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NEWS BRIEFS: State of the Campus Address
By Dateline Staff on February 23, 2016 in University
Phishing scam alert issued
Hot deal for research freezer trade-up
Aggies step up consistently for Peace Corps
UC Davis Extension information sessions
'Fundraising and Development' a new extension offering
Rio Olympics: Who's going?
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi gives her State of the Campus address to the Academic Senate's Representative Assembly, this Thursday (Feb. 25).
The meeting, open to the public, is scheduled to begin at 2:10 p.m. in the multipurpose room at the Student Community Center. Katehi's address is the first item on the agenda.
A sure sign of spring is the emergence of tax-related phishing scams in your email inbox. Get your delete button ready.
One bogus email that surfaced at UC Berkeley and UCLA this week purported to come from UC's president and asked for "all our employee's reference copies of 2015 W-2 wages and tax statement." Its implausibility, language problems and request to send sensitive data via email mark this as a classic phishing fraud.
There will be more such messages, about taxes and otherwise. UC Berkeley has a page of examples. Here's a recent scam at UCLA. Here's one at UC Davis we marked up for an educational flier in 2009 — these things have been around forever.
Spam filters block most phishing messages, but when one reaches you anyway, just delete it. Be skeptical about any message that asks for private data, even if it seems to come from someone important to you. If you have doubts about a message at UC Davis, consult your department IT or the IT Express Service Desk, 530-754-HELP (4357)
Thermo Scientific TSX freezer
This deal is so hot and yet so cold at the same time: new energy-efficient, ultralow-temperature freezers for your research samples, for $9,650, less than half of the list price of $22,904. And you get free shipping and haul-away and recycling of your old freezer, provided it's ready to go the day you receive your new one.
"Energy savings is also a deal," said Kay Cole, a buyer in UC Davis Contracting Services, noting that the Thermo Scientific TSX freezer — with 600-box capacity in 28.6 cubic feet — uses less than 10 kilowatt hours per day, less than half what older freezers require. "Not only does it support carbon-neutrality goals but it also costs less in utility costs for the university to operate one of these freezers."
The UC Office of the President negotiated the deal with Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., and all the campuses are getting the word out. The trade-up deal is scheduled to expire April 30. Fliers from UC Davis Contracting Services advise interested researchers to contact Thermo Fisher Scientific representative Mindy Cole, by phone, 650-269-2609, or email, mindy.cole@thermofisher.com.
UC Davis retains its 14th-place ranking among large schools in the Peace Corps' annual list of top volunteer-producing colleges and universities. UC Davis has been in the top 25 for 15 consecutive years.
In the latest statistics, UC Davis has 35 alumni in the Peace Corps, among 1,467 Aggies who have volunteered for the Peace Corps since its founding in 1961. The total number puts UC Davis in the top-20 volunteer-producing colleges and universities of all time.
UC Davis Extension is taking signups for a series of information sessions for extension programs for working professionals, to help them advance in their careers. A new program, "Fundraising and Development," is led by Shaun Keister, vice chancellor, Development and Alumni Relations, and taught by members of his team.
The information sessions are free and open to the public. UC Davis staff and faculty, if they decide to enroll, are eligible for the same discount they receive on all UC Davis Extension programs: 20 percent to 50 percent, depending on time of enrollment.
Half of the information sessions are webinars, the other half are held at UC Davis Extension at Sutter Square Galleria, 2901 K St., Sacramento. "Fundraising and Development" has one of each, both on Tuesday, March 1: a webinar from 11 a.m. to noon, and an in-person session from 5:30 to 7 p.m.
Read more about the "Fundraising and Development" program.
Here is the rest of the schedule:
Supervisory Skills and Management Development (webinar) — 2-3 p.m. Thursday, March 3
Autism Education (webinar) — 9-10 a.m. Tuesday, March 8
Web Development (webinar) — noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 9
Health Informatics and Health Care Analytics (webinar) — 9-10 a.m. Thursday, March 10
Environmental, Health and Safety (webinar) — noon-1 p.m. Wednesday, March 23
Construction Management Mixer (Sutter Square Galleria) — 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, March 29
Paralegal Studies (Sutter Square Galleria) — 6:15-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 6
Project Management (Sutter Square Galleria) — 6:15-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7
Business Analysis (Sutter Square Galleria) — 6:15-7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 7
Professional Coaching for Life and Work (Sutter Square Galleria) — 5:30-7 p.m. Tuesday, April 12
The sessions give participants the opportunity to network with peers, meet program representatives and instructors, and learn how certificates from UC Davis Extension can help professionals grow their careers.
Space is limited for the information sessions at Sutter Square Galleria. Parking is free.
Registration can be arranged online, for the Sutter Square Galleria sessions and the webinars.
UC Davis News and Media Relations is compiling a list of UC Davis afilliates — students, alumni, staff and faculty — who may be participating in the Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro as athletes or coaches, or in other ways, say, as officials, trainers. medical or veterinary staff, or volunteers. Please let us know, so we can share with the campus community and the general media. Send emails to dateline.ucdavis.edu.
Dateline Staff, News and Media Relations, 530-752-6556, dateline@ucdavis.edu
Chancellor Linda P.B. Katehi
State of the Campus
Academic Senate
Davis Division of the Academic Senate
Research Freezers
Peace Corps Volunteers
UC Davis Extension
UC Davis Extension Fundraising and Development

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Home World Camp Liberty Ban Ki Moon, Hillary Clinton Must Guarantee Rights of Ashraf, Liberty Residents
Ban Ki Moon, Hillary Clinton Must Guarantee Rights of Ashraf, Liberty Residents
Sam Azizi
Mon May 7, 2012
High time for intervention of UN Secretary General and the US Secretary of State to guarantee the rights of Ashraf and Liberty residents
The saga of Iraqi government mistreatment of Iranian dissidents in Iraq continues unabated. What is more puzzling and perplexing is the silence of the UN and the US, as the main parties that brokered an agreement with the Government of Iraq and the dissidents who belong to the main Iranian opposition movement, the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI/MEK).
The last episode took place on Friday evening as the fifth convoy of the dissidents left Camp Ashraf, their home for the past 25 years, to Camp Liberty, a former U.S. military base near Baghdad airport.
What happened was that the utility vehicles that were accompanying the convoy and were headed to Liberty for the dire needs of the residents who lack proper water supply, fuel or service vehicles, returned to Ashraf, when they were half way to Liberty, right under the unwatchful eyes of UN observers.
Iraq Government Dirty Trick
This was nothing short of a dirty trick by the Government of Iraq, and was against the draft agreement with Martin Kobler, Special Representative of the UN Secretary General for Iraq. It is also in violation of all agreements and the provisions of the MOU, and earlier agreements with the Government of Iraq.
The transfer of the fifth group began on Friday evening May 4, subsequent to two weeks of intense negotiations and communications between the U.N. and the representatives of the Ashraf residents and following the insistence of the US Department of States special advisor on Ashraf and the UN Secretary General Special Representative. Eventually they agreed that several vehicles including 3 water tankers, 2 sewage tankers and 1 fuel tanker will accompany the fifth convoy.
Yet some time after the convoy left Ashraf, in the presence of the UN monitor, the residents realized that there was no utility vehicle in the column. Subsequently, it was discovered that upon the orders of Iraqi authorities, all the utility vehicles, each one of which had an Ashraf resident onboard, had been returned to Ashraf.
The new round of covetous behavior by the Government of Iraq took place after a week-long process of inspecting the belongings of Ashraf residents that began on April 27. Throughout the seven days, the defenseless residents faced deliberate delays, obstructions and humiliating behavior by the Iraqi forces.
Iraqis once again prevented even the paralyzed residents and those who need special treatment, from transferring their vehicles and special trailers. This was despite the fact that in several letters and emails, the UN had committed to do its utmost to meet the humanitarian needs of the patients, but apparently the Iranian Regime has prevented Nouri-al-Maliki and his security advisor from carrying out their commitments to the U.N. during their recent trip to Tehran.
Presently, there are nearly 2000 people in camp Liberty. This is while the camp lacks the minimum requirements for proper living of the residents. Even their most basic humanitarian needs have not been met and guaranteed.
Camp Liberty Is A Prison
In reality, Camp Liberty remains a prison, and is surrounded by Iraqi armored vehicles.
The residents have shown the utmost flexibility and have given up on a lot of their rights. Mrs. Maryam Rajavi, the President-elect of the Iran resistance has shown utmost cooperation to achieve a peaceful solution on this humanitarian crisis. The Iraqi Government, at the behest of its masters in Tehran, keeps trampling on the rights of the Iranian dissidents.
Reprimand the Iraqi Government for its behavior
It is high time for the direct and immediate intervention of the UN Secretary General and the US Secretary of State to reprimand Iraqi Government for its behavior and to guarantee that the rights of the residents are observed and their properties are not plundered by the Iraqi Government. The UN and the US should adhere to their promises and commitments to the residents.
The whole world is watching.
Finally, PMOI Members in Camp Liberty Move To Europe
PHOTOS: IRGC Industries Missiles Used To Attack Camp Liberty
Camp Liberty Comes Under Heavy Rocket Attack
Ban on Food, Medicine and Fuel Deliveries to Camp Liberty Enters 2nd Week
Thousands of Arab Jurists Demand Security for Iranian Dissidents
Iraq: Thousands of Sheikhs Demand Iran's Eviction, Protection of Camp Liberty
Jordan: Majority of Parliament Calls To Guarantee Camp Liberty Residents' Security
Iran Orders Iraq to Obstruct Sale of Camp Liberty Residents' Property
25 Human Rights Orgs, Personalities Emphasize Iranian Dissidents' Plight In Iraq To UN Chief
Middle East News from PR Newswire


