an irreducible $A\otimes B$-module.  Is it also true that $M\otimes N$ is indecomposable as an $A\otimes B$-module, if $M$ and $N$ are indecomposable?  If not, what is an example?

A: The statement is false even for irreducible modules.  Take $k=\mathbb{R}$, and $A=B=\mathbb{C}$ viewed as $\mathbb{R}$-algebras.  Then the tensor product algebra $\mathbb{C}\otimes_\mathbb{R} \mathbb{C}$ is isomorphic to the algebra $\mathbb{C}\times \mathbb{C}$ (see, for instance, this question).
Now, take $M=N=\mathbb{C}$.  Then $M$ and $N$ are irreducible $\mathbb{C}$-modules, but their tensor product $M\otimes_\mathbb{C} N = \mathbb{C}\otimes_\mathbb{R} \mathbb{C}$ is not an irreducible $\mathbb{C}\otimes_\mathbb{R} \mathbb{C}$-module.  It is, in fact, the direct sum of the submodule generated by $1\otimes 1 + i\otimes i$ and the one generated by $1\otimes 1 - i\otimes i$. (If you view $\mathbb{C}\otimes_\mathbb{R} \mathbb{C}$ as $\mathbb{C}\times \mathbb{C}$ instead, then these two submodules will correspond to $\mathbb{C}\times \{0\}$ and $\{0\}\times \mathbb{C}$).


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By PORTRAITS DE VILLES
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Dubai: The "Las Vegas of the Middle East" is opulent oasis in the desert. The artist who captured the booming city had this to say:
"I literally bathe in the ambient furnace that gives me a kind of drunkenness and I fix the highest tower in the world, which is still only a concrete skeleton perfused with 800m neon can be. The show is grand and yet pathetic. "
SHOP The Perfect Gift, Dubai.
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A Portraits de Villes Book
A set of Portraits De Villes Vues Choisies (Postcards)
A Villes Vues Choisies image hand-set in a 9.75"x12" frame
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In parallel, he realizes portraits of visual artists in the movement of "free figuration" and "video art". He now collaborates with art magazines, cultural institutions and publishing houses, and regularly exhibits his work both in France and abroad: Artcurial (Paris), Photographer's Gallery (London), Power Station (Brussels), "Rencontres d'Arles 2006", C / O (Berlin).
His project on the Emirates was presented during the 53rd edition of the Venice Biennale and as part of the exhibition "Dreamlands" of the Center Pompidou in May 2010.


