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Lennar opens Westcott in Summerlin
Lennar, one of 10 homebuilders building and selling in Summerlin, recently opened the community's newest neighborhood — Westcott — in the village of Stonebridge.
Westcott by Lennar is the newest neighborhood in the village of Stonebridge. Models are open and the neighborhood is actively selling. (Summerlin)
Lennar, one of 10 homebuilders building and selling in Summerlin, recently opened the community's newest neighborhood — Westcott — in the village of Stonebridge. Models are open, and the neighborhood is actively selling. Located on elevated topography north of West Charleston Boulevard near Summerlin's boundary with Red Rock Canyon National Conservation Area, Stonebridge features some of the community's most spectacular mountain and valley views.
Featuring three distinctive floor plans from 1,834 square feet to 2,099 square feet and priced from the high $300,000s, Westcott homes offer open-concept living spaces, gourmet kitchens and pool-sized homesites — many with spectacular views, given the neighborhood's location. All Westcott homes offer three or four bedrooms, 2½ baths and two-car garages.
Every Westcott home comes complete with Lennar's signature "Everything's Included" features, such as state-of-the-art appliances, granite countertops and integrated home automation technology, all at no cost. Plus, all homes are Wi-Fi certified to provide coverage in every room with no dead spots, allowing homeowners to control the lights, front door lock and thermostat — simply by talking to Amazon Alexa.
Stonebridge is a 502-acre residential village featuring a Prairie Highland design theme that reflects and enhances the surrounding Mojave Desert environment through community elements, architecture, landscape, walls and color. Four neighborhoods are now selling at Stonebridge, including Caledonia by KB Home, Shadow Point by Toll Brothers, Skye Knoll by Richmond American and Westcott by Lennar.
A 12-acre village park is under active planning in Stonebridge. It will include two lighted soccer fields, one full basketball court with half courts at both ends, an adult exercise area, four pickleball courts, shaded playground and picnic pavilions and restrooms. Other village amenities include Doral Academy Red Rock charter school, serving grades K-10. Stonebridge is within close proximity to The Paseos Park, The Vistas Park, Community Center and Pool and the climbing and adventure-themed Fox Hill Park.
In addition to Westcott, Lennar is actively selling single-family and town homes in two additional Summerlin neighborhoods. Oluna in The Cliffs village and Delano in The Paseos village both offer single-family homes, while Santa Rosa in The Paseos village offers two collections of town homes, also in The Paseos village.
Embodying contemporary architectural designs inspired by The Cliffs' dramatic topography, Oluna features four floor plans that range from 3,290 square feet to 3,800 square feet, priced from the mid-$600,000s to the low $700,000s. These two-story homes include four bedrooms and 3½ baths and offer two- or three-car garages. All floor plans also feature unique outdoor living spaces with master bedrooms downstairs.
In The Paseos village, Delano by Lennar features five two-story floor plans that range from 3,300 square feet to 3,881 square feet, priced from the mid-$600,000s to the mid-$700,000s. Like Oluna, Delano homes come standard with Lennar's Everything's Included package, and one floor plan also includes Lennar's "home within a home" Next Gen private suite. This signature Lennar feature is the perfect additional living space for buyers who share a home with extended family or who frequently enjoy visits from family and friends.
Santa Rosa Townhomes, also in The Paseos village, combine value, views and low-maintenance living within a gated neighborhood that features Spanish-inspired architecture. In addition to artfully designed floor plans and a sparkling community pool exclusive to residents, Santa Rosa offers optional rooftop decks that provide sweeping panoramic views of the Las Vegas Valley, given Santa Rosa's elevated location.
Bellamar floor plans offer four two-and three-story designs that range from 1,754 square feet to 2,240 square feet with up to four bedrooms and 2½ baths, priced from the mid- to the high $300,000s. Alameda features three two-story floor plans from 1,488 square feet to 1,845 square feet, also offering up to four bedrooms and 2½ baths and priced from the low to mid-$300,000s. Both collections offer an opportunity to enjoy a Summerlin address at affordable prices that still come standard with all the community offers.
For more information about Westcott, Oluna, Delano, Santa Rosa and all Summerlin homes and amenities, visit Summerlin.com.
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Home prices increase slightly after three-month holding pattern
Local home prices broke out of a three-month holding pattern to post a slight increase during June, according to a report released this week by the Greater Las Vegas Association of Realtors.
Summerlin Fourth of July parade draws more 40,000
More than 40,000 Southern Nevadans attended the 25th annual Summerlin Council Patriotic Parade on July 4 in Summerlin. The valley's largest Independence Day parade celebrated its silver anniversary this year with appearances from Nevada Gov. Steve Sisolak and first lady Kathy Sisolak, U.S. Congresswoman Susie Lee, Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman, former Las Vegas Mayor Oscar Goodman and members of the Las Vegas City Council.
Richmond American opens Scots Pine in Summerlin
Scots Pine by Richmond American Homes is the newest neighborhood in the village of Stonebridge in Summerlin with models opening Saturday. This new gated neighborhood offers ranch-style luxury homes with designer details; abundant included features; and a wealth of personalization options, including professional kitchens and guest suites.
Pardee's Strada 2.0 in Inspirada to hold grand opening
On July 13, Pardee Homes is celebrating the grand opening of Strada 2.0 in the master-planned Inspirada community in Henderson.
Regency at Summerlin offers low-maintenance lifestyle
Toll Brothers' Regency at Summerlin prioritizes luxurious, low-maintenance living that functions as the gateway to freedom. The community offers residents the opportunity to pursue their passions and discover new interests every day.
Few luxury condos remain for sale in The Ogden
For condo buyers seeking a new level of luxury, The Ogden has a limited number of residences available in its luxury Premier Collection, meeting growing demand for luxury high-rise living.
Downtown Summerlin home to Las Vegas Aviators
July 6, 2019 - 10:06 am July 6, 2019 - 10:06 am
Wondering what to do on those hot summer nights? If you live in Summerlin, the answer is in your own backyard. For everyone else in Southern Nevada, hop on the 215 Beltway and drive to Downtown Summerlin just minutes from home. The Las Vegas Aviators, the city's professional Triple-A baseball team and affiliate of the Oakland Athletics, have settled into their new home at Las Vegas Ballpark with a full schedule of games all summer — and most starting at 7:05 p.m. when the sun is going down. Two homestands are right around the corner with games nightly from July 11-14 and July 23-Aug. 5. For schedule and tickets, visit aviatorslv.com.
Toll Brothers sales promotion offers incentives, financing options
Toll Brothers is set to kick off its National Sales Event on July 6. The event will run through July 28 in participating communities in Las Vegas and Henderson.
Terra Luna in Summerlin debuts fifth plan
July 6, 2019 - 9:59 am July 6, 2019 - 9:59 am
Plan Five recently joined the collection of new homes at Terra Luna by Pardee Homes, located in The Cliffs Village in south Summerlin.


Pow! Right Between The Eyes! Andy Nulman's Blog About Surprise: Can You Hear Me Now?
Well, my hearing aid adventure is finally coming to an end. Right about now.
Longtime FOPs (Friends of Pow!) have followed the trials and tribulations of my hearing problem, and the somewhat unconventional ways with which I've tried to deal with it. While I dug the designer hearing aid solution, Sonomax's Nick Laperle assured me I was an ideal candidate for more immediate and permanent fix—an operation.
So as you read this, I am undergoing the knife—albeit a very tiny one—as Dr. Jamie Rappaport is operating on my left ear. If things go well, I'll be able to hear properly for the first time in close to 20 years.
And if they don't…well, I could always make an artistic statement and pull a Van Gogh.
Seriously, my artistic statement will still be made, as the Frank Cipra designed-hearing aid I commissioned will be converted into Sonomax hearing protectors…which if I had, and I used, when I went to concerts as a kid, I wouldn't be in this predicament in the first place.