Stoke City are reportedly interested in signing Derby County midfielder Tom Huddlestone on loan.
According to Mail Online, Potters boss Gary Rowett is keen to be reunited with the player he signed last summer while manager of the Rams.
The report also states that discussions have taken place and that both Derby and Huddlestone would be open to him leaving on loan with a view to a permanent move next summer.
Huddlestone is yet to feature this season under manager Frank Lampard, after picking up a groin injury in pre-season.
Speaking ahead of the Rams' clash against Ipswich Town on Tuesday night, Lampard said that the midfielder is closing in on a return to to action and could be in contention to feature for the first time this season.
The 31-year-old was a key figure in Derby's rise to the Championship play-offs last season, featuring 47 times in all competitions after moving from Hull City.


Rizky Business. Official Rizk is redefining what it means to be a twenty-something in the 21st century. He's universally talented, he's radical, he's unapologetic. Every week Rizk sits down with other young icons and artists in unscripted, outrageous interviews. Listen in as they discuss passions, potential, and perversions of the generation that is breaking all the rules and reshaping our culture. Take a Rizk, you won't regret it.
Official Rizk is back with his homie Dab Papi to break down how your first message on tinder should go, the time they got stuck in Mexico & Official Rizk tries to decide if he should be a monogamist!


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Q: How to find 10 random decimal numbers between min number and max number , the sum of random numbers should be X to find 10 random decimal numbers between 7.00 and 13.00, the sum of the 10 random decimal numbers should be 100.
I have tried and I am getting the total sum but I am not getting the random number between range
public class TenRandomNumber {
    private static final DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.00");

    public static void main(String args[]) {
        double m = 10;
        double n = 100;

        double arr[] = new double[(int) m];

        for (int i = 0; i < n; i++) {
            double t=ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextDouble(7.00,13.00) * m;

            arr[(int) t]++;
        }

        int totalCount = (int) m;

        double total = 0;
        for (int i = 0; i < totalCount; i++) {

            if (i == (totalCount - 1)) {

                arr[i] = Double.parseDouble(df.format(arr[i] - ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextDouble(0, 1)));
                total = total + arr[i];
                arr[i] = arr[i] + n - total;

            } else {
                arr[i] = Double.parseDouble(df.format(arr[i] - ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextDouble(0, 1)));

                total = total + arr[i];
            }

            System.out.println(arr[i] + " ");
        }

    }

}

A: By dynamically calculating the feasible range of current random number, we can obtain the desired result in few tries.
class Main {
    private static final DecimalFormat df = new DecimalFormat("0.00");
    public static void main(String[] args) {
        double[] result = safeGeneration(7, 13, 100, 10);
        double sum = 0;
        for (double d : result) sum += d;
        System.out.println(Arrays.toString(result));
        System.out.println("Sum: " + sum);
    }
    private static double[] safeGeneration(double min, double max, double totalSum, int count) {
        // Some argument validation may be required here
        while(true) {
            try {
                return generateRandoms(min, max, totalSum, count);
            } catch (IllegalArgumentException e) {
                // In case that bad randoms are given, try again.
            }
        }
    }
    private static double[] generateRandoms(double min, double max, double totalSum, int count) {
        double currentSum = 0;
        double[] array = new double[count];
        for (int i = 0; i < count - 1; i++) {
            // The minimum possible value for next random number that allows the rest numbers to stay in range.
            double coerceMin = (totalSum - currentSum - max * (10 - i - 1));
            // The maximum possible value for next random number that allows the rest numbers to stay in range.
            double coerceMax = (totalSum - currentSum - min * (10 - i - 1));

            coerceMin = Math.max(coerceMin, min);
            coerceMax = Math.min(coerceMax, max);
            double nextRandom = ThreadLocalRandom.current().nextDouble(coerceMin, coerceMax);
            nextRandom = Double.parseDouble(df.format(nextRandom));
            currentSum += nextRandom;
            array[i] = nextRandom;
        }
        array[count - 1] = Double.parseDouble(df.format(totalSum - currentSum));
        return array;
    }
}

Sample output:
[8.05, 12.56, 12.97, 11.61, 9.4, 8.92, 9.07, 9.61, 7.54, 10.27]
Sum: 100.0

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When the NBA All-Star Game tips off February 17 in Charlotte, tickets for the game will likely be the most expensive All-Star game this decade. A week before the game, both the average asking price and get-in prices for a ticket to Charlotte's Spectrum Center are the highest since secondary ticket marketplace TicketIQ.com began tracking data in 2011.
After price average prices reached a high of $2,865 last week, prices have dropped significantly with the game less than a week away. The current average price of $1,648 is the 5th most expensive we've tracked this decade. The most expensive ASG cost fans $2,668 in 2016 at Toronto's Air Canada Centre. Two other All-Star games had average asking prices of more than $2,000 – The 2013 version at the Houston's Toyota Center cost fans $2,620, and the 2011 edition at Los Angeles' Staples Center settled at $2,486.
The cheapest NBA All-Star Game of the decade cost fans $1,146 at Orlando's Amway Center in 2012.
In terms of get-in price, the current $650 cost for the cheapest tickets has dropped below the most expensive game, which was $785 for the 2015 All-Star Game at New York's Madison Square Garden. The cheapest seat of the decade cost fans $185 at New Orleans' Smoothie King Center in 2017. While the cheapest ticket has dropped close to 30% in the last week, it's still the second-most expensive 'get-in' prices we've tracked over the last decade.
Team captains LeBron James (West) and Giannis Antetkounmpo (East) drafted their teams February 7, 10 days ahead of the game. The pair made a pair of Golden State Warriors their first picks – Kevin Durant will play on James' team and Steph Curry will play for Antetkounmpo's team.
Charlotte's Kemba Walker was the eighth and final pick of the first round of the draft, and will play for Antetkounmpo's team. Walker is the only Hornet who was selected to the All-Star Game, but several other regional stars – New Orleans' Anthony Davis and Orlando's Nikola Vucevic – are also on the roster.
Not surprisingly, the best represented team will be Golden State with three players, while Philadelphia, Toronto and Oklahoma City each have two.


One of the things our club likes the most is opening its doors to fans who want to have a great time visiting Camp Nou. This time, we decided it was their time to shine, so we asked if they would be willing to show their best freestyle tricks to the camera.
In this video, you will see the fans displaying their best skills. It is quite a show and you will be amazed at all the things these 'culés' can do with a football. Don't miss it!


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Francis Halzen named a winner of the 2014 American Ingenuity Award
Halzen is being honored for his decades-long effort to build a massive, cubic kilometer telescope under the Antarctic ice to detect cosmic neutrinos. Last year, the telescope yielded the first evidence of cosmic neutrinos, nearly massless high-energy particles thought to come from cosmic sources such as supernovae, black holes and the violent cores of galaxies. The work opened a new field of astronomy.
Wisconsin Science Festival 2014 – Visit website for lots of activity options
The Wisconsin Science Festival is the passion of a growing coalition of scientists, artists, citizens and organizations dedicated to engaging everyone in the wonder and power of science, technology, engineering, art and math.
WiSciFest website
Mark Saffman on the radio show "Perpetual Motion Machine"
Mark Saffman discusses quantum reality and its implications for quantum computing in a 30 minute radio show on WORT.
Justin Vandenbroucke turns smartphones into pocket cosmic ray detectors
With a simple app addition, Android phones, and likely other smartphone brands in the not-too-distant future, can be turned into detectors to capture the light particles created when cosmic rays crash into Earth's atmosphere.


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Q: Cpanel python detecting wrong version Im trying to deploy django application on cpanel
But as I setup python3.7.12 but it detecting python2.6.6
Im tried please help me

A: If you have deployed Python 3.7 via the Python Selector inside cPanel, it actually creates a virtual environment with that version.
Python 2.6 is most probably the default global one on your hosted server.
In order to be able to use the 3.7 version, you will need to enter inside the virtual environment.
To do that, go to your cPanel -> Setup Python App, edit your newly deployed app, and at the top of the page, you will have a command that you can copy/paste in SSH to enter into that environment.

