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LEICESTERSHIRE MARCH 2022
Hallaton St Michael & All Angels - Open
Horninghold St Peter - Open
Medbourne St Giles - Open.
It was a bright, sunny day in March 2022 and a rare day out in Leicestershire. We had crossed the Rutland border and started the day ay Hallaton; the busy A47 which works its way towards Leicester was to our north and Rutland was off to the east.
The Northamptonshire border was not a million miles away either, with Corby a few miles distant to the south west. It was to be a day of small attractive villages, set in glorious countryside, with a few early spring lambs thrown in as well. The churches visited, were for the most part, open.
I would like to say that there is always a great deal of planning going in to these trips, but not on this day. Basically, we saw a sign with Hallaton on it and went for it, needing to waste a little time before Medbourne church was due to open for the day.
Hallaton was one of the bigger villages, visited that day, with a population if just under 600 at the time of the 2011 census. It is big enough to support two public houses and its own village museum. Uppingham is seven miles or so off to the north east.
Hallaton : church of St Michael & All Angels
The church of St Michael & All Angels stands on slightly raised ground in the centre of the village; surrounded by some glorious old buildings, with the top of the churchyard wall coming up to ground level, giving an uninterrupted view across the church grounds.
I approached the church from the east, with imposing east end and even more imposing east end of north aisle. It is evident that there was some serious wealth here over the centuries.
The welcome committee was good as well, a lovely calico cat wandering over to say hi. It's about the churches, that is obvious; but it's also about the cats …and the food, it is definitely also about the food, as was evidenced by the trip to Medbourne village shop later that morning!
The church here dates back to the 13th century, with much of the present structure dating from that time. The aisles date from a century later with a contrast between the plain south aisle and a much more decorated north aisle. The structure consists of west tower, which is offset to the north, with octagonal spire, nave with north and south aisles and clerestories, north and south porches and chancel. The nave and aisles are battlemented and buttressed throughout
Moving inside, it was bright and welcoming inside, which was a little surprising given the amount of stained glass here. The walls are whitewashed and there are four bay arcades to north and south which lead down to the chancel arch, which has two angels, wings unfurled, over the top.
There is some interesting stained glass here. The east window depicts the nativity and is by Kempe, this featuring his traditional wheatsheaf 'signature'. A fine depiction of the four evangelists includes John holding a chalice from which evil emerges in the form of a dragon.
One interesting three light window has representation of three angels, Raphael, Michael, after who this church is dedicated and Gabriel. Raphael is shown holding a fish. A little research shows that this is a reference to the book of Tobit, (which I had never heard of) in which Raphael appears to Tobit who had been attacked by a fish; telling him to take out some of the internal organs and apply them to aid healing.
St Michael is shown defeating evil in the form of a dragon and Gabriel, who appeared to the Virgin Mary at the annunciation, holds a sign which reads 'Ava Maria Gracia Plena' 'Hail Mary full of grace'.
The chancel is long and imposing, with triple sedilia and piscina to the south wall. Throughout the church are a large number of wall mounted plaques. An impressive church! It was a good start to the day!
We headed off the short distance to Horninghold, and the church of St Peter. This is another lovely structure of Ironstone and Limestone, which dates back to the 12th century.
The church that we see today consists of west tower with spire, nave with north and south aisles and clerestories, north porch and chancel.
The crowning glory of the exterior is a beautiful 12th century Norman south doorway. This has been reset from its original position; having originally been positioned on the wall of the nave before the aisles were added during the 13th century, at which point the tower and spire were also built.
Doing a little background research on this church before this was typed out, I found mention of the incumbent priest here Humphrey Michel who was the priest here from 1676 until 1723.He was an interesting character who used to fight regularly with the congregation and the Church of England. He kept a diary, parts of which have been published. This diary was noted as being full of 'quaint grumblings'! He also kept a record of the witch trials held in the village which are fascinating.
The church of St Peter: Horninghold.
There are connections here with the Knights Templar's, in as much as a Knights Templar gravestone was excavated here in 1951. The Knights Templar's were a monastic military order, which was formed at the end of the first crusade; whose aim was to protect pilgrims who were making their way to the Holy Land.
This is now wall mounted. There doesn't appear to be any other Knights Templar connections to the church here, and it is intriguing as to how it found its way here.
Moving inside and there is a real sense of age here! Sadly, there were signs of a few structural issues as well with an area deemed as being unsafe taped off around the chancel arch. Over the years there were concerns raised as to the overall condition of the structure. As a result, there has been much restoration here during the 19th and 20th centuries.
There is no stained glass here, this helping to create a bright and welcoming interior. The east window of the chancel is small, of two lights. The altar is bare, with the exception of a single cross. There are no wall plaques or monuments in the chancel; the reredos consists of four small red curtains.
A look to the east end of the south aisle shows a piscina on the south wall, indicating that in the day, there would have been an altar here with communion given.
Out in the church grounds, a very faded gravestone, which looks to date from the early part of the 18th century, appears to be for more than one child; with an epitaph to the parents asking them not to weep; as they are not dead just sleeping.
It was time to move on to the third church of the day, this being at nearby Medbourne, the church of St Giles.
I had visited the church here back in 2015, on a dull dreary Saturday. The church was open as they prepared for a wedding later that day. We were welcomed in and took some photos, but the light quality on the day was really poor. This is a glorious church and I wanted to see it in better lighting conditions; it took a mere six and a half years to sort out the return visit! Arrangements had been made beforehand to check that the church would be open.
Medbourne takes on Hallaton each year, on Easter Monday, in a bottle kicking event. The aim is to take the bottle, on a best of three basis, from Hare Pie Bank and across the respective village boundary streams, the team that crosses their own boundary stream with the bottle wins There are no rules, no referee, and no limit on players. Well, there are rules in as much as no weapons are allowed! These eccentric traditions occur the length and breadth of Great Britain; much to the amusement and bemusement of the rest of the world.
There wasn't a cloud in the sky as I assumed the position leading against the churchyard wall, shooting the church from the south. I was joined by another photographer, also shooting the church; he being a landscape photographer. We enjoyed what we saw before us.
The church of St Giles : Medbourne
The church that we each saw before us is cruciform in structure; consisting of west tower, nave with south aisle, north and south transept, south porch and chancel. It dates back as far as the 13th century. The thought is that this was intended to be a cruciform church with central tower, these plans abandoned in favour of a west tower.
The square ironstone tower is buttressed and battlemented with clock facing out from the south face. The lower parts of the tower date from the 13th century with the upper stage dating from the 15th century.
The south side of the church is dominated by an enormous south transept, which dates from the late 13th century. This has a fine five light window, with intricate tracery. The south porch is small in comparison, dating from the 17th century.
What a lovely scene. There is a path surrounding the church, which leads to a bridge, which crosses Medbourne Brook.
Moving in through the small 17th century south porch, we enter in to a large interior, the size of the south transept alone speaking of the wealth that was here over the centuries.
The south arcade is of three bays, which leads to the south transept which has three bays running from north to south. It is rarely that I have been in to a church which has bays within the transept!
There is stained glass at the east end of the chancel and transept. There is a depiction of the ascension in the three light east window of the chancel whilst at the east end of the transept we have Jesus central, flanked by St Giles, after who this church is dedicated and Doctor Watts. The latter ids William Watts, who was the curate in charge here for many years and who founded the Leicester Royal Infirmary.
A number of stone heads look out from various vantage points, some human and some beast like. Hidden away a little against the south wall of the south transept, in a tomb recess, is a very battered effigy of a recumbent figure at prayer, the bottom third or so broken away.
I enjoyed looking around this church very much; it being one of the more unusual interior designs that I had seen for a little while. Both in size and quality there is a real sense of the wealth that would have been present here over the years. It had taken a few years to make the return trip but I am pleased that I did!
The church grounds are large and well maintained; with one item of particular interest to be found to the north east of the church. This is a grave slab with a grill over it, which is in the rough shape of a human body. This is a mortsafe; with the grill screwed down in to the grave slab itself, so as to deter grave robbers; in those days when recently interred corpses were dug up and sold for medical research.
There is also the stump of a medieval churchyard cross to the south of the south porch, this having a Grade II listing in its own right.
There are many slate gravestones here, and some finely crafted gravestones, some of which date back to the eighteenth century. Many are of interest, without there being anything of great rarity.
It was time to hit the road again. Thanks to those involved in helping to ensure that I found the church open when I visited. Having depleted the stocks of the village shop deli counter, we aimed east, towards Great Easton, with the second part of this Leicestershire crawl coming in a subsequent page.


