Moonkins used to have an old passive that was just like this a few expansions ago, though the damage stacked a lot higher than 5% per stack. Regarding PvE, it's an okay trait, but nothing too special unless you have extremely heavy movement (and didn't save 60/40 (with SOTF) Astral Power to Starfall with Stellar Drift). At least it's not more armor or a worthless trait like Touch of the Moon, but I don't see this getting too much use, even less so if you use the Nature's Balance talent.
It will definitely have a synergy effect with Circadian Invocation resulting in total 32,5% buff to Moonfire. With high speed rating it may become spammable once again.
As of 7.2 live (March 30th), it's been hotfixed to also apply to Sunfire, and the damage bonus has been increased from 5% to 15%.
It still only applies to the direct damage component of both spells, not the DoT component of either unfortunately.
I know it's an actual term connect to the moon, but I couldn't help that I immedietly thought of the Wax and Wayne Mistborn novels when my balance guildmate linked this trait to guild chat. Even if it's not, I'll just pretend it's a reference!
"Лунный огонь" и "Солнечный огонь" увеличивают прямой урон от вашего следующего заклинания "Лунный огонь" и "Солнечный огонь" на 25%. Этот эффект суммируется до 5 раз.


In this before and after, you are going to see how braces are used to straighten crowded top teeth. The pictures below are from one of Dr. Viechnicki's actual patients with crowding of the top teeth.
There are 3 very crowded top teeth (arrows). The crowding causes the teeth to overlap, which will trap bacteria that causes cavities and gum disease.
The two most common problems caused by crowded top teeth are a (1) lack of confidence when smiling and (2) damage to the teeth and gums.
1. Crowded teeth look crooked: Crooked teeth can make people self-conscious about smiling. The overlapping teeth can make certain teeth stick out while other teeth are trapped back. Some crowded teeth won't even come into the mouth on their own.
2. Damage to the teeth and gums: And there are health reasons for why crooked teeth need to be straightened.
The most important reason to get crowded teeth straightened is to protect the health of the teeth from harmful bacteria.
When teeth overlap, food, plaque and bacteria can get trapped between teeth. That means that over time, the trapped bacteria will cause cavities and gum disease.
Teeth can rot because of cavities or become loose because of periodontal pockets and periodontal disease.
The best way to treat crowding is with braces.
In the animation below, a braces patient had back teeth removed in order to make space for the other teeth to straighten.
Animation of crowded top teeth straightened with braces. First, back teeth are removed to make space for the rest of the teeth to straighten. Then, teeth are moved with braces to align the teeth.
Braces straightened all the crowded teeth.
In summary, crowding is a problem that needs to be treated. Braces can straighten crowded teeth to improve both function and esthetics.


Tewkesbury a UK's hot spot for inventors.
Tewkesbury is one of the UK's hot spot for inventors.
The district had the tied-14th most patents in the United Kingdom in 2015.
And these figures, from the Intellectual Property Office, have revealed people and companies in Tewkesbury published 47 patents last year - almost one a week.
The company publishing the most patents in the Tewkesbury Borough area was GE Aviation Systems, with the aircraft engine supplier placing 14 last year.
The firm is one the leading providers of commercial, military and business and general aviation jet and turboprop engines and components as well as avionics, electrical power and mechanical systems for aircraft.
Tech design company Integrated Furniture Technologies came in second with seven, while SMS communication company Dynmark and engineering company Spirax-Sarco both placed three to complete the top three.
Tewkesbury borough councillor Phillip Surman, support member for economic development, (Con, Shurdington) said it was encouraging news.
"It is great to hear that the area is continuing its inventive streak," he said.
"With so many engineering firms in the area it not too much of a surprise.
"Tewkesbury is well placed for these firms to setup with good motorway links and plenty of business parks."
The areas submitting the most patents in the UK were Cambridge with 284, Coventry with 230 and Westminster with 217.
As a region there were 724 patents submitted in the East of England last year, accounting for more than a tenth of the 4,967 patents submitted in the United Kingdom last year.


Inspired by the likes of The Elizabethan Sessions and The Full English, The Company of Players is a contemporary folk supergroup set up by Jess Distill of Said The Maiden. The purpose - to write, record and perform songs inspired by the works of William Shakespeare, as 2016 marked the 400th anniversary of his death.
The collective features the talents of emerging folk artists Said The Maiden, Lukas Drinkwater, Kelly Oliver, Sam Kelly, Chris Cleverley, Kim Lowings, Minnie Birch, and Daria Kulesh.
The supergroup's debut album Shakespeare Songs is one of The Times' 100 best albums of 2018.
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The actress tells THR it would be "a dream come true" to bring the hit NBC sitcom back to life amid TV's reboot trend.
30 Rock wrapped a successful, seven-season run on NBC in January 2013. Now, more than five years later, beloved sitcoms of the past are finding new life amid Hollywood's reboot frenzy — and Jane Krakowski is hoping Liz Lemon and the cast of TGS With Tracy Jordan are next in line.
"[A revival] would be a dream come true. We all had the greatest time on that show," Krawkowski told The Hollywood Reporter on Sunday, while supporting 30 Rock creator and co-star Tina Fey at the opening night of Mean Girls on Broadway.
Although nothing is set in stone, the actress said that "there's definitely been talk and conversations" about the cast — which includes Alec Baldwin, Tracy Morgan, Jack McBrayer, Judah Friedlander and Katrina Bowden — reuniting for more episodes. "I know it's something the fans would love and we would love," she added.
"We all say over and over again that working on that show was probably the best experience we're ever going to have in our careers, as far as creativity goes," Krakowski said of her time on the Emmy-winning series from Lorne Michaels. "We're still so proud of the writing and the great characters. It was such a success and all of those things were amazing."
Krakowski would be particularly interested to see what her delightfully narcissistic character, Jenna Maroney, is up to in 2018. "Right now, [reboots are] the trend," she said. "And I would be thrilled if the trend continued over into 30 Rock."
Earlier this month, NBC Entertainment chairman Bob Greenblatt spoke about the possibility of bringing back some of the network's legacy shows following the successful return of Will & Grace, which has already been renewed for two more seasons though 2020. In addition to Roseanne's massive return to ABC, broadcast's reboot craze includes the forthcoming modern iterations of CBS' Murphy Brown and Cagney & Lacey, the latter of which is in the pilot stage.
Greenblatt briefly mentioned bringing back 30 Rock during NBC's portion of the TCA summer press tour in August, telling a crowd of reporters: "I'd say to Tina, 'Hey, you think some more 30 Rock makes any sense?' She'd say, 'I don't know, maybe.'"
While speaking at The Hollywood Reporter's 12th annual Power Lawyers breakfast, Greenblatt said he could also see NBC reviving The Office — which is in development — and even The West Wing, the latter if busy creator Aaron Sorkin were free. When discussing the "reboot genre," however, he said the challenge is with the complicated nature of talent deals: "The actors want a lot more money than we're willing to pay them."
Until a 30 Rock reboot gets the green light, Krakowski told THR she is relishing working with Fey on the fourth season of Netflix's Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
"It's been so much fun to film this season. [My character], Jacqueline [Voorhees], is just living her life this year. She was #fakebusy for 20 years and how she's #realbusy and thrilled and proud of it," she said, adding that the upcoming season will feature more ensemble work with co-stars Ellie Kemper (Kimmy) and Tituss Burgess (Titus).
"Sometimes our storylines go in different ways and we're isolated for a little bit, and [now] we get to do our scenes with Ellie and Tituss, and we're all together in a lot of the them," Krakowski revealed. "I think that's fun for people to see because our characters come from such strong, different points of view and different demographics of culture."