A: We have to edit .htaccess file
In this file we can set the python3 virtual enviroment path.
If we have root privilages then we can also edit application.json file and change defualt python path
But we can edit .htaccess file it easy to create

A: You should do these steps:
First in your cpanel main menu find Setup Python app and then click on this link
after that install new python version, python 3.7.2 is recommend version after click install, after all of this I believe cpanel will created a vertualenv folder on your host, open cpanel terminal and past this code to enable your vertual environment:
source vertualenv/3.7.2/3.7/bin/activate

Note: part 2 after vertualenv -> /3.7.2 maybe have different name, This name is basically the name you choose when create a new environment


We hope you have all had the opportunity to see our newly redone website, but if you haven't, please check it out! You now have access to our calendar of dates and you can book the Dragster Adventure/Dragster Adventure Challenge on-line! We are also adding a video page, so watch for that. For anyone who would like to share some good video of their time at the school or grads in competition, please email the link to us so we can post it.
Speaking of video…We had a great time last week when John Spar, owner of ReplayXD visited our school here at Auto Plus Raceway in Gainesville, FL. John, a long time friend and Tanner Stauss, a producer that works for John, spent two days shooting video of our cars in action. The video will be used for commercials at NHRA National events, our web site and other promotions.
They shot some of the most amazing video! At times they had as many as 10 cameras on a single car and the cameras were in very unusual locations. For one shot John put a camera on the race track a few hundred feet down the track and then proceeded to make a full power run…right over top of the camera! John is an experienced race car driver and multi-National Event winner and he did a great job as he put the center of the car dead on top of the camera at full speed!
Next week I'm heading to the Winternationals in Pomona, CA where we'll be doing some media rides before the event and have a display also. Our new commercial will be running there on the Jumbotron during the event. Please stop by and say hello.
Remember to let all the adrenaline junkies you know that they can "Race Dragsters Side-by-Side" in the Dragster Adventure Challenge program starting in April at Auto Club Dragway in Fontana, CA and other great race tracks listed on our website! Of course we're continuing to run our popular Super Comp and Super Gas license programs too!


These vibrant iPad cases certainly are – fitting snuggly to protect your precious device whilst giving you a little piece of art to carry with you wherever you may go.
Each case is made to order from a lightweight, shatterproof polycarbonate material, providing you with an impact-resistant, high-resolution copy of an original artwork by Louise Mead.
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History Brooklyn Boro
October 16: ON THIS DAY in 1946, how 11 top Nazis died
October 16, 2019 Brooklyn Eagle History
ON THIS DAY IN 1912, the Brooklyn Daily Eagle reported, "Various opinions were expressed today by Brooklyn surgeons and those familiar with the effect of bullet wounds regarding the strength shown by Colonel [Theodore] Roosevelt at Milwaukee after the bullet fired at him lodged in his breast. The surgeons were generally of the opinion that it was almost miraculous that the Colonel should have been able to keep on his feet, proceed with the delivery of an hour-long speech, and pursue his wonted activity for hours. 'Only a giant could have done it,' said one of the surgeons interviewed. 'There are mighty few instances on record of such a thing. The ordinary man would have dropped in his tracks at once, simply from the shock of such a blow. Viewing it from the information given by the newspapers, I believe that Colonel Roosevelt's actions, under the circumstances, showed him to be a man of tremendous physical strength. That is about the only thing which could account for his activity, wounded as he was.'"
ON THIS DAY IN 1946, the Eagle reported, "Nuernberg — Reichsmarshal Hermann Goering succeeded in cheating the gallows of allied justice by committing suicide in his prison cell a short time before the 10 other condemned remnants of the Nazi hierarchy were hanged earlier today. Despite the fact that an American security guard was supposed to be watching his every movement, the Crown Prince of Nazidom managed to place in his mouth, chew and swallow a vial containing cyanide of potassium. The vial of poison was hidden in a copper cartridge shell. Goering swallowed the poison while Col. S. Burton Andrus, American security commandant, was walking across the prison yard to the death block to read him and the 10 other condemned Nazi leaders the International Military Tribunal's sentence of death … Goering had not previously been told that he was going to die this morning, nor had any of the other condemned men. How he guessed that this was to be his day of doom and how he managed to conceal the poison on his person is a mystery that has confounded the security forces."
ON THIS DAY IN 1949, the Eagle reported, "Hong Kong (U.P.) — The Chinese Communists occupied the heart of Canton yesterday and pushed south today to the British border, a dozen miles from the heart of Hong Kong. The vanguard of the Red army was drawn up across a flimsy barbed wire fence at the border between China and British territory, where 40,000 British troops were at battle stations. British and Gurkha troops waited with tanks, mobile guns, planes and armored cars ready to repel any invaders, whether Nationalist or Communist. Red troops, pursuing fleeing Nationalist soldiers, reached Shumchun, the village where the Canton-Kowloon railway crosses the border. Shumchun is about 15 miles north of Hong Kong. Communist underground agents took over the border village of Shataukok, 13 miles from the heart of Hong Kong. Shataukok is seven miles east of Shumchun, from which Red troops fanned out along the 20-mile border."
ON THIS DAY IN 1962, the Eagle reported, "Oradell, N.J. (UPI) — Walter M. Schirra Jr. received a wild reception yesterday from more than 40,000 persons who lined the route of a motorcade carrying the astronaut and his family to a homecoming celebration in his old home town. Schirra appeared to warm up to the welcome along the route from neighboring Hackensack, where he was born, to Oradell, where he grew up before leaving 20 years ago to embark on the career that was to see him whirl around the earth six times. NASA administrator James Webb presented the Distinguished Service Medal to Schirra on the high school football field here. At the award ceremonies, Schirra told the gathering, 'I'm much more shattered by this than I was at countdown. Right now this is something I can't even begin to feel. I guess I'll realize what it all was in a day or so.' President [John] Kennedy sent him a personal message of praise and thanks for the 'professional skill and personal courage' he displayed in his flight Oct. 3. Kennedy said Schirra's six-orbit flight 'gives evidence that America is climbing back up the ladder' in space."
January 30: ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY
January 30 | Brooklyn Eagle History
New York City's most populous borough, Brooklyn, is home to nearly 2.6 million residents. If Brooklyn were an independent city it would be the fourth largest city in the United States. While Brooklyn has become the epitome of 'cool and hip' in recent years, for those that were born here, raised families here and improved communities over the years, Brooklyn has never been 'uncool'.
https://brooklyneagle.com/articles/2019/10/16/october-16-on-this-day-in-1946-how-11-top-nazis-died-2/


Do you ever have a bunch of nail polishes that you just can't wait to try? Which one do you choose first? I decided to try them all at once and created some fun nail art.
Using six polishes from two Sally Hansen Miracle Gel Fall Collections, I created a fun fall look inspired by a nail art book I saw a while ago. Although this look might look quite intricate and challenging, it really isn't. I created a step-by-step pictorial so you can see exactly how I created my multi-coloured nails.
Not too difficult right? I used a long striping brush to create the triangular shapes. It's funny because at each step I stopped and thought, am I finished? I loved how the nail art looked throughout the whole process. For example, here is a simple pink and orange look that I almost stopped at.
I'm really pleased with how this nailart turned out.


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The Voyager
Jul 29, 2014 Web Exclusive By Austin Trunick
Jenny Lewis is one of the rare non-pop artists we've had the chance to grow alongside. Some of us were first acquainted with her as far back as her childhood acting roles—she'll always be Haley from The Wizard to me—while many caught up with her in the late '90s with the launch of Rilo Kiley. She charmed us again as part of The Postal Service, and we followed her faithfully between alternating Rilo Kiley and country-tinted solo records, numerous side appearances, and a Jenny and Johnny album recorded with partner Johnathan Rice. She's been a familiar voice for two decades, and because she's so unafraid to channel herself and her emotions into her music, we can fool ourselves into feeling like she's someone we actually know.
It's Lewis' personal touch, however, which pulls us back from project to project. Many of her fans are close enough in age to empathize with the feelings that inspired her over the last four years between records; when early-midlife anxieties seep up again and again on The Voyager, we're there with her. There are the positive thoughts, such as the joy of settling down with someone, which she sings about in "Love U Forever"; it's an exuberant rocker where Lewis promises to love her guy "until all the Polaroids fade." But the bad ones dwell here, as well. Take, for one, "She's Not Me," about the strange feeling of watching an ex find lasting happiness with someone else ("All those times we were making love/I never thought we'd be breaking up/Bet you tell her I'm crazy"). And "Just One of the Guys" may be the most frank musical lamentation on the unfairness of a ticking biological clock: "Whenever I look at myself all I can see/I'm just another lady without a baby."
But even if you chose to overlook the lyrics, The Voyager is another fantastic musical outing from Lewis. From the Rumours-esque opener "Head Underwater," through the Loretta-leaning "Late Bloomer," to the melancholy closer "The Voyager," this is another LP of stellar Americana-flavored indie rock from one of our generation's most reliable singer/songwriters. (www.jennylewis.com)
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Sep 27, 2019 Issue #66 - My Favorite Album - Angel Olsen and Sleater-Kinney
My Favorite Album: Alan Sparhawk of Low on David Bowie's "The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust…" (Interview) — David Bowie, Low, My Favorite Album
Bright Eyes Announce First Shows in Nine Years, Sign to Dead Oceans, and Are Recording (News) — Bright Eyes, Conor Oberst
Mitski Shares New Song "Cop Car" (Plus Watch Her Entire "Austin City Limits" Performance) (News) — Mitski
The Comforts of Madness: 30th Anniversary Remaster (Review) — Pale Saints
Watch Angel Olsen Cover "More Than You Know" for SiriusXM (News) — Angel Olsen
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Zagoriče (makedonska: Загориче) är en ort i Nordmakedonien.   Den ligger i kommunen Opsjtina Demir Hisar, i den sydvästra delen av landet,  kilometer söder om huvudstaden Skopje. Zagoriče ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt Zagoriče är huvudsakligen kuperad. Zagoriče ligger nere i en dal. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  kilometer sydväst om Zagoriče. Närmaste större samhälle är Resen,  kilometer sydväst om Zagoriče.

