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Friends Of Fox Hill Community Center Now A Non Profit In The U S
From Senator Fred Mitchell
PLP Caretaker for the Fox Hill Constituency
On The Establishment Of Friends Of Fox Hill Community Center U S Charitable Corporation
Senator Fred Mitchell with Maurice Tynes, Chair of the Fox Hill Community Centre and Carlton Brown, President of the Friends of the Fox Hill Community Centre at their meeting in Chicago 5 November. —
Senator Fred Mitchell in Newport Beach, California with Maurice Tynes, Chair of the Fox Hill Community Centre and Barry Rysnick, Attorney at law 30 September.
Nassau, The Bahamas,
I am pleased to announce that with effect from 26th June 2017, the Friends of Fox Hill Community Centre has been approved in the United States as a 501 (c) nonprofit public benefit corporation in the State of California. This is one of the efforts which I started to support the charitable community work of the Centre in Fox Hill before I left as MP for the area and is now complete.
The nonprofit is headed by Carlton Brown as President, a resident of the state of Illinois, and a former resident of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas with long standing ties here. A bank account will be established shortly and US citizens, residents and Corporations can make tax deductible donations to the Foundation.
I want to thank the law firm of Vogt Resnick Sherak LLP for the yeoman's work done in establishing this nonprofit for us and in particular Barry Resnick, Managing Partner and Attorney Yumi Choe. Words cannot express my gratitude for this contribution to our work here in The Bahamas.
I thank Nichoalos Karathanassis, Honorary Consul in The Bahamas for Sierre Leone for his kind support and assistance as well.
I want to thank Mr. Carlton Brown and his directors for their work in managing the fund. I encourage US citizens and residents to give generously to assist in the work of the Fox Hill Community Centre established to assist in violence prevention and in the care of the the Fox Hill Community. I encourage all Bahamians who have friends that are US Residents or citizens to give to support this worthy cause.
I thank also Maurice Tynes and the Members of the Board in Nassau for their support.
For further information on how persons can donate contact: friendsoffoxhill@gmail.com
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The Kathryn Wheel: Gel printed stickers!
This is part 1 of my latest video for the Gelpress 'print to project' series and part 2 will follow on Saturday. I can honestly say that every bit of each print I pull from my Gel Press gets used, and this is a great way of using up little bits and pieces.
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Charlotte Olympia's Cat Flats Get the Emoji Makeover
Cue the heart-eye emoji.
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Fashion has been getting kind of "emojional" lately.
Last year, Oxford Dictionaries shocked linguists and journalists alike when it named the "Face With Tears of Joy" emoji as their word of the year. Kim Kardashian even launched her own set of emojis, aptly called Kimojis, which feature images of her with various hair colors as well as one dedicated to her derrière. Blac Chyna, Justin Bieber, and even fashion brand Versace have their own emoji apps.
These adorable ideograms have become fashion's favorite mode of communication. This summer, Acne Studios released an emoji-themed capsule collection full of sweatshirts, sneakers, and hats topped with everything from hot dogs, bananas, microphones, donuts, and even "a brown swirl of mousse." (We'll leave the meaning of that last symbol to your imagination). Anya Hindmarch has often infused her statement bags with emojis, too. Her covetable leather stickers, which feature smiley faces, rainbows, and thumbs-up icons have always closely mirrored the kitschy symbols.
Now comes Charlotte Olympia's version: rainbow-hued flats featuring smiley cats.
Dubbed #Emoticats, the collection is available now on charlotteolympia.com, and come in seven different colors and three different moods. There's the LOL Kitty, which takes inspiration from the laughing-so-hard-it's-crying emoji, the Cheeky Kitty, which features a winking cat with its tongue sticking out, and last but not least, the Flirty Kitty, which mimics the heart-face and kissing emojis.
If you find yourself mimicking the heart-eye emoji, you can also enter a contest on the website to win your own pair. Simply upload a selfie, customize it with one of the #Emoticats faces, and share it on social media.
Charlotte Olympia spring 2017 collection.
Fashion's emoji obsession isn't going anywhere soon. In fact, it's becoming even more ubiquitous. Last month, the brand presented its spring 2017 collection featuring models dressed as fruit emojis. (The crowd went bananas on social media.) Even Chanel experimented with the language of millennials earlier this year, sending down a collection of crystal brooches, bracelets, and silk tops printed with peace signs and adorable cats (inspired by Karl Lagerfeld's beloved pet, Choupette). While the Charlotte Olympia flats are a lot more affordable than a Chanel bag (yes, the emojis have taken over the iconic flap bags as well), they'll still set you back $525 a pair. They may be an investment, but keep in mind the smiles (and the Instagram-worthy #OOTD shots) these shoes will bring at your next soirée.
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Oklahoma Health Care Authority resuscitates controversial rule to check Medicaid eligibility by mail
By Kassie McClung | The Frontier
The Oklahoma Health Care Authority is again considering a controversial rule that would terminate health coverage for Oklahomans if their mail is undelivered.
OHCA, which administers the state's Medicaid program, is set to consider an emergency rule change during a special board meeting on Tuesday that would end benefits if letters sent to enrollees are returned as undeliverable.
OHCA proposed a similar rule late last year that was met with controversy, as critics argued it would leave vulnerable Oklahomans, such as children and those experiencing homelessness, without health coverage. That rule was set for consideration before the board earlier this year, but the vote was put on hold pending conversations with the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services.
There are few changes in the new proposal's language compared to the one OHCA previously suggested. However, the new rule no longer references the measure known as the Act to Restore Hope, Opportunity and Prosperity for Everyone, or the HOPE Act. That measure was passed by the Legislature during the 2018 session. It aims to increase the state's Medicaid eligibility verification process by using private vendors to perform eligibility checks. Under the law, payments to vendors would be based on the amount of money saved.
"The HOPE Act requires verification of a member's residency status," OHCA's first proposal read. "In accordance with the new policy, a member's eligibility will be terminated if his or her mail is returned to the agency as unforwardable, with address unknown."
Instead, the agency is now relying on federal regulations and CMS guidance that allow states to check Medicaid eligibility by sending letters to an enrollee's residence, said OHCA spokeswoman Jo Stainsby. The agency will use letters to determine residency.
"Yes, we received policy guidance from CMS and this rule does follow that guidance," Stainsby said. "Eligibility criteria — because one of the criteria for being eligible for SoonerCare is Oklahoma residency — and returned mail indicates change to residency or that a member could possibly be deceased.
"So therefore, it's one of the ways the federal government wants states to pursue verification."
However, Stainsby said, she did not know whether states are required to use mail delivery to determine eligibility.
"I don't know if it's a written rule, but CMS did tell us, 'This is what you should be doing,'" she said.
Stainsby said the agency would not immediately cancel an enrollee's benefits after receiving back one undeliverable letter. The agency will send a second letter announcing the loss of benefits, email the Medicaid patient if they have an address on file and post an alert to their online SoonerCare account.
"We are going to be proactive," she said.
The proposed rule states the agency will make a "reasonable" attempt to verify the patient's address.
"In accordance with the new policy, a member's eligibility will be terminated if his or her mail is returned to the agency as unforwardable, with address unknown, and the Oklahoma Health Care Authority has made a reasonable, but unsuccessful attempt to verify the member's current address," the new proposed rule reads in part.
Advance notice is not required to be given to members when eligibility is terminated due to returned mail, the proposed rule states. If an enrollee's benefits are terminated and the agency learns of their new location during the eligibility period, their benefits will be reinstated.
If a patient loses their eligibility, they must reapply to the SoonerCare program.
The proposal states: "Savings are expected to be realized as members that have not provided a current address lose eligibility."
The proposal says other states, such as Alabama, Colorado and Ohio, also use returned mail to terminate eligibility.
However, Colorado's Medicaid verification plan, approved and maintained by CMS, does not explicitly mention sending letters to verify eligibility. Ohio's plan doesn't directly mention letter verification and accepts spoken verification from the enrollee. If the agency receives conflicting information, it might request more documentation.
Oklahoma's Medicaid verification plan states "Postal returned mail indicators may also trigger a request for updated information from the member."
Medicaid uses state and federal money to offer health coverage, and uses a fee-for-service system to reimburse providers for procedures.
The public comment period for the initial proposal ended on Dec. 27, 2018. Stainsby said. There will not be another one for the amended proposal.
If the board approves the proposal, it will go to Gov. Kevin Stitt's office for final approval.
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Richard Stanley Merrill Emrich (March 11, 1910 – October 31, 1997) was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan.

Biography
He was born in Mardin in the Ottoman Empire to American Christian missionary parents, and educated at Brown University, and the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He was ordained to the diaconate in October 1936 and to the priesthood in June 1938, after which he served parishes in Connecticut and Massachusetts.

Education
Emrich was a student at Phillips Academy from 1923 till 1927. He then studied at Brown University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1932. the same university awarded him a Doctor of Law in 1949. He also attended the Episcopal Theological School between 1932 and 1933 for some postgraduate studies. He earned a Bachelor of Divinity from the Union Theological Seminary in 1935. He also graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Marburg in 1937. He was awarded an honorary Doctor of Sacred Theology from Kenyon College in 1948, and a Doctor of Divinity from Huron College in 1950.