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David Markham, właśc. Peter Basil Harrison (ur. 3 kwietnia 1913 w Wick, zm. 15 grudnia 1983 w Hartfield) – brytyjski aktor teatralny, filmowy i telewizyjny.

W latach 1943–1946 grał na scenie Playhouse Theatre w Liverpoolu, m.in. w tragedii Romeo i Julia. W 1954 w londyńskim teatrze Lyric Hammersmith wystąpił w Wiśniowym sadzie.

W 1937 ożenił się z Olive Dehnem (1914–2007), dramaturg BBC Radio. Mieli cztery córki: Sonię – ilustratorkę, Kikę (ur. 1940) – aktorkę, żonę aktora Corina Redgrave'a, Petrę (ur. 1944) – aktorkę oraz Jehane – poetkę i dramaturg, żonę aktora Rogera Lloyda-Packa.

W czasie II wojny światowej został uwięziony jako obdżektor, zanim pozwolono mu na prace leśne.

David Markham pojawiał się często w telewizji i sporadycznie w kinie, jako Arthur Barras w dramacie katastroficznym Carola Reeda Gwiazdy patrzą na nas (The Stars Look Down, 1940) z Michaelem Redgrave, wróżbita w melodramacie François Truffauta Dwie Angielki i kontynent (1972) czy doktor Michael Nelson w komediodramacie Noc amerykańska (1973) z Jacqueline Bisset.

Wybrana filmografia
 1971: Życie rodzinne
 1971: Krew z grobowca mumii jako doktor Burgess
 1972: Dwie Angielki i kontynent jako wróżbita
 1973: Noc amerykańska jako doktor Michael Nelson
 1979: Tess jako wielebny Clare
 1982: Gandhi jako starszy Anglik

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Brytyjscy aktorzy filmowi
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Urodzeni w 1913
Zmarli w 1983

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Benjamin Clementine has packed a lot into his 26 years: heartbreak, homelessness, reinvention, before reaching cult status in Paris and returning home in unlikely circumstances. Raised in a strict religious household in Edmonton, Benjamin started to teach himself the keyboard aged 11, stumbling upon classical rather than contemporary pop; a sparse piano solo by Erik Satie in particular transformed the way he played. At 16 years old, in a rare moment of permitted TV watching, he caught New York avant-gardists Antony and the Johnsons performing the disarmingly naked 'Hope There's Someone' on the BBC. "I was confused, scared…it was another world," says Clementine. "When it finished, I went back upstairs to my piano and started playing chords."
Inspired by figures like Leonard Cohen and Jake Thackray – and with no emotional or employment ties to keep him in London – Benjamin absconded to Paris aged 20; sleeping rough, working in kitchens and busking out of economic necessity. First in the corridors of the Place de Clichy station and then on the metro, building his voice and refining his craft, as he made enough money to move first to a hostel and then into a room of his own. Having eventually returned to his hometown of London, word spread from across the continent to the point where Benjamin Clementine's UK live debut took place on national TV: he played two tracks on Later…With Jools Holland. At 6 ft 3 – dressed in his now-trademark overcoat and bare-feet – Clementine cut an extraordinary, puzzling presence, causing a small storm on Twitter, and Paul McCartney amongst the first to congratulate Clementine on an "amazing" performance.
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Die Mauritius International 2011 im Badminton fanden als offene internationale Meisterschaften von Mauritius vom 16. bis zum 19. Juni 2011 in Beau Bassin-Rose Hill statt.

Austragungsort
 Stadium Badminton Rose Hill, National Badminton Centre, Duncan Taylor Street