Omgivningarna runt Zagoriče är en mosaik av jordbruksmark och naturlig växtlighet. Runt Zagoriče är det glesbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer.  Medelhavsklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är januari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är april, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är augusti, med  mm nederbörd.

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Penchant vs pension
Penchant and pension are two words that are close in pronunciation and are sometimes confused. We will examine the definitions of penchant and pension, where these two words came from and some examples of their use in sentences.
A penchant is a tendency to do something, or a strong affinity for something or fondness for something. Penchant is a noun, derived from the Old French word pencher, meaning to incline, which in turn was derived from the Latin word pendēre which means to be suspended or to hang.
A pension is a recurring payment made to someone who has retired from daily work. A pension may be paid by a government, private company or investment fund that the person has maintained during his working years. The word pension is derived from the Old French word pension, meaning rent or a payment, which in turn was derived from the Latin word pensionem meaning payment or rent.
In Missouri, open government advocates say Greitens' penchant for secrecy is equally troubling, and can have a corrosive effect on taxpayers' faith in government. (The Kansas City Star)
A museum with a penchant for nostalgia hopes to relocate the Des Plaines McDonald's museum some 30 miles northwest in an effort to save it. (The Chicago Daily Herald)
Canadian's penchant for extended amortizations is one that's both costing and saving them a whackload of money. (The Globe and Mail)
Head and a variety of groups, including the Bureau of Governmental Research, have been urging changes to the city's pension system for years. (The New Orleans Advocate)
People with this type of pension, which pay a guaranteed inflation-proofed income for life, have the right to swap their entitlement for a lump sum that they can move into a "defined contribution" plan. (The Telegraph)


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SAR SHOW 2005 The Largest Gun Show West of the Rockies Gets Even Larger!
The sixth annual SAR Show West 2005 has just concluded and was bigger and better than ever. It is held in conjunction with Crossroads of the West Gun Show at the Arizona State Fairgrounds in Phoenix, Arizona and is rightly billed as the largest gun show west of the Rocky Mountains.
With a record-breaking gate attendance, an unprecedented number of dealers and temperatures in the mid 70's, SAR Show 2005 went off without a hitch. SAR had its own Class III building with over 425 vendors and was sold out for months. Venders with related merchandise were set up immediately outside the building. Also outside our building were more heavy, mounted guns than at any show previously. Sprinkled within the masse of military vehicles for sale and on display were several artillery pieces. The largest being a Model 1918, 155mm Howitzer and a 1943 U.S. Navy MK2 Model 4, 3-Inch Gun. Other interesting military vehicles this year included a Pinzgauer and a tracked Bren Carrier.
All the key players in the Class III world were there and exhibiting their wares with an excellent selection this year of Form 4 transferable guns, pre and post samples, new and innovative products and services. Whatever your interest in the Class III world, this is the place to be.
The National Firearms Act Trade & Collectors Association (NFATCA) had a booth to introduce themselves to people in the industry and talk about strategy, current projects and future goals. They sponsored a breakfast for the vendors and setup a meeting before the opening of the show on Saturday with many high profile members of ATFE. You can read a detailed report in their column this month in SAR or read about it at their website www.nfatca.org.
There were two minigun manufacturers set up this year with examples of their inventory on hand for visitors to see. James DeGroat of Armament Sales and Tracy Garwood of Garwood Industries were in attendance fielding questions and talking with show visitors. Both displays were easy to spot because they had a continuous crowd of people in front of them at all times. www.armamentsales.com and www.garwoodindustries.com.
Lakeside Guns had several variations of their LM-7 .22LR belt-fed AR-15/M16 upper receiver on display. They have been waiting for a letter ruling from ATFE so they could start processing orders and we are pleased to report that the upper receivers have officially been ruled "non firearms" by ATFE Technology Branch and shipments have already started. This is great news for our industry. www.lakesideguns.com.
There were a few informal shooting events that took place in Arizona during the SAR Show timeframe. This included a Minigun demonstration about an hour southeast of the Arizona State Fairgrounds. James DeGroat hosted this function with the assistance of some of the local area shooters. It was an opportunity to get some trigger time on a gun that few people have had the opportunity to fire. It was a great time and it was scheduled early enough in the day to allow people to get back to the show not long after opening.
While on the topic of shooting, one question we are often asked is why there is not a formal shooting event scheduled with or around the show. The truth is we have our hands full hosting the show, but we would love to see some local range, club or group organize such an event, but obviously not during the show days because of the distance attendees would have to travel to get to a range, and how that would detract from the show instead of complementing it. We would be supportive of something during the week before or after. Because of the show there is a huge influx of Class III enthusiasts in this area for about a week, and this may be the perfect opportunity for such an event. If you have an organization that would like to do something of this nature drop us a line and we will be happy to pass the information along to our readers.
Though SAR Show West 2005 has just ended, there is exciting news for SAR Show West 2006. In an effort to answer the strong demand for continued growth, the SAR Show layout will be modified to accommodate an additional 125 tables. If you were previously on the waiting list for vendor tables, you may already be in for next year. If you are not signed up yet you should do so as soon as possible to reserve your space and lock in your position. Please keep checking our website www.smallarmsreview.com for new show information as it becomes available.


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SMO Index of Gaelic Dictionary Resources - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig's listing of Gaelic lexical resources; interface in Gaelic.
SMO Gaelic Dictionary Search - Sabhal Mòr Ostaig's Gaelic dictionary portal, with a large number of Gaelic-English dictionaries available for online searches.
SMO Stòr-dàta Briathrachais Gàidhlig - Online Gaelic dictionary compiled at Sabhal Mòr Ostaig, which includes lots of modern terminology; site is entirely in Gaelic.
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Scottish Executive Faclair na Pàrlamaid / Dictionary of Terms (in PDF) - Online bilingual dictionary of Scots Gaelic-English at the official Scotland government site; in PDF format.
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MacEachen's Gaelic Dictionary (TXT format) - This dictionary was composed by Ewen MacEachen, a priest from Arisaig and noted Gaelic scholar, and was first published in 1842; it has been updated with minor corrections of orthography and meaning. For academic purposes the spelling should be checked against a more modern Gaelic dictionary.
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Irish Identity English-Irish Dictionary - Online HTML dictionary with English terms and their Irish equivalents.
Wentworth's Gaelic-English Dictionaries - Downloadable Gaelic-English dictionaries in MS Word document format.
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Dict.info Irish Dictionary - A free Irish dictionaries for many languages; browsable online, with word searches, and downloadable data files.
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Téarmaí Ríomhaireachta/Computing Terminology - Glossary of computing terms in Gaelic.
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Wentworth's Spellchecker for Scottish Gaelic - Downloadable spell-checking dataset for Scots Gaelic compatible with MS Office and other word-processing suites.
A Dictionary of the Welsh Language - Extremely comprehensive dictionary of Welsh with English definitions, a project started in 1921 and completed in 2002, with a downloadable PDF copy at the bottom of the page, available for personal use only.
University of Wales Welsh-English Online Dictionary - Online searchable bilingual Welsh-English dictionary. With over 250,000 entries, and searchable by parts of speech.
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Computing Terms in Welsh - Online dictionary of computing terms with their equivalents in Welsh.
Geriadur Breton-French Dictionary - Translation from French to Breton, with over 22,000 French words.
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A Handbook of the Cornish Language - By Henry Jenner: "This book is principally intended for those persons of Cornish nationality who wish to acquire some knowledge of their ancient tongue, and to read, write, and perhaps even to speak it. Its aim is to represent in an intelligible form the Cornish of the later period, and since it is addressed to the general Cornish public rather than to the skilled philologist, much has been left unsaid that might have been of interest to the latter, old-fashioned phonological and grammatical terms have been used, a uniform system of spelling has been adopted, little notice has been taken of casual variations, and the arguments upon which the choice of forms has been based have not often been given.".