Bishop
Emrich was elected suffragan bishop of Michigan on March 26, 1946; and then as coadjutor bishop on January 28, 1948, succeeding as diocesan on March 1, 1948, where he served till 1973. He was made Honorary Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1958. He was succeeded by H. Coleman McGehee Jr., who was elected in May 1971.

The Emrich Retreat Center at Parishfield, located in Brighton, Michigan and owned by the Episcopal Diocese of Michigan was renamed in honor of Emrich.

See also

 List of bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America

References

External links
Bibliographic directory from Project Canterbury
Obituary from The Living Church, November 23, 1997

1910 births
1997 deaths
Honorary Commanders of the Order of the British Empire
People from Mardin
American expatriates in the Ottoman Empire
20th-century American Episcopalians
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In Paraguay, the case of a 10 year old girl who became pregnant after her step-father allegedly raped her became front-page news across Latin America. Abortion is legal in this small South American nation only if the mother's life is deemed to be in danger. In this case, the authorities ruled there was no threat to the girl, and the pregnancy continued. But this isn't a one-off example of children getting pregnant: more than 700 girls aged 14 and under gave birth in 2014. That's more or less two a day. Linda Pressly meets some of the schoolgirl mothers, and explores the reasons why Paraguayan girls are especially vulnerable to abuse.
Why are Paraguayan children so vulnerable to abuse?


The question here is how we can convey those personal characteristics that manifest themselves in everything that isn't properly communicated – individual physical aspects, characteristics of perception, emotional fluctuations, and other qualities that cannot be sufficiently communicated with existing technologies.
In 2020, Tokyo will be the focus of international attention, as people around the world will be watching the various and diverse human interactions that take place here. This exhibition themed on "sympathy" and "diversity" is held as an "open studio" in which visitors can experience possible ways for individual human beings with different personalities to face themselves, mutually interact, understand, and connect with each other.
More than just a stage for presenting new technologies and research results, the exhibition introduces works based on the idea of social value, through the infrastructure of NTT Laboratories, and through experimental exhibitions and demonstrations realized in collaboration with other research institutes and artists.


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No opera by Richard Wagner could have been more dramatic. It looked as if it was directed by a genius.
It started low-key. A little piece of paper was thrust into the hand of Prime Minister Levi Eshkol as he was reviewing the Independence Day parade. It said that Egyptian troops were entering the Sinai peninsula.
From there on alarm grew. Every day brought menacing new reports. The Egyptian president, Gamal Abd-al-Nasser, issued blood-curdling threats. UN peacekeepers were withdrawn.
In Israel, worry turned into fear, and fear into fright. Eshkol sounded weak. When he tried to raise public morale with a speech over the radio, he stumbled and seemed to stutter. People started talking about a Second Holocaust, about the destruction of Israel.
I was one of the very few who remained cheerful. At the height of public despair, I published an article in Haolam Hazeh, the news magazine I edited, under the headline "Nasser has Walked into a Trap". Even my wife thought that was crazy.
My good cheer had a simple reason.
A few weeks before, I had given a talk in a Kibbutz on the Syrian border. As is customary, I was invited to have coffee afterwards with a select group of members. There I was told that "Dado" (General David Elazar), the commander of the Northern sector, had lectured there the week before, and then had coffee. Like me.
Nasser did not want the war. He knew that his army was quite unprepared. He was bluffing, in order to please the Arab masses. He was egged on by the Soviet Union, whose leaders believed that Israel was about to attack their main client in the region, Syria, as part of a worldwide American plot.
Syria had allowed Yasser Arafat's new Palestinian Liberation Movement (Fatah) to launch small and ineffectual guerilla actions from its border. They also spoke about an Algerian-style "popular liberation war". In response, the Israeli Chief of Staff, Yitzhak Rabin, had threatened them with a war to change the regime in Damascus.
Abd-al-Nasser saw an easy opportunity to assert Egypt's leadership of the Arab world by coming to the defense of Syria. He threatened to throw Israel into the sea. He announced that he had mined the Straits of Tiran, cutting Israel off from the Red Sea. (As it transpired later, he had not sown a single mine).
All the reserve units, the backbone of the army, were mobilized. There were hardly any men to be seen in the streets. Still Eshkol and his cabinet hesitated. They sent the chief of the Mossad to Washington to make sure that the US would support an Israeli action. Under growing public pressure, he formed a National Unity government and appointed Moshe Dayan as Minister of Defense.
When the bow was strained to near breaking point, the Israeli army was unleashed. The troops – mostly reserve soldiers who had been abruptly torn from their families and who had been waiting with growing impatience for three weeks – flew like an arrow.
When I reached home that evening after driving through the blackout, my wife did not believe me. The radio had said nothing about the incredible achievement. Radio Cairo was telling its listeners that "Tel Aviv is burning". I felt like a bridegroom at a funeral. Israeli military censorship forbade any mention of victories – the airwaves continued to be dominated by terrible forebodings.
Why? The Israeli government was convinced – quite rightly – that if the Arab countries and the Soviet Union realized that their side was nearing disaster, they would get the UN to stop the war at once. This indeed happened – but by that time our army was well on its way to Cairo and Damascus.
Just before the attack, Dayan had declared that Israel had absolutely no intention of conquering new territory, but aimed solely to defend itself. After the war, Foreign Minister Abba Eban declared that the pre-1967 armistice line was "the border of Auschwitz".
Since generals "always fight the last war", it was generally assumed that the world would not allow Israel to keep the territories it had just occupied. The "last war" was the Israeli-French-British collusion against Egypt in 1956. Then, US President Eisenhower and Soviet Premier Bulganin had compelled Israel to return the conquered territories up to the last inch.
The former border (or "demarcation line") had an inward bulge near Latrun, halfway between Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, that cut the main road between the two cities. Immediately after the six days of fighting, Dayan hastened to evict the inhabitants of the three Arab villages there and to eradicate any sign that they ever existed. They have been replaced by a national park financed by the government of Canada and well-meaning Canadian citizens. The writer Amos Kenan was an eye-witness and, on my request, wrote a heart-rending report on the horrible eviction of the villagers, men, women, children and babies, who were made to march on foot under the scorching June sun all the way to Ramallah.
I tried to intervene, but it was too late. I did succeed, however, in halting he demolition of the town of Qalqilya near the border. When I appealed to several cabinet ministers, including Begin, the demolition was stopped. A neighborhood that had already been demolished was rebuilt and its inhabitants were allowed to return. But more than a hundred thousand refugees, who had been living in a huge refugee camp near Jericho since 1948, were induced to flee across the Jordan.
Slowly, the Israeli government got used to the astonishing fact that there was no real pressure on Israel to withdraw from the occupied territories. In a long private conversation I had with Eshkol on the morrow of the war, I realized that he and his colleagues has no intention whatsoever of giving back anything unless compelled to do so. My suggestion to help the Palestinians set up their state was met by Eshkol with gentle irony.
Thus the historic opportunity was missed. It is said that when God wants to destroy somebody, he first makes them blind – as he smote the men of Sodom (Genesis 19:11).
On the 46th anniversary of that great drama, we can only wish that it had never happened, that it was all a bad dream.