I consider myself a pretty tough guy to impress. I'm really not interested in those unrealistic tuner cars that various manufacturers like Toyota show off; especially when the car under all those mods is Corolla or something of that nature. I'm not into sound systems, 24″ chrome wheels or anything like that as well. With the absence of any exotic cars (except for the very awesome, yet conservatively styled LFA) and only a handful of well known everyday sports cars, there wasn't a whole lot for me at this years show.
But then there was the Infiniti Essence concept car. I do not particularly like concept cars since they can also be very unrealistic. Just by looking over the 'specs' of this concept you can see what I mean. The Infiniti website says it has 592hp and is a gasoline/electric hybrid. Although its not impossible to have this kind of power as this output is similar to the Porsche 918 Spyder, its obvious that Infiniti wont be making something like this especially when they don't disclose anything about a powertrain.
But I really like the concept from a design perspective. The car embodies the classic front-mid engine set-up and I find the very swoopy bodywork attractive. It reminds me of classic European sports cars like the old Jaguar XKE and maybe some Aston's from not too long ago (and right now).
From a performance perspective, the wheel base looks a little long to provide quick handling and that glass roof is just going to add all kinds of weight. But other than that, the car is pretty subdued and doesn't have any concept-only features.
The interior of the car also deserves mention. It was hard to get a photo of it since I could not get close to the car, but the interior was rather simple yet very elegant. The Essence has a single gauge cluster and a very wide contoured center console unlike anything I have seen before. It was also simple enough where I could see this design being production worthy.
Even though the Essence might be doable since I could see them using the 370z platform as a base, I doubt Nissan/Infiniti will be making another high dollar sports car since they already have the GTR. Concept cars are either design experiments to gauge public reaction or to show the design direction of the brand. But I don't see this car really doing either. Takashi Nakajima, Design Director for Inifiniti had this to say about the concept: "Let me put it like this, the concept study primarily has a purely symbolic character, created to communicate the essence of what Infiniti aims to be on a global base." Somehow, I don't think the level of sportiness this car conveys is appropriate for the Infiniti brand; and I think the only thing we are going to see from the Essence in future Infiniti cars are very limited design cues.
And that's why I really don't like concept cars. They are just such a tease!
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Any new prod cars worth mentioning?
Nothing I saw at the show was too new and that's why I didn't mention any of that. Of course there is the yearly updates to current cars, but I don't see that as a 'new' car.
I guess the exception would be the Chevy Volt which they were giving test drives in; but you know I'm only interested in high performance cars! Plus the line to get in on that was very long….
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Pesticide use and incident diabetes among wives of farmers in the Agricultural Health Study
Anne P Starling1,2,
David M Umbach3,
Freya Kamel1,
Stuart Long4,
Dale P Sandler1,
Jane A Hoppin1
1Epidemiology Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
2Department of Epidemiology, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA
3Biostatistics Branch, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, NIH, DHHS, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA
4Westat, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Correspondence to Dr Jane A Hoppin, Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA; jahoppin{at}ncsu.edu
Objective To estimate associations between use of specific agricultural pesticides and incident diabetes in women.
Methods We used data from the Agricultural Health Study, a large prospective cohort of pesticide applicators and their spouses in Iowa and North Carolina. For comparability with previous studies of farmers, we limited analysis to 13 637 farmers' wives who reported ever personally mixing or applying pesticides at enrolment (1993–1997), who provided complete data on required covariates and diabetes diagnosis and who reported no previous diagnosis of diabetes at enrolment. Participants reported ever-use of 50 specific pesticides at enrolment and incident diabetes at one of two follow-up interviews within an average of 12 years of enrolment. We fit Cox proportional hazards models with age as the time scale and adjusting for state and body mass index to estimate HRs and 95% CIs for each of the 45 pesticides with sufficient users.
Results Five pesticides were positively associated with incident diabetes (n=688; 5%): three organophosphates, fonofos (HR=1.56, 95% CI 1.11 to 2.19), phorate (HR=1.57, 95% CI 1.14 to 2.16) and parathion (HR=1.61, 95% CI 1.05 to 2.46); the organochlorine dieldrin (HR=1.99, 95% CI 1.12 to 3.54); and the herbicide 2,4,5-T/2,4,5-TP (HR=1.59, 95% CI 1.00 to 2.51). With phorate and fonofos together in one model to account for their correlation, risks for both remained elevated, though attenuated compared with separate models.
Conclusions Results are consistent with previous studies reporting an association between specific organochlorines and diabetes and add to growing evidence that certain organophosphates also may increase risk.
Agricultural Health Study
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/oemed-2013-101659