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I worked on two personal income tax returns yesterday that serve as examples to further underscore the need for education finance reform. As an adviser I see plenty of these examples in working class families, these two just happen to be the latest. I know that my peers in the tax preparation industry will see plenty more examples this season.
#1 – A divorced office worker mom with a salary of about $26,000 takes almost $20,000 out of her modest savings to pay for her son's first year tuition. The son lives with her her ex takes the dependent deduction as part of the divorce settlement. (This is common in divorce settlements to allow the higher income spouse to take the dependent deduction). Federal tax law says she can't get the education tax credit under these circumstances even though she paid all the tuition. Furthermore, if the money came from a retirement account then she will owe additional income taxes this year that she is financially unprepared to pay.
#2 – A professional family with 4 kids; 2 at home and 2 in private colleges. Total family income is $200,000 so they qualified for little financial aid. But the private college expenses was over $40,000 for each child, including travel and other related expenses. The father was required by employment contract to live in an expensive area so their housing expense and real estate taxes were also high. In the end, the parents were unable to put money away for their own retirement. They lost out on an employer match to the 401(k) and appear to be financially struggling. When you net out $200K gross income minus taxes, minus housing expense, minus $80K tuition, there is little left to support a family in a middle class lifestyle.
Another accountant said "Why don't they take an education loan?". I think the answer is simple. Loans postpone the pain but don't get rid of it. I see many families. including my own, who prefer to "bite the bullet" during these college expense years just to get past the burden. Even more families pay what they can and still take loans that need to be paid later. When you have 4 kids as in this second situation and the likelihood of advanced education expenses beyond a 4 year basic degree, it quickly becomes apparent that the parents will suffer for at least a decade without vacations or retirement savings just to put the kids through school.
I'm not in a position to comment on the judgments of made by other parents. Certainly I've made plenty of financial decisions that fall in the same category. But we do need to consider and deal with the mess that this leaves behind – an erosion of financial security for ordinary hard-working middle class families that, IMO, deserve to be handled with better public policy.
Besides these anecdotal stories, we know that education debt is growing at a shocking pace and that it places a significant drag on our economy. Education debt now exceeds the total of all other consumer debt combined by a wide margin. For all of these reasons I support the most aggressive of education finance reform proposals that are being discussed in the political arena.
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Dr. Jason Marker, President of the St. Joseph County Board of Health — Photo: Beacon Health System
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — REAL News Michiana discovered the new President of the St. Joseph County Board of Health has spent years donating to lefist Democrat causes and candidates. This comes as revelations have surfaced that Dr. Jason Marker is currently over-serving his term on the board. According to the St. Joseph County website, Marker's term ended in August of last year.
Now that Republicans have control of the County Council and County Commissioners, voters expect his immediate removal and replacement. This type of decision is why Republicans were elected. Dr. Maker does not represent the will of the voters in St. Joseph County. The St. Joseph County Commissioners can, and should, replace Dr. Marker immediately.
According to donor financial records, Marker has consistently opened his wallet to fund Democrat campaigns and causes. Marker donated $500 to Democrat State Rep. Candidate Heidi Beidinger, $100 to Kamala Harris, $100 to Joe Biden and another $100 to the Pete Buttigieg presidential campaign. He's also made numerous donations to the extremely progressive ACT Blue PAC.
Beidinger's Campaign Manager openly wished for mass COVID deaths on Republicans so Democrats could win Republican held seats.
During the election of Board leadership at a Board of Health meeting last week, Marker also promised to fight against a push for smaller government.
"There's a fairly large groundswell interest for smaller government." Marker said during the meeting. "One of the emerging problems is… the desire for small government and the will and interests of those who cannot help themselves and that's going to come to a head in the Department of Health."
TIME AS BOARD'S VP
As the Vice President of the Board during the COVID19 pandemic, Marker bragged about destroying local businesses in emails with his colleagues about the "Draconian" measures taken by the board and Health Department that also stripped citizens of their constitutional rights and shut down schools.
RNM discovered Dr. Marker's braggadocious "Draconian" comments through a public records request of emails during the COVID-19 pandemic, in which Dr. Marker also insults anyone who questions his methods of shutting down businesses and forced masking.
"Contrary to what may be generally believed, we and our Health Officer, Dr. Robert Einterz, have pushed extremely hard for Draconian restrictions on business activities…" Dr. Marker wrote in part of an email from December of 2020.
In March of 2020, the South Bend Tribune wrote an article describing 62 local businesses that had closed in the year of COVID. In October, the SBT wrote another article showing business closures were up 50-percent.
And, it appears, Dr. Marker showed little care for the livelihoods of local business owners with what he continued to write in an email chain between the then president of the board and Health Officer, Dr. Robert Einterz. He also appears to show he was aware of the problematic nature of the actions he was pushing.
I prefer these conversations to happen in a dark corner of a local pub, but since you and Heidi (Dr. Heidi Beidinger-Burnett, former President of the St. Joseph County Board of Health) and I can't quite get away with that, we'll have to consider alternatives! Marker wrote.
I don't want to speak for Heidi (though I fear I'm about to) but I suspect that she and I are willing to rock whatever boats we need to in the interest of public health advocacy if that gives you cover to do whatever needs to be done.
Dr. Beidinger–Burnett responded enthusiastically.
I couldn't agree more … I'm willing to rock the boat w you! I don't know that it will matter whether we offend the commissioners or not since two of three have all declared their anti sci sentiment UNLESS Andy can reel them in.
Dr. Marker also rips into elected officials and concerned citizens for voicing their opinions. He describes people with a differing opinion than his as "anti-science", "ignorant" and "crude".
…the public has given us hours of crude, anti-science, willfully ignorant and grossly ill-informed opinions of our work including 4 personal threats and numerous broadly encompassing law suits to slow us down. Certain members of our County Council and County Commissioners are happily in their camp and have blocked our efforts to make progress in these areas while stripping the "teeth" from all of the interventions that they have been willing to pass to appease us.
At no point does Dr. Marker discuss the very real economic and social impacts of what he is pushing. Nor does he refer to any expert of public and economic policy. However, like a true professional, he alludes to punching a wall and abusing narcotic prescription drugs.
I'll now be going to take a Xanax and find the drywall patch kit! He wrote.
You can read the entire email chain here.
Dr. Heidi Beidinger-Burnett
Dr. Jason Marker
Heidi Beidinger
Jason Marker
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St. Joseph County Board of Health
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Yar Rehnew January 24, 2023 At 11:49 am
Who a man contributes to is his own business, even, I presume the head of a County Health Department. However, if he has over-served his term, plus had seemingly no regard for the economic and/or personal health of local citizens, the question is when will the Commissioners let him go? And will Federal charges be warranted for Mr Marker?
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Changing default value of the property may be particulary useful when there is a shared installation of the application, there are many users with a home (and cache) directory on a slow (network) file system and it is expected most of them won't install additional modules into their own user directory.
Setting this property affects the associated module autoupdate.ui. Setting it to true results in the detailed view (all visible plugins) been selected when Installed tab is opened in Plugin Manager. Otherwise the simple view (high-level features) is selected.
You can suppress automatic reporting of slow code completion computation by increasing value of -J-Dorg.netbeans.modules.editor.completion.slowness.report property to more than 2000 ms (the default value).
This property sets the logging level. See org.openide.ErrorManager.getInstance for more details.
If the property is set to true the project updates metadata of project.xml from the namespace http://www.netbeans.org/ns/j2se-project/1 to http://www.netbeans.org/ns/j2se-project/2 without explicit user confirmation.
If set to true, displays a truncated version of Java package names, usually in the Projects tab.
When the ensure.built.source.roots property is set during ant script execution, the javac task will not actually build the classfiles from scratch, but rather copy classfiles produced by the Java infrastructure into the output folder. The content of the property will be interpreted as list of source roots, for which the artifacts should be copied.
It is possible to disable native listening on filesystem changes. Useful mostly in testing environment, but it may be interesting for some users too. Don't rely (much) on this property from production code however.
It is possible to enable use of FAM notifier on Solaris disabled by default. Useful mostly in testing environment, but it may be interesting for some users too. Don't rely (much) on this property from production code however.
To address problems when mixing various types of network file systems (as described in bug 198946) there is a special property org.netbeans.modules.masterfs.case that can be set to sensitive or insensitive value in order to override the system default. This is intended only for end user consumption, not for consumption by other parts of the system. The name and meaning of this property may change in any release.
Native listeners check the org.netbeans.io.suspend property. If it is set to integer greater than zero, they stop delivering file change events. The list of modified directories is recorded (its size is made available by setting its string value into org.netbeans.io.pending property), but its processing is suspended. Events are delivered when org.netbeans.io.suspend property changes its value to 0 or becomes empty.
I/O intensive operations in other NetBeans modules are advised to honour the org.netbeans.io.suspend property as well and suspend their I/O activities too.
In order to properly communicate changes to the property between multiple receivers and multiple controllers it is suggested to only manipulate the value under synchronized("org.netbeans.io.suspend".intern()) lock. Those changing the value are supposed to increment it by one when they request the suspend and decrement it by one when they want to resume their own suspend.
Whenever a change to the state of the property is made, controllers are supposed to "org.netbeans.io.suspend".intern().notifyAll().
used only when nbjunit.diff.impl is set to org.netbeans.junit.diff.NativeDiff class. This property contain command line, which is called from NativeDiff class to perform comparision. This property use also '%TESTFILE%' and '%PASSFILE%' variables understood by NbJUnit, which are replaced with real file names when running tests.
path to a directory, which is used as a root for tests' working directories (for details see JavaDoc for NbTestCase.getWorkDir()).
The default order is natural right now, but this may change in future to mitigate the randomness caused by JDK7.
NbModuleSuite can now be influenced by system property branding.token. If it is provided (by Ant harness for example), it is used to call NbBundle.setBranding.
When this property is set, the opening of projects doesn't trigger opening and focusing of the projects logical view top component. Allows the BlueJ Edition to focus it's own component instead.
Error manager logging category for things affecting project list.
Property for overriding default location of projects directory which is folder NetBeansProjects under $HOME on Unixes and under default user folder on Windows (e.g. C:\Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\NetBeansProjects). Directory passed by the property must exist, otherwise default is used.
For testing purposes one can specify different URL for upload of files, by setting org.netbeans.modules.uihandler.Submit property when invoking NetBeans.
System property "nb.show.statistics.ui" controls if UI for Usage statistics is displayed in General panel. If this property is non null (for IDE) UI is shown. This property contains key of preference used to save status - true if usage statistics are collected and uploaded, false if not. Key is "usageStatisticsEnabled" and is described below.
The system property nb.tabs.suppressCloseButton can be used to hide close buttons by default.
The system property winsys.stretching_view_tabs can be used to switch to stretching tab layout as implemented in NetBeans version 7.0 and older.
If set to true, changes default value of the asynchronous() method. Useful for unit tests which would prefer to run all tested actions synchronously.
Setting this property to integer number controls prefetching of nodes when VisualizerChildren are constructed (prefetchCount = 0 disables prefetching). The prefetching should eliminate "bounce" effect (see #144718) in lazy implementation which is caused by the fact that there exist keys without nodes. In such case "dummy" nodes are created and remove event is fired. This undesirable effect is eliminated by prefetching selected number of nodes so "dummy" nodes are detected and removed in advance before any visualization occurs.
Checks by Drag & Drop support for views. True is regard as default (no matter what jdk's version). False value disallows Drag & Drop in all views.
Name of attribute file can be changed , if .nbattrs can't be used.
Periodic refresh can be set.
If true, better diagnostic information will be available as to when file input or output streams were opened that prevent a file from being deleted because they were not closed. This information comes at a performance cost, however.
Used by FileChooserBuilder. If set to false, file choosers created by instances of FileChooserBuilder will traverse symlinks. By default they do not.
Used by FileChooserBuilder. If true, FileChooserBuilder will not remember users' recent directories across sessions. This property is provided for applications where a history of recently used directories is a security concern.
checked by the initialization of the Lookup.getDefault() and can contain name of a class that extends org.openide.util.Lookup and has public constructor, that should be instantiated and returned from Lookup.getDefault() the class will be loaded by Thread.currentThread().getContextClassLoader() classloader the first time Lookup.getDefault is invoked.
The property can also contain value "-" which means to completely disable the lookup instantiation and return Lookup.EMPTY from Lookup.getDefault().
If the property is unspecified, the default MetaInfServicesLookup is constructed for Thread.currentThread().getContextclassLoader() that implements the JDK's standard. If, by a chance an instance of Lookup.Provider is found in there, its lookup is returned as result. Otherwise the MetaInfServicesLookup is the result of Lookup.getDefault().
If set to false, windows opened (e.g. TopComponent.open) using the dummy fallback window manager will not really be set to be visible. Useful for unit tests which must incidentally use the Window System API but for which actual display of windows is undesirable.
To get your API listed here, use <api type='export' group='systemproperty' ... /> in your module arch.xml document.