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Secret passage discovered in Maya city of Uxmal
Researchers from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) discovered a walled-up passage in the Governor's Palace, in the Uxmal Archaeological Zone, which is 25 meters long and is estimated to date from 670 – 770 of our era, when the early Puuc (Temprano) style flourished.
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They also found a Chaac mask and vestiges of three old staircases. Currently, archaeologists Jose Huchim and Lourdes Toscano direct the Uxmal Project, which consists among other things of restoration works in the palace located in the state of Yucatan.
In the building, a pair of Mayan arches corresponding to the ends of the vaulted passage were uncovered, whose temporality is at least 200 years prior to that of its superstructure. The 25-meter-long passageway not only changes the visual idea and reading of the Governor's Palace, but also, in the words of experts, becomes one of the few monumental footprints in the city of that original architectural style.
"In Uxmal, the Puuc Temprano style (characterized by fine cuts in the limestone and austere finishes) was discovered over time by other constructions, unlike other areas of the region, such as Labna or Kabah, where it is visible," says Toscano.
The discovery of the arches (symmetrical in their 7 metres high and 2.50 wide) clarifies two aspects: one is the aesthetic evolution that led to the Late Uxmal style (850-950 A.D.), whose maximum references are the Palace of the Governor and the Quadrangle of the Nuns; and, two, it proves that already in the eighth century "the inhabitants of Uxmal were able to erect incredibly complex buildings".
The conjunction of the new data with those recorded in previous seasons, such as the one that in 2014 located a similar passageway in the northeast sector of the palace, "allows us to know that the building was originally divided into three segments, that were linked by these vaulted corridors to facilitate transit both in its upper part, and at the level of the Great Platform," says the researcher.
Jose Huchim, director of the Archaeological Zone of Uxmal and the Puuc Route, says that the location of the new passage was possible thanks to decades of experience in the restoration of Puuc architecture, since, over 20 years, he formed an expert team, both in excavation and in the restitution to the building of the stones that have fallen from its structure
An important part of this work is the meticulous excavation of the collapsed parts, this "implies eliminating sediments and other expired materials until the covering stones are found", which are studied and classified so that, by means of the anastylosis technique, they can be put back in their original place.
Huchim describes that, during the tasks of cleaning and exploration of the basement, well-placed stones were recognized that did not have the appearance of the core materials. They were carefully cleaned and identified as the cornice of a building that belonged to a previous period. After exploring the cornice, the lid of a vault was found and, as it continued to descend, the Mayan arch and the walls supporting it were completely liberated. Archaeologists noticed that in the middle moulding of the facade and the plinth of the arch, there was a need for covering stones, which were intentionally but respectfully removed when the substructure was buried.
"This fact is important, because the Mayas believed that buildings had life, so that when they ceased to be useful they were 'killed' through a reverential ritual. Therefore, we do not rule out that in the floors of both entrances of the corridor we find offerings that evidence these complex ceremonies" Explained Huchim.
The Mayas, like other Mesoamerican people, did not demolish buildings when they stopped using them. "They were lineage dwellings and were used to cement other buildings or as tombs. Thanks to this custom, archaeologists can learn about the architectural traditions of a site.
On other findings recorded in the current work season, Jose Huchim mentions two vestiges: a mask of Chaac, the Mayan deity of rain, and remains of three staircases that, in another time, gave additional access to the main building of the Palace of the Governor.
"The closure of these staircases, together with data collected previously, allows us to assume that around the tenth century, when Uxmal came into conflict with Chichen Itza, it was necessary to modify the buildings, mainly restricting access as a measure to protect the sovereign of the Puuc lineage, against an invasion of the Itzaes".
Meanwhile, Chaac's mask was found in the southeast corner of the building visible to the public. Huchim and Toscano point out that, according to the patterns of design and the symmetry that distinguishes Mayan architecture, it can be deduced that there was a mask on that flank.
The others were found to the northwest and northeast, respectively, by archaeologists Alberto Ruz in 1949 and Ricardo Velazquez in the late 1990s.
The researchers at the INAH Yucatan Center conclude that the current field season (the second of the five contemplated by the Uxmal Project) will end in January 2020.
Subsequently, exploration will continue on two fronts: the study of the multiple occupations of Uxmal and the consolidation of the basement of the Governor's Palace. In the future, the facade and the interior of the palace will be cleaned, maintained and conserved.
Source: Yucatan Times [December 12, 2019]
Labels Americas, Archaeology, Central America, Mexico


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Q: Injectivity and surjectivity of decreasing functions A function $f : \mathbb R \to \mathbb R$ is said to be strictly decreasing if
$$∀x_1,x_2 \in \mathbb R, (x_1 < x_2 \implies f(x_1) > f(x_2))$$
Is this function injective? Surjective?
Is it sufficient enough to say that because for all real numbers x, $f(x_1) > f(x_2)$ for injectivity?
Also for surjectivity would it suffice to say that because every value in the codomain is hit, it is surjective?
I'm struggling to make this rigorous even though I believe I have the proper intuition.

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Description: H1N1 is of global concern to employers; CDC Guidance provides basic starting point for business and employers; Legal issues applicable to all employers, including FMLA, ADA, OSHA, and general attendance policies; Confidentiality is of general concern, and is still an open issue; Appropriate response strategies differ somewhat for healthcare entities.
H1N1 is of global concern to employers; CDC Guidance provides basic starting point for business and employers; Legal issues applicable to all employers, including FMLA, ADA, OSHA, and general attendance policies; Confidentiality is of general concern, and is still an open issue; Appropriate response strategies differ somewhat for healthcare entities.
Workforce continuity is an issue for all employers; Human-to-human transmission in the same way as seasonal flu (coughing, sneezing, etc.); Employers may send symptomatic employees home involuntarily; Return-to-work issues must be handled consistently; Employers should have a pandemic flu plan in the event of worst-case scenario to assure ongoing essential business functions.
Interdisciplinary approach to issues - infection control, occupational health, human resources, senior leadership, nursing, medical staff, and pharmacy; Availability of vaccine, and ability to mandate vaccination of employees; Prioritizing essential positions and evaluating current staff resources to assure minimum staffing in worst-case scenario; Planning for just-in-time training (including cross-training) to increase numbers of capable staff; Reviewing workers' compensation statutes and regulations applicable in the particular jurisdiction; Temporary licensing and credentialing for independent practitioners.
Monitor personnel for unusual increases in absenteeism; Work with state/local public health partners; Be prepared to act if schools/day care close.
Review HR policies to assure consistency with existing laws; Explore flexible work hours/work sites; Establish lines of communication with employees; Identify essential business functions to assure coverage.
Sick employees should stay home (24 hrs after fever); Ensure that sick leave policies are flexible; Sick employees at work should be asked to leave.
Pregnant women; People 50 years of age and older; People with chronic medical conditions; People who care for or live with those at high risk for complications for the flu such as healthcare workers; Children 6 months to 19 years; Household contact and out-of-home caregivers of children less than 6 months.
Pregnant women; Healthcare and emergency medical services personnel; Ages 6 months to 24 years; Household contacts and caregivers for children younger than 6 months.
View www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/vaccination/acip.htm. Offer worksite opportunities for vaccination.
Consider actively screening employees for H1N1; Create opportunities for alternative work environments; Consider increasing social distancing where possible.
Includes a list of additional guidance documents developed by the federal government to assist employers in planning efforts. Recommends including an H1N1 update on business website. But does NOT specifically address the issues related to healthcare entity/employers.
Individual must have worked for the employer for total of at least 12 months; For at least 1,250 hours over the previous 12 months; and At a location where at least 50 employees are employed within a 75-mile radius.
Three calendar (not work) days of illness, plus two treatments by a healthcare provider (the first of which must occur within seven days of the first day of incapacity and the second within 30 days of first day of incapacity); or Three calendar (not work) days of illness, plus one treatment by a healthcare provider (which must occur within seven days of the first incapacity), and continuing treatment (including prescription medication) under the supervision of a healthcare provider.
H1N1 alone is not a "serious health condition," but complications may make it so; Can be employee's health condition, or immediate family member's; Absence to care for healthy child who is home because of school closure is not counted as FMLA absence; Not FMLA leave if employee is absent simply to avoid contamination; Employers should review state laws for applicability.
FMLA leave can be taken on an intermittent basis. This may develop into an administrative nightmare  so stay alert to the issues as they develop.
Deductions for partial-day absences risks losing the exempt status.
Some employers are foregoing discipline if absence is H1N1 based; Applying discipline may encourage employees with attendance issues not to reveal H1N1 symptoms or status, rather than risk discipline/termination; Further, widespread discipline/terminations may affect morale during healthcare crisis; Waiver of disciplinary policy will not set negative precedence if applied consistently and only to H1N1 absences; Employers may revise attendance policies on a temporary basis.
Addresses employer's ability to make disability-related inquiries or require medical examination; Points out that medical information obtained from disability-related inquiries or exam (even if disclosed by the employee) is a "confidential medical record."
Enhanced safety and health precautions are required.
Engineering controls  making changes in the work environment to reduce exposure (can include modified work distances, additional ventilation, etc); Administrative controls  controlling exposure by scheduling tasks in ways that minimize exposure (including flexible attendance policies where possible); and Personal protective equipment  should not take the place of other controls (can include gloves, masks, face shields, goggles).
Mandatory respiratory protection must comply with OSHA regs. General duty clause will be an important focus for employers.
Union recognition clause typically includes language that requires collective bargaining over all "terms and conditions" of employment; If vaccine is a condition of employment, it is likely subject for collective bargaining, and cannot be imposed without it.
Privacy Rule applies to "Protected Health Information" transmitted or maintained by a health plan/provider; Employer may provide PHI for limited purposes (i.e., to facilitate treatment) without violating the Privacy Rule; Key to compliance is to ensure that H1N1 response plan does not rely on information obtained from a covered entity; However, the EEOC has indicated that H1N1 diagnosis is "confidential medical information" which can be disclosed only to a limited group on a need-to-know basis; Therefore, some risk is involved for employers in either disclosure or non-disclosure; Until further guidance is provided by EEOC or CDC, seek legal input before broad disclosure of information.
Work proactively to develop accurate forecast of increase in patient volume; Anticipate impact of staff shortages; Plan for point at which surge becomes an "emergency"; Forecast FTEs required for different surge levels; Confirm maximum number of patients allowable above license in emergency.
Union contracts  negotiate increase hours on inverse seniority basis.
Vaccine compliance Get shot or lose job?
NY Legislation; Georgia and Maryland hospitals.
Nature, degree, duration of contact; In high patient traffic areas.
Targeted education. Provide at no cost and convenient locations/times.
Intubation; Bodily fluids; Prolonged exposure.
Covered mouth when sneezing or coughing. Hand washing. Stock up on supplies.
Lessen requirements to take sick leave; Lengthen time to return without doctor's note; Leeway before counting absence as absentee occurrence; RTW clearance by occupational health.
Free/low cost. 20 days. Allows employee to come to work.
Create a pandemic flu plan and educate your employees on that plan; Create area on company website with H1N1 updates/notices for employees; Be aware of current CDC recommendations, and stay alert for upgrades; Review and (if necessary) revise attendance policies; Be alert to confidentiality issues and concerns; Check with HR or legal on questions of federal employment laws (including OSHA, privacy questions, wage & hour issues, FMLA policies, and ADA accommodation issues).
EEOC's technical guidance re: H1N1 preparation, at www.eeoc.gov/facts/h1n1_flu.html; OSHA's Fact Sheet re: pandemic influenza, at www.osha.gov/Publications/employers-protect-workers-flufactsheet.html; OSHA's detailed Guidance on Preparing Workplaces for an Influenza Pandemic, at www.usha.gov/Publications/influenza_pandemic.html; CDC's federal guidelines for employers, at www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/business/guidance/; and, of course, AHLA's Flu Preparedness Links page, at www.healthlawyers.org/Resources/PI/Pages/H1N1FluLinks.aspx; OSHA Respiratory Protection standard (29 C.F.R. § 1910.134).