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Several times we asked Sanja to offer us an idea for postcards, banners and messages on the T-shirts for children and adults. Clear messages and simple solutions that are easy to accept and recognize through imaginative artwork have found their way to my clients and create a recognizable brand. Thank you!
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KidLinks Songwriting Contest
Published by Leigh Trevino on: Mar 23, 2021 — General, Events
Songwriting Contest Rules & Information
DEADLINE EXTENSION! Please submit your entries by TUESDAY, JUNE 8TH.
KidLinks' mission is to link kids to healing, hope and happiness through music and media. We are seeking NEW musical content that contain positive messages for youth ages 5-12. This is where YOU come in. Submit your original song to KidLinks' Songwriting Contest!
Contest is open from March 30 - May 30, 2021. Email submission to info@kidlinks.org and include your full name, email, address and phone number. Attach lyrics and song file or link to download. You may submit up to 3 compositions. We will not accept mail-in entries.
The contest is open to songwriters who are 18 years of age or older on the date of song submission. Any entrant who is a minor in his or her jurisdiction of legal residence will be required to obtain and submit written permission from his or her parent or legal guardian to participate in the contest.
Employees of KidLinks, their families, subsidiaries, and affiliates are not eligible.
For the purposes of the competition, a song must have both lyrics and music. All submitted songs must be original, unpublished (or self-published) works.
Co-writers are subject to the same eligibility criteria.
Artists from anywhere in the world are eligible to enter.
3. Judging
All entries are judged on lyrics, musical composition and relevance to the overarching theme of one of the following:
Promoting Community
Providing Encouragement
Winners will be announced June 4th. Winners will be notified via email and results will be posted on the KidLinks website and social media channels.
The overall winner will receive $500. The second and third place winners will receive $250 and $100 respectively. All winning songs will receive recognition on KidLinks' website and social media channels.
5. Submission Policy
By submitting to the Contest, entrants hereby grant to KidLinks a non-exclusive license to stream and transmit your songs on KidLinks' website and social media channels. Entrants retain all publishing rights to your song(s).
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Profilowanie kryminalne – proces określania charakterystyki indywidualnej sprawcy przestępstwa na podstawie dostępnych danych.

Zobacz też
 Portret pamięciowy

Bibliografia
 Gołębiowski J., Profilowanie kryminalne, Warszawa 2008,

Kryminalistyka


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La maldición del padre Cardona es una película de 2005, cuyo género es la comedia.

Sinopsis

Cuenta la historia del joven Padre Gerónimo (Anthony Álvarez), quien viene a presidir una pequeña iglesia en una curiosa y poco común comunidad de República Dominicana donde curiosamente sucede un poco de todo. La vida del cura se complica cuando la bella Flor (Zoé Saldaña) queda locamente enamorada del cura y hace todo lo posible para conquistarlo. Un día se mete a un granero con el padre y es amarrada por algunos habitantes del pueblo, quienes ven a Flor como una sirviente de Satanás que quiere corromper al cura. Cardona, tratando de rescatarla, se ve en una embarazosa situación con Flor: entre tramas y enredos Cardona sale casi ileso de todo el alboroto.

Elenco

 Zoé Saldaña (Flor)
 Anthony Álvarez (Padre Gerónimo)
 Freddy Beras Goico (Don Eligio Vargas)
 Koldo (Padre Cardona)
 Verónica López (Tulia)
 Raymond Pozo (Cachica)
 Milagros Germán
 Richard Douglas
 Carlota Carretero
 Lidia Ariza
 Flor de Bethania Abreu

Enlaces externos
 en Imdb.es La maldición del padre Cardona

Películas de 2005


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First lady in Connecticut to christen Navy submarine named after her home state
Oct. 10, 2015 Updated: July 24, 2017 7:48 p.m.
First lady Michelle Obama speaks in Blue Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 8, 2015.AP Photo/Susan Walsh
GROTON >> First lady Michelle Obama, the sponsor of a Navy submarine named after her home state of Illinois, is christening the vessel at a ceremony today at a Connecticut shipyard.
Navy tradition calls for Obama to smash a bottle of champagne against the hull of the future USS Illinois.
The $2.7 billion vessel is the 13th in the Virginia class of submarines, which can carry out a range of missions including anti-submarine warfare, delivery of special forces and surveillance. The 377-foot-long submarine will carry a crew of more than 130 officers and enlisted sailors and a payload of weapons including torpedoes and Tomahawk missiles.
The ceremony takes place at the Groton shipyard of Electric Boat, a division of General Dynamics Corp. that builds the submarines in partnership with Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia. Navy Secretary Ray Mabus is scheduled to be the event's principal speaker.
The first lady came to New England last year for the submarine's keel laying at Electric Boat's manufacturing plant in Rhode Island. At the June 2014 ceremony, she wrote her initials on a steel plate to be permanently affixed to the vessel.
Construction on the submarine began in 2011. It is scheduled for delivery to the Navy in 2016.
The crest of the submarine features an outline of the state of Illinois, a white-tailed deer in honor of the state animal and foliage representing Illinois forest and prairie life. It also has a banner with the Latin words "Nemo Magis Fortiter," or "none more brave," a line from the Illinois state song.