Available in Coupe and Sportfly versions, the new 21m Azimut S7 embraces the sports motoryacht concept with advanced carbon fibre technology, extending the shipyard's sports collection. The model will make its official debut at the 2017 Cannes Yachting Festival.
Designed by Stefano Righini, the exteriors features diamond-shaped deckhouse window. The use of carbon fibre in the superstructure and the pivoting platform has increased the volume of the boat without affecting its overall weight.
The triple IPS technology improves performance and consumption as well as provides more below deck space, which is 13m in length, plus a garage with space for both a 3.25m tender and a jet ski. This leaves the stern clear when the garage is closed, while the pivoting platform creates a terrace on the sea.
Francesco Guida creates the interiors, which highlight the 19m2 owner's suite. It is divided into four different areas with its specific function and separated by partitions, mirrors and translucent materials. There are also three cabins below deck.
The interior styling comes with a determined, very masculine personality. There are two versions, the first employing warmer colours and the second more high-tech. The latter style was chosen for the first unit, which features a series of variations on grey and uses materials such as glossy black flamed oak and tay wood.
The galley has been moved to the main deck, in the bow, to ensure ease of use without penalising the big living area, which extends across both interior and exterior spaces. There are two lounging areas, an interior one served by two coffee tables that can be transformed into a big table seating eight and a stand for a 55-inch TV, and a large exterior cabinet with bar counter.
The S7 is fitted with three Volvo IPS 1,050 propulsion units, each equipped with an 800hp engine, that drive the yacht to a maximum speed of more than 35 knots when fully fitted out.
On a technical level, the Advanced Cruising Solutions (ACS) programme introduces the active trim control to automatically adjust the yacht's longitudinal trim, the driving joystick, the integrated onboard control and monitoring system, and the auto balance system that transfers fuel from tank to tank to adjust transverse trim in changing load conditions.
The Azimut S7 has been issued with the shipyard's HTS High Technical Standard declaration. The yacht is also eligible for CE A and NMMA certification for boats under 24m.
More details about the new S7 will be released in the coming months.


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Electrospray mass spectrometry of isomeric tetrakis(N-alkylpyridyl)porphyrins and their manganese(III) and iron(III) complexes
Manganese(III) complexes of isomeric tetrakis(N-alkylpyridyl)porphyrins (N-alkyl = N-methyl, M or N-ethyl, E), MnTM(E)-2(3,4)-PyP5+, are being developed as superoxide dismutase (SOD) mimics. Simultaneously, techniques for their purification, identification and characterization are being pursued. Electrospray mass spectrometry (ESMS) proved to be an excellent method for identification and characterization of this group of water-soluble cationic porphyrins. The multiply charged parent ion is observed for both the metal-free ligands and their corresponding manganese complexes. The other major peaks in the mass spectra result from loss of N-alkyl groups, reduction of the metal center, axial coordination of chloride or hydroxo ion in the case of the Fe porphyrin, loss of metal and deprotonation of pyrrolic nitrogens. As a result of inductive and resonance effects, which stabilize the ortho isomer, almost no loss of N-alkyl groups from the manganese complex or from its parent ligand was observed. The relative intensity of the multiply charged molecular ion Mn(III)TM-3(4)-PyP5+/5 was 100% in the case of the meta and para isomers. Although manganese porphyrins display a low preference toward axial ligation, favorable electrostatics at the metal center of the ortho isomer gives rise to 100% relative intensity of the species that has chloride axially ligated at the manganese site, Mn(III)TM(E)-2-PyPCI4+/4. When the stronger preference of iron porphyrins toward axial ligation combines with the ortho effect, the monohydroxo iron porphyrin Fe(III)TM-2-PyP(OH)4+/4 dominates the ESMS of an aqueous acetonitrile solution at pH 7.8. Copyright (C) 2000 John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.
Batinic-Haberle, Ines
Stevens, Robert David
Batinić-Haberle, I; Stevens, RD; Fridovich, I
Journal of Porphyrins and Phthalocyanines
10.1002/(SICI)1099-1409(200004/05)4:3<217::AID-JPP198>3.3.CO;2-5

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It's just perfect with the 21 Day Fix program. There are so many ways to tweak your eats so that you literally can have your cake and eat it, too. There are so many ways to tweak your eats so that you literally can have your cake and eat it, too.... 20/01/2015 · FINALLY... we are able to start sharing more information about the 21 Day Fix Extreme! Here is a sneak preview of one of our first meals on the 21 Day Fix Extreme.
When you absolutely, positively need to get lean and defined in the shortest time possible.21 Day Fix EXTREME is the way to do it. Give it all the guts, intensity, and drive you've got for 21 days-and you WILL get that hardbody you've always wanted. The workouts are short, but they're extreme. The eating plan is simple, but there's no room for treats or cheating. It's a serious 21... When you absolutely, positively need to get lean and defined in the shortest time possible…21 Day Fix EXTREME is the way to do it. Give it all the guts, intensity, and drive you've got for 21 days—and you WILL get that hardbody you've always wanted.
We're sharing our best 21 Day Fix recipes that are quick and simple to make! Each recipe includes the container count and works with the 21 Day Fix and Extreme meal plan. This post is just a piece of our 21 Day Fix Guide which includes printable calendars, before and after shots, and more!
It's just perfect with the 21 Day Fix program. There are so many ways to tweak your eats so that you literally can have your cake and eat it, too. There are so many ways to tweak your eats so that you literally can have your cake and eat it, too.


Will Run for Cheeseburgers: what is a runner?
the other day my friend Alex told me that I wasn't a runner. see, in his eyes he only thought people who ran marathons could call themselves runners. I disagree.
I run miles. Some weeks I run more than others, but for the most part I run an average of 15 miles per week. When I begin training for the half marathon I'll be hitting more than 20 miles a week. Shockingly enough, that excites me. I can't wait to push myself. I can't wait to have a goal to work towards. Openly I say my goal is to run a sub 2 hour half marathon (shaving off 7+ minutes off my 1st half). Secretly I hold onto some more ambitious goals that I hope to achieve.
After running 4.44 miles tonight in 35:40 minutes (an average pace of 8:01 minute/mile ... so close to sub 8!) I hung out with some "runners" at a local bar.
We ordered beers and sat there in our sweaty clothes and just talked. Just talked like "normal" people. I had such a good time ... I finally had some people that I could hang out with that CARE about my pace. They CARE about which race I'm planning on doing next. They CARE about what sneakers I wear and when I plan on getting a next pair. Don't get me wrong I love my friends. Everyone who knows me would say how much I bend over backwards for each and every one of my friends and how much they mean to me. But these "runner" friends are pretty cool too.
It's been 6 weeks since I started running with the Charlotte Runners meetup group ... and I must say I'm having a blast being a runner. And who knows ... maybe one day I WILL run a marathon. Just not today.


Since opening in 1983, House of Chow has become an icon of Adelaide's dining establishments. Its reputation has been built on quality and service, resulting in multiple awards. House of Chow boasts a gluten free menu and is situated on the corner of Hutt and Wakefield Streets, within the square mile of Adelaide.
House of Chow serves Chinese cuisine tweaked to suit western palettes and, judging by the awards the establishment is collecting, the kitchen is getting the balance just right. All your favourite go-to dishes are available, whether you want to dine in or take away, from spring rolls to the Peking duck.
Consistantly quality food, but the menu is a little dated. Barely no desserts. Should take some chances……princess Jen on MKR's could show you!