One thing supporters of President Muhammadu Buhari can't deny is that many of those who oppose him today, almost three and half years after he was sworn in as the fourth president of the Fourth Republic, rooted for him 2015. Many of them are not politicians; they are not angry because Presdient Buhari has blocked their illegal sources of wealth; and they are not people who have cases with anti-corruption agencies. I am one of them.
President Buhari's listlessness and nonchalance is only matched by his parochialism. Take his handling of the crisis at the National Health Insurance Scheme (NHIS) or the appointment of a new head for Nigeria's internal security agency, the Department of State Security (DSS).In August 2018, while President Buhari was away on medical vacation in the UK, the acting president, Yemi Osinbajo, sacked Lawal Daura the notorious director general of the DSS and Mr. Buhari's kinsman after a botched DSS invasion of the National Assembly. He was replaced by Matthew Seiyefa, from Bayelsa State, the most senior director at the DSS. Mr. Seiyefa appeared, at least from media reports, to be doing a good job at his new post, clearing a backlog of unpaid allowances and repositioning the institution in accordance with equity, fairness and respect for the rule of law.


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Loveland's Brands at the Ranch construction to…
Loveland's Brands at the Ranch construction to begin in July 2018
Special to the Reporter-Herald
An artist's rendering of what The Brands at The Ranch will look like when complete.
Special to the Loveland Reporter-Herald
This site plan for the Brands at the Ranch mixed-use development, released Tuesday, May 24, 2016, shows its proposed location in northeast Loveland.
This rendering shows a view of the Brands at the Ranch, a mixed-use development planned for 90 acres just south of The Ranch in northeast Loveland.
By Julia Rentsch | Loveland Reporter-Herald
The first major ground-breaking for The Brands at The Ranch, a new mega-development on both sides of Interstate 25 near Centerra, is now projected to get a late start next summer.
Construction will begin in July 2018 on a 12-screen movie theatre and several restaurants, soon to be features of the multi-use complex. This projected start date is about a year later than initial construction kick-off estimates.
The $572 million development project to re-brand the area, formerly known as Eagle Crossing, will include apartments, retail shopping, office space, an Olympic-sized swimming pool complex, three ice rinks, two hotels and two themed restaurant attractions in addition to the Galaxy IMAX movie theatre.
The commercial-residential development project is now slated for a grand opening in late spring 2019.
The Brands at the Ranch and The Brands West will be built on 60 acres within city limits north of Crossroads Boulevard east of I-25 , and on 140 acres west of I-25 across from the events center. The land is owned by developer Martin Lind's Water Valley Land Co.
The city of Loveland approved its largest economic incentive to date in December 2016 to help the Brands become reality. The City Council unanimously approved the 30-year, $258 million package of fee waivers and rebates in sales tax.
After construction is complete, anchor retailers at The Brands will receive a 2 percent city sales tax rebate for 25 years, and junior anchor retailers will receive that rebate for 15 years with a smaller 1.25 percent rebate for the next 10 years. Other retailers will receive a 1.25 percent rebate for all 25 years.
The council also unanimously agreed in July to grant the complex a flexible zoning overlay, which means the development may have taller buildings at a higher density than other areas of the city.
In September, the council voted to create a new metro district for The Brands West and to increase the debt authorization for both The Brands and The Brands West from $10 million to $100 million.
Voters in the Nov. 7 election approved of a 20-year extension on paying an extra 15 cents tax on every $100 spent in Loveland, known as the Ranch Tax, to support the local fairgrounds. The tax will pay for extensive upgrades at all the existing facilities as well as some new amenities at the fairgrounds complex.
The vote has brought attention to the development from potential commercial tenants at the Brands, the release states. Developers anticipate that The Brands will be a boon to Northern Colorado tourism.
At the July meeting of the City Council, developer Lind said The Brands and The Brands West will be one of Loveland's "most spectacular projects."
Julia Rentsch: 970-699-5404, jrentsch@reporter-herald.com
Julia Rentsch | Reporter
Julia Rentsch is the city reporter at the Loveland Reporter-Herald. She has covered local government since 2017, the year she graduated from Colorado State University. Previously, she served as editor-in-chief of the CSU student newspaper.
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4 mins ago / Politics
Hardin Lang Oct 7, 2019
U.S. exit from Syria leaves civilians and Kurdish fighters at risk
Syrian Kurds around a U.S. armored vehicle during a demonstration against Turkish threats, Oct. 6. Photo: Delil Souleiman/AFP via Getty Images
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from northern Syria, announced by President Trump on Sunday evening, gives Turkey a green light to sweep into the region and threatens the U.S.-allied Syrian Kurdish forces who helped combat the Islamic State.
Why it matters: The move could open new fronts of conflict and displace hundreds of thousands of civilians across an area already in the grip of a humanitarian crisis. It also risks ceding more territory to the control of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
Background: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pledged to create a "safe zone" that pushes the Syrian Kurdish forces — known as the YPG — up to 20 miles away from the border. Turkey considers the YPG to be a terrorist organization affiliated with the PKK, the Kurdish militant and political group Turkey has been fighting since 1984.
The U.S. and Turkey have been working on an incremental approach to a more limited safe zone, which had seen the Syrian Kurdish forces dismantle their defensive positions along the Turkish border. Now Erdogan appears to be opting for a more maximalist approach.
Erdogan also wants to send up to a million Syrian refugees now in Turkey across the border to the safe zone in Syria — furthering a recent crackdown on Syrians that has sent some back into war-torn Idlib and may see others flee to Europe.
What to watch:
A Turkish incursion is likely to spark fighting between the Turks and the Syrian Kurds, who have pledged to "defend northeast Syria at all costs." This would pull the YPG away from the campaign against the Islamic State — amid an ongoing resurgence by the terrorist group. U.S. officials have indicated that American forces will not intervene in fighting between the Turks and the Syrian Kurds.
Most international relief groups operating in northeast Syria would be forced to pull out, leaving just when humanitarian aid would be most needed to cope with massive civilian displacement.
Syrian Kurds, betrayed by the U.S., could turn to the Assad regime and the Russians for protection against Turkey — an outcome the U.S. has sought to avoid. The net result could be the return of significant parts of northeast Syria to regime control without Damascus having to fire a shot.
The announcement has been quickly met with resistance in Washington, including threats from Congress to sanction Turkey or call for its suspension from NATO if Kurdish forces face attack.
Hardin Lang is vice president for programs and policy at Refugees International.


Speaking of Japanese noodle dishes…?
When you hear Japanese noodle dishes, what comes to mind?
Although there are a variety of noodle dishes in Japan, the most ingrained noodle dish for the daily lives of common people has been "Soba noodle".
Surprisingly, it is said that the history of buckwheat (soba) in Japan goes back more than 9000 years.
However, soba became thin noodle-shape only from about 400 years in the Edo period.
Up until then, people eat "Sobagaki", which is a dish made by mixing buckwheat-flour with boiled water.
Soba noodle created in Edo (Tokyo) spreads throughout the country, and you can easily find a soba noodle restaurant anywhere in Japan.
Most soba noodle restaurants have a Noren (shop curtain) and hung it at the front entrance, and most Noren curtain written restaurant's name and the word "手打ちそば; Teuchi-soba".
"手打ちそば; Teuchi-soba" litterally means "Handmaid soba noodle (without machine)".
Taste and texture change depending on the way of mixing, kneading and cutting.
Teuchi-soba made by each professional soba-noodle chef show their individuality, but the basic way of making soba-noodle is no difference.
Soba noodle chefs train to learn the basic way for a long time.
There is a phrase "Kibachi-sannen, Noshi-miitsuki, Houcho-mikka".
The phrase means that in order to learn making soba noodle, it takes 3 years for Kibachi, 3 months for Noshi and 3 days for cutting.
"Kibachi" is a skill of mixing soba flour with boiled water, "Noshi" is a skill of spreading dough with a rolling pin, and "Houcho" is a skill of cutting dough equally.
Accordingly, it takes 3 years, 3 months and 3 days for mastering the method of soba noodle making.
You can be a soba noodle chef ?!
You need a hard training and a long period of time to become a soba noodle chef. But…would you like to make soba noodle by yourself?
Then, I recommend you "the one day soba noodle making experience" in Kyoto!
You can learn making soba noodle from the chef with authentic tools at Umehara soba noodle making class.
Soba noodle made by yourself may be more delicious than popular soba noodle restaurant for you!!