Ole Man River Half Marathon.
The race that almost wasn't ran.
I'll be completely honest. This was the first race that I had to coach myself out of bed to run. I was TIRED! The past week has been crazy and to add running 13.1 miles was not the ideal way to end my week.
But never the less, in the end, it was so worth it. I went to this one solo. My cheering squad (my hubby and our housemate Damond) were sound asleep. And I was jealous. But I had paid money to participate and I was not going to let it go to waste. To be completely honest, I just wanted my finisher medal.
I arrived at the race at 7:45 am and since the race started at 8:00 am, I didn't have much time to stretch. But I got a little stretching done and literally "ran" to the starting line.
At 8:00, we were off and surprisingly, the first mile was good. Normally, it takes about 3 miles for me to be warmed up, so I thought I was off to a good start. Mile 2 came and I ran into one of my running buddies, Vicky. Just a side note, Vicky is training for the Goofy Challenge at Walt Disney World in January. The Goofy Challenge is a half marathon on Saturday and a full marathon on Sunday. So you end up running 39.3 in a weekend. She's my hero. Anyway, at mile 2 and I passed the water (I had my water with me) and port o potty. Mile 3 came along and I began to feel yucky. That's not normal for me. I knew that something wasn't right. I actually contemplated turning around, as I was worried that if I got too far into the race and began to have problems, I would be a duck out of luck. But I kept on.
Mile 4 came and something was definitely wrong. I felt like I was going to puke. (sorry for the visual) I actually had to stop and give myself a minute. Drank some Gatorade, which if you know me, I NEVER drink Gatorade. Gatorade is trashed with horrible ingredients. But I needed electrolytes. After about 5 minutes, my body began to chill out and I continued on. Mile 5-9 was alot better. I found my stride and though the route was relatively boring, I was able to look out on to the lake and just enjoy my surroundings.
At Mile 10, I was on the home stretch. I always think of it as I'm starting a 5k, which is 3.1 miles. I know what my 5k time so it helps me up my time and pace without over exerting my little bit of energy that I have left.
Then it started. My left calf decides that it is going to start to crap. Not good Larry! I was not happy about this and I began to try to convince myself to forget about it, but as you may know, that did not help. Then my neck began to crap. Like the, slept on your pillow wrong cramp. What the heck! I was ready to make up for my time of stopping at Mile 4, not to slow down. But I listened to my body and slowed up. I refused to walk, but I at least gave my self some recovery jogging.
Finally, I rounded the curve into Mile 12 and I could hear the after party going on. I was ready for this race to be over. I trucked it. I didn't care about the pain or my PR from the last half. I was just ready to cross the finish line and get my medal.
Needless to say, I finished. I shaved 2 minutes off my PR. Not great, but considering the situation in the beginning, I'll take it. Here are a few pictures from the race.
Isn't this such a cool finisher medal?


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FPC Files Opening Brief in Appeal Challenging Lifetime Gun Ban for Non-Violent Misdemeanor Conviction
Tuesday, June 01, 2021 Posted by Firearms Policy Coalition
PHILADELPHIA, PA (June 1, 2021) — Today, Firearms Policy Coalition (FPC) announced the filing of an opening brief in the appeal of Williams v. Garland, which challenges the federal Gun Control Act's lifetime ban on exercise of Second Amendment rights due to a single misdemeanor conviction for a crime that did not involve violence, physical harm, or a firearm. The brief can be found at FPCLegal.org.
Following a 2005 trial, Edward Williams was convicted of driving under the influence, in violation of Pennsylvania law. Because he had a previous DUI non-conviction in 2001, that was later expunged, the 2005 conviction qualified as a first-degree misdemeanor, which carries a maximum sentence of up to five years' imprisonment. However, he was never imprisoned, and was instead placed under house arrest for 90 days, ordered to pay costs and a fine of $1,500, and complete any recommended drug and alcohol treatment under the mandatory minimum sentence.
The Williams opening brief argues that under the "dangerous" test from the Third Circuit's Binderup v. Attorney General decision, the federal law prohibiting certain individuals from possessing firearms is unconstitutional as applied to Williams because "[h]is conviction had nothing to do with firearms or violence, and he has been a peaceable citizen his entire life." Additionally, the brief argues that every element in Binderup's multifactor "virtue" test also favors Williams because "he was convicted of a misdemeanor, the offense was nonviolent, he received the mandatory minimum sentence, and there is no cross-jurisdictional consensus that a DUI is a serious crime."
"This case provides the Third Circuit an excellent vehicle to correct their precedents and conform the Court's analysis to what the Supreme Court requires under Heller," said Adam Kraut, FPC's Senior Director of Legal Operations. "Furthermore, the Williams case will also provide the Supreme Court with another opportunity to address whether individuals convicted of non-violent misdemeanors can be forever prohibited from exercising their right to keep and bear arms. We look forward to moving this case forward, hopefully to an en banc panel and ultimately up to the Supreme Court."
Individuals that are interested in joining FPC in the fight against tyranny can become a member of the FPC Grassroots Army for just $25 at JoinFPC.org.
Firearms Policy Coalition and its FPC Law team are the nation's next-generation advocates leading the Second Amendment litigation and research space. Some FPC legal actions include:
A brief supporting certiorari in NYSRPA v. Bruen, which was granted by the U.S. Supreme Court
A challenge to Illinois' ban on handgun carry by adults under 21 (Meyer v. Raoul)
A challenge to Georgia's ban on handgun carry by adults under 21 (Baughcum v. Jackson)
A challenge to Tennessee's ban on handgun carry by adults under 21 (Basset v. Slatery)
A challenge to Maryland's ban on handgun carry (Call v. Jones)
A challenge to New Jersey's ban on handgun carry (Bennett v. Davis)
A challenge to New York City's ban on handgun carry (Greco v. New York City)
A challenge to Pennsylvania's ban on handgun carry by adults under 21 (Lara v. Evanchick)
A challenge to the federal ban on the sale of handguns and handgun ammunition to adults under 21 years of age (Reese v. ATF)
A challenge to Maryland's ban on so-called "assault weapons" (Bianchi v. Frosh)
Challenge to California's ban on so-called "assault weapons" (Miller v. Calif. Att'y General)
A challenge to California's handgun "roster", microstamping, and self-manufacturing ban laws (Renna v. Bonta)
A challenge to Pennsylvania's laws completely denying the right to carry to individuals who were previously granted relief from prior non-violent convictions and are not currently prohibited from possessing firearms (Suarez v. Evanchick)
For more on these cases and other legal action initiatives, visit FPCLegal.org and follow FPC on Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, YouTube.
Firearms Policy Coalition (firearmspolicy.org), a 501(c)4 nonprofit organization, exists to create a world of maximal human liberty, defend constitutional rights, advance individual liberty, and restore freedom. FPC's efforts are focused on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms and adjacent issues including freedom of speech, due process, unlawful searches and seizures, separation of powers, asset forfeitures, privacy, encryption, and limited government. The FPC team are next-generation advocates working to achieve the Organization's strategic objectives through litigation, research, scholarly publications, amicus briefing, legislative and regulatory action, grassroots activism, education, outreach, and other programs. FPC Law (FPCLaw.org), the nation's largest public interest legal team focused on the Right to Keep and Bear Arms, lead the Second Amendment litigation and research space.

