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Obama presses Congress to pass Zika funding as situation grows 'critical'
By Dylan Scott Aug. 4, 2016
On Thursday, President Obama urged Congress to approve funding to fight the Zika virus. AP Video
WASHINGTON — President Obama warned Thursday that the fight against the Zika virus was reaching a critical stage, with local transmission confirmed in southern Florida, and implored Congress to "do its job" and approve funding to support the effort.
In his opening remarks at a Pentagon press conference, Obama reiterated that the administration was running out of the money that it had redirected from an Ebola emergency fund earlier this year.
"Now the money that we need to fight Zika is running out," Obama said. "The situation is getting critical."
Health and Human Services Secretary Sylvia Mathews Burwell told lawmakers in a Wednesday letter that the funding for vaccine development at the National Institutes of Health would be depleted by the end of August — even as human trials for a Zika vaccine began this week.
As Zika threat grows in Miami, expecting mothers are put on edge
There have been about 15 suspected cases of local transmission of Zika in Florida, and the the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has issued a travel warning urging pregnant women to avoid the area of Miami where the virus is believed to have spread.
"This is not the time for politics," Obama said. "A lot of folks talk about protecting Americans from threats? Well, Zika is a serious threat to Americans, especially babies, right now."
The president did not explicitly call for a special session in Congress to pass the funding, though he did note that "Congress is on summer recess." Lawmakers left town last month at an impasse, after Senate Democrats balked at a deal negotiated by House and Senate Republicans that included provisions affecting Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act.
Senate Democrats sent a letter Thursday to Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker Paul Ryan urging them to reconvene Congress and pass the original $1.1 billion Senate bill that earned support from Democrats and Republicans.
A McConnell spokesman told STAT earlier this week, when asked about the prospects for a special session, that the GOP-negotiated bill could potentially be passed quickly if Democrats dropped their opposition. "But it doesn't sound like they're prepared to do that," the spokesman said.
Obama, meanwhile, clearly sought to ramp up the pressure on Republican leadership with his remarks Thursday.
"Once again, I want to urge the American people to call their members of Congress and tell them to do their job," Obama said. "Deal with this threat, and help protect the American people from Zika."
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Joseph Van Biervliet, de son nom complet Joseph-Jules-Antoine Van Biervliet,  né le 30 octobre 1841 à Vlierbeek (Kessel-Loo) et décédé le 24 avril 1935 à Louvain, est un avocat belge et professeur de droit. Marié à Marie Ernst - dont il devint veuf par la suite - il a été inhumé au caveau familial du cimetière d'Heverlee.

Il s'agissait d'un homme relativement engagé qui fut membre de la Congrégation de la Sainte Vierge, professeur émérite et secrétaire honoraire de l'Université catholique de Louvain, avocat, président du Conseil de fabrique de l'église Saint-Jacques, président honoraire de la Commission administrative des Prisons de Louvain, membre correspondant de l'Académie royale de jurisprudence et législation de Madrid, Grand Officier de l'Ordre de Léopold, Grand Officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne et décorée de la Croix civique de première classe et de la médaille commémorative du règne du Roi Léopold II.

Biographie

Famille
En ce qui concerne sa famille, beaucoup de ses membres étaient des universitaires et étaient attachés, plus particulièrement, à l'Université catholique de Louvain.

Parents
Son père, Antoine-Louis Van Biervliet, est docteur en médecine et professeur à l'Université catholique de Louvain.

Il suit d'abord des cours de la Faculté de médecine de l'Université de Gand où il fut proclamé docteur « summa cum laude » le 18 juillet 1827 grâce au fait qu'il défendit sa dissertation « Dissertatio inauguralis physiologico-praclica de proprielatibus vitalibus ».

En 1830, il épouse une fille du Docteur Kesteloot qui est professeur à l'Université de Gand et ancien recteur. Ce mariage donne 7 enfants dont 6 garçons parmi lesquels Joseph.

Ensuite il s'installe à Izegem, avant de déménager à Courtrai. En 1832, lors de l'épidémie du choléra, en tant que président de la Commission médicale, il s'illustre en se rendant gratuitement au service des malades.

En novembre 1835, il est nommé professeur ordinaire à la Faculté de médecine par des évêques. Pierre de Ram lui propose d'exercer ses fonctions à l'Université catholique qui, le 1er décembre de cette même année, est installée à Louvain. Ils lui donnèrent la Chaire de physiologie ainsi que celle de pathologie générale.

En 1846, il ouvre son laboratoire de physiologie.

Frères et sœurs
, le frère ainé de Joseph, a été l'un des médecins les plus distingués à Bruges. Il est également chirurgien de l'hôpital Saint-Jean, secrétaire de la Société médicochirurgicale de Bruges ainsi que rédacteur des Annales de cette même société. Enfin, il est élu comme correspondant de l'Académie royale de médecine de Belgique en 1863.

Le second frère de Joseph, Paul, devient avocat à la Cour d'appel de Gand après des études à l'Université catholique de Louvain. Il est également membre du barreau de Gand où il développe sa connaissance du droit en profondeur et où sa place est reconnue. Ensuite, il devient membre du conseil de discipline de l'Ordre.

Le quatrième fils du couple Van Biervliet est Joseph qui est professeur à l'Université de Louvain. Le cadet, Jules Van Biervliet, devient premier Président honoraire de la Cour d'appel de Gand.

Concernant le reste de la famille, le fils d'Auguste-Louis, Albert Van Biervliet (neveu de Joseph), suit les traces du restant de la famille puisqu'il exerce également la fonction de professeur à l'Université catholique de Louvain. Après y avoir fait ses études, il part à l'étranger puis, une fois revenu et promu docteur avec la plus grande distinction, il est chargé de diriger les exercices pratiques à l'Université de Louvain en 1885. En 1886, il est reconnu comme un professeur agrégé et en 1890 comme professeur extraordinaire. Vers 1891, il doit se résigner à prendre un repos complet.

Etudes
Joseph Van Biervliet, comme le reste de sa famille, suit des études à l'Université catholique de Louvain. En effet, pour sa part, c'est en droit qu'il s'illustre jusqu'à effectuer un doctorat qu'il achève en 1874.

Carrière

Corps professoral de la faculté de droit de l'université catholique de Louvain
Au cours de sa vie, Joseph Van Biervliet est amené à occuper diverses fonctions. Au terme de son doctorat en droit, il entame sa carrière de professeur à l'université.

En effet, il est rapidement nommé titulaire du cours d'introduction historique et de principes généraux du droit civil, et, quelques années plus tard, il commença à enseigner le droit privé de façon plus large si bien qu'en 1876, il se consacre à l'étude approfondie du droit civil.

L'étude du droit civil de Joseph Van Biervliet se distingue de celle de ses confrères en ce qu'elle est caractérisée par un attrait important pour l'histoire des dispositions légales et par une importante fidélité aux textes juridiques qu'il enseigne sans pour autant tomber sans la simple application de ceux-ci.

Secrétariat de la faculté de droit
Après quelques années d'enseignement, Joseph Van Biervliet acquit de l'expérience en tant que professeur et, en 1898, il devient secrétaire de la faculté de droit de l'Université catholique de Louvain.

Ce poste lui permet de prendre beaucoup de décisions importantes pour l'institution de 1898 jusqu'en 1930, lorsqu'il devient professeur émérite après plus de 50 ans au sein de L'Université catholique de LouvainCe qui, en outre, en fait la plus longue carrière à l'Université catholique de Louvain.

Commission pour la révision du Code Civil

En 1886, parallèlement à ses activités au sein de l'Université de Louvain, et, étant donné l'expertise qu'il avait acquise dans le domaine du droit civil, il est nommé par le Gouvernement comme membre de la Commission pour la révision du Code Civil.