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'paths' Attribute Documentation
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This sub-directive needs the **leaflet** main directive, so it is normaly used as an attribute of the *leaflet* tag, like this:

```
<leaflet paths="paths"></leaflet>
```

It will map an object _paths_ of our controller scope with the corresponding object on our directive isolated scope. It's not a bidirectional relationship, so only the changes made in this object on the controller scope will affect the map vector paths rendering. Let's define the paths model with an example:

```
$scope.paths = {
    example: {
        type: "polyline",
        latlngs: [ { lat: 5, lng: 0.5 }, { lat: 7, lng: 0.7 }, { lat: 8, lng: 0.8 } ]
    }
}
```

We can see that the _path_ definition is conformed by object that will be drawn on our map. These object can be of different types, and everyone of them will have a _latlngs_ property which will define the path of the object to be drawn. In the example above, a polyline will be drawn with three main points.

Types of paths
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We can define these types of paths:

* polyline.
* multiPolyline.
* polygon.
* multiPolygon.
* rectangle.
* circle.
* circleMarker.

Properties of paths
-------------------
We can change some of the properties of the paths (color, weight, opacity, stroke, etc.) the same way that we can change them on a Leaflet Path Object, take a look at [its documentation](http://leafletjs.com/reference.html#path) for reference.

Examples
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These three demos show the use of this functionality:
* [http://tombatossals.github.io/angular-leaflet-directive/examples/paths-simple-example.html](http://tombatossals.github.io/angular-leaflet-directive/examples/paths-simple-example.html)
* [http://tombatossals.github.io/angular-leaflet-directive/examples/paths-types-example.html](http://tombatossals.github.io/angular-leaflet-directive/examples/paths-types-example.html)
* [http://tombatossals.github.io/angular-leaflet-directive/examples/paths-example.html](http://tombatossals.github.io/angular-leaflet-directive/examples/paths-example.html)

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§ 173.153 Exceptions for Division 6.1 (poisonous materials).
49 CFR § 173.153 - Exceptions for Division 6.1 (poisonous materials).
(b) Limited quantities. The exceptions in this paragraph do not apply to poison-by-inhalation materials. Limited quantities of poisonous material (Division 6.1) in Packing Groups II and III are excepted from the labeling requirements, unless the material is offered for transportation or transported by aircraft, and are excepted from the specification packaging requirements of this subchapter when packaged in combination packagings according to this paragraph. For transportation by aircraft, the package must also conform to applicable requirements of § 173.27 of this part (e.g., authorized materials, inner packaging quantity limits and closure securement) and only hazardous material authorized aboard passenger-carrying aircraft may be transported as a limited quantity. A limited quantity package that conforms to the provisions of this section is not subject to the shipping paper requirements of subpart C of part 172 of this subchapter, unless the material meets the definition of a hazardous substance, hazardous waste, marine pollutant, or is offered for transportation and transported by aircraft or vessel, and is eligible for the exceptions provided in § 173.156 of this part. In addition, shipments of limited quantities are not subject to subpart F (Placarding) of part 172 of this subchapter. Each package must conform to the packaging requirements of subpart B of this part and may not exceed 30 kg (66 pounds) gross weight. Except for transportation by aircraft, the following combination packagings are authorized:
(1) For poisonous materials in Packing Group II, inner packagings not over 100 mL (3.38 ounces) each for liquids or 0.5 kg (1.1 pounds) each for solids, packed in a strong outer packaging. Inner packagings containing a liquid poisonous material which is also a drug or medicine in Packing Group II may be increased to not over 250 mL (8 ounces) each and packed in a strong outer packaging.
(2) For poisonous materials in Packing Group III, inner packagings not over 5 L (1.3 gallons) each for liquids or 5.0 kg (11 pounds) each for solids, packed in a strong outer packaging.
(c) Consumer commodities. Until December 31, 2020, a limited quantity package of poisonous material in Packing Group III or a drug or medicine in Packing Group II or III that is also a "consumer commodity" as defined in § 171.8 of this subchapter, may be renamed "Consumer commodity" and reclassed as ORM-D or, until December 31, 2012, as ORM-D-AIR material and offered for transportation and transported in accordance with the applicable provisions of this subchapter in effect on October 1, 2010.
(d) Reverse logistics. Hazardous materials meeting the definition of "reverse logistics" under § 171.8 of this subchapter and in compliance with paragraph (b) of this section may be offered for transport and transported in highway transportation in accordance with § 173.157.
[Amdt. 173-224, 55 FR 52634, Dec. 21, 1990, as amended by Amdt. 173-231, 57 FR 52940, Nov. 5, 1992; 66 FR 45381, Aug. 28, 2001; 68 FR 45033, July 31, 2003; 69 FR 76156, Dec. 20, 2004; 71 FR 14603, Mar. 22, 2006; 71 FR 54938, Sept. 20, 2006; 76 FR 3374, Jan. 19, 2011; 78 FR 1114, Jan. 7, 2013; 81 FR 18539, Mar. 31, 2016]