Undergraduates … seemed to be shifting the burden of communication from speaker to listener. Ambiguity, evasion, and body language, such as air quotes—using fingers as quotation marks to indicate clichés—were transforming college English into a coded sign language in which speakers worked hard to avoid saying anything definite.
Whelton comes closest to the true nature of the situation here, but I think there is an important consideration that is missing. I'm inclined to think that the sorts of language patterns Whelton criticizes reflect a reversion to language environments that are more oral in nature than they are literate (a situation that Walter Ong called secondary orality).
The cadences and syntax of "high," "correct," "proper," etc. English are a product of writing in general and intensified by print; they are not a necessary function of spoken language itself which is ordinarily much more chaotic. Writing is removed from the holistic context that helps give face-to-face communication its meaning. To compensate writing must work hard to achieve clarity and precision since the words themselves bear the burden of conveying the whole of the meaning. Oral communication can tolerate vagueness in words and syntax because it can rely on intonation, volume, inflection, and other non-verbal cues to supply meaning. As an experiment try transcribing anyone of your countless verbal exchanges and note the sometimes startling difference between spoken language and written language.
Where print monopolizes communication, the patterns of written speech begin to discipline spoken language. "Vague" talk then may be characteristic of those whose speech patterns, because they have been formed in a world in which print's monopoly has been broken, have not been so disciplined by print literacy.
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California-based tech startup Mojo Vision has revealed its smart contact lenses which use augmented reality to place information inside of the wearer's eyes. The company's forthcoming Mojo lens AR lenses use 14k pixels-per-inch micro-displays to project statistics like health tracking and other data.
images courtesy of mojo vision
They also pack wireless radio, image-recognition tech (which it claims will be able to understand the activities you're engaged in, so as to not disturb you when it's not wanted), and motion sensors. Mojo calls this eyes-up experience invisible computing, a platform that enables information to be instantaneous, unobtrusive and available hands-free.
The lenses are still in development but the company is currently demonstrating a working prototype of the device and plans an early application of the product designed to help people struggling with low vision through enhanced image overlays. This application of the mojo lens is designed to provide real-time contrast and lighting enhancements as well as zoom functionality.
Mojo Vision has announced a new partnership with the Vista Center for the blind and visually impaired, a Palo Alto-based nonprofit which offers rehabilitation services to more than 3,000 children and adults with blindness or impaired vision each year. It still needs to secure us food and drug administration approval as contact lenses are considered medical devices but the news makes it a viable and a valuable piece of tech.
'After extensive research, development, and testing, we are excited to reveal our product plans and begin sharing details about this transformative platform,' said Drew Perkins, CEO at Mojo Vision. 'Mojo has a vision for invisible computing where you have the information you want when you want it and are not bombarded or distracted by data when you don't. The technology should be helpful, and it should be available in the moment and fade away when you want to focus on the world around you.'
'The Mojo lens is the first step in delivering invisible computing to the world. we look forward to sharing more information and demonstrating future prototypes as we get closer to bringing our product to market.'
Tags 14k pixels per inch Ar Augmented Reality blind California future health health tracking image-recognition micor display Mojo Vision motion sensors projection prototype startup statistics tech Vista Center visually impaired wireless radion
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Q: auto detect added class in highlight.js for dynamically added elements i am using highlight.js 9 and added it like the following

i am using ckeditor which adds highlight.js class on the fly.I need to append content in a div.When i append it i want highlight.js will detect which language class is used by editor and   apply styles automatically when i append it to my page .How to achieve this?
say i am have the following content in my editor:

 hljs.configure({useBR: true}); $('div.code').each(function(i, e) {hljs.highlightBlock(e)});

which results in the following styling:

when i will append it my page i want the exact same styling as i am seeing on the editor .How to do that.
a image of div id='content' currently it shows no styling :

A: Solved it. I had to use the following code inside onclick event handler:
 $('pre code').each(function(i, block) {
    hljs.highlightBlock(block);
});

full code:
CKEDITOR.replace( 'editor1');
var content = $("#content");
function lol(event) {

    var el = CKEDITOR.instances.editor1.getData();
    alert(el);
    var html = $.parseHTML(el);

    content.append(html);

    $('pre code').each(function(i, block) {
        hljs.highlightBlock(block);
    });
}

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A new record with star guitarist Kurt Rosenwinkel plus record-release tour.
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My name is Tobias Meinhart and I'm a saxophonist originally from Bavaria (Germany) now based in Brooklyn, NY. Last summer we recorded a new album in Berlin and Cologne during a short tour. This one was very special for me since star-guitarist and longtime hero of mine, Kurt Rosenwinkel was part of the project. To work with him, listen to his advice and share the stage with him was one of the best musical experiences in my life so far. I am extremely happy that we were able to record this band and can't wait to share it with the world.
This project also feels like coming back to my roots. I've now been living in New York for almost 10 years and learned so much in this amazing city, but I also enjoy coming home every summer and play with extremely talented people in Berlin. Luckily all my favorite musicians there, were excited to be part of this project which consequently led to the title "Berlin People".
The album is already recorded and will be coming out on the New York label SUNNYSIDE Records in 2019. And the whole band will go on a 2-week Release tour in March 2019 plus some selected Release shows in the US.
But to make all this happen and cross the finish line, we now need your help! The album still needs to be mixed & mastered, we need the artwork, video material, organize the tour details, book flights, trains & hotels and get publicity. Still a lot of things but with your help we can do it.
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Lightweight twill fabrication combines with non-iron technology to create this solid Perry Ellis long sleeve button-down shirt. Ease into your evening and embrace the company and conversations with you. Then, tomorrow, start again.


There's a new pizza joint coming to White Marsh.
Pie Five Pizza Co. will be opening its fifth location on Thursday, September 8, at 5209-B Campbell Boulevard in White Marsh. Located just minutes from White Marsh Mall, shoppers will soon be able to take advantage of Pie Five's trendsetting concept where chef-inspired pizzas bake in just 140 seconds.
Pie Five's unique fast-casual approach allows customers to create their own personalized pizza in just under two minutes. Pie Five offers each customer unlimited toppings from a selection of more than 28 fresh toppings, seven sauces and four made-from-scratch crusts.
Pie Five also offers vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options, accommodating the dietary needs of all pizza lovers. Customers can also add a fresh, hand-tossed salad or cheesy basket of Breadstix to complement any order.
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Places Photo Essays
Iconic Trees in Singapore's Civic District
Singapore is one of the world's greenest cities today and there is no better place to start appreciating the beauty of our City in Nature than in our historic Civic District. Standing alongside distinctive and well-loved conserved buildings housing memories from yesterday are majestic trees that witnessed our city's progress. All the iconic trees have their very own stories to tell. Learn more about their significance in Singapore's precious past and our greening journey together.
Look Up: Guided tour by Marie-Pierre Mol, curator of the exhibition
28 - 29 May • 11:00am • EHL Campus, Singapore
28 - 29 May • 01:00pm • EHL Campus, Singapore
Visit the beautiful art deco building hosting EHL Campus, learn about the history of this place and discover Look Up an art exhibition encompassing artworks which question our connection to nature.
Not Your Grandfather's Road: A Virtual Tour of Singapore's Streets Named After Trees
In this virtual tour, Dr Shawn Lum introduces participants to the interesting origins of some of Singapore's street names and their link to trees!
Stories of Our Natural Heritage: Articles & Resources by National Library Board
Explore our rich natural heritage via resources provided by the National Library Board.
Stories of Travel & Tourism: Articles & Resources by National Library Board
Explore our rich travel and tourism heritage via resources provided by the National Library Board.
The Old Admiralty House: Coexistence Of Sembawang's Built Environment With Its Natural Landscape
As a historical monument residing up in Admiral hill, the structures of old Admiralty house is surrounded by luscious vegetation. The essay will explore the role of the old Admiralty house in not just preserving Sembawang's heritage, but also in illustrating the relationship between built environment and the natural landscape.
Through Nature: A Bras Basah.Bugis Edition
This visual diary takes its readers on an adventure Through Nature around the Bras Basah.Bugis precinct. Join NAFA Arts Management students on a walkthrough as they document their observations and research of the many natural elements waiting to be discovered at Fort Canning, Raffles' Garden, and Artisan's Garden. Focusing on the topics of plants and archaeology in Natural Heritage, this essay will present a holistic overview of the prominent presence of natural heritage in the precinct's history.
For Families Places Photo Essays
Time Flies at Jurong Bird Park
Singapore's pioneering wildlife park has soared across half a century! In this time, Jurong Bird Park became Asia's largest bird park, connecting millions of people to the colourful and fascinating avian world. It actively participated in protecting avian species over the decades, and today contributes as a global conservation leader.
Where Heritage Meets Art Meets Flora and Fauna - A Volunteer Led Tour
14 - 15 May • 04:00pm • Civic District
Join the volunteer-led tour in the civic district area to learn about historical significance, art development, and flora and fauna of several landmarks/ monuments in the area.
A Virtual Journey to Christmas Island
1,330 kilometres southwest of Singapore in the Indian Ocean lies Christmas Island, a quaint little island with historic ties to Singapore. Join the researchers at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum in a delightful virtual journey exploring the biodiversity at the island!