Cette Commission, qui avait alors pour but de préparer la révision du Code Civil à venir, s'est surtout attachée à supprimer les expressions inexactes présentes dans les dispositions et à clarifier le sens d'autres dispositions.

Dans ce cadre-là, Joseph Van Biervliet effectue notamment des rapports sur le titre des successions, les dispositions préliminaires du livre III, et sur le titre des délits et des quasi-délits.

Conseil de Législation
En 1912, il siège en tant que vice-président du Conseil de Législation.

Il occupe ce poste jusqu'en 1919.

Académie de législation de Toulouse
À partir de 1899, Joseph van Biervliet devient membre correspondant de l'Académie de législation de Toulouse.

Cette société savante, fondée en 1851 au Tribunal civil de Toulouse, avait – et a toujours – pour ambition de se consacrer à l'étude des phénomènes juridiques de son temps.

Joseph Van Biervliet écrit à plusieurs reprises pour l'Académie de législation. Par ailleurs, il est également amené à soumettre à l'Académie de Législation de Toulouse ses travaux effectués avec le Conseil de législation, en Belgique afin que le législateur français puisse s'en inspirer en vue d'une éventuelle et future réforme du Code civil.

Distinctions
Au cours de sa vie, Joseph Van Biervliet se voit attribuer quelques titres et honneurs :

La première distinction qu'il reçoit est le titre d'Officier de l'Ordre de Léopold. Cette décoration créée en 1832 est décernée aux citoyens qui témoignent de mérites exceptionnels dans l'un des domaines suivants : civil, militaire ou maritime. Joseph Van Biervliet se voit attribuer cette médaille en 1900 agrémentée du titre d'Officier. En 1930, il monte en grade et accède au titre de Grand-Officier de l'Ordre de Léopold.

En 1906, il reçoit la Croix civique de première classe – la Croix en Or. Cette récompense est instituée pour la première fois le 21 juillet 1867. Elle met en lumière les services rendus au pays, tant par des actes administratifs que par des actes exceptionnels de courage, de bravoure, de dévotion et d'humanité. Joseph Van Biervliet l'a reçue pour ancienneté de service et pour service exemplaire au sein de l'administration.

En 1930, il devient Grand-Officier de l'Ordre de la Couronne. Cet Ordre est établi le 15 octobre 1897 par Léopold II. Le but de cet ordre est d'honorer les faits héroïques et les services exemplaires rendus dans l'État du Congo. C'est le deuxième Ordre de Belgique après l'Ordre de Léopold. Aujourd'hui, l'Ordre de la Couronne est décerné pour services rendus à l'État belge, spécialement pour services méritants dans la fonction publique.

C'est en 1931, qu'il reçoit son dernier honneur, la médaille commémorative du règne du roi Léopold II. Cette médaille est instituée le 21 juillet 1905 en reconnaissance des services rendus à l'État sous le règne du roi Léopold II. Elle est octroyée à Joseph Van Biervliet pour ses services militaires rendus à la Couronne. En effet, pour espérer être décoré de cet honneur, il faut un minimum d'un an de bons et loyaux services militaires entre le 16 décembre 1865 et le 18 décembre 1909 (dates de règne du roi Léopold II).

Notes et références

Bibliographie
 Académie de législation de Toulouse, Recueil de l'Académie de législation de Toulouse, t. XLVIII, Paris, Ernest Thorin, 1899-1900.
 Académie Royale des sciences, des lettres et des beaux-arts de Belgique, Biographie nationale, t. 26, Bruxelles, Bruylant, 1936-1938.
 Archives de l'UCLouvain sur Joseph Van Biervliet.
 Florimond Van Loo, Portrait de Joseph van Biervliet-, professeur à l'université de Louvain,1886.
 J. Meulemans, Joseph Jules-Antoine Van Biervliet, Louvain, 24 avril 1935.
 KULeuven, Geschiedenis van de Leuvense rechtsfaculteit, Brugge, die Keure, 2014.

Liens externes
 Odis.be https://www.odis.be/hercules/toonPers.php?taalcode=nl&id=16757#PS_RL_PS_OR_16757
 http://academie-legislation.fr
 https://www.lalibre.be/debats/opinions/un-peu-d-histoire-5e2f3533f20d5a6521edb7d2

Naissance en octobre 1841
Décès en avril 1935
Avocat belge du XIXe siècle
Professeur belge
Décès à 93 ans