If you are teaching elementary-aged students about mammals, biomes or animal habitats, you can make the lesson more exciting and interactive by providing them with a hands-on activity related to the materials. Your students can work together to identify and create a mammal from a certain habitat. For example, when learning about mountainous habitats, students can make a sculpture of a mountainous mammal, such as a bobcat, out of arts and crafts materials.
Crumple newspaper into an oval shape that measures 24 inches long, 12 inches high. This will be the bobcat's body.
Crumple up more newspaper to create four ovals to measure four inches wide, 12 inches long. These will be the bobcat's legs.
Crumple up newspaper into a sphere that measures 16 inches wide. This will be the head of the bobcat.
Crumple up newspaper into a snake-like form that measures three inches wide, six inches long. This will be the bobcat's short tail.
Tape the legs, head and tail shapes in place onto the body shape.
Crumple up two triangles from newspaper that each measures six inches on all sides. These will be the bobcat's ears. Tape the ears onto the head shape.
Cut plaster strips to measure 12 inches long.
Fill a bowl with hot water.
Dip the strips into the hot water, and drape them over the newspaper form. Cover the entire form with two to three layers. Allow the form to dry and harden completely.
Cover the surface of the bobcat with craft glue.
Lay pieces of faux craft fur over the glue, and allow the glue to dry.
Glue plastic doll eyes and a plastic animal nose onto the head of the bobcat to complete it.


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January 4, 2023 January 4, 2023 Jeff Mitchell
2022 felt like the world was beginning to get back to normalcy. Hence, many of us found ourselves back in movie theatres, including yours truly.
I hope that you discovered some favorite new movies this year! Via theatrical releases, film festivals, and streaming services, this critic caught over 200 new flicks, and after lots of internal debate – although not for the top spot (my #1 spot was always crystal clear) – here are my Top 20 Films of 2022! – Jeff Mitchell, ArtHouseFilmWire
20. "Resurrection" – Rebecca Hall gives the performance of her life as Margaret, a neurotic mother who attempts and repeatedly fails to cope with her PTSD after spotting David (Tim Roth), an abusive partner from her past. Director/writer Andrew Semans and Hall keep us guessing if Margaret's fears are real or imagined…that is, until the third act in this memorable and equally warped psychological thriller.
19. "Sisu" – The year is 1944. WWII is nearly over. A gray-bearded Finnish gold prospector (Jorma Tommila) simply wants to seek gilded treasure, but he randomly encounters a squadron of about 30 Nazi soldiers looking for trouble. However, misfortune has found these German combatants because this particular – otherwise ordinary-looking – Finn is a one-man killing machine! Director/writer Jalmari Helander's wild, bloody flick delivers cartoonish gore and theatrical insanity that will delight Midnight Madness audiences.
18. "Hawa" – Sania Halifa makes an impressive acting debut and leaves a lasting mark as Hawa, a Parisian teen who suddenly decides that former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama should adopt her. With Ms. Obama visiting Paris for four days, Hawa races all over The City of Light to secure her future-parent dream. Director/co-writer Maimouna Doucoure and Halifa convincingly capture Hawa's desperation and elevate the drama around the possibilities, and Grammy-winning singer Oumou Sangare plays the girl's grandmother in a critical supporting role.
17. "Bones and All" – Maren (Taylor Russell) isn't like other teenagers. She's different. Maren is a monster. Due to a public outing, she finds herself on the run but meets Lee (Timothee Chalamet), a monstrosity in kind. Together, this pair of fiends embark on a road trip through small town USA and attempt to survive under the radar in director Luca Guadagnino's sicko horror film. Russell and Chalamet are terrific, but Mark Rylance is a spellbinding scene-stealer and deserves a Best Supporting Actor Oscar nomination.
16. "EO" – A circus donkey finds freedom through happenstance, wanders through Poland and elsewhere, and meets a wide assortment of people and other animals along the way. Director/co-writer Jerzy Skolimowski's arthouse presentation of animal-advocate messaging presents both human kindness and depravity, and the filmmaker doesn't pull his punches. Isabelle Huppert makes a small supporting appearance in this grand ensemble, and six donkeys play the lead, EO, who tries to make sense of his ever-growing worldview.
15. "Jackass Forever" – "Hi! I'm Johnny Knoxville, and this is…" Fill in the blank with your favorite Jackass stunt. With a television series and three feature films under their collective utility belts, Knoxville and his band of merry goofballs – who have astounded, mystified, and disgusted audiences since 2000 – are back! "Jackass Forever" is a gut-busting laugh riot, and even though our heroes sport more wrinkles and gray follicles, their act isn't old yet. The movie is as fresh, funny, and flabbergasting as their first mainstream appearances…during Bill Clinton's presidency.
14. "Holy Spider" – A serial killer is murdering prostitutes in Mashhad, Iran, and a committed journalist (Zar Amir-Ebrahimi) travels to this anxious city to investigate the hideous crimes in a gripping, grimy thriller from director/co-writer Ali Abbasi ("Border" (2018)). Amir-Ebrahimi – who won Cannes' 2022 Best Actress Award – delivers a harrowing turn as Rahimi, a woman fighting for the truth while battling sexism along the way. Abbasi's film – based on a true story – reveals the perpetrator during the first act, leading to surprising turns in the second and third.
13. "Tar" – Lydia Tar's (Cate Blanchett) astounding resume is too grand to be believed, as host/critic Adam Gopnik lists her accomplishments for three-plus minutes to open director/writer Todd Field's film, his first in 16 years. Tar is "one of the most important musical figures of our time," and the leader of the Berlin Philharmonic plans to orchestrate a live performance of Mahler's 5th Symphony. Her career overflows with success, but Field has other plans for this EGOT winner over his hypnotizing 158-minute runtime. Blanchett delivers the lead actress performance of the year in a haunting, modern-day street fight that lingers in posh apartments, theatres, exclusive restaurants, and ivory towers.
12. "Viking" – A space agency interviews and hires five ordinary citizens to live together in a Biosphere situation on Earth, so scientists can recreate, study, and hopefully resolve five astronauts' behavioral issues on the first human mission to Mars. Director/co-writer Stephane Lafleur's movie sounds heavy, but it's quite the opposite. His eccentric and hilarious picture soars and spins on its axis with oodles of subtle and blatant sociological humor, as the players, led by a mild-mannered gym teacher (Steve Laplante), have varied responses to their cooped-up circumstances.
11. "Top Gun: Maverick" – "Top Gun" flew Tom Cruise into the Southern California skies and exploded his stardom into the stratosphere. Thirty-six years later, he returns as Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in a sequel that zooms higher than the original, and during the biggest, boldest moments, Maverick "takes it right into the Danger Zone." With real F-18 fighter jets in action, the first-person footage is spectacular, and the pilots' training exercises and mission feel as dangerous as a heart attack during an alligator assault. More importantly, director Joseph Kosinski defines the pilots' goal early in the film, allowing the tension to ascend straight away from the 20th minute to the conclusion.
10. "The Quiet Girl" – Shy, 9-year-old Cait (Catherine Clinch) lives in a small Irish town with her large family. Her father and pregnant mother generally don't have time for her these days – or ever – and they send Cait to live with other relatives, an older couple – Eibhlin (Carrie Crowley) and Sean (Andrew Bennett) during the summertime in 1981. Director/writer Colm Bairead's lovely and affecting picture – adapted from Claire Keegan's novella – beautifully demonstrates the power of love and care, and "The Quiet Girl" speaks volumes through rich, tender performances set against picturesque Ireland scenery. Bring tissues.
9. "You Won't Be Alone" – Director/writer Goran Stolevski's unorthodox horror film – set in 19th-century Macedonia – is the creepiest production of the year. The prime antagonist is a merciless witch (Anamaria Marinca) – also known as a Wolf-Eateress – who turns a 16-year-old girl (Sara Klimoska) into a similar creature, and now, Nevena (Klimoska) begins her twisted trek through the rural countryside. Although Noomi Rapace stars in the picture, she doesn't stay on-screen for very long due to the nature of Stolevski's story, and the wide-open, frequent daylight settings carry a false sense of security because sinister magic always lurks in plain sight.
8. "Everything Everywhere All at Once" – "You may be in grave danger. There's no time to explain." – Waymond Wang (Ke Huy Quan) Waymond says these words to his wife, Evelyn (Michelle Yeoh). Well, she's sort of his wife, because Waymond is from a different universe called the Alphaverse. He attempts to recruit "this Evelyn" from our universe to fight a great evil. It sounds crazy, and it is. Directors/writers Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert invent and explain a bonkers premise, and they throw everything – including a dastardly bagel and a reckless fanny pack – but the kitchen sink at the big screen. "Everything Everywhere All at Once" is a sensory-overload experience that shouldn't be missed, and the Academy shouldn't miss Quan's performance because he deserves the Best Supporting Actor Oscar.
7. "Happening" – "Accept it. You have no choice." – Dr. Ravinsky (Fabrizio Rongione). Dr. Ravinsky voices this message to Anne Duchesne (Anamaria Vartolomei), a 23-year-old literature student. Even though the doctor delivers these words with regret and empathy, his tone doesn't soften the blow. Anne does not consent. She cannot concede. Anne is pregnant and wishes to terminate her pregnancy. However, it's 1963 in Angoulême, France, and abortion won't become legal until 1975. Director/co-writer Audrey Diwan delivers a powerful, suffocating picture adapted from Annie Ernaux's autobiographical novel, which details her abortion story. "Happening" is the most timely film of the year, as we helplessly witness Anne's harrowing journey.
6. "Marcel the Shell with Shoes On" – Director/co-writer Dean Fleischer-Camp and co-writer Jenny Slate also star in this endearing live-action feature with stop-motion characters, including Slate's Marcel, a one-inch talking mollusk with a kids-say-the-darndest-things persona. This PG-rated story might best be described as a "Garfield" comic strip and "Fantastic Mr. Fox" (2009) combination that gently rolls around and splashes in pools of honey, marmalade, and frank, observational discourse. Oh, and "Marcel" also has the most unlikely cameo of the year!
5. "Close" – First-time actors Eden Dambrine and Gustav De Waele play 13-year-old best friends, but the on-screen pair's sweet, innocent rapport turns sour, as director/co-writer Lukas Dhont moves this contemporary suburban drama into troubling spaces. Dhont handles the delicate material with extraordinary grace, honor, and restraint, and the Academy should pay attention to Emilie Dequenne. She deserves a Best Supporting Actress nomination.
4. "The Banshees of Inisherin" – Martin McDonagh's fourth film is his most picturesque, as he shot in gorgeous Counties Mayo and Galway, but "Banshees" is also his most straightforward project. The story marches on ryegrass and clover around a simple one-sided quarrel between two men (Brendan Gleeson and Colin Farrell). However, the grim conflict feels like a spaghetti western/fable concoction, and these ingredients churn in a cauldron forged by Irish history. Gleeson and Farrell are at the peak of their powers. Kerry Condon is delightful and grounded, and Barry Keoghan is a riot.
3. "Fire of Love" – Katia and Maurice Krafft. This wife and husband also doubled as a dynamic duo, superheroes of the scientific world. The Kraffts were world-renowned volcanologists who traveled the globe and bravely stood tall against these geologic marvels to study and film the treacherous spectacles. Katia and Maurice are no longer with us, but director Sara Dosa and narrator Miranda July offer a front-row seat to Kraffts' flabbergasting and up-close explorations with lava rushing – seemingly – inches away from the scientists' feet. This documentary offers astonishing visuals but also carves out precious minutes to explore this couple's relationship that ties their emotional bonds to their extraordinary work.
2. "All Quiet on the Western Front" – Director/co-writer Edward Berger delivers his nightmarish and haunting vision of Erich Maria Remarque's novel about the horrors of WWI. This epic carries jaw-dropping and sweeping technical achievements but also effectively follows a young German soldier's (Felix Kammerer) specific journey, one that lands him in trench-warfare hell. Berger doesn't always hold us in the trenches, as he thankfully offers some reprieves to catch our collective breath, including several moments with the ever-reliable Daniel Bruhl, who plays Matthias Erzberger, a politician attempting to negotiate a ceasefire.
1."Godland" – Director/writer Hlynur Palmason ("A White, White Day" (2019)) effectively presents a decisive clash between naivete and nature in a scenic drama about a Danish priest's attempt to establish a church in 19th-century Iceland. Indeed, Palmason fashions the Icelandic topography as a mystical and intimating character for the audience and the aforementioned clergyman (Elliott Crosset Hove), but Lucas' (Hove) lofty emotional make-up also collides with the locals' earthy pragmatism. Palmason channels his inner Werner Herzog and Terrence Malick in this instant classic.
ReviewsAll Quiet on the Western Front, Close Belgium movie, EO Best of the year, Everything Everywhere All at Once Best of the year, Fire of Love Documentary, Fire of Love Miranda July, Godland, Godland movie, Happening French Movie, Hawa French movie, Hlynur Palmason Godland, Holy Spider Best of the year, Holy Spider movie, Jackass Forever Best of the year, Jackass Forever comedy, Lydia Tar movie, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On Best of the Year, Resurrection Rebecca Hall movie, Sisu action movie, Sisu Best of 2022, The Banshees of Inisherin movie, The Best Films of 2022, The Quiet Girl Irish movie, Top Gun: Maverick Best of the year, Viking Canadian movie, Viking Canadian movie Best of the year, You Won't Be Alone Best Horror film of the year
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Twisting and shaking is the last think I thought I'd be doing when I came to San Sebastian. "It's all in the wrist action," said Luis Irizar, one of the most renowned chefs in Spain, who was doing his best to teach us the rudiments of Basque cuisine.
At his school overlooking the harbour, he was showing us the secret of bacalao al pil-pil, a simple dish made with salt cod, garlic and olive oil. Josetxo, Luis's assistant, grabbed the handles of the earthenware casserole and showed us how it was done, his bulky frame wobbling alarmingly as he wiggled his hips.
In case you're wondering, the point of all this jolting and jiggling is to release the gelatine which is naturally present in the fish, which then mixes with the oil to form an emulsion known as salsa verde, or green sauce. "Fishermen invented this dish and it really is a miracle, as you can see," said Luis. Indeed, the sauce soon started to form before our eyes, and a few minutes later, we sat down to eat it.