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Kitson vows to make up for lost time
Dave Kitson claims he felt like the forgotten man during his five-month injury lay-off – and is now determined to show the Premiership what it has been missing.
The popular striker made his long-awaited comeback as a 60th-minute substitute in Reading's FA Cup third-round win over Burnley in midweek.
He had not played since injuring a knee against Middlesbrough on the opening day of the season and told the Evening Post: "It is fantastic to be back. It's been a long road and one that has been so frustrating, but mentally I feel the injury has made me stronger.
"I haven't actually been able to watch the lads play recently because it has been too hard to watch. I just wanted to be out there.
"When you are out of sight and not playing, it is like you are out of mind. As far as a match is concerned I haven't been able to do anything for months.
"You do get forgotten about a bit, so it's just nice to be back and play 30 minutes of football.
"It felt like I had never been away. I am thrilled to be back.
"It is just great to be kicking a ball around, care-free without worrying whether this or that will happen."
Kitson said his injury problems, though, have made him realise he may have to alter his style of play to avoid any more long lay-offs.
He said: "When I was 16 I would run around in front of buses – like nothing could hurt me.
"I realise I'm only 26 now, but I've been through a lot. You start to realise that you are vulnerable and people can hurt you.
"It's just something you have to appreciate and respect more. You can't fly into every single tackle as if it is your last.
"I have had a conversation with the manager about that. If that helps me stay on the pitch and get less injuries than that is the way I will have to play."
Kitson is likely to be in Reading's squad for their trip to Everton on Sunday (live on Sky Sports 1, 1.45pm kick-off), but he says it will take time before he is up to full speed.
"I am not as fit as I was at the start of the season," he conceded. "It normally takes half-a-dozen games to get match fit.
"The problem has been with getting reserve games in because they are a bit intermittent this year, but I can do extra running now.
"I don't think reserve games are taken all that seriously, but hopefully we can get some teams to come to the training ground so I can sharpen up.
"Obviously I'll step up my fitness in training as I won't go straight back into the starting XI like I have done in the past.
"There was a time I would have done, but we don't have to do that any more."
Kitson, who showed some nice touches on his return in midweek, though joked: "It was a good game for me to come on in.
"We were 3-0 up and then conceded two goals, so I changed the game. I was Burnley's best player!"
For the past two seasons Kitson has been Reading's leading scorer and the Madejski Stadium crowd gave him a superb reception on Tuesday night.
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Andy CarrollReading FC striker George Puscas has struggled this season in front of goal and the Romanian has been linked with a move away from the Royals during the January transfer window
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Veljko Paunovic and Reading FC given timely boost ahead of Luton Town amid Liam Moore decision
Reading FCReading FC could welcome back experienced defender Michael Morrison in the near future after he featured for the Royals' under-23s side against Newcastle United on Friday
Lucas Joao and the key factors that can help Reading FC against Luton Town and Huddersfield Town
Reading FCLucas Joao made his first appearance for Reading since August as he came off the bench for the Royals against Middlesbrough on Saturday, following a lengthy spell out injured
Veljko Paunovic sends key message to Reading FC players and fans ahead of Luton Town clash
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The Village of Flossmoor will be responsible for correction of all breaks in service lines from the junction of water main and service line to the water shut off valve (8-Box).
When a leak in a service line is evident in the vicinity of water shut off valve, the Village of Flossmoor will make the excavation necessary to determine the precise location of the leak. If the leak in the service line is between the water main and the water shut off valve, the Village of Flossmoor will complete repair, backfill the excavation, and restore excavated area without expense to the home owner or business.
If the leak or break in the service line is between water shut off valve and the building structure, the home owner or business will, at no expense to the Village, have the leak repaired by a licensed plumber, backfill the excavation, and restore the excavated area, as required by the Village. The Village of Flossmoor is not responsible for any property damage resulting from breaks in any water mains or service lines.