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Fire damages Stamford building slated for demolition
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STAMFORD — A vacant structure slated for demolition on Washington Boulevard was destroyed early Sunday morning in a fire.
No injuries were reported, according to Stamford Fire & Rescue, which responded to the fire.
A spokesman for the fire department would not comment on the suspected cause of the blaze, saying only the fire was under investigation by the Office of the Fire Marshal. The next-door neighbor called 911 at 3 a.m. Sunday to report the fire at 2382 Washington Blvd., according to the department's news release.
About 22 firefighters arrived to find a "heavy fire showing from the second floor of a vacant, wood-frame, residential building," according to the release.
The building was previously slated for demolition, according to the release.
Three engine companies, a truck company, a rescue company and a deputy chief responded and extinguished the blaze in about 45 minutes.
The neighboring house received minor damage to its exterior siding.
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Many social work practitioners grapple with a desire to grow in the profession, but while working directly with children and families rather than in management.
So how do you make that work?
For Staffordshire County Council, the answer is to use its size to its advantage, using specialist teams alongside a clear Social Work Offer to provide choice and career experience across its social work teams.
Staffordshire covers 1,000 square miles and more than 870,000 people live in its eight districts and boroughs. The size of the county brings social work challenges, with pockets of real rural isolation as well as extreme urban deprivation, but it also brings opportunities.
"Our size provides social workers with the opportunity to gain a breadth of knowledge across the whole journey of the child through specialist central teams such as our Intensive Support Service and Kinship Care Team as well as district based Local Support Teams, Safeguarding, Care Planning and Court and Throughcare Teams", Helen Riley, deputy chief executive and director for families and communities in Staffordshire, says.
Rated 'good' by Ofsted in 2014, Staffordshire is committed to improving outcomes for children and young people by continuously improving social work practice.
"We proactively support our social work practitioners to work across teams and develop their skills in specific disciplines as well as funding or providing flexible working arrangements to support formal academic qualifications and providing space to reflect in one-to-one and group supervision."
Investing at all levels
The authority is investing in social work at all levels, running Step Up to Social Work and Frontline graduate programmes to encourage the next generation of social workers while being a key member of the West Midlands Teaching Partnership to support the ongoing development of those already practicing.
This serves the council's overall aim, which is "to support families to safely care for their children via the lowest level and least intrusive support within their communities" explains Helen.
"To do this, we need skilled social work teams who are supported professionally and personally to do their very best work every day."
Kezia Mifflin joined Staffordshire as a newly qualified social worker and has taken the opportunity to work across many teams. She explains: "I have worked in children's services in Staffordshire's family assessment and support team, safeguarding team and the Edge of Care service. This has given me the chance to work with other social workers and teams involved throughout a child's journey. I am about to start a new post as an Independent Reviewing Officer which will continue my professional development while enabling me to work with children, aiming to get the best possible outcomes for them with child protection or looked after children services."
Turnover figures in Staffordshire's social work teams are low compared to other authorities but like many others, Staffordshire is seeing an increasing number of families needing support, and they are investing over £1million to increase capacity, reduce caseloads and enable their social work teams to do direct work with families.
And the investment is paying off with recognition for Staffordshire's work around intensive prevention recognised at the MJ and Local Government Chronicle Awards this year.
'Leading the field'
"I am so proud of what we have achieved for some of our most vulnerable families and that we are being recognised for our innovative approach on a national stage," says Helen.
"We are leading the field with our approach to intensive support for children on the edge of care and innovative 'Breathing Space' support for women who have had children permanently removed from their care in the past. This includes parenting programmes, practical and emotional support to help mothers make the changes needed to remain caring for their new baby following birth. There's also a greater focus on reunification for children in the care system with a 'step down' from residential to foster care and intensive family support for families with drug or alcohol dependencies."
Practitioners are enabled to do intensive work with families through Staffordshire's Smart Working initiative, which allows social workers to work flexibly in their communities – and from home – through the use of tablets and smartphones.
"Technology supports our social workers to use their time around family visits and complete case notes on the move. We've invested heavily in the kit available to our social work teams because it allows them to use their working hours well and contributes to a healthy work-life balance," Helen says.
Social workers are also able to claim Essential Car User allowance, worth up to £963 a year, to cover costs if they choose to use their own car to travel to and from visits.
The council has also invested significantly in supporting the mental wellbeing of its social workers.
"We have recruited over 70 colleagues who are training as Mental Health First Aiders to work across the council and staff can also access professional counselling through the ThinkWell service," Helen adds.
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- A Delightful Feast Of Little-Known Facts, Folklore, And History
af Jack Sanders
Now available in paperback, The Secrets of Wildflowers is destined to be an indispensablebook for anyone who loves and admires the natural world.Few things in nature beautify the world more than wildflowers. Their countless colors and endless designs are found almost anywherefrom fields to woods, deserts to ponds, and even in junkyards, dumps, and cracks in the pavement.The Secrets of Wildflowers, Jack Sanderss colorful tribute, is bursting with odd facts and wonderful superstitions about some of North Americas most beautiful and common plants.Reader's will find natural history, folklore, habitats, horticulture, ingenious uses past and present, origins of names, and even their literary pedigrees. Far richer and eminently more varied than any field guide, The Secrets of Wildflowers contains more than 100 species of North Americanwildflowersorganized by blooming seasons.Wildflowersare not just pretty to look at;they are an essential part of our environment. How they grow and what they do are often overlooked, and how they have been used has largely been forgotten. They feed insects, birds, animals, and even humans. They hold and condition the soil, and they are used in modern medicines and natural remedies and appear throughout history in art and literature.The Secrets of Wildflowers provides detailed information on more than one hundred representative species of North American wildflowers.
From the Links
- Golf's Most Memorable Moments
af Joshua Shifrin
Its a golf hall of fame, shame, and arcane. Collected in this handsome volume are more than one hundred of golfs greatest momentsfrom the famous to the long forgottenfrom the links of Scotland in the 1800s to the 1938 U.S. Open, the 1954 US Womens Open to the 2010 Masters, and even to the little known Martini Invitational in 1971 and starring the giants of the game down to the struggling pros and amateurs. Told in a whimsical fashion, these are stories of triumph, amazing holes-in-one and other feats, hilarious gaffes, classic matchups, heart-racing final rounds, trailblazing careers, monumental breakdowns, and other incredible events no reader will ever forget. Theres the story of Jack TheGolden Bear Nicklaus and Gary The Black Knight Player being attacked by killer bees on a course in South Africa in 1966; the 1954 US Womens Open Championship won by the pioneering BabeZaharias just one month after cancer surgery;four holes-in-one, on the same hole, in the 1989 US Open at Oak Hill Country Club, in under two hours; and much, much more.
Map of My Dead Pilots
- The Dangerous Game of Flying in Alaska
af Colleen Mondor
The Map of My Dead Pilots is about flying, pilots, and Alaska, thebeautiful and deadlyLast Frontier. Author Colleen Mondor spent four years running dispatch operations for a Fairbanks-based commuter and charter airline, and she knows all too well the gap between the romance and reality of small plane piloting in the wildest territory of the United States. From overloaded aircraft to wings covered in ice, from flying sled dogs and dead bodies, piloting in Alaska is about living hard and working even harder. What Mondor witnessed day to day would make anyones hair stand on end. Ultimately, it is the pilots themselveslaced with ice and whiskey, death and camaraderie, silence and engine roarand their harrowing tales who capture her imagination. In fine detail, this series of stories reveals the technical side of flying, the history of Alaskan aviation, and a world that demands a close communion with extreme physical danger and emotional toughness.
Fragrance of Grass
af Guy De La Valdene
An ode to one mans lifelong love affair with huntingValdnes wondrous field memoir is a rich sportsmans miscellany memorable and erudite fowling lore, camp etiquette, ballistics, poaching ethics, glorious anecdote, bloody ducks, persistent bawdiness, and better wine than you or I'll ever drinkall elegantly spun as an affectionate andsentimental educationof loss and renewal.Its a terrific book. Richard FordPart memoir, part history, The Fragrance of Grass stands as a testament to Guy de la Valdnes deep love of, and abiding respect for, the natural world and all that inhabit it. Set in places as far afield as France and Montana, Saskatchewan and Florida, this is a beautifully written book that is also an elegant treatise on everything from dogs, birds, and wildlife to food, wine, and women. The Fragrance of Grass will be treasured by all sportsmenand bythe readersof Tom McGuane andJim Harrison. The authors first book in nearly a decade, it is now being published to coincide with the paperback edition of his classic Red Stag.FROM THE INTRODUCTIONI am watching a thousand feathersgrey partridge feathersfloating high on the surface of the pond in front of the cabin I pretend to work in. I have plucked a million feathers from the bodies of all the grey partridge I have cooked in my life, beautiful golden-brown feathers that match the fall colors of the cypress tress that grow on the edge of my pond.It is November, and all at once winter includes me.On the porch of the cabin there is a wooden rocking chair, weathered and comfortable, that I sit in every day.On quiet afternoonsI think about the slowing growth of the loblolly pines I have been watching for twenty years, the everchanging face of the pond now active with fish, and the condition of the natural world outside of my custody.. . .I have hunted at least one hour a day for three months a year, ever since I was eight years old.That translates into more than 5,000 hours in the field, a lifetime walk that, under different circumstances, might have taken me from Paris to Istanbul and back.If to this hike I add the time I have spent shooting . . . I can safely assume that I have had my hands on the stock of a gun for one whole year of the sixty-plus that I have been around. I like to walk, and I know guns.
Forgotten Storm
- The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925
af Wallace Akin
The amazing true story of the deadliest tornado in American history, as told by a survivor.
Covered Waters
- Tempests of a Nomadic Trouter
af Joseph Heywood
An outrageous fishing memoir that spans the globe.
Gettysburg Replies
- The World Responds to Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address
af Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library Foundation