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12:00 AM, March 30, 2019 / LAST MODIFIED: 01:23 PM, March 30, 2019
Nowhere to escape
Casualties would have been less if victims could use all emergency exit doors of FR Tower; death toll 25
The emergency exit doors on several floors of FR Tower were locked, making the escape difficult for many after the fire broke out at the high rise on Thursday, said fire officials.
As the death toll from the inferno stood at 25, firefighters who combed through the 22-storey building in Banani said they recovered most of the bodies on the 10th floor and above.
And several of the victims were lying dead near the locked exit points as they got trapped.
"We found some of the bodies just near the locked exit doors," one of the firefighters told The Daily Star yesterday. "Some doors were not locked but the passages were crammed with piled up goods."
Grief-stricken family members of Dhaka University graduate Abdullah Al Faroque Tomal wait for his body in front of Dhaka Medical College morgue yesterday morning. Tomal is one of the 25 people who died in Thursday's fire at FR Tower in the city's Banani. Photo: Anisur Rahman
Besides, the emergency staircase of the building was only 36 inches wide, said Brigadier General Md Sazzad Hussain, director general of Bangladesh Fire Service and Civil Defence.
"It was not adequate for a building of 22 floors," he added.
Shahjahan Sikder, a senior station officer of the Fire Service, said the FR Tower had two staircases apart from three lifts. The narrower of the two was what the building authorities called fire escape but it was not up to the standard.
"Even the exit doors on different floors used by separate owners were found locked," Shahjahan told this newspaper. "There would have been fewer causalities had the exit doors been kept open."
A person is supposed to stay safe from fire, heat and smoke while using a properly designed fire exit, but things were different at the Banani building, he added.
Besides, no fire drill or demonstration on how to escape through the emergency exits was held there in recent years, officials said quoting some employees of business organisations housed at FR Tower.
Former Fire Service DG Abu Nayeem Md Shahidullah said there were hose reels and fire extinguishers in building but those were not used to tame the blaze.
FR Tower, Banani. Photo: Prabir Das
Talking to The Daily Star, a number of survivors said they didn't hear any fire alarm and made escape attempts following screams of people from adjoining offices.
Some made it to safety by sliding down cables on outer side of the building. Several people, including a Sri Lankan national, died after falling to the ground while climbing down.
Most of the victims died of suffocation after inhaling smoke, said fire officials and doctors.
This was not the first blaze at the building.
Fire broke out here at least three times, including that on Thursday, said Monirul Islam, assistant general manager of DIRD Group, which has offices on the 2nd, 12th, 13th, 16th and 19th floor of FR Tower.
Monir, a survivor of Thursday's blaze, said he also had experience of a fire in 2008 when he escaped through the rooftop.
Besides, according to media reports, a fire on the ground floor originated from an old air conditioner on Wednesday. Security guards at the building managed to douse it quickly.
Meanwhile, a police control room set up near the site disclosed the list of 25 dead yesterday morning. All the bodies were handed over to the families.
"This is the final list and no one else is missing," DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia told reporters.
Of the 70 injured, at least 23 were taking treatment at different hospitals yesterday. Six of them were admitted to Dhaka Medical College and Hospital, two to Kurmitola General Hospital, and 15 to United Hospital.
CAUSE STILL UNKNOWN
Fire officials suspected that an electrical short-circuit on the seventh floor might have caused the blaze. But, they said, it was not possible to say anything for sure before the investigation completes.
The deadly blaze left a trail of devastation on the seventh, eighth and ninth floor where almost everything was charred beyond recognition. No mentionable damage was seen up to the fifth floor.
Heavy smoke and ash created black layers on the furniture, computers and documents of the 10th and several other uppers floors, which remained outside the reach of flames, said firemen.
Monirul of DIRD Group said valuables at their office at 12th and 13th floor were damaged mainly because of ash.
Rezwan Mondol, a security guard at FR Tower, said floors from ground to fifth were okay. But the offices on the floors from 7th to 11th were damaged. "The remaining floors have been blackened with smoke."
DNCC Mayor Atiqul Islam, who visited the site in the afternoon, said staffers of respective offices housed at the building collected valuables that were found intact.
Buet experts will now check usability of the building and as per their recommendations further steps would be taken, he added.
Firemen in 10 groups searched all the floors of the tower from yesterday morning to be sure if there is further risk of fire.
Fire officials said they did not find any bodies inside the building yesterday. But the death toll was revised as they earlier had no information of several bodies sent to hospitals on Thursday night.
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package deepDriver.dl.aml.cnn.txt;