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Estate of Severson v. Severson
ESTATE OF ROBERT LESTER SEVERSON, Plaintiff and Appellant,
LYNN SEVERSON, SEVERSON FAMILY MINERAL TRUST, STOCKMAN BANK OF PLENTYWOOD, INC., and DOES 1 through 10, Inclusive, Defendants and Appellees.
Submitted on Briefs: May 15, 2019 Decided: June 25, 2019
APPEAL FROM: District Court of the Fifteenth Judicial District, In and For the County of Sheridan, Cause No. DV 17-47 Honorable Katherine M. Bidegaray, Presiding Judge
For Appellant: Phillip J. DeFelice, Attorney at Law, Saint Marie, Montana
For Appellees: Laura Christoffersen, Christoffersen & Knierim, P.C., Culbertson, Montana (for Lynn Severson and Severson Family Mineral Trust) William D. Lamdin, III., Dylan D. Crouse, Crowley Fleck, PLLP, Billings, Montana (for Stockman Bank)
JIM RICE, JUSTICE
¶1 Pursuant to Section I, Paragraph 3(c), Montana Supreme Court Internal Operating Rules, this case is decided by memorandum opinion and shall not be cited and does not serve as precedent. Its case title, cause number, and disposition shall be included in this Court's quarterly list of noncitable cases published in the Pacific Reporter and Montana Reports.
¶2 The Estate of Robert Severson (Estate) appeals from two orders granting summary judgment to Defendants Lynn Severson (Lynn), the Severson Family Mineral Trust (Mineral Trust), and Stockman Bank of Plentywood, Inc. (Stockman), and from an order granting Rule 11 sanctions, entered by the Montana Fifteenth Judicial District Court, Sheridan County.
¶3 Lynn and the decedent of the Estate, Robert Severson (Robert), were brothers. They each provided aid and service to one another during periods of illness throughout their lives. They both owned mineral interests in lands in common pursuant to the creation of the Mineral Trust in 2011 wherein individuals conveyed certain mineral rights to the trust. In 2011 and 2012, the Mineral Trust leased its mineral acreage to oil companies and received income in the form of lease payments. These payments were shared between the beneficiaries of the trust based upon the beneficiary's ownership interest in the trust, after payment of expenses including accounting fees, attorney fees, and other expenses. Robert's share of the income from the Mineral Trust was deposited into accounts owned by him at Stockman in Malta, Montana. Sometime in 2012, Robert added Lynn as a joint owner with rights of survivorship to his accounts at Stockman, which were governed by an account agreement between Lynn, Robert, and Stockman.
¶4 The Estate's claims arise out of certain transactions beginning in 2012. In fall 2012, Robert took out a loan with Stockman for $15, 075 at 6% interest, for which Stockman received a promissory note with what was purported to be Robert's signature. Stockman deposited the loan proceeds into Lynn and Robert's joint account on September 17, 2012, which was reflected in an account statement dated October 5, 2012. The loan was repaid on December 19, 2012 from the same account, which was reflected in an account statement dated January 5, 2013. Stockman mailed all the bank account statements to Robert's Saco, Montana, address that he provided in the account agreement. Robert did not report to Stockman any unauthorized transactions associated with the account. Robert died on September 21, 2015.
¶5 On December 4, 2017, Robert's Estate initiated the current action, alleging breach of written agreement, breach of constructive trust, conversion, fraud, and breach of fiduciary duty against Lynn and the Mineral Trust, and a tort claim for breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing against Stockman. Lynn and the Mineral Trust moved for summary judgment and for imposition of Rule 11 sanctions and attorney fees, which were granted on June 12, 2018; June 14, 2018; and September 19, 2018; respectively. Stockman also moved for summary judgment, which was granted on June 20, 2018. The Estate appeals both summary judgment orders and the imposition of Rule 11 sanctions.
¶6 On appeal, the Estate argues there are material issues of fact that prohibited the entry of summary judgment, including: who signed the 2012 loan document with Stockman, whether Robert properly executed the account agreement with Stockman in favor of Lynn, whether Lynn's actions constituted a breach of trust, and when the statute of limitations commenced for the Estate's claims. The Estate argues its claims are not barred by the statute of limitations, and that the District Court erred by granting Rule 11 sanctions with attorney fees against the Estate.
¶7 In response, Lynn and the Mineral Trust argue sanctions are appropriate because allegations made by the Estate were meritless, and that the factual disputes asserted by the Estate are not relevant because the statute of limitations bars those claims in any event. Stockman argues the Estate's claim against it is barred under the account agreement between Robert, Lynn, and Stockman, and by the applicable statutes of limitation. Lynn, the Mineral Trust, and Stockman all contend that summary judgment, Rule 11 sanctions, and attorney fees against the Estate were proper.
Summary Judgment
         ¶8 "We review de novo a district court's grant or denial of summary judgment, applying the same criteria as the district courts." Modroo v. Nationwide Mut. Fire Ins. Co., 2008 MT 275, ¶ 19, 345 Mont. 262, 191 P.3d 389 (citation omitted). "Summary judgment is appropriate 'if the pleadings, depositions, answers to interrogatories, and admissions on file,' together with any affidavits demonstrate that no genuine issue exists as to any material fact and that the party moving for summary judgment is entitled to judgment as a matter of law." Modroo, ¶ 19 (citing M. R. Civ. P. 56(c)). "We view the evidence in the light most favorable ...


Population density of Indian giant squirrel Ratufa indica centralis (Ryley, 1913) in Satpura National Park, Madhya Pradesh, India.
Raju Lal Gurjar, Amol S. Kumbhar, Jyotirmay Jena, Jaya Kumar Yogesh, Chittaranjan Dave, Ramesh Pratap Singh and Ashok Mishra.
Puntius viridis (Cypriniformes, Cyprinidae), a new fish species from Kerala, India.
Mathews Plamoottil and Nelson P. Abraham.
A new species of Agathoxylon Hartig from the Sriperumbudur formation, Tamil Nadu, India.
An assessment of bioactive compounds and antioxidants in some tropical legumes, seeds, fruits and spices.
Dilworth LL, Brown KJ, Wright RJ, Oliver MS and Asemota HN.
Characterization of silica nanoporous structures of freshwater diatom frustules.
Dharitri Borgohain and Bhaben Tanti.
Saprobic status and Bioindicators of the river Sutlej.
Sharma C and Uday Bhan Singh.


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package org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.util;

import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.BatchWriter;
import org.apache.accumulo.core.client.BatchWriterConfig;
import org.apache.hadoop.conf.Configuration;

/**
 * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
 * @since 1.5.0
 */
@Deprecated
public class OutputConfigurator extends ConfiguratorBase {

  /**
   * Configuration keys for {@link BatchWriter}.
   *
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static enum WriteOpts {
    DEFAULT_TABLE_NAME, BATCH_WRITER_CONFIG
  }

  /**
   * Configuration keys for various features.
   *
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static enum Features {
    CAN_CREATE_TABLES, SIMULATION_MODE
  }

  /**
   * Sets the default table name to use if one emits a null in place of a table name for a given mutation. Table names can only be alpha-numeric and
   * underscores.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @param tableName
   *          the table to use when the tablename is null in the write call
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static void setDefaultTableName(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf, String tableName) {
    org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.setDefaultTableName(implementingClass, conf, tableName);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the default table name from the configuration.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @return the default table name
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   * @see #setDefaultTableName(Class, Configuration, String)
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static String getDefaultTableName(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf) {
    return org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.getDefaultTableName(implementingClass, conf);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the configuration for for the job's {@link BatchWriter} instances. If not set, a new {@link BatchWriterConfig}, with sensible built-in defaults is
   * used. Setting the configuration multiple times overwrites any previous configuration.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @param bwConfig
   *          the configuration for the {@link BatchWriter}
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static void setBatchWriterOptions(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf, BatchWriterConfig bwConfig) {
    org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.setBatchWriterOptions(implementingClass, conf, bwConfig);
  }

  /**
   * Gets the {@link BatchWriterConfig} settings.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @return the configuration object
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   * @see #setBatchWriterOptions(Class, Configuration, BatchWriterConfig)
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static BatchWriterConfig getBatchWriterOptions(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf) {
    return org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.getBatchWriterOptions(implementingClass, conf);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the directive to create new tables, as necessary. Table names can only be alpha-numeric and underscores.
   *
   *

   * By default, this feature is disabled.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @param enableFeature
   *          the feature is enabled if true, disabled otherwise
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static void setCreateTables(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf, boolean enableFeature) {
    org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.setCreateTables(implementingClass, conf, enableFeature);
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether tables are permitted to be created as needed.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @return true if the feature is disabled, false otherwise
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   * @see #setCreateTables(Class, Configuration, boolean)
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static Boolean canCreateTables(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf) {
    return org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.canCreateTables(implementingClass, conf);
  }

  /**
   * Sets the directive to use simulation mode for this job. In simulation mode, no output is produced. This is useful for testing.
   *
   *

   * By default, this feature is disabled.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @param enableFeature
   *          the feature is enabled if true, disabled otherwise
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static void setSimulationMode(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf, boolean enableFeature) {
    org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.setSimulationMode(implementingClass, conf, enableFeature);
  }

  /**
   * Determines whether this feature is enabled.
   *
   * @param implementingClass
   *          the class whose name will be used as a prefix for the property configuration key
   * @param conf
   *          the Hadoop configuration object to configure
   * @return true if the feature is enabled, false otherwise
   * @deprecated since 1.6.0; Configure your job with the appropriate InputFormat or OutputFormat.
   * @since 1.5.0
   * @see #setSimulationMode(Class, Configuration, boolean)
   */
  @Deprecated
  public static Boolean getSimulationMode(Class<?> implementingClass, Configuration conf) {
    return org.apache.accumulo.core.client.mapreduce.lib.impl.OutputConfigurator.getSimulationMode(implementingClass, conf);
  }

}

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Careproctus cactiformis е вид лъчеперка от семейство Liparidae.

Разпространение и местообитание
Този вид е разпространен в Аржентина.

Среща се на дълбочина от 399 до 536 m.