Almost five months after the Civil War's deadliest clash, President Abraham Lincoln and other Union leaders gathered to dedicate the Soldiers' National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The program for the occasion featured music, prayer, orations, and benedictions. In the middle of it all, the president gave a few commemorative remarks, speaking for just two minutes, delivering what we now know as the Gettysburg Address. Challenged to mark the enormity of the battlewhich had turned the tide of the war, though neither side realized it yetLincoln used 272 words in ten sentences to rededicate the Union to the preservation of freedom. It remains the most important statement of our nation's commitment to personal liberty since the Revolutionary War and has become one of the most important speeches in American history, a cornerstone of who we are as a country. A century and a half later, we still hold Lincoln's message in our hearts. For Gettysburg Replies, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum challenged presidents, judges, historians, filmmakers, poets, actors, and others to craft 272 words of their own to celebrate Lincoln, the Gettysburg Address, or a related topic that stirs their passions. President Jimmy Carter reveals how the Gettysburg Address helped bring Egypt and Israel closer at the Camp David Peace Accords. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor reflects on Lincoln's dedication to the importance of civic education. General Colin Powell explains how Martin Luther King Jr. took up Lincoln's mantle and carried it forward. Filmmaker Steven Spielberg touches on the benefits and perils of hero worship. Poet Laureate Billy Collins explores the dichotomy between the private man who wrote poetry (';My Childhood Home I See Again') and the president who stood before all. Attorney Alan Dershowitz echoes Lincoln's words to rally us to the freedom from weapons of mass destruction. Gettysburg Replies features images of important Lincoln documents and artifacts, including the first copy of the address that Lincoln wrote out after delivering it, the program from the cemetery dedication, Lincoln's presidential seal, and more. Together, these words and images create a lasting tribute not only to Lincoln himself but also the power of his devotion to freedom.
Man-Eaters of Tsavo
af John Henry Patterson
Practical Horse Massage
- Techniques For Loosening And Stretching Muscles
af Renate Ettl
&quote;Practical Horse Massage puts massage techniques and stretching exercises intoperspective and is easy to learn.&quote;--Alaska Horse Journal&quote;If you've ever thought that massage or stretching could benefit your horse, Practical Horse Massage is an easy, but thorough read.&quote;--Horse Illustrated&quote;Well illustrated with color photographs, the author leaves nothing to chance and makessure the reader will understand the various massage procedures by using pictures as well astext instructions.&quote;--The Northwest Horse SourceThis book provides a complete introduction to horse massage, with easy-to-learn techniques and exercises. It is a book for everyone who wants to help their horses to relax and regenerate after competitions or long rides.
Faraway Horses
- The Adventures and Wisdom of One of America's Most Renowned Horsemen
af Buck Brannaman
&quote;I've started horses since I was 12 years old and have been bit, kicked, bucked off and run over. I've tried every physical means to contain my horse in an effort to keep from getting myself killed. I started to realize that things would come much easier for me once I learned why a horse does what he does. This method works well for me because of the kinship that develops between horse and rider. &quote; --Buck BrannamanIn THE FARAWAY HORSES, Brannaman shares his methods for training and provides a behind-the-scenes glimpse of Robert Redford's movie The Horse Whisperer, for which he was the technical advisor. *Authoratative figure in horsemanship*Reveals the key to understanding animalsBUCK BRANNAMAN is a horse gentler--not a horse &quote;breaker&quote;--who has started more than 10,000 young horses in his clinics. He lives with his family in Sheridan, Wyoming. WILLIAM REYNOLDS is the associate publisher of Cowboys & Indians magazine. He lives with his family in Santa Ynez, California.
- The Complete History from 1300 BC to the Present Day
af Angus Konstam
Angus Konstam sets sail through the brutal history of piracy, separating myth from legend and fact from fiction. Pirates takes us into the depths of the pirate's dark world, examining the many colorful characters from Cretans and Vikings to French corsairs and the British rogues of the golden age of piracy, such as Blackbeard and Captain Kidd and even two women pirates, Mary Read and Ann Bonny, who became pregnant to avoid execution. A blood-soaked, riveting account, it provides a complete history of the fearsome threat on the high seas from the marauders in the pages of antiquity to the Somali pirates in the headlines of today.
Be Iron Fit
- Time-Efficient Training Secrets for Ultimate Fitness
af Don Fink
&quote;Most how-to books are too technical or too shallow. Don Fink manages to pen a unique combination of information, anecdotes, and readability.&quote;-Scott Tinley, two-time Ironman World Champion &quote;Don's book certainly made me think. A truly complete book for all abilities in the sport of triathlon that leaves no subject untouched.&quote;-Spencer Smith, three-time Triathlon World Champion Ever dream of being an elite endurance athlete and competing in races like Hawaii's Ironman? Pro athletes are not the only people who can attain such superior accomplishments. Every season tens of thousands of amateur triathletes compete head-to-head, pushing their physical and mental strength to the limits. The Ironman competition is a true test: a 2.4-mile open-water swim followed by a 112-mile bike leg and a 26.2-mile marathon run. In Be Iron Fit, sought-after multisport coach Don Fink draws on his time-efficient training methods to provide a practical program in a step-by-step, enjoyable way-so even everyday athletes can attain ultimate conditioning.
- A Horseman's Journey
af William Reynolds & Buck Brannaman
Master horseman Buck Brannaman, the real-life Horse Whisperer, continues the chronicle of his life as trainer and mentor, as we meet thirteen remarkable people whose lives he has affected. Through their own accounts of help and healing and through Brannaman's own introductions, the reader is inspired by the hope and confidence that he instilled in these individuals.
Wings of Gold
- The Story of the First Women Naval Aviators
af Beverly Weintraub
On Feb. 2, 2019, the skies over Maynardville, Tennessee, filled with the roar of four F/A-18F Super Hornets streaking overhead in close formation. In each aircraft were two young female flyers, executing the first all-woman Missing Man Formation flyover in Navy history in memory of Captain Rosemary Mariner groundbreaking Navy jet pilot, inspiring commander, determined and dedicated leader whose drive to ensure the United States military had its choice of the best America had to offer, both men and women, broke down barriers and opened doors for female aviators wanting to serve their country.Selected for Navy flight training as an experiment in 1972, Mariner and her five fellow graduates from the inaugural group of female Naval Aviators racked up an impressive roster of achievements, and firsts: first woman to fly a tactical jet aircraft; first woman to command an aviation squadron; first female Hurricane Hunter; first pregnant Navy pilot; plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that overturned limits on womens ability to fulfill their military duty.Leading by example, and by confrontation when necessary, they challenged deep skepticism within the fleet and blazed a trail for female aviators wanting to serve their country equally with their male counterparts.This is the story of their struggles and triumphs as they earned their Wings of Gold, learned to fly increasingly sophisticated jet fighters and helicopters, mastered aircraft carrier landings, served at sea and reached heights of command that would have been unthinkable less than a generation before. And it is the story of the legacy they left behind, one for which the women performing the Navy's first Missing Woman Flyover in Mariner's memory owe a debt of gratitude.
Queen of the West
- The Life and Times of Dale Evans
af Theresa Kaminski
This is the first full-length biography of this mid-twentieth century multi-faceted star. It is the first book to use biography to chart the broad sweep of changes in women's lives during the twentieth century, and to have popular music, movies, and television shows as its backdrops. The glitter of country music, the glamour of Hollywood, and the grit of the early television industry are all covered. It is the first book to draw from never-before-seen sources (especially business records and fan mail) at the newly-opened Roy Rogers-Dale Evans collections at the Autry Museum of the American West. One of the central tensions of Dale's life revolved around chasing the elusive work/family balance, making her story instantly relatable to women today, In addition to fame, Dale longed for a happy, stable, family life. Her roles and wife and mother became the foundation for her public persona: the smart, smiling, cheerful cowgirl. Unusual for its time were Dale Evans's attempts to control the trajectory of her career at a time when men dominated decision-making in the entertainment fields.
50 Greatest Players in San Francisco 49ers History
af Robert W. Cohen
The San Francisco 49ers have one of the best records in NFL history, with 20 division championships, seven conference titles, and five Super Bowl championships. On a team with outstanding talent each year, who among its past and present players could be ranked as the 50 greatest? Who would occupy the coveted #1 spot? Jerry Rice? Ronnie Lott? Joe Montana? Steve Young? Robert Cohen, has his own take on the matter and in a book that is bound to inspire conversation if not controversy, ranks who he believes are the greatest players from 1-50, with 25 honorable mentions.
Stealing the Show
- A History of Art and Crime in Six Thefts
af John Barelli
When he retired as the chief security officer of New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art, John Barelli had spent the better part of forty years responsible not only for one of the richest treasure troves on the planet, but the museum's staff, the millions of visitors, as well as American presidents, royalty, and heads of state from around the world.For the first time, John Barelli shares his experiences of the crimes that occurred on his watch; the investigations that captured thieves and recovered artwork; the lessons he learned and shared with law enforcement professionals in the United States and abroad; the accidents and near misses; and a few mysteries that were sadly never solved. He takes readers behind the scenes at the Met, introduces curators and administrators, walks the empty corridors after hours, and shares what it's like to get the call that an ancient masterpiece has gone missing. The Metropolitan Museum covers twelve acres in the heart of Manhattan and is filled with five thousand years of work by history's great artists known and unknown: Goya, da Vinci, Rembrandt, Warhol, Pollack, Egyptian mummies, Babylonian treasures, Colonial crafts, and Greek vases. John and a small staff of security professionals housed within the Museum were responsible for all of it. Over the years, John helped make the museum the state-of-the-art facility it is today and created a legacy in art security for decades to come.Focusing on six thefts but filled with countless stories that span the late 1970s through the 21st Century, John opens the files on thefts, shows how museum personnel along with local and sometimes Federal Agents opened investigations and more often than not caught the thief. But of ultimate importance was the recovery of the artwork, including Celtic and Egyptian gold, French tapestries, Greek sculpture, and more. At the heart of this book there will always be artthose who love it and those who take it, two groups of people that are far from mutually exclusive.
Second City Sinners
- True Crime from Historic Chicago's Deadly Streets
af Jon Seidel
Countless criminals have made their mark on Chicago and the surrounding communities. Chicago Sun-Times journalist Jon Seidel takes readers back in time to the days when H. H. Holmes lurked in his Murder Castle and guys named Al Capone and John Dillinger ruled the underworld. Drawing upon years of reporting, and with special access to the Chicago Daily News and Chicago Sun-Times archives, Jon Seidel explains how men like Nathan Leopold, Richard Loeb, and Richard Speck tried to get away with history's most disturbing crimes..
Living with Grace
- Life Lessons from America's Princess
af Mary Mallory
Poised, cultured, and unforgettable, Grace Kelly had the aura of a princess, even before she was crowned. She exuded grace, polish, flair, and serenity as a fashion icon, actor, and humanitarian. Living with Grace is a captivating look at this elegant woman who has been an inspiration for many and whose legacy enlightens a new generation of fans. Seldom seen photos and outtakes are complemented by inspiring quotes from and about Grace and the famous roles she played. These words and images highlight what made her so iconic on film and in life.