import java.io.BufferedInputStream;
import java.io.DataInputStream;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Iterator;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map.Entry;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.TreeSet;

public class Word2vecUtil {

	public static void main(String[] args) throws IOException
	{
//		Word2vecUtil vec = new Word2vecUtil();
//		vec.loadModel("E://data//word2vecResult//vectors.bin");
//
//
////		//最近邻测试
////		System.out.println("One word analysis:");
////		Set<WordEntry> result = new TreeSet<WordEntry>();
////		result = vec.distance("尸蟞");
////		Iterator iter = result.iterator();
////		while (iter.hasNext()) {
////			WordEntry word = (WordEntry) iter.next();
////			System.out.println(word.name + " " + word.score);
////		}
////
////
////		//三词类比测试
////		System.out.println("*******************************");
////		System.out.println("Three word analysis:");
////		result = vec.analogy( "射雕英雄传", "金庸","盗墓笔记");
////		iter = result.iterator();
////		while (iter.hasNext())
////		{
////			WordEntry word = (WordEntry) iter.next();
////			System.out.println(word.name + " " + word.score);
////		}
//
//		float vector[] = vec.getWordVector("公益");
//		for(int i=0;i<10;i++)
//		{
//			System.out.println(vector[i]);
//		}

		System.out.println("sysx");

	}

	private HashMap<String, float[]> wordMap = new HashMap<String, float[]>();

	private int words;
	private int size;
	private int topNSize = 40;

	/**
	 * 加载模型
	 *
	 * @param path
	 *            模型的路径
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	public void loadModel(String path) throws IOException
	{
		DataInputStream dis = null;
		BufferedInputStream bis = null;
		double len = 0;
		float vector = 0;
		try {
			bis = new BufferedInputStream(new FileInputStream(path));
			dis = new DataInputStream(bis);
			// //读取词数
			words = Integer.parseInt(readString(dis));
			// //大小
			size = Integer.parseInt(readString(dis));

			String word;
			float[] vectors = null;
			for (int i = 0; i < words; i++) {
				word = readString(dis);
				vectors = new float[size];
				len = 0;
				for (int j = 0; j < size; j++) {
					vector = readFloat(dis);
					len += vector * vector;
					vectors[j] = (float) vector;
				}
				len = Math.sqrt(len);

				for (int j = 0; j < vectors.length; j++) {
					vectors[j] = (float) (vectors[j] / len);
				}
				wordMap.put(word, vectors);
				dis.read();
			}

		} finally {
			bis.close();
			dis.close();
		}
	}

	private static final int MAX_SIZE = 50;

	/**
	 * 得到近义词
	 *
	 * @param word
	 * @return
	 */
	public Set<WordEntry> distance(String word)
	{
		float[] wordVector = getWordVector(word);
		if (wordVector == null)
		{
			return null;
		}
		Set<Entry<String, float[]>> entrySet = wordMap.entrySet();
		float[] tempVector = null;
		List<WordEntry> wordEntrys = new ArrayList<WordEntry>(topNSize);
		String name = null;
		for (Entry<String, float[]> entry : entrySet) {
			name = entry.getKey();
			if (name.equals(word)) {
				continue;
			}
			float dist = 0;
			tempVector = entry.getValue();
			for (int i = 0; i < wordVector.length; i++) {
				dist += wordVector[i] * tempVector[i];
			}
			insertTopN(name, dist, wordEntrys);
		}
		return new TreeSet<WordEntry>(wordEntrys);
	}

	/**
	 * 计算两个词向量的相似度(内积)
	 * @param word1
	 * @param word2
	 * @return  Similarity
	 */
	public float similarity(String word1, String word2)
	{
		float[] wordVector1 = getWordVector(word1);
		float[] wordVector2 = getWordVector(word2);

		if (wordVector1 == null||wordVector2==null)
		{
			return -1;
		}
		float sim= 0;
		for(int i = 0; i < wordVector1.length; i++)
		{
			sim += wordVector1[i] * wordVector2[i];
		}

		return sim;
	}

	/**
	 * 计算两个向量相似度
	 * @param wordVector1
	 * @param wordVector2
	 * @return
	 */
	public  float vectorSimilarity(float[] wordVector1, float[] wordVector2)
	{
		if (wordVector1 == null||wordVector2==null)
		{
			return -1;
		}
		float sim= 0;
		for(int i = 0; i < wordVector1.length; i++)
		{
			sim += wordVector1[i] * wordVector2[i];
		}
		return sim;
	}

	/**
	 * 词与词进行类比  (A+B-a=b)
	 *
	 * @return
	 */
	public TreeSet<WordEntry> analogy(String word0, String word1, String word2)
	{
		float[] wv0 = getWordVector(word0);
		float[] wv1 = getWordVector(word1);
		float[] wv2 = getWordVector(word2);

		if (wv1 == null || wv2 == null || wv0 == null) {
			return null;
		}
		float[] wordVector = new float[size];
		for (int i = 0; i < size; i++) {
			wordVector[i] = wv1[i] - wv0[i] + wv2[i];
		}
		float[] tempVector;
		String name;
		List<WordEntry> wordEntrys = new ArrayList<WordEntry>(topNSize);
		for (Entry<String, float[]> entry : wordMap.entrySet()) {
			name = entry.getKey();
			if (name.equals(word0) || name.equals(word1) || name.equals(word2)) {
				continue;
			}
			float dist = 0;
			tempVector = entry.getValue();
			for (int i = 0; i < wordVector.length; i++) {
				dist += wordVector[i] * tempVector[i];
			}
			insertTopN(name, dist, wordEntrys);
		}
		return new TreeSet<WordEntry>(wordEntrys);
	}

	private void insertTopN(String name, float score, List<WordEntry> wordsEntrys)
	{
		if (wordsEntrys.size() < topNSize) {
			wordsEntrys.add(new WordEntry(name, score));
			return;
		}
		float min = Float.MAX_VALUE;
		int minOffe = 0;
		for (int i = 0; i < topNSize; i++) {
			WordEntry wordEntry = wordsEntrys.get(i);
			if (min > wordEntry.score) {
				min = wordEntry.score;
				minOffe = i;
			}
		}

		if (score > min) {
			wordsEntrys.set(minOffe, new WordEntry(name, score));
		}
	}

	public class WordEntry implements Comparable<WordEntry>
	{
		public String name;
		public float score;

		public WordEntry(String name, float score) {
			this.name = name;
			this.score = score;
		}

		@Override
		public String toString() {
			return this.name + "\t" + score;
		}

		@Override
		public int compareTo(WordEntry o) {
			if (this.score > o.score) {
				return -1;
			} else {
				return 1;
			}
		}

	}

	/**
	 * 得到词向量
	 *
	 * @param word
	 * @return
	 */
	public float[] getWordVector(String word)
	{
		return wordMap.get(word);
	}

	public static float readFloat(InputStream is) throws IOException
	{
		byte[] bytes = new byte[4];
		is.read(bytes);
		return getFloat(bytes);
	}

	/**
	 * 读取一个float
	 *
	 * @param b
	 * @return
	 */
	public static float getFloat(byte[] b)
	{
		int accum = 0;
		accum = accum | (b[0] & 0xff) << 0;
		accum = accum | (b[1] & 0xff) << 8;
		accum = accum | (b[2] & 0xff) << 16;
		accum = accum | (b[3] & 0xff) << 24;
		return Float.intBitsToFloat(accum);
	}

	/**
	 * 读取一个字符串
	 *
	 * @param dis
	 * @return
	 * @throws IOException
	 */
	private static String readString(DataInputStream dis) throws IOException
	{
		byte[] bytes = new byte[MAX_SIZE];
		byte b = dis.readByte();
		int i = -1;
		StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder();
		while (b != 32 && b != 10) {
			i++;
			bytes[i] = b;
			b = dis.readByte();
			if (i == 49) {
				sb.append(new String(bytes));
				i = -1;
				bytes = new byte[MAX_SIZE];
			}
		}
		sb.append(new String(bytes, 0, i + 1,"UTF-8"));
		return sb.toString();
	}

	public int getTopNSize()
	{
		return topNSize;
	}

	public void setTopNSize(int topNSize)
	{
		this.topNSize = topNSize;
	}

	public HashMap<String, float[]> getWordMap()
	{
		return wordMap;
	}

	public int getWords()
	{
		return words;
	}

	public int getSize()
	{
		return size;
	}

}

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Жанатурми́ський сільський округ (, ) — адміністративна одиниця у складі району Турара Рискулова Жамбильської області Казахстану. Адміністративний центр — село Жанатурмис.