Източници

Литература

Careproctus

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Helsinki rivals heads-up for Monte Carlo Millions
by Jeanne Todd April 19, 2021 April 16, 2021
Jani Sointula and Juha Helpp, long-standing rivals at the Grand data hk in Helsinki, were the two left standing in the world's most exclusive poker tournament, the Monte Carlo Millions.
American ace Phil Ivey had dominated the tournament since Day One and was the odds-on favorite among players and spectators alike. The final table began at 3pm with Phil in a commanding lead, having nearly double the chips of Chris "Jesus" Ferguson and Vince "Vinny Nap" Napolitano in second and third place. It looked like at least one American would take home the $400,000 first prize.
But soon Chris was eliminated, along with Kevin O'Connell and Victor Ramdin. They were followed after the dinner break by Daniel Larsson, Krister Hanson of Sweden and Vinny Nap.
That left Phil Ivey to battle two Finns, Juha Helppi and Jani Sointla. Phil, who at one point had amassed $1.1 million of the $1.58 million in chips, made a move on Jani with an Ac6c and Jani raised from the small blind with a pair of 9s.
Phil moved all-in over the top and Jani called. The 9's held up and Jani doubled up for nearly $300,000. The next hand brought more action between the two when Jani called on a pre-flop raise by Phil. When J, J, 10 came out on the flop, Phil bet $100,000 and Jani moved all-in for $405,000 more. Phil contemplated his move for more than five minutes before calling with a 10, 6 off-suit. Jani showed an 8c, 9c for a possible open straight. The turn card helps no one and a 7 came on the river, giving Jani the straight. Phil thought he had more chips than Jani but the count came out exactly even and Phil was eliminated.
In the final hand Jani had a 5, 7 off-suit and Juha had Ac, 7. When the flop came down 4, 8, 10 both checked. The turn was a 6, giving Jani the straight and Juha a double gut straight draw and a nut flush draw. Jani bet $50,000 and Juha went all-in for $360,000. Jani called and when an Ah came on the river Jani took the championship and $400,000.
Jani and Juha are two players that formed part of a team of seven Gaming Club players in the Monte Carlo Millions. Jani summed up his experience at the Monte Carlo Millions: "It was an honor to play and win against the best poker players in the world. We Finns attribute our victories to what we call 'SISU' or the 'fighting spirit.' "
Final standings of the Monte Carlo Millions:
1. Jani Sointula $ 400,000
2. Juha Helppi $ 200,000
3. Phil Ivey $ 100,000
4. Krister Hansson $ 60,000
5. Vincent Napolitano $ 45,000
6. Daniel Larsson $ 35,000
7. Chris Ferguson $ 30,000
8. Victor Ramdin $ 25,000
9. Kevin O'Connell $ 20,000
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Q: Flutter crashes on Android when canceling (image_picker) activity There are a lot of similar questions here, but none answers the problem.
When using image_picker, barcode_scanner or other plugins which open their own activities everything works well until I use either the "cancel" button or the "back"-Button. My app crashes as soon as I hit the cancel-button with the following error log:
(I used image_cropper to show this error, but image_picker and barcode_scanner create similar errors)
  Croppfile
D/AndroidRuntime(31882): Shutting down VM
E/AndroidRuntime(31882): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
E/AndroidRuntime(31882): Process: ch.app.appcrossplatform, PID: 31882
E/AndroidRuntime(31882): java.lang.RuntimeException: Failure delivering result ResultInfo{who=null, request=69, result=0, data=null} to activity {ch.app.appcrossplatform/ch.app.appcrossplatform.MainActivity}: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter specified as non-null is null: method kotlin.jvm.internal.Intrinsics.checkParameterIsNotNull, parameter data
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:5230)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:5271)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.app.servertransaction.ActivityResultItem.execute(ActivityResultItem.java:51)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.executeCallbacks(TransactionExecutor.java:135)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.app.servertransaction.TransactionExecutor.execute(TransactionExecutor.java:95)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:2216)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:107)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:237)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:7948)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Native Method)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at com.android.internal.os.RuntimeInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(RuntimeInit.java:493)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:1075)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: Parameter specified as non-null is null: method kotlin.jvm.internal.Intrinsics.checkParameterIsNotNull, parameter data
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at cachet.plugins.health.HealthPlugin.onActivityResult(Unknown Source:2)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEnginePluginRegistry$FlutterEngineActivityPluginBinding.onActivityResult(FlutterEnginePluginRegistry.java:691)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEnginePluginRegistry.onActivityResult(FlutterEnginePluginRegistry.java:378)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.onActivityResult(FlutterActivityAndFragmentDelegate.java:597)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterFragment.onActivityResult(FlutterFragment.java:699)
E/AndroidRuntime(31882):    at io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterFragmentActivity.onActivityResult(FlutterFragmentActivity.java:510)

This is the Code when using the cropper:
  croppedFile = await ImageCropper.cropImage(
        sourcePath: pickedFile.path,
        cropStyle: CropStyle.rectangle,
        aspectRatioPresets: [
          CropAspectRatioPreset.original,
        ],
        androidUiSettings: AndroidUiSettings(
            toolbarTitle: 'Dokument zuschneiden',
            toolbarColor: Color.fromARGB(255, 42, 110, 246),
            toolbarWidgetColor: Colors.white,
            initAspectRatio: CropAspectRatioPreset.original,
            lockAspectRatio: false),
        iosUiSettings: IOSUiSettings(
          minimumAspectRatio: 1.0,
          title: "Dokument hinzufügen",
          doneButtonTitle: "Fertig",
          cancelButtonTitle: "Abbrechen",
        ));
        print("Croppfile");
        if(croppedFile == null) return;

This is my Main-Activity
import androidx.annotation.NonNull;
import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterFragmentActivity
import io.flutter.embedding.android.FlutterActivity
import io.flutter.embedding.engine.FlutterEngine
import io.flutter.plugins.GeneratedPluginRegistrant

class MainActivity: FlutterFragmentActivity() {
    override fun configureFlutterEngine(@NonNull flutterEngine: FlutterEngine) {
        super.configureFlutterEngine(flutterEngine)
        GeneratedPluginRegistrant.registerWith(flutterEngine);
    }
}

A: I've found the error myself, it was actually in another repository I used: The health Plugin can't handle these "null"-results: https://pub.dev/packages/health.
I didn't think another plugin can cause such results.
Relevant issue in the health package: https://github.com/cph-cachet/flutter-plugins/issues/88
Since other Activities cause onAcitivityResult to run, the health plugin causes the crash

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Rachel and Darren had a cake topper made especially for them, which even included their dog who was there for their proposal.
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Her advice to other couples is not to spend too long having photos taken. Rachel and Darren were given this advice by friends and found it invaluable we had a few photos taken then chatted to our guests for a while, went away for more and then got back to our guests.
It did not feel like they were away for long at all and they still have wonderful photos!


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Slave to the System is the debut album by the American alternative hard rock supergroup Slave to the System, released independently in 2002, and re-released through Spitfire Records on February 21, 2006.

History
In 2000, the band Queensrÿche went on a break after finishing a 6-month tour in support of Q2K. Drummer Scott Rockenfield and guitarist Kelly Gray, who played in Queensrÿche at that time, were discussing what to do. Gray had worked with Brother Cane on a project, and remained close to singer and guitarist Damon Johnson and bassist Roman Glick. Gray called Johnson in the summer of 2000, suggesting him to give Rockenfield a call. Rockenfield knew of the band, but never met them.

Johnson and Glick flew to Washington, and the group set up a studio in Gray's basement, where they started playing right away. Johnson says: "When we all met for the first time, we were just having a good time drinking coffee and jamming". He also recalls: "I remember the consumption of much java, cigarettes and grand slams at Denny's." They were joined by former Sweaty Nipples singer and guitarist Scott Heard. In one week, six songs were written, arranged and recorded, followed by another week in December. Three weeks after the band members first met, the writing, recording and mixing of Slave to the System had been completed, which according to Rockenfield is because the band members had great chemistry together. Parts of the album were also written and recorded at Rockenfield's home studio. It was recorded and mixed by Gray.

The band sent demos to various record labels trying to negotiate a record deal. In 2002, they decided to release the album on their own through CD Street.com, to give the fans the opportunity to listen to it, as they had been waiting on it to get release for two years by then. The band played one shows in Tennessee and another Seattle after this release.

Eventually, in 2005, the band got signed to Spitfire Records. The original release was remixed and remastered by Spitfire, before they released it on February 21, 2006. The re-release included two new songs, "Cruise Out of Control" and "Ragdoll", featuring Gray on vocals. It received radio play and its sales got the album up to number 25 on the charts. "Stigmata" was released as a single, and peaked at 33 in both the Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks and Mainstream Rock categories. In support of the release, the band performed 19 shows in the American South and Midwest between February and April of that year.

Music
The music is from both the old and new schools of rock and metal, including Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Thin Lizzy, Audioslave, and Velvet Revolver.