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Джи́дда ( Джидда) — місто на заході Саудівської Аравії, має 3,4 мільйона мешканців (2005).

Є другим за величиною містом в країні і її «економічною столицею». У рейтингу глобальних міст GaWC Джидда визнана Гамма-містом, стоячи в одному ряду з Ханоєм, Балтимором або Хайдарабадом.

Назва міста близька до арабського слова «бабуся» і ймовірно пов'язана з переказами про Єву. Могила Єви є однією з визначних пам'яток Джидди.

Джидда є портом, який приймає основний потік паломників у Мекку.

Історія
За даними археологів, Джидда була заснована наприкінці VII століття до нашої ери вихідцями з Маріба. Протягом сотень років місто залишалося лише маленьким рибальським портом, поки в 647 році третій з мусульманських халіфів Осман ібн Аффан не зробив його головним пунктом прийому паломників, які роблять Хадж. З того часу почався швидкий розвиток Джидди як найважливішого порту і торгового центру на берегах Червоного моря.

У 969 році Джидда увійшла до складу Фатімідського халіфату. Завдяки активній зовнішній політиці і торгівлі Фатімідів торговельні зв'язки Джидди розширилися до Індії та Китаю, що сприяло подальшому розквіту міста. Багатство міста часто приваблювало погляди правителів суміжних держав. Втім, новим господарям Джидди вистачало мудрості не грабувати її, а користуватися величезними торговими можливостями. Прихід в 1177 році Айюбідів приніс Джидді ще більший розвиток торгівлі. Крім того, під впливом Айюбідів у місті поступово почав домінувати сунізм (раніше лідируюча роль належала шиїтам). Перехід території до мамлюків в 1254 році також не супроводжувався потрясіннями, як і встановлення османського контролю над регіоном в 1517 році.

Успіх експедиції Васко де Гами в 1497 році відкрив Індійський океан для португальців, посіявши паніку серед еліт мусульманських держав регіону. На зміцнення головного мусульманського торгового порту на Індійському океані, Джидди, були витрачені значні кошти, які окупилися 1517 року, коли португальська експедиція не наважилася на штурм міста, обмежившись бомбардуванням і винищенням мусульманського судноплавства в регіоні.

У 1802 році загони ваххабітського Дірійського емірату захопили місто й утримували його до 1813 року, коли Джидда була відбита у них османським експедиційним корпусом з Єгипту.

У 1916 році, користуючись важким становищем Османської імперії на фронтах, місцеві арабські еліти проголосили незалежність Хіджазу. Нова держава проіснувала до 1925 року, коли було завойовано Недждом. У 1932 році об'єднана держава Неджду і Хиджазу стала називатися Саудівською Аравією.

Географія і клімат
Джидда розташована на Червоному морі, у вузькій прибережній пустелі Тіхама. Із заходу місто обмежене гірським ланцюгом Хіджаз, тому будівництво нових районів ведеться уздовж моря, на північ і на південь від історичного центру.

Клімат Джидди — жаркий пустельний, дещо пом'якшений її прибережним розташуванням. Опади в Джидді дуже рідкісні, і можливі тільки в зимові місяці. Часті вітри, піщані бурі і пилові тумани, висока вологість повітря і спека роблять клімат міста важким для незвичної людини.

Населення і економіка
Джидда є другим за чисельністю містом Саудівської Аравії після Ер-Ріяда. За даними 2009 року в місті проживало 3,6 млн осіб, в агломерації — близько 5 мільйонів.

Лише 45 % містян є саудівськими підданими, решта — тимчасові іноземні робітники, переважно з Єгипту, Сомалі, Пакистану, Судану, Ефіопії, Індії та Бангладеш. У місті проживає декілька тисяч вихідців з колишнього Радянського Союзу, переважно з Північного Кавказу. Попри те, що деякі з них живуть у місті десятиліттями, це не дає їм права на отримання підданства (іноземець може отримати його лише за особливі заслуги перед королівством, іноземка — вийшовши заміж за саудита). Близько 90 % містян-саудитів — суніти, 10 % — шиїти. Серед іноземців 3/4 мусульмани, решта — індуїсти і християни. Для немусульман відправлення релігійних обрядів, носіння релігійних символів і зберігання релігійних книг (навіть вдома) кримінально карається. Майже 65 % населення міста — чоловіки. Це пов'язано з тим, що понад 90 % іноземних робітників — чоловічої статі.

З VII століття Джидда була відома своїми мінялами. Це пов'язано з тим, що паломники прибували сюди з усіх куточків ісламського світу, привозячи з собою монети своїх держав. Згодом місто з тієї ж причини стало важливим центром Хавали (і залишається ним і в наші дні). Закономірно, що у XX столітті Джидда стала місцем зародження банківської системи Саудівської Аравії, і залишається її центром досі. Місто часто називають економічною столицею Саудівської Аравії. Основними секторами економіки Джидди є:
 логістика (великі порт і аеропорт, вузол шосейних доріг)
 туризм (релігійний)
 банківська сфера
 торгівля
 будівництво
 нафтохімія
 високотехнологічна сфера (саудівський центр біотехнологій, електроніки та програмування)

2019 року в північній частині міста планується побудувати найвищий у світі хмарочос.