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New climate threat when Siberia gets record-breaking
There is a heat wave in Siberia and the high heat has caused the permafrost to begin to melt. Last Saturday, a full 38 degrees was measured in Verkhoyansk, a city in northern Siberia - the highest temperature ever measured north of the Arctic Circle. "This is undoubtedly a worrying sign," says Freja Vamborg at the EU's Climate Institute Copernicus to the Guardian magazine.
Even in other Siberian cities, summer has been record-breaking. In Chersky, 113 miles northeast of Verkhoyansk, it was 30 degrees last week. Admittedly, large temperature variations are normal in Siberia and in winter temperatures of minus 50 degrees are nothing unusual. But, now the heat has been so extreme that the permafrost, the constantly frozen ground in Siberia, has begun to melt.
According to Freja Vamborg, winter and spring have also been unusually warm in Siberia, also considering that the world as a whole is getting warmer.
- Siberia stands out as a region that exhibits a warmer trend with higher temperature variations, she says.
Forest fires and large insect heaters
Rising temperatures are a trend throughout the Arctic, not just in Siberia. The reason is spelled climate change with, among other things, forest fires and large insect heat as a result.
In Siberia, the climate is further exacerbated by the melting permafrost, which when it melts emits methane gas, which further impedes climate change. This week, a large oil tank in Norilsk collapsed, 300 miles northeast of Moscow and 20,000 tonnes of diesel oil leaked into a nearby river, which is largely said to have been a direct effect of the thawing permafrost.
The heatwave in Siberia is something that worries climate scientists. Due to the high temperatures, 2020 is about to become the hottest year ever in the world, despite reduced carbon dioxide emissions as a result of the corona pandemic. in Verkhoyansk, a city in northern Siberia, was measured at 38 degrees on Saturday. In that case, it is the hottest temperature ever measured in the Arctic, according to the Washington Post.
Putin: Very serious
Even in Russia as a whole, 2020 has been record-breaking, as much as 5.3 degrees above the average temperature during 1951-1980, according to the Berkley Earth Project. Russian President Vladimir Putin has also expressed concern over the country's rising temperatures and melting permafrost
- Some of our cities were built north of the Arctic Circle, on the permafrost. If it starts to thaw, you can imagine what the consequences would be. It is very serious.
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Millions of people living in parts of the Arctic, Siberia and Alaska are living with concerns about how climate change will affect their way of life. "I think the reindeer husbandry I grew up with will not be there when my children grow up," says Marja Skum, Gran's Sami Village. Photo: SVT
Record hot weather exacerbates Siberian wildfires - up to 59 million tonnes of carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere
World Meteorological Organization: This year will be one of the warmest years on record
Climate. Copernicus, September 2020 the hottest on record
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Global warming: 2020, one of the hottest years on record
Siberian heat 'practically impossible' without global climate change
June 2020 was the hottest with 2019, "worrying" heat in Siberia
Siberian fires caused record CO2 emissions according to Copernicus
The UAE strongly condemns the Houthis' launch of booby-trapped aircraft towards Saudi Arabia
Mohammed bin Rashid visits State Security headquarters in Dubai
The accesses to Navacerrada and Cotos are cut off due to crowding of vehicles early in the morning
India New Corona Vaccination Start Plan for 300 Million People by Summer
CDU party congress: candidate Armin Laschet warns of polarization


"The organized museum is to general pathology what the autopsy room is to medicine, what the dissection room is to anatomy, what—to go further afield—traveling to see new countries is to the study of geography."
The Museum collection originated around the time of the founding of the Montreal General Hospital (c1822) and the Montreal Medical Institute (1823/24) (the forerunner of the McGill University Medical Faculty). In fact, the most famous artifact in the collection is the Holmes heart, a specimen procured at autopsy in 1822 by Dr. Andrew Holmes, first Dean of Medicine at McGill. A significant proportion of the specimens in the Museum was gathered in the late 1800s and early 1900s, including several hundred by William Osler during the eight years he spent as pathologist at the Montreal General Hospital. Many illustrate diseases or disease processes, such as syphilis, extrapulmonary tuberculosis, rickets and congenital cardiac anomalies, encountered uncommonly today in an untreated state in "developed" countries.
1822 Opening of the Montreal General Hospital. The Holmes heart—one of the first museum specimens—is acquired.
1876 William Osler becomes pathologist at the Montreal General Hospital.
1899 Maude Abbott is appointed Curator of the McGill Medical Museum.
1906 Abbott, James Carroll and James McCallum found the International Association of Medical Museums in Washington, DC.
1907 Fire destroys much of the McGill Medical Museum.
1909 Strathcona Medical Building opens with new museum space for Anatomy and Pathology collections.
1923 Pathological Institute opens; pathology teaching and museum activity moves from Strathcona building. Abbott continues as curator of "Central" Medical Museum at Strathcona.
1932 Abbott's museum becomes the Medical History Museum.
1940 Abbott dies; the Medical History Museum is dissolved and specimens are discarded or moved to Pathological Institute.
1947 Pathological Institute Museum renovated to create laboratory space; specimens moved to basement teaching room.
1996 Last museum teaching specimens are moved to storage in Pathological Institute basement.
Exhibit recreating Abbott's Museum is mounted at the 100th Anniversary Congress of the International Academy of Pathology (formerly the IAMM).
The "Maude Abbott Medical Museum" is officially constituted by McGill University.
Museum moves from the Duff Pathological Building to the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building.
2018 The newly renovated Maude Abbott Medical Museum opened in September 2018.
2019 Installation of commemorative plaque to Maude Abbott in the Strathcona Anatomy and Dentistry Building.


A Seaman's Book is a booklet used for identifying the holder as a seaman as per the ILO / STCW rules. The Seaman's Book is usually required for recording the sea experiences onboard the ship or vessel on which the seaman has served and also for recording his seatime , rank etc of the holder.
How do I get a seaman book in Nepal?