The lyrics to the title track "Slave to the System" were inspired by the band name, which describes the effect of corporate minds on an artist's music, and hints at the band members' dissatisfaction with the record industry, It evolved one night, when Gray, Heard, and Johnson were trying to finish two or three things over some coffee. Johnson said: "I'll always remember us laughing at how cool the lyrics were when we were writing them."

"Walk the Line" is darker than the other songs on the album, and according to Johnson "is inspired lyrically by the tragic loss of our friend Tim Saunders".

"Ragdoll" is "about how a woman's last breath wasn't due to natural causes".

Critical reception

Slave to the System has received mixed to positive reviews. Greg Prato of Allmusic finds that the sound of Brother Cane dominates over the sound of Queensrÿche, saying: "there are heaps of radio-friendly rock with a classic rock edge", and "there's not much here that you haven't heard before on mainstream rock radio." Christa Titus of Billboard calls it "a solid album worthy of the radio attention "Stigmata" is already gathering."

Track listing
All songs written by Johnson/Gray/Heard/Rockenfield/Glick, except "Live This Life", written by Johnson/Glick (1999), "Cruise Out Of Control" and "Ragdoll", written by Johnson/Gray/Rockenfield/Glick, and "Will You be There", written by Johnson/Gray (1997).

Original independent release (2002)

 "Stigmata" (3:14)
 "Ruby Wednesday" (3:02)
 "Live This Life" (4:04)
 "Slave to the System" (4:34)
 "Abyss" (4:13)
 "Disinfected" (3:29)
 "Gone Today" (4:37)
 "Will You be There" (3:38)
 "Leaves" (4:45)
 "Zero" (3:34)
 "Walk the Line" (3:35)

Spitfire re-release (2006)

 "Stigmata" (3:14)
 "Ruby Wednesday" (3:02)
 "Slave to the System" (4:34)
 "Live This Life" (4:04)
 "Cruise out of Control" (3:54)
 "Abyss" (4:13)
 "Disinfected" (3:29)
 "Gone Today" (4:37)
 "Will You be There" (3:38)
 "Leaves" (4:45)
 "Walk the Line" (3:35)
 "Ragdoll" (4:53)

Personnel
Slave to the System
 Damon Johnson – lead vocals, guitar
 Kelly Gray – guitar, vocals
 Scott Heard – guitar, vocals
 Roman Glick – bass
 Scott Rockenfield – drums

Production
 Slave to the System – production
 Kelly Gray – recording, mixing
 Eddie Schreyer – mastering
 Lisa Burton – photography
 Geno – cover design / art

References

2002 debut albums
2006 albums
Spitfire Records albums


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Episode 26 – Blanked (Part 2)
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Did you ever get a song stuck in your head? What about a place? Or a moment in time? Kicking off the second half of our recent "Blanked" show, Tobias Carroll contemplates the quirks of the mind in "Ambient Spaces." Read for us here by Alex Rubin.
We're excited to share that "Ambient Spaces" was accepted for publication by Funhouse in the UK. Go Tobias!
On the left: Our lovely audience at Jimmy's No. 43. Top right: Alex Rubin & Bottom right: Tobias Carroll
Moving from a repeated memory to a lack of one, Alex Rubin explores a relatable "blanking" moment – being trapped in a social situation with someone you can't quite place. Switching it up, Tobias Carroll reads: "Symbolism at the Snack Table."
Congratulations to Alex Rubin for recently being named the First Prize Winner of Writer's Digest Writing Competition in the category of Playwriting!
"Switched-up" Storyteller Bios:
Tobias Carroll is the managing editor of Vol.1 Brooklyn. He is the author of two books: a short story collection, Transitory, and Reel, a novel.
Alex Rubin's plays and songs have been produced at The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, The Dramatists Guild, Theater for the New City, Primary Stages, NYU's Steinhardt School, 54 Below, The Samuel French OOB Festival, and more. She is the recipient of the Francis Ford Coppola Award, a SPACE on Ryder Resident, a finalist for the 2015 Davenport Songwriting Competition, a semi-finalist for The O'Neill Summer Conference, a semi-finalist for Red Women's Theatre Award, the 2013/14 Big Vision Empty Wallet Playwriting Fellow, and the winner of The 85th Annual Writers Digest Award in Playwriting. www.AlexRubinWrites.com
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Meet Our "Blanked" Storytellers!
Galaxy Girl image by Letisia Cruz
Our "Blanked" show is in two days! After two rounds of revisions on their true-life tales, our storytellers have flipped scripts and are busy rehearsing their partner's story with a member of the NYTI creative team.
Who are our switched-up storytellers? I'm so glad you asked!
Ryan Donovan grew up rootless, born outside of San Francisco to parents from other time zones. They moved north to Washington state for his high school years, and has roved restless ever since, spending time in Pittsburgh, Chicago, Seattle, and now New York City. He pays his bills by writing instructional and marketing materials for technology companies. But he writes stories secretly, revealing them for select readers.
Jennifer Harder first started acting with the Flint Youth Theatre in Michigan. She received a BFA from NYU Tisch School of the Arts, where she studied at Lee Strasberg Institute and with faculty of Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland and has worked with companies including chashama, 29th St. Rep, Target Margin, Les Freres Corbusier, and on tour to the Capital, Dublin, and Montréal Fringe Festivals as well as the Ibero-American Theater Festival. Jennifer was a founding member of theater company The Management and received a NY Innovative Theater Award for Outstanding Actress in a Featured Role. When not acting, she can be found playing trumpet with Hungry March Band and Balthrop, Alabama. She has toured and performed with pirate band Skull Buggery, clown band The Maestrosities, gypsy punks Gogol Bordello, and in her vaudeville act Bathtub Jen and the Henchmen. Jenny is also the host of radio show Blonde Thunder Presents, available as a podcast on iTunes. www.jenniferharder.com
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September 12, 2016 Post Comment	Live Shows Tags: #switched storytelling, Blanked, jimmy's no 43
Galaxy Girl
We reached out to artist Letisia Cruz – one-half of the dynamic duo at Petite Hound Press – and asked her to create an original piece inspired by our upcoming show theme "Blanked." The result was Galaxy Girl!
We asked Letisia what inspired her to create this interstellar image and here is her reply:
Galaxy Girl was inspired by the theme BLANKED. To blank or to be blank is to be devoid of information, such as a blank page or a blank wall. But it is often in moments of absolutely emptiness that we are most in tune with nature and the natural (dis)order of the universe. As the arrow of time moves forward and the universe continues to expand, so does our capacity for chaos. The world we live in is both terrifying and fascinating. This drawing is my small contribution to disorder. With disorder comes endless possibilities.
For more fantastic work from Letisia Cruz check out Petite Hound Press – a miniature press based out of Las Vegas and Miami run by two tattooed, poetry-writing, art-loving ladies. Visit petitehoundpress.com.
Come out next Wed, September 14th for No, YOU Tell It! "Blanked" at Jimmy's No. 43 at 7pm!
September 7, 2016 Post Comment	News Tags: Blanked, galaxy girl, petite hound press
Who's Ready To Get BLANKED?
Our next live show is coming up fast! But what does No, YOU Tell It! "Blanked" mean exactly?
For those of you who haven't been – which you can soon remedy! – the way we work is: Each NYTI installment features true-life tales written specifically for that live show and inspired by a different theme. Such as "Three Strikes" or "Temper, Temper."
Part of the excitement is seeing how four people from varied backgrounds interpret that idea in unique and personal ways.
How will Tobias Carroll (managing editor of Vol. 1 Brooklyn and author of Transitory), Ryan Donovan (writer of instructional and marketing materials by day/secret story spinner at night), Jennifer Harder (featured actress in I'll Say She Is and pro trumpet player with Hungry March Band) and Alex Rubin (playwright, lyricist, librettist, and storyteller to name a few…) interpret the theme Blanked??
We had a sneak peek at our recent story meeting when this fab four met to workshop their first drafts with the NYTI creative team. And the answer is: In four delightfully damaged stories about memory ear-worms, travel blank-ups, awkward mind-blanks, and near black-out running.
Intrigued? Join us on Sept 14th! Responsibility shifts as our storytellers swap the true-life tales they've been working together to develop on the page and present each other's story live on stage.
FREE. Plus, the chance to win some fun literary swag!
Jimmy's No. 43
August 28, 2016 Post Comment	Live Shows Tags: Blanked, jimmy's no 43, switched-up storytelling
Save The Date for No, YOU Tell It! "BLANKED"
Have you missed us? Never fear, our next live show fast approaching! Save the date!
As you read this, the storytellers are busy writing their first drafts of a true-tale inspired by the theme "Blanked."
We wish them well…
Need some switched-up storytelling in your life before then? Give a listen to our podcast – new episodes coming soon. Subscribe on iTunes and GooglePlay.
Jimmy's No. 43 (43 East 7th btwn 2nd & 3rd Aves)
August 6, 2016 Post Comment	Live Shows Tags: Always Kermit, Blanked, jimmy's no 43