У 2020 році стався вибух на нафтовому танкері.

Транспорт
Місто обслуговується Міжнародним аеропортом ім. короля Абул-Азіза (IATA :JED ICAO :OEJN) з пасажирообігом понад 27 мільйонів осіб на рік (2012). Регулярні пасажирські рейси виконуються в усі основні міста ісламського світу (частина — тільки під час Хаджу), а також в Лондон, Сінгапур, Франкфурт, Париж, Сеул, Делі, Мумбаї, Аддис-Абебу й Афіни.

Джидда має порт на східному узбережжі Червоного моря, який приймає на себе основний потік паломників, що прямують на хадж в Мекку і Медіну.

Зараз (квітень 2015) на ранній стадії будівництва перебувають два проекти швидкісних залізниць: Джидда — Ер-Ріяд і Медіна — Джидда — Мекка.

Громадський транспорт представлений муніципальними автобусами. Мер міста повідомив у 2010 році про рішення муніципалітету побудувати метро.

Також у часи Хаджу в аеропорт імені Абул-Азіза злітаються паломники-мусульмани з усього світу.

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A \([Yeoman](http://yeoman.io)\) scaffold generator for TDD javascript katas.

## Usage

Install `generator-javascript-kata` \(if it isn't installed yet\):
```
npm install -g generator-javascript-kata
```

Make a new directory, and `cd` into it:
```
mkdir my-new-project && cd $_
```

Generate the scaffold:
```
yo javascript-kata
```

Start the tests runner (when you write new code, it rerun the tests automatically):
```
./node_modules/.bin/karma start
```

Now it's your turn... it's time to code :)

Note: You must put your code into `./app/src` folder and your tests under `./test/spec` folder

## Libraries and tools included by default

* [chaijs](http://chaijs.com/)
* [underscore](http://underscorejs.org/)

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The Federal Government has explained its helplessness in the face of gross violations of COVID-19 safety protocols, saying the nation's health system is currently struggling to cope with the increasing number of infections daily.
While it projected that January 2021 would be tough in terms of managing the pandemic due to continued safety violations during the Yuletide, it announced its decision to confiscate 100 international passports of travellers who evaded the Day 7 post-arrival PCR test.
This came as the Federal Capital Territory Administration FCTA threatened to shut down markets and other business ventures in the territory for violating the safety protocols. READ ALSO:SOS: Baby Shalom seeks N7.5m for corrective heart surgery Speaking at Tuesday's briefing of the Presidential Taskforce PTF on COVID-19, Director General of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control NCDC, Dr. Chikwe Iheakwazu said Nigeria would next month pay the price of violating the protocols during the festivities.
"We just faced the worst week since we started responding to this outbreak. We had more cases in Nigeria last week than in any other previous week since the beginning of the outbreak. "Pictures and videos from across the country paint a very disheartening situation because it appears that our messaging, our appeals to Nigerians over the last few months have not been heeded and we have gone ahead with business as usual. Events centres are full, social activities are full and so it is no surprising that cases are rising.
"January will be a tough month, no doubt about it. So, we have to brace ourselves for the consequences of the activities that we have decided to carry out in December. Our colleagues, the Chief Medical Directors CMDs are here today because of the pressures that we face across the country. Our treatment centres are filling up, we are struggling to keep up, we are struggling to find the facilities and oxygen to manage. Every night we are faced with phone calls of patients desperate for care. So, unfortunately, January will be a tough month for all of us. It will be tough but we still have an opportunity to do what we need to do, liaising with state governors to be more purposeful in implementing the measures that we have collectively agreed on.
We have seen some of them doing that but many of the states in the country haven't and pretend as if there will be no consequences. This is the reality we face and so we have got to brace ourselves for January", he stated. Iheakwazu added that in terms of the new variant of the virus, there is no change in presentation of symptoms except that it is more transmissible which would mean more cases including critical ones, and the possible increase in case fatalities. Minister of State, Health, Dr. Olorunnimbe Mamora lamented the growing wave of misinformation in the country warning Nigerians not to self-medicate.
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Police and paramilitary personnel have been deployed in strength across the town to prevent rallies marking the second death anniversary of Wani.
Meanwhile all entry points to the town have been sealed by the forces to enforce the curfew.
Curfew was announced in the town early morning by the authorities over the public address systems. Residents who had come out of their homes to fetch milk and bread were asked to go back.
The 22-year-old Hizb commander was killed in an encounter on July 8, 2016 along with two of his associates in Bomdooru village of Kokernag in Anantnag district. His death had triggered an uprising in the Valley.
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était la quarante-deuxième des soixante-neuf stations du Nakasendō. Ce relais est situé à Nagiso, dans la préfecture de Nagano, au Japon. On lui a rendu l'aspect qui était le sien en tant que shukuba, pendant l'ère Edo, et l'endroit connaît maintenant un certain succès en tant que destination touristique.

Histoire

Durant la période Edo, Tsumago était la quarante-deuxième des soixante-neuf stations qui reliaient Edo (à présent Tokyo) à Kyoto. Avant d'être intégrée au Nakasendō, c'était la dixième des onze stations le long du Kisoji, une route commerciale mineure qui traversait la vallée de Kiso. En tant que telle, c'était une ville relais relativement prospère et cosmopolite assise sur une économie basée sur la monnaie. Elle tomba néanmoins dans l'oubli et la pauvreté après l'achèvement de la ligne Chūō de chemin de fer qui évitait Tsumago.

En 1968, les habitants engagèrent un effort pour restaurer des sites et des structures historiques de la ville. En 1971, quelque 20 maisons avaient été restaurées et une charte avait été établie selon laquelle aucun endroit dans Tsumago ne serait « vendu, loué ou détruit ». En 1976, la ville fut désignée par le gouvernement japonais comme site de préservation architectural national. Malgré son aspect historique cependant, Tsumago est complètement habitée, bien que les boutiques pour touristes constituent l'activité principale de la ville.

Centres d'intérêt

Tsumago propose un certain nombre de curiosités dont :

 l'ancienne honjin de Tsumago-juku et Okuya, la waki-honjin, sont aujourd'hui ouverts au visiteurs. La honjin, qui était l'auberge principale de la station étape, a été détruite avant d'être rebâtie en 1995. Le bâtiment original de la waki-honjin, qui était l'auberge secondaire, subsiste cependant et a été nommée bien culturel important en 2001 ;
 le musée d'histoire Nagiso (歴史資料館) expose des informations sur l'histoire de la région, la préservation des rangées de maisons et des données sur ce type d'organisation urbaine dans tout le pays ;
 le Kabuto Kannon (かぶと観音) est un petit sanctuaire dédié à Minamoto no Yoshinaka, le « général du Soleil Levant », qui construisit une citadelle à Tsumago. Ce sanctuaire a été érigé vers 1180 ;
 du château de Tsumago (妻籠城) il ne reste de nos jours que quelques ruines. Durant la période Edo cependant, son emplacement en montagne lui donnait une merveilleuse vue tant sur Tsumago-juku que sur Midono-juku. Ce fut le site d'une grande bataille en 1584. Le château fut détruit au début du  pendant l'ère Genna, en conséquence de la règle « une région, un château » ;
 le temple Rurisan Kōtoku-ji (光徳寺), avec ses murs blancs et ses fondations de pierres, s'élève un étage au-dessus des autres bâtiments de la zone. Fondé en 1500, sa divinité principale a été ajoutée en 1599 et il est remarquable pour son plancher rossignol et son cerisier pleureur vieux de 500 ans situé devant son entrée.