The land of Imphal has been a mute spectator to many hostilities and confrontations over the last millennium. The scars of the war have faded with time immortal however; efforts have been made to remember those great warriors who laid their lives for a noble cause.
The War Cemeteries managed by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission is an attempt to commemorate the reminiscences of those British and Indian soldiers who succumbed during the combat during the Second World War. The area has been tastefully embellished and presents a Serene and atoning atmosphere. The graves have been marker with small stone markers and bronze plaques chronicling the sacrifice of dauntless warriors.


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Maxi SCHERER IAI Member
London W1K 1PS
Tel: +44 (0)20.7872.1067
maxi.scherer@wilmerhale.com
https://www.wilmerhale.com
Languages German (native); English, French (fluent)
Nationality Germany
Bar Admission Solicitor, England & Wales - 2010
Education Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (PhD - 2001; DEA - International Private and Commercial Law - 1999; Master of Law, German and French law - 1998); Universität zu Köln (LLM -1998); Sciences Po, Paris (Certificate in international political and social science - 1998)
Position Professor of Law (Chair in International Arbitration, Dispute Resolution and Energy Law) - Queen Mary University of London, School of
International Arbitration (2012-); Director, Centre for Commercial Law Studies (CCLS), Paris; Global Professor - NYU Law School (2014-); Visiting Professor - UIBE Law School Beijing (2016); City University of Hong Kong (2016); University of Dijon, CREDIMI (2016); Bucerius Law School, Hamburg (2015); Georgetown Center of Transnational Legal Studies (CTLS) London (2010-2014); Freie Universität Berlin (2012-2014); Universität Wien (2014); SciencesPo Law School, Paris (2010-2013); Université de Versailles (2009-2014); ESCP Europe Business School Paris & Berlin (2009-2013); Université de Fribourg (2009, 2011, 2013); University of Melbourne (2010); Universität Würzburg (2010); Pepperdine Law School (2008-2010); Universität Basel (2007); Université Paris I Panthéon-Sorbonne (1999-2009)
as Arbitrator Chair, sole arbitrator, emergency arbitrator or member of the Tribunal in numerous international arbitration proceedings ad hoc (including UNCITRAL) and under the Rules of the ICC, LCIA, DIS, International Arbitration Chamber of Paris (IACP), SCC and HKIAC
as Counsel Numerous international arbitration proceedings under the Rules of the DIS, HKIAC, ICC, ICDR, ICSID, LCIA, VIAC, SCC and SIAC (with focus on energy disputes)
Relating to
Arbitration • Arbitrating Under the 2014 LCIA Rules: A User's Guide (Kluwer, 2015)(with L. Richman and R. Gerbay)
• Editor, International Arbitration in the Energy and Natural Resources Sector (forthcoming, OUP)
• Co-editor, Transparency in International Investment Arbitration (A Guide to the UNCITRAL Standard on Transparency in Treaty-Based Investor-State Arbitration) (Cambridge University Press, 2015)(with D. Euler and M. Gehring)
Numerous articles on international arbitration, in English, French and German, including:
• "A Comparative and Normative Analysis of Parties' Agreements on Judicial Review of Awards," 32(3) Arb. Int'l 437 (2016)
• "Effects of International Judgments Relating to Awards," 43(5) Pepperdine L.J. 637 (2016)
• "Limits to Party Autonomy during the Post-Award Review Stage," in Limits to Party Autonomy in International Commercial Arbitration 441 (F. Ferrari ed., Juris Publishing, 2016)(with L. Silberman)
• "L'autorité de chose jugée des décisions relatives au contrôle des sentences [Res Judicata of foreign judgments relating to arbitral awards]," 2016(1) Rev. arb. 183 (with S. Bollée, L. Radicati di Brozolo and B. Zajdela)
• "The New Emergency Arbitrator Provisions and Other Options for Urgent Relief Under the 2014 LCIA Rules," 4(1) Eur. Int'l Arb. Rev. 81 (2015)
• "Ethical Questions Regarding Counsel Conduct in Arbitration: Example of the LCIA Guidelines," in What a Counsel in Arbitration Can Do, Must Do or Must not Do? 17 (V. Foncke and B. Kohl eds., Bruylant, 2015)
• "Les effets des jugements étrangers relatifs aux sentences arbitrales," in Droit International Privé, Travaux du Comité Français de Droit International Privé, Années 2012-2014, at 101 (Pedone, 2015)
• "Set-Off In International Arbitration," in Austrian Yearbook of International Arbitration 2015, at 451 (C. Klausegger, P. Klein et al eds., Manz, 2015)
• "A Cross-Channel Divide Over Unilateral Dispute Resolution Clauses," in Jurisdictional Choices in Times of Trouble 10 (G. Affaki and H. Grigera Naon eds., ICC Publ. No. 755E, 2015)
• "Effects of Foreign Judgments Relating to International Arbitral Awards: Is the 'Judgment Route' the Wrong Road?," 4(3) J. Int'l Disp. Settlement 587 (2013)
• "Forum Shopping and Post-Award Judgments," in Forum Shopping in the International Commercial Arbitration Context 313 (F. Ferrari ed., Sellier, 2013)(with L. Silberman)
• "Third-Party Funding In International Arbitration: Towards Mandatory Disclosure Of Funding Agreements?," in Third-Party Funding in International Arbitration 95 (ICC Publ. No. 752E, 2013)
• "Le financement par les tiers des procedures d'arbitrage international — une vue d'Europe Seconde partie : le debat juridique [Third Party Funding in International Arbitration in Europe: Part 2 – The Legal Debate]," 2012(6) Rev. dr. aff. int. / Int'l Bus. L.J. 649 (with A. Goldsmith and C. Flechet)
• "Third Party Funding in International Arbitration in Europe: Part 1 – Funders' Perspectives," 2012(2) Rev. dr. aff. int. / Int'l Bus. L.J. 207 (with A. Goldsmith)
• "Le choix implicite dans les jurisprudences nationales : vers une interprétation uniforme du Règlement ? – 'exemple du choix tacite résultant des clauses attributives de juridiction et d'arbitrage [Implied Choice Under National Case Law : Towards a Uniform Interpretation of the Regulation ? – The Example of Implied Choice Resulting From Jurisdiction or Arbitration Agreements]," in Le règlement communautaire "Rome I" et le choix de loi dans les contrats internationaux 253 (S. Corneloup and N. Joubert eds., LexisNexis, 2011)
• "Revision To French Arbitration Law Arrives," N.Y.L.J., 16 May, 2010 (with G. Born and J. Pierce)
• "Globalization of International Commercial Arbitration," 2010(2) Rev. Jur. SciencesPo 64
• "Zwänge und Entwicklungen im Prozessrecht: Das Neue Deutsche Schiedsverfahrensrecht [Necessity and Development in Procedural Law: The New German Arbitration Law]," in Gerichtsverfahren zwischen Gerechtigkeit und Ökonomie [Judicial Process Between Justice and Economics] 141(U. Blaurock ed., Mohr Siebeck, 2005)
• "Pre-Trial Discovery nach dem Haager Beweisübereinkommen [Pre-Trial Discovery Under the Hague Convention on the Taking of Evidence Abroad]," Commentary of the Paris Court of Appeals decision dated 18 Sept. 2003, 2005(5) IPRax 456 (with M. Reufels)
• "Pre-Trial Discovery-Maßnahmen in Deutschland: Neuauflage des Deutsch-Amerikanischen Justizkonflikts [Pre-Trial Discovery in Germany: Another US-German Judiciary Conflict?]," Vol. 9 RIW 667 (1999)(with M. Reufels)
• "Note on the French Supreme Court decision dated 11 January 2005," 2006 Rev.crit.DIP 85
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Man alleges abuse by Chippewa Falls priest
Leader-Telegram, Wisconsin/September 18, 2008
By Candy Czernicki
Chippewa Falls - A 34-year-old Eau Claire man Wednesday filed a lawsuit in Chippewa County Court alleging he was sexually abused by a priest between 1979 and 1986 at St. Bridget Catholic Church southeast of Chippewa Falls.
James J. Kaufman, 728 Second Ave., named the church at 2801 N. 110th St., the Diocese of La Crosse - the administrative district in which the church is located - and a priest referred to only as John Doe.
Kaufman is seeking a formal apology, damages for the cost of his past and future psychological treatment, long-term emotional damage, loss of childhood, failure to fulfill potential, difficulty with interpersonal relationships and court costs.
He also has requested a $22,000 cash settlement, $1,000 for each year he has had to cope with those issues.
Kaufman lived in rural Fall Creek at the time of the alleged abuse.
On several occasions, Kaufman alleged, the priest told him to do sexually inappropriate things to prove that he was "a good Catholic boy."
Kaufman did not tell anyone of the abuse until it emerged through psychological counseling in 2007, the lawsuit said.
In addition to several emotional disorders, he alleged in court documents that the incidents brought about a hatred and distrust of authority figures (including clergy), social isolation, criminality, distorted and deviant thinking regarding sex and flashbacks to the events.
Kaufman has an extensive criminal record, including a 1997 conviction in Eau Claire County Court for first-degree sexual assault of a child.
Two other counts of soliciting a child for prostitution were dismissed in that case but considered in sentencing. Kaufman received 20 years of probation.
In 1998 he was convicted in Eau Claire County of possessing child pornography and of child exploitation through videos. He pleaded guilty to both charges and was sentenced to a total of nine years in prison.
No further court date has been set.