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Opportunities Missed
Demands for more than bananas . . .
From Today's Zaman:
Sezgin Tanrıkulu, the head of the Diyarbakır Bar Association, says a considerable part of the Kurdish population sees armed struggle as legitimate because they think they are excluded from the democratic process.
According to Tanrıkulu, it is possible to change this understanding by taking democratic steps. He and the representatives of 17 civil society organizations from eastern and southeastern Anatolia met with President Abdullah Gül and Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan to share their views on economic and democratic solutions to Turkey's Kurdish question last week. At the meeting with Erdoğan, he and Tanrıkulu exchanged harsh words on the subject of education in Kurdish. In an interview with Sunday's Zaman Tanrıkulu explains the situation in eastern and southeastern Anatolia and his concerns about the possibility of local Turkish-Kurdish clashes.
At your meeting with Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan you had a discussion about "mother tongue" education. What do you mean by that?
There are different points about it. "Education in one's mother tongue" means using the language in all levels of education. But "mother tongue education" means simply to teach this language. Although I defend the right of "education in one's mother tongue," under the given circumstances, Turkey can only reach a consensus on "mother tongue education." But the problem is that now, in Turkey there is categorical objection to all mother tongues except Turkish. The prime minister says only minorities have the right to mother tongue education. [According to law, only non-Muslims are considered minorities in Turkey.]
What is the situation in Turkey now, and what do you want, exactly?
Turkey opened the way for mother tongue education, but only in private courses. Most of these courses have been closed, anyway, because the regulations were restrictive. They were open only for people older than 15, and finding teachers was very difficult. Mother tongue education should be done in all public schools. There should be elective courses in the public schools. We are also asking for the establishment of Kurdish departments and institutions at the universities. Also, all the obstacles and restrictions on broadcasting in languages other than Turkish should be removed. Regarding the broadcasting, there are no legal obstacles, actually. The law indicates that this kind of broadcasting is allowed. But the regulations of the Radio and Television Supreme Council (RTÜK) say that it is done only by the TRT. We opened a court case against this regulation with the Council of State, but our application was rejected on the basis that we didn't have a right to open such a case.
What exactly happened in the discussion between you and the prime minister?
He said the problem only has an economic aspect. He told us that Kurds can be presidents, prime ministers and deputies. I told him that there is a cultural aspect to the problem, too, and that not just Kurds but anyone in Turkey who feels different should be able to learn, broadcast and get services in his language. Then the prime minister told me that I was wrong and that there is nowhere in the world where this is possible and he gave the example of Germany. But I told him that in Germany it is possible to learn Turkish in schools. He said that in Sweden Turks can learn Turkish only in private courses. I replied by saying that in Sweden it is even possible to learn the Laz language. Then he told me that I was lying, so I left the meeting.
When you are talking about providing public services in the mother tongue, are you suggesting official languages other than Turkish?
There is no discussion about that, and there is no reason for that. There is only one official language of the Turkish Republic, and it is Turkish. The situation of the Diyarbakır Sur Municipality is very dramatic. Their council made a decision to provide some services in Kurdish. The mayor has a court case against him because he published some fliers in Kurdish. This is absurd. If this is a crime, then English-language publications from the Ministry of Culture is a crime, too. The Interior Ministry did an investigation and claimed that the municipality was being used as a political place, so the mayor and the city council were removed from the office by the Council of State. Turkey should not have to deal with these kinds of things anymore.
You mention that there is a categorical rejection of the Kurdish language, but if we consider the demands of Kurds, where can there be consensus?
Actually it is not that difficult. There are some steps that have to be taken on the cultural level. I mentioned the ones related to Kurdish. There is a fear on the part of the state and the government: What will we do if everybody wants the same accommodations? If we start, will it take us to chaos? But there is no reason for this. If the people get their rights, why should they ask for more? Kurds are losing their faith in democratic solutions, and there are a considerable number of people who think that the armed struggle is legitimate. We should look for ways to change this situation.
On one side, there is an understanding that is rejecting everything. On the other side, there is another understanding that thinks the armed struggle is legitimate. Why is a third way not emerging?
Kurds do not have a dialogue amongst themselves. There is a lack of tolerance. Also, under the circumstances it is not possible. Neither the state nor the organization [the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)] want this. There are only civil society organizations but, of course, by nature they cannot have the same spirit as a political party. But, yes, there is a vacuum; so far it is being filled with civil society organizations, and I think they are getting stronger.
Why do some groups consider violence legitimate?
Because of the policies related to the Kurds. For 20 to 25 years there has been no change in the situation. Over time this led some people to think that if there are no guns, we will be suppressed. This understanding has now become the dominant understanding. I never think that the violence is legitimate, but it has social legitimacy in the region. The state should be aware of this, and it should take steps accordingly. It is very important to create faith in democratic solutions among these people. This will lead to the strengthening of a feeling of belonging. Otherwise, it will be very difficult.
If the state implements such a strategy, who should it talk to about this?
There is no need for a counterpart. The only counterpart is the citizens. The state can say, "I do it for my Kurdish citizens." Then the citizens can turn to those who are thinking that the armed struggle is legitimate and say, "Don't use guns in our name." Once the democratic atmosphere develops, then Kurds can have dialogue among themselves without hypocrisy. Today, all the Kurdish parties are hypocritical. They are not able to share their real agenda with society. It is not possible under the circumstances. Kurds are not able to say what they really want because of the lack of a democratic atmosphere.
There have been many recent developments in Turkey, like the closure case against the AK Party and discussions about the economic situation. But the Kurdish question is not on the agenda that much, is it?
This is exactly why we decided to visit Ankara. Before these developments, the Kurdish question was on the agenda and seriously under discussion but, because of some coincidences -- interestingly, every time the Kurdish question is on the agenda these kinds of coincidences always come up -- the closure case against the AK Party was opened and the discussions on the Kurdish question were once more postponed. According to us, they should not be postponed. Because to postpone the solution opens wounds that cannot be healed. Think about the Nevruz events. There was nothing in Diyarbakır or İstanbul, but events in Van, Siirt and Hakkari reminded us of the images that we are used to. The women who are beaten up, the children whose arms are twisted and a security official who is saying that he will not shake hands with a deputy; all these things have led to more social indignation. This indignation leads to social disengagement. Everybody is asking if we will go back to the old days. The government has no excuse; these officials are appointed by them. If they were judges or army officers, the government could say, "It is not under my jurisdiction." But they can easily remove those officials from their posts. I never saw a governor who was removed from his post for this reason. Turkey should give up this kind of understanding. We mentioned this in our meetings, too. The prime minister himself also mentioned that there was no problem in Diyarbakır or Ankara. But he added that in other places the public was holding illegal demonstrations. Even if this is the case, this should not be the attitude toward citizens. In a state of law, the understanding cannot be "If the citizens do this, I will act like this."
How do you evaluate the recent clashes at Akdeniz University? For some it was a simple crime of passion, while for some it was a Kurdish-Turkish clash.
This is exactly the point where we should be hesitant. This is why we have to find a solution before it is too late, because the prospect of clashes between the two societies is increasing. The feelings of the police and soldiers' families during the March 28 events [in 2006 after a funeral for some PKK members, there were demonstrations in which 10 people were killed] are on the one side and, on the other side, in İstanbul and Ankara, Kurds are withdrawing into their own ghettos. If it goes like on this, it can turn into Turkish-Kurdish clashes and it would be the end of the country.
For some people it is hard to believe that there are many mixed families. The two societies have been interwoven for years. Do you agree?
Recently I had a chat with a prison guard in Van. He is originally from the Black Sea region. I asked him if he will stay in Van. He told me that his father told him that he does not want anyone in the family who has Kurdish friends. Also, the Kurds who migrated to the west a long time ago have started to buy houses in Diyarbakır because they don't think that these places are safe for them. This kind of sentiment can turn into clashes. Recently I saw a security official on TV who was saying that the Mediterranean coast had been captured by Kurds. If this is the mentality, there could be clashes -- maybe not in general, but local ones.
What could be the possible impact of these events for the upcoming local elections in the region?
One year is a very long time for a country like Turkey, but I can say that among the Kurds who voted for the AK Party in the general elections there has been a huge amount of disappointment. If it goes on like this, it will be difficult for the AK Party to capture the same success in the region. It is true that it is not easy to deal with the Kurdish problem, but the AK Party should take steps on the issue. To be the architect of peace is a very rare opportunity. The AK Party has this chance, but it is not using it properly.
For more on the Tanrikulu-Erdoğan spat, see April 12 post.
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Home, Title Page, Part III - Coodination of growth and reproduction, Chapter 8 - Physical cues for growth and reproduction, 8.1 Latent life: dormancy,
CASE STUDY 8.1 Dormancy in wheat grains: nature and practical application
D. J. Mares
Ancestral wild wheats, the progenitors of modern bread and pasta wheats, were endemic to the eastern Mediterranean and possessed a number of mechanisms, including grain dormancy, which were requisite to their survival in that environment. Grain which ripened before the long, hot summer remained dormant, avoiding germination in response to chance rain, until the return of cooler, more rainy periods later in the year. Wheat is now cultivated worldwide in diverse environments, many of which have a high risk of rain and cooler weather during the harvest period. Unfortunately, during domestication and genetic improvement many of the mechanisms which reduced untimely germination have been inadvertently discarded or found to be incompatible with the requirements of large-scale commercial farming. Indeed, the relationship of grain dormancy to consistent grain quality has not always been taken advantage of by breeders.
In the absence of protective mechanisms, rain falling on ripe wheat crops may induce preharvest germination of grain (Figure 1), rendering it unsuitable for commercial pro-cessing. Sprouted grain in Australia has resulted in losses to growers of hundreds of millions of dollars. Breeders are there-fore looking to reintroduce factors such as dormancy into new wheat cultivars to provide 'insurance' against preharvest rain. After first searching for dormancy characters in older cultivars held in the world wheat collections, the next hurdle is to transfer dormancy to elite cultivars which already possess all the other required agronomic, quality and disease-resistance characters.
Figure 1 Lack of dormancy can lead to preharvest sprouting in wheat. Ripe spikes were subjected to a wetting treatment – an overhead spray for 2h – then maintained at high humidity and 20oC for 5 d. The spike on the left is from a susceptible non-dormant cultivar which sprouted readilty compared with three other more dormant, sprouting resistant cultivars.
(Photograph courtesy D.J Mares)
There is a well-known association between red seed coat and dormancy, but white-grained genotypes with significant levels of dormancy have also been identified (Mares 1987). To date, the dormancy from red wheats has not been successfully transferred, in its entirety, into a white-grained background. Red-grained wheat cultivars dominate world production except in Australia where only white-grained genotypes are cultivated. Dormancy in both grain types is a transient character which develops during desiccation of the maturing grain, then decays with time after ripeness. Dormancy appears to be deepest if the grain has ripened in a cool environment but can be eroded by rain in the 20 day period leading up to harvest ripeness (Mares 1993). To rank genotypes for potential depth of dormancy, all lines need to be grown in the same environment and tested at the same stage of maturity using standard wetting treatments or germination tests.
Dormancy in wheat grains is dependent on the presence of an intact seed coat. Damage to this structure through invasion by fungal pathogens, disruption during swelling and shrinkage caused by wetting/drying cycles or through physical abrasion during threshing results in a loss of dormancy. Segregation patterns obtained in inheritance studies are consistent with control by two independent, recessive factors and indicate that dormancy is only recovered when both factors are present simultaneously. With simple Mendelian segregation, dormancy would have been expected in the F2 generation. However, dormant segregants were not revealed until the F3, one generation later than expected. From this, we can infer that at least one of the factors is probably expressed in the seed coat which lags one generation behind the embryo.
Mares, D.J. (1987). 'Preharvest sprouting tolerance in white grained wheat', in Fourth International Symposium on Preharvest Sprouting in Cereals, ed. D.J. Mares, 66–74, Westview Press: Boulder, Colorado.
Mares, D.J. (1993). 'Preharvest sprouting in wheat. 1. Influence of cultivar, rainfall and temperature during grain ripening', Australian Journal of Agricultural Research, 44, 1249–1272.
‹ 8.1.2 Seed dormancy up 8.1.3 Bud dormancy ›
8.1.1 Dormancy: the phenomenon of suspended animation
8.1.2 Seed dormancy
8.1.3 Bud dormancy
8.1.4 Physiological control of dormancy