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Turkey's Erdogan and India's Modi: Using Religion as a Cover-up
Faizul Islam, Treasurer, Bangladesh Development Initiative, in bdnews24.com (August 18, 2020)
Summary by Alejandro Reyes (Photo credit: Prime Minister's Office)
Two headlines – "Erdogan joins thousands in first prayers at Hagia Sophia" and "Modi lays foundation stone for Ram temple in Ayodhya" – have captured international media attention. History is replete with instances of political leaders using their faith to conceal their weaknesses and failures as well as promote their own personal agenda. Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and India's Narendra Modi join that growing list.
On Ju 24, Erdogan took part along with tens of thousands in Friday prayers in Hagia Sophia, seated on the first row, reciting the Quran in fluent Arabic in a melodious voice. Hagia Sophia was built as a cathedral by the Byzantine Emperor Justinian in 537. The church was converted into a mosque after the 1453 Ottoman conquest of Istanbul. The founding leader of the secular Turkish republic, Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, converted the mosque into a museum in 1934.
In July, ignoring criticism from around the world, Erdogan issued a decree restoring the iconic building as a mosque, soon after a Turkish high court ruled that the Hagia Sophia had been illegally made into a museum more than 80 years ago.
A similar scenario just took place in India. On Aug 5, Modi offered prayers and laid a ceremonial foundation stone for a grand Hindu temple at the site believed to be the birthplace of Lord Ram in Uttar Pradesh's river city of Ayodhya. Hindus believe Muslims built a mosque – the Babri Mosque – over the temple in the 16th century.
In essence, the Hagia Sophia or the Ayodhya Hindu temple as religious edifices demonstrate that political leaders will use their religion to change the narrative of the time and engage in cultural wars to promote their self-interest.
How to Make Dhaka University the "Oxford of the East" Again
Saifur Rashid, Professor of Anthropology, University of Dhaka, in Dhaka Tribune (July 5, 2020)
Summary by Alejandro Reyes (Photo credit: Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive))
We know that public universities stand to provide any student, irrespective of their financial background, an education upon passing the competitive admission process. They are not like private universities, where students have to spend a lot of money to get a degree, although they have some scholarships for the poorer students.
Historically, the students and faculties of the University of Dhaka (DU) have not only been engaged in learning, teaching, and research but have also been playing a very significant role in various social, cultural, and political movements in the country.
Despite various limitations, DU is still ranked as the best university in the country. But we can't be happy with this. We want to make our university world class. Before celebrating the centenary of DU in 2021, we need to examine our methods and figure out how we can take our university to a certain height by raising the quality of teaching and research.
How are we going to live up to the challenge of branding the university, which was once called the "Oxford of the East," and meet the standards set by the development of science, technology, and the liberal arts in the 21st century?
The alumni can come forward to raise sufficient funds for research and provide scholarships to the students to go to the best universities for higher education. To make DU one of the finest seats of learning regionally as well as globally, we need to prepare a 25-year perspective plan with immediate, mid- and long-term targets.
Every member of DU and its alumni who are proud of their engagements and contributions to building the nation would also like to feel more pride by rebuilding the image of this university and converting it to a world class center for the production and dissemination of knowledge.
Defunding the WHO: Trump's Reckless Decision
Ali Riaz, Distinguished Professor, Department of Politics and Government, Illinois State University, in The Daily Star (April 21, 2020)
Summary by Alejandro Reyes (Photo credit: Andrea Hanks/The White House)
President Donald Trump's decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO) in the midst of a global pandemic is not only reckless and irresponsible, but will also exacerbate the threat to global public health.
Domestic considerations, precisely his focus on his support base, as the driver of his policies—domestic and foreign, have brought disastrous consequences for the United States in the past years. That he and his supporters seem to have very little regard for data, science and diplomacy is on display here, once again. The decision is consistent with Trump's previous actions and his contempt for multilateral institutions. The so-called "America First" policy, which has essentially become the "America Alone" policy, is behind the decision and will further isolate the US from its allies.
In past years, the global standing and influence of the US has eroded, thanks to the changing global political landscape, the rise of China and Russia, the failure of leadership of the Trump administration on global issues, the distance with allies through unilateral foreign policy, and withdrawals from various multilateral arrangements. The failure to contain Covid-19 has revealed a serious weakness not just in public health infrastructure but also in the entire US political system. By contrast, China has been engaged in an aggressive diplomacy since the epidemic began, taking active measures to rewrite the narrative, absolving its responsibilities in the spread of the virus, and remaking its image as a "friend in need".
The US decision to defund the WHO shows the absence of empathy and a disregard for the people of the world. The global pandemic and economic crisis will require global cooperation among countries. The myopic policy of the Trump administration sends the message that the US is abdicating its claim to global leadership.
Science Must be the Only Guiding Principle in Relaxing Lockdown
Kaiser Kabir, CEO of Renata Limited, in Dhaka Tribune (April 21, 2020)
Summary by Alejandro Reyes (Photo credit: Asian Development Bank)
Most people are aware of the exponential curve that tracks epidemics. It is only through mass testing of random populations that we can get an idea where the disease situation of a country lies on the curve.
Apart from random testing, testing of people showing symptoms of the disease can lead to accurate decisions about isolation or release back into the community. However, these two approaches require many more tests than the government is doing at the moment. There is a general distrust of rapid antibody test kits because of their unreliability.
Moreover, there are only a handful of laboratories carrying out the more sophisticated polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests. It is vital that testing is ramped up to from a mere 2,000 a day to, say, 100,000 a day. In this regard, the private sector can have a hugely supportive role.
We are all aware that a prolonged lockdown is unsustainable. However, financial distress cannot be the impetus to relaxing a lockdown. Prematurely opening up the economy would invariably lead to mass transmission of the disease forcing us back into lockdown. After all, the sick, dying and dead do not make good workers.
Science must be the only guiding principle in relaxing a lockdown, and hence there is no alternative to mass testing. The government cannot do it all. We in the private sector are ready to offer a helping hand. We appeal to the government to accept our support.