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Business / Business of Luxury
Balenciaga Remains The Hottest Brand in the World
In the last quarter of 2021 Balenciaga remaining the most searched for brand on the Lyst Index, followed closely by Gucci.
Jan 27, 2022 | By Joseph Low & Sarah Ridzwan
Image: Balenciaga
Balenciaga continues its reign of being the hottest brand in the world with the release of the Lyst Index for Q4 of 2021.
For a second consecutive quarter, the fashion house has dominated Lyst searches and sales, as well as Google search queries, social media engagements and mentions.
In the previous Lyst report, Balenciaga secured the top spot with a series of high-profile stories such as its return to haute couture and the Simpsons collaboration for Spring/Summer 2022. With the unveiling of its Fall/Winter 2022 VHS-style video for its collection, Balenciaga continues to stay ahead of the game in the fashion industry. Additionally, Balenciaga's Neo Classic Bag was listed as the top hottest women's product for this quarter.
READ MORE: Balenciaga Overtakes Gucci as the Hottest Brand
Image: Prada
The brand is also leveraging on the metaverse to make waves, as it recently announced that it was entering the metaverse with a new business unit in Web3.
Prada has entered the top three rankings in the last quarter of the year, moving up one spot to number three — the highest ranking it has ever been in the Lyst index. Gucci remains in second place with its Love Parade show on Hollywood Boulevard as well as its second drop with The North Face.
Other brands in the list include Louis Vuitton which had climbed up to fourth place as it presented Virgil Abloh's final collection in Miami and appointed Squid Game's Hoyeon Jung as its house ambassador.
Image: Louis Vuitton
As the fashion world continues to mourn the passing of Virgil Abloh, founder of Off-White and artistic director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, the Lyst Index reported that in the 18 months it had begun its report, Off-White had topped the list five times. The second-most number one positions on the list goes to Gucci.
READ MORE: Two Stunning Baccarat Collabs: Virgil Abloh and Louis Vuitton
Elsewhere in the luxury industry, Rolls-Royce has delivered the highest-ever annual sales results in its 117-year history. A total of 5,586 motor cars were delivered to clients around the world — a 49 per cent increase on the same period in 2020.
The luxury car market in general has had a record year in 2021, defying expectations and delivering more cars than ever in the past year.
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Solvents, allergens, toxic spores – you could be inhaling them.
When you think about air pollution, car fumes, smog and fumes from factories probably spring to mind. But the reality is, the air inside your home could be more polluted than the air outside. We spend between 75 to 90 percent of our time indoors, more for infants and the elderly.
In many New Zealand homes – particularly newer ones – building materials, paint, glues, carpets and other finishes and furnishings emit chemicals that can be harmful to your health. These chemicals can trigger asthma and a range of other ailments.
Houses that are damp provide the perfect conditions for mould and dust mites to grow. These also have associated health risks.
You can protect yourself and other members of your household by carefully choosing the materials used in your home, keeping your home warm, dry and well-ventilated, and by making some simple lifestyle choices – such as keeping your carpet clean.
The health impacts vary according to the type of pollutant but can include asthma, headaches, fatigue, coughing, sneezing, dizziness, and irritation of the eyes, nose, throat and skin.
The effects of pollutants can be acute and immediate (for example, allergies from dust mites) or chronic over a long term (for example, formaldehyde and spores from fungi).
Exposure can occur soon after occupying a new home and may be ongoing during the life of the house if the sources are not addressed.
While pollutant levels from individual sources may not pose a significant health risk by themselves, many homes have multiple sources of indoor air pollution that can interact together.
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are chemical substances that become airborne at room temperature and can be inhaled. They are emitted by a range of materials and household products including paints, cleaning products and many furnishings.
A common and toxic VOC is formaldehyde, which is released from some plywood, fibreboard (MDF), furniture and glues.
Some studies have found a link between home exposure to VOCs and incidence of asthma (see the European Respitory Review and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory websites).
the house is isn't adequately ventilated with fresh air.
Some materials emit pollutants continuously, although the quantity can decrease over time.
According to a 2015 BRANZ survey, almost half of New Zealand's homes have mould. Mould, with its tiny spores, is at the root of many respiratory illnesses and asthma as well as some forms of gastroenteritis. Dust mites also thrive in humid environments, which can exacerbate allergies in some people.
chemicals used on carpets to repel insects and stains.
Renovation can release toxic substances (such as lead-based paint dust), so check materials at the start and take the necessary advice and precautions.
Checking a property for contamination and house condition has more information.
Contact WorkSafe for advice and local contact details including a national freephone number.
are classed as having zero or low VOCs.
Read the product's material safety data sheet, and check with your builder and designer about how safe the product is.
Construction systems has more information on choosing products and materials for different areas of your home.
Effective ventilation will help to remove airborne pollutants from your home and bring in cleaner air that's healthier to breathe.
Ventilation is particularly important when you are building or renovating. Ensure newly built or renovated rooms are well-ventilated during and after renovation to remove VOCs. Ideally, it is best not to use these rooms for one to two months after renovation – particularly for babies' rooms.
A warmer house is healthier for your family.
Mould multiplies fastest in damp, poorly insulated and badly ventilated houses. Cold air holds far less moisture than warm air, increasing humidity levels.
In cold temperatures the moisture naturally in the air condenses on cold surfaces such as uninsulated walls, ceilings and windows. Condensation and humidity greater than 70 per cent are the perfect conditions for growing mould.
The Wellington School of Medicine study found every dollar spent on insulation and improved heating resulted in up to five dollars' return in health savings (see the Healthy Housing website).
Only use gas heaters which are flued (vented) to the outside, and make sure the range hood or extraction fan is on when you cook with gas. Burning gas releases moisture inside your home and also releases a range of pollutants that can be harmful to you and your family.
Heating your home has more information about unflued gas heaters.
if pollutants cannot be reduced or ventilation improved.
keeping compost heaps and bins away from the house – they can be a source of bacterial and fungal spores.
Environmental Choice New Zealand has lists of products that have been assessed as eco-friendly.
Keep your home warm and save energy and money using this guide on the Building Performance website.
Download a free copy of the 2015 House Condition Survey report from the BRANZ website.
This website has tips for a healthy home, and fact sheets to help you look after your health.
This website has fact sheets on indoor air quality, moisture and mould, ventilation and unflued gas heaters.


Travertine countertops because of the classic look and high durability are the most commonly used finishes the kitchen and bathrooms. The natural color of travertine is white, but frequently occurring contaminants alter the color of the stone on yellow or brown.
Countertops made of travertine can be filled and polished in order to obtain greater resistance to grease and chemicals. When a colorless resin coating can retain the natural texture of the table top, including a groove hollowed out by the water. Maintenance table top is very simple, just clean the surface with clean water with a little dishwashing liquid. Thanks to the use of travertine countertops get a unique look of the room, and at the same time highly resistant working surface for dirt and scratches.


and #1,044 in Entertainment & Celebrity in the ZIG Index.
Don't miss out! See all of the latest from Daniel Radcliffe and more on ZIG.
Daniel Radcliffe, Meghan Trainor, Adam Lambert and Jim Gaffigan lead the voice cast for the movie, which is set for a theatrical release later this year.
British director Francis Annan makes his feature film directorial debut from the screenplay he co-penned with L.H. Adams.


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Q: In IRKernel::installspec(): jupyter kernelspec --version exits with code one Trying to install the IRKernel for jupyter notebook, I am facing the following issue:
IRkernel::installspec()
# Results in
# Error in IRkernel::installspec() :
# jupyter-client has to be installed but "jupyter kernelspec --version" exited with code 1.

This is related to the fact that on Windows, a dash is needed. Indeed, this doesn't work:
> jupyter kernelspec --version
Error executing Jupyter command 'kernelspec': [Errno 'jupyter-kernelspec' not found] 2

While this works:
> jupyter-kernelspec --version
5.2.2

Is there any way around this?
My OS is
> ver
Microsoft Windows [Version 10.0.16299.431]

And my sessionInfo():
R version 3.5.0 (2018-04-23)
Platform: x86_64-w64-mingw32/x64 (64-bit)
Running under: Windows >= 8 x64 (build 9200)

Matrix products: default

locale:
[1] LC_COLLATE=French_France.1252  LC_CTYPE=French_France.1252    LC_MONETARY=French_France.1252
[4] LC_NUMERIC=C                   LC_TIME=French_France.1252

attached base packages:
[1] stats     graphics  grDevices utils     datasets  methods   base

loaded via a namespace (and not attached):
 [1] Rcpp_0.12.16         digest_0.6.15        crayon_1.3.4         IRdisplay_0.5.0      repr_0.15.0
 [6] jsonlite_1.5         magrittr_1.5         evaluate_0.10.1      stringi_1.1.7        uuid_0.1-2
[11] rstudioapi_0.7       IRkernel_0.8.12.9000 tools_3.5.0          stringr_1.3.1        yaml_2.1.19
[16] compiler_3.5.0       base64enc_0.1-3      pbdZMQ_0.3-3         htmltools_0.3.6

A: I posted the Error executing Jupyter command 'kernelspec' issue here:
Jupyter commands work only with a dash (e.g. jupyter-kernelspec instead of jupyter kernelspec)
To install the R Kernel, the workaround I used was to tweak the installspec function's code and execute this tweaked version locally.
The modification was to replace:
17: exit_code <- system2('jupyter', c('kernelspec', '--version'), FALSE, FALSE)
42: args <- c('kernelspec', 'install', '--replace', '--name', name, user_flag, prefix_flag, file.path(tmp_name, 'kernelspec'))
43: exit_code <- system2('jupyter', args)

By:
17: exit_code <- system2('jupyter-kernelspec', '--version', FALSE, FALSE)
42: args <- c('install', '--replace', '--name', name, user_flag, prefix_flag, file.path(tmp_name, 'kernelspec'))
43: exit_code <- system2('jupyter-kernelspec', args)

EDIT A better, simpler workaround here:
Jupyter commands work only with a dash (e.g. jupyter-kernelspec instead of jupyter kernelspec)


Labor Day Weekend typically marks the end of summer even though it is still 104 degrees outside. As I mentally prepare myself for the daily schlepping of the kids around town, I look back at five carefree days this summer in California when all of our children were at camp and our biggest worry was where to hike and where to eat. The hills around Santa Barbara offer an abundance of choices for hiking and trail running. When I was training to climb Mt. Whitney a few years ago, Hubby took me on a 10 mile hike that started at the Cold Spring trailhead and ended by the San Ysidro Ranch. It offers great views and a variety of terrain, so we decided to revisit it this summer, but with a little twist at the end, as we were in it for the enjoyment and not for the training aspect.
We started hiking in the fog but quickly rose above it into plentiful sunshine.
Along the fire road as we make our way from Cold Spring down to the San Ysidro Ranch, there is a concrete disk where some people camp overnight.
A view to the north into the Santa Ynez Valley and beyond.
It was no coincidence that we ended our hike in the backyard of one of the most beautiful hotels in the US, and that it also happens to have a fabulous kitchen. With a cover up and a splash of water on the face, we seated ourselves in a quiet corner of the garden, far enough away from other guests so as not to offend them with our Eau de Sueur, and took to ordering a glass of rosé and some gazpacho. Ok, who am I kidding, I tried the gazpacho, but after a hike like that, I dove into the mac'n'cheese. And then there was the 2 mile walk back to the car to contemplate. Hmmm, more rosé s'il vous plaît!
San Ysidro Ranch, the site of many a famous honeymoon, including that of JFK and Jackie.
Our table in the garden of the Plow and Angel restaurant.
May you have a lovely start to the fall!