Welcome to 2018 and the opening of the January transfer window!
Clubs in the Premier League and Football League will be using the period to buy and sell for the second half of the season.
It's always a frantic time for managers as they shift unwanted and unsettled players.
Here's all you need to know about the window.
When did the window open?
It opened at midnight on Monday, January 1.
The window shuts at exactly 11pm on Wednesday, January 31.
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The share of local budgets in Ukraine's consolidated budget for 2019 should reach UAH 291.1 billion, Ukraine's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Regional Development, Construction, Housing and Utilities Hennadiy Zubko has said.
He said this at the opening of a two-day investment conference for communities "Strategic Development and Investments" in Kyiv on Monday, an Ukrinform correspondent reports.
"The growth of local budgets is exactly the powers that were transferred in 2014 and 2015. Their share is 52% in the new budget, it was not the case before [...] We see the prospect, and it is quite realistic - UAH 291 billion for 2019. We should close the year 2018 at a level of UAH 230 billion," Zubko said.
He stressed that the transfer of powers to the regions requires that local authorities understand the development of their community, create a respective strategy and attract investors to implement projects in strategic areas.
The event is organized by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Decentralization Offering Better Results and Efficiency (DOBRE) Program in partnership with the Program partner - the Ukrainian Crisis Media Center.
The conference brought together over 350 participants, including representatives of 75 community participants of the Program, representatives of business and investment funds, implementers of international technical assistance projects, central and regional authorities.
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The NDP has to replace one of its B.C. candidates after the resignation of Dana Larsen.
Larsen claims to be a co-founder of the B.C. Marijuana Party. For 10 years, he was editor of Cannabis Culture magazine, and has written a book titled Hairy Pothead.
Apparently video has surfaced and clips show Larsen lighting a mouth stuffed full of marijuana joints and taking hallucinogenic drugs, including LSD and DMT. After taking DMT, he was shown driving a vehicle.
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INTERVIEW WITH DR. ANNE HARRINGTON, PROFESSOR OF HISTORY OF SCIENCE AT HARVARD COLLEGE
By Raj Sastry
Dr. Anne Harrington is the Franklin L. Ford Professor of the History of Science and the Director of Undergraduate Studies of that department. She has twice served as the Department Chair, first between 2007-2010 and again from 2012-2013. An alumna of Harvard College, she concentrated in History and Science before receiving her Ph.D. in the History of Science from Oxford. Her research interests include the History of Psychiatry, Psychology, and the Neurosciences, areas in which she has published extensively and written four books. In addition, she and her husband, a Professor at MIT, have served as the Faculty Deans of Pforzheimer House since 2013.
RS: When you came to Harvard as an undergraduate, did you have an interest in the brain sciences, and how did you explore it?
AH: I did have an interest in the history of the brain sciences. I was an undergraduate in the History of Science program, just as you are, and I joined the History of Science department with a lot of big questions, some of which had to do with the brain sciences. These particularly had to do with my discontent with the brain sciences, discontent not in the sense that I didn't think they had fascinating things to offer, but that they offered me a view of our humanness that was at such variance with the view of what it means to be human that I had absorbed from my classes in the humanities. I felt either both disciplines were wrong, or they both had a piece of the truth, but I didn't know how to put it all together. I started off more a humanities person, and from my humanities classes, I believed in taking seriously the claims of meaning and striving and agency and free will and purpose as important parts of our humanness. In the brain sciences courses I took, and I also took classes in biological anthropology and related disciplines, humanness seemed to come down to evolutionary advantage and physiology. So, I embarked on a mission to understand the fractured nature of thinking about our humanness, that seemed to be embodied in these disconnects. That led me into the History of Science department, because clearly there must be some historical root to this fractured nature. But there weren't courses offered about this idea back then. The courses in the department that I took involved fields like the history of biology, and in general were much more classical back then. Although, there was a fair amount of political science in my courses, too, many of which I took, because I was quite interested in the social problems raised by science. But no courses in the area of the history of brain sciences. We didn't have any faculty in that field, and in fact, when I was tenured in the History of Science department, it was a radical thing that someone who worked in the field of mind, brain, and behavioral sciences could achieve tenure. But I wrote my senior thesis in an area that dealt with the history of the brain sciences and human consciousness. It was from there—being able to write a project that had not been a focus of any of my classes, but that the department tutorial program allowed me to pursue—that I decided to do my PhD in that area, and things went on from there. So, yes, the roots lie quite deep, but they rely on this existential crisis that I had—what it means to be human—rather than a single course that I took in the history of the brain sciences.
RS: Why was it considered radical to be studying the history of the brain sciences, and in your experience in academia, have you ever encountered opposition, or perhaps derision, from colleagues?
AH: Well, that's a fair question given how I just described my appointment as "radical," but my answer is I did not particularly feel I experienced hostile opposition. I think, though, it was more a function of how the field itself—the field of the History of Science—started off very much about the physical sciences. It didn't, at least in the early years, embrace technology and medicine, either. The fact that the field was embracing the life sciences was bold enough! By the time I came back to the department as a faculty member, first as an assistant professor, I think that the scope of the department was expanding. So, no, I don't feel like I was disrespected or prejudiced against, it was more that there wasn't a lot of company for a while. There is something exciting, though, about trying to establish and broaden the discipline that you care about in new directions. There's an advantage, too, in that it's not a very crowded playing field. It was more a little bit lonely rather than feeling disparaged or undermined.
RS: In those early days, did you find that many students were interested in the history of the brain sciences, or was it a smaller group? I recall that at one point, your class Madness and Medicine had over 300 students enrolled. But was this popularity present from the start?
AH: I originally started off as someone who worked in the brain sciences, but I also taught courses in evolutionary theory and human nature. So, going back to my original existential question, I brought that into the classroom. My interest in psychiatry started as a kind of service course. It didn't start off as my primary interest, but I developed it out of a desire to contribute to the history of medicine course offerings. But then it took on a life of its own because people were drawn to that course for different reasons. Not explicitly because they couldn't wait to learn about what was going on in 19th century mental hospitals, but more because they were looking for perspective on their own world and the mental health challenges that they, family members, or other people in their circles might experience. They were confused about why we think about our mental suffering in the ways that we do. The course became very large, I think at one point 500 students in that course. Not every year, but it did become a very big class. I took very seriously the responsibility of providing some kind of perspective and service for the students, knowing that many of them were not in the class because they were passionate about history as such. I sought to persuade them that there is power and merit in bringing in a historical lens to their own moment. I would tell people in the class, sometimes in my intro, something like "in a sense, there are no more important questions that anyone can ask than, 'how did I end up in the world I ended up with, why am I in this world, why are these the assumptions, why are these questions I'm supposed to ask, but these others are not appropriate or already considered?'" When you ask those types of questions, like "why have I ended up in this world, and not some other?" you're asking a historical question. You're saying that your world was made, and it could have been different. Once you see that, and you see the forces that created your world, you also can decide, in a more informed way, the extent to which you're contented with the choices that have been made. You can see more clearly where there are points for intervention, and so on. That's, I think, how I thought about Madness and Medicine, but I should also say that undergraduates had the effect of turning me into a historian of psychiatry. I became a scholar and historian of psychiatry as a consequence of becoming a teacher of that field for Harvard undergraduates. I think it's usually the other way around in academia.
RS: Did your experience as a professor who taught undergraduates in this discipline influence your scholarly work?
AH: I wrote a book that came out in 2019 called Mind Fixers, and it attempts to understand why American psychiatry, about 30 or 40 years ago, after having been so psychotherapeutically and psychoanalytically oriented, why in an astonishingly short period of time we pivoted to biological understanding of the brain. The reason I ended up writing that book is because, in my course Madness and Medicine, when it came time to tell this recent part of the history, I didn't feel like I was doing a good job. I didn't really know because it's not like it's a difficult puzzle here. The history of psychiatry was ticking along up until the '70s, and then you blink, and everything that people were saying in the '70s is now being declared completely wrong, and nonsense. Scholars in the 1980s then claimed that psychiatry is only about the brain, and about drugs, and the biological revolution. But see, there was no scientific reason for these claims. There had been no revelations from brain imaging, or pharmacology or on any other front. Scholars claimed that there was a revolution, but that's a description being adopted by people at the time, and not an explanation. So, Mind Fixers was an attempt to get behind what led to this kind of talk, and why it was possible to declare a revolution, without any actual revolutionary science. This motivation for me to write came as a result of teaching. I dedicated my book to my Harvard undergraduate students.
RS: I've spoken before with Professor David Jones, one of your colleagues in the History of Science department and trained as a psychiatrist, about the sometimes bitter disputes between the medical specialties of psychiatry and neurology. How do you think this history of animus influences—and will continue to influence—the relationship between the two fields?
AH: I would first probe this idea that the history of neurology and psychiatry are marked by bitter animus and that's all there is to say. There have been moments, particularly early moments—and I'm not sure what era you and Professor Jones were discussing—of this type of relationship. In the mid-to-late 19th century, this relatively new field of neurology was established. Neurology is considerably younger than the field that we would call psychiatry, which has not always called itself that. Neurology was the upstart, new discipline, and its scholars began to question why asylum superintendents only seemed to care about the facility's flower gardens, and how that asylum did at the country fair with the peach harvests, but had no knowledge of the brain and how it works. But neurologists had made the association between mental illness and the brain, and thought that they should supervise this area of practice and research. There was an attempt at a takeover, which largely failed in the U.S., and partially succeeded in parts of Europe. There's nuance there, but that's a roughly fair approximation. It did lead to animosity between the fields. But I don't think that's the entire history at all. I think that's a dramatic piece of the story. Some people have said that if a brain disorder becomes understood—although it rarely happens—it becomes part of neurology, and psychiatry is left over with all the disorders that are not really understood. The prime example of that would be general paralysis of the insane, which is a disorder psychiatry understood reasonably successfully, but then lost control over to neurology. Maybe Alzheimer's, too, although it is now squarely in the world of neurology, and before, the dementias used to be part of psychiatry. There are other ways to think about the worlds of psychiatry and neurology other than about political battles between representatives of the two disciplines. That view becomes essentially office politics, of who has the status, and who should get access to the resources. I think a more interesting way to think about the relationship between these two fields is at the level of the patients, and the forms of suffering and disability, and how patients are partitioned out between practitioners. What happens when patients are moved between the frameworks of one field into the frameworks of another?
RS: Looking ahead, what are your current research projects and what areas of the history of the brain sciences do you think are particularly ripe for further study?
AH: My next book is going to be an attempt to write a different history of neurology, that will be patient centered. In another example of what I was discussing earlier with Madness and Medicine, I'm going to try to teach this idea before writing the book. I'm planning to offer a new lecture class in the fall possibly called Brain Stories: A Patient Centered History of Neurology. I learn so much more from having to justify what I'm saying in front of 150, or however many, critical undergraduates, than I would sitting in a library trying to do it on my own. It's terrifying, but in all the right ways. So is it a world of animosity and battle between neurology and psychiatry, if you look at another level, in terms of individual patients? It depends on whose story is important. If you decenter yourself from the assumption that it's all about what the prominent doctors are doing and how they're fighting it out, and ask who else is involved, it might look quite different.
RS: Finally, you've been a central figure in this field for long enough to see it grow and evolve and a host of ways. What changes have you noticed in terms of whose voices are heard and whose are silenced—intentionally or unintentionally—in academic research?
AH: This is one of the things that I'm most exercised by, and it's related to what I was saying earlier about decentering. So, this is just the right question to ask. I talk about this a lot in [History of Science] Sophomore Tutorial as well—who aren't we paying attention to is so important. It's like, "but, wait, there were all these other voices that weren't heard." Like patients. So, in the history of neurology, let's go back to that since this is for The [Harvard] Brain. We think about the history of neurology as only about the neurologists themselves, right? Same etymology, similar word. But neurology is the clinical arm of neurosciences. Neurologists engage with their patients for the initial diagnoses, and they may engage with them longer if the patient is scientifically interesting. But what happens when a patient is no longer scientifically interesting? Where do they go? So, here's an example of what I mean. There was a point in time where aphasia was the most interesting research area in neurology. This might seem surprising, because today aphasia is not really a big deal. It was a really big deal for a number of generations, partly because language is simultaneously such a high order human capacity, unique to humanness, and appears to be localized, or associated with certain parts of the brain. The idea that something so high level could have a focal spot in the brain—it's almost like discovering the seat of the soul, or the seat of rationality. So, it energized the field for a number of generations, from the 1860s right through the first World War, in a range of ways. But then, it stopped being of interest. But people still suffered from language loss. What happens if we don't follow the neurologists to their next research interest, but follow the aphasia patients? It turns out, the neurologists were much more interested in the implications of language loss than helping the people who suffered from language loss improve. They were not very interested in rehabilitation. But, of course, patients don't really care about being interesting cases. They want to have a life, and go to work, have a family. So, who ends up actually driving the story of rehabilitation? It turns out that there were people that came out of elocution schools, who were very low level, mostly female workers. Some of them had training in elementary school education, because the view was the aphasia patients had become like children. And there's a whole story about these women, who are barely characters in most histories of aphasia, actually creating a field of rehabilitation. Why isn't that important? Why isn't that part of what we think about? What the field is interested in is the Broca brain in a vat at a museum in Paris, with a big hole in it where the famous patient Tan had the stroke. Now, I'm not saying that's not a story. But what if it's not the story?
Raj Sastry is a sophomore at Harvard College concentrating in History and Science with a secondary in Global Health and Health Policy.