Населення — 2446 осіб (2009; 2310 в 1999).

Примітки

Сільські округи району Турара Рискулова


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Q: Numpy sampling function Is there any function in numpy or scipy that for a given pdf, a point sampled from that distribution will be returned?
For example, I have a mixture of Gaussian distribution:
means = 0., 8.
stdevs = 1.0,1.0
weights = 0.75,0.25

pdfs = [p * norm.pdf(x, mu, sd) for mu, sd, p in zip(means, stdevs, weights)]

The graph for pdf and the histogram for points sampled from this distribution should look like:

thanks

A: you can solve this using numpy
import numpy as np
x_vals = np.random.normal(0., 1.0, 100)
y_vals = np.random.normal(8., 1.0, 100)
x_norm = [*x_vals, *y_vals]

A: If you want to combine multiple pdfs in such a way that you can still pass x to, you will need to create a new function.  One way to do this is to create a function returns returns a function with the weighted sum of the gaussians.
from scipy.stats import norm
import numpy as np

def create_mixed_pdf(means, stdevs, weights):
    # this uses a lambda function to return the weighted sum of the pdfs at x
    return lambda x: sum([p*norm(mu, sd).pdf(x) for mu, sd, p in zip(means, stdevs, weights)])

# this sets `my_pdf` to be the combined pdf distributions
my_pdf = create_mixed_pdf(means, stdevs, weights)

# testing:
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
x = np.arange(-4, 12, .05)

plt.plot(x, my_pdf(x))
plt.show()

A: Sampling from a random pdf is an interesting problem!!!
and is very easy.
# LETS CREATE SOME CUSTOM PDF AND CDF
x = np.linspace(-10,10,1000)
mu=1
s=0.5
pdf = (1/np.sqrt(2*np.pi*s**2))*np.exp(-(x-mu)**2/(2*s**2))/0.8 + (1/np.sqrt(2*np.pi*4*s**2))*np.exp(-(x-mu-3)**2/(2*4*s**2))/0.8
cdf = np.cumsum(pdf)
cdf = cdf/ cdf[-1]
plt.figure()
plt.subplot(121)
plt.plot(x,pdf)
plt.subplot(122)
plt.plot(x,cdf)

Images:PDF and CDF
# SAMPLE FROM CDF USING UNIFORM DISTRIBUTION
uniform_samples = np.random.uniform(0,1,100000)
index = []
for sample in uniform_samples:
  index.append(np.argmin(np.abs(cdf - sample)))

#Project theses samples from cdf to pdf
pdf_samples = x[index]
plt.hist(pdf_samples, bins=100);

Image: samples from custom pdf


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Eastside Timbers
Introducing the Eastside Technical Academy
For the 2022/23 season, we are officially announcing the introduction of our Club's very first Technical Academy. The Eastside Technical Academy (ETA) is a collaborative initiative between our Club and Oregon Premier Futsal that provides our players with a third technical training session each and every week. These sessions will place a large emphasis on developing individual foot skills, controlling your first touch, ball striking technique, speed training, and much more!
All ETA trainings will work around your player's outdoor team's schedule to ensure there are no conflicts throughout the soccer season. These sessions will primarily be held at Oregon Premier Futsal, but this program will also host shooting and striking sessions at the Club Complex throughout the year. Sessions will fall between the hours of 5-8pm.
Cost: $36 per month OR $30 per month if you pay up front
Year Round: July 2022-April 2023 Monthly Payments - $324
Year Round: July 2022-April 2023 Up Front - $300
Winter Off: July-Nov 2022 & Feb - Apr 2023 Monthly Payments - $288
Winter Off: July-Nov 2022 & Feb - Apr 2023 Up Front - $240
High School: July-Aug 2022 & Nov-Apr 2023 Monthly Payments - $288
High School: July-Aug 2022 & Nov-Apr 2023 Up Front - $240
Included in the ETA, all players who opt-in will also have the opportunity to play in the Winter Futsal League at a discounted rate!
-All players who register for the ETA program will receive a FREE training top!
-If your player registers for the ETA, your player will also be able to participate in Eastside's Winter Academy!
To Register, Click Here!
ETA Coaching Staff
Director, Tom Kean
Coach, Rex Moffit
Coach, Romeo Salazar
This website is powered by SportsEngine's Sports Relationship Management (SRM) software, but is owned by and subject to the Eastside Timbers privacy policy. ©2023 SportsEngine, Inc.


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package it.tizianofagni.notiziepolitiche.dao;

import java.io.Serializable;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.GregorianCalendar;
import java.util.List;

public class ArticleSearchParameters implements Serializable {

	private static final long serialVersionUID = 4324325435431L;

	public enum ArticleSortCriteria {
		DATE_ASCENDANT,
		DATE_DESCENDANT,
	}

	public enum ArticleReadState {
		READ, UNREAD, BOTH_READ_AND_UNREAD
	}

	public enum ArticleState {
		VALID,
		TRASHED,
		BOTH_VALID_AND_TRASHED
	}

	public class ArticlesOrder implements Serializable {

		private static final long serialVersionUID = -1569840276713851472L;
		private List<ArticleSortCriteria> orderCriteria;

		public ArticlesOrder() {
			orderCriteria = new ArrayList<ArticleSearchParameters.ArticleSortCriteria>();
			orderCriteria.add(ArticleSortCriteria.DATE_DESCENDANT);
		}

		public void setOrderCriteria(List<ArticleSearchParameters.ArticleSortCriteria> criteria) {
			orderCriteria = criteria;
		}

		public List<ArticleSearchParameters.ArticleSortCriteria> getOrderCriteria() {
			return orderCriteria;
		}
	}

	private ArticleState articleState;

	/**
	 * The initial date.
	 */
	private Date startDate;

	/**
	 * The final date.
	 */
	private Date endDate;

	/**
	 * Want only unreaded articles.
	 */
	private ArticleReadState readState;

	/**
	 * The text of the query we are interested on.
	 */
	private String queryText;

	/**
	 * The category ID which should own the article.
	 */
	private int categoryID;

	private final ArticlesOrder order;

	private boolean preferred;

	public ArticleSearchParameters() {
		GregorianCalendar gc = new GregorianCalendar(1970, 0, 1);
		startDate = gc.getTime();
		gc.set(2100, 11, 31);
		endDate = gc.getTime();
		readState = ArticleReadState.BOTH_READ_AND_UNREAD;
		queryText = "";
		articleState = ArticleState.VALID;
		order = new ArticlesOrder();
		setCategoryID(-1);
		setPreferred(false);
	}

	public ArticlesOrder getOrder() {
		return order;
	}

	public Date getStartDate() {
		return startDate;
	}

	public void setStartDate(Date startDate) {
		this.startDate = startDate;
	}

	public Date getEndDate() {
		return endDate;
	}

	public String getQueryText() {
		return queryText;
	}

	public void setQueryText(String queryText) {
		this.queryText = queryText;
	}

	public ArticleReadState getReadState() {
		return readState;
	}

	public void setReadState(ArticleReadState readState) {
		this.readState = readState;
	}

	public void setCategoryID(int categoryID) {
		this.categoryID = categoryID;
	}

	public int getCategoryID() {
		return categoryID;
	}

	public void setPreferred(boolean preferred) {
		this.preferred = preferred;
	}

	public boolean isPreferred() {
		return preferred;
	}

	public void setEndDate(Date endDate) {
		this.endDate = endDate;
	}

	public ArticleState getArticleState() {
		return articleState;
	}

	public void setArticleState(ArticleState articleState) {
		this.articleState = articleState;
	}

}


I would like to make a suggestion to make shared folder available locally on PC. Currently, the business user can only share a folder online, not able to make it locally available on the other person's PC (provided the other person is using Personal OneDrive). It would be great to see this possible.
Give administrators rights to all users OneDrive Business accounts using a security group.
Be aware of the behavior that the [Open in Excel] button is displaying in grayout state via Google Chrome.
I am aware of the behavior that the [Open in Excel] button is displayed in a grayout state when opening the Excel file with the password via Google Chrome browser after updationg the Google Chrome browser on 22June . Please see below the screen shot file attached. I would say if I selected a file from OneDrive for Business and open it on Excel Online, the user can open the file. However, since SharePoint sites are linked to OneDrive for Business files, we must display them in Excel Online and click [Open in Exce] buttonl.
I think that it is a problem on the Google Chrome side, but if Microsoft can deal with anything for this problem, please make sure the [Open in Excel] will be working correctly via Google Chrome. We are using Google Chrome browser in our internal operation. Thanks.
I'm ditching OneDrive. So many issues and compared to Google Drive with short file share it's far superior.
I wish Microsoft would stop rushing products to market. OneDrive for Business should have been a brand new product not built above another like SharePoint. You can offer a feature like invite a guest by email but lets face it that's completely hiding the issue under the rug. Now to try and figure out how to disable this **** from Office365.