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Grant #369
The Inclusive Middle School Classroom
Every Child Deserves To Feel That They Belong, So Let's Create Welcoming Classrooms.
It's a given that today's classroom needs to be inclusive, making every child feel they have a right to be there, and to be treated equally.
But what does it take to create a truly inclusive classroom, where the books and other materials feature characters from a variety of backgrounds, who reflect the many differences in real people?
Patrick Newsom has some ideas about that. He teaches at a middle school in South Bend, Indiana, and he's planned out a way for students from all backgrounds, regardless of their race, sexuality, socio-economic status, religious identity, gender identity, or immigration status, to find their place in the class. He wants to build a library right there in the classroom, shelves filled with books starring people of color, differently abled people, people who aren't binary, people whose lives and experiences are familiar to the kids in the classroom.
Patrick came up with The Inclusive Middle School Classroom details with an employee at The Brain Lair, a local bookshop where there are many resources to help teachers make their classrooms more friendly to all. Teacher resources are a part of the in-class library, too.
Our Awesome Without Borders grant will pay for bookshelves and the books to fill them. (Guess where they'll buy the books?)
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Why Am I, an Adult Woman, Obsessed With "Jelena"?
I'm a 35-year-old woman who cares deeply about my husband and two small children, our families, our community, and the country at large. As a journalist, I often write about politics and social issues like discrimination against women. But I have also spent a not-insignificant amount of time this week breathlessly keeping up to date on the breaking news of Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez's maybe-possible-probable reunion. As you may or may not know, they went to breakfast together on Sunday, rode bikes in L.A. yesterday, and, while I was writing this, a viral alert in my email informed me that she wore his sweaty jersey home from his hockey game last night. Let's just say that that development was more than welcome.
I'm absolutely embarrassed to admit it, but I am an adult woman utterly riveted by the years-long on-and-off romance between Bieber and Gomez. The only saving grace here may be that I am not entirely comfortable with the use of the couple's portmanteau, "Jelena." That, and the fact that it appears that I'm not the only one in this predicament. A quick scan of many a website's top stories and most-shared of the week were sadly not about Trump's so-called "merit-based immigration" scheme, but, yes, Justin and Selena. A whip-smart, 42-year-old friend wondered on Facebook this week whether Bieber and Gomez were "this generation's Liz and Dick?" She later texted me a caveat: "Do the kids even know who Liz and Dick are?" Like me, she admitted that she shamelessly stays abreast of the Jelena saga, from the Instagram unfollows of yore to the current afternoon bike rides. I can relate: The last time they quasi-reunited a couple of years ago, when he publicly serenaded her with "My Girl,", remains fresh in my mind.
I like to think I had little choice in the matter: At the time of their fateful pancake date at a Philadelphia IHOP in 2010, I was working as an editor at an entertainment news website geared mainly toward the tween and teen fans of the Disney Channel set—from Demi Lovato to pre-stoner Miley Cyrus to the Jonas Brothers and, of course, Bieber and Gomez. I had to know that the then 16- and 18-year-olds were kissing on a yacht in St. Lucia—it was my job! But I didn't have to like it and the truth was, in spite of myself, I did. I love love, especially the magical tingles of young love. Who hasn't felt that way? Who doesn't feel (at least a little) nostalgic for it? One of my (35-year-old) friends told me she got hooked on Justin and Selena way back when because they reminded her of her high school years.
Over time, Justin and Selena's young love warped into an on-again, off-again drama, but who was I to judge? I'd dated my own husband on-and-off for years. I'd watched, fascinated, as Ross and Rachel, Carrie and Big, and Kate Middleton and Prince William did the same. However painful and draining, there is a certain allure to this 'are they or aren't they?' dance—the pendulum of heightened emotions (from anger to longing) that comes with a relationship that ends and begins over and over again. There's something so heart-tugging about the idea of breaking up, seeing other people, willing yourself to move on but never truly being able to shake that one person. It's evidently familiar to many young people now: According to a study by Bowling Green State University and the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee, about 44 percent of people ages 17 to 24 have gotten back together with an ex.
For my fellow Jelena-following friend, it's been akin to a real-life soap opera, like the Days of Our Lives episodes she grew up watching with her mom. (I can relate, after watching a little too much All My Children with my grandma.) To put it into soap terms, Bieber and Gomez's storyline has been one of young Hollywood's longest running—about seven years now. There has been illness (her recent kidney transplant) and personal difficulties (rehab, his incredibly bad behavior). There have been other people—The Weeknd, Sofia Richie. But, as Gomez has been quoted ad nauseam this week, the heart wants what it wants. And for as long as they keep coming back to each other, we'll keep tuning in.
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Since 1860, the Boys & Girls Clubs of America has been helping children and teens reach their full potential. Built on the vision of three Connecticut women, Mary Goodwin, Alice Goodwin and Elizabeth Hammersley, the first club was created as a positive alternative for boys left roaming the streets. From this humble beginning, a cause and a movement was born that today encompasses more than 4,000 chartered clubs providing vital services to nearly four million children and teens annually.
Sacramento was the last capital city in the United States to open a Boys & Girls Club. Spearheaded by Fred Teichert, the Sacramento organization was incorporated in October 1993, with services starting in 1996 out of the New Helvetia Housing Complex. The first freestanding club in Sacramento opened in September 1999 in the Alkali Flat neighborhood in downtown Sacramento. This club exists today and is called the Thomas P. Raley Branch, in honor of the investment made by the Raley's Family Foundation to establish a Boys & Girls Club in Sacramento.
Today, the Boys & Girls Club model continues its strong 150 year history because we remain rooted in the Youth Development Framework that provides our young people with a sense of belonging, usefulness, influence and competence. After more than 20 years of responding to the needs of youth throughout the region – from housing projects to juvenile hall, from school sites to club sites – the Boys & Girls Club continues to reach into Sacramento's most vulnerable neighborhoods to find young people who need us most and to provide a safe place for them to grow and learn.
Our clubs are a home away from home and a safe haven for our members. Each and every single day we strive to keep our kids hopeful about their future despite the adversity and challenges they are facing outside of our club walls.
Watch the video below to learn more about how Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Sacramento started and the amazing community members who made it happen!
Club Services started at Fruitridge Community Center and New Helvetia Housing Complex.
Construction begins on the Thomas P. Raley Branch in downtown Sacramento.
The Club opens for services in 1999.
Construction begins on the Teichert Branch in the Lemon Hill neighborhood of South Sacramento.
Broke Ball 10th Anniversary on the rooftop of the Sutter Club.
Started Club Services on School Sites.
Leadership Sacramento Class of 2013 adopts Raley Teen Center for "Club Remix"
BGCSAC accepts invitation from Boys & Girls Clubs of America to join the "Major Metro Club" initiative.


Google Structured Data v4.0.7 PRO – Markup for Google on Joomla – Google Structured Data is a powerful tool for creating snippets for Google. The new version improved the standard features and fixed known errors.
Google Structured Data Markup will allow you to display the logo and site name in search results, as well as setting up and display the search field in a snippet. It easily integrates with such popular Joomla extensions as: K2, Virtuemart, Hikashop, K2Store and others.
Google Structured Data v4.0.7 PRO - Markup for Google on Joomla – Google Structured Data is a powerful tool for creating snippets for Google. The new version improved the standard features and fixed known errors.


Allspice is a brown holo that is no longer available, but you might be able to request something similar in the shop as a custom. Linear holographic shimmer in a sheer, cool brown base. Four coats.
Animism was one of the brand's early colors, a slight duochrome shimmer/frost. Camel shimmer with duochrome pale green to pale pink highlights. Four coats.
April Showers is an amazing blue shimmer/frost with touch of duochrome to it. Check out the macro for a taste of its color shift! Color-shifting spring green-to-pink duochrome shimmer in an azure base. Four coats.
Aqua-Lity Buncha Broads was a group custom. Wow, do I feel lucky to have this one! It is super-glowy. Have I mentioned that Bear Pawlish makes great customs? LOL! Linear holographic shimmer in a translucent aqua-green jelly base. Four coats.
Bathory was another early color from the brand and unfortunately it has been discontinued. However, it's replacement, She's A Fish Killer is equally divine, and a little cooler-toned. Yes, this is my profile pic. I love it that much! Linear holographic shimmer in a translucent candy apple red jelly base. Three coats.
Callie's Lustful Orchid was originally made for one of the brand's most dedicated customers, and luckily it is available in the shop for the rest of us. Perfect formula, as all of the polishes have. Linear holographic shimmer in a lavender-orchid base. Four coats.