The presentation of mental illness at work has different implications and consequences depending on the specific nature of the job, work context, regulatory framework and risks for the employee, organisation and society. Naturally there are certain occupational groups where human factors and/or mental illness could impair safety and mental acuity, and with potentially devastating consequences. For pilots, the medical criteria for crew licensing are stipulated by regulatory aviation authorities worldwide, and these include specific mental illness exclusions. The challenge of assessment for mental health problems is, however, complex and the responsibility for psychological screening and testing falls to a range of different specialists and groups including AMEs (authorised aviation medical examiners), GPs and physicians, airline human resources departments, psychologists, human factor specialists and pilots themselves. Extending and developing the ideas of Aviation Mental Health (2006), which described a range of psychological issues and problems that may affect pilots and the consequences of these, this book presents an authoritative, comprehensive and practical guide to modern, evidence-based practice in the field of mental health assessment, treatment and care. It features contributions from experts in the field drawn from several countries, professions and representing a range of aviation-related organisations, displaying a range of different skills and methods that can be used for the clinical assessment of pilots and in relation to specific mental-health problems and syndromes.
Ernsting's Aviation Medicine applies current understanding in medicine, physiology and the behavioural sciences to the stresses faced by both civil and military aircrew on a daily basis. The fourth edition of this established textbook has been revised and updated by a multi-disciplinary team of experienced contributors, and includes new chapters on aeromedical evacuation, commercial passenger fitness to fly, transport aircraft and passenger safety cosmic radiation, and naval air operations. It remains the recommended textbook for those studying for the Diploma in Aviation Medicine of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians, recognized worldwide as a standard in the field, and for similar overseas qualifications. This is an essential text for all civil or military aviation medicine practitioners, both when preparing for professional examinations and in daily practice, and for those in the many disciplines of the behavioural and life sciences that include some study of aviation, its physiology and related issues. It is also recommended reading for those with a wider interest in the medical problems of professional or recreational flying, air transport and the aviation industry.
This volume examines the connection between culture and defence by providing an inside look at Brazil's aerospace strategies. Brazil is becoming increasingly important geopolitically, and several studies have sought to further understanding of this new position in the international arena. This volume aims to provide a better understanding of the Brazilian nation, its security dilemmas, and how the country seeks to develop its defence training process and improve its professional military education. Organised into two parts, the chapters offer academic dialogues on several aspects of this topic, including public politics and the law, joint operations, human factors and the government interchanges with industry. The first section analyses Brazilian defence policy and strategy, discussing different aspects of aerospace power and Brazilian security perspectives. Chapters discuss the relationship between Brazil and the United States, which blend aspects of the generation of knowledge, science, technology and innovation, and point to economic issues and the Defence Industrial Base. Specific implications of the Brazilian air space, compared with Europe and the United States, also are exposed. In addition, a vision of cyberspace implications for the national power, a present-day question for the entire planet, is also presented. Thereafter, the second section looks at specific aspects of professional military education and explains the Brazilian approach to strengthening its aerospace power. This includes military education and performance, interdisciplinary studies, working jointly, multivariate analysis and cases. This book will be of much interest to students of military studies, defence studies, gender issues, crises management and decision making, Latin American politics and International Relations in general.
Whether you're caring for patients on the ground or in the air, this trusted, one-of-a-kind resource is an essential tool for your success in transport nursing. The 4th edition has been extensively revised to keep you up to date with the latest technological advances and help you meet the ever-changing needs of this critical nursing field. Comprehensive overviews familiarize you with the most common diseases and injuries encountered in practice, accompanied by important management considerations to help you ensure the most effective communication and the safest patient care in all transport settings. Case studies presented at the end of each clinical chapter demonstrate how to apply concepts to scenarios similar to those you'll encounter in practice. Special Populations Unit helps you meet the unique care needs of pregnant, neonatal, pediatric, and military patients. Competencies listed at the beginning of each chapter help you identify key components of effective patient care. Collaborative, multidisciplinary focus meets the educational and reference needs of all transport health care providers and emphasizes the importance of teamwork in ensuring successful patient outcomes. 