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BDS legitimized at the Ivy League school.
Originally published by the Harvard Crimson.
I never imagined that a day would come when some of the world's leading corporations would fund calls for Israel's destruction, let alone at one of the world's most prestigious universities. But that is exactly what happened last week at Harvard.
He's right. While Jews are the majority in the democratic state of Israel today, the BDS movement imagines and seeks a state in which Jews would ultimately become the minority, implying the end of the Jewish people's right to self-determination.
Of course, students have a right to speak their minds freely, and corporate sponsors have a right to donate their money and institutional backing to any political view. But is it appropriate for Harvard University to lend its facilities to a group of activists who are working to eradicate the one Jewish state?
The panel at Harvard was not a debate about the goals and merits of BDS—it was an endorsement. Panelists included a vocal supporter of BDS who frequently accuses Israel of "apartheid," a professor who initiated the American Studies Association academic and cultural boycott, a Presbyterian minister who led the Church boycott of Israel, as well as MIT professor Noam Chomsky.
The panel discussion left me with an overwhelming sense of sadness: I was sad to see firsthand how BDS encourages Palestinians to reject compromise in pursuit of the destruction of Israel; sad that the student organizers of the conference were unwilling to create a panel of diverse, honest views that would have led to true dialogue; sad that Harvard administrators allowed an event promoting an end to the national existence of the Jewish people to take place under Harvard's auspices; and sad that the names and institutional prestige of major corporations were used to give legitimacy to the BDS campaign.
I sent inquiries to senior executives at every sponsor company before the conference, but the panel went on. After the conference, a senior McKinsey spokesman wrote to me to apologize for the firm's involvement with the conference: "The firm does not knowingly associate its name with political issues and debates." I believe it is likely that the other corporate sponsors also did not intend to have their funds used to promote the BDS movement.
Corporations and universities should not lend mainstream legitimacy to such a radical and odious movement, nor should they provide funding or resources to events that demonize Israel as this one did.
I hope Harvard and the corporations that sponsored Harvard Arab Week—and in doing so sponsored the BDS panel—will publicly pledge to be more vigilant in the future and never again associate their names or provide funding to any movement that seeks to destroy Israel.
Sara K. Greenberg is a joint masters degree student at Harvard Business School and Harvard Kennedy School. You can listen to the full audio of the BDS panel here.


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Events Round Tables Senator Mobina S. B. Jaffer on 'Women, Peacebuilding and Resolution 1325'
Senator Mobina S. B. Jaffer on 'Women, Peacebuilding and Resolution 1325' 15 November 2016 Reading Time: < 1 minute
LKI was honoured to have Hon. Mobina S.B. Jaffer, Canadian Senator for the province of British Columbia, speak at a foreign policy round table on 'Women, Peacebuilding and Resolution 1325.'
The discussion was chaired by Dr. Radhika Coomaraswamy, former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women, and the lead author of the Global Study on UNSC Resolution 1325.
Senator Jaffer emphasised that greater female representation in peace processes is essential to ensuring sustainable peace, and shared her experiences – both sobering and encouraging – as Canada's Special Envoy for Peace in Sudan. Dr. Coomaraswamy's remarks highlighted important issues of women's participation in peace processes, the prevention of sexual violence, and adapting Resolution 1325 to the changing dynamics of conflict.
The foreign policy round table was attended by experts in the field of women's rights, representatives of international organisations including International Alert, UNESCO and the United Nations Population Fund, and governmental bodies such as the Office of National Unity and Reconciliation and the Secretariat for Coordinating Mechanisms on Reconciliation.
The participants discussed increasing leadership roles for women, securing evidence-based data on incidences of sexual and gender-based violence, promoting information on reconciliation across the country, and addressing the needs of women who are most vulnerable and under-represented in Sri Lanka.
Many thanks to the High Commission of Canada in Sri Lanka for their assistance in facilitating this enlightening discussion.


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from learn_theano.utils.s3_download import S3
import subprocess
import os
import glob

def get_nottingham_midi_folder():
    s3 = S3()
    resulting_folder = os.path.join(s3.cache_folder(), "Nottingham")
    if os.path.isdir(resulting_folder):
        return resulting_folder

    print("Unzipping Nottingham midi dataset...")
    zipped = S3().download('datasets/Nottingham.zip')
    subprocess.check_call("unzip %s -d %s" % (zipped, s3.cache_folder()), shell=True)
    assert (os.path.isdir(resulting_folder))
    return resulting_folder

def get_nottingham_dataset():
    folder = get_nottingham_midi_folder()

    return [glob.glob(os.path.join(folder, set_name, '*.mid'))
            for set_name in ['train', 'valid', 'test']]

if __name__ == "__main__":
    f = get_nottingham_midi_folder()
    print(f)