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Do I have an interest in body mechanics, anatomy and exercise science?
Am I willing to continue my education and learning in order to enhance my skills as a trainer to benefit my clients?
Am I interested in a flexible schedule and willing to work some evenings, early mornings and perhaps weekends?
These are just a few important questions to consider.
Decide if you want to do this on the side or as a career.
A mat Pilates certificate program prepares you to teach group Pilates mat classes, like what is offered in most gyms and a few studios, apartment complexes and some large corporations who offer training to employees at lunch time or before or after work. Working as a mat Pilates teacher is a great side job but usually only offers a few hours per week of training… if you have another job or are a full-time Mom or Dad this may be the best option for you to start with as you will have other responsibilities to attend to.
A comprehensive Pilates educational program prepares you to work with clients on Pilates apparatus (reformer, chair, trap table, etc.) in addition to teaching mat Pilates (which is fundamental in any reputable program). If you interested in working part or full-time as a Pilates Instructor and training private and semi-private clients as well as group apparatus classes you must complete a reputable comprehensive Pilates educational program. It is highly recommended you pass the PMA (Pilates Method Alliance) or the PI (Pilates initiative) exam to receive your Pilates "Certification". Beware of companies who claim you are "certified" after you complete their program… chances are they are using semantics… All programs offer a "certificate of completion" but the only way to truly obtain a National "Pilates Certification" is to pass the PMA exam… which can not be taken until you have completed a reputable comprehensive Pilates teacher training program .
There are several reputable educational programs available and many which are not… that's why doing your own research is extremely important. Ask your favorite teachers about their path and recommendations but read all the information about the program including the policies for each individual program and determine if you are best suited to teach traditional or contemporary Pilates. For info on PSC's Teacher Training program click here.
A reputable mat certification may cost somewhere between $300 – $500… online programs should always be avoided as they fail to o ffer a good foundation for tactile cueing, modifications and variations in the method. For a comprehensive Pilates teacher training program you can expect to pay anywhere between $4000 – $7000. Keep in mind that many programs appear to cost less but have hidden charges for observation hours, make up class fees, re-test fees and fees for different levels (i.e. you can not test out of the program until you complete Reformer / Trap table A, B and C and each level costs more $$$). It's best to find a program with a comprehensive rate to avoid costly and unforseen expenses in the middle or near the end of the program. Also find out if continuing education units can be obtained through other educational providers to keep your certificate current. If the program doesn't accept other educational workshops for CEU's, keep in mind that when you attend a class outside of their "network" you will not get any credit and will still have to pay $ for their workshops.
A comprehensive syllabus which includes specific guidelines on retaking or making up missed exams and classroom hours, guidelines and rules of conduct.
What are a few things to look for in a program?
Any reputable studios will require student liability insurance. This may be found online through the PMA, Idea Fit, Pilates Insurance Plus and many other outlets. Some studios may know of other insurance companies who offer very inexpensive insurance to students… ask the Program Master trainer! This will allow you to train clients as a student to complete your practice teaching hours. Keep in mind additional insurance will be necessary once the program is completed in order to work with the general population.
The Pilates Method Alliance is the governing body for the Pilates industry promoting safety and higher standards in the industry. Since this is an unregulated industry it's not required that you pass the exam but it is HIGHLY recommended.The PMA (Pilates Method Alliance) offers the ONLY third-party certification today in the Pilates field and proves to future employers and clients you are serious about your education and your career. Any reputable program will include most of the material you will be tested on when you take the PMA exam… so you should be ready to take and pass it after completion of the program. Discover more about the PMA Exam here.
A reputable comprehensive Pilates teacher training program should be able to offer continuing education units to satisfy both their program in addition to the PMA's requirements and will usually accept CUE's from other reputable programs and anything offered by the PMA. This will save a lot of money in the long run as trainers do not have to attend multiple workshops in order to satisfy requirements for their program and their "certificate". Honestly, you should never stop learning and growing as a Pilates instructor. The more workshops and education you are exposed to the better you will become as an instructor and the more confident you will become working with special populations and in specific niche markets. Since your comprehensive Pilates teacher training program is only the beginning of a long and reputable career, it is important to choose a school and Master Trainer who will help you with a better education and higher platform from which to begin your fantastic new career. Now that your research is completed, it's time to submit your application and secure your place in your program… good luck and happy career!
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પછી અમો એ નવી એફિડેવિટ તૈયાર કરી અને આપી. તો બીજી તરફ ફરી એક વાર પાછું કે તમારું એફિડેવિટ ના ચાલે તમારા પિતા નું એફિડેવિટ જોશે….
As I am trying to pay fees for my license since last 1 year and due to there server and other issues I am unable to pay the fees and I am not getting My driving license now as per the government rules nowadays about license and E-memo I am not having license so I had paid more than 20000 Rs to the Government for not having license so I want to claim against the Parivahan Sewa if they are not capable of maintaing there sites and services then they don't have rights to ask for Fine by the traffic police or E-memo or at the signals.
Though Iam late in writing my complaint but since it is related to an amount of Rs 40000/- iam compelled to now write before the time passes more.
I had applied for Housing HIG, Bhagadavada, Valsad under Mukhyamantri Grah Yogana when I was complainted at Ahmedabad . My application No is OA000001644 applied online on 30.11.2013 and draw for the same was conducted on 14.02.2014 .
The conductor asked me to get down the bus in the middle… As am a college student he forced me to get down in the middle which is not safe.. The reason is I gave 100 rs to get ticket.. He should say calmly that he is not having change but he used abusive language.. I haven't meet these kind of idiotic person..
i tried to call mamlatdar office in surat last 7 days but no one can receive my phone.