La curiosité la plus intéressante cependant est peut-être la rangée de maisons restaurées le long de l'ancienne route principale. La plupart de ces maisons étaient construites pour les gens du commun au milieu du , avec des boutiques et des auberges pour les voyageurs du Nakasendō.

Une partie tranquille de la route originale a été préservée entre Tsumago et Magome, la shukuba suivante (également restaurée). Elle propose une agréable promenade dans la forêt et le long des cascades d'eau. Pour éviter aux voyageurs de parcourir deux fois le trajet pour retourner à leur point de départ, un service de bus a été installé aux deux extrémités de la route.

Stations voisines
Nakasendō et Kisoji
Midono-juku – Tsumago-juku – Magome-juku

Notes et références

Préfecture de Nagano
Station du Nakasendō


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James Monroe Gere (1925-2008)
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James Monroe Gere, Professor Emeritus of Civil Engineering at Stanford University, died in Portola Valley, CA, on January 30, 2008. Jim Gere was born on June 14, 1925, in Syracuse, N.Y. He joined the U.S. Army Air Corps at age 17 in 1942, serving in England, France and Germany. After the war, he earned undergraduate and master's degrees in Civil Engineering from the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in 1949 and 1951, respectively. He worked as an instructor and later as a Research Associate for Rensselaer between 1949 and 1952. He was awarded one of the first NSF Fellowships, and chose to study at Stanford. He received his Ph.D. in 1954 and was offered a faculty position in Civil Engineering, beginning a 34-year career of engaging his students in challenging topics in mechanics, and structural and earthquake engineering. He served as Department Chair and Associate Dean of Engineering and in 1974 co-founded the John A. Blume Earthquake Engineering Center at Stanford. In 1980, Jim Gere also became the founding head of the Stanford Committee on Earthquake Preparedness, which urged campus members to brace and strengthen office equipment, furniture and other contents items that could pose a life safety hazard in the event of an earthquake. That same year, he was invited as one of the first foreigners to study the earthquake-devastated city of Tangshan, China. Jim retired from Stanford in 1988 but continued to be a most valuable member of the Stanford community as he continued to give freely of his time to advise students and to guide them on various field trips to the California earthquake country.
Jim Gere was known for his outgoing manner, his cheerful personality and wonderful smile, his athleticism and his skill as an educator in Civil Engineering. He authored nine textbooks on various engineering subjects starting in 1972 with Mechanics of Materials, a text that was inspired by his teacher and mentor Stephan P. Timoshenko. His other well known text books, used in engineering courses around the world, include: Theory of Elastic Stability, co-authored with S. Timoshenko; Matrix Analysis of Framed Structures and Matrix Algebra for Engineers, both co-authored with W. Weaver; Moment Distribution; Earthquake Tables; Structural and Construction Design Manual, co-authored with H. Krawinkler; and Terra non firma: Understanding and preparing for earthquakes, co-authored with H. Shah.
Respected and admired by students, faculty and staff at Stanford University, Professor Gere always felt that the opportunity to work with and be of service to young people both inside and outside the classroom was one of his great joys. He hiked frequently and regularly visited Yosemite and the Grand Canyon national parks. He made over 20 ascents of Half Dome in Yosemite as well as "John Muir hikes" of up to 50 miles in a day. In 1986 he hiked to the base camp of Mount Everest, saving the life of a companion on the trip. James was an active runner and completed the Boston Marathon at age 48, in a time of 3:13.
James Gere will be long remembered by all who knew him as a considerate and loving man whose upbeat good humor made aspects of daily life or work easier to bear. His last project (in progress and now being continued by his daughter Susan of Palo Alto) was a book based on the written memoirs of his great-grandfather, a Colonel (122d N.Y.) in the Civil War.
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Tra maggio e giugno 1981 la nazionale inglese di rugby allenata da Mike Davis intraprese un tour in Argentina (prima uscita ufficiale nel continente americano), che prevedeva una serie di due test match con i Pumas e una serie di cinque incontri infrasettimanali con squadre di club e selezioni varie del Paese.

Il tour cadeva in un periodo politicamente delicato: già nel 1973 gli inglesi diedero forfait per via della guerriglia nel Paese tra governo e Montoneros facente seguito al massacro di Ezeiza, e nel 1981 l'Argentina era ancora sotto una dittatura responsabile di ripetute violazioni dei diritti umani (lo stesso presidente della federazione rugbistica argentina fu arrestato per aver favorito l'ingresso nel Paese del sudafricano Danie Craven, cui le autorità politiche avevano negato il visto d'ingresso); in quel periodo, tra l'altro, erano detenuti nelle carceri argentine quattro rugbisti britannici in tour con il loro club, resisi responsabili di avere tolto da un edificio governativo a Buenos Aires una bandiera nazionale; la circostanza aveva causato un contenzioso con il governo di Londra ma comunque, a scadenze irregolari, tutti e quattro i giocatori furono scarcerati ed espulsi dal Paese.

Dal punto di vista della politica sportiva, altresì, il tour collideva con le date del XII Sudamericano, organizzato dalla federazione uruguaiana proprio nella seconda metà di maggio 1981, il che rendeva problematico all'Argentina prendervi parte; la federazione preferì quindi, invece che inviare al torneo una seconda squadra, non partecipare affatto alla competizione, che nelle undici edizioni precedenti aveva dominato senza mai perdere un incontro.

Il primo dei due test match tra  e Pumas si risolse in un risultato prestigioso per i sudamericani che riuscirono nell'impresa di bloccare il punteggio sul 19-19 e a non perdere al loro primo incontro ufficiale di sempre contro i britannici.
Nel secondo test, davanti a ventimila spettatori al Ferrocarril di Buenos Aires, l' venne a capo di un incontro molto aspro e ruvido caratterizzato da una meta trasformata per parte ma deciso da sei punti al piede di Dusty Hare che marcarono la differenza.
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require_relative "../test_helper"

describe CigarsController do

  describe ".index" do
    let(:controller) {CigarsController.new}

    it "should say no cigars found when empty" do
      actual_output   = controller.index
      expected_output = "No cigars found. Add a cigar.\n"
      assert_equal expected_output, actual_output
    end
  end

  describe ".add" do
    let(:controller) {CigarsController.new}

    it "should add a cigar" do
      controller.add("Romeo", "Mille Fleurs", "5\"", "42")
      assert_equal 1, Cigar.count
    end

    it "should not add cigar all spaces" do
      maker_name = "      "
      cigar_name = "      "
      assert_raises(ArgumentError) { controller.add(maker_name, cigar_name, "5\"", "42") }
    end
  end
end