3 new chapters highlight emerging trends in transport care: The Use of Technology During Transport, including ventricular assist devices, a chapter devoted to Mechanical Ventilation, and Military Transport with EnRoute care. Updated content throughout provides a balance of ground and air coverage and reflects the recently published Flight and Ground Transport Nursing Core Curriculum to help you prepare for the CTRN or CFRN examination. Expanded disaster management coverage addresses front-line response to major disasters. Expanded disaster management coverage addresses important concerns for improving front-line response to major disasters. Additional pathophysiology content helps you better understand the effects of diseases and injuries on the body's normal physiologic processes. Clear instructions for reading radiographs and CT scans simplify the use of these diagnostic tools and help you improve related outcomes. Information based on the latest updates from the Federal Aviation Association and the National Transportation Safety Board alerts you to important safety regulations. Obesity considerations included in the Patient Assessment and Preparation for Transport chapter outline special challenges and possible solutions for the care of obese patients.
(les aspects cardiopulmonaires en médecine aérospatiale).
The widespread interest in "stressful" aspects of contemporary society which contribute to its burden of illness and diseases (e.g. gastro intestinal, cardiovascular) has led to a large number of state ments and reports which relate the manifestations to a maladaptation of the individual. Furthermore, recent research suggests that under some condi tions stress may have a more generalized effect of decreasing the body's ability to combat destructive forces and expose it to a variety of diseases. Breakdown in adaptation occurs when an individual cannot cope with demands inherent in his environment. These may be due to an excessive mental or physical load, including factors of a social or psychological nature and task performance requirements ranging from those which are monotonous, simple and repetitive to complex, fast, decision-taking ones. Experience shows however that not all people placed under the same condi tions suffer similarly, and it follows that to the social and psychological environment should be added a genetic factor influencing, through the brain, the responses of individuals. It is clear that, besides human suffering, this "breakdown in adaptation" causes massive losses of revenue to industry and national health authorities. Thus a reduction in "stress", before "breakdown" occurs, or an improvement in coping with it would be very valuable.
Many real and potential hazards will face astronauts* during operations in space. Some of these hazards might be of little medical significance; others might produce serious medical problems. This book is an initial attempt to describe the characteristics and suggest the management of possible medical problems which might arise from hazards of space operations. Attention is not given here to the so-called 'naturally occurring' diseases. Writing is oriented to future interplanetary missions during which, due primarily to the time required to return to earth, the diagnosis and definitive or interim treatment of medical problems will have to be carried out in space. It is therefore assumed that suitable diagnostic and treatment facilities and medically trained personnel will be available on advanced spacecraft, in which large, multidisciplined crews will be living in a comfortable, 'shirt-sleeves' environment. To lay the groundwork of Space Clinical Medicine, a field in which very little has been written and essentially no experience gained to date, it was found necessary to consider clinical manifestations, diagnosis, and treatment of possible medical problems in space. Wherever necessary, various hazards of space operations are defined and analysed in order to determine their possible medical effects. The patho physiologic characteristics of medical problems are discussed, frequently in detail, to provide the rationale for their prevention and treatment.
Designer_innen müssen improvisieren, wenn sie entwerfen. Die Entwicklung des Braun-Rasierapparates ebenso wie die Arbeiten des Designers Sebastian Herkner zeigen, dass Improvisation Modelle und Prototypen hervorbringt und Fertigungsprozesse überlistet. Doch Improvisation ist nicht nur eine Notwendigkeit - sie ist auch konzeptionell von Bedeutung. Als formgebendes Prinzip führt sie seit dem gestalterischen Postmodernismus zu eigenständigen Einzelstücken. In der Nachkriegszeit versuchte man jedoch, Design als einen Planungsprozess darzustellen. Annika Frye belegt: Für diesen rationalistischen Designbegriff, der bis heute die Diskurse über Design prägt, erweist sich ein am Prozess und seinen Improvisationen orientiertes Designkonzept als äußerst folgenreich.
Seit Ende des europäischen Kolonialprojekts und mit den aktuellen Auswirkungen der Globalisierung ist die eurozentrische und nationalstaatlich orientierte Konzeption von »Kulturerbe« in eine konfliktgeladene Schieflage geraten, die auch die institutionalisierte Denkmalpflege vor neue Herausforderungen stellt. Dieser Band stellt mit Fallbeispielen aus aller Welt die kulturwissenschaftliche Denkfigur der »Transkulturalität« vor, mit der sich neue Zugangsformen zu Kulturerbe ergeben: mit einer Wertschätzung grenzüberschreitender Kontaktzonen, flüchtig-bildhafter Erscheinungsformen, hybrid-ephemerer Materialität und heterogener Identitätskonstruktionen.