Clay soil tends to be poorly drained. It retains water, and therefore remains cold later into the Spring than properly drained and aerated soils. It is also dense, which may limit the ability of some plants to force their roots through it. Furthermore, because of the lack of aeration in clay soils, useful bacteria (cellulolytic and nitrogen-fixing) are restricted to a narrower layer of activity. When such soils are underdrained, the plant roots can penetrate more deeply and the bacteria can thrive in a broader layer—returning more nitrogen to the soil.
Because clay soil remains cold longer in the spring, it may allow some plants to survive further north than they could in aerated soils. A plant, such as Rosa arvensis, will be less anxious to sprout in the Spring when its roots are stuck in cold, clammy soil, and thus may escape most late frosts. Allen: Rosa arvensis, a problem Wild rose (1987). Thus, clay soil, particularly on a north-facing slope, might allow plants of border-line hardiness to survive.
Plants that are adapted to clay soil have root caps that fit over the root tips like gloves over fingers. They can push through dense clay. Other plants, adapted to looser soils (sand or humus) may have smaller root caps that provide little protection, because little is needed. (Fitch, 1913) This also happens when plant breeders raise their seedlings in loose soil, and thus (however inadvertently) select for intolerance of clay soils.
Correcting the problem of clay, when it is a problem, may be as simple as raising the soil level for plants that need earlier warmth, and are able to withstand whatever frost may come. A more permanent solution suitable for large areas is to install drainage tiles to carry away the excess water. As aeration improves, more plants will be able to send down their roots, the soil will soften and bacteria will thrive in a deeper layer.
... and some Land, retaining Water longer, is colder; some, suffering it to pass down quicker, and by the Nature and Figure of its Parts, causes such a Refraction and Reflexion of the Sun's Rays, which give a great Warmth, as in Sand, and gravelly Grounds, that are well situate, and have an under Stratum of some Sort of hollow Matter, next under the Staple, or upper Stratum, wherein the Plough is exercised.
Underdraining. The work of preparing land for orcharding becomes very expensive where underdraining is necessary. In view of the abundance of suitable orchard land, it would seem unwise to select for the purpose land that requires to be underdrained to any great extent. Occasionally, however, a small area in a large tract will be found to be springy, and to avoid open spaces in the orchard, should be underdrained. The apple, like most fruits, will not thrive on wet soil. It is not necessary to go into the philosophy of underdraining at this time. It is enough to say that for apple orchards the drains need to be about fifty feet apart, and should be comparatively deep to prevent their being clogged by the roots of the trees.


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Ilene Fischer of WomenLEAD: An Online Platform Changing the Way Women Lead
"I am out to make a profound difference for women in the world."
By The Story Exchange
This story is part of our 1,000 stories campaign. What's your story?
Name: Ilene Fischer
Business: WomenLEAD, an online advisory board platform for aspiring female leaders
Industry: Coaching & Consulting
Location: Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.
Reason for starting: In 1980 I started my carer as a Chemical Engineer. I was the first women engineer hired at Raytheon in Andover, MA. While working there I encountered no role models, no mentors, an unclear career path and an unsupportive work environment. I left my engineering career 5 years later and after 22 years of consulting I left that career to run a non- profit to advance women in STEM careers. As the Harvard Business Review Athena Factor Report states, 53% of all women leave mid career not to take care of families but for the same reasons I left my STEM career; no role models, no mentors, unclear career paths, and unsupportive work environments. I realized that after 30 years something needed to change for women to succeed in their career.
It was then in 2012 that I founded WomenLEAD; an innovative online leadership development platform out to disrupt mentorship with a one on one personal advisory board tool that supports women in fulfilling their personal and professional goals and advances women as leaders. We also have a rich library of leadership development content on the platform. WomenLEAD is business to business software and will hopefully increase the retention of women in the workplace and support them to rise to the top of their organizations.
How do you define success? Success is having your career be an expression of your soul's work. I am out to make a profound difference for women in the world. A Goldman Sachs research report stated that if women fully participated in the workplace we would increase the US GDP by 9%, 13% in Europe and 16% in Japan. WomenLEAD is out to make a global economic impact, we are out to have our platform engage women globally so that they are fully engaged in their career.
Related: Why Women Are Particularly Good at Going Global
Biggest Success: We have had a few major successes: we were the 2013 Mass Challenge Finalist and the 2013 Verizon Powerful Answer Awards Winners. As winners we received a $285K grant and Verizon produced this amazing documentary about us. We also have 8 F500 companies Beta testing with us as and they have all agreed to become customers with us if they are satisfied with the beta test of the product. We have an awesome team of people who are committed to our success.
What is your top challenge and how have you addressed it? Our top challenge has been developing the product with a group of volunteers, part time workers and full time workers. Not having a full time team has slowed down the development of the product. We have limited financial resources which makes it difficult to hire the team we need to get the product built, so we are using contractors, a few full time employees and volunteers.We have to have a minimum viable product with at least 20 people that have beta tested the product with positive results before investors will invest in us. We may run out of money before we complete the milestones required for funding. Although we expect our first customers to sign up for our product in June/ July we may be short on financial resources to get through this timeframe.
Related: Read about another entrepreneur connecting women in business here.
Who is your most important role model? Dianne Hessan, who just stepped down as the CEO of Communispace, is my most important role model. I have know Dianne for 25 years and she built her business from nothing. She is a fearless and compassionate leader. What motivated her in her success was to be able to share the wealth of the company with her employees. After she sold the company, what gave her the most joy was to hand out checks to every employee. She has always been an inspiration because of her authenticity and her transparency publicly, with her team and her company.
[box_light]Website www.womenleadinc.com
Twitter @womenleadinc
Facebook www.facebook.com/womenleadinc
Pinterest www.pinterest.com/womenleadinc[/box_light]
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LIVERPOOL'S latest starlet, Tom Low has joined forces with the notorious Harvest Sun Promotions to create a special Christmas free-for-all at Parr Street's Studio 2.
As the last gig of the year for the young Tom Low, the red carpet will be laid out for gig-goers, offering a taster of his long-awaited EP whilst also showcasing two more local talents, A Lovely War and Thom Morecroft.
Famous for his trippy vocalism, front-man Thomas McConnell, Tom Low, offers up a new electro-psych pop, full of fun but tainted with sincerity which was delectably snapped up by local label Deltasonic not to long ago.
Complimented beautifully by the guys at A Lovely War who are known for creating experimental happy-go-lucky vibes and acoustic-based artist, Thom Morecroft, the night is set to be one hell of a party.
Be sure to head down and secure your free tickets by clicking here.


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Published: October 1, 2020, 11:34 am
England bans plastic straws after pandemic-linked delay
FILE - This May 23, 2018 file photo shows plastic drinking straws in New York. A ban on plastic straws, stirrers and cotton buds came into force in England on Thursday Oct. 1, 2020, after a six-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic. (AP Photo/Barbara Woike, File) (Copyright 2018 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)
LONDON – A ban on plastic straws, drink stirrers and cotton buds took effect Thursday in England after a six-month delay caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Retailers are barred from selling or supplying the disposable items as part of efforts to cut down on pollution from single-use plastics. There are exemptions for people with disabilities or medical conditions.
The ban was supposed to take effect in April but was put on hold when the country went into a lockdown to slow the spread of the coronavirus.
The government has estimated that people in England use 4.7 billion plastic straws, 316 million plastic stirrers and 1.8 billion plastic-stemmed cotton buds a year.
Environmental activists welcomed the move but said it did not go far enough.
Tatiana Lujan, plastics lawyer at environmental law charity ClientEarth, said "these items form only a tiny fraction of single-use plastics, which litter our environment and release toxic substances and greenhouse gas emissions when incinerated — and even when they're made."
"Other countries like Ireland and France have shown far more ambition than the U.K., with targets on reusable packaging and deposit return schemes," she said.
Scotland has already outlawed the plastic items, and Wales and Northern Ireland have promised to ban them.
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