meeting Trump and had to apologize.
nation's 38-year history not to feature Robert Mugabe.
party for the first time ever.
resigned last November following a dramatic military coup.
hopes to secure a term as leader in his own right.
which he said was an attempt by Mugabe loyalists to kill him.
investment in Zimbabwe if he won.
Mnangagwa in Harare in July.
Zanu-PF have both said that they will accept the result.
candidate wins more than 50% of the votes.
and Grace Mugabe in October 2017.
plagued with corruption and political mismanagement.
removed the office of prime minister, and made Mugabe president.
for an unlimited number of times.
abandon its own currency for the US dollar.
notoriety for her lavish spending amid her country's poverty.
coup that ultimately deposed him.
as a guerrilla fighter in Zimbabwe's liberation war.
polls and got less than 5% of the vote.
minutes, meaning it would travel at more than 760 km/h (472 mph).
This is impossible with current technology.
not clear whether he voted at all.
Foundation for Electoral Systems' election guide.
MDC-T voters were killed in the months leading to it.


s a painting that brings me freshness and happiness of the greenery thats there in the nature. ?This is a painting thats unravelling hidden secrets of the nature and the greenery that it brings us . ?With the layering of the different shades/hues of greens , with textures of whites giving a 3D feeling .
A walk through the nature that i once had was my influence to make this painting. And the love for nature, birds as well. ?A blend of digital painting and drawing with a mix of acrylic painting has brought out the detailing of the forest trees and the shades of green. Its a 'microscopic feel' which gives us a feeling like its 3D. ?
Thats how i can say " its what unlocking mystery behind the rainforest".
Painted on hard canvas so can be used and ready to put on the wall.
Framed as ready to use as it since the painting is painted on hard canvas.
Signed by the artist on the side.
Does not require stretching as this painted on a hard canvas and has a string on the back so can be hanged right away.


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Tenant

 Jean Tenant, écrivain français
 Romain Tenant, joueur de suash franco-suédois
 The Tenant, titre anglais du film Le Locataire de Roman Polanski
 Tenant (héraldique)