New York State has adopted the national standards for education called the "core curriculum" for grades K through 12. These new standards bring change to the state assessments and have prompted a shift in the way students and teachers prepare for the tests.
On this page you will find information that will help you better understand the core curriculum as you support your child's education.
Working together, schools and families can help our students be successful in the classroom.
EngageNY is a great online source for information about the common core. It has guides, videos and other types of information for parents, families and teachers.
Click here for the EngageNY website.
To learn more about the common core standard "shifts," click on the link to the following document: "Common Core State Standards: Shifts for Students and Parents"
Click here for a PTA and NYSUT guide to the Common Core, "A Parent's Guide to Common Core Learning."
Look to your child's backpack as an indicator of what they are working on in school, and the way their class work and homework now reflect the shifts. Click here for a Common Core Backpack Guide.
Recently Maine Memorial held a parent information night about the common core. They have added valuable information and links on the school's Common Core Resources page.
Click on this link to go to the Web page.
Homer Brink teachers recently presented information about the ELA Common Core Learning Standards to the board of education.
Click on this link to view the Homer Brink Common Core Resources Web page.
Middle School teachers recently presented information about the ELA and math Common Core Learning Standards to the board of education.
Click here to view the Middle School Common Core Resources page.


Our 36-seat quick-service restaurant was created by the Calgary Progressive Lifestyles Foundation (CPLF) to provide gainful employment and job-skill training opportunities for persons with disabilities, within a framework of financial sustainability.
Located in northeast Calgary, our coffeehouse and bistro provides weekday dine-in and take-out service from 7:30am to 3:30pm. Additionally, our bistro provides catering services to corporate clients around the city.
Since 1989, CPLF has worked with seniors and persons with disabilities in their homes, their workplaces, and in the community. Each day, we support over 350 clients in achieving success in their lives.


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This contemporary novel is an authentic First Peoples text; its engaging plot and descriptive language help tell the story of Edie, a young Indigenous girl, whose discovery of a mysterious box in her attic takes her on a journey of self-discovery. Edie's journey to find her identity also leads her to examine her relationships with family and friends, and finally, find a deeper understanding and appreciation for her culture and for the people in her life. Suitable for students in Grade 3–7, this book may offer readers opportunities to reflect upon their own family story and to wonder and learn about the stories of others, their families, backgrounds, and the social and societal factors that impact them.
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