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James Mullen
February 8, 2021 - March 5, 2021
Born and raised in the rural environment of western New Jersey, James Mullen received a Bachelor of Fine Arts with an emphasis in Sculpture and Printmaking from the University of New Hampshire in 1985. In 1986 he participated in the LaNapoule Summer Art Program, then completed his Master of Fine Arts in Painting at Indiana University in 1991. He has taught at the Savannah College of Art and Design in Georgia, the University of Evansville in Indiana, and since 1999 has taught at Bowdoin College in Brunswick, ME, where he is an Associate Professor in the Department of Art. Mullen has received numerous awards and scholarships including an Individual Artist Grant from the state of Georgia as well as Research Grants from both the University of Evansville and Bowdoin College.
He has had over twenty solo exhibitions at venues including the Gertrude Herbert Institute of Art in Augusta, GA, The Chattahoochie Valley Art Museum in LaGrange, GA, Artemisia Gallery in Chicago, IL , The Maine Center for Contemporary Art in Rockport, ME, and at Providence College in Rhode Island. He has also had several solo exhibitions at the Ruschman Art Gallery in Indianapolis, IN, and at Sherry French Gallery in New York City. He has also been awarded residencies at the Spring Island Artist in Residence program in South Carolina, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and at the Ragdale Foundation in Lake Forest, IL. In 2010 he was selected for an Artist Residency at the Petrified Forest National Park in Arizona, and in 2015 was awarded a residency at Hewnoaks Artist Colony. In 2015 he was awarded a Puffin Foundation Grant for the Pilgrimage Project. Recent solo exhibitions have included Phoenix Gallery in New York City, New England College in Henniker, NH, University of Southern New Hampshire, and the College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, ME.
"My work is centered on painting the landscape, often based on photographs I have made on site. This is a continuation of a body of work that I have been building over the last two decades dealing with the depictions of the environment.
Recently I have refined the focus of that investigation to examine iconic sites belonging to the lexicon of the 19th-century American landscape. These sites include locations like Kaaterskill Falls, Mount Desert Island, and the White Mountains. During this investigation, I have expanded my focus to also include other destination landscapes, most notably works of the late 20th century Land Art movement. All of these sites have been understood primarily through reliance upon mechanical reproduction, whether through the dissemination of engravings in portfolios and publications in the 19th century or in the 20th century through photography. This new body of work seeks to visit a number of these sites, and treat them as primary documents to research and develop. I see many of these sites as iconic condensers of memory, and I am interested in redefining them through works created from primary observation at those locations. This project pushes back against the proliferation of digital images that bombard us every day, converting "place" into a veneer.
I spend extended time at these sites in an effort to engage them in a more mindful manner. In doing this, I hope to create work that can help remind the viewer of the value of a more thoughtful engagement with the environment, and the importance of that connection."
Laura Harper Lake
Vivid and Vulnerable Vessels
January 9, 2023 - March 3, 2023
Reception: January 14, 2023 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Laura Harper Lake is an interdisciplinary artist and designer who works under the moniker Artful Harper Studios at the Exeter Stations Studios in Exeter, New Hampshire. She has been creatively driven her whole life and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Studio Art from Chester College of New England in 2007. Laura has…
Debra Claffey
Native Intelligence
March 7, 2023 - May 5, 2023
Reception: April 1, 2023 12:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Debra Claffey is a visual artist who uses encaustic, oil, and mixed media in her work. She holds a BFA in Painting from the School of the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston and Tufts University and an Associate's Degree in Horticultural Technology from the University of New Hampshire. Claffey's work has won several awards…
Nate Twombly
May 8, 2023 - June 30, 2023
Nate Twombly is an interdisciplinary artist and illustrator from Hooksett, New Hampshire. His illustrations capture the quaint and playful details of everyday New England life. Nate graduated from New Hampshire Institute of Art in 2009. He uses multiple mediums including pen & Ink, watercolor and digital. His work has been shown at Newport Folk Festival,…
Threads and Where They Lead
September 6, 2022 - November 4, 2022
Reception: September 30, 2022 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Michelle Peterson is a visual artist, receiving her BFA from New Hampshire Institute of Art in 2011, and her MFA from the Institute of Art and Design at New England College in 2020. She works in multiple mediums, including painting, photography, and fiber art. She is a mother of two and resides in southern New…
Trevor Toney
July 5, 2023 - September 1, 2023
Trevor Toney is a woodworker, furniture maker, sculptor and painter living in Massachusetts. He received his Associates in Furniture Making and Design from the Worcester Center for Crafts in 2004 where he was awarded The David L. Morreale Art Award for Excellence in Design and Craft. In early 2022 he resigned after 16 years as…
Alicia Sampson Ethridge
The Birds and the Herds
Reception: November 19, 2022 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Alicia Sampson Ethridge is a contemplative artist and mother of two, living in coastal Maine. Born in New Jersey in 1984, she moved to Maine in 2008. Ethridge worked as a grief counselor employing expressive art therapies for six years before she was initiated into the Interspiritual Order of Art Monastics in 2014. She studied…


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Te Puni Kōkiri house wins EECA award, with 4.5 NABERSNZ rating
A $7.9m improvement in value, and a 30% reduction in energy use, recently saw a historic Wellington office landmark take out a major prize in the country's largest energy awards scheme.
With its 4.5 NABERSNZ energy efficiency rating, Te Puni Kōkiri House's win at the prestigious EECA Awards on May 18th demonstrates that even New Zealand's oldest heritage buildings can get a new lease of life and be transformed into high performing green buildings, when comprehensive energy efficiency ratings are used. The property already has a 5 Green Star Built rating, so the recent upgrade to a 4.5 NABERSNZ energy rating puts it in a unique position in the commercial property landscape.
Te Puni Kōkiri House at 143 Lambton Quay in Wellington was the overall winner of the Opus International Consultants Public Sector award, and it also received a highly commended in the Smart Energy Solutions Small to Medium Energy User category.
With partner Argosy Property, Te Puni Kōkiri House underwent a major internal retrofit, which resulted in a 30% reduction in energy use. The transformation also saw TPK achieve a 4.5 NABERSNZ rating, which is one of the best ratings for a heritage building in New Zealand.
Highlights of Te Puni Kōkiri House's retrofit:
The value of the building, owned by Argosy Property Ltd, has improved by $7.9 million
$80,000 worth of energy savings now goes back into the public purse each year as all eleven floors are occupied by Te Puni Kōkiri (The Ministry of Māori Affairs)
Energy audits before and after refurbishment showed energy use had reduced from 205 kilowatt-hours of energy per square metre annually to 138 kilowatt-hours - an improvement of more than 30%
Te Puni Kōkiri House was the first building in New Zealand to use electro-commutated fan coil units, which improve control of air conditioning
90% of construction waste was re-used or recycled, and water use has been reduced by 29%.
NABERSNZ ratings are fast-becoming the industry barometer for commercial office buildings to measure and improve their energy efficiency. Landlords are getting NABERSNZ ratings to improve their building values and attract high quality tenants, and tenants are seeking out more efficient, attractive, and cost-effective premises to occupy.
Demonstrating the growing influence of innovative and effective sustainability measures in the commercial property sector, several NZ Green Building Council members were also finalists in the EECA Awards, with Laminex NZ receiving a commended in the University of Waikato Innovation category and the Trustpower Renewable Energy category, Christchurch City Council commended in the Opus Public Sector award, and Victoria University's Victoria Energy initiative receiving a highly commended in the Fujitsu General NZ Community award.
NZGBC member, Panuku Development Auckland, saw its Sustainability Manager, Viv Heslop, win the Vector Energy Leadership Award.
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Top 5 Levels – Super Mario Bros.
Posted on Aug 14, 2018 Nov 28, 2018 by Shaun Eddleston
As far as starting points in gaming, there's few that have been such a wildly successful phenomenon as 1985's Super Mario Bros. While it wasn't the first game to introduce us to the fungi-loving plumber, Super Mario Bros was undeniably the absolute game changing experience that shot Nintendo's popularity into the stratosphere, heavily inspiring pretty much every platformer ever since.
It was also one of my earliest gaming memories too, so this week's Top 5 Levels takes a look at my favourite stages from the original game…
World 1 – 2
Super Mario Bros' second level sees our moustachioed hero venture fully underground, encountering some spooky blue Goombas, Koopas and Piranha Plants along the way. Coupled with the incredibly simple "denim denim denim" music (say it out loud, it'll make sense), this is one of the most iconic levels in the entire game and it's mainly thanks to a rather excellent feature.
If a player has Super Mario or Fire Mario handy, they are able to break through the top layer of bricks and simply run across the level, avoiding most of the enemies and obstacles. Continuing past the pipe that takes you back to the surface takes players to the first Warp Zone in the game, allowing them to skip to either the second, third or fourth world instantly.
Learning how to do this when I played the game as a kid blew my mind, as I'd never thought to try breaking through the seemingly indestructible outside boundaries of the level screen, and is burned into my memory permanently.
Our introduction to the fourth world of Super Mario Bros introduces a reoccurring character in the Mario series; Lakitu. Before he became a more supportive figure in later games (such as refereeing races and taking on the role of cameraman), Lakitu made his debut here, dropping spiny eggs on the ground in an effort to stop Mario from progressing.
While seasoned players won't find hatched Spiny enemies too much of a problem, getting cocky in this level can quickly knock Mario back a few steps and drain whatever lives that have been collected up to this point. I hated these enemies when I first played the game, and I still have a dislike for them to this day, but this made me pay more attention to what I was doing in playthroughs, so this level makes it into the top 5!
I've always found underwater levels in the Mario series fascinating (see my top 5 Super Mario Sunshine levels!), and that fascination stems from this simple little swim. World 2-2 introduces us to Bloopers and Cheep Cheeps, two of my favourite character designs in the whole series.
There's not a whole lot going on in this level, and it is one of the easiest to get through, but the great music, interesting enemies and change-up to the normal flow of the rest of the game makes this a standout moment. While World 7-2 takes us back to this underwater zone later in the game, this initial dip sticks with me much more effectively.
Mario's arrival in the fifth world of the game sees some subtle changes in the scenery. The greenery returns to the snowy white branches that we were introduced to in World 3, but there's a new threat here; Bullet Bill. Bullet Bills (fired from Bill Blasters, of course) fire across the level, putting a Super-sized Mario at risk at any given time.
I've always loved the Bullet Bill enemies, as they add an element of danger that requires players to keep an eye out at all times (plus their design is simply awesome!). Chuck in some annoying Koopa Paratroopas and Piranha Plants into the mix, and you're left with a level that gives you a small sense of victory when you finally pull that flag down at the end of the stage.
Finally, we have my favourite level in the entire game; The first of Bowser's castles. It's not a difficult level by any stretch of the imagination, nor does it have as many features as the castles later on in the game, but World 1-4 holds a special place in my love of gaming for a couple of reasons.
The first of these reasons is the boss battle. I remember reaching this point when I was younger with a mix of excitement and confusion. I've finished the game already? Bowser's not that difficult to defeat? Why is there an axe?! All questions that were running through my mind as I saw what I thought was Bowser falling into the pit of lava.
The second reason? The realisation that everything wasn't as it seemed. The fake Bowser had me completely fooled, and the legendary "OUR PRINCESS IS IN ANOTHER CASTLE!" quote ensured that I was totally invested in the rest of the game.
Super Mario Bros is one of the greatest games ever made (especially the remastered version found in Super Mario All Stars!), and it captured my attention so far as to keep me on team Nintendo for many years. I'm not sure what my taste in video games would be like today (in addition to, ya know, the entire landscape of gaming!) had this game not existed, so revisiting the levels for this article was a heartwarming dose of nostalgia, and is a testament to just how timeless the game is.
Which levels are your favourites from the first Super Mario Bros. game? Let us know in the comments below, or send a tweet our way!
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Giannis Antetokounmpo Wins NBA MVP of the Season
By Yaron Muraviov - September 18, 2020
Bucks forward Giannis Antetokounmpo has received the 2019/20 NBA Most Valuable Player award, according to insider Adrian Wojnarovski.
The Greek forward received the MVP award for the second time in a row.
The 25-year-old Antetokounmpowas also voted 19/20 Defensive Player of the Year and became the third player in NBA history to achieve both titles in the same season. Previously, only Michael Jordan and Hakim Olajuwon managed to do this.
The Bucks finished the regular season in 1st place in the Eastern Conference (56 wins and 17 losses) but ended the season by losing to Miami in the second playoff round (1-4 in streak).
In the 19/20 season, Giannis recorded 29.5 points, 13.6 rebounds, 5.6 assists, 1.0 steals and 1.0 block shots per game.
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112: Saying No To Myself
True fidelity probably isn't about never being in a position to say "yes" to a temptation. Don't get me wrong, that's a smart way to live. Fidelity means a bit more, though, when you've summoned the strength to say "no" to such a temptation. I can speak to this from experience, and I'll refer to three specific occasions. One story I've never mentioned before on Inappropriate Conversations. Another is a follow-up to a story a partially relayed in #IC 107 "Eulogy For Homophobia." Even further back, the last story refers to characters (in every sense of the word) that I introduced in #IC 52 "First Person Comedy." There is a sense in which the words "I didn't" are just as important as the words "I do."
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Is it time to re-learn the skill of writing by hand?
A levels and GCSEs exams are still written by hand. And yet we expect routine school assignments to be typed. Is the answer to type all exams? Or could it be that we need to re-learn and start again to teach writing by hand ie to write and think, structure, rephrase and edit simultaneously before committing to a flattering typed version? University teachers complain that students cannot construct sentences, frame logical arguments, edit and spell. In our rush to embrace IT and all its opportunities, are we failing our pupils by not teaching them the simple – but essential – skill of writing?