Voir aussi
 Multitenant

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IAM News Briefs
IAM Saves Thousands of Aerospace Jobs
The IAM's Political and Legislative Department's strong advocacy for a new federal aerospace job protection program has saved thousands of IAM jobs.
The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded funding to more than 300 companies as part of a new federal program to save aerospace manufacturing and repair jobs amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The IAM aggressively advocated and won the successful passage of the Aviation Manufacturing Jobs Protection Program (AMJP), which is part of the Biden administration's American Rescue Plan. The program provides $3 billion in payroll support funding to aviation manufacturing employers, allowing them to keep aerospace manufacturing workers on their payrolls, avoid additional furloughs, and re-hire workers previously furloughed during the pandemic.
This program will help ensure our nation's aerospace industry will keep moving forward with the critically important workforce it needs.
The U.S. DOT announced the release of $482.3 million in funding to 313 businesses, including approximately 20 with IAM-represented employees like Spirit Aerosystems, Pratt & Whitney, Hexcel Corp., and Learjet.
The IAM, the largest aerospace union in North America, urged U.S. aerospace employers to apply for funding from the federal program.
Machinists Union members were among many workers in the aerospace industry who experienced layoffs and furloughs because of COVID-19. While air travel dropped significantly during 2020, so did the need for parts, repairs, modifications, and other services, hurting aerospace supply chain companies.
Remembering Fallen IAM Members on Workers' Memorial Day
The Machinists Union commemorated Workers' Memorial Day this year with a private ceremony at the William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center in Hollywood, Maryland, recognizing members who lost their lives in the workplace. The past year has been especially difficult due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Names of fallen members were read and a bell was rung after each name, including those of retired members who have passed away.
IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. expressed how incredible it is that in the 21st century, workers are still subject to workplace danger, and families are torn by grief when loved ones don't come home from work.
Speakers at the ceremony included IAM Safety and Health Department Director Michael Oathout, General Vice President Brian Bryant and General Secretary-Treasurer Dora Cervantes.
In shops across this country, IAM members continue to be put at risk from dangerous work environments, including inadequate protective equipment to protect from workplace dangers
IAM Members Play Critical Role in Afghanistan Evacuation Efforts
As the largest aerospace, airline, and defense labor union in North America, the IAM was honored to play a role in the evacuation efforts of thousands of U.S. citizens and allies in Afghanistan.
Both commercial and military aircraft being used in the evacuation effort are built and maintained by IAM members. In addition, IAM members work side-by-side with the military on bases across the country that are housing Afghan refugees upon their arrival to the United States. The IAM has many military veterans as members and has always supported our men and women in uniform.
The IAM Veteran Services Department has compiled resources available to military veterans experiencing a wide range of emotions during the withdrawal from Afghanistan. IAM EAP Services can be accessed by emailing iameap@iamaw.org or by calling 301-335-0735.
Machinists Union's Hard Work Results in Historic Investment
United Airlines recently announced they would hire over 25,000 airline workers and add 200 Boeing 737 MAX to its fleet, the largest aircraft purchase the industry has seen in a decade. United's investment, which will create thousands of new jobs at United for the Machinists Union, was aided by IAM members and the Legislative Department leading the fight on Capitol Hill for legislation like the Payroll Support Program (PSP) that ensured the future viability of the airline industry and livelihoods of airline workers.
This investment also brought positive news for IAM members in the Puget Sound region and beyond. The addition of 200 Boeing 737 Max airplane orders will certainly support IAM Aerospace workers with good-paying family wage jobs.
In addition to the 200 Boeing 737 MAX, United plans to retrofit 100% of its remaining mainline, narrow-body fleet to transform the customer experience and create a new signature interior, a roughly 75% increase in premium seats per North American departure, larger overhead bins, seatback entertainment in every seat and industry's fastest available WiFi.
United will also increase the total number of available seats across its domestic network by almost 30% per departure and replace at least 200 single-class regional jets with larger mainline aircraft. When combined with the airline's current order book, United expects to add more than 500 new aircraft including about one new plane every three days in 2023 alone.
Portland Lodges Help Women and Homeless Youth
IAM District W24 and its local lodges in the Portland, OR. area teamed up with the Aphrodite Project to collect feminine hygiene products for members of the community who need them most. With rare exceptions, their basic needs are often overlooked or avoided as an uncomfortable topic of conversation.
IAM members stepped up and collected $1,500 worth of products delivered to women's shelters, homeless youth hostels, and other locations where there was an unmet need. The project was part of the Maria Santiago Lillis Advocacy Day – A Commitment to Serve (ACTS).
Sisters Jessica Deming and Beth Lacey along with Brothers John Kleiboeker and Larry Bickett worked with members from various shops and district staff to make the project possible. Their effort represents a small step toward empowering the vulnerable members of the community.
IAM Pays Tribute to Working Families Hero Richard Trumka, Welcomes New AFL-CIO Leadership
The labor movement lost a heroic labor leader when National AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka passed away recently at the age of 72.
On behalf of the IAM, IAM International President Robert Martinez Jr. expressed sadness on the passing of National AFL-CIO President Richard L. Trumka and shared how workers worldwide will mourn the loss of a labor movement giant and working people's champion. AFL-CIO President Richard Trumka revitalized the labor movement and stood toe-to-toe against any enemy standing in the way of dignity and justice on the job. He made life better for working people across our nation and the world. Our heart goes out to his family, friends, and the entire AFL-CIO.
The IAM will forever be grateful to President Trumka for standing up for IAM members across our different industries. President Trumka marched on our picket lines and helped lead efforts to improve the lives of working families. He was a fighter for change, and his work will never be forgotten. The IAM will honor Rich in a way he would want us to–fighting like hell to pass his legacy legislation, the Protecting the Right to Organize Act.
Richard L. Trumka was president of the 12.5 million-member AFL-CIO from 2009 until his death on August 5, 2021.
The AFL-CIO Executive Council elected Liz Shuler as the first woman to hold the office in the history of the labor federation. The Executive Council also elected United Steelworkers International Vice President Fred Redmond to succeed Shuler as secretary-treasurer. Tefere Gebre will continue as executive vice president, rounding out the most diverse team of officers ever to lead the AFL-CIO.
IAM District 751 Calls for Action on Chinese 737 Max Recertification, Unfair Trade Practices
IAM District 751, which represents more than 26,000 aerospace workers at Boeing and its suppliers, is calling for action as China becomes a global competitor in the aerospace industry.
In a meeting with U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai hosted at its Seattle union hall, District 751 President Jon Holden called for immediate Chinese recertification of the IAM-built 737 Max and outlined concerns over China's growing aerospace footprint. Holden thanked Tai for focusing efforts on worker-centered trade and sounded the alarm on the transfer of U.S. technology and jobs to China, as well as unfair Chinese government subsidies to its aerospace industry.
Holden also raised concerns about workers and human rights in China.
Holden was joined at the meeting by IAM District 751 Chief of Staff Jason Chan, U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene (D-WA), and other Washington state labor leaders.
Congratulations to IAM Lodge 1943 Maintenance Apprenticeship Graduate
IAM members recently graduated from Local 1943's Maintenance Apprenticeship program. Fifty-five students from Local 1943, between two classes, completed 1,700 hours of classwork and 2,000 hours of on-the-job training.
The members received Maintenance Mechanic Journeyman certificates from the state of Ohio. The members were also honored with a luncheon featuring two Ohio state representatives who spoke on the importance of apprenticeship programs that further manufacturing education. The company and Local 1943 expressed the value of the apprenticeship programs to the team.
A Strong First Contract for IAM Local 778 Members in Missouri
In less than six months, employees from the City of Blue Springs Public Works in Missouri went from voting to join the Machinists Union to enjoy the benefits of union representation with a first contract. Workers from the water department, fleet services, and sewer maintenance fields demonstrated hard work and solidarity during negotiations, bringing home a strong contract and a win for all in the Blue Springs community.
The three-year contract offers:
•Wage increases of more than 2.5% per year, with top scale workers earning a higher percentage yearly
• Protected holidays
• Defined seniority rules
• Addition of safety and labor/management committees
• Expansion of language surrounding steward policies and union leave
• Fair grievance procedure.
The Midwest Territory uplifted the process as an example of how labor laws should work.
Winpisinger Center Field Training at District 70 Shows Critical Role of Local Lodge Leaders
IAM District 70 recently hosted Officer Training and Secretary-Treasurer Classes instructed by the IAM's William W. Winpisinger Education and Technology Center for newly elected and re-elected officers within the district's six local lodges.
Local Lodge Officer Training included local lodge topics such as Officer Duties and Responsibilities, Meetings and Parliamentary, IAM Ritual, Bylaw Review, Mock Meeting Preparation, Finalization, and Participation, the Audit Process, Election Overview, Overview of Grand Lodge Structure and Services, and New Member Kits/New Member Orientation.
The Southern Territory's goal was to ensure District 70 officers have the resources, skills, tools, and knowledge to do their jobs as efficiently as possible for the membership.
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Breasts are often seen as a symbol of femininity, sexiness and female empowerment yet many women are dissatisfied with the size of their breasts and long to have a larger and shapelier chest. There are also some who deal with asymmetry and need a Breast Augmentation to achieve symmetry and proportion. Breast augmentation surgery is undoubtedly one of the most popular cosmetic procedures performed in the United States. However, it is not automatically the most suitable solution for every woman who is unhappy with their chest size.


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Tickets and Times
The Tearooms
Timeline and Bibliography
Glebe House
Derek Hill
Tour of the House
Tour of the Gardens
Visit the Historic Home of Renowned Artist, Derek Hill
View the Treasures in Glebe's Collection
The Gardens of the Glebe House and Gallery are open to the public every day during Winter time between 9am and 4.30pm from the 1st of November 2021. Summer time hours are 8am and 6.30pm from Monday the 28th of March 2022.
The Glebe Gallery is closed for Winter and will reopen for Easter 2022 from Saturday 16th April until Sunday 24th. The Gallery will reopen for the Summer on Saturday 28th May 2022.
The Glebe House is is closed for Winter and will reopen on Saturday 28th May 2022.
Welcome to Glebe House and Gallery
Glebe House, the home for nearly thirty years of the renowned artist Derek Hill, is situated on rising ground, beside Lough Gartan, east of Glenveagh National Park, Co. Donegal. Originally known as St Columb's, the 1828 Regency-style house is decorated with William Morris textiles, and collections of Islamic and Japanese art, as well as 300 works by leading twentieth-century artists such as Picasso and Kokoshka. The house and gardens are displayed in an informal manner, as though Derek Hill was still in residence. Glebe House and Gallery are operated and managed by the Office of Public Works.
Opening hours and ticket prices.
Take the tour from the comfort of your armchair!
View highlights of the permanent collection.
Information for teachers and students.
Glebe House and Gallery
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glebegallery@opw.ie
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