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¡Sorry! With Europain we are not talking about politics...but about the world bakery, pastry, ice-cream, chocolate and confectionery trade show held in Paris-Nord Villepinte (France) from the 8th to 14th March 2014.
The exhibition is an event reserved for those professionals who want to discover the latest news in the environment and the key of the success is the variety of ideas and the sectors represented in.
From Welldone Publishers: Art Prints & Greeting Cards worldwide we are glad to inform you the fair will create different areas to focus with as the showcasing of the latest products and equipment, the rewarding of the most creative and ergonomic innovations, the sector's training schools and it will display concepts for sale outlets and new product ideas to inspire visitors, artisans and entrepreneurs.
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A migrant man holding a boy react as they are stuck between Macedonian riot police officers and migrants during a clash near the border train station of Idomeni, northern Greece. (AP Photo/Darko Vojinovic)
Macedonian riot police on Friday fired stun grenades to drive back thousands of mostly Syrian refugees stuck in no-man\'s land between Greece and Macedonia, the latest flashpoint in Europe\'s escalating migrant crisis.
At least eight people were hurt near the Greek border village of Edomeni as the police in riot gear beat the migrants back with truncheons and threw the stun grenades, devices that produce a blinding flash of light and a huge noise to disorient their targets.
The grenades set off clouds of smoke, sending panicked refugees running for cover. Some were injured as they fell to the ground; one youth\'s face was covered in blood.
Rights group Amnesty International blasted the police response, saying it had received reports that officers fired into the air in "an unacceptable push-back in violation of international law".
Macedonia had on Thursday declared a state of emergency and sealed the border, stranding more than 3,000 mostly Syrian refugees who are hoping to travel onwards to northern Europe and start a new life.
But after tensions boiled over on Friday, Macedonia said it would allow a limited number of "vulnerable" migrants to enter and some 500 refugees were able to cross the border, mostly families with children and pregnant women.
In Brussels, the European Commission defended itself against charges that the EU is responding too slowly to Europe\'s biggest migration crisis since World War II.
Dimitris Avramopoulos, the EU\'s Migration and Home Affairs Commissioner, insisted the commission had been working "day and night" to offer funding and other support to states struggling to cope with the influx of migrants from the Middle East, Africa and South Asia.
German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere had said Thursday that it was "unacceptable that European institutions continue to work at their current slow pace" in finding a joint solution to the crisis.
The numbers on the Greek-Macedonian border have been building for a couple of days, and Friday\'s clashes broke out as the crowd surged towards the police cordon, shouting "Help us".
Macedonian officers fired the stun grenades after hundreds of migrants, including children, tried to cross newly-laid rolls of barbed wire along the frontier, an AFP photographer at the scene said.
Authorities played down the unrest, with interior ministry spokesman Ivo Kotevski stressing that tear gas was not used.
"Macedonian authorities are responding as if they were dealing with rioters rather than refugees who have fled conflict and persecution," said Amnesty International\'s deputy Europe director Gauri van Gulik.
"Every country has the power to patrol its own borders, but this kind of para-military response is an unacceptable push-back in violation of international law."
Jad, a 25-year-old Syrian who has been waiting at the border for three days, told AFP: "We are very angry because the police had told us they would let us through today. We are not animals."
Hundreds of families have set up a makeshift camp in the fields of Edomeni, with some sleeping inside railway cars and on the tracks, and others huddling in tents.
There are only five portable toilets in the area, and a few volunteers providing aid. Amnesty warned that many of those arriving at the border need medical assistance, with some showing signs of war injuries.
Many of those stuck on the border between Greece and Macedonia said they hoped to eventually reach Germany or Sweden.
The migration crisis has sparked a bitter war of words in Europe, with some countries complaining that they are having to shoulder much more of the burden than others.
Tens of thousands of migrants have washed up on the shores of Greece and Italy after crossing the Mediterranean in over-packed boats.
Germany, as Europe\'s biggest economy, has become the refugees\' top destination, with media reporting that the government expects to receive up to 750,000 asylum claims this year.
EU border agency Frontex said Tuesday that a record 107,000 migrants were at the bloc\'s borders last month, with 20,800 arriving in Greece last week alone.
Europe\'s interior and foreign ministers will meet in mid-October to discuss how to respond to the huge influx of migrants and refugees arriving at its borders.
The meeting, to be followed by further talks in Berlin, will pave the way for broader discussions at an EU summit in Malta in November which will also be attended by African leaders, France\'s Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve said Thursday.
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Застава Немачке Демократске Републике била је тробојка са три хоризонталне линије једнаке ширине, са грбом Источне Немачке у средини. Горња линија је била црне, средња црвене а доња златне боје. Размере заставе биле су 3:5.

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Застава је у свом коначном облику усвојена 1. октобра 1959. године, а од проглашења Источне Немачке до 1959. кориштена је тробојница идентична оној Западне Немачке. Тада је на заставу додан грб Источне Немачке. Застава је кориштена до уједињења Немачке 3. октобра 1990. године.

Јавно истицање заставе било је кажњиво у Западној Немачкој и Западном Берлину до 1969. године, када је забрану укинуо западнонемачки председник Вили Брант у духу Остполитике.

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Bail out quickly if you are in bad air. If you don't have a clear lane right away, tack! Take multiple sterns to get out of the crowd and in your own clear lane. Once clear, drive for several minutes— period. Then start thinking about your tactical situation.
Most importantly, you must have total focus on driving the boat. If you take your attention away from driving, even for a few moments, you are slowing the boat down. Get the crew talking and looking for the helmsman, and resist the temptation to look around too much.
It is critical to get body weight down low and forward in the boat. The driver should be forward of the traveler and all should remain very still. You have to be patient and focused.
Many boats do not raise their main halyard as far as they should. Use a knot to attach the halyard and you will buy yourself an extra inch or two in height. Jib halyard tension is a critical gear shifter, so be sure it is easy to fine-tune.
Adjust the jib as the conditions change: halyard and sheet tension should be adjusted to react to changes in wind velocity, wave action and your overall momentum. To avoid stalling the upper part of the main constantly check mainsheet tension as wind velocity changes. This requires a lot of observation.
De-power the boat as needed to keep it relatively flat: lower the traveler to leeward a bit, increase backstay tension. Keep the boat chugging through the water.
Know where you want to go on the next leg before you get to the mark. Once you have rounded, get pointed in the right direction ASAP. It is easy to end up heading too high while setting the chute and losing valuable downwind distance to boats sailing inside of you.
Sharp turns kill your boat's momentum, so be sure to round each mark in a smooth arc rather than a tight turn.
Resist the temptation to sail too deep downwind especially near the end of sloppy, light air runs. Inevitably the boats all stop and other boats come screaming in from the sides.Remember, if something is not working, then do something. Don't wait for circumstances to change. Particularly downwind, if it feels like you are on the wrong jibe you probably are, so jibe. If people are blowing past you, head up or head down do something to change the situation.Experiment.


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Williams: Russell already eyeing car changes after Mercedes F1 drive | F1 News
Williams says that George Russell returned from his Mercedes outing with several ideas for car improvements – including new clutch paddles – that could help the Formula 1 team in 2021.
Russell was drafted in by Mercedes for the Sakhir Grand Prix as replacement for world champion Lewis Hamilton, who had been sidelined by coronavirus.
A botched pitstop and late puncture cost Russell the chance of a maiden F1 win, before he returned to Williams for the season finale in Abu Dhabi.
While Russell will not be allowed to reveal any of Mercedes' direct secrets, his knowledge of how the German car manufacturer does things will be invaluable in helping direct Williams to focus on specific areas.
One of those almost certainly revolves around the start system, with Russell having made a brilliant getaway in Bahrain after a season where he has failed to find good consistency at Williams.
Dave Robson, Williams' head of vehicle performance, said that Russell already had some suggestions of how to improve things after experiencing what Mercedes does.
"It's something he's mentioned," said Robson.
"He did a particularly good [start in the Mercedes], and he has had some good starts in our car, but I think what we're lacking is the consistency.
"It's probably as much down to what they do on their car, than it is the driver. So he's got some ideas, particularly about how he might like to change the clutch paddle, so the sort of ergonomics of what they do. That's something we can look at over the winter.
"I think probably the whole drivetrain systems are a bit too different, but what tends to be more interesting is the tyre preparation and how you understand the grip that you're going to have at the start: and therefore what the clutch target is.
"There's probably something for us to learn about there I think."
While the different concepts of the Mercedes and Williams cars means that specifics of the designs cannot be carried across, Robson still thinks there are general concepts of performance that could help his outfit.
"The fundamental car pace is probably so different, so we can't just make our car like there's, as simply as he [Russell] would obviously like," he said.
"But once we sit down with him properly, we may change the way we prioritise things."
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