918kg of Khichdi Enters to Guinness Book of World Records!: -Today is one of the happiest and awesome day for the Indian history. As you all know that since very long time Indian people are eating "Khichdi" and it is totally Indian invention. I am sure that if you are an Indian then you are very well known for this Indian dish which is very popular among the Indian people since very long time. India on Saturday registered its name at the Guinness Book of World Records for making 'largest serving of rice and beans' after preparing 918 kgs of Khichdi in New Delhi.
You all know that Indian dish "Khichdi" is very popular among the people and it is very great news. I am sure that you all are going to love this news because of the great work out of Indian people and government towards this very great day. The experiment was successfully conducted by the team of Chef Sanjeev Kapoor and Baba Ramdev. Earlier during the day, the 918 kgs of Khichdi with 'tadka' by Yoga guru Baba Ramdev was distributed among the 10,000 under-privileged families of Delhi.
You can say that this is very great and awesome step by the Indian people and Baba Ramdev chose this opportunity to use his Patanjali products, 500 gram of cumin seeds, 25 kgs of Ghee and 1 kg of turmeric, for the 'tadka'. You can say that this step is very great and inactive step by the Indian people. You all may think that this is not good but it's awesome.
We wish that in upcoming days youth will understand the importance of "Khichdi". The rice and lentils dish was prepared by renowned chef Sanjeev Kapoor at the World Food India 2017. The event was organized by the Ministry of Food at the India Gate lawns.


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Renée C. Baker (* 1957) ist eine US-amerikanische klassische Geigerin, Orchesterleiterin und Komponistin, die auch im Bereich des Creative Jazz und der Neuen Improvisationsmusik aktiv ist.

Leben und Wirken
Baker ist die Konzertmeisterin des Chicago Sinfonietta, dem sie seit der Gründung 1987 angehört. In dieser Funktion ist sie weltweit bei Musikfestivals aufgetreten, wie den Haydn Festspielen in Eisenstadt und dem Festival Philomusica di Chicago im französischen Martigues. Sie hat zahlreiche Konzerte als Solistin im Chicago Cultural Center gegeben und beim Ravina Festival in Chicago war sie die Bratschensolistin in Don Quixote.

Daneben leitet sie seit 1991 ein eigenes Ensemble FAQtet (Faith Action Quorum), das Werke afroamerikanischer Komponisten zur Aufführung bringt. Sie ist die künstlerische Leiterin des Chicago Sinfonietta Chamber Ensemble, dem sie seit 1997 angehört. Ferner leitete sie die Formationen Mantra Blue Free Orchestra, Red Chai Watch, ProJect 6, Connoisseur Musica String Ensemble (klassische Musik), POEMUSICI, Mimetic Cast, Wrinkled Linen, das Experimental-Orchester Blanche', das Renee Baker ArText und das Renee Baker Trio. Gegenwärtig ist sie Leiterin und Composer in Residencedes Chicago Modern Orchestra Project.

Baker schrieb Kompositionen für verschiedenen Kammerensemble, wie die Chicago Sinfonietta und die PionoForte Salon Series, die auf dem Festival Umbria Jazz aufgeführt wurde. Auch betätigte sie sich als Koordinatorin in verschiedenen Musikorganisationen in Chicago; so ist sie Mitglied im Leitungsgremium der Association for the Advancement of Creative Musicians (AACM) und war als Veranstalterin mehrerer Kammermusik-Festivals tätig.

Als Improvisatorin spielte sie in Nicole Mitchells Black Earth Stringa, Karl E. H. Seigfrieds New Quartet und dem Galaxy String Quartet, ferner in den Bands von David Boykin, Orbert Davis, George Lewis, Mwata Bowden, dem AACM Great Black Music Ensemble, dem Chicago Jazz Philharmonic und dem Chicago Jazz Orchestra.

Im Bereich des Jazz war Baker zwischen 1999 und 2010 an sieben Aufnahmesessions beteiligt, u. a. bei Natalia Nazarova, Nicole Mitchell (Renegades, 2009, und Arc of O: For Improvisers, Chamber Orchestra & Electronics, RogueArt 2010), dem London Improvisers Orchestra –(HMS Concert, 2012) und in Anthony Braxtons Creative Music Orchestra (NYC) 2011 sowie dessen Projekt Echo Echo Mirror House (NYC) 2011, außerhalb des Jazz auch bei Savath & Savalas, Cheap Trick Silver, 2001 und dem New Black Music Repertory Ensemble. Baker trat auch als Lyrikerin und Konzept-Künstlerin in Erscheinung. Sie lebt in Bolingbrook, Illinois.

Weblinks
 Porträt bei AACM
Webpräsenz

Einzelnachweise

Geiger
Improvisationsmusiker
Komponist klassischer Musik (21. Jahrhundert)
Komponist (Jazz)
Dirigent
Musiker (Vereinigte Staaten)
US-Amerikaner
Geboren 1957
Frau


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Home JEWELRY Blanc de Noir & Co. Classic Dok Phikoun Fine Silver Drop Earrings — Handcrafted in Laos
Blanc de Noir & Co. Classic Dok Phikoun Fine Silver Drop Earrings — Handcrafted in Laos
These painstakingly handcrafted, fine silver earrings are beautiful, unique, eye catching and timeless. There are created — piece by piece — by Blanc de Noir & Co. artisans in Laos. (And so are these.)
Silverwork goes back centuries in Laos. Blanc de Noir preserves and celebrates this part of Laotian culture by making exquisite pieces using traditional techniques and motifs with a subtle modern hint. These motifs once were reserved for royal use during ceremonies and for special occasions.
The ball or drop at the end of each earring is a representation of the Dok Phikoun flower which is indigenous to Laos and is very special to the Lao Buddhists and its people. In the beginning of Lao history, the Dok Phikoun motif was used in jewelry pieces reserved only for the Lao royal family. The flower is believed to bring the wearer good luck, good health and protection.
These earrings represent a very strenuous, intense labor-of-love art form, where each unique piece is handcrafted, hand cut and handwoven by highly skilled artists. One piece of jewelry can take up to several weeks to make.
To create the Dok Phikoun flower, Blanc de Noir artisans hand run fine silver (see more about the silver below) through a flattening tool until it becomes a delicate fine silver wire. The wire is placed through a spindle to create the spiral to make the flower. This step takes precise skilled handwork. The spiral has to be uniformly cut by hand and adjoined with tiny silver beads at extreme high heat to create the centerpiece to the signature Dok Phikoun.
A single flower is created through this process, and many more is delicately made to be soldered to a base of thicker strands of silver woven together like fabric. Each piece has a story and is truly a timeless handcrafted tradition that the Blanc de Noir family is proud to preserve.
The complexity and intricacy to make this special handcrafted design has slowly made this art form fade from the Laos culture's existence. The Blanc de Noir artisan family strives to keep this ancient art form alive by teaching younger Lao artisans and families their history and handmade craft. Their Dok Phikoun jewelry is the same as ones worn in ancient traditional ceremonies, usually in gold or white silver.
ABOUT THE SILVER
Blanc de Noic & Co. mines its silver in Laos to maintain the purity of its roots and to also have that reflected in its pieces. To keep the purity of their silver high — 95 to 99.9 precent — they use less alloy metal when mixing it, compared to the standard 92.5 percent sterling silver which usually is mixed with 7.5 percent cooper.
ABOUT BLANC DE NOIR & CO.
Blanc de Noir & Co. is a family owned business that began with a handful of made-to-order pieces more than 40 years ago. That started out as a way to keep food on the table and help keep the family afloat during struggling times.
Just enough raw silver could be afforded each month to make a few pieces. When the pieces were made, then sold, the family would in turn buy more raw silver and repeat the process. And decades passed.
The Blanc de Noir family's passion grew to preserve a culture that was once almost lost. In ancient times, these pieces were worn by Lao royalty and very few silversmiths had the skillset to complete this task. With pride, the Blanc de Noir family has made its life's mission to keep this ancient art form alive, which proved difficult for the first several decades due to the high poverty in Laos and rollover effects of the Vietnam War.
Now, with more than four decades of experience in making its unique handmade pieces, the Blanc de Noir family strives to continue to grow and build its legacy, as it tries to teach its Lao youths and struggling rural families this ancient trade. And, quality is everything.
In turn, its legacy has not only breathed life into a once almost lost tradition, but it has taught families and Lao youth a lifelong skill and trade that they can pass on, while giving them the ability to take care of their own.
Blanc de Noir hopes are this art form will one day spread throughout the world to be enjoyed and worn by many. Every handcraft piece embodies the pinnacle of Lao history and handmade work.
Blanc de Noir's passion leads it to create historical pieces that you will wear with pride. There's always a story, a face and a family behind each handcrafted piece. The hopes are that its stories will spread from its jewelry throughout this world, as it continues to help Lao youths and struggling rural families.
A portion of the proceeds goes directly to the artist who made the piece.
Every Blanc de Noir handcrafted piece embodies the pinnacle of Lao history and handmade work.
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