Reason:Point farming by having people gather around him and raging whenever he can. stunning many people.
ON SOME SIDE NOTES: Epicfailure/deathpyro/medic Is supposed to be BANNED already.
A lot of us are sick of him and wish him gone.
He's been doing this for several rounds and he stopped after I've warned him to quit point farming.
I am not sure how he got banned but just using a child vocie is fine,it's funny rite?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????
If he was already banned, he should remain banned. HOWEVER, aside from his point farming behavior, which can be handled simply with smiting, we should wait until he does the same behavior that he did before to get him banned until we re-ban him. Ultimately, this IS Dim's choice, so I leave it in his capable hands.
Where the hell did you get this "he was banned" thing? You still have yet to explain to me where and from who you heard this. I don't ever remember banning the poor kid, and I'm most certainly not looking forward to do doing so either.
Either you give me solid proof or he's good to go.
Bout the point farming though, if a hail is afk for a certain amount of time (40+ seconds), then just smite him.
If he was already banned, he should remain banned. HOWEVER, aside from his point farming behavior, which can be handled simply with smiting (Cause I know a certain Pony-themed Donor that does it too...), we should wait until he does the same behavior that he did before to get him banned until we re-ban him. Ultimately, this IS Dim's choice, so I leave it in his capable hands.
are you saying i point farm? I would like you to define point farm,or i will,Point farming is when a person allows another to get points on them with out a strugle,or it is also known for stunning hale for no reason including having only a dispencer to fill the short circut ammo,but if you have a sentry and you have low health it's reasonable to use the short circut.


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Locals develop tea planting to reduce poverty in Xiaojiaping Village, China's Hunan
A A A villager plants a tea seedling on a newly-opened 40-hectare tea plantation in Xiaojiaping Village of Longshan County in the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Xiangxi, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 3, 2018. The village makes full use of the selenium-rich soil and adopts a poverty reduction mode in which companies and farmers build a partnership to develop tea planting. (Xinhua/Zeng Xianghui)
Villagers plant tea seedlings on a newly-opened 40-hectare tea plantation in Xiaojiaping Village of Longshan County in the Tujia and Miao Autonomous Prefecture of Xiangxi, central China's Hunan Province, Dec. 3, 2018. The village makes full use of the selenium-rich soil and adopts a poverty reduction mode in which companies and farmers build a partnership to develop tea planting. (Xinhua/Zeng Xianghui)


Meeting of the 1st Vice President of the Hellenic Parliament with a delegation of the World Hellenic Inter-Parliamentary Association.
Food delivery by the Hellenic Relief foundation. Have we all done our part?


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Freetricity eyes 1,500 installs a month after new finance deal with Macquarie
Published: 26 Sep 2013, 12:17
Freetricity has penned a new financing deal with the Australian investment bank Macquaire.
The deal will allow Freetricity and its installation partner, Styles & Wood energy, to fund free residential solar installs on up to 1,500 houses a month.
The company claims that the deal will herald the largest free solar roll-out of its kind in the UK. Freetricity also calculates that the new funding deal will create over 500 new jobs in the industry, whilst adding around 30MW of new solar capacity.
Commenting on the deal, Paul Williams, CEO of Freetricity said: "The solar industry in the UK is growing and we are delighted that this new financial deal will contribute to that, creating over 550 new jobs and stimulating the free solar market for homeowners."
"The UK needs to believe in solar energy as a real alternative to traditional energy sources and even newer, more controversial energy generation processes such as fracking. Solar energy is a clean form of energy which can be installed on roof tops bringing the homeowner real savings on their energy bills. Free residential solar installations offer completely free solar energy systems to homeowners who pay absolutely nothing yet still benefit from cheaper energy bills."
Tony Lenehan CEO of Styles & Wood Energy added: "At a time when many people are struggling with rising energy bills, this project will enable thousands of households to save money while making a contribution to lowering the UK's carbon footprint."
A recent study of over 5,500 people by Freetricity revealed that only one in five were aware that companies offered free solar systems in the UK, while 90% agreed that the government should 'put their weight behind solar'.


Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) president Nitish Kumar today appeared to dismiss the talk of his party joining the Union Cabinet in tomorrow's reshuffle, saying he had no such information.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will undertake a revamp of the Union Cabinet tomorrow to fill key vacancies and bring in new faces.
"There was no such talks of the JD(U) joining the Union Cabinet. No talks were held on the issue (between the BJP and JD(U))," he said.
"I have come to know through media only that the JD(U) is going to join the Union Cabinet. I did not have any information in this regard," Kumar said when media persons' asked about the Union Cabinet reshuffle.
The chief minister, however, said that his party would take a decision if any such proposal comes for joining the Union Cabinet which will witness a major revamp tomorrow to fill key vacancies.
"But as of now, there is nothing like that (joining the cabinet)," Kumar added.
Senior BJP leader and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi feigned ignorance about JD(U) joining the Union Cabinet and said, "I don't have any information in this regard as this is not a state level matter. It's a matter to be dealt with by higher ups."
Earlier in the day, a senior JD(U) leader said that the party has not been informed about its participation in the government.
"Our MPs are in Delhi. There was never any issue in the party over participating in the government but there has been no communication to us even though the reshuffle is tomorrow," he said.
The JD(U), which joined the NDA recently, has two Lok Sabha members Kaushalendra Kumar and Santosh Kushwaha. It has nine Rajya Sabha members including rebels Sharad Yadav and Ali Anwar.


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