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Tag Archives: Celtic
August 27, 2012 · 10:23 pm
The "Strong Leader" in Football – What Matters Most – The Role or the Achievements?
A new blog has recently emerged onto the field of Scottish football writing – The Rangers Standard.
As it says in its manifesto:-
"The Rangers Standard is a project aimed at promoting positive and innovative thinking about the club and its role in Scottish football and society.
This is an opportunity to examine the club's history and development, re-claim neglected or forgotten parts of its heritage, and reflect on how the Rangers community develops from here and how that future might be shaped by the concerns, hopes and visions of committed supporters.
We will encourage debate on all aspects of the club and will not shirk from confronting the hard topics such as sectarianism, national identity, and misgovernment by the custodians of the club in the recent and not so recent past.
We welcome well-constructed arguments and spirited polemic: the contributions of non-Rangers fans will be accepted provided they are constructive."
In its guidelines for those seeking to contribute it states:-
"4. In time we will accept articles from non Rangers fans but these must relate in some way to the club or issues surrounding it and must be constructive."
The piece below was written for the Rangers Standard, but failed even to achieve the accolade of a rejection. Whether it was too long, too short, too dull, too negative or insufficiently constructive I do not know. Nonetheless I wish the project well. You can never have too much good writing.
Sadly though I cannot add the Rangers Standard to Labour Hame, Scotzine, the Open Justice Project, the Helensburgh Advertiser (many years ago) and the Scottish Football Monitor amongst the places from where my words of wisdom have been inflicted on an unsuspecting world. Continue reading →
Filed under Blogging, Charles Green, Football, Rangers
Tagged as Albion Rovers, Celtic, Dundee United, Graeme Souness, Jim McLean, Manchester United, Matt Busby, Rangers, Sir Alex Feguson, Sir David Murray, The Rangers Standard
Has Green Got The Right AIM For Rangers? Footballing Share Issues – Guest Post by Ecojon
As TV money flooded into the EPL in the 1990s football club owners flocked to the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) which developed a 'Midas aka Cash Convertor Touch' by allowing owners to generate cash from the newly increased value of their club and within a few years 27 teams were listed.
Some owners might have been driven by personal greed but to be fair most of the cash income went on buying players and paying over-inflated wages. But that had the effect of diverting dividends from shareholders and this had a knock-on effect of depressing club share values. This fall in value was heightened by the global stock market plunge which plunged shares lower.
At this stage it is worth giving a FINANCIAL HEALTH WARNING!
Anyone buying shares should always remember that what goes up can come down and sometimes end up with NIL value. Football clubs also had a specific problem in that tens of thousands of shareholders only held one or a handful of shares bought as gifts for soccer mad relatives, friends or workmates. This created quite significant administrative problems and costs on top of the already high expenses to satisfy the regulatory framework of the investment industry. Continue reading →
Filed under Charles Green, Guest Posts, Rangers
Tagged as AIM, Celtic, Malcolm Glazer, Manchester United, Rangers, Sevco Rangers, Share Issues
What If Celtic Accept Wrong-doing re Juninho's EBT? Aberdeen SPL Winners 2005?
A quick thought.
The BBC reported this tonight
Have any other Scottish football clubs been involved with EBT schemes?
BBC Scotland Investigates wrote to all of the Scottish Premier League's member clubs and asked whether they had ever operated an EBT scheme.
Celtic confirmed that it established one EBT scheme in April 2005, which BBC Scotland understands was for the benefit of the Brazilian midfielder Juninho Paulista. The scheme was worth £765,000 but the club did not declare the trust payment to the Scottish Football Association or the Scottish Premier League.
The payments made to the trust were declared in Celtic's annual report for 2004/2005, but in 2008 the club became aware of an event giving rise to a potential tax liability which was subsequently paid after agreement with HMRC.
The remaining 10 SPL clubs replied and confirmed they had never set up an EBT scheme for any of their employees.
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Filed under Celtic, Football
Tagged as Aberdeen, Celtic, EBT, HMRC, Ian Bankier, Juninho, Peter Lawwell, SPL
Now Celtic FC Ltd is involved in a case in the Court of Session!
Today has been awash with stories about Rangers and its finances etc.
However, that has not stopped me reading the court lists as usual, and today finding another interesting looking case.
The Calling List has as one of the cases the following:-
Celtic FC Ltd, Celtic Park, Glasgow AG Ross John Connolly…, Glasgow
Celtic FC Ltd is represented by Harper MacLeod, Solicitors. Interestingly that same firm acts for Craig Whyte in the court action being pursued against him by his estranged wife.
Some might be surprised by the same firm (I am sure not the same individual lawyer) acting for both Celtic and Mr Whyte. But, at the top levels of the legal profession, there are few firms with the reputation of Harper MacLeod.
Anyway, back to Mr Connolly.
I was looking to see if there was information to suggest Celtic was in dispute with a person of that name. What appeared was this linked Daily Record story. It suggests that this Mr Connolly who has been sued is the same man who, allegedly, assaulted a Celtic steward at the match in December against Udinese, when the steward tried to remove his offensive banner.
Why take him to court?
I suggest these possibilities.
1 Having banned him for life, Celtic wants a formal court order to keep him away. That would be unnecessary, in my view. Celtic Park is private property and the Club can refuse entry to whomever it likes. Of course, there might be the added factor of actually having a court order against Mr Connolly, in the form of an interim and then a permanent interdict.
2 Celtic may be pursuing him for payment of damages. This could be a pre-emptive strike on the basis that the Club will seek to recover disciplinary penalties levied on it because of Mr Connolly's alleged actions. In addition, it may be that Celtic can attribute substantial costs already to Mr Connolly.
3 The case will not be one for the steward who was allegedly assaulted. If he wishes to pursue a claim, then he could pursue Mr Connolly personally, or event, if it was felt that Celtic might, in some way, have failed in their legal duty of care to the steward, he could even pursue the Club.
4 Most of all, I suspect that this is an example of being seen to be doing something. If Celtic, in legal terms, is seen to have done all it can to punish Mr Connolly and to prevent a repetition by him (by barring him from all Celtic games for life), then this might be seen to be to Celtic's advantage when UEFA deals with the fallout from that game.
Celtic still has to attend the UEFA committee dealing with that match. They can however say that they are pursuing Mr Connolly for as much as the civil courts allow.
Messrs Levy & McRae, with a long track record of protecting Ibrox from closure due to the sectarian singing and chanting by some of the Rangers fans, took a twin track approach of full and frank apologies to UEFA, and statements of intent or actual action taken as far as the miscreants went.
It might be that this is the best route down which to travel, and thus mitigate the penalties that might otherwise be applied.
I do not think it likely that the case of Celtic v Connolly will ever reach the stage of a contested court hearing. Celtic can leave that to its cross-city rivals.
Filed under Celtic v Connolly, Civil Law, Courts, Football, UEFA
Tagged as Celtic, Court of Session
The Daily Record Calms The Atmosphere Before Old Firm Game With Headline About Hatred of Neil Lennon
Sheriff Fiona Reith said this week, when sentencing John Wilson for his breach of the peace at the game where he did NOT assault Neil Lennon the following.
"The football match was a high profile game between Celtic and Hearts. There was evidence that there was a "terrible", "very tense" and "poisonous" atmosphere in the stadium between both sets of supporters with racist and sectarian shouting and chanting coming from supporters… PC Cleghorn … described how extreme antagonism between both sets of supporters of a bigoted, sectarian nature "really kicked off", as he put it. He described the atmosphere at this point as being very, very volatile and he feared a pitch incursion as the crowd was angry.
"A breach of the peace can sometimes be a quite minor crime but sometimes it is not. In this case it was not minor at all; it was serious, and with serious potential consequences in the context of what was already a highly volatile atmosphere in the crowd of over 16,000 football supporters."
These comments, together with the "top line" sentence of 12 months showed recognition by the court that football games can be "powder kegs" where problems can quickly escalate. The courts clearly wish to take action to prevent repetitions of Mr Wilson's criminal behaviour.
(c) Stadiumguide.com
Tomorrow Rangers play Celtic at Ibrox.
These games are always fraught with headaches for the police and security staff on duty. Whilst it would be wrong to classify everyone who attends these games as "bigoted" or "sectarian" no-one would dispute that there are "fans" on both sides who would qualify for that description. Bearing in mind that Rangers are in the midst of allegedly serious financial woes, and that neither team has started the season firing on all cylinders, tomorrow's match is most definitely a "high profile" one where the atmosphere, especially if the game is going against one side, might well become poisonous.
In addition Neil Lennon has been the subject, over his time in Scotland, of physical attack, verbal assaults, vilification by opposing crowds throughout Scotland, abuse in the media and finally to threats and alleged nail bombs being sent to him.
Surely any responsible organisation would take care not to stoke the fires of hatred higher?
The back page of today's Daily Record carries the headline – "Who is More Hated at Ibrox? Is it Lennon or the Taxman?"
Lower down the page, above an article titled "Ally: No Grudge Match" we see the infamous picture of the argument between Lennon and McCoist last season, showing the Celtic manager's angry face, and the back of the Rangers' boss' head.
The piece inside the Record (which I have not read as it does not appear to be online) might be a detailed analysis of the issues regarding Lennon and the HMRC issues with Rangers – it might take care to provide a commentary on why Neil Lennon, above anyone else in Scottish football in recent times, has been subject to such vilification – it might try to assess why Neil Lennon is a particular thorn in the Rangers flesh.
However, even if it does, I fail to see how the headline and the juxtaposed picture can in any way assist the calming of the atmosphere tomorrow. If there is trouble, will the Record acknowledge that it could, even in the slightest way, have contributed? No – it will splash the story across the first six pages, with a pull out with all the photos inside.
Could it be argued that the headline commits, or is likely to cause, a breach of the peace? It possibly could, but there is no way that any proceedings would be brought against the Record for that – as we saw yesterday with the Met Police action against the Guardian (click the link for a trenchant criticism by Stephen Raeburn of the Firm Magazine), police action against the media provokes a civil liberties backlash which is entirely justified.
The rights of a free press to publish are vital to a properly functioning democratic society, but there is not, nor should there be, the right to shout "Fire" in a crowded cinema.
I am not advocating action against the Record for this, let that be clear, but I would hope that someone there would have a long look at this headline and avoid a repetition. Based on history, that might be a forlorn hope.
Interestingly last week, on BBC Radio Scotland, Jim Traynor, the experienced and respected Chief Sports Writer for the Record, pointed out most clearly that the journalists did not write the headlines, and that it was the sub-editors who did so. This was in connection with the articles about Rangers' "War Chest" available under the new Craig Whyte regime. Jim Traynor denied vigorously to Chick Young that that was his phrase.
As I say, hopefully the person responsible will have a word in their ear, and even more so, one hopes that the game tomorrow is talked about afterwards for the football, and not far any trouble on or off the pitch.
Filed under Courts, Criminal Law, Football, Press
Tagged as Breach of the Peace, Celtic, Daily Record, John Wilson, Neil Lennon, Newspapers, Rangers


The Philippines will send a specialist team to Sri Lanka to inquire on the technical expertise that can be provided to eradicate drug smuggling, the President's Media Division said.
The Philippine government has agreed to assists Sri Lanka to eradicate illegal drug smuggling.
Yesterday (19) at the tail end of the state visit President Maithripala Sirisena paid a visit to the police headquarters and engaged in an observational visit to the Drug Prevention Unit.
The President was warmly welcomed by the head of the Philippine police service Oscar D. Albayalde and the chairmen of dangerous drugs control unit.
The President also engaged in observing an exhibition related to operations against illegal drug trafficking conducted by the Philippines government.
Then the head of the police and senior officials of the drug prevention unit met with the President and he said that an open battle against illegal drugs is being carried on in Sri Lanka.
The President who mentioned that Sri Lanka is a special transit destination for illegal drug dealers and that he expect every assistance from all the countries of the world to eradicate illegal drugs from entering Sri Lanka.
He said the drug menace is a great challenge to the whole world. The President said that if proper steps are not taken the corrupted politicians are linked with this situation making it worse.
President Sirisena described the process carried on to tackle illegal drugs in Sri Lanka and mentioned that several lives of the officers of the Drug Prevention Unit as well as lives of the police officers has been lost on such operations.
President Sirisena mentioned that the fight against illegal drugs was initiated by him before 45 years when he was working as a movement officer. That program was conducted by him as a member of parliament, deputy minister and a minister.
He was presented with an international award from World Health Organization. President said he is carrying on the fight against corruption even today and that he would take important decisions within this year also.
Deputy Inspector General of drug prevention unit of Sri Lanka Sajeewa Madawatte was also present in this event